>>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE IN
CITY HALL.
SEPTEMBER 30 COUNCIL MEETING
WILL COME TO ORDER.
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
[ ROLE BEING CALLED ] 6
PRESENT.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
THE INTRODUCTION WILL BE ADOPTED
. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION TO
TODAY'S AGENDA, IT WILL BE
ADOPTED.
TODAY'S AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
THE AMENDMENTS OF SEPTEMBER 16
CITY COUNCIL MEETING HAVE BEEN
REVIEWED.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES WILL BE SIGNED.
THE MINUTES ARE ASSIGNED.
PRESENTATIONS.
WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER HERBAL LEAVE US
THROUGH COUNSEL.
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'M EXCITED TO PRESENT OF THIS
PROCLAMATION HONORING -- WHO
HELPED TO ORGANIZE THE
COMMITTEE TO ESTABLISH A
SEATTLE DISABILITIES COMMISSION
BACK IN 2009.
WE ARE COMING UP ON THE 10th
YEAR ANNIVERSARY SINCE THE
COMMISSION FOR PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES FOUNDING IN
NOVEMBER.
SO THIS IS A FORTUITOUS TIME TO
BOTH HONOR JULIAN'S
CONTRIBUTION AS WELL AS
RECOGNIZE THE UPCOMING
ANNIVERSARY.
THE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
COMMISSION ADVISES COUNSEL, THE
MAYOR AND CITY DEPARTMENTS
ABOUT IMPORTANT ISSUES
AFFECTING PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES.
WE HAVE BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN
PARTNERING WITH LEGISLATION AND
I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO
SPONSOR IN MY CIVIL RIGHTS
UTILITIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE.
I MAY READ THE PROCLAMATION TO
YOU.
>> LET'S CONTINUE WITH OUR
PROCLAMATION.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS IS A PROCLAMATION BY THE
CITY COUNCIL HONORING THE AD
HOC COMMITTEE TO ESTABLISH A
SEATTLE DISABILITIES
COMMISSION.
JULIAN AND COMMEMORATING
NOVEMBER 12 AS JULIAN WHEELER
AND -- DAY.
IN 2008, JULIAN SPEARHEADED THE
FORMATION OF THE VOLUNTEER
COMMITTEE TO ESTABLISH A
SEATTLE DISABILITIES COMMISSION
WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF SEVERAL
OTHER CITY RESIDENTS FOR THE
GOAL OF ADVOCATING FOR A
SEATTLE COMMISSION FOR PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES AND ON JULY
24, 2009 AS A PRIMARY VEHICLE
FOR THIS ADVOCACY, THEY
SUBMITTED A LETTER TO THE MAYOR
OF SEATTLE REQUESTING THE
CREATION OF A COMMISSION.
NOVEMBER 12, 2009 FOLLOWING A
SUSTAINED ADVOCACY EFFORT IN
FORM OF APPEARANCES AT CITY
COUNCIL BUDGET HEARINGS WHICH
WE ARE COMING UP ON AGAIN AND
THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL IN
SECURING FUNDING FOR THE
FORMATION AND STAFF CAPACITY TO
MANAGE A NEW COMMISSION WHEREAS
THE SEATTLE COMMISSION FOR
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
ADVISES THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL
AND -- RECOMMEND PRACTICES,
POLICIES AND LEGISLATION TO THE
CITY IN MATTERS AFFECTING
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND
ENCOURAGE UNDERSTANDING AMONG
PEOPLE WITH VARIOUS
DISABILITIES AS WELL AS BETWEEN
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND A
LARGER SEATTLE COMMUNITY.
WHEREAS THERE ARE OVER 70
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS IN THE
CITY REPRESENTED BY OVER 900
CONSTITUENTS, ANY OF WHICH WERE
THE PRODUCT OF ADVOCACY AND
CAMPAIGNS AIMED AT THE GOAL OF
BRINGING COMMUNITY AND VOICES,
THE GOAL OF BRIDGING COMMUNITY
VOICE AND POLICIES AND PROGRAMS
AND ISSUES WHEREAS THE SEATTLE
COMMISSION FOR PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES FOR LEGACY OF --
CONTINUES ITS WORK TO THIS DAY
ADVANCING SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND
THEREBY FOR ALL PEOPLE.
NOW THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
PROCLAIMS NOVEMBER 12, 2019 THE
10th ANNIVERSARY OF THE
APPROVAL OF FUNDING FOR A
SEATTLE COMMISSION FOR PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES TO BE JULIAN
F WHEELER AND CES -- DAY.
FOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MR.
WHEELER TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER.
OUR RULES CONTINUE TO BE
SUSPENDED.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> THANK YOU.
I HAVE TWO MINUTES.
COUNSEL, PRESIDENTS, OTHER
COUNCIL MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE
AND FELLOW ATTENDEES AT THIS
MEETING, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MY NAME IS JULIAN WHEELER.
FOR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
PURPOSES ONLY, I SERVE AS THE
-- ON THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO FORM
AND A CAC IN KING COUNTY BUT
THINKING FOR THIS RARE OCCASION
AND MY LIFE AND I WANTED TO
THANK YOU IN THE SPIRIT OF
OTHER AWARDS PROGRAMS, MY
FRIENDS AND MY FAMILY, MY WIFE
SARAH WHO MADE THIS REQUEST FOR
THIS PROCLAMATION, I WANTED TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS COULD NOT
HAVE HAPPENED HAD VOLUNTEERS
NOT GONE TOGETHER.
I WANTS TO ACKNOWLEDGE JOHN AND
-- AS THE FIRST TWO PEOPLE WHO
APPROACHED ME AFTER A
NEIGHBORHOOD SUMMIT DOWNSTAIRS
WHEN I MADE A PROPOSAL IN THE
LIGHT OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND
THEY SAID WE CAN HELP WITH
THAT.
I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
COUNCILMEMBER -- WHEN WE WERE
MEETING EARLIER THAT YEAR.
I SAID HOW NICE IT WOULD BE TO
HAVE A CITY DISABILITY
COMMISSION AND HE SAID YOU
SHOULD DO THAT SO IT IS LIKE
FAST-FORWARD, WE HAD THIS BUT I
ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
WORK OF THE PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES COMMISSION FOR
SEATTLE AND FOR THE GOOD WORK I
HEAR THAT THEY ARE
ACCOMPLISHING.
THE LESSONS ON THE WAY ARE
VERY.
YOU WOULDN'T EXPECT TO CATCH
ALONG THE WAY, THE RIGHTS OF
PEOPLE MATTER MORE ESPECIALLY
IN TIMES OF FISCAL AUSTERITY
AND ECONOMIC RECESSION.
YOU WILL HEAR OFTEN HOW BUDGETS
ARE LIMITED WITH THE BUDGET
SEASON COMING UP BUT ANY
ACCESSIBILITY PROJECT THAT
DOESN'T MAKE THE FINAL CUT IN
YOUR BUDGET, YOU CAN APPLY TO
OTHER MEANS OF FINDING THREE
COUNTY OR STATE.
I WANTS TO ENCOURAGE THAT AND I
JUST WANTED TO THANK THE AD HOC
COMMITTEE, THE COMMISSION, MY
FAMILY FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND I
HOPED THAT THIS ENCOURAGES
PEOPLE ALL AROUND SEATTLE AND
EVERYWHERE ELSE TO STAND UP FOR
THE IDEALS AND THE PRINCIPLES
OF THE AMERICANS WITH
DIABILITIES ACT AND I DON'T
HAVE TIME LEFT TO SAY
EVERYTHING I WANT TO SAY BUT I
WANT TO THANK ALISA FOR HER
ROLE IN 2009 WENDY NICK'S
OFFICE WAS THE FIRST COUNSEL
OFFICE TO SUPPORT OUR HUMBLE
PROPOSAL AND ALSO RICHARD FOR
ITS BEING THE SECOND.
THEN I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE
ALSO FORMER COUNCILMEMBER DRAGO
WHO SUMMONED AN INTUITIVE SENSE
AND WAS OUR FIFTH BOAT BEFORE
THIS PROPOSAL RECEIVED
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL FOR THE
BUDGET TAB AND THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
LET'S KEEP FIGHTING FOR WHAT IS
RIGHT EVEN IF IT IS NOT
POPULAR.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU THERE.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> AT THIS TIME, WE WILL TAKE
PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS THAT
APPEAR ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
OUR INTRODUCTION TO OUR 2019
WORK PROGRAM, I HAVE A SIGN-UP
SHEET HERE AND I WILL START OFF
WITH BLAKE FOLLOWED BY KATIE.
>> SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL, I AM
BLAKE.
I CANNOT ENUNCIATE CLEARLY AND
I USE A SPEECH DEVICE.
I CAME HERE TODAY TO OFFER MY
SUPPORT FOR RESOLUTION 31 908.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR -- TO
BE PROPERLY MAINTAINED.
AS A POWER WHEELCHAIR USER, IT
IS CRITICAL THAT ALL SIDE WORKS
HAVE CURB CUTS.
I'M SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED WHEN
AN INTERSECTION OR DRIVEWAY
DOES NOT HAVE A CURB CUTS.
I NEED TO GO BACK TO THE
NEAREST ONE AND DRIVE DOWN THE
SIDE OF THE STREET WHICH
CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS
SITUATION FOR ME BECAUSE I
COULD GET HIT BY A VEHICLE.
SINCE SIDEWALKS ARE BUILT FOR
PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION, EVERYONE
SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE THEM. AT
SOME INTERSECTIONS IN SEATTLE,
THERE IS ONLY ONE CURB CUT AT
THE CORNER OF INTERSECTION.
THIS CAN PRESENT A VERY
DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE I
NEED TO DRIVE MY WHEELCHAIR
DIRECTLY INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC
WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN JUST
TO GET MY WHEELCHAIR OFF OF THE
SIDEWALK.
I HOPE YOU WILL MAKE AN
INVESTMENT IN THE CITIES
SIDEWALKS.
I ALSO THINK IT IS CRITICAL FOR
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO CONDUCT A
PUBLIC SAFETY CAMPAIGN TO
INFORM PROPERTY OWNERS OF SNOW
AND ICE REMOVAL.
ONE MAJOR PROBLEM I EXPERIENCED
DURING LAST FEBRUARY SNOWSTORM
WAS BEING UNABLE TO USE
SIDEWALKS FOUR DAYS BECAUSE ALL
OF THE SNOW WAS PLOWED ONTO THE
SIDEWALK.
WHEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE PLOWS
ROADS, THEY NEED TO CONSIDER
WHETHER THE SNOW IS GOING AND
IF IT WOULD IMPACT SIDEWALK
USERS WITH MOBILITY CHALLENGES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> GOOD AFTERNOON
COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS KATIE AND I'M THE
DEPUTY DIRECTOR AT MLK LABOR.
WHILE I AM HERE TO EXPRESS MY
SUPPORT FOR THE INFANT AT WORK
RESOLUTION, I WANT TO OFFER MY
SOLITARY TO THE DISABILITY
COMMISSION FOR YOUR RESOLUTION
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL
THE WORK THAT YOU DO TO ADVANCE
THE CAUSES OF PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES AND HUMAN RIGHTS.
AS I SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK PRIMARILY TO THE INTERNET
WORK RESOLUTION.
AT OUR OFFICE AT MLK LABOR, WE
ALLOW STAFF TO BRING THEIR
INFANTS TO WORK.
WE HAVE A STAFF MEMBER NAMED
PETER WHO IS THE FATHER OF A
YOUNG BOY, A YOUNG BABY.
PETER BEING ABLE TO BRING HIS
SON TO WORK I THINK HAS
POSITIVELY IMPACTED HIS
RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS CHILD AS
A FATHER BUT IT IS ALSO
SIGNIFICANTLY POSITIVELY
IMPACTING HIS SPOUSE'S CAREER.
SHE ALSO WORKS IN THE LABOR
MOVEMENT AND HAS A DEMANDING
CAREER IN NEGOTIATING CONTRACTS
FOR A UNION.
THE OTHER THING THAT I WOULD
LIKE TO OFFER AS MY BOSS NICOLE
IS ALSO A MOTHER.
SHE HAS TWO YOUNG CHILDREN.
IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN AT ANY
SORT OF UNION MEETING, IF YOU
KNOW A WOMAN LEADER IN THAT
UNION WHO IS A MOTHER, YOU ARE
LIKELY TO SEE HER CHILDREN IN
THAT SPACE BECAUSE WORKING IN
THE LABOR MOVEMENT REQUIRES
THAT YOU WORK NIGHTS AND
WEEKENDS AND IF HE WANTS TO BE
A WOMAN WHO WORKS NIGHTS AND
WEEKENDS, YOU LIKELY HAVE TO
BRING YOUR CHILDREN WITH YOU.
I WANTS TO ENCOURAGE THE
PASSAGE DAY OF THE RESOLUTION
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP IN THIS BODY OF WORK
AND THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER
--.
>> THANK YOU KATIE.
OUR NEXT THREE SPEAKERS IS
POLLY ON THIS NO RESPONSE AND
THEN GLENNA BOWMAN AND THEN
ANNA.
ANNA ON THE SIGNALS AND THE
SIDEWALKS.
>> MY NAME IS POLLY.
I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE
WRITERS UNION.
YOU HAVE HEARD ME SPEAK BEFORE
THAT I STEPPED ON A SIDEWALK --
THIS IS A MAJOR SIDEWALK AREA.
IT WAS ALL CUT UP.
SOMETIME IT BACK, I WANT TO A
NEIGHBORHOOD WORKSHOP SPONSORED
BY THE RED CROSS AND SHE TOLD
US THAT ONCE THE GROUND STOPS
SHAKING AND THEY HAVE AN
EMERGENCY PLAN YOU GO INTO, YOU
CONTACT YOUR COLLEAGUES, THE
CITY OF SEATTLE WITH A PUBLIC
AGENCY, THEY CHECK THE SAFETY
OR THE ONES THAT ARE DESIGNATED
FOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION.
THEY HAVE A STRONG PLAN AND I
WOULD THINK THAT WITH THINGS
LIKE SIDEWALK SAFETY, THE CITY
COULD START MAYBE WITH LESS
ZONES WHICH ARE HEAVILY ZONED.
THEN WORKING OUTWARD FROM
THERE.
THE SUBJECT OF SNOW REMOVAL, I
NOTICED DOWN AND ROCKS VERY
WHERE I LIVE RIGHT ON THE EDGE
OF WHITE CENTER, THIS SAME
PROBLEM THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE
GOING TO EXPRESS BUT WHEN THEY
PLOW THEY BLOCK SIDEWALKS.
IT IS A MAJOR CROSSWALK IN THE
MIDDLE OF ROCKS VERY.
SEVERAL NEIGHBORHOOD SPECIALTY
HOUSING FOR FAMILIES AND SAFELY
ON THE OTHER SIDE, THIS IS A
CROSSWALK WITH A LIGHT AND A
SIGNAL.
A LOT OF PEOPLE TRY TO CROSS IT
AND PEOPLE WITH WALKERS AND
WHEELCHAIRS, THEY COULD NOT
BECAUSE THERE WAS SNOW RIGHT
ACROSS THE RAMP.
I FINALLY CHOPPED THE SNOW UP
INTO PIECES AND KNOCKED IT OUT
OF THE WAY BUT I BROKE MY TOOLS
IN DOING SO SO I THINK WE CAN
DO BETTER WITH ALL OF THIS BUT
I WOULD SAY WE CAN COME UP WITH
A PLAN TO START WITH AREAS THAT
ARE HEAVILY USED AND GO FROM
THERE.
THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS GLENN BOWMAN AND I
AM HERE SPEAKING FOR MYSELF.
I WANT TO VOICE MY STRONG
OPINION THAT IT IS CRITICAL TO
REQUIRE A STARTS TO HAVE A
SIGNALS POLICY.
IT IS KIND OF CRAZY THAT THEY
DON'T ALREADY AND IF YOU LOOK
BACK AT SOME OF THE INVESTMENTS
THAT HAVE BEEN MADE OVER THE
PAST FEW YEARS, YOU SEE THAT
THEY HAVE SPENT I BELIEVE NOW
OVER $100 MILLION ON ADAPTIVE
SIGNALS ALONG PLACES LIKE
MERCER AND THAT HAS BEEN PRETTY
MUCH A COMPLETE FAILURE BY
EVERYBODY'S DEFINITION
INCLUDING THOSE AT SDOT.
YET SOMEHOW THAT MONEY
SURVIVES A RESET AND AUSTERITY
CUTS BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND
I THINK WE NEED A SIGNALS
POLIC THAT WILL PREVENT THAT
KIND OF THING FROM HAPPENING.
WE ARE PLANNING TO ROLL OUT
MORE ADAPTIVE SIGNALS EVEN
THOUGH THEY HAVE PROVEN TO NOT
BENEFIT CARS OR AT BEST VERY
MARGINALLY BENEFIT CARS.
THEY ARE DETRIMENTAL MEASURABLY
DETRIMENTAL TO PEDESTRIANS BOTH
IN TERMS OF PROVIDING ACCESS TO
OUR STREETS BUT ALSO IN TERMS
OF SAFETY.
ANY TIME YOU EXPECT PEDESTRIANS
TO WAIT A SNIFF GET AMOUNT OF
TIME TO CROSS THE STREET, WE
KNOW THAT SOME OF THEM ARE NOT
GOING TO AND IT IS JUST NOT
ACCEPTABLE TO ALLOW SDOT TO
SHRUG THEIR SHOULDERS AND SAY
THEY DIDN'T HAVE A LIGHT SO
THEY WERE ASKING FOR IT IF THEY
GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR
KILLED.
WE KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT.
JUST GO STANDDOWN AT MERCER AND
NINTH OR MERCER AND TERRY AND
RIGHT NOW WHEN YOU LEAVE THIS
MEETING AND YOU WILL SEE PEOPLE
CROSSING AGAINST THE LIGHT, YOU
WILL SEE PEOPLE CROSSING WITH
THE LIGHT AND HAVE TO GO
THROUGH SIX OR SEVEN, 12
VEHICLES, ALL OF THIS IS
UNSAFE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
FOLLOWING, ANNA AND THEN --.
>> A VIDEO ADVOCACY PROGRAM AT
DISABILITY RIGHTS WASHINGTON
AND WE ARE PART OF THE MASS
COALITION.
I'M SPEAKING HERE TODAY IN
SUPPORT OF THE SIGNALS POLICY
AND THE SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE
AND SNOW REMOVAL POLICIES.
I'M A BIG FAN OF BRINGING YOUR
INFANTS TO WORK.
MINE IS STILL SLEEPING.
HOPEFULLY, IT STAYS THAT WAY.
WE FEEL LIKE IT IS CRITICAL
THAT OUR CITY THINK ABOUT OUR
PRIORITIES AND HOW FOLKS GET
AROUND.
FOR MANY OF US WITH
DISABILITIES, SIDEWALKS ARE A
CRITICAL PART OF THE
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK BUT ALSO
AS A CITY WE NEED TO BE
THINKING ABOUT HOW WE CAN MOVE
TOWARDS A GREENER FUTURE.
A FUTURE THAT RELIES MORE ON
PEOPLE BICYCLING AND TAKING
TRANSIT AND OUR SIDEWALKS RIGHT
NOW, THE CONDITIONS THEY ARE
AND DO NOT SUPPORT TO THAT'S.
I PICK UP MY KID AT SEATTLE
PLAY GARDNER THE 90 AND RENIER
AND THE SIDEWALKS ARE
INCREDIBLY TREACHEROUS.
THE CROSSINGS ARE INCREDIBLY
TREACHEROUS.
WE SHOULDN'T BE ASKING FOLKS IN
OUR COMMUNITY TO TAKE THOSE
RISKS IN ORDER TO BE SAFE AS
PEDESTRIANS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
FOLLOWING DIXON WILL BE -- AND
THEN CLARK MATTHEWS.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS -- AND I WOULD LIKE
TO SPEAK ABOUT GETTING AROUND
IN THE SNOW IN A WHEELCHAIR,
MANUAL OR POWER CHAIR.
I HAVE BEEN DOING IT FOR MANY
MANY YEARS IN SEATTLE.
THE FIRST THING I WANT TO SAY
IS TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE
GREAT IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAVE
ALREADY BEEN MADE COMPARED TO
THE WAY THINGS WERE 20 YEARS
AGO WHEN GETTING AROUND IN THE
SNOW OR EVEN JUST THE RAIN WAS
ALMOST TAKING YOUR LIFE IN YOUR
HANDS SOMETIMES.
STILL, WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO
TO MAKE IT REALLY EASY FOR
PEOPLE TO GO AROUND, TO GO TO
WORK OR ANY OTHER THING THEY
NEED TO DO DOWNTOWN.
I KNOW THE BIGGEST PROBLEM I
CURRENTLY HAVE USING A POWER
CHAIR FOR GETTING AROUND IS
MAJOR STREETS THAT ARE PLOWED
AND SNOW ACCUMULATES AND ALL
THE CURB CUTS ARE USUALLY
MANAGED TO GET IF I NEED TO
CROSS THE STREET, THAT IS THE
END OF MY TRAVEL BECAUSE THERE
IS NO WAY TO GET ON THE CURB
CUTS TO GET ON THE OTHER
SIDEWALK.
WE NEED TO FIND A SOLUTION TO
THAT.
I KNOW THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED
WHEN WE CLEAR THE ROADS BUT
THINK ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT USE
THOSE ROADS AND THEY NEED TO
GET FROM PLACE TO PLACE OR EVEN
JUST TO GET TO THEIR CAR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY
NAME IS DIXON.
I AM HERE TO SUPPORT THE
RESOLUTION FOR THE SIDEWALKS
HERE ON THE SNOW REMOVAL.
I HAVE BEEN -- FOR MANY YEARS.
I HAVE BEEN TRAVELING USING A
POWER WHEELCHAIR IN THE PAST
FIVE YEARS.
I HAVE BEEN ALL THE PLACES OF
THE CITY.
I HAVE SEEN ALL KINDS OF BAD
AND BROKEN SIDEWALKS.
IT IS SO SCARY.
YOU WILL FIND WHAT I AM TALKING
ABOUT.
I AM ALWAYS CONCERNED.
AND FINALLY LAST MONTH I WAS --
WHERE I WAS TAKING PICTURES.
I FELT VERY BADLY BECAUSE OF
SOME BAD SIDEWALK.
I WAS INJURED AND MY DEVICE WAS
DAMAGED.
IT CAUSED ME A LOT OF TIME TO
HEAL AND IT COST ME A FORTUNE
TO REPAIR MY DEVICES.
SO I WANT TO SAY A BETTER
SIDEWALK IS NOT ONLY FOR
COMMUNITIES BUT IT IS FOR
SAFETY.
IT IS DANGEROUS FOR PEOPLE.
I THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING US.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY.
CLARK AND THEN FOLLOWING CLARK
WILL BE CASEY, OSBORNE AND --.
>> HELLO, COUNSEL.
MY NAME IS CLARK MATTHEWS.
I'M A MEMBER OF THE MASS
COALITION AND I'M HERE TO TODAY
FOR YOU TO PASS THE SIDEWALKS
RESOLUTION AND THE SIGNAL
TIMING RESOLUTIONS AS WELL.
WE JUST NEED TO FIND A BETTER
WAY OF TAKING CARE OF OUR
THROUGH WAYS.
I THINK RELYING ON PROPERTY
OWNERS AND TRUSTING THAT THEY
ARE GOING TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT
WITH THEIR SIDEWALKS BE IT
EPAIRING IT OR PLOWING IT A
CLEARING IT, WE DON'T HANDLE
STREETS THAT'S WAY.
IMAGINE IF WE LEFT FOURTH
AVENUE HERE.
WHOEVER BLOCK BY BLOCK BUSINESS
BY BUSINESS, PROPERTY OWNER BY
PROPERTY OWNER, WE WILL LET
THEM CLEAR THEIR STREETS IN
FRONT OF THEIR PROPERTY.
WAIT UNTIL THEY TRAVEL FOURTH
AVENUE.
WE ARE WAITING ON STARBUCKS TO
CLEAR THE STREET AND THEN I
WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE THROUGH.
WE NEED TO HONOR AND RESPECT
PEDESTRIANS MORE THAN WE
RESPECT CARS AND FIND BETTER
WAYS OF DOING THIS.
SOMEONE WHO USES A CHAIR LIKE
MYSELF, UNCLEARED SIDEWALKS,
YOU JUST DO NOT GO OUT.
I COULD PUSH AROUND MY
APARTMENT BUILDING BECAUSE MY
APARTMENT BUILDING HAS BEEN
PLOWED BUT THE BANK OF AMERICA
BESIDE ME DID NOT SHOVEL THEIR
SIDEWALK AND THAT IS AS FAR AS
I WENT FOR DAYS AND DAYS AND
DAYS AND DAYS AND WE CAN DO
BETTER THAN THAT.
SO YES, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CLARK.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> SO CASEY, OSBORNE, HINMAN
AND THEN MEGAN CRUISE.
IS CASEY HERE?
>> HE IS HERE.
>> OKAY.
SORRY, CASEY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS CASEY OSBORN HINMAN
AND I MAY CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR
WITH MOMS RISING.
THIS IS MY 15 MONTH OLD LUCY.
WE ARE HERE ON BEHALF OF OUR
SEATTLE MEMBERS WANTING TO
THANK THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
FOR TAKING UP THIS IMPORTANT
RESOLUTION TODAY.
THE INFERENCE AT WORK PILOT
PROGRAM IS SOMETHING THAT
EXCITES US AND OUR MEMBERS
GREATLY AND WE ESPECIALLY WANT
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER THIS
CATO FOR HER MEMBERSHIP.
INFANTS THAT WERE PROGRAMS HAVE
BEEN SUCCESSFUL AT SEVERAL
PRIVATE AND PUBLIC EMPLOYERS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THESE PROGRAMS HELP NEW PARENTS
NAVIGATE THE TRANSITION BACK TO
WORK AFTER WELCOMING A NEW
CHILD.
I COULD SAVE FROM MY PERSONAL
EXPERIENCE THAT HAS HELPED
TREMENDOUSLY WITH BOTH OF MY
CHILDREN.
HAVING THESE SUPPORTS HELPS NEW
PARENTS TO NAVIGATE THE
TRANSITION BY HELPING MAKE IT
EASIER TO SUPPORT BREAST AND
CHEST FEEDING PARENTS IN THE
WORKPLACE.
THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT
FOR PARENTS OF COLOR WHO ARE
MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE
BARRIERS TO BREAST AND CHEST
FEEDING DUE TO RACIAL BIAS IN
MEDICAL CARE.
BABIES AT WORK POLICIES ALSO
HELP LOWER CHILDCARE COSTS FOR
FAMILIES WHICH WE ALL KNOW IS
CRITICAL IN OUR REGION.
MORE THAN 2100 BABIES INCLUDING
THIS ONE AND MORE THAN 200
ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT
TO WORK.
THESE EMPLOYERS RANGE FROM A
LAW FIRMS TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND
THE PARENTING IN THE WORKPLACE
INSTITUTE HAS REPORTED THAT
ORGANIZATIONS WITH INFANTS AT
WORK POLICIES REPORT INCREASED
RETENTION, HIGHER MORALE,
INCREASED TEAMWORK AND
EFFICIENCY.
PUT SIMPLY, INFANTS AT WORK
PROGRAMS STRENGTHEN OUR
FAMILIES, OUR WORKPLACES AND
OUR COMMUNITIES.
WE THANK YOU AND WE URGE THE
MAYOR TO ADD HER SUPPORT AS
WELL AND IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> MAKING CREWS WILL BE OUR
NEXT SPEAKER FOLLOWED BY JANET.
>> THAT IS GREAT.
I AM MAKING CREWS.
I WANT TO ADD MY SUPPORT TO THE
ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED
BEFORE THIS.
THEY ARE BOTH VERY IMPORTANT.
I AM HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT
CB 119 600 WHICH IS THE BILL
THAT YOU WILL BE CONSIDERING
FOR A VOTE NEXT WEEK.
IT IS THE -- BILL.
LIKE MANY OTHERS, I BELIEVE
THIS ONE IS NOT FULLY FORMED
AND DESERVES YOUR CAREFUL
CONSIDERATION AND IMPORTANT
AMENDMENTS BEFORE APPROVING.
THE BILL SEEKS TO ADOPT NEW
STATE LAW AND REPLACE -- WITH A
PATCHWORK OF RULES AND REVISED
SMC.
IF WE CAN SEEK APPEAL
PROTECTIONS AND REPLACED IT
WITH RULES AND THRESHOLDS THAT
ARE YET TO BE ESTABLISHED.
A GRANDES DCI A VERY GOOD
DEPARTMENT, ONE THAT CONSIDERS
DEVELOPMENTS ITS PRIMARY
CONSTITUENTS, FULL CONTROL IN
SETTING THESE RULES.
THE RESULT IS A BILL THAT IS
CLEAR ABOUT HOW TO ELIMINATE
APPEALS BUT OFFERS NO SPECIFICS
ON HOW TO ENSURE DEVELOPMENTS
ARE SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE.
TRYING TO MAKE THIS BILL WORK,
A GROUP OF DOWNTOWN RESIDENTS
HAS GIVEN COUNCILMEMBER -- A
COUPLE OF AMENDMENTS WE WOULD
LIKE SERIOUSLY FOR YOU TO
CONSIDER BEFORE APPROVING THIS.
THE FIRST WOULD REQUIRE A BROAD
GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS FROM THE
COMMUNITY AND CITY DEPARTMENTS.
THE COMMITTEE WOULD INCLUDE
RESIDENTS, INTEREST GROUPS,
ENVIRONMENTAL LAWYERS, LAND-USE
LAWYERS, EVERYONE.
EVERYONE TO THE TABLE TO
ESTABLISH AND THAT THESE ROLES.
APPEALS ARISE BECAUSE THE
CURRENT DESIGN REVIEW AND CEPA
POCESSES ARE NOT CONSISTENT
AND LIMIT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND
THIS WILL BE A FIRST STEP TO
RESOLVING THAT.
THIS BILL ALSO INCORPORATES
IMPORTANT STATE LAW THAT LIMITS
THE -- APPEALS FOR CEPA BASED
ON TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS.
THAT IS FINE BUT WHERE ARE THE
PROTECTIONS IN THIS BILL?
THERE ARE NONE.
IT SIMPLY SAYS YOU CANNOT
APPEAL.
WE NEED TO GET A QUINTAL ON NEW
DEVELOPMENTS BECAUSE THEY ARE
PUTTING STRAIN ON ALLEYS AND
STREETS BUT THEY AREN'T BEING
REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE
INFRASTRUCTURE.
THIS IS SECOND AMENDMENT WOULD
ASK THAT THRESHOLDS WOULD BE
ESTABLISHED TO TRIGGER CEPA
REVIEW AND MITIGATION AND THAT
DEVELOPERS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO
BUY THEIR WAY OUT OF MITIGATING
THEIR DESIGNS JUST BY PAYING A
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE.
>> THANK YOU.
JANET.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON COUNSEL.
MY NAME IS JANET WAY.
TODAY I AM REPRESENTING THE
SAVE THE MARKET ENTRANCE GROUP.
WE REQUEST PARTY RECORD STATUS
WITH THE LEGAL STANDING ON THE
BILL COMING UP NEXT WEEK.
WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT
THIS PROPOSED LEGISLATION AND
ITS POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON THE
LIVES OF CITIZENS.
CEPA IS ONE OF THE FEW TOOLS
OPENED TO CITIZENS TO GIVE
SUBSTANTIVE MEANINGFUL IMPACT
ABOUT POTENTIAL AND BY MENTAL
IMPACTS OF POLICIES AND
VELTMAN'S PROPOSED BY THE CITY
OR DEVELOPERS.
INCLUDING ISSUES SUCH AS WERE
BROUGHT UP TODAY BY PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES AND MOMS WITH
BABIES WHO NEED TO HAVE ACCESS
TO LOTS OF AREAS OF OUR CITY.
ALL THESE SAFETY ISSUES ARE
RELEVANT.
IT IS THE FOUNDATION OF
FAIRNESS TO THE PUBLIC INSPIRED
BY THE CLEAN WATER ACT AND THE
CLEAN AIR ACT.
NEVERTHELESS, WE DO SUPPORT THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS IN WHICH
CEPA RULES AND THRESHOLDS BE
ESTABLISHED FOR INPUT FROM
STAKEHOLDERS AND A BROAD CITY
DEPARTMENTS AND COMMUNITY
STAKEHOLDERS BE CONVENED FOR
DESIGN REVIEW AND CEPA
REFERENCED IN THIS BILL.
IT IS FUNDAMENTAL THAT CITIZENS
BE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES TO
GIVE INPUT, COMMENTS AND
OPPORTUNITIES TO EVEN APPEAL
DECISIONS OF NECESSARY.
THIS WILL ONLY IMPROVE THE
DEMOCRATIC PROCESS.
WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE GONE BEYOND OUR 20
MINUTES ALLOTMENT FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
I'M ONLY ABOUT A PAGE AND A
HALF INTO IT.
WE HAVE ABOUT 12 MORE SPEAKERS.
UNLESS THERE IS AN OBJECTION, I
WILL CONTINUE WITH PUBLIC
COMMENT BUT WE WILL TAKE IT
DOWN TO ONE MINUTE INSTEAD OF
TWO MINUTES SO I WILL LET
SPEAKERS GO SO ROBERT AND THEN
--.
ROBERT AND KATIE WILSON.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS BOB, A BOARD MEMBER
OF SAVE THE MARKET INTEREST
THAT REPRESENTS OVER 88,000
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPRESSED
CONCERN OVER SEATTLE'S FUTURE
VIABILITY.
WE NEED TO PRESERVE A FAIR
INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS AND
APPEALS PROCESS.
WITHOUT IT, WHERE DOES A
RESIDENT GO TO EXPRESS HIS OR
HER CONCERNS OF THE QUESTIONS
OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION,
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, RAPIDFIRE
POLICE AND MEDICAL SERVICES?
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IS TEDIOUS
AND RELEVANT NEEDS.
WIRE BUILDERS GETTING A PASS ON
ADEQUATE TRACTOR-TRAILER
LOADING BIRTHS, PARKING PLACES,
DUMPSTER BAYS AND GARBAGE
PICKUP?
ALSO ENGINEERING VEHICLES IN
THE FUTURE WILL NEED TO MAKE
REPAIRS.
WHERE IS THERE BAY?
TWO AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN
PREPARED BY AN EARLIER SPEAKER
FOR THE CEPA BILL.
THIS WILL GIVE THE PUBLIC A
VOICE IN ESTABLISHING CEPA
RULES AND ADDRESSING ADVERSE
IMPACTS RELATED TO
TRANSPORTATION.
DENSITY.
PLEASE DON'T PASS THIS
LEGISLATION WITHOUT ADOPTING
THESE AMENDMENTS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS -- WITH WASHINGTON
COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK.
WE HERE TO SUPPORT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBALS
PROTECTION BILLS THAT ARE
BEFORE YOU.
I WILL BE SUPERQUICK.
THE FIRST ONE THAT GIVES THE
RIGHT TO HAVING A ROOMMATE IS
CRITICAL FOR HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY.
I'M SOMEWHAT WHO MAKES A LIVING
WAGE BUT I CANNOT AFFORD TO
LIVE BY MYSELF.
I LIVE WITH THREE OTHER PEOPLE.
SO IT IS IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE
TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT OPTION
AND IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT FOR
PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO LIVE WITH
THEIR FAMILIES.
SO THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR
PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO LIVE.
THE NEXT ONE, THE DV BILL,
LANDLORDS CAN CHARGE TENANTS
FOR DAMAGE CAUSED EVEN BY AN
ABUSER AND THAT IS LOCKING
PEOPLE OUT OF HOUSING BECAUSE
MOST LANDLORDS WILL NOT EVEN
CONSIDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF
WHY YOU OWE THAT DEBT TO THE
LANDLORD IN THE FIRST PLACE AND
SO BY MAKING SURE THAT
LANDLORDS CANNOT DO THAT AND
THERE IS EVEN A MEDICATION FUND
IN THERE SO THEY CAN STOP
WHINING ABOUT IT, THIS WILL
HELP A LOT OF SURVIVORS GET
INTO HOUSING AND ALSO WE
SUPPORT THE MASS TRANSPORTATION
RESOLUTIONS AND THE -- AT WORK
RESOLUTIONS.
>> SO KATIE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
EDMAN AND THEN JOSH.
>> HELLO COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS KATIE WILSON.
WE WOULD LIKE TO ADD OUR
SUPPORT TO COUNCILMEMBER
HERBALS TENANT PROTECTION
LEGISLATION, ALL OF IT.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SPEAK IN
FAVOR OF THE TWO RESOLUTIONS
RELATED TO THE MASS
TRANSPORTATION PACKAGE TRANSIT
RIDERS.
WE ARE ALSO PEDESTRIANS.
WE WALK OR ROLL TO OUR TRANSIT
STOPS.
SOME OF OUR MEMBERS ARE
WHEELCHAIR USERS, OTHERS ARE
BLIND OR HAVE VISUAL
DISABILITIES, OTHERS LIKE
PAULINE MIGHT SPRAIN AN ANKLE
AND ALL OF US NEED TO BE ABLE
TO GET DOWN THE SIDEWALK.
WE NEED A BETTER SYSTEM FOR
SIDEWALK REPAIR.
THE CURRENT SYSTEM IS BROKEN.
WE ALL NEED TIME TO CROSS THE
STREET SO WE ARE STRONGLY IN
SUPPORT OF BOTH RESOLUTIONS
BEFORE YOU TODAY AND WE HOPE
YOU WILL PASS THEM.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I ACTUALLY -- EDMAN FROM THE
BAR ASSOCIATION.
I HAVE A FORM I WOULD LIKE TO
USE TO ILLUSTRATE.
IF I COULD PASS THAT OUT TO
YOU, I HAVE COPIES.
I AM A HOUSING ATTORNEY.
I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN
ILLUSTRATION IN SUPPORT OF
COUNCILMEMBER HERBALS BELT
REGARDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND
WHAT THE ACTUAL ISSUE IS.
IN THIS FORM THAT I PASSED OUT,
YOU WILL SEE WHAT INVOICE LOOKS
LIKE WHEN THE PERSON HAS
BASICALLY BEEN A VICTIM OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
IN THIS CASE WHAT HAPPENED IS
THE WOMAN WAS LIVING WITH HER
MOTHER, HER ESTRANGED HUSBAND
FORCIBLY CAME IN WHILE SHE WAS
OUT, BEAT HER MOTHER AND THERE
WAS PRETTY SEVERE BLOOD DAMAGE
ALONG WITH A SKULL FRACTURE.
SHE THEN HAD TO FLEE AND SHE
RECEIVED THIS BILL AND ABOUT
HALFWAY, YOU WILL SEE A CHARGE
FOR $3800 FOR QUOTE BODILY
FLUID CLEANUP.
IF SOMEBODY FORCIBLY ENTERS
INTO YOUR HOME AND BEAT YOU AND
CAUSES DAMAGE, YOU'RE NOT
LIABLE TO THE OWNER OF THAT
RENTAL PROPERTY, THE
PERPETRATOR IS.
THIS STREAMLINES THAT PROCESS
TO MAKE SURE THE VICTIM WILL
HAVE AN ABILITY TO GET RID OF
THAT DAMAGE AND MAKES SURE IT
WILL NOT AFFECT THEIR CREDIT
AND THEY CAN GET AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
>> THANK YOU.
FOLLOWING JOSH WILL BE GORDON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON
COUNCILMEMBERS.
I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF WORKING
WASHINGTON TO SUPPORT THE
INFANTS AT WORK RESOLUTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION OF THIS
RESOLUTION.
WE THINK THE PILOT PROGRAM IS A
REALLY SMART WAY FOR ONE OF THE
CITY'S LARGEST EMPLOYERS TO SEE
WHAT MORE WE CAN BE DOING AS A
CITY TO SUPPORT WORKING
FAMILIES AND WE LOVE TO SEE THE
CITY LEADING THE WAY IS A
HIGHROAD EMPLOYER SO KUDOS TO
YOU.
THE RESOLUTION POINTS OUT THERE
ARE NUMEROUS HEALTH AND
DEPARTMENTAL BENEFITS FOR
INFANTS TO THESE TYPE OF INFANT
AT WERE POLICIES FROM GETTING
THE NUTRITION THEY NEED TO THE
BONDING THAT IS CRITICAL IN
THAT FIRST YEAR AND AS WELL AS
THE RESOLUTION POINTS OUT,
SOCIAL EQUITY BENEFITS IN THE
WORKPLACE, ALL WHILE SERVED BY
INFANT AT WORK POLICIES.
AS A FATHER OF A YOUNG KID, I
LEFT THE CITY ABOUT WHEN MY
DAUGHTER WAS BORN AND WENT TO A
JOB THAT AFFORDED ME A TON OF
FLEXIBILITY AND I THINK IT IS
CRITICAL FOR NEW PARENTS TO
HAVE THAT SO IN CLOSING, IT IS
GOOD FOR WORKERS AND FOR NEW
PARENTS AND NEWBORNS AND A
GREAT STEP BY THE CITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JOSH AND WELCOME
BACK HOME.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON
COUNCILMEMBERS.
I WORK FOR SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD
GREENWAYS HERE IN SUPPORT OF
THE TWO MASS TRANSPORTATION
PACKAGE ITEMS AROUND SIDEWALKS
AND SIGNALS.
WALKING AND ROLLING IN THE CITY
AS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT
AND IF WE ARE NOT ABLE TO DO
THAT, WE ARE REALLY FEELING AS
A CITY BECAUSE PEOPLE NEED TO
GET TO WHERE THEY NEED TO GO
AND JUST BECAUSE YOU NEED TO
USE ASSISTED CANE OR DEVICE TO
GET TO WHERE YOU NEED TO GO OR
YOU ARE GETTING ON IN AGE
DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULD NOT
HAVE THAT BASIC FUNDAMENTAL
HUMAN ACCESS.
ALSO JUST WANT TO POINT OUT
THAT WE ARE GOING INTO BUDGET
SEASON RIGHT NOW AND THERE WILL
BE A LOT OF REQUESTS BUT THIS
IS NOT A BUDGET REQUEST.
THIS IS REALLY CHARTING A GREAT
PATH TO MAKING OUR CITY MORE
ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYONE AND
DOESN'T HAVE A HEAVY PRICE TAG
ATTACHED TO IT. THE CENSUS JUST
CAME OUT AND SHOWED WE ARE ONE
OF THE BEST CITIES FOR
INCREASING THE RATE OF WALKING
AND SHOW WE SHOULD REALLY KEEP
THAT GOING AND RESPECT THE FACT
THAT PEOPLE REALLY WANT TO WALK
AND ROLL AND LET'S LET THEM DO
THAT.
>> THANK YOU, GORDON.
NEXT THREE SPEAKERS HEATHER,
COURTNEY AND BRETT.
IS HEATHER HERE?
>> RIGHT HERE.
>> FOLLOWING HEATHER IS
COURTNEY AND THEN BRETT.
COURTNEY, YOU CAN TAKE THE
MIDDLE MIKE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'M HEATHER PIERCE WITH THE
RENTAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION OF
WASHINGTON.
I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THE
SPONSOR COUNCIL STAFF,
STAKEHOLDERS AND ALL SIDES FOR
MEETING WITH HOUSING PROVIDERS
AND DEVELOPING SOME NEW
LANGUAGE TO LANDLORD-TENANT
POLICIES IN THE CB 119658
IMPROVING IT'S FOR EVERYBODY.
WE SUPPORT THE ELEMENT OF A
MEDICATION FUND FOR DAMAGE
CREATED BY PERPETRATORS OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND COMMIT TO
WORKING FOR THE TO FIGURE OUT
THE BEST WAY TO MAINTAIN
FUNDING FOR A MEDICATION FUND
THAT DOES NOT SPECIFICALLY
INCREASE HOUSING COSTS IN THE
CITY.
WE ALSO APPRECIATE LANGUAGE IN
THE LEGISLATION THAT EXPRESSLY
STATES THAT PERPETRATORS OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ARE NOT
SHIELDED FROM LIABILITY FOR THE
DAMAGE THAT THEY CAUSED.
WHILE WE APPRECIATE THE EFFORT
TO DEFINE DATING RELATIONSHIP
MORE CONCRETELY, WE CONTINUE TO
HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE BROAD
APPLICATION OF THE POLICY NCB
119 606.
LANDLORDS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE
OF THEIR TENANTS AND CONTINUE
TO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT ENSURING
THAT RESIDENTS IN OUR
COMMUNITIES DO NOT POSE A
THREAT TO THE SAFETY OF OTHER
TENANTS AND THE PUBLIC AT
LARGE.
ALSO INVENTING A STANDARD THAT
LONG-TERM GUESTS MUST MEET THE
FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE
RENTAL AGREEMENT, MAY LIMIT
ACCESS TO HOUSING FOR THOSE WHO
NEED IT MOST.
MAY I FINISH MY STATEMENT?
>> IN A SENTENCE OR TWO, YES.
>> WE ARE HAPPY TO DISSIPATE
ANY STAKEHOLDER PROCESS ON
THESE BILLS AND LOOK FORWARD TO
FOR THE CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW
TO BEST PROVIDE TENANT
PROTECTION WITHOUT INCREASING
THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH
PROVIDING HOUSING IN THE CITY.
>> HELLO COUNSEL.
MY NAME IS COURTNEY COLE AND
I'M ALSO HERE WITH THE MASS
COALITION.
AS SOMEONE WHO IS LEGALLY BLIND
AND A CANE USER, SIGNAL POLICY
AND DECIDE WHAT MAINTENANCE ARE
BOTH EXTREMELY IMPORTANT PIECES
FOR ME AS A TRANSIT AND
SIDEWALK USER.
SIGNAL POLICY IS EXTREMELY
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO HAVE
MORE TIME TO CROSS THE STREET
FOR ME.
SOMETIMES I WALK AT A SLOWER
PACE THAN OTHERS.
SOMETIMES I CANNOT SEE HOW MUCH
TIME IS ON THE COUNTDOWN FOR
THE SIGNAL AND THAT IS REALLY
ANXIETY INDUCING WHEN YOU ARE
CROSSING THE STREETS.
DURING THE BIG SNOW THIS
FEBRUARY, I WAS TRAPPED IN MY
HOUSE FOR EIGHT DAYS.
THAT IS A LONG TIME TO BE
TRAPPED IN A 400 SQUARE FOOT
APARTMENT.
I CANNOT REALLY GO OUT AND GET
FOOD AND THINGS I NEEDED SO IT
IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN
OUR SIDEWALKS BETTER FOR
EVERYONE.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> BRETT, I WILL CALL THE LAST
THREE SPEAKERS HERE.
THAT WILL BE BREE AND CHRISTINA
AND ELIZABETH EVANS.
AND DAVID.
PLEASE.
>> MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, HERE
SPEAKING THIS AFTERNOON, MY
NAME IS BRETT FROM THE FAMILY
HOUSING ASSOCIATION.
I AM SPEAKING ON COUNSEL BILL
119658.
I WENT -- WANTS TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER HERBAL FOR HER
WILLINGNESS AND OPENNESS TO
CONSIDER THIS FUND AS AN
ALTERNATIVE AND AN OPPORTUNITY
TO ASSIST SURVIVORS AND
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND REALLY
GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO
FLEE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WITHOUT
FURTHER BURDENING THEM WITH ANY
FINANCIAL COST AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUE WORKING
WITH COUNCILMEMBER AND THE CITY
ITSELF THIS YEAR TO POSSIBLY
FIND THE PROGRAM AND INTO NEXT
YEAR FOR IMPLEMENTING THE
PROJECT AS WELL SO THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> HELLO.
I'M WITH CENTRAL SEATTLE
GREENWAYS AND FOR YEARS WE HAVE
BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW
TO MAKE OUR STREETS SAFER FOR
PEOPLE WALKING AND BIKING AND
ROLLING.
IT HAS BEEN CHALLENGING WE TRY
TO FIGURE OUT WHAT ANY
PARTICULAR INTERSECTION IS
WORKING THE WAY IT IS AND IT
WAS REVOLUTIONARY TO FIND OUT
THAT THERE IS NO SIGNAL POLICY.
EACH OF THESE INTERSECTIONS ARE
DESIGNED BY WHICHEVER SIGNAL
ENGINEER HAPPENS TO BE ASSIGNED
TO IT ON WHATEVER PARTICULAR
DAY.
WHILE THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS
I WANT TO SEE IN THE SIGNAL
POLICY, I AM EXCITED ABOUT
HAVING A SIGNAL POLICY.
IT IS MUCH EASIER TO CHANGE
SOMETHING ONCE YOU HAVE
ACTUALLY GOT IT.
OBVIOUSLY, YOU HAVE BEEN SEEING
OUR LOVELY REMINDERS OF THE
HORRIBLE SNOW PROBLEMS WE HAD.
WE THOUGHT WE MAYBE SHOULD PUT
UP A SIGN THAT SAYS WINTER IS
COMING AND REMIND YOU THAT WE
REALLY DO NEED TO HAVE A GOOD
MAINTENANCE PLAN IN PLACE BUT
ALSO A LONGER-TERM MAINTENANCE
PLAN THAT WORKS FOR OUR
SIDEWALKS.
THAT IS IMPORTANT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
CHRISTINE AND ELIZABETH, ARE
YOU HERE ON COUNCILMEMBERS --
BEHALF FOR THIS INDIVIDUAL
TESTIMONY?
>> BOTH.
>> IT WOULD BE IMMINENT A PIECE
THAN.
IT WILL BE LONGER IF YOU SAID
JUST FOR COUNCILMEMBER --.
>> MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL,
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING
US TIME TO SPEAK.
MY NAME IS CHRISTINA.
IN MAY 2018, ROD AND
COUNCILMEMBER -- SPONSOR
LEGISLATION REQUESTING THE
EXECUTIVE TO CREIGHTON INFANTS
AT WORK PILOT PROGRAM FOR KING
COUNTY EMPLOYEES.
THE IMPETUS OF THIS LEGISLATION
WAS THE DIFFICULTY OF FINDING
CHILDCARE.
IT'S INCREASED COST AND THE
KNOWLEDGE OF THE BENEFITS WHEN
PARENTS AND BABIES HAVE TIME TO
BOND IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF
AN INFANT'S LIFE.
MY COWORKER ELIZABETH EVANS WAS
ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR
INFANTS AT WORK PROGRAM WHEN
SHE STARTED BRINGING HER THREE-
MONTH-OLD BABY GRACIE TO WORK
IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR.
GRACIE REALLY SETS A HIGH BAR
FOR THE COUNCIL AS OUR
INAUGURAL INFANTS.
HER SMILES AND GIGGLES LIT UP
MANY IN THE ROOM AND SHE WAS A
DAILY REMINDER OF THE IMPACTS
OF OUR POLICIES NEAR AND LONG-
TERM IMPACTS.
AND ALSO A REMINDER OF THE
CREATIVE WAYS WE CAN SUPPORT
OUR EMPLOYEES AND THE EXAMPLE
THAT WE CAN SET FOR OUR NEXT
GENERATION.
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO ADOPT AND
INFANTS AT WORK PROGRAM
YOURSELVES.
AFTER YOU HEAR HOW ELIZABETH
BENEFITED FROM THIS EXPERIENCE
AND HOW YOUR EMPLOYEES COULD
TWO.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS ELIZABETH EVANS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'M HERE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS AMAZING
ISSUE.
A CREDIT TO ROB AND CHRISTINA
WHEN THEY LEARNED I WAS HAVING
A BABY, THEY ENCOURAGED ME TO
TRANSITION BACK TO WORK WITH
HER.
THEY EVEN SENT ME SOME VARIOUS
PACK AND PLAY OPTIONS FOR ROD'S
OFFICE.
I WAS PRETTY SKEPTICAL AT FIRST
ABOUT MY ABILITY TO HANDLE BOTH
MY FULL JOB AND TO BE BE AT
WORK.
BY THE END OF MY FIRST WEEK
WHEN I WAS TALKING TO A
PROFESSOR ABOUT ANTIBIOTIC
RESISTANT BACTERIA IN A LOCAL
WETLAND MY BABY WAS SLEEPING ON
MY SHOULDER, I WAS LIKE I GOT
THIS.
IT WAS JUST A TRULY INCREDIBLE
EXPERIENCE.
I DID IT FOR ABOUT 3 1/2
MONTHS.
YOU HEARD THE BENNETT'S FROM --
BENEFITS FROM VARIOUS PEOPLE.
THE ONLY DRAWBACK IS MY
DAUGHTER WENT THROUGH SMILE
WITHDRAWALS.
WHEN SHE HAD TO GO HOME WITH
HER NANNY, SHE WAS NOT SEEM 100
MILES A DAY BUT OTHER THAN
THAT, IT WAS A TREMENDOUSLY
POSITIVE EXPERIENCE.
THANK YOU ALL.
>> WE ATTENDED A GAME LAST
SATURDAY AND TO WE ARE WHY THEY
ONE BY THE WAY SO WE SENT THEM
OUR BEST.
OUR LAST SPEAKER IS DAVID
HAYNES.
>> THANK YOU COUNSEL.
THERE IS STILL NO LEGITIMATE
PROTECTORS FOR RENTERS ANY OF
THESE ORDINANCES.
RUN DOWN, OUTDATED DILAPIDATED
HOUSING STOCK WITH INFLATED
RENTS, THE CITY GOVERNMENT GO
ALONG WITH WHILE PRESSING
RENTERS.
I SAY THIS BECAUSE THERE IS A
WOMAN WHO WORKS AT AN ABUSIVE
KROGER STORE WHO HAS A LANDLORD
SHE HAS TO INTERACT WITH ON A
DAILY BASIS AND SHE IS BEING
FORCED TO BE HIS FRIEND,
REQUIRED TO FEND OFF A VERBALLY
ABUSIVE A POWER TRIPPING
LANDLORD WHO IS OVER CHARGING
HER RENT WHEN SHE HAS TO BOIL
WATER FROM HER BATHTUB.
SHE IS PAYING FIVE TIMES THE
RENTAL RATE.
I NOT SEE ANY LEGISLATION THAT
PROTECTS RENTERS FROM ABUSIVE
LANDOWNERS.
CITY LIGHT NEEDS TO STOP
SPECULATING IN THE FOR PROFIT
MARKET AND GIVE DISCOUNTS TO
LOW INCOME WITHOUT USING CASH
ALLOCATION AND HOPEFULLY
TRANSIT RIDERS ADVISORY BOARD
WILL BE CONSTRUCTIVELY POSITIVE
IN THEIR CRITICISMS OF METRO'S
FAILURES BECAUSE OF THE
INEFFICIENCIES, WORN HONKING
ROAD RAGE AND GETTING OFF EARLY
WHILE PASSING EVERY BUS STOP
WILL NEED DURING RUSH HOUR.
>> THANK YOU THERE.
THAT WILL CONCLUDE OUR PUBLIC
COMMENTS.
WE WILL MOVE TO THE PAYMENT OF
THE BILL SECTION.
PLEASE READ THE TITLE.
>> THIS IS COUNSEL BILL 119 660
FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 16,
2019 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
ORDERING THE PAYMENT THEREOF.
>> MOVED TO PASS COUNSEL BILL.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
IF NOT, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> [ ROLE BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> BILL PASSED.
PLEASE READ THE FIRST AGENDA
ITEM.
>> REPORT OF THE CITY COUNCIL
REQUESTING A PLAN TO DEVELOP
AND INFANTS AT WORK PILOT
PROGRAM FOR ELIGIBLE CITY OF
SEATTLE EMPLOYEES AND THEIR
INFANTS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER.
>> THANK YOU AND THANK YOU
COUNSEL COLLEAGUES AND ALL THE
FOLKS WHO CAME TO TESTIFY
TODAY.
OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS AS WE
HAVE BEEN PUTTING THIS
PRESENTATION TOGETHER TO BRING
FORWARD FOR THE CITY'S
CONSIDERATION.
AS YOU HEARD, BRINGING CHILDREN
TO WORK HAS BECOME A GROWING
TREND ALLOWING PARENTS AND
CARETAKERS THE ABILITY TO COME
BACK TO WORK WHILE HAVING THE
BONDING TIME THAT THEY NEED
WITH THEIR NEW CHILD.
LET ME BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT
SOMETHING.
THIS IS ABOUT ALL GENDERS AND
ALL FAMILY TYPES.
THIS IS ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT
PARENTS AND GUARDIANS CAN BRING
THEIR CHILDREN TO WORK IF THEY
NEED TO.
THERE IS VERY POSITIVE REASONS
FOR THIS.
THE ABILITY TO BOND, THE
ABILITY TO BE AROUND CHILDREN,
MAKING SURE WE ARE BOTH
ADDRESSING THE HEALTH BENEFITS
OF HAVING THOSE KIDS AROUND AND
THERE IS ALSO AN EQUITY ISSUE
THAT WE ARE TRYING TO ADDRESS.
THE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES OF
HAVING A LACK OF CHILDCARE AND
THE LACK OF ACCESS TO CHILDCARE
AND THE LACK OF AFFORDABLE
CHILDCARE SO THIS EFFORT TODAY
REALLY COMBINES BOTH THE
POSITIVE ASPECTS OF HAVING TIME
WITH YOUR KID AND ADDRESSES THE
REAL CONSEQUENCES OF HAVING
LACK OF ACCESS TO CHILDCARE.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON
THESE ISSUES AS WE CELEBRATE
THAT EVERY FAMILY NOW HAS THE
ABILITY TO TAKE 12 WEEKS OF
PAID LEAVE BEGINNING IN 2020.
WE KNOW THAT MANY FAMILIES WILL
POTENTIALLY NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE
THIS FULL 12 WEEKS BECAUSE IT
IS NOT FULL PAY IN SOME CASES
AND WE ARE VERY EXCITED THAT
OUR STATE IS NOW LEADING THE
NATION AND THE LENGTH OF TIME
THAT EVERY PARENT AND ADOPTIVE
PARENT AND FOLKS WHO ARE
GETTING A CHILD'S THROUGH
VARIOUS WAYS WILL BE ABLE TO
TAKE 12 WEEKS.
THIS PALES IN COMPARISON TO
WHAT OTHER COUNTRIES OFFER, SIX
MONTHS, A YEAR, TWO YEARS OF
GUARANTEED PAID TIME OFF AND
GUARANTEED INCOME.
WHILE WE ARE HAPPY ABOUT THE
ABILITY TO NOW HAVE MORE
FAMILIES TO BE ABLE TO TAKE
LEAVE, WE ALSO KNOW AT THE END
OF THOSE 12 WEEKS, MANY
FAMILIES ARE FACED WITH THE
IMPOSSIBLE DECISION OF WHETHER
OR NOT THEY PAY FOR CHILD CARE,
LEAVE THE JOB MARKET AND WHAT
TO DO WITH THEIR KID.
THIS RESOLUTION OFFERS A
SOLUTION.
THE INFANTS I WORK RESOLUTION
ASKED YOU TO CONSIDER WITH
INPUT FROM THE COMMITTEE
INCLUDING THE WOMEN'S
COMMISSION OFFICE OF CIVIL
RIGHTS AND OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS, NEW PARENTS AND
GUARDIANS AND THE WORKFORCE
EQUITY PLANNING ADVISORY
COMMITTEE TO COME UP WITH THE
PILOT STRATEGY WITHIN SIX
MONTHS THAT WE CAN IMPLEMENT
HERE AT THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
WE KNOW THESE PROGRAMS ARE GOOD
FOR EMPLOYEES AND WORKPLACES.
THE REDUCE TURNOVER AND REDUCE
STRESS FOR PARENTS AND
GUARDIANS WHILE INCREASING THE
HEALTH OUTCOMES OF KIDS BY
ALLOWING FOR ADDITIONAL BONDING
TIME AND BREAST-FEEDING AND
CHEST FEEDING.
THE BENEFITS GO ON.
THERE IS INCREASED HEALTHY
BRAIN DEPARTMENTS FOR THE
CHILD, GREATER JOB SATISFACTION
FOR THE EMPLOYEE AND LOWER
HEALTHCARE COSTS.
IMPORTANTLY WE DON'T TALK ABOUT
THIS OFTEN.
WITHIN THE FIRST 12 MONTHS,
WHEN A PARENT IS ABLE TO BE
WITH THEIR INFANT, THERE IS
REDUCTION IN PARENTAL SUICIDE
AND REDUCTION IN COMPLICATIONS
FOR THE HEALTH OF THE PARENT
AND THIS IS ALSO TRUE FOR THOSE
WHO ARE ADOPTING KIDS.
THERE IS INCREASED LIFE
EXPECTANCY FOR KIDS WHEN
THEY'RE ABLE TO STAY WITH THEIR
PARENTS AND HAVE ADDITIONAL
BREAST-FEEDING CHEST FEEDING
TIME AND TO BE CLOSE TO THEIR
PARENT OR GUARDIAN.
I WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT
ANOTHER THING.
THIS IS NOT FOR ME.
THIS IS FOR EVERY EMPLOYEE HERE
AT THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
I AM LUCKY IN THAT WE HAVE
COBBLED TOGETHER VARIOUS LEAVE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FIRST
YEAR OF OUR INFANT'S LIFE TO
COME.
THIS IS ABOUT A LONG-STANDING
POLICY THAT WE KNOW TO BE A
TRUE AND PROVEN PUBLIC HEALTH
BENEFIT WHEN INFANTS CAN COME
TO WORK.
IT IS GOOD FOR THE HEALTH OF
THAT BABY AND IT IS GOOD FOR
THE HEALTH OF THE PARENT AND
GUARDIAN AND FRANKLY IT IS GOOD
FOR THE HEALTH OF THE EMPLOYER
AS WELL.
SO TO ANYONE WHO IS ASKING,
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY ABOUT THE
GREATER GOOD OF SEATTLE'S
WORKFORCE.
IN SEATTLE WE LIKE TO BE
PIONEERS A WOULD LIKE TO
APPLAUD OURSELVES FOR ALL THE
WORK WE HAVE DONE A LABOR
STANDARDS BUT LET'S BE REAL, WE
ARE CATCHING UP ON THIS ONE.
WE ARE MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME.
WE ARE NOT THE FIRST ONES.
THERE IS AT LEAST 200 COMPANIES
ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH
COUNTLESS NONPROFITS AND FOR-
PROFIT BUSINESSES INCLUDING
MUNICIPALITIES LIKE YOU HAVE
HEARD FROM KING COUNTY,
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH HAS ALREADY IMPLEMENTED
THIS AND KING COUNTY, I WAS
REALLY INSPIRED BY THE REPORT
WE RECEIVED BY THE BOARD OF
HEALTH INITIATED BY
COUNCILMEMBERS TO ALLOW FOR
PEOPLE TO BRING THEIR INFANTS
TO WORK.
THANK YOU AGAIN TO CHRISTINE
AND ELIZABETH EVANS FROM THE
KING COUNTY OFFICE OF
COUNCILMEMBER -- FOR THEIR WORK
TO INITIATE A PILOT AT KING
COUNTY AND THEIR SUPPORT FOR
THIS RESOLUTION.
THE RESOLUTION LARGELY TRACKS
WHAT CANCUN HASN'T LAMENTED AND
THERE IS THREE NEW ADDITIONS I
WOULD LIKE TO CALL OUT THAT I
THINK ARE IMPORTANT.
>> PLEASE DO.
>> WE ARE PROMOTING EQUITY
ACROSS ECONOMIC STATUS AND JOB
CLASSIFICATION SO THIS
RESOLUTION ASKS THE QUESTION
WHAT ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS EXIST
FOR EMPLOYEES LIKE BUS DRIVERS,
FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE OFFICERS,
FRONT-LINE FOLKS WHO CANNOT
BRING THEIR KID TO WORK
PHYSICALLY WITH THEM.
MAYBE THERE IS A FLEXIBLE
SCHEDULE, CHILDCARE SUBSIDIES,
ADDITIONAL PAID TIME OFF,
SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO
COMPENSATE FOR THOSE
INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK IN
SOMEWHAT DANGEROUS SITUATIONS.
WE ARE GOING TO ENSURE SUCCESS
WITH THIS PROPOSAL.
WE HAVE ENSURED SUCCESS BY
ASKING FOR TRAINING PROGRAMS
FOR BOTH PARTICIPATING STAFF
AND NONPARTICIPATING STEP TO
ENSURE FOR SUCCESSFUL
PROGRAMMING AND AS YOU HAVE
HEARD FROM ELIZABETH EVANS AND
CHRISTINA THE PRESENCE OF
INFANTS SOMETIMES CAN ACTUALLY
BE ABLE FOR THE ENTIRE
WORKPLACE, NOT JUST FOR THE
INFANT AND THE PARENTS.
AND LASTLY, THERE IS A RACIAL
EQUITY AND CULTURAL COMPETENCY
COMPONENT TO THIS.
WE HAVE ASKED FOR CULTURAL AND
RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATIONS TO BE
BAKED INTO THE PILOT AND THIS
ALSO RECOGNIZES WHAT CHRISTINE
AND ELIZABETH SAID WHICH IS
OFTEN IT IS WOMEN OF COLOR THAT
HAS A LESS LIKELIHOOD OF HAVING
THE LONGEVITY OF THE BREAST-
FEEDING AND THAT FURTHER
COMPLICATES HEALTH OUTCOMES.
SO THE RESOLUTION IS DESIGNED
TO ASK THE MAYOR TO GIVE US A
PILOT WITHIN THE FIRST SIX
MONTHS, SORRY BETWEEN NOW AND
SIX MONTHS FROM NOW WE ARE
HOPING THAT THE MAYOR WILL WORK
WITH US AND WITH ACUITY AT
LARGE TO COME UP WITH BUT THE
FINANCIAL NEEDS, THE POLICY
FRAMEWORK AND THE TRAINING
OPPORTUNITIES AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO IMPLEMENTING THE
STRATEGY WITHIN A SIX-MONTH
PERIOD.
WE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE LOOKING
AT TRAINING IN ALTERNATIVE
PROVISIONS AS WELL AS PHYSICAL
SAFETY REQUESTS FOR KIDS AND
MAKING SURE THERE IS A
SUCCESSFUL WORKPLACE AND WITH
THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
FOLKS WHO HELP RING THIS
RESOLUTION TO YOU TODAY.
OUR UNION FRIENDS, MARTIN
LUTHER KING COUNTER -- COUNTY
LABOR COUNCIL, MOMS RISING WHO
TESTIFIED, POLICE OFFICERS,
WORKING WASHINGTON, THE FAIR
WORKS CENTER, OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS OFFICE AND
COUNCILMEMBER -- SPECIAL THANKS
TO -- IN OUR OFFICE FOR
QUINIDINE WITH ALL THOSE
STAKEHOLDERS TO BRING THIS
FORWARD AND JUST FINE WITH ME
IF YOU WERE DOING THIS
FOR CAMILLA.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
THIS WAS FOR THE BETTER GOOD
AND I DO WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER AND
ALSO SINCE WE KNOW
IN THE MAYOR'S BUDGET THAT SHE
HAS INDICATED TO US
THAT THE REQUEST TO HAVE A
CHILD CARE CENTER IN 2020
IN CITY HALL DOES NOT LOOK LIKE
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
THE SUPPORT THAT WE LOOKED FOR
AND THIS IS AT LEAST
SOMETHING TO GET US STARTED.
I'M INTERESTED IN KNOWING AND
HEARING A LOT MORE.
THE ROOMS COMPUTERS SET-UP TO
CONTINUE QUIETING
THEIR CHILD AND ALSO SEPARATE
BREASTFEEDING ROOMS
MORE THAN WHAT WE'VE GOT
ALREADY.
I KNOW THIS IS JUST A STUDY BUT
I WOULD REALLY LOVE
TO SEE IF WE CAN BE REALLY
CREATIVE ABOUT THIS.
EVERYBODY HAS PRIVACY WHEN
NEEDED AND THE CHILD CAN
STAY WITH A PARENT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS WE
VOTE ON A RESOLUTION
I WANT TO MAKE A QUICK PERSONAL
COMMENT.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER FOR
BRINGING THIS
LEGISLATION FORWARD AND FOR
THOSE THAT TESTIFIED.
TODAY, ONE OF OUR LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES
HAD A YOUNG SON HERE VISITING
AND I THINK THERE WAS
SOMETHING GOING ON AROUND THE
AFTERNOON THAT
AND I HAVE TO ADMIT IT JUST
WARMED MY HEART JUST TO
BE ABLE TO--BECAUSE THEY DO THE
JOB QUITE WELL BY
THE WAY.
I LOOKED AT THIS YOUNG BOY AND
I TOLD MY STAFF WHEN
I WALKED IN I HAD THE CHANCE TO
RIDE THE ELEVATOR
WITH HIM I SAID THAT WAS ME.
MY MOTHER AND FATHER WORKED FOR
THE CITY 30 YEARS A
PIECE AND I WAS ALWAYS DOWN
HERE IN THE LIBRARY AND
AT CITY LIGHT WITH MY FATHER
AND WHILE THERE WEREN'T
OFFICIAL POLICIES LIKE THIS,
THEY WERE JUST LONG
TERM EMPLOYEES AND THEY WERE
YOUNGER THEN IN THEIR
20S AND 30S BUT I WAS WELCOMED
AND I DON'T THINK
THEY HAD A LOT OF OPTIONS.
I THINK I WAS STUCK DOWN HERE
SOMETIMES FOR
APPOINTMENTS AND WHAT NOT BUT I
THINK THIS KIND OF
THING CHANGES THE CULTURE TO
WHERE WE CAN SAY WE
WANT TO BE NOT JUST INFANT
FRIENDLY BUT CHILDREN
FRIENDLY AND SO I LIKE WHERE
WE'RE HEADING.
I THINK WE'LL SEE THE BENEFITS
OF THIS KIND OF
POLICY 5, 10, 15 YEARS AS DOWN
AS CULTURES CHANGE IN
THE WORK PLACE SO THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS
FORWARD.
THERE'S NO OTHER SOAP BOXES TO
GET ON I'M GOING TO
MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 31910.
MOVED AND SECONDED.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING THE
RESOLUTION 31910
PLEASE VOTE AYE.
>> AYE.
>> THOSE OPPOSED VOTE NO.
THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED AND
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
ALL RIGHT.
PLEASE READ THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM INTO THE RECORD.
>> THE CIVIL RIGHTS UTILITIES
DEVELOPMENT AND ARTS
IN DUO COUNTS 119606 RELATING
TO RENTAL PROPERTIES
THE ABILITY TO LIMIT THE NUMBER
OF PERSONS RECITING
A RENTAL UNIT FOR THE USE OF
CONDITIONS TO A RENTAL
UNIT WHO ARE NOT TENANTS TO
MANY SECTION 740 AND .03
OF ADDING NEW SECTIONS OF
7.240301 AND 32 TO THE
CODE.
THE BILL PASSES AND IS AMENDED.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU.
I'D STILL LIKE TO--I'M SORRY.
I'M STRUGGLING HERE THROUGH
THIS HEAD COLD.
I'D LIKE TO FIRST START OFF
WITH A LITTLE BIT OF
CONTEXT.
THESE FIRST THREE BILLS HAVE
BEEN THE PRODUCT OF
WORKING PUBLISHED BY THE
SEATTLE WOMENS COMMISSION
AND THE HOUSING JUSTICE
PROJECT.
THIS BILL BEFORE US NOW
PROHIBITS A LANDLORD FROM
LIMITING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
RESIDING IN A RENTAL
UNIT TO FEWER THAN THE LEGAL
OCCUPANCY LIMIT
ESTABLISHED BY LOCAL STATE OR
FEDERAL LAW.
ADDITIONAL ROOMMATES AND FAMILY
MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED
TO BE NAMED IN THE LEASE AND
CAN BE SUBJECT TO
SCREENING REQUIREMENTS.
NO STRICTER THAN THOSE OF THE
PRIMARY TENANT.
ROOMMATES AND FAMILY MEMBERS
CAN BE DENIED BASED ON
REQUIREMENTS.
ATTENDED TO HELP PEOPLE SHARE
THE COST OF RENT AND
ENJOY THE OTHER BENEFITS OF
LIVING WITH FAMILY OR
ROOMMATES IN THE HIGH RENT
ENVIRONMENT HERE IN
SEATTLE.
THE 2019 NATIONAL LOW INCOME
HOUSING REPORT SHOWS
THE AVERAGE HOUSING WAGE WHAT A
TENANT NEEDS TO MAKE
IN ORDER TO AFFORD A TWO
BEDROOM APARTMENT AT FAIR
MARKET RATE IS OR A SALARY OF
76 NZ DOLLARS A YEAR
FOR THE SEATTLE BELLEVUE AREA
MORE THAN TWICE THE
MINIMUM WAGE.
THE BILL ALSO OPENS UP GREATER
CULTURAL NUCLEUS YIFT
IN OUR HOUSING MARKET.
IN DISCUSSING THIS BILL WE
HEARD FROM SEVERAL PEOPLE
TESTIFYING THAT THE ABILITY OF
HAVING A ROOMMATE WAS
ONLY ABOUT AFFORDABILITY BUT
ALSO ENABLED NON
TRADITIONAL HOUSEHOLD
SITUATIONS SUCH AS HOUSEHOLDS
WITH CARETAKERS OF ADULT
CHILDREN OR SIBLINGS WITH
DISABILITIES, CULTURES WITH
MULTI GENERATIONAL
LIVING SITUATIONS ARE MORE
COMMON.
THIS BILL USES CURRENT CITY
LOCAL AND STATE
OCCUPANCY STANDARDS.
LANDLORDS PRICE THEIR RENTAL
UNITS ACCORDING TO THE
MARKET DEMAND.
THIS IS A STANDARD BUSINESS
PRACTICE AND NEIGHBORING
ROOMMATES TO COMBINE RESOURCES
TO MAKE RENT AND
AFFORD OTHER NECESSITIES.
AN IMPORTANT GOAL TO CREATE
HOUSING STABILITY FOR
ALL PEOPLE.
LIKE A SIMILAR LAW IN NEW YORK
CITY ALL OCCUPANTS IN
THE HOUSEHOLD WILL BE REQUIRED
TO BE IDENTIFIED ON
THE LEASE AND LANDLORDS ARE
NOT RESTRICTED FROM
RUNNING SCREENING REQUIREMENTS
ON ROOMMATES THAT ARE
NOT IMMEDIATE FAMILY LIKE A
SUBLEASE RELATIONSHIP.
THE BILL ALSO ESTABLISHES SUSAN
SESSION RIGHTS AND
CASES WHERE THE TENANT VACATES
THE RENTAL UNIT
BEFORE THE END OF THE LEASE
TERM.
AND THIS BILL INSTEAD WOULD
PERMIT OCCUPANTS OF A
RENTAL UNIT TO STAY UPON BE
BECOMING A PARTY TO THE
LEASE AGREEMENT SO IN OTHER
WORDS WORDS THEY WOULD
HAVE TO BECOME--THEY WOULD HAVE
BECOME A PARTY TO
THE LEASE AGREEMENT IN A FORMAL
WAY.
AEIGHT GREATEST COUPLE OTHER
THINGS JUST WANT TO
MENTION SDCI RECOGNIZED THAT
THERE IS A NEED FOR A
SIGNIFICANT TENANT AND LANDLORD
ENGAGEMENT AROUND
THIS BILL BEFORE IT GOES INTO
EFFECT SO WE HAVE A
DELAYED IMPLEMENTATION DATE AND
IF THERE ARE NO
QUESTIONS I'D LIKE TO MOVE
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL
119606.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH SIGNED
BY A QUALIFIED THIRD
PARTY STATING IN THE STATEMENT
THAT THE TENANT OR
HOUSEHOLD MEMBER REPORTED TO A
QUALIFIED THIRD PARTY
THAT THEY ARE A VICTIM OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE
NAME OF THE PERPETRATOR THAT
CAUSED THE VIOLENCE.
THIS QUALIFIED THIRD PARTY CAN
BE LAW ENFORCEMENT
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS COURT
EMPLOYEES LICENSED MENTAL
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS OR
ADVOCATES FOR CRIME VICTIM
OR WITNESS PROGRAMS.
THE TIME, DATE AND LOCATION OF
THE ACT OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE THAT PROPERTY DAMAGE
AND A BRIEF
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY
DAMAGE AND THIS IS
MODELED OFF OF THE PRINCIPAL OF
LIMITING LIABILITY
THAT IS ALREADY ESTABLISHED IN
STATE TENANT LAW
WHICH ALLOWS A SURVIVAL TO
TERMINATE A LEASE BEFORE
THE END OF THE TERM OF THE
LEASE WITHOUT PENALTY.
THE KEY PROVISION OF THIS
LEGISLATION IS THIS
SURVIVE SHOULD NOT BE HELD
LIABLE FOR DAMAGES CAUSED
BY THEIR ABUSER.
THIS BILL SPECIFICALLY STATES
THAT PERPETRATORS
CAUSE DAMAGE TO A UNIT IT IS
THEY WHO HAVE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE.
ADVOCATES INSIST THAT WE
STRUCTURE THE REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS TO MAINTAIN AN
ANEMTY TO MITIGATE THE
RISK OF RETALIATION A BEST
PRACTICE IN ADVOCACY AND
SUPPORT TO ENSURE SAFETY AND
PRESERVES THE AGENCY OF
A SURVIVOR TO MAKE DECISIONS
THAT DEEPLY IMPACT
THEIR LIVES.
HOPEFULLY MY COLLEAGUES HERE
RECEIVED AN E-MAIL LAST
THURSDAY FROM THE COALITION
SPEAKING TO THIS POINT.
THIS PROVISION OF PROTECTING
THE AN ANYMORETY OF THE
PERPETRATOR WHILE LIMITING THE
LIABILITY OF A
SURVIVOR CREATED A PRACTICAL
CHALLENGE FOR THE BILL
THAT REPRESENTS LANDLORDS
EXPRESSED NAMELY THE
QUESTION OF A LANDLORD'S
ABILITY TO RECOOP THEIR
DAMAGES.
TO RESPOND TO THIS CHALLENGE
WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE
HOUSING ASSOCIATION THE MULTI
FAMILY HOUSING AND
TENANTS RIGHTS LIKE WASHINGTON
CAN AND THE HOUSING
JUSTICE PROJECT AND THE
COALITION WE PRODUCED
MODELED AFTER A SIMILAR
RESOURCE USED IN THE STATE
TO HELP LANDLORDS IN THESE
SCENARIOS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
COUNCIL MEMBER BAGSHAW.
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD AND I
APPRECIATE OUR CONVERSATION
THIS MORNING AND I THINK
A SPECIFIC QUESTION I HAD ASKED
AND YOU ANSWERED I
JUST WONDERED IF YOU WOULD
REPEAT IT IS THAT YOU
HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE
RENTAL HOUSING AUTHORITY
AND OTHERS JUST TO GET THEIR
BUY IN AND TO GET THEIR
INPUT AS WELL AND I HEARD
SOMEONE TESTIFY TODAY.
I APPRECIATED THAT BUT I WONDER
IF YOU WOULD JUST
BRING IT UP A LITTLE BIT AND
FLUSH IT OUT A LITTLE
BIT MORE.
>> SURE.
AS I SAID WE RECOGNIZED THAT
THE PROVISION OF
LIMITING THE LIABILITY TO THE
TENANT AND THE DESIRE
AND BEST PRACTICE OF NOT
RELEASING THE NAME OF THE
PERPETRATOR CREATED A PRACTICAL
CHALLENGE THAT
CONSTITUENTS AND ADVOCATES
REPRESENTING LANDLORDS
EXPRESSED TO ME NAMELY THE
QUESTION OF A LANDLORD'S
ABILITY TO RECOOP FOR DAMAGES
CAUSED BY THE
PERPETRATOR IF THEY CAN'T
LOCATE THEM.
AND SO TO RESPOND TO THIS
CHALLENGE AND WITH THE
SUPPORT OF THE RENTAL HOUSING
ASSOCIATION AND THE
MULTI FAMILY HOUSING
ASSOCIATION, WE INTRODUCED A
LANDLORD MITIGATION FUND IN
THIS LEGISLATION.
>> AND YOU ALSO RESPONDED THIS
MORNING THAT YOU FELT
THAT YOU GOT SUFFICIENT INPUT
FROM THEM AND THAT IT
WAS ADDED IN THIS LEGISLATION
THAT WE HAVE THEIR
SUPPORT AT LEAST.
>> CORRECT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND I THINK WE HEARD SOME
CONVERSATION ABOUT
INTEREST IN WORKING TOGETHER
COLLABORATIVELY IN THE
STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION TO
ENSURE THAT THE
STATEWIDE LANDLORD MITIGATION
FUND IS AVAILABLE FOR
THIS PURPOSE.
WE WILL BE WORKING WITHIN THE
CONTEXT OF THIS YEAR'S
BUDGET FOR SOME BRIDGE FUNDING
TO GET US THROUGH TO
THAT POINT BUT THAT'S--I'M
ANTICIPATING ON GOING
COLLABORATIVE WORK ON THAT.
>> THANKS.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THIS BILL?
I'LL MAKE A CLOSING COMMENT AND
THAT IS MY SUPPORT
FOR THE BILL IS ACTUALLY VERY
SIMPLE, THAT AS THIS
EGREGIOUS EXAMPLE SHOWS THAT A-
-AND SOMETIMES I SAY
VICTIM NOT--I SAY VICTIM AS
OPPOSED TO SURVIVOR
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO LOSE
TRACK OF THE FACT THAT
THEY OFTEN ARE VICTIMS OF
BRUTAL VIOLENCE AND HAVE
SURVIVED IT SO WHETHER IT BE A
VICTIM OR A SURVIVOR
OF VIOLENCE, MAKE SURE THEY ARE
NOT STUCK WITH A
BILL FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AFTER
EXPERIENCING
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO THAT IS WHAT I THINK GETS TO
THE HEART OF THIS
LEGISLATION WHICH I FULLY
SUPPORT.
I DON'T THINK THAT THERE WAS
ANY INTENT IN THIS
LEGISLATION TO DEPRIVE A
LANDLORD AN ABILITY TO TRY
TO RECOOP IT FROM A RESPONSIBLE
PARTY FROM PERHAPS
CREATE A FUND FOR IT AND I
THINK THAT'S THE OTHER
PART OF THIS LEGISLATION
ANOTHER POLICY BASIS AS TO
WHY I SUPPORT IT.
AND SO I'M VERY HOPEFUL THAT AS
WE BOTH WORK ON A
STATE CLARIFICATION AND WE WORK
WITH ALL OF THE
GROUPS THAT ARE VESTED ON THIS
ISSUE, THAT PERHAPS
WE EITHER IMPROVE IT OR
IMPLEMENT IT JUST RIGHT
BECAUSE THE STRONG PROLLS
BEHIND IT NOT TO PENALIZE
THE SURVIVOR MAKES ALL OF THE
SENSE IN THE WORLD TO
ME AND LANDLORDS WOULD FULLY
AGREE WITH ME ON THAT
AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
EXAMPLE BECAUSE THIS
IS THE KIND OF POLICY WE WANT
TO REVERSE SO THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
LEGISLATION FORWARD.
AND WITH THAT PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> O'BRIEN.
>> AYE.
>> PACHECO.
>> AYE.
>> SALON.
>> AYE.
>> BAGSHAW.
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD.
>> AYE.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> PRESIDENT HERALD.
>> AYE.
THE BILL PASSES AND WE SIGN IT.
PLEASE READ THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM.
>> NOTICE OF A RESIDENTIAL
TENANT.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASS.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THIS BILL IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE
OF ONE OF THE GOALS
IDENTIFIED AGAIN IN THE LOSING
HOME REPORT OF
INCREASING TENANT KNOWLEDGE OF
THE RIGHTS AND
RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO
REPRESENT THEMSELVES
IS A KEY STRATEGY.
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND
INSPECTION NAMED THE--THIS IS A
RESPONSE TO
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
335A2.
THAT I SPONSORED EQUIPPING
RECOMMENDING THAT WE
IDENTIFY WAYS TO EQUIP TENANTS
TO UNDERSTAND THEIR
RIGHTS EARLY AS A STRATEGY TO
MANAGE ESCALATING
ISSUES BETWEEN TENANTS AND
LANDLORDS.
AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO NAME THE
RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD
TENANT ACT IS PRIMARILY A SELF
HELP TOOL AND CAN
ONLY BE AS EFFECTIVE AS TENANTS
ARE ABLE TO ADVOCATE
AND REPRESENT THEMSELVES SO
THIS LEGISLATION ITSELF
WOULD NOT ONLY IDENTIFY THE
RIGHT THAT THE TENANT
HAS WHEN THEY RECEIVE A NOTICE
TO TERM INTENT
TENANCY OR TO INCREASE THEIR
RENT OR RECEIVE A
NOTICE FROM THEIR LANDLORD THAT
THE LANDLORD INTENDS
TO ENTER THEIR UNIT.
THE NOTICE WILL NOTIFY THE
TENANT WHAT THEIR RIGHTS
ARE AND IN INSTANCES WHEN
RESOURCES NEED TO BE
AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS THOSE
RIGHTS THEY WILL ENOUGH
THE TENANT OF THOSE RESOURCES
AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THIS BILL?
IF NOT PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> O'BRIEN.
>> AYE.
>> PACHECO.
>> AYE.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> PRESIDENT HERALD.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR NONE OPPOSED.
>> COUNCIL BILL 119620
REQUIRING RECEIPTS AND NON
ELECTICAL PAYMENT OPTIONS AND
SECTION 724730 THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASS.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS BILL HAS BEEN PUT FORWARD
BY STCI BECAUSE OF
THE ISSUES THAT THEY HAVE
IDENTIFIED IN RESPONDING
TO TENANT CALLS ASSOCIATED WITH
SOME PROPERTY TO
REQUIRE PAYMENT BE DONE
ELECTRONICALLY NOT EVERYBODY
HAS ELECTRONIC MEANS TO
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT AND OFTEN
THERE ARE FEES ASSOCIATED WITH
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT.
SO THIS BILL ENSURES THAT
PROPERTY OWNERS DO NOT
LIMIT PAYMENT OF RENT BY
ELECTRONIC MEANS ONLY.
THERE WAS SOME CONCERN THAT
THIS BILL WOULD PRECLUDE
A PROPERTY OWNER FROM ALL OTHER
NON-CASH PAYMENT
OPTIONS AND BECOME MORE
VULNERABLE TO RISK OF FRAUD
AND THEFT.
THE LANGUAGE OF THE BILL
SPECIFIES NAH SPROSK
PAYMENT OPTIONS ARE OKAY AS
LONG AS THEY ALSO ACCEPT
OTHER OPTIONS LIKE CASH, CHECK
OR OTHER PAYMENT
MEANS LIKE MONEY ORDERS.
THE GOAL IS TO GIVE THE TENANT
CHOICE.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
IF NOT PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> O'BRIEN.
>> AYE.
>> PACHECO.
>> AYE.
>> SOL YAN.
>> AYE.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> PRESIDENT.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR NO OPPOSED.
>> BILL WILL PASS AND CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT.
>> RELATING TO TERMINATION OF
RESIDENTIAL RENTAL
TENANCIES.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASS.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS BILL WAS INTENDED TO PRO
ACTIVELY PREVENT
AROUND HABITABILITY ISSUES THAT
RESULT IN EVICTION
PROCEEDINGS.
THE RENTAL RESIDENCE
ADMINISTRATION AND INSPECTION
ORDINANCE IS THE CITY'S MAIN
TOOL TO ENSURE THAT
HOUSING IS SAFETY UP TO BASIC
MAINTENANCE STANDARDS
AND LANDLORDS REQUIRED TO
REGISTER WITH THE RENTAL
REGISTRATION AND INSPECTION
PROGRAM FOR EVICTING A
TENANT PER OUR JUST CAUSE
EVICTION ORDINANCE.
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
INSTRUCTION INSPECTIONS
IDENTIFIED THAT SOME LANDLORDS
WERE--WHO I SHOULD
SAY SOME LANDLORDS WHO HAD NOT
REGISTERED THEIR
UNITS UNDER THE RENTAL
REGISTRATION INSPECTION
ORDINANCE WERE DOING THE
REGISTRATION IN THOSE
INSTANCES WHEN THEY WERE
PLANNING ON EVICTING
SOMEBODY.
>>> WERE DOING THAT
REGISTRATION ACTUALLY DURING
THE
EVICTION HEARING AND THE INTENT
OF OUR LAW WAS TO
MAKE IT SO THAT LANDLORDS COULD
NOT EVICT TENANTS
WHO WERE NOT REGISTERED WITH
THE RENTAL AGREEMENT
REGISTRATION PROGRAM.
AND SO THIS WAS ACTUALLY A LOOP
HOLE IN OUR ABILITY
TO ENSURE THAT LANDLORDS WERE
FULFILLING THEIR
OBLIGATION TO BE REGISTERED
WITH SDCI.
SO THIS LAW WOULD INSTEAD
REQUIRE REGISTRATION IN
ADVANCE OF ISSUING A NOTICE TO
TERMINATE.
RIO IS A KEY TOOL TO SHIFT THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION INSPECTIONS
ENFORCEMENT FROM COMPLAINT
DRIVEN TO PRO ACTIVE.
FREQUENT VIOLATIONS ARE MISSING
OR NON FUNCTIONAL
SMOKE IN CARBON MONOXIDE
DETECTORS AND EXPOSED
WIRES.
THE FOCUS OF THE REPLETION
PROGRAM ARE LIFE SAFETY
VIOLATIONS.
SO AGAIN THIS WOULD REQUIRE IN
AN INSTANCE WHERE A
LANDLORD FAILED TO HAVE THEIR
UNIT REGISTERED WITH
THE RIO PROGRAM IT WOULD
REQUIRE THE LANDLORD TO
BASICALLY START THE EVICTION
PROCESS ALL OVER AGAIN
FROM STEP ONE RATHER THAN
GIVING THEM THE
OPPORTUNITY TO REGISTER IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE
PROCESS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
>> JUST A QUICK QUESTION.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> I WANT TO SANK THANKS TO
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD
FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION.
I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WORKING DEL
GENTLY AND YOU'RE
UNDER THE WEATHER TODAY AND IT
SHOWS YOUR COMMITMENT
TO GETTING THESE OVER THE
FINISH LINE BEFORE BUDGET
SO IT'S A LOT OF WORK AND
THANKS FOR YOUR CHAMPION.
>> THANKS FOR SAYING SO.
>> I'LL DRINK TO THAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
>> MEES CALL THE ROLL.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> O'BRIEN.
>> AYE.
>> PACHECO.
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD.
>> AYE.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> PRESIDENT.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR NONE OPPOSED.
>> BILL WILL PASS AND CHAIR
WILL SIGN.
PLEASE READ THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM.
>> 119609 TO BE SURPLUSSED TO
THE NEEDS OF SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASSES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THIS IS LEGISLATION TO GRANT
AN EASEMENT FOR
ACCESS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
WATER PIPELINE RIGHT
OF WAY TO SERVE ADJACENT
PROPERTIES THAT WOULD
OTHERWISE NOT HAVE DRIVEWAY
ACCESS.
GRANTING THIS EASEMENT WILL
RESOLVE A PROPERTY
LAWSUIT AND ALLOCH FOR MINIMAL
COMPENSATION TO THE
CITY OF EASEMENT RIGHTS OF
$3,500.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
IF NOT INCREASE CALL THE ROLE
ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> O'BRIEN.
>> AYE.
>> PACHECO.
>> AYE.
>> SOW YAN.
>> AYE.
>> BAGSAW.
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD.
>> AYE.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> PRESIDENT HARRELL.
>> AYE.
>> BILL PASSED AND CHAIR WILL
SIGN IT.
>> THE REPORT OF THE HOUSING
HEALTH ENERGY AND
WORKERS RIGHTS COMMITTEE
COUNCIL MEMBER RELATING TO
THE CITY LIGHT TO AUTHORIZE
GENERAL MANAGER AND
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO
EXECUTE THE NORTHERN GRID
FUNDING AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZE
THE EXECUTION OF
SUPPLEMENTS SUBJECT TO
AAPPROPRIATED BUDGET
AUTHORITY AND TO THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASS.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT.
THIS IS ONE OF FIVE BILLS
DEALING WITH SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT TODAY AND FIRST AND
FOREMOST I WANT TO SAY
THANKS AND CONGRATULATIONS TO
AARON HOUSE WHO IS
RAMMING UP THIS YEAR WITH THIS
MEDLEY OF SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT GRAND FINALE BILLS
SO THANKS TO HER FOR
HER WORK.
IT ENABLES CITY LIGHT TO ENTER
INTO A TWO YEAR
FUNDING AGREEMENT ON BI-ANNUAL
EXTENSIONS.
REGIONAL TRAINING SINCE 2009.
THE TRANSMISSION OWNERS
LIABILITY OF THE
TRANSMISSION GRID IN THE NEAR
AND LONG TERM.
BY PARTICIPATING IN THE
REGIONAL TRANSMISSION
PLANNING WE HAVE INCLUDED
SEATTLE CITY--SORRY,
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT HAS INCLUDED
THIS PARTICIPATION
IN THEIR BUDGET AND BY CHANGING
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
IS NOT SEEKING ADDITIONAL
APPROPRIATIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
>> PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> O'BRIEN.
>> AYE.
>> PACHECO.
>> AYE.
>> SOL YAN.
>> AYE.
>> BAGSHAW.
>> AYE.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> PRESIDENT HARRELL.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR NONE OPPOSED.
>> BILL PASSES AND CHAIR WILL
SIGN IT.
>> RELATING TO THE CITY LIGHT
DEPARTMENT GRANTING
ABILITY FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO
OFFER TERM LIMITED
PILOT PROGRAMS TO CITY NON
úRESPONSE AND COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER.
>> COUNCIL COLLEAGUES AS YOU
MAY REMEMBER IN JULY OF
2018 WE REQUESTED
RECOMMENDATIONS IN SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT WE DESIGNED AS PART OF
THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING
SEATTLE CITY LIGHTS 2019 TO 24
STRATEGIC PLAN AND
ENDORSED A SIX YEAR PATH FOR
THOSE RATE CHANGES.
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT REVIEW PANEL
AND CITY LIGHT
RESPONDED TO THIS REQUEST IN
THE RATE DESIGN REPORT
AND BY SUBMITTING THIS DRAFT
REPORT TO US IN APRIL
OF THIS YEAR.
THIS EFFORT IN FRONT OF US
MOVES FORWARD WITH FOUR
OF THOSE PILOTS TO HELP US TAKE
THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE REVIEW
PANEL TO THE NEXT
STEP AND THANKS TO OUR NINE
MEMBER BODY FOR YOUR
WORK ON COMING UP WITH SOME
STRATEGIES NOT ONLY FOR
REDESIGN BUT HELPING US
INITIATE THESE FOUR PILOT
PROGRAMS.
THIS INCLUDES PILOTS FOR LOW
INCOME CUSTOMERS TO
INFORM CITY LIGHTS FUTURE
PROPOSAL FOR RATE DESIGN
DISCOUNTS AND SERVICES
ASSISTING LOW INCOME
CUSTOMERS.
THIS ORDINANCE WOULD AUTHORIZE
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT TO
MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PILOT
PROGRAMS AND WE EXPECT
TO GO LIVE IN 2020 TO GIVE US
AMPLE TIME TO INFORM
OUR RATE DESIGN CHANGES LATER
THAT YEAR READY FOR
ACTION IN 2021.
>> VERY GOOD.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
IF NOT PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> O'BRIEN.
>> AYE.
>> PACHECO.
>> AYE.
>> BAGSHAW.
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD.
>> AYE.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> PRESIDENT HARRELL.
>> AYE.
>> BILL PASSES AND CHAIR WILL
SIGN IT.
>>> COUNCIL BILL 119633 RELATED
TO THE RATES AND
TERMS AND CONDITIONS BY THE
CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT
FOR 2020.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASS.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT.
THIS IS THE TECHNICAL ORDINANCE
THAT INCLUDES THREE
TO RATES AND FEES.
THE FIRST IS THE FRANCHISE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN SEATTLE
AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
HOW CITY LIGHT HANDLEST THE
POWER ADMINISTRATION
ENTITY WE PAY FOR POWER AND
TRANSMISSION OF POWER
AND THE THIRD TECHNICAL ASPECT
HERE IS RELATED TO
CHARGING STATIONS OUT LINING
THAT THE FACILITIES ARE
AVAILABLE TO ANY MEMBER OF THE
PUBLIC AND
AUTHORIZING CITY LIGHT TO
DESIGN FEES TO REFLECT THE
COST OF THE SERVICE AND RECOOP
THE CAPITAL AND
OPERATING COST OF THE CHARGING
EQUIPMENT PLUS THE
COST OF THE ENERGY USED.
>> VERY GOOD.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
IF NOT PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> O'BRIEN.
>> AYE.
>> PACHECO.
>> AYE.
>> BAGSHAW.
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD.
>> AYE.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> PRESIDENT HARRELL.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR NONE OPPOSED.
>> PLEASE READ JENTD NUMBER 11.
>> AGENDA NUMBER 11 RELATED TO
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
FOR LOW INCOME CITY LIGHT
DEPARTMENT CUSTOMERS.
AND ANY SECTIONS 21.49 AND
21.76.065 TO EXPAND
VISIBILITY AND EXISTENCE
GUIDELINES FOR EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASS.
>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
THIS EFFORT WAS INITIATED
THROUGH A STATEMENT
CO-SPONSORED BY MYSELF AND
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THE
BUDGET AND THE
LEGISLATION.
THAT SLY REQUEST OF ROMGHTSES
FOR SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
AND PUBLIC UTILITIES TO IMPROVE
AND INCREASE
ENROLLMENT AND OTHER ASSISTANCE
FOR LOW INCOME
CUSTOMER HOUSEHOLDS IN SEATTLE.
THE TWO DEPARTMENTS SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES WORKED TOGETHER
THROUGH A DEPARTMENTAL
TEAM UNDEALT OF THAT WORK CAME
RECOMMENDATIONS TO
EXPABD AND STREAM LINE ACCESS
TO EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE FOR UTILITY BILLS.
I THINK THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHEN
THEY RECEIVE A BILL
THEY DON'T DISTINGUISH WHETHER
OR NOT IT'S A SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT BILL OR PUBLIC
UTILITIES.
IT'S ALL CITY GOVERNMENT AND WE
WANT TO STREAM LINE
ACCESS TO ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
FOR FAMILIES
THROUGHOUT OUR REGION.
WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO NOW
INCORPORATE RECOMMENDATIONS
BOTH FOR SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
THROUGH MY OFFICE AND
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
THROUGH COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD'S OFFICE AND INTEGRATE
THESE UPDATES INTO
ONE BILL FOR BOTH UTILITIES.
THREE PIECES I'D LIKE TO
HIGHLIGHT.
ONE IS EXTENDING ELIGIBILITY TO
MORE PEOPLE BY
RAISING THE QUALIFYING INCOME
LEVEL FROM 70% OF THE
AREA MEDIAN INCOME TO 80% OF
THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME.
WE ARE ALSO INCREASING THE
NUMBER OF TIMES PER YEAR
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE IS
AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES WITH
CHILDREN FROM ONCE PER YEAR TO
AT LEAST TWICE PER
YEAR AND INCREASING THE MAXIMUM
CREDIT OR ASSISTANCE
FOR THESE FAMILIES FROM 50% OF
THE BILL TO 100% OF
THE BILL UP TO $200.
AND I THINK THESE GO NICE WITH
THE POLICY WE TALKED
ABOUT THIS MORNING AND LAST
WEEK IN OUR COMMITTEE
ABOUT CHANGING THE APPROACH IN
WAYS THAT WE'RE
ENGAGING WITH CUSTOMERS AS WELL
SO THEY KNOW VARIOUS
OPTIONS FOR PAYING THEIR
UTILITY BILLS WITHOUT IT
APPEARING TO BE IN A
THREATENING MANOR.
SO PEOPLE KNOW HOW MANY OPTIONS
THEY HAVE AND HOW WE
AS A PUBLIC UTILITY WANT TO
WORK WITH THEM TO MAKE
SURE BILLS GET PAID.
WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IF COUNCIL
MEMBER HAS ANYTHING TO HAVE PRO
SUBSTITUTE THAT WOULD ALLOW
CUSTOMERS TO RECEIVE EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE WITHOUT YET HAVING
SET UP A PAYMENT PLAN BUT IF
INDICATED THAT THEY ARE IN NEED
OF ASSISTANCE, THERE IS SOME
LANGUAGE IN THE CURRENT SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE THAT REQUIRES
THE CUSTOMER TO HAVE SET UP A
PAYMENT PLAN IN ORDER TO ACCESS
ASSISTANCE. THAT IS NOT A
REQUIREMENT.
THE LANGUAGE IN THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE CREATES A BARRIER
AND THERE MAY BE SOME INSTANCES
, NOT ONLY WOULD IT BE A BARRIO
BARRIER BUT WOULD BE
UNNECESSARY BECAUSE THEY ARE
PAYING OFF THEIR ENTIRE BILL
AND YOU CERTAINLY DON'T NEED A
PAYMENT PLAN WITH YOUR BECOMING
CURRENT.
I MOVE TO AMEND COUNTABLE 1196-
59 BY SUBSTITUTING VERSION 2
DIVERSION ONE A.
>> SUBSTITUTE VERSION 2 WITH
SUBSTITUTE TRAN20 FOURTH.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AMENDMENT
ONLY?
ALL OF THOSE IN FLAVOR OF THE
AMENDMENT THEY SAY THAT I. ALL
OPPOSED, NAY.
UNANIMOUS.
COUNCILMAN MOSQUEDA?
>> I'M GOOD, THANK YOU.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE.
>> MOSQUEDA, O'BRIEN ,
PACHECO, SAWANT , HERBOLD , 8
IN FAVOR UNOPPOSED.
>> AGENDA ITEM 12 RELATED TO
CITY LIKE DEPARTMENT ON THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING TRANSFERRING
JURISDICTION OF THE FORMAL
LOYAL HEIGHTS AND FINNEY
SUBSTATION PROPERTIES FROM THE
CITY LIKE DEPARTMENT TO THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING FOR THE
PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING
PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE
HOMEOWNERSHIP.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASSED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU MR. PRES.
AT THIS IS THE GRAND FINALE TO
THE GRAND FINALE OF CITY LIGHT
BILLS AND EFFORTS COMING OUT OF
THE COMMITTEE.
THIS LEGISLATION AND THE
SUBSEQUENT HOUSING THAT WILL BE
BUILT AS A RESULT OF THIS
LEGISLATION REALLY STEMS FROM
THE WORK THAT YOU ALL SUPPORTED
LESS.
THE PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT
I SPONSORED IN 2018 THAT SAID
IF WE HAVE SURPLUS PROPERTY IN
THE CITY WEATHER AT SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT OR ANY OTHER
DEPARTMENT WE SHOULD BE
MAINTAINING THAT LAND IN PUBLIC
HANDS AT THE CITY AND BUILDING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON IT.
WE WERE ABLE TO DO THIS BECAUSE
OF THE WORK OF THE STATE
LEGISLATURE WHO PASSED IN 2018
HOUSE BILL 2382 GIVING
WASHINGTON THE JURISDICTION
OTHER PUBLIC ENTITIES FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PROVIDING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING SO I WANT TO THANK
FORMER SPEAKER FRANK JOB WHO
LED THE EFFORTS AND WE KNOW
THIS IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT AS
WE THINK ABOUT THE OVERALL COST
OF LIVING CONTINUING TO
SKYROCKET.
AND THE ABILITY TO CONVEY
UNDERUTILIZED PUBLIC LAND
REMOVES A MAJOR BARRIER TO
COMMUNITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND COMMUNITY DRIVEN
DEVELOPMENT TO THE TUNE OF A
15% REDUCTION IN THE COST OF
OVERALL CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSING.
WHEN WE BUILD ON PUBLICLY OWNED
SURPLUS PROPERTY WE ARE HELPING
TO MAINTAIN KEEPING LAND IN
PUBLIC HANDS AND MEET THE
GROWING NEED FOR MORE
AFFORDABLE HOMES.
REDUCE DISPLACEMENT AND HELP
ADDRESS THE AFFORDABILITY
CRISIS THAT MANY OF OUR
FAMILIES ARE FACING I'M EXCITED
ABOUT THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION
IN FRONT OF YOU.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE
WHERE THESE PARCELS ARE AS WE
THINK ABOUT INCREASING ACCESS
TO HIGH OPPORTUNITY
NEIGHBORHOODS. FINNEY RIDGE AND
LOYAL HEARTS ARE VACANT UNUSED
PARCELS OF PROPERTY SO THINK
ABOUT BUS LANES AND SCHOOLS AND
CHILDCARE AND PARKS.
THIS IS REALLY AN AREA THAT I
THINK IF WE GET MORE FOLKS THE
ABILITY TO LIVE IN THESE
NEIGHBORHOODS AND FOR EXAMPLE
HERE, HAVE PERMANENTLY
AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES, WE ARE CREATING
TRUE TRANSFORMATION THAT
REFLECTS THE VALUES OF THE
ORIGINAL INTENT WHICH WAS TO
HELP MORE PEOPLE BE ABLE TO
STAY IN THE CITY TO HAVE
AFFORDABLE OPTIONS AND IDEALLY
BE ABLE TO HAVE A SMALLER
COMMUTE TO WORK OR GREATER
STABILITY IN THE COMMUNITY
OVERALL.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT IT'S NOT JUST
ABOUT WHERE YOU LIVE IN GETTING
FROM YOUR WORKPLACE TO HOME.
IT'S ABOUT ACCESS TO CHILDCARE,
HEALTH CLINICS, LIBRARIES,
PUBLIC SPACES AND SO MUCH MORE.
WE HAVE DELIBERATELY BEEN
WORKING TO THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE CREATE
ADDITIONAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES
WE ARE LOOKING AT HELPING TO
SERVE THOSE WHO ARE AT MOST
RISK OF DISPLACEMENT THROUGH
AFFIRMATIVE MARKETING AND
COMMUNITY PREFERENCE POLICIES
THAT WE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE
DISPOSITION POLICY.
THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR
US, BASICALLY THERE ARE TWO
PARCELS.
ONE PIECE RELATES TO CITY-OWNED-
- SORRY.
ONE THING WE ARE DOING IS
MOVING LAND FROM THE CITY OF
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT
TO THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND WE
ARE GOING TO BE PARTNERING WHEN
THE LAND GETS TRANSFERRED TO
THE OFFICE OF PART WITH CITY
LAND TRUST AND HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY TO INVEST IN CREATING
AT LEAST 19 CONDOMINIUMS IN
PHINNEY RIDGE AND 8 FAMILY SIZE
TOWNHOMES IN LOYAL HEIGHTS AND
WOULD ALLOW FOR US TO CREATE
MORE HOMES THAT WILL BE BROUGHT
ONLINE FASTER AT LOWER COST
AND ALLOW THE PUBLIC INVESTMENT
TO BE SPREAD FURTHER.
THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE
PARTNERSHIP OF THE WASHINGTON
STATE LEGISLATURE FOR EXPRESSLY
SAYING WE HAVE THIS AUTHORITY.
PEOPLE QUESTIONED IT IN THE
PAST, THEY PASSED HOUSE BILL OF
33-82 TO MAKE IT CLEAR AND HERE
WE ARE IN SEATTLE THE FIRST TO
PASS INTO LEGISLATION THE
ABILITY TO TRANSFER LAND AT LOW
COST OR NO COST IN HERE WE ARE
THE FIRST CITY AGAIN TO ENACT
THE TENETS OF THIS STATE BILL
AND TO MAKE SURE WE ACTUALIZE
CREATING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
THROUGHOUT SEATTLE SO I'M
HOPING THIS IS THE FIRST OF MANY
AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE THE
DISPOSITION POLICIES COMING
INTO FRUITION AND ACTION HERE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
THESE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> MOSQUEDA, O'BRIEN,
PACHECO, SAWANT, BAGSHAW,
HERBOLD, JUAREZ, PRESIDENT
HARRELL?
8 IN FAVOR UNOPPOSED.
>> AGENDA ITEM 13 APPOINTMENT
1429, REAPPOINTMENT OF LEON
GARNET APRIL 12, 2001.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
APPOINTMENT BE CONFIRMED.
>> THANK YOU MR. PRES.
MR. GARNET IS THE CHIEF
OPERATING OFFICER OF AN
ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS
DIRECTLY WITH LOW INCOME
UTILITY CUSTOMERS IN
ADMINISTERING THE FEDERALLY
SPONSORED LOW INCOME HOME
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
THEY SERVE OVER 5000 CITY LIKE
CUSTOMERS WHO LIVE AT OR BELOW
125% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY
LEVEL AND HAS OVER 15 YEARS. HE
HAS WORKED DIRECTLY WITH
CLIENTS TO EVALUATE AND IMPROVE
PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS AND HIS
WORK PROVIDES HIM WITH UNIQUE
UNDERSTANDING OF CUSTOMER NEEDS
RELATED TO ENERGY USE AND
CONSUMPTION. THIS IS HIS SECOND
TERM IN POSITION 7, LOOKING TO
SEE IF HE'S HERE.
HE WAS AT THE COMMITTEE LAST
WEEK AND WAS SERVING IN LOW-
INCOME CUSTOMER SERVICE
REPRESENTATIVE ROLE AND SERVED
ON THE CITY LIGHT REVIEW SINCE
2016 AND WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT
HIS PARTICIPATION.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> WANTED TO ADD THAT LEON
GARNET HAS BEEN A VERY IMPORTANT
MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY IN
GENERAL BUT ESPECIALLY THE
UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM AND IN
FACT PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE.
WHEN WE TRIED TO SUCCEED IN
MAKING THE PROGRAM PRIMARILY
OPT OUT RATHER THAN OPT IN. THE
RATE AT WHICH HOUSEHOLDS ENROLL
IS MUCH LOWER THAN IF THE
SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY ENROLLS
THEM AND MAKES IT AN OPT OUT
PROGRAM WHICH IS A KEY
COMPONENT OF EXPANDING THE
UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM TO FAR
MORE THAN IT WAS IN USE TO BE
TO ENROLL AS MANY ELIGIBLE
HOUSEHOLDS AS POSSIBLE.
HAPPY TO VOTE YES ON THIS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS.
VERY GOOD ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS?
THOSE IN FAVOR OF CONFIRMING
THE APPOINTMENT PLEASE VOTE
AYE.
OF THOSE OPPOSED VOTE NO.
MOTION CARRIES, THE APPOINTMENT
IS CONFIRMED.
PLEASE READ THE REPORT OF THE
SUSTAINABILITY AND
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
>> 614 BETWEEN N. 31st ST. AND
N. 35th ST. ON THE PETITION OF
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES.
>> THE STREET VACATION FOR
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES, THE
NORTH TRANSFER STATION HAS BEEN
GOING ON FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
FOLKS MAY RECALL THAT BEFORE
THE REBUILD THERE WAS A STREET
TO THE EAST OF THE EXISTING
TRANSFER STATION AND A REQUEST
TO VACATE THAT AND BY THE
PARCELS TO HAVE A LARGER
FOOTPRINT THAN THE TRANSFER
STATION.
THAT WORK HAS ALL BEEN DONE.
THEY'VE MET THE PUBLIC BENEFIT
REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING
PURCHASING A PARCEL OF LAND
KITTY CORNER, INSTALLING AND
MAINTAINING IN PERPETUITY A
PRATE PLAYGROUND THERE AND
OTHER PUBLIC BENEFITS INCLUDING
A VIEWING ROOM ABOVE THE, WHAT
DO THEY CALL IT?
SOME PUBLIC SPACE ON THE EAST
SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.
THIS WOULD BE THE FINAL ACTION
WE TAKE, JUST CERTIFYING
THEY'VE MET THE REQUIREMENT AND
THE STREET WILL BE VACATED.
>> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
THESE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> MOSQUEDA?
O'BRIEN?
PACHECO?
SAWANT?
BAGSHAW?
HERBOLD?
JUAREZ?
PRES.
HARRELL?
8 IN FAVOR, AND UNOPPOSED.
>> THESE ARE THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM.
>> RESOLUTION 39108 REQUESTING
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION DEVELOP POLICY
OPTIONS FOR MAINTENANCE OF
EXISTING SIDEWALKS TO CREATE A
PUBLIC IT UP EDUCATION PROGRAM
ON SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL
RESPONSIBILITIES, AND DEVELOP A
PROGRAM TO ENFORCE SNOW AND ICE
REMOVAL REQUIREMENTS BY PRIVATE
PROPERTY OWNERS.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED.
>> EXCITED TO BRING THIS
RESOLUTION.
THIS IS A PIECE OF LEGISLATION
THAT COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD LED
WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO
IT, IF YOU ARE UP TO IT?
>> I THINK I WILL MUDDLE THROUGH
AND APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO DO SO.
>> POLICY OPTIONS FOR THE
MAINTENANCE OF SIDEWALKS
CREATING A PUBLIC EDUCATION
PROGRAM ON SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL
RESPONSIBILITIES AND REQUEST
SDOT TO PREPARE A REPORT ON HOW
SDOT ENFORCES THE SECTION OF
THE MUNICIPAL CODE REQUIRING
SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL AS WELL AS
WAYS TO CONSIDER HOW TO CLEAR--
CLEARING THE SIDEWALKS BY
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS
WITHIN 12 HOURS OF A SNOW EVENT.
IN THE SUSTAINABILITY
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE WE SAW
TWO SHORT FILMS ABOUT THE
IMPACTS OF SIDEWALKS WITH
CHANGES IN HEIGHT ON DISABLED
PERSONS IN THE IMPACT WHERE A
PERSON WAS UNABLE TO LEAVE HOME
AS WE HEARD TODAY AND ACCESS
TRANSIT FOR EIGHT DAYS.
THE RESOLUTION REQUESTS THE
EDUCATION PROGRAM BEGIN NO
LATER THAN NOVEMBER 1 THE
RESOLUTION REQUESTS THE
EDUCATION PROGRAM BEGIN NO
LATER THAN NOVEMBER 1, 2019.
THIS IS THE PUBLIC EDUCATION
PROGRAM RELATED TO THE
RESPONSIBILITIES TO REMOVE ICE
AS WELL AS EXPLORING
DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION
THROUGH UTILITY BOWS AND THROUGH
OTHER TRADITIONAL MEDIA SOURCES.
THE RESOLUTION HIGHLIGHTS THE
FACT THAT THEY ARE 156,000
SIDEWALK ISSUES THAT THE CITY
IS AWARE OF FROM THE 2017
SIDEWALK ASSESSMENT.
93,000 SIDEWALK ISSUES ARE
HEIGHT DIFFERENCES, 38,000
SIDEWALK ISSUES ARE SURFACE
CONDITIONS, 20,000 SIDEWALK
CONDITIONS ARE OBSTRUCTIONS,
THE RESOLUTION REQUESTS SDOT
EXAMINE THE SIDEWALK
MAINTENANCE PROGRAM AND OTHER
CITIES SPECIFICALLY REFERENCING
DENVER'S WORK AND IN DENVER
PROPERTY OWNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF
SIDEWALKS ADJACENT TO
PROPERTIES BUT TO HELP WITH
REPAIRS THE CITY OFFERS
EXTENDED REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE
AND AFFORDABILITY DISCOUNTS FOR
PROPERTY OWNERS WHO QUALIFY.
ADDITIONAL POINTS.
THE POINT TO THE INSUFFICIENCY
OF OUR MOVE LEVY TO ADDRESS THE
SHEER NUMBER OF SIDEWALK
PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN
IDENTIFIED.
THE MOVE LEVY COMMITMENT IS TO
REPAIR UP TO 225 LOCKS OF
DAMAGED SIDEWALKS AND AS
MENTIONED THERE ARE OVER
156,000 ISSUES.
AND ASKING SDOT DEVELOP POLICY
OPTIONS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF
SIDEWALKS WE ARE LOOKING TO BE
MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE ADDRESSING
THIS PROBLEM AND RESPONSIVE TO
OUR COMMUNITIES WHO REALLY RELY
ON SIDEWALKS TO ASSIST IN
MOBILITY AND JUST GETTING
AROUND.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER HER
BOLD.
ANY QUESTIONS?
>> COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN?
>> I APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
18S LEADER -- COUNSEL NUMBER
HERBOLD'S LEADERSHIP IN THE
URGENCY AND NEED TO DO SOME
WORK HERE.
ADDITIONALLY THE EXPERIENCE THAT
SO MANY FOLKS HAD DURING THE
SNOWSTORM, WE DON'T GET EVERY
YEAR WHICH I THINK SPEAKS TO
SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE
ARE NOT PREPARED IN THE WAY
THAT WE NEED TO BE.
ESPECIALLY CALLING OUT, COMING
UP WITH NEW POLICIES OUR
CURRENT REQUIREMENT IS THAT THE
PROPERTY OWNER IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR SHOVELING SNOW AND THERE'S
REALLY NO ENFORCEMENT OF THAT
I'M NOT SURE THE CITY WOULD
ENFORCE ON SOMEONE WHO MAY BE
ISN'T PHYSICALLY CAPABLE OF
SHOVELING SIDEWALKS FOR
WHATEVER REASON SO WE HAVE A
POLICY THAT MAYBE SOUNDS GOOD
ON PAPER BUT AT THE END OF THE
DAY RESULTS IN A MISHMASH OF
WHAT HAPPENS IN A SNOW OR ICE
EVENTS.
NOT THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE AN
EASY OR OBVIOUS SOLUTION BUT
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
ABSOLUTELY NEEDS A BETTER
POLICY THAN WHAT WE HAVE TODAY.
THRILLED TO SUPPORT THIS AND
THANKFUL FOR EVERYONE'S WORK ON
IT.
>> THANK YOU FOR STAYING HERE
AND YOUR STRONG ADVOCACY AS
SAID BY MY COLLEAGUES.
>> NO OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS? THOSE IN FAVOR OF
ADOPTING THE RESOLUTIONS PLEASE
VOTE AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED PLEASE VOTE NO.
>> THE RESOLUTION PASSES.
PLEASE READ THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM.
>> 16, RESOLUTION 31909
REQUESTING SEATTLE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION DEVELOP A
TRAFFIC SIGNALS POLICY.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE
RESOLUTION AS AMENDED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND PUBLIC COMMENT WE HEARD
SOMETHING THAT REFLECTED MY
REALITY AS WELL WHICH IS
THERE'S NOT A POLICY FOR TIMING?
TALKING TO THE FOLKS AT
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
THEY BELIEVE IF THIS HAPPENS--
IF THIS PASSES AND THEY WILL
HOPEFULLY ADOPT ONE NEXT YEAR,
THEY MAY BE THE FIRST IN THE
NATION WHICH IS KIND OF A CRAZY
REALITY.
OBVIOUSLY IT'S AN INDUSTRY THAT
HAS EVOLVED OVER TIME AND WE
ARE AT A PLACE WITH ELEGY THAT
FOLKS ARE MAKING PRETTY
IMPORTANT DECISIONS THE BEST
THEY CAN WITH THEIR EXPERIENCES.
TRAFFIC ENGINEER AND AS WE
HEARD IN PUBLIC COMMENT, IT'S
HARD TO CHANGE SOMETHING WHEN
YOU HAVE TO TRACK DOWN DOZENS
OF DIFFERENT ENGINEERS TO TRY
TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED AS
OPPOSED TO HAVING A SINGLE
POLICY THAT SAYS YOU SHOULD
HAVE SO MANY SECONDS TO CROSS
AN INTERSECTION BASED ON ITS
WITH.
THAT SHOULD BE DETERMINED BY
FIGURING OUT THE VARIOUS TYPES
OF USERS ENSURING THAT EVERYONE
HAS ENOUGH TIME TO SAFELY CROSS
AN INTERSECTION.
MAYBE THERE ARE DIFFERENT
PLACES.
NO DOUBT IT'S A COMPLEX FIELD
TO GET INTO BUT HAVING A POLICY
THAT SAYS HOW WE MAKE THOSE
DECISIONS PROVIDES A LEVEL OF
TRANSPARENCY AT A BARE MINIMUM
AND HOPEFULLY WITH THAT
TRANSPARENCY COMES A COMMITMENT
TO CONTINUE WITH LOOKING TO
REVISE AND MAKE SURE IT MEETS
THE NEEDS OF ALL USERS AS
OPPOSED TO JUST THE ONES TODAY
WE CONTEND TO MEASURE WHICH CAN
BE MULTI-THOUSAND POUNDS OF
METAL, THE THINGS THAT WE CAN
MEASURE BEST.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> JUST COMMENTS AND
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN I
APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP I
ALSO WANT TO SAY THANKS TO
ROOTED IN RIGHTS.
IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE TO
SEE YOUR LITTLE VIDEOS AND I
ENCOURAGE YOU FOR THAT.
OF COURSE GORDON FROM OUR
SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD, YOUR WORK
MAKING IT MUCH MORE VISIBLE
WHETHER IT'S GREENWAYS OR
PROTECTED BICYCLE LANES HAS
REALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE AS
WELL.
I'M SURPRISED THAT YOU SAY THAT
FIRST OF ALL WE WOULD BE THE
FIRST BECAUSE I LOOK AT SOME OF
THOSE PRINCIPLES AND IT STRIKES
ME THAT MANY CITIES HAVE DONE
SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS BUT
WHATEVER, IT'S GREAT TIMING FOR
US TO GET ENGAGED AND I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE AND SAY THANK YOU
ON THE SIX LACES YOU ACTUALLY
MENTION AGE FRIENDLY CITIES SO
THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT AND I
HOPE SOMEONE WILL CONTINUE TO
CARRY THIS ON NEXT YEAR.
>> I'LL HELP. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY AGAIN
THANK YOU.
THIS LEGISLATION FOR ME AT
LEAST REALLY GETS TO THE HEART
OF EQUITY.
LOOKING THROUGH A LENS OF
OTHERS RATHER THAN JUST OUR
LENS, WHILE THERE MAY BE RULES
GUIDELINES AND BEST PRACTICES,
I DON'T THINK THEY ARE THE
KINDS OF POLICIES THAT REALLY
DRIVE EQUITY IN THIS KIND OF
WORK SO I'M GOING TO LOOK
FORWARD TO SEEING POLICIES
DEVELOPED FROM THE SIDELINES
BUT THANK YOU FOR BRINGIN THIS
LEGISLATION FORWARD.
>> THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING
THE RESOLUTION PLEASE VOTE AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED VOTE NO.
THE MOTION CARRIES, THE
LEGISLATION IS ADOPTED.
>> PLEASE READ ITEMS 17 THROUGH
19.
>> APPOINTMENTS 1421-1423.
CARLA SAULTER, ERIN TIGHE, AND
ALEX WAKEMAN.
ROUSE.
>> SHE HAS A LONG HISTORY OF
ADVOCACY THROUGH WRITING AND
BLOGGING.
SHE CURRENTLY TEACHES ENGLISH.
ERIN HAS HELPED GROW THE
TRANSIT BENEFIT DISTRICT TO
SERVE 71% OF SEATTLE HOUSEHOLDS
AND ALEX WORKED ON FEDERAL
POLICY AND PHYSICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES BUT HER
PASSION IS AN INCLUSIVE VIBRANT
CITY.
ALL DO A GREAT JOB AND WE'RE
EXCITED TO HAVE THEM BACK.
>> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
THOSE IN FAVOR OF CONFIRMING
THE APPOINTMENTS PLEASE VOTE
AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED VOTE NO.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
APPOINTMENTS ARE CONFIRMED.
PLEASE READ 20 THROUGH 21.
>> 20 AND 21, APPOINTMENTS 1427
AND 1424 APPOINTMENTS OF
BENJAMIN P. ESTES AND ANDREA
LAI AS MEMBERS OF THE BICYCLE
ADVISORY BOARD FOR AUGUST 31
FOR AUGUST 31, 2021.
>> COUNSEL NUMBER O'BRIEN?
>> SO THESE ARE NEW
APPOINTMENTS, BOTH EXCITED TO
HAVE FOLKS BRING IN THEIR
EXPERTISE TO THE BOARD.
BENJAMIN WORKS IN THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS OF BILINGUAL
INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT AND
ANDREA HAS WORKED IN CONSULTING
USING DATA AND DATA METRICS TO
HELP EVALUATE PROGRAMS.
BOTH OF THEIR EXPERTISE WILL BE
VALUABLE.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
THOSE IN FAVOR OF CONFIRMING
APPOINTMENTS PLEASE VOTE AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED VOTE NO.
MOTION CARRIES IN THE
APPOINTMENTS ARE CONFIRMED.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR AGENDA FOR
TODAY.
IS THERE ANY FOR THE BUSINESS
TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN?
>> I WOULD ASK TO BE EXCUSED
ON OCTOBER 7 AND OCTOBER 14.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED, THAT
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN BE
EXCUSED . ALL THOSE IN FAVOR
SAY AYE ? OPPOSED.
THE AYE'S HAVE IT.
EXCUSES GRANTED.
>> I'M GOING TO DO MY BEST TO
CALL IN FOR AT LEAST ONE AGENDA
ITEM NEXT WEEK BUT CAN ONLY DO
THAT WITH YOUR SUPPORT TO
SUSPEND THE RULES AND ALLOW
THAT TO HAPPEN SO WE WILL SEE
HOW THAT PLAYS OUT.
>> OUR TECHNOLOGISTS ARE
PREPARED SO WE WILL SEE HOW
THAT GOES.
WITH THAT WE STAND ADJOURNED
AND EVERYONE HAVE A GREAT REST
OF THE DAY.