BE DISCUSSING THAT IN THE , AME
CENTRAL STAFF.
>> ARE YOU ANTICIPATING
DISCUSSION ON THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION AT THE FIRST
COMMITTEE?
>> WE ARE HOPING TO HAVE IT PUT
ON AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT
THIS WINTER BUT ON AN ONGOING
BASIS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE
HAVE A HUMANE POLICY TOWARDS
RENTERS AND EVICTING RENTERS
INTO THE STREETS IN THE WINTER
IS ESPECIALLY SOMETHING THAT WE
WOULD LIKE TO AVOID.
BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO SO WE HOPE
THAT ON THE 28th WE WOULD BE
DISCUSSING THAT.
ON OTHER TOPICS, ONE WEEK FROM
TODAY I WOULD URGE EVERYBODY TO
JOIN ME AND THE DYNAMIC
FIGHTING LEADERS OUT OF NELSON
WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE
FLIGHT ATTENDANTS UNION AND
HUNDREDS OF OUR FRIENDS AND
NEIGHBORS AS WE NOT ONLY HAVE
MY INAUGURATION BUT LAUNCH THE
2020 TAX AMAZON MOVEMENT. THE
RALLY WILL BE HELD AT
WASHINGTON HALL ON JANUARY 13
AT 6 PM.
AS WE KNOW, THERE IS A GREAT
NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
FUNDING AND FOR SERVICES FUNDING
. WE HAVE JUST HAD AN ELECTION
THAT VIRTUALLY, IN ALL
DISTRICTS, HAS SHOWN THAT
VOTERS WANT A CITY THAT IS
ACTUALLY AFFORDABLE AND LIVABLE
FOR EVERYBODY, NOT A CITY THAT
JUST WORKS FOR THE LARGEST
CORPORATIONS LIKE AMAZON AND
OTHER CORPORATIONS LIKE AMAZON.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
USE THAT MANDATE RESPONSIBLY AND
MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T LOSE
THE MOMENTUM.
I KNOW, MANY COUNCIL MEMBERS,
YOU WILL BE HOLDING YOUR PUBLIC
SWEARING IN CEREMONIES TODAY
AND SOME OF YOU HAVE IT IN
ADDITION AND YOU WILL BE
ANNOUNCING THAT.
I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR THAT THE
JANUARY 13 RALLY IN MY CASE IS
BOTH AN INAUGURATION OF THE
OFFICE AND ALSO A LAUNCH FOR
THE TAX AMAZON MOVEMENT AND WE
ARE REALLY, REALLY LUCKY TO
HAVE SARAH NELSON COMING WHO
WILL BE SPEAKING NOT ONLY
SWEARING THE INVITE WILL BE
SPEAKING ABOUT THE NEED TO MAKE
CITIES AND METROPOLITAN AREAS
AFFORDABLE FOR WORKING PEOPLE.
OVER THE PAST WEEK, WE HAVE
SEEN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
HURDLING THE U.S. TOWARD WAR AND
FIRST WITH BOMBING RAIDS AND
THEN WITH THE CESSATION
ASSASSINATION.
MOST OF YOU MAY HAVE READ THIS
ARTICLE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES
WHICH IS TITLED YORK NEW YORK
SOPS DOZENS OF AMERICANS FROM
RETURNING TO CANADA.
CITIZENS OF IRANIAN DESCENT
JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE IRANIAN.
OFTENTIMES SMALL CHILDREN ARE
DETAINED AT THE CANADIAN
BORDER.
OVER THE WEEKEND I'M SURE WE
AGREE THIS IS COMPLETELY
UNACCEPTABLE AND THE CITY OF
SEATTLE SHOULD TAKE A CLEAR
POSITION AGAINST BOTH WAR WITH
IRAN AND AGAINST RACIAL
PROFILING OF PEOPLE OF IRANIAN
DESCENT.
MY STUFF IS DRAFTING A
RESOLUTION AND I REALLY WELCOME
PARTICIPATION FROM OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE INPUT
ON THE RESOLUTION OR COSPONSOR
OR BOTH, PLEASE LET MY STAFF
KNOW.
I WILL BE -- I WOULD REALLY
WELCOME THAT AND WE ARE HOPING
WE CAN GET THAT VOTED ON AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE.
I WOULD NOW WELCOME
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD TO SHARE
HER COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I JUST WANT TO WELCOME THE NEW
COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE UPCOMING
YEAR AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US
ALL TO WORK TOGETHER.
-- TOWARD A MORE JUST CITY IN
2020.
I HAVE NO ITEMS ON THE FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA FROM THE CIVIL
RIGHTS UTILITIES ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND ARTS COMMITTEE.
-- THIS AFTERNOON AND MY
COMMITTEE SHOULD THE RESOLUTION
THAT WE WILL BE DELIVERING ON
TODAY AT 2:00, MY COMMITTEE
WILL BE THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE THAT
WILL BE MEETING FOR THE FIRST
TIME ON JANUARY 14 AT 9:30 AM.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> GOOD MORNING.
I ALSO HAVE NO FULL ITEMS ON
THE AGENDA THIS AFTERNOON.
WE DO HAVE A SUPPLEMENTAL WHICH
WAS NOT VOTED ON NEXT YEAR DUE
TO QUORUM ISSUES.
I'M HIGHLIGHTING THAT.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ FOR YOU AND YOUR
TEAM'S WORK CREATING THE
RESOLUTION REGARDING
COMMITTEES.
SHOULD IT PASS THIS AFTERNOON,
I WILL BE CHAIRINGTHE
PLANNING USE ZONING AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE WHICH
WILL MEET ON THE SECOND AND
FOURTH WEDNESDAYS IN THE
MORNING.
WE WILL NOT BE HAVING OUR
COMMITTEE MEETING THE SECOND
WEDNESDAY AS THE FIRST
COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE
JANUARY 22.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO WELCOME MY
STAFF, ALLISON McLEAN, LENA
TEBO, PETER NGUYEN, NO ARM.
AND WE WILL BE OPENING A
DISTRICT OFFICE TOMORROW AND
DOING A SHORT WALKING TOUR, THE
FIRST OF MANY WALKING TOURS
THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AND I AM
EXCITED TO GET TO WORK FOR
DISTRICT 6 IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> WELCOME COUNCIL MEMBERS,
JUAREZ, LEWIS AND STRAUSS.
IT IS NICE TO NOT BE THE NEW
ONE HERE ANYMORE.
SO SINCE COMMITTEE IT
ASSIGNMENTS ARE BEING
FINALIZED, THERE IS NOTHING FOR
ME TO BRING TO FULL COUNCIL
TODAY BUT IN DISTRICT 4, WE DID
HAVE OFFICE HOURS LAST WEEK AND
WE HAD OUR FIRST IN DISTRICT
OFFICE HOURS FRIDAY AT 4:00 AND
WE WILL BE MEETING EVERY WEEK
WITH DISTRICT 4 RESIDENTS AT
MADISON PARK ELDON 30 FROM 3 PM
TO 6 PM.
YOU CAN SON OF ON OUR WEBSITE
AND IT'S SOMETHING I PROMISED
TO DO LAST YEAR IS SET UP
CONSISTENT DISTRICT OFFICE
HOURS SO WE ARE OFF TO A GOOD
START.
WE HEARD FROM SEVERAL PEOPLE,
ONE OF THE MORE INTERESTING
REQUESTS WAS ABOUT INCREASING
OR MAKING OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS
STRONGER. SO THERE WAS TALK
ABOUT GREEN LAKE, LAKE CITY,
AND ALSO MAGNUSON PARK
COMMUNITY CENTERS.
LAST WEEK, I ANNOUNCED MY
INTENTION TO INTRODUCE A
RESOLUTION TO EXPAND OUR FISCAL
NOTE SO THAT IT EXAMINES CARBON
IMPACTS.
AND I BELIEVE THAT MEASURING
AND ASSESSING OUR CITY'S CARBON
EMISSIONS AND FOSSIL FUEL USE
IS THE FIRST STEP TO PRODUCING
SOME ADDITIONAL ACTIONABLE
PROGRESS ON CLIMATE CHANGE THAT
THIS COUNCIL PAST DID PASS THE
GREEN NEW DEAL BEFORE SOME OF
US GOT HERE AND WE WANT TO KEEP
THAT GOING SO I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH CENTRAL STAFF IN
THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY,
ENVIRONMENT, MAYOR'S OFFICE AND
MY COLLEAGUES ON THIS
INITIATIVE.
-- TO EXPAND THE FISCAL NOTE.
TONIGHT, AFTER THE COUNCIL
MEETING, I WILL BE MEETING WITH
THE CUB SCOUT PACK 167 WHICH IS
PART OF DISTRICT 4. WE WILL BE
SHOWING THEM AROUND THE COUNCIL
CHAMBERS AND TALKING TO THEM
ABOUT HOW YOUNG PEOPLE CAN GET
INVOLVED AND MAKE OUR CITY
BETTER.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
JUST ECHO THE COMMENTS OF MY
COLLEAGUES I AM EXCITED TO BE
HERE COMING IN WITH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND TO
LOOK FORWARD TO THE MENTORSHIP
OF THE WISE LONG SERVING
COUNCIL MEMBER PETERSON.
WHO HAS BEEN HERE FOR TWO
MONTHS LONGER THAN US AND IT IS
GREAT TO BE HERE WITH ALL OF
YOU AT THIS TABLE WHO ARE HERE
FOR THE FIRST TIME OR WHO ARE
RETURNING.
I'M VERY EXCITED TO GET TO WORK
FOR THE PEOPLE OF DISTRICT 7. I
WANT TO FIRST INTRODUCE MY STAFF
, SOME OF WHOM ARE IN THE
AUDIENCE HERE TODAY.
CAMILLA BROWN, JACOB THORPE,
PARKER DAWSON AND CATHERINE
SIMS WHO WILL BE HERE WORKING
WITH ME TO HELP REPRESENT THE
PEOPLE OF DISTRICT 7 AND MAKE
SOME MATERIAL PROGRESS ON THE
CHALLENGES WE ARE FACING.
I LOOK FORWARD THIS WEEK TO
SENDING OUT OUR FIRST
NEWSLETTER TO THE DISTRICT
WHERE I WILL BE ABLE TO
INTRODUCE MY STAFF WHO WILL BE
JUST AS INTEGRAL A PART OF THAT
SERVICE AS I WILL BE AS A
COUNCIL MEMBER AND I AM REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO SHARING
THEIR BACKGROUNDS, THEIR BIOS,
THEIR LIFE EXPERIENCES WITH ALL
OF THE PEOPLE OF DISTRICT 7 AND
HOW THEY CAN BE A PARTNER IN
SERVICE AND GOVERNMENT.
ADDITIONALLY, TOMORROW EVENING,
I WILL BE ATTENDING A MEETING
IN THE MAGNOLIA COMMUNITY
COUNCIL.
IT IS MY INTENTION TO EITHER
PERSONALLY OR HAVE A STAFF
REPRESENTATIVE PRESENT AT EVERY
COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING IN MY
DISTRICT ON A REGULAR BASIS FROM
PIONEER SQUARE ALL THE WAY TO
MAGNOLIA TO QUEEN ANNE.
AND TO HAVE THAT REAL SUSTAINED
PRESENT IN COMMUNICATION AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO LETTING
EVERYONE KNOW HOW IT WENT WHEN
WE ARE BACK HERE NEXT MONDAY.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
PICKED THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
WALKING US WELCOMING LAST
NEWBIES TO THE COUNCIL.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
REPRESENTING THE PEOPLE OF
DISTRICT 2 AND MAKING SURE WE
ARE IN SERVICE TO THEM.
I AM -- I WANTED TO LET FOLKS
KNOW THAT NEXT MONDAY, WE WILL
BE HAVING AN IN DISTRICT
COMMUNITY SWEARING-IN AT EL
CENTRO DE LA ROSA AT 630 P.M.
I AM SORRY WE WILL MR. EVENT
BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING
ABOUT IT.
ASSUMING THAT OUR RESOLUTION
PASSES ON COMMITTEES I WILL BE
CHAIRING THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WHICH I
AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT.
OUR FOCUS WILL BE ON THE
CHANGES THAT NEED TO HAPPEN IN
ORDER TO BUILD COMMUNITY
WEALTH, PARTICULARLY AMONG
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND LOW
INCOME FOLKS.
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THE ARTICLE
IN THE PAPER TODAY BY NAOMI
SHIGE TANAKA TALKING ABOUT ONE
OF THE SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE
DISTRICT THAT IS STRUGGLING AND
I THINK THERE ARE A LOT THAT I
WAS -- IS A LOT THAT OUR CITY
CAN DO TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
KEEPING OUR LEGACY BUSINESSES,
PROTECTING SMALL BUSINESSES AND
MAKING SURE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
BUSINESS DISTRICTS ARE THE KIND
OF PLACES WHERE OUR COMMUNITIES
CAN THRIVE AND I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO DOING THAT WORK ON
BEHALF OF ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ?
>> THANK YOU , GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
PRESIDENT COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
-- PRESIDENT PRO TEM KSHAMA
SAWANT.
WELCOME ALL OF YOU TO EVERYONE,
TO THE NEW YEAR AND THE NEW
COUNCIL MEMBERS.
OF EXCITED ABOUT WHAT 2020
BRINGS FOR ALL OF US.
IT IS GOING TO BE REALLY
EXCITING AND I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO ALL OF THE GOOD WORK
WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO
AS A CITY COUNCIL, NOW ONE OF
THE MOST PROGRESSIVE CITY
COUNCILS IN THE COUNTRY SO I
THINK THAT OUR REPUTATION
PRECEDES US AND WE HAVE A LOT
OF WORK TO DO TO RISE TO THE
OCCASION AND I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON
ALL OF THOSE PARTICULAR ISSUES.
FOR ME, I HAVE THREE BILLS ON
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR FOR CONSIDERATION THIS
AFTERNOON COUNCIL AGENDA AND
THOSE ARE ALL RELATED TO THE
CLEAN CAMPAIGNS ACT.
WE DECIDED TO SEPARATE THE 3
BILLS. THEY WERE INTRODUCED AS
ONE BILL BUT BECAUSE WE WANT TO
AVOID ANY POTENTIAL SINGLE
SUBJECT ISSUE CHALLENGES, WE
HAVE DECIDED TO SEPARATE ALL OF
THOSE BILLS INTO 3 BILLS THAT
STAND ON THEIR OWN.
THE FIRST BILL MURRAY RELATED
TO ACQUIRING ADDITIONAL
DISCLOSURE BY COMMERCIAL
ADVERTISERS AS IT RELATES TO
POLITICAL ADS, BOTH DURING ON
AND OFF ELECTION YEARS AND IT
ALSO WILL COVER POLICY
ADVOCACY.
WE HAVE HEARD FROM SOME
STAKEHOLDERS, SPECIFICALLY THE
SEATTLE ETHICS AND ELECTIONS
COMMISSION THAT THEY WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT THAT PARTICULAR
BILL IS RECONCILED WITH
EXISTING RULES AROUND LOBBYING
AND POTENTIAL CHANGES THAT THEY
ARE CONSIDERING PROPOSING TO
THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION.
THESE ARE RELATED TO LOBBYING
ACTIVITY SO WE INTEND TO VOTE
THAT BILL OUT OF COMMITTEE
TOMORROW MORNING BUT IT WILL
LIKELY BE SUBJECT TO SOME
ADDITIONAL REFINEMENT BEFORE
FULL COUNCIL ON JANUARY 13.
THE SECOND BILL IS RELATED TO
PROHIBITING FOREIGN INFLUENCE
OPERATIONS FROM MAKING CAMPAIGN
CONTRIBUTIONS BOTH DIRECTLY TO
A CAMPAIGN AND TO PACKS OF ANY
SORT IN THE CITY. THAT BILL
DOES HAVE CURRENTLY SOME
LANGUAGE THAT RELATES TO AND IS
CONNECTED WITH A SUPER PACK
BILL WHICH IS THE THIRD BILL SO
WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF IN
PARTICULAR TO SEE IF WE CAN DO
A LITTLE BIT OF CLEANUP ON THAT
BILL TO BE ABLE TO GET IT READY
IN TIME FOR VOTING IT OUT OF
COMMITTEE ON MONDAY -- EXCUSE
ME, VOTING IT OUT OF COMMITTEE
TOMORROW BUT THEN HAVING IT FOR
A FULL COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ON
MONDAY.
THEN LASTLY, THE THIRD BILL IS
THE BILL THAT WOULD CREATE
EASONABLE REGULATIONS ON
INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE
ACTIVITY BY WHAT ARE COMMONLY
REFERRED TO AS SUPER PACS AND
WE HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL
STAKEHOLDER INVESTIGATIONS WE
NEED TO DO ON THAT BILL AND
ALSO HAVE ADDITIONAL
LEGISLATION RECORD WE WOULD
LIKE TO BILL BUILD TO MAKE SURE
WE CAN BOLSTER LEGAL ARGUMENTS
IN DEFENSE OF THAT PARTICULAR
PIECE OF LEGISLATION SO ALL OF
THOSE 3 BILLS ARE ON THE
REFERRAL CALENDAR AND WILL BE
DISCUSSE IN THE SELECT
COMMITTEE ON CAMPAIGN-FINANCE
REFORM SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW
MORNING HERE IN CHAMBERS AT
9:30 A.M.
. THAT IS A COMMITTEE OF THE
WHOLE WHICH MEANS ALL COUNCIL
MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.
I BELIEVE WE SET THE QUORUM AT
3 SO I NEED AT LEAST 2 MORE
BODIES IN CHAMBERS TO BE ABLE
TO HOLD THAT PARTICULAR AND WE
WILL BE MAKING THE ROUNDS TO
MAKE THE ROUNDS TO CONFIRM THE
QUORUM TO MAKE SURE WE CAN
CONVENE AT 9:30 TOMORROW
MORNING BUT WE WILL BE VOTING
AND DISCUSSING AND POSSIBLY
VOTING TWO OF THE THREE BILLS
OUT AND ON THE THIRD BILL WE
WILL CONTINUE TO DO SOME
ADDITIONAL STAKEHOLDER
ENGAGEMENT TO ENSURE WE HAVE
DONE THE WORK THAT WE NEED TO
DO IN THE BACKGROUND TO MAKE
SURE THAT FOLKS ARE COMFORTABLE
WITH BOTH THE NEW
RESPONSIBILITIES AND
OBLIGATIONS UNDER THAT
PARTICULAR BILL.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD WHO HAS AGREED TO WORK
ON THIS ISSUE IN MY ABSENCE
DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF
THIS YEAR AND REALLY APPRECIATE
HER WILLINGNESS TO CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH US AND TO WORK WITH
MY STAFF ON SEEING THAT OVER
THE FINISH LINE IN TERMS OF THE
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND WE
WILL.
IT BACKUP BEGINNING AT QUARTER
TO WHEN I RETURN FROM MATERNITY
LEAVE.
>> THE NEXT FULL COUNCIL AGENDA
MEETING I AM ASSUMING I WILL
TALK ABOUT BECAUSE I'M THE ONLY
ONE LEFT ON THE COUNCIL THAT
WAS PART OF THE COMMITTEE WHICH
IS THE FINANCE AND
NEIGHBORHOODS REPORT ON THE
QUARTER FOR SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET.
THAT IS PRETTY STANDARD BILL
THAT WILL ALLOW US TO AMEND THE
BUDGET FOR 2019 TO ADD
ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURES AND
REVENUES RELATED TO QUARTER 4 AS
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
MENTIONED, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO
VOTE ON THIS AT THE END OF THE
YEAR DUE TO QUORUM ISSUES AND
NOW WE HAVE THE REQUISITE
NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS IN
ATTENDANCE FOR THIS FULL
COUNCIL THIS AFTERNOON AND WE
WILL CONSIDER THAT PARTICULAR
OUT.
THE LAST THING IS THERE ARE 3
RESOLUTIONS, ONE RELATED TO
ESTABLISHING THE COUNCIL'S
COMMITTEE STRUCTURE FOR 2020
AND 2021 AND PROVIDING
ASSIGNMENTS TO ALL COUNCIL
MEMBERS RELATED TO REGIONAL AND
EXTERNAL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
AND ESTABLISHING A PRO TEM
COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
SCHEDULED FOR QUARTER 1. FIRST
UP WILL BE COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD FOLLOWED BY
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND IN
MARCH IT WILL BE COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA SO I REALLY WANT TO
APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S
WILLINGNESS TO CONTINUE TO
PROVIDE INPUT INTO WORK ON
THOSE RESOLUTIONS AND I'M
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT IS IN
FRONT OF US IN TERMS OF HOW WE
ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO OUR
WORK.
A LITTLE BIT OF A CULTURE SHIFT
FOR US AS A CITY COUNCIL BUT
ONE THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT
AND WHEN I THINK ONE THAT I
THINK WILL RESULT IN A LOT OF
PRODUCTIVE WORK AS THE
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF THE CITY.
LASTLY, I WILL SAY THAT I WILL
BE, AT THE CONCLUSION OF
TODAY'S FULL COUNCIL MEETING,
ASKING TO BE EXCUSED FOR THE
FIRST 3 MONTHS OF THIS MONTH TO
BE ABLE TO BOND AND WELCOME MY
FIRST BABY AND WE WILL BE
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING
ABLE TO STEP AWAY FOR 3 MONTHS
TO TAKE MATERNITY LEAVE. THIS
WEEKEND WAS SUPER EXCITING FOR
US BECAUSE MY HUSBAND GOT TO
APPLY, GO ONLINE AND APPLY FOR
WASHINGTON STATE'S NEW PAID
FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE INSURANCE
WHICH MY OFFICE DID A LOT OF
ADVOCACY AROUND AND ORGANIZING
FOR AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH A
LOT OF THE LABOR AND WORKING
FAMILY ORGANIZATIONS AT THE
STATE LEVEL SO IT WAS PRETTY
HISTORIC TO BE ABLE TO SIT IN
OUR LIVING ROOM AND GOING
THROUGH THE PROCESS OF APPLYING
FOR HIM TO BE ABLE TO QUALIFY
FOR THAT WONDERFUL BENEFIT SO
I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT
THOUSANDS OF WORKERS ACROSS THE
STATE BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2020
ARE NOW ABLE TO GO THROUGH THE
SAME EXERCISE AND BE ABLE TO
TAKE SOME TIME WITH PAY TO BE
ABLE TO BOND WITH A NEW CHILD
AND THAT WAS REALLY EXCITING TO
BE A PART OF THAT.
I'M EXCITED!
THANK YOU!
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ.
IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER
COMMENTS, WE WILL MOVE TO THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION SCHEDULED FOR
TODAY.
THERE IS AN ATTENDANCE SCRIPT
FOR THE SESSION.
AS PRESIDING OFFICER, I AM
ANNOUNCING THAT THE CITY OF
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL
CONVENE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THE PURPOSE OF THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION IS TO DISCUSS PENDING
OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION.
THE COUNCILS EXECUTIVE SESSIONS
ARE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
COUNCIL TO DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL
LEGAL MATTERS WITH CITY
ATTORNEYS AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
ILLEGAL MONITOR FOR THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS ALWAYS
PRESENT TO ENSURE THE COUNCIL
RESERVES QUESTIONS OF POLICY
FOR OPEN SESSIONS.
I EXPECT THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
TO END BY -- END IN 40 MINUTES
ON BY 9:36 OR SO SO SORRY,
10:36 NOT 9:36.
IF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO
BE EXTENDED BEYOND THAT, TIME,
I WILL ANNOUNCED THE EXTENSION
AND THE EXPECTED DURATION.