>>> GOOD MORNING.
THE APRIL 6, 2020 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> UNMUTE.
>> CLERK, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO
HEAR YOU CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
COUNCIL HAD BEEN HERBOLD?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> HI.
>> I'M HERE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> HERE.
>> AND COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> I'M HERE, PRESENT.
>> 9 PRESENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBERS, THE COUNCIL
RULES ARE SILENT ON ALLOWING
ELECTRONIC PARTICIPATION AT
MEETINGS.
TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATING
REMOTELY, I WILL GO THROUGH THE
RULES THROUGH MAY 4, 2020 TO
ALLOW THIS MEETING TO OCCUR
PARTICIPATING THROUGH
ELECTRONIC MEANS.
SO IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
THE COUNCIL RULES WILL BE
SUSPENDED TO ALLOW ELECTRONIC
PARTICIPATION THROUGH MAY 4,
2020.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
COUNCIL RULES ARE SUSPENDED.
THE COUNCIL MEETINGS WILL BE
HELD WITH MEMBERS PARTICIPATING
ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH MAY 4,
2020 AND WILL GO THROUGH THE
APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
IF THERE IS NO OKAY, THE
MINUTES OF MARCH 20th WILL BE
ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED.
REALLY QUICKLY, THE PRESIDENT'S
REPORT, I WANTED TO GIVE FOLKS
A QUICK UPDATE OFF COMMITTEE
SCHEDULES THROUGH MAY 4, 2020
WHICH IS THE PERIOD OF TIME
THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE
STAY -- THE STAY HOME ORDER
FROM THE GOVERNOR IS INTENDED
TO LAST.
I WANT TO THANK EACH OF YOU FOR
THOUGHTFULLY ENGAGING WITH ME
IN MY OFFICE IN A DIALOGUE
AROUND THE TIME SENSITIVE
PRIORITIES.
I THINK THE COUNCIL WIDE
COORDINATION WILL ENSURE THAT
WE ARE ABLE TO CONDUCT POLICY
WORK THAT IS COVID-19 RELATED
AND COUNCIL BUSINESS WHILE NOT
OVERWHELMING THE LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT'S CAPACITY IN THE
PERIOD OF REMOTE PARTICIPATION
AND WORK.
SINCE ENGAGING EACH OF YOU IN
THE CONVERSATIONS, THE
CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS PANDEMIC
AND IMPACT ON OUR DAILY LIVES
AND HOW WE DO BUSINESS HAS
DRASTICALLY CHANGED.
IN LIGHT OF GOVERNOR INSLEE'S
STAY-AT-HOME ORDER AND TO
ACCOUNT FOR THE BANDWIDE TH,
THEY ASK THAT WE WORK WITH THE
OFFICE TO SCHEDULE THE AGENDAS
AND TOPICS.
A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THIS IS
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
WE JUST RECENTLY COORDINATED
WITH HIS OFFICE AND NEED TO
HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING ON
HOMELESSNESS GIVEN THE RECENT
NEWS THERE ARE HEPATITIS A
OUTBREAK CONCERNS.
IN ADDITION, I THINK OUR
COLLECTIVE ONGOING CONCERNS
ABOUT HOW THE CITY IS OR IS NOT
ADEQUATELY RESPONDING TO THE
COVID PANDEMIC CRIES AS IT
RELATES ON THE ONGOING CRISIS
AND IS RELATED TO THE CITY'S
EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
SO YOU ALL SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED
AN INVITATION ON THAT, AND I AM
SURE THAT THE COUNCILMEMBER
WILL COVER THAT IN HIS
BRIEFING.
I AM ASKING FOR ONGOING
COOPERATION FROM ALL OF YOU AS
YOUR NEEDS COME UP.
WE HAVE ENGAGED WITH COUNCIL'S
CENTRAL STAFF AND WITH THE
CLERK'S OFFICE.
THEY MADE A REQUEST THAT
COMMITTEE MEETINGS IN THE
FUTURE WILL BE GONE ON
WEDNESDAYS TO ORGANIZE THE
IMPACT TO HAVE THE NEED OF
ESSENTIAL WORKERS HERE AT CITY
HALL TO SUPPORT THE COMMITTEE
HEARINGS.
AGAIN, I THINK ENGAGING WITH MY
OFFICE, THE CENTRAL STAFF AND
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, WE WILL
ENSURE THAT WE ARE ADHERING TO
THE GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION
THAT PUTS RESTRICTIONS
INCLUDING ON THE CITY OF
SEATTLE ON WHAT LEGISLATIVE
ACTIONS WE CAN TAKE, ACTIONS
INCLUDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS
EVEN IF IT'S NOT A FINAL VOTE
ON LEGISLATION.
THE GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION
DATES AND STATES ANY
LEGISLATIVE ACTION BECAUSE THE
PUBLIC CANNOT BE PHYSICALLY
PRESENT AT CITY CALL TO ENGAGE
IN ANY CONVERSATIONS ARE THINGS
THAT ARE NECESSARY AND ROUTINE
FOR THE CITY BUSINESS AND ITEMS
THAT ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO
THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE UNDER
THE MAYOR'S CIVIL EMERGENCY OR
GOVERNOR'S CIVIL EMERGENCY.
I THINK MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN
MADE AWARE OF THE GOVERNOR'S
PROCLAMATION, AND AGAIN, MY
OFFICE WITH CENTRAL STAFF AND
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND
CLERK'S OFFICE ARE WORKING
TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT
ANYTHING THAT IS SLATED FOR A
COMMITTEE MEETING OR FINAL
ACTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL WILL
COMPLY WITH THE GOVERNOR'S
ORDER AND MAKING SURE THAT I
WORK WITH ALL OF YOU ON MAKING
SURE THAT WE HAVE GOOD TRAFFIC
CONTROL TO BE ABLE TO MANAGE
THE COUNCIL'S CAPACITY AND
COMPLIANCE WITH THE
PROCLAMATION WOULD BE HELPFUL.
SO MOST OF THE FEEDBACK I GOT
FROM YOU ALL INDICATE THAT DOES
MOST COMMITTEES DO NOT NEED TO
MEET IN APRIL WITH RARE
EXCEPTIONS.
HOWEVER, A COUPLE OF COMMITTEES
MAY NEED MEETINGS IN MAY TO
DEAL WITH THE TIME SENSITIVE
LEGISLATION.
WE WILL CIRCLE BACK WITH THE
COUNCILMEMBERS BEFORE
SCHEDULING THESE.
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE HAS
PROVIDED ME WITH THE SPECIALING
OF MEETINGS AND WE HOPE TO
FOLLOW THAT GUIDANCE WITH ONLY
ALLOWING THE SPECIAL METINGS TO
ALLOW ON WEDNESDAYS AS I
MENTIONED EARLIER AND PROVIDING
THE CLERK WITH THE POTENTIAL OF
MEETINGS AND MINIMIZE THE
AMOUNT OF ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES
THAT HAVE TO BE PRESENT AT CITY
HALL.
LASTLY, I'LL JUST SAY AS IT
RELATES TO PUBLIC COMMENT I HAD
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CLERK'S
OFFICE, AND WE ARE LOOKING AT
HOPEFULLY BEING ABLE TO TEST
SOME TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL ALLOW
US TO HEAR SOME VERSION OF
PUBLIC COMMENTS VIA ZOOM AND MY
HOPE IS THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO
HAVE THAT LIVE AND READY TO GO
ON MONDAY APRIL 20th DURING THE
FULL COUNCIL MEETING THEN.
BUT WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR
TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT AND
CLERK'S OFFICE TO TEST SOME OF
THE TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS THAT
ARE AVAILABLE TO US BEFORE WE
GO LIVE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE CLERK'S
OFFICE AND TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT'S STAFF FOR WORKING
WITH MY OFFICE ON IDENTIFYING
HOW WE CAN BEST REINTEGRATE THE
PUBLIC COMMENT THROUGH
TECHNOLOGICAL MEANS TO COMPLY
WITH THE GOVERNOR'S
PROCLAMATION AROUND HIS
PROHIBITION OF HAVING PEOPLE
PHYSICALLY APPEAR AT CITY HALL.
IT'S IT FOR MY PRESIDENT'S
REPORT.
I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
ABOUT THAT PIECE.
IF THERE IS NO QUESTIONS, LET
ME RUN THE FIRST PRESENTATION
TODAY.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ.
I APPRECIATE THE SPEECH ON
PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THIS IS A PRIORITY FOR MY
OFFICE.
AND I URGE THAT I DISCUSS WITH
YOU IN OUR HOME MEETING AND
FOLLOW-UP EMAIL TO YOU THAT WE
SUSPEND THE RULES AS FAR AS
WHAT PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED TO SAY
IN PUBLIC COMMENT.
I THINK IT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY
APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY THAT
AT THIS MOMENT THE CITY COUNCIL
ALLOW ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS
RELEVANT TO THE COVID CRISIS AT
EVERY MEETING.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
I HEARD YOUR REQUEST ON THAT
POINT.
I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING A
BLANKET SUSPENSION OF THE
RULES.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
MAINTAIN CONSISTENCY WITH THE
RULES AND I INTEND TO FOLLOW
THE APPROVED COUNCIL RULES ARE
IN RELATED TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL AND
JUDICIOUS HERE.
WE ARE UNDER AN EMERGENCY
RESPOND PERIOD AND A
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR IN
HOW WE CONNECT THENESS IN
BUSINESS IN THE LIGHT THAT THE
PUBLIC CANNOT PHYSICALLY
CONVENE IN CHAMBERS TO ENGAGE
IN PUBLIC COMMENT.
I THINK WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND
THAT IS NOT JUST A NON-BINDING
RESOLUTION.
IT'S A BINDING LAW ON US.
SO WHILE I AM REALLY WORKING
HARD TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO
PROVIDE THE PUBLIC SOME
MECHANISM TO BE ABLE TO RE-
ENGAGE IN OUR BUSINESS, I'M
ALSO WEIGHING THAT WITH THE
UNDERSTANDING THAT -- THAT WE
HAVE THE NEW LEGAL OBLIGATIONS
THROUGH MAY 4 UNDER THE
GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION.
I THINK SUSPENDING THE COUNCIL
RULES IS JUST NOT JUDICIOUS.
>> A FOLLOW UP?
>> SURE.
>> THANK YOU.
I DO NOT AGREE THAT WHAT I AM
REQUESTING IS ANY BLANKET
SUSPENSION OF RULES.
I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT
CHARACTERIZATION AT ALL.
IN FACT, IT'S VERY MUCH
CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE HAS SAID
WHICH IS THAT THE WORK OF THE
ELECTED BODIES SHOULD NOW
COMPLETELY FOCUS ON THE
LEGISLATION RELEVANT TO TO
RELIEVING THE DEVASTATION OF
FAMILIES AND SMALL BUSINESSES
BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 CRISIS.
I AM MAKING A VERY SPECIFIC
REQUEST THAT OUR PUBLIC BE
ALLOWED TO INCORPORATE THE
TESTIMONY EVERY MEETING
RELEVANT TO THE COVID-19
CRISIS.
I DON'T SEE HOW THAT IS
INCONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE HAS NAMED.
IF WE NEED A SESSION WITH THE
LAW DEPARTMENT TO QUALIFY THIS,
I WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE
INITIATE THAT.
BUT I DO NOT AGREE THAT WE
REJECT ALLOWING PUBLIC
TESTIMONY ON THE CRISIS IN THIS
PERIOD.
I THINK THIS IS NOT JUST MY
REQUEST.
THIS IS, I THINK, NECESSARY FOR
THE COUNCIL TO ENACT BECAUSE --
PRECISELY BECAUSE PEOPLE IN SO
MUCH CRISIS.
FOR SO MANY WEEKS THEY HAVE NOT
HAD ACCESS TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
THE GOVERNOR'S ORDERS OF THE
ELECTED BODY SHOULD FOCUS ON
THE COVID-19 CRISIS-ROLLED
ISSUES IS SPECIFICALLY
CONNECTED TO THE CONCERN THAT
THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY IS
CONCERNED.
AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO
INITIATE A LAW DEPARTMENT
DISCUSSION TO QUALIFY THE
DETAILS BUT I THINK WE NEED TO
PURSUE THAT.
>> AND YOUR REQUEST HAS CHANGED
IN THE LAST FEW MINUTES.
SO I AM TOTALLY IN AGREEMENT
THAT PUBLIC TESTIMONY NEEDS TO
BE REINTRODUCED.
I DISAGREE WITH YOUR INITIATE
PITCH WHICH IS THEY SHOULD BE
ALLOWED TO TALK ANYTHING THEY
WANT.
>> NO.
THAT WAS NOT WHAT I SAID.
I SAID THEY SHOULD BE ALLOWED
TO SPEAK --
>> MAY I FINISH.
I WASN'T INTERRUPTING YOU.
I APPRECIATE THE SAME COURTESY.
SO WHAT I HEARD YOU SAY IS YOU
WANTED PUBLIC TESTIMONY TO BE
REINTRODUCED A, AND B, TO ALLOW
THAT REINTRODUCTION TO BE
UNFETTERED.
IN ORDER, THEY COULD TESTIFY TO
ANYTHING RELATED TO COUNCIL
BUSINESS.
I DISAGREE WITH THAT APPROACH.
I BELIEVE WE NEED TO MAINTAIN
SOME LEVEL OF ORDER TO OUR
MEETINGS, AND JUST BECAUSE I
AGREE THERE NEEDS TO BE ORDER
DOESN'T MEAN I DISAGREE WE
SHOULD HAVE PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
WE WILL FOLLOW THE RULES AND IF
THERE IS AN AGENDA RELATED TO
COVID, ABSOLUTELY, PEOPLE WILL
BE ALLOWED TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY
TO THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE.
BUT WE ARE NOT GOING TO JUST
OPEN UP THE FLOOD GATES AND
ALLOW PEOPLE TO JUST TESTIFY
ABOUT WHATEVER IT IS WE WANT TO
TESTIFY ABOUT.
WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN A LEVEL OF
CONSISTENCY WITH THE RULES TO
FACILITATE THE COMPLIANCE WITH
THE GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION AND
CONTINUE TO HAVE SOME SEMLANCE
OF ORDER AS IT RELATES TO THE
COUNCIL BUSINESS.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW UP.
I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, AS FAR
AS MY EMAIL IS CONCERNED, YOU
ARE ACCURATE THAT WHAT I
PRIMARILY REQUESTED WAS THE
INTRODUCTION OF PUBLIC
TESTIMONY AND I AM HAPPY THAT
WE ARE IN AGREEMENT.
BUT THIS MORNING, I AM ACTUALLY
EXTENDING MY REQUEST NOT ONLY
FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS BUT TO
ALLOW PEOPLE TO TESTIFY ON
ANYTHING RELATED TO COVID-19,
NOT JUST THE LEGISLATION AT THE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON THAT
PARTICULAR DATE.
I DON'T SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS
IN RENEWING THE REQUEST I HAVE
TO EXTEND THE REQUEST.
YOU KNOW, I THINK WE ALL SHOULD
BE DOING WHAT MY OFFICE IS
DOING WHICH IS REALLY KEEPING
PACE WITH THE CRISIS AND RE-
ADJUSTING OUR PRIORITIES.
WE OFFICIALLY HAD A MORATORIUM
BUT THAT IS NOT ENOUGH AND THAT
IS WHY WE ARE FIGHTING FOR
SUSPENSION OF RENT AND MORTGAGE
PAYMENTS ENTIRELY.
THE NATURE OF THIS CRISIS IS
RENEWING WHAT WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT, AND THAT IS WHAT HAS
HAPPENED, AND IN THE LAST FEW
DAYS I RECOGNIZED THAT WE NEED
PUBLIC COMMENT ON COVID-19.
I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT PEOPLE
WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO TESTIFY
TO ANYTHING UNDER THE SUN BUT
THE COVID-19 CRISIS BUT I DON'T
THINK IT SHOULD BE JUST THE
LEGISLATION THAT IS EXPRESS
THAT DOES WAY, AND PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ, THE ONLY FLOOD GATES
I WANT OPENED ARE THE ENORMOUS
MULTIFACETED CRISIS THAT WE ARE
INVOLVED IN, AND I WANT LIKE TO
OPEN THIS TO COVID-19 AND NOT
JUST COVID-19 RELATED
LEGISLATION.
THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM MY OTHER
COLLEAGUES?
OKAY.
HEARING NONE, THAT CONCLUDES MY
PRESIDENT'S REPORT, AND WE WILL
MOVE INTO THE BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION AGENDA ITEMS 3. WE
WILL HEAR A PRESENTATION FROM
THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT INTRA
RELATIONS.
I WANT TO THANK THE TEAM FOR
BEING WITH US THIS MORNING AND
DOING SO REMOTELY.
I APPRECIATED RECEIVING THE
RECENT MEMORANDUM REALLY
OUTLINING THE MANY DIFFERENT
THINGS WE CAN EXPECT IN THE
FEDERAL STIMULUS PACKAGE.
I THINK MANY OF OUR
CONSTITUENTS ARE UNIQUELY
INTERESTED AND INTRIGUED BY
WHAT WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE FROM
THE RECENT STIMULUS PACKAGE
THAT ACTUALLY HELPS WORKING
PEOPL AND FOLKS WHO ARE REALLY
FEELING THE IMPACT, THE
NEGATIVE IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL
PANDEMIC.
I AM APPRECIATIVE OF OIR'S
WILLINGNESS TO BE WITH US, AND
CALLING IN I THINK FROM D.C. TO
BE WITH US.
SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I WILL
HAND IT OVER, AND I WILL LET
THE FOLKS ON THE LINE KNOW THAT
MY OFFICE JUST SET UP AN
UPDATED POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
FROM THE OIR TEAM.
ONE SLIDE IS DIFFERENT THAN THE
ATTACHED AGENDA.
WE WILL MAKE SURE TO UPDATE THE
AGENDA SO THAT BECOMES PUBLIC
RECORD BUT I WANTED TO MAKE
SURE THAT IS IN YOUR INBOXES
AND TIME STAMPED AT 9:45 A.M.
FOR YOU TO FOLLOW ALONG.
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I'M GOING
TO PASS IT OVER TO THE TEAM AT
OIR.
WHO WILL KICK US OFF AT OIR?
OKAY.
LILY, YOU HAVE TO UNMUTE.
THERE YOU GO.
>> OKAY.
CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY, EVERYONE?
>> YEP.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU, AND GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ AND
COUNCILMEMBERS.
PRESENTING WITH ME TODAY, I AM
JOINED BY OUR FEDERAL RELATIONS
DIRECTOR AS WELL AS OUR FEDERAL
LOBBYIST WHO IS BASED IN D.C.
AND OUR STATE DIRECTOR ALSO.
AND ALTHOUGH AS MANY OF YOU
KNOW, THE STATE LEGISLATE SURE
NO LONGER IN SESSION, WE DO
ANTICIPATE THE WASHINGTON STATE
LEGISLATURE WILL RECONVENE
LATER IN THE SPRING FOR A
SPECIAL SESSION.
SPEAKER PELOSI IS ALSO WORKING
AGGRESSIVELY TO ADVANCE A
STIMULUS PACKAGE WHILE WE
SPEAK.
HER STATED GOAL IS TO MOVE
SOMETHING QUICKLY THROUGH
CONGRESS, PLEASE KEEP IN MIND
THAT THE TIMELINES AT THE STATE
AND FEDERAL LEVEL ARE FLUID.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU
INFORMED AS WE LEARN MORE.
IT WAS A GREAT THING, THOSE OF
YOU ABLE TO TOUR THE FIELD
HOSPITAL AT CENTURYLINK.
WE APPRECIATE THE STRONG
PARTNER WITH KING COUNTY, THE
PORT OF SEATTLE, AND PROVIDING
US THE STORAGE TRAILERS,
CONTAINER EQUIPMENT AND OTHER
ITEMS AT PORT 46.
OUR DIRECTOR HAS BEEN WORKING
WITH OUR SISTER CITY, THE CHINA
RELATIONS COUNCIL AND OTHER
CHINESE PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY
TESTING KITS AND PPE MEMBERS
INTERNATIONALLY, AND LASTLY,
THANK YOU ALL FOR THE
COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF QUESTIONS
THAT COUNCIL COMMITTED.
SUBMITTED.
WE WILL TRY OUR BEST TO ANSWER
THOSE TODAY BUT SOME OF THEM
ARE FOCUSED ON IMPLEMENTATION
AND PRIORITIES AND WE WILL HAVE
TO DIRECT TO YOU THOSE
DEPARTMENTS TO ANSWER SOME OF
THE QUESTIONS THAT WE WILL NOT
BE ABLE TO ANSWER TODAY.
I DID WANT TO NOTE THAT THERE
IS A FEDERAL COVID FUNDING TASK
FORCE, ACTUALLY, INCORPORATES
STATE FUNDING THAT ADRIAN
THOMPSON, OUR POLICY DIRECTOR,
IS HEADING UP IN CONJUNCTION
WITH MANY DEPARTMENTS.
I WILL NOW TURN IT OVER TO OUR
PARTNERS IN WASHINGTON D.C.
BEFORE OVER TO ROBIN FOR A
STATE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE.
>> LILY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
BEFORE YOU HAND IT OVER TO
OTHER FOLKS TO TALK, I JUST
WANTED TO REMIND MY COLLEAGUES
CONSIST 20 WHAT WE DID LAST
WEEK, IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION IN
ORDER TO AVOID US SPEAKING OVER
EACH OTHER, JUST RAISE YOUR
HAND BECAUSE I CAN SEE ALL OF
YOU.
IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, AND FOR
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ F YOU HAVE
A QUESTION REALLY QUICKLY, I AM
HAPPY TO ALLOW YOU TO ASK A
QUESTION.
SO RAISE YOUR HAND ON THE
SCREEN IF YOU HAVE VIDEO SO I
CAN SEE YOU AND PUT YOU IN THE
CUE OR USE THE CHAT JUNCTION TO
TELL ME YOU HAVE A QUESTION.
BUT PLEASE DON'T USE THE
CHATTED QUESTION FOR ANYTHING
SUBSTANTIVE FOR CONVERSATION,
JUST ONLY FOR PURPOSES OF
LETTING ME KNOW YOU HAVE A
QUESTION.
AS SOON AS WE GET AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ASK THE
QUESTIONS, I WILL MAKE SURE TO
GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY.
THANK YOU.
PLEASE TAKE IT AWAY.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU.
SO WE'LL GO THROUGH THE BULK OF
THE PRESENTATION AND WALK YOU
THROUGH SOME OF THE FIRST AND
SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL PASSAGES
THAT HAVE HAPPENED.
BUT I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT
TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE
DONE.
THE MAYOR HAS SENT A LETTER TO
OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION
FOR THE THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL,
AND THAT WAS GETTING PRIORITIES
TO THE CITY DEPARTMENTS WORKING
CLOSELY AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL
RIGHT NOW WHICH IS MOST OF OUR
DEPARTMENTS.
SO WE ARE ENGAGING ANOTHER
PROCESS FOR A FOURTH LETTER
THAT WE HOPE POTENTIALLY
COUNCIL MIGHT BE ABLE TO JOIN
THE MAYOR ON.
I KNOW A LOT OF YOU ARE LOOKING
FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE.
WE WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH YOU
ON THAT FOR ADDITIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES GOING FORWARD BUT
WE DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU ALL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN IN A
WAY THAT IS MEANINGFUL TO YOUR
OFFICE AS WELL.
SO WE HAVE BEEN GIVING YOU ALL
THE UPDATES WE HAVE BUT IF YOU
HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS OR ISSUES,
I KNOW THE QUESTIONS, LILY
MENTIONED THAT WE MAY NOT GET
TO ALL OF THEM BUT WE WILL
SPEAK TO YOU THROUGHOUT THE
PRESENTATION AND FOLLOW UP WITH
YOU.
AND I WILL KICK IT OVER TO
LESLIE FOR HER PRESENTATION AND
THEN TAKE QUESTIONS THROUGHOUT
IF YOU HAVE THEM.
THANK YOU.
>>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
AND NICE TO SEE ALL OF YOU EVEN
UNDER THE CHALLENGING
CIRCUMSTANCES.
AS THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT
MENTIONED, WE HAVE A SLIDE
PRESENTATION, AND THAT IS BEING
PULLED UP ON THE SCREEN RIGHT
NOW.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAD
THREE PASSAGES THAT FOR D.C.
HAVE MOVED AT LIGHTNING SPEED.
THE FIRST ROUND $8.3 BILLION
SUPPLEMENTAL.
THE SECOND IS THE FAMILY FIRST
CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT, AND
THEN, OF COURSE, THE THIRD
ROUND, $2.TRILLION CARES ACT.
NEXT SLIDE.
ROUND 1, I THINK, JUST AS
CONGRESS WAS BEGINNING TO
REALIZE THE MAGNITUDE AND SCOPE
THE CRISISIS, LARGELY FOCUSED
AROUND THE PUBLIC HEALTH
RESPONSE.
YOU KNOW, WITH THE FDA BUT
REALLY MOSTLY FOR VACCINES AND
CDC.
AGAIN, BECAUSE THINGS ARE
MOVING SO QUICKLY IN D.C., SOME
OF THIS FUNDING IS JUST
BECOMING AVAILABLE NOW.
ROUND 2, PLEASE.
AND ROUND 2 HAS CREATED A NEW
EMERGENCY FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE
PROGRAM AND PRICE OF BUSINESSES
WITH LESS THAN 500 EMPLOYEES
AND ALL PUBLIC EMPLOYERS WERE
INCLUDED TO INCREASE
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, PRIORITY
SECTOR EMPLOYERS WITH FEWER
THAN 500 WORKERS AND GOVERNMENT
ENTITIES HAVE TO PROVIDE
PARTIAL LEAVE UNDER THE FAMILY
CARE ACT AND PART-TIME WORKERS
PAID SICK TIME INCLUDING THE
QUARANTINE ORDER.
SO WE HAVE QUITE A BIT OF
FLEXIBILITY, AND WE WERE ABLE
TO EXEMPT SMALL BUSINESSES WITH
FEWER THAN 50 WORKERS FROM THE
REQUIREMENTS.
REFUNDABLE TAX CREDITS ARE
AVAILABLE TO EMPLOYERS.
GOVERNMENT ENTITIES ARE NOT
ELIGIBLE FOR THE TAX CREDITS,
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE MAY
SEEK TO ADDRESS IN THE FOURTH
PACKAGE.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
IS RECENTLY WE HAD THE $2.3
TRILLION ACT THAT WAS PASSED,
AND THAT INCLUDES DIRECT
PAYMENTS TO INDIVIDUALS.
SO RESIDENTS UP TO $75,000 ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR THE FULL $1200
PAYMENT WITH AN ADDITIONAL $500
PER CHILD PROVIDED.
AND THEN THAT BENEFIT THEN
BEGINS TO PHASE OUT UNTIL FOLKS
WITH INCOMES AT $99,000.
FOR MANY INDIVIDUALS, THE GOAL
IS TO GET THIS MONEY OUT
QUICKLY.
THE IDEA HAS BEEN THAT THE IRS
WOULD BE LOOKING AT THE 2019 OR
2018 TAX RETURNS.
THAT IS, OF COURSE, TURNING OUT
TO BE FAR MORE COMPLICATED AS
WE DEAL WITH HOMELESS
INDIVIDUALS, AND INDIVIDUALS
WHO MAY NOT HAVE NEEDED TO FILE
A TAX RETURN AND SO THE
TREASURY IS TRYING TO WORK
THROUGH HOW TO GET CHECKS TO
THOSE INDIVIDUALS AS WELL.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
IN ADDITION, THE CARES ACT
PROVIDES A FAIRLY DRAMATIC
INCREASE IN UNEMPLOYMENT
INVENTORY.
IT PROVIDES AN ADDITIONAL 6
THERE00 PER WEEK PAYMENT FOR
EACH RECIPIENT UP TO 13 WEEKS.
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE IS
AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS EVEN
TO INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY HAVE
BEEN ON UNEMPLOYMENT OR
EXCEEDED THE BENEFITS FOR THE
YEAR.
AND IN ADDITION, THE
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE IS
AVAILABLE FOR WORKERS INCLUDING
PART-TIME WORKERS.
THAT GUIDANCE WAS RELEASED TO
STATES LATE LAST NIGHT.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
ANOTHER PART OF THE CARES ACT
IS THE EXPANSION OF THE FDA'S
LOAN PROGRAM.
$350 BILLION IS AVAILABLE FOR
THE NEW PAYCHECK PROTECTION
PROGRAM THE PPP THAT PROVIDES
100% SECURITY.
THE LOANS AND GUIDANCE BECAME
AVAILABLE LAST WEEK.
THE PROCEEDS CAN BE USED FOR
PAYROLL, HEALTH BENEFITS,
SALARIES, INTEREST ON MORTGAGE
AND RENT.
THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
BORROWERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR LOAN
FORGIVENESS FOR UP TO 8 WEEKS
OF PAYROLL.
SORRY.
AND ALL THE LOANS ARE BEING
PROCESSED THROUGH CURRENT FDA
LENDERS, AND THEY ARE ELIGIBLE
TO BECOME LENDERS THROUGH PPP.
THIS IS TURNING OUT TO BE A
FAIRLY COMPLICATED PROCESS
GIVEN JUST THE CLAIMS THAT ARE
BEING FILED RIGHT NOW.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
$552 MILLION WAS ALSO MADE
AVAILABLE FOR ECONOMIC INJURY
DISASTER LOANS, LOANS UP TO $2
MILLION WITH PRINCIPLE AND
INTEREST DEFERRED UP TO 4
YEARS.
PEOPLE APPLYING FOR THESE LOANS
ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AN EMERGENCY
ADVANCE OF UP TO $10,000 TO
SMALL BUSINESSES AND PRIVATE
NON-PROFITS AND IT SHOULD BE
NOTED THIS IS A GRANT, NOT A
LOAN AND DOES NOT REQUIRE
REPAYMENT.
$17 BILLION IS AVAILABLE FOR
SMALL BUSINESSES WITH NON-
DISASTER LOANS.
THESE ARE FOR BUSINESSES THAT
ALREADY HAVE THE SBA LOANS AND
THEY WILL NOT HAVE TO PAY
INTEREST FOR SIX MONTHS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THE OTHER PIECE THAT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE IS THE CORONAVIRUS
RELIEF FUND.
THIS IS $150 BILLION TO PROVIDE
DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO STATES TO
USE FOR EXPENDITURES THAT HAVE
BEEN INCURRED AS A RESULT OF
THE CORONAVIRUS EPIDEMIC.
AND THE GUARANTEE IS A MINIMUM
OF $1.25 BILLION FOR EACH
STATE.
ONE THING WE WORKED HARD TO GET
INCLUDED IS THE CITIES WOULD BE
ELIGIBLE FOR DIRECT PAYMENTS
FROM TREASURY AND THE
LEGISLATION SAID THAT
LOCALITIESS, COUNTIES, OR
CITIES WITH POPULATIONS OVER
500,000 ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY
DIRECTLY.
WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE
TREASURY DEPARTMENT ON THE
GUIDANCE.
WE -- THE CITY IS PART OF A
LETTER THAT WENT TO TREASURY
LAST WEEK URGING THEM TO ALLOW
THE FUNDS TO BE USED TO HELP
COVER BUDGET DEFICITS FOR
REVENUE LOSSES THAT HAVE
OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF SOCIAL
DISTANCING MEASURES, AND THE
TREASURY EXPECTS TO PUT
GUIDANCE OUT ON THE FUNDS AND
RELEASE OF THE FUNDS WITHIN THE
NEXT TWO WEEKS.
AND WE EXPECT TO SEE THAT
WITHIN TWO WEEKS AND ARE AIMING
TO GET THE DOLLARS OUT BY APRIL
24th.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THE FUNDING ALSO PROVIDED $750
MILLION FOR GRANTS FOR HEAD
START AND CHILD CARE
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
IT ALSO PROVIDES INCREASES IN
FOOD NUTRITION, $15.5 BILLION
TABLE?
AVAILABLE FOR SNAP.
ONE THING TO NOTE IS THE
LEGISLATION DID NOT INCREASE
BENEFITS PER FAMILY OR PER
INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING SNAP.
THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT WE
SHOULD LOOK AT FOR THE NEXT
PACKAGE GOING THROUGH GIVEN THE
INCREDIBLE STRAIN THAT MANY
FMILIES ARE FINDING THEMSELVES
UNDER.
AND IT PROVIDES $8.8 BILLION IN
CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS AND
$450 MILLION WHICH WILL NOT
EVEN BEGIN TO TOUCH THE TOP OF
THE ICEBERG ON THE NEED OF THE
EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THERE IS 5 BILLION MADE
AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENTS, $2 BILLION HAS
BEEN DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE
REGULAR FORMULA PROGRAM IN 30
DAYS, AND THAT FUNDING HAS
ALREADY BEEN RELEASED TO THE
CITY.
ONE BILLION IS GOING TO THE
STATE BASED ON A NEW FORMULA
THAT WAS NOT RELEASED YET BUT
WILL FACTOR IN HEALTH NEEDS AND
OTHER FACTORS FROM HUD $2
BILLION ALSO DEVELOPED BY HUD.
$2 BILLION FOR THE REGULAR
PROGRAM FORMULA, AND THAT
FUNDING HAS ALREADY GONE OUT,
AND $2 BILLION THROUGH A NEW
FORMULA BASED ON THE IMPACT
WITHIN 90 DAYS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
IN ADDITION AS YOU MAY HAVE
SEEN, IT OFFICIALLY CODIFIES
SOME OF THE RULES THAT THE
ADMINISTRATION HAD DONE THROUGH
EXECUTIVE ORDER.
IT BASICALLYS ANY HOMEOWNER
WITH AN FHA, VA, A GOVERNMENT-
BACKED MORTGAGE EXPERIENCING
FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IS ELIGIBLE
FOR 6 MONTHS FOREBEARANCE
KNOWING THERE IS A CHALLENGE
WITH THE PROGRAM BECAUSE NOT
EVERYBODY KNOWS IF THEIR LOAN
IS GOVERNMENT BACKED OR NOT.
THAT IS SOMETHING TO WORK
THROUGH, AND IN ADDITION,
RENTERS PAYING RENT IF THEY
LIVE IN A PROPERTY WITH A
FEDERALLY BACKED LOAN.
TRICKY.
NOT ALL RENTERS FINISH THEIR
LANDLORD HAS A BUILDING THAT IS
BACKED BY A GOVERNMENT BACKED
LOAN AS WELL.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THERE IS FUNDING FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
FOR A FEMA DISASTER RELIEF FUND
THAT STATE GOVERNMENTS ARE
ELIGIBLE, $100 MILLION IN
ASSISTANCE FOR FIREFIGHTER
GRANTS, TWO00 MILLION IN
EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER
GRANTS.
$850 MILLION FOR FORMULA
GRANTS, AND THAT FUNDING HAS
ALREADY BEEN RELEASED.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
AND THEN FUNDING FOR TRANSIT
AGENCIES IN THE RESPONSE TO
CORONAVIRUS.
THESE ARE ALSO GOING OUT
THROUGH FORMULA.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
ONE THING TO NOTE IS MANY OF
THE PROGRAMS WILL EXPIRE
QUICKLY.
THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION
PROGRAMS WILL EXPIRE AT THE END
OF JUNE, AND SO, YOU KNOW, FOR
MANY OF THE PROGRAMS WHAT YOU
ARE BEGINNING TO SEE WITH THE
HOMES, PARTICULARLY WITH THE
HOUSE DEMOCRATS IS THE
REALIZATION IS THAT THE CRISIS
WILL BE WITH US FOR A WHILE.
THE FUNDING THAT WAS PROVIDED,
WHILE AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP
IS NOT NEARLY ENOUGH.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO AS LILY HAD MENTIONED, THE
HOUSE HAS BEGIN WORKING ON A
FOURTH CORONAVIRUS BILL TO
ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT THE
COUNTRY IS FACING AND MAKE SOME
OF THE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS
THAT WILL BE NEEDED FOR THE
CARES ACT.
I THINK WHEN THE SPEAK HER
INITIALLY BEGUN PROPOSING THIS
BILL, THERE WERE HOPES WE WOULD
BE NEARING THE END AND IT WOULD
BE TIME TO PIVOT MORE OF THE
INFRASTRUCTURE STIMULUS
PACKAGE.
IN THE LAST 4 DAYS, WE HAVE
SEEN LEADERSHIP MOVE AWAY FROM
THE CONCEPT OF INFRASTRUCTURE
AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT WE WILL NEED
A CARES PART 2 PACKAGE, EXPAND
FOOD AND EMERGENCY SHELTER
GRANTS TO DEAL WITH WHAT WE ARE
REFERRING TO AS A SURVIVAL
PROGRAM AND THEN AT THIS POINT,
IT MAY BE TOO SOON TO THINK
ABOUT A STIMULUS.
THAT SAID, AS LILY MENTIONED,
WE HAVE BEEN HAVING A NUMBER OF
CONVERSATIONS WITHIN THE CITY
TO GET READY.
AT SOME POINT, A STIMULUS IS
GOING TO BE APPROPRIATE AND
NEEDED AND GIVEN HOW THINGS
HAVE MOVED IN WASHINGTON, WE
WANT TO BE READY FOR THAT.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY
WITH DEPARTMENTS TO IDENTIFY
THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS.
LOOKING BACK AT THE PROGRAMS
THAT WERE CREATED, LOOKING
AHEAD TO THINGS THAT WE MAY
WANT TO PUSH THE ENVELOPE ON
AND BE READY FOR THAT AS WELL.
SO I'M GOING TO STOP THERE AND
I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, LESLIE.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A
QUESTION FROM COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU.
TWO QUESTIONS.
THE FIRST RELATES TO THE
PAYROLL PROTECTION PROGRAM.
WE ARE HEARING FROM SMALL
BUSINESSES.
THEY ARE FLOWERING LENDERS THAT
THEY ARE WAITING FOR GUIDANCE.
SINCE THEY DON'T HAVE GUIDANCE
FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT,
THEY AREN'T ACTUALLY READY TO
ACCEPT CLAIMS LOCALLY.
SO BUSINESS OWNERS ARE WORRIED
THEY WILL MISS AN OPPORTUNITY
BECAUSE THE AWARDS ARE FIRST
COME, FIRST SERVE.
SO LOOKING FOR ADVICE YOU MIGHT
HAVE FOR US TO GIVE LOCAL SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS WHO ARE WAITING
TO APPLY.
AND THEN MY SECOND QUESTION IS
ON ONE OF THE -- ONE OF THE
SLIDES, YOU SHOWED FUNDING THAT
HAS ALREADY BEEN ALLOCATED
ACCORDING TO THE REGULAR
FORMULA AS WELL AS HOMELESS
ASSISTANCE GRANTS, AND THE
NUMBER ON THE SCREEN WAS I
THINK ABOUT $9.5 MILLION FOR
BOTH CATEGORIES.
IS THAT A SEATTLE ALLOCATION?
IT WASN'T CLEAR WITH THE WORDS
THAT YOU WERE SAYING.
>> YES.
SO THAT IS THE SEATTLE
ALLOCATION.
AND THEN THE LOANS BECAME
AVAILABLE LAST WEEK O FRIDAY.
GUIDANCE HAS BEEN RELEASED FOR
THAT.
THERE HAS BEEN A RUSH.
OUR UNDERSTANDING IS GIVEN THE
PENALTY-UP DEMAND IT'S BEEN
DIFFICULT TO APPLY FOR THOSE
BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH NEED.
>> SO SMALL BUSINESSES SHOULD
NOT EXPECT TO BE TOLD ANYMORE
BY THE LENDERS, DON'T APPLY.
WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED THE
GUIDANCE YET.
>> CORRECT.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
FROM MY COLLEAGUES?
OKAY.
THERE WE GO.
SORRY.
I COULDN'T -- I ASKED YOU ALL
TO RAISE YOUR HANDS, AND THEN
MY SCREEN WAS TOO SMALL ON THE
VIDEO.
I COULDN'T SEE YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU.
JUST A QUESTION TO ASK, DOES
THE STAFF KNOW ANYTHING MORE
THAN WHAT WE WERE TOLD ON THE
NEWS?
YESTERDAY, WE HEARD THAT BOEING
WILL EXTEND THE SHUTDOWN WHICH
IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF
BOEING MECHANICS.
WHAT HAPPENED IS THEY ANNOUNCED
THAT THEY WOULD BE GOING BACK
TO WORK.
THEY ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WERE
EXTENDING THE SHUT DOWN.
BUT THE SEATTLE TIMES SAID THAT
THEY ARE PAYING THE WORKERS FOR
TWO WEEKS, AND DO THEY HAVE TO
TAKE SICK TIME OR APPLY FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT ESPECIALLY
CONSIDERING THAT BOEING HAS 10
BILLION CASH ON HAND AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, AND NOW,
AS A RESULT OF THE STIMULUS
PACKAGE, THE COMPANY NOW HAS
EASY ACCESS TO INEXPENSIVE
FEDERAL LOANS AND LOAN
GUARANTEES.
DO YOU HAVE A NUMBER ON THAT?
YOU KNOW THAT THEY ARE GETTING
HELP FROM THE GOVERNMENT?
AND IN THAT CONTEXT, THE
WORKERS ARE GETTING THEIR OWN
BENEFITS, SIMPLY OFF LOADING
SHOULD BE COMING FROM THE HAT
EXECUTIVES AND MAJOR
SHAREHOLDERS WHO HAVE REWARDED
THEMSELVES LAST YEAR DESPITE
POOR DECISION MAKING.
I WONDER IF YOU HAVE ANY MORE
INFORMATION ON THAT.
IS THERE PRESSURE PUT ON BOEING
EXECUTIVES BY ELECTED OFFICIALS
IN CONGRESS FROM WASHINGTON
STATE TO DO THE RIGHT THING
HERE?
THANK YOU.
>> SO I CAN LOOK AT EXACTLY THE
PACKAGE THAT BOEING IS EXPECTED
TO RECEIVE.
THERE IS, ESPECIALLY FROM
DEMOCRATS, REAL CONCERN ABOUT
HOW MUCH CORPORATE EXECUTIVES
ARE GOING TO MAKE IF THEY
ACCESS FUNDING.
THAT WAS A CENTRAL PART OF THE
ISSUES SURROUNDING THE CARES
ACT.
REPUBLICANS HAD INITIALLY
INTRODUCED -- HAD INITIALLY
INTRODUCED A GILL BILL WITH
VERY FEW GUARDRAILS ON IT.
AND THE DEMOCRATS TRIES TO
INCREASE THOSE.
I THINK THE NUMBER OF DEMOCRATS
SAID IT WELL THAT THIS FINAL
BILL THAT WAS APPROVED IS NOT
THE BILL THAT THEY WOULD HAVE
DESIGNED THEMSELVES BUT THE ONE
THAT THEY FELT LIKE THEY COULD
GET ACROSS AND THEN STILL GET
BENEFITS TO FAMILIES AND
JUDGEDS AS WELL.
BUT I'M HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP WITH
ANY INFORMATION ON WHAT THINGS
ARE PROVIDED TO AIRLINES
SPECIFICALLY.
>> THANK YOU.
THAT WOULD BE GOOD.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR
LESLIE FROM MY COLLEAGUES?
OKAY.
SO .
>> MADAM?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA AND
THEN COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU.
LESLIE AND EVERYONE, THANK YOU
FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE OVER
VEUVMENT ONE OF THE THINGS WE
WERE INTERESTED IN WAS THE
BUILDING FOR HOUSING.
WE TALKED ABOUT HOW THERE COULD
BE A LONGER TERM INFRASTRUCTURE
PACKAGE FOR A NEW ITERATION OF
THE CARES PACKAGE.
SO APPRECIATE THAT.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN
EMPHASIZE ON THE OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE DOLLARS THAT WOULD
GO TO EXISTING SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING?
I SAY THAT BECAUSE WE HEAR FROM
SO MANY PEOPLE WORKING IN
ASSISTED HOUSING THAT THEY
DON'T HAVE THE OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE DOLLARS.
THEY ARE LOSING STAFF BECAUSE
OF ILLNESS OR INCREASED
CAPACITY, AND THAT'S WHERE WE
ARE LACKING DOLLARS.
THE BIGGEST CRISIS IN ADDITION
TO MEETING THE FUNDING TO BUILD
MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
>> THANK YOU.
I THINK THAT'S A GREAT POINT
AND WHAT WE WILL BE LOOKING AT
IN THE NEXT PACKAGE AND AGAIN,
AS THIS CRISIS GROWS IN
MAGNITUDE AND IN LENGTH, PEOPLE
ARE BEGINNING TO REALIZE ALL
THE IMPLICATIONS.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD
EMPHASIZE, AND WE HAVE BEEN IN
CLOSE CONTACT WITH OUR
DELEGATION.
AND THEY ARE ASKING
SPECIFICALLY IF THERE ARE
ANECDOTAL EXAMPLES OR DATA TO
PROVIDE THE CHALLENGES THAT
THEY ARE FACING.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE REALLY
APPRECIATED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE WILL PULL TOGETHER A SUMMARY
AND SIMILAR CONCERNS AND YOUR
OFFICE CAN PERHAPS LET US KNOW
THROUGH OUR OFFICE.
WE WILL COMPILE THAT FOR YOU IF
THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
>> THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> ROBIN, DO YOU HAVE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THAT
PARTICULAR QUESTION?
>> I DO, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, WE
HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH
THE HOUSING PROVIDERS.
WE HAVE DONE A SURVEY THAT WE
HAVE SENT OUT TO ALL THE
HOUSING PROVIDERS THAT WE WORK
WITH NORMALLY.
THEY ARE GETTING BACK QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS TO US ABOUT THE
IMPACTS ON BUDGETS AND THINGS
LIKE THAT.
AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO SHARE
THAT WHEN THAT IS FINISHED.
I WILL SAY THAT WE ARE LOOKING
FOR COMMUNITIES TO SEE WHERE
ANY OF THE FEDERAL FUNDING
MIGHT BE USED FOR THAT AND
LOOKING AT ADDITIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES AS LESLIE SAID
FOR THE FOURTH PACKAGE.
YOUR CONCERNS ARE WELL TAKEN
AND HEARD.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, ROBIN.
WE WILL MOVE OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD NOW.
YOU ARE ON MUTE, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> A QUICK 2 PART QUESTION.
YOU MENTIONED EARLIER ON FRIDAY
THERE WAS GUIDANCE ON THE
ECONOMIC RELIEF OPENINGS
AVAILABLE TO GATE WORKERS.
I WONDER IF YOU COULD GIVE A
QUICK HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW OF
WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, AND THEN
AS IT RELATES TO ROUND 4
ISSUES, I JUST WANT TO FLAG
THAT ONE OF THE THINGS I'M
HEARING LOCALLY THAT THERE IS A
NATIONAL EFFORT TO GET
RECOGNITION OF THE INCREASE IN
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENTS.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS
IDENTIFIED A 22% INCREASE IN
CALLS WHERE AS IN THE $2.2
TRILLION PACKAGE, THERE WAS
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE HOTLINES AND FUNDING
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT.
THERE IS THE NATIONAL NETWORK
RIGHT NOW THAT HAS A $100
MILLION REQUEST IN.
I WANT TO FLAG THAT.
JURISDICTIONS ACROSS THE NATION
ARE WORKING TO DOCUMENT THE
INCREASE THAT THEY ARE
EXPERIENCING IN THE NEXT ROUND
LIKE WE ARE BEGINNING TO DO SO
NOW HERE, TOO.
THANK YOU.
>> GREAT.
A COUPLE OF ITEMS.
SO ON THE GUIDANCE RELEASED
LAST NIGHT ON PART-TIME
WORKERS, LABOR IS -- THEY ARE
RECOGNIZING THE COMPLEXITIES
AND THEY ARE VERY CLEAR IF YOU
ARE FILING A 1099 OR DON'T HAVE
A PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT LIKE UBER
DRIVERS MAY NOT, ALL OF THOSE,
WE HAVE ACTUALLY SENT THOSE OUT
TO THE CITY AND ARE HAPPY TO
HAVE OIR SEND THOSE TO YOU AS
WELL SO YOUR TEAM CAN TAKE A
LOOK AT THAT, AND THEN ON THE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FRONT, THAT'S
AN ISSUE WE ARE SHARING WITH
CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS
WELL, AND RESOURCES THAT WILL
BE NEEDED TO ADDRESS THAT IN
THIS INCREDIBLY COMPLEX TIME.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED
TO CONSIDER FOR THE FOURTH
PACKAGE.
>> THANK YOU, LESLIE AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
I SEE LILY HAS HER HAND UP.
TAKE IT AWAY.
>> I JUST WANTED TO RECOMMEND
FOR COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD'S
QUESTION AROUND SOME OF THE
SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF IN
ACCESSING THE FUNDING WHICH IT
SOUNDS LIKE IS NOT AN
UNCOMPLICATED PROCESS.
THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT HAS STARTED A
HOTLINE FOR SMALL BUSINESS AND
THEY DO A WEEKLY CALL, AND I
WANTED TO RECOMMEND THAT ANY
BUSINESS OWNERS THAT CONTACT
YOU, THEY ARE A GREAT RESOURCE
FOR SMALL BUSINESS.
>> THANK YOU, LILY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES?
OR COMMENTS?
OKAY.
I AM NOT SEEING ANYONE RAISE
THEIR HAND OR HEARING FROM
FOLKS ON THE PHONE WHO DON'T
HAVE THE VIDEO FEED.
I JUST -- YOU KNOW, LESLIE, I
WANTED TO GET YOUR THOUGHTS ON
SOMETHING THAT IS OF CONCERN TO
ME WHICH IS A LOT OF OUR
IMMIGRANT REFUGEE NEIGHBORS
HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT OF THIS
STIMULUS PACKAGE.
ON A CALL THAT SOME OF US WERE
ON LAST WEEK WITH CONGRESS
MEMBERS SMITH, WE HEARD FROM
THEM THAT SOME OF THE DOLLARS
COMING FROM THIS STIMULUS
PACKAGE THROUGH THE STATE ARE
ACTUALLY -- COULD BE CONSIDERED
UNRESTRICTED AND UTILIZED TO
SUPPORT IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
COMMUNICATE MEMBERS INCLUDING
THOSE THAT ARE EITHER DACA
RECIPIENTS OR OTHERWISE
UNDOCUMENTED.
I JUST WANTED TO GET A SENSE
FROM YOU ABOUT WHETHER YOU HAVE
DONE ANALYSIS ON THAT ASPECT OF
THE FEDERAL STIMULUS PACKAGE
AND IF NOT, IF THAT IS
SOMETHING YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
DO, AND SECONDLY AS A FOLLOW UP
TO THAT, I WOULD REALLY LIKE
TO, YOU KNOW, TRY TO FIGURE OUT
HOW WE CAN EXPECT THE CITY'S
SUPPORT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE INCLUDING ALL IMMIGRANT AND
REFUGEE STIMULANT MEMBERS IN
THE STIMULUS PACKAGE.
>> YEAH, SO, I THINK AGAIN,
THIS IS ANOTHER ISSUE THAT IS
CONCERNING TO A NUMBER OF
CITIES ACROSS THE THE COUNTRY,
YOU KNOW, WHETHER OR FREE
TESTING AND MAKING SURE THAT
IMMIGRANT AND VULNERABLE
COMMUNITIES HAVE ACCESS TO
THAT.
THERE IS A LIST OF ITEMS THAT
WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THAT WE
ARE HAPPY TO SEND AND INVOLVE
YOUR THOUGHTS ON AS WELL TO
BUILD ON BECAUSE, AGAIN, THE
PACKAGES HAVE NOT DONE A GREAT
JOB IN SUPPORTING THE IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITIES.
THERE IS A DISCUSSION FOR
AWARENESS AND MAY BE ON YOUR
RADAR ABOUT ACCESSING BENEFITS
AND WHETHER OR NOT THAT WOULD
OR WILL NOT HAVE A PUBLIC
CHARGE.
WE CAN PUT TOGETHER A BRIEF TO
SEND YOUR WAY AS WELL.
IN TERMS OF STATE DOLLARS, THAT
IS SOMETHING WE CAN COORDINATE
ON THE PHONE TOGETHER.
>> THANK YOU.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE BRIEF
ON THE PUBLIC CHARGE ACCESS
WITH A TEMPORARY MINOR RELIEF
ON THE FRONT OF THE PANDEMIC
BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL
TO GET A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF
WHERE THE LINES ARE DRAWN BY
THE FEDS AS WE LOOK AT FIGURING
OUT HOW TO ENGAGE IN THE NEXT
STIMULUS PACKAGE, YOU KNOW,
BATTLE, FRANKLY.
>> ACTUALLY, THIS MORNING AS
WELL I SEE THERE WAS AN
OUTSTANDING BRIEF OF THINGS
THAT WERE INCLUDED AND THINGS
THAT NEED TO BE ASKED FOR IN
THE NEXT PACKAGE.
WE CAN SEND THAT AROUND, TOO.
>> WONDERFUL.
I THINK MANY OF US WOULD HAVE A
STRONG INTEREST IN SEEING THAT.
SO THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> WILL DO.
>> ONE LAST PIECE FROM ME IS,
YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT
OFTENTIMES WHEN WE THINK ABOUT
OUR WORK AT OIR, IF WE ARE IN
AN ACTIVE LEGISLATIVE SESSION
AT THE STATE WE ARE ACTIVELY
ENGAGED WITH OUR OIR TEAM IN
TERMS OF LOBBYING AND ACTIVE
LOBBYINGESTS EST EFFORTS WITH A
DEFINED AGENDA.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
UNDERSTAND FROM OIR, HOW YOU
ARE ENVISIONING MOVING FORWARD
THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS
AS IT RELATES TO HOW THE CITY
IS LEVERAGING THE RESOURCES IN
YOUR OFFICE TO CONTINUE TO
LOBBY AND ADVOCATE BOTH AT THE
STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL ON THE
STIMULUS PACKAGE AND SOME OTHER
POTENTIAL POLICY ISSUES THAT
MIGHT ARISE AT THE STATE OR
FEDERAL LEVEL.
>> JUST TO RESPOND TO THAT --
CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME?
I -- SO AS WE BRIEF THE COUNCIL
THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION
WE'RE DOING THAT ON A WEEKLY
BASES, GIVEN AT THE STATE
LEVEL, WE WILL LIKELY MOVE INTO
A SHORT SPECIAL SESSION.
WE WILL SCHEDULE THINGS AS
NEEDED AS THERE IS RELEVANT
INFORMATION FOR YOU ALL.
RIGHT NOW, THE STATE LEGISLATOR
ARE NOT CONVENING AND MAKING
THE POLICIES BUT AS THEY GEAR
TOWARDS THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO
INVENTORY THE OUTSTANDING NEEDS
WHICH ROBIN WILL SPEAK TO.
ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL, LET'SLY
AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT, A GAME
OF HURRY UP AND WAIT.
WHILE WE ARE PUSHING, PUSHING,
PUSHING TO PRIORITIES TO
INCLUDE LETTERS SENT TO
CONGRESS, GIVEN THE PUSH BACK
FROM OTHER MEMBERS OF THE
FEDERAL LEVEL, WE KNOW THAT IS
-- IT WOULD BE A REAL CHALLENGE
TO MOVE TO LATE APRIL.
AS THOSE THINGS START TO BUILD,
AND WE NEED DIRECTION FROM YOU
ALL IN TERMS OF YOUR PRIORITY,
WE WILL MAKE SURE TO THAT ABOUT
PROACTIVE VERSUS A BRIEFING
RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THE LEGISLATE
SURE NOT IN SESSION.
BUT AS NEEDED, WE WILL SCHEDULE
THE MEETINGS TO KEEP YOU
UPDATED.
>> THANK YOU, LILY.
I APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS
AND TEAM'S SUGGESTIONS TO TRY
AND COORDINATE OUR INTEREST IN
THE FEDERAL AND STATE ISSUES
THROUGH MY OFFICE.
HAPPY TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE
ROLE.
COUNCILMEMBERS ARE FREE TO
REACH OUT TO YOU DIRECTLY AS
WELL BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
FOR US TO CONTINUE TO BE
ENGAGED IN THE QUICKLY, IN SOME
INSTANCES, QUICKLY AND RAPIDLY
MOVING INSTANCES AT THE FEDERAL
AND STATE LEVEL.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE
FEDERAL PRESENTATION BEFORE WE
MOVE ON TO ROBIN?
ALL RIGHT.
WE ARE GONNA MOVE INTO THE NEXT
SET OF INFORMATION.
I THINK IT'S ROBIN THAT WILL
PRESENT AT THIS POINT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ AND THANK YOU
EVERYONE.
I WANTED TO START OFF WITH JUST
THANKING SOME PEOPLE AT THE
STATE LEVEL WHO HAVE BEEN
EXTRAORDINARY IN RESPONDING TO
THIS CRISIS.
THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE STAFF
HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, WORKING
AROUND THE CLOCK TO GET FUNDS
AND TO GET A HANDLE ON THE
CRISIS AND I AM SURE EVERYONE
HAS SEEN THE GOVERNOR HIMSELF,
AND I FEEL GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE
WORK THAT THEY ARE DOING.
AND ALSO, LANCE COMMISSIONER
HILLARY FRIENDS HAS BEEN
STEPPING UP IN A WAY THAT IS
AMAZING.
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE HAS
A WAY OF GETTING GRANTS OUT
THAT ARE FLEXIBLE TO COUNTIES
AROUND THE STATE, AND THEY HAD
THAT READY IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.
THE STAFF HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE,
AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK IN
RECOGNIZING THIS IS A CRISIS,
AND THAT WE, AS LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS, REALLY NEED
FLEXIBILITY.
SO I JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE
THEM AND RELAYS TO YOU ALL THAT
THEY ARE WORKING BEHALF THEY
ARE WORKING AS QUICKLY AS THEY
CAN AS LILY SAID, THERE WILL BE
A SPECIAL SESSION.
WE DON'T KNOW WHEN.
BUT WE ARE THINKING IT WILL BE
IN JUNE AFTER THE NEXT REVENUE
PRO JECTIONS COME IN.
HE WAS ASKED ON THE STAY HOME
STAY HEALTHY ORDER AND HE SAID
HE WAS IN CONVERSATIONS WITH
THE LEADERSHIP AND THEY WILL
CALL A SESSION IF THEY NEED TO.
THEY HAVE FIGURED OUT A WAY TO
VOTE WITHOUT BEING TOO CLOSE TO
ONE ANOTHER AS WELL.
I THINK THAT WAS AN INDICATION
HE BELIEVES THERE WILL BE ONE
AS WELL.
SPEAKING OF THE GOVERNOR, HE
VETOED A NUMBER OF LINE ITEMS
IN THE BUDGET ON FRIDAY TO TRY
AND ADDRESS NEW PROGRAMS AND
STICK TO THE BASICS IF HE COULD
TO TRY TO, YOU KNOW, CIRCUMVENT
WHICH IS, OF COURSE, GOING TO
BE SERIOUS BUDGET SHORTFALLS
THAT EVERYONE ASSUMES WILL BE
COMING IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
HE VETOED 147 NEW EXTENDITURE
RESULTING IN $445 MILLION IN
CUTS AND SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT WERE FELT THAT -- I WILL
GET YOU A MORE THOROUGH LIST
THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN A CHANCE TO
ANALYZE EVERYTHING IN DETAIL
BUT I WILL CERTAINLY GIVE YOU A
LIST OF THE ITEMS AS THEY
IMPACT THE CITY.
ONE LARGE ITEM IS THERE WAS $50
MILLION FOR THE CLIMATE
RESILIENCY ACCOUNTS THAT WAS
CUT, $100 MILLION FOR NEW
SCHOOL COUNSELORS, POSTPARTUM
MEDICAID COVERAGE WAS ALSO CUT.
THAT WAS ENACTED IN SENATE BILL
6158.
IT IS TRUE THAT NO ONE DURING
THE COVID-19 CRISIS WILL BE
TERM -- TERMINATED FROM
MEDICAID BUT THEY WILL BE
TERMINATED AT THE END.
WE HAVE CONTACT FROM THE
LOBBYISTS SAYING THEY DON'T
THINK THAT THE AUTHORITY WILL
INVESTIGATE THE EXTENSION.
AND THE SCIENCE CENTER NATURE
INNOVATION LAB THAT WAS CUT AND
AN EXEMPTION FROM REAL ESTATE
EXCISE TAX.
IF YOU SELL A BUILDING AND
KEEP IT FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
THAT WAS CUT, AND THE COUNTIES
CAN STILL ENACT THE SOME
PROGRAMS IF THEY WANTED TO.
I WAS NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT
THE HOUSING BILL BECAUSE IT WAS
COVERED EXTENSIVELY IN THE MEMO
THAT WE SENT.
IT WAS PASSED TO GIVE $200
MILLION TO ADDRESS THE COVID
CRISIS, AND WE HAVE SEEN SOME
OF THE MONEY RELEASED ALREADY
THAT I WILL TALK ABOUT LATER.
I DID WANT TO TALK ABOUT
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BECAUSE
A NUMBEROF YOU HAVE ASKED
ABOUT THAT.
THERE IS AN UNPRECEDENTED
AMOUNT OF CLAIMS, YOU KNOW, IN
A VERY DIFFERENT WAY THAN IN
THE GREAT RECESSION.
THIS ALL HAPPENED IN A MATTER
OF WEEKS.
THERE WERE 350,000 NEW CLAIMS
IN THE MONTH OF MARCH AND JUST
THE WEEK OF MARCH 22nd, THERE
WERE 182,000 CLAIMS.
SO OBVIOUSLY, THE DEPARTMENT IS
STRUGGLING TO RESPOND TO THAT.
THAT 182,000 NUMBER IS 7 TIMES
THE PEAK WEEK DURING THE GREAT
RECESSION AND 41% OVER THE
WEEKS BEFORE.
SO GIVING YOU AN IDEA OF THE
SCALE THAT THEY REALLY ARE, YOU
KNOW, DEALING WITH SOMETHING
THAT IS UNPRECEDENTED.
THEY ARE WORKING ON EXTENDING
CAPACITY.
THEY ARE HIRING ADDITIONAL
WORKERS TO PROCESS CLAIMS.
THEY ARE REASSIGNING OTHER
STATE WORKERS.
MICROSOFT IS EXPECTING TO ADD
CAPACITY TO THE EMPLOYMENT
SECURITY DEPARTMENT WEBSITE SO
IT COULDN'T CRASH.
IT WAS EXTRAORDINARY TO DO
THAT.
THEY HAVE -- EMPLOYMENT
SECURITY SAID IT WOULD TAKE
THEM 3 WEEKS OR AT LEAST TWO
WEEKS FROM NOW FOR THE $600
EXTRA BENEFIT, AND HOW THEY
WILL PROCESS THE GATE OR
CONTRACT WORKER CLAIMS MORE
EASILY.
LET'S SEE.
OKAY.
SO THERE IS ALSO SOME WORK
BEING DONE WITH SOME OF THE
UNIONS AND OTHER UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE ADVOCATES.
AND SEEING IF THERE ISN'T
SOMETHING TO BE DONE AROUND THE
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE BENEFITS
SINCE THEY WERE LEFT OUT OF THE
FEDERAL LEGISLATION.
THERE MAY BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
OTHERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
COVERAGE IS AS BROAD AS
POSSIBLE.
I THINK THERE IS A VERY GOOD
WEB PAGE THAT YOU CAN DIRECT
CONSTITUENTS TO WITH COVID-19
THAT I PROVIDED A LINK TO IN
THE BRIEF.
YOU COULD DIRECT PEOPLE TO THE
UNEMPLOYMENT LAW PROJECT.
THEY MAY BE ABLE TO HELP BUT
JUST FLAGGING THAT, OF COURSE,
THEY ARE INUNDATED WITH PEOPLE
NEEDING ASSISTANCE.
I THINK THAT THE PLACE THAT
THEY CAN BE REALLY HELPFUL IS
IF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE A PHONE TO
CALL IN WITH BENEFITS OR A
COMPUTER OR IF IT'S A WORKER
WHO WAS DENIED.
I THINK THAT'S THE PLACE TO
STEP IN AND BE HELPFUL RIGHT
NOW.
>> I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
TWO THINGS.
ONE IS ON THE UNEMPLOYMENT
ISSUES, I KNOW THE LAW PROJECT
WAS THE PLACE MOST PEOPLE ARE
SENT TO, AND AS YOU ALLUDED TO,
THEY ARE PROBABLY BEYOND THEIR
CAPACITY.
THERE IS ALSO A REALLY GOOD
WEBSITE,
WWW.WASHINGTONLAWHELP.ORG THAT
IS QUITE GOOD IN TERMS OF
EASILY DIGISTABLE FAQ-STYLE
INFORMATION FOR -- FOR FOLKS
WHO WANT TO JUST GET A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THEIR
RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE.
I WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE
AS A RESOURCE AS WELL.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
I WILL START TELLING PEOPLE
ABOUT THAT.
JUST A COUPLE OF ADDITIONAL
THINGS I WANTED TO TOUCH ON
QUICKLY.
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE HAS
GOTTEN THE EMERGENCY HOUSING
GRANT.
THEY MADE $30 MILLION AVAILABLE
TO COUNTIES AROUND THE STATE.
$20 MILLION OF THAT CAME FROM
SHELTER ENHANCEMENT MONEY THAT
WAS INCLUDED IN THE REGULAR
STATE OPERATING BUDGET AND
ANOTHER $10 MILLION WAS OUT OF
THE MONEY THAT CAME THROUGH
HOUSE BILL 2965 THROUGH THE
RAINY DAY FUND.
THEY HOPE THAT THEY WILL BE
ABLE TO GET THE $20 MILLION
REIMBURSED POSSIBLY THROUGH
OTHER MEANS SO THAT THEY WILL
BE ABLE TO STILL HAVE THE $20
MILLION AVAILABLE FOR SHELTER
ENHANCEMENT.
BUT THEY REALLY WANTED TO GET
RESOURCES ON THE STREET AS
QUICKLY AS THEY COULD.
THAT MONEY CAN BE USED VERY
BROADLY FOR COVID RESPONSE FOR
QUARANTINE, ISOLATION,
SANITATION, ANY HOUSING NEED
YOU CAN THINK OF.
KING COUNTY HAS $20 MILLION
THROUGH THE FUND, AND THE CITY
COORDINATED WITH KING COUNTY SO
THE RESOURCES WILL BENEFIT THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
I WANTED TO TOUCH ON
FORECLOSURE AND MORTGAGE
FOREBEARANCE.
LESLIE TALKED ON THE FEDERALLY
BACKED LOANS.
THE GOVERNOR HAS STRONGLY
ENCOURAGED BANKS TO OFFER
FOREBEARANCE AND HALT
FORECLOSURES.
I UNDERSTAND THERE IS WORK TO
BE DONE TO NEGOTIATE BANKS TO
COME UP WITH A PACKAGE OF ITEMS
THAT WILL BE OFFERED TO PEOPLE
SO EACH BANK WOULD BE OFFERING
THE SAME THING.
I THINK IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR
BANKS TO KNOW WHAT THEY NIGHT
GET OR ASK FOR, AND YOU KNOW T
GIVES ADVOCATES MORE TOEHOLD
WITH HELPING PEOPLE.
CALIFORNIA HAS DONE SOMETHING
SIMILAR.
WE ARE HOPEFUL AND WORKING ON
THAT TO ENCOURAGE THAT TO
HAPPEN.
AND THEN, FINALLY, YOU KNOW
THERE, IS ALSO A STATEWIDE
EVICTION MORATORIUM.
OBVIOUSLY, THE CITY OF
SEATTLE'S GOES FOR LONGER AND
COVERS MORE THINGS, IT COVERS
LATE FEES WITH ONGOING ADVOCACY
TO GET THE MORATORIUM TO COVER
THE LATE FEES AND EXTEND IT.
WHAT I AM HEARING FROM THE
HOUSING ADVOCATES IS THEY
EXPECT THAT TO HAPPEN.
I THINK YOU IDENTIFIED THAT AS
A NEED, AND THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING RECOGNIZES THAT AS
WELL.
I THINK WE WILL HAVE
ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE COMING
DAYS BUT WE ALL RECOGNIZE THAT
IS AN AREA WE WILL NEED TO
ADDRESS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
THAT'S ALL I HAD.
I WILL BE HAPPY TO TAKE
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, ROBIN.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
MY COLLEAGUES?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
THIS IS COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, I
HAVE QUESTIONS.
>> PLEASE.
THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU.
FIRST OF ALL, ROBIN, THANK YOU
FOR DRILLING DOWN ON THE
GOVERNOR'S RESPONSE ON THE
RAINY DAY FUND.
ON PAGE 23 OF THE POWERPOINT,
AND YOU SPOKE TO THIS A BIT, ON
THE FORECLOSURE AND
POSTPONEMENT OF FOREBARONS AND
YOU ARE LOOKING TO NEGOTIATE
WITH THE BANKS, ET CETERA, WHO
WOULD THOSE CONVERSATIONS LOOK
LIKE AND HOW COULD WE HELP
LOCALLY?
THE STATE REGULATES THE
RELATIONSHIP WITH BANKS VIA
FEDERAL LAW.
SO HOW DOES THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WORK WITH THE
INFORMATION LIKE BOOTS ON THE
GROUND?
HOW DO WE GET THIS DONE?
THAT WAS THE ISSUE WE HEARD,
NOT JUST WITH RENTERS BUT
MORTGAGE AND SMALL BUSINESSES.
CAN YOU GIVE US MORE
INFORMATION ON THE TIMING?
THANK YOU.
>> SURE.
LILY AND I WILL BE TRYING TO
HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE
GOVERNOR'S STAFF LATER TODAY
AND I WOULD LIKE TO CHECK IN
AND SEE WHERE THEY ARE, YOU
KNOW, WITH FIGURING THIS OUT,
AND WE CAN GET BACK TO YOU ON
WHERE IT WOULD BE THE MOST
HELPFUL TO HAVE ADVOCATE FOR
SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
YOU ARE CORRECT.
IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT FOR A
STATE APPROACH, AND I THINK
CALIFORNIA WENT PRETTY MUCH AS
FAR AS THEY COULD, YOU KNOW.
IT'S VOLUNTARY ON THE BANK'S
PART SINCE THEY ARE MOSTLY
FEDERALLY REGULATED.
BUT I THINK IT'S JUST VERY
HELPFUL TO CONSUMERS.
WE WILL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT
COUNCILMEMBER.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, MAY I
FOLLOW UP?
>> YES, YOU MAY.
SO IF YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE THE
CONVERSATIONS -- THANK YOU,
LILY, AS WELL -- WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE REWARD AND
ENCOURAGE AND POST WIDE THOSE
BANKS THAT ARE WORKING WITH
SMALL KNOWS, RENTERS, MORTGAGE
HOLDERS.
SO WE CAN LIST THIS IS YOUR
BANK.
THIS BANK IS WORKING WITH THE
CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE
RESIDENTS OF KING COUNTY AND
LOOKING AT FORECLOSURE AND
FOREBEARANCE.
I AM HOPING WHAT WE CAN SEE IS
AT THE END OF THE WEEK WE CAN
PUT OUT TO OUR CONSTITUENTS,
THESE ARE THE BANKS
PARTICIPATING AND TALKING TO
THE CITY OF SEATTLE TO HELP
SMALL BUSINESSES AND RENTERS
AND MORTGAGE HOLDERS, ET
CETERA.
DO YOU THINK THAT IS A REALITY?
>> YES, I DO.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
CALIFORNIA DID THAT IN A NICE
WAY.
THEY HAVE A LISTING WITH ALL
THE THINGS THAT THE BANKS HAVE
AGREED TO ON THE WEBSITE
CLEARLY LISTED, AND THEN
ANOTHER PAGE WHERE THEY SHOW
THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT
PARTICIPATING BROKEN DOWN BY
MAJOR INSTITUTIONS, STATE
CHARTERED BANKS AND CREDIT
UNIONS, ET CETERA, AND THAT'S A
GREAT WAY TO BE SUPPORTIVE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FOR ROBIN OR THE REST
OF THE OIR TEAM?
OKAY.
LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE EXHAUSTED
THE QUESTIONS.
AND THAT CONCLUDES THIS PART OF
THE AGENDA.
SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THE
TEAM OVER AT OIR FOR QUICKLY
PULLING TOGETHER THIS
PRESENTATION AND BEING WILLING
TO BE WITH US THIS MORNING TO
GIVE US THIS REALLY HELPFUL
INFORMATION.
SO LILY, ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT
TO ADD BEFORE WE LET YOU ALL
GOING?
>> NO.
JUST THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH THE LIST OF QUESTIONS
WE RECEIVED FROM YOU ALL AND
DIRECT THE SPECIFICS TO VARIOUS
DEPARTMENTS.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND
LOOK FORWARD TO BRIEFING YOU
AGAIN AS THINGS GEAR UP FOR THE
SPECIAL SESSION AND THE FOURTH
PACKAGE THROUGH CONGRESS.
>> THANK YOU, LILY, AND THANK
YOU ALL FOR BEING WITH US.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO DISCONNECT
AT THIS POINT.
I AM SURE YOU ARE EAGER TO DO
SO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND GOODBYE,
EVERYBODY.
>> THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
>> THANK YOU.
SO WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE
QUICKLY INTO THE PREVIEW OF
TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE
MEETING, AND I WILL CALL EACH
COUNCILMEMBER WITH DISTRICT 1
AND THE TWO CITY AT LARGE
POSITIONS, 8 AND 9. I WANTED TO
KICK THAT OFF.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH DISTRICT 1
WHICH IS COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
FULL COUNCIL A JEANEDDA RELATED
TO THE SERVICES COMMITTEE.
AS FAR AS ACTIVITIES THAT I
PARTICIPATED IN IN THE LAST
WEEK, ON WEDNESDAY EVENING I
DID A VIRTUAL MEETING WITH
DISTRICT 1 NETWORK WHERE WE
TALKED ABOUT THE COUNCIL'S
ACTIONS DURING THE COVID-19
RESPONSE OVER THE LAST 4 WEEKS.
I SPENT TIME GOING THROUGH MY
COMMITTEE A SIGNMENTS AND WORK
PLAN.
LAST WEEK WE ALSO HAD OUR FIRST
CLIENT GROUP MEETING WITH SDOT
AROUND THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE
OVER THE WEEKEND.
SOME ADDITIONAL WORK WAS DONE
TO THE ALTERNATIVE ROUTES
COMING UP OFF OF THE FIRST
AVENUE BRIDGE AND THROUGH
HIGHLAND PARK.
TWO WEEKS AGO, THEY INSTALLED A
TRAFFIC SIGNAL FOR VEHICLES,
AND OVER THIS WEEKEND, THEY
ADDED THE PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS
AND THAT IS VERY WELCOME.
ALSO, JUST WANT TO MENTION AS
IT RELATES TO TRYING TO WORK TO
GET A HANDLE ON THE FEDERAL
RELIEF EFFORTS OF CONGRESS AS
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ
MENTIONED EARLIER, SOME OF US
PARTICIPATED IN A BRIEFING WITH
CONGRESS PEOPLE LAST WEEK AND
ON SUNDAY I -- AND I BELIEVE AT
LEAST COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND
OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS
PARTICIPATED IN A PHONE CALL
WITH THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION
OF PROGRESSIVE LOCAL OFFICIALS
WHO TALK ABOUT OUR ACTIONS
SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO HOUSING
AND HOMELESSNESS IN THE LIGHT
OF THE COVID-19 CRISIS AND
COMPARING VICTORIES AND WORK
YET TO BE DONE.
I ALSO WANT TO MAKE NOTE AS I
THINK WE ALL KNOW, WE HAVE
RECEIVED THE UNFORTUNATE NEWS
THAT THE STATE SUPREME COURT
DECLINED TO REVIEW THE RULING
ON THE TAX ON HIGH INCOME.
OUR LEGISLATION WAS A TAX ON
INCOMES OF $250,000 FOR A
SINGLE FILER, A TAX OF $2.25%
OR $500,000 FOR COUPLES.
THE RULING DOES LEAVE THE LOWER
COURT RULING IN IN INTACT.
I KNOW THE EXECUTIVE AND OUR
OWN CENTRAL COUNCIL STAFF ARE
LOOKING TO DETERMINE WHAT THE
IMPACT OF A LOWER COURT RULING
MIGHT MEAN FOR US HERE IN
SEATTLE AS FAR AS OPTIONS.
AND LASTLY, I WANT TO ANNOUNCE
AN ORGANIZATION NEAR AND DEAR
TO MY HEART WHICH I WAS A BOARD
MEMBER FOR WILL BE DOING THEIR
114th ANNIVERSARY EVENT THIS
WEDNESDAY MORNING AND IS DOING
IT VIRTUALLY, AND I HOPE YOU
CAN ALL JOIN ME IN ATTENDING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
OKAY.
HEARING AND SEEING NONE, WE
WILL MOVE TO DISTRICT 2.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE HAS NO
AGENDA ITEMS TODAY.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE AGAIN
FOR THE SUPPORT LAST WEEK.
LAST MONTH, PASSING THE
RESOLUTION THAT CALLED ON
GOVERNOR INSLEE TO IMPOSE A
RENT AND MORTGAGE MORATORIUM.
SINCE THEN I PARTICIPATED IN A
NATIONAL PRESS CONFERENCE WITH
OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM
ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO ARE
TRYING TO DO SIMILAR THINGS IN
THEIR MUNICIPALITIES, INCLUDING
ELECTED OFFICIALS OF SAN
FRANCISCO, L.A., ATLANTA, AND
NEW YORK.
IT WAS JUST -- IT WAS GOOD TO
THAN THERE ARE SO MANY FOLKS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT
UNDERSTAND THAT THE CRISIS
REQUIRES A DISTINCT WAY TO
PROTECT OUR CONSTITUENTS.
WE -- LET'S SEE.
I THINK THAT'S IT FOR THIS
AFTERNOON.
WELL, COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT AND
I HAD A PRESS CONFERENCE ABOUT
OUR PROGRESSIVE REVENUE BILL.
WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THAT THIS
AFTERNOON.
PROUD TO BE HOSTING THE FIELD
HOSPITAL THAT WE TALKED ABOUT
EARLIER IN MY DISTRICT, SPECIAL
STAFF FROM FORT COLLINS,
COLORADO AND JBLM HAVE
ESTABLISHED A 270-BED FACILITY
AT CENTURYLINK.
SEVERAL COLLEAGUES TOURED THAT
LAST WEEK.
THE FACILITY IS FOR NOON COVID
PATIENTS TO EASE THE LOCAL
BURNEDDEN ON THE HOSPITAL.
I WANT TO THANK THE TEAM AND
ALL THE STAFF OPERATING THAT
FACILITY.
ON FRIDAY WE HAD THE FIRST
VIRTUAL TOWN HALL.
I WANT TO SEND A HUGE THANK YOU
TO THE COMP TEAM AND THE I.T.
TEAM AND IT INCLUDED THE
INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE ABOUT
THE STATE RESPONSE AND FEDERAL
JANUARIES
RESPONSE AND ANSWER THE
QUESTIONS TO CONSTITUENTS
LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ABOUT
WHAT ALL THE DIFFERENT
RESPONSES MEAN.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO THAT OVER
THE NEXT FEW WEEKS HAVING THE
VIRTUAL TOWN HALL AS LONG AS WE
ARE IN THE POSITION OF HAVING
TO DO IT THAT WAY.
THEN WE RESTARTED OUR
CONSTITUENT MEETING.
WE MEET EVERY FRIDAY.
WE HAD BEEN MEETING WITH FOLKS,
BUT WE ARE DOING THAT VIA SKYPE
AND WILL DO THAT DURING THIS
EMERGENCY.
I BELIEVE THAT IS ALL I HAVE
FOR THIS MORNING.
THANK YOU.
>> THAT YOU KNOW COUNCILMEMBER,
MORALES.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
SEEING AND HEARING NONE, WE
WILL MOVE TO DISTRICT 3,
COUNCIL MAYBE SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
LAST FRIDAY, MY OFFICE ALONG
WITH COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND
I ARE WORKING ON TO HAVE AMAZON
TO PROVIDE RELIEF IMMEDIATELY
AND FUND AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
AND COUNCILMEMBER MORALE EGGS
MENTIONED THAT WE HAD A PRESS
CONFERENCE AND WE HAD COMMUNITY
MEMBERS SPEAKING AT THE PRESS
CONFERENCE AND WE HAD MATT
SMITH WHO IS FROM AMAZON AND
FROM THE DELIVERY STATION OF
AMAZON.
AT TODAY'S COUNCIL MEETING, I
WILL BE AMENDING TO MOVING THE
CALENDAR OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO
INTRODUCE THE BILLS RELEVANT TO
THE LEGISLATION AND TO REFER
THEM.
IN THIS COVID EMERGENCY, I
THINK WE ALL AGREE THAT ELECTED
OFFICIALS HAVE A DUTY TO REACT
IMMEDIATELY TO BEST MEET THE
NEEDS OF THE WORKING CLASS
PEOPLE BY THE CRISIS, AND THAT
INVOLVES MOVING CONCRETE AND
BOLD LEGISLATION LIKE THIS ONE.
THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS NEED
ACTION, NOT WORK.
WE ARE WORKING ON THE
AFFORDABLE RENTING AND HOUSING,
AND THIS WORK WHICH WOULD END
UP CREATING THOUSANDS OF JOBS
AS WELL IS WHAT LOCALS REALLY
NEED.
THEY GET THROUGH THE PANDEMIC
ITSELF, BUT THEN WE ARE GOING
TO BE LEFT WITH THE RECESSION
THAT COMES WITH MASSIVE
UNEMPLOYMENT.
WE ARE SEEING THE INCREDIBLE
CONSEQUENCE IN JUST A FEW
WEEKS.
AS FAR AS THIS FUNDING, IT
WOULD BE UP TO 100,000
HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE LOW INCOME
AND IMPACTED BY THIS CRISIS.
OUR OFFICES ARE WORKING IN CLAP
RAYING WITH THE GRASSROOTS
AMAZON MOVEMENT, AND WE HAVE
BEEN FIGHTING FOR THIS FOR A
FEW YEARS NOW, AND HUNDREDS OF
PEOPLE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN
RALLIES, AND LAST THURSDAY, MY
OFFICE HOLD A VIRTUAL TOWN HALL
TO SHARE WITH WORKERS FROM
DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES INCLUDING
HEALTHCARE ABOUT THE NEEDS IN
THIS EMERGENCY.
OVER 200 PEOPLE JOINED US FOR
THE TOWN HALL ON TUESDAY
EVENING.
WE WILL BE USING SIMILAR
TECHNOLOGY TO HOST A WATCH
PARTY FOR TODAY'S MEETING SO
PEOPLE AT HOME WHO WANT TO BE
PART OF THE MOVEMENT CAN SEE
THE COUNCIL VOTE ON THE
PRODUCTION.
I KNOW MANY PEOPLE CARE DEEPLY
ABOUT THIS ISSUE.
MY STAFF MEMBER HAS EMAILED TO
YOU ALL 5460 COMMUNITY MEMBERS
SIGNING A PETITION URGING THE
SWIFT PASSAGE OF THE
LEGISLATION.
SINCE THEN IT HAS GONE UP.
AND WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT
COMMENTS SENT TO ALL
COUNCILMEMBERS AND STAFF
MEMBERS.
I URGE YOU ALL TO READ AT LEAST
SOME OF THE 270 PAGES OF
COMMENTS.
MANY COMMENTS ARE FROM YOUR
CONSTITUENTS IN YOUR DISTRICT.
I REALLY HOPE YOU GET A CHANCE
TO SEE WHAT YOUR CONSTITUENTS
ARE SAYING.
ALSO IN THE LAST FEW DAYS, 1120
PEOPLE HAVE EMAILED THE COUNCIL
TO URGE COUNCILMEMBERS TO
RAPIDLY INTRODUCE LEGISLATE AND
PASS IT INTO LAW.
I HOPE THE COMUNL MEMBERS WILL
PASS THIS.
IN ADDITION THIS MORNING WE GOT
A VIDEO FROM JORDAN FLOWERS,
ONE OF THE LEADERS OF THE
COURAGEOUS WALK-OUT EFFORT FROM
AMAZON IN NEW YORK.
THEY ARE FIGHTING FOR SAFER
CONDITIONS AND HIGHER PAY IN
THE AMAZON WAREHOUSES IN NEW
YORK.
I JUST WANTED TO JOIN
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IN
COMMENTING ON THE LEGISLATION
THAT WAS MENTIONED LAST WEEK.
WASHINGTON STATE HEARD THE
APPEAL THAT COUNCILMEMBER
HEBOLD AND I PASSED IN 2017.
THIS IS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTING
BECAUSE THE SUPREME COURT --
THIS LEGISLATION WOULD HAVE
GENERATED $100 MILLION A YEAR
BY TAXING THE PEOPLE MAKING
OVER $250,000.
BUT IT SHOWS THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF CAPITALISM ARE PREOCCUPIED
WITH THE INTEREST OF THE
WEALTHY EVEN DURING THE
PANDEMIC.
THE SUPREME COURT DECISION
MEANS THAT WE CAN FOCUS ON THE
HIGHER INCOME PEOPLE INSTEAD OF
WORKERS, BUT I THINK THE
COUNCIL SHOULD LOOK INTO
EXEMPTIONS UNDER THE CURRENT
FRAMEWORK AND RECOMMENDED BY
THE UNION AND OTHER ACTIVIST
ORGANIZATIONS AND IF POSSIBLE
RENEW THE LEGISLATION ON THAT
BASES TO RAISE MONEY
PROGRESSIVELY.
HOWEVER, WE SHOULD BE CLEAR
THAT MOVING TO REVIEW THIS
LEDGE SLAYING IS THE PROPERTY
TAX IS EXTREMELY LIMITED.
I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT
WHATEVER -- AND LASTLY, I WANT
TO TALK ABOUT THE WORKERS ON
THE FRONT LINE OF COVID-19,
EMILY BARNES, A MEMBER OF THE
WASHINGTON STATE NURSING
ASSOCIATION WHO HAS SPOKEN AT
OUR TOWN HALL, AND SHE AND HER
COLLEGES ARE STAYING THAT
SOCIAL DISTANCING IS HAVING A
GOOD IMPACT IN WASHINGTON STATE
BUT IRONICALLY, THAT IS
IMPACTING CORPORATIONS.
POLITICIANS ARE SAYING THAT
WORKERS NEED TO GO BACK TO
WORK.
IT'S WORKING BUT IT'S EXACTLY
THE WRONG THING WE WILL BE
DOING.
I WANT TO COMMEND THOSE WHO
SPOKE OUT ON BOEING'S
POTENTIALLY DISASTEROUS
DECISION TO GO BACK TO WORK.
IT SHOULD BE RECINDED DUE TO
THE PUBLIC OUTRAGE.
AND WE WILL SEE THE
CORPORATIONS, WE WILL SEE THAT
INCREASINGLY.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
AS THE COUNCIL PLAY A ROLE IN
MICKING SURE THAT THE SOCIAL
DISTANCING CONTINUES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMMBER,
SAWANT.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
HEARING NONE, I WANTED TO
RESPOND TO THIS.
I WILL SPEAK MORE THIS
AFTERNOON, AND I WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT MY COLLEAGUES
UNDERSTAND I WILL NOT SUPPORT
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
I AM IN FAVOR OF ADDING THIS TO
THE LEGISLATION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR BUT AS COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, I BELIEVE IT WOULD
BE APPROPRIATE TO REFER IT TO
EITHER THE BUDGET COMMITTEE OR
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE.
I HAD AN COMMUNITY TO DIRECTLY
COMMUNITY WITH COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT ABOUT MY DESIRE TO SEE
THIS GO TO EITHER OF THE TWO
COMMITTEES WITH THE PREFERENCE
FOR THE BUDGET COMMITTEE.
I THINK I WANTED TO TAKE A
QUICK MOMENT TO COMMUNICATE
WITH ALL OF YOU IN THE COUNCIL
BRIEFING TODAY WHAT I
COMMUNICATED IN TERMS OF MY
RATIONALE FOR DOING SO.
AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED IN MARCH
I DIRECTLY COMMUNITIED WITH
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT IF THE
LEGISLATION WENT THROUGH THE
ORDINARY REFERRAL PROCESS I
CHOOSE TO REFER HER AND
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'S
COMMUNICATION INCLUDING MY
RATIONALE FOR THAT REFERRAL
AND, AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO
SHARE THAT REALLY QUICKLY WITH
EACH OF YOU.
I INDICATED TO COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT, I WOULD REFER THIS
LEGISLATION TO THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE RATHER THAN THE
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE
SINCE SHE IS NOT A MEMBER OF
THE COMMITTEE AND COUNCILMEMBER
IS ONLY AN ALTERNATE.
IT'S TYPICAL FOR SPONSORS OF
COMMITTEES TO HAVE THEIR
LEGISLATION REFERRED TO A
COMMITTEE NOT CHAIRED BY HIM OR
HER.
WHEN I WORKED TOGETHER TO HAVE
SPONSOR THE PROGRESSIVE
BUSINESS TAX IN 2018, THAT WAS
REFERRED BY COUNCIL MAYBE
BAGSHAW.
THIS IS AN ALL HANDS ON DECK
APPROACH.
THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
INCLUDING ALL OF US INCLUDES AN
IMPORTANT STRUCTURAL BUSINESS.
I LEARNED HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS
FROM CALIFORNIA TO HAVE ON DECK
ALL 9 COUNCILMEMBERS.
I BELIEVE THAT'S TRUE NOW IF
NOT MORE SO CONSIDERING THAT WE
ARE PROTECTED TO HAVE A $200
MILLION DEFICIT IN THE BUDGET.
I HOPE WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AS
A FULL COUNCIL TO GET THE BEST
THINKING ON THIS LEGISLATION.
THIRD, A LOT OF DIFFERENT
ASPECTS OF COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES
THIS, LEGISLATION IS THAT IT'S
A REVENUE BILLY
BILL -- BILL I BELIEVE IS
APPROPRIATELY CONSIDERED IN
COMMITTEE, AND I MENTIONED THAT
THE COUNCIL APPROVED OUR
STRUCTURE IN EARLY JANUARY,
INCLUDING APPOINTING
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, THE
CHAIR OF THE FINANCE AND
HOUSING COMMITTEE AND THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE TO BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CITY'S
FINANCES, INCLUDING REVENUE
LEGISLATION.
SO THIS IS WHY I BELIEVE IT
WOULD BE MOST APPROPRIATE TO
CONTROVERSY TO THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE
APPROPRIATE TO UNDERCUT
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA'S ROLE
AS CHAIR AT THIS TITLE, AND IN
MY CONVERSATIONS WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, I WILL
NOT SPEAK FOR HER BUT I THINK
WE WOULD GIVE OF THIS
LEGISLATION DUE CONSIDERATION.
I HOPE THAT MY COLLEAGUES WILL
WORK TOGETHER WITH HER TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE FACILITATING AN
IMPORTANT POLICY DISCUSSION ON
THE LEGISLATION.
I KNOW THAT I, LIKE MANY OF
YOU, REMAIN AS COMMITTED AS
EVER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
FINDING PROGRESSIVE REVENUE
SOLUTIONS PARTICULARLY ON THE
HEELS OF THE RULING ON THE
SUPREME COURT ON COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD'S LEGISLATURE ON THE
NEXT TAX.
I WANT TO AGAIN URGE MY
COLLEAGUES TO JOIN ME THIS
AFTERNOON SUPPORTING A MOTION
TOO ADD THIS LEGISLATION TO THE
CALENDAR AND REFER THE
LEGISLATION TO THE SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> THANK YOU, AND IN KEEPING
WITH YOUR COMMENTS, I JUST
WANTED TO SOLIDIFY MY
POSSESSION.
FIRST OF ALL, DON'T AGREE THAT
MY REQUEST TO BE ABLE TO SHARE
MY OWN LEGISLATION IS IN ANY
WAY UNDERCUT ANYTHING
COUNCILMEMBER, ESPECIALLY
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THE RESPONSE,
AND IF OUR COUNCILMEMBERS AGREE
WITH ME THAT THE CORONAVIRUS IS
A HUGE CRISIS AND WE SHOULD BE
ACTING BOLDLY AND COURAGOUSLY,
I CAN'T IMAGINE WHY THE COUNCIL
WOULD NOT WHOLEHEARTEDLY
SUPPORT THE LEGISLATION AND
WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE -- I
FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE. HEAR
I AM HAPPY TO CHAIR THAT
COMMITTEE.
I AGREE THAT ALL COUNCILMEMBERS
SHOULD BE WILLING.
I THINK THAT THERE ARE AVENUES
TO DO THIS.
I THINK THERE IS A DEFICIT WITH
THE REVENUES GOING UP.
I AM NOT CLEAR WHY THERE IS A
REASON THAT WE SHOULD BE DOING
-- THIS IS ACTUALLY GOING TO
UNDERCUT.
I AM SUPPORTING THE MOVEMENT
AND FIGHTING FOR THIS.
I BELIEVE THAT IT SHOULD BE A
COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY ME OR
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES OR A
COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY ME AND
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
I ALSO WANTED TO NOTE IN MY
LETTER TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ, I HAVE PRESENTED
EVERYTHING TO THE POINT THAT
THE LEGISLATION THAT IS UNDER
QUESTION SHOULD BE DISCUSSED
ALWAYS DISCUSSED BY THE
COMMITTEE THAT IS RELEVANT.
THAT IS NOT TRUE, ACTUALLY, OF
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ
HERSELF WITH JUST ONE
LEGISLATION, AND COUNCIL
PRESIDENT KENNEDY BEFORE YOU --
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA SAID
THAT IT WAS A A COMMIT -- I
DON'T SEE AN OBJECTION.
AND I -- FOR EXAMPLE, MY HOUSE
BILL WAS DISCUSSED IN THE
COMMITTEE ON HOMELESSNESS.
I DID NOT OBJECT TO THAT AS
MUCH AS WE WERE CREATING THE
MOVEMENT ON THE COUNCIL TO WIN
THAT LEGISLATION.
THIS IS VERY DIFFERENT.
WE ARE SEEING PUSH BACK FROM
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
I REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW TO
EMPHASIZE THAT THIS LEGISLATION
IS OVER THE COMMITTEE OF THE
LEGISLATION'S SPONSOR.
I REALLY URGE THAT
COUNCILMEMBERS ALLOW THE
MOVEMENT TO HAVE A VOICE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
I MEAN, I KNOW WE WILL DEBATE
THIS THIS AFTERNOON.
I DON'T WANT TO BELABOR THE
POINT RIGHT NOW AND I MADE MY
POINT AS I CAN, AND I WILL BE
HAPPY TO EXPAND ON THAT THIS
AFTERNOON, AND I HOPE IT WILL
BE TO REFER THE LEGISLATION TO
THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE.
I WILL SPEAK MORE TO THAT THIS
AFTERNOON.
I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO ADD
ANY MORE CURRENTLY TO THE
DISCUSSION.
SO OTHER -- AT LEAST I DON'T
FEEL LIKE I NEED TO ADD
ANYMORE.
ARE THERE ANY COLLEAGUES WHO --
WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS
ISSUE NOW?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSCORE A
POINT YOU MADE, COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ.
THE EMPLOYEE HOUR TAX
LEGISLATION THAT I AND SEVERAL
OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS SPONSORED
A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO NOW.
IN 2017, THE CITY HIGH EARNERS'
INCOME TAX SPONSORED BY MYSELF
AND COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT WENT
THROUGH THE THEN-FINANCE
COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY
COUNCILMEMBER BURGESS, ALSO AT
THE TIME, NOT A SPONSOR OF THE
LEGISLATION.
YOU KNOW, COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
MAKES THE DISTINCTION OF THIS
IS MAJOR LEGISLATION, AND WE
SHOULD HAVE A DIFFERENT
APPROACH BECAUSE IT'S MAJOR
LEGISLATION.
I CONSIDER BOTH OF THOSE BILLS
THAT I JUST REFERENCED MAJOR
LEGISLATION AND IF THEY WERE
APPROPRIATELY HEARD IN THE
COMMITTEE AND OUR COUNCIL RULES
ESTABLISHED PROPER LEGISLATION
THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
COMMITTEE WORK PLAN THAT WE
ESTABLISHED BY OUR COUNCIL
RULES AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY
YEAR.
IF WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SOME
NEW SET OF RULES FOR CERTAIN
TYPES OF LEGISLATION SPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBERS WHO MAY NOT
CHAIR THE COMMITTEE, I THINK WE
NEED TO TAKE UP ON
DELIBERATION OF THE RULES AND
NOT A 1-OFF BASIS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> I WANT TO CLARIFY THIS IS
NOT A ONE OFF BASIS.
IF ANY COUNCILMEMBERS ARE
OFFENDED, I SAID, THERE ARE
EXAMPLES WHERE THIS LEGISLATION
WAS CONSIDERED IN COMMITTEES
THAT ARE NOT ROUTINELY
RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE TOPICS
AND THOSE EXAMPLES ARE
EXISTING.
AND I THINK THAT THIS IS ONE OF
THOSE CASES WHERE, EVEN THOUGH
THE BUDGET COMMITTEE MIGHT HAVE
A PURVIEW ON THIS -- I THINK
THE WHOLE POINT ABOUT THIS
LEGISLATION IS IT'S IMPORTANT
AND AFFECTS VARIOUS SECTORS.
I COULD MAKE A POWERFUL
ARGUMENT ABOUT HOW THIS
LEGISLATION INVOLVES IN THE
SUSTAINABILITY AND RENTER'S
RIGHTS COMMITTEE.
ULTIMATELY AGAIN, I WANTED TO
CLAIR THAT A COMMITTEE CHAIRED
BY ME IS NOT BASED ON THOSE
DETAILS ABOUT THIS COMMITTEE
DISCUSSING THE WORK STOPPAGE
BUT MORE FOR THE MOVEMENT TO
HAVE A REAL VOICE, I FAILED TO
UNDERSTAND WHY THE COUNCIL
SUPPORTS THIS MAJOR
LEGISLATION.
IF YOU ARE IN AGREEMENT -- YOU
ALL SAY REPEATEDLY WE ARE IN
AGREEMENT TO DO THIS, I DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHY THERE WOULD BE
AN OBJECTION.
AND THE COMMITTEE WOULD
INCORPORATE ALL 9
COUNCILMEMBERS AND I WOULD BE
HAPPY TO CO-CHAIR AND NOT CHAIR
EXCLUSIVELY.
I WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY THERE
IS NO REASON YET CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE DID NOT COME IN ON THE
COALITION TASK FORCE.
IT'S BECAUSE THEY KNEW THAT THE
LEGISLATION WOULD GET STUCK IN
THE SUPREME COURT AND I PROMISE
YOU THE COURTS CLEARED THE WAY
FOR IT, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
WOULD LAND LIKE A TON OF BRICKS
AGAINST THIS HOW THIS WOULD BE
A BAD IDEA.
THE REASON WE WILL SEE A
DIFFERENT SITUATION HERE JUST
AS WE SAW DURING THE AMAZON
DECISION IN 2018 IS THAT IT'S
COMPLETELY LEGAL.
IT WOULD GO INTO EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY.
THAT IS WHY BIG BUSINESS, THE
WEALTHY, THE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE, THEY ARE ALREADY
GEARING UP FOR A MAJOR FIGHT.
I DON'T BELIEVE THIS CAN BE WON
WITHOUT THE VOICE OF THE
MOVEMENT.
AND THAT'S THE ARGUMENT I AM
MAKING AND I WILL REITERATE
THAT IN THE COUNCIL MEETING
THIS AFTERNOON.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE
MOVE ALONG?
HEARING AND SEEING NONE,
DISTRICT 4, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
>> GOOD MORNING, COLLEAGUES.
IS IT STILL MORNING?
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> I HOPE EVERYONE IS STAYING
SAFE.
I WANT TO THANK THE OFFICE FOR
THE BRIEFING ON THE $2 TRILLION
ECONOMIC STIMULUS AND RELIEF
PACKAGE ENACTED BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.
IT'S GOOD TO HEAR THERE WILL BE
A FOURTH PACKAGE ON THE WAY.
VERY INTERESTED IN THE
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PAYMENTS
FOR THE FORGIVABLE LOANS IN
SMALL BUSINESS AND 340 BILLION
TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
AS WE KNOW, THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT WITH THE NATIONAL
TAX BASE AND UNIQUE LEGAL
AUTHORITY TO SPEND MONEY
WITHOUT BALANCING THE BUDGET
WILL BE A KEY TO SURVIVING
ANOTHER ECONOMIC DOWNTURN.
AS TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES
COMMITTEE, ON THIS AFTERNOON'S
FULL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA, THERE
ARE NO ITEMS.
REGARDING BRIDGES AND THE WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE, I WANT TO THANK
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ FOR
ENABLING US TO HEAR THE UPDATED
BRIEFING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD'S
LEADERSHIP AND TENACITY ON
BEHALF OF HER CONSTITUENTS.
WE HOPE TO SCHEDULE A RETURN
VISIT TO THE COUNCIL VIA SDOT
AT THE END OF THIS MONTH TO
HAVE MORE OF A PLAN IN PLACE.
AND FREE PARKING, AS YOU KNOW,
THERE WAS AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO
ALLOW FREE PARKING DURING THE
COVID CRISIS.
WITH THE NEED FOR SOCIAL
DISTANCING AND REDUCED TRANSIT,
I SUPPORT THE SDOT'S EFFORT TO
ALLOW FREE PARKING ON THE
PUBLIC STREETS SO THE WORKERS
CAN BE WHERE THEY NEED TO BE TO
ASSIST SEATTLE DURING THIS
TRYING TIME.
THIS FRIDAY, THE CITY AUDITOR
RELEASED AN AUDIT OF SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT.
THIS PERFORMANCE WAS INITIATED
BY COUNCILMEMBER TERESA
MOSQUEDA AND IS FOUND ON THE
CITY AUDITOR'S WEBSITE AND ON
MY BLOG AND THE COUNCIL
CONNECTION.
THAT WAS DONE TO TRY AND
RESOLVE PROBLEMS WITH HIGH
BILLS THAT CUSTOMERS RECEIVED
THROUGHOUT SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
WHEN THEY WERE IMPLEMENTING
CHANGES TO THE METER SYSTEM.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH THIS,
FREELY FEE.
>> PRESIDENT, OKAY TO SPEAK ON
THIS NOW?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO
JUMP IN ON THIS MOVEMENT FROM
THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE ON SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT EFFORT.
THIS IS THE REASON WE HAVE AN
OVERSIGHT BODY.
IN 2018, EARLY IN THE YEAR,
RIGHT AFTER I WAS ELECTED IN
RESPONSE TO A LARGE NUMBER OF
CALLS AND EMAILS THAT I GOT
FROM CUSTOMERS WHO WERE
REPORTING LARGE UNEXPECTED
BILLS AND DIFFICULTY GETTING
CLEAR ANSWERS FROM THE SERVICE
DEPARTMENT, WE REQUESTED AN
AUDIT FROM THE BILLING SYSTEM,
AND A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO
WROTE IN EXPRESSED CONCERNS
WITH GETTING BILLS THAT WERE
$100 OR $200 MORE THAN
EXPECTED, SOME WERE GETTING
CALLS ABOUT $1,000 MORE THAN
EXPECTED.
THIS WAS A REAL PROBLEM THAT WE
WANTED THE AUDITORS TO INQUIRE
ABOUT.
SO THIS REPORT IS IN RESPONSE
TO THE AUDIT REQUEST WE
SUBMITTED IN 2018.
THE REPORT TALKED ABOUT THIS
INVESTIGATION AND 17
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THEY CAME
UP WITH TO DECREASE THE NUMBER
OF UNEXPECTED HIGH BILLS
RECEIVED BY CUSTOMERS TO MAKE
SURE THERE WAS IMPROVED
HANDLING OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS
AND TO MAKE SURE IT WAS CLEAR
AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND FOR
CUSTOMERS.
I SAW ONE EXAMPLE OF AN
EXPLANATION THAT WAS ABOUT A 6
PAGE EMAIL, AND TO MAKE IT MORE
EASILY DIGESTIBLE FOR THE
CONSUMER.
WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE THAT THE
LESSONS ARE ALREADY APPLIED TO
CREATE AN ESCALATION TEAM SO
THEY ARE HANDLING ANY OF THE
CALLS COMING IN AND MAKING IT
EASIER FOR CUSTOMERS TO SET UP
THE PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS.
SOME OF THE WORK WAS PUT INTO
PLACE LAST YEAR AND UNDER THE
LEADERSHIP OF COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE
HOW THE PILOT PROJECTS ARE
GOING INTO EFFECT AND HELP TO
REDUCE BOTH THE HIGH NUMBER OF
LARGE UNEXPECTED BILLS AND THE
HIGH ANXIETY THAT THE BILLS ARE
CREATING.
THE REPORT FOUND THAT CITY
LIGHT'S NEW BILLING SYSTEM AND
ADVANCED MEETING RESULTED IN
CUSTOMERS RECEIVING UNEXPECTED
LARGE BILLS AND INACCURATE
ESTIMATES AND DELAYED BILLING
AND ONCE CUSTOMERS SOUGHT TO
RESOLVE THE ISSUES, THE
CUSTOMERS WERE CONFUSED IN THE
RESPONSE THEY RECEIVED AND
FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE
THOSE.
SO SOME OF THE INFORMATION HAS
BEEN CHANGES I THINK IN C
HANGE -- CHANGED IN I THINK THE
PROACTIVE MOVEMENT.
SOME OF THE EFFORTS AGAIN WENT
INTO PLACE BASICALLY LAST
OCTOBER OR SEPTEMBER AND I
THINK WITH THE AUDIT IN HAND,
WE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE SOME OF
THE POLICIES IF I REMEMBERED UP
WITH COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN'S
LEADERSHIP SUCH AS MAKING SURE
NO CUSTOMERS RECEIVE SHUT-OFF
NOISES.
THAT WAS SOMETHING WE WERE
COMMITTED TO PRIOR TO COVID-19
BEING PRESENT IN THE COMMUNITY
AND THE MAILED NOISES OF UNPAID
BILLS AND INFORMATION HOW TO
GET HELP WITH PAYING YOUR BILLS
SO WE ARE NOT INSTILLING FEARS
TO CUSTOMERS WITH A SHUT-OFF
NOTICE.
AND WITH THE TEAM THAT WAS UP
AT CITY LIGHT TO HELP MAKE SURE
THAT GETTING INTO THE UTILITY
DISCOUNT PROGRAM THAT I KNOW
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAD A
LARGE ROLE AND HAND IN
EXPANDING.
LASTLY, WAIVING LATE FEES FOR
CUSTOMERS WHO MAKE PAYMENTS
TOWARDS THEIR BALANCE MUCH IT'S
AN IMPORTANT CONCEPT THAT OTHER
JURISDICTIONS HAVE TAKEN INTO
PLAY, AND ESPECIALLY AS COVID-
19 IS PRESENT IN THE COMMUNITY,
AND THERE IS AN UNKNOWN WHETHER
OR NOT PEOPLE WILL GET THEIR
JOBS BACK AND THE ASSISTANCE
THEY CAN GET WILL BE IMPORTANT.
SO THANK YOU TO DEBORAH SMITH
FROM SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND THE
CITY LIGHT AUDIT TEAM, AND MR.
JONES FOR THEIR WORK.
THEY HAVE BEEN TREMENDOUS.
I THINK THERE ARE A LOT MORE
QUESTIONS THAT I KNOW THAT
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN IS
LOOKING FORWARD TO ASKING AONG
WITH ME WHEN WE RESUME THE
COMMITTEES SOON.
BUT A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE
AUDIT TEAM FOR DIGGING INTO THE
DETAILS.
WHEN WE STARTED TO GET THE
CALLS, IT WAS CLEAR THAT THERE
WAS A PATTERN, AND THE REPORT
PROVIDES A BLUEPRINT HOW TO
ADDRESS LARGE AND UNEXPECTED
BILLS.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
AND WE WILL HOP BACK TO
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU.
SO REGARDING GATHERING
REMOTELY, I HAD CALLS FOR
SEVERAL CONSTITUENTS.
PLEASE SIGN UP ON
SEATTLE.GOV/COUNCIL, AND YOU
CAN FIND ALL THE COUNCILMEMBERS
THERE.
REGARDING REGIONAL COMMITTEE
ACTIVITY, LAST WEEK I
PARTICIPATED IN TWO REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION MEETINGS, THE
SEATTLE SHORELINE
TRANSPORTATION FORM AND KING
COUNTY TRANSPORTATION POLICY
BOARD WITH LEADERS THROUGHOUT
THE REGION WHERE WE
COLLABORATED AND PROPOSALS TO
THE GRANT COMPETITION WHICH
WILL BE DECIDED BY THE PUGET
SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL.
I WAS PROUD TO STAND WITH
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ TO
SUPPORT THE RESEARCH AND
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
AND A FINAL NOTE FROM ME,
REGARDING FULL COUNCIL ITEMS.
I JUST WANTED TO PUT OUT A
CONCERN OR A REQUEST THAT AS
OUR TEAMS OF ANALYSTS WORK
REMOTELY, WE ARE TRYING TO
AVOID OVER WORKING THEM AS THEY
COKE FOCUS ON CORONAVIRUS
LEGISLATION.
I ASK THAT THEY BE GIVEN A
COUPLE OF WEEKS TO REVIEW THE
ROUTINE LEGISLATION THAT IS
UNRELATED TO CORONAVIRUS.
AS WE KNOW, THEY WOULD NORMALLY
BE VETTED BY PBT MATTER WHERE
THE ISSUES WOULD BE IDENTIFIED
AND QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND
AMENDMENTS DRAFTED.
SO HAVING THE EXTRA TIME TO THE
FULL COUNCIL OF AT LEAST 2
WEEKS WOULD BE HELPFUL.
I AM JUST PUTTING THAT OUT AS
AN IDEA.
THANK YOU.
IS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
WE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON
THE REQUEST OF HAVING A LITTLE
MORE BREATHING ROOM TO DIGEST
AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE
LEGISLATION THAT APPEARS ON THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
ROUTINE LEGISLATION ISN'T
PARTICULARLY CONTROVERSIAL BUT
I CAN APPRECIATE THAT
SOMETIMES, SOME ISSUES THAT ARE
NON-COVID RELATED WILL POP UP
THAT MIGHT SEND UP A FLAG.
LET'S STAY IN COMMUNICATION HOW
WE CAN BEST FACILITATE A
QUALITY REVIEW OF THINGS THAT
APPEAR ON THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR SO AS WE ARE
WORKING REMOTELY, FOLKS DON'T
FEEL LIKE THEY ARE BEING JAMMED
IN TERMS OF MAKING A QUICK
DECISION ON THE LEGISLATION
THEY ARE SEEING FOR THE FIRST
TIME.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> TO TRACK THE REQUESTS FROM
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN IN LIGHT
OF THE EXPECTATION OUT OF THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE ABOUT WHAT WE
ARE HEARING DURING THIS CRISIS,
I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT
WE AREN'T CLOSINGS HEARINGS ON
LEGISLATION.
AM I OVERSTATING THAT?
ARE WE ALLOWED TO HEAR
NECESSARY AND CONTROVERSIAL
LEGISLATION?
>> SO THERE ARE TWO A RESPECTS
TO THE GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATIONS
AS TO HOW WE COMPLY WITH THE
OPEN POLICY.
DURING THE PERIOD OF, WE HAVE
ORDERS OR HE HAS PROHIBITED THE
PUBLIC FROM GATHERING.
SO THERE, AGAIN, TWO ASPECTS.
THE FIRST ASPECT IS THERE IS AN
EXCEPTION FOR ANY LEGISLATION
RELATED TO THE COVID-19
EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
SO IF THE ORGANIZATION IS
RELATED TO THAT, THEN WE CAN
TAKE ACTION ON THE LEGISLATION
EITHER THROUGH CITY WORK OR
THROUGH A FINAL COUNCIL
MEETING.
THAT'S THE FIRST PIECE.
THE SECOND EXCEPTION IS TO THE
GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION IS IF
IT'S NECESSARY AND ROUTINE TO
THE CITY BUSINESS.
THAT'S A LITTLE VAGUE AND WE
ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE
LAW DEPARTMENT IN EVALUATING
ALL PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT
COMES THROUGH AS TO WHETHER OR
NOT THE LEGISLATION OR THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR
FALLS INTO EITHER OF THE TWO
CATEGORIES, BUT IN PARTICULAR,
ROUTINE AND NECESSARY BUSINESS.
IT'S UNFORTUNATELY A CASE BY
CASE ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION.
IT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY
LAST WEEK I ASKED EACH
COUNCILMEMBER TO BE
CONSCIENTIOUS OF GETTING THE
LEGISLATION TO THE OFF NO
MATTER THAN WEDNESDAY SO WE
HAVE AT LEAST 48 HOURS TO
EVALUATA E VAL -- EVALUATE
WHETHER OR NOT IT WOULD RUN A
FOUL OF THE GOVERNOR'S PRO --
THE GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION.
UNFORTUNATELY IN LIGHT OF OUR
BEST EFFORTS, WE DON'T HAVE A
BLANKET ANALYSIS.
OUR LAW DEPARTMENT WAS TOLD THE
BEST WE CAN DO IS A CASE BY
CASE ANALYSIS ON EACH PIECE OF
LEGISLATION THAT COMES THROUGH.
>> VERY HELPFUL.
THANK YOU.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTINGS RELATED TO
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN'S
REPORT?
OKAY.
SEEING NONE, WE WILL MOVE TO
DISTRICT 5, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ?
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, YOU ARE
MUTE.
IF YOU ARE SPEAKING WE CANNOT
HEAR YOU.
NOW WE CAN.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE THE LITTLE
VOICE JUST TOLD ME I AM UNMUTED
EVEN THOUGH MY PHONES SO.
SO THERE ARE NO ITEMS FOR THE
COMMITTEE.
LET ME RUN THROUGH THE PARK
ISSUES.
SANDERSON PARK CLOSURES REMAIN
THE SAME.
THEY ARE CLOSED OBJECT FOR
GROUP ACTIVITIES.
WE ASK PEOPLE TO STAY ACTIVE
AND INDOORS.
THE TWITTER FEED HAS IDEAS.
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK THEM
OUT.
RECENTLY, THEY TWEETED A GREAT
RESOURCE FOR SENIORS TO STAY
ACTIVE.
SENIORS WHO WOULD HAVE
PARTICIPATED IN THE COMMUNITY
CENTERS, SINCE THEY ARE CLOSED,
THE PARKS ARE REFERENCING TONS
OF ONLINE WORKOUTS ON NO OR
MINIMAL EQUIPMENT.
THE DEPARTMENT IS PARTNERING
WITH HIGHER CAPACITY SHELTER
PROVIDERS TO CREATE MORE SOCIAL
DISTANCING BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS
TO HELP TO PREVENT THE SPREAD
OF COVID-19.
AND THE STAFF HAS OFFERED TO
WORK REMOTELY WITH COMMUNITY
CENTERS TO WORK ON SITE SUCH AS
REGISTRATION FUNDS AND PROGRAM
PLANNING, ET CETERA AS A
PARTNER AGENT.
SEATTLE PARK AND RECREATION
CUSTODIAN IS CONSIGNED TO DO
BASIC CLEANING IN OTHER AREAS
OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
THE SEATTLE AND HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT IS PAYING FOR A
PROFESSIONAL CLEANING SERVICE
TO COME IN TWICE A DAY TO CLEAN
IN THE SHELTER SPACE.
I WANT TO THANK THE
SUPERINTENDENT.
HE HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY
FORMATIVE AND GETTING
EVERYTHING WE NEED TO KNOW AND
WHAT TO DO TO KEEP THE
COMMUNITY CENTERS OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC.
WE WILL FIND EXPANSION SPACES
AS SUCH, NUMBER ONE IS THE
GARFIELD COMMUNICATE CENTER.
50 SPACES AND OPERATED BY
CATHOLIC COMMUNICATE SERVICES
DISPD THE Y WCA.
THE SECOND IS MILLER COMMUNITY
CENTER WITH 50 SPACES OPERATED
BY COMPASS.
THE THIRD IS THE SOUTHWEST TEAM
COMMUNITY CENTER WITH 50 SPACES
OPERATED BY PARKS AND REC.
THE LAST ONE IS THE LAUREL
HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CENTER, 50
SPACES OPERATED BY PARKS AND
REC.
BEFORE I SLIDE INTO A QUICK K 5
UPDATE, I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN FOR
READING MY NOTES.
I HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO TOUR THE
CENTURYLINK FIELD HOSPITAL WITH
THE CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTS
AND THE MAYOR.
I WAS STRUCK BY HOW QUICKLY AND
AMAZING IT WAS THAT THIS GROUP
BUILT A 240-BED HOSPITAL IN 72
HOURS.
IT WAS WONDERFUL TO SIT DOWN
AND TALK WITH THE FOLKS IN THE
LEADERSHIP FROM JOINT BASE
LEWIS-MCCHORD ON HOW THEY PLAN
ON NOT ONLY HAVING A TRIAGE BUT
A LAB AND NURSES.
AND I AM GRATEFUL THAT IT'S
THERE.
I HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH
PATTY HAYES WHO IS PHENOMENAL,
OBVIOUSLY, AND SHE WALKED US
THROUGH SHORELINE AND THE OTHER
BEDS AND UNFORTUNATELY AT THE
END OF THE WEEK WE HAD THE NEWS
THAT WE HAD ANOTHER PEDESTRIAN
HIT AND RUN IN NORTH SEATTLE.
LAST WEDNESDAY, THE POLICE
ARRESTED A 21-YEAR-OLD DRIVER
AFTER HE FATALLY INSTRUCT A
PEDESTRIAN ON AURORA.
THE 70-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS
CROSSING NEAR 125th STREET.
THE CASE IS UNDER
INVESTIGATION.
I WANTED TO THANK SEATTLE SPD
AND THE CAPTAIN OF THE NORTH
PRECINCT WHO NOT ONLY
RESPONDED.
I GAVE THEM A CALL AND THEY
TALKED WITH OUR STAFF ABOUT
WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE AIR SO
WE COULD OFFER THE INFORMATION
TO OUR CONSTITUENTS IN OUR
NEWSLETTER.
I WANT TO ADD A FEW OTHER
ITEMS.
LET'S SEE.
SO WE HAD DISCUSSIONS AND
REALLY GREAT ONES WITH THE
UNITED WAY.
SO WE ARE WORKING WITH CONCERNS
ABOUT FUNDING AND SOME -- SOME
THAT WERE NOT FUNDED ON THE
NORTH END, THE FOOD BANKS, AND
I WANTED TO THANK THEM FOR
BEING SO RESPONSIVE TO WORK
WITH THE TEACH AND -- TEAM AND
STAFF FOR THE SECOND ROUND OF
FUNDING.
WE CONTINUE TO SEND OUT ALMOST
A DAILY NEWSLETTER FOR
CONSTITUENTS TO KEEP EM UP TO
DATE WITH THE FEDERAL AND STATE
AND LOCAL ISSUES AND HOW WE
WILL ACCESS THE LOCAL CARES ACT
MONEY FOR BANKS AND SMALL
BUSINESSES NOT JUST IN D 5 BUT
CITYWIDE.
I CONTINUE TO MAKE PERSONAL
PHONE CALLS WITH THE LOCAL
SERVICE PROVIDERS AND
CONSTITUENTS WITH HOUSING,
SMALL BUSINESS, AND FOOD BANKS,
AND I WANT TO THANK DEAN WHO
GIVES ME A LIST EVERY MORNING
OF WHO I NEED TO CALL.
I DO THAT AND ON A PERSONAL
NOTE, I WANT TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUES.
I KNOW HOW HARD YOU ARE WORKING
WITH PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS.
WE ARE WORKING SO HARD TO
ADDRESS THIS PANDEMIC AND
CHAOS.
I AM OLDER THAN ALL OF YOU BUT
I HAVE NEVER SEEN SOMETHING
LIKE THAT, AND I HAVE GONE
THROUGH THE HIV CRISIS.
AND I WANT TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUES FOR THE THOUGHTS AND
CONCERNS AND ISSUES AS THEY
TALK WITH ME ABOUT HOW WE TAKE
CARE OF OUR CITY OR OUR COUNTY
OR STATE.
I DON'T THINK IT'S UP TO IN
WASHINGTON STATE WE ARE ALMOST
UP TO 8,000 ,000 CASES AND 338
DEATHS.
I KNOW WE ALL TAKE IT
SERIOUSLY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, FOR THAT REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
OKAY.
HEARING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO
DISTRICT 6, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBER
PRESIDENT AND COLLEAGUES.
THIS MORNING, WE DO HAVE ITEMS
FROM THE LAND USE AND
NEIGHBORHOOD STATE FOR THE
INTERSECTION REFERRAL.
ONE IS COUNCILMEMBER 119769,
EMERGENCY LEGISLATION.
I BELIEVE I CALLED EACH AND
EVERY ONE OF YOU ABOUT
PERMITTING DURING THIS CRIES.
THIS EXTENDS THE PERMIT
APPLICATION TIMELINE FOR THE
COVID EMERGENCY SO THE PROJECTS
ARE NOT A LOT OF DUE TO THE
STOPPAGE.
AND IT GOES THROUGH THE
REVIEW PROCESS WHICH CAN BE
CONDUCTED BY STAFF AND ONE OF
THE ASPECTS OF THIS IS THAT
THERE IS FEWER OPPORTUNITIES
FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
I HAVE BEEN A SURED SURE --
ASSURED THIS WILL BE A WAY TO
HAVE THE PUBLIC ENGAGED IN THE
PROCESS.
AND IT WILL GO FOR A FULL
COUNCIL ON MONDAY.
IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS,
PLEASE REACH OUT TO US, AND WE
WILL HAVE THE COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ADDRESSED.
HAPPY TO DISCUSS IT FURTHER
WITH YOU ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS
AS WELL.
THERE IS A FILE -- COUNCIL FILE
314447 WHICH IS AN APPLICATION
FOR A CONTRACT REZONE OF A
SPLIT ZONE SITE AT 7012
ROOSEVELT WAY NORTHEAST.
QUESTION?
NO.
OKAY.
FROM A LOW-LYING 1 TO A
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL.
SINCE THIS IS A CONTRACT
REZONE, THIS ITEM IS PENDING
UNDER THE QUASI-JUDICIAL RULE,
AND COUNCILMEMBERS SHOULD AVOID
EX PARTE CONVERSATION.
AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH
THE FARMER'S MARKET TO MEET THE
PUBLIC HEALTH REQUIREMENTS.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, AND THE COUNTY
ANDY -- AND SO MANY OTHERS TO
MAINTAIN SINCE
FEBRUARY QUIETLY BEHIND THE
SCENES TO -- I'VE BEEN WORKING
WITH THE DEPARTMENTS, AND AS
MANY OF YOU HAVE HEARD IN THE
LAST WEEK, THERE HAVE BEEN
ADDITIONAL HEPATITIS A CASES.
SO LAST WEEK WE CONVENED A
MEETING WITH ALL DEPARTMENTS,
THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS AT --
WHO HAVE OVERSIGHT OR
JURISDICTION WITHIN THE BALLARD
COMMON PARK AREA AND WE HAVE
SHORT-TERM SOLUTIONS IN PLACE
AND WHAT LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS
NEED TO BE IDENTIFIED.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
AND COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA IT
BRINGING ATTENTION TO THE
HEPATITIS A CRISIS OCCURRING.
I CAN TELL THAT YOU THE TEAM
WILL BE OUT PROVIDING HEALTH
KITS AND OUTREACH AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
WILL BE OUT THIS WEEK, AND
EVERY DAY THIS WEEK, THERE WILL
BE FOLKS ON THE GROUND
ADDRESSING THIS.
I WILL BE WORKING WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE TO IDENTIFY WHAT
ADDITIONAL SANITATION ASPECTS
AND ACCESS TO FOOD AND DRINKING
WATER WILL BE AVAILABLE.
SEPARATELY ON PARKING
ENFORCEMENT, I WANT TO THANK
YOU COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN AND
THE MAYOR FOR CLOSING THE
LOOPHOLES AND THE LAST
EXECUTIVE ORDER REGARDING
PARKING ENFORCEMENT.
MY OFFICE WAS ABLE TO ASSIST
THE RESIDENTS TREATING THEIR
ILLEGALLY TOWED VEHICLES AND
WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE
BACK FOR THAT OLDER GENTLEMAN
WHO WAS TAKING OUR ADVICE AND
NOT GOING OUTSIDE WHICH IS WHY
HIS CAR HAD NOT BEEN MOVED.
SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO
ASSISTED IN THAT.
AND REGARDING -- AS SOME OF YOU
MAY KNOW, SOME OF MY OFFICE OF
RESOURCES HAVE BEEN
TRANSITIONED TO ASSISTING SMALL
BUSINESSES, NAVIGATING THE
DIFFERENT LAYERS OF RESOURCES,
AND IF YOU ARE A SMALL BUSINESS
OR KNOW A SMALL BUSINESS
DISTRICT IN DISTRICT 6 OR CITY
WIDE, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO
REACH OUT AS WE ARE ASSISTING
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS.
AND THIS WEEK, WE WILL BE
DEDICATING STAFF AND RESOURCES
TO HELP RESIDENTS TO HELP
NAVIGATE RESOURCES AVAILABLE
AND PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO
REACH OUT WHETHER IN MY
DISTRICT OR OTHERS IN S CASE
YOU ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY
NAVIGATING THE RESOURCES.
I HEARD THAT THE RECYCLING
CENTER PICKED UP TODAY AND IT'S
SMALL THINGS LIKE THIS THAT
KEEP OUR CITY TICKING.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER,
STRAUSS.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.?
SEEING AND MORE NONE, WE WILL
MOVE ON TO DISTRICT 7,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
PRESIDENT.
CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME?
VERY GOOD.
A THUMBS UP FROM COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS THIS
AFTERNOON ON THE COMMITTEE FROM
HOMELESSNESS AND STRATEGY, AND
THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL MEETING
OF HOMELESS STRATEGY AND
INVESTMENTS THIS WEDNESDAY AT
10:00 A.M.
THAT MEETING WILL BE DONE IN
OUR TEMPORARY ZOOM COUNCIL
CHAMBERS RIGHT HERE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING
EVERYBODY ON WEDNESDAY.
JUST AS A REMIND ER, THERE WILL
BE 5 OF YOU.
I HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE PRESENT.
THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING IS
TO DISCUSS THE CITY'S ONGOING
EFFORTS THAT WERE TOUCHED ON BY
ON THE ADDITIONAL
HYGIENE FACILITIES IN RESPONSE
PARTICULARLY FOR FOLKS WHO WERE
IN SHELTERS.
IT WAS ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT
WERE ENUMERATED AT THE
BEGINNING THE CRISISIS TO STAND
UP THE HYGIENE FACILITIES.
THE CITY HAS BEEN MOVING
QUICKLY TO SECURE THE TRAILERS
AND SHOWERS AND SINKS AND WE
WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE TO
COUNCILMEMBERS ON THE WORK THAT
IS ONGOING AND THAT IS -- THAT
IS COMING ALONG.
IT IS NOT SPECIFICALLY TO TALK
ABOUT THE COMMONS PARK.
I AM SURE SOME OF THAT WILL
COME UP IN THE COMMITTEE
MEETING.
I WANT TO JOIN COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS IN A SHOUT OUT IN HIS
LEADERSHIP.
I THINK IT'S THANKS TO
COUNCILMEMBER'S STRAUSS'S WORK
MEETING EARLY WITH THE CITY
DEPARTMENTS AND CONVENING EARLY
WITH THE NAV TEAM WHO, THROUGH
THEIR OUTREACH, MADE THE
ADDITIONAL FINDING THAT THERE
IS HEPATITIS A PRESENT IN THE
PARK TO ENSURE A SWIFT AND FAST
RESPONSE.
HEPATITIS A IS CONTAGIOUS, AND
I WANT TO SAY, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, THANKS TO YOU WITH
YOUR WORK WITH THE KING COUNTY
PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE TEAM
UNDOUBTEDLY, THE SPREAD WAS NOT
AS BAD AS IT COULD HAVE BEEN
WITHOUT THE SWIFT RESPONSE AND
YOUR OFFICE AND LEADERSHIP
DESERVES A LOT OF CREDIT FOR
THAT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH THE MAYOR AND THE
TEAM AND OTHER CITY IT --
OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE
SURE THAT IT'S CONTAINED
QUICKLY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO PROVIDING
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE ENTIRE
COUNCIL WITH UPDATES FROM THE
KING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH AND
THE EXECUTIVES ON WEDNESDAY TO
ADDRESS THIS.
MOVING ON, I JUST WANT TO GIVE
A SHOUT OUT AND A SUB-SHOUT OUT
TO THE GREAT WRITE UP IN THE
SEATTLE CITY TIMES ON THE
PAYMENT RELIEF FOR FOLKS WHO
HAVE BEEN LAID OFF OR HAD A
REDUCK OF HOURS IN THE
RESTAURANT SERVICE INDUSTRY
WHICH HAS BEEN HIT EXTREMELY
HARD BY THE CRIES.
. IF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED A
LAYOFF OR REDUCTION IN HOURS
AND MAKE $52,000 OR LESS A
YEAR, YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR UP
TO A 5 00 IMMEDIATE PAYMENT
THROUGH PAYMENT.
AND I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT
OUT FOR FOLKS WHO ARE LOOKING
FOR A PHILANTHROPIC WAY TO
HELP.
I WENT AND DONATED THIS
MORNING, AND I ENCOURAGE LIKE
MINDED FOLKS IF YOU WANT TO
CONTRIBUTE IMMEDIATELY TO AN
INDIVIDUAL OR IF YOU ARE ON THE
FRONT LINE OF EXPERIENCE OF
THIS CRISIS, GO AHEAD AND IT'S
EASY TO MAKE A DONATION.
AND PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD OF
THE FUND AND RELIEF IT'S
PROVIDING.
AS A LAST COMMENT, I DO HAVE
SOME LEGISLATION ON THE
COMMENTS THIS AFTERNOON.
IT'S A RESOLUTION ON CONVENING
A WORK GROUP TO LOOK AT AND
REPORT BACK AT THE END OF THE
SUMMER ON POSSIBLE WAYS TO
STAND UP AND BULK UP OUR
CAPACITY AS THE LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH.
YOU KNOW, I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBERS MOSQUEDA AND
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN FOR
THEIR WORK ON THE AUDIT THAT
RECENTLY CAME BACK ON SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT WHICH PROVES THE
RESOLVE THAT CAN COME WITH
WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE
AUDITING DEPARTMENT.
I AM PROUD OF THE WORK THAT
THEY DO AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
COMING UP WITH STRATEGIES HOW
TO EXPAND ON THE WORK THAT THEY
DO WORKING WITH A TEAM OF
PROFESSIONALS TO COME BACK WITH
POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH
THE CONSIDERATION OF THE ENTIRE
COUNCIL, AND, MADAM, PRESIDENT,
THOSE ARE MY UPDATES.
HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER,
LEWIS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS?
OKAY.
SEEING NONE, ALL OF YOU SHOULD
HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE CLERK'S
OFFICE A SPECIAL MEETING FOR
THIS WEDNESDAY AT 10:00 A.M.
I THINK IT'S PRUDENT FOR US TO
HAVE A CONVERSATION AS FRAMED
BY COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS IN THE
DIRECT CONTEXT THE CRISISIS
THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY FACING.
ALL OF US ARE FEELING THE
IMPACT BUT CERTAINLY THOSE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ARE
FEELING IT PROBABLY AT A
DIFFERENT LEVEL.
I APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP.
SO, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE
ON, SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO
COUNCILMEMBER MONTH JADA,
POSITION 8.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT
AND GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON THE FULL
COUNCIL MEETING FROM THE
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMIT
EEVMENT THE SCHEDULED APRIL 7
IS MEETING WAS CANCELED PER OUR
EARLIER CONVERSATION.
I HAVE 4 COVID RELATED
ACTIVITIES.
FIRST, A HUGE AMOUNT OF
APPRECIATION TO THE WORKERS
FROM USCW 21, WHO HAD BEEN
WRITING IN WITH CONCERNS FROM
THE WORKER PERSPECTIVE ABOUT
CUSTOMERS IN GROCERY STORES,
BEING VERY CONCERNED, UPSET,
AND FINANCIALLY WORRIED ABOUT
THE BAG FEE BEING PASSED ON
STILL WHEN THEY WERE NOT
ALLOWED TO BRING IN REUSABLE
BAGS FOR GOOD REASON.
WE APPRECIATE THE NEW RULES SO
THERE IS NOT AN INCREASED WORRY
ABOUT SPREADING COVID WITH BAGS
COMING FROM INDIVIDUAL'S HOPES.
HOWEVER, THE GUIDANCE THAT WAS
INITIALLY PUT OUT ALOUD FOR THE
BAG FEE TO BE UP TO THE
DISCRETION OF THE VARIOUS
GROCERS.
WE WANT TO THANK, FOR EXAMPLE,
SAFEWAY, WHO HAD NOT
IMPLEMENTED THE 5 CENTS BUT IT
WAS ADMINISTERED INCONSISTENTLY
ACROSS OUR CITY.
SO IN CONVERSATIONS WITH BOB
HENNESSEY FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC U
TAILLIGHTS AND COUNCILMEMBER
ALEX PEDERSEN WHO WAS AWARE OF
THE CONGRATULATIONS AS --
CONSEQUENCES AS WELL.
WE WERE MAKING SURE THAT THE 5-
CENT FEE WAS NOT PASSED ON BUT
IT WAS APPRECIATED HOW QUICKLY
THAT THEY CAME TO THE
CONVERSATIONS AROUND THE IMPACT
OF THIS POTENTIAL GUIDANCE THAT
WAS HAVING ON FRONT LINE
WORKERS WHO ARE IN A TOUGH
POSITION BEING STRESSED AND WE
DON'T WANT TO DISCOURAGE ANYONE
FROM GETTING THE GROCERIES THEY
NEED WHETHER BECAUSE OF
FINANCIAL CONCERNS OR THE ADDED
STRESS OF BEING IN THE CHECK-
OUT LINE AND HAVING ANOTHER FEE
IMPOSED.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE QUICK
LEADERSHIP, ESPECIALLY MR.
HENNESSEY, FOR REVISING THEIR
GUIDANCE.
THERE WILL BE NEW INFORMATION
SHARED ON THEIR WEBSITE SOON
THAT WILL HELP TO NOTIFY PEOPLE
THAT THE 5-CENT BAG FEE IS NOT
GOING TO BE ENFORCED AT THIS
TIME.
SO THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, FOR TOUCHING BASES
WITH OUR OFFICE ON THAT AND THE
FAST WEEK AND THE GROCERY
WORKERS WHO NOTIFIED OF THIS.
AND THE SECOND UPDATE IS A HUGE
SHOUT OUT TO THE FOLKS AT THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING AND LABOR
STANDARDS.
WE ARE SEEING A NUMBER OF
INQUIRY RELATED TO WORKER
PROTECTION AND UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE.
THIS IS JUST A GENERAL GUIDANCE
OF WHAT TO DO, AND WE
APPRECIATE WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF
QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS FROM THE
WORKERS ON THE FRONT LINE, AND
EMILY ALVARADO, THANK YOU FOR
HER WORK TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
FRONT LOAD ANYTHING OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING THAT IS
AVAILABLE TO ANY AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROVIDERS.
AS FOLKS TALKED ABOUT, WE HAVE
DONE AS MUCH WORK AS WE
PROBABLY CAN AND WILL DO MORE
WORK TO SUPPORT THE ARTS AND
CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AND
RENTERS.
BUT THE FOLKS WHO ARE WORKING
IN THE PERMANENT SUPPORT OF
HOUSING HAVE BEEN USING OF
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE STAFF
AND WITH THE INCREASED NUMBER
OF PRESSURES ON THE SYSTEM,
THEY ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO FRONT LOAD THAT.
SO THANK YOU TO EMILY FOR FRONT
LOADING THAT MONEY, AND MORE
INFORMATION AND SUPPORT WILL BE
COMING FROM THE STATE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CREATIVE
WORK.
THIRD, I WANT TO THANK THE
FOLKS AT SOUND TRANSIT.
THE DIRECTOR AND KING COUNTY
EXECUTIVE CONSTANTINE, DEBORA
JUAREZ WHO IS ON THE BOARD AND
ANYONE WHO HAD INFLUENCE IN THE
SOUND TRANSIT COMMISSION TO
LEAD BY EXAMPLE.
THEY HAVE AS OF FRIDAY SENT OUT
NEW GUIDANCE WITH THE COVID-19
LIST.
THEY ARE LOOKING TO SUSPEND
ALMOST ALL CONSTRUCTION ON THE
TRANSIT EXPAND PROJECT ACROSS
THE REGION.
VERY LIMITED WORK CONTINUES
WILL BE CONSIDERED CRITICAL OR
NECESSARY TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE
AND SECURE.
THIS IS A HUGE RELIEF TO ALL OF
THE FOLKS THAT WE KNOW HAVE
BEEN WRITING IN WITH CONCERNS
AS CONSTRUCTION WORKERS.
WE WILL BE TALKING LATER WITH
FOLKS AT SDOT AND COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
JUST WANTED TO FLAG AS WE
ROLLED OUT THE POLICIES FOR
PEOPLE TO STAY HOME, WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS
CONSISTENCY HOW THAT IS APPLIED
TO CONSTRUCTION WORKERS.
WITH PUBLIC DOLLARS, WE NEED TO
BE SHOWING ESPECIALLY IN THE
INDUSTRY THAT IT'S CRITICAL TO
ALLOW FOLKS TO STAY HOME FOR
BETTER SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF
THEIR FAMILY.
WE KNOW BETWEEN 25 AND 50% OF
PEOPLE WHO DO CONTRACT COVID
CAN BE ASYMPTOMATIC.
WE DON'T WANT THEM TRANSFERRING
IT TO PARTNERS WITH ASTHMA OR
HEART DISEASE OR LUNG DISEASE
OR MS OR MAY BE PREGNANT.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SYMPTOM
COULD BE FOR THE FAMILY OR THE
GENERAL PUBLIC'S HEALTH GIVEN
THAT 25 OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE IT
ARE ASYMPTOMATIC, AND SHUTTING
DOWN THE CONSTRUCTION SITE
WHERE PEOPLE GO IN DAILY AND
TOUGH IT OUT.
SO THANK YOU, SOUND TRANSIT, BY
SHOWING BY EXAMPLE.
WE SAW THE LEADERSHIP BY THE
GOVERNOR AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION WHEN THEY SHUT
DOWN THE 520 BRIDGE, FOR
EXAMPLE ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE
WHO ARE GOING IN AND NO MATTER
THE WEATHER AND NO MATTER
WEATHER HEALTH WE HAVE TO
PROTECT THE HEALTH BY LEADING
BY EXAMPLE.
I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT
SOUND TRANSIT HAS DONE TO
IMMEDIATE SHUT DOWN THE
PROJECTS THAT ARE NOT, TRULY
ESSENTIAL.
LASTLY, WE SENT A LETTER LAST
WEEK TO EVERY COUNCILMEMBER
REQUESTING THAT THE GOVERNOR
USE HIS AUTHORITY UNDERSTATE
LAW TO PLACE A STATE WIDE
MORATORIUM ON FORECLOSURES
DURING AND FOLLOWING THE STATE
OF EMERGENCY.
FORECLOSURES ON BUILDINGS SUCH
AS MULTIFAMILY STRUCTURES CAN
MAKE SURE IF THERE ARE
BUILDINGS USED BY RENTERS WHO
CANNOT PAY THEIR RENT, AND WE
RECOGNIZE THERE ARE THOUSANDS
OF PROPERTY OWNERS THAT HAVE
THE BURDEN OF PEOPLE NOT PAYING
THEIR RENT.
WE WANT THE RENTERS TO STAY IN
PLACE WITHOUT THE INCOME
COMING IN, AND PUTTING A
MORATORIUM ON FORECLOSURES
ESPECIALLY FOR THE LARGER AND
SMALLER MULTIFAMILY STRUCTURES
CAN HELP TO PROTECT THE
RENTERS.
I APPRECIATE THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE NOTIFYING US THAT THE
LETTER WOULD BE WELL RECEIVED
AND THEY ARE WORKING ON A
HANDFUL OF POLICY ITEMS TO
PREVENT THE FORECLOSURES FOR
THE STRUCTURES AND SMALL
LANDLORDS.
I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU FOR
SIGNING ON TO THAT.
I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN WE
HEAR BACK, AND COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN HAS REQUESTED OIR TO
GIVE A HEADS UP AS SOON AS THEY
HEAR ANYTHING.
AND AGAIN, THANKS TO EVERYTHING
THAT SERVE DOING.
A FEW MINUTES AGO A
COUNCILMEMBER SAID THANKS TO
THE INCREDIBLE WORK -- I THINK
IT WAS COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ --
THANKS TO THE INCREDIBLE WORK
FOR ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND FOR OUR OFFICE
STAFF.
WE ONLY HAVE 3 OR 4 STAFF, AND
WE HAVE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS
AND REALLY ANXIETY.
THERE IS A NUMBER OF NEWS
REPORTS OUT THERE ABOUT HOW
HARD IT IS TO BE CONSTANTLY ON
CONFERENCE CALLS AND IN FRONT
OF YOUR SCREEN.
I WANT TO THEY THANKS TO OUR
TEAM AND STAFF FOR ALL OF YOUR
WORK TO HELP WITH THESE
MEETINGS AND TO HAVE OUR WORK
RUN SMOOTHLY.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> THANK YOU, COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA'S REPORT?
A CONSIST RESPONSE TO THE
COUNCILMEMBER'S REPORT?
OKAY.
SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE
QUICKLY THROUGH MY REPORT
BECAUSE WE ARE RUNNING
EXTREMELY LONG.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANY UPDATES ON
THE AGENDA.
AND OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED
HEARINGS ARE CANCELED.
WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ON THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
THEY ARE COUNCIL BILL 119770
AND 119771.
BOTH OF THE BILLS ARE TECHNICAL
CHANGES AND RESPONSIVE TO CITY
OPERATIONS RELATED TO COVID-19
AND THE RESPONSE.
THE FIRST BILL, COUNCIL BILL
119770 IS BY REQUEST OF THE
HEARING EXAMINER.
THIS LEGISLATION WILL
TEMPORARILY SUSPEND DEADLINES
SET IN THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
CODE AND TEMPORARILY SUPERCEDE
A FEW SECTIONS OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE BECAUSE IT
IMPACTS THE ABILITY TO CONDUCT
HEARINGS.
SO THIS LEGISLATION IS NEATS --
NECESSARY TO ALLOW THE HEARING
EXAMINER, IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE
OFFICE TO EFFECTIVELY PUT A --
PUT A HOLD OR A HIATUS ON IN-
PERSON HEARINGS.
SO THIS LEGISLATION IS
IMPORTANT TO MAKING SURE THAT
EVERYONE IS RIGHT AND THE
HEARING EXAMINER'S OFFICE WILL
BE PRESERVED DURING THE CRISIS
AND RECOGNIZES THAT THE HEARING
EXAMINER'S OFFICE FOLLOWS THE
HEALTH ORDER.
AND THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE
OF LEGISLATION TO ADMINISTER IN
THE MOST RESPONSIBLE WAY DURING
THIS CRIES.
>>> THE SECOND BILL IS 119771,
THIS LEGISLATION WILL AMEND THE
FAMILY'S EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL
LEVY PLAN TO HAVE INCLUDE
EMERGENCY FRONT LINE CHILD CARE
IN THE ORDER ISSUED ON MARCH
27.
THE SERVICES WILL BE CONSIDERED
A SUB-SERVICE DURING THE PERIOD
OF TIME OF CRISIS.
THERE ARE SPECIFIC LIMITATIONS
AS TO HOW THE DOLLARS CAN BE
USED IN THE MAYOR'S EMERGENCY
ORDER WHICH WAS CIRCULATED LAST
WEEK, AND I SOLICITED
OBJECTIONS TO OR POTENTIAL
AMENDMENTS TO THE EMERGENCY
ORDER AND RECEIVED NONE IN
RESPONSE.
WE WILL FOLLOW THROUGH ON THE
CENTRAL STAFF ANALYSIS TO ALLOW
THAT EMERGENCY ORDER RELATED TO
EMERGENCY CHILD CARE FOR
ESSENTIAL WORKERS TO GO THROUGH
AS PROPOSED BY THE MAYOR.
SO THIS PARTICULAR BILL
EFFECTIVELY MAKES SURE THAT WE
ARE BEING TRANSPARENT IN THE
FACT THAT WE ARE UTILIZING
THESE DOLLARS IN THE WAY THAT
IS CONSISTENT WITH VOTER INTENT
AS IT RELATES TO THE FAMILY
EDUCATION AND PRESCHOOL PROMISE
LEVY.
THAT WILL BE SPECIFICALLY
RELATED WITH THE COVID-19
RESPONSE.
HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS OR
HEAR COMMENTS ABOUT MY REPORT.
OKAY.
SEEING AND HEARING NONE, IS
THERE ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE
GOOD OF THE ORDER BEFORE WE
ADJOURN.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
YOU ARE ON MUTE COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> THANKS.
QUICKLY, TWO THINGS.
I WANTED TO REMIND
COUNCILMEMBERS THAT LAST WEEK
THEY GOT AN EMAIL ON COUNCIL
STAFF INCLUDING COUNCIL BILL
119766 SPONSORED BY MYSELF AND
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
THIS IS AN EMERGENCY BILL WHICH
WOULD LIMIT RENT INCREASES FOR
SMALL BUSINESSES AND NON-PROFIT
TENNANTS AND REQUIRE PAYMENT
PLANS FOR OVERDUE RENT.
THE PLAN IS TO BRING THE BILL
TO FULL COUNCIL ON APRIL 13th.
SO THE STAFF HAVE REQUESTED
THAT ANY SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS
COME IN NO LATER THAN THIS
WEDNESDAY.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS
ON EVERYBODY'S RADAR.
I ALSO WANT TO MENTION
SOMETHING THAT I INCLUDED IN MY
REPORT THAT AS IT RELATES
SPECIFICALLY TO HAVE BAIL
ISSUES WITH -- WE HAVE A
CONTRACT WITH THE KING COUNTY
JAIL AND THE OVERALL SYSTEM,
THERE IS A NEW DASHBOARD THAT
WAS SET UP.
SO WE COULD LOOK -- WE CAN LOOK
AT THE REDUCTIONS IN THE JAIL
POPULATIONS THAT'S AT WWW
KINGCOUNTY.GOV/JAIL/UPDATE, AND
OUR AVERAGE DAILY POPULATION
HAS REDUCED FROM ABOUT 180
PEOPLE PRIOR TO COVID-19 TO
AROUND 60 PEOPLE NOW.
MYSELF AND COUNCIL SPECIAL
STAFF MET WITH THE ACLU AND
COLUMBIA LEGAL SERVES AND THE
URBAN LEAGUE LAST WEEK TO TALK
MORE ABOUT OUR COLLECTIVE
INTEREST IN PROVIDING GUIDANCE
TO KING COUNTY JAIL FOR FUTURE
REDUCTIONS IN THE JAIL
POPULATION AND LOOKING TO GET
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRACTICES
IN THE JAIL CURRENTLY BOTH FOR
HYGIENE AND TO REPLACE SOME OF
THE PROGRAMMING.
PEOPLE AREN'T -- THE PROGRAMS
HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED, AND PEOPLE
ARE NOT ALLOWED VISITORS.
WE HAVE A SERIES OF QUESTIONS
THAT WE HAVE SHARED WITH THE
KING COUNTY EXECUTIVE.
WE RECEIVED AN INITIAL SET OF
RESPONSES.
IF ANYBODY IS AT ALL INTERESTED
IN SEEING SORT OF THAT BACK AND
FORTH BETWEEN COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF AND THE KING COUNTY
EXECUTIVE, I THINK -- I KNOW I
SUBMITTED QUESTIONS.
I THINK OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS
HAVE AS WELL BUT I AM HAPPY TO
SHARE THAT BODY WITH WORK WITH
ANYONE INTERESTED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING UP THAT
ISSUE.
IT'S IMPORTANT.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> YES, COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THOSE
ANSWERS.
I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON
SIMILAR.
I WOULD LOVE TO TOUCH BASE.
>> VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS,
ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE GOOD OF
THE ORDER?
ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NONE, THAT CONCLUDES
OUR AGENDA FOR THIS MORNING'S
COUNCIL BRIEFING.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE
AND, AGAIN, SPECIAL THANKS TO
OUR CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AND TO
OUR TECHNOLOGY SUPERHEROES WHO
MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO
CONTINUE TO CONDUCT COUNCIL
BUSINESS REMOTELY.
REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE
EFFORTS THAT YOU ALL ARE
MAKING.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING ONCE
AGAIN.
WE WILL SEE YOU ALL AT 2:00
P.M.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.