>> GOOD MORNING.
THIS SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 COUNCIL
MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER AND
THE TIME IS 9:33.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA,
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ. NINE
PRESENT AND THANK YOU SO MUCH,
MADAM CLERK.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
THE MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 8,
2020 WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED AND THE
PRESIDENT'S REPORT, I HAVE
NOTHING TO REPORT FROM THE
PRESIDENT'S REPORT AT THIS
MOMENT AND I WILL SAVE MY
COMMENTS REGARDING THIS
AFTERNOON'S FULL COUNCIL DURING
MY REGULAR REPORT.
WE WILL MOVE TO THE PREVIEW OF
THE CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS AND
REGIONAL COMMITTEES.
I WILL CALL ON COUNCIL MEMBERS
AS ESTABLISHED BY THE ROTATED
ROLL CALL FOR CITY COUNCIL
MEETING THIS WEEK IN THE ROLL
CALL ORDER IS COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, FOLLOWED BY
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND I
WILL CONCLUDE THIS AGENDA
DISCUSSION.
WE HAVE TWO EXECUTIVE SESSIONS
TODAY, COLLEAGUES.
WE CAN EXPECT THAT WE WILL GO
UNTIL AT LEAST NOON TODAY.
SO, IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE WE
EXPEDITE ISSUES -- AND I KNOW
THERE IS A LOT FOR US TO REPORT
FOR THIS WEEK, BUT I ASK YOU TO
BE AWARE THAT WE HAVE EXECUTIVE
SESSIONS ON TODAY'S AGENDA AND
THAT WE WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR
COOPERATION TO MAKE SURE WE
HAVE TIME TO GET THROUGH THE
TWO EXECUTIVE SECTIONS.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, GOOD
MORNING.
>> IT MORNING AND THANK YOU,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
FOR THE COMMITTEE, I HAVE ONE
ITEM ON TODAY'S INTRODUCTION
ALL REFERRAL CALENDAR, COUNCIL
BELOW 119-1181, AN ORDINANCE
RELATED TO RENOVATING KEYARENA
AT THE SEATTLE CENTER AND ALSO
RAISING THE MAYOR OR THE
MAYOR'S DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE SEATTLE
ARENA COMPANY TO ESTABLISH
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES TO
COORDINATE THE DESIGN AND
CONSTRUCTION FOR THE TRANSIT
ONLY LAN ON QUEEN ANNE AVENUE
NORTH THROUGH FIRST AVENUE NORTH
OF TRANSIT TO JUMP AT FIRST
AVENUE NORTH AND REPUBLICAN
STREET AND DESIGNED UPGRADES
FOR THE PROTECTED BICYCLE
LANES.
ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS TO
THOMAS STREET.
IF YOU RECALL, A LOT OF THESE
ISSUES CAME UP IN THE LAST
COUPLE OF YEARS IN OUR
DISCUSSIONS WITH KEYARENA, NHL
AND OVI G AND SDOT.
FOR TIMING, THE EXECUTIVE
REQUESTED CONSIDERATION BEFORE
THE BUDGET BECAUSE THEY EXPECT
CONSTRUCTION TO TAKE
APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AND THE
GOAL IS TO HAVE THE
IMPROVEMENTS COMPLETED BEFORE
THE ARENA REOPENS, ANTICIPATED
IN SEPTEMBER 2021 AND THANK YOU
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES FOR
SCHEDULING FOR THE NEXT WEEK'S
AGENDA.
AT 2:00, I WILL BE BRIEFED AND
ITEM NUMBER FOUR ON THE CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA'S RESOLUTION
31967 AND I SPOKE BRIEFLY TO IT
LAST MONDAY, PROVIDING THE
HONORARY DESIGNATION OF A PART
OF 20th AVENUE NORTHEAST. IT'S
A COMMUNITY DRIVEN INITIATIVE
IN DISTRICT 5 AND THE HONORARY
STREET IS TO RECOGNIZE THE
CONTRIBUTION TO THE LAKE CITY
NEIGHBORHOOD AND TO EDUCATE
THOSE ON THE EGREGIOUS
VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND
RACISM THAT AFFECTED OUR
JAPANESE BROTHERS AND SISTERS
DURING WORLD WAR II.
THERE WILL BE MORE AT 2:00 AND
AS I SHARE, THIS IS BEEN IN THE
MAKING WITH A BIG SHOUT OUT FOR
MARK MENDEZ OF THE LAKE CITY
ARTS AND CULTURE INITIATIVE AND
RALEIGH HUMPHREY FOR THE PUBLIC
LIBRARY THAT FORMED A COMMITTEE
AND PUT A GOFUNDME GROUP
TOGETHER FOR THE LAKE CITY
ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE STREET
RENAMING AND FOR THE GOFUNDME,
THEY RAISED THE MONEY AND 24
HOURS AND I WILL SHARE MORE
ABOUT THE AS ALIEN GATE WE WILL
PICK FOR THE UNVEILING CEREMONY
. IN PARKS, THE OFFICE WILL
CONTINUE SENDING OUT WEEKLY
PARKS COVID-19 PROGRAMMATIC
UPDATES AND IN REGARDS TO PIER
58, AS YOU KNOW AT APPROXIMATELY
4:00 YESTERDAY, THERE WAS A
PARTIAL COLLAPSE OF PIER 58 AT
THE DOWNTOWN WATERFRONT
INJURING TWO CONSTRUCTION
WORKERS PRESENT ON THE SITE
WITH FIVE ADDITIONAL PEOPLE
PULLING THE COLLEAGUE OUT OF
THE WATER SAFELY.
THE PEER HAS BEEN CLOSED
BECAUSE OF SIGNIFICANT
SHIFTING.
THE MARINE CONTRACTORS WAS
SELECTED THROUGH THE EMERGENCY
CONTRACTING PROCESS TO COMPLETE
THE WORK OF REMOVING PIER 58 BY
2021.
THEY ARE EXPERIENCED
CONTRACTORS WITH IN-WATER WORK
OF THIS TYPE AND EQUIPMENT AND
PERSONNEL AVAILABLE TO QUICKLY
HAVE SDOT AND THE PORT OF
SEATTLE INVOLVED.
THANKFULLY, ORION HAD LAYERS OF
MONITORING FOR SAFETY PROTOCOLS
AND IT ALLOWED THEM TO ACT
QUICKLY WHEN TWO OF THEIR
COLLEAGUES FELL IN THE WATER.
WE WERE LUCKY NO ONE GOT HURT
AND THE TIMING OF THE COLLAPSE
WAS SHOCKING AS THERE WAS
15,000 SQUARE FEET OF CONCRETE
THAT COLLAPSED WITHIN SECONDS
AND MORE THAN WAS PLANNED FOR.
THE PARK SUPERINTENDENT IN THE
OFFICE OF THE WATERFRONT
DIRECTOR WOO WERE SPOKEN TOO
LATE LAST NIGHT AND THEY
ASSURED ME THAT THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT TREATED THE INJURED
WORKERS AND THEY WERE TAKEN TO
HARBORVIEW FOR COMPLETE CHECKUPS
AND I'M REPORTING THEY ARE
DOING FINE AND I'M DEEPLY
GRATEFUL TO THE FIRST
RESPONDERS WHO ARRIVED SWIFTLY
TO ENSURE THEIR SAFETY.
AS A SIDE NOTE, I UNDERSTAND THE
CONCRETE OF THE CEMENT THAT
COLLAPSED STILL NEEDS TO BE
EXTRACTED.
IN THE COMING DAYS, THE CITY
WILL EVALUATE PIER 58 AND
DETERMINE APPROPRIATE NEXT
STEPS FOR POTENTIAL BROADER
IMPACT, MEANING WE WILL HEAR
MORE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE
WATERFRONT, SEATTLE PARKS AND
REC'S AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
PARKS WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO
WILDFIRE SMOKE AND AS
ANNOUNCED, SEATTLE PARKS AND REC
HAS CLOSED ALL PARKS, BOAT
RAMPS, BEACHES, GOLF COURSES
THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO SMOKE
FROM THE WILDFIRES IN
WASHINGTON AND OREGON AND LAST
NIGHT, THEY EXTENDED THE
CLOSURE UNTIL THE END OF
FURTHER NOTICE.
BRIEFLY ON THE STATUS OF THE
MOVING STREETS, AND
COORDINATION WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD,
GOLDEN GARDENS WILL REMAIN OPEN
TO PEOPLE WALKING, ROLLING AND
BIKING UNTIL THE WEEK OF
OCTOBER 5. ALKI POINT WILL BE
OPEN UNTIL KING COUNTY REACHES
PHASE THREE OF WASHINGTON
STATE'S SAFE START PLAN, THE
COVID PLAN.
WHILE WE DO OUTREACH AND ASSESS
HOW THE STREET CAN BE
CONFIGURED IN THE FUTURE, WEST
GREEN LAKE WAY NORTH WILL
REMAIN OPEN TO PEOPLE WALKING,
ROLLING, AND BIKING UNTIL THE
SMALL CRAFT CENTER PARKING LOTS
REOPEN.
THAT IS A DATE YET TO BE
DETERMINED.
FOR KING COUNTY, THE KING
COUNTY MASK GIVEAWAY EVENT
CONTINUES AND THE MASS
DISTRIBUTION PARTNERSHIP WITH
KING COUNTY CONTINUES UNTIL THE
BEGINNING OF OCTOBER AND
BEGINNING IN LATE AUGUST,
THOUSANDS OF MASKS HAVE BEEN
DISTRIBUTED TO COUNTY RESIDENTS
AT SEATTLE PARK AND REC
COMMUNITY CENTERS AND THE
DISTRIBUTION THIS WEEK WAS
CANCELED DUE TO SMOKY AIR
CONDITIONS AND THE REMAINING
SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS --
SEPTEMBER 14, COMMUNITY CENTER
AND SEPTEMBER 21, MAGNUS
COMMUNITY CENTER IN SEPTEMBER
28, GARFIELD COMMUNITY CENTER
AND OCTOBER 5, THE YESLER
COMMUNITY CENTER AND OCTOBER
12, THE LEAD COMMUNITY CENTER.
WITH THAT, THE WEEK AHEAD LOOKS
LIKE I HAVE A KING COUNTY
REGIONAL TRANSIT COMMITTEE
MEETING AND WITH THAT, I'M
DONE.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ FOR THAT REPORT AND WE
APPRECIATE YOU HIGHLIGHTING AND
PROVIDING THE ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ABOUT THE INCIDENT
AT PIER 58 AND THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR THAT.
REALLY GRATEFUL TO HEAR THAT
THERE WASN'T MORE SIGNIFICANT
INJURIES AND THAT THERE IS A
CLEAR PLAN, IN TERMS OF
ADDRESSING THE ONGOING TENUOUS
NATURE OF THAT INFRASTRUCTURE.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GIVING
US INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.
AND A COLLEAGUES OR QUESTIONS
ON THAT REPORT?
HEARING NONE, WE WILL MOVE DOWN
THE ROLL CALL LIST AND NEXT UP
IS COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND THEN
WE WILL HEAR FROM COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
>> THERE IS A LOT ON MY LIST
TODAY BUT I WILL TRY TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH IT EXPEDITIOUSLY.
FIRST, I DO HAVE A BILL ON A
RESOLUTION ON THE COUNCIL BILL
119-869, PROVIDING FOR A
CERTAIN ENFORCEMENT MEASURES
AND REVISIONS TO SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE RESCISSIONS AS
BASED ON ACCOUNTABILITY FOR
VIOLATING EXECUTIVE ORDERS.
I DISCUSSED THIS A LITTLE BIT
ON FRIDAY AT THE GOVERNMENT
COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY MADAM
PRESIDENT AND I APPRECIATE THE
INVITATION TO GO AND TALK ABOUT
THAT LEGISLATION.
KARINA IS PRESENT FROM CENTRAL
STAFF TO ANSWER TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS IF FOLKS WANT TO ASK
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS DURING
BRIEFING THIS MORNING.
I WOULD SAY BRIEFLY, AS I SAID
AT THE COMMITTEE ON FRIDAY,
THAT THIS CAME ABOUT BECAUSE I
DID NOT SEE IN THE MUNICIPAL
CODE A LOT OF SATISFACTORY WAYS
TO FORCE THESE EMERGENCY
PROVISIONS AS RELATED TO
CORPORATE ACTORS, IN PARTICULAR,
CONSIDERING THAT WE'VE HAD LOTS
OF REGULATIONS THROUGH THE
RESTAURANT CAPS AND THE PREMIUM
PAY AND THINGS THAT ADDRESS BIG
MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS AND
THAT THE ONLY PROVISION FOR
INSERT MUNICIPAL CODE IS
OUTDATED AND ARCHAIC CRIMINAL
MISDEMEANOR FROM THE 1970s.
PRESUMABLY, IT WON'T BE A BIG
DETERRENT TO GRUBHUB OR OTHER
ACTORS TO POTENTIALLY NOT
VIOLATE SOME OF THESE ORDERS.
THIS LEGISLATION WOULD SIMPLIFY
THAT FROM A SORT OF --
SOMETHING HALFWAY BETWEEN A
MISDEMEANOR TO A SIMPLE
MISDEMEANOR AND IT WOULD ALSO
ADD A PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION
FOR PRIVATE PARTIES WHO HAVE
BEEN WRONGED BY ACTORS WHO
AREN'T FOLLOWING THE ORDER, TO
SUE THAT CORPORATE ACTOR IN
COURT.
I WANT TO CLARIFY BECAUSE
THERE'S BEEN CONFUSION.
THE PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION IS
NOT AGAINST THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
IT WOULD BE AGAINST A
CORPORATION THAT IS NOT
FOLLOWING THE EMERGENCY ORDERS.
THE LEGISLATION WOULD ALSO ADD
A CIVIL PENALTY, WHICH COULD BE
ASSESSED IN LIEU BY THE CITY
AGAINST AN ACTOR FOR VIOLATING
THE ORDER INSTEAD OF A CRIMINAL
SANCTION.
THAT WOULD BE A CLASS 1 CIVIL
INFRACTION.
AS TO THE RESOLUTION,
RESOLUTION 319-66, THIS
RESOLUTION -- I'M GOING TO POOL
FROM THIS AFTERNOON'S CALENDAR,
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE HAS SAID
THEY ARE HAPPY TO PROMULGATE A
NEW ORDER THAT IS COGNIZANT OF
THE ORDINANCE. I THINK THAT
MIGHT BE A CLEANER WAY TO DO
IT, ANYWAY.
THAT WILL HAPPEN SOMETIME THIS
WEEK AND MY OFFICE WILL BE
COORDINATING WITH THEM TO MAKE
SURE IT GETS OUT THERE AND THE
RESOLUTION IS NO LONGER
NECESSARY. MOVING ON TO TALKING
ABOUT VARIOUS ISSUES RELATING
TO THE AIR QUALITY IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE RIGHT NOW, I WAS
HAPPY TO SEE OVER THE WEEKEND,
THAT THE CITY AND KING COUNTY
STOOD UP AN EMERGENCY SHELTER
IN SoDo FOR OUR NEIGHBORS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS TO
GET INSIDE, OUT OF THE
HAZARDOUS LEVEL OF AIR QUALITY.
THIS SHELTER SPACE CAN SUPPORT
80 INDIVIDUALS AND I EMPHASIZE
THE INADEQUACY OF OUR RESPONSE,
SO FAR.
BUT I'M APPRECIATIVE THAT THERE
IS AT LEAST ONE SHELTER OPEN.
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
HAS ASSURED ME THAT THEY WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR IF FOLKS
ARE GETTING INTO THAT RESOURCE
AND TAKING ADVANTAGE OF IT AND
I CONTINUE TO URGE THE COUNTY
AND THE CITY TO SEEK AND OPEN
AND SCALE UP MORE EMERGENCY
SHELTER SPACES.
IT'S EVIDENT THE SMOKE WILL BE
WITH US FOR A MUCH LONGER
PERIOD OF TIME THAN JUST THE
WEEKEND. IT APPEARS IT WILL
SETTLE IN FOR THE WEEK.
ONE PARTICULAR AREA OF
DISCUSSION HAS BEEN SOME
POTENTIAL SITES ON THE SEATTLE
CENTER CAMPUS IN DISTRICT 7 AND
I'M EXTREMELY SUPPORTIVE OF
THAT.
THE CITY RECENTLY STOOD DOWN
SOME TEMPORARY SHELTER SPACES AT
EXPOSITION HALL ON THE SEATTLE
CENTER CAMPUS AND I KNOW THAT
THE ARMORY ON SEATTLE CENTER
CAMPUS HAS BEEN MENTIONED AS A
POTENTIAL SPOT. I
CONTINUE TO URGE THE EXECUTIVE
AND KING COUNTY TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THOSE RESOURCES,
AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL ONES.
THIS IS EXTREMELY URGENT AND WE
NEED TO BE MOVING ON IT.
THE WASHINGTON AIR QUALITY
ADVISORY, A TOOL I WASN'T AWARE
OF UNTIL THIS WEEKEND, INDICATES
THAT GOOD AIR QUALITY, AS A
SCORE ON THAT TOOL, IT'S A
SCORE OF 1-50 AND VERY
UNHEALTHY AS A SCORE OF 201 TO
300.
AS OF TALKING IN THIS BRIEFING,
THE WASHINGTON AIR QUALITY
ADVISORY IS ABOVE 300.
IT'S 309, INDICATING A
HAZARDOUS LEVEL OF AIR IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL BE
SETTLING IN THAT WE HAVE TO
DEAL WITH EVERY SUMMER FROM NOW
ON, AS A CITY.
FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF SUMMERS
WE'VE HAD BIG FIRES AND THIS IS
A PARTICULARLY BAD FIRE SEASON.
THERE IS NO REASON TO BELIEVE
THAT THIS WILL NOT,
UNFORTUNATELY, CONTINUE, GIVEN
THE PACE OF GLOBAL CLIMATE
CHANGE AND WE NEED TO HAVE A
STRATEGY THE SAME WAY WE HAVE A
STRATEGY FOR SNOW DAYS OR OTHER
DISASTERS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
THE EXECUTIVE TO DEVELOP
RESPONSES LIKE THAT, GIVEN THAT
THIS WILL BE AN ONGOING HAZARD
AND SOMETHING WE NEED TO
CONTINUE TO ADDRESS.
I THINK COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
FOR HER UPDATE ON PIER 58, A
PUBLIC ACCIDENT IN DISTRICT 7.
UNFORTUNATELY, IT RESULTED IN A
WORKPLACE ACCIDENT WHERE THE
PIER FELL INTO ELLIOTT BAY AND
I'M GRATEFUL TO KNOW THERE WAS
NO SERIOUS INJURY DESPITE THE
TRAUMA OF THE COLLAPSE.
BUT, RELATED TO THE HAZARDOUS
AIR, I ADDRESS THAT WE HAD CITY
CONTRACTORS DOING CITY WORK IN
AIR THAT WAS DEEMED HAZARDOUS
BY THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.
IN ADDITION TO TALKING ABOUT
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TO TREAT
THESE AIR-QUALITY INFLUXES LIKE
A SNOW DAY OR LIKE A DISASTER
THAT WOULD BE CAUSED BY SNOW,
WHERE WE HAVE QUICK RESPONSES,
IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE TALK
ABOUT THE POTENTIAL WORKPLACE
HAZARDS FOR CERTAIN JOBS.
OUT IN THE ENVIRONMENT, DOING
WORK THEY HAVE TO DO OUTSIDE.
FOR HAZARDS THAT CONTROL POWER
LINES AND FOR THE VAULTS, AND
KNOWING THAT WORKING FAMILIES
HAVE PARENTS DOING THAT WORK
OUT IN THE WORLD, EXPOSED TO
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS AIR
QUALITY DURING THE SUMMER WHEN
THERE ARE MAJOR WILDFIRES IN
THE REGION.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO
ADDRESS AS A CITY AND NOT JUST
OUR OWN EMPLOYEES, BUT FOR
WORKING IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR
THAT DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
IT'S SOMETHING WHERE FOLKS
SHOULD NOT BE WORKING IN THESE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
IF THEY ARE, THEY SHOULD GET
PAID COMMENSURATE WITH THE
ADDITIONAL RISK THEY ARE TAKING
AND I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER
THING WE NEED TO WORK ON AS A
CITY.
FOR OUR PART OF OUR LIVES GOING
FORWARD, UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS
A PART OF LIFE AND WITH THAT, I
DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL
UPDATES, MADAM PRESIDENT. I
KNOW KARINA IS HERE IF THERE IS
QUESTION ON COUNCIL BILL 119-
699 AND WITH THAT, I TURN IT
BACK OVER TO YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS AND KARINA, THANK YOU FOR
BEING WITH US THIS MORNING.
I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN
OPPORTUNITY FROM THE COUNCIL
PERSPECTIVE TO GIVE A QUICK
PREVIEW OF THE COUNCIL BILL
BEING SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS REGARDING
CIVIL EMERGENCY ORDERS AND FOR
THE BENEFIT OF THOSE COUNCIL
MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT MEMBERS OF
THE GOVERNMENTS AND EDUCATION
EDUCATION COMMITTEE WHICH I
CHAIR, IF YOU COULD GIVE US A
QUICK LITTLE SUMMARY ON THE
BILL AND WHAT IT WILL ACCOMPLISH
. THEN, WE WILL ALLOW COUNCIL
MEMBERS TO ASK QUESTIONS, IF
THERE ARE ANY.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M ON COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF
AND COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
PROVIDED A NICE OVERVIEW OF THE
I WILL FOCUS ON THAT AND RIGHT
NOW, THE ONLY WAY FOR THE CITY
TO ENFORCE A VIOLATION OF A
CIVIL EMERGENCY ORDER IS THIS
CRIMINAL PENALTY, WHICH IS AN
OUTDATED MISDEMEANOR AT THIS
POINT OF TIME IN THE LAW AND
HASN'T BEEN UPDATED SINCE THE
1970s, AS COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
NOTED.
THE BILL IS BOTH A CLEANUP OF
MAKING SURE THOSE PENALTIES
REFLECT THE CURRENT PENALTIES --
WHICH ARE UP TO $1000 FINE OR
90 DAYS IMPRISONMENT OR BOTH --
AND THAT IS UP TO.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT
EXTREME.
IT PROVIDES MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC WITH WAYS TO ADDRESS
VIOLATIONS WITH CIVIL REMEDIES
AND THE CITY WITH AN OPTION FOR
CIVIL REMEDY, AS WELL.
THAT MEANS THAT MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC CAN TAKE VIOLATORS TO
COURT IF THEY ARE INJURED IN THE
CITY CAN USE THE CIVIL
INFRACTION METHOD AS A MORE
ACCESSIBLE AND EFFICIENT WAY TO
ENFORCE AN ORDER.
A QUICK NOTE ON THIS PRIVATE
RIGHT OF ACTION, BUILDING OUR
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS SAID ABOUT
THE PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION, IT
WOULD BE FILED AGAINST A PERSON
WHO VIOLATED THE ORDER AND
WOULD NOT BE FILED AGAINST THE
CITY. A PARALLEL EXAMPLE COULD
BE MINIMUM WAGE.
THE WORKER WOULD SUE THE
BUSINESS.
AND THIS LEGISLATION HAS THE
SAME LANGUAGE WHERE THE CIVIL
ACTION WOULD BE AGAINST THE
PERSON VIOLATING THE ORDER.
PASSING THIS BILL WILL NOT
CHANGE THE TYPES OF ENFORCEMENT
ACTIONS FOR ANY EXISTING
EMERGENCY ORDERS ON ITS OWN AND
INSTEAD, THE EMERGENCY ORDERS
WOULD BE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED
IN ORDER TO REFLECT THESE NEW
OPTIONS.
THAT WOULD BE FUTURE
LEGISLATION OR EMERGENCY ORDER
THAT WOULD NEED TO BE
TRANSMITTED BY THE MAYOR OR THE
COUNCIL IN THE FORM OF A
RESOLUTION.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THAT
AND WOULD THERE BE ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BILL
RELATED TO THE CIVIL EMERGENCY
FOR KARINA?
OKAY.
SEEING NONE, I THINK IT'S
CRYSTAL CLEAR TO FOLKS THAT IT
DID PASS OUT OF COMMITTEE
UNANIMOUSLY WITH THE
RECOMMENDATION FOR THE FULL
COUNCIL TO ADOPT IT.
WE WILL WORK WITH THE CITY
CLERK'S OFFICE AND INDEFINITELY
TO HOLD RESOLUTIONS 1966,
EFFECTIVELY REMOVING IT FROM
THE FULL COUNCIL AGENDA THIS
AFTERNOON.
APPRECIATE THE UPDATE ON BOTH
OF THOSE ASPECTS AND THANK YOU,
KARINA, FOR BEING WITH US.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO DISCONNECT
FROM THE MEETING AND THANKS FOR
YOUR HARD WORK.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
ON THE REPORT FROM
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
AND HEARING NONE, WE WILL GO
DOWN THE ROLL CALL.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND THEN
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, GOOD
MORNING AND THERE ARE SEVERAL
ITEMS ON THE REFERRAL CALENDAR.
THEY WILL BE HEARD IN THE
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE TOMORROW.
WE'VE GOT SEVERAL COMMISSION
APPOINTMENTS, AS WELL AS WE
WILL HEAR FROM THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE DIRECTOR
AND FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS
ABOUT ESTABLISHING A PERMANENT,
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
ADVISORY BOARD AND I HOPE BRING
IT TO FULL COUNCIL NEXT WEEK.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE AN
ORDINANCE TO THE SoDo BIA THAT
WILL BE REFERRED TO FULL
COUNCIL AND THE ORDINANCE
POSTPONES THE ASSESSMENT UPDATE
FOR 2021.
WE CAN DISCUSS THAT LATER.
NOT FROM MY COMMITTEE, BUT FROM
MY DISTRICT, I DO WANT TO STATE
MY ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT FOR
CONSTABLE 119-827 ON THE FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA THIS AFTERNOON
THAT ALLOWS FOR A LEGISLATIVE
REZONE IN AN AREA OF THE RAYNER
BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD AND I THINK
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR
INVITING ME TO ATTEND THE LAND
USE COMMITTEE LAST WEEK.
I'M SURE HE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT
LATER.
LAST WEEK I MET WITH
CONSTITUENTS THAT WERE EAGER FOR
THE CITY TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO
OUR HOMELESSNESS CRISIS AS THE
PAPER REPORTED THIS MORNING
WITH SEVERAL FIRES IN HOMELESS
ENCAMPMENTS.
MEAL PROGRAMS HAVE SHOT DUE TO
COVID AND SHELTERS ARE CAPACITY
AND WE KNOW MORE PEOPLE ARE
LIVING IN TENTS AND COOKING
FIRES ARE INCREASING. IMPROVING
ACCESS TO SERVICES AND SAFE
HOUSING IS A PRIORITY AND I ECHO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS' REMARKS
ABOUT SOLVING THE HOMELESSNESS
CRISIS, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF
CLIMATE CAPACITY ADDS ANOTHER
IMPACT TO THESE NEIGHBORS AND
WE CLEARLY ARE GOING TO BE
DEALING WITH SOME OF THIS FOR A
LONG TIME.
I MET WITH CONSTITUENTS THAT
WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE REACH
ALL OF OUR BLACK AND BROWN YOUTH
. THERE IS AN EXPRESSED NEED FOR
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR
PROGRAMS THAT SERVE YOUNG BLACK
AND BROWN WOMEN WITH
OPPORTUNITIES FOR MENTRSHIP
AND LEADERSHIP AND SKILL
BUILDING AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
LEARNING ABOUT THAT AND WHEN WE
HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALES ABOUT HOW WE
CAN SUPPORT THAT IN THE NEAR
FUTURE.
I WANT TO LET FOLKS KNOW THAT
THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT IS GEARING UP FOR
THE NEXT ROUND OF SMALL BUSINESS
STABILIZATION GRANTS AND THEY
ARE CURRENTLY DOING OUTREACH TO
ENSURE LANGUAGE ACCESS BEFORE
THE APPLICATION BEGINS AND THAT
IS SLATED TO BEGIN IN OCTOBER.
THIS IS OBVIOUSLY REALLY
IMPORTANT WORK FOR THE OFFICE
OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND FOR
SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITIES AS
THEY DEAL WITH THE IMPACT OF
COVID AND CONTINUE DEALING WITH
THAT.
IN ORDER TO GET MONEY OUT THE
DOOR, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
WILL BE SHIFTING STAFF TO
ASSIST WITH GRANT PROCESS AND
DATA COLLECTION AND ACCOUNTING
AND EVERYTHING THAT WILL GO
WITH MOVING THAT MONEY.
I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS WITH
THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE HOW AND
WHETHER WE MIGHT WANT TO HOLD
OUT THIS INITIATIVE.
IT COULD BE AN IMPORTANT
ADDITION, ONGOING ADDITION TO
THE WORK THAT OED DOES BUT WE
HAVE TO TALK ABOUT HOW TO MAKE
IT MORE SUSTAINABLE. I'M STILL
SORT OF IN THE GATHERING MODE
AND WILL PLAN TO HAVE
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THAT
STARTING SOON.
THIS WEEK, I HAVE A BOARD OF
HEALTH MEETING THURSDAY AND WE
WILL BE GETTING BRIEFED ON THE
COVID-19 IMPACT OF THE
COMMUNITY FOR MENTAL HEALTH,
SUICIDE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND
COMMUNITY WELL-BEING.
WE WILL REPORT ON THAT NEXT WEEK
AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT COVID-19
AND FLU UPDATES.
WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GET
YOUR FLU SHOTS THIS YEAR, NO
TIME TO MESS AROUND.
IT'S NO TIME TO MESS AROUND
WITH INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPREAD
AND I HAVE MINE SCHEDULE
TOMORROW AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE
THIS MORNING.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, THANK
YOU FOR THAT REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THAT REPORT?
HEARING NONE, THANK YOU SO
MUCH, ONCE AGAIN, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, FOR THAT REPORT AND WE
WILL SHIFT TO COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA FOLLOWED BY
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> GOOD WARM OR MORNING COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES.
THERE ARE TWO ITEMS ON THE
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE
AGENDA AND I WILL GIVE YOU A
QUICK UPDATE.
THE FIRST IS CONSTABLE 119-886,
RELATED TO THE TRANSFER OF CITY
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 72,218th
AVENUE IN SEATTLE, AUTHORIZING
THE CONVEYANCE OF THE PROPERTY
TO A WASHINGTON NONPROFIT
CORPORATION, SO LONG AS THE
OPERATOR DEMONSTRATES CAPACITY
TO OWN AND OPERATE THE
PROPERTY.
CONSTABLE 119-876 RELATES TO
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
COMPANIES, DRIVER LABOR
STANDARDS WITH A LONG AWAITED
PIECE OF LEGISLATION WE HAD
BEEN DISCUSSING LAST YEAR.
THIS IS THE FINAL ELEMENT IN
OUR EFFORTS IN THIS ITERATION
TO MAKE SURE THAT WORKERS WHO
ARE PROVIDING CRITICAL SERVICES
AND ESSENTIAL TRIPS FOR FOLKS
TO GET TO WORK AND GO TO THE
GROCERY STORE, ESPECIALLY,
UNLIMITED CAPACITY.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS
WILL ESTABLISH MINIMUM LABOR
AND COMPENSATION STANDARDS FOR
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK DRIVERS.
THANKS TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
AND TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
COMPANIES AND THANKS TO 117 FOR
THEIR ONGOING WORK WITH THE
ENTITIES TO WORK ON SOME
LEGISLATION FOR US.
WE WILL HAVE A FEW IDEAS COMING
FROM DRIVERS, THEMSELVES AND WE
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
ALL OF YOU ON THAT.
WE WILL HAVE BOTH THE ORDINANCES
AT OUR FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE, WHICH IS SLATED FOR
SEPTEMBER 15 AT 9:30 a.m.
TOMORROW.
WE'LL HAVE A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION ON THE BIRD BAR
TRANSFER PROPERTY, THE FIRST
PIECE OF LEGISLATION I READ TO
YOU.
WE WILL HEAR FROM DEPUTY MAYOR
AND DIRECTOR FROM THE OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AND
DIRECTOR MADEA FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND, FROM BIRD BAR PLACE,
THEMSELVES.
THEY WILL TELL US ABOUT THE
ENGAGEMENT AND IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW
AND IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN
JOINING IN, LET ME KNOW.
WE'LL HAVE THE CHANCE TO HEAR
FROM THE CENTRAL STAFF, AS
WELL.
FOLKS PROBABLY KNOW THIS IS A
REALLY EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR
US, FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD AS
COMMUNITY ADVOCATES HAVE BEEN
ASKING FOR THIS LAND TRANSFER
FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND THEY
BEEN WORKING TO SECURE ACCESS
TO THE BYRD BARR SITE AND THEY
NOW ARE AWAITING OWNERSHIP TO
PLAN FOR THE FUTURE.
FOR A BRIEF BACKGROUND, BYRD
BARR HAS SERVED SEATTLE
RESIDENTS WITH BASIC HUMAN
NEEDS AND SERVICES LIKE HOUSING
AND ENERGY ASSISTANCE AND THEY
PROVIDED A FOOD BANK AND
FINANCE ASSISTANCE AND THEY
PROVIDE SPECIAL ATTENTION AND
GIVE ASSISTANCE WHEN THERE'S
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS LIKE POWER
SHUTOFFS AND EVICTION
ASSISTANCE FOR RESIDENT
STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET
AND INCLUDING REFUGEES AND
IMMIGRANTS, SPECIFICALLY AND
THEY WORKED TO MAKE SURE THOSE
THAT ARE ELDERLY AND LIVING
WITH DISABILITIES HAVE ACCESS
TO SERVICES THEY NEED.
IT'S ONE OF SEVERAL MUTUAL
OFFSITES THAT THE CITY
CURRENTLY OWNS.
FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES,
THEY'VE BEEN THE LONGTIME
MANAGER OR STUART AND HAVE
TAKEN OWNERSHIP FOR THE SITE IN
ALL WAYS EXCEPT HAVING THE DEED
AND THE TITLE.
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS
EFFORT AND WANT TO GIVE A QUICK
SHOUT OUT TO FORMER COUNCIL
MEMBERS IN LATE 2018 WHERE THEY
COMMITTED TO A COLLABORATE WITH
EXECUTIVE TO ENSURE THE
TRANSFER OF PROPERTIES WITH
MUTUAL AND OFFSETTING BENEFITS
TO THE ORGANIZATIONS CURRENTLY
RESOLVING THIS FACILITY.
IT'S OVER A YEAR PAST THE
DEADLINE IN THE PROCESS HAS
TAKEN A WHILE TO GET HERE BUT
COMMUNITIES REALLY ARE EXCITED
ABOUT THIS.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ON
THIS IN THE UPCOMING SENIOR
CENTER AS WELL, WHICH WILL BE
FORTHCOMING.
ON THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
COMPENSATION STANDARD, THERE IS
A BRIEFING THE OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS AND OUR VERY OWN
KARINA BOGAN FROM CENTRAL STAFF
WHO WILL TALK THROUGH QUESTIONS
FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE
DETAILS OF THE BILL AND IF YOU
HAVE AN IDEA OR AN AMENDMENT
YOU ARE WORKING ON BASED ON
YOUR READ AS THE LEGISLATION
TRANSMITTED TO US, WE'D LOVE TO
HEAR ABOUT IT. PLEASE PLAN TO
SHARE THAT WITH US BEFORE THE
15th OR BEFORE THE MEETING
TOMORROW AT 9:30.
WE PLAN TO VOTE AND DISCUSS
AMENDMENTS ON THE LEGISLATION
AT THE SEPTEMBER 24th MEETING
WITH NO VOTE TOMORROW BUT PLAN
TO SHARE ANY AMENDMENTS YOU MAY
CONSIDER AT THE MEETING ON THE
15th.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE IF YOU ARE WORKING ON
AMENDMENTS SO WE CAN WORK WITH
KARINA ON THE TIMING AND MAKE
SURE THERE SHALL DWELL IN
ADVANCE THAT WE WANT TO SEE
AMENDMENTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
WE ARE WORKING ON THE 2021
BUDGET TRANSMITTED SOON AND WE
APPRECIATE THE WORK INTO THE
DRAFTING RIGHT NOW WITH THE
CDO, AND THANKS TO THE TEAM AND
THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR THEIR
WORK.
WE KNOW THE EXECUTIVE WILL BE
SUBMITTING THE 2021 BUDGET TO
COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 29 AND WE
ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH
CENTRAL STAFF AND THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT'S OFFICE AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU TO
DISCUSS THE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE
PROCESS AND WE WILL REACH OUT
AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH
FOLKS SO YOU KNOW WHAT TO
EXPECT AND THE TIMELINE AND THE
EXPECTATIONS FOR AMENDMENTS SO
WE CAN HAVE A ROBUST
CONVERSATION TO BE TRANSPARENT
AND COLLABORATIVE AMONG OUR
COLLEAGUES.
MY OFFICE ON THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT'S OFFICE WILL SEND
OUT THE BUDGET MEMO WITH AN
OUTLINE OF THE BUDGET PROCESS
AND THE CALENDAR AND WE THINK
IT WILL BE LATER THIS WEEK AND
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND THANK YOU IN ADVANCE,
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES.
EVERYBODY HAS PUT IN COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF HOURS AND BLOOD,
SWEAT AND TEARS WITH LEGISLATION
RELATED TO BUDGETS AND WE DO IT
AGAIN AT THE END OF THE MONTH
AND THEN WE LOOK FORWARD TO
FEEDBACK AND TO DELVE INTO THE
2021 BUDGET PROCESS.
THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
WE APPRECIATE THAT REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
HEARING NONE, WE WILL GO DOWN
THE ROLL CALL LINE.
NEXT IS COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
>> HELLO, COLLEAGUES AND THANK
YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA FROM THE TRANSPORTATION
úAND UTILITIES COMMITTEE.
THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD
THIS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 AT
9:30 AND I LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT
TWO IMPORTANT ITEMS.
WE WERE RECEIVED TWO REPORTS IN
THE FIRST IS ABOUT BRIDGES AND
SPECIFICALLY THE REPORT ARE
REQUESTED FROM OUR CITY AUDITOR
WITH BRIDGE CONDITIONS
THROUGHOUT SEATTLE.
THE BRIDGE REPORT WAS PUT
ONLINE THIS MORNING.
YOU CAN FIND IT ON THE CITY
COUNCIL BLOG AND ON THE
WEBSITE.
OUR AUDIT REPORT PROVES CITY
GOVERNMENT MUST DO A BETTER JOB
IN INVESTING IN THIS BASIC
INFRASTRUCTURE.
TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN, TO
REMAIN SAFE FOR GENERATIONS.
I REQUEST THE AUDIT BECAUSE OF
THE RAPID DETERIORATION OF THE
WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE UNDERSCORE
THE NEED FOR CITY OFFICIALS FOR
A CLEAR, THOROUGH AND
INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION OF
MAJOR BRIDGES IN SEATTLE WITH
THEIR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE
INVESTMENTS AND PRACTICES.
WE THANK THE CITY AUDITOR FOR
HARD WORK ON THIS AND THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION FOR THEIR
COOPERATION FOR THE AUDITOR'S
OFFICE.
THE REPORT AT THE COMMITTEE WILL
BE ABOUT INTRANET FOR ALL,
SPECIFICALLY AN INITIAL GAP
ANALYSIS AND ACTION PLAN FROM
SEATTLE'S INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ AND
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ WERE CLOSE
PONDERS FOR INTERNET FOR ALL.
DUE TO THE LARGE VOLUME OF
BUSINESS GOING THROUGH THIS
COMMITTEE, TRANSPORTATION
UTILITIES, WE ARE SCHEDULING A
SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES
COMMITTEE FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER
25, IN ADDITION TO THE ONE THIS
WEDNESDAY.
SEPTEMBER 25, 9:30 IN THE
MORNING AND WE WILL GET THROUGH
ALL THE BUSINESS OF OUR
COMMITTEE PRIOR TO THE FALL
BUDGET SEASON.
AS THE CITY IS STILL ENGULFED
BY THE WILDFIRES SMOKE, I'D
LIKE TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF
THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
CHAIRED BY COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ FOR UNANIMOUSLY
RECOMMENDING RESOLUTION 319-33
WITH OUR CITY GOVERNMENT
VIEWING FUTURE LEGISLATION
THROUGH THE LENS OF CLIMATE
CHANGE.
THAT RESOLUTION WILL COME TO
THE FULL COUNCIL NEXT MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER 21 AND THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> ACTUALLY, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
I HAVE ONE COMMENT FOR
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, I
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE
LOOKING AT SEPTEMBER 25.
I'M HOPING YOU AND I CAN
COORDINATE OUR SCHEDULES
BECAUSE WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT
SEPTEMBER 25 WITH SDOT FOR THE
CEREMONY ON LAKE CITY.
I WOULD HATE FOR YOU TO MISS
THAT, ANY OF OUR COLLEAGUES BUT
I KNOW I NEED TO BE IN YOUR
COMMITTEE FOR THE INTERNET FOR
ALL.
THANK YOU.
>> THE GOOD NEWS IS THE
INTERNET FOR ALL WILL BE
SEPTEMBER 16.
IS THAT --
>> I WILL ASK IF COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN AND JUAREZ CAN CONNECT
OFF-LINE TO COORDINATE THE
LOGISTICAL CONCERNS SHE IS
EXPRESSING.
THAT WOULD BE APPRECIATED, IF
YOU ALL COULD CONNECT OFF-LINE
AND HAVE A CONVERSATION FOR
COORDINATING THAT.
WE APPRECIATE THE FLAG,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
HEARING NO OTHER COMMENTS, WE
WILL CONTINUE ON THE ROLL CALL
AND NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT FOLLOWED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, PLEASE,
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY AND
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GONZALES.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FOR THE
SUSTAINABILITY AND RENTERS'
RIGHTS COMMITTEE.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING OF
THE COMMITTEE IS NEXT WEEK,
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 AND
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO FOR YEARS
HAVE ADVOCATED FOR THE BYRD
BARR PLACE AND THE CENTRAL AREA
TO BE RETAINED FULLY IN PUBLIC
HANDS FOR PUBLIC USE AND THEY
HAVE PROVIDED INCREDIBLE
SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY,
ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT WITH OVER 100
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ALONG WITH
AFRICA TOWN ATTENDING AN
IMPORTANT COMMITTEE MEETING MY
OFFICE HELD LAST YEAR IN
RESPONSE TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
STALLING PROGRESS ON COMMUNITY
DEMANDS.
I'M GLAD THEY ARE MAKING
PROGRESS AND I ALSO THINK --
>> FOR THE FIRES IN CALIFORNIA
AND OREGON, SPEAKING OF THE
WORDS ABOUT THE DEVASTATION
FACED BY HUMAN BEINGS,
ESPECIALLY BY THOSE WHO ARE
HOMELESS, HOMELESS NEIGHBORS IN
ALL THE STATES.
AND, PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR
HOMES AND ALSO, DEVASTATION
FACED BY ANIMALS.
THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST
DRAMATIC MANIFESTATIONS OF
CATASTROPHE WITH REPEATED YEARS
OF DROUGHT, HIGH TEMPERATURES
AND STRONG WIND.
THANK YOU TO THE FIREFIGHTERS
AND PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS AND
THE THOUSANDS WHO VOLUNTEER AND
ARE STILL VOLUNTEERING AND ARE
STILL WORKING TO KEEP THE FIRES
IN CHECK.
I WANT TO THANK THE WORKERS WHO
IN THE THREE STATES OF
WASHINGTON, OREGON AND
CALIFORNIA HAVE CONTINUALLY
WORKED THROUGH THE BAD AIR
CONDITIONS, INCLUDING DELIVERY
WORKERS, CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
AND POSTAL WORKERS.
ONE OF MY CLOSE FRIENDS AND
FELLOW ACTIVISTS IN SEATTLE
SAID LAST WEEKEND, I CAN'T
BREATHE HAS BECOME A TRAGIC
METAPHOR FOR THIS PART OF THE
WORLD.
FOR POLICE VIOLENCE FOR POOR
AND WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE AND
THOSE FACING MENTAL HEALTH
WORKERS WITH ISSUES OF COVID,
SMOKE AND FIRE WE FACE IN THESE
THREE STATES.
IT MIGHT BE TEMPTING FOR MANY OF
US TO THINK THAT IF THINGS GET
BAD ENOUGH THAT FINALLY
CORPORATIONS AND THE
BILLIONAIRES AND THEIR
SPOKESPEOPLE WILL DO SOMETHING
ABOUT IT AND WILL ACTUALLY
BEGIN TO MAKE A REAL SHIFT,
GLOBALLY, AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUEL
USE TO SAFE AND RENEWABLE
ENERGY.
WE'VE SEEN THAT THROUGH THE
PAST CRISES AND THE CURRENT
CRISIS, THE GLOBAL SOCIETY HAS
FACED, THAT SUCH A THING WILL
NOT HAPPEN BECAUSE THE SYSTEM
OF CAPITALISM, ITSELF, CREATES
A DISTORTED SYSTEM OF
INCENTIVES THAT PREVENTS THESE
ENTITIES WHO OWN THE VAST
MAJORITY OF RESOURCES FROM
ACTUALLY MAKING A TRANSITION
TOWARD SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE
PLANETS AND WE SIMPLY CANNOT
WAIT FOR THEM.
IT WILL NEED MASS MOVEMENT ON
THE STREET AND IN THE
WORKPLACES.
IN FACT, THESE MOVEMENTS
AGAINST CLIMATE CATASTROPHE
WILL HAVE TO BE LED, IN PART, BY
WORKERS IN THE FOSSIL FUEL
SECTOR, THEMSELVES, AND THE
UNIONS THAT REPRESENT THEM.
ULTIMATELY, THE FIGHT WILL HAVE
TO BE FOR DEMOCRATIC PUBLIC
OWNERSHIP OF THIS INDUSTRY BY
WORKERS SO THAT ALL OF US,
TOGETHER, AS HUMAN BEINGS AND
IS WORKING PEOPLE IN THE
WORKING CLASS, CAN MAKE A
RATIONAL AND SANE DECISION AND
TRANSITION TOWARD A PLANET THAT
IS ACTUALLY SUSTAINABLE AND
LIVABLE FOR THE HUMAN SOCIETY
AND FOR ALL SPECIES.
I WANTED TO EXPRESS SOLIDARITY
WITH EVERYONE FACING AN
ABSOLUTELY HEARTBREAKING CRISIS
IN ALL THE THREE STATES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT FOR THOSE COMMENTS ON
THAT REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THAT REPORT?
HEARING NONE, I WILL HEAR FROM
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOLLOWED
BY COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> GOOD MORNING COLLEAGUES.
THERE ARE SEVEN ITEMS FROM THE
LAND USE AND NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE ON THE INTRODUCTION OF
THE REFERRAL CANDLE WITH THREE
APPOINTMENTS TO THE FORESTRY
COMMISSION AND THREE
APPOINTMENTS TO THE SPECIAL
REVIEW DISTRICT BOARD AND
APPOINTMENTS TO THE PIKE PLACE
MARKET HISTORIC COMMISSION AND
CB 119-889, LANDMARK
DESIGNATING THE COMMUNITY
BUILDING IN THE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT WITH ONE ITEM FROM THE
LAND USE COMMITTEE ON THE
AGENDA AND CB 119 IN THE
RAINIER BEACH AREA TO
FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AS
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES SPOKE TO
AND THE NEXT MEETING ON THE
COMMITTEE IS ON WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 23 AND 9:30 A.M.
THERE ARE THREE AGENDA ITEMS ON
THAT AGENDA, WHICH IS A
DISCUSSION AND VOTE ON THE
ANNUAL ROUND OF COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN AMENDMENTS, AS DISCUSSED
LAST WEEK, A DISCUSSION AND
VOTE ON THE 2020 AND 2021
COMPREHENSIVE DOCKET, SETTING A
RESOLUTION FOR THE AMENDMENTS
TO BE CONSIDERED EXTERIOR AND A
PUBLIC HEARING AND VOTE ON CB
119-877 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS TO CONDUCT
VIRTUAL DESIGN REVIEW AND
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION BOARD
MEETINGS DUE TO COVID-19. LAST
WEEK IN DISTRICT 6, I MET WITH
DISTRICT 6 RESIDENTS AND
DISCUSSED WITH NEIGHBORS
FOCUSED LARGELY ON HOMELESSNESS
IN OUR COMMUNITY AND OUTDOOR
NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS ABOUT LEARY
TRIANGLE AND BAKER PARK AND I
VISITED SOME OF THEM ON MY OWN
AND WITH RESIDENTS LEO AND
WHITNEY TO DISCUSS WHAT IS
GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY AND
WHAT CAN BE DONE.
I SPOKE TO OUR NEIGHBORS ABOUT
ADDRESSING RESIDENTIAL TRAFFIC
CALMING AND SUPPORT FOR
NORTHWEST 73 AT THE TERMINATION
OF THE STATE STREET.
I JOINED THE GREEN LAKE
COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING AND
WAS GREAT TO SEE EVERYONE,
VIRTUALLY.
I'M VERY RELIEVED THAT I WAS
ABLE TO DEVELOP A LOT OF THE
RELATIONSHIPS WITH FOLKS IN THE
GREEN LAKE COMMUNITY BEFORE WE
HAD TO TRANSFER TO VIRTUAL.
IT'S NICE TO SEE EVERYONE
VIRTUALLY, BUT MUCH MORE
MEANINGFUL TO DO SO IN PERSON.
I HAVE DISTRICT MEETINGS DURING
OFFICE HOURS AND WILL ATTEND
THE REGIONAL TRANSIT GROWTH
MANAGEMENT.
THAT IS MY REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
ANY COMMENTS?
HEARING NONE, WE MOVED TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND THEN
I WILL CONCLUDE THIS PORTION OF
THE AGENDA.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, GOOD
MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES MEETING, THERE IS NO
MEETING THIS WEEK TUESDAY THE
22nd, JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK
UPDATES.
FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND
SERVICES COMMITTEE, AS
DISCUSSED EARLIER, HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT, KING
COUNTY WORKED TO OPEN UP WHAT
THEY CALL A SMOKE SHELTER IN
SoDo.
THE SEVEN-DAY A WEEK SHELTER,
THE CAPACITY HAS BEEN RECENTLY
EXPANDED TO 100 PEOPLE.
ON SATURDAY NIGHT, MORE THAN 80
IN THE SHELTER MADE USE OF THE
SHELTER.
SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE DAY
ON SUNDAY, AND BECAUSE OF THE
EXPANSION TO 100 PEOPLE, THERE
IS MORE.
THE NAVIGATION TEAM HAS BEEN
ACTIVE IN LETTING PEOPLE KNOW
ABOUT THE EXISTENCE OF THE
SMOKE SHELTER AND THEY SPOKE
WITH 68 INDIVIDUALS DIRECTLY ON
FRIDAY AND HANDED OUT OVER 100
FLYERS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT
THE SHELTER.
AS WELL, HELPING DOZENS ACCESS
BASIC NEEDS THAT DAY.
THE SMOKE SHELTER WILL REMAIN
OPEN THROUGH AT LEAST TOMORROW
MORNING AND PERHAPS BEYOND.
I WANT TO MAKE NOTE ABOUT AN
ISSUE BEFORE THE HUMAN SERVICES
PROGRAM, RELYING ON THE METRO
ACCESS.
FOR PRACTICING SOCIAL
DISTANCING, I REMEMBER HEARING
WHEN WE HAD THE BUDGET
REBALANCING DISCUSSION THAT
THIS MODEL WAS SET TO END IN
SEPTEMBER AND METRO ANNOUNCED
GOOD NEWS, RECENTLY, THAT THEY
ARE CONTINUING TO USE THE
ACCESS BANS FOR FOOD DELIVERY
UNTIL AT LEAST THE END OF THIS
YEAR TO SUPPORT THIS MODIFIED
PROGRAM MODEL IN RESPONSE TO
COVID-19.
THANK COUNTY METRO FOR MAKING
THAT GOOD DECISION ON BEHALF OF
SENIORS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO
RELY ON THE DELIVERY OF HEALTHY
FOODS.
LAST WEEK WE LEARNED THAT THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
AWARDED ABOUT 11.6 MILLION
DOLLARS IN FUNDING FOR
HOMELESSNESS SERVICES.
THEY ALLOW PROVIDERS TO COVER
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH COVID-19
IN 2020 AND AWARDS WERE MADE
RESULTING FROM A RECENT RFP
PROCESS INTENDED TO COVER
UNANTICIPATED COVID-19 EXPENSES
AND TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
MODIFICATIONS FOR HEALTH AND
SOCIAL DISTANCE SHELTERS.
THE DAY CENTERS, HYGIENE
CENTERS AND PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, AS WELL.
FOR CORONAVIRUS, FOR THE STATE
OF COMMERCE GRANT FUNDS AND
GENERAL FUNDS, THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT USE THE RFP
PROCESS TO CAPTURE THE LESSONS
LEARNED TO BETTER UNDERSTAND
HOW PROVIDERS CHANGE THEIR WORK
DUE TO CORONAVIRUS AND THESE
LESSONS LEARNED WILL HELP IN
FUTURE FUNDING ROUNDS, AS WE
WORK TO ADAPT THE PROVISION OF
SERVICES TO SOCIAL DISTANCING
PRACTICES.
I WANT TO MAKE NOTE AND THANKS
TO THE WORK BEING DONE IN
COORDINATED EFFORTS FROM THE
COMMUNITY OPERATIONS AT CENTER
AS RELATES TO THE FIRES IN
CALIFORNIA AND OREGON.
21 MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT WERE REDEPLOYED TO
ASSIST IN ADDRESSING THE FIRES
AND AN ADDITIONAL MEMBER WAS
DEPLOYED AS PART OF THE
INCIDENT SUPPORT TEAM. THREE
FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL WERE
STAFFED IN PIERCE COUNTY.
THE CITY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
CENTER SUPPORT STAFF PERSON FROM
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
WAS DEPLOYED TO ASSIST PIERCE
COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
CENTERS.
THESE ARE REALLY DEPLOYMENTS
BEING DONE HERE IN WASHINGTON.
I ALSO WANT TO MAKE NOTE THAT
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE COVID-
19 TESTS THAT WERE ADMINISTERED
AT FOUR SITES THROUGHOUT THE
CITY, AND THE CUMULATIVE AMOUNT
OF TESTS BEING DONE OR THAT HAD
BEEN DONE BETWEEN JUNE 5 AND
SEPTEMBER 12 ARE UPWARDS OF
180,000 TESTS TO THE RESIDENTS
OF OUR CITY.
THOSE ARE THE ITEMS I HAVE TO
REPORT AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
HEARING NONE, THANK YOU AND I
WILL CONCLUDE THIS PORTION OF
TODAY'S AGENDA BY GIVING MY
REPORT.
MY COMMITTEE MET LAST WEEK ON
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2020 AND
THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS AND
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN FOR
ATTENDING THE COMMITTEE
HEARING.
I THINK THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING
DIRECTOR, DUANE CHAPELLE AND
MEMBERS OF THE STAFF FOR
JOINING US AT THE MEETING TO
GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE
INVESTMENTS MADE AS A RESULT OF
THE FAMILY, EDUCATION AND THE
PROMISE LEVY APPROVED IN 2017.
THAT PRESENTATION IS PUBLICLY
AVAILABLE VIA THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WEBSITE AND THANK YOU
TO THE MEMBERS FOR JOINING US
AND GIVING US THAT BRIEFING.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
WE HEARD A BRIEFING ON
LEGISLATION, AS DESCRIBED BY
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN AND
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND I WON'T
GO OVER THOSE AGAIN.
ON THIS AFTERNOON'S
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR,
THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL ITEMS
FROM THE GOVERNMENTAL EDUCATION
COMMITTEE.
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ONE PIECE
OF LEGISLATION THAT APPEARS ON
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR THIS AFTERNOON.
IN YOUR REVIEW, YOU WILL NOTE
THAT THERE IS A PROPOSED
ORDINANCE TO GRANT THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THE AUTHORITY
TO PROVIDE LEGAL COUNCIL TO
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT IN THE
CASE OF A RECALL PETITION THAT
HAS BEEN FILED.
THIS APPEARS ON THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR
AS ITEM NUMBER SIX OR COUNCIL
TO 119-891.
PURSUANT TO OUR CW STATE STATUTE
4.96.041, THE NECESSARY
EXPENSES OF DEFENDING
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT IN ANY AND
ALL JUDICIAL HEARINGS TO
DETERMINE THE SUFFICIENCY OF A
RECALL CHARGE SHALL BE PAID BY
THE CITY OF SEATTLE, INCLUDING
ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH AN
APPEAL OF A DECISION RENDERED
BY THE SUPERIOR COURT
CONCERNING THE SUFFICIENCY OF
THE RECALL CHARGE.
THIS BILL IS NECESSARY IN ORDER
FOR COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT TO
AVAIL HERSELF OF THAT STATUTORY
FOR THE POSITION I JUST READ
INTO THE RECORD.
THERE ARE SHORT TIMELINES
PRESCRIBED BY THE LAW, WHICH IS
RELATED TO THIS PARTICULAR COURT
CASE THAT IS ALREADY UNDER WAY.
THERE IS AN INITIAL HEARING
THAT WILL OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 16, AS IT RELATES TO
THE RECALL PETITION.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE
CITY COUNCIL SHOULD TAKE ACTION
ON THIS ORDINANCE, AS I JUST
DESCRIBED IT, IN ADVANCE OF THE
HEARING SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER
16 AND OBVIOUSLY, TODAY IS
SEPTEMBER 14.
IN ORDER TO ALLOW OUR CITY
ATTORNEY OFFICE TO PROVIDE
LEGAL COUNCIL TO COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT TO SOON AS POSSIBLE.
AS SUCH, I WANT TO MAKE SURE
YOU ALL KNOW THAT I WILL BE
SCHEDULING A VERY SHORT SPECIAL
MEETING OF THE FULL CITY
COUNCIL TOMORROW, TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 15, AT 1:00 P.M.
CODY, IN MY OFFICE, WILL
COORDINATE WITH THE CLERK'S
OFFICE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A
QUORUM AVAILABLE AT THE MEETING
TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN CONDUCT
THE MEETING NECESSARY AT THIS
SPECIAL MEETING.
AGAIN, THERE WILL BE ONE
SINGULAR ITEM ON THAT AGENDA
AND THAT IS COUNCIL BILL 119-
891 THAT I'VE DESCRIBED AS
APPEARING ON THE INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR.
I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR COMMENTS
AFTER THE END OF MY REPORT BUT
WANTED TO QUICKLY ADDRESS THE
FULL COUNCIL AGENDA THIS
AFTERNOON.
I WILL ASK MEMBERS TO CONSIDER
AGENDA ITEM THREE, COUNCIL BILL
109-878 AND THAT BILL
AUTHORIZES THE EXECUTION OF A
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE
WORKERS, LOCAL 79 WITH THE
PARAMETERS OF THIS COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT PREVIOUSLY
REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE
LABOR RELATIONS POLICY
COMMITTEE AND THE KEY TERMS
INCLUDE, REALLY QUICKLY, THE
FOLLOWING.
THE CBA IS A 3-YEAR AGREEMENT
ON WAGES, BENEFITS, HOURS AND
WORKING CONDITIONS FOR THE
TIME.
OR JANUARY 1, 2019 THROUGH
DECEMBER 31, 2020.
THE BARGAINING UNIT INCLUDES
APPROXIMATELY 40 REGULARLY
APPOINTED CITY EMPLOYEES AND
PROVIDES FOR WAGE ADJUSTMENTS
AND 2019 AND 2021, AS WELL AS A
REOPENER ON ANNUAL WAGE
INCREASES FOR 2021.
FINALLY, THE COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT IS SHARED
HEALTH CARE COVERAGE PAYMENTS
AND OTHER MATTERS, SUCH AS THE
EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS TO
PREMIUMS FOR THE WASHINGTON
STATE PAID FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE
PROGRAM.
THAT IS THE END OF MY REPORT
AND I'M HAPPY TO OPEN IT UP FOR
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT
ANY ASPECTS OF MY REPORT.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND THANK YOU FOR THE PREVIEW
OF COUNCIL TO 119-878.
I WAS HAPPY TO HEAR THERE IS
THE POTENTIAL REOPENER PROVISION
FOR WAGE INCREASES, AND I KNOW
WE WILL BE GETTING THE BUDGET
PROPOSAL FROM THE MAYOR SOON.
THE SITUATION IS RELATIVELY
DIRE, IN TERMS OF THE DEFICIT
WE FACE.
IF THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT WOULD
ENABLE THE REOPENER, I'D BE
INTERESTED IN HEARING THAT AND
I CAN ALSO TALK WITH YOU LATER
ABOUT THAT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, I
WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT IT'S NOT
POTENTIAL WITH A TERM AROUND A
REOPENER. THE ORDINANCE WE WILL
CONSIDER THIS AFTERNOON WOULD
APPROVE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENTS THAT, IN FACT,
INCLUDE A REOPENER ON ANNUAL
WAGE INCREASES FOR 2021. YOUR
QUESTION IS A TECHNICAL ONE
AROUND WHAT WOULD CAUSE A
REOPENER TO BE TRIGGERED.
IN THAT INSTANCE, I WOULD SAY
THAT IT IS WITHIN THE POWER OF
THE EXECUTIVE TO REQUEST THAT
THE REOPENER BE REOPENED.
AS THE CHAIR OF THE SELECT
LABOR COMMITTEE HERE, I HAVE
EVERY REASON TO BELIEVE THAT IT
WILL BE TRIGGERED. THE AWI
CONVERSATIONS FOR ALL OF THE
BARGAINING UNITS ACROSS THE
CITY ARE GOING TO BE TOP OF THE
AGENDA FOR THE LABOR RELATIONS
POLICY COMMITTEE, AS WE MOVE
FORWARD.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO CONNECT WITH
KARINA BULL, WHO WAS STAFFING
THIS PARTICULAR BILL, ALONG
WITH MANY OTHERS ON ANY OTHER
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT
HAVE REGARDING THAT.
BACK THANK YOU.
THAT CLARIFICATION HELPS A LOT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
ON MY REPORT?
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT
GONZALES.
I WANT TO LET MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC KNOW THAT -- AND MY
COLLEAGUES -- THAT I'M NOT
COMMENTING ON THE ORDINANCE
THAT THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUST
DESCRIBED FOR WHICH A SPECIAL
MEETING WILL BE HELD TOMORROW.
MY OFFICE HAS BEEN ADVISED BY
WAYNE BARNETT FROM THE SEATTLE
ETHICS AND ELECTION COMMISSION
THAT I SHOULD RECUSE MYSELF
FROM THAT ISSUE.
IT WOULD NOT BE LEGAL FOR ME TO
COMMENT ON THAT ISSUE DURING
COUNCIL MEETINGS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT, FOR MAKING THAT CLEAR
AND ON THE RECORD.
GIVEN THE NEED FOR
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT TO RECUSE
HERSELF -- SHE WILL NOT BE --
SHE WILL BE EXCUSED FROM
ATTENDING THE SPECIAL FULL
COUNCIL MEETING TOMORROW AND I
WILL COORDINATE WITH HER HOW
THAT EXCUSE COULD BE REFLECTED
IT EXCUSED ABSENCE CAN BE
REFLECTED ON THIS AFTERNOON'S
FULL COUNCIL MEETING, THE
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING.
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC
TO KNOW THAT COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT WILL BE RECUSING HERSELF
AND WILL NOT BE VOTING ON THE
COUNCIL BILL RELATED TO THE
LEGAL DEFENSE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
? WE WILL SHIFT TO EXECUTIVE
SESSION.
ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NONE, WE WILL GO AHEAD
AND SHIFT INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
, AT THIS POINT.
GIVE ME JUST A MINUTE BECAUSE I
SEEM TO HAVE LOST MY SCRIPT.
HERE WE GO.
SORRY ABOUT THAT, FOLKS.
AS PRESIDING OFFICER, I'M
ANNOUNCING THAT THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW CONVENE AN
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THERE WILL BE TWO EXECUTIVE
SESSIONS AND THE PURPOSE IS TO
DISCUSS PENDING, POTENTIAL OR
ACTUAL LITIGATION.
THE EXECUTIVE SESSIONS ARE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL TO
DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL
MATTERS WITH CIVIL COUNCIL AS
BY LAW.
THEY ENSURE THE COUNCIL
RESERVES QUESTIONS OF POLICY
FOR OPEN SESSIONS.
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS WILL END NO
LATER THAN 12:00 p.m.
TODAY.
IF THE EXECUTIVE SESSIONS
EXTEND BEYOND NOON, 12 p.m.
TODAY, I WILL ANNOUNCE THE
EXTENSION AND THE EXPECTED
DURATION IN OPEN SESSION.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, OUR I.T.
TEAM WILL TAKE ABOUT FIVE
MINUTES TO ENSURE THE
APPROPRIATE ATTENDEES ARE
ONLINE.
>> EXCELLENT.
WE WILL THEN TAKE THE ROLL
CALL.
>> CORRECT.
>> EVERYBODY, JUST HANG TIGHT
WHILE WE WORK ON THOSE
TECHNICAL ISSUES.
WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET
STARTED HERE IN BETWEEN 5 TO 10
MINUTES.
>>