THIS LOOKS LIKE WE ARE LIVE
NOW.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> THE MARCH 23rd MEETING OF
THE CITY COUNCIL IS IN ORDER.
I'M PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL.
WOULD THE COURT PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> HERE.
>> COUPLE MEMBER PETERSEN.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZELEZ.
>> HERE.
EIGHT PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CLERK.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE ISSUED A
EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION DUE TO
THE CORONAVIRUS ON MARCH 3rd
AND SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY
HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS
RECOMMENDATIONS.
O COMPLY WITH THE PUBLI
OUR OWN EMPLOYEES THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL IS MEETING
REMOTELY AND PARTICIPATING
ELECTRONICALLY.
>> THEY RECOMMEND THIS THROUGH
MARCH 31st OF 2020.
IT DOES NOT PROVIDE THE PUBLIC
FOR COMMENT AND WE REGRET THAT.
THE CITY COUNCIL IS CONTINUALLY
AVAILABLE BY EMAIL.
YOU CAN EMAIL US AT COUNCIL S
SEATTLE DOT GOV.
COUNCIL@SEATTLE DOT GOV BROAD
CASED LIVE.
YOU CAN CALL THE COUNCIL
CHAMBER AT (206)684-8566.
THIS NUMBER IS ALSO LISTED ON
THE AGENDA.
AND THIS CAN ALSO BE HEARD IN
COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN PERSON.
OF COURSE WE ARE DISCOURAGING
THE INPERSON OPTION AGAIN IN
ORDER TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE
COMPLYING STRICTLY WITH THE
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER ORDERS IN
TERMS OF STOPPING THE SPREAD OF
THE VIRUS.
COUNCILMEMBERS THE RULES ARE
SILENT AT MEETINGS AND THE
COUNCIL WILL CONDUCT REMOTE
MEETING AS LATE AS MARCH 31,
2020.
IT COULD BE EXTENDED BECAUSE OF
INFORMATION BECAUSE OF GOVERNOR
INSLEE'S STATE.
PUBLIC COMMENTS IS NOT PROVIDED
AT MEETING WITH THE CITY
COUNCIL IS MEETING REMOTELY TO
ALLOW COUNCIL TO CONDUCT
REMOTELY AND THE OBVIOUSLY
RULES WILL NEED TO BE
SUSPENDED.
THERE IS NO OX THE COUNCIL
RULES WILL BE SUSPENDED TO
ALLOW COUNCILMEMBERS TO
PARTICIPATE ELECTRONICALLY
THROUGH MARCH 31st, TO 20 AND
TO NOT INCLUDE PUBLIC COMMENT
AT MEETINGS FOR THE COUNCIL AS
PARTICIPATING REMOTELY.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE
COUNCIL RULES ARE SUSPENDED AND
WILL PARTICIPATE ELECTRONICALLY
THROUGH MARCH 31st, 2020.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER AS I GO
THROUGH THE IMPORTANT
ADMINISTRATIVE STEPS BEFORE WE
GET INTO THE MEAT OF OUR
AGENDA.
OUR FIRST SECTION IS
PRESENTATIONS.
I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY
PRESENTATIONS TODAY.
SO MOVE ONTO THE APPROVAL OF
THE MINUTES.
THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY
COUNCIL MEETING OF MARCH 5th
AND MARCH 9th, 20 TO HAVE BEEN
REVIEWED.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
MINUTES WILL BE SIGNED.
HEARING NO OBJECTIONS THE
MINUTES ARE SIGNED AND I WILL
ASK THAT THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES.
WE WILL MOVE TO THE ADOPTION OF
THE REFERRAL OF THE CALENDAR.
EXCUSE ME ADOPTION OF THE
REFERRAL CALENDAR.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION IT
WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO APPROVAL OF
THE AGENDA.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION IT
WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE AGENDA
IS ADOPTED.
PAYMENT OF BILLS.
WILL THE CLERK READ THE TITLE
PLEASE?
>> YES.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, JUST A QUICK
SECOND.
COUNCIL BILL 11979.
FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 9th,
2020.
ORDERING THE PAYMENT THEREOF.
>> I MOVE TO PASS 197959.
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED THAT THE
BILL PASS, IS THERE ANY
COMMENTS?
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLE ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PETERSEN.
>> YEAH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> AYE.
>> COUPLE MEMBER STRAUS.
>> AYE.
>> COUPLE MEMBER GONZELEZ.
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
IT WILL BE PASS AND WILL THE
CLERK AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON MY
BEHALF.
ALL RIGHT.
WE WILL GO AND BEGIN WITH
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
AGENDA ITEM ONE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
AGENDA NUMBER ONE IN THE
RECORD?
>> ITEM NUMBER ONE, 119760.
AMENDING 26000 WHICH ADOPTS THE
BUDGET CHANGING
APPROPRIATATIONS TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF OFFICE HOUSING
AND THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
CONTROL LEVELS AND FROM VARIOUS
FUNDS IN THE BUDGET FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE TO SMALL BUSINESSES
AND RATIFYING BILLS.
>> THANK YOU.
I WILL MOVE TO PASS COUPLE BILL
119760.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO PASS THE BILL
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS THE
BILL?
>> SURE.
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZELEZ.
THIS IS A BILL REFERENCED LAST
WEEK.
THIS WOULD ADD ANOTHER
APPROXIMATELY ONE MILLION.
THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF
EXPANDING THE BUSINESS SMALL
BUSINESS STABILIZATION FUND.
THIS IS SHIFTING MONEY FROM THE
LOW-INCOME HOUSING FUND IN THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING PLANS TO DO
-- THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL
OPPORTUNITY FOR FUNDING FOR
HOUSING IN THE FALL.
AND WHILE I COMPLETELY
UNDERSTAND THE STRUGGLE AND
THIS IS PROBABLY THE FIRST OF
MANY THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
TO BALANCE, HOW WE MAKE THE
ADJUSTMENTS TO OUR PLANS DURING
THIS CRISIS, YOU KNOW IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT WE SUPPORT SMALL
BUSINESS AND CERTAINLY
SHOULDN'T BE PUTTING THEM
AGAINST ANY HOUSING PRODUCTION
THAT WE WILL BE DOING.
AND WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE VERY
LIMITED OPTIONS AS A CITY FOR
HOW WE SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS
AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND
BLOCK GRANT MONEY IS ONE OF THE
VERY FEW OPTIONS.
I AM GOING TO WE SUPPORT THIS
BILL SO WE CAN EXPAND THE
SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
THROUGH THE STABILIZATION FUND
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.
I DO WANT TO SAY IF I MIGHT, AS
I HAVE SAID MANY TIMES ALREADY
DURING THE CRISIS WE NEED TO BE
AWARE OF YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE
NOT ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL
DURING THE CRISIS AND AS WE
LOOK TO THE EMERGENCY MEASURES
THAT WE ARE TAKING AND NOT
CREATING NEW SYSTEMS THAT
CREATE INEQUITIES IN OUR
COMMUNITY BE.
WITH THAT SAID I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT WE PROCEED WITH
THIS BILL.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THE
BILL?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZELEZ
THIS IS COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
>> THANK YOU AND THANKS TO THE
SPONSOR FOR BRINGING THIS.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING WE HAVE
CONFIRMED THAT THE REDIRECTION
OF THESE CBG FUNDS WILL NOT
HURT ANY EXISTING HOUSING
PROBLEMS AND WILL VILLAGE
LENGTH BE WITH OUR PARTNERS IN
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AS WE MOVE
FORWARD TO MAKE SURE THERE IS
SUFFICIENT FUNDING FOR THE
HOUSING AND THE ROUGHLY ONE
MILLION IN REDIRECTION WILL NOT
AFFECT THE CURRENTLY FUNDED
PROJECTS.
I WANT TO THANK THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING FOR THEIR OPPORTUNITY
TO ENGAGE WITH US AND THERE IS
NO NEGATIVE IMPACTS AS WE THINK
ABOUT THE EMERGENCY ESPECIALLY
AS WE THINK ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT
IT IS FOR FOLKS TO HAVE ACCESS
TO HOUSING AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN THE NEAR FUTURE WHEN
AND IF THIS VIRUS CONTINUES IN
THE FALL AND WINTER.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
HOUSING PROJECTS CONTINUE AND
THERE IS FUNDING ALLOCATED THIS
YEAR AND NEXT YEAR MOVING
FORWARD ON THESE IMPORTANT
HOUSING PROJECTS.
I THINK THAT WE TALKED A LITTLE
ABOUT IT THIS MORNING AND HOW
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS MADE
THIS MORE CRITICAL AND OUR
STRATEGY FOR CREATING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
STABILITY.
AS WE RAMP UP OUR SHELTER
CAPACITY AND THINK ABOUT
ASSESSMENT FACILITIES THAT WE
WILL STAND UP SOON HAVING EQUAL
AMOUNT OF EMPHASIS ON BUILDING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IT WILL BE
CRITICAL.
I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND BUDGET OFFICE TO
EXPLAIN THE BUDGET IMPACT OF
THIS DECISION AND OVERALL TO
ECHO WHAT COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
SAID AND MAKE SURE THAT COVID-
19 CRISIS WHEN IT MEANS LOSS OF
REVENUE WE WILL PROTECT FUNDING
INCLUDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND THIS IS A GOOD USE OF THE
FUNDS AND APPRECIATE THE EFFORT
TO GET THE FUNDS OUT THE DOOR.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
>> I HEARD TWO PEOPLE.
COUPLE MEMBER HERBOLD AND
SWANT.
>> I HEARD COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND THEN I WILL CALL ON
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE KNOWING THE
TRANSFER OF FUNDS IN THE
HOUSING DEPARTMENT WILL NOT
IMPACT OTHER FUNDING
COMMITMENTS TO OUR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROJECT AND THAT THE
CVG FUND CAN SUPPORT THE
BUSINESS SYSTEM PROGRAMS AS
OTHER CITY AND STATE FUNDS
CAN'T BE USED TO PROVIDE
ASSISTANCE DUE TO
CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATIONS.
WE KNOW THAT COVID-19 WILL PUT
PRESSURE ON MANY THOUSANDS OF
HOUSEHOLD THAT WILL BE OUT OF
WORK OR UNEMPLOYED AND
STRUGGLING TO MAKE END MEET AS
WELL AS PRESSURES ON THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS.
A TIGHT MARGIN TO KEEP PEOPLE
HOUSED.
I REACHED OUT TO THE
DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM AND
SUPPORTIVE OF THIS LEGISLATION
BUT WE NEED TO ASSUME THAT
HOUSING MAY BE A KEY COMPONENT
OF THE RESPONSE TO COVID-19 AND
I DON'T WANT TO REGRET THESE
KINDS OF TRANSFERS AWAY FROM
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING.
WE KNOW THAT THE WASHINGTON
ALLIANCE HAS MADE A REQUEST OF
THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE THAT
SHOULD ANY FUTURE SHELTER IN
PLACE ORDERS BE INSTITUTED THAT
HOUSING PRODUCTION BE
CONSIDERED AN ESSENTIAL
OPPORTUNITY AND BE PERMITTED TO
CONTINUE.
IN ADDITION TO THE HOUSING,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS
PLANNED.
IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT WE MAY
HAVE EMERGENCY HOUSING RELATED
NEEDS WHERE FUTURE CVBG FUNDS
COULD BE IMPORTANT SOURCE.
WE CHECKED IN WITH THE CITY'S
CVBQ ADMINISTRATOR.
WE KNOW THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING
IS DEFINED AS AFFORDABLE
SERVICE.
WE ARE LIMITED TO FUNDS THAT WE
CAN SPEND ON SERVICES SUCH AS
EMERGENCY SHELTER AND HOUSING.
WE ARE PERMIT THE 39% .9% OF
THE TOTAL CVBG GRANT SO THAT
36% HAS BEEN CONTRACTED OUT FOR
2020 BUT OUR CVBG INDICATES
THAT CONGRESS MAY BE WORKING ON
TEMPORARY RELIEF TO REMOVE THE
CAP ON PUBLIC SERVICES FOR
CVBG.
WE WILL BE KEPT UPDATED ON THE
PROGRESS ON THIS BUT WHAT THAT
MEANS IS WE MAY HAVE THE
ABILITY TO USE MORE CVBG FUNDS
FOR EMERGENCY SHELTERS AND
EMERGENCY HOUSING RELATED NEEDS
RELATED TO COVID-19 AND SO I
THINK THIS IMPORTANT
CONVERSATION THAT WE ARE HAVING
NOW ABOUT STRIKING THE RIGHT
BALANCE BETWEEN ALL OF THESE
COMPETING NEEDS IS REALLY
CRITICAL TO THE CITY TO BE FAIR
AND MEET THOSE NEEDS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU PRESIDENT
GONZELEZ.
I HAVEN'T CONCERNS ABOUT THIS
BILL FROM THE MAYOR AND NOT
ONLY THIS BILL BUT THE CONCERN
THAT IT WILL BECOME A PATTERN
FROM THE EMERGENCY ORDERS THAT
COME FORWARD AND THAT IT WILL
BE ONGOING ISSUE AND I HAVE
SHARED MY CONCERNS WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES IN
ADVANCE BUT I WANTED TO SHARE
THEM HERE AND WHAT I INTEND TO
DO THIS TODAY IN TERMS OF THE
VOTE.
IF FUNDS RELEASED FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES THAT ABSOLUTELY
SUPPORT THIS, IT WAS MY OFFICE
AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT WE
WERE ABLE TO FIGHT FOR
BUSINESSES IN A DISTRICT
CERTAIN YEARS AGO AND THE MONEY
WAS UNPRECEDENTED WITH PEOPLE
OF COLOR.
SO THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT
SMALL BUSINESSES ARE STRUGGLING
AS WELL AS THE VAST MAJORITY
WORKING PEOPLE FROM THIS CRISIS
HOWEVER THIS BILL WILL PAY.
I BELIEVE IT IS ACCURATE IT
DOES NOT COME FROM CURRENTLY
PLANNED PROJECTS, THAT IS TRUE
BUT TAKES AWAY FROM OTHER
PROJECTS, PROBABLIES OF THE
2020 THAT WILL COME UNDER 2020.
THE FUNDING AVAILABILITY.
MY OFFICE ESTIMATES THAT IF
THIS MILLION DOLLARS, THE
FUNDS, HOUSING FUNDS ARE NOT
MADE WHOLE THIS COULD COST TEN
INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES AFFORDABLE
HOMES DURING THIS CRISIS.
THAT IS CONCRETE LOSS THAT
COULD HAPPEN AND I DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHY WE HAVE TO DO
THAT WHEN THERE IS A LOT OF
MONEY IN THE CITY JUST IN THE
HANDS OF THE WEALTHY AND BIG
BUSINESS.
IT WOULD BE REASONABLE TO ASK
WHETHER THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
IS BEING SUSPENDED WITH SHELTER
IN PLACE, THAT IS ANTICIPATED
AND WE KNOW THAT THE NOTICE OF
FUNDING HAS GONE OUT AS WELL.
EITHER IT WILL AFFECT THE
SCHEDULE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
THIS YEAR OR IT WILL EFFECT IN
ONGOING BASIS.
MY POINT IS THAT REGARDLESS OF
WHETHER THIS MILLION DOLLARS
COMES FROM THE SPRING OR FALL,
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT
CONSTRUCTION WAS SUSPENDED, THE
FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEMS IS ROBBING
PETER TO PAY PAUL APPROACH.
I AM ANTICIPATING MORE
EMERGENCY ORDERS OF THIS KIND
AND THE COUNCIL TO TAKE ACTION.
BUT I THINK ALL OF THIS IS
BEING DONE IN ORDER TO TAKE ON
BIG BUSINESS SO WE HAVE THE
PERPETUATION OF THIS PROBLEM.
POLITICS OF SCARCITY THAT I
DON'T ACCEPT.
STRUGGLING SMALL BUSINESSES AND
FAMILIES NEED TO BE SUPPORTED
AND THEIR NEED SHOULD NOT BE
PITTED AGAINST EACH OTHER.
$66 MILLION IS A RESULT
EXCLUSIVELY FOR EMERGENCIES
LIKE THIS.
AND WE SHOULD USE EMERGENCY
FUNDS RATHER THAN CUTTING
FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THERE WILL BE DEMANDS AND WE
KNOW THAT $66 MILLION CAN ONLY
STRETCH TO WHAT IS NEEDED TO
SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY AT THIS
MOMENT.
WE ARE IN A PANDEMIC THAT IS
GOING TO RESULT NOT ONLY IN
COMPLETELY PREVENTABLE LOSS OF
LIFE DUE TO THE PRIVATIZED
HEALTH CARE IS SYSTEM AND THAT
IS WHY COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
AND I HAVE PROPOSED THE AMAZON
TAX BUT THAT IS NOT ENOUGH.
THE CITY NEEDS TO USE THE
EMERGENCY FUND AND APPROVE THE
AMAZON TAX TO MAKE ADDITIONAL
FUNDING AVAILABLE AND DEMAND
THAT STATE ASK BY CLOSING
CORPORATE TAX LOOP HOLES AND
PASSING TAXES AT THE STATE
LEVEL.
MY OFFICE CHECKED ABOUT
AMENDING THE BILL TO DO THIS
BUT BECAUSE THIS IS CHANGE
LEGALLY CAN'T BE DONE IN THE
SAME BILL.
THAT IS WHY IF COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES OR ANY OTHER
COUNCILMEMBER WOULD MAKE A
MOTION TO HOLD THIS BILL I
WOULD SUPPORT THAT MOTION OR
MAKE THAT MOTION IF NO OTHER
COUNCILMEMBER MAKES IT AND I
DON'T -- I WOULDN'T AGREE IF
COUNCILMEMBERS ARE GOING TO SAY
THAT IS HOLDING UP EMERGENCY
RELIEF.
I DON'T AGREE.
TODAY THE COUNCIL WOULD PASS AN
AMAZON TAX AND I WOULDN'T
ACCEPT THAT EXCUSE ON IT FACE
VALUE.
BUT I WILL MAKE THAT MOTION IF
NOBODY ELSE IS GOING TO MAKE IT
AND IF THE MOTION GETS A
MAJORITY BILL WE COULD PUT
FORTH A REPLACEMENT BILL FOR
EMERGENCY FUNDS AND IF THERE IS
AGREEMENT I WOULD LIKE TO PUT
THIS TOGETHER.
I KNOW THERE IS EXPRESS THAT
THE FUNDS NEED TO BE.
[ UNINTELLIGIBLE ] TO BE USED
FOR THIS PERSON AND EMERGENCY
FUND DID NOT COME FROM CVBG.
WE KNOW THIS IS USED FROM CVBG
FROM ANY PART OF THE BUDGET
THAN EMERGENCY FUNDS.
I WILL USE THE GUIDANCE OF THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND THE CITY
CLERK TO MAKE THAT MOTION BUT I
ALSO WANTED TO SAY THAT IF THIS
BILL GOES OUT TODAY I
UNFORTUNATELY FEEL I HAVE TO
VOTE NO ON IT AND FOR THE
REASONS I EXPLAINED WE CAN'T
ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THE
EXTRAORDINARY CRISIS BY
SHIFTING THE DAMAGE BETWEEN
SMALL BUSINESSES WE NEED A
DIFFERENT APPROACH.
>> EXCUSE ME.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
INTENTIONS TO HOLD THE BILL IS
OUT OF ORDER.
IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED AND
NOW IN THE DISCUSSION PHASE.
IF THERE WAS AN INTEREST IN
YOUR PART TO MOVE THE BILL, I
BELIEVE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN
DONE SINCE IT MET WITH THE
COUNCIL RULES AT THE TIME
CONSIDERING APPROVAL OF THE
AGENDA.
WILL THE CITY CLERK PLEASE
CLARIFY THAT, MY UNDERSTANDING
OF THE RULES OF ORDER HERE?
>> YES.
COUNCILMEMBER.
GIVE ME A QUICK SECOND SO I CAN
GET MY CHEAT-CHEAT OUT.
I BELIEVE THAT THE -- THE
MOTION TO HOLD HAS A HIGHER --
IT IS A HIGHER MOTION AND SO,
THEREFORE, IT TAKES PRECEDENCE
OVER THE MOTION TO PASS THE
BILL RIGHT NOW.
SO.
[ UNINTELLIGIBLE ] MOTION TO
PASS THE BILL.
>> OKAY.
SO COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT YOU
WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO HOLD
THIS BILL, NOW WOULD BE THE
TIME TO DO THAT.
IT WOULD REMEMBER, I THINK A
SECOND AND THEN A MAJORITY OF
THE CITY COUNCIL TO PASS, IS
THAT CORRECT, AMELIA?
>> CORRECT.
>> OKAY.
I AM NOT SURE THE WORDS TO USE
BUT I WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO
HOLD COUNCIL BILL 119760.
>> AND COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT FOR
A DATE CERTAIN OR TO HOLD IT
INDEFINITELY?
>> OBVIOUSLY IT IS NOT
INDEFINITE BUT I DON'T WANT TO
SPECIFY A DATE BECAUSE I AM NOT
EXACTLY SURE WHETHER THIS WILL
BE DONE IN A WEEK OR NOT BUT
OBVIOUSLY NEEDLESS TO SAY THE
INTENTION WOULD BE TO WORK ON
IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
>> YES.
>> OUR COUNCIL RULES PROVIDE TO
HOLD SOMETHING FOR A CERTAIN
TIME IT IS A SPECIFIC DATE OR
HOUR UNTIL WHEN THE ITEM WILL
BE TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL.
OKAY.
GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
>> I THINK I HEARD AMELIA SAY I
NEED TO ATTACH A DATE TO MY
MOTION?
>> THAT IS WHAT I HEARD, YES.
>> OKAY.
IN THAT CASE I WILL MAKE THE
MOTION TO HOLD THE BILL UNTIL
THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF
MARCH 30th.
>> OKAY.
THERE'S A MOTION TO HOLD
COUNCIL BILL 119760 UNTIL THE
FULL COUNCIL MEETING ON MARCH
30th.
IS THERE A SECOND?
OKAY HEARING NO SECOND THE
MOTION FAILS FOR A LACK OF A
SECOND.
SO WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO
CONTINUE THIS DISCUSSION OF THE
PREVIOUS MOTION THAT WAS MADE
WHICH WAS A MOTION THAT WAS
MOVED AND SECONDED TO PASS
COUNCIL BILL 119-1760.
I APPRECIATE THE CONCERNS THAT
WERE EXPRESSED BY ALL OF THE
OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS INCLUDING
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT AND I
UNDERSTAND BUT WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE AS WE ARE CONSIDERING THE
EMERGENCY FUNDING SOURCES THAT
WE ARE DOING SO IN THE FULL
CONTEXT OF MAKING SURE THAT WE
ARE NOT ENGAGING A MISSION
CREEK IF YOU WILL THAT WE ARE
TAKING FROM OTHER PRIORITIES TO
ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE
EMERGENCY RESPONSE AS IT
RELATES TO THE CORONAVIRUS.
UNFORTUNATELY THERE WILL BE
SITUATIONS I THINKTH WE WILL
NEED TO MAKE SOME INTENTIONAL
TRANSPARENT DECISIONS THAT MAY
REQUIRE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS IN
THE SHORT-TERM OR LONG TERM AND
I THINK IT IS PRUDENT FOR US
TO HAVE A DISCUSSION SO WE HAVE
A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE
THE LINES ARE DRAWN.
I WANT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE
AROUND SMALL BUSINESSES AND THE
INTERSECTION BETWEEN THAT AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SEVERAL HAVE SPOKE TO THAT.
I WANT TO CLARIFY IT IS MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT ONE OF THE
LARGEST HOUSING, NONPROFIT
HOUSING CONSORTIUMS THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM DOES
SUPPORT THIS SMALL BUSINESS
STABILIZATION FUND AND THE
LEGISLATION TO EXPAND THAT
FUND.
ME HAVE INDICATED IN AN EMAIL
TO COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD DATED
MARCH 23rd AT 1:48 P.M.
THAT THEIR ANTI DISPLACEMENT
QUALITY CALLS FOR SUPPORT OF
LOCALLY OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES
WITH TOOLS TO ALLOW THEM TO
THRIVE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
WE UNDERSTAND THE INEXTRICABLE
LINK WITH THE RESIDENTS TO PAY
RENT AND BE HOUSED THAT IS A
CONCERN TO MEMBERS.
MORE THAN EVER WE CALL FOR
COMPASSIONATE SUPPORT THAT
KEEPS US A STRONG COMMUNITY
CLOSE QUOTES.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US
TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION
WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THEY
SUPPORT THE BILL KNOWING IT IS
NOT GOING TO TAKE AWAY FROM
EXISTING PROJECTS AND REALLY
SORT OF MAKING SURE THAT WE
UNDERSTAND THAT THIS BILL IS
SPECIFICALLY NOT IN
CONTRADICTION TO HOUSING
INTERESTS BUT IS IN FACT
SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO
CONTINUE TO PROMOTE THIS
COUNCIL'S PRIORITY AROUND
ONGOING FUTURE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES.
WE CERTAINY COULD USE MORE IN
THAT REGARD AND LOOK FORWARD TO
SEEING THE FEDERAL AND STATE
RESOURCES COMING THROUGH TO
ALLOW US TO LEVERAGE FUTURE
PROJECTS THROUGH THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
MEETING THE DIRE HOUSING NEEDS
OF SO MANY IN THE CITY.
CERTAINLY BEFORE THIS CRISIS
AND YOU KNOW AS I THINK MANY 6
US ARE NERVOUS ABOUT MAY BE
EXACERBATED AS A RESULT OF THIS
CRISIS.
SO COUNCILMEMBERS ANY OTHER
INDIVIDUALS HAVE COMMENTS ON
THIS?
OTHERWISE I WILL ALLOW THE
RESPONDER TO MAKE CLOSING
REMARKS AND CALL THIS TO A
VOTE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, DO
YOU HAVE ANY OTHE COMMENTS TO
MAKE ON THE BILL BEFORE I ASK
THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> I WOULD JUST SAY THAT --
WELL, AS WE HAVE ALL SAID IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT WE SUPPORT THE
SMALL BUSINESSES, YOU KNOW,
THIS IS ONE OF THE -- CVBG IS
ONE OF THE FEW SOURCES THAT WE
HAVE AND MANY OF THE SMALL
BUSINESSES WE ARE SUPPORTING
WITH THIS FUND ARE THEMSELVES
LOW INCOME FOLKS DEALING WITH
ALL OF THE SAME ISSUES, RENTAL
ISSUES, BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE
FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND SO THE
ASSISTANCE THAT THIS PROVIDES
THEM WILL BE IMPORTANT.
SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
I WILL GO AHEAD AND ASK THE
CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWISSING.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PETERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZELEZ.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT INFAVOR ONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF?
ALL RIGHT.
WE WILL MOVE TO THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
AGENDA ITEM TWO IN THE RECORD.
>> APPOINTMENT 15859 OF SCOTT
CONSECUTIVELER ON DECEMBER
31st, 2002.
>> I MOVE TO AFFIRM APPOINTMENT
5519.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO
AFFIRM THE APPOINTMENT.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS IT FIRST,
PRIME SPONSOR OF THE AMENDMENT?
>> I WOULD.
>> MR. BACHELOR IS BEING
APPOINTMENTED BY THE POLICE
COMMISSION.
MR. BACHELOR IS THE PCP'S
APPOINTMENT FOR THE SEATTLE
POLICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION.
AT CPC'S MEMBERS VOTED TO
APPOINT HIM.
SERVING UNOFFICIALLY FOR SOME
TIME AND THE ACTION WOULD MAKE
THE APPOINTMENT OFFICIAL.
THERE ARE FOUR CPC POSITIONS
SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED.
ONE IS FOR THE SEATTLE POLICE
MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION.
MY OFFICE CHECKED WITH THE PCP
AND ASKED IF THEY WERE
APPROVING WITH THIS APPROACH
AND THE ABSENCE OF COMMITTEE
MEETINGS AND THEY SUPPORT THIS.
MR. BACHELOR HAS BEEN WITH SPD
SINCE 1989 A LIEUTENANT.
HE HAS SERVED I IN A VARIETY OF
POSITIONS.
A DETECTIVE, WATCH COMMANDER IN
THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST AND
EASTERLY PRECINCT AND COMMAND
DER OF TRAINING AND THE
PRESIDENT OF THE POLICE
ASSOCIATION.
THE PCP HAS SEVEN APPOINTMENTS,
FOUR ARE SPECIFICALLY
DESIGNATED AND ONE IS FOR THE
SEATTLE POLICE GUILD AND ONE
FOR THE SEATTLE MANAGEMENT
ASSOCIATION AND TWO TO SERVE
PUBLIC DEFENSE AND CIVIL RIGHTS
INTERESTS.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
ARE THERE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
ON THE APPOINTMENT?
>> OKAY.
HEARING NOW WILL THE CLERK CALL
THE ROLL ON THE CONFIRMATION OF
THE APPOINTMENT?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>>S COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>>AIRE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> DON'T MAKE A MESS IN THE
GARAGE.
SORRY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PETERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZELEZ.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT INFAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STILL
HAVE COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ON
THE LINE WITH US.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUS IF YOU ARE
THINKING YOU MAY BE MUTED, WE
CAN'T HEAR YOU.
WE MAY HAVE LOST HIM.
I WILL GO AHEAD AND FINALIZE
THE VOTE.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
WILL THE CLERK READ ITEMS 3 AND
4 TOGETHER?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> YES.
>> THIS IS COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
I GOT DROPPED FROM THE CALL AND
I VOTE AYE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
I WOULD ASK MADAM CLERK TO
REFLECT COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'
VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.
>> PRESIDENT GONZELEZ WE
NORMALLY REPROCESS BY
CONSIDERING THE APPOINTMENT
AND, THEREFORE, AFTER WE HAVE
CONSIDERED THE APPOINTMENT THEN
WE CAN TAKE THE ROLL CALL
AGAIN.
>> WHATEVER PRESIDENT GONZELEZ
WANTS TO DO I DON'T MIND.
>> LET'S GO AHEAD AND I WILL
MOVE TO RECONSIDER THE
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT
19559.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECONSIDER THE
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT
1559.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
>> HEARING NONE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT.
>> EXCUSE ME.
RECONSIDERATION OF THE
CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> MORALES.
>> AYE.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PETERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT.
>> AYE.
>> PRESIDENT GONZELEZ.
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> A MOTION CARRIES AND THE
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
JAPPED ITEMS THREE AND FOUR?
>> PRESIDENT GONZELEZ AT THIS
POINT WE WILL CAN WE DO ONE
MORE ROLL CALL THE VOTE FOR A
NEW APPOINTMENT 1559.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE CONFIRMATION OF
APPOINTMENT 1559?
>> COUPLE MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> OH GOD, AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PETERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> AYE.
>> OUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE OPINION.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZELEZ.
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
AND IT IS PROBABLY A GOOD
OPPORTUNITY TO SAY HOW MUCH WE
ALL LOVE ROBERT'S RULES OF
ORDER.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S REAL ITEM 3 AND 4 IN THE
AGENDA.
>> AGENDA ITEM 3 AND 4
APPOINTMENTS OF 1572 AND 1573.
APPOINTMENTS OF FRED HARRIS.
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[ UNINTELLIGIBLE ] APRIL 1st,
2025.
>> THANK YOU.
I MOVE TO CONFIRM APPOINTMENTS
1572 AND 1573.
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED TO AFFIRM
THE APPOINTMENTS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ I WILL
HAPPENED IT TO YOU TO ADDRESS
THEM AND BRING US HOME #.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND TO
HAVE THIS EXTRAORDINARY MEASURE
MOVING FORWARD ON THESE TWO
APPOINTMENTS TO THE PUBLIC
LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
I'M START WITH MR. HAIRSTON,
THIS IS APPOINTMENT TO THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF
TRUSTEES TO A TERM OF APRIL
21st, 2023.
HE IS A LIFE-LONG RESIDENT AND
PUBLIC SCHOOL GRADUATE AND THE
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY
ORGANIZING AND ADVOCACY AND
ENJOYS EQUALITY ANECTINE TO
PERFORMANCE BASED OUTCOMES AND
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
17 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH
HIGHER EDUCATION AND HAS
PASTORAL STUDIES WITH EDUCATION
AND PROMOTING INCLUSIVE
FRAMEWORK A WEALTH OF
EXPERIENCE THAT IS VITAL FOR
THE HEALTH AND INTEGRITY FOR
THE SYSTEM TO SERVE ALL AND OUR
MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITY.
I HAVE REVIEWED THIS AND
SUPPORT HIS CANDIDACY.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT WOULD YOU
LIKE ME TO MOVE TO AGENDA FOUR?
>> I WOULD.
IF YOU COULD ADDRESS THEM
TOGETHER THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> OKAY.
THIS IS FOR CARMEN
BENEDICTSEWN.
CARMEN HAS BEEN A VOLUNTEER
WITH THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
AND THE FRIENDS OF THE PUBLIC
LIBRARY SINCE 2007.
CARMEN'S DAY JOB WITH
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AS A SENIOR
TRANSPORTATION PLANTER AND HER
EXPERIENCE AS A VOLUNTEER AND
FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE FRIENDS
OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD HAS EXPOSED HER TO
LITERARY ARTS AND CARMEN IS A
DISTRICT THREE CONSTITUENT AND
I HAVE REVIEWED THIS AND
SUPPORT IT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ FOR
THOSE REPORTS.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
CONFORMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENTS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> AYE.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PETERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KRAUS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZELEZ.
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
APPOINTMENTS ARE CONFIRMED.
THAT CONCLUDES THE BUSINESS
PORTION OF OUR AGENDA.
IS THERE ANY OUR FURTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE
COUNCIL?
HEARING NONE THIS CONCLUDES OUR
AGENDA FOR MARCH 23rd, 2020.
OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON
MONDAY, MARCH 30th AT 2:00 P.M.
OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED TIME.
THAT'S IT FOLKS, WE ARE
ADJOURNED.
THANKS SO MUCH, STAY SAFE AND
HEALTHY OUT THERE.
>> THANK YOU.
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