>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES.
THE MAY 26, 2020 SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL MEETING WILL COME TO
ORDER.
IT IS 2:02 P.M.
I AM LORENA GONZALEZ, PRESIDENT
OF THE COUNCIL.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
SEVEN PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
CALLINGS, COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING.
HEARING NO OBJECTION,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT IS EXCUSED
FROM TODAY'S MEETING.
I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY MEETINGS
SO WE WILL MOVE TO APPROVAL OF
MINUTES.
MINUTES FOR MAY 11 AND MAY 18,
2020 HAVE BEEN REVIEWED.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES WILL BE SIGNED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE BEING SIGNED, AND
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THOSE MINUTES?
MOVING ON TO THE ADOPTION OF
THE REFERRAL CALENDAR, IF THERE
IS NO INTRODUCTION, THE
PROPOSED INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL GO AHEAD
AND OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD FOR ITEMS ON THE CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA, REFERRALS, AND
THE 2020 WORK PROGRAM.
IF REMAINS THE STRONG INTENT OF
THE CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE CITY
COUNCIL MEETINGS ON OUR DUNDAS,
HOWEVER THE CITY COUNCIL
RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ELIMINATE
THESE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS AT
ANY POINT IF WE DEEM THE SYSTEM
IS BEING ABUSED OR IS NO LONGER
SUITABLE TO ALLOWING US TO
CONDUCT OUR MEETINGS
EFFICIENTLY AND IN A MANNER
THAT MAKES US ABLE TO CONDUCT
OUR NATIONAL OFFICIAL BUSINESS.
I WILL CONDUCT THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD.
THIS IS A TOTAL OF 20 MINUTES
AND EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN
TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK.
I WILL CALL IN EACH SPEAKER BY
NAME AND IN THE ORDER BY WHICH
THE REGISTERED ON THE CITY
COUNCIL WEBSITE.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED
TO SPEAK BUT WOULD LIKE TO, YOU
CAN SIGN UP BEFORE THE END OF
PUBLIC COMMENT BY GOING TO THE
COUNCIL WEBSITE AT
WWW.SEATTLE.GOV/COUNSEL.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINK IS ALSO
LISTED ON TODAY'S PRE-PUBLISHED
AGENDA.
ONCE I CALL THE SPEAKER'S NAME,
STAFF WILL UNMUTE THE PROPER
MICROPHONE AND "YOU HAVE BEEN
UNMUTE IT" WILL BE YOUR CUE TO
SPEAK.
PLEASE, BEGIN BY SPEAKING WITH
YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM YOU ARE
ADDRESSING.
PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD RELATE TO
AN ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA, THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR, OR THE COUNCIL 2020
WORK PROGRAM.
SPEAK OURSELVES WILL HEAR A
TIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT
OF THE ALLOTTED TIME.
ONCE YOU HEAR THE CHIME, WE
WOULD ASK THAT YOU PLEASE BEGIN
TO WRAP UP YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENTS.
IF SPEAKERS DO NOT AND MAKE
THEIR COMMENTS AT THE END OF
THE ALLOTTED TIME, WHICH IS TWO
MINUTES, THE SPEAKER'S
MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED TO
ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT
SPEAKER.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED PUBLIC
COMMENT, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU
PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE
AND IF YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE
FOLLOWING THIS MEETING, I ASK
THAT YOU DO SO VIA SEATTLE
CHANNEL OR THE LISTING OPTIONS
ON THE AGENDA.
WE WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC
COMMENT FOR 20 MINUTES.
THAT WILL PUT US AT 2:27 P.M.,
AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE
FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST, WHO
IS KIMBERLY WOLF.
>> I AM SORRY.
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.
CAN YOU PUT ME AT THE END MY?
>> KIMBERLY, YOU WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK AT THE END?
>> YEAH, CAN YOU MOVE ME TO THE
END?
I AM HAVING DIFFICULTIES AT THE
MOMENT.
>> OF COURSE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JAMAAL
JARRA.
>> I AM THANKFUL FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT MY
ADVICE.
I'M TRYING TO ADVICE YOU WHY WE
NEED [ INDISCERNIBLE ] WITHIN
THE MINUTES.
THERE ARE THREE MAIN REASONS.
ONE, ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR
OTHER DEPARTMENTS OR PROVIDERS.
FOR EXAMPLE, I MADE A LIVING
FROM THE UW ABOUT A 30 MINUTE'S
DRIVE.
WE HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION.
I'M ALSO A FUTURE MEDICAL
DOCTOR.
UNFORTUNATELY, I AM SO SCARED
TO DEATH SHE IS WITHOUT A MASK
FOR THIS LONG TRIP BECAUSE I
HAVE SIX YEARS ON TIME WHEN I
GO BACK HOME.
NUMBER TWO, ADDITIONAL TIME WE
SPENT WITH DIFFERENT CUSTOMERS,
FOR EXAMPLE CLEANING.
NUMBER THREE, IT'S EXPENSIVE.
DURING THIS PANDEMIC, WE HAVE
TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS
WEARING MASKS AND DISINFECTING
TO MINIMIZE HIGH RISK.
THANK YOU FOR HARD-WORKING
PAPER HARD-WORKING CLASS.
WE ARE ALSO EXAMPLES OF FIRST
RESPONDERS.
THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JAMES
THOMAS.
>> JAMESB THOMAS, 65 YEARS OLD,
UBER EAVES, POSTMATES, AMAZON,
DOOR DASH, AND INSTACART.
I'VE BEEN DOING GIG WORK SINCE
I WAS NINE YEARS OLD.
HUSTLING IS WHAT WE CALLED IT.
I WOULD HELP PEOPLE GET HOME
WITH THEIR GROCERIES FROM THE
SUPERMARKET.
55 YEARS LATER, THIS IS NOT
NEWS TO ME.
A LOT OF NEWER AND RECENT
DRIVERS DON'T WORRY ABOUT HOW
MUCH WE MADE ONLY TWO YEARS
AGO.
IT'S ABSURD TO BE ASKED TO
DELIVER SOMEONE'S PACKAGES FOR
TWO DOLLARS TO CUSTOMERS.
THESE COMPANIES EMPLOY NEED TO
PAY OUT MORE FOR THE JOBS THAT
WE DO.
THESE COMPANIES CONSTANTLY
CHANGE THE TERMS OF AGREEMENT,
WHICH ALWAYS LEAD TO THE
DRIVERS WORKING MORE TO OBLIGE
THE COMPANY WHILE GETTING PAID
LESS AND LESS TO DO THE TRIPS.
DRIVERS THROW CAUTION TO THE
WIND.
EVERY TIME ONE JUMPS ON A NEW
PLATFORM, THERE'S CONTINUED RISK
OF TRANSMITTING A FATAL VIRUS
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE HOME THEY
LIVE IN.
WE ARE ESSENTIAL AND AT RISK,
PERIOD.
THE DELIVERY INDUSTRY IS
GROWING BIG TIME AND WE NEED
PROPER WORKING CONDITIONS
ADVOCATED FOR, LIKE YESTERDAY.
THEREFORE, WE NEED SOMEONE ON
OUR REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL TO
ADVOCATE FOR US WORKERS, AND
GET US PAID PROPERLY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU, JAMES FOR CALLING
IN.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JAKE MILLER.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS JAKE MILLER.
I HAVE BEEN DOING GIG WORK
SINCE AUGUST 2018 ON POSTMATES,
DOOR DASH, AND AMAZON FLEX.
I AM HERE TO COMMENT IN SUPPORT
OF
CB 119798 IN SUPPORT OF GOOD
WORKERS.
WORKERS ARE BEING PAID BELOW
THE MINIMUM WAGE TO DELIVER
DURING THIS PANDEMIC.
COMPANIES CAN GET AWAY WITH
THIS BECAUSE MANY OF THESE
PEOPLE DOING THIS ESSENTIAL
WORK DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER
OPTIONS.
WHEN I STARTED DOING DOOR DASH
IN 2018, THE MINIMUM PAYOUT FOR
A DELIVERY WAS $6.50.
OVER TIME IT HAS GRADUALLY GONE
DOWN, BUT SINCE THE BEGINNING
OF THIS CRISIS, THE MASSIVE
INFLUX OF NEW DRIVERS HAS
ALLOWED DOOR DASH TO CUT THEIR
MINIMUM PAYOUT TO AS LOW AS
THREE DOLLARS PER DELIVERY.
THIS IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE.
ADDITIONALLY, COMPANIES LIKE
DOOR DASH AND POSTMATES HAVE
NOT PROVIDED PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, MEANING
GOOD WORKERS ARE REQUIRED TO
ACQUIRE IT FOR OURSELVES.
ALL OF THIS IS WHY WE NEED SOME
SORT OF ESSENTIAL HAZARD PAY
FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS FOR THE
DURATION OF THIS CRISIS.
THIS CRISIS HIT, AND MY REGULAR
EMPLOYER GOT INTO THE PPP.
THAT MEANS I DON'T HAVE TO
DEPEND ON GET WORK THE WAY I
DID IN THE PAST, BUT FORGET
WORKERS WHO DO DEPEND ON THIS
INCOME, THE CURRENT PAY
STRUCTURE MEANS THEY ARE GETTING
SOME MINIMUM WAGE WAGES WHILE
RISKING THEIR HEALTH TO PROVIDE
AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE.
IF I CAN GET PAID MY REGULAR
WAGE FROM MY W-2 EMPLOYER, FOR
DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, I
THINK IT IS ABSOLUTELY ABSURD
THAT WE CANNOT PAY THE
ESSENTIAL WORKERS IN THIS CITY
A MINIMUM WAGE TO RISK THEIR
LIVES AND DELIVER DURING A
CRISIS.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE
TIME TO SPEAK.
PLEASE, ENACT THIS LEGISLATION
CB 115199.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
CALLING IN TODAY.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE
ZACHARIAH HARATAUGH.
>> MY NAME IS ZACHARIAH 23.
I DRIVE FOR UBER, POSTMATES,
DOOR DASH AND GRUBHUB.
I THINK MIKE COUNCIL MEMBERS
ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.
AS A DRIVER, I AM NOT ONLY
EXPOSING MYSELF BUT MY CHILDREN
AND I'M INCURRING ADDITIONAL
EXPENSES FOR DISINFECTING
PRODUCTS AND CLEAN BETWEEN
CUSTOMERS.
AT TIMES, I PROVIDE CUSTOMERS
WITH MASKS AND I HAVE BEEN
GETTING WITH CUSTOMERS WHO ARE
NOT COVERING WHEN THEY ARE
COUGHING.
I AM NOT AWARE OF THE SEVERITY
OF THE PANDEMIC THAT'S
HAPPENING.
I WOULD URGE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO
CONSIDER GIVING GOOD WORKERS
HAZARD PAY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
CALLING IN TODAY.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS GHADANI
TEKLEAH.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS GHADANI
TEKLEAH.
I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR UBER
SINCE 2015.
IN THE BEGINNING, THE PAY WAS
OKAY.
THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE PAY
GETS CUT FROM SIX DOLLARS PER
DELIVERY TRIP TO THREE DOLLARS
A TRIP, AND WITH THE THREE
DOLLARS PER DELIVERY ON AVERAGE,
IT'S JUST NOT A LIVING WAGE, OR
A LIVABLE INCOME TO LIVE OFF OF.
I BELIEVE THAT THESE COMPANIES
DEPEND ON THE CUSTOMERS TO TIP
AND THEY USE THE TIP AS PART OF
THE PAYMENT PLAN, AND THAT, TO
ME, IS NOT RIGHT BECAUSE THE
TIP SHOULD BE IN ADDITION TO
THE PAYMENT THAT WE RECEIVE FOR
DOING THE DELIVERY.
WHEN WE ARE WORKING IN TIMES
LIKE THESE, WHERE THERE IS
ADDITIONAL RISK TO OUR HEALTH,
AND TO OUR WELL-BEING, AND OUR
FAMILY MEMBERS DEPEND ON US TO
COME BACK TO HELP THEM AND TAKE
CARE OF THEM, I FEEL LIKE WE
SHOULD GET ADDITIONAL PAY FOR
THIS BECAUSE, NO MATTER HOW
HARD WE TRY, WE CAN PUT GLOVES
ON AND WHERE OUR MASKS.
THERE IS STILL A POTENTIAL RISK
THAT WE CAN STILL BE SICK WHILE
WE ARE TRYING TO COMPLETE OUR
JOB.
SO, THE COMPANIES ON THEIR OWN,
WILL NOT CARE ABOUT DOING
ANYTHING, BUT IF THEY ARE
PUSHED TO GIVE US EXTRA PAY
DURING EXTRA ADDITIONAL TIMES
WHERE WE ARE TAKING ADDITIONAL
RISKS, I FEEL IT'S OKAY.
IT SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT
THEY SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY SAY,
THIS IS WHAT WE SHOULD DO FOR
OUR DRIVERS, AND THEY ARE NOT
DOING THAT.
THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE
TIME.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE
COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I HOPE THIS PASSES, SO THAT THE
COMPANIES KNOW HOW IMPORTANT WE
ARE.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS AARON
IKALUCCI.
>> TOO EASY.
THIS IS AARON IKALUCCI.
I AM AN ARMY VETERAN.
I'VE EMBARKED DOWN THIS GIG
ECONOMY WORK SINCE 2014.
DUE TO THE LACK OF MONEY THAT
WE CONTINUOUSLY HAVE TO PAY OUT
DUE TO SUPPLY DOWNTIMES, AND
OTHER RISKS THAT WE TAKE THAT
ARE SUBJECTED TO OTHER
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, LIKE FOR
EXAMPLE, CLIENTS NOT COVERING
THEIR FACES, NOT PROVIDING
ADEQUATE MASKS, OR THEY ARE
BEING SUPPLIED WITHOUT MASKS,
WE GREATLY INCREASE OUR
LIKELIHOOD OF SUBJECTING
OURSELVES TO THIS RISK.
I AM A FAMILY, NOT JUST MYSELF,
BUT I HAVE A WIFE AND TWO OTHER
KIDS.
YOU KNOW, I GREATLY FEAR THAT
ONE DAY, BEING ONE OF THE MAJOR
PROVIDERS FOR THE FAMILY, THAT
I'M GOING TO COME HOME AND
INFECT MY WIFE, AND THEN I'M
GOING TO GET OUT, NOT ABLE TO
WORK.
I FEAR THAT THIS COVID CRISIS,
AND THE FLUX OF HIGH DEMAND OR
PEOPLE REALLY BEING ABLE TO
SIGN UP REALLY IS NOT ADEQUATELY
DISTRIBUTED, I FEEL, TO WHERE
WE HAVE TO BE PLACED IN THESE
HARDEST CONDITIONS ARE WORKING
HARDER FOR LONGER HOURS, TO GET
NOT EVEN ENOUGH TO BECOME SELF
SUSTAINABLE.
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
IN CLOSING, GOD BLESS YOU AND
HAVE A GREAT DAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JASON
REEVES.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS JASON
REEVES.
I AM A DOOR DASH AND POSTMATES
DRIVER.
I HAVE DONE 3352 DELIVERIES.
I'VE BEEN DOING DOOR DASH FOR
THREE YEARS.
SINCE THE COVID CRISIS STARTED,
I'VE SEEN A COMPLETE LACK OF
SUPPORT FROM THE COMPANY'S.
THAT'S WHY I AM ASKING FOR
HAZARD PAY.
AS ESSENTIAL FRONT-LINE
WORKERS, WE SHOULD HAVE OUR OWN
SUPPLY LINE OF PPE THAT IS
GIVEN TO US.
BUT SINCE THAT'S NOT THE CASE,
I AM SAYING ESSENTIAL PAY OR
HAZARD PAY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO
US BECAUSE WE ARE OUT THERE,
EXPOSING OURSELVES TO 10, 20,
30, 40 PEOPLE A NIGHT, AND THEN
BRINGING IT TO OUR OWN
COMMUNITIES AND WHATNOT.
WITHOUT PROPER POTENTIAL, WE
ARE ONLY AIDING COVID-19.
I AM ASKING THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL TO SHOW US THIS GREAT
LEADERSHIP THAT I'VE SEEN AND
HEARD OF.
STAND WITH US.
WORK WITH US.
THE HARDEST WORKING PEOPLE ARE
THE HEROES OUT THERE, OUT THERE
ON THE FRONT LINE, WITH
MATERIALS THEY NEED TO KEEP
THEMSELVES, COMMUNITIES, AND
THE PEOPLE WE WORK FOR SAFE.
I LIKE WHAT I DO.
I DON'T WANT TO GIVE SICKNESSES
OUT TO PEOPLE.
THAT'S NOT WHY I GO TO WORK.
I GO TO WORK TO BE A PART OF MY
COMMUNITY.
THE STUFF THAT I'VE SEEN --
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
I WOULD LIKE TO YIELD THE
REMAINDER OF MY TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS PAUL
VEGGARS.
>> I'VE BEEN DELIVERING WITH
CAVIAR, POSTMATES, AND DOOR
DASH.
MOST RECENTLY, WITH UBEREATS
BECAUSE THEY TREATED ME BETTER
THAN ANY OF THE OTHER SERVICES
HAVE.
BUT THAT BEING SAID, THE PAY
TENDS TO BE INCONSISTENT AS HAS
BEEN MENTIONED BY A TWO OTHER
SPEAKERS ALREADY.
THERE WAS A MASSIVE INFLUX OF
DRIVERS JUST ABOUT A WEEK AFTER
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
STARTED, AND THERE WAS A HUGE
DROP IN PAY TO THE POINT WHERE
IT ALMOST DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT
WAS WORTH GOING OUT AND
DELIVERING.
IT WAS TRULY MEAGER WAGES.
IT IS BACK UP TO A REASONABLE
AMOUNT AGAIN, BUT I FEEL, AS
ESSENTIAL WORKERS, PUTTING
OURSELVES AT RISK, WE DESERVE A
REASONABLE LEVEL OF HAZARD PAY,
ABOVE MINIMUM WAGE.
AND ON TOP OF THAT, WE SHOULD
BE EARNING TIPS DEPENDING ON
HOW WELL WE INTERACT WITH
CUSTOMERS.
I FEEL THAT THE WAGES WE ARE
CURRENTLY MAKING WHICH ARE
OFTEN BELOW MINIMUM WAGE, ARE
FAR TOO LOW TO COMPENSATE
COURIERS FOR THE RISKS THEY ARE
TAKING BECAUSE, FRANKLY, THE
RISKS ARE UNAVOIDABLE.
I DELIVER IN THE U-DISTRICT.
A LOT OF THE RESTAURANTS ON THE
APP ARE VERY TIGHT.
I COME INTO A LITTLE
RESTAURANT, AND THERE'S A
LITTLE HALLWAY.
SOMETIMES, THERE IS ANOTHER
COURIER I HAVE TO JOCKEY
AROUND.
THEN THERE'S THREE OR FOUR
BEHIND THAT.
WE ARE ALL BREATHING THE SAME
AIR.
WE CAN PRACTICALLY ALL SMELL
EACH OTHER IN THE SPACE.
IT'S UNAVOIDABLY DANGEROUS IN
THAT WAY.
BECAUSE OF THAT, I BELIEVE WE
HAVE COURIERS DESERVE HAZARD
PAY, AND I HOPE YOU CAN MAKE
THAT HAPPEN FOR US.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KIMBERLY
WOLF.
KIMBERLY?
>> OKAY, I GOT IT NOW.
THANK YOU FOR MOVING ME.
>> THAT'S OKAY.
GO AHEAD.
>> I'VE BEEN DOING GIG WORK,
BOTH PNC AND DELIVERY, FOR FIVE
YEARS BECAUSE I REQUIRE
SCHEDULE FLEXIBILITY.
ORIGINALLY, THEY WERE MY
PRIMARY INCOME BUT DUE TO THE
RACE TO THE BOTTOM, THE PAY
DROPPED SO LOW THAT I HAD TO
TAKE ANOTHER JOB JUST TO GET MY
BASIC BILLS COVERED.
I CAN'T COUNT ON GIG WORK ALONE
TO PAY MY BILLS BECAUSE THAT'S
HOW THESE OPENINGS OPERATE.
THEY CUT PAY AT EVERY
OPPORTUNITY UNLESS THEY ARE
OFFICIALLY MADE TO PAY BETTER.
SO, THESE GIG COMPANIES PLAY
TRICKS ON THEIR WORKERS TO
FORCE THEM TO TAKE JOBS THEY
WOULDN'T NORMALLY CHOOSE.
JOBS THAT CANNOT MEET A SIMPLE
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS.
ARE WE REALLY INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTORS, SO WE DON'T HAVE
THE OPTION TO REFUSE A JOB?
WHEN THEY REQUIRE AN ACCEPTANCE
RATE, WHICH HAS BEEN RAISED BY
THE WAY, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE
FREEDOM OF CHOICE.
WE CAN PROJECT TO DOLLAR
DELIVERY CHOICES, WHICH MEANS
WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE TO
REFUSE THE HAZARDOUS JOBS,
EITHER.
DURING THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK, I
LOST MY W-2 JOB THAT I RELIED
ON FOR BASIC BILLS, AND NOW I
ONLY HAVE THE GOOD WORK.
IT'S WAY TOO MUCH EFFORT AND
WORK FOR THE SMALL INCOME IT
PROVIDES.
I CAN'T COUNT ON GIG WORK ALONE
BECAUSE I KNOW HOW THESE
COMPANIES OPERATE.
THEY ARE PAYING LIP SERVICE TO
COVID ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR
THE PR.
IN REALITY, THERE IS A
MINUSCULE AMOUNT OF MONEY GOING
TO THE ACTUAL GIG WORKERS.
THEY KNOW THEY ARE SENDING
WORKERS OUT TO VULNERABLE
CUSTOMERS, POTENTIALLY
SPREADING THE VIRUS.
THEY ARE NOT WARNING PEOPLE.
I KNOW A GOOD WORKER WHO HAS
COVID AND WHEN THE COMPANY
FOUND OUT, THEY DEACTIVATED
HER.
WHEN SHE WAS AT A MEDICAL
FACILITY LATER, SHE FOUND OUT
BY ACCIDENT THAT THE COMPANY
HAD NEVER WARNED HIM.
I AM WONDERING IF THEY WARNED
OTHER PEOPLE.
THAT'S A HUGE HAZARD.
WE HAVE TO BEAR ALL THE COSTS
OF OUR EXPENSES.
WE NEED MORE BASIC INCOME.
>> THANK YOU, KIMBERLY.
>> OUR LAST SPEAKER IS WILLIAM
LOCKSHAM.
>> SORRY, WE ARE DOWN HERE IN
THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT SO YOU
WILL PROBABLY HEAR SOME TRAINS
BEHIND ME.
BUT THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
>> SOMETHING'S GOT TO BE
HAPPENING.
I AM CALLING ON PROPOSED
LEGISLATION. I JUST WANT TO
REMIND PEOPLE THAT DOWN HERE IN
SODO, WE HANDLE FOOD AND ARE
REQUIRED TO HAVE FOOD SAFETY
VERIFIED BY FOOD AUDIT, AND
WE'VE HAD TROUBLE IN THE PAST
WITH PEOPLE IN ENCAMPMENTS, AND
THEY PICK UP AFTER THEM.
I PICK UP THEIR LITTER, AND
THEIR HUMAN WASTE, AS WELL.
WE ARE CALLING IN THEIR 911
CALLS.
ONE GENTLEMAN WAS DRUG OFF THE
RAILROAD TRACK.
I REALLY WANT YOU TO CAREFULLY
CONSIDER THAT WE NEED TO BE
HERE.
WE'VE GOT TO BE AT I-90 AND I-
5, AND NEAR THE PEERS.
IT'S NOT AS IF WE CAN MOVE OUT
OF THE AREA, AND IT'S NOT AS IF
WE CAN GET A THIRD PARTY AUDIT
THAT HAS ALREADY WARNED US
ABOUT SANITATION.
THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
CALLING IN TODAY.
THAT IS THE LAST SPEAKER WE
HAVE ON TODAY'S SIGN-UP SHEET,
SO I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
CLOSEOUT PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS
POINT, AND GO AHEAD, AND MOVE
INTO ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON OUR
AGENDA.
FIRST UP IS PAYMENT OF THE
BILLS.
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE
TITLE?
>> CB 119798 AN ORDINANCE
APPROPRIATING MONEY TO PAY
CERTAIN AUDITED CLAIMS BY THE
WEEK OF MAY 11, 2020 THROUGH
MAY 15, 2020.
>> I AM DO I HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> HEARING NO OBJECTION, WILL
THE CLERK READ THE ROLE ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> THE BILL PASSES, THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT.
CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATURE ON
MY BEHALF.
NEXT UP IS COMMUNITY REPORTS OF
THE CITY COUNCIL.
WHILE THE CLERK PLEASE READ
AGENDA ITEM 1 INTO THE RECORD?
>> ITEM 1, APPOINTMENT 1584.
APPOINTING -- AS CIVIL SERVICE
COMMISSION, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
SERVICE COMMISSION UNTIL
JANUARY 21, 2023.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WILL MOVE TO CONFIRM
APPOINTMENT 1584.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECONDED.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, YOU ARE
THE SPONSOR OF THIS
APPOINTMENT, SO YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS THIS
ITEM.
>> AS I EXPLAINED THIS MORNING,
AND ANDREA SHIAO HAS SERVED IN
AN INTERIM CAPACITY AS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICE
COMMISSION AND THE CIVIL
SERVICE COMMISSION.
SHE WAS APPOINTED ON JANUARY
22.
THIS IS A JOINT POSITION AND
APPOINTING AUTHORITY LIES WITH
THOSE TWO COMMISSIONS.
THE COMMISSION CONDUCTED A
RECRUITMENT PROCESS AND
UNANIMOUSLY SELECTED MR.
SCHEELE, STATING THAT HER
DOMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND
EXPERIENCE PREPARES HER TO READ
THE IMPORTANT WORK OF THE CIVIL
SERVICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY FULL
SERVICE COMMISSIONS.
THROUGH HER SERVICE AS THE
INTERIM DIRECTOR, ANDREA HAS
DEMONSTRATED A COMMITMENT TO
EMBED EQUITY INTO HER WORK AT
EVERY LEVEL, SERVE AS A
COLLABORATIVE PARTNER, AND
PROVIDE THOUGHTFUL, AND
AUTHORITATIVE COUNCIL.
BOTH COMMISSIONS THEMSELVES ARE
IMPARTIAL.
QUASI JUDICIAL BODIES.
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAKES
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
COMMISSIONS THEMSELVES.
BUT IT IS THE COMMISSIONS THAT
ACT ON THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS,
AND APPROVE OR DENY THEM.
THE DIRECTOR WORKS TO MANAGE
MEETINGS AND HAVE OVERSIGHT OF
THE PUBLIC SAFETY CIVIL SERVICE
EXAM PROCESS.
AS INTERIM DIRECTOR, SHE HAS
MANAGED COVID-19 RELATED ISSUES
REGARDING TESTING, AND LAST
WEEK, THE PUBLIC SAFETY CIVIL
SERVICE COMMISSION VOTED TO
RESOLVE A LONG-STANDING ISSUE
REGARDING VETERANS PREFERENCE
POINTS FOR FIREFIGHTER
PROMOTIONS.
HER BACKGROUND INCLUDES
EXPERIENCE AS A HUMAN RESOURCES
MANAGER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES, DIRECTING HR
INVESTIGATIONS.
SHE HAS ACTED AS AN ASSISTANT
CITY ATTORNEY PROVIDING LABOR
AND EMPLOYMENT LEGAL
REPRESENTATION, AND ADVICE TO
HUMAN RESOURCES TEAMS, AND
LITIGATION REGARDING LABOR
ARBITRATION AND OTHER
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
SHE IS ALSO, BEFORE COMING TO
THE CITY WORKS, PRIVATELY
REPRESENTED AGENCIES, AND
EMPLOYMENT RELATED MATTERS,
INCLUDING SEX, AGE, RACE,
RELIGIOUS DISABILITY, AND OTHER
SERVICES.
THE APPOINTMENT ITSELF, AS OF
THE COMMISSION-RELATED
APPOINTMENTS, MEETS THE
STANDARDS OF THE GOVERNOR'S
ORDER 2028 AND THAT IT IS
ROUTINE AND NECESSARY.
THE PUBLIC SAFETY CIVIL SERVICE
COMMISSION HEARS APPEALS OF
SWORN POLICE AND FIRE EMPLOYEES
REGARDING DISCIPLINARY ACTION,
AND THE CIVIL SERVICE
COMMISSION HEARS SIMILAR
APPEALS FOR NON-CITY PERSONNEL
AND CAN MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS
RELATED TO THE PERSONNEL
SYSTEM.
BOTH COMMISSIONS HAVE THREE
MEMBERS WITH THE MAYOR AND
COUNCIL BOTH APPOINTING MEMBERS,
AND THE EMPLOYEES ELECTING THE
THIRD.
THIS APPOINTMENT IS THROUGH
JANUARY 21, 2023.
AND AS I CLARIFIED IN BRIEFINGS
THIS MORNING, IF ANYBODY HAS
QUESTIONS REGARDING THE
APPOINTMENT PROCESS, AND
WHETHER OR NOT IT CONFIRMS WITH
THE EXPECTATIONS THE COUNCIL
HAVE INDICATED FOR THE
CONFIRMATION PROCESSES IN
RESOLUTION 31868, THIS
PARTICULAR APPOINTMENT IS NOT
COVERED BY THAT RESOLUTION.
THE REASON IS A COUPLE OF
DIFFERENT REASONS.
THIS ROLE IS NOT THE DEPARTMENT
HEAD.
THIS POSITION DOESN'T MAKE
DECISIONS SO MUCH AS MANAGE
MEETINGS AND MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE DECISION-
MAKING COMMISSIONS.
AND FINALLY, THIS IS NOT AN
APPOINTMENT WHERE THE MAYOR
APPOINTS AND THE COUNCIL
CONFIRMS.
THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT WHERE
THE TWO COMMISSIONS BRING
FORWARD THEIR PREFERRED
APPOINTMENT.
BUT THE RESOLUTION REFERENCED
EARLIER COVERS DEPARTMENT HEADS.
IT WAS ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL
LAST YEAR, AND IDENTIFIES
REALLY IMPORTANT EXPECTATIONS
THAT THE COUNCIL HAS FOR
RECRUITMENT, AND SELECTION OF
DEPARTMENT HEADS THAT ARE
RECOMMENDED BY THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD FOR THOSE INTRODUCTORY
REMARKS.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON
THE APPOINTMENT?
OKAY.
I AM NOT SEEING ANY.
I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK WITH MISS SCHEELE IN THE
PAST AS A PRIVATE PRACTICING
ATTORNEY.
I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT VERY
HIGHLY OF HER.
AND I THINK THAT SHE IS
PERFECTLY SUITED FOR THIS
POSITION AND I REALLY APPRECIATE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER HER
APPOINTMENT.
I WANT TO THANK THE APPOINTING
AUTHORITIES AS DESCRIBED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR
ADVANCING HER AS THE PERMANENT
úAPPOINTEE FOR THIS POSITION.
HEARING NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS,
I WILL ASK THE CLERK, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL.
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
7 IN FAVOR, 0 OPPOSED.
>> THE APPOINTMENT IS
CONFIRMED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
2 INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 2, CB 119794
RELATING TO CITY EMPLOYMENT.
AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
SEATTLE PARKING ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS' GUILD, AND RATIFYING,
AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR
ACTS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I MOVED TO PASS CB 119794.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED TO PASS
THE BILL.
I WILL ADDRESS AT FIRST AS A
SPONSOR, AND SEE IF COLLEAGUES
HAVE COMMENTS TO ADD.
CB 119794, AS I DISCUSSED IN
THIS MORNING' COUNCIL BRIEFING,
IS RELATED TO THE SEATTLE
PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS'
GUILD COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT AND WOULD AUTHORIZE
THE EXECUTION OF A NEGOTIATED
UNION CONTRACT FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. THIS IS A THREE-YEAR
CONTRACT FOR JANUARY 1, 2019
THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2021.
IT INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 105
REGULARLY APPOINTED CITY
EMPLOYEES IN THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
THE FINANCIAL TERMS OF THIS
CONTRACT ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE
OF THE CITY COALITION'S UNION
AND INCLUDE A RETROACTIVE WORK
TO PRESENT AN ANNUAL WAGE
INCREASE, AND A 3.6% ANNUAL
WAGE INCREASE FOR 2020.
THE FINANCIAL AND NONFINANCIAL
TERMS OF THIS MONTH AT THE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT WERE
CONSIDERED AND APPROVED BY THE
RELATIONS POLICY COMMITTEE AND
ARE WITHIN THOSE PREVIOUSLY
APPROVED PARAMETERS.
I AM HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY
QUESTIONS OR HEAR ANY COMMENTS
FROM ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK OF
OUR LABOR RELATIONS POLICY
COMMITTEE, AND THE DIFFICULT
DECISIONS YOU HAVE TO MAKE.
I DO NOT SERVE ON THAT
PARTICULAR COMMITTEE OF
EDUCATIVE AND EXECUTIVE LEADERS
THAT REPRESENT MANAGEMENT AND
TO NEGOTIATE THE MULTITUDE OF
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT IMPACTING
12,000 CITY GOVERNMENT WORKERS.
I CAREFULLY CONSIDER EACH
CONTRACT ON ITS OWN TERMS, AND
AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME, WITH
THE GRIM PHYSICAL CHALLENGES,
OUR CITY GOVERNMENT FACES
TODAY, I WILL BE VOTING NO ON
THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT FOR
PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
>> THANK YOU., COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, FOR THOSE REMARKS.
I JUST REALLY QUICKLY WANT TO
BE RESPONSIVE TO THE EXTENT
THAT I CAN BE.
WE DON'T NEED TO BELABOR THE
POINT, BUT THIS PARTICULAR
CONTRACT BASED ON THE
EVALUATION GIVEN TO US BY THE
CITY BUDGET OFFICE, DOES NOT
HAVE DIRE OR DETRIMENTAL
IMPACTS ON THE PROJECTED
DEFICIT OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
AND I THINK THAT I AND THE
MEMBERS OF THE LABOR RELATIONS
POLICY COMMITTEE, WHICH
INCLUDES FOUR OTHER COUNCIL
MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE
EXECUTIVE TEAM CAREFULLY
ENGAGED WITH THE CITY BUDGET
OFFICE TO MAKE SURE THIS WAS
NOT ONLY A HIGH ROAD EMPLOYER
CONTRACT, BUT ALSO A CONTRACT
THAT WAS FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE,
AND WITHIN OUR EXISTING MEANS
AS A CITY, AND FEEL COMFORTABLE
THAT THE CONTRACT BEFORE US
STRIKES THE RIGHT BALANCE, AND
THAT IN APPROVING THIS CONTRACT,
WE WILL NOT BE SUBJECTING THE
SITTING BUDGET TO FURTHER
PRESSURE OR CRISIS.
AS A RESULT OF THE CONTRACT.
I HOPE MY COLLEAGUES WILL JOIN
ME IN SUPPORTING APPROVAL OF
THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS, COLLEAGUES?
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THINK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
GOING TO SIGNAL THAT I WILL BE
VOTING IN FAVOR OF RATIFYING
THIS CONTRACT TODAY.
IT GETS CRITICAL THAT, AS WE GO
INTO WHAT IS GOING TO BE A VERY
DIFFICULT, A LOT OF VERY
DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT
THE BUDGET OVER THE SUMMER AND
THIS FALL, THAT WE NOT LOSE
SIGHT OF THE FACT THAT SOME OF
THE MOST ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF
GOVERNMENT THAT WE SERVE AS A
CITY ARE OUR FIRST RESPONDERS,
LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTERS,
AND CERTAINLY, THE EMPLOYEES
INCLUDED UNDER THIS CONTRACT TO
PROVIDE AN ESSENTIAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT BASED MECHANISM
THAT IS REALLY ESSENTIAL TO
MAINTAINING THE SOCIAL CONTRACT
THAT HOLDS THE CITY OF SEATTLE
TOGETHER.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE SERVICES
THAT WE NEED TO FIGHT MORE THAN
EVER TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
MAINTAINING ADEQUATELY, AND
THAT THESE ARE WORKERS WE ARE
SEEKING TO HAVE MEASURES IN
PLACE TO RETAIN AND ENCOURAGE
THEM TO STAY IN OUR WORKFORCE.
THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A MORE
APPROPRIATE TIME I THINK TO
RATIFY A CONTRACT FOR THIS
GROUP OF WORKERS.
I HOPE IT SETS A PRECEDENT THAT
WE TRY TO MAKE SURE TO SET A
BUDGET THAT NOT ONLY DELIVERS
ESSENTIAL SERVICES, BUT REALLY
DEFINES OUR VALUES AS A
PROGRESSIVE CITY, AND I THINK
IT REALLY STARTS BY MAKING SURE
THAT WE BOLDLY STAND BY SOME OF
THE WORKERS DOING REALLY
ESSENTIAL AND CRITICAL WORK OUT
THERE, BUT HASN'T ABATED DURING
THIS CRISIS.
I WILL BE VOTING IN FAVOR OF
THIS.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
ON THE BILL?
HEARING AND SEEING NONE, I
WOULD ASK THAT THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL.
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
6 IN FAVOR, 1 OPPOSED.
BUT THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
I ASKED WHAT THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF.
OKAY, COLLEAGUES.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO AGENDA
ITEM 3, WHICH IS EMERGENCY
LEGISLATION AND WILL REQUIRE A
THREE QUARTERS VOTE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL.
THIS IS THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM AND
I WOULD ASK THAT THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM 3 INTO THE
RECORD.
A SHORT TITLE IS FIND.
>> ITEM NUMBER 3, CB 119795, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO CITY
EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTION OF A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING FOR FLEXIBILITY
TO RESPOND TO THE CIVIL
EMERGENCY DECLARED ON MARCH 3,
2020, PROVIDING CERTAIN
BENEFITS AND CONDITIONS FOR
EMPLOYEES USING WE % TO THE
FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS
RESPONSE ACT.
>> I MOVE TO PASS CB 119795.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO PASS THE BILL.
AGAIN, AS A SPONSOR OF THE
BILL, I WILL ADDRESS IT FIRST
AND THEN OPEN IT UP FOR
QUESTIONS.
CB 119795 AUTHORIZES THE
EXECUTION OF A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY
AND THE COALITION REGARDING
FLEXIBILITY AND OTHER SUPPORTS
FOR THE CITY WORKFORCE DURING
THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH
CRISIS.
THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
WOULD BE EFFECTIVE FROM MARCH
3, 2020 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1,
2020.
OR UNTIL THE MAYOR'S
PROCLAMATION OF CIVIL EMERGENCY
ENDS, WHICHEVER DATE IS
EARLIER.
THIS MEMORANDUM APPLIES ONLY TO
EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED BY THE
COALITION.
HOWEVER, THE CITY WILL USE THE
SAME APPROACH AS PRESENTED IN
THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
FOR NON-REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES.
KEY PROVISIONS OF THIS
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING TERMS:
TELECOMMUTING AND ALTERNATIVE
WORK SCHEDULES, NEW PAY LEAVE
RESTRICTIONS DICTATED BY THE
CORONAVIRUS FIRST RESPONSE ACT,
DIVISIONS OF VACATION ACCRUAL,
AND CAPS ON MEDICAL BENEFITS
FOR EMPLOYEES ON UNPAID LEAVE.
THERE ARE ADDITIONAL DETAILS
RELATED TO THE KEY COMPONENTS
OF THE MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING IN THE MEMO THAT
WAS DISTRIBUTED BY KARINA BULL
LAST WEEKEND, FOR THOSE WHO
WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE
GRANULAR DETAIL ABOUT THIS
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
THE EXECUTIVE ESTIMATES THAT
ANY ADDITIONAL COST INCURRED
DUE TO THIS LEGISLATION WOULD
BE DE MINIMIS AND WOULD BE PAID
FOR BY EXISTING APPROPRIATIONS,
AND NO PREPARATIONS ARE
EXPECTED AS A RESULT OF THIS
PARTICULAR LEGISLATION.
AGAIN, COLLEAGUES, THIS WAS A
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
THAT WAS FOUND TO BE MUTUALLY
AGREEABLE AMONGST
REPRESENTATIVES OF OUR
COALITION OF CITY UNIONS, AS
WELL AS THE MANAGEMENT SIDE,
WHICH IS THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
INCLUDING IN THE LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT.
WE APPRECIATE THE ONGOING
COOPERATION OF OUR UNION
PARTIES AND THE COLLABORATION
OF LEADERS THAT REQUIRES SO MANY
OF OUR CENTRAL WORKERS TO BE
RESPONSIBLE, RESPONSIVE, AND
RESPONDING TO THIS HEALTH
CRISIS.
THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
IS ONE I THINK WE SHOULD ALL
SUPPORT AND IS CERTAINLY
REFLECTIVE OF THE TREMENDOUS
AMOUNT OF COMMITMENT THAT ARE
REPRESENTED STAFF AND ALL OF
OUR STAFF HAVE TOWARDS THE
CONTINUING TO SERVE THE PUBLIC,
IN THIS MOMENT OF CRISIS, AND
REALLY WANT TO TAKE AN
OPPORTUNITY SIMILAR TO WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD DID THIS
MORNING, TO THANK ALL OF OUR
CITY OF SEATTLE EMPLOYEES WHO
ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE ONGOING
DELIVERY OF SERVICES AND THE
PEOPLE OF SEATTLE, AND FOR
THEIR AGREEMENT TO THIS
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING,
WHICH WILL ALLOW US AS A CITY,
TO CONTINUE TO DELIVER THESE
CLINICAL SERVICES WHILE ALSO
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE TAKING
CARE OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY
OF OUR OWN EMPLOYEES.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU,
COLLEAGUES, TO JOIN ME IN
SUPPORTING THE PASSAGE OF THIS
COUNCIL BILL.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FOR MY COLLEAGUES?
HEARING AND SEEING NONE, WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE PASSAGE OF THIS BILL?
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
I WOULD ASK THAT THE CLERK
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE LEGISLATION.
WE ARE AT THE OTHER BUSINESS
PORTION OF OUR AGENDA.
IS THERE ANY OTHER FURTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE
COUNCIL?
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM
PRESIDENT.
I DO HAVE A QUICK THING FOR THE
CONSIDERATION OF THE COUNCIL
RELATING TO TOMORROW'S
COMMITTEE MEETING.
AS MANY MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL
ARE AWARE, WE HAVE BEEN IN
CONVERSATIONS WITH A VARIETY OF
DIFFERENT PRESENTERS FOR THE
SELECT COMMITTEE ON
HOMELESSNESS DELIBERATIONS.
ONE OF WHICH IS OUR PARTNER AT
KING COUNTY HEALTH, SEATTLE
KING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING SINCE
THURSDAY OF LAST WEEK,
THURSDAY, MAY 21, TO SECURE THE
APPEARANCE OF PATTY HAYES OR A
DESIGNEE OF PATTY HAYES FROM
PUBLIC HEALTH TO PARTICIPATE AS
A MEMBER OF THE DELIBERATION,
AS A PANELIST FOR THE
DELIBERATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE
TOMORROW.
I BELIEVE THAT A REPRESENTATIVE
FROM KING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
IS ESSENTIAL.
BASED ON THE NATURE OF THE
LEGISLATION
WILL COUNCILMEMBER MORALES HAS
BROUGHT FORWARD.
ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THIS
DISCUSSION IS INFORMING CITY
PRACTICES TO PUBLIC HEALTH
BEST PRACTICES.
IT IS A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE
GUIDANCE FROM THE CDC AND FROM
PUBLIC HEALTH, AND HOW OUR
OFFERINGS OF SHELTER ARE
SQUARING WITH THAT.
SO, THE PARTICIPATION OF PUBLIC
HEALTH, THEIR ABILITY TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS FROM THIS COUNCIL,
THEIR ABILITY TO BE RESPONSIVE
TO THIS UNDERLYING CONCERN, IS
GOING TO BE ESSENTIAL FOR
HAVING A FAIR HEARING FOR ALL
PARTIES INVOLVED.
ON THURSDAY, MAY 21, MY OFFICE
EMAILED DIRECTOR PATTY HAYES,
AND SUSIE LEVY AT PUBLIC HEALTH
TO INFORM THEM OF THE
COMMITTEE.
THEY DECLINED AT THAT TIME, THE
INVITATION, SAYING THEY DIDN'T
BELIEVE THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE
TIME TO PRESENT.
MY OFFICE SENT A FOLLOW UP
EMAIL, INDICATING THAT WE WOULD
TAKE ANYONE FROM KING COUNTY
PUBLIC HEALTH.
THAT IT DID NOT HAVE TO BE THE
DIRECTOR.
IT COULD BE A DOESN'T NEED TO
TALK ABOUT THE GUIDELINES AND
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS OF
COUNCILMEMBERS.
THEY STILL SAID, IT WOULD BE
DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO RESPOND
TO THAT REQUEST.
THIS MORNING, WE AGAIN REACHED
OUT, SAYING WE NEEDED SOMEONE
FROM PUBLIC HEALTH, AND THERE
WAS STILL A HURDLE IN BEING
ABLE TO PRODUCE SOMEBODY. I DID
RECEIVE, DURING OUR COUNCIL
MEETING, A RESPONSE FROM PUBLIC
HEALTH, INDICATING THAT IF WE
SENT THE WRITTEN QUESTIONS,
THEY COULD APPLY WITH WRITTEN
RESPONSES.
I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT WOULD BE
ADEQUATE FOR THE EXCHANGE THE
TREND TO EXPECT, AND THE
INFORMATION THE COMMITTEE WOULD
WANT TO HAVE TO INFORM OUR
DELIBERATIONS AND COMMENTS ON
THIS LEGISLATION.
GIVEN THOSE EFFORTS, AND GIVEN
THAT WE HAVE TRIED TO PRODUCE
BY INVITATION, WITNESSES FROM
KING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, I AM
REQUESTING TODAY THAT THE
COUNCIL PURSUANT TO OUR POWER
UNDER ARTICLE 4, SECTION 4,
PARAGRAPH SIX OF THE CHARTER,
ISSUE A SUBPOENA FOR DIRECTOR
PATTY HAYES TO APPEAR AT THE
COMMITTEE SELECT ON
HOMELESSNESS TOMORROW OR
PROVIDE A DOESN'T MEAN.
I KNOW THAT IS AN EXTREME
MECHANISM TO REQUEST, BUT I DO
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE
SOMEONE FROM PUBLIC HEALTH TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION,
AND I AM REQUESTING IT.
I HAVE TALKED TO THE LAW
DEPARTMENT ABOUT THIS.
THEY HAVE INDICATED THAT IT IS
WITHIN OUR POWER PURSUANT TO
THE CHARTER TO DO THIS.
BUT THAT IT SHOULD BE DONE BY A
VOTE OF THE COUNCIL AND NOT
PURSUANT TO A SINGLE
COUNCILMEMBER, SO I WANTED TO
BRING IT UP FOR DISCUSSION.
I THOUGHT THIS WAS THE
APPROPRIATE PLACE TO DO IT, AND
I AM MAKING THAT MOTION.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
IT IS CERTAINLY AN
EXTRAORDINARY REQUEST, AND I
WILL GIVE YOU THE FACT THAT IT
IS ALSO PRETTY EXTRAORDINARY
CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WE ARE
LIVING IN, SO I APPRECIATE YOUR
INTENT OF MAKING SURE THAT THIS
COUNCIL BILL HAS A FULL AND
EFFECTIVE AND TRANSPARENT
PROCESS.
WHAT I'M HEARING IS, FROM YOUR
PERSPECTIVE, IT'S ESSENTIAL TO
COMPEL THE ATTENDANCE OF
SOMEBODY FROM PUBLIC HEALTH.
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE
EXHAUSTED YOUR OPTIONS TO GAIN
COMPLIANCE, SOMEBODY ACTUALLY
ATTENDING THE MEETING.
I AM GOING TO REALLY QUICKLY
ASK THE CLERK, AMELIA, YOU
PROBABLY WANT TO UNMUTE HERE
SOON.
I WANT TO ASK AND MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE APPROPRIATELY
CONSIDERING THIS MOTION, AND
THAT WE ARE COMPLYING WITH OUR
PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS,
RELATED TO THE MOTION.
AMELIA, IF YOU CAN PROVIDE US
WITH SOME GUIDANCE ON THAT
PARTICULAR PROCEDURAL QUESTION,
I WOULD APPRECIATE IT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ, IF
YOU WOULDN'T MIND BEING AT EASE
FOR ABOUT A MINUTE, SO I CAN
CONFER.
I HAVE SOMEONE ON THE LOAN TO
TALK WITH YOU ABOUT THAT REALLY
QUICKLY.
>> MADAM CLERK, WOULD IT BE
POSSIBLE FOR US TO ENGAGE IN
CONVERSATION WHILE YOU HAVE THE
CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU NEED TO
HAVE?
OR WOULD IT BE INAPPROPRIATE
FOR US TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED
MOTION BEFORE GETTING CLARITY?
>> YOU ARE WELCOME TO DISCUSS
THE MERITS OF THE QUESTION AND
THEN I CAN LET YOU KNOW WHEN I
AM PREPARED TO ADVISE YOU WITH
A RESPONSE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IF YOU COULD SEND ME AN EMAIL
OR INTERJECT, THAT WOULD BE
GREAT.
COLLEAGUES, THIS IS A QUESTION
THAT HAS BEEN PUT ON THE TABLE
BY COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
I WANT TO GO AHEAD, FOR THE
SAKE OF TRANSPARENCY, AND AN
EFFORT TO HAVE DIALOGUE, AS A
COUNCIL, I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CONSIDER THE QUESTION BEING
POSED BY COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
I WOULD OPEN IT NOW TO ANY OF
MY COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE
QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS,
COLLEAGUES?
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, IF I COULD
REQUEST A FIVE MINUTE RECESS?
THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL FOR
EVERYONE TO WRAP THEIR HEADS
AROUND WHAT HAS BEEN PUT IN
FRONT OF ALL OF US.
AND THEN RESUME THE
CONVERSATION AT THAT TIME.
>> I AM NOT SURE THAT I SEE --
I THINK IF THERE'S GOING TO BE
CONVERSATIONS THAT OCCUR, THAT
NEED TO HAPPEN ABOUT THE
SUBSTANCE OF YOUR REQUEST, THAT
SHOULD APPROPRIATELY HAPPEN IN
OPEN PUBLIC SESSION FOR US TO
MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
NOT SIGNALING TO THE VIEWING
PUBLIC THAT WE ARE SOMEHOW
GOING TO USE THE MINUTES IN A
WAY THAT WOULD BE
INAPPROPRIATE.
WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND OPEN
UP FOR A QUICK DEBATE NOW.
THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, FOR YOU TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE NEXT FEW
MINUTES TO CLARIFY QUESTIONS.
THE FIRST PERSON I SAW WAS
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> I JUST WANTED TO KNOW
WHETHER OR NOT, PROCEDURALLY,
MADAM PRESIDENT, WE SHOULD SEEK
A SECOND ON THE MOTION BEFORE
DISCUSSING IT?
>> GOOD POINT.
>> I SPECIFICALLY ASKED THE
CLERK WHETHER WE NEEDED TO HAVE
A SECOND BEFORE WE DISCUSSED
THE QUESTION.
SHE INDICATED THAT WAS NOT
NECESSARY.
WE CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE THE
CONVERSATION WITH THE
UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE ARE
SOME OPEN QUESTIONS AROUND THE
PROCESS THAT SHE IS WORKING ON
FIGURING OUT.
>> I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT
INCLUDED A SECOND.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU.
IT'S DEFINITELY A FRUSTRATING
SITUATION THAT WE ARE HERE TO
TALK ABOUT, A PUBLIC HEALTH
ISSUE, AND WE CAN'T GET AN
ANSWER FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH
DEPARTMENT OR THEIR
PARTICIPATION, SO FAR.
I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO KNOW,
AS YOU ARE CONTEMPLATING THIS,
WHAT PRECEDENT YOU MIGHT HAVE
FOUND, AND HAS THE COUNCIL DONE
THIS BEFORE?
UNDER WHAT KIND OF
CIRCUMSTANCES?
>> I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY
EXAMPLE OF US PREVIOUSLY USING
THIS POWER.
I WOULD DEFER TO FOLKS WHO'VE
BEEN ON THE COUNCIL LONGER AND
HAVE MORE INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY
OF THIS, BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY
PRECEDENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
I KNOW YOU AND THE GOOD CHAIR,
EVERYBODY IS WORKING AS HARD AS
WE CAN TO SPONSOR LEGISLATION.
TO BE ON THE SAME TEAM, I KNOW
THAT FOLKS AT PUBLIC HEALTH ARE
EXTREMELY BUSY.
I WOULD LOVE TO JUST DO A HUGE
SHOUT OUT TO THE FOLKS AT
PUBLIC HEALTH, INCLUDING PATTY
HAYES AND HER ENTIRE TEAM
BECAUSE WE KNOW, FROM THE
BEGINNING, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO
MAKE SURE ALL COUNTIES HAD THE
INFORMATION THEY NEED FOR
EXAMPLE.
IN MID OR EARLY FEBRUARY, WE
HAD ASKED FOR TIME AT THE
COUNCIL BRIEFING AND WE HAD A
LOT OF THINGS ON THE CALENDAR
THAT DAY.
I ASKED, DO YOU MIND IF WE DO
IT IN TWO WEEKS?
AND TWO WEEKS LATER, THERE HAD
ALREADY BEEN THE FIRST DEATH
FROM COVID-19, SO PUBLIC HEALTH
HAS REALLY BEEN TRYING TO CALL
EVERYONE'S ATTENTION TO THIS
MATTER AND NOT ONLY TALK ABOUT
THE THREAT TO LIVES, BUT HOW WE
CAN PREVENT ILLNESS AND DEATH.
I THINK THE FOLKS AT PUBLIC
HEALTH HAVE BEEN WORKING
OVERTIME.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
THEM.
I CAN SEE COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS'S
HEAD NODDING IN AGREEMENT, FOR
THOSE WHO CAN'T SEE ALL OF OUR
FACES ON ZOOM.
I THINK THAT'S A SENTIMENT THAT
WE ALL SHARE A HUGE AMOUNT OF
APPRECIATION FOR THEM.
I ALSO THINK THERE IS A HUGE
INTEREST IN MAKING SURE THAT
THE PUBLIC HEALTH ELEMENTS OF
ANY FUTURE LEGISLATION,
INCLUDING THE ONE RELATED TO
THE NAVIGATION TEAM ARE WELL
COORDINATED.
I WOULD POSIT, THAT'S THE
BACKBONE OF THIS CONVERSATION,
MAKING SURE THAT OUR CITY
EFFORTS ARE IN COORDINATION
WITH PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE
COUNTY, SO THAT EACH ARM OF
GOVERNMENT KNOWS WHAT THE OTHER
ONE IS DOING, AND THAT WE ARE
CREATING SMOOTH TRANSITIONS,
AND WARM HANDOFFS FOR PEOPLE TO
GET INTO THE HOUSING THEY NEED.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, I DON'T
KNOW IF I HAVE SPOKEN LONG
ENOUGH TO FILIBUSTER, THAT I
THINK YOU ARE PROBABLY GETTING
SIMILAR MESSAGES THAT I AM
GETTING FROM FOLKS WHO'VE BEEN
WATCHING THIS, AND EAGERLY
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A
SOLUTION, BUT I WOULD SUGGEST
THAT FROM SOME OF THE MESSAGES
I'VE RECEIVED, FOLKS HAVE SAID,
WE WILL BE THERE.
YOUR MESSAGE HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
PROBABLY, A SUBPOENA IS NOT
NECESSARY AT THIS POINT, SO I
WANTED TO ECHO THOSE POINTS OF
APPRECIATION.
FROM THE GET-GO, PUBLIC HEALTH
WAS THERE TO SUPPORT US.
I THINK THERE ARE GOALS FROM
THE CHAIR AND THIS COUNCIL THAT
WE ARE WELL COORDINATED AND I
BELIEVE THAT WAS THE SPIRIT IN
WHICH YOU SUGGESTED THE
SUBPOENA, BUT I HOPE IN THE
LAST FEW MINUTES, YOU PROBABLY
HAVE RECEIVED A SIMILAR MESSAGE
THAT THEY WILL, IN FACT, BE
SENDING A REPRESENTATIVE.
I JUST WANTED TO ECHO MY
APPRECIATION FOR WHY YOU WANTED
TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS SOMEBODY
THERE, WHICH I FULLY AGREE
WITH.
WE DO WANT TO ENSURE THAT THERE
IS COORDINATION.
I THINK THE MESSAGE HAS BEEN
WELL RECEIVED AND THEY ARE
LOOKING TO GET SOMEONE.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND THE GOOD
CHAIR WHO HAVE RECEIVED SIMILAR
MESSAGES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, IF YOU DON'T
MIND?
>> GO AHEAD.
>> I BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING CAN
PROBABLY BE WORKED OUT AT THIS
POINT.
I DO WANT TO SAY, FOR THE
RECORD, THIS WAS ABSOLUTELY NOT
SOMETHING I DID LIGHTLY OR
WANTED TO DO.
IT WOULD NEVER BE A FIRST
RESORT.
I AM HAPPY TO WITHDRAW MY
MOTION BECAUSE, BASED ON YOUR
REPRESENTATIONS, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, I AM CONFIDENT
SOMETHING CAN BE WORKED OUT TO
PRODUCE SOMEBODY FROM KING
COUNTY HEALTH AT THE COMMITTEE
HEARING TOMORROW.
AND AT THIS POINT, I WOULD
WITHDRAW MY MOTION, AND I DON'T
HAVE ANY OTHER NEW ITEMS FOR
BUSINESS.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE
WANTS TO JUMP IN AT THIS POINT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA .
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, I
DEFINITELY DEFER TO YOUR
LEADERSHIP STEWARDING US NOT
JUST WITH THIS CONVERSATION BUT
WITH OTHERS.
I THINK THE APPROACH YOU'VE
TAKEN HAS RIGHTFULLY GOTTEN A
LOT OF GOOD ATTENTION AND I KNOW
FOLKS ARE STRETCHED SO THIN
THAT HELPING TO REPRIORITIZE IS
SOMETHING THAT'S DEFINITELY
NEEDED SO WE CAN GET ANSWERS TO
THESE QUESTIONS AND MAKE SURE
WE ARE COORDINATED.
I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU
BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS
DEFINITELY COMING FROM A PLACE
THAT WANTS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE
ALL OF THE RIGHT COOKS IN THE
KITCHEN AT ALL OF THE RIGHT
FOLKS THERE TO ANSWER THE
QUESTIONS BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND
HOW FRUSTRATING IT IS AS A
MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE TO NOT
BE ABLE TO HAVE QUESTIONS
ANSWERED, BUT ESPECIALLY THE
CHAIR, WANTING TO MAKE SURE WE
SET UP A FULL PANEL FOR
EVERYBODY'S ANSWERS TO BEMAKE
SHARED.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
KNOW THE RIGHT FOLKS ARE AT THE
TABLE.
AND IT WORKED.
>> WE HOPE.
COLLEAGUES, I KNOW THIS REQUEST
FROM COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS IS,
AND SEEMS EXTRAORDINARY.
I CAN'T THINK OF AN OPPORTUNITY
OR A MOMENT IN THE TIME THAT
I'VE BEEN ON THE CITY COUNCIL,
WHICH ALBEIT, HASN'T BEEN AS
LONG AS SOME OF MY
PREDECESSORS, BUT I CAN'T THINK
OF A TIME WHEN WE USED WHAT WE
ARE ENTITLED TO USE, WHICH IS
SUBPOENA POWER THROUGH OUR
CHARTER.
I DON'T THINK IT'S A REQUEST
THAT IS INAPPROPRIATE, BUT I DO
THINK THAT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR
OUR PARTNERS IN THIS SPACE, AND
MAKE NO MISTAKE THAT SEATTLE
KING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH HAS
ACCOUNTABILITY NOT JUST TO KING
COUNTY BUT THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
IT IS OUR EXPECTATION THAT,
WHEN WE ASK FOR FOLKS TO
PARTICIPATE IN OUR
CONVERSATIONS, WE MERIT THE
SAME LEVEL OF RESPECT THAT ANY
OTHER LEGISLATIVE BODY WOULD
COMMAND IN THIS PARTICULAR
SPACE, AND IT IS FRUSTRATING TO
BE IN A POSITION, WHERE WE ARE
LEGITIMATELY, AND REASONABLY
REQUESTING PARTICIPATION OF OUR
PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERS TO HELP
INFORM A PROPOSED POLICY THAT
IS BEING MOTIVATED BY PUBLIC
HEALTH RATIONALE FOR US TO HAVE
THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AT
THE TABLE, AND AVAILABLE FOR
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
TO SIMPLY BRUSH US OFF AS NOT
BEING A PRIORITY IS NOT
SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO BE
ACCEPTABLE.
CERTAINLY, NOT DURING A
PANDEMIC AND CERTAINLY NOT
DURING ANY OTHER PERIOD OF
TIME.
THEY ARE SERIOUS ABOUT TAKING
DATA-DRIVEN AND EVIDENCE-BASED
APPROACHES TO THE WORK THAT WE
ARE DOING, AND I BELIEVE
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS PROPOSED
THIS POTENTIAL THROUGH THAT
INTENT, AND THAT PURPOSE.
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
HAVE THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS
AVAILABLE TO US, AND I HOPE
THAT THE REPRESENTATIONS THAT
HAVE BEEN MADE TO COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA ARE GOING TO COME TO
FRUITION, AND THAT WE WILL
ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS
AVAILABLE TO US.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS,
FOR PROPOSING THAT.
I DO NOT, FOR ONE MOMENT,
BELIEVE YOU DID THAT BLITHELY.
AND I KNOW AND TRUST THAT YOU
LOOKED AT THAT OPTION AS THE
OPTION OF LAST RESORT, AND I
HOPE OUR PARTNERS OF RENT
SEATTLE KING COUNTY PUBLIC
HEALTH WILL TAKE IT SERIOUSLY,
AND WILL ALSO UNDERSTAND YOUR
INTENT AS IT RELATES TO WANTING
TO HAVE THEIR MEANINGFUL
PARTICIPATION AT YOUR COMMITTEE
MEETING TOMORROW.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FROM OUR COLLEAGUES?
OKAY.
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE NONE.
MADAM CLERK, I KNOW THAT YOU
ARE TALKING TO THE LAW
DEPARTMENT ABOUT ADVICE ON THIS
PARTICULAR PROCEDURAL ISSUE.
EMOTION HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.
UNLESS YOU TELL ME THAT NEEDS
TO BE OTHER FORMAL STEPS ON A
MOTION THAT DIDN'T RECEIVE A
SECOND, I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND MOVE ON.
>> I BELIEVE THAT YOU TOOK THE
PROPER STEPS, COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, AMELIA.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS
TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL?
SEEING AND HEARING NONE,
COLLEAGUES, THIS CONCLUDES THE
ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
OUR NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING
IS JUNE 1, 2020 AT 2:00 P.M.
I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL
AFTERNOON.
WE WILL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
GOODBYE, EVERYBODY.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.