>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
JANUARY 25th, 2021 COUNCIL
MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER.
IT IS 9:32 AM.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> HERE.
>> SAWANT?
>> HERE.
>> STRAUSS ?
>> PRESENT.
>> HERBOLD?
>> HERE.
>> JUAREZ?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> HERE.
>> NINE PRESENT.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
THE MINUTES OF JANUARY 19th,
2021 WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED.
PRESIDENTS REPORT?
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT,
THIS MORNING.
SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET INTO
OUR FIRST PRESENTATION, WHICH
IS THE FEDERAL LOBBYING
PRESENTATION.
WE DO HAVE SIERRA HOWLETT
BROWNE WITH US FROM THE OFFICE
OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
AND LESLIE POLLNER FROM HOLLAND
& KNIGHT.
SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
HANDED OVER TO SIERRA TO MAKE
SOME INTRODUCTION REMARKS, THEN
WE WILL KICK IT OVER TO LESLIE.
>> IN MORNING, EVERYBODY.
SIERRA HOWLETT BROWNE ,
DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL AFFAIRS FOR
OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US THIS
MORNING, I KNOW YOU'RE USUALLY
WITH OUR STATE TEAM, SO HUMOR
IS A LITTLE BIT WITHOUT FEDERAL
UPDATES, WE ARE TRYING TO COME
IN AND MEET WITH YOU ALL
QUARTERLY, BUT THOUGHT THAT
THIS WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO
START OFF THE NEW YEAR IN THIS
NEW CONGRESS, TALKING ABOUT
SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT HAVE
BEEN MADE.
LESLIE, OUR FEDERAL LOBBYISTS
WILL INTRODUCE HERSELF AS WELL.
MOST OF YOU HAVE MET HER.
TALKING ABOUT THE SECOND
STIMULUS PACKAGE THAT PASTORS
BRIEFLY, THEN GOING INTO
PRESIDENT BIDEN'S RECOVERY PLAN
AS WELL SO, LESLIE, I WILL LET
YOU KICK IT OFF.
>> TERRIFIC.
AND I KNOW THAT ANNA IS GOING
TO HELP ME WITH THE SLIDES.
HOPEFULLY YOU CAN ALL SEE THEM,
ARE THEY UP?
PERFECT.
THANK YOU.
NEXT SLIDE.
SO, VERY HAPPY TO BE WITH YOU
IN TRULY A NEW DAY IN
WASHINGTON DC.
VERY, VERY EXCITING.
JUST TO RECAP, WHERE WE WERE IN
DECEMBER, AND DECEMBER,
CONGRESS PASSED HR 133, WHICH
WAS FY 2021 PACKAGE, THAT WAS A
$2.4 TRILLION OF PACKAGE, 6000
PAGE BILL, THAT INCLUDED FY 21
APPROPRIATIONS, SO ALL THE
FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THIS FISCAL
YEAR, ALONG WITH A $900 BILLION
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL.
THE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
ACT AUTHORIZATION, A PACKAGE
EXTENDING A NUMBER OF TAX
BREAKS, CALLED THE TAX
EXTENDERS PACKAGE, AND THE
ENERGY ACT OF 2020.
AND I'M GOING TO FOCUS JUST FOR
A QUICK MOMENT, REALLY, ON THE
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PACKAGE, AS
I MENTIONED, IT WAS QUITE A
LARGE BILL, 6000 PAGES.
IT WOULD BE A LOT TO DELVE INTO
IF WE WERE TO DO THE WHOLE
THING.
BUT, NEXT SLIDE.
SO JUST SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS
FROM $900 BILLION CORONAVIRUS
RELIEF PACKAGE, THAT CAME
THROUGH REALLY TOUCHING ON A
NUMBER OF AREAS, YOU KNOW, I
THINK IF YOU'VE ALL SEEN IN THE
MEDIA, YOU KNOW, $600 CHECKS
FOR INDIVIDUALS AN ADDITIONAL
ROUND OF PPP, INCLUDING SOME
TARGETED FUNDS FOR ARTS VENUES,
THAT I KNOW ARE GOING TO BE
REALLY IMPORTANT TO THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. 8.75 BILLION FOR
VACCINE DEVELOPMENT AND
DISTRIBUTION, 22.4 MILLION FOR
CONTRACT EXCUSE ME, CONTACT
TRACING.
AND I THINK ONE OF THE PIECES
TO NOTE ABOUT THIS PACKAGE, IS
THAT, UNLIKE THE C.A.R.E.S.
ACT, WHICH REALLY INCLUDED
QUITE A BIT OF DIRECT FUNDING
FOR OUR CITIES, AND IN
PARTICULAR, THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, THIS PACKAGE IS LESS
HELPFUL TO THE CITY
SPECIFICALLY, MORE HELPFUL TO
THE INDIVIDUALS WITHIN IT.
THAT IS WHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO
ACHIEVE BIPARTISAN RESOLUTION
ON, AND BIPARTISAN COMPROMISE
ON.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK
SOMETIMES SOME FOLKS HAVE BEEN
SURPRISED TO NOT SEE QUITE AS
MUCH FUNDING COMING OUT TO THE
CITY.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
ONE AREA WHERE THERE IS DIRECT
FUNDING IS AROUND EMERGENCY
RENTAL ASSISTANCE, AND HOUSING,
AND THEN OF COURSE THERE IS A
NEW PROGRAM, A $638 MILLION
PROGRAM THAT SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES WAS REALLY INVOLVED
IN HELPING TO ADVOCATE AND PUSH
FOR, THAT IS PROVIDING
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR LOW-
INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, FOR DRINKING
WATER AND WASTEWATER ASSISTANCE.
NEXT SLIDE.
SO OF COURSE, NOW WITH
PRESIDENT BIDEN AND VICE
PRESIDENT HARRIS INAUGURATION,
WE ARE, WE HAVE ANOTHER
OPPORTUNITY, AS YOU HEARD, BY
PRESIDENT BIDEN'S SAY WHEN HE
WAS PRESIDENT ELECT BIDEN, THAT
HE VIEWED THAT DECEMBER PLAN AS
REALLY A DOWN PAYMENT ON
ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE, AND
SHORTLY BEFORE HE WAS SWORN IN,
HE RELEASES $1.9 TRILLION
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN, WHICH
REALLY HAS KIND OF THREE MAJOR
CATEGORIES OF PROPOSALS. ONE
AROUND HEALTHCARE UNTIL THE 19
RESPONSE, ONE AROUND PROVIDING
ADDITIONAL RESPONSE FOR
AMERICAN WORKERS AND FAMILIES,
AND THEN SUPPORT FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENTS.
AND WHILE HIS PLAN INCLUDES
SOME EXECUTIVE ACTIONS, A LOT
OF THIS IS GOING TO DEPEND ON
CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION.
AND SO THERE IS BEEN AN EARLY
DEBATE HAPPENING, ABOUT WHETHER
OR NOT THEY SHOULD ATTEMPT TO
TRY TO MOVE THIS ON A
BIPARTISAN BASIS, AS PRESIDENT
BIDEN SAID HE WOULD LIKE, OR IF
THEY SHOULD USE A SOMEWHAT
ARCANE PROCEDURE, CALLED BUDGET
RECONCILIATION, WHICH FOR OUR
PURPOSES, I THINK THE IMPORTANT
THING TO NOTE IS, IT WOULD
ALLOW CONGRESS TO MOVE
LEGISLATION WITH A SIMPLE
MAJORITY.
YOU GET A LIMITED NUMBER OF
BYTES AT THE APPLE WITH BUDGET
RECONCILIATION.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, THE PRESIDENT
AND HIS TEAM NEED TO BE REALLY
SELECTIVE ABOUT WHEN THEY WANT
CONGRESS TO USE THIS.
I THINK AT THIS POINT, BASED ON
CONVERSATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ON
THE HILL OVER THE WEEKEND, IT
REALLY LOOKS LIKE I THINK
DEMOCRATS ARE GOING TO FORGO
TRYING TO DO SOMETHING ON A
BIPARTISAN BASIS. THEY HAVEN'T
QUITE SAID THAT PUBLICLY YET,
BUT LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE
PROBABLY GOING TO SKIP THAT
STEP.
AND THEY WILL MOVE STRAIGHT TO
RECONCILIATION.
RECONCILIATION IS NORMALLY A
PROCESS THAT ACTUALLY TAKES A
WHILE AND CAN BE VERY
CUMBERSOME IN THE SENATE, AND
IN CONGRESS.
NOW, MAJORITY LEADER SCHUMER IS
SAYING THAT HE IS GOING TO TRY
TO MOVE A RECONCILIATION
PACKAGE WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK
EXCUSE ME, NEXT MONTH TO SIX
WEEKS, WHICH IS LIGHTNING SPEED
FOR CONGRESS, AND LIGHTNING
SPEED FOR BUDGET
RECONCILIATION.
BUT AGAIN, THEY ARE REALLY
COMMITTED TO TRY TO GET A VERY,
VERY COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE
THROUGH.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO ALL THE, WHILE THE PACKAGE
IS LIKELY TO SHIFT SOMEWHAT
FROM WHAT PRESIDENT BIDEN
PROPOSED, IT IS LIKELY TO
INCLUDE SIGNIFICANT FUNDING FOR
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS,
DIRECT FUNDING.
IMPACT ON HIS PLAN, HE IS
PROPOSED TO DO $350 BILLION IN
DIRECT FUNDING TO STAY AND
LOCALS.
MAYBE THAT AMOUNT CHANGES
SOMEWHAT, BUT BY USING
RECONCILIATION, THEY WILL AVOID
HAVING TO DEAL WITH TRYING TO
GET BIPARTISAN COMPROMISE ON
STATE AND LOCAL FUNDING, WHICH
AS YOU CAN RECALL, HAS BEEN A
MAJOR HANG UP AND TRYING TO GET
BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION FOR THE
LAST TIME.
NEXT SLIDE.
JUST A COUPLE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS
FROM THE PLAN.
YOU KNOW, 50 BILLION TO EXPAND
TESTING, 30 BILLION FOR FEDERAL
DISASTER RELIEF, INCLUDING
HUNDRED PERCENT FEDERAL
REIMBURSEMENT FOR STATE AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, I SHOULD
NOTE, ACTUALLY PRESIDENT BIDEN
DID AN EXECUTIVE ORDER WITH
FEDERAL COST SHARE AROUND FEMA
LAST WEEK, PROPOSING THAT
FUTURE FEMA ASSISTANCE DOES NOT
HAVE A LOCAL COST SHARE, SO THE
FEDS WOULD PAY FOR ALL.
20 BILLION FOR NATIONAL
VACCINATION PROGRAM.
AS I MENTIONED ALREADY, 350
BILLION IN DIRECT STATE AND
LOCAL FUNDING, 20 BILLION FOR
TRANSIT, ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR
EDUCATION, ADDITIONAL FUNDING
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE.
AND YOU SHOULD SEE THE NOTE
WITH THE SMALL BUSINESS
FUNDING, REALLY FOCUSED ON
MINORITY OWNED AND SMALL
BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN
OVERLOOKED IN THE LAST PPP
ROUND.
THEN, YOU KNOW, A NUMBER OF
THINGS ESTABLISHING A $15 PER
HOUR FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE,
EXTENDING AND EXPANDING
EMERGENCY PAID LEAVE, INCLUDING
ENSURING THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
CAN RECEIVE THE PAYROLL TAX
CREDIT THAT WAS PROVIDED TO
PROVIDE DAVID SECTOR EMPLOYEES
IN THE C.A.R.E.S.
ACT, ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT FOR
INDIVIDUALS, ADDITIONAL PANDEMIC
ON A PLUM ENTRANCE, INCREASING
300 PER WEEK BENEFIT THAT WAS
APPROVED IN DECEMBER, AND
MAKING THAT A $400 PER WEEK
BENEFIT.
SO, REALLY, A HUGE PACKAGE.
THERE ARE, AS I MENTIONED,
SOMETHING THAT MAY NEED TO FALL
OUT, BECAUSE OF THE WAY BUDGET
RECONCILIATION WORKS.
IF THEY ARE GOING TO USE WITH
SIMPLE MAJORITY PROCEDURE, BUT
AGAIN, THE TRADE-OFF IS, WE
ACTUALLY GET A MAJOR PACKAGE
PAST.
THAT INCLUDES DIRECT FUNDING
FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
JUST GOING THROUGH THE PLAN,
ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR RENTAL
ASSISTANCE, ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR
COSTS FOR LOW-INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS, EXTENDING NOT ONLY
THE CBCS EVICTION MORATORIUM,
WHICH BY THE WAY, PRESIDENT
BIDEN DID AS PART OF HIS
EXECUTIVE ORDERS, BUT THEN ALSO
DOING A FORECLOSURE, A
FORECLOSURE MORATORIUM,
EXTENDING SNAP, EXTENDING
CHILDCARE SUPPORT, SO REALLY
THE FULL PANOPLY OF ISSUES AND
NEEDS BEING COVERED.
NEXT SLIDE?
SO WE ARE SEEING PRESIDENT
BIDEN AND VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS
MOVE VERY AGGRESSIVELY ON THEIR
100 DAY AGENDA THEY HAVE SAID
THAT, YOU KNOW, THEIR MISSION
NUMBER ONE IS CURBING THE
SPREAD OF COVID-19, AND YOU SAW
THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
RELEASE THEIR COVID-19 PLAN
LAST WEEK, ALONG WITH A SERIES
OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS, AIMING TO
STEM THE SPREAD OF COVID-19,
DELIVERING ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
TO AMERICANS IN NEED, HELPING
TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE, AND
REVERSING TRUMP POLICIES ON
IMMIGRATION.
AND AGAIN, WE SAW EXECUTIVE
ORDERS LAST WEEK, REINSTATING --
>> WE MAY HAVE LOST LESLIE.
I'M ASSUMING EVERYONE ELSE IS
EXPERIENCING SOME DIFFICULTY
HERE, OKAY, GREAT, NOT JUST ME.
>> IF SHE DOESN'T COME BACK
SOON, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, WE CAN
SHIFT OVER TO THE STATE REPORT,
BUT MAYBE WE WILL GIVE HER A
LITTLE MORE TIME.
>> OKAY.
>> YES, SHE JUST DROPPED OFF
THE CALL HERE.
>> OKAY.
>> I CAN ALSO TAKE A MINUTE TO
DISCUSS OUR FEDERAL GOALS AND
PRIORITIES.
>> THANK YOU, SIERRA.
>> WHILE WE WAIT FOR HER TO GET
BACK.
YOU SHOULD'VE ALL RECEIVED IN
YOUR EMAILS AS WELL, OUR FINAL
DRAFT OF OUR FEDERAL GOALS AND
PRIORITIES FOR 2021 IN THIS NEW
CONGRESS.
IT IS PRETTY REPRESENTATIVE OF,
SHOULD BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
MAYORS PARTY, AND THE CITY AT
LARGE, SO IT'S VERY HIGH LEVEL,
DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF ROOM FOR
DETAIL OR NUANCE IN IT WORK BUT
I WANTED YOU ALL TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A LOOK AT
IT, AND IF YOU SEE ANY GLARING
OMISSIONS OR THINGS THAT YOU
WOULD LIKE ADDED OR HAVE
COMMENTS ON, PLEASE DO LET ME
KNOW BY THE END OF THIS WEEK.
IT IS AN EXTERNAL DOCUMENT THAT
WE USE TO JUST INFORM OUR
PARTNERS ON WHERE THE CITY'S
PRIORITIES ARE.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, I SEE WE
HAVE LESLIE BACK, BUT EVEN WHAT
LESLIE HAS PRESENTED ALREADY, A
LOT OF OUR GOALS AND PRIORITIES
HAVE BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED AND ARE
REPRESENTED BY THE BIDEN/HARRIS
MINISTRATION IN THIS NEW
PACKAGE AS WELL.
IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK TOWARD
THAT. BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU
ALL THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW
THAT AND SEE IF YOU HAD ANY
COMMENTS ON IT.
AGAIN, IT IS AN ITERATIVE
WORKING DOCUMENT, SO ALWAYS
HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE
ADJUSTMENTS TO IT AS, YOU KNOW,
THIS WORLD CHANGES AT THE
FEDERAL LEVEL, HOPEFULLY WE
HAVE A LITTLE MORE STABILITY IN
THESE NEXT FEW YEARS, BUT I
WILL SHIFT BACK TO LESLIE NOW,
I THINK SHE IS BACK AND
CONTINUE THE PRESENTATION.
>> RATE, THAT'S OKAY.
SORRY WE LOST YOU, LESLIE.
>> NO, APOLOGIES.
GOOD OLD TECHNOLOGY.
I THINK WHERE I WAS WAS, I'M
NOT SURE WHEN YOU LOST ME.
BUT IT WAS RIGHT HERE.
OKAY, SO USING LOTS OF
EXECUTIVE ORDERS COME I THINK
THE BIDEN TEAM HAS EXPERIENCED
ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW,
IT'S THE SAME PLAYERS THAT WE
HAVE DEALT WITH BEFORE ON THE
REPUBLICAN SIDE, AND SO I THINK
THEY ARE GOING TO BE VERY BOLD
AND USING EXECUTIVE ORDERS NEXT
SLIDE.
SO JUST TO GIVE YOU A NUMBER OF
THEY WANT EXECUTIVE ORDERS
COMING THROUGH, REALLY ACROSS
THE BOARD, DEALING WITH THE
PANDEMIC, DEALING WITH
IMMIGRATION, CLIMATE CHANGE,
REJOINING PARIS.
NEXT SLIDE.
AND THEN OF COURSE, THE
PRIORITY HAS BEEN GETTING THE
CABINET THROUGH.
SO A NUMBER OF, HE HAS MADE HIS
FULL NOMINATIONS NOW FOR TOP
LEVEL FOR HIS SECRETARIES, SO
NOW WE ARE STARTING TO SEE SOME
OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARIES AND
POLITICAL APPOINTEES COMING
THROUGH.
NEXT SLIDE?
REALLY DIVERSE CABINET, IT HAS
BEEN A HUGE PRIORITY FOR
PRESIDENT BIDEN.
NEXT FLIGHT YORK AND SO LAST
WEEK, WE SAW DIRECTOR OF
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND
DEFENSE SECRETARY LLOYD AUSTIN
GET APPROVED BY THE SENATE.
YOU KNOW, TODAY, WE WILL SEE A
VOTE ON DANIELLE AND FOR CAN
SECRETARY.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE ADDITIONAL
NOMINATIONS FOR HUD, DEPARTMENT
OF ENERGY, AND AMBASSADOR TO BE
ONE, TAKEN UP BY COMMITTEES.
THEY ARE MOVING THROUGH THESE
THOUGH VERY, VERY QUICKLY.
WE KNOW, OF COURSE, AS YOU HAVE
SEEN, THAT THE HOUSE WILL
TRANSMIT THE ARTICLES OF
IMPEACHMENT TODAY, AND SO THE
SENATE IS NOW SAYING FEBRUARY
8th IS WHEN THE IMPEACHMENT
PROCESS WILL BEGIN IN THE SENATE
. CANDIDLY, I THINK THE BIDEN
TEAM IS GOOD WITH THIS
TIMELINE, BECAUSE THIS GIVES
THEM TIME TO GET THERE CABINET
NOMINEE IS THROUGH THE PROCESS
AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
I THINK LEADER SCHUMER IS
REALLY COMMITTED TO NOT HAVING
IMPEACHMENT TAKE UP THE ENTIRE
AGENDA, SO THEY ARE TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT WAYS WHERE MAYBE THE
SENATE WILL DO SOME WORK IN THE
MORNING AND THEN TAKE UP
IMPEACHMENT IN THE AFTERNOON OR
VICE VERSA.
BUT AGAIN, REALLY, REALLY
AMBITIOUS AGENDA.
THEY'RE MOVING REALLY, REALLY
AGGRESSIVELY, AND I'M MORE THAN
THRILLED TO BE GIVING THIS
REPORT NOW, TODAY, THAT I
WOULD'VE BEEN THREE MONTHS AGO.
SO IT REALLY DOES FEEL LIKE A
NEW DAY. SO I'M HAPPY TO TAKE
ANY QUESTIONS.
SORRY, AGAIN, FOR TECHNOLOGY
PROBLEMS.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> ALREADY, FOLKS, I SEE
SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE QUEUE, I
HEARD COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
FIRST, THEN COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, AND ANYONE ELSE THAT
MIGHT HAVE QUESTIONS, YOU CAN
USE THE RAISE YOUR HAND FEATURE
IN ZOOM TO HELP ME KEEP TRACK,
THAT WOULD BE SUPER.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
SORRY I DIDN'T USE THE RAISE
YOUR HAND FEATURE.
>> THAT'S ALL RIGHT, I HADN'T
SAID IT.
I HADN'T SET IT.
>> LESLIE, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> NICE TO SEE YOU, HAPPY NEW
YEAR.
>> SO OUR BIG CONCERN, NOT JUST
ME, BUT ALL OF INDIAN COUNTRY,
IS THE HOLD ON REPRESENTATIVE
HOLLAND FROM THE REPRESENTATIVE
CONGRESSMAN OUT OF MINNESOTA.
SO, I'VE BEEN ON ALL THESE
CALLS, SO IS THERE ANY UPDATE
MORE THAT YOU KNOW OF, WHAT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THAT FOR
HER TO BE CONFIRMED AS
SECRETARY OF INTERIOR?
THE FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN.
>> YES, I DON'T HAVE, LET ME
CHECK ON THAT.
WHEN I HAD LAST HEARD, I STILL
THINK SHE IS GOING TO BE
CONFIRMED, YOU KNOW, OBSTACLES
NOTWITHSTANDING, BUT I'M HAPPY
TO FIND AN EXACT TIMELINE FOR
YOU WHEN SHE IS GOING AND WHAT
THEY THINK THE PROCESS WILL BE.
>> THAT WOULD BE GREAT, THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
PLEASE?
>> THINK YOU, JUST TWO QUICK
QUESTIONS, FIRST RELATES TO THE
TESTING AND VACCINE PLAN.
YOU MENTIONED THAT THE PLAN
ITSELF INCLUDES ABOUT $30
BILLION FOR THIS PURPOSE, I
BELIEVE THIS PLAN WAS PASSED
BACK IN DECEMBER, AND I'M JUST
WONDERING WHETHER OR NOT THERE
IS A RECOGNITION ON THE PART OF
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION, THAT
THIS NUMBER MIGHT NEED TO BE
REVISITED, IN LIGHT OF THE
ADMINISTRATION'S GOAL OF 100
MILLION VACCINES ADMINISTERED
IN 100 DAYS, WHETHER OR NOT
THAT $30 BILLION NEEDS TO BE
ADJUSTED. AND SECONDLY, AS IT
RELATES TO THE $14 BILLION FOR
TRANSIT AND $10 BILLION FOR
HIGHWAYS, DO WE HAVE ANY
INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THAT WILL
BE ALLOCATED, AND GIVEN THAT
THIS IS CONSIDERED PART OF THE
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PACKAGE, I
DON'T BELIEVE IT IS PART OF A,
AND INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE, IT'S
FOCUS ON RELIEF.
I'M JUST WONDERING HOW THOSE
FUNDS WILL BE ALLOCATED, AND
WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS ANY
ELIGIBILITY TO ADDRESS OUR
SEATTLE BRIDGE OR SOUND TRANSIT
LIGHT RAIL THIRD-PARTY CLASS?
THANK YOU.
>> YEAH, SO ON THE VACCINE, THE
ADMINISTRATION IS HEARING LOUD
AND CLEAR FROM EVERYONE ABOUT
THE MASSIVE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL
FUNDING FOR A VACCINE.
AND THE FUNDING THAT WAS
APPROVED IN DECEMBER IS BEING
REALLY ADMINISTERED THROUGH
THESE PUBLIC HEALTH COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS THAT THEY HAVE IN
PLACE.
THEIR GOAL WAS REALLY, BECAUSE
THEY ARE TRYING TO GET THE
MONEY OUT FAST, THEY'VE BEEN
TRYING TO AVOID HAVING JUST TO
RE-CREATE NEW STRUCTURES AND
USING EXISTING FORMULAS.
THE CHALLENGE, OF COURSE, MEANS
THAT MOST OF THAT MONEY, FOR
THE DECEMBER PACKAGE, WENT
THROUGH THE STATES, AND
BASICALLY FOUR VERY, VERY LARGE
COUNTIES.
LA COUNTY, WASHINGTON DC,
CHICAGO, NEW YORK.
AND SO, I WILL GIVE THE BIDEN
TEAM CREDIT.
THEY'VE BEEN DOING A NUMBER OF
CALLS WITH CITIES DIRECTLY TO
HEAR FROM THEM ABOUT, WHAT
COULD THEY DO TO PARTNER MORE
EFFECTIVELY TO GET VACCINES
OUT, AND I THINK AS PART OF
THAT, THEY ARE HEARING THE
MESSAGE THAT THERE MAY NEED TO
BE MORE FUNDING, AS WELL AS THE
NEED TO NOT ONLY WORK THROUGH
THE STATES, AND THE COUNTIES,
BUT TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH
CITIES AS WELL.
I THINK THAT'S DEFINITELY PART
OF IT.
ON TRANSPORTATION, IT IS, THOSE
FUNDS WERE DISTRIBUTED ON
TRANSIT SIDES, EITHER URBANIZED
AREA FORMULA, ESSENTIALLY THE
SAME FORMULA THEY HAVE USED FOR
CARERS.
IT PRIMARILY FOR OPERATION AND
AS YOU SAID, NOT REALLY IN AND
FOR STRUCTURE PACKAGE, REALLY
JUST ON THE LOSS AND STEM THE
BLEEDING THAT SOME OF OUR
TRANSIT THESE ARE FACING RIGHT
NOW.
THAT SAID, I DO WANT TO
MENTION, ON WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE, AND SOME OF OUR TRANSIT
PROJECTS, THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION, ON THEIR VERY
LAST DAY IN OFFICE, RELEASED
THE BUILD FOR A GRANT NO
PHOTOS, THOSE HAVE BEEN CLAWED
BACK, BECAUSE THEY OBVIOUSLY DO
NOT REFLECT THIS ADMISSION
RATIONS PRIORITIES, BUT THE
MINISTRATION, THE BIDEN TEAM
SAID THEY WANT TO GET THOSE,
THAT MONEY OUT AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE.
SO THEY ARE REALLY COMMITTED TO
REFORMULATING THOSE TO ENSURE
THAT THEY, YOU KNOW, NEITHER
PRIORITIES? AROUND CLIMATE,
AROUND EQUITY, ETC.
BUT THOSE BEATING THE GROUND
AND WITH THE OTHER BRIDGE MAY
BE A VERY GOOD CANDIDATE FOR
THOSE.
THE OTHER PIECE TOO, THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION HAS SAID, AS YOU
NOTED, THEY REALLY WANT TO GET
AN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN IN
PLACE.
AND THAT IS COMMUNAL, AS SOON
AS THEY GET THE CORONAVIRUS
PACKAGE THROUGH, THEY WILL TURN
THEIR ATTENTION TO THAT
INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE.
>> OKAY, LESLIE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL NUMBER
HERBOLD, COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THAT IMPORTANT
INFORMATION THAT YOU'VE SHARED.
JUST ONE QUESTION, DO YOU KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROSPECTS FOR
THE GROCERY PROGRAM FOR THE
CITY CONTINUING? YOU KNOW IT
HAS HELPED THOUSANDS OF
FAMILIES STATES THAT OVER THE
LAST YEAR, BUT I BELIEVE IT IS
SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE AT THE END
OF APRIL, THANKS.
>> SO IF WE ARE ABLE TO GET
DIRECT AND LOCAL STATE FUNDING,
I BELIEVE SOME OF THAT WAS
BEING USED WITH A VIRUS RELIEF
FUNDS THAT HAVE AN APPROVED IN
THE C.A.R.E.S.
ACT.
SO I BELIEVE THAT AN ADDITIONAL
ALLOCATION OF DIRECT FUNDING
WOULD HELP ENSURE THAT WE COULD
CONTINUE THAT PROGRAM, BUT WE
CAN DOUBLE CHECK ON THAT.
I BELIEVE THAT THAT IS THE CASE
THOUGH.
>> THANK YOU, I WOULD
APPRECIATE THE FOLLOW UP BY
EMAIL.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FOR LESLIE?
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN ,
PLEASE?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
, AND THANK YOU FOR ASKING
THOSE QUESTIONS.
SARDIS HAVE ONE REMAINING
QUESTION.
IT'S ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE
MORATORIUM, AND THIS IS
SOMETHING YOU CAN GET BACK TO
US ON, IS THAT JUST FOR
MORTGAGES INSURED BY THE
FEDERAL HOUSING AND
MINISTRATION?
OR IS THAT ALSO IMPACTING
MORTGAGES BACKED BY FANNIE MAE,
FREDDIE MAC, AND THEN ALSO A
MORATORIUM ON FORECLOSURES FOR
THOSE NOT BACKED BY FHA, FANNIE
OR FREDDIE?
>> LET GET BACK TO YOU ON
EXACTLY TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
SAYING AND GIVING YOU EXACTLY
THE RIGHT INFORMATION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YEAH.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL NUMBER
PEDERSEN, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES?
>> SORRY, MY QUESTION WAS ALSO
ABOUT HOW MORTGAGES WOULD BE
AFFECTED HERE, I WANT TO MAKE
SURE, AS WE GOT EVICTIONS
LOOMING, THAT WE ARE, YOU KNOW,
DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO
PROTECT OUR RENTERS, AND ALSO
KNOWING THAT OUR SMALL LANDLORDS
ARE STRUGGLING, BECAUSE THEY
ARE NOT COLLECTING RENT.
SO IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO GET
THAT INFORMATION.
>> THANKS, TO BOTH OF YOU, FOR
THINKING OF THAT QUESTION,
REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FOR LESLIE OR SIERRA?
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I HAVE A
QUESTION.
>> COUNCIL NUMBER LEWIS,
PLEASE.
>> I JUST WANTED TO PUT IT BACK
, FIRST OFF, I'M LOOKING MUCH
MORE FORWARD TO THESE FEDERAL
BRIEFINGS NOW IN THIS ADMISSION
RATIONS.
BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD,
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WHEN WE MET
, YOU KNOW, IN PERSON LAST YEAR
THAT IS HOW WE KNOW HOW LONG
AGO IT WAS, AND TALKED A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT CONVERSATIONS AND
CONGRESS AROUND AND
INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN, WHICH YOU
ALLUDED TO A LITTLE, IN
ANSWERING COUNCIL NUMBER
HERBOLD'S QUESTION, IS THERE
AN INDICATIN YET IN WHAT THE
TIMELINE FOR THAT MIGHT BE, AND
WHAT THE FOCUS OF THAT MIGHT
BE, THAT WE CAN GLEAN THIS
EARLY IN THE PROCESS, KNOWING
THAT THAT WILL, YOU KNOW,
PROBABLY GEL DOWN THE ROAD, BUT
THINGS WE CAN DO TO ME THE
INFLUENCE THAT PROCESS AND GET
SEATTLE PRIORITIES KIND OF
BAKED INTO THE SHAPE OF WHAT
THAT INFRASTRUCTURE BILL LOOKS
LIKE, THAT'S SOMETHING I WOULD
BE VERY INTERESTED IN.
SO JUST MAYBE IF YOU HAVE A FEW
MORE THOUGHTS TO EXPAND ON
THAT, CONCEDING THAT IT IS
STILL EARLY.
>> NO, ABSOLUTELY.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
SO, PART OF IT, OF COURSE, THE
TIMELINE IS GOING TO DEPEND ON
HOW LONG IT TAKES THE
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PACKAGE TO
ACTUALLY GET THROUGH THEM
RECOGNIZING THAT THEY ARE
TRYING TO DO A REALLY AMBITIOUS
TIMEFRAME.
THEY WILL ALSO, THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION IS LIKELY TO
RELEASE SOMETHING.
THEY'VE THAT IN THE COMING
WEEKS, SO THEY ARE VERY
COMMITTED TO TRY TO MOVE
SOMETHING QUICKLY AS WELL.
RECOGNIZING THAT IT'S GOING TO
BE A CORE PART OF HOW WE BRING
ABOUT ECONOMIC RECOVERY. AND
THAT IS GOING TO BE VERY, VERY
CLIMATE DRIVEN.
AND SO WE EXPECT TO SEE CAMINO,
SORT OF A REAL CLIMATE LENS AND
ALSO AN EQUITY LENS, APPLIED TO
THEIR PRIORITIES.
ONE STARTING PLACE, AND THE
HOUSE LEADERSHIP HAS ALLUDED TO
THIS, IS THE MOVING AMERICA
FORWARD ACT, WITH THE HOUSE
PACKS PASSED LAST SUMMER.
THAT'S A VERY COMPREHENSIVE
PIECE OF LEGISLATION.
IT STARTS WITH SURFACE
TRANSPORTATION REAUTHORIZATION
BUT THEN A NUMBER OF ENERGY AND
CLIMATE RELATED ISSUES.
INCLUDES BROADBAND INVESTMENT.
AND THAT IS AN AREA THAT WE,
YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT
WITH CITY DEPARTMENTS, TO
IDENTIFY, YOU KNOW, WHAT DO WE
LIKE IN THERE, AND WHAT'S
MISSING?
WHAT WE NEED TO AMPLIFY?
WHAT APPS DO WE NEED TO FILL?
SO WE'VE BEEN LOOKING REALLY
CLOSELY AT THAT, BUT THAT IS A
PLACE, THAT IS WHERE I THINK
THE HOUSE WILL PROBABLY START
THEIR EFFORTS AS WELL.
AND THEY WILL TRY TO THESE THAT
WITH THE BIDEN PLAN.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU.
VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO
THOSE DISCUSSIONS THIS YEAR.
>> AND WE CAN SEND YOU, WE CAN
CERTAINLY SEND YOU A SUMMARY OF
THE HOUSE MOVING AMERICA
FORWARD ACT.
>> I WOULD LOVE THAT, THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
>> OUR PLEASURE.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THAT, COUNCIL MEMBER LOUIS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS, COLLEAGUES?
SIERRA, YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU
EMAILED US SOME INFORMATION FOR
FEEDBACK AND CONSIDERATION, CAN
YOU LET US KNOW BY WHEN YOU
WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME FEEDBACK
ON THAT?
>> BY THE END OF THIS WEEK
WOULD BE GREAT.
>> OKAY.
>> YEAH, LIKE I SAID, IT IS AN
ITERATIVE DOCUMENT, SO WE CAN
MAKE UPDATES, YOU KNOW,
THROUGHOUT THIS CONGRESS.
WE USUALLY DO A LARGER PROCESS
FOR EVERY NEW CONGRESS, SO IN
THE INTERIM YEARS, JUST DO A
CHECK IN AND UPDATE.
>> GREAT, OKAY.
LOOKS LIKE NO ONE ELSE HAS ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THE
FEDERAL LOBBYING AGENDA, SON
GOING TO SAY THANK YOU TO
LESLIE FOR BEING WITH US, AND
WHO SIERRA FOR YOUR ONGOING
HARD WORK ON ALL OF THESE
ISSUES.
CERTAINLY, A BREATH OF FRESH
AIR, MUCH MORE OPTIMISTIC
OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIES LIKE
SEATTLE AND CITIES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY, TO BE ABLE TO FIND A
PARTNER IN THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, AGAIN, IS VERY
WELCOME NEWS AND A WELCOME
CHANGE.
SO, THANK YOU, LESLIE, FOR
BEING WITH US AND AS USUAL,
FOLKS ARE WELCOME TO CONTACT
LESLIE AND SIERRA OFF-LINE ON
ISSUES OF PRIORITY FOR YOU IN
YOUR OFFICE.
ALL RIGHT, WE ARE GOING TO HEAD
SHIFT GEARS NOW.
THANKS, LESLIE.
THANKS, SIERRA.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, FOLKS, LET'S GO AHEAD
AND MOVE TO OUR FOURTH AGENDA
ITEM.
WHICH IS THE STATE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION UPDATE.
AND WE HAVE MEMBERS OF OUR
OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS WITH US HERE TOO, SO
I WILL HAND IT OVER TO YOU ALL
TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND IF
YOU CAN POPCORN TO EACH OTHER,
FOR INTRODUCTIONS, THAT WOULD
BE GREAT.
>> HOLLAND & KNIGHT, DIRECTOR
OF THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND
I WILL PASS IT TO ROBIN.
>> HOLLAND & KNIGHT, DEPUTY
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, I
WILL PASS IT TO QUINN.
>> HOLLAND & KNIGHT, STATE
DIRECTION OA ARE, I'LL PASS IT
TO HANNAH.
>> HANNAH SMITH, OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS.
>> THANKS FOR BEING BACK WITH
US AGAIN, THIS IS OUR WEEKLY
UPDATE ON THE STATE LETTERS
LATER SESSION, WE ARE NOW IN
THE SECOND WEEK, THIRD WEEK.
>> THIRD WEEK THERE
>> THIRD WEEK, I STAND
CORRECTED.
>> TIME MOVES SLOW AND FAST
SOMETIMES.
>> I WILL HAND IT OVER TO LILY
TO WALK US THROUGH THIS
PRESENTATION AND TO THE OTHER
MEMBERS OF THE TEAM, WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU OMA COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ
MENTIONED, WE ARE MOVING INTO
THE 2021 LEGISLATIVE SESSION,
RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR US TO
MOVE QUICKLY THROUGH OUR STATE
REPORT TODAY, GIVEN THE GREAT
BRIEFING WE JUST RECEIVED FROM
OUR FEDERAL TEAM ON THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION'S FIRST 100
ACTIONS AND THE AMERICAN RESCUE
PLAN, MOVING ITS WAY THROUGH
CONGRESS.
I AM GOING TO FIRST ASK QUINN
TO BEGIN WITH AN OVERVIEW OF
HOUSE BILL 1368 AND SENATE BILL
5344, WHICH IS LEGISLATION
ALLOCATING THE OVER 2 BILLION
IN FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE
LAST RELIEF PACKAGE, THE PAST
CONGRESS EARLIER IN DECEMBER
THE FEDERAL TEAM JUST REVIEWED.
WE WILL SPEND THE REMAINDER OF
OUR BRIEFING WITH YOU THEN,
QUICKLY REVIEWING INDIVIDUAL
STATE LOBBIES, PORTFOLIOS,
TOUCHING ON THE COUNCIL BUDGET
AND REVENUE POLICE PERFORM,
HOUSING, AND PUBLIC HEALTH
PRIORITIES.
AND WITH THAT, I WILL TURN OVER
TO QUINN MAJESKI, OUR STATE
RELATIONS DIRECTOR.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, LILY.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR
HAVING US HERE THIS MORNING.
AS LILY MENTIONED, I WILL START
PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT
WE ARE CALLING AND WHAT MOST
FOLKS ARE CALLING THE EARLY
ACTION BILL ON COVID-19
RESPONSE AND RELIEF.
THESE ARE FEDERAL DOLLARS THAT
HAVE COME TO THE STATE AND ARE
BEING APPROPRIATED AND DOLED
OUT HERE. AS LILY MENTIONED, IT
IS 2.2, APPROXIMATELY 2.2
BILLION FROM THE CORONAVIRUS
RELIEF FUND, C.A.R.E.S.
ACT, AND THE CORONAVIRUS
RESPONSE AND RELIEF SUPPLEMENT.
AND I WILL, THERE IS A LOT
HERE, I WILL PROVIDE A HIGH-
LEVEL OVERVIEW AND TRY TO TOUCH
ON THE MOST SALIENT POINTS, AND
THEN IF THERE ARE ANY
QUESTIONS, OR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION, WE WILL GET TO
THOSE AS DEEPLY AS WE CAN,
GIVEN OUR LIMITED TIME HERE.
TO START OUT, THERE IS 365
MILLION IN RENTAL ASSISTANCE
AND HOUSING THE BULK OF THAT IS
325 MILLION FOR EMERGENCY RENT
AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE.
THAT IS GRANTED OUT TO LOCAL
HOUSING PROVIDERS. THERE'S 30
MILLION IN EVICTION RENTAL
ASSISTANCE, 16 MILLION OF WHICH
MUST BE SO GRANTED TO COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS SERVING
HISTORICALLY DISADVANTAGED
POPULATIONS.
4 MILLION OR HOMEOWNER
FORECLOSURE ASSISTANCE, AND AN
ASSORTMENT OF OTHER FUNDS, FOR
LEGAL AID, DISPUTE RESOLUTION,
AND FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO
PROVIDE LEGAL WORK, RELATED TO
THE EVICTION MORATORIUM.
CONTINUING ON, THERE IS 240
MILLION FOR WORKING WASHINGTON
SMALL BUSINESS GRANTS, THIS IS
DIVIDED EVENLY BETWEEN 120
MILLION FOR BUSINESSES TO, WHO
ARE CURRENTLY OPEN TO MAINTAIN
THEIR OPERATIONS, AND ANOTHER
120 MILLION TO PROVIDE AID TO
BUSINESSES THAT HAVE CLOSED TO
SUBSEQUENTLY REOPEN SAFELY.
THIS MONEY IS AVAILABLE FOR
SMALL BUSINESSES MAKING LESS
THAN 5 MILLION IN GROSS
RECEIPTS IN 2019.
IT'S AVAILABLE ON A FIRST-COME
FIRST-SERVED BASIS WITH
PRIORITIZATION FOR APPLICANTS
THAT HAVE NOT ALREADY RECEIVED
A GRANT.
ILLNESSES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR UP
TO 20,000 PER GRANT, ALTHOUGH
THIS ELIGIBILITY IS REDUCED, IF
THEY HAVE RECEIVED PREVIOUS
WORK IN WASHINGTON GRANTS.
THERE IS 24.6 MILLION FOR
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
PROGRAM AND 45.4 MILLION FOR
AGING AND ADULT SERVICES.
THESE CONTINUE THE RATE
ENHANCEMENTS THAT WERE MADE AS
PART OF THE CULMINATING
RESPONSE, SO JUST CONTINUING
THE CURRENT LEVEL OF EXPANDED
SERVICE THERE, THERE IS 90
MILLION IN ECONOMIC SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION, WHICH IS
BASICALLY A SERIES OF
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, THAT
INCLUDES THE 12 MILLION FOR
DISASTER CASTOR SYSTEMS RELIEF,
4.7 MILLION FOR INCREASED FOOD
ASSISTANCE BENEFITS, 9 MILLION
FOR 10 CASELOAD INCREASES AND
65 MILLION FOR THE WASHINGTON
IMMIGRANT RELIEF FUND, WHICH
WAS STARTED OVER THE SUMMER. SO
CONTINUING TO EXPAND THAT
PROGRAM.
THERE IS 6 MILLION FOR
HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE, THAT IS LARGELY FOR
RURAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS.
I'M WHAT IS TO SKIP OVER THAT,
IT DOESN'T LARGELY AFFECT THE
CITY.
THERE'S 50 MILLION FOR EARLY
LEARNING AND CHILD CARE.
THIS INCLUDES 20 MILLION FOR
LICENSED PROVIDERS ON THE
SUBSIDIES, AND 6 MILLION FOR
THOSE WHO DO NOT.
THERE IS ALSO 10.6 MILLION FOR
PROVIDERS FOR REGIONAL
PRESCHOOL RATE PROGRAMS, 4
MILLION FOR PROVIDERS TO TAKE
ON NEW SUBSIDIZED SLOTS, AS
THERE IS OFTEN A DIFFICULTY IN
THE BUDGETING PROCESS FOR
PROVIDERS TO TAKE ON SUBSIDIZED
SLOTS, SO SOME ADDITIONAL IS
THERE.
THERE IS 26.4 MILLION IN FOOD
ASSISTANCE.
THE BLOCK GRANTS TO HUNGER AND
RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS.
THERE IS 668 MILLION, SO THE
LARGEST SINGLE ALLOCATION FOR
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDING, THIS
IS ALSO GRANTED OUT TO LOCAL
EDUCATION AGENCIES, TO SUPPORT
THE EDUCATION SYSTEM, AND
PROVIDING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.
THERE'S ALSO 4.6 MILLION
ASSOCIATED FOR SIMILAR EFFORT
FOR PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
AND THEN THE BULK OF THE
REMAINING IS ALLOCATED FOR
VARIETY OF DIRECT PUBLIC HEALTH
RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC
THERE'S 438 MILLION FOR THE
OVERALL SORT OF STATEWIDE
PANDEMIC RESPONSE, INCLUDING
DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, CASE
INVESTIGATIONS, CONTACT
TRACING, CARE CORONATION COME
OUT VERY RESPONSE AND DATA
COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS.
60 MILLION FOR PREPARATION AND
DEPLOYMENT OF VACCINES.
100 MILLION FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND
LAB TESTING CAPACITY, AND THEN
FINALLY, 12 MILLION DIRECTLY
ALLOCATED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH TO COORDINATE STATEWIDE
RESPONSE.
I KNOW THAT IS A LOT OF
NUMBERS, AND I'M HAPPY TO
PROVIDE OR HAVE ROBIN AND
HANNAH, YOU HAVE EXPERTISE IN
SOME OF THESE INDIVIDUAL AREAS,
TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION, BUT THAT IS THE
HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW OF WHAT IS
IN THE LEGISLATION, WE DO
ANTICIPATE THERE IS A HEARING
THIS WEEK, AND AS WE MENTIONED,
THIS IS EARLY ACTION BY THE
LEGISLATURE.
SO WE ARE EXPECTING THEM TO
MOVE PRETTY QUICKLY ON THIS.
>> THANK YOU, QUINN.
CERTAINLY A VERY STRONG START,
I THINK, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO SEE HOW THIS
PACKAGE EVOLVES AND WILL
APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP IN
THE STATE LEGISLATOR FOR
PULLING TOGETHER SUCH AN
INITIAL FIRST STRONG PROPOSAL
IN THIS SPACE TO MEET THE NEEDS
OF OUR FAMILIES.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FOR QUINN?
ALL RIGHT, HEARING NONE.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE ON
WITH THE REPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
THAT IS ALL FOR THE BUDGET AND
REVENUE SPACE, SO I'M GOING TO
ACTUALLY HAND IT OVER TO
HANNAH, TO COVER EDUCATION.
>> ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD, ANNA.
>> THANK YOU.
A COUPLE TO HIGHLIGHT ON THE
EDUCATION SECTION, I WILL
SCROLL DOWN.
THE FIRST IS 5136, THAT IS A
CHILD CARE LICENSING PLEA
SENATOR WILSON.
AND THAT WILL PROHIBIT THE
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN YOUTH
AND FAMILY SERVICES FROM
CHARGING A FEE TO OBTAIN
CHILDCARE LICENSE.
CURRENTLY, FAMILY HOME PROVIDER
PAYS $80 A YEAR, AND CHILD CARE
CENTERS PAY 125 FOR THE FIRST
12 CHILDREN AND TOLD DOLLARS
FOR EACH ADDITIONAL CHILD.
SO THIS WILL LOWER THE BARRIER
FOR NEW CHILDCARE PROVIDERS.
ADDITIONALLY, I WANT TO TOUCH
ON HOUSE BUILT 1213 OR SENATE
BILL 5237, THAT IS FOR KIDS,
THIS IS THE OMNIBUS CHILDCARE
BILL WE ARE TRACKING CLOSELY
HERE, INCLUDING SUBSIDY RATES
FOR PROVIDERS, LOWERS THE CO-
PAY FOR THE WORKING CONNECTIONS
CHILDCARE FOR FAMILIES,
ELIGIBILITY THAT EXPANDS EARLY
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, AND
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AND PROVIDE
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS IN
CHILDCARE FACILITIES.
AND HAD A HEARING LAST WEEK, AND
SCHEDULED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION
ON THE 27th.
SCROLLING DOWN, EDUCATION
SECTION, A COUPLE EXPANSIONS IN
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS, THAT
OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
, SENATE BILL 5288, BY SENATOR
ADD PROGRAMS THAT CREATE
LICENSE OR PROFESSIONAL
CERTIFICATION TO LIST OF PROGRAM
, STUDENTS CAN USE THE
SCHOLARSHIP TOWARD, AND
EXPANDING THE COLLEGE-BOUND
PROGRAM BY SENATOR, REMOVES
SOME OF THE BARRIERS BY ADDING
AN ENTRY TO THE YEARS OF
ELIGIBILITY, AND EXPAND THE
PLEDGE THE STUDENTS FIND,
THROUGH 11th GRADE, INSTEAD OF
NINTH GRADE, JUST ADDING BEERS
THE STUDENTS THROUGHOUT
WASHINGTON CAN BECOME ELIGIBLE
FOR THAT.
AS WELL AS REMOVING A C AVERAGE.
THAT IS IT FOR EDUCATION, I
WILL PAUSE FOR QUESTIONS BEFORE
I MOVE ON.
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON THAT REPORT?
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA,
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I THINK THIS WILL BE FASTER,
THIS REPRESENTATIVE BILL HAS
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT, RIGHT,
THANK YOU SO MUCH, VERY EXCITED
ABOUT THAT.
>> AGREED, OKAY, AWESOME.
TAKE IT AWAY, HANNAH.
>> I AM DENNIS QUINN WANTS TO
JUMP IN ON ENVIRONMENT.
>> ACTUALLY, THANK YOU, HANNAH.
A COUPLE OF UPDATES IN THE
ENVIRONMENTAL SPACE.
LAST WEEK, THERE WERE HEARINGS
ON THE GOVERNOR'S CLIMATE
COMMITMENT ACT 5126.
AS WELL AS THE GOVERNOR'S
HEALTHY HOMES CLEAN BUILDINGS
1084, BOTH OF THOSE ATTRACTED
SORT OF, AS YOU WOULD EXPECT
FOR HIGH-PROFILE LEGISLATION, A
WIDE RANGE OF THOUGHTS AND
OPINIONS AND PUBLIC COMMENTS
WERE MONITORING THEM CLOSELY.
AND BELIEVE WE EXPECT THAT THE
SPONSORS OF THE LEGISLATIVE
SPONSORS OF BOTH BILLS ARE
WORKING ON PROPOSED SUBSTITUTES
TO INCORPORATE SOME OF THE
FEEDBACK THAT THEY HAVE HEARD,
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THOSE,
POTENTIALLY LATER THIS WEEK, OR
THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
THERE WILL BE A COMMITTEE VOTE
THIS WEEK ON 1075, WHICH IS THE
TMC EMISSION REDUCTION
LEGISLATION. I THINK WE MIGHT
SEE SOME SMALL CHANGES THERE,
BUT NOTHING SIGNIFICANT.
AND THEN FINALLY, THE CLEAN
BUILD STANDARD HOUSE BILL 1091
WAS VOTED OUT OF COMMITTEE.
THERE WAS A PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE
THAT MAKES SORT OF AN ARRAY OF,
I WAS A TECHNICAL, BUT COMPLEX
CHANGES AROUND THE IMPACTS TO
ELECTRIC UTILITIES, AND WE ARE
WORKING WITH OUR WONDERFUL
ELECTRIC UTILITY TO UNDERSTAND
THOSE SPECIFIC IMPACTS FOR US,
BUT, YOU KNOW, LARGELY, SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT WOULD BE A
BENEFICIARY OF THE STANDARD AND
GIVEN THE SPONSOR OF THE
LEGISLATION, I DON'T EXPECT ANY
OF THESE CHANGES WOULD BE OF
SIGNIFICANT CONCERN TO US.
BUT HAPPY TO REPORT BACK ON
THAT.
AND I WILL PAUSE THEREFORE
QUESTIONS.
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS ON
THIS SECTION?
LOOKS LIKE WE CAN KEEP GOING.
>> ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO
GENERAL GOVERNMENT, A FEW
UPDATES HERE.
HOUSE BILL 1016, YOU MAY RECALL
, THIS BILL WAS INTRODUCED LAST
YEAR AND ULTIMATELY DIDN'T MAKE
IT, BUT ESTABLISHING JUNETEENTH
AS A LEGAL HOLIDAY, THIS WAS
VOTED OUT OF COMMITTEE LAST
WEDNESDAY, SO IT WILL MOVE TO
THE HOUSE FLOOR, OBVIOUSLY
MONITORING CLOSELY AND LOOKING
FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT.
HOUSE BILL 1056 IS THE
LEGISLATION THAT ESSENTIALLY
MAKES PERMANENT THE CHANGES
THAT WERE OR THE TEMPORARY
CHANGES THAT WERE MADE TO THE
OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS
REQUIREMENTS AND ONLINE
MEETINGS THROUGH THE GOVERNOR'S
PROCLAMATION, SO FOR ANY FUTURE
DECLARED EMERGENCIES, WE WOULD
HAVE A SET OF REGULATIONS IN
PLACE.
THE CURRENT REGULATIONS HAVE
ALREADY BEEN STANDARDIZED FOR
THE DURATION OF THE EMERGENCY,
BUT FOR ANY FUTURE EMERGENCIES,
WE WOULD HAVE THIS FRAMEWORK.
THE HOUSE PASSED THAT WITH A 98-
0 VOTE, SO IT'S GOT A STRONG
PATH OVER TOWARD THE SENATE.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN SEE THAT
ADOPTED, SO WE HAVE SOME
CERTAINTY MOVING FORWARD.
ONE BUILT A FLAG, THAT WAS JUST
INTRODUCED IN THE TIME BETWEEN
OUR LAST BRIEFING IS HOUSE BILL
1258, WHICH IS THE MICRO
ENTERPRISE HOME KITCHEN. I
BELIEVE THIS WAS OF INTEREST
LAST YEAR AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY, LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WEIGH IN ON THE 29th. AND HAPPY
TO WORK WITH ANY OF YOUR
OFFICES IS THAT IS OF INTEREST.
THEN FINALLY, A FLAG, SENATE
BILL 5061, WHICH MODIFIES THE
WOMEN INSURANCE PROGRAM TO
ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
HIGH RISK, OR WHO LIVE WITH
SOMEONE WHO IS HIGH RISK, WHO
VOLUNTARILY QUIT THEIR JOB
DURING A PUBLIC HEALTH
EMERGENCY, IF THEY CAN'T WORK
FROM HOME, QUALIFY FOR WOMEN
INSURANCE.
IT ESSENTIALLY MAKES IT A GOOD
CAUSE QUIT WORK THAT WAS MOVED
OUT OF COMMITTEE ON THE 18th.
NOT QUIT ON A PARTYLINE VOTE.
THERE WERE A FEW REPUBLICANS IN
SUPPORT, BUT CONTINUING TO
TRACK THAT AS IT MOVES TO THE
SENATE FLOOR.
I WILL PAUSE THERE AROUND
GENERAL GOVERNMENT FOR ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS,
COLLEAGUES?
I APPRECIATE THE LEGISLATURE'S
RESPONSE TO THE OPEN PUBLIC
MEETINGS ACT ISSUES, WE'VE BEEN
HAVING REGULAR CONTACT WITH THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AROUND A LOT
OF THOSE ISSUES AND I THINK IT
HELPS US CONTINUE TO DO OUR
BUSINESS AND THE SAFEST WAY
POSSIBLE, CONSISTENT WITH THE
GOVERNOR'S ORDERS.
SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN CONTINU TO
BE SUPPORTIVE OF THOSE EFFORTS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
OKAY.
I WILL HAND IT OFF TO HANNAH ON
HEALTHCARE.
>> THANKS.
STARTING ON HEALTHCARE, I WANT
TO TALK ABOUT HOUSE BILL 1152
OR SENATE BILL 5173.
IS A COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC
HEALTH DISTRICT BILL.
IT'S A GOVERNMENT REQUEST BILL
AND CREATE THE WORKER TO
DETERMINE FUNDING FOR
COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH DISTRICTS
FOR CITIES, COUNTIES, AND THE
STATE.
CURRENTLY, THE WASHINGTON STATE
HAS OVER 35 LOCAL HEALTH
JURISDICTIONS, AND THE BILL
WOULD LOOK TO REGIONALIZED
THEM.
I COUNTIES WITH POPULATIONS
OVER 1 MILLION CAN BE
CONSIDERED A COMPREHENSIVE
PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT, WITHOUT
JOINING ALONG WITH ANY COUNTIES
SO THAT INCLUDES OUR SEATTLE
KING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, BUT
WE ARE CONTINUING TO MONITOR
THE IMPACT THAT WOULD HAVE ON
US, AND THE BILL HAD A HEARING
LAST THURSDAY.
ALSO, SENATE BILL 5129, VAPOR
AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS FOR
MINORS.
SPONSORED BY SENATOR SAL DONYA.
THE BILL WOULD REPEAL CIVIC
INSTRUCTIONS, PURCHASE OR
POSSESSION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS
OR VAPOR PRODUCTS FOR ANYONE
UNDER THE AGE OF 18.
IT ALSO REMOVES THE AUTHORITY
OF OFFICERS TO DETAIN A PERSON
PURCHASING OR POSSESSING
TOBACCO PRODUCTS, AND REMOVE
THE AUTHORITY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
IN THE LIQUOR AND CANNABIS
BOARD FROM SEIZING THOSE
PRODUCTS FROM ANYONE UNDER THE
AGE OF 18.
ANOTHER ONE TO FLAG ON
HEALTHCARE, THERE WAS INTEREST
IN IT LAST YEAR, IS SENATE BILL
5195. AND AS THE OPIOID
OVERDOSE MEDICATION, BY SENATOR
LEOS.
THIS REQUIRES HOSPITAL
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO DISPERSE
OR DISPENSE OPIOID REVERSAL
MEDICATION TO A PATIENT, AND
REQUIRES RESIDENTIAL OR
OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER TREATMENT PROVIDERS TO
PRESCRIBE OVERDOSE REVERSAL
MEDICATION AS WELL.
AND IT HAD A HEARING LAST WEEK
AND IS SCHEDULED FOR EXECUTIVE
SESSION ON FRIDAY.
THOSE ARE THE BIG BUILD ON
HEALTHCARE THAT I WANTED TO
FLAG AND I'M OPEN TO ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON THESE ISSUES?
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, PLEASE?
>> THERE WAS A, AN EMAIL THAT
MANY OF US RECEIVED FROM PUBLIC
HEALTH, ANYBODY WHO SITS ON THE
BOARD OF HEALTH I'M HAPPY TO
SHARE IT AROUND WITH
COLLEAGUES, I DON'T HAVE IT
PULLED UP IN FRONT OF ME, BUT
DIRECTOR HAYES HAD PROVIDED A
WRITTEN SUMMARY, BECAUSE WE
WEREN'T ABLE TO GET HER UPDATE
LAST WEEK, AND AT THE VERY
BOTTOM OF A LENGTHY REPORT ON
ALL THE THINGS PUBLIC HEALTH IS
WORKING ON IS A COMMENT ABOUT
THE SKYROCKETING RATES OF
OVERDOSES, OVERDOSES RELATED TO
OPIOIDS?
OVERDOSES AND DEATHS RELATED TO
DRUGS THAT ARE BEING LACED WITH
FENTANYL, AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST
WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO CALL
OUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS
WORK, AND ALSO SIGNAL MY
INTEREST AWAY OUR, IF THERE IS
ANYWAY I CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT ON THESE BILLS, I WANT
TO APPLAUD THE LEGISLATORS THAT
ARE TAKING THIS ISSUE ON.
THIS IS THE SECOND OR MAYBE THE
THIRD PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS THAT
IS COMPOUNDING RIGHT NOW, AS
PEOPLE LOOK TO POTENTIALLY DULL
THE PAIN OF LOSING LOVED ONES,
OR NOT HAVING A JOB, OR THE
WORRY THAT THEY FACE FROM NOT
BEEN YOU PAY RENT OR THEIR
MORTGAGE.
I KNOW FOLKS WHO HAVE LOST
PEOPLE IN THEIR FAMILIES, DUE
TO OVERDOSE IN THE LAST YEAR,
AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALSO HAD
NOT BEEN USING FOR A VERY LONG
TIME, AND IF SOMEBODY GETS ANY
PRODUCT THAT HAS FENTANYL ON
IT, AND ALSO THEIR BODY IS NOT,
YOU KNOW, I GUESS USED TO THAT
KIND OF SUBSTANCE AND THEY ARE
TURNING TO IT, BECAUSE THEY ARE
TRYING TO SELF MEDICATE, AND
THESE REALLY SPECIAL STRESSFUL
TIMES, WE ARE LOSING PEOPLE,
NOT JUST A COVID RIGHT NOW P I
WANTED TO CALL OUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF THIS EFFORT, AND
TO ALSO SAY TO ANY OF THE
FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS OUT
THERE STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW, I
RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A PUBLIC
HEALTH CRISIS THAT WAS ALREADY
PRESENT BEFORE COVID.
AND IN MANY WAYS, THE
COMPOUNDING STRESSORS OF COVID
JUST CAUSING PEOPLE TO LOOK FOR
ADDITIONAL WAYS TO RELIEVE
STRESS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO
FIGHT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THE
FUNDING THAT WE NEED AND OUR
STATE LEGISLATORS, AND AS WE
HEARD AS WELL, FROM THE FEDERAL
PARTNERS, MENTAL HEALTH AND
SUBSTANCE ABUSE FUNDING HAS
DRAMATICALLY DECREASED OVER THE
LAST FEW DECADES, AND I'M
OPTIMISTIC THAT WE CAN GET
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.
JUST CALLING OUT THE PUBLIC
HEALTH CRISIS THAT IS DRIVING
SOME OF THE LEGISLATION, SO
PEOPLE KNOW WE ARE PAYING
ATTENTION, AND THAT WE, I THINK
WE WILL BE GOOD PARTNERS IN
DEPLOYING THESE RESOURCES ASAP.
AT ME KNOW HOW I CAN HELP ON
THIS AND IF IT LOOKS LIKE THESE
ARE GOING SIDEWAYS AND ANYWAY,
I WOULD LOVE TO ECHO OUR
SUPPORT OF A CITY FOR THESE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER,
WE WILL DEFINITELY FOLLOW UP
WITH ANY OPPORTUNITIES TO
ENGAGE AND APPRECIATE YOUR
SUPPORT ON THIS ISSUE.
>> HANNAH, ON THE SUITE OF
BILLS COME IN ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT ALSO CONTINUES TO BE
REALLY SIGNIFICANT ISSUE IN THE
CITY IS AN AND OPIOID, HEROIN
IN PARTICULAR GETS A LOT OF
ATTENTION AT THE STATE LEVEL,
AND FEDERAL LEVEL.
IN KING COUNTY, IN SEATTLE,
MATH CONTINUES TO BE A LEADING
DRIVER FOR DEATHS AS WELL, AND
JUST WONDERING IF THERE IS ANY
CONVERSATIONS AT THE STATE
LEGISLATURE AROUND ADDRESSING
THAT PARTICULAR, YOU KNOW,
PARTICULAR INTERVENTIONS FOR
THAT PARTICULAR SUBSTANCE USE
AND ILLNESS.
>> THAT'S REALLY GREAT POINT,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I WILL
FOLLOW-UP TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY
BILLS THAT WE HAVE MISSED AND
DEFINITELY LOOK FORWARD TO
ENGAGING IN A CONVERSATION.
IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF THIS
IS WELL.
>> YEAH, I THINK IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE OUR
STATE LET A SLATE OF PARTNERS,
IN ADDITION TO ADVANCING THE
WORK ARE ALSO GIVING US LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS, THE FLEX ABILITY
TO ADDRESS OTHER PREVALENT
TYPES OF SUBSTANCES THAT ARE
RESULTING IN INCREASED LEVELS
OF DEATH WITHIN OUR
COMMUNITIES.
SO I THINK METH IS RIGHT UP
THERE AND I THINK I SEEM TO
RECALL THE INFORMATION THAT THE
PUBLIC HEALTH BOARD SENT TO US
HIGHLIGHTED THAT AS AN ISSUE.
ANOTHER WAS AN ARTICLE OVER THE
WEEKEND IN THE SEATTLE TIMES
THAT TALKED ABOUT THAT NUANCE,
IN TERMS OF SOME OF THE FEDERAL
FUNDING AND PRIORITIES WE ARE
SEEING FROM THE BIDEN/HARRIS
MINISTRATION, AND HOW THERE MAY
BE SOME GAPS AS IT RELATES TO
HOW SUBSTANCE ABUSE PLAYS OUT
IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY HERE IN
KING COUNTY.
SO WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE TO
HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THAT
AND MAKE SURE WE ARE LIFTING UP
THAT NEED AS WELL WITH THE
LEGISLATURE, TO ENSURE THOSE
NEEDS WILL BE MET.
>> DEFINITELY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, I SEE
YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, YES.
THANK YOU, HANNAH.
I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE
BILL 5209.
DO YOU KNOW, OR IS THERE ANY
CONVERSATION HAPPENING AROUND
EXPANDING THESE CRISIS
HOTLINES, SUICIDE PREVENTION
SERVICES, OR REALLY JUST MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES THAT ARE
CULTURALLY APPROPRITE? AND I
ASK, BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF
FOLKS IN SOUTH SEATTLE, SOUTH
KING COUNTY, PARTICULARLY RIGHT
NOW ANYWAY, IN THE EAST AFRICAN
COMMUNITY, WHO ARE LOOKING FOR
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THAT ARE
CULTURALLY RELEVANT. AND I,
THEY ARE REALLY STRUGGLING TO
FIND WAYS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO
SERVICES THAT ARE RESPONSIVE TO
PEOPLE WHO DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH
AS A FIRST LANGUAGE, OR WHO
JUST COME FROM, YOU KNOW,
DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES,
DIFFERENT CULTURES, AND WHO
STILL NEED APPROPRIATE MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES.
SO I'M INTERESTED TO KNOW IF
THIS BILL OR IF THERE ARE OTHER
BILLS THAT MIGHT BE ADDRESSING
THAT NEED IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
>> I'M HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP WITH
YOU ON THE SPECIFICS OF THAT.
I KNOW THEY ARE LOOKING TO MAKE
THEM COMMUNITY-BASED, BUT THE
POINT VERY WELL TAKE ON THE
LANGUAGE, AND THE NEEDS
SPECIFICALLY OF SOME OF THE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN SEATTLE.
SO I'M HAPPY TO FOLLOW-UP AND
ADVOCATE FOR THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GREAT.
OKAY.
LET'S KEEP GOING.
WE HAVE ABOUT 10 MINUTES LEFT
HERE.
>> I BELIEVE HOUSING IS THE NEXT
ITEM.
I'M GOING TO BE REAL BRIEF ON
THIS SECTION TODAY.
I KNOW MANY OF YOU ARE
INTERESTED IN HOW WE PROVIDE
TENANT PROTECTIONS AS THE
EVICTION MORATORIUM, BOTH AT
THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS MAY
COME TO AN END AND JUST LETTING
YOU KNOW, I MONITORING THOSE,
BUT NOTHING SUBSTANTIAL
HAPPENED WITH THOSE BILLS THIS
WEEK.
DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, HOUSE
BILL 1277 AND SENATE BILL 5279,
WHICH IS ON THE TOP OF PAGE 7,
THAT WOULD MAKE A $100 INCREASE
IN THE DOCUMENT RECORDING FEES
AND RAISE AT LEAST $100 MILLION
, AND PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT MORE
ON THE GIVEN THE NUMBER OF
HOUSING TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
THAT WILL BE MOSTLY FOCUSED ON
RENT ASSISTANCE, AT LEAST IN
THE FIRST BIENNIUM.
IT HAD A HEARING LAST FRIDAY IN
THE HOUSE AND IS SCHEDULED FOR
EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS WEEK.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS ON
HOUSING, I CAN IMMEDIATELY JUST
SHIFT TO POLICE REFORM.
>> ANY QUESTIONS, COLLEAGUES?
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, PLEASE?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, ROBIN,
THIS , JUST BARELY VERY
BRIEFLY, CAN YOU POINT US TO
ANY OF THE LEGISLATION WE
SHOULD BE TRACKING THAT
INCLUDES ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE
OR PUSH TOWARDS STRATEGIC
ACQUISITION OPPORTUNITIES?
>> YES, ACTUALLY, THAT BILL,
COUNCIL MEMBER, MOSQUEDA, THANK
YOU FOR ASKING IS 1070. THAT
WOULD GIBSON COUNTY THE ABILITY
THROUGH THE HEALTH THROUGH
HOUSING SALES TAX TO ACQUIRE
BUILDINGS.
WE ARE FOLLOWING THAT, THAT
ACTUALLY HAS A HEARING TODAY.
WE SIGNED AND IN FAVOR OF IT,
HAD A VERY NICE SWEEP OF
SUPPORTERS FROM ALL AROUND KING
COUNTY, AND MANY SUBURBAN
CITIES.
AND I APOLOGIZE THAT IT DIDN'T
GET INTO THE BULLETIN.
WE WILL MAKE SURE IT IS IN
THERE NEXT WEEK, SO YOU CAN
TRACK ITS PROGRESS.
>> NO PROBLEM.
THANKS SO MUCH, COLLEAGUES, THE
SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY
PROVIDED A QUICK ADDITION IN MY
COMMITTEE LAST WEEK, JUST
WANTED TO FLAG THIS IS AN
EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO
ENGAGE IN STRATEGIC
ACQUISITION, ESPECIALLY AS WE
LOOK AT TWO, THREE, FOUR
BEDROOM OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE
COMING ONTO THE MARKET AND FOR
LOCAL JURISDICTION TO BE ABLE
TO PURCHASE THOSE, IT'S REALLY
GREAT WAY FOR US TO PRESERVE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT ALSO TO
MAKE MORE HOUSING AVAILABLE AND
IS A WIN WIN FOR THOSE SMALL
BUILDING OWNERS WHO MIGHT HAVE
A SITUATION, GIVEN THE ECONOMIC
CRISIS.
HUGE OPPORTUNITY, GLAD THEY ARE
HELPING TO SUPPORT, AND THANKS
TO THE CHAIR OF OUR REGIONAL
HOUSING EFFORT FOR HELPING TO
MAKE SURE THIS IS ON FOLKS
RADAR AND LOOKING FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING IN ANY WAY, ROBIN.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU.
NOW I JUST WILL SWITCH ON TO
POLICE REFORM.
THERE'S OVER 20 BILLS AT THE
LEGISLATURE RIGHT NOW ON POLICE
REFORM.
SO IT'S A BIT STAGGERING TO
TRACK ALL OF THEM.
I JUST WANTED TO POINT TO A
COUPLE OF THINGS ARE HAPPENING
THIS WEEK.
THERE IS A NEW USE OF FORCE
BILL THAT WAS DROPPED LAST
WEEK.
HOUSE BILL 1310 BY
REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON, THAT
CREATES A REASONABLE CARE
STANDARD FOR WHEN OFFICERS MAY
USE FORCE.
THAT BILL IS BEING HEARD ON
FRIDAY.
THE INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS
BILL, WHICH IS THE GOVERNOR'S
TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS ON
CREATING A STATE CENTRALIZED
AGENCY TO DO INVESTIGATION, WHEN
FORCE IS USED, THAT HAVE A
HEARING TOMORROW, AND HOW'S
PUBLIC SAFETY. SO THAT IS A
VERY IMPORTANT BILL.
OF COURSE WE ARE KEEPING AN EYE
ON THAT.
AND ALSO, THIS WEEK, THERE WILL
BE HOUSE BUILT 1203, SORRY, I'M
SKIPPING AROUND A LITTLE BIT,
HAS A HEARING TOMORROW ALSO.
WE ARE JUST MONITORING THAT
BILL, BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT OUR ACCOUNTABILITY
ORDINANCE IS ALIGNED WITH
WHATEVER THAT BILL MAY
RECOMMEND WHEN IT COMES OUT OF
COMMITTEE.
SO DOES KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON
THAT ONE.
THAT IS MY PRESENTATION ON
POLICE REFORM, IF ANYONE HAS
QUESTIONS?
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, PLEASE?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
QUESTION IS ABOUT A COUPLE OF
DIFFERENT BILLS, TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT WHICH ONE IS
STRONGER ON POLICE REFORM.
SO IT WOULD SEEM THAT SENATOR
SOLOMON'S BILL SB 5134 IS
STRONGER ON POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY THAN SB 5055,
BECAUSE SB 5134 GETS RID OF THE
ARBITRATION OF THE APPEAL
PROCESS THAT HAS HISTORICALLY
ALLOWED BAD COPS TO REINSTATE
INTO THEIR JOBS.
ARE YOU FORESEEING SOME SORT OF
RECONCILIATION BETWEEN THOSE
TWO BILLS?
OR ONE SUCCEEDING OVER THE
OTHER?
>> WE ARE CERTAINLY ADVOCATING
FOR SOME, AT THE VERY LEAST, IF
A BILL DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD,
THAT ELIMINATES ARBITRATION FOR
A BILL THAT WOULD PUT SOME
GUARDRAILS AROUND ARBITRATION,
SO WE ARE ACTIVELY ADVOCATING
FOR THAT, AND, YOU KNOW, WE ARE
HOPEFUL THAT EITHER A NEW
VEHICLE COULD BE INTRODUCED, OR
THAT THERE WOULD BE AN
AMENDMENT TO ONE OF THOSE BILLS
IN THE COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS?
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD, PLEASE.
>> A LITTLE BIT MORE
INFORMATION AS RELATES TO
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN'S
QUESTION, JUST TO BE 100%
CLEAR, MYSELF AND MAYOR DURKIN
FIND IN FAVOR OF BOTH BILLS
WHEN WE GIVE TESTIMONY, THE
WEEK BEFORE LAST, AND I CONCUR
WITH ROBIN'S STATEMENTS, THE
BILL THAT SHOULD MOVE FORWARD IS
ONE THAT I THINK ALLOWS SEATTLE
THE FLEXIBILITY TO PURSUE
SIGNIFICANT REFORMS IN
ARBITRATION, IF NOT GET RID OF
ARBITRATION ALTOGETHER, AND
THERE ARE ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT
, FOR THE BILL TO MOVE FORWARD,
WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE
FOR THE SHORT LIST OF ITEMS THAT
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND MYSELF
HAVE BEEN PROMOTING, TOGETHER
WITH OIR, AND DISCUSSING
DIRECTLY WITH OUR STATE
LEGISLATORS . AND THEN AS IT
RELATES TO BE JOHN'S BILL,
SOMETIMES KNOWN AS THE ACLU
BILL, IF THAT VEHICLE DOESN'T
MOVE FORWARD, BECAUSE IT
ELIMINATES ARBITRATION, THERE'S
A LOT IN THAT BILL THAT SHOULD
MOVE FORWARD, AND I REALLY HOPE
THAT THE SPONSORS AND THE
STAKEHOLDERS, YOU KNOW, REALLY
GO THROUGH THAT ACLU BILL,
BECAUSE I THINK THERE ARE SOME
THINGS THAT STAKEHOLDERS YOU
DON'T AGREE ABOUT GETTING RID
OF ARBITRATION, CAN AGREE ABOUT
IN THAT BILL.
AND AGAIN, I'VE GOT SORT OF A
SHORTLIST OF THINGS THAT I
WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE WITH
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN ,
AS IT RELATES TO, LET'S NOT
JUST THROW THE BABY OUT WITH
THE BATHWATER, LET'S FIGURE OUT
HOW TO, AS YOU SAY, SOME
RECONCILIATION WITH THE BILL.
>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT
ONE OF THE BILLS COMING UP THIS
WEEK, SPECIFICALLY THE BILL
RELATED TO POLICE OVERSIGHT.
THERE IS THE 1203, I UNDERSTAND
IN A LARGE PART, IT COMBINES
THE FUNCTIONS OF THE OPA AND OIG
, AND JUST, THERE IS LANGUAGE
THAT SAYS ANY COMMUNITY
OVERSIGHT BOARD MUST COMPLY BY
JANUARY 1st, 2020, WITH THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE BILL, BUT
THERE'S LANGUAGE THAT SAYS,
EXCEPT WHEN FULL COMPLIANCE
WOULD VIOLATE A FEDERAL CONSENT
DECREE.
IS NOT INTENDED TO SORT OF GIVE
SEATTLE THE FLEXIBILITY TO
MAINTAIN OUR OWN CURRENT
OVERSIGHTS STRUCTURE THAT HAS,
YOU KNOW, THE THREE LEGS WITH
CIVILIANS LEAVING EACH OF THE
THREE LEGS?
>> IT DOES, EXACTLY, I THINK
THAT'S WHAT IT'S INTENDED TO DO
ALTHOUGH WE DO HAVE SOME
CONCERN, BECAUSE IN THE EVENT
THAT THE CONSENT DECREE IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT, THEN WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SOME
ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE THAT WOULD,
YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
NOT NEEDING TO OVERHAUL OUR
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM, ONCE THE
CONSENT DECREE IS LEFT IN.
SO WE ARE LOOKING INTO THAT AND
MAKE SURE THERE IS ALIGNMENT
THERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
ALL RIGHT, LET'S KEEP GOING.
>> JUST WANTED TO QUICKLY
HIGHLIGHT, THERE IS QUITE A BIG
HEARING TODAY, ON THE PUBLIC
SAFETY FIELD, SENATE BILL 5078,
WHICH IS AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE
10.
THAT WOULD BAN HIGH-CAPACITY
MAGAZINES OF MORE THAN 10
ROUNDS, AND THAT IS BEING HEARD
THIS MORNING IN THE SENATE
JUSTICE COMMITTEE.
THERE IS ALSO AN OPEN CARRY OF
WEAPONS BILL, SENATE BILL 5038,
THAT WOULD PROHIBIT OPEN CARRY
WHILE ATTENDING A PUBLIC
DEMONSTRATION.
THERE IS A HEARING ON TUESDAY
IN THE HOUSE CIVIL RIGHTS AND
IT IS VERY COMMITTEE AND CHIEF
DIAZ IS GOING TO BE TESTIFYING
IN SUPPORT OF THAT BILL.
FINALLY, THERE IS A CIVIL
PROTECTION ORDER BILL, WHICH IS
HOUSE BILL 1320 AND SENATE BILL
5297.
THIS ALIGNS AND SIMPLIFIES THE
SIX DIFFERENT TYPES OF
PROTECTION ORDERS THAT WE HAVE
IN WASHINGTON STATE. A LOT OF
WORK OVER THE SUMMER WENT INTO
SOME VERY TECHNICAL LEGISLATION
TO CREATE THIS ALIGNMENT.
THEN THEY HAVE A HEARING THIS
WEDNESDAY ON CIVIL RIGHTS AND
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
THAT WAS ALL THEY HAD.
TODAY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH,
ROBIN.
ALL RIGHT.
DOES THAT TAKE US THROUGH THE
FULL PRESENTATION?
OR DO WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE?
DO WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE WE
HAVE TO WRAP UP?
>> REALLY QUICKLY, I WILL GO TO
SAFETY NET AND CIVIL RIGHTS,
JUST A COUPLE HERE.
ONE IS SENATE BILL 5023, THAT
IS CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY AND
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
AND NOT JUST BREVETS THE
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN YOUTH
AND FAMILY STRONG COUNTY AND
ANY COVID RELATED ON
APPOINTMENT BENEFITS, WHEN
DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR THE
COPAYMENT, FOR WORKING
CONNECTIONS CHILDCARE.
AND ONE MORE TO FLAG, WAY DOWN
AT THE BOTTOM, A NEW BILL BY
SENATOR WHEN.
SENATE BILL 5214, AND WHAT THAT
DOES IS REALLY EXPANDS BACK
BEFORE THE PRERECESSION, A LOT
OF THE OLD REQUIREMENTS WERE
CHANGED.
THIS IS WORKING TO EXPAND,
EXTEND BEYOND 60 MONTHS, FOR
THOSE WHO NEED IT, AND INCREASE
THE EARNED INCOME SET ASIDE,
ALLOWING FAMILIES TO SAVE A LOT
MORE OF THEIR INCOME, RATHER
THAN BE EXCLUDED, BASED ON THAT
, AND ESTABLISHES TELEPHONE
ORIENTATIONS, REDUCING THAT
BARRIER FOR FOLKS NEEDING TO
ATTEND IN PERSON.
SO THAT IS IT ON SAFETY NET,
AND THEN I THINK QUINN HAS ONE
QUICK TRANSPORTATION, KNOWING
THAT WE ARE RIGHT AT THAT TIME.
>> YES, UNDERSTANDING THAT WE
ARE BASICALLY AT OUR TIME HERE,
I WOULD JUST NOTE THAT,
REPRESENTATIVE, AND HER CHAIR
OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
, RELEASE A FRAMEWORK FOR HIS
PACKAGE LAST WEEK, AS YOU
ALLUDED TO, THERE WERE NOT
SPECIFIC PROJECTS TO BENEFIT AT
THIS POINT HOWEVER, ANTICIPATE
THAT IT WAS BUILT OUT AS
NEGOTIATIONS UNFOLD, IN THE
HOUSE ON THE SENATE.
WE EXPECT SENATOR CHAVEZ WILL
BE RELEASING AN UPDATE OF HIS
PROPOSAL, IN THE NEXT WEEK,
MOST LIKELY.
THAT TOO, WE HAVE HEARD, IS
UNLIKELY TO INCLUDE A PROJECT
LIST.
LEGISLATURES ARE HOLDING THEIR
CARDS CLOSE TO THEIR CHEST AND
KEEPING POINTS OF NEGOTIATION
OPEN. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING
WHAT THAT ENTAILS, BUT
SIMILARLY, HAVE HEARD THAT
THERE WILL NOT LIKELY BE A
PROJECT LIST.
IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I'M
NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL OF
THE DETAILS OF REPRESENTATIVE
PACKAGE, BUT I WILL SEND OUT AN
EMAIL SUMMARY TO ALL THE
COUNCILMEMBERS, AND I'M HAPPY
TO FOLLOW-UP WITH ANYONE WHO IS
INTERESTED.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH,
QUINN.
APPRECIATE THAT.
ANYTHING ELSE FROM OIR?
>> THAT CONCLUDES OUR
PRESENTATION TODAY.
THANK YOU.
>> GREAT, PERFECT., COLLEAGUES,
WE ARE A LITTLE OVERTIME HERE,
SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND WRAP
THIS UP.
OF COURSE ANY NEEDED FOLLOW-UP
CAN BE DONE DIRECTLY WITH OIR,
PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO REACH
OUT TO THEM DIRECTLY.
WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
BEGIN THE PROCESS OF DOING THE
PREVIEW OF TODAY'S THE CITY
COUNCIL ACTIONS, COUNSEL AND
REGIONAL ACTIONS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO OIR FOR
BEING WITH US, WE APPRECIATE
IT.
WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN OUR
DISCUSSION NOW OF THE CITY
COUNCIL ACTIONS COUNSEL
REGIONAL COMMITTEES, I WILL
COUNT ON COUNCIL MEMBERS
ESTABLISHED BY THE ROLLCALL.
AS A REMINDER, THE ORDER IS AS
FOLLOWS, COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS,
MORALES, MOSQUEDA, TRENT 11,
SAWANT, STRAUSS, HERBOLD.
WE DO HAVE KARINA WITH US THIS
MORNING, SHE WILL BE HERE TO
MAKE JUST A QUICK PRESENTATION
ON COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA'S
HAZARD PAY LEGISLATION, AND
THEN WE WILL GO AHEAD AND HEAR
FROM COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA ON
HER LEGISLATION IN THAT ORDER.
SO WE WILL GO AHEAD AND WAIT
FOR KARINA TO TAKE YOU UP UNTIL
WE GET TO COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA'S REPORT, WHICH IS
THE THIRD REPORT THIS MORNING.
FOR NOW, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND
START COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS,
THEN HEAR FROM COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
APPRECIATE, FIRST, THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM THE
FEDERAL DELEGATION THIS MORNING
, OR FEDERAL LOBBYING
DELEGATION, IT IS JUST SO
ENCOURAGING TO REALLY BE IN A
NEW WORLD OF PARTNERSHIP.
WITH THE OTHER WASHINGTON.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S AGENDA FROM THE
SELECT COMMITTEE ON
HOMELESSNESS STRATEGIES AND
INVESTMENTS.
I DO LOOK FORWARD TO VOTING
THIS AFTERNOON ON THE HAZARD
PAY, FOR GROCERY WORKERS.
I WAS IN MY LOCAL GROCERY STORE
THE OTHER DAY, AND HAVE A GREAT
PLEASURE OF SEEING A CHECKER
WEARING A STICKER ADVOCATING
FOR THE CAMPAIGN, SO GOOD JOB
YOU HAVE CW, REALLY APPRECIATE
THE SOLIDARITY AND ALL THE HARD
WORK THAT OUR MOTHERS AND
SISTERS IN LABOR HAVE PUT INTO
RINGING THIS PROPOSAL FORWARD.
AND I WAS PROUD TO COSPONSOR
THIS LEGISLATION LAST WEEK IN
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND LOOK
FORWARD TO VOTING FOR IT ON
FINAL PASSAGE TODAY.
AS IS FORESHADOWED, AND
YESTERDAY'S COLUMN, MY OFFICE
WILL BE KICKING OFF AN EFFORT
THIS AFTERNOON, TO AMBITIOUSLY
SCALED TINY HOUSE VILLAGES IN
2021.
THIS COLLABORATIVE EFFORT,
BETWEEN BUSINESS, NONPROFIT,
PROVIDERS, AND NEIGHBORHOOD
STAKEHOLDERS, WILL LEAD TO A
SURGE OF TINY HOUSES, TO
FINALLY GIVE A SCALABLE OFFER
OF SHELTERED TO OUR NEIGHBORS
EXPENSING HOMELESSNESS.
AND THIS HAS BEEN NO MORE
URGENT THAN A WEEK WHERE WE
ANTICIPATE POTENTIAL SNOWFALL.
2021 CAN BE THE YEAR THAT WE
COME TOGETHER AS A CITY
GOVERNMENT, TO SOLVE THE CRISIS
OF OUR HOMELESSNESS EMERGENCY
WITH FOUR WALLS AND A DOOR THAT
LOCKS, AS MY COLLEAGUE COUNSEL
MENTOR STRAUSS OFTEN SAYS.
IT'S THE YEAR THAT WE RECOGNIZE
COMMON INTEREST IN PROVIDING
PEOPLE, LIVING IN TENTS, A
SAFE, HYGIENIC, AND WARM PLACE
TO LIVE, WHAT WE DO THE HARD
WORK AT THE SAME TIME, OF
SCALING PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING, AND OTHER HOUSING
BASED INITIATIVES TO RESPOND TO
THE CRISIS OF HOMELESSNESS.
ONLY THAT PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING OR PERMANENT HOUSING
CAN TRULY SOLVE HOMELESSNESS.
SHELTER OPTIONS, LIKE TINY
HOUSES, AND HOTELS, ARE ONLY A
TEMPORARY LIVING SITUATION.
THIS CRISIS CANNOT WAIT UNTIL
WE HAVE REALIZED THE FIVE YEAR
OR LONGER GOAL, OF SCALING
HERMAN IN SUPPORT OF HOUSING
REGIONALLY.
PEOPLE DON'T NEED SHELTER IN
THE LONG RUN.
PEOPLE NEED SHELTER RIGHT NOW.
I WILL BE SHARING MORE DETAILS
ON THIS INITIATIVE AT NOON,
WHERE I WILL BE JOINED BY
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
HOUSING INSTITUTE, THE DOWNTOWN
SEATTLE ASSOCIATION, THE SOUTH
LAKE UNION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS WHO HAVE
PLEDGED PRIVATE RESOURCES TO
GET THIS EFFORT SUPPORT, AND
WORKING WITH EVERYONE ON THE
COUNSEL OVER THIS YEAR, TO JOIN
IN OUR SHARED GOAL OF SCALING
ALL SORTS OF SHELTER OPTIONS,
INCLUDING TINY HOUSES.
SO WITH THAT, I THINK I WILL
LEAVE THE REST OF IT UNTIL
AFTER BRIEFING, AND MY PRESS
EVENT AT NOON, BUT I APPRECIATE
THE ABILITY TO SHARE THAT,
APPRECIATE DANNY WESLEY SORT OF
GETTING THE BALL ROLLING ON IT
WITH FAVORABLE COVERAGE
YESTERDAY IN THIS COLUMN.
AND REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO 2021
BEING A YEAR WHERE WE BOLDLY
RESPOND TO OUR HOMELESSNESS
CRISIS IN SEATTLE.
WITH THAT, I HAVE NO FURTHER
UPDATES, MADAM PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
OKAY, HEARING NONE.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GO DOWN
THE LINE.
NEXT UP IS COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES, THEN WE WILL HEAR FROM
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA, GOOD
MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, COLLEAGUES.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
WE DID MEET LAST FRIDAY, AND
APPROVED 17 APPOINTMENTS FOR
VARIOUS COMMISSIONS, SO THOSE
WILL BE COMING BEFORE FULL
COUNSEL NEXT MONDAY ON THE
FIRST.
LAST WEEK, I ATTENDED THE BOARD
OF HEALTH MEETING AS COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA MENTIONED, AND
WANT TO SAY, WE KNOW THAT OUR
NEIGHBORS ARE REALLY FRUSTRATED
WITH THE ROLLOUT OF THE VACCINES
, SO I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
THERE WERE SOME COMPUTER
GLITCHES.
THERE IS SORT OF A CONFUSING
ARRAY OF TIERS OF ELIGIBILITY,
AND WE WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT
RIGHT NOW, WE ARE FOCUSED ON
VACCINATIONS FOR ELDERS IN THE
COMMUNITY, AND FOR FOLKS WHO
ARE FRONT-LINE HEALTHCARE
WORKERS, HOME HEALTHCARE
WORKERS, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY
GET ACCESS.
SO WE ALSO DO KNOW THAT WE NEED
TO GET INFORMATION OUT THAT IS
FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS, AND
WE NEED TO BE CREATING THE
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR MORE EASILY
ACCESSIBLE SITES, PARTICULARLY
IN SOUTH SEATTLE AND SOUTH KING
COUNTY.
SO CERTAINLY, THERE'S SEVERAL
THINGS WE NEED TO BE DOING, BUT
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR
COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS THAT THE
REAL CHALLENGE RIGHT NOW IS, WE
JUST DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SUPPLY
OF THE VACCINES. WHAT WE
LEARNED IN THAT MEETING IS THAT
, THE COUNTIES RECEIVING
ANYWHERE FROM 12,000 TO 73,000
DOSES PER WEEK.
IT'S REALLY FLUCTUATING, AND
THAT RANGE MAKES IT REALLY HARD
FOR OUR PUBLIC HEALTH WORKERS
TO ANTICIPATE HOW MANY
VACCINATIONS THEY WILL BE ABLE
TO DO IN ANY GIVEN WEEK, IN ANY
GIVEN DAY.
IT ALSO MAKES IT REALLY HARD TO
SCHEDULE STAFF, TO SCHEDULE
APPOINTMENTS, SO THIS IS KIND
OF WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DON'T
HAVE AN ACTUAL PLAN FOR HOW TO
ROLLOUT A VACCINE, BUT
THANKFULLY NOW WE WILL BE
RAMPING UP PRODUCTION,
PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS INDICATED
THAT HE, WHILE HE HAS INVOKED
THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT, SO
WE MAY BE GETTING MORE SUPPLY,
MORE VACCINES, ALL OF THAT
SHOULD BECOME MORE PREDICABLE
OVER TIME.
SO I WILL ADD TO THAT, I HAVE
SCHEDULED A FOLLOW-UP MEETING
WITH DIRECTOR HAYES IN SOUTH
SEATTLE.
WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE LOTS OF
FOLKS WHO STILL DON'T HAVE THE
INTERNET AND RIGHT NOW, THAT'S
HOW PEOPLE ARE CHECKING COMMON
TO SEE IF THEY ARE ELIGIBLE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS WHO
DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH AS A FIRST
LANGUAGE.
SO WHILE WE WAIT TO WRAP UP THE
PRETTY DEBILITY, SUFFICIENT
QUANTITIES OF THE VACCINE, I'M
HOPING TO MEET WITH HER AND
UNDERSTAND BETTER WHAT WE ARE
DOING TO ESTABLISH THE
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE NEED, TO
GET MORE INFORMATION OUT, TO
GET MORE EASILY ACCESSIBLE
SITES SET UP, SO THAT,
EVENTUALLY THOSE FOLKS WILL
HAVE ACCESS IN A LANGUAGE THEY
UNDERSTAND IN A WAY THAT THEY
CAN GET THE INFORMATION.
SO I'M HAPPY TO UPDATE, ONCE I
HAVE A CHANCE TO HAVE THAT
CONVERSATION WITH DIRECTOR
HAYES.
LATER THIS WEEK, I WILL BE
SPEAKING AT THE BIG BOLD JEWISH
CLIMATE FEST, IN ANTICIPATION OF
SORT OF THE JEWISH BIRTHDAY.
I'VE BEEN ASKED TO JOIN A
PANEL, AND I'M EXCITED THAT I
WILL BE SPEAKING WITH MEMBERS
FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, FROM
BOSTON AND LA AND NEW YORK CITY
, WE WILL BE SEEKING TOGETHER
ON A PANEL ABOUT THE ROLE THAT
CITIES WILL PLAY IN ADDRESSING
CLIMATE CHANGE.
SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
AND FINALLY, I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE VERY DISTURBING
REVELATION THAT WE HAD LAST
WEEK ABOUT COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
RECEIVING DEATH THREATS.
AS ELECTED OFFICIALS, WE HAVE
ALL EXPERIENCED EIGHT MALE AND
LOTS OF OTHER THINGS, BUT THIS
YEAR THERE HAS BEEN A DANGEROUS
ESCALATION, AND EXPRESSION THAT
GOES WAY BEYOND FREE SPEECH,
AND I KNOW THE WOMEN ON THIS
COUNSEL HAVE THE SPECIAL
EXPERIENCE OF RECEIVING CRUDE
AND MISOGYNISTIC VOICE MESSAGES
THAT VERY OFTEN INCLUDE THREATS
OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE. I WILL SAY
THAT OVER RECESS, MY HUSBAND
RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL
OF PORNOGRAPHIC IMAGES WITH MY
FACE PASTED OVER THEM. SO WE
UNDERSTAND THOSE OF US WHO WERE
CALLED THE PUBLIC SERVICE WILL
BE TARGETS IN ALL MATTERS OF
DIVISIVENESS AND HATE.
BUT WHEN COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE
THEIR WINDOWS BROKEN, THEIR
PARENTS COSTED, AND WHEN ACTUAL
VIOLENCE IS THREATENED, THAT
CROSSES A LINE.
AND REPEATED THREATS ARE CAUSED
NOT JUST FOR HARM BUT FOR
ACTION.
SO I'M GLAD TO KNOW THAT THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING THE
THREATS, BUT WHAT COUNTS MEMBER
SAWANT RECEIVED LAST WEEK.
THEY WILL BE BRIEF NOT JUST ON
THOSE INVESTIGATIONS, BUT THE
INVESTIGATIONS OF THE FIVE SPD
OFFICERS WHO WERE PRESENT AT
THE INSURRECTION ON JANUARY
SIXTH @. WE CANNOT LET THIS GO
UNCHECKED AND WE WON'T LET
THESE ATTEMPTS TO SILENCE US
KEEP US, KEEP THIS COUNSEL FROM
DOING THE PEOPLE'S WORK.
I WANT TO CLOSE BY QUOTING OUR
FUTURE PRESIDENT, AMANDA GORMAN,
WHO SO ELOQUENTLY SPOKE AT
PRESIDENT BIDEN'S INAUGURATION,
WHEN SHE SAID, WE WILL NOT BE
TURNED AROUND OR INTERRUPTED BY
INTIMIDATION, BECAUSE WE KNOW
OUR INACTION AND INERTIA WILL
BE THE INHERITANCE OF THE NEXT
GENERATION.
WITH THAT, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I
WILL DELETE MY REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES, FOR THOSE CLOSING
REMARKS, AND FOR YOUR REPORT ,
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
COLLEAGUES, ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS RELATED TO THAT
REPORT?
OKAY, HEARING NONE.
WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
CONTINUE DOWN THE LINE HERE.
COLLEAGUES, AS I MENTIONED AT
THE TOP OF THIS AGENDA SECTION,
WE DID INVITE KARINA FROM OUR
COUNSEL CENTRAL STAFF TO JOIN
US IN COUNCIL BRIEFING THIS
MORNING.
SO THE COUNCILMEMBERS WHO WERE,
ARE NOT MEMBERS OF COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA'S FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE HAVE THE BENEFIT OF
JUST GETTING A GENERAL OVERVIEW
FROM COUNSEL CENTRAL STAFF
ABOUT THE HAZARD PAY
LEGISLATION THAT WE WILL BE
VOTING ON THIS AFTERNOON AT
FULL COUNSEL.
IT DID RECEIVED UNANIMOUS
SUPPORT FROM ALL MEMBERS OF THE
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE,
AND I'M SURE COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA IS GOING TO HAVE LOTS
TO ADD AND SAY ABOUT THE
POLICY AND THE LEGISLATIVE
INTENT BEHIND THE POLICY.
I DID WANT TO GIVE KARINA JUST
A QUICK OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE US
THAT BRIEFING WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA'S
PERMISSION, WOULD BE HAPPY TO
HAVE OR DO THAT NOW, OR
IMMEDIATELY BEFORE OR SORT OF
TAKE A PAUSE IN YOUR
PRESENTATION ON OTHER MATTERS,
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA, TO
HEAR FROM KARINA, HOW WOULD YOU
LIKE TO PROCEED?
>> KARINA, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED
IN PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW, I
THINK THAT WOULD BE FINE.
I HAVE SOME MORE OF THE
COMMENTS ABOUT THE INTENT AND
THE DISCUSSIONS WE HAD, AND
WHAT'S GOING ON IN OTHER
JURISDICTIONS, AND SOME
FEEDBACK ABOUT THE WHY IN
CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I WILL BE
HAPPY TO PROVIDE THOSE AFTER
KARINA PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF
THE LEGISLATION, IF THAT SOUNDS
GOOD.
>> YEAH, AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO
BE AS LENGTHY AS IT WAS IN
COMMITTEE.
JUST A QUICK SORT OF OVERVIEW
OF THE, HOW THE LEGISLATION
FUNCTIONS, AND I'M SURE
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA WILL DO
A FINE JOB OF FILLING IN THE
CONTEXT AND ADDING MORE
TEXTURE THERE.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID,
KARINA, GO AHEAD AND GIVE US
THAT QUICK PRESENTATION, THEN
WE WILL SHIFT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, AND
THEN , KARINA, IF YOU COULD
JUST HANG TIGHT, DURING COUNCIL
BRIEFING IN THE EVENT THAT
THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS THAT
COME UP AFTER PEOPLE HAVE THE
BENEFIT OF HEARING YOUR
PRESENTATION, AND COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA'S PRESENTATION,
THEN I THINK , I THINK WE WILL
BE SET. TAKE IT AWAY, KARINA,
GOOD MORNING.
>> IN MOURNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
IN THE DESCRIPTION OF THE
HAZARD PAY FOR GROCERY
EMPLOYEES LEGISLATION, AT THE
HEART OF THIS LAW, IS A
REQUIREMENT FOR GROCERY
BUSINESSES TO PROVIDE THEIR
EMPLOYEES WITH THE HAZARD PAY
OF $4 FOR EACH HOUR WORKED IN
SEATTLE DURING THE COVID-19
EMERGENCY, AND SINCE IT IS
EMERGENCY LEGISLATION, IT WOULD
HAVE AN IMMEDIATELY EFFECTIVE
DATE.
COVERAGE WOULD BE ON EMPLOYEES,
WHO ARE COVERED BY SEATTLE'S
MINIMUM WAGE ORDINANCE, AND WHO
WORKED IN SEATTLE AT A RETAIL
LOCATION IN THE GROCERY
BUSINESS, AND GROCERY
BUSINESSES ARE DEFINED AS THOSE
THAT HAVE 500 OR MORE EMPLOYEES
WORLDWIDE, AND THAT INCLUDES
COUNT OF EMPLOYES IN ANY
FRANCHISE NETWORK.
AND THEN A GROCERY BUSINESS, IT
WOULD BE EITHER A STORE WITH
10,000 SQUARE FEET OR MORE,
PRIMARILY ENGAGED IN RETAIL AND
GROCERIES, OR ALSO A STORE WITH
OVER 85,000 SQUARE FEET WITH
30% OR MORE OF ITS SALES FLOOR
AREA SELLING GROCERIES.
SO THAT WOULD INCLUDE A STORE
THAT IS SELLING GENERAL
MERCHANDISE AND GROCERIES ARE
ONE OF ITS MANY ITEMS THAT IT
IS SELLING.
THE LEGISLATION SUPPOSEDLY DOES
NOT COVER CONVENIENCE STORES OR
FOOD MARTS OR FARMERS MARKETS.
THE HAZARD PAY REQUIREMENT, AS
I MENTIONED EARLIER, WOULD BE
$4 FOR EACH HOUR WORKED IN
SEATTLE PRACTICE PAY WOULD BE
ON TOP OF THE OTHER
COMPENSATION, SUCH AS WAGES OR
BONUSES FOR THINGS THAT ARE NOT
COVID RELATED.
THERE IS AN EXPLICIT PROHIBITION
ON REDUCING AN EMPLOYEES
COMPENSATION TO PROVIDE THE
HAZARD PAY, AND EMPLOYERS WOULD
NEED TO KEEP A RECORD TO
ESTABLISH THE REASON FOR ANY
REDUCTION IN COMPENSATION THAT
MIGHT HAPPEN, WHILE THIS
ORDINANCE IS IN EFFECT.
THERE IS RECOGNITION THAT SOME
EMPLOYERS ARE PAYING THEIR
EMPLOYEES THE EQUIVALENT OF A
HAZARD PAY AND MIGHT GO BY A
DIFFERENT NAME, BUT IT IS ABOVE
THEIR REGULAR WAGES, SO THE
LEGISLATION DOES ALLOW
EMPLOYERS TO COUNT THE AMOUNT
OF APPRECIATION PAY TOWARDS
THEIR HAZARD PAY REQUIREMENTS.
AT THE END, THEY WOULD STILL
NEED TO PAY THE SUM TOTAL OF $4
AN HOUR, IT WOULD NEED TO
COMPLY WITH BASIC RECORDKEEPING
REQUIREMENTS TO SHOW THAT THEY
ARE FULFILLING THEIR
OBLIGATION.
HAZARD PAY WOULD NOT BE
INCLUDED IN AN EMPLOYEES PAID
SICK AND SAVE TIME PAY.
AND AS WAS COMMON WITH OTHER
LABOR STANDARDS, EMPLOYERS
WOULD BE DISPLAYING A NOTICE OF
RIGHTS.
THEY WOULD HAVE THREE YEARS OF
RECORD-KEEPING, AND THE OFFICE
OF LABOR STANDARDS WOULD BE
ENFORCING THIS LAW, AND
EMPLOYEES WOULD ALSO HAVE A
PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.
THIS LAW WOULD BE IN EFFECT, AS
CURRENTLY WRITTEN, THROUGH THE
END OF THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY.
ALTHOUGH THE RECITALS DO STATE
COUNSEL'S INTENT TO RECONSIDER,
WHETHER THE REQUIREMENTS ARE
NECESSARY FOUR OR MORE MONTHS
AFTER IT'S BEEN IN EFFECT, AND
WITHIN FOUR MONTHS, THERE IS
HOPE THAT GROCERY STORE
EMPLOYEES WILL BE VACCINATED,
BUT SINCE THERE IS NO SECURE
KNOWLEDGE IN WHAT THE VIRUS
WILL BE, HOW IT WILL BE
AFFECTING THE COMMUNITY AT THAT
TIME, THAT IS JUST AN INTENTION
TO COME BACK IN FOUR MONTHS.
THAT'S A BASIC OVERVIEW OF THE
LAW AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, KARINA.
THAT WAS PERFECT, APPRECIATE
THE THINGS DESCRIPTION OF THE
ORDINANCE.
I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, WHO IS
THE PRIME SPONSOR OF
LEGISLATION, AND THEN
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, AT THE
END OF YOUR REMARKS ABOUT THE
HAZARD PAY, IF YOU COULD JUST
TAKE A QUICK PAUSE SO WE CAN
ALLOW OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS,
AND THEN RELEASE KARINA, SO SHE
CAN GO TO ALL THE OTHER
IMPORTANT WORK WE ASKED HER TO
DO, THAT WOULD BE SUPER.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THANKS, KARINA, FOR BEING HERE
WITH US TODAY.
ALI, AS YOU HEARD ON TODAY'S
AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER 19 IS WHERE
WE WILL TAKE UP SUBSTITUTE
COUNSEL BILL 11990, THIS IS THE
EMERGENCY AND HAZARD PAY
LEGISLATION, MEANT TO PROTECT
OUR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
AND WELFARE OF OUR ENTIRE
COMMUNITY.
THAT MEANS PROTECTING PUBLIC
HEALTH AND SAFETY OF GROCERY
STORE WORKERS IS PLEASANTLY.
THIS WILL HELP DECLARE AN
EMERGENCY IN RESPONSE TO COVID
AND REQUIRE GROCERIES FOR
BUSINESSES TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEES
WITH HAZARD PAY FOR WORK
PERFORMED IN SEATTLE, DURING
THE TIME OF THE CIVIL EMERGENCY
CLAIM BY THE MAYOR.
HAZARD PAY WOULD COMPENSATE
EMPLOYEES FOR THE RISK OF GOING
TO THE FRONT LINES EVERY SINGLE
DAY, IN THIS TIME OF A GLOBAL
PANDEMIC.
HELPS TO IMPROVE THE FINANCIAL
ABILITY FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO
HAVE RESOURCES, TO PROVIDE FOR
SAFE HOUSING, FOR HELPING
ENVIRONMENT AND ENCOURAGE THEM
TO CONTINUE THEIR VITAL WORK
AND GROCERY STORES TO SUPPORT
THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE
GREATER COMMUNITY THAT ARE
DEPENDING ON GROCERY STORE
EMPLOYEES FOR SAFE AND ACCESS
TO FOOD AND GOODS.
I APPRECIATE KARINA'S WALK-
THROUGH.
I ALSO WANT TO NOTE, MY
APPRECIATION FOR THE COLLEAGUES
ON THE FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE WHO HAVE ALL, IN THAT
MEETING, SPOKEN UP TO US TO BE
COSPONSORS.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS
LEWIS, VICE CHAIR HERBOLD,
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS, FOR
YOUR SUPPORT AND DISCUSSION ON
THIS BILL.
I'M PROUD TO BE INTRODUCING
THIS LEGISLATIVE WITH ALL OF
YOU AND LOOK FORWARD TO
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, IF THERE'S
ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT
WOULD LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME, I
WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO SO.
THIS IS PART OF THE EFFORT TO
MAKE SURE THOSE ON THE FRONT
LINE IN OUR COMMUNITIES ARE
ABLE TO STAY HEALTHY AND ARE
BEING RESPECTED IN TERMS OF
THEIR WORKPLACES, TO COMPENSATE
THEM FOR THE ESSENTIAL WORK
THAT THEY ARE DOING.
EARLY ON, FOLKS KNOW SOME OF
THE EMPLOYERS DID OFFER A FORM
OF HAZARD PAY, THERE IS A CHART
THAT SHOWS WHEN THE HAZARD PAY
ACTUALLY WAS CUT OFF.
BUT THE CHART SHOWS THAT
EMPLOYERS WERE OFFERING
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN $2 TO $5
EXTRA PER HOUR AT THE BEGINNING
OF THIS PANDEMIC.
FOLKS, SOME PEOPLE ASKED, WELL,
YOU KNOW, WHY, LET ME DISCLOSE
THIS, DARIO, CAN YOU SEE BETTER
NOW?
OKAY, FOLKS HAVE ASKED WHY DO
$4 AN HOUR RIGHT NOW?
IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW $4 IS
WORK OTHER JURISDICTIONS ARE
ALSO LANDING, IT'S BETWEEN THE
$2 AND FIVE AMOUNT THAT WAS
ORIGINALLY OFFERED BY SOME OF
THE EMPLOYER'S.
AND IF AN AVERAGE GROCERY STORE
WAGE IS SOMEWHERE RIGHT NOW
BETWEEN $16 AN HOUR TO $20 AN
HOUR, AND THE AVERAGE SHIFT IS
ABOUT 4 TO 6 HOURS, GETTING AN
EXTRA $4 AND OUR ROUGHLY LEAVES
THE WORKERS WITH IN OTHER AN
EXTRA HOUR OR HOUR AND HALF OF
PAYOUT AT EACH SHIFT.
SEEMS LIKE THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF
COMPENSATION.
IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS ANOTHER
COMPLETELY UNREASONABLE AMOUNT
OF COMPENSATION FOR THE EXTRA
WORK THAT THEY ARE TAKING ON
RIGHT NOW, SANITIZING AND
CLEANING, STOCKING SHELVES AT
TREMENDOUSLY HIGH RATES, AND
PUTTING THEMSELVES IN HARMS WAY
DURING THIS PANDEMIC.
SOME OTHERS HAVE ASKED ABOUT,
WHY GROCERY STORE WORKERS?
WHY NOT OTHER AREAS?
I THINK BEYOND SOME OF THE MORE
IMMEDIATE TESTIMONY WE HEARD ON
FRIDAY, WHICH I'M HAPPY TO LIFT
UP AS WELL, IT'S IMPORTANT TO
LOOK AT THE DATA.
WE HAVE DATA THAT SHOWS THAT
GROCERY STORE WORKERS WHO ARE
ON THE FLOOR ARE FACING HIGHER
RATES OF EXPOSURE TO COVID, AND
ARE CONTRACTING COVID A HIGHER
RATES AS WELL.
IN OCTOBER OF 2020, THE REDDISH
MEDICAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL
AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
REPORTED THAT GROCERY EMPLOYEES
FACE SERIOUS RISK OF COVID-19
INFECTIONS, AND ASSOCIATED
ECOLOGICAL DISTRESS.
A STUDY OF GROCERY STORE
EMPLOYEES AND GROCERY STORES IN
BOSTON FOR EXAMPLE, FOUND THAT
20% TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-
19, DESPITE HIGH COMPLIANCE
WITH WEARING MASKS, AND THE
POSITIVE RATE OF INFECTION
AMONG GROCERY STORE EMPLOYEES,
WAS FIVE TIMES AS LIKELY, FOR
THOSE TWO INTERACT WITH
CUSTOMERS, ON THE GROCERY STORE
FLOOR, THEN THOSE WHO DID NOT.
ADDITIONALLY, THE STUDY FOUND
THAT 76% OF EMPLOYEES HAD NO
SYMPTOMS, SUGGESTING THAT THESE
EMPLOYEES COULD BE AN IMPORTANT
RESERVOIR OF A SYMPTOM OF A
CONVECTION THIS IS ABOUT THE
PUBLIC HEALTH OF ALL OF US, AND
HELPING TO COMPENSATE FOR THOSE
WORKERS WHO ARE PUTTING
THEMSELVES IN HARMS WAY EACH
DAY.
I WILL WRAP UP, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, BEFORE GOING ON TO
OTHER AREAS.
WITH A FEW COMMENTS FROM WHAT
THE WORKERS THEMSELVES SAID ON
OUR PUBLIC HEARING LAST WEEK.
EACH PERSON WHO REFUSES TO
SOCIAL DISTANCE OR WHO REACHES
OVER ME TO GRAB THE ZUCCHINI IS
PUTTING NOT JUST ME AT RISK,
BUT MY FAMILY IN HARMS WAY.
I WOULD PREFER NOT TO HAVE THE
HAZARD, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S
UNREASONABLE TO ASK FOR
COMPENSATION, GIVEN THE
ADDITIONAL RISK THAT WE ARE
FACING NOW.
ANOTHER SAYS, I DIDN'T SIGN UP
TO SACRIFICE MYSELF TO KEEP MY
COMMUNITY FED DURING THE WORST
PANDEMIC CRISIS IN MY LIFETIME,
BUT THIS IS WHAT I'M BEING
ASKED TO DO.
FINALLY, ANOTHER WORKER SAYS,
I'VE COME TO WORK ALREADY
CRYING, ALREADY SHAKING WITH
ANXIETY, OVER HAVING TO DEAL
WITH UNMASKED CUSTOMERS.
WE ARE ALSO NOT ALONE, I'VE
MENTIONED THIS OVER THE LAST 2
TO 3 WEEKS, WE'VE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT THIS LEGISLATION SINCE
THE BEGINNING OF 2021.
I WANT TO NOTE, BERKELEY AND
LONG BEACH HAVE ALREADY PASSED
THE MILLER LEGISLATION.
IN FACT, THE CITY OF BURKE THE
PAST $5 AN HOUR, $4 AN HOUR WAS
ALSO PASSED IN LONG BEACH.
CURRENTLY ON THE DOCKET FOR
TOMORROW, LA CITY COUNCIL IS
TAKING ON THE LEGISLATION AND
IT WILL HAVE A FINAL COUNCIL
VOTE THE FOLLOWING WEEK ON
FEBRUARY 9th.
LA COUNTY IS SLATED TO VOTE
TOMORROW AS WELL, JANUARY 26th.
MONTEBELLO IS VOTING ON THE
27th, WHICH IS WEDNESDAY, AND
OAKLAND AND SAN JOSE WILL BE
VOTING THE FIRST WEEK OF
FEBRUARY.
LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE ASKED, WHY
NOW YOU MARK AS YOU'VE HEARD
PROBABLY OVER THE WEEKEND AND
LAST WEEK, IN TERMS OF
SKYROCKETING RATES OF COVID,
THE NEW STRAND THAT'S MORE
HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS, AND THE FACT
THAT OUR VACCINE DISTRIBUTION,
WHILE WE HAVE HOPE ON THE
HORIZON FOR A MORE EXPEDITIOUS
AND EFFECTIVE VACCINE
DISTRIBUTION, GROCERY STORE
EMPLOYEES STILL ARE IN HARMS
WAY RIGHT NOW, AND WE WANT TO
COMPENSATE THEM FOR THE HAZARD
THAT THEY ARE BEING PUT IN
EVERY DAY, WITH THIS HAZARD
PAY.
WE DID MOVE OUT THE BILL ON
FRIDAY WITH SOME AMENDMENTS.
I WANT TO THANK THE FOLKS FROM
THE OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS,
PROVIDED US WITH SOME FEEDBACK,
ALONG WITH THE FOLKS WHO WORK
WITH GROCERY STORE EMPLOYER'S.
WE DID MAKE SURE TO DO
STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH IN
ADDITION TO WORKING WITH FOLKS
ON THE FRONTLINE WHO REPRESENT
WORKERS IN GROCERY STORES, AND
I WANT TO BE CLEAR, WE DID THIS
IN A WAY THAT WE MAKE SURE WE
SOLICITED FEEDBACK THAT WE DID
OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND HAVING
CONVERSATIONS, JUST WITH
EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES, BUT
WITH EMPLOYER REPRESENTATIVES,
AND PART OF THE LANGUAGE YOU
SEE IS REFLECTIVE OF THE
FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, NO
MATTER THEIR IS AGREEMENT, BUT
I DO MY DUE DILIGENCE TO REACH
OUT AND MAKE SURE IT WILL BE
IMPLEMENT A BALL, SO THOSE WE
ARE SEEKING TO BENEFIT,
ACTUALLY HAVE A PIECE OF
LEGISLATION THAT WILL BE
ACTIONABLE AND MEANINGFUL AND
PROTECT LIVES.
AND HELP TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE RESPECTING AND REFLECTING
THE DESIRE FOR THESE FRONT-LINE
WORKERS TO HAVE ADDITIONAL
HAZARD PAY.
SO VERY HAPPY TO HAVE THE
SUPPORT FROM OUR COLLEAGUES ON
THE FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK,
YOUR QUESTIONS, AND YOUR
SUPPORT IN THAT COMMITTEE
MEETING.
THANKS, AGAIN, TO KARINA FOR
HER INCREDIBLE WORK ON THIS.
THANKS TO ALL OF THE STAFF AT
MY OFFICE FOR ALL THE WORK, AND
THAT HE MET 21.
AND FOLKS IN THE GROCERY WORLD,
FOR PROVIDING INITIAL FEEDBACK.
I'M NOT SUGGESTING THEY ARE ALL
IN FAVOR, BUT I DO WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE HAD A CHANCE TO
LET FOLKS KNOW THAT WE HAVE
HEARD IDEAS, AND THAT IS
REFLECTED IN SUBSTITUTE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL NUMBER
MOSQUEDA.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR KARINA OR
COUNCIL NUMBER MOSQUEDA ON THE
UNDERLYING HAZARD PAY COUNSEL
LEGISLATION?
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, AND
THEN SAWANT AND THEN MORALES.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL NUMBER
MOSQUEDA FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD AND FOUR MAKING,
HAVING SEVERAL STAFF AVAILABLE
FOR US TODAY.
I'M NOT ON THAT PARTICULAR
COMMITTEE, SO FOR MY VANTAGE
POINT, IT'S, THE LEGISLATION IS
MOVING PRETTY FAST.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE AN
EMERGENCY SITUATION HERE, WHERE
WE GOT FRONT-LINE WORKERS WHO
NEED ASSISTANCE. I'M GENERALLY
SUPPORTIVE OF THE CONCEPT, I
JUST WANTED TO, I'M JUST SO
DIGGING INTO THE LEGISLATION, I
HAVE MORE TIME FOR 2:00.
BUT IN TERMS OF SEATTLE-BASED
GROCERS, WILL THIS BILL APPLY TO
PCC COMMUNITY MARKETS, OR ANY
OTHER SEATTLE-BASED GROCERS?
BASED ON THE CALCULATIONS OF
SQUARE FOOTAGE AND NUMBER OF
EMPLOYEES.
>> AHEAD, KARINA.
>> I THOUGHT COUNCIL NUMBER
MOSQUEDA UNMUTED.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE
LEGISLATION WOULD COVER GROCERS
SUCH AS TCC, I BELIEVE PCC
NEEDS 500 OR MORE EMPLOYEES
WORLDWIDE.
AS FAR AS, DID YOU HAVE OTHER
SPECIFIC GROCERIES IN MIND?
>> NO, I WAS JUST CURIOUS AS TO
HOW IT MIGHT IMPACT LOCALLY
BASED GROCERS. I APPRECIATE THE
EXEMPTIONS THAT WERE ALREADY
PUT IN, AND JUST THAT QUESTION.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE RIGHT NOW,
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNSEL PEDERSEN.
COUNCIL MEMBER, MOSQUEDA, DID
YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO
WHAT KARINA SAID?
>> NO, ABSOLUTELY.
THAT IS RIGHT.
I WAS WONDERING IF YOU WERE
ASKING ABOUT SPECIFIC
GROCERIES, HAPPY TO FOLLOW-UP
WITH YOU ON THAT IF THERE'S
OTHER FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT AND
THEN COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY OFFICE
AS ONE OF THE COSPONSORS, JUST
IN TO RESPONSE OF WHAT MOSQUEDA
SAID , INVITING OTHERS TO
COSPONSOR, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THE
RECORD REFLECTS THAT, THE FOLKS
THAT ARE ON THE LINE, THEY ARE
HEARING IT.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, PLEASE?
>> THANK YOU.
FIRST, KARINA, THANK YOU.
WE DID HAVE A BRIEFING LAST WEEK
, WAS IT LAST WEEK?
YES, IT'S ONLY MONDAY.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I
UNDERSTAND, IN TERMS OF HOW THE
PAY WILL BE RECORDED FOR
WORKERS, THAT THE PAYSTUB WILL
REFLECT THE HOURS THAT THEY
WORKED AT THEIR NORMAL PAY
RATE, AND THEN A SEPARATE LINE
ITEM WILL BE INCLUDED TO
DEMONSTRATE THE HAZARD PAY
THAT'S BEEN ADDED TO THAT,
BASED ON THEIR RACE, IS THAT
RIGHT?
JUST SO IT'S VERY CLEAR FOR
WORKERS, WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT.
THOSE REQUIREMENTS ALREADY
EXIST UNDER CITIES WAGE, AND
THIS MAKES ABSOLUTELY CLEAR
THAT THERE IS REQUIREMENTS DO
APPLY TO THIS HAZARD PAY
LEGISLATION, SO ALL PAYCHECKS
MUST BE ITEMIZED, AND EMPLOYEES
MUST RECEIVE WHAT IS CALLED A
REVISED NOTICE OF IMPLEMENT
INFORMATION, SHOWING THAT THEIR
PAY IS GOING TO INCREASE.
AND BY THIS $4 PER HOUR, THEY
HAVE 30 DAYS TO PROACTIVELY
EMPLOY THAT FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES
AS WELL.
>> CAN ASK ONE MORE QUESTION?
SO WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THIS LAST WEEK, BUT THE PENALTY
IS $50 PER PERSON PER DAY.
CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THE SMALLER GROCERS, WHO MAY
HAVE TROUBLE WITH RECORD-
KEEPING, OR WHATEVER, AREN'T
SORT OF DISPROPORTIONATELY
AFFECTED BY PENALTIES, IF THERE
IS A CHALLENGE HERE?
CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
HOW OLS SORT OF MONITORS THAT?
>> YEAH, SO TO CLARIFY, THE
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING THE
LAW, FIRST OF ALL, TO MAKE SURE
THAT EMPLOYEES GET THE MONEY
THAT'S OWED TO THEM.
THAN THE DIRECTOR AT THE OFFICE
OF LABOR STANDARDS HAVE THE
ABILITY TO AWARD THREE TIMES
THE AMOUNT IS OWED TO THEM,
DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY OF
THE SITUATION.
EMPLOYERS CAN HAVE CIVIL
PENALTIES IMPOSED ON THEM THAT
WOULD GO TO THE CITY, OR THE
DIRECTOR TO DECIDE THAT THOSE
PENALTIES GO TO THE WORKER.
THOSE PENALTIES CAN BE UP TO
$500 PER WORKER.
NOW IF, IN THE SITUATION THAT
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS IS
CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION,
AND THE BUSINESS IS NOT
PROVIDING THEM WITH ADEQUATE
RECORDS, AT ALL, OR PERHAPS
THEY ARE GIVING THEM SEVERAL
BOXES OF UNORGANIZED RECORDS,
WHICH KIND OF IS THE EQUIVALENT
OF NOT GETTING SUFFICIENT
RECORDS, THEN INSTEAD OF WAITING
THROUGH ALL OF THOSE RECORDS
AND HAVING INTAKE SIX MONTHS TO
A YEAR TO YEAR AND A HALF TO
FIGURE OUT EXACTLY HOW MUCH AN
EMPLOYEE IS OWED, OLS DIRECTOR
CAN INSTEAD DESIGNATE A $50
PENALTY FOR A WORKER FOR EACH
DAY THAT THERE WAS DEEMED TO
HAVE BEEN A VIOLATION.
SO IT'S NOT AUTOMATICALLY A $50
PENALTY THAT GOES TO THE WORKER.
TYPICALLY WOULD ONLY BE THE
AMOUNT THAT IS DUE TO THEM,
PERHAPS TIMES THREE.
BUT IF THERE ARE INSUFFICIENT
RECORDS, THAT CAN BE A $50
DIRECTOR DECIDES IN THE
INTEREST OF EFFICIENCY.
RATHER THAN THE PRECISE AMOUNT.
NOW, IN ANY INVESTIGATION, THE
DIRECTOR ALSO HAS THE ABILITY
TO LOOK AT THE TOTALITY OF THE
CIRCUMSTANCES THAT LED TO THE
EMPLOYER VIOLATING THE LAW,
WHICH COULD BE THAT PERHAPS
THERE WASN'T KNOWLEDGE OF THIS
LEGISLATION, PERHAPS THERE WAS
LEGAL COUNSEL THAT DIDN'T
ADEQUATELY ADVISE THEM, PERHAPS
THERE WAS A BOOKKEEPER THAT
MADE A MISTAKE.
ANY OF THOSE SITUATIONS CAN
ARISE.
DIRECTOR TAKES THOSE
CONSIDERATIONS THAT CAN TAKE
THEM INTO ACCOUNT, WHEN
DETERMINING THE PENALTY THAT IS
IMPOSED ON THE EMPLOYER.
HOWEVER, THE AMOUNT THAT IS
OWED TO THE EMPLOYEE ALWAYS
STAYS THE SAME.
IT'S JUST THE PENALTY THAT CAN
BE LOWERED, LESS THAN 500,
DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES
THAT LED TO THE VIOLATION.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
THANKS FOR CLARIFYING THAT.
AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD MY
NAME AS A COSPONSOR,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA .
>> THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT.
OKAY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR
KARINA?
ALL RIGHT, LOOKS LIKE THERE IS
NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I'M NOT
SEEING ANY OTHER HANDS RAISED.
THANKS, KARINA, FOR BEING WITH
US.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING
THE TIME TO DIAL IN THIS
MORNING, SITTING ON THE
SIDELINES UNTIL WE GOT TO THIS
PARTICULAR PORTION OF THE AGENDA
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON
THE LEGISLATION, REALLY
APPRECIATE IT.
>> OKAY, COLLEAGUES, I WILL
HAND IT BACK OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, TO GO
AHEAD AND FINISH GOING THROUGH
HER REPORT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I JUST AGAIN WANT TO UNDERSCORE
MY PERSUASION FOR KARINA, AS
YOU CAN TELL, THE NUMBER OF
JURISDICTIONS THAT ARE
CONSIDERING SIMILAR LEGISLATION
RIGHT NOW, TO RECOGNIZE THE
ONGOING HAZARD THAT THESE FRONT-
LINE ESSENTIAL WORKERS ARE
FACING IS A PIECE OF
LEGISLATION THAT IS BEING
CONSIDERED UP AND DOWN THE WEST
COAST, AS WE SEEK TO ALWAYS BE
AT THE FRONT LINES OF HOW WE
PROTECT FRONT-LINE WORKERS.
KARINA HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS
RESEARCHER, IN TERMS OF
IDENTIFYING WHICH STRATEGIES
OTHER JURISDICTIONS ARE DOING
AND WORKING DILIGENTLY TO
INCORPORATE THE FEEDBACK WE
RECEIVED FROM BOTH EMPLOYER AND
EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN,
KARINA.
SPEAKING OF THAT, WE ARE
INITIATING A NEW PROCESS THIS
YEAR, MANY OF YOUR OFFICES HAVE
ALREADY BEEN DOING THIS AND
REPORTING BACK ON SOME OF THE
ACTIVITIES HAPPENING IN VARIOUS
DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE IN YOUR
COMMITTEES, AND REALLY, I'VE
BEEN FINDING THOSE, THAT THOSE
REPORTS ARE VERY INFORMATIVE.
WE WILL BE SEEKING TO PROVIDE
FEEDBACK AS WELL FROM OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS, OFFICE OF
HOUSING, GOING FORWARD, SO I
HAVE A FEW REPORTS TODAY FROM
OUR PARTNERS IN SOME OF THESE
APARTMENTS.
IN OLS, OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS, I WANT TO THANK THEM
AS WELL FOR THEIR BACK ON THE
HAZARD PAY LEGISLATION.
THEY HAVE ASKED US TO REMIND
FOLKS THAT THERE IS A MINIMUM
WAGE ORDINANCE THAT REQUIRES US
EACH YEAR TO INCREASE THE
MINIMUM WAGE OF THE RATE OF
INFLATION PICKED THIS MINIMUM
WAGE TOOK EFFECT ON JANUARY
1st, 2020, AND APPLIES TO ALL
EMPLOYEE'S WORKING IN SEATTLE,
REGARDLESS OF THEIR WORK OR
IMMIGRATION STATUS.
THE 2021 MINIMUM WAGE FOR
LARGER EMPLOYERS WITH 501 OR
MORE EMPLOYEES IS $16 AND 16,
$16.59 AN HOUR.
THE 2021 MINIMUM WAGE FOR SMALL
EMPLOYERS WITH 50 OR FEWER
EMPLOYEES WHO DO NOT PAY AT
LEAST A DOLLAR 69 AN HOUR
TOWARD THE EMPLOYEES MEDICAL
BENEFITS, AND/OR WHERE THE
EMPLOYEE DOES NOT LEARN AT LEAST
$1.59 AN HOUR IN TIPS IS AT
THEIR MINIMUM WAGE AT 1669 IN
OUR.
THE 2021 MINIMUM WAGE FOR SMALL
EMPLOYERS WHO DO NOT PAY
TOWARDS THE EMPLOYEES MEDICAL
COMPENSATION IS NOW $15 AN HOUR.
REMINDERS NOW ABOUT WORKPLACE
POSTERS IN THE 2021 WORKPLACE
POSTER REQUIREMENTS, MULTIPLE
SEATTLE LABOR STANDARDS REQUIRE
SEATTLE EMPLOYEES TO PUT
DISPLAY AN ANNUAL SEATTLE LABOR
STANDARDS ORDINANCE POSTER IN
ENGLISH AND THE PRIMARY LINK
WHICH IS SPOKEN BY THE
EMPLOYEES IN SEATTLE WORKSITES,
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS
UPDATE POST RANDOMLY, AND MAKES
IT AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING
FROM THEIR WEBSITE IN ENGLISH
AND 19 OTHER LANGUAGES.
THE POSTER GIVES NOTICE OF
EMPLOYEE'S RIGHTS, AND AN
ONGOING EFFORT TO MAKE SURE WE
HAVE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION,
TECHNICAL SUPPORT FIRST, LIKE
WE WILL BE DOING WITH THE
HAZARD PAY, IN ADDITION TO
MAKING SURE THERE IS COMPLIANCE.
THANKS AGAIN TO THE WORK FROM
OLS, IF AN EMPLOYER REQUIRES
ADDITIONAL POSTERS AND OTHER
LANGUAGES, THEY ARE AVAILABLE
AT THE OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS WEBSITE.
ALSO WANT TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE
ON THE RULEMAKING ACTIVITY FOR
THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
COMPANY, DRIVERS OR GIG DRIVERS
FROM BASED OPTIONS THAT PEOPLE
HAVE USE LIKE LYFT OVER THE
YEARS.
THE MINIMUM WAGE COMPENSATION
ORDINANCE RULEMAKING RELATED TO
OLS'S EFFORT HAS BEGUN THEIR
ENGAGEMENT, AND THESE MEETINGS
ARE DESIGNED TO BRING TOGETHER
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH EXPLAIN
THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE IN THE
INDUSTRY TO IDENTIFY KEY
CONSIDERATIONS, DATA INSIGHTS,
THAT OLS SHOULD BE CONSIDERING
AS THEY DROPPED THE RULES FOR
THE LAW, AGAIN, SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL WORKING .33.
WE ANTICIPATE PROPOSED RULES BE
MADE AVAILABLE FOR WRITTEN
PUBLIC COMMENT IN MARCH, AND
APRIL, AND FINALIZED IN LATE
APRIL.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS
LAW, WHICH WENT INTO EFFECT ON
JANUARY 1st, PLEASE VISIT THE
OLS WEBSITE.
FROM SAS, FINANCE MINISTER'S
SERVICES, THEY ARE WORKING
ACTIVELY TO SUPPORT FOUR MASS
TESTING SITES.
MEMBER HERBOLD, MAYBE I WILL
DIFFER ON THIS REPORT, BECAUSE
YOU MIGHT HAVE MORE OF AN
UPDATE AS YOU DO YOUR WEEKLY
COVID RESPONSE, BUT HAPPY TO
PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL CONTACTS
FROM FAS AFTER YOU PROVIDE
YOURS.
YOURS IS USUALLY VERY
COMPREHENSIVE AND I WANT TO
THANK THE FOLKS AT FAS FOR
THEIR WORK.
ANOTHER UPDATE, PERSONALLY I
WILL BE ATTENDING THE NATIONAL
LEAGUE OF CITIES WEBINAR TODAY
AS WE THINK ABOUT SECURING CITY
HALLS, AS WE THINK ABOUT COMING
BACK TO WORK, OUR PARTNERS AT
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES
HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN
CONVERSATIONS WITH CITY
COUNCILS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, TO
THINK ABOUT PAST, PRESENT, AND
FUTURE NEEDS FOR SECURITY AS WE
SEE ESCALATING VIOLENCE, AND AS
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES NOTED,
THREATS TO EXISTING
COUNCILMEMBERS, ELECTED
OFFICIALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY,
THIS IS NOT NEW, BUT THE NEED
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALL
SAFE IN THE WORK THAT WE DO,
NOT ONLY APPLIES TO GROCERY
STORE WORKERS, BUT IT APPLIES
AS WELL TO THOSE WHO ARE PUBLIC
SERVANTS.
I ECHO COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'S
COMMENTS IN CONDEMNING THE
MESSAGES THAT HAVE BEEN
RECEIVED BY OUR COLLEAGUE, JUST
AS I CONDEMN THE MESSAGES THAT
WERE SPRAY-PAINTED IN FRONT OF
OUR COLLEAGUES HOUSES, HAD
THEIR HOUSES, THEIR WINDOWS
TAGGED AND OBSCENE MESSAGES
SENT TO THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS
AND THEIR HOMES AS WELL. WE
KNOW THE MAYOR HAS ALSO
RECEIVED SIMILAR LEVELS OF
THREATS AND CONTINUES TO STAND
AGAINST ANY OF THESE VIOLENT
MESSAGES ANY OF OUR COLLEAGUES
ARE RECEIVING, AND KNOW THAT IT
IS QUICKLY IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE
TO FEEL SAFE IN THE WORKPLACE,
BOTH PHYSICALLY SAFE AND ALSO
TO BE FREE OF THE TYPE OF
THREATS THAT MANY OF US HAVE
RECEIVED, BUT ECHO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'S
COMMENTS, I CANNOT SAY IT
BETTER THAN YOU , COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES, THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THAT UP TODAY.
AND THEN THURSDAY, I WILL VISIT
MY OLD ALMA MATER, WHERE I GOT
MY MASTERS FROM EVERGREEN STATE
COLLEGE.
I WILL BE PROVIDING A
PRESENTATION TO THEIR MPA
PROGRAM THURSDAY NIGHT, WITH MY
OLD FAVORITE TEACHER. I LOOK
FORWARD TO PRESENTING TO FUTURE
PUBLIC SERVANT AS WELL.
AS POLICY ANALYST THAT WERE
CURRENTLY IN THEIR PROGRAM, AND
WE WILL MAKE SURE TO LET YOU
KNOW ABOUT THAT.
I WANT TO THANK THE ELECTION
COMMISSION, WHO'S BEEN DOING AN
AMAZING JOB OF SHARING WITH
OTHER JURISDICTIONS THE WORK
THAT THEY HAVE DONE ON
DEMOCRACY DOCTORS, THAT IS THE
TOPIC OF INTEREST.
AS WE THINK ABOUT HOW WE CREATE
A MORE ENGAGED ELECTORATE, AND
PUBLIC POLICY AND PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION, AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF
THE WORK THAT SEATTLE HAS DONE
IN THIS AREA.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
NUMBER MOSQUEDA FOR THAT
REPORT, ARE THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THAT REPORT?
OKAY, HEARING NONE.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GO DOWN
THE LINE.
WE WILL HEAR NEXT FROM COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN, THEN
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
GOOD MORNING.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
I KNOW WE WOULD BE HERE UNTIL
MIDNIGHT IF WE WERE ALWAYS
THANKING EACH OTHER AND ECHOING
EACH OTHER'S THOUGHTS, BUT I DO
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES FOR BRINGING UP THIS
ISSUE ABOUT THE THREATS AGAINST
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT AND THANK
YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA
FOR ECHOING THAT.
I KNOW WE SHARE THIS AND SO, I
JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR THAT I
CONDEMN THE THREATS AGAINST
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT AND
AGAINST ANY PUBLIC SERVANT ,
AS MAYOR DURKAN SAID, VIOLENT
THREATS, MISOGYNISTIC,
HOMOPHOBIC HATE SPEECH ARE NOT
ACCEPTABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO THANKS FOR BRINGING THAT UP,
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCIL
MEMBER LEWIS FOR HIS TINY HOME
VILLAGE PROPOSAL, I KNOW THAT IS
, THERE'S A LOT OF COMMON
GROUND THERE AND SUPPORT FOR
THAT, I APPRECIATE HIM BRINGING
IT AS A PERMANENT HOUSING WAS
REALLY THE KEY, AND THIS IS THE
WAY, BASED ON DATA, THAT WE CAN
GET FOLKS INTO PERMANENT
HOUSING.
UNDECIDED ABOUT THE TINY HOME
VILLAGE THAT IS GOING TO BE
OPENING IN MY DISTRICT IN THE U
DISTRICT, TO GET THINGS ROLLING
IN DISTRICT 4. ON THE
TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES
COMMITTEE, THERE'S 18 ITEMS ON
TODAY'S THE FULL CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA.
A LOT OF THESE ARE
APPOINTMENTS.
ALL OF THESE ITEMS WERE
APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY OUR
COMMITTEE, SO WE ARE NOT
ACCEPTING MUCH DISCUSSION THIS
AFTERNOON ON THOSE ITEMS.
OUR NEXT MEETING OF THE
TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES
COMMITTEE IS WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 3rd AT 9:30.
NOW THAT VOTERS HAVE RENEWED
FUNDING FOR THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT
DISTRICT, WE WILL BE
CONSIDERING A NEW TRANSIT
SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH KING
COUNTY FOR BUS SERVICE, BUT
THAT'LL BE AT THE FEBRUARY 17th
COMMITTEE.
AND FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN THE
SPENDING PROPOSAL, STILL BEING
DEVELOPED FOR THE VEHICLE
LICENSE FEES, OUR COMMITTEE IS
LIKELY TO RECEIVE AND DISCUSS
THOSE IN MARCH OR APRIL THAT
TIMEFRAME IS CONSISTENT WITH
THE TIMELINE CALLED FOR BY
RESOLUTION 119951.
COUNCIL MEMBER SUAREZ MIGHT
SPEAK MORE ABOUT THIS, I WILL
SPEAK MORE ABOUT THE BUILDING
IN DISTRICT 4. LAST TUESDAY, I
JOINED COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AT
A PUBLIC FORUM, HOSTED BY OUR
STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL, BOB
FERGUSON, TO HEAR FROM THE
PUBLIC ON HOW BEST TO PROTECT
OUR NATIONAL ARCHIVES, SCORES
OF INDIGENOUS TRIBES,
RESEARCHERS, MANY OTHERS RELY
ON THESE TO PRESERVE THEIR
HISTORIES.
I STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH
ELECTED OFFICIALS AT ALL LEVELS
OF GOVERNMENT, WORKING TO
PROTECT THESE ARCHIVES, AND TO
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT LEGAL
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL FERGUSON'S OFFICE AND
MANY OTHERS, INCLUDING OUR OWN
CITY ATTORNEY, TO DEMAND
SUFFICIENT PUBLIC PROCESS AND
ULTIMATELY TO PREVENT THESE
PRICES AS ORACLE DOCUMENTS TO
BEING RELOCATED THOUSANDS OF
MILES AWAY.
THAT IS MY REPORT, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN FOR THAT REPORT AND
THOSE COMMENTS, REALLY
APPRECIATE IT.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
HEARING NONE, WE ARE GOING TO
GO AHEAD AND MOVE, NEXT UP IS
COUNCIL NUMBER SAWANT FOLLOWED
BY COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT OF
DULLES.
AT MORNING, EVERYBODY.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
THAT HE COUNCIL AGENDA FROM THE
SUSTAINABLE RENTERS RIGHTS
COMMITTEE.
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE WILL
BE TOMORROW, TUESDAY, JANUARY
26th.
AT THAT MEETING, WE WILL HEAR
FROM RENTERS ABOUT THE DANGER OF
EVICTIONS, ONCE THE EVICTION
MORATORIUMS AND, AND THEY ARE
ORGANIZING, AND HOW THEY ARE
ORGANIZING TO EXTEND THE
EVICTION MORATORIUMS, AT LEAST
UNTIL THE END OF THIS YEAR.
WE WILL DISCUSS DRAFT
LEGISLATION TO EXTEND THE
MORATORIUM.
WE WILL ALSO DISCUSS DRAFT
LEGISLATION TO CREATE THE
GUARANTEED RIGHT TO COUNSEL,
LEGAL COUNSEL, IN SEATTLE, FOR
ALL RENTERS FACING EVICTION.
DURING LAST YEAR'S BUDGET, THE
PEOPLE BUDGET MOVEMENT FOUGHT
FOR AND WON FOR EVICTION OF ITS
ATTORNEYS, WHICH WAS ABSOLUTELY
ESSENTIAL.
IT IS NOT IMMEDIATELY CLEAR IF
ADDITIONAL FUNDING WOULD BE
NEEDED, AND IF SO, HOW MUCH
WOULD BE NEEDED IN 2021,
BECAUSE IT'S NOT CERTAIN WHEN
THE MAYOR AND GOVERNOR WILL
EXTEND THE EVICTION MORATORIUMS
TO.
THIS LEGISLATION WILL MAKE
HAVING AN ATTORNEY IN COURT
WITH YOU WHEN YOU FACE EVICTION
A RIGHT, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY
TO PAY, JUST LIKE YOU HAVE THE
RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY TO A
PUBLIC DEFENDER WHEN YOU ARE
ACCUSED OF A CRIME.
IN THIS LEGISLATION, WE ARE
MAKING CLEAR THAT THESE PUBLIC
EVICTION DEFENSE ATTORNEY CAN
REPRESENT PEOPLE, EVEN WHO ARE
EVICTED BY DEFAULT, MEANING
THAT THEY, FOR WHATEVER REASON,
WERE NOT ABLE TO RESPOND TO THE
EVICTION PAPERWORK AND TIME, OR
WERE NOT ABLE TO APPEAR IN COURT
. THE HOUSING JUSTICE PROJECT
HAS SENT MY OFFICE DATA SHOWING
THAT DEFAULT EVICTIONS ARE A
MASSIVE PROBLEM, ANYWHERE FROM
80% TO A SHOCKING 65% OF
RENTERS WITH EVICTION NOTICES
END UP EXPERIENCING EVICTION BY
DEFAULT, DEPENDING ON THE
REGION AND THE TIME.
WE HAVE HEARD ABSOLUTE HORROR
STORIES, INCLUDING PEOPLE WHO
HAVE BEEN IN COMAS WHEN THEY
RECEIVED THEIR EVICTION NOTICES
AND GOT EVICTED BY DEFAULT.
WE WILL BE BRINGING THIS
EVIDENCE INTO THE COMMITTEE.
AND WE WILL BE SENDING GUT
WRENCHING TESTIMONY FROM A
NUMBER OF RENTERS WHO HAVE
ADDED THEIR TESTIMONIALS IN THE
PETITION THAT WE ORGANIZED FOR
EXTENDING THE EVICTION
MORATORIUM.
AND I THINK THESE PERSONAL
STORIES, INCLUDING STORIES FROM
SMALL LANDLORDS, I THINK WILL
OFFER A REAL HUMAN EVIDENCE OF
THE TOLL THAT WILL, THAT THE
CRISIS WILL TAKE, IF STEPS ARE
NOT TAKEN IMMEDIATELY, NOT ONLY
TO EXTEND THE EVICTION
MORATORIUM AND OFFER GUARANTEED
RIGHT TO COUNSEL, BUT ALSO THE
LARGER QUESTION, WHICH IS THE
STATEWIDE MOVEMENT TO CANCEL
RENT, AND AS MANY COUNCIL
MEMBERS MAY HAVE SEEN, AND IF
NOT, I WOULD URGE YOU TO LOOK
AT THIS IMPORTANT NEWS, THESE
ANALYTICS, IS REPORTING THAT
RENTER DEBT IS SUCH A MAJOR
CRISIS, WAITING TO BREAK OUT
INTO OR INTO THE OPEN, ONCE
STAY AT HOME ENDS AND THE SO TO
SAY NORMAL ECONOMY RESUMES, AND
THEY ARE ESTIMATING THAT THE
AVERAGE RENTER DEBT IS OVER
$5200.
SO THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE TSUNAMI
THAT IS GOING TO BE UNLEASHED ON
TENS OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS,
AND ON THE ECONOMY AS A WHOLE.
FINALLY, THE COMMITTEE WILL
DISCUSS AND VOTE ON FIVE
APPOINTMENTS, AND
REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE RENTERS
COMMISSION.
OF THOSE FIVE, TWO POINT
IMPACTS WERE NOT IN TIME FOR
THE PUBLICATION OF INTRODUCTION
OF REFERRING CALENDAR LAST
WEEK.
I WILL BE MOCKING THEM ON THE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 2:00 PM
THIS AFTERNOON.
I WANT TO EXPRESS MY SOLIDARITY
WITH ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO
ARE JUSTLY ANGRY AND SPEAKING
OUT AND PROTESTING AGAINST THE
TACOMA POLICE OFFICER WHO DROVE
HIS CAR INTO A CROWD SATURDAY
NIGHT, AND RAN OVER AT LEAST
ONE PERSON AND POSSIBLY
STRIKING OTHERS.
THIS IS AN OFFICER WHO HAS
APPARENTLY BEEN WITH THE
DEPARTMENT FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS.
I WATCHED THE VIDEO.
IT IS UNSPEAKABLE.
IT REALLY GOES TO SHOW, ONCE
AGAIN, YET ANOTHER INSTANCE,
UNFORTUNATELY, ANOTHER INSTANCE
OF HOW WE URGENTLY NEED AN
ELECTOR UNION OVERSIGHT BOARD
WITH FULL POWERS OVER THE
POLICE, INCLUDING HIRING AND
FIRING, SUBPOENA POWERS, AND
ALL THE PROCEDURES. MY OFFICE
SENDS BEST WISHES AND
SOLIDARITY TO THOSE WHO ARE IN
THE HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE
OF THIS INCIDENT, AND WISH THEM
A SPEEDY RECOVERY.
THANK YU TO COUNCIL MEMBERS
FOR THEIR COMMENTS ABOUT THE
DEATH THREATS THAT HAVE BEEN
DIRECTED AGAINST MY OFFICE.
AS I SAID IN MY PUBLIC LEDGERS,
THE MAYOR, THE FIRE CHIEF, THE
POLICE CHIEF, AND THE PRESIDENT
OF THE FIREFIGHTERS UNION
LOCAL, I BELIEVE THESE EMAILS
MUST BE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY,
GIVEN THE CURRENT CLINICAL
CONTEXT WITH AN UNBOLTED RIGHT
WINGED NATIONALLY AND SPECIFIC
THREATENING CONTENT OF EMAILS,
AND THE FACT THAT THESE EMAILS
ORIGINATE FROM THE CITY OF
SEATTLE EMAIL ACCOUNT.
AND I WANT TO ALSO REITERATE
THE POINT THAT I MADE IN THAT
LETTER, WHICH IS THAT THIS IS
NOT AN ATTACK AGAINST JUST ME
OR MY OFFICE.
THIS IS AN ATTACK ON THE BLACK
LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT, ON
ANYBODY WHO IS FIGHTING FOR A
BETTER SOCIETY, AND WE KNOW
FROM HISTORY, THAT THE RIGHT
WING, THE RULING CLASS, THESE
ENTITIES ATTACK FIGURES, PUBLIC
FIGURES 1st, BUT THOSE ATTACKS
ARE ON THE MOVEMENT AS A WHOLE,
AND THAT IS WHY WE NEED TO
STAND IN SOLIDARITY, WORKING
PEOPLE, THE OPPRESSED NEED TO
STAND IN SOLIDARITY AGAINST
THESE ATTACKS.
JUST FOR THE RECORD, FOR
CORRECTION, COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES THANKED FIRE AND
POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR
INVESTIGATING.
I HOPE THEY ARE, BUT I
PERSONALLY HAVE NOT RECEIVED
ANY INFORMATION.
MY OFFICE HAS NOT HEARD A WORD
FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
ABOUT PROGRESS ON
INVESTIGATIONS IN THE WHOLE
WEEK SINCE MY OFFICE HAS
REPORTED DEATH THREATS.
A FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, MY
OFFICE RECEIVED A MESSAGE ON
DECEMBER 31st, OF LAST YEAR,
ABOUT THE SEATTLE FIREFIGHTERS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
MINISTRATION. THE DEPARTMENT
FROM WHICH THESE EMAILS
ORIGINATED.
I APPRECIATE THAT THEY NOTIFIED
MY OFFICE ABOUT THAT.
THAT EMAIL FROM THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT NOTED THAT THE SF DM
EMPLOYEES CLAIMING HE DID NOT
SEND THE EMAILS AND PROMISED
THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
INVESTIGATOR IS CURRENTLY
LOOKING INTO THE MATTER.
AS I SAID, I APPRECIATE THE
EMAIL, THAT THIS MESSAGE WAS
SENT TO MY OFFICE PROACTIVELY
BY THE DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP.
AT THE SAME TIME, I'M ALSO
CONCERNED THAT I HAVE RECEIVED
TWO MORE THREATENING EMAILS
SINCE THE TIME THIS EMAIL FROM
THE DEPARTMENT WENT TO MY
OFFICE, FROM THE SAME EMPLOYEES
ACCOUNT, AND THESE EMAILS ARE
INCREASINGLY SERIOUS IN NATURE,
AND MEANWHILE, I HAVE NOT
RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION FROM
THE DEPARTMENT IN THE NEARLY 3
WEEKS SINCE THEY SENT ME THE
EMAIL.
AND I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE WITH
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE
WATCHING, HOW COMPLETELY MOVED
I ON, MY STAFF ARE, AT THE
OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT AND
SOLIDARITY WE HAVE RECEIVED
FROM ORDINARY PEOPLE, FROM
WORKING PEOPLE, FROM COMMUNITY
MEMBERS, ALL THROUGHOUT
DISTRICT 3, THROUGHOUT SEATTLE,
THROUGHOUT THE REGION, AND
NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.
I WANTED TO SAY, THAT THAT IS
THE EXACT KIND OF WORKING CLASS
SOLIDARITY THAT WE NEED, IN
ORDER TO STAND AGAINST THESE
ATTACKS BY THE FAR RIGHT.
I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE, WITH
THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING, THAT UAW
3121, THE UNION THAT REPRESENTS
WORKERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON, HAS PUBLISHED A
PUBLIC STATEMENT FROM THEIR
MEMBERSHIP AND LEADERSHIP,
STANDING AGAINST THESE THREATS.
AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE AND
READ OUT AND EXTRACT OF THAT,
BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT REALLY
SPEAKS TO THE KIND OF
SOLIDARITY WE NEED, ESPECIALLY
IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT.
UAW 3121 STANDS FIRMLY WITH OUR
UNIONS ASSERT COUNCILMEMBER
KSHAMA SAWANT AGAINST THE
VIOLENT AND EXTREMELY THREATS
SHE HAS RECEIVED ON THE LAST
MONTH AND THE BOLDNESS OF THE
RIGHT WING NATIONALLY AT ITS
WORST, DURING THE INSURRECTION
ON JANUARY, THESE MUST BE TAKEN
ACTUALLY SERIOUSLY.
THESE ARE HEART OF A BROAD
RIGHT WING AND RIGHT
NATIONALIST BACKLASH, AND THEY
ARE NOT ONLY AGAINST
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, BUT ALSO
AGAINST THE MOVEMENTS THAT SHE
STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH.
AS A UNION, WE UNEQUIVOCALLY
REJECTED VIOLENCE THAT THESE
THREATS REPRESENT, WHICH IS
ANTITHETICAL TO THE COLLECTIVE
ACTION AND SOLIDARITY OF THE
LABOR MOVEMENT.
NONVIOLENT, DIRECT ACTION IS
VERY DIFFERENT FROM THREATS TO
DO HARM, TO ELECTED LEADERS,
AND THEIR STAFF, AND WE ARE
COMMITTED TO SPEAKING LOUDLY
AGAINST ANY ECHOLOCATION
BETWEEN THE TWO.
THESE THREATS ARE POISONOUS TO
THE SOLIDARITY THAT UNIONS MUST
BUILD, AND THERE IS NO ROOM FOR
THESE ATTACKS AND THE LABOR
MOVEMENT.".
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE UNION
TAKING A STAND AGAINST ANY KIND
OF EQUIVOCATION, BETWEEN FAR
RIGHT ATTACKS AND THESE KINDS
OF DEATH THREATS. ON THE ONE
HAND, AND PEACEFUL PROTEST
MOVEMENTS, MILITANT PROTEST
MOVEMENTS, BY THE LEFT, BY LOCK
LIVES MATTER, AND THE LABOR
MOVEMENT ON THE OTHER HAND.
AND I ALSO THANK UAW 4121 IN
THEIR STATEMENT, FOR URGING
THAT THE MARTIN LUTHER KING
COUNTY LEADERSHIP TAKE A
POSITION AGAINST THESE THREATS,
BECAUSE AS I SAID, MYSELF, TO MY
FOLLOW-UP LETTER TO BROTHER
KENNY STEWART, WHO WAS THE
PRESIDENT OF THE FIREFIGHTERS
UNION LOCAL THAT REPRESENTS THE
FIREFIGHTERS IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, THANKING HIM FOR HIS
EMAIL, RESPONDING WITH THREATS.
I'M URGING HIM TO SPEAK OUT
PUBLICLY ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE,
IN THE WORDS OF THE PROUD
SISTERS AND BROTHERS THAT HELPED
BUILD THE LABOR MOVEMENT IN THE
VERY EARLY DAYS OF THE 19th AND
20th CENTURIES, AN INJURY TO
ONE IS AN INJURY TO ALL.
IN THIS LETTER, TO BROTHER
KENNY, I ALSO CLARIFY THAT THE
LABOR MOVEMENT CANNOT AFFORD TO
ALLOW THESE IDEAS TO GAIN
GROUND, THESE RIGHT-WING IDEAS,
INCLUDING ANTIWORKER IDEAS,
IDEAS BASED ON SEXISM AND
RACISM AND XENOPHOBIA, WHICH
ONLY SERVED AND POWER OF THE
BILLING OUR CLASS, AND THESE
IDEAS MAKE IT HARDER FOR
WORKERS TO UNITE AGAINST
SYSTEMIC INEQUALITY AND TO
FIGHT TOGETHER TO THE GOOD
SANDERS OF LIVING ALL WORKERS
DESERVE.
I WILL ALSO SHARE, THE
PRESIDENT OF 1488, HAS JOINED
IN UAW 141 21 IN THEIR
STATEMENT, OPPOSING THESE
THREATS AND I REALLY URGE OTHER
UNIONS TO ALSO SPEAK UP ABOUT
THIS, BECAUSE AS I SAID, THIS
IS AN ATTACK ON EVERYBODY ON
THE LEFT, EVERYBODY WHO IS
PROGRESSIVELY FIGHTING FOR
SOCIAL CHANGE.
AND I APPRECIATE THEIR
COMMENTS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT FOR THOSE COMMENTS.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
FOR COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT ?
OKAY, HEARING NONE.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE DOWN
THE LINE, NEXT UP IS COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS FOLLOWED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
ELECTRIC YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
STILL GOOD MORNING COLLEAGUES.
THERE ARE TWO ITEMS FROM THE
COMMITTEE ON TODAY'S
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR, CONSTABLE 119992,
WHICH ADOPTS BUILDING CODE AND
CONSTRUCTION CODES, AND COUNSEL
BILL 119993, WHICH ADOPTS THE
UPDATED ENERGY CODE.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
LAND-USE AND NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE LAND-
USE AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE
IS THIS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
27th, WITH THREE ITEMS ON OUR
AGENDA, DISCUSSION AND VOTE ON
THE ENERGY CODE OF THE OF
AMENDMENTS, DISCUSSION AND VOTE
ON THE CONSTRUCTION CODE
UPDATES, AND A DISCUSSION AND
VOTE ON APPLICATION TO EXPEND
THE CONTRACTS RESUME OF 110634
AVENUE.
AND EVENTS LAST WEEK, I
ATTENDED THE REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, WHERE
HE ACCEPTED THE 2020 COUNTY AND
METRO TRANSIT SYSTEM
EVALUATION.
I ATTENDED THE MARITIME
INDUSTRIAL MEETING,
SPECIFICALLY SET UP TO DISCUSS
PUBLIC SAFETY. THIS COMING WEEK,
THIS THURSDAY, I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE SOUND REGIONAL
COUNSEL EXECUTIVE BOARD
MEETING, TO VOTE ON THE FUNDING
PACKAGE FOR THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE.
AND JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT
TO NOTE, THREATS TO PUBLIC
OFFICIALS AND PROPERTY
DESTRUCTION ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE
ACTIONS.
THIS YEAR, LAST YEAR, OR
FRANKLY EVER.
HERE IN DISTRICT SIX, I KNOW
I'M BIASED, BUT IT'S THE BEST
DISTRICT IN THE CITY, IN MY
OPINION.
AGAIN, I KNOW I'M BIASED.
SORRY, COLLEAGUES.
I MEET WITH DISTRICT 6
RESIDENTS EVERY WEEK AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO MEETING WITH
RESIDENTS TOMORROW DURING AND
AFTER NINE OCTA 5:00 BUSINESS
HOURS.
LAST WEEK I HEARD FROM
NEIGHBORS IN BALLARD, GREEN LAKE
, WALLINGFORD, AND PHINNEY RIDGE
, DISCUSSING CLEANUP EFFORTS,
INCLUDING GRAFFITI REMOVAL
ALONG 15th AVENUE AND TRASH
PICKUP IDEAS AND HOW TO CREATE
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, TO
SOLVE OR ADDRESS OUR
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS, MUCH LIKE
WITH COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS IS
DISCUSSING TODAY.
SAFETY CONCERNS ON AURORA,
PUBLIC SAFETY AND WHAT CHANGES
NEED TO BE MADE TO DELIVER
PUBLIC SAFETY TO ALL OF OUR
SEATTLE RESIDENCE, AND SMALL
BUSINESS CONCERNS DURING OUR
TIMES OF COVID AND HOW TO
ADDRESS THEM.
SO I JUST WANTED TAKE A MOMENT
TO THANK EVERYONE WHO MADE THE
TIME TO MEET WITH ME LAST WEEK.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SPEAKING WITH
MORE RESIDENTS TOMORROW.
IN OTHER NEWS, TODAY, I
COUNSEL, I WILL BE CIRCULATING
A PROCLAMATION TO RECOGNIZE
MOLLY BENNETT KAUFMAN, WHO HAS
WORKED IN THE HEALTHCARE FOR
CHILDREN OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE
FOR OVER 50 YEARS.
SHE WAS THE FIRST GRADUATE FROM
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AS
A PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER
IN THE YEAR OF 1973. MOLLY IS
RETIRING ON FEBRUARY 10th AND
IS ELEVATING HER RETIREMENT
WITH COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS
THIS COMING WEEK.
SO I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
THANK MOLLY FOR ALL THE WORK
THAT SHE HAS DONE TO SUPPORT
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN OUR
CITY, ALL OF THESE YEARS.
AND TO WISH HER A HAPPY
RETIREMENT.
I KNOW THAT SHE WILL BE STAYING
BUSY.
THE MAYOR IS CONCURRING WITH
THIS PROCLAMATION, AND I HOPE
YOU WILL JOIN ME IN HONORING
MOLLY BY SIGNING THIS
PROCLAMATION AS WELL.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I BELIEVE
SIGNATURES WILL BE NEEDED TO BE
ADDED AND I WILL HAND IT OVER
TO YOU TO WALK US THROUGH THE
LAST STEPS BEFORE SIGNATURES
CAN BE AFFIXED TO THIS
PROCLAMATION.
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
ELECTRIC YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS, ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THE PROCLAMATION
OR ANY OTHER ASPECTS OF
COUNSEL NUMBERED STRAUSS'S
REPORT?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL ROLE TO FIND WHICH
COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO
HAVE THEIR SIGNATURE AFFIXED
TO THE COMMISSION HONORING
MOLLY BENNETT KAUFMAN FOR HER
YEARS OF SERVICE TO SEATTLE
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES?
>> LEWIS?
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.>> COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.>> COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> SAWANT?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>>>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ?
>> CAN YOU CALL ON COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS ONE MORE TIME?
>> I WAS MUTED, I'M SORRY.
>> A IN FAVOR.
>> AND COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT,
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADD YOUR
NAME, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO.
>> SORRY, I DID BUT MAYBE IT
WAS NOT AUDIBLE, YES.
>> OKAY, THERE WE GO.
>> THANK YOU, NINE IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT.
OKAY, THANKS FOR THAT,
COLLEAGUES.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD OUR
NAMES T OR OUR SIGNATURE TO
THAT PROCLAMATION.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU
WOULD LIKE TO ADD?
>> NO, THANK YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, THAT IS
MY REPORT.
SYMMETRIC YOU SO MUCH, MOVING
DOWN THE LINE WE WILL HEAR NEXT
FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD AND
THEN COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
COUNCILMEMBER 14?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, I DO HAVE
THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING
TOMORROW, 9:30 AM.
AT THAT COMMITTEE MEETING, WE
WILL CONTINUE OUR CONVERSATION
ON THE CONFIRMATION OF CURRY
MAYOR. THAT'S THE MAYOR'S
APPOINTMENT FOR THE OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR.
AND WE WILL CONSIDER, I THINK MY
COLLEAGUES, I THANK THEM FOR
SUBMITTING QUESTIONS AS PART OF
THAT PROCESS.
AND I HOPE TO FINALIZE THE
CONFIRMATION, THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION FOR THE
CONFIRMATION TOMORROW.
IN FOLLOW-UP TO THE COUNCIL'S
ACTIONS LAST YEAR, BEGINNING
WITH THE 2020 SUMMARY BALANCING
PACKAGE, WE WILL HAVE TWO
PRESENTATIONS, REGARDING THE
FUNDING THAT WAS ALLOCATED BY
THE COUNCIL FOR PUBLIC SAFETY
COME IN TO BEGIN TO SCALE UP
COMMUNITY LED INVESTMENTS IN
PUBLIC SAFETY.
SPECIFICALLY, WE WILL BE HEARING
ON THE SEATTLE COMMUNITY SAFETY
INITIATIVE, WHICH IS FOCUSED ON
THE GEOGRAPHIC MODEL, FUNDED
WITH $4 MILLION, WHICH HAS
ALREADY BEEN CONTRACTED AND
LAUNCHED.
WE WILL HEAR A PRESENTATION
FROM COMMUNITY AND HSD,
INCLUDING COMMUNITY
PASSAGEWAYS, URBAN FAMILY, BOYS
AND GIRLS CLUB, SOUTHEAST
SAFETY NETWORK HUB, THE YMCA
ALIVE AND FREE PROGRAM.
SECONDLY, WE ARE ALSO GOING TO
HEAR A PRESENTATION FROM HSD ON
THE COMMUNITY CAPACITY
INVESTMENT PROCESS, AND THAT
WAS ALSO FUNDED DURING THE
SUMMER 2020 REBALANCING
PROCESS, AND INCLUDED $12
MILLION APPROPRIATION. THIS
FUNDING PROCESS IS STILL IN
DEVELOPMENT, AND WE WILL HEAR A
LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HSD'S
PLANS TO GET THOSE DOLLARS OUT
THE DOOR.
THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH
COMMITTEE MEETING, ALSO ON LESS
LETHAL WEAPONS.
THE JUNE BAN PASSED BY THE
COUNCIL, WE HAVE A DRAFT BILL
RECOMMENDATIONS BY COMMITTEE.
AS A REMINDER, THE PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE WILL MAKE A
RECOMMENDATION ON DRAFT
LEGISLATION, FOR REVIEW BY THE
MONITOR, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE, IN LINE WITH THE
CONSENT DECREE PROCESS AND
JUDGE ROBARDS DECISION.
THE FULL COUNSEL WILL NOT
CONSIDER LEGISLATION UNTIL
AFTER THIS REVIEW HAS TAKEN
PLACE.
ON THE CONSENT DECREE, THE
COURT APPOINTED MONITOR CAN
APPROVE THE PROPOSAL, OR
DETERMINE THAT IT CAN CONFLICT
WITH THE TERMS OF THE CONSENT
DECREE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.
IF THE CITY OR THE DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE OBJECT TO THE
MONITORS DETERMINATION, THEY
CAN MEET AND CONFER WITH THE
MONITOR, AND IF THEY CHOOSE
PETITIONED THE COURT.
ULTIMATELY, CORE APPROVAL IS
NEEDED FOR ANY LEGISLATION TO
GO INTO EFFECT.
SO, AGAIN, THE ACTIONS OF THE
COMMITTEE HAVE BEEN TO DEVELOP
LEGISLATION THAT TAKES INTO
CONSIDERATION THE INPUT THAT WE
ALREADY RECEIVED ON THE TOTAL
BAN THAT WAS PASSED IN JUNE,
AND TO BRING ANOTHER VERSION OF
OUR RECOMMENDATIONS, OUR
RECOMMENDED REGULATION TO THE
MONITOR, DOJ, AND THE COURT FOR
THEIR CONSIDERATION.
ALSO, I WANT TO MENTION THAT
ANOTHER ITEM ON THE COMMITTEE
AGENDA FOR TOMORROW INCLUDES
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
BUDGET BILL, FOR 2021. IF YOU
RECALL, WE TOOK SOME ACTION IN
DECEMBER, IN THE FINANCE AND
HOUSING COMMITTEE.
WHERE WE MADE SOME COMMITMENTS
TO REDUCE THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT BUDGET, IN LIGHT OF
THE FACT THAT WE MADE AN
INCREASE IN THE SCALE UP LISA
FROM BUT AT THE END OF THE
YEAR, TO ADJUST FOR INCREASED
OVERTIME COSTS.
I ORIGINALLY WAS PLANNING TO
HEAR THIS BILL OR TO BEGIN THE
PROCESS OF HEARING THIS BILL
DURING THE LAST COMMITTEE
MEETING ON JANUARY 12th. STAFF
AND THE CITY, CENTRAL STAFF AND
THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE BOTH
REQUESTED ADDITIONAL TIME. AND
SO THIS ITEM WAS HELD UNTIL
TOMORROW'S MEETING.
THERE IS NO VOTE PLAN FOR THE
MEETING, AND WE ARE STILL
AWAITING SOME OF THE
INFORMATION REQUESTED, BUT I
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SORT OF
GET A LAY OF THE LAND ON WHERE
WE ARE WITH THE BILL, WITH THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET, AND
ALSO SOME UPDATED INFORMATION ON
2020 SEPARATIONS.
I WANT TO MENTION THAT AT MY
REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING WITH
CHIEF SCOGGINS ON WEDNESDAY, I
DID ASK HIM ABOUT THEIR PROGRESS
INVESTIGATING THE EMAILS THAT
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT HAS
RECEIVED . WHILE THE SEATTLE
TIMES REPORTED THAT THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT HAD NOT BEEN
NOTIFIED UNTIL LATE TUESDAY,
THIS PAST TUESDAY, ABOUT THE
INCIDENT, CHIEF SCOGGINS TOLD
ME THAT THIS WAS NOT THE CASE
AND THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD
IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT ABOUT THIS ISSUE,
UPON LEARNING.
FURTHER, THE CHIEF ASSURED ME
IF IT WAS INDEED A FIRE
DEPARTMENT INDIVIDUAL SENDING
THESE EMAILS, THAT THEY WOULD
BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
I JUST WANT ALSO MENTIONED THAT
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS WORKING
WITH SEATTLE I.T.
TO FULLY INVESTIGATE, AND THEY
WILL REPORT ON THOSE FINDINGS
AS SOON AS THEY ARE ABLE TO.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COVID-19
ADMINISTERED OTHER FOUR SITES
IS NOW A CUMULATIVELY 581 OR
582,000 TESTS BETWEEN JUNE 5th
AND JANUARY 20th.
WE ARE NOW MOVING INTO
VACCINATION DISTRIBUTION BY THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
WE KNOW THAT THE CITY OF SEATTLE
HAS ALREADY RECEIVED 1400 DOSES
OF THE STRAUSS VACCINE AND THE
CITY WAS CERTIFIED AS A DISH
OR BEATER.
THE DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY WENT
TO THE WORK OF VACCINATING
VULNERABLE SENIORS AND ADULT
FAMILY CARE FACILITIES WITHIN
TWO WEEKS WORK THIS WAS DONE
WITH TWO MOBILE VACCINATION
TEAMS, AS OF LAST WEDNESDAY,
THE SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS
EXCEEDING THEIR GOAL.
ALSO, IN ADDITION TO VACCINATING
THE RESIDENCE, AND STAFF OF
ADULT FAMILY CARE FACILITIES,
THEY ARE ALSO WORKING TO EXPAND
THEIR GOALS BEYOND WHAT WAS
ORIGINALLY ANNOUNCED TO ALSO
INCLUDE SOME PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FACILITIES
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
SEATTLE HAS LAUNCHED A
VACCINATION WEBSITE. WE HAVE A
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER WITH UPDATES
ON ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA,
VACCINATION PROGRESS IN SEATTLE
AND KING COUNTY, AND THE NEW
CITY OF SEATTLE VACCINATION
EFFORTS.
YOU CAN SIGN UP AT SEATTLE.GOV/
VACCINE.
RIGHT NOW, AGAIN, ASSUMING
AVAILABILITY OF VACCINES, THE
FOLLOWING GROUPS ARE IN LINE AS
PRIORITIES TO GET VACCINATED.
HEALTHCARE WORKERS, HIGH-RISK
FIRST RESPONDERS, RESIDENTS OF
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, ALL
PEOPLE OVER 65 YEARS OF AGE, AND
NOW PEOPLE OVER 50 YEARS OLD,
WHO CANNOT LIVE INDEPENDENTLY.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE, AS I
MENTIONED EARLIER, HAS BEEN
APPROVED BY THE STATE TO
RECEIVE DOSES FROM THE STATE,
AND PROVIDE VACCINATION DIRECTLY
. SEATTLE WILL CONTINUE ITS
FOCUS ON ITS LIMITED WEEKLY
DOSES ON ITS HIGHEST RISK
COMMUNITIES.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO
RECOGNIZE THAT THE CITY HAS
INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE, TO
QUICKLY TURN AT LEAST ONE OF
THE EXISTING COVID TESTING
SITES INTO A MASS VACCINATION
SITE. MY UNDERSTANDING, WE CAN
DO THAT ON THE DROP OF A DIME.
WHAT WE DON'T HAVE, AGAIN, IS
ACCESS TO THE NECESSARY VACCINE
SUPPLY.
THE NEED FOR INCREASED SUPPLY
IS WHY MAYOR DURKAN HAS JOINED
MAYORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN
CALLING FOR THE BIDEN/HARRISON
MINISTRIES AND ALLOCATE
VACCINES DIRECTLY TO CITIES,
AND WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT THE NEW
ADMINISTRATION WILL ACT ON THAT
SOON.
A COUPLE OTHER HSD SPECIFIC
UPDATES, THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT HAS RELEASED WHAT
THEY ARE REFERRING TO AS A
GEOGRAPHIC SPECIFIC FOOD BANK
SERVICES RFP, THEY RELEASED ON
WEDNESDAY.
THESE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR
JULY TO DECEMBER, 2021, AND ALL
OF 2022.
WE ARE WORKING TO SEEK A
DIVERSE GROUP OF PROVIDERS, TO
SERVE PEOPLE LIVING IN DEL RIDGE
, GEORGETOWN, AND THE SOUTH
PARK NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND THE REASON WHY WE ARE DOING
THIS GEOGRAPHIC SPECIFIC FOOD
BANK SERVICES RFP IS BECAUSE
BACK IN FEBRUARY, OF 2019, A
REPORT PRODUCED BY PUBLIC
HEALTH AND PARTNERS ON HEALTHY
FOOD AVAILABILITY FUNDED BY THE
SUGARY BEVERAGE TAX FOUND
HEALTHY FOOD PRIORITY AREAS ARE
CLUSTERED NEAR THE SOUTHERN
BOUNDARY AROUND THE DUWAMISH
WATERWAY.
THEY CALLED OUT GEORGETOWN,
SOUTH PARK, DEL RIDGE AND HIGH
POINT.
SO TO FILL THE GAP, HSD HAS
HELD TERM LIMITED CONTRACTS
WITH FOOD BANKS, SERVING THESE
AREAS, AND ITS GEOGRAPHIC
SPECIFIC RFP IS A LONGER-TERM
SOLUTION.
RFP WAS INITIALLY INTENDED FOR
2020, BUT WAS DELAYED, DUE TO
THE PANDEMIC.
AND SERVICES INCLUDE BUT ARE
NOT LIMITED TO FOOD BANK
OPERATIONS, HOME DELIVERY OF
CULTURALLY RELEVANT FOODS, MEAL
PROGRAMS, WEEKEND HUNGER OR
BACKPACK PROGRAMS, NUTRITION,
EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL SERVICE
NAVIGATION.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, YOU CAN
GO TO SEATTLE.GOV/HUMAN
SERVICES ON FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES.
A SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
UPDATE, MANY OF YOU, WE SAW
THAT ON SATURDAY THERE WAS SOME
POLICE COVERAGE THAT THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT WAS PURSUING A
DIFFERENT POLICY IN DETERMINING
WHO TO ARREST, WHEN VANDALS
DESTROYED PUBLIC OR PRIVATE
PROPERTY. IN THE INTEREST OF
ENSURING THAT YOU ALL HAVE
ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT
THESE POLICIES, AND THAT I'M
FULFILLING MY RESPONSIBILITY TO
BE KNOWLEDGEABLE MYSELF ABOUT
AS PD ARREST POLICIES, AND CITY
ATTORNEY CHARGING POLICIES, I
IMMEDIATELY REACHED OUT TO
CHIEF DIAZ OVER THE WEEKEND
ABOUT WHAT WAS BEING REPORTED
AS A NEW POLICY.
HE TOLD ME THIS WEEKEND, THAT
THIS IS NOT A CHANGE IN POLICY.
AND THAT THIS IS THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S WILLINGNESS TO
PROSECUTE.
I ALSO SPOKE TO CITY ATTORNEY
HOMES, AND HE TOLD ME THAT
THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ITHER, BUT
THAT THEY HAD ALREADY CHARGED
THE SINGLE ARREST THAT HAD BEEN
REFERRED TO THEM FROM LAST
WEDNESDAY, UNDER EXISTING
POLICY.
I, JUST AGAIN, IN THE INTEREST
OF MAKING SURE THAT WE ALL HAVE
ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT BOTH
THE ARREST POLICIES AND THAT
CHARGE POLICIES, I JUST WANTED
TO SHARE THAT WITH
COUNCILMEMBERS.
ALSO, I WANT TO TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO, AGAIN, CONTINUE
TO CALL FOR PEACEFUL PROTEST
AND EXPRESS MY ONGOING
OPPOSITION TO PROPERTY DAMAGE,
AS WELL AS INJURIES TO OFFICERS
AND PROTESTERS ALIKE.
AND I WILL CONTINUE TO CALL FOR
THIS PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION IN
OPPOSITION TO VIOLENCE IN OUR
CITY, WHENEVER I SEE IT.
EVENTS LAST WEEK WERE COMING UP
THIS WEEK, LAST THURSDAY, I MET
WITH THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT'S NEW INTERIM
DIRECTOR, HELEN HOWELL.
WE TALKED ABOUT OUR RESPECTIVE
PRIORITIES FOR THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND I WANT
TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
WELCOME HER TO THE CITY, AND I
REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH HER THIS YEAR.
I ALSO TESTIFIED LAST WEEK, AT
THE STATE HOUSE AND CIVIL RIGHTS
CHAIR COMMITTEE, REGARDING
HOUSE BILL 1088, REFERRING TO
WHAT ARE CALLED IMPEACHMENT
DISCLOSURES, WHAT WE REFER TO
AS PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE BRADY
LIST.
AS DRAFTED, BILL WOULD UPDATE
STATEWIDE STANDARDS WITH BEST
PRACTICES, TO ADDRESS POTENTIAL
IMPEACHMENT DISCLOSURES OF
MISCONDUCT, AFFECTING THE COURT
ABILITY OF OFFICERS PURSUANT TO
BRADY B MARYLAND.
I SPOKE TO THE FACT THAT, I
BELIEVE THAT THERE IS AN
OPPORTUNITY WITH HOUSE BUILT
1088, TO ADDRESS THE CONCERN
THAT SENATE BILL 6188 PASSED IN
2018, MAY OVERLY LIMIT ADVERSE
PERSONNEL ACTIONS, AND
ACCOUNTABILITY THOUGHT OVER
BRADY LIST OFFICERS.
AND I REQUESTED THAT THE
COMMITTEE CONSIDER INCLUDING
LANGUAGE IN HOUSE BILL 1088,
THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE, BUT
ALLOWS CONSIDERATION OF ADVERSE
PERSONNEL ACTIONS FOR BRADY
LIST OFFICERS WHO ARE ON THE
LIST FOR GOOD REASONS.
I ALSO, AS CURRENTLY DRAFTED,
TO LIMIT LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES FROM BASING THE HIGH-
END DECISIONS ON BRADY LIST
PARTICIPATION, THE BILL, AS IT
IS DRAFTED, SAYS IT'S NOT ITSELF
A BAR TO EMPLOYMENT, AND AS IT
RELATES TO THAT, I REQUESTED
LANGUAGE IN THE BILL,
CLARIFYING THAT LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENTS ARE NOT
REQUIRED TO, BUT THEY MAY
REFRAME FROM HIRING THOSE
OFFICERS FOR WHOM THERE IS AN
INVESTIGATIVE IMPROVEMENT
úRECORD OF ENGAGEMENT OF
MISCONDUCT, AFFECTING THE COURT
ABILITY.
AND IN DOING SO, I THINK IT'S
AN IMPORTANT ACCOUNTABILITY
MEASURE, BUT I ALSO THINK IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT OUR
LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS TO HIRE
ONLY THOSE OFFICERS WHO CAN
FULLY DO THE JOB THAT THEY ARE
HIRED TO DO.
I WAS A HAPPY, IT WAS A HAPPY
COINCIDENCE TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THIS
PARTICULAR COMMITTEE, THE HOUSE
CIVIL RIGHTS AND JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE, ON WEDNESDAY, ON A
DAY THAT THEY WERE ALSO HEARING
HOUSE BILL 1140, WHICH IS A
YOUTH RIGHTS ORDINANCE, VERY
SIMILAR TO THE YOUTH RIGHTS
ORDINANCE THAT COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES AND I SPONSORED OVER
THE SUMMER, RELATED TO ENSURING
THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF
THEIR RIGHTS, WHATEVER THEY
HAVE INTERACTIONS WITH THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT, THAT MIGHT
LEAD TO AN ARREST, SO REALLY
PLEASED TO SEE THE LEGISLATURE
IS CONSIDERING A SIMILAR BILL.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD, ANY COMMONS OR
QUESTIONS ON THAT REPORT?
HEARING NONE, WE WILL HEAD DOWN
THE LINE AND HEAR FROM
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, GOOD
MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
LET ME TURN UP MY AUDIO HERE.
HERE WE GO.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS OF THE
PUBLIC ASSETS AND NATIVE
COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE ON THIS
AFTERNOONS COUNCIL AGENDA.
THE FEBRUARY 2nd COMMITTEE
MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELED.
I WILL BE BRIEF.
OR THE SEATTLE NATIONAL
ARCHIVES, WE BEGAN OUR MEETING
WITH OUR SAYING THAT OUR
HISTORY LIVES HERE, THAT WE
SHOULD KEEP IT HERE.
SO ON JANUARY 19th, DURING THE
PUBLIC HEARING, I ANNOUNCED
THAT THE CITY INTENDS TO JOIN
AS A PLAINTIFF IN THIS LAWSUIT,
TO STOP THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
FROM SELLING THE NATIONAL
ARCHIVES FACILITY IN SEATTLE?
I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE WILL
BE JOINING AS A PLAINTIFF IN
THAT LAWSUIT.
THERE ARE OVER 300 PEOPLE
SIGNED UP AND PROVIDED PUBLIC
COMMENT, REGARDING THIS
POTENTIAL SALE, AND I WAS
JOINED BY COUNCIL MEMBER EATERS
AND, AS COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
SHARED.
KIM WYMAN, STATE REPRESENTATIVE
DEBORAH LICK IT OFF AND STATE
REPRESENTATIVE SHARON D'AMICO'S
SANTOS.
WE WANTED TO THANK THEM FOR
PERSUADING AND THEIR KIND WORDS
AND INFORMATIONAL STATEMENTS.
THEY REPORTED EVERYONE'S
COMMENTS AND WILL BE SENT TO
THE FEDERAL AGENCY IN ADDITION
TO THE FOUR LAWSUITS IN ORDER
TO PROTECT OUR RECORDS TO STOP
THE SALE.
IN REGARDS TO SOUND TRANSIT, AS
YOU ALL KNOW, I HAD MY SOUND
TRANSIT REALIGNMENT WORKSHOP
THIS THURSDAY.
THIS WAS THE FIRST MEETING,
LAST WEEK, TO BEGIN THE PROCESS
OF DISCUSSING THE PROGRAM
REALIGNMENT, SOUND TRANSIT IS
CREATING A NO PUN INTENDED COME
ALONG ROADWAY FOR ROAD NUMBERS
TO CONSIDER CRITERIA NUMBERS
AND UPDATED INFORMATION AS WE
GET IT.
THE ANTICIPATED BOARD WORK ON
REALIGNMENT THAT BRIEFED THE
TIME WHEN I HAVE HERE, I CAN
GET A LOT OF YOU THE POWERPOINT
IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL.
FEBRUARY IS TO DISCUSS
REALIGNMENT APPROACHES, MARCHES
TO DEFINE A APPROACHES
APPROACHES FOR PUBLIC
ENGAGEMENT.
APRIL IS TO SEEK PUBLIC
FEEDBACK AND DISCUSS REVIEW AND
RESULTS.
MAY IS TO DISCUSS PUBLIC
FEEDBACK AND BOARD PRIORITIES.
JUNE, DEVELOPED THE REALIGNMENT
PLANS, AND JULY, TAKE THE FINAL
ACTION TO ADOPT REALIGNMENT
PLANS.
I JUST WANT TO SPEND A LITTLE
BIT OF TIME, AND AGAIN, I CAN
FORWARD YOU THE POWERPOINT, AND
KIND OF SINGLE OUT WHAT TWO
SLIDES ARE PROBABLY MOST
IMPORTANT FOR SOME, TO SOME
DEGREE.
AS YOU KNOW, SOUND TRANSIT WILL
BE LOOKING AT TWO APPROACHES,
THAT IS THE PLAN REQUIRED
APPROACH, THE VOTER APPROVED
APPROACH OR PLAN, AND SECOND,
THE EXPANDED CAPACITY APPROACH.
THAT IS WHERE WE SEEK STATE AND
FEDERAL MONEY, AS WELL AS AN
EXPANSION OF DEBT CAPACITY.
IN THE POWERPOINT, WHICH IS
OVER 50 PAGES, IF YOU WOULD
LIKE IT, I CAN SEND IT TO YOU.
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE
LISTENING, IT IS ALREADY POSTED
ON THE WEBSITE FOR SOUND
TRANSIT.
THE BOARD DISCUSSION, THE
QUESTION PRESENTED IS, HOW
SHOULD A PROJECT EVALUATION
INFORM REALIGNMENT AND DECISION-
MAKING, AND THAT STARTS AT ABOUT
PAGE 54, BUT BASICALLY, THERE
IS A CRITERIA, AND THE CRITERIA
THAT THE BOARD WILL BE LOOKING
AT IS, LET'S SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT
HERE.
WE WILL BE LOOKING AT RIDERSHIP
POTENTIAL, SOCIAL ECONOMIC
EQUITY, CONNECTING CENTERS,
TENURE, OUTSIDE FUNDING,
COMPLETING THE SPINE, ADVANCING
LOGICALLY BE ON THE SPINE, AND
PHASING COMPATIBILITY.
AND AGAIN, WE CAN GO INTO A
LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL WHEN WE
HAVE ANOTHER ROUND, AND WE CAN
FORWARD THAT POWERPOINT TO YOU
WITH SOME QUESTIONS THAT YOU
MAY HAVE, WHICH I'M
ANTICIPATING SOME OF YOU WILL.
LET ME GET BACK TO THE REST OF
MY, HOLD ON, I DROPPED IT.
>> TAKE YOUR TIME.
>> YEAH, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
FOR PARKS, LET'S SEE, WE HAVE
AN UPDATE ON PARKS, HERE WE GO.
THE AMY LEE TENNIS CENTER, IN
RESPONSE TO WASHINGTON STATE'S
RECENT MODIFICATIONS PUBLIC
HEALTH GUIDELINES FOR INDOOR
TENNIS, SEATTLE PARKS AND REC
HAS REOPENED THE TENNIS CENTER
FOR RESERVATIONS, ONLY STARTING
JANUARY 21st.
THE CENTER IS OPEN MONDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY 7:30 AM TO 9:30
PM, AND SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
FROM 9:00 AM TO 5:15 PM.
MASKS ARE NOT REQUIRED AT ALL
TIMES, INCLUDING DURING PLAY.
THE CLEAN CITIES INITIATIVE,
THIS IS AN UPDATE FROM JANUARY
11th TO THE 17th.
WE HAVE WELL OVER 1300 NEEDLES
REMOVED FROM ENCAMPMENT
LOCATIONS AT 87,000 POUNDS OF
TRASH REMOVED FROM 21 PARK
ENCAMPMENT LOCATIONS.
AND TWO PARK EMPHASIS, WITH TWO
PARK EMPHASIS ON CLEAN
LOCATIONS.
SO WHAT I SHOULD SAY IS THAT,
WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IS
GETTING WEEKLY UPDATES FROM THE
SUPERINTENDENT ABOUT HOW MUCH
NEEDLES AND TRASH AND
BASICALLY, THE MONEY THAT THE
COUNCIL ALLOCATED DURING BUDGET
FOR THE CLEAN CITIES
INITIATIVE.
SO THEY GIVE US WEEKLY UPDATES
ABOUT HOW MUCH TRASH THEY ARE
PICKING UP, WHERE THEY ARE
LOCATING, WHERE THEY ARE DOING
LASER FOCUS AND HOW THE SURGE
IS WORKING.
AS YOU KNOW, FROM THE SHOWER
PROGRAM, FROM JANUARY 13th TO
19th, THE CITY OF SEATTLE
SERVED 336 USERS, AND THE SOUR
PROGRAM AT FIVE COMMUNITY
CENTERS, THE GREEN LAKE SITE
WAS STAFFED BY UPLIFT
NORTHWEST, AND THEY SERVED THE
MOST PEOPLE, 141 PEOPLE.
SOCIAL DISTANCING MASTERS
PROGRAM, FROM JANUARY 13th
THROUGH THE 19th, THE HIGHEST
AVERAGE NUMBERS OBSERVED AND
REPORTED VOLUNTEER AND I BEACH
PARK SPIRIT AGAIN, WE KNOW WE
HAVE TO HAVE SOCIAL DISTANCING
AT SIX FEET.
I WANT TO THANK THESE
AMBASSADORS WHO VOLUNTEERED TO
GOING TO PARKS AND DO THESE
THINGS.
FOOD DISTRIBUTION, FOOD
LIFELINE CONTINUES TO
DISTRIBUTE FREE FOOD BOXES AT
THE RANIER BEACH COMMUNITY
CENTER ON WEDNESDAYS, FROM
1000 UNTIL 1:00.
THIS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20th,
900 CARD LAST WEDNESDAY, 987
FOOD BOXES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO
FAMILIES IN NEED.
MOST BOXES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO
FAMILIES WITH 3 TO 6 FAMILY
MEMBERS.
LET'S SEE.
LAST WEEK, MY STAFF ATTENDED A
MEETING OF THE VICTORY HEIGHTS
COMMUNITY COUNCIL.
I ATTENDED A COUNCIL, I
ATTENDED A MEETING WITH COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN AND CENTRAL
STAFF TO CREATE OUR 2020-2021
WORKPLAN, AS WE ALL ARE DOING.
WE ARE DOING OUR WORK PLANS.
AGAIN, I HAVE MY WEEKLY,
BIWEEKLY CHECK IN WITH
SUPERINTENDENT AGAPE, AND AS I
SHARED, I ATTENDED THE SOUND
TRANSIT REALIGNMENT WORKSHOP,
AND I ALSO ATTENDED THE
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
MEETING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ FOR THAT REPORT.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NONE, THANKS AGAIN,
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ FOR THE
COMMENTS, REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
ALL RIGHT, SO FOLKS, I WILL BE
QUICK ON MY REPORT.
I WANTED TO SHARE REALLY
QUICKLY FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE,
AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
EARLY LEARNING, I'M GOT REALLY
EXCITING NEWS AND FUNDING
OPPORTUNITY.
LAST WEEK, THE CITY ANNOUNCED
THAT $2.4 MILLION IN CHILD CARE
STABILIZATION GRANTS GOING TO
BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR LICENSED
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS AS WELL AS
FAMILY, FRIEND, AND NEIGHBOR
CAREGIVERS IN SEATTLE.
GRANTS ARE UP TO $10,000,
GRANTS OF UP TO $10,000 ARE
AVAILABLE FOR CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS, OPERATING IN
SEATTLE, AND THERE ARE $500
GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR FRIENDS,
FAMILY, AND NEIGHBOR
CAREGIVERS, WHO CARE FOR
CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 0
TO 12 YEARS OF AGE FOR MORE
THAN 10 HOURS A WEEK.
APPLICANT CAN CONTACT CHILDCARE
RESOURCES, PROVIDER LINE AT 1-
800-466-1114 YORK AWARDS ARE
EXPECTED TO GO OUT AS EARLY AS
MID-TO-LATE FEBRUARY.
STRONGLY ENCOURAGE FOLKS OR
CHILDCARE PROVIDER COMMUNITIES
TO TAKE SERIOUS THE OPPORTUNITY
FOR APPLYING FOR THOSE GRANTS.
LATER THIS WEEK, I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE FAMILY EDUCATION
PRESCHOOL AND PROMISED LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, THE FIRST
MEETING OF 2021, BUT TO BE
THURSDAY AT 4:00, LOOKING
FORWARD TO JOINING THOSE FOLKS
TALK ABOUT ALL THINGS RELATED
TO THE LEVY.
I HAVE NO ITEMS ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S OBJECTION REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
AND NO ITEMS FROM THE COMMITTEE
ON THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.
LAST THURSDAY, REGIONAL HOMELESS
AUTHORITIES GOVERNING COMMITTEE
ADOPTED BYLAWS THAT WILL GOVERN
THE GOVERNING COMMITTEES
PROCEDURES, MOVING FORWARD.
THIS FRIDAY, I WILL BE ATTENDING
A SPECIAL JOINT EXECUTIVE
SESSION OF THE REGIONAL HOMELESS
AUTHORITY AND LIMITATION BOARD
AND GOVERNING COMMITTEE.
AT THIS EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE
WILL MEET FINALISTS FOR THE CEO
POSITION AND DELIVERY OVER A
HIRING DECISION?
THE RATE 4th, THEY PLAN TO TAKE
UP A RECOMMENDATION PROVIDED TO
US BY THE LIMITATION BOARD TO
SELECT THE FINAL CANDIDATE TO
SERVE AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER, EGGNOG EURO CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE
REGIONAL APPROACH TO
HOMELESSNESS, WHICH IS THE
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY.
THIS THURSDAY AT 10 A CLOCK IN
THE MORNING, I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE PSR C EXECUTIVE
BOARD MEETING.
AT THIS MEETING, AS I MENTIONED
LAST WEEK, WE WILL BE VOTING ON
A PACKAGE OF $14.4 MILLION IN
FUNDING FOR THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE
TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD.
I PREVIOUSLY BRIEFED FOLKS HERE
THAT WHEN THIS FUNDING PROPOSAL
WAS BEFORE THE TRANSPORTATION
POLICY, BEFORE THE BOARD, WE
HAD LOTS OF ADVOCACY FROM OUR
COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
AND COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
I WANT TO THANK THEM AGAIN FOR
MAKING SURE THAT THOSE
REGIONAL PARTNERS UNDERSTOOD
WHY THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT
INVESTMENT FOR THE CITY AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO ENSURING
THAT THE EXECUTIVE BOARD TAKES
FINAL ACTION ON THE
RECOMMENDATION AS PROPOSED BY
TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD.
ANYONE WHO HAS CONCERNS OR
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MORE
INFORMATION, YOU ARE WELCOME TO
REACH OUT TO ME.
I'M HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU MORE
ABOUT THAT IN ADVANCE OF THE
MEETING.
ON TUESDAY, I WILL BE MEETING
WITH SOME OF OUR LOCAL BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION'S
PRACTICE MEETING IS BEING
CONVENED BY THE SOTHO BIA.
I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR
CONVENING THIS GROUP OF FOLKS
WHO ARE GOING TO COME TOGETHER
AND TALK ABOUT A VARIETY OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ISSUES,
PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES AND OTHER
ISSUES THAT ARE TOP OF WINE FOR
THEM.
JUST REALY THANK THEM FOR
REACHING OUT TO ME PROACTIVELY,
AND EXTENDING AN INVITATION FOR
US TO ENGAGE IN CONVERSATION ON
ISSUES THAT ARE IMPACTING THEIR
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREAS IN
PARTICULAR, LOOKING FORWARD TO
THAT CONVERSATION ON TUESDAY.
ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, I WILL BE
JOINING MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY TO
ADDRESS SOME ONGOING SAFETY
ISSUES, RELATED TO THE PARKING
LOT AT A SAFEWAY IN
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
DISTRICT, AND LOOKING FORWARD
TO, AGAIN, HAVING CONVERSATION
WITH FOLKS IN THAT CONTEXT, WHO
ARE BRINGING FORWARD COMMUNITY
SAFETY ISSUES, AND COMMUNITY
SAFETY HUMAN CENTERED
APPROACHES.
TO MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN
CONTINUE TO HAVE A SAFE AREA IN
THAT PART OF THE DISTRICT,
DISTRICT 2, LOOKING FOR TO THAT
CONVERSATION.
LASTLY, COLLEAGUES, TODAY, LAST
WEEK, WE SHARED A PROCLAMATION
IN HONOR OF LOUISE TURNING, AND
M INTERESTED IN GETTING FOLKS
TO ADD THEIR SIGNATURE TO THAT
PROCLAMATION, LUIS OF COURSE IS
NO STRANGER TO MANY OF US, SHE
HAS BEEN THE LEADER OF THE
GREATER SEATTLE BUSINESS
ASSOCIATION, WHICH IS OUR LOCAL
LGBTQ CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
LOCATED IN CAPITOL HILL.
SHE HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS
ADVOCATE, ON BEHALF OF THOSE
MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES, SHE
IS ALSO DONE A TREMENDOUS,
TREMENDOUS JOB OF BUILDING OUT
A REALLY IMPRESSIVE SCHOLARSHIP
FUND, THAT HAS SPECIFICALLY
FOCUSED ON LGBTQ YOUTH OF COLOR
, AND HAS DONE SUCH AN AMAZING
JOB, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
CONTINUING TO HAVE CONVERSATION
WITH EACH OTHER, EVEN WHEN WE
DISAGREE, AND I HAVE BEEN SO
IMPRESSED WITH HER LEGACY, AND
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US
TO INDULGE THE WORK THAT SHE
HAS DONE IN THE CONTEXT OF HER
ANNOUNCEMENT THAT SHE WILL BE
RETIRING AS THE CEO OF G SBA,
SO THIS AFTERNOON, WE WILL BE
JOINED BY MARK RACINE FROM THE
GREATER SEATTLE BUSINESS
ASSOCIATION AND OTHER MEMBERS
OF GS EA, WHO WILL RECEIVE THIS
PROCLAMATION.
IT IS A SURPRISE PROCLAMATION,
IT WILL BE PRESENTED TO HER AT
HER VIRTUAL RETIREMENT PARTY ON
SUNDAY.
WE DID WARN THEM, IT IS A
PUBLIC VENUE, SO IT MAY NOT BE
KEPT SURPRISE FOR MUCH LONGER,
BUT NONETHELESS, WE ARE LOOKING
FORWARD TO SHEPHERDING THIS
PROCLAMATION FORWARD, ON BEHALF
OF MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS OF G
SBA, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO
FOLKS ADDING THEIR SIGNATURE TO
THE PROCLAMATION. ANY QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE PROCURATION BEFORE
ASKED THE CLERK TO CALL THE
ROLE?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE TO
DETERMINE WHICH COUNCIL MEMBERS
WOULD LIKE TO ADD THEIR
SIGNATURE TO THE PROCLAMATION
HONORING LOUISE >> COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS?
TURNING?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.
>>
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ?
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OKAY, COLLEAGUES, I DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE ON MY REPORT FOR
TODAY.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE
GOOD OF THE ORDER?
HEARING NONE, THAT DOES
CONCLUDE OUR BUSINESS FOR THIS
MORNING'S COUNCIL BRIEFING
AGENDA.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ALL OF
YOU IN JUST UNDER TWO HOURS,
SEE YOU SOON, TAKE CARE.