THEIR GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
THE APRIL 19th MEETING WILL NOW
COME TO ORDER.
IT IS 2:00 P.M.
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> HERBOLD?
JUAREZ?
>> HERE.
>> LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> HERE.
>> SAWANT?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> HERE.
>> SEVEN PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COLLEAGUES TODAY, AS I
MENTIONED THIS MORNING DURING
COUNCIL BRIEFING, I HAVE A
PROCLAMATION HONORING ONE OF
OUR DISTINGUISHED COMMUNITY
MEMBERS.
I WILL PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION
AND THEN OPEN THE FLOOR FOR
COMMENTS FOR ANY OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO MAY WISH TO
MAKE COMMENTS ABOUT THIS
PROCLAMATION.
SO, THIS PROCLAMATION IS AN
HONOR. HE PASSED AWAY LAST
MONTH AT THE AGE OF 35 FROM
HEART DISEASE.
THIS PROCLAMATION MARKS APRIL
21st, HIS BIRTHDAY, AS HIS DAY.
WE DO HAVE HIS SISTER ON WITH
US TODAY IN THE ZOOM.
SO I'M GOING TO READ DIRECTLY
FROM THE PROCLAMATION.
THEN, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE AND HEAR
COMMENTS FROM ANY
COUNCILMEMBERS, AND THEN OF
COURSE WE WILL ALLOW HIS SISTER
AND WELCOME HER TO ACCEPT THE
PROCLAMATION AND TO MAKE ANY
REMARKS TO US AND MEMBERS OF
THE VIEWING PUBLIC.
WHEREAS HE WAS AN ENTREPRENEUR,
RESTAURANTEUR, A COMMUNITY
ADVOCATE, PHILANTHROPIST, AND
WHEREAS IT WAS THE ONLY SON OF
THE FAMILY, THE FIRST
RESTAURANT ESTABLISHED 1982.
BECAME THE CO-OWNER IN 2008.
SERVED AS CFO OF THE COMPANY,
AND WHEREAS HE WAS COMMITTED TO
UPLIFTING DOZENS OF BUSINESSES
AND NONPROFITS.
MAKING IT A BETTER PLACE TO
LIVE FOR ALL AGES.
WHEREAS SHAPES THE EFFORTS TO
BRING LITTLE SAIGON FROM DREAM
TO REALITY, HE TREASURED LITTLE
SAIGON AND HE WAS A VIBRANT
COMMUNITY BUSINESS LEADER AMONG
THE VIETNAMESE-AMERICAN
COMMUNITY.
WHEREAS HE BUILT RIDGES AND
HELPED PEOPLE CONNECT TO EACH
OTHER.
HIS GENEROSITY AND HEART FOR
SERVICE IMPACTED THE COMMUNITY
IN A BIG WAY.
WHEREAS HE LOVED THE CID AND
LITTLE SAIGON, HE HELPED SHAPE
THE BUSTLING VIBE OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
WAS A BIG DONATOR AND
CONTRIBUTOR TO FRIENDS OF
LITTLE SAIGON AND THE CID
BUSINESS RELIEF FUND DURING
COVID-19.
IT WAS AN INNOVATIVE GENIUS AND
ALWAYS AVAILABLE AND WILLING TO
VOLUNTEER HIS TIME FROM EVENTS
TO BOARDING UP BUILDINGS OF
OTHER BUSINESSES.
WHEREAS HE WAS A GENERAL SOUL
AND LEFT A MASSIVE EMPLOYMENT
ON THE CID, HE WOULD DO
ANYTHING ANYONE NEEDED HELP
WITH WHEREAS HE COMMITTED HIS
LIFE TO THE VIETNAMESE
COMMUNITY AND LITTLE SAIGON, HE
WANTED TO GROW AND ENHANCE THE
COMMUNITY.
THE FAMILY WILL DO THEIR BEST
TO CONTINUE HIS VISION AND
LEGACY.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
PROCLAIM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21st,
2021 TO BE HIS DAY.
SO, IT IS MY HONOR TO BE ABLE
TO BRING FORWARD THIS
PROCLAMATION.
I KNOW THAT HE IS DEEPLY MISSED
BY HIS FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND
COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
I'M REALLY SENDING MANY OF MY
THOUGHTS AND OUR HEAVY HEARTS --
OUR HEARTS ARE COLLECTIVELY
HEAVY FOR THE FAMILY AND
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
BE ABLE TO BRING THIS IMPORTANT
PROCLAMATION FORWARD TO
ACKNOWLEDGE HIS CONTRIBUTIONS
TO THE COMMUNITY.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON
THE PROCLAMATION BEFORE I
SUSPEND THE RULES?
HEARING NONE, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE COUNCIL ROLES
WILL BE SUSPENDED TO ALLOW THE
PROCLAMATION TO BE ACCEPTED AND
REMARKS TO BE PROVIDED.
ARE RIGHT.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
COUNCIL RULES ARE SUSPENDED.
I'M GOING TO WELCOME HER TO THE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING OFFICIALLY.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
HANDED OVER TO HER TO ACCEPT
THE PROCLAMATION AND TO PROVIDE
ANY REMARKS TO THE CITY COUNCIL
AND THE VIEWING PUBLIC.
>> HELLO.
GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
WE ARE GOOD.
THANKS FOR BEING WITH US.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
IT'S AN HONOR.
FOR YOU GUYS DIDN'T EVEN
ACKNOWLEDGE THIS.
>> GREAT.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANTED TO SAY
ABOUT YOUR BROTHER IN
PARTICULAR, OR ANYTHING ELSE
BEFORE WE GO INTO OTHER
BUSINESS?
>> I THINK YOU GUYS COVERED IT
REALLY WELL.
NO, I DON'T.
I'M GLAD TO SHARE THAT TIME
WITH YOU GUYS.
FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND FOR OUR
FAMILY.
>> THANKS.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR TAKING THE
TIME OUT OF YOUR BUSY DAY.
WE KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT ON YOUR
PLATE, NO PUN INTENDED.
APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU ALSO DO
FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND AGAIN,
OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH YOU AND
YOUR FAMILY AS YOU CONTINUE TO
NOT JUST ONLY MOURN HIS LOSS,
BUT CELEBRATE HIS LEGACY AND
HIS LIFE.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING
TO SUPPORT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
AND ALL THAT YOU DO IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANKS.
WE WILL SEE YOU THERE.
>> BYE-BYE.
>> THANKS EVERYONE.
FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO OTHER
ITEMS OF BUSINESS.
>>> THERE ARE NO MINUTES
PRESENTED FOR APPROVAL TODAY.
>>> APPROVAL OF THE CALENDAR.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE AFFECTED.
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED.
>>> THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
>>> COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME WE
ARE GOING TO START THE PUBLIC
COMMENT.
I DID WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE WE'VE
BEEN JOINED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
US.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND START WITH
PUBLIC COMMENTS.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR
THEIR ONGOING PATIENCE AND
COOPERATION AS WE CONTINUE TO
ON A THIS REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT
SYSTEM.
IT DOESN'T MEAN OUR STRONG
INTENT TO HAVE IT INCLUDED.
AS A REMINDER, THE CITY COUNCIL
ABOUT THE MOVIE RIGHT TO AN OR
IS NO LONGER SUITABLE FOR
ALLOWING OUR MEETINGS TO BE
CONDUCTED EFFICIENTLY AND
EFFECTIVELY.
I'LL MODERATE THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
SCHEDULED TO BE 20 MINUTES AND
EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE TWO
MINUTES.
SPEAKERS ARE GOING TO BE CALLED
UPON IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY
REGISTER TO PROVIDE COMMENT.
EACH SPEAKER MUST CALL IN FROM
THE PHONE NUMBER USED FOR THIS
REGISTRATION AND USING THE
MEETING PHONE NUMBER I.D.
AND PASSCODE THAT WAS EMAILED
TO THEM UPON CONFIRMATION.
THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN THE
GENERAL MEETING LISTEN LINE
CALL IN INFORMATION.
AGAIN, IF YOU ARE ON STANDBY
WAITING TO BE CALLED ON, MAKE
SURE THAT YOU'RE USING THE SAME
PHONE NUMBER THAT YOU USED FOR
REGISTRATION, AND THAT YOUR
CALLING INTO THE MEETING PHONE
NUMBER WITH THE IDEA PASSCODE
THAT WAS EMAILED TO YOU UPON
CONFIRMATION OF YOUR
REGISTRATION.
AGAIN, I'LL CALL ON EACH
SPEAKER BY NAME AND IN THE
ORDER THEY REGISTER.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED,
BUT WOULD LIKE TO, YOU CAN SIGN
UP BEFORE THE END OF PUBLIC
COMMENT BY GOING TO THE
WEBSITE.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINK IS ALSO
LISTED ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
ONCE I CALL ON YOU, STAFF WILL
UNMUTE YOUR MICROPHONE AND YOU
WILL HEAR A PROMPT OF YOU HAVE
BEEN UN-MUTED.
THAT WILL BE YOUR QUEUE THAT
IT'S YOUR TURN TO PRESS STAR
SIX AND THEN BEGIN SPEAKING.
YOU CAN BEGIN SPEAKING BY
STATING YOUR NAME, THE ITEM
THAT YOU'RE ADDRESSING, AND IT
SHOULD RELATE TO AN ITEM ON
TODAY'S AGENDA, THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
COUNCIL , OR THE FULL PROGRAM.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A JAM 110
SECONDS ARE LEFT.
WHAT YOU HAVE A CHIME WE ASK
THAT YOU BEGIN TO WRAP UP YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENTS.
SPEAKERS DO NOT END AT THE END
OF THE ALLOTTED TIME, THE
SPEAKER'S MICROPHONE WILL BE
MUTED.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT, WE ASK THAT YOU
PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM THE
LINE.
IF YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE
FOLLOWING THIS MEETING YOU CAN
DO SO AT SEATTLE CHANNEL OR AT
ANY ONE OF THE MEETING LISTED
ON THE AGENDA.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOT
OPEN.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR
SIX AFTER YOU HAVE HEARD THE
PROMPT AFTER YOU HAVE BEEN UN-
MUTED.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
DISTRICT 7. COMMENTING ON
CONTINUING POLICE ABUSE AND
FAILED ACCOUNTABILITY.
ON TODAY'S AGENDA THERE ARE TWO
APPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY
POLICE COMMISSION.
IN 2016, THE SETON HALL LAW
REVIEW PUBLISHED A CONFERENCE
OF REVIEW OF CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT
AMONG THE 50 LARGEST U.S.
POLICE DEPARTMENTS.
THEY CONCLUDED QUOTE, A WEAK
CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD IS WORSE
THAN NO CIVILIAN REBOARD BOARD,
BECAUSE IT GIVES THE ILLUSION
OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTABILITY
BUT ALSO PROVIDES LITTLE TO NO
ACCOUNTABILITY.
A WEAK CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD
CAN BE TO AN INCREASE IN
COMMUNITY RESENTMENT," IN THE
LAST FIVE YEARS, NUMEROUS OTHER
ACADEMIC STUDIES HAVE CONCLUDED
THE SAME.
THE CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD
WITHOUT REAL POWER, POWERS TO
INVESTIGATE DISCIPLINE AND SET
POLICY, WILL ACTUALLY SERVE TO
UNDERCUT ACCOUNTABILITY AND
COMMUNITY TRUST WE SEE EXACTLY
THIS IN SEATTLE WHERE THE CPC
IN ITS NINTH YEAR CONTINUES TO
RECEIVE NO PUBLIC COMMENT
BEYOND MINE AND FROM THE FOLKS
THAT I WORK WITH.
INDICATING NO COMMUNITY TRUST
IN THIS BODY.
INDEED, WHY SHOULD THERE BE ONE
JUST TWO MONTHS AGO, THE CPC
VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO NOT
SUPPORT THE FULL SURVEY
UTILIZATION OF INVESTIGATIONS
OF POLICE.
IN COMPLETE CONTRADICTION TO
OVERWHELMING COMPUTER THE INPUT
THAT THIS WAS NECESSARY.
WHY SHOULD THE COMMUNITY OF
FAITH OR TRUST IN THE CPC, WHEN
WITH VERY RARE EXCEPTIONS, THEY
HAVE SPENT OVER EIGHT YEARS
FILING TO HAVE OPEN MEETINGS
WITH COMMUNITY TO GARNER INPUT,
EVEN PROHIBITING PUBLIC COMMENT
AT REGULAR MEETINGS UNTIL VERY
RECENTLY.
WHY SHOULD THE COMMUNITY HAVE
FAITH OR TRUST IN THE CPC WHEN,
AFTER 29 KILLINGS BY THE SPD,
THEY HAVE BEEN COMPLICIT IN THE
WHITEWASHING OF INVESTIGATIONS
INTO THESE KILLINGS.
WHY SHOULD THE COMMUNITY OF
FAITH OR TRUST IN THE CPC WHEN,
AS WE APPROACH THE ONE-YEAR
ANNIVERSARY OF GEORGE FLOYD'S
MOTHER, THE CPC HAS BEEN SILENT
AS SEATTLE POLICE ESCAPED ANY
REAL ACCOUNTAILITY BEYOND
REPRIMANDS, FOR THEIR BRUTAL
TREATMENT OF PROTESTERS OVER
THE LAST YEAR.
WE NEED FULL CIVILIAN CONTROL
OF POLICE OVERSIGHT OF THEY
HAVE NOW IN NASHVILLE,
PORTLAND, OAKLAND AND OTHER
U.S. CITIES.
WHY NOT HERE?
>> THANK YOU.
CYNTHIA, FOLLOWED BY DAVID.
>> HI.
I'M AN INDEPENDENT SECURITY
RESEARCHER AND DISTRICT 6
RESIDENT.
MY COMMENT IS AROUND THE FIVE
SPD SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY.
I SUPPORT BOTH AMENDMENTS, BUT
MANY GAPS REMAIN.
THERE ARE STILL 30 OUTSTANDING
ISSUES I INFORMED CITY COUNCIL
ABOUT.
SIMILARLY, THERE ARE STILL 24
UNHEATED RECOMMENDATIONS OUT OF
26 GIVEN TO CITY COUNCIL BY THE
COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE WORKING
GROUP VIA THEIR PRIVACY AND
IMPACT ASSESSMENT COVERING
THESE TECHNOLOGIES.
BOTH THESE TOTALS EVEN GIVE THE
BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT FOR CITY
COUNCIL ONLY TOOK THE STEP OF
REQUESTING REPORTS.
EVEN WITH FULL CREDIT APPLIED
TO THOSE PARTIAL STEPS, CITY
COUNCIL HAS IGNORED 92% OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS.
SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS
INCLUDE MAJOR CHANGES, SUCH AS
POLICY.
EVEN THOSE HAVE NOT BEEN HEEDED
BY CITY COUNCIL.
WHY EVEN HAVE THE WORKING GROUP
IF YOU'RE GOING TO LISTEN TO
THEM QUESTION MARK I KNOW WHY.
THE WHEN YOU PASS THESE BILLS
YOU CAN PAT YOURSELVES ON THE
BACK FOR ENGAGING WITH
STAKEHOLDERS TO REPRESENT
MINORITY GROUPS TARGETED BY
SURVEILLANCE.
WHAT THAT LEAVES OUT IS YOU
ENGAGED WITH THEM REQUIRING
THEIR TIME AND EFFORT IN GOOD
FAITH, ONLY TO TURN AROUND AND
THROW THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS IN
THE TRASH.
THE SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGIES
ARE A MESS.
TAKE THE AUTOMATED LICENSE
PLATE READERS FOR PARKING
ENFORCEMENT.
JUST LIKE PATROL, THE SYSTEM
HAS NEVER BEEN SECURITY
REVIEWED, NEVER BEEN AUDITED
AND NEVER BEEN ASSESSED FOR
EFFICACY.
THIS COUNCIL BILL WOULD PERMIT
THE CO-MINGLING OF DATA BY THE
SHARING OF NON-HITS TO THE
PATROL SYSTEM.
PARKING ENFORCEMENT EXIST TO
ENFORCE PARKING REGULATIONS.
THIS BILL GIVES THE GO-AHEAD TO
TURN PARKING ENFORCEMENT INTO
AN ARM OF SURVEILLANCE DATA
GATHERING OF INNOCENT
INDIVIDUALS ON BEHALF OF SPD,
WHO WOULD NEVER HAVE FOUND IT
OKAY IF PARKS AND
REPRESENTATION WERE TO INSTALL
THAT.
WHY IS IT OKAY FOR PARKING
ENFORCEMENT FUNCTIONALITY --
PLEASE STOP THIS DATA SHOWING.
LISTEN TO THE WORKING GROUP AND
THE PUBLIC.
PLEASE SEE MY EMAILS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT UP IS DAVID HAYNES.
I HAVE A A AND CHLOE SIGNED UP
BUT NOT PRESENT.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK TO MAKE
SURE YOU'RE CALLING IN WITH THE
NUMBER THAT YOU REGISTERED FOR.
DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOU'RE
CALLING INTO THE APPROPRIATE
NUMBER AND NOT THE LISTENING
LINE.
NEXT UP IS DAVID HAYNES.
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> WE CAN.
>> ALL RIGHT.
FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO SAY WE
NEED THE AMERICAN RECOVERY ACT
MONEY TO BE USED TO SOLVE THE
HOMELESS CRISIS.
LAST NIGHT A BLACK I BURST INTO
A WHITE FEMALE AND CAME IN IN A
WAREHOUSE DOWNTOWN AND
RANSACKED, STOLE ALL THE
COMPUTERS FOUND, AND ANYTHING
YOU COULD SELL.
THEN, PULLED HIS PANTS DOWN
ATTEMPTING TO THEM.
THAT TOO MANY INNOCENT HOMES
PEOPLE BEING RACIALLY
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST WHILE ALL
THESE EVIL PREDATORY CRIMINALS
HAVE DESTROYED LIVES AND WILL
LET YOU LIVE IN PEACE AND ARE
CONSTANTLY BOTHERING AND
STEALING WE HAVE TO ELIMINATE
THE OPPRESSION WITHIN THE LOCAL
COMMUNITY SPIRIT NEIGHBORS ARE
STRUGGLING BECAUSE THE DRUG
PRESSURES BY THE MAYOR AND
COUNCIL AND HAVE DESTROYED SO
MANY PEOPLE'S LIVES, CREATING A
BUNCH OF JACKIE FEET TURNING
AGAINST THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY
WHILE THE CITY COUNCIL WANTS TO
PRIORITIZE HOUSING, MOTEL
VOUCHERS AND SERVICES FOR THE
DRUG PUSHERS AND THEIR
OFFENDING JUNKIE THIEVES ON A
SELF-DESTRUCTIVE SUICIDAL PATH.
WHILE POLICIES IN SOCIAL
WELFARE ARE PURPOSELY
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST INNOCENT
WHITE CITIZENS WHERE IS THE
MORAL COMPASS?
IT CERTAINLY ISN'T COMING FROM
THE LEADERSHIP.
SECONDLY, I'M REALLY CONCERNED
ABOUT THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST
TAKING PLACE INSIDE CITY
COUNCIL WHEN IT COMES TO [
INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]
USED AS A BROKER BETWEEN
COUNCIL SUPPORT AND PROTECTING
FOR POLITICALLY CONNECTED
GOVERNORS AND OWNERS OF MULTI-
MILLION-DOLLAR TAXPAYER
FINANCED CONTRACTS THAT NEED
INVESTIGATIONS.
MONEY IS USED AS A REELECTION
APPARATUS FOR DEMOCRATS AT
EXPENSE OF INNOCENT POOR
CITIZENS.
STUBBORNLY MISTREATED BY
SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO HELPED
ORGANIZE VOTES TO PAID OFF OF
THEM, ALSO PAID BY CITY COUNCIL
TO REDIRECT [ INDISCERNIBLE -
LOW VOLUME ] I'LL GIVE YOU AN
EXAMPLE.
TWO YEARS AGO, FEBRUARY OF 2008,
I WAITED 2 1/2 HOURS TO SPEAK
FIRST AND CITY COUNCIL ABOUT
WHAT TO DO ABOUT SOLVING THE
HOMELESS CRISIS.
AT ONE OF THE CITY COUNCILS
PAID OFFICES UNION LEADER WHO
TAKES MONEY FROM CONTRACT ON
THIS WAS ALLOWED TO SPEAK UP IN
THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 10
MINUTES EARLY AND FILL IN 22
NAMES DEMANDED TO SPEAK.
>> OKAY.
I AM LOOKING AT MY COMMENT SIGN
UP SHEET.
SORRY, FOLKS.
GIVE ME JUST A MOMENT.
THERE WE GO.
I AM LOOKING FOR ONE LAST TIME,
ABE . BOTH ARE SHOWING UP AS
NOT PRESENT.
MY PUBLIC COMMENT SIGN UP SHEET.
SO AGAIN, ABE AND AND, IF
YOU'RE LISTENING, YOU'LL NEED
TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU DIALED
INTO THE PROPER NUMBER, NOT THE
LISTENING LINE.
IF YOU SHOW UP HERE IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF SECONDS, I'LL MAKE
SURE TO CALL ON YOU AND GIVE
YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE
PUBLIC COMMENT.
ALL RIGHT.
I AM NOT SEEING THEIR STATUS
CHANGE, SO WE ARE GOING TO GO
AHEAD AND CLOSE OUT PUBLIC
COMMENT.
>>> BEGIN ON OTHER ITEMS OF
BUSINESS ON OUR AGENDA.
FIRST UP IS PAYMENT OF THE
BILLS.
>> COUNCIL BILL 120047, AN
ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING MONEY TO
PAY CERTAIN AUDITED CLAIMS FOR
THE WEEK OF APRIL 5th, 2021,
THROUGH APRIL 9, 2021, AND
ORDERING THE PAYMENT THEREOF.
>> THANK YOU.
I MOVED TO PASS COUNCIL BILL
120047.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> COUNCILMEMBER WAR IS?
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> SO WANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NOT OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, THE BILL PASSES
AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
úWILL THE CLERK PLEASE US FIX M
SIGNATURE?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
ONE INTO THE RECORD?
THE REPORT OF THE CITY COUNCIL,
AGENDA ITEM 1, COUNCIL BILL
120034.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CITY
EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTION OF A COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND PROTECT
17 STRATEGIC ADVISER
LEGISLATIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT TO BE EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 1st, 2019, TO DECEMBER
31st, 2021.
>> THANK YOU.
SO MUCH.
COLLEAGUES, THIS IS COUNCIL
BILL 120034.
IT AUTHORIZES THE CITY TO
EXECUTE A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT WITH PROTEC17
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST UNIT.
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ESSENTIAL
STAFF BARGAINING UNIT.
THIS IS A NEW COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT AND THE
FIRST EVER FOR THE LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST UNIT IS
COMPRISED OF APPROXIMATELY 15
REGULARLY APPOINTED CITY
EMPLOYEES WHO CERTIFY AYE AS
THEIR BARTER AGENT IN JULY 20
2010 THIS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT IS A THREE-YEAR
AGREEMENT ON WAGES, BENEFITS,
HOURS AND OTHER WORKING
CONDITIONS IN JANUARY FOR,
2019, 30 SUMMER 31st, 2021 IT
PROVIDES FOR GENERAL WAGE
ADJUSTMENTS OF 4% IN 2019, 3.6%
IN 2020, AND 2.9% IN 2021 THE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS
OLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
WERE ESTABLISHED CONSISTENT
WITH THE PARAMETERS APPROVED BY
THE LABOR RELATIONS POLICY
COMMITTEE AND THE RELATED
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE.
I ENCOURAGE MY COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THE
PASSAGE OF THIS COUNCIL BILL
AND IN DOING SO, AUTHORIZE THE
EXECUTION OF THIS COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT.
REPRESENTED BY PROTEC17.
I'M HAPPY TO HEAR ANY COMMENTS
OR TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
HEARING NONE, I MOVED TO PASS
COUNCIL BILL 1200 THREE --
>> I WAS LATE.
THAT'S OKAY.
GO AHEAD.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M OF COURSE REALLY HAPPY TO
VOTE YES ON THIS BILL
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF
THE UNION CONTRACT BETWEEN
PROTEC17 AND THE CITY
ADMINISTRATION TO REPRESENT THE
HARD-WORKING PEOPLE IN CENTRAL
STAFF IT UNIONIZING IS CRUCIAL
FOR ALL WORKERS.
AS AN INDIVIDUAL WORKER YOU
HAVE LITTLE TO NO POWER TO PUSH
FOR YOUR RIGHTS, BUT WHEN YOU
GET INTO A UNION, YOU HAVE THE
POWER TO SHUT YOUR WORKPLACE
DOWN.
THAT ISRAEL POWER TO BRING YOUR
BOSS TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLE
AS YOU FIGHT FOR BETTER PAY AND
WORKING CONDITIONS.
GETTING IF HER CONTRACT IS
HISTORICALLY ONE OF THE MOST
DIFFICULT AND IMPORTANT STEPS
IN SUCCESSFULLY UNIONIZING A
WORKPLACE AS A UNION MEMBER
MYSELF, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE
CENTRAL STAFF AND PROTEC17 ON
THIS STEP FORWARD.
ULTIMATELY, A UNION IS ITS
MEMBERS, AND UNIONS ARE ONLY AS
STRONG AS THEIR MEMBERS ARE
UNION ACTIVISTS IN THE LABOR
MOVEMENT.
YOU HAVE SEEN THAT THE MOMENT
YOU SIGN A CONTRACT, YOU START
TO SEE THINGS THAT MAY GO WRONG
WITH IT.
YOU NEED TO START PREPARING FOR
THE NEXT CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS.
ULTIMATELY IT WILL BE UP TO THE
UNION MEMBERS TO DECIDE WHAT TO
FIGHT FOR IN A CONTRACT.
JUST SPEAKING AS A COUNCILMEMBER
WHO FIGHTS ALONGSIDE SOCIAL
MOVEMENTS AND THE LABOR
MOVEMENT, I'M VERY AWARE OF THE
WORK THAT CENTRAL STAFF DO IN
ORDER TO PUT THOSE INTERESTS OF
ORDINARY WORKING PEOPLE IN
MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES
FORWARD.
ALL THE VICTORIES THAT WE HAVE
WON THROUGH THE LEGISLATION
FROM OUR OFFICE, AND FROM OUR
MOVEMENT, ALL OF THEM HAVE THE
CENTRAL STAFF'S IMPRINT ON IT,
AND THAT IS PART OF THE
HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL RECORD.
I WANTED TO THANK THEM FOR ALL
THE WORK THAT THEY DO, AND I
ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT WORKLOAD
AND WORK HOURS IS THAT
SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN
OUT FOR THEM IN THE NEXT ROUND
OF CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS.
I KNOW THAT IS AN IMPORTANT
PART OF WHAT CENTRAL STAFF ARE
TRYING TO ACHIEVE.
IT IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT
THE UNION HAS THE POWER TO
BARGAIN.
I WANTED TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY
WITH ALL THE UNION MEMBERS IN
THE CENTRAL STAFF.
JUST A RECOMMENDATION FINALLY,
I HAVE FOR UNIONS BARGAINING
THIS AND OTHER UNION CONTRACTS,
IS TO DO EVERYTHING IN THEIR
POWER TO REMOVE NO STRIKE
CLAUSES.
MOST UNION CONTRACTS IN THE
U.S. TODAY HAVE NO STRIKE
CAUSES THAT PROHIBIT STRIKES
DURING THE CONTRACT.
THAT WAS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE
AND IS UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE IT
ABANDONS ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT FORMS OF WORKER POWER
IN ADVANCE.
OBVIOUSLY THAT IS NOT SOMETHING
THAT IS CONCRETE IN GENERAL, AS
A GENERAL POINT, I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT
TO REMOVE NOKES LIKE CLAUSES.
OR NOT ACCEPT NO STRIKE CLAUSES.
RETAINING THE OPTION OF THE
STRIKE IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO
FIGHT FOR THEIR MEMBERS ON
OTHER ISSUES.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT
GENERAL COMMENT WHILE
CONGRATULATING CENTRAL STAFF ON
WINNING THEIR FIRST CONTRACT
AND I'M HAPPY TO VOTE YES,
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
>> THINGS WERE A LITTLE OUT OF
ORDER ON MY SCRIPT.
I SHOULD HAVE MOVED THE BILL
BEFORE SPEAKING TO IT I FAILED
TO DO THAT.
MY APOLOGIES FOR THAT.
I'M GOING TO NOW MOVE TO PASS
COUNCIL BILL 120034 . IS THERE
A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
I ALREADY ADDRESSED IT A LITTLE
OUT OF ORDER.
AGAIN, APOLOGIES FOR DOING THAT.
WE JUST HEARD FROM COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT, HER COMMENTS.
I DO WANT TO OFFER ANOTHER
OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE ELSE WHO
MIGHT HAVE COMMENTS ON THE
BILL.
HEARING NO ADDITIOAL COMMENTS
ON THE BILL, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN?
SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, THE BILL
PASSES AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN
IT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
2 INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 2, COUNCIL BILL
120035, AND ORDINANCE RELATING
TO THE CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT,
AMENDING TERMS AND CONDITIONS
PERTAINING TO THE EMERGENCY
BILL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AND
TEMPORARILY EXPANDING ACCESS TO
ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN ELIGIBLE
HOUSEHOLDS FOR A LIMITED TIME
IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19
EMERGENCY.
AND AMENDING SECTION 21.4 9.042
OF THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I MOVED TO PASS COUNCIL BILL
120035.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECOND.
I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO
WALK THROUGH THE BILL.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES, AS I MENTIONED AT
COUNCIL BRIEFING THIS MORNING,
COUNCIL BILL 120035, AND
COUNCIL BILL 120036 ARE TWO
STRAIGHTFORWARD REFINEMENTS TO
KEY COVID RELIEF MEASURES FROM
BOTH CITY LIGHT AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
BOTH COUNCIL BILLS WERE POSTED
ON OUR INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR A WEEK AGO.
THEY SIMPLY EXPAND THE
UTILITIES EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM FOR STRUGGLING
RATEPAYERS FOR 2021 OUR CENTRAL
STAFF AND LESS CIRCULATED A
BRIEF MEMO ABOUT BOTH BILLS
LAST WEEK.
IN SHORT, BOTH BILLS ARE
HELPFUL EXPANSIONS OF THE
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
DURING THESE DIFFICULT ECONOMIC
TIMES.
THESE ORDINANCES ARE REQUIRED,
EVEN FOR THE SIMPLE
MODIFICATIONS, JUST FOR 2021.
AND PRIVILEGE MY COLLEAGUES TO
SUPPORT BOTH BILLS TO BENEFIT
LOW INCOME RATEPAYERS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THE BILL?
HEARING NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL?
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
>>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM 3 INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 3, COUNCIL BILL
120036.
AND ORDINANCE RELATING TO
SEATTLE PUBLIC FACILITIES
TEMPORALLY EXPANDING ACCESS TO
ASSISTANCE AND AMENDING SECTION
21.7 6.065 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE.
>> THANK YOU.
I MOVED TO PASS COUNCIL BILL
120036.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, BACK TO
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES, THIS IS JUST THE
SECOND BILL THAT I JUST SPOKE
TO.
THE FIRST BILL WAS SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT'S PROGRAM.
THIS IS THE PROGRAM, EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
I RECOMMEND PASSAGE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS QUESTION COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, PLEASE.
>> JUST REAL BRIEFLY I WANT TO
THANK BOTH OF THE UTILITIES FOR
BRINGING THESE FORWARD.
IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO ASSIST
CUSTOMERS WHO ARE BEHIND ON
THEIR BILLS.
EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE A NO SHUT
OFF POLICY, WE KNOW THAT
OVERDUE UTILITY BILLS COULD BE
USED TO EVICT TENANTS AFTER THE
MORATORIUM IS LIFTED, SO MAKING
IT POSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE TO GET
CURRENT ON THEIR BILLS NOW IS
REALLY IMPORTANT.
FOR CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE EXCESS
-- ACCESS TO THE PROGRAM OVER
THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, I KNOW
MANY FOLKS WERE TOLD THAT THEY
COULD ONLY ACCESS THE
ASSISTANCE ONCE A YEAR.
WE'VE CONFIRMED WITH BOTH
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND
CITY LIGHT, THAT CUSTOMERS WHO
HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED ASSISTANCE
THIS YEAR WILL ACTUALLY BE
CONTACTED AGAIN TO LET THEM
KNOW THAT THEY CAN NOW UTILIZE
THE ASSISTANCE A SECOND TIME.
JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
EXTRA ATTENTION, NOT ONLY TO
THE NEED, BUT TO THE OUTREACH
TO LET FOLKS KNOW THAT THE
POLICIES HAVE CHANGED.
IN QUEUE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON
THE BILL?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
>>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM 4 INTO THE RECORD?
>> THE REPORT OF THE GOVERNANCE
AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE, AGENDA
ITEM 4. RESOLUTION 32002.
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING RENEWAL
OF KING COUNTY'S BEST STARTS
FOR KIDS LEVY.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS A
RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED.
>> THANK YOU.
SO MUCH.
AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE I'M
GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PROVIDE
THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
COLLEAGUES, AS I MENTIONED THIS
MORNING DURING COUNCIL BREEDING
I'M EXCITED TO HAVE THIS
RESOLUTION BEFORE US TODAY
BEFORE OUR COLLECTIVE
CONSIDERATION.
AT TUESDAY'S GOVERNESS AND
EDUCATION COMMITTEE WE DID HAVE
EVERYTHING ABOUT THE CURRENT
STATUS OF BEST STARTS FOR KIDS.
THAT BRIEFING WAS DELIVERED TO
US BY KING COUNTY.
WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR
ABOUT THE GREAT WORK AND
SIGNIFICANT INFUSION OF
CHILDCARE ACCESS FOR FAMILIES
AND CHILDREN UNDER FIVE.
INCLUDING HOME-BASED VISITING
PROGRAMS FOR NEW PARENTS AND
SUPPORTS AND SERVICES FOR
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION FOR
THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND
THEIR FAMILIES.
ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE
FEATURES IN THE BEST STARTS FOR
KIDS LEVY RENEWAL.
THIS OF COURSE IS IN ADDITION
TO MANY OTHER SERVICES THAT
WILL HELP TO BUILD STRONG
CHILDREN FAMILIES AND
COMMUNITIES.
THE RESOLUTION BEFORE US TODAY
CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
CITY OF SEATTLE TO EXPRESS ITS
SUPPORT OF THE RENEWAL OF THE
BEST STARTS FOR KIDS LEVY AT
THE COUNTY.
IT WOULD ENCOURAGE YOUR YES
VOTE ON THIS RESOLUTION.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THE RESOLUTION?
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
PRESIDENT.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY HOW MUCH
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO PASSING
THIS TODAY. I HAVE THE GREAT
FORTUNE OF BEING PART OF THE
REGIONAL BODY THAT HAVE THE
CHANCE TO CONSIDER THIS
LEGISLATION AS PART OF THE
COUNTY'S REGIONAL -- EXCUSE ME,
PART OF THE COUNTY'S REGIONAL
EXPERTS TO CONSIDER THIS
POLICY.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE
PROVIDERS WHO ENGAGED IN MAKING
THIS POLICY -- EXCUSE ME.
MORE APPLICABLE TO OUR REGIONS
PROVIDERS, ESPECIALLY THE FOLKS
FROM 9 TO 5. I WANT TO THANK
THEM FOR THEIR DILIGENT WORK TO
CARE FOR OUR KIDDOS.
LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THIS
PASSED TODAY.
EXPANDING ACCESS AND SERVICES
ACROSS THE REGION.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA FOR THAT AND FOR YOUR
WORK ON THE REGIONAL POLICY
COMMITTEE AS THEY WERE
DELIBERATING THE STRUCTURE OF
THE LEVY RENEWAL I TOO AM VERY
SUPPORTIVE OF THIS.
I KNOW THAT THE LEVY HAS FUNDED
OVER 570 PROGRAMS, AND IT HAS
REACHED OVER 500,000 BABIES,
CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
WITH COMMUNITY DIFFERING
PROGRAMMING.
WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RENEW
THIS REALLY IMPORTANT
INVESTMENT IN THOSE FAMILIES
AND EXPAND THE BASE OF SERVICES
PROVIDED TO FAMILIES ACROSS THE
REGION AND REALLY EXCITED TO
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE YES
ON THIS AND TO HAVE THE
CONCURRENCE OF MAYOR DURKAN AS
WELL.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION?
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED
AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
>>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEMS FIVE AND SIX INTO THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEMS FIVE AND SIX,
APPOINTMENTS 1868 AND 1869.
THE APPOINTMENT OF ZACHARY
PEKELIS JONES AS MEMBER
SEATTLE ETHICS AND ELECTIONS
COMMISSION FOR A TERM TO
DECEMBER 31st, 2022.
AND THE APPOINTMENT OF KRISTIN
A. HAWES AS MEMBER SEATTLE
ETHICS AND ELECTIONS COMMISSION
FOR A TERM TO DECEMBER 31st,
2023.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
APPOINTMENTS BE CONFIRMED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AS CHAIR, OF THIS COMMITTEE,
I'LL GO AHEAD AND ADDRESS THESE
RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
HEAR FROM BOTH APPOINTEES AT
THE GOVERNANCE AND EDUCATION
COMMITTEE MEETING LAST WEEK.
OF COURSE, THE SEATTLE ETHICS
AND EVIDENCE COMMISSION IS THE
BODY FOR BOTH GOVERNING AND
ENFORCEMENTS RELATED TO THE
ETHICS CODE FOR EMPLOYEES AND
ELECTED OFFICIALS AT THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AND THE MONITOR MANY
OF THE NEW INNOVATIVE ELECTION
LAWS AND PROGRAMS APPLICABLE TO
OUR LOCAL ELECTIONS INCLUDING
THE IMPLEMENTATION AND
REFINEMENT OF THE DEMOCRACY
VOUCHER PROGRAM.
ZACHARY PEKELIS JONES IS
SEEKING AN APPOINTMENT VIA THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE.
HE WOULD SERVE A TERM FROM
JANUARY 1st, 2020, THROUGH
JANUARY 31st, 2022.
HE IS CURRENTLY SERVING AS AN
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL IN
THE CONFLICT LITIGATION
DIVISION.
HE HAS EXPERTISE IN ELECTIONS
LAW AND VOTER RIGHTS LAWS.
HAVING WORKED AS A TRIAL
ATTORNEY IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS
ATTORNEY HE HAS LITIGATED MANY
CASES AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, AND
FORCING VOTING RIGHTS LAW AND
INVESTIGATING POTENTIAL VOTING
RIGHTS VIOLATIONS BEFORE GOING
TO LAW SCHOOL, HE WAS A TEACHER
IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK WITH
TEACH FOR AMERICA AND A SENIOR
ASSOCIATE AT THE URBAN
EDUCATION LEADERSHIP'S MENTOR
PROGRAM.
AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
PUBLIC SCHOOL SPIRIT HE IS
EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO BE ABLE
TO LEND HIS EXPENSE TO THE
SEATTLE ETHICS AND EXPERIENCE
COMMISSION IN THIS NEW ROLE IF
APPOINTED BY THE COMMITTEE.
WE DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
ASK HIM SOME QUESTIONS AND HEAR
HIS RESPONSES.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT
THE FULL COUNCIL APPROVED HIS
APPOINTMENT TO THE SEATTLE
ETHICS AND ELECTIONS
COMMISSION.
THE SECOND APARTMENT,
APPOINTMENT 01869 IS THE
APPOINTMENT OF KRISTIN A. HAWES
, ALSO TO BE A MEMBER OF THE
SEATTLE ETHICS AND ELECTIONS
COMMISSION.
THIS IS ALSO A MAYORAL
RECOMMENDED APPOINTMENT THAT
WOULD GO FOR THE SAME TERM,
GENERALLY FOR, 2021, TO
DECEMBER 31st, 2023.
SHE IS A REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY
WITH THE SUMMIT LOGGER.
PRIOR TO THAT SHE WORKED AS A
PUBLIC DEFENDER IN NEW YORK.
SHE IS A SEATTLE NATIVE AND
ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN HER
COMMUNITY.
SHE ATTENDED CLERMONT COLLEGE
AND NYU LAW SCHOOL.
SHE IS INTERESTED IN SERVING IN
THE COMMISSION DUE TO HER
STRONG INTEREST IN CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT.
WE BELIEVE HER RESPONSIBILITIES
WILL BRING A GREAT PERSPECTIVE
TO THE COMMISSION.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT EITHER OF THESE
APPOINTMENTS.
HEARING NONE, OR QUESTIONS,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE CONFIRMATIONS OF
APPOINTMENT 1869 AND 1869.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> MORALES?
MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, THE
MOTION CARRIES AND THE
APPOINTMENTS ARE CONFIRMED.
>>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEMS SEVEN AND EIGHT INTO THE
RECORD?
>> THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE, AGENDA ITEMS SEVEN
AND EIGHT, APPOINTMENTS 1872
AND 1873.
THE APPOINTMENTS OF KATHERINE
SEIBEL, AND LE'JAYAH A.
WASHINGTON AS MEMBERS,
COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION FOR
TERMS TO DECEMBER 31st, 2021.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
APPOINTMENTS BE CONFIRMED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, YOU ARE
THE CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE.
I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO
YOU TO WALK US THROUGH THESE
APPOINTMENTS.
>> THANK YOU.
KATHERINE SEIBEL SERVES AS THE
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY FOR
THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL
ILLNESS.
SHE WORKS TO DEVELOP AND
ADVOCATE FOR LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES FOR WASHINGTON THAT
IS THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON
MENTAL ILLNESS.
SHE HAS SERVED AS A LEGISLATIVE
AND POLICY ANALYST FOR THE
COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN.
WHERE SHE ANALYZED, TRACKED AND
ADVOCATED FOR LEGISLATION
RELATED TO SOCIAL EMERGENCY
LEARNING AND CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
AND BULLY PREVENTION.
AT MULTI STATE AND FEDERAL
LEVELS.
SHE IS A TEACHING ASSOCIATE AT
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF
SOCIAL WORK.
WHEN SHE WAS A TEACHING
ASSOCIATE, SHE SUGGESTED CLASS
CONTENT FROM A RACIAL EQUITY
LENS, AND SHE HAS AN MSW WITH A
PUBLIC POLICY CONCENTRATION
FROM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY.
LE'JAYAH A. WASHINGTON SERVES
AS OPERATIONS SPECIALIST FOR
KING COUNTY EQUITY NOW.
WHERE HER DUTIES INCLUDE
TRACKING POLICY PROJECTS AND
PARTICIPATING IN PANELS AND
COMMUNITY EVENTS.
HER PROFESSIONAL EXPENSE
INCLUDES WORKING AT SEATTLE
CARES MENTORING, CARES WORKS TO
CULTIVATE THE GENIUS OF BLACK
CHILDREN AND BLACK COMMUNITY
IMPACT ALLIANCE.
SHE SERVED AS THE ASSISTANT TO
THE DEPUTY CORONER IN THE CITY
OF PASCO'S CORONER'S OFFICE.
SHE INTERNED IN THE OFFICE OF
KING COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER LARRY
GUSSET.
LE'JAYAH'S VOLUNTEER EXPENSE
INCLUDES THE URBAN LEAGUE, THE
CENTRAL AREA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE, AND THE TYREE SCOTT
FREEDOM SCHOOL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THESE APPOINTMENTS?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
CONFIRMATIONS OF APPOINTMENTS
1873 AND 1872?
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
THE MIKE LEWIS QUESTION MARK
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> A IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, THE MOTION
CARRIES AND THE APARTMENTS ARE
CONFIRMED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
9 INTO THE RECORD?
>> REPORT OF THE TRANSPORTATION
AND UTILITIES COMMITTEE, AGENDA
ITEM 9. COUNCIL BILL 120024.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY
IMPLEMENTATION, AUTHORIZING
APPROVAL OF USES AND ACCEPTING
THE SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORT
FOR THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT'S USE OF 911 LOGGING
RECORDER TECHNOLOGY.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASS AS AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, I'M
GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO YOU TO
WALK US THROUGH THE COMMITTEE
REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES, AS WE KNOW, THE
COUNCIL ADOPTED THE
SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORT ON
EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES ARE READY
BEING USED BY SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT AND THE SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT.
THIS IS PART OF OUR REQUIRED
WORK TO COMPLY WITH THE
UNDERLYING SURVEILLANCE
ORDINANCE ADOPTED IN 2017, AND
REFINED IN 2018.
TO IMPLEMENT OUR CUTTING EDGE
SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE, OUR
EXISTING TECHNOLOGY AND
COMPUTER PROGRAMS UNDERGO AN
EXTENSIVE REVIEW PROCESS BY THE
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS OF
COMMUNITY LED SURVEILLANCE
WORKING GROUPS AND OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS.
WHILE TECHNOLOGY IS VITAL TO
ENABLE LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO
PROVIDE SERVICES MORE
EFFICIENTLY TO THE PUBLIC, SOME
TECHNOLOGY CAN ALSO HAVE
SURVEILLANCE CAPABILITIES, OR
PRIVACY CONCERNS, THEY NEED TO
BE EVALUATED WITH SURVEILLANCE
IMPACT REPORTS.
AS PROMISED, WE TOOK THE SINGLE
COUNCIL BILL CONTAINING THE
FIVE EXISTING POLICE DEPARTMENT
TECHNOLOGIES INTRODUCED
FEBRUARY 22nd, AND BROKE IT
INTO FIVE SEPARATE BILLS.
WE HEARD THEM IN OUR COMMITTEE
OVER SEVERAL MEETINGS.
MARCH 3rd, MARCH 17, APRIL 7,
THANK YOU COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR
FINALIZING YOUR AMENDMENT SO
THAT OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
COULD COMPLETE A THOROUGH
REVIEW OF THEM.
ON APRIL 7th, OUR COMMITTEE
AMENDED AND THEN UNANIMOUSLY
APPROVED THESE FIVE
SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORTS.
ON EXISTING SPD TECHNOLOGIES.
THAT'S WHAT'S BEFORE US TODAY.
FOR FINAL ADOPTION.
COUNCIL BILLS 120024, 0025,
0026, 000 27, AND 0028.
THESE ARE THE 911 RECORDING
INFO, LICENSE PLATE READERS FOR
CONTROL, LICENSE PLATE READERS
FOR PARKING ENFORCEMENT,
COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH
TECHNOLOGY, AND ONLINE CRIME
REPORTING TECHNOLOGY.
BASED ON SOME FEEDBACK AFTER
COMMITTEE, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
IS FURTHER REFINING A COUPLE OF
THE BILLS TODAY.
I SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD'S AMENDMENTS.
THESE ARE THE REMAINDER OF THE
SO CALLED GROUP 2 TECHNOLOGIES.
WE ALSO HAVE GROUP 3 AND GROUP 4
SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORTS
COMING LATER THIS YEAR.
WHICH AGAIN, UNDERGO A THOROUGH
REVIEW BY OUR INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT AND
SURVEILLANCE WORKING GROUP THE
GOOD NEWS FROM AN
ACCOUNTABILITY PERSPECTIVE, IS
THAT IS NOT OVER AFTER
COUNCIL'S APPROVAL OF THESE
ORDINANCES.
THAT COME OUR CITY AUDITOR AND
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
WILL CONTINUE TO REVIEW THE
TECHNOLOGIES AFTER WE'VE
APPROVED THESE REPORTS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, I
UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE AN
AMENDMENT TO COUNCIL BILL 10024.
I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER YOU
TO MAKE YOUR MOTION.
>> I MOVED TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL
120024 AS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT ONE ON THE AGENDA.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND THE BILL AS
PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT ONE.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO WALK US
THROUGH YOUR AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS AMENDMENT AS A RECITAL TO
THE COUNCIL BILL RECOGNIZING
THE PLAN TO TRANSFER 911
DISPATCH TO THE NEW COMMUNITY
SAFETY AND COMMUNICATIONS
CENTER.
THE NEED FOR AN UPDATED
SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORT TO
ALIGN WITH THE NEW
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE ONCE
THAT OCCURS.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT ONE?
ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT ONE?
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> A IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES, THE
AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THE BILL AS AMENDED?
ALL RIGHT, HEARING NO
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE AMENDED
BILL?
>> ON SITE.
I'M A LITTLE SLOW.
>> THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND
APOLOGIES AGAIN.
MY COMMENTS ARE FOR BOTH THE
AGENDA ITEMS 10 AND 11 OF
TODAY'S AGENDA, WHICH ARE
CONNECTED.
THESE AGENDA ITEMS APPROVE THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT AND PARKING
ENFORCEMENT'S USE OF AUTOMATIC
LICENSE PLATE READERS AS A
PATROL CAR DRIVES AROUND WITH
AN AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE
READER.
IT AUTOMATICALLY SCANS EVERY
LICENSE PLATE IT SEES, RECORDS
THE NUMBER, AND COMPARES IT
WITH A LIST OF NUMBERS IT IS
LOOKING OUT FOR.
TO BE CLEAR, IT SCANS AND READS
EVERY LICENSE PLATE IT SEES,
WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE DOING
ANYTHING WRONG OR ILLEGAL.
IT IS THE AUTOMATED EQUIVALENT
OF FACIAL RECOGNITION SOFTWARE
BEING RANDOMLY USED BY THE
POLICE ON EVERY FACE THEY SEE.
IT'S AN UNACCEPTABLE
INFRINGEMENT ON PRIVACY IN MY
VIEW.
IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO HAVE
THIS SECURITY BEING USED.
ACCORDING TO THE SURVEILLANCE
IMPACT REPORT IT IS USED TO
ENFORCE THE SCOFFLAW ORDINANCE
WHICH EMIGRANT CRIMINALIZES
PEOPLE FOR BEING POOR.
IF YOU CANNOT PAY YOUR PARKING
TICKETS YOU ARE DECLARED A
SCOFFLAW AND THE CITY MOVES OR
POSE YOUR CAR.
FOR PEOPLE WHO ALLOW THEIR
VEHICLE T GET TO WORK, OR ARE
FORCED TO LIVE IN THEIR
VEHICLES, THIS CAN BE
PARTICULARLY DEVASTATING IF THE
POLICE DRIVE PASSED YOUR CAR
AND YOU HAVE UNPAID PARKING
úTICKETS AND YOU CANNOT AFFORD,
THE COMPUTER WILL ANNOUNCE THAT
YOU SHOULD BE BOOTED OR TOWED.
EVEN IF YOU'RE PARKED ILLEGALLY
AT THE TIME.
THE SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORT
ALSO SAYS THAT THIS TECHNOLOGY
IS USED TO FIND PEOPLE WITH
OUTSTANDING WARRANTS.
THINK ABOUT DAUNTE WRIGHT WAS
STOPPED FIRST FOR EXPIRED
PLATES, AND THEN FOR AN
OUTSTANDING WARRANT, BEFORE HE
WAS KILLED.
THIS WAS TECHNOLOGY ALLOWED THE
POLICE TO DO MORE TRAFFIC STOPS
LIKE THAT.
NO DOUBT, PROPONENTS OF THIS
TECHNOLOGY WILL .2 USES LIKE
AMBER ALERT, BUT THE REALITY IS
YOU DO NOT NEED A COMPUTER FOR
SERIOUS ISSUES WHICH WOULD
GENERATE AMBER ALERT.
HUMAN BEINGS WILL LOOK FOR A
CAR IN AN AMBER ALERT YOU NEED
THE COMPUTERIZED TECHNOLOGY
ONLY WHEN YOU WANT TO SCAN
EVERYONE LOOKING FOR MINOR
THINGS LIKE UNPAID PARKING
TICKETS.
THIS IS A TECHNOLOGY THAT
PRIORITIZES THE POWER OF THE
POLICE OVER THE PRIVACY OF
ORDINARY CITIZENS.
I WILL BE VOTING NO ON ITEMS 10
AND 11, AUTHORIZING THE
APPROVAL OF THIS SURVEILLANCE
TECHNOLOGY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
OKAY.
COLLEAGUES, SO WE ARE NOW GOING
TO CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM NINE.
WHICH IS COUNCIL BILL 120024.
UNLESS THERE ARE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS.
>> I APOLOGIZE IF I SPOKE OUT
OF TURN.
FOR SOME REASON THAT'S WHY I
WAS CONFUSED AND GOT LATE.
ANYWAY.
>> THAT'S OKAY.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE REORIENT US ALL TO OR ITEM 9.
I APPRECIATE THE HEADS UP ON
ITEMS 10 AND 11.
OKAY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
AMENDED BILL.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> A IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AS AMENDED
IN THE CHAIR WITH SIGN IT.
>>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
THE TITLE OF ITEM 10 INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 10, COUNCIL BILL
120025.
AND ORDINANCE RELATING TO
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY
IMPLEMENTATION, AUTHORIZING
APPROVAL OF USES AND ACCEPTING
THE SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORT
FOR THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT'S USE OF AUTOMATED
LICENSE PLATE READER TECHNOLOGY.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASS AS AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, OVER TO
YOU TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THIS IS ONE OF THE FIVE
EXISTIN SURVEILLANCE
TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE USED.
MY COMMENTS EARLIER APPLIED TO
THIS AS WELL IN TERMS OF THE
LENGTHY PROCESS THAT EACH OF
THE SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORTS
GO TO TO GET TO THIS STAGE.
IN THAT THE INSPECTOR GENERAL,
THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
WILL BE CONTINUING TO MONITOR
THE USE OF THIS TECHNOLOGY.
I WANT TO THANK COMMITTEE
MEMBERS FOR AMENDING THIS
ORDINANCE IN COMMITTEE, WHICH
HELPED TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE
CONCERNS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'M SORRY, I UNDERSTAND THAT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAS AN
AMENDMENT ON THIS PARTICULAR
BILL AS WELL.
I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO
HER TO MAKE A MOTION.
>> I MOVED TO AMEND COUNCIL
BILL 120025 AS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT ONE ON THE AGENDA.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND THE BILL ON
AMENDMENT ONE.
I'M GOING TO HAND IT BACK TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS AMENDMENT REQUESTS THAT
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
REPORT NO LATER THAN THE END OF
THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2021 ON
THE FEASIBILITY OF RETAINING
RECORDS OF NON-CASE SPECIFIC
AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER
DATA.
FOR NO MORE THAN 48 HOURS.
THIS ALTERS A PREVIOUS
AMENDMENT THAT I BROUGHT, THAT
WAS PASSED IN COMMITTEE.
THAT AMENDMENT ASKED SBD TO
CONSIDER RETAINING RECORDS FOR
NO MORE THAN SEVEN DAYS.
SINCE THAT COMMITTEE MEETING,
WE WERE CONTACTED BY THE ACLU.
A MEMBER OF THE WORKER, AND
THEY POINTED OUT THAT THEIR
RECOMMENDATION IS ACTUALLY FOR
NO MORE THAN 48 HOURS.
I'M OFFERING MY PREVIOUS
AMENDMENT AND THIS IS
CONSISTENT WITH THE
RECOMMENDATION CONTAINED WITHIN
THE WORKER.
SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORT,
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THIS AMENDMENT?
HEARING NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
ON THE AMENDMENT, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT ONE?
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> SAWANT?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> A IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES, THE
AMENDED BILL IS BEFORE THE
COUNCIL.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THE BILL?
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, JUST WANTED TO
CLARIFY TWO MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC YOU ARE WATCHING THAT MY
PREVIOUS COMMENTS WERE MEANT
FOR THIS ITEM AND THE NEXT
ITEM.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OKAY, ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
HEARING NONE, WITH THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE AMENDED BILL?
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> SAWANT?
>> NO.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> SEVE IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AS AMENDED
IN THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
>>> WILL THE CLERK READ ITEM 11
INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 11, COUNCIL THE
120026.
AND ORDINANCE RELATING TO
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY
IMPLEMENTATION AUTHORIZING
APPROVAL OF USES AND ACCEPTING
SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORTS FOR
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S
USE OF PARKING ENFORCEMENT
SYSTEMS, INCLUDING AUTOMATED
LICENSE PLATE READER
TECHNOLOGY.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASS AS AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, YOU ARE THE CHAIR.
I'M GOING TO HEADED BACK OVER
TO YOU.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THIS IS THE THIRD OF THE FIVE
ITEMS.
THIS IS WHERE PARKING
ENFORCEMENT TEAMS USES THIS
TECHNOLOGY TO DO PART OF THEIR
WORK.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT SPOKE TO
THIS AS WELL.
I WANT TO THANK THE COMMITTEE
FOR THE AMENDMENTS THAT THEY
MADE.
TO MAKE IT STRONGER AND FOR THE
WORK BY THE DEPARTMENTS
ANSWERING ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS
DURING COMMITTEE.
APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON
THE BILL?
HEARING NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
ON THE BILL, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> SAWANT?
>> NO.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
>>> WILL THE CLERK READ ITEM 12
INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 12, COUNCIL BILL
120027.
AND ORDINANCE RELATING TO
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY
IMPLEMENTATION AUTHORIZING
APPROVAL OF USES AND ACCEPTING
THE SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORT
FOR THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT'S USE OF COMPUTER
AIDED DISPATCH TECHNOLOGY.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASS AS AMENDED.
PAYMENT THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN BACK TO
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES, THIS IS THE FOURTH
OF FIVE BILLS.
THIS DEALS WITH THE COMPUTER
AIDED DISPATCH TECHNOLOGY.
IT'S BASIC USE IN TERMS OF THE
911 DISPATCH.
VERY IMPORTANT TO HOW THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT OPERATES WHEN
DISPATCH IS CALLED.
WE GET ASKED QUESTIONS DURING
COMMITTEE.
WE GOT THE ANSWERS WE NEEDED TO
MOVE AHEAD, AND WE DID AMEND IT
AS WELL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THIS
BILL?
HEARING NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
ON THE BILL, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> A IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT.
>>> ITEM 13.
WILL THE CLERK READ ITEM 13
INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 13.
COUNCIL BILL 120028.
AND ORDINANCE RELATING TO
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY
IMPLEMENTATION AUTHORIZING
APPROVAL AND USES AND ACCEPTING
THE SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORT
FOR THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT'S USE OF THE COP
LOGIC TECHNOLOGY.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASSES AS AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THIS IS A TECHNOLOGY USED FOR
ONLINE REPORTING.
IT'S ONLINE REPORTING FOR
CITIZENS AS WELL AS FOR SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS.
WE DID HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS
ABOUT THIS TECHNOLOGY,
ESPECIALLY FROM THE STANDPOINT
OF THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
REPORTING.
WE HAVE OUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
AND WE ALSO AMENDED THE BILL.
WE HAVE THREE AMENDMENTS THAT
PASSED AT COMMITTEE.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES FOR HER AMENDMENT IN
PARTICULAR.
REGARDING HAVING THE OFFICE OF
INSPECTOR GENERAL PROVIDE MORE
INFORMATION AS PART OF THEIR
REVIEW THAT CONTINUES BEYOND
OUR PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THE BILL?
OKAY, I'M NOT SEEING ANY HANDS
RAISED.
I DID WANT TO JUST FOR THE
RECORD NOTE THAT WE DID HAVE A
VERY ROBUST CONVERSATION AND
COMMITTEE ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR
TECHNOLOGY IN PARTICULAR.
I KNOW THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS
WHO ARE CONCERNED WITH, AND I
SHARE THE CONCERNS, ABOUT THE
UNDERLYING POLICY ISSUES
RELATED TO PARTICULAR AREAS FOR
THIS INFORMATION AND WHERE IT
MAY BE USED.
I RECEIVED A LOT OF ASSURANCES
AND A CLEAR, CONCISE RESPONSE
FROM THE DEPARTMENT ON WHERE
THE LINES ARE BEING DRAWN IN
TERMS OF SHARING INFORMATION
THAT COULD LEAD TO -- TO -- TO
PROSECUTIONS OR USAGE ANOTHER
WAY.
DISINFORMATION THAT WAS ALSO --
THE COMMITTEE MEETING WAS ALSO
REALLY ILLUSTRATIVE AND THE
FACT THAT WE HAD QUITE A BIT OF
CONVERSATION AROUND SORT OF HOW
DO YOU CAPTURE INFORMATION.
THAT COULD LEAD TO PERHAPS
IDENTIFYING PATTERNS AND
DISPROPORTIONATE USE OF THE
PROGRAM.
WE WRESTLED WITH THE IDEA THAT
YOU DON'T WANT MORE INFORMATION
TO BE CAPTURED.
THAT'S THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THE
SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORT IS
TO LIMIT THE CAPTURING OF THAT
INFORMATION.
I THINK WE STILL HAVE SOME WORK
TO DO.
I FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE
SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORT
TRYING TO THREAD THE NEEDLE
BETWEEN WHAT KIND OF
INFORMATION WE ARE GATHERING,
AND FOR WHAT PURPOSE.
LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS
BILL BASED ON THAT REALLY
ROBUST CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD
AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE AN
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN'S
COMMITTEE.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
BE MY AYE.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> A IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, THE BILL
PASSES AND THE CHAIR WILL CLIMB
IT.
OF THE BUSINESS.
COLLEAGUES, THIS MORNING
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD MENTIONED
IN COUNCIL BRIEFING THAT SHE
WAS BRINGING FORWARD A LETTER
FOR OUR SIGNATURE RELATING TO
KING COUNTY.
I AM GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO
HER TO INTRODUCE THE MATTER
BEFORE WE ASK FOR SIGNATURES.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
LAST YEAR, THE CITY AND THE
COUNTY WORKED TO REDUCE THE
NUMBER OF BEDS BEING USED AT
THE JAIL IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN
SOCIAL DISTANCING AND PREVENT
THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.
THE CITY CONTRACT INCLUDES FOR
THE JAIL, INCLUDES $18 MILLION
COMMITMENT FOR AN AVERAGE DAILY
POPULATION OF 180 INDIVIDUALS.
THE AVERAGE DAILY POPULATION OF
KING COUNTY JAIL HAS BEEN ON
THE DECLINE FOR YEARS.
IN 2020 BECAUSE OF THE WORK I
MENTIONED EARLIER, REALLY
FOCUSED ON LIMITING THE NUMBER
OF FOLKS IN THE JAIL ASSOCIATED
WITH MITIGATING COVID IMPACTS.
THE AVERAGE DAILY POPULATION
OVER THE COURSE OF 2020 WAS 85
PEOPLE.
WITH CONTINUED EFFORTS TO
DIVERT INDIVIDUALS OUT OF
INCARCERATION, 75 IS THE
ESTIMATE OF WHAT THE CITY
BUDGET OFFICE REALISTICALLY
THANKS WE'LL BE USING IN 2021.
SO, RESPONSE TO US STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT, CBO FOR
DASH EIGHT TASH TWO, SPONSORED
BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ,
CITY AND THE COUNTY BEGAN
NEGOTIATIONS TO REDIRECT FUNDS
FROM JAIL OPERATIONS.
THESE CONVERSATIONS WERE
INFORMED BY THE CITY AND THE
COUNTY'S EFFORTS TO REIMAGINE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND TO ENSURE
THAT THE MOST
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY
THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND
INCARCERATION RECEIVE THE
BENEFITS FROM THE REDIRECTION
OF FUNDS.
THE CITY AND THE COUNTY, WITH
REPRESENTATIVES FROM BOTH
COUNCIL, THE MAYOR, THE COUNTY
EXECUTIVE, MET SEVERAL TIMES.
CAME TO AN AGREEMENT OUTLINED
IN THIS LETTER BEFORE US TODAY.
JOINT LETTER WITH -- WHICH YOU
SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED LAST
FRIDAY.
IT STATES IN PART THAT KING
COUNTY AND SEATTLE SHARE A GOAL
TO RECOGNIZE AND ADDRESS THE
CENTURIES-OLD STYLE, BOTH
NATIONAL AND LOCAL, IN WHICH
SYSTEMIC RACISM
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPOVERISHES
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND
CRIMINALIZES THE POVERTY AND
POOR HEALTH OF THOSE SAME
COMMUNITIES TO RACIALLY
DISPROPORTIONATE USES OF
INCARCERATION AND CRIMINAL
LEGAL SYSTEM.
UNDERSTANDING HOW SYSTEMIC
RACISM HAS IMPACTED COMMUNITIES
OF COLOR, SPECIFICALLY BLACK,
AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND INDIGENOUS
COMMUNITIES, IT'S A CYCLE OF
INVESTMENT AND DISPROPORTIONATE
POLICING AND INCARCERATION.
THE KING COUNTY EXECUTIVE,
MAYOR OF SEATTLE, AND THE
UNDERSIGNED MEMBERS OF THE KING
COUNTY COUNCIL, WHO INCLUDE THE
CITY OF SEATTLE, AND THE
UNDERSIGNED MEMBERS OF THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL, SEEK TO
STOP AND REVERSE THAT CYCLE.
THE JOINT LETTER OF INTENT TO
DOCUMENT PRECOMMITMENT WILL
INFORM ACTIONS OF THE KING
COUNTY EXECUTIVE, MAYOR, THE
KING COUNTY COUNCIL, AND THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL IN 2021
AND 2022.
TO MITIGATE IMPACTS OF
INSTITUTIONALIZED RACISM FROM A
SYSTEM THAT IMPOVERISHES AND
THEN CRIMINALIZES THE POVERTY OF
CITIES OF COLOR.
THOSE THREE COMMITMENTS ARE
DIVESTMENT OF $16 MILLION OVER
2021 AND 2022 FROM OPERATIONS.
INVESTMENT OF THAT $60 MILLION
IN COMMUNITY BEST HEALTH AND
HOUSING PROGRAMS.
THREE, ADD A COMMITMENT TO
COLLABORATION AND TRANSPARENCY
IN THE FORM OF ESTABLISHING THE
JAIL ADVISORY GROUP.
THIS WILL CENTRAL REGULAR FORM
TO DETERMINE THE AREAS OF
INTEREST AND CONCERN.
HOW TO ADDRESS. PROVIDE
TRANSPARENCY ON OPERATIONS AND
PROTOCOLS.
CONSIDER OUR RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR IMPROVEMENT IN JAIL
OPERATIONS AND THE SERVICES
PROVIDED TO, AND FEES PAID BY,
INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS.
WORK TO IDENTIFY, TRACK, AND
RESPOND TO PERFORMANCE MEASURES
AND IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR
SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY TO
COLLABORATIVELY PURSUE STRATEGY
AND CONTINUE TO DECREASE THE
AVERAGE DAILY POPULATION.
WHILE ALSO IDENTIFYING PRIORITY
PROGRAMMATIC IMPROVEMENT TO
OPERATIONS AND CONDITIONS.
IN ADDITION TO COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ' LEADERSHIP,
THAT OF MAYOR DURKAN, THE CITY
BUDGET OFFICE, THE SEATTLE
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS, THE
KING COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND KING
COUNTY COUNCIL.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK ONE
CENTRAL STAFFER.
MY OFFICE AND BREANNA THOMAS
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ'
OFFICE FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS
EFFORT.
THANK YOU.
>> WELL SAID.
YOU COVERED ALL THE GROUND
THERE COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
COLLEAGUES, AS WE MENTIONED,
SIGNATURES WILL NEED TO BE
AFFIXED TO THE LETTER LEADING
TO A JOINT LETTER WITH KING
COUNTY REGARDING IMPROVING
COMMUNITY HEALTH BY FURTHER
DIVESTING FROM INCARCERATION.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THE LETTER BEFORE I
ASKED THE CLERK TO CALL THE
ROLL?
HEARING NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL TO DETERMINE WHICH
COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE THEIR
SIGNATURES AFFIXED TO THE KING
COUNTY AND SEATTLE LETTER
REGARDING IMPROVING COMMUNITY
HEALTH BY FURTHER DIVESTING FROM
INCARCERATION?
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, THE
SIGNATURES WILL BE AFFIXED TO
THE LETTER.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS
TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL?
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS,
COLLEAGUES, THIS DOES CONCLUDE
THE ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA.
OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS ON
MONDAY, APRIL 26th, 2021 AT
2:00 P.M.
I HOPE THAT YOU ALL HAVE A
WONDERFUL AFTERNOON.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANKS, EVERYONE.