>> WELCOME, EVERYBODY AND GOOD
MORNING. WELCOME TO THE SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE OF THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL. TODAY IS TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 14, 2023 AND I AND
TERESA, CHAIR OF COMMITTEE. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I GOT MY COFFEE AND HOPE
EVERYONE ELSE DID, AS WELL. WE
HAVE A LONG MEETING AHEAD OF US
AND WE WILL TAKE A BREAK AT 1:00
P.M. FOR RECESS AND WE WILL
RECONVENE AT 2:00 P.M. THANK
YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR
PARTICIPATION AND TODAY
CONVERSATION AND DISCUSSION. BE
RESPECTFUL, BUT LIVELY ON SOME
TOPICS. FOR YOUR ULTIMATE BOAT.
AFTER WE COMPLETE TODAY'S VOTES,
WE WILL HAVE FOR THE MOST PART
COMPLETED ALL OF OUR WORK
RELATED TO 2024 CALENDAR YEAR .
THE SECOND PART OF OUR BIANNUAL
BUDGET. DURING TODAY'S
COMMITTEE MEETING, WE WILL HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE BUDGET
DELIBERATIONS AND DISCUSSION.
HEAR FROM CENTRAL STAFF ON
VARIOUS ELEMENTS, THEN VOTE ON
THE PROPOSED BUDGET LEGISLATION
AND PROPOSED AMENDMENT. WE WILL
GO IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER.
PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR, ITEMS
FOR INDIVIDUAL BOAT , ITEMS 17
THROUGH 26, THEN PROPOSED
CONSENT CALENDAR FOR AMENDMENTS
TO THE CHAIRS PACKAGE. COUPLED
IN GROUP A, WHICH IS THE
AMENDMENTS TO THE ADOPTION
ORDINANCE AND GROUP B, WHICH IS
INDIVIDUAL AMENDMENTS FOR
ADOPTION FOR THE ORDINANCE THAT
WILL BE PUT UP FOR VOTE. IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, TODAY'S
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED . HEARING
NO OBJECTION. TODAY'S AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. WE DO NOT HAVE PUBLIC
COMMENT THIS MORNING , BECAUSE
WE ENGAGED IN FOUR HOURS OF
PUBLIC, LAST NIGHT TO SERVE AS
THE FINAL PUBLIC HEARING
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE INPUT TO
COLLEAGUES ON HOW WE RECEIVED
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT AND
IMPACT POTENTIALLY ON COMMUNITY
AND WE ARE WEIGHING THE
FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED LAST NIGHT
AND FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED FOR
THE LAST EIGHT WEEKS. WE DO NOT
HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT, WHICH
ALLOWS US TO GET DIRECTLY INTO
ITEMS IN FRONT OF US. YESTERDAY,
WE HAD A BRIEFING ON THE
LEGISLATION NECESSARY TO
BALANCE THE 2024 BIANNUAL BUDGET
. LET ME REPHRASE THAT. 2024
CALENDAR YEAR BUDGET, SECOND
PART OF OUR BIANNUAL BUDGET.
THAT INCLUDED AMENDMENTS THAT
COME IN THE FORM OF ORDINANCES,
WHICH INCLUDES COUNSEL BUDGET
AMENDMENT TO THE 2024 CALENDAR
YEAR , 21 OF THOSE AMENDMENTS.
THOSE ARE THE BULK OF WHAT WE
WILL TAKE UP TODAY. AS A
REMINDER, WE WILL PICK UP ANY
ADDITIONAL LEGISLATION THAT
IMPACTS THE 2024 CALENDAR YEAR
BUDGET , WHICH WE DON'T HAVE THE
ABILITY TO GET THROUGH TODAY.
ONE OF THOSE ITEMS SPECIFICALLY
RELATES TO THE DEACTIVATION
ORDINANCE WHERE AMENDMENTS ARE
PUBLISHED, BUT HAVE BEEN
PUBLISHED AND WE WANT TO GIVE
YOU ANOTHER DAY TO REVIEW THIS
BEFORE VOTING ON THOSE TOMORROW.
TOMORROW, WE WILL GET INTO ITEMS
THAT DO NOT RELATE TO THE 2024
CALENDAR YEAR BUDGET, BUT DO
RELATE TO BUDGET BUSINESS IN
GENERAL, WHICH INCLUDES REVENUE
AND FEE FOR FUTURE YEAR, WHICH
INCLUDES BUDGET TRANSPARENCY
LEGISLATION THAT I'M BRINGING
FORWARD AND A HANDFUL OF OTHER
POLICIES THAT OUR COLLEAGUES
HAVE COME UP WITH FOR THE
PURPOSE OF BRIEFING TOMORROW.
TODAY, WE WILL STAY FOCUSED ON
THE 2024 CALENDAR YEAR AND WE
WILL VOTE ON ITEMS INCLUDED IN
OUR AGENDA, INCLUDING MOST OF
THE LEGISLATION NECESSARY TO
BALANCE THE BUDGET. COUNCIL
MEMBERS PROPOSED 2024 MID
BIANNUAL BUDGET. YESTERDAY, WE
NOTICED THAT THE COUNCILMEMBERS
WILL BE WELCOME TO PROVIDE AN
OPPORTUNITY -- AND, WILL BE
PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO
COMMENT ON ANY OF THEM IF THEY
WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT. WE
WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
CENTRAL STAFF TO GO OVER EACH OF
THOSE AMENDMENTS, AS WELL. WITH
THAT, I WANT TO THANK CENTRAL
STAFF ARE BEING WITH US
THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AND
LEADERSHIP AND I WILL TAKE
QUESTIONS BEFORE HANDING IT OVER
AND ASKING THE CLERK TO READ THE
RECORD. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON,
GOOD MORNING. GENERAL COMMENT
FROM YOU?
>> JUST A QUESTION. DID YOU SAY
WE WILL VOTE ON THE NETWORK
TOMORROW AND NOT TODAY?
>> I BELIEVE SO .
>> I WANTED TO CONFIRM.
>> THANK YOU FOR CONFIRMING. WE
DO HAVE SOME AMENDMENTS POSTED
TO THE AGENDA , WHICH WE WILL GO
OVER AS A BRIEFING TODAY, SO
PEOPLE CAN SIT WITH THAT FOR THE
NEXT DAY AND PROCESS INFORMATION
THEY HAVE RECEIVED AND WILL BE
ABLE TO VOTE FIRST THING
TOMORROW , BUT ALL OTHER 2024
RELATED AMENDMENTS AND
LEGISLATION, WE DO PLAN ON
VOTING.
>> THANKS.
>> IT IS IMPORTANT TO GIVE
STAFF A FEW DAYS AFTER WE HAVE
VOTED ON ALL 121 AMENDMENTS, SO
WE WON'T ACTUALLY BE MAKING A
FINAL VOTE ON ALL OF THE
AMENDMENTS INCORPORATED IN THE
BASE BUDGET BILL UNTIL NEXT
MONDAY, BUT WE HAVE COMPLETED
OUR PROCESS FOR 2024 BY THE END
OF TODAY.
>> WITH THAT, COULD YOU PLEASE
READ THE ITEM INTO THE RECORD?
>> ITEM ONE, CONSTABLE 120 700 ,
ORDINANCE RELATED TO ACCEPTANCE
OF FUNDING FROM CITY SOURCES
AUTHORIZING VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS
TO ACCEPT AND AUTHORIZE THE
EXPENDITURE OF SPECIFIED
GRANTS, PRIVATE FUNDING,
SUBSIDIZED LOANS TO EXECUTE
DELIVERY AND PERFORM
CORRESPONDING AGREEMENTS 75,
WHICH ADOPTED THE 2020 JUPITER
INCLUDING THE 2023 TO 2028
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND
CHANGING APPROPRIATIONS TO THE
PROVINCE AND BUDGET CONTROL
LEVELS AND VARIOUS FUNDS IN THE
BUDGET. ALLOCATIONS FOR CERTAIN
PROJECTS IN 23 TO 2020 CIP AND
RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING PRIOR
ACTS. DID YOU WANT ME TO READ
ALL 16?
>> THAT IS GOOD TO GET US
STARTED . DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING
YOU WOULD LIKE TO OFFER?
>> THERE ARE A COUPLE OF INTRO
SLIDES TO REITERATE THE PROCESS
THAT WE ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH
, THEN I'M HOPING THAT LINDA AND
OTHER DEPUTY CLERKS COULD
CONNECT ON THE MOST EFFICIENT
WAY TO READ IN ITEMS ONE THROUGH
16 FOR THE CONSENT PACKAGE AND
POTENTIALLY WE COULD READ IN THE
SHORT TITLE TO SAVE THEIR VOICE
A LITTLE BIT. I COULD RUN
THROUGH THOSE INTRO SLIDES,
THEN WE CAN MOVE TO PUTTING THE
ITEMS ONE THROUGH 16 IN FRONT OF
THE COMMITTEE, WHICH IS THE
FIRST ITEM FOR CONSENT VOTE.
>> SOUNDS GOOD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND JUST GOING TO REITERATE
SOME OF WHAT THE CHAIR ALREADY
WENT OVER, BUT FOR TODAY AND
FOR THE RECORD , I AM CENTRAL
STAFF AND WE WILL TAKE UP THE
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA IN A
SIMILAR ORDER AS OF YESTERDAY,
BUT TODAY WITH THE VOTING ON
ITEMS ONE THROUGH 16, WHICH ARE
PROPOSED FOR CONSENT CALENDAR
AND THERE ARE ANY ITEMS IN THE
GROUP THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD
LIKE TO REMOVE FOR
CONSIDERATION, THEY CAN DO THAT
ONCE WE GET THERE AFTER ON THAT
CONSENT GROUP BUDGET
LEGISLATION , YOU WOULD TAKE UP
ANY ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE
PACKAGE THEY ARE REMOVED , THEN
WE WILL MOVE INTO THE AGENDA
ITEMS 17 THROUGH 26, WHICH IS
BUDGET LEGISLATION WHERE THERE
IS A PROPOSED AMENDMENT OR HAS
ALREADY BEEN FLAGGED FOR
INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION BEFORE
MOVING TO AGENDA ITEM 27 , WHICH
IS WHERE WE WILL WALK THROUGH
THE 121 COUNSEL BUDGET ACTIONS
AND STATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT IN TWO GROUPS AND MOST
IN GROUP A IS ONE CONSENT GROUP
AND ITEMS CAN BE RAMON --
REMOVED FOR INDIVIDUAL VOTE.
NEXT SLIDE. TOMORROW WILL BE A
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION ON
ITEMS -- AGENDA ITEM 28 AND WE
WILL START WITH VOTING ON
AMENDMENTS AND THE BILL FOR THE
NETWORK COMPANY LICENSE AND FEE
ORDINANCE, SO THESE ARE THE
ITEMS THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED
TOMORROW AND PRESENTED THE
MATERIALS DISTRIBUTED YESTERDAY
AND POSTED TO THE AGENDA ON
THESE TOPICS. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. FOLLOWING COMMITTEE
DISCUSSION TOMORROW, I SHARE THE
CHAIRS OPTIMISM THAT WE WON'T
NEED THURSDAY, SO WE WILL BE
WORKING ON DOING A TECHNICAL
CHECK AND MAKING SURE ALL OF THE
AMENDMENTS ARE LINED UP AND
INCORPORATED INTO ATTACHMENTS A
AND B TO THE BUDGET ADOPTION
ORDINANCE AND THERE WILL BE A
FINAL VOTE ON ANY TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT CENTRAL STAFF MIGHT
IDENTIFY AND ON THE BUDGET
ADOPTION ORDINANCE AND A FEW
OTHER REMAINING BUDGET
LEGISLATION ON MONDAY MORNING
FOLLOWED BY THE FINAL COUNSEL
VOTE ON NOVEMBER 21. THAT IS
WHAT I HAVE FOR PROCESS SLIDES,
SO WE CAN MOVE TO THE FIRST
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, WHICH ARE
ONE THROUGH 16 PROPOSED AS A
CONSENT CALENDAR AND I WILL
TURN IT BACK TO YOU , CHAIR AND
CLERKS.
>> WE HAVE CONNECTED. IF
CENTRAL STAFF IS ABLE TO PROVIDE
AN OVERVIEW OF THESE ITEMS,
WHICH YOU HAVE ON THE SCREEN
HERE TODAY, THAT IS SUFFICIENT.
THERE IS NO NEED TO READ THE
SITE -- SHORT TITLE HERE . ITEMS
1 TO 16 INTO THE RECORD AND
THIS IS PART OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR LEGISLATION THAT WE
WILL VOTE ON.
>> THESE FIRST ITEMS ARE ALL
BUDGET LEGISLATION THAT WAS
TRANSMITTED WITH THE
EXECUTIVE'S PROPOSED BUDGET OR
MAYBE COUNSEL GENERATED
LEGISLATION . ALL OF THESE BILLS
ARE RELATED TO IMPLEMENTING THE
2024 BUDGET, SO ARE NECESSARY
RELATED TO BOUNCING. FOR ALL
PIECES OF BUDGET LEGISLATION ON
THE AGENDA TODAY FOR THE MOST
PART , IF ANYONE GETS VOTED DOWN
, MAY ASK THE CHAIR TO RECESS ,
SO WE CAN PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER
ON WHETHER OR NOT THAT PUTS THE
2024 PROPOSED BUDGET PACKAGE
OUT OF BALLOTS. THESE ITEMS
HAVE BEEN PRESENTED OR
SUMMARIZED IN A BUDGET MEMO AND
PRESENTED ON THE AGENDA IN EARLY
OCTOBER, WEEK OF OCTOBER 10 AND
HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED MULTIPLE
TIMES IN COMMITTEE THAT THERE
ARE NO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, SO
THEY ARE PROPOSED. ANY MORE
DETAIL YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO GO
INTO?
>> WE WILL JUST PAUSE TO SEE IF
THERE ARE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS. WE HAVE HAD A CHANCE
TO WALK THROUGH EACH OF THESE
PIECES OF LEGISLATION ALREADY ,
SO THAT IS WHY WE ARE NOT
SPENDING A LOT OF TIME GOING
THROUGH THE DETAILS . MOST OF
THESE ARE TECHNICAL ASPECTS
NECESSARY TO ALIGN WITH CHANGES
IN THE BUDGET AND ROUTINE
LEGISLATION THAT WE RECEIVED AS
PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET
PROCESS. ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS ON THESE ITEMS? I AM
NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS. OF COURSE, IF ANYBODY
IS RAISING THEIR HANDS, PLEASE
FEEL TO JUMP IN. I SEE YOU,
SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU. I'M NOT SURE IF
THIS IS WHERE I WANT TO ASK TO
REMOVE ITEM 14 120701 FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR FOR INDIVIDUAL
VOTE.
>> THIS IS THE PERFECT TIME TO
DO THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ITEM
NUMBER ONE NUMBER?
>> 14.
>> THANK YOU. ITEM 14 WILL BE
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR IN FRONT OF US . 14.
IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS
THAT SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE
CALENDAR? I AM NOT SEEING ANY.
THAT INCLUDES ITEM ONE THROUGH
13 AND ITEM 15 AND 16 IN FRONT
OF US. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR DESIRES TO MOVE
ANY ITEM OUT OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR? I AM HEARING NONE. I
MOVED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR EXCLUDING ITEMS 17
THOUGH THE CONSENT CALENDAR
AGAIN INCLUDES ITEMS ONE
THROUGH 13 AND DOES NOT INCLUDE
ITEM 14 . IT INCLUDES ITEMS 15
AND 16. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT HAS
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENT? THERE IS A
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK THAT
GOES INTO ANALYZING EACH OF
THESE PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT
GO WITH THE BUDGET. THANK YOU TO
CENTRAL STAFF AND SPECIFIC
ANALYSTS ASSIGNED TO EACH ONE OF
THESE PIECES OF LEGISLATION FOR
YOUR COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF
WHAT THERE WAS CONCERNS OR
ADDITIONAL IDENTIFICATION FOR
COUNSEL AND WORK YOU HAVE DONE
TO CONFIRM ASSUMPTIONS AND
CHECK QUESTIONS WITH THE
EXECUTIVE. NOTHING CONCERNS ON
THESE ITEMS. THAT IS WHY THEY
ARE INCLUDED. HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO INCLUDE ALL OF
THE ITEMS EXCEPT 14. NO
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. PLEASE CALL
ROLE ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
CONSENT CALENDAR MINUS ITEM
14.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND IN
UNOPPOSED. THE CONSENT CALENDAR
ITEM 14 IS ADOPTED AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION WILL BE
SENT TO THE FULL CITY COUNCIL.
MOVING ONTO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL
VOTE, WHICH INCLUDES 14 . I WILL
GO AHEAD AND MOVE THIS. I MOVED
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
PASSAGE OF ITEM 14, WHICH IS A
START PAID PARKING RATE CHANGES
IN 2024 WITH ORDINANCE COUNSEL
BILL 12071 . IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH BUT IT HAS
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. COUNCIL
MEMBER SAWANT , YOU ARE THE
PERSON WHO OFFERED TO REMOVE
THIS FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND
SPEAK FIRST AND WE WILL SEE IF
THERE IS ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENT
TO BE MADE?
>> THANK YOU. I WILL BE VOTING
NO ON THE PARKING METER FEES
FOR SEATTLE STREET PARKING.
PARKING METERS ARE -- YOU PAY
THE SAME REGARDLESS OF WHAT
INCOME YOU HAVE OR WHAT MONEY
YOU MAKE. THIS DOUBLES THE
MINIMUM RATE FROM $.50 TO ONE
DOLLAR AND THE MAXIMUM RATE
FROM FIVE DOLLARS TO EIGHT
DOLLARS, SO I WILL VOTE NO.
>> THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE
WOULD LIKE TO OFFER COMMENT,
COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON?
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE
REMARKS. IT IS ALWAYS HELPFUL
TO REMIND US WHEN WE ARE
IMPOSING REGRESSIVE TAXES AND
FEES , SO GOING IN WITH EYES
WIDE OPEN ON SUCH DECISIONS. I
DID WANT TO NOTE THAT I DIDN'T
KNOW I WAS A SPONSOR OF THIS
BILL UNTIL RECENTLY, BUT I
THINK IT IS BECAUSE THAT IS JUST
TRADITIONALLY THE SIGN OF THE
TRANSPORTATION CHAIR. I KNOW
ASKED OUT WORKS VERY HARD TO
CALCULATE THESE AND LOOKING AT
PARKING CAPACITY AND DEMAND AND
THEY DO TRY TO SURGICALLY LOOK
AT WHERE TO INCREASE AND LOWER
THE PARKING RATE. I JUST WANT
TO GET THAT INFORMATION OUT
THERE, BUT I DO APPRECIATE
COUNCILMEMBER TURNING RAISING
THE FACT THAT THESE ARE
REGRESSIVE
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? AND
HEARING NONE. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS PASSAGE ITEM 14 A
STOP PARKING RATE CHANGES FOR
2024 AND COMFORTABLE 120701 .
AND SAY NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.
WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON ITEM 14?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED
AND ONE ABSTENTION.
>> CURRENTLY MUCH. MOTION
PASSES. ITEM 14 IS ADOPTED AND
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION WILL BE
SENT TO THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL FOR FINAL CONSIDERATION.
I BELIEVE THAT MOVES US ON TO
ITEMS 17 THROUGH 27 IF I'M
CORRECT.
>> ITEM 17.
>> EIGHT ITEMS PER INDIVIDUAL.
>> ARE YOU GOING TO BRIEF EACH
ITEM? WE CAN DO THIS TWO WAYS.
I CAN BRIEFLY DESCRIBE THE
INDIVIDUAL ITEMS , THEN YOU CAN
MOVE IN AND WE CAN TAKE OF THE
AMENDMENT OR MOVE IT FIRST. IT
IS YOUR PREROGATIVE.
>> IF YOU DESCRIBE IT, I WILL
CONSIDER MOVING IT AND WE WILL
SEE WHAT HAPPENS FROM THERE.
>> IF WE COULD BE MOVED TO THE
NEXT SLIDE. FOR ITEMS 17
THROUGH 26, WE HAVE ONE OR TWO
THAT BRIEFLY DESCRIBES
LEGISLATION AND AMENDMENT, SO I
THINK MOVING FORWARD , CENTRAL
STAFF FOR ME IN THIS CASE WILL
BRIEFLY DESCRIBE THE
LEGISLATION, CHAIR OR SPONSOR
DIFFERENT FROM THE CHAIR COULD
MOVE THE BILL AND WE CAN TAKE UP
THE AMENDMENTS AND IF YOU ARE
THE SPONSOR OF THE AMENDMENT AND
YOU ARE NOT THE CHAIR, YOU WILL
BE ASKED TO MOVE YOUR AMENDMENT.
AGENDA ITEM 17 IS FOR
RESOLUTION 32114 . THIS
RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZES THAT THE
CITY WILL FIND THE CONTRIBUTION
TO THE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT FUND
AT 15.18% IN 2024 . THIS IS
BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION BY
THE SEATTLE CITY EMPLOYEE
RETIREMENT SYSTEMS BOARD OF
ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORTS THE
ASSUMPTION INCLUDED IN BALANCE
AND THE CHAIR PACKAGE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR I
MOVED TO THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION ADOPT RESOLUTION
THREE TILL 114. IT HAS BEEN
MOVED AND SECONDED. I
UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS AN
AMENDMENT IN FRONT OF US BEFORE
WE CONSIDER, ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENT? SEEING NONE. COUNSELOR
PETERSON, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE AN
AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU. I MOVED TO AMEND
RESOLUTION 32114 AS PRESENTED.
>> SECOND. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED. THE RESOLUTION
BE AMENDED ON AMENDMENT NUMBER
ONE. CENTRAL STAFF, CAN YOU
DESCRIBE THE AMENDMENT IN FRONT
OF US FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE
PUBLIC AND COLLEAGUES?
>> YES. AMENDMENT ONE WOULD
ESTABLISH A DIFFERENT RATE AND
IN THE BASE OF LEGISLATION, THAT
WOULD USE A RATE OF 15.17 ,
WHICH IS WHAT IS ACTUALLY
REQUIRED FOR CONTRIBUTION, SO
THIS IS THE MINIMUM REQUIRED
CONTRIBUTION BY THE CITY IN
2024 . THIS CHANGE WOULD ALIGN
COUNCILS REGARDING CONTRIBUTION
WITH THE PROPOSED CHANGES AND
SPENDING IN S DOT 101 A.
ESSENTIALLY , THE LOWER RATE
WOULD FREE UP RESOURCES TO
SUPPORT THE INVESTMENTS IN S DOT
101 A , WHICH BUILDS UPON THE
ASSUMPTION , SO IT'S NOT IN
CONFLICT. IT WOULD BE SPENDING
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 50.82
RATE AND 15.17 RATE. IF YOU
SUPPORT THIS RATE, YOU COULD
SUPPORT SPENDING AND S DOT 101
A . IT IS RELATED TO FUNDING
THE BRIDGE , CONTRIBUTIONS TO
BRIDGE MAINTENANCE AND SCHOOLS
ON CAMERA INVESTMENTS IN 2024.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. BACK WHEN
WE WERE DOING A BUDGET ISSUE
I.D. AND TRYING TO FIND
DIFFERENT REVENUE OPTIONS , THIS
IDEA WAS PUT FORWARD IN THE
CENTRAL STAFF MEMO THAT COULD
BE A POSSIBILITY TO USE WHAT
THE ACTUAL EXPERT RECOMMENDED,
WHICH IS THE 15.17% , WHICH IS
WHAT THE AMENDMENT DOES.
COLLEAGUES THAT FREES UP THE
FUNDING NEEDED FOR LATER AND I
KNOW THAT MANY OF US SUPPORT,
WHICH IS TO SUPPORT BRITISH
MAINTENANCE AND SCHOOL ZONE
SAFETY CAMERAS AS THE COUNCIL
HAD SUPPORTED LAST YEAR IN
PUSHING THAT FORWARD AND MAKING
SURE IT GETS DONE. IN THE MEMO
FROM CENTRAL STAFF DEDICATED TO
THIS ISSUE OF THE EMPLOYER
CONTRIBUTION RATE , IT DID NOTE
THAT USING THE 15.17% WOULD
STILL ENABLE THE FUND TO BE
SUSTAINABLE IN FUTURE AS
REQUIRED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I
APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSON BEING CREATIVE IN
FINDING A WAY TO CONTINUE OUR
PROGRESS TOWARDS MOVING FORWARD
ON THE WORK , WHICH WAS
IDENTIFIED BY THE CITY AUDITOR
NECESSARY TO INCREASE THE
RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO REPAIR
AND REPLACE AGING BRIDGES IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE . THIS AMENDMENT
AS I UNDERSTAND IT FROM
REVIEWING THE MATERIALS IS
ESSENTIAL TO ADVANCE THAT
FUNDING SOURCE . THE AMENDMENT
MAINTAINS THE ACTUARIAL
RECOMMENDED CONTRIBUTION TO THE
SEATTLE CITY POLICE RETIREMENT
SYSTEM . I AM COMFORTABLE VOTING
FOR THE AMENDMENT GIVING THE
RESOURCES THAT ARE UNLOCKED FOR
BRITISH INFRASTRUCTURE AS A
RESULT. FOR THAT REASON, I WILL
BE SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT
THIS MORNING.
>> I DON'T SEE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS. I WILL OFFER COMMENTS
TO COLLEAGUES. ONE, IT IS
IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THE
CONTEXT OF THE BUDGET THAT
THERE HAS BEEN NO REDUCTIONS TO
THE TRANSPORTATION AND
INFRASTRUCTURE BUDGET.
RECEIVING ABOUT OUR MID OCTOBER
REVENUE FORECAST BEING
SIGNIFICANTLY DOWN FOR
TRANSPORTATION AND MAJOR
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. MANY OF
THOSE LINES WITH A $10 MILLION
LOT FOR THINGS THAT ARE
TYPICALLY INVESTED IN
TRANSPORTATION AND
INFRASTRUCTURE. WE WORKED VERY
HARD TO REBUILD EVERY SINGLE
PENNY , SO THAT THERE WOULD NOT
BE A REDUCTION IN
TRANSPORTATION AND
INFRASTRUCTURE AND BUILD BACK
THAT GAP THAT WAS GOING TO BE
PRESENT DUE TO THE OCTOBER
REVENUE FORECAST. SECONDLY, I
HAVE LONG BEEN A SUPPORTER OF
MAKING SURE THAT THERE IS
INVESTMENTS IN BRIDGES AND HAVE
WORKED WITH TO TRY TO BUILD
THAT BACK. HERE, I WILL NOT BE
SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT. I
ENCOURAGE HER COLLEAGUES TO VOTE
NO. I WANT TO FLAG THAT THIS IS
THE ACTUARIAL RATE BELOW CERTAIN
RECOMMENDATIONS AND IS NOT
SOMETHING THAT IT RECOMMENDS.
THE STABILITY AND FUTURE
RETIREES OF OUR CITY. INTO YOUR
BANK ACCOUNT EVERY YEAR VERSUS
THE AMOUNT THAT CREATES MORE
SUSTAINABILITY . I JUST TO
ENSURE THAT WE LOOK AT HISTORY,
AS WELL. HISTORICALLY, MOST OF
THE CITY COUNCIL VOTES HAVE GONE
WITH THE BOARD RECOMMENDATION
AND DOESN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT
PUNCTUATION FOR ECONOMIC
CONDITIONS IN THE FUTURE, BUT
WARD AND CEO ENSURE THAT THEY
ARE SMOOTHING. IF THERE IS
FUTURE PUNCTUATIONS AND ECONOMIC
SHIFT, THE AMOUNT IS TO PRODUCE
ANY CLIFF AND JUMP FOR FUNDING
THAT COULD BE NECESSARY TO
ENSURE STABILITY FOR OUR
RETIREES CURRENTLY AND FUTURE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. BECAUSE I
AM NOT SURE IF I WILL HAVE
ANOTHER CHANCE TO SPEAK TO THIS
ITEM , I WANT TO GET MY COMMENTS
OUT NOW AS THE REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE DISTRICT THAT HAS
SUFFERED GREATLY FROM THE NEED
FOR BRIDGE INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENT. I THINK WE ARE
LOOKING AT THE RECOMMENDATIONS
OF DIFFERENT EXPERTS FOR
DIFFERENT INVESTMENTS . THE
ACTUARIAL EXPERT IS RECOMMENDING
AN INVESTMENT THAT ALLOWS US
TO LISTEN TO OUR AUDITORS
RECOMMENDATION FOR THE BARE
MINIMUM OF BRIDGE
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT . AT
THE 2020 BRIDGE AUDIT CAME ON
THE REQUEST OF THIS COUNSEL
FROM OUR CITY AUDITOR. THEIR
JOB IS TO IDENTIFY DEFICIENCIES
AND HELP US SUPPORT US IN
CORRECTING THEM. QUOTING A
CONSTITUENT AND REFERENCING
OUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE AND DEMANDING
THAT THE COUNCIL OPEN OUR EYES
TO THE REALITY OF MORE BRIDGES
BREAKING WITHOUT APPROPRIATE
BRIDGE MAINTENANCE FUNDING . WE
CAN'T PLAY ROULETTE BY ANNOYING
BRIDGE FUNDING ALLEGATIONS,
WHICH IN TURN PUTS MORE
COMMUNITIES IN JEOPARDY. 2.5
YOUR CLOSURE OF SEATTLE BRIDGE
HAD ECONOMIC IMPACTS AND I THINK
WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE IS
WEIGHING THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS
ASSOCIATED WITH RECOMMENDATIONS
AND TWO POLICY AREAS FROM
EXPERTS THAT WE WORK WITH TO
ENSURE THAT WE ARE MAKING GOOD
POLICY CHOICES. WE CAN LISTEN TO
THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF BOTH
EXPERTS . THE ACTUARIAL AS IT
RELATES TO THE CITY AND
RETIREMENT SYSTEM, AND BRIDGE
AUDIT , AND AUDITOR AS IT
RELATES TO INVESTMENTS IN
BRIDGES . IN DOING SO, MAKE A
GOOD SOUND INVESTMENTS FOR THE
CITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NO
ADDITIONAL HANDS. I WOULD JUST
OFFER THE FOLLOWING AGAIN. WE
CANNOT PLAY ROULETTE, AS WELL
WITH THE RETIREMENT OF OUR
EXISTING EMPLOYEES AND EXISTING
RETIREES. THE REASON THAT THIS
CAME IN AT 15.82% IS IN
ANTICIPATION THAT DUE TO THE
LOSSES THAT THE PORTFOLIO
EXPRESSED IN 2022, THE CITY'S
REQUIRED AWAY RATE WELL
INCREASED AS THE LOSSES ARE
RECOGNIZED . THIS COMES DIRECTLY
FROM DIRECTOR JEFF DAVIS OF THE
BOARD AND HE KNOWS THAT THE
CITY CONTRIBUTION RATES ARE
LOWER TO THE MINIMUM
CONTRIBUTION AND ACTUARIAL
REPORT CONTRIBUTION THEN PART OF
THE BUDGET PROCESS, THERE WILL
BE ONGOING CONCERNS THAT IT WILL
MAKE THE CONTRIBUTION RATE IN
THE NEXT BUDGET PROCESS EVEN
LARGER . THE SERVICE BOARD
RECOMMENDED KEEPING THE CITY
CONTRIBUTION RATE AT 15.82% IN
ANTICIPATION THAT THE LOSSES
ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE
ADDRESSED NEXT YEAR. AGAIN, I
DON'T WANT THE BOAT TO PROTECT
AND SERVE AN INVESTMENT OF THE
RETIREE CONTRIBUTION RATE TO THE
COMPLETED WITH NOT SUPPORTING
BRIDGES. IT IS A MATTER OF
WHERE IT COMES FROM AND IN
RECOGNITION THAT WE HAVE A
BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE BILL
AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL WITH OTHER
OPPORTUNITIES AND A LONG HISTORY
OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS OF
TRYING TO INCREASE INVESTMENTS
INTO THE BRIDGE AND MAINTENANCE
PORTFOLIO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE CHAIR OF TRANSPORTATION
THAT I'M ENCOURAGING FOLKS TO
VOTE ON THIS AND COMING FROM
THE RETIREE CONTRIBUTION. WITH
THAT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT ONE TO RESOLUTION
32114?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> FIVE IN FAVOR AND FOUR
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE MOTION
CARRIES. THE AMENDMENT IS
ADOPTED . IS THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THE
RESOLUTION? NONE. MADAM CLERK,
CALL ON THE COMMITTEE'S
RECOMMENDATION TO PASS
RESOLUTION 32114 AS AMENDED?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, TWO POSTEN TWO
EXTENSIONS.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES ON THE
RECOMMENDATION TO PASS
RESOLUTION 32114 AS AMENDED
AND WILL BE SENT TO THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL. THAT MOVES US TO
18 ON THE AGENDA.
>> THE WANT ME TO DESCRIBE IT?
>> YES, PLEASE.
>> ORDINANCE 120683, WHICH
WOULD PROVIDE ME AUTHORIZATION
TO ISSUE UP TO $8.2 MILLION OF
THE TAX GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS
AS ASSUMED IN THE 2022 BUDGET
AND 2024 2029 CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
>> AS WE MENTIONED YESTERDAY ,
THERE IS A HANDFUL OF THINGS
THAT I KNOW COUNCILMEMBERS MAY
HAVE FLAGGED AFTER THE
AMENDMENT DATE HAS PASSED. THIS
IS ONE OF THOSE BILLS THAT I HAD
CONCERNED WITH, BUT DID NOT HAVE
THE AMENDMENT SUBMITTED ON TIME,
SO I'M GOING TO BE RAISING
CONCERNS ABOUT THIS ITEM FOR ONE
REASON . BEFORE WE DO, IS THERE
SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO MOVE THAT
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PASSAGE
OF 120683? IS THERE ANYBODY
WHO WOULD LIKE TO MOVE
RECOMMENDATION OF ORDINANCE
120683? PEDERSON?
>> COULD WE GET MORE OF AN
EXPLANATION FROM CENTRAL STAFF?
>> YEAH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> PEDERSON, THERE IS A LOT OF
DETAIL IN THIS BILL. THIS
SUPPORTS ALL OF THE ITEMS IN THE
PROPOSED BUDGET AND PLAN THAT
ARE PROPOSED TO BE FUNDED WITH
FINANCING , SO THE CITY'S
ISSUANCE OF BOND IN 2012 FOR
SUPPORTS MANY OF THE CAPITAL
PROGRAMS IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET
AND CIP PROGRAM. IF THIS BILL
DOES NOT PASS, THERE IS $84.2
MILLION OF ITEMS IN THE
PROPOSED BUDGET THAT COULDN'T
PROCEED AS PLANNED OR ON THE
PLANNED SCHEDULE. I CAN PULL
OUT LEGISLATION IF YOU WANT AND
WE CAN LOOK AT IT, BUT THERE ARE
MANY ITEMS THAT RELATE TO THIS.
IF THIS DOESN'T PASS, I WILL
ASK FOR RECESS, SO WE CAN
FIGURE OUT WHAT WOULD BE
NECESSARY . IS THAT SUFFICIENT?
>> YES. CHAIR MOSQUEDA, I WOULD
MOVE THE ITEM ELSEWHERE.
>> PEDERSON HAS MOVED ITEM 18.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> FOR THE PURPOSE OF
DISCUSSION, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
AND I THINK I HEARD . I WILL GO
AHEAD AND EXPLAIN MY CONCERN ,
BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE
TO DISCUSS THIS IN DETAIL. IN
OCTOBER ON OCTOBER 13, CENTRAL
STAFF WAS PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW
OF THE ITEM AS YOU HEARD THERE
IS A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT
PROJECTS THAT ARE FUNDED IN THE
LIST. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ME,
HOWEVER , THAT WE USE THIS AS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REFRAIN AND PUSH
BACK ON NARRATIVE THAT
ADDITIONAL BOND ISSUANCE AND
THAT ISSUANCE IS REQUIRED
RELATED TO THE CONCRETE LABOR
DISPUTE THAT HAPPENED LAST FALL
. AS I NOTED IN MY COMMENTS ON
OCTOBER 13 , I AM VERY CONCERNED
ABOUT THE PRACTICE OF THESE
CORPORATIONS AND EXPRESSED
STRATEGY OF THE CORPORATIONS TO
NOT NEGOTIATE AND SIMPLY
HOLDOUTS FROM THE WORKERS WITH
MORE AND MORE WITH THESE
EXPRESSED INTENT TO THEN PASS
ALONG THE COST TO PUBLIC
PAYERS. THE CITY, COUNTY AND
STATE ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF
TRYING TO COVER THE ADDITIONAL
COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRICE
THAT OCCURRED, WHICH SHOULD NOT
BE SOMETHING THAT TAXPAYERS FOR
THE CITY ITSELF SHOULD HAVE TO
COVER TO THE ISSUANCE OF
ADDITIONAL DEBT. MEMBERS OF THE
TEAM AND INDIVIDUALS WHO TOOK
TO THE LINE FOR MULTIPLE WORK
WEEKS AND MONTHS NOTED THAT THEY
ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE
EMPLOYER POSITIONS THAT THEY HAD
SAID THAT THEY ARE GOING TO
HAVE PASSED THE COST OF PUBLIC
PROJECTS . ADDITIONAL COSTS TO
EMPLOYERS THAT IS A RESULT OF
LABOR DISPUTE ARE ONE WAY TO
ENSURE THE LEVERAGE TO ENSURE
THAT EMPLOYEES AND CORPORATIONS
COME TO THE TABLE. PUBLIC
PROJECTS LIKE THE ONES WITH
CONCRETE CORPORATIONS PROVIDE,
THE CONCERN IS THAT THEY WILL
CONTINUE TO ENGAGE IN THIS TYPE
OF BEHAVIOR YEAR-OVER-YEAR IF WE
DON'T HAVE A WAY TO ENSURE THAT
THESE CORPORATIONS AND
EXECUTIVES NEGOTIATE IN GOOD
FAITH NEXT TIME AND ENSURE THAT
THERE IS THE FINANCIAL COST OF
THEM FOR NOT COMING TO THE
TABLE. I HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS
WITH MANY PEOPLE IN THE BUILDING
WITH TRADE AND FOLKS WHO ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BEING
FRAMED IN A WAY RELATED TO
WORKERS NOT COMING TO WORK WHEN
THE REALITY WAS THAT THEY ARE
READY TO BARGAIN. I HAVE AN
IDEA THAT I HOPE THE COUNCIL
WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON. WE
HAVE INCLUDED A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND DESIRE TO
CREATE A RESPONSIBLE
CONTRACTING PROCESS OR POLICY,
WHICH IS PART OF THE POLICIES
THAT WE ARE ADVANCING IN THIS
BUDGET AND THE HOPE IS THAT
THROUGH THE ONGOING
CONVERSATIONS THAT THE
DEPARTMENT HAS WITH VARIOUS
STAKEHOLDERS, THERE WILL BE AN
ABILITY TO UPDATE OUR CITIES
RESPONSIBLE CONTRACTING POLICY,
MUCH LIKE I HEAR ABOUT THE
COUNTIES RESPONSIBLE OF
CONTRACTING POLICIES AND IN MY
PAST LIFE WORKING AT THE
WASHINGTON LABOR COUNCIL AND WE
WORKED ON CONTRACTING POLICIES
AT THE STATE LEGISLATIVE LEVEL.
THERE NEEDS TO BE IN HAS BEEN
TO OUR CONTRACTING POLICIES THAT
REQUIRE SOME SORT OF FINANCIAL
OBLIGATION FROM PLAYERS WHO ARE
NOT COMING TO THE TABLE AND
BARGAINING , ESPECIALLY LARGE
PROJECTS LIKE THIS. SANITATION
WORKERS AND WHEN THERE IS A
LABOR DISPUTE, IF IT IS NOT
RESOLVED IN A TIMELY WAY, THAN
THOSE COMPANIES ACTUALLY HAVE TO
PAY FOR THE FINANCIAL COST , SO
I AM HOPEFUL THAT THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE THE ISSUE,
WHICH IS WHY I HAVE OBJECTIONS
TO THE ISSUE KNOWING THAT THESE
CORPORATIONS EXPRESSED --
REPORTEDLY EXPRESSED THAT THIS
IS A STRATEGY THEY WILL BE USING
AND WE ARE BEING ASKED . I WANT
TO SEND A STRONG MESSAGE OF
SUPPORT FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO DID
TAKE TO THE STRIKE LINE , AS WE
TALKED ABOUT LAST FALL, AS WELL.
SOME VERY HEAVY RAIN AND COLD
NIGHTS AND WINDY NIGHTS. TO SEE
THEN THAT THEIR HARD WORK DOES
NOT RESOLVE IN APPLYING
PRESSURE NECESSARY TO
CORPORATION SEEMS TO ME THAT WE
NEED TO ENHANCE OUR POLICY. I
WANT TO USE THIS AS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS CONCERN
AND I RECOGNIZE IT AS ONE
COMPONENT OF A LARGE PIECE OF
LEGISLATION . OVERALL, I WILL
VOTE TO SUSTAIN ON THE ITEM
WOULD HOPE THAT IT RAISES THE
CONCERN AND AWARENESS OFFICIALLY
FOR TEACHER COUNSEL . IT COULD
BE HELPFUL FOR FUTURE POLICY.
HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. JUST
WONDERING OF THE 80.42 MILLION
IN DEBT THAT THIS LEGISLATION
WOULD AUTHORIZE ISSUANCE OF.
WHAT NUMBER OF DOLLARS IS
RELATED TO THE CONCRETE
STRENGTH? IF WE HAVE THAT
INFORMATION?
>> I BELIEVE IT'S 20, BUT I WILL
LOOK TO SPECIAL STAFF TO
CONFIRM.
>> IN DEPTH FINANCING OF 25.7
MILLION FOR THE PROJECT. IF
IT'S HELPFUL, I CAN DESCRIBE THE
OTHER PROJECTS FUNDED AND I NOW
HAVE THE FULLEST AND PRINTED ME.
>> PLEASE, GO AHEAD.
>> 25.7 WOULD GO TO THE AND FOR
THE PUBLIC READING FROM EXHIBIT
A TO THE FISCAL NOTE , FIRE
STATION 31 WOULD RECEIVE ABOUT
26 MILLION AND SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL TOWER OF ELEVATOR
REHAB, 6.3 MILLION, CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, 4 MILLION.
ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
UPGRADES, 1 MILLION. COMPUTER
SERVICE ARCHITECTURE, 4 MILLION
PRETTY DATA AND TELEPHONE
INFRASTRUCTURE, 6.9 MILLION
PRETTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE
INFORMATION SYSTEM PROJECTS, 4.7
MILLION. THE OVERLOOKED WALK
CONNECTIONS PROJECT, 3 MILLION
AND THERE IS ADDITIONAL FUNDING
FOR THE ESTIMATED ISSUANCE COST
AND ADJUSTMENTS OF 2.4 MILLION
BUILT IN, WHICH WOULD AUTHORIZE
THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF DEBT
ISSUANCE THAT WOULD BE BY OUR
BOND EXPERTS NEXT YEAR.
>> THANK YOU. MAY I FOLLOW-UP?
FOR THE 25 MILLION THAT IS FOR
THE BRIDGE , IS ALL OF THE
ASSOCIATED WITH ADDITIONAL
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
STRENGTH?
>> I'M GOING TO ASK IF MY
COLLEAGUE KAL IS ON , IF YOU CAN
SPEAK TO WHAT IS DRIVING THAT
$25.7 MILLION FOR THE PROJECT .
>> CENTRAL STAFF. THE $25
MILLION ADDITIONAL COST IS NOT
SPECIFICALLY FOR CONCRETE
MATERIALS , BUT ESSENTIALLY THE
DELAY ON THE PROJECT, WHICH
REQUIRES SCHEDULING CHANGES ,
ADDITIONAL DESIGN WORK AND
HAVING TO REDO CONSTRUCTION
SCHEDULES FOR THE DURATION OF
THE LABORERS UNION AND THERE IS
ALSO SOME RISK MITIGATION, AS
WELL. IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE
AMOUNT SPENT FOR CONCRETE, BUT
IT IS LARGELY THE SCHEDULE
CHANGES AND PROJECT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I HOPE I
HAVE TEED UP A FEW EXTRA
CONVERSATION AROUND THE CONCERNS
AND AS WE LOOK AT RESPONSIBLE
CONTRACTS AND OPPORTUNITY TO
ENSURE THAT SITUATIONS LIKE
THIS THE APPROPRIATE
RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR DELAYS
AND CHANGES GIVEN TIMEFRAME
THAT WE ARE DISCUSSING TODAY. I
AM HOPEFUL THAT THE FUTURE
RESPONSIBLE BIDDING POLICY WILL
LOOK AT ENTITIES WHO HAVE
EXPERIENCED AND BEEN CHARGED
WITH IN THE PAST . LET'S GO
AHEAD AND TAKE A VOTE ON THIS.
MADAM CLERK, WE ARE ON ITEM
18. PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION OF
ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA ITEM IN.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR. TWO
ABSTENTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. MADAM CLERK ,
MOTION CARRIES AND COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION TO PASS COUNSEL
BILL 120683, ITEM 18 WILL BE
SENT TO SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
FOR CONSIDERATION. MOVING ON TO
ITEM 19.
>> ITEM 19 IS ORDINANCE 120679 ,
WHICH WOULD AUTHORIZE CITY
DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS TO ACCEPT
GRANTS AND ENTER INTO REVENUE
SERVICE CONTRACTS AND
PARTICIPATED AS PART OF THE 2024
BUDGET . I WILL BRIEFLY DESCRIBE
THE TECHNICAL AMENDMENT ,
BECAUSE IT IS VERY TECHNICAL.
THIS BILL INCLUDED LINKS FOR US
TO FILL IN, BECAUSE IT
REFERENCES 24 BUDGET ADOPTION
ORDINANCE AND WE FAIL TO INSERT
THE COUNSEL BILL NUMBERS PRIOR
TO INTRODUCING , SO THIS IS
REALLY A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO
INSERT THE REFERENCES TO THE
BUDGET ADOPTION ORDINANCE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I MADE
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE
OF CONSTABLE 120679 , ITEM 19.
IS THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU.
MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
>> I CANNOT HAVE COMMENTS. I
RECOMMEND A YES VOTE. SOMETHING
WOULD LIKE TO SAY? I THINK WE
ARE GOOD ON THIS ONE. MADAM
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE .
MADAM CLERK, I WILL GO AHEAD
AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF GETTING
THE AMENDMENT IN FRONT OF US, I
WILL MOVE THE AMENDMENT TO AMEND
CONSTABLE 120679 AS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT ONE . IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT HAS
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ONE HAS
BEEN DESCRIBED BY CENTRAL STAFF
. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
HEARING NONE. CLERK, CALL THE
ROLE ON THE ADOPTION AMENDMENT
ONE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND IN
UNOPPOSED. THE MOTION CARRIES
AND AMENDMENT ONE IS ADOPTED.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE
UNDERLYING ORDINANCE IN FRONT OF
US? ITEM NUMBER 19. 120679.
MADAM CLERK, CALL ROLE ON THE
ADOPTION OF THE BILL.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOTION
CARRIES AND RECOMMENDING TO
PASS. SIX OF THEM AND AS
AMENDED WILL BE SENT TO SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL. MOVING ALONG TO
ITEM 20 AND I WILL TURN OVER TO
CENTRAL STAFF TO COVER THE
MUNICIPAL LIGHT AND POWER.
AGENDA ITEM 20 CONSTABLE 120685
WOULD OFFER ISSUANCE OF UP TO
$.2 MILLION IN 2024, WHICH
WOULD $.250 MILLION OF CAPITAL
EXPENDITURES FOR SEATTLE CITY
SYSTEM OUTLINED IN THE PROPOSED
24 TO 2029 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM AND WOULD FUND UP TO
$150 MILLION OF BORROWING FOR
POTENTIAL DEBT OPTIMIZATION.
>> LET'S HOLD OFF ON DESCRIBING
IF WE CAN.
>> NO PROBLEM.
>> THE BILL HAS BEEN DESCRIBED
AND REMOVED THE PASSING BILL
212-0679 ON AGENDA 19 . IS THERE
A SECOND? I SENT THE WRONG
AGENDA NUMBER. CAN I DO THAT
AGAIN, VICE CHAIR? I MOVED THE
COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDED
CONSTABLE 120685 , NUMBER 20.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOVED AND
SECONDED AND I DON'T SEE ANY
COMMENTS. I WILL TURN IT BACK TO
FOR SUMMARY.
>> THERE IS ONE PROPOSED
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT SIMILAR TO
THE PREVIOUS BILL, WHICH IS A
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO UPDATE
THAT WAS NOT KNOWN WHEN THE
EXECUTIVE TRANSMITTED THE
LEGISLATION. FILL IN THE BANK
ON THIS SHOWN IN VERSION 2 OF
EXHIBIT A.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AMENDED
NUMBER ONE. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND PREDICAMENT THANK YOU
SO MUCH. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENT?
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT ONE,- ITEM
20.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND IN
UNOPPOSED.
>> AMENDMENT ONE IS ADOPTED. ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THE BILL
AS AMENDED? COULD YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE ON THE ADOPTION
OF COUNSEL BILL 120685 AS
AMENDED?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND IN
UNOPPOSED.
>> MOTION CARRIES AND
RECOMMENDATION TO PASS.
CONSTABLE 120685 AS AMENDED WILL
BE SENT TO SEE CITY COUNCIL.
BEFORE WE GO TO 21 , ONE HOUR
IN. WE'VE GOT THIS. ITEM 21.
CENTRAL STAFF.
>> ITEM 21 IS CONSTABLE 12069 ,
WHICH WOULD AMEND THE INTERIM
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND
SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT. THIS
CHANGES THE FORMULA USED TO
CALCULATE THE INFLATIONARY
INCREASE FOR THE GENERAL FUND
APPROPRIATION TO THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT IN 2020 TWO BE SET
AT 3% FOR ALL FUTURE YEARS AND
THE FORMULA REVERTS BACK TO THE
EXISTING POLICY AND THE LAST
PART IS A TYPO . IT WAS
ORIGINALLY WRITTEN AS IT REVERTS
BACK IN 2025 AND BEYOND.
>> BEFORE WE CONSIDER CARING
ABOUT THE AMENDMENT, LET'S LOOK
AT THE LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF
US. 120690, AMENDMENT ITEM
NUMBER 21. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND. BEFORE WE HEAR FROM
CENTRAL STAFF ON THE AMENDMENT,
AND IT IS NO COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS? I'M HEARING NONE . DO
YOU MIND DESCRIBING AMENDMENT
ONE PRESS?
>> AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE IS A
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT AND SOMEONE
WILL DRAW THE SHORT STRAW NEXT
YEAR IN ORDER TO CHECK ALL OF
THE BILLS FOR THESE LINKS TO
AFFORD TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS, BUT
THIS WOULD ADD COUNSEL BILL
NUMBER AND RESOLUTION NUMBER
THAT IS RELATED TO THE COMPANION
DISTRICT RESOLUTION THAT IS
REFERENCED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I MOVED
THE CONSTABLE 120690 AS
PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT NUMBER
ONE. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY
COMMENTS? HEARING NONE. MADAM
CLERK, CALL THE ROLE .
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> HEARING NONE. WILL YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
PASSAGE OF COUNSEL BILL 120690
AS AMENDED?
>> HERBAL? COUNCIL PRESIDENT
FLORES?
>> THE MOTION CARRY AND
RECOMMENDATION TO PASS AS
AMENDED WILL BE SENT TO THE
FULL SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL FOR
FINAL CONSIDERATION. WE ARE
GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 22.
BEFORE WE DO, I WANT TO REMIND
THAT THIS IS JUST A BRIEFING.
THIS IS OUR FIRST OPPORTUNITY
TO GET IN DEPTH. AGAIN, INITIAL
BRIEFING ON THE BILL. AT LEAST
ONCE, THERE HAS BEEN AN OVERVIEW
OF THIS. THANK YOU , STAFF, FOR
BEING HERE. WE WILL HAVE A
CHANCE TO HEAR ABOUT THE
POTENTIAL AMENDMENT AND ASKED
STAFF ANY QUESTIONS AND
COLLEAGUES QUESTIONS, THEN WE
WILL HOLD ON THIS ITEM FOR
TOMORROW MORNING. FIRST THING IN
THE MORNING, WE WILL VOTE. WITH
THAT, THANK YOU TO OUR CENTRAL
STAFF FOR PROVIDING AN
OVERVIEW. I WOULD ASK
COUNCILMEMBER , THIS IS -- YOU
ARE THE PRIME SPONSOR ON AGENDA
ITEM 22 IF WE WANT TO CHANGE
THE NEXT FLIGHT, WHICH WOULD BE
GREAT. AS WE DO THAT , WOULD YOU
LIKE TO OFFER SOME OPENING
COMMENTS BEFORE RETURNING?
>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. I
WANT TO THANK ADVOCATES WHO HAVE
BEEN SO HELPFUL IN HELPING US
DRIVE THE POLICY, AS WELL AS THE
PLATFORM STAKEHOLDERS. WE HAVE
HAD SEVERAL MONTHS WORTH OF
ENGAGEMENT AND THAT ENGAGEMENT
IS REFLECTED IN LEGISLATION AND
AMENDMENTS BEFORE US TODAY. THE
IMPORTANCE OF THIS LEGISLATION
IS TO EXPAND ENFORCEMENT
CAPACITY FOR TWO ORDINANCES.
ONE OF THEM BEING THE AT BASE
WORKER MINIMUM CONVERSATION
ORDINANCE AND DEACTIVATION
ORDINANCE. THIS IS A $.10
TRANSACTION FEE TO PROVIDE
DEDICATED REVENUE FOR THIS
ONGOING ENFORCEMENT AND AS
ESTIMATED TO BE NECESSARY BY
THE OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS .
THE INVESTMENT IN ENFORCEMENT
TOOLS INCLUDING OUTREACH AND
EDUCATION SUPPORTS OUR
COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN ENSURING
THAT WE HAVE BROUGHT AN
EQUITABLE ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ABOUT SEATTLE'S WORKPLACE
PROTECTIONS FOR THIS
PARTICULAR SECTOR OF THE
WORKFORCE . THESE ARE VERY
CRITICAL IN GIVING SEATTLE
WORKERS THE BENEFIT OF THE LOSS
OF THE COUNCIL HAS PASSED THE
LAST TWO YEARS.
>> THANK YOU AND WELCOME. THANK
YOU FOR BEING HERE. DESCRIBE
EACH OF THE EIGHT AMENDMENTS .
COUNCILMEMBERS, YOU WILL HAVE A
CHANCE TO SPEAK TO HER
AMENDMENT, AS WELL, AFTER SHE
DOES A SHORT SUMMARY OF THE
ITEMS. AGAIN, THIS IS FOR
BREAKING BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO
THE OTHER ITEMS, WHICH WILL
INCLUDE A VOTE. WE WILL SPEND
TIME ON THIS, BUT JUST AS A
REMINDER THAT IT IS ONE OF MANY
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TODAY, SO
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING
YOUR QUESTIONS.
>> AND I HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY
WORKING ON THIS. ANYTHING ELSE.
>> I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT WE
WERE VERY BRIEFLY DESCRIBING
THE UNDERLYING BILL TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS AND FOLLOW-UP FROM
THE BRIEFING THAT SHE PROVIDED
ON THE 27th OF THE UNDERLYING
BILL AND WALK THROUGH EACH
AMENDMENT , BUT WE DON'T HAVE A
FULL FLIGHT DECK PREPARED ON
THE UNDERLYING BILL IF THAT'S
OKAY. I WILL JUST REMIND FOR
THE VIEWING PUBLIC, 1027 AGENDA
THAT THE COMMITTEE DOES INCLUDE
A PRESENTATION ON THE SPILL. I
WILL TURN IT OVER. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING. KARINA WITH
COUNSEL CENTRAL STAFF. THERE
HAS ALREADY BEEN A BRIEFING ON
LEGISLATION AND TO QUICKLY
SUMMARIZE , IT WOULD REQUIRE
NETWORK COMPANIES TO OBTAIN AN
ANNUAL NETWORK COMPANY LICENSE
TO OPERATE IN SEATTLE AND PAY A
FEE. THIS IS INTENDED TO
GENERATE AN ADDITIONAL SOURCE OF
REVENUE TO COVER THE COST OF
SPECIFIC NETWORK COMPANY
REGULATIONS AND THOSE ARE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AT BASE
WORKER FOR DEACTIVATION RIGHTS
ORDINANCE AND AT BASE WORKER
MINIMUM PAYMENT . THERE ARE
EIGHT AMENDMENTS PROPOSED FOR
THE LEGISLATION . NONE OF THESE
AMENDMENTS ARE MUTUALLY
EXCLUSIVE , SO ALL OF THESE
AMENDMENTS CAN BE LAYERED ON
TOP OF EACH OTHER AND
INTERWOVEN INTO THE LEGISLATION
, WHICH MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO KNOW
BEFORE WE DISCUSS ALL OF THEM.
AS A REMINDER, THEY CAN BE
REORDERED WITH A REQUEST TO THE
CHAIR IF THERE IS AN INTEREST
IN THAT. THE FIRST AMENDMENT IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND IT WOULD REQUIRE
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR
TO RECOMMEND A FEE FOR
MARKETPLACE NETWORK COMPANIES
AFTER ASSESSING INITIAL REVENUE
NO LATER THAN JULY 1 OF 2026.
BY JULY 1 OF 2026, THERE WOULD
HAVE BEEN TIME FOR THE CITY TO
HAVE ALREADY COLLECTED FEES
FROM THE 2025 CALENDAR YEAR AND
THE FIRST QUARTER OF 26, SO THE
DIRECTOR WOULD HAVE AN INITIAL
UNDERSTANDING OF HOW MUCH MONEY
THE FEE WAS GENERATING . THE FAS
DIRECTORS RECOMMENDATION TO
REDUCE THE FEE FOR MARKETPLACE
NETWORK COMPANIES WOULD BE
INTENDED TO INFORM THE CITY
COUNCIL'S DEVELOPMENT OF
LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ESTABLISH
A REDUCED FEE FOR MARKETPLACE
NETWORK COMPANIES. AS A REMINDER
, THERE IS ONE FEE FOR ALL OF
THE NETWORK COMPANIES THAT ARE
SUBJECT TO LEGISLATION .
MARKETPLACE NETWORK COMPANIES
ARE COVERED BY ONE OF THE TWO
AT BASE WORKER LABOR STANDARDS
THAT WOULD INCUR REGULATORY
COSTS THAT OLS WOULD RECRUIT
THIS.
>> BEFORE RETURN TO QUESTIONS .
>> I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT I
HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN LOOKING
AT A DIFFERENT FEE SCHEDULE FOR
MARKETPLACE NETWORKS. EARLY IN
THE PROCESS, WE DID DISCOVER
FROM FAS THAT THEIR ABILITY TO
IMPLEMENT A TIERED FEE FOR THE
MARKETPLACE COMPANIES WOULD BE
VERY DIFFICULT IN INCURRING
ADDITIONAL COSTS AND IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT THE FEES REFLECT
THE ACTUAL COST TO ENFORCE THE
ORDINANCE , SO THAT THE INTENT.
IF IN FACT THERE ARE FEWER
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ENFORCING
ONE ORDINANCE OVER TWO, THIS
GIVES THE FAS DIRECTOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ASSESS THAT AND
THE FEES COMING IN AND MAKING
THE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS.
>> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE AN
IDEA -- FIRST, I AGREE WITH THE
SPIRIT OF THIS. DO WE KNOW HOW
MUCH THIS COULD THEN IMPACT THE
COMPANIES THAT ARE LEFT TO PAY
THE FEE? IS THERE ANY POSSIBLE
WAY TO DO THAT ANALYSIS?
>> THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE THAT
INFORMATION RIGHT NOW . RIGHT
NOW, THE CITY IS EXTRAORDINARILY
LIMITED DATA ON THE NUMBER OF
ONLINE ORDERS AND THE TYPE OF
SERVICES THAT ARE BETTER
PROVIDED IN THE CITY TO QUANTIFY
HOW MUCH THE FEE WOULD
GENERATE, SO THAT'S WHY
THROUGHOUT THE LEGISLATION,
THERE WAS AN ANALOG TO THE
NUMBER OF TRIPS TO TRY TO
ESTIMATE THE AMOUNT OF THE
REVENUE , WHICH WOULD HAPPEN AS
A RESULT. THIS AMENDMENT IS
PREDICATED ON THE FACT THAT
RIGHT NOW, THE CITY DOESN'T
KNOW. AFTER ABOUT A YEAR AND A
HALF OF COLLECTING THE FEE, THE
CITY WOULD HAVE MORE INFORMATION
TO KNOW HOW MUCH MARKETPLACE
NETWORK COMPANIES ARE
CONTRIBUTING TO THE REGULATORY
COST AND IMPACT OF REDUCING THE
FEE FOR MARKETPLACE NETWORK
COMPANIES AND ALSO THE FINANCIAL
IMPACT OF HOW MUCH IT WOULD
COST TO DEVELOP SOFTWARE IF
THAT WOULD ENABLE TWO DIFFERENT
FEES BASED ON WHAT TYPE OF
NETWORK COMPANY IS PAIN. THAT
IS SOMETHING TO CONSIDER, AS
WELL. IT IS NOT A FLIP OF THE
SWITCH, BUT IT WOULD COST THE
CITY MONEY TO CHARGE A REDUCED
FEE. THAT COULD ALL BE WRAPPED
UP INTO THE RECOMMENDATION.
>> THANK YOU. JUST TO PUT A
FINER POINT ON NOT, THE
INFORMATION IS KNOWABLE , BUT
JUST NOT TO THE CITY, BECAUSE IT
IS NOT INFORMATION THAT THE
PLATFORMS HAVE PROVIDED US . IT
WOULD BE GREAT WHEN THE CITY HAS
THAT INFORMATION AND WE WILL
HAVE THAT INFORMATION BECAUSE OF
THIS REGULATORY STRUCTURE.
THERE HAS BEEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DATA TO THE
CITY IN HELPING US MAKE THESE
DECISIONS AROUND THE SIZE OF
THE FEE. JUST WANT TO CLARIFY
THAT WE ARE GOING TO --. IT
MIGHT TAKE A YEAR OF COLLECTING
DATA TO DO SO.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
LET'S GO TO TWO.
>> AMENDMENT TWO IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON. THIS
WOULD EXEMPT MARKETPLACE NETWORK
COMPANIES FROM THE LEGISLATION.
AS A MENTIONED, MARKETPLACE
NETWORK COMPANIES ARE ONLY
COVERED BY THE WORKER
DEACTIVATION RIGHTS ORDINANCE ,
WHICH IS ONE OF TWO AT BASE
LABOR STANDARDS INCURRING LEGAL
TORT COSTS FOR OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS, WHICH WOULD PREVENT
ANY CHARGES FROM THE PLACE
NETWORK COMPANIES THAT WOULD BE
COMPLETELY NOT COVERED BY THE
LEGISLATION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU THANK YOU. I
BELIEVE CENTRAL STAFF EXPLAINED
IT WELL AND I REALLY DO
APPRECIATE THEIR HARD WORK ON
TRYING TO CRAFT SOME OF THE
AMENDMENTS FOR US.
>> THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS? SAY NONE. LET'S GO
TO NUMBER THREE.
>> SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON. THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
RESTRICT LABOR STANDARDS WILL
USE A FEE REVENUE TO THE
ACTIVATION RIGHTS ORDINANCE. AS
A RESULT OF THE AMENDMENT,
PROHIBITED FROM USING THE
REVENUE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE WORKER PAYMENT ORDINANCE .
ANY FUNDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE ORDINANCE WOULD COME
FROM OTHER SOURCES OF REVENUE.
FOR EXAMPLE, BUSINESS LICENSE
TAX REVENUE AND RESOURCES OF
THE CITY'S GENERAL.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO DESCRIBE?
>> I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT
WE SAVE OUR SPEECH IN
PERSUASIVE ARGUMENT FOR
TOMORROW, CORRECT?
>> THAT WOULD BE GREAT. IF YOU
WANT TO PROVIDE CONTEXT, THAT'S
WELCOME.
>> I WILL WAIT. THANK YOU.
>> TODAY IS TO HELP DESCRIBE THE
CONTEXT OF THE AMENDMENT. IF
YOU FEEL THAT IS SUFFICIENT,
FANTASTIC. WE WILL HOLD OFF FOR
TOMORROW. I DON'T SEE ANY
QUESTIONS FOR THE SPONSOR OF
AMENDMENT THREE. AMENDMENT
FOUR?
>> FOUR, ALSO SPONSORED BY
NELSON . THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
REDUCE THE FEE FOR NETWORK
COMPANIES FROM $.10 PER ONLINE
ORDER 25 CENTS PER ONLINE ORDER.
JUST AS BACKGROUND, THE FEE
WOULD BE EFFECTIVE ON JANUARY 1
OF 2025 AND CHANGING THE KEY TO
FIVE CENTS PER ONLINE ORDER
WOULD REDUCE THE ESTIMATED FEE
REVENUE TO 1 MILLION TO 1.5
MILLION PER YEAR AND
ANTICIPATED COST PER 25
THROUGH 2027 RANGE FROM 2.7
MILLION TO 2.2 MILLION DEPENDING
ON THE YEAR AND THE THESE ARE
ESTIMATES . THIS IS THE
ESTIMATED IMPACT OF THE
AMENDMENT AND THE DIRECTOR
WOULD NO FURTHER AS THE CITY
COLLECTED FEE REVENUE.
>> NELSON, ANYTHING YOU WOULD
LIKE TO ADD?
>> NOT AT THIS POINT.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE. LET'S GO TO FIVE.
>> AMENDMENT FIVE IS SPONSORED
BY PEDERSON . THIS AMENDMENT
WOULD CHANGE THE PROCEDURE FOR
ADJUSTING THE NETWORK COMPANY
FEE , WHICH CURRENTLY IN THE
PROPOSED LEGISLATION CAN BE
CHANGED BY THE FAS DIRECTOR
BIBLE . THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
CHANGE THE PROCEDURE BY
REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES DIRECTOR IN
CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS DIRECTOR TO MAKE
A RECOMMENDATION TO INCREASE THE
FEE EVERY TWO YEARS. CURRENTLY,
LEGISLATION ALLOWS THE DIRECTOR
TO ADJUST THE FEE ANNUALLY AND
AS NEEDED. THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
LIMIT THAT TO A RECOMMENDATION
TO CITY COUNCIL TO INCREASE THE
FEE EVERY TWO YEARS AND THE
COUNCIL WOULD CONSIDER THIS
RECOMMENDATION TO ESTABLISH ANY
NECESSARY FEE INCREASE BY
ORDINANCE, THEN THEY DIRECTOR
WOULD ALWAYS HAVE THE AUTHORITY
TO REDUCE THE FEE. THAT IS AT
ANY TIME NECESSARY VIRAL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
PEDERSEN, DESCRIBED FURTHER?
>> THANK YOU. NO FURTHER
COMMENT.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FOR THE SPONSOR?
>> LET'S GO ON TO ITEM SIX.
>> SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER .
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD MAKE SIX
CHANGES TO THE LEGISLATURE ALL
GEARED TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY
OR STREAMLINE PROVISIONS AND
THE AMENDMENT WOULD CLARIFY
REGULATORY COST AND SCOPE AND
PURPOSE SECTION TO MAKE IT 100%
CRYSTAL CLEAR THAT THE
REGULATORY COST ONLY ARE FOR
THE LICENSING AND FEE OPERATIONS
AND THE OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS AND LIMITATION OF THE
DEACTIVATION RIGHTS AND MINIMUM
PAYMENT ORDINANCE IS. IT WOULD
REMOVE THE FAS DIRECTOR
AUTHORITY TO ASSIGN NETWORK
COMPANIES TO A MONTHLY OR ANNUAL
PAYMENT SCHEDULE, WHICH WOULD
MEAN THAT THE ONLY PAYMENT
SCHEDULE FOR NETWORK COMPANIES
WOULD BE ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.
THE THIRD CHANGE WOULD BE TO
REQUIRE OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS TO PUBLICLY ANNOUNCE
WHICH CONTRACTS WITH COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE
DEACTIVATION RIGHTS AND MINIMUM
PAYMENT ORDINANCES FUNDED BY FEE
REVENUE. THE FOURTH CHANGE
WOULD REQUIRE OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS TO POLICY AND
PROCEDURES FOR REPORTING AND
MONITORING CONTRACTS WITH
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE FUNDED BY
FEE REVENUE TO ENSURE THAT SUCH
CONTRACTS ARE SOLELY FOR THE
PURPOSES ALLOWED BY THE
ORDINANCE, WHICH WOULD MEAN
THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO CREATE
SYSTEMS TO ENSURE THE FEE
REVENUE USED FOR CONTRACTS WITH
ONLY BEING SPENT TO IMPLEMENT
THE TWO ORDINANCES IDENTIFIED
IN THE LEGISLATION. INCLUDE FEE
REVENUES IN THE REPORTING MOVED
TO COUNSEL, SO THAT THEY WOULD
HAVE INFORMATION ON HOW MUCH
THE FEE WAS GENERATING LAST,
CLARIFY THAT PENALTIES DO NOT
APPROVE IF THE NETWORK COMPANY
ACHIEVES COMPLAINTS BEFORE THE
DATE THAT SUCH COMPLIANCE IS
REQUIRED IN THE NOTICE OF
VIOLATION OF A DIRECTOR. A
LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON
THIS LAST AMENDMENT, IT'S NOT
CHANGING ANYTHING IN THE
UNDERLYING ORDINANCE.
ATTEMPTING TO MAKE IT MORE
CLEAR. IF THEY DO NOT PROVIDE
FEE OR VIOLATE ORDINANCE, THEY
HAVE TO COMPLY, BUT THERE IS NO
PENALTY ON THE COMPANY AS LONG
AS THEY GET INTO COMPLIANCE BY
THE DAY ON THE NOTICE OF
VIOLATION THAT THE DIRECTOR
ISSUES AFTER FINDING THAT A
VIOLATION HAPPENED.
>> THANK YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
ADD ANYTHING?
>> VERY BRIEFLY. APPRECIATE THE
CREATIVITY IN COMBINING THESE
SIX ELEMENTS IN A SINGLE WOMAN.
ALL OF THESE WERE CRAFTED IN
THE SPIRIT OF TRYING TO ADDRESS
CONCERNS THAT THE PLATFORMS HAD
AND SPECIFICALLY CONCERNS
AROUND TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY OF BOTH FAS AND
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS ,
SPECIFICALLY REDUCING THE
BURDEN OF POTENTIAL MONTHLY
PAYMENT SCHEDULES , AS WELL AS
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
AROUND CONTRACTING WITH
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND
AROUND PENALTY COOL ? COOL.
>> WAS THERE A COUNCILMEMBER
THAT HAD A QUESTION? THE
QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE. NUMBER
SEVEN.
>> SPONSORED BY PEDERSEN . THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD CLARIFY THE FAS
DIRECTOR'S AUTHORITY TO
ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS BY CLARIFYING THAT
THE DIRECTOR AND MY ONLY
REQUIRE ADDITIONAL ADMINISTERED
OF INFORMATION WITH THE LICENSED
APPLICATION AND CLARIFY THAT
THE DIRECTOR MAY ADJUST FEES BY
RULE, BUT ADJUSTING OBLIGATIONS
BY NETWORK COMPANIES ALREADY
ESTABLISHED BY THIS LEGISLATION
. AGAIN, CLARIFICATIONS THAT ARE
NOT CHANGING .
>> ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE
TO ADD?
>> NO, THANK YOU.
>> LET'S GO TO THE LAST ONE.
>> AMENDMENT EIGHT IS SPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN AND
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ESTABLISH
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
ADMINISTRATION OF CONTRACTS
FUNDED BY THE REVENUE BY
PROHIBITING THE OFFICE OF
USING FEE REVENUE TO CONTRACT
WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR
COMMUNITY-BASED ENFORCEMENT AND
REQUIRING OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS TO CONDUCT A
COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION AND
SELECTION PROCESS FOR ALL
CONTRACTS FUNDED BY FEE REVENUE
REGARDLESS OF THE VALUE OF
CONTRACTS. A COMPETITIVE
SOLICITATION PROCESS WOULD
REQUIRE A COMPETITIVE INVITATION
TO BID OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR .
CURRENTLY, UNDER CITY CODE ,
THESE TYPES OF PROCESSES ARE
REQUIRED FOR CONTRACTS VALUED
AT $373,000 OR MORE. REQUIRE
THE CONTRACTS OF ANY VALUE IF
THEY ARE FUNDED BY FEE REVENUE.
>> THANK YOU. PEDERSON,
ANYTHING ELSE? I THINK THAT
GETS TO THE END OF THE SUMMARY.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO
ADD?
>> THINK WE COVERED IT.
>> THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR
WORK. IT HAS BEEN LONG. THANK
YOU.
>> SPEAKING OF A LONG PROCESS,
YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS
FOR A LONG TIME. ANYTHING WOULD
LIKE TO ADD BEFORE WE TABLED THE
DISCUSSION UNTIL TOMORROW?
>> THANK YOU. I THANK THE
WORKERS FOR THEIR ENGAGEMENT
AND I ALSO WANTED TO THANK FOR
EFFORTS ON DEVELOPING THE BASE
LEGISLATION, AS WELL AS
AMENDMENTS . APPRECIATE YOUR
EFFORTS.
>> THANK YOU AND APPRECIATION
FOR CENTRAL STAFF. I DON'T
THINK THERE IS ANY PROCEDURAL
THING I NEED TO DO. THIS WILL BE
LISTED ON THE AGENDA TOMORROW.
FIRST THING AT THE TOP OF THE
AGENDA, SO WE WILL CONTINUE
TOMORROW. I AM SEEING NO
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME AND LET'S KEEP
GOING WITH OUR AMENDMENTS
DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION,
WHICH WAS ITEM 22. WE WILL MOVE
ON TO ITEM 23. THIS IS THE
JUMPSTART TAX TO -- DETECTION.
>> ITEM 23 ON THE AGENDA IS
120689. THIS LEGISLATION WOULD
EXTEND AN EXISTING DEDUCTION
FROM THE PERIL EXPENSE TEST --
TEXT FOR THREE YEARS. BETWEEN
400,000 AND HEALTHCARE ENTITIES
. IT GIVES AUTHORITY TO ADJUST
THE RANGE BASED ON INFLATION
AND I WILL JUST NOTE THAT THE
BALANCING PACKAGE AND MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET ASSUMED THAT
THE DEDUCTION WOULD BE EXTENDED,
SO THAT THE AMENDMENTS IN GROUP
THEY ASSUME THAT IT PASSES AND
PRODUCES REVENUE FROM JUMPSTART
TAX.
>> IT WAS ALSO OUR INTENT THAT
IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE FIRST
ROUND OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS,
BUT THERE IS AN AMENDMENT
NECESSARY , SO THAT'S WHY IT'S
PULLED OUT TODAY. I WILL GO
AHEAD AND MOVE IT. I MOVED THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PASSAGE TO
BILL 120689 ITEM 23 ON OUR
AGENDA. SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED. AS WE
REMEMBER WHEN THE GEMSTAR WAS
ORIGINALLY PASSED AND
CATEGORIZED TO HELP THE SECTOR,
SO WHETHER THAT IS HUTCHINSON
OR SEATTLE CHILDREN'S OR OTHER
ENTITIES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION , IT
WAS DECIDED THAT GIVEN THE
UNCERTAINTY OF THE SECTOR,
THERE WOULD BE A THREE-YEAR
EXEMPTION FOR THIS ASSESSMENT
AND WE HAVE OFFERED HERE AFTER
DISCUSSING WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND AS OUR JUMPSTART
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND
CONTINUATION OF ANOTHER THREE
EXEMPTION FOR SECTOR FOR HEALTH
SCIENCES . THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A
LOT STILL GOING ON RELATED TO
BID AND HEALTHCARE CRISIS, BUT
NOT ENOUGH TIME TO HAVE
DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW TO EXPAND
AND INCORPORATE THE NEW
CATEGORY FOR THE DESIRE TO
CONTINUE WITH CONSISTENCY AND
ALONG THE LINES OF WHERE THERE
ARE SOME EXEMPTIONS EMBEDDED IN
STATE CODE, AS WELL. SIMPLE
THREE-YEAR EXTENSION AND UP TO
THE FUTURE COUNSEL TO DECIDE.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO DESCRIBE
THE AMENDMENT?
>> THIS TECHNICAL AMENDMENT
WOULD MAKE A CORRECTION TO THE
NEW LANGUAGE IN THE BILL THAT
ALLOWS THE DIRECTOR TO ADJUST
THE RANGE FOR INFLATION MAKING
CLEAR THAT THE ADJUSTMENT
APPLIES PROSPECTIVELY. ALL OTHER
THRESHOLDS RELATED ARE ADJUSTED
ANNUALLY FOR INFLATION, SO THIS
WOULD BRING THE DEDUCTION IN
LINE WITH THE OTHER THRESHOLDS
IN TAX , BUT WE INADVERTENTLY
WROTE IT IN A WAY THAT COULD BE
INTERPRETED TO APPLY
RETROACTIVELY.
>> THANK YOU. I MOVE THE
COMMITTEE TO AMEND 120689 AS
PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT ONE. THE
COMMITTEE CONSIDERED AMENDMENT
ONE. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
I'M HEARING NONE. COULD YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT ONE?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WILL
NOTE THAT THE MOTION CARRIES ON
AMENDMENT ONE ADOPTED . ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS? I'M SAFE
NONE. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE ADOPTION OF 120689 AS
AMENDED.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> MOTION CARRIES AND
RECOMMENDATION TO PASS 120689
AS AMENDED WILL BE SENT TO
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL
VOTE. WE ARE ON ITEM 24.
>> ITEM 24, CONSTABLE 120707. AT
THIS LEGISLATION RENAMED THE
COMMUNITY SAFETY AND
COMMUNICATION CENTER TO THE
COMMUNITY -ASSISTED RESPONSE AND
ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT OR
RENAMING FROM THE S.E.C. TO
CARE DEPARTMENT AND CLARIFIES
THE DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT
AND ITS LEADER.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WILL
MOVE THIS IN FRONT OF US, SO I
BELIEVE THERE ARE OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS WORKING MUCH
LONGER, BUT I WILL GET IN FRONT
OF US. I MOVE THE PASSAGE UP
120707. IS THERE A SECOND?
MOVED AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF ITEM 24 . BEFORE WE
MOVED TO POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS, I
WANTED TO OFFER -- I BELIEVE
THE SPONSOR WITH THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM
BEFORE WE GET INTO AMENDMENT AND
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU. THIS ORDINANCE
WORKS TO ENACT A VISION THAT
THE COUNCIL HAS LONG HELD FOR A
THIRD PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT .
THE VISION WAS TO HAVE A THIRD
PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT , WHICH
WOULD CIVILIAN EYES RESPONSE TO
SOME 911 CALLS AND OTHER
EMERGENCY RESPONSES THAT HAVE
BEEN TRADITIONALLY AT IT UPON
BY SORIN AND ARMED POLICE
OFFICERS. I'M REALLY PLEASED
THAT AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF
ADVOCACY AND ENGAGEMENT WITH
THE EXECUTIVE AND HEARING FROM
THE PUBLIC THAT THIS ORDINANCE
TAKES A REALLY IMPORTANT STEP
IN MOVING US IN THAT DIRECTION .
I APPRECIATE MADAM CHAIR, YOUR
AMENDMENT . I THINK THERE IS A
PARTICULAR ELEMENT OF THE
AMENDMENT THAT WE WILL BE
DEBATING A LITTLE BIT, BUT I
WANT TO LIFT UP A COUPLE OF
PIECES WITHIN THAT AMENDMENT
THAT ARE NOT CONTROVERSIAL ,
WHICH IS THE CLARIFICATION.
THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE A PUBLIC
HEALTH DEPARTMENT, BUT IT DOES
RECOGNIZE A LOT OF THE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES THAT
THESE RESPONDERS WILL HELP DEAL
WITH. AND TO HELP , BUT NOT
TRADITIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH AS WE
THINK UP WITH THE KING COUNTY
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT. IN
ADDITION TO THAT CHANGE, IT
MAKES REFERENCE TO THE FACT
THAT WE DO HAVE AN INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT WITH KING COUNTY
AROUND THE PROVISION OF
AGREED-UPON ENHANCED PUBLIC
HEALTH SERVICES , WHICH THE CITY
OF SEATTLE PAYS FOR , SO THAT
UNDERSTANDING BEING THAT IF THE
CARE DEPARTMENT WERE TO GO
BEYOND CURRENT VISION , THEN IT
WOULD DO SO ONLY IN
COLLABORATION WITH KING COUNTY.
CLAIMANT
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WILL
ASK CENTRAL STAFF TO DESCRIBE
THE AMENDMENT ONE AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD NOTED
THAT THERE IS ANTICIPATED THAT
THERE MIGHT BE AN AMENDMENT TO
THIS AMENDMENT . LET'S GET THE
AMENDMENT IN FRONT OF US AND WE
WILL HAVE SOME DISCUSSION AND
SEE HOW IT PLAYS OUT. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO DESCRIBE ONE AS HE
BEGAN TO DESCRIBE BACK? THAT
WAS VERY HELPFUL.
>> THANK YOU. AS HERBOLD
DESCRIBED, THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE WITH RESPECT TO
PUBLIC HEALTH AND MAKING IT
EXPLICIT THAT THE CITY'S ROLES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES WITH
RESPECTING DEVELOPMENT AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH
POLICIES ARE GOVERNED BY THE
LOCAL AGREEMENT OF KING COUNTY.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD RETAIN THE
DIRECT TITLE FOR THE HEAD OF
THE CARE DEPARTMENT IS
CURRENTLY IN CODE FOR THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSAL , WHICH WOULD
CHANGE THE CHANNEL FROM DIRECTOR
TO CHIEF.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WILL
MOVE THAT AMENDMENT FOR THE
PURPOSE OF FURTHER DISCUSSION.
I MOVED TO AMEND 120707. IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AMEND THE
BILL AS PRESENTED IN AMENDMENT
ONE . THANK YOU TO HERBOLD OF
PUBLIC SAFETY FOR DESCRIBING
THE BILL AND PORTIONS OF THE
AMENDMENT. I ALSO WANT TO SAY
THAT THIS IS A JOINT EFFORT THAT
WE HAVE APPRECIATED BEING ABLE
TO WORK ON WITH THE BROADER
COMMUNITY AND , HERBOLD, BEFORE
I DESCRIBE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
ADD ANYTHING ELSE?
>> I THINK I PUT THIS IN THE
DESCRIPTION OF THE BILL AND
VISION , WHICH IS A CIVILIAN
EYES DEPARTMENT THAT LOOKS AND
FEELS AND INTERACTS WITH THE
COMMUNITY IN A DIFFERENT WAY
THAN OUR SWORN DEPARTMENTS. I
THINK THE IDEA OF HAVING THE
LEADER OF THE DEPARTMENT BE A
DIRECTOR IS IMPORTANT TO THE
COMMUNITY. I UNDERSTAND THE
DESIRE TO ENSURE THAT THAT
THEIR DEPARTMENT IS ELEVATED TO
THE SAME LEVEL AS THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT . I, FOR ONE, DO NOT
BELIEVE A TITLE ACHIEVE IS
NECESSARY TO DO SO. THERE HAS
BEEN LEGISLATION INTRODUCING
LEGISLATURE TO TRAIN AND WOMAN
OPERATORS AS FIRST RESPONDERS ,
SO A FIRST RESPONDER IS THE
TITLE THAT WE GIVE TO POLICE
OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS AND I
DO AGREE THAT IT IS A TITLE WE
SHOULD GIVE OPERATORS , AS WELL
. OTHER PEOPLE RESPONDING TO 911
CALLS, WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE
CALL TAKERS OR PEOPLE GOING OUT
ON THE SCENE. I THINK CALLING
THESE WORKERS FIRST RESPONDERS
IS THE BEST WAY TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY ARE ON THE SAME LEVEL
AS FIRE AND POLICE WHILE STILL
MAINTAINING THE CIVILIANIZATION
OF THE DEPARTMENT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I AGREE AND I WOULD ALSO NOTE
IN CONVERSATION WITH OTHER FIRST
RESPONDERS, SPECIFICALLY I FS
27, WHICH IS A FIREFIGHTERS
LOCAL UNION, THEY AGREE WITH
THE IMPORTANCE OF USING THE
TERM SHEET WHERE THERE IS
HIERARCHY , THEN AND SHOWING
THAT WE CONTINUE WITH THE
AMENDMENT THAT THE FRONT OF US
IS SOMETHING THEY SUPPORTED.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU
FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK ON THIS. I
AGREE WITH EVERYTHING YOU SAY
AND HAVE A DIFFERENT OPINION
ABOUT THE TITLE, WHICH WE HEARD
IN COMMITTEE WHERE THE PERSON IN
CHARGE OF THE DEPARTMENT
MENTIONED THAT AS THEY ARE
WORKING WITH OTHER LEADERS OF
DEPARTMENTS AND PUBLIC SAFETY
DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTRY , THERE IS A
DIFFERENTIATION OF UNDERSTANDING
WHAT THE DIRECTORY IS RATHER
THAN CHIEF. WE WANT TO ESTABLISH
DEPARTMENTS AND POLICY SAFETY.
WE DO WANT TO HAVE THREE CHEATS.
, SO I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND YOUR
AMENDMENT ONLY AS IT PERTAINS
TO THE TITLE , BECAUSE I LIKE
EVERYTHING ELSE YOU HAVE DONE.
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO MOVE THAT
NOW?
>> LET'S HAVE MORE DISCUSSION
AND I THINK WE CAN GO BACK TO
YOU, BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE DESIRE
FOR MAKING A MOTION AND THAT WAY
THEY HAVE IT IN ONE SPOT.
>> THANK YOU . IT DOES SOUND
LIKE YOU ARE INTERESTED IN AN
AMENDMENT AND I DO WANT TO
OFFER POINTS OF CLARIFICATION
HOWEVER. WE HEARD THAT IT WOULD
BE UNIQUE OR OUT OF LINE WITH
COLLEAGUES ACROSS THE COUNTRY
TO HAVE A DIRECTOR TITLE,
HOWEVER WE HAVE DONE SOME
ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND I WANT
TO THANK CENTRAL STAFF WHO IS ON
THE LINE WITH US IF THERE ARE
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
CLARIFICATION NEEDED. WE HEARD
THAT THE DIRECTOR IS UNIQUE
AMONG OTHER ALTERNATIVE LEADERS
AND BEING CALLED THE DIRECTOR,
RATHER THAN CHIEF . I AM
ENCOURAGING COLLEAGUES TO
CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THE
DIRECTOR TITLE AND SOME OF THE
DATA FROM CENTRAL STAFF HAS
FOUND THAT OTHER CITIES SEEM
TO SHOW THE VAST MAJORITY OF
EXISTING PROGRAMS ACTUALLY USE
THE TITLE DIRECTOR AND NOT CHEAP
. THIS INCLUDES ALBUQUERQUE
COMMUNITY SAFETY DIRECTOR , CITY
CARE DEPARTMENT IS MODELED
AFTER ALBUQUERQUE. THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT CONNECTION TO OUR
EXISTING DEPARTMENT . THE CITY
NOTABLY RECOGNIZED AS A MODEL.
THE COMMUNITY SAFETY DEPARTMENT
USES THE TITLE DIRECTOR . THE
EXECUTIVE HAS ALSO SAID THAT
THE DEPARTMENT IS AN EXAMPLE OF
HOW CITY DEPARTMENT SHOULD
GROW. A DIRECT TIE TO ANOTHER
JURISDICTION THAT USES THE
TITLE DIRECTOR. SACRAMENTO
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
RESPONSE. ROCHESTER CRISIS
INTERVENTION USES THE TITLE
MANAGER FOR CHICAGO CARE IS A
SUBUNIT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH
DEPARTMENT, FIRE CHIEF OF
SPECIAL PROJECTS WITH OVERSIGHT.
THAT IS WHY CHIEF IS USED,
BECAUSE IT IS DIRECTLY TIED TO
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON, D.C. COMMUNITY
RESPONSE TEAM USES THE TITLE
DIRECTOR. DIRECTOR OF
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HAS OVERSIGHT
IN THAT AREA. HARRIS COUNTY
ASSISTANCE RESPONSE TEAM USES
THE TERM DIRECT HER, BECAUSE IT
HAS NO THERE. ALTERNATIVE
COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE ,
WHICH IS THE MENTAL HEALTH
SUPPORT AND CORRESPONDENCE OF
COMMUNITY HEALTH AND BOTH ARE
PART OF THE COMMUNITY , WHICH IS
IN THE OFFICE OF CITY MANAGER .
PORTLAND STREETS RESPONSE TO
USE THE TITLE DIRECTOR, BECAUSE
IT IS A DIRECTOR THAT IS
OVERSEEN BY PORTLAND FIRE AND
RESCUE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE INFORMATION IS
CORRECTED. THERE ARE MANY OTHER
JURISDICTIONS, INCLUDING THE TWO
THAT ARE CONSTANTLY REFERENCED.
THOSE TWO SPECIFICALLY USE THE
TERM DIRECTOR. AS WE GET INTO
POTENTIAL FOR AN AMENDMENT HERE,
I WOULD ALSO JUST NOTE THAT I
WOULD LIKE TO CIRCLE BACK TO
WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS MUCH
IMPACT AS WE SEE THAT ON
YESTERDAY'S DISCUSSION, AS WELL.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS BEFORE
CONSIDERING COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS'S POTENTIAL MOTION?
>> MADAM CHAIR?
>> GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU FOR LISTING ALL OF
THE TIMES WHERE SEATTLE LIKES
TO PRIDE ITSELF ON DID NOT
BEING LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, SO I
APPRECIATE THAT YOU GIVE US A
LIST WHERE WE SHOULD BE LIKE
EVERYBODY ELSE . WE LIKE TO
PRIDE OURSELVES ON BEING UNIQUE,
WHICH HAS NEVER STOPPED US IN
THE EIGHT YEARS THAT I HAVE BEEN
HERE IN DOING THINGS
DIFFERENTLY. I AM GUESSING THAT
THERE IS SOME KIND OF -- I AM
MYSTIFIED ABOUT THE UNDERLYING
CONCERNS ABOUT SUCH A ROBUST
DISCUSSION BETWEEN DIRECTOR AND
CHIEF . I KNOW THAT WE HAD
TALKED ABOUT THIS IN AUGUST AND
HAD AN OPPORTUNITY AND
PRESENTATION FROM AMY SMITH. I
TEND TO AGREE WITH THE WORD
CHIEF AND I DON'T THINK IT HAS
TO DO WITH FALLING IN LINE WITH
WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING .
AND THE BIG IT HAS TO DO WITH
HIERARCHAL OR SOMETHING MORE
MILITARISTIC, IF YOU WILL. I
THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH
SOMETHING I SAID IN THE CHAT BOX
A WHILE BACK AND I DON'T KNOW
IF ANYBODY ELSE PICKED IT UP,
BUT I DID HAVE A CHANCE TO LEAVE
A MESSAGE. LANGUAGE IS CULTURE
AND CULTURE IS BEHAVIOR. IF YOU
CHANGE THE LANGUAGE, YOU CHANGE
THE BEHAVIOR. THAT IS SOMETHING
I LEARNED . THAT IS ABOUT
LANGUAGE AND THAT IT DOES
MATTER. IF THIS PERSON BELIEVES
THAT THIS WILL MAKE THEIR JOB
WITH THEIR PEERS IMPORTANT
LOCALLY OR REGIONALLY AND GIVE
US WHAT WE NEED TO STAND UP TO
THIS VERY IMPORTANT DEPARTMENT ,
THANK YOU FOR WORKING SO HARD ON
THIS. I THINK THAT IT ISN'T
REALLY GIVING A LOT TO GIVE THAT
PERSON THE TITLE THAT THEY ARE
ASKING. I CAN'T HELP BUT THAT
THERE IS SOME -- THERE ALWAYS
IS, POLITICS. THIS DOESN'T RISE
TO A LEVEL WHERE WE HAVE TO HAVE
A HUGE DEBATE IN STATISTICS
ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT AND WHAT
CITIES IS CHEAP OR DIRECTOR.
WE SHOULD TALK AND GET TO KNOW
THE PERSON THAT'S DOING THIS IN
THE CONTEXT AND THEIR EXPERIENCE
OF WHAT THEY ARE DOING WITH
THEIR PEERS , SO I DON'T HAVE A
PROBLEM CALLING AMY SMITH CHIEF
SMITH , SO FOR THAT REASON, I
WILL SUPPORT STRAUSS'S
AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I AM
GOING TO TURN INTO COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS , AS YOU HAVE
INDICATED. YOU HAVE A POTENTIAL
VERBAL AMENDMENT TO AMENDMENT
ONE IN FRONT OF US.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WAS JUST
GOOGLE SEARCHING POPULATIONS OF
THE CITIES WHO ARE SHARING JUST
NOW. WHAT I NOTICED IS THAT WE
ARE THE LARGEST CITY OF
POPULATION . ALBUQUERQUE HAS
562,000 PEOPLE APPROXIMATELY.
APPROXIMATELY 285. CAMBRIDGE,
178 THOUSAND 117,000.
HOLLYWOOD HAS 34,000 BIRD
WASHINGTON, D.C. IS THE CLOSEST
RUNNER-UP , WHICH IS 712,000
APPROXIMATELY IN 2020 . THERE
ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS OF
POLICE ENFORCEMENT IN THAT CITY
THAT IT'S NOT A VERY GOOD
COMPARISON . TUCSON HAS 540,000
. PORTLAND HAS ABOUT 640,000 AND
SEATTLE AS OF 2021 HAD ABOUT
733,000. AGAIN, ALL OF THESE
NUMBERS ARE COURTESY OF A GOOGLE
SEARCH. I DO THINK THAT
WHEEZING WOULD COME TO PRESIDENT
JUST SAID, IT IS THE UNDERLYING
REASON WHY I BRING THIS TO YOU
TODAY. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO
AMEND THE AMENDMENT 12120707 .
>> SECOND.
>> WAS HERE COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS IS VERBAL AMENDMENT AND
IF WE HAVE A VISUAL, THAT WOULD
BE HELPFUL.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE TO RETAIN
THE LANGUAGE IN THE UNDERLYING
AS WOULD CHANGE THE HEAD OF
CARE DEPARTMENT TITLE TO ACHIEVE
, THEN AS PRESENTED ON THE
AGENDA WOULD NOT CHANGE THE
TITLE AND MY AMBER -- VERSION
WOULD INCLUDE BOTH PORTIONS AS
IT RELATES TO THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE WITH RESPECT TO
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SIMPLY CHANGE
THE TITLE FROM DIRECTOR TO
CHIEF.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. THE VERBAL AMENDMENT
IS NOW BEFORE US AND PRESENTED
ON THE SCREEN . THANK YOU, PATTY
AND STAFF . THANK YOU, STRAUSS
TEAM, WHO HAD TO WRITE THIS
THEMSELVES GIVEN THAT THERE WAS
NO WALK ON AMENDMENT, SO I
APPRECIATE THE WORK COMING IN.
TIME FOR DISCUSSION AND DEBATE.
WE ALREADY DISCUSSED A LITTLE
BIT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
AND COMMENTS? I WILL ASK A
QUESTION OF CENTRAL STAFF.
AGAIN, THE IMPORTANT PART OF
WHERE WE ARE AT IN THE BUDGET IS
ENSURING THAT THERE IS A NO
PHYSICAL IMPACT TO THE BOUNCING
PACKAGE IN FRONT OF US.
YESTERDAY, WE DISCUSSED THE
POTENTIAL GENERAL FUND IMPACT
AND FOR ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY
TO CLARIFY USING -- STRIKING
THE LANGUAGE IS NOT SOMETHING
THAT HAS DIRECT IMPACT THE 2024,
BUT I AM INTERESTED IN ANY
ANALYSIS ABOUT HOW USING THE
TERM DIRECTOR VERSUS TWO COULD
CREATE A PHYSICAL IMPACT IN THE
NEAR FUTURE. I WANT TO ASK
CENTRAL STAFF IF THERE IS ANY
DOWNSTREAM INDIRECT PHYSICAL
IMPACT AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS
THAT SMITH HAD MENTIONED AS
PART OF THE ARGUMENT IN FAVOR
AND RATHER THAN DIRECTOR IS THAT
THERE IS FOR THIS POSITION WITH
THAT TITLE AS CHIEF . WITH THIS
NECESSITATED A SALARY INCREASE
AND AN IMPACT ON THE GENERAL
FUNDS IN FUTURE YEARS IF THE
TITLE CHIEF WERE INSERTED
INSTEAD OF DIRECTOR GIVEN ANY
ASSOCIATED SALARY CHANGES THAT
WOULD HAVE TO ACCOMPANY THE
TITLE. DOES ANYONE HAPPEN TO
KNOW THE ANSWER?
>> TURN IT OVER TO PAM TO
RESPOND TO THAT QUESTION.
>> GOOD MORNING. COUNSEL
CENTRAL STAFF. THE FISCAL NOTE
ACCOMPANYING THIS BILL DID NOT
DETAIL ANY PHYSICAL IMPACTS OF
THE CHANGE . THE PROPOSED CHANGE
FROM DIRECTOR TO CHIEF, BUT YOU
ARE CORRECT. WHEN DIRECTOR
SMITH WAS IN COMMITTEE ON
SEPTEMBER 13, SHE STATED -- .
>> OCTOBER 13.
>> SHE STATED THAT IT WOULD BE
PAY PARITY ACROSS THE POLICE
FIRE AND CARE DEPARTMENT CHIEFS,
WHICH WOULD BE AN OUTCOME OF
THE CHANGE WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENTS TO CHIEF . SOMETHING
ELSE THAT WE SOMETIME SEE IS
THAT WHEN THERE IS A PAY
ADJUSTMENT AT THE TOP OF THE
ORGANIZATION, PEOPLE IN THE
BROADBAND LOWER DOWN , FOR
INSTANCE . FINANCE DIRECTORS
AND ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT
DIRECTORS ALSO SEE A
PROPORTIONAL PAY BUMP. THAT IS
JUST WHAT TENDS TO HAPPEN . IT
MIGHT NOT HAPPEN HERE. AGAIN,
FISCAL NOTE ITSELF SAID THAT
THERE WOULD BE NO IMPACT FROM
THE CHANGE.
>> NELSON .
>> I APPRECIATE THE ATTENTION
TO FISCAL IMPACTS IN 2025 AND
BEYOND. I ASKED CENTRAL STAFF
FOR A LIST OF AMENDMENTS THAT
TO ADD TO OUR ONGOING OPERATING
DEFICIT AND THERE ARE ABOUT 10
OF THEM . HERE ARE SOME AMOUNTS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, I WILL
ASK YOU TO KEEP YOUR COMMENTS
DIRECTLY ON THIS POLICY CONCEPT.
IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT
IMPACTS ON OTHER ITEMS, YOU ARE
WELCOME.
>> MY POINT IS THAT WE ARE
ADDING TO OUR OPERATING DEFICIT,
BUT THIS, I BELIEVE, IS
WARRANTED, BECAUSE IT IS THE
ORIGINAL INTENTION OF THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE WHEN CREATING
THIS DEPARTMENT TO ASSIGN THE
TITLE CHIEF AND I UNDERSTAND
BOTH SIDES OF THE ARGUMENT AND I
CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO GET WITH
LOCAL, HOWEVER WE HEARD
DIRECTLY FROM THE HEAD OF THIS
DEPARTMENT AND EXPRESSED A
PREFERENCE FOR THE TITLE OF
CHIEF , SO THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING
TO BE SUPPORTING.
>> THANK YOU. STRAUSS, I DON'T
SEE ANY ADDITIONAL HANDS. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO OFFER CLOSING
COMMENTS?
>> YES, JUST UNDERSTANDING THAT
THEY HAVE SHARED WITH US THE
CHANGE TO CHIEF OF CARE WOULD
NOT BE CHANGES TO DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE
WARRANTY IN CHANGE OF
CLASSIFICATION OR PAY AND THAT
PAY COMPARABLE TO THE SALARIES
OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND FIRE
WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE AS THE
CHIEF OF CARE DOES NOT REQUIRE
THE SAME COMPARABLE CREDENTIALS
FOR THOSE TWO DEPARTMENTS, AS
WELL AS THE CARE DEPARTMENT,
WHICH IS ABOUT 145 EMPLOYEES
COMPARED TO 1500 AND 1100
RESPECT UGLY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NO, THANK YOU.
>> I WOULD JUST SAY, THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES, FOR ENGAGING IN THIS
CONVERSATION. OVERALL, IT IS
REALLY THE UNDERLYING ISSUE THAT
WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT THE
LEGISLATION ULTIMATELY
ACCOMPLISHES A WORK IN PROGRESS
OVER AT LEAST THREE YEARS. IS
THAT CORRECT? SEE IT COME TO
FRUITION AND KNOW THAT THERE IS
MUCH MORE FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO
DO , BUT FOR SOME OF THE
OBSTRUCTIONS WE HAVE SEEN FROM
OTHER ENTITIES? I AM HOPEFUL
THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS
SUCCESSFUL. I DO THINK THAT
THERE ARE CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE
HEARD FROM FRONTLINE FIRST
RESPONDERS ABOUT THE TERM CHIEF
AND I THINK WE PROVIDED AMPLE
INFORMATION ABOUT OTHER
COMPARABLE CITIES. WHEN I SAY
COMPARABLE, CITIES OF OVER
500,000 ARE COMPARABLE TO
SEATTLE. THAT IS OPPORTUNITY TO
SEE THOSE OTHER CITIES,
ESPECIALLY WITH THE CITY SIZE
THAT HAVE BEEN NOTED AND NOTED
THAT CITY IS SIGNIFICANTLY
LARGER . THE TWO THAT WERE
LISTED ON ALBUQUERQUE AND AND
CONSTANTLY REFERENCED AS EITHER
A MODEL FOR DEPARTMENT OF HOW
OUR DEPARTMENT SHOULD GROW AND
EXPLICIT EXAMPLES TO USE THE
TERM DIRECTOR. I WILL BE
CONTINUING TO ENCOURAGE FOLKS
TO VOTE AGAINST THE VERBAL
AMENDMENT AND RETAINED THE TITLE
DIRECTOR RATHER THAN CHEAP AND
WITH THAT, THE MOTION PASSED,
BUT THE VERBAL MOTION FROM
COUNCILMEMBER MOVES TO AMEND
THE BILL TO RETAIN THE LANGUAGE
AND UNDERLYING COUNSEL BILL HAS
INTRODUCED TO ENSURE THAT THE
CARE TITLE IS RETAINED AT CHIEF
RATHER THAN DIRECTOR. CLERK,
CALL THE ROLE ON THE ADOPTION
OF THE VERBAL AMENDMENT .
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> FIVE IN FAVOR AND THREE A
POST AND ONE ABSTENTION.
>> THANK YOU. THE VERBAL
AMENDMENT CARRIES AND THE
AMENDMENT IS AMENDED. NOW, WE
HAVE THE AMENDED AMENDMENT ONE
IN FRONT OF US. ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION? HERBOLD, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO BRING US BACK TO ANY
POINTS YOU MADE ABOUT HEALTH
AND SERVICES?
>> I THINK WE HAVE ADEQUATELY
COVERED IT. I JUST WANT TO
CELEBRATE THE CREATION OF THE
DEPARTMENT.
>> THANK YOU. LUIS, I BELIEVE
YOU ARE A COSPONSOR, AS WELL, IF
MY MEMORY SERVES ME CORRECT.
WE ARE WELCOME TO BACK TO THE
ORIGINAL SLIDE. DID YOU HAVE
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS YOU
WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ON THE BILL
OR AMENDMENT?
>> NO. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
REALLY GREAT TO GET THIS OVER
THE FINISH LINE AND APPRECIATE
THE WORK OF ALL THE PARTIES
INVOLVED.
>> ONE IS IN FRONT OF US.
COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE
OF THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT
ONE AS AMENDED?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND IN A POST.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AMENDMENT ONE CARRIES AND NOW
WE HAVE THE FINAL PASSAGE OF THE
LEGISLATION . CLERK, CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF COUNSEL
120701 AS AMENDED.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND UNOPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE MOTION
CARRIES AND COUNCILMAN AS
AMENDED WILL BE SENT TO THE
CITY COUNCIL FOR A FINAL VOTE.
LET'S GO ON. WE HAVE ABOUT
ANOTHER HOUR LEFT. ITEM 25.
>> COUNSEL BILL 12705 . THIS
LEGISLATION IS OF A THIRD
COMPREHENSIVE SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET LEGISLATION TRANSMITTED
BY A 2023, WHICH MAKES CHANGES
TO THE 2023 ADOPTED BUDGET AND
TAKING APPROPRIATIONS AND
POSITIONS . THERE ARE EIGHT
POST AMENDMENTS AND MOST ARE
NECESSARY TO BALANCE AMENDMENTS
TO THE 24 BUDGETED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
BELIEVE THAT ALL EIGHT
AMENDMENTS WE ARE HOPING TO TAKE
AS ONE CONSENT PACKAGE. IS THAT
CORRECT? BEFORE WE GET INTO THE
AMENDMENT, TO GET THE BILL IN
FRONT OF US, ITEM 25, 120705
AND DIME OF THE COMMITTEE . IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED . I DON'T
HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD TO
WHAT CENTRAL STAFF ADDED . ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE
BILL? HEARING NONE. I WILL TURN
IT TO CENTRAL STAFF TO DESCRIBE
AMENDMENTS ONE THROUGH EIGHT
AND WE WILL CONSIDER ALL OF THE
AMENDMENT AS ONE CONSENT
PACKAGE. IF YOU WANT TO MOVE
ANY, YOU ARE WELCOME TO DO SO.
>> I WILL BRIEFLY DESCRIBE THIS
GROUP . AMENDMENTS ONE THROUGH
FIVE AND AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN
IN THE LIST ARE ALL FREE UP
RESOURCES THAT ARE NOT EXPECTED
TO BE SPENT IN 2023 TO BE USED
TO BALANCE ITEMS IN 2024 . IF
THOSE DID NOT PASS, THERE WOULD
HAVE TO BE ADJUSTMENTS TO OTHER
COUNCIL MEMBER PROPOSED SPENDING
IN 2024. AMENDMENT SIX , WHICH
WAS SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD IS RELATED TO THE 2024
ACTION THAT PROVIDES RESOURCES
TO OIG FOR EXTERNAL INDEPENDENT
INVESTIGATIONS. AN ONGOING NEED
IN THAT OFFICE, SO THIS WOULD
PROVIDE FUNDING IN 2023 WITH A
SEPARATE BUDGET ACTION THAT
EXISTS AS AN ONGOING INVESTMENT
IN 24 AND BEYOND, THEN AMENDMENT
EIGHT IS A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT
THAT THE EXECUTIVE REQUESTED
NECESSARY TO ADDRESS A
TRANSACTION IN 2023 AND
CREATING A NEW BUDGET CONTROL
LEVEL AND INCREASING THE
PREPARATION RELATED TO THE TAX
OBLIGATION BOND CONTROL LEVEL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I DON'T
SEE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON
THE AMENDMENTS. JUST DOUBLE
CHECKING. COLLEAGUES, I MOVE
TO AMEND COUNSEL BILL 120705
TO INCLUDE AMENDMENT ONE
THROUGH EIGHT, PRESENTED BY
CENTRAL STAFF. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. MOVED AND
SECONDED. DO YOU HAVE ANY
ADDITIONAL CONTEXT YOU'D LIKE TO
OFFER? NONE. QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO
OFFER? MADAM CLERK, CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENTS ONE THROUGH EIGHT.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> [ CAPTIONERS TRANSITIONING ]
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> ABSTAIN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> SIX IN FAVOR, ONE
ABSTENTION.
>> THANK YOU. ADOPTED. WE HAVE
COUNCIL BILL 120705 AMENDED
WITH ITEMS , HEARING AND
SEEING NONE, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL 120705 AS AMENDED.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> YES. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON .
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL NUMBER SAWANT.
>> YES. IS A MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES. CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE. ALL IN FAVOR, AND
UNOPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, THE
BILL PASSES AS AMENDED WILL GO
TO THE FULL SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL. MOVING ON TOP ITEM 26.
>> ITEM 26 COUNCIL BILL
119950, THE BILL WOULD INCREASE
THE RATES OF ALL BUSINESS TO THE
EXPENSE TAX IMPOSED IN
SECTION 5.3 8.030 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE. INTRODUCED IN
22, INCREASE PROJECTED REVENUE
OF THE PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX BY
195,000 ANNUALLY. THERE ARE
THREE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
SPELL. THANK YOU. COUNCIL
NUMBER SAWANT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
MOVE THROUGH LEGISLATION ?
>> YES, THANK YOU. ITEM 26,
COUNCIL BILL 1195 ZERO .
>> SECONDED. MOVED AND
SECONDED TO CONSIDER COUNCIL
BILL 11950, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
ADDRESS YOUR LEGISLATION ?
>> YES. CAN I MOVE AMENDMENT
1?
>> YES. REMINDER FOR THE VIEWING
PUBLIC, WE ARE USING
LEGISLATION COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
INTRODUCED PREVIOUSLY TO
ADJUST THE PAYROLL TAX AND THIS
IS THE VEHICLE FOR THE FOLLOWING
THREE OF THEM SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT DESCRIBED
YESTERDAY . MAYBE BEFORE YOU
MOVE TO THE FEDERAL STAFF DONE
BEFORE DESCRIBE IT FIRST AND
HAVE YOU MOVE IT. DESCRIBE
AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 PLEASE.
AMENDMENT 1 TO ABOUT 119950
WOULD INCREASE RATE FOR PAYROLL
EXPENSE TAX TO INCREASE REVENUE
BY $60 MILLION. THIS FUNDING IN
2024 WOULD BE USED TO SUPPORT
THE SPENDING PROPOSED IN THE
COUNCIL BUDGET ACTIONS THAT WILL
BE DISCUSSED AS PART OF ITEM 27
ON THE AGENDA DEAL 1-A .
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO MOVE ?
>> YES, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE
AMENDMENT 1 AS LISTED ON
TODAY'S AGENDA.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED. COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT CAN RECOGNIZE TO SPEAK TO
AMENDMENT 1.
>> THANK YOU . THIS BUDGET
AMENDMENT INCREASES THE PASS
RATE OF THE BUSINESS OF AMAZON
OR PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX TO RAISE
ADDITIONAL $60 MILLION TO FUND
TWO IMPORTANT BUDGET AMENDMENTS.
$40 MILLION FOR THE RESERVES TO
MAKE FUNDING AVAILABLE TO
NEGOTIATE A NEW CONTRACT WITH
UNIONS AND REMAINING $30
MILLION HEALTH OF COUNSELORS
AND SOCIAL WORKERS IN SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THESE ARE TWO
DISTINCT BUDGET AMENDMENT BUT
BOTH FUNDED BY INCREASING TAXES
ON BUSINESSES ADDED TOGETHER
INTO ONE AMENDMENT HERE . IF
THIS VOTE FAILS, THE COUNCIL
WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
VOTE ON EACH PART SEPARATELY .
SINCE WE ARE VOTING ON BOTH
NOW, I WILL DESCRIBE EACH BUDGET
AMENDMENT NOW IF THAT IS OKAY.
THAT SOUNDS FINE. THEY ARE
ROLLED INTO THIS PACKAGE SO I
THINK IT MAKES SENSE.
>> THANK YOU. THE BUDGET
AMENDMENT LISTED AS AMENDMENT 2
ON THE AGENDA INCREASES THE
TAX RATE OF THE BUSINESS TAX,
PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX TO RAISE
ADDITIONAL $40 MILLION TO
INCREASE FUNDING AVAILABLE TO
THE CITY NEGOTIATING A NEW
CONTRACT WITH A COALITION OF
CITY UNIONS. MY OFFICE HAS
DISCUSSED WITH CITY WORKERS
WITH OUTRAGEOUS CONTRACTS WITH
NEGOTIATORS OF 1% OR 2.5% RAISES
REPORTED IN THE NEWS FALL FAR
SHORT OF KEEPING UP WITH THE
RATE OF INFLATION WHICH MEANS
ASKING CITY WORKERS, PUBLIC CITY
WORKERS TO ACCEPT MASSIVE WAGE
CUT . THIS IS ONLY ONE ISSUE
THAT ALSO MANY ESSENTIAL THEY
CAN POSITIONS IN DEPARTMENTS
ACROSS THE CITY . MY OFFICE HAS
SPOKEN WITH WORKERS AT PARKS
AND RECREATION ABOUT THE
SERVICES THEY ARE UNABLE TO
PROVIDE BECAUSE OF MANY
POSITIONS NOT BEING FILLED
BECAUSE OF BUDGET CONSTRAINTS.
NONE OF THE CITY LABOR
COMMITTEE, THAT DOES
NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE UNIT,
THERE'S NO DANGER OF THE BUDGET
AMENDMENT BREAKING
CONFIDENTIALITY RULES.
EVERYTHING WITH THE CINNAMON IS
BASED ON PUBLIC AVAILABLE
INFORMATION. I DO NOT BELIEVE
THERE'S ANY EXCUSE FOR ASKING
ESSENTIAL CITY WORKERS TO ACCEPT
A WAGE CUT WITH OR WITHOUT THIS
BUDGET AMENDMENT. HOWEVER,
MAKING THESE FUNDS AVAILABLE
WILL MAKE IT CRYSTAL CLEAR THE
CITY HAS THE FUNDS TO OFFER A
WAGE INCREASE, AT THE VERY LEAST
NOT A WAGE CUT IN REAL TIME.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE
PRESENTATIONS ABOUT FUTURE
BUDGET SHORTFALLS LARGELY
PROJECTED BECAUSE OF INFLATION.
THESE ADDITIONAL REVENUES WOULD
HELP PREVENT FUTURE .
COUNCILMEMBERS BACK IN 2021 ,
THE AMAZON TAX WAS FORCED ,
AMENDMENT TO INCREASE TAX RATE
TO MAKE FUNDING AVAILABLE TO
PREVENT AUSTERITY WITHOUT
DIPPING INTO THE FUNDING
INTENDED FOR HOUSING WITH THE
NEW DEAL PICKED OUT AMENDMENT
DID NOT PASS AND EVERY YEAR
SINCE THEN, INCLUDING THIS YEAR,
FUNDING INTENDED FOR HOUSING HAS
BEEN DIVERTED TO CLOSE BUDGET
SHORTFALLS ELSEWHERE IN THE
BUDGET. THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT
ALSO HELPED CLOSE PART OF THAT
GAP. COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE A
CHOICE TO FACE FUTURE
RECESSIONS AND ECONOMIC TURMOIL,
BIG BUSINESS OR WORKERS. FOR
THE CITY-ESQUE WORKERS TO TAKE A
WAGE CUT OR WILL THE CITY TAX
THE BIGGEST AND MOST PROFITABLE
BUSINESSES AND LET'S KEEP IN
MIND, WE ARE DISCUSSING THIS
AMENDMENT AT A TIME WHEN AMAZON
HAS JUST TRIPLED ITS PROFITS IN
THE THIRD QUARTER OF THIS YEAR .
META HAS DOUBLED ITS PROFITS AND
OTHER BIG CORPORATIONS INCLUDING
GOOGLE ARE ALSO REPORTING
RECORD PROFITS. THIS IS IN THE
WAKE OF THE PANDEMIC AND ALL
KINDS OF HARDSHIP THAT IS BEING
VISITED ON WORKING PEOPLE NOT TO
MENTION THE UNPRECEDENTED COST
OF LIVING CRISIS. AS FAR AS BIG
BUSINESS, BIG CORPORATIONS ARE
CONCERNED, THIS AMENDMENT IS A
VERY SMALL INCREASE IN TAXES ON
THEM . THE SMALLEST TAX
INCREASE, SAY, TAX RATE FOR
BUSINESSES WITH PAYROLL BETWEEN
$700 MILLION WAS INCREASED FROM
0.7% TO 7.9%. SO THERE IS NO
CONFUSION, 0.75% PERCENTAGE
POINT DIFFERENCE , LESS THAN
ONE PERCENTAGE POINT. THE
LARGEST TAX RATE BUSINESSES
WITH PAYROLL OVER $1 BILLION
WOULD INCREASE FROM 2.4% TO
2.71% AGAIN, VERY SMALL
INCREASE . THE OTHER PORTION OF
THE BUDGET AMENDMENT WHICH THIS
IS AMENDMENT 3 ON THE AGENDA
THAT INCREASES THE TAX RATE OF
BIG BUSINESS AMAZON TAX BY A
TINY FRACTION TO RAISE
ADDITIONAL $20 MILLION TO
SUPPORT SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
OVERCOMING TESTIMONY LAST NIGHT
AND DURING THE FIRST PUBLIC
BUDGET HEARING FROM SCHOOL
COUNSELORS AND DOZENS OF SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS ABOUT
THE DIRE SITUATION THAT IS
FACING THE STUDENTS WHERE THEY
HAVE ONE COUNCILLOR PER 1300
STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT . THAT
IS OUTRAGEOUS GIVEN THE
STATISTICS WE NOTE WHERE
SUICIDE IS THE HIGHEST, THE
LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR
STUDENTS OF HIGH SCHOOL AND
AROUND THAT HE AND THE
UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF STUDENTS
IN HIGH SCHOOL FACING MENTAL
HEALTH CRISIS . LAST YEAR, AFTER
THE TRAGEDY AT SYNDROME HIGH
SCHOOL, IT WAS FEATURED IN THE
NEWS BUT THE LACK OF MENTAL
HEALTH SOCIAL WORKERS AT SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS NEVER BEEN
FIXED. THE PROBLEM HAS NEVER
GONE AWAY. AS THE PLACARDS
CARRIED BY THE STUDENT SAID, WE
NEED TO FUND STUDENT HELD , NOT
AMAZON WEALTH. WASHINGTON STATE
HAS LEGAL RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT
SEATTLE SCHOOLS CAN BE FUNDED,
THE CITY CAN FUND AND THESE
FUNDS ARE INTENDED TO GIVE THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
RESOURCES TO SUPPORT SEATTLE
STUDENTS . CENTRAL STAFF
REPORTED TO MY OFFICE THEY
BELIEVE THEY HAVE THE CAPACITY
TO PROVIDE MORE FUNDING FOR
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AT
SEATTLE SCHOOLS IF THEY HAD MORE
FUNDING AVAILABLE. AT THE
REQUEST OF COMMUNITY ADVOCATES
WHO SPOKE AT YESTERDAY'S PUBLIC
HEARING, I URGE TO WORK WITH
THE SEATTLE STUDENT UNIT AND
CURRENT SCHOOL COUNSELORS TO
FUND SCHOOLS. HIRING COUNSELORS
AND SOCIAL WORKERS ACROSS THE
CITY THAT LACK THE RESOURCES AND
LACK OF RESOURCES IS NOT A
COSMETIC DIFFERENCE, THE
STUDENT SIMPLY DON'T HAVE ACCESS
TO THE COUNSELORS THAT THEY
NEED. IT SHOULD BE
UNCONSCIONABLE THAT IS THE
SITUATION IN A WEALTHY CITY.
THE BUDGET AMENDMENT INCREASES
THE PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX BY A
VERY SMALL AMOUNT. THE TAX , I
WON'T REPEAT THE NUMBERS BUT
BASICALLY THESE ARE VERY SMALL
NUMBERS . ULTIMATELY , AS I SAID
EARLIER, BUDGET CRISES FOR THE
CITY AND SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL
IS NOT OBJECTIVE. BIG BUSINESS
CONTINUES TO MAKE UNIMAGINABLE
GLOBAL PROFIT, EVEN MAKE THOSE
PROFITS THROUGH THE PANDEMIC.
THERE IS PLENTY OF MONEY IN THE
CITY. IT IS A QUESTION OF
POLITICAL WILL. AND THE POWER OF
BIG BUSINESS, THE POWER OF BIG
BUSINESS HAS TO PUSH THE BURDEN
OF EVERY ECONOMIC CRISIS OFF ON
WORKERS. IF THIS AMENDMENT
GROUPING BOTH AMENDMENTS PASSES
THE SMALLEST TAX RATE FOR
BUSINESSES WITH PAYROLL BETWEEN
$700 MILLION WOULD INCREASE FROM
7.7% TO COVER 0.8%. THAT IS
LESS THAN , THAT IS LESS THAN
ONE PERCENTAGE POINT. THE
LARGEST TAX RATE FOR BUSINESSES
WITH PAYROLL OVER $1 BILLION
WOULD BE 2.4% TO CUT 2.9% IF
BOTH SECTIONS OF 20 MILLION AND
40 MILLION ARE PASSED. I WANTED
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
AND COUNCIL CHAIR MOSQUEDA
BOTH FOR YOUR COSPONSORSHIP
EARLIER IN THE BUDGET MEETINGS
AND I SINCERELY HOPE
COUNCILMEMBERS WILL VOTE YES ON
THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR A TINY
INCREASE WITH BIG BUSINESS
TAXES TO SUPPORT THE MOST DIRE
NEEDS OF SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL
STUDENTS AND TO SUPPORT DECENT
WAGE INCREASES FOR OUR HARDEST
WORKING PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS
DEALING WITH COST OF LIVING
CRISIS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT. COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU, I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT FOR
BRINGING THIS ITEM FORWARD. I
WANT TO PUT A FINER POINT ON
THE SIZE OF THIS INCREASE FOR
THE FULL 60 MILLION, IT IS AN
INCREASE OF 0.14% FOR THE
SMALLER COMPANIES AND 0.46% FOR
THE LARGER COMPANIES. THAT IS
LESS THAN HALF A PERCENT FOR THE
LARGER COMPANIES. AND AS
STATED, A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN
EIGHT 10th OF 1% FOR THE
SMALLER COMPANIES. AS IT RELATES
TO THE NEED FOR MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SERVICES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, WE
KNOW THE CDC HAS FOUND NEARLY
20% OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
REPORT THOUGHTS ABOUT SUICIDE,
9% REPORT SUICIDE ATTEMPT AND
WE KNOW RATES ARE EVEN HIGHER
FOR NATIVE YOUTH, QUEER
TEENAGERS AND THE MOST ALARMING
INCREASE AMONG BLACK YOUTH. WE
KNOW SUICIDE IS THE SECOND
LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG
YOUNG PEOPLE AGE 5 TO 24 IN THE
U.S. AS MENTIONED , THE
RECOMMENDATION FOR RATIO OF
COUNSELORS TO STUDENTS IS 1
TO 250 AND NOT MANY SCHOOLS IN
THE DISTRICT ARE MEETING THAT
RATIO . AS IT RELATES
SPECIFICALLY TO THE LABOR
RELATED INCREASE, I DO WANT TO
SAY I HAVE A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT
PERSPECTIVE ON THE NECESSITY
FOR THAT BECAUSE OF THE LABOR
RESERVES THE CITY HAS BUILT
INTO OUR BUDGET, I'M VERY
CONFIDENT THE NEGOTIATION WITH
THE COALITION OF CITY UNIONS
WILL COME TO A FAVORABLE AND
FAIR TO OUR WORKFORCE OUTCOME.
BUT THE REASON WHY I'M
SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT IS
BECAUSE OF KNOWLEDGE THAT IN THE
OUT YEARS, MOVING PAST 2024,
WHERE WE HAVE PREPARED FOR
LABOR CONTRACT INCREASES, 85% OF
THE GROWTH IN EXPENSES OVER THE
NEXT FIVE YEARS IS ATTRIBUTABLE
TO ANTICIPATED LABOR AGREEMENTS.
MY SUPPORT OF THIS BUDGET
ACTION IS FOCUSED ON ENSURING
THAT IN THOSE OUT YEARS 2025
AND BEYOND, SUFFICIENT FUNDS IN
THE PLANE RESERVES TO SUSTAIN
THOSE WAGES. AGAIN, APPRECIATE
THE SPONSORS BRINGING FORWARD
THIS SMALL BUT NECESSARY
INCREASE TO THE JUMPSTART
PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA,
GO-AHEAD. I'M WAITING FOR
CONFIRMATION FROM MY STAFF,
AFTER THE INGRAM SHOOTING LAST
YEAR, WE PUT IN 250,000 FOR THE
SCHOOL AND I BELIEVE 4 MILLION
.
>> THERE WAS 500,000 THAT THE
MAYOR TRANSMITTED AND I BELIEVE
THAT WAS ORIGINAL ITEM
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WORKED ON
AND WHEN THE BUDGET WAS
TRANSMITTED, WE WORKED TO
INCLUDE $4 MILLION SO IT IS 4.5
MILLION FOR THE STUDENTS MENTAL
HEALTH REQUEST WITH LAST YEAR'S
BUDGET .
>> RIGHT, OKAY. IT WAS 4
MILLION, OKAY, I'M GETTING 4
MILLION IN THE 2022 OR LAST
YEAR FOR 2023 . THE 2023
ADOPTED WAS 4 MILLION .
>> ADDED TO THE .5 TO THE
BASE BUDGET THE MAYOR
TRANSMITTED, IT IS 4.5.
>> OKAY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD , I SAW
YOU NODDING ON, IF YOU HAVE
ANYTHING TO ADD. OKAY. AND ON
THAT NOTE, I WOULD NOTE
ACKNOWLEDGE THE 4.5 FROM LAST
YEAR BUT AS THE SPONSOR NOTED,
THE INCREASED NEED CONTINUES TO
OUTPACE THE INVESTMENTS WE HAVE
MADE AND I THINK THIS IS A
RELATIVELY NEWER AREA FOR THE
CITY TO BE IN BUT AS
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT NOTED, THE
ADDED CAPACITY WE ARE ADDING
THROUGH THE CITY COMPLEMENTS THE
INVESTMENTS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
MAKES LESS THE COUNTY AND
STATE. THERE IS NOT SUFFICIENT
RESOURCES ACROSS THE BOARD AS
THE COUNSELORS TESTIFIED TO
YESTERDAY GIVEN THE INCREASED
ISOLATION, DEPRESSION, AND
SUICIDAL THOUGHTS THAT HAPPEN,
ESCALATED POST- PANDEMIC, THIS
IS ONE OF THE AREAS WE ARE
SEEING INCREASED NEED FOR
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES. SPEAKING
OFF THE CUFF, IF COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT HAS ANYTHING TO ADD TO
THAT, I DID NOT WANT TO
INTERRUPT THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT
SO PLEASE GO ON.
>> I RECOGNIZE CERTAINLY THE
LAST TWO OR THREE YEARS, FOR A
WHILE THE NEED FOR MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES IN SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND WORKING WITH
DIRECTOR CHAPELLE . WE HAD
MORE SHOOTINGS THAN JUST INGRAM,
WE HAD THEM EVERYWHERE AND
DEATH OCCURS, NOT JUST SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOL BUDGETARY ITEM
BUT THESE ARE CHILDREN. I WANT
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND
HIGHLIGHTING THE MONEY FOR THE
AND SERVICES TO OUR SCHOOL
DISTRICT FOR THE SERVICES,
PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF THE
HEIGHTENED, I THINK WE HAVE THE
HIGHEST LEVEL OF SHOOTING IN OUR
CITY AND IT HAS BECOME
COMMONPLACE FOR OUR CHILDREN TO
SHELTER IN PLACE. WE JUST HAD
MORE INCIDENTS TWO OR THREE
WEEKS AGO, ACROSS THE CITY. I
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT FOR BRINGING IT TO OUR
ATTENTION. IT SHOULD BE THE
RESPONSE ABILITY OF SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL TO FINANCE AND LOOK AT
THE MENTAL HEALTH COMPONENTS,
PARTICULARLY IN THE LIGHT OF THE
FACT WE WERE GIDDY ON THIS, IT
HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE I'VE
KNOWN MR. CHAPELLE UNDER
DIRECTOR CHAPELLE SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING
ELSE YOU WANTED TO ADD?
>> YES. FIRST OF ALL, I
APPRECIATE THE SUPPORTIVE
COMMENTS OF ALL COUNCILMEMBERS
THAT SUPPORT THIS, SOME NUMBERS
AND PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE WHAT
FUNDING PRESIDENT JUAREZ WAS
REMINDING US ABOUT, THE $4.5
MILLION THAT WAS ALLOCATED FOR
THE STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH
SUPPORT, THAT RESULTED IN FIVE
PILOT SCHOOLS RECEIVING $500,000
EACH THROUGH 2025 WITH 2 TO 4
SCHOOLS ANTICIPATED TO BE ADDED
IN 2024. I WANTED TO PUT THAT
IN PERSPECTIVE WITH THE FACT
THERE ARE 104 SCHOOLS IN THE
PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THIS
IS A CITY, METROPOLITAN AREA SO
THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING MY OFFICE
PUT TOGETHER WITH THIS
AMENDMENT WITH STUDENTS AND
COUNSELORS IS IN PROPORTION
WITH THE NEED. THE STUDENTS
ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT WAS ALLOCATED
LAST YEAR BUT IT IS SO TINY
COMPARED TO THE NEED THAT
EXISTS OUT THERE FOR ALL THE
SCHOOLS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT. COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR . I WANT TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD AS WELL .
I THINK I'M THE ONLY PARENT OF
A PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT ON
COUNCIL AND I WILL SAY IT IS
REAL, THE ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION
THE STUDENTS ARE DEALING WITH
BECAUSE OF COVID, AFTER COMING
BACK FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH
CRISIS , IN ADDITION TO GUN
VIOLENCE ISSUES THE COMMUNITY
IS EXPERIENCING HAVING A
DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THEIR
ABILITY TO FOCUS AND LEARN AND
THE FACT THERE ARE SO FEW
COUNSELORS AVAILABLE TO HELP
PEOPLE FIGURE OUT HOW TO MANAGE
ALL OF THIS IS A CRISIS. I WILL
ALSO SAY AS WE ARE MOVING INTO
THIS REALM AS A CITY, NOT JUST
ABOUT PARTNERING WITH THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT AND DEEL, AND WENT
THROUGH SEATTLE PUBLIC COUNTY
PROGRAM, WE WILL ALSO NEED TO BE
SHORT TO WORK WITH THE PUBLIC
HEALTH DEPARTMENT AS
ADMINISTRATOR IS A LOT OF
PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
TO MAKE SURE THEIR TEAM HAS
CAPACITY TO GET THINGS,
RESOURCES, WHERE THEY NEED TO BE
, THAT SAID, I DO WANT TO THANK
EVERYBODY FOR WORKING ON THIS
AND MAKING SURE OUR PUBLIC
SCHOOLS BEGIN TO GET ANYWHERE
NEAR THE RESOURCES SOME OF OUR
PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS GET TO
EXPERIENCE AND REALLY WANT TO
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
ON AMENDMENT NUMBER 1? IT HAS
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO
CONSIDER AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 TWO
COUNCIL BILL 119950. THING NO
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, MADAME
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT NUMBER
1.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD .
>> YES. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JUAREZ.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> NO. COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> NO.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, FIVE OPPOSED.
>> OKAY. THE MOTION FAILS AND
AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 IS NOT
ADOPTED. THAT MOVES US ONTO
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO, CENTRAL
STAFF, PLEASE DESCRIBE AMENDMENT
NUMBER 2?
>> AMENDMENT 2 WOULD INCREASE
PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX RATES TO
GENERATE $40 MILLION OF
ADDITIONAL REVENUE ANNUALLY .
THIS WOULD SUPPORT THE SPENDING
PROPOSED WITH 501-8.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO AMENDMENT
2?
>> YES. THANK YOU, CHAIR
MOSQUEDA. I WOULD MOVE IT FIRST
, IS THAT RIGHT?
>> EXCUSE ME, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> I MOVE AMENDMENT 2 AS LISTED
ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. JUST TO KEEP IT
BRIEF, THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT
INCREASES THE TAX RATE OF BIG
BUSINESS AND PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX
BY A TINY FRACTION TO RAISE
ADDITIONAL $40 MILLION TO
INCREASE THE CITY RESERVES TO
MAKE FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR THE
CITY NEGOTIATING A NEW CONTRACT
WITH A COALITION OF CITY UNIONS.
YEAH, I WON'T ADD BECAUSE I
HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN TO IT. I'M
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
ON THIS ITEM? I WILL ADD SOME
COMMENTS, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT FOR
SPONSORING THIS AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD NOTED AS
WELL. I THINK THERE IS A REAL
INTEREST MAKING SURE THERE IS
FUNDING PAST 2025 AND BEYOND
AND I APPRECIATE THIS OFFICER
FOR CENTRAL STAFF AND MEMBERS OF
THE COMMUNITY TO ENSURE THERE IS
NOT A DIRECT TIE TO THE FUNDING
BEING CONTINGENT UPON FULL AND
COMPREHENSIVE CONTRACT BEING
PASSED. WE DO HAVE SOME FUNDING
IN THE PLANNING RESERVES BUT I
THINK IT IS IMPERATIVE WE
CONTINUE TO ADD TO THAT. THIS IS
NOT FOR DIRECT POSITION, WE HAD
A LITTLE CONVERSATION LAST TIME
WE MET , YESTERDAY ABOUT WHETHER
OR NOT THERE IS FUNDING GOING TO
DIRECT POSITIONS. THIS IS ALSO
FUNDING THAT CAN SUPPORT THE
DELIVERY OF SERVICES. IF YOU
THINK ABOUT OUR MOST VULNERABLE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN IT ENSURES
NOT ONLY WE HAVE PERSONNEL, WE
HAVE THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES
FOR ELDERS, SMALL BUSINESSES,
FAMILIES, FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE,
HOUSING AND SHELTER ASSISTANCE,
FOUR ELEMENTS OF THE CITY
GOVERNMENT RELY ON PEOPLE ABLE
TO DELIVER THIS WORK. I AM
SUPPORTIVE OF THIS AMENDMENT AND
ALSO APPRECIATE THERE IS NOT
DIRECT TIES WITH THIS AMENDMENT
TO SPECIFIC CONTRACT ELEMENTS.
I'M NO LONGER ON ELDER PP AND
WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE
BIT LATER TODAY. MY BIGGEST
CONCERN IS WE LOOK AT THE
UNIVERSE OF CONTRACTS IN FRONT
OF US AND ENSURE THERE IS
SUFFICIENT FUNDING FOR THIS
SUITE OF SERVICES THE CITY IS
ASKING TO PROVIDE, INVESTMENT OF
$40 MILLION TO SUPPORT THE
UNDERLYING PLANNING RESERVES IS
A SMART DOWN PAYMENT ON FUTURE
EXPENSES WE KNOW ARE GOING TO
COME TO THE CITY AND IMPERATIVE
FOR US TO DELIVER COMPLETE CARE
. FOR THOSE WHO CARE ABOUT
ENSURING PROPER TREE PROTECTION
FOR PEOPLE GET THERE PERMITTING
, SO SMALL BUSINESSES CAN OPEN
OR ARTS AND CULTURE CAN HAVE
THE SUPPORT THEY NEED AND
TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THRIVE IN
THE CITY. THINK ABOUT EVERY TYPE
OF WAY THE CITY PROVIDES
SERVICES . IF THAT IS NOT
MOTIVATION ENOUGH SIMPLY KNOWING
WE ARE BARELY CLIMBING OUT OF
THIS PANDEMIC AND THERE IS
ONGOING CRISES FOR FAMILY
MEMBERS AND OUR MOST VULNERABLE
AND SMALL BUSINESSES, WE HAVE TO
BE ABLE TO DELIVER THE SERVICES
. I WOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE A
YES VOTE ON THIS AS SPONSOR AND
COSPONSOR NOTED AT THE BEGINNING
, THIS IS A VERY SMALL, VERY
REASONABLE DECISION TO EXISTING
KNOWN TAX THAT WILL ALLOW FOR
US TO HAVE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
IN THE COFFERS FOR FUTURE YEARS.
MY SUPPORT FOR THIS AMENDMENT
IS STRONG AND I APPRECIATE YOUR
CONSIDERATION.'S VICE CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU PICKED UP AT A
FINER POINT ON HOW SMALL THIS
INCREASE IS, THIS TAX RATE
ADDITION IS FOR THE SMALLER
LARGE BUSINESSES CAN IT IS LESS
THAN 0.1 OF 1% AND FOR THE
LARGER BUSINESSES, IT IS 0.3 OF
1% OF THE TAX RATE ADDITION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS? I'M NOT SEEING ANY
AND I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO GO
AHEAD AND CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT 2 TO
COUNCIL BILL 119950.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JUAREZ.
>> NO.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> NO.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE. FOUR IN FAVOR, FIVE
OPPOSED. OKAY, THANK YOU. THE
MOTION FAILS. AMENDMENT NUMBER
2 IS NOT ADOPTED. THERE IS THE
TIME. COUNCIL STAFF COMMITTEE
HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO
AMENDMENT 3 DESCRIPTION?
>> INCREASE THE RATE TO GENERATE
$20 BILLION ANNUALLY AND
SUPPORTS THE SPENDING PROPOSED
WITH DEAL 1-8. EXCELLENT.
COUNCIL NUMBER TONIGHT, DO YOU
WANT TO MOVE AMENDMENT 3
PLEASE?
>> YES, I MOVE THE A MOMENT
LISTED ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. THE HAS BEEN A
MOVEMENT AND SECONDED. COUNCIL
NUMBER SAWANT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
ADD ANYTHING ELSE TO YOUR
DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT 3?
>> I WANT TO SAY THE POINTS
THAT HAVE BEEN MADE THE LAST FEW
MINUTES ABOUT HOW SMALL THIS
INCREASES ON BIG BUSINESS ,
THAT APPLIES EVEN MORE
POWERFULLY TO THIS AMENDMENT
BECAUSE IT IS THE SMALLEST
AMOUNT OF INCREASE OF ALL THE
OPTIONS MY OFFICE PRESENTED TO
THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. THIS IS
JUST $20 MILLION JUST FOR THE
MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS IN ORDER
TO BEGIN TO MAKE A DENT IN THE
MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS THAT ARE
SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE FACING. TO
BE CLEAR, THE REASON THEY DON'T
HAVE THE FUNDS, THE STUDENTS
DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS IS BECAUSE
THE VAST MAJORITY OF THEM ARE
WORKING CLASS OR BELONG TO
WORKING-CLASS OR MIDDLE-CLASS
FAMILIES. IN FACT, THERE ARE
MANY STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT ALSO FACING BIGGER
CHALLENGES. THEY BELONG TO LOW
INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, MANY OF THEM
AS WE HAVE SEEN FROM STATISTICS
FACE BOUTS OF HOMELESSNESS. IT
IS A PRETTY BRUTAL EXPERIENCE
TO BE WORKING-CLASS OR
LOW-INCOME CHILD IN TODAY'S
AGE. I THINK THIS IS THE BARE
MINIMUM THE CITY COUNCIL OWES
TO THE STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOL
DISTRICT. THE CHASM BETWEEN
HOW MUCH BIG BUSINESS AND
BILLIONAIRE CLASS HAS IN TERMS
OF PROFITS TO KEEP IN MIND
WHERE THE PROPHETS COME FROM,
THEY ORGANICALLY COME FROM NOT
PAYING WORKERS WHAT THEY ARE
OWED IN RETURN FOR THEIR LABOR
AND PRODUCTIVITY. THE CHASM
BETWEEN THESE UNIMAGINABLE
PROFITS THAT BIG BUSINESS IS
MAKING , THE WEALTHIEST AMONG
THEM ARE MAKING AND THE
SHORTAGE OF BASIC NECESSITIES
BEING FUNDED AT THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT LEVEL COULD NOT BE
WIDER. THIS IS A CHOICE BETWEEN
BIG BUSINESS , REPRESENTING THE
GREED OF BIG BUSINESS AND THE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR SERVING
THE MOST A SICK NEEDS OF OUR
STUDENTS. IT IS ASTOUNDING TO
ME THAT COUNCILMEMBERS WILL
TALK ABOUT HOW SCHOOL SHOOTINGS
ARE GOING UP, SUICIDES ARE GOING
UP, THE LOCKDOWNS AT GARFIELD
AND WEST SEATTLE AND FRANKLIN
AND TALK ABOUT THE TRAUMA, PAY
ALL OF THIS LIPSERVICE TO THE
NEEDS OF ORDINARY PEOPLE AND
THE YOUNGEST PEOPLE IN OUR
COMMITTEES AND VOTE NO ON
SOMETHING LIKE A FRACTION OF A
PERCENTAGE POINT INCREASE IN THE
TAXES BIG BUSINESS IS ALREADY
PAYING . I DON'T HAVE WORDS FOR
THIS AND I THINK COUNCILMEMBERS
SHOULD KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE
LISTENING, WORKING PEOPLE ARE
LISTENING . IT IS NOT GOING TO
BE THE LAST WORD. THE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE HAS SUCCEEDED FOR THE
MOST PART TRANSFORMING THE
COMPOSITION, POLITICAL
COMPOSITION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
IN THE COMING YEARS. THAT WILL
NOT BE THE LAST WORD AND
EVERYBODY'S VOTES WILL BE
WATCHED AND PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING
TO GO QUIETLY . I URGE YOU ALL
THAT YOU VOTE YES ON AT LEAST
THIS VERY MODEST AMENDMENT
BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T, YOU ARE
LEAVING STUDENTS WITHOUT VERY
BASIC SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED AND
THE STUDENTS ARE WATCHING, THANK
YOU.
>> ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER BURBLED.
>> THANK YOU PICKED JUST LIKE I
DID FOR THE OTHER TWO VERSIONS
OF THIS AMENDMENT, I WANT TO
QUANTIFY HOW SMALL OF AN
INCREASE THIS IS TO RAISE $20
MILLION FROM THE JUMPSTART
PAYROLL TAX, THIS WOULD MEAN TAX
RATE ADDITION OF 0.75% WHICH
IS 1/20 OF 1% FOR THE SMALLER
LARGE BUSINESSES AND .15% OF
1% FOR THE LARGER LARGE
BUSINESSES . THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I WOULD OFFER THIS
BEFORE WE GO TO VOTE, I THINK
THERE IS OPPORTUNITY HERE FOR A
LOT OF COMMON GROUND , I THINK
THIS IS SOMETHING MANY OF YOU
HAVE SPOKEN TO AND I APPRECIATE
THE COUNCILMEMBERS THAT SECONDED
THIS ITEM, I DO THINK THERE'S A
GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE
COMMON GROUND, VERY SMALL
INCREASE TO EXISTING TAX THAT
IS SMALL ASSESSMENT ON A SMALL
NUMBER OF CORPORATIONS . WITH
THIS NOMINAL INCREASE, THERE
COULD BE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT .
JUST SEARCHING FOR THAT
OPPORTUNITY TO FIND COMMONALITY
ACROSS NINE MEMBERS AND IT
FEELS LIKE A HUGE OPPORTUNITY
WITH HIS A MOMENT FOR $20
MILLION WE HAVE HEARD THE
DEPARTMENT CAN CONTINUE TO
EXPAND UPON THE 4.5 MILLION
THEY DEPLOYED AND AS WE HEARD
FROM THE COUNSELORS AND
STUDENTS YESTERDAY, IT COULD
MAKE A SIGNIFICANT AND
MEANINGFUL IMPACT. THANK YOU FOR
CONSIDERING THIS AND THANK YOU
AGAIN FOR SEARCHING FOR ALL
OPPORTUNITIES WE CAN TODAY TO
FIND A COMMON GROUND AS WE LOOK
TO ADVANCE THE BUDGET PUT
FORWARD ON THE FINAL PASSAGE
TODAY. I CAN SEE ONE MORE HINT
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT OFF MUTE
HIM ADJUSTABLE CHECKING . I DO,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, I
APPRECIATE WHAT YOU SAY AND MOST
OF THE TIME YOU AND I AGREE ON A
LOT OF THINGS, WE SOMETIMES
DISAGREE HOW WE GET THERE . AS A
CHILD THAT YOU SET UP LOW INCOME
WORKING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND
FOOD COUPONS AND PUBLIC HOUSING
AND IS YOUR LOVE TO SAY, LIVED
EXPERIENCE, I GET IT. I'M NOT
SAYING IF I WERE TO VOTE YES OR
NO OR VOTE NO THAT SOMEHOW I'M
FOR BUSINESS AND THE CHAMBER
AGREE. SOME OF THIS IS BASED ON
PRINCIPLES ABOUT TAXATION . I
DON'T EVER WANT TO MAKE IT
PERSONAL . I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THIS BUT , YOU KNOW, AS THE
BUDGET CHAIR WAS SAYING , THE
COMMON GROUND HERE IS THE
HUMANITY FOR OUR CHILDREN AND
ALSO THE PRINCIPAL ABOUT HOW WE
PAY FOR THIS. I DON'T THINK
BECAUSE, IN SPEAKING FOR MYSELF,
NOT MY COLLEAGUES WHO VOTED NO
ON THE OTHER TWO , DOES NOT MAKE
US COME I WILL TRY TO MAKE MY
COMMENTS TO THE CHAIR, NOT MY
COLLEAGUES PERSONALLY, DOES NOT
MAKE US, YOU KNOW, AS WE HAVE
BEEN CALLED IN THE PAST,
COWARDLY AND SPINELESS AND
WATERING THINGS DOWN, IT IS A
MATTER OF PRINCIPLE WHERE WE CAN
AGREE TO DISAGREE. WITH THAT, I
HAVE THE BEST RESPECT THAT YOU
BROUGHT THE SPORT AND IT MAKES
SENSE TO ME. THANK YOU ,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR
BREAKING DOWN THE PERCENTAGES, I
DID NOT HAVE IT ON MY SHEET SO
THANK YOU FOR BREAKING DOWN THE
PERCENTAGES. THE NEXT COUNCIL
WILL REVISIT THIS AND THIS
COULD BE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO
TALK ABOUT INCREASING THE TAX.
WITH THAT, I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THIS AND IT ISN'T BECAUSE I
FEEL LIKE PEOPLE ARE WATCHING ME
OR I WILL BE BULLIED OR PEOPLE
WILL COME TO MY HOUSE AGAIN .
I'M DOING IT BECAUSE I THINK IT
IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. IF MY
COLLEAGUES BUT GO DIFFERENTLY,
THAT IS OKAY TOO. WE CAN AGREE
TO DISAGREE BECAUSE WE HAVE A
LOT TO GET THROUGH. I DO WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
ALREADY. I DO WANT TO THANK
HANSELMAN PER HERBOLD FOR
BREAKING DOWN THE NUMBERS AND
THANKED THE CHAIR AND OTHER
COLLEAGUES THAT VOTED THE WAY
THEY DID, DIFFERENTLY THAN ME.
BUT WITH THE SAME PRINCIPLES
PARTICULARLY RIGHT NOW TODAY,
ABOUT RESPECTING EACH OTHER'S
HUMANITY. I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THIS , THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WOULD
LIKE TO CALL FOR A VOTE ON THIS
AND COME BACK TO THE SPONSOR,
FOR FINAL COMMENTS BEFORE WE
VOTE ON THE AMENDED VERSION IF
THAT IS OKAY.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA , I JUST
WANTED TO READ QUICKLY A
COMMENT FROM THE PUBLIC
TESTIMONIES LAST NIGHT FROM ONE
OF THE COUNSELORS , CATHERINE
BECERRA HANSEN, SHE IS A
COUNCILLOR , SHE SAYS, QUOTE, I
SPENT MANY YEARS WORKING 14 HOUR
DAYS WITH CASELOAD OF OF 1100
STUDENTS. IN MY EARS, I
SUPPORTED STUDENTS WHO HAVE
EXPERIENCE SHOOTINGS, FAMILY
DEPORTATIONS, HOUSING
INSTABILITY AND PROFOUND
NEGLECT AND ABUSE . I HAVE
HELPED WITH MANY SUICIDAL
STUDENTS, STUDENTS WHO SELF-HARM
AND STUDENTS WITH NUMEROUS
DIAGNOSED AND UNDIAGNOSED
MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES.
THERE'S AMPLE SCIENTIFIC
EVIDENCE TO SHOW STUDENTS CAN'T
LEARN IF THEY ARE STRUGGLING
WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND
BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES. SCHOOL
COUNSELORS , SOCIAL WORKERS, AND
NURSES ARE THE ONLY PEOPLE WITH
SPECIFIC TRAINING TO SUPPORT
THESE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS AND
YET WE ARE THE VERY
PROFESSIONALS THE FIRST TO BE
CUT OR WHOSE FUNDING IS TAKEN
AWAY WHENEVER THERE WERE BUDGET
SHORTFALLS, PLEASE HELP US HELP
OUR STUDENTS BY PROVIDING THIS
CRITICAL FUNDING. BY INCREASING
THE AMAZON TAX. THIS FUNDING
WILL SUPPORT OUR ENTIRE CITY
,UNQUOTE. THERE ARE MANY OTHER
QUOTES I WON'T READ RIGHT NOW, I
DO LOOK FORWARD TO MAKING
COMMENTS DURING THE FINAL VOTE.
THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA AND
PRESIDENT JUAREZ FOR YOUR
IMPENDING YES VOTE ON THIS AND I
APPRECIATE THAT I DO THINK THE
ONLY WAY TO SHOW HUMANITY TO
OUR THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS IN THE
CITY IS TO VOTE YES ON THIS,
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I CAN SEE ANOTHER
HAND, COUNCILMEMBER NELSON .
>> YES, THANK YOU FOR
EVERYBODY'S WORK ON THIS. I
WOULD LIKE TO SAY WHEN WE TALK
ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF
LEGISLATION AND THIS WILL HAVE
IT IS A SUPERSMART INCREASE AND
HAS VERY INSIGNIFICANT SMALL
IMPACT ON BUSINESSES, I BELIEVE
WE UNDERSTAND, WE HAVE HEARD
FROM THE PEOPLE THAT WILL
BENEFIT AND I THINK WE ALL
COLLECTIVELY UNDERSTAND THE
TREMENDOUS NEED THAT EXISTS
HERE FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND OUR
SCHOOLS, I'M NOT ARGUING THAT.
I'M PUTTING IN A PLUG FOR
TALKING TO ALL SIDES WHEN WE DO
LEGISLATION LIKE THIS INSTEAD OF
DURING NAMES AROUND THE CHAMBER
, I THINK SITTING DOWN WITH BOTH
SIDES IS GOOD PRACTICE AND I
DON'T KNOW IF THAT HAPPENED THIS
TIME , I HAD NOT HEARD THAT IT
HAD . IT IS SOMETHING, EDITORIAL
COMMENT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
GOING FORWARD, THANKS.
>> MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT NUMBER 3.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> AYE. MEMBER LEWIS.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> NO.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, FOUR OPPOSED .
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AMENDMENT NUMBER 3 IS ADOPTED TO
COUNCIL BILL 119950 ITEM 26,
THE ITEM AMENDED IN FRONT OF
US, ARE THERE ANY FINAL
COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT,
YOU NOTED YOU MIGHT HAVE
ADDITIONAL FINAL COMMENTS, IS
THERE ANYTHING ELSE FROM YOU ?
>> I APPRECIATE THE YES VOTE ON
THE $20 MILLION BECAUSE I THINK
IT IS THE BARE MINIMUM WE AS A
COUNCIL SHOULD BE FUNDING . I'M
GLAD THAT VOTE GOT AFFIRMATIVE
FROM THE MAJORITY OF THE
COUNCIL. I WANTED TO QUICKLY
RESPOND TO COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON'S POINT ABOUT SITTING
DOWN WITH BIG BUSINESS TO SEE
IF THEY MIGHT NOT LIKE PAYING
TAXES THAT ARE EVEN A FRACTION
OF A PERCENTAGE POINT. THE
REALITY IS, LET'S BE HONEST ,
THE HONEST TRUTH IS THE CHAMBER
IS NOT JUST A WORD THROWN
AROUND, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
REPRESENTS THE INTERESTS OF AND
THE GREED REALLY OF THE LARGEST
CORPORATIONS AND THE WEALTHIEST
INDIVIDUALS. IT IS NOT A MYSTERY
AND THE CHAMBER MAKES NO SECRET
THAT. EVEN IF WE DID NOT WANT TO
SAY CHAMBER, THE POINT IS WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT THE INTEREST OF
BIG BUSINESS AND WEALTHIEST
INDIVIDUALS COUNTER POSED
AGAINST THE NEED OF THE VAST
MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR
COMMUNITY. THAT IS THE WAY IT
IS SUPPOSED. WE CAN ALL BE
HONEST ABOUT THAT. THE REALITY
GIVEN THE HONEST TRUTH IS BIG
BUSINESS WILL FIGHT AGAINST ANY
TAX INCREASE, EVEN IF IT IS JUST
NEGLIGIBLE AS IT IS IN ALL OF
THESE AMENDMENTS AS IT HAS BEEN.
THAT IS WHY THEY OPPOSE THAT
AMAZON TAX AND WE NEED TO BUILD
A MASS MOVEMENT IN ORDER TO WIN
THIS AND APPRECIATE ALL COUNCIL
MEMBERS WHO SUPPORTED IT PICK
EFFECT IS IT WOULD NOT HAVE
BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THAT KIND
OF PRESSURE FROM BELOW AND ALSO
THAT IS EXACTLY WHY THE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE OR IF YOU WANT TO
SAY BIG BUSINESSES AND
WEALTHIEST PEOPLE, THEY SPEND
MILLIONS TO TRY TO STACK CITY
COUNCIL AND WILLIAMS MORE TO
STACK THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
WITH THEIR LOYAL
REPRESENTATIVES. EVERYONE KNOWS
THIS IS HOW POLITICS WORKS. I
THINK WE SHOULD GIVE THE BASIC
RESPECT TO WORKING PEOPLE TO
UNDERSTAND THEY ARE NOT STUPID,
THEY GET HOW IT WORKS. IT ALL
COMES DOWN TO WHAT SIDE YOU ARE
ON. I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE TO
REITERATE WE WERE ABLE TO GET A
MAJORITY VOTE ON THE $20 MILLION
AND WANT TO APPRECIATE ALL THE
COMMENTS MADE ESPECIALLY BY
VICE CHAIR HERBOLD, CHAIR
MOSQUEDA AND COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES . THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M
HAPPY THE THIRD TIME
UNDERSCORED WHERE THERE IS SOME
HARMONY AND COMMONALITY AND I
THINK THE OPPORTUNITY HERE TO
DEPLOY FUNDING IMMEDIATELY FOR
SERVICES ACROSS THE CITY. IT
WILL BE A GREAT SERVICE WITH
ADDITIONAL REVENUE WITH THIS
REGARD PICK THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES . WE ARE IN FINAL
PASSAGE. I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS,
MADAM CLERK , PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF COUNCIL
BILL 119950 AS AMENDED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JUAREZ.
>> I'M SORRY, WE ARE VOTING ON
THE BASE LEGISLATION AS AMENDED
?
>> CORRECT.
>> SORRY. AHEAD, YES.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
>> ABSTAIN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> NO.'S AN COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSON.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> NO.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, THREE OPPOSE
AND ONE ABSTENTION.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. THE
MOTION CARRIES AND THE
RECOMMENDATION THAT COUNCIL BILL
119950 AS AMENDED WILL BE SENT
TO THE FULL SEATTLE CENTER
COUNCIL FOR FINAL VOTE . THANK
YOU ALL VERY MUCH. WE ARE MOVING
ONTO ITEM NUMBER 27. TURNING IT
BACK TO CENTRAL STAFF .
>> AGENDA ITEM 27 IS 2024
BUDGET ORDINANCE ADOPTION , I
JUST FOUND OUT A JOKE , TYPO ON
THE SCREEN, IT SHOULD SAY BUDGET
2024, APOLOGIES FOR THAT. SO
THIS ITEM IS WHERE THE 121
COUNCIL ACTION BUDGET AND
LEGISLATIVE INTENT ARE INCLUDED
AS AMENDMENTS TO THIS
LEGISLATION. THESE INDIVIDUAL
AMENDMENTS WILL BE TAKEN UP INTO
GROUPS . FIRST IS GROUP A , THIS
GROUP OF AMENDMENTS IS ABOUT 108
OF THE 121 AMENDMENTS AND
VOTED ON AS A SINGLE GROUP.
COUNCILMEMBERS MAY REMOVE
COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION OR
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATION OR
STATEMENT LEGISLATIVE INTENT
FROM THE GROUP FOR INDIVIDUAL
DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OR
TO SUBSTITUTE AN ITEM. I WILL
SAY WE DON'T HAVE ANY SUBSTITUTE
ITEMS. MAKE THAT REQUEST WHEN
THE CHAIR CALLS FOR THAT.
THERE'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO
MAKE BRIEF COMMENTS ON ITEMS IN
CARIBE, YOU DO NOT NEED TO
REMOVE AND ITEM OF
CONSIDERATION TO MAKE A COMMENT
ON THAT AND UNDERSTAND WHEN
THAT TIME IS FOR MAKING SUCH
COMMENTS WERE REMOVING AN ITEM
AND GROUP B ARE THE REMAINING
ITEMS AND THOSE WOULD BE
CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY AND A
FEW OF THEM MAY NOT BE
CONSIDERED TODAY DEPENDING ON
THE OUTCOMES OF EITHER VOTE. FOR
EXAMPLE, THE BILL WE JUST
PASSED, COUNCIL BILL 119950 THE
PRIOR VOTE ALLOWS THE BILL ITEM
TO MOVE FORWARD BUT THE ITEM
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT IN GROUP B CANNOT
PROCEED BECAUSE IT IS NO LONGER
BALANCED.
>> OKAY. GIVEN THE TIME, I
THINK WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO
IS OFFER FOLKS A CHANCE TO GO ON
RECESS AND HAVE AN HOUR BREAK,
COME BACK AT 2:00 P.M. AND WE
WILL START WALKING THROUGH
ALMOST THE 121 AMENDMENTS AND
GIVING SOME THOUGHT. THANK YOU
SO MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
THANK YOU. FRAME UP THE
DISCUSSION WHEN WE COME BACK.
FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC, THAT
WOULD ALLOW FOR US TO COME BACK
AT 2:00 P.M. BEGINNING WITH
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 27, WE WOULD
CONSIDER GROUP A, GROUP
PACKAGE OR GROUP AGENDA ITEMS
AND CALLING, GIVES YOU ONE MORE
CHANCE TO LOOK AT NOTES TO SEE
IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE YOU
WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS. I WANT TO
REITERATE BEFORE WE GO ON
BREAK, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO: ITEM.
IF YOU ARE EXCITED ABOUT AN
ITEM IN GROUP A , WE WILL GIVE
YOU PLENTY OF TIME ON HOW YOU
CAME TO THIS ITEM, HE WORKED
WITH AND ALL THE PEOPLE, TALK
ABOUT THE IMPACT. THAT DOES NOT
MEAN YOU HAVE TO PULL IT. PLEASE
REFRAIN FROM DOING THAT SO WE
CAN CEMENT THE PROCESS AND ONLY
PULL ITEMS YOU THINK ARE
CONTROVERSIAL AND WANT TO HAVE
INDIVIDUAL VOTE, NOT
CONTROVERSIAL, SOMETHING THAT
WARRANTS INDIVIDUAL VOTE. WITH
THAT, SOUNDS GOOD TO GO ON
RECESS, COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> YES. CAN I ASK -- QUICKLY ,
ON THE AGENDA ON 27, WHERE WE
ARE AT NOW AND LOOKING AT
PATENTS OF GROUP A AND GROUP B,
GOING ON TO G ON 28, THAT IS
THE INFORMATION THAT TOM WILL
GIVE US, THAT PRESENTATION ON
CAPITAL GAINS. SPEAK REALLY, I
WOULD SAY 28 IS A SMALL BRIEFING
AT THE END BECAUSE THE VAST
MAJORITY OF THE SECOND WILL BE
TAKEN TO WALK-THROUGH
INDIVIDUAL, MOST OF THAT TAKING
UP OUR TIME WITH GROUP B. ITEM
AMENDMENTS PULLED FROM THE
CONSENT PACKAGE FOR INDIVIDUAL
VOTE AND GO TO GROUP B. AFTER
ALL OF THAT, WE WILL HAVE A
BRIEFING AT THE END OF THE DAY
ON THAT LAST AGENDA ITEM WHICH
IS 28, THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE
REST OF THE AFTERNOON TO FOCUS
ON ITEM NUMBER 27 WHERE WE
CURRENTLY ARE . ANYTHING TO ADD
TO THAT?
>> I THINK COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, WE ARE PREPARED TO DO
THE BRIEFINGS ON ITEM 28
TOMORROW. WE CAN PROBABLY GET
READY, THE PRESENTATION
MATERIALS, HAVE ALL HER
SPEAKING NOTES PREPARED, IF WE
COULD HOLD ITEM 28 FOR
DISCUSSION TOMORROW, I THINK
THAT WOULD HELP CENTRAL STAFF
STAY ORGANIZED.
>> I THINK THAT IS CLEANER TOO.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, WE WILL DO
ITEM 27 THE REST OF THE DAY AND
HOLD ITEM 20 FOR THE DISCUSSION
NEXT TIME WE MEET AT 10:00 A.M.
TO MARK AFTER WE TAKE UP THE
KEY LEGISLATION COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD OUTLINE TODAY .
>> OKAY. I WAS LOOKING AT THESE
FOUR BIG LONG POWER POINTS
AND I WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT.
>> OKAY. WE WILL TAKE FOUR BIG
POWER POINTS TIMER ON AGENDA
ITEM NUMBER 28. THAT MEANS THE
REST OF THE AFTERNOON WE WILL
FOCUS JUST ON AGENDA ITEM 27
WHICH INCLUDES 121 AMENDMENTS
AND HOPEFULLY WE GET THROUGH THE
VAST MAJORITY OF THOSE . A LOT
OF OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. THANK
YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR
CLARIFYING THAT AND A GOOD
REMINDER FROM ALY , ATTENDANCE
TOMORROW. 27, THAT IS ALL WE
HAVE ON THE DOCKET THIS
AFTERNOON.
>> LET'S DO THIS.
>> THIS MEETING WILL BE IN
RECESS. WE WILL RECONVENE AT
2:00 P.M. ENJOY YOUR LUNCH.