>> THANK YOU , MADAM CLERK .
GOOD AFTERNOON . TODAY IS
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 , 2023 .
THE MEETING OF THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WILL COME TO WATER, THE
TIME IS 2:00. MADAM CLERK,
WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA ?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> PRESENT .
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN ?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAVANT?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ?
>> PRESENT .
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ?
>> HERE .
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ ?
>> PRESENT . BEFORE WE BEGIN,
COUNCILMEMBER SAVANT WILL BE
EXCUSED FROM THE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. NOT SEEING OBJECTION,
THEY ARE EXCUSED . I HAVE A
FEELING COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
WILL JOIN US SOON, I JUST SAW
HIM.
>> I AM HERE, I WAS BEING
ADDED AS A PANELIST AS MY NAME
WAS BEING CALLED BUT I AM
PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. WE DO NOT HAVE
ANY PRESENTATIONS TODAY. WE
WILL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE TWO --
OUR HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT , 33
PEOPLE SIGNED UP REMOTELY . WE
HAVE FOUR PEOPLE IN CHAMBERS.
WE WILL GIVE EVERYBODY --
PLEASE PAY ATTENTION ,
PARTICULARLY THOSE ON THE LINE,
ONE MINUTE , AND PLEASE, PLEASE
PUSH STAR 6 SO WE CAN HEAR
YOU, AND LISTEN FOR THE CHIME
THAT WILL TELL YOU YOU HAVE 10
SECONDS . THE MOST FRUSTRATING
THING IS HAVING TO CUT OFF
PEOPLE AFTER ONE MINUTE. WE
WILL START WITH THE IN-PERSON
FOLKS WHO WILL HAVE ONE MINUTE
AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
MADAM CLERK WHO WILL START THE
RECORDING FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
GO AHEAD , MADAM CLERK . THANK
YOU.
>> HELLO, SEATTLE WE ARE THE
EMERALD CITY, THE CITY OF
FLOWERS AND THE CITY OF
GOODWILL. BUILT ON INDIGENOUS
LAND , THEIR TRADITIONAL
TERRITORY . THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WELCOMES REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENT AND IS EAGER TO HEAR
FROM RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY . IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE SPEAKER
AND PROVIDE A VERBAL PUBLIC
COMMENT, YOU MAY REGISTER TWO
HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING VIA
THE CITY COUNCIL WEBSITE . HERE
IS SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE
PUBLIC COMMON PROCEEDINGS .
SPEAKERS ARE CALLED UPON IN THE
ORDER IN WHICH THEY REGISTERED
ON THE COUNCIL WEBSITE. EACH
SPEAKER MUST CALL IN FROM THE
PHONE NUMBER PROVIDED WHEN THEY
REGISTER ONLINE AND USE THE
MEETING I.D. AND PASSCODE THAT
WAS EMAILED UPON CONFIRMATION .
IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE AN EMAIL
CONFIRMATION, PLEASE CHECK YOUR
SPAM OR JUNK MAIL FOLDERS. A
REMINDER, THE SPEAKER MEETING
I.D. IS DIFFERENT FROM THE
GENERAL LISTEN LINE MEETING
I.D. PROVIDED ON THE AGENDA.
ONCE A SPEAKER HAS THEIR NAME
CALLED, THE MICROPHONE WILL BE
AN MUTED AND IT WILL SAY ,
THE HOST WOULD LIKE YOU TO
UNMUTE YOUR MICROPHONE AND
THEN YOU SPEAK . AT THAT TIME,
YOU MUST PRESS STAR 6, AND YOU
WILL HEAR "YOU ARE UNMUTED." BE
SURE YOU ARE UNMUTED SO YOU
WILL BE HEARD. STATE THE NAME
AND THE ITEM YOU ARE ADDRESSING
. A CHIME WILL SOUND WHEN 10
SECONDS ARE LEFT. AS A GENTLE
REMINDER , WRAP UP YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENTS . AT THE END OF THE
TIME , YOUR MICROPHONE WILL BE
MUTED AND THE NEXT SPEAKER
REGISTERED WILL BE CALLED .
AFTER SPEAKERS HAVE PROVIDED
PUBLIC COMMENT , DISCONNECT
FROM THE LINE AND JOIN US BY
FOLLOWING THE MEETING VIA
SEATTLE CHANNEL BROADCAST OR
THROUGH THE LISTEN LINE OPTION
LISTED ON THE AGENDA. THE
COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO
ELIMINATE PUBLIC COMMENT IF
THE SYSTEM IS BEING ABUSED OR
IF THE PROCESS IMPEDES THE
ABILITY OF THE COUNCIL TO
CONDUCT BUSINESS ON BEHALF OF
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY . ANY
OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE DISRUPTIVE
TO THESE PROCEEDINGS , OR NOT
FOCUSED ON AN APPROPRIATE TOPIC
AS SPECIFIED IN COUNCIL RULES
, MAY LEAD TO THE SPEAKER BEING
MUTED BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER
. OUR HOPE IS TO PROVIDE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR PRODUCTIVE
DISCUSSIONS THAT WILL ASSIST
OUR ORDERLY CONSIDERATION OF
ISSUES BEFORE THE COUNCIL. THE
PUBLIC COMMENT TIME IS NOW OPEN
. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST. PLEASE
REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR 6
AFTER YOU HEAR THE PROMPT OF,
"YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED."
THANK YOU, SEATTLE.
>> MARGUERITE IS OUR FIRST
IN-PERSON SPEAKER.
>> HELLO, EVERYONE. I AM HERE
. I AM HEARING AN ECHO. I
ONLY HAVE 60 SECONDS , WHICH
IS TERRIBLE , I FEEL LIKE THAT
IS ABUSE. THIS IS BLACK HISTORY
MONTH AND ALSO HUMAN RIGHTS
IS ON THE AGENDA. WE ARE BEING
VIOLATED . I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF
OF WHAT IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
WITH TYRE NICHOLS. IT IS
CALLED OFFICIAL OPPRESSION,
THAT IS A GOOD TERM FOR YOU
KNOWLEDGEABLE LAWYERS. I NEVER
HEARD OF OFFICIAL OPPRESSION
UNTIL THEY BEAT THE HELL OUT OF
HIM. YOU BEAT THE HELL OF US
EVERY DAY AND EXPECT US TO HAVE
RESPECT FOR YOU, DEBORA
JUAREZ, WHERE IS REPARATIONS
FOR YOU PEOPLE ? YOU ARE NOT
GOING TO GET IT BEFORE YOU
LEAVE?
>> TIME FOR OUR NEXT SPEAKER.
>> I AM COMING HERE ON BEHALF
OF THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE. I
JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW
THAT YOUR PEOPLE ARE
STRUGGLING . YOUR PEOPLE ARE
HURTING. YOUR PEOPLE ARE ON
DRUGS . YOUR PEOPLE ARE
HOMELESS. I AM 23 YEARS OLD.
I AM , OF COURSE , A PERSON OF
COLOR , AND I AM STRUGGLING . I
WAS BORN AND RAISED IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. I
WANT MY PEOPLE IN MY CITY TO
DO BETTER. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS ALEX ZIMMERMAN.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAZI
FASCIST. MY NAME IS ALEX
ZIMMERMAN. I WANT TO SPEAK
ABOUT AGENDA NUMBER 1 ,
APPOINTMENTS FROM THE HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMISSION. WHEN I SEE
THESE APPOINTMENTS , PEOPLE
HERE , BY DEFINITION, I ASKED
A SIMPLE QUESTION, WHY HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMISSION DON'T SEE IT
WHEN WE DON'T SEE OUR FACES
-- LAST SATURDAY , I COMPLAIN
TO THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMISSION AND ASK WHAT
IS GOING ON. IT IS A CRIME.
YOU ARE A NAZI PIG. STANDUP
AND CLEAN THIS DIRTY CHAMBER .
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ERNIE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I AM
PRESIDENT OF FRIENDS OF THE
MARKET . I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT OF AMENDMENT 1, WE
SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS'
AMENDMENT WHICH REMOVES CHANGES
TO THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION
FROM THE BILL THE COMMISSION
REGULATES CHANGES IN DESIGN
AND USE OF THE MARKET, IT
DOESN'T WORK IN PUBLIC, ITS
MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED BY THE
MAYOR OR PEOPLE WHO HAVE
DEMONSTRATED SYMPATHY WITH
PURPOSES OF THE HISTORIC
DISTRICT . SOME ARE NOMINATED
BY COMMUNITY GROUPS AND MEMBERS
WHO ARE BUSINESS OWNERS ,
RESIDENTS OF THE MARKET
ARCHITECTS, AND ONE MEMBER WHO
IS A PROPERTY OWNER. THE
COMMISSION, WITH ROBUST STAFF
SUPPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS HISTORIC
PRESERVATION PROGRAM, CAN
CONTINUE TO BE A SUCCESS IF IT
IS SUPPORTED AND KEEPS ITS FULL
AUTHORITY. PLEASE SUPPORT
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE OF WHICH
WOULD -- THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS HEATHER.
>> MY NAME IS HEATHER AND I'M
SPEAKING TO 120456. THANK YOU
TO COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS FOR
PROPOSING AMENDMENT 1 TO
REMOVE THE MARKET HISTORICAL
DISTRICT . THANK YOU TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITTEE FOR
SUPPORTING THAT AMENDMENT
TODAY. THE MARKET HISTORICAL
COMMISSION HAS A ROLE CREATED
BY THE VOTERS INITIATIVE AND
THIS IS THE ONLY HISTORIC
DISTRICT THAT WAS SAVED BY
VOTERS INITIATIVE IN THE UNITED
STATES. THE PEOPLE WHO SERVE ON
THE COMMISSION ARE EXTREMELY
DEVOTED TO PRESERVING THE
CHARACTER OF THE MARKET. AS
ERNIE SAID, THEY HAVE A
DEMONSTRATED INTEREST, BUT THEY
ARE ABSOLUTELY COMMITTED AND
SPEND MANY HOURS AND THEY HAVE
THE EXPERTISE TO OVERSEE
CHANGES , BIG AND SMALL. THANK
YOU .
>> OUR LAST IN-PERSON PUBLIC
SPEAKER IS A.D.
>> GOOD MORNING. I HAVE ALMOST
CAUGHT MY BREATH FROM COMING UP
THE STAIRS. WHAT IS THE PHRASE
? IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX
IT ? WHEN IT IS BROKE, AND YOU
DON'T KNOW IT YOU CANNOT FIX IT
. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND
THE MARKET HISTORIC COMMISSION
IS BROKE. TO WHAT APPEARS TO
ME, I HAVE DONE A YEAR-LONG
STUDY, TO BE INTENTIONAL
EGLECT, SUPPRESSION ,
OBSTRUCTION , DISINGENUOUSNESS
, WHATEVER IT IS , IT IS A SAD
STATE OF AFFAIRS FROM WHAT I
REMEMBER BEING A WELL-RUN
ORGANIZATION. I HAVE BEEN WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOS
FROM THAT CLOSE EVER SINCE THEY
WROTE THE INITIATIVE THAT PUT
IT ON THE CITY CALENDAR. TO
SEE WHAT THEY HAVE LEFT BEHIND
IS SAD. I AM SORRY. I
APPRECIATE YOUR TAKING A LOOK
AT THIS INITIATIVE . THANK YOU
.
>> WE WILL MOVE INTO OUR PUBLIC
COMMENTORS. REMEMBER TO
PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE.
DIMITRI IS OUR FIRST SPEAKER.
>> MY NAME IS DIMITRI AND I
AM COMMENTING ON THE CAST
ORDINANCE , I AM A
JEWISH-AMERICAN WHO HAS LIVED
AMONG HINDUS , INCLUDING MY
INDIAN NATIVE WIFE, FOR 27
YEARS, HONORABLE
COUNCILMEMBERS, WE SHED THE
OPPRESSIVE SOCIAL STRUCTURES OF
THEIR HOME COUNTRIES AND START
FRESH WITH THE OPPORTUNITIES
THAT AMERICA PROVIDES . I KNOW
THEM PERSONALLY. THEY LEFT
CASTE CONSCIOUSNESS BEHIND AND
THIS LEGISLATION WILL
REINTRODUCE IT IN OUR NEW
HOMELAND WHEN A NEW PHOBIA IS
ON THE RISE IN THE U.S., THE
CAST LEGISLATION WILL FURTHER
ENDANGER THE DIAS PROVIDE
DECIMATED THEM AS A SUSPECT
CLASS. WE FEAR THAT
CORPORATIONS SEEKING TO AVOID
CASTE RELATED CONTROVERSIES
THEY SIMPLY STOP CONSIDERING
HINDUS FOR EMPLOYMENT WHICH
COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF
LIVELIHOOD FOR MANY FAMILIES.
WITH THESE REASONS, REJECT
THE CASTE LEGISLATION
IMMEDIATELY . THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RHULE
P.
>> I AM A WRITER AND
TECHNOLOGIST AND I WOULD LIKE
TO URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO BAN
CASTE DISCRIMINATION SO WE
HAVE A LEGAL OPPORTUNITY TO ASK
FOR JUSTICE. THOUGH CASTE
DISCRIMINATION IS NOW ILLEGAL ,
THEY ARE STILL FAR-REACHING
AND CAN MANIFEST IN EVERY
ASPECT OF LIFE. THE ROWING
INDIAN -- THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN
FOUND IN A NEW CONTINENT I
HAVE SEEN IT IN MANY PUBLIC
SPACES. DISCRIMINATION IS
PRACTICE IN EVERY ASPECT FROM
FOOD , TO FESTIVALS , TO
WORKPLACE. WHILE 70% OF THE
INDIANS EAT MEAT , THIS IS A
PRIVILEGED POPULATION WHO GRABS
THE CHANCE TO CREATE A NOTION
AND THAT IS THE BASELINE OF
DISCRIMINATION . I STRONGLY
URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE
THE LEAD IN THIS HUMAN RIGHTS
ISSUE AND PASS THE ORDINANCE
MAKING CASTE DISCRIMINATION
ILLEGAL . THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY
COUNCIL.
>> [ INAUDIBLE - ECHO ]
ADDING CASTE AS A PROTECTED
CATEGORY IS AN ADDED LAYER OF
PROTECTION AND DOES NOT TAKE
AWAY FROM ANYONE OR ADD TO
DISCRIMINATION, IT IS MERELY
ADDING PROTECTIONS AND I URGE
YOU TO JOIN THIS MOVEMENT AND
MAKE HISTORY BY BANNING
DISCRIMINATION .
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS G.
KAUR.
>> I AM A CASTE PRIVILEGED
PERSON FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA SYSTEM, JOIN UC
DAVIS, THE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITIES TO VOTE
PROTECTION FOR CASTE BASED
DISCRIMINATION AND TO BAN
CASTE DISCRIMINATION IN
SEATTLE WHICH HAS BEEN
NORMALIZED IN INDIA IN NOW IN
THE U.S. TO THE POINT WHERE
CASTE PRIVILEGED PEOPLE FEEL IT
IS OKAY TO EXCLUDE AND MURDER
CASTE OPPRESSED PEOPLE.
ACCORDING TO A SURVEY , CASTE
IN THE UNITED STATES , ONE IN
THREE STUDENTS REPORTED
EXPERIENCING DISCRIMINATION
DURING THE COURSE OF THEIR
EDUCATION . 41% OF STUDENTS
REPORTED FACING DISCRIMINATION
IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
IN THE DIASPORA. 3% -- IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT WE PROTECT
PEOPLE THAT HAVE INJUSTICES
AGAINST THEM. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER ?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. THE PROPOSED
ORDINANCE ON CASTE DOES NOT
SPECIFY HOW -- [ INDISCERNIBLE
] HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES HAVE
BEEN RELEGATED TO THE UNKNOWN
GROUP BECAUSE NO ONE COULD SAY
WHAT CASTE THEY BELONG TO .
IF WE ARRANGE THEM IN THE ORDER
OF THE AVERAGE INDEX SO THAT
THAT CASTE -- [ INDISCERNIBLE
] IT WILL BE FOUND THIS ORDER
CORRESPONDS TO THE EXCEPTED
ORDER OF SOCIAL PRIVILEGE. [
INDISCERNIBLE ] I URGE THE
CITY COUNCIL OF SEATTLE TO
IMMEDIATELY EMBARK ON AN
EXERCISE TO CLASSIFY [
INDISCERNIBLE ]
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS HOWARD
GAYLE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. AS I HAVE
REPEATEDLY NOTED OVER THE LAST
13 MONTHS , JANUARY OF 2022, A
MAN RUNNING NAKED ON BEACON
HILL EXPERIENCING A SEVERE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS WAS
CHASED BY SEATTLE POLICE AND A
CANINE SET UPON HIM AND WAS
SHOT TO DEATH BY THE SEATTLE
POLICE . AS I REPEATEDLY NOTED
, COUNCIL HAS CARED SO LITTLE
FOR THIS DEATH THAT THEY HAVE
NOT PROVIDED ANY OVERSIGHT OF
THE FACT THAT THE POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM HAS
BURIED THE CASE AND WE DO NOT
KNOW THE OUTCOME OF THE
INVESTIGATION AND HAVE NO
ACCOUNTABILITY. WHAT COULD
POSSIBLY ACCOUNT FOR THE LACK
OF EMPATHY AND ACTION FROM THIS
POLICE KILLING IN 2022 IN SUCH
A PUBLIC AND PROACTIVE ACTION .
IS IT THAT A MAN IS INNOCENT
? [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER ?
>> I URGE THE COUNCIL TO VOTE
AGAINST THE CASTE ORDINANCE .
I AM CONCERNED , I AM A HINDU
RESIDENT WHO WORKS IN HIGHER
EDUCATION . I WOULD LIKE TO
POINT OUT A COUPLE OF FACTS,
THE CSU POLICY AS CITED IN
EVIDENCE HAS ALREADY RESULTED
IN A LAWSUIT BEING FILED
AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY.
SIMILARLY, BROWN UNIVERSITY ,
IN ENACTING ANOTHER RULE,
ADMITTED EXISTING LAWS ARE
SUFFICIENT TO HANDLE
DISCRIMINATION BASED ON CASTE ,
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY HAS NOT
RECORDED A SINGLE CASE OF CASTE
BASED HIS COMMISSION SINCE THE
THREE YEARS SINCE CASTE HAS
BEEN ADDED , THIS CONTRADICTS
THE CLAIM THAT THIS
DISCRIMINATION IS WIDESPREAD
AND RAMPANT. I DO FEEL THAT
THIS ORDINANCE, IF PASSED,
WILL BRING MORE RACIST VIEWS
TOWARDS SOUTH ASIANS. I WOULD
LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
AND LIKE YOU TO VOTE NO AGAINST
THIS .
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER ?
>> I DO NOT -- LOOKING FOR
THE TILE. THEY ARE THERE. SIR,
PUSH STAR 6.
>> WE CAN MOVE ON AND TRY BACK
BUT YES, LET'S COME BACK.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS PITA.
>> I AM A SOUTH ASIAN PERSON OF
COLOR, A MINORITY IMMIGRANT
WOMAN. SEATTLE IS A PLACE THAT
CELEBRATES DIVERSITY . TODAY, I
AM HERE TO EXPRESS MY SHOCK
THAT YOU WOULD BE CONSIDERING
A DEEPLY RACIST AND
DISCRIMINATE YOUR ORNAMENTS
INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER
SAVANT TO ADD CASTE AS A
PROTECTED CATEGORY, CASTE IS A
DEEPLY RACIST AND COLONIAL
TRUCK BASED ON THE 18th AND
19th CENTURY, WHEN IT WAS
BELIEVED THAT WHITE MEN CARRIED
THE BURDEN TO CIVILIZED AS
BROWN SAVAGES. SEATTLE, DO NOT
TAKE ON THAT ROLE TODAY AND
TELL US THAT SOUTH ASIANS ARE
UNIQUELY, GENETICALLY INCLINED
TO DISCRIMINATE OR HAVE MORE
HIERARCHY THAN EVERY OTHER
GROUP IN HUMANKIND. DISREGARD
THE FLAWED DATE OF FROM THE
QUALITY LAB, HATE GROUP , THAT
IS OPENLY STATED ITS GOAL IS
TO DEMOLISH HINDUISM. THAT IS
NOT SOMETHING THE CITY SHOULD
BE MAINSTREAMING. YOU GOT
LETTERS FROM SOUTH ASIANS --
>> WE WILL TRY OUR PREVIOUS
CALLER ONE MORE TIME.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. I
SHOULD REMIND EVERYBODY, PLEASE
, ONE MINUTE, YOU HAVE A 10
SECOND REMINDER. MANY CALLERS
ARE CALLING ABOUT SOMETHING
NOT ON THE AGENDA. WE WILL GO
AHEAD AND HEAR MORE PUBLIC
COMMENTS. IT IS NOT EVEN ON
THE INTRODUCTION REFERRAL
CALENDAR. LET'S CONTINUE WITH
PUBLIC COMMENTS.
>> ARE YOU THERE ? NOT PRESENT
. WE WILL MOVE ON TO MIRA P.
>> HELLO . I AM HERE. I MAY
CATHOLIC TECH WORKER AT A BIG
CORPORATION IN SEATTLE, I URGE
YOU TO VOTE YES ON THE
ORDINANCE BROUGHT ABOUT BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAVANT. ACROSS
THE NATION , INSTITUTIONS ARE
ADDING CASTE TO THEIR AUNT
THAT HIS COMMISSION POLICIES ,
BROWN UNIVERSITY ADDED THIS TO
THEIR DISCRIMINATE POLICY. UC
DAVIS ADDED CASTE IN THE
POLICY , AND IT WAS
UNANIMOUSLY PASSED IN SUPPORT
OF ADDING CASTE AS A PROTECTED
CATEGORY. MAJOR UNIVERSITIES
ARE TAKING THIS FINAL ACTION TO
PROTECT CASTE OPPRESSED PEOPLE
BECAUSE DISCRIMINATION BASED
ON CASTE DOES EXIST AND THESE
PROTECTIONS ARE ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY . THIS IS A HUMAN
RIGHTS ISSUE SO THE COUNCIL
MUST VOTE YES. THANK YOU.
>> SHAHIRA K.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM A
CASTE OPPRESSED WOMAN . CASTE
IS A SYSTEM OF OPPRESSION THAT
AFFECTS OVER 1 MILLION PEOPLE
ACROSS THE WORLD. CASTE
DETERMINES SOCIAL STATUS AND
WE HAVE SEEN EVIDENCE-BASED
RESEARCH IN THE U.S. THAT
CASTE OPPRESSED GROUPS PHASE
INJUSTICES. IT IS ANALOGOUS
TO RACE AND CREATED TO
EXPLOIT. WE HAVE SEEN THAT
THESE ARE -- [ INDISCERNIBLE
] MY FAMILY AND I HAVE
EXPERIENCES THESE INJUSTICES,
BEING CALLED SLURS THROUGHOUT
THE U.S. . THE LEGAL BAN WILL
PROTECT ME, MY FAMILY, AND
CASTE OPPRESSED FOLKS FOR
GENERATIONS TO COME, VOTE YES
ON THE ORDINANCE PROPOSED BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAVANT TO STOP
DISCRIMINATION IN SEATTLE.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS UP.
>> HELLO.
>> YOU NEED TO SPEAK UP. WE
NEED TO START YOU AGAIN.
>> [ INDISCERNIBLE ] WE HAVE A
MOTTO, IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T
FIX IT. [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS UP.
>> I SEE THEY ARE UNMUTED.
>> I WORK IN A TECH COMPANY.
I ASKED YOU TO VOTE YES TO
CASTE DISCRIMINATION
INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER
SAVANT. I SEE [ INDISCERNIBLE
] I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO VOTE
YES. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER , PLEASE.
>> HELLO. I AM AGAINST THE
CASTE ORDINANCE BECAUSE IT IS
HIS COMMISSION. WHY IS THE ONE
PERSON MINORITY COMMITTEE
SINGLING OUT [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
AT LEAST DO SOME DUE DILIGENCE
ON THE SUBJECT [ INDISCERNIBLE
] THE SURVEYS ARE NO BETTER
THAN THE COLONIZES. [
INDISCERNIBLE ]
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ROBIN
TAYLOR.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS ROBIN
TAYLOR, I URGE THE CITY OF
SEATTLE TO VOTE NO TO THE CASTE
ORDINANCE, THIS IS A RACIST ACT
AGAINST THE HINDU COMMUNITY .
AS A BLACK AMERICAN HINDU, I
TO ATTACK THE HINDU COMMUNITY
AS A WHOLE. IN AMERICA, THAT
CASTE SYSTEM HOLDS NO BASIS AS
EVERY MAN IS EQUAL UNDER GOD ,
PER THE U.S. CONSTITUTION.
THIS IS A BLATANT SINGLING OUT
OF A MINORITY BASED ON
UNSUBSTANTIATED CLAIMS. THIS
SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NAVA.
>> THANK YOU. I SUPPORT THE
ORDINANCE BANNING THE CASTE
SYSTEM . OPENING A BANK
STATEMENT [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
WHEN I WAS AT A PARTY ,
SOMEBODY SAID I WAS IN A LOWER
CASTE . [ INDISCERNIBLE ] I
AM PROUD TO SAY I AM HINDU.
THEY ARE DISCRIMINATING IN THE
NAME OF THE CASTE .
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE .
>> I AM A HINDU GRADUATE
SYSTEM. [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
THIS IS A GENDER JUSTICE
ISSUE, FEMINIST ISSUE, AND
INDIGENOUS ISSUE. [
INDISCERNIBLE ] MOVING FORWARD
WITH CASTE PRODUCTIONS IS ONE
STEP FORWARD IN SEEKING
COLLECTIVE JUSTICE AGAINST
OPPRESSION. PLEASE VOTE YES ON
THIS ORDINANCE. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ROBERT
MESSINA.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU , CITY
COUNCIL. MY NAME IS BOB
MESSINA, ROBERT MESSINA, I
WANT TO SUPPORT 120456, WHICH
INCLUDES THE AMENDMENT BY
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS THAT
EXEMPTS AND REMOVES THE PIKE
PLACE MARKET HISTORICAL
COMMISSION FROM THE BILL. THE
GOVERNANCE BY THE PIKE PLACE
MARKET HISTORICAL COMMISSION ,
THE COUNCIL , AND THE PDA, HAVE
WORKED SUCCESSFULLY OVER THE
DECADES TO KEEP THE MARKET
ATTRACTIVE, HISTORIC , AND
SUCCESSFUL, THIS INCLUDES OPEN
PUBLIC MEETINGS WITH PUBLIC
COMMENT . THE MARKET HISTORICAL
COMMISSION WAS INVOLVED WITH
THE LIMITATION OF THE VOTER
APPROVED 2008 PIKE PLACE
MARKET RENOVATION BOND ISSUE,
AND THE 2015 CONSTRUCTION OF
THE NEW MARKET FRONT BUILDING.
THE MARKET COMMISSION DEALS
WITH LARGE-SCALE PROPOSALS ,
AND SMALL-SCALE ONES , LIKE THE
SIZE OF A VENDOR 'S SIGN. KEEP
THE COMMISSION WHOLE. THANK YOU
.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER?
>> THEIR TILE IS UP. STAR 6.
THERE YOU GO.
>> THE CASTE ORDINANCE IS
RACIST AND ACTUALLY
RIDICULOUS. THIS WILL -- WAS
BANNED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF
INDIA AND IS A NON-ISSUE, IT
DOES NOT EXIST IN THE U.S.,
OUR CHILDREN ARE MARRIED TO
AMERICANS, WHAT CASTE DO THEY
BELONG TO ? MUCH LESS, WHAT
ABOUT THE CASTE OF THE
CHILDREN ? LAWS EXIST
PROTECTING EMPLOYEES AND WE
NEED TO MAKE SURE THESE ARE
ENFORCED. THAT IS ALL I HAVE
TO SAY. I AM ABSOLUTELY AGAINST
THIS ORDINANCE. MY ANSWER IS
NO. PLEASE BAN IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT
SPEAKER IS CHRISTINE. PRESS
STAR 6 , POSSIBLY.
>> THERE YOU GO. SHE IS BACK.
>> THIS IS CHRISTINE. I WANT
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
FOR INTRODUCING AN AMENDMENT TO
COUNCIL BILL 120456 THAT TAKES
THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION OUT
OF THE LEGISLATION AND, THANKS
TO THE COMMITTEE THAT
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED IT, I HOPE
THE FULL CITY COUNCIL WILL SEE
THE WISDOM AND APPROVE IT AS
WELL. I ALSO HOPE THAT WHOEVER
OVERSEES THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS, WILL LOOK INTO
WHY THE STATEMENT OF
COMMITMENT TO RACIAL EQUITY,
THAT CITY COUNCIL , BY
ORDINANCE, REQUIRES BE ADDED
TO THE COMMISSION GUIDELINES IN
2015 , AND THAT THE COMMISSION
SUBSEQUENTLY DRAFTED ,
APPROVED, AND SENT TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS,
LITERALLY YEARS AGO , STILL NOT
FINALIZED AND ADDED TO THE
GUIDELINES AS REQUESTED. I LOOK
FORWARD, WITH HOPE , TO YOUR
VOTE TODAY FOR PASSING
COUNCIL BILL 120456 WITH THE
AMENDMENT OFFERED BY
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS . THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.
>> I AM A DOMINANT CASTE
HINDU PERSON FROM A SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY WITH A
LOT OF FAMILY IN SEATTLE
WORKING IN TECH. I GRADUATED
FROM A UNIVERSITY LAST YEAR
WHICH HAS A LARGE SOUTH ASIAN
POPULATION AND ON CAMPUS,
EYEWITNESS HURTFUL INSTANCES OF
CASTE DISCRIMINATION MULTIPLE
TIMES . ONCE AT AN EVENT FOR
SOUTH ASIAN STUDENTS . BEFORE
THEY DECIDED THEY WANT TO TALK
OR EVEN ASSOCIATE WITH OTHER
PEOPLE , THEY TRY TO FIGURE
OUT CASTE BACKGROUND FIRST . I
ASKED THEM WHY THEY CARED THAT
I DON'T BELIEVE PEOPLE SHOULD
DECIDE THEIR FRIENDS,
COLLEAGUES , AND COWORKERS
BASED ON CASTE. WHEN THEY
PRESSED ME AND ASKED WHAT MY
BACKGROUND WAS AND ASKED IF I
WAS THE HIGHEST CASTE HIM I
TOLD HIM THAT MY BACKGROUND DID
NOT MATTER AND IT SHOULD NOT
MATTER AT ALL. THEY DECIDED
THIS WAS A GROUNDS TO NO
LONGER TALKING TO ME AND OTHER
PEOPLE WHO WERE IDENTIFYING
WITH SO-CALLED LOWER CASTES.
THERE NEEDS TO BE PROTECTION
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND IT
NEEDS TO START IN SEATTLE.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER.
>> STAR 6. TO UNMUTE.
>> HELLO . CAN YOU HEAR ME ?
>> YOU ARE ON .
>> GOOD AFTERNOON . I AM A
HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATE AND TECH
WORKER, I URGE ALL COUNCIL
MEMBERS TO VOTE YES ON THIS
CASTE ORDINANCE . THIS IS A
CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY, CASTE
IS A BLOT ON OUR SOCIETY AND IT
IS A SHAME , IN THE 21st
CENTURY IN SEATTLE, THANK YOU ,
HAVE A NICE DAY.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS READY .
YOU MAY NEED TO PRESS STAR 6.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> I SUPPORT ADDING CASTE TO
DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCES .
THIS IS A HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE.
THERE ARE EXCLUSIONS AND
DENIAL OF OPPORTUNITIES BASED
ON CASTE . YOU SHOULD ADD
CASTE TO DISCRIMINATION POLICY
SO PEOPLE HAVE PROTECTIONS.
NO ONE IS FREE UNTIL EVERYONE
IS FREE. I URGE ALL
COUNCILMEMBERS TO SAY YES.
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY
.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER ?
>> HELLO . I WORK FOR A TECH
COMPANY IN SEATTLE AND I URGE
ALL COUNCILMEMBERS TO VOTE YES
ON THE ORDINANCE PROPOSED BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT . I AM
THANKFUL FOR THIS PLATFORM FOR
MARGINALIZED AND
UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES
BECAUSE OF LIFE EXPERIENCES.
THE MINORITIES IN SEATTLE ARE
OUTNUMBERED BY THE PRIVILEGED
PEOPLE BY MORE THAN 90%. IN
2003 . THAT IS WHEN THE VOICE
OF THE UNDERREPRESENTED PEOPLE
NEEDS TO BE HEARD. THERE IS A
LARGE CALL. I HAVE MY PERSONAL
EXPENSE WHEN MY FIRST JOB , MY
SENIORS WERE IN MY FACE ABOUT
HOW BAD THE TALENT WAS
COMING FROM THE UNDERREPRESENTE
D MINORITIES.
>> THANK YOU. MONTE K.
>> VOTE YES ON THIS ORDINANCE
TO BAN CASTE DISCRIMINATION
WHICH IS RAMPANT IN THE UNITED
STATES. I HAVE FACED THIS
MYSELF . I WAS DATING A GIRL
FROM A COMMUNITY IN CALIFORNIA
AND WE WERE MOVING TOWARDS
MARRIAGE. WHEN HER PARENTS
FOUND OUT I WAS OF MY CASTE ,
THEY REFUSE TO TALK TO ME, THEY
CALLED ME SLURS AND THREATENED
THEIR OWN DAUGHTER FOR BRINGING
DISHONOR TO THEIR SIKH FAMILY
FOR DATING, A POLLUTED LOWER
CASTE BOY, AND THEIR WORDS.
THERE ARE SEPARATE PEOPLE FOR
THE UPPER CASTE AND LOWER
CASTE , THE LOWER CASTE FACE
DISCRIMINATION BY UPPER CASTE
SIKHS AND THEY ARE FORCED TO
HAVE THEIR OWN TEMPLES. SIKH
ARE ROUTINELY --
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT
SPEAKER, PLEASE.
>> STAR 6. THERE YOU GO.
>> HELLO. I AM FROM MICHIGAN
AND I WORK AT AN I.T. COMPANY
AND I FACED DISCRIMINATION AND
I SUPPORT THE BAN ON THE
CASTE SYSTEM. MY COWORKERS
ONCE CALLED ME OUT , KNOWING I
BELONGED TO A LOW CASTE,
SAYING THAT BECAUSE OF PEOPLE
LIKE ME, HER SISTER -- [
INDISCERNIBLE ] . I DON'T WANT
THERE TO BE CASTE
DISCRIMINATION FOR CHILDREN
AND WE SHOULD BAN CASTE BASED
DISCRIMINATION IN SEATTLE.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER ? YOU MAY
NEED TO PRESS STAR 6.
>> HI. I AM A PROFESSIONAL
PERSON FROM A CASTE OPPRESSED
COMMUNITY . I WANT TO BAN
CASTE-BASED DISCRIMINATION IN
SEATTLE IN MY FIRST WEEK ON
THE JOB, I MET A PERSON WITH
THE TEAM AND ON THE SECOND
DAY, AND SOMEONE ASKED ME, IF
I WAS FROM NORTHERN INDIA?
THEY SAID THEY WERE FROM THE
UPPER CASTE. MY LAST NAME DOES
NOT REVEAL ANYTHING ABOUT MIKE
CASTE , THEY ASKED ABOUT MY
LAST NAME, STILL NOT FIGURING
OUT WHAT WAS INTENDED TO BE
FOUND, THE NEXT QUESTION ,
WHAT CASTE DO YOU BELONG TO ?
THIS IS CASTE-BASED
DISCRIMINATION. THEY WILL NOT
BE PREJUDICED ABOUT HOW TO
ASSOCIATE WITH THIS PERSON
GOING FORWARD. I VOTE YES TO
BAN CASTE BASED HIS COMMISSION
IN SEATTLE .
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER.
>> I AM A SOCCER PROFESSIONAL
WORKING IN THE UNITED STATES.
ON MY FIRST JOB WHEN I JOINED
, MY INDIAN BOSS RIDICULED ME
AND WOULD CALL DEROGATORY
NAMES TO LOWER CASTE PEOPLE
AND WOULD WATCH MY FACE TO
GUESS HOW I WOULD REACT . I
BELONG TO A BUDDHIST COMMUNITY,
VERY PEACELOVING , I HAVE KEEN
CASTE DISCRIMINATION BUT THIS
IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE, CASTE
IS A INGRAINED PART OF INDIAN
CULTURE. PARTICULARLY THE HIGH
CASTE PEOPLE, THEY MAKE SURE
THEY CARRY THIS
DISCRIMINATION. SOMEONE NEEDS
TO LOOK INTO THIS CLOSELY . I
URGE CITY COUNCIL TO VOTE YES
FOR BANNING THE CASTE
DISCRIMINATION AND MAKING THIS
COUNTRY EVEN MORE --
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS ELLA SMITH.
>> HELLO ?
>> HELLO.
>> HELLO. I AM LIVING IN THE
UNITED STATES. I HAVE FACED
CASTE DISCRIMINATION . I HAVE
BEEN MADE FUN OF FOR THE WAY I
SPEAK AND THE WAY I DRESS. I
DO NOT THINK ANY SOCIAL
SITUATION CAN EXPLAIN THE
NONSENSE THAT IS GOING ON. I
WOULD URGE YOU TO VOTE NO. DO
NOT LEGISLATE AGAINST PEOPLE.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT HIGHER CASTE
OR LOWER CASTE , DO NOT BRING
THINGS FROM INDIA OVER HERE .
>> OUR LAST SPEAKER? YOU MAY
NEED TO PRESS STAR 6.
>> HELLO? START 6 . GOOD .
>> HELLO. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY. I URGE THE
COUNCILMEMBERS TO VOTE YES ON
THE ORDINANCE PROPOSED BY
COUNCILMEMBER KSHAMA SAWANT TO
BAN CASTE DISCRIMINATION IN
SEATTLE. MAKING SEATTLE THE
FIRST CITY IN THE COUNTRY TO DO
THIS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU . THAT IS OUR LAST
SPEAKER, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. OUR
LAST PRESENT SPEAKER.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO
HAVE ATTENDE IN CHAMBERS AND
REMOTELY. WITH THAT, THAT IS
THE END OF PUBLIC COMMENT FOR
TODAY. WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE
AGENDA AND THE ADOPTION OF THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR. SO, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, IT WILL BE ADOPTED.
NOT SEEING OR HEARING AN
OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR IS
ADOPTED. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
. IF THERE I NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA FOR TODAY WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING OR SEEING NO
OBJECTION , IT IS ADOPTED. I
WILL GO ON TO THE ADOPTION OF
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THE
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR
INCLUDE THE MINUTES OF JANUARY
31st , 2023 . PAYROLL BILL ,
COUNCIL BILL 120508 , AND THE
THIRD ITEM , APPOINTMENTS , ONE
APPOINTMENT TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATION CIVIL
RIGHTS AND CULTURAL COMMITTEE
APPOINTMENT TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION . I BELIEVE THAT IS
OUT OF THE COMMITTEE OF
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES . ARE
THERE ANY ITEMS MY COLLEAGUES
WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR? NOT SEEING
ANY ITEMS, I WOULD MOVE TO
ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR . IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU . IT HAS BEEN
MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA ?
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN ?
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS MIKE
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD BACK
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ ?
>> YES .
>> IT HAS BEEN ADOPTED, PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE. MOVING ON
TO COMMITTEE REPORTS . WE HAVE
TWO ITEMS ON THE CALENDAR. THE
FIRST IS MINE . MADAM CLERK,
YOU PLEASE READ ITEM 1 INTO THE
RECORD .
>> AGENDA ITEM 1, AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO CITY EMPLOYMENT,
AUTHORIZING A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AND PROTEC17 .
>> I MOVED TO PASS COUNCIL
BILL 120505 . IS THERE A SECOND
?
>> SECOND .
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED, I WILL ADDRESS IT
NOW. COUNCIL BILL 120505 IS
SCHEDULED FOR DISCUSSION AND A
POSSIBLE VOTE TODAY, AS WE ARE
DOING RIGHT NOW . I WAS NOT
SUPPOSED TO READ THAT PART. LET
ME TELL YOU WHAT THIS BILL WILL
DO . IT WOULD AUTHORIZE A
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
PROTEC17 . AND APPROPRIATE
$882,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND
TO FULFILL THE TERMS OF THE
MOU. THE MOU WOULD AUTHORIZE A
PAY INCREASE FOR THE POLICE
DATA TECHNICIAN CLASSIFICATION
SERIES. I SHOULD NOTE THAT ALL
OF THE MOU AND FISCAL
INFORMATION HAS BEEN POSTED
ONLINE IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO
LOOK AT THE DOCUMENTS THAT HAVE
BEEN POSTED, THE MEMORANDUM,
AND THE ADDENDUM TO THE
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING .
CONTINUING , THE POLICE DATA
TECHNICIANS PROVIDE DATA
PROCESSING FUNCTIONS THAT
SUPPORT THE PLANNING AND
OPERATIONS OF THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT , THE
EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF AN
INCREASE IN THE WORKLOAD AND
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THESE
POSITIONS HAVE CORRESPONDED
WITH THE HIGH EMPLOYEE TURNOVER
RATE RESULTING IN CONTINUAL
TRAINING OF NEW STAFF AND A
CONSISTENT RISE IN THE BACKLOG
THAT HAS SOMETIMES PUT SEATTLE
POLICE OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH
STATE AND FEDERAL
RECORD-KEEPING REQUIREMENTS.
THE PAY INCREASE WOULD IMPACT
APPROXIMATELY 30 EMPLOYEES AT
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
AND WOULD BE RETROACTIVE TO
JANUARY 5th, 2022. THE MONEY
SUPPORTING MISAPPROPRIATION
INCREASE WERE HELD IN THE
UNBUDGETED PLANNING RESERVE.
AGAIN, THE REST OF THE
DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR
THE PUBLIC AND MY COLLEAGUES
ONLINE. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS
REGARDING COUNCIL BILL
120505 ? NOT SEEING ANY OR
HEARING ANYTHING, MADAM CLERK,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL .
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON ?
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN ?
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS MIKE
MAX
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ?
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS ?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> THE BILL PASSES. MADAM
CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF. ITEM NUMBER 2 ON THE
CALENDAR , WE HAVE SOME
LEGISLATION OUT OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATION CIVIL
RIGHTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES WILL BE
ADDRESSING THAT PLEASE READ IT
INTO THE RECORD .
>> THE REPORT OF THE
NEIGHBORHOODS EDUCATION CIVIL
RIGHTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE
ITEM 2, RELATING TO A STORY
PRESERVATION REVIEW PROCEDURES,
AMENDING AND MAKING PERMANENT
TEMPORARY PROCEDURES AND
AMENDING SECTIONS OF THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE, THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS CITY
COUNCIL PAST AS AMENDED THE
COUNCIL BILL .
>> IT IS ALL YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT . IN APRIL OF 2020,
WE PASSED AN ORDINANCE THAT
WOULD TEMPORARILY ALLOW SMALLER
SCALE MENU APPLICATIONS
RELATED TO THE STORY PROPERTIES
TO BE HANDLED BY DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS STAFF,
ADMINISTRATIVELY. AND, OR ,
THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION
OFFICER OF THE CITY. THE BILL
BEFORE US WAS TRANSMITTED BY
THE EXECUTIVE, IT WOULD BE A
PERMANENT REGULATION TO ALLOW
FOR THAT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW
OF CERTAIN CHANGES TO LANDMARKS
OR HISTORIC DISTRICTS . THE
KINDS OF CHANGES THAT WOULD BE
ALLOWED AND REVIEWED
ADMINISTRATIVELY INCLUDE ,
THEY ARE FOUR, INCLUDING
INSTALLATION, REMOVAL, OR
ALTERATION OF DUCTWORK ,
CONDUITS, FIRE ESCAPES, HVAC.
THE SECOND THING IS
INSTALLATION OF IMPROVEMENTS
FOR A.D.A. COMPLIANCE.
INSTALLATION , REMOVAL, OR
ALTERATION OF FIRE ESCAPE OR
LIFE SAFETY EQUIPMENT, AND
ALTERATIONS OR CHANGES FOR
SEISMIC EQUIPMENT. SO , WE HAD
SOME LIVELY DISCUSSION IN
COMMITTEE . WE DID HAVE A
PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS BILL ON
DECEMBER 9th. AS A COMMENTOR
INDICATED EARLIER THIS
AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
DID HAVE AN AMENDMENT THAT
WOULD REMOVE THE PIKE PLACE
HISTORIC DISTRICT FROM THIS
BILL. THAT AMENDMENT WAS
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. WE WANT
-- THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY
VOTED TO MOVE THIS BILL AS
AMENDED TO FULL COUNCIL . I DO
WANT TO THANK THE DEPARTMENT
OF NEIGHBORHOODS WHO HAVE BEEN
WORKING HARD ON THIS LANDMARK
LEGISLATION IN THE LAST YEAR,
AND COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF ,
AND MY OWN STAFF MEMBER, DEVON
, WHO HAS BEEN WORKING CLOSELY
WITH THIS . THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDED WE PASS THIS BILL
AS AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU . ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS REGARDING THE BILL IN
FRONT OF US? NOT SEEING ANY ,
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, I UNDERSTAND IT WAS
VERY LIVELY BUT DID PASS, 5-0.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO
ADD BEFORE WE GO TO A VOTE?
>> I THINK THAT DOES IT. THANK
YOU .
>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLE .
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES ?
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA ?
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN ?
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ?
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES .
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ ?
>> YES . THE BILL PASSES,
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF WE
HAVE NO ITEMS REMOVED ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. WE HAVE NO
OTHER ADOPTIONS , RESOLUTIONS ,
FOR THE INTRODUCTION AND
ADOPTION OF THE CALENDAR
TODAY. IS THAT CORRECT? YES .
NOT SEEING ANY, IS THERE ANY
OTHER BUSINESS FOR COUNCIL
BEFORE I ADJOURN US? NOT
SEEING ANY , COLLEAGUES , THIS
CONCLUDES THE ITEMS OF
BUSINESS ON THE AGENDA. THE
NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL
BE NEXT TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14th.
WITH THAT , WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.