>> THANK YOU. THE SEPTEMBER
26th , 2023 MEETING OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICE
COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER.
AM LISA HERBOLD. WILL THE CLER
PLEASE CALL THE WORLD?
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> LISA HERBOLD.
>> HERE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. BEFORE WE
REVIEW AND APPROVE TODAY'S
AGENDA, I WANT TO SAY A FEW
WORDS AROUND THE RECENT
REPORTING ABOUT THE SENATOR
HARASSING SOMEONE. I APPRECIAT
THE REPORTING ON THIS ISSUE.
IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT THI
ACT OF ANTI-ASIAN HATE IS BOTH
DISGUSTING AND IT UNDERMINES
THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS ABILITY
TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SAFETY. MANY
OF US ARE ASKING OURSELVES HOW
OUR COMMUNITIES, SPECIFICALLY
OUR APIDA COMMUNITIES CAN FEE
SAFE CALLING THE POLICE,
DEPENDING ON THE POLICE. A
POLICE OFFICER HAS ENGAGED IN
SUCH VILE ANTI-ASIAN HATE
THEMSELVES. WE KNOW THIS
INCIDENT COMES LESS THAN TWO
WEEKS AFTER WE LEARNED OF VILE
COMMENTS BY THE AUDITOR, THE
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE POLICE
OFFICERS KILLED, DEVALUING THE
LIFE OF GENEVIEVE KONDULA. W
NEED TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF RACIS
IN THE DEPARTMENT AND MEET WITH
THE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
ORGANIZATIONS TO DISCUSS HOW TO
ADDRESS URGENT CONCERNS OVER
SPD CULTURE. IT IS NOT ENOUGH
FOR US TO CALL TO STOP ASIAN
HATE. WE MUST ACTIVELY SUPPORT
AND PROTECT OUR APIDA
COMMUNITIES. THAT INCLUDES
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR INDIVIDUAL
OFFICERS. ON TODAY'S AGENDA, W
HAVE SIX ITEMS. THE FIRST IS
RESOLUTION DECLARING THE
COUNCIL AND MAYOR'S INTENT TO
RECOGNIZE THE SEISMIC RETROFIT
OF BUILDINGS IN COMPLIANCE WITH
THE CITIES YOU ARE M TECHNO
FIT STANDARDS. WE WILL BE
HEARING AN APPOINTMENT TO THE
POLICE COMMISSION. WE WILL HEAR
THE INTENT TO ENTER INTO THE
COLLECTIVE MARKETING PROCESS
CONTRACT RENEWAL AND CONSIDER
ACCOUNTABILITY PROPOSALS THAT
HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE
PUBLIC AND OVERSIGHT AGENCIES.
WE WILL BE HEARING AN ORDINANCE
RELATED TO FUNDING FOR HOUSING
AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS. AND AUTHORIZE A
SUBMISSION TO THE DEPARTMENT O
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN, CONSOLIDATE
PLAN, AND WE WILL ALSO BE
INCLUDING IN THIS ITEM A
SEPARATE PUBLIC HEARING.
SEPARATE FROM THE REGULAR PUBLI
COMMENT . AT THE BEGINNING OF
THE MEETING. WE WILL HEAR AN
ORDINANCE. WE WILL HAVE A SHORT
BRIEFING ON ONGOING DISCUSSION
ON A NETWORK COMPANY FEE
PROPOSAL . THIS DISCUSSION IS
BEFORE THE INTRODUCTION OF ANY
LEGISLATION RELATED TO THE
PROPOSED FEE. THE MEETING IS
SCHEDULED TO END AT 12:30. I
WANT TO FACILITATE
COUNCILMEMBERS BEING ABLE TO
ATTEND THE MAYOR'S BUDGET
SPEECH AT 12:30. I APPRECIATE
THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF PUBLIC
COMMENT HERE. WE HAVE 20 MINUTE
ON THE AGENDA FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT. WE HAVE 37 PEOPLE
SIGNED UP. SO WE WILL EXTEND TH
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD 10 MINUTE
TO ACCOMMODATE 30 MINUTES OF
SPEAKERS. THAT WILL RESULT IN
SOME PEOPLE'S THAT ARE SIGNED
UP POTENTIALLY NOT BEING ABLE T
SPEAK. AGAIN, GIVEN OUR
SCHEDULE TODAY, I CAN ONLY
EXTEND THE AGENDA PUBLIC
COMMENT PB 20 MINUTES, WHICH IS
ON THE CALENDAR TO AN
ADDITIONAL 10 MINUTES. THAT WIL
ALLOW FOR A TOTAL OF 30 , OF 37
SIGNED UP PUBLIC SPEAKERS TO
SPEAK. WE WILL NOW APPROVE OUR
AGENDA FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEETIN
. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, TH
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING
AND SEEING NO OBJECTION COME
TODAY'S AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE
WILL MOVE INTO PUBLIC COMMENT
NOW. THE SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN
ONE MINUTE TO SPEAK. WE WILL
ALTERNATE BETWEEN VIRTUAL AND
IN PERSON COMMENTERS. I WILL
CALL EACH SPEAKER BY NAME IN TH
ORDER IN WHICH THEY REGISTERED
ON THE WEBSITE. ONCE I CALL
SPEAKER'S NAME, IF YOU USE THE
VIRTUAL OPTION, YOU WILL HEAR A
PROMPT. ONCE YOU HEAR THE
PROMPT, HIT STAR SIX TO MUTE --
UNMUTE YOURSELF. BEGIN SPEAKING
BY STATING YOUR NAME AND THE
ITEM ON THE AGENDA YOU ARE
ADDRESSING. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR
CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT
OF YOUR TIME. ONCE THE SPEAKER
HEARS THAT CHIME, WE ASK THAT
YOU BEGIN TO WRAP UP PUBLIC
COMMENTS. IF YOU DO NOT END YOU
COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE
ALLOTTED TIME, THE SPEAKER WILL
BE MUTED AFTER 10 SECONDS TO
ALLOW US TO HEAR FROM THE NEXT
SPEAKER. ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETE
YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT, WE ASK THA
YOU DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE. I
YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE FOLLOWING
THE MEETING, WE ENCOURAGE YOU T
DO SO VIA THE SEATTLE CHANNEL O
THE LISTENING OPTIONS ON THE
AGENDA. THERE ARE 37 PEOPLE
SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. 1
VIRTUAL AND 20 IN PERSON. I'M
GOING TO START WITH THE IN
PERSON PUBLIC COMMENTERS. WE
WILL START WITH JULIE
RUBINSTEIN, FOLLOWED BY KING
WOODCOFF. AND I WOULD REQUEST
THAT PEOPLE HOLD THEIR APPLAUSE
BECAUSE APPLAUSE TAKES UP TIME
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO LIMIT THE
NUMBER OF SPEAKERS BECAUSE
AGAIN, WE HAVE 30 MINUTES. YOUR
APPLAUSE TAKES UP TIME. WE WILL
REDUCE THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS
WHO CAN SPEAK. THANK YOU.
>> IT IS NOT A BUG BUT A
FEATURE OF POLICING, WRIT LARGE
DO NOT HIDE BEHIND THE
IMAGINARY MANDATES OF YOUR TRUC
OR TO JUSTIFY THIS BRUTAL
SYSTEM COME THIS BRITTLE
DISREGARD. NOTHING CAN JUSTIFY
WHAT WE HAVE SEEN THE SPD
COMMIT. THE U.S. IS NOT SAFE
BECAUSE POLICE LIKE KEVIN CAN
MURDER WOMEN OF COLOR. IT TAKE
UPROAR FOR THE COUNCIL TO
CONVICT HIM. THE MOST MINIMAL
GESTURE YOU COULD SHOW IS TO
CONVICT KEVIN DAVE.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS KING WOODCOFF. HE WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY MICHAEL TAY
TAGGART.
>> I AM NOT HERE TO MINCE WORDS
OR OFFER FORGIVENESS. KEVIN DAV
IS A MURDERER, AND TO DESCRIB
WOMEN OF COLOR LOW VALUE IS TO
SHOW THE ROOTS OF THE POLICE.
WE DO NOT BELIEVE YOU. WE
COMFORT THE AFFLICTED AND
AFFLICT THE COMFORTABLE. RIGHT
NOW, YOU ALL LOOK TOO
COMFORTABLE WITH THE THINGS YOU
HAVE DONE. CONVICTION IS THE
LEAST YOU CAN DO, SO DO IT.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER,
MICHAEL MAY TAGGART, FOLLOWED
BY NOVA MORNING STAR.
>> IS THIS ON? YES, CONVICT
KEVIN DAVE FOR MURDER. IT IS
UNACCEPTABLE. COPS GET TO HAVE
THIS MUCH SAY OVER OUR LIVES
AND DEATHS BECAUSE THE CITY
COUNCIL DESIGNS THE CITY WITH
THAT MINDSET, AND I RECOGNIZE
THIS IS PUBLIC SAFETY. WHY AR
THE CARS SO BIG? WHY DO THESE
CARS NOT HAVE SPEED COVERS?
THERE'S NO REASON FOR A CAR TO
GO 70 MILES PER HOUR IN THE
CITY. THERE'S NO REASON TO
DESIGN THE CITY SO THAT POLICE
CHASE PEOPLE DOWN.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS NOVA MORNING STAR. SHE WIL
BE FOLLOWED BY VALERY
SCHLERETT.
>> THAT IS A DECISION BEING
MADE BY THE PROSECUTOR. THAT
IS INDEPENDENT OF THE CITY
COUNCIL.
>> MY NAME IS NOVA. HAVING
BELITTLING LEADERSHIP THAT WORK
TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM
PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY IS A
VIOLATION OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY.
THE LEADERSHIP OF THE SEATTLE
POLICE OFFICERS GUILT HAS SHOWN
THE WORLD THE LENGTHS THEY WILL
GO TO TO PREVENT ACCOUNTABILITY
AND JUSTICE. REMEMBER THE PRIC
TAG THEY GAVE TO NAVI. THEY
FEAR ACCOUNTABILITY. REMEMBER
ALL OF THE VICTIMS OF POLICE
VIOLENCE. WE DEMAND THE
RESIGNATION FOR THEIR COMMENTS
AND FOR KEVIN DAVE TO BE
CONVICTED FOR THE MURDER OF
JAAHNAVI KANDULA.
>> NEXT WE HAVE VALERY SCHLERET
, FOLLOWED BY ROBERT BACON.
>> SEATTLE'S POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM IS NOT
WORKING. THE LATEST OF THE
POLICE AVERAGES ARE AN EXAMPLE
OF THINGS THAT IF WE HAD A
WORKING ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM,
IT MIGHT OF BEEN PREVENTED
BECAUSE ALL THESE HAVE A
DISSENT DECREE, WE MIGHT HAVE
BEEN GETTING RID OF THE BAD
OFFICERS IN CHANGING POLICE
CULTURE. THE OFT QUOTED GOAL O
CHANGING POLICE CULTURE. WE ARE
NOT DOING THAT. THAT IS NOT
HAPPENING. THE PART OF THIS
REFORM PROCESS, WE MIGHT HAVE A
BETTER SYSTEM. WE ARE
SYSTEMATICALLY SHUT OUT AND
SHUT UP. A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT
IS WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO
THE PRISONS PROGRAM. A PILOT
PROJECT TO ADDRESS VICTIMS OF
POLICE VIOLENCE. IT HAS BEEN
ABSOLUTELY SUFFOCATED BY THE
SYSTEM, BY THE ACCOUNTABILITY
SYSTEM, AND WE HAVE SPOKEN TO
ALL OF YOU ABOUT THIS IN PERSON
, AND IN WRITING MULTIPLE TIMES
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS ROBERT GAGEL, FOLLOWED BY
DAWSON McGRATH.
>> WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR YOU T
BE THE ONES TO FIRE THEM. WE
ARE ASKING YOU TO LEVERAGE YOUR
POWER TO APPLY PRESSURE. YOU
ARE NOT IN ISOLATION FROM THOSE
PEOPLE. FROM THESE KILLER COPS
WHO ARE NOT IN ISOLATION POINT
YOU HAVE POWER. WE ARE ASKING
YOU TO DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO
CONVICT KEVIN DAVE, HAVING
LEADERSHIP THAT WORKS TO PROTEC
THEMSELVES FROM PUBLIC
ACCOUNTABILITY IS A VIOLATION O
OUR PUBLIC SAFETY. THE
LEADERSHIP OF THE POLICE
OFFICERS GUILT HAS SHOWN THE
WORLD THE LENGTHS THEY WILL GO
TO PREVENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND
JUSTICE. WHILE SPOG ARGUES FOR
THEIR WORTH, REMEMBER THE PRIC
TAG THEY GAVE JAAHNAVI KANDULA.
THEY FEAR ACCOUNTABILITY.
REMEMBER ALL THE VICTIMS OF
POLICE VIOLENCE THAT YOU HAVE
SHUT DOWN.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS DAWSON McGRATH. HE WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY PRIHETHA SHENEGUH.
>> HELLO. DAWSON McGRATH , HER
TO SPEAK ON POLICE MISCONDUCT.
THIS IS A VIOLATION OF OUR
PUBLIC SAFETY. THE LEADERSHIP O
THE SEATTLE POLICE OFFICERS
GUILT HAVE SHOWN THE LINKS THEY
WILL GO TO PREVENT
ACCOUNTABILITY AND JUSTICE.
WHILE SPOG ARGUES FOR THEIR
WORTH, REMEMBER THE PRICE TAG
THEY GAVE JAAHNAVI KANDULA ONE.
THEY FEAR ACCOUNTABILITY.
REMEMBER ALL THE VICTIMS THAT
YOU HAVE SHUT DOWN AND LEFT
BEHIND. WE DEMAND THE IMMEDIATE
RESIGNATION OF THE BIGOT MIKE
SULLEN . THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS PRIHETHA SHENEGUH. MY
APOLOGIES IF I MISS PRONOUNCING
YOUR NAME, FOLLOWED BY SHIRETH
SHANMEGUN.
>> MY NAME IS PRIHETHA SHENEGUH
AND I MOVED TO SEATTLE A YEAR
AGO. I LIVE NEAR THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT IN GENERAL USE PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION OR WALK TO MY
DESTINATIONS, EVEN WHEN I DRIVE
WALKING IS UNAVOIDABLE DUE TO
THE POTHOLE SITUATION. ALL OF
US ARE IN GREAT DANGER IF POLIC
OFFICERS FEAR NO CONSEQUENCES T
DRIVING RECKLESSLY AND TAKING
PEDESTRIAN DEATHS CASUALLY. I
STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT THE
POLICE OFFICER WHO DROVE AT HIG
SPEED WITHOUT SIRENS AND KILLED
A PEDESTRIAN, AS WELL AS THOSE
WHO JOKED ABOUT , FACE SERIOUS
CONSEQUENCES. OTHERWISE, NONE O
US WILL BE SAFE ON SEATTLE
STREETS. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SHIRETH
SHANMEGUN, FOLLOWED BY VEC
EMMEL.
>> HI. MY NAME IS SHIRETH
SHANMEGUN. I MOVED TO SEATTLE 2
YEARS AGO TO WORK IN THE TECH
INDUSTRY. SO MANY OF US IN
SEATTLE AND THROUGHOUT THE WORL
WERE SHOCKED TO HEAR LEADERS O
THE POLICE UNION LAUGHING ABOUT
AND BELITTLING JAAHNAVI'S LIFE
AND DEATH. I NOTICED THAT SOME
OF YOU ON THE COUNCIL WERE NOT
SURPRISED. THOSE OF YOU WHO
CAMPAIGNED HEAVILY ON A PLATFOR
OF PROVIDING NEW POLICE
OFFICERS HAVE NEVER TRIED TO
EARN THE POLICE UNION'S
ENDORSEMENT. WHY IS THAT? FOR
DECADES THROUGHOUT AMERICA,
POLITICIANS, INCLUDING MAYOR ED
MURRAY ONE THAT SUPPORT. YOU
KNEW THE CULTURE OF THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT. THAT IS WHY YOU
NEVER SOUGHT THEIR ENDORSEMENT.
IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE POLICIE
ON HIRING MORE POLICE OFFICERS,
ALL THE PRESS CONFERENCE AND
ACCEPT AN ENDORSEMENT, OR JOIN
US IN CALLING FOR THEM TO
RESIGN, JUST AS MANY OF YOU
CALLED FOR ED MURRAY TO RESIGN.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS VEC
EMMELY. AFTER THAT, WE WILL
MOVE TO VIRTUAL SPEAKERS,
STARTING WITH HOWARD GAIL.
>> MY NAME IS VEC EMMEL. THE
LEADERSHIP WORKS TO PROTECT
THEMSELVES FROM FEDERAL
ACCOUNTABILITY. THE LEADERSHIP
OF THE SEATTLE POLICE OFFICERS
GUILT HAS SHOWN THEIR POSITION
THEY FEAR ACCOUNTABILITY.
REMEMBER ALL OF THE VICTIMS OF
POLICE VIOLENCE WHO HAVE BEEN
SHUT DOWN AND LEFT BEHIND. WE
DEMAND THE RESIGNATION OF MIK
SULLEN AND DANIEL OTTERD. IF
YOU'RE SERIOUS ABOUT STOPPING
HATE, YOU WILL LISTEN TO THE
IMPACTED COMMUNITIES.
>> THANK YOU. HOWARD GAIL,
FOLLOWED BY CASTILLE HIGHTOWER
>> GOOD MORNING. HOWARD GAIL.
AS A SOCIETY, WE RECOGNIZE THE
CRIMES OF HATE. IT REQUIRES
SANCTIONS INCLUDING CRIMINAL
SANCTIONS. WE UNDERSTAND THAT
THIS IS A REQUIREMENT FOR ANY
CULTURE OF HATE. CULTURE CAN
ONLY CHANGE WHEN THE REWARDS
THAT CREATED THE CULTURE STOP
BEING REWARDS AND BECOME
PUNISHMENTS. WHEN IT COMES TO
POLICING, YOU REVERSE THIS
EQUATION. IN RECENT MONTHS WITH
THE REVELATION OF SEATTLE
OFFICERS SHOWING RACIAL ANIMUS
WE CALL FOR ACCOUNTABILITY.
TODAY, YOU WILL APPOINT YET ONE
MORE ATTORNEY PROSECUTING
ATTORNEY TO THE CDC WILL NEVER
ADDRESSING THIS. THE CULTURAL
CHANGE WE NEED IS WITH YOU AND
YOUR POLICE AND ACTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS CASTILLE HIGHTOWER, FOLLOWED
BY LAUREN FAYE.
>> MY NAME IS CASTILLE
HIGHTOWER. JAAHNAVI WAS
MURDERED BY SPD OFFICERS. LIP
SERVICE WAS PAID. THERE IS
ANOTHER LAYER OF HEARTLESSNESS.
SHE LOST HER LIFE. IT WAS MADE
BY SPOG LEADERS MIKE SOLEN AN
DANIEL OTTERD. THERE ARE FALSE
PROMISES AND GAS LIGHTING. IF
YOU CARE ABOUT THIS, LIKE YOU
SAY YOU DO, YOU WOULD STOP
OBSTRUCTING THIS. YOU SHOULD
CALL FOR THE FIRING OF MIKE
SOLEN AND DANIEL AUDERER. BUT
YOU DON'T CARE. WE NEED
JUSTICE. YOU SHOULD ALL BE
ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES. IT IS
SHAMEFUL.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LAUREN
FAYE, FOLLOWED BY TONY PINAYA
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
LAUREN FAYE. I'M HERE TO SPEAK
ON A DIFFERENT TOPIC. FIRST ,
WE NEED FACILITIES FOR PEOPLE
IN NEED. THE ESE HAS LONG
PROVIDED SOLUTIONS. IT IS OUR
HOPE TO EXPAND THESE EFFORTS B
CREATING A RECOVERY CENTER. IT
IS A PLACE FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED
A PLACE TO RECOVER. THE ESE
HAS RESPONDED TO OVERDOSES IN
THE COMMUNITY. WE USE NARCAN T
REDUCE OVERDOSES. THE ESE IS
WORKING WITH THE DRUG AND
ALCOHOL INSTITUTE TO CREATE A
CENTER THAT PEOPLE CAN BE
BROUGHT TO. PLEASE HAVE
COUNSEL BUILT 120626 PASS.
>> THANK YOU. BEFORE WE MOVE
INTO THE NEXT GROUP OF PUBLIC
COMMENTERS WITH TONY PINAYA AND
KATHERINE HOLME, I WANT TO LET
PEOPLE KNOW THAT THERE IS AN
ERROR ON THE AGENDA. THE TOPIC
IS THE DELIVERY FEE IN THE
PRESENTATION THAT IS FOUND ON
THE AGENDA. IT REFLECTS A FEE,
NOT A TAX. WE MOVE TO TONY
ANAYA, FOLLOWED BY KATHERINE
HOLME.
>> HELLO COUNSEL AND MEMBERS O
THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS TONY
ANAYA. I AM HEAD OF PUBLIC
RELATIONS FOR DOOR DASH. I AM
IN OPPOSITION TO THE DELIVERY
TAX. IT WILL MAKE DELIVERY
SERVICES LESS AFFORDABLE. WE
ARE FACING SIGNIFICANT COST
INCREASES AS A RESULT OF
DELIVERY REGULATIONS. THE
AVERAGE DELIVERY COST WILL BE
MORE THAN FOUR TIMES HIGHER.
INCREASED COST FOR CONSUMERS,
WHETHER BECAUSE OF NEW
REGULATIONS OR ANY ATTACKS, ALS
MAKES FOR FEWER ORDERS AND LOSS
IN REVENUE. YOU SHOULD
RECONSIDER THIS EFFORT. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS KATHERINE HOLME, FOLLOWED
BY KELLY FUKAI.
>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR
HERBOLD. I AM THE GOVERNMENT
MANAGER FOR --. THIS IS AN
ILLEGAL TAX ON FOOD IN VIOLATIO
OF THE KEEPING GROCERIES
AFFORDABLE ACT. THE VOTERS
APPROVED THE ACT IN 2019
BECAUSE THEY OPPOSE TAXES AND
FEES EXACTLY LIKE THE ONE BEING
CONSIDERED HERE TODAY. IT WILL
DRIVE UP THE COST OF HEALTHY
FOOD, EVEN WITH MIXED BASKETS,
FOOD IS BEING TAXED, WHICH
DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF THE
EXEMPTION OF GROCERIES. THIS
ILLEGAL TAX IS BEING INTRODUCED
AS AN EXCUSE TO FIND FUNDING.
IT IS UNNECESSARY. IT IS
TRIPLE THE AMOUNT REQUESTED PER
PERSON. WE ASK THAT THE
COMMITTEE NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH
THIS TAX. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS KELLY FUKAI, FOLLOWED BY
JOHN INGBERG.
>> GOOD MORNING. I AM KELLY
FUKAI. I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT O
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AT THE
WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
THERE IS A MISSION TO BUILD A
ROBUST TECHNOLOGY CENTER IN OUR
COMMUNITY. THE TECH SECTOR
ACCOUNTS FOR A QUARTER OF ALL
JOBS IN WASHINGTON STATE AND 30
OF THE LOCAL ECONOMY HERE IN
SEATTLE. WHENEVER PILLARS IS TO
ENABLE INNOVATION AND GROWTH
THROUGHOUT TECHNOLOGY SECTORS.
SINCE 2020, THERE HAVE BEEN SIX
ORDINANCES CONNECTED BY THIS
COUNCIL ADDRESSING INNOVATION.
WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE
CURRENT REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
FOR THIS SECTOR WILL CHILL
INNOVATION AND DRIVE FUTURE
INNOVATORS TO CONSIDER OTHER
LOCATIONS TO DEVELOP THEIR
BUSINESSES. WHILE WE AWAIT
FURTHER DETAILS, WE HAVE
CONCERNS. THERE ARE MANY
CONSIDERATIONS . WE SHOULD KNOW
WHETHER IN ORDER --
>> THANK YOU. IF YOU HAVE
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, PLEASE SEN
THEM IN. LISA.HERBOLD@SEATTLE.
OV.
>> THANK YOU , CHAIR HERBOLD.
I AM TESTIFYING AGAINST THE FE
. WRA REJECTS THIS. IT WILL
HAVE AN IMPACT ON SENIORS,
PEOPLE WITH MOBILITY CHALLENGES
AND POOR FAMILIES. A $.10
DELIVERY FEE WILL ADD UP AND
NEGATIVELY IMPACT THOSE
FAMILIES. THE WASHINGTON RETAI
ASSOCIATION IS CONCERNED ABOUT
GROCERIES. WRA IS CONCERNED
THAT THIS EXEMPTION WILL RESULT
IN A FEE BEING ADDED TO
VIRTUALLY EVERY GROCERY
DELIVERY. FOR THESE REASONS, TH
WRA RESPECTFULLY ASKS THE
COUNCIL TO REJECT THIS PROPOSED
DELIVERY FEE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS DARLENE RUIZ, FOLLOWED BY
MARCOS WANLESS.
>> HI. MY NAME IS DARLENE RUIZ.
I'M PRESIDENT OF THE JUSTICE
FOR TREVOR FOUNDATION. I'M
CALLING ON BEHALF OF JUSTICE FO
JAAHNAVI KANDULA, ON THE FIRIN
OF KEVIN DAVE FOR KILLING
JAAHNAVI IN A CROSSWALK, GOING
75 IN A 25 POINT NO LIGHTS.
THOSE AT THE POLICE UNION,
THEY SET AN EXAMPLE FOR THE
POLICE OFFICERS COME IN THEY AR
ALLOWED TO MOCK AND MAKE FUN OF
JAAHNAVI , THAT HER LIFE WAS
ONLY WORTH $11,000? YOU, CITY
COUNCIL, IT IS YOUR JOB TO STAN
UP FOR THE PEOPLE. YOU HAVE THE
POWER. IT IS UP TO YOU TO STAND
BEHIND AND BE OUR VOICE. STAND
UP FOR JAAHNAVI KANDULA.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS MARCOS WANLESS, FOLLOWED BY
MICHAEL WOLF.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS MARCO
WANLESS. I AM HERE TODAY TO
OPPOSE THE NEW DELIVERY FEE OR
TAX. IT IS BEING CONSIDERED BY
THE COUNCIL. WITH THIS NEW TAX,
IT IS ASKING THOSE WHO LIVE IN
SEATTLE TO PAY MORE. I CAN TELL
YOU FIRSTHAND THAT ADDING THIS
TAX IS THE WRONG WAY TO SOLVE
THESE BUDGET CHALLENGES,
ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE GROWTH IN
HISPANIC GROWN BUSINESSES. MAN
OF THEM RELY ON DELIVERIES TO
SUSTAIN THEIR CUSTOMER BASE.
WHEN I HEAR ABOUT THE NEW CITY
TAX AND DELIVERY SERVICE, IT
CONCERNS ME GREATLY BECAUSE I
KNOW THIS WILL HAVE AN ADVERSE
IMPACT ON OUR CHAMBERS MEMBERS
BUSINESSES. THEIR EMPLOYEES AND
THE FAMILIES THEY SUPPORT. WE
NEED TO REEVALUATE PRIORITIES
RATHER THAN LOOKING FOR NEW TAX
REVENUE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. MICHAEL WOLF, AND
THEN WE WILL BE SWITCHING BACK
OVER TO IN PERSON. MICHAEL WOL
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY GEOFFREY
FREITAG.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNSEL. THI
IS MICHAEL WOLF. I'M CALLING I
ABOUT THE FEE ON DELIVERIES
BEING PROPOSED HERE. I WANT TO
URGE THE COUNCIL TO HAVE CAUTIO
WHEN APPROACHING THIS TOPIC.
YOUR PLAN IS $7.4 BILLION. YO
HAVE ONE $.6 BILLION IN THE
GENERAL FUND. IT WOULD RAISE
LESS THAN 1/10 OF 1% OF THAT
BUDGET. I CHALLENGE YOU NOT TO
INCREASE COSTS IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, INCREASING DISPLACEMEN
AND ADDING AFFORDABILITY ISSUES
FIND PROGRAMS TO FUND THIS. W
PARTICIPATED IN THE STAKEHOLDER
MEETING AND APPRECIATED THE
COLLABORATION OF COUNSEL
AROUND THESE ISSUES. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. AGAIN, SWITCHING
TO IN PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT, WE
HAVE GEOFFREY FREITAG, FOLLOWED
BY KALE FREERICH.
>> GEOFFREY FREITAG, SEATTLE
ALLIANCE. THIS IS A VIOLATION
OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY. THE
LEADERSHIP OF THE SEATTLE POLIC
OFFICERS KILLED HAS SHOWN THE
LENGTHS THEY WILL GO TO TO
PREVENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND
JUSTICE. WHILE SPOG ARGUES FOR
THEIR WORTH, REMEMBER THE PRICE
TAG THEY GAVE HER. REMEMBER AL
THE VICTIMS OF POLICE VIOLENCE
WE DEMAND THE EMITTED
RESIGNATION OF MIKE SOLEN AND
DANIEL AUDERER FOR THEIR
UNACCEPTABLE COMMENTS AND FOR
KEVIN DAVE TO BE FIRED AND
CONVICTED FOR THE DEATH OF
JAAHNAVI KANDULA.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS GAIL
FREERICH FOLLOWED BY LINDSEY
BURGESS.
>> HAVING BELITTLING LEADERSHI
THAT WORKS TO PROTECT THEMSELVE
FROM FEDERAL ABILITY IS A
VIOLATION OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY.
WHILE SPOG ARGUES FOR THEIR
WORK, REMEMBER THE PUNISHMENT
FOR THE DEATH OF JAAHNAVI. THE
FEAR ACCOUNTABILITY. REMEMBER
ALL OF THE VICTIMS OF POLICE
VIOLENCE YOU HAVE SHUT DOWN AND
LEFT BEHIND. WE SEE HOW THE CIT
TREATS VICTIMS OF POLICE
VIOLENCE. WE SEE HOW THE POLICE
TREATS EVERY DAY WORKERS. WE
WILL NOT STAND FOR POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. LINDSEY BURGESS
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY RAY
MITCHELL.
>> HI. MY NAME IS LINDSEY
BURGESS. I'M A HAIRSTYLIST. IT
TAKES 1600 HOURS TO BECOME A
HAIRSTYLIST IN WASHINGTON STATE
IT REQUIRES AT LEAST 1700 HOURS
TO BECOME A POLICE OFFICER. I
TAKES MORE HOURS FOR ME TO DO
HERE THAN FOR THE POLICE
OFFICERS TO BE DOING WHAT THEY
ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING. ONE
OTHER EXAMPLE OF A DIFFICULT
TIME THAT I HAD WAS I WAS
WALKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
DAY AND A POLICE OFFICER WAS
STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT. I HAD A
CROSSWALK. HE STARTS DRIVING. N
LIGHTS, NO SIGNS, NOTHING. HE
LOOKS AT ME LIKE I WAS DOING
SOMETHING WRONG, WHAT DID I FEE
LIKE I HAD THE POWER TO SAY OR
DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT? NO. I
THOUGHT, OH, WELL, HE DIDN'T HI
ME. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THAT
SHOULDN'T BE OKAY. YOU SHOULDN'
BE ALLOWED TO JUST DRIVE
WHEREVER YOU WANT HOWEVER YOU
WANT. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET
AWAY WITH EVERYTHING.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS GAIL FREERICH TO . RATE WILL
BE FOLLOWED BY CLEO JANSEN.
>> HELLO. RAY MITCHELL WITH THE
SEATTLE ALLIANCE AGAINST RACIST
AND POLITICAL OPPRESSION. I'M
SORRY TO BE BLUNT, BUT IT IS
CLEAR THAT YOUR ELECTED
OFFICIALS HAVEN'T SHOWN ANY
INTEREST IN ANYTHING MORE THAN
FLOWERY WORDS. YOU SAY IT IS NO
IN YOUR CONTROL, BUT YOU ARE
CAPABLE OF EXERTING PRESSURE TO
ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY. THE
POLICE ARE NOT KEEPING US SAFE.
OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE
SUPPOSED TO BE DOING SOME ABOUT
IT IF THEY BECOME A DANGER TO
THE PUBLIC. YOU HAVEN'T. THE
POLICE OFFICERS GUILT REPRESENT
A DANGER TO PUBLIC SAFETY. IT I
FAR PAST TIME FOR SAMMY TO BE
DONE ABOUT IT. SO USE NICE WORD
AND ACT LIKE THEY CARE, BUT
ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS
AND SPOG DOES NOT CARE. WE
DEMAND THE RESIGNATIONS OF
MIKE SOLEN AND DANIEL AUDERER.
THESE ARE BAD MEN, AND YOUR
CONTINUED INACTION PROTECTS
THEM. YOUR COMPLICITY WITH AN
UNJUST SYSTEM HAS CAUSED AN
INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT. IT IS
NOT GOING AWAY UNTIL YOU DO YOU
JOBS AND PROTECT THE PEOPLE OF
THE CITY FROM THEIR OWN
LAW-ENFORCEMENT. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CLEO
JANSEN. CLEO WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY JONATHAN TOLEDO. WE MAY BE O
THE SQUEEZE ANOTHER COUPLE OF
PEOPLE AGAIN. WE WILL GO BACK T
VIRTUAL AND HAVE JAAHNAVI
KANDULA -- KIM PASQUITO TO
FOLLOW.
>> THE LEADERSHIP OF THE
SEATTLE POLICE OFFICERS GUILD
HAS SHOWN THE WORLD THE LINKS
THEY WILL GO TO TO PREVENT
ACCOUNTABILITY AND JUSTICE.
WHILE SPOG ARGUES FOR THEIR
WORTH, REMEMBER THE PRICE TAG
THEY GAVE JAAHNAVI. REMEMBER
MIKE SOLEN ENDED THE CONTRACT
FOR BODY CAMERA ANALYSIS. THEY
FEAR ACCOUNTABILITY. REMEMBER
THE VICTIMS OF POLICE VIOLENCE
THAT YOU HAVE SHUT DOWN. WE
DEMAND THE RESIGNATION OF MIKE
SOLEN AND DANIEL AUDERER FOR
THEIR INHUMANE AND UNACCEPTABL
COMMENTS AND FOR KEVIN DAVE TO
BE FIRED AND CONVICTED FOR THE
DEATH OF JAAHNAVI KANDULA.
>> THANK YOU. JONATHAN TOLEDO
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY KIM
PASQUITO.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS JONATHAN.
HAVING BELITTLING SPOG
LEADERSHIP THAT PROTECTS HIMSEL
FROM PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY IS A
VIOLATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY. THE
LEADERSHIP OF THE SEATTLE
POLICE OFFICERS GUILD HAS SHOWN
THE WORLD THE LENGTHS THEY WILL
GO TO TO PREVENT ACCOUNTABILITY
AND JUSTICE. WHILE SPOG ARGUE
FOR THEIR WORTH, REMEMBER THE
PRICE TAG THEY GAVE JAAHNAVI.
REMEMBER, MIKE SOLEN ENDED THE
CONTRACT FOR FBI BODY CAMERA
ANALYSIS. THEY FEAR
ACCOUNTABILITY. REMEMBER ALL TH
VICTIMS OF POLICE VIOLENCE THA
YOU HAVE SHUT DOWN AND LEFT
BEHIND. WE DEMAND THE IMMEDIATE
IS A NATION OF BIGOTS MIKE
SOLEN AND DANIEL AUDERER FOR
THEIR INHUMANE AND UNACCEPTABLE
COMMENTS AND FOR KEVIN DAVE TO
BE FIRED AND TRIED FOR THE
MURDER OF JAAHNAVI KANDULA.
>> THANK YOU. AND MOVING BACK T
VIRTUAL PUBLIC COMMENTERS, WE'R
GOING TO CLOSE OUT COMMENTS TO
DATE WITH KIM PASQUITO.
>> MORNING. I AM REPRESENTING
PROACTIVE PERSISTENT PEOPLE FOR
PROGRESS TO SPEAK TO RESOLUTION
32 112. PARAMETERS SET BOTH
GUIDES AND LIMITS AS SUBJECT
FOR DISCUSSION IN THE UPCOMING
POLICE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS.
ITEMS THAT ARE NOT PART OF THE
RESOLUTION ARE OFF-LIMITS WITH
PREVENTION OF THE 2019 SPOG
CONTRACT . CLEARLY, THERE ARE
SIGNIFICANT LOCAL AND NATIONAL
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHERE
DISCIPLINE AND ACCOUNTABILITY
LONG IN TERMS OF POLICE
CONTRACTS. WITH THE RECENT
HEARING , HE DID SHARE HIS
OBSERVATIONS THAT AFTER 12 YEAR
OF WORKING WITH THE CITY AND
DOJ, HE DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT
ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCIPLINE
SHOULD BE THE SUBJECT OF
BARGAINING. ANY RECOMMENDED
IMPROVEMENTS MIGHT BE STYMIED
UNTIL THE NEXT CYCLE. WE ASK TH
PARAMETERS TO BE PUT IN PLACE
FOR PLACE ACCOUNTABILITY
MEASURES TO BE PUT IN PLACE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT
THAT CLOSES PUBLIC COMMENT.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. I'
SORRY WE DIDN'T GET TO
EVERYBODY. WE DID HAVE SOME
FOLKS BOTH ONLINE AND HERE WITH
US. WE NEED TO HAVE THIS MEETIN
WRAPPED UP BY NOON. WE ARE
ALREADY OVER TIME. THE MAYOR'S
BUDGET SPEECH IS AT 12:30 AND
MANY OF US ARE PLANNING TO
ATTEND. WITH THAT, WE CLOSE
PUBLIC COMMENT AND MOVE INTO TH
FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA . WILL
THE COURT PLEASE READ THE AGEND
ITEM?
>> AGENDA ITEM 1 IS RESOLUTION
32111, RESOLUTION DECLARING THE
CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR'S INTENT
TO RECOGNIZE THE SEISMIC
RETROFIT OF UNREINFORCED MASONR
BUILDINGS TO BE IN COMPLIANCE
WITH THE RETROFIT TECHNICAL
STANDARD.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. LET'S
SEE. SO WE WILL START WITH SOME
INTRODUCTIONS BEFORE WE KICK
THAT OFF AND GET THE
INTRODUCTIONS OFF, I HAVE A FEW
REMARKS. I WANT TO SET SOME
BACKGROUND HERE. BACK IN 2017,
SEATTLE'S UNREINFORCED MASONRY
POLICY COMMITTEE RELEASED
RECOMMENDATIONS, NOTING OVER
1100 UNREINFORCED MASONRY
BUILDINGS IN THE CITY, POSING A
PUBLIC SAFETY RISK. IN THE FOUR
YEARS FOLLOWING THAT REPORT, I
WORKED WITH THE PREVIOUS
ADMINISTRATION, THIS
ADMINISTRATION, THE STATE
LEGISLATURE, THE OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SEATTL
CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION TO
BUILD OUR 2021 RESOLUTION. THA
REPRESENTED A JOINT COMMITMENT
BY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR TO WOR
ON DEVELOPING PHASED MANDATORY
SEISMIC RETROFIT PROGRAM. THIS
YEAR, SEATTLE TEMPERAMENT AND
CONSTRUCTION INSPECTIONS
RELEASED NEW TECHNICAL STANDARD
THAT THEY WILL DISCUSS IN A
PRESENTATION ON THE RESOLUTION
BEFORE US TODAY. 32111. THIS
RESOLUTION CONTINUES THE WORK O
THE 2021 RESOLUTION BY
IDENTIFYING BOTH THE DRAFT YOUR
M TECHNICAL FIT RETRO STANDARD
AS AN ACCEPTABLE STANDARD FOR
FUTURE LEGISLATION IN ORDER TO
PROMOTE VOLUNTARY SEISMIC
RETROFITS BEFORE THAT GOES INT
EFFECT OR IS LEGISLATED TO GO
INTO EFFECT. WE ARE JOINED BY
REPRESENTATIVES OF ASAP. THE
DISCUSSION OF THE RESOLUTION AS
WELL AS COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF
YOLANDA IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS IF NEEDED. GO AHEAD.
IF YOU COULD START WITH A LINE
OF INTRODUCTIONS, AND THEN KIC
INTO THE PRESENTATION.
>> GOOD MORNING. NATHAN
CHARLSON, DIRECTOR OF SDCI.
>> I AM THE PRINCIPAL ENGINEE
WITH SDCI.
>> I AM LISA , COFOUNDER OF
ASAP.
>> ALL RIGHT. WHO IS GOING TO
START US OFF?
>> I WILL KICK IT OFF. I WANT
TO THANK THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON
THIS ISSUE. I WANT TO THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD FOR
YOUR ENTHUSIASM ON THIS ISSUE
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. THANK
YOU. OBVIOUSLY, WE HAD A PAUSE
WITH THE PANDEMIC. WITH RECENT
EXTENSIVE OUTREACH TO OUR
ENGINEERING AND DESIGN AND
PROPERTY OWNER COMMUNITY, WITH
THE HIRING OF OUR PROJECT
MANAGER , AND WITH THE
FORTHCOMING HIRING OF URM
ENGINEER, WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE
TAKEN GREAT STRIDES IN MAKING
PROGRESS ON THIS ISSUE. WE ARE
HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE
RESOLUTION THAT IS BEFORE YOUR
COMMITTEE. WE WILL PROVIDE
GUIDANCE FOR THOSE PROPERTY
OWNERS WHO ARE READY NOW TO
MAKE THE NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS
TO THEIR UNREINFORCED MASONRY
BUILDINGS. IF WE LOOK AT
SDCI'S PURPOSE STATEMENT,
HELPING PEOPLE BUILD A SAFE,
LIVABLE, AND INCLUSIVE SEATTLE,
I THINK THIS IS ALL OVER THIS.
MANY OF OUR URM BUILDINGS ARE
IN NEIGHBORHOODS WITH
UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS,
AND ADDRESSING THAT ISSUE IS A
STRONG PART OF OUR UNREINFORCE
MASONRY PROGRAM GOING FORWARD.
SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO
AMANDA, WHO IS GOING TO TALK IN
DETAIL ABOUT PROPOSED
RESOLUTION 32111.
>> THANK YOU. WE ARE HERE TO
TALK ABOUT THIS PROPOSED
RESOLUTION. THERE ARE THREE
PRIMARY GOALS FOR THIS. ONE IS
WE WANT TO CELEBRATE THE
MILESTONE THAT IS ACCOMPLISHING
THIS DRAFT. URM TECHNICAL FIT
STANDARD. WE WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD FOR
LEADING THIS INITIATIVE. WE
WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK ESAU,
WHO IS WITH US HERE TODAY. AS
WELL AS THE SCEAW, WHO
CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THIS STANDARD. THE PROPOSED
RESOLUTION HAS TWO GOALS. ONE
IS TO PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY AND
PREDICTABILITY TO BUILDING
OWNERS OF URMS. WE WANT TO USE
THIS DRAFT TECHNICAL STANDARD
TO INFORM FUTURE LEGISLATION.
FINALLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO USE
THIS RESOLUTION TO FORMALLY ADD
TO WORK PLAN. THIS IS IN
ADDITION TO OUR WORK PLAN THAT
WILL WORK AND ADD AN ORDINANCE
THIS WILL INCLUDE THE
RECOGNITION OF A PROCESS TO
RECOGNIZE BUILDINGS AS
RETROFITTED AND WILL EXPLAIN
THAT. I WANTED TO GO OVER A FEW
THINGS THAT WE WANT TO COVER IN
OUR PRESENTATION TODAY. SO ONE
IS, I WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT
OF BACKGROUND ON WHERE THIS
RESOLUTION COMES FROM, AND HOW
IT IS CONNECTED TO RESOLUTION
32033 THAT WAS ADOPTED IN
DECEMBER OF 2021. I WOULD LIKE
TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME
ON THE PROPOSED WAS LEGISLATION
THAT WE ARE HERE FOR TODAY. I
WANT TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON
SDCI'S PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTIN
RESOLUTION 32 033. EXISTING
RESOLUTION THAT WAS ADOPTED
DECEMBER 2021, THAT IS AGAIN,
THAT WAS BROUGHT FORTH BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. IT WAS A
JOINT RESOLUTION. THAT
COMPREHENSIVELY ADDRESSES THE
COMPLEXITY OF THE ISSUE. WITHIN
THAT RESOLUTION, IT ASKS SDCI
TO DEFINE WHAT AN UNREINFORCED
MASONRY BUILDING IS, TO IDENTIF
A RETROFIT STANDARD , AS WELL
AS TO ESTABLISH A TIMELINE FOR
COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT OF
THE RETROFIT STANDARD. FINALLY,
IT ASKS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION
OF FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES AND
INCENTIVES TO SUPPORT BUILDING
OWNERS AND UNREINFORCED MASONR
BUILDINGS. TODAY, WE ARE GOING
TO FOCUS ON THE BOLDED TEXT,
THAT IS BRINGING URM RETROFITS
INTO COMPLIANCE. THAT IS THE
INTENT OF OUR PUBLISHED DRAFT,
URM TECHNICAL STANDARD. IT IS
A MILESTONE IN OUR EFFORTS TO
INCREASE EARTHQUAKE RESILIENCE
WE WANT TO USE THE STANDARD TO
HELP GUIDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
URM PROGRAMS IN OTHER CITIES
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. TO
IMPLEMENT THE REQUEST OF
RESOLUTION 32033 WE HAVE TAKEN
TWO APPROACHES. THE FIRST IS A
TECHNICAL TRACK, WHICH IS
FOCUSED ON THE UPDATE OF THE
URM TECHNICAL STANDARD. WE WIL
TALK ABOUT RULE SIX DASH 2023.
I KNOW THIS GETS A LITTLE
CONFUSING. ON SLIDE NINE, I
HAVE A GRAPHIC THAT I WILL HELP
WALK YOU THROUGH HOW THESE
PIECES OF LEGISLATION CONNECT.
THE SECOND COMPONENT IS OUR
MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDER DRIVEN
WORKING GROUPS. WE HAVE
ATTAINED -- OBTAINED SUPPORT
FROM COUNCILWOMAN PAUL. KAI
KI MOW WILL DISCUSS THE
STANDARD AND THE RETROFIT
METHOD.
>> WE HAVE THE ADDRESS WE HAVE
MADE ON THE TECHNICAL TRACK.
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TASK IS TH
UPDATE OF THE DRAFT THAT WAS
PUBLISHED BACK IN 2012. THE
ORIGINAL RETROFIT IS BUILT OFF
OF THE WORK THAT WAS WORKING IN
CALIFORNIA AT THAT TIME WHEN IT
WAS FIRST DRAFTED. AS A RECAP,
WE HAVE THIS EFFORT IN MID-2022
AS A RESPONSE TO RESOLUTION
32033 AND WE ENGAGED THE
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING COMMUNIT
WITH A STANDARD TASK GROUP. IT
KICKED OFF OUR EFFORT IN JULY O
THAT SAME YEAR. AS A REMINDER,
THE UPDATE IS NECESSARY TO ALIG
WITH THE LATEST DESIGN STANDARD
THAT INCORPORATES RESEARCH AND
SCIENCE AS IT RELATES TO GROUND
MOTION HAZARDS AND STRUCTURAL
RETROFIT METHODOLOGY. THE TASK
WAS MET REGULARLY OVER THE
YEAR. WE MADE GRADUAL PROGRESS
BUT WE KEPT OUR EXTERNAL
STAKEHOLDERS INFORMED THROUGHOU
THE PROCESS. THAT INCLUDES
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS,
ARCHITECTS, AND MEMBERS OF THE
DESIGN COMMUNITY AND MEMBERS OF
THE WORKING GROUPS . THERE WERE
MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
FEEDBACK AND PUBLIC COMMENT, AN
THE TASK GROUP HAS EVALUATED
THESE COMMENTS AND INCORPORATED
THEM INTO THE FINAL DRAFT
DOCUMENTS. WE ARE THANKFUL THAT
WE HAVE MET THE ORIGINAL GOAL
OF PUBLISHING THIS IN MID-2023,
AND WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY DONE
THAT ON JUNE 30th OF THIS YEAR.
WHAT DID WE ACHIEVE WITH THIS
UPDATE? AS MENTIONED, ONE OF
THE MOST IMPORTANT REASONS FOR
THIS UPDATE IS TO ALIGN WITH
CURRENT UNDERSTANDING OF OUR
REGIONAL SEISMIC STANDARDS AND
BILLING CODES. WE BELIEVE WE
HAVE DONE THAT. FURTHERMORE, WE
HAVE DEVELOPED A CLEARER SCOPE
OF RETROFIT TESTING WITH A
STANDALONE DOCUMENT IN CONTRAST
WITH THE PREVIOUS VERSION. WE
HAVE ESTABLISHED CRITERIA FOR
RECOGNIZING PREVIOUS SEISMIC
RETROFITS THAT IS IMPORTANT TO
BUILDING OWNERS, AS WE
UNDERSTAND. LASTLY, WE HAVE
REESTABLISHED AN ALTERNATE
METHOD FOR ELIGIBLE URM
BUILDING. WE HAVE TAKEN AN EXTR
STEPPED IN ADAPTING THIS METHO
THROUGH THE DIRECTORS GROUP,
PULLING OUT FROM THE TECHNICAL
STANDARDS. THE REASON WE ARE
DOING THIS IS BECAUSE WE WANT T
CREATE FURTHER PREDICTABILITY T
FOR OWNERS TO HAVE THEM PROCEE
WITH THESE VOLUNTARILY AHEAD OF
THE ORDINANCE. USING THE NEXT
SLIDE, I WANT TO BRIEFLY REMIND
THE COUNCIL WHAT THE ALTERNATE
METHOD IS ALL ABOUT. IT IS
INTENDED TO PREVENT LOSS OF
LIFE WHILE MINIMIZING DESIGN AN
RETROFIT COSTS. THIS INCLUDES
BRACING THE PARAPETS,
STRENGTHENING CONNECTIONS
BETWEEN THE WALLS AND FLOORS,
MAKING SURE THEY ANCHOR PROPERL
TOGETHER. INSTALLING STRONG
BACKS AND OTHER ELEMENTS TO
PREVENT THE WALL FROM FALLING
OUTWARDS. THERE ARE CRITERIA
THAT NEED TO BE MET. THEY
INCLUDE BUILDING HEIGHTS,
SYSTEM LAYOUT, STRENGTH AND
OTHER PATH CONSIDERATIONS. I
WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY T
BRIEFLY AND PUBLICLY EXTEND OU
APPRECIATION TO THE STRUCTURAL
ENGINEERING COMMUNITY,
PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO
VOLUNTARILY PARTICIPATED IN TH
TECHNICAL STAFF GROUP. THAT WA
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO ACHIEVE
THIS MILESTONE. WE WANT TO THAN
THEM. WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO
THINK COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FO
YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
>> THANKS, KAI KI. WE HAVE
MENTIONED A NUMBER OF WORDY
TITLE DOCUMENTS. I WANT TO DRA
YOUR ATTENTION TO THE GRAPHIC O
THE SCREEN TO EXPLAIN HOW THESE
ARE CONNECTED. WE HAVE BEEN
DISCUSSING THE DRAFT URM
STANDARD. IT IS A DRAFT ON HE
WEBSITE. IT ESTABLISHES THE
ALTERNATE METHOD FOR RETROFIT,
AS WELL AS THE CODE BASED
RETROFIT METHOD. THIS TECHNICAL
STANDARD HAS TO BE ADOPTED VIA
ORDINANCE. AS AN INTERIM STEP,
WE ADOPTED DIRECTORS RULE SIX
DASH 23 THAT ALLOWS THE
VOLUNTARY USE OF THAT ALTERNATE
METHOD. WE ARE PROPOSING TODAY,
THIS RESOLUTION, 32111 ON THE
VOLUNTARY RETROFITS. WHAT THIS
WILL DO IS PROVIDE THAT
PREDICTABILITY FOR BUILDING
OWNERS. OUR INTENT MOVING
FORWARD IS TO USE THIS TECHNICA
STANDARD TO INFORM VOLUNTARY
ORDINANCE. OUR GOAL IS STILL
LONG-TERM AS A RETROFIT
ORDINANCE. BY ADOPTING A
VOLUNTARY RETROFIT ORDINANCE,
WE CAN DO THIS SOONER, ESTABLIS
STANDARD, AND PROVIDE BUILDING
OWNERS THAT ASSURANCE THAT THE
WILL NOT BE HELD TO ANYTHING
ADDITIONAL. THIS VOLUNTARY
ORDINANCE, WE HOPE TO ADOPT IN
EARLY SPRING NEXT YEAR. SO THA
WILL REALLY, REALLY HELP
BUILDING OWNERS.
>> SO I WANTED TO TALK BRIEFLY
ALL OF THIS IS CONTRIBUTING TO
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
RESOLUTION 32033 FROM DECEMBER
2021. WE ARE CONTINUING TO USE
OUR POLICY DEVELOPMENT WORKING
GROUPS TO IDENTIFY SUPPORTIVE
RESOURCES AND FINANCIAL
MECHANISMS TO SUPPORT BUILDING
OWNERS IN REDUCING THE COST OF
THESE RETROFITS, AS WELL AS
DISPLACEMENT. IT IS ASSOCIATED
WITH CONSTRUCTION. THERE ARE
TWO PRIMARY TRACKS WE ARE
WORKING RIGHT NOW WHEN IT COMES
TO FUNDING. THE FIRST IS A
TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS
PROGRAM. WE ARE WORKING TO DO
THREE -- A SERIES OF THREE
PUBLIC MEETINGS, PROBABLY
WINTER, LATE FALL, EARLY WINTER
TO GET A BETTER HANDLE ON WHAT
DEVELOPERS ARE WILLING TO PAY
FOR THESE, AND MAKE SURE
BUILDING OWNERS ARE ACTUALLY
INTERESTED IN THIS PROCESS. SO
WE ARE PROCEEDING WITH THAT. WE
ARE ALSO VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE
CONGRESSWOMAN JAYAPAL JOIN US
ON THIS. WE HAVE CHANGED OUR
STRATEGY AND WE ARE CURRENTLY
DEVELOPING A $500,000 GRANT
APPLICATION TO LAY THE
FOUNDATION OF A RETROFIT
PROGRAM BASED OFF OF BERKELEY'S
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT IT IS
INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING TO GET
FEMA FUNDING AND WE ACTUALLY
HAVE A MEETING TOMORROW WITH
FEMA TO DISCUSS THE CHALLENGES
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AND STEPS
MOVING FORWARD. SO WHEN IT
COMES TO NEXT STEPS, WE ARE
CONTINUING TO IMPLEMENT
RESOLUTION 32033 . THAT INCLUDE
HIRING A NEW PLANT ENGINEER THA
WILL HELP US DEVELOP THE
PROCESSES NECESSARY TO USE THI
ORDINANCE WHICH WILL BE ADOPTE
THROUGH 32111. LASTLY, WE ARE
GOING TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH
HER POLICY DEVELOPMENT GROUPS T
GET FINANCIAL RESOURCES IN PLAC
. WE WILL CONTINUE WORKING WITH
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND OTHER
CITY DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE
ALIGNMENT OF PROGRAMS, AND
IMPROVED ACCESSIBILITY FOR
BUILDING OWNERS, AND THE LAST
THING I WANTED TO GET ON YOUR
AGENDA , IN APRIL OF 2024, NEXT
APRIL, THERE WILL BE AN
EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
INSTITUTE, ERI ANNUAL MEETING.
IT IS A BIG CONFERENCE THAT WIL
BE HELD HERE IN SEATTLE. WE ARE
HOPING TO DRAW SOME ATTENTION T
THE PROGRESS WE ARE MAKING HERE
IN SEATTLE AND WE WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT WHAT WE ARE DOING IN
TERMS OF LEADERSHIP FOR URMS IN
THIS COUNTRY. WITH THAT, ANY
QUESTIONS?
>> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION'S
SAKE, FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC,
AND MY COLLEAGUES, THIS
RESOLUTION BASICALLY CREATES
AN INTERIM STEP TOWARDS --
WELL, IT STATES AN INTENT TO
DEVELOP AN INTERIM STEP, WHICH
IS TOWARDS THE MANDATORY
RETROFIT REQUIREMENT, AND THE
RESOLUTION IS INTENDED TO
PRIMARILY STATE, FOR
TRANSPARENCY'S SAKE, THAT THERE
IS A TECHNICAL STANDARD, AND
THAT SDCI IS PLANNING TO BRING
FORWARD NEXT YEAR AND
ORDINANCE THAT WILL ESTABLISH
THE VOLUNTARY PROGRAM USING TH
TECHNICAL STANDARD THAT HAS BEE
ADOPTED BY DIRECTORS AT THIS
POINT . AT A LATER POINT, IT
WILL BE ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE. I
IS THAT MORE OR LESS COVERING
IT? OKAY, GREAT. I'M HAPPY TO
TAKE QUESTIONS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES. I KNOW WE HAVE FOLK
FROM APIDA HERE. THERE ARE NO
QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW.
>> WE JUST HAVE A COUPLE. WE
HAVE A FEW BRIEF COMMENTS. FIRS
AND FOREMOST, I THINK WE WANT
TO THANK THE CHAIR AND THE
COMMITTEE FOR ITS CONSIDERATION
AS I MENTIONED, LISA AND I
REPRESENT ALLIANCE FOR SAFETY,
AFFORDABILLITY AND PRESERVATION
WE HELPED CATALYZE ACTS ON
BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT TO MAK
IT MANDATORY. IT IS HARD TO
EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF
THIS. WE ARE IN A RACE AGAINST
TIME BEFORE THE NEXT MAJOR
EARTHQUAKE HITS SEATTLE. WE NEE
TO KEEP THAT FOREMOST IN MIND.
THESE BUILDINGS POSE A
SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO BUILDINGS
IF THEY ARE NOT RETROFITTED.
MANY PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THESE
BUILDINGS ARE FROM UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES. WE ARE HERE TO
URGE PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION
32111. WE ARE ENTERING THE
FUTURE SAFETY AND
SUSTAINABILITY OF MANY BUILDING
HERE IN SEATTLE. WITH THAT KAMA
TURNED TO LISA.
>> REALLY, WE WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. THANK
YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THE
IMPORTANCE OF GETTING THIS
FUNDED AND PUSHING HARD TO GET
THIS INITIATIVE LAUNCHED AND
SUPPORTED. SEATTLE IS IN YOUR
DEBT, AND WE ARE ALL
APPRECIATIVE. I GIVE HER MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, YOU GUYS. I REALL
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK ON THIS ISSUE. I TRIED
REALLY HARD TO SEE IF THERE WAS
AWAY TO GET THE VOLUNTARY
ORDINANCE BEFORE US BEFORE MY
DEPARTURE NEXT YEAR. IT JUST
WASN'T POSSIBLE. PLEASE NOTE
THAT I WANTED TO. THAT IS IN
WHATEVER ROLE I AM IN IN 2024,
I WILL BE ADVOCATING FOR IT.
>> I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR LISA
HERBOLD. THIS IS AN ISSUE I CAR
ABOUT AS SOMEONE WHO REPRESENT
A FEW BUILDINGS IN DISTRICT 7.
AT FIRST, I WANTED TO SAY THAT
IT WAS GREAT. IT WAS LAST MONTH
OR TWO MONTHS AGO. TO HAVE A
BIG IN-DEPTH MEETING WITH
CONGRESSWOMAN JAYAPAL ON THIS
ISSUE, WHEN I REALIZED THE
CLIMATE IMPACTS OF DEALING WITH
THIS ISSUE OF UNREINFORCED
MASONRY THAT HAD BEEN AN
ELEMENT THAT I HAVE NOT FULLY
APPRECIATED, BUT THAT THE AMOUN
OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
AND CARBON RELEASED IN THE EVEN
OF MAJOR EARTHQUAKES, AS WE HAV
TRAGICALLY SEEN, THESE REALLY
HORRIBLE EARTHQUAKES IN TURKEY
AND MOROCCO OVER THE LAST COUPL
OF WEEKS THAT HAVE A COLOSSAL
LOSS OF HUMAN LIFE, AND ALSO
HAVE JUST HORRIBLE IMPACTS TO
THE BROADER ENVIRONMENT. IT HA
FURTHER REINFORCED MY COMMITMEN
TO THIS ISSUE. ONE QUESTION THA
I HAVE , THE BERKELEY PROGRAM
WAS MENTIONED AROUND HAVING
GRANTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO
HELP WITH THE PROCESS. THIS
PROCESS OF VOLUNTARY
RETROFITTING. I AM FINDING SOM
INFORMATION, CLICKING THROUGH
ONLINE, MAKING REFERENCE TO UP
TO $13,000 OF SUPPORT. I DON'T
GET A SENSE OF HOW BERKELEY OR
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FUNDS
THAT PROGRAM. I JUST WONDER IF
YOU HAVE ANY INSIGHT INTO THAT.
IS IT A LINE ITEM FROM THE STAT
THAT THEY JUST PAY THROUGH THE
GENERAL FUND OR IS THERE SOME
OTHER SOURCE OF THAT SUPPORT?
>> THANKS FOR THAT QUESTION.
BERKELEY PAYS FOR THEIR PROGRAM
THROUGH A FEE GRANT. THEY APPL
FOR FEMA FUNDING, AND WHAT THEY
DO IS BUILDING OWNERS SUBMIT
THEIR RECEIPTS FOR RETROFITTING
TO THE CITY. THE CITY SUBMITS
THAT TO FEMA FOR REIMBURSEMENT.
IT IS PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR
DESIGN COST AND THEN FOR
CONSTRUCTION COSTS. WE ARE
LOOKING TO RE-CREATE THAT
PROGRAM HERE. THAT GRANT THAT W
ARE WORKING ON DEVELOPING RIGHT
NOW FOR $500,000 IS THE BENEFIT
COST ANALYSIS THAT SUPPORTS
THAT. WE ARE ESSENTIALLY TAKING
3 TO 4 REPRESENTATIVE URM
BUILDINGS THAT ARE
COST-EFFECTIVE. ANY BUILDING
THAT FITS INTO THAT CRITERIA
COULD THEN SUBMIT FOR
REIMBURSEMENT. WE ARE TAKING
STEPS TO IMPLEMENT THAT. WE ARE
HOPING WE CAN PROVIDE A LITTLE
BIT MORE FUNDING THAN BERKELEY
WAS ABLE TO.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. THE
LANGUAGE ON THE WEBSITE IS A
LITTLE CONFUSING. IT SAYS THE
PROGRAM WILL REIMBURSE ELIGIBLE
OWNERS UP TO 75% OF THE TOTAL
COST OF THE SEISMIC RETROFIT.
BUT THEN IT SAYS IT IS CAPPED A
$13,000. READING THOSE TWO
THINGS TOGETHER, THOSE NOTES
SEEM TO BE CONGRUENT STATEMENTS
THAT CLARIFICATION IS HELPFUL.
THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
>> ALL RIGHT. AGAIN, IT'S A
REAL PRIVILEGE TO WORK ON THIS
ISSUE. I'M REALLY PLEASED WITH
THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE. BY
SDCI, WORKING WITH COMMUNITY.
I KNOW THAT THIS WORK WILL GO
FAR AND COME TO FRUITION. I
MOVED PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION
32111. IS THERE SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED. RESOLUTION 32111
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? I AM
SEEING NONE.
>> PLEASE CALL ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER TRAN NINE.
>> YES.
>> THE MEASURE PASSES. IT WILL
GO TO COUNCIL NEXT WEEK. MOVIN
ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ IN ITEM NUMBE
TWO.
>> 06256.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AS
PRESENTERS ARE TAKING THE TABLE
AND TAKING THEIR SEAT AT THE
TABLE, THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT
TO THE COMMUNITY POLICE
COMMISSION MADE BY THE COMMUNIT
POLICE COMMISSION. THERE ARE
DIFFERENT APPOINTING
AUTHORITIES. THE MAYOR OF THE
COUNCIL AND THE CPC, EACH OF TH
THREE APPOINTING AUTHORITIES
HAVE FIVE APPOINTMENTS EACH.
SOME OF THE CPC APPOINTED
POSITIONS ARE PRESCRIBED UNDER
THE ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE TO
BE FOR PUBLIC DEFENSE, CIVIL
RIGHTS, AND SPOG. THIS IS ONE
OF THE APPOINTMENTS THAT ARE NO
SO PRESCRIBED. WE ARE JOINED B
COCHAIR MERKEL. WOULD YOU LIKE
TO INTRODUCE IT?
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. THANK YOU FOR HAVING
HERE TODAY. I AM HERE TO
INTRODUCE PHIL SANCHEZ TO THE
SEATTLE POLICE COMMISSION . I A
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL. I
AM HERE TO GIVE SOME BACKGROUND
ON THE CPC AND ALSO TO
INTRODUCE MR. SANCHEZ. AS EACH
OF YOU KNOW, THE CPC IS ONE OF
THE THREE ACCOUNTABILITY
PARTNERS IN THE SEATTLE POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. THIS HA
BEEN A VERY CRITICAL FIND FOR
THE CPC. NOT ONLY THIS MONTH,
BUT THIS YEAR. CURRENTLY, THE
CITY AND SPD ARE WORKING TO
COMPLETE THE REQUIREMENTS.
IMPORTANTLY, THE FEDERAL JUDGE
OVERSEEING THE CONSENT RECENTLY
HELD THAT THE SPD HAS MOSTLY
SATISFIED THE REQUIREMENTS OF
THE CONSENT DECREE. WE ALSO
FOUND THAT THERE IS MORE WORK T
DO IN TWO CRITICAL AREAS. USE O
FORCE AND CROWD CONTROL. MOST
IMPORTANTLY, ACCOUNTABILITY. TH
CITY IS ALSO IN THE MIDST OF
NEGOTIATING A NEW SPOG
CONTRACT TO ENSURE IT INCLUDES
MARKETABILITY PROVISIONS. HE
BELIEVES STRONGER
ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS SHOUL
BE IN THAT CONTRACT. THE
COUNCIL IS CONSIDERING THE
RESOLUTION RELATED TO THE
CONTRACT THAT INDICATES THAT TH
CITY IS PREPARING TO NEGOTIATE
THAT CONTRACT, AS WELL. THANK
YOU FOR THE INPUT ON THAT
MATTER. AND OF COURSE, THE CPC
IS PRIORITIZING THE NECESSARY
WORK OF ENGAGING WITH SPD, ALON
WITH THE COMMUNITY ON SPD
CULTURE IN LIGHT OF THE
REVELATIONS OF RECENT DISTURBIN
VIDEOS FROM THIS SUMMER AND
FROM THIS MONTH WITHIN SPD. SO
THERE IS A LOT GOING ON. THAT I
ONE REASON I AM PLEASED TO
INTRODUCE PHIL SANCHEZ AS A
NOMINEE TO BECOME A CPC
COMMISSIONER AS AN APPOINTEE.
PHIL SANCHEZ IS A DEPUTY IN
KING COUNTY. HE HAS SERVED FOR
15 YEARS, HANDLING A WIDE ARRA
OF CASES FOCUSING ON DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AND ECONOMIC CRIMES.
OFTEN WITH THE VULNERABLE
MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO
WERE VICTIMIZED. THROUGHOUT HIS
CAREER, HE HAS HAD THE HONOR AN
PRIVILEGE OF SERVING VICTIMS AN
THEIR FAMILIES ALONG A DIVERSE
SPECTRUM OF COMMUNITIES. HE HAS
DEVELOPED TRUST AND
RELATIONSHIPS WITH MEMBERS OF
THE COMMUNITY AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT, AND THAT HAS
ALLOWED HIM TO BETTER UNDERSTAN
THE CHALLENGES OF POLICING , TH
CULTURAL HURDLES, AS WELL AS TH
VALUE OF COLLABORATION. IT IS
THROUGH THIS LENS THAT I KNOW
MR. SANCHEZ HOPES TO CONTINUE T
SERVE THE PUBLIC. HE WANTS TO
RESTORE TRANSPARENCY, PUBLIC
CONFIDENCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY,
AS COMMISSIONER OF THE CPC. I
AM PROUD TO INTRODUCE HIM TODAY
>> THANK YOU. MR. SANCHEZ,
INTRODUCE YOURSELF. LET US KNO
ABOUT YOUR INTEREST IN SERVING
THE COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU, JOEL, FOR THE
INTRODUCTION. MY NAME IS PHILIP
SANCHEZ. AS JOEL HAS SHARED WIT
YOU, I HAVE BEEN UP COUNTY
PROSECUTOR NOW FOR JUST OVER 15
YEARS. I HAVE WORKED IN NEARLY
EVERY CORNER OF OUR OFFICE. OVE
THIS 15 YEARS, I'VE HAD THE
PRIVILEGE AND HONOR TO WORK WIT
FAMILIES AND VICTIMS OF MANY
DIFFERENT TYPES OF CRIMES.
FAMILIES THAT ARE OFTEN FROM
UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES,
MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, FROM
ALL CORNERS OF THE CITY, AS WEL
AS THE REGION. IT IS THROUGH
THOSE OPPORTUNITIES THAT I HAVE
WORKED WITH THOSE FAMILIES AND
THAT I DON'T TALK TO THEM AS I
THEY ARE A NAME ON A PAPER, BUT
A PERSON. OVER THE YEARS, I HAV
ALWAYS TAKEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO
GET TO KNOW THESE FAMILIES TO
GET TO KNOW WHAT IT TOOK FOR
THEM TO GET HERE. WHY THEY CAME
HERE. AND THE CHALLENGES THAT
THEY STILL FACE IN STAYING HERE
IN THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY OF
SEATTLE. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN OF THEIR
RELUCTANCE IN ENGAGING WITH LAW
ENFORCEMENT, THEIR LACK OF FAIT
AT TIMES WITH THE JUDICIAL
SYSTEM, WHICH IS A SYSTEM THAT
AM A PART OF. AND THAT IS WHY I
THINK THIS IS SUCH A WONDERFUL
OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMEONE IN MY
POSITION TO SIT AT THE TABLE AN
PROVIDE A VOICE FOR THOSE
COMMUNITIES, THAT IS THERE TO
IMPLEMENT CHANGE, PROMOTE
CHANGE, AND SOLUTIONS TO
POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT MAY
INADVERTENTLY NEGATIVELY AFFEC
MEMBERS OF THESE COMMUNITIES.
WHAT MORE CAN WE ACTUALLY BE
DOING? TO HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE
FROM THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND TO
BRING THOSE TO THE TABLE IS
IMPORTANT FOR ME AND WHY I VERY
MUCH ASK FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT T
THIS COMMISSION. IN ADDITION TO
MY EXPERIENCE, JUST A LITTLE BI
MORE ABOUT MY PERSONAL
BACKGROUND, MY FATHER IS
MEXICAN-AMERICAN. HE WAS A
MIGRANT WORKER, WHERE HE WORKED
IN THE FIELDS OF EASTERN
WASHINGTON AS A CHILD. THAT'S
ALONG WITH MY AUNT AND UNCLES.
HE WAS THE ONLY ONE TO FINISH
HIGH SCHOOL. HE WAS THE ONLY ON
OF NINE TO GRADUATE COLLEGE. M
GRANDFATHER DIED IN A HOP
PICKING ACCIDENT WHEN HE WAS
ACCIDENTALLY ELECTROCUTED WHEN
MY FATHER WAS JUST THREE. MY
MOTHER IS JAPANESE-AMERICAN.
SHE GREW UP IN MILWAUKEE,
PORTLAND, OREGON AREA, WHERE MY
GRANDPARENTS RELOCATED AFTER
WORLD WAR II AND THE UNLAWFUL
AND HORRIFIC INTERNMENT OF MY
GRANDPARENTS. AND THAT IS WHER
THEY SOUGHT TO BUILD THEIR NEW
FUTURE. AND AS PART OF THAT, I
WAS RAISED BY MY JAPANESE
GRANDMOTHER WHO INSTILLED IN ME
A VERY IMPORTANT THING THAT I
USE TODAY AS MY COMPASS, IF YOU
WILL IN THE WORK THAT I DO AS A
PUBLIC SERVANT. THAT IS HARD
WORK, DETERMINATION, AND
SELFLESSNESS. THE WILLINGNESS
TO SERVE OTHERS. THAT IS EXACTL
WHAT THIS OPPORTUNITY IS FOR ME
TO CONTINUE TO DO IN ADDITION T
THE SERVICE THAT I HAVE PROVIDE
TO THE PEOPLE OF KING COUNTY. A
JOEL MENTIONED, I HAVE SERVED
MANY VICTIMS OF FAMILIES
THROUGHOUT A NUMBER OF DIFFEREN
CRIMES, BUT MORE PARTLY,
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY FROM
THE HONDURAN COMMUNITY, THE
FILIPINO COMMUNITY, THE
VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY, THE
AFRICAN-AMERICAN TIMIDITY, THE
ETHIOPIAN COMMUNITY, THE LGBT Q
COMMUNITY, AND SO ON. I'M
EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
JOIN THE POLICE COMMISSION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MR. SANCHEZ. ANY
QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM
CHAIR. MY THANKS TO COCHAIR
MERKEL FOR COMING FORWARD TO
PRESENT THE NOMINEE FOR THE
COMMISSION. I WANT TO SAY ON TH
RECORD THAT I HAD THE PRIVILEGE
OF SERVING WITH PHIL SANCHEZ AT
THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE AND CA
TESTIFY TO THE STRENGTH OF THE
NOMINEE AS SOMEONE WITH A DEEP
AND INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE
LEGAL SYSTEM . HE SHOWS THE
UTMOST PROFESSIONALISM IN HIS
WORK AND DEDICATION TO PUBLIC
SERVICE. I'M REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO VOTING IN FAVOR OF
PHIL'S CONFIRMATION AND ALSO I
WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE
COMMISSION ON THAT PROCESS, IN
IDENTIFYING AND SELECTING A
NOMINEE OF HIS CALIBER, SO THAN
YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> INSPECTOR LEWIS.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT. YOU COVERED A
LOT IN YOUR INTRODUCTION. I
APPRECIATE THAT. YOU TOOK CARE
OF A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS I HAD
IN MIND, BUT OPEN ENDED, WHAT
YOU HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH IN YOUR
TIME AS A CPC MEMBER?
>> I THINK WHAT I HOPE TO
ACCOMPLISH IS CONTINUED
IMPROVEMENT AND CHANGE IN THE
POLICIES AND PRACTICES OF THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, NOT
ONLY ADDRESSING CURRENT ISSUES
NOW, BUT SHAPING THE FUTURE OF
THE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THE
APARTMENT IS, I BELIEVE THROUGH
2025. IT IS IDENTIFYING THE
CHALLENGES NOW, BUT ALSO BEING
PROACTIVE AND LIKE I SAID
BEFORE, DEVELOPING THE POLICIES
AND PRACTICES. THE COMMUNITIES
ARE CONTINUING TO GROW IN
CONTINUING TO BE DIVERSE.
BECAUSE OF THAT, THERE WILL BE
MORE CHALLENGES FOR OUR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND HOW THEY RESPON
AND HOW THEY ADDRESS COMMUNITY
NEEDS. I THINK THAT IS ALSO
PART OF BEING PART OF THE CPC,
NOT ONLY ADDRESSING COMMUNITY
NEEDS, BUT ARE WE DOING ENOUGH
TO HELP EQUIP OUR LAW
ENFORCEMENT EQUALLY? WITH THE
VISION AND THE CLARITY THAT THE
NEED TO BE ABLE TO CARRY OUT
THEIR DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS IN
SERVING MEMBERS OF THEIR
COMMUNITIES, AS WELL. THOSE ARE
THINGS THAT I HOPE TO ADDRESS
AS A MEMBER OF THE CBC AS WELL
AS ISSUES OF ACCOUNTABILITY THA
ALLOW NOT ONLY OFFICERS ON THE
STREET, BUT ALSO LEADERSHIP
ABOVE IN BEING ABLE TO CARRY
OUT THEIR OBLIGATIONS, AS WELL.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> I HAVE ALL THESE QUESTIONS
GOING THROUGH MY MIND OF, YOU
KNOW, WHAT CHANGES WOULD YOU
CALL FOR RIGHT NOW? HOW WOULD H
WANTED TO GET MANAGE OF YOUR
EXPERTISE BEFORE THE FACT, BUT
WANT TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE
YOU THROWING YOUR HAT IN THE
RING AND ALSO BEING WILLING TO
SERVE THE CITY OF SEATTLE. I
UNDERSTAND THAT THE LANGUAGE
BARRIER IS JUST ONE OF MANY
CHALLENGES WHEN IT COMES TO
SERVING OUR ETHNIC COMMUNITIES
IN THIS CITY. AND INTERESTED I
YOU ELEVATING OTHER CHALLENGES
AND GETTING TO WORK AND TRYING
TO ADDRESS THEM. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO
EMPHASIZE THE ROLE THAT THE CP
HAS AN --
IDENTIFIES AS IMPORTANT. SO
THAT LINK BETWEEN POLICY AND
THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS AN
IMPORTANT ROLE THAT THE CBC
PLACE. WITH THAT, IF THERE ARE
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I
RECOMMEND INFORMATION OF
APPOINTMENT 02656 . IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT
02656. THERE ARE NO FURTHER
COMMENTS . I'M NOT SEEING ANY.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER TERESA
MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> ALEX PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SARA NELSON.
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
CONGRATULATIONS. THE
APPOINTMENT MOVES ON TO THE
FULL COUNCIL ON TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 3rd. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM
NUMBER THREE. WOULD YOU PLEASE
READ ADDENDUM.
>> AFFIRMING THE GOOD FAITH
INTENT TO RAISE THE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS,
THE 2024 CONTRACT, RENEWAL OF
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
PROPOSALS IDENTIFIED BY THE
PUBLIC AND THE CITY'S POLICE
OVERSIGHT AGENCIES.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR.
CLARK. WE ARE JOINED BY GREG
DOLLARS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS
RESOLUTION IS ONLY TO
MEMORIALIZE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS
THAT THE COUNCIL HEARD FROM
THE PUBLIC IN THE HEARING ON
SEATTLE POLICE BARGAINING, AS
WELL AS THE COMMENTS RECEIVED
FROM OUR THREE POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY BODIES. THE
COUNCIL ADOPTED A SIMILAR
RESOLUTION BEFORE THE CURRENT
ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS WITH
SPOG. THAT WAS 31930. THE
PUBLIC HEARING ITSELF IS
REQUIRED UNDER SMC 4.04.120
PRIOR TO BARGAINING WITH
SEATTLE POLICE UNIONS. WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT SEATTLE POLICE
MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION. AGAIN,
THIS DOES NOT IDENTIFY THE
ITEMS THAT WILL BE NEGOTIATED.
IT MEMORIALIZES THE ITEMS THAT
WE HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC AND
OUR POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
BODIES THAT THEY IDENTIFIED IN
THE HOPES THAT AT THE
BARGAINING TABLE, THOSE ITEMS
WILL BE CONSIDERED TO BE MOVED
FORWARD IN BARGAINING. WITH
THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO
GREG. BUT THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. I'M HERE TO PROVIDE YOU
WITH AN OVERVIEW OF RESOLUTION
3112. I'M SORRY. 32112. AS
USUAL, THE CHAIR HAS PROVIDED A
VERY RIGOROUS OVERVIEW AND HAS
MADE MY JOB A LITTLE EASIER.
I'M NOT GOING TO READ THE
RESOLUTION, BUT I AM GOING TO
GO THROUGH ALL OF THE
COMPONENTS OF IT SO THAT YOU
ARE AWARE OF WHAT THE COMMUNITY
AND WHAT THE ACCOUNTABILITY
AGENCIES THAT REQUESTED AS PART
OF THE PROCESS. AT A HIGH
LEVEL, I WANT TO UNDERSCORE
THAT THE SEATTLE POLICE AND
MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION IS A
UNION THAT REPRESENTS THE
LIEUTENANTS AND CAPTAINS ONLY
IN THE SEATTLE TO DISH POLICE
DEPARTMENT. IT IS A SMALL GROUP
OF FOLKS, ABOUT 70 OR SO. IT
DOES NOT REPRESENT THE LINE
OFFICERS, THE OFFICERS OR
SERGEANTS IN THE ORGANIZATION,
AND SO THEY HAVE A SEPARATE
ORGANIZATION, THE SEATTLE
POLICE OFFICERS GUILT, THAT
NEGOTIATED DIFFERENT CONTRACT.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FOR
THE VIEWING PUBLIC, THAT THEY
UNDERSTAND . THE CITY AND
UNION ARE EXPECTED TO NEGOTIATE
A NEW CONTRACT IN DECEMBER OF
THIS YEAR. AS THE CHAIR NOTED,
THE MUNICIPAL CODE PROHIBITS
THE COMMENCEMENT OF BARGAINING
4.04 .120. IT PROHIBITS
BARGAINING UNTIL THE LABOR
COMMITTEE AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE HOLDS A HEARING ON
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. THIS
MEETING MUST BE HELD AT LEAST
90 DAYS BEFORE THE NEGOTIATIONS
BEGIN. IT REQUIRES THE CITY TO
CONSIDER IN GOOD FAITH WHETHER
AND HOW TO CARE FOR THE
INTEREST IN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEES
HELD THE HEARING ON AUGUST 8th
AND RECEIVED INPUT FROM THE
CITIES POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
AGENCIES. THE OFFICE OF POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY, THE OPA, THE
COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION,
THE CPC, AND THE OFFICE OF
INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR PUBLIC
SAFETY, THE OIG. THE COMMITTEE
HEARD FROM 11 RESIDENTS THAT
EITHER PROVIDED PERSONAL
TESTIMONY OR REPRESENTED
COMMUNITY OR NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE A STAKE
IN POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY AND
THE CONTRACT. REPRESENTATIVES
FROM THE POLICE ACCOUNT ABILITY
AGENCIES TESTIFY THAT THE
CURRENT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND
S BMA ADOPTED AN ORDINANCE
62597 ON JUNE 14th, 2022 THE
TWO SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY AND FEW
ISSUES REMAIN THAT ARE
PROBLEMATIC FOR POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY. THE RESOLUTION
BEFORE YOU NOTES THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL RECOGNIZES THE
CONTRIBUTIONS OF SPCA MEMBERS
WHO STRIVE TO ENSURE THE CITY
ACHIEVES ITS SAFETY GOES WELL
BEING STRONG PARTNERS IN
ONGOING EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT
LASTING POLICE REFORMS AND
ACCOUNTABILITY STRUCTURES THAT
ARE CRITICAL TO ENSURING THE
SECURITY OF SEATTLE COMMUNITIES
AND ESPECIALLY TO THOSE THAT
HAVE BEEN DISPROPORTIONATELY
IMPACTED BY UNCONSTITUTIONAL
POLICING. THE RESOLUTION ALSO
HIGHLIGHTS THAT MANY OF THE
ACCOUNTABILITY IMPROVEMENTS
THAT WERE MADE IN THE LAST
CONTRACT -- THEY HIGHLIGHT THE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND IMPROVEMENTS
THAT WERE MADE IN THE LAST
CONTRACT. AT THIS POINT, I WILL
STOP AND ASK THE CHAIR IF YOU
WOULD LIKE ME TO GO THROUGH
THOSE OR TO CONTINUE WITH THE
SUMMARY OF THIS RESOLUTION.
>> GO THROUGH THE ELEMENTS
ALREADY SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATED
IN THE LAST CONTRACT.
>> RIGHT. THANK YOU.
>> SURE. JUST A LIGHT TOUCH.
>> OKAY.
>> THEY ARE IMPORTANT.
>> ALL RIGHT. SO LIGHT TOUCH.
THE ADDITIONS IN THE LAST
CONTRACT CLEARLY ACKNOWLEDGE
AND ADOPT THE PHILOSOPHY AND
PURPOSE THAT UNDERPINS THE
ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE,
INCLUDING PRIORITIZING
COMMUNITY TRUST AND
TRANSPARENCY IN RECOGNIZING THE
ROLE OF PROPER DISCIPLINE IN
POLICE LEGITIMACY. THEY CLEARLY
ACKNOWLEDGE THE PREPONDERANCE
OF EVIDENCE AS THE STANDARD FOR
APPEAL. THE CLEARLY REPUDIATE
THE NOVA REVIEW AND DESCRIBE
WHAT EVIDENCE MAY BE CONSIDERED
IN APPEALS WITH DEFERENCE OF
DECISIONS TO THE CHIEF. REVIEW
HEARINGS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE
TO THE PUBLIC FOR VIEWING. THEY
ADD LANGUAGE THAT THE CITY MAY
AT THE ORDINANCE. THEY
ADDRESS A TOLLING LOOPHOLE FOR
CRIMES THAT ARE COMMITTED IN
OTHER JURISDICTIONS. THEY
ALLOW OPA STAFF TO INVESTIGATE
MEMBERS. THEY CLARIFY AND
FORMALIZE THE PROCESS FOR
MEDIATION AND RAPID
ADJUDICATION, AND FINALLY, AND
NOT FINALLY, BUT ANOTHER
SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IS
THEY ALLOW THE OPA AND OIG THE
AUTHORITY TO ISSUE SUBPOENAS OF
THOSE WHO MAY BE INVOLVED IN
POTENTIAL OFFICER MISCONDUCT
INCIDENTS, AND THOSE WHO
SHOULD FAIL TO COMPLY WITH
SUBPOENAS, CONSISTENT WITH DUE
PROCESS ADDITIONS IN ORDINANCE
126 .264.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND SO I THINK WHAT WE WILL
FIND -- GREG IS GOING TO
QUICKLY GO OVER SOME OF THE
ELEMENTS THAT THE
ACCOUNTABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
FLAGGED AS IMPROVEMENTS FOR
THE NEXT CONTRACT, BUT I THINK
WHAT YOU WILL FIND IS EVERY
ONE OF OUR ACCOUNTABILITY
PARTNERS POINTED TO THE GAINS
IN THE S BMA CONTRACT AS
SIGNIFICANT GAINS TOWARDS
COMPLIANCE WITH THE 27 ACCOUNT
ABILITY ORDINANCE.
>> YES. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY
TRUE. AND THEY NOTED FOR THE
RECORD THAT ADDITIONAL
ACCOUNTABILITY IMPROVEMENTS
THEY NOTED COMMON COMMUNITY
CONCERNS AROUND LANGUAGE
LOCATED IN THE BILL OF RIGHTS,
WHICH COULD BE THERE. THE
AGENCY HAS ADDRESSED ANY
REMAINING REFORMS , NOW THAT
THERE ARE A LOT, BUT THERE ARE
SOME REMAINING REFORMS
ESTABLISHED IN THE
ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE,
125315. AND REPRESENTATIVES
FROM THE OPA NOTED IN
PARTICULAR A REQUEST TO HAVE
THE 180 DAY TIMELINE AND CASES
INVOLVING THE REVIEW BOARD.
THE SPECIFIC REQUESTS FROM THE
OPA CAN BE FOUND IN THE LETTER
THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE
RESOLUTION. REPRESENTATIVES
HAVE RECOMMENDED THAT THE
CONTRACT SHOULD MAKE A NUMBER
OF CHANGES. IT SHOULD EXPRESS
IN ITS PURPOSE STATEMENT
SUPPORT FOR A STRONG
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM,
INCLUDING A SUBORDINATION
CLAUSE THAT ALLOWS THE CITY TO
PREVAIL OVER CONTRACT TERMS,
USE THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION
RULES TO THE EXTENT ONLY THAT
THEY DO NOT ENTER A ROBUST
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
IMMEDIATELY IMPLEMENTS
INDEFINITE SUSPENSIONS FOR
SERIOUS MISCONDUCT WITHOUT
CONSULTATION OF THE UNION,
ELIMINATES STATUTE OF
LIMITATIONS FOR ANY PARTY THAT
IS INVOLVED IN CONCEALING
MISCONDUCT AND CREATE GREATER
AUTHORITY FOR THE OPA TO
INVESTIGATE WITH ENTITIES THAT
CAN CONDUCT CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATIONS.
WITH STATE LAW AND PROVIDING
FOR ADDITIONAL CIVILIANS AND
OPA AND THROUGHOUT THE AGENCY
AND ALLOWING FOR ALTERNATIVE
RESPONSES. THE PUBLIC
TESTIFIED AT THIS HEARING AND
THE TESTIMONY LARGELY ECHOED
THE REQUEST OF THE
ACCOUNTABILITY AGENCY
REPRESENTATIVES. IT ALSO
INCLUDES SUPPORT FOR FULL
REPRESENTATION, ALL ELEMENTS
OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY.
SUPPORT FOR ADDITIONAL POLICE
TRAINING, DE-ESCALATION AND
MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING. SUPPORT
FOR BRINGING THE CITY INTO
COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONSENT
DECREE. OPPOSITION TO
DISPROPORTIONALITY IN THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
SUPPORT FOR RIGHTS FOR
COMPLAINT ENDS. HIRING OF
ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICERS.
SUPPORT FOR MORE OUTREACH ON
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY ISSUES
AND SUPPORT FOR REQUIRING
OFFICERS TO HAVE A CLOSER
RELATIONSHIP TO THE
COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. AFTER
CONCLUDING THE RECITALS ON THE
HEARING, THE RESOLUTION NOTES
THAT ON MAY 21, 2019, THE COURT
HAD FOUND THE CITY HAD FALLEN
OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE
CONSENT DECREE, SPECIFICALLY
WITH CONCERNS DUE TO THE
DISCIPLINARY APPEALS PROCESS
AND ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY.
THE DISCIPLINE REVIEW PROCESS
THAT IS ESTABLISHED IN THE
CURRENT SPMA CONTRACT
STRENGTHENS ACCOUNTABILITY FOR
LIEUTENANTS AND CAPTAINS.
HOWEVER, THE COURT CONTINUES
TO SHOW INTEREST IN THE FULL
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE AND
HAS FURTHER ISSUED, IN
SEPTEMBER OF THIS MONTH,
REQUESTED A REPORT ON THE
STATUS OF THE ORDINANCES
IMPLEMENTATION WHEN THE CITY
REACHES A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT
WITH THE SEATTLE POLICE
OFFICERS KILLED. SO THAT COVERS
ALL OF THE RECITALS -- THERE
ARE A COUPLE OF OPERATIVE
SECTIONS. SECTION 1 SAYS THE
CITY WILL CONSIDER IN GOOD
FAITH HOW AND WHETHER TO CARRY
FORWARD THE INTERESTS REFERRED
TO IN THE RECITALS THROUGH
VARIOUS MEANS INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, ENACTMENT OF
LEGISLATION, DEVELOPMENT OF
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING GOALS AND
OBJECTIVES AND FACILITATING
COMMUNITY POLICE DIALOGUE. TO
THE EXTENT WASHINGTON LAW
REQUIRES ANY CHANGES TO BE
BARGAINED WITH REPRESENTATIVES,
THE CITY WILL SEEK TO DISCHARGE
SUCH OBLIGATIONS IN GOOD FAITH.
THE FINAL SECTION SAYS THAT THE
CITY MADE SIGNIFICANT
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MOST RECENT
SPMA AND SPOG BARGAINING
PROCESSES, INCLUDING EXPANDED
ROLES FOR POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS AND
CITY COUNCIL STAFF . DESIGNATED
ACCOUNTABILITY REPRESENTATIVES
SHALL PROVIDE INPUT
THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS,
INCLUDING TECHNICAL
REPRESENTATION ON THE LABOR
POLICY COMMITTEE AND THE
COUNCIL HAS REPRESENTED AT THE
BARGAINING TABLE, THROUGH
PARTICIPATION IN THE USUAL
CENTRAL STAFF. THE COUNCIL
REQUESTS THAT THE EXECUTIVE
AND LABOR RELATIONS DIRECTOR
CONTINUE THESE PRACTICES TO
ENSURE ONGOING TRANSPARENCY
AND THE PROVISION OF CRITICAL
INPUT FROM THE COUNCIL AND ITS
ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS. THAT
ABOUT SUMS UP THE RESOLUTION.
>> THANKS, GREG. I APPRECIATE
THE INCLUSION IN THE RESOLUTION
TO MEMORIALIZE THE PROCESS
COMPLETED IN THE DURKAN
ADMINISTRATION TO INVOLVE
ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS
THROUGHOUT THE BARGAINING
PROCESS. I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT IT BE
MEMORIALIZED SOMEWHERE SO THAT
PEOPLE WHO REMEMBER THAT ROLE,
THAT IT WON'T JUST LIVE IN
THEIR HEADS, BUT BE CARRIED ON
THROUGH PRACTICE, SO THANK YOU
SO MUCH. AGAIN, TO BE VERY
CLEAR, THIS RESOLUTION DOES NOT
COMMIT THE COUNCIL TO CARRYING
THESE THINGS FORWARD. IN THE
BARGAINING PROCESS. IT DOESN'T
SAY THAT YOU AGREE WITH THE
RECOMMENDATIONS. IT SIMPLY IS A
WAY TO MEMORIALIZE THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS, BECAUSE MANY
OF US WHO WERE HERE FOR THE
PUBLIC HEARING WILL NOT BE
PART OF THE BARGAINING PROCESS
ONCE IT STARTS. SO JUST HAVING
A PLACE TO MEMORIALIZE WHAT WE
HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC, 90 DAYS
BEFORE BARGAINING STARTS, IS
WHAT IS REQUIRED UNDER
MUNICIPAL CODE. MEMORIALIZE A
GET IN THE RESOLUTION IS NOT
REQUIRED, BUT IT IS A GOOD
PRACTICE THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS
USED BEFORE AND I HOPE IT DOES
IN THE FUTURE. ARE THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? ALL
RIGHT, SEEING NON---
>> MADAM CHAIR, CAN I CLARIFY
ONE THING? I MIGHT HAVE
MISSPOKEN. I DID NOT MEAN TO
CHARACTERIZE THE SPMA AS
HAVING IMPLEMENTED ALL OF THE
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
RECOMMENDATIONS. IT CERTAINLY
HAS NOT. IT HAS IMPLEMENTED
WHAT I THINK THE
ACCOUNTABILITY AGENCIES WOULD
AGREE ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT
PROVISIONS.
>> AND I THINK MANY OF THE
ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN FLAGGED
ARE ITEMS THAT HAVE YET TO BE
IMPLEMENTED.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> ONE THING THAT WOULD BE
GREAT IF YOU ADDRESSED IS
SOMETHING WE HEARD FROM PUBLIC
COMMENT, WHICH I THINK WAS AN
ERROR. SOMEONE IN PUBLIC
COMMENT SUGGESTED THAT THIS
RESOLUTION WILL REPRESENT THE
ONLY THINGS THAT CAN BE
CONSIDERED IN BARGAINING AND
THAT THINGS CAN'T BE ADDED
LATER AND I THINK THAT IS
INCORRECT.
>> THAT IS INCORRECT. THE
BARGAINING COMMITTEE, MADE OF
THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AS WELL AS
THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, WILL
DETERMINE ITS BARGAINING
PARAMETERS. AS SECTION 2 OF
THIS RESOLUTION SAYS, THE
ACCOUNTABILITY AGENCIES WILL
ALSO BE INVOLVED IN THAT
PROCESS. THE CPC WILL HEAR
FROM THE COMMUNITY WHEN THEY
ARE REACHING OUT TO DO
CONSTITUENT WORK BEFORE HELPING
DEVELOP PARAMETERS. SO THERE
IS GOING TO BE QUITE A BIT MORE
PROCESS BEFORE THAT HAPPENS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, THERE ARE NO
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS. SEEING NON-, I MOVE
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION 32 112.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE
OF RESOLUTION 32112. THERE ARE
NO FURTHER COMMENTS. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU, THE RESOLUTION
PASSES AND MOVES TO THE FULL
COUNCIL MEETING ON THURSDAY,
OCTOBER 3. MOVING FORWARD TO
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
>> COUNCIL BILL 120668, AND
ORDINANCE RELATING TO FUNDING
FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, ADOPTING
THE 2024-2028 CONSOLIDATED PLAN
FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT AND AUTHORIZING IT
SUBMISSION TO THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAD
A SLIGHT CHANGE IN PLANS. OUR
FRIENDS FROM THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT WILL BE PRESENTING
ONLINE AND JUST A FEW, QUICK,
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. ALSO
RECOGNIZING THE JENNIFER
LABRECQUE FROM CENTRAL STAFF IS
HERE IN PERSON. THE RESOLUTION
WOULD ADOPT THE 2024-2028
CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR HOUSING
AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
THIS IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE
FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN. IT
WOULD ALSO AUTHORIZE IT
SUBMISSION TO THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT. THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN
ALSO INCLUDES A DRAFT OF THE
FIRST OF THE HUD REQUIRED
ANNUAL PLANS FOR 2024. WE WILL
START TODAY WITH A STAFF
BRIEFING FROM THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF AND THEN WE WILL
MOVE INTO A REQUIRED PUBLIC
HEARING BEFORE THE DISCUSSION
AND POSSIBLE VOTE. AGAIN, THE
APPROVED FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED
PLAN MUST BE TRANSMITTED TO
HUD IN NOVEMBER, WHICH MEANS
TODAY IS BOTH OUR FIRST AND
LAST CHANCE FOR THIS COMMITTEE
TO VOTE. I WANT TO THANK MY
COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR THEIR
WILLINGNESS TO ENGAGE WITH THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
EARLY IN THE LEGISLATION AS
WELL AS THE BILL THAT FOLLOWS,
BECAUSE THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE
IS DURING BUDGET
DELIBERATIONS. WE HAVE BEEN
CONCERNED ABOUT HAVING IT ON
THE AGENDA FOR THE LAST
COMMITTEE MEETING BEFORE THE
BUDGET, AND AS A WAY TO LIMIT
THAT RISK I ASKED THE
DEPARTMENT TO OFFER BRIEFINGS
TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS AHEAD OF
TIME. AGAIN, I REALLY
APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES WORK
WITH HST, MAKING SURE EVERYONE
WAS WELL BRIEFED. NORMALLY THIS
LEGISLATION WOULD BE HEARD IN
THE FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE. HOWEVER, DUE TO
THEIR PACKED AGENDA, CHAIR
MOSQUEDA ASKED THAT WE ADDRESS
THE LEGISLATION IN OUR
COMMITTEE. WE ALL AGREED THAT
THAT MADE SENSE. IF THE
VIEWING PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO
TESTIFY IN THE PUBLIC HEARING,
THE SHEET FOR VIRTUAL
TESTIMONY IS AVAILABLE AS
LISTED ON THE AGENDA. WITH
THAT, DIRECTOR KIM, PLEASE
KICK US OFF.
>> THANKS AND FOR THE RECORD I
AM TANYA KIM, DIRECTOR OF THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
>> GOOD MORNING, FOR THE RECORD
I AM DEE DHLAMINI. I AM THE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
>> I WANT TO THANK CHAIR
HERBOLD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT
AND FOR ENTERTAINING THE
CORRESPONDING LEGISLATION. I'M
GOING TO ASK KEVIN TO PLEASE
GO AHEAD AND PULL UP THE
PRESENTATION. I THINK WE ARE
GOING TO NEED THAT VISUAL.
PERFECT. I WANT TO ALSO
ACKNOWLEDGE MY COLLEAGUE AND
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT, DEE,
WHO WILL BE SPEAKING. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR GRACE AS WE WORK
THROUGH THE PRESENTATION AND
THE AGENDA WITH THAT IS OF
COURSE ALONG WITH INTRODUCING
THE FIRST PIECE, IS A QUICK
OVERVIEW AND WITH THE
CONSOLIDATED PLAN, HIGHLIGHTING
THE GOALS. THERE IS THIS
MULTIYEAR PLAN THAT EACH YEAR
WE HAVE A SPECIFIC, ANNUAL
ACTION PLAN. SO 2024, THE
OVERALL TIMELINE AND THEN NEXT
STEPS TO GET THIS OVER THE
FINISH LINE WITH AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR QUESTION AND ANSWER. WITH
THAT, I JUST WANTED TO PAUSE
FOR A MINUTE AND FOR THE
VIEWING PUBLIC, WE ARE THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT
THE CITY OF SEATTLE, SO OUR
MISSION IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE
TO RESOURCES DURING TIMES OF
NEED, SO WE CAN ALL LIVE,
LEARN, WORK, AND TAKE PART IN
STRONG AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES.
WE HAVE SIX IMPACT AREAS YOU
CAN READ HERE. EVERYTHING FROM
SUCCESS TO HEALTHY AGING. SOME
MIGHT WONDER WHY WE HAVE THE
CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND YOU WILL
QUICKLY LEARN THAT IT VERY MUCH
TOUCHES ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT
SPACES. SO WE HAVE THE
PRIVILEGE RIGHT NOW OF BEING
THE CITY'S ADMINISTRATOR OF
THIS BODY OF WORK. WITH THAT,
I AM GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO
DEE AND INTRODUCE HER. SHE IS
OUR CFO. GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR KIM. I
WILL JUST GIVE A VERY QUICK
HIGHLIGHT OF THE FUNDING
SOURCES THAT ARE INCLUDED IN
THIS CONSOLIDATED PLAN. JUST
BY WAY OF A QUICK BACKGROUND,
THE CITY HAS RECEIVED HUD
GRANTS FOR 30 YEARS. WE
REALLOCATE THE GRANTS EVERY
FIVE YEARS. WE ARE IN THE
CONSOLIDATING PROCESS FOR THE
PERIOD OF 2024-2028. THIS PLAN
UPDATE IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ADDRESS EMERGING NEEDS AND
HIGH-PRIORITY ISSUES AND COURSE
IT ALSO REQUIRES THAT THIS
PLAN BE INFORMED WITH
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND
HOPEFULLY SOME OF THE COMMENTS
THAT WE MIGHT RECEIVE HERE
TODAY AND ALSO DURING THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. THE
CONSOLIDATED PLAN CONTAINS,
ADDRESSES, FOR PRIMARY FUNDING
SOURCES. THE COMMUNITY BLOCK
GRANT. IT IS A PROGRAM
SPECIFICALLY TO REMOVE
ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND PHYSICAL
ENVIRONMENT AND TO ENHANCE THE
QUALITY OF LIFE OF MODERATE
INCOME RESIDENTS. WE ALSO HAVE
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PEOPLE LIVING WITH AIDS,
WHICH IS THE ONLY FEDERAL
PROGRAM DEDICATED TO THE NEEDS
OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV AIDS.
THE EMERGENCY GRANT THAT
ASSISTS PEOPLE TO REGAIN
PERMANENT HOUSING AFTER
EXPERIENCING A HOUSING CRISIS
AND/OR HOMELESSNESS. THE
MAJORITY OF THESE FUNDS ARE
ALLOCATED THROUGH OUR PARTNERS
AT THE REGIONAL HOMELESS
AUTHORITY. AND THEN WE HAVE
THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP
PROGRAM. THAT PROVIDES GRANTS
TO CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
FOR LOWER INCOME RESIDENTS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. EXCUSE ME.
THIS NEXT SLIDE IS TO GIVE YOU
A PROPORTIONATE SENSE OF SCALE
IN TERMS OF THE DOLLARS. THE
COMMUNITY BLOCK GRANT FUNDING,
IT REPRESENTS AROUND 65% OF
THE TOTAL FUNDING. OVER FIVE
YEARS, THAT WILL BE
APPROXIMATELY $88 MILLION IN
FUNDING ACROSS ALL FOUR FUNDING
SOURCES THAT WILL BE ALLOCATED
TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS IS JUST A
VERY HIGH LEVEL VISUAL TO SHOW
YOU, PROPORTIONALLY, BY PROGRAM
AND PARTNER, WHERE THE FUNDING
IS BEING USED. YOU WILL NOTICE
WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION
OF THE CDBG DOLLARS WITH OUR
PARTNERS. WE ALSO HAVE HOUSING
REHAB FUNDING WITH THE OFFICE
OF SEATTLE OFFICE OF HOUSING
AND THEN A LOT OF ADDITIONAL
EMERGENCY WORK THAT HAPPENS
THAT IS MANAGED OUT OF THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. YET ANOTHER
DIFFERENT SLICE TO SHOW YOU
HOW THE FUNDING IS DISTRIBUTED
ACROSS PARTNER AGENCIES. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS SLIDE
TOUCHES LIGHTLY ON THE
PERFORMANCE OR RESULTS OF THE
FUNDING AND HOW IT HAS BEEN
USED. 7200 PEOPLE ASSISTED
WITH HOMELESSNESS SERVICES. 500
SENIORS AND PERSONS WITH
DISABILITY, HOMEOWNERS,
ASSISTED WITH REPAIRS. 22
RENTAL UNITS CONSTRUCTED. 26
REHABILITATED. PARKS ASSESS
ABILITY PROJECTS AND 20
INDIVIDUALS TRAINED THROUGH
OUR PARTNERS. CONTINUING ON
WITH 2022, SPECIFICALLY, SOME
OF THE PROJECTS THAT WERE
FUNDED WITH COMMUNITY BLOCK
GRANT DOLLARS, THERE ARE
APPROXIMATELY 38 PROJECTS.
THREE OF THEM WERE FOR PUBLIC
SERVICES OR DIRECT SERVICES
THROUGH THE REGIONAL HOMELESS
AUTHORITY FOR COMMUNITIES AND
RESIDENTS EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS. 11 FOR HOUSING
SERVICES, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES,
HOUSING REPAIRS AND UPGRADES.
ACTIVITIES, EXCUSE ME. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. JUST A LITTLE
BIT MORE SPECIFICALLY ON THE
COMMUNITY BLOCK GRANT, AS IT
IS GOING TO BE, I SUSPECT, THE
PRIMARY FOCUS OF INTEREST, IS
JUST REITERATING THAT HUD'S
STATUTORY REQUIREMENT IS THAT
THESE FUNDS BE USED TO BENEFIT
LOW TO MODERATE INCOME PERSONS
AND IN THE ELIMINATION OF AND
I APOLOGIZE FOR THE ARCHAIC
LANGUAGE, SLUMS AND BLIGHT, AND
ALSO PARTICULAR URGENCY, ALSO
REFERRED TO BY FEDERAL PARTNERS
AS MEETING URGENT NEED. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. FOR THE PUBLIC
SERVICES PROJECTS THAT ARE
FUNDED BY HUD, THEY MUST
ADDRESS A SIGNIFICANT NEED. I
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT GOING INTO
THE BUDGET PROCESS AS WELL. THE
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT THAT THE
CDBG BUDGET EXISTING RESOURCES
AND ALSO NOTING THAT THE CITY
HAS MET ITS PUBLIC SERVICES
CAPS. THE TOTAL AMOUNT AT 35
-- 35% SPECIFICALLY FOR
ADDRESSING PUBLIC SERVICES. THE
CITY HAS MET THAT CAP THROUGH
THE PROGRAMMING THAT WE ARE
FUNDING THROUGH THE
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS SLIDE IS
A VERY HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF
THE FIVE MAIN GOALS GOING INTO
THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN. FOUR OF
THEM ARE ONGOING INCREASING
SERVICES AND PREVENTING PEOPLE
FROM EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS. PROVIDING EQUITY
AND ACCESS TO COMMUNITY
INFRASTRUCTURE AND EDUCATION
OPPORTUNITIES. INCREASING
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND
INCREASING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
OPTIONS. THEY ARE ALL AREAS
THAT THE CITY HAS PREVIOUSLY
PRIORITIZED AND CONTINUES TO
PRIORITIZE IN THIS NEXT ROUND
OF THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN. THE
NEW GOAL THAT HAS BEEN ADDED,
POLICY GOAL BY THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, IS ADDRESSING THE NEED
OF PEOPLE IMPACTED BY MENTAL
HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
ISSUES, SPECIFIC --
SPECIFICALLY OPIOIDS AND
FENTANYL ABUSE CRISIS. WE WILL
SPEAK MORE SPECIFICALLY TO HOW
THE CITY IS PLANNING TO ADDRESS
THIS SPECIFIC GOAL WITH THESE
FUNDING SOURCES LATER ON IN THE
PRESENTATION. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. ALSO INCLUDED , HUD
HAS AN ANNUAL PLANNING
PROCESS, WHERE ALL OF THE
PARTNERS ARE REQUIRED TO
PRESENT THEIR SPENDING PLANS.
BECAUSE WE ARE AT THE START OF
THE FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED
PERIOD, THE PLAN FOR 2024 IS
ACTUALLY INCORPORATED INTO
THIS DRAFT FIVE-YEAR PLAN. IT
ANTICIPATES THAT THE
ENTITLEMENT GRANTS AWARDS AND
PRIOR UNSPENT CDBG BALANCES
WILL BE INCLUDED AND A SEPARATE
ORDINANCE THAT FINALIZES THE
2024 ACTION PLAN WILL BE
INTRODUCED NEXT YEAR, FOLLOWING
THE FINAL GRANT ALLEGATIONS
FOR 2024 TO THE NATIONAL
GRANTEES. JUST A QUICK VIEW
OF WHERE WE ARE IN THE
CONSOLIDATED PLAN DEVELOPMENT
TIMELINE. WE ARE IN THE THIRD
BULLET IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. WHICH
ENDS ON OCTOBER 6. WE ARE
HOPING FOR A FULL COUNCIL VOTE
IN ORDER TO MEET THE HUD
NATIONAL STATUTORY DEADLINE OF
NOVEMBER 15. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. IF THE LEGISLATION IS
APPROVED BY THIS COMMITTEE, WE
ARE ALL HOPING FOR A FULL
COUNCIL VOTE NEXT MONTH PRIOR
TO THE STATUTORY DEADLINE. OUR
INTENT IS TO FINALIZE THE
CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND THAT ALSO
INCLUDES INCORPORATING ALL OF
THE FEEDBACK FROM THE 30 DAY
PUBLIC COMMENT WINDOW AND
COUNCIL HEARINGS AND
CONSIDERATION BY FULL COUNCIL,
AGAIN, MEETING A DEADLINE OF
NOVEMBER 15.
>> WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES
OUR FIRST PRESENTATION FOR THIS
LEGISLATION ON THE FIVE-YEAR
BUDGET PLAN AND WE ARE HAPPY TO
TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. WE WILL
REFERENCE, AS DEE MENTIONED,
THE $7 MILLION LEGISLATION IN
THE NEXT PRESENTATION. WHAT
QUESTIONS DO YOU FOLKS HAVE?
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE
PRESENTATION AND I WANTED TO
ALSO THANK THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT EXECUTIVE FOR
ADDING TO THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN
GOALS. A GOAL THAT IS
SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON
RESPONDING TO OUR CRISES IN
MENTAL HEALTH AND OVERDOSE
DEATHS AND ALSO WANT TO JUST
CLARIFY THAT THE IMPLICATIONS
OF NOT IMPLEMENTING THIS
LEGISLATION WILL RESULT IN THE
CITY FOR GOING ABOUT $80
MILLION OF GRANT FUNDING AND
POTENTIAL PROGRAM INCOME, SO IT
IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS
LEGISLATION. IT ALSO ALLOWS US
TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING BILL
AS WELL. BEFORE I OPEN IT UP TO
QUESTIONS, I WANT TO ASK
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF, DO YOU
HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> I JUST HAVE ONE THING TO
ADD, ACTUALLY, AROUND TIMING.
THIS PARTICULAR BILL, IF IT
WERE APPROVED BY COMMITTEE
TODAY, WOULD BE HELD FOR A FEW
WEEKS. ESSENTIALLY THIS
CONTAINS PROPOSED USE OF 2024
FEDERAL FUNDS, SO IT WOULD BE
HELD FOR A FEW WEEKS SO THAT
COUNCIL CAN EVALUATE THE
PROPOSED USES WITHIN THE
CONTEXT OF THE ENTIRE 2024
BUDGET, WHICH WILL BE
TRANSMITTED LATER TODAY. AGAIN,
RECOGNIZING THAT IT DOES NEED
TO BE APPROVED BY FULL COUNCIL
IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT NOVEMBER
15 DEADLINE.
>> THANK YOU, JEN. ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COLLEAGUES? ALL RIGHT, NOT
SEEING ANY VIRTUAL HANDS OR
IN-PERSON HANDS. I WILL MOVE
THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL -- 08,
I'M SORRY. I HAVE TO OPEN UP
THE PUBLIC HEARING. ALL RIGHT,
LET'S MOVE BACKWARDS. WE WILL
NOW MOVE INTO THE PUBLIC
HEARING. EACH SPEAKER IS GIVEN
TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK. I WILL
ALTERNATE BETWEEN IN-PERSON AND
VIRTUAL COMMENTERS. I WILL
CALL EACH SPEAKER BY NAME AND
IN ORDER. IF YOU ARE USING THE
VIRTUAL OPTION, YOU WILL HEAR
A PROMPT. ONCE YOU HEAR THAT
PROMPT, YOU WILL NEED TO HIT
STAR SIX. LISTEN FOR YOUR NAME
AND WHEN YOU HEAR THE CHIME,
WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS. IF YOUR
COMMENTS ARE NOT WRAP IT UP, WE
WILL HAVE TO MUTE THE MIC TO
MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER.
WE HAVE NO PEOPLE SIGNED UP
FOR IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE DO HAVE SOME FOLKS. WE HAVE
THREE PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR
VIRTUAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
UNFORTUNATELY THEY ARE NOT
SHOWING AS PRESENT. WE HAVE
TALLON DAVIS, SHAQUILLE A
BROWN, AND ALLISON I SINGER,
ALL SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AT THE
PUBLIC HEARING ON COUNCIL BILL
120 -- CALLING ONCE. CALLING
TWICE. AND CALLING THREE
TIMES. NOT SEEING A CHANGE IN
STATUS AND THE PUBLIC HEARING
IS NOW CLOSED. MOVING ON TO
RECOMMENDING PASSAGE, I MOVE
THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
THE PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL
120668. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECONDED.
>> THANK YOU, IT IS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL
120668. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER
COMMENTS, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> VICE CHAIR LEWIS. CHAIR
HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU, THE BILL PASSES
AND MOVES ON TO THE FULL
COUNCIL ON A SCHEDULE TO BE
DETERMINED, AS I EXPLAINED BY
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF AND WE
HAVE ONE MORE VOTING ITEM ON
THE AGENDA. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEM NUMBER
FIVE.
>> AGENDA ITEM FIVE IS COUNCIL
BILL 120669, AND ORDINANCE
RELATING TO FUNDING FROM
NON-CITY SOURCES AMENDING
ORDINANCE 126725 WHICH IT UP
DID THE 2023 BUDGET, INCLUDING
THE 2023-2028 CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, CHANGING
APPROPRIATIONS TO VARIOUS
DEPARTMENTS AND CONTROL LEVELS
AND REVISING PROJECT
ALLOCATIONS FOR CERTAIN
PROJECTS IN THE 2023-2028 CIP
AND RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING
CERTAIN PRIOR ACT.
>> INC. YOU SO MUCH. AS
MENTIONED THIS IS COMPANION
LEGISLATION TO THE BILL THAT WE
JUST RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL.
IT CLEANS UP PREVIOUS YEAR'S
UNDERSPEND OF FEDERAL DOLLARS
ACROSS MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS.
IT APPROPRIATE $7 MILLION
TOWARD THE MAYORS ANNOUNCED
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS AND
PROPOSED OVERDOSE TREATMENT
FACILITIES. WITH THAT I WILL
TURN IT BACK OVER TO OUR
FRIENDS AT THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT.
>> INC. YOU SO MUCH AND KEVIN
WILL PULL UP THE DECK.
MEANWHILE I CAN INTRODUCE
MYSELF AGAIN. I AM TANYA KIM,
DIRECTOR OF THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT.
>> I AM DEE DHLAMINI, CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE
SEATTLE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT.
>> ONCE AGAIN WE ARE GOING TO
INTRODUCE THE MEAT OF THE
LEGISLATION AND PROVIDE
BACKGROUND. WE WILL GO OVER
SOME QUESTIONS. I WILL JUST
SAY VERY BRIEFLY THAT HERE
TODAY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE
LEGISLATION ITSELF. WE ARE NOT
TALKING ABOUT THE SUBSTANCE OF
WHAT WILL BE IN THE REQUEST
FOR QUALIFICATIONS OR ABOUT
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND THE
NECESSITY OF IT, SO I WANTED TO
CLARIFY THAT -- IT IS VERY
IMPORTANT, BUT I KNOW THIS
COUNCIL HAS TALKED EXTENSIVELY
ABOUT THAT. WITH THAT I WILL
HAND IT BACK OVER TO DEE TO
WALK US THROUGH THE SUBSTANCE
AND THEN WE WILL PAUSE FOR
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR KIM,
AGAIN. JUST REITERATING THAT
THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE DID
TRANSMIT THE COMPANION
LEGISLATION THAT RECONCILES,
ESSENTIALLY RECONCILING
BALANCES ACROSS THE PREVIOUS
CONSOLIDATED PLANNING PERIOD.
THESE ARE THE AFFECTED
GRANTS. WHERE WE IDENTIFIED
THE $7 MILLION UNDERSPEND --
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. JUST A
LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND HERE.
THE MEETING, THE COMPLIANCE
REQUIREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE COMMUNITY BLOCK GRANT
PROGRAM HAS PROVED CHALLENGING
FOR THE CITY DEPARTMENTS AND
PARTNERS OVER THE YEARS. SOME
OF THE CHALLENGES ARE LISTED
HERE BELOW. THIS IS BY NO MEANS
AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST, JUST SOME
OF THE COMMON ONES THAT ARE
REQUIRED. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW,
PREVAILING WAGE, FEDERAL
PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS,
TIMELINESS AND EXPENDITURE
MONITORING DEADLINES. SOME OF
THESE CAN AND HAVE BEEN
PERCEIVED AS DRIVING DOWN
INCREASING COST AND/OR CAUSING
PROJECT DELAYS. THE
RECONCILED BALANCES REFLECTED
IN THIS PRIOR CONSOLIDATED PLAN
PERIOD ALSO SHOW SIGNIFICANT
COVID DELAYS, EITHER FROM
SHIFTING PRIORITIES,
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT DELAYS,
AND/OR SOME OF THE SIGNIFICANT
STAFF TURNOVER AND VACANCIES
THAT WERE EXPERIENCED NOT ONLY
IN THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT, BUT AMONGST
PARTNER AGENCIES AND
DEPARTMENTS AS WELL. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. THE $7 MILLION
APPROPRIATION THAT WAS
IDENTIFIED WAS ORIGINALLY
ALLOCATED BETWEEN THE GRANT
PERIODS OF 2019 TO 2022.
DEPARTMENTS THAT WILL BE
ABANDONING APPROPRIATION
INCLUSIVE OF THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT OUR PARKS, THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
OPCD, OFFICE OF HOUSING AND
OFFICE OF IMMIGRANTS AND
REFUGEES.
>> SO, FOR NEXT STEPS WE JUST
WANTED TO NOTE THAT NOT ONLY
AS YOU ARE AWARE THAT THESE
FUNDS ARE PART OF THE EXECUTIVE
PLANNED CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN
FACILITIES. THERE IS A LISTING
OF THE TYPE OF SERVICES THAT
WE ARE SEEKING TO INITIALLY
INVEST IN THROUGH THE CAPITAL
PORTION OF THEIR WORK. AS
OUTLINED HERE, EVERYTHING FROM
BEST CARE TO DROP IN SUPPORT.
SO IT IS TRULY A RANGE OF
SERVICES AND SOME FILLING THE
CURRENT GAP. I DO WANT TO NOTE
THAT ON THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT WEBSITE, WE DO HAVE
A NOTICE OF FUNDING
AVAILABILITY AND THAT WAS
RECENTLY UPDATED. SO WE MADE AN
ANNOUNCEMENT THAT OUR
INTENTION IS TO RELEASE THIS
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS ON
NOVEMBER 1 AND AGAIN, MORE OR
LESS DESCRIBES WHAT THE INTENT
IS AND THEN ONCE NOVEMBER 1
LANDS, WE WILL HAVE THIS
DESCRIPTION, INCLUDING THE
GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION, SO
THAT WILL BE READILY AVAILABLE
AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT GO
WITH IT. PARTICULARLY BECAUSE
THESE ARE CDBG DOLLARS, SO I
WANTED TO NOTE THAT.
>> THANK YOU. ARE WE OPENING
IT UP FOR QUESTIONS NOW?
>> NO, DEE, DO YOU WANT TO
FINISH --
>> YES. I JUST WANTED TO NOTE
THAT THE RECONCILIATION NEEDS
TO BE PART OF OUR REGULAR
PROCESS. SO REVIEWING AND
MONITORING EXPENDITURES ACROSS
THE PROFILE OF THE GRANT AND
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
WILL BE PARTNERING WITH THE
BUDGET OFFICE TO INCORPORATE
CONSISTENT BUDGET TRACKING
ACROSS THE FEDERAL GRANTS.
THANK YOU.
>> THINK YOU AND NOW CHAIR
HERBOLD, BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO FIRST
OFF THANK THE DEPARTMENT FOR
TAKING STEPS TO PROACTIVELY
UPDATE THE 2023 NOTICE OF
FUNDING AVAILABILITY TO REFLECT
THE EXPECTED AVAILABILITY OF
THIS FUNDING. FOR A POST
OVERDOSE STABILIZATION AND
ALSO OUTPATIENT TREATMENT
FACILITY RFQ TO BE RELEASED ON
NOVEMBER 1, ASSUMING COUNCIL
APPROVAL OF THIS LEGISLATION.
JUST MOVING FORWARD TO SOME OF
THE ISSUES THAT WERE
IDENTIFIED, IN THE COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF, MY RECOLLECTION
IS THAT THE CITY HAS EIGHT
YEARS TO SPEND CDBG ONCE IT
HAS BEEN APPROPRIATED AND I AM
JUST WONDERING, ONE OF THE
ELEMENTS THAT YOU MENTIONED,
JEN, IS THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO
CONSIDER PRACTICES OR POLICIES
TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS
TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE USE
OF THE FUNDS AND THAT WE
REQUEST THAT THE EXECUTIVE
PREPARE LEGISLATION TO CREATE
A SEPARATE FUND OR FUNDS WITH
THESE REOCCURRING HUD GRANTS
AS WELL AS FINANCIAL POLICIES
FOR THE FUND AS APPROPRIATE.
JUST WONDERING, IS THIS
SOMETHING THAT WE DO AS PART OF
COUNCIL BUDGET DELIBERATIONS?
>> YES, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
COULD BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF
BUDGET.
>> RETURNED ANOTHER QUESTION
FOR YOU, JEN, FOLLOWING UP ON
YOUR MEMO, YOU HAD REFERENCED
THAT YOU RECEIVED SOME CLEAR
INFORMATION ABOUT THE USE OF
THE AUTHORITY, ACCEPTING THE
APPROPRIATION AUTHORITY. I
WONDER IF YOU RECEIVED AN
ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.
>> I HAVEN'T AS OF THIS
HEARING.
>> OKAY, MAYBE WE WILL TURN IT
BACK OVER TO HST TO SEE IF
THERE IS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
YOU CAN PROVIDE AT THIS TIME
AND MAYBE, JEN, I MAY HAVE
MISSTATED THE OUTSTANDING
QUESTION, IF YOU WANT TO
CLARIFY IT. THAT MIGHT BE
HELPFUL.
>> THERE WERE $7 MILLION OF
APPROPRIATION AUTHORITY ADDED
TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH BUDGET
CONTROL LEVEL AND WE ARE ALL
CLEAR WHAT THAT IS FOR. YOU
WENT OVER THAT TODAY. THERE WAS
ALSO I THINK $167,000 THAT WAS
ADDED TO ANOTHER BUDGET
CONTROL LEVEL AND I WAS CURIOUS
IF YOU CAN PROVIDE SOME MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THE
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION
AUTHORITY WAS FOR.
>> I DON'T HAVE SPECIFIC
INFORMATION ON THAT AMOUNT.
HOWEVER, I DO WANT TO NOTE
THAT THE RECONCILIATION THAT
TOOK PLACE IS ONGOING AND WE
ARE GOING ALL THE WAY BACK TO
2017 TO 2022, SO SOME OF THE
WORK INCLUDES JUST SORT OF
CLEANUP OF APPROPRIATION
VERSUS ACTUAL UNDERSPEND
AGAINST GRANTS THAT IS
AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE SPENDING.
THIS IS A BIT OF AN EXERCISE.
QUITE COMPLEX, RECONCILING
ACROSS MULTIPLE FINANCIAL
SYSTEMS. OUR SYSTEM, THE
CITY'S FINANCIAL SYSTEM, THE
CITY BUDGET SYSTEM, AND
UNDERSTANDABLY WORK THAT HAS
NOT BEEN DONE FOR YEARS. THERE
ARE ALSO FRANKLY ERRORS THAT
HAVE TO BE CORRECTED, SO WE
WILL GET BACK TO YOU WITH THAT
SPECIFIC AMOUNT, BUT I WANT TO
BE CLEAR THAT WE HAVE
CONFIDENCE THAT THE $7 MILLION
IS AN ACTUAL APPROPRIATION TO
BE SPENT AGAINST. THE GRANTS
IN THEIR AVAILABLE PERIOD OF
PERFORMANCE.
>> YOU, YES. I THINK WE
UNDERSTAND WHERE THE $7
MILLION IS FROM AND WHERE IT IS
GOING. THE QUESTION IS ABOUT
$167,000 THAT WILL BE UNDER THE
LEGISLATION ADDED TO THE
AFFORDABILITY -- WE WILL COUNT
ON GETTING THAT INFORMATION
FROM YOU BEFORE THE COUNCIL
VOTES ON THIS AT FULL COUNCIL.
I ALSO WANT TO JUST FLAG,
ANOTHER QUESTION FOR JEN.
THE ISSUE OF THE STEPS THAT
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
IS TAKING TO IMPROVE ANNUAL
MONITORING REGARDING
EXPENDITURES AND CDBG AND
OTHER HUD FUNDING ACROSS
DEPARTMENTS, AND POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES TO INFORM COUNCIL IF
FUNDS ARE NOT BEING EXPENDED AS
ANTICIPATED. IS THAT SOMETHING
THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE ISSUE
I.D. THAT YOU FLAGGED THAT WE
JUST A MOMENT AGO DISCUSSED
THAT WE COULD TAKE UP DURING
BUDGET?
>> I DO THINK ESTABLISHING A
SEPARATE FUND FOR THESE FUND
SOURCES WOULD BE THE FIRST STEP
IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO DO
ONGOING MONITORING AND
TRACKING OF THOSE. PROVIDING A
HIGH LEVEL OVERSIGHT THAT
ALLOWS US TO SEE IF FUNDS ARE
BEING EXPENDED AT A RATE THAT
WOULD BE ACCEPTED. I AM HAPPY
TO DISCUSS OTHER OPTIONS AS
WELL. I THINK AS DEE
MENTIONED, I THINK
INCORPORATING THIS MORE AS PART
OF THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND
THE REVIEW PROCESS OF THE
ANNUAL ACTION PLAN IS AN
IMPORTANT WAY TO EVALUATE ON
AN ANNUAL BASIS HOW FUNDS ARE
BEING EXPENDED AND RESEARCHED
THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE THEM
DIFFERENTLY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE
THERE OTHER QUESTIONS FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS? LOOKING
VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON. NOT
SEEING ANY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 120669. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE
OF COUNCIL BILL 120669 AND I
AM LOOKING TO SEE IF THERE ARE
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS. SEEING
NONE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU, THE BILL PASSES
AND MOVES TO THE FULL MEETING
ON OCTOBER 3. NOW WE HAVE
AGENDA ITEM SIX. I RECOGNIZE IT
IS 11:43. I KNOW WE ALL WANT
TO BE OUT THE DOOR BY NOON.
CAN WE STAY FOR ANOTHER 15
MINUTES?
>> I WILL VIEW IT FROM THE
OFFICE.
>> APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
AGENDA ITEM SIX.
>> AGENDA ITEM SIX, NETWORK
COMPANY TAX PRE-INTRODUCTION
DISCUSSION.
>> SOME QUICK INTRODUCTORY
MARKS. OVER THE PAST THREE
YEARS THIS COMMITTEE HAS WORKED
TO PASS PROTECTIONS FOR
WORKERS IN ORDER TO PROTECT A
VULNERABLE AND FAST-GROWING
POPULATION OF EMPLOYEES. MOST
RECENTLY THAT INCLUDES THE
DEACTIVATION RIGHTS ORDINANCE.
DURING DISCUSSIONS OF THAT
ORDINANCE, I MADE A COMMITMENT
TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO BRING
FORWARD POTENTIAL ANSWERS TO
THE QUESTIONS OF FUNDING THE
ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AND OTHER
APP-BASED WORKERS PROTECTIONS.
AS THE OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS NOTED IN THEIR
SEPTEMBER 11 ANNUAL
CERTIFICATION ON OLS FUNCTIONS
AND RESOURCES MEMO, THE OFFICE
IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCEMENT
OF A WIDE WEB OF WORKER
PROTECTIONS THAT COVER 54,000
EMPLOYERS AND ALMOST 600,000
EMPLOYEES WITH A TEAM OF 34
FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. IN THAT
MEMO THEY TOUCH ON SEATTLE'S
LEADERSHIP IN BUILDING
PROTECTIONS FOR APP-BASED
WORKERS. JUST A QUICK QUOTE
FROM THAT MEMO. MUCH OF THE
POLICY TEAM FOCUS HAS BEEN ON
ADVANCING LABOR STANDARDS FOR
NONSTANDARD WORKFORCES,
ESPECIALLY GIG WORKERS,
DOMESTIC WORKERS, AND
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. THIS
WORK IS TIME-CONSUMING AS FEW
JURISDICTIONS HAVE TACKLED SUCH
INITIATIVES. CONSEQUENTLY, OLS
MUST CREATE THE ROADMAP RATHER
THAN RELYING ON THE EXPERIENCE
OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS. TODAY
WE ARE JOINED BY KARINA BULL
AND, LET'S SEE, I THINK JUST
KARINA TODAY AND LET'S SEE
HERE, THEY WILL BE PRESENTING
A PRESENTATION ON A PROPOSAL
FOR A TRANSACTION FEE TO HELP
THE OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS
CONTINUE TO CREATE THE ROADMAP.
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THE
PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW THAT THIS
PRESENTATION HAS BEEN UPDATED,
AS MENTIONED, SINCE POSTED.
UNTIL LAST WEEK I THINK WE HAVE
BEEN COLLECTIVELY
INVESTIGATING THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF A TAX. THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND EXTERNAL
STAKEHOLDERS OF SHARED A
STRONG PREFERENCE FOR A FEE. I
AM APPRECIATIVE THAT COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF QUICKLY CHANGED
COURSE TO PREPARE A
PRESENTATION FOR A FEE AS
OPPOSED TO A TAX AND I THINK
YOU ALL RECEIVED THE UPDATED
POWERPOINT YESTERDAY. THERE ARE
STILL SOME OUTSTANDING
QUESTIONS BETWEEN TODAY'S
DISCUSSION ON A PROPOSAL AND
THE DEVELOPMENT OF ROUTE -- OF
LEGISLATION TO BE PRESENTED.
SINCE THIS COMMITTEE HAS THE
MOST DISCUSSION AROUND
APP-BASED WORKER DISCUSSIONS,
I THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT TO
HAVE THIS DISCUSSION BEFORE WE
PAUSE FOR BUDGET. WITH THAT I
WILL HAND IT OFF.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR HERBOLD.
MY COMPUTER AT THE TABLE HAS
HAD A MISHAP, SO I NO LONGER
HAVE ACCESS TO THE
PRESENTATION. UNLESS THERE IS
ANOTHER WAY TO ENTER A
PASSCODE. SO I AM WONDERING
IF MAYBE --
>> MISTER CLERK, CAN YOU
DRIVE? CAN YOU ADVANCE THE
PRESENTATION?
>> OKAY, I THINK WE HAVE
FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM, IF
YOU DON'T MIND HOLDING ON FOR A
FEW MORE MOMENTS.
OKAY, WE ARE READY. THANKS FOR
YOUR PATIENCE, EVERYONE. I AM
KARINA BULL WITH CITY COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF AND I'M GOING TO
BE PRESENTING A DRAFT PROPOSAL
ON A NETWORK COMPANY FEED TO
GENERATE REVENUE TO PAY FOR
REGULATORY COSTS OF
IMPLEMENTING APP-BASED WORKER
LABOR STANDARDS. AS
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD NOTED,
THIS POLICY IS STILL IN THE
PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT, SO
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS
TO BE DETERMINED OVER THE
COURSE OF THE NEXT MONTH OR SO.
THE PRESENTATION WILL COMPRISE
OF BACKGROUND, THE ACTUAL FEE
PROPOSAL, THE FILING DATES FOR
WHEN IT WOULD GO INTO EFFECT
AND WHEN COMPANIES ARE EXPECTED
TO START REMITTING THE FEE.
ESTIMATES OF THE AMOUNT OF
REVENUE FROM THE FEE, A
SPENDING PLAN, AND A TIMELINE.
TO BEGIN, AS COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD GAVE NOTICE OF, THERE
HAVE BEEN A VARIETY OF LABOR
STANDARDS COVERING APP-BASED
WORKERS. WE ARE BOTH FAMILIAR
IN THE CURRENT MOMENT WITH THE
LABOR STANDARDS THAT INCLUDE
APP-BASED WORKER IN THE TITLE.
PART OF THE PAID SAKE --
PAID SECOND SAFE TIME. OTHER
STANDARDS COVER APP-BASED
WORKERS INCLUDING THE DOMESTIC
WORKERS ORDINANCE, IF THOSE
WORKERS ARE RECEIVING OR
ACCEPTING OFFERS FOR SERVICES
THROUGH AN APP AND ALSO THE
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
PROTECTIONS ORDINANCE, WHICH
EXPLICITLY STATES IT COVERS
PLATFORM GIG WORKERS, WHICH ARE
APP-BASED WORKERS. NOTABLY,
NOT ALL OF THESE REGULATIONS
APPLY TO ALL NETWORK COMPANIES
AND AS NOTED HERE THE PAID
SECOND SAFE TIME REGULATIONS
DO NOT APPLY TO COMPANIES SUCH
AS ROVER OR TASK RABBIT. THE
PROPOSAL IS GEARED TO HAVE A
DEDICATED FUNDING SOURCE TO
COVER REGULATORY COSTS. THE
REVENUE WOULD PAY FOR THE
ADMINISTRATION OF A NETWORK
COMPANY LICENSE AND FEES AND
THEN IMPLEMENTATION OF LABOR
STANDARDS. WHICH WOULD BE
CONCEIVED OF BROADLY TO INCLUDE
ENFORCEMENT, POLICY
DEVELOPMENT, OUTREACH AND
EDUCATION INCLUDING CONTRACTS
WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO
SUPPORT THOSE SERVICES. THE
FEE WOULD BE REQUIRED ON
NETWORK COMPANIES OPERATING IN
SEATTLE AND THE AMOUNT WOULD
BE $.10 PER ONLINE ORDER FOR
THE DELIVERY OF GOODS OR
PROVISION OF OTHER SERVICES IN
SEATTLE. AND THE WORDING OF
THIS CHARGE IS DELIBERATELY
INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS THE FULL
RANGE OF APP-BASED SERVICES
PERFORMED IN SEATTLE AND THOSE
APP-BASED SERVICES WOULD BE THE
SAME ONES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO
THE PAYOUT REGULATIONS FOR
MINIMUM PAYMENT, PAID SICK
LEAVE, AND ALSO FOR THE
ACTIVATIONS. THE DIRECTOR COULD
ADJUST THE FEE BASED ON
PROJECTED COSTS, REGULATORY
NEEDS FEE REVENUE AND OTHER
FACT OTHERS. THE KEEP -- KEY
POINT ABOUT A FEE RATHER THAN A
TAX IS THE EXPENDITURE OF THE
FEE REVENUE NEEDS TO DIRECTLY
RELATE TO THE ACTIVITY BEING
REGULATED, WHICH IN THIS CASE
WOULD BE NETWORK COMPANY
ACTIVITY AND TREATMENT OF
APP-BASED WORKERS. THERE WOULD
BE AN EXEMPTION FOR ONLINE
ORDERS SOLELY FOR THE DELIVERY
OF GROCERY ITEMS. UNDER STATE
LAW THERE WAS A PROHIBITION ON
IMPOSING TAXES OR FEES OR
OTHER ASSESSMENTS ON GROCERIES.
THE WAY THAT WOULD PLAY OUT IN
THIS FEE IS THAT ORDERS SOLELY
FOR GROCERIES, SUCH AS SOMEONE
ORDERING ONLY FRUIT AND
VEGETABLES, WOULD BE EXEMPT
FROM THE FEE. ORDERS THAT
INCLUDE A MIX OF GROCERY AND
NON-GROCERY ITEMS WOULD BE
COVERED BY THE FEE. FOR
EXAMPLE, YOU SEE HERE FRUIT AND
BATTERIES. GROCERIES WOULD
HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS UNDER
STATE LAW, WHICH IS DEFINED ON
THIS SCREEN. THE FEE WOULD
BECOME EFFECTIVE IN THE
BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR ON
JANUARY 1. THE FIRST FILING
WOULD BE ON THE FOURTH QUARTER
OF THE YEAR TO ALLOW TIME FOR
THE CITY TO DEVELOP SOFTWARE
AND SYSTEMS TO COLLECT THE FEE
AND DO OUTREACH TO NETWORK
COMPANIES AND AFTER THAT,
SUBSEQUENT FILINGS IN 2025 AND
BEYOND WOULD BE QUARTERLY. AS
FAR AS REVENUE ESTIMATES GO,
THERE IS LIMITED ONLINE DATA
FOR THE NUMBER OF ONLINE ORDERS
RESULTING IN SERVICES IN
SEATTLE, SO THESE FEE ESTIMATES
ARE BASED ON A POSSIBLE ANALOG
RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK COMPANY TRIPS
ORIGINATING IN SEATTLE AND THE
NUMBER OF DRIVERS OPERATING IN
SEATTLE. AGAIN, THESE ARE
ESTIMATES. THESE ARE THE BEST
WE COULD DO AT THIS TIME. THE
FEE IS ESTIMATED TO GENERATE
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN $2.1 MILLION
AND $3 MILLION PER YEAR. THE
LOW ESTIMATE IS BASED ON 21
MILLION ONLINE ORDERS AND THAT
DERIVES FROM THE AVERAGE NUMBER
OF TNC TRIPS FOR 2018, 2019,
AND 2022. SEVERAL YEARS
OMITTED DUE TO REDUCED TRIPS
DURING THE PANDEMIC. THAT
WOULD BE 21 MILLION ONLINE
ORDERS. THEN THE HIGH ESTIMATE
IS BASED ON 30 MILLION ONLINE
ORDERS PER YEAR BASED ON
AVERAGE TNC TRIPS PER DRIVER
FOR THE SAME YEARS, MULTIPLIED
BY THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF
APP-BASED WORKERS, WHICH IS
40,000. THAT BRINGS THE
ESTIMATE UP TO 30 MILLION
ONLINE ORDERS, WHICH WOULD BE
ABOUT $3 MILLION PER YEAR.
THE CITY AND COUNTY ARE
REQUIRED TO COLLECT INFORMATION
ON TNC TRIPS AND DRIVERS, SO
WE DO HAVE FIRM DATA ON THAT
INFORMATION, JUST NOT ON THE
ONLINE ORDERS. THAT DATA WOULD
BECOME AVAILABLE, HOWEVER,
WHEN THE FEE IS BEING
COLLECTED. ANOTHER WAY TO THINK
ABOUT THE REVENUE ESTIMATES AND
WHETHER THOSE CALCULATIONS
SEEM RELIABLE, ARE THINKING OF
IT IN DIFFERENT WAYS. FOR
EXAMPLE, THINKING OF THE
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS IN
SEATTLE. THERE ARE ABOUT
340,000 HOUSEHOLDS IN SEATTLE
AND THOSE ESTIMATES, $21
MILLION TO 30 MILLION ONLINE
ORDERS PER WEEK, WOULD AVERAGE
OUT TO ABOUT 1.2 TO 1.7 ONLINE
ORDERS PER WEEK, PER
HOUSEHOLD, KNOWING THAT SOME
HOUSEHOLDS MAY NOT ORDER
ANYTHING FROM AN APP-BASED
SERVICE IN A WEEK AND SOME MAY
ORDER MORE THAN JUST TWO PER
WEEK. THE SAME THING FOR THE
APP-BASED WORKERS. ESTIMATING
THE NUMBER OF ONLINE ORDERS
PER WEEK, THAT COULD AVERAGE
OUT TO ABOUT 10 TO 14 ONLINE
ORDERS PER WEEK, PER APP-BASED
WORKER. THAT MAY BE A LOT FOR
SOME WORKERS PROVIDING
MARKETPLACE NETWORK COMPANY
SERVICES. IT MIGHT BE LESS THAN
WHAT AN APP-BASED WORKER IS
DOING IF THEY ARE DELIVERING
RESTAURANT FOOD. THE ALLOCATION
OF THE PROCEEDS WOULD BE
DEPOSITED INTO THE OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS FUND, WHICH HAS
BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE ABOUT
2017 AND RIGHT NOW THAT BOND IS
FUNDED THROUGH REVENUE FROM
THE BUSINESS LICENSE TAX
REVENUE AND IS INSUFFICIENT TO
MEET THE KIND OF FUNDING THAT
THE OLS DIRECTOR IS INDICATING
IN THE ANNUAL RESOLUTION FOR
THE OFFICE. THE FEE PROCEEDS
WOULD BE SPENT ACCORDING TO A
SPENDING PLAN. THE FIRST
PRIORITY WOULD BE PAYING FOR
THE CITY'S ADMINISTRATION OF A
NETWORK COMPANY LICENSE AND
COLLECTING THOSE FEES AND NEXT
WOULD BE IMPLEMENTATION OF
APP-BASED WORKER LABOR
STANDARDS. THE IDENTIFIED
AMOUNTS WOULD BE ADJUSTED
ANNUALLY TO REFLECT THE RATE OF
INFLATION AND AS IT IS
CONCEIVED OF NOW, USE OF THE
FEE PROCEEDS WOULD BE IN
ADDITION TO FUNDING LEVELS
THAT OLS IS RECEIVING RIGHT NOW
IN THE 2023 BUDGET THAT COULD
BE ADJUSTED TO REFLECT THE
2024 PROPOSED OR ADOPTED
BUDGET. THE SPENDING PLAN HAS
IDENTIFIED AMOUNTS FOR THE
ADMINISTRATION OF THE LICENSE
AND FEE. THAT WOULD BE UP TO A
TOTAL OF $366,000 IN 2024 AND
DROPPING DOWN TO $106,000 TO
PAY FOR ONE FTE BEGINNING IN
2025 AND BEYOND. THE APP-BASED
WORKER DEACTIVATION ORDINANCE
WOULD BE THE FIRST PRIORITY FOR
FUNDING. YOU SEE WHAT THE
FUNDING WOULD BE. ABOUT $1.35
MILLION IN 2024, DROPPING IN
2025 AND 2026 FOR PROCEDURAL
ENFORCEMENT AND THEN GOING UP
TO ABOUT $1.5 MILLION PER YEAR
IN 2027 WHEN THE ORDINANCE
REQUIRES THAT THE CITY HAVE
ONGOING PROCEDURAL AND
SUBSTANTIVE ENFORCEMENT. AND
NEXT, ANY REMAINING FUNDS WOULD
BE FOR APP-BASED WORKER LABOR
STANDARDS AND OUTREACH
CONTRACTS. THE TIMELINE FOR
THIS WOULD BE TO CONSIDER THE
LEGISLATION DURING BUDGET.
BUDGET LEGISLATION WOULD NEED
TO BE INTRODUCED BY NOVEMBER 7.
IT COULD BE INTRODUCED EARLIER,
BUT THIS WOULD BE A TOPIC OF
CONVERSATION IN THE NEXT MONTH
OR SO.
>> THANK YOU, KARINA, I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON THIS
AND I WANTED TO STATE PUBLICLY
THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
COLLABORATION WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE ON THIS ITEM. I THINK
WE ARE ALL UNIFIED IN OUR GOAL
TO ENSURE THAT OLS IS
SUFFICIENTLY RESOURCE TO
ENFORCE THE CITY LAWS. LAWS
THAT SPECIFICALLY HAVE A
NEXUS TO THE PAY UP OF LABOR
STANDARDS. AND AGAIN, MY
INTEREST IN PURSUING A FEE
OVER A TAX IS INFORMED IN PART
BY ENSURING THAT THE FUNDS ARE
PROTECTED FOR OLS TO DEDICATE
TO PAY UP LABOR STANDARDS. I
KNOW THAT AS A TAX THERE ARE
WAYS OF CREATING A FUND.
CREATING A PAYMENT PLAN. BUT IT
ALSO CREATES A SCENARIO WHERE
THE FUNDS COULD BE, WE COULD
RECEIVE AN ORDINANCE OR FUTURE
COUNCIL COULD RECEIVE AN
ORDINANCE EVERY BUDGET YEAR,
REALLOCATING THE FUNDS FROM
THE SPECIAL FUND INTO THE
GENERAL FUND AND WITH A FEE
THAT AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THAT
CANNOT OCCUR AND I AM
WONDERING IF YOU CAN SPEAK TO
HOW A FEE BETTER SECURES THE
REVENUE IN A WAY THAT A TAX
MIGHT NOT.
>> BY LAW A FEE CAN ONLY BE
SPENT ON ACTIVITIES RELATING
TO THE REGULATION THAT THE CITY
HAS ESTABLISHED. SO THAT WOULD
BE ANYTHING RELATED TO THE
EXPENSES OF ADMINISTERING THE
FEE AND ALSO TO WHAT THE
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS WOULD
BE DOING TO IMPLEMENT THOSE
LAWS. THE APP-BASED WORKER
LABOR STANDARDS. THERE WOULD BE
NO ABILITY TO SPEND IT ON OTHER
ITEMS.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> INC. YOU. I HAVE A COUPLE
OF QUESTIONS. THE FIRST IS, YOU
MENTIONED THAT JUNE, 2027, THE
CITY WILL BE REQUIRED TO
ENFORCE THE DEACTIVATION BILL,
BUT THE LEGISLATION ITSELF
SAYS MAY, NOT SHALL. IS THERE
AN ASSUMPTION IN THIS
EXPENDITURES THAT IN FACT OLS
WILL BE DOING FULL ENFORCEMENT?
>> YOU ARE CORRECT. I SHOULD
HAVE SAID THE CITY WILL HAVE
THE AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN
PROCEDURAL AND SUBSTANTIVE
ENFORCEMENT. THANK YOU FOR
THAT.
>> THAT WAS THE SUBSTITUTE
OFFERED JUNE 27 AND THERE WAS A
FLOOR AMENDMENT. THE ORIGINAL
SAID SHALL NOT HAVE THE POWER
TO ENFORCE AND THEN THERE WAS A
CONVERSATION AND IT WAS
CHANGED TO MAY.
>> INC. YOU.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD EYE. SO
AGAIN, THIS WILL BE -- OH,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR HERBOLD.
YES, WE'VE JUST SEEN THE
PRESENTATION TODAY. JUST SOME
PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS. I
WANTED TO KNOW, THE MARKETPLACE
NETWORK COMPANIES, THEY ARE
ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS? THEY
WOULD BE PAYING THE SAME 10%
OR $.10 AS EVERYONE ELSE?
>> I THINK THERE IS A TIERED
FEE BECAUSE THE MARKETPLACE
COMPANIES ARE REGULATED BY THE
DEACTIVATION ORDINANCE, BUT NOT
MINIMUM COMPENSATION. SO I
THINK WHAT I HAVE SEEN
REFLECTED IN MEMOS IS THAT
THERE WOULD BE A FEE OF ONE
SIZE FOR THE MARKETPLACE
COMPANIES, BECAUSE THEY ARE
ONLY COVERED BY DEACTIVATION
AND THE FOOD NETWORK DELIVERY
DRIVERS WOULD BE, BECAUSE
THERE IS ENFORCEMENT OF BOTH,
THE DEACTIVATION ORDINANCE AND
MINIMUM COMPENSATION ORDINANCE,
THERE IS A LARGER ENFORCEMENT
RESPONSIBILITY ASSOCIATED WITH
THOSE INDUSTRIES. IS THAT
CORRECT OR IS THAT SOMETHING
YOU ARE LOOKING AT JUST FOR THE
TAX?
>> THE WAY THE TAX WAS
CONCEIVED WAS A $.10 TAX ON
ALL ONLINE ORDERS. THE FEE IS,
RIGHT NOW, CONCEIVED OF AS
$.10 ON ALL NETWORK COMPANY
ACTIVITY. I WOULD HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT STRUCTURING IT AS A TEAR
AND THINKING ABOUT WHAT THAT
WOULD BE AND HOW TO PARSE OUT
THE COST FOR MARKETPLACE
NETWORK COMPANIES AS BEING
SEPARATE AND DIFFERENT FROM
THAT.
>> I'M SORRY, I MAY HAVE
MISSPOKEN, BUT I THOUGHT I READ
MATERIALS THAT SAID BECAUSE
THE ORDINANCES TO BE ENFORCED
OR DIFFERENT, THE FEE ALSO HAS
TO BE DIFFERENT.
>> I WONDER IF YOU ARE
REFERENCING WHERE THE FEE
REVENUE WOULD GO TO, AS FAR AS
FUNDING ONLY THE PAY UP APP
-BASED WORKER STANDARDS AS WELL
AS ALSO BEING USED FOR THE
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
PROTECTIONS ORDINANCE AND
PARSING OUT THE FEES THAT ARE
ONLY SPENT FOR NETWORK COMPANY
ACTIVITY FOR THOSE ORDINANCES,
DOMESTIC WORKERS AND
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS COULD
BE DIFFICULT. IS THAT MAYBE
WHAT THE MEMO WAS REFERRING TO?
>> I THINK WE WILL HAVE TO
RETURN TO IT.
>> ALL RIGHT. THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT ISSUE TO CONSIDER.
>> CHAIR, IF I MAY, YOU ARE
GOING IN THE DIRECTION AND IT
WAS GOING TO BE MY FOLLOW-UP
QUESTION THAT IF ONLY ONE OF
THE THREE RECENTLY PASSED
ORDINANCES WAS APPLYING TO
MARKETPLACE NETWORK COMPANIES,
WHY WOULD THEY BE PAYING THE
SAME AMOUNT OF THE FULL $.10?
THAT IS AN IMPORTANT THING I
WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SEEING
IF THERE IS A WAY TO CHARGE IT
ACCORDING TO WHAT IS BEING
ENFORCED. THAT IS ONE OF THE
THINGS I AM STRUGGLING WITH. I
MEAN, I DID NOT SPONSOR THESE
ORDINANCES. I VOTED FOR THE
FIRST TWO AND NOT THE THIRD,
BUT I HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT ALL
OF THEM AND WE THEN SAY OKAY,
THE COUNCIL PASSED REGULATIONS
THAT WE CAN'T AFFORD TO
ENFORCE OR THAT IT NEEDS
FINANCIAL HELP IN FORCING AND
WE THEN TURN AROUND AND HAVE
THOSE COMPANIES AND POTENTIALLY
THEIR CUSTOMERS, BECAUSE THESE
COULD BE PASSED ON TO
CUSTOMERS, HAVING TO PAY FOR
THAT.
>> RECORDING STOPPED.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE
IDENTIFICATION OF SOME ISSUES
THAT I THINK WILL BE IMPORTANT
TO DEVELOPING LEGISLATION.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> I HAD CONTINUING QUESTIONS,
TOO.
>> ALL RIGHT, I WILL COME BACK
TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU. SORRY TO NOT BE
ON CAMERA. I JUST WANTED TO
SAY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THIS
CONVERSATION AND THE IMPORTANCE
OF THIS LEGISLATION. YOU KNOW
EARLIER IN OUR COMMITTEE AND
THE COLLEAGUES ON THIS
COMMITTEE ARE ALSO PART OF
FINANCE AND HOUSING. IN
GOVERNANCE AND NATIVE
COMMUNITIES WE HAD A SIMILAR
DISCUSSION ABOUT THE IMPORTANT
OF HAVING PHYSICAL NOTES SO WE
COULD LOOK OUT A FEW YEARS. THE
PROCESS IS STILL IN THE MOMENTS
OF BEING ENHANCED AND IMPROVED
BUT WE ALL KNEW THERE WAS A
COST WHEN THAT WAS PASSED. IT'S
NOT JUST THE COUNCIL THE PAST
LEGISLATION, IT WAS SIGNED INTO
STATUTE BY THE MAYOR AND I
THINK THIS IS GOOD
FOLLOW-THROUGH TO ENSURE THERE
IS ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE
ORDINANCES THAT WERE CODIFIED
BY THE COUNCIL. NO MATTER WHO
VOTED FOR IT, THE MAJORITY
VOTED FOR IT AND SIGNED INTO
STATUTE BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
IT WILL BE IMPORTANT TO HAVE
ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN THE
FUTURE TO ENSURE ENFORCEMENT
AND EDUCATION COMPONENTS THAT
ARE NECESSARY FOR ANY POLICY,
BUT SPECIFICALLY LABOR
STANDARDS. IT IS CRITICAL FOR
EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS AND TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERAL
PUBLIC ALSO KNOWS WHY POLICIES
ARE BEING PUT FORWARD. IN ORDER
FOR US TO HAVE SUFFICIENT
FUNDING FOR THIS AND OTHER
ASPECTS OF PUBLIC POLICY THAT
WE PASSED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR,
THIS IS A CORE COMPONENT OF
MAKING SURE THERE IS REVENUE TO
ADVANCE POLICIES THAT THIS
COUNCIL HAS ON VARIOUS LEVELS.
THIS IS NOT THE ONLY ONE .
THERE ARE OTHERS THAT WILL
REQUIRE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO
ENSURE SUCCESS. SO I APPRECIATE
THAT WE TAKE THIS UP AND IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR FUTURE
CONVERSATIONS.
>> RECORDING IN PROGRESS.
>> IT'S TOO BAD THE RECORDING
DID NOT CAPTURE ALL OF THOSE
AMAZING REMARKS, BUT THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR, FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD.
>> INC. YOU FOR ENGAGING EVEN
THOUGH YOU ARE FEELING UNDER
THE WEATHER. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> I DO THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A
FURTHER CONVERSATION ABOUT
WHETHER OR NOT THE CITY WILL
BE ENFORCING, BECAUSE THAT DOES
IMPACT WHETHER OR NOT THIS FEE
IS NEEDED. ASSUMING THAT IT IS,
ON PAGE 8 OF THE CENTRAL STAFF
MEMO FOR DEACTIVATION, THE MAY
19 MEMO, IT DOES LAY OUT SOME
OF THE ONE-TIME COSTS AND THE
ONGOING COST AND THE ONE-TIME
COST ARE $195,000 IN 2024 AND
THE ONGOING COST IS $1.3
MILLION. WHAT I AM WONDERING
WHEN I SEE THE FTE REQUIRED TO
IMPLEMENT AND PERHAPS
INVESTIGATE NEW LABOR
REGULATIONS, IS IT LOGICAL TO
ASSUME THAT IN THE BEGINNING
WHEN A NEW LAW IS PUT ON THE
BOOKS, THAT THERE IS MORE
ACTIVITY AND MORE FTES NEEDED
AND SO OLS HIRES UP AND IN
TIME WHEN COMPANIES BECOME
AWARE OF THESE REGULATIONS,
THAT THE FTE NEEDS DECLINED?
IN OTHER WORDS, ARE WE JUST
ALWAYS ADDING ON NEW FTES TO
IMPLEMENT NEW LABOR
REGULATIONS AND THEN, PERHAPS,
THEY ARE NOT INVESTIGATING
THAT PARTICULAR REGULATION? SO
THE NEED FOR THOSE FTES
DECLINES SO THEY CAN BE
REPURPOSED FOR NEW ONES?
>> THANK YOU. SO THERE ARE TWO
QUESTIONS OR TWO ISSUES THAT I
NOTED AND ONE OF THEM WAS THE
AMOUNT OF FUNDING NEEDED FOR
THE OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS
AUTHORITY. NOT REQUIREMENT. TO
ENGAGE IN BOTH PROCEDURAL AND
SUBSTANTIVE ENFORCEMENT AND
WHAT THE OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS HAS DONE IS ASSEMBLED
ESTIMATED COSTS TO PERFORM
WHAT THEY THINK IS A
REASONABLE LEVEL OF
IMPLEMENTATION OF BOTH
PROCEDURAL AND SUBSTANTIVE
ENFORCEMENT AND SO THAT IS
WHERE THEY CAME UP WITH THE
$1.56 MILLION PER YEAR FUNDING
ESTIMATE. I THINK THEY COULD
AUGMENT THAT, BUT THEY BELIEVE
THAT WAS A REASONABLE AMOUNT.
THAT THEY COULD ENGAGE IN THAT
TYPE OF ENFORCEMENT. AS FAR AS
AS TIME PASSES AND THERE
PERHAPS BEING A NEED FOR FEWER
FTES, LIKE A RAMP DOWN RATHER
THAN A RAMP-UP, I THINK OVER
TIME WITH THE LABOR STANDARDS
THE OPPOSITE HAS BEEN FOUND.
THERE IS EITHER A STUDY OR A
RAMP-UP, BECAUSE I THINK THE
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS MIGHT
SAY THAT THEY COULD USE MORE
STAFF AND MORE RESOURCES FOR
ALL OF THEIR LABOR STANDARDS
RIGHT NOW. THEY ARE OPERATING
AS BEST THEY CAN WITH WHAT THEY
HAVE. THERE ARE MANY BUSINESSES
STILL LEARNING ABOUT THEIR
RESPONSIBILITIES AS EMPLOYERS
OR HIRING ENTITIES AND MANY
WORKERS WHO ARE STILL LEARNING
ABOUT THE RIGHTS THAT THEY
HAVE. SO I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK
FOR OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS,
BUT I DOUBT THAT THE NEED FOR
FTES WOULD GO DOWN. I SEE THEM
REMAINING STEADY OR
INCREASING.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT YOU CAN'T
SPEAK FOR THE OFFICE. IF
ANYBODY IS LISTENING, I WOULD
APPRECIATE FOR THEM TO RESPOND
AND SEEK SOME INPUT ON HOW
THAT CYCLE OF NEEDS PROCEEDS
THROUGH TIME AND THEN I HAVE
ANOTHER QUESTION ABOUT THE
EXPENDITURES, IF I MAY.
>> CAN YOU REPEAT THAT PLEASE?
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY. GO AHEAD,
THANK YOU.
>> SO THE EXPENDITURES WILL,
ON THE THIRD PRIORITY, FOR
OUTREACH. AND I HAVE NOTED
THAT RIGHT NOW THE OLS BUDGET
FOR OUTREACH -- LET ME BACK
UP. I BELIEVE THAT THE BEST
WAY TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH
OUR LABOR REGULATIONS IS TO
MAKE SURE EMPLOYERS KNOW ABOUT
THEM AND HAVE A LOT OF
INFORMATION. SO, EDUCATION AND
OUTREACH TO BUSINESSES IS
NECESSARY TO HOPEFULLY ENSURE
COMPLIANCE OVER TIME. SO,
RIGHT NOW, THOUGH, OLS HAS
SIX PEOPLE ON ITS BUSINESS
OUTREACH TEAM, COMPARED TO 30
PEOPLE ON THE ENFORCEMENT SIDE.
WHEN IT COMES TO OUTREACH FUNDS
TO ORGANIZATIONS, LESS THAN
HALF OF THE DOLLARS ALLOCATED
TO OUTREACH ARE FOR BUSINESSES
AND THAT IS MOSTLY FOR
CHAMBERS, ET CETERA. SO, IS
THERE ANY THINKING ABOUT HOW
TO REBALANCE OR MAKE THE
BALANCE, THE BUSINESS
EDUCATION SIDE, STRONGER GOING
FORWARD?
>> WELL, THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING
FOR BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS TO
PERFORM OUTREACH AND EDUCATION,
FOR CONTEXT, THAT USED TO BE
AS HIGH AS $800,000 PER YEAR
AND THEN IT WAS REDUCED TO
$600,000 A YEAR AND NUMBER OF
YEARS AGO. THAT IS IN CONTRAST
TO THE $1.5 MILLION PER YEAR
FOR THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND
EDUCATION FUND, WHICH HAS
STAYED FLAT SINCE 2017. IN THE
CONTEXT OF THE FEE, ANY
ALLEGATION -- ALLOCATION TO
ORGANIZATIONS FOR REVENUE
COLLECTED FROM A FEE WOULD
HAVE TO BE RELATED TO APP-BASED
WORKER LABOR STANDARDS. SO
THINKING THERE ARE ABOUT 30
NETWORK COMPANIES THAT WOULD BE
COVERED BY THIS FEE. ONE WOULD
NEED TO THINK ABOUT WHAT ARE
THE RESOURCES OLS WOULD NEED
TO DO OUTREACH AND EDUCATION
THROUGH CONTRACTS WITH BUSINESS
ORGANIZATIONS FOR ABOUT 30
NETWORK COMPANIES? I THINK
MAYBE WHAT YOU ARE ALLUDING TO
OUR REFERENCING IS THE
BUSINESS OUTREACH AND EDUCATION
FUND FOR THE EMPLOYERS
OPERATING IN SEATTLE. THIS FEE
COULD NOT BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE, BECAUSE THIS FEE WOULD
HAVE TO RELATE TO THE
REGULATORY FUNCTIONS,
REGULATIONS OF THE NETWORK
COMPANIES. SO ANY INCREASE TO
THAT BUSINESS OUTREACH FUND
WOULD BE SEPARATE FROM THE
CITY BUDGET CONSIDERATION OR
REVENUE GENERATED FROM A
DIFFERENT KIND OF DEDICATED
FUNDING SOURCE.
>> THANK YOU, KARINA.
DEFINITELY A LOT MORE TO
DISCUSS HERE. I DID JUST WANT
TO LIFT UP THAT A FAMILY IS
GETTING A DELIVERY ONCE A WEEK,
A $.10 FEE WOULD COST A
TOTAL OF $5.20 A YEAR. A
MINIMAL IMPACT ON THE FAMILY
ORDERING THE DELIVERY, BUT A
BIG IMPACT ON WORKERS WHO
BENEFIT FROM THESE PROTECTIONS
AND I JUST WANT TO UNDERLINE
THE COMMENTS FROM OLS IN THEIR
MEMO. THE PRE-BUDGET MEMO. THEY
WRITE TO SAY, WITH GROWING
CONCERNS ABOUT THE HEALTH OF
THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND IN THE
COMING FISCAL YEARS, NOW IS THE
TIME TO THINK CREATIVELY ABOUT
DEDICATING FUNDING SOURCES TO
SUPPORT OLS OPERATIONS. SO
AGAIN, FLAGGING THAT AS AN
IMPORTANT GOAL OF THIS EFFORT
AND AGAIN, MORE CONVERSATIONS
TO COME. I DO STILL SEE HANDS
UP BY COUNCILMEMBERS NELSON AND
MOSQUEDA. I HOPE THEY ARE OLD
HANDS. WE NEED TO WRAP UP. WE
HAVE 10 MINUTES TO GET TO THE
MAYOR'S SPEECH. THE BUDGET
SPEECH.
>> I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE
FOURTH ITEM, DISCRETIONARY
FINANCIAL RESERVE. I WILL TAKE
IT OFF-LINE.
>> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT.
SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH, KARINA.
AGAIN, WE WILL WORK ON
QUESTIONS THAT FOLKS HAVE.
THAT IS THE LAST ITEM ON OUR
AGENDA TODAY. THE NEXT PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE IS SCHEDULED FOR
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2023.
THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC SAFETY
AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
MEETING WITH THE FULL TEAM ON
BOARD AND I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE TO
SUPPORT ME OVER THE YEARS.
SUPPORTING ME OUTSIDE OF THIS
COMMITTEE AND WITHIN THE
COMMITTEE. WE ARE TENTATIVELY
HAVING ANOTHER COMMITTEE
MEETING, BUT WE KNOW THAT
THEY WILL BE OFF TO, I WON'T
SAY GREENER PASTURES, BUT OTHER
PASTORS. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT
YOU HAVE DONE TO SERVE THE
CITY OF SEATTLE AND ITS
RESIDENTS AND MYSELF AS WELL.
IF ANYBODY ANTICIPATES BEING
ABSENT FROM THAT MEETING,
ANYBODY MEANING COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW IN
ADVANCE. SEEING THAT THERE ARE
NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES, IT IS 12:17 P.M.
AND WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK
YOU.