Seattle City Council Meeting 9/3/2024

Call to Order >> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE, THE SEPTEMBER 3rd, 2024 MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER AT 2:02, I AM SARA NELSON, PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL . WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE? >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? MORALES? RIVERA? >> SAKA ? >> STRAUSS ? WOO? >> PRESENT. >> MORALES? >> PRESENT. >> NINE PRESENT. >> I HOPE YOU HADA REJUVENATING BREAK AS WE PUSH TO COMPLETE ACTIONS BEFORE BUDGET STARTS ON SEPTEMBER 24th , OFFICIALLY, THAT IS WHEN THE MAYOR TRANSMITS HIS PROPOSED 2025-2026 BIANNUAL BUDGET . TODAY, WE HAVE A FULL AGENDA WITH EIGHT ITEMS, INCLUDING THE CONFIRMATION OF THE CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, WHICH WILL Public Comment GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM HIM. OUR HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. >> 29 IN PERSON SIGNED UP AND EIGHT REMOTE. >> ONE MINUTE EACH, START WITH TEN PEOPLE IN PERSON. >> SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE REGISTERED, SPEAKERS MAY BE ALTERNATED BETWEEN IN PERSON AND PROMOTE SPEAKERS UNTIL THE PUBLIC COMMENTS HAVE STOPPED . SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A TIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT , SPEAKERS MICROPHONES WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT STOP WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. WE MAY HAVE THE FIRST TEN SPEAKERS. WE HAVE TWO SETS OF MICS. KATHLEEN? >> GOOD AFTERNOON , COUNCIL . PLEASE DO NOT CONSIDER OR PLACE INITIATIVE 137 BEFORE THE SEATTLE VOTERS, THE PROPOSED 5% PAYROLL LEVY ON SALARIES ABOVE $1 MILLION WILL NOT BE ENOUGH TO FUND THIS PROGRAM, ACCORDING TO THE ARTICLE BY BRUCE RAMSEY DATED MARCH 21st OF THIS YEAR, THIS PROPOSED HOUSING PROGRAM WILL NOT HAVE BACKGROUND CHECKS, RENTAL REFERENCES, COSIGNERS ON THE LEASES, NO QUESTIONS ABOUT CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRANT STATUS, IF THIS HOUSING PROGRAM IS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS WHO FAILED TO READ THE FINE PRINT, THE MONEY RAISED COULD QUICKLY BE WASTED THROUGH LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND FRAUD. WE ALL WANT MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THIS IS NOT THE WAY. I HAVE AN IDEA THAT WILL NOT COST THE CITY A DIME AND PROVIDE MORE HOUSING, PLEASE LOOK AT THE CURRENT LANDLORD-TENANT LAWS AND MAKE IT EASIER FOR SMALL LANDLORDS TO RENT OUT THEIR PROPERTIES WITHOUT FEAR OF DESTRUCTIVE RENTERS. THEY ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO EVICT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> SPEAKER NUMBER TWO. >> THIS ATTACK ON 15 IS AN ATTEMPT TO FUNDAMENTALLY UNDERMINE SEATTLE'S HISTORICAL MINIMUM WAGE, BUT HOLLINGSWORTH TEMPORARILY WITHDREW AND SHE SAID SHE WOULD WORK WITH STAKEHOLDERS ON A BALLOT SOLUTION, WORKING PEOPLE KNOW THAT WHEN CORPORATE POLITICIANS TALK ABOUT STAKEHOLDERS, THEY DO NOT MEAN THE PEOPLE, THEY MEAN THE WEALTHY, WHEN THEY SAY BALANCE, THEY DON'T MEAN CORRECTING ENORMOUS IMBALANCES UNDER CAPITALISM, THEY MEAN RAMMING THEM FURTHER DOWN OUR THROATS, THAT IS WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. THE LOWEST WAGE WORKERS A RAISE AND TRY TO CREATE A PERMANENT SUBCLASS, WHEN WE GOT 15, WE LED TO IT SPREADING AROUND THE COUNTRY, IF THIS PASSES, WITHOUT A DOUBT IT WILL BE USED TO ATTACK WORKERS EVERYWHERE. IT HAS LED BY A DEMOCRAT WHO HAD UNION BACKING. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF UNION LEADERS NOW TO FIGHT HARD TO DEFEAT THIS, TO CLARIFY, THERE WILL BE NO SUPPORT FROM UNIONS -- AND TO FULLY MOBILIZE RANK-AND-FILE MEMBERS OF THEIR UNIONS TO DEFEAT THIS HORRIFIC ATTACK. [ APPLAUSE ] >> PLEASE SNAP YOUR FINGERS BUT REFRAIN FROM CLAPPING TO THE NEXT PERSON SPEAK . GO AHEAD. >> I AM A RESIDENT OF THE CAPITAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND HERE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO ANY ATTEMPTS TO MAINTAIN THIS UNFAIR TWO TIER MINIMUM WAGE SYSTEM THAT IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE IN SEATTLE AND WILL HOPEFULLY PHASEOUT NEXT YEAR. I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THIS, I SPENT MY 20s WORKING IN FOOD SERVICE AND IN THE LABOR ECONOMIST, SO I CAN SAY THAT BUSINESSES WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THEIR WORKERS A LIVING WAGE FRANKLY DO NOT DESERVE TO BE IN BUSINESS, THEY ARE TERRIBLE AT THEIR JOBS AS BUSINESS OWNERS, AND I WANT TO SAY, ANY CITY COUNCIL PEOPLE AT THE PICKETS THIS WEEKEND, LET'S SEE YOU PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS , AND SUPPORT WORKERS, ALLOW THIS TWO-TIER SYSTEM TO GET SCRAP SO ALL WORKERS CAN PLAY ON A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD AND MAKE A DECENT LIVING WAGE. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> EVERY SINGLE COUNCILMEMBER IS A DEMOCRAT , I ASSUME EVERYONE IS LIKELY TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE ATTACK ON HER RESORT $15 PER HOUR MINIMUM WAGE VICTORY, THE ATTACK THE DISTRICT THREE HOLLINGSWORTH FORWARD SHAMELESSLY AND WAS FORCED TO WITHDRAW BECAUSE WORKING PEOPLE, UNION MEMBERS, WORKERS UNITED FORCED TO TEMPORARILY BACKUP AND I ASSUME COUNCILMEMBER MORALES WILL NOT SUPPORT THIS ATTACK, VOTING AGAINST LEGISLATION IS NECESSARY, OBVIOUSLY , BUT LITERALLY THE BARE MINIMUM YOU COULD DO, COUNCILWOMAN MORALES AS A SITTING ELECTED OFFICIAL, IT IS IN NO WAY ADEQUATE FOR YOU TO SIT ON THE SIDELINES AND VOTE ON THE BILL WHEN IT COMES, PRIORITIZE YOUR RELATIONS WITH BIG BUSINESS AND THE DEMOCRATIC ESTABLISHMENT. IF I HAD DONE THE BARE MINIMUM OR NOT EVEN THE BARE MINIMUM LIKE MOST DEMOCRATS THE WORKING PEOPLE WOULD NEVER HAVE GOT THE HISTORIC MYSTERIES LIKE AMAZON TAX AND RENTERS RIGHTS AND $15 MINIMUM WAGE, THAT IS WHAT WE CALL FOR A NEW PARTY FOR WORKING PEOPLE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> WE ARE AT SPEAKER NUMBER FIVE. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THERE IS NO ACCOUNTABILITY WHEN THE GRANT RECIPIENT AND HOW THAT MONEY IS SPENT, AND, I WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE DOING WHAT THEY SAY THEY WILL DO WITH THE FUNDING THAT THEY GET GIFTS OF HOPE HELPED 2000 PEOPLE WITH BACK-TO-SCHOOL BACKS AND DID A PRIVATE EVENT FOR THE EMERSON SCHOOL, THE POOREST IN THE DISTRICT. THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHERS MUFFLED ] >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS ALEXANDER OLSON WITH DISTRICT 6 AND A MEMBER OF WORKERS STRIKE BACK, I AM SPEAKING AGAINST ANY POTENTIAL ROLLBACK OF MINIMUM WAGE PROTECTIONS FOR SMALL BUSINESS WORKERS, THIS COUNCIL DID THE RIGHT THING A MONTH AGO WHEN THEY WITHDREW THE PROPOSAL TO SET THE CURRENT TWO-TIER SYSTEM IN STONE BUT DEEPLY CONCERNING THREATENED WITH THE RENEWAL OF THESE ATTACKS AND DEEPLY CONCERNING TO ME AND DEEPLY CONCERNING TO THE COUNTLESS WORKING PEOPLE OF THE CITY, THE COST OF LIVING IS SKYROCKETING AND SMALL BUSINESS EMPLOYEES NEED RELIEF, NOT A PERMANENT STATUS AS SECOND-CLASS WORKERS IT IS LESS AND LESS FEASIBLE TO WORK FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AT ALL BECAUSE THE SUB MINIMUM WAGES ARE NOT ENOUGH TO LIVE WE ARE CALLING ON THIS COUNCIL TO SIDE WITH THE WORKING CLASS AND CALLING ON YOU TO FIND AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TAX BIG BUSINESS TO FIND RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL RENT CONTROL INSTEAD OF ATTACKING NEARLY A QUARTER MILLION VULNERABLE WORKERS AND MAKING THEM BUT THE BILL. YOU WORK FOR US, MAKE NO MISTAKE, COME ELECTION SEASON, THE WORKING CLASS OF SEATTLE WILL NOT FORGET WHO IS ON OUR SITE AND WHO ISN'T. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [ APPLAUSE ] >> SPEAKER NUMBER SEVEN . >> GWENDOLYN HART, WORKERS STRIKE BACK ACTIVISTS, LAST MONTH WE CAME HERE TO STAND AGAINST THE OUTRAGEOUS BILL PROPOSED BY COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH THAT WOULD SUBMIT A PERMANENT LOWER TIER MINIMUM WAGE FOR OVER 200,000 OF SEATTLE'S MOST MOLDABLE WORKERS AND FORCE THE RETRACTION, SAYING HOLLINGSWORTH SHOULD APOLOGIZE FOR BRINGING FORWARD SUCH AN ATTACK ON WORKING PEOPLE'S LIVELIHOODS BUT INSTEAD SHE HAS GONE IN PUBLIC COMMENT AND SAID SHE WILL WORK WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO FIND A BALANCE SOLUTION. WORKING PEOPLE, WE SEE THROUGH THESE HONEYED WORDS, ANY ATTACK ON MINIMUM WAGE IS AN ANTI-WORKER AND ANTIUNION BILL, NO BUSINESS, BIG OR SMALL, CAN EXPLOIT IS VULNERABLE WORKERS . THIS SAME CITY COUNCIL HAS SPENT 10 YEARS FIGHTING AGAINST EVERY BILL THAT WOULD HAVE HELPED WORKING PEOPLE AND SMALL BUSINESSES, INCLUDING TAXING BIG CORPORATIONS LIKE AMAZON WHO MADE HUGE PROFITS OUT OF THE PANDEMIC. THE CITY COUNCIL IS IN THE POCKETS OF WORKING PEOPLE, SEATTLE HAS PROGRESSIVE LEGISLATION LIKE 15 BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE IN THE STRONGEST OF WORKING PEOPLE. [ INDISCERNIBLE ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> HANDS OFF, 15! >> SPEAKER NUMBER EIGHT. >> MY NAME IS RACHEL, I AM SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MY FRIENDS WHO HAVE HAD THE UNFORTUNATE SPIRIT OF DEALING WITH THE MISMANAGEMENT OF LINCOLN TOWING, THEY HAVE ENGAGED IN MISTREATMENT OF VEHICLES THEY TOE AND OFTENTIMES DO NOT ALLOW CAR OWNERS TO REVIEW CAMERA FOOTAGE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED THEY OFTEN ENGAGE IN ILLEGAL SEARCHING OF VEHICLES, AND SANDWICH CARS IN BETWEEN OTHER VEHICLES MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR CAR OWNERS TO RETRIEVE THEIR CARS . THE STAFF AT LINCOLN TOWING HAVE OFTEN BEEN DESCRIBED AS UNFRIENDLY AND UNPROFESSIONAL, THEY ARE A CRIMINAL TOWING COMPANY THAT MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE CRIMES AND THE DAMAGE THAT CAUSED COUNTLESS CAR OWNERS. SEATTLE SHOULD BE EMBARRASSED TO HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THIS COMPANY. WE THE CITIZENS OF SEATTLE DEMAND BETTER. THANK YOU. >> SPEAKER NUMBER NINE . >> I AM A RESTAURANT WORKER, EXPRESSING MY CONCERN ABOUT THE TWO-TIERED MINIMUM WAGE, I HAVE PERSONALLY SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS . I STRUGGLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET WORKING NEARLY 50 HOURS PER WEEK RECENTLY HAD TO MOVE TO A NEW APARTMENT AND WENT THROUGH APPLICATION AFTER APPLICATION, GETTING DENIED BECAUSE I DID NOT MAKE THREE TIMES RENT. I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND PLEASE GIVE US SOME RELIEF. >> LAST IN PERSON SPEAKER FOR THIS SET . SPEAKER NUMBER 10 . >> MY NAME IS SHAWN, RESTAURANT WORKER IN SEATTLE FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS AND A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 3 FOR THAT ENTIRE TIME. I HAVE SPENT THE LAST MONTH OR SO SINCE THE CITY COUNCIL DECIDED TO ATTACK THE RACE THAT RESTAURANT WORKERS ARE EXPECTING NEXT YEAR, TALKING TO OTHER WORKERS IN THE INDUSTRY AND RESTAURANTS, CAFES , BARS, ABOUT WHAT CITY HALL IS TRYING TO DO . THE OVERWHELMING RESPONSE IS ANGER AND CONFUSION. PEOPLE WERE ASKING WHY YOU WOULD PREVENT A PAY RAISE TO SOME OF THE LOWEST PAID WORKERS IN THE CITY. YOU WILL HEAR ALL THE MYTHS ABOUT HIGH PAID TO WORKERS BUT THIS RACE WOULD BE LIFE-CHANGING FOR US IN THE INDUSTRY. LIKE MY FRIEND WHO SPOKE BEFORE ME, I HAVE STRUGGLED TO AFFORD TO LIVE AND WORK IN THE CITY, CURRENTLY PAYING NEARLY 50% OF MY PAY TO RENT EVERY MONTH IF YOU WANT TO HELP SOLVE THIS, DO COMMERCIAL RENT CONTROL, EXPAND -- [ INDISCERNIBLE ] SO MANY THINGS TO HELP RATHER THAN STEP ON WORKERS . >> WE WILL MOVE TO REMOTE SPEAKERS, WHEN YOU HEAR A MESSAGE, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX WHEN YOU HEAR "YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED." SONYA IS FIRST. GO AHEAD. >> YOU MAY NEED TO PRESS STAR 6. >> OKAY. HI, I AM AN ORGANISM AND -- I AM AN ORGANIZER, I WAS A FULL BUSINESS OWNER YEARS AGO WITH A COUPLE OF EMPLOYEES AND I AM OPPOSED TO ANY ATTACKS ON OUR HISTORIC $15 MINIMUM WAGE LAW. WHAT I NEEDED AS AN ORDER WAS PEOPLE WITH MONEY IN THE POCKET TO WALK IN MY DOOR AND BY MY SERVICES, I ALSO NEEDED COMMERCIAL RENT CONTROL BECAUSE THAT WAS MY BIGGEST EXPENSE. I FOUND A WORK-STUDY PROGRAM THAT HELPS BUSINESSES WHO HIRE COLLEGE STUDENTS, AS AN EMPLOYER, I WAS REIMBURSED FOR SOME OF THE WAGE . WE NEED THOSE SUBSIDIES , NOT ANTIWORKER LAWS AMAZON HAS RAKED IN RECORD PROFIT AND OUR MOVEMENT WITH THE AMAZON TAX, CREATING SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS , WHILE I AM HEARING YOU ARE PLANNING -- [ INDISCERNIBLE ] SOME OF THESE BUSINESSES THAT SAY THEY CONSIDER WORKERS FAMILIES, THAT IS POLITICAL GAS LIGHTING, ANYONE WHO IS LEGIT IS NOT -- >> THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. >> HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES. >> I AM A TECH WORKER FOR THE MINIMUM WAGE WORKERS AND THE WORKING CLASS IN OPPOSITION TO AN ATTEMPT TO WEAKEN THE MINIMUM WAGE LAW. AN ATTEMPT BY COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH TO CEMENT A TWO-TIER SYSTEM, THAT WILL FUNDAMENTALLY UNDERMINE THE MINIMUM WAGE LAW AND DENIED MINIMUM-WAGE WORKERS. [ INDISCERNIBLE ] THE ATTEMPT WAS CRUEL AND DEFEATED BECAUSE OF THE OUTCRY OF ACTIVISTS. THERE IS THE STENCH OF A REVISED BILL BEING FORCED AND I AM EXPRESSING MY STRONG OPPOSITION TO IT. HANDS OFF OUR MINIMUM WAGE. >> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BARBARA FINNEY AND THEN ALBERTO ALVAREZ. GO AHEAD, BARBARA. >> I AM A UNION RETIREE MEMBER , RETIRED REGISTERED NURSE , SEATTLE HOMEOWNER INDUSTRY 5, WORKING IN FOOD SERVICE BELOW MINIMUM WAGE , MAKING TIPS WAS A LONG TIME AGO FOR ME BUT I WILL NEVER FORGET THE STRUGGLE TO PAY RENT AND DIVIDE EVEN WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING THEN IN SOME SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOODS LONG GONE NOW. I AM SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF SEATTLE MINIMUM-WAGE WORKERS WHO SHOULD GET A PAY RATE DURING JANUARY 1st. THESE WORKERS IN SEATTLE WILL CONCRETELY BENEFIT BECAUSE OF THE MOVEMENT , HISTORIC SEATTLE MINIMUM-WAGE LEGISLATION THAT LIFTED THE DOOR , LIFTED THE FLOOR FOR WORKERS IN SEATTLE AND HAD AN UPLIFTING EFFECT FOR WORKERS ACROSS THE U.S. TO DENIED THIS DESPERATELY NEEDED PAY RAISE TO WORKERS SCHEDULED TO GET THE PAY INCREASE IS NO GO , COUNCIL, HANDS OFF OF OUR MINIMUM WAGE . >> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ALBERTO AND THEN ARIANNA RILEY. GO AHEAD, ALBERTO. >> WORKING PEOPLE DEMAND FAIR WAGES AND NOT ROLLBACKS , WE DEMAND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, NOT MORE CONDOS, OUR SPENDING DRIVES THE TAX REVENUE. WE WILL BUILD A BETTER CITY. WE PAY RENT AND MORTGAGES TO THESE BILLION-DOLLAR CORPORATIONS, WEALTHY COMPANIES HAVE NO CARE FOR THE PLACES WHERE WE LIVE, LOVE, AND THRIVE, WE DEMAND MORE. WE DEMAND BETTER WE ARE WORKING , WE ARE WATCHING, WE ARE TAKING THE CITY BACK. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ARIANNA RILEY AND THEN MADDIE. GO AHEAD. >> I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY BACK. TO SAY THAT, TO THE COUNCILMEMBERS, I WISH YOU WOULD FOCUS ON IMPROVING THE LIVES OF SEATTLEITES AND ATTACKING WAGES, WHETHER FOR DELIVERY DRIVERS OR RESTAURANT WORKERS, BRINGING BACK A POLICY THAT AMOUNTS TO STOP AND FRISK, THERE WAS A GUY WHO CAME TO PUBLIC COMMENT A FEW MONTHS AGO AND SAID HE WANTED A KINDNESS INITIATIVE IN SEATTLE FOR PEOPLE TO SAY, HI, HOW ARE YOU ON THE STREETS. A BILL WILL LITERALLY CRIMINALIZE ENGAGING CONVERSATION, DO YOU WANT TO MAKE IT ILLEGAL FOR SOMEBODY TO SAY "HI, HOW ARE YOU DOING?" ON THE STREET, GO THROUGH REAL PROBLEMS , LIKE INVESTIGATING RAPE. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MADDIE, THEN MAGGIE HUBBARD. >> I AM A RANK-AND-FILE MEMBER OF 95 AND I AM CALLING TO DEMAND THAT THIS ATTACK ON THE $15 MINIMUM WAGE IS NOT PUT BACK ON THE AGENDA. TO SAY YOU CARE ABOUT WORKING PEOPLE IN THE CITY AND SMALL BUSINESS YOU THREATENED THE LIVELIHOODS OF 200,000 PEOPLE AND REFUSING TO HEAR THE SOLUTIONS THAT WOULD ACTUALLY MAKE SMALL BUSINESSES MORE SUSTAINABLY ABLE TO SUPPORT THE WORKERS THAT THEY SO DRAMATICALLY CLAIM TO CARE ABOUT IS DISINGENUOUS AND DISGUSTING. THERE HAVE BEEN PROPOSALS THAT WOULD PLUG THE HOLE FOR BUSINESSES THAT NEED HELP, WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE BUSINESSES, INCLUDING PEOPLE WHO ARE BLATANTLY LYING AND BEING CALLED OUT ABOUT IT, THEN WE KNOW IT IS FALSE AND A BETRAYAL TO WORKERS AND WE ARE PAYING ATTENTION. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MAGGIE HUBBARD AND THEN ARLE GOULD. >> I AM SPEAKING OUT AGAINST THE ATTACK ON MINIMUM-WAGE LAWS, I HAVE BEEN A SMALL BUSINESS EMPLOYEE FOR 10 YEARS IN A COFFEE HOUSE THE LAST TWO YEARS . I LIVE PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK, STRUGGLING TO PAY FOR GROCERIES AND RENT, THIS BILL [ INDISCERNIBLE ] IT IS IMPORTANT TO SPEAK AND SHOW WE DO MATTER, WE ARE STRUGGLING IN THE NARRATIVE. WE DO NOT BELIEVE WE SHOULD OVERLOOK OUR STRUGGLES, OUR RIGHTS, MENTAL HEALTH , WE RELY ON TO LIVE IS AN UNFAIR -- IT IS NOT FAIR. WE CAN BE EMPLOYEES AND OWNERS TOGETHER, NOT PASSING THIS LAW IF WE WILL NOT STAND BY WHILE OUR BASIC RIGHTS ARE TAKEN AWAY. THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. OUR LAST REMOTE SPEAKERS SIGNED UP IS ARLEE GOULD. YOU GOT IT, THANKS. >> HI. I ACTUALLY LIVE IN AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS, I AM A SUPPORTER OF WORKERS STRIKE BACK AND I HAVE ALWAYS LOOKED AT SEATTLE AS THIS AMAZING PLACE THAT GAVE WORKERS A RAISE. DISHEARTENING TO HEAR YOU WANT TO TAKE THIS AWAY FROM MANY WORKERS. PLEASE, KEEP SEATTLE THIS BEACON OF FORWARD THINKING , EVEN IF YOU WERE BROUGHT TO IT THROUGH PRESSURE FROM BELOW, THE TOWN COUNCIL, DO IT, FINALLY. KEEP UP THAT THE BEAUTIFUL WORK . I JUST HEARD A WONDERFUL TALK ABOUT ABRAHAM LINCOLN, HE SAID THAT LABOR IS SUPERIOR TO CAPITAL. WITHOUT LABOR, THERE IS NO CAPITAL. ABRAHAM LINCOLN SAID THAT, SO PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL OF LABOR. >> THAT WAS OUR LAST REMOTE SPEAKERS SIGNED UP. >> THAT WAS THE LAST SPEAKER? >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> WE WILL MOVE ON TO IN-PERSON SPEAKERS, 11-20. PLEASE LINE SE >> HEY, MARGO, WORKERS STRIKE BACK, I LIVE AND WORK ON CAPITOL HILL AND I AM OPPOSED TO BE TACKED ON $15 MINIMUM WAGE IT WAS OUR MOVEMENT THAT FORCED COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH TO WITHDRAW THE SHAMEFUL ATTACK ON OVER 20,000 -- 200,000, EXCUSE ME, OF THE CITY'S MOST HONORABLE WORKERS , WE HAVEN'T PROMISED A MORE BALANCED SOLUTION, I DON'T THINK THERE IS A BALANCED WAY OF MAKING WORKING PEOPLE PAY FOR THE CURRENT PRICES TO DEFEND THE PROPHETS OF SOME OF THE CITY'S BIGGEST BUSINESSES , USING SMALL BUSINESS AS A SHIELD, THE ONLY BALANCED WAY TO ACCOMPLISH THIS IS TO GIVE WORKERS THE DEAL WE WERE PROMISED AND FIGHT FOR AN EXPANDED TAX ON AMAZON AND COMMERCIAL RENT CONTROL. I KNOW THIS IS THE FIRST OF MANY ATTACKS, WHICH IS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT WE GET ORGANIZED NOW, THERE ARE THE WINTER EVICTIONS BAN. I AGREE THAT ANY COUNCILMEMBER WHO WILL VOTE AGAINST THIS, YOU CANNOT STAY SILENT AND VOTE WHEN IT COMES TO IT, YOU NEED TO BE WITH [ APPLAUSE ]-- >> I AM EVA, A MEMBER OF WORKERS STRIKE BACK AND A LINE COOK IN SEATTLE IT IS INFURIATING THAT CITY COUNCIL DEMOCRATS HAVE PROPOSED CUTTING WORKERS WAGES BY MAKING THE TWO-TIERED WAGE SYSTEM PERMANENT. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH CLAIMS THAT THIS IS HOW TO HELP SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AFTER THE PANDEMIC. THAT IS NOT CORRECT, SMALL BUSINESSES ARE STRUGGLING AFTER THE PANDEMIC AND THE ANSWER IS NOT TO MAKE THE WORKERS PAY FOR IT BUT THE FIGHT TO EXPAND THE AMAZON TAX AND PASS COMMERCIAL RENT CONTROL. I WORKED THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC AND IT WAS WORKERS WHO WERE HIT THE HARDEST, MY COWORKERS AND I RELY ON TIPS TO GET BY AND IT IS A STRUGGLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET, ESPECIALLY DURING SLOW PERIODS. IT IS INSULTING THAT THE COUNCILMEMBER FROM MY DISTRICT , HOLLINGSWORTH, IS ALREADY PROMISING TO UNDERMINE US WORKERS, SPECIFICALLY THE $15 MINIMUM WAGE. IT IS ALSO INSULTING TO FIND OUT THAT SHE ACCEPTED AN ENDORSEMENT ON LABOR UNIONS , AND IS NOW TRYING TO CUT OUR WAGES. I AM A MEMBER OF WORKERS STRIKE BACK. [ APPLAUSE ] >> SPEAKER NUMBER 13, LUKE. >> COULD YOU PLEASE, EVERYONE PLEASE TRACK THE NUMBER WE ARE ON AND BE READY TO SPEAK. >> SPEAKER NUMBER 13 . NOT PRESENT. 14, ALSO. FIFTEEN. KEITH? THAT YOU? >> I AM KEITH, DISTRICT 3 VEGAN VOTER. I WAKE UP IN A 200 SQUARE FOOT SHOEBOX I SPENT $1100 PER MONTH FOR THAT I CAN'T USE THE KITCHEN SINK IN BECAUSE THE PIPE IN THE BASEMENT FIRST AND SOMEBODY ELSE HAS TO MOVE OUT. I HAVE BEEN RETALIATED AGAINST, ALL KINDS OF THINGS I HAVE ALL THE RECEIPTS RIGHT HERE, I KEEP SHOWING THEM TO YOU. DCI TOOK ALMOST A YEAR TO INVESTIGATE THE LABOR VIOLATIONS, THAT WAS WAGE THEFT , TIP THEFT OVERTIME THEFT, THE OWNERS TAKING TIPS, AS NOT GETTING OUTBREAKS, NOT GETTING OUR SAVE TIME, AND FALSIFYING RECORDS. WHAT IS THE POINT? OF PLAYING CAPITALISM? YOU TELL ME. I YIELD MY TIME. [ APPLAUSE ] >> NUMBER 16, PATRICK, FOLLOWED BY JOSIE. >> WHEN THIS ATTACK ON THE MINIMUM WAGE WAS INTRODUCED, BUSINESS OWNERS CAME TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE ATTACK I HAVE SIMPLY FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WHO ARE GENERALLY STRUGGLING, THE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD TAX BIG BUSINESS TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES WHO ARE WILLING TO OPEN THE BOOKS. MANY OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS WHO SPOKE RIGHT HOLLOW, ONE EXAMPLE IS SUSANNA, THE OWNER OF -- SHE CLAIMED PUBLICLY THAT STOPPING THE TWO-TIER SYSTEM WOULD INCREASE HER PAYROLL BY 20% AND WOULD VERY LIKELY CAUSE HER TO CLOSE THE DOORS . WHEN INTERVIEWED BY THE STRANGER, SHE WAS FORCED TO CONCEDE SHE ALREADY PAYS $20 PER HOUR AND THE END OF THIS TWO-TIER SYSTEM WOULD NOT AFFECT HER AT ALL. IN OTHER WORDS, THE SYMPATHETIC SMALL BUSINESS OWNER DREDGED UP BY THE SEATTLE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION LIED. SHE IS NOT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD -- SHE IS A FORMER VP AT JPMORGAN CHASE AND FORMER EXECUTIVE AT STARBUCKS, THAT IS WHO IS [ APPLAUSE ]BEHIND THESE ATTACKS ON SEATTLE'S LOWEST PAID WORKERS WHO WE WILL FIGHT AGAINST. >> HANDS OFF, 15! >> PLEASE REFRAIN FROM CHANTING AND CLAPPING IN BETWEEN , I HAVE BEEN TRACKING THE TIME IN BETWEEN AND IT DOES NOT SOUND MUCH -- ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS IT DOES ADD UP, 15 SECONDS HERE, PLEASE, CONTINUE WITH YOUR COMMENTS. >> I AM A SOCIAL WORKER AND A MEMBER OF THE WASHINGTON FEDERATION OF STATE EMPLOYEES , LOCAL 89, THIS ATTACK ON THE MINIMUM WAGE FROM THE DEMOCRATS IS SHAMEFUL AND A DIRECT ATTACK ON HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF WORKERS IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS A SOCIAL WORKER, I WORK WITH THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN THE CITY WHO RELY ON THIS VICTORY THAT WAS GOT 10 YEARS AGO. CITY COUNCIL IS CAUSALLY TRIED TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO THE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS CRISIS IN THE CITY BUT WHEN OFFERED EASY SOLUTIONS LIKE LIVING WAGES AND RENT CONTROL, YOU TURN YOUR HEADS BY VICIOUSLY ATTACKING THE MINIMUM WAGE, THE DEMOCRATS ARE LEAVING WORKING PEOPLE TO FEND FOR OURSELVES , MANY OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE TODAY WERE ELECTED BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT AND ENDORSEMENTS OF UNIONS, YOU CLAIM TO BE PROLABOR AND PRO-WORKER, GET A VOTE TO WEAKEN THE MINIMUM WAGE OR BRING FORWARD THIS LEGISLATION AGAIN WOULD BE ANTIUNION AND ANTI-WORKER. ANY DEMOCRAT WHO SUPPORTS THIS ATTACK ON THE MINIMUM WAGE DOES NOT DESERVE AN ENDORSEMENT FROM ANY UNION OR BE ELECTED EVER AGAIN. [ APPLAUSE ] >> HANDS OFF, 15! >> SPEAKER NUMBER 18. >> CARLY, A MEMBER OF WORKERS STRIKE BACK, THE MINIMUM WAGE BILL WAS ANTIWORKER BY HOLLINGSWORTH , AND ANTIUNION THE LAST TIME WE WERE IN CITY HALL WHEN WE FORCED HER TO WITHDRAW HER BILL, WE SAID SHE NEEDED TO APOLOGIZE TO SEATTLE WORKERS AND SHE HAS NOT BUT PROMISED TO BRING BACK A NEW BILL. ANY COUNCILMEMBER WHO ATTACKED OUR MINIMUM-WAGE VICTORY NEEDS TO BE BOOTED OUT OF CITY HALL IN THE NEXT ELECTION. SAVING JOBS BY PAYING WORKERS LESS IS NOT ONLY BAD ECONOMICS , BUT EXPECTATION AND WE WILL NOT STAND FOR IT, NOT HERE AND NOT ANYWHERE. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> SHIRLEY HENDERSON, QUEER SMALL BUSINESS OWNER OPPOSED TO ANY ATTACK ON OUR HISTORIC MINIMUM-WAGE LAW. WE SEE THROUGH THE BS OF BRINGING BACK BALANCED SOLUTIONS , WHEN COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH PUT FORWARD HER ANTI-WORKER BILL LAST MONTH SHE SAID IT WAS MOTIVATED BY CONCERN TO SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WHO WERE SUFFERING FROM SUSTAINED LOSSES FROM THE PANDEMIC , BUT THIS CLAIM IS LUDICROUS, WHEN SMALL BUSINESSES WERE SUFFERING UNDER COVID AND THE LARGE MAJORITY OF SUBSIDIES WERE GOING TO BIG BUSINESS AND NOT SMALL, NEITHER SEATTLE OR DC DEMOCRATS LIFTED A FINGER TO STAND UP FOR US, NOR HAVE THEY BEEN WILLING TO TAKE ANY PROGRESSIVE ACTION TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES LIKE EXPANDING AMAZON TAX OR FIGHTING FOR COMMERCIAL RENT CONTROL. INSTEAD, THEY ARE CHOOSING TO GO AFTER OUR LOWEST PAID WORKERS . ADDITIONALLY, IF DEMOCRATS AND BIG BUSINESS ARE ALLOWED TO ATTACK 15 IN SEATTLE, THEY WILL BE -- OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE NATION, THAT IS LIKE THIS ATTACK ON THE MINIMUM WAGE IS ATTACK ON WORKERS EVERYWHERE, HANDS-OFF, 15. >> HANDS OFF, 15. >> SPEAKER NUMBER 20. >> CAITLIN NICHOLSON, RENTER INDUSTRY 5 AND A WORKING MOTHER OF TWO. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH EXPLAINED THE MOTIVATION FOR HER ATTEMPT TO DENY LOW-WAGE WORKERS AND CREATE A PERMANENT TWO-TIERED SUB MINIMUM-WAGE AS CONCERN FOR THE IMPACT OF INFLATION AND COVID OF SMALL BUSINESS. WHAT ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THOSE SAME FACTORS ON LOW-WAGE , THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF LOW-WAGE AND SERVICE SECTOR WORKERS WHO SACRIFICED UNIMAGINABLY, LITERALLY PUTTING THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE DURING COVID WHO HAVE SEEN AVERAGE RENT DOUBLED IN THE LAST DECADE LET ALONE THE OTHER COST-OF-LIVING INFLATION COSTS , WHERE IS THE CONCERN FOR THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF US? WHY DIDN'T YOU GIVE THEM RELIEF DURING COVID AND WHY DON'T YOU PASS RENT CONTROL WHEN RENT IS ONE OF THE MAJOR COSTS? INCREASE THE AMAZON TAX ON THE RICHES CORPORATIONS IN THE CITY WHO ARE DRIVING INFLATION WITH AGREED, MANY STUDIES HAVE SHOWN, THE ANSWER IS OBVIOUS, THIS IS AN ATTACK ON THE INTEREST OF BIG BUSINESS. [ INDISCERNIBLE ] >> STOP , PLEASE, YOUR TIME IS UP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >> WE ARE MOVING INTO THE NEXT SET OF 10, 21-30. WE WILL START WITH BENNETT. SPEAKERS 21 THROUGH 30. >> HELLO, YOU PROBABLY HEARD THE CITY ATTORNEY ISSUED A MEMO A COUPLE WEEKS AGO BARRING A JUDGE FROM HEARING ANY CRIMINAL CASES, SAYING SHE MISHANDLED A CASE INVOLVING A FAKE HANDGUN. THE JUDGE TOOK THE UNUSUAL STEP OF RESPONDING RECENTLY IN AN EDITORIAL THAT YOU PROBABLY HEARD ABOUT WHERE SHE SAID SHE LOOKED UP AND TRY TO FIND THE HANDGUN CASE BUT THE CITY -- BUT SAID THERE WERE NO CASE THAT MATCH THIS DESCRIPTION, THEY WERE EITHER MISREPRESENTING SOMETHING OR MAKING IT UP . THE CITY ATTORNEY SHOULD SAY WHAT CASE THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT. GIVE US THE CASE NUMBER OR THE DEFENDANT NAME , IT IS PUBLIC RECORD, NO PRIVACY ISSUE. A LAWYER , INCLUDING THE CITY ATTORNEY , SHOULD NOT ATTACK A JUDGE LIKE THAT, BUT IF THEY DO IT ON THE BASIS OF A CASE, NAME THAT CASE. ACTING MORE LIKE A POLITICIAN, MORE STEREOTYPICAL THAN ANYTHING I'VE EVER SEEN . THANK YOU. >> SPEAKER NUMBER 22. >> HELLO, I WANT TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL. [ INDISCERNIBLE ] REMEMBER HER FOR ANOTHER HUNDRED YEARS. VERY IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW. SHE IS A MINORITY HIRE. SPEAK FOR ONE MINUTE SO THIS NAZI CONTROL AS TOTALLY. TANYA WOO, SUPPORT THIS. YOU WILL BE IN SEATTLE HISTORY. I AM ALEX ZIMMERMAN , EVERYBODY WILL SUPPORT YOU. SO EVERYBODY CAN SPEAK. TANYA WOO, PLEASE, SUPPORT US TODAY. >> SPEAKER NUMBER 23. WE WILL MOVE ON TO SPEAKER 24. >> HI, I AM ASHAMED I SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE AS THIS MAN I AM RUSSIAN AS WELL. 10 YEARS AGO, I PARTICIPATED IN A BEAUTIFUL MOVEMENT, WE MARCHED OUR WAY TO A HUGE VICTORY, NOT ONLY FOR SEATTLE, BUT FOR OUR COUNTRY BECAUSE IT HAD A DOMINO EFFECT. THEYDIGOOD THING FOR THE WORKERS. IT HAS INCREASED , PEOPLE CAN HIRE MORE PEOPLE. SMALL BUSINESSES AGAINST IT, REALIZED IT IS GOOD FOR THEIR BUSINESS TO HAVE HIGHER WAGES, NOT TO PUT PEOPLE DOWN, BUT RAISE THEM UP ECONOMICALLY. EVERYBODY WHO VOTES AGAINST THIS WILL BE VOTED OUT. >> SPEAKER 24? >> MY NAME IS LONG, A MEMBER OF WORKERS STRIKE BACK, BUSINESSES WITH 500 EMPLOYEES ARE NOT SMALL , CHANGE WITH 13 TO 20 , THE REAL INTENTION OF THIS LEGISLATION IS TO DISMANTLE OUR PROGRESSIVE $15 PER HOUR LAW ON BEHALF OF BIG BUSINESS. HOLLINGSWORTH'S ATTEMPT TO MAKE THE LOWER TIER REACH PERMANENT IS THE FIRST STEP DOWN THAT PATH, IF OUR COMMUNITY LESS THE CITY COUNCIL GET AWAY WITH THIS, IT WILL ONLY -- THE BIG BUSINESS INTERESTS THEY SERVE TO KEEP ATTACKING OUR MINIMUM-WAGE AND OTHER PROGRESSIVE VICTORIES INCLUDING RENTERS RIGHTS, SUCH A BILL WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO WORKERS IN THE CITY ALONE, IF ANY ROLLBACK OF OUR MINIMUM-WAGE IS SUCCESSFUL IN SEATTLE, THE ATTACKS WILL SPREAD TO OTHER MAJOR CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ATTACKING THE WAGES -- THE LABOR MOVEMENT NEEDS TO RECEIVE AN ENDORSEMENT OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS AND [ INDISCERNIBLE ] >> I AM A RENTER INDUSTRY 3, AND A MEMBER OF WORKERS STRIKE BACK, THIS WEEKEND MORE THAN 10,000 HOTEL WORKERS WILL UNITE AND WENT ON STRIKE IN THE COUNTRY, THEY HAVE A SLOGAN THEY HAVE POPULARIZED ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ONE JOB SHOULD BE ENOUGH, I SAW COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AT THE PICKET LINE CARRYING A SIGN, TO COUNCIL MEMBERS BELIEVE ONE JOB SHOULD BE ENOUGH? COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, DO YOU BELIEVE THAT? THE LEGISLATION YOU ARE PUSHING THAT WOULD CREATE A SECOND TIER ANIMAL WHICH WOULD ENSURE THAT ONE JOB IS NOT ENOUGH IN SEATTLE TO SURVIVE . THOSE HOTEL WORKERS ARE MAKING $21 PER HOUR AND THEY HAVE TO WORK A SECOND JOB, SECOND TIER MINIMUM-WAGE IS $17.25 , THAT IS NOT ENOUGH TO SURVIVE IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. THOSE WORKERS ON COUNTING ON THE RACE THAT IS DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. IT WILL TAKE A MOVEMENT OF WORKING PEOPLE TO DEFEND IT, IF PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM ARE JOINING WORKERS STRIKE BACK AND GET ORGANIZED TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST THE DEMOCRATS ON THE CITY COUNCIL -- [ INDISCERNIBLE ] >> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER , PLEASE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> HANDS OFF, 15! >> WE ARE NUMBER 26. >> MY NAME IS MICHAEL AND I AM HERE TO PUSH BACK. THESE DEMOCRATS CLAIM IT IS A PRO-SMALL BUSINESS BILL BUT THE EXACT OPPOSITE, WORKERS LIKE ME AND MY FRIENDS NEED MINIMUM-WAGE TO BE $20 PER HOUR, THE SUPPORT OF THIS GREED WERE BUSINESS OWNERS BELIEVE THEY SHOULD EXPLAIN WORKERS MORE AND NOT CHANGE THEIR FAILING BUSINESS MODEL IS TRULY INSANE. CHOOSE YOUR ACTIONS WISELY BECAUSE YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF AND WORKERS IN THE CITY ARE WATCHING AND ENSURE YOU DO NOT SIT IN SEATS LIKE THIS NEXT ELECTION SEASON YOU ELECTED OFFICIALS DISRESPECT AS, TUNING OUT, GOING THROUGH YOUR FACEBOOK TAPS AND SCOFFING IN YOUR CHAIRS, YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF ARE WATCHING. YOU HAVE A SMALL TIMEFRAME AND WE WILL MAKE SURE YOU WILL NOT SIT IN HERE AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME COMES YOU WILL NOT HAVE MUCH LEFT. [ APPLAUSE ] >> I AM A TIPPED BARISTA IN SEATTLE AND AM HERE TO SPEAK OUT ON THE ATTACK ON THE HISTORIC ANIMAL WASTE LAW, OUR POSSIBLE CARE WANTED TO KEEP OUR WAGES LOW TO KEEP HIS BUSINESS AFLOAT, THIS THREATENS OUR LIVELIHOODS AND ABILITY TO KEEP SERVING THE CITY THAT WE LOVE, BUT THE COST OF LIVING ON THE RISE, WE DEMAND A PAY THAT ALLOWS US TO KEEP UP WITH INFLATION. YOU MAKE A DECISION ABOUT MINIMUM WAGE TO WORKERS THAT CAN DEVASTATE THE LIVES OF GOING TO A RESTAURANT THE SAME NIGHT, YOU EAT THE BAGELS WE TOAST AND DRINK THE COFFEE WE BREW AND DROP CRUMBS DOWN YOUR SHIRT WE WILL SWEEP. WE ARE INTERCONNECTED WHETHER YOU WANT TO ADMIT IT OR NOT, YOU CANNOT SWING THE HAMMER AND PARTAKE IN THE BENEFITS OF OUR LABOR WITHOUT BEING A HYPOCRITE IF YOU GO TO UNDERMINE OUR HISTORIC MINIMUM-WAGE VICTORY, THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES COME REELECTION TIME. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> SPEAKER 28. >> MY NAME IS LAUREN, LOCAL 443. WORKER IN THE STATE GOVERNMENT AND A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 8, FORMER FRONT AND BACK OF HOUSE WORKER AGAINST ROLLING BACK THE 2025 MERGING OF THE TWO TIER MINIMUM-WAGE ORDINANCE, THIS IS AN ACCIDENTAL THREAT TO WORKERS EVERYWHERE, WORKING CAN BE THE WILD WEST AND THE SERVICE INDUSTRY AND THIS COUNCIL HAS AN ETHICAL OBLIGATION TO UPLIFT OUR MOST HONORABLE WORKERS BECAUSE YOU ARE THE NEGOTIATORS AT THE TABLE FOR HOW THE CITY DOES BUSINESS. WE NEED YOU TO BE IN GOOD FAITH AND SUPPORT THOSE WORKERS. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS CREATING LIVING WAGE JOBS, NOT SUPPORTING BOSSES AND ROLLING BACK SUBSIDIZING LABOR. HANDS OFF 15. [ APPLAUSE ] >> RANK-AND-FILE MEMBER , WORKERS STRIKE BACK ANY ATTACK ON 15 , WOULD EMBOLDEN BIG BUSINESS TO CARRY OUT FURTHER ATTACKS INCLUDING RENTERS RIGHTS, ROLLING BACK THE BANS ON WINTER AND SCHOOL YEAR EVICTIONS. IF ANY ROLLBACK OF OUR MINIMUM-WAGE IS SUCCESSFUL IN SEATTLE, THE ATTACKS WILL SPREAD TO OTHER MAJOR CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ATTACKING THE WAGES OF MILLIONS OF WORKERS COMP I JOINT WESTIN HOTELS WORKERS STRIKING THIS WEEK FOR HIGHER WAGES AND STAFFING, SUPPORTING CHERRY STREET COFFEE WORKERS FIGHTING FOR A STOP TO SEXUAL HARASSMENT FROM THEIR EMPLOYER, LOCAL UNIONS WILL HAVE A WALKOUT SEPTEMBER 10th AT NOON IF THE DEMOCRATS MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROPOSAL, WE MUST VOTE THEM OUT OF OFFICE, THEY ARE ATTACKING THE MINIMUM WAGE. LABOR MOVEMENTS NEED TO RESEND THE ENDORSEMENTS OF COUNCILMEMBERS DEEP OUR HANDS -- KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF OUR MINIMUM WAGE . HANDS OFF 15. [ APPLAUSE ] >> STOP, THAT IS DISRUPTIVE. >> MY NAME IS ERIC WITH WORKERS STRIKE BACK SUPPORTING EVERYBODY AND KEEPING THE LEGISLATION IN PLACE TO RAISE THE MINIMUM-WAGE TO $20 PER HOUR WITHOUT THE TIERED SYSTEM, PEOPLE NEED $20, NOT EVEN COST-OF-LIVING BUT THE BARE MINIMUM TO AT LEAST STICK TO YOUR WORD , STICK TO THE LEGISLATION, DO NOT TRY TO ROLLBACK PRICES ARE NOT ROLLING BACK, COST OF LIVING IS NOT ROLLING BACK, THERE IS NO REASON TO ROLL THIS BACK. PEOPLE DESERVE A LIVING WAGE, PEOPLE DESERVE TO LIVE WITHOUT STRUGGLING CONSTANTLY JUST HAVING ONE JOB THAT IS ALL PEOPLE NEED. HANDS-OFF 15. [ APPLAUSE ] >> WE HAVE OUR LAST SPEAKER , STACY CHAMBERS. >> HI. I AM STACY CHAMBERS, ONE YEAR NEW TO RESIDENCY IN WASHINGTON AND SEATTLE. I AM A FORMER NEW RSEYSTATE TROOPER I AM LEGALLY BLIND, I HAVE SOME SIGHT. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOUR POLICE ARE DOING. I SAW ON GOOGLE, THERE WAS A BANK ROBBER IN SEATTLE. IN THE QUEEN AND -- QUEEN ANN DISTRICT , MY BANK, NOT BY BRANCH BUT MY BANK, I RECOGNIZE THE ROBBER, I CALLED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, 11 TIMES. NO CALL BACKS. I CALLED AN ADDITIONAL FOUR TIMES AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE DETECTIVES. TO THE ROBBER UNIT. NO CALLS. ASKED FOR THE CHIEF OF POLICE. THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO TRANSFER ME THERE. WHAT IS THE CITY DOING? [ APPLAUSE ] >> THAT IS OUR LAST SPEAKER. >> THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS CLOSED. MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM, THE CONSIDERATION OF INITIATIVE 137 WHICH IS BEFORE COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION , THE COUNCIL WILL CONTINUE TO CONSIDER THE OPTIONS PROVIDED BY THE CHARTER WITHIN THE ALLOTTED 45 DAYS PROVIDED. WE ARE JOINT BY AN ANALYST ON CENTRAL STAFF IN ANTICIPATION OF QUESTIONS, WE WILL SUSPEND THE RULES, THE RULES WILL BE SUSPENDED TO ALLOW CENTRAL STAFF TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL. HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED AND WE WILL PROCEED WITH DISCUSSION OF INITIATIVE 137. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS OR QUESTIONS? >> THEY ARE NOT PRESENT, SHE IS ON HER WAY. >> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES ? >> I DO HAVE QUESTIONS . I WILL WAIT. >> OKAY. >> GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. >> SORRY ABOUT THAT. Consideration of Initiative 137 >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE HAVE AN INITIATIVE BEFORE US, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR OPTIONS ARE HERE. AND REALLY TO HAVE A DISCUSSION IN PUBLIC ABOUT THE VOTER INITIATIVE TO HELP OUR NEIGHBORS UNDERSTAND THAT PROCESS. THESE PROCESSES CAN SEEM OBSCURE SOMETIMES, SO MAC FOR TRANSPARENCY, IMPORTED THE PUBLIC TO HEAR WHAT WE ARE CONTEMPLATING . I AM WONDERING IF YOU COULD START WITH VERY CLEAR , WHAT ARE OUR OPTIONS AS A COUNCIL WHEN IT COMES TO HOW TO MOVE THIS -- OR WHAT TO DO WITH THE INITIATIVE WE HAVE RECEIVED A FAX >> HAPPY TO DO SO. COUNCIL HAS OPTIONS IN TERMS OF WHAT TO DO WITH A VOTER INITIATIVE ALL LAID OUT IN THE CITY CHARTER. COUNCIL HAS THREE OPTIONS , ONLY THREE OPTIONS, WHEN IT COMES TO AN INITIATIVE. ONE , IT CAN ENACT THE INITIATIVE , IN WHICH CASE IT BECOMES LAW AND DOES NOT GET SENT TO THE VOTERS. THE SECOND OPTION IS THAT COUNCIL CAN CHOOSE TO SEND THE INITIATIVE TO THE VOTERS , JUST DIRECTLY WITHOUT ENACTING IT, SO IT GOES TO THE VOTERS FOR CONSIDERATION. THE THIRD OPTION IS THAT CITY COUNCIL CAN CREATE AN ALTERNATIVE , IF CITY COUNCIL CHOOSES TO DO THAT, THE ALTERNATIVE AND THE ORIGINAL INITIATIVE GO TO VOTERS FOR CONSIDERATION. >> CAN I ASK A QUESTION? WHEN YOU SAY SENT THE INITIATIVE TO THE BALLOT , THAT HAPPENS BY VOTING ON A RESOLUTION ? >> THAT IS THE CORRECT . UNDER THE CITY CHARTER, CITY COUNCIL HAS TO PASS A RESOLUTION DIRECTING KING COUNTY ELECTIONS TO PLACE THE INITIATIVE ON THE BALLOT, AND THAT RESOLUTION HAS TO STATE WHAT BALLOT IT WILL GO ONE , OR WHAT ELECTION IT WILL GO ON. >> THAT IS LINKED TO 32142 ? >> I WANT TO BE CLEAR , NOT SENDING THIS TO KING COUNTY ELECTIONS IS NOT AN OPTION ? >> THAT IS NOT AN OPTION. UNDER THE CITY CHARTER, CITY COUNCIL HAS TO PASS A RESOLUTION DIRECTING KING COUNTY TO PLACE IT ON THE BALLOT UNLESS WE DO OPTION NUMBER ONE WHICH IS TO PASS IT DIRECTLY. >> IF YOU CAN SAY, IS ANYBODY WORKING ON AN ALTERNATIVE OR SHOULD WE PROCEED WITH MOVING THE RESOLUTION FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION FORWARD ? >> I CAN AT -- I CANNOT ANSWER THAT , PROBABLY BEST TO ADDRESS TO THE COLLEAGUES WHETHER ANYONE IS WORKING ON AN ALTERNATIVE . >> OKAY , THANK YOU THAT IS PART OF WHY I AM ASKING FOR THIS DISCUSSION, I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO KNOW IF THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE IN THE WORKS. WE ONLY HAVE THREE MORE COUNCILMEMBERS -- MEETINGS TO MEET THE DEADLINE , INCLUDING TODAY, IF WE ARE STILL SUPPOSED TO CONTEMPLATE AN ALTERNATIVE AND MAKE A DECISION ABOUT THAT, WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. I WOULD BE INTERESTING TO KNOW IF THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE BEING WORKED ON. IF THERE IS NOT, I KNOW THAT , WE DID HAVE A RESOLUTION DRAFTED, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT HAD THE NOVEMBER 2024 DATE ON IT AND WE MISSED THE DEADLINE FOR HAVING THAT BALLOT CONSIDERED . WHICH MEANS THAT OUR NEXT OPPORTUNITY IS FEBRUARY 2025 . I THINK WE DO HAVE AN AMENDED RESOLUTION THAT I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN CONSIDERING. I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT WE HAVE TWO WEEKS LEFT , THREE IF WE INCLUDE TODAY'S MEETING , TO SUBMIT EITHER THE RESOLUTION WITH THE BALLOT TITLE AND THE DATE, OR THE RESOLUTION IN AN ALTERNATIVE THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED AND PROPOSED. >> TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT, I WAS GOING TO NOTE, IN MY CLOSING COMMENTS, THE AGENDA FOR THE 17th IS FULL, SO IT IS MY STRONG PREFERENCE THAT WE ACT BEFORE THEN. >> OKAY. >> THE NEXT MEETINGS ARE SEPTEMBER 10th AND SEPTEMBER 17th. >> OKAY. SO, I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE RIGHT PROCEDURE HERE BUT INTERESTED IN THE RESOLUTION AMENDED VOTED ON NEXT WEEK. AT THE COUNCIL MEETING. IS THAT THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY? >> YES, THAT IS THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY. >> OKAY. OKAY. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY. >> IF THERE IS NO OTHER COMMENT -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> MY RESPONSE IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR A PUBLIC SESSION, BUT AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, THAT IS WHERE I WILL LEAVE IT TODAY. >> I DON'T UNDERSTAND. >> I AM HAPPY TO SPEAK WITH YOU PRIVATELY OR IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. >> OKAY, WELL, WE HAD TO HAVE A PUBLIC DISCUSSION ABOUT OUR OPTIONS, THE POINT OF HAVING THIS IS AN INFORMATION ITEM SO WE CAN SHARE WITH THE PUBLIC WHAT WE ARE CONTEMPLATING AND IF WE CONTEMPLATE AN ALTERNATIVE, THE PUBLIC DESERVES TO KNOW WE ARE CONTEMPLATING AN ALTERNATIVE WE DON'T HAVE THE DETAILS OF IT PER SE, BUT WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. >> PLEASE. >> MAY I? >> YES. >> LEGAL ADVISE SHARED WITH US IN EXECUTIVE SESSION , I ASKED TO SPEAK WITH LAWYERS, IF I AM GOING TO EXPLAIN OUR LEGAL OPINIONS , WE WOULD BE BREACHING ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE. I WILL SHARE WITH YOU OFF-LINE OR IN EXECUTIVE SESSION I AM NOT TRYING TO HIDE ANYTHING. THANK YOU. >> IF THERE ARE LEGAL ISSUES, THAT IS TO BE DECIDED BY THE COURTS WHEN IT IS APPROVED. >> WE ARE CLOSING THIS DISCUSSION UNLESS ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK BECAUSE WE ARE SHARING CLIENT PRIVILEGE HERE. >> MAY I -- >> YES. >> A QUESTION. >> PAUSE. DO NOT SPEAK DURING THE SESSION, WE ARE DONE WITH PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE ARE DOING OUR BUSINESS. GO AHEAD. >> CAN I GET CLARIFICATION AS TO WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN FOR THIS TO GO TO A VOTE NEXT WEEK? >> TWO THINGS WO HAPPEN, ONE , A RESOLUTION THAT HAS BEEN PREPARED AND WAS -- SORRY, GETTING STUCK ON THE MECHANICS, AUGUST 6th AGENDA , BUT I BELIEVE PULLED FROM THE CALENDAR. THERE IS A RESOLUTION THAT HAS BEEN PREPARED. THAT RESOLUTION WHAT DIRECT KING COUNTY ELECTIONS TO PLACE IT ON THE NOVEMBER, 2024, GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT , THAT HAS COME AND GONE, THAT DEADLINE SO COUNCIL WOULD NEED TO VOTE TO PASS THE RESOLUTION AND AMEND THE RESOLUTION TO SEND TO THE INITIATIVE TO THE FEBRUARY 2025 SPECIAL ELECTION , WHICH IS THE NEXT AVAILABLE ELECTION ON WHICH TO PLACE THIS INITIATIVE QUESTION. >> A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION, CANNOT AMENDMENT BE DONE BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING OR WHAT IT NEED TO BE A WALK ON? >> I REQUESTED THAT AMENDMENT AND IT IS LINKED , WHEN YOU -- ON THE AGENDA , WHEN YOU HIT THE LINK TO THAT RESOLUTION , AND YOU GO TO THE PAGE WHICH HAS SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, THAT AMENDMENT DOES MAKE THAT CHANGE AND WE WOULD NEED TO APPROVE OF THAT AMENDMENT. AND THEN APPROVED THE BASE LEGISLATION . >> THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. >> JENNIFER, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I WANT TO CLARIFY, REGARDLESS , WE HAVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 20th ? >> YES, THAT IS CORRECT , UNTIL SEPTEMBER 20th , 2024 TO TAKE ACTION, THOSE THREE OPTIONS THAT WERE DESCRIBED . >> WE WILL VOTE TO PUT IT ON THE FEBRUARY BALLOT, THAT IS THE SOONEST IT COULD GO ON THE BALLOT , CORRECT ? >> THAT IS CORRECT, THE NEXT AVAILABLE ELECTION, WHICH THIS INITIATIVE COULD GO ON THE BALLOT IS FEBRUARY OF 2025 . >> FROM NOW UNTIL THE 20th, IT WILL DO NOT DELAY PUTTING IT ON THE FEBRUARY BALLOT IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS LIKE MAX >> SAY YOUR QUESTION AGAIN . >> AS LONG AS WE VOTE BEFORE THE 20th , IT DOES NOT IMPACT THE ABILITY TO PUT IT ON THE FEBRUARY BALLOT? THERE ARE SOME LEGAL QUESTIONS THAT ARE BEING CONSIDERED . >> THE DEADLINE IS REALLY -- GREAT QUESTION WITH MULTIPLE DEADLINES, THE MOST RELEVANT DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 20th BECAUSE, UNDER THE CITY CHARTER , COUNCIL HAS 45 DAYS TO ACT UNTIL THE CLOCK FILE WAS INTRODUCING IT, THAT 45 DAY CLOCK STOPS ON SEPTEMBER 20th , THERE IS A SEPARATE DEADLINE YOU HAVE TO MEET IN ORDER TO GET ON THE FEBRUARY GENERAL ELECTION , OR THE SPECIAL ELECTION BALLOT, BUT THAT IS IN DECEMBER AND WE DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THAT, THE MOST RELEVANT DEADLINE IS THE ONE UNDER THE CITY CHARTER. >> AS LONG AS WE VOTE BEFORE THE 20th, DOES NOT MATTER IF WE TAKE THIS TYPE TO ANSWER SOME OF THE LEGAL QUESTIONS IT SOUNDS LIKE SOME PEOPLE HAVE >> YES, AND CAN STILL GO ON THE FEBRUARY BALLOT. >> THANK YOU. >> I DON'T BELIEVE THERE ARE ANY MORE QUESTIONS SO WE WILL GO TO THE NEXT ITEM, THE -- NO PRESENTATION, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION , THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NONE, THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED NOW WE WILL CONSIDER THE PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR AND THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE, THE MINUTES OF AUGUST 6th, 2024, BILLS 120841, 842, 848, SIX APPOINTMENTS FROM THE PARKS, PUBLIC UTILITIES, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? SEEING NONE , I MOVED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. >> SECOND. >> MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? MORALES? >> RIVERA? >> AYE. >> SICA? Approval of the agenda and consent calendar >> AYA. >> STRAUSS? WOO? NELSON? NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF COMMITTEE REPORTS, WILL THE Appointment of Rob Lloyd as Chief Technology Officer COURT PLEASE READ ITEM 1 INTO THE RECORD. >> PARKS, PUBLIC UTILITY, APPOINTMENT 2931, FOR AUGUST 1st 2020, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE PLANET BE CONFIRMED. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH , YOU WILL RECOGNIZE TO PROVIDE THE REPORT. >> REALLY EXCITED FOR THIS APPOINTMENT, OF OUR CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, ROB LLOYD, I WANT TO THANK JIM, THE INTERIM DIRECTOR, FOR THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS , COUPLE MONTHS , EXCUSE ME, I FEEL LIKE THE TIME HAS GONE BY SO FAST, TWO MONTHS, THANK YOU AND I HAVE KNOWN ROB LLOYD TO BE SMART AND FORWARD THINKING , INNOVATIVE, FOCUSED ON SERVICE, FUNCTIONALITY, AND FLUIDITY FOR OUR CITY HE TALKED ABOUT HOW SEATTLE IS KNOWN FOR TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION , CREATIVITY, NO REASON WHY OUR TECHNOLOGY SHOULD NOT BE ONE OF THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY. I FEEL LIKE WE CAN CONTINUE TO BUILD ON WHAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE HE DID NOT PAY ME TO SAY THIS. THAT IS GOOD. HE DID LEAVE A $20 BILL ON MY DESK. ROB LLOYD LEFT THE COMFORTS OF THE BAY AREA TO SEE THE GREENER NORTHWEST AND I WANT TO THANK HIS FAMILY FOR MAKING THAT JUMP. AND COMING HERE. I HOPE YOU LOVE OUR CITY AS MUCH AS WE DO AS WELL. I BELIEVE THAT THIS JOB IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT FOR THE NEXT STEPS IN OUR CITY, TO HAVE WORLD-CLASS SERVICES . COUNCILMEMBERS, LOOKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS APPOINTMENT AND I KNOW DIRECTOR ROB LLOYD WILL BE PHENOMENAL. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH I WAS A PART OF THE COMMITTEE SO I HAD A CHANCE TO SAY COMMENTS AND ASK QUESTIONS. ARE THERE ANY COUNCILMEMBERS WHO WISH TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS OR ASK ANY QUESTIONS? I WILL NOTE , REPEAT MYSELF, WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN OUR CITY AND POISED TO TAKE ON THE ROLE I WOULD LIKE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL. WAIT. WE HAVE TO VOTE FIRST. PLEASE CALL THE ROLE . >> HOLLINGSWORTH? KETTLE? MOORE? MORALES? RIVERA? STRAUSS ? WOO? NELSON? NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> YOU ARE NOW RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL. [ APPLAUSE ] >> HELLO. COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON, MY DEEP THANKS TO ALL OF YOU AND TO ALL THE INDIVIDUALS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE HIRING PROCESS THAT BROUGHT ME TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE. THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TEAM , MY COLLEAGUES, AND MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN WARM IN THE RECEPTION . MY FAMILY IS WITH ME TODAY AND WE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL TO BE WELCOMED INTO THIS COMMUNITY AND CALL SEATTLE OUR HOME. I SHARE WITH THE PARKS AND PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE IN WHICH I WAS BROUGHT TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE BY ONE SEATTLE VISION AND MY EXPENSES WITH MY COLLEAGUES OVER THE YEARS, TACKLING THE TOUGHEST CHALLENGES OF OUR CITY'S PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELESSNESS BLIGHT, EQUITY AND TRANSPORTATION, CLIMATE , SUSTAINABILITY HEAD ON TO PARTNERSHIP WITH DATA AND USING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMATION WHICH MATCHES MY CAREERS WORK AND A MISSION I AM EAGER TO HELP ACHIEVE. MY SEATTLE COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS HAVE SHOWN ME THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE TO LEAD THE WAY ON THESE CRITICAL ISSUES. SINCE ARRIVING, I HAVE MET WITH OVER 300 SEATTLE TEAMMATES TO MY COLLEAGUES, AND COUNCILMEMBERS, IT IS CLEAR THAT WE HAVE THE FOUNDATION AND THE INSPIRATION TO DO THE REMARKABLE WORK. I HAVE SHARED WITH SEATTLE I.T. TEAM, WE HAVE PEOPLE COUNTING ON US, GIVING US A COMPELLING REASON FOR EXCELLENCE TO UNLEASH THE BRILLIANCE OF THE CITY EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING OUR TEAM IN SEATTLE I.T. IN SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY TO DELIVER EXCEPTIONAL MUNICIPAL SERVICES AND ACHIEVE THE -- AS RESOURCES BECOME MORE LIMITED AND EXPECTATIONS REMAIN HIGH, TECHNOLOGY IS THE BRIDGE FOR THE GAP. I HAVE HEARD FROM DEPARTMENTS AND SEEN OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THE EASE OF OUR CUSTOMER FACING PROCESSES, FOR RESIDENTS AND STAFF, TO ENHANCE PROJECT EFFECTIVENESS AND TO CONTINUE OUR SECURITY RESILIENCE AND OPTIMIZE OUR TECHNOLOGY , ARCHITECTURE, AND COST TO OUR STAFF AND PARTNERS ARE ALIGNED ON THESE PROPERTIES WHICH WILL DRIVE THE CULTURE OF TECHNOLOGY EMPOWERED BY PEOPLE. OUR CULTURE, MY COMMITMENT TO YOU, AND OUR COMMUNITY DESERVE THIS, YOU WILL HAVE AN I.T. A PARTNER THAT COLLABORATES AND MASTERFULLY GOOD AT LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION TO UNLOCK THE FULL POTENTIAL OF SEATTLE'S PEOPLE . I AM EARNESTLY EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE WE ARE BUILDING TOGETHER. TAKING A MOMENT, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE A FEW PEOPLE, MY COLLEAGUE, JIM, FOR HIS LEADERSHIP WHEN IT WAS NEEDED SO MUCH. TRACY CANTRELL, MARCO LOWE, QUIET HEROES THAT DO NOT GIVE ENOUGH THANKS. AND TO MY WIFE, DAUGHTERS , AND IN-LAWS WHO HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR A MOVE TO SEATTLE, MY WIFE WAS PURCHASING KRAKEN GEAR BEFORE SHE KNEW WHAT SPORT THEY PLAYED. THANK YOU FOR THE ACTION TODAY, IT IS GREAT TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE SEATTLE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WELCOME ABOARD. [ APPLAUSE ] WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 2. >> AUTHORIZING EXECUTION AND CB 120837: Relating to Seattle Parks and Recreation and moorages THE RELEASES WITH WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES FOR THE NORTH AND SOUTH LESCHI MOORAGES AND THE LESCHI SOUTH PUBLIC MOORAGE AND RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS. RECOMMENDED PASSAGE. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH ? >> HARBOR LEASES, SELF LESCHI , IN DISTRICT 3 , VERY IMPORTANT AREA , WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, THIS WOULD BE AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD REESTABLISH THEIR LEASE. THE SOUTH LESCHI MIRAGE, THEY DO A GREAT JOB OF TAKING CARE OF THAT AREA , AND WE PASSED THIS FIVE IN SUPPORT , NONE OPPOSED . THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH DO COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS LEGISLATION? >> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE? >> HOLLINGSWORTH ? KETTLE? MOORE? MORALES? RIVERA? SAKA? STRAUSS? WOO? COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. WILL YOU PLEASE READ ITEM 3 AND THE RECORD. CB 120819: Relating to Seattle Public Utilities drainages >> DRAINAGE SERVICES OF SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES, ADJUSTING DRAINAGE RATES, RECOMMENDED PASSING. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH ? >> THIS IS REGARDING DRAINAGE RATES WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES, OUR COMMITTEE AND OTHER MEMBERS HAVE EXPRESSED ABOUT AFFORDABILITY AND KEEPING RATES LOW, THE DIRECTOR IS ALWAYS MENTIONING THAT WITH OPERATIONS AND FUNCTIONALITY, AND THIS PAST -- PASSED WITH FIVE IN FAVOR. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH . ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ? >> HOLLINGKETTLE? MOORE? COUNCILMEMBER MORALES? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ? >> YES . >> WOO? >> YES. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> AYE. >> NINE IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED CB 120820: Ordinance relating to SPU wastewater services . >> THE LEGISLATION PASSES . ITEM 4 . >> COUNCIL BILL 120820, WASTEWATER SERVICES, ADJUSTING WASTEWATER RATES, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PASSAGE. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH ? >> ONLY ONE MORE AFTER THIS WASTEWATER SERVICES, PEOPLE HAVE TALKED ABOUT RATES, OUR SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB IN MAKING SURE WE HAVE PROGRAMS TO MAKE PEOPLE CAN -- SO PEOPLE CAN APPLY FOR AFFORDABILITY AND TO KEEP OUR RATES AS LOW AS POSSIBLE FOR ALL INFRASTRUCTURE WE ARE BUILDING ON THE RISING COST OF OPERATING IN OUR CITY. THIS PAST -- WE WOULD LOVE YOUR SUPPORT. >> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH . WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL ? >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH ? COUNCILMEMBER CATTELL? COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? COUNCILMEMBER MORALES? COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? STRAUSS? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER WOO? >> YES. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> AYE. >> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THESE REGARD RATES OUR CONSTITUENTS ARE PAYING , I JUST WANTED IT TO BE KNOWN, BEFORE WE GET TO THIS PLACE TAKING A VOTE, THERE IS EXTENSIVE RESEARCH BY OUR COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF , THE ADVISORY BOARD OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES TALKS ABOUT THE RATE PROPOSAL , AND THERE IS CONVERSATION DURING THE COMMITTEE. SO, PUBLIC , PLEASE BE AWARE THAT , ALTHOUGH WE ARE MOVING FAIRLY QUICKLY BETWEEN THESE ITEMS , THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF WORK THAT LED UP TO THIS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 5 INTO THE RECORD Res 32136: Resolution relating to SPU and 2025-2030 Strategic Business Plan NEXT >> RESOLUTION 32136, RELATING TO SEATTLE PUBLIC IT WAS ADOPTING A 2025-2030 STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC IT WAS AND ENDORSING A THREE-YEAR RATE PATH AND THE SUBSEQUENT THREE-YEAR RATE FORECAST TO SUPPORT THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN UPDATE. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PASSAGE. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH ? >> THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THAT , HOW MUCH TIME AND ENERGY GOES INTO FORECASTING THIS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE KEEPING THE RATES AS AFFORDABLE AS POSSIBLE, THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT . OUR STRATEGIC THREE-YEAR PLAN , THIS WAS PRESENTED ON THREE TIMES IN COMMITTEE AND THIS ALSO , WE HAD A MEMO FROM , EXTENSIVE MEMO , FROM BRIAN GOOD NIGHT , CIRCULATED TO STAFF, REGARDING INFORMATION ABOUT THE HISTORY AND LOOKING FORWARD , MAKING SURE WE HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION NECESSARY ABOUT THIS. I WANT TO THANK SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND DIRECTOR ANDREW LEE FOR THE GREAT WORK. ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS I TALKED TO MY COLLEAGUES ABOUT IS AFFORDABILITY, I NOTE THAT IS ONE THING ON OUR MIND CONSISTENTLY, THE AFFORDABILITY PIECE, AND ALSO KEEPING UP WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS AND THE GROWTH IN OUR AGING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE IN SEATTLE ALSO, THE TYPOGRAPHY IN SEATTLE WITH A LOT OF HILLS, A LOT GETTING OUR PUBLIC UTILITIES ON POINT AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR STRATEGIC PLAN. THIS PASSED FIVE IN FAVOR AND NONE OPPOSED. LOOKING FORWARD TO MY COLLEAGUES SUPPORT. >> I WANT TO ADD TO WHAT YOU BOTH SAID ABOUT THE RATE-PAYER AND KEEPING RATES AS LOW AS POSSIBLE IN ADDITION TO THE CONVERSATIONS IN COMMITTEE, WE EACH INDIVIDUALLY HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE DIRECTOR ABOUT THIS TOPIC I HAVE SPOKEN WITH HIM ABOUT IT AS WELL. THE CONCERN WE HAVE , THE UTILITY DISCOUNT, WE KNOW THE AMI, THERE IS -- STILL TOO HIGH FOR SOME TO QUALIFIED AND WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH DIRECTOR LEE ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO EXPAND THAT TWO PEOPLE ON THE BORDER OF BEING ABLE TO QUALIFY FOR A DISCOUNT PROGRAM FOR UTILITIES, AND WHAT WE CAN DO FOR THEM, AND I KNOW THERE ARE AMI FOR THATCONVERSATIONS ABOUT LOOKING AT THE DISCOUNT PROGRAM. I WANT TO ADD MY VOICE TO YOURS IN TERMS OF, DISTANCE IMPORTANT TO THE CONSTITUENCY IN THE DISTRICT I REPRESENT AND TO THE CONSTITUENCY ACROSS THE DISTRICT . WE DO NOT ENTER AND PASS THESE LIGHTLY. WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS AND CONTINUE TO WORK ON HOW WE CAN SUPPORT OUR CONSTITUENTS, THIS WILL BE A DIFFICULT INCREASE FOR. WE HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND I WANT TO REITERATE THAT. THANK YOU . >> THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS . ANYBODY ELSE? I HAVE ONE QUESTION, WE HAVE ADDRESSED MANY LINES OF BUSINESS, WHAT ABOUT HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE ? >> THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION. >> I DON'T MEAN TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. >> YOU DID, BUT IT IS OKAY. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE SERVICES, LIKE THE ORDINANCE? THAT IS SOMETHING I WOULD HAVE TO CHECK IN, I NOTE THAT A LOT OF THOSE, FOR EXAMPLE , IF YOU HAVE A CAR WASH, THOSE ARE DIFFERENT WASTE SERVICES THAN YOUR TYPICAL GARBAGE CAN. THAT IS SOMETHING I WOULD HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON. >> THANK YOU, DID NOT BE TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT . >> YOU ARE GOOD. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE LEGISLATION. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> AYE. >> MOORE? >> AYE. >> MORALES? RIVERA? >> AYE. >> SAKA? >> AYE. >> STRAUSS? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER WOO? COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> AYE. >> NINE IN FAVOR. >> THE RESOLUTION PASSES, PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF. MOVING TO A DIFFERENT COMMITTEE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 6 INTO THE CB 120840: Ordinance relating to City Light and electric vehicle charging stations RECORD. >> CITY LIKE ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE, COUNCIL BILL 120840, AMENDING 21.49.100 TO AUTHORIZE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS TO SUBMETERED ELECTRICITY, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS. >> COUNCILMEMBER WOO? >> I WILL TRY TO MAKE THIS GO FAST. THIS WILL ALLOW SOME METERING ELECTRICITY FOR PUBLIC ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGES IN PARKING FACILITIES THAT USUALLY HAVE A COMMON SHARE OF ELECTRIC SERVICE, THESE ARE DEDICATED PARKING SPACES , LIKE IN MULTI FAMILY BUILDINGS, LIKE IN THE GARAGE. INSTALLING A CUSTOMER OWNED ELECTRIC METER DOWNSTREAM FROM THE UTILITY METER AND THIS IS AT COST, THE SEPARATE SUBMETERING UNIT ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BRING UP THE COST OF CHARGING THEIR FEES, BUT SOME METER MEASURES HOW MUCH ELECTRICITY PROVIDED TO THE END-USER. CURRENTLY, THE MUNICIPAL CODE PREVENTS LIGHT CUSTOMERS FROM RESELLING SUBMETERED ELECTRICITY FOR HOUSEBOATS AND MOBILE HOME PARKS AND THIS WOULD AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO EXPLICITLY ALLOW ELECTRICITY FOR EV CHARGING. WITH OUR GOALS IN MIND, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS WE PASS THE BILL. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH . ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH , BACK IN THE DAY, WHEN I CHEERED CITY LIGHT , I WAS FOCUSED ON EXPANDING OUR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING NETWORK. I DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THIS LEGISLATION, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HELPING US THROUGH IT. PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL . >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES. >> KETTLE? MOORE? >> AYE. >> MORALES? >> YES. >> RIVERA ? >> YES. >> SAKA? STRAUSS? >> YES. >> WOO. >> YES. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> AYE. >> IT PASSES, PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF. ITEM 7, PLEASE READ ITEM 7 INTO THE Res 32130: Resolution relating to City Light endorsing Wholesale Energy Risk Management Policy RECORD >> A RESOLUTION 32130 RELATED TO THE CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT ENDORSING THE WHOLESALE ENERGY RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY WHICH GOVERNS WHOLESALE ENERGY, TRANSMISSION, AND ANCILLARY SERVICES, TRADING INCLUDING RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDITS AND GREENHOUSE GAS OFFSETS, RECOMMEND PASSAGE. >> COUNCILMEMBER WOO? >> WHOLESALE RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY, KNOWN AS WERM, THE GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK FOR CITY LIGHT TO MITIGATE FINANCIAL RISKS RESULTING FROM CITY LIGHT BUYING AND SELLING OF THE WHOLESALE ENERGY MARKET PRODUCTS. THE COUNCIL HAS -- OR THE COMMITTEE HAS PASSED IT, THIS POLICY WAS FIRST MODIFIED TO RETAIN COUNCIL AUTHORITY TO ADOPT AMENDMENTS TO THE WERM POLICY, REPORT REGULAR STATUS REPORTS TO COUNCIL AND REQUIRE ANNUAL INTERNAL AUDITS , ALSO REQUIRES AN ASSESSMENT AND SCOPING FOR AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT EVERY FIVE YEARS, AND ASSERTS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CITY LIGHT GENERAL MANAGER, CFO, DIRECTOR OF RISK OVERSIGHT, INTERNAL AUDIT TEAM, TO REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR ANY FAILURE TO IMPLEMENT WERM POLICY AND RISKS OF THE CITY. THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE RESOLUTION CHANGED RECITALS CONSISTENT WITH THE CHANGES IN THE FIRST RESOLUTION, I APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATION OF THE CITY LIGHT STAFF AND COUNCIL STAFF TO REVISE THIS WERM POLICY , THIS TOOK A COUPLE OF MONTHS BUT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE RESOLUTION AS AMENDED. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH . QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES ? >> QUESTION AND THE COMMENT . I WANTED TO THANK CHAIR WOO FOR HOLDING THIS LEGISLATION AFTER THE ORIGINAL COMMITTEE MEETING IN MARCH AND CALLOUT YOUR COLLABORATIVE WORK WITH CENTRAL STAFF AND CITY LIGHT, I BELIEVE IT RESULTED IN A MUCH BETTER POLICY INCLUDED A CLEAR TIMELINE FOR INDEPENDENT AUDITS AND IMPORTANTLY A CONTINUED SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, CHAIR WOO. >> YES, THANK YOU. WHEN YOU SAID THAT, THIS WAS REFERRED ON MARCH 12th. THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK IN THE MEANTIME. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE LEADERSHIP. WHILE THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ? >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH ? >> YES. >> KETTLE? >> AYE. >> MOORE? >> AYE. >> MORALES? >> AYE. >> RIVERA? >> AYE. >> SAKA? >> YES. >> STRAUSS? >> YES. >> WOO? >> NELSON? >> AYE. >> NINE IN FAVOR. >> THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED, PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. MOVING INTO THE LAST ITEM , Res 32139: Relating to City Light 2025-2030 Strategic Plan Update WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 8 INTO THE RECORD >> RESOLUTION 32139, CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT ADOPTING A 2025- 2030 STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE FOR THE CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT ENDORSING THE ASSOCIATE SIX-YEAR RATE PATH WE RECOMMEND ADOPTION AS PRESENTED. >> THE LAST ONE, VERY SIMILAR TO THE UTILITY STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN, THIS IS CITY LIGHT STRATEGIC PLAN, AND THE RATE PATH. WE REALLY CONSIDER THIS , JUST LIKE SBUS STRATEGIC PLAN, WE ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS WITH MEMOS AND BRIEFINGS, WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN COMMITTEE TALKING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND, NOT ONLY WAS SBU LOOKING AT THE RATE PATH AS WELL, AND WITH A LOT OF LEVEES THAT HAVE COME THROUGH, WE KNOW THAT WE WANTED TO CONSIDER WHAT OUR CONSTITUENTS WILL BE PAYING. WE TOOK A LOT OF TIME TO UNDERSTAND ASSUMPTIONS WHERE RATE INCREASES AND COSTS, UTILITIES ALL OVER THE WORLD NEED TO ADAPT TO -- I WANT TO M CALLING FOR FULL ENROLLMENT OF ELIGIBLE CUSTOMERS IN THE PROGRAM AND REQUESTING CITY LIGHT AND THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO EVALUATE THE ENROLLMENT AND REPORT TO COUNCIL. I LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING THE SEATTLE CITY LIGHT TO MY COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS THE REPORTING ON ENROLLMENT AND I BELIEVE THAT IT IS THE SINGLE BEST WAY TO GET BETTER RATES FOR INCOME QUALIFIED RESIDENTS. THANK YOU TO CITY LIGHT AND THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THIS PASSING. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? >> THANK YOU. I WANT TO COMMEND CHAIR WOO ON YOUR STEWARDSHIP AND LEADERSHIP ON THIS, IT WAS BECAUSE OF YOUR EXTENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ENGAGE IN A ROBUST DISCUSSION WITH COMMITTEE. I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE RATE PATH PUT FORTH BECAUSE I DO THINK IT UNDERSTATES WHAT WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING IN THE YEARS TO COME. BUT I APPRECIATED HAVING THAT DISCUSSION, AND A FRANK DISCUSSION FROM CITY LIGHT, AND I APPRECIATE THEM BEING TRANSPARENT. I JUST HOPE THAT THOSE DISCUSSIONS GIVE THEM THE COURAGE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A MORE ACCURATE RATE PATH IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS TO MAKE THAT POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS OR CLOSING COMMENTS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE LEGISLATION? >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES . >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES? >> YES . >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER 13 -- SAKA? >> YES. >> WOO? >> YES. >> NELSON? >> AYE. >> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED . >> THE RESOLUTION PASSES, PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF. THERE WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND NOT A RESOLUTION TO INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION TODAY, SO IF THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS, I WILL ASK AN OPEN-ENDED QUESTION, IS THERE FOR THE BUSINESS? COUNCILMEMBER MORALES? >> BECAUSE WE MADE THIS COMMITTEE SWITCH DURING RECESS, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LAND USE COMMITTEE AND THE VIEWING PUBLIC REMINDED THAT WE DO HAVE A SPECIAL LAND-USE COMMITTEE MEETING TOMORROW AT 9:30, WE WILL BE BRIEFED ON FOUR SEPARATE BILLS, AND THAT BRIEFING MEMOS AND PRESENTATIONS ARE ALREADY LINKED ON THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE AGENDA. PLEASE, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THOSE WE WILL HAVE THE BRIEFINGS IN THE MORNING AND AT 2:00 WE WILL HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THREE OF THE BILLS , INCLUDING THE BILL RELATED TO CONGREGATE RESIDENCES , DESIGN REVIEW EXEMPTIONS, AND ON THE BUS LEGISLATION. IT WILL BE A LONG DAY. I WILL TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MORNING MEETING IS KEPT TO TWO HOURS , WE WILL TAKE A RECESS UNTIL 2:00. >> THANK YOU. THESE ARE THE FIRST DISCUSSIONS OF THESE LEGISLATIONS ? >> YES, A DISCUSSION IN THE MORNING, HEARING IN THE AFTERNOON, AND WE WILL HEAR ALL OF THE BILLS AGAIN IN THE NEXT LAND-USE COMMITTEE MEETING. >> I AM JUST TRACKING THE VOTE IN FULL COUNCIL . DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL BUSINESS? SEEING NONE, GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL AFTER SUCH A BREAK. THIS COUNCIL MEETING IS ADJOURNED. IT IS NOW 3:32. OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IS NEXT WEEK, SEPTEMBER 10th. THANK YOU. GOODBYE.