>>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE IN
CITY HALL, THE MAY 6, 2019 FULL
CITY COUNCIL MEETING COME TO
ORDER.
IT'S 2:00.
BRUCE HARRELL, PRESIDENT OF THE
COUNCIL.
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> BAGSHAW?
>> HERE.
>> GONZALEZ?
>> HERE.
>> HERBOLD?
JUAREZ?
>> HERE.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> HERE.
>> O'BRIEN?
>> HERE.
>> PACHECO?
>> HERE.
>> SAWANT?
>> HERE.
>> PRESIDENT HARRELL?
>> HERE.
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION TO
TODAY'S INTRODUCTION OF THE
CALENDAR TO BE ADOPTED.
SEEING NO OBJECTIONS, TODAY'S
REFERRAL CALENDARS ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION TO TODAY'S
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTIONS TO
TODAY'S AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
THE MINUTES OF THE APRIL 17,
2019 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL
MEETING HAVE BEEN REVIEWED.
IF NO OBJECTIONS TO THE
MINUTES, IT'LL BE SIGNED.
HEARING NO OBJECTIONS.
PRESENTATIONS, WE'RE VERY
DELIGHTED TO HAVE A FEW
PRESENTATIONS THIS AFTERNOON.
WE'LL START OFF WITH COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA WILL PRESENT A
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING
BEATRICE KATHERINE ALDER.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA, YOU
HAVE THE FLOOR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.
PRESIDENT.
I'M HONORED TO BE INTRODUCING
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE
LIFE OF BEATRICE KATHERINE
ALDER FONDLY KNOWN AS BEE.
TODAY WE'RE HONORING BEE AND
HER PARENTS RACHEL ALDER AND
AARON ALDER, HERE TODAY WHO
WILL SPEAK TO US IN A FEW
MINUTES.
I'LL TRY TO KEEP MY COMMENTS
VERY BRIEF.
RACHEL, WHO WAS WORKING AT
SEATTLE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT GAVE BIRTH TO BEE
AND WAS DELIGHTED TO GIVE BIRTH
AFTER A COMPLICATED PREGNANCY.
AFTER GIVING BIRTH IN NOVEMBER,
2017, TRAGICALLY BEE DIED 36
HOURS AFTER SHE WAS BORN DUE TO
MEDICAL ISSUES.
AARON AND RACHEL WERE
DEVASTATED.
THEY KNEW AFTER LOSING THEIR
CHILD THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO
FIGHT THOUGH.
TO MAKE SURE THEIR SITUATION
WAS A SITUATION NO OTHER
PARENTS EVER EXPERIENCED AGAIN.
RACHEL LEARNED THAT DUE TO
INADEQUATE BEREAVEMENT LEAVE
POLICIES AT THE CITY, SHE WOULD
GRIEVE, AND SHE COULDN'T TAKE
TIME OFF TO PHYSICALLY RECOVER
BECAUSE SHE NO LONGER QUALIFIED
FOR FAMILY LEAVE GIVEN PEE'S
DEATH.
WHILE RECOVERING, RACHEL AND
AARON HAD TO DEAL WITH
PROCEDURAL GAPS THAT WERE DUE
TO THE FACT THAT WE DID NOT
HAVE ENOUGH LEAVE EVEN THOUGH
THERE WERE SICK LEAVE DONATION
THAT CAME IN FROM MANY OF HER
COLLEAGUES.
SOME OF YOU ARE HERE TODAY
BECAUSE YOU SUPPORTED HER AS
FAMILY AND FRIENDS, AND
RACHEL'S FAMILY IS HERE WHO
SUPPORTED HER AND THE BOTH OF
THEM THROUGHOUT THEIR FAMILY'S
TRAGEDY.
TODAY WE'RE HERE TO BOTH
CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF BEE AND
TO ALSO CELEBRATE THE FUTURE
BECAUSE POLICY CHANGE IS
COMING.
AFTER A YEAR OF ADVOCACY.
AFTER A YEAR OF WORKING WITH
YOU, WE WERE DELIGHTED TO HEAR
THAT THE EXECUTIVE IS
TRANSMITTING POLICY TO ADDRESS
THE SITUATION THAT RACHEL AND
AARON FOUND THEMSELVES IN.
WE'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO TAKE
THIS UP LATER THIS MONTH AS WE
LOOK AT POLICY CHANGES TO
ADDRESS BEREAVEMENT LEAVE AND
THE FAMILY LEAVE POLICY.
TODAY WE ARE HONORING BEE
THROUGH A PROCLAMATION.
YOU MIGHT THINK THIS IS A
UNIQUE PROCLAMATION THAT WE
FIND OURSELVES IN BOTH HONORING
BEE AND HER PARENTS AND IT IS.
IT'S A UNIQUE POLICY AND IT IS
A UNIQUE PROCLAMATION BECAUSE
I'M STRUCK BY THE ADVOCACY, THE
DEDICATION, THE DETERMINATION,
AND THE VISION OF THESE TWO
WOMEN.
THE REASON OUR POLICY GAPS
EXIST IS BECAUSE OFTEN THOSE
WHO HAVE HAD THE EXPERIENCES,
THE LIVED EXPERIENCES THAT
WE'RE SUPPOSE TO BE CENTERING
THE CHANGE ON.
AND AARON AND RACHEL HAVE MADE
SURE THAT THEY WERE AT THAT
POLICYMAKING TABLE, THAT THEY
NOT ONLY LIFTED THE VOICE, BUT
THEY MADE SURE NO OTHER FAMILY
WOULD FIND THEMSELVES IN THIS
SITUATION.
TODAY WE ARE CHANGING POLICY.
TODAY WE ARE ADVOCATING FOR
BEE.
TODAY WE HAVE CHANGED THAT
DYNAMIC.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE TO
MAKE SURE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE,
THEY ARE ABLE TO TAKE TIME THAT
THEY NEED TO GRIEVE THE LOSS OF
A CHILD.
AARON AND RACHEL, YOUR
COUNTLESS HOURS OF PARTNERSHIP
WITH US, I DON'T BELIEVE WE
WOULD BE IN THE PLACE TO
ADVANCE POLL LATER ON THIS
MONTH, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO
YOU ON THAT INCREDIBLE ADVOCACY
WIN.
WE'VE HEARD FROM YOU OVER
COUNTLESS MONTHS STARTING IN
THE BEGINNING OF LAST SUMMER.
YOU WERE BOTH PATIENT AND
RELENTLESS.
YOU REACHED OUT TO US AND WE
ENGAGED IN OVER 200 E-MAILS.
WE MET AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH TO
TALK ABOUT THE PROGRESS OF
BEE'S LAW AND YOU HAVE BEEN
VERY CLEAR.
YOU WANTED THIS TO BE MORE THAN
JUST CHANGES ON THE PEACE OF
PAPER.
YOU WANTED IT TO BE A POSITIVE
LEGACY FOR BEE.
AND YOUR INTEREST WAS NOT IN
FIGHTING OR POLITICAL GAMES OR
MAKING A STANCE, BUT ADDRESSING
THE ROOT CAUSES OF THE GAP AND
POLICY COVERAGE THAT EXIST, SO
OTHER PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO GO
THROUGH A SIMILAR SITUATION, SO
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK
BECAUSE IT IS PAYING OFF.
TODAY WE RECOGNIZE BEE AND WE
ACTUALLY RECOGNIZED HER THE DAY
AFTER MOTHER'S DAY, VERY
INTENTIONALLY TO RECOGNIZE YOUR
WORK AS WELL AS A MOTHER'S.
WE THANK SHAWN FOR CONTINUING
TO RAISE US, WHO BROUGHT IT TO
OUR ATTENTION AND HELP ENSURE
THE CONVERSATION NEVER WENT
WITH AWAY.
I WANT TO THANK OUR CHIEF OF
STAFF AS WELL WHO WAS ENGAGED
IN THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH
YOU.
AND TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR
CHANGES.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
CONVERSATION THAT WE'LL HAVE
LATER THIS MONTH AND THE WORK
THAT THE EXECUTIVE HAS BEEN
PUTTING DOWN FOR US, SO THAT WE
CAN ACTUALLY CHANGE POLICIES AS
WELL.
AND I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT
YOU'RE EXPECTING LATER THIS
SUMMER, SO I WANT TO SAY
CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.
I CANNOT WAIT TO MEET THE
ADVOCATE, THE FIGHTER, THE
PASSIONATE HUMAN BEING THAT YOU
WILL RAISE.
TODAY WE WILL BE DEDICATING
NEXT MONDAY, MAY 13, THE DAY
AFTER MOTHER'S DAY IN HONOR OF
BEE.
I'M VERY EXCITED TO PRESENT
THIS PROCLAMATION HONORING
RACHEL, AARON, AND THE LIFE OF
BEE, WHO HAS HAD AN IMPACT FAR
BEYOND HER 36 HOURS OF LIFE.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA, BEFORE
WE PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION,
ANY OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS
WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS
TO OUR HONORED GUESTS?
I'LL WAIT FOR A MOMENT.
I NEVER ASSUMED THAT.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK
YOU FOR YOUR STAFF, WORKING ON
THIS PROCLAMATION.
VERY EMOTIONAL, SORT OF A LOSS
OF WORDS.
BUT SOMETIMES I THINK IT KEEPS
YOU FROM SAYING SOMETHING.
AND I HOPE THE HEALING PROCESS
CONTINUES.
AND THANKS FOR LOOKING AT THIS
GAP IN OUR POLICIES, SIMILAR
PARENTS BENEFIT FROM.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA, ARE
YOU GOING TO PRESENT IT?
>> YES, I WILL WALK DOWN OVER
HERE.
>> IF NO OBJECTIONS, WE'LL
SUSPEND THE RULES AND WE WOULD
LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANY GUEST WHO
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS
ISSUE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M ERIN
ALDER AND THIS IS MY WIFE,
RACHEL.
THANK YOU TO OUR FRIENDS, OUR
FAMILY, AND OUR CO-WORKERS,
SOME THAT DROVE QUITE A WAYS TO
BE HERE.
WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE
TIME OUT OF YOUR DAY TO BE HERE
WITH US.
THANKS TO SARAH AND SHAWN FOR
GETTING THIS BALL ROLLING FOR
US.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA AND
SAGE OVER THERE AND MAYOR JENNY
DURKAN.
YOU HAVE SHOWN US WE CAN MAKE A
DIFFERENCE, AND THANK YOU TO
THE REST OF THE COUNCIL FOR
ALLOWING US THIS TIME TODAY.
WE ARE HERE TODAY TO HONOR THE
LIFE OF OUR DAUGHTER, THIS
LITTLE CUTIE, BEATRICE
KATHERINE ALDER.
SHE CONTINUES TO BUZZ AROUND US
AND MOVE MOUNTAINS.
THREE DAYS AFTER SHE DIED IN
OUR ARMS, RACHEL ENDED UP BACK
IN THE HOSPITAL.
I HAD JUST COME BACK TO THE
HOSPITAL THAT MORNING AFTER
VISITING THE FUNERAL HOME TO
PLAN SERVICES.
AND RACHEL WAS PUMPING MILK
BECAUSE SHE DECIDED TO DONATE
HER MILK AS THEY NEEDED IT.
I WAS STANDING AT THE SINK
WASHING IT OUT AND SHE SAID I
NEED TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.
I GOT AN E-MAIL FROM WORK AND I
WILL ONLY GET ONE PAID TIME OFF
FOR THE TWO DAYS BEE WAS ALIVE
AND ONE BEREAVEMENT DAY.
I WILL NEVER FORGET MY
DISBELIEF IN THAT MOMENT.
MY WIFE HAD JUST HAD A C
SECTION, OUR DAUGHTER HAD JUST
DIED IN HER ARMS.
MY WIFE WAS BACK IN THE
HOSPITAL AND I WAS PLANNING A
FUNERAL.
BUT NO BABY, NO PAID TIME OFF.
I WAS AT A LOSS FOR WORDS AND
FRANKLY I DIDN'T HAVE A MOMENT
TO SPARE THINKING ABOUT THAT
INJUSTICE BECAUSE WE HAD A FEW
OTHER THINGS GOING ON IN THAT
MOMENT.
THANKFULLY FOR US WE HAD AN
AMAZING TEAM OF FRIENDS AND
FAMILY THAT BROUGHT US MEALS,
RAISED MONEY, AND JUST KEPT ON
THE PATH WITH US.
AND OUR CO-WORKERS, THEY
DONATED PTO AND THEY KEPT IN
TOUCH AS WE BEGAN TO HEAL.
I'M NOT SURE HOW WE COULD HAVE
DONE THAT IF NOT FOR THE
SUPPORT THAT WE RECEIVED.
I COULDN'T HELP, BUT THINK OF
THE FAMILIES IN THE SAME
SITUATIONS THAT DIDN'T HAVE THE
SUPPORT IN PLACE THAT WE DID.
HOW COULD ANYONE GET THROUGH
SOMETHING LIKE THIS?
POSSIBLY HAVING TO GO RIGHT
BACK TO WORK AFTER THE DEATH OF
A CHILD IN ORDER TO PAY THEIR
BILLS?
AND WHAT COULD WE DO?
AND HOW COULD WE HELP?
>> THANKS, SARAH.
>> SURE.
>> FOR PAINTING THE PICTURE OF
THE IMMEDIATE REPERCUSSIONS OF
THE POLICY GAPS WE EXPERIENCED.
AN OUTCOME NO ONE COULD HAVE
IMAGINED WHEN RIDING THE
POLICY.
I WANT TO TAKE A COUPLE OF
MINUTES TO TELL YOU WHAT ELSE
HAPPENED TO BRING US TODAY HERE
AND THEN, OF COURSE, TO SHARE A
LITTLE ABOUT OUR SWEET BABY
GIRL, BEATRICE, AS THIS IS HER
DAY AFTER ALL.
WHEN I PRACTICED THIS, I KEPT
THE CRYING TILL THE VERY END.
OKAY, I RETURNED TO WORK AFTER
TWO MONTHS OFF THANKS TO ALL
THE PEOPLE THAT ERIN JUST
MENTIONED.
EACH DAY WAS AN EXERCISE IN
TRYING TO BE STRONG.
I WAS GRATEFUL TO HAVE A JOB.
I LOVED TO RETURN TO.
ALL THE WHILE IT WAS STILL A
CHALLENGE, SO I BUCKLED DOWN
AND WORKED WITH GREAT SUPPORT
FROM MY SUPERVISOR AND TEAM.
AFTER WORK MANY DAYS, I WALKED
BACK AND CRIED ON THE WAY HOME
TRYING TO PROCESS AND
UNDERSTAND TO KEEP GOING.
TO BE STRONG FOR BEE AND HER
LEGACY OF STRENGTH.
ALSO AFTER THIS RETURN TO WORK,
MY DEAR FRIEND AND CO-WORKER
CAME TO ME ABOUT BRINGING MY
SITUATION TO THE UNION.
I CHECKED WITH ERIN AND WE SAID
LET'S DO IT.
IN MARCH OF 2018 ON MY BIRTHDAY
ACTUALLY, WE HAD OUR FIRST
MEETING WITH TWO PEOPLE FROM
THE UNION, SHAWN, OUR UNION REP
WAS ONE OF THEM.
AND FORWARD WE WENT FIRST TO A
MEETING WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
AND THEN TO A MEETING WITH THE
COUNCIL MEMBER'S CHIEF OF
STAFF.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING ABOUT
THIS UNSUNG HERO.
SHE TOOK AN HOUR AND A HALF AND
LISTENED TO OUR STORY, GAVE US
HER PERSONAL PHONE NUMBER AND
REITERATED MORE TIMES THAN I
COULD COUNT ON THE COUCH ANY
DAY ESPECIALLY IF I COULDN'T
HOLD OUT UNTIL THAT BUS RIDE.
SHE REPLIED TO EVERY E-MAIL I
SAID QUICKLY.
SHE BELIEVED IN OUR STORY.
THEY BELIEVED IN OUR STORY.
AND SO REGARDLESS OF WHAT
HAPPENED, WHAT WAS GOING TO
HAPPEN, WE WERE IN GOOD HANDS
YET AGAIN AS WE HAVE BEEN.
WE WERE GOING TO BE SATISFIED
WITH ANY OUTCOME, A PART OF A
COMMUNITY OF FAMILY, FRIENDS,
CO-WORKERS, AND DOCTORS THAT
CARED ABOUT OUR FAMILY.
THESE LAWS WILL HELP WHAT I
HOPE IS A SMALL FRACTION OF THE
WORK FORCE.
NO PARENT WILL WANT TO USE
THESE LAWS, BUT IT WILL BE
THERE IN THEIR DARKEST MOMENTS.
BEE WILL BE THERE TO HELP.
AND NOW LET'S GET DOWN TO THE
REAL BUSINESS OF TODAY.
BEATRICE KATHERINE ALDER BORN.
SHE CRIED OUT WHEN FIRST
DELIVERED AND OUR DOCTOR SAID
THE WORLD GOT TO HEAR HER
VOICE.
HER NOSE WAS BEYOND HUGE.
SHE HAD THE BEST TOES.
WHEN I SAW THOSE TOES, I KNEW
SHE WAS MY CHILD, THOSE WERE MY
TOES.
AND HER HANDS, SHE HAD MY SWEET
SISTER'S HANDS AND A FULL HEAD
OF HAIR AND OUR FINAL TIME, SHE
SAID HEY MOM, I LOVE YOU.
AND IT IS ALL GOOD, MORE TO
COME WITH THIS STORY.
WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN AND SHE
WAS RIGHT.
WHO KNOWS WHERE BEE'S LAW HAS
THE POTENTIAL TO GO FROM HERE.
STATE, NATIONAL, MAYBE,
HOPEFULLY, WHEREVER IT GOES.
HER LEGACY IS STRONG IN THIS
BEAUTIFUL CITY OF SEATTLE AND
COMPASSION, LOVE, STRENGTH.
THANK YOU TO ALL THAT HAVE SAID
TO KEEP GOING THROUGHOUT EVERY
STEP OF THIS PROCESS.
WE NEEDED EVERYONE'S STRENGTH
TOGETHER TO CREATE A LIFE, TO
LOSE A LIFE, AND TO HELP MANY
LIVES TO COME INCLUDING HER
LITTLE BROTHER GROWING STRONG
IN MY BELLY TODAY.
GO BEE KIND.
>> THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
VERY POWERFUL.
NEXT WE'LL HAVE A PRESENTATION
BY COUNCIL MEMBER BAGSHAW, WHO
WILL PRESENT A PROCLAMATION
PROCLAIMING MAY 2019 AS OLDER
AMERICAN MONTH IN SEATTLE.
>> ACTUALLY, WE AREN'T DOING
THAT TODAY, IT'S GOING TO BE
PRESENTED ON FRIDAY.
BUT HAPPY OLDER AMERICANS MONTH
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ALL OF YOU FOR SIGNING IN.
>> OKAY, I HAD MY NOTES, MY
WIRES CROSSED.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA
WILL PRESENT A PROCLAMATION
RECOGNIZING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
WEEK.
I HOPE.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU, MR.
PRESIDENT.
I'M VERY EXCITED.
DO YOU WANT ME TO HOLD OFF?
>> WE'RE JUST LASTING ABOUT THE
I HOPE.
>> YOU'RE LUCKY, I DO HAVE
ANOTHER PROCLAMATION IN MY
HANDS HERE.
I'M EXCITED TO BE INTRODUCING A
PROCLAMATION AND THANK YOU AND
THANKS TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
FOR SIGNING THIS PROCLAMATION
HONORING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
WEEK, 2019.
THIS WILL DESIGNATE MAY 13
THROUGH MAY 17 AS AFFORDABLE
HOUSING WEEK IN SEATTLE.
WE PARTNER WITH THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM OF
SEATTLE TO PUT TOGETHER THIS
PROCLAMATION.
HTC HAS 165 MEMBERS OF
ORGANIZATION IN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING ADVOCATES, MAKING SURE
EVERYONE COULD LIVE WITH
DIGNITY, HEALTHY, AND
AFFORDABLE HOMES WITHIN THE
CITY THAT THEY WANT TO WORK,
LIVE, RETIRE, OR PLAY.
HDC IS OUR REGION'S LEADER ON
POLICY ADVOCACY AND IN SUPPORT
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
TODAY WE HAVE MEMBERS OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY
HERE TO ACCEPT THE
PROCLAMATION.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WEEK WILL BE
A WEEK FULL OF EVENTS AND
CELEBRATIONS.
ADVOCACIES ACROSS KING COUNTY
TO ENSURE EVERYONE HAS A SAFE,
AFFORDABLE, AND HEALTHY HOME.
THE IDEA OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
WEEK WAS ORIGINATED IN EAST BAY
WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN OWING A
WEEK OF ACTION FOR OVER 20
YEARS.
THERE IS A DAY OF ORGANIZING,
WHICH FALLS ON THE WEEK OF MAY
30.
THAT WILL BE ON AFFORDABLE
HOUSING INVESTMENTS THAT ARE
MUCH NEEDED AND DEPLETED OVER
THE LAST FEW DECADES.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WEEK HERE IN
KING COUNTY IS A TESTAMENT TO
THE NATURE NEEDED TO MAKE SURE
WE MEET THE SCALE OF OUR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDS.
EARLIER TODAY COUNCIL MEMBER
BAGSHAW WAS COMMENTING ON HOW
MANY UNITS WE NEED IN OUR CITY
AND COUNTY.
WE KNOW WE NEED 156,000
AFFORDABLE HOMES TO MEET OUR
CURRENT NEED IN THE COUNTY.
THROUGHOUT THE EVENTS OF NEXT
WEEK, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE HOW
THE CITY IS STRIVING TO MEET
ITS GOAL AND WHAT WE'RE DOING
TO WORK TOGETHER.
THE CITY IS IN ITS FOURTH YEAR.
AND THE BIGGEST YEAR YET WAS
OVER 30 EVENTS TO SPUR LARGE
SCALE ADVOCACY MOVEMENT MORE
THAN WE HAVE EVER DONE IN OUR
REGION.
THESE EVENTS ARE SOLUTION
BASED, RANGING FROM THE HOUSING
CONSORTIUM EVENT TO
HOMEOWNERSHIP.
THERE WILL BE A BUILDING,
SORRY, BUILDINGS AND OPEN
HOUSES SHOWING WHAT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING ACTUALLY IS,
DISCUSSIONS ON THE
INTERSECTIONS OF HOUSING ALONG
WITH ISSUES LIKE MENTAL HEALTH,
IMMIGRATION, AND HUNGER.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THAT THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM SYSTEMS
THAT WE NEED, SO MORE FOLKS
COULD BE STABILIZED.
YOU CAN LEARN ABOUT THE HOUSING
INTERSECTIONS AT
HOUSINGCONCEPTION.ORG.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS FOCUSED
TO INSPIRE RECOMMENDATIONS OF
THE REGIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING
TASK FORCE, WHICH COUNCIL
MEMBER JOHNSON BROUGHT TO THIS
COMMITTEE BEFORE LEAVING AND TO
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CO-
SPONSOR WITH HIM TO RECOGNIZE
AND MEMORIALIZE OUR COMMITMENT
AS WELL TO THE REGIONAL
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TASK FORCE.
FOR SEATTLE, THIS MEANS
IMPLEMENTING BOLD LEADERSHIP TO
SCALE UP TO 44,000 HOMES IN THE
NEXT FIVE YEARS AS A TASK FORCE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO SAY WE NEED
TO DO.
AS WE KNOW THIS IS A TIME OF
UNPRECEDENTED AND GROWING NEEDS
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN
SEATTLE AS PEOPLE CONTINUE TO
GET PUSHED OUT OF THE CITY INTO
THE STREETS.
PERMANENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS
THE SOLUTION TO HOMELESSNESS.
AS A STRONG ANTI-DISPLACEMENT
TOOL AS WELL.
PERMANENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS
SO MUCH MORE THAN THE UNITS
THAT ARE BEING BUILT.
THEY PROMOTE INCLUSION, REDUCE
POVERTY, AND HEALTHIER
COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS AND
FAMILIES, ALLOWING FAMILIES,
INDIVIDUALS, THE DISABILITIES
THEY NEED TO GET OUT
OFGENERATIONAL POVERTY.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDES
PEOPLE WITH OPPORTUNITIES AND
HIGHER OPPORTUNITY
NEIGHBORHOODS WITH ACCESS TO
GROCERY STORES, CHILD CAE,
SCHOOLS, PARKS.
IT CONNECTS PEOPLE TO TRANSIT
AND MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS A
PLACE TO CALL HOME IN THE CITY
THAT WE LOVE.
THIS WEEK IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
US TO CELEBRATE AND ENERGIZE
AND FOCUS.
AND SO AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO
FOCUSING ON THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING WEEK THAT'S COMING UP
FROM MAY 13 TO MAY 17, WE
RECOGNIZE THERE IS SO MUCH MORE
WORK TO DO TO BUILD AND PROVIDE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEED
INDIVIDUALS TO COME TOGETHER TO
ADVOCATE FOR ADDITIONAL REVENUE
TO MEET THE NEEDS AND WE HAVE
THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO MAKE
SURE EVERYONE HAS A PLACE TO
CALL HOME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE TODAY FOR THE WORK THAT
YOU DO AND PATIENTS, IT IS
ALWAYS WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU AND
YOUR INCREDIBLE TEAM.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
BUT TO THE ENTIRE HOUSING,
HOMELESSNESS, AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING COMMUNITY, WE THANK YOU
FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO EVERY
DAY BECAUSE WE KNOW IT IS A
LONG TRAJECTORY TO GO FROM
GETTING THAT LEGISLATION PASSED
AND THE FUNDING.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND
NEXT WEEK WE RECOGNIZE YOU AND
ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE.
>> THANK YOU.
BEFORE WE HEAR FROM ANY OF OUR
GUESTS, ANYONE LIKE TO MAKE ANY
COMMENTS AS WELL?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SUSPEND THE
RULES AND SET THE PROCLAMATION?
>> WE WOULD.
>>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I AM THE MANAGER AT HTC.
ON BEHALF OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS,
OUR MEMBERS AND STAFF, IS THIS
ON?
OKAY.
HELLO.
>> BETTER.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
FOR THE RECORD I AM THE MANAGER
AT HTC AND ON BEHALF OF OUR
MEMBERS, OUR BOARD, AND OUR
STAFF, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA AND ALL
OF THE COUNCIL FOR ALL THE WORK
THAT YOU'RE DOING.
THIS IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING
WEEK.
IT'S ABOUT SOLUTIONS.
JUST LAST WEEK THEY FOUND THERE
IS A DECREASE OF ABOUT 8% IN
TERMS OF THE PEOPLE LIVING.
THIS IS A FESTIVE PLACE SINCE
2012.
AND IT IS REALLY A TESTAMENT TO
AFFECT THAT.
THE SERVICE PROVIDER COMMUNITY
KNOWS WHAT WORKS.
WITH WHEN WE HAVE THE POLITICAL
WHEEL TO INVEST IN THOSE
SOLUTIONS, WE ARE ABLE TO GET
PEOPLE HOUSED.
THE COUNT FOUND WE STILL HAVE
11,000 MORE PEOPLE ACROSS KING
COUNTY WHO ARE NOT HOUSED, SO
THEY STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK
THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
AND IN ORDER FOR US TO LIVE
THIS NEED, WE NEED TO
COLLABORATE, ENGAGE, AND REALLY
FOCUS SPECIFICALLY ON
SOLUTIONS.
EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD AS YOU SAW
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA NEEDS
MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
NEEDS MORE SUPPORT.
AND THIS WILL TAKE THAT.
WE ARE USING ALL OF THE TOOLS
THAT WE HAVE IN OUR SOLUTIONS
TOOL KIT AND TO MEET THOSE
NEEDS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING
ON WORKING WITH YOU IN BUILDING
THAT CITY THAT IS LIVING IN
AFFORDABLE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> OKAY, AT THIS TIME WE WILL
TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS
THAT APPEAR ON TODAY'S AGENDA
OR OUR INTRODUCTION CALENDAR IN
OUR 2019 WORK PROGRAM AND WE
WILL TAKE THE COMMENT FOR
APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, FOR
WHEN WE RUN OUT OF SPEAKERS,
TWO MINUTES.
ALLOTTED FREE SPEAKERS IN THE
ORDER OF WHICH YOU SIGNED.
WE'LL START WITH SUSAN LEE
FOLLOWED BY STEVEN P-R-A-Y I
THINK.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS MS
LEE, A SERVANT OF THE LIVING
GOD.
I'M HERE TO LET YOU KNOW THE
LORD HAS REDEEMED JACOB WITH A
MIGHTY STRESSED OUT RIGHT HAND
AS YOU CAN SEE ALL ACROSS THIS
CITY.
HE MADE A PROMISE TO OUR
FREFRONT TO GIVE THEM HAD THE
LAND, WHAT THEY ARE AS A
STRANGER.
I'M JACOB, I'M JUST HERE TO LET
YOU KNOW HE WILL BE MOVING TO
SHAKE TERRIBLY THE EARTH.
I'M COMING IN, GOD HAS GIVEN ME
THIS CITY.
YOU SEE AVAILABILITY EVERYWHERE
BECAUSE SCRIPTURE WILL BE
FULFILLED AND THE FIRST WILL BE
LAST.
AND THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW THE
LORD, I SUGGEST THAT YOU GET TO
KNOW HIM BECAUSE HE'S GOING TO
MOVE.
JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT IT
WILL BE DEAD.
IF I DON'T TELL YOU WHAT HE
TOLD ME TO TELL YOU, THEN I'LL
BE IN TROUBLE.
EVERYBODY HAVE A GREAT DAY,
I'LL GO IN AND HELP MY PEOPLE
AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL CHANGE
EVERYBODY TO BELIEVE IN
SOMETHING OUTSIDE THAT ITEM
THAT CAN'T MOVE, SPEAK, OR
TALK.
HAVE A GREAT DAY AND GOD BLESS
YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
STEVEN, IS IT PRAY?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> THERE YOU.
GO
>> I'M STEVEN PRAY, A UNION
REPRESENTATIVE.
I REPRESENT APPROXIMATELY 900
MEMBERS WHO WORK FOR THE CITY
OF SEATTLE.
I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE
MAYOR'S IDT.
ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT MET DR.
COHN YET, BUT I'M FULLY IN
SUPPORT OF HER.
MY SUPPORT IS BASED OFF A
POSITIVE FEEDBACK THAT I HAVE
RECEIVED FROM MEMBERS OF THE
GUARD.
MANY EXPERIENCED EXCITEMENT AND
EAGERNESS TO BRING HER ON
BOARD.
I BELIEVE THE OFFICE OF
EMPLOYEE, WILL SOON BE ONE OF
THE MOST IMPORTANT OFFICES IN
THE CITY.
THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS THAT I
HAVE CONTACTING ME BE
EXPERIENCES OF HARASSMENT,
BULLYING, DISCRIMINATION IS
LOOKING FORWARD TO THANKING
BOTH THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL
FOR DEDICATING RESOURCES TO
CREATE THIS OFFICE AND FOR
LISTENING TO THE UNION WHO IS
HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR THIS
OFFICE FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
THIS IS A TREMENDOUS WIN FOR MY
MEMBERSHIP.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
DR. KHAN AND HER ENDEAVORS TO
HELP TOWARDS WORKING THIS
COMMUNITY BETTER AND SAFE.
I APPRECIATE YOU THE BEST OF
LUCK IN YOUR NEW POSITION.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE THE
HONORABLE.
>> YES, I THANK GOD FOR BEING
THERE AND THIS IS 2019, I'VE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT OVER TWO
DECADES AND AT TIME OF A WAR,
I'M LOOKING AT YOU DEMOCRATS,
BROUGHT OVER ALL THESE ILLEGAL
IMMIGRANTS AT THE TIME OF
SEPTEMBER 11, 2,997 VICTIMS.
AND 19 HARD JACKER DEATHS.
AND THEN IN 2015, FEBRUARY OF
2015, 42.1 MILLION
UNAUTHORIZED.
UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS.
YOU SAID SOMETHING THIS MORNING
AS I'M SAYING YOU VIOLATED MY
FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT.
PEOPLE PROTECTING MY 14th
AMENDMENT RIGHT AND DUE
PROCESS.
AND IT STARTED, IN USE OF USING
MISCONDUCT, TWO BLACK LIVES
MATTER, BRUCE HARRELL, AND ALSO
A VIOLATION OF EXTRAORDINARY
CIRCUMSTANCES AGAINST 42.3 OPEN
MEETING ACTS.
NOW I'VE ALWAYS SAID YOU DON'T
MIX VIOLENCE WITH JUSTICE AND
PEACE, BUT YOU CAN'T COME UP
HERE AND MAKE THE LAWS FROM
THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES.
IN HONOR OF JOHNNY TO SERVE HIS
COUNTRY, TWO AND A HALF
DECADES.
AND TO HAVE SERVED IN THE
UNITED STATES, ON ME, DOING
CAREERS EVEN MORE, JUNE 6 OF
1944.
NOW I'M SAYING THIS IS A BREACH
OF CONTRACT AND THAT CONSPIRACY
AGAINST CIVIL RIGHTS ON THE
COLOR OF LAW, THE VIOLATION OF
TEN YEARS IN PRISON.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND THE SUPERVISORIES.
>> YOUR TIME RAN OUT, SIR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I'M NOT PLAYING, I'M NOT NEW
TO THIS, BUT I'M TRUE TO THIS
AND THESE ARE NOT MY LAWS, BUT
YOUR LAWS.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE
MARGARITE RASHARD.
>> I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE THE
LAST TIME I WAS HERE I WAS
TALKING ABOUT LOGISTICS.
AND THE REASON WHY I BROUGHT IT
UP IS BECAUSE WHEN I GO TO
OTHER PLACES AND ADDRESS THE
COUNCIL, THEY'RE NOT IN A
BATTLE WITH ME.
THEY GIVE ME MY TWO MINUTES TO
SPEAK AND I SPEAK AND I'M GONE.
BUT HERE I NOTICE THERE'S THREE
INDIVIDUALS IN PARTICULAR THAT
ALWAYS SEEM TO BE IN OF A
COMBATIVE SPIRIT OR IN A
DISARRAY WHEN I'M SPEAKING AS
IF THERE IS SOMETHING, SOME
UNDERLINING ISSUE.
I THINK I MENTIONED THE LORD
TOO.
AND YOU SAID THESE SIGNS AND
WONDER IF THEY WILL FOLLOW THEM
BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE.
BUT WHEN SHE CAME UP HERE AND
SAID THAT, THAT IS THE
CONFIRMATION FOR ME AND BECAUSE
IT IS NOT JUST ME IN THE WORLD
THAT IS A BELIEVER AND SAYS THE
THINGS THAT I SAY.
AND THAT IT IS GOING ON
WHENEVER THAT PERSON WILL COME
TO ADDRESS SOMEBODY.
AND SO I WAS LISTENING TO THE
WOMAN ON THE NEWS AND STUFF AND
THE BAKE SALE AND THE COOKIES.
THEY WOULD SAY I DON'T CARE HOW
RUDE AND ABUSIVE THE LANGUAGE
IS, THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO BE
HERE TO SELL THEIR COOKIES.
OH YES, COVER IT UP UNDER THEIR
FREE SPEECH.
THE RUDENESS, THE VULGARITY OF
WHATEVER TRANSPIRED OVER THE
SALE OF COOKIES.
I SAID THEY ARE PEOPLE, DOWN
HERE AT THE CITY COUNCIL, BUT
IT'S NOT COVERED UP UNDER FREE
SPEECH, HUH?
SO WHEN YOU SAY PROGRAM ON THE
AGENDA, I ASKED MONICA SIMMONS
MULTIPLE TIMES.
THAT'S WHEN I'M SAYING YOU'LL
EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT IS SUPPOSE
TO HAPPEN IN HERE.
AND SO THAT THERE WILL BE NO
CONFUSION BECAUSE GOD IS NOT
FOR THE CONFUSION, BUT THE GOD
OF PEACE.
>> THANK YOU.
THAT IS IN OUR PUBLIC COMMENT
SECTION.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COMMENTS, AND WE WILL MOVE TO
THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS
THE PAYMENT OF THE BILLS.
PLEASE READ THE TITLE.
>> I MOVE TO PASS 119508.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS?
IF NOT PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> BAGSHAW?
>> AYE.
>> GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD?
>> AYE.
>> JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> O'BRIEN?
>> AYE.
>> PACHECO?
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT?
>> AYE.
>> PRESIDENT HARRELL?
>> AYE.
>> NONE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES.
PLEASE READ THE FIRST AGENDA
ITEM, THE APPOINTMENT 01306 AND
I BELIEVE COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ
MAY HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO THAT
ONCE IT'S READ INTO THE RECORD.
>> I DO.
>> OKAY, PLEASE READ IT.
>> THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC
ASSETS AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES
COMMITTEE, 01306, APPOINTMENT
OF JESUS S. AGUIRRE AS
SUPERINTENDENT, DEPARTMENT OF
PARKS AND RECREATION, FOR A
TERM OF APRIL 1, 2023.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ?
>> THANK YOU.
FIRST OFF I WOULD LIKE TO
INCLUDE A LETTER TO THE CLERK
FILE.
A LETTER OF EXPECTATIONS FOR
MR. AGUIRRE, A PHYSICAL
ELECTRONIC COPY TO ALL OFFICES
THIS MORNING.
THEREFORE I MOVE TO AMEND
APPOINTMENT 01306 TO ADD THE
LETTER OF EXPECTATIONS FOR MR.
AGUIRRE AS SUPERINTENDENT DATED
TODAY, MAY 6, 2019.
>> IS THERE A SECOND?
MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADD THE
LETTER OF EXPECTATIONS TO THE
APPOINTMENT FILE.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE
AMENDMENT, VOTE AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED VOTE NO?
THE LEGISLATION IS AMENDED.
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ?
>> THANK YOU.
I WANT TO BRIEFLY TOUCH ON THE
LETTER OF EXPECTATIONS.
THE COUNCIL EXPECTATIONS ARE
INTENDED TO ENHANCE MR.
AGUIRRE'S ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE
CITY COUNCIL.
EXPECTATIONS ARE INTENDED TO
ADD TO THE MAYOR'S EXPECTATION
INRESPONSIBILITIES ESTABLISHED.
THE FOUR AREAS OF CITY COUNCIL
EXPECTATIONS INCLUDE
COMMUNICATION, POLICY
MANAGEMENT, COMMITMENT TO
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND LEADERSHIP.
FIRST OF ALL I'D LIKE TO
DISCUSS MY SUPPORT FOR MR.
AGUIRRE FOLLOWED BY A RUN DOWN
ON THE PROCESS FOR THE FILLING,
I'M SORRY, THE APPOINTMENT
PHYSICIAN.
JESUS S. AGUIRRE IS A
REMARKABLE AND COMMITTED PUBLIC
SERVANT AND SERVING THE ROLE OF
DIRECTOR FOR LARGE AGENCIES.
PRIOR TO MOVING TO SEATTLE,
JESUS S. AGUIRRE SERVED AS THE
STATE SUPERINTENDENT FOR
WASHINGTON WAR, OVERSEEING THE
AGENCY OF MORE THAN 1,800
EMPLOYEES.
SERVING AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE
COLUMBIA PARKS AND RECREATION
AND OVER 1,000 EMPLOYEE
AGENCIES, WHERE HE ESTABLISHED
A FOCUS ON THE OUTCOME BASED
PROGRAMS, STAFF PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT, AND OVERALL
EMPHASIS ON PROVIDING EQUAL
ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY
RECREATION AND LEISURE
PROGRAMMING TO ALL RESIDENTS
AND VISITORS.
AND ALSO LIVED WITH THE AGENCY
THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE
PLANNING PROCESS, RECEIVING THE
NATIONAL STATION.
FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
SERVING AS THE SUPERINTENDENT
FOR DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION FROM 2015 TO 2018.
DURING THIS TIME AT PARKS,
JESUS S. AGUIRRE SUCCESSFULLY
IMPLEMENTED THE SEATTLE PARKS
DISTRICT PASSED BY THE VOTERS
OVERWHELMINGLY IN 2014.
JESUS S. AGUIRRE TOOK A
SABBATICAL IN JANUARY OF 18, TO
BE CLOSE TO HIS FAMILY AND
PARTICIPATED IN HIS FAMILY'S
BUSINESS.
HE MISSED WORKING IN THE PUBLIC
SERVICE AND FOR PARKS, MISSING
MY COMMITTEE.
ONCE THE POSITION WAS OPEN HE
APPLIED AGAIN.
MAYOR'S OFFICE CONDUCTED A
NATIONWIDE SEARCH AND THEIR
CALL FOR APPLY COUNTIES FOR THE
CALL OF SUPERINTENDENT.
I CHAIRED THIS COMMITTEE, SO I
WAS A PART OF THE SEARCH
COMMITTEE.
OTHER MEMBERS INCLUDED THE
PARKS AND RECREATIONAL BOARD.
THERE WERE FOUR LEVELS OF
INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW AND
PARTICIPATION.
THE CO-CHAIRS WERE JULIE FARRIS
AND THATCHER TO DEVELOP EACH
APPLICATION THROUGH EACH ROUND
OF MEETINGS IN WHICH THERE WERE
FOUR.
THE COMMITTEE NARROWED OVER 100
APPLICANTS TO A GROUP OF ABOUT
15 OVER SEVERAL WEEKS.
THEN FIVE WERE SELECTED FROM
THAT GROUP FOR THE INTERVIEW
PROCESS.
I SAT ON THE INTERVIEW PROCESS
WITH OTHER DIRECTOR HEADS AND
FEEDBACK, DELIVERED TO THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR THIS
POSITION.
HIS APPOINTMENT WAS TRANSMITTED
IN 2019, REFERRED TO AS MY
COMMITTEE, NATIVE COMMUNITIES
TO MY COMMITTEE.
LAST WEDNESDAY MAY 1 IS, THE
COMMITTEE HELD THIS APPOINTMENT
WHERE THE MEMBERS HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ANSWER MORE.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA, BAGSHAW, FOR
PROVIDING YOUR QUESTIONS TO THE
COMMITTEE.
BASED ON THESE CONVERSATIONS
THROUGHOUT THE APPOINTMENT
PROCESS, I HAVE AGAIN PROVIDED
MY COLLEAGUES WITH A LETTER OF
COUNCIL EXPECTATIONS AS WELL AS
A COPY TO MR. AGUIRRE.
I WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE
TOWARDS ALL THE VOLUNTEERS AND
MEMBERS OF THE SEARCH SELECTION
AND INTERVIEW COMMITTEE, WHICH
WE ALL HAVE HERE, EXCEPT FOR
THOSE OF US THAT WORK FOR THE
CITY.
ESPECIALLY TO DEPUTY MAYOR FOR
THE COLLABORATIVE AND THOROUGH
PROCESS.
THAT THEY MAY CONFIDENTLY
PRESENT TO THIS COUNCIL AND MY
COLLEAGUES.
I BELIEVE IN MR. AGUIRRE'S
VALUES, LIVE EXPERIENCE, AND
STRONG COMMITMENT TO EMPOWERING
UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES.
I BELIEVE SERVE THE CITY WELL.
THE CIVIC DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC
ASSETS, RECOMMENDS TO CONFIRM
THE APPOINTMENTS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR APPLYING AGAIN.
AND IT HAS BEEN IN MY
EXPERIENCE A REAL PLEASURE IN
WORKING WITH YOU AND YOUR TEAM
AND I REALLY WANT TO EXPRESS MY
THANKS FOR THE WORK THAT YOU
HAVE DONE, JUST STEPPING
FORWARD AGAIN.
IT'S ALMOST AS IF YOU NEVER
LEFT.
WITHOUT HAVING ANY LOSS OF TIME
OR EFFORT, AND I ALSO KNOW HOW
MUCH YOUR STAFF AND TEAM REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU AND RESPECT YOU.
SO I'M LOOKING VERY MUCH
FORWARD IN VOTING YES.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE CHAIR,
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ FOR HER
PARTICIPATION IN THE OUTLAND
THAT SHE JUST READ AND THANK
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AS WELL FOR
THE COMPREHENSION SEARCH
PROCESS.
THANKS TO COUNCIL MEMBER
BAGSHAW AND GONZALEZ LAST WEEK
FOR ASKING QUESTIONS ON MY
BEHALF.
YOU REALLY UNDERSCORED HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS TO MAKE SURE
EVERY WORKER FEELS SAFE, THAT
THEY ARE LISTENED TO,
RESPONDING TO ISSUES THAT
WORKERS WILL COME FORWARD AND
RAISE AN OCCASION AND THAT YOU
ARE PLACING A SPECIAL EMPHASS
ON HUMAN RESOURCES DATA, AND
MAKING SURE THAT THIS IS
INFORMING YOUR RESPONSE AND
YOUR PROCESSES MOVING FORWARD.
IT IS VERY CRITICAL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR OVERALL
COMMENTS, SUPPORTING UNIONS,
LABOR AS A WHOLE IN THIS DAY
AND AGE AND WE ARE EXCITED
ABOUT THE WORK THAT THEY WILL
DO IN PARKS.
WE KNOW HOW IT IS IMPORTANT TO
BE THERE AND IN ORDER FOR OUR
CITY TO FUNCTION WELL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO LEVERAGE
THIS PARTNERSHIP AND TO THINK
ABOUT HOW WE CENTER THAT WORK
AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
THANKS FOR RAISING THOSE AND TO
THE GOOD CHAIR FOR INVITING
THOSE TO BE A PART OF THE
PROCESS.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE
VOTE?
OKAY.
LET'S MOVE FORWARD.
THOSE IN FAVOR OF CONFIRMING
THE APPOINTMENT AS AMENDED,
PLEASE VOTE AYE.
>> AYE.
>> THOSE OPPOSED VOTE NO.
THE APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
AT THIS TIME WE'D LOVE TO HEAR
FROM MR. AGUIRRE, MAKE SOME
REMARKS TO THE COUNCIL.
>> GOT ABOUT 12 PAGES OF
WRITTEN TESTIMONY.
IT IS REALLY AN HONOR TO BE
STANDING HERE TO SERVE AND IT
IS ESPECIALLY HUMBLING TO HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE FOR THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT
YOU DO AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
THANK MAYOR DURING CAN FOR
MAKING SEATTLE A GREAT CITY AND
FOR GIVING THEM AN OPPORTUNITY
TO SERVE WITH HER AND HER
CABINET.
AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
I RECEIVED THE LETTER OF
EXPECTATIONS, THE POLICY
MANAGEMENT, THE COMMITMENT
TRACES, AND THE SOCIAL JUSTICE
AND LEADERSHIP.
I WOULD LIKE TO VERY BRIEFLY
TAKE THE TIME TO THANK
CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS, WHO HAS
SERVED FOR LONGER, LEADING,
KEEPING THE SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION AND I LOOK FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH HIM FOR MANY
YEARS TO COME.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
THAT PUTS US TO WORK FOR
SEVERALTIMES, THAT HAVE MADE
THEM SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF
WHO WE ARE AS A CITY.
WE HAVE ONE OF THE BEST PARKS
AND RECREATION SYSTEMS IN THE
COUNTRY DUE TO THE CONSISTENT
SUPPORT OF GREAT COMMUNITY
MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS.
WE ALSO HAVE AN IMPRESSIVE TEAM
OF PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK EVERY
SINGLE DAY FOR PROVIDING HIGH-
QUALITY FACILITIES.
I'M ALSO STRUCK BY HOW OUR CITY
CONTINUES TO CHANGE.
AS I PUT THIS WORK A SECOND
TIME, I'M COMMITTED TO ENSURING
WE WILL CONTINUE OUR DEPARTMENT
IN A WAY THAT WILL BE INCLUSIVE
TO ALL, IN RESPONSE TO THE
CHANGES THAT WE HAVE INVOLVED.
NEVER MORE IMPORTANT AND I'M
READY TO GET TO WORK.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS.
AGAIN.
>> THE REPORT OF THE HOUSING
HEALTH ENERGY WORKERS
COMMITTEE, 1286, AMARAH KHAN AS
DIRECTOR OF THE EMPLOYEE OMBUD.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
FIRST I'D LIKE TO MOVE
APPOINTMENT 1286 BY
SUBSTITUTING THE RESUME FOR AN
UPDATED RESUME, DRIBBLED TO OUR
COUNCIL COLLEAGUE.
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO SUPPLEMENT THE APPOINTMENT
PACKAGE.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THE AMENDMENT?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE
AMENDMENT, PLEASE VOTE AYE.
>> AYE.
THOSE OPPOSE VOTE NO?
THE PACKAGE IS AMENDED.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> WONDERFUL.
WELL IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE
THAT AFTER ALMOST A YEAR AFTER
THE ANTI-HARASSMENT AND
DISCRIMINATION
INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM OR AS WE
KINDLY REFER TO IT AS THE IDT,
RECOMMENDATIONS CAME OUT.
WE ARE NOW MOVING FORWARD ON
ONE OF THE KEY RECOMMENDATIONS,
TURNING IT INTO A REALITY.
DR. KHAN WILL BE THE CITY'S
FIRST DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
EMPLOYEE OMBUD.
NOT ONLY EXCITED ON WHAT THIS
MEANS FOR THE MONUMENTAL STEP
FOR OUR CITY, BUT ALSO BELIEVE
THIS COULD BE THE BLUEPRINT FOR
OTHER CITIES AND JURISDICTIONS
TO FOLLOW.
DR. KHAN IS THE PERFECT
CANDIDATE TO STAND UP FOR THIS
OFFICE.
HER PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND HAS
PREPARED HER TO LEAD WITH
SOCIAL JUSTICE.
ONE OF DR. KHAN'S PRIORITIES
FOR THIS OFFICE WILL BE TO GAIN
THE TRUST OF OUR EMPLOYEES.
ONE WAY TO DO THAT IS THROUGH
ENSURING EMPLOYEES PRIVACY AND
COLLABORATING WITH OTHER
DEPARTMENTS TO GET RESOLUTIONS,
TO MAKE SURE THE OFFICE IS
LOOKING AT THE SOLUTIONS,
TRAINING TO PREVENT BEHAVIOR IN
THE FIRST PLACE.
ALSO LOOKING AT WAYS TO CREATE
SPACE, SO THIS OFFICE COULD BE
SEEN AND ACT AS IT IS UNFREE.
DR. KHAN IS A GLOBAL DIVERSITY
AND AN INCLUSION SPECIALIST.
MOST RECENTLY PRIOR TO THAT,
SHE WAS THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
FOR GLOBAL DIVERSITY INITIATIVE
AT THE UNIVERSITY STATE
UNIVERSITY.
FOR THE DR. KHAN COMES WITH
SUPPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
FROM OUR FRIENDS IN LABOR FROM
THE IDT AND THE SILENCE
BREAKERS AND THE CHANGE TEAM
MAKERS.
THROUGH THE VARIOUS INTERVIEWS
AND CONVERSATIONS WITH MANY OF
OUR STAKEHOLDERS, SHE'S HAD
UNANIMOUS SUPPORT.
I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A SECOND TO
THANK THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR
PULLING IN MEMBER OF THE IDTs
TO BE A PART OF THE
CONVERSATION FOR CREATING THE
FOUR RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT TODAY
IS AN EXCITING STEP FORWARD AS
WE RECOMMEND ALL THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE CANNOT BE SUCCESSFUL IN
FULLY OPERATING.
THE PROCESS, THE CERTAIN
PROCESS THAT YOU LED, WHICH LED
US TO DR. KHAN REALLY WAS
INCLUSIVE AND ROBUST.
I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE A
SELECTIVE FEEDBACK ON ONE OF
THE BEST CANDIDATES WE COULD
EVER HOPE FOR IN THIS POSITION.
THANK YOU, PLEASE PASS THAT ON
TO THE MAYOR FOR HER EFFORTS
AND TO THE IDT MEMBERS FOR HER
INCREDIBLE EFFORTS.
QUICK THANK YOU FROM OUR OFFICE
AS WELL WHO SITS ON THE IDT AND
TO HAVE A CHANCE TO BE A PART
OF THE INTERVIEW PROJESS AS
SHECOMES FORWARD AND NOTES OF
APPRECIATION FOR THE ONGOING
WORK.
IT WAS TO TRULY CREATE ACTION.
TODAY WE SEE THAT ACTION.
SO I'M VERY EXCITED THAT DR.
KHAN IS INTERESTED, QUALIFIED,
AND HAS THE FULL RECOMMENDATION
OF OUR COMMITTEE TO MOVE
FORWARD AND LEAD THE OFFICE OF
THE EMPLOYEE OMBUD FOR OUR
CITY.
I'M CONFIDENT SHE'LL LEAD WITH
EMPATHY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL,
OUR EMPLOYEES.
IT'S WITH THAT WE RECOMMEND A
YES VOTE ON DR. KHAN TO LEAD
THE OFFICE OF THE EMPLOYEE
OMBUD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
ON THIS LEGISLATION OR
APPOINTMENT?
OKAY, LET'S MOVE FORWARD THEN.
AND SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF
THE APPOINTMENT OF MS
KHAN AS AMENDED, PLEASE VOTE
AYE.
>> AYE.
THOSE OPPOSE VOTE NO?
THE LEGISLATION, THE
APPOINTMENT IS APPROVED AND
CONFIRMED.
AT THIS TIME WE'D LOVE TO HEAR
FROM MS
KHAN TO MAKE A FEW BRIEF
COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU.
I HAD A LOT OF TALKS ABOUT HOW
I WOULD THANK THE RESPECTED
COUNCIL MEMBERS, BUT AFTER WHAT
WE SAW WITH LITTLE BEE AND HER
LEGACY, I FEEL LIKE TODAY IS A
MUCH BIGGER DAY.
AND IF A SMALL CHILD CAN LEAVE
SUCH A LARGE LEGACY IN
KINDNESS, US, ADULTS CAN ONLY
TRY AND FOLLOW AND LEAD IN
EXAMPLE.
I'M HONORED AND HUMBLED THAT
THIS CONVERSATION IS HAPPENING
RIGHT AFTER AN AMAZING
PROCLAMATION ON BRINGING A
SMALL CHILD WHO IS SETTING THE
STANDARD VERY HIGH FOR US.
I'M VERY GRATEFUL, THRILLED,
HUMBLED BIT WARM WELCOME AND
CONSIDERATION OFFERED TO ME BY
ALL OF YOU AND BY THIS
COMMUNITY.
MY JOB NOW IS TO HONOR THE
VISION AND MISSION BEHIND THE
IMPORTANT POSITION IN MAKING
SURE I CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS
RESTORING TRUST IN OUR SYSTEM
AND IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I HAVE THREE CHILDREN.
MY OLDEST IS SIX AND THIS
MORNING HE ASKED ME IF I'M
OPENING A NEW SHOP, AND I SAID
YES.
HE SAID WELL WHAT WOULD I SELL?
I SAID I'M SELLING KINDNESS AND
COMPASSION.
AND SO I HOPE I'M TRUE TO MY
PROMISE TO HIM.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU AND
CONGRATULATIONS.
[ APPLAUSE ] PLEASE READ
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 3.
>> AGENDA THREE, 1315,
APPOINTMENT OF GAY GILMORE, AS
MEMBER OF LABOR STANDARD
ADVISORY BOARD FOR A TERM OF
APRIL, 30, 2021.
>> ACTUALLY, I SUPPOSE WE COULD
GO THREE, FOUR, FIVE.
I WANT TO READ THEM ALL.
>> AGENDA FOUR, FIVE, 1316, AND
1317.
APPOINTMENTS OF WILLIAM J.
PITTZ AND MARILYN P. WATKINS AS
MEMBER LABOR STANDARDS ADVISORY
BOARD FOR TERM OF APRIL 30,
2021.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
THE TITLE OF APPOINTMENT 1315
BE DELETED, BY A DELETING BOARD
AFTER ADVISORY AND ADDING
COMMISSION.
BECAUSE IT IS THE LABOR
STANDARDS ADVISORY COMMISSION.
>> IS THERE A SECOND?
>> MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND
THE TITLE OF 1315 BY DELETING
THE TERM BOARD AS DESCRIBED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AMENDMENT?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE?
>> AYE.
>> OPPOSED?
IT IS AMENDED.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR.
PRESIDENT ANDLY SPEAK TO ALL
THREE OF THESE APPOINTMENTS.
FIRST, WE HAVE GAY GILMORE, WHO
IS THE CO-FOUNDER OF OPTIMISM
BREWERY ON CAPITOL HILL.
I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK WITH GAY OVER THE LAST TWO
YEARS AND REALLY APPRECIATED
HER IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO SUPPORT
SMALL BUSINESSES WHILE ALSO
PROTECTING WORKERS.
OPTIMISM BREWERY PAYS ITS
EMPLOYEES A LIVING WAGE BY
STARTING AT $20 AN HOUR AND
WITH 100% PAID MEDICAL AND
DENTAL AND VISION.
GAY'S LEADERSHIP WILL BE
EXTREMELY USEFUL AS WE FIGURE
OUT HOW TO BEST IMPLEMENT OUR
LABOR STANDARDS.
AND GAY HAS BEEN AN ALLY AS WE
TALK ABOUT HOW WE NEED TO
ENSURE POLICIES WORK FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES, SO THEY COULD BE
ACHIEVABLE AND ACCESSIBLE FOR
THE WORKERS THAT WE ADVOCATE
FOR.
I APPRECIATE HER WILLINGNESS
AND LEADERSHIP ALREADY, AN
EXCITEMENT TO SERVE ON THIS
COMMISSION.
THE NEXT PERSON IS WILLIAM
PITTZ, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE
LABOR STANDARDS ADVISORY
COMMISSION.
HE CURRENTLY WORKS AT TEAMSTERS
LOCAL 117 AND BRINGS ALONGSIDE
A WORKER OF NON-PROFITS AND
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.
MY STAFF AND I BELIEVE MANY OF
YOU HAD A CHANCE TO WORK WITH
WILL DURING THE FIGHT FOR 15.
AND TO SUPPORT FAST FOOD
WORKERS AND THE STRIKES THAT
THEY WENT ON IN 2013.
I'M EXCITED WILL WILL BE
BRINGING TO THIS COMMISSION HIS
EXPERTISE ON RIDE SHARING, AS
WE CONSIDER TO EXPAND THE
CONTRACTORS ON THE
JUSTIFICATION.
LASTLY THE APPOINTMENT OF
MARILYN WATKINS.
MARILYN HAS BEEN A LONG-TIME
ALLY AND FRIEND OF MINE, HAVING
A CHANCE TO WORK WITH HER, THE
POLICIES, EQUAL PAY, AND HAS
LED OUR STATES IN CONSTANTLY
BRINGING UP THE INTERSECTIONS
BETWEEN HEALTH, GENDER, AND A
GRADUATE.
IT WILL BE INSTRUMENTAL IN
HELPING US ON THE HORIZON, BOTH
AN INCREDIBLE ADVOCATE AT THAT
LEVEL WITH AN EYE FOR THE MICRO
DETAILS THAT WILL NEED TO BE
CHANGED.
VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE THREE
APPOINTMENTS IN ENCOURAGING A
YES VOTE ON ALL THREE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ?
>> THANK YOU.
I NOTICED COUNCIL MEMBER LOS
LOS MADE AN AGENDA FOR
APPOINTMENT 1315.
AND ARE WE GOING TO DO THE SAME
FOR 1317?
>> YES, I WAS GOING TO ANNOUNCE
THAT AFTER COMMENTS.
I'M ON IT.
>> OKAY.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> I WAS JUST USED TO YOU
CALLING THE VOTE ON ALL OF
THEM.
>> IT'S IN HERE.
ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO CORRECT
ME?
>> I WAS JUST TRYING TO PROVIDE
THAT.
>> YES, WE GOT IT.
OKAY, WE NEED TO CORRECT ONE OF
THE FILES, IT'S 01315.
WE'LL VOTE ON THEM INDIVIDUALLY
AS RESTRICTED BY THE CLERK.
AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF
APPOINTMENT 01315, PLEASE SAY
AYE.
THE MOTION CARRIES.
IN FAVOR OF 01316.
>> SHOULD I MOVE TO AMEND THE
TITLE?
>> IT WILL BE THE LAST ONE.
THE FOURTH ONE, IT IS CORRECT.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU ABOUT THAT.
OKAY, SO ALL THOSE IF FAVOR OF
APPOINTMENT 01316, PLEASE VOTE
AYE.
THE MOTION CARRIES, THE
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
ON THIS ONE NUMBER 5, WE HAVE
ANOTHER CORRECTION.
AND SO COUNCIL MEMBER, YOU CAN
MOVE TO MAKE THAT SAME CHANGE
ON THAT ONE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THIRD TIME'S A CHARM.
I APOLOGIZE.
BY DELETING BOARD AFTER THE
ADVISORY AND ADDING COMMISSION.
>> IS THERE A SECOND?
>> OKAY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF AMENDING
01317, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF
01317 AS AMENDED, PLEASE VOTE
AYE.
>> AYE.
>> OPPOSED?
THEY HAVE IT.
OKAY.
VERY GOOD.
OKAY, MOVE TO ADOPTION OF OTHER
RESOLUTIONS.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY
RESOLUTIONS THERE WOULD LIKE TO
DISCUSS IN AN OPEN FORUM
LETTER.
COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
I'M GOING TO PASS THIS COPY OF
THE LETTER WITH A SLIGHT
MODIFICATION FROM WHAT YOU SAW
OVER THE WEEKEND AND THIS
MORNING.
THE ONE CLARIFICATION THAT I
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT.
THIS IS A LETTER TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY PETE HOLMES, REGARDING
THEIR ONGOING WORK TO
POTENTIALLY FILE THE LAWSUIT
AGAINST THE FOSSIL FUEL
COMPANIES FOR THEIR
RESPONSIBILITIES AND THE
CLIMATE AND THEIR CLIMATE
DISASTER THAT'S HAPPENING.
AND THE FIRST COPY OF THE
LETTER HAD ASKED THE CITY
ATTORNEY TO WORK WITH THE
OUTSIDE COUNCIL.
THIS VERSION THANKS THEM FOR
WORKING WITH THE OUTSIDE
COUNCIL AS THEY WERE WITH
HIGHLIGHTED THAT THEY ARE DOING
THAT.
THERE'S SOME QUESTIONS THIS
MORNING ABOUT THE CURRENT
STATUS OF SOME OTHER LAWSUITS.
AND THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND,
THE CITIES OF BOULDER COUNTY,
IN COLORADO, BALTIMORE, SAN
MATEO COUNTY, IMPERIAL BEACH,
SANTA CRUZ, RICHMOND, THEY HAVE
ALL FILED SUITS IN ADDITION TO
LOS ANGELES, KING COUNTY.
AND KING COUNTY FILED THEIR
SUIT ABOUT A YEAR AGO.
THAT SUIT IS BEING PAUSED AT
THE MOMENT, WHILE FOLKS LIKE
THE CITY OF SEATTLE ARE WAITING
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF
APPEALS DECISION ON THE SUITS.
I'LL DO MY BEST IF YOU HAVE ANY
OTHER KIND OF LEGAL QUESTIONS,
BUT I'M NOT THE BEST PERSON TO
ANSWER THAT.
>> NO WAY TO PUT YOU ON THE
SPOT HERE COUNCIL MEMBER, WHAT
IS THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
DOING, WHAT IS YOUR ATTORNEY
GENERAL DOING?
>> SORRY.
>> I JUST ASKED.
DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON
WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
>> I HAVE NOT SPOKEN TO THE
STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
I KNOW THEY ARE BUSY WITH A LOT
OF SUITS, BUT THAT'S A FARE
QUESTION AND I DON'T KNOW THE
ANSWER TO THAT.
OKAY, ANY OTHER COMMENTS,
COMMENTS FROM ANYBODY?
>> JUST A COMMENT IF YOU WANT
TO MOVE IT.
>> NO MOTION HERE, JUST
CIRCULATING IT.
>> IT WILL BE A SIGNATURE.
>> YEAH, JUST WANTED TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT YOU'VE
BEEN A CHAMPION ON THIS, FOR
PEOPLE WHO THINK THIS IS A
SCARY THING, A STEP FORWARD, IT
REALLY WASN'T UNTIL OUR STATE
AND MANY OTHERS GOT AROUND THE
TOBACCO CASES.
THE FACT THEY HAD KNOWN FOR
YEARS, IF NOT DECADES, THE
DANGER FOR PEOPLE'S HEALTH.
I AM REALLY GLAD THAT WE'RE
MOVING FORWARD.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE FOR THIS NOT
TO BE, YOU KNOW, PERCEIVED AS A
BLANK CHECK WITH OUR CITY
ATTORNEY, IN HOPES THAT YOU'LL
COME BACK TO REPORT TO US.
WITH WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH THE
STATUSES, BUT BASED ON ALL THE
SCIENCE, IF WE COULD GET THE
COMPANIES TO ALIGN THEIR
BUSINESS MODELS WITH WITH SOME
OF THE OTHER REQUESTS OR TO
ALIGN WITH SOME OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE PARIS
AGREEMENTS, I THINK IT WILL BE
TIME FOR US TO DO THE NEXT FIVE-
YEAR CYCLE THAT WE ARE SUPPOSE
TO BE LOOKING AT OUR ACTION
STEPS.
SINCE OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
ISN'T DOING THAT, THEN IT'S GOT
TO FALL ON THE SHOULDERS OF THE
STATE AND LOCAL ACTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT
FORWARD AND GLAD TO SIGN IT.
>> THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
OKAY, ANY FURTHER COMMENTS?
THE LETTER THAT WE'RE SIGNING
THE OPEN SESSION?
HAS IT BEEN COMPLETED?
OKAY, WE'RE FINISHED WITH THAT
MATTER.
ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME
BEFORE THE COUNCIL?
COUNCIL?
DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT?
>> NO.
>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
I WAS REMISS IN NOT BRINGING
THIS UP DURING THIS MORNING'S
COUNCIL BRIEFINGS.
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A QUICK
SECOND TO TALK ABOUT THE LETTER
THAT I JUST CIRCULATED FOR THE
SIGN ON FOR CONSIDERATION FROM
MY COLLEAGUES.
THIS FOLLOWS ON THE HEELS THAT
A PRESENTATION FROM SEATTLE
CITY LIGHTS REGARDING THE
PROPOSED MINING IN THE HEAD
WATERS OF CANADA.
THAT IS BEING CIRCULATED FOR
CONSIDERATION, OUTLINING
CONCERNS REGARDING THE PROPOSED
MINING PROCESS IN THE
UNPROTECTED AREA IN THE
CANADIAN WATERS.
IT WAS DRAFTED BY WASHINGTON
WHILE A CONSERVATION NON-PROFIT
HAS BEEN WORKING TO DEFEND,
PROTECT, AND RESTORE THE WILD
LANDS AND LETTERS THROUGH THE
ADVOCACY IN PACIFIC ENGAGEMENT.
THE LETTER EXPRESSES THE
EXPLORATORY HEAD WATERS ON THE
BASIS THAT IT VIOLATES THE
TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED
STATES AND CANADA AND THAT IT
COULD HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS
ON HABITAT AND WATER QUALITY IN
THIS SCANT BASIN IN WASHINGTON.
THE TREATY BETWEEN THE U.S. AND
CANADA WILL RESOLVE A DISPUTE
OVER SEATTLE'S HIGH BAN AND
AVOID FLOODING IN PARTS OF THE
WATER SHED.
RECOGNIZING THE UNIQUE VALUES
OF THE WATER SHED, ONE OF THE
MANY PURPOSES OF THE TREATY,
MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY.
SUPPORTING THE POPULATION OF
STEEL HEAD, THE LARGEST RUN OF
THE SALMON IN THE COUNTER MINUS
U.S. APPROXIMATELY 90% OF THE
BOLD TROUT FROM THE LAKE IN THE
UPPER SCANT DOWNSTREAM OF THE
PROPOSED ACTIVITIES.
THESE FISH ARE KEY SOURCES FOR
THE KILLER WHALES AND CENTRAL
TO THE CULTURAL AND INTEGRITY
OF SEVERAL TRIBES IN THE U.S.,
CANADA, THE TREATY RIGHTS IN
THOSE RESOURCES.
THIS LETTER WILL INCLUDE THE
ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS LOCAL
BUSINESSES BEING PROPOSED BY
THE MEDALS, FOR THE PETROLEUM
RESOURCES.
SEVERAL WASHINGTON TRIBES HAVE
WEIGHED IN ON THE ISSUES THAT
ARE, I'M SORRY, THERE IS AN
OFFICIAL COMMENT PERIOD THAT
WILL END ON MAY 17.
THAT'S WHY THIS LETTER HAS BEEN
PREDATED MAY 17, THAT THE
RESOURCES ARE PUTTING IT OUT
THERE TO BE A FEEDBACK.
THE LETTER OFFERS A JOINT
MESSAGE SHOWING STRONG
OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSAL FOR
THE SAKE OF CLEAN WATER AND
OTHER DOWNSTREAM VALUES IN THE
SCANT BASIN.
WHO USED TO HAVE CITY LIGHTS TO
HELP INFORM FOLKS OF THE
CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD
PREVIOUSLY.
>> THANK YOU.
IT'S BEEN CIRCULATED, I
BELIEVE.
COUNCIL MEMBER?
>> YES, I'M SO EXCITED TO SIGN
THIS.
I'M WONDERING IF YOU MIGHT
CONSIDER REFORMATTING IT ON
CITY COUNCIL LETTERHEAD?
>> YES, THIS WAS A WAY FOR US
TO CONFIRM IF FOLKS WANTED TO
SIGN ON.
SO WITH YOUR SIGNATURE, I'LL BE
ABLE TO TELL THEM THAT WE DO
HAVE ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS
WHO ARE INTERESTED IN SIGNING
ON AND I THINK PEOPLE WILL NOT
HAVE OUR SIGNATURE, JUST
ELECTRONICALLY SIGNED ON.
THANK YOU, SIR.
>> YES, THANK YOU.
I WOULD MOVED TO BE EXCUSED ON
MONDAY, MAY 20.
I'LL BE ATTENDING A NATIONAL
CONFERENCE ON PUBLIC RETIREMENT
SYSTEM AND THIS IS AN ISSUE AS
I MENTIONED THIS MORNING AS
CHAIR OF THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
REDUCE OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO BE
CONCERNED, ONE OF ISSUES COMING
UP.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE
CLOSURE OF THE DISCUSSION OF
THE LETTER BEFORE WE JUST CLOSE
THAT ISSUE AND TO MAKE SURE
THERE ARE NO PENDING QUESTIONS.
ARE WE GOOD ON THAT?
OKAY, MOVED AND SECONDED TO
EXCUSE BAGSHAW ON MAY 20.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
ANY OPPOSED?
THE AYES HAVE IT.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO COME
BEFORE THE COUNCIL?
OKAY, IF NOT, WE STAND
ADJOURNED.
EVERYONE HAVE A GREAT REST OF
YOUR AFTERNOON.
>> THANK YOU.