>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
TODAY IS JULY 15th, 2020.
AND IT IS 10:03 A.M.
I'M TERESA MOSQUEDA, CHAIR OF
THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE FOR
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL.
>> LEWIS.
>> PRESENT.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU.
MORALES.
>> HERE.
PEDERSEN.
>> HERE.
>> SWANT.
>> HERE.
>> STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> SEVEN PRESENT.
>> MY APOLOGY APOLOGIES.
I'M PRESENT.
THIS IS LISA HERBOLD.
IT APPEARS THAT WE HAVE LOST
OUR CHAIR.
SO TECH FOLKS, CAN YOU GIVE ME
A SENSE OF WHERE WE'RE AT WITH
GETTING COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA
BACK ON THE LINE.
>> I DID NOTICE THAT TOO ABOUT
TWO SECONDS AGO.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE SHE IS LOGGING
BACK IN.
SO --
>> OKAY.
>> THANKS SO MUCH.
>> APPRECIATE IT.
>> NO PROBLEM.
>> FOR FOLKS HANGING ON, WE'VE
GOING TO GIVE COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET
ORIENTED AGAIN.
AND I WILL FILIBUSTER IN THE
MEANTIME.
YOUR AUDIO IS NOT WORKING.
APOLOGIES TO FOLKS WATCHING US.
WE ARE HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF A
TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE AT THE
MOMENT.
APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE,
INCLUDING THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE
WAITING TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT
THIS MORNING.
SORRY FOR THE SLIGHT DELAY
HERE.
IT LOOKS LIKE SHE IS HAVING
SOME ISSUES WITH THE
TECHNOLOGY.
UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T HAVE THE
CHAIR'S SCRIPT.
SO I'M GOING TO SUGGEST THAT WE
GO INTO RECESS FOR JUST A QUICK
MOMENT.
IF WE CAN STOP THE RECORDING
AND JUST GO INTO RECESS FOR
ABOUT FIVE MINUTES TO ADDRESS
SOME OF THE TECHNOLOGY ISSUES.
THAT WOULD BE GREATLY
APPRECIATE.
I SEE THAT SEATTLE CHANNEL IS
NO LONGER RECORD.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
LET'S STAND BY TO GIVE CHAIR
MOSQUEDA A MINUTE TO
TROUBLESHOOT HER TECHNOLOGY.
>> I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL
PRESIDENT FOR GOING INTO A
RECESS.
HOW MANY MORE MINUTES UNTIL THE
RECESS IS OVER.
>> FIVE MINUTES HAS EXPIRED.
>> ALL RIGHT.
BEFORE WE GET STARTED, LET ME
MAKE SURE I SOUND FINE.
>> OKAY.
GOOD MORNING, AGAIN, EVERYONE.
SORRY FOR THE INTERRUPTION.
WE ARE RESUMING OUR SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE.
TODAY IS JULY 15th, 2020.
THE CLERK HAS READ THE ROLL.
MADAM CLERK WILL YOU IDENTIFY
HOW MANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WE
HAVE HERE PRESENT WITH US.
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
IS THERE ANYBODY WHO HAS JOINED
US LATE THAT DIDN'T GET A
CHANCE TO SAY PRESENT BECAUSE I
AM PRESENT NOW.
OKAY.
THANK YOU MADAM CLERK.
AGAIN IT IS OUR INTENT TO HAVE
PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE BEGINNING
OF EVERY SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
AND THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE
SIGNED UP FOR TODAY'S PUBLIC
COMMENT.
THE FIRST ITEM IS PUBLIC
COMMENT.
I'M GOING TO GET RIGHT INTO
THAT.
WE WILL OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT FOR
THE PERIOD OF AT LEAST 45
MINUTES.
GIVEN THE DELAY, I MAY ADD
ADDITIONAL TIME.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL
BE GIVEN 45 SECONDS FOR EACH
PERSON TO SPEAK.
I WILL CALL THREE SPEAKERS AT A
TIME IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY
ARE REGISTERED ON THE LIST
TODAY.
GIVING PRECEDENT TO SEATTLE
RESIDENTS AND THEN GOING TO THE
REMAINING SPEAKERS.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SIGN UP,
YOU CAN.
THAT'S YOUR CUE TO BEGIN
SPEAKING WHE YOU'VE BEEN
UNMUTED.
SPEAK WITH YOUR NAME AND THE
TOPIC THAT YOU'RE HERE TO
ADDRESS.
YOU WILL HEAR A CHIMER WHEN
YOUR TIME IS OVER TO WRAP UP
YOUR COMMENTS.
HANG UP AND CONNECT AGAIN TO
WATCH THE REST OF THE MEETING
THROUGH THE LISTEN IN LINE OR
SEATTLE CHANNEL.
ALL OF THESE OPTIONS ARE LISTED
ON OUR AGENDA FOR TODAY.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OPEN AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH
THE FIRST THREE SPEAKERS ON THE
LIST.
APOLOGIES FOR THE DELAYS,
FOLKS.
MAYA, SARAH BENDER.
WELCOME AND THANK YOU FOR
WAITING.
MAYA, PLEASE BEGIN.
>> MY NAME IS MAYA AND I GREW
UP IN D5.
DID I DEMANDING.
WE AS A CITY ARE IN THE HOUSING
AND -- THE 1923 ZONING LAW
THAT'S FORMULATED THE
RESIDENTTIAL ZONING CODE TO
EXCLUDE BLACK PEOPLE FROM
SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOODS AND
BROUGHT US A HOUSING SHORTAGE.
ACTIVISTS KNOW AND LIVE THE
LEGACIES AND CALLING ON THE
ELECTED OFFICIALS TO IMPLEMENT
A SOLUTION.
DEFUND SPD.
>> THANK YOU.
SARAH BENDER.
WELCOME.
>> MY NAME IS SARAH BENDER.
I'M A COMMUNITY MEMBER.
CUTTING SPD BY 50% WILL RESULT
3 # 5 DAYS PER YEAR THAT IS NOT
ENOUGH TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF
COMMUNITY MEMBERS EVEN WITH
OTHER SYSTEMS IN PLACE.
WHAT IS YOUR PLAN IF SOME MAJOR
CRISIS OCCURS.
ARE YOU PREPARED TO BE HELD
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR A LACK OF
EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
THE FUNDING CAN BE DIRECTED TO
OTHER COMMUNITY SUPPORT
DEDICATED TO PREVENT CRIME IT
SHOULD BE DONE OVER TIME AND
WITH INTENTION.
PLEASE CONSIDER REVIEWING THE
DEPARTMENT'S PROPOSED BUDGETS
AT 20% CUT, 30%, ET CETERA.
PLEASE SLOW DOWN AND INVOLVE
MORE PEOPLE AT THE TABLE TO
COLLABORATE TO COME UP WITH AN
ACTION TO CARE FOR SEATTLE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SARAH.
ERIN.
WELCOME.
>> HI.
MY NAME IS AARON MANDEL.
I'M A LIVE LONG RESIDENT OF
DISTRICT 6. I'M ATTENDING THE
BUDGET HEARING IN SUPPORT OF
DEFUNDING THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT BY 50% AND
REINVESTING IN COMMUNITY
SOLUTIONS.
WE NEED TO INVEST IN SOLUTIONS.
IN ADDITION TO DEFUNDING POLICE
SPD BY 50%, I URGE COUNCIL
MEMBER TO SUPPORT THE FOUR
POINT PLAN FOR COMMUNITY
REINVESTMENT OF THE FUNDS TO
REPLACE CURRENT 911 SYSTEMS
WITH A COMMUNITY SYSTEM, AND
INVEST IN HOUSING FOR ALL.
PLEASE SUPPORT DEFUNDING SPD
AND DON'T LET --
>> THANK YOU, AARON.
THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ARE
LUCAS, ROBERT AND MIKE.
WELCOME.
GOOD MORNING.
>> I'M LUCAS.
AN ORGANIZER WITH 350 SEATTLE.
THE JUMP START PLAN IS SHAPED
BY THE AMENDMENT MOSQUEDA IS
BRINGING FORWARD.
IT IS A DOWN PAYMENT ON A JUST
RECOVERY FOR COMMUNITIES
STRUGGLING AGAINST THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC AND THE GREEN NEW
DEAL.
WE HAVE WORKED TO PUT FORWARD
THIS PROPOSAL.
THIS PLAN WILL CREATE LOCAL
CLEAN ENERGY JOBS THAT WILL
MAKE GOOD ON THE COUNSEL'S
COMMITMENT FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
IN SEATTLE.
ECONOMIC INJUSTICE ARE SERVED
FIRST.
IT PRIORITIZES JOB TRAINING AND
RETRAINING FOR WORKERS IMPACTED
BY COVID-19 AND THE TRANSITION
AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS.
IN THE SAME SUPPORT WE SUPPORT
DEFUNDING SPD BY 50% AND
REINVESTING IN BLACK AND BROWN
COMMUNITIES.
>> THANK YOU.
ROBERT.
>> THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS ROBERT.
I'M A HOMEOWNER IN GREENWOOD IN
DISTRICT 6. TEN YEARS AGO I
WORKED IN A MAYOR'S OFFICE.
IT WAS BETTER THAN NOTHING BUT
CLEARLY INSUFFICIENT.
LYLES' MURDER WAS RULED.
THEY CAUSED AN INTERNATIONAL
INTERDENSE.
THE MAYOR HAS HAD NO PUBLIC
RESPONSE TO THIS.
THE STORIES THAT THE REPORTER
TOLD WERE HARROWING.
THEY HAPPENED HERE IN SEATTLE
JUST TWO WEEKS AGO.
THIS SHOWS AN URGENT NEED TO
ACT NOW.
SLOWING DOWN MEANS MORE DEATH
AND SUFFERING.
THE COMMUNITY DEMANDS WE DEFUND
IS THE PD.
THERE WAS A TEACH-IN ABOUT HOW
TO DO IT.
YOU HAVE HAD DETAILED
DISCUSSION ABOUT IT.
STEP UP AND DEFUND SPD BY 50%.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
MIKE SLOAN.
>> THIS IS MIKE SLOAN PRESIDENT
OF THE SEATTLE POLICE OFFICERS
GUILD.
I APPRECIATE THE COUNSEL'S TIME
TODAY AS I ADDRESS THE RECKLESS
MOVEMENT TO DEFUND SPD.
I CITE 2016 STUDY ON BEHALF OF
THEN MAYOR MURRAY CYTOCRITTING
THAT THE DEPARTMENT NEEDS MORE
OFFICERS DUE TO THE ROBUST
ECONOMY AND THE POPULATION
GROWTH IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
SIX WEEKS AGO PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ IS ON RECORD
APPLAUDING THE WORK OF THE MEN
AND WOMEN OF THE POLICE
OFFICERS GUILD CONDUCTING THE
REFORM WORK ON TRAINING AND
DEESCALATION.
THIS DEFUND MOVEMENT IS
RECKLESS AND IGNORES THE
CITIZENS OF THE CITY.
>> YOU STILL HAVE TIME.
>> I URGE EVERYBODY TO NOT BACK
THIS POSITION.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MR. SLOAN.
OLIVIA SMITH FOLLOWED BY
JESSICA. WELCOME.
>> OLIVIA SMITH.
OUR LANGUAGE HAS BEEN CORRUPTED
SO I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT
INSTITUTIONALIZED WHITE
SUPREMACY.
WORKING TOGETHER TO GIVE WHITE
PEOPLE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOMES.
HER GRANDPARENTS TELLING
CATHOLIC COLONIZERS INTO
WHITENESS.
HER FATHER AND GRANDFATHER WERE
IN STATE LEGISLATURE.
ALL 7 SIBLINGS ARE HIGH UP IN
GOVERNMENT AND MEDIA.
I THINK SHE KNOWS THAT THE
SYSTEMS KILLING OUR PEOPLE ARE
THE SAME SYSTEMS HELPING HER
PEOPLE GAIN POWER.
WITH THE ECONOMY THE WAY IT IS
AND CLIMATE CHANGE WILL ARE
MORE CRISIS COMES.
RUNNING POLICE SUPPORT GROUPS
NEED TO TAKE A SEAT.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY TIME FOR
THEIR GAMES.
DEFUND THE POLICE BY 50%
PERIOD.
PEACE.
>> NEXT WE HAVE JESSICA.
WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
HELLO, COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS JESSICA.
AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT 3. I AM
CALLING IN SUPPORT OF DEFUNDING
THE POLICE BY 50%.
BECAUSE IN MY EYES THE POLICE
HERE TO PROTECT THE WEALTHY AND
PROPERTY OWNERS AND DO A LOT
MORE HARM TO ALL OF THE REST OF
US.
I URGE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO
SUPPORT THE FOUR POINT PLAN PUT
FORWARD BY KING COUNTY EQUITY
NOW WHICH IS REPLACING 911
OPERATIONS WITH A CIVILIAN
CONTROLLED SYSTEM.
FUNDING A COMMUNITY ROAD MAP TO
LIFE WITHOUT POLICING AND
INVESTING IN HOUSING FOR ALL.
AND ON THE LAST POINT, USE THE
AMAZON TAX TO BUILD THE FIRST
1,000 HOMES FOR SPECIFICALLY
BLACK FAMILIES IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HELLO.
I LIVE IN DISTRICT 3 ON CAPITOL
HILL.
I'M CALLING TO REQUEST THAT YOU
DECREASE THE SPD BUDGET BY AT
LEAST 50% AND REINVEST THAT
MONEY INTO COMMUNITY LED
SOLUTIONS.
I'M EXCITED AND HONESTLY FOR
THE FIRST TIME IN A WHILE I
FEEL HOPEFUL BECAUSE OF
DECRIMINALIZE SEATTLE AND THE
FOUR POINT PLAN.
JUAREZ I KNOW YOU SAID WE NEED
A PLAN AND NOT A PERCENTAGE.
WE GET BOTH.
WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE
A SYSTEMIC CHANGE.
I HOPE THAT YOU HEAR THE CALL
AND ANSWER.
IT IS CLEAR THAT IT IS NOT
WORKING.
REINVEST IN SOLUTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO SPEAK.
I YIELD MY TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT THREE PEOPLE ARE
GARRETT.
MEGAN MURPHY AND ASHLEY
DOUGLAS.
GARRETT.
WELCOME.
AND APOLOGIES FOR THE
MISPRONUNCIATION ON YOUR LAST
NAME.
>> THAT'S OKAY.
I'M ATTENDING TODAY'S CITY
COUNCIL BUDGET HEARING IN
SUPPORT OF DEFUNDING THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT BY
50% AND REINVESTING IN
COMMUNITY LED SOLUTIONS BECAUSE
THE SYSTEM IS BLOATED AND NOT
CURRENTLY SERVING THE PEOPLE.
THE COUNCIL IN PART FROM
LEADERSHIP BY DECRIMINAL I.C.E.
SEATTLE HAS LAID OUT PLANS HOW
TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS
CLEARLY.
BY ANY CLAIMS BY THE CURRENT
MAYOR AND SHOULD PROCEED.
IT IS NOT ENOUGH.
ALSO ALEX PEDERSEN POLICE
LISTEN TO AND RESPOND TO YOUR
CONSTITUENTS.
THANK YOU.
I YIELD MY TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT THREE PEOPLE ARE
ASHLEY DOUGLAS, JACOB LYNNWALL.
>> ASHLEY, WELCOME.
>> ASHLEY DOUGLAS.
HELLO.
THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS ASHLEY DOUGLAS.
I SUPPORT DEFUNDING SPD BY 50%
AND I LIKE OTHER CALLERS URGE
YOU TO SUPPORT DECRIMINALIZE
SEATTLE FOR COMMUNITY
REINVESTMENT.
I PREVIOUSLY LED THE DISTRICT
AND MOVED TO CAPITOL HILL.
IT WAS NOT AN ISOLATED
INCIDENT.
IT WAS A TRAGIC EXAMPLE OF THE
RACIST STANDARD IN THE
DEPARTMENT.
SPD MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE
FOR WAR CRIMES AS A FIRST STEP
TOWARDS REGAINING TRUST.
REINVEST IN BLACK AND BROWN
COMMUNITIES NOW.
THANKS FOR BEARING WITH ME IF I
MISUNDERSTOOD THIS.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEARING WITH
US.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEARING WITH
US.
I KNOW IT IS A LOT TO GET IN IN
A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
A REMINDER WHEN YOU HEAR THAT
CHIME, YOU HAVE TEN SECONDS TO
WRAP UP WITH A SLIGHT GRACE
PERIOD AT THE END TO FINISH ANY
REMAINING COMMENTS.
BUT THANKS FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR CHANCE TO
SAY ALL OF YOUR WORDS, PLEASE
DO E-MAIL US.
JACOB.
WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS JACOB.
I LIVE IN DISTRICT 5 AND I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK MOST OF THE
CITY COUNCIL FOR VOTING TO
DEFUND THE SPD BY AT LEAST 50%
AND FOLLOW DECRIMINALIZE
SEATTLE FOUR POINT PLAN.
I THINK IT IS EXTREMELY TELLING
THAT THE MAYOR, JUAREZ AND THE
PRO POLICE ADVOCATES SHOWING UP
TODAY, WELCOME GUYS, ONLY
BECAME INTERESTED IN ANALYSIS
WHEN IT BECAME CLEAR THIS THEY
COULD NOT END THE CONVERSATION
BY USING VIOLENCE.
THEY HAD THEIR CHANCE TO
NEGOTIATE AND THEY CHOSE TO
SHOOT AND BEAT PEACEFUL
PROTESTERS.
THERE IS A PLAN WHEN AND WE
NEED TO IMPLEMENT IT NOW.
50% IS A GOOD START.
NOW IS ALREADY TOO LATE FOR
SOME OF US.
I YIELD MY TIME.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AB, WELCOME.
THE FACTORS IN OUR ECONOMY CAME
OUT OF CENTURIES OF RESOURCES
AND CREATING WEALTH BY LABOR.
WE NEED BOTH COMMUNITY DRIVEN
SOLUTIONS.
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVES AND A GREEN NEW
DEAL POLICIES THAT WE FOUGHT
FOR.
WE URGE THE COUNCIL FOR THE
PLAN WITH 10% FOR EDI AND 10%
FOR GREEN NEW DEAL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS PATIENCE.
I'M WITH THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT CON SORE SHE YUM.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL FOR
PASSING JUMP START SEATTLE.
AS WE DELIBERATE RATE ON THE
PLAN TODAY, I URGE YOU TO
PROTECT THE CAPITOL.
PLEASE USE THIS NEW PROGRESSIVE
REVENUE TO INVEST DEEPLY IN THE
PRODUCTION AND OPERATION OF
HOUSING.
HOUSING THAT IS AFFORDABLE AND
ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE.
I URGE YOU TO AVOID SHORT TERM
FIXES THAT WILL NOT FIX
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
IF YOU.
>> ERIC, WELCOME.
>> THE CITY COUNCIL HAS OFFERED
NO -- HELLO?
>> HI, ERIC.
WE RESTARTED YOUR TIME.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU.
THE CITY COUNCIL HAS OFFERED NO
VIABLE SOLUTIONS TO THE PUBLIC
SAFETY RISK AND UNATTENDED
CONSEQUENCES OF ACTIONS.
OVER 10,000 CRISIS CALLS
ANNUALLY SPD HAS A 1.6% USE OF
FORCE RATE.
ALL SEATTLE POLICE OFFICERS
HAVE 40 HOURS OF TRAINING IN
DEESCALATION AND CRISIS
INTERCEPTION OVER THE LAST FIVE
YEARS.
AND 73% OF PATROL OFFICERS ARE
40 HOUR CERTIFIED.
SPD HAS FIVE FULL-TIME OFFICERS
AND FIVE FULL-TIME MENTAL
HEALTH OFFICIALS AND SPD
RECOGNIZES A NATIONAL LEADER
WITH PERSONS IN CRISIS.
THE CITY COUNCIL HAS STEADILY
TURNED THIS ONCE EMERALD CITY
INTO A NIGHTMARE.
KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE AND DO
NOT DEFUND THE POLICE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> ISSAC.
>> I'M ATTENDING TODAY'S
SEATTLE COUNCIL BUDGET HEARING
IN SUPPORT OF DEFUNDING THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT BY
50% AND REINVESTING IN
COMMUNITY LED SOLUTIONS.
I'M DOING THIS BECAUSE I'M
AFRAID OF THE POLICE AND HAVE
BEEN FOR MOST OF MY 28 YEARS.
I'VE SEEN THE POLICE PULL UP IN
UNMARKED VANS AND 15 OFFICERS
PULL GUNS ON MY STEPFATHER
BECAUSE HE LOOKED LIKE SOMEBODY
THAT THEY WERE AFTER.
I HAVE SEEN A S.W.A.T.
TEAM KILL MY COUSIN WHILE THEIR
CHILD WAS IN HAD HIS ARMS.
IT CAN ONLY BE FIXED BY
DEFUNDING THE POLICE.
LET SEATTLE BE AN EXAMPLE.
THANK YOU.
I YIELD MY TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ARE
REVEREND JEFFREY, ERICA LOGAN
AND JABRI.
REVEREND JEFFREY, WELCOME.
>> MY FLIP IS ROBERTIN 1961
SEATTLE INITIATED A RACIST
INITIATIVE TO REMOVE AFRICAN-
AMERICANS FROM THE CENTRAL
AREA.
TODAY IT IS TIME TO UNDO THAT
INITIATIVE.
AND I'M CALMING IN FAVOR OF THE
1,000 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS
TO BE BUILT IN THE CENTRAL
AREA.
WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO
THE RIGHT THING AND WE SHOULD
USE THIS OPPORTUNITY.
IN ADDITION, I'M CALLING IN TO
SUPPORT TO DEFUND THE POLICE
IITIATIVE.
I THINK THAT NOW IS THE TIME
FOR US TO DO THE RIGHT THING IN
SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH REVEREND
JEFFREY.
ERICA, WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
RESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL
DISTRICT 3. AS AN ECONOMIST BY
TRAINING, A FAMILY MEMBER TO
POLICE OFFICERS AND A PERSON OF
COLOR, I STRONGLY SUPPORT
DIVESTMENT FROM THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
ALSO CALLED DEFUNDING SPD IN A
THOUGHTFUL WAY.
THE UNFORTUNATE TRUTH IS MORE
TRAINING AND DIVERSITY AMONG
POLICE OFFICERS WILL NOT WORK
TO END INAPPROPRIATE USE OF
FORCE.
THE MOST STUDIED AND SUPPORTED
METHOD TO HELP OUR COMMUNITIES
IS TO ASSIGN MORE APPROPRIATE
PROFESSIONALS SUCH AS LICENSED
SOCIAL WORKERS, COMMUNITY
MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO
RESPOND TO SPECIFIC TYPES OF
EMERGENCIES.
IT SHOULD NOT BE A SURPRISE
THAT THAT SHIFT IN
RESPONSIBILITY ALSO
NECESSITATES A SHIFT IN
FUNDING.
WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME TEAM.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.
I STRONGLY SUPPORT DEFUNDING
THE POLICE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WELCOME.
>> COULD YOU REPEAT THE -- AND
MY APOLOGIES FOR THE
MISPRONUNCIATION.
>> I'M A LIFE LONG SEATTLE
RESIDENT, PERSON OF COLOR AND A
SON OF A CONVICTED FELON.
BUT I WANT TO ENSURE THAT OUR
COMMUNITY IS SAFE.
I HAVE PRIDE THAT OUR POLICE
DEPARTMENT TREATS THE COMMUNITY
WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT.
DO NOT CUT THE BUDGET BY 50%.
DOING SO WILL PLUNGE OR CITY
INTO CHAOS.
DO NOT THROW AWAY EVERYTHING
THAT OUR CITY HAS WORKED FOR.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
APOLOGIES FOR THE NAME.
MISPRONUNCIATION ON MY PART.
SO SORRY, EVERYONE.
ETHAN, WELCOME.
>> IS THAT ME?
>> YES.
THANK YOU, ETHAN.
>> YES.
I'M CALLING IN SUPPORT OF
DEFUNDING SPD BY 50% AT LEAST
AND REINVESTING IN COMMUNITY
SOLUTIONS BECAUSE INVESTMENT IN
COMMUNITY IS WHAT KEEPS
COMMUNITY SAFE.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD
THAT'S ARE POPULARLY REGARDED
AS SAFE, WHAT DO WE SEE?
IT IS HIGH RATES OF HOME
OWNERSHIP, IT IS GOOD SCHOOLS,
ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD, STRONG
COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS.
THESE BLACK COMMUNITIES EXIST
IN THE STATE WHERE THE CITY
REFUSES TO INVEST IN SOLUTIONS
THAT SUPPORT THE PEOPLE WHO
ACTUALLY LIVE THERE.
INSTEAD ONLY SUPPORT PROJECTS
THAT ONLY SUPPORT
GENTRIFICATION.
OFFICERS DON'T LIVE IN OUR CITY
BUT FUNDED WITH OUR TAX DOLLARS
TO COME IN HERE WITH GUNS.
DEFUND THE POLICE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
SARAH SCOTT, WELCOME.
>> HI THERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING
THE TIME TO LISTEN TO ME.
I AM COMPLETELY AGAINST
DEFUNDING THE POLICE.
SEATTLE POLICE OFFICERS ARE
HUMAN BEINGS.
THEY ARE MOTHERS, FATHERS,
HUSBANDS, WIVES, SISTERS,
BROTHERS, SONS AND DAUGHTERS
WHO TOOK AN OATH TO PROTECT THE
CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
THEY HAVE SERVED SELFISHLY
DURING THE PANDEMIC WHILE SO
MANY INCLUDING CITY COUNCIL
WERE ABLE TO WORK FROM HOME AND
STAY SAFE.
THEY WORK THE FRONT LINES
DURING PROTESTS WHILE HAVING
ITEMS THROWN AT THEM.
THEY HAVE LISTENED TO COMMENTS
LIKE TAKE YOUR GUN AND PUT IT
UNDER YOUR CHIN AND PULL THE
TRIGGER.
THEY COME TO WORK EVERY DAY
WHILE ELECTED OFFICIALS PLAY
POLITICS WITH THEIR CAREERS.
PLEASE DO NOT DEFUND SPD.
>> THE NEXT PERSON IS VICTORIA.
WELCOME.
>> HI.
THANK YOU.
THIS IS VICTORIA.
I'M A 20-YEAR RESIDENT OF THE
CITY.
THIS CHARTER HAS THREE PILLARS
AROUND THE PROTECTION, HEALTH
AND SAFETY OF CITIZENS.
ARBITRARY 50% REDUCTION FAILS
ALL THREE AND NEGATIVELY
IMPACTS EVERY RESIDENT BY
REFUSING STAFF MEMBERS AND
RESPONSE TIME.
WHAT THOROUGH EDUCATED RESEARCH
WAS DONE TO MAKE THE CUTS?
HOW DOES THIS ADDRESS THE
ISSUES OF POLICING POLICY AND
STANDARDS REFORM TO PROVIDE
SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT
ADVANCE THE VIABILITY FOR
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND
CREATE PATHWAYS FOR POSITIVE
CHANGE.
THIS IS A KNEE JERK REACTION
AND NOT THOUGHTFUL POLICY.
I HAVE TRAVELED THE WORLD BUT
ONLY MY OWN HOMETOWN HAVE I
BEEN A VICTIM OF VIOLENT CRIME
ON MY PERSON.
THE CITY IS NOT SAFE AND THIS
DOES NOT MAKE IT SAFER.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT THREE PEOPLE ARE
JESSE, KRISTINE BLOOM AND
REVEREND YANG.
JESSE, WELCOME.
>> HI.
I'M CALLING AS A SEATTLE
RESIDENT TO SUPPORT THIS
PROPOSED DEFUNDING OF SPD.
THANK YOU COUNCIL FOR TAKING
REACTION AND I THINK
REDIRECTING FUNDING AWAY FROM
SPD TO HELP THE CITY IS A VITAL
PART OF MAKING THIS A HEALTHIER
PLACE FOR ALL SEATTLEITES.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT SO MANY OF
US HAVE KNOWN AS NECESSARY FOR
SO LONG.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL AND THE
PEOPLE ON THE STREETS FOR
MAKEINGWHAT SEEMED IMPOSSIBLE
VERY POSSIBLE.
AS A POLITICAL SCIENTIST I CAN
SAY WITH CONFIDENCE WE KNOW
THERE ARE BETTER WAYS.
AND I'LL ADD ONE THING THAT
MANY PROTESTERS AND POLICE
AGREE ON, POLICE IN THIS
SOCIETY ARE ASKED TO DO TOO
MUCH.
TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RETHINK
WHO THE BEST RESPONDERS ARE
ACROSS THE BOARD AND FUND
BETTER OPTIONS INSTEAD.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
KRISTINE, WELCOME.
>> HI.
KRISTINE BLOOM.
SPEAKING ABOUT DO NOT DEFUND
SPD.
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
HAS COMPLETED TEN OF TEN
ASSESSMENTS WITH SETTLED
AGREEMENT AND DESCENT DECREE.
DEFUNDING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
COULD JEOPARDIZE ALL OF THE
PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN MADE.
GOOD TRAINING, GOOD HOURS PUT
IN FOR THESE OFFICERS.
THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
SPECIFIES TRAINING,
DEESCALATION, LESS LETHAL TOOLS
AND OVERSIGHT WITH FEDERAL
OVERSIGHT.
IT JEOPARDIZES -- THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME.
DO NOT DEFUND SPD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
REVEREND, WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
I AM THE REVEREND ANGELA,
SENIOR PASTOR OF BETH AN
EUNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST.
I STAND WITH 120 CLERGY AND
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WAITING TO
SPEAK TODAY TO URGE THE COUNCIL
TO INVEST $50 MILLION PER YEAR
TO HOUSE 1,000 NEW AFFORDABLE
HOMES.
INCLUDING IN THE PLAN OF 214
MALAND REVERSE GENTRIFICATION.
RECLEAN THE COUNCIL TO BE BOLD
AND PRIORITIZE BLACK LIVES AND
INVEST IN THE $50 MILLION PER
YEAR.
THANKS FOR WANTING TO BUILD
1,000 HOMES IN THE COMMUNITY
FOR BLACK FAMILIES TO LIVE AND
THRIVE.
DEFUND THE SPD.
BY DOING SO WE WILL HAVE
JUSTICE FOR ALL.
IT IS TIME.
DO THE RIGHT THING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT THREE PEOPLE TO SPEAK
ARE DAY, LOGAN AND CARRIE
GRANT.
>> JUST DOUBLE CHECKING.
DO WE HAVE MR. TABERT WITH US.
>> YES.
YES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I DIDN'T -- OKAY.
>> MY APOLOGIES.
>> WE'RE GOING TO RESTART YOUR
TIME.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US
TODAY.
>> SURE.
OKAY.
DISTRICT 6. I WANT TO THANK THE
COUNCIL FOR LISTENING AND
DEFUND POLICE BY 50%.
I RECOMMEND THE COUNCIL FOLLOWS
THROUGH WITH THE PLANS AND THE
ONE SPONSORED BY DECRIMINALIZE
SEATTLE.
POLICE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ARE
BEING EXPOSED FOR CLEARLY NOT
OPERATING IN THE INTEREST OF
THE PEOPLE AND ARE HEAVILY
MILITARIZED.
SPD HAS SOME OF THE MOST
OVERPAID COPS IN THE COUNTRY
TO, WHAT, SWEEP HOMELESS PEOPLE
DURING A PANDEMIC.
THESE CUTS WERE NOT DECIDED
ARBITRARILY NOR ARE THEY BLUNT.
WE HAVE A BUDGET SHORTFALL AND
WE CAN MAKE JUSTICE IN THE SAME
MOMENT.
I YIELD MY TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
LOGAN, WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M A RENTER IN DISTRICT 3. I'M
COMMENTING ON THE AMENDMENT TO
CONCENTRATE 1,000 HOMES IN THE
DIDIS TRICK-OR-TREAT.
I'M SURPRISED THAT COUNCIL IS
ENTERTAINING A RACIST POLICY.
BY CONCENTRATING BLACK FOLKS,
YOU ARE NECESSARILY MAKING ALL
OTHER SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOODS
EVEN WHITER THAN THEY ALREADY
ARE.
YOU REESPECIALLY FORCE DECADES
OF RACISM.
YOU SHOULD INSTEAD BE
PRIORITIZING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
IN WINDERMERE OR BLUE RIDGE OR
MADISON PARK OR THE MANY
NEIGHBORHOODS IN SEATTLE.
I DON'T WANT TO LIVE IN A
SEGREGATED CITY.
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
I YIELD MY TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
CARRIE.
>> HI.
I'M CARRIE GRANT.
I LIVE IN WASTE SEATTLE.
I'VE LIVED IN SEATTLE ALL MY
LIFE.
I'M CALLING TO SUPPORT
DEFUNDING SPD.
THE GOAL HERE IS TO HAVE OUR
COMMUNITIES BE SAFER AND MORE
FUNCTIONAL.
I VOLUNTEER IN AN EXPERIMENTAL
CITY THAT HAS SOLID MENTAL
HEALTH, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE
AND TROUBLESHOOTING MEDIATION
BRANCHES.
THEY ALL WORK WELL TOGETHER.
THE MEDIATION BRANCH IS THE
FIRST RESPONDER AND WE CAN CALL
IN LAW ENFORCEMENT IF THEY ARE
NEEDED.
MOST OF THE TIME THEY ARE NOT.
IT WORKS IN EUGENE, OREGON WITH
A PROGRAM CALLED CAHOOTS.
IT CAN WORK IN SEATTLE.
PLEASE DEFUND SPD.
>> THANK YOU.
KEVIN, PEYTON AND DERRICK.
KEVIN, WELCOME.
>> HI.
BIG THANKS TO THE COUNCIL
MEMBERS WHO HAVE PUBLICLY
COMMITTED TO DEFUND BY AT LEAST
50%.
I'M FROM DISTRICT 6. I WANT TO
THANK DAN STRAUSS FOR WALKING
THE WALK.
I URGE THE COUNCIL TO FOLLOW
THE FOUR POINT PLAN.
WE CAN STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES
OF COLOR, FUND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND FIND MORE EFFECTIVE
ALTERNATIVES.
STUDY AFTER STUDY SHOWS THAT
MORE COPS AND PATROLS DO NOT
PREVENT CRIME.
PLEASE RESIST THE MAYOR IN THE
ATTEMPTS TO BELITTLE THE
PROCESS AND THE MOVEMENT BEHIND
IT.
DO NOT LET YOUR COLLEAGUES --
STAY STRONG AND DEFUND SPD.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
WELCOME PEYTON.
>> HI.
MY NAME IS PEYTON AND I'M A
SEATTLE RESIDENT LIVING IN
DISTRICT 7. I SUPPORT DEFUNDING
THE SPD BY 50% AND REINVESTING
IN COMMUNITY LED SOLUTIONS
BECAUSE SPD HAS PROVEN TIME AND
TIME AGAIN THAT THEY CAN'T
SAFELY AND RESPONSIBLY CARRY
OUT THEIR DUTY TO PROTECT OUR
COMMUNITY.
POLICE RESPOND TO CRIME WHEN
AND HOWEVER THEY SEE FIT.
IN ADDITION TO DEFUNDING SPD BY
50%, I URGE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO
SUPPORT DECRIMINALIZE SEATTLE
AND KING COUNTY EQUITIES NOW'S
FOUR POINT PLAN.
YES THERE IS A PLAN CREATED BY
EXPERTS FOR COMMUNITY
REINVESTMENT OF THE FUNDS.
I ALSO SUPPORT THE USE OF FUNDS
TO BUILD HOMES IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
DERRICK.
WELCOME.
>> HI.
MY NAME IS DERRICK AND I'M A
RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 6. I'M
ATTENDING TODAY'S BUDGET
HEARING IN SUPPORT OF DEFUNDING
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
BY 50% AND REINVESTING IN
COMMUNITY LED SOLUTIONS BY
ADOPTING THE FOUR POINT PLAN
PRESENTED BY DECRIMINALIZE
SEATTLE.
WE NEED CHANGE AWAY FROM SPD'S
VIOLENCE, RACISM AND
PUNISHMENT.
I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE
REINVESTMENT IN COMMUNITY LED
SOLUTIONS BECAUSE THE BEST
SOLUTIONS COME FROM IMPACTED
COMMUNITIES NOT FROM GOVERNMENT
PANELS OR CONSULTANTS OR
DETACHED MILLIONAIRES LIKE OUR
MAYOR.
TO THE COUNCIL MEMBER THAT'S
HAVE COMMITTED, BE ASSURED THAT
WE ARE PAYING ATTENTION AND
THOSE OF US WHO ARE TAKEN TO
THE STREETS WILL NOT BE SLOWING
DOWN UNTIL THE DEMANDS ARE
ENACTED.
NOT JUST AGREED TO.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NICK FOLLOWED BY DANIEL AND
RYAN.
NICK, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS NICK AND I'M HERE TO
SPEAK ABOUT THE BUDGET FOR THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
FIRST POINT IS THE SEATTLE CITY
CHARTER SPECIFIES THAT THE CITY
MUST MAIN TAN ADEQUATE COVERAGE
OF THE CITY.
HOW DOES DEFUNDING THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT BY 50% MEET THE
SPECIFICATIONS OF THE CHARTER.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SHALL
CONSIST OF A CHIEF OF POLICE
AND AS MANY OFFICERS AND
EMPLOYEES AS MADE BY ORDINANCE
BE PRESCRIBED.
THERE SHALL BE MAINTAINED
ADEQUATE POLICE PROTECTION IN
EACH DISTRICT OF THE CITY.
MY NEXT POINT REGARDING
TRAINING, SAID PROPOSED BUDGET
CUTS WOULD IMPACT THE TRAINING
THAT OFFICERS RECEIVE AND THE
QUALITY OF SERVICES THAT THE
OFFICERS PROVIDE.
THIS IS THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT
COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE DEMANDED
FROM SPD.
>> THANK YOU.
YOU WERE CUT OFF.
PLEASE SEND THE REST OF YOUR
COMMENTS IN.
DANIEL, WELCOME.
>> I'M A COMMUNITY MEMBER FROM
DISTRICT 7 AND DISTRICT 6. I'M
CALLING IN SUPPORT OF DEFUNDING
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
BY 50% AND REINVESTING IN
COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS BECAUSE SPD
DOES NOT MAKE ME FEEL SAFE AND
PROTECTED.
THESE FUNDS ARE BETTER
AAPPROPRIATE RATED TO
COMMUNITIES.
IN ADDITION TO DEFUNDING
SEATTLE PD BY 50%, I SUPPORT
THE FOUR POINT PLAN FOR
COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT OF THE
FUNDS.
SORRY.
AND TO REPLACE CURRENT
OPERATIONS WITH THE CONTROLLED
SYSTEM.
AND I ALSO WANT TO URGE CITY
COUNCIL TO SUPPORT TO TRANSFER
LAND TO BLACK VOTERS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
RYAN.
>> HI.
MY NAME IS RYAN AND I LIVE IN
SEATTLE'S 3rd DISTRICT.
I'M CALLING TO URGE THE COUNCIL
MEMBERS TO ALLOCATE $50 MILLION
FROM THE BIG NEW BUSINESS TAX
TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF REVERSE
GENTRIFICATION IN HISTORICALLY
BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE WANT REAL ACTION.
$17MILLION IS SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH
TO AID COMMUNITIES HIT THE
HARDEST BY THE GENTRIFICATION.
I URGE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO
FOLLOW THROUGH BY DEFUNDING THE
POLICE BY 50% AND REINVESTING
IN THE COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT THREE PEOPLE WHO WILL
BE DUSTIN, BRIDGET, AND
PATRICIA ALLEN.
>> GOOD MORNING, I'M HERE WITH
MY COLLEAGUE NICOLE GRANT.
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY TREASURER
OF THE LABOR COUNCIL AND WE'RE
GOING TO TESTIFY TOGETHER.
NICOLE.
>> THANKS, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MLK LABOR AND KING COUNTY AND
SEATTLE'S LABOR MOVEMENT STAND
UNITED IN OUR SUPPORT OF THE
JUMP START PROGRAM.
I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
ESPECIALLY ELEVATE THE GREEN
NEW DEAL WORK INSIDE OF JUMP
START.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE GET OUR
HOMES OFF OF FOSSIL FUEL.
AND AS WELL MENTION THAT WE
SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC
REVITALIZATION ALLOCATION THAT
SUPPORT GETTING WORKERS OUT OF
THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THIS AND ALL YOUR
WORK.
>> SINCE YOU'RE A GROUP, YOU
STILL HAVE A FEW MORE SECONDS.
DUSTIN, IF YOU HAD ANY FOLLOW-
UP COMMENTS.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
FOLKS FROM MLK LABOR.
BRIDGET, WELCOME.
>> HOLD ON A SECOND HERE.
>> CAN YOU REPEAT THE NAME
AGAIN.
>> BRIDGET HARMON.
>> OH, IT SOUNDS LIKE BRIDGET
IS NOT AVAILABLE.
THANK YOU IT FOR FLAGGING THAT.
THE NEXT PERSON THAT WE HAD WAS
PATRICIA ALLEN.
>> HI.
I'M A CITIZEN OF THE CLINTON
HEIGHT AND FROM A THIRD
GENERATION FAMILY AND
HISTORICALLY RED LINE
COMMUNITIES.
I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE THE
ENDING OF THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT'S $2.6 MILLION IN
THE BUDGET.
IN THIS HISTORICAL PANDEMIC
HEAVILY IMPACTED INDIGENT
COMMUNITIES SEVERAL DIRECT
SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE
PROVEN THAT OUR LOW
HOMELESSNESS RATES THAT
COMMUNITY LED CULTURAL
RESPONSIBLE POLICIES POSITIVELY
ADDRESS LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS TO
END HOMELESSNESS.
WE ALSO ENDORSE THE
DECRIMINALIZE SEATTLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NEXT. WELCOME.
>> HELLO.
I'M ATTENDING TODAY'S CITY
COUNCIL BUDGET HEARING IN
SUPPORT OF DEFUNDING THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT BY
50% AND REINVESTING IN
COMMUNITY LED SOLUTIONS BECAUSE
I'VE LIVED IN SEATTLE IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT MY WHOLE LIFE.
I WORK WITH YOUNG PEOPLE AND
POLICE DON'T KEEP THEM OR ME
SAFE.
IN ADDITION TO DEFUNDING SPD BY
50%, I URGE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO
SUPPORT DECRIMINALIZE SEATTLE
AND THE FOUR POINT PLAN FOR
REINVESTMENT OF THE FUNDS.
SEATTLE COMMUNITY LED
SOLUTIONS, FUND A COMMUNITY
ROAD MAP TO LIFE WITHOUT
POLICING AND HOUSING FOR ALL.
DEFUND POLICE AND REINVEST NOW.
>> THANK YOU.
DEVON, WELCOME.
>> I LIVE IN DISTRICT 2. I'M A
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER.
I HAVE HEARD COUNCIL MEMBERS
SUPPORT THE PLAN TO
DECRIMINALIZE SEATTLE.
BUT THIS BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENT
IS THE MOMENT THAT YOU MUST
SHOW YOU'RE SERIOUS ABOUT IT.
YOU NEED TO REIMAGINE WHAT THE
EMERGENCY RESPONSE IS.
POLICE ARE NOT THE OBVIOUSLY
WAY TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
IN FACT THEY DO NOT KEEP THE
COMMUNITY SAFE AT ALL.
WE NEED TO ADDRESS CAUSES NOT
SYMPTOMS.
WE NEED TO REINVEST IN OUR
COMMUNITIES.
YOU NEED TO SHIFT FUNDS WITH
CIVILIAN CONTROLLED SYSTEMS,
FUND THE COMMUNITY, CREATE A
ROAD MAP TO LIFE WITHOUT
POLICING.
SUPPORT DEFUNDING SPD AND
COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT NOW.
THE COUNCIL DOES NOT MAKE THESE
CHANGES, WE WILL KNOW THAT
YOU'RE NOT SERIOUS AT ALL.
PLEASE TAKE ACTION.
>> THE NEXT PERSON IS MAHALL.
WELCOME.
>> HELLO.
AS A RESIDENT AND WORKER IN
DISTRICT 2 AND A DAUGHTER OF A
VETERAN OF SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
39% OF THE OFFICERS THAT WERE
HIRED WERE PEOPLE OF COLOR.
IF THE BUDGET IS CUT BY 50% ALL
OF THE OFFICERS WOULD BE THE
FIRST TO GO AS THE CITY AND THE
LABOR CONTRACT BOTH SPECIFY
THAT LAYOFFS ARE BASED ON
REVERSE SENIORITIES.
SEATTLE IS A NATIONAL LEADER IN
REFORM.
FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA AND
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND EVEN
COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ HAVE
QUOTED THE PROGRESS OF THE CITY
AND SPD HAS MADE SINCE 2012.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS WILL BE
RICHARD, MAYA.
AND JESSE.
WELCOME, RICHARD.
>> I'M LIVING IN DISTRICT 4.
WHILE WAITING FOR EVERYONE TO
BE VACCINATED FOR COVID-19.
PLEASE ENSURE ADEQUATE FUNDING
IN THE 2020 AND 2021 BUDGETS TO
FULLY STAFF THE PLANNING AND
OTHER PREIMPLEMENTATION
ACTIVITIES TO ENSURE TIMELY
IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION
OF GREENHOUSE GASSY MISSIONARY
DUCKS.
WAITING WILL ONLY COST MORE
MONEY THAT WE CURRENTLY DO NOT
HAVE.
I YIELD MY TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
TODAY.
>> MAYA, WELCOME.
>> SEATTLE'S PLAN FOR DEFUNDING
THE POLICE.
-- I LIVE IN GREENWOOD,
DISTRICT 6. I FULLY SUPPORT THE
PLAN FOR DEFUNDING THE POLICE
BY 50% AND REDIRECTING THE
FUNDS TO COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
WHICH HAVE SHOWN TO DO MORE FOR
PUBLIC HEALTH.
POSSIBLY FIGHTING BACK A PHASE
OF MASS EVICTIONS COMING SOON
THAT WILL BE SUFFERED BY BLACK
AND BROWN PEOPLE.
DO WE REALLY NEED 400 MILLION
FOR A RACIST POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WHEN WE ONLY PUT FORWARD 20
MILLION TO THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE.
THE FUTURE THAT WE SAY WE WANT
BUT CONTINUES TO STARVE.
LET'S NOT REPEAT 2008.
THAT IS WHAT IS RECKLESS.
WE KNOW WHO HAS THE MOST.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT THREE ARE -- JESSE,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO.
I'M SEATTLE BORN AND RAISED AND
I TEACH AT MY ALMA MATER
GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.
IN EARLY JUNE I I PUT FORWARD A
RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT SEATTLE
AND KING COUNTY EQUITY CALL TO
DEFUND THE POLICE BY 50% AND
REINVEST IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
AND THAT RESOLUTION PASSED
AMONGST SEATTLE EDUCATORS AND
THE SEATTLE EDUCATION
ASSOCIATION UNION
OVERWHELMINGLY.
SOME 80% OR MORE.
WHY DID YOUR CHILD'S TEACHER
VOTE TO DEFUND THE POLICE?
ONE, BECASE THEY HARASS AND
HAVE ASSAULTED OUR STUDENTS
THAT WE TEACH EVERY DAY.
THEY HAVE ASSAULTED US AND
KILLED A SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MOTHER LYLES.
WE WANT TO REDEFINE PUBLIC
SAFETY.
>> THANK YOU, JESSE.
PLEASE SEND THE REST OF YOUR
COMMENTS AS WELL.
>> JASON, STAR AND MADELYN.
JASON, WELCOME.
>> HI.
MY NAME IS JASON AND I'M THE
PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE MORAL
PATHWAY THAT I'M SPEAKING ABOUT
TODAY.
I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT WE'VE
RECEIVED FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS.
IT WILL BE A PLACE OF
REFLECTION IN SEATTLE THAT
TELLS THE STORIES AFFECTED BY
HIV AND AIDES.
I'M ASKING AND ENCOURAGING YOU
ALL TO KEEP THE GRANT PROVIDED
IN THE BUDGET FOR THIS PROJECT.
THE GRANT WILL SPECIFICALLY
FUND TECHNOLOGY NEED TODAY
COMPLIMENT THE PHYSICAL
ARTWORKS OF THE AMP.
THIS WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT
REMOTE ACCESS TO REAL STORIES,
RESOURCES AND INFORMATION ABOUT
HIV AND AIDS.
THIS WILL ALLOW PEOPLE TO LEARN
LESSONS FROM OUR PAST AND BUILD
COMMUNITY FOR TODAY AND THE
FUTURE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
STAR, WELCOME.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I'M A CITIZEN OF SEATTLEMENT
I'M HERE SUPPORTING DEFUNDING
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
BY 50% IMMEDIATELY AND
REINVESTING IN THE COMMUNITY
RESOLUTION BECAUSE SPD
CONTINUES TO ESCALATE
SITUATIONS WITH ABUSE OF POWER
AND REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND
ACCEPT DEESCALATION TRAINING.
TAXPAYER MONEY WOULD BE BETTER
SPENT TO BUILD THE INDIVIDUALS
IN THE COMMUNITY RATHER THAN
INCREASE JAIL POPULATION.
STUDIES HAVE SHOWN PROVIDING
COMMUNITIES WITH RESOURCES AND
OPPORTUNITIES REDUCE CRIME.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REQUEST
THAT SPD'S QUOTAS BE CAPPED TO
NOT RETALIATE AGAINST THE
COMMUNITY.
I SUPPORT DECRIMINALIZE SEATTLE
AND KING COUNTY EQUITIES NOW
FOUR POINT PLAN.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
ANN MADELINE, WELCOME.
>> HI.
I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 7.
I'M ASKING THE COUNCIL TO
UPHOLD THEIR COMMITMENT TO
DEFUND THE SPD BY 50% THIS YEAR
AND FOLLOW THE FOUR-POINT PLAN
PUT FORWARD BY DECRIMINALIZE
SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY EQUITY
NOW.
PLEASE REJECT THE MAYOR'S
INADEQUATE PROPOSAL.
IT WOULD BE RECKLESS TO NOT
TAKE ACTION AND ALLOW THE
POLICE TO CONTINUE TO HARASS
AND ASSAULT OUR POPULATION.
I URGE COUNCIL TO SUPPORT
FUNDING 1,000 NEW AFFORDABLE
HOUSING UNITS IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT AND AMEND THE COVID-19
-- TO -- OR TO ALSO PROVIDE
MORE TINY HOME HOUSES AND HOTEL
VOUCHERS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
AND THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ARE
--
WELCOME.
>> HI.
I'M CALLING IN REGARDS TO
DEFUNDING SPD.
I'M A MEMBER OF DISTRICT 5. I
SUPPORT DECRIMINALIZE SEATTLE
AND THE FOUR POINT PROPOSAL TO
DEFUND SPD.
THE JOB QUALIFICATIONS BETWEEN
SPD IS THE SAME.
THEY ACTUALLY DO NOT DESERVE
THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE GAVE
THEM.
THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS ARE
720 HOURS VERSUS 1,000 REQUIRED
TO BE A BARBER.
A U-DUB REGISTERED NURSE
RECEIVES $77,000 A YEAR.
NINE OFFICERS MADE OVER
$300,000 A YEAR LAST YEAR.
ONE MADE OVER $400,000 A YEAR.
$409MILLION THAT THEY RECEIVED
83% OF THAT IS PAYROLL.
THEY HAVE NO NEED TO FIRE
OFFICERS, THEY CAN JUST REDUCE
THE AMOUNT OF RIDICULOUS
SALARIES THEY RECEIVE.
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ --
>> WELCOME REVEREND.
>> I'M THE PASTOR OF THE CHRIST
SPIRIT CHURCH DISTRICT 2. THANK
YOU CHAIR WOMAN TERESA AND THE
COUNCIL FOR THE JUMP START
PROGRAM.
I STAND WITH OVER 200 FAITH
LEADERS URGING THE BUILDING OF
1,000 NEW AFFORDABLE HOMES IN
THE CENTRAL AREA.
I JUST WANT TO REMIND THE
COUNCIL THAT WE ARE AT A
HISTORICAL MOMENT IN THE CITY
AND YOU HAVE A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME AMAZING
THINGS.
THINGS THAT SEEM IMPOSSIBLE.
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE UNTIL SOMEONE
DOES IT.
USED TO BE THE HOME OF SO MANY
PEOPLE THAT COULD GO TO BIG
MOTHER HOME.
I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THE
ADDITION OF THE HOMELESS
POPULATION AND THE FUNDING OF
THE CENTRAL AREA COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU, REVEREND SEALS.
MEGAN, WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M CALLING IN SUPPORT OF
DEFUNDING THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT BY 50% AND
REINVESTING IN COMMUNITY LED
SOLUTIONS BECAUSE AS A RESIDENT
OF CAPITOL HILL, I HAVE
WITNESSED FIRSTHAND HOW THE
SEATTLE PD DO NOT MAKE OUR
COMMUNITY SAFER.
SPD IS SPOILED IF RESOURCES
THAT THEY MISUSE.
IT IS TIME THAT WE TAKE MONEY
AND CONTROL SUBPOENA
RESPONSIBILITIES AWAY FROM
THEM.
POLICE DO NOT MAKE OUR
COMMUNITY SAFER.
THEY NEVER HAVE.
AND THEY DO NOT HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO CHANGE FOR THE
BETTER.
IN ADDITION TO DEFUNDING SPD BY
50%, I URGE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO
SUPPORT DECRIMINALIZE SEATTLE
AND THE FOUR POINT PLAN FOR
COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT OF THOSE
FUNDS TO REPLACE CURRENT 911
OPERATIONS WITH A CIVILIAN
CONTROLLED SYSTEM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
PLEASE DEFUND SPD BY 50%.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCIL COLLINS WE HAVE GONE
FOR THE ALLOTTED 45 MINUTES.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION
BECAUSE FOLKS HAD TO WAIT I'M
GOING TO EXTEND PUBLIC COMMENT
FOR ANOTHER 7 MINUTES.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, I'M GOING
TO READ THE FOLKS THAT WE HAVE
ALLOTTED FOR THIS TIME AND
GREATLY THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS
CALLED IN TODAY.
AGAIN THERE WILL WILL BE PUBLIC
COMMENT OFFERED FOR EACH OF THE
BUDGET COMMITTEES COMING UP.
THERE IS NO VOTE ON THE SELECT
BUDGET.
YOU WILL HAVE MORE TIME TO
TESTIFY ON BUDGETARY LATED
MATTERS.
THERE WILL BE ANOTHER
OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY ON
MONDAY AT 2:00 P.M.
FULL COUNCIL RELATED TO THE
SPEND PLAN.
THIS IS NOT THE LAST TIME.
THE NEXT SPEAKERS AND I'LL READ
THEM ALL SO FOLKS KNOW WHO IS
IN THE QUEUE AND THEY WILL WENT
GO ON WITH OUR MEETING.
SEAN, RABBI DAVID, JANE SINGER,
BARBARA, BLAIR FERGUSON,
REVEREND JP KING.
JOHN, REGGIE AND REVEREND.
OKAY.
HERE WE GO.
SEAN.
WELCOME.
>> HI.
I AM A RENTER AND RESIDENT AND
WORKER IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT
4. AND I'M CALLING TO SUPPORT
KING COUNTY EQUITY NOW AND
DECRIMINALIZE SEATTLE'S PLANS
FOR WHAT TO DO WITH THE MONEY
ALLOCATED AFTER DEFUNDING THE
POLICE BY 50%.
THE COUNCIL HAS MADE IT CLEAR
THAT THEY ARE IN SUPPORT OF
THOSE PLANS.
I THINK THEY SHOULD GO FORWARD
WITH THAT.
WE CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE A PARA
MILITARY FORCE BRUTALIZING US
IN THIS TIME OF CRISIS.
I YIELD MY TIME.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
FOLKS FROM IT JUST BEFORE WE GO
ON.
I CALLED BRIDGET HARRISON AND
SHE IS HERE.
LET'S GO TO BRIDGET QUICKLY IF
WE CAN.
THANKS FOR WAITING.
>> GIVE ME A SECOND WHILE I
LOCATE BRIDGET.
>> APOLOGIES FOR THAT.
IT LOOK LIKE YOU WERE NOT
PRESENT EARLIER.
SO I DID NOT HAVE THE CHANCE TO
HEAR FROM YOU.
PLEASE SEND IN YOUR COMMENTS.
MOVING ON, WE HAVE RABBI DAVID.
WELCOME, RABBI.
>> HI.
DISTRICT 3 WITH MEMBERS IN
EVERY COUNCIL DISTRICT.
TODAY I RISE WITH OVER 250
FAITH LEADERS LED BY BLACK
CLERGY TO URGE THE COUNCIL TO
COMMIT $50 MILLION PER YEAR TO
BUILD 1,000 NEW AFFORDABLE
HOMES AND UNDO THE DECADES OF
INTENTIONAL RACIST
GENTRIFICATION WHERE JEWS AND
BLACK WERE FORCED TO LIVE
TOGETHER.
I SUPPORT THE FOUR POINT PLAN
TO DEFUND THE SPD BY AT LEAST
50%.
SAFETY COMES FROM LOCAL
COMMUNITIES STANDING UP FOR
EACH OTHER NOT MILITARIZED
POLICE.
SUPPORT PERMANENT HOUSING, TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES AND NO HOMELESS
SWEEPS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
JANE SINGER, WELCOME.
>> HIM.
MY NAME IS JANE SINGER AND I'M
A LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF
SEATTLE.
CURRENTLY LIVING IN DISTRICT 5.
I'M HERE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF
DEFUNDING THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT BY 50% AND
REINVESTING IN COMMUNITY LED
SOLUTIONS BECAUSE OUR COMMUNITY
KEEPS US SAFE WHILE THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO
PROTECT PROFIT OVER PEOPLE.
I URGE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO
SUPPORT DECRIMINALIZE SUPPORT
AND KING COUNTY EQUITY FOUR
POINT PLAN TO REPLACE CURRENT
911 OPERATIONS WITH CIVILIAN
CONTROLLED SYSTEM, FUND THE
COMMUNITY CREATED ROAD MAP TO
LIFE WITHOUT POLICING AND
INVEST IN HOUSING FOR ALL.
THANK YOU.
>> BARBARA, WELCOME.
>> MY NAME IS BARBARA.
I'M A UNION MEMBER DELEGATE OF
THE LABOR COUNCIL.
HOMEOWNER IN G5 AND MEMBER OF
THE TAX AMAZON MOVEMENT.
BUILD 1,000 HOMES IN THE
DISTRICT WITH THE NEW TAX ON
AMAZON AND BIG BUSINESS.
THE TAX THAT WOULD NOT HAVE
BEEN PASSED WITHOUT THE EFFORTS
AND LEADERSHIP OF SAWANT AND
ALL OF THE GRASS ROOTS MEMBERS
OF THE TAX AMAZON MOVEMENT.
SUPPORT COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT'S
AMENDMENT TO DESIGNATE 50
MILLION TO FUND CONSTRUCTION OF
A THOUSAND NEW HOMES IN THE
CENTRAL AREA FOR BLACK WORKING
CLASS PEOPLE TO BRING BACK
HOUSEHOLDS DISPLACED OVER THE
YEARS FROM RACIST
GENTRIFICATION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
BLAIR, WELCOME.
>> BLAIR FERGUSON.
I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 3 ON
OCCUPIED AMISH LAND.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME,
COUNCIL.
I WANT TO SAY THAT MY FATHER IS
A POLICE OFFICER AND A,
QUOTE/UNQUOTE, GOOD COP.
IN FACT HE IS THE BEST MAN I
KNOW.
BUT THE STRUCTURAL RACISM THAT
ALL POLICE FORCES ARE BUILT ON
NEED TO BE FOR LACK OF A BETTER
WORD BURNED TO THE GROUND.
DEFUNDING SPD BY 50% IS A GOOD
START.
SUPPORT THE CALL TO DEFUND BY
50%.
AND I ENCOURAGE THE CITY
COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE FOUR
POINT PLAN LAID OUT BY KING
COUNTY EQUITY NOW.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE REVEREND KING.
>> I'M THE REVEREND DR. KING
DISTRICT 3. I'M A PASTOR OF THE
113-YEAR-OLD JAPANESE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN THE
NORTHWEST AFRICAN-AMERICAN
MUSEUM.
I HAVE LIVED AND WORKED IN THE
CENTRAL AREA SINCE 2007 AND MY
CHILDREN ARE STUDENTS AT
GARFIELD AND WASHINGTON.
PRIMARY FOCUS OF MY WORK IS TO
BRING ALIVE THE SCRIPTURES OF
CENTRAL DEMAND FOR ECONOMIC
JUSTICE AND EQUITY.
THUS I JOIN MY FRIENDS TO ADOPT
THE AMENDMENT TO PUT $50
MILLION TOWARDS 1,000
AFFORDABLE HOMES.
IT IS A NECESSARY INVESTMENT
TOWARDS DISMANTLING RACIST
POLICIES SO WE CAN NOT ONLY
CLAIM BUT PROVE BY OUR ACTIONS
THAT BLACK LIVES MATTER.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> OH, YES.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
HI.
I'M FROM DISTRICT 10.
ATTENDING TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL
BUDGET HEARING TO TALK ABOUT
DEFUNDING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
BY 50% AND REINVESTING IN
COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS.
I WANTED TO KNOW THAT THE
POLICE ARE ANTIBLACK.
DESPITE ALL OF THE TRAINING
THEY CAN'T STOP BEATING AND
KILLING BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE.
IT IS IN THEIR NATURE.
WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE TO
INVEST THE RESOURCES AND
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
THAT ARE NOT ROOTED IN
LYNCHING.
WILLIAM EDWARDS OVER 360,000.
STEVEN KIM OVER 300,000.
THAT IS OVER A MILLION DOLLARS
THAT YOU CAN INVEST IN
COMMUNITY RESOURCES.
DON'T BE SWAYED BY DURKAN.
EDUCATE YOURSELF.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND THE NEXT PERSON IS JOHN.
WELCOME, JOHN.
>> YES.
MY NAME IS JOHN AND I THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO
YOU TODAY.
FIRST I FEEL LIKE PROVIDING
SAFETY PROTECTION FOR THE
UBLIC IS THE VERY FIRST AND
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL
OF THOSE HOLDING ELECTED
OFFICE.
IT IS ALSO THE MOST BASIC
EXPECTATION OF THOSE WHO
ELECTED THEM.
I FEEL THAT THE PEOPLE WHO
WOULD SUFFER THE MOST FROM
RADICALLY CUTTING SPD'S BUDGET
WOULD BE MEMBERS OF SEATTLE'S
VERY DIVERSE POPULATION, PEOPLE
LIVING IN ECONOMIC
DISADVANTAGED AREAS, THE YOUTH
ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE, ET
CETERA.
WITHIN OUR OWN COMMUNITY WE
KNOW SEATTLE OFFICERS AS PEOPLE
WHO DO THIS CRITICAL AND OFTEN
DANGEROUS JOB BECAUSE THEY HAVE
DEDICATED THEIR LIVES TO THE --
>> THANK YOU, JOHN.
PLEASE SEND THE REMAINDER OF
YOUR COMMENTS IN.
APPRECIATE YOU WAITING.
THE LAST THREE SPEAKERS FOR
THIS MORNING IS REGGIE.
WELCOME.
>> I'M A TRANS-BLACK ORGANIZER.
SEATTLE IS MY HOME.
IN MY HOME I'VE HAD EXACTLY
ZERO POSITIVE INTERACTIONS WITH
POLICE DESPITE REFORM.
SINCE THE AGE OF 6, EVERY
POLICE ENCOUNTER I'VE HAD HAS
BEEN MARKED WITH TERROR AT THE
LEAST AND GROTESQUE PHYSICAL
VIOLENCE AT THE VERY WORSE.
I'M A PUBLIC SERVANT NOT OUT OF
CHOICE BUT OUT OF NECESSITY.
I WAS BORN INTO THIS
RESPONSIBILITY AND I AM NOT
ALONE.
THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN.
THE TIME TO DEFUND SPD BY 50%
WAS YESTERDAY.
THE TIME TO REINVESTMENT IN THE
COMMUNITY WAS YESTERDAY.
THE TIME FOR THE PURVEYORS OF
THIS INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX TO BE
REMOVED FROM OFFICE WAS
YESTERDAY.
TO THE MAYOR AND SO-CALLED
TROOPS LISTENING IN, YOU'RE
ABOUT TO LOSE YOUR JOB.
>> OKAY.
AND TRAVANA, WELCOME.
>> I'M A THIRD GENERATION BLACK
WOMAN FROM THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT.
MY GREAT GRABBED PARENTS MOVED
HERE IN THE 1950s.
ALMOST ALL OF MY FAMILY HAS
BEEN DISPLACED BECAUSE OF
GENTRIFICATION.
I'M WITH THE TECH AMAZON
MOVEMENT.
I DEMAND THAT THE MONEY IS USED
TO FUND TO BUILD A THOUSAND
HOMES FOR WORKING CLASS BLACK
FAMILIES.
THE CITY COUNCIL MUST UNDO.
MY BROTHER'S FRIEND, WE
CONTINUE PROTECT BLUE LIVES AND
NOT PROTECT BLACK ONES.
VALUE LIFE OVER PROPERTY.
THANK YOU.
>> APOLOGIES.
I WAS ON MUTE.
THE LAST PERSON IS REVEREND.
>> I'M A SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADER
AT UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST.
THOUSANDS OF SEATTLE RESIDENTS
DISPROPORTIONATELY BLACK
RESIDENTS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR
EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS AND
LACK ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
I IMPLORE YOU TO INVEST IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT HOUSING PLAN
TO STOP THE TOTAL
GENTRIFICATION OF THAT HISTORIC
DISTRICT.
SEATTLE IS BETTER THAN THAT.
LET'S BE A LEADER IN THE
NATION.
WE NEED LOW INCOME HOUSING.
BYJUMP START WILL ADDRESS THE
HOMELESSNESS AND LACK OF
AFFORDABLE HOMES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT
YOU DO.
>> THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU
DO.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO
HAS CALLED IN TODAY.
AGAIN, IF YOU COULD PLEASE E-
MAIL US YOUR COMMENTS IF YOU
DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO SPEAK,
ESPECIALLY THE CLERGY FOLKS AND
FAITH LEADER WHO'S ARE ON THE
LINE.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOU'RE
DOING IN THIS TIME OF CRISIS.
WE KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS ARE
LOOKING FOR A WAY TO REDUCE
STRESS.
WE APPRECIATE YOU CALLING IN.
COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
SMALL BUSINESS FOLKS AND
COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR
COMMENTS TODAY.
PLEASE DO SEND THE REST OF YOUR
COMMENTS.
AND THERE WILL BE ANOTHER
PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY ON
MONDAY AT 2:00 P.M.
WITH FULL COUNCIL AND HERE AT
OUR SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
STARTING NEXT WEDNESDAY AT
10:00 A.M.
AGAIN, 8:00 A.M.
IS WHEN THE SIGN-UP WILL
HAPPEN.
THANK YOU.
AT THIS POINT THIS CONCLUDES
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF
THE AGENDA AND WE WILL MOVE ON
TO OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
WILL THE CLERK READ INTO THE
TITLE OF ITEM NUMBER.
>> FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE DURING
THE CIVIL EMERGENCY AND MAKING
APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE GENERAL
FUND AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS
FROM THE STABILIZATION FUND FOR
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE DURING THE
CIVIL EMERGENCY ALL BY 3/4 VOTE
BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
COLLEAGUES I'M REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT THIS MORNING'S
CONVERSATION.
TODAY WE ARE WRAPPING UP OUR
DISCUSSION ABOUT PROGRESSIVE
REVENUE SPEND PLAN.
AGAIN, THERE'S TWO BILLS IN
FRONT OF US, BOTH THE COUNCIL
BILL THAT WE ARE ABOUT TO
DISCUSS AS ITEM 1 WHICH IS OUR
COVID EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND.
AND ITEM 2 IS OUR RESOLUTION
WHICH IS THE DETAILED SPEND
PLAN THAT CORRESPONDS WITH THE
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE PROPOSAL
THAT WE PASSED ON MONDAY.
I WANT TO THANK -- LAST MONDAY.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF AND TRACY WHO ARE HERE
WITH US TODAY TO WALK THROUGH
ITEMS ONE AND TWO.
AND JUST BEFORE WE START, A
HUGE AMOUNT OF APPRECIATION FOR
ALL OF YOUR WORK AND IN ADVANCE
FOR THE WALK-THROUGH THAT YOU
ARE ABOUT TO GIVE US.
THE COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENTS
THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED FOR US
AND THE PUBLIC SO THEY CAN
FOLLOW ALONG.
AND THE MATERIALS THAT YOU WILL
BE SHARING VIA THE SCREEN HERE
ON ZOOM.
IF YOU WANT TO GET THOSE LOADED
UP, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
BEFORE WE DO THAT, I'M GOING TO
GO AHEAD AND OFFICIALLY MOVE
THAT WE CONSIDER COUNCIL BILL
119812 THAT IS IN FRONT OF US.
I MOVE COUNCIL BILL 119812.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED THAT THE COMMITTEE
CONSIDER COUNCIL BILL 119812.
THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF
AMENDMENTS.
WALK THROUGH THE AMENDMENTS IN
A MOMENT.
ALLIE, BEFORE YOU DO THAT I'M
GOING TO ASK CENTRAL STAFF
FOLKS ALLIE AND TRACY, BEFORE
WE GO INTO THE AMENDMENTS, SO
MUCH WORK HAS GONE INTO JUST
THE BILLS AS THEY ARE.
COULD YOU PLEASE JUST PROVIDE A
SUMMARY OF THE BASE BILL IN
FRONT OF US SO WE HAVE AN
UNDERSTANDING OF THE COUNCIL
BILL THAT IS BEING CONSIDERED
FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF RELATED TO
COVID.
AS FOLKS WILL REMEMBER THAT,
WAS INTRODUCED IN MID-JUNE AND
WE HAVE HELD IT UNTIL NOW TO
HAVE THIS ROBUST CONVERSATION.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO ALLIE.
WE SEE YOUR SCREEN UP HERE.
WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
THE FIRST BILL FOR DISCUSSION
IS COUNCIL BILL THE KODI LEE
BILL THAT AUTHORIZES SPENDING
$86 MILLION FROM THE RESERVE
FUNDS IN 2020 TO INVEST IN
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO
SUPPORT PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES
IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19
EPIDEMIC.
ATTACHMENT A TO THE MEMO
SUMMARIZES THE PROPOSED
INVESTMENTS.
THAT'S WHAT IS ON MY SCREEN
RIGHT NOW.
THIS INCLUDES SUPPORT FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES, IMMEDIATE HOUSING
PROGRAMS, SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRANT
AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES AND AN
EXPANSION OF THE CITY'S
EMERGENCY GROCERY VOUCHER
PROGRAM.
THE CENTRAL STAFF MEMO POSTED
TO TODAY'S AGENDA OUTLINES HOW
THE PROPOSAL FITS IN THE
PROPOSED REBALANCING PACKAGE
THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED IN THE
AFTERNOON SESSION.
THIS INCLUDES CONFIRMING THAT
THE PROPOSED SPENDING FROM THE
RESERVED FUNDS WORKS WITH THE
REBALANCING PACKAGE AND
PROVIDES A BRIEF SUMMARY OF HOW
THIS PROPOSED SPENDING FITS IN
WITH THE CITY'S BROADER KODI
LEE EFFORTS.
I WON'T WALK THOSE DETAILS NOW
BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE
COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR YOUR
FEEDBACK ON THE COVID 2020
RELIEF BILL THAT IS IN FRONT OF
US AND JUST THANK YOU FOR THE
BILL THAT IS INTRODUCED.
YOU HAVE PROVIDED ROBUST
FEEDBACK ALONG THE WAY.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS BEFORE
WE MOVE INTO AMENDMENTS?
HEARING NONE, I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ IS WITH US.
SHE JOINED A FEW MINUTES AFTER
WE STARTED.
APOLOGIES FOR THE DIFFICULTIES.
WE KNOW YOU WERE WITH US THE
ENTIRE TIME, INCLUDING DURING
PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> THANK YOU.
I WANT TO THANK PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ WHO WAS HELPING DURING
OUR TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING TO STEER
THE SHIP AS WE GOT OUR IT UP
AND RUNNING.
OKAY.
WITH THAT, THANKS AGAIN, ALLIE
AND TRACY.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND CONSIDER
AMENDMENTS.
THE FIRST AMENDMENT IS ONE THAT
I AM INTRODUCING.
SO I WILL MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL
BILL 119812 AS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT ONE TO THE AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO ADOPT AMENDMENT 1 AS
PRESENTED ON THE AJUDGE ENODAL.
I'M GOING TO ASK CENTRAL STAFF
TO WALK US THROUGH AMENDMENT 1
AND THEN WE WILL CONSIDER
COMMENTS AND POTENTIAL VOTE.
>> GREAT.
THAN YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
FOR REFERENCE, I AM USING THE
TABLE THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE
CENTRAL STAFF MEMO AS
ATTACHMENT P. THAT IS ON PAGES
54-56 OF THE MEMO AND I WILL BE
USING THIS TABLE THROUGHOUT THE
DISCUSSION BUT I MAY FLIP TO
OTHER PAGES IF NEEDED.
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT SPONSORED
BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA
INCLUDES A VARIETY OF CHANGES
TO THE BILL AS INTRODUCED.
THIS INCLUDES TECHNICAL AND
CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS AS WELL
AS CHANGES TO THE BILL THAT
WERE DISCUSSED IN THE CENTRAL
STAFF MEMO OR DISCUSSED AT
COMMITTEE IN LAST WEEK'S SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING.
AND THAT REFLECTS ADDITIONS AND
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY A
VARIETY OF COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I WILL BRIEFLY WALK THROUGH THE
MORE SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES THAT
ARE INCLUDED.
SO THIS, AGAIN, IS AMENDMENT
ONE ATTACHMENT B TO THE CENTRAL
STAFF MEMO.
SO TO THE SMALL BUSINESS
SUPPORT SECTION, THERE IS A
CHANGE TO EXPAND ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA TO ALLOW SMALL
BUSINESSES FOR UP TO 10FTE,
FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES
RATHER THAN FIVE EMPLOYEES TO
QUALIFY FOR ASSISTANCE.
THIS WAS PROPOSED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER GONZALEZ AND COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS.
IT ALSO ADDS IN A PRIORITY TO
SUPPORT OWNERS WITH LIMITED
ENGLISH PROFICIENCY.
THIS WAS A CHANGE SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ.
IN THE AREA FOR SUPPORTING
CHILD CARE PROVIDERS
SPECIFICALLY, THE CRITERIA IS
EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL CHILD
CARE PROVIDERS THAT ADHERE TO
LABOR LAWS AND HAVE A
COMMITMENT TO LABOR HARMONY AND
INCLUDES SOME ASSISTANCE FOR
FAMILY, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOR
PROVIDERS.
IN THE AREA OF INVASTMENTS JUST
FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
COMMUNITIES, THE CHANGES
INCLUDE ALLOWING UP TO $1,000
PAYMENT PER GELABLE INDIVIDUAL.
THIS WILL ALLOW, FOR EXAMPLE, A
COUPLE WITH CHILDREN TO RECEIVE
$2,000.
IT INCREASES THE ADMINISTRATIVE
SUPPORT THAT CAN BE PROVIDED TO
THE OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AND
REFUGEE AFFAIRS FROM 5% TO 11%,
RECOGNIZING THE SMALLER OFFICE
MAY NEED ADDITIONAL HELP TO
ADMINISTER THIS PROGRAM.
IT EXPAND THE AREA OF SPENDING
TO -- THAT LAST CHANGE WAS
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
GONZALEZ.
IT ADDS LANGUAGE TO EXPAND THE
ELIGIBLE AREAS OF SPENDING TO
INCLUDE SERVICES TO ADVISE
POTENTIAL RECIPIENTS OF THE
DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT ABOUT
HOW SUCH ASSISTANCE MAY IMPACT
THEIR ABILITY TO REMAIN
ELIGIBLE FOR OTHER ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM THAT'S WERE SPONSORED
BY COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
TO ACCESS SUPPORT FROM OTHER
GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS AND
REQUIRE COMPLIANCE WITH THE
CITY'S RULES AROUND MAKING
INQUIRIES ABOUT ONE'S
IMMIGRATION STATUS.
AND THIS WAS SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WILL HAVE A FEW COMMENTS AND
OUR COUNCIL COLLEAGUES HAVE
PROVIDED INPUT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYBODY
IN YOUR INITIAL FEEDBACK ON THE
COUNCIL BILL AS INTRODUCED.
WE HAVE I THINK REALLY
IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS HERE.
SO ONE OF THEM THAT WE HAVE
TALKED ABOUT REPEATEDLY WAS
JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE WERE
GETTING AS MUCH SUPPORT OUT THE
DOOR AS POSSIBLE GIVEN THE
CRISIS CONTINUES AND
POTENTIALLY GETTING WORSE WITH
COVID CASES CONTINUING TO SKY
ROCKET.
I THINK THAT THIS LEVEL OF
RELIEF THAT WE'RE PROVIDING IS
NOT ONLY NEEDED BUT ESSENTIAL
FOR US TO HAVE A HEALTHY
COMMUNITY AND A MORE ROBUST
ECONOMY ON THE END.
THIS IS BOTH ABOUT THE PHYSICAL
HEALTH OF THE POPULATION AND
ALSO ABOUT THE RESILIENCY OF
OUR CITY IN THE LONG RUN.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO COUNCIL
MEMBERS THAT HAVE OFFERED OTHER
CHANGES TO THE BASE AMENDMENT
FOR ANY ADDITIONAL COMS THAT
YOU WANT TO MAKE TO HIGHLIGHT.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENT THAT'S
FOLKS WOULD WANT TO MAKE.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> SO FIRST OFF, I WANT TO
THANK THE CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA, FOR BRINGING FORWARD
THIS CONSOLIDATED AMENDMENT
REPRESENTING THE INTEREST OF
SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE CHAIR
FOR INCLUDING IN THIS
CONSOLIDATED AMENDMENT NEW
LANGUAGE THAT MAKES IT CLEAR
THAT FUNDS FOR SHELTERING
ASSOCIATED WITH COVID-19 CANNOT
BE USED FOR SHELTERS.
AND I JUST WANT TO SPEAK VERY
BRIEFLY ABOUT ONE OF THE
ELEMENTS OF THE AMENDMENTS THAT
IS INCLUDED.
AND THEN I HAVE A QUESTION
ABOUT ANOTHER ELEMENT SPONSORED
BY ANOTHER COUNCIL MEMBER.
SO SPECIFICALLY AS IT RELATES
TO THE AMENDMENT FOR AID TO
IMMIGRANT REFUGEE HOUSEHOLDS,
REALLY THANKFUL FOR THE
COOPERATION OF THE OFFICE OF
IMMIGRANT REFUGEE AFFAIRS IN
DEVELOPING THIS AMENDMENT AND
THE SUPPORT OF COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ AS WELL.
INCOME TESTED BENEFIT
ELIGIBILITY CAN BE VERY COMPLEX
FOR HOUSEHOLDS TO NAVIGATE,
ESPECIALLY IN A YEAR WHEN
HOUSEHOLDS MAY BE RECEIVING
MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF UNPLANNED
ASSISTANCE FROM LOCAL, STATE OR
FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS.
AND THE COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATION OF COURSE WHO HELP
NAVIGATE -- HELP CLIENTS
NAVIGATE THE PROGRAMS
THEMSELVES MIGHT HAVE QUESTIONS
ABOUT HOW BENEFIT AND SUPPORT
PROGRAMS INTERACT.
SO REALLY THANKFUL THAT THIS
AMENDMENT WILL HELP MAKE IT
POSSIBLE FOR ORGANIZATIONS AND
CLIENTS TO ACCESS AND PROVIDE
ADVICE TO THE FOLKS RECEIVING
THESE BENEFITS SO THAT NO ONE
INADVERTENTLY LOSES NEEDED
BENEFITS IN ACCEPTING THE
ASSISTANCE FROM THE CITY.
AS IT RELATES TO ONE OF THE
QUESTIONS I HAVE ABOUT THE
MANDATORY LANGUAGE IN SECTION
4A, RELATED TO NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE
FOR SUPPORT FROM THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, I'M
INTERESTED TO KNOW THE INTENT
WITH THE PREFERENCE FOR BRICK
AND MORTAR SMALL BUSINESSES AND
WHETHER OR NOT THAT IS INTENDED
TO PRIORITIZE BRICK AND MORTAR
SMALL BUSINESSES OVER OTHER
TYPES OF RECIPIENTS, INCLUDING
NONPROFITS.
OR IS IT MEANT TO BRIOR
ADVERTISE BRICK AND MORTAR
SMALL BUSINESS OVER OTHER TYPES
OF SMALL BUSINESSES WITH THE
UNDERSTANDING THAT NONPROFITS
ARE PART OF THAT DEFINITION?
I RECOGNIZE THAT BRICK AND
MORTAR BUSINESSES MAY HAVE
GREATER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF A
SPACE, RENT ON A SPACE, BUT I'M
JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHETHER OR NOT THAT ALLOWS
NONPROFIT THAT'S ARE BRICK AND
MORTAR SMALL BUSINESSES TO BE
PRIORITIZED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO
THAT.
>> YES.
MY APOLOGIES.
MY CAMERA WAS OFF BEFORE.
I WANT TO ADDRESS THE GREAT
QUESTIONS RIGHT THERE.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA CAN
FILL IN ANY AREAS THAT I DON'T
COVER.
THE PREFERENCE FOR BRICK AND
MORTAR BUSINESSES IS THE LATTER
OF WHAT YOU DISCUSSED, MEANING
THAT BUSINESSES OPERATING A
SPACE SHOULD BE PRIORITIZED
OVER BUSINESSES THAT ARE --
THAT DON'T HAVE A SPACE TO
OPERATE PHYSICAL BRICK AND
MORTAR SPACE.
THERE WAS NO INTENTION OF
PRIORITIZING THAT OVER
NONPROFITS.
AND SO CLARIFYING LANGUAGE IS
NEEDED.
HAPPY TO ACCEPT IT.
>> I'LL ECHO THAT.
WE GOT FEEDBACK ASKING HOW DOES
THIS RECONCILE THE IMPACT THAT
COVID HAS HAD ON STORE FRONTS,
BRICK AND MORTAR ENTITIES.
SO YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
AND I AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS.
IT WOULD INCLUDE THOSE
NONPROFITS AS WELL.
>> AND DID YOU HAVE A FOLLOW-
UP, COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THAT IS IT.
>> I SAW COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS' HAND.
IF THERE ARE OTHER HANDS, LET
ME KNOW.
>> JUST WANTED TO SPEAK TO THE
SUBSTITUTE.
THANKS FOR PUTTING THIS
TOGETHER.
RATHER THAN HAVING TO VOTE ON
EACH AMENDMENT SEPARATELY.
WORKING WITH YOU AND COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ WE WORKED TO
INCREASE THE ELIGIBILITY FOR
SMALL BUSINESSES TO SUPPORT ANY
BUSINESS WITH UP TO TEN FTEs
RATHER THAN FIVE EMPLOYEES
TOTAL.
WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT IS FTEs,
IF THERE ARE TWO PART-TIME
EMPLOYEES, THIS EXPANDS THE
NUMBER OF BUSINESSES THAT ARE
ABLE TO BE SUPPORTED BY OUR
RELIEF.
AND SPECIFICALLY IT HELPS
ADDRESS BUSINESSES THAT HAVE
PART-TIME WORKERS AND LABOR
HEAVY BUSINESS.
THIS CHANGE WILL ALLOW MORE OF
OUR SMALL BUSINESSES,
RESTAURANTS WITH PART-TIME
WORKERS TO RECEIVE THIS
FUNDING.
AND JUST FOR REFERENCE FOR
COLLEAGUES, I HAD ORIGINALLY
STARTED THIS AMENDMENT WITH THE
NUMBER OF 25FTE.
THE TEN FTE WAS THE AGREED
NUMBER FOR THIS SUBSTITUTE.
I BELIEVE THAT A HIGHER FTE
WOULD BETTER SERVE OUR
BUSINESSES DURING KODI LEE.
NOT TO MAKE AMENDMENTS ON THE
FLY ON THE, I WILL DISCUSS WITH
YOU OVER THE NEXT CUPFUL DAYS.
I MAY BRING AN AMENDMENT TO
INCREASE THE FTE ON MONDAY.
DON'T WANT TO CONFUSE THE VERY
DELIBERATE CONVERSATION THAT WE
HAVE TODAY SO WE MOVE FORWARD N
ADDITION TO THAT I WORKED TO
ADD NONPROFITS WITH UP TO TEN
FTEs TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE
SUPPORT.
THEY MUST BE NONPROFITS THAT
PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE
COMMUNITY'S HEALTH, SAFETY,
ENVIRONMENT OR GENERAL WELFARE.
LAST WEEK OR TWO WEEKS AGO I
SPOKE TO THE NATURE OF
NONPROFITS AND HOW NONPROFITS
ARE JUST ANOTHER TAX STATUS.
AND SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT
NONPROFITS, WE ARE SPECIFICALLY
FOCUSING ON THOSE ORGANIZATION
THAT'S ARE PROVIDING SERVICES.
THESE WORDS WERE TAKEN DIRECTLY
OUT OF OUR CITY'S CHARTER, THE
PREAMBLE TO OUR CITY'S CHARTER
AS DEMONSTRATING WHAT WE AS A
CITY NEED TO BE DOING FOR OUR
RESIDENTS.
THAT'S WHY I U█SED THOSE WORDS.
THOSE ARE MY REMARKS.
THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS?
I'M NOT SEEING OR HEARING ANY
FROM THE FOLKS ON THE LINE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK.
OBVIOUSLY IS THIS A DETAILED
BILL THAT HAS MANY COUNCIL
MEMBERS' FINGER PRINTS ON IT.
WE WILL HAVE THE CHANCE FOR
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON MONDAY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT ON
AMENDMENT 1. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO MOVE AMENDMENT
1. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT 1.
>> MADAM CLERK, I THINK YOU
MIGHT BE ON MUTE.
IT'S BEEN A MORNING OF
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.
LET'S SEE IF THE CLERK'S OFFICE
IS STILL WITH US.
IT, IF YOU COULD CONFIRM THAT.
THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> OKAY.
ROLL CALL IS COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> AYE.
>> AND CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED..
COULD YOU WALK US THROUGH
AMENDMENT NUMBER 2 FROM COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND
MOVE THAT.
>> YES.
THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
I MOVE THAT WE -- GOT, I DON'T
HAVE THE SCRIPT.
I MOVE THAT WE CONSIDER
AMENDMENT 2.
>> THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AS PRESENTED
IS THERE A SECOND. HE AGENDA.
>> SECOND.
>> BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO
CONSIDER AMENDMENT 2 AS
PRESENTED ON THE AGENDA AND
DESCRIBED BY CENTRAL STAFF.
CENTRAL STAFF, WALK US THROUGH
IT AND THEN WE WILL CONSIDER
COMMENTS AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> ALLOCATES AT LEAST $3.6
MILLION OF THE 10.8 MILLION
THAT IS ALLOCATED UNDER THE
IMMEDIATE HOUSING CATEGORY FOR
SHELTER EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH
NEW TINY HOME VILLAGES.
THIS HAD ACCOMMODATE BETWEEN
FOUR TO FIVE NEW VILLAGES
DEPENDING ON A VARIETY OF
FACTORS INCLUDING THE OPENING
DATE TO PROVIDE SERVICES AT THE
VILLAGE IN 2020, SITE
CONDITIONS AND SIZE OF THE
VILLAGE.
ANY NEW VILLAGES ESTABLISHED IN
2020 WILL HAVE AN ONGOING
OPERATIONAL COST THAT WILL
REQUIRE IDENTIFYING FUNDING TO
SUPPORT SUCH OPERATIONS.
I UNDERSTAND THE SPONSORS ARE
WORKING ON IDENTIFYING SOURCES
OF FUNDING FOR THAT ONGOING
NEED FOR THESE VILLAGES AND
OTHERS.
>> OKAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES IS AS
SPONSOR OF THIS AMENDMENT,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO IT.
>> YES.
THANK YOU.
LET ME MAKE SURE THAT I'M NOT
ON MUTE.
THANK YOU.
AS ALLIE SAID, THIS WOULD
ALLOCATE 3.6 MILLION
SPECIFICALLY FOR SMALL TINY
HOME -- TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.
AND I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE,
YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF
COMMENTS AND CALLS ABOUT THIS
PARTICULAR AMENDMENT.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE
THAT WE ALL AGREE THAT THE LONG-
TERM SOLUTION TO OUR HOUSING
CRISIS IS TO BUILD MORE
HOUSING.
PARTICULARLY FOR FOLKS WHO ARE
VERY LOW INCOME AND WHO NEED
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND MORE
ASSISTANCE IN THAT WAY.
THAT SAID, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE
2500 UNSHELTERED NEIGHBOR WHO'S
ARE LIVING OUTSIDE.
SO WE NEED FAST SOLUTIONS TO
HELP THEM GET INDOORS BEFORE
THE WINTER COMES AND BEFORE
THEIR RISK OF EXPOSURE TO
CORONAVIRUS INCREASES.
WE KNOW THAT THAT IS DEFINITELY
STILL A PROBLEM IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE FOR
QUITE SOME TIME.
YOU KNOW, THE OTHER ISSUE IS
THAT THE MAYOR DOES KEEP
TALKING ABOUT THE 95 UNITS THAT
THEY HAVE FUNDED.
BUT WE KNOW THERE IS SO MUCH
MORE TO DO.
IT IS NOT NEARLY ENOUGH.
IT NEEDS TO BE DONE QUICKLY TO
HELP MOVE PEOPLE OFF THE
STREETS.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE BELIEVE THAT
THIS AMENDMENT IS IMPORTANT
BECAUSE FOR LESS THAN $4
MILLION, WE WOULD MORE THAN
DOUBLE THAT NUMBER, THAT 95,
AND HELP PEOPLE GET OFF THE
STREET.
COUPLE THAT WITH THE FUNDING
FROM ESG AND WE CAN SUSTAIN
THESE VILLAGES FOR SEVERAL
YEARS.
WE STILL HAVE MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS LEFT FOR HOTELS AND FOR
OTHER ALTERNATIVES IN ADDITION
TO THIS.
SO I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT, YOU KNOW, THE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES ARE NOT THE ANSWER FOR
EVERYONE.
FOLKS WHO NEED.
>> BEHAVIORAL SERVICES WON'T
GET THAT KIND OF MANAGEMENT IN
A TINY HOUSE VILLAGE.
BUT IT CAN HELP MANY PEOPLE GET
OFF THE STREET, PARTICULARLY
BEFORE THE WINTER TIME COMES.
IT IS A TYPE OF SHELTER THAT IS
COMMONLY ASKED FOR PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
I'VE HAD MANY PEOPLE MYSELF
TELL ME DIRECTLY AS I'VE BEEN
TO SOME OF THE ENCAMPMENT
REMOVALS.
THAT THEY WOULD PREFER THAT TO
LIVING UNDER THE HIGHWAY.
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE REASONS
THAT WE'RE PROPOSING THIS
AMENDMENT.
AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS, AS
COSPONSOR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
SPEAK TO THE AMENDMENT.
>> YES, MADAM CHAIR.
I WANT TO SAY FROM THE OUTSET
IT HAS BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO WORK
WITH COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES AND
FOLLOW HER LEADERSHIP ON
SHAPING THIS AMENDMENT.
DO FOLLOW THROUGH ON A
COMMITMENT THAT A LOT OF US ON
THIS COUNCIL SHARE OF REALLY
WHAT WE'VE BEEN FRUSTRATED
ABOUT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL
MONTHS WHERE WE WERE SEEING
INCREASINGLY VISIBLE CHRONIC
HOMELESSNESS AND SO MUCH WANT
ON THE STREETS OF OUR CITY AND
IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SUMMON A
SENSE OF URGENCY TO GET MORE
PLACEMENT FOR PEOPLE TO
SUCCESSFULLY LIVING FROM
ENCAMPMENTS ON THE STREET.
I'M PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS
AMENDMENT TODAY.
YOU KNOW, I DO WANT TO BRIEFLY
ADDRESS A COUPLE OF CONCERNS
THAT I HAVE HEARD FROM SOME
FOLKS IN THE PROVIDER COMMUNITY
ABOUT THE AMENDMENT.
PERHAPS BEING A LITTLE TOO
PRESCRIPTIVE AND CARVING OFF A
SEGMENT OF THE MONEY THAT IS
ALLOCATED.
I APPRECIATE WE HAVE PROVIDERS
OUT THERE DOING IMPORTANT WORK
IN PURSUING DIFFERENT
STRATEGIES, INCLUDING HOTELING,
INCLUDING, YOU KNOW, OTHER
FORMS OF ENHANCED SHELTER.
BUT I REALLY DO THINK JUST
BASED ON THE WORK THAT WE'VE
BEEN DOING OVER THE PAST 7
MONTHS AND REALLY ENGAGING WITH
THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING
OUTREACH TOO, LIKE WORKERS WITH
REACH AND WORKERS WITH A LOT OF
OUR OTHER PARTNERS THAT ONE OF
THE MOST DEMANDED PLACEMENTS AS
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES ALLUDED
TO TO FOLKS DOING THE OUTREACH
WORK FROM PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS ARE
PLACEMENTS IN THESE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES.
I THINK IN TERMS OF THE LEVEL
OF INVESTMENT FOR THE VILLAGE,
IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF
SPOTS, AND THE STABILITY AND
COMFORT THAT THESE VILLAGES
PROVIDE TO PEOPLE, IT IS AN
INVESTMENT THAT WE NEED TO BE
PURSUING.
YOU KNOW, I ECHO COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES' COMMENTS THAT WE KNOW
THAT ULTIMATELY WHAT WE REALLY
NEED IS PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING AND THE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES DO NOT GO FAR ENOUGH.
BUT WE'RE IN A POSITION RIGHT
NOW WHERE WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE LIVING UNSHELTERED WHO
NEED A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN GO
RIGHT NOW.
WE CAN SCALE UP TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES QUICKLY.
WE KNOW THAT THEY ARE POPULAR
WITH FOLKS THAT ARE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
AND I'M PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS
AMENDMENT AS SOMETHING THAT CAN
MAKE SOME MATERIAL PROGRESS ON
THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE
SEEING ON OUR STREETS.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
AMENDMENT 2? COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN, DID YOU HAVE A
COMMENT?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
DO WE KNOW HOW MANY UNITS OF
HOUSING OR HOW MANY UNITS OF
THE TINY HOMES THE 3.6 MILLION
WOULD CREATE?
AND DO WE KNOW WHAT HOUSING
PROVIDERS ARE QUALIFIED AND
AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE FIVE OF
THESE VILLAGES?
>> SO I THINK THE AVERAGE
NUMBER OF UNITS PER VILLAGE IS
ABOUT 50.
SO, YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON HOW
MANY -- HOW MANY WE ARE ABLE TO
FUND WITH THIS, WE COULD BE
PROVIDING 250 UNITS, TINY HOMES
FOR PEOPLE.
AT THIS POINT THERE IS REALLY
ONLY ONE PROVIDER WHO WE ARE
REGULARLY CONTRACTING WITH TO
DO THIS.
BUT THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT
THERE AREN'T OTHERS THAT COULD
STEP IN.
YOU KNOW, I THINK PART OF THE
CHALLENGE IS THAT THERE IS A --
RIGHT NOW ANYWAY, THE WAY THAT
THESE VILLAGES ARE OPERATING,
THERE IS A RELATIONSHIP I GUESS
WITH THE NAV TEAM.
SO THEY ARE MAKING DECISIONS
ABOUT WHO GETS ACCESS TO THESE.
I THINK THAT IS PROBLEMATIC AND
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IF WE
ARE ABLE TO BUILD ANOTHER 250
UNITS THAT THOSE -- YOU KNOW,
REACH WORKERS, OUTREACH WORKERS
ARE ABLE TO GET ACCESS TO THOSE
MORE DIRECTLY.
AND WE HAVE SOME OTHER
AMENDMENTS LATER ON IN THE
CONVERSATION THAT WE HOPE TO
HELP ADDRESS THAT WITH AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
DID I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD'S HAND?
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU.
I HAVE A QUESTION THAT I DON'T
KNOW IF THE SPONSORS ARE READY
TO ANSWER.
JUST TRYING TO GET A HANDLE ON
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE FUNDS THAT
THE COUNCIL PROVIDED IN LAST
YEAR'S BUDGET PROCESS
SPECIFICALLY FOR TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES?
THE MESSAGE THAT I HAVE FROM MY
STAFF IS THAT THERE ARE NO MORE
FUNDS IN THE 2020 BUDGET FOR
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.
AND THAT THOSE FUNDS WERE NOT
-- WERE NOT SPENT FOR TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES IN TOTALITY AS
INTENDED BY THE COUNCIL.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW A
LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.
AND THEN QUESTION FOR THE
SPONSORS.
JUST INTERESTED TO KNOW WHAT
THE PLAN IS FOR CONTINUING
OPERATIONS FOR BOTH 2020 AND
2021.
IS THAT -- ARE THE COST
ESTIMATES PROVIDED IN THE
PROPOSAL, DO THOSE INCLUDE
OPERATING COSTS FOR 2020?
IS THE INTENT FOR 2021 FOR
OPERATING COSTS TO COME OUT OF
THE JUMP START REVENUE?
AND MY SECOND QUESTION IS, I
WHOLE HEARTEDLY SUPPORT THE
FUNDING OF ADDITIONAL TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES.
BUT I AM SYMPATHETIC TO SOME OF
THE CONCERNS THAT WE MIGHT BE
BEING TOO PRE DESCRIPTIVE IN
THIS AMENDMENT FOR FUNDING FOR
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.
BUT COULD BE -- COULD FEEL
OTHERWISE IF I WAS CONFIDENT
THAT THE CITY AND THE OPERATOR
ARE, YOU KNOW, AS THEY SAY
READY TO GO, TO STAND UP NEW
VILLAGES BEFORE THE YEAR'S END.
I JUST DON'T WANT TO TIE THIS
FUNDING TO ONE OPTION IF THAT
-- IF THAT ONE PARTICULAR MODEL
ISN'T READY TO USE THE
RESOURCES.
AND IF THEY'RE NOT, THEN MAYBE
WE SHOULD CONSIDER MAKING THE
RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO A
BROADER NUMBER OF MODELS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
WE ARE BEGINNING TO LOOK AT
THAT.
AS I SAID, WE ARE CONSIDERING
FUNDING IN PART FOR SOME OF THE
OPERATIONS.
BUT CAN TALK WITH CENTRAL STAFF
AS WELL TO SEE IF THERE'S A WAY
TO BE ADDITIVE TO THE FUNDING
THAT WE HAD CONSIDERED THAT WE
THOUGHT EARLIER IN THE YEAR WAS
GOING TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
I BELIEVE YOU'RE STILL ON MUTE.
>> THANK YOU.
IT IS BETTER THAN THE OPPOSITE
I WOULD SAY.
THANK YOU CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
I HAVE TO ECHO COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD'S POINT.
IT PROVIDES FOUR WALLS AND A
ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD TO ENSURE
THAT SOMEBODY HAS THE
APPROPRIATE SHELTER THEY NEED.
I AM A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT
THE PRE SCRIPTIVE NATURE OF
THIS AMENDMENT.
DID COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES'
ANSWER -- DID SHE ANSWER YOUR
QUESTION?
I WAS LEFT A LITTLE UNCLEAR.
>> I THINK SHE ANSWERED THE
QUESTION THAT I HAD ABOUT
OPERATING COSTS.
I DID NOT HEAR A RESPONSE TO
THE QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER OR
NOT THE OPERATOR AND THE CITY
WERE SORT OF READY TO STAND UP
THE NUMBER OF TINY HOUSE
VILLAGE THAT'S WOULD CORRESPOND
TO THE FUNDING THAT WE'RE
LOOKING AT MAKING AVAILABLE IN
2020.
AND THEN I ALSO HAD THE
QUESTION FOR CENTRAL STAFF
AROUND THE ALREADY ALLOCATED
2020 MONEY FOR TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES.
THANK YOU FOR CHECKING.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMO OWE BEFORE I GO
TO THE COUNCIL SPONSORS, ALLIE,
DID YOU HAVE A RESPONSE TO
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD'S
QUESTION?
>> WELL, I HAVE -- WE WILL
RESPOND TO YOUR QUESTION.
BUT I WANT TO DELAY RESPONDING
FULLY UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON WHEN
MY COLLEAGUE JEFF SIMS IS ON
THE LINE WHO WILL HAVE A BETTER
SENSE OF ALL OF THE MOVING
PIECES FOR THE FUNDING TO
SUPPORT TINY HOMES ADOPTED IN
THE 2020 BUDGET.
THE FUNDING THAT HAS BEEN USED
IN THE COVID RESPONSE EFFORTS
IN 2020 ALREADY.
AND THEN I CAN CONFIRM THAT
THIS IS IN ADDITION TO ANY OF
THAT.
BUT I CAN'T FULLY ANSWER YOUR
QUESTION EXACTLY TRACING THOSE
DOLLARS.
SO I HAVE FLAGGED FOR HIM THAT
WE WILL NEED A RESPONSE TO THAT
QUESTION THIS AFTERNOON TO
FOLLOW UP.
I WILL CONFIRM ALSO THAT THESE
ESTIMATES, THE REASON WHY WE'RE
SAYING FOUR TO FIVE VILLAGES IS
IT DEPENDS ON WHEN THEY HOPE.
IT DOES BUILD IN SERVICE COSTS
IN 2020 BUT IT DEPENDS ON WHEN
THEY OPEN AND THE COST OF THE
SERVICE.
SO IT IS MAKING SOME
ASSUMPTIONS.
AND IN THE AMENDMENT SHEET
ITSELF, THERE IS A TABLE TO
SORT OF PROVIDES A COUPLE OF
DIFFERENT SCENARIOS.
IT INCLUDES SERVICE COST.
AS COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES AND
LEWIS SPOKE TO THERE, LOOKING
AT OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING IN
THE OPERATION COSTS.
I WILL NOTE THAT THIS BILL
INCLUDES SOME ONGOING FUNDING
TO CONTINUE SOME OF THE
INVESTMENTS TO ADDRESS THE
COVID EPIDEMIC IN 2021 AS WELL.
BUT DOESN'T DECIDED TO ABOUT
EXACTLY WHICH OF THESE PROGRAMS
WILL NEED THE ONGOING FUNDING
THAT WILL BE DECIDED FOR THE
ADOPTION OF THE 2021 BUDGET.
>> BEFORE I TURN IT BACK OVER
TO -- THUMBS UP FOR COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD.
THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THAT
QUESTION.
BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO THE
COSPONSORS, I HAVE GIVE YOU MY
FEEDBACK.
IT LOOKS LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT HAS A COMMENT TOO AND
COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ.
I WILL DO MINE AND THEN GO BACK
THROUGH COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ
AND WRAP IT UP WITH THE
SPONSORS.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
WE HEARD THEY SUPPORT
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR SHELTERS
THAT WOULD INCLUDE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES AS THE LANGUAGE IS
CURRENTLY WRITTEN BUT THEY ASK
THAT WE KEEP THIS LANGUAGE THE
SAME SO THAT THE FUNDING CAN
REMAIN FLEXIBLE.
I THINK IN SPEAKING WITH SOME
OF THE FOLKS WE HEARD BROAD
CONSENSUS ONSET ASIDES.
THEY ARE A HUGE SUPPORTER AND
HAVE SUPPORTED THEM IN THE
PAST.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAD BEEN
RAISED WAS THE MANY BENEFITS OF
TINY HOUSES ARE REALLY
IMPORTANT AND SOMETIMES THE
DESIGN CANNOT ALWAYS SUPPORT
THE NEEDS FOR PEOPLE WITH
SEVERE DISABILITIES OR BEHAVIOR
HEALTH CONDITIONS.
SPECIFICALLY TO THE COVID
CRISIS WE'RE TRYING TO RESPOND
TO IN THIS BILL, I'M
SPECIFICALLY INTERESTED IN
KEEPING THE LANGUAGE FLEXIBLE
SO WE CAN OFFER THIS BOTH FOR
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES WHICH THEY
ARE READY TO BE STOOD UP
QUICKLY AND ACQUIRING OR
RENTING ROOMS IN MOTELS AND
HOTELS SUCH AS THE ALOHA INN
THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS OFFERING
SOME OF THEIR SURFACE.
IF WE HAD ADDITIONAL FUNDING,
WE KNOW THOSE ROOMS COULD
DOVETAIL TO GET ADDITIONAL
FUNDS INTO TINY HOUSE VILLAGES
IN THE FUTURE.
I WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH
ALL OF YOU TO ALLOCATE MORE
MONEY FOR TINY HOUSE VILLAGES
AND FOLLOW UP SINCE THEY DID
NOT SPEND THE MONEY ALLOCATED
PREVIOUSLY.
I KNOW THAT IS FRUSTRATING FOR
ALL OF US.
BUT I WOULD BE ADVOCATING FOR
FOLKS TO PASS ON THIS AMENDMENT
TODAY SO WE CAN KEEP THE
LANGUAGE FLEXIBLE AND IT DOES
STILL INCLUDE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES.
WITH THAT I'M GOING TO TURN IT
OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> THANK YOU.
I WILL BE VOTING YES ON THIS
AMENDMENT.
THE SET ASIDE OF THIS KIND FOR
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.
BECAUSE TINY HOUSE VILLAGES
KEEP GETTING SHORT CHANGED IN
THE SENSE THAT WE WANT ALL
KINDS OF OPTIONS BUT IN MY VIEW
WE NEED TO FUND THE OPTIONS
THAT WORK THE BEST BASED ON THE
FEEDBACK THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED
FROM HOMELESS NEIGHBORS
THEMSELVES WHO HAVE BEEN
THROUGH HOMELESSNESS AND WHO
CAN TELL US FROM FIRST HAND
EXPERIENCE WHAT WORKS AND
DOESN'T WORK.
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES HAVE PROVEN
THEMSELVES TO BE THE BEST
SHELTER OPTION SHORT OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THEY HAVE COMMUNITY AND THE
SAFETY AND DIGNITY OF YOUR OWN
PRIVATE SPACE.
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES WERE FOUGHT
FOR AND ONE BY HOMELESS
NEIGHBORS THEMSELVES AND THE
PEOPLE WHO STOOD WITH THEM
BECAUSE THEY WORK.
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES WORK BOTH
FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF HELPING
PEOPLE FIND PERMANENT HOUSING
AND FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE
QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE
LIVING THERE,s DIGNITY AND THE
HUMANITY THAT THEY RECEIVE IN
ADDITION TO THE SPECIFIC
FACILITIES THAT THEY ARE ABLE
TO ACCESS AS HUMAN BEINGS, AS
FAMILIES AND AS COMMUNITY
MEMBERS.
MY OFFICE HAS BEEN PROUD TO
SUPPORT HOMELESS ACTIVISTS
FIGHTING FOR TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES SINCE I FIRST TOOK
OFFICE IN 2014.
AND I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS
EXPANSION AS WELL.
THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET MOVEMENT
YEAR AFTER YEAR FIGHTING DURING
THE BUDGET HAS WON THE FIRST
FUNDING TO SUPPORT HOMELESS
ENCAMPMENTS IN THE FIRST PLACE
THAT LED TO THE LEGISLATION TO
ALLOW ENCAMPMENTS BE OFFICIALLY
PERMITTED.
THIS YEAR WE WON OUR
LEGISLATURE EXPANDING THE
PERMITS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
WE DID THIS IN EARLY JANUARY.
LAST FALL WORKING CLOSELY WITH
TINY HOUSE VILLAGE RESIDENTS,
SHARE WHEEL, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE
ACTIVISTS WE WERE ABLE TO WIN
$2 MILLION.
I HAVE HEARD FROM HUNDREDS OF
HOMELESS PEOPLE WHO SAY THAT
THIS WORKS.
MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE SIGNED
PETITIONS CALLING FOR MORE TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES AND DOZENS OF
TYPE EHOUSE VILLAGE RESIDENTS
AND OTHER ADVOCATES HAVE SHOWN
UP TO TESTIFY AT MEETINGS.
A GROUP OF 43 FAITH LEADERS
SIGNED A LETTER TO CITY COUNCIL
CALLING FOR MORE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES.
SOME OF THE SAME PASTORS
ADVOCATING FOR THE AFFORDABLE
HOMES IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT.
I WAS ABLE TO LEAD A PRESS
CONFERENCE WITH THE TRUE HOPE
TINY HOUSE VILLAGE WITH
COLLEGERY AND RESIDENTS SOME
MONTHS AGO.
WE DID NOT WIN THE FULL DEMAND
OF $12 MILLION BUT OUR $2
MILLION VICTORY WAS A BIG STEP
IN THE DIRECTION OF WINNING
MORE FUNDS AND THE AMENDMENT
BEFORE THE COUNCIL TODAY
REPRESENTS ANOTHER STEP IN OUR
GOAL TO BUILD ENOUGH TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES TO GET EVERYONE IN
SEATTLE INTO STABLE SHELTER
WITH COMMUNITY AND SERVICES.
THIS WILL BE ANOTHER VICTORY
FOR OUR MOMENT.
NOW, THIS AFTERNOON WHEN
COUNCIL DISCUSSES THE 2020
BUDGET, WE WILL BE DISCUSSING A
SIMILAR BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT
COMES FROM MY OFFICE AND FROM
THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET TO FUND THE
EXPANSION OF FIVE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES.
THE AMENDMENT THAT I WILL BE
BRINGING FORWARD IS INTENDED
FOR -- TO BE FUNDED THROUGH
FUNDS OBTAINED FROM FEMA
REIMBURSEMENT OR THE NAVIGATION
TEAM THAT CARRIES OUT.
I WANT TODAY MENTION THAT AS AN
ASIDE.
I FULLY INTEND TO SUPPORT
FUNDING FOR TINY HOUSE VILLAGES
IN GENERAL.
AND I HOPE COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL
DO THE SAME.
AND HAVE EXPLICIT SET ASIDE FOR
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.
I WILL VOTE YET AND I WILL
CONTINUE TO PURSUE FUNDING
THROUGH OTHER PARTS OF THE 2020
BUDGET INCLUDING THIS
AFTERNOON.
AND I URGE ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS
TO SUPPORT EXPANDING TYPE
EHOUSE VILLAGES IF NOT NOW AT
LEAST IN THE DISCUSSION THIS
AFTERNOON.
AND THEN WHEN WE TAKE A VOTE IN
THE SUMMER BUDGE SET AND ALSO
WHEN WE COME BACK FOR THE
AUTUMN BUDGET.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT, THANK
YOU.
>> JUST A QUICK QUESTION.
AND ALLIE, YOU MAY OR MAY NOT
HAVE THE ANSWER TO THIS QUITE
YET.
IN TERMS OF THE ANTICIPATED OR
DESIRED ADDITIONAL FOUR TO FIVE
TINY HOME VILLAGES, CAN YOU
JUST GIVE ME A SENSE OF WHETHER
YOU KNOW WHETHER THE SORT OF --
WHAT SORT OF INFORMATION WE
HAVE AROUND THE SIGHTING OF
SUCH VILLAGES?
LIKE IS IT POSSIBLE TO SITE AN
ADDITIONAL FIVE TO FOUR
VILLAGES?
AND IF SO, IS THERE SORT OF AN
IDEA OF WHERE GIVEN SOME OF THE
FUNDING THAT WE HAVE DONE FOR
SOME OF THE OTHER TINY
VILLAGES?
I'M WONDERING IF THERE IS ANY
CAPACITY CONCERNS ABOUT JUST
ACTUALLY BEING ABLE TO CITE
THEM IN PLACES AROUND THE CITY.
>> YOU CORRECTLY PREDICTED THAT
I DON'T HAVE A COMPLETE ANSWER
FOR YOU ON THAT.
I WILL SAY THAT THERE -- YOU
KNOW, LEGISLATION WAS ADOPTED
TO MAKE IT EASIER TO SITE TINY
HOME VILLAGES.
THE ESTIMATES FOUR TO FIVE, IT
IS SORT OF -- WE HAVE TO MAKE
SOME ASSUMPTIONS.
BUT IT COULD BE, YOU KNOW, A
COUPLE OF LARGER VILLAGES IF
THE SITES ARE IDENTIFIED.
BUT I DON'T HAVE INFORMATION
IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE ON HOW --
IF THERE ARE ACTUALLY SITES
ALREADY IDENTIFIED BY THE
PROVIDERS FOR THIS.
BUT I WILL LOOK INTO THAT AND
FOLLOW UP.
AND I THINK THIS IS WHAT THE
COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE BEEN
SAYING.
WHETHER THIS AMENDMENT PASSES
OR NOT, THIS MONEY CAN BE USED
FOR TINY HOME VILLAGES.
>> CAN I RESPOND TO THAT
QUESTION?
>> SURE.
LET ME JUST SEE IF THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT HAD A FOLLOW-UP TO
THAT.
>> I -- I PROBABLY WILL, BUT --
>> OKAY.
>> I'M HAPPY TO HEAR COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES' ADDITIONAL
RESPOND.
>> WHEN WE SAID -- LEHIGH IS
THE PROVIDER.
THEY HAVE FIVE SITE THAT'S ARE
READY.
MOSTLY IN DISTRICT 2 AND
DISTRICT 4. MY DISTRICT WOULD
WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO HOST
A COUPLE MORE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES.
AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION
THAT WAS ASKED, I THINK IT IS
IN ALLIE'S DOCUMENT SOMEWHERE.
BUT THE OPERATING COSTS ARE
ABOUT 900,000 A YEAR.
YEAH.
SO 4 MILLION.
SORRY.
I CAN'T READ THE DOCUMENT RIGHT
NOW THAT ALLIE HAS UP.
BUT THAT INFORMATION IS
INCLUDED IN THE PACKET THAT WE
RECEIVED.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES.
I'M ASKING THE QUESTION
SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE THE CITY
COUNCIL IN PARTICULAR HAS
ADVOCATED FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS
FOR TINY HOME VILLAGES IN THE
PAST.
WHICH I'M SUPPORTIVE OF.
AND THE ISSUE IS AS COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA DESCRIBED, YOU
KNOW, WE CAN ALLOCATE DOLLARS
BUT WE CAN'T FORCE THE MAYOR TO
SPEND THE APROPPRIATED DOLLARS.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
ADDITIONAL FUNDING WE HAVE
HEARD DIRECTLY FROM THE
ORGANIZATION THAT IS PRIMARILY
RESPONSIBLE OR HAS BEEN
PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF TINY HOME
VILLAGES.
THAT THEY BELIEVE IT IS
FEASIBLE TO DO SO.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US
TO GET THAT ON THE RECORD NOW
PUBLICLY.
IN TERMS OF LEHIGH WHO IS A
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHO DOES
MOST OF THE, IF NOT EXCLUSIVELY
THE TINY HOME VILLAGE PROJECTS
FOR US, THAT THEY HAVE
COMMUNICATED WITH YOU THAT THEY
HAVE THE CAPACITY AND ABILITY
TO DO THAT AND THERE IS SPACE
SOMEWHERE IN THE CITY IN ORDER
TO EFFECTUATE THE INTENT HERE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE BEING ABLE
TO GET THAT INFORMATION FROM
YOU.
AND APPRECIATE THE EFFORT
AROUND THIS POTENTIAL
AMENDMENT.
I STILL THINK THAT I SHARE THE
CONCERN THAT'S IT WORKS OTHERS
AROUND IF WE NEED TO BE THIS
PRESCRIPTIVE TO AFFECT ATE THE
INTENT HERE.
BUT I'M HAPPY TO CONSIDER
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THIS
AFTERNOON.
>> WE CAN SIGNAL AS A PRIORITY
WE WOULD LIKE TO PRIORITIZE
FOUR OR FIVE NEW EXPANDED TINY
HOME VILLAGES BUT ALLOW FOR USE
OF THE $3.6 MILLION IF THAT IS
NOT DOABLE BY A CERTAIN PERIOD
OF TIME.
AND IF THE SPONSORS ARE
AMENABLE TO HAVING A
CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW TO
FINESSE THE LANGUAGE A LITTLE
BIT TO NOT BE SO PRESCRIPTIVE
BUT SIGNAL THERE IS A DESIRE
FOR PRIORITIZATION OF THOSE
DOLLARS, I WOULD BE INTERESTED
IN HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS
OFF LINE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT
WE IN MY OFFICE HAVE DISCUSSED
WITH LEHIGH AND THEY HAVE
CONFIRMED THAT THEY HAVE THE
CAPACITY TO SITE AND MAKE
PROGRESS AND, YOU KNOW, GET
RESULTS ON FIVE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES THIS YEAR.
AND THEY WILL BE ABLE TO BUILD
MORE CAPACITY, ATIGSAL CAPACITY
THIS YEAR.
SO THEY'RE NOT LETTING THE
GRASS GROW UNDER THEIR FEET.
THEY'RE EXTREMELY ON THE MOVE.
AS FAR AS HAVING AN EXPLICIT
SET ASIDE -- I WOULDN'T CALL IT
OVERLY PRESCRIPTIVE.
WE FOUGHT FOR PROVISO TO SAY
THAT THEY WOULD ONLY BE USED
FOR TINY HOUSE VILLAGE BUT THE
PROVISO WAS AMENDED BY THE
COUNCIL TO BE THE SAME ARGUMENT
THAT IS BEING MADE HERE, TO BE
LESS PRESCRIPTIVE.
WE HAD TO LEARN FROM THAT
EXPERIENCE AND ACTUALLY DO HAVE
A SET ASIDE.
SO IF COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE NOT
GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THIS
AMENDMENT, THEN I REALLY HOPE
THAT WE CAN HAVE SUPPORT FOR
THE AMENDMENT THAT MY OFFICE IS
BRINGING FORWARD IN THE BUDGET
DISCUSSION.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
CLOSING COMMENTS.
WE WILL GO TO THE COUNCIL
SPONSORS IN A MOMENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD TO WRAP
US UP.
>> THANK YOU.
SO I MENTIONED MY SUPPORT FOR
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES AS WELL AS
MY RESERVATIONS AROUND A SET
ASIDE IF THE OPERATOR WAS NOT
PREPARED TO SITE FIVE TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES IN 2020 TO HAVE
RECEIVED CONFIRMATION THAT THEY
BOTH HAVE PROPERTY AND -- AND
ARE PREPARED TO DO THIS WORK IN
2020.
SO MY RESERVATIONS HAVE BEEN
SATISFIED.
BUT BECAUSE I'M REALLY
INTERESTED IN ENSURING THAT
SOME VERSION OF THIS AMENDMENT
PASSES, I'M WONDERING IF THE
SPONSORS WOULD BE OPEN TO
PULLING IT AND BRINGING IT UP
AT FULL COUNCIL SO THAT MAYBE
WE COULD ADDRESS SOME OF THE
OTHER CONCERNS OF COUNCIL
MEMBERS AND BRING SOMETHING
FORWARD THAT HAS A FULL -- FULL
SUPPORT OF THE COUNCIL IN DOING
SO.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES,
YOU'RE OFF MUTE.
DID YOU WANT TO GO FIRST?
>> SURE.
I'M HAPPY TO PULL THIS FOR NOW
AND DIG DEEPER INTO SOME OF THE
PARTICULAR QUESTIONS THAT FOLKS
HAVE.
I DO WANT TO ECHO WHAT COUNCIL
MEMBER SAWANT SAID AND COUNCIL
MEMBER GONZALEZ WHICH IS THAT
WE HAVE -- WE ARE TRYING TO BE
FAIRLY PRESCRIPPIVE BECAUSE
THIS COUNCIL HAS BEEN VERY
CLEAR IN THE DESIRE TO SEE
THESE SORTS OF NONCONGREGATE
SHELTERS INVESTED IN AND USE AS
A WAY TO GET PEOPLE INTO SAFER
SHELTER.
NOT JUST INTO A MORE STABLE
SITUATION BUT ALSO TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY ARE PROTECTED FROM
THE RISK OF EXPOSURE.
AND BECAUSE THAT DOESN'T SEEM
TO BE HAPPENING, WE ARE TRYING
TO BE REALLY CLEAR, AGAIN,
ABOUT WHAT THIS MONEY CAN BE
USED FOR.
SO AS I SAID, I'M HAPPY TO PULL
IT FOR NOW AND KEEP HAVING THIS
CONVERSATION.
BUT I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS THAT WE FIND A
WAY TO ENSURE THAT IT IS
NONCONGREGATE SHELTERS THAT WE
ARE SUPPORTING WITH THIS MONEY
AND THAT THAT IS WHAT WE EXPECT
THE MONEY TO BE SPENT ON.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES.
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS, DID YOU
HAVE A COMMENT ON THAT AS
COSPONSOR.
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUE
WAITING UNTIL MONDAY TO REVISIT
THIS AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT A
LITTLE MORE.
I WOULD FLAG NOW I DON'T REALLY
SEE HOW IT IS GOING TO CHANGE
THAT MATERIALLY BETWEEN NOW AND
MONDAY.
QUITE FRANKLY.
IN THE SENSE THAT -- I MEAN,
THIS IS THE SET ASIDE THAT IS
NECESSARY TO REALIZE THE
OPERATIONAL GOALS OF WHAT
LEHIGH HAS SAID THEY'RE CAPABLE
OF DOING IN 2020.
I GUESS TO ADD MY VOICE TO THE
CHORUS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS
MORALES, SAWANT AND HERBOLD
THAT CAN VERIFY THAT LEHIGH IS
IN THE POSITION TO DO THIS.
I HAVE BEEN TALKING WITH LEHIGH
AND THEIR TEAM ON PROBABLY
ABOUT A WEEKLY BASIS FOR MONTHS
WHERE THEIR ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN
-- HAS NOT BEEN SITES.
THEIR ISSUE HAS BEEN GETTING
SOME STREAM OF MONEY TO SCALE
UP THESE -- THESE PLACES THAT
CAN PROVIDE A SEMI PERMANENT
SHELTER FOR FOLKS THAT ARE
CURRENTLY IN NONSANCTIONED
ENCAMPMENTS.
IF WE MADE IT MORE BROAD WHAT
THE 3.6 MILLION COULD BE SPENT
BE ON OR REDUCE THE AMOUNT, THE
EFFECT OF THAT IS GOING TO BE
THAT IT'S GOING TO REDUCE OUR
ABILITY TO GET THAT MONEY MORE
EAR MASHED FOR LEHIGH OR
WHATEVER OPERATOR.
THAT'S WHY I'M SEEING I DON'T
SEE -- THERE WAS A LOT OF
INTENTIONILITY BASED ON THOSE
GOALS.
BUT I'M HAPPY TO WAIT UNTIL
MONDAY TO LET THIS -- I LOT HAS
BEEN SAID ABOUT THE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES.
BUT THE EXECUTIVE AND HSD AND
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE HAVE ALSO
SIGNALED THAT THEY SUPPORT THE
MODEL OF THE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES, CERTAINLY MORE THAN
THEY SUPPORT -- HAVE EXPRESSED
SUPPORT FOR HOTELING AND OTHER
STRATEGIES.
I REALLY DO THINK WE COULD HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE QUICKLY
ON THIS IF WE HAD A SET ASIDE.
I'M HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT IT FOR
A FEW MORE DAYS AND MAYBE MAKE
THE FINAL DECISION ON MONDAY.
>> WONDERFUL.
WE KNOW THIS WILL COME BACK ON
MONDAY AND THERE WILL BE A
CONVERSATION THIS AFTERNOON FOR
THE BUDGET DISCUSSIONS TO
FINALIZE COMMENTS COUNCIL
MEMBER PRESIDENT GONZALEZ AND
THEN WE WILL MOVE ON.
>> OKAY.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT AFTER
THAT.
COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ.
>> THANK YOU.
JUST ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO JUST
EXPRESSED SOME SOFT CONCERNS, I
DON'T FEEL LIKE I WANT TO DELAY
A VOTE ON THIS PARTICULAR
AMENDMENT.
SO, YOU KNOW, IF -- AGAIN, I
DON'T WANT TO CREATE AN ISSUE
ON BACKTRACKING WHETHER OR NOT
WE TAKE A VOTE ON THIS
AMENDMENT TODAY.
I THINK -- I THINK FOR THOSE
WHO CONTINUE TO HAVE CONCERNS,
THERE'S ALWAYS AN OPPORTUNITY
AND WE CAN ALLOW THE AMENDMENT
TO MOVE FORWARD.
AND THOSE WHO NEED TO ABSTAIN
CAN ABSTAIN.
LEWIS' REMARKS THAT THE
LANGUAGE IS NOT LIKELY TO
CHANGE MORE IS PROBABLY TRUE.
I MEAN THE LANGUAGE IS VERY
SIMPLE IN THE AMENDMENT.
IT IS QUOTE AT LEAST $3.6
MILLION OF THIS FUNDING SHALL
BE USED TO ESTABLISH FOUR OR
FIVE NEW OR EXPANDED TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES, CLOSED QUOTE.
I THINK THE ISSUE THAT I WAS
FLAGGING AND I WILL SAY IT
PROBABLY MORE DIRECTLY NOW AND
WOULD BE INTERESTED IN HEARING
FROM EITHER OF THE COSPONSORS
IN RESPONSE TO THIS IS WHAT
HAPPENS WHEN -- AND I'M GOING
TO SAY WHEN NOT IF.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE MAYOR
REFUSES TO SPEND $3.6 MILLION
OF THE COVID
RELIEF JUMP START
APPROPRIATIONS?
SO WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR OVERALL
EFFORT AROUND DEINTENSIFICATION
OF CONGREGATE SHELTER IF THE
MAYOR REFUSES OR WHEN THE MAYOR
REFUSES TO SPEND $3.6 MILLION?
AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE HAVE A CLEAR ANSWER TO
THAT.
BECAUSE WHAT -- WHAT I WANT TO
AVOID IS HAVING $3.6 MILLION
NOT SPENT BECAUSE OF A
POTENTIAL REFUSAL TO NOT SPEND
THOSE DOLLARS BECAUSE WE HAVE
BEEN PRESCRIPTIVE ABOUT IT.
THAT IS MY HONEST CONCERN.
AND I JUST WANT TO SORT OF GET
A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF SORT
OF WHAT OUR PATHS ARE IF AND
WHEN THAT OCCURS.
>> I WILL LET THE COUNCIL
SPONSORS SPEAK TO THAT.
I WILL NOTE IF THIS IS PULLED
TODAY, WE HAVE SUGGESTIVE
LANGUAGE PULLED FROM THE
COALITION.
THERE IS POSSIBILITY THAT THAT
LANGUAGE COULD BE MASSAGED AND
SEEM AMENABLE BY THE SPONSORS
OF THE AMENDMENT PRIOR TO
MONDAY.
>> OKAY.
>> LET'S HAVE THEM ANSWER THE
QUESTION REAL QUICK.
>> YEAH.
THANK YOU.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I TOTALLY
UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
WE KNOW THAT THIS IS IN FACT
THE PATTERN THAT WE'VE HAD
REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR KIND
OF HOMELESS RESPONSE.
BUT THAT RISK IS THERE FOR THIS
ENTIRE PROPOSAL, RIGHT.
EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO
DO RIGHT NOW RISKS THE MAYOR
NOT ACTUALLY SPENDING THE MONEY
ON IT.
LIKE I SAID, I -- I AGREE THAT
THERE'S PROBABLY NOT A LOT WE
CAN DO WITH THIS LANGUAGE.
I'M HAPPY TO LOOK AT WHAT WAS
SENT THIS MORNING.
I HAVEN'T SEEN IT.
CANDIDLY.
BUT, YOU KNOW, IF WE WANT TO
REVIEW THAT AND COME BACK TO IT
ON MONDAY, I'M HAPPY TO DO
THAT.
I'M LEAVE IT THERE.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT, I SAW
YOUR HAND UP.
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS, DID YOU
HAVE A RESPONSE.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY REALLY
BRIEFLY, THE ONLY OTHER THING
THAT I WOULD ADD IS, YOU KNOW,
ACTUALLY OF THE
DEINTENSIFICATION STRATEGIES,
MOST ENTHUSIASM HAS BEEN FOR
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES, MORE THAN
HOTELING AND THE OTHER
OPPORTUNITIES.
I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY THAT
HOSTILITY ON THIS POINT IS
INEVITABLE NECESSARILY.
ALTHOUGH, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE
OTHER CONCERNS THAT COUNCIL
MEMBERS GONZALEZ AND MORALES
RAISED ABOUT GENERAL
UNCERTAINTY AROUND JUMP START,
SURE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, JUST FROM MY
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND HSD, I DON'T KNOW
THAT THERE IS OVERHOSTILITY TO
THIS TYPE OF DEINTENSIFICATION
STRATEGY.
SO I WOULD JUST SAY I DON'T
KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE
INEVITABLE CONFLICT ON THAT
POINT.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU.
I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES
MADE A GOOD POINT THAT IN
REALITY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OR
ANY OF THE CITY DEPARTMENTS IF
THERE WAS NOT ACTUALLY A
MOVEMENT OF ORDINARY PEOPLE
PUSHING FOR RESULTS THAT HAVE
BEEN PROMISED COULD FAIL TO DO
ANY OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE
SAYING AS A COUNCIL.
SO I THINK GIVEN -- AND I'M
GOING TO REPEAT MYSELF HERE.
GIVEN THE PAST EXPERIENCE WITH
THE MAYOR HAVING SHOWN HER
INABILITY OR UNWILLINGNESS TO
ACTUALLY ALLOCATE THE FUNDS FOR
TINY HOUSE VILLAGE THAT'S THE
CITY COUNCIL HAS INTENDED FOR
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES, I THINK IT
IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE SPECIFIC
LANGUAGE ON THAT, WHETHER IT IS
THIS AMENDMENT OR AN AMENDMENT
FROM MY OFFICE THAT PASSES.
BUT THE INTENT OF EITHER
AMENDMENT IS THAT WE ACTUALLY
PUSH TOWARDS HOLDING THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE ACCOUNTABLE TO
FUNDING TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.
I THINK THAT IS THE MAIN
COMPONENT, ACTUALLY MAKING THAT
HAPPEN.
AND IF THE SPONSORS OF THIS
AMENDMENT DECIDE TO WITHDRAW --
I HAVE ALREADY DECLARED SUPPORT
FOR IT.
IF YOU MOVE IT FORWARD, I WILL
BE VOTING YES ON IT.
IF YOU DECIDE TO WITHDRAW T I
WANTED TO URGE YOU TO COSPONSOR
THE AMENDMENT FROM MY OFFICE SO
THAT TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE SURE
THAT THE INTENT OF ACTUALLY
PROVIDING THIS DIRECTION FOR
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES IS OBTAINED
THROUGH THE BUDGET DISCUSSION
AND THE BUDGET VOTE.
>> OKAY.
>> THAT IS ALL OF THE QUESTIONS
THAT I SAW.
AND IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
IT IS THE SPONSOR'S PURVIEW
WHAT YOU WANT TO DO THIS
MORNING.
>> I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO GO
AHEAD AND CALL THE QUESTION.
AND WE CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE
CONVERSATION AND MAKE SOME
CHANGES ON MONDAY IF THAT SEEMS
NECESSARY.
BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE
IMPORTANT FOR US TO GO AHEAD
AND TAKE A VOTE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR
DIRECTNESS THERE.
WE WILL CALL THE QUESTION THEN.
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES APPRECIATE
THE FEEDBACK.
AND, AGAIN, WE WILL HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE
CONVERSATIONS ON THIS ON
MONDAY.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS
KNOW THAT THIS CONVERSATION
SHOULD BE REFLECTIVE OF SUPPORT
FOR NONCONGREGATE SHELTERS
INCLUDING TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.
THE QUESTION IS ABOUT A
SPECIFIC DOLLAR SET ASIDE.
DURING THE TIME OF COVID, WE
NEED 24/7 SHELTER OPTIONS.
THAT IS NOT WHAT IS CURRENTLY
PROVIDED BY THE ADMINISTRATION.
IT IS NOT A HEALTHY PLACE TO BE
IN CONGREGATE SETTINGS.
WE KNOW WE HAVE ABOUT 500
PEOPLE CURRENTLY IN CONGREGATE
SHELTERS STILL.
AND TINY HOUSE VILLAGES ALONG
WITH INDIVIDUAL ROOMS AS WAS
IDENTIFIED IN THE LETTER WE
RECEIVED FROM COMMUNITY
PARTNERS ARE MUCH BETTER THAN
THE CURRENT SITUATION.
SO I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO
CONFLATE THIS CONVERSATION OR
DISCUSSION TO NOT BE SUPPORTIVE
OF TINY HOUSES WHEN I THINK ALL
OF OUR RECORDS STAND FIRM ABOUT
SUPPORTING TINY HOUSES IN THE
PAST.
WITH THAT, AS THE AMENDMENT
CURRENTLY STANDS, LED CALL THE
ROLL.
RECOGNIZING THERE COULD BE
POTENTIAL LANGUAGE EVEN FURTHER
AMENDED BY MONDAY IF IT GETS
ADAPTED.
MADAM CLERK.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> MORALES.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> NO.
>> SAWANT.
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS.
>> ABSTAIN.
>> GONZALEZ.
>> ABSTAIN.
>> HERBOLD.
>> AYE.
>> CHAIRMAN MOSQUEDA.
>> NO.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, TWO OPPOSED,
TWO ABSTAINED.
>> OKAY.
WONDERFUL.
SO THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTEDMENT
CONGRATULATION COUNCIL MEMBERS
MORALES AND LEWIS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON
THIS.
I BELIEVE THERE ARE FOLLOW-UP
QUESTIONS THAT PEOPLE MAY HAVE.
AS IT STANDS WE HAVE THIS
LANGUAGE ADOPTED IN THE COUNCIL
BILL CURRENTLY AMENDED.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK
AND THE STAKEHOLDERS WHO ARE
WRITTEN IN.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
LET'S MOVE ON TO AGENDA NUMBER
3.
AMENDMENT NUMBER 3.
>> THANK YOU.
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO DESCRIBE
THE AMENDMENT FIRST.
>> YEAH.
DESCRIBE IT FIRST AND THEN I'LL
CALL ON THE SPONSOR.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
AMENDMENT 3 TO COUNCIL BILL
119812 WOULD ADD $9 MILLION IN
SPENDING.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS.
$9MILLION IN SPENDING FROM THE
RESERVE FUNDS TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES IN 2020.
INCREASING THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF
SPENDING FROM 14.1 MILLION TO
23.1 MILLION.
THIS INCREASES IT TO $95
MILLION.
I'LL JUST NOTE HERE THAT IF
THIS AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED IN
AMENDMENT TO RESOLUTION 31917
IS ADOPTED, THIS TABLE
INCORRECTLY REFERS YOU TO
ATTACHMENT H. IT SHOULD BE
ATTACHMENT L. THE RENUMBERING
WAS HAPPENIG VERY RAPIDLY LAST
NIGHT.
THERE IS AN ASSOCIATED -- IF
THIS AMENDMENT PASSES, THERE
WILL BE ANOTHER AMENDMENT TO
THE RESOLUTION JUST TO REFLECT
THAT CHANGE.
>> WONDERFUL.
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS AS
SPONSOR OF NUMBER 3, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO MOVE IT.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO CONSIDER AND ADOPT AMENDMENT
3 AS PRESENTED ON THE AGENDA
AND DESCRIBED BY CENTRAL STAFF.
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS
AMENDMENT?
>> YES, THANK YOU CHAIR
MOSQUEDA.
SMALL BUSINESSES ARE THE FABRIC
OF OUR COMMUNITY.
IF THIS LEGISLATION IS ABOUT AN
ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE, THEN
WE SHOULD BE PROVIDING SUPPORT
TO AS MANY SMALL BUSINESSES AS
POSSIBLE.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ALLOCATE
$9 MILLION FOR BUSINESS RELIEF.
IT WOULD BRING THE TOTAL FOR
SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF TO 23.1
MILLION.
WITH THIS AMENDMENT WE CAN
PROVIDE SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF
$10,000 GRANTS TO AN ADDITIONAL
855 SMALL BUSINESSES FOR A
TOTAL OF NEARLY 2,200 SMALL
BUSINESSES.
IF THE AMENDMENT PASSES I WILL
BE BRINGING A RELATED AMENDMENT
TO THE SPEND PLAN RESOLUTION TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A
STABILIZATION FUND AS WE ARE
DOING FOR THE OTHER 2020
EXPENDITURES.
WE KNOW ROUGHLY 9,000 ELIGIBLE
SMALL BUSINESSES APPLIED FOR
THE FUNDING DURING THE INITIAL
ROUND.
UNFORTUNATELY OUR -- THIS BILL
AND OUR PREVIOUS WORK COULD
ONLY PROVIDE ENOUGH FUNDING FOR
ABOUT 1300 OF THEM.
I RECOGNIZE THAT EVEN THIS
AMOUNT OF MONEY IS NOT IN YOU
HAVE TO ADDRESS THIS FULL SCALE
OF THE CRIES I. IF WE CAN
SUPPORT AN ADDITIONAL 855 SMALL
BUSINESSES IN OUR COMMUNITY, WE
HAVE ABSOLUTELY SHOULD.
IF THIS AMENDMENT DOESN'T EL
PASO, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING
ANOTHER AMENDMENT THAT WOULD
RIGHT SIZE OUR INVESTMENTS THAT
SMALL BUSINESSES ARE 25% OF THE
OVERALL PACKAGE.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS.
NOT SEEING ANY HANDS, I'LL
OFFER THIS.
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, I AM
SUPPORTIVE OF THIS AMENDMENT OF
THE FUNDING NEEDS RELATED TO
COVID.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE
BEING RESPONSIVE TO THE URGENT
NEEDS.
I SUPPORT INCREASING THE POT OF
MONEY FOR SOME OF THESE SMALL
BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY GIVEN
THAT SO FEW OF THE APPLICANTS
FOR THE CITY SMALL BUSINESS
ASSISTANCE IN THE FIRST ROUND
WERE ACTUALLY FUNDED.
READING A STORY YESTERDAY ON
THE POTENTIAL 20% OF
RESTAURANTS AND SMALL BUSINESS
THAT'S ARE GOING TO BE OUT OF
BUSINESS SOON, I CAN SEE WHY
THIS AMENDMENT IS NEEDED.
WE WANT TO DO ALL THAT WE CAN
DO DURING THIS TIME OF COVID TO
RESPOND TO THIS CRISIS AND
PROVIDE RESPONSIBLE MEASURES TO
ENSURE THAT SMALL BUSINESSES
AND NONPROFITS, INCLUDE COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD, HAVE THE
SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED.
JUST WANT TO OFFER THAT NOTE OF
SUPPORT.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD, YOU'RE
OFF MUTE AND THEN COUNCIL
MEMBER GONZALEZ.
>> THANK YOU.
I AM OF COURSE SUPPORTIVE OF
EXPANDING THE RESOURCES
AVAILABLE TO SMALL BUSINESSES,
INCLUDING SMALL BUSINESS THAT'S
ARE NONPROFIT BUSINESSES.
BUT I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT
CONTINUING TO DIVE INTO OUR
CITY'S EMERGENCY FUND BALANCES.
WE ARE WITH OUR JUMP START
SPENDING PLAN ALREADY USING A
LOT OF THOSE DOLLARS.
WE HAVE HEARD FROM DIRECTOR --
BUDGET DIRECTOR BEN NOBLE ABOUT
THE NEED TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS
SOME OF THOSE DOLLARS IN 2021.
AND A NUMBER OF US ARE MEMBERS
OF THE LABOR RELATIONS POLICY
COMMITTEE.
AND WE ARE HEARING SOME DIRE
PREDICTIONS FOR 2021 AS IT
RELATES TO LAYOFFS, FURLOUGHS,
AND THE NEED TO EXPLORE OTHER
OPTIONS TO ADDRESS WHAT ARE
GOING TO BE REALLY INTENSE I
THINK COVID-19
2021 BUDGET IMPACTS.
AND SO I APPRECIATE THE SPONSOR
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS
REFERENCED A PLAN TO PAY THE
EMERGENCY FUND BALANCES BACK.
BUT WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING WHAT
THAT PLAN MIGHT BE, I CAN'T
SUPPORT THE FURTHER REDUCTION
OF THOSE FUND SOURCES PRIOR TO
2021.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
I IN ADDITION TO THE CONCERNS
EXPRESSED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD, I AM ALSO
UNFORTUNATELY NOT ABLE TO
SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT AT THIS
TIME.
I WAS REALLY GLAD TO WORK WITH
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS' OFFICE
TO LIFT THE ELIGIBLE CAP IN
AMENDMENT 1 WHICH WAS BUILT
INTO, YOU KNOW, THE BASE THERE.
AND IDEALLY RECOGNIZING THAT
THIS CAP ELIGIBLE CAP WILL
ALLOW THE ADDITIONAL
FLEXIBILITY TO CAPTURE MORE
SMALL BUSINESSES WITHOUT
OPENING UP ELIGIBLE TOO MUCH.
I THINK IN HIS EFFORT OVERALL
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE STAY
FOCUSED ON THE SMALL BUSINESSES
IN NEED OF HELP WITHOUT
UNINTENTIONALLY MAKING MOM AND
POP PLACES WHEN WE THINK OF
SMALL BUSINESSES COMPETE WITH
BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BACK
OFFICES THAT HANDLE PAYROLL AND
HAVE THE CAPACITY TO A PLY FOR
THE APPLY FOR THE GRANTS.
WE NEED A MIXED STRATEGY TO
HELP SMALL BUSINESSES, CASH
GRANTS AND ARE A START.
AND IT MAY BE A LIFELINE FOR
SOME OF THE SMALL BUSINESSES.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT
AGAIN IN ADDITION TO THE FISCAL
POLICY CONCERNS EXPRESSED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD, ANOTHER
ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT I HAVE
ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT
IS THAT THERE -- THERE ISN'T A
CLEAR SET OF LANGUAGE AROUND
RACIAL EQUITY AND HOW TO CENTER
EQUITY IN THE DISBURSEMENT OF
THE CASH ASSISTANCE.
AND I HAVE HEARD THAT THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
THERE IS CONCERN WHETHER THEY
CAN FULFILL THE SCALE OF WHAT
THEY'RE BEING PROPOSED TO DO
THROUGH THIS ADDITIONAL $9
MILLION.
SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR US TO RECOGNIZE
THAT THIS CASH ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM CAN BE SIMILAR OR
ANALOGOUS TO WHAT WE SUE IN THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S PPP
PROGRAM.
THAT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PPP
PROGRAM OFFERED US LESSONS IN
HOW IT IS IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE
AN EQUITY LENSES IN SMALL
BUSINESS SUPPORT.
YOU KNOW, BUSINESSES THAT HAD
RELATIONSHIPS TO BIG BANKS IN
THE FEDERAL PROGRAM DID VERY
WELL IN THE APPLICATION
PROCESS.
UNSURPRISINGLY WE SAW THERE WAS
A HUGE AMOUNT OF RACIAL
DISPARITIES IN WHO WAS ABLE TO
APPLY AND GET AWARDS AND NOT
AWARDED.
AND SO WE KNOW THROUGH THE
FEDERAL PROGRAM, AGAIN, WHICH I
SEE AS SORT OF AN ANALOGOUS
EFFORT, MINORITY AND WOMEN
OWNED BUSINESSES WERE SHUT OUT
OF THE FEDERAL PROGRAM.
I DON'T WANT SEATTLE TO HAVE A
SIMILAR STORY OR ANYTHING CLOSE
TO THAT.
SO I STILL HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS
ABOUT SORT OF WHAT WE'RE DOING
THROUGH THIS AMENDMENT.
SOME OF THE QUESTIONS IS WHAT
WILL BE THE FISCAL IMPACT OF
USING ADDITIONAL RESERVE FUNDS.
COUPS MEMBER HERBOLD HAS
HIGHLIGHTED TAKING FROM THE
RESERVE FUNDS AND IT COULD HAVE
DEVASTATING IMPACTS ON THE NEED
TO ACCESS THOSE DOLLARS TO
AVOID FURLOUGHS, FOR EXAMPLE.
WHAT IS THE CAPACITY OF THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TO ENSURE TIMELY DELIVERY OF
GRANTS.
WITH THE INITIAL ROUND OF SMALL
BUSINESS STABILIZATION GRANTS.
WHAT IS THE CAPACITY TO DO THIS
THROUGH A LENS THAT DOES NOT
LEAVE BUSINESSES WITH BARRIERS
LIKE LANGUAGE BEHIND.
AND LASTLY NOW HOWE CAN WE
ENSURE THAT WHAT HAPPENED WITH
THE FEDERAL PPP GRANTS DO NOT
HAPPEN IN OUR EFFORTS HERE IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
SO, AGAIN, I THINK THAT THE
FUNDING THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE
NOW FOR OED MY UNDERSTANDING IS
THAT THEY'RE READY TO SORT OF
ACCEPT HERD THE SHEPHERD THOSE
DOLLARS.
WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS
A MECHANISM FORGETTING THE
FUNDS TO WHERE THEY NEED TO GO.
BUT I ALSO THINK THAT IT IS
IMPORTANT TO ALLOW OED AN
OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE PROGRAM
RIGHT.
AND I THINK THE ORIGINAL SIZE
WILL STAND THE GREATEST CHANCE
OF ALLOWING OED SUCCESS IN
BEING ABLE TO THE PROGRAM
BEFORE WE SCALE UP TO THE LEVEL
THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED IF THIS
AMENDMENT WERE TO PASS.
SO BASED ON THAT, I'M LIKELY
NOT GOING TO SUPPORT THIS
AMENDMENT AT THIS JUNCTURE.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I DON'T
SUPPORT THE OVERALL EFFORT TO
CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THESE
ECONOMIC STIMULUS OPPORTUNITIES
FOR OUR SMALLEST BUSINESSES.
AND WE DID SO THROUGH SOME OF
THE WORK THAT WAS INCLUDED IN
AMENDMENT 1. NEW, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
>> OKAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS, DID YOU
HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
YOU HAD ALLUDED TO ANOTHER
AMENDMENT.
I WILL DEFER TO YOU TO SORT OF
WRAP UP THE COMMENTS ON THIS
CONVERSATION ON AMENDMENT 3.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
I DID HAVE ANOTHER AMENDMENT
THAT I COULD BRING FORWARD THAT
WOULD REQUIRE THE RULES TO BE
SUSPENDED BECAUSE OF NOT
DISTRIBUTED IT WHICH WOULD
DISBURSE THE $9 MILLION, 5.6
MILLION WOULD BE ALLOCATED TO
SMALL BUSINESSES AND AN EVEN
DISBURSEMENT TO ALL OTHER
SUPPORT TORE IMMIGRANT REFUGEE,
CHILD CARE SUPPORT, FOOD
SERVICES.
WHAT I'M HEARING IS THERE IS
MORE OF A CONCERN ABOUT RUNNING
DOWN ALL OF OUR EMERGENCY
FUNDING.
AND I THINK THAT COUNCIL
PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS ABOUT
MAKING SURE THAT THERE IS AN
EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF THESE
FUNDS IS VERY IMPORTANT.
AND SO IF THIS AMENDMENT DOES
NOT PASS, I WILL LIKELY BRING
FORWARD ANOTHER AMENDMENT ON
MONDAY THAT JUST BRINGS FORWARD
$5.6 MILLION INTO THE SMALL
BUSINESS STABILIZATION FUND TO
MAKE THAT 25% OF THE OVERALL
SPENDING AND BRING FORWARD AN
ADDITIONAL EQUITABLE
DISTRIBUTION LANGUAGE AS WELL.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS.
JUST TO CONFIRM, YOU WOULD LIKE
TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE VOTE
ON THIS AMENDMENT.
>> YES, PLEASE.
>> OKAY.
>> SEEING NO ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS.
OKAY.
PAUSING.
WONDERFUL.
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS.
>> NO.
>> MORALES.
>> NO.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> ABSTAIN.
>> SAWANT.
>> ABSTAIN.
>> STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> GONZALEZ.
>> NO.
>> HERBOLD.
>> NO.
>> CHAIRMAN MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> THREE IN FAVOR, THREE
OPPOSED -- FOUR OPPOSED AND TWO
ABSTAINED.
>> COULD YOU REPEAT THAT, MADAM
CLERK.
>> THREE IN FAVOR, FOUR
OPPOSED, TWO ABSTAINED.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MADAM
CLERK.
THE MOTION DOES NOT CARRY.
THE AMENDMENT IS NOT ADOPTED.
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS THANK
YOU FOR THE FEEDBACK.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WILL
POTENTIALLY BE CIRCULATING
SOMETHING PRIOR TO MONDAY.
POTENTIALLY.
AND WITH THAT WE WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING THAT FORWARD
AND TO OUR COLLEAGUES FOR THE
ROBUST DISCUSSION.
WE HAVE ONE MORE AMENDMENT IN
FRONT OF US.
AND I WILL TURN TO CENTRAL
STAFF TO WALK US THROUGH IT
THIS FINAL AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
AMENDMENT 4 SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS WOULD
ADD A NEW SECTION TO THE
RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE
COUNSEL'S INTENT TO CONSIDER
LEGISLATION THAT WOULD REDUCE
THE TAX OBLIGATIONS FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES.
THE INTENT IS TO CONSIDER THE
NEEDS OF SMALL BUSINESSES ALONG
WITH THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS AND
ANY REDUCTIONS THAT THE TAX
REVENUE MAY HAVE ON THE CITY'S
FUNDS.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS
THAT, IS AGAIN YOUR AMENDMENT.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO IT?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE IT FOR
OUR CONSIDERATION.
>> YES.
I MOVE TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT 4.
>> IS THERE A SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS AS
SPONSOR OF THIS AMENDMENT YOU
CAN RECOGNIZE THIS AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU.
IN LINE WITH MY PREVIOUS
AMENDMENT, I HAVE SPOKEN TO SO
MANY SMALL BUSINESSES ACROSS MY
COMMUNITY.
AND THERE HAVE BEEN A RANGE OF
ISSUES FROM RENTAL ASSISTANCE
TO STABILIZATION FUNDS TO
REQUESTING VNO RELIEF.
ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I
BROUGHT FROM THE STABILIZATION
FUND IS MOST BUSINESSES CAME
BACK TO ME STATING THAT HAVING
A POOL OF MONEY THAT THEY COULD
CHOOSE WHERE IT WAS USED WAS
MOST HELPFUL.
AND SO WITH REGARD TO SMALL --
HEARING FROM SMALL BUSINESSES
ABOUT THE VNO TAXES, I CONTINUE
TO HEAR THIS IS ONE OF THEIR
BIGGEST PROBLEMS ESPECIALLY
DURING THE CRISIS BECAUSE IT IS
LEVIED BASED ON GROSS REVENUE
RATHER THAN PROFIT.
WHILE BNO TAXES IS A SEPARATE
ISSUE, THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
CONSIDER ADDITIONAL SMALL
BUSINESS SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF
RELIEF FROM BNO TAXES FOR
CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESSES.
THIS DOES HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR
FUTURE CITY REVENUE WHICH IS
WHY FURTHER DISCUSSION AND
ANALYSIS IS NEEDED.
THIS IS SIMPLY STATING THAT WE
WOULD -- THAT COUNCIL INTENDS
TO CONSIDER ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
THROUGH BNO RELIEF.
THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF
REQUESTERS THAT NEED TO BE
ANSWERED IF WE GO DOWN THIS
PATH SUCH AS WHO WOULD RECEIVE
THE RELIEF AND HOW MUCH.
I BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT THAT
WE CONSIDER THESE QUESTIONS
DURING THE REBALANCING
DISCUSSIONS.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS.
I SAW COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS UP
NEXT.
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM
CHAIR.
I REAL LOO WANT TO THANK
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS FOR
COMING FORWARD WITH THIS.
I'M PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS
AMENDMENT.
I REALLY DO THINK THAT, YOU
KNOW, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR
REGRESSIVE TAX SYSTEM AND I
WOULD COUNT THE WAY THAT WE
ASSESS BNO TAX AS HAVING
REGRESSIVE IMPLICATIONS ON A
LOT OF SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE
CITY, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT
THAT WE TALK ABOUT RELIEF IN
SOME CASES IN ADDITION TO
SEEKING HIGHER TAXES ON PEOPLE
WHO CAN AFFORD TO PAY MORE,
LIKE OUR HIGHEST EARNING
CORPORATIONS OR WEALTHY
INDIVIDUALS.
WE NEED TO LOOK TO FIND WAYS TO
REDUCE REGRESSIVE TAXES.
WE AS A CITY DON'T HAVE A LOT
OF TOOLS, FOR EXAMPLE, TO GET
OUR SLEEVES ROLLED BACK AND
ROLL BACK SALES TAX OR REBATE
SALES TAX SINCE THE COLLECTION
OF CENTRALIZED WITH THE STATE.
BNO IS SOMETHING WHERE WE COULD
REALLY PROVIDE TARGETED RELIEF
AND GET AROUND THE PROHIBITION
ON GIFT OF PUBLIC FUNDS BECAUSE
WE ARE REBATING BACK TAXES
INSTEAD OF GIVING A -- YOU
KNOW, GIVING A GIFT OF PUBLIC
FUNDS, WE CAN REBATE TAXES AND
IT IS A WAY THAT WE CAN PROVIDE
DIRECTORY LEAVE.
CERTAINLY INTERESTED IN LOOKING
AT WAYS WE DO THIS WHERE WE CAN
BUILD AN EQUITY INTO WHO IS
RECEIVING THE RELIEF THAT WE
CAN MAKE SURE THAT IS TRULY
AFFECTING SMALL BUSINESSES AND
NOT BIG ONES.
THIS IS A WAY TO GET MONEY BACK
IN THE HANDS OF SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS THAT WE KNOW IS
SUFFERING THROUGHOUT THE CITY
RIGHT NOW THROUGHOUT THIS
CRISIS.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO WORK ON THIS AND
TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
I AM GOING TO SUPPORT THIS
PARTICULAR AMENDMENT.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS FOR BRINGING IT
FORWARD.
I THINK THE AMENDMENT
RECOGNIZES THE NEED FOR
FLEXIBILITY AND LOOKS AT SOME
LEVEL OF RELIEF IN THE BUSINESS
AND OCCUPATION TAX AREA FOR
SMALL BUSINESSES.
OF COURSE THERE ARE A LOT OF
REMAINING QUESTIONS.
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS
RECOGNIZED WHAT THOSE WOULD BE.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, WHAT THE
REDUCTION -- ANY POTENTIAL
REDUCTION IN TAXES AS OPPOSED
TO COMPLETE ABATEMENT OF TAX
LIABILITY.
BUT WHAT A REDUCTION OF TAX
OBLIGATION WOULD BE ON THE
OVERALL REVENUE PICTURE FOR THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
OBVIOUSLY THAT IS AN IMPORTANT
THRESHOLD QUESTION AS WE HEAD
INTO ONGOING BUDGET DEFICITS AS
A RESULT OF THE ECONOMIC CRISIS
CAUSED BY THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC.
SO WE HAVE TO BE VERY
THOUGHTFUL AND CAREFUL ABOUT
MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE A GOOD
IMPACT WILL BE. OF WHAT THE
THE OTHER THING THAT WE HAVE
HEARD THAT I WOULD BE
INTERESTED IN PURSUING IS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT NOT
NECESSARILY REDUCTION ONLY
STRATEGIES IN THIS SPACE BUT
WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE TO HAVE
DEFERRED PAYMENT OF BNO TAX
LIABILITY.
WE'VE HEARD DIRECTLY FROM SOME
SMALL BIDS THAT MOVING DUE
DATES FURTHER OUT AS WAS
RECENTLY DONE ON THE PAYMENT OF
BNO WAS HELPFUL AND HELPED
BUSINESSES BOTH FULFILL THEIR
BUSINESS AND OCCUPATION TAX
LIABILITY WHILE ALSO ADAPTING
THEIR BUSINESS MODEL TO
CONTINUE TO HAVE INCOME REVENUE
COMING IN THE DOOR TO STAY --
TO STAY OPEN.
SO I THINK THERE'S AN
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SOME SORT
OF MIXTURE OF RELIEF HERE THAT
COULD BE REDUCTION IN SOME
INSTANCES.
BUT IN OTHER INSTANCES COULD
JUST BE DEFERRAL OF THE TAX
LIABILITY WITHOUT IMPACT TO THE
FULL AMOUNT OF TAX LIABILITY.
SO I JUST WANT TO SIGNAL MY
SUPPORT OF THIS OVERALL CONCEPT
BUT MY ONGOING INTEREST IN
INTENT IN PURSUING SOME OTHER
POSSIBILITIES THROUGH THE
INTENT LANGUAGE THAT IS
INCLUDED IN AMENDMENT 4. AND
WANT TO CONFIRM WITH ALLIE
AFTER SAYING ALL OF THAT THAT
THE LANGUAGEIN AMENDMENT 4 IS
BROAD ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE KIND
OF SCOPE OF WORK THAT I'VE
DESCRIBED TO ACTUALLY OCCUR.
AND IF IT IS NOT BROAD ENOUGH,
TO ALLOW FOR THAT WORK TO
OCCUR, WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE
OFFLINE CONVERSATIONS WITH
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS ABOUT
POTENTIAL FRIENDLY AMENDMENT
FOR US TO CONSIDER ON MONDAY.
>> WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU.
I SAW COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT.
>> CAN I GET AN STORE THAT
QUESTION.
>> I'M SO SORRY COUNCIL MEMBER
PRESIDENT.
DOES THE CENTRAL STAFF HAVE AN
ANSWER TO THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
YES, I THINK IT IS BROAD
ENOUGH.
AND I IMAGINE THAT THIS IS
LIKELY WORK THAT YOUR CENTRAL
STAFF WILL BE WORKING ON.
THIS WOULDN'T LIMIT YOU TO
EXPLORE IN ONE SPECIFIC
STRATEGY OF HOW WE SORT OF
REDUCE THE TAX OBLIGATION, THE
BURDEN, THAT SORT OF THING.
I DON'T THINK IT IS NECESSARY
IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE IT WOULD
BE YOUR OWN STAFF LIKELY
WORKING ON THIS.
SO I HAVE NOTED IT DOWN.
AND I'M HAPPY TO TALK MORE
ABOUT CHANGING THE LANGUAGE.
BUT I THINK IT ADDRESSES -- IT
CAN ADDRESS A VARIETY OF
OPTIONS.
WE WILL ALWAYS COME WITH
DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU COULD
TRY TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS WHEN
WE'RE TRYING TO HELP YOU
ADDRESS A CERTAIN CONCERN OR
POLICY GOAL.
>> THANK YOU, ALLIE.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT, GO
AHEAD.
>> I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY TO
THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND
THE MOVEMENT THAT MIGHT BE
WATCHING THAT MY OFFICE WILL BE
SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT
BECAUSE ITS INTENT IS TO -- IT
IS STATING COUNSEL'S INTENT TO
LOWER BNO TAXES FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES IN THE FUTURE.
I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT THAT IS
WHY WE ARE SUPPORTING THIS,
BECAUSE WE DON'T SUPPORT
LOWERING TAXES OF ANY KIND,
INCLUDING THE TACKS ON BIG
BUSINESSES IN WHICH CASE IF WE
HAD TAXES ONLY ON BIG
BUSINESSES THEY WOULD BE
OVERWHELMINGLY PROGRESSIVE.
THIS IS MAKING IT CLEAR THAT IT
IS REDUCING THE TAX BURDENS ON
SMALL BUSINESSES.
I WILL BE VOTING YES.
>> WONDERFUL.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU.
I'LL BE BRIEF.
I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY
SUPPORT FOR THIS AND THANK
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS FOR
RAISING THE ISSUE.
I KNOW THIS IS A LONG STANDING
COUNCIL MEMO BRIAN WAS LOOKING
AT HOW TO ADJUST THIS BNO TAX A
COUPLE YEARS AGO.
MY OFFICE STARTED ASKING
QUESTIONS OF CENTRAL STAFF IN
JANUARY.
SO I'M EAGER TO SUPPORT THIS
AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH YOU ON WHATEVER ENDS UP
MOVING FORWARD HERE.
THANK YOU.
>> WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU.
I AM NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS.
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS AS THE
PRIME SPONSOR, DID YOU HAVE ANY
CLOSING COMMENTS?
>> NO.
JUST THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION.
WE DO KNOW THAT THE SMALLEST
BUSINESSES HERE IN OUR CITY
WILL -- MAY AND WILL NEED BNO
RELIEF.
AND WE NEED TO TAKE THIS INTO
CONSIDERATION AS WE MOVE
FORWARD.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU ALL.
I WILL ALSO BE SUPPORTING THIS
AMENDMENT TODAY.
LET'S ALSO REMEMBER THERE WAS A
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
THAT WAS SUBMITTED LAST YEAR.
IT IS DUE BACK IN SEPTEMBER TO
EXPLORE CHANGES TO THE BNO TAX
STRUCTURE.
I THINK THAT WILL BE A NICE
COMPLIMENT TO THIS.
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING BUT
ALL AND THE SPONSOR OF THIS
AMENDMENT TO IMPLEMENT THE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO FRANKLY
CREATE A MORE PROGRESSIVE TAX
STRUCTURE.
AS COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT
MENTIONED THIS IS ANOTHER
STRATEGY TO PRODUCE A MORE
PROGRESSIVE STRUCTURE.
HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS.
MADAM CLERK WILL YOU CALL THE
ROLL ON AMENDMENT 4.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> MORALES.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT.
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD.
>> AYE.
>> CHAIRMAN MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> WONDERFUL.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
AMENDMENTS TO THE COUNCIL BILL
IN FRONT OF US.
I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL COLLEAGUES.
WE NOW HAVE COUNCIL BILL IN
FRONT OF US THAT HAS BEEN
AMENDED.
I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN THE FLOOR
TO ANY FINAL COMMENTS
RECOGNIZING WE STILL HAVE
ANOTHER BILL TO VOTE ON.
AND WE -- I WILL ALSO NOTE FOR
FOLKS, WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE AT
LEAST A HALF HOUR BREAK BEFORE
THE 2:00 P.M.
MEETING.
IF THERE ARE FINAL COMMENTS, GO
AHEAD ON COUNCIL BILLOW OWE ON
THE COUNCIL BILL IN FRONT OF
US.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
OKAY.
I WILL MAKE SOME.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR
ALL OF THEIR WORK, ESPECIALLY
CENTRAL STAFF, THE FOLKS IN MY
OFFICE, ERIN, FOR THEIR WORK ON
THIS COVID EMERGENCY RELIEF.
A LOT OF OUTREACH HAS HAPPENED
NOT JUST WITH SMALL BUSINESSES
BUT THIS ALSO INCLUDES OUTREACH
TO WORKERS.
IMMIGRANTS REFUGEE
ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS.
FOLKS WORKING TO PROVIDE CHILD
CARE IN THE CITY.
A HUGE SHOUTOUT TO I295 THAT
WORKED O OON LANGUAGE THAT
CHILD CARE PROVIDERS COULD BE
SUPPORTED IN THE RELIEF SO
PEOPLE COULD HAVE ADEQUATE AND
ACCESSIBLE CHILD CARE FOR THEIR
KIDS AS MORE PEOPLE ARE BEING
ASKED TO GO BACK TO WORK OR
BEING FORCED TO GO BACK TO WORK
BECAUSE UNEMPLOYMENT IS RUNNING
OUT OR THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO ACCESS CENTRAL SUPPORT.
THIS IS GOING TO PROVIDE
TREMENDOUS RELIEF TO THE
COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
AND I THINK WE'VE CAREFULLY
TARGETED THE FOLK WHO WE ARE
HOPING TO UPLIFT IN THIS MOMENT
OF CRISIS WITH ADDITIONAL
RELIEF AND TO REALLY RESPOND
WITH THE URGENCY THAT THIS
COVID CRISIS NEEDS.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR
YOUR WORK ON THIS.
WE WILL HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES
FOR ADDITIONAL COVERINGS AND A
VOTE ON THE FINAL BILL ON
MONDAY.
NOT SEEING ADDITIONAL COMMENTS,
SO MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU CALL
THE ROLL ON THE BILL AS
AMENDED.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> MORALES.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT.
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD.
>> AYE.
>> CHAIRMAN MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU ALL.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF
THE BILL AS AMENDED.
THIS WILL BE SENT TO THE JULY
20th SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL FULL
COUNCIL MEETING FOR FINAL
CONSIDERATION.
OKAY.
MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 2. I
WILL ALSO ASK MADAM CLERK TO
READ INTO THE RECORD ITEM
NUMBER 2 AND THEN I WILL HAVE
COMMENTS.
MADAM CLERK.
READ THE TITLE OF ITEM 2 INTO
THE RECORD.
>> RESOLUTION 31957
ESTABLISHING SPENDING DETAILS
BY YEAR AND PROGRAM AREA FOR
THE SPENDING PLAN ADOPTED BY
THE ORDINANCE INTRODUCED AS
COUNCIL BILL 119811 THAT
ESTABLISHED THE AUTHORIZED USE
OF THE PROCEEDS GENERATED FROM
THE PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX
AUTHORIZED BY THE ORDINANCE
INTRODUCED AS COUNCIL BILL
119810.
BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'M GOING TO ASK CENTRAL STAFF
IF YOU COULD CLOSE YOUR SHARED
SCREEN AND OPEN IT AGAIN.
THERE ARE BLACK BOXES ON MY
END.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS
APPEARING CORRECTLY FOR THE
VIEWING AUDIENCE.
AS WE ARE RELOADING THAT SCREEN
FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC, I WILL
NOTE THAT WE ARE GOING TO
ADJOURN IF ABOUT 45 MINUTES.
IF WE ARE NOT DONE WITH ITEM
NUMBER 2, WE WILL HOLD THIS
ITEM OVER INTO THE AFTERNOON
SESSION.
THIS AFTERNOON WE DO HAVE
PRESENTATIONS FROM CENTRAL
STAFF AND FROM A COMMUNITY
PANEL.
SO WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO
GET THROUGH THE IDENTIFICATION
THAT WILL STILL HAPPEN THIS
AFTERNOON.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
FLEXIBILITY.
AND FOR YOUR GENEROUS TIMES ON
WEDNESDAYS AND MONDAYS.
WE KNOW THEY'RE LONG DAYS.
SO THANK YOU.
I KNOW COUNCIL PRESIDENT FEELS
THE LONG DAYS ON MONDAYS AS
WELL.
WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR WORK
THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY.
THAT WILL GIVE US HALF AN HOUR
BREAK.
JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE HAD THAT INFORMATION
AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC.
>> ESTABLISHED THE BROAD
SPENDING CATEGORIES FOR THE
PROCEEDS FROM THAT TAX.
THE COUNSEL'S INTENT TO ADOPT A
RESOLUTION OUTLINING THESE
SPENDING.
THE RESOLUTION IS INTRODUCED
WAS DEVELOPED USING THE DETAILS
THAT WERE ORIGINALLY INCLUDED
IN THAT SPENDING PLAN ORDINANCE
ON JUNE 22 THAT PROPOSED
INVESTMENTS IN HOUSING,
ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AND THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE AND ADDITIONAL
DETAILS.
THESE DETAILS ARE DESCRIBED ON
PAGE 3 AND 4 OF THE STAFF MEMO
AND I WILL BRIEFLY DESCRIBE
THEM HERE.
IN THE HOUSING AND SERVICES
úCATEGORY, CHANGES INCLUDED
ADDING SPECIFIC GREEN BUILDING
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROPOSED
INVESTMENTS IN AND ALLOCATING
10% OF THE FUNDS IN THAT
CATEGORY FOR A COMMUNITY
ACQUISITION DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRAM SUPPORT FUND TO FURTHER
FAIR HOUSING AND ADDRESS PAST
DISCRIMINATORY POLICIES AND
PRACTICES.
IT SPECIFIES THAT INVESTMENTS
IN BUSINESSES, WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS
DISTRICTS WILL PROVIDE --
TRANSITIONING TO A NEW
PROFESSION.
AND IT INCLUDES A CHANGE THAT
WAS -- EXCUSE ME.
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN TO INCLUDE NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS AND THEN LANGUAGE
TO PRIORITIZE THE INVESTMENTS
IN BUSINESSES FOR MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES.
AND TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC
DISPLACEMENT.
IN ADDITION, THE RESOLUTION AS
INTRODUCED AS A SPECIFIC
ALLOCATION OF THE FUNDS TO
IMPLEMENT THE STRATEGIES CALLED
FOR IN THE GREEN NEW DEAL
RESOLUTION.
AND THEN WITH THAT, I WILL TURN
IT BACK TO THE CHAIR.
>> OKAY.
FIRST I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
TO ALL OF OUR COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES.
YOU'VE HAD A TREMENDOUS IMPACT
ON THE LANGUAGE THAT WAS
INTRODUCED HERE IN THIS
RESOLUTION.
THE BILL IS ORIGINALLY
INTRODUCED.
IT WAS CONVERTED TO A HIGH
LEVEL SPEND PLAN THAT
CORRESPONDED WITH THE REVENUE
PROPOSAL THAT WE PASSED.
BASED ON THAT BASE PROPOSED
BILL, WE ARE REINTRODUCING THIS
RESOLUTION WITH TREMENDOUS
FEEDBACK FROM OWL OF OUR
COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE.
I WANT TO SPEND A QUICK SECOND
TO SEE IF ANYONE WANTS TO
HIGHLIGHT THE INCREDIBLE
AMENDMENTS IN THIS BILL.
SOMETIMES WE DON'T GET A CHANCE
TO UNDERSCORE THE IMPORTANT AND
INCREDIBLE WORK THAT HAS GONE
INTO THE BASE BILL.
SO IS THERE ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO SOME OF
THE AMENDMENT LANGUAGE THAT
THEY HAVE INCLUDED IN THIS
RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF US?
I'M SORRY I'M USING THE TERMS
BILL AND RESOLUTION
INTERCHANGELY.
THIS IS A RESOLUTION JUST SO
FOLKS IN THE VIEWING AUDIENCE
KNOW.
>> I'LL JUST SAY I'VE BEEN
DOING A WORK ON THE EQUITABLE
INITIATIVE AND I WILL TALK
ABOUT THAT LATER.
>> OKAY.
EXCELLENT.
ANY MORE COMMENTS ON THE
UNDERLYING BILL THAT YOU WANT
TO HIGHLIGHT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> ARE WE JUST TALKING RIGHT
NOW ABOUT THE COMMENTS --
>> THE RESOLUTION AS
INTRODUCED.
BEFORE WE GET INTO COMMENTS SO
FOLKS KNOW ALL OF THE WORK THAT
YOU ALL DID TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE RESOLUTION
TEXT BEFORE WE GET INTO THE
DISCUSSION ABOUT AMENDMENTS.
IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT FOR THE
VIEWING PUBLIC, FEEL FREE.
>> IT IS A QUESTION ABOUT THE
SUBSTITUTE AS OPPOSED TO WHAT
YOU WERE INVITING FOR PEOPLE
WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE
SUBSTITUTE.
>> YOU CAN ASK A QUESTION AS
WELL.
PLEASE FEEL FREE.
>> JUST TRYING TO FOLLOW YOUR
DIRECTIONS.
SO I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE
FUNDING INCLUDED FOR THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING DOESN'T CURRENTLY HAVE
FUNDING FOR FUNDING SUPPORT AND
CAPACITY FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO
PIVOT PROGRAMMING TO
ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT.
BUT WE'VE HEARD FROM PUGET
SOUND SAGE ADVOCATING FOR THESE
DOLLARS TO BE ALLOCATED TO EDI
FOR THAT SAME PURPOSE INSTEAD.
AND I RECOGNIZE THAT THE EDI
PROGRAM HASN'T TRADITIONALLY
FOCUSED ON THE HOUSING ELEMENT
OF A PROJECT THAT MIGHT INCLUDE
HOUSING.
BUT IN MY EXPERIENCE WORKING ON
PROJECTS THAT -- THAT
ANTICIPATE BOTH OH FUNDING AS
WELL AS EDI FUNDING, PART OF
THE PROBLEM I THINK
HISTORICALLY FOR
GETTING THE OH FUNDING IS THAT
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING SOMETIMES
HAS A DIFFERENT VISION FOR HOW
TO PRIORITIZE THEIR HOUSING
DOLLARS.
I THINK IT IS A TOTALLY
APPROPRIATE APPROACH THAT IS
OFTEN FOCUSED ON TRYING TO
MAXIMIZE HOUSING ACQUISITION
AND DEVELOPMENT.
WHEREAS THE EDI HAS BEEN
FOCUSED HISTORICALLY ON
ADDRESSING THE NEEDS ASSOCIATED
WITH ADDRESSING -- ADDRESSING
DISPLACEMENT.
SOMETIMES THAT INVOLVES
PROJECTS THAT INCLUDE HOUSING
BUT MAYBE NOT THE SAME LARGE
NUMBER OF UNITS OF HOUSING.
AND SO I JUST HAVE CONCERNS
ABOUT -- ABOUT PUTTING THESE
DOLLARS IN OH RATHER THAN
PUTTING THEM IN THE EDI
SPECIFICALLY FOR HOUSING WITHIN
EDI.
>> I'M GOING TO LET YOU TAKE
THAT QUESTION AND ALLIE AS WE
DO SO, THE BLACK BOX IS UP
AGAIN ON THE SCREEN.
IF YOU COULD RELOAD, THAT WOULD
BE GREAT.
TRACY, GO AHEAD.
>> SO THIS POTENTIAL FUNDING
FOR -- I THINK WE CALL IT
PROGRAM SUPPORT.
THE VISION HERE WOULD BE THAT
AS SOME OF THOSE FUNDS FROM THE
COMMUNITY FUND ARE ALLOCATED TO
SPECIFIC PROJECTS, THAT OH
WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE AN
ALLOCATION TO THE SPECIFIC
SPONSORS OF THAT HOUSING TO
SHORE UP TO BE BEEF UP THEIR
CAPACITY TO ACTUALLY GET THAT
PROJECT TO THE FINISH LINE.
AND YOU ARE CORRECT IN THAT OH
HAS NOT REALLY HAD THOSE
RESOURCES BEFORE.
WE ACTUALLY USED TO -- YEARS
AGO WE USED TO HAVE AN
ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT FUNDING
THAT WE PROVIDED TO ACTUALLY
MANY NONPROFIT HOUSING
PROVIDERS.
WE WOULD GIVE IT TO THE
PROVIDERS AS THEY WERE BUILDING
UP THE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY.
THAT MONEY WENT AWAY LONG AGO.
IT HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR IN
PARTICULAR SOME OF THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT GROUPS COMING IN,
COMMUNITY BASED ONES THAT SOME
OF THE SUPPORT, THAT KIND OF
FUNDING FOR THE SUPPORT IS
REALLY NECESSARY.
>> IT IS A POLICY CHOICE AS YOU
HAVE MENTIONED BUT IN THE YEARS
THAT THE EDI HAS BEEN A
GRANTMAKING PROGRAM, FOCUSED ON
THE NON-HOUSING COMPONENTS, THE
FUNDING SO MUCH FOR THE ACUTE
IS IN THIS RESOLUTION SAYS THAT
THEY CAN BE BOTH FOR THE
HOUSING AND NON-HOUSING
COMPONENT.
YOU KNOW, THIS PARTICULAR FUND
IS SIMILAR TO BUT IT IS FOCUSED
ON HOUSING INVESTMENT MUST
SPECIFICALLY.
I WOULD JUST NOTE THAT THERE IS
AN AMENDMENT, AMENDMENT TWO TO
THE RESOLUTION THAT TRIES TO
TIE IT MORE TIGHTLY SO THERE IS
COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION
WITH THE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE TEAM IN THE US OF OF
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS WORKING
WITH THE ADVISORY, THE EDI
ADVISORY BOARD TO INFORM THOSE
INVESTMENT AREAS OR INVESTMENT
DECISIONS, EXCUSE ME.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO THAT DISCUSSION AS
WELL.
WILL BE HAPPY TO HIGHLIGHT SOME
OF THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE
HAD WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE
THESE TO ASK FOR ADDITIONAL EDI
PARTICIPATION IN THE FUNDING
PROCESS AND SELECTION PROCESS.
THAT IS A GREAT PREVIEW OF THE
PROCESS TO COME.
OKAY, NOT SEEING ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS.
WANT TO THANK FOLKS FOR ALL OF
THEIR INPUT ON THIS DRAFT
RESOLUTION THAT WE HAVE IN
FRONT OF US.
AND I'M GOING TO ASK CENTRAL
STAFF TO GO ONE BY ONE THROUGH
THE AMENDMENTS.
SO WITH THAT, IF YOU COULD
PLEASE PRESENT THEM ON
AMENDMENT ONE AND THEN
EXPLAINED BY INTRODUCING THEM
AND THEN I WILL EXPLAIN, TOO.
>> THANK YOU.
AMENDMENT ONE.
SPONSORED BY CHAIR MOSQUITO
WOULD ADD A RECITAL FOR THE
CITY'S COMMITMENT TO ADVOCATING
WORK WITH OTHER PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE HOUSING FUNDERS TO
MODIFY THE POLICIES TO SUPPORT
THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING WITH
ADVANCED SCREENING AND
STANDARDS.
THIS RECOGNIZES THE
REQUIREMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS
RESOLUTION THAT ANY NEW HOUSING
IS MEETING THOSE LABOR
STANDARDS AND HAS ENHANCED
GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS.
BUT IF THAT INCREASES THE COST
OF DEVELOPMENT, IT MAY BE
DIFFICULT FOR THOSE PROJECTS TO
COMPETE FOR FUNDING THAT COULD
HELP LEVERAGE THE CITY'S
INVESTMENTS.
THIS IS A COMMITMENT THAT THE
CITY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH
THOSE FUNDERS TO ENSURE THAT
THESE PROJECTS WILL BE
COMMITTED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ALLIE.
I MOVED TO AMEND RESOLUTION
31957 AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT
ONE ON THE AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> AYE.
>> THANK YOU.
IT HAS MOVED AND SECONDED TO
ADOPT AMENDMENT ONE FOR
CONSIDERATION AS PRESENTED ON
THE AGENDA, CENTRAL STAFF.
LET ME JUST GIVE YOU A LITTLE
BIT OF BACKGROUND HERE.
I KNOW THIS IS JUST THE
BEGINNING AND WE ARE STILL IN
THE WHERE, SECTIONS.
I WANT TO THANK THE FOLKS FROM
LABOR, FROM HOUSING AND FROM
THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
GROUPS.
YOU ALL REACHED OUT.
WE KNOW THE SINGLE MOST
IMPORTANT THING THAT WE CAN DO
TO COMBAT THESE CHANGES TO
INVEST IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND TRANSIT JOBS AND SERVICES,
BECAUSE AS MORE PEOPLE GET
DISPLACED FROM THE CITY, ONE OF
THE BIGGEST ACTUALLY -- THE
BIGGEST EMITTERS OF CARBON
EMISSION IS COMMUTING INTO THE
CITY.
WE ARE CREATING SITUATIONS
WHERE PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO
COMMUTE HOURS IN AND WE ARE THE
THIRD LARGEST CITY IN THE
NATION TO HAVE A BIG METER
STATUS.
MEANING THAT MORE AND MORE
WORKERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
ARE GETTING PUSHED FURTHER AND
FURTHER OUT OF THE CITY.
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED THAT THIS
PROPOSAL AND THE UNDERLYING
BILL AND THE RESOLUTIONS THAT
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT -- SORRY,
THE LANGUAGE WERE TALKING ABOUT
TODAY -- EMPHASIZED FUNDING FOR
RETROFITTING UPDATING GREEN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND WORKING
WITH HIM AT ACTIVISTS, LABOR
ACTIVISTS, WE HAVE NOW INCLUDED
LANGUAGE IN HERE THEY CAN BE
REALLY DIRECTED AT TRYING TO
BUILD ADDITIONAL AFFORDABLE
HOUSING WITH GREEN STANDARDS,
USING STRONG LABOR STANDARDS
AND MOVING INTO US A NEW FOSSIL
FREE WORLD.
WE KNOW THAT WE INCLUDE A LABOR
STANDINGS TOGETHER, THE RETURN
ON INVESTMENT IS MUCH HIGHER IN
TERMS OF ECONOMIC RESILIENCE
FOR WORKERS.
THIS IS A BENEFIT THAT
SOMETIMES COMES WITH ADDED COST
TO BUILDING THE ACTUAL HOUSING
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE ABLE TO ACCESS AND
LEVERAGE ALL FUNDING OPTIONS TO
BUILD PROJECTS TO THE GREEN
STANDARD NEEDS AND THEN AS WE
BUID THE ADDITIONAL COST, THAT
IT IS NOT SORT OF USED AS A
PENALTY AGAINST OUTSIDE
DEVELOPERS FOR WHAT THEY'RE
DOING TO INCLUDE LABOR
STANDARDS AND REBUILDING
STANDARDS.
SO THIS AMENDMENT ACKNOWLEDGES
THAT THE CITY HAS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERS TO
ALIGN HOUSING FUNDING
PRIORITIES TO SUPPORT THESE
BENEFITS TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE
PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE HAD
WORKING WITH THE BUILDING
DEVELOPERS AND SOME NONPROFIT
BUILDING DEVELOPERS.
LABOR ADVOCATES AND ENVIRONMENT
OF JUSTICE ADVOCATES AS WE
DRIVE TO THE CEMETERY AS WELL.
LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR SUPPORT
SO WE CAN CREATE MORE HIGH-
PERFORMING BUILDINGS THAT ARE
ABLE TO COMPETE FOR FINANCING
AND MEET OUR HOUSING AND GREEN
STANDARDS.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
OKAY.
HEARING ON, WILL YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE ON AMENDMENT
NUMBER ONE?
>> FLORIS?
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS?.
>> AYE.
>> MORALES?
>> AYE.
>> PETERSON?
>> AYE.
>> SO ONE?
>> AYE.
>> STRUS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES?
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLT?
>> AYE.
>> NONE OTHER POST.
>> THANK YOU, COUNSEL, THE
AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
COULD WE PLEASE HAVE CENTRAL
SAC WALK US THROUGH THE NEXT
AMENDMENT, NUMBER TWO?
>> THANK YOU.
MM AND TWO, SPONSORED BY CHAIR
MOSQUITO.
EXCUSE ME, I SCROLLED DOWN TOO
FAR IN MY OWN NOTES.
IT WOULD ADD LANGUAGE -- THE
MOMENT I JUST DESCRIBED
PREVIOUSLY THAT WOULD ADD
LANGUAGE RELATED TO THE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE ROLE IN
THE COMMUNITY FUND THAT WOULD
FALL UNDER THE HOUSING AND
SERVICES FUNDING CATEGORY TO
STATE THE EXPECTATIONS THAT THE
OFFICE WILL WORK WITH THE
MOMENT STAFF TEAM AND WORK WITH
THE ECONOMIC ADMINISTERED OF
DEVELOPMENT TEAM REGARDING
THOSE FUNDS.
AND WITHIN THE CATEGORY, IT
WOULD ADD FUNDS FOR
PRIORITIZING PROJECTS THAT ARE
SPONSORED BY ORGANIZATIONS WITH
DIVERSE AMENITY REPRESENTATION.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU, VERY MUCH.
AS A SPONSOR OF AMENDMENT TWO,
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO AMEND
RESOLUTION 31957 AS PRESENTED
ON A MOMENT TWO ON THE AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ADOPT A MOMENT TWO
AS ADOPTED ON THE AGENDA
DESCRIBE ESSENTIAL STAFF.
COUNCILMEMBER, A FEW THOUGHTS
ON THIS.
THESE MOMENTS HERE ARE REALLY
INTENDED TO STRENGTHEN
PARTICIPATION OF BLACK,
INDIGENOUS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR
AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS NICK WILL
DEVELOP AND PROCESS BY
EMBEDDING THE EDI ADVISORY
BOARD IN THE PROJECT SELECTION
PROCESS.
THIS ENSURES THAT PROJECTS WHO
APPLY FOR FUNDING ARE ALSO
WALKING THE WALK WITH DIVERSE
BOARDMEMBER REPRESENTATION IN
THE COMMUNITIES ON THEIR
BOARDS.
WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE
WORK ON THE SENTIMENT WITH US
AND FOR DRAWING OUR ATTENTION
TO THE DETAILS TO HELP US
STRENGTHEN THE AMENDMENTS AND
THE ELEMENTS OF THIS PLAN AND
THIS AMENDMENT SPECIFICALLY
BEING ONE OF THOSE EFFORTS.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON
THIS?
COUNCILMAN MORALES?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE FOLKS
THAT WE HAVE BEEN IN A LOT OF
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE LAST
COUPLE DAYS ABOUT.
THIS IS ONE IN PARTICULAR ABOUT
AND I DO THINK IT IS IMPORTANT
TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS
AMENDMENT MAKES IT VERY CLEAR
THAT THE INTENTION IS FOR SOME
OF THESE FUNDS TO BE USED IN
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN OH AND EDI
TEAMS AT THE OFFICE OF PLANNING
COMMUNITY.
AND THAT WE EXPECT -- I'M SORRY
-- THE EDI ADVISORY BOARD PLAY
AN IMPORTANT PART IN THIS
CONVERSATION AND THAT THE
DECISION-MAKING ABOUT HOW THIS
PROJECT IS GOING TO BE MOVE,
HOW THE FUNDING FOR THESE
PROJECTS GET ALLOCATED.
THE ADVISORY BOARD ITSELF IS IN
AN INTERIM STAGE RIGHT NOW.
SO WE ARE EXPECTING THAT WE
WILL BE ABLE TO SEAT A
PERMANENT ADVISORY BOARD SOON.
THAT WAY, WE CAN MAKE SURE --
ESPECIALLY AS THIS BILL PASSES
AND GETS IMPLEMENTED AND WE
HAVE ESPECIALLY MORE MONEY
AVAILABLE FOR EDI, THAT THE
ADVISORY BOARD IS ALWAYS HAVING
AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE WORKING
TOGETHER SO THAT AS WE START
MAKING THOSE DECISIONS, THERE
IS THAT FAMILIARITY PROCESS
THAT IS KIND OF HAPPENING.
SO I WANT TO THANK THE CHAIR
FOR INCLUDING THIS
CLARIFICATION IN THE BILL AND
WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU
SUBMITTING IT.
> THANK YOU.
AS A HUGE COMPONENT OF EDI, I
KNOW WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT
THE LETTER TODAY AS WELL -- I
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND I
JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS ALSO
YOUR QUESTION EARLIER AND FOR
THE VIEWING PUBLIC, AMENDMENT
TWO RELATES TO THE ISSUE YOU
WERE RAISING EARLIER AND IS
ALSO SUPPORTED IN THIS.
SO THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING
THAT.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
SEEING AND HEARING ON, I WILL
GO AHEAD AND ASK REALLY
QUICKLY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
>> FLORIS?
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> MORALES?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSON?
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT ?
>> AYE OR MAC STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES?
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD?
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA ?
>> AYE.
>> 90 FAVOR, NOT A POST.
>> THANK YOU, MATT AND KIRK..
THE AMOUNT IS ADOPTED.
NEXT AMENDMENT, NUMBER THREE.
THANK YOU, ALLIE.
>> THANK YOU.
A MEMO NUMBER THREE, SPONSORED
BY CHAIR MOSQUEDA AND MORE
ALICE IS RELATED TO THE POSED
INVESTMENT IN THE GREEN NEW
DEAL CAPS PENDING CATEGORY.
THIS WOULD ADD LANGUAGE,
STATING THE EXPECTATION THAT
THOSE INVESTMENTS WILL BE
INFORMED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE
TO BE ESTABLISHED GREEN NEW
DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD AND OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS RUBS ANY
COMMUNITIES HARMED BY THE
ECONOMIC RACIAL AND
ENVIRONMENT: JUSTICE.
AND WORKERS WHO MAY BE
DISPLACED BY THESE SPENDING
PLAN INVESTMENTS, IN ADDITION.
IT AS LANGUAGE, PRIORITIZING
FUNDING AREAS, INCLUDING
TRANSITIONING SINGLE AND
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING FOR USE OF
NATURAL GAS OR ELECTRICITY AND
OTHER STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND HOUSING,
INVESTING IN JOB TRAINING
PROGRAMS TO THE WORKERS TO
IMPROVE THE ECONOMY AS WELL AS
PROVIDING FUNDING FOR OUTREACH,
EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE TO BE PROVIDED BY
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
TO SUPPORT LOW-INCOME, PEOPLE
OF COLOR AND ENDING REFUGEE
COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDING
FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE
INTERPRETATION OF THAT GREEN
NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD,
INCLUDING STAFFING COSTS AND
MORE NUMBER CONVERSATIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LET'S GET THIS AMENDMENT IN
FRONT OF US.
I MOVE TO AMEND RESOLUTION 31
57 AS PRESENTED IN MEMO THREE
ON THE AGENDA.
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED.
ADOPTING MOVEMENT THREE ON THE
AGENDA AS DESCRIBED BY CENTRAL
STAFF.
I ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES ARE SPONSORS OF THIS
AMENDMENT.
I'M GOING TO TURN TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES FIRST.
IF YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS
AND THEN I WILL HAVE TO FOLLOW
YOU.
>> SURE.
I WILL BE BRIEF.
I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
PART ABOUT THIS IS REALLY
PUSHING TO ACTUALLY SEAT THE
GREEN NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE
OEC STAFF PERSON ON WHO IS
SUPPOSED TO SUPPORT THE BOARD.
IF WE ARE GOING TO BE MOVING
ONEKAMA GOES FOR CLIMATE GOALS
AND A GREEN NEW DEAL
RESOLUTION, WE NEED TO GET THIS
IN.
THESE ARE INTENDED TO BE
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY,
REPRESENTING BLACK AND BROWN
COMMUNITIES SO THAT WE CAN HEAR
DIRECTLY FROM THEM ABOUT WHAT
ECONOMIC JUSTICE AND CLIMATE
JUSTICE LOOKS LIKE.
AND FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP, TO BE
INCLUDED AS WE ARE HAVING
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT THE
INVESTMENT PRIORITIES SHOULD
BE, RELATED TO HOW WE REACH OUR
CLIMATE GOALS.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING
THIS.
I WANT TO THANK CHAIR MOSQUEDA
FOR ALL THE LANGUAGE AND WORK
AROUND MAKING SURE THAT
WORKERS AND HOW WE THINK ABOUT
IMPLEMENTING, PARTICULARLY
REVEALING PRACTICES IN OUR
HOUSING STRATEGIES IS INCLUDED
IN HOW WE DO PART OF THAT
TRANSITION AS WELL.
THESE ARE ALL IMPORTANT FACTORS
HERE AND I VOTE TO SUPPORT IT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
CALLING SOME EXCITING LANGUAGE
HERE.
A GREAT COMPLEMENT TO THE
LANGUAGE INCLUDED IN THE
UNDERLYING RESOLUTION FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION.
THIS ENHANCES THE GREEN NEW
DEAL ELEMENTS HEARD THIS
PROPOSAL HERE, THE AMENDMENT IN
AMENDMENT THREE WAS REALLY
DRIVEN BY A COALITION OF LABOR,
ENVIRONMENT ADJUST A SCRIPT,
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS,
FOCUS ON EQUITY.
THEY ALL COME TOGETHER WITH
PRIORITIES THAT THEY HAD
ORIGINALLY THOUGHT ABOUT
TOGETHER AS SORT OF A BLUE-
GREEN EQUITY TABLE.
AND THEY BROUGHT US SOME
PRIORITIES, SPENDING PRIORITIES
TO INVEST IN RETRO
LATERALIZATION'S, HELPING
HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE HARDEST HIT
BY CLIMATE CHANGE AND
TRANSITIONS IN OUR COMMUNITIES,
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN
TRANSITION TO GREENER ENERGY
EFFICIENCY LIKE AWAY FROM OIL
AND GAS TO MAKE THE NECESSARY
RETROFITS FOR ELECTRICITY BILLS
TO REMAIN AFFORDABLE.
THE MOMENT IN FRONT OF US
RECOGNIZES THAT THE ROLE OF THE
GREEN NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE, MAKING
RECOMMENDATIONS IS CRITICAL AND
THAT FUNDING HAS BEEN STALLED
ON THIS IN ADDITION TO
PAYMENTS.
SO WE ARE LIFTING UP THE GREEN
NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD BY
ENSURING THAT THERE IS FINDINGS
BEING STOOD AT AND THEY WANT
THE ADVOCATES TO REALLY MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE PROTECTING AND
LIFTING UP THE ROLE OF THE
GREEN NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD
HEARD THAT WE ALSO CONTINUE THE
WORK ALL THAT WORK WAS BEING
SET UP TO MAKE SURE THAT IT HAD
ADEQUATE STAFFING AND MOMENTUM
SO THAT IT COULD BE SUCCESSFUL.
SO IN THAT SPIRIT, THE PROPOSAL
MOMENT HERE ALSO FUNDS THE
STAFFING A CONVERSATION FOR THE
GREEN NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD
MEMBERS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS
PERMANENT, THAT IT PROVIDES
FUNDING FOR THE BODY TO MAKE
SURE THAT THERE ARE THINGS LIKE
CHILD CARE-TRANSIT OPTIONS, THE
PROPOSAL INCLUDES STRONG
LANGUAGE AROUND OUR REGION
PARTNERSHIP FOR THESE
ORGANIZATIONS WHO SERVE
COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY
CLIMATE CHANGE ESPECIALLY WITH
COMMUNITIES.
IT CAN TAKE RETRAINING DOLLARS
TO INSERT ADJUSTMENTS TO THRIVE
IN THE GREENVILLE ECONOMY AND
INCLUDES TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT
ARE FOCUSED ON CREATING
PATHWAYS TO JOBS, INCLUDING FOR
LOCAL BLACK INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
OF COLOR COMMUNITIES.
JUST A QUICK THING SO YOU ALL
KNOW WHO WAS REALLY IN CONTROL
AND HELPING COME UP WITH THIS
AMENDMENT.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS 33
DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS
INVOLVED.
I WILL HIGHLIGHT A FEW.
PAGE 350, SEATTLE HEARD TRANSIT
RIDERS UNIONS, THE PAST AND
FRONT AND CENTER.
WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ALL YOUR
SUPPORT ON THIS AS I THINK A
COUPLE MONTHS MUCH OF THE WORK
THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS ALREADY
DONE IN THE PAST.
MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN MOVE
FORWARD WITH SOME OF THOSE
COMMITMENTS TO SECURE FUNDING.
CALLING ADDITIONAL COMMENTS,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, THIS IS A
LOT OF AUDIO AND RAISING OF THE
LAST FEW MONTHS, PLEASE, GO
AHEAD.
>> IN QUEUE.
AS YOU JUST ALLUDED TO,
MOSQUEDA, CONCEPT INCORPORATED
INTO THE AMAZON PACK INSULATION
WITH THE GRANDMAS ON WITH THE
AMAZON GREEN ORGANIZED ACTION
PARTIES LIKE LFT AND ALSO THE
ENVIRONMENT DATA ACTIVE
COMMUNITY WAS INVOLVED.
AGAIN, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
YEAR WITH THE IMPROVEMENT FOR
OUR FORCE FOR THE AMAZON ACTION
CALL ATTENDED WAS AT THE VERY
MEETING I JUST GOT UP,
SPECIFICALLY, DEFINING
TRANSITIONAL TO CLEAN OIL AND
GAS TO CLEAN ENERGY.
AS WELL AS REDUCING POLLUTION
TO 90% OF THE CITY'S POLLUTION
OUTPUT.
REALLY GLAD TO SEE THAT THE
MOVEMENT AND THE DEMAND IS
BEING MET AND AMPLIFIED IN THIS
AMENDMENT, ALONG WITH THE
EMPHASIS ON JUST TRANSITION FOR
ALL AFFECTED WORKERS AND
STANDING ITS OWN IDENTITY WITH
THE LABOR MOVEMENT AND THE
EMPHASIS ON THE NEW GREEN DEAL
WORK IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
AND ALL MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING
IMMIGRANT, REFUGEE AND LIMITED
EFFICIENCY COMMUNITIES.
I WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT THIS IS
FOR 2022 FUNDING, ON WORDS.
SO AS FAR OF THE QUESTION
GETTING THE DOLLARS TO STAFF
FOR OVERSIGHT, THAT IS
ABSOLUTELY IMPORTANT.
IN ADDITION TO THIS AMENDMENT,
FOR THE NEXT 18 MONTHS, WE NEED
THE OVERSIGHT BOARD TO BE
FUNDED AND I REALLY HOPE THAT
IT COMES WITH A YES TO SOME
MOMENT AND ALSO WILL SUPPORT
THE AMENDMENT -- BUDGET
AMENDMENT THAT IS COMING FROM
US TO FUND THE GREEN NEW DEAL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THIS
ON?
SEEING AND HEARING ON, AND
KIRK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE
RECORD?
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
AMENDMENT THREE.
>> PEREZ?
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> MORALES?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSON?
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT?
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES?
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD?
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA?
>> I DID.
>> NOT IN FAVOR, NOT OPPOSE .
>> THANK YOU, MA'AM.
THE MOTION IS ADOPTED.
THANKS TO KELLY'S KURT CENTRAL
STAFF PLEASE WALK THROUGH THE
NEXT MINUTE?
>> A MOMENT SPONSORED BY CHAIR
MOSQUEDA WOULD MODIFY THE
DETAILS UNDER THE
REVITALIZATION SPENDING
CATEGORY TO BE MORE SPECIFIC
ABOUT THE PROPOSED BUSINESS AND
BUSINESSES WITH DISTRICTS TO
INCLUDE HEARD FROM SEVERAL,
PROGRAMS CAN RETRAIN WORKERS
WHO ARE TRANSITIONING TO A NEW
PROFESSION, IDENTIFY CRITERIA
TO BE PRESENTED FOR
PRIORITIZING THESE INVESTMENTS,
SPECIFYING THAT THIS FUNDING
CAN BE USED FOR OUTREACH AND
EDUCATION TO ENSURE BUSINESSES
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CRITERIA IS
AND CAN BE COMPETITIVE IN THE
APPLICATION PROCESS AND CONNECT
THESE INVESTMENTS WITH RELATED
STRATEGIES UNDER THE GREEN NEW
DEAL CATEGORY.
ALSO, CORRECTS ATTACHMENT ONE,
LABELING THIS INVESTMENT
CATEGORY AS ECONOMIC
REHABILITATION.
>> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO THE
RESOLUTION 31957 AMENDMENT AS
PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT FOUR.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ADOPT A MOMENT ONE
AS DESCRIBED BY CENTRAL STAFF
AS THE SPONSOR OF THE CINNAMON.
I WILL SPEAK WITH LITA THIS.
REALLY, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THIS
IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AS
WELL TO TRY TO PROVIDE
CLARIFICATION ON WHAT WE MEAN
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ECONOMIC
REVITALIZATION.
THIS IS REALLY ABOUT
EMPHASIZING WHAT THIS KIND OF
MONEY IS INTENDED TO DO TO
ENSURE THAT WE HAVE EQUITY.
EQUITY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY
THAT CENTERS I RECOVERY ON THE
VALUES THAT I KNOW WE SHARE.
PRIORITIZING SMALL BUSINESSES,
ESPECIALLY LIMITING MINORITY-
OWNED BUSINESSES, ENSURING
WORKERS HAVE A JUST TRANSITION,
WHETHER THAT IS A JUST
TRANSITION TO BRINGING JOBS OR
ADJUST TRANSITION AMIDST A
COVID WORLD.
IF THEY ARE SEEKING TO
IMPLEMENT BECAUSE OF THE
CHANGES TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY.
IT IS OUR GOAL TO BRING
PRINCIPALS AND DAILY EQUITY FOR
INVESTMENTS IN THE LGBTQ I AND
OTHER HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES.
THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION
BUCKET IS FOCUSED ON TWO MAIN
ITEMS.
FIRST, ON WORKERS WHO ARE
DISPLACED FROM THEIR JOBS DUE
TO RACES, ENVIRONMENTAL,
DUTIES, COVID AND OTHER RISKS
SO THAT THEY HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN A JUST
TRANSITION, INCLUDING TRAINING
AND MAINTAINING PAY AND OTHER
STANDARDS.
SECOND, ABOUT ENSURING SMALL
BUSINESS HAVE SUPPORT.
IN PARTICULAR, HAS A SMALL
BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS WHO
HAVE STRONG LABOR STANDARDS,
BUSINESSES FOR MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES AND THOSE WHO
EXPRESS HARDSHIP DUE TO COVID
AND THOSE THAT HAVE MODELS THAT
SUPPORT GOALS TO ELIMINATE
THESE.
I THINK THAT IS IN LINE WITH
MANY OF THE AMENDMENTS WE ARE
GOING TO TALK ABOUT TODAY AND
WILL TALK ABOUT BECAUSE WE KNOW
THAT WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD,
NOT JUST IN CREATING A SURVIVAL
FROM THIS CRISIS BUT IN
CREATING A NEW THRIVING, LOCAL,
MORE EQUITABLE ECONOMY ON THE
HORIZON.
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE
FEEDBACK THAT WENT INTO THIS,
FROM BUSINESSES, FROM LABOR,
FROM ENVIRONMENT OF JUSTICE
GROUPS, FROM IMMIGRANT RIGHTS
GROUPS AS WE TALKED ABOUT.
WHAT ACTUALLY NEEDS TO HAVE
ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AT THIS
POINT.
I THOUGHT THIS CLARIFICATION
WOULD BE BRIEF.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THIS AMENDMENT?
SEEING NONE, MADAM CLERK, WILL
YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON
AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR?
>> FLORIS?
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> MORALES?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSON?
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT?
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNSEL PRESIDENT GONZALES?
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD ?
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>>
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, MENTOR HEARD WE
ARE DOING WELL ON TIME.
I MIGHT ASK FOR YOUR
FLEXIBILITY IF WE CAN CAN
CONTINUE TO GET THROUGH THIS.
MADAM COULD YOU, WOULD YOU
PLEASE GO ON TO THE NEXT A
MOMENT?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU.
AMENDMENT FIVE, SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER FLORIS, WITH
ADDED LANGUAGE TO INVESTMENTS
BEING EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTED TO
PROVIDE SUPPORT TOWARDS
FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS,
HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND
FAMILIES, BLACK, INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE OF COLOR AND OTHER
HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES LIVING AND WORKING
IN NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS
SEATTLE.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE
HAVE AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE IN
FRONT OF US, WHICH IS SPONSORED
BY COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ, I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
IF YOU LIKE TO MOVE AMENDMENT
FIVE?
>> THANK YOU.
MOVEMENT TO AMEND RESOLUTION
31957 AS PRESENTED ON MM AND
FIVE OF THE AGENDA TITLED
úEQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF
FUNDS.
I BELIEVE WE ALL HAVE THE
MOMENT IN FRONT OF US.
>> SECOND.
>> PARTNER?
>> I SAID SECOND.
MOVEMENT HAS BEEN SECONDED IN
FRONT OF US.
CAST MEMBER JUAREZ, PLEASE
CONTINUE.
>> I'M SORRY.
I DID NOT SEE THE SCRIPT THAT I
HAD A PAUSE.
>> YOU ARE GREAT, THANK YOU.
>> ATTACHMENT J IN THE
ATTACHMENT FOR THE THREE PAGE
MEMO.
I AM PLEASED TO OFFER THIS
ATTACHED AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE,
ATTACHMENT J. CITY COUNCIL,
STRIVING TO ENSURE MONEY IS
AVAILABLE TO ASSIST LOW INCOME
FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS,
IMMIGRANTS IN THESE COMMUNITIES
THAT ARE BLACK, INDIGENOUS,
PEOPLE OF COLOR WHO HAVE BEEN A
HISTORY MARGINALIZED IN OUR
COMMUNITY AND OUR BUDGETING
PROCESS.
HELPING TO ALLOCATE BUDGETS FOR
INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES,
ENSURING THAT ACCESS TO FUNDS,
REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY LIVE
IN THE CITY.
I WOULD LIKE TO REPRESENT THE
DATA SOURCE AND EXIT, I HAVE A
FEW DATA SOURCES THAT I WANT TO
FOCUS PARTICULARLY ON.
THOSE COLLEAGUES WE HAVE SEEN
BEFORE, MAKING OTHER DECISIONS,
INCLUDING OTHERS, ETC.
ALSO, RACIAL AND SOCIAL EQUITY
INDEX WHICH COMBINES
INFORMATION ON RACE, ETHNICITY
AND RELATED DEMOGRAPHICS AND
DATA ON SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND
HEALTH DISADVANTAGES.
THE INDEX IDENTIFIES PARITY
POPULATIONS THAT MAKE A
RELATIVELY LARGE PORTION OF
NEVER DID FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD,
SHOWS PEOPLE LIVING IN
RESIDENTIAL AREAS THROUGHOUT
THE CITY.
COMMONLY RECOGNIZED.
IF YOU REMEMBER BACK WHEN WE
WERE DOING OUR AUTO ZONING OVER
A YEAR AGO, THOSE OF THE PLACES
OF DISPLACEMENT, LOW
OPPORTUNITY, HIGH RISK AND
THOSE WERE THE FACTORS THAT WE
WERE LOOKING AT THROUGH I
BELIEVE TO PERMIT OF LABOR AND
OF PCD.
FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE SUCH
HIGH NEED TO PUBLISH IT,
PARTICULARLY ALONG THE AURORA
CORRIDOR, LEADING CITY LANE
CORRIDOR, THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF
LITTLE BROOKE, NORTHGATE,
BETTER LIKE.
FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS,
IMMIGRANTS DO NOT HAVE ACCESS
TO THE SAME LEVEL OF SHELTER
AND HUMAN SERVICES AS OTHER
AREAS.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT THE
DISTRICT 5, PARTICULARLY,
CERTAINLY THE NORTH AND, WE
HAVE A HIGHER LEVEL NOW OF
NORTH AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS, A
GROWING BUT THE NEXT POPULATION
AND WE ALSO HAVE OUR LITERACY
SOURCE, WHICH TEACHES ENGLISH
AND A DIVERSE SECOND LANGUAGE,
WHERE I BELIEVE THAT THE NORTH
END, WE ARE NOW UP TO ABOUT 80
LANGUAGES THAT ARE SPOKEN IN
THE NORTH AND ALONE.
SO WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES, I
WOULD ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF
THIS AMENDMENT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
MEMBER JUAREZ.
I'M ENTHUSIASTICALLY IN SUPPORT
OF THIS ELEMENT AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING IT
AND WALKING US THROUGH IT.
ALSO COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE
ADDITIONAL: WITH QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON MM AND FIVE?
COUNSEL PRESIDENT GONZALES?
>> THANK YOU, SO MUCH, IT'S
CHAIR MOSQUEDA AND A SPECIAL
THANKS TO COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ AS WELL FOR THIS
PARTICULAR AMENDMENT.
I ALSO PLAN TO SUPPORT THIS
MOMENT AS A CITYWIDE COUNCIL
MEMBER, JUST WANTED TO
APPRECIATE, AGAIN, THE INTENT
BEHIND THIS LANGUAGE AND YOU
KNOW, CERTAINLY, WE ARE SEEING
PARTS OF OUR TOWN AND CITY THAT
ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED
IN THE WAYS DESCRIBED HERE.
ALSO HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THAT
WITH ONGOING DISPLACEMENT AND
GENTRIFICATION THREATS EXISTING
IN OUR CITY, THAT THAT IS TRUE
FOR ALL PARTS OF OUR CITY AND
REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE
SPONSORS' INTENT HERE, TO MAKE
SURE WE DON'T FORGET ABOUT
COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE CITY WHO
ARE FACING EQUAL AND DEEPENING
DISPLACEMENT AND GENTRIFICATION
THREATS.
THANK YOU, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THIS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
ARE THERE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
FROM FOLKS?
OKAY.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY.
VERY, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE
CINNAMON.
THANKS AGAIN, CASIMIR WISE.
ANY CLOSING COMMENTS FROM YOU?
WE MET BRIEFLY.
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GONZALES.
I KNOW THAT WE -- A COUPLE OF
YEARS AGO, WITH BOTH SPOKE AND
ATTENDED THE LITERACY SOURCE
GRADUATION.
JUST FOR SOME HISTORICAL
PERSPECTIVE HERE, THIS GOES IN
THE TIME MACHINE HERE WHEN WE
WERE ALL LOOKING AT HALLE AND
READING THE REPORT AND THE
RECOMMENDATION AND LOOKING AT
FOOTNOTES AND THE RED LIGHTING
MAPS THAT HAPPENED THROUGHOUT
THIS WHOLE CITY.
THAT WE STILL HAVE THOSE
POCKETS AND WE STILL HAVE THAT
THREAT IN THE NORTH END.
OF COURSE, EVERYONE ELSE.
PARTICULARLY, THE AREAS I'M
TALKING ABOUT, AREAS OF
DISPLACEMENT.
WE CAN'T FORGET THAT UP IN THE
NORTH AND, PARTICULARLY MY
DISTRICT, 51% OF OUR POPULATION
ARE RENTERS AND WE HAVE THE
HIGHEST LEVEL OF ELDERS.
SO WE ARE LOOKING AT PARTICULAR
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE NOT OVERLOOKING
THESE GROUPS THAT ARE GOING TO
NEED ACCESS TO THE BENEFITS OF
THIS LEGISLATION.
IN QUEUE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
MEMBER JUAREZ.
MT. COOK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON MOMENT FIVE.
>> WISE?
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> MORALES?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSON?
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT ?
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES?
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD?
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MADAME ALLIE PETRUCCI, CENTRAL
STAFF.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WALKING
US THROUGH THIS.
THE MOST DOES CARRY AND THE
MOVEMENT IS ADOPTED.
WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND
INTRODUCE FOR US A MOMENT
NUMBER SIX?
>> THANK YOU.
AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX, AUTHORED
BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES,
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD AND
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALE IS
REQUESTS THAT THE EXECUTIVE
WITHIN THE HOUSING AND SERVICES
CATEGORY, WHEN THEY COME BACK
WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IN
JUNE OF 2021 CONSIDERS
DEVELOPING A NEW RENTAL
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WITH
CONDUCTION AND DEVELOPING WITH
DEVELOPING THE IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN, ALLOWING THE PROGRAM TO
BE FUNDED WITH PROCEEDS FOR THE
TAXING AND HOUSING SERVICES.
THIS MORNING, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD'S STAFF DISTRIBUTED A
REVISED VERSION OF THIS MOMENT
TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I WILL PUT IT UP ON THE SCREEN
HERE.
YOU KNOW SLOWLY, A TRACK
CHANGES VERSION THAT SHOWS YOU
WHAT IS DIFFERENT BETWEEN THE
MOMENT THAT WAS IN THE MEMO
DISTRIBUTED LAST NIGHT AND
POSTED TO THE AGENDA AND THE
ALTERNATIVE VERSION THAT I
BELIEVE IS WHAT THE SPONSORS
WANT TO CONSIDER TODAY.
>> WONDERFUL.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALES.
THIS IS YOUR MOMENT.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE THE
AMENDMENT?
MAC I WOULD, THANK YOU, CHAIR
MOSQUEDA.
AMEND RESOLUTION 31957 AS
PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT SIX A,
RECENTLY DISTRIBUTED.
>> THANK YOU.
WONDERFUL.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALES, AS A
PRIME SPONSOR OF THIS A MOMENT,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO IT?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I WOULD INVITE MY COSPONSORS TO
CHIME IN IF THEY WISH AS WELL.
WE KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE AN
ONGOING NEED FOR RENTAL
ASSISTANCE AND IN PARTICULAR,
WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL
TAKE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND
COUNCILS TO RECOVER FROM THE
COVID-19 -RELATED ECONOMIC
YESTERDAY, WE HEARD GOVERNOR
INSLEE ANNOUNCE A PAUSE IN ANY
COUNTY ENHANCING FREEZER IN OUR
PHASED RESTART.
THIS WILL INEVITABLY HAVE
CONTINUED AN ONGOING IMPACTS
FOR OUR RETURN TO WORK.
WE ALSO DO TOWARDS -- IN THE
ELECTION CRISIS -- DESPITE OUR
EFFORTS TO PUT UP PROTECTIONS
AND FLEXIBILITY IN PLACE AND
GET RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE
IN NEED ACROSS BOTH THE COUNTY
AND THOSE ARE EFFORTS THAT HAVE
BEEN ATTEMPTED TO BE EXECUTED
BY BOTH THE CITY, THE COUNTY
AND THE STATE.
SO THE REALITY IS THAT THEY
WILL SIMPLY BE MORE RENTAL
ASSISTANCE, ESSENTIALLY.
UNPRECEDENTED PARTNERSHIPS, IN
ORDER TO COLLABORATE ON
PROVIDING ONGOING RESOURCES TO
TENANTS ACROSS THE CITY.
SO I HOPE THAT THIS AMENDMENT
WILL ALLOW US THE OPPORTUNITY
TO DELIBERATELY APPLY DIFFERENT
STRATEGIES THAT WILL HELP US
PRESERVE THE QUALITY OF OLDER
HOUSING UNITS AND FIGURE OUT
HOW TO WORK WITH SMALLER ONES
WHO WANT TO CONTINUE TO PARTNER
WITH THE CITY IN KEEPING
SATELLITES HOUSED.
I'M GOING TO THANK COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD AND COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALE US FOR THEIR
SPONSORSHIP OF THIS PARTICULAR
AMENDMENT.
THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU SEE FOR
US IN AMENDMENT 68 DOES NOT
TAKE AWAY FROM THE INTENT AND
THE DESIRE OF THE UNDERLYING
AMENDMENT'S 6. IT IS FRIENDLY,
AMENDMENT THEY JUST SORT OF
MAKES, I THINK THE INTENT MUCH
CRISPER AND THERE ARE SO THAT
AS WE CONTINUE TO DO THIS WORK
IN THE COMING WEEKS, WE ARE ALL
ON THE SAME PAGE IN TERMS OF
THE 2020 YEAR.
I AM VERY PROUD TO BE ABLE TO
ANNOUNCE THIS AND AGAIN, TRY TO
IDENTIFY HOW WE CAN BOLSTER OUR
WORK AROUND RENTAL ASSISTANCE
IN A WAY THAT RECOGNIZES THAT
THIS IS A DIRE, DIRE NEED FOR
RENTERS BUT ALSO WILL REQUIRE
OUR HOUSING PROVIDERS, I.E.,
OUR SMALLEST LANDLORDS TO
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH US IN
PROVIDING SAFE AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT
THE MOST.
THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA AND
I WANT TO ENCOURAGE MY
COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THIS
AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THIS
AMENDMENT, 6A?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU, I WILL SPEAK VERY
BRIEFLY TO THE CHANGES TO WE
HAD ORIGINALLY PROPOSED AND
WHAT WE HAVE FOR US NOW.
THESE ARE VERY MODEST CHANGES,
CONSISTENT WITH THOSE LONG-TERM
GOALS OF HELPING THOSE MOST IN
NEED, PRESERVING LONG-TERM
PREVENTION OF EVICTIONS AND
RESERVING OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
WHILE ALSO EXAMINING THE ROLE
OF SMALL LANDLORDS AND PROVIDE
THE SAME AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
WE HEARD FROM OUR FRIENDS IN
THE HOUSING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND ADVOCACY WITH THE HOMELESS
ADVOCACY COMMUNITY ABOUT THE
EARLIER VERSION OF THE MOMENT
AS DRAFTED.
AND SO, WE ARE RECOGNIZING THAT
THIS UPDATED VERSION THAT IS SO
IMPORTANT, THE RENT ASSISTANCE,
TAKE THE CORRECT FORM SO THAT
IN THE LONG-TERM, IT IS NOW
BECOMING A PUBLIC SUBSIDY
PROPPING UP AN UNAFFORDABLE
RENTAL MARKET.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE SUPPORT TAKING
ACTIONS TO LEVEL THE PLAYING
FIELD FOR RENTERS IN AND OUT OF
REACH MARKET, WE CONSISTENTLY
HEAR FROM SMALL MOM-AND-POP
LANDLORDS CONCERNED ABOUT
LOSING THEIR OFTEN NATURALLY
AFFORDABLE RENTAL PROPERTY,
THAT THEY ARE COUNTING ON TO
RELY ON IT FOR RETIREMENT AND
OTHER INCOME.
THE CHANGES TO THE AMENDMENT
TRIES TO -- AGAIN, THREAD THE
NEEDLE ON THE NEEDS FOR THESE
CONCERNS WHILE AVOIDING THE
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE OF
SUBSIDIZING UNAFFORDABLE RENTAL
HOUSING.
JUST WANT TO THANK MY
COSPONSORS FOR THEIR
WILLINGNESS TO CONSIDER THESE
REVISIONS AND THANK FRIENDS AT
THE WASHINGTON LOCAL HOUSING
ALLIANCE FOR THEIR THOUGHTFUL
INPUT AND THEIR ONGOING AND
STEADFAST ADVOCACY FOR
INCREASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE AT
THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
IT IS GREATLY NEEDED.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCIL NUMBER SAWANT ? AND
THEN YOU CAN GO AHEAD.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'LL
BE SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT
AND ALSO, MAKING IT CLEAR TO
THE PUBLIC THAT IS WATCHING
THAT WE WANT TO PRESERVE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BURDEN IS
NOT LAND ON RENTERS, FIRST AND
FOREMOST, BUT ALSO THAT THE
INTEREST OF VERY SMALL
LANDLORDS WHO ARE ALSO
STRUGGLING ARE AVAILABLE WITH
RENTERS AND WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THIS DOESN'T TURN INTO ANY
KIND OF PUBLIC SUBSIDY FOR A
PERMIT LANDLORDS.
WE WANT TO ACTUALLY KICK UP
PROFITEERING LETTERS AND WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT IN ADDITION
TO SUPPORTING THE WRITERS
THEMSELVES AND ENSURING THE
SMALL LANDLORDS DON'T THE BRUNT
OF THE PRICES, WE ALSO NEED
RENT CONTROL AND A MAJOR
EXPANSION OF THE COMMUNITY FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHICH IS WHY
THE UPCOMING AMENDMENT FOR THE
AFFORDABLE HOMES IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT AND OTHER PARTS OF THE
CITY IS VERY IMPORTANT.
ALSO, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE
COUNCIL PASS THE BILL IN THE
FIRST PLACE.
ACCOMMODATION RENT CONTROL AND
AN EXPANSION OF THE FIELD WILL
INFORM THEM AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
IT WILL HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON
WHAT THE IMPACTS ARE, EVEN
PRIVATELY OR CORPORATE-OWNED AS
WELL BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THE
NUMBERS SHOW.
JUST LIKE THE RISE IN THE
MINIMUM WAGE HAS AN IMPACT ON
WAGES ACROSS THE BOARD.
YOU WILL SEE THE SIMILARITY ON
THE OTHER END FOR RENT AS WELL.
WE NEED A REAL FIGHT FOR
CITYWIDE POLICIES LIKE RENT
CONTROL WITHOUT APARTMENT
LOOPHOLES AND ALSO MAKING SURE
THAT RENTAL ASSISTANCE IS NOT
UNWITTINGLY OR POTENTIALLY
SUPPORTING THIS WRONG.
>> WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON
THIS?
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
THANK YOU.
>> I WILL LET FOLKS KNOW, OUR
OFFICE HAS RECEIVED CALLS FROM
FOLKS ALREADY, SAYING THAT THEY
ARE BEING THREATENED WITH
EVICTION.
IN FACT, ONE CONSTITUENT MOVED
BECAUSE THEY WERE BEING TOLD
THAT THE PROBABLY WAS GOING TO
BE REDEVELOPED AND HAD TO GET
OUT QUICKLY.
SO WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN WHAT
COULD BE HAPPENING, WHAT'S
COMING.
WE KNOW THAT ACROSS THE CITY
AND EVEN OUR COUNTRY, WE ARE
STARING DOWN AN AVALANCHE OF
EVICTIONS.
AS SOON AS THE STATE'S
ADJOURNMENT IS LISTED AND
LIFTED, COURTS WILL BE
OVERWHELMED WITH EVICTIONS AND
RENTAL ASSISTANCE, SO SAID THIS
IT IS IS GOING TO RUN OUT FAST.
SO WITHOUT THIS KIND OF ONGOING
RENTAL ASSISTANCE THAT WE ARE
HOPING TO DEVELOP, FAMILIES
WILL LOSE THEIR HOMES.
SMALL LANDLORDS WILL FACE
ISSUES PAYING THEIR MORTGAGES.
SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A SOLUTION
TO THAT CHALLENGE.
I JUST WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALES FOR
BRINGING THE MOMENT AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AS WELL.
I JUST WANT TO CLOSE BY SAYING,
WE KNOW THE BEST SOLUTION TO
AVOIDING THE CRUSHING DEBT WILL
BE TO CANCEL RENT AND MORTGAGE
PAYMENTS OVERALL FOR STRUGGLING
RENTERS AND FOR LANDLORDS AND
THAT IS STILL SOMETHING THAT WE
ALL SHOULD BE ADVOCATING.
>> AGREED.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
SEEING NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS,
I WILL ALSO OFFER MY SUPPORT
FOR THIS AMENDMENT.
I KNOW THAT WE ALL ARE
INTERESTED IN WORKING THROUGH
EVERY AVENUE WE CAN TO ENSURE
THAT SEATTLE RESIDENTS CAN
AFFORD HOUSING AND LONG-TERM
HOUSING AND ONE OF THE BEST
STRATEGIES IS TO INVEST IN
BUILDING, OPERATING, PUBLICLY
FINANCED RENT FOR RESEARCH OF
HOUSING AND MAINTAINING
AFFORDABILITY LIKE FOR THIS
AMENDMENT FOR RESIDENTS SO THAT
THEY CAN BE ABLE TO STAY IN
THEIR HOMES FOR DECADES.
WE KNOW THAT ADVOCATES ALONG
WITH THE CITY HAVE BEEN PUSHING
FOR THE PASSAGE OF $100 BILLION
IN PROPOSED FEDERAL COVID-19
RENT ASSISTANCE FOR THE
REPRESENTATIVE HECK, ANOTHER
REPRESENTATIVE OF CONGRESS AND
UNDERSCORING WHAT WE HAVE HEARD
FROM HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS
ADVOCATES.
THE REVENUE PROPOSAL IN FRONT
OF US AFFORDS US WITH AN
UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY TO
FOCUS ON THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
INVESTMENTS, SUBSIDIZE RENTAL
LOANS, CREATING LASTING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
INVENTORY AS WELL AS SUPPORTING
THOSE WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN OUR
CITY WHO NEED ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT AS THEY WEATHER THIS
STORM.
THAT IS COVID.
WE ARE LOOKING TO SUPPORTING
THIS IS ONE KEY COMPONENT TO
CREATING MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING THREAT THE CITY.
OKAY, SEEING NO ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS, PLEASE LET'S GO AHEAD
AND CALL THE ROLL ON AMENDMENT
SIX A.
>> WISE?
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> MORALES?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSON?
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT?
>> AYE.
>> STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES?
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD?
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>>
>> 90 IF EVER, NONE OPPOSED.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU COUNCIL
MEMBER AND COLLEAGUES.
THE MOTION CARRIES IN THE
MOMENT IS ADOPTED.
AT THIS WAIT, I WILL HIT
DEPOSIT SO WE CAN ALL GET A
LITTLE BIT TO EAT.
I SUCH HEARING, THANK YOU.
I KNOW THAT WE ARE VERY CLOSE.
I AM ANTICIPATING THAT WE WILL
GET THROUGH THIS RELATIVELY
QUICKLY WHEN WE ADJOURN.
BUT I WILL PULL US BACK
TOGETHER AT 2:05 FOR THE
ATTEMPT TO DO RECALL AND GET US
BACK INTO THIS PROCESS.
AGAIN, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE COMMITTEE WILL
RECESS UNTIL 2:05 P.M.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, COMMITTEE
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