>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, E.
AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. TODAY IS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4th, THIS IS
THE MEETING OF THE SEATTLE CITY.
CITY COUNCIL. I AM GOING TO CALL
CALL TO ORDER OUR MEETING. IT IS
2:04. PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
>> NELSON
>> NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> PEDERSEN .
>> PRESENT.
>> SAWANT ? SAWANT? STRAUSS?
>>
>> PRESENT .
>> HERBOLD ?
>> PRESENT.
>> LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> MORALES?
>> PRESENT.
>> JUAREZ?
>> PRESENT.
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> I AM HERE.
>> YOU ARE HERE, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT . THANK YOU. MOVING ON T,
TO PRESENTATIONS, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD HAS A PROCLAMATION
PROCLAIMING OCTOBER DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH AND SHE
SHE SPOKE TO ME YESTERDAY AND
TODAY SHE WILL PRESENT IT AND
SHE WILL ASK IF ANY OF HER COLLS
HER COLLEAGUES HAVE QUESTIONS
AND WE WILL MOVE TO SUSPEND THE
RULES TO ALLOW OUR JUST TO SPEA.
TO SPEAK. COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
?
>> THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR, I APE
I APPRECIATE YOUR KINDNESS AND
MAKING TIME ON THE AGENDA TODAY.
TODAY. THANK YOU FOR THE CHAIR
OF THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSIN
WOMEN'S COMMISSION FOR BEING
HERE. I AM SO GLAD YOU HAVE ALSO
ALSO MADE TIME IN YOUR DAY TO
ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION,
DECLARING OCTOBER DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. I WANT
WANT TO THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER,
CHAIR I SUPPOSE WOULD BE MORE
APPROPRIATE AND THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR
DEVELOPING A PROCLAMATION. THANU
THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE
THE MAYOR AND HIS CONCURRENCE TO
TO THE PROCLAMATION. IT NOTES TT
NOTES THAT INTIMATE PARTNER
VIOLENCE ACCOUNTS FOR 15% OF ALL
OF ALL VIOLENT CRIME. DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE CAN LEAD TO DEPRESSION
AND SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR AMONG
FAMILY MEMBERS. WOMEN OF COLOR
ARE OFTEN AT ELEVATED RISK FOR
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, SEXUAL AT
SEXUAL ASSAULT, HUMAN TRAFFICKIG
HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND OTHER
CRIMES OF COERCIVE CONTROL, AND
EXPERIENCE INCREASED BARRIERS TO
TO FINDING HELP. IT SAYS THE
CITY OF SEATTLE PARTNERS WITH
AND FUNDS MORE THAN 35
ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE SERVICS
PROVIDE SERVICES TO MORE THAN
10,000 SURVIVORS AND THEIR
FAMILIES EACH AND EVERY YEAR.
SEATTLE RESIDENTS ARE SO
FORTUNATE TO HAVE SO MANY
DEDICATED PARTNERS IN HELPING
PEOPLE WHO FIND THEMSELVES
IMPACTED BY INTIMATE PARTNER AND
AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. AGAIN
, I AM GRATEFUL TO THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THOSE PARTS
THOSE PARTNERS, AND TO THE
WOMEN'S COMMISSION FOR THEIR
EFFORTS TO BREAK THE STIGMA
SURROUNDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. E
I HOPE YOU WILL SHARE SOME
INFORMATION ABOUT THE
COMMISSION'S SHATTERING STIGMA
THROUGH KNOWLEDGE RESOURCE FAIR
AT CITY HALL ON OCTOBER 15th.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING.
JOINING US.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE I MOVE FOD
MOVE FORWARD? FROM COLLEAGUES TO
TO COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ? THE
COUNCIL RULES WILL BE SUSPENDED
TO ALLOW OUR GUESTS, THE CHAIR
OF THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S
COMMISSION, TO SPEAK. YOU ARE
NOW RECOGNIZE. WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU, SEATTLE CITY COUN,
CITY COUNCIL, GREETINGS AND GOO.
GOOD DAY. ON BEHALF OF THE
SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION, I
ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION VERY HY
VERY HUMBLY AND WITH GRATITUDE.
THE WORK WE DO ON THE COMMISSION
COMMISSION IS A FRAGMENT
COMPARED TO OUR FRONT-LINE
WORKERS AND ADVOCATES WHO WORK Y
WORK DILIGENTLY 365 DAYS A YEAR
TO CURTAIL AND DISMANTLE THE
SOCIAL DISORDER WE CALL DOMESTI.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. IT IS A
PRIVILEGE AND AN HONOR AND DUTY
TO WORK WITH THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL TO SHINE THE LIGHT OF
HOPE AND LEND A HELPING HAND TO
VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. WE WILL SHATR
WILL SHATTER STIGMA THROUGH KNO.
THROUGH KNOWLEDGE. STIGMA IS A R
A BARRIER THAT KEEPS VICTIMS
FROM COMING FORWARD FOR HELP.
INSTANCES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
GO UNDERREPORTED BECAUSE OF STIA
OF STIGMA. THE BEST WAY TO
REVERSE STIGMA IS THROUGH
KNOWLEDGE. IMAGINE WITH ME
STIGMA AS A GLASS HOUSE. LET'S E
LET'S IMAGINE EACH FACT I STATE
IS A LARGE STONE. THE FIRST IS,
WHAT YOU ARE EXPERIENCING IS NOT
NOT UNCOMMON AND IT IS WRONG.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT IS NOT LEG.
NOT LEGAL. FACT NUMBER TWO, YOU
ARE NOT A B-WORD, YOU ARE A
HUMAN BEING WITH FUNDAMENTAL AND
AND FOUNDATIONAL RIGHTS THAT ARE
ARE BEING VIOLATED. NUMBER THREE
, PEOPLE CARE ABOUT YOU. NUMBERR
NUMBER FOUR, YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
NUMBER FIVE, THERE IS FUNDING
AND SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO HELP
YOU. TOGETHER, WITH A DISABILIT,
DISABILITY COMMISSION, THE LGBTN
LGBTQ COMMISSION, CITY COUNCIL,
AND OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, WE
SHALL EXPOUND MORE FAX THAT
SHALL ACT AS STONES, BREAKING
DOWN THE BARRIERS OF STIGMA AND
CAUSING IT TO CRASH DOWN LIKE A
GLASS HOUSE, ALLOWING FREEDOM T.
TO VICTIMS. THIS IS THE DESIRE
AND WRITE UP ALL HUMANITY. I
WOULD LIKE TO FURTHER INVITE YOL
YOU ALL, THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
AND BEYOND, TO CITY HALL, LET'S
PACK THE HOUSE ON SATURDAY,
OCTOBER 15th FROM 12:00 TO 4:00
WHERE WE WILL HAVE OUR EVENT,
SHATTERING STIGMA THROUGH KNOWLE
THROUGH KNOWLEDGE. WE ARE COMINR
COMING TOGETHER WITH A
DISABILITY COMMISSION, THE LGBTQ
COMMISSION, SEATTLE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND THE
SEATTLE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IS GOING
GOING TO BE THERE. AND MANY OTH.
MANY OTHERS. WE HAVE COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK IN THE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL
ASSAULT REALMS, SO THERE WILL BE
GIVE ORGANIZATIONS THERE AND WE
WE WILL HAVE DISCUSSIONS TO GIVE
GIVE FACTS TO HELP PEOPLE. IT
IS FREE, THERE WILL BE FOOD AND
REFRESHMENTS AND CHILDCARE AVAI.
CHILDCARE AVAILABLE.
>> THANK YOU, TANA. ARE THERE
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? FIRST
FIRST OF ALL, I LOVE THE
METAPHOR AND I WILL REMEMBER THT
REMEMBER THAT BECAUSE OF THE
METAPHOR YOU USED WITH THE GLASE
THE GLASSHOUSE. I HOPE I CAN
MAKE IT ON THE 15th.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD , DO YOU
WANT TO CLOSE IT OUT? ANY COMMES
FROM COLLEAGUES?
>> THANK YOU. THAT WAS SUCH A
POWERFUL IMAGE OF FACTS AS
STONES TO BREAK THE GLASS THAT
IS STIGMA. THAT IS VERY
POWERFUL. I THINK YOU WERE GOING
GOING TO SEE US ALL USING THAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME
AND PASSION THIS AFTERNOON. IF
YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT SOMEONE IN
YOUR LIFE, THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING YOU CAN DO IS LISTEN, TELL
TELL THEM YOU BELIEVE THEM AND
OFFER SUPPORT TO THEM IN ANY WAY
WAY THAT THEY NEED. YOU CAN
LEARN MORE ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLEE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY CALLING
THEM AT 877-637-0242 AND THEY
WILL SUPPORT YOU WITH ASSISTANC.
WITH ASSISTANCE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. MOVING ALONG IN
OUR AGENDA TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
COLLEAGUES, HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO
DO WE HAVE?
>> WE HAVE ONE IN PERSON. AND OE
AND ONE REMOTELY PRESENT.
>> MESSIER
>> MESSIER -- I WILL LET YOU GO
THROUGH THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR OUT
OUR GUEST AND THEN WE WILL GIVE
THEM TWO MINUTES.
>> IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PREPARE
A PUBLIC COMMENT, REGISTER
THROUGH THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCI.
COUNCIL WEBSITE. EACH SPEAKER
MUST CALL IN FROM THE PHONE NUMR
PHONE NUMBER. YOU MUST USE THE
PASCO THAT WAS PROVIDED. A REMI,
A REMINDER, A SPEAKER MEETING
I.D. IS DIFFERENT FROM THE
GENERAL WAS IN LINE MEETING I.DD
I.D. PROVIDED ON THE AGENDA.
ONCE A SPEAKER'S NAME IS CALLED,
CALLED, THEIR MICROPHONE WILL BE
UNNEEDED AT A PROMPT WILL SAY,
THE HOST WOULD LIKE YOU TO UNMUE
TO UNMUTE YOUR MICROPHONE. AT
THAT TIME, PRESS STAR 6.PLEASE N
SPEAKING BY STATING YOUR NAME AD
THE ITEM THAT YOU ARE ADDRESSIN.
AS A REMINDER, PUBLIC COMMENT SD
RELATE TO AN ITEM ON TODAY'S
AGENDA. ONCE SPEAKERS HAVE COMD
HAVE COMPLETED THE PROVIDING
PUBLIC COMMENT, DISCONNECT FROM
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINE AND JOIN
JOIN US BY FOLLOWING THE MEETING
THROUGH THE SEATTLE CHANNEL
BROADCAST OR THROUGH THE
LISTENING LINE OPTION LISTED ON
THE AGENDA. THE COUNCIL RESERVES
RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ELIMINATE
PUBLIC COMMENT IF THE SYSTEM IS
BEING ABUSED OR IF THE PROCESS S
PROCESS IMPEDES THE COUNCIL'S
ABILITY TO CONDUCT BUSINESS ON F
ON BEHALF OF RESIDENTS OF THE CY
THE CITY. ANY OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE
THAT IS DISRUPTIVE TO THESE
PROCEEDINGS OR THAT IS NOT
FOCUSED ON AN APPROPRIATE TOPIC
AS SPECIFIED IN COUNCIL RULES
MAY LEAD TO THE SPEAKER BEING
MUTED BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER.
OUR HOPE IS TO PROVIDE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR PRODUCTIVE DISCS
PRODUCTIVE DISCUSSIONS THAT WILL
WILL ASSIST OUR ORDERLY CONSIDEN
ORDERLY CONSIDERATION OF ISSUES
BEFORE THE COUNCIL. THE PUBLIC S
PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW OPEN AND
AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS á6
AFTER YOU GET THE PROMPT OF,
"YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED." THANK
YOU, SEATTLE.
>> GO AHEAD, SPEAKER, YOU HAVE
TWO MINUTES.
>> I AM FROM SEATTLE, WASHINGTO.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. I AM
CONTINUING ON IN THE FAITH THAT
WAS ONCE DELIVERED UNTO THE SAI.
THE SAINTS. THAT IS WHY I AM
HERE TODAY IN THE MIDST OF ALL
THIS CONFUSION. I WANT TO ADDRES
TO ADDRESS, BECAUSE YOU HAVE
PEOPLE ON THIS AGENDA, AS FAR AS
AS THE HUMAN RIGHTS, CIVIL RIGHS
CIVIL RIGHTS, ALL KINDS OF RIGHS
OF RIGHTS, AND I AM SAYING,
BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT NOTHING
NOTHING HAS HAPPENED, THAT HAS
PUSHED US FURTHER, WHEN I SAY
US, I AM SPEAKING OF THE
INDIGENOUS BLACK PEOPLE THAT
HAVE GONE THROUGH ALL THIS HELL
AND DEGRADATION AND MY TEAMMATE
IS DECEASED BECAUSE HE TOOK ALL
THOSE BATTLE SCARS ON. TALKING
ABOUT RACE AND DISABILITY. AND
HOW HE WAS OFFENDED HERE. I WAS
AS WELL. I HAVE NOT HEARD
ANYTHING FROM ANYBODY IN REGARDS
REGARDS TO WHAT HAS TAKEN PLACE.
NOW IT IS TIME TO CHOP UP THIS
MESS AND GET RID OF IT. IF IT IS
IS NOT WORKING, GET RID OF IT.
THEY ALREADY TOLD ME, BY THE WAY
, SOMEBODY JUST BAILED OUT. YOU
WIPED OUT A WHOLE DEPARTMENT. ID
I SAID, I DID THAT? YES, BY THE
GRACE OF GOD, BECAUSE I DON'T
TAKE CREDIT FOR NOTHING LIKE
THAT, LIKE THESE FLIMFLAM AWARDS
AFTER PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY'RE
ALWAYS SMILING IN YOUR FACE. ALL
ALL THE WHILE, THEY WANT TO TAKE
TAKE YOUR PLACE, BACKSTABBING,
THOSE PEOPLE ON THESE COMMISSIOS
THESE COMMISSIONS, YOU NEED TO
FIND OUT WHAT THEIR BACKGROUND .
BACKGROUND IS. BACKGROUND CHECK
AND CHECK THEM GOOD AND LET THEW
THEM KNOW, I AM NOT GOING TO
STAND FOR IT, I DON'T CARE HOW
MANY PEOPLE YOU LINE UP ON THIS
COUNCIL , GET RID OF RACISM AND.
AND DISCRIMINATION.
>> THAT CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC CO.
PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> WE HAVE NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN
CHAMBERS AND WE HAVE NOBODY
CALLING IN REMOTELY, CORRECT?
>>
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> MOVING ON IN THE AGENDA, IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING AND SEEING NO OBJECTION,
OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED.
MOVING ON TO ADOPTION OF THE
AGENDA, IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION
, THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
WITH NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA I.
IS ADOPTED. NOW WE ARE TO THE --
-- MY FAVORITE PART, THE CONSENT
CONSENT CALENDAR. ARE THERE ANYS
ANY MATTERS THAT ANY
COUNCILMEMBER WOULD LIKE REMOVED
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR TODAY
? I DO NOT SEE ANYONE. LET ME QY
ME QUICKLY STATE WHAT IS IN THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. WE HAVE THE MS
THE MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 27th.
WE HAVE THE PAYROLL BILL.
COUNCIL BILL 120426, 15
APPOINTMENTS, LEAVENED FROM THE
CIVIL RIGHTS AND CULTURE
COMMITTEE, FOUR APPOINTMENTS
FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE.
BECAUSE NONE OF MY COLLEAGUES
HAVE REQUESTED ANYTHING TO BE RD
BE REMOVED, I MOVED TO ADOPT THE
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE D
A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECOND.
AND SECONDED. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> NELSON?
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> YES .
>> SAWANT?
>> YES .
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES .
>> VERBAL?
>> YES.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA ?
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ ?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> IT HAS BEEN ADOPTED. MOVING N
MOVING ON IN THE AGENDA TO
COMMITTEE REPORTS. ITEM NUMBER 1
IS FROM THE COMMITTEE FROM
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN .
>> WILLING TO WASTEWATER
SERVICES OF SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILS
PUBLIC UTILITIES, ADJUSTING RATS
ADJUSTING RATES CODE TO
AUTOMATICALLY PASS THROUGH
CHANGES TO TREATMENT RATES
CHARGED BY EXTERNAL WASTEWATER
TREATMENT PROVIDERS.
>> I MOVED TO PASS THE BILL. IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN , THIS
THIS IS YOURS AND AN EXCITING
PIECE OF LEGISLATION.
>> THIS IS 120421, THE ITEM WE
ARE VOTING ON, ITEM 3, THERE ARO
RELATED PIECES AND WE WILL VOTE
ON THE FIRST ONE OUT AS ITEM 1.
I WILL TALK ABOUT THEM NOW, TOG,
NOW, TOGETHER, THESE BILLS, THEY
THEY WILL ENABLE THE CITY TO
STREAMLINE HOW WE MEMORIALIZE
THE PASS-THROUGH RATES WE ARE
REQUIRED TO USE FROM KING COUNTY
RELATING TO WASTEWATER AND
DRAINAGE SERVICES. UNLIKE OUR
CHARGES FOR SOLID WASTE AND
DRINKING WATER, WE HAVE NO
CONTROL OVER THE KING COUNTY
RATES THAT ARE PASSED THROUGH TO
TO EACH CUSTOMER'S BILL. BOTH
PIECES OF LEGISLATION WILL
CREATE MORE CERTAINTY AND REMOVE
REMOVE THE REDUNDANCY FOR SPU
AND MAKE IT CLEAR THAT
CONSTITUENTS NEED TO CONTACT THE
THE KING COUNTY ELECTED
OFFICIALS OVER CONCERNS IN
INCREASED WASTEWATER CHARGES AND
AND DRAINAGE CHARGES. THE
LEGISLATION WILL MAKE THE
PROCESS SIMILAR TO THE SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT PROCESS WHERE FEES
FROM THE BONNEVILLE POWER
ADMINISTRATION AUTOMATICALLY
PASS THROUGH BECAUSE WE CANNOT
CHANGE THOSE FEES. WHILE THE
COMMITTEE FORMALLY APPROVED THE
COUNCIL BILL FOR DRAINAGE, A
TECHNICAL DRAFTING CHANGE ON THE
THE WASTEWATER LEGISLATION
REQUIRED US TO HEAR THAT THE COE
THE COMMITTEE, AS AN
INFORMATIONAL ITEM, BUT TODAY
BOTH BILLS HAVE ARRIVED TO THE
FULL COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND I
URGE THE COMMITTEE TO APPROVE
BOTH BILLS. I WANT TO SEND A
SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE SEATTLE
SEATTLE CENTRAL STAFF FOR THEIR
HARD WORK ON BOTH PIECES OF
LEGISLATION. THE BILL BEFORE US
NOW IS 120421 AN ITEM 1 PERTAINS
PERTAINS TO WASTEWATER. THANK Y.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN , I
SAW FROM THE AGENDA YOU HAD THE
FIRST THREE ITEMS ARE FROM YOU.
YOU JUST SPOKE TO ITEMS ONE AND
TWO.
>> YES, ITEM 1 AND THREE.
>> OKAY, ONE AND THREE. WE WILL
GO FORWARD AND JUST DO THE VOTE
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPEAK AGAIN
AGAIN UNLESS YOU WANT TO.
>> YES
>> YES. BECAUSE THEY ARE RELATED
. I AGREE, LET'S VOTE ON ITEM 1
AND WE WILL GET TO ITEM 3 SOON .
SOON BRIEFLY.
>> IT COMES AFTER TWO, I AM SURE
SURE WE WILL. CLOSING COMMENTS
OR REMARKS FROM MY COLLEAGUES?
WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE --
-- SORRY ABOUT THAT,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT ?
>> THANK YOU. I WILL BE VOTING
NO ON THIS ITEM. THE FOLLOWING
TWO AGENDA ITEMS RELATED TO THE.
THE RATES. I WILL SPEAK TO ALL
THREE ITEMS TOGETHER NOW BECAUSE
BECAUSE THEY ARE RELATED. ITEM S
2 INCREASES THE RATES FOR
GARBAGE COLLECTION NEXT YEAR. I
DO ACKNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATE
ALL THE WORK THE STAFF HAS DONE
TO MAKE THOSE RATE HIKES SMALLER
SMALLER THAN THEY WERE
PREVIOUSLY PROJECTED TO BE
BECAUSE EVERY POINT COUNCIL BUT
WITH INFLATION OUT OF CONTROL
AND WORKERS PAYCHECKS STRETCHED
FARTHER AND FARTHER, AND WITH AN
A RECESSION PREDICTED, THEY WILL
WILL HAVE A ROUGH LANDING FOR
ORDINARY PEOPLE, ELECTED
OFFICIALS HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO
MAKE SURE UTILITY RATES ARE
COVERED BY INCREASING TAXES ON
BIG BUSINESS AND THE SUPERRICH
INSTEAD OF ANY RATE INCREASES ON
ON WORKING FAMILIES. ITEMS ONE
AND THREE AUTOMATICALLY PASS
THROUGH ANY FUTURE RATE INCREASE
INCREASE FROM KING COUNTY FOR
DRAINAGE AND WASTEWATER AND
THESE BILLS PASSED SEATTLE
ELECTED OFFICIALS WILL NO LONGER
LONGER BE REQUIRED TO TAKE ON
RATE INCREASES THAT ORIGINATE IN
IN KING COUNTY. IT IS TRUE THOSE
THOSE RATE INCREASES WERE
INITIALLY VOTED ON BY THE KING
COUNTY COUNCIL AND THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL IS NOT DIRECTLY IN
CONTROL OF THEM, THE KING COUNTL
COUNTY COUNCIL HAS AS MUCH OF
OBLIGATION AS THE SEATTLE CITY L
CITY COUNCIL TO MAKE SURE THAT
RATE INCREASES DO NOT LAND ON
THE SHOULDERS OF WORKING
FAMILIES. THERE COULD BE A --
WORKING-CLASS MOVEMENT SHOULD PH
SHOULD PUSH COUNCIL MEMBERS TO
FIND IT KING COUNTY THROUGH
TAXES ON BIG BUSINESS INSTEAD OF
OF RATE INCREASES. I WOULD WANT
THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE NO ON
RATE INCREASES IF THAT WERE TO
HAPPEN AND THESE BILLS WOULD
REMOVE THAT OPTION. FOR THOSE RS
THOSE REASONS, I WILL BE VOTING
NO ON THESE AGENDA ITEMS. THANK.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN , DO YOU WANT TO SAY AG
SAY ANYTHING? DO YOU HAVE ANY
CLOSING REMARKS ON THIS OR SHOUD
OR SHOULD YOU WAIT UNTIL WE GO H
ALL THREE?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
. I APPRECIATE THE REMARKS BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT . WE HAD A
DISCUSSION DURING COMMITTEE
WHICH WAS VERY HELPFUL. WE WILL
APPROVE THE RATE PASS
RESOLUTION, THAT IS A GREAT TIME
TIME TO SPEAK TO RATE INCREASES
AS WELL. WE SERVE ON REGIONAL
COMMITTEES WHERE WE CAN TRY TO
INFLUENCE THE KING COUNTY
EECTED OFFICIALS. I APPRECIATE
THE REMARKS BY COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT BUT I THINK WE CAN GO
AHEAD AND VOTE UNLESS THERE ARE.
ARE QUESTIONS.
>> NOT SEEING ANY, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> NELSON?
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> YES .
>> SAWANT?
>> NO .
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES .
>> VERBAL?
>> YES.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> YES .
>> JUAREZ?
>> YES .
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES. THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT AND WILL YOU PLEASE
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO TH.
THE LEGISLATION. THIS CAME OUT
OF YOUR COMMITTEE, COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN , CAN WE
HAVE ITEM TWO INTO THE RECORD.
>> RELATING TO THE SOLID WASTE
YSTEM OF SEATTLE PUBLIC UTIS
PUBLIC UTILITIES RAISING CHARGES
CHARGES FOR SOLID WASTE SERVICES
SERVICES AND THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASSED WITH
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT OPPOSED .
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN ?
>> COLLEAGUES, OUR COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDED THIS COUNCIL BILL
120410, A MODEST UPDATE TO THE
PLANT SOLID WASTE RATES FROM
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES. WHEN
THE SOLID WASTE RATES ARE
COMBINED WITH THE OTHER LINES OF
OF THE BUSINESS, INCLUDING
DRINKING WATER, WASTEWATER, ANDE
AND DRAINAGE, WE EXPECT RATES
FOR CUSTOMERS INCREASING BUT AT
A LOWER PERCENTAGE THAN WHAT WE
MOST RECENTLY PROMISED WHEN
APPROVING OUR RATE PATH FOR
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES. I APPE
I APPRECIATE SPU DOING
EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO MANAGE
COSTS AND KEEP RATE INCREASES TO
TO A MINIMUM AND BEING THERE
PROMISES ON THE RIGHT PATH THAT
THE COUNCIL PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED.
WE BENEFITED GREATLY FROM THE AS
FROM OUR CITY COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF AND WE APPRECIATE THAT.
READY TO VOTE.
>> ANY COMMENTS FROM OUR
COLLEAGUES BEFORE WE GO TO THE
VOTE ? NOT SEEING ANY, I AM GUEG
AM GUESSING YOU DON'T HAVE ANY
CLOSING REMARKS, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN ?
>> CORRECT.
>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
>> NELSON?
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> YES .
>> SAWANT?
>> NO.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES .
>> VERBAL?
>> YES.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> YES .
>> JUAREZ?
>> YES . THE BILL PASSES, PLEASE
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON THE
THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF.
ITEM NUMBER THREE, COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN SPOKE TO
TO IT BUT PLEASE READ IT IN THE
RECORD.
>> RELATING TO RATED SERVICES OF
OF SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES,
AUTOMATICALLY PASS THE CHANGES
TO TREATMENT RATES CHARGED BY
EXTERNAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT
PROVIDERS AND THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASSES WITHR
WITH COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
OPPOSED .
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM ?
FROM COLLEAGUES? YOU DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE TO COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN ?
>> THANK YOU, JUST FOR THE
VIEWING PUBLIC, THIS BILL
PERTAINS TO THE DRAINAGE
SERVICES OF SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILS
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND I REFERENCE
REFERENCE THAT WHEN I TALKED
ABOUT WASTEWATER IN ITEM 1.
>> WE ARE ON ITEM 3. OKAY, WITH,
WITH THAT, MADAME CLERK, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE.
>> NELSON?
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> YES .
>> SAWANT?
>> NO .
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES .
>> VERBAL?
>> YES.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> YES .
>> JUAREZ?
>> YES .
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES. MOVING ON TO
TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WE HAVE
SOME LEGISLATION FROM THE
COMMITTEE OF COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD . PLEASE READ HIM --
>> RELATING TO CRIMES AND PUNIS,
AND PUNISHMENT, CHANGES IN STATE
STATE LAW AND MAKING CORRECTIONS
, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASSED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ?
>> THIS UPDATES THE SEATTLE
CRIMINAL CODE TO INCORPORATE
CHANGES MADE BY THE STATE
LEGISLATURE EARLIER THIS YEAR
AND IS THE COMPANION BILL TO THE
THE TRAFFIC CODE UPDATE THAT THE
THE COUNCIL ADOPTED LAST WEEK.
UNLIKE THE TRAFFIC CODE UPDATE,
THIS BILL INCLUDES TWO ADDITIONS
FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
, FOR THAT REASON, WE WANTED TO
HEAR IN COMMITTEE FIRST, IT IS
NOT PURELY A TECHNICAL BILL SO
IT WAS IMPORTANT TO YOUR FROM
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ABOUT
ABOUT THOSE TWO CHANGES. IT DOES
DOES HAVE A LOT OF TECHNICAL
CHANGES THAT MAKES IT CONFORM
WITH STATE LAW BUT THE TWO
CHANGES THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY
REQUESTED IS, FIRST, RELATING TO
TO ANIMAL CONTROL TO ADDRESS
CASES WHERE ANIMALS THAT ARE ABD
ARE ABUSED AND DETAINED BY
ANIMAL CONTROL ARE RETURNED BACK
BACK TO THE PERSON WHO IS
CONVICTED OF ABUSING THAT ANIMAL
. THE SECOND CHANGE CLARIFIES
THE CITY HAS JURISDICTION WHEN
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION IS PART
PART OF AN OFFENSE. THIS IS
BASED ON THE CONCERN OF HOW THE
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE CAN
PROSECUTE A PERSON FOR VIOLATING
A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROTECTIONR
PROTECTION ORDER WHERE THE DEFET
THE DEFENDANT, FOR EXAMPLE, MOVS
, MOVES TO ANOTHER STATE,
VIOLATES THE ORDER GRANTED HERE,
, BY SENDING A TEXT MESSAGE TO
THE VICTIM FROM THE OTHER STATE
TO THE VICTIM WHO LIVES IN
SEATTLE FOR THE ORDER WAS GRANTD
WAS GRANTED. AND THAT WHO OPENS
THE TEXT MESSAGE WHEN SHE IS ONN
ON VACATION IN ANOTHER STATE.
THIS CHANGE WOULD ALLOW PROSECUN
ALLOW PROSECUTION TO TAKE PLACE
IN SEATTLE WITH THOSE JURISDICTS
THOSE JURISDICTIONS DIFFER. AND,
, I THINK THAT IS ALL. AS MADAME
MADAME CLERK STATED, THE BILL
WAS HEARD IN COMMITTEE AND RECED
AND RECEIVED THE SUPPORT IN COM.
IN COMMITTEE. I THINK THE VOTE ,
5-0.
>> THANK YOU. I AM SORRY I CUT
YOU OFF.
>> THAT IS GOOD, I AM DONE.
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUS
OR QUESTIONS FOR COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD ? I DO NOT SEE ANY. CAN
WE GO TO A VOTE? OKAY. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL.
>> NELSON?
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> YES .
>> SAWANT?
>> YES .
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES .
>> HERBOLD ?
>> YES.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> YES . JUAREZ?
>> YES .
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
PLEASE READ ITEM 5 INTO THE
RECORD.
>> BEFORE I MOVE FORWARD, CAN YU
CAN YOU DIRECT US TO THE LEGISLN
THE LEGISLATION?
>> YES, MADAME CLERK, PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF.
>> AGENDA ITEM 5, RELATING TO
THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT
AUTHORIZING THE JUDGES AND
DIRECTORS OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT
COURT TO ACCEPT A GRANT AND EXEE
RELATED AGREEMENTS, THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL P.
BILL PASS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ?
>> AS DESCRIBED, THE BILL WOULDD
WOULD AMEND THE 2022 ADOPTED
BUDGET TO ALLOW FOR THE CITY
MUNICIPAL COURT TO ACCEPT THE GT
THE GRANT TO USE FOR THERAPEUTIC
THERAPEUTIC PORTS AND SERVICES
IN JULY. THE COURT APPLIED FOR
AND RECEIVED TWO GRANTS TOTALING
$367,000, BOTH GRANTS MUST BE
FULLY EXPENDED BY JUNE OF 2023.
$191,000 IS TO SUPPORT
THERAPEUTIC COURT COORDINATOR
WHO WOULD SUPPORT THE EXISTING
THERAPEUTIC COURT TEAMS THROUGH
EVIDENCE PRACTICE,
COLLABORATION, EVIDENCE-BASED
PRACTICE, DATA ANALYSIS, AND
PROGRAM INNOVATION, THE COURT
ALSO RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL
$175,000 TO SUPPORT THE
COMMUNITY JUSTICE COUNSELOR
SERVICES TO HELP COURT
PARTICIPANTS CONNECT TO AND
SUSTAIN THEIR PARTICIPATION IN
COMMUNITY-BASED TREATMENT SERVI.
TREATMENT SERVICES. THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ? NOT
SEEING ANY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING
ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> NELSON
>> NELSON?
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> YES .
>> SAWANT?
>> YES .
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES .
>> HERBOLD ?
>> YES.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA ?
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> YES .
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES. PLEASE AFFIX
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. I
THINK WE ARE DONE WITH OUR ITEM.
OUR ITEMS. WE HAD FIVE ON THE
CALENDAR TODAY AND I WILL MOVE
ON TO THE AGENDA TO ITEMS
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALEND.
CONSENT CALENDAR. WE WILL GO TO
OUR ADOPTION OF OTHER
RESOLUTIONS OF WHICH THERE ARE
NONE FOR THE INTRODUCTION AND
ADOPTION TODAY. OTHER BUSINESS.
IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO
COME BEFORE COUNCIL ? BEFORE WE,
WE ADJOURN, THIS DOES INCLUDE
THE BUSINESS ITEMS ON THE AGENDY
AGENDA TODAY. OUR NEXT REGULARLY
REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIG
COUNCIL MEETING IS TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 11th, HOWEVER, THAT MAY
BE CANCELED. IF IT IS CANCELED,
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY
COUNCIL WILL BE ON TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 18th. AS YOU KNOW, AT 20
AT 2:00 IF WE DO CANCEL THE
OCTOBER 11th MEETING, WE WILL
GIVE YOU ENOUGH NOTICE. WITH THT
WITH THAT, I THINK WE CAN ADJOUN
CAN ADJOURN AND I CAN SAY I HOPE
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD
AFTERNOON. THANK YOU.