>>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
GOOD AFTERNOON, TODAY IS
TUESDAY, MARCH 7th. WELCOME TO
OUR SEATTLE CITY COUCIL
MEETING. I AM NOW CALLING IT TO
ORDER. THE TIME IS TO: 01.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
>> CATALYST? COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD? COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD? I WILL COME BACK.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SO WANT?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> PRESENT.
>> AND CANCEL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> PRESENT.
>> NINE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVING
ON TO OUR AGENDA, WE HAVE NO
PRESENTATIONS TODAY. BEFORE WE
MOVE ON THE PUBLIC COMMENT, I
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS FOR STEPPING UP TO
SERVE AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO
TEM IN MY ABSENCE, AND ALL OF
YOU THAT STEP UP WHEN I AM OUT
SICK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
PITCHING IN, HELPING ME, AND
HELPING THE STAFF SO WE CAN
MOVE FORWARD ON OUR CITY
COUNCIL MEETINGS. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. WE WILL
MOVE IN TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
MADAM CLERK, I UNDERSTAND WE
HAVE ONE REMOTE SPEAKER AND TWO
FOLKS IN CHAMBERS?
>> ACTUALLY, WE NOW HAVE FOUR
PUBLIC COMMENTERS IN PERSON AND
ONE REMOTE.
>> OKAY. WHY DON'T WE DO THE
REMOTE FIRST, THEN? I AM GOING
TO SWITCH IT BACK. WE WILL DO
THE ONE PERSON THAT IS REMOTE,
AND THEN WE WILL DO THE FOUR
FOLKS WHO ARE IN CHAMBERS.
EACH PERSON WILL HAVE TWO
MINUTES. MADAM CLERK?
>> HELLO, SEATTLE. WE ARE THE
EMERALD CITY, THE CITY OF
FLOWERS AND THE CITY OF
GOODWILL, BUILT ON INDIGENOUS
LAND, THE TRADITIONAL TERRITORY
OF THE COAST SALISH PEOPLES.
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WELCOMES REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT
AND IS EAGER TO HEAR FROM
RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY. IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO BE A SPEAKER AND
PROVIDE A VERBAL PUBLIC
COMMENT, YOU MAY REGISTER TWO
HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING VIA
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WEBSITE. HERE IS SOME
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PROCEEDINGS. SPEAKERS
ARE CALLED UPON IN THE ORDER IN
WHICH THEY REGISTER ON THE
COUNCIL WEBSITE. EACH SPEAKER
MUST CALL IN FROM THE PHONE
NUMBER PROVIDED WHEN THEY
REGISTER ONLINE, AND USE THE
MEETING I.D. AND PASSCODE THAT
WERE EMAILED UPON
CONFIRMATION. IF YOU DID NOT
RECEIVE AN EMAIL CONFIRMATION,
PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM OR JUNK
MAIL FOLDERS. A REMINDER: THE
SPEAKER MEETING I.D. IS
DIFFERENT FROM THE GENERAL
LISTEN LINE MEETING I.D.
PROVIDED ON THE AGENDA. ONCE A
SPEAKER'S NAME IS CALLED, THE
SPEAKER MICROPHONE WILL BE
UNMUTED AND AN AUTOMATIC PROMPT
WILL SAY "THE HOST WOULD LIKE
YOU TO UNMUTE YOUR MICROPHONE."
THAT IS YOUR QUEUE THAT IT IS
YOUR TURN TO SPEAK. AT THAT
TIME, YOU MUST PRESS STAR SIX.
YOU WILL THEN HEAR A PROMPT
"YOU ARE UNMUTED." MAKE SURE
YOUR PHONE IS UNMUTED ON YOUR
END, SO YOU WILL BE HEARD. AS A
SPEAKER, YOU SHOULD BEGIN BY
SPEAKING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM
YOU ARE ADDRESSING. A CHIME
WILL SOUND WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE
LEFT OF YOUR ALLOTTED TIME. AS
A GENTLE REMINDER TO WRAP UP
YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS. THE END
OF THE ALLOTTED TIME, YOUR
MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED, AND
THE NEXT SPEAKER REGISTERED
WILL BE CALLED. ONCE SPEAKERS
HAVE COMPLETED PROVIDING PUBLIC
COMMENT, PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINE, AND
JOIN US BY FOLLOWING THE
MEETING VIA SEATTLE CHANNEL
BROADCAST OR THROUGH THE
LISTENING LINE OPTION LISTED ON
THE AGENDA. THE COUNCIL
RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ELIMINATE
PUBLIC COMMENT IF THE SYSTEM IS
ABUSED, OR IF THE PROCESS
IMPEDES THE COUNCIL'S ABILITY
TO CONDUCT ITS BUSINESS ON
BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS OF 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
DISCUSSIONS THAT WILL ASSIST
OUR ORDERLY CONSIDERATION OF
ISSUES BEFORE THE COUNCIL. THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
OPEN. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE
FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR
SIX AFTER YOU HEAR THE PROMPT
" YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED."
THANK YOU, SEATTLE.
>> OUR FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER IS
HOWARD GAIL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, HOWARD GAIL,
WITH SEATTLE STOP -- THIS
COUNCIL HAS ALLOWED WELL OVER
$100 MILLION TO BE SPENT OVER
THE LAST DECADE ON A POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM THAT
HAS, ITSELF, ESCAPED ANY
ACCOUNTABILITY. WHEN ANY PERSON
OR AGENCY AVOIDS
ACCOUNTABILITY, RESULTS ARE
PREDICTABLE. THREE WEEKS AGO,
THE COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION
WHOSE CENTRAL ROLL IS TO UPLIFT
THE VOICES OF THOSE HARMED BY
POLICE INSTEAD ATTACKED
CASTEEL HIGHTOWER, HIS BROTHER,
HERBOLD HIGHTOWER JUNIOR, WAS
MURDERED BY SPD IN 2004. THE
CPC, WHOSE CENTRAL MISSION IS
TO GIVE VOICE TO THOSE IMPACTED
BY POLICE VIOLENCE, HAS FIRED
STAFF AND SHUT DOWN ITS OWN
COMMISSIONERS WHO TRY TO UPHOLD
ITS MISSION. NOT ONE SINGLE
COMMISSIONER HAS BEEN DIRECTLY
IMPACTED BY SEATTLE POLICE
VIOLENCE. JUST LAST WEEK, THE
CBC HELD A MEETING TO HEAR FROM
YOU, WHICH EXACTLY 2 YOUTH
ATTENDED. IN MAY, IT'LL BE SIX
FULL YEARS THAT CBC HAS FAILED
TO FULFILL THE LIGHT OF
REQUIREMENTS MANDATED BY THIS
COUNCIL AND RESOLUTION 31753,
MOST NOTABLY THAT CPC HAS
FAILED TO INVESTIGATE
MECHANISMS EXTERNAL TO THE SPD
FOR INVESTIGATING SERIOUS
FATAL USE OF FORCE, AND HAS
FAILED TO INVESTIGATE A
PROPOSED COMPLAINT AND APPEALS
PROCESS. CBC HAS COMPLETELY
FAILED TO HOLD LEGALLY MANDATED
ANNUAL COMMUNITY MEETINGS TO
GATHER INPUT, AND HAS FAILED
TO PROVIDE LEGALLY MANDATED
DISTRICT REPRESENTATION. THIS
COUNCIL HAS FAILED TO ABIDE BY
THE STRONG RECOMMENDATIONS OF
THE CITY AUDITOR 5 1/2 YEARS
AGO TO HAVE A FULL INDEPENDENT
AUDIT OF OUR ACCOUNTABILITY
SYSTEM, WITH CERTAIN
COUNCILMEMBERS ACTUALLY
REJECTING AN ATTEMPT IN 2021 TO
EVEN INITIATE SUCH A PROCESS.
WHAT ALL THIS MEANS IS THAT
TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF
TAXPAYER MONEY IS SPENT ON A
SYSTEM WHICH NOW COMMITS ACTUAL
HARM AGAINST THOSE WHO HAVE
ALREADY BEEN HARMED BY THE SPD,
AND ESCAPES ANY ACCOUNTABILITY.
THE VARIETY OF CITY COMMISSIONS
NOW JOINING TOGETHER WITH THE
SEATTLE HUMAN RIGHTS MISSION TO
PROVIDE A FORM OF OVERSIGHT
THAT THIS COUNCIL IS EITHER
UNWILLING OR TERRIFIED TO
PROVIDE. THANK YOU.
>> OUR FIRST IN PERSON SPEAKER
IS CAROLYN MALONE.
>> I AM CAROLYN MALONE. I
CONTINUE TO PROTEST ON THE
STREET SEATTLE POLICE
HARASSMENT. BECAUSE I HAVE A
RIGHT TO PROTEST THEIR PRESENCE
IN MY BUILDING. THIS ARTICLE
APPEARED IN THE REAL CHANGE
NEWSLETTER. I WOULD STRONGLY
SUGGEST THAT CITY COUNCIL READ
IT. IT IS ABOUT COMMUNITY
MEMBERS' CONCERN ABOUT POLICE '
ILLEGAL USE OF TECHNOLOGY
SURVEILLANCE TO VIOLATE
INNOCENT PEOPLE VIA THEIR CELL
PHONES. MY CELL PHONE IS
HACKED INTO SO SEVERELY AND
EXTREMELY BY POLICE , IT IS
ALMOST NOT USABLE. ADULT
PROTECTIVE SERVICES HAVE TRIED
TO REACH ME , HUD HAS TRIED TO
REACH ME, AND MANY AGENCIES I
HAVE REACHED OUT TO TO GET
INTERVENTION. ALL POLICE DO IS
INTERCEPT MY CALLS, DELETE MY
CALLS. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF
WORKING WITH THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND
INSPECTION ABOUT BEDBUGS , AN
INFESTATION OF BEDBUGS IN MY
APARTMENT. THEY ARE SLOW AND
NOT SURE ABOUT COMING OUT.
EACH DAY I PROTEST , I AM
LOCKED OUT OF MY APARTMENT.
THE LOCK FATHER FLASHES RED OR
NOT AT ALL. I GO OUT AND
PROTEST SOME MORE. SEATTLE
POLICE ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE
CONSENT DECREE, AND I WILL
CONTINUE TO PROTEST UNTIL THEY
STOP. A BLACK MALE WAS OUT
TODAY , JAMMING MY CAMERA. I
TAKE PHOTOS OF PEOPLE AROUND
ME WHO I THINK ARE SUSPICIOUS,
THOSE WHO TRY TO PICK FIGHTS
WITH ME. -- AT FIFTH AND
CHERRY, AND MY CAMERA SUDDENLY
JAMMED. SEATTLE POLICE HAVE
THE STRONGEST TECHNOLOGY TO DO
--
>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT IN
PERSON SPEAKER IS ALEX
TSIMERMAN. [ SPEAKING
NON-ENGLISH ] MY DIRTY
FASCISTS , ANIMALS FROM ANIMAL
FARM. MY NAME IS ALEX
TSIMERMAN. I AM STAYING HERE,
WITH MY RED SIGN AND MY LITTLE
DAVID STARR, YOU KNOW WHAT THIS
MEANS. AND NOBODY SHOWS MY
FACE. PROBABLY THE PEOPLE WOULD
REMEMBER ME. I AM THE MAD ALEX
TSIMERMAN, ABSENTLY, DON'T
FORGET. NOW, I WANT TO SPEAK
ABOUT WHEN THEY MADE ME
THOUGHT I WAS SICK FOR THIS
COUNCIL OF NINE IS MENTALLY
STICK PEOPLE, UP YOUR FASCISTS.
YOU ARE PULLING SOMEBODY FOR
IMMIGRANT -- COMMISSION. TRY
TO UNDERSTAND WHO YOU APPOINT?
WHY IS IT COME HERE AND ASK
WHY YOU DON'T SHOW US FACES
FROM MAY, ALMOST 11 MONTHS,
RIGHT NOW. WHAT IS GOING ON?
I NEVER SEEM LIKE THIS BEFORE.
I GO AND SPEAK EVERY DAY
DURING COVID, YOU KNOW.
EVERYBODY SHOW MY FACE, WHY YOU
DON'T SHOW MY FACE? YOU DON'T
LIKE ME BECAUSE I AM A ?
BECAUSE I AM A REFUGEE, OR
BECAUSE MENTALLY DEFICIENT
IDIOT? WHAT IS GOING ON? 10,
11 MONTHS, YOU DON'T SHOW
PEOPLE FACES. WHO DID THIS?
WHO COULD? ONLY PSYCHOPATH ,
MENTALLY SICK PSYCHOPATH. FOR
THIS, YOU CAN GO TO MY WEBSITE,
ALEX FOR AMERICA.COM, WHERE
YOU WILL SEE MENTALIST OF
FASCISM, HOW FASCISM --
IDIOTIC FACE. A YEAR AGO, AND
FOR 15 YEARS -- AND 750,000
SLAVES. SO [ SPEAKING
NON-ENGLISH ] STAND UP,
SEATTLE, STANDUP, AMERICA!
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS MARGUERITE BECHARD.
>> YES, MY NAME IS MARGUERITE
RICHARD. I AM REALLY CONCERNED
ABOUT THIS BEING WOMEN'S
HISTORY MONTH, AND THE THINGS
THAT ARE HAPPENING, THE
DEGRADATION. I PUT DOWN THE
FACT OF REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS
, BECAUSE WE HAVE A COMMISSION.
I AM FROM THE INDIGENOUS BLACK
POPULATION, VERY MUCH CONCERNED
ABOUT HOW WE ARE TREATED, HERE,
AS THE THINGS WE ARE SEEING ARE
VERY MINUTE. YOU DO NOT SHOW
OUR FACES, AS A RULE. I DON'T
KNOW WHAT, A PANDEMIC, THAT
BIG OF A SCARE, WOULD WHITE
OUR FACES OFF OF A SCREEN THAT
WE ARE USED TO LOOKING AT AND
SEEING OURSELVES AS PEOPLE THAT
COME DOWN HERE FOR A REASON.
NOT FOR OUR HEALTH, BECAUSE IT
IS TAKING A WHOLE LOT OF US
OUT, BASED UPON THAT DUE SAKE
GET TO THE POINT. WELL, I AM
THE POINT. I AM THE POINT. I
WAS THE POINT WHEN I STARTED
OUT, AND I WILL BE THE POINT
WHEN I AND UP. YOU GOING TO
TAKE YOUR LONG-STANDING HATE
OUT OF THIS ROOM! YOUR
LONG-STANDING DISCRIMINATORY
HATE , OUT OF THIS ROOM! ALL
OF THE STUFF THAT MS. MALONE
WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT? HEY,
THAT IS REAL. AND WHEN YOU
GET TO BE THE SKIN COLOR I AM
AND THE AGE THAT I AM, BEEN
ALLOWED TO BY THE GRACE OF GOD
, THAT IS THE ONLY REASON WHY I
AM STILL STANDING. IT AIN'T
BECAUSE I SAID SOMETHING TO
YOU, BECAUSE SITTING DOWN
THERE, I SHOWED MY KNEES, I
SAID, SEE ME, SITTING DOWN
THERE, JUST AS PLEASANT,
úMINDING THEIR OWN BUSINESS. N
FOREIGNER GUARD CAME UP TO THEM
AND SO SAID YOU CANNOT SIT
THERE NO MORE. BUT THEY SAID IT
TO US. ARE YOU NOT GOING TO DO
NOTHING ABOUT IT, MISS HER BUT,
BEFORE YOU LEAVE HERE? I SEE
YOU SMILING. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS --
SMITH?
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS ACTUALLY
A JANAE SMITH. I AM VERY
CONCERNED , LIKE MY AUNT SAID,
ABOUT YOU GUYS SHOWING AT YOUR
FACES, YOU GUYS DON'T SHOW OUR
FACES. OUR FACES MATTER AS
WELL. YOU KNOW, WE ARE ALL
COMING TOGETHER, SPEAKING ABOUT
THE CITY OF SEATTLE, THE CITY
WE LOVE SO MUCH. ALSO, I HAD A
CONCERN WITH HOW YOU GUYS
RECEIVED THE BLACK COMMUNITY,
ESPECIALLY PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN
HERE, AND WHO HAVE BEEN RAISED
, GENERATIONS UPON GENERATIONS
OF BEING HERE. WE DON'T HAVE A
LOT OF RESOURCES AND THINGS FOR
US TO FEEL LIKE WE HAVE
OUTLETS. I FEEL LIKE THAT IS A
PROBLEM. A LOT OF PEOPLE IN MY
COMMUNITY DO SELL DRUGS IN OUR
CITY OF SEATTLE, OR THEY
PARTAKE OF AND PARTICIPATE IN
THINGS THAT I FEEL ARE WRONG.
BUT THE ONLY REASON WHY THEY DO
THOSE THINGS IS BECAUSE THEY
WERE PUT INTO A SYSTEM WHERE
THEY HAVE ONLY HAD THAT CHOICE.
WHAT I AM ASKING IS FOR YOU
GUYS TO START CREATING AND
FUNDING PROGRAMS SO WE CAN
START UPLIFTING OUR
COMMUNITIES. I AM NOT SAYING I
DON'T CARE ABOUT ANY OTHER
COMMUNITIES, AND I AM NOT
SAYING I DON'T CARE ABOUT
IMMIGRANTS, BECAUSE I CARE
ABOUT ALL PEOPLE. I FEEL LIKE
WE NEED TO GO TO THE SOURCE OF
THE PROBLEM BEFORE WE GO TO
THE BIG SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM.
BECAUSE IF YOU DO NOT GO TO THE
ROOT ROT, EVERYTHING THAT IS
ATTACHED TO WILL ROT AS WELL.
YEAH, THAT IS ALL I HAD TO SAY.
I HOPE YOU GUYS HAVE A GOOD
DAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, THAT IS IT,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU, FOAKES , FOR
SHOWING UP, AND PROVIDING
PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL TODAY. WITH THAT,
PUBLIC COMMENT HAS NOW ENDD,
AND WE MOVE ON TO OUR AGENDA.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NONE, THE INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR IS INDEED
ADOPTED. MOVING ON TO ADOPTION
OF THE AGENDA. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. NOT SEEING OR HEARING
ANY, THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
MOVING ON TO ADOPTION OF THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. ITEMS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDE THE
MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 28th, 2023
SEMICOLON PAYROLL BILL,
CASTLE BUILT 120519 SEMICOLON
AND WE HAVE 12 APPOINTMENTS
RECOMMENDED BY THE
NEIGHBORHOODS, EDUCATION, CIVIL
RIGHTS, AND CULTURE COMMITTEE.
THAT WOULD BE COUNCIL AND
MORALES, THANK YOU. THE 12
APPOINTMENTS ARE FOUR
APPOINTMENTS TO THE SEATTLE
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
COMMISSION, ONE TO THE SEATTLE
YOUTH COMMISSION, SIX
APPOINTMENTS TO THE PIKE PLACE
MARKET PRESERVATION AND
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, AND ONE
TO THE HISTORIC SEATTLE
PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY GOVERNING COUNCIL.
THOSE ARE ALL 12. ARE THERE ANY
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE
TO HAVE ANY OF THESE ITEMS
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR? ALL RIGHT. NOT
SEEING OR HEARING ANY, I MOVED
TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. THE CONSENT
CALENDAR HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. SO, I AM NOW MOVING
TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLL
ON THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> AYE.
>> AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT
WARRANTS?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, AND
UNOPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, CONSENT CALENDAR
IS ADOPTED IT LOOKS LIKE WE
HAVE A SHORT CALENDAR, FOLKS.
THE COMMITTEE REPORT, WE HAVE
ONE, WHICH I BELIEVE IS MINE.
MADAME CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
READ ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE, COUNCIL
BUILT 120517, RELATING TO CITY
EMPLOYMENT COMMONLY REFERRED
TO AS THE FIRST QUARTER, 2023
EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE, RETURNING
PHYSICIANS TO THE CIVIL
SERVICE SYSTEM, EXEMPTING
POSITIONS FROM THE CIVIL
SERVICE SYSTEM, AND
ESTABLISHING NEW TITLES AND
CORRESPONDING RATES OF PAY ALL
BY A TWO THIRDS VOTE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL.
>> THANK YOU, MADAME CLERK. I
MOVED TO PASS COUNTABLE 120517.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO PASS THE BILL
BUT AS A SPONSOR OF THIS BILL,
I WILL ADDRESS THIS ITEM.
COUNCIL THE 120517 IS MORE
COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE
FIRST QUARTER 2023 EMPLOYMENT
ORDINANCE. IT WAS DEVELOPED
AND PROPOSED BY THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES,
AND HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY
KARINA BOLL AT CENTRAL STAFF.
IF ENACTED, COUNCIL BILL
120517 WOULD DO THE FOLLOWING :
FIRST, IT WOULD RETURN THREE
POSITIONS TO BE CIVIL SERVICE
SYSTEM. AS A RESULT OF THE
CLASSIFICATION REVIEW AND
DETERMINATION BY THE SEATTLE
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, THE
POSITIONS NO LONGER MEET THE
EXACT CRITERIA. THESE ARE
POSITIONS LOCATED IN THE
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES, ALSO KNOWN AS FAS,
DEPARTMENT IN THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES.
EXEMPT ONE POSITION AT SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT FROM -- LET ME SAY
THAT AGAIN. WE ARE GOING TO
EXEMPT ONE POSITION AT SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT FROM THE CIVIL
SERVICE SYSTEM , AS A RESULT OF
A CLASSIFICATION REVIEW AND
DETERMINATION . THE POSITION
MEETS EXEMPTIONS DEFINED BY
THE MUNICIPAL CODE BY VIRTUE OF
ITS TITLE. SECOND, WE WILL
ESTABLISH ONE NEW TITLE WITH
CORRESPONDING RATES OF PAY FOR
THE VETERINARY ASSISTANT
WITHIN THE FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
DEPARTMENT. KARINA BOLL ON
CENTRAL STAFF REVIEWED THIS
PROPOSAL, AND PREPARED A MEMO
WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE
AGENDA, WHICH YOU SHOULD ALL
HAVE SEEN, AND IS ALSO POSTED
ONLINE THANK YOU, QUERYABLE AND
CENTRAL STAFF ARE DOING THIS
FOR US. WITH THAT SAID, ARE
THERE ANY COMMENTS? NOT SEEING
ANY COMMENTS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES, MADAME CLERK, WILL
YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> AYE.
>> AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, AND
UNOPPOSED.
>>, THE BILL PASSES. THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT MADAME CLERK,
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF.
MOVING ON TO OUR AGENDA. IS
THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO
COME BEFORE COUNCIL BEFORE I
MOVED TO ADJOURN? OKAY. NOT
SEEING ANY, COLLEAGUES, THIS
DOES CONCLUDE OUR ITEMS OF
BUSINESS TODAY. OUR NEXT
REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING
WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MARCH
14th. THAT IS ALL. HAVE A
GREAT AFTERNOON. WE ARE
ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.