>>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE AND
WELCOME BACK TO THE FULL CITY
COUNCIL MEETING, THE MEETING
WILL NOW COME TO ORDER.
IT IS TO: 05 P.M.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE.
>> [ROLL CALL]
NINE PRESENT.
>> PRESENTATIONS AS I MENTIONED
THIS MORNING, ONE PRESENTATION
THIS MORNING.
AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO INVITE
SENIOR DEPUTY TO PROVIDE
REMARKS AND OFFICIALLY DELIVER
THE STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS.
SO SENIOR DEPUTY MAYOR, WELCOME
TO THIS AFTERNOON'S COUNCIL
MEETING.
IT TAKEN AWAY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCILMEMBER
GONZELEZ, YESTERDAY MAYOR
DURKAN DELIVERED HER ADDRESS TO
THE STATE OF THE CITY . SHE
HIGHLIGHTED CHALLENGES WE WOULD
FACE IN 2021.
MOST IMPORTANTLY AND URGENTLY
THE CHALLENGE TO VACCINATING
OUR COMMUNITY EQUITABLY WHICH
IS THE KEY TO OUR REOPENING AND
RECOVERY.
THANKS TO LEADERSHIP OF THE
COUNCIL, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE MUCH
WORK LEFT TO DO, IT IS MY
PLEASURE TO FORMALLY DELIVER TO
YOU, HERE AT THE THIRD REGULAR
MEETING AT THE CITY COUNCIL, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE COUNCIL
CITY CHARTER, ADDRESS AND A
LETTER OUTLINING HER PRIORITIES
HAS JUST BEEN SENT TO YOUR
INBOXES.
AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO
WISH TO VIEW THE MAYOR'S
ADDRESS CAN FIND IT ON SEATTLE
CHANNEL.ORG.>> THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR BEING WITH US.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE TO
OFFICIALLY PRESENT THOSE
REMARKS, THANKS SO MUCH.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
THE MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
MEETINGS OF FEBRUARY 1 AND
EIGHTH 2021 HAVE BEEN REVIEWED.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES WILL BE SIGNED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES WILL BE SIGNED.
ADOPTION OF THE REFERRAL
CALENDAR, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION OF
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR
IS ADOPTED.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE AGENDA
IS NOW ABDUCTED.
PUBLIC COMMENT, AT THIS TIME WE
WILL OPEN THE REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD, AND THE
COUNCIL'S WORK PROGRAM.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR
THEIR ONGOING PATIENCE AS WE
CONTINUE TO REMOTE THIS PUBLIC
COMMENT REMOTE SYSTEM.
IT DOES REMAIN A STRONG INTENT
TO HAVE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT
REGULARLY INCLUDED IN AGENDAS,
HOWEVER THE CITY COUNCIL DOES
RESERVE THE RIGHT TO AND THESE
AT ANY POINT IF WE DEEM IT IS
BEING ABUSED OR IS NO LONGER
ALLOWING OUR MEETINGS TO BE
CONDUCTED EFFECTIVELY AND
EFFICIENTLY.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR
THIS MEETING WAS NOTED FOR 20
MINUTES.
HOWEVER WE HAVE ALMOST 30
SPEAKERS SIGNED UP AND A RATHER
LIGHT AGENDA FOR THIS
AFTERNOON.
BECAUSE OF THAT I PLAN TO DO
THE FOLLOWING.
I'D LIKE TO EXTEND THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD FROM 20 MINUTES
TO A TOTAL OF 30 MINUTES AND
PROVIDE EACH SPEAKER ONE MINUTE
TO SPEAK AS OPPOSED TO THE
USUAL TWO MINUTES.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL BE
EXTENDED FROM 20 TO 30 MINUTES.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE PUBLIC
COMMENT REED IS EXTENDED TO 30
MINUTES.
I WILL CALL EACH SPEAKER BY
NAME AND IN ORDER IN WHICH THEY
REGISTERED UNDER WEBSITE.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED
YOU CAN GO TO THE COUNCIL
WEBSITE. IT'S ALSO LISTED ON
TODAY'S AGENDA.
ONCE I CALL A SPEAKERS NAME YOU
WILL HEAR AND AUTOMATICALLY
PROMPT THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ON
MUTED.
WHEN YOU HEAR THE PROMPT YOU
WILL THEN NEED TO PRESS STAR
SIX BEFORE SPEAKING.
PLEASE BEGIN BY STATING YOUR
NAME AND THE ITEM YOU ARE
ADDRESSING.
AND AS A REMINDER IT SHOULD
RELATE TO AN ITEM ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
A SPEAKERS, YOU WILL HEAR A
CHIME WHEN YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS
LEFT OF YOUR ALLOTTED TIME.
WHEN YOU HEAR THAT PLEASE WRAP
UP YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF YOU DO NOT AND YOUR COMMENTS
AT THE END OF THE ALLOTTED TIME
PROVIDED, YOUR MICROPHONE WILL
BE MUTED TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON
THE NEXT SPEAKER.
ONCE YOU COMPLETED YOUR COMMENT
PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM THE
LINE.
IF YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE
FOLLOWING THIS MEETING YOU CAN
DO SOME VIA OUR CHANNEL OR
ANYONE OF THAT LISTENING
OPTIONS.
I WILL NOW OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT,
AND WE BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
AS A REMINDER PLEASE REMEMBER
TO PRESS STAR SIX AFTER YOU
HEAR THE PROMPT.
IT IS TO: 11 P.M., SO WE WILL
FINISH PUBLIC COMMENT AT
APPROXIMATELY 241 P.M.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, THE
PRESTIGIOUS LAW REVIEW, ONE OF
THEIR CORE CONCLUSIONS IS THAT
INDEPENDENCE IS BROADLY
RECOGNIZED AS BOTH THE CORE
PRINCIPLE AND ESSENTIAL ELEMENT
OF OVERSIGHT.
WITHOUT INDEPENDENCE
ACCOUNTABILITY LEADING TO A
REPETITIVE CYCLE IN TODAY'S
CRISIS.
THIS IS THE SAME CONCLUSION IN
MANY ARTICLES ON POLICE USE OF
FORCE.
IS THE CURRENT PRINCIPAL IN THE
CURRENT WASHINGTON BILLS
REQUIRING LAW ENFORCEMENT NOT
PARTICIPATE IN INVESTIGATIONS..
I WOULD ASK COUNCILMEMBERS IF
THEY ARE EQUALLY DISTURBED AT
THE FACT THAT COUNCILMEMBERS
ARE ALSO FINDING THAT
LEGISLATION FROM REAL
INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS
ENVISIONED BY THE LEGISLATURE.
>> NEXT UP IS DANIEL KAVANAUGH,
FOLLOWED BY DANIEL WEIGHING.
>> NAME IS DAN, I'M A RENTER IN
DISTRICT 3 AND COUNCILMEMBERS
NEED TO VOTE YES ON THE
RESOLUTION THAT SAYS WE NEED TO
HAVE TAXES ON THE STATE LEVEL
WE WON'T ALLOW DEMOCRATS TO
STRIKE A RUN DEAL WITH BIG
BUSINESS AS THEY WANT TO DO.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZELEZ HAS
BEEN GIVING EXCUSES ABOUT
PROCEDURE SAYING IT WOULD BE
REDUNDANT.
COUNCILMEMBER YOU WERE NOT
CONCERNED WITH PROCEDURE WHEN
YOU VIOLATED THE OPEN PUBLIC
MEETINGS ACT TO REPEAL THE
FIRST AMAZON ACT WITH MAYOR
DURKIN.
AND THAT GOES FOR OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS AS WELL.
WOULDN'T IT BE REDUNDANT TO
VOTE NOW BECAUSE IT WOULD BE ON
ONE OF YOUR LEAST POPULAR VOTES
EVER.
IF THE AMAZON TAXES ROLLBACK
YOU WILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE,
AND THAT IS REDUNDANT.
YOU OWE IT TO YOUR
CONSTITUENTS, DON'T USE YOUR
POWER EXCUSES TO VOTE NO.>>
NEXT IS DANIEL WEIGHING
FOLLOWED BY GRAYSON.>> I'M A
STUDENT IN D4, I'M HERE TO CALL
ON THE CITY COUNCIL TO SUPPORT
THE RESOLUTION 3199.
WE KNOW THAT LAST YEAR
LAWMAKERS PROPOSE A TAX THAT
WOULD HAVE PREEMPTED AN OUTLAW
OF THE AMAZON TEXT THAT WE
FOUGHT SO HARD TO WIN.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY INDICATORS
THAT THEY WOULD INTRODUCE A
SIMILAR POISON PILL THIS TIME
AROUND.
THERE IS INHERENT CONFLICT
BETWEEN BIG BUSINESS AND
WORKING PEOPLE.
LAWMAKERS, LIKE IT OR NOT, HAVE
TO TAKE A SIDE.
WHEN THEY SAY THAT AMAZON TAX
IS AS OPPOSED OBSTACLE, THEY
MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THEY SIDE
WITH BIG IS THIS.
WASHINGTON STATE HAS ONE OF THE
MOST PERHAPS PROGRESSIVE TAXES
IN THE COUNTRY.
THERE IS ZERO REASON TO WORRY
ABOUT OVERTAXING OTHER THAN
PROTECTING THEIR PROFITS.
OTHERWISE IT IS ABUNDANTLY
CLEAR WHOSE SIDE YOU WERE ON.>>
NEXT UP IS GRAYSON FOLLOWED BY
ALYSSA KAUFMAN.
>> MY NAME IS GRAYSON, I AM A
RENTER IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT.
PLEASE STAND WITH THE MOVEMENT
IN AFFIRMING TO TAX AMAZON, I
KNOW SOME COUNCILMEMBERS THINK
THIS RESOLUTION IS REDUNDANT,
AND IF THAT IS TRUE, THAT'S
FANTASTIC AND IT SHOULD PASS.
IT IS YOUR POLITICAL
RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT THIS
CUCIAL FUNDING.
COUNCILMEMBERS VOTED TO PASS
THE TAX THIS SUMMER AND YOU
SHOULD STAND IN COMPLETE
OPPOSITION OF THE INSINUATION
OF OVERWRITING THE AMAZON TAXA.
WE NEED MORE TAX ON BIG
BUSINESS, BUT FOR COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, HE SAID THIS IS A
HUGE WIN, THIS IS ABOUT CARING
ABOUT SEATTLE AND IT WAS A
CRUCIAL MOVE TO SUPPORTING THE
CITY AND THE MOST VULNERABLE.
>> NEXT UP IS ALYSSA, FOLLOWED
BY VIOLETA COHEN.
>> I'M A TEACHER IN DISTRICT 4,
I'M CALLING ON YOU TO VOTE AND
SUPPORT YES, IT IS
UNCONSCIONABLE THAT EVEN THE
MAJORITY HAS OPEN TALK ABOUT
UNDERMINING THIS TAX.
I'M CALLING ON YOU TO STAND UP
FOR THE PEOPLE YOU REPRESENT
AND SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE THAT
YOU SUPPORT THIS TAXATION.
I SPEAK AS AN ADULT WHO TEACHES
CHILDREN HOW TO STAND UP TO
BULLIES AND DO WHAT IS RIGHT.
WILL YOU BE AN EXAMPLE FOR OUR
CHILDREN OR WILL YOU LET DOWN
THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE?
BYSTANDERS ARE JUST AS MUCH AT
FAULT AS THE BULLIES
THEMSELVES.
DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND SUPPORT
THIS RESOLUTION.
IT SHOULD BE AN EASY VOTE.
>> NEXT IS VIA FOLLOWED BY AVA,
FOLLOWED BY EMILY.>> I AM A
RENTER IN CAPITOL HILL,
COUNCILMEMBERS NEED TO VOTE
TODAY TO SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION
TO DEFEND AMAZON TAX.
PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING PROFOUNDLY
YET WE ARE WATCHING POLITICIANS
WALK BACK RELIEF.
IN THIS CRITICAL MOMENT
WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATORS
HAVE THE AUDACITY TO SAY THEY
WANT TO PHASE OUT OR WATER DOWN
THE AMAZON TAX, EVEN THOUGH
BILLIONAIRES HAVE MADE OVER $1
TRILLION IN PANDEMIC PROFITS.
COUNCILMEMBERS UNDERSTAND THE
URGENCY OF THE SITE, FOR
EVERYONE LISTENING TODAY I URGE
YOU TO JOIN THE TAX CARAVAN
THIS SATURDAY AND JOIN THE
MOVEMENT TO FIGHT FOR WHAT WE
NEED.>> MY NAME IS EVA AND I'M
A RENTER IN DISTRICT 2. WE NEED
SEATTLE TO THE COUNCIL TO MAKE
A CLEAR STAND AGAINST
UNDERMINING THE AMAZON TAX.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBERS
FOR BRINGING FORWARD THIS
MOVEMENT.
THIS IS A TAXATION STATEWIDE
THAT WAS LONG OVERDUE, BUT THIS
IS NOT JUST SPECULATIVE.
IN AN ARTICLE EARLIER THIS YEAR
DEMOCRATIC PARTY STATE
REPRESENTATIVE NICOLE MacRI
OPENLY DISCUSSED THE NEED TO
REDUCE THE AMAZON TASK.
DEMOCRATIC POLITICIANS HAVE
CONTROLLED ALL THREE BRANCHES
OF GOVERNMENT FOR THE PAST FIVE
YEARS, WHY DO WE STILL HAVE A
BAN ON RENT CONTROL STILL HAVE
THE MOST OPPRESSIVE TAX
STRUCTURE OF ANY STATE IN THE
ENTIRE COUNTRY.
PROGRESSIVE CHANGE DOES NOT
COME FROM COZY RELATIONSHIPS
AMONG POLITICIANS AND BIG
BUSINESS.
IT'S BEEN MOVEMENTS FOR
SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE LIKE THE $15
MINIMUM WAGE AND AMAZON TAX.
DON'T BE COMPLICIT, PASS THIS
RESOLUTION.>> NEXT IS EMILY
MacARTHUR FOLLOWED BY ALICIA
LEWIS AND THEN KAYLEE
NICHOLSON.
>> I'M A RENTER IN DISTRICT 2
AND CALLING TO VOTE YES ON THE
RESOLUTION CALLING FOR MORE
PROGRESSIVE TAXATION AND TO
TAKE A CLEAR STAND AGAINST ANY
PREEMPTION OR ROLLBACK TAXES
THIS YEAR.
GONZELEZ SENT AN EMAIL THIS
MORNING SAYING THIS IS SOMEHOW
REDUNDANT.
IN GEORGIA, $2000 CHECKS ARE
OUT THE DOOR, YET, WE ARE NOT.
YET DESPITE FOUR YEARS OF
COMPLETE CONTROL OVER EVERY
HOUSE, THERE ARE MANY PROMISES
BUT VERY LITTLE DELIVERY.
REDUNDANCY CAN MEAN A BACKUP
PLAN IN CASE THE FIRST ONE
FAILS.
VOTE YES ON THIS RESOLUTION OR
FIND YOURSELF COMPLICIT IN ANY
ROLLBACK TAXES THAT OUR BUDGET
IS COMPLETELY DEPENDENT ON IT.
I KNOW CAPITALISM IS A SYSTEM
THAT PRIORITIZES PROFITABLE
PEOPLE.
I WILL BE AT THE CAR CARAVAN
THIS SATURDAY.
STAND IN SOLIDARITY.>> NEXT UP
IS ALICIA FOLLOWED BY KAYLEE
NICHOLSON AND THEN MARGO
STEWART.>> MY NAME IS ALICIA
LEWIS, I'M A RENTER IN DISTRICT
7 AND A MEMBER OF SOCIALIST
ALTERNATIVES AND I'VE BEEN
ACTIVE IN THE TAX AMAZON
MOVEMENT FROM THE START.
I'M CALLING IN SUPPORT OF
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT'S
RESOLUTION AND OPPOSE ANY
EFFORT TO LIMIT OR BLOCK THE
AMAZON TAX IN THE FUTURE.
WE SHOULD BE CLEAR THAT OUR
MOVEMENT ABSOLUTELY WANTS THE
PASSAGE OF THE BUSINESS TAX,
THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC AND WE
ARE WILLING TO FIGHT FOR THAT.
BUT THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR
DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATORS IN
OLYMPIA TO EVEN BE CONSIDERING
THE IDEA OF PHASING OUT THE
AMAZON TAX, LET ALONE
DISCUSSING THE IDEA OF
PUBLICLY, AND THE MEDIA,
CLEARLY BIG BUSINESS IS
DETERMINED TO UNDERMINE THIS
PRECEDENT-SETTING TAX AND IT IS
ABSOLUTELY ABSURD THAT TAKING A
CLEAR STAND ON THE SIDE OF
WORKING PEOPLE IN DEFENSE OF
THIS TAX WOULD BE CONSIDERED
REDUNDANT.
IF COUNCILMEMBERS REJECT THIS
RESOLUTION AND THE AMAZON TAX
GETS UNDERMINED, YOU WILL BE
COMPLICIT AND THAT WILL BE A
MESS ABOUT WORKING PEOPLE, NOT
ONLY.
>> NEXT IS KAYLEE NICHOLSON BY
MARGO STEWART.
KAYLYNN, IF YOU ARE WITH US,
YOU NEED TO HIT STAR SIX.
>> I'M A MEMBER OF SOCIAL
ALTERNATIVE AND THE TAX AMAZON
MOVEMENT, AND WAS ACTIVE IN
HELPING TO WIN THE TAX LAST
YEAR.
I READ THE SAME ARTICLE SOME
PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED THAT WAS
CROSSCUTTING JANUARY WHERE
DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVES SAID
THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT
DOUBLE TAXING BIG BUSINESSES IF
THEY WERE TO PASS THE STATEWIDE
INCOME TAX.
THIS IS CLEARLY A REFERENCE TO
THE STATEWIDE AMAZON TAX THAT
WE FOUGHT FOR YEARS TO WIN.
IN THIS ARTICLE WHERE THEY
STATE THAT THE TAX MAY BE A
PROBLEM, THAT CAME OUT AFTER
THE LAST RESOLUTION THE CITY
PASSED SAYING THEY SUPPORT AND
AMAZON TAX.
IT'S IN NO WAY REDUNDANT TO
PASS ONE NOW.
EVEN THE NEW ONES WE HAVE
ACHIEVED IN THIS CITY, THAT
CLEARLY JUSTIFIES A NEW PUBLIC
STATEMENT THAT WE OPPOSE ANY
SORT OF INFRINGEMENT ON OUR
LIGHT TO LEVY THESE PROGRESSIVE
TAXES.
WE 100 PERCENT SUPPORT PASSING
THIS.>> NEXT UP IS MARGO
STEWART FOLLOWED BY KEVIN.>> MY
NAME IS MARGO AND I'M
COMMENTING ON IN SUPPORT OF
CONGRESS MEMBERS RESOLUTION,
LAST WEEK MY ROOMMATE RECEIVED
A DIAGNOSTIC FOR A CHRONIC
MEDICAL CONDITION, THIS
SITUATION IS HARDLY RARE, BUT
IN THE CONTEXT OF THIS CRISIS,
IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL INDICATE THE SUPPORT
FOR A STATEWIDE BUSINESS TAX
AND YOU WILL OPPOSE ANY MOTIONS
TAX FROM LAST SUMMER. L AMAZON
I AGREE WITH OTHER SPEAKERS
THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS
ISSUE OF REDUNDANCY.
COUNCILMEMBERS SHOULD HAVE NO
ISSUES WITH VOTING IN FAVOR OF
IT AND MOVING ON.
WE CANNOT WORRY ABOUT DOUBLE
TAXING BIG CORPORATIONS THAT
RAKED IN BILLIONS DURING THIS
CRISIS WHEN WE HAVE A HOUSING,
EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE
CRISIS.
THIS IS HAPPENING AT ALL LEVELS
OF GOVERNMENT.
PLEASE STAND IN SOLIDARITY FOR
THE WORKING PEOPLE.>> NEXT UP
IS KEVIN AND THEN BLITHE
SERRANO AND THEN SHIRLEY
HENDERSON.>> MY NAME IS KEVIN
AND I'M A RENTER FROM DISTRICT
6 AND A MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE
EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.
I'M CALLING TO SAY THAT
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT'S
RESOLUTION IS NOT REDUNDANT.
WE KNOW THAT DEMOCRATS IN
OLYMPIA AND ON THE CITY COUNCIL
ARE CAPABLE OF CHANGING DETAILS
IN THE LAST MOMENT.
THE CAFE I WORKED FOR BEFORE
THE PANDEMIC HAD TO CLOSE THEIR
LOCATION BECAUSE THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BEEN HIT
INCREDIBLY HARD DURING THIS
CRISIS.
TO MAKE YOUR POSITION CRYSTAL
CLEAR TO THE THOUSANDS OF
TENANTS AND SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS, VOTE YES ON THE
RESOLUTION AND SEND A STRONG
MESSAGE TO OLYMPIA.
AND THE STATE SHOULD ENACT THE
SMALL BUSINESS TAX WITHOUT
LOOPHOLES AND LIMITATIONS ON
SEATTLE'S ABILITY TO TAX BIG
BUSINESSES.
STATE YOUR OPPOSITION TO THE
PROGRESSIVE AMAZON TAX, THANK
YOU.>> NEXT UP IS BLITHE
FOLLOWED BY SHIRLEY AND THEN
JORDAN QUINN.>> MY NAME IS
BLITHE AND I WANT TO START BY
DISCUSSING THE TAXATION ON THE
STATE LEVEL.
THEY HAVE TO COME AT THE COST
OF THE WORKING PEOPLE THAT WAS
FOUGHT SO HARD FOR OVER THE
SUMMER.
THE AMAZON TAX IS A VICTORY NOT
JUST FOR THOSE IN SEATTLE BUT
IT EMPOWERS WORKING PEOPLE
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TO STAND
UP TO AMAZON WHETHER IT IS
SIMILARLY STRUCTURED TAX
MOVEMENT IN BURBANK CALIFORNIA
OR THROUGH UNIONIZATION GUIDE.
AS PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS I HOPE
YOU TAKE THE SIDE OF THE
WORKING PEOPLE AND NOT JUST
COZY UP TO THE ESTABLISHMENT
AND BIG BUSINESS.
IF YOU FAIL TO SUPPORT THIS
RESOLUTION THE BLAME WILL FALL
ON YOU.
I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO VOTE
YES, THANK YOU.>> NEXT IS
SURELY FOLLOWED BY JORDAN AND
THEN HANNAH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, I AM ONE
OF THE OWNERS OF A SMALL
BUSINESS IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT AND I'M HERE TO SAY
THAT COUNCILMEMBERS NEED TO
SHOW POLITICAL COURAGE AND VOTE
YES ON COUNCILMEMBER SO WANTS
RESOLUTION.
WE ALL KNOW WE ARE IN THE MIDST
OF THE MOTHER OF ALL FINANCIAL
CRISES WITH WORKING PEOPLE
TAKING THE BRUNT OF THIS.
I HEARD THE CAPITOL HILL BLOGS
OF LONG AND GROWING LISTS, BUT
ON THE OTHER HAND, OTHERS HAVE
TALKED ABOUT BILLIONAIRES AND
WHAT THEY HAVE RAKED IN AND
PROFITED FROM ENORMOUSLY.
WORKING PEOPLE ARE FIGHTING FOR
SURVIVAL.
I WAS PART OF A ROUNDTABLE
DISCUSSION YESTERDAY ON
PROGRESSIVE TAXATION AND IT WAS
CLEAR THAT.
>> NEXT UP IS JORDAN FOLLOWED
BY HANNAH AND THEN SARA.>> CAN
YOU HEAR ME?
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU, GO AHEAD.>>
MY NAME IS JORDAN, I MET
DISTRICT TO RENTER AND CALLING
IN SUPPORT OF COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT'S RESOLUTION TO ENACT
REGRESSIVE TAXATION WITHOUT
LIMITING OR REPEALING THE
SEATTLE AMAZON TAX.
DISTRICT 2, WHERE
>> NEXT IS BARBARA FOLLOWED BY
MADELEINE OLSON.>> HELLO, I AM
A MEMBER OF THE DEMOCRATIC
SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA AND I
ENDORSE THAT AMAZON TAX
CAMPAIGN.
I SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF
LEGISLATION OF COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT, I WANT YOU TO SUPPORT
AND VOTE FOR A RESOLUTION TODAY
URGING THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO
URGENTLY ENACT PROGRESSIVE
STATEWIDE TAXES ON BIG BUSINESS
WITHOUT ANY OTHER LIMITATION OR
PHASING OUT SEATTLE'S ABILITY
TO PASS THIS RESOLUTION.
THIS IS NEITHER REDUNDANT, AND
SOME MAY SAY THE BILL DOES NOT
CURRENTLY INCLUDE THE STATE
BILLS.
TO THE CITY COUNCIL, DOUBLE TAX
BIG BUSINESS, TRIPLE TAX THEM.
DON'T EVER STEAL OR GIVE AWAY
LOCAL CONTROL.>> NEXT UP IS
MADELEINE FOLLOWED BY JANE AND
THEN MATTHEW SMITH.
>> I'M CALLING INTO URGE CITY
COUNCIL TO VOTE YES ON THE
RESOLUTION SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
WE HAVE THE MOST PROGRESSIVE
TAX OF THE NATION.
THE FEAR OF DOUBLE TAX ON BIG
BUSINESS IS ABSOLUTELY
RIDICULOUS.
IF COUNCILMEMBERS ARE COMMITTED
TO PROVIDING ESSENTIAL LEADS,
THEN THEY SHOULD HAVE NO
PROBLEM SHOWING THEIR SUPPORT
FOR THIS TAXATION.
THE STATE IS WORKING TO
UNDERMINE THE TEXT THAT WORKING
PEOPLE, UNIONS WANT FOR THE
COMMUNITY.
IN MAINTAINING THE AMAZON TAX,
IF IT IS CLEARLY WHAT YOUR
CONSTITUENTS WANT, THEN IT
SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM STANDING
WITH THEM.
IT SHOULD BE YOUR JOB TO STAND
WITH THEIR COMMUNITY EVERY
SINGLE TIME.>> NEXT IS JANE
FOLLOWED BY JACLYN AND THEN
MATTHEW.
PRESS STAR SIX IF YOU ARE HERE
SO WE CAN HEAR YOU JANE.
JANE, IF YOU ARE ON THE LINE
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX.
LOST YOU AGAIN.
TRY ONE MORE TIME PLEASE.
OKAY, WE ARE HAVING TECHNICAL
DIFFICULTY.
NEXT UP IS MATTHEW SMITH AND
THEN ALVIN.
JANE, ARE YOU THERE?>> THIS IS
MATT SMITH.
I'M A RENTER IN DISTRICT 2, I
FIRST WANT TO SAY THAT I WILL
BE IN THAT CAR CARAVAN TO
ATTEND THAT AMAZON TEXT AS YOU
SEE WE CANNOT RELY ON THE
ESTABLISHMENT TO PROTECT THESE
VICTORIES.
IF YOU STAND WITH THIS MOVEMENT
PLEASE VOTE YES ON
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT'S
RESOLUTION.
WE ALSO SAW IN 2018, WHEN UNDER
PRESSURE FROM BIG BUSINESS,
SEVEN VOTED TO REPEAL THE FIRST
AMAZON TAX, AND IN WORKING
PEOPLE, WE SAW THAT AS A
BETRAYAL.
THEY MADE THEIR INTEREST CLEAR
IN 2019 AND THEN IN 2020 THEY
MADE THEIR INTEREST EVEN
CLEARER WITH MORE THAN 30,000
VOTERS SIGNING THE BALLOT.
NOW THEY ARE TRYING TO ROLL
BACK THE AMAZON TAX AGAIN.
COUNCILMEMBERS NEED TO STAND UP
TO THIS CORPORATE BULLYING.
YOU CANNOT CONTINUE TO CLAIM
YOUR PROGRESSIVE WHEN YOU
CONTINUE TO ROLLBACK EVERY
VICTORY THAT WE HAVE WON.>> I
THINK I SAW THAT JANE WAS ABLE
TO COME BACK ON.
SO LET'S DOUBLE BACK TO JANE.
LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET JANE ON
THE LINE.
á6.
ALL RIGHT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND
MOVE ALONG.
JACK IS NEXT FOLLOWED BY ALVIN.
>> HI, I'M A STUDENT AND MEMBER
OF SOCIAL ALTERNATIVES.
I'M URGING THE COUNCIL TO VOTE
FOR COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT'S
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF
PROGRESSIVE TAXES ON BIG
BUSINESS OF.
GIVEN THAT THEY'VE MADE RECORD
PROFIT DURING THE PANDEMIC, IT
IS WRONG TO BE CONCERNED WITH
THE REDUNDANCY OF THE BIG
BUSINESS INSTEAD OF WORKING
PEOPLE.
IT IS THE COMMUNITY WORKING
PEOPLE THAT ARE HIS BEARING THE
BURDEN OF THE ECONOMIC CRISES.
IT IS ONLY THROUGH THEIR
SUPPORT THAT COUNCILMEMBERS ARE
ALLOWED TO SIT ON THE CITY
COUNCIL.
THE COMMUNITY AND WORKING
PEOPLE WILL NOT FORGET WHERE
COUNCILMEMBERS WERE AND WHERE
THEY VOTED DURING THIS TIME OF
CRISIS, THANK YOU.>> NEXT IS
ALVIN FOLLOWED BY KAREN TAYLOR.
>> MY NAME IS ALVIN AND I'M A
RENTER IN DISTRICT 2. I'M
ASKING THE COUNCIL TO VOTE IN
SUPPORT OF COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT'S RESOLUTION.
THE MONEY CAN BE DIRECTED
TOWARDS BUILDING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND FUNDING OUR SCHOOLS
AND INVESTING IN THE QUALITY OF
THE STATE.
THE STATEWIDE TAX SHOULD NOT BE
USED TO UNDERMINE THE SEATTLE
TAX.
THIS HAS BEEN POSSIBLE BECAUSE
OF COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
BECAUSE THEY WERE ABLE TO
SUPPLY THIS TO THE CITY
COUNCIL, THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE
IN ACTUALLY PASSING ATTACKS TO
HELP THE WORKING PEOPLE SUCH AS
THE AMAZON TAX.
THIS WOULD BE A WAY TO HAVE THE
STATE ELIMINATE THE STATE
FEDERAL TAX.
>> NEXT UP IS KAREN FOLLOWED BY
SONJA AND THEN MATTHEW.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
HI, I'M CALLING INTO SUPPORT
KSHAMA SAWANT'S RESOLUTION.
THE THING I WAS CONSIDERING
WAS THE IDEA OF THINGS BEING
REDUNDANT.
IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE WE HAVE TO
DO THINGS OVER AND OVER AND
OVER AGAIN.
YOU KNOW, SOMETHING GETS
REPEALED, WE HAVE TO GO BACK.
AND WE HAVE TO PAY TAXES OVER
AND OVER AGAIN.
AND I THINK A REALLY GOOD MOVIE
TO WATCH THAT SORT OF
DRAMATIZES THE WORKING PEOPLE
RIGHT NOW IS CALLED SORRY WE
MISSED YOU.
IT'S CALLED ABOUT AN AMAZON
DRIVER AND YOU CAN SEE THE
REDUNDANT ATTACKS CONSTANTLY ON
THIS PERSON'S LIFE.
SO I ASK YOU TO WATCH THE MOVIE
AND DO THE RIGHT THING AND PASS
THE RESOLUTION.>> NEXT UP IS
SONJA FOLLOWED BY MATTHEW.>>
HI, THIS IS SONJA.
I'M ASKING YOU ALL TO SUPPORT
AND VOTE YES ON COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT'S RESOLUTION.
WE TALKED ABOUT REDUNDANCY AND
I INK IT WOULD BE UTTERLY
FANTASTIC IF THE MOVEMENT WAS
REDUNDANT.
SO THIS RESOLUTION, IF IT IS SO
REDUNDANT, WHAT IS THE HARM IN
VOTING YES.
IT REAFFIRMS YOUR COMMITMENT
AND GIVES A CHANCE FOR YOU TO
SHOW YOUR CONSTITUENTS THAT YOU
WILL GO ALL OUT TO FIGHT FOR
PROGRESSIVE TAXATION ON THE
SUPER RICH AND CORPORATIONS.
ORDINARY PEOPLE ARE SO SICK OF
ALL THE TAXES BEING LEVELED
AGAINST US WHILE HUGE COMPANIES
LIKE AMAZON PAINT NEXT TO
NOTHING.
SEATTLE WON THIS TEXT BECAUSE
OF THE WORKING PEOPLE WHO
FOUGHT FOR IT.
AND NOT JUST BECAUSE OF
DEMOCRATIC NEGOTIATIONS.
SO PLEASE, I URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION, THANK
YOU.>> NEXT IS MATTHEW WILDER.>>
MY NAME IS MATT AND I'M A
RENTER IN CAPITOL HILL.
I WANT TO URGE COUNCILMEMBERS
TO SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT'S RESOLUTION.
A STATEWIDE TAX IS GOOD AND I'M
ALL FOR HAVING ANOTHER TAX ON
BIG BUSINESS.
BUT IT IS CLEAR THAT SEATTLE IS
TRYING TO GIVE COMPANIES LIKE
AMAZON AND OFFRAMP.
NO ONE SHOULD BE ON THE SIDE OF
AMAZON RIGHT NOW.
I WILL BE IN THE CAR CARAVAN ON
A SATURDAY TO STAND IN
SOLIDARITY, AND THIS IS ALSO
GOING ON IN BURBANK CALIFORNIA.
SO WHILE ALL OF THIS IS GOING
ON, IT'S BEEN RIDICULOUS AND A
LITTLE EMBARRASSING THAT
COUNCILMEMBERS ARE CONSIDERING
REPEALING THE SECOND AMAZON
TAX.
IT'S CLEAR THEY ARE ON THE SIDE
OF ALIEN EARS, NOT WORKERS.>>
OUR LAST SPEAKER IS JANE.
I WILL SEE IF JANE IS AVAILABLE
ONE LAST TIME.
DO WE HAVE JANE?
OKAY, IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE
THAT WILL BE A SUCCESSFUL
CONNECTION.
JANE, I'M SURE YOU'VE ALREADY
EMAILED THE COUNCIL, BUT IF
YOU'D LIKE TO EMAIL YOUR PUBLIC
COMMONS, YOU ARE WELCOME TO DO
SO.
AT THIS POINT I WILL CLOSE OUT
PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE WILL TO
OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS.
FIRST UP IS PAYMENT OF THE
BILLS.
MADAME CLERK, YOU MIGHT BE
MUTED.>> PAYMENT OF BILLS,
COUNSEL BILL 119997.
ORDINANCE PROCREATING MONEY TO
PAY CERTAIN AUDIT OF CLAIMS
FROM THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 12
THROUGH FEBRUARY 5 OF 2021 AND
ORDERING THE PAYMENT THEREOF.>>
I MOVED TO PASS BILL 119997.
IS THERE A SECOND?
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED,
ANY COMMENTS?
HEARING NO COMMENTS, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?>>
[ROLL CALL]
NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
1 INTO THE RECORD?>> AGENDA
ITEM 1, FILE 314469, 2021 STATE
OF THE CITY ADDRESS ADDRESS BY
MAYOR DURKAN ON FEBRUARY 15,
2021.
>> I MOVED TO ACCEPT, IS THERE
A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED TO BE
ACCEPTED FOR FILE.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
FOLKS HEARD, AGAIN AS I
MENTIONED DURING THE COUNCIL
BRIEFING AND NOW DURING VOTE BY
THE COUNCIL.
THIS IS A REQUIREMENT OF
ARTICLE 5 SECTION 6 OF OUR
CHARTER TO ACCEPT AND
OFFICIALLY FILE THE REMARKS
MADE BY MAYOR DURKAN, SO THIS
FILE IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THOSE
REMARKS AND HAS SATISFIED THE
CHARTER OBLIGATIONS UNDER
ARTICLE 5 SECTION 6. I AM HAPPY
TO TAKE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
IF THERE ARE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES BEFORE
WE CALL THIS.
ANY COMMENTS?
HEARING NO COMMENTS WITH THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE FILING OF THE CLERK FILE.
>> [ROLL CALL]>>
NINE IN FAVOR NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE FILE IS ACCEPTED AND
PLACED ON FILE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
2 INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 2, RESOLUTION
31989, AFFIRMING SUPPORT FOR
BIG BUSINESS TAXES TO FUND
ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY NEEDS TO
ENACT STATEWIDE TAXES OF BIG
BUSINESS AND THE RICH WITH OUT
ANY OTHER PREEMPTION OR PHASING
OUT OF SEATTLE'S ABILITY TO
RAISE REVENUE THROUGH LOCAL BIG
BUSINESS TAXES AND REQUESTING
THE OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS COMMUNICATE THIS
SOLUTION TO WASHINGTON STATE
LAWMAKERS.
>> THANK YOU MADAME CLERK.
>> I MOVE RESOLUTION, SORRY, I
MOVE RESOLUTION 31989 FOR A
VOTE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, IS THERE
A SECOND TO THE MOTION TO ADOPT
RESOLUTION 31989?
>> CAN I GET A COURTESY SECOND
SO I CAN SPEAK TO THE ITEM?>>
HEARING NO SECOND, THE
RESOLUTION IS NOT SECONDED AND
WE WILL PROCEED WITH ITEM 3 ON
THE AGENDA.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
TITLE OF ITEM 3 INTO THE
RECORD.
>> PART OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY
AND HUMAN SERVICES TO MANY,
COUNSEL 119996, ADOPTING THE
2018 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE BY
REFERENCE, THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS.>> SO
AS DESCRIBED THIS MORNING AND
COUNSEL BRIEFINGS, THE FIRE
CODE IS TYPICALLY UPDATED ALONG
WITH THE SEATTLE BUILDING CODE.
THE BUILDING CODE WAS PASSED
EARLIER THIS MONTH THROUGH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS
LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE.
WE WORKED TO PASS A FIRE CODE
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
BUILDING CODE TO ENSURE
CONSISTENCY OF DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS.
THE FIRE CODE WAS LAST UPDATED
IN 2016 AND IT'S USUALLY
UPDATED EVERY THREE YEARS.
LAST YEAR BOTH THE BUILDING
CODE AND FIRE CODE WERE DELAYED
DUE TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH
EMERGENCY.
JUST HIGHLIGHTING THE MAJOR
CHANGES IN THE FIRE CODE.
THERE ARE FOUR CATEGORIES OF
MAJOR CHANGES.
ONE RELATES TO ALLOWING
ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES ON
DISPLAY INSIDE BUILDINGS TO
MAINTAIN BATTERY CONNECTION.
THAT'S IN ORDER TO KEEP THE
SAFETY SYSTEMS ACTIVE.
SECOND CHANGE RELATES TO NEED
OF INTEGRATED TESTING SYSTEMS
IN HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS TO A
SURE FIRE PROTECTION AND LIFE
SAFETY SYSTEMS WORK TOGETHER IN
AN INTEGRATED WAY AND ARE
TESTED AT LEAST EVERY 10 YEARS.
THIRD RELATES TO A NEED FOR
MOBILE FUELING OF VEHICLES TO
ALLOW FOR MOBILE FUELING OF
VEHICLES IN DESIGNATED AREAS
SUCH AS PARKING LOTS.
AND ONLY THOSE PARKING LOTS
THAT MEET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.
THEN FINALLY THERE IS A NEW
CHAPTER ADDED TO ADDRESS THE
INSTALLATION OF LARGE,
ELECTRICAL STORAGE SYSTEMS THAT
ARE MORE PREVALENT NOW, AND
THEY WERE UNREGULATED IN THE
PREVIOUS FIRE CODE.
IF IT IS OKAY NOW MADAME
PRESIDENT, I DO HAVE AN
AMENDMENT.>> ABSOLUTELY, PLEASE
GO AHEAD AND ADDRESS YOUR
AMENDMENT.
>> I MOVE TO REMOVE COUNSEL
MEMBER 9196.
>> IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND NOW I
WILL HAND IT BACK OVER YOU.
>> THIS IS A TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT ADDING IN A MISSING
PAGE, PAGE 116 REGARDING FUEL
TANK STORAGE.
THE PAGE WAS INADVERTENTLY LEFT
OUT AND INCLUDES INFORMATION
FROM THE FIRE COUNSEL CODE.
>> EXCELLENT, ANY COMMENTS ON
THE AMENDMENT AS DESCRIBED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
WILL THE CLARK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT ONE?
>> [ROLL CALL]
NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED AND
THE BILL AS AMENDED IS BEFORE
THE COUNCIL.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THE
AMENDED BILL?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE AMENDED BILL?
>> [ROLL CALL]
NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AS AMENDED,
OR THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF.
ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
4 INTO THE RECORD?>> RESOLUTION
31990, SETTING THE TIME AND
PLACE FOR THE REPEALS ON
CERTAIN BALLOTS.
FOR THE FINAL FINDINGS, FOR
LOCAL DISTRICT NUMBER 6751.>>
THANK YOU.
I MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION
31990.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
>> THIS RESOLUTION SETS THE
TIME AND PLACE FOR A HEARING
FOR THREE APPEALS BEFORE THE
PUBLIC ASSETS COMMITTEE ON
TUESDAY APRIL 26, THEY ARE TO
REPEAL THE EXAMINER'S FINDINGS
ON THE WATERFRONT LEAD, THIS IS
TO BE THERE REQUIREMENT IN
JUDICIAL RULES, AND THIS IS A
MANDATORY AND PROCEDURAL MATTER
AND WE RECOMMEND THE COUNCIL
CONFIRM RESOLUTION 31990.
THANK YOU.>> THANK YOU FOR THAT
DESCRIPTION.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE
RESOLUTION?
HEARING NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL IN THE ADOPTION OF THE
RESOLUTION?>> [ROLL CALL]
NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE ANTICIPATED VOTE OF
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF.
AND WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM 5?
>> IDENTIFYING THE PRINCIPLES
AND ACTIVITIES CHARACTERIZING
EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF COVID-
19 AXIOMS.
>> I MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION
31992.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, IT'S BEEN
MOVED AND SECONDED.
AND I WILL ADDRESS THIS FIRST
AND THEN HAPPY TO OPEN THE
FLOOR TO COMMENTS.
THIS MORNING WE HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE ROBUST
DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT IS SCOTT
IS HERE WITH RESOLUTION 31992.
THIS IS A JOINT RESOLUTION WITH
MANY OF YOUR OFFICES AS
EQUITABLE VACCINES DIVISION HAS
BECOME A CONCERN FOR ALL OF US
IN THE CITY, THE REGION AND
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
LAST WEEK THERE WAS A POWERFUL
PANEL OF LEADERS THAT SERVE
MUCH OF SEATTLE'S COMMUNITIES
AND FROM IMPACTED COMMUNITY
MEMBERS THEMSELVES RELATED TO
THE VACCINE ROLLOUT THUS FAR.
THIS ALL OCCURRED IN MY
GOVERNANCE AND EDUCATION
COMMITTEE.
I AM THANKFUL TO BE EXPERTS AND
LEADERS INFORMING US AND HOW WE
MUST ENTER EQUITY AND VACCINE
DELIVERY.
WE CANNOT AND MUST NOT
SACRIFICE FAIRNESS FOR THE SAKE
OF MOVING QUICKLY BECAUSE THAT
MEANS PEOPLE WILL BE LEFT
BEHIND.
ESPECIALLY ELDERS WHO FACE
SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS LIKE
LANGUAGE, LITERACY AND
TRANSPORTATION ISSUES AS WELL.
AND FINDING AND GETTING TO
APPOINTMENTS.
IT GIVES ME HOPE TO HEAR FROM
THE COMMUNITY THAT IT IS
POSSIBLE TO ADDRESS THESE NEEDS
NOW.
IN DOING SO WE CAN ENSURE THAT
VACCINES GET TO EVERYONE
EQUITABLY WHEN WE HAVE MORE
SUPPLY AVAILABLE TO US.
THREE KEY THINGS AS I
IDENTIFIED THIS MORNING WERE
SHARED BY PANELISTS DURING OUR
COMMITTEE MEETING RELATED TO
THE VACCINE PLANS AND WHAT IS
NEEDED TO ALLOW THOSE PLANS TO
BE EQUITABLE.
FIRST IS AN IMPROVEMENT OF DATA
COLLECTION, SO A CLEAR PICTURE
OF WHO IS BEING SERVED AND WHO
IS NOT SERVED.
AND COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD DOES
HAVE AN AMENDMENT TODAY THAT
ADDRESSES THAT PARTICULAR KEY
ITEM FOR DISCUSSION AND
CONSIDERATION TODAY.
SECOND, WE MUST TRUST AND
FOLLOW THE LEADERSHIP OF THOSE
WHO KNOW HOW TO SERVE THEIR
COMMUNITIES AND WHO HAVE
SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERED CARE TO
PEOPLE DESPITE BARRIERS.
AND LASTLY, SHIFTING AND
PRIORITIZING RESOURCES, I AM
GRATEFUL TO EACH OF THE
PANELISTS THAT JOINED US LAST
WEEK AND ALL COLLECTIVELY
REMINDED US THAT WE SHOULD
SHIFT POWER AND RESOURCES TO
COMMUNITY SO THAT THEY ARE WELL-
EQUIPPED TO SERVE THE
COMMUNITIES THEY REPRESENT.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, I HAVE
SOME ADDITIONAL COMMENTS I'D
LIKE TO MAKE BUT I WILL SAVE
THOSE UNTIL CLOSEOUT DEBATE.
FOR NOW I'M HAPPY TO HEAR ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS INCLUDING
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD'S
AMENDMENT.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO THAT
NOW?>> SURE, I WAS PAUSING TO
SEE IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS.
SORRY, I AM HAVING A HARD TIME
MOVING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN
SCREENS.
SO I MOVED TO AMEND RESOLUTION
31992 AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT
ONE WHICH WAS RECENTLY
DISTRIBUTED.
>> I WILL SECOND THAT.
>> AS I SPOKE ABOUT THIS
AMENDMENT AT THIS MORNING'S
BRIEF MEETING, BASICALLY THIS
AMENDMENT REQUIRES THAT VACCINE
PROVIDERS COLLECT AND REPORT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE RATE OF
PEOPLE RECEIVING VACCINES.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE HEARD A
LOT ABOUT IN THE COMMUNITY
MEETING LAST WEEK.
IT NOT ONLY ADDS A COMMITMENT
BY THE CITY AND VACCINE
DIVIDERS TO COLLECT THIS
INFORMATION, BUT ALSO MAKES A
COMMITMENT THAT WE WILL ANALYZE
THE DATA IN COLLABORATION WITH
PUBLIC HEALTH AND WASHINGTON'S
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
ANALYZE THE DATA IN THE GOAL OF
USING THAT ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY
AND CLOSE GAPS IN VACCINE
DISTRIBUTION.
OUR OFFICES RECEIVED A LETTER
FROM A COLLECTIVE OF
ORGANIZATION SIGNED BY DOZENS
OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND
MEMBERS URGING SPECIFIC ACTIONS
TO ADDRESS INEQUITY INCLUDING
THE STATE TO TRACK RACE, SHARE
THE DATA PUBLICLY AND USE IT TO
MONITOR AND ENSURE ONGOING
EQUITABLE VACCINE ACCESS WITH
THE DISPARITIES IN INFECTION
RATES.
STAFF CIRCULATED A VERSION OF
THE AMENDMENT AT 12:24 PM WITH
NO SUBSTITUTE CHANGES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, I DO
SEE YOU HAVE YOUR HEAD UP.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE
UNDERLYING AMENDMENT OR
RESOLUTION?
YOU WILL BE FIRST TO TALK ABOUT
THE UNDERLYING RESOLUTION.
ANY COMMENTS ON THE AMENDMENT
AS DESCRIBED?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
AMENDMENT ONE.
TO RESOLUTION 31 992.>> [ROLL
CALL]
NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED AND
THE RESOLUTION AMENDMENT IS
BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, YOU HAVE
YOUR HAND UP AND YOU ARE IN THE
QUEUE, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.>>
THANK YOU, I WANT TO FIRST OF
ALL THANK YOU FOR PUTTING
TOGETHER THIS STRONG COMMUNITY
PANEL THAT YOU OFFERED UP FOR
WELL OVER LIKE THREE HOURS.
IT WAS REALLY INFORMATIVE.
I KNOW WE MEET WITH THIS GROUP
A LOT BUT IT IS ANOTHER THING
WHEN WE ARE LASER FOCUSED ON
SOMETHING AS URGENT AS A
PANDEMIC.
I PARTICULARLY APPRECIATED THE
SEATTLE HEALTH BOARD AS THEY
SHOW COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY.
WE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR ACROSS
PANELISTS THAT AS COUNSEL, WE
MUST IDENTIFY WAYS OF WHO WE
ARE, SHIFTING POWER AND
RESOURCES TO THE COMMUNITY.
IN ADDITION WE LEARNED THAT AS
ORGANIZATIONS ADAPT AND MEET
COMMUNITY NEEDS, RESOURCES NEED
TO BE FLEXIBLE FOR OUR
TRANSIENT, THOSE WHO ARE ON
SHELTERED AND THOSE WHO DON'T
OFTEN FIND THEMSELVES AT THE
CITY HALL.
AND I ALSO THINK WE HEARD LOUD
AND CLEAR, LIKE WE DO ANYTIME
WE DO IMMUNITY OUTREACH, WE
HAVE TO RELY ON TRUSTED
COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
AND I WANT TO THANK AGAIN, THE
CEO OF THE HEALTH BOARD FOR
BRINGING US CLOSER TO THAT
REALITY OF HOW THAT WORKS AND
HOW WELL IT IS DONE.
AS I'VE SHARED THE HEALTH BOARD
AND OUR OFFICE HAVE CONTRIBUTED
TO THIS RESOLUTION AND WE
APPRECIATE THE COUNCILMEMBER
PRESIDENT SUPPORT IN THIS
RESOLUTION.>> THANK YOU SO
MUCH, ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
ON THE RESOLUTION AS AMENDED?>>
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MADAME
PRESIDENT, AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP IN DRAFTING
THIS RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF US
TODAY.
I'M SORRY, THIS ORDINANCE AND
RESOLUTION.
I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP IN
HOSTING THE FORUM THAT HAS BEEN
REFERENCED A FEW TIMES.
I THINK IT COMPLEMENTED MANY OF
THE CALLS AND LETTERS THAT MANY
OF US HAVE RECEIVED OVER THE
LAST FEW MONTHS.
I ALSO APPRECIATED HEARING
DIRECTLY FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH
OFFICIALS WHO WERE ON THE LINE
AND THE COMMITTEE THAT ALSO HAD
A CHANCE TO COMMENT ON THE FACT
THAT WE HAVE CONTINUINGLY SEEN
THE DECLINE AS THE PUBLIC
HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE HAS
ERODED, LEAVING US IN A VERY
VULNERABLE SITUATION FOR CRISES
LIKE THIS.
AND WHEN WE ARE LEFT IN A
VULNERABLE SITUATION AND THE
HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE DOESN'T
HAVE THE RESOURCES IT NEEDS,
THE VERY INEQUITIES WE SEE
EVERYDAY BECOME EXACERBATED
DURING THE PANDA PANDEMIC SUCH
AS WE SEE IN COVID.
MOST FRONT-LINE WORKERS ARE
MORE LIKELY TO BE WOMEN OR
PEOPLE OF COLOR.
THERE HAVE BEEN PRECARIOUS
SITUATIONS IN COMPOUNDING
HEALTH CRISES AND THEY ARE ALSO
MORE LIKELY TO BE PEOPLE OF
COLOR.
AND THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN WITHOUT
ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND
REGULAR ROUTINE PREVENTATIVE
TREATMENT, ALL OF THESE
COMPOUNDING INEQUITIES COME TO
BEAR WHEN IN A PANDEMIC LIKE
THIS.
IT REALLY BRINGS TO LIGHT THAT
THE PANDEMIC IS JUST THE SORT
OF TIP OF THE ICEBERG IN ALL
THE WAYS IN WHICH OUR HEALTH
SYSTEM MUST BE REFORMED TO
TRULY BE A MORE EQUITABLE
SYSTEM.
I REALLY WANT TO APPLAUD THE
WORK THAT THE COMMUNITY HEALTH
CLINICS HAVE DONE, COMMUNITY
HEALTH SYSTEMS, THE COMMUNITY
HEALTH BOARD COALITION, CASA
LATINA AND ARS AND MANY MORE
WHO HAVE DONE TREMENDOUS WORK
TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE GETTING
THE RESOURCES OUT, ESPECIALLY
TO THE ELDERLY COMMUNITY AND TO
INDIVIDUALS THAT SPEAK ENGLISH
AS A SECOND LANGUAGE.
TO MAKE SURE THAT AT THE VERY
LEAST WE ARE SHARING RESOURCES
AND ARE ABLE TO GIVE THE PUBLIC
A SENSE OF DIRECTION AND HOPE
OF WHEN THERE WILL BE VACCINES.
BUT THE UNDERLYING LACK OF
VACCINES AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL,
THE OUTRIGHT LIES OF THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION HAVE LEFT MANY
OF US SCRAMBLING FOR A
SOLUTION.
WE CAN DO BETTER, WE HAVE LIGHT
IN SO MANY WAYS AS IT RELATES
TO RESPONDING TO COVID.
I REALLY APPLAUD THE
RESOLUTIONS EFFORT TO MAKE SURE
VACCINE DISTRIBUTION DOES NOT
FURTHER EXACERBATE THE SAME
INEQUITIES WE HAVE SEEN PLAY
OUT IN MANY OF THE SYSTEMS THAT
HAVE LEFT FAR TOO MANY BEHIND
AND FAR TOO MANY LEFT OUT.
SEATTLE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
DO BETTER BY INVESTING OUR
RESOURCES TO SUPPORT EQUITABLE
RESOURCES FOR VACCINES.
AT THE COMMUNITY BRIEFING THEY
TALKED ABOUT HOW THEY ARE THE
VERY FABRIC OF THE SAFETY NET
SYSTEM THAT IS READY TO DEPLOY
VACCINES, NOT JUST IN BILINGUAL
WAYS BUT IN CULTURAL WAYS.
SO I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD
TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP.
I THINK THE RESOLUTION AND IN
CALLING FOR THIS PARTNERSHIP
WITH STATE TO ENSURE THAT
DISTRIBUTION OF VACCINES WILL
BE EQUITABLE AND WILL HELP
SEATTLE AGAIN BE A LEADER.
IN RESPONDING TO THESE CRISES
AND CRISES WE KNOW ARE JUST
BELOW THE SURFACE IN OUR
HEALTHCARE SYSTEM THAT IS NOT
ALLOWING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO
HAVE YEAR-ROUND ACCESS TO
HEALTHCARE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO
WORK WITH YOU AS WE CONTINUE TO
FOCUS ON HEALTH AND ECONOMIC
RECOVERY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THOSE
COMMENTS AND YOUR SUPPORT
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THE
UNDERLINED RESOLUTION AS
AMENDED?
ALL RIGHT, WELL THEN I WILL
MAKE SOME CLOSING REMARKS IN
CLOSING OUT TODAY'S DEBATE.
AGAIN, CLLEAGUES I WANT TO
THANK MAYOR DURKIN ON HER
CONCURRENCE OF THIS RESOLUTION.
ALSO COUNCILMEMBER SUAREZ, AND
THEIR FEEDBACK, I WANT TO THANK
JEFF SIMS ON CENTRAL STAFF, AND
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ'S OFFICE
AND THEIR STAFF TO MAKE SURE
THIS RESOLUTION WAS IN GOOD
SHAPE FOR TODAY.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK KING
COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH OR THEIR
ALIGNMENT ON THE PRINCIPLES,
REPRESENTATIVES WHO JOINED US
IN COMMITTEE LAST WEEK AND A
HUGE SHADOW TO REPRESENTATIVE
PAUL'S OFFICE, THEY SENT A
REPRESENTATIVE, FROM THEIR
OFFICE.
TO TALK ABOUT THE FEDERAL
RESPECTER RELATED TO COVID-19.
EQUITY ISSUES WERE TALKED
ABOUT, AND REPRESENTATIVES
ISSUED A LETTER TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES,
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, A
LETTER REALLY SIFTED A FINE
SOLIDIFYING THE STRONG POSITION
MAKING SURE THAT EQUITY IS AT
THE CENTER OF ANY DISTRIBUTION
EFFORTS.
ALSO CALLING FOR REPERCUSSIONS
AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PRIVATE
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS WHO ARE
SKIRTING VACCINE DISTRIBUTION
RULES BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO
THOSE WHO ARE NOT IN PHASES AND
ARE THEREFORE CIRCUMVENTING THE
PHASING GUIDELINES.
AND FINALLY MY DEEPEST
GRATITUDE TO JESUS SANCHEZ, FOR
THEIR COMMITMENT TO SERVING OUR
COMMUNITIES AND SPENDING SO
MUCH TIME WITH US, I DEEPLY
APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THEY DO
TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES,
ESPECIALLY OUR ELDERS.
IT WAS AN HONOR TO LEARN FROM
THEM LAST WEEK.
WE ARE MOST CERTAINLY A BETTER
CITY AND COMMUNITY FOR THEIR
LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO
SERVE OTHERS.
ESPECIALLY DURING THIS
PANDEMIC.
THEY ARE PUTTING THEMSELVES AT
RISK IN ORDER TO BE OF SERVICE
TO OUR GREATER COMMUNITY AND I
DEEPLY APPRECIATE IT.
OKAY COLLEAGUES, THAT DOES
CONCLUDE DEBATE ON THIS
RESOLUTION SO I WILL ASK THE
CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTED AMENDED RESOLUTION.
>> [ROLL CALL]
NINE IN FAVOR, AND OPPOSE.
>> THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED AS
AMENDMENT WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY NATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF?
OKAY, OTHER BUSINESS,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, YOU
MENTIONED THIS MORNING, THAT
YOU HAVE A LETTER FOR OUR
CONSIDERATION.
SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND HANDED
OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
WHO IS GOING TO OFFICIALLY
PRESENT A LETTER TO US FOR
SIGNATURE RELATED TO THE SALE
OF THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES IN
SEATTLE.
>> I WILL GIVE YOU A QUICK
LITTLE UPDATE, THE NATIONAL
ARCHIVES, WE'VE WORKED CLOSELY
WITH INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS AND LOT TO PUT
TOGETHER THIS LETTER REQUESTING
FEDERAL HELP TO PROTECT THE
HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS THAT
BELONG IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
WHO ARE AT RISK OF REMOVAL DUE
TO A FEDERAL DECISION TO SO
THAT NATIONAL ARCHIVES
FACILITY.
AS I SHARED THIS MORNING, WE
WITNESSED A BIG WIN FOR THE
TRIBES, STATE, THE REGION AND
CITY OF SEATTLE.
WE WERE GRANTED A TEMPORARY
INJUNCTION HALTING THE PROCESS.
THIS IS THE PERFECT TIME TO
JOIN OUR NEIGHBORING STATES OF
ALASKA AND IDAHO WHO ARE ALSO
AFFECTED.
THEY HAVE ALSO SENT A SIMILAR
LETTERS TO WASHINGTON DC AND
INTERIOR FOR ASSISTANCE.
I'M PROUD TO HAVE FOLLOWED THIS
ISSUE SINCE JANUARY 2020 ALONG
WITH COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON.
WHEN SEATTLE FIRST HEARD OF
THIS ISSUE, WE COORDINATED
POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO SEATTLE IN
OUR DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
I ALSO HAD SIMILAR
CONVERSATIONS WITH TRIBAL
LEADERSHIP IN OUR REGION.
ON JANUARY 19 MR. FERGUSON PUT
TOGETHER A PUBLIC HEARING TO
HEAR FROM FOLKS WHO RELY ON THE
FACILITY AND THE RECORDS IT
HOLDS AND WE LITERALLY HEARD
FROM HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF
FOLKS.
ON THE DAY WE ALSO ANNOUNCED
THAT THE CITY OF SEATTLE WILL
ALSO BE JOINING.
SO A BIG THANK YOU TO PETE
HOLMES AND HIS LEGAL TEAM AND
THEIR LEADERSHIP AND HARD WORK.
WE HAVE SO MANY COMMUNITIES
FROM ALASKA, WASHINGTON, OREGON
AND IDAHO THAT RELY ON THIS
PLACE FOR OUR HISTORY.
I WANT TO THANK THE TRIBES AND
THEIR LAWYERS FOR THE TIME
DURING THE HEARING FOR THEIR
LEGAL EXPERTISE DURING THIS
LAWSUIT AND THEIR GUIDANCE
DURING A TIME WHEN THERE WAS
NONE FROM THEM PRIOR
ADMINISTRATION.
I HOPE WE CAN KEEP OUR ARCHIVES
HERE WHERE IT BELONGS, MORE ON
THAT FRONT.
COUNSEL PRESIDENTS GONZALEZ, I
WILL HAND IT BACK OVER TO YOU
TO ASK YOU IF SIGNATURES CAN BE
AFFIXED AND YOU CAN WALK US
THROUGH THE LAST STEP.
THE MAC THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ FOR THAT
DESCRIPTION AND YOUR WORK ON
THIS ISSUE.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THE
LETTER, OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
LETTER.
COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON
THIS.
I'M HOPEFUL THAT THE NEW BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION WILL LISTEN TO
THE TRIBAL ADMINISTRATIONS AND
AGREE THAT THE TRUMP AND
MINISTRATION OFFICIALS DID NOT
FOLLOW THE LAW.
IT'S BEST TO KEEP THOSE
HISTORICAL AND VITAL DOCUMENTS
HERE.
OUR CONGRESSIONAL ALREADY
SUPPORTS KEEPING IT IN THE
NORTHWEST.
IDEALLY THEY WILL COME UP WITH
RESOURCE TO HELP PAY FOR THE
FACILITY.
I GREATLY APPRECIATE THE WORK
OF OUR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ,
RESEARCHERS THAT ARE
SUCCESSFULLY FIGHTING TO KEEP
THE ARCHIVAL HISTORIES HERE FOR
GENERATIONS TO COME.
THANK YOU.>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE
LETTER?
HEARING AND SEEING NONE, WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
TO DETERMINE WHICH
COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE THEIR
SIGNATURE AFFIXED TO THE LETTER
RELATING TO THE SALE OF THE
NATIONAL ARCHIVES FACILITY IN
SEATTLE.
>> [ROLL CALL]
NINE IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
SIGNATURES WILL BE AFFIXED TO
THE LETTER.
COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER FURTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE
COUNCIL?
THIS DOES CONCLUDE ITEMS OF
BUSINESS ON TODAY'S AGENDA, OUR
NEXT MEETING IS ON FEBRUARY 22,
I DO HOPE THAT ALL OF YOU HAVE
A WONDERFUL AFTERNOON.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.