GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
CAN YOUHEAR ME.
GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING YOU.
IT'S A PACKED HOUSE.
HOUSING, HEALTH, ENERGY, AND
WORKERS
TODAY WE WILL BRING OUR
COMMITTEE TO ORDER.
IT IS 9:30 AM, ON TIME.
IT IS THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2019.
IT'S A SPECIAL HOUSING, HEALTH,
ENERGY, AND WORKERS
I AM COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
AND WE WILL JOINED BY
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS AND WE WILL
INTRODUCE THEM AS THEY GET
HERE.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW I TALK VERY
FAST.
I WILL TRY TO SLOW IT DOWN.
WE HAVE FOLKS HERE WHO ARE
PROVIDING TRANSLATION, WE HAVE
JORDAN AND MOLLY WHO WILL
PROVIDE INTERPRETATION.
AND THAT IS LIBBY OF THE ABUSE
DEATH ADVOCACY SERVICES AND HAS
REQUESTED AMERICAN SIGN
LANGUAGE SERVICES.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS AN
INCLUSIVE MEETING.
IF I NEED A REMINDER TO SLOW
DOWN.
PLEASE DO THE SAME AS WELL.
WHEN THEY ARE SPEAKING AT THE
TABLE AND TESTIFYING.
WE DO HAVE A LOT OF ITEMS ON
THE AGENDA.
WE HAVE SIX ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA.
THE FIRST IS THE LAST
APPOINTMENT TO THE DOMESTIC
WORKERS STANDARDS ABOARD.
A BRIEF DISCUSSION OF THE
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SELL
LEGISLATION.
TWO PIECES OF THE HOTEL WORKERS
LEGISLATION WHICH IS RELATED TO
THE RETENTION AND WORKLOAD
SECTIONS.
I WANT TO REMIND FOLKS THERE IS
NO VOTE ON THAT.
WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER MEETING ON
THE OTHER TWO PIECES OF
LEGISLATION NEXT WEEK.
WE WILL HAVE A BRIEFING AND
POSSIBLE VOTE ON THAT HUMAN
SERVICE PROVIDER AND ADJUSTMENT
BILL.
THIS IS THE ONLY BILL WE WILL
POTENTIALLY HAVE A VOTE ON.
IF YOU HAVE COME TO TESTIFY ON
SOMETHING ELSE THERE WILL NOT
BE A VOTE IN COMMITTEE.
JUST A HUMUS -- HUMAN PROVIDER
POTENTIAL ADJUSTMENT
LEGISLATION.
TO CLOSE IT OUT WE WILL HAVE
AND OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS
REPORT.
WE ARE SCHEDULED TO GO UNTIL
NOON.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THERE
IS NONE, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED.
AT THIS TIME YOU'RE GOING TO
TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF FOLKS
WHO SIGNED UP TO TESTIFY, I WAS
GOING TO DO ONE MINUTE OF
PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
WHAT WE DO 1 1/2 MINUTES.
WE HAVE ONE PERSON WHO NEEDS TO
LEAVE BY 10:30 AM.
THE FIRST PEOPLE, I'M GOING TO
READ THREE NAMES.
COME LINEUP AT THE MICROPHONE.
THE FIRST PERSON HERE IS DEEANN
FROM HILTON.
JUERGEN AND ANN.
AS ALWAYS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
CORRECT MY PRONUNCIATION.
WELCOME.
>> --
>> MORNING.
GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO?
THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING MY NAME IS DANNY,
I WORKED IN THE HOSPITALITY
INDUSTRY MY ENTIRE LIFE.
I STARTED MY CAREER IN 1985 IS
A ROOM ATTENDED AND WORKED TO
WORRY HIM NOW.
I CAN SAY THAT EVERYONE IN THIS
ROOM DEEPLY CARES ABOUT THE
HEALTHCARE, SAFETY OF THEIR
ASSOCIATES.
AND PROVIDES NOT ONLY SAFETY
TRAINING FOR THEM BUT ALSO THE
PANIC BUTTON WHICH WE REQUIRE
FOR ALL HOTELS IN SEATTLE.
I WISH WE COULD SAY ALL MY
ASSOCIATES USE BUT DON'T ON
THEIR OWN ACCORD.
ALTHOUGH WE ARE UNION PROPERTY
AND ASSOCIATES HAVE GOOD LEVEL
INSURANCE AT THE LOW COST OF
TORT $40, THE ADDITIONAL CASH
FOR THE NONUNION ASSOCIATES
FROM THE INFORMATION TAKEN FROM
NICK'S CHANGE WERE RATES ARE
NOT NEGOTIATED OR ACCURATE FOR
THE COST OF INSURANCE IS NOT
FAIR.
>> CONTINUE.
>> OVERTIME REQUIREMENTS
PROPOSED ARE UNREASONABLE IF AN
ASSOCIATE EXCEEDS THE MANDATORY
WORKLOAD WHICH REQUIRES US TO
PAY OVERTIME FOR THE ENTIRE
HOURS WORK THAT THEY.
NO OTHER INDUSTRY I NOR ANY ONE
ELSE KNOWS THE PAYS OVERTIME
FOR THE ENTIRE DAYS WORKED.
BY PASSING THIS LEGISLATION
YOUR DEBILITATING THE
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY ESPECIALLY
ARE SMALL BUSINESSES.
THANK YOU.
>> JUERGEN LULLABY ANN.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I WORK AT THE HILTON.
OUR TEAMS APPRECIATE YOU IN
CITY COUNCIL WANT TO MANAGE OUR
HOTELS, THINKS AND NO THANKS.
HERE IS WHY.
FORTUNE MAGAZINE LISTS A LIST
OF THE BEST 100 COMPANIES TO
WORK FOR.
IN 2019 HILTON WAS THE FIRST
HOSPITALITY COMPANY THAT WAS
THE BEST COMPANY TO WORK FOR IN
THE U.S. BESIDES HILTON THERE
WERE SEVERAL OTHER HOSPITALITY
COMPANY'S.
KEMPTON WAS NUMBER FIVE,
CHEESECAKE FACTORY NUMBER 25,
MARRIOTT, HYATT, FOUR SEASONS
89.
SOME OF THE OTHER TOP 10
COMPANIES, WELL KNOWN,
SALESFORCE, WORKDAY, SYSCO,
EDWARD JONES.
SOME OF THE WASHINGTON STATE
COMPANIES, RANKED 46-74, REI,
SLALOM, T-MOBILE.
ZILLOW.
A QUOTE, "ACCORDING TO THE
GREAT PLACE TO WORK INSTITUTE
HILTON OUTPERFORMS WHEN IT
COMES TO SATISFACTION AMONG
TYPICALLY MORE DISENFRANCHISED
LINE LEVEL WORKERS SUCH AS
CLEANING THE KITCHEN STAFF.
" IT APPEARS WE ARE AN EMPLOYER
OF CHOICE AND IT APPEARS WE ARE
CERTAINLY CAPABLE OF RUNNING
OUR HOTELS WITHOUT INFLUENCE OF
OTHERS, OUTSIDERS.
ESPECIALLY UNIONS THAT
REPRESENT A HANDFUL OF HOTELS
IN SEATTLE OUT OF 100+.
THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT IS ANNA.
AMANDA PARSONS, SHANNON AND
SEAN.
>> I AM THE DIRECTOR OF SALES
AND MARKETING AT THE HILTON
SEATTLE.
I HAVE WORKED IN THE
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY FOR 35
YEARS.
I'VE BEEN IN HOURLY AS WELL AS
MANAGEMENT.
LIKE ALMOST EVERYONE I HAVE
WORKED WITH I WORKED MY WAY UP.
AT THE HILTON SEATTLE OUR
MANAGEMENT TEAM IS A COMPOSITE
OF DIVERSITY, GENDER, ETHNICITY
AND LGBT. WE ARE NOT UNIQUE.
I'M HERE TO TELL YOU I THINK
THERE IS HOMEWORK IT TO BE DONE
AND YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY
TO UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT HOTELS
IN OUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE
COMMUNITY AND TO THIS
LEGISLATION.
FOR EXAMPLE HOTEL COMPANIES
PROVIDE MANDATORY TRAINING ON
DIVERSITY RESPECT IN THE
WORKPLACE AND HARASSMENT.
HOTEL COMPANIES PROVIDE
MANDATORY TRAINING ON WORKING
SAFELY.
DID YOU KNOW HOTELS ARE NOT
OWNED BY THE BRANDS?
A FEW EXCEPTIONS WILL MANY ARE
OWNED BY OWNER MANAGEMENT
COMPANIES, OR REAL ESTATE
INVESTMENT TRUSTS FOR SURE, THE
VAST MAJORITY OF HOTELS ARE
FAMILY OWNED AND RUN.
PAYING TO RUN A PARTICULAR
FLIGHT.
HOTELS OFFER PREMIUM INSURANCE
AT SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER COST
THAN COULD BE OBTAINED ON THE
EXCHANGE.
AND THAT WORKERS COMPENSATION
COVERS ON THE JOB INJURIES.
THE PANIC BUTTON WAS A WIN FOR
EVERYONE BUT YESTERDAY AS I
WALKED TO WORK I WAS STRUCK,
LITERALLY, HAD ARRANGED MAN WHO
HURLED A LARGE BOTTLE OF LIQUID
AT ME HITTING ME ON THE SIDE
AND DOUSING ME.
I GUESS THERE WAS SOME
CONSOLATION, IT PROBABLY WASN'T
URINE, CONSIDERING THE RECENT
INCIDENTS DOWNTOWN THIS WEEK
IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME THAT
PEOPLE WILL STOP COMING TO
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE.
COMPANIES WILL MOVE TO NICER
AND SAFER PLACES AND
CONVENTIONS WILL GO TO CITIES
THAT ARE SAFER.
CRUISE SHIPS WILL DACHAU TO
VANCOUVER.
WHEN THAT HAPPENS IN THE
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARE GONE
ALL THE DISCUSSION OF
HEALTHCARE COSTS WILL BE MOVED.
WITHOUT TRAVELERS THERE ARE NO
HOURS.
>> WE NEXT HAVE AMANDA,
SHANNON, SEAN.
I REALLY APOLOGIZE.
I WOULD HOPING WE COULD DO 1.5
MINUTES I THINK WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO DO ONE MINUTE.
SINCE YOU DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO
EDIT DOWN, GO AHEAD AND TAKE
1.5 MINUTES.
>> GOOD MORNING MY NAME IS
AMANDA I'M WITH THE THOMPSON
HOTEL.
I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT AND
SAY THANK YOU FOR HEARING OUR
CONCERNS.
EXPENDITURE AMOUNTS AND
LOGISTIC FAR EXCEED WHAT IT
COST TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY
HEALTHCARE TO OUR EMPLOYEES.
I HOPE YOU'RE SPENDING THE
RIGHT TIME AND CORRECT AMOUNT
OF TIME TO GET IT RIGHT.
T REQUIRES CAREFUL THOUGHT.
SO FAR THE DISCUSSION HERE AT
CITY HALL AND IN THE NEWS IS
FOCUSED ON HOTEL EMPLOYEES.
THAT IS NOT JUST WHAT THIS
LEGISLATION IS ABOUT.
IT'S ALSO ABOUT BUSINESSES WHO
LEASE SPACE IN HOTELS AND
IMPACTS SMALL BUSINESSES AND
NON-HOTEL EMPLOYEES.
WHY YOU TAKING A BUSINESS IN
HOTEL DIFFERENTLY THAN ONE THAT
RENT SPACE IN OFFICE BUILDING?
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS FOR
CITIZENS WE NEED TO CONSIDER
ALL AND I HOPE YOU WILL
CONTINUE TO TAKE A LONG HARD
LOOK AT THIS.
>> THANK YOU.
SHANNON BY SEAN AND THEN THERE
IS A GROUP FROM SAU 11 99.
>> GOOD MORNING I AM HERE
REPRESENTING DISCUSSING THE
HOTEL MATTER.
I HAVE TESTIFIED OVER THE LAST
THREE YEARS MANY TIMES AND
CONTINUE TO SPEAK AND HOPE FOR
BALANCE.
THERE ARE MANY UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES THAT HAVE BEEN
LABELED INTO THIS LEGISLATION.
WE CONTINUE TO ASK FOR
UNDERSTANDING AND HAVE GREAT
CONCERNS ABOUT IT.
THIS IS ABOUT MAKING SURE WE
REPRESENT AND UNDERSTAND THE
NEEDS HOTEL WORKERS.
FOR WHICH WE HAVE GREAT
UNDERSTANDING AND EXPERIENCE
IN.
AS WELL AS UNDERSTANDING THE
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES AND
HEAVYWEIGHT THIS PUTS ON SMALL
AND LARGE BUSINESSES.
ONE OF THE ITEMS NOT INCLUDED
IN THE DISCUSSION TODAY WAS THE
ITEMS THAT SPEAK TO THE
HEALTHCARE.
AND THAT IS AN AREA THAT WE
THINK YOU FOR SLOWING DOWN ON
AND GIVING ADDITIONAL
CONSIDERATION TO.
THE NUMBER THAT WAS ARBITRARILY
CONSIDERED AND CREATED SIMPLY
IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH WHAT
HOTEL COMPANIES CAN PAY.
OR THE COST OF ASSOCIATED.
THANK YOU.
>> SEAN O'ROURKE.
FOLLOWED BY SAU GROUP AND
GORDON.
>> GOOD MORNING MY NAME IS
SEAN.
PRESIDENT SEATTLE HOTEL
ASSOCIATION.
I'VE WORKED FOR THIS INDUSTRY
FOR 34 YEARS STARTING AS A
HOTEL SHUTTLE DRIVER.
VARIOUS POSITIONS, FOOD AND
BEVERAGE, HOUSEKEEPING, FRONT
DESK, MY 34 YEAR CAREER UNTIL
NOW AND I'M A GENERAL MANAGER
AT THE SEATTLE MARRIOTT
WATERFRONT.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT EVERY
HOTEL IS DIFFERENT.
AND EVERY APPROACH TAILORED TO
SUIT THE EMPLOYEES IN UNIQUE
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROPERTY.
WHILE THIS LEGISLATION IS
CHALLENGING IN THAT APPLIES ONE-
SIZE-FITS-ALL APPROACH TO A
SITUATION WITH NO SINGULAR
SOLUTION.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING WE
HAVE A SAFE WORKLOAD FOR OUR
EMPLOYEES AND THAT EITHER --
THAT THEY EITHER REQUEST OR
VOLUNTARILY CONSENT TO ANY
ADDITIONAL CLEANING ASSIGNMENTS
AND ARE PAID APPROPRIATELY FOR
DOING SO.
I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO TAKE A
CLOSER LOOK AT THE OVERTIME
PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR
ADDITIONAL CLEANING.
WE ARE HAPPY TO PAY OVERTIME
FOR WORK, BUT IT'S
UNPRECEDENTED TO ASK INDUSTRY
TO PAY OVERTIME FOR AN ENTIRE
DAY'S WORK.
THIS LEGISLATION REQUIRES
OVERTIME FOR ALL HOURS WORKED
IF THE EMPLOYEE EXCEEDS THE
MINIMUM WORKLOAD BY A SINGLE
SQUARE FOOT.
>> 1199 FOLLOWED BY GORDON,
KATIE AND DAN.
>> --
>> BECAUSE YOU'RE A GROUP WE
WILL DO THREE MINUTES FOR THE
TOTAL.
>> ALL RIGHT.
MY NAME IS JUSTIN.
I'M A HOUSING CASE MANAGER AND
A PROUD MEMBER OF 1199
NORTHWEST.
I BELIEVE I DO CRUCIAL WORK TO
KEEPING THE CITY ALIVE.
AND HOUSING ARE MOST HORRIBLE
NEIGHBORS.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO TURN OVER
TO MY COMRADES TO TALK ABOUT
WHY IT IS WE SUPPORT THIS
ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> MY NAME IS BETHANY SIMPSON I
WORK AT COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRIC
LYTIC IS A PSYCHIATRIC
COUNSELOR.
IN COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRIC CLINIC
DOESN'T UTILIZE MUCH CITY
FUNDING BUT WE WORK WITH
PROVIDERS THAT DO.
IN MY JOB WE WORK WITH HOUSING
SERVICES TO HELP OUR CLIENTS
TRANSITION TO LOWER LEVELS OF
CARE.
90% OF MY RESIDENCE RELY ON
NEIGHBOR CARE HEALTH FOR THEIR
PRIMARY CARE.
AND MANY OF THEM UTILIZE OTHER
SERVICES FOR THERAPY AND
COMMUNITY CENTERS.
ALL KINDS OF VITAL SERVICES TO
HELP THEM THRIVE AND SUCCEED IN
THEIR RECOVERY.
THE LACK OF FUNDING HAS IMPACTED
MY COWORKERS, MYSELF AND OUR
CLIENTS.
OVER THE FIVE YEARS I HAVE
WORKED HERE I HAVE WATCHED
PEOPLE LEAVE.
I'VE HATCHED -- WATCHED PEOPLE
DROP OUT OF SERVICES AND
WATCHED PEOPLE DIE FOR LACK OF
ACCESS TO CARE.
THE FACT THE FUNDING DOES NOT
KEEP PACE WITH INFLATION IS NOT
JUST INGEST, IT'S IMMORAL AND
INHUMANE.
>> MY NAME IS NATALIE.
I AM A CLINICAL SUPPORT
SPECIALIST AT SCOTT HOUSE.
THE WORK WE DO BRINGS PEOPLE
DIRECTLY OFF OF THE STREETS AND
INTO A STABLE ENVIRONMENT.
WHICH DIRECTLY RELIEVES A
MASSIVE BURDEN ON THE EMERGENCY
SERVICES SYSTEM AND
ADDITIONALLY LEAVES RELIEVES A
LOT OF COMPLAINTS YOUR
CONSTITUENTS HAVE ABOUT
HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS.
BUT THIS REQUIRES STABLE
STAFFING IN ORDER TO DEVELOP
THE KIND OF TRUST AND RAPPORT
NECESSARY TO DEVELOP
CONNECTIONS WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE
RIGHTFULLY MISTRUSTFUL OF THE
SYSTEM.
THEREFORE HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES WORKERS NEED AN ANNUAL
AUTOMATIC COST OF LIVING
ADJUSTMENT.
EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
THANK YOU.
>> MY NAME IS HOWARD. I THINK
THE FOOTPRINT WE HAVE MADE IS
PRETTY CLEAR TO EVERYONE IN THE
WORK WE DO.
AND I BELIEVE IN MY HEART THAT
THE COST OF LIVING INCREASE IS
NOT A PRIVILEGE, IT IS A RIGHT
AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE RIGHT
THING TO DO.
WE WOULD LIKE TO BE THE HAVES
AND NOT THE HAVE-NOTS ANYMORE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> ANYONE ELSE?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> [APPLAUSE]
WELCOME GORDON.
>> GOOD MORNING.
NAME IS GORDON I AM PRESIDENT
AND CEO OF SOLID GROUND.
WE START WITH THE BELIEF THE
POVERTY IS SOLVABLE WHICH IS
NECESSARY TO HELP OUR ENTIRE
COMMUNITY REACH ITS FULL
POTENTIAL.
OUR APPROACH COMBINES HUMAN
SERVICES, TO MEET BASIC NEEDS,
WE SPREAD CHANGE.
WE WORK WITH 75,000 PEOPLE EACH
YEAR IN OUR ABILITY TO DELIVER
POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR OUR
NEIGHBORS IS GROUND IN THE
EFFECT OF ART SMART AND SKILLED
AND DEDICATED STAFF.
MANY ON OUR TEAM HAVE BEEN WITH
SOLID GROUND IN HUMAN SERVICES
FOR YEARS OR DECADES.
WE ASK A LOT OF OUR STAFF EVERY
DAY AND EVERY DAY THEY DELIVER.
WE NEED TO INVEST IN
INFRASTRUCTURE AND WE NEED TO
INVEST IN THE PEOPLE THAT
PROVIDE HUMAN SERVICES.
WE ASPIRE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AS
DOES THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
THIS IS A MATTER OF EQUITY AND
FAIRNESS.
PLEASE TAKE ACTION NOW AND
ENDORSE AND AFFIRM COUNCIL
BUILT 119542.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU
DO AT SOLID GROUND.
[APPLAUSE]
>> GOOD MORNING I AM THE DEPUTY
DIRECTOR AT MLK LABOR.
YOUR PRESENT 100 UNIONIZED WORK
-- 100,000 UNION WORKERS.
I AM A MEMBER OF 242 A BUILDING
TRADES UNION.
ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO
SHARE THIS MORNING IS THAT IN
THE LABOR MOVEMENT WE ARE
FAMILIAR WITH THE CONCEPT OF
BUILDING POWER.
THAT IS WHAT WE DO.
WE BUILD POWER FOR WORKERS AND
WORKING FAMILIES.
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT WHAT SEIU
1199 AND OTHERS ARE DOING WITH
THIS LEGISLATION IS THAT THEY
ARE BUILDING POWER FOR
THEMSELVES AND THEIR CLIENTS.
THEY ARE USING THE VEHICLE OF
THE UNION TO ELEVATE THE
SITUATION AND THE RESOURCES FOR
THEIR CLIENTS.
I THINK WE IN THE LABOR
MOVEMENT CAN LEARN A LOT ABOUT
HOW TO BETTER SERVE OUR
COMMUNITY WITH THE VEHICLE FROM
THE WORK YOU ARE DOING.
THANK YOU FOR STANDING UP
TODAY.
I WANT TO AFFIRM FOR THE
COUNCIL THAT WE DID PASS A
RESOLUTION AT THE LABOR COUNCIL
SUPPORTING THIS LEGISLATION.
I LIKE TO READ ONE EXCERPT.
SEATTLE'S ABILITY TO THRIVE NOW
AND IN THE FUTURE IS DEPENDENT
ON OUR ABILITY TO FOSTER SOCIAL
WELL-BEING FOR ALL OF OUR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
THANK YOU.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> GOOD MORNING MY NAME IS
DANIEL.
EXECUTIVE RECTOR OF THE SC.
DEEP PRIVATE CONTRACT WITH THE
CITY OF SEATTLE TO PROVIDE
SERVICES FOR THE MOST ROLLABLE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
WE DO THIS BY HIRING DEDICATED
PROFESSIONALS WITH THE SKILLS
THAT ARE NEEDED TO DO THIS
VITAL PUBLIC SERVICE WORK.
REPUBLIC WITH -- WE PARTNER
WITH THE CITY TO OPEN -- WHICH
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
GRACIOUSLY HELPED US OPEN A FEW
MONTHS AGO.
OUR COST OF DOING BUSINESS
HOWEVER CONTINUES TO INCREASE
AND WE NEED THE RESOURCES TO
NOT LOSE GROUND IN BEING ABLE
TO DELIVER THESE VITAL SERVICES
IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO WHEN WE LOSE GROUND, WE HAVE
TO CONSIDER CUTTING VITAL
SURFACES SERVICES AND THAT'S
THE LAST THING ANYBODY IN THE
COMMUNITY NEEDS.
WE URGE YOU TO VOTE YES ON THIS
BILL AND MAKE SURE WE CAN
THRIVE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK.
[APPLAUSE]
WELCOME DENISE.
FOLLOWED BY DENISE WILL BE
CHAN, CLAIRE AND BILL.
>> THANK YOU.
I AM DENISE.
FOR 45 YEARS ORGANIZATION HAS
BEEN SERVING THE LATINO
COMMUNITY AS WELL AS
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
SEATTLE RECOGNIZES WE AND
OTHERS IN THE ROOM TODAY AS
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
ARE THE EXPERTS WHO DIRECTLY
INVEST IN VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
AND CONTRACTS US TO PROVIDE
HUMAN SERVICES ON THEIR BEHALF.
HOWEVER THE RISING COST OF
LIVING IN THE ACTUAL GENERAL
OPERATING EXPENSES OF PROVIDING
SERVICES OUTPACE THE INFLATION
RATE. AT THE START OF THE NEW
YEAR EMPLOYEES RECEIVE A 3%
COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE.
CITY FUNDING DOES NOT COVER
THIS COST.
NOT DOING SO IT ULTIMATELY
IMPACTS WHO CAN AND CANNOT
AFFORD TO WORK FOR A NONPROFIT
AND POSSIBLY LIVE IN SEATTLE.
WE ARE ASKING YOU TO INCLUDE AN
ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT TO ALL HST
CONTRACTS TO KEEP PACE WITH
INFLATION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU SPEAKING AS A GROUP?
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE SOUTH
PARK SENIOR CENTER.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBER.
GOOD MORNING LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN.
I AND AN IMMIGRANT FROM
CAMBODIA.
ARE PARTICIPATED WITH THE
CAMBODIAN COHORT AT THE SOUTH
PARK CENTER.
I URGE YOU TO ASSURE THAT THE
SOCIAL SERVICE CONTRACTS IN
HUMAN SERVICES, -- INCREASES
EVERY YEAR.
WE HAVE A CAMBODIAN COOK.
AND OUR DINNERS ARE CAMBODIAN
CUISINE.
WE SING KARAOKE AND DANCE AFTER
DINNERS.
WE HOLD A SPECIAL EVENT FOR THE
CAMBODIAN NEW YEAR.
WE GO ON TRIPS AND PARTICIPATE
IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES.
THE CENTER HELPS ME TO STAY HERE
IN UNITED STATES.
THEY HELP ME CELEBRATE MY
MARRIAGE.
I VOLUNTEER INCLUDING TO
TRANSLATE, INTERPRET BETWEEN
ENGLISH. ARE CENTER SERVES 60%
PEOPLE OF COLOR. THE HOMELESS.
REFUGEES.
AND IMMIGRANTS.
PLEASE ASHORE THE DOLLARS THAT
SUPPORT OUR PROGRAM DO NOT
DIMINISH DUE TO INFLATION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
ATTENTION.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WELCOME.
>> MY APOLOGIES.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
>> I WILL ANSWER TO ANYTHING.
I AM CLEAR DIRECTOR OF THE
WOLFORD COMMUNITY SENIOR
CENTER.
I WANT TO THINK THE CITY FOR
SUPPORTING SERVICES FOR OLDER
ADULTS SO THEY CAN LIVE IN
HEALTH, SAFETY AND DIGNITY IN
OUR COMMUNITIES.
AND CALLING UPON YOU TO PASS
PERMANENT LEGISLATION TO ENSURE
CITY CONTRACTED SERVICES KEEP
UP WITH INFLATION.
THE SENIOR CENTER IS AN
INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION AND WE GET A
QUARTER OF OUR BUDGET FROM EDS.
WE ARE ABLE TO SUPPORT OUR
LOWEST INCOME PARTICIPANTS,
THOSE WERE THE MOST RELIANT ON
OUR CORE SERVICES LIKE SOCIAL
WORK BECAUSE OF THIS FUNDING.
OUR BIGGEST EXPENSES FOR THE
PEOPLE WHO MAKE ART PROGRAMS
POSSIBLE.
I HAVE STAFF NOW WHO WORK ON
WEEKENDS DOING EXTRA JOBS
BECAUSE WE DON'T PAY ENOUGH.
WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER
COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS SO
THEY DON'T SLIP EVEN FURTHER.
WHEN CITY FUNDING IS CONTRACTED,
AND DOESN'T GO UP WITH
INFLATION, THAT'S EQUIVALENT OF
A CUT FOR OUR STAFF AND
SERVICES.
PLEASE DO PASS THIS PERMANENT
LEGISLATION TO ASSURE SOCIAL
ERVICES CAN KEEP UP WITH
INFLATION.
THANK YOU.
>>[APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU CLAIRE.
>> MY NAME IS BILL, DIRECTOR OF
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES OF
KING COUNTY.
I WENT TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE
JOB OPPORTUNITY PAGE THIS
MORNING.
THERE WERE 92 OPEN JOBS AND I
WAS GLAD TO SEE THAT 91 PAID AT
LEAST $22.59 PER HOUR.
I WORK AT CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
SERVICES, WE HAVE 500 TO
EMPLOYEES IN KING COUNTY.
75% OF OUR STAFF ARE BELOW
$22.59 PER HOUR.
I WANT TO BE CLEAR, I AM GLAD
THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS TRYING
TO PAY FOLKS A LIVING WAGE.
THAT IS A REALLY GOOD THING.
BUT LET'S NOT KID OURSELVES
EITHER.
I THINK THAT THE CITIES
HOMELESSNESS AND SOCIAL SERVICE
RESPONSE IS BUILT ON THE BACKS
OF WORKERS AND NONPROFITS THAT
WORK FOR UNDER LIVING WAGE
OFTEN TIMES.
SO I SAY EVERY PENNY THAT YOU
FOLKS CAN GIVE WILL TRY TO GET
US TO THE SAME STANDARD YOU
APPARENTLY HOLD YOUR OWN
EMPLOYEES TO.
SO IN CLOSING, I WOULD SAY
PLEASE, OUR STAFFS HERE ARE
WORKING MORE AND MORE WITH
HARDER AND HARDER FOLKS TO
SERVE.
THEY ARE DOING IT WITH
COMPASSION.
THEY'RE DOING WITH COMPETENCE.
THEY ARE DOING IT WITH A COST
TO THEMSELVES AND THEIR
FAMILIES THAT FRANKLY I FIND
INSPIRATIONAL.
SO PLEASE HELP US BY GRANTING
THE ADJUSTMENT.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I'M GOING TO READ FOUR NAMES.
SORRY ABOUT THE PRONUNCIATION.
>> YOU GOT IT RIGHT.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
FOR OVER 40 YEARS MY FAMILY HAS
OWNED THE HOTEL NEXUS IN
NORTHGATE.
WE ARE A SMALL BUSINESS AND I
SIT ON THE MAYOR'S SMALL
BUSINESS COUNCIL.
WE HAVE SUPPORTED PROGRESSIVE
LEGISLATION FOR MINIMUM WAGE
INCREASES HIM A PAID FAMILY
LEAVE AT THE STATE LEVEL AND
PANIC BUTTONS FOR HOTEL
EMPLOYEES.
AS AN IMMIGRANT BUSINESS OWNER
I'M INTERESTED IN MAKING THIS A
VIBRANT COMMUNITY FOR ALL PICK
I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE ASIAN
AMERICAN HOTEL ALLIANCE.
WE HAVE WRITTEN LETTERS
REGARDING THE LEGISLATION.
MEMBERS ARE PRIMARILY FIRST AND
SECOND GENERATION SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS WITH AN
APPRECIATION FOR THE
OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED BY A
COMMUNITY THAT IS SUPPOSED TO
BE WELCOMING TOWARD IMMIGRANT
FAMILY BUSINESSES.
THE REASON IT WAS FOUNDED WAS
BECAUSE ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL
OWNERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
WERE FACING DISCRIMINATION FROM
BANKS AND INSURANCE COMPANIES
AND OTHER CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED
WITH THE RIGORS OF
ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
TODAY WHAT THEY ARE FINDING IS
THAT PEOPLE, AND UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCE OF THE HOTEL
WORKERS LEGISLATION, OR
PROPOSED LEGISLATION IS GOING
TO DISENFRANCHISE
DISPROPORTIONATELY SMALL AND
FAMILY-OWNED AND IMMIGRANT OWNED
HOTEL AND RELATED BUSINESSES IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
>> FEEL FREE TO LEAVE YOUR
REMARKS.
>> I WILL PUT THEM TOGETHER.
>> THAT IS TRUE FOR ANYONE.
WE LOVE TO SEE YOUR RESOLUTION
KATIE.
>> WE NEXT HAVE SENIOR SOUTH
PARK.
MAYBE I MISPRONOUNCED IT.
IF THERE IS ANYONE HERE WHOSE
NAME IS -- I'M GOING TO KEEP
GOING.
STEPHANIE ANDERSON.
JESSICA HORTON FOLLOWED BY
MICHAEL.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS STEPHANIE ANDERSON
AND I AM A PROGRAM MANAGER WITH
THE YWCA OF SEATTLE KING AND
SNOHOMISH.
I WANT TO THINK THE COUNCIL FOR
YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION.
ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND THE
YWCA OF SEATTLE, KING AND
SNOHOMISH WE URGE YOU TO
AUTOMATICALLY ADJUST THE HUMAN
SERVICES CONTRACTS FOR
INFLATION SO WE CAN MAINTAIN
THE HUMAN SERVICES
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE
BUILT TOGETHER.
WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT
INFLATION IS PART OF DAILY
ECONOMICS.
THAT IS WHY IN 1975 CONGRESS
RECOGNIZED THAT THE COST OF
LIVING ADJUSTMENT WAS CRITICAL.
SPECIFICALLY IN FINANCIAL
SITUATIONS WHERE INSTITUTIONS
AND PEOPLE ARE WORKING WITH A
FIXED AMOUNT OF INCOME.
OUR CURRENT SERVICES ARE FACING
STEADILY INCREASING PRINTING
COSTS LIKE LIGHT, HEAT, WATER,
AND OTHER MAINTENANCE COSTS TO
MAINTAIN FACILITIES.
UNFORTUNATELY NOT ALL THE HST
CONTRACTS PROVIDE THE CAPACITY
TO COVER SAFETY FOR THOSE WE
SERVE OR THE COST TO SERVE.
THANK YOU.
>> FEEL FREE TO LEAVE YOUR
REMARKS.
>>
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS JESSICA HORTON AND I
AM THE DIRECTOR OF SUPPORT FOR
THE HAND PACIFIC HOTEL IN SOUTH
LAKE UNION.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING OUR HOTEL
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AND BE
HEARD AGAIN.
AS I MENTIONED LAST WEEK I WORK
IN VARIOUS DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES
TO INCLUDE LAW ENFORCEMENT,
SOCIAL SERVICES, NONPROFIT AND
SUPPLY-CHAIN.
WE CARE DEEPLY FOR THE HEALTH
AND WELFARE AND SAFETY OF OUR
ASSOCIATES AND WE HAVE AN
UNDERSTANDING THAT TAKING THE
BEST POSSIBLE CARE OF OUR
ASSOCIATES IS KEY TO OUR
SUCCESS.
SOMETHING EVERY OWNER, GM AND
HOTEL PERSONNEL CAN ATTEST TO.
IT IS ENLIGHTENING AND IRONIC
AT THE SAME TIME TO HEAR FROM
NONPROFITS THAT HAVE TESTIFIED
THIS MORNING IN REGARDS TO WHAT
THEY GET PAID AND THE DEDICATION
AND WHAT THEY ARE BRINGING TO
THE CITY.
WE ARE FOCUSED ON HOSPITALITY
AND OVER TIME, MAYBE WE SHOULD
BE FOCUSED ON NONPROFITS AND
PAYING THE APPROPRIATE LEAD.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> TOBY, STEVE, DAVID.
>> THANK YOU.
I AM MICHAEL QUINN FROM
PLYMOUTH HOUSING GROUP.
EVEN AS THE CRISIS OF
HOMELESSNESS HAS GROWN DUE TO
INSUFFICIENT RESOURCES, HUMAN
SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE ASKED TO
DO MORE WITH LESS IS IF THE
ROAD TO SUCCESS ONLY PASSED
THROUGH EFFICIENCY LANDMARKS.
I HAVE SEEN THE CHALLENGES
INCREASE TO PROVIDE VALIANTLY
TREAT IT DEEP AND HEMORRHAGING
WOUND WITH BAND-AIDS AND
PUERILE AND SLEEPLESS NIGHTS.
I WANT TO THINK THE OP I YOU
EMPLOYEES OF OUR AGENCY THAT
ARE HERE TODAY FOR THE
SACRIFICES THEY MAKE TO DO THIS
WORK.
IT'S AS IF THE PROVIDER TRIED
HARD ENOUGH OR COLLABORATED
ENOUGH OR DID ENOUGH THIS WOUND
WOULD HEAL THROUGH TRIAGE
RATHER THAN INTENSIVE CARE.
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
PROVIDERS ARE HOLDING ONTO
INDIVIDUALS THE NEED TO BE IN
NURSING HOMES OR ASSISTED
LIVING DUE TO COMPLEX
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES
MAINTAIN PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING.
IN CLOSING I WOULD LIKE TO SAY
THE MAYOR OF AUSTIN IS TOURING
OUR CITY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS TO LEARN WHAT MISTAKES
WE HAVE MADE IN OUR WORK.
AND I WOULD SAY THE FIRST THING
I WOULD TELL THE MAYOR OF
AUSTIN TO DO IS MAKE SURE YOU
HAVE AN ADJUSTMENT FOR
INFLATION IN ALL YOUR HUMAN
SERVICES CONTRACT AND HOPE THAT
THE MAYOR HERE WILL SUPPORT THE
SAME.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> IF FOLKS CAN LINE UP, STEVE,
DAVID AND MARY.
>> MY NAME IS TB I AM ONE OF
THE COEXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF
GENDER JUSTICE LEAGUE.
WE ARE FIGHTING FOR CIVIL AND
HUMAN RIGHTS FOR TRANSGENDER
PEOPLE.
WE ARE GOOD AT WHAT WE DO.
BUT THE NEED VASTLY OUTPACES
OUR ABILITY.
MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES,
DISPROPORTIONATELY FACES BURDEN
FACING DISCRIMINATION, JOB
LOSS, GREATER RISK OF VIOLENCE,
THEN HAVE A HARDER TIME
ACCESSING SERVICES.
THERE ARE ZERO SHELTERS IN
SEATTLE DESIGNED FOR TRANS
PEOPLE AND EXISTING PEOPLE
STRUGGLE TO PREVENT ANTI-TRANS
HARASSMENT.
GENDER JUSTICE LEAGUE WAS NOT
CREATED FOR DIRECT SERVICES BUT
WE STARTED PROVIDING EMERGENCY
HOUSING OUT OF OUR OFFICE
BECAUSE WE SEE THE NEED IN OUR
COMMUNITY AS A GREAT.
HOUSING COSTS, NOT TO MENTION
OFFICE RENT ARE RISING MUCH
FASTER THAN INFLATION IN OUR
COMMUNITY NEEDS BETTER SERVICES.
LITERALLY, THE LEAST YOU COULD
DO IS HELP THOSE SERVICES NOT
FALL BEHIND.
>> [APPLAUSE]
'S CUP --
>> MY NAME IS STEVE I AM
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE
SEATTLE HUMAN SERVICES
COALITION.
MEMBERS PROVIDE THE SERVICES
ACROSS LIFESPAN.
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE RESPONSE
AND PREVENTION TO COMMUNITY
CLINICS, HUMAN SERVICES WILL
BEING IN SEATTLE.
AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING HUMAN
SERVICES CONTRACTS FOR
INFLATION WILL ALLOW YOU TO
KEEP UP THOSE SERVICES AND
MAINTAIN THE INFRASTRUCTURE WE
HAVE BUILT TOGETHER.
IN SOME YEARS THE CITY HAS MADE
INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS ON SOME
CONTRACTS.
BUT EVEN THOUGH SPORADIC
ADJUSTMENTS AMOUNT TO LESS THAN
THE ACTUAL COST OF INFLATION,
EFFECTIVELY REDUCING THE REACH
OF SERVICES.
SIMPLY PUT YOU UNDERMINE OUR
CAPACITY TO REACH OUR GOALS
WHEN CALLED TO PROVIDE SERVICES
RISE BUT YOUR INVESTMENT DOES
NOT.
ADJUSTING FOR INFLATION IS AN
EFFECTIVE COMMON SENSE BUSINESS
PRACTICE WE URGE YOU TO EMPLOY.
THANK YOU.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> MY NAME IS DAVID.
I AM A HOUSING CASE MANAGER AT
DESC AND A DELEGATE FOR 1199.
I WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH SOME
OF SEATTLE'S MOST LIBERAL
HOMELESS AND THEY ALSO HELP TO
REPRESENT ALL OF DESC'S UNION
EMPLOYEES AND I HAVE DONE SO
FOR FOUR YEARS.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE SIMPLY
DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO DO
WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
AND I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
INTRODUCING THIS BILL.
THE INFLATION-ADJUSTED CONTRACTS
, IT WOULD ABSOLUTELY HELP.
WE SIMPLY NEED MORE.
THE NUMBER ONE COMPLAINT I HEAR
FROM OTHER EMPLOYEES IS, WHY
AREN'T WE GETTING PAID MORE?
THE NUMBER ONE COMPLAINT I HEAR
FROM CLIENTS IS, WHY CAN'T YOU
GIVE ME THE THINGS I NEED IN
ORDER TO LIVE?
WHY CAN'T I HAVE CLEAN
UNDERWEAR?
WHY CAN'T I HAVE FOOD?
>> THANK YOU.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> AND I APOLOGIZE, THIS IS THE
HONORABLE POSITIVE MARY LOU
DICKERSON.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO
THE STATE.
>> THANK YOU AND GOOD MORNING
COMES MEMBERS.
I AM MARY LOU DICKERSON.
I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE
YOUTH CARE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
IN SUPPORT OF THE INFLATION
LEGISLATION.
AND I AM ALSO HERE AS A FORMER
MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE AND
CHAIR OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
SO I REALLY DO KNOW HOW
DIFFICULT IT CAN BE TO BALANCE
ALL OF THESE THINGS WHEN YOU
ARE DOING A BUDGET.
BUT, I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A
HISTORY IN GOVERNMENT INCLUDING
THE CITY OF PUTTING HUMAN
SERVICES OFTEN ON THE CHOPPING
BLOCK WHEN IT COMES TO
BALANCING THINGS.
AND THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING WAY
TOO LONG.
IT HAS ENDED UP IN THE FIELD OF
HUMAN SERVICES HERE IN THE CITY
BEING LITERALLY AT A BREAKING
POINT.
YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR TODAY
ABOUT THE LACK OF INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT AND HOW IT IMPACTS
AGENCIES ABILITY TO RECRUIT AND
RETAIN STAFF AND THUS PROVIDE
QUALITY SERVICES.
BUT WHAT I AM HERE TO TALK
ABOUT IS THE IMPACT ON
INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE HUMAN
SERVICES AGENCIES.
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT INCLUDES
CRUMBLING BUILDINGS, BROKEN
úELEVATORS, 15-YEAR-OLD
COMPUTERS, ETC.
IT IS TIME THAT WE TREAT HUMAN
SERVICES AS WE TREAT OUR PUBLIC
INFRASTRUCTURE. OUR ROADS,
BRIDGES, ETC., THEY KEEP US
SAFE.
SO DOES HUMAN SERVICES.
ENSURING THAT PROVIDERS CAN
KEEP UP WITH THE COST OF DOING
BUSINESS IS AN ESSENTIAL FIRST
STEP IN STABILIZING OUR HUMAN
SERVICES AND BRINGING US CLOSER
TO REALIZING THE CITY'S VISION
OF A JUST AND THRIVING
COMMUNITY.
IT IS TIME, IT IS PAST TIME,
LET'S DO THIS NOW.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> [ NAMES BEING READ ]
>> GOOD MORNING.
I AM HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF
ORION CENTER TO SUPPORT THE
ANNUAL INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.
IN THE LAST TWO YEARS WE'VE HAD
TO FIX A BROKEN OVEN, LAUNDRY
MACHINES, SHOWERS, BATHROOMS
AND A HEATING SYSTEM.
THE COST OF BASIC MAINTENANCE
IS ABOVE OUR BUDGET.
FOR EVERYDAY OUR LAUNDRY WAS
BROKEN WE PAID $250 PER NIGHT
TO CLEAN THE SHELTER SHEETS.
MONEY THAT COULD HAVE BEEN
SPENT ON STAFF AND PROGRAMMING.
IN MY THREE YEARS I HAVE
WITNESSED THE TURNOVER OF 45
STAFF MEMBERS.
AS A MANAGER I INVENTED --
INVESTED TIME AND MONEY YET
THEY LEFT FOR HIGHER-PAYING
JOBS WHEN THEY GOT EXPERIENCE.
EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS YOUNG
PEOPLE'S BASELINE DROPS BECAUSE
OF RETRAUMATIZATION WHICH MAKES
IT HARDER FOR THE NEXT STAFF
MEMBER TO BUILD TRUST.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
STAFF AND YOUTH IS ONE
PAYCHECK.
AS A LEADER IT'S PAINFUL TO SEE
MY STAFF STRUGGLE IN THE SAME
WAY AS OUR YOUTH JUST TO
SURVIVE.
I'M ASKING YOU TO HELP EVERYONE
HERE MAINTAINER BUILDINGS AND
IMPLEMENT QUALITY PROGRAMS
BECAUSE OUR YOUTH AND STAFF
DESERVE NOT JUST TO SURVIVE BUT
TO THRIVE.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I AM A PROGRAM MANAGER AT YOUTH
CARE TESTIFYING TODAY IN
SUPPORT OF AN ANNUAL INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT FOR HUMAN SERVICES
CONTRACTS.
NO ONE COMES INTO THIS WORK
LOOKING TO MAKE MONEY BUT I
FOUGHT TOOTH AND NAIL TO GET
THIS JOB BECAUSE I SAW THAT
YOUTH CARE WAS ONE OF THE ONLY
AGENCIES IN THE COUNTRY TO HELP
UNDER 18 YOUTH AND OVER 18
ADULTS.
IT WAS IMPORTANT BECAUSE
TURNING 18 DOESN'T MEAN YOU NO
LONGER NEED SUPPORT OR GUIDANCE
OR ACCESS TO RESOURCES.
HOW I KNOW THIS?
BECAUSE IT WAS ME.
I WAS HOMELESS AT THE AGE OF 15
AND PLACED IN FOSTER CARE.
WHEN I TURNED 18 IT WAS LIKE
DHS WIPED ITS HANDS OF ME.
I WAS ON MY OWN.
I WAS ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES.
AND I TURNED 17 I WAS CONNECTED
WITH A NONPROFIT, I RECEIVED A
COLOR SIP THE HELP ME GO TO
COLLEGE.
SHE BELIEVED I WAS WORTH
SOMETHING THAT MADE THE
DIFFERENCE.
I KNOW PERSONALLY THE
IMPORTANCE OF THIS WORK BECAUSE
WHEN DONE WELL IT CHANGES
LIVES.
MY BIGGEST FEAR WORKING AT
YOUTH CARE IS WHEN WE CAN KEEP
UP WITH COSTS, WHEN WE CAN'T
PAY STAFF ENOUGH TO DO THEIR
JOB WELL WE CAUSE HEART.
I AM ASKING YOU GIVE AGENCIES
THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO
CREATE LONG LASTING, POSITIVE
CHANGE.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> I AM HERE REPRESENTING
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH
SERVICES.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE
ANNUAL INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.
ESTABLISHED IN 1973, A
FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH
CENTER THAT PROVIDES CULTURALLY
AND THE MYSTICALLY APPROPRIATE
COMPETENCE OF AN AFFORDABLE
HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES AT
11 SITES THROUGHOUT KING
COUNTY.
ARE FACILITIES AND PROVIDERS
OFFER PATIENTS THE VERY BEST IN
PRIMARY CARE QUALITY AND OUR
PROGRAMS GIVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS
THE OPPORTUNITIES THEY NEED TO
LIVE HEALTHIER AND MORE
FULFILLED LIVES AT EVERY STAGE.
HEALTH CENTERS ARE CRUCIAL
ACCESS POINTS FOR PEOPLE
SEEKING HIGH-QUALITY AND
AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE THEY
CANNOT GET ANYWHERE ELSE.
ONE OF OUR PATIENTS HAS
DESCRIBED SEEKING TREATMENT FOR
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE.
IC HS PROVIDES THIS PERSON A
PLACE WHERE THEY FEEL CARED FOR
AND WHERE THEY FINALLY TRUST
DOCTORS.
WITHOUT STABLE FUNDING STREAMS
IT'S DIFFICULT TO MAKE LONG-TERM
PLANS THAT ALLOW US TO BEST
SERVE PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
>>[APPLAUSE]
>> MY NAME IS JENNY AND I WORK
FOR CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES.
I AM ALSO A SINGLE PARENT OF
THREE CHILDREN.
AND A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE.
THREE YEARS AGO MY HUSBAND BEAT
ME PRETTY TERRIBLY IN OUR HOME
AND HE WAS INCARCERATED.
AT THAT TIME I WAS GETTING
READY TO TRANSFER ADDITIONS IN
CATHOLIC UNITY SERVICES TO
SUPERVISE SHELTER AND A CENTER.
I DID TRANSITION INTO THAT
POSITION.
I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO THINK
ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH.
IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO
INDEPENDENTLY SUPPORT MY
CHILDREN.
AND TO PAY THE BILLS SO I DID
NOT ALSO BECOME HOMELESS.
I HAVE BEEN IN THAT POSITION
FOR THREE YEARS AND ABOUT A
YEAR AND HALF AGO I MADE THE
DECISION TO RETURN TO SCHOOL
BECAUSE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
SERVICES WAS UNABLE TO GIVE ME
THE RACE TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN.
I WILL BE VACATING THAT
POSITION ON SEPTEMBER 13.
IT'S VERY CONCERNING FOR ME
THAT WE ARE, AS SOCIAL SERVICE
WORKERS, WE ARE HERE TO HELP
SUPPORT PEOPLE IN POSITIONS TO
NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF
THEMSELVES.
HOWEVER AS A SUPERVISOR OF A
PROGRAM I COULD NOT AFFORD THAT
AND AM SUSCEPTIBLE TO BECOMING
HOMELESS.
I REALLY HOPE YOU SUPPORT THE
ADJUSTMENT FOR
INFLATION.[APPLAUSE]
>> I AM THE NEW EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR AT THE DOMESTIC ABUSE
WOMEN'S NETWORK.
I AM HERE TO REQUEST THE
PASSING OF INFLATION ADJUSTMENT
ACROSS THE HUMAN SERVICES
CONTRACTS FOR PROVIDERS.
WE SUPPORT AND EMPOWER
SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE.
MY STAFF WORKED TIRELESSLY TO
SERVE SURVIVORS.
IN THE LAST YEAR THEY SPOKE 17
PRIMARY LANGUAGES, WE SAW 109%
INCREASE IN CLIENT NEED.
OUR CRISIS SUPPORT LINE TOOK
OVER 5700 LINE CALLS AND OUR
SHELTER PROVIDED SERVICES FOR
105 WOMEN AND 107 CHILDREN.
HOWEVER FOR EVERY ONE SURVIVOR
FAMILY YOU NEED IN KING COUNTY,
57 ARE TURNED AWAY.
IT'S IMPERATIVE TO PASS THIS
LEGISLATION TO CONTINUE TO
PROVIDE AND GROW OUR SERVICES.
MY STAFF WORKED 24 SEVEN ON A
CRISIS LINE AND WE SEE THE
GROWING NEED AND ABILITY TO
PROVIDE MY STAFF THE RESOURCES
AND SUPPORT TO PROVIDE SERVICES.
FOR THE VULNERABLE POPULATION.
THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU COMING
TO TESTIFY.
I AM SORRY TO CUT IT DOWN TO
ONE MINUTE.
WE HAVE SIX PEOPLE SIGNED UP.
WE HAVE BEEN DOING PUBLIC
TESTIMONY FOR 45 MINUTES.
I NEED TO TRANSFER TO THE
DOMESTIC STANDARDS BOARD. I
HATE THAT FEELING WHEN YOU HAVE
TO GET TO WORK AND ARE RUNNING
LATE.
IF WE HAVE TIME WE WILL COME
BACK.
IF YOU HAVE PUBLIC TESTIMONY
YOU WOULD SUBMIT IN WRITING YOU
CAN DO THAT AS WELL.
I WILL LEAVE THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD OPEN IN CASE WE HAVE
ADDITIONAL TIME.
I WOULD LIKE US TO READ INTO
THE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE.
WHEN YOU ARE DOING THAT CAN YOU
PLEASE HAVE JASMINE, VICTOR
INDIANA JOIN US AT THE TABLE.
>> APPOINTMENT OF VICTOR LOZADA
, DOMESTIC WORKERS STANDARDS
BOARD FOR A TERM OF FIBBER 28,
2022.
>> TODAY WE HAVE OUR LAST
APPOINTMENT TO THE DOMESTIC
WORKERS STANDARDS BOARD.
THIS IS THE NINTH POSITION
SELECTED BY THE BOARD.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE EACH OF
YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELVES FOR
THE RECORD AND VICTOIRE, I KNOW
YOU HAVE TO GO A LITTLE EARLY
FOR WORK, [ FOREIGN LANGUAGE
BEING SPOKEN ] IF YOU HAVE
SOMETHING TO SAY THE BEGINNING
YOU CAN START WITH THAT.
>> MY NAME IS JASMINE WITH THE
SEATTLE OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS.
>> MY NAME IS VICTOR LOZADA,
MEMBER OF THE CASSA LATINA
LABOR.
>> I AM THE INTERPRETER.
>> EXCELLENT.
I WILL STOP WITH MY BAD SPANISH.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
JASMINE, WELCOME TO THE TABLE
IN YOUR NEW ROLE. WE ARE
EXCITED TO HAVE YOUR OFFICE
PRESENTED IN FOR YOUR SKILLS TO
BE AT THE OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO START WITH
COMMENTS?
>> IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE.
AS YOU KNOW LAST YEAR COUNCIL
PAST THE DOMESTIC WORKERS BILL
OF RIGHTS GRANTING INCREASED
LABOR PROTECTION -- GRANTING
INCREASED LABOR PROTECTIONS FOR
DOMESTIC WORKERS INCLUDING
NANNIES, HOUSEKEEPERS, HOOKS,
HOME CARE WORKERS AND HOUSEHOLD
MANAGERS WHO WORK IN A PRIVATE
HOME IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
THE DOMESTIC WORKERS ORDINANCE
TREATED THE DOMESTIC WORKERS
STANDARDS BOARD TO PROVIDE A
FORM FOR HIRING ENTITIES,
DOMESTIC WORKERS, WORKER
ORGANIZATIONS AND THE PUBLIC TO
CONSIDER, ANALYZE AND MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY ON
GREATER LEGAL PROTECTIONS,
BENEFITS AND WORKING CONDITIONS
FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS.
I SHOULD PAUSE AND SAY THAT I
WILL CONTINUE WITH MY SPIEL IN
ENGLISH, THE INTERPRETER IS
HERE PRIMARILY FOR WHEN VICTOR
-- THAT'S ONE GOING TO KEEP
GOING.
THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING.
>> I WANTED TO INTRODUCE THAT
THE DOMESTIC WORKERS STANDARDS
BOARD CONSISTS OF FOUR WORKER
REPRESENTATIVES, TWO WORKERS IN
PARTICULAR AND TWO WORKER
ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVES.
FOUR HIRING REP SEDATIVES.
THE BOARD HAS MET FIVE TIMES
INCLUDING A DAYLONG RETREAT TO
GET PREPARED FOR THE WORK PLAN
WE WILL SUBMIT LATER THIS YEAR.
WE ARE HERE TODAY BECAUSE THE
DOMESTIC WORKERS STANDARDS
BOARD HAS SELECTED ITS NINTH
MEMBER, VICTOR LOZADA, AND WE
ARE ASKING FOR COUNCIL
CONFIRMATION ON HIS
APPOINTMENT.
I WILL LET VICTOR TALK MORE
ABOUT HIMSELF.
I WANTED TO SAY THE BOARD WAS
VERY IMPRESSED WITH HIS
APPLICATION AND IN PARTICULAR
IS VERY EXCITED FOR THE
ORGANIZING EXPERIENCE VICTOR
BRINGS AS WELL AS HIS
EXPERIENCE AS A GARDENER IN THE
CITY.
THAT WAS A GAP IN THE INDUSTRY
REPRESENTED ON THE BOARD.
THE BOARD REALLY FEELS THEY ARE
READY TO GO WITH VICTOR'S
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE.
NOW I WILL TURN IT OVER TO HIM.
TANKS.
>> [ FOREIGN LANGUAGE BEING
SPOKEN ]
>> FOR THE AUDIENCE, WE ARE
GOING TO HAVE TRANSLATION AS
VICTOR SPEAKS.
>> [ FOREIGN LANGUAGE BEING
SPOKEN ]
>> AM VERY MUCH MOTIVATED FOR
THE FACT THAT THIS NEW CODE HAS
BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
>> [ FOREIGN LANGUAGE BEING
SPOKEN ]
>> AND I FEEL COMPELLED TO
PARTICIPATE DUE TO MY
EXPERIENCE.
BOTH AS MY EXPERIENCE AS A
GARDENER AND ALSO WITH CITIZENS.
WE ALL FEEL HAPPY AND WE FEEL
RELAXED WHEN WE ARE IN A GARDEN.
BUT WE DON'T THINK ABOUT ALL
THE WORK IN ORDER TO KEEP THE
GARDEN IN THE CONDITION WE LIKE
IT TO BE.
AND I HAVE A LOT OF
RESPONSIBILITY BRINGING THE
VOICE OF THE GARDENERS AND ALL
THE GARDEN WORKERS TO THIS
MEETING, TO THIS PLACE NOW.
I THINK SEATTLE IS DOING A
GREAT THING, THAT IS GIVING US
THE RIGHTS THAT OTHER WORKERS
HAVE.
AND I THINK ALSO THAT THE CITY,
LIKE OUR SOCIETY IN GENERAL,
LIKE ANY OTHER LIVING ORGANISM
MUST HAVE A BALANCE.
IT'S NOT ONLY ABOUT THIS
ORGANIZATION ASKING REQUESTING
AND SOLICITING.
BUT ALSO A PLATFORM. IT CAN
BECOME MORE PROFESSIONAL.
AND CAN GIVE MORE TO SOCIETY.
WE KNOW FOR EXAMPLE THAT
VANCOUVER BC HAS VERY BEAUTIFUL
GARDENS.
BUT WE HAVE THE SAME WHETHER
AND WE KNOW WE CAN HAVE THE
BEST GARDENS IN AMERICA.
AND THAT IS THE WORKERS CAN
HAVE A GOOD LIFE.
I'M A LITTLE BIT TIRED ABOUT
THE CLICHC THAT GARDENING IS A
LOW CLASS JOB.
AND IT DOESN'T REQUIRE
INTELLIGENCE OR NO ELABORATE
THINKING.
BUT ANYONE WHO HAS WORKED IN
HIS OWN GARDEN KNOWS IT'S MORE
COMPLEX THAN SIMPLY GOING AND
TAKING ALL THE HERBS AWAY.
AND I KNOW THE SATISFACTION
THAT IT BRINGS TO DO SOMETHING
TO IMPROVE SOCIETY.
AND SIMPLY THESE ARE MY
MOTIVATIONS AND REFLECTIONS
ABOUT THIS JOB.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN
THIS TABLE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND
ADVOCACY FOR OTHER WORKERS.
ANYONE HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION?
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
FOR SERVING.
AND GARDENING, IN MY OPINION,
IS AN ART AND YOU DESCRIBED
BEAUTIFULLY.
>> [ FOREIGN LANGUAGE BEING
SPOKEN ]
>> I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING
HIM ON THIS BOARD IS A CRITICAL
BOARD, I LOOK FORWARD AND HE
WILL MAKE AN OUTSTANDING
ADDITION.
>> OKAY.
[ FOREIGN LANGUAGE BEING SPOKEN
]
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE
PEOPLE ON THIS BOARD WITH LIVED
EXPERIENCES LIKE YOURS AND WE
AS COUNCILMEMBERS COUNT ON YOU
TO PUSH US SO THAT WE CAN PASS
BETTER LAWS FOR WORKERS IN OUR
CITY AND WE CAN BE A LEADER IN
THIS COUNTRY.
THANK YOU.
>> I UNDERSTAND.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
SINCE THERE ARE NO MORE
QUESTIONS, I AM REALLY EXCITED,
HAVE A LOT OF ENERGY AROUND
THIS THEME.
AND I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO BE A
GREAT ADDITION TO THE TABLE.
AND WE NEED YOUR EXPERIENCE.
WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ADO, I'D
LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
CONFIRMATION OF VICTOR LOZADA
IS A MEMBER OF DOMESTIC WORKERS
STANDARDS BOARD.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS?
SEEING THEN ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
NO ONE OPPOSED.
IT WAS UNIVERSALLY PAST.
WE WILL BRING THE MOTION TO THE
FULL COMMITTEE ON JULY 15.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE THERE.
BUT YOU ARE WELCOME TO BE THERE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR SECOND
AGENDA ITEM.
BEFORE WE DO THAT I WANT TO
THANK OUR FULL TABLE, OUR
COMMITTE MEMBERS,
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW ,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD , THANK
YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
PLEASE WELCOME EMILY COLORADO
AND TRACI RATZLIFF.
PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER TWO.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
SALE OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING;
BRIEFIN AND DISCUSSION.
>> TRACI RATZLIFF.
>> EMILY ALVARADO.
>> I WANT TO REMIND FOLKS THERE
IS NOT A VOTE.
THIS IS ONE OF THE BILLS WE
WILL DISCUSS NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING.
WE DID HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK
ABOUT THIS BILL ONCE ALREADY.
AS FOLKS KNOW THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PROVIDE
AN ADDITIONAL TOOL AND WE ARE
LOOKING FOR HOW WE LEVEL THE
PLAYING FIELD FOR MORE TENANTS
AND NONPROFIT DEVELOPERS HAVE A
CHANCE TO ACCESS MULTIFAMILY
UNITS AS THEY COME ON THE
MARKET.
RIGHT NOW THERE ARE A LOT OF
PEOPLE COMING WITH CASH IN HAND
TO BUY MULTIFAMILY UNITS.
WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS PROVIDE
MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOLKS TO
HAVE A CHANCE TO MAKE AN OFFER
AS TENANTS OR NONPROFIT
DEVELOPER AND I WILL HOLD SOME
OF OUR COMMENTS AROUND THE
AMENDMENTS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
PRESENTATION YOU PROVIDED.
WE WILL JUMP RIGHT IN.
AS A REMINDER, THIS IS A
DISCUSSION PURPOSE ONLY
MEETING.
WE WILL HAVE A POTENTIAL VOTE
NEXT WEEK.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WE HAD A FIRST DISCUSSION OF
THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION ON THE
JUNE COMMITTEE.
TODAY I WANT TO BRIEFLY
SUMMARIZE WHAT IS IN THE
PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE IN TO THE
FOUR AMENDMENTS BEING PROPOSED
FOR DISCUSSION TODAY.
JUST TO REMIND YOU, IN THE
PROPOSED LEGISLATION, IT WOULD
EXPAND THE REQUIREMENT TO
INCLUDE FAMILY BUILDINGS WITH
TWO OR MORE HOUSING UNITS,
CURRENTLY THE REQUIREMENT IS
APPLICABLE TO BUILDINGS WITH
FIVE OR MORE UNITS.
THE NOTICE PERIOD WOULD BE
INCREASED FROM 60 DAYS TO 90
DAYS.
IT WOULD REQUIRE THE BUILDING
OWNER TO SUBMIT A SIGNED A
DECLARATION TO THE CITY STATING
THEY ARE COMPLYING WITH THE
NOTICE REQUIREMENTS INCLUDED IN
THIS LEGISLATION.
IT WOULD REQUIRE THE BUILDING
OWNERS TO PROMINENTLY POST
NOTICE IN THE BUILDING THAT IS
GOING TO BE SOLD AND THIS IS TO
ALERT THE TENANTS TO THE
REALITY THAT THE BUILDING MAY
BE IN FACT SOLD.
IT WOULD REQUIRE BUILDING
OWNERS WHO RECEIVE AN
UNSOLICITED OFFER TO ISSUE THE
NOTICE BOTH TO THE CITY AND TO
THE TENANTS WITHIN TWO DAYS OF
RECEIVING THE OFFER.
IT WOULD PROHIBIT THE BUILDING
OWNER FROM EXECUTING A PURCHASE
AND SALE UNTIL 90 DAYS AFTER
THE REQUIRED NOTICES ARE
ISSUED.
IT WOULD INCREASE THE PENALTY
FOR NONCOMPLIANCE FROM $500 UP
TO $2000.
MOVING TO THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS.
THERE ARE FOUR AMENDMENTS.
THE FIRST IS A TIERED NOTICE
REQUIREMENT.
THE SECOND HAS TO DO WITH AN
EVALUATION OF PROVISIONS BY THE
CITY AUDITOR.
THE THIRD HAS TO DO WITH
WORKSHOPS TO FACILITATE SALES
IN THE FOURTH THE STRATEGIES TO
MONITOR ENFORCEMENT AND
COMPLIANCE AND PROVIDE AN
ONGOING STAKEHOLDERS GROUP.
THE FIRST AMENDMENT WHICH IS
PROBABLY THE MOST COMPLEX OF
THE FOUR MAKES CHANGES TO THE
NOTICE REQUIREMENT.
WHAT IT DOES IS IT WOULD
ESTABLISH A TIERED PROCESS.
IT WOULD HAVE A PROCESS FOR
SMALL BUILDINGS WHICH ARE 2-4
UNIT BUILDINGS.
DUPLEXES AND TRIPLEX IS AN FOUR
PLEXUS.
A SEPARATE NOTICE PROCESS FOR
BUILDINGS WITH FIVE OR MORE
UNITS.
JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T
PICK THIS UP OUT OF THE AIR.
WE LOOKED AT SAN FRANCISCO AND
D.C. WHO HAVE A SIMILAR TIERED
NOTICE REQUIREMENT.
WE LOOKED AT WHAT THEY DID.
WE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME
OF THE STAKEHOLDERS AND WHAT WE
HAVE COME UP WITH KIND OF
REFLECTS A LOT OF THOSE
CONVERSATIONS AND INPUT FROM
OTHER JURISDICTIONS.
LET'S LOOK FIRST AT THE 2-4
UNITS.
AFTER THE OWNER ISSUES THE
NOTICE, WHETHER IT'S BECAUSE
THEY'RE GETTING READY TO LIST
THE PROPERTY OR THEY GOT AN
OFFER, 15 DAYS AFTER THAT OWNER
ISSUES THAT NOTICE, A TENANT,
TENANT GROUP, NONPROFIT HOUSING
DEVELOPER, SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY, I THINK WE ADDED OH
INTO THIS, AND HAVE THE ABILITY
TO ISSUE A STATEMENT OF
INTEREST TO THE BUILDING OWNER.
TAT WOULD BE A WRITTEN
STATEMENT VIA EMAIL, MAIL, THE
VARIOUS WAYS YOU CAN TRANSMIT
THAT.
IF IT THAT FIRST 15 DAYS NOBODY
LET'S THE BUILDING OWNER KNOW
THEY HAVE AN INTEREST IN
PURCHASING THE BUILDING, THE
BUILDING OWNER WOULD BE FREE AT
THAT POINT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY.
IF YOU HAVE ONE OF THOSE
ENTITIES RAISE THEIR HAND AND
SAY THEY ARE INTERESTED, YOU
WOULD MOVE TO THE NEXT TIER
WHICH IS 15 DAYS AFTER THAT
STATEMENT OF INTEREST WAS
SUBMITTED THEY WOULD HALF TO,
THE TENANT IN THIS CASE, I WILL
EXPLAIN WHAT WE DON'T REQUIRED
OF THE OTHERS, WOULD HAVE TO
SUBMIT DOCUMENTATION
DEMONSTRATING FINANCIAL A
FACILITY ABILITY TO PURCHASE
THE BUILDING.
SOMETHING FROM A FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION OR LOAN OFFICER OR
LENDER THAT SHOWS THE TENANT OR
TENANT GROUP HAS THE ABILITY TO
PURCHASE THE BUILDING.
WE GIVE OH THE ABILITY TO
ESTABLISH OTHER FORMS OF
IMITATION, A LETTER FROM OH
THAT SAYS SOMEONE IS ELIGIBLE
FOR A HOMEOWNERSHIP LOAN IN THE
AMOUNT NEEDED TO BUY THE
BUILDING IS ONE EXAMPLE.
THEY WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO
LOOK AT ALTERNATIVES.
>> MASK A CLARIFYING QUESTION?
I WANT TO CLARIFY SOMETHING TO
UNDERSTAND THE CONTEXT OF THE
AMENDMENT.
WITHOUT THE AMENDMENT, THE
CONCEPT THAT A AGREEMENT CANNOT
BE ENTERED INTO WITHOUT THE 90
DAY WINDOW -- THE THOUGHT BEING
TO GIVE NONPROFIT DEVELOPERS AN
OPPORTUNITY AND THE TENANTS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO RELOCATE WHICH
PUTS THEM BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL
IF THEY GET 30 DAYS NOTICE FOR
EXAMPLE PARTICULARLY A LOWER
INCOME TENANT.
THAT'S THE CONCEPT?
>> I DON'T THINK RELOCATION OF
TENANTS IS THE ISSUE.
IT'S LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THE
BUILDING MAY BE SOLD.
IT'S INFORMATION FOR THEM.
I DON'T THINK IT'S THE IDEA
THAT WE THINK THEY ARE ALL
GOING TO RELOCATE.
BECAUSE THE BUILDING MAY NOT
SELL OR MAY NOT SELL FOR MANY
MONTHS.
IT'S TO GIVE THEM NOTICE OF THE
POTENTIAL EVENT.
>> SO THE CONCEPT OF THE 90 DAY
WAIT PERIOD IF YOU WILL, IS NOT
DRIVEN BECAUSE OF THE NEEDS OF
THE TENANT?
I THOUGHT IT WAS DRIVEN BECAUSE
OF THE NEEDS OF THE TENANT
BECAUSE 80% AMI PERSON, IT'S
GOING TO BE HARD TO RELOCATE
QUICKLY.
I THOUGHT WE WERE GIVING THEM
MORE TIME.
THAT'S NOT A CONCERN?
>> I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE
DRIVER.
>> FORGIVE ME IF I AM SPEAKING
OUT OF TURN BUT I THINK THE
PRIMARY DRIVER IS TO GIVE A
TENANT, A TENANT GROUP, A
NONPROFIT URBANIZATION OR THE
CITY THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT
AN OFFER TO THE OWNER.
IT MAY BE THE SECONDARY THING
THAT YOU GIVE TENANTS NOTICE
THAT MIGHT ENABLE THEM TO MOVE.
I DON'T KNOW THAT WAS THE
PRIMARY THING.
>> IT'S TO GIVE THEM NOTICE.
>> THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT IS
FOCUSED ON LEVELING THE PLAYING
FIELD FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE
BUILDING.
YOU ARE RIGHT, THERE ARE SOME
GREAT PROGRAMS FOR RELOCATION
ASSISTANCE.
THIS WAS INTENDED TO MAKE SURE
THOSE WHO ARE LIVING IN
MULTIFAMILY UNITS, ESPECIALLY
THOSE WITH THE LEAST ONE UNIT
AT 80% AMI OR BELOW HAVE THE
SAME OPPORTUNITY WE HAD
PROVIDED TO THOSE LIVING IN
APARTMENT BUILDINGS WITH FIVE
OR MORE UNITS.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN STATUTE IF
YOU HAVE 85 OR MORE MY FAMILY
STRUCTURE YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO
NOTIFY THE CITY BEFORE THOSE
BUILDINGS ARE SOLD.
WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT MANY OF
THE NONPROFI DEVELOPERS HAVE
SAID, A 60 DAY WINDOW IS TOO
SHORT FOR THEM TO GET THE
MATERIALS TOGETHER.
WE ALSO DECIDED IS THAT MANY OF
OUR TWO, THREE AND FOUR UNIT
STRUCTURES HAVE A LOT OF
AFFORDABLE UNITS SOMETIMES THE
GET PICKED UP ON THE MARKET
VERY QUICKLY.
WE ARE NOT GIVING A CHANCE FOR
THE TENANTS OR NONPROFIT
DEVELOPERS TO MAKE AN OFFER.
IT DOESN'T CHANGE ANY TENANT
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS IN
TERMS OF RELOCATION.
IT ALSO DOESN'T CHANGE THE COST
OF THE BUILDING.
WE ARE MESSING WITH THE MARKET.
I THINK IT'S ABOUT THE
NOTIFICATION FOR TENANTS AND
NONPROFITS.
>> IS IT THAT THE SELLER CANNOT
SIGN A DOCUMENT OR CAN THEY
SIGNED A DOCUMENT BUT NOT CLOSE
IT WITHIN THE 90 DAYS?
>> THEY CANNOT SIGN THE
DOCUMENT.
THE WAY THE PROPOSED
LEGISLATION IS DRAFTED THEY
CANNOT SIGN A PROPOSED SALE
AGREEMENT UNTIL THE 90 DAYS HAS
ELAPSED.
BUT THE AMENDMENT CHANGES THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> JUST TO BE CLEAR, THERE IS
NO REQUIREMENT FOR THE TENANTS
TO BE NOTICED UNDER THE CURRENT
POLICY.
THAT IS A NEW PIECE.
I THINK THE INTENT WAS TO GIVE
THE TENANTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
POTENTIALLY PUT AN OFFER IN AND
ALSO WITH ANOTHER COULD BE A
CHANGE IN THE SITUATION OF THE
BUILDING.
>> THE SECOND TIER IS THE
TENANT HAS TO PROVE THEY HAVE
THE FINANCIAL ABILITY TO
PURCHASE THE BUILDING.
IF THEY CANNOT PROVIDE THAT
DOCUMENTATION, THE OWNER IS IN
FACT FREE AT THAT POINT TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH LISTING AND/OR
SELLING THEIR PROPERTY.
WE DON'T REQUIRE SHA, QUALIFIED
NONPROFIT HOUSING DEVELOPER WHO
WAS RAISED HER HAND AND SAID WE
ARE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING,
THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO REACH
THAT FINANCIAL ABILITY BECAUSE
WE PRESUME THEY HAVE THE
ABILITY TO DO THAT.
IT IS THE TENANT OR TENANT
GROUP THAT MAY BE THE ONES, YOU
WONDER WHETHER THEY HAVE THE
FINANCIA ABILITY.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF JOHN FOX IS
STILL HERE, IS HE?
HE CORNERED ME COMING INTO MY
OFFICE AND WE HAD A GOOD CHAT
ABOUT HIS CONCERN AROUND
NONPROFITS AND THE IMPACT THIS
WOULD HAVE ON AN INDIVIDUAL
NONPROFITS ABILITY TO PURCHASE.
I THINK YOU JUST ANSWERED THE
QUESTION WELL, BUT I WANTED TO
REITERATE THAT IF CATHOLIC
COMMUNITY SERVICES OR PLYMOUTH
HOUSING OR ANY OF THE
BELLWETHER OR OTHERS, DO THEY
HAVE TO BE PREAPPROVED BY THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING?
HOW DOES THAT WORK, LET'S SAY
HIS NONPROFIT WANTED TO BUY IT?
>> WE DEFINE A QUALIFIED
NONPROFIT AS A HOUSING
DEVELOPER WHO HAS DONE AN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE, I THINK
THREE PROJECTS MAYBE.
AND IS IN GOOD STANDING WITH
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AS
DEFINED IN OUR OFFICE HOUSING
POLICIES.
OFTEN THAT REQUIRES THEY ARE IN
COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OF THEIR
MANAGEMENT PLAN REQUIREMENTS.
OPERATIONS OF THE BUILDING.
IT IS GETTING AT NUMBER ONE
THEY HAVE GOT EXPERIENCE
DEVELOPING HOUSING AND DOING
THAT WELL IN THE CITY AND THAT
THEY ARE OPERATING THINGS WELL.
WE HAVE DEFINED THOSE AS OUR
QUALIFIED NONPROFITS WHO WE
PRESUME HAVE THE FINANCIAL AND
OPERATIONAL ABILITY TO TAKE ON
A PURCHASE.
>> PIGGYBACKING ON WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER HARRELL HAD
ASKED, IF THE TENANT OR TENANT
GROUP 1st THEY RAISE THEIR HAND
AND SAY WE ARE INTERESTED.
IN 15 DAYS WE HAVE TO COME UP
WITH SOMETHING THAT SAYS WE
HAVE THE RESOURCES TO DO THIS.
BUT IF THERE IS NO TENANT GROUP
THAT DOES THAT, BUT IT'S 30
DAYS LATER, THE SELLER COULD
ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH
SOMEONE ELSE.
HOW DOES THE NONPROFIT FIT IN
THERE UNDER THOSE
CIRCUMSTANCES?
>> THE NONPROFIT IN THE FIRST
15 DAYS WOULD HAVE TO RAISE
THEIR HAND AND SAY I HAVE AN
INTEREST.
IF THEY DO, THEY HAVE AN
ADDITIONAL -- THEY HAVE 30 DAYS
FROM THAT STATEMENT OF
INTEREST, EVERYONE DOES FROM
THE STATEMENT OF INTEREST TO
SUBMIT AN OFFER TO THE SELLER
AND TRY TO REACH AN AGREEMENT
ON THE SALE OF THE BUILDING.
>> OUT OF THE QUESTION THAT
CAME UP, AND I WANT TO THANK
JOHN FOR RAISING THIS, SON --
SOME NONPROFITS, THEY LEVERAGE
FUNDS, THEY APPLY FOR GRANTS,
THEY WORK ON TAX CREDITS IN
ORDER TO BRING THE PACKAGE
TOGETHER.
WHAT ASSURANCE ARE WE GIVING A
NONPROFIT BY THIS THAT THEY
WILL ACTUALLY HAVE THE TIME THE
NEED TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT WE ARE
TRYING TO DO?
ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS WE
HAVE HAD ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL IS,
WE DON'T HAVE RESOURCES TO BUY
EVERY POTENTIAL BUILDING THAT
MIGHT COME UP FOR SALE IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
WE SHOULD NOT BE MAKING PROMISES
THAT NONPROFITS CAN STEP INTO
EVERY BUILDING.
AND PURCHASE.
I ESPECIALLY THINK THAT'S TRUE,
ON THE SMALLER PROJECTS.
DUPLEX AND TRIPLEX. WE HAVE A
DIFFERENT NOTICE REQUIREMENT
FOR THE FIVE LARGER UNITS.
IT'S A LONGER PERIOD.
AS IT RELATES TO SMALLER UNITS,
IT'S HARD FOR ME TO IMAGINE
GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF
NONPROFITS WERE GOING TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THOSE UNITS.
THAT'S WHERE I SEE MORE LIKELY
THE TENANTS OR TENANT GROUP
STEP IN AND SAY WE WANT TO
PURCHASE THE BUILDINGS.
>> I THINK THAT IS RIGHT.
COUNCIL PASSED A FEW WEEKS AGO
OUR ADMINISTRATIVE AND
FINANCIAL PLAN AND IN THAT PLAN
IS ARE ACQUISITION AND
PRESERVATION'S FUND.
IT IS NOW A REVOLVING $30
MILLION FUND THAT USES OTHER
MONEY THAT HAS LONG-TERM NEEDS
FOR SHORT-TERM PURPOSES.
IF SOMEONE WERE TO APPLY FOR
FUNDS FOR EITHER PRESERVATION
OR ACQUISITION LOANS FOR
MULTIFAMILY OR HOMEOWNERSHIP IT
WOULD BE THROUGH THAT FUND AND
THOSE ARE VERY LIMITED
RESOURCES.
IN PLACES LIKE SAN FRANCISCO
WHERE THEY HAVE THESE KINDS OF
NOTICE REQUIREMENTS THEY ALSO
ACTUALLY TEND TO HAVE
STANDALONE PRESERVATION FUNDS
FOR SMALL SITES PROGRAM IN SAN
FRANCISCO THAT THEN CAN CREATE
THE RESOURCES TO EFFECTUATE THE
OUTCOMES THAT ARE IDENTIFIED IN
THE NOTICE ORDINANCE.
>> CAN YOU REMIND ME FOR THE
SAKE OF MY BAD MEMORY, THESE
THREE STEPS AS DESCRIBED IN THE
BILL BEFORE US, ARE ALL THREE
OF THEM COLLAPSED WITH 90 DAYS?
IS THAT WHAT NEEDS TO BE
DEMONSTRATED IN 90 DAYS?
>> NO.
THE 90 DAYS GOES AWAY AND WHAT
COMES IN PLACE --
>> THE CURRENT BILL.
>> THERE IS NOTHING IN HERE
ABOUT THE TIERED NOTICE.
>> WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE 90
DAYS?
IN THE CURRENT BILL?
>> THEY HAVE 90 DAYS.
WE SAY NOTHING ABOUT THEIR
ABILITY TO GO TO A POTENTIAL
SELLER AND SUBMIT A PURCHASE
AND SALE AGREEMENT.
THERE IS NOTHING IN THE INITIAL
BILL THAT SAYS ANYTHING ABOUT
THE ABILITY TO SHOW YOU HAVE
INTEREST OR FINANCIAL VIABILITY.
NONE OF THAT IS IN THE EXISTING
BILL.
BUT IF I CAN ADD A FINER POINT.
>> JUST THAT THE BUILDING OWNER
HAS THE OBLIGATION TO MAKE IT
KNOWN THAT THE PROPERTY IS FOR
SALE FOR 90 DAYS.
THERE IS NO OBLIGATION TO
DEMONSTRATE ANYTHING TO THE
OWNER ON THE PART OF THE
NONPROFIT.
>> CORRECT.
>> I WOULD ADD, WHAT WE HEARD
FROM A NUMBER OF FOLKS,
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND
FOLKS IN THIS INDUSTRY, THERE
IS A REAL INTEREST IN MAKING
SURE THE FOLKS WHO ARE SAYING,
I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THIS
PROPERTY, RAISING THE HAND THE
TRACY TALKED ABOUT, THAT THEY
HAVE THE VIABILITY TO MAKE THE
OFFER.
WE ARE NOT INCLUDING NONPROFIT
DEVELOPERS AND THAT.
MANY TENANTS WE ARE COLLUDING
IN THE POSTING THAT IF THEY'RE
INTERESTED WILL GIVE THEM
INFORMATION FOR WHERE TO GO TO
REACH THE OFFICE OF HOUSING.
THE CONCEPT HERE WAS WE
RECOGNIZE THAT WE DON'T WANT
FOLKS NECESSARILY RAISING THEIR
HAND AND PUTTING ESTATE
POTENTIAL SALE FOR 90 DAYS IF
THERE IS NO ABILITY TO DO THAT.
WE WANTED TO PUT IN REASONABLE
TIME FRAMES FOR THE RAISING OF
THE HAND AND TO RECOGNIZE OUR
NONPROFIT DEVELOPERS WILL NOT
HAVE TO VERIFY, THEY HAVE BEEN
VERIFIED IN MANY WAYS.
BUT IF THERE ARE TENANTS
INTERESTED, LET'S SAY IT'S A
FOUR PLEX AND THEY'RE
INTERESTED IN CREATING A COAL
MOP, THEY WOULD HAVE THE
ABILITY TO SAY YES.
THAN THEY COULD WORK WITH A
NONPROFIT TO SHOW THEY HAVE
POTENTIAL VIABILITY.
THAN THEY HAVE AN ADDITIONAL 90
DAYS -- ADDITIONAL 30 DAYS TO
SAY HERE IS WHAT WE HAVE PUT
TOGETHER AND WE LOVE TO WORK
WITH YOU ON AN OFFER.
THAT HELPS RECOGNIZE THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A TWO AND
FOUR UNIT STRUCTURE.
WHAT WE HAVE HEARD FROM OTHERS
IS MANY OF THE 5+ UNIT
STRUCTURES ARE A DIFFERENT
ANIMAL WHEN IT COMES TO
PURCHASING.
THIS HELPS US RECOGNIZE THAT
SOME OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES TO
PURCHASE ARE NOT GOING TO BE
ACTED UPON.
AND IT FREES UP THE SALE
QUICKER.
IT ALSO GIVES US THE ABILITY TO
HAND-IN-HAND WORK WITH SOME OF
THE TENANTS MIGHT BE INTERESTED
AND KNOW THAT THEY NEED TO SHOW
ACTION BY A CERTAIN DATE.
I'M GOING TO ASK US KEEP GOING
THROUGH THE PRESENTATION
BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE OTHER
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
I WANT TO LET OUR COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES KNOW, I HAVE ASKED
OUR FRIENDS AT THE OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS IF THEY BE
WILLING TO COME BACK A
DIFFERENT DAY FOR THE RACE AND
SOCIAL JUSTICE REPORT THAT WE
CAN HAVE A ROBUST DISCUSSION ON
THE NEXT TWO AGENDA ITEMS.
>> CHAIR, IF I CAN ASK, FIRST
OF ALL THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING
ME TO COME IN LATE.
HAD THE RETIREMENT BOARD
COMMITTEE THIS MORNING.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND I
HAVE A 12 PM FULL STOP.
I'M WONDERING WHETHER ONE OF
THE ITEMS YOU ARE INTENDING TO
HAVE A POSSIBLE VOTE ON SHOULD
BE DISCUSSED.
>> WE ARE GOING TO GO TO
INFLATION ADJUSTMENT RIGHT
AFTER THIS.
>> MOVING ON TO THE
NOTIFICATION PROCESS FOR
BUILDINGS WITH FIVE OR MORE
UNITS.
THE FIRST STATEMENT OF INTEREST
FOR THAT TYPE OF BUILDING WOULD
NOT BE DUE UNTIL 30 DAYS UNTIL
AFTER THE OWNER HAD ISSUED A
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SELL.
THIS IS A RECOGNITION THAT
THESE ARE TYPICALLY LARGER
BUILDINGS, THE FINANCIAL NEED
TO PULL RESOURCES TOGETHER IS
MORE COMPLEX.
THIS IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH WHAT
WE HEARD FROM INDUSTRY ABOUT
HOW LONG THESE BUILDINGS CAN
TAKE TO ACTUALLY MOVE THROUGH
THE PROCESS OF A SALE.
THE FIRST STATEMENT OF INTEREST
WOULD BE DUE 30 DAYS AFTER THE
NOTICE IS ISSUED.
THE NEXT TIER WOULD BE ANOTHER
15 DAYS.
IF THERE WAS A TENANT OR TENANT
GROUP INTERESTED IN PURCHASING
THEY WOULD HAVE TO IN FACT SHOW
FINANCIAL ABILITY AT THE NEXT
15 DAY PERIOD.
AND FINALLY IT'S THE MIDDLE OF
AN OFFER WOULD BE DUE 90 DAYS
AFTER THE FIRST 30 DAYS WHEN
THIS THE MIDDLE OF INTEREST WAS
ISSUED BY THE OWNER.
AND BY THE INTERESTED PARTY.
>> CHAIR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE
CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU AND I
HAVE HAD WITH THE INDUSTRY
FOLKS THAT SELL COMMERCIAL REAL
ESTATE.
I KNOW INITIALLY WHAT HAD ASKED
ABOUT 120 DAYS, KIND OF EFFECT
THAT WOULD HAVE, IT WAS A MAJOR
CONCERN.
BUT I THINK SOME THINGS HAVE
BEEN IRONED OUT.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO ELABORATE
MORE?
>> I WILL SAY I REALLY WANT TO
APPRECIATE AND SAY THANK YOU TO
YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE FIRST
AMENDMENT BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE
WHERE THERE WAS A LOT OF
CONCERN AMONG SMALLER OWNERS
THAT IF THEY COULDN'T SELL WHEN
THEY WERE PREPARED TO, THAT
COULD PUT THEM IN A PROBLEM
WITH THE MARKET.
I THINK THE FACT THAT WE HAVE
REACHED A COMPROMISE WITH 15
DAYS NOTICE AND ANOTHER 15 DAYS
WHERE A TENANT OR TENANT GROUP
CAN DEMONSTRATE FINANCIAL
ABILITIES, IS, I THINK THAT THE
COMPROMISE FROM AT LEAST WHAT I
HAVE HEARD FROM THE SELLERS,
THEY CAN LIVE WITH.
I THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I DON'T WANT TO DIVE INTO
DEEPLY BUT I THINK THIS IDEA
ABOUT THE 120 DAYS IN THE
COMMERCIAL MARKET, BEFORE A
FINAL DECISION CAN BE MADE TO
WHOM THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE AN
AWARD, I'D LIKE TO HAVE FURTHER
CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT.
MAYBE EMILY YOU HAVE SOMETHING
YOU CAN WEIGH IN ON AS WELL.
>> I WILL ADD TO THAT.
I THINK WHAT WE HAVE HEARD
ABOUT THE EXISTING ORDINANCE,
REMEMBER YOU PASSED THIS WHEN
COUNCIL MEMBER CLARK AND
BURGESS, WAS FOCUSED ON THE
LAST COLUMN FOR UNITS OF FIBER
MORE.
WE HEARD IN CONVERSATIONS WITH
MANY OF THE NONPROFIT
DEVELOPERS IS THE EXISTING 60
DAY REQUIREMENT WAS NOT ENOUGH
TIME TO DO EXACTLY WHAT YOU
TALKED ABOUT.
TO CONFIRM THEY HAD THE
LEVERAGING FUNDS, THE MATCHING
FUNDS, ALL OF THE ABILITY TO
MAKE A COMPETITIVE OFFER.
AND THEY ASKED FOR A LITTLE
ADDITIONAL TIME.
WHAT WE HAVE DONE HERE IS
BASICALLY SAY, IF YOU ARE
INTERESTED, IF YOU RAISED YOUR
HAND AND SAID YES WE ARE
INTERESTED IN YOU HAVE 90 DAYS
TO GET YOUR OFFER TOGETHER.
AND SUBMIT IT.
THIS REALLY ALSO, IN SOME WAYS
FREES UP SOME OF THE SELLERS AT
AN EARLIER POINT.
IF ANY OF THE NONPROFIT
DEVELOPERS ARE NOT INTERESTED
IN THE PURCHASE OF A UNIT OR
BUILDING WITH FIVE OR MORE
UNITS, THEY ACTUALLY GIVE
NOTIFICATION MUCH EARLIER AND
THE SELLER GETS RELIEVED OF THE
NEED TO HOLD ONTO THE BUILDING.
IN SOME WAYS IT'S AND ASK FOR
LONGER TIME -- RIGHT NOW WE
KNOW THERE IS A CONCERN THAT
PEOPLE ARE BEING ASKED TO HOLD
ONTO PROPERTY WHEN THERE'S NOT
GOING TO BE A NONPROFIT
DEVELOPER WHO COMES FORWARD.
THIS GIVES THEM MORE RELIEF.
I'M PUTTING THIS FROM THE
PERSPECTIVE OF THE SELLER, THEY
CAN THEN PUT THEIR ITEM BACK ON
THE MARKET.
IN SOME WAYS IT'S AN ADDITIONAL
GENEROUS TIME FOR THE POTENTIAL
PURCHASER.
IF NO ONE IS INTERESTED IT'S A
LOT MORE RELIEF FOR THE SELLER
AND IT WILL PUT THE ITEMS BACK
ON THE MARKET FASTER.
>> IN THIS CASE WITH THE SIZE
OF BUILDINGS, LET'S SAY WE HAVE
A FIVE UNIT BUILDING, IF NO ONE
STEPS UP IN THE FIRST 30 DAYS
AND SAYS I'M INTERESTED, THEN
THE REMAINDER -- IT GOES BACK
ON THE MARKET, WE ARE NOT DOING
TIER 2 AND THREE.
>> THINK YOU ARTICULATED IT
WELL.
IF NO ONE RAISES THEIR HAND 30
DAYS IS A SHORTER PERIOD OF
TIME THAN UNDER THE CURRENT
LEGISLATION.
IF SOMEONE DOES RAISE HER HAND
HAVE ESSENTIALLY 120 DAYS FROM
THE FIRST STATEMENT OF INTEREST.
>> 90 DAYS AFTER THE 30 DAY.
>> A TOTAL OF 120 DAYS REALLY
TO DO DUE DILIGENCE AND FIGURE
OUT TO THEY WANT TO BUY THE
BUILDING AND CAN THEY GET THE
RESOURCES TO DO SO.
>> BUT IT'S ONLY FOR THOSE WHO
ARE TRULY INTERESTED.
>> WE WILL FIGURE OUT THE MATH
LATER.
>> I KNOW WE ARE TRYING TO MOVE
FORWARD.
TO GO BACK.
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR EMILY
ALVARADO.
AS IT RELATES TO THE 2-4 UNIT
PROPERTIES.
WE HAVE A CASE STUDY.
THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
COALITION HAS IDENTIFIED A FOUR
PLEX AND THEY ARE WORKING WITH
OH OFFICE OF HOUSING TO SUBMIT
AN APPLICATION.
MY QUESTION WOULD BE, DO WE
KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THE TENANTS
IN THE BUILDING INDICATED
INTEREST WITHIN 15 DAYS OF THAT
BUILDING BECOMING OR GOING ON
THE MARKET?
AND, DO WE KNOW IF THEY THEN
INDICATED A STATEMENT OF
INTEREST WITHIN THAT TIMEFRAME?
I THINK I'M SCREWING UP THE
TEARS.
YOU GET WHAT I'M SAYING.
AND WILL THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THE
APPLICATION TO BRIDGE FUNDING
WITHIN 30 DAYS.
IS THAT REALISTIC.
I'M NOT ASKING YOU WHETHER YOU
TEND TO AWARDED BUT IS IT
POSSIBLE YOU CAN TURN AROUND AN
APPLICATION FOR BRIDGE LOAN
WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIVING A
REQUEST BECAUSE THAT IS THE
STANDARD WE ARE ASKING TENANTS
OR NONPROFIT TO MEET.
>> ALL GOOD QUESTIONS.
I ACTUALLY DON'T KNOW THE
SPECIFICS ABOUT THIS PROPERTY.
AS A REMINDER, UNDER THE
CURRENT LAW, SMALLER BUILDINGS
DO NOT HAVE TO PROVIDE NOTICE.
THEY WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER
THE EXISTING LAW.
WITH A FOUR PLEX.
ALSO AS A REMINDER FOR FOLKS, --
THIS IS HAPPENING ABSENT THE
LAWS EXISTENCE.
>> PART OF WHAT I WANTED TO
FLAG, WE HAVE A LOT OF
NONCOMPLIANCE RIGHT NOW IS WE
DON'T HAVE A LOT OF PROPERTIES
WHO SHOULD PROVIDE NOTICE
PROVIDING NOTICE.
AS YOU CONSIDER THIS ISSUE,
PART OF THE QUESTION IS WHAT IS
THE BALANCING AND HOW WE GET
COMPLIANCE AND GET THE OUTCOMES
WE ARE LOOKING FOR.
IN THIS CASE YOU HAVE AN
EXAMPLE WHERE A TENANT
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IS ABLE
TO IDENTIFY AN OPPORTUNITY
ABSENT THIS LOT AND WE WANT TO
BE ABLE TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO
WERE ABLE TO BUILD THAT GOOD
RELATIONSHIP WITH PROPERTY
OWNERS SO WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE
THE OUTCOMES WE ARE LOOKING FOR.
I THINK IT'S POSSIBLE FOR US TO
UNDERWRITE AN ACQUISITION IN
UNDER 30 DAYS.
I BELIEVE ON THIS SCALE PRESENT
ACQUISITION LOANS ARE A
REVOLVING FUND.
SOMEONE WOULD PUT IN AN
APPLICATION AND WE CAN CONSIDER
THAT.
HOWEVER.
THE QUESTION IS, HOW MUCH OF
THIS IS GOING TO CREATE AN
ADDITIONAL DEMAND ON RESOURCES
AND STAFF CAPACITY, IF THAT'S
THE CASE THEN WE HAVE OTHER
CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT HOW TO WE
SUPPORT THIS WORK
ADMINISTRATIVELY, BECAUSE WE
DON'T HAVE DEDICATED STAFF TO
BE SUPPORTING THIS WORK AT THIS
TIME.
>> I THINK COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD RAISES A GOOD POINT.
I THINK A LOT OF THESE IN THESE
POLICIES WE GENERALLY AGREE,
THERE IS NO ONE WHO DOESN'T
AGREE THIS IS A GOOD THING.
WHEN I GET CONCERNED ABOUT HIS
COMMON SENSE.
I KNOW YOU CAN'T CLOSE A DEAL
IN 30 DAYS.
IT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN.
IF IT'S NEVER HAPPENED IN MY
LIFE OF 32 YEARS.
PUTTING THAT ASIDE, YOU GET TWO
OR THREE PEOPLE WHO BUY THE
PROPERTY, YOU'RE GOING TO CLOSE
IN 30 DAYS.
GOING TO USE MORE RESOURCES.
I'M SORRY, SUBMIT AN OFFER.
BUT TO SUBMIT THE OFFER, WHEN I
GET TO THE PRACTICALITY OF IT,
IN YOUR EXPERIENCE, HAVE YOU
DONE THAT? AS OF NOW?
IN REAL TIME?
BUT I NEED TO GO BACK AND CHECK
ON WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
WE ARE ALMOST NOT CLOSING ANY
ACQUISITION LOANS ON PROPERTIES
OF THIS SIZE.
THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF THE
PROPERTY --
>> LET ME CLARIFY SOMETHING.
THERE IS A REASON THERE IS A
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 90 DAYS
FOR MULTI-FAMILY UNITS OF FIVE
AND MORE BEING 90 DAYS PLUS.
WHAT WE HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THE
NONPROFIT DEVELOPERS, SEATTLE
HOUSING AUTHORITY, OFFICE OF
HOUSING, IT'S A LONGER PERIOD
OF TIME FOR THE MULTIFAMILY
UNITS.
THE REASON WE HAVE SHRUNK THE
TIME TO 30 DAYS IS PRECISELY
BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU SAID, WE
HAVE HEARD A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
LARGE UNITS AND SMALLER UNITS.
WE HEARD FROM THE SELLERS OF 2-
4 UNIT BUILDINGS IS THAT THEY
CAN CLOSE IN 30 DAYS.
THE NORMAL PERIOD TO HAVE AN
OFFER IS WITHIN A 30 DAY
PERIOD.
ORIGINALLY I WAS SAYING LET'S
MAKE IT 90 DAYS FOR THE SMALLER
UNITS AS WELL.
AND THEY WERE SAYING, I
UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE TRYING
TO BUNT 2-4 UNITS ARE MUCH
DIFFERENT IN TERMS OF WHO'S
MAKING AN OFFER AND HOW FAST
THAT HAPPENS.
>> BUYERS WAITING ON GETTING
FUNDING APPROVAL FROM THE CITY
OF SEATTLE, THAT'S WHAT I'M
TALKING ABOUT.
PEOPLE WHO ARE WAITING TO GET
APPROVED FOR A LOAN FROM THE
CITY OF SEATTLE OFFICE OF
HOUSING.
IN ORDER TO SUBMIT
DOCUMENTATION THAT THEY HAVE
THE FINANCIAL ABILITY.
>> THOSE FOLKS ARE MORE LIKELY
TO BE IN THE 90 DAY PERIOD.
>> I WILL GET BACK TO YOU ON
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO
UNDERWRITE ONE OF THE SMALLER
BUILDINGS AND HOW LONG IT TAKES
TO CONSIDER A LOAN APPLICATION,
I WILL GET BACK TO ALL OF YOU.
AGAIN, TO THE EXTENT IT IS
HYPOTHESIZED THAT ALL OF THESE
DEALS COME TO FRUITION BY
VIRTUE OF OUR FUNDING, THAT IS
REALLY UNREALISTIC GIVEN OUR
RESOURCES AND STAFF CAPACITY.
AS WE EXPAND POLICIES, WE JUST
WANT TO CONSIDER THE EXTENT TO
WHICH WE CAN ACHIEVE THE
OUTCOME.
>> YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE
BALANCING ALL OF THESE
DIFFERENT INDICATIONS OF
INTEREST.
>> OKAY.
>> A QUICK WESTERN.
ON THE NOTICE OF INTENT TO
SELL, WHEN A SELLER IS
TRIGGERING THAT PROCESS, AND
THE SELLER STILL LIST IT AND
MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT ACCEPTING
ANYTHING? SO IT'S ALMOST AN
INTERNAL PROCESS?
THEY CAN'T EVEN LIST IT UNTIL
THIS IS COMPLIED WITH?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> WHAT IS THE THOUGHT THERE?
BECAUSE THE PRIVATE MARKET MAY
TRIGGER MORE INQUIRIES AND PUT
THE NONPROFIT AT A
DISADVANTAGE?
>> BECAUSE WE WANT TO GIVE THAT
MOMENT OF TIME FOR THE NONPROFIT
, TENANT GROUPS, CITY, AN
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE
SELLER TO PUT AN OFFER IN.
THAT IS TRUE OF OUR EXISTING
POLICY.
60 DAYS.
>> SO I DID PASS OUT FOR THE
COMMITTEE'S REFERENCE, THIS
BRAND-NEW REPORT, THIS IS FROM
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES.
THIS IS A REPORT THAT TALKS
ABOUT VARIOUS STRATEGIES AT THE
NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVEL FOR
ADDRESSING THE HOUSING CRISIS.
I WANTED TO CALL OUT PAGES 29
AND 30, I'M SORRY, 23 AND 24,
WHEN I WAS READING THROUGH THE
REPORT HE REALLY DID HIGHLIGHT
A STRATEGY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
HERE.
WHICH IS INCREASING THE ABILITY
FOR PEOPLE TO COME TO AGREEMENT
ON RESERVING EXISTING HOUSING,
MULTIFAMILY STRUCTURES, AND TO
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW 'S
POINT, THEN WE NEED TO DO MORE
TO MAKE SURE THERE IS TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.
I KNOW ARE GOING TO TALK MORE
ABOUT POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS
AROUND THAT.
IT'S REALLY HELPFUL TO MAKE
SURE PEOPLE HAVE THE FINANCING
TO COME TOGETHER.
IT'S PART OF WHAT THE NOTICE
ELEMENT IS FOR TENANT NONPROFIT
DEVELOPERS.
I THOUGHT THIS WAS AN EXCITING
PIECE BECAUSE IT'S A COMPONENT
OF THE OVERALL STRATEGY.
SEATTLE IS HIGHLIGHTED IN HERE.
WE GOT A CHANCE TO BE A CASE
STUDY IN THE REPORT.
I AM PROUD OF THE WORK SEATTLE
HAS DONE AND WAYS WE ARE
INCORPORATING WHAT OTHER CITIES
HAVE DONE AROUND THIS NOTICE
LEGISLATION.
SAN FRANCISCO AND OTHERS HAVE
HAD SOMETHING SIMILAR TO GIVES
US A CHANCE TO SAY THIS ONE
ADDITIONAL ITEM, A HIGHLY
RECOMMEND IT BEST PRACTICE WE
ARE PUTTING FORWARD.
HAVE ABOUT FIVE MORE MINUTES.
>> THESE ARE GOING TO GO
QUICKER.
PRESUMING NO ONE HAS MORE
QUESTIONS FOR THE MOMENT ABOUT
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
MOVING TO EMINENT NUMBER TWO.
IT WOULD REQUEST THE CITY
AUDITOR IN COOPERATION WITH THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING TO EVALUATE
THE MULTIFAMILY BUILDING OWNERS
COMPLIANCE WITH THE NOTICE
REQUIREMENTS.
THE REQUEST OF THE EVALUATION
OCCUR APPROXIMATELY AUGUST 21
TO ONE -- 2021 OR TWO YEARS
AFTER THE ADOPTION OF THE NEW
REQUIREMENTS.
IT WOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE
CITY COUNCIL BY DECEMBER 30 2021
AND WOULD INCLUDE ANY KIND OF
RECOMMENDED POLICY CHANGES.
THIS IS COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA'S AMENDMENT.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE, THIS
HAS TO DO WITH WORKSHOPS TO
FACILITATE BUILDING SALES.
THIS GETS A LITTLE AT THE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE HE'S.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD REQUEST
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING TO
FACILITATE WORKSHOPS TO DISCUSS
REPORTING SALES TO INTERESTED
PARTIES.
PARTICIPANTS WOULD INCLUDE
TENANT GROUPS, NONPROFIT
HOUSING DEVELOPERS, COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS, HOUSING
FINANCERS, THERE ARE OTHER
FOLKS WHO PROVIDE FUNDING,
REALTORS AND BROKERS, AND
OWNERS OF RENTAL HOUSING.
THE PURPOSE OF THESE WORKSHOPS
WOULD BE FOR THERE TO BE
CONVERSATION ABOUT, WHAT WOULD
IT TAKE FOR A TENANT OR TENANT
GROUP ORGANIZATION TO BUY A
BUILDING.
WHETHER IT'S A SPECIFIC
BUILDING OR JUST GENERALLY WITH
THE PROCESS MIGHT BE TO HELP
FACILITATE THOSE SALES IN A WAY
THAT IS BENEFICIAL TO THE
TENANTS AND ORGANIZATIONS
INTERESTED IN BUYING AS WELL AS
THE SELLERS.
>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW FOR THE
WORK ON NUMBER TWO.
I THINK IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO
HAVE A LOOK BACK AN ANALYSIS OF
WHETHER OR NOT THIS TOOL IS
HELPING.
THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH US
ON THAT AMENDMENT AS WELL.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD I KNOW
YOU HAD SOME IDEAS AROUND
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO
ENHANCE THE ITEM IN NUMBER
THREE.
>> I'LL GO ON TO NUMBER FOUR
WHICH IS COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
'S AMENDMENT.
>> THEY ARE COMPLEMENTARY.
>> THIS AMENDMENT WOULD REQUEST
OH TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO
MONITOR AND ENFORCE THE
ORDINANCE TO MAKE SURE
COMPLIANCE HAPPENS.
AND TO PROVIDE A REPORT TO THE
CITY COUNCIL THAT WOULD INCLUDE
STRATEGIES AND THE COST
IMPLEMENTED THE STRATEGIES.
THE SECOND PIECE WOULD REQUEST
OH TO CONVENE AN ONGOING
STAKEHOLDERS GROUP TO CREATE
INVENTORY OF POTENTIAL BUILDINGS
THE COULD BE SOLD AND TO DEVELOP
BROADER SYSTEMS OF RESOURCES TO
SUPPORT TENANT PURCHASE OF THE
BUILDINGS THAT MIGHT BE FOR
SALE.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD.
>> IN LIGHT OF THE LANGUAGE I
REFERENCED IN THE NATIONAL
LEAGUE OF CITIES HOUSING
REPORT, AND THE DESIRE TO MAKE
SURE THERE IS TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION AND
ALSO IN RECOGNITION WITH THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING THAT THERE IS
CLEARLY ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
THAT YOU ALL ARE TRYING TO
GRAPPLE WITH WITH EXISTING
OUTREACH YOU ARE DOING, I WOULD
LOVE TO KEEP WORKING WITH YOU
ON THIS.
I THINK THE WAY WE CRAFTED IT
INITIALLY WAS TO SAY THAT THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING WOULD HOST
CONVENING.
MAYBE WE CAN GET MORE SPECIFIC
ABOUT WHAT CONVENING'S SHOULD
INCLUDE IN THE TYPE OF
LANGUAGE.
IF WE CAN WORK WITH YOU OVER
THE NEXT WEEK OR SO ABOUT THE
LANGUAGE, I THINK THERE IS A
HYBRID BETWEEN AMENDMENT NUMBER
THREE AND NUMBER FOUR SO THERE
IS A ROBUST EDUCATION AND MAYBE
WE ARE NOT OVERLY ASKING TOO
MUCH OF OH.
I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TALK
TO THE OFFICE OF HOUSING YET
BUT I'M GOING TO FLAG THAT.
>> I WANTED TO RESPOND TO YOUR
QUESTION.
I MEAN YOUR COMMENTS.
I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT I AGREE
THAT THESE ARE DEFINITELY
ELEMENTARY.
BUT AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR DOES
HAVE A UNIQUE GOAL FROM
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
ALTHOUGH THE GOALS ARE
COMPLEMENT OR.
THIS IS ABOUT CREATING A GROUP
THAT WORKS TO IDENTIFY AND
MONITOR BUILDINGS THAT MIGHT BE
SUBJECT TO THIS NEW LAW.
IT IS A MONITORING AND
ENFORCEMENT ROLE WHEREAS I THINK
THE WORKSHOPS ARE ABOUT
FACILITATING BUILDING SALES.
WITH GROUPS OF TENANTS WHO ARE
ALREADY INTERESTED IN PURCHASING
PROPERTIES.
I THINK THERE IS A WAY TO MIX
THEM TOGETHER.
>> WE WILL KEEP WORKING WITH
YOU.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT
FORWARD.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
WORK WITH THE NATIONAL LEAGUE
OF CITIES.
I KNOW YOU WERE BACK IN
WASHINGTON THIS WEEK WHEN THIS
WAS PRESENTED.
THERE ARE SOME REALLY GOOD
THINGS IN HERE.
I KNOW IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WE
ARE LOOKING AT INCREASING WAYS
WE CAN MAKE MORE HOUSING
AFFORDABLE ON A BIG SCALE.
A BIG JUMP.
I'M LOOKING THROUGH SEEING
THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT
HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED THAT THE
CITY OF SEATTLE IS EITHER DOING
NOW WILL BE DOING.
I THINK THIS REPORT IS GREAT.
I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HELP AND
LEADERSHIP IN THIS AREA.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> FIRST OF ALL, THE COMMENT IN
QUESTION.
THE COMMENT IS I AM PLEASED
WITH THE WAY THE PACKAGE IS
COMING TOGETHER WITH THE
AMENDMENTS AND SOME
COLLABORATION THAT IS COMING
TOGETHER NICELY FOR THE BENEFITS
OF BASICALLY TRYING TO FIGHT
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I QUESTION IS IT SEEMS LIKE AT
THE END OF THE DAY THE SELLER,
WHETHER IT'S 2-4 OR 5+ UNIT,
THEIR GOAL GENERALLY IS TO
MAXIMIZE THE SALE.
AT THE END OF THE DAY,
PARTICULARLY IF WE'RE TRYING TO
RESERVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR
TENANTS OR NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS WHO MAY STEP IN,
IT'S JUST GOING TO BE A
QUESTION OF MONEY.
I QUESTION IS MUCH LIKE THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE AND THE OTHER SORT
OF DEDICATED REVENUE SOURCES
TOWARD RESERVING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, YOU ALL HAVE YOUR
GENERAL FUND.
YOU DON'T HAVE A DEDICATED
SOURCE, I MEAN, CAN WE CANDIDLY
MATCH SUPPLEMENT THE PURCHASE
PRICE IF IT COMES TO THAT FOR
THE SMALL CONSORTIUMS COMING IN?
DO WE HAVE A POT OF MONEY FOR
THAT?
I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY
THEY CAN GET TOGETHER ALL THEY
WANT, SET UP A REAL ESTATE
INVESTMENT TRUSTS OR LLC OR
CORPORATION BUT CAN THEY
COMPETE AGAINST A STRONGER
BUYER?
IF THAT IS OUR INTENT, AT THE
END OF THE DAY IT MIGHT BE A
QUESTION OF MONEY.
AM WONDERING IF, AS WE EVALUATE
THIS, WHETHER WE HAVE TO GET
YOUR DEPARTMENT MORE MONEY TO
INTERVENE SO TO SPEAK AND
WHETHER THAT WOULD BE A TOOL.
I'M NOT SURE LEGALLY WE CAN DO
THAT.
YOU DON'T HAVE A DEDICATED
SOURCE FOR THIS.
YOU ARE JUST TAPPING INTO YOUR
BUDGET?
>> WE HAVE THE HOUSING LEVY.
>> THE MONEY FROM THE HOUSING
LEVY -- HOW MUCH DO WE HAVE IN
THERE?
>> THE HOUSING LEVY CAPITAL
PORTION IS $210 MILLION OVER
SEVEN YEARS FOR THE PURPOSES OF
RENTAL HOUSING PRODUCTION.
AND IN THE EVENT THAT THE
ACQUISITION PROGRAM, WHICH IS
SHORT-TERM MONEY WAS THEN NEEDED
TO STAY IN THE PROJECT
PERMANENTLY AS PERMANENT
FINANCING, IT WOULD BE
COMPETING AGAINST ALL OF THE
OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE SEEKING
FUNDING INCLUDING NEW
CONSTRUCTION OF WHICH WE HAVE A
SIGNIFICANT INTENT TO APPLY
LIST.
WE DO NOT HAVE A SPECIFIC POT
OF MONEY SPECIFICALLY FOR
PRESERVATION ALTHOUGH
PRESERVATION IS CERTAINLY AN
ALLOWABLE USE OF OUR EXISTING
HOUSING LEVY CAPITAL FUNDS.
>> WE NEED TO MOVE ON.
WE WANT TO APPRECIATE THE MAYOR
HAS A REAL INTEREST IN
PRESERVATION AS WELL.
THAT IS PART OF WHAT I THINK
SHE IS TALKING TO FOLKS ABOUT.
I KNOW YOU AND THE MAYOR DID A
RELEASE RECENTLY ABOUT
PRESERVING AFFORDABLE UNITS.
WE ARE GOING TO GET BACK TO YOU
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I WANT FOLKS TO KNOW THAT NONE
OF THE MONEY IN THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING BE USED TO SPECIFICALLY
PURCHASE THESE UNITS.
THIS IS MAKING A NOTICE
AVAILABLE FOR NONPROFIT
DEVELOPERS AND TENANTS TO
POTENTIALLY PURCHASE.
WE ARE NOT ASKING OH TO USE
YOUR OWN MONEY.
YOU COULD.
IF THERE WAS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY WE WOULD LOVE FOR
YOU TO DO THAT BUT THAT IS NOT
WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR IN THIS
LEGISLATION.
THIS IS ABOUT NOTIFYING
NONPROFITS AND TENANTS AND WE
HAVE INCLUDED --
>> I UNDERSTAND THAT.
A NOTICE WITHOUT RESOURCES AND
FUNDING IS MEANINGLESS.
LIKE CANDIDLY.
IT DOESN'T RESULT IN ACTUAL
SAVING IN PRESERVATION.
YOU CAN'T HAVE ONE DISCUSSION
WITHOUT THE OTHER.
>> WE HAVE LANGUAGE IN THERE
THAT TALKS ABOUT LOOKING BACK.
WE HAVE LANGUAGE WE ARE WORKING
ON IN TERMS OF EDUCATIN AND
GETTING THE WORD OUT.
AND WE HAVE HEARD FROM THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING, THE CONCEPT
OF HAVING THESE CONVENING'S AND
WORKSHOPS IS SOMETHING THEY
HAVE TALKED ABOUT DOING.
HAVE HELD THEM IN THE PAST AND
WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM
NUMBER TWO.
GO AHEAD.
ONE MORE QUESTION.
>> DON'T WE HAVE A REVOLVING
LOAN FUND THAT IS THROUGHOUT
THE YEAR FOR ACQUISITIONS LIKE
THIS? OUTSIDE OF THE REGULAR
PROCESS?
>> EXACTLY.
WE HAVE A $30 MILLION REVOLVING
ACQUISITION AND PRESERVATION
FUND.
HOWEVER, A REMINDER, THOSE
LOANS NEED TO BE RETURNED WITHIN
3-5 YEARS BECAUSE THE FUNDING
IS ACTUALLY OTHERWISE USED FOR
LONG-TERM OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE.
IT IS NOT ITS OWN STANDALONE
THAT CAN BE DEPLETED.
IT IS BRIDGE MONEY AND THAT IS
WHY TO THE EXTENT IT CAN'S --
IMPLICATES STANDALONE FINANCING
--
>> PEOPLE MIKE AT THE BRIDGE
FUNDING BUT THEN THEY ARE GOING
TO APPLY --
>> IN MOST CASES THEY NEED THE
BRIDGE FUNDING AND A NEED
PERMANENT.
>> OKAY.
WE WILL TAKE ALL OF YOUR
QUESTIONS. IF FOLKS HAVE
QUESTIONS, LET'S DO A DEADLINE
OF MONDAY SO WE CAN TURNAROUND
SOME QUESTIONS FOR OUR
CONVERSATION NEXT THURSDAY.
LET US KNOW.
I THINK WE HAVE A HANDFUL OF
QUESTIONS WILL GET BACK TO
TODAY.
I WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR
WORKING WITH US ON THE TWO
AMENDMENTS, COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW AND COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD , WE LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU ON THOSE AS
WELL.
HE'S READ INTO THE AGENDA ITEM
NUMBER FIVE.
WE ARE GOING TO SKIP NUMBER
THREE AND NUMBER FOUR AND WE
ARE GOING TO MOVE TO NUMBER
FIVE WHICH IS THE HUMAN SERVICE
PROVIDERS INFLATIONARY
ADJUSTMENT.
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN, THANK
YOU FOR JOINING US.
I KNOW THIS IS AN ISSUE YOU
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A LONG
TIME.
EXCITED YOU COULD JOIN US.
AMY GORE, THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE.
COUNCIL BILL 119542AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO
CONTRACTING BY THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
IMMEDIATELY INTRODUCE YOURSELF?
>> MY NAME IS AMY GORE, COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF.
>> WONDERFUL.
THANKS EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE.
I WANT TO TAKE A FEW SECONDS TO
SEE IF COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN
YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING.
YOU BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A
WHILE.
AND COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
I HAD A CHANCE TO JOIN A NUMBER
OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THIS
MORNING.
THANK YOU FOR STILL BEING HERE.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE
CONSIDERING AMENDMENTS TO THE
HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDER AND WE
ARE EXCITED AND THINKS TO HER
CHAIR FOR HELPING TO INCLUDE A
BIG PRIORITY LAST YEAR WAS
MAKING SURE THAT BOTH GENERAL
FUND AND NON-GENERAL FUND
CONTRACTS AT A 2% INFLATIONARY
ADJUSTMENT.
THAT WAS EIGHT WIN FOR MANY. WE
ALSO KNOW EVERY YEAR THERE IS
AN INCREASE.
MOST YEARS SEE AN INCREASE IN
THE CPI.
WE HAVE INCLUDED IN OTHER
POLICIES, OTHER PUBLIC
POLICIES, WHEN THERE IS AN
INCREASE IN THE COST OF LIVING
THAT WAGES AND PAYMENTS SHOULD
ALSO INCREASE.
THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH THE
MINIMUM WAGE AT THE STATE LEVEL
AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO WITH OUR
OWN WORKERS EVERY YEAR AS WE
THINK ABOUT THE COST OF LIVING
INCREASES.
THESE ARE ORGANIZATIONS THAT
PROVIDE SOME OF THE MOST
CRITICAL FUNCTIONS TO OUR CITY.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PREVENTION
OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
ASSISTANCE FOR SENIORS AT
SENIOR CENTERS AND FOOD BANKS.
COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINICS MAKING
SURE PEOPLE HAVE SEXUAL ASSAULT
INVENTION AND RESPONSE EFFORTS
FULLY FUNDED.
MAKING SURE THERE ARE MEAL
PROGRAMS AND THE HOMELESS
SHELTERS STAY OPEN.
WE HEARD FROM THE PROVIDERS
OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS OR SO
HAS BEEN SAID BETTER THAN ANY
OF US COULD, THE IMPORTANCE OF
HAVING STABILITY AT THOSE
ORGANIZATIONS CANNOT BE
UNDERSTATED.
WE HEARD FOLKS TALKING ABOUT --
OVERSTATED, WE CANNOT -- HEARD
FOLKS TALKING ABOUT 40-50%
TURNOVER.
HAVING CASE MANAGERS NOT BE
ABLE TO BE ON SITE FOR LONGER
THAN 12 MONTHS BECAUSE OF THE
TURNOVER SO HIGH.
WE HEARD DIRECTLY FROM THOSE
WHO RECEIVE SERVICES, PEOPLE,
OUR YOUTH, SENIORS, PEOPLE
EXITING FROM HOUSING SANG THE
MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENT WAS
GETTING STABILIZED WAS ACCESS
TO A STABLE CASE MANAGER.
THEY NAME THE MY NAME.
IF WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO
STABLE THE ORGANIZATIONS THEY
WON'T HAVE THE CASE MANAGERS.
THIS IS TRULY THE BACKBONE OF
THE SERVICES THAT HELP TO MAKE
SURE OUR ORGANIZATIONS ARE
FUNDED.
WHEN WE SAW THE CHARTS FROM
SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS ABOUT
WHY THE COST OF LIVING IS
INCREASING, IT'S NOT JUST LABOR
INCREASES.
THEY HAVE THE NEED TO MAKE SURE
THEY ARE PAYING CITY LIGHT,
WATER, RENT, ALL OF THE COST OF
OPERATION CONTINUE TO GO UP.
I KNOW THIS IS AN ISSUE WE ARE
ALL PASSIONATE ABOUT.
MANY HAVE GRAPPLED WITH THIS
FOR YEARS.
WHAT I'M HOPING WE CAN DO IS
WALK THROUGH SOME OF THE
AMENDMENTS INCLUDED IN THE
LEGISLATION AND TO TALK ABOUT
THE REASONABLE APPROACH OF
MAKING SURE AND INFLATIONARY
ADJUSTMENT IS TIED TO CPI.
THAT MEANS IN CERTAIN YEARS
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT BECAUSE CPI WILL
REMAIN STAGNANT.
JUST LIKE WE HAVE DONE AT THE
STATE LEVEL WITH MINIMUM WAGE,
WHEN THERE ISN'T A CPI INCREASE
IN WAGE DOESN'T GO UP.
WE HAVE TO REALIZE WE WORK
INSIDE THE BUDGET CONFINES AND
WE RECOGNIZE THAT ESPECIALLY IN
THE DOWNTURN YEARS, IT'S
IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE STABLE
FUNDING FOR THESE
ORGANIZATIONS.
BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO BE
MORE PEOPLE NEED FOOD BANKS AND
ASSISTANCE AND ARE DEALING WITH
MOMENTS OF CRISIS ESPECIALLY
DURING ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS.
TO KEEP THE ORGANIZATIONS
STABLE DURING THIS TIME IS
CRITICAL.
I HOPE WE HAVE HIT THE RIGHT
BALANCE WITH OUR COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES.
I WILL TURN OVER TO AMY TO WALK
US THROUGH THE AMENDMENT.
AND TO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS AND
COMMENTS.
>> TODAY I'M HERE FOR THE
SECOND DISCUSSION OF COUNCIL
BILL 119542 SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
THE FIRST DISCUSSION WAS THE
JUNE 13 MEETING OF THE
COMMITTEE.
THE LEGISLATION WOULD AMEND THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE TO
REQUIRE THE HUMAN SERVICE
DEPARTMENT INCLUDE ANNUAL
INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS FOR
RENEWED OR NEGOTIATED
CONTRACTS.
I DID WANT TO MENTION THERE
WERE SEVERAL RUSSIANS AT THE
JUNE 13 MEETING WHICH I
RESPONDED TO IN A MEMO DATED
JUNE 24 AND CIRCULATED TO
COUNCILMEMBERS.
IT PROVIDED ANSWERS ABOUT
COMPARISON BETWEEN INFLATIONARY
AND INDICES FOR CALCULATING
ADJUSTMENTS.
PROVIDED MEASURES OF INCREASED
OPERATING COSTS.
AS WELL AS PROVIDED NEW
ESTIMATES FOR BUDGETARY IMPACTS
OF THE LEGISLATION AND THE MEMO
IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT THE
CLERK'S WEBSITE AS PART OF THE
RECORD.
IN ADDITION THE SUMMARY AND
FISCAL NOTE IS BEING UPDATED TO
REFLECT THE BUDGETARY ESTIMATES.
DO WE WANT A BRIEF REMINDER OF
THE BILL?
CURRENTLY HST FUNDS SERVICES
THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS
THAT AWARDS FUNDING TO
ORGANIZATIONS FOR MULTIPLE
YEARS, USUALLY FOUR YEARS.
>> THOUGH THE AWARD IS FOR
MULTIPLE YEARS, FUNDS ARE
DISBURSED THROUGH SUCCESSVE
SINGLE YEAR CONTRACTS AND EACH
YEAR OF THE AWARD THE CONTRACT
IS RENEGOTIATED OR RENEWED.
INCREASES IN CONTRACT AMOUNT OR
CHANGES TO SCOPE CAN BE MADE
DURING THE AWARDS PROCESS OR
DURING CONTRACT RENEGOTIATIONS
BUT ARE NOT REQUIRED DURING
EITHER THE AWARD PROCESS OR
CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS.
OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS THE
CITY HAS INCLUDED AND
INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENT. FROM
2014 THROUGH 2018 THE BUDGET
INCLUDED AND INFLATIONARY
ADJUSTMENT RANGING FROM 6%, I
AM SORRY, .6% OF TO 2.3% TO BE
APPLIED ONLY TO GENERAL FRONT
CONTRACTS.
THE 2019 AND 2020 MAYOR'S
BUDGET PROPOSAL INCLUDED A 2%
INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENT FOR
GENERAL FUND CONTRACTS.
COUNCIL AMENDED THE BUDGET TO
APPLY A 2% INCREASE TO NON-
GENERAL FUND CONTRACTS IN 2019
AT A COST OF $903,000.
COUNCIL ADDED THE SAME AMOUNT
TO THE 2020 ENDORSED BUDGET TO
MAINTAIN THE 2019 INCREASE DID
NOT FUND AN ADDITIONAL INCREASE
FOR 2020 NON-GENERAL FUND
CONTRACTS.
COUNCIL BILL 119542 WOULD
AMEND THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
CODE TO REQUIRE HSD CONTRACTS,
THOSE GENERAL FUND AND NON-
GENERAL FUND SOURCES INCLUDE AN
ANNUAL INFLATION ADJUSTMENT
WHEN RENEGOTIATED.
IT WOULD APPLY TO CONTRACTS
ISSUED IN THE SEATTLE MISCIBLE
CODE WITH FOUR EXCEPTIONS.
IT WOULD NOT APPLY WHEN THE
CITY IS FULLY ACTING AS A
PASTOR AGENCY FOR SERVICES THAT
ARE NOT PROVIDED IN CITY LIMITS.
IT WOULD NOT APPLY WHEN THE
CONTRACT IS SOLELY SUPPORTED BY
STATE MEDICAID FUNDS.
OR BY FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY
TITLE 19 OF THE SOCIAL
SECURITY'S ACT.
IT WOULD NOT APPLY WHEN THE
SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY A
CONSULTANT AS PROVIDED BY THE
SMC AND IT WOULD NOT APPLY IF
IT IS EXPLICITLY PROHIBITED OR
OTHERWISE INCOMPATIBLE WITH
REQUIREMENTS OF THE FUNDING
SOURCE.
THE PROPOSED BILL STATES THE
ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT WILL BE BASED
ON THE CHANGE IN THE SEATTLE
TACOMA BELLEVUE CONSUMER PRICE
INDEX FOR URBAN WAGE EARNERS
AND CLERICAL WORKERS WHICH WE
REFER TO AS CPI W. THE PROPOSAL
IS CURRENTLY AGNOSTIC ABOUT HOW
IT WOULD BE USED TO CLICK
ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT.
IF THE ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT IS
NEGATIVE, THE ANNUAL INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT WOULD BE 0%.
COUNCIL BILL 19542 REQUIRES
NEW AWARDS CONSIDER PREVIOUS
CONTRACTS WHEN DETERMINING WHAT
WOULD BE AN ACCURATE AND FAIR
ASSESSMENT OF THE COST TO
FULFILL THE NEW CONTRACT.
ADDITIONALLY SECTION 2 OF THE
PROPOSED COUNCIL BILL MAKES A
TECHNICAL CODE REQUESTED BY
LAW TO CLARIFY THAT HSD
CONTRACTING IS GOVERNED BY
SECTION 3.2 OF THE SMC RATHER
THAN 20.60 WHICH GOVERNS CITY
CONTRACTS GRANTED AND
ADMINISTERED BY FAS. FINANCE
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.
THE CURRENT CODE IS
CONTRADICTORY AND THIS CHANGE
WOULD CLARIFY THE CODE AND MAKE
SURE IT REFLECTS CURRENT
PRACTICE.
I WAS GOING TO DISCUSS BRIEFLY
TO TERRY IMPACTS.
AS DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY THE 2020
ENDORSED BUDGET INCLUDES AN
ADDITIONAL 2% CONTRACT INCREASE
THE GENERAL FUND CONTRACTS AND
MAINTAINS THE 2019 2% INCREASE
FOR NON-GENERAL FUND CONTRACTS.
BECAUSE THERE WERE MORE
CONTRACTS AWARDED IN 2019 THAN
EXPECTED THE COST OF A 2%
INCREASE FOR GENERAL FUND AND
NON-GENERAL FUND SOURCES IS
ESTIMATED TO BE $750,000.
THE JUNE 24 MEMO ALSO PRESENTS
TO TERRY IMPACTS FOR 2020 BASED
ON THE MORE RECENT CPIW DATA
WHICH WE ESTIMATE TO BE 2.9%
BASED ON THE 12 AVERAGE FROM
APRIL 2018 TO 2019.
TO FIND A 2.9% INCREASE FOR
GENERAL FUND AND NON-GENERAL
FUND CONTRACTS IN 2020 WOULD
REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL $1.9
MILLION IN WHAT IS CURRENTLY IN
THE 2020 ENDORSED BUDGET FOR
CONTRACTS.
THERE IS AND UNDER SPEND OF
$270,000 FROM THE 2019
ADJUSTMENT FOR NON-GENERAL FUND
CONTRACTS WHICH COULD BE
APPLIED TO A 2020 CONTRACT
INCREASE.
IF APPLIED TO A 2020 INCREASE
OF 2.9% THAT WOULD REDUCE THE
SHORTFALL TO ABOUT $1.6
MILLION.
$1.7 MILLION.
I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THESE
INCREASES REFLECT ONLY THE COST
INCREASE FOR EXISTING SERVICES.
IF COUNCIL ONCE AN INCREASE IN
SERVICES PROVIDED, THAT WOULD
NOT BE REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET
ESTIMATES.
IT WOULD ONLY COVER THE
INCREASED COST OF PROVIDING
EXISTING SERVICES.
THAT WAS WHAT I WANTED TO SAY
ABOUT THE PROPOSED COUNCIL
BILL.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THAT?
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, IN
ONE OF YOUR OPENING PARAGRAPHS,
I THINK YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT
A RENEGOTIATION TIME, WE COULD
ADD IN A 2% OR WHATEVER THE CPI
OR OTHER PERCENTAGE, WE MIGHT
ADD.
NEGOTIATIONS?
FOR A PARTICULAR CONTRACT UNDER
THIS PROPOSED LEGISLATION?
>> UNDER THIS PROPOSED
LEGISLATION, LET'S SAY AN AWARD
OCCURS DURING THIS YEAR, THEY
WOULD ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR
2020 AT A PARTICULAR AMOUNT.
LET'S SAY $100,000.
NEXT YEAR DURING THE BUDGET
PROCESS WE WOULD LOOK AT WHAT
THE CPI INCREASE WAS, THE
GENERAL FUND INCREASE WAS, AND
THERE WILL BE A DIRECTORS RULE
THAT SAYS RENEGOTIATED
CONTRACTS WILL NEED TO BE
INCREASED BY X PERCENT.
LET'S SAY WE'VE BEEN TALKING
úABOUT 2.9%, IF THE BUDGET FUND
ARE APPROPRIATED TO COVER THAT,
THEN IN THE NEXT YEARS
RENEGOTIATION OF THE CONTRACT,
THE CONTRACT AMOUNT WOULD GO UP
BY 2.9%.
>> DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR
QUESTION?
>> BETWEEN NOW AND THE TIME OF
RENEGOTIATION THERE WOULD BE THE
2.9% AND WHEN YOU GET TO
RENEGOTIATION, DEPENDING ON
WHAT THE FUNDING, WITH THE
GENERAL FUND POT IS OR WHATEVER
GRANTS WE MIGHT HAVE, THEN
THERE WOULD BE DECISIONS MADE
WHETHER TO RENEGOTIATE NEW
CONTRACT OR WHETHER THAT ENTITY
-- IF WE DIDN'T HAVE FUNDS WHAT
THE CONTRACT WOULD BE ISSUED AT
ALL?
>> EXACTLY.
AGAIN, THIS IS A REQUIREMENT
FOR HSD IN THEIR CONTRACT
NEGOTIATIONS.
THEY WOULD NEED TO BE FUNDED
APPROPRIATELY.
IF THERE WAS A YEAR THAT FOR
WHATEVER REASON THAT WAS NOT
FUNDED, THEN HSD WOULD NEED TO
MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT REDUCING
THE SCOPE OF THE CONTRACTS OR
REDUCING THE NUMBER OF THE
CONTRACTS.
>> I WANT TO FIRST THANK
COUNCILMEMEBER SAWANT FOR
JOINING US . I KNOW YOU WERE
HERE IN THE EVENING WHEN WE HAD
THE PRESENTATION AMONG OTHER
COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
A REMINDER FOR FOLKS, I THINK
IN OUR PREVIOUS CONVERSATION
WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE
AMOUNT OF THE INCREASE WAS IN
OUR LAST YEAR'S BUDGET, I THINK
IT WAS .7% OF THE OVERALL
BUDGET.
DO YOU HAVE THAT IN YOUR
MEMORY?
I WAS LOOKING THROUGH MY NOTES.
>> I BELIEVE THAT IS CORRECT.
I CAN DOUBLE CHECK.
I BELIEVE THAT IS CORRECT.
I WANT TO REMIND FOLKS OF THE
MAGNITUDE OF THE AMOUNT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT IN RELATION TO
THE OVERALL BUDGET.
I KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO
BE FISCALLY WISE AND THAT YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW AS CHAIR
OF THE COMMITTEE, WE HAVE TO BE
FISCALLY WISE , WHEN WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT FOR EXAMPLE LAST
YEAR WITH THE 2% INCREASE OVER
THE AMOUNT THAT WAS CURRENTLY
BEING PROPOSED WAS .7%,
THINKING ABOUT, THAT WAS FOR 2%
AND MAYBE 3% OR 3.5% IN FUTURE
YEARS, RECOGNIZING THE CPI IS
NOT ALWAYS GOING TO GO UP,
SOMETIMES IT'S GOING TO BE
SMALLER, WE I THINK HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE AN
IMPORTANT INVESTMENT INTO THE
HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDER
ORGANIZATIONS.
THE WORKERS AND SERVICES THEY
PROVIDE.
ESPECIALLY AT THE MOMENTS OF
CRISIS AND DOWNTURNS ARE
HAPPENING AND PEOPLE NEED
ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.
I WANT TO REMIND FOLKS OF THE
AMOUNT OF FUNDING WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT.
3% OR 3.5% CAN SOUND LIKE A
POTENTIALLY LARGE NUMBER.
BUT IN PERSPECTIVE OF THE
OVERALL BUDGET, IT IS
RELATIVELY SMALL AND THAT THE
IMPACT IT WILL HAVE AN
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE YOUTH CARE
AND SOLID GROUND AND OTHERS WE
HAVE HEARD FROM TODAY IS GOING
TO BE CRITICAL FOR THE
STABILIZATION OF THE
ORGANIZATIONS.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS AN IMPORTANT
STATISTIC WE SHARED THE LAST
MEETING THAT I WANT TO ELEVATE.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
>> A QUESTION ON HOW IT PLAYS
OUT. WHAT ASSURANCE IS THERE
THAT ANY INCREASE IN THE
CONTRACT GOES DIRECTLY TO THE
EMPLOYEES?
HOW DO WE MONITOR THAT IS
OPPOSED TO JUST GOING INTO THE
ORGANIZATION?
>> SURE.
IN THIS PARTICULAR BILL, IT
DOESN'T HAVE A REQUIREMENT
ABOUT HOW THE FUNDS ARE USED.
IT LEAVES IT UP TO THE
ORGANIZATION WHETHER IT NEEDS
TO COVER AN INCREASE IN RENT OR
INCREASE IN UTILITY BILLS.
THERE IS A REPORTING BACK
MECHANISM PROPOSED IN ONE OF
THE AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD
REQUIRE A REPORT BACK TO SAY
HOW THE MONEY WAS USED.
>> I BELIEVE IT'S SPU, THAT IN
SOME OF OUR CONTRACTS FOR
RECYCLING, WHEN RFPS ARE
ESTABLISHED, I THINK, I DON'T
WANT TO MISSTATE THE SITUATION,
BUT I THINK THERE WERE SPECIFIC
REFERENCES TO THE WAGES PAID TO
THE EMPLOYEES.
AND IT GAVE THE COMPETITIVENESS
OF THE RFP AN INDICATION OF
WHAT KINDS OF WAGES WE MANDATE
THROUGH AN RFP IF YOU WILL BE
PAID.
IN PARTICULAR MANY OF THESE
EMPLOYEES WERE VERY DIVERSE,
THAT WAS OUR WAY OF TRYING TO
PROTECT THE EMPLOYEES RIGHTS.
IS IT JUST OUR POLICY NOT TO
THAT GRANULAR TO SAY, ARE GOING
TO INCREASE IT, I AM ALL FOR
THAT, I AM FOR MAKING SURE
FOLKS ARE CLOSE TO A LIVING
WAGE FOR THESE JOBS, BUT I AM
RELUCTANT TO -- IT COULD GO
TOWARD THE LIGHT BILL.
THEY ALL NEED THE RESOURCES.
BUT I THOUGHT THE THRUST OF
THIS WAS TO HELP THE EMPLOYEES
WHICH I FULLY SUPPORT.
IS IT JUST OUR DECISION MAYBE
THE LEGISLATION IS DESIGNED NOT
TO BE THAT GRANULAR?
>> THE LEGISLATION DOES NOT
HAVE REQUIREMENT ABOUT HOW THE
MONEY IS USED.
>> AS A REMINDER, LAST YEAR WE
INCLUDED A REPORT BACK TO US ON
HOW THE DOLLARS ARE BEING USED.
THE HUMAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
COLLECTING THAT INFORMATION
WITH HSD AND THEY WILL SUBMIT
THAT.
WILL HAVE A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE 2% WAS
APPLIED LAST YEAR.
GOING FORWARD, YOU ARE RIGHT,
WE DON'T SPECIFICALLY SAY IT
HAS TO GO FOR NEXT PERCENT IN
WAGES.
PRECISELY WE SAW THE POWER
POINT PRESENTATION.
WE WILL SENT THAT TO YOU.
IT SHOWS WHERE THE COST OF
INCREASE HAD OCCURRED.
I BELIEVE FROM YOUTH CARE, IT
SHOWED RENT, UTILITIES, AND ALL
THE ISSUES IN ADDITION TO WAGES.
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO
RECOGNIZE, MANY OF THESE
ORGANIZATIONS ARE MAKING
IMPOSSIBLE DECISIONS ABOUT
WHERE TO MAKE CUTS WHEN THEY
DON'T GET AN INFLATIONARY
ADJUSTMENT BECAUSE THE ONLY
THING FLEXIBLE IN THAT SCENARIO
IS WAGES FOR WORKERS.
THE CAN'T CUT OR MAKE
ADJUSTMENTS TO RENT ORE CITY
LIGHT OR WATER.
THEY END UP TAKING IT OUT OF
THE ACTUAL WORKERS WHO PROVIDE
THE DIRECT SERVICE.
FOR US IT'S IMPORTANT TO
RECOGNIZE, WE WANT THESE
WORKERS TO BE MADE WHOLE.
AND AS WE STABILIZE
ORGANIZATIONS, WORKERS ARE NOT
THE FIRST ITEM ON THE CHOPPING
BLOCK.
>> WHY WOULDN'T WE REQUIRE IT
IN THE LEGISLATION?
REQUIRE THAT THE FUNDS GO TO
EMPLOYEES?
>> HERE'S A GOOD EXAMPLE.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE COST
INCREASE FROM 2015 TO 2018,
WHAT YOU SEE IS THE HIGHEST
INCREASES WERE IN ELECTRIC
UTILITIES, AND WATER AND SEWER
SERVICES.
WE ARE ALSO TALKING ABOUT
INTERNET AND THE COST OF RENT.
SO IT'S NOT JUST THAT THE WORKER
NEEDS THE MONEY, WHEN WE SAY TO
THEM, YOU HAVE TO PUT THE MONEY
INTO WAGES, WHICH IS WHERE WE
WANT THE MONEY TO GO, THEY
DON'T HAVE THE OPTION OF
SAYING, I'M NOT GOING TO PAY MY
WATER OR UTILITY BILL.
IT'S AN IMPORTANT UNDERSCORING
OF WHERE WE DO HOPE DOLLARS
GOES WE CAN STABILIZE
ORGANIZATIONS.
>> I APPRECIATE THE QUESTIONING.
I HAVE WORKED ON THIS OVER THE
YEARS.
THE CONVERSATIONS HAVE LARGELY
BEEN DRIVEN AROUND WAGES FOR
THE WORKERS.
I AGREE WITH THE POINT YOU'RE
TRYING TO MAKE.
WHAT I'VE ALSO HEARD IS OVERTIME
WITHOUT THESE INFLATIONARY
ADJUSTMENTS, WHAT HAS HAPPENED
IS THAT THEY TAKE THEIR FINITE
AMOUNT OF RESOURCES AND THEY
HAVE TO PAY MORE FOR UTILITIES
AND ELECTRIC.
WHAT IS LEFT TO SQUEEZE OUT OF
THAT OFTEN ENDS UP BEING WAGES.
AND THEY DON'T HAVE MONEY FOR
PAYING THE INCREASE IN ELECTRIC
RATES OR RENT, THAT FALLS ON
THE BACKS OF WORKERS.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT
WHEN WE ADD THE INFLATIONARY
ADJUSTMENT WE'RE DOING IT
DRIVEN LARGELY BY OUR ATTENTION
TO THESE WORKERS.
BUT IF WE DON'T PROVIDE
RESOURCES TO PAY ADDITIONAL
RENT OR UTILITIES OR WHATEVER
THE OTHER COSTS ARE THAT ARE
ALSO GOING UP THAT WILL
ULTIMATELY FALL ON THE WORKERS.
IN MY CONVERSATION WITH FOLKS
IN THE ROOM HERE AND THROUGHOUT
THE COMMUNITY, THEIR COMMITMENT
IS AS MUCH OR GREATER THAN OURS
TO THEIR WORKERS.
I THINK AS COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA SAID IT'S GOING TO BE
IMPORTANT AS WE GO FORWARD HOW
TO TRACK AND MEASURE THIS.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE LOTS
OF TRACKING AND MEASURING
MECHANISMS FOR ALL PEOPLE GET
CONTRACTS, I'M NOT LOOKING FOR
ANOTHER FT TO REPORT BACK TO US,
BUT I HOPE THE HUMAN SERVICE
DEPARTMENT CAN IS UNDERSTAND
WHAT'S GOING ON AND FIGURE OUT
THE RIGHT DASHBOARD IS WITH
EXISTING DATA IF THERE ARE A
FEW OTHER PIECES WE NEED GOING
FORWARD.
BECAUSE THESE ARE NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS, IF THE MONEY
GOES INTO THE ORGANIZATION
DOESN'T GO INTO A CORPORATE
JET.
IT'S GOING TO SOMETHING THAT
MEETS THEIR SERVICES.
WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE
BEING PRUDENT WITH HOW THEY ARE
INVESTING THEIR MONEY.
WE WANT TO SEE THAT.
>> I PRESENTED 50 NONPROFITS AS
A LAWYER, AND VERY EXPERIENCED
IN THE MECHANICS AND GOVERNANCE
OF THE NONPROFIT.
WAS DRIVING MY SUPPORT OF THIS
LEGISLATION IS EMPLOYEE PIECE.
I WAS THINKING, WE WON'T HAVE
THE BANDWIDTH TO LOOK AT OTHER
THINGS WE CAN DO FOR THE
NONPROFITS, WHETHER IT'S
UTILITY DISCOUNTS FOR SOME KIND
OF SPECIAL RATE FOR THESE KINDS
OF ORGANIZATIONS.
YOU'RE TRYING TO INCREASE THE
MONEY THAT GOES INTO THE
GENERAL FUND.
I GET THAT.
IT SEEMS TO BE DRIVING THE
PUBLIC TESTIMONY IS THE NEED
FOR THE EMPLOYEES THEMSELVES.
THAT WAS MY PRIMARY CONCERN,
YOU TAKE A LARGE ORGANIZATION,
I DON'T WANT TO NAME ONE, A
VERY LARGE NONPROFIT THAT WILL
BE A BENEFICIARY, MY FEAR IS
THAT THAT IS REALIZED BY THE
EMPLOYEES.
AND IT WILL GO TOWARD FIXED
COSTS THAT ARE EXPENSIVE.
I GET THAT.
>> I WAS GOING TO MAKE THE
POINT THAT COUNCILMEMBER
O'BRIEN MADE AND I KNOW HE MADE
IT MORE ELOQUENTLY THAN I,
THESE FUNDS ARE SUPPOSED TO
PROVIDE FOR THE COST OF LIVING
ADJUSTMENT ACROSS ALL THE COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH RUNNING A
NONPROFIT.
BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY,
TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU
MENTIONED LARGE NONPROFITS, TO
THE EXTENT THAT SOME OF THEM
MAY BE, THEIR WORKERS ARE
REPRESENTED WORKFORCE, WE CAN
COUNT ON THE UNIONS IN THEIR
NEGOTIATIONS WITH THEIR
MANAGEMENT USING THESE FUNDS
FOR ADDRESSING WAGES.
>> THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT
POINT.
I WILL ALSO SAY FOR
ORGANIZATIONS DON'T HAVE UNION
REPRESENTATION, WE HAVE HEARD
FROM SOME EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
AND THE FOLKS WERE MANAGING
ORGANIZATIONS THAT THEY REALLY
NEED THE ASSISTANCE BECAUSE
WITHOUT IT THEY ARE HAVING TO
NOT HIRE. THEY ARE EXPERIENCING
40 TO 50% TURNOVER RATE BECAUSE
THEY HAVE TO PAY RENT AND
UTILITIES AND THE ADDITIONAL
COST OF OPERATING IS THIS HAS
CONTINUED TO INCREASE.
THEY ARE THE ONES THING IF WE
DON'T HAVE STABILIZATION TO
RECOGNIZE THE COST OF INFLATION,
THEY ARE MAKING TOUGH DECISIONS
TO NOT FILL POSITIONS OR TO CUT
WORKERS.
THAT, DIRECTLY TO YOUR SERVER
YOUR CONCERN, THE LEADERS ARE
MAKING DECISIONS THAT IMPLICATE
THE WORKERS AND WE NEED TO HELP
STABILIZE THEM SO THEY ARE NOT
IN THAT IMPOSSIBLE DECISION.
ULTIMATELY THEY WILL GO TO
WORKERS.
WANT TO ASK YOU TO WALK US
THROUGH THE AMENDMENT.
HAVE THREE FOR POSSIBLE
CONSIDERATION, I RECOGNIZE THAT
WE HAVE HARD STOPS AT NOON.
THERE ARE MANY MORE
CONVERSATIONS ON THE HOTEL
DISTILLATION, IF WE DON'T GET
TO THAT WE CAN COMBINE IT WITH
THE CONVERSATIONS COMING UP IF
THAT SOUNDS OKAY TO COMMITTEE
COLLEAGUES.
>> DOES EVERYONE HAVE A COPY OF
THE JULY 9 MEMO WITH THE
EMINENCE ATTACHED?
SO THE FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT
IS SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA AND COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW . AS I MENTIONED, THE
COUNCIL BILL IS CURRENTLY
WRITTEN IS SOMEWHAT AGNOSTIC
ABOUT THE WAY THE CPIW WILL BE
CONVERTED INTO AN INFLATIONARY
ADJUSTMENT.
THERE ARE A FEW WAYS OF DOING
THAT.
I DISTRIBUTED A MEMO WITH A FEW
WAYS OF HOW THAT CAN BE DONE.
THIS MEMO DOES SPECIFY THAT THE
CALCULATION WILL BE A YEAR-OVER-
YEAR CHANGE IN THE CPIW 12
MONTH AVERAGE FOR APRIL 2019 IN
JUNE FOLLOWING YEARS.
THE REASON WE MADE IT THE 12
MONTH AVERAGE CHANGE IS BECAUSE
THAT IS HOW WE DO OUR SEATTLE
MINIMUM WAGE.
IT MODERATES SOME OF THE
FLUCTUATION A LITTLE BIT WILL
STILL REPRESENTING CHANGES IN
COST.
THE REASON WHY IT WOULD BE
APRIL FOR THIS YEAR IN JUNE FOR
FOLLOWING YEARS IS BECAUSE
APRIL WAS THE DATA WE HAD WHEN
WE DID THE BUDGETARY IMPACTS.
AND WE DIDN'T WANT TO CONFUSE
THE ISSUE BY HAVING A BRAND-NEW
NUMBER YESTERDAY FOR BUDGETARY
IMPACTS IF WE MOVED TO JUNE BUT
TO MOVE INTO JUNE AND FOLLOWING
YEARS, WE HAVE THE MOST RECENT
DATA AVAILABLE AS A BUDGET IS
BEING FORMATTED.
ANY COMMENTS?
>> I WANT TO REPEAT THAT FOR
THE CAMERA.
COULD JOB.
>> WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO MOVE
THE AMENDMENT?
>> YOU WANT US TO DO THAT?
I AM SORRY.
>> WE CAN GO THROW THREE.
>> LET'S DO THIS ONE.
>> I DON'T HAVE A SCRIPT FOR
ONE AT A TIME GOING TO DO IT ON
THE FLY BECAUSE I KNOW I CAN DO
THIS.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE COUNCIL
BILL I'M SORRY, AMENDMENT
NUMBER ONE TO COUNCIL BILL
119542.
>> SECOND.
>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF AMENDMENT
NUMBER ONE? GREAT.
LOOKS UNANIMOUS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE
COLLEAGUES.
THAT AMENDMENT HAS BEEN ADOPTED.
>> AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW . AS I MENTIONED
EARLIER, THE CURRENT COUNCIL,
PROPOSED COUNCIL BILL INCLUDES
A MINIMUM ADJUSTMENT OF 0% SO
THAT IF CPIW IS NEGATIVE THERE
WOULD NOT BE A DECREASE IN THE
CONTRACT AMOUNTS.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ADD A
MAXIMUM ADJUSTMENT WHICH WOULD
BE EQUAL TO THE CHANGE IN THE
GENERAL FUND RESOURCES OVER THE
PREVIOUS YEAR.
SO THE CONTRACT ADJUSTMENTS
WOULD BE PROPORTIONATE TO THE
CHANGE IN BUDGET RESOURCES
AVAILABLE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THAT?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
SO THIS AMENDMENT IS COMING
FROM YOUR CRANKY BUDGET CHAIR.
I HAVE COURSE HAVE TALKED WITH
PAUL AND MELINDA AND FLOW AND
HALF THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM
ABOUT THIS.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK THAT
AT THE END OF THE DAY I THINK
WE ARE DOING IS A BAD IDEA.
WE HAVE TO GET THERE.
MY RECOMMENDATION HERE, SIMILAR
TO THE DEBATE HE HAD WITH THE
SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX
YESTERDAY, IS TO GIVE THE
COUNCIL SUFFICIENT FLEXIBILITY
TO MAKE DECISIONS WHEN WE HAVE
TO MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS.
IN THIS CASE, WHAT THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD DO IS TO SAY,
IF OUR GENERAL FUND DID NOT
HAVE SUFFICIENT MONIES
PROPORTIONATE TO WHAT WE ARE
TRYING TO DO THAT WE WOULD
ACTUALLY TAKE THE CPIW,
CONSIDER WHAT THE GENERAL FUND
IS, AND THEN MAKE OUR DECISIONS
SO WE ARE NOT OVERSPENDING IN
THIS PARTICULAR CATEGORY.
NOW, THAT SAID, THE COUNCIL
CAN ALWAYS ACT.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WOULD
PRECLUDE US FROM INCREASING IF
THAT WAS THE HIGHEST PRIORITY
FOR THE YEAR.
BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT AS WE
ARE LOOKING AT GENERAL FUND
EXPENSES, AS WE ARE MAKING
TOUGH DECISIONS LIKE WE DID
YESTERDAY, LIKE WE DID WITH THE
SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX, WE ARE
TRYING TO DO, THERE ISN'T A
SINGLE ONE OF US AT THE TABLE
WHO DOESN'T AGREE WITH THE
PRIORITIES, BUT I AM ARGUING TO
GIVE US LOOKS ABILITY FOR THE
FAIRNESS TO ALL THE NONPROFITS
WHO HAVE CONTRACTS, BUT ALSO
THAT WE ARE FISCALLY
RESPONSIBLE IN RELATIONSHIP TO
THE OTHER BUDGET RESOURCES AND
CHOICES WE HAVE TO MAKE AND
AGAIN TO GIVE PRIORITIES TO
FUTURE COUNCILS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COULD YOU SCROLL UP TO CHART 1
FOR US?
I SEE COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ IN
THE QUEUE.
I WILL JUST SAY THERE ARE A FEW
THINGS I WANT TO UNDERSCORE.
NUMBER ONE IS I APPRECIATE
BEING WITH YOU COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW AND THE EFFORTS YOU
BROUGHT FORWARD TO MAKE SURE WE
ARE WORKING WITHIN THE BUDGET
COMPLAINTS WE HAVE.
IN FACT, I THINK IT'S CRITICAL
WE RECOGNIZE THAT NOT EVERY
YEAR THE CPI IS GOING TO
INCREASE SO WE KNOW THERE IS
NOT ALWAYS GOING TO BE A
POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE BUDGET.
I WAS INTERESTED IN FINDING THE
SWEET SPOT WITH YOU ON THIS
AMENDMENT.
I THINK THE THING THAT HAS
ENCOURAGED ME OR CONVINCED ME
THAT I AM NOT ABLE TO SUPPORT
THIS AMENDMENT AT THIS TIME IS
THE FACT THAT WE KNOW THAT
ESPECIALLY DURING THE TOUGHEST
TIMES WHEN OUR GENERAL FUND
DOES DECREASE, I'M SORRY,
DOESN'T HAVE AS MUCH OF AN
INCREASE THAT'S EXACTLY WHEN WE
NEED THESE FOLKS TO DO THEIR
JOB TO HELP THOSE POTENTIALLY
ON THE CUSP OF BEING HOMELESS
OR HAVING OTHER CRISES DUE TO
ECONOMIC STANDARDS SUCH AS
POTENTIAL FOR INCREASED
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ABUSE AND
OTHER TYPES.
THAT'S WHAT WE NEED FOLKS TO BE
IN COMMUNITY HELPING THE MOST
VULNERABLE.
THE OTHER ARGUMENT I WOULD PUT
OUT THERE FOR THE COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES RESPECTFULLY IS
THERE IS SITUATIONS IN WHICH
OUR GENERAL FUND AMOUNT COULD
POTENTIALLY CHANGE.
SOMETIMES DUE TO ARBITRARY
DECISIONS.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO THINK
THROUGH THIS MORE IN THINKING
THROUGH THE REGRESSIVE NATURE
OF THE FUNDING THAT COMES INTO
OUR TAX FUND.
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN, YOU HAVE
MENTIONED IN THE PAST, WE
NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN WITH THE SUGARY
SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX OR THE
TAX ON RENTAL UNITS, SHORT-TERM
RENTAL UNITS.
THAT DECISION IN THE FUTURE
COULD POTENTIALLY AFFECT OUR
BUDGET AS A WHOLE.
I WOULDN'T WANT THE FOLKS WHO
ARE HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS TO
BE AFFECTED BY A FUTURE COUNCIL
DECISION TO ARBITRARILY, NO
TANGENT TO THESE WORKERS AND
HAVE IT AFFECT THEIR AMOUNT OF
THE CONTRACT INCREASE.
FOR THOSE TWO REASONS, THE NEED
TO MAKE SURE WE ARE KEEPING
THESE WORKERS WHOLE ESPECIALLY
IN A DOWNTURN, AND TO MAKE SURE
ORGANIZATIONS ARE NOT
ARBITRARILY AFFECTED BY POLICY
VISIONS THE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
TO DO WITH THEM, I AM
UNFORTUNATELY NOT ABLE TO
SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT TODAY
BUT APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING IT
UP.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ .
>> MY CONCERN IS, -- I SUPPORT
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW 'S
AMENDMENT BUT I DO HAVE SOME
FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS.
WE ARE TRYING TO DO, AND WE ARE
TRYING TO AGREE ON BUILDING IN
AN INCREASE, FOR AIR HSD
WORKERS.
I THINK WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL
WITH OUR LANGUAGE.
USING THE LANGUAGE THAT WE ARE
KEEPING OUR WORKERS WHOLE THE
MAKES IT LOOK LIKE WE ARE AT
FAULT FOR TAKING IT AWAY.
WE ARE NOT.
WE ARE LOOKING AT BASIC
ECONOMICS OF HOW WE CAN ADDRESS
AND PAY PEOPLE THEIR NEED AND
WORTH PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF
THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS AND WE
NEED TO RETAIN AND STABILIZE
ORGANIZATIONS AND EMPLOYEES.
THAT BEING SAID, I THINK AND
AGREES THAT IN A PERFECT WORLD
EVERYONE AGREES IT WOULD BE
GOOD TO BUILDING A 2.9
INCREASE.
BUT HOW ARE WE GOING TO PROTECT
THAT LINE ITEM IN THE FUTURE IF
THE GENERAL FUND CAN'T PROVIDE
FOR THAT?
THAT MEANS WE'RE GOING TO TAKE
MONEY FROM OTHER PLACES.
ONE QUESTION IF I CAN, MADAM
CHAIR, DIRECT TO COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW , HOW DOES THIS GIVE
THE COUNCIL FLEXIBILITY , THIS
COUNCIL AND FUTURE COUNCILS ,
WHEN WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH, LIKE
WE HAD A RECESSION IN 2008?
ALSO, HOW DOES THIS IMPACT
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OR OTHER
GROUPS THAT HAVE CONTRACTS YAWN
HSD WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
THAT THEY DON'T GET A 2.9%
RAISE THAT IS BUILT IN AND
PROTECTED?
I SEE SOME EQUAL PROTECTION AND
ISSUES HERE THAT QUITE FAIRLY I
THINK ARE UNFAIR.
AM NOT TAKING AWAY FROM THE FACT
THAT THERE SHOULD BE AND WE
SHOULD HONOR AND PAY HSD
WORKERS AND THOSE CONTRACT
WORKERS WHAT THEY DESERVE.
I DON'T THINK THAT IS WHAT THE
DEBATE IS ABOUT.
WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS
MAKING PROMISES AND
EXPECTATIONS ABOUT A POT OF
MONEY WE DON'T ALWAYS KNOW HOW
MUCH IS GOING TO BE THERE.
>> JUST TO CLARIFY BEFORE
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW ANSWERS
THE QUESTION AND PLEASE CORRECT
ME IF I AM WRONG, THIS IS AN
INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENT TIED TO
CPI.
AS YOU SEE CPIW FLUCTUATES
EACH YEAR.
THAT IS AIR DRIVER FOR HOW MUCH
EACH CONTRACT WOULD GET THAT
YOUR.
IT'S NOT ALWAYS GOING TO BE
2.9% ESPECIALLY IF IT GOES DOWN
IN CERTAIN YEARS.
THAT'S AN IMPORTANT POINT TO
MAKE.
AS YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE MANY
YEARS IN WHICH CPIW IS MUCH
LOWER THAN THE INCREASE IN THE
TOTAL BUDGET WE HAVE AVAILABLE.
I WILL LEAVE IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW TO TALK
ABOUT RECESSION YEARS.
ALSO TO MAKE THIS NOTE, WE
DON'T ASK THAT QUESTION WHEN IT
COMES TO THE CURRENT CONTRACTS
WE HAVE WITH THE CITY.
AND EVERY OPPORTUNITY WE CAN WE
OFFER AN INFLATIONARY
ADJUSTMENT.
DON'T ASK IF THERE IS A CERTAIN
POOL WHERE THE FUNDING COMES
FROM.
WE MAKE THE DECISION BECAUSE
THAT IS THE FABRIC OF WHAT
HELPS PROVIDE OUR SERVICES.
I'M JUST SAYING I AGREE WITH
YOU WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING
SURE OUR WORKERS AT THE CITY
ARE WHOLE, THOSE CONTRACTED
WITH THE TRUSTED RELATIONSHIPS
AND EXPERTISE ON THE GROUND TO
DO THIS WORK SO WE ARE TRYING
TO EQUALIZE HOW WE TREAT BOTH
CONTRACTED WRITER ORGANIZATIONS
AND THOSE IN THE CITY.
I DON'T THINK WE ASKED THAT
QUESTION DURING THOSE RECESSION
YEARS.
>> BEING TRANSPARENT, WHAT DO
WE DO WHEN OTHER GROUPS THAT
HAVE CONTRACTS WITH THE CITY
THAT DON'T WORK IT HSD FEEL
THEY WANT A 2.9%, THAT THEY ARE
PROVIDING GOOD SERVICES AND
THEY ARE NOT BEING MADE WHOLE
AS YOU SAID, HOW ARE WE GOING
TO ADDRESS THAT?
>> AMY, IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS ON
OTHER CONTRACTS I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT.
THE REASON WE ARE SPECIFICALLY
TALKING ABOUT THESE CONTRACTS,
IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT CONTRACTS FOR FOLKS WERE
KEEPING THE WINDOWS CLEAN,
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FOLKS WHO
ARE PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE
MOST VULNERABLE.
IT'S LESS OF A PRECEDENT MORE
OF A VALUE STATEMENT THAT WE
HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS.
YOU HAVE MORE ANSWERS?
>> I DON'T HAVE MORE TO ADD TO
THIS, I'M JUST LOOKING AT THIS
FROM THE TIGHT FISCAL
RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE THE
BREATH WE MAY NEED TO MAKE
TOUGH DECISIONS.
YESTERDAY WITH OUR SWEETENED
BEVERAGE TAX AS AN EXAMPLE, BUT
WE DECIDED TO DO, AND I MUST
SAY I REALLY CONCUR WITH THE
ANALYSIS, BOTH FROM
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN AND
COUNCILMEMBER HARRELL
ARTICULATED WELL, WE WENT TO
THE VOTERS WITH SPECIFIC THINGS
WE WERE GOING TO INVEST IN.
LAST YEAR WE DECIDED TO TAKE A
CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THAT MONEY
AND PUT IT INTO THE FAMILY
PARTNERSHIPS AND CHILDREN'S
PROGRAMS, FOOD BANKS, THAT WE
FELT WERE VERY IMPORTANT TO BE
FUNDED.
THAT WAS MONEY AVAILABLE THE
COULD BE SUPPLANTED BY THE
GENERAL FUND.
THE DOWNSIDE OF THAT ARGUMENT
WAS THAT WE HAD MADE PROMISES
TO THE COMMUNITY THAT WE WERE
GOING TO INVEST IT DIFFERENTLY.
I AM HAPPY TO SUPPORT THAT.
BUT WHAT HAPPENED IS, THEN THE
GENERAL FUND, WE HAVE TO GO
BACK AND GET GENERAL FUND MONEY
TO PUT BACK INTO THESE PROGRAMS
LIKE NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP
AND THINGS WE FEEL STRONGLY
ABOUT.
I AM LOOKING AT THIS MORE FROM
THE STANDPOINT OF NOT TYING
COUNCILS HANDS WHEN THEIR OTHER
WONDERFUL COMPETING THINGS WHO
WANT TO INVEST IN.
BUT THAT SAID, IF YOU ARE
LINING UP PRIORITIES, WE WANT
TO INVEST IN THESE NONPROFITS.
WE WANT TO INVEST IN FOLKS WERE
DOING INCREDIBLE WORK.
I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE COMPETING
VALUES.
I WOULD PUT FORWARD TO SAY WE
CAN STILL DO ALL THAT BUT WE
JUST AREN'T GIVING OURSELVES
AND FUTURE COUNCIL FLEXIBILITY
TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A
MAXIMUM ADJUSTMENT THAT EQUAL
TO THE PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN THE
GENERAL FUND, STRIKES ME AS
BEING STRONG, SMART AND FISCAL
POLICY.
>> COUNCILMEMEBER SAWANT .
>> THANK YOU.
I HAD MY REMARKS FOR THIS
AMENDMENT, BUT BEFORE SAYING
THAT I WANTED TO SAY JUST TO
REINSERT THE OVERALL PERSPECTIVE
THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT BEFORE
WE LOOK AT THE AMENDMENT, WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT A CONTEXT
WHERE THERE HAS BEEN A CHRONIC
UNDERFUNDING OF HUMAN SERVICES.
THAT INCLUDES BOTH THE LIVING
STANDARDS OF THE WORKERS IN THE
SECTOR BUT ALSO THE SERVICES
THEY PROVIDE TO THE MOST
VULNERABLE HAVE BEEN UNDER
ASSAULT CHRONICALLY OVER MANY
YEARS, PERHAPS OVER DECADES.
OFFERING AN INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT TO THE WORKERS IN
THIS SECTOR IS THE BARE MINIMUM
THE CITY OF SEATTLE SHOULD BE
DOING IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THIS
PROBLEM.
WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT LAVISH
WAGE INCREASES IN ANY WAY.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE BARE
MINIMUM.
CITY COUNCILMEMBER AND MAYOR'S
SALARIES KEEP UP WITH
INFLATION.
EXECUTIVE SALARIES GO UP YEARLY
BUT THE SALARIES OF THE MOST
UNDERPAID WORKERS AREN'T
KEEPING UP AND WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT THE MOST UNDERPAID
WORKERS.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS IRONY
WHERE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
SERVING THE MOST UNDERSERVED
ARE ALSO ON THE BRINK OF
BECOMING THE UNDERSERVED
THEMSELVES.
ESPECIALLY IF YOU COUNT IN THE
COST OF HOUSING, THE RENT THAT
MANY WORKERS PAY.
MANY WORKERS ARE NOW BEING
FORCED TO COMMUTE LONG
DISTANCES BECAUSE THEY CAN NO
LONGER AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE
CITY WHOSE HOMELESS PEOPLE THEY
ARE SERVING.
THAT IS THE CONTEXT UNDER WHICH
WE ARE LOOKING AT THIS.
AND SO I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE
DRIVING ARGUMENT HERE SHOULD BE,
WHAT WE DO WITH THE GENERAL
FUND GOES DOWN?
THE REALITY IS RECESSIONS
HAPPEN ON A REGULAR BASIS UNDER
CAPITALISM, ON A REGULAR BASIS
THE BURDEN OF RECESSION IS PUT
ON WORKING PEOPLE.
SOME OF THE MOST UNDERPAID
WORKING PEOPLE.
EVERYONE REMEMBERS IN THE 2008
2009 CRASH WHO TOOK ON THE
BURDEN OF THE CRISIS?
IT WASN'T THE BIG BANKS THAT
CAUSED THE CRISIS.
THEY WERE MADE WHOLE THROUGH THE
BAILOUT.
MILLIONAIRES AND BILLIONAIRES
LOST THE FIELD -- FEW MILLION
HERE AND THERE BUT WERE NOT
WORRIED ABOUT PAYING RENT.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE WORKERS
TOOK FURLOUGHS.
WORKERS MADE SACRIFICES AND IN
MANY CASES WILLINGLY BECAUSE
THEY BELIEVE WE ARE IN THIS
TOGETHER.
AT THE END OF THE DAY THEY
WEREN'T THE ONES, WHEN THE
ECONOMY RECOVERED THEY DIDN'T
GET THEIR SHARE BACK EITHER.
SO WHEN THE ECONOMY IS DOING
WELL, THE WEALTHIEST BENEFIT
THE MOST.
WHEN IT DOESN'T DO WELL THE
BURDEN FALLS ON THE WORKERS
AGAIN.
WE CANNOT ACCEPT THE STATUS QUO.
THE OTHER POINT I THINK IS
REALLY IMPORTANT HERE, AS FAR
AS THE ARGUMENT ABOUT HOW DO WE
DO THIS, IF THE GENERAL FUND
GOES DOWN HIGHLY MAKE SURE THE
CITY COUNCIL FOLLOWS THIS
ORDINANCE?
TAX BIG BUSINESS.
RAISE PROGRESSIVE REVENUE
SOURCE OF THE CITY TO MAKE THIS
VIABLE.
NOT CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT
ROBBING FUNDS FROM ONE
DESERVING PROGRAM TO ANOTHER.
I THINK THE BEST WAY TO DO THIS
IS TO TAX BIG BUSINESS.
IF NOT THEN REDUCE EXECUTIVE
SALARIES.
THERE ARE SOME EXECUTIVES THE
GET NEARLY $300,000 OF SALARY.
THERE ARE EXECUTIVES WHO COULD
HAVE A LIVING WAGE AND MAKE
SOME SACRIFICES IN ORDER TO
MAKE SURE THESE WORKERS ARE
PAID.
THERE ARE MANY LEGAL MECHANISMS
WE CAN DO THIS IN THE BUDGET.
I DON'T ACCEPT THAT THIS
AMENDMENT IS NECESSARY IN ANY
WAY.
I THINK THE ARGUMENT IS BASED
ON THE LOWEST PAID WORKERS
MAKING THE BIGGEST SACRIFICES.
>> TWO THINGS TO SAY.
I WOULD LOVE THIS IF WE COULD
FOCUS IT FORWARDERS -- FOR
WORKER SALARIES, I UNDERSTAND
WE CAN'T.
BASED ON WHAT I'M HEARING, I
WILL WITHDRAW AMENDMENT NUMBER
TWO.
I'M GOING TO WITHDRAW MY
AMENDMENT.
I WILL SUPPORT THE UNDERLYING
LEGISLATION WHEN WE VOTE AT THE
FULL BIAS BUT I HAVE TO EXCUSE
MYSELF.
>> THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IT
FORWARD AND THINK YOU FOR
WITHDRAWING.
WE DO HAVE ONE MORE AMENDMENT.
I KNOW FOLKS MAY NEED TO TAKE
OFF.
I'D LIKE TO GET THROUGH THAT
ONE ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT AND
SEE IF WE CAN VOTE IN THE NEXT
FIVE MINUTES.
>> AMENDMENT THREE IS SPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA AND
IT WOULD ADD A REPORT
REQUIREMENT IN 2022 TO INCLUDE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE IMPACT OF
THE REQUIRED ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS
ON BOTH CONTRACTED PARTNER
ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THEIR
FINANCIAL STABILITY IN WAGES
AND SERVICES PROVIDED AND THE
CITY.
AND REQUIRE A RESPONSE FROM THE
COUNCIL OUTLINING THE RESPONSE
TO THE REPORT AND ANY
ADDITIONAL NEXT STEPS.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE HAS BEEN
MOVED.
I WILL SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW AND
COUNCILMEMBER HARRELL HAVE
TALKED ABOUT THE NEED FOR
GETTING THIS DATA BACK.
NO MORE COMMENTS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ABETMENT
-- AMENDMENT NUMBER 32 COUNCIL
BILL 119542 PLEASE RAISE YOUR
HAND.
>> ONE COMMENT, I THINK WE'RE
ALMOST READY TO VOTE.
I STILL SEEM TO BE MISSING
SOMETHING WHICH WOULD BE THE
FIRST TIME TODAY.
THAT IS ALL THE ARGUMENTS I HEAR
, AGAIN PARTICULARLY ON THIS
AMENDMENT THAT WAS WITHDRAWN
GOES TO THE SAME THING OVER AND
OVER.
EMPLOYEE WAGES, EMPLOYEE WAGES.
THAT'S WHY WE ARE DOING THIS.
TYING IT TO THE CPIW.
THAT IS NOT WHAT THIS DOES.
IT DOESN'T DO THAT.
WHAT I AM MISSING IS, WHY DON'T
WE TIE IT DIRECTLY INTO THE
WAGES PIECE?
WHEN WE SAY SPECIFICALLY, THE
MONEY GOES TO THE WAGES? I
UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF FIXED
COSTS.
WE ARE DOING IS SORT OF SAYING
TO THE NONPROFITS, HERE IS THE
INCREASE AND WE HOPE YOU DO THE
RIGHT THING.
AS OPPOSED TO HERE IS THE
INCREASE, DO THE RIGHT THING.
I WILL LET IT REST AT THAT.
ALL THE SPEECH HAD TO DO WITH
EMPLOYEE WAGES.
GET THE LEGISLATION DOESN'T GET
TO THAT.
>> WITH THE COUNCIL'S
CONSIDERATION CAN ALSO
POTENTIALLY GIVE IT ANOTHER
WEEK IF FOLKS ARE INTERESTED.
MAYBE WE WILL LEAVE THAT OPEN
FOR DISCUSSION.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
AND COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW .
SEEING NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS I
WILL ONE OF THE THINGS I HOPE
FOLKS ARE IN THE AUDIENCE CAN
HELP US WITH IS TO HELP
DIRECTLY ANSWER COUNCILMEMBER
HARRELL 'S LINE OF QUESTIONING.
REPORTED IN PREVIOUS COMMITTEES
ABOUT THE ACROSS THE BOARD
KNOWING THE CONSEQUENCE IS
UNDERFUNDING AND UNDERSTAFFING
IN ORGANIZATIONS.
I HOPE FOLKS CAN COME TOGETHER
AND HELP US DIRECTLY ANSWER THE
QUESTION, WILL THIS BE A HELP
TO THOSE WAGES AND TO GET THAT
INFORMATION OUT THERE MORE
CLEARLY.
I HAVE NO PROBLEM HOLDING THIS
OVER FOR AN EXTRA WEEK TO MAKE
SURE WE GET THE CHANCE TO HAVE
THAT FULL DISCUSSION AND GET A
CHANCE TO HEAR FROM FOLKS.
I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT.
>> NOT ASKING FOR THAT, I WILL
JUST TALK TO CONSTITUENTS ONE-
ON-ONE.
>> WE WILL LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN.
IF I DON'T HAVE TO SAY A
CERTAIN DATE WE CAN KEEP IT
OPEN.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO SAY THANK
YOU AGAIN FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK
ON THIS.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON
THIS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO ME
COMING TO THIS.
THANK YOU FOR COUNCILMEMBER
O'BRIEN FOR BRINGING IT UP.
WHEN FOLKS CAME WHEN YOUR GO
THEY TALKED ABOUT THE WORK YOU
HAVE DONE ON THIS.
YOU HAVE ANY CLOSING COMMENTS?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU
HAVE DONE IN THE LAST FEW
MONTHS, IT'S BEEN AMAZING.
THE WORK THE COMMUNITY HAS
DONE.
A REALLY POWERFUL MEETING.
ABOUT A MONTH AGO WITH SO MANY
FOLKS HERE IN THE COMMUNITY,
PROVIDERS IN OUR COMMUNITY
DOING AMAZING WORK.
UNDER NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE
CIRCUMSTANCES.
THE WORKERS THAT WORK FOR YOU
ALL OR THE WORKERS HERE TODAY
ARE BEARING THE BRUNT OF REALLY
CHALLENGING SITUATION.
I HAVE SAID IT BEFORE, WE
EXPECT TO SOME OF THE LOWEST
PAID PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO
BE DOING THE MOST ESSENTIAL AND
HARDEST AND MOST COMPLEX WORK
THERE IS IN OUR SOCIETY AND THE
WORK WE NEED MORE THAN ANYTHING.
IT IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW
OUR ECONOMY IS UPSIDE DOWN.
NOT TO TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM
PROGRAMMERS WHO MAKE VIDEO
GAMES, BUT WE SHOULD BE PAYING
HUMAN SERVICE WORKERS MORE THAN
PEOPLE WHO ARE MAKING AWESOME
VIDEO GAMES. IF WE WERE TO
PRIORITIZE THE RIGHT WAY.
AND AIR ECONOMY IS A BIG THING
WE DON'T GET TO CHANGE BUT THIS
STEP, COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
THE YOU ARE LEADING ON, IS A
HUGE STEP.
I WILL SAY FOR THE RECORD I DID
NOT SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT THAT
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW BROUGHT
FORWARD.
I THINK HER INTENTION IS GOOD.
I THINK IT'S COMPLICATED TO TRY
TO PRESCRIBE WHEN SOMETHING
KICKS IN AND KICKS OUT.
BUT THE REALITY IS, AS WE HAVE
SEEN IN THE PAST AND THE
FUTURE, ASSUMING THIS DOES
PASS, EACH BUDGET WE WILL BE IN
THE THICK OF THINGS.
A FUTURE COUNCIL CAN UNDO OR
CHANGE WHAT WE DID.
IT WILL HOPEFULLY SET AN
EXPECTATION THAT WE ARE NOT
GOING TO DO THAT EXCEPT UNDER
EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES.
BUT WE WILL NEED TO CONTINUE TO
BE VIGILANT.
THIS IS TO KEEP PEOPLE WHERE
THEY ARE BASED ON WHERE WE ARE
TODAY.
WE KNOW THE POSITION THE
ORGANIZATIONS ARE IN TODAY IS
10-20 YEARS BEHIND WHERE THEY
NEED TO BE.
I KNOW THERE'S A LOT MORE WORK
TO DO BUT THERE IS AN AMAZING
FIRST STEP I'M EXCITED.
BUCK ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS?
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THIS
IS AN IMPORTANT VALUE
STATEMENT.
IT IS SETTING A BAR.
I THINK IT'S AN EXTENSION OF
WHAT THIS COUNCIL HAS DONE IN
CONJUNCTION WITH HUMAN SERVICES
PROVIDERS AND WORKERS IN PAST
YEARS DURING THE RECESSION.
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS
WE SAID OUR PRIORITY WAS NO
CUTS TO HUMAN SERVICES.
THIS IS TAKING THAT TO THE NEXT
STEP.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD.
>> JUST TO BE TRANSPARENT, I
WILL BE ASKING AMY TO PREPARE
AN AMENDMENT SUGGESTING THAT
THE MONEY GOES TOWARD THE WAGES
OF EMPLOYEES FOR DISCUSSION.
I DON'T SEE A REASON WHY WE
SHOULDN'T AT THIS POINT IF WE
ARE BEING ASKED IS A CITY TO
PRIORITIZE THE WAGES OF PEOPLE
WHO ARE UNDER EARNERS OR LOW
INCOME EARNERS, EVEN DURING BAD
TIMES, WHY WOULDN'T NONPROFITS
PRIORITIZE THEIR WORKERS DURING
TOUGH TIMES AS WELL?
I WILL BE VERY CANDID WITH YOU,
I WANT TO SEE THE REACTIONS TO
THE PUBLIC IN CONSTITUENTS AND
MIGHT COLLEAGUES.
I DON'T SEE A STRONG POLICY
ARGUING WHY WE WOULDN'T
REQUIRE.
>> I WILL SAY I'M HAPPY TO
EXPLORE THAT.
I THINK WHEN I TOOK THIS PIECE
OF LEGISLATION ON, IT WAS A
POLICY CHOICE AT THAT TIME TO
LEAVE IT OPEN TO HOW THE MONEY
WAS BEING SPENT.
AT THIS POINT I HAVEN'T DONE A
LOT OF RESEARCH INTO LEGAL OR
CONTRACTUAL ISSUES AROUND BEING
THAT SPECIFIC.
I NEED TO DO THAT RESEARCH.
>> I'D ASK YOU TO LOOK AGAIN IT
WILL WE DID WITH SOME OF THE
RECYCLING CONTRACTS WE WERE
SPECIFIC WITH WAGES.
WE HAD WAGE SPECIFICITY IN THE
RFP, RESPONDERS WERE REQUIRED
TO PAY CERTAIN WHICH.
I DON'T WANT TO ALARM ANY
NONPROFITS THAT ARE SAYING,
THIS DOESN'T MAKE GOOD POLICY.
>> WE MIGHT BE GIVING WORKERS A
BIG RAISE IF WE DO THAT.
IF WE REPLICATE THE PREVAILING
WAGE REQUIREMENTS IN A LOT OF
THOSE RFPS.
>> I APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST
IN MAKING SURE THE WORKERS --
>> THAT'S WHAT EVERYONE AT THE
TABLE IS SAYING.
PAY THEM.
JUST TWO POINTS.
>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
RAISING THAT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND
I'M HAPPY TO HAVE YOUR
TRANSPARENCY ON THAT ISSUE SO
WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT.
I APPRECIATE YOU FLAGGING THAT
FOR US.
>> THE RFPS YOU'RE REFERRING TO
REQUIRE WAGES WHICH I DON'T
THINK --
>> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT FOR
THE GARBAGE?
>> I DON'T THINK THAT'S WE ARE
REQUIRING.
>> I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
NO, NO, I WASN'T CLEAR.
I WAS SAYING OUR ABILITY TO
LOOK AT HOW WE DID THAT.
I THOUGHT AMY HAD A QUESTION OF
WHETHER WE CAN DO THAT.
LOOK AT THOSE AS AN EXAMPLE.
THOSE AREN'T HIGH-PAYING JOBS
BY THE WAY.
IN FACT, SOME OF THOSE ARE BELOW
MINIMUM WAGE.
AS YOU MAY RECALL WE WERE
REQUIRING SOME OF OUR RECYCLERS
TO PAY BELOW MINIMUM WAGE.
I BROUGHT THAT ISSUE A. TRYING
TO DRIVE DOWN THE COST, I GET
THAT, BUT YOUR REQUIRING OUR
EMPLOYEES WITHIN THE CITY TO BE
BELOW MINIMUM WAGE.
WE HAD TO CHANGE THAT.
THAT WAS SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
THOSE WERE NOT HIGH-PAYING JOBS
BY ANY STRETCH OF THE
IMAGINATION.
THEY WERE $14 PER HOUR JOBS.
>> I WILL LOOK INTO IT AND
BRING INFORMATION AND OPTIONS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I THINK WE ARE READY TO VOTE.
I THINK WE CAN DO THIS TODAY.
WE ARE ONLY A FEW MINUTES OVER.
IF THE COMMITTEE WILL ENTERTAIN
ME, I WOULD LIKE TO VOTE, I
WOULD LIKE TO MOVE COUNCIL BILL
119542 AS AMENDED WITH
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE AND
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE. IT HAS
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?
SEEING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR
FOR COUNCIL BILL 119542 AS
AMENDED PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
IT IS UNANIMOUS.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED?
NONE.
IT IS UNANIMOUSLY PASSED.
AS WE DISCUSSED WE WILL
CONTINUE TO ASSUME THIS WILL
COME UP IN A JULY 15 AND
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH FOLKS TO
MAKE SURE THAT SCHEDULE DOES
WORK.
WE CAN HOLD IT OVER IF NEEDED.
I AM EXCITED TO HAVE THIS IN
FRONT OF US ON MONDAY.
I WANT TO THANK A FEW PEOPLE.
ALLISON, HILLARY, JULIA,
NICOLE, EVELYN, JESSE, LINDSAY,
KELLY, AARON, JENNIFER, ALEXIS,
OF OUR CENTRAL STAFF.
JESSE AS WELL AS LESLIE, MARK
FROM NEIGHBORHOOD CARE, KATIE
AND NICOLE FROM MLK, THE CHIEF
OF STAFF WHO HAS BEEN WORKING
CLOSELY TO GET THIS OVER THE
FINISH LINE.
AND AIR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM.
I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A CHANCE TO
SAY EVERY ORGANIZATION BUT WE
WILL DO IT AT FINAL PASSAGE.
I WANT TO THANK OUR COLLEAGUES,
YOU'VE BEEN HERE SINCE THE
BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, I SO
APPRECIATED.
THANK YOU.
>> [LAUGHTER]
>> AND APOLOGIZE TO OUR
TRANSLATORS BECAUSE THAT WAS
VERY FAST.
THANK YOU TO THE TRANSLATORS.
WE WILL HOLDOVER ITEMS NUMBER
THREE AND NUMBER FOUR WHICH ARE
RELATED TO THE HOTEL LEGISLATION
. WE HAVE TIME NEXT WEEK TO
DISCUSS THOSE.
WILL ALSO GET THE OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS PRESENTATION IN
A FUTURE MEETING.
APOLOGY FOR THE DELAY ON THAT.
VERY HAPPY YOU COULD BE HERE
UNTIL THE BITTER SWEET END.
>> GREAT JOB OF CARING CHAIRING
THE MEETING.
>> APOLOGIES FOR PACKING IT.
AMY GORE YOU HAVE BEEN
PHENOMENAL, THANK YOU TO HER
CENTRAL STAFF.
I KNOW YOU ARE LEAVING WITH
MORE HOMEWORK BUT WE REALLY
APPRECIATED.
THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS.