>>> WELL GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
TODAY IS THURSDAY, JULY 18,
2019, THE HOUSING, HEALTH,
ENERGY, AND WORKERS' RIGHTS
COMMITTEE.
WELCOME TO ORDER.
IT'S 9:40, AND I'M TERESA
MOSQUEDA, CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE JOINED BY COUNCIL
COLLEAGUE COUNCIL MEMBER
BAGSHAW AND HERBOLD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE AND WAITING FOR US.
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING
HERE TODAY.
WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
FIRST IS A PRESENTATION FROM
THE OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS
ON THEIR RACE AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE INITIATIVE REPORT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE, OLS.
A BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE OF THE NOTICE OF
INTENT TO SELL LEGISLATION THAT
I HAD A GOOD CHANCE TO WORK
WITH MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE,
COUNCIL MEMBER BAGSHAW.
DECIDED TO BRING THAT FORWARD
ON THE DISCUSSION ON THAT.
AND THEN LASTLY WE'LL HAVE A
DISCUSSION, NO VOTE, A
DISCUSSION ON OUR HOTEL WORKER
LEGISLATION.
AGAIN IT'S A FOUR-PART SERIES.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TWO PARTS
TODAY, WHICH IS SPECIFIC TO
RETENTION AND WORKLOAD.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION,
TODAY'S AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
SEEING NO OBJECTIONS.
TODAY'S AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I DO
WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT OF
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE AND LET THE
COMMITTEE KNOW.
I DID HAVE A CHANCE TO GO DOWN
TO TACOMA YESTERDAY AND VISIT
WITH OUR GOOD COLLEAGUE COUNCIL
MEMBER MELLO FROM TACOMA AND
FOLKS FROM CATHOLIC SERVICES,
HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO SOME OF
THE DIRECT PROVIDERS THERE.
WHAT THEY CALL THEIR STABILITY
SITE.
FOLKS MAY KNOW OF THE LARGE
TENT THAT HAS THE ABILITY TO
HAVE ENHANCED SHELTER WITHIN
THE TENT AND ALSO THE PELLET
SHELTERS OUTSIDE THAT PROVIDE
PRIVACY, TWO TO FOUR BEDS, AND
TO VISIT THE FACILITY.
IT WAS REALLY A GREAT
EXPERIENCE.
I WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW
HOW MUCH THEY APPRECIATED US
COMING DOWN OTHER CITIES,IVE R
LYNNWOOD, VANCOUVER, I HEAR
THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO TACOMA TO
TAKE A LOOK AT THEIR STRATEGIES
THERE.
AND WANTED TO BRING BACK THIS
POWER POINT AS THEY HAD JUST
BEEN PRESENTED TO THEIR
COMMITTEE, THE DAY PRIOR ON
TUESDAY.
ONE REALLY EXCITING STATISTIC
TO SHARE WITH YOU IS THAT WHEN
FOLKS COME TO THIS ENHANCED
SHELTER, THIS STABILITY SITE
MODEL, THEY ARE PLACING ABOUT
ONE-THIRD OF THE RESIDENTS INTO
PERMANENT HOUSING.
ONE-THIRD PLACEMENT IS
INCREDIBLE.
WE WERE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
OUR PLACEMENT INTO PERMANENT
HOUSING ABOUT 20% WHEN THEY
COME OUT OF ENHANCED SHELTERS
VERSES MATS ON THE GROUND.
IT'S ABOUT 5% TO 6%.
I JUST WANTED TO BRING THIS
BACK FOR YOU AND SHARE THIS
GREAT EXPERIENCE AND THANK
COUNCIL MEMBER MELLO FOR THE
INVITATION AND THE GREAT WORK
THAT THEY'RE DOING.
SO AT THIS POINT LET'S MOVE
INTO PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
WE DO HAVE QUITE A FEW FOLKS
SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE 25 PEOPLE.
SO IN ORDER FOR US TO KEEP THIS
WITHIN THE TIME FRAME, WE'RE
GOING TO AIM FOR A MINUTE
TESTIMONY RECOGNIZING THAT
FOLKS MAY GO SLIGHTLY OVER, BUT
WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU TO KEEP
IT RELATIVELY SHORT.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE FOLKS, IF
IT'S OKAY WITH THE COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES, WE'RE GOING TO TRY
TO CUT THE PUBLIC COMMENT OFF
IN HALF AN HOUR.
IF WE KEEP IT TO A MINUTE,
WE'LL BE WELL WITHIN THAT.
HELLO EVERYBODY.
THE FIRST PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE,
NICOLE BRANT AND ANNE WIESS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS,
WE ARE BOTH LABORS,
REPRESENTING WORKERS IN KING
COUNTY.
AND I WANTED TO START MY
TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF
INITIATIVE 124 BY SAYING THAT I
BELIEVE IN THE HOSPITALITY AND
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRIES IN OUR
CITY.
I THINK THEY'RE IMPORTANT.
AND WHEN YOU CARE ABOUT
SOMETHING, YOU WANT TO MAKE IT
BETTER AND YOU WANT TO MAKE IT
MODERN.
I THINK INITIATIVE 124 DID
THAT.
THAT'S WHY IT'S A PRIORITY FOR
THE LABOR MOVEMENT TO PROTECT
THAT POLICY AND ITS ENTIRETY.
TODAY I WANT TO IN PARTICULAR
ADDRESS THE TOPIC OF WORKLOAD
AND OVERTIME.
AS A CONSTRUCTION WORKER
OVERTIME IS A CENTRAL LABOR
RIGHTS POLICY THAT PEOPLE LIKE
ME ENJOY.
I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT POLICIES IN
INITIATIVE 124 BECAUSE IT'S
ABOUT WORKERS' BODIES AND WOMEN
WORKERS' BODIES, AND WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE WHEN SOMEBODY GOES
OVERTIME DOING BACK BREAKING
LABOR, LITERALLY, KNEE
BREAKING, SHOULDER BREAKING
LABOR, THAT THAT IS NOT
INCENTIVIZED.
THEY ARE ADEQUATELY COMPENSATED
FOR THE SACRIFICE THAT THEY'RE
MAKING.
>> THANK YOU, NICOLE.
HI, ANNIE.
>> HI.
I'M ANNI E WEISS, THE DIRECTOR
AT MLK LABOR.
PRIOR TO THAT I WORKED IN THE
HOTEL INDUSTRY FOR SEVEN YEARS.
DURING THAT TIME I WORKED IN
MANY DEPARTMENTS FROM THE FRONT
DESK TO SALES AND HOUSEKEEPING.
I WAS ACTUALLY NOT A HIRED
HOUSEKEEPER, BUT I WAS ASKED TO
WORK AS ONE BECAUSE WE WERE
EXPERIENCING A VERY HIGH
TURNOVER IN THAT DEPARTMENT.
DURING MY TIME AS A
HOUSEKEEPER, I STRIPPED AND
CLEANED UP TO 25 ROOMS AT A
TIME AND IT WAS STRENUOUS AND
SOMETIMES PAINFUL WORK.
THE LEGISLATION AS PROPOSED
STRENGTHENS THE WORKLOAD
PROTECTIONS CONTAINED IN
INITIATIVE 124 AND ENSURES
WORKERS HAVE AGENCY IN WORKING
AT A SAFER AND MORE SUSTAINABLE
PACE.
WE STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS
LEGISLATION, NOT ONLY BECAUSE
IT WILL BRING LONG OVERDUE
PROTECTIONS TO SOME OF THE MOST
VULNERABLE WORKERS, BUT ALSO
BRING JUSTICE TO THE 77% OF
SEATTLE VOTERS WHO PASSED I-124
BACK IN 2016.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT PERSON IS JIM MILLER
FOLLOWEDBY DUSTIN HINKEL,
FOLLOWED BY ANNE VANDEHIE.
>> MORNING, I'M JIM MILLER.
WE'VE BEEN PROVIDING JOBS AND
SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE
HOMELESS IN SEATTLE SINCE 1921.
WE ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED BECAUSE
WE HAVE BECOME THE SUBJECT OF
AN OFFICE LABOR STANDARDS
INVESTIGATION REGARDING OUR
PRACTICE WITH THE FAIR CHANCE
ORDINANCE.
WE'VE BEEN ADVISED BY DARREN
WILLIAMS AND ONE OF THE
INVESTIGATORS THAT THE OLS
PLANS TO ISSUE FINDINGS AND
FINES IN EXCESS OF $40,000.
MR. WILLIAM LEAP AND LOGIC IS
DEEPLY TROUBLING.
THE FEW INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE
EJECTED FROM OUR PROGRAM
INCLUDE THOSE WITH FELONY
CHARGES OF RAPE, CHILD RAPE,
SEXUAL OFFENDERS, AND ARMED
ROBBERY.
WE CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE
PLACE THOSE INDIVIDUALS IN
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY WHETHER IT
BE CENTURYLINK, RESTAURANT, A
RESIDENTIAL WORKER, OR ANY
OTHER PLACE.
WE JUST CANNOT PUT ANYBODY AT
RISK, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
BEING ASKED TO DO BY THE OFFICE
OF THE LABOR STANDARDS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU AS
WELL.
WELCOME DUSTIN, ANNE, AND THEN
MARK ZAMORA.
>> THANK YOU, MY NAME IS
DUSTIN, I'M EMPLOYED AT THE
HILTON SEATTLE.
I STARTED MY CAREER AT A
KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN, MAKING
LESS THAN $8 AN HOUR, AND I'VE
ENJOYED A LOT OF PROTECTIONS
THAT CITIES HAVE PUT IN PLACE.
I COME FROM A FAMILY WHERE MY
MOM IS THE HOSPICE NURSE, SO IS
MY SISTER.
MY DAD AS A POLICE OFFICER, AND
MY MOM'S WIFE IS A HOSPICE
NURSE.
SO MY FAMILY, LIKE YOU, HAVE
GONE INTO A LINE OF WORK WHERE
MAKING AN IMPACT IN PEOPLES
LIVES IS IMPORTANT.
I THINK MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN
THIS ROOM WANT TO BE OF SERVICE
TO OTHERS AS DO YOU.
WITH THE WORKLOAD, I THINK OF
IT AS AN ANALOGY.
YOU HAVE LONG DAYS HERE IN THE
COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND YOU MIGHT
WANT TO GO DOWN TO THE CITY
GRIND ESPRESSO AT THE END OF
THE DAY AND ORDER A COFFEE.
CAN YOU IMAGINE IF THE BILL WAS
$63.50 AND YOU SAID WHY IS
THAT?
WELL $3 FOR THE COFFEE, BUT THE
50th COFFEE, I JUST HIT MY
QUOTA, SO NOW YOU OWE ME
ANOTHER $60.
IT PUTS IT ON THE BUSINESS, NOT
A PERFECT ANALOGY, BUT THINK OF
THE GOLDEN RULE.
THAT'S WHAT WE DO IN
HOSPITALITY.
>> THANK YOU, APPRECIATE YOU
AND YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU.
>> ANNE MARK AND THEN CHELSEA
HOFFMAN.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I'M ANNE, DIRECTOR OF SALES AT
THE HILTON SATTLE.
SOME OF THIS LEGISLATION IS
TRULY INSPIRED, PANIC BUTTONS
AKE SENSE.
NOT ONE HOTEL EMPLOYEE IN THIS
ROOM WILL DISAGREE WITH ME WHEN
I SAY BILL MARRIOTT SAID IT
BEST.
IF WE TAKE CARE OF OUR
EMPLOYEES, THEY WILL TAKE CARE
OF YOUR CUSTOMERS, AND BUSINESS
WILL TAKE CARE OF ITSELF.
SOME OF THIS LEGISLATION THAT
APPLIES TO HOTEL TENANTS AND
OVERTIME REQUIRE ADDITIONAL DUE
DILIGENCE.
IF YOU REALLY WANT TO PROTECT
HOTEL EMPLOYEES WELL BEING, IT
WILL ULTIMATELY COST THEM THEIR
HOURS, BENEFITS, AND JOBS.
I WALK TO WORK.
IN JUST THIS LAST WEEK I WAS
HIT WITH A TWO LITER BOTTLE
FULL OF UNKNOWN LIQUID.
I WATCHED A NAKED MAN WALK DOWN
SECOND.
I WAS SOLICITED FOR ILLEGAL
DRUGS ON THIRD AND PIKE ON MY
WAY HOME FROM YOGA, I WATCHED A
MAN URINATE ON THE WINDOWS OF
WILD GINGER WHILE DINERS
RECOILED IN HORROR.
I ROUTINELY PASS PEOPLE
SHOOTING UP, AND EVERY MORNING
I PASS BY STORE OWNERS WHO HAVE
TO HOSE DOWN AND BLEACH THEIR
ENTRIES.
TOURISM IS A $10.7 BILLION
INDUSTRY IN SEATTLE, AND
COMPANIES AND TOURISTS ARE
GOING TO LEAVE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> SO PLEASE PRIORITIZE.
>> WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE YOUR
WRITTEN TESTIMONY TOO.
>> MARK, CHELSEA, AND THEN
AMANDA LANDERS.
>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS
MARK ZAMORA, THE CATERING
MANAGER FOR THE HILTON SEATTLE.
I WORKED IN THE INDUSTRY FOR
EIGHT YEARS.
>> STAND A LITTLE CLOSER.
>> I STARTED MY CAREER AS A
RESTAURANT SERVER, AND THEN I
MOVED UP TO CONVENTION CATERING
AND SALES MANAGEMENT.
JUST THIS PAST YEAR I STEPPED
BACK INTO THE INDUSTRY THAT I
LOVE AFTER SERVING MY COUNTRY.
MY QUESTION TO ALL OF YOU IS
WHY ARE BUSINESSES WHO LEASE
SPACE AND HOTELS BEING TREATED
FROM A BUSINESS WHO LEASE SPACE
IN AN OFFICE BUILDING?
THESE OFFICES WHO LEASE SPACE
ARE LIKE FAMILY.
PROVIDING AN OUTSTANDING
MEMORABLE SERVICE TO OUR
GUESTS.
EVERY DAY WHEN I'M OUT IN
SEATTLE MEETING NEW PEOPLE OR
TALKING TO ONE OF OUR VALUED
HOTEL GUESTS, OR TAKING THEM ON
SCREAMING OR REMOVING THEIR PLE
CLOTHES.
SOMETIMES I HAVE TO WALK OUR
GUESTS TO THEIR DESTINATION
JUST TO ENSURE THEIR SAFETY.
BUT LET'S KEEP FOCUSING ON
REQUIRING OVERTIME FOR ALL
HOURS WORKED IF EVEN EMPLOYEES
EXCEED THE MANDATORY MINIMUM
WORKLOAD BY ONE SQUARE FOOT
INSTEAD OF SAFETY.
I CAN'T THINK OF ANOTHER
INDUSTRY THAT'S REQUIRED TO PAY
OVERTIME FOR AN ENTIRE DAY'S
WORK.
I TRULY FEEL WE'RE NOT IN
ORDER.
PLEASE ADDRESS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> CHELSEA, AMANDA, AND THEN
TERRY.
OH BOY, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
WELCOME.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS CHELSEA
HUFFMAN, I'M THE HR DIRECTOR AT
THE RENAISSANCE SEATTLE HOTEL.
OVER THE YEARS I'VE WORKED IN
MULTIPLE INDUSTRIES.
I STARTED OUT MY CAREER AS A
LABORER LOADING 100 POUNDS OF
ROAM.
I'VE BEEN IN THIS ROLE FOR OVER
A DECADE AND NEVER SEEN
LEGISLATION THAT WOULD CLEARLY
BENEFIT A GROUP OF EMPLOYEES
OVER ANOTHER.
OUR LAWS ARE SUPPOSE TO BE
WRITTEN TO CREATE EQUALITY, NOT
ADVERSE DISCRIMINATION.
WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS HOW
THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY IS
BEING TARGETED.
ARE THERE OTHER INDUSTRIES THAT
ARE REQUIRED TO PAY BASE ON
WORKLOAD?
DOES A MEATPACKER GET PAID MORE
FOR PACKING FOR BOXES?
I DON'T BELIEVE CIVIL SERVANTS
HAVE THIS KIND OF BENEFIT
EITHER FOR HELPING MORE PEOPLE.
HOW ABOUT DELIVERY DRIVERS AND
SALES PEOPLE?
ARE THOSE INDUSTRIES REQUIRED
TO PROVIDE THE SAME TYPE OF
LOCATION DEVICES THAT ARE BEING
PROPOSED TO THE HOSPITALITY
INDUSTRY?
THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY DOES
CARE ABOUT THEIR EMPLOYEES.
AT THE RENAISSANCE WE EMPLOYEE
250.
THE PROOF IS IN THE NUMBERS
NEARLY HALF OF OUR EMPLOYEES
WOULD NOT STILL BE AT THE
RENAISSANCE AFTER TEN YEARS IF
THEY FELT THEY WERE NOT BEING
TREATED PROPERLY.
15% HAVE BEEN WITH US FOR OVER
20.
I ASK THAT YOU NOT APPROVE THIS
LEGISLATION AS IT PUTS LEGAL
AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS ON OUR
INDUSTRY.
>> THANK YOU.
AMANDA, TERRY, AND THEN GERKIN
ORBS SWALD.
>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS
AMANDA LANDERS, THE DIRECTOR
FRONT OFFICE AT THE PAM PACIFIC
SEATTLE.
I HAVE WORKED IN HOSPITALITY
INDUSTRY FOR SEVEN YEARS AND
WAS RECENTLY RECOGNIZED AS
WASHINGTON'S HOSPITALITY
EMERGING LEADER OF 2018.
THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY IS
INCREDIBLY UNIQUE.
ALL OF US PUT EVERYTHING THAT
WE HAVE INTO OUR WORK.
IT IS BACK BREAKING AND WE LOVE
IT.
I HAVE WORKED CLOSELY IN ALL OF
THE DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING
HOUSEKEEPING FOR MANY YEARS.
I'VE DONE THE JOB,
AND SO I JUST, YOU KNOW, WANTED
TO ASK.
OUR RETAIL ATTENDANTS, MALE
PERSONNEL, MEDICAL
PROFESSIONALS.
SEATTLE, YOU KNOW, WORKERS
THEMSELVES OR ANYONE ELSE
BESIDES JUST A SPECIFIC WORKER
IN A SPECIFIC INDUSTRY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
TERRY FOLLOWED BY GERKIN AND
THEN HON G . WELCOME BACK,
TERRY.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I'M TERRY, I'M THE CHEF AND
OWNER OF BLUE LID IN THE
SHERATON HOTEL.
MY RELATIONS WITH THE HOTEL, I
HAVE A LEASE AND THAT'S MY
ENTIRE BUSINESS WITH THEM.
I'M HERE TO PLEAD THE NEW
AUXILIARY BECAUSE IT PUTS US IN
VERY CRITICAL SITUATION MYSELF
AS WELL AS 58 FAMILIES THAT
WORK WITH US.
PLEASE REVIEW THAT AND REMOVE
IT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
GERKIN FOLLOWED BY HONG
ANDSTEFAN.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
YOU CAN'T POLISH -- WRITTEN BY
NON-LEGISLATORS.
YOU KNOW, NOT SURPRISING IT
RESULTS IN JUSTIFIABLE LAWSUITS
THAT ARE BEING UPHELD.
YOUR LEGISLATURES DO IT WITHOUT
TRYING TO MERE THE BAD PARTS
AND THEN ADDING UNIFIES OTHER
THINGS.
AS A MATTER OF FACT DON'T DO IT
AT ALL.
RETENTION, FOR INSTANCE, IT'S
NOT NECESSARY.
HOTELS GET SOLD DAY IN AND DAY
OUT.
THERE'S NO NEW HOTEL OWNER THAT
SHOWS UP WITH THE SCHOOL BUS
FULL OF NEW EMPLOYEES.
WE NEED OUR EMPLOYEES.
NOBODY IS LOSING THEIR JOBS.
WORKLOAD, WE HAVE STANDARDS.
WHAT'S NEXT?
YOU HEARD IT FROM OTHER PEOPLE.
I MEAN IF WE FOCUS ON
WORKLOADS, THEN FOCUS ON
EVERYBODY, RIGHT?
SO MY RECOMMENDATION IS FOCUS
ON THE THINGS THAT SEATTLE
VOTERS REALLY CARE ALL ABOUT.
PUBLIC SAFETY, TRANSPORTATION
HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS.
I THINK THAT'S ENOUGH WORK FOR
ALL OF US TO TAKE CARE OF.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WELCOME BACK AND THEN
FOLLOWED BY STEFAN AND BRAXTON
MEYERS.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
MY NAME IS HONG AND I'M A
HOUSEKEEPER IN THE AIRPORT.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING THERE FOR
FIVE YEARS.
I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO WORK.
AFTER ONE DAY YOU FINISH YOUR
28th BED AND THE SUPERVISOR
ASKS YOU TO DO AN EXTRA ROOM.
YOU TELL THEM OH, I'M SO TIRED,
BUT THE SUPERVISORS, THEY WILL
LET YOU GO HOME, NO, THEY WON'T
LET YOU GO HOME BECAUSE
CUSTOMERS ARE WAITING.
AND THEN THEY ONLY CARE ABOUT
AS A HUMAN BEING, BUT THE
HOTELS, THEY TREAT US AS A
TOOL, WE ARE THE TOOLS TO MAKE
AS MUCH AS THEY CAN.
AND THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE.
BECAUSE THE HOTEL, THEY RESPECT
OUR RIGHTS, OUR WILL, WE DON'T
WANT TO TAKE THE OVERTIME, BUT
WE HAVE NO CHOICE.
SO THERE'S A PENALTY FOR THEM.
IF IT IS AGAINST OUR WILL AND
THEY FORCE US TO DO IT AND WE
DON'T HAVE GOOD HEALTH, BUT
AFTER YOU FINISH YOUR 28th BED,
YOU FEEL THE PAIN.
DURING THE NIGHT YOU CANNOT
SLEEP.
SO WHO CARES ABOUT US.
THAT'S WHY WE ASK TO PASS THE
124.
IT'S IN THE REAL WORK.
WE TALK TO THE HOUSEKEEPERS,
MOST OF US ARE IMMIGRANTS.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO STAND UP
TO FIGHT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I APPRECIATE IT, THANK YOU.
>> STEFAN FOLLOWED BY BRAXTON.
OH BOY.
DUMUS?
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
I'M STEFAN WITH LOCAL EIGHT.
I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS AN
IMPORTANT MISUNDERSTANDING IN
REGARDS TO THE WORKLOAD
PROTECTIONS AND INITIATIVE 124.
THIS LEGISLATION CONTAINS A
PROVISION THAT WORKERS RECEIVE
OVERTIME PAY FOR THE WHOLE DAY
IF THEY ARE FORCED TO CLEAN
MORE THAN 5,000 SQUARE FEET PER
DAY OR PER SHIFT.
THIS IS NOT A PROVISION THAT IS
INTENDED TO GIVE WORKERS MONEY,
IT'S A PROVISION THAT IS
INTENDED TO MAKE SURE THAT
WORKERS ARE NOT BEING PUT IN
UNSAFE SITUATIONS IN WORKLOADS
THAT CAUSE INJURIES IN PEOPLE,
BREAKING THEIR BODIES IN
PEOPLE.
BASICALLY HAVING LONG-TERM
CONSEQUENCES FOR THE HARD WORK
THAT THEY DO.
I THINK IF THERE'S ONE THING
YOU CAN DO AS A COUNCIL, IT IS
TO HOLD FIRM ON THE PROVISIONS
AS PROPOSED BECAUSE THAT'S THE
ONLY WAY TO DISINCENTIVIZE
ABUSE OF HOUSEKEEPERS IN THE
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY THAT IS
REAL AND HAPPENING EVERY DAY
HERE IN SEATTLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I KNOW YOU HAD SOME WRITTEN
COMMENTS TOO.
WE'LL, OF COURSE, TAKE THOSE AS
WELL.
>> BRAXTON FOLLOWED BY DUMUS
AND THEN STEVE SASSO.
HI, BRAXTON.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
REPRESENTING THE FIRST
GENERATION KOREAN FAMILY THE
PURCHASE OF A HOTEL HERE FIVE
YEARS AGO, AND HAVE ENJOYED
WORKING WITHIN THE SEATTLE CITY
LIMITS FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
ONCE AGAIN URGE THE COUNCIL TO
TAKE A VERY STRONG LOOK AT WHAT
IT IS THAT IS BEING PROPOSED.
WE TALKED A LOT TWO WEEKS AGO
ABOUT OPTICS.
I THINK THE OPTICS PLAY A VERY
LARGE PORTION OF KIND OF THIS
ARGUMENT THAT WE'RE GOING
THROUGH TODAY AND HAVE BEEN
GOING THROUGH NOW FOR THE LAST
TWO AND A HALF TO THREE YEARS.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO
UNDERSTAND THAT NOT ONLY IS
THERE A CONCERN WITH BUSINESSES
BEING BROUGHT INTO THIS
LEGISLATION, BUT NOT EVERY
HOTEL INDUSTRY IN SEATTLE IS
OWNED BY A MULTI-NATIONAL
CORPORATION.
MY PROPERTY IS OWNED BAY FIRST
GENERATION KOREAN FAMILY THAT
CAME HERE IN 1976.
WE'RE NOT FABULOUSLY WEALTHY.
WE'RE NOT MARRIOTT, WE'RE NOT
STARWOOD, WE'RE A SMALL FAMILY-
OWNED BUSINESS, AND WE INTEND
TO STAY THAT.
WE WANT TO WORK WITH OUR
EMPLOYEES.
WE WANT TO BE AS BEST OF THE
EMPLOYERS WE POSSIBLY COULD BE.
BUT AS WE RUN THE NUMBERS FOR
INITIATIVE, THE FOUR
REPLACEMENT INITIATIVES FOR
124, IT LITERALLY AND THIS IS
NOT, I'M HAPPY TO SIT DOWN WITH
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO
REVIEW THE NUMBERS, IT PLACES
OUR BUSINESS IN BANKRUPTCY.
IT PLACES OUR BANKRUPTCY IN THE
RED.
>> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT.
>> DUMUS FOLLOWED BY STEVE AND
THEN JENNY RAYS.
SORRY FOR THE MISPRONUNCIATION.
>> HELLO, THIS IS PATIENCE.
I'M CURIOUS HOW THINGS ARE
GOING TO PLAY OUT WITH THIS IN
GENERAL, AND I HAVE AN
APPLICABLE QUESTION TO OLS AND
HOW THEY HANDLE THINGS.
ORIGINALLY I STARTED EMPLOYMENT
AND DEALT WITH THEM FOR A
WHILE.
IN OCTOBER OF 2018 I STARTED AN
INQUIRY WITH LABOR AND
INDUSTRIES REGARDING UNPAID
WAGES.
SOUNDS SIMILAR THAT A LOT OF
PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE EXPERIENCED
HERE WITH THEIR SITUATION AS
WELL.
THE DETERMINATION WAS MADE IN
2018 THAT THEY FAILED TO PAY
WAGES FOR $6,760 THAT THEY
STILL CONTINUE TO UNPAY TO THIS
DAY.
A CITATION BECAME FINAL IN
JUNE, ON JUNE 30 OF THIS YEAR,
AND THEY'RE NOW IN COLLECTIONS
AS OF JULY 5. THIS IS IN
REGARDS TO ANOTHER ISSUE THAT I
HAVE WITH THEM IS HOUSING.
ON AUGUST 18 WE HAD TO START A
LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM BECAUSE
OTHER AGENCIES WITHIN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE HAVE NOT TAKEN ANY
ACTIONS INCLUDING THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING, WHICH AS A SEATTLE
LEVY AGREEMENT THAT HAS STRICT
REQUIREMENTS THAT NOBODY IS
ENFORCING.
I WENT TO OLS IN OCTOBER OF
2018.
TO THIS DAY I HAVE NO RESPONSE.
SO HOW ARE THEY GOING TO HANDLE
ANY OF THESE PEOPLES CONCERNS
IF THESE RULES ARE PLACED IN
THERE FOR US.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND MRS. MOSQUEDA ONE LAST
THING.
I TALKED, YOU RECOMMENDED ME TO
ERIN, THAT WAS FEBRUARY OF 27,
TO THIS DAY TO RESPONSE FROM
HER AGAIN.
>> SIR, IF YOU WANT TO E-MAIL
US, WE'RE HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP
WITH YOU.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
STEVE SASSO FOLLOWED BY JENNY
REYES, FOLLOWED BY SHARON
CHUNG.
>> OKAY, ONE MINUTE.
I'LL TRY TO BE QUICK.
GOOD MORNING, I'M STEVE SASSO,
MY HOTEL IS THE MEMBER OF THE
SEATTLE HOTEL ASSOCIATION, AND
I'M A RESIDENT OF THE CAPITOL
HILL NEIGHBORHOOD.
I WORKED IN THE HOTEL INDUSTRY
FOR OVER 25 YEARS.
AND SOME OF THE OTHERS THAT
HAVE TALKED AND SPOKEN IN THE
PAST FEW WEEKS.
I'VE HAD MULTIPLE EXPERIENCES
AND SEEN A LOT.
THIS INCLUDES WASHING DISHES,
CLEANING ROOMS, BEING A UNION
MEMBER, WORKING WITH LARGE
CORPORATIONS, SMALL FAMILY-RUN
BUSINESSES PARTNERING WITH MORE
OFTEN THAN NOT, SUPPORTING
ELECTED PUBLIC OFFICIALS WHO
MAY NOT ALWAYS SHARE THE SAME
VIEWS THAT I DO.
WHAT I HAVEN'T SEEN IS A CITY
COUNCIL LOOK TO QUICKLY RUSH
AND PASS COMPLICATED
LEGISLATION UNDER THE GUIDES OF
ONE WITH OR TWO ITEMS.
WHEN, IN FACT, THE 100-PLUS
PAGES WRITTEN IS FAR REACHING
AND HAS MULTIPLE UNATTENDED AND
NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES ON
BUSINESSES AND WORKERS.
YOU HAVE HEARD MANY SPEAK ABOUT
THIS AND SURELY THIS COMMITTEE
IS WELL INFORMED AND AWARE OF
THIS.
I URGE YOU TO LISTEN TO ALL
STAKEHOLDERS AND ACT IF A
COMMON SENSE AND IMPACTFUL
MANNER.
WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR ROLE AS
AN ELECTED OFFICIAL ESPECIALLY
AS IT PERTAINS TO THIS
LEGISLATION.
ON A FINAL NOTE I WAS HESITANT
TO SPEAK TODAY AS I HEARD ABOUT
AND READ ABOUT THE ECHO CHAMBER
OF POLITICS THAT WILL TAKE
PLACE AT TIMES IN THE SERIOUS
IMPACT THAT THEY HAVE ON ALL
SEATTLE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE
HERE.
I'M HOPEFUL AS IT RELATES TO
LEGISLATION SO MEANINGFUL
PROGRESS COULD BE MADE FOR ALL
INVOLVED, WHICH INCLUDES
EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM AND THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANKS FOR THE EXTRA TIME.
>> HI, JENNY, FOLLOWED BY JENNY
IS SHANON SHARON, LINDA MORTON,
AND THEN STEVE FIGOSKI.
>> GOOD MORNING CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS JENNY, AND I'M THE
HR PARTNER OF THE RESIDENCE
INN, MARRIOTT DOWNTOWN SEATTLE.
I JOINED THE HOSPITALITY
INDUSTRY NINE YEARS AGO WHEN I
CAME TO THIS COUNTRY.
AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING IN THE
HOTEL INDUSTRY FOR 14 YEARS
NOW.
I JOINED THIS INDUSTRY BECAUSE
I FELT REPRESENTED, WELCOMED,
AND GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY THAT
OTHERS IN THIS WERE NOT WILLING
TO PROVIDE.
HOTELS HAVE THE MOST DIVERSE
POPULATION WITHIN THE WORK
FORCE.
MINORITIES AND PEOPLE THAT MADE
MISTAKES IN THE PAST ARE GIVEN
ANOTHER CHANCE.
I BELIEVE THIS LEGISLATION IS
INSPIRING BECAUSE IT SHOWS THAT
WE WANT TO MAKE THINGS BETTER
FOR OUR ASSOCIATES, AND I
AGREE.
WE CARE ABOUT OUR EMPLOYEES,
AND I HAVE SAFETY PRACTICE IN
PLACE TO PROTECT THEM.
I PERSONALLY MAKE SURE MY
TEAMMEMBERS ARE TREATED FAIRLY.
HOWEVER, THIS ORDINANCE IS
SPECIFIC ON THOSE ITEMS TRYING
TO HELP INSURANCE AND REVIEW.
THERE IS NOT AN INDUSTRY THAT
REQUIRES TO PAY OVERTIME FROM
AN ENTIRE DAY'S WORK.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING
AND WORKING TOWARDS IMPROVING
THIS LEGISLATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> HI AGAIN, SHANNON.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS SHANNON SHARON, I'M
THE DIRECTOR OF HOTEL SORENTO.
I PROBABLY LOOK SOMEWHAT
FAMILIAR BECAUSE I TESTIFY
EVERY OPPORTUNITY THAT I CAN.
I DEEPLY BELIEVE IN THIS
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.
I RESPECT THE ROLES THAT YOU
HAVE AND THE COMPLEXITY OF THIS
CITY.
WE ARE AT A VERY SIGNIFICANT
TIPPING POINT, AND THE CYCLE OF
THIS ORDINANCE AND WHAT IT
IMPACTS IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
I CONTINUE TO BELIEVE THERE
HASN'T BEEN THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF
CONSIDERATION.
THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF CARE
AND CONCERN THAT OUR INDUSTRY
PROVIDES TO OUR EMPLOYEES.
WE ARE ONE TEAM.
IT'S NOT US AGAINST THEM.
WE COMMUNICATED THAT, WE'VE
SHARED THAT, WE'VE ILLUMINATED
THAT.
WHAT IS TROUBLING IS THIS
LEGISLATION WITH EVERY STRIPE
JUST SEEMS TO MOVE FORWARD AND
EBBS UP AND DOWN INTO GREATER
COMPLEXITY AND MAKES IT MORE
DIFFICULT FOR ANYONE TO
ENFORCE.
DOESN'T TAKE INTO EFFECT EVEN
THE SUSTAINABILITY.
MY HOTEL IS A SMALL HOTEL,
LOCALLY OWNED FOR ALMOST 40
YEARS.
THIS IS DEBILITATING BLOW AS WE
CONTINUE TO EXPAND THE
ORDINANCE AND PERSECUTE AN
INDUSTRY THAT DOESN'T HAVE THE
BANDWIDTH TO ACCEPT OR TOLERATE
THIS LEGISLATION.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY.
APPRECIATE IT.
>> LINDA FOLLOWED BY STEVE.
YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE LINDA.
>> NO.
>> OKAY.
YOU COULD BE.
>> GO AHEAD, LINDA.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> I'M LINDA, CO-OWNER, WHICH
REPRESENTS MORE THAN 2,700
RESTAURANTS IN SEATTLE.
MOST OF WHICH ARE SMALL
BUSINESSES.
I ALSO SERVE ON THE MAYOR SMALL
ADVISORY COUNCIL ALONG WITH,
YOU TERESA, THE SPONSOR OF THIS
LEGISLATION.
THE LEGISLATION YOU'RE
DISCUSSING IS NOT JUST ABOUT
HOTELS.
IT'S ABOUT RESTAURANTS AND
OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES.
THE VOTERS PAMPHLET WRITTEN BY
SUPPORTERS SAYS HOUSEKEEPERS
SIX TIMES YET THERE WAS NOT ONE
MENTION OF SMALL BUSINESS OR
NON-HOTEL EMPLOYEES.
THIS IS NEVER ABOUT SMALL
BUSINESS COMMUNITY, YET YOU'VE
NOW DECIDED TO INCLUDE US.
YOU'LL BE DISCUSSING ONE OF
THREE ORDINANCES TODAY THAT
SPECIFICALLY INCLUDES NON-HOTEL
EMPLOYEES AND SMALL BUSINESSES
UNDER THE DEFINITION OF,
"BUSINESS," AND YOU'RE PUTTING
SMALL BUSINESS AND RESTAURANTS
IN THE SAME CATEGORIES AS
HOTELS SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY
LEASE SPACE FROM A HOTEL RATHER
THAN AN OFFICE BUILDING ACROSS
THE STREET.
THE IMPACTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF
THIS LEGISLATION INTENDED OR
NOT COULD BE DEVASTATING FOR A
SMALL RESTAURANT OR A BRICK AND
MORTAR SMALL BUSINESS OWNER AND
THEIR WORKERS THAT DEPEND ON
THEIR BUSINESS FOR THEIR
LIVELIHOOD.
SEATTLE'S RESTAURANT AND SMALL
BUSINESS COMMUNITIES STAND
TOGETHER.
PLEASE DO NOT PUT US IN THE
SAME CATEGORY AS HOTELS WHEN
THAT IS FUNDAMENTALLY NOT WHO
WE ARE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> AND HAPPY TO TAKE YOUR
WRITTEN TESTIMONY AS WELL.
HI, STEVE.
THANKS FOR WAITING.
>> I'M STEVE, THE GENERAL
MANAGER AT THE HYATT, GRAND
HYATT.
I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ABOUT A
NUMBER OF THINGS.
ONE OF WHICH IS THE ADDITIONAL
FOOT, THE SQUARE FOOT OF
WORKLOAD THAT PUTS AN
INCREDIBLE BURDEN ON THE HOTEL.
I OFTEN LOOK AT WHAT WOULD
HAPPEN TO THE CITY'S BUDGET IF
POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS
WAS PLACED WITH ONE HOUR MORE
OF TIME.
WHAT WOULD IT DO TO YOUR
GENERAL BUDGET?
IT WOULD DECIMATE IT.
BUT REALLY AT THIS POINT
HOUSEKEEPERS ENJOY THE OVERTIME
AND THIS PUTS THE HOTEL AT REAL
OPPORTUNITY TO HOLD FIRM ON
TRYING TO MAINTAIN A BUDGET.
SECOND OF ALL, I CAN'T FOR THE
LIFE OF ME UNDERSTAND HOW WE'VE
GOT SEVERAL BUSINESSES THAT ARE
ADJACENT TO THE HOTEL THAT ARE
SMALL BUSINESSES THAT THE UNDUE
BURDEN WOULD PUT ON THEM AS
WELL.
IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
IT'S COMPETITIVELY
DISADVANTAGED.
I THINK WE HAVE TO CALL THIS
FOR WHAT IT IS.
IT'S A MEMBERSHIP DRIVE.
AND THAT MORE THAN ANYTHING IS
WHY WAS THE CBA CARVED OUT OF
EVERYTHING OTHER THAN PANIC
BUTTONS?
IT REALLY IS AGAINST ECONOMICS
FOR WHAT'S GOING ON.
I'M JUST DISAPPOINTED IN WHERE
WE ARE BIG TIME.
PLEASE AND LOOK AT THIS.
>> THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ] AGAIN, I
APPRECIATE EVERYONE WHO HAS
COME TO TESTIFY.
WE JUST WANT TO DO ONE LAST
CALL.
ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO
TAKE A MINUTE TO TESTIFY?
ABBI, THANKS, WE'LL GET YOU
SIGNED IF.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL
MEMBERS, ABBI.
I JUST WANTED TO DO A QUICK
REFRESHER FOR FOLKS AND THE
ROAD THAT HAS GOTTEN US HERE
TODAY AND ALSO SOME OF THE
PIECES THAT WERE INCLUDED IN
THE INITIATIVE.
THE PETITION FOR THIS
LEGISLATION AND ITS INITIATIVE
FORM WAS FILED BACK IN 2016.
ALL OF THE FOLKS IN THIS ROOM
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE
TEXT THEN.
AND THEN THAT PETITION LANGUAGE
WAS SIGNED BY 30,000 REGISTERED
VOTERS IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
AND THEN IN THE FALL OF 2016,
299,000 RESIDENTS OF THIS HAD
CITY VOTED YES TO PASS THAT
INITIATVE, VOTED YES TO
WORKLOAD STANDARDS FOR
HOUSEKEEPERS RECOGNIZING THIS
IS A POPULATION OF IMMIGRANT
WOMEN IN THE CITY WHO HAVE BEEN
TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF, WHO DO BACK-
BREAKING WORK, AND NEED THIS
ADDITION FALL PROTECTION.
THE GOAL OF THAT WAS TO
PENALIZE EMPLOYERS FOR
REQUIRING HOUSEKEEPERS TO DO A
LEVEL OF WORK THAT IS RESULTING
IN PAIN AND INJURIES.
SO THAT PIECE IS A HOLDOVER
FROM THE ORIGINAL INITIATIVE AS
THE COVERAGE FOR THE
BUSINESSES, AND THOSE WERE
THINGS THAT 299,000 FOLKS IN
THE CITY SPOKE OUT AND BEING IN
SUPPORT OF.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO
DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO SIGN UP?
OKAY.
SEEING NONE.
I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY
AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
HEAR FROM YOU.
AGAIN SPEAKING OF THE ROAD TO
GET HERE TODAY, THANK YOU FOR
THAT REMINDER.
WE KNOW YOU'RE MOVING ON TO
CONTINUE YOUR EDUCATION.
AND IF WE DON'T SEE YOU IN
CHAMBERS ANYMORE, WE'LL
REMEMBER YOUR WORDS AND
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
THANKS EVERYBODY FOR BEING
HERE, AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE
ON TO OUR FIRST ITEM OF
BUSINESS.
IF YOU COULD READ INTO THE
RECORD THE FIRST ITEM OF
BUSINESS, AND WE WILL PROCEED.
JUST ONE MORE REMINDER FOR
FOLKS IF YOU DID HAVE TESTIMONY
AND YOU DIDN'T GET TO SAY IT
ALL, PLEASE SEND IT TO US AND
WE'LL MAKE SURE A COPY OF THAT
IS AVAILABLE FOR OUR ENTIRE
COUNCIL.
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE, OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS RACE AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE INITIATIVE REPORT FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> WONDERFUL.
IF WE COULD PLEASE BE JOINED BY
MARTIN GARFINKEL, DIRECTOR OF
OLS, DARIUS FOSTER, BUSINESS
ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST AT OLS,
MARGARET WEIHS FROM SENIOR
INVESTIGATOR AT OLS, AND SARAH
LEYRER, GOOD TO SEE YOU BACK,
SARAH.
SENIOR LABORS CENTER
INVESTIGATOR.
AND MARGARET, PLEASE DO CORRECT
MY PRONUNCIATION OF YOUR LAST
NAME.
THANKS ALL FOR BEING HERE.
I WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR
WAITING TO DO YOUR PRESENTATION
TO TODAY.
WE HAD A ROBUST AGENDA LAST
WEEK.
WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING A WEEK
LATER AND WHY DON'T WE START
WITH INTRODUCTIONS.
>> SURE.
MARTIN GARFINKEL, DIRECTOR
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS.
>> I'M MARGARET WEIHS, SENIOR
INVESTIGATOR AT THE OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS.
>> DARIUS FOSTER, BUSINESS
ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST.
>> SARAH LEYRER, SENIOR
INVESTIGATOR.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU.
I BELIEVE EVERYBODY HAS
MATERIALS.
WHY DON'T YOU GUYS GO AHEAD.
WE HAVE ABOUT 25 MINUTES FOR
THIS.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR
OPPORTUNITY FOR OLS TO PRESENT
ON OUR RSJI WORK ON RSTs.
MY OLS COLLEAGUES ARE HERE TO
GIVE YOU THE DETAILS OF THE
WORK, BUT LET ME SAY A FEW
THINGS.
FIRST I'M VERY PROUD TO SAY
RSJI PRINCIPLES ARE REALLY
BAKED INTO OUR MISSION.
WE TRY TO BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT
FOCUSING OUR EFFORTS, MANY OF
WHOM ARE WORKERS OF COLOR AND
IMMIGRANTS.
THIS IS REFLECTED IN ALL OF OUR
EFFORTS FROM POLICY
DEVELOPMENT, OUTREACH
ENFORCEMENT, AS WELL AS OUR OWN
INTERNAL PROCESSES INCLUDING
HIRING AND PROMOTIONS.
BUT WE KNOW WE NEED TO DO MORE
THAN THAT.
WE HAVE ALSO WORKED HARD TO
SHAPE OUR OFFICE CULTURE IN A
WAY THAT DEMONSTRATES ON A
DAILY BASIS.
ITS COMMITMENT TO RACIAL
EQUITY.
IN THE PAST AS YOU MAY KNOW OLS
HAS DONE THEIR RSJI WORK AS
PART OF OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS,
OCR.
IN 2018 SIGNIFICANT, OF
SIGNIFICANCE TO US THAT WE
SEPARATED THAT RSJI WORK FROM
ORBS CR, AND WE CREATED OUR OWN
CHANGE TEAM AND PROCESSES.
WE WELCOME THAT CHANGE BECAUSE
WE SAW IT A BIT LIKE
ADOLESCENTS, SEPARATING FROM
THEIR PARENTS, UNNECESSARY
STEPS FOR OUR YOUNG DEPARTMENT
TO STAND ON ITS OWN TWO FEET
AND DEVELOP ITS OWN RSJI
CULTURE.
WE ALSO CREATED A LEADERSHIP
CHANGE TEAM COMMITTEE, WHICH
MEETS MONTHLY.
THIS IS A FORM FOR CONTINUOUS
DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN OUR
MANAGEMENT TEAM AND OUR CHANGE
TEAM, WHICH CONSISTENTS OF
ABOUT 10 PEOPLE, WHICH IS ABOUT
40% OF OUR OFFICE.
I DON'T MEAN TO SUGGEST THAT WE
HAVE FIGURED EVERYTHING OUT BY
NO MEANS, ONE OF THE TOUGHEST
AREAS AND FOR WHICH THERE IS NO
CLEAR ROAD MAP IS HOW DO WE
CREATE A CULTURE HAD WHERE OUR
STAFF CAN FEEL SAFE TO PROCESS
AND RESOLVE THE DAILY ISSUES OF
CONFLICT AND RACIAL PAIN.
I'VE LEARNED A LOT IN MY FIRST
YEAR AND A HALF ON THE JOB AND
I HAVE A TREMENDOUS RESPECT FOR
THIS HAD RACE AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE.
AS A WHITE MAN IN LEADERSHIP, I
FEEL MY ROLE IS TO STAY HUMBLE
AND TO MODEL AND APPROACH THE
VALUES ON LISTENING AND
LEARNING.
I WANT TO THANK MY STAFF, SOME
OF WHOM ARE HERE TODAY, FOR
THEIR DEDICATION TO THIS
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT WORK.
AND I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A HUGE
SHOUTOUT TO THE RSJI TEAM AT
OCR.
THEY'VE HELPED US A GREAT DEAL.
THEY DO GREAT WORK WITH A SMALL
GROUP.
IT'S REALLY BEEN WONDERFUL TO
WORK WITH THEM.
WITH THAT I'LL TURN IT OVER TO
MARGARET TO START IT OFF.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANKS.
AND SO I'M MARGARET WEIHS,
SENIOR INVESTIGATOR WITH OLS
AND ALSO I'VE BEEN SERVING AS A
CHANGE TEAM CO-LEAD FOR THE
DEPARTMENT.
SO I'M GOING TO BE TALKING
ABOUT SOME OF OUR CHALLENGES
FROM 2018 AS WELL AS SOME OF
OUR SUCCESSES, AND THEN WE'LL
PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE
RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKITS THAT WE
RAN IN THE LAST YEAR.
2018 AS MARTY SAID WAS A BIG
YEAR OF TRANSITION FOR OUR
CHANGE TEAM SPLITTING APART
FROM OCR CAME WITH A LOT OF
CHALLENGES AS WE TRIED TO
DETERMINE WHAT THE BEST
STRUCTURE WOULD BE FOR MOVING
FORWARD.
WE ALSO HAVE LOTS O STAFF
CHANGES LAST YEAR, A LOT OF
GROWTH IN STAFF AS WELL AS
MARTY COMING ON AS THE
DIRECTOR.
SO WITH THAT CAME SOME
ADJUSTMENTS AS WE FOCUSED ON
HOW TO BOTH MEET INDIVIDUAL
NEEDS WITH FOLKS COMING IN WITH
DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS,
EXPERIENCES, PERSPECTIVES,
WHILE ALSO KIND OF BUILDING A
BASELINE OF SHARED
UNDERSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE
OFFICE.
WE ALSO, ONE CHALLENGE DESPITE
STAFF GROWTH WAS MAINTAINING
CAPACITY FOR CONTINUING TO PUSH
FORWARD WITH RSJI WORK AS FOLKS
ARE MOVING THEIR DAY-TO-DAY
WORK.
SOME OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
DESPITE THOSE CHALLENGES WERE
THAT WE AS AN OLS CHANGE TEAM
DRAFTED OUR CHARTER AND WORK
PLAN.
WE ADOPTED A COMMITTEE
STRUCTURE WHERE WE SPLIT WORK
INTO SUBCOMMITTEES, SO WE'RE
ABLE TO FOCUS ON DIFFERENT
AREAS.
SOME OF THOSE COMMITTEES AS
MARTY DESCRIBED WERE THE
LEADERSHIP, MONTHLY LEADERSHIP
TEAM MEETINGS.
WE HAVE CO-LEADS WHO ATTEND
MONTHLY CITY WIDE MEETINGS TO
ENCOURAGE COLLABORATION ACROSS
DEPARTMENTS.
WE HAVE THE COORDINATION
COMMITTEE, AND FINALLY AN
EDUCATION AND TRAINING TEAM
THAT HELPS COORDINATE ALL STAFF
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.
AS A CHANGE TEAM, OUR
MEMBERSHIP GREW FROM THREE
PEOPLE ON THE TEAM OF 10 OUT OF
A STAFF OF 24.
SO IT'S BEEN GREAT TO HAVE MORE
REPRESENTATION ACROSS THE
DEPARTMENT.
ANOTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT WAS THAT
FOLLOWING OUR ALL-STAR RETREAT
DISCUSSION, AT THE END OF 2018
WE DECIDED TO SEND ALL STAFF TO
PEOPLE'S INSTITUTE AND DOING
INSTITUTIONAL RACISM TRAINING
THIS YEAR, SO WE'RE LOOKING
FORWARD TO THAT.
>> CAN WE ASK YOU A QUESTION,
MARGARET.
MARTY JUMP IN HERE IF YOU
PREFER.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT INTERNAL
WORK WITHIN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
>> CORRECT.
>> WHAT KIND OF TRAINING IS
BEING DONE FOR YOUR STAFF FOR
EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS?
>> SURE.
WELL I THINK MOST OF WHAT WE
HAVE DONE SO FAR IS WE'VE DONE
BIAS TRAINING, INTERNALIZED
BIAS TRAINING AS WELL AS STAFF
HAS ATTENDED THE CITY-LED
STAFF.
BUT I DON'T KNOW, MARTY, IF YOU
WANT TO EXPAND?
I THINK SOME OF THOSE
PRINCIPLES THAT BOTH APPLY TO
INTERNALLY HOW WE OPERATE AS
WELL AS HOW WE INTERACT
OUTSIDE.
>> YEAH, I WOULD JUST ECHO
THAT.
I THINK THE RACIAL EQUITY WORK
THAT WE TRY TO REFLECT
INTERNALLY IS ALSO SOMETHING
THAT WE TRY TO DEMONSTRATE
EXTERNALLY AS WELL.
>>
AND ALL THE DEPARTMENTS THE
SAME SERIES OF QUESTIONS.
HOW DOES IT RELATE TO WHAT YOU
DO AND I DIDN'T HEAR ANY
EXAMPLES TO KEEP IN MIND.
>> PERHAPS MAYBE I WASN'T
UNDERSTANDING YOUR QUESTION.
BUT FOR FOR EXAMPLE WE HAVE
ENFORCEMENT PRIORITIES, FOR
EXAMPLE.
WHICH LOOK TO TRYING TO
HIGHLIGHT THE MOST VULNERABLE
WORKERS, THE PEOPLE WITH THE
LOWEST INCOME AS WELL AND MANY
OF WHOM ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR,
AND AS WELL AS INDUSTRIES THAT
I WOULD CALL HIGH RISK AND IN
TERMS OF FOCUSING ENFORCEMENT
WORK OR TRY TO FOCUS OUR
ENFORCEMENT WORK WITH AN EYE
TOWARDS RACIAL EQUITY.
AND WHO ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE
PEOPLE IN SEATTLE AND HOW WOULD
IT HELP?
THOSE ARE CHANGES THAT WE WOULD
LOOK AT THROUGH THE RACIAL
EQUITY TOOL KIT.
YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT, FOR
EXAMPLE, OUR WEBSITE.
HOW DO WE MAKE THE WEBSITE MORE
ACCESSIBLE TO THE GENERAL
COMMUNITY, BOTH WORKERS.
>> I'LL COME BACK LATER.
>> AND I'M HAPPY TO CHAT WITH
YOU OFFLINE ABOUT THIS WHEN WE
HAVE MORE TIME.
>> I PREFER TO DO IT OPENLY,
BUT WE CAN CHAT OFFLINE AS
WELL.
I'LL COME PACK TO IT BECAUSE
I'M STILL TRYING TO UNDERSTAND
MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES OUT
THERE THAT HAVE THE UNIQUE SET
OF CULTURES AS WELL, MINORITY-
OWNED BUSINESS OWNERS THAT HAVE
CULTURES EMBEDDED IN THE
ORGANIZATION.
MY UNDERSTANDING IN THIS WORK
OVER THE LAST DECADE HAS BEEN A
PART OF THE RSJI TRAININGS,
UNDERSTANDING THOSE CULTURES AS
WELL.
AND AS THE OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS, WHICH BY DESIGN IS
SORT OF A NEUTRAL PART OF THIS
THAT YOU WOULD COME IN HERE AND
TO LOOK AT THE LEGISLATIVE
CHARGE OF YOUR GROUP IS TO
UNDERSTAND THE CULTURE OF THE
ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL.
IN FACT ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT
HAVE COME UP EARLY IN THE ONSET
OF OFFICE AND LABOR STANDARDS
WAS WE REALIZED DURING THE
MINIMUM WAGE DISCUSSIONS THAT A
LOT OF BUSINESSES, BUSINESSES
OWNED FROM DIFFERENT
ORGANIZATIONS, THEY WERE
PROBABLY RUNNING A FOUL OF THE
RULES A LITTLE BIT.
WHEN WE ENCOURAGE THE MINIMUM
WAGE BECAUSE WE WANT EVERYONE
TO MAKE A WORKING MINIMUM WAGE,
WE REALIZE THAT IN THE TRAINING
PIECE AND HOW WE DEAL WITH MANY
OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS, A LOT
OF THESE WERE CASH BUSINESSES,
HAVING NEPHEWS AND NIECES
WORKING THERE AND CHILDREN AND
PAYING CASH AND RATHER THAN PUT
THEM ALL ON THE BUSINESS, WE
MADE A CONSCIOUS DECISION TO
INVEST IF TRAINING, SUCH THAT
WE DIDN'T TREAT THEM
DIFFERENTLY THAN A BIG BOX
RETAILER, BUT WE UNDERSTOOD
THEIR CULTURES.
THAT'S ESSENTIALLY RSJI WORK AS
WELL.
I'LL BE CANDID WITH YOU AS WE
GET INTO THE DISCUSSION.
YOU HEARD TESTIMONY TODAY THAT
IT WASN'T ACHIEVED, BUT WE HAD
A PRESENTATION BY THE SMALL
BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL, AND
I'M SURE YOU MIGHT HAVE WATCHED
THAT, BUT ALSO A DISCUSSION
THAT YOUR OFFICE IS FAILING TO
UNDERSTAND THE CULTURES OF THE
ORGANIZATIONS THAT YOU'RE
INVESTIGATING AS WELL.
SO I'M TRYING TO GET TO HOW
WE'RE GOING TO --
>>
I APPRECIATE THAT AND I'LL KEEP
US MOVING BECAUSE I THINK WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS
STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT AND
OUTREACH.
I'M GOING TO ASK THAT WE DON'T
GO INTO THE WEBSITE COMPONENT
AND LET'S SKIP TO SLIDE 10,
WHICH GETS INTO THE STRATEGIC
ENFORCEMENT AND THEN GOES INTO
THE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.
I THINK THAT WILL BE DIRECTLY
RELATED TO THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT'S INQUIRY ON HOW TO
ENGAGE WITH THE SMALLER
BUSINESSES AND SOME THAT MIGHT
BE FROM MINORITY COMMUNITIES AS
EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS.
>> OKAY, HI, SARAH LEYRER,
SENIOR INVESTIGATOR.
I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE CHANGE
TEAM.
AND I WAS THE COORDINATOR OF
THE STRATEGIC ENFORCEMENT,
RACIAL EQUITY TOOL KIT IN
12018.
SO STRATEGIC ENFORCEMENT IS HOW
DO WE USE OUR LIMITED RESOURCES
TO THE MAXIMUM IMPACT IN THE
COMMUNITY?
IT'S HOW CAN OUR WORK CREATE
RIPPLE EFFECTS TO BROADLY
ENCOURAGE A CULTURE OF
COMPLIANCE WITH SEATTLE'S LABOR
STANDARDS?
IT INCLUDES STRATEGIES AND
TOOLS THAT ARE BROADER THAN THE
TRADITIONAL INVESTIGATION, SUCH
AS EDUCATION, RELATIONSHIPS,
AND PRESS.
AS WAYS TO INCREASE COMPLIANCE.
IN 2018 OLS THOUGHT A LOT ABOUT
STRATEGIC ENFORCEMENT.
WE ENGAGED WITH
I WANT EVERYONE TO HAVE THESE
BENEFITS WHETHER THEY ARE A
TENANT OR NOT, BUT THEY ARE
SORT OF CHERRY PICKING THAT A
LITTLE BIT.
EVEN AT 50 PLUS THAT THEY ARE
NOW TREATED DIFFERENTLY JUST BY
THE FACT THEY'RE IN A HOTEL.
JUST BY VIRTUE OF THAT FACT
ALONE THAT THEY COULD DO THE
IDENTICAL BUSINESSES THREE
BLOCKS AWAY AND THEN THEY'RE
NOT COVERED.
IF OUR CORE COMPENSATION IS
GOING TO BE THE PROTECTION OF
THESE HOUSEKEEPERS, THEN THIS
PART IS INCONSISTENT.
THIS PART DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
I'M TRYING TO SEE WHY WE WOULD
COVER.
AND I THINK WE HEARD SOME
TESTIMONY.
I'M SORT OF STRUGGLING WITH
THIS PIECE A LITTLE BIT.
AND THEN DEALING WITH STEFAN
AND THE GREAT ADVOCATES FOR
WORKERS, I'M NOT EVEN SURE WHY
THEY ARE SO VESTED IN THIS
PIECE AS WELL.
MAYBE IT HELPS THEM AND THE
WORK THAT THEY DO, I DON'T
KNOW, BUT THEY SEEM TO BE
MISALIGNED.
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I
HAVE TO THE CENTRAL STAFF, HOW
MANY BUSINESSES ARE WE EVEN
TALKING ABOUT HERE IN THE CITY?
I DON'T KNOW WHO THESE
BUSINESSES ARE.
HAVE WE HEARD FROM THEM?
I'D LIKE TO SEE A LITTLE WORK
DONE ON, I MEAN THREE THAT HAVE
50 PLUS?
ARE THERE A HUNDRED?
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE DONE ANY
OF THAT WORK, SO IT WOULD BE
NICE TO KNOW WHO IT AFFECTS
BEFORE WE JUST SORT OF SAY THIS
IS GOOD POLICY.
AND THEN IN THE GLOBAL WORK
THAT WE DO IF WE WANT TO LOOK
AT THOSE SMALL BUSINESSS AND
TRY TO GET THEM THE PROTECTIONS
THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE IN
ALIGNMENT WITH EMPLOYEES WHO
WORK WITH LARGER CORPORATIONS,
THAT'S A DIFFERENT DISCUSSION.
BUT IN THIS LEGISLATION, IT
SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE
MISALIGNED, SORT OF MY
TRANSPARENT DIALOGUE ON THIS
ISSUE.
>> THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I APPRECIATE YOU FLAGGING THAT
OUT.
THERE'S ONE ITEM I'D LIKE TO
FLAG AS WELL.
WE USE THE TERMS CORE FUNCTION
AND THEN ON ITEM C HERE WE TALK
ABOUT CONTRACTS.
ONE AREA THAT I'VE ASKED FOR
FEEDBACK FROM THE STAKEHOLDERS
BOTH ON THE HOTEL INDUSTRY SIDE
AND FROM THE WORKER ADVOCACY
SIDE IS TO HELP US WITH AN
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT MIGHT
LOOK LIKE TO DEFINE BUSINESS
RELATIONSHIP.
SOMETIMES THERE'S A BUSINESS
RELATIONSHIP.
SOMETIMES THERE'S A BUSINESS
RELATIONSHIP THAT PROVIDES A
CORE FUNCTION TO THE GUESTS OF
A HOTEL, BUT THEY ARE NOT
CONSIDERED CORE FUNCTION IF
TERMS OF NOT CLEANING ROOMS AT
THE HOTEL.
AND SO ONE OF THE OTHER AREAS
THAT I'D LIKE US TO CONTINUE TO
EXPLORE IS WHERE WE HAVE IN
OTHER AREAS OF STATUTE USED,
THE DEFINITION AROUND BUSINESS
RELATIONSHIP.
AND THAT MAY BE OF INTEREST TO
OUR COUNCIL COLLEAGUES AS WELL.
ANY OTHER ITEMS ON THIS?
>> WELL, I THINK ON THE CORE
FUNCTIONS PIECE, I'M NOT SURE
WE HAVE -- HAVE WE DEFINED THAT
IN THE ORDINANCE?
>> WE HAVE NOT.
SO THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING IF
IT WAS ADDED IN THE
LEGISLATION, THAT'S NOT IN
THERE.
RIGHT NOW IT SAYS HOTEL
PURPOSE.
THAT COULD BE DEFINED IN THE
ORDINANCE.
IT COULD BE A HOTEL'S CORE
FUNCTION IS DOING X, PROVIDING
ROOM ACCOMMODATION, OVERNIGHT
ACCOMMODATION.
>> I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
CORE FUNCTION IS DEFINED, SO
THERE IS POTENTIALLY A PLACE
FOR US TO PULL FROM THERE.
>> THAT'S HELPFUL.
>> AS IT RELATES TO THIS
INDUSTRY, YOU KNOW I KNOW
THERE'S A LOT OF ARGUMENTS THAT
HAVE BEEN MADE ON BOTH SIDES
ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR COMPONENT
AS IT RELATES TO ANCILLARY
BUSINESSES.
SO I THINK DEFINING IT AS
HOUSEKEEPERS ONLY IS TOO
NARROW.
I THINK DEFINING IT, IT MIGHT
BE TOO BROAD.
AND SO I JUST WONDER IF THERE
IS A BETTER, MORE APPROPRIATE
WAY FOR YOU TO SORT OF THINK
ABOUT THE CORE FUNCTION AND
WHAT IT IS.
IN THE BUSINESS OF HOSPITALITY
AND SORT OF THINKING ABOUT WHAT
DOES IT MEAN TO DELIVER
HOSPITALITY SERVICES, TO A
PERSON WHO EFFECTIVELY RENTS A
ROOM AND FOR US TO LOOK AT IN
DETERMINING A CLEARER
DEFINITION AROUND CO-SERVICES
THAT MIGHT ADDRESS THE ISSUE
THAT I FLAGGED EARLIER AROUND
MOVING AWAY FROM THE ADMIRATION
ON THE TYPES OF ESTABLISHMENTS
AND REALLY FOCUSING MORE ON THE
THINGS THEY DO THAT WOULD BE
REALLY THE INKER OF WHO WOULD
BE COVERED UNDER VARIOUS
DIFFERENT PARTS OF THIS
LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> I FULLY AGREE WITH THAT.
BUT GETTING THE LIST OF THE
BUSINESSES THAT ARE AFFECTED BY
THIS, THAT SHOULD BE FAIRLY
OBTAINABLE I WOULD IMAGINE.
>> NO.
>> WE STRUGGLE WITH THAT.
>> YEAH.
INSECURE SCHEDULING.
WE STRUGGLED WITH THAT AND PAID
FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE.
WE DON'T AND WE STRUGGLED WITH
IT WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE
EMPLOYEE HOURS TAX IN TERMS OF
WHO WOULD BE WITH IMPACTED BY
SOME OF THESE ISSUES, THE CITY
JUST DOESN'T ORDINARILY TRACK
THIS INFORMATION.
AND IF IT DOES, THEY CONSIDER
IT PROPRIETARY.
>> LET ME BE CLEAR.
JUST GETTING THE TENANTS OF THE
HOTEL IS THE LIST.
NOT THE EMPLOYEES, BUT JUST THE
TENANTS OF THE HOTELS.
THAT'S GOT TO BE A LIST, LESS
THAN 50, RIGHT?
>> WHAT I BELIEVE WE HAVE
ALREADY COURTESY OF OLS IS A
LIST OF THE HOTELS THAT ARE
COVERED.
BY THIS ORDINANCE.
KNOWING THE BUSINESSES THAT THE
HOTELS CONTRACT WITH ARE SIMPLY
PREMISES WITH, THAT SEEMS LIKE
A HEAVIER LIFT.
TO FIND OUT.
THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE A
QUESTIONNAIRE SENT TO THEM.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT HARRELL
AND I COULD DO A FIELD TRIP.
>> BY THE VIRTUE OF THE
TESTIMONY WE COULD HEAR.
LET'S SEE IF WE COULD TRY AT
LEAST.
I THINK WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO.
IF WE CAN'T, THEN AT LEAST
WE'LL TRY.
>> THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
>> I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE
CHECKOUT RULE IS.
>> I'M NOT OFFENDED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
FLAGGING THOSE ISSUES.
ANYTHING ELSE IN THIS AREA THAT
PEOPLE WANT TO FLAG AT THIS
POINT?
OKAY.
I THINK WE'RE AT THE END OF
YOUR IMPRESSIVE MEMO HERE.
ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU'D LIKE
TO SAY AS WE LOOK AT THESE TWO,
TWO COMPONENTS OF THE OVERALL
PACKAGE IN OUR ATTEMPT TO TRY
TO IDENTIFY ISSUES.
WE WANT TO UNDERSCORE.
WE HAVE TWO WEEKS TO WHEN WE'RE
HOPING TO BRING BACK THESE TWO
COMPONENTS OF OUR PACKAGE FOR
POTENTIAL VOTE ON AMENDMENT.
AND OBVIOUSLY THERE WILL BE
MORE CHANCES AS WE VOTE ON THE
FINAL PACKAGE ALTOGETHER, BUT
THE DESIRE WOULD BE TO BRING
FORWARD ANY AMENDMENTS ON THESE
TWO NEXT SECTIONS.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THESE TWO
SECTIONS?
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE
WITH ME.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
IT'S FIVE MINUTES TILL NOON, I
APPRECIATE IT.
DAN AND KARINA, ANY OTHER
COMMENTS FROM YOU?
HOKAY, BY WAY OF REMINDER, WE
WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION TWO
WEEKS FROM NOW.
NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IS ON
JULY 18, WHERE WE WILL BE
DISCUSSING PART -- THAT'S
TODAY?
>> THAT'S TODAY.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> THE JULY --
>>
AUGUST 1.
>> THANK YOU.
AUGUST 1. TIME IS FLYING.
OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IS
ON AUGUST 1, WHERE WE WILL BE
DISCUSSING PART I, WHICH IS
RELATED TO SAFETY COUNCIL BILL
119557 AND PART THREE, WHICH IS
RELATED TO THE HEALTH CARE
COMPONENTS.
A LOT OF RESEARCH IS HAPPENING
RIGHT NOW.
I WANT TO THANK BOTH THE FOLKS
FROM THE HOTEL ASSOCIATION AND
FROM UNITE HERE, AND THE FOLKS
BOTH ON THE WORKER ADVOCACY
SIDE AND THE MANAGERS WHO COME
TO TESTIFY, SPECIFIC TO HEALTH
CARE.
I KNOW WE'RE DOING A LOT OF
RESEARCH, SO YOUR COMMENTS AND
QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS HAVE
BEEN WELL RECEIVED AND WE HOPE
TO HAVE SOME MATERIALS FOR YOU
ALL TO LOOK AT.
NEXT WEEK, SO THAT PEOPLE HAVE
AMPLE TIME TO REVIEW PRIOR TO
OUR EXIT TEE MEETING.
COMMITTEE MEETING.
AGAIN AS IT RELATES TO THESE
TWO SECTIONS, DO LET US KNOW IF
YOU HAVE OTHER IDEAS THAT YOU'D
LIKE CENTRAL STAFF TO LOOK
INTO.
I WOULD ASSUME THAT YOUR
DEADLINE IS RELATIVELY EARLY
NEXT WEEK FOR TRYING TO
CRAFTAMENDMENTS TO THE
SECTIONS.
IF I SAY WEDNESDAY, IS THAT TOO
LATE?
IF FOLKS GET THE INFORMATION BY
TUESDAY.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE
PREFERABLE, SO YOU COULD
GENERATE INFORMATION FOR US BY
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND THEN
THAT WILL GIVE US ANOTHER FULL
WEEK AND GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO
REVIEW THE POTENTIAL
AMENDMENTS.
DO LET COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ
AND MYSELF KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR ADDITIONAL
AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN
IDENTIFIED TODAY AND THAT'S FOR
OUR FULL COUNCIL COLLEAGUES.
IF THEY'RE WATCHING AT HOME.
I HOPE YOU ARE, HELLO.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING TO
YOU ABOUT THIS LEGISLATION IN
ADVANCE, SO WE COULD WORK ON
AMENDMENTS TOGETHER THAT WILL
ENSURE A SMOOTH MEETING NEXT
WEEK.
WE DO HAVE, I BELIEVE 90
MINUTES ALLOCATED TO THIS IN
THE UPCOMING MEETING.
SO WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO
TALK ABOUT BOTH AMENDMENTS TO
THESE TWO SECTIONS AND THEN TO
DO THIS ISSUE BRIEFING AS WELL
ON THE OTHER TWO COMPONENTS.
AS A REMINDER FOR EVERYONE WHO
IS INTERESTED IN COMING TO
TESTIFY, A FINAL VOTE IN OUR
COMMITTEE WILL NOT OCCUR UNTIL
THE SEPTEMBER 5 DATE ACCORDING
TO OUR NEW TIMELINE.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FOR THE GOOD
OF THE ORDER?
OKAY, OUR NEXT MEETING, AGAIN,
AUGUST 1 AT 9:30 A.M.
INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA, HOTEL
WORKERS INDUSTRY STANDARDS
LEGISLATION ON THE TWO
COMPONENTS WE TALKED ABOUT.
WE'LL ALSO HAVE A CHANCE TO
HEAR ON THE MFT RENEWAL AND
ANNUAL REPORT.
THAT'S A MULTI-FAMILY TAX
EXEMPTION RENEWAL AND ANNUAL
REPORT.
WE'VE GOT ALL THESE OTHER
THINGS ON OUR COMMITTEE LIKE
HOUSING AND ENERGY, AND HEALTH.
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO BRINGING
A FEW ITEMS FORWARD AGAIN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND WE WILL
ADJOURN FOR TODAY.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL COLLEAGUE.