Seattle City Council 10/15/18

Thank you for being here this afternoon.

The October 15, 2018 City Council meeting of the full City Council come to order.

It's 2 o'clock p.m.

I'm Bruce Harrell, President of the Council.

Will the clerk please call the roll?

Juarez?

Here.

Mosqueda?

Here.

O'Brien?

Here.

Sawant?

Here.

Begshaw?

Here.

Herbold?

Here.

Johnson?

Here.

President Harrell?

Here.

Six present.

Thank you very much.

If there's no objection, Council Member Herbold will be excused from today's meeting.

Hearing no objection, Council Member Herbold is hereby excused.

At this point, I'll move to adopt the introduction and referral calendar.

We do have some amendments, but in order to at least advance one amendment, I'll have to move to suspend the council rules relating to the circulation of a proposed bill for introduction by 5 o'clock p.m.

on Friday.

And so we didn't make that deadline, so I'd like to suspend the rules unless there's an objection.

So hearing no objection, I'll move to amend the proposed introduction referral calendar by introducing Council Bill 119, 368, which is entitled an ordinance relating to city employment, authorizing the execution of a collective bargaining agreement between the city of Seattle and the Seattle Police Officers Guild to be effective January 1st, 2015 to December 31st, 2020, amending ordinance 125493, which amended the 2018 budget, which is ordinance 125475, by increasing appropriations to the Seattle Police Department and the Police Relief and Pension Fund, and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts all by a three-quarter vote of the City Council, and by referring it to the City Council.

So in ordinance, in essence, we're just referring this bill to the introduction referral calendar.

Is there a second?

Second.

Okay, any comments?

Okay, it's been moved and seconded that the Introduction and Referral Calendar be amended as stated.

All those in favor vote aye.

Aye.

Opposed?

The ayes have it.

Secondly, I'll move to amend the proposed Introduction and Referral Calendar by introducing Resolution 31844 entitled, quote, a resolution proclaiming that Seattle affirms the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Defenders in the wake of increased targeting of local activists and by referring it to the city council.

Is there a second?

Okay, any comments on that resolution?

Again, that's not up for vote this afternoon.

It is just up for the IRC.

All those in favor of that amendment, please vote aye.

Aye.

Opposed?

The ayes have it.

And I think those are the only amendments to the IRC.

Therefore, those in favor of adopting the introduction and referral calendar as amended, please vote aye.

Aye.

Those opposed vote no.

The motion carries and the introduction and referral calendar is adopted as amended.

That was a mouthful.

Okay.

If there's no objection, the agenda will be adopted.

I think the agenda is fine.

So, hearing no objection, the agenda is adopted.

The minutes of the October 8th, 2018 City Council meeting have been reviewed and if there's no objection, the minutes will be signed.

Hearing no objection, the minutes are being signed.

I must state it has been brought to my attention that the minutes of the October 1st, 2018 meeting did not correctly reflect today's excused absence for Council Member Gonzalez.

So if there's no objection, the minutes of the October 1st, 2018 will be amended to correctly reflect Councilmember Gonzalez's excused absence.

If that's okay.

Hearing no objection, the minutes of the October 1st, 2018, the minutes of the October 1st, 2018 meeting are amended.

Presentations, I believe we have a presentation that is sort of a joint presentation between Councilmember Herbold and Councilmember Swann.

In Councilmember Herbold's absence, I believe Councilmember Swann will proceed with the presentation.

Councilmember Swann, you have the floor.

Thank you, President Harrell.

And as you said, this was a proclamation that was brought forward by Council Member Herbold and I am happy to be able to present the proclamation on her behalf in her absence and also because it's one of my favorite stores.

I used to live a few blocks from there and shop there all the time and I still do even though I live in the city.

So I just wanted to read a few of the sections in this proclamation honoring the 40th anniversary of Central Co-op.

Whereas on October 16, 1978, Central Co-op opened on Capitol Hill at 12th Avenue and East Denny Way with just 100 consumer members who collectively owned and governed the business and Whereas in 1995, non-managerial store workers won a contract with United Food and Commercial Workers, UFCW.

And whereas in 1996, despite competition from more mainstream natural food grocers, Central stayed the cooperative course by adopting the internationally recognized seven cooperative principles.

And there's many other sections that talk about how the central co-op model has actually inspired, you know, the growth of cooperative stores in neighboring cities as well.

And there is a various clause that talks about how central co-op was nationally recognized with a Cooperative Innovation and Achievement Award at 2016's Consumer Cooperative Management Association Conference.

And whereas Central Co-op supported the community in 2017 through $25,000 in discounts for low income shoppers.

raised almost $50,000 for food banks and nonprofits through the Roundup program at their registers, and donated an additional $35,000 to 155 community organizations.

Whereas Central Co-op is a recognized leader in wages and benefits for entry-level employees, a strong supporter of Washington food producers, and supportive partner to many nonprofit organizations, A 2018 economic impact study of central co-op found that including direct, indirect, and induced economic activity, central co-op returned 74% of its revenue to the state of Washington in 2017, which might I add is in complete contrast to what we see with big corporations like Microsoft, Boeing, and Amazon.

So kudos to you all.

Now, therefore, the Seattle City Council hereby proclaims October 16, 2018 as Central Co-op Day.

And I think we should also use this moment to note that this is the kind of small business and cooperative stores that we need in not only in District 3, not only on Capitol Hill, but throughout the city and it should be a moment for us to be in solidarity with the campaign against the New Seasons grocery store which has a track record of union busting and we know UFCW, the same union that your workers are unionized with, is also leading that campaign and I wanted to make sure that we recognize the campaign against new seasons, union busting tactics, and we hope that your example will help us make sure that Seattle remains and becomes more of a union city, especially for our large stores.

Thank you so much.

And I should go and hand it to them, and I know you all want to make some comments.

There's no objection.

The rules are suspended.

And if any of my colleagues would like to share the communications or the sentiments.

If not, we'd love to hear from our guests.

Thank you, thank you Councilmember Swann.

It's an honor to be here today representing the consumer and worker members of Central Co-op.

We want to thank Councilmember Herbold for initiating this proclamation and for the entire Council for recognizing the achievements of our Co-op's community.

Tomorrow is our Co-op's 40th anniversary.

We began with just 100 members and today we have over 14,000 active members representing all ages, incomes, and backgrounds.

We're proud to be owned and governed by our shoppers and our workers, and we're proud to reflect the values of our community.

For example, our members have told us that building the local food economy is important to them, and so we carry products from over 1,400 Washington producers on our shelves.

Our exemplary wages and benefits package is another example of how the values of our membership shape the way that we do business.

We're extremely proud of the business that our community has built over the last 40 years.

We're looking forward to the next 40 and beyond.

Thank you so much.

Thank you very much.

Thank you, Council Member Herbold and Council Member Sawant.

At this time, we'll take public comment on items that appear on today's agenda.

and including the introduction referral calendar and our 2018 work program.

And public comment will be limited for 20 minutes.

I believe we have a few folks that have signed up.

I'll call you out in the order with which you've signed.

We have five speakers.

We'll start with Howard Gale, followed by Alex Zimmerman.

Good afternoon.

Is this on?

Yes, yes it is.

So I'm here to talk about the SPA contract once more.

As we did last year, we're presenting this without public discussion and we're doing it just one week before it's going to be voted on.

This is completely unacceptable.

I sent, I both phoned in and emailed requests to every single council member asking a very simple question.

Do you believe that this contract should have been made available to the public immediately after the SPOG voted affirmatively on the contract on September 20th?

That is, we've had 25 days without being able to see the contract.

And I think your plans at this point are to vote on it next week when there's going to be the first public community police commission meeting in four years on October 25th.

So I'm requesting, first of all, that these contracts not get hidden.

I don't understand after what happened with the head tax, why there's this willingness to continue with a lack of transparency.

and an avoidance of actually making any public statement.

So I just looked at the contract.

It was finally released shortly after 11 today.

There are significant givebacks.

So again, what I'm asking is a vote be delayed for at least 30 days to allow for the October 25th community meeting and to allow for proper feedback from the community.

The police had three to four weeks to consider the contract, analyze it, talk about it, and then democratically vote on it.

and yet the public gets one week and doesn't get to vote on it.

Does anyone think that's fair?

That's partly what the questions I asked all of you, and I haven't gotten an answer.

So feel free to answer that.

Thank you.

Alex Zimmerman, followed by Marguerite Richard.

Thank you, sir.

a pure cretina, anti-Semite, tax hacker, and killer.

I want to speak about agenda number 44. It's a very interesting agenda about stopping prosecution of human rights.

I think they prosecute me eight times because I have eight trespasses.

All trespasses are criminal.

for 900 days.

It's a pure persecution.

By definition, you're more dangerous than Nazi or communist.

You are pure cretina.

What is bring Seattle to number one fascist city in America.

This resolution 44 exactly show you who you are.

You are ordinary Nazi Gestapo pig.

It's exactly who you are.

Eight trespasses for one man, and I never violate the rule and regulation ever for one second.

How is this possible?

All eight trespasses for 900 days.

It's all criminal.

It's all fabrication.

All of it.

Come on, guys.

So who you right now are?

You are classic Nazi Gestapo pig.

That's exactly who you are.

And right now, after this resolution, I can come to this chamber like I did for 2,000 times for the last 10 years.

and speak very openly and very honestly.

You are a Nazi Gestapo pig who prosecute people for freedom of speech.

For two minute, nine cretina scared one man, Alex Zimmerman, so he come and speak maybe for one minute ever.

Who are you?

You're a dirty Nazi Gestapo pig.

His resolution approves this.

A trespass is all criminal.

Is this illegal?

Because I come and speak for a couple of minutes.

Stand up, Seattle!

Clean this dirty chamber from this Nazi pig!

order in this place, okay?

The last time I was here, I was here for a meeting with less than three people in the audience, and O'Brien says, one minute, okay?

And you tell me to look at the rules.

You don't obey them, okay?

So why should I?

I don't have to live by them, neither.

If I can come up in here and the room is not even full, okay, and I get one minute, silence for the second one, as if you're more important than me?

Since when, huh?

I never saw your name written in any type of book in Washington, D.C.

back there where there was the slave catchers like George Washington.

He got a name because he was a president, right?

And this is a whole nother ballgame up in here, okay?

And I'm really, yeah, and then here come the security guard talking about, oh, they don't want to talk to you.

Who is the security guard to tell me who they don't want to talk to, huh?

Who's your mama, huh?

You look like something out of the doggone cartoon characters way back when, when we used to sit in front of the TV and just laugh our heads off till we was on the floor rolling.

Huh?

Crying rolling from the stupidity.

And you know what I come down here to talk about all the time?

It's racism, discrimination, and bias, and then Mike O'Brien gonna cut me to one minute and you don't call that bias?

Huh?

How are you going to end something that you're involved in your very self?

How are you going to end racism and discrimination if you're sitting up here doing it right in front of us every time you meet for something?

And ask them head tax folk across the street in the county courthouse talking about y'all right now, too, OK?

We don't even know what the end of the story of that's going to be.

But you're all of a sudden privileged characters above me, huh?

I see you with your head down, so what?

Huh?

I see you with your head down, Juarez.

I see somebody's heads up for a change when you used to be down looking at the doggone ground.

Thank you, Mr. Sherrod.

Our next speaker is Lacrisse Green, followed by the Honorable Michael Fuller.

I am sorry.

I came today because after the Showbox deal, I came on the 8th, I think it was, to speak before this Council.

And you said Showbox would not be on the agenda.

I was willing to wait until the 19th to talk before Ms. Bagshaw's committee, and I prepared a speech to speak at that time.

I was glad to speak before Ms. Bagshaw, but they said no.

I had to hang around until 6 o'clock to give my speech.

At 6 o'clock, I had waited three hours.

At 6 o'clock, Ms. Highball said, we are not here to discuss the transaction.

We're here for celebration.

And we only want those who are for it.

Where can I give my speech?

Thank you, Ms. Green.

Our last speaker signed up.

I'm sorry?

No, I said thank you.

Our last speaker is the Honorable Michael Fuller.

Sure.

Yes, I'm Honorable Michael Fuller, Sioux I-Jewish.

Now,

I don't like how you non-Neanderthals have disrespected Johnny Fuller Jr. that served his country two and a half decades.

You've had the audacity, I hope, to have the audacity in the country to talk about one America, when the whole America's in conflict?

Because I'm going to say what?

It was so disgraceful for you to get up out your seat when Cornyn Beck was sitting right there.

And you didn't address the issue of the horrendous killings of Black Lives Matter.

Oh, you're supposed to be representing the 2030 Union.

That's why I got on Brute Fire.

I'm a whole Brute Fire accountant.

You a laborer and a worker.

Only job payment.

So what?

Violation of RCW 2.48.21 on your oath.

On the mission of RCW 2.24.02 on your oath.

RCW 2.04.08 on your oath to office.

So what?

I ain't 98.36.08.

Oh, malicious harassment.

I ain't 2.52.02.

Oh.

Activities incompatible with public dues and Part 9.603.

All freedom from discrimination and offense and technically treason to the country where he originates.

That's the time of war, September 11, 2001. Title 8 UNC.

Title UNC 1324. 8 in parentheses.

1 in parentheses.

8 in parentheses.

I in parentheses.

P in parentheses.

3 I in parentheses.

I in 8. This is the one.

IMA 274-8, 8 inferences, 1 inferences, 8 inferences, so what?

Cadillac's wreckage, 1325, ill proper, infant, alien, so what?

Thank you, honorable.

Thank you, sir.

And the blood of Jesus is against you, so what?

Thank you very much, sir.

You don't represent me, so what?

Thank you, sir.

Go back to India.

I'm trying to get you out of here.

Thank you, sir.

Okay.

Let's move to payment of the bills.

Please read the title.

Council Bill 119365, appropriating money to pay certain claims and ordering the payment thereof.

I'll move to pass Council Bill 119365. It's been moved and seconded.

The bill passed.

Any further comments?

Please call the roll on the passage of the bill.

Juarez.

Mosqueda?

Aye.

O'Brien?

Aye.

Sawant?

Aye.

Bagshaw?

Aye.

Johnson?

Aye.

President Harrell?

Aye.

Seven in favor, none opposed.

The bill passes and the chair will sign it.

There are no committee reports for consideration today, so is there any further business to come before the council?

If not, we stand adjourned and everyone have a great rest of the afternoon.