BIRTHDAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE? AND COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE IS EXCUSED. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> HERE. >> THREE PRESENT AND I JUST GOT A NOTE FROM COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S OFFICE, SHE WILL INING >> IS SHE HERE RIGHT NOW? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL ANNOUNCE THAT COUNCILMEMBER A VERY JOINS US WHEN SHE DOES. WE HAVE A SHORT AGENDA WITH THREE MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS. AND SO, IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE APPROVED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS APPROVED. NOW BEFORE WE BEGIN, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOME BRIEF UP DATES WITH THE ORDER. LAST WEEK, PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE 120 726, ADOPTED IN MAY 2024, THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT SHARED THEIR RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION REPORT FOR THE SECOND HALF OF 2024. WE WOULD HAVE PROBABLY HAD FOLKS, AND PRESENT SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS AT THE TABLE TODAY BUT DID NOT GET ON THAT IN TIME. BUT FOR EVERYONE'S RECOLLECTION, THAT ORDINANCE WAS PUT FORWARD TO IMPROVE RECRUITMENT AND HIRING PROCESSES, AND I AM HAPPY TO SAY, HAVING PUT THAT FORWARD, THAT THEY WERE SHOW SIGNS OF SOME GOOD PROGRESS. IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO READ IT, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SO. HER OUR HIGHLIGHTS. APPLICATIONS ARE UP TO ABOUT 11 APPLICATIONS PER DAY FROM 10 PER DAY IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2024. AND I AM RESEARCHING WHAT THE NUMBER PER DAY WAS IN 2023 AND THE FIRST HALF OF 2024 , SO I CAN GET THAT INFORMATION LATER. ADDITIONALLY, SINCE NOVEMBER, WHEN A NEW FULL-TIME RECRUITMENT OFFICER WAS ADDED, THE PUBLIC SAFETY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION CONDUCTED PERSONALIZED OUTREACH TO 576 CANDIDATES IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, DESPITE A SLIGHT DECLINE DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. AND THE STAFF ANALYST RECEIVED THE REPORT AND DID A PRIOR READ AND GAVE US NOTES ON IT AND NOTES THESE TYPES OF PERSONAL CONTACTS DID NOT OCCUR PRIOR TO 2024. AND ARE LIKELY HAPPENING DUE TO THE POSITION ADDED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION VIA ORDINANCE 127026. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED TO HAVE HAPPEN, BECAUSE OTHER JURISDICTIONS MAKE A POINT OF CONTACTING NEW APPLICANTS WITHIN ABOUT 48 HOURS OF RECEIVING APPLICATIONS AND THERE IS MORE PERSONALIZED COMMUNICATION THAT OCCURS AFTER RECEIVING IT , AND APPLICATION THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PROCESS. THIS IS VERY GOOD. THIS IS VERY GOOD NEWS. AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WANTED. SOME JURISDICTIONS SET A BENCHMARK FOR GETTING IN TOUCH WITHIN 48 HOURS OF APPLICATION BEEN RECEIVED. BUT ANYWAY, THE REPORT GOES THROUGH LOTS OF FACTS AND FIGURES AND THERE IS STILL A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE, ESPECIALLY WITH INITIATIVES TO INCREASE WOMEN AND MINORITY REPRESENTATION AMONG NEW APPLICANTS, BUT IN GENERAL THERE IS GOOD NEWS TO THE SCENE IN THE REPORT AND HE ENDS THE EMAIL SAYING HE HAD RECENTLY TALKED WITH SPD'S HR DIRECTOR AND FINANCE DIRECTOR AND FROM WHAT HE WAS TOLD, SPD IS ON TRACK TO GREATLY EXCEED ITS HIRING PROJECTIONS THIS YEAR. SO THAT IS , THAT IS GOOD NEWS. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON, I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO MONITOR PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR AS -- TO ENSURE OUR INVESTMENTS ARE BEING USED FOR THEIR INTENDED PURPOSES, WHICH IS TO STAFF UP, TO BUILD SPD STAFFING NUMBERS. ALL RIGHT, EARLIER TODAY I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO ON A TOUR HOSTED BY SEATTLE MADE SEATTLE STRONG. AND IF YOU WILL RECALL, THEY ARE AN ASSOCIATION OF SMALL MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES THAT WERE MENTIONED MANY TIMES IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE LEGISLATION TO ALLOW WORKFORCE HOUSING IN THE STADIUM DISTRICT AND WERE ONE OF THE SPONSORS BECAUSE THE SMALL LIGHT INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES WOULD BENEFIT FROM HAVING SPACE IN OUR INDUSTRIAL ZONES, SO BASICALLY I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO AN INVITATION AND VISIT SOME OF THE BUSINESS IS NOT LOCATED RIGHT IN THAT AREA. BUT ON THE SOUTH END OF TOWN. AND WE VISITED SEATTLE STRONG COFFEE COMPANY, MIDDLE FOR ROASTERS AND OTHERS. ONE OF THE TAKEAWAYS FOR ME AND MY STAFF WAS THAT SEATTLE SMALL BUSINESSES ARE AND INTERCONNECTED WEB REALLY HELPING EACH OTHER. FOR EXAMPLE, THE COFFEE THAT IS MADE BY -- IS USED -- ALL COFFEE USED BY SEATTLE STRONG COFFEE IS ROASTED BY THE MIDDLE FORK ROASTERS BUT THEY ALL HAD -- AND SO THAT IS A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP AND THAT EXISTS EVERYWHERE. NOT EVERYWHERE NECESSARILY, BUT SO MANY OF OUR SMALL BUSINESSES, WHAT YOU -- WHAT A VISITOR OR RESIDENT EXPERIENCES OF OUR SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY WHEN THEY ARE OUT AND ABOUT DURING THEIR DAY OR SHOPPING OR WHATEVER, THEY SEE THE RETAIL BUT THEY DON'T NECESSARILY SEE ALL THE WAYS IN WHICH OUR SMALL BUSINESSES SUPPORT EACH OTHER BECAUSE THEY ARE IN THE SAME TOWN AND THEY ARE DEALING WITH SOME OF THE SAME PRESSURES AND NEEDS, AND SO THEREFORE THEY FORM INFORMAL RELATIONSHIPS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS THAT REALLY DO END UP HELPING EACH OTHER. SO DT CHAI AND SEATTLE STRONG, JUST A COUPLE OF -- SHOW AND TELL PROPS HERE, SHARE A KITCHEN AND ARE ABLE TO PRODUCE WHAT THEY DO USING SHARED SPACE, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE RENTS ARE HIGH. COMMERCIAL RENTS ARE EXPENSIVE, SO THAT IS ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF THAT LEGISLATION. AND THEN THE MIDDLE FORK ROASTERS, I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT, ABOUT THE COFFEE INDUSTRY AND WHAT IT TAKES TO DEAL WITH ALL OF THE REGULAR ISSUES THAT COFFEE ROASTERS AND OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE RIGHT NOW TO SAY NOTHING OF THE THREATS THAT THE TARIFFS WILL BE BRINGING TO THE INDUSTRY COMING UP. ALL RIGHT. ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ANYONE TO GO VISIT SOME OF THESE BUSINESSES IF YOU WOULD LIKE BECAUSE IT IS REALLY GREAT TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT IS A SMALL MANUFACTURING BUSINESS IN SEATTLE. ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE INTO OUR CUP OF SAYS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY? >> CHAIR, WE HAVE ONE IN PERSON AND ONE REMOTE THIS AFTERNOON. >> LET'S GIVE EVERYONE TWO MINUTES AND START WITH THE ONE IN PERSON SPEAKER. >> ALL RIGHT, THE ONLY IN PERSON SPEAKER THAT WE WILL HAVE TODAY IS ALEX TSIMERMAN, COME ON DOWN, ALEX. >> MY FASCIST -- PRESIDENT OF STAND UP AMERICA -- I HAVE 6000 DAY OF TRESPASS AND FIVE TIMES . YOU SPEAK ABOUT BECAUSE I SPEAK RIGHT NOW. VERY ATTACHED EVERYBODY IN POLITICS. SO, NUMBER ONE, YEAH, POSTAL TAXES FOR RICH IS GOOD. THEY HAVE TOO MUCH MONEY. IT IS ABSOLUTELY -- THE PEOPLE, BUT YOU ARE DOING THIS FOR MANY YEARS. GO DOWN AND DOWN AND STAY DOWN. NUMBER SEVEN, SECOND , FOR MY UNDERSTANDING COUNCIL REACH AND CAN SHE EXPLAIN TO ME WHY I PAY FIVE DOLLARS FOR IT HAS BEEN WHEN TRUMP A COUPLE DAYS AGO PUBLICLY ON TV TALKING FIVE STATE PAY TWO DOLLARS. TWO DOLLARS, FIVE STATE PAY, THE SMALL STATE, WHY DO WE PAY FIVE DOLLARS? WHAT IS THIS? IT IS TO MAKE MONEY FROM US. THERE IS NO QUESTION. AND SECOND I WANT TO EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT IS CRITICAL. YOU CONSULT EXACTLY EXPLAIN ABOUT SMALL BUSINESS BUT I AND CURIOSITY FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS JUMPED BY 25 PERCENTAGE. I SHOP IT EVERY DAY. I KNOW THIS MARKET VERY WELL. WHY IS 25%? HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT THIS BANDIT MAFIA DO? 25% PRICE JUMP FOR TWO WEEKS AGO PRICE JUMP FOR ONE DAY BUT 25 PERCENTAGE. WHY? CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN -- A CRIME BY LAW. VIVA TRUMP, VIVA AMERICAN REVOLUTION. PEOPLE ARE VERY POOR. >> NEXT WE WILL GO TO THE VIRTUAL COMMENTOR IS A REMINDER. WHEN YOU HEAR THE CHIME YOU WILL HAVE 10 SECONDS LEFT. IF YOU SEE THAT TIME YOUR MICROPHONE MAY BE CUT OFF SO THAT WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. IF YOU ARE OFFERING REMOTE COMMENT, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO PRESS *6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. AND THEN GO WHENEVER. DAVID? PRESS *6 TO MEET YOURSELF. >> THANK YOU, DAVID HAYNES. IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW MANY COPS YOU HIRE WHEN YOU PRIORITIZING HIRING THE WRONG TYPE OF COP AND SHE IS FOLLOWING IN THE SAME LANE THAT CONTINUE TO RUN INTERFERENCE FOR EVIL CRIMINALS. IS THE CITY COUNCIL GOING TO FIRE OR INVESTIGATE THE OFFICE OF HOUSING DIRECTOR WHO TOOK A TRAVEL JUNKET WITH TAX DOLLARS TO COFFEE TAP MORE BAD POLICIES TO RUN INTERFERENCE FOR THE PROLIFIC GUN VIOLENCE? PROGRESSIVES HAVE ALREADY PROVEN UNQUALIFIED TO DEAL WITH THAT. IT IS AS IF THE CITY COUNCIL THINKS THEY HAVE ALREADY DONE ENOUGH FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE HOMELESS CRISIS. IT IS LIKE THE ONLY THING THAT CITY COUNCIL HAS PULLED OFF IS AN EASY WORK SCHEDULE. EVERY WEEK YOU GET EXTENDED WEEKEND VACATIONS AND YOU'RE OFF FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, SURE BARELY ON MONDAY, AND THEN YOU ALLOW THE CANCELING OF A BUNCH OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO THAN THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS, YET WE HAVE THE SAME LAME LAW THAT ORIGINATED FROM DEFUNDING THE POLICE, SHIFTING THE PARADIGM AWAY FROM IMPROVING THE MEASURES AND THEN THE SPENDING PRIORITIES THAT COUNCIL INCREASED LAST BUDGET THAT WAS MISLED BY THE CITY STAFF WHO, ALONG WITH A PROGRESSIVE WHO DEFUNDED THE POLICE PULLED THE WOOL OVER THE EYES OF THE NEW COUNCIL, ALLOWING FOR AN INCREASE IN THE SAME BED SPENDING PRIORITIES THAT HAVE EXACERBATED PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE HOMELESS CRISIS. SO YOU ARE TREASONOUS LAY RUNNING INTERFERENCE FOR REPEAT OFFENDING CRIMINALS ALLOWING THE RACIST OFFICE OF HOUSING TO SQUANDER MILLIONS OF DOLLARS PRIORITIZING REPEAT CRIMINALS FOR HOUSING AND SERVICES FIRST WHILE DISCRIMINATING AGAINST INNOCENT HOUSE LIST SUBHUMAN MISTREATED BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN DEEMED UN-ENTITLED BECAUSE OF WHITE PRIVILEGE WHILE LISTING CRIMINALS AS THE MOST VULNERABLE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING -- THEY DON'T KNOW ANY BETTER. AND IT IS UNACCEPTABLE. YOU PEOPLE ARE JUSTIFYING A REVOLT. AND I THINK YOU ALL NEED TO LIKE REVISIT ALL OF THE POLICIES IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS THAT YOU CLAIM TO HAVE GONE THROUGH THAT YOU HAVE NOT DONE -- >> AND THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE GOTTEN THROUGH OUR LIST OF PUBLIC COMMENTERS AND THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED. MOVING ON, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEMS ONE THROUGH THREE INTO THE AGENDA AND THEN I WILL PROVIDE REMARKS BEFORE WE GO INTO THE PRESENTATION. >> AGENDA ITEMS NUMBER ONE THROUGH THREE, APPOINTMENTS 3143, APPOINTMENTS OF PATRICE TISDALE MEMBER STANDARDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE FROM APRIL 30th 2025. A OINTMENT 3010, SILVIA GONZALEZ FOR A TERM UNTIL APRIL 30th 2026 . 3011, ADVISORY COMMISSION FOR A TERM THROUGH APRIL 30th 2026. ITEM ONE IS FOR BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION AND TWO AND THREE ARE FOR BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. WE ARE JOINED TODAY BY THE OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS AND CANDIDATES SO I WELCOME YOU UP TO THE TABLE. PLEASE COME ON UP . AND BEFORE, IS THERE TAKING THE STAND, I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT ITEM ONE WAS READ INTO THE RECORD BUT IT WILL ONLY BE DISCUSSED TODAY. IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT THE TERM END DATE OF APPOINTMENT 3143 WILL EXPIRE BEFORE IT REACHES THE CITY COUNCIL ON MAY SIXTH. THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS SUBMITTING ANOTHER APPOINTMENT PACKAGE FOR THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER AND IT WILL BE FOR CONFIRMATION FOR THE FULL TERM. IN THE MEANTIME WE WILL HAVE THE APPOINTEE HERE WITH US AND ONE TO STILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO IN OPEN SESSION AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS WE MAY HAVE ABOUT THE APPOINTEE OR ABOUT THE COMMISSION IN ITSELF. SO THE NEW APPOINTMENT PACKAGE THAT INCLUDES THE FULL TERM WILL BE SENT DIRECTLY FOR INTRODUCTION TO THE CITY COUNCIL. SO WE ARE JUST CORRECTING, WE ARE JUST MAKING SURE THAT THE NEW LEGISLATION THAT WILL BE SENT DOWN HAS DIFFERENT DATES IN IT, BUT OTHERWISE IT IS ALL THE SAME. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY WAS AWARE THAT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS NOMINEE WAS FILLING IN FOR SOMEBODY ELSE FOR A WHILE THERE AND WE ARE JUST -- I SHOULD RESTATE THAT POSITION HAD BEEN VACANT I BELIEVE FOR A WHILE AND THEN THIS NEW CANDIDATE, THE PAPERWORK WAS SENT FORWARD AT THE END OF A TERM SO IT MAKES MORE SENSE JUST TO GO AHEAD AND CONFIRM FOR A FULL TERM. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE DOING. ANYWAY, WITH THAT, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE YOURSELVES. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO CONSIDER A MAYORAL APPOINTMENT FOR THE LABOR STANDARDS ADVISORY COMMISSION. MY NAME IS SILVIA GONZALEZ AND I AM THE POLICY ANALYST WITH OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS. AND I AM ALSO THE DEPARTMENT LIAISON FOR LABOR STANDARDS AND ADVISORY COMMISSION AND TODAY WITH ME ARE SILVIA GONZALEZ AND PATRICE TISDALE AND ALSO VIRTUALLY , SO I'M GOING TO BRIEFLY INTRODUCE US AND THEN INVITE ALL OF THE CANDIDATES TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF. ESTABLISHED IN 2016, IT IS A 15 MEMBER COMMISSION COMPRISED OF BUSINESS, COMMUNITY AND THE LABOR LEADERS. WE ARE TASKED WITH ADVISING THE OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS, THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND ALSO DIFFERENT AGENCIES REGARDING WAGES, WORKING CONDITIONS, WORKER SAFETY AND HEALTH AND LABOR STANDARDS AND PROTECTIONS. THE COMMISSION ALSO PROVIDES FEED BACK AS REGARDING THE LABOR STANDARDS IMPLEMENTATION. FINALLY, THE ENABLING ORDINANCE 3.15 CHARGES THAT THEY ACHIEVE EQUITY FOR WOMEN, UNITY OF COLOR, IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES AND OTHER WORKERS. SO -- >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> I WILL INVITE THE CANDIDATES TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES . >> THANK YOU, HELLO, MY NAME IS SILVIA GONZALEZ AND I WAS A DOMESTIC WORK OR FOR A VERY LONG TIME. CURRENTLY I AM THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZER AND ONE OF THE COCHAIRS OF THE DOMESTIC WORKER STANDARDS BOARD. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS PATRICE TISDALE. I AM THE GENERAL COUNCIL WITH DRIVERS UNION. AND I HAVE BEEN FILLING IN AND ATTENDING SOME OF THE MEETINGS FOR LSAC. >> I WAS HOPING THE CANDIDATES COULD ALSO TALK ABOUT WHY THEY WOULD LIKE TO JOIN LSAC. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> I WANT TO BE PART OF THE LSAC BECAUSE I WANT TO BRING THE VOICE OF DOMESTIC WORKER SINCE WE HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED FROM LABOR LAWS FOR MANY YEARS AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR LSAC TO CONSIDER THE NEEDS AND CHALLENGES THAT DOMESTIC WORKERS FACE. >> SORRY, MINE IS A LITTLE BIT LONGER, SO BEAR WITH ME. AS I SAID, MY NAME IS PATRICE TISDALE AND I AM HONORED TO BE JOINING THE SEATTLE LSAC COMMISSION. I COME TO WORK, I COME TO THIS WORK AS A LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ATTORNEY, AND AS GENERAL COUNCIL TO THE UNION THAT IS REPRESENTING GIG WORKERS. OVER THE YEARS I HAVE NEGOTIATED LEGISLATION AND CONTRACTS WITH COMPANIES LIKE UBER AND LYFT, SECURING JUST CAUSE TERMINATION FOR DRIVERS WHO HAD NONE AND CREATING SYSTEMS THAT GIVE WORK AS A VOICE, ESPECIALLY IN INDUSTRIES WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN LONG INVISIBLE. A DRIVERS UNION, I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING CLOSELY WITH AT BASE DRIVERS THROUGHOWANT TO BE CLEA DRIVER COMMUNITY IS NOT A MONOLITH. MANY DRIVERS SEE THEMSELVES AS ENTREPRENEURS THAT ARE BUILDING SOMETHING FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND OTHERS IDENTIFY AS WORKERS SIMPLY SEEKING A FAIR SHOT. BUT WHAT UNITES THEM IS A SHARED FEELING OF BEING TREATED LIKE SECOND-CLASS CITIZENS AND DISREGARDED BY COMPANIES THAT RELY ON THEM , BUT TOO OFTEN FAIL TO RECOGNIZE THEIR HUMANITY. IT IS THIS UNITED POSITION THAT I WANT TO UPLIFT WHAT THE CT HAD DONE PREVIOUSLY AND THE FORWARD THINKING LEADERSHIP IN PASSING THE DEACTIVATION ORDINANCES THAT HAS LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR MUCH NEEDED , FOR WHAT WE HAVE DONE. AND THAT IS WHAT THAT GROUNDWORK HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE. SEATTLE WAS THE FIRST CITY IN THE NATION THAT PASSED AN ORDINANCE PROTECTING GIG WORKERS FROM UNFAIR DEACTIVATION AND VARIOUS FORMS OF WAGE THEFT THAT WAS INVESTIGATED AND ENFORCED BY OLS. THESE LOCAL LAWS HAVE BECOME THE BLUEPRINT FOR STATEWIDE PROTECTIONS. TODAY THEY ARE BEING LOOKED AT BY DRIVING COMMUNITIES IN DIFFERENT STATES TO TRY TO MODEL WORK CENTERED COMMUNITY DRIVEN POLICY AND WHAT IT CAN LOOK LIKE. AND THAT IS NO SMALL FEAT. IT IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD ALL BE PROUD OF. THE WORK THAT I DO AT DRIVERS UNION SITS AT THE INTERSECTION OF LAW, ADVOCACY AND DIGNITY. WHETHER I AM IN ARBITRATION DEFENDING A DRIVER WHO HAS BEEN DEACTIVATED WITHOUT CAUSE AND WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE , OR ADVISING LEGAL POLICIES AND APPROACHES THAT LIVE OUT TO THE VALUES WE WANT TO SEE. IT ALL COMES BACK TO ENSURING THAT PEOPLE ARE TREATED FAIRLY AND THAT LABOR STANDARDS ARE MORE THAN JUST WORDS ON A WEBSITE, THAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY PUT INTO ACTION. THIS WORK IS ALSO DEEPLY PERSONAL TO ME. I AM AN IMMIGRANT. I'M FROM JAMAICA. I COME FROM A FAMILY THAT ARE BOTH WORKERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS. AND I HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW PEOPLE OCCUPYING THAT SPACE AT THE SAME TIME CREATES UNCERTAINTY. SO I CARRY THIS DUALITY WITH ME. THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING AND THE MISSION OF LSAC SPEAKS TO THAT LIVED EXPERIENCE AND I SAID AT THAT VERY INTERSECTION OF THOSE THAT ARE IMPACTED BY LABOR LAW AND I DON'T TAKE IT LIGHTLY. DURING MY TERM ON THE LSAC I SUPPORTED POLICIES THAT REFLECT THIS COMPLEXITY AND ONES THAT HONOR THE ECONOMY AND VULNERABILITY THAT EXIST IN THIS SPACE. SO ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IS A JOINT THAT WE ARE DOING WITH THE STANDARD BOARD IN JUNE WHERE WE ARE GOING TO BE INVITING MEMBERS OF BOTH THE IMMIGRANT AND BUSINESS COMMUNITY WORKER COMMUNITY TO SIT AND TALK ABOUT THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM IN THE CITY, WHAT THEIR CONCERNS ARE, AND HOPEFULLY HELP TO ADVISE THE POLICIES THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMING OUT OF LSAC, SO WE ABSOLUTELY WOULD INVITE COUNCILMEMBERS TO JOIN US IN THAT EVENT AS WELL SO THAT YOU KNOW, INDIVIDUALS CAN BE HEARD DIRECTLY FROM YOU. AGAIN, THESE TYPES OF CROSS SECTOR CONVERSATIONS I BELIEVE ARE CRITICAL TO BRING IN LABOR STANDARDS THAT ARE EQUITABLE , ENFORCEABLE AND ROOTED IN REAL LIVES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU . YOU ARE WELCOME TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND TALK ABOUT WHY YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SERVING. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON AND THE COMMUNITY FOR CONSIDERING MY APPOINTMENT TO THE ADVISORY COMMISSION TODAY. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO THANK THE MAYOR FOR PUTTING FORWARD MY APPOINTMENT AND TO WISH COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. I ALSO WANT TO APOLOGIZE I CANNOT BE IN CHAMBERS IN PERSON WITH YOU TODAY. I'M CURRENTLY ON BED REST WITH INJURY AND I'M GLAD THAT I COULD STILL BE HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT WHY I WANT TO SERVE ON LSAC. SO I WILL SHARE A LITTLE ABOUT MY BACKGROUND OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS OF LIVING IN SEATTLE I HAVE BEEN A RETAIL WORKER WHO HAS UTILIZED SERVICES FROM THE OFFICE OF UNION STANDARDS AND A MEMBER WITH THE PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION GLOBAL EIGHT. A STAFF PERSON TO THE COUNTIES 150+ UNIONS AND MANY SMALL BUSINESSES THAT MAKE OUR CITY SO SPECIAL. I CURRENTLY WORK AT MLK LABOR WHOSE MEMBERS ARE THE UNIONS THAT REPRESENT OVER 100,000 SEATTLE WORKERS ACROSS DOZENS OF INDUSTRIES INCLUDING NURSES, HOTEL WORKERS, LABORERS, TEACHERS AND MORE. AND IT IS OFTEN MY JOB TO THE INTEREST OF THESE UNIONS IN DIFFERENT SECT YOURS. I BELIEVE THAT MY CLOSE CONNECTION WITH ORGANIZED LABOR PUTS ME IN AN EXCELLENT POSITION TO INFORM THE WORK THAT LSAC DOES AND I RECOGNIZE IT AS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE WITH EMPLOYERS AND MEMBERS OF THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN A SPACE THAT WELCOMES ALL IDEAS. BEFORE MLK LABOR I WORKED ON THE E TEAM OF SOLID GROUND WHICH IS A NONPROFIT BASED IN WALLINGFORD THAT SERVES SEATTLE'S COMMUNITIES AND BEFORE THAT I WORKED RETAIL AT THE UNIVERSITY VILLAGE WHILE EARNING MY DEGREE AT UW. THIS IS WHERE I SAW FIRSTHAND HOW IT CAN HELP EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE REMAIN IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR CITY STRONG LABOR STANDARDS ORDINANCES AND COME OUT OF THE EXPERIENCE ALL THE BETTER FOR IT. WITH THIS PERSPECTIVE I HOPE TO LEND MY EXPERIENCE TO LSAC'S WORK ON OUTREACH AND EDUCATION AND TO SERVE AS A RESOURCE TO THIS COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. AND HELP BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN WHAT EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS NEED . SO I GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION TODAY AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL APPROVE MY NOMINATION, THANK YOU. >> I WILL NOTE THAT COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA JUST ARRIVED IN PERSON AND HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE MEETING ONLINE AS WELL. DID YOU -- I'M SORRY, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU WANTED TO ADD -- >> HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARISSA. >> I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT I WANT TO BRING THE EXPERIENCE THAT I HAVE AS A MEMBER OF THE DOMESTIC WORKERS STANDARDS WORD TO THE LSAC BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS AND WE HAVE SERVED AS AN EXAMPLE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, AT THE STATEWIDE LEVEL IN THE NATIONAL LEVEL. >> LIKE PATRICE MENTIONED, WE ARE AT A DIFFICULT MOMENT. WE ARE GETTING TOGETHER AS THE TWO COMMISSIONS IN ORDER TO TRY TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF IMMIGRANT WORKERS SINCE WE KNOW THAT OUR STATUS SHOULD NOT IMPEDE US FROM HAVING OUR LABOR RIGHTS PROTECTED. AND WE HOPE THAT WE CAN HAVE YOUR SUPPORT. >> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? COMMENTS? I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE WORK OF THE COMMISSION AS A WHOLE. I HEAR THAT THERE WILL BE A JOINT MEETING WITH THE , WITH FOLKS ON THE DOMESTIC WORKER LABOR STANDARDS BOARD AND I REALIZE THAT I'M SAYING THAT IMPROPERLY, BUT WHAT ARE SOME OF THE OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS OR BIG TO DO LISTS, OR WHAT IS THE SCOPE OF WORK THAT THE COMMISSION IS LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW? >> I CAN TRY TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION AND THEN SEE IF YOU WANT TO ADD ON. SO, LSAC'S TASK, ONE IS TO ADVISE OS IN TERMS OF LABOR STANDARDS IMPLEMENTATION AND AT THIS MOMENT LSAC MEETS EVERY OTHER MONTH. SO EACH MONTH WE WILL HAVE OS DIRECTOR AND ALSO DIFFERENT TEAMS WE WILL TAKE TURNS AND COME TO PRESENT THE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS AND ALSO ENFORCEMENT FOR SIEGE OR AND THEN SO REGULARLY LSAC MEMBERS WILL GET A CHANCE TO HEAR ABOUT HOW THE WORK IS GOING AND THEN WHAT KIND OF FEEDBACK THEY CAN BRING FROM THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND WHAT ORGANIZATIONS PERSPECTIVE. SO THAT IS THE REGULAR ROUTINE AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE REGULAR MEETINGS, AND THEN AS PATRICE MENTIONED, BECAUSE OF THE FEDERAL POLICY CHANGE, SO THE LSAC AND DOMESTIC WORK STANDARDS BOARD DECIDED THEY WANTED TO JOIN FORCE TO HAVE THE SPECIAL COMMUNITY FORUM TO KNOW YOUR RIGHTS FOR IMMIGRANTS, BUSINESS OWNERS AND WORKERS. AND THAT IS A SPECIAL EVENT. AND AT THE SAME TIME, LSAC HAS NAMED TWO OTHER PRIORITIES AND ONE OF THEM IS TO INCREASE LABOR AND BUSINESS COLLABORATION, BOTH WITH THE LSAC, BUT ALSO HOW WE DO OUR WORK . AND THIS SPECIAL EVENT IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE MANIFESTATIONS OF HOW WE THINK ABOUT LIKE HOW TO PROVIDE KNOW YOUR RIGHTS FOR BUSINESS AND LABORS IN THE SAME ROOM AND THEN KIND OF BRIDGING AND ACKNOWLEDGING THAT WHEN POLICY CHANGES, WHEN IMMIGRATION POLICY CHANGES, IT IMPACT WORKERS BUT ALSO DISRUPT BUSINESSES SO THEY ARE YOU KNOW, HAVE A LOT OF SHARED INTEREST TOGETHER, SO THAT IS ONE OF THE PRIORITIES IN THE SECOND PRIORITY IS ALSO TRYING TO UNDERSTAND MORE OF THE IMPACTS OF LABOR STANDARDS. YOU KNOW, KIND OF UNDERSTANDING THAT LABOR STANDARDS IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE HAS SO MANY YEARS AND NOW AS WELL AS SUPPORT 18 AND THEN BOTH PATRICE AND SYLVIA MENTIONED THAT IMPACT OTHER STATE LEVEL JUST WANT TO -- LSAC TRYING TO DO MORE DOCUMENTATION OF WHAT HAS BEEN THE IMPACT. WHAT HAS BEEN THE MAJOR IMPACT. SO THESE ARE THE TWO PRIORITIES OUTSIDE THE REGULAR FEET BACK FOR WORK. THANK YOU. >> AND I KNOW THAT I WILL BE SPEAKING AT AN EVENT I BELIEVE AS WELL ON MAY FIRST I BELIEVE, AND I BELIEVE IT IS IN THE CID FOR SMALL BUSINESSES LOCATED THERE. COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT, THAT EVENT, PLEASE? >> YEAH, I HOPE I AM NOT MISREPRESENTING THIS, BUT I DO KNOW, SO OS REGULARLY DOES THE MAYDAY OUTREACH AND THE MAJORITY OF OUR STAFF WILL COME OUT AND ALSO SOME OF LSAC MEMBERS AND WE ARE ALSO JOINED TOO, SO WE WILL MEET IN CID ON LOCATION AND THEN THERE WILL BE A KICKOFF AND THEN ALL OF THE STAFF AND LSAC MEMBERS WILL DIVIDE INTO SMALL TEAMS AND WILL VISIT DIFFERENT BUSINESSES ON THE STREET AND THEN TALKING TO THEM ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY UNDERSTAND THE CITY'S LABOR STANDARDS AND IF THERE ARE RESOURCES WE CAN BRING AND ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THESE OFFICE? AND IF WE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND HERE ARE THE POSTERS AND RESOURCES WE CAN BRING. THIS IS ANSWERING AS OS STAFF. >> I'M REALLY GLAD I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT MEETING, BECAUSE I ALWAYS SAY THAT IT IS THE BEST WAY TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH LABOR LAWS, TO MAKE SURE THE BUSINESS OWNERS AND THE EMPLOYERS, NOT JUST BUSINESS OWNERS, BUT ALL EMPLOYERS UNDERSTAND WHAT THOSE LAWS ARE. SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING THAT WORK. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I JUST HAD A QUICK COMMENT, DID NOT HAVE A QUESTION, JUST THINKING YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME FOR BEING HERE. I SEE YOU ONLINE, GOOD TO SEE YOU AS WELL AND FOR YOU ALL VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME, JUST TO MAKE OUR CITY BETTER AND ENHANCE THE LABOR LAWS AND REPRESENT A LOT OF PEOPLE ALL THAT REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORDS THAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE DRIVERS UNION AND SAYING HEY, THIS IS THE COMMON GROUND THAT EVERYONE -- BELIEVES IN. AND WE WANT TO BUILD FROM THERE. WE MIGHT HAVE ALL OF OUR DIFFERENCES ALL OVER HERE, BUT HEY, THIS IS THE ONE THING THAT WE CAN START WITH AND IF WE KNOW ANYTHING WE ALL NEED COMMON GROUND . IN OUR WORLD. SO JUST REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL AND MISS GONZALES, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AS WELL AND I SEE YOU, KARINA ONLINE. I WILL BUTCHER YOUR LAST NAME AND I APOLOGIZE SO THAT IS WHY DID NOT SAY YOUR LAST NAME, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU AND ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING AT MLK LABOR AS WELL. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. >> OKAY, I'M NOT SEEN ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, BUT YOU WILL GET A MOMENT RIGHT NOW. I'M FINISHED WITH MY PROVISION FOR THE MOMENT. I WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE THE APPOINTMENTS . LET'S SEE -- I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS 3010 AND 30 11. CONFIRMING 3010 AND 3011. NOW, IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE ANY FINAL WORDS BEFORE WE GO TO A VOTE. COUNCILMEMBER, YES? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WANT TO THANK THE APPOINTEES FOR -- ALWAYS SAY THIS EVERY TIME WE APPOINT FOLKS, BUT THESE ARE VOLUNTEER POSITIONS THAT ARE REALLY CRITICAL IN THEIR ADVISORY CAPACITY AND THE WORK THAT WE DO. WE DO NOT TAKE IT LIGHTLY THAT YOU HAVE STEPPED UP AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE IN THESE POSITIONS THAT ARE UNPAID . THEY ARE VOLUNTEER POSITIONS. AND VERY IMPORTANT . SO I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE APPOINTEES TO STEP UP TO DO THIS IMPORTANT WORK. >> OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO ADD MY THANKS AND GRATITUDE THERE. SO IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME TO COME AND SIT THROUGH A MEETING, BUT IT IS THE WORK THAT ONE DOES IN BETWEEN MEETINGS RESEARCHING AND ATTENDING OTHER MEETINGS IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO FULFILL THE MISSION OF THE COMMISSION. SO I, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR GOVERNMENT OWES A LOT TO THE FOLKS THAT ARE NOT ELECTED, ARE NOT PAID, BUT STILL HELP US DO OUR WORK FOR THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE. I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR STEPPING UP. I DO NOTE THAT THERE ARE A COUPLE VACANT POSITIONS THAT I BELIEVE ARE COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS I HAVED TO SOME OF THE BUILDING TRADES UNIONS TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY NAMES TO PUT FORWARD. WE HAVE A MIX OF WORKER ORGANIZATIONS, LABOR AND BUSINESS OWNERS HERE. SO I RECOGNIZE THAT THE BALL IS IN MY COURT TO PROVIDE NAMES AND FILL OUR POSITIONS AS WELL. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THAT. >> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE IN THE PASSAGE OF THE APPOINTMENTS? >> COUNSELOR RIVERA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON? >> AYE.. >> THE MOTION CARRIES IN APPT 03010 AND APPT 03011 IT WILL BE SENT TO THE FINAL CONFIRMATION AND AS A REMINDER, APPOINTMENT 3143 WILL NOT BE VOTED ON OR WAS NOT VOTED ON TODAY BUT WILL HAVE A NEW APPOINTMENT PACKET FOR INTRODUCTION WITH THE CORRECT DATES AND SO THAT -- SO WE WILL TAKE THAT TO COUNCIL WHO JUST WANTED THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET EVERYONE AT ONE TIME. ALL RIGHT. THIS CONCLUDES APRIL 24th MEETING OF THE GOVERNANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE , OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR 2:00 ON THURSDAY MAY EIGHTH. SEEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AND IT IS 2:41. THANKS, EVERYONE.