COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> MARITZA RIVERA? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> HERE. SPENT COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON? >> PRESENT. >> EIGHT PRESENT. >> AND, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA . >> NINE PRESENT. >> THANK YOU. I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY PRESENTATION FOR TODAY SO, COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN THE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR ITEMS ON THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA, INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR, AND THE COUNCIL'S WORK PROGRAM. >> WE HAVE THREE REMOTE AND THREE IN-PERSON. >> LET'S GO WITH THE IN PERSON. >> SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER THEY ARE REGISTERED. SPECKLES WITH -- MUST SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN THEY ARE UNMUTED. SPEAKERS WILL BE NEEDED IF THEY DO NOT END ON TIME. >> IN HERE BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED ABOUT WHETHER WE ARE MAINTAINING A DEMOCRACY OR SLIDING INTO SOMETHING MORE DANGEROUS. SEATTLE IS IN KING COUNTY, YUMA COUNTY IN THE COUNTRY WHICH IS NAMED FOR DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.. IN HIS NOW FAMOUS SPEECH, HE DISCUSSED HOW, IN HIS TIME, THERE WERE RIOTS AND THE REASON THAT THERE WERE RIOTS WAS BECAUSE THE LEGISLATURES WERE FAILING TO PASS LEGISLATION THAT INSURED EQUITY AND THE EXECUTIVE AND THE JUDICIARY WERE NOT FULLY ENFORCING WHAT THE LEGISLATURES DID PASS. HE ALSO WAS CLEAR THAT HE WAS NOT SUPPORTING RIOTS. THE BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH PROTESTS THAT MIGHT GROW OUT OF CONTROL IN A DEMOCRACY IS TO ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM THAT LEADS TO THE PROTEST TO BEGIN WITH AND NOT TO SUPPRESS THE VIOLENCE. >> ARIANNA REMY AND THEN ALEX TSIMERMAN . >> HELLO. MY NAME IS ARIANA AND I'M A DELIVERY DRIVER IN SEATTLE. GIVEN SOME RECENT COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE, I FOUND IT IMPORTANT TO SHOW BACK UP HERE. SOME OF YOU HERE THAT LOOK LIKE ME MAY HAVE GUESSED BUT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, I AM NEXT. MY DAD IS BLACK. WHEN I HEAR COMMENTS TALKING ABOUT HOW TO HELP BLACK FAMILIES IN SEATTLE, AND ONE SUGGESTION BEING TO MATCH GIG WORKER PAINT, THAT SPECIFICALLY APPLIES TO ME. PAY UP HAS BEEN A LIFESAVER. I FOUND MYSELF SUDDENLY IN CHARGE OF FINANCIALLY PROVIDING FOR NOT JUST MYSELF BUT TWO OTHER ELDERLY FAMILY MEMBERS THAT ARE ILL AND CANNOT WORK AND PAY UP ALLOWS ME TO DO THAT. MY FIRST PRIORITY RIGHT NOW IS MAKING SURE MY FAMILY DOES NOT END UP ON THE STREETS BECAUSE WE LOSE THE ABILITY TO KEEP A DOUBLE PAY. ANYWAY, HERE WE ARE ONE YEAR LATER IN THE DIRE PREDICTION HAS NOT COME THROUGH. RESTAURANTS ARE DOING FINE. DRIVERS ARE DOING FINE. THE ONLY RESTAURANTS THAT CLOSED IN THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF PAY UP WERE A COUPLE THAT HAD BEEN COMPLAINING DAILY TO THE MEDIA, NOT BECAUSE OF PAY UP BECAUSE NOBODY LIKES A COMPLAINER. THE MARKET IS DOING WELL AND THE SUGGESTION OF THE WAY TO HELP BLACK FAMILIES INTO LOWER WAGES IS INSULTING AND FRANKLY A DIRECT THREAT TO ME AND MY FAMILY. THE WAY TO HELP BLACK PEOPLE GET AHEAD WILL NEVER BE TO LOWER LIVING STANDARDS FOR THE LOWEST PAYING JOBS SINCE THOSE ARE JOBS THAT TEND TO BE FILLED BY IMMIGRANTS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR, INCLUDING BLACK PEOPLE, MANY OF WHOM ARE PROVIDING FOR OUR ELDERS, NOT JUST ME. ONCE AGAIN, I WILL REPEAT HERE , A RISING TIDE LIFTS ALL BOATS. THAT IS WHAT PAY UP HAS DONE. LEAVE IT ALONE. THANK YOU. >> ALEX? >> I AM OLD MAN. MY NAME ALEX TSIMERMAN AND I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT EXECUTIVE ORDER AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH. WHY PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP MAKE EXECUTIVE ORDER TWO WEEKS AGO ABOUT FREEDOM OF SPEECH? YOU HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH FOR 250 YEARS. WHY HE DID THIS? BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH. IT IS A PROBLEM. THIS IS MANY YEARS, INCLUDING [ INDISCERNIBLE ]. YOU ARE NOT ALONE. RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE WE HAVE AN EXECUTIVE ORDER, WHEN YOU DON'T DO IT LIKE SUPPOSED TO BE BY RULING EXECUTIVE ORDER, FREEDOM OF SPEECH, PROBABLY TERMINATE [ INDISCERNIBLE ] . CONTROLLING, TOTALLY, YOU START ACTING LIKE A CRIMINAL. EXECUTIVE ORDER CANNOT BROKE LIKE YOU BROKE BEFORE IN DOING EVERYTHING YOU WANT BECAUSE BY DEFINITION YOU ARE NOT -- IT IS WHO YOU ARE. RIGHT NOW, WHEN YOU START DOING THIS ONE MINUTE OR ANOTHER SITUATION LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS? YOU OPEN UP ANOTHER ROOM IN CITY HALL FOR FREE CONVERSATION FOR 30 MINUTES LIKE EVERY CITY. WE WILL GO TO POLICEMAN TO COMPLAIN ABOUT YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE CRIMINAL RIGHT NOW. REMEMBER THIS. IT IS EXECUTIVE ORDER. EXECUTIVE ORDER GOING TO MAKE EVERY GOVERNMENT POINT IN THIS COUNTRY. TOTALLY. VIVA TRUMP. VIVA THE NEW AMERICAN REVOLUTION. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW. BRING BACK U.S. GOVERNMENT WHO STEAL BILLIONS, TRILLIONS FROM US. >> WE WILL MOVE INTO OUR REMOTE SPEAKERS. >> AS A REMINDER TO OUR REMOTE SPEAKERS, PLEASE PRESS *6 AFTER YOU HEAR THE MESSAGE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED. OUR FIRST SPEAKER WILL BE ALBERTO. GO AHEAD, ALBERTO. ALBERTO, ARE YOU THERE? >> HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES, WE CAN. >> THANK YOU. EVERY MILE, EVERY MINUTE, DELIVERY DRIVERS PROVIDE ROUND-THE-CLOCK SERVICE TO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF SEATTLE AREA RESIDENTS, 24/7, 365 . EVERY DAY, WE ENDURE HOURS OF GRIDLOCK FROM THE RETURN TO OFFICE TRAFFIC AS WELL AS THE DANGERS OF DRIVING DURING EXTREME WEATHER AND POWER OUTAGES. RECENTLY, DURING THE NIGHTS OF THE COMP PLAN HEARING, ROADS WERE COVERED IN SLEET AND SNOW. WE WERE STILL OUT HERE LABORING HOT MEALS, MEDICATIONS, EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND MORE. REAL INFORMATION AND DATA WERE ALL ORDERS THAT SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF US DRIVERS ARE TAKING IS NOW COMING INTO THE OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS. A PUBLIC REPORT LIKELY TO BE RELEASED IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS . IF YOU ARE GOOD AT SOMETHING, YOU NEVER DO IT FOR FREE. SEATTLE'S PAY UP LAW ENSURES EVERY ORDER HAS FAIR PAY FOR THE TIME AND MILEAGE AS WELL AS PROTECTIONS FROM COMPANIES LIKE DOORDASH THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING SUED FOR ANTICOMPETITIVE PRACTICES. WE ARE THE DAVID TO THE GOLIATH AND WE DEMAND THAT OUR WAGES ARE FAIR AND OUR RIGHTS ARE PROTECTED. THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD DAY. >> THANK YOU. NEXT SIGNED UP SPEAKER IS NOT YET PRESENT SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO MICHELLE. MICHELLE, A REMINDER TO PLEASE PRESS *6. GO AHEAD. >> HI. I JUST WANTED TO SAY COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON, WELCOME TO THE COUNCIL. I WANTED TO ADDRESS STATEMENTS THAT YOU MADE ON THIS MONTH'S EDITION AND ABOUT MAYBE TWEAKING THE GIG LAW. I AM NOT SURE WHERE OR WHEN YOU HEARD THAT THE REVENUE IS DOWN AND PEOPLE WERE LOSING MONEY BECAUSE THAT JUST ISN'T TRUE. I AM A GIG WORKER. ALL OF MY FRIENDS DO GIG WORK AND THEY ARE MAKING BETTER MONEY THAN THEY EVER WERE. RESTAURANTS AND STORES DEFINITELY ARE NOT HURTING FOR BUSINESS. IF ANYTHING, INFLATION IS PROBABLY THE CAUSE, OR, PEOPLE REINING IN THE SPENDING BUT THIS LAW THAT WE SPENT YEARS IN THE MAKING TO GET IT RIGHT, ALL SIDES SPOKE AND CAME TOGETHER ON THIS AND OBVIOUSLY THE LAST YEAR, WE HAVE HAD TO FIGHT TO MAKE SURE IT STAYED INTACT AND DESPITE THE COMPANY SPENDING MILLIONS TO FIGHT IT, IT STAYED AND I THINK THAT IS PRETTY REMARKABLE AND OBVIOUSLY SHOWS THAT THIS LAW IS NEEDED. OF THESE COMPANIES WILL BULLDOZE OVER EVERYBODY AND IF YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM WITH THE GIG ECONOMY, START MAKING MORE LAWS SO THAT THESE COMPANIES HAVE TO ACTUALLY BE TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL IN THEIR BUSINESS DEALINGS. LET'S JUST LEAVE IT WHERE IT IS, PLEASE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THAT IS OUR LAST REMOTE SPEAKER THAT IS SIGNED UP AND PRESENT. >> THANK YOU RAY MUCH. WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF OUR ALLOTTED TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR TODAY. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED. MOVING ON, I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY PRESENTATIONS SO, LET'S SEE, IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED . HEARING NONE, THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. FINALLY, WE WILL CONSIDER THE PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR AND THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 11 AND FEBRUARY 18, 25 AND CB 120942 , PAYMENTS OF THE BILLS. ANY ITEMS ANYBODY WISHES TO HAVE REMOVED? OKAY. HEARING NONE, I MOVED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. WILL THE COURT THESE CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR? >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? >> AYE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> YES. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> AYE. >> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. >> THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ARE ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE ETHICS MY SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES AND LEGISLATION ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF? OKAY. THERE IS NOT A COMMITTEE REPORT FOR US TO CONSIDER TODAY AND THERE ARE NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR. NOR IS THERE A RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION TODAY. SO, WE DO HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. IS THERE ANY OTHER FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE, THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. IT IS 2:14 . AS PRESIDING OFFICER, I AM ANNOUNCING THAT THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW CONVENE INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION WHICH IS TO DISCUSS PENDING, POTENTIAL, OR ACTUAL LITIGATION. SO, THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS USUALLY SLATED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR -- WHAT? >> 3:30. >> THE EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL GO UNTIL 3:30 BUT IF IT IS EXTENDED, I WILL COME BACK ON AND GIVE THE APPROXIMATE TIME THAT WE NEED TO FINISH THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE COUNCIL MEETING WILL END ON ITS OWN WHEN WE ARE FINISHED WITH THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. WITH THAT, I WILL SAY THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS NOW -- WE ARE NOW CLOSING FOR THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WE WILL MEET IN OUR OFFICES FOR THE BEGINNING OF THAT. OKAY. HEARING ONCE, HEARING TWICE, OKAY. LET'S GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE.