Seattle Seattle City Council 3/16/2020
March 16, 2020 — Regular meeting, 2h 39m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
z Councilmember Juarez joined the phone line at 2:09 p.m. C. PRESENTATIONS A Presentation on the current Civil Emergency on COVID-19 was provided by Mike Fong, Sr. Deputy Mayor; Ben Noble, Director of City Budget Office; and Laurel Nelson, Acting Director of Office of Emergency Management. D. APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL Min 267 February 18, 2020 Motion was made, duly seconded and carried, to adopt the
How they voted
Hearing no objection, the council rules are suspended (8-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
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JOURNAL Min 267 February 18, 2020 Motion was made, duly seconded and carried, to adopt the proposed Minutes by the following vote, and the President signed the Minutes: In Favor: 8 - Herbold, Juarez, Lewis, Morales, Mosqueda, Pedersen, Sawant, Strauss Opposed: None Page 1 Meeting Minutes City Council Min 268 March 16, 2020 February 24, 2020 Motion was made, duly seconded and carried, to adopt the
How they voted
Hearing no objections, the meeting minutes are signed. (8-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
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pposed: None Page 1 Meeting Minutes City Council Min 268 March 16, 2020 February 24, 2020 Motion was made, duly seconded and carried, to adopt the proposed Minutes by the following vote, and the President signed the Minutes: In Favor: 8 - Herbold, Juarez, Lewis, Morales, Mosqueda, Pedersen, Sawant, Strauss Opposed: None Min 269 March 2, 2020 Motion was made, duly seconded and carried, to adopt the
How they voted
hearing no objection, the council rules are suspended (8-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
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amend the agenda to include Resolution 31938 as item number three
How they voted
The motion carries in the introduction and referral calendar is amended Unverified
Agenda item 3 · background & details
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Motion was made by Councilmember Mosqueda, duly seconded and carried, to amend the proposed Introduction and Referral Calendar by introducing Resolution 31938, and by referring it to the City Council for adoption at today’s meeting. Resolution 31938, A RESOLUTION modifying the March 14, 2020 emergency order relating to residential evictions . ACTION 4: Motion was made and duly seconded to adopt th
How they voted
Hearing no objection, the agenda is adopted. (8-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
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d: None F. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Motion was made, duly seconded and carried, to adopt the proposed Agenda. Page 3 Meeting Minutes City Council March 16, 2020 G. PAYMENT OF BILLS CB 119755 AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain audited claims for the week of March 2, 2020 through March 6, 2020 and ordering the payment thereof. Motion was made and duly seconded to pass Council Bill 119755.
How they voted
Eight in favor, none opposed Verified · official minutes
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Motion was made by Councilmember Pedersen, duly seconded and carried, to amend Council Bill 119754, Section 1, by adding a new subsection 1.I, as shown in the underlined language below: I. In addition to the importance of addressing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to families that paid sick and paid safe time be available also when schools and places of care are closed in the fut
How they voted
The motion carries and the amendment is adopted (8-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
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adopt resolution 31932
How they voted
Eight in favor, none opposed Unverified
Agenda item 2 · background & details
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e 5 Meeting Minutes City Council 2. Res 31932 March 16, 2020 A RESOLUTION relating to the City Light Department; acknowledging and approving City Light’s adoption of a biennial energy conservation target for 2020-2021 and ten-year conservation potential. The Committee recommends that City Council adopt as amended the Resolution (Res). In Favor: 4 - Pedersen, Strauss, Herbold, Morales Opposed: None
How they voted
State in favor, none opposed (8-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
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Motion was made by Councilmember Mosqueda, duly seconded and carried, to amend Resolution 31938, Section 2.B, as shown in the underlined language below: B. Issuing orders or taking other actions to provide rent relief, including deferred payment of rent, requiring payment plans, and other strategies to assist small businesses and nonprofit organizations who are unable to pay rent or pay their empl
How they voted
None opposed (8-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
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Resolution 31938 for final passage
How they voted
In favor, none opposed Unverified
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