Seattle Seattle City Council 3/30/2020
March 30, 2020 — Regular meeting, 1h 40m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
was called to order at 2:01 p.m., with Council President González presiding. B. ROLL CALL The following Councilmembers were present and participating electronically: Present: 9 - González , Herbold, Juarez, Lewis, Morales, Mosqueda, Pedersen, Sawant, Strauss C. PRESENTATIONS There were none. D. APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL Min 272 March 16, 2020 Motion was made, duly seconded and carried, to adopt the
How they voted
Hearing no objections, the minutes are being signed. (9-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes: Lisa Herbold, Tammy Morales, Kshama Sawant, Alex Pedersen, Debora Juarez, Dan Strauss, Andrew Lewis, Teresa Mosqueda, Sara Nelson
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SENTATIONS There were none. D. APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL Min 272 March 16, 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: 9 - González , Herbold, Juarez, Lewis, Morales, Mosqueda, Pedersen, Sawant, Strauss Opposed: None Min 273 March 19, 2020 Motion was made, duly seconded and carried, to adopt the
How they voted
Nine in favor, none opposed Verified · official minutes
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Amendment 3 to Council Bill 119763
How they voted
The motion carries and Amendment 3 passes Unverified
Agenda item Amendment 3 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Gonzalez, Muscetta Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Muscetta
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one Min 273 March 19, 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: 9 - González , Herbold, Juarez, Lewis, Morales, Mosqueda, Pedersen, Sawant, Strauss Opposed: None Page 1 Meeting Minutes City Council Min 274 March 30, 2020 March 23, 2020 Motion was made, duly seconded and carried, to adopt the
How they voted
The motion carries and Amendment 1 is adopted as amended. Verified · official minutes
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Gonzalez, Muscetta
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Amendment 2 to Council Bill 119-763
How they voted
Nine in favor, none opposed Unverified
Agenda item 2.1 · background & details
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rch 30, 2020 March 23, 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: 9 - González , Herbold, Juarez, Lewis, Morales, Mosqueda, Pedersen, Sawant, Strauss Opposed: None E. ADOPTION OF INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR IRC 248 March 30, 2020 Motion was made, duly seconded and carried, to adopt the
How they voted
Nine in favor, none opposed Verified · official minutes
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Amend Council Bill 119-764 with Amendment 1
How they voted
Nine in favor, none opposed. The motion carries and the amendment is adopted. Unverified
Yes: Debora Juarez, None, None, Dan Strauss
Agenda item 2 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Gonzalez, Hurbold, Mesqueda, Peters
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rales, Mosqueda, Pedersen, Sawant, Strauss Opposed: None F. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Motion was made, duly seconded and carried, to adopt the proposed Agenda. G. PAYMENT OF BILLS CB 119765 AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain audited claims for the week of March 16, 2020 through March 20, 2020 and ordering the payment thereof. Motion was made and duly seconded to pass Council Bill 119765.
How they voted
The motion carries and amendment to is adopted. Verified · official minutes
Yes: Debora Juarez, None, None, None, None, Dan Strauss, None
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Gonzalez, Salaugh
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• Assistance with child care costs • Loan guarantees for small businesses or individuals • Rent assistance for small businesses or individuals • Operating assistance to cultural and non profit organizations • Emergency housing and homelessness supports ACTION 6: Motion was made and duly seconded to pass Council Bill 119763 as amended. The Motion carried, the Council Bill (CB) was passed as amended
How they voted
No favor, none opposed Verified · official minutes
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cil Bill (CB) was passed as amended by the following vote, and the President signed the Bill: In Favor: 9 - González , Herbold, Juarez, Lewis, Morales, Mosqueda, Pedersen, Sawant, Strauss Opposed: None 3. Res 31939 A RESOLUTION in support of the bid by The City of Seattle to host the National League of Cities 2025 City Summit conference. Motion was made and duly seconded to adopt Resolution 31939.
How they voted
Nine in favor, none opposed Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 3 · background & details
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Motion was made by Councilmember Strauss, duly seconded and carried, to amend Resolution 31940, as shown on Attachment 1 to the Minutes. Councilmember Sawant left the phone line at 3:20 p.m. ACTION 4: Motion was made and duly seconded to adopt Resolution 31940 as amended.
How they voted
hearing no objection, the council rules are suspended (8-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Motion by Dan Strauss
Mover: Strauss (per official minutes).
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Motion was made by Councilmember González, duly seconded and carried, to reconsider the vote adopting Resolution 31940 as amended. Page 8 Meeting Minutes City Council March 30, 2020 MOTION 6: Motion was made and duly seconded to adopt Resolution 31940 as amended. The Motion carried, the Resolution (Res) was adopted as
How they voted
The motion carries and the amendment is adopted. Verified · official minutes
Yes: Debora Juarez, None, None, None, None, Dan Strauss
Motion by Dan Strauss
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Gonzales, Herbal, Mesquetta Mover: Strauss (per official minutes).
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Motion was made by Councilmember Herbold, duly seconded and carried, to amend Resolution 31942, by adding a new second recital, as shown in the underlined language below: WHEREAS, under normal conditions, the West Seattle Bridge is the busiest roadway in the City of Seattle, handling some 100,000 vehicle per weekday along with 17,000 transit riders, and ferry traffic from Vashon Island and Kitsap
How they voted
Eight in favor, none opposed. The motion carries and the amendment, excuse me, the resolution as amended is adopted. Verified · official minutes
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Amend Resolution 31942
How they voted
Ate in favor, none opposed. The motion carries and the amendment is adopted. Unverified
Yes: Debora Juarez, None, None, None, None, Dan Strauss, None
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Musketa
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Adoption of Resolution 31940 as amended
How they voted
Nine in favor, none opposed. Unverified
Agenda item 4 · background & details
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Adoption of Resolution 31942
How they voted
Nine in favor, none opposed Unverified
Agenda item 5 · background & details
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Motion was made by Councilmember Herbold, duly seconded and carried, to amend Council Bill 119764, by adding a new Section 6, and renumbering the remaining sections accordingly, as shown in the underlined language below: Section 6. The Council requests that the Office of Sustainability and Page 6 Meeting Minutes City Council March 30, 2020 Environment continue to pursue partnerships with additiona
How they voted
it sounds like you have the consent by all council members (9-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes: Lisa Herbold, Tammy Morales, Kshama Sawant, Alex Pedersen, Debora Juarez, Dan Strauss, Andrew Lewis, Teresa Mosqueda, Sara Nelson
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