AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; amending Ordinance 121176 to remove certain performance pay provisions.
Bill Parsons Show Sign Please Read Agenda Items 29 332. Agenda Item 29 Council Bill 119115 relates to the City Department Committee recommends the bill pass agenda item 30 Council 119 120 Related to Organization of the Office for Civil Rights, the committee recommends the bill passes amended agenda item 31 Council Bill 119 124 Conditioning the Department of State excuse me conditioning the State Department. Transportation's 2018 Grant Applications Committee recommends the bill pass agenda item 32 Cancel 11913 6,000,000,002 Decreasing Mineralized Material Excuse me. Militarization of Police Activities Committee Recommends Bill Pass. Very good. Any comments and items 29 332 comes from Herbold. Thank you. I'm going to speak to items 30, 31 and 32, but I recognize that other council members might want to speak to those items as well. As it relates specifically to item number 30, this relates to the Office of Civil Rights. Back in September, in my Civil Rights, Utilities, Economic Development and Arts Committee meeting, we discussed discussion on an issue related to areas of the Seattle Office of Civil Rights that would actually benefit from having more independence for that office. Through incorporation of feedback from civil rights staff, through an engagement process that department ran. Our committee discussion and input from each. The Women's Commission, the LGBTQ Commission and the Human Rights Commission. We developed an ordinance that would require racial equity toolkit be done on the questions of permanent structure leadership and the duties and responsibilities as OCR. And it also outlined the governance structure of OCR during the the completion of the Racial Equity Toolkit Kit, including specifically allowing the Women's Commission, the Human Rights Commission and the LGBTQ Commission and the People with Disabilities Commission to advise on director appointments. Adding adding a firing for cause protection to the future associate director appointment and outlining a term for future directors of four years based on community input and request. We also included a recital regarding the intention to introduce an anti retaliation amendment in the next 60 days. As it relates to item 31, I just wanted to pull this one out because there's been much discussion and work done by my council colleagues, especially council member O'Brien, as it relates to how state can apply for funding on projects that this Council hasn't maybe fully vetted yet and given a green light on. And so this ordinance states that items that asked can apply for grants above 5 million. And then lastly, item 32 relates to demilitarization of police activities. This is an item that was brought to us by a network of progressive elected officials that each councilmembers, Gonzalez, O'Brien and myself are members of. And it specifically adds a new section of the municipal code stating that MPD will not participate in the U.S. Department of Defense's 1033 program, and it directs the department to take steps to withdraw from that from that program. This is in response to the issue of militarization of police departments nationwide. It's less of an issue in Seattle than in other places because we have not been participating, but we have not yet formally taken the steps to withdraw from that program. And we definitely want to memorialize the past practice, since police chiefs, mayors and council members come and go. Very good. Thank you for those comments. Guzman Herbold Councilmember Gonzalez. I just wanted to quickly talk about agenda item 32, which is the council bill that Councilmember Verbal just spoke about. So she and I sort of teamed up to get this over the finish line. And I, I took the lead on making sure all the right words were on the on the, on the paper and that the process was met so that she could focus on her budget share responsibilities. But I was really proud to be able to be the primary sponsor on this particular ordinance. And I think it is wise for us to memorialize this Council's desire and intent around federal surplus weaponry programs such as the 1033 program. And I think that this puts us on on on a clear and solid footing to make sure that that there is no slipping back in terms of the department's current commitment to not participate in that program. And they had an opportunity to review this ordinance and felt that it was a good step forward and they are completely willing and wanting to comply with this ordinance and are supportive of the passage of this particular bill. Excellent. Any further comments and items? 29 332. If not, please call the role on the pastor of Constable 119115. Johnson. Suarez. O'Brien, Sergeant Bagshaw Gonzalez I. Harris Talley I. Herbold, i. President Harrell, I. Nine in favor an unopposed. Bill pass and show. Sign it. Please call the roll on the part of Constable 119120. Johnson. Suarez. O'Brien. Sergeant Bagshaw. Gonzales, I. Harris. Talley. Herbold. Hi. President Arrow. Hi. Nine in favor. An unopposed bill passed and chose. Sign it, please call the roll on the passage of council. Bill 119124. Johnson Maurice. O'Brien Sergeant Bagshaw. Gonzalez Hi. Harris Talley. Herbold. Hi. President Harrell II nine in favor and unopposed. Bill passed and show sign it in, please call the roll on. Constable 119136. JOHNSON Whereas I. O'BRIEN So aren't I. BAGSHAW All right. Gonzales I. Harris Talley. Herbold Hi. President Harrell, I. Nine in favor and unopposed. Bill passed in show side. Please. I'll try to give the clerks little time. You're shuffling just as fast as I am. So please read.