A RESOLUTION concerning the health, well-being, and safety of domestic workers; expressing Council’s intent to establish a right to portable Paid Time Off (PTO) for domestic workers in Seattle; and requesting the Office of Labor Standards to work with community stakeholders to draft legislation creating a portable PTO policy for domestic workers.
Resolution is adopted and the chair will sign it. Will the group please fix my signature to the legislation on my behalf? Will Clark please read the title of item seven into the record. Agenda Item seven. Resolution 32028. A resolution concerning the health, well-being and safety of domestic workers, expressing council's intent to establish a right to portable paid time off for domestic workers in Seattle and requesting the Office of Labor Standards to work with community stakeholders to draft legislation creating a portable policy for domestic workers. The committee recommends the City Council adopt the resolution with councilmembers Macheda Herbold, Gonzales, Suarez, Lewis, Morales and Strauss in favor and Councilmember Peterson abstaining. Thank you so much, Madam Clerk. Are there any comments on resolution 32028? Agenda item seven. Councilor, Mosquito Council president, colleagues, I'm excited about this resolution as a corresponding piece of legislation to pass today along with the budget. The COVID 19 pandemic really has amplified the inequities that are inherent in our current treatment of frontline essential workers. This inequity that we are seeing across many industries exponentially impacts communities of color, workers of color. And there has been a clear impact on domestic workers as well. I am excited about the legislation in front of us that will continue the path of good policymaking that's rooted in community experience, rooted in the experience of those who are the frontline workers themselves, in this case, domestic workers. This piece of legislation builds on the $500,000 that the mayor also included in her proposed budget that the council is continuing to include in our proposed budget and works on policy development in collaboration with community partners such as the Domestic Worker Standards Board and the Affordable Benefits Coalition to develop policy to expand upon the benefits of the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights codified two years ago. We all believe that workers deserve respect and all worker on all workers should have dignity. And the legislation in front of us that corresponds with ongoing conversations throughout next year will allow for us as a city, as a city family to develop in partnership with community, a policy that outlines how to ensure there's paid time off for caregivers and their families so that they can care for their kiddos and their elders as well. No worker should be forced to choose between working while sick or facing lost wages. But until we ensure that there is a paid time off policy that can correspond to the work of domestic work which has many different hiring entities, often we are in a situation where disparity continues. I look forward to continuing to work with community partners and hearing more from cities like San Francisco and Philadelphia who have passed or are considering ordinances protecting the right for paid time off to domestic workers. Those cities are currently working on legislation and implementation to make sure that this commitment is a reality. I really love that we are on the national stage for all of the work that you all supported with the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, that national conversation continues to center around how domestic workers have a clear path to paid leave when they need it. So thank you all for your consideration of this resolution in front of us today, which is really about the ongoing work that we will commit to in 2022 with community as and this correlates to the $500,000 included in the 2022 budget process for other aspects which include doing outreach, engagement with hiring entities, community partners, and the necessary work for education and enforcement. I look forward to hearing more in 2022 as we develop this policy together. Thank you, Councilor. Was there any additional comments on resolution 32028 Agenda item seven? What I wanted to think. Madam President. One more. One more time, Councilman. State, go ahead. Just wanted to thank Lori Mayhew, who's in our office of legislative intern, who has been really leading the effort on this. So thank her and Annabelle and labor standards for their deep engagement with community partners, including the Portable Candidates Coalition, and shout out to them as they continue to call in and express support for that. So thank you all. Anything else? All right. Well, Clark, please call the role on the adoption of resolution 32028. Agenda item seven. The want. Yes. Strauss. Yes. Herbold. Yes. Whereas. LEWIS Yes. Morales Yes. Russia i. Peterson, I. Council President Gonzalez. I vote in favor and unopposed. Thank you. Resolution 32028. Agenda item seven is adopted and the chair will sign it. Will the clerk please affix my signature to the legislation on my behalf? Will the clerk please read the title of item eight into the record? Agenda Item eight Clerk File 314487. The 2022 proposed Budget Committee recommends City Council file to file with council members must get a Herbold, Gonzalez, Suarez, Lewis, Morales and Strauss in favor and Councilmember Peterson abstaining. Thank you so much.