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• Amendment to change referral of Council Bill 12933 to the Select Committee on the Comprehensive Plan — Motion failed, 3 in favor, 5 opposed (Council Member Strauss, Council Member Kettle, and Council Member Rink voted yes; Council Members Rivera, Saka, Hollingsworth, Moore and Council President Nelson voted no).

• Adoption of the Consent Calendar — Adopted 8–0. Items listed on the consent calendar included the minutes of Jan. 7, 2025, Council Bill 120‑931 and multiple committee appointments referenced in the meeting.

• Introduction and Referral Calendar — The calendar remained unchanged after the failed amendment and was adopted later in the meeting by common consent.

Ending: No final votes on the underlying ordinances (including CB 12933) were taken at the session; committee referrals and public hearings will determine next steps.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Seattle City Council 1/14/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Key formal actions during the Jan. 14 Seattle City Council meeting: the council failed an amendment to change committee referral for CB 12933 (3–5), and adopted the consent calendar (8–0). The introduction and referral calendar remained unchanged and was adopted.","taxTitle","Seattle, King County, Washington","taxId",2543,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6382000,"Public commenters urge council to reconsider 'Pay Up' impact and oppose reinstating less‑lethal weapons",1621,321000,1942000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2127709-cfb5f37710bdf1a891b0d3453a7e95e5&start=321&end=1942","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2127709-cfb5f37710bdf1a891b0d3453a7e95e5/thumbnail_321000.jpg","/articles/6382000/Seattle/King-County/Washington/Public-commenters-urge-council-to-reconsider-Pay-Up-impact-and-oppose-reinstating-lesslethal-weapons","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6382000-fc2e0f169fc2f27b7f24b4b04953ae63/orig.mp4?Expires=1771115176&Signature=RnYF2Yh1-~Wq7zDX2BT2wQfgnxFXkkaalC4rJ164ftYxeniM3nlxHsp2BAidVxeVH-VBWidGJbS6aCxQ3anlXwK63kW9C8tNMYFYb8VdVqPV8cmCMo~D9XFnwo5JQDumRgYYq0W30pp-mDqwdqzpqyEyMDPzHhFqq5G27Yh2Z3xFXNQzhpjCg4Q882FMLx4A6EYt5O1cQNuZ-eS5fPXu1xvpDaULmVJM6f0N9Q9MZxM5Ulo3IPmozfePpe2nPimPBabEpTc~1nSYi2tUr2imH-PSX6NZJy9DUPp0IzrBd9TO7IjmUBCChfARwwYVQ3t2nSU4EZrceqkvT9ZzKq79pA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Public comment at the council meeting included extended testimony on two recurring topics: the city's \"Pay Up\" gig worker law (referenced by commenters as CB 12775) and a proposed reinstatement of less‑lethal crowd‑control weapons (referenced as Council Bill 12519).

A speaker opposed to the Pay Up law said the policy had reduced delivery work and contributed to financial instability for workers who relied on flexible delivery income, urging council members to reconsider revisions under CB 12775. The commenter described delivery income as a short‑term safety net for workers between jobs and said the ordinance had harmed workers, small businesses and the delivery market.

Several medical and public‑health professionals spoke against reinstating less‑lethal weapons. Amy Hagopian, a professor of public health at the University of Washington, described research her team compiled documenting injuries linked to police use of crowd‑control weapons during 2020 protests and said allowing police to use the same kinds of weapons would not serve public health. She pointed audience members to a website and materials she said she emailed to council members.

Georgia Sleeth (identified in testimony as a physician and researcher on injury prevention) cited a study that found serious injuries — including head and eye trauma — among patients who presented to emergency departments during protest‑related incidents. She told the council she was “strongly encouraging a vote against Council Bill 12519 that would reinstate police use of less lethal weapons.”

Other commenters raised related concerns about police crowd‑control tactics, public safety, and the broader effects of enforcement on marginalized communities. Several public commenters also urged the council to advance housing and economic development measures and to consider labor and apprenticeship opportunities tied to development proposals.

Ending: These remarks were part of the public comment period; the council did not take a vote on CB 12519 or CB 12775 during this session. Speakers asked the council to consider public‑health evidence, worker impacts and equity in upcoming committee hearings and votes.
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Council Member Teresa Moore (identified in the meeting as presenting the proclamation) thanked the mayor's office and the Human Services Department for their partnership and for advocates who “provided tireless efforts to support our Seattle neighbors in healing.” Moore called commercial sexual exploitation “abhorrent” and expressed gratitude to advocates helping survivors.

The council suspended its rules “to present the proclamation and allow our guests to accept it and provide remarks,” and several survivor‑serving organizations spoke. Yasmina Dorril, introduced as director of survivor services at REST (an organization named in the transcript), thanked the council “on behalf of REST and local organizations” and urged the city to continue “prioritizing, mobilizing and targeting efforts, of criminalizing traffickers and providing adequate services for our survivors.”

A representative identified in the transcript as Sarah — director of survivor services for the organization The More We Love and a survivor herself — said the organization has served 42 survivors since July and described the council acknowledgment as important. “The More We Love is a survivor ran, survivor led organization,” she said, and thanked the council for “listening to the voices of survivors and showing up daily for the most marginalized and vulnerable people.”

Ending: The proclamation is a ceremonial recognition and does not itself change policy or funding; council members said they expect continued partnership with survivor‑serving agencies and city departments on prevention and services.
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Strauss said he was offering the amendment “not to critique the substance of the bill, but to protect the council's process,” arguing the measure deserved time in a committee focused on comprehensive‑plan issues. Council President Sarah Nelson and members of the Governance, Accountability and Economic Development Committee opposed the change, saying the bill centers on economic development and maker‑business space and that referring it to her committee would let the item move sooner for public hearings and committee review.

Nelson said she referred the bill to her committee because “small light industrial businesses need more space in Seattle” and that the measure includes both a land‑use component and provisions intended to support makers and workforce housing. She told colleagues the bill would require a public hearing and additional committee consideration regardless of referral.

After the floor debate, the clerk recorded the roll: Council Member Rivera — no; Council Member Saka — no; Council Member Strauss — yes; Council Member Hollingsworth — no; Council Member Kettle — yes; Council Member Moore — no; Council Member Rink — yes; Council President Nelson — no. The tally was three in favor and five opposed, and the amendment failed. The introduction and referral calendar remained unchanged and was adopted later in the meeting.

The discussion repeatedly returned to procedure: which committee is the proper venue for land‑use changes that include economic development and housing elements, and whether the select comprehensive‑plan committee had time in its calendar to take up the legislation. Several council members said they supported a full airing of the bill regardless of referral and noted that final votes would come after committee consideration and public hearings.

The council did not vote on the underlying substance of CB 12933 at this meeting; the referral decision determines which committee will conduct the next formal review and public hearing.

Ending: Council members said the bill will receive committee review and public hearing(s) in the coming weeks; no final council vote on the ordinance was taken during the session.
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Votes at a glance: Seattle City Council, Jan. 14, 2025

Public commenters urge council to reconsider 'Pay Up' impact and oppose reinstating less‑lethal weapons

Seattle Council proclaims January 2025 Human Trafficking Prevention Month; survivor groups accept proclamation

Council rejects move to shift referral of CB 12933 to comp‑plan committee