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GOOD MORNING. IT IS 9: 36 A.M., FRIDAY APRIL 3rd, 2026. I AM COUNCILMEMBER ALEXIS MERCEDES RINCK CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLEX CHAIR RINCK. JOYCE VICE CHAIR FOSTER. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. CHAIR, THERE ARE FOUR MEMBERS PRESENT. THANK YOU. PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ IS EXCUSED. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO APPROVAL OF TODAY'S AGENDA. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WELCOME COLLEAGUES. TO THE COMMITTEE MEETING THIS MORNING. TODAY, WE WILL HAVE A BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION AND VOTE ON SEVERAL REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD AND FOLLOWED BY THAT WE WILL HAVE A BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION BY OUR DOMESTIC WORKERS STANDARDS BOARD. GIVEN TODAY'S TOPIC. DOMESTIC WORKERS CLEAN HOMES, LANDSCAPE TO SUPPORT ELDERS, WORK THAT QUITE LITERALLY MAKES ALL OTHER WORK POSSIBLE. ALL OF THAT WHILE BEING WRITTEN OUT OF THE VERY LABOR LAWS THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT WORKERS. AND THAT WASN'T AN ACCIDENT. WHEN THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT PASSED IN 1938 DOMESTIC WORKERS, FARMWORKERS AND HOME HEALTHCARE WORKERS WERE DELIBERATELY EXCLUDED. A CONCESSION TO SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS CARVING OUT THE JOBS DONE ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY ENTIRELY BY BLACK AND LATINO WORKERS AND THAT SHAPED LABOR LAW IN THIS COUNTRY FOR DECADES. BUT SEATTLE DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. AND IN JULY 2018 SEATTLE BECAME THE FIRST CITY IN THE COUNTRY TO PASS A DOMESTIC WORKERS BILL OF RIGHTS. AND THANK YOU TO COUNSEL MEMBER JUAREZ FOR HER WORK ON THAT LEGISLATION. THIS LEGISLATION WAS NOT JUST MINIMUM WAGE PROTECTIONS BUT SOMETHING MORE AMBITIOUS. A DOMESTIC WORKERS STANDARDS BOARD. WORKERS, EMPLOYERS AND COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES AT A TABLE TOGETHER WITH THE POWER TO EFFECTIVELY ADVISE ON INDUSTRY STANDARDS. THAT IS A NEW IDEA. SEATTLE SAID THE PEOPLE THAT DO THIS WORK SHOULD HAVE A VOICE IN SHAPING THE CONDITIONS OF THAT WORK. AND THAT'S WHAT THAT BOARD IS. I MET SOME OF OUR PANELISTS THAT WE WILL HEAR FROM TODAY AT THE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS BILL OF RIGHTS JUST ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. REPRESENTATIVE BREANNA THOMAS FROM THE 34th LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT HEALING FROM WEST SEATTLE WHO HELPED WRITE THE WORKER PROTECTIONS IN THE CITY MODELED THE STATE LEGISLATION AND HER WORK ALONGSIDE SENATOR HAILING FROM THE 37th DISTRICT WHO INTRODUCED THE BILL LAST YEAR, THESE TWO WORKED OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS TO GET IT DONE AND JUST LAST MONTH GOVERNOR FERGUSON SIGNED HOUSE BILL 2355 INTO LAW ENSURING THAT NANNIES, HOUSEKEEPERS, HOMECARE PROVIDERS AND OTHER DOMESTIC WORKERS ACROSS WASHINGTON STATE RECEIVE FAIR PAY, WRITTEN AGREEMENTS, PRIVACY PROTECTION, LEGAL RESOURCES, RIGHTS, THEY HAVE BEEN DENIED FOR DECADES. IT IS THE 16th DOMESTIC WORKER STANDARDS BILL OF RIGHTS PASSED IN THE UNITED STATES. SO THIS WORK THAT WE ARE GOING TO HEAR FROM CONTRIBUTED TO THAT. EVERY RECOMMENDATION THEY HAVE MADE, EVERY CONVERSATION THAT HAPPENED, THAT IS A PART OF WHAT MADE THIS STATEWIDE BUILD NOT JUST POSSIBLE BUT NECESSARY. NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF BOOKS ACROSS WASHINGTON STATE HAVING STATE LEVEL PROTECTIONS BUT A LOT IS ONLY AS STRONG AS IMPLEMENTATION AND THAT IS STILL IN THE WORK. SO FOR AWARENESS FOR ALSO MY COLLEAGUES AND THE PUBLIC, DURING THE DOMESTIC WORKERS BRIEFING PORTION FOR TODAY WE WILL BE UTILIZING SPANISH TRANSLATION SERVICES FROM ONE OF OUR PANELISTS SO WE CAN FULLY HAVE HER VOICE A PART OF THE CONVERSATION. I ALSO WANT TO NOTE FOR THE PUBLIC MY OFFICE HAS BEEN COLLABORATING WITH THE CITY OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS WITH THE INTENT TO UPDATE OUR LOCAL DOMESTIC WORKER STANDARD ORDINANCE LEGISLATION AND TO SUPPORT THIS NEXT WEEK I OFFICE ALONGSIDE THE OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS ARE COSPONSORING TWO POLICY DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM AFFECTED DOMESTIC WORKERS ON WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE. THE FIRST IS ON MONDAY APRIL 6th AND THE SECOND IS ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 8th. BOTH MEETINGS WILL BE 5:30 TO 7:30 AND TO SIGN UP PLEASE EMAIL LABOR STANDARDS AT SEATTLE.GOV. I AM NOW GOING TO OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENTS SHOULD RELATE TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA OR WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THIS COMMITTEE. HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP FOR TODAY? CURRENTLY WE HAVE ONE IN: CURRENTLY WE HAVE ONE IN PERSON SPEAKER AND ZERO ONLINE. THANK YOU. OUR ONE SPEAKER WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES AND WE WILL HAVE START WITH OUR IN PERSON SPEAKER. WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE PUBLIC ALMOND INSTRUCTIONS? THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL BE MODERATED IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. UP TO 60 MINUTES, SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY REGISTERED. PLEASE BEGIN SPEAKING BY STATING YOUR NAME AND ITEM YOU ARE ADDRESSING. YOU WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS LEFT. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST. THANK YOU CREEK. OUR FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST IS ALEX ZIMMERMAN. 15 TIMES CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION. THE PRESIDENT. AND I HAVE 7000 DAY OF. NOBODY IN AMERICA HAVE 7000 DAY OF TRESPASS. I WANT TO SPEAK TO PEOPLE WHO GIVE ME TRESPASS.. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HUMAN. MR. ZIMMERMAN CAN I PAUSE TIME. CAN I ASK YOU TO KEEP YOUR REMARKS RELATED TO THE PURVIEW OF THE COMMITTEE. MY QUESTION TO HER IS VERY: MY QUESTION TO HER IS VERY SIMPLE ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS. HUMAN RIGHT. BECAUSE HE HAVE DIFFERENT OPINION IN FIGHTING FOR HUMAN RIGHT. SO MY QUESTION RIGHT NOW TO PEOPLE IN SEATTLE TO COUNCIL IN SEATTLE. GIVE ME 22 TRAFFIC TICKETS. SO YOU CHAIR UNDERSTAND DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ALEX ZIMMERMAN. YOU DON'T KNOW. I WOULD LIKE THE RECORD TO: I WOULD LIKE THE RECORD TO REFLECT THAT THOSE FINAL COMMENTS THERE WERE DISCRIMINATORY IN NATURE. AND OUT OF ACCORDANCE WITH OUR COUNCIL RULES. PARTICULARLY BEHAVIOR SUCH AS THREATS TO PERSONAL ATTACKS OR USE OF RACHEL MY MISOGYNISTIC OR SLURS OR LANGUAGE ARE CONSIDERED DISORDERLY CONDUCT. I WOULD LIKE THAT TO BE REFLECTED. AND WITH THAT, DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS SIGNED UP? WE HAVE NO ADDITIONAL: WE HAVE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. WITH THAT, I WILL BE CLOSING THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT. AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEMS INTO THE RECORD. ITEM ONE EQUITABLE: ITEM ONE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE OVERVIEW READING AND DISCUSSION, APPOINTMENT 03457 APPOINTMENT OF JUAN RODRIGUEZ AS MEMBER OF THE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE ADVISORY BOARD TO A TERM FOR FEBRUARY 29th 2028. ITEM THREE APPOINTMENT 03458 REAPPOINTMENT OF FYNNIECKO GLOVER TO A TERM OF FEBRUARY 28th 2029 BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE. APPOINTMENT 03459 REAPPOINTMENT OF ELIANA HORN A MEMBER OF EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE ADVISORY BOARD FOR A TERM TO FEBRUARY 28th 2029. BRIEFING, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE ITEM FIVE APPOINTMENT 03460 AS MEMBER OF THE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE ADVISORY BOARD FOR A TERM TO FEBRUARY 28th 2029. ITEM SIX APPOINTMENT 03461 REAPPOINTMENT OF STEPHANIE LACHMAN AS A MEMBER OF THE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE ADVISORY BOARD BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE. WONDERFUL. AT THIS TIME, I BELIEVE OUR FOLKS ARE JOINING US VIRTUALLY. GOOD MORNING: GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. WE ARE JUST GETTING READY TO BE ABLE TO SEE. GIVE US ONE MOMENT. WE WILL BE AT EASE FOR ONE MOMENT. SO I CAN, I AM HERE TO PRESENT ON FIVE BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR REAPPOINTMENT FOR THE EBI ADVISORY BOARD. JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW THE EDI ADVISORY IN TERMS OF THE PURPOSE OF ADVISORY BOARD WAS ESTABLISHED TO REALLY HELP RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY AROUND CONNECTING WITH EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT, STRATEGIES AND GOALS AND TO SUPPORT GUIDANCE, RECOMMENDATIONS AND FUNDS TO THE PUBLIC. AND REALLY THIS ADVISORY BOARD IS FOR HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY GROUPS, IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AND THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITIES AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN THE SEATTLE AREA. PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THE BOARD AND PARTICULARLY MY POSITION. FOR THE ADVISORY BOARD WE HAVE OUR TEAM BOARD MEMBERS ALL DUE TO OUR ORDINANCE SUBJECT TO CITY COUNCIL CONFIRMATION AND ALL BOARD MEMBERS TERMS ARE UP TO THREE YEARS. WE CAN'T DO MORE THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS. AND THREE OF THEM ARE CITY COUNCIL APPOINTED, THREE ARE MAYOR APPOINTED AND SEVEN OUR ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTED. AND WE HAVE SIDE FIVE BOARD MEMBERS JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT POSITION IS A BOARD MEMBER WHO WAS FILLING A VACANT SEAT FROM A PREVIOUS PROGRAM AND LEFT THERE TERM EARLY SO THEY WERE FEELING IN A WEIRD GAP AND FOR POSITION THREE, 59 AND 11 ARE SEEKING THEIR SECOND TERM WITH US. WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I WOULD LOVE TO MOVE ON TO TALK ABOUT OUR AMAZING BOARD MEMBERS. NOT QUITE SURE IF THIS IS FOLLOWING IN YOUR PACKET BUT I WILL START WITH POSITION TO WHICH IS A MAYOR APPOINTED POSITION. STEPHANIE IS A SENIOR BUSINESS FINANCE OFFICER WHO USED TO WORK WITH THE PEOPLE SOLAR ENERGY FUND AS A LOAN OFFICER WHICH IS A MEMBER DRIVEN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS COMMUNITY GROUPS AROUND AFFORDABLE FINANCING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY AND CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS. AND PRIOR TO ALL THAT STEPHANIE HAS EXPERIENCED AS A BUSINESS LENDER SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES AND MISSION-BASED NONPROFITS. STEPHANIE HAS SUPPORTED OWNED BUSINESSES AND STARTUP EXPANSION LOANS, SOCIAL IMPACT AND CLIMATE LENS TO HER WORK AND HAS WORKED IN SENEGAL IN BOTH SERVICES IN THE PEACE CORPS WHERE SHE ALSO WORKED WITH YOUNG FOLKS AROUND ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND HAS DIVIDED INCOME ACTIVITIES FOR WOMEN GROUPS AND AT THE SAME TIME ONE-ON-ONE MENTORSHIP FOR BUSINESS OWNERS. SHE HOLDS AN MBA FROM COLORADO STATE AND HAS REALLY FOCUSED ON AND SHE HAS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN FINANCE AND MINOR IN FRENCH FROM WASHINGTON STATE. JUAN RODRIGUEZ FOR POSITION THREE WHICH IS A MAYOR APPOINTED POSITION. ORIGINALLY FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, RAISED IN NEW YORK CITY AS WELL AND RECENTLY HAS CALLED SEATTLE HOME FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS. WITH THAT, HAS MORE THAN 15 YEARS AS BEING A HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATE PARTICULARLY WITH THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY AND HAS WORN MANY DIFFERENT HATS. HIS PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND REALLY RANGES FROM BUSINESS CONSULTANT AND NONPROFIT DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, MISMANAGEMENT, HE HAS BEEN PART OF A DIFFERENT ADVISORY BOARDS AND AN INVOLVED PARTICULARLY WITH THE DOMINICAN ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON STATE, AN ORGANIZATION HE FOUNDED IN SEATTLE. SUPPORT THE NETWORK, AGAIN REALLY CONNECTING WITH THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY. ALSO SERVED AS THE COCHAIR FOR SEATTLE LGBTQ COMMISSION FROM 2019 TO 2020. AND HAS SERVED AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FROM THE SEATTLE CHAPTER OF LGBTQ MORMONS FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. AN ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS LGBTQ MEMBERS AND EX-MEMBERS OF THE LDS CHURCH AND FAITH AND FOUND FOUNDED THE DOMINICAN CHAPTER FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. AND HE WAS ALSO A HUMAN RIGHTS AMBASSADOR WITH UNITED NATIONS IN THE CARIBBEAN. IF HE DIDN'T ALREADY HAVE SO MANY HATS ON HE CURRENTLY SERVES AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE IT GETS THAT HER PROJECT AFFILIATED WITH THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND COCHAIRS ADVISORY COMMITTEES AROUND PROVIDERS FOR LOCAL AND REGIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM SERVING SNOHOMISH AND THE ISLAND COUNTIES. AND HE FOCUSES ON SUPPORTING PEER SUPPORT GROUPS AROUND SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AROUND SUICIDE PREVENTION FOR THE LGBTQ YOUTH IN SEATTLE AND IS FLUENT IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH. FYNNIECKO GLOVER FOR POSITION NUMBER FIVE AND THAT ONE IS A CITY COUNCIL APPOINTED POSITION IS A LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADER WITH MORE THAN A DECADE OF EXPERIENCE AROUND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, FOCUSING ON INCLUSIVE INITIATIVES THAT UPLIFT UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. HE HAS HE WAS A FORMER CITY EMPLOYEE AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER AND DID A LOT OF WORK IN THE AREA. HE DID A LOT OF WORK ON THE AREA THROUGH JOB CREATION, PLANNING, BUILDING KEY COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND IN THAT PROCESS HE HAS WORKED WITH A LOT OF LOCAL KING COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES AROUND BUDGETING EFFORTS TO MAKE SURE LOCAL RESIDENTS HAD A DIRECT VOICE IN PUBLIC INVESTMENT. HE IS A LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADER MEAN HE ALSO HAS DEEP ROOTS IN SOUTH SEATTLE YOUTH EMPOWERMENT AND EXPANDING ANY SORT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO REALLY UPLIFT THE COMMUNITIES IN THE AREA. HE HAS COFOUNDED A LOT OF GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION REALLY FOCUSING ON COMMUNITY SPACES AND INVOLVED IN LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS REALLY FOCUSING ON LAND STEWARDSHIP AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. HE HOLDS A DEGREE FROM AN URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING FROM ALABAMA AGRICULTURE AS WELL AS ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY. SO BEING LOCAL WITH HIS BACKGROUND HE IS REALLY EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO BRING THOSE SCHOOLS TO THE ADVISORY BOARD. TIFFANY KELLY-GRAY FOR POSITION NINE AND THIS IS A BOARD APPOINTED POSITION. TIFFANY IS CONSIDERED A COMMUNITY ADVOCATE AND COMMUNITY LEADER WITH VAST EXPERIENCE AROUND ADVOCATING FOR EQUITY COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT. CURRENTLY SHE IS IMPACT AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVE DIRECTOR AND THIS IS A NONPROFIT IN A ESSENTIAL DISTRICT THAT PROVIDES SAFETY NET SERVICES TO SEATTLE RESIDENTS OR ANYONE WHO WALKS THROUGH THEIR DOORS IN NEED OF SERVICES WITHOUT THE STIGMA. SHE LEADS THE FUND DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP STRATEGIES THAT COMBAT DISPLACEMENT AND REALLY ADDRESS THE SYSTEM INEQUALITIES WELL STAYING IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT. PART OF HER EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE, SHE USED TO WORK FOR MERRILL LYNCH AS A COMMUNITY LENDER AT THE FIFTH AND THIRD BANK AND REALLY ALIGNED WITH GOALS. WITH ALL OF THAT SHE STILL SERVES AS A BOARD OF TRUSTEE AT THE THE LOCAL SCHOOL WHERE SHE ALSO SHARES DIVERSITY AND A: EQUITY COMMUNITY. SHE ALSO IS A LONG-TERM RESIDENT AND SHE IS REALLY DEEPLY COMMITTED TO EXPANDING ANYTHING AROUND BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY GROUPS AND ANY SORT OF DISPLACEMENT AND ADVANCING EQUITABLE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE ELIANA HORN FOR POSITION 11 . A ATTORNEY, COMMUNITY ADVOCATE AND POLICY ANALYSIS WITH ANOTHER EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND. AND ELIANA HAS OVER A DECADE OF EXPERIENCE SUPPORTING COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP OF LAND, PATHWAY TOWARDS RACIAL, ECONOMIC AND GENDER AND CLIMATE JUSTICE. AND CURRENTLY AROUND CLOSELY WORKING WITH LOCAL GROUPS TO ADVANCE DEMOCRATIC CONTROL THEY ARE CURRENTLY THE POLICY ANALYSIS AND NOT ONLY THAT THEY HAVE FOUNDED A INTERDEPENDENT LAW OF POLICY RESEARCH ADVANCING CAMPAIGNS AND LEGAL COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTS. AND SO THEY LET DISPLACEMENT EFFORTS AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY GROUPS. TO ADVANCE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP. THOSE WERE THE BOARD MEMBERS WE ARE SEEKING FOR REAPPOINTMENT THROUGH THE ADVISORY BOARD. THAT WAS A CLICK SNAPSHOT WITH THAT, WE ARE GOING TO TAKE THESE APPOINTMENTS UP AS A PACKAGE TO MOVE THEM FORWARD. SO I MOVED THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND THE APPOINTMENT FOR CONFIRMATION. IS THERE A SECOND? IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY FINAL COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. WILL THE COMMITTEE CLICK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE RECOMMENDATION TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENTS? CHAIR RINCK. VICE CHAIR FOSTER. COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. THERE ARE FOUR IN FAVOR AND ZERO POST AND ZERO ABSTENTIONS. THE MOTION CARRIES AN: THE MOTION CARRIES AN COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE APPOINTMENT BE CONFIRMED WILL BE SENT TO THE APRIL 14th CITY COUNCIL MEETING. AND NOW WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO OUR NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS. WILL THE COMMITTEE CLICK EASE READ ITEM SEVEN INTO THE RECORD? ITEM SEVEN. DOMESTIC WORKERS STANDARDS BOARD OVERVIEW BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION. AS OUR GUESTS COME UP TO THE: AS OUR GUESTS COME UP TO THE TABLE AGAIN WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO JUST CELEBRATE THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS FROM DOMESTIC WORKERS STANDARDS BOARD BUT ALSO MANY ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE WORKCENTER TO HAVE BEEN PART OF THESE EFFORTS. WE ARE GOING TO BE HEARING DIRECTLY FROM THEM TODAY ABOUT THE SCOPE OF THEIR WORK, A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY AND WHERE WE ARE GOING NEXT. REALLY EXCITED TO BE HAVE THEM ALL IN COMMITTEE THIS MORNING. WHEN FOLKS GET SETTLED AND IF YOU CAN TAKE A MOMENT AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF BY STATING YOUR NAME AND ORGANIZATION INTO THE MICROPHONE. WELCOME AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION: THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION FOR US TO PRESENT TO THE DOMESTIC WORKERS STANDARDS BOARD IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. MY NAME IS SILVIA GONZALEZ. I AM ONE OF THE CHAIRS OF DWSB . MANAGER OF THE ORGANIZATION. I AM A REPRESENTATIVE OF DOMESTIC WORKERS OF CASA LATINA. THESE ARE MY COLLEAGUES. HI EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS JORDAN GOLDWARG , I USE HE HIM PRONOUNS AND I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 4 FOR 16 YEARS. I ALSO SERVE ON THE DOMESTIC WORKERS STANDARDS BOARD AND ONE OF THE EMPLOYER SEATS. I EMPLOYEE A HOUSECLEANER IN MY HOME AND I GOT CONNECTED TO DOMESTIC WORKERS STANDARDS BOARD THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION HAND-IN-HAND WHICH IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT ORGANIZES EMPLOYERS AND DOMESTIC WORKERS TO BE IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE DOMESTIC WORKERS MOVEMENT. BOARD LIAISON BETWEEN THE: BOARD LIAISON BETWEEN THE DOMESTIC WORKERS STANDARDS BOARD AND HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY. I LIKE TO KICK US OFF BY: I LIKE TO KICK US OFF BY SHARING A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE PURPOSE OF OUR PRESENTATION TODAY. WE WILL START OFF BY GOING INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL INTO THE ROLE OF THE STANDARDS BOARD. WE WILL PROVIDE A HISTORY AND OVERVIEW AND MAKE SURE WE SHARE SOME OF THE ONGOING WORK THAT IS HAPPENING AND SOME OF THE FUTURE WORK THAT WE ARE MOVING TOWARDS. WE WANT TO THE RECENT STATE LAW WHEN EMMA AND THEN OF COURSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE TIME FOR QUESTIONS AS WELL. SO JUST TO START OFF WITH SOME BACKGROUND, THIS IS A TIMELINE GOING BACK TO WHEN THE CITY PASSED THE ORDINANCE IN 2018. WE ARE STILL THE ONLY JURISDICTION TO HAVE PASSED THE BILL OF RIGHTS THAT ALSO INCLUDES AN OVERSIGHT BOARD TO DOMESTIC WORKERS STANDARDS BOARD. AND ALSO JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE THINGS HERE IN TERMS OF SUPPORT THAT COUNCIL HAS GIVEN TO THE BOARD IN THE PAST TWO CONTINUE FURTHERING OUR WORK. AND SO BOTH IN THE FALL OF 2021 AND ALSO AGAIN IN 2023. TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE BOARD IN 2021 THAT WAS TO SUPPORT SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE BOARD MADE TO COUNCIL AND THAT WAS PART OF THE INITIAL CHARTER OF THE BOARD. WE WERE GRATEFUL TO COUNCIL FOR THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT THEY GAVE INCLUDING GRANTS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR FURTHER ORGANIZED WORKERS IN THE SPACE. AND THEN AGAIN IN FALL 2023 COUNCIL ALLOCATED FUNDING TO SUPPORT A REPORT, THE CREATION OF A REPORT ON EXPANDING PAID TIME OFF BENEFITS TO WORKERS AND ALSO SUPPORTED A GRANT TO AN ORGANIZATION TO DO AWARENESS OF EMPLOYERS OF DOMESTIC WORKERS. AND WITH THAT I WILL PASS IT TO DIANA TO TALK ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH OLS. WHAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU: WHAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY IS OUR STANDARD ENFORCEMENT MODEL OR PROCESS FOR OUR LABOR STANDARDS THAT WE ENFORCE. IT TYPICALLY STARTS WITH A WORKER COMING TO US TO MAKE A COMPLAINT AND INVESTIGATOR FROM OUR ENFORCEMENT TEAM WILL THEN MEET WITH THAT WORKER, REVIEW ANY DOCUMENTS IF THEY BROUGHT ANY DOCUMENTS LIKE A PAYSTUB AND IF THE NEXT STEP IS TO OPEN INVESTIGATION WE WILL PROVIDE A NOTICE TO THE HIRING ENTITY OF THAT INVESTIGATION AND REQUEST ANY RECORDS SO THAT THE INVESTIGATOR CAN CONDUCT A PROPER INVESTIGATION. WHERE OUR OFFICE IS ABLE TO ASSESS PENALTIES AND FINES FOR THE ORDINANCE WHERE WE ALSO ANNOUNCE THE RESOLUTION PUBLICLY. IT'S ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. AS STANDARD, WE NEVER ASK ABOUT IMMIGRATION STATUS, WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION IN ALL OF OUR SERVICES. IN THE CLOSE TO SEVEN YEARS OF ENFORCING THIS LAW WE HAVE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO ENFORCE A DOMESTIC WORKERS ORDINANCE AND FOR THE MANY REASONS THAT COUNCILMEMBER MERCEDES RINCK ALREADY MENTIONED WHY DOMESTIC WORKERS HAVE A HARD TIME COMING FORWARD TO US. IT'S INCREDIBLY HARD FOR ALL WORKERS TO FILE A COMPLAINT ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW GIVEN EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. BUT IT'S ALSO EXCEPTIONALLY HARD FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS AGAIN FOR THE REASONS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A WORKFORCE THAT HAS BEEN HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL. PROTECTION SET ALL OTHER WORKERS ALREADY HAVE AND HAVE HAD FOR CLOSE TO 100 YEARS. AND THIS AGAIN IS ROOTED IN MISOGYNY, SEXISM AND RACISM AND ALSO ANTI-IMMIGRANT. WE ARE ALSO TALKING ABOUT A WORKPLACE THAT IS PEOPLE'S HOMES. TYPICALLY WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WORKPLACES WE THINK OF RESTAURANTS OR HOTELS OR BUILDINGS DOWNTOWN WE OFTEN TIMES DON'T THINK ABOUT OUR HOME BEING A WORKPLACE. AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO DO A CULTURAL SHIFT. AND THEN LASTLY I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE REFERRAL ECONOMY THAT HAPPENS IN THE DOMESTIC WORKER SPACE. MOST OF THE WORKERS GET JOBS THROUGH FACEBOOK GROUPS, THROUGH WORD-OF-MOUTH THROUGH PARENT GROUPS, IN PARTICULAR NANNIES. THE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS LIKE SOMEBODY REALLY ENJOYED THEIR LANDSCAPER THAN THEY WILL TELL THEIR NEIGHBOR. AND HAVE LED INTO LOW COMPLAINT RATES IN OUR OFFICE. AND THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE STATE WE HAVE SEEN AT THE STATE LEVEL. TWO REMEDY THEIR SITUATION. SO WHAT WE DID IS THE PARTNERSHIP OF THE DOMESTIC WORKERS STANDARDS BOARD IS WE REALLY WANTED TO ASK OURSELVES WHAT DOES SUCCESS LOOK LIKE OR HOW CAN WE MEASURE OUR IMPACT BEYOND CASES. BEYOND HOW MANY FOLKS COME FORWARD AND WE REALLY WANTED TO THINK CREATIVELY AND STRATEGICALLY ABOUT HOW WE ENFORCE THIS LAW. THE FIRST WHAT WE'VE LEARNED IN OUR BEST PRACTICE IS INVEST IN COMMUNITY EXPERTISE. TALKING ABOUT WORKERS THAT OFTEN ARE DUE INVISIBLE WORK ARE OFTEN IMMIGRANT BLACK WOMEN, PEOPLE OF COLOR WHERE ENGLISH MAY NOT BE THEIR MAIN LANGUAGE OR THE LANGUAGE THEY FEEL MOST COMFORTABLE IN SO IN ORDER TO CAN DO THAT WELL WE NEED TO CENTER LANGUAGE ACCESS AND LANGUAGE JUSTICE. AND THAT INCLUDES TRANSLATING ALL OF OUR MATERIALS, ALL OF OUR RESOURCES INTO VARIOUS LINKAGES. I BELIEVE WE HAVE 20+ AVAILABLE INCLUDING MY PARENTS INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE WHICH I WAS VERY SURPRISED. WE ARE MOSTLY IN CALIFORNIA. BUT THAT JUST SHOWS THE INTENTIONAL AND COMMITMENT THAT WE HAVE TWO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT OUR RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO EVERYBODY IN THE CITY. OUTREACH AND EDUCATION HAS BEEN CRITICAL. IN GETTING THE WORD OUT. AGAIN TALKING ABOUT A WORKPLACE THAT THEY PERFORM WORK IN PEOPLE'S HOMES AND SO WE HAD TO DO A LOT OF EDUCATION TO CAN AND YOU TO DO EDUCATION FOR HIGHER ENTITIES TO THINK ABOUT THEIR HOME AS A WORKPLACE. WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT HIGHER ENTITIES WANT TO COMPLY. THAT THEY WANT TO DO THE RIGHT THING. I WILL LET THE BOARD DISCUSSED MORE ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN THAT THEY'VE DONE AND REACHING OUT TO DIFFERENT HIGHER ENTITIES ACROSS THE CITY. BUT WE DO SEE THAT TRANSLATE INTO SEEKING RESOURCES. AND ACCESSING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OTHER LAWS THAT THEY MAY BE REQUIRED TO COMPLY. FOR EXAMPLE THE PAID SICK AND SAFE TIME LAW. SO WE ARE HOPING TO LEAD INTO A SOCIETAL SHIFT AND PERCEPTION OF WHO IS WHO ARE DOMESTIC WORKERS, WHERE DO THEY WORK AND AS COUNCILMEMBER MERCEDES RINCK SAID DOMESTIC WORKERS MAKE ALL OTHER WORK POSSIBLE. ALL OF THIS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE PARTNERSHIP THAT IS THE BOARD. SO I WILL PASS IT BACK TO THE BOARD. THANKS SO MUCH FOR PROVIDING: THANKS SO MUCH FOR PROVIDING THAT OVERVIEW. BEFORE I PASS IT OVER TO SYLVIA TO GO INTO A LOT MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE WORK OF THE BOARD, I DID JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ONE THING FROM THE MUNICIPAL CODE AND LIQUIDS THAT AUTHORIZE THE CREATION OF THE BOARD WHICH IS THAT WHEN IT TALKS ABOUT MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY THE CITY HAS BEEN INTERPRETED VERY BROADLY TO INCLUDE ALL PARTS OF THE CITY AND SO THE BOARD HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND CITY COUNCIL OVER THE YEARS TO TRY TO ADVANCE OUR WORK. THANK YOU, JORDAN. I AM GOING TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BOARD. THIS HAS A MEMBERSHIP AND THE: THIS HAS A MEMBERSHIP AND THE MEMBERSHIP IS REPRESENTED FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS IN EVERY SECTOR SUCH AS NANNIES, HOUSECLEANERS, CARETAKERS FOR OTHER PEOPLE AND ALSO THAT HAVE HIRING ENTITIES AND DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY. THIS BOARD OF THE LABOR STANDARDS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE PIONEERS IN LANGUAGE JUSTICE GIVING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL THE WORKERS TO BE ABLE TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE. AT THE BEGINNING, IT WAS ONLY TWO LANGUAGES. ENGLISH AND SPANISH. BUT NOW THE MEETINGS ARE IN ENGLISH, SPANISH AND UKRAINIAN. THIS IS VERY POWERFUL. THE BOARD IS THE MAIN ACTOR: THE BOARD IS THE MAIN ACTOR. THEY ARE THE ONES THAT MADE THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO OLS AND AT THE SAME TIME THEY DO ALL THE PRESENTATIONS TO THE COUNCIL AND ALSO TO THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR. IN OTHER WORDS WE ARE WORKING. ANOTHER CHARACTERISTIC OF THE BOARD IS THAT WE ARE THE UNIQUE MODEL AND THE WHOLE NATION. WE'VE BEEN CONTACTED FROM OTHER STATES LIKE THE WORKERS COALITION, DOMESTIC WORKERS COALITION OF NEW YORK, ALSO UNIONS FOR NAIL SALONS AND ALSO MASSAGE PARLORS. THEY WANT US TO SHARE STRATEGIES, IMPROVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES. AND HOW CAN THEY CREATE A STANDARD BOARD LIKE FOR A MECHANISM TO IMPROVE AND ENFORCE ALL THE RIGHTS OF DOMESTIC WORKERS AND OTHER LABOR SECTORS. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF EVERYTHING THAT WE DID IN THIS BOARD AND OF THE RESULTS THAT WE ACHIEVED. RECENTLY WE WERE INVITED BY: RECENTLY WE WERE INVITED BY UCLA LABOR CENTER. THEY WANTED TO KNOW WHAT IS IT WE ARE DOING HERE IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE THAT IS HAVING SUCH A BIG IMPACT. NOT ONLY THE STATE LEVEL BUT THE WHOLE NATION WE ARE IMPACTING. SO WE HAVE A BIG IMPACT NATIONALLY BUT IT'S ALSO BECAUSE OF THE BOARD. A FORMAL MECHANISM FOR A UNIQUE AND CONTINUOUS ADVOCACY. IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET BETTER RESULTS. IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE THIS IS THE VOICE OF THE DOMESTIC WORKERS. THIS IS A PLACE WHERE THEY HAVE THEY CAN BE HEARD AND THIS IS A SAFE PLACE FOR THEM. THIS ALSO INFORMS AND EDUCATES HIRING ENTITIES FOR THEM TO KNOW THAT THEIR HOME IS A PLACE OF WORK. THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT CREATES A STRUCTURE FOR GOVERNING IN A WAY THAT IS MUCH MORE INCLUSIVE BECAUSE LANGUAGE JUSTICE. AND ALSO GRANTS FOR THE REPRESENTING ALL THE DOMESTIC WORKERS. JORDAN SPOKE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TIMELINE. I'M GOING TO STOP A LITTLE BIT AND TALK ABOUT 2021. IN 2021 THE BOARD HAD THREE VERY IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE COUNCIL. THE FIRST RECOMMENDATION WAS TO INVEST MORE IN THE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE. THE COUNCIL THEY GAVE MORE GRANTS FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS SO THEY COULD GET MORE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION FOR MORE OF THE DOMESTIC WORKERS AND ALSO THE HIRING ENTITIES. THE SECOND RECOMMENDATION WAS: THE SECOND RECOMMENDATION WAS TO PROVIDE MORE MATERIALS AND RESOURCES FOR THE ORDINANCE OF DOMESTIC WORKERS FOR THEM TO CONTINUE DOING MORE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. ALSO WE GOT MORE FLYERS, INFORMATION, VIDEOS, MORE PROMOTIONAL STUFF WITH THE GRANT ABOUT THE DOMESTIC WORKERS ORDINANCE AND ALSO ON THE RADIO. WE HAVE A LOT OF ADS ON THE RADIO. THE THIRD ONE WAS TO ESTABLISH BENEFITS FOR ALL THE DOMESTIC WORKERS. THE OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS OLS IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC GOOD. THEY PUBLISH AND RESULTS IN 2025. IN THIS STUDY THERE WAS A LOT OF PARTICIPATION OF DIFFERENT GROUPS. FOCUS GROUPS, HOUSECLEANERS, NANNIES, CARETAKERS AND ALSO GARDENERS. WHAT ARE WE DOING NOW? WHAT OTHER PROJECTS THAT WE ARE DOING AND THEY ARE ONGOING. AT THE MOMENT THE ONGOING PROJECTS OF THE BOARD ARC TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH TWO COMMITTEES. ONE IS THE POLICY COMMITTEE AND THE OTHER IS THE OUTREACH COMMITTEE SO WE CAN CONTINUE WITH OUR WORKPLAN. WE ARE ALSO ENGAGED AND WE WANT TO KNOW MORE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BUDGET. THANKS SILVIA. AS SILVIA WAS SPEAKING I WAS REMINDED THAT OFTEN TIMES WHEN PEOPLE ASK ME ABOUT THE STANDARDS BOARD I TOLD HIM THAT IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST MEANINGFUL CIVIC ENGAGEMENT EXPERIENCES I'VE EVER HAD AND ONE OF THE MOST MEANINGFUL VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES. MAC. AND I THINK THAT IS COMING THROUGH IN TERMS OF WHAT YOU SEE AROUND THINGS LIKE LANGUAGE JUSTICE, ACCESSIBILITY, INCLUSIVITY AND THE ABILITY TO ACTUALLY ATTACK AFFECT CHANGE. PARTICULARLY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS ANY SORT OF WORK AROUND IMMIGRANT RIGHTS AND WORKER RIGHTS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL HAS BEEN SO DIFFICULT. THE WORK WE ARE DOING IN THE CITY HAS A TANGIBLE, REAL IMPACT ON PEOPLE'S LIVES AND NOT ONLY FOR WORKERS BUT I THINK THE DOMESTIC WORKER MOVEMENT IS ONE OF THE FEW TRULY CROSS CLASS CROSS RACIAL ORGANIZING SPACES OF SOLIDARITY THAT WE SEE IN THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW. AND THAT'S BEEN REALLY POWERFUL IN TERMS OF BRINGING EMPLOYERS INTO THE MOVEMENT AS WELL AND RECOGNIZING THAT JUSTICE IS NECESSARY FOR ALL OF US TO HAVE TOGETHER. SO I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT FUTURE WORK THAT IS COMING UP FOR THE BOARD. AND WE'VE SHARED SOME OF THIS INFORMATION WITH COUNCILMEMBERS THAT WE'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS BUT THE BIG THING COMING UP IS BACK IN NOVEMBER THE BOARD VOTED TO RECOMMEND THREE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ORDINANCE. AND OLS IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON DRAFTING THOSE AMENDMENTS AND OUR HOPE IS THAT THOSE AMENDMENTS WILL BE APPROVED BY COUNCIL AT SOME POINT IN 2026. SO THE FIRST OF THOSE AMENDMENTS IS TO MANDATE WRITTEN AGREEMENTS BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS. AND THIS REFLECTS A REAL SHIFT IN WHAT WORKERS WANT AND WHAT HAS BEEN CONSIDERED BEST PRACTICE SINCE THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE WAS DRAFTED. AT THAT TIME A LOT OF WORKERS PARTICULARLY ONES WHO WERE FEARFUL ABOUT IMMIGRATION STATUS WERE CONCERNED ABOUT HAVING A REQUIREMENT FOR PARTICULARLY WRITTEN CONTRACT AND THAT COULD INVOKE FEAR FOR PEOPLE. BUT OVER THE YEARS WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IS THAT WORKERS REALLY HAVE COME TO BELIEVE THAT THE BENEFITS OF HAVING WRITTEN AGREEMENTS AND THE TERMS OF THEIR WORK FORMALIZED WITH THEIR EMPLOYER OUTWEIGH ANY ANY POTENTIAL RISK THAT COMES FROM THAT DOCUMENTATION. AND SO THERE IS STRONG AGREEMENT NOW AMONG WORKERS THAT THE ORDINANCE SHOULD BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE WRITTEN AGREEMENTS. IT THE SECOND AMENDMENT WHICH REALLY COMES OUT OF SOME OF THE EXPERIENCE THAT OLS HAS HAD ON THE ENFORCEMENT SIDE WOULD REQUIRE EMPLOYERS TO MAINTAIN RECORDS OF HOURS WORKED. AND OBVIOUSLY THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MOST WORKERS AND MOST SECTORS TAKE FOR GRANTED. THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A RECORD OF TIME SHEETS AND HOURS THAT PEOPLE HAVE WORKED. BUT THAT IS NOT CURRENTLY REQUIRED IN THE ORDINANCE. AND WHAT THAT HAS MEANT IS THAT WHEN THERE ARE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS PARTICULARLY AROUND WAGE THEFT EMPLOYERS CAN JUST DENY THAT THERE IS NO RECORD OF THIS AND SO THE WORKER HAS NO PROOF THAT THEY ARE OWED THESE HOURS. AND SO THE SECOND AMENDMENT IS TO REQUIRE EMPLOYERS TO MAINTAIN RECORDS OF HOURS WORKED. AND THEN THE THIRD AMENDMENT RELATES TO THE QUESTION OF PAID TIME OFF WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE WILL KEEP GOING BACK TO. BUT THIS AMENDMENT WOULD INCLUDE ANTI-RETALIATION PROTECTION FOR WORKERS WHO USE TIME OFF. MANY WORKERS DON'T EVEN HAVE ACCESS TO TIME OFF FOR PAID TIME OFF BUT WHEN THEY DO OR EVEN IF WORKERS WANT TO TAKE UNPAID TIME OFF FEAR OF RETALIATION IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT STOPS WORKERS FROM DOING THAT. AND SO WE WANT TO INCLUDE ANTI-RETALIATION PROTECTION. THOSE THREE AMENDMENTS ARE IN PROCESS AS COUNCILMEMBER RINCK MENTIONED. THERE ARE TWO LISTENING SESSIONS HAPPENING TO GET PUBLIC FEED BOOK FEEDBACK AND INPUT ON THOSE AND WE HOPE THAT COUNCIL WILL TAKE THOSE UP AND PASS THEM BEFORE THE END OF 2026. OUTSIDE OF THOSE AMENDMENTS, I WANT TO SPEAK JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE BROADLY ABOUT PAID TIME OFF. SO THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR FOCUS OF WORK BECAUSE SO MANY WORKERS DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO PAID TIME OFF. IN SOME CASES THERE ARE WORKERS, CLASSIFIED AS W-2 EMPLOYEES NANNIES WHO WORK MANY HOURS FOR A SINGLE EMPLOYER AND THOSE WORKERS ARE COVERED UNDER THE CITY EXISTING ORDINANCE. BUT AGAIN, BECAUSE OF THE INFORMAL NATURE OF THE WORK, BECAUSE EMPLOYERS DON'T OFTEN RECOGNIZE THAT THEY ARE EMPLOYERS IN THE WAY WE TYPICALLY THINK OF IT WORKERS ARE NOT ACCESSING THAT BENEFIT AND SO THERE IS A NEED TO DO CONTINUED OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ALONG THOSE LINES. BUT THEN THERE ARE SO MANY DOMESTIC WORKERS PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO WORK A FEW NUMBER OF HOURS FOR MANY EMPLOYERS OVER THE COURSE OF THE MONTH LIKE HOUSECLEANERS AND THOSE EMPLOYERS CURRENTLY GENERALLY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO ANY KIND OF PAID TIME OFF BENEFIT AND THAT IS GOING TO REQUIRE CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION, LOOKING AT THINGS LIKE A PUBLICLY MANAGED FUND TO PROVIDE PAID TIME OFF BENEFIT. AND OLS PUBLISHED TWO REPORTS AT THE END OF LAST YEAR THAT GO INTO A LOT MORE DETAIL ABOUT PASSABLE PATH FORWARD FOR EXPANDING PTO ACCESS TO DOMESTIC WORKERS. NEXT, THERE NEEDS TO BE CONTINUED CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION FOR ALL THE REASONS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. HAS USED SO MANY STRATEGIES TO TRY TO REACH EMPLOYERS AND HAS EVERYTHING FROM PRESENTATIONS AND WHAT WE HAVE DONE TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORDINANCE WITH EMPLOYERS. BEST PRACTICES CHANGE AND WHAT WORKERS WANT CAN CHANGE OVER TIME AND SO HAVING THIS FORMAL STRUCTURE OF THE BOARD AND OUTREACH THAT THE BOARD HELPS TO FACILITATE IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT REALLY HELPS TO INFORM THE WORK MOVING FORWARD. SYLVIA TALKED A LITTLE BIT ALREADY ABOUT THE MANY WAYS IN WHICH THE BOARD HAS BEEN A NATIONAL LEADER. THERE IS A FEW MORE BULLET POINTS THAT SHARE THAT. I CAN ALSO INCLUDE THAT LAST YEAR SYLVIA AND I WERE INVITED TO PRESENT TO THE NEW YORK DOMESTIC WORKER COALITION ABOUT THE WORK OF THE STANDARDS BOARD AS THEY TRY TO BRING A SIMILAR BOARD INTO THAT JURISDICTION. AND THINGS THAT WE CAN BE DOING BETTER. ONE CONTINUAL AREA FOR IMPROVEMENT IS CONTINUING TO EXPAND FOR REPRESENTATION AND THE VOICES OF THE WORKERS FROM COMMUNITIES THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY ON THE BOARD. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE GOOD REPRESENTATION FROM SPANISH-SPEAKING COMMUNITIES AND AS SILVIA MENTIONED WE NOW HAVE A UKRAINIAN BOARD MEMBER AND WE ARE DOING INTERPRETATION. BUT JUST AS ONE EXAMPLE WE HAVE NO ASIAN AMERICAN REPRESENTATION ON THE BOARD CURRENTLY. AND WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMMUNITIES WHOSE MEMBERS ARE ENGAGED IN DOMESTIC WORK SO THERE IS A NEED FOR US TO CONTINUE DOING OUTREACH TO ENSURE THAT MORE COMMUNITY VOICES ARE INCLUDED. ANOTHER THING WE WANT TO KEEP WORKING ON IS CONTINUING TO SORT OF DEMYSTIFY CITY GOVERNANCE PROCESSES TO INCLUDE ACCESSIBILITY AND MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WORK WE KNOW THAT COMING TO A PUBLIC MEETING FOR A BOARD OR COMMISSION WHEN YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE PROCESS CAN BE VERY INTIMIDATING. THERE'S LOTS OF ACRONYMS, LOTS OF LANGUAGE THAT IS USED AND IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK TO BUILD TRUST AND SAFETY AND TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL WELCOME AND INCLUDED IN THAT. THAT EXTENDS ALSO TO SOME CITY PROCESSES. AS ONE EXAMPLE THE REQUIRED TRAINING THAT BOARD COMMISSION MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND WERE OFFERED IN ENGLISH UNTIL JUST RECENTLY WHEN THANKS TO THE EFFORTS WE WERE ABLE TO HOST A TRAINING FOR ALL MEMBERS. INTERPRETATION INTO SPANISH. WE RECORDED THAT MEETING AND I BELIEVE THE CITY CLERK IS NOW USING THAT RECORDING TO TRAIN OTHER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AS NEW MEMBERS JOIN. THAT'S GREAT THAT WE'VE GOT SPANISH BUT WE KNOW THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER LANGUAGES PEOPLE SPEAK AND SO CONTINUING TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSION AND DEMYSTIFYING THE PROCESS IS IMPORTANT. I WILL TURN IT BACK TO SYLVIA. THANK YOU JORDAN. NOW I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT I'M STILL CELEBRATING AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. THAT IS THE VICTORY OF THE STATE LAW FOR ALL THE DOMESTIC WORKERS. FOR THE RISE OF THE DOMESTIC WORKERS. VERY IMPORTANT FOR ALL THE VOICES, FOR ALL THE DOMESTIC WORKERS AND IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COALITION OF THE MYSTIC WORKERS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON THAT CONSISTS OF FAIR WORK CENTER. NATIONAL DOMESTIC WORKERS ALLIANCE AND 775. BUT I WANT TO EMPHASIZE ALSO THE ROLE THAT THE BOARD, VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD THAT REPRESENTS DOMESTIC WORKERS AND THERE WERE ALSO SOME KEY ORGANIZERS AND ALSO THE SUPPORT OF SEATTLE THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT POINT FOUR THE STATE BILL. AND ALSO THE TESTIMONY THAT WAS SHARED WAS VERY IMPACTFUL IN THE EXPERIENCE FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE. WE ARE THE 13th STATE TO HAVE A BILL OF RIGHTS FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS. COUNCILMEMBER ALEXIS ALREADY MENTIONED IT BUT WHAT DID WE WIN? DOMESTIC WORKERS THAT WORK WITH A HYBRID ENTITY FOR MORE THAN FOUR HOURS PER MONTH THEY HAVE THE FOLLOWING RIGHTS. MINIMUM WAGE. THE STATE MINIMUM WAGE. THEY ALSO HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE A FORMAL CONTRACT WITH MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS. THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED. IT IS FORBIDDEN FOR THE ENTITY TO TAKE THE PERSONAL DOCUMENTS AND CONFISCATE THEM. THEY HAVE PROTECTIONS AGAINST RETALIATION. IF THEY ARE GOING TO BE FIRED IF THEY NEED TO HAVE RIGHTS FOR DIRECT ACTION AND ENFORCEMENT BY THE WASHINGTON LABOR AND INDUSTRIES. THIS NEW STATE LAW WILL START ON JULY 1st OF 2027. WE HAVE HERE ARE TWO PICTURES THAT THEY SHOW A VERY IMMENSE ENERGY. ALL THOSE WERE TAKEN ON MARCH 9th AND THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH SPACE FOR ALL OF THEM. BEFORE THE SIGNING OF THIS WILL THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE. A PREVIOUS ONE. I WAS PRESENT AT THE SIGNING OF THE PREVIOUS BILL. THERE WAS ALMOST NOBODY THERE. THERE WAS SO MUCH EMPTY SPACE BUT THIS SHOWS SO MUCH ENERGY. SO MUCH POWER. REPRESENTATIVE BREANNA THOMAS SHE SAYS EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IN THAT PICTURE. BUT WE HAVE THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF WORK. WE NEED TO CREATE MORE FOCUS GROUPS AND OUTREACH EVERY SINGLE COUNTY IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON THANK YOU. I LOVE THESE PICTURES. THANK YOU DIANA. THESE ARE PICTURES OF THE PLACES WE WORK TOGETHER. WITH THE BOARD. QUESTIONS? RECOGNIZING VICE CHAIR FOSTER. THANK YOU SO MUCH CHAIR, AND THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING TO US TODAY. I REALLY APPRECIATED THE BRIEFING THAT WE HAD A FEW WEEKS AGO TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR WORK. AND I JUST APPRECIATE THE ENERGY, HARD WORK AND FOR JOY ESPECIALLY IN THE PICTURES THAT YOU SHARED IN THE PRESENTATION. MY QUESTION IS, I KNOW YOU WALKED THROUGH THOSE THREE POTENTIAL UPDATES TO THE ORDINANCE. ONE OF THEM BEING AROUND REQUIRING A WRITTEN CONTRACT. AND I WANTED TO HEAR MORE ABOUT HOW YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT WHAT WOULD CONSTITUTE A CONTRACT. ESPECIALLY KNOWING THIS WORK AS YOU DESCRIBED IT IS SOMETIMES FORMAL AND SOMETIMES INFORMAL. AND SO FOR EXAMPLE A TEXT MESSAGE CONFIRMING WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY OR ET CETERA. JUST CURIOUS IF THERE'S MORE THAT YOU CAN SHARE. I KNOW IN OTHER COURT CASES THAT'S BEEN ENOUGH FOR A CONTRACT. THERE WAS A CASE ON A PODCAST WHERE THERE WAS THAT THUMBS-UP EMOTING THAT CONSTITUTED A CONTRACT. SO I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT HOW THAT IS BEING CONCEPTUALIZED. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. THAT IS ONE OF THE POINTS OF THE STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS NEXT WEEK IS TO HEAR FROM WORKERS. FOR EXAMPLE, AS JORDAN MENTIONED WE ARE CALLING IT WRITTEN AGREEMENTS BECAUSE CONTRACT DOES HAVE, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE TRANSLATE DOES HAVE A DIFFERENT TONE. AND FOR THAT ONE OF THE QUESTIONS IS HOW DO YOU TYPICALLY REACH AN AGREEMENT CURRENTLY. IS IT TEXT MESSAGE, EMAIL, ULTIMATELY WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE HIGHER ENTITIES AND DOMESTIC WORKERS ARE AWARE OF WHAT THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES ARE. WHAT IS EXPECTED WHEN THEY ARRIVE TO PERFORM THEIR WORK AND THEIR PAY. AS SILVIA MENTIONED THE STATE RECENTLY DID ADD A REQUIREMENT FOR WRITTEN AGREEMENTS WITH THE STATE SO THERE IS LANGUAGE WE CAN LOOK AT AS WELL FOR SOME GUIDANCE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE THE CORRECTION TO WRITTEN AGREEMENTS. I WILL USE THAT LANGUAGE MOVING FORWARD AND LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING MORE. THANK YOU VICE CHAIR FOSTER: THANK YOU VICE CHAIR FOSTER. RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. I'M ALSO GOING TO ASK A QUESTION ABOUT A CONTRACT. AND AS A NONPRACTICING LAWYER COMMERCIAL LAWYER WHO HAS NEGOTIATED COUNTLESS MULTIMILLION DOLLAR COMPLEX LICENSING DEALS AND ALSO REPRESENTED INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES AND SMALL BUSINESSES PRO BONO HELPING THEM ESTABLISH AND GROW THEIR BUSINESSES, I HAVE A LOT OF PERSONAL INSIGHT AND EXPERTISE WITH CONTRACTS IN PARTICULAR AND SO WHEN COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER WAS TALKING ABOUT CONTRACTS EARLIER I WAS TRAUMATIZED A LITTLE BIT OF MY THROWBACK TO MY FIRST YEAR OF LAW SCHOOL AND MY CONTRACT CLASS. GENERALLY REQUIRE OFFER ACCEPTANCE AND CONSIDERATION. GO DEEP ON WHAT THAT MEANS. BUT IT IS A GREAT AND VALID POINT ABOUT CONTRACTING . I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE AND GOAL OF THAT BEYOND PROTECTION OF THE WORKERS DID BECAUSE I SOMEONE WHO HAS DRAFTED, STRUCTURED, NEGOTIATED, HELPED INTERPRET AND ADVISE ON CONTRACTS FOR PEOPLE THESE CONTRACTS CAN BE VERY COMPLEX. AND IT CAN BE IN THE FORM OF A TEXT MESSAGE, WRITING ON A NAPKIN OR A FORMAL LEGAL DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT. BUT WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SOMEONE GENERALLY HIRING A WORKER ESPECIALLY ONE FROM IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE BACKGROUNDS AND COMMUNITIES MANY OF WHICH I HAVE REPRESENTED IN MY PREVIOUS WORK. THESE ARE NOT WHAT'S KNOWN AS AN ARM LENGTH TRANSACTION. MEANING IN AN ARMS LENGTH TRANSACTION IT ASSUMES MULTIPLE THINGS INCLUDING THAT EACH PARTY HAS EQUAL BARGAINING POWER. EQUAL BARGAINING POSITION. THAT'S NOT THE CASE IN THESE SITUATIONS GENERALLY. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IT MEANS THERE IS A LOT OF ASYMMETRY. IN THE BARGAINING POWER AND POSITION OF THE RESPECTIVE PARTIES. THE ULTIMATE RESULT OF WHICH CAN LEAD TO VERY UNFAVORABLE AND VERY CONFUSING TERMS FOR WORKERS. AND IF THOSE TERMS IN THE CONTRACT ARE IN COURT CAN LEAD TO FINDINGS OF UNCONSCIONABILITY OR THE NOTION THAT THE CONTRACT IS NOT ENFORCEABLE BECAUSE THE TERMS ARE JUST SO UNFAIR AND ONE-SIDED. WHICH MANY OF THEM ARE. SO BEYOND THE REQUIREMENT OF HAVING A CONTRACT OR WRITTEN AGREEMENT OF SOME SORT IN WHATEVER FORM. WOULD JUST LOVE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE AND GOAL HERE AND AS A LAWYER JUST TRAINED TO THINK AROUND CORNERS AND ANTICIPATE ISSUES. ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT FOR EXAMPLE AS PART OF THIS NEW LEGISLATION ADDING A MODEL CONTRACT, MODEL PROVISIONS OF SOME SORT INCLUDING MINIMUM. THESE ARE JUST ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES. MINIMUM REQUIRED TERMS THAT WORKERS NEED AND WANT LIKE THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT WHEN IT STARTS WHEN IT ENDS, THE PAY. HOW IT CAN BE TERMINATED OR ENDED. THOSE STRIKE ME AS KEY TERMS THAT ARE MORE FAVORABLE AND WORKERS WOULD WANT MORE CERTAINTY AROUND AND CLARITY UP-FRONT. HOW ARE WE THINKING ABOUT PURPOSE AND GOAL. AND POTENTIALLY IMPLEMENTING THIS. IT'S A GREAT IDEA BY THE WAY BUT I JUST WANT TO HELP US THINK AROUND SOME CORNERS HERE. A LOT OF ISSUES LURKING THERE. MAYBE I CAN START AND THEN I: MAYBE I CAN START AND THEN I WOULD LOVE BOTH OF YOU TO JUMP IN ALSO. THOSE ARE GREAT QUESTIONS AND ON A PRACTICAL LEVEL YES TO MODEL AGREEMENTS AND OLS ALREADY PUBLISHES A MODEL AGREEMENT THAT IS CURRENTLY ENTIRELY OPTIONAL. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD MAKE THAT REQUIREMENT. MAYBE JUST SOME EXAMPLES THAT WE HEAR ABOUT ON THE BOARD FROM AN EMPLOYER PERSPECTIVE. I THINK THAT OFTEN TIMES THE VALUE OF A WRITTEN AGREEMENT JUST REALLY HELPS TO BRING CLARITY AND TRANSPARENCY TO WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE EVEN FOR LIKE A ONE TIME HOUSECLEANING. AND SOME WORKERS PREFER TO WORK BY CHARGE A SPECIFIC AMOUNT FOR A JOB AND SAY I WILL CHARGE X DOLLARS TO CLEAN YOUR HOME. SOME PEOPLE HAVE AN HOURLY RATE. AND YOU KNOW, THAT CAN LEAD TO A LOT OF CONFUSION IN TERMS OF IF WE ARE DOING THE HOURLY RATE BUT YOU HAVE AN EXPECTATION THAT I'M GOING TO BE CLEANING THE INSIDE OF YOUR REFRIGERATOR AND I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WITH THE EXPECTATION. THAT'S GOING TO TAKE MORE TIME. AND SO WE NEED TO KNOW AHEAD OF TIME WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC TERMS OF WHAT'S GOING TO BE DONE DURING THE JOB. AND I THINK WHAT I HEAR ON THE BOARD AS WELL IS THAT CONTRACTS BECOME A TOOL OF EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT FOR WORKERS AS WELL AND KNOWING THAT THIS IS AN EXPECTATION MANY WORKERS FEEL MORE EMPOWERED TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION UP FRONT BEFORE ACCEPTING A JOB TO KNOW WHAT SPECIFICALLY IS BEING EXPECTED OF THEM. AND SO IT BECOMES A TOOL FOR EMPOWERMENT, FOR TRANSPARENCY, FOR EDUCATION ON BOTH SIDES. JUST THE LAST THING I WILL ADD BEFORE I PASS IT OVER IS WE ARE IN THE FORTUNATE POSITION OF EVEN THOUGH WE WERE THE FIRST CITY TO PASS A BILL OF RIGHTS MAINLY SUBSEQUENT BILLS OF RIGHTS HAVE ASKED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND REQUIRED WRITTEN AGREEMENTS. SO WE HAVE OTHER EXAMPLES TO LEARN FROM AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE I DON'T KNOW OF ANY LEGAL CASES THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT RELATED TO WRITTEN AGREEMENTS FOR DOMESTIC WORK. PART OF OUR THINKING AND: PART OF OUR THINKING AND AGAIN THE BOARD VOTED ON THIS, DOING OUR POLICY ANALYSIS TO PROVIDE SOME GUIDANCE AND HEAR FROM STAKEHOLDERS SO THERE IS DEFINITELY A LOT OF IDEAS AND EXPERIENCE AND IDEAS. BUT WE WOULD ALSO MAKE SURE THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT FOR THE DOMESTIC WORKER A CONSISTENT PRACTICE WITH THE OTHER ALSO WHAT THE STATE HAS PROVIDED TO BOTH PARTIES ARE FULLY AWARE OF WHAT WE HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY ARE. WE CURRENTLY ENFORCE ANOTHER LAW THAT HAS TO DO WITH INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS WITH CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS AND WE CAN ALSO LEAN ON OUR EXPERIENCE IN ENFORCING THAT LAW FOR WRITTEN AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS IN THE WORKPLACE. I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S PERSPECTIVE. TAKING A STEP BACK FROM A MORE STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE THE OVERARCHING CONCERN THAT I HAVE AND AM ELEVATING TO YOUR ATTENTION IS CONTRACTS ARE TERRIFIC. THEY BRING CLARITY, PREDICTABILITY BUT THEY CAN ALSO BE INCREDIBLY CONFUSING. EVEN FOR SOPHISTICATED PARTIES THEY ARE OFTEN LADEN WITH LEGALESE. A MULTIPAGE DOCUMENT WITH ALL OF THIS LEGALESE THAT CAN BE VERY CONFUSING. AND SO AS A STARTING POINT PUTTING THEM IN THE PREFERRED LANGUAGE IS A STARTING POINT. A LOT OF QUESTIONS AROUND LEGAL ADVICE. HIGH-LEVEL CONCERN. HOW WE IMPLEMENT THIS IN A MANNER THAT STILL PROTECTS WORKERS AND THEIR INTERESTS. AT ARMS LENGTH TRANSACTIONS THERE IS NO SYMMETRICAL BARGAINING POSITIONS. THEY PROBABLY CARE A LOT ABOUT THINGS LIKE LIMITATIONS AND LIABILITY AND THINGS THAT ARE HIGHLY COMPLEX AND THAT THE WORKER IS GOING TO CARE LESS ABOUT. WHAT ARE THE MINIMUM THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO INCLUDE TO PROTECT THE WORKERS? SOUNDS LIKE YOU GUYS ARE THROUGH ALL THE PROCESSES AND FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCES ALREADY THINKING ABOUT SOME OF THESE THINGS BUT I JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO THINK ABOUT HOW YOU CAN ADDRESS THE HIGHER-LEVEL CONCERN AROUND MAKING SURE WE MINIMIZE CONFUSION. AND AVOID UNCONSCIONABLE SITUATIONS AND DEALS FOR OUR WORKERS. YOU WANT TO RESPOND TO ANY OF: YOU WANT TO RESPOND TO ANY OF THOSE POINTS RAISED AROUND CONTRACT. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR: THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS BECAUSE AS WORKERS WE CAN ALWAYS ASK AND ASK AND ASK. BECAUSE WE NEED TO SEE HOW IS THE PROCESS THAT GUIDE US. MAYBE NOT THE EASIEST WAY TO DO IT THAT SOMETHING THAT IS EASY ACCESS OR BETTER ACCESS. THIS IS THINKING A LOT ABOUT THIS. BUT I KNOW THAT WORKING TOGETHER WE CAN FIND SOLUTIONS. IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE SOME: IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE SOME FOLLOW-UP WORK TO DO AROUND SOME OF THE EXISTING CONTRACTS THAT EXIST. AND WE CAN DO SOME FOLLOW-UP WORK TO SORT THIS OUT. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSES TO THAT. RECOGNIZING VICE CHAIR FOSTER. REMOVING CONTRACT FROM MY LANGUAGE. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT COME FROM THE ENGAGEMENT. WE HAVE DOES THAT COUNT AS A WRITTEN AGREEMENT, I AM HERE THINKING ABOUT THAT AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR CLARITY AS WELL AROUND THE PRIMARY LANGUAGE BEING A KEY PORTION AS WELL AS JUST HAVING SOMETHING WRITTEN DOWN THAT FOLKS CAN GO BACK AND REFER TO SO THAT THEY HAVE SOMETHING IF THERE IS A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE FEELS REALLY IMPORTANT. I'M REALLY EXCITED TO ENGAGE ON THIS. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THE INTENT OF MY PREVIOUS QUESTION. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS: I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND I KNOW WE HAVE SOME EXTRA TIME SO I INVITE YOU TO CHIME IN IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. UNDERSTANDING THAT NOW THE STATE LEGISLATION HOW ARE WE GOING TO BE DELINEATING AND DIRECTING PEOPLE. ARE WE HAVING FOLKS NOW GO UP TO THE STATE LEVEL ONCE THIS GOES INTO EFFECT. WE ARE IN CONSTANT: WE ARE IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION ON OTHER SIMILAR LABOR STANDARDS THAT WE MAY BE ALIGNED IN. ONE POTENTIAL OUTCOME IS IF YOU ALL DECIDE TO AMEND THE DW OH IT WOULD BE CONSISTENT IF NOT MORE PROTECTIVE THAN THE STATE DID FOR EXAMPLE IN SEATTLE WE DON'T HAVE THRESHOLD FOR COVERAGE. HOWEVER THE STATE DOES SO AGAIN WE WOULD WANT TO ENSURE THAT WHATEVER IS THE MOST PROTECTIVE LAW IS WHAT WE CAN ENFORCE HERE IN SEATTLE. ALSO SIMILAR TO WHAT WE ARE THINKING ABOUT IF THE AMENDMENT GO THROUGH WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO PARTNER WITH RULEMAKING SO WE CAN HAVE CONSISTENT RULES FOR BOTH THE CITY AND THE STATE AND HAVE BOTH THE STATE LAW AND AMENDED VERSION GO INTO EFFECT AT THE SAME TIME. IF WE NEED TO THEN DIRECT FOLKS ELSEWHERE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE CONSISTENT REINFORCEMENT PROTECTIONS. THE LEGISLATION GOES INTO: THE LEGISLATION GOES INTO EFFECT JULY NEXT YEAR. BEYOND THE THREE AMENDMENTS WHAT FURTHER PREPARATION WORK IS THERE ANYTHING YOU NEED SUPPORT FROM COUNCIL ON. FOR WORKERS AND ALSO 40 HIRING ENTITIES. AND WHEN I MENTIONED BUDGET ALSO TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS AT WORK WITH DOMESTIC WORKERS. THE MAJORITY OF WORKERS FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE APPROACHING COMMUNITIES CENTERS. THAT'S WHAT I THINK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO ADD. AS FAR AS OLS I HAVE OUR OUTREACH SPECIALIST WHO IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLIC FACING MATERIALS ON THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DOMESTIC WORKERS ORDINANCE AND STATE LAW AND HIGHLIGHTING THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC IS AWARE OF THE DISTINCTION AND WHERE THEY CAN GO FOR SUPPORT. ONE MORE DETAIL TO WHAT SHE: ONE MORE DETAIL TO WHAT SHE SHARED WEIRD WHEN IT COMES TO BUDGET THERE ARE SOME FORMAL STRUCTURES TO DO THAT COMMUNITY-BASED OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. THERE ARE TWO FUNDS THAT OLS ADMINISTERS. TWO PROVIDE THAT OUTREACH TO BUSINESSES. WE ARE REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE FUNDING ALLOCATED IN THE BUDGET FOR THOSE AND I JUST WANTED TO EMPHASIZE HOW ESSENTIAL THOSE FUNDS ARE BECAUSE AS AMAZING AS OLS IS AND ALL THE WORK THEY DO AND TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THIS MESSAGE. THAT IS A PERFECT DOVETAIL: THAT IS A PERFECT DOVETAIL FOR MY NEXT QUESTION. BECAUSE OF THE INFORMAL NATURE OF THIS WORK I'M ALWAYS CONCERNED THAT WE ARE NOT REACHING THE WORKERS THAT WE NEED TO BE AND SO WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT LANGUAGE ACCESS. PREVIOUS COUNCIL FUNDING. ARE THERE NEW STRATEGIES WITH THINKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF EXPANDED OUTREACH. WHILE I'M ON THIS POINT I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THE MOMENT OF EXTREME IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT THAT WE ARE IN AND HOW THAT IS EXPECTING-- AFFECTING EVERYBODY. SPEAK TO THAT AS WELL. WE GOT A GREAT PRESENTATION FROM JENNIFER AND SHE WAS SOLICITING FEEDBACK FROM BOARD MEMBERS AROUND WHAT ARE ADDITIONAL CREATIVE WAYS TO DO OUTREACH AND ENFORCEMENT. SO ONE EXAMPLE WAS TALKING ABOUT SCHOOL, EDUCATION THROUGH SCHOOLS AND PARTNERING WITH SPS KNOWING THAT OBVIOUSLY SO MUCH DOMESTIC WORK HAPPENS IN A FAMILY SETTING AND THAT SCHOOLS ARE A WAY THAT WE CAN REACH A LOT OF FAMILIES IN THE CITY. BOTH EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS. SO THAT CAN BE ONE POSSIBILITY. WE TALKED ABOUT PARTNERING MORE WITH THE LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY CENTERS TO DO OUTREACH IN THOSE SETTINGS. ONE THING THAT OLS HAS ALREADY BEEN DOING WHICH IT CAME FROM THE ENFORCEMENT SIDE BUT I THINK ALSO IS APPLICABLE TO OUTREACH AND EDUCATION IS OLS HAS STARTED BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH A LOT OF LOCAL CONSULATES KNOWING THAT NATIONALS OF THOSE COUNTRIES OFTEN SEEK SERVICES FROM THE CONSULATE IF THEIR RIGHTS HAVE BEEN VIOLATED. AND SO BY BUILDING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS LETTING CONSULATES KNOW WHAT RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH OLS THAT HOPEFULLY BECOMES A WAY TO REACH MORE PEOPLE AS WELL. THIS IS ONE OF THE KEY CHALLENGES OF THIS WORK IS HOW DO YOU REACH PEOPLE, HARD TO REACH POPULATIONS. SO IT REQUIRES JUST CONTINUAL CREATIVE THINKING AND IDEAS FROM AS MANY STAKEHOLDERS AS WE CAN. I THINK ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES FOR OUTREACH FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS IS CLIMATE JUSTICE. THAT'S ALWAYS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT THINGS. BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WE WERE NOT ABLE TO REACH THE ASIAN COMMUNITY OR SOMALI COMMUNITY AND THEY WORK A LOT AS CAREGIVERS SO WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE DONE A LOT THAT WE CAN STILL INFORM. I WILL JUST ADD THAT OUR: I WILL JUST ADD THAT OUR OFFICE IS IN CLOSE COLLABORATION COMMUNICATION WITH THE OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS. WE ARE CONSTANTLY TALKING ABOUT HOW WE CAN SUPPORT THE OVERLAP OF IMMIGRANT WORKERS AND REFUGEE WORKERS BUT IN GENERAL WHAT ARE BEST PRACTICES, WHAT ARE YOUR OUTREACH ACTIVITIES THAT WE CAN SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER OR WHAT ARE SOME POLICY CHANGES THAT WE WANT TO DISCUSS OR WHAT ARE YOU HEARING AS WELL AS OTHER DEPARTMENTS. HAPPY TO CONTINUE THAT CONVERSATION BUT AS THE COLLEAGUES FROM THE BOARD SAID THIS CONTINUES TO BE A PRIORITY AND AN ISSUE THAT IS ONGOING. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR OUR PANEL TODAY BEFORE I CLOSE THIS OUT? AGAIN, I WILL VOICE MY APPRECIATION TO THE PANEL AND CLOSE WITH THIS. THANK YOU COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR TIME AND ENGAGEMENT ON THIS. IT'S TREMENDOUSLY APPRECIATED. AND WITH THAT, I WILL THINK OUR PANEL AND I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND. ALL RIGHT COLLEAGUES. WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S AGENDA. IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE BEFORE WE ADJOURN? HEARING AND SEEING NONE. THE NEXT HUMAN SERVICES, LABOR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE IS SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 17th. IT IS 11:14 A.M. HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHAIR.