Politics Speaking of Politics… Council to Vote on Nightlife Rules on Monday, August 13th
posted by on August 10 at 11:08 AM
This e-mail/call for action is also making its way around the music community:
Voice your opinion to the City Council!
Last Thursday, the City Council’s Neighborhoods and Economic Development committee passed a reasonable package of new nightlife rules which creates an advisory board, requires some nightlife businesses to develop security plans, and adds additional enforcement staffing for the city. This package can be viewed at http://www.seattle.gov/council/issues/nighlife_ord.htm.
However, a last minute push by Councilmembers Jan Drago and David Della has put the mayor’s license proposal back on the table. The new proposal can be viewed here (http://seattlenma.org/downloads/prpsd_ntlf_lic_ord.pdf). This new license, combined with the new rules the committee has already passed, makes this new package as extreme – if not more – than what the mayor proposed. In addition, the council is working on a new noise ordinance which has yet to be made public, but is expected to be voted on next Thursday, August 16. The council is now contemplating even more regulation than the Mayor proposed!
Here is what we need you to do:
* Contact the members of the city council and tell them you support the package that the committee has approved and we don’t need a license. They should just vote on what they have in front of them NOW and move on.
* Please contact the City Council today! Councilmembers email addresses are listed below.
* Attend the Monday, August 13th 2 PM City Council meeting and testify. You will have only two minutes, and they limit the total time allotted for public comment so sign up early!
* Attend the Thursday, August 16th, 6 PM meeting of council’s Neighborhoods and Economic Development Committee at the Highpoint Community Center – 6920 34th Ave SW. Testimony will be taken at the beginning of the meeting.
* Forward this email to your friends and colleagues asking them to voice their support of nightlife in Seattle. Neighborhood activists and the Mayor have been pounding on City Councilmembers these last few months. Our voice needs to be heard! Contact the councilmembers today!
Seattle City Council:
Sally Clark - sally.clark@seattle.gov
Richard Conlin - richard.conlin@seattle.gov
David Della - david.della@seattle.gov
Jan Drago - jan.drago@seattle.gov
Jean Godden - jean.godden@seattle.gov
Nick Licata - nick.licata@seattle.gov
Richard McIver - richard.mciver@seattle.gov
Tom Rasmussen - tom.rasmussen@seattle.gov
Peter Steinbrueck - peter.steinbrueck@seattle.gov
dang- the link to the new proposal isn't working for me (but doesn't work on the Seattle NMA site either).
anyone?
ok, one last non-seqiter before I get outta here TGIF
so far- chain letter (believable? you tell me josh) email of the day
paste-
One night, at 11:30 p.m., an older African American woman was standing on theside of an Alabamahighway trying to endure a lashing rain storm.Her car had broken down and she desperately needed a ride. Soaking wet, shedecided to flag down the next car. A young white man stopped to help her,generally unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960's. The man took her tosafety, helped her get assistance and put her into a taxicab.
She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his address and thanked him.Seven days went by and a knock came on the man's door. To his surprise, a giantconsole color TV was delivered to his home. A special note was attached.
It read:
"Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway
the other night. The rain drenched not only my
clothes, but also my spirits. Then you came along.
Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying
husband's bedside just before he passed away... God
bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving
others."
Sincerely,
Mrs. Nat King Cole
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