http://www.seattlechannel.org http://www.seattlechannel.org/ You're watching the Seattle Channel. The Seattle Channel http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=2020924 Agenda Items: Prohibiting discrimination against persons with veteran or military status, Seattle Ethics code, regulation of solicitation of campaign contributions, low-income housing. The Seattle Channel http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=2020924 The Seattle Channel http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=2020924 Relating to low-income housing; requesting that a special election be held concurrent with the November 2009 general election for submission to the qualified electors of the City of a proposition to lift the limit on regular property taxes under Chapter 84.55 RCW in order to authorize the City to levy additional taxes for low-income housing for up to seven (7) years; providing for interim financing pending tax receipts; creating a levy oversight committee; providing for implementation of programs with funds derived from the taxes authorized; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. The Seattle Channel http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=2020924 Relating to City employment; authorizing the execution of a letter of agreement between the City of Seattle and the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Local 17; and providing payment therefor. The Seattle Channel http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=2020924 Relating to civil rights; prohibiting discrimination against persons with veteran or military status, and amending sections 14.04.020, 14.040.030, 14.04.040, 14.06.020, 14.060.030, 14.08.015, 14.08.020, 14.08.045, 14.08.070, 14.08.190, 14.10.010, and 14.10.020 of the Seattle Municipal Code. The Seattle Channel http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=2020924 Relating to indemnification of employees and officers, providing that penalties imposed by the Ethics and Elections Commission shall not be paid by the City; and amending section 4.64.016 of the Seattle Municipal Code. The Seattle Channel http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=2020924 Related to the Seattle Ethics code, amending sections 4.16.020 to state the purpose of the Ethics Code in positive terms; 4.16.030 to add new definitions and bring some City contractors under the Commission's jurisdiction; 4.16.070 to expand the list of prohibited financial interests, require disclosure of appearances of conflicts of interest, create a mechanism for waiving the bar on dealing with former employers and clients, and to make several other changes intended to clarify the Ethics Code's prohibitions; 4.16.075 to extend from one year to two the bar on assisting others in matters in which an individual subject to the Ethics Code participated while a City employee, and to limit communications on behalf of others between former employees and their employing agencies; and 4.16.090 to create a mechanism in the Ethics Code for the Commission to administratively dismiss complaints, and to clarify how hearings are scheduled. The Seattle Channel http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=2020924 Relating to regulation of solicitation of campaign contributions; amending section 2.04.010 and adding a new section 2.04.380. The Seattle Channel