>> GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO
THE MEETING OF THE CIVIL
RIGHTS, UTILITIES ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND ARTS COMMITTEE
ON FEBRUARY 26th. IT IS NOW
9:37 AM.
I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
I AM COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD THE
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE.
AND THE COUNCIL NUMBER
REPRESENTING DISTRICT 1.
TODAY'S AGENDA WE HAVE A NUMBER
OF REAPPOINTMENTS, TWO TO THE
MUSEUM AUTHORITY GOVERNING
COUNCIL AND THEN WE HAVE A
COUPLE OF BRIEFINGS.
ONE FROM THE CITY AUDITOR, A
REVIEW OF THE NAVIGATION TEAMS
2018 2nd QUARTER REPORT AND
ANOTHER BRIEFING FROM THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT ON THE
NAVIGATION TEAMS 1st QUARTER
2019 REPORT.
THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY TWO
PIECES OF LEGISLATION, ONE IS A
BILL RELATING TO THE STATE OF
SEATTLE'S DEDHAM POINT.
THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP TO A MEETING
WHERE WE HAD A PUBLIC HEARING
ON THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION.
AND FINALLY WERE GOING TO HEAR
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTION OF THE CONTRACT FOR
CONSTRUCTION WASTE COLLECTION
SERVICES.
WITH THAT WE WILL START WITH
PUBLIC COMMENT.
DU JOUR TO GIVE IT TO ME.
>> TODAY WE ARE JOINED BY
MARILYN RAICHLE.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
I AM THE DIRECTOR OF THE ART OF
ALZHEIMER'S AND THERE IS AN
EXHIBITION IN THE GALLERY.
I WOULD LIKE TO START BY
SAYING, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE
AWARE BUT SEATTLE IS A NATIONAL
LEADER IN THE MOVEMENT TO BUILD
A DEMENTIA FRIENDLY CITY.
THE PROGRAMS WE HAVE IN SEATTLE
ARE QUITE ABUNDANT AND MORE AND
MORE PEOPLE AROUND THE STATE
AND COUNTRY ARE INTERESTED IN
WHAT WE ARE DOING.
THIS EXHIBIT IS AN EXAMPLE.
I LOVE THIS ART.
IT NOT ONLY IS A SOURCE OF
ENORMOUS ACCOMPLISHMENT AND JOY
FOR THE ARTISTS, BUT IT
COMPLETELY CHANGES THE
CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW WE FEEL
ABOUT PERSONS WHO LIVE WITH
DEMENTIA.
THE ART EXHIBIT AND FOLK
GALLERY FEATURES SEVEN ARTISTS
WITH SEVEN COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
VIEWS OF THE WORLD.
THIS IS A PAINTING OF A FOREST,
I THINK, YOU CAN NEVER BE SURE.
IT IS BY JANE KIPPENHAN WHO
PASSED AWAY LAST YEAR.
THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OF HER
PAINTINGS.
A STILL LIFE WHICH I LOVE.
THIS IS TRENT -- GLORIA BANDEL
EASTON KINNEY, SHE PASSED AWAY
LAST YEAR.
THIS WAS TAKEN ABOUT TWO MONTHS
BEFORE SHE PASSED AWAY.
AS YOU CAN SEE SHE IS LIVING
WITH JOY.
AND THIS IS ONE OF MY
FAVORITES.
IT IS WE CALL THE APOTHEOSIS OF
A PUMPKIN AND THE FACT THAT
IT'S A GIANT PUMPKIN NESTLED IN
A FOREST IS SO DELIGHTFUL.
AND THE MODEL ON THE TABLE WAS
JUST A PLAIN PUMPKIN AND SHE
TRANSFORMED IT.
THIS IS RAFE SCHWIMMER.
HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH EARLY
ONSET ALZHEIMER'S AT THE AGE OF
62.
HE IS A FORMER LAWYER AND HE
PAINTS AND DRAWS CONSTANTLY.
YOU CAN TELL WHEN HE IS
PAINTING BECAUSE HE HAS AMPED UP
THE BILLING RECORDS HE HAS.
HE IS FASCINATED BY EYES.
THIS IS A PASTEL, IT IS ONE OF
MANY, BUT EYES FIGURE
PROMINENTLY.
THIS IS LENNY LARSON WHO IS A
COFOUNDER OF THE CHICKEN SOUP
BRIGADE WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT
ORGANIZATION IN SEATTLE.
HE IS 90 YEARS OLD AND HE GREW
UP AT THE FOOTHILLS OF MOUNT
RAINIER.
YOU CAN SEE MOUNT RAINIER IN
EVERYTHING HE PAINTS.
BEYOND THOSE FLOWERS, AT THE
BOTTOM YOU WILL SEE A MOUNTAIN
PEEKING THROUGH.
THIS IS A PAINTING OF MOUNT
RAINIER.
WHICH HE MUST'VE SEEN EVERY DAY
OF HIS LIFE.
A LOT OF PAINTINGS THE
MOUNTAINS.
THIS IS ROSEMARY FREEMAN.
SHE PAINTS A COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT VISION.
I CALL THIS STARBURST.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE WAS
PAINTING.
BUT IT'S LOVELY.
THIS IS HER PAINTING OF A
TOMATO.
AGAIN, I LOVE THE
TRANSFORMATIONS.
EVERYDAY OBJECTS INTO SOMETHING
WE WOULD NEVER HAVE IMAGINED.
THIS IS A HOUSE BY PATRICIA
KRISTOFERSON.
HER DAUGHTERS SAY SHE PAINTS
THIS HOUSE A LOT.
THEY DON'T RECOGNIZE IT.
THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT HOUSE HE
REFERS TO IT OBVIOUSLY NEEDS A
GREAT DEAL TO HER.
AND THIS IS JULIA BLACKBURN
WITH ANOTHER COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT VIEW OF THE WORLD.
SORRELLS OF ART.
AND SO, THE ART COMPLETELY -- I
WILL TELL YOU THAT MOST PEOPLE
WHEN THEY FIRST SEE THE ART,
THEIR FIRST REACTION IS I HAD
NO IDEA, BECAUSE WE TEND TO
THINK A PERSON LIVING WITH
DEMENTIA IS AN EMPTY SHELL
WHERE SOMEONE USED TO BE.
AS SOON AS YOU SEE THE ART YOU
GO, NO, THAT'S NOT THE WAY IT
IS.
THEY ARE STILL THERE, THEY ARE
LIVING WITH JOY AND PURPOSE AND
DIGNITY.
TO THE EXTENT THAT THIS ART
EXHIBIT COULD REACH PEOPLE WITH
THAT MESSAGE AND ENGAGE THEM,
IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THINKING
ABOUT DEMENTIA FOR ANYONE WHO
EXPENSES IT WILL NEVER BE THE
SAME.
>> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW THIS
CAME TO BE?
>> THE EXHIBIT CAME TO BE,
ACTUALLY THE FIRST ONE STARTED
IN 2016.
IT WAS INSPIRED BY MY MOTHER.
SHE STARTED PAINTING AT THE AGE
OF 89.
SHE WAS LIVING WITH IT STAGE
DEMENTIA.
THEY RAISED US THAT WHEN THEY
GOT ALZHEIMER'S, WHICH EVERYONE
EXPECTED, YOU SHOULD WALK AWAY.
THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO
REMEMBER ANYTHING AND THAT WE
SHOULD NOT SACRIFICE OUR LIVES
FOR THEM.
AND WE ALL TENDED TO BELIEVE IT.
AND THEN MOTHER STARTED TO
PAINT.
AND WE QUICKLY REALIZED, THAT
IS ACTUALLY NOT TRUE.
I STARTED SHARING HER ART WITH
FRIENDS AND MORE AND MORE
PEOPLE WANTED TO SEE IT.
EVERYONE WAS SO GRATEFUL TO
EXPERIENCE A STORY ABOUT
DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER'S THAT
WAS FILLED WITH JOY AND HOPE.
THAT LED TO THE FIRST
EXHIBITION.
IT OPENED HERE IN 2016.
IT RAN FOR TWO YEARS. ABOUT
60,000 PEOPLE SIDE.
AND THIS HAS LED TO THE SECOND
EXHIBITION WHICH IS ALSO BOOKED
FOR TWO YEARS.
IT WILL CLOSE NEXT YEAR AT THE
WASHINGTON STATE CONVENTION
CENTER.
THERE ARE PLANS IN THE WORKS TO
TAKE IT TO EASTERN WASHINGTON.
I PERSONALLY THINK IT'S A GO TO
PARIS, BUT THAT'S YOU KNOW.
>> SO THE ARTISTS, WHO
PARTICIPATE, ARE THOSE FOLKS
WHO HAVE COME TO ART WITH THE
ONSET OF THEIR DEMENTIA OR ARE
THEY PEOPLE WHO ARE ARTISTS AND
HELD ONTO THEIR ART?
>> VERY FEW WERE ARTISTS BEFORE.
THE VERY FIRST ONE, JANE
KIPPENHAN WAS A PROFESSIONAL
ARTIST.
BUT EVERYONE ELSE HAD REALLY
NOT PAINTED SINCE THEY WERE
CHILDREN.
>> IS PAINTING INTRODUCED TO
THEM AS PART OF TREATMENT OR
THERAPY OR SAID SOMETHING THAT
COME TO ON THEIR OWN?
>> USUALLY THERAPY.
THAT IS WHERE THERE IS A HUGE
DEMAND FOR PROGRAMS LIKE THIS.
THERE ARE DEMENTIA INCLUSIVE
ART PROGRAMS.
IS A WONDERFUL POGROM CALLED
ELDER WISE IN SEATTLE.
THE CHALLENGE IS THAT A LOT OF
THESE GRAMS ARE AVAILABLE --
PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE TO
FAIRLY AFFLUENT MEMBERS OF OUR
CITY AND OUR GOAL IS TO EXPAND
ACCESS.
>> HOW DO YOU DO THAT?
>> GRANTS.
GRANTS AND SPONSORSHIPS.
LARGELY FROM SENIOR LIVING
FACILITIES.
WE ARE INTERESTED IN PROVIDING
PROGRAMS FOR THE RESIDENCE.
BUT, AGAIN, MOST SENIOR LIVING
FACILITIES THAT CAN AFFORD THIS
ARE INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE.
SO THE CHALLENGE TO EXPAND THIS,
TO EVERYONE IN OUR CITY, THAT
IS WHERE THE GRANTS COME IN.
>> THERE ARE NUMBER FACILITIES
HERE IN SEATTLE THAT ARE DOING
A LOT OF MEMORY CARE WORK AND
EXPANSION INTO THAT AREA.
>> AGELESS LIVING -- BUT AGAIN,
YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE MONEY TO
PARTICIPATE.
A LOT OF OUR PROGRAMS ARE
TRYING TO REACH OUT TO SENIOR
CENTERS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, WE
WORK A LOT WITH GREENWOOD, ALSO
LAKE CITY.
AND THE LATINO SENIORS PROGRAM.
IT'S JUST TRYING TO GIVE
EVERYONE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO
THIS.
THE OTHER THING I BELIEVE IS
TRUE, UNTIL WE THINK OF PEOPLE
LIVING WITH DEMENTIA AS
VALUABLE HUMAN BEINGS WE WILL
NOT PUT RESOURCES INTO THEIR
úCARE AND TREATMENT.
WHICH IS WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT.
>> AS YOU SAY, THE JOINT COMES
THROUGH IN THE ART. IT REMINDS
ME OF SUNLIGHT.
>> IT WAS VERY FUNNY AT THE
EXHIBIT THAT OPENED AT THE
GALLERY, WE HAD TWO ARTISTS
HERE, AND THEY WERE DOWNSTAIRS
IN FRONT OF THEIR ART.
EXPOUNDING WITH JOY AND LENNY
SAID TO ME I WILL TALK TO THE
PRESS ANYTIME YOU WANT.
>> THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS
WITH US.
I HAVE A COUPLE OF SENIOR
CENTERS IN MY DISTRICT, IF
YOU'D LIKE ME TO HELP YOU MAKE
SOME CONNECTIONS.
I'D BE HAPPY TO DO THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, NOW WE ARE MOVING
INTO PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE WILL START WITH ALEX
TSIMERMAN FOLLOWED BY CAROL,
KEEP AN EYE ON THE TIMEKEEPER
HE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN THE
TIME IS JUST ABOUT UP AND HE
WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR
TIMES A. ALEX?
>> THANK YOU.
FASCIST, ANTI-SEMITE.
MY NAME IS ALEXANDER.
I WANT SPOKE ABOUT -- FOR HOW
MANY YEARS I SEE THIS BS AND
NOTHING CHANGED.
NOTHING WILL CHANGE BECAUSE OF
WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IN THE
CITY IN CITY MANAGEMENT, IS
CRITICAL.
NOTHING CHANGED AND I COME TO
THIS CHAMBER FOR 10 YEARS TO
TALK. IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYBODY
IN THE CITY WHO WORKS FOR THE
GOVERNMENT AND COUNCIL HAVE
DEMENTIA.
MY PROPOSITION IS VERY SIMPLE.
TO MAKE THE WORK MORE PRODUCTIVE
IN MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR OF
DEPARTMENT WILL BE MORE
RESPONSIBLE AND ACCOUNTABLE, A
Q&A EVERY MONTH FOR EACH
DIRECTOR.
COUNCIL, YOU SIT IN THIS SABER
-- CHAMBER AND WORK FOR 20
YEARS, AND YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
HOW THIS SIMPLE PROPOSITION,
I'M TALKING ABOUT THIS 100
TIMES.
MAKE EVERY DIRECTOR RESPONSIBLE
FOR A Q&A.
SO WHEN THIS WILL COME EVERY
MONTH AND REPORT TO THE PEOPLE
AND PEOPLE WILL BE TALK TO THEM,
A CONVERSATION, Q&A, IT WILL
CHANGE EVERYTHING.
EVERY CIVILIZED BUSINESSES IN
THIS PLANET IS DOING THIS.
I AM EMPLOYEE, YOU'RE SUPPOSED
TO BE REPORTING TO US EVERY
MONTH.
IT NEVER HAPPENS.
I'M TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR
YEARS.
100 TIMES.
WHEN YOU STOP ACTING LIKE A
PURE FASCIST WITH YOUR GESTAPO
PRINCIPLES.
SEATTLE CLEANSES 30 CHAMBER.
>> CAROLYN MALONE FOLLOWED BY
DAMON.
CAROLYN?
>>
>> I AM CAROLYN MALONE.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE CITY
COUNCIL MEMBER, ALL OTHER
MEMBERS CONTINUALLY SEATTLE
COPS ESPECIALLY WHITE MALES ARE
IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL
MANDATE TO STOP THEIR
BRUTALITY, CORRUPTION AND
RACIAL PROFILING AGAINST
RESIDENCE IN THE PUBLIC.
ESPECIALLY PERSONS OF COLOR.
YET, ESCALATING CLAIMS AND
COMPLAINTS AND LAWSUITS AGAINST
THE CITY PROVE OTHERWISE.
ON FEBRUARY 21 OF THIS YEAR, I
WENT TO ST. JAMES CATHEDRAL
WHERE I USUALLY GO TO EAT A
MEAL AND USE THE RESTROOM.
A ROGUE COP, CONWAY, BADGE
NUMBER 6149 PREVENTED ME FROM
ENTERING.
I WAS STUNNED TO SEE HIS
PRESENCE.
I ASKED, WHY ARE YOU HERE?
HE SAID, I AM A VOLUNTEER.
SINCE WHEN I SAID, I HAVE NEVER
SEEN YOU HERE BEFORE?
HIS RESPONSE, YOU KEEP TALKING
AND I WILL PREVENT YOU FROM
ENTERING.
I ASK, ON WHAT GROUNDS, WHY?
HE SAID KEEP TALKING.
I TOOK OUT MY CAMERA, TOOK
PHOTOGRAPHS WHICH ANGERED HIM.
HE YANKED MY BAG, I BACK.
OUR ARMS MET IN CONTACT.
SO MY QUESTION IS, SINCE WHEN
IS A COP ON DUTY WORKING BUT
VOLUNTEERING AT THE CHURCH
UNANNOUNCED?
THE CHURCH MEMBERS AND
VOLUNTEERS CAME OUT TO SEE WHAT
THE COMMOTION WAS ABOUT.
THEY KNOW ME.
THEY DIDN'T KNOW HIS AGENDA FOR
ME.
SO I WAS BARRED FROM GOING AND
EATING A MEAL AT A CHURCH
BECAUSE OF THIS ROGUE COP'S
VENDETTA AND CONTINUANCE
RETALIATION AGAINST ME BY
HAVING THE AUDACITY TO STAND
AGAINST INGRAM, HESTER, BENDER
AND CONWAY.
WHEN WILL YOU STOP SAYING COPS
ARE IN COMPLIANCE?
THEY ARE NOT.
>> THINK YOU MISS MALONE.
WE WILL LOOK INTO THIS.
DAMON?
>> I AM HERE TODAY TO TALK
ABOUT ISSUES WITH CIVIL RIGHTS
AND THE POTENTIAL MIGHT FUTURE
WITH THE NAVIGATION TEAM.
I AM CURRENTLY DEALING WITH AN
EMPLOYMENT ISSUE WITH A CITY
CONTRACTOR, THEY HAVE
DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ME AND
RETALIATED AGAINST FOUR OF MY
COWORKERS FOR TRYING TO SUPPORT
ME IN A SITUATION WHERE I WAS
HAVING TO DEAL WITH MEDICAL
SSUES DUE TO TREATMENT FOR
CANCER.
EARLY I AM IN BETWEEN THEM AND
IT'S A GREAT SITUATION FOR ME
TO CONTINUE WITH THE FUTURE.
MY CONCERN FOR THIS COUNCIL IS
THAT I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT
MULTIPLE COMMITTEES REGARDING
SEVERAL ISSUES THAT MAY PERTAIN
TO MY SITUATION STARTING IN
JANUARY AND BEFORE.
JANUARY 7 WAS THE LAST TIME I
TRIED TO CONTACT YOUR OFFICE TO
TRY TO GET SOME ASSISTANCE AND
RECOGNITION FROM ANY OF THESE
COMMITTEES.
I'M EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED
BECAUSE GOING FORWARD MY FUTURE
IS LIKELY HAVING TO DEAL WITH
THE NAVIGATION TEAM BECAUSE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND OTHER
ISSUES THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THE
CITY COUNCIL AND OTHER THINGS
THE CITY IS HOPEFULLY GOING TO
ADDRESS SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE.
HERE WITH ME TODAY, PEOPLE WHO
FOUGHT TO DEFEND ME WITH
DISCRIMINATION BY A CITY
CONTRACTOR -- I WAS TERMINATED.
AND SO ARE THEY FOR TRYING TO
STAND UP FOR BASIC CIVIL RIGHTS
AND BASIC SITUATIONS THAT ANY
PERSON SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO
EXPERIENCE.
IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING GOING
FORWARD, THINKING THAT I'M NOT
GETTING ANY KIND OF ASSISTANCE,
ANY KIND OF HELP TO DEAL WITH
THINGS THE CITY SHOULD BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR.
THERE IS NO OVERSIGHT, NO
ASSISTANCE, ANYWAY I CAN FIND
ANY OTHER FORMS OF HELP.
I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN AND
TALK WITH SOME OF THE CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS OR EVEN SOME
REPRESENTED LIVES FOR THESE
COMMITTEES AND TRYING GET SOME
HELP IN DEALING WITH THESE
CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUES AND OTHER
METALS MATTERS ON THE TOPIC.
I HAVE GONE TO HSD TO TALK WITH
THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONES
IN CHARGE OF THE CONTRACT AND
THE INDIVIDUALS CONTRACTED TO
PROVIDE THE SERVICE.
HOPEFULLY TODAY, HOPEFULLY
SOMETIME SOON, SOMEONE CAN HELP
ME AND TALK TO ME ABOUT THINGS
WITHIN THE CITY AND THEIR
CONTRACTS.
I REALLY APPRECIATED.
THANK YOU.
>> THERE IS NOT CONTACT
INFORMATION.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO
CONTACT YOU FROM THIS OFFICE,
MY OFFICE, WE ARE GOING TO NEED
THAT.
THANK YOU.
IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE ELSE WHO
DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO SIGN UP
MIGHT WANT TO SPEAK?'S ARE WE
LOOKING TO SPEAK?
>> STEP UP TO THE MICROPHONE
INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
THANK YOU.
>> HELLO I'M RUDY FROM BALLARD.
TO HAVE TO STATE MY LAST NAME
AT SOCIAL SECURITY?
JUST KIDDING.
I AM HERE, I'VE BEEN TRAVELING
BETWEEN HERE AND BALLARD AND
SHORELINE.
AND I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE
ALL OF US TO EMBRACE SPRING.
SPRING IS ABOUT TO SPRING, I
KNOW IT'S ABOUT COLD TODAY BUT
I AM ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO PLANT
ANNUALS AND PERENNIALS AND
CREATE A DIVERSITY OF COLOR
WITHIN OUR GARDENS IN SEATTLE
AND KING COUNTY.
DIVERSITY IS NOT TAUGHT,
DIVERSITY IS LEARNED AND YOU
CAN LEARN BY PLANTING PRETTY
FLOWERS IN ALL COMMUNITIES HERE
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND KING
COUNTY.
THAT MAY SOUND A LITTLE
FLIPPANT AND CORNY.
I KNOW THE LADIES IN MY
COMMUNITY LOVE COLOR.
LOTS OF COLOR.
THEY SAY, RUDY, CAN YOU STOP BY
THE NURSERY AND GET SOME
ANNUALS AND SOME PERENNIALS
BECAUSE I'M THINKING, LOTS OF
COLOR.
SO I WILL PLANT POTS OR BORDERS
AROUND THE TRIM.
THEY GO, THAT IS SO BEAUTIFUL.
THANK YOU RUDY.
I THINK AS MEN CAN DO THAT AS
WELL.
IT'S A GENDER-NEUTRAL THING TO
DO SO LET'S EMBRACE SPRING AND
MKE SEATTLE BEAUTIFUL AGAIN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WITH THAT WERE GOING TO MOVE
ON TO THE ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA.
FIRST TWO ITEMS OF BUSINESS ARE
APPOINTMENTS TO THE MUSEUM
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY GOVERNING
COUNCIL.
>> ITEM NUMBER ONE IS
APPOINTMENT 01257 REAPPOINTMENT
OF DOUGLAS AS MUSEUM
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY GOVERNING
COUNCIL FROM JULY 11 2021.
NUMBER TWO IS 01258
REAPPOINTMENT OF BOB STRONG AS
MEMBER OF MUSEUM DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY GOVERNING COUNCIL FOR
A TWO -- TERM TO JULY 11 2021.
>> WE ARE HERE TO REAPPOINT TWO
MEMBERS TO THE GOVERNING
COUNCIL, CAN YOU START WITH A
FEW WORDS ABOUT THE ENTITY WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT?
>> THE MUSEUM DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY IS ONE OF EIGHT
PUBLIC AUTHORITIES BY THE CITY
OF SEATTLE.
THE GOAL IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE DOWNTOWN MUSEUM AND ALSO
WORKING WITH THE SCULPTURE
PARK.
THEY ARE LOCATED BASICALLY
WITHIN THE SEATTLE ART MUSEUM
AND THEY ALSO ARE OWNER OF A 13
STORY BUILDING THAT IS ATTACHED
TO THE NEW CHASE, FORMERLY
WASHINGTON MUTUAL TOWER.
THEY ARE GOVERNED BY NINE
MEMBERS, TREAT MAYORAL
APPOINTMENTS, THREE APPOINTED
BY THE GOVERNING COUNCIL AND
THREE APPOINTED BY THE SEATTLE
ART MUSEUM DIRECTORS.
ALL MEMBERS HAVE TO BE
CONFIRMED REGARDLESS OF THEIR
APARTMENT BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
SO TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO
PRESENT YOU TWO MEMBERS FOR
REAPPOINTMENT.
DOUGLASS A. RAFF WHO IS AN
ATTORNEY BY TRADE, BASICALLY IN
BUSINESS PLANNING, MERGERS,
ACQUISITIONS AND FAMILY
BUSINESSES AND CORPORATE LAW. A
LONG HISTORY WITH THEM.
THIS WOULD BE HIS SEVENTH TERM,
SEVENTH THREE-YEAR TERM.
ESTHER ROBERT STRONG WHO IS AN
APPOINTMENT BY THE SEATTLE ART
MUSEUM, THE WEIGHT WITH THE
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM IS NO
EXISTING BOARD MEMBERS CAN BE
APPOINTED SO THIS IS A PERSON
WHO IS NOT A MEMBER APPOINTED
TO THE MUSEUM DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY AND HE IS A FINANCIAL
ADVISOR AND DIRECTOR OF THE
STRONG WHICH IS PART OF A
LARGER GROUP, THIS WOULD BE HIS
FIFTH TERM.
>> THANK YOU.
JUST GIVE ME A BIT OF FLAVOR ON
WHAT IT IS THE GOVERNING
COUNCIL DOES ON A DAY-TO-DAY
BASIS.
>> BASICALLY THEY MANAGE AND
REVIEW THE OPERATIONS OF THE
TOWER THAT THEY HAVE BUILT.
THEY ALSO LEASE OUT SPACE.
RIGHT NOW THE LARGEST TENANT I
BELIEVE IS NORDSTROM.
THAT LEAST THE SPACE ON A LONG-
TERM LEASE AFTER WASHINGTON
MUTUAL WENT BANKRUPT.
THEY HAD AN EMPTY SPACE AND
THERE WAS CONCERN BECAUSE WE
ISSUED OVER $60 MILLION IN
BONDS TO BACK THE CONSTRUCTION
OF THAT FACILITY.
THEY BASICALLY MANAGE THAT
CONTRACT.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE FOLKS HAVE A
TENDENCY TO SERVE FOR QUITE A
LONG TIME.
>> YES.
THERE IS A NEW MEMBER COMING UP
THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO YOUR
OFFICE, STEPHANIE SMITH.
SHE WOULD BE THE SECOND NEW
MEMBER OVER THE 16 YEARS I HAVE
WORKED HERE ON THIS.
>> THE TERMS ARE?
>> THREE-YEAR TERMS.
>> I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
PLEASE SEND MY GRATITUDE TO
DOUGLASS A. RAFF AND BOB
STRONG FOR THEIR CONTINUED
INTEREST IN SERVING.
WITHOUT HAVE THE AWKWARD
PROCESS OF HAVING TO MOVE AND
SECOND AND VOTE ALL BY MYSELF.
BUT HERE WE GO.
I WILL MOVE APPOINTMENT 1257
AND APPOINTMENT 1258, I WILL
SECOND THAT APPOINTMENT AND I
WILL CALL FOR A VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR VOTE AYE.
THESE APPOINTMENTS MOVE TO FULL
COUNCIL ON MONDAY.
>> I'M GLAD YOU DIDN'T ASK ME
TO NAME ALL EIGHT PDAS.
>> NEXT ITEM.
THANKS A BUNCH.
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE IS
THE CITY AUDITOR'S REVIEW OF
THE NAVIGATION TEAMS 2018 2nd
QUARTER REPORT.
>> THANK YOU.
>>
>> THANKS FOR JOINING US.
A ROUND OF INTRODUCTIONS.
>> DAVID JONES, CITY AUDITOR.
>> CLAUDIA GROSS-SHADER, OFFICE
OF CITY AUDITOR.
MEGUMI SUMITANI OFFICE OF CITY
AUDITOR.
>> JEFF CENTRAL STAFF.
>> WHO WOULD LIKE TO KICK US
OFF?
>> YOU FOR INVITING US TO TALK
ABOUT THE LATEST REPORT ON THE
CITY OF SEATTLE'S NAVIGATION
TEAM.
IN THE NAVIGATION TEAM FOR
THOSE WHO AREN'T FAMILIAR IS AN
ENTITY THAT WORKS WITH PEOPLE
LIVING OUTDOORS IN UNAUTHORIZED
ENCAMPMENTS.
THOSE IN THE VIEWING AUDIENCE
WHO WANT TO READ A REPORT CAN
GO TO OUR WEBSITE
SEATTLE.GOV/CITY AUDITOR.
AT FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THINK
AUDITOR CLAUDIA GROSS-SHADER
AND HER TEAMMATE MEGUMI
SUMITANI.
THEY REALLY WORKED HARD ON THIS
REPORT AND I WANT TO EXTEND MY
THANKS TO THEM.
NEXT SLIDE.
THE REPORT WE ARE DISCUSSING
TODAY IS OUR SECOND AUDIT
REPORT.
HERE'S A LIST OF REPORTS WE
HAVE DONE AND WHAT IS EXPECTED
IN THE FUTURE.
THE ONE WITH THE YELLOW CIRCLE
IS TODAY'S REPORT.
WE ARE DOING IS REPORTING ON
FOUR OF THE 14 REPORTING
CHECKPOINTS WE RECOMMEND THE
CITY COUNCIL TRACK.
>> JUST AS FAR AS THE PROCESS IS
THAT THE COUNCIL, WITH THE HELP
OF THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE AND HST
HAVE CREATED IS THAT THERE ARE
A SERIES OF CHECKPOINTS AND THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND
WITH OTHER EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENTS AS NECESSARY
REPORTS ON A SET OF CHECKPOINTS
AND THEN THE CITY AUDITOR
REVIEWS THAT REPORT TO
DETERMINE ADEQUACY, FROM THE
EXECUTIVES REPORT ON THAT SET
OF CHECKPOINTS AND PERHAPS
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT MAY COME
OUT OF THAT REVIEW.
IS THAT MORE OR LESS CORRECT?
>> THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
>> AND SO WE DID, WE RECEIVED
FROM THE EXECUTIVE, THE FIRST
14 CHECKPOINTS. THE CITY AUDITOR
REVIEWED THOSE AND ISSUED ABOUT
30 RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THAT
FIRST REPORT.
AND THEN, WE WILL AT THE END OF
THE YEAR HERE FROM THE CITY
AUDITOR WHAT OF ALL THE
RECOMMENDATIONS STARTING WITH
THIS FIRST REPORT, HOW THE
EXECUTIVE OR ACTED ON OTHERWISE
IS RECOMMENDATIONS.
INDICATE THAT THEY ARE NOT
ACTING ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE WILL GET A WRAP UP ON THAT
AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
>> THAT IS PAR FOR THE COURSE
FOR US.
ANYTIME YOU MAKE A
RECOMMENDATION WE DO A FOLLOW-
UP.
>> FANTASTIC.
LET'S JUMP RIGHT IN TO SECOND
QUARTER.
>> CLAUDIA TAKE IT AWAY.
>> WE LIKE TO BEGIN BY SAYING
THE NAVIGATION TEAM IS VERY
HARD WORK, UNDER VERY DIFFICULT
CIRCUMSTANCES.
THEIR REPORT FOR THE LAST
QUARTER OF 2018, THAT THEY ARE
PRESENTING TODAY INDICATES THAT
THE NAVIGATION TEAM MADE 1800
CONTACTS WITH UNFILTERED
INDIVIDUALS IN THAT CORRIDOR.
AND DURING OUR BIG RECENT
SNOWSTORM, THE NAVIGATION TEAM
WAS WORKING IN TREACHEROUS
WEATHER, THEY WERE REACHING OUT
TO FOLKS ON SEATTLE STREETS AND
EVEN DRIVING THEM TO EMERGENCY
SHELTERS TO GET THEM IN FROM
THE COLD.
SO, NO DOUBT LIVES HAVE BEEN
SAVED BY THE GOOD, HARD WORK
OVER NAVIGATION TEAM.
THE GOOD, HARD WORK OVER
NAVIGATION TEAM MEANS FOR
SUPPORT FROM CITY LEADERS.
THAT INCLUDES NUMBER ONE,
MAKING SURE WE THE CITY ARE
CLEAR ABOUT WHAT WE EXPECT THE
NAVIGATION TEAM TO DO AND NOT
TO DO.
NUMBER TWO, MAKING SURE WE THE
CITY ARE EQUIPPING THEM WITH
STRATEGIES THAT ARE PROVEN TO
BE EFFECTIVE IN THE RIGHT
RESOURCES TO DO THEIR JOB
EFFECTIVELY.
AND NUMBER THREE, MAKING SURE
THAT WE THE CITY ARE VIGOROUSLY
TRACKING THE OUTCOMES OF THE
NAVIGATION TEAM'S EFFORTS AND
MAKING COURSE CORRECTIONS AS
NEEDED.
THOSE THREE THINGS ARE
BASICALLY THE ELEMENTS OF CHANGE
-- THEORY OF CHANGE.
THAT CAN SOUND ACADEMIC BUT A
THEORY OF CHANGE IS ACTUALLY
QUITE SIMPLE.
ARE WE CLEAR ABOUT THE PROBLEMS
WE ARE TRYING TO SOLVE?
ARE WE USING PROVEN STRATEGIES
TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS?
AND ARE WE MEASURING OUR RESULTS
TO NOTE IF WE ARE SUCCESSFUL?
THAT IS A THEORY OF CHANGE.
THESE ARE ESSENTIALLY THE
QUESTIONS THE COUNCIL HAS ASKED
US TO LOOK AT IN THIS
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROCESS.
THE NEXT SLIDE.
OUR OFFICE IS INDEPENDENT AND
WE FOLLOW THE GOVERNMENT
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS INCLUDING
STANDARDS FOR QUALITY
ASSURANCE.
WE WOULD LIKE TO THINK JACKIE
ST. LOUIS AND TARA BECK IN THE
WHOLE TEAM OF FOLKS FROM THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, HST
WHO REVIEWED OUR DRAFTS AND
PROVIDED INPUT.
THANK YOU ALSO TO THE STAFF
FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT,
SEATTLE PUBLIC AGILITY PARKS
OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AND
SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY PUBLIC
HEALTH.
YOUR INPUT WAS HELPFUL AND WE
INCORPORATED YOUR COMMENTS AND
I REPORT.
I REPORT WAS REVIEWED BY THE
BUDGET OFFICE IN MAYOR'S OFFICE
PER PROTOCOL.
WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE A
GREAT TEAM OF RESEARCHERS WHO
HAVE PROVIDED INPUT ON I
REPORTS.
THIS INCLUDES THE UW WEST COAST
POVERTY CENTER AND A TEAM OF
RESEARCHERS FROM ARIZONA STATE
UNIVERSITY WHO ARE CURRENTLY
WORKING WITH CALIFORNIA
JURISDICTIONS ON HOMELESSNESS
RESEARCH.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A
SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO DOCTOR
KAREN FROM OUR OWN SEATTLE
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY.
SHE SHARED WITH US NOTES FROM
INTERVIEWS SHE AND HER STUDENTS
CONDUCTED WITH RESIDENTS OF 10
CITY THREE.
THIS HELPED US TO INCORPORATE
THE VOICE OF THOSE LIVING IN
SHELTERED IN OUR WORK ON THIS
REPORT.
THANK YOU.
NEXT SLIDE.
AS DAVID JONES MENTIONED THIS
INCLUDES OUR ASSESSMENT OF THE
EXECUTIVES RESPONSES TO FOUR
CHECKPOINTS DEALING WITH EARLY
OUTREACH, PRIORITIZING HYGIENE,
RIGOROUS EVALUATION, AND
INCORPORATING INPUT FROM
UNFILTERED INDIVIDUALS IN THE
EVALUATION OF THE NAVIGATION
TEAM.
14 CHECKPOINTS IS THE ENTIRE
REPORTING LAND, CORRECT?
I HAD EIGHT MISSTATEMENT
EARLIER WHEN I SAID THE FIRST
REPORT COVERED 14.
14 IS THE ENTIRE REPORTING
PLAN?
>> THAT IS TRUE.
14 CHECKPOINTS COMPRISED THE
ORIGINAL REPORTING PLAN WE
DEVELOPED IN 2017.
OUR PREVIOUS REPORT THAT WE
ISSUED IN THE FALL OF LAST YEAR,
COVERED SEVEN OF THOSE
CHECKPOINTS, WE ARE COVERING
FOUR TODAY AND I REPORT THAT WE
WILL GET YOU THIS SPRING WILL
COVER THE FINAL THREE
CHECKPOINTS.
YOU MENTIONED CORRECTLY OUR
FIRST REPORT HAD 30
RECOMMENDATIONS, AND THERE ARE
A TOTAL OF 13 RECOMMENATIONS
IN THIS REPORT. THAT IS A LOT
OF RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A
SECOND.
OKAY, THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE DUAL
MISSION OF THE NAVIGATION TEAM.
THIS IS INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
THAT HST IS PRESENTING TODAY.
THE QUARTER ONE REPORT.
IT STATES THE NAVIGATION TEAM
SERVES ALL MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE THROUGH A DUAL
MISSION.
NUMBER ONE, TO ASSIST IN
SHELTERED PEOPLE LIVING IN
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AND NUMBER
TWO, TO MITIGATE THE NEGATIVE
IMPACTS THAT UNAUTHORIZED
ENCAMPMENTS CAN HAVE IN PUBLIC
SPACES AND ADJACENT
NEIGHBORHOODS.
SIMPLY PUT, THIS IS THE WAY I
LIKE TO THINK ABOUT IT, THE
NAVIGATION TEAM APPROACHES
DEALS WITH PEOPLE AND PLACES.
SO, WHEN WE AS A CITY ARE
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHETHER
THE NAVIGATION TEAM IS
EFFECTIVE, WE NEED TO CONSIDER
HOW WELL IT'S DOING IN MEETING
MISSIONS, PEOPLE AND PLACES.
>> IS THAT, IS THE MORE CLARITY
THERE THAN WE HAD RECEIVED
BEFORE?
I REMEMBER IN PREVIOUS
ENGAGEMENTS WITH HST, THERE WAS
SOME LACK OF CLARITY THE THEORY
OF CHANGE WAS FOCUS ON PEOPLE
OR PLACES OR BOTH.
GETTING INTO A SHARP FOCUS NOW.
>> THE NAVIGATION TEAM HAS
ALWAYS BEEN BUILT AND BUDGETED
AROUND PEOPLE AND PLACES.
SO THERE ARE A GROUP OF
OUTREACH WORKERS AND THE POLICE
DO SOME OUTREACH AND THERE IS
ALSO A GROUP OF STAFF WHO
MANAGE THE CLEANUPS.
SO IT'S ALWAYS BEEN BUDGETED IN
THAT WAY.
IT WAS BUILT IN THAT WAY.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
RECEIVING THE REVISED THEORY OF
CHANGE FROM THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT FOR THE NAVIGATION
TEAM.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT YES, THERE
HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF
CONVERSATIONS THAT HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT STAFF AND
OTHERS HAVE BEEN HAVING TO
REALLY ACHIEVE MORE CLARITY
AROUND THIS DUAL MISSION.
YOU CAN SEE THAT REFLECTED IN
THE QUARTER ONE REPORT.
SO WE ARE GOING TO START
GETTING INTO THE CHECKPOINTS
RECOVERED IN OUR REPORT.
IN OUR ORIGINAL REPORTING PLAN,
THE ONE WITH THE 14 CHECKPOINTS,
HE ASKED THE EXECUTIVE TO
PROVIDE AN ASSESSMENT OF
OPPORTUNITIES EARLY OUTREACH
INTERVENTION.
THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE
RESEARCH SHOWS LONGER A PERSON
REMAINS ON SHELTERED, THE MORE
DIFFICULT IT BECOMES FOR THAT
PERSON TO BREAK OUT OF
HOMELESSNESS.
IT MAKES SENSE TO TRY TO REACH
PEOPLE WITH OUTREACH AS QUICKLY
AS POSSIBLE AS SOON AS THEY
BECOME ON SHELTERED.
IN A REPORT IN 2017 WE PROVIDED
EXAMPLES OF EARLY OUTREACH
INTERVENTION FROM OTHER
JURISDICTIONS INCLUDING NEW
YORK CITY AND LONDON, NO SECOND
LAYOUT PROGRAM.
HOWEVER EXECUTIVES RESPONSE
INDICATED EARLY OUTREACH TO ON
SHELTERED INDIVIDUALS WAS A GAP
IN THE CITY'S APPROACH.
SO TO UNDERSTAND WHY THE CITY
HAS A GAP IN ITS ABILITY TO
REACH -- TO PROVIDE OUTREACH TO
THE NEWLY ON SHELTERED, WE
CREATED A PICTURE.
HERE IS.
IS ALSO IN OUR REPORT.
THE CHART SHOWS ALL OF THE
THINGS THE CITY FUNDS TO ENGAGE
IN SHELTERED INDIVIDUALS IN THE
FIELD.
I WILL WALK YOU THROUGH A FEW
DETAILS ON THIS CHART, BUT THE
MAIN TAKEAWAYS OF THIS.
THAT ENGAGEMENT WITH ON
SHELTERED INDIVIDUALS IS A
SIGNIFICANT CITY FUNDED FIELD
OPERATION.
AND THIS CHART ALSO SHOWS HOW
DECENTRALIZED THAT FIELD
OPERATION CURRENTLY IS.
YOU CAN SEE ALL THE LINES OF
RECORDING STRUCTURES.
HERE, WE DREW, NOT VERY PRETTY,
A LINE AROUND ALL OF THE
COMPONENTS THAT COMPRISE THE
NAVIGATION TEAM.
WE WANTED TO SHOW HOW THE
NAVIGATION TEAM FIT INTO THE
LARGER PICTURE.
SO YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE GREEN
BOXES ON THE CHART.
THOSE ARE ORGANIZATIONS THAT
THE CITY FUNDS TO PROVIDE
OUTREACH TO ON SHELTERED
INDIVIDUALS.
THIS INCLUDES IN THE MIDDLE AND
IN PART OF THE THING WE
ENCIRCLED, REACH, AND THEY ARE
THE OUTREACH PROVIDERS ON THE
NAVIGATION TEAM, AS THERE ARE
SIX OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT
HST CONTRACTS WITH THE PROVIDES
OUTREACH TO ON SHELTERED
INDIVIDUALS IN THE FIELD.
OVER ON THE FAR LEFT THERE'S A
GREEN BOX, YOU CAN SEE THAT HST
ALSO PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THE
KING COUNTY MOBILE MEDICAL
DIVAN.
-- EVENT.
THERE'S ANOTHER GREEN BOX THAT
SHOWS THE CONTRACT WITH THE
HEPATITIS EDUCATION
ORGANIZATION, SPU, IT FUNDS TO
PROVIDE OUTREACH ASSOCIATED WITH
ENCAMPMENT TRASH PILOT.
LOOKING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE
CHART, THERE'S A YELLOW BOX,
YOU CAN SEE THAT HSD PROVIDES
THE LEAD PROGRAM.
ALTHOUGH THE LAST MAJORITY OF
THE CLIENTS ARE HOMELESS, LEAD
IS ACTUALLY A CRIME AND
DIVERSION PROGRAM THAT HELPS
KEEP PEOPLE OUT OF THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM.
REFERRALS TO LEAD ARE MADE BY
THE POLICE.
YOU CAN SEE THE DOTTED YELLOW
LINES COMING FROM THE BLUE
BOXES.
TURNING TO THE BLUE BOXES YOU
CAN SEE WITH THE NAVIGATION
TEAM THERE ARE CURRENTLY TWO
SERGEANTS AND 10 OFFICERS WHO
SERVE ON THE NAVIGATION TEAM.
IN ADDITION, WE LEARNED FROM
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THAT
INCREASINGLY THE COMMUNITY
POLICE TEAM OFFICERS IN EACH
PRECINCT ARE REGULARLY DEALING
WITH ISSUES RELATED TO ON
SHELTERED INDIVIDUALS.
SPD ESTIMATED THIS HAS BECOME
60%-A KEEP -- 80% OF THE
THIS IS JUST A PARTIAL PICTURE.
FOR EXAMPLE IT DOES NOT SHOW
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ENGAGE WITH
ON SHELTERED INDIVIDUALS IN THE
FIELD THAT ARE NOT FUNDED BY
THE CITY LIKE THE MID AND UNION
GOSPEL OCEAN.
THAT YOU CAN SEE IT'S A VERY
DECENTRALIZED STRUCTURE.
WE FOUND THERE IS NO SYSTEM IN
PLACE FOR SYSTEMATIC TACTICAL
COMMUNICATION AMONG ALL THE
GROUPS AND WE FOUND THERE ARE
NO CENTRAL MECHANISMS FOR
RECEIVING REQUESTS FOR OUTREACH
AND DISPATCHING OUTREACH
WORKERS.
IF THE CITY IMPROVED THESE
COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION
ISSUES, IT WOULD HAVE MORE
CAPACITY TO REACH NEWLY ON
SHELTERED INDIVIDUALS. THE NEXT
FEW SLIDES HIGHLIGHT SOME OF
OUR RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS
AREA.
>> BEFORE YOU MOVE ON I HAVE A
COUPLE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
SLIDE.
SO THE GREEN BOX ON THE FAR
RIGHT, THE HEP OUTREACH, THOSE
FOLKS ARE DOING ANY WORK IN
UNSANCTIONED ENCAMPMENTS?
>> YES THEY ARE.
THEY ARE NOT PART OF THE
NAVIGATION TEAM.
THEIR WORK IS LIMITED IN SCOPE.
THEY GO OUT 15 HOURS PER WEEK.
THERE ARE THREE OUTREACH STAFF,
INCLUDING NURSE.
WE DID GO OUT IN THE FIELD WITH
THIS TEAM.
THEY ARE SUPPORTING THE SPU
TRASH PILOT PROGRAM IN
UNSANCTIONED ENCAMPMENTS.
>> AND THE TRASH PILOT PROGRAM,
THE SPU STAFF THAT ARE DOING
THAT, AND THE HEP OUTREACH
WORKERS ARE NOT COORDINATING,
IS WHAT I'M HEARING?
>> SO, IN TERMS OF THE
ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE, IT IS
VERY DECENTRALIZED.
WE KNOW THERE ARE WEEKLY
MEETINGS THAT INCLUDE OTHER
DEPARTMENTS.
WHAT IS NOT HAPPENING IS THE
KIND OF REALLY ROUTINE,
REGULAR, TACTICAL COORDINATION
THAT WAS OCCURRING ACTUALLY
WHEN THE NAVIGATION TEAM FIRST
BEGAN.
THAT IS A GREAT SEGUE --
>> MORE QUESTIONS.
TO RUIN THE GOOD SEGUE.
YOU HAD MENTIONED THE COMMUNITY
POLICE TEAM OFFICERS ARE DOING
UP TO 60% OF THE WORK THEY ARE
DOING IN COMMUNITIES IS FOCUSED
ON HOMELESSNESS?
CAN YOU GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT
MORE DETAIL ABOUT WHAT THAT
WORK IS DOING, GIVEN THAT THERE
ARE 10 OFFICERS THAT ARE PART
OF THE NAVIGATION TEAM, WHAT
ARE THE OTHER OFFICERS DOING?
>> WE LIKE TO GET THEM FROM
REACHING ABOUT THAT.
-- WE LIKE TO GET MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.
WE HAVE SO FAR IS THAT THE
COMMUNITY PLEASE TEAM OFFICERS
ARE HELPING IN EMPHASIS ZONES.
THROUGH THE NAVIGATION TEAM
WORK THEY HAVE CREATED EMPHASIS
ZONES AND THE COMMUNITY PLEASE
TEAM OFFICERS GO OUT AND
SUPPORT MAINTAINING THOSE
EMPHASIS ZONES.
>> ARE WE STILL STICKING TO THE
STANDARD THAT IS IN -- THAT
THERE ARE NO MORE THAN 10
EMPHASIS ZONES?
>> SO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE
CURRENT STATE OF THAT IS RIGHT
NOW.
I KNOW THAT ONE OF THE MEASURES
OF SYSTEM PERFORMANCE THAT WE
ASKED THE EXECUTIVE TO REPORT
ON, AND IT'S INCLUDED IN THE
QUARTER ONE REPORT THEY WILL BE
PRESENTING LATER, HIS
COMPLIANCE.
THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO RESPOND
THE EXTENT TO WHICH THEY ARE IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THAT.
>> CAN YOU REMIND US WHAT IT
MEANS TO BE AN EMPHASIS ZONE.
>> THESE ARE ZONES THAT, AGAIN,
--
>> YOU ARE FOCUSED ON THE
REPORT, NOT WITH THE
DEFINITIONS ARE -- A TRICK
QUESTION.
>> I BELIEVE THEY ARE AREAS,
THEY CAN BE FENCED, THEY WILL
HAVE TO BE.
BUT THEY ARE AREAS WHERE IF
THEY REOCCUPIED, I DON'T
BELIEVE THE PROTOCOLS REQUIRE
THEM TO DO OUTREACH AND
ENGAGEMENT IF THAT AREA HAS
REPEAT CAMPING ON IT OR REPEAT
OUTDOOR SLEEPING ON IT.
THAT IS MY RECOLLECTION.
WE WILL LOOK MORE INTO THAT.
I JUST WANT TO FLAG THAT
BECAUSE IF WE HAVE OFFICER
SPENDING 60% OF THEIR TIME
POLICING THOSE AREAS TO MAKE
SURE PEOPLE DON'T RETURN THAT
SAYS A LITTLE SOMETHING ABOUT
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ENTIRE
SYSTEM.
>> THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE
OVERARCHING QUESTIONS SINCE WE
STARTED WORK ON THE NAVIGATION
TEAM.
JUST WHAT IS THE APPROPRIATE
AND BEST ROLE OF THE POLICE SO
WE CAN SEE THE MOST EFFECTIVE
RESULTS?
WE HAD ASKED, AS ONE OF THE
CHECKPOINTS FOR THE NAVIGATION
TEAM TO CREATE AN
ORGANIZATIONAL STAFFING
ASSESSMENT.
AND THAT IS INCLUDED, THEIR
RESPONSE IS INCLUDED IN THE
REPORT THEY ARE GOING TO BE
RESENTING PRESENTING TODAY.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAD HOPED
FOR IN TERMS OF THE
ORGANIZATIONAL STAFFING
ASSESSMENT IS THAT THERE WOULD
BE MORE CLARITY ABOUT THE
APPROPRIATE ROLE FOR THE POLICE.
THAT IS AN ISSUE WILL BE
LOOKING AT WHEN WE DO THE
REVIEW ON THE CHECKPOINT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> BACK TO THE SEGWAY QUESTION,
ABOUT THE FREQUENT TACTICAL
COMMUNICATION AMONG ALL OF THE
PLAYERS, AS YOU CAN SEE THERE
ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN
THE FIELD OPERATIONS.
WHEN THE NAVIGATION TEAM WAS
FIRST INITIATED IN 2017, THEY
USED A STRATEGIC COORDINATION
FRAMEWORK DEVELOPED BY THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BY FEMA.
THIS FRAMEWORK HELPS MULTIPLE
AGENCIES COORDINATE RESPONSE
EFFORTS.
THIS LENDS ITSELF TO THE
REGULAR CHECKING IN ORDINATION.
SOME OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE
FRAMEWORK INCLUDE A UNIFIED
COMMAND STRUCTURE.
SO YOU CAN SEE WHEN THERE ARE
MULTIPLE AGENCIES, IT IS HARD
TO KNOW WHO IS IN CHARGE AND
THE FRAMEWORK HELPS CREATE THAT
COMMAND STRUCTURE.
THAT EVERYONE BUYS INTO.
ACTION PLANNING, INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT AND DISPATCH AND
DEPLOYMENT ARE ALSO ELEMENTS OF
THE FEMA FRAMEWORK.
IT'S CALLED ICS.
AT SOME POINT IN 2017 THE CITY
STOPPED USING THE FRAMEWORK AND
ONE OF OUR RECOMMENDATIONS IS
THAT THE CITY CONSIDER RE-
FRAMING -- REINSTATING THE
FRAMEWORK OR FINDING ANOTHER
COORDINATION FRAMEWORK TO USE.
WE HAVE LEARNED SAN FRANCISCO
IS USING THE FEMA FRAMEWORK FOR
HOMEWORK -- HOMELESS RESPONSE.
AND SNOHOMISH COUNTY IS USING
IT TO COORDINATE MULTIPLE
AGENCIES FOR ITS RESPONSE TO
THE OPIOID CRISIS.
ANOTHER ONE OF OUR FINDINGS WAS
THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE A
CENTRAL SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING
REQUESTS FOR OUTREACH AND
DISPATCHING STAFF.
IN OUR REPORT WE PRESENTED
EXAMPLES FROM LONDON, NEW YORK,
AND THIS NEW OUTREACH PORTAL
APP FROM LOS ANGELES, IT'S
PICTURED HERE ON THE LEFT, IN
ADDITION, WE LEARNED ONE OF THE
HSD FUNDED AGENCIES, MARY'S
PLACE, HAS DEVELOPED ITS OWN
PORTAL TO RECEIVE OUTREACH
REQUEST AND DISPATCH OUTREACH
STAFF.
THAT IS PICTURED ON THE RIGHT.
WE THINK THAT IS REALLY
LAUDABLE THAT MARY'S PLACE HAS
TAKEN THE INITIATIVE TO DO THIS.
IT WOULD BE BETTER IF THE CITY
HAD A CENTRALIZED PORTAL.
>> AND SO, WHAT DOES A PERSON
USING THIS APP, THIS MARY'S
PLACE APP IN PARTICULAR, WHAT
IS THE OUTCOME, WHAT IS THE
RESULT?
>> THE OUTCOME IS THAT IT
ALLOWS PEOPLE TO HAVE A PLACE
WHERE THEY CAN CLEARLY GO TO
MAKE A REQUEST FOR OUTREACH TO
SOMEONE WHO IS ON SHELTERED OR
IN THE CASE OF MARY'S PLACE,
FAMILIES.
THE OTHER GREAT THING ABOUT THE
L.A.
HOP APP, HOMELESS OUTREACH
PORTAL AND THE MARY'S PLACE APP,
IT PROVIDES CLEAR GUIDANCE FOR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON WHEN THIS
APP IS APPROPRIATE TO USE, OR
UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES YOU
SHOULD TAKE ANOTHER MEASURE
LIKE PERHAPS CALLING 911.
IT PROVIDES REALLY CLEAR
GUIDANCE TO FOLKS WHO WOULD
LIKE TO HELP SOMEONE WHO IS ON
SHELTERED, BUT, WHAT TO DO?
IT TAKES IN THE INFORMATION AND
ALLOWS AN ORGANIZATION TO
DISPATCH OUTREACH TO THAT
INDIVIDUAL.
IN NEW YORK CITY FOR EXAMPLE,
THEIR GOAL IS TO DISPATCH AN
OUTREACH STAFF WITHIN ONE HOUR.
THAT IS VERY TIMELY DISPATCHING
OF OUTREACH TO PEOPLE WHO ARE
ON SHELTERED.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE HEAR A
LOT FROM HER ADVOCACY COMMUNITY
IS OUTREACH ONLY WORKS IF THERE
IS A PLACE TO OUTREACH PEOPLE
TO.
AND SO, A TOOL THAT FACILITATES
OUTREACH WHEN WE HAVE A SEVERE
LACK OF SPACES FOR PEOPLE TO GO
TO, I'M QUESTIONING HOW IT
ACTUALLY WORKS IN ITS
APPLICATION.
IN A WAY THAT ACTUALLY PROVIDES
ALTERNATIVES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE
SLEEPING ON SHELTERED.
>> YOU ARE RIGHT.
THESE THINGS ARE ALL
INTERCONNECTED.
IN OUR PREVIOUS REPORT FROM THE
FALL OF 2017 WE PERFORMED SOME
ANALYSIS WHICH SHOWED THE DAILY
AVAILABILITY OF SHELTER BEDS IN
THE VARIOUS SHELTERS, THE BASIC
SHELTERS WHICH ARE MATS ON THE
FLOOR AND ENHANCED SHELTERS.
WE NOTED THAT THE NAVIGATION
TEAM HAS BEEN VERY HAMSTRUNG BY
THE LACK OF SHELTER AVAILABILITY
ESPECIALLY IN THE ENHANCED
SHELTERS THAT ARE OPEN 24 HOURS
PER DAY.
AND HAVE BATHROOMS AND LAUNDRY
AND SHOWERS. AND YOU CAN BRING
YOUR PETS AND YOUR SPOUSE.
>>, ALSO, ONE OF OUR
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE LAST
REPORT, AND WE TALK ABOUT IT IN
THIS REPORT AS WELL, THE CITY
COULD DO MORE AND THE
NAVIGATION TEAM COULD DO MORE
TO REACH PEOPLE WITH DIVERSION.
DIVERSION IS A STRATEGY THAT
HAS BEEN USED SUCCESSFULLY IN
OTHER JURISDICTIONS INCLUDING
PIERCE COUNTY.
BY DIVERSION THEY MEAN
DIVERSION FROM THE SHELTER
SYSTEM.
SO THIS IS -- DIVERSION CAN
TAKE A NUMBER OF FORMS.
DIVERSION IS A RAPID
ASSESSMENT, WORKING WITH THE
INDIVIDUAL TO FIGURE OUT WHAT
THEIR OPTIONS ARE.
SO THEIR OPTIONS MAY BE TRYING
TO WORK SOMETHING OUT WITH A
LANDLORD.
OR TRYING TO WORK OUT, IF THERE
HAD BEEN A PROBLEM WITH A
ROOMMATE, TO TRY TO RESOLVE
THAT.
ALSO IF THERE IS A FAMILY
MEMBER THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO
TAKE THE PERSON IN, WHAT ARE
THE STRATEGIES FOR
REUNIFICATION?
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE TOOLS
THAT CAN BE USED WITH
DIVERSION.
WHAT WE FOUND IN THE LAST
REPORT, IN 2017, THE NAVIGATION
TEAM ONLY REACHED ABOUT 17
INDIVIDUALS WITH REUNIFICATION
EFFORTS.
SO THERE IS MORE CAPACITY
THERE.
WE HIGHLIGHTED SAN DIEGO,
CALIFORNIA. THEY HAVE HAD
EXCELLENT SUCCESS WITH THEIR
REUNIFICATION PROGRAM.
THE UNIFIED ALMOST 700 PEOPLE
AND THEY ARE REALLY TRACKING
THE RESULTS TO SEE WHETHER OR
NOT FOLKS ARE STAYING IN THOSE
REUNIFICATION PLACES.
INTO A LARGE EXTENT ARE.
>> SO THESE DIVERSION SERVICES,
HISTORICALLY HAVE NOT BEEN
AVAILABLE TO NAVIGATION TEAM
WORKERS TO CONNECT FOLKS TO
THOSE SERVICES?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
WE NOTED IN OUR REPORT THAT
LATE LAST YEAR HSD PRODUCED A
NEW DIVERSION MANUAL. THAT IS
PROGRESS.
I BELIEVE, AND THE EXECUTIVE
CAN CONFIRM THIS BUT I BELIEVE
IN MARCH, SO NEXT MONTH THE
NAVIGATION TEAM WILL RECEIVE
TRAINING IN DIVERSION.
SO YES, OUR ENHANCED SHELTER
AVAILABILITY IS LIMITED.
WE DO HAVE OTHER TOOLS AND
RESOURCES INCLUDING DIVERSION
THAT OUTREACH STAFF CAN USE.
ESPECIALLY IF YOU REACH PEOPLE
QUICKLY WHEN THEY FIRST BECOME
ON SHELTERED.
>> THE PREVIOUS RECOMMENDATION
REGARDING THE USE OF THE
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER,
THERE IS THAT RECOMMENDATION
AND ALSO THE RECOMMENDATION TO
HAVE FREQUENT SYSTEMIC TACTICAL
COMMUNICATION OUTREACH
PROVIDERS.
I HAVE A HARD TIME VISUALIZING
HOW THOSE ARE TWO SEPARATE
RECOMMENDATIONS.
THEY SOUND LIKE A DESCRIPTION
OF VERY SIMILAR THINGS.
BUT AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE
RECOMMENDATION FOR EIGHT FEMA
-LIKE RESPONSE IS FOCUSED ON THE
NAVAJO -- NAVIGATION TEAMWORK
AND THE RECOMMENDATION TO
IMPLEMENT FREQUENT SYSTEMIC
SYSTEMATIC TACTICAL
COMMUNICATION AMONG OUTREACH
PROVIDERS IS ABOUT OUTREACH
PROVIDERS THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM.
NOT JUST NAVIGATION TEAM
PROVIDERS.
>> WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT
CURRENTLY, AND YOU CAN SEE THE
GREEN BOXES ON THE PREVIOUS
SLIDE, THE EFFORTS TO BRING
THOSE GROUPS TOGETHER TO MEET,
THE MEETINGS HAVE BEEN SOMEWHAT
INFREQUENT.
WE CHECKED THE LOGS FOR
ATTENDANCE AND THE OUTREACH
PROVIDERS HAD NOT ALL ATTENDED
THE MEETINGS.
AND THE MEETINGS, THE COURT
NATION MEETINGS AMONG OUTREACH
HAD TENDED TO BE ON BROADER
TOPICS RATHER THAN WHAT IS
GOING ON IN THE FIELD, WHAT
NEEDS TO BE DONE, WHAT IS
SHIFTING, HOW SHOULD WE
RESPOND.
AND SO THAT IS WHAT WE ARE
RECOMMENDING.
THERE BE SOME SORT OF FORUM FOR
THOSE KINDS OF FREQUENT
TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS.
THAT COULD BE SUBSUMED WITHIN
THAT FEMA FRAMEWORK.
THEY DO HAVE LOTS OF TOOLS AND
FROM OUR UNDERSTANDING FROM
BARB GRAF FROM THE EEOC, THE
FEMA FRAMEWORK IS ADAPTABLE.
YOU CAN PICK AND CHOOSE PIECES
THAT WORK TO MEET YOUR NEEDS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I'M GOING TO THROUGH THIS
SLIDE QUICKLY AND I WON'T READ
ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ONE POINT,
WE TOUCHED ON THIS EARLIER IN
OUR PREVIOUS REPORT, WE MADE 30
RECOMMENDATIONS AND IN THIS
REPORT WE MAKE A TOTAL OF 13
RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE KNOW THIS IS A LOT OF
RECOMMENDATIONS.
REFRAMED MANY OF THESE AS
THINGS THAT THE CITY SHOULD
CONSIDR.
HAVE PRESENTED SPECIFIC IDEAS
AND WE HAVE NOTED EXAMPLES FROM
OTHER JURISDICTIONS THAT MIGHT
BE HELPFUL.
IN A CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
PROCESS YOU ALWAYS WANT TO BE
LOOKING AT WHAT YOU CAN DO THAT
MIGHT ACHIEVE BETTER RESULTS.
MOVING ON TO THE NEXT
CHECKPOINT, THIS WAS LOOKING AT
YOUR TYPING HYGIENE.
WE DEVELOPED THIS IN 2017
SHORTLY AFTER SAN DIEGO
EXPERIENCED A HEPATITIS A
OUTBREAK DUE TO POOR HYGIENE
AVAILABLE DUE TO ON SHELTERED
INDIVIDUALS.
THIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
NAVIGATION TEAMS PLACES MISSION.
THAT IS TO MITIGATE THE
NEGATIVE IMPACTS THE
UNSANCTIONED ENCAMPMENTS MIGHT
HAVE ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND
SAFETY.
ARE SITE VISITS, WE NOTED A
NUMBER OF HEALTH AND SAFETY
RISKS.
THIS INCLUDED HUMAN FECES IN
PUBLIC SPACES AND AROUND
UNSANCTIONED INCUMBENTS.
THIS POSES A RISK FOR
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND CAN
IMPACT PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
AND WE WANTED TO UNDERSTAND WHY
THIS WAS OCCURRING.
WE DISCOVERED GAPS IN THE
CITY'S APPROACH.
WE VERY CLEARLY FOUND THAT ON
SHELTERED INDIVIDUALS CURRENTLY
DO NOT HAVE ADEQUATE ACCESS TO
BATHROOMS.
ESPECIALLY DURING THE NIGHT.
THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 4500
AND SHELTERED INDIVIDUALS IN
SEATTLE BUT WE FOUND THERE ONLY
SIX CITY FUNDED BATHROOMS OPEN
24 HOURS. AND OF THOSE FOUR HAD
SIGNIFICANT HEALTH AND SAFETY
ISSUES INCLUDING THREE THAT
HAVE BROKEN OR MISSING PARTS.
WITHOUT ADEQUATE ACCESS TO
BATHROOMS, IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE
THAT WE WOULD SEE THE THINGS WE
SAW ON OUR SITE OBSERVATIONS.
HUMAN WASTE ON THE SIDEWALK,
HUMAN WASTE AND BUCKETS.
HUMAN WASTE IN GREEN SPACES.
THE CLEANUPS CONDUCTED BY THE
NAVIGATION TEAM OFTEN INVOLVE
REMOVING HUMAN WASTE FROM
PUBLIC SPACES.
HOWEVER, LETTING HUMAN WASTE
ACCUMULATE UNTIL THE POINT AT
WHICH IT MAY BE REMOVED BY THE
NAVIGATION TEAM IS NOT AN
EFFECTIVE STRATEGY FOR
MITIGATING THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS
THAT AUTHORIZED IMPACTS
ENCAMPMENTS CAN HAVE IN PUBLIC
SPACES AND ADJACENT
NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> SO THE GAPS IN OUR ABILITY
TO ADDRESS THE HYGIENE NEEDS OF
OUR ON SHELTERED POPULATION IS
RESULTING IN DIFFICULTY IN
MEETING THE PLACE-BASED SIDE OF
THE MISSION?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> I SEEM TO REMEMBER, I'M
LOOKING FOR BUT NOT FINDING IT,
THERE WAS A COMPARISON OF THE
NUMBER OF TOILETS WE HAVE OPEN
24 HOURS PER DAY, ONLY SIX TO
WHAT THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
IS FOR I BELIEVE THE U.N.,
HUMAN RIGHTS.
>> THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH
COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES HAS A
METRIC.
IT'S PAGE 21 OF THE REPORT AND
THE METRIC IS BASICALLY, IT SAYS
IN SEATTLE, IN ORDER TO MEET
THE METRIC, I CAN'T REMEMBER
WHAT IT IS, BUT WE WOULD NEED
224 OF THOSE BATHROOMS THAT WE
NOW HAVE SIX OF.
>> 224.
>> THE METRIC IS ONE BATHROOM
FOR EVERY 20 INDIVIDUALS.
THIS IS A METRIC, IT'S NOT
QUITE APPLES TO APPLES BECAUSE
IT'S A METRIC FOR REFUGEE
CAMPS.
BUT THE STANDARD IS ONE
RESTROOM FOR EVERY 20
INDIVIDUALS.
THEY ALSO HAVE STANDARDS ABOUT
MAINTENANCE OF THOSE RESTROOMS
AND THE ACCESS TO THE RESTROOMS.
INCLUDING THE LIGHTING AND
SAFETY ON THE PASS ACCESSING
THOSE RESTROOMS.
>> THANK YOU.
TINA MacUHA WILL DISEASE CAN
ALSO BE SPREAD BY LACK OF
ACCESS TO HANDWASHING AND
BATHING.
HANDWASHING IS INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT AS WELL.
ON SHELTERED INDIVIDUALS CAN'T
USE THE SHOWERS RESTRICTED FOR
USE BY SHELTER CLIENTS ONLY.
SO WE LOOKED AT THE
AVAILABILITY OF CITY FUNDED
DROPPING SHOWERS.
WE FOUND MORE GAPS IN THE
CITY'S APPROACH.
>> I MENTIONED TO COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ , BECAUSE I KNEW THIS
WAS COMING UP, THE COMPLETE
ABSENCE IN DISTRICT 5, KNOWING
SHE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN
THAT.
>> I WANT TO NOTE, THE CHART
YOU ARE REFERRING TO IS A CHART
ON THE LEFT.
IT SHOWS THE EARLIEST DROP IN
SHOWER TIME FOR CITY FUNDED
PROVIDERS BY DISTRICT AND DATE
OF THE WEEK IN 2018.
I WANT TO SAY ABOUT DISTRICT 5,
THERE IS A NON-CITY FUNDED
PROVIDER THAT DID PROVIDE SOME
SHOWERS IN DISTRICT 5 IN 2018,
GOD'S LITTLE ACRE.
THE CITY HAS FUNDED THEM IN
2019.
HOWEVER MEGUMI SUMITANI WENT
OUT TO THE SITE AND IT'S A
SMALL FACILITY.
THEY TOLD US THAT THEY ONLY
HAVE CAPACITY FOR 14 SHOWERS
PER DAY.
IT IS STILL VERY LIMITED
AVAILABILITY IN DISTRICT 5.
WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO WITH
THIS CHART WAS WE WANTED TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MIGHT BE
LIKE TO BE ON SHELTERED AND
NEEDING TO TAKE A SHOWER IN THE
MORNING BEFORE GOING TO WORK OR
LOOKING FOR EMPLOYMENT, YOU CAN
SEE COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IN
YOUR DISTRICT, DISTRICT 1, THE
EARLIEST TIME YOU CAN DROP IN
TO TAKE A SHOWER IS 1 PM AT THE
DELRIDGE COMMUNITY CENTER.
>> IN YOUR REVIEW OF THESE
DIFFERENT HOURS AND DIFFERENT
OFFERINGS, DID YOU -- IS THERE
A GOOD REASON FOR WHY ONE
CENTER IS OPEN AT 1 PM AND
ANOTHER IS ABLE TO OPEN AT 530?
ARE THESE CITY FACILITIES?
>> THE FACILITIES ON THE CHART
AND ARROW REPORT RECEIVE CITY
FUNDING.
SUMMER CITY FACILITIES LIKE
PARKS COMMITTEE CENTERS.
IN TERMS OF THE GEOGRAPHIC
DISTRIBUTION AND THE
DISTRIBUTION OF HOURS OF
OPERATION, IT DOES NOT SEEM TO
BE VERY WELL THOUGHT OUT.
THAT IS WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR
IN OUR RECOMMENDATION, BUT
THERE ARE CLEARLY GAPS.
WE ARE ASKING FOR IN OUR
RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE CITY
ADDRESS THOSE GAPS BY USING
DATA, DOING SOME KIND OF
ANALYSIS LIKE THIS, AND ALSO
RECEIVING INPUT FROM PEOPLE WHO
ARE CURRENTLY ON SHELTERED SO
THAT WE CAN PUT TOGETHER A
STRATEGY THAT MAKES MORE SENSE.
>> DID YOU SAY DISTRICT ONE WAS
DELRIDGE?
WHAT ABOUT SOUTHWEST?
I THOUGHT THEY PROVIDED SHOWERS
AS WELL.
>> THEY PROVIDE SHOWERS FOR
STUDENTS IN SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS AND FAMILY MEMBERS.
SO IF YOU ARE WANTING -- WE
LOOK AT JUST THE DROPPING
SHOWERS, THERE ARE OTHER POOLS
THAT PROVIDE SHOWERS FOR
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS,
AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO
COME WITH THEM.
BUT IF YOU ARE AN INDIVIDUAL
WHO IS ON YOUR OWN OR WITH YOUR
SPOUSE, AND YOU'RE JUST LOOKING
TO TAKE A SHOWER BEFORE WORK OR
BEFORE SEEKING EMPLOYMENT, THE
DROPPING SHOWERS ARE YOUR ONLY
OPTIONS.
WE ALSO FOUND THERE IS NO
CONSISTENT SIGNAGE.
TO LET ON SHELTERED INDIVIDUALS
KNOW THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE
CITIES DROP IN SHOWER
FACILITIES.
AND TOWELS AND TOILETRIES,
THINGS THAT MAY BE DIFFICULT
FOR AN ON SHELTERED INDIVIDUAL
TO CARRY AROUND LIKE A WET
TOWEL, THEY ARE NOT PROVIDED
CONSISTENTLY AT ALL THE SITES.
>> WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS WE
NEED TO HAVE A CONSISTENT
STANDARD OF CARE, THAT IS THE
TERM, BUT THAT BASICALLY MEANS
THAT WHAT IS PROVIDED UNDER
BEST PRACTICES, AT A HYGIENE
FACILITY IS PROVIDED AT ALL THE
LOCATIONS?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE YOU CAN SEE,
ONE OF THE THINGS WE RECOMMEND
IS THE CITY RECOMMENDS
CONSISTENT SIGNAGE.
ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT IS AN
EXAMPLE OF CONSISTENT SIGNAGE
THAT IS USED AS PART OF THE SAN
FRANCISCO MOBILE PITSTOP
PROGRAM.
>> IT'S REALLY CLEAR, PEOPLE
CAN SEE THOSE SIGNS AND NO,
THIS IS A SAFE RESTROOM FOR ME
TO USE.
>> MOBILE PITSTOP, GREAT IDEA.
THE CITY HAS FUNDED SOME MOBILE
PITSTOP TYPE FACILITIES, I
BELIEVE THEY ARE ONLY BEING
USED RIGHT NOW AT THE
SANCTIONED ENCAMPMENTS.
AND IT SEEMS THAT EITHER THOSE
FACILITIES SHOULD BE OPENED TO
A BROADER SEGMENT OF THE
POPULATION, OR THEY SHOULD BE
MOBILE.
AND ROTATED TO OTHER LOCATIONS.
THEY ARE I BELIEVE, MY SUMMARY
SHOWS -- I BELIEVE THERE WERE
FIVE HYGIENE TRAILER PURCHASES,
AND AT THE TIME OF THIS EMAIL
WITH CENTRAL STAFF, LEHIGH IS
LOOKING AT AN ADDITIONAL SHOWER
TRAILER FOR MYERS WAY, THEY
WERE ONE OF THE ONLY SANCTIONED
ENCAMPMENTS THAT DID NOT HAVE
MOBILE HYGIENE FACILITIES.
>> I TOTALLY AGREE WITH WHERE
YOU'RE GOING ON THIS.
I THINK WE SHOULD LOOK AT
MAKING THE FACILITIES WE HAVE
MOBILE, AVAILABLE TO MORE
PEOPLE.
BUT ALSO FOR THE OTHER SIX
LOCATIONS, IT SEEMS THAT THERE
ARE THINGS WE COULD BE DOING IN
ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR
OPERATIONS AS WELL.
I THINK YOU NOTED A NUMBER OF
DEFICIENCIES RELATED TO EITHER
NOT HAVING SHARPS CONTAINERS,
THE GENERAL CONDITION OF THE
LOCATION.
EITHER THE CLEANLINESS, LACK OF
TOILET PAPER, IT SEEMS TO ME
THAT WE COULD DO MORE IN MAKING
THOSE FACILITIES MORE ABLE TO
SERVE MORE PEOPLE ONE OF THE
IDEAS THAT I HAVE BEEN THROWING
AROUND WAS THE IDEA OF TRYING
TO STAFF THOSE FACILITIES.
WOULD THAT BE ONE WAY TO IMPROVE
HOW THEY WORK FOR THE AND
SHELTERED COMMUNITIES?
>> THAT HAS BEEN THE EXPERIENCE
OF SAN FRANCISCO.
WE TALKED TO THE FOLKS IN SAN
FRANCISCO ABOUT THEIR MOBILE
PITSTOP'S.
THOSE UNITS ARE STAFFED AND IT
REALLY IS A WIN-WIN SITUATION
BECAUSE THEY ARE STAFFED BY
PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD SIGNIFICANT
BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT.
THIS BECOMES A CAREER PATH FOR
THEM.
IN TERMS OF USE, SAN FRANCISCO
HAS DOCUMENTED THAT THE USE OF
THEIR PITSTOPS HAS INCREASED
AFTER STAFFING WAS DEPLOYED.
IT MAKES IT SAFER FOR ALL FOLKS
TO USE.
IT'S ALSO A HUMAN CONTACT THAT
COULD BE A CONDUIT TO OUTREACH
AND OTHER SERVICES.
THE MOBILE PITSTOPS WERE
DEVELOPED IN SAN FRANCISCO.
THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN IMPLEMENT IT
IN LOS ANGELES, DENVER, MIAMI
IN SACRAMENTO.
AND SAN FRANCISCO HAS BEEN VERY
GENEROUS SHARING INFORMATION
WITH US.
I KNOW THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO
SPEAK WITH FOLKS FROM THE CITY
ABOUT THIS.
THE IDEAS YOU MENTIONED ARE
GREAT WE HAVE INCLUDED A NUMBER
OF IDEAS, ADDITIONAL IDEAS IN
OUR REPORT INCLUDING LOOKING AT
SOME COMMUNITY CENTERS THAT DO
HAVE SHOWERS THAT ARE CURRENTLY
NOT BEING USED FOR DROPPING
SHOWERS.
THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER WAY TO
LEVERAGE THE RESOURCES THE CITY
ALREADY HAS AS YOU SUGGEST.
GETTING BACK, THE MAIN
RECOMMENDATION IS FOR THE CITY
TO USE DATA AND INPUT FROM ON
SHELTERED INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE A
BETTER PLAN GOING FORWARD
RELATED TO HYGIENE.
>> DOES YOUR REPORT ACTUALLY
LIST THE COMMUNITY CENTERS THAT
HAVE SHOWERS THAT ARE MAKING
THEM AVAILABLE?
>> WE DO.
>> WE SHOULD MOVE ON.
THANKS.
>> THE NEXT SLIDE, HOW WILL WE
KNOW IF THE NAVIGATION TEAM
APPROACHES HAVING A POSITIVE
EFFECT ON BOTH PEOPLE AND
PLACES?
RIGOROUS EVALUATION CAN HELP
THE CITY NO IF OUR STRATEGIES
ARE EFFECTIVE OR IF THEY MIGHT
BE UNINTENTIONALLY CAUSING HARM.
IN OUR PREVIOUS REPORTS AND IN
THIS ONE, WE HAVE RESENTED A
RANGE OF OPTIONS PUTTING LOW-
COST AND NO-COST OPTIONS FOR
RIGOROUS EVALUATION.
OUR COLLEAGUES FROM THE
EVALUATION GROUP AT SEATTLE
KING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH ARE
TERRIFIC.
THEY ARE ALSO WILLING TO
PROVIDE THE CITY WITH
EVALUATION IDEAS AND ASSISTANCE.
IN OUR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THIS
CHECKPOINT HE ASKED THE
EXECUTIVE TO RECONSIDER ITS
OPTIONS FOR RIGOROUS
EVALUATIONS OF THE NAVIGATION
TEAM APPROACH AND WE LOOK TO
GET AN UPDATE ON THE EXECUTIVES
PLANS TO MEANINGFULLY INVOLVE
ON SHELTERED INDIVIDUAL IN THE
EVALUATION.
>> YOU SAY REEVALUATE, USING THE
EXECUTIVE IS DECLINING TO TRY
TO DEVELOP AN EVALUATION PLAN?
>> I THINK IF WE FLIP BACK TO
THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, -- I DIDN'T
PUT IT IN THERE.
IN OUR REPORT WE QUOTE FROM THE
EXECUTIVES RESPONSIBLE, WHICH
INDICATES THAT THEY ARE NOT
CONSIDERING A RIGOROUS
INDEPENDENT EVALUATION AT THIS
TIME.
THE EXECUTIVE CONCLUDED THAT
THEY ARE COSTLY AND THAT THEY
SHOULD BE DONE AFTER MANY YEARS
OF IMPLEMENTATION.
WE HAVE PROVIDED EXAMPLES OF
LOW-COST AND NO-COST, THERE ARE
CERTAINLY GRANTS YOU CAN APPLY
FOR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
RESEARCH PARTNER, SO SOMEONE
ELSE PICKS UP THE TAB FOR A
RIGOROUS EVALUATION.
THEY SHOULD BE STARTED SOONER
RATHER THAN LATER.
A GREAT EXAMPLE OF RIGOROUS
INDEPENDENT EVALUATION IS THE
LEAD PROGRAM.
THE LEAD PROGRAM DID A RIGOROUS
EVALUATION INDEPENDENT
EVALUATION WHEN IT WAS FIRST
GETTING STARTED.
THEY FOUND THAT 58% OF THE LEAD
CLIENTS DID NOT GET REARRESTED
COMPARED TO THE CONTROL GROUP
CLIENTS.
THEY HAVE USED THOSE EVALUATION
RESULTS TO HELP INFORM THEIR
PROGRAM AND MAKE COURSE
CORRECTIONS OVER TIME.
IT CAN BE DONE AND WE HAVE A
GREAT EXAMPLE HERE IN SEATTLE.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WAS A
COUNCIL INITIATED POLICY OR
EXECUTIVE INITIATED POLICY, BUT
I'M PRETTY SURE WE HAVE STATED
IT IS POLICY THAT IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PROGRAMS
THAT WE ACTUALLY INCLUDE
EVALUATIONS AS PART OF THE
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT.
WHEN SOMETHING STARTS OUT AS A
PILOT, BEFORE WE MAKE A
DECISION TO HAVE CONTINUOUS
INVESTMENT IN IT, WE EVALUATE
ITS SUCCESS.
THAT IS SOMETHING I'M VERY
INTERESTED IN FOLLOWING UP ON.
THANK YOU.
>> THAT'S IT.
>> I REPORT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE
AT SEATTLE.GOV/CITY AUDITOR.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT, YOUR
WORK AND YOU HAVE GIVEN US ALL
A LOT TO CHEW ON AND I THINK,
THE WORK OF THE AUDITOR IS
ABOUT CREATING A FOUNDATION FOR
POLICYMAKERS AND IMPLEMENTERS
TO ACT.
REALLY IT'S ON US TO ACT ON
YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A
NAVIGATION TEAMS 1st QUARTER
2019 REPORT.
>> GREETINGS.
>> WILL YOU BE ABLE TO GET YOUR
REPORT LOADED?
WE WEREN'T?
>> WE GOT IT LOADED.
GREAT.
LET'S START WITH INTRODUCTIONS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
NAME IS TYPICALLY -- TIFFANY
WASHINGTON AND THE DEPUTY
DIRECTOR OF HOMELESSNESS IN THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
I AM JACKIE ST. LOUIS.
>> WHO WOULD LIKE TO KICK US
OFF?
>> I'M GOING TO KICK US OFF AND
WE ACTUALLY WANT TO, WHILE WE
WILL TALK ABOUT THE THINGS ON
THIS POWERPOINT, WE ACTUALLY
WANT TO TRANSITION AND TALK
ABOUT EACH OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE
AUDITOR'S OFFICE HAS IN THE
REPORT.
>> WE WILL TRY TO FIT THAT IN.
I'M PRETTY SURE WE CAN DO BOTH.
>> FIRST I WANT TO SAY THAT WE
ARE COMMITTED TO YOUR GOAL OF
CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT OF THE
NAVIGATION TEAM.
WE HAVE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE
AUDITOR TO REVIEW FINDINGS AND
WE APPRECIATE THEIR EFFORT TO
PROVIDE CONSTRUCTIVE GARDENS
THIS GUIDANCE. WE SAW EARLIER
THIS MONTH AN INCREDIBLE
RESPONSE FROM THE TEAM DURING
THE SNOWSTORM OR SNOWMAGEDDON
AS WE HAVE CALLED IT.
BECAUSE OF THE TEAM PEOPLE WERE
ABLE TO GET SHELTERED WHO
OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE.
UNDER REALLY HARSH CONDITIONS.
MOST OF THE TEAM WORKED 16 HOUR
SHIFTS, JACKIE WORKED TWO WEEKS
STRAIGHT.
I WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE
BECAUSE I THINK IT HIGHLIGHTS
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TEAM.
WHAT I WANT TO DO FOR TODAY IS
JUST REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THE
NAVIGATION TEAM IS ONE RESOURCE
IN THE HOMELESS RESPONSE
SYSTEM.
THE AUDITOR'S REPORT AND
CLAUDIA'S RECOMMENDATIONS
REALLY SPAN THE ENTIRE
HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE SYSTEM
AND WE ARE NOT HERE TODAY TO
TALK ABOUT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.
WE ARE HAPPY TO COME BACK AND
DO THAT, BUT WE ARE HERE TODAY
IS TO TALK ABOUT THE NAV TEAM.
WITH THAT SAID I WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT YOU KNOW THE MAYOR
REQUESTED A MEETING WITH THE
CITY AUDITOR TO DISCUSS HOW TO
BETTER ALIGN IN THE FUTURE AND
BE ALIGNED ON CLARITY AND SCOPE.
BECAUSE FROM MY PERSPECTIVE IN
THE EXECUTIVES PERSPECTIVE,
THIS REPORT WENT WAY OUT OF
SCOPE.
>> WE HAVE HAD THOSE
CONVERSATIONS AS WELL WITH THE
CITY AUDITOR.
I THINK, A VERY COMPELLING CASE
HAS BEEN MADE THAT THE ABILITY
OF THE NAVIGATION TEAM TO MEET
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE THEORY OF
CHANGE ARE VERY IMPACTED BY THE
REST OF THE SYSTEM.
AND WE ARE COMMITTED TOGETHER
TO HAVE AN APPROACH OF
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AS IT
RELATES TO THE NAVIGATION TEAM.
WHEN THE OTHER PARTS OF THE
SYSTEM AREN'T WORKING NOT ONLY
DOES IT MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO
MEET YOUR DESIRED OUTCOMES, AS
CURRENTLY DEFINED, IT MAKES IT
DIFFICULT TO EMBRACE THAT
CULTURE OF CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT BECAUSE EVERYTHING
ELSE, GARBAGE PICKUP, I
SERVICES, THE ACCESS OF YOUR
FOLKS TO DIVERSION, ALL OF THAT
STUFF IS REALLY INTERTWINED AND
I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF LOOKING
AT THE BIG PICTURE BECAUSE I AM
ALSO COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE
THE NAV TEAM CAN BE AS
EFFECTIVE AS IT CAN BE TO MEET
BOTH OF ITS MISSIONS.
>> I WOULD SAY THREE THINGS
ABOUT THAT.
NUMBER ONE IS, WHAT YOU JUST
DESCRIBED IS EXACTLY WHY THE
NAV TEAM WAS MOVED TO HST.
THEY WERE A PIECE SITTING IN
FAS AND THEREFORE COULDN'T
CONNECT TO THE WHOLE SYSTEM.
I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT IS WHY
THE EXECUTIVE IS WORKING ON
REGIONAL GOVERNANCE.
SEATTLE IS JUST A PIECE OF THE
ENTIRE SYSTEM AND WE NEED A
REGIONAL RESPONSE.
AND I WOULD JUST SAY, TODAY WE
HAVE TO STAY FOCUSED ON THE NAV
TEAM BECAUSE THIS CONVERSATION,
WHEN WE START GETTING INTO
SYSTEM, IT CAN SWIRL TO A PLACE
WE CAN'T RECOVER FROM.
JACKIE IN HERE AND I ARE HERE
TO FOCUS ON THE NAV TEAM TEAM.
>> I UNDERSTAND THIS
VISITATION IS NOT INTENDED TO
BE ABOUT THE CITY AUDITOR'S
REPORT.
IS INTENDED TO BE BASED ON THE
NUMBERS THAT YOU ARE REPORTING
CONSISTENT WITH THE COUNCILS
BUDGET FOR THIS OR PARTICULAR
REPORT.
I AM TOTALLY SUPPORTIVE OF
PUTTING SOME BRACKETS AROUND
YOUR PRESENTATION TODAY.
I DIDN'T INTEND TO ASK YOU TO
RESPOND TO THE AUDITOR'S REPORT.
JACKIE IS GOING TO GO THROUGH
THE SLIDES AND IF TIME PERMITS
I BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT TO
ADDRESS THINGS THE AUDITOR SAID
BECAUSE SOME WERE NOT FACTUAL.
SOME OF THEM WERE IN SOME OF
THEM WERE.
>> GOOD MORNING.
WE HAVE A DUAL FOCUS ON PEOPLE
AND SECONDLY PLACE.
WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT
COMMISSIONER RESPONSIBILITIES.
WE WILL REVIEW THE DATA, TALK
ABOUT TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES
FOR IMPROVEMENT.
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS AND ARE
2019 GOALS.
WE HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT THE DUAL
MISSION.
IT HAS BEEN REITERATED IN THE
PREVIOUS PRESENTATION.
WE HAVE FOUR MAJOR
RESPONSIBILITIES, ENGAGEMENTS
IN THESE ASSESSMENTS AND
REFERRALS TO SHELTERS, THAT IS
THE PEOPLE FOCUSED PIECE.
ALSO THE STORAGE OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY.
INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED BY THE NAV
TEAM TO HAVE THEIR POSSESSIONS
STORED AND THEN RETURNED BACK
TO THEM.
WE ARE ALSO REMOVING WAYS TO
MITIGATE SAFETY RISKS THAT CAN
BE ASSOCIATED WITH ENCAMPMENTS.
AND ENFORCING LAWFUL ORDERS TO
VACATE UNAUTHORIZED ENCAMPMENT
SITES.
KEY DATA FROM Q4, SITE
CLEANINGS, 240 SITE INSPECTIONS
COMPLETED.
THE SITE INSPECTION HAPPENS TO
PRAYER ANY ENGAGEMENT OF SIGHT.
81 OBSTRUCTION HAZARD CLEANS.
2872 HOUR CLEANS.
319 ALMOST 320 TONS OF TRASH
REMOVED.
IN 2019 THE TOTAL FOR 2019 WAS
MOST 1200 TONS OF TRASH REMOVED
FROM AND COMMENTS.
OUTREACH NUMBERS, 1800
CONTACTS, 301 REFERRALS TO
SHELTER, BASIC SHELTER
REFERRALS WERE 89 AND THE
OTHERS WERE 196 AND 16 TWO TINY
HOME VILLAGES.
>> THIS IS A PLACE WHERE I FEEL
LIKE THERE IS CONFUSION.
WE SAY OUTREACH AND CLAUDIA
SHOWED A LARGE CHART, THERE IS
A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NAVIGATION
TEAM OUTREACH AND SYSTEM
OUTREACH.
THEY ARE NOT DISJOINTED PARTS,
THEY ARE MADE THAT WAY BY
DESIGN.
WE DON'T WANT 90% OF OUTREACH
WORKERS TO BE IN THE FIELD
RESPONDING TO CLEANING, WE WANT
THEM TO BE IN THE FIELD
DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS WITH
PEOPLE WHO ARE ON SHELTERED SO
BY THE TIME THE NAV TEAM GETS
THERE YOU HAVE A CONNECTION
AND IT WILL BE EASIER TO
CONNECT THOSE FOLKS TO
RESOURCES.
AT A LATER DATE I THINK THAT IS
A PLACE OF HUGE CONFUSION.
IT IS NOT DISJOINTED.
IT IS CREATED THAT WAY BY
DESIGN.
>> I THINK THE POINT THE
AUDITOR WAS MAKING IS NOT THAT
THE GREEN BOXES OR THE OUTREACH
TEAMS ARE PRESENTED BY THE
GREEN BOXES SHOULD BE DOING THE
SAME WORK AS THE NAV TEAM
OUTREACH WORKERS BUT THAT THERE
SHOULD BE COORDINATION.
ORDINATION ACROSS ALL OUTREACH
FUNCTIONS IN THE CITY, WHETHER
OR NOT THEY ARE FOCUSED ON
LOCATIONS WHERE THERE ARE
PLANNED REMOVALS OR FOCUSED ON
OTHER LOCATIONS.
I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE
FACT THAT HSD HAS COME TO MY
COMMITTEE IN THE PAST AND TOLD
ME THE NAV TEAM DOES SPEND
SOME OF THEIR TIME IN AREAS
THAT ARE NOT SET FOR REMOVAL.
I'M NOT BEING CRITICAL, I'M
JUST IDENTIFYING IT AS A
PRACTICE I BELIEVE HAS CHANGED
BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE NAV
TEAM OUTREACH WORKERS OR THE
NAV TEAM IS ENGAGING WITH
PEOPLE EXCEPT IN LOCATIONS
YOU'RE PLANNING TO DO REMOVALS
NOW.
>> IN RESPONDING TO THE ISSUE
OF ORDINATION AND COLLABORATION
ACROSS THE CONTINUUM, THERE IS
COORDINATION HAPPENING
INCREASINGLY SO.
THERE IS A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS
CONTRACTED BY CITY, THE
CONTINUUM WERE WORKING
COLLABORATIVELY TO THINK ABOUT
BETTER WAYS TO WORK
COLLABORATIVELY WITH
INDIVIDUALS BEEN CONTACTED BY
THE NAV TEAM.
THERE'S ALSO BACK ORDINATION AT
THE PREP MEETING.
AND AT THE DISPATCH MEETING
THAT HAPPENS WEEKLY, WE HAVE A
WEDNESDAY MORNING MEETING WE
BRING IN PARTNERS TO HAVE
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT CLIENT
SPECIFIC ISSUES.
THAT WAS ANOTHER PIECE OF THE
CONVERSATION THAT PRECEDED OUR
PIECE OF THE CONVERSATION.
I THINK THAT IS A MISNOMER,
THAT THERE ISN'T COLLABORATION
HAPPENING WHEN THERE IS.
THAT IS NOT ONLY PARTNERS
CONTACTED CONTRACTED BY THE
CITY BUT OTHER FOLKS.
THE OUTREACH CONTINUUM
WORKGROUP MEETS ONCE PER MONTH
AND THE OTHER GROUP MEETS
PREVIOUS TO THAT, THE PREP
READING MEETS MONTHLY AND THE
DISPATCH MEETINGS HAPPEN
WEEKLY.
THEY HAPPEN MONDAYS THROUGH
THURSDAYS.
>> I UNDERSTOOD FROM A MEETING
I HAD WITH DIRECTOR JOHNSON, I
BELIEVE THE DISPATCH MEETINGS
HAVE BEEN SORT OF RE-BEGUN.
THAT THEY HADN'T BEEN
HAPPENING.
>> WE NEVER HAD A FULL-TIME
SPACE.
WE WERE BEING AFFORDED AN
OPPORTUNITY TO USE THE SPACE AT
THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER.
WE HAVE SINCE SECURED A SPACE
IN PATRICIA KRISTOFERSON FOUR,
WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO USE
SPACES AT THE CENTRAL BUILDING
AT THE MUNICIPAL TOWER.
>> YOU ARE CREDITED FOR GETTING
IT GOING.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF IT SHOULD BE
ATTRIBUTED TO ME.
BUT THE GROUPS ARE MEETING IN
MULTIPLE SPACES AND
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CLIENT
SPECIFIC NEEDS ARE HAPPENING.
>> AGAIN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
TWO TYPES OF COORDINATION.
THERE IS THE FEMA STYLE APPROACH
AND ACROSS ALL OUTREACH WORKERS
WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE NOW
TEAM FOCUSED ARE NOT.
THOSE TYPES OF TACTICAL, OR
MAYBE THAT IS MORE STRATEGIC.
ONGOING COLLABORATION.
AS IT RELATES TO THE LETTER,
THE CITY AUDITOR DIDN'T SAY IT
WASN'T HAPPENING.
I BELIEVE WHAT WAS REPORTED IS
THAT THEY ARE VERY WELL
ATTENDED.
AND THERE WAS SOME QUESTION
ABOUT THE UTILITY OF THOSE
MEETINGS.
I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO SEE WHAT
A TYPICAL AGENDA LOOKS LIKE.
IT SEEMS TO ME THAT AN AGENDA
WOULD BE ILLUSTRATIVE OF HOW
YOU ARE USING THOSE MEETINGS.
MAYBE THAT WOULD HELP CLARIFY.
>> THIS HIGHLIGHTS THE POINT
THAT THE REPORT IS FROM ONE
YEAR AGO.
A POINT IN TIME ONE YEAR AGO
PRIOR TO MOVING TO HSD AND
PRIOR TO HAVING ACCESS TO THE
HOMELESS RESPONSE SYSTEM.
A LOT HAS CHANGED AND WE HAVE
UPDATES THAT ARE REFLECTED HERE
WE WANT TO PROVIDE.
>> AS IT RELATES TO THE UPDATE,
THE NUMBER OF CONTACTS, THIS IS
FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2018.
THE NUMBER OF CONTACTS FOR THE
FOURTH QUARTER OF 2018 WERE
ABOUT 1800.
BUT THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF
2018, THE CONTACTS AVERAGED
3500 PER QUARTER.
>> THAT IS EXPECTED.
THERE IS A RAMP DOWN THAT
HAPPENS DURING THE FINAL MONTHS
OF THE YEAR.
PARTICULARLY IN DECEMBER.
THEIR LAWLESS OPERATIONS
HAPPEN.
GENERALLY YOU FIND IN NOVEMBER
AND DECEMBER LESS ACTIVITY.
>> WHY IS THAT?
>> IS JUST A RAMP DOWN.
THE WEATHER, SOME CAN BE
ENGAGED BASED ON SAFETY
REASONS, MORE RAIN, THOSE
THINGS.
I THINK HUMAN BEINGS HAVE A
TENDENCY AFTER WORKING A LONG
YEAR WANT TO TAKE TIME OFF.
THE WORK IS DEPENDENT ON
PEOPLE'S ABILITY TO BE PRESENT.
IN THE LATTER MONTHS OF THE
YEAR THERE'S USUALLY A
SLOWDOWN.
>> MOST NONPROFITS CLOSE THE
LAST TWO WEEKS OF THE YEAR.
I WAS FORTUNATE FOR THE LAST 15
WEEKS -- LAST 15 YEARS TO HAVE
THE LAST TWO WEEKS OF THE YEAR
OFF PAID.
A MIDGET OTHERS OFFER THAT.
-- I IMAGINE OTHERS DO.
>> I RECEIVED WEEKLY REPORTS OF
PROSPECTIVE ENCAMPMENT REMOVALS
FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
I REVIEW THOSE WEEKLY WHEN I
RECEIVE THEM.
MY PERCEPTION IS THAT THE
NUMBER OF CONTACTS IS
DECREASING BUT THE NUMBER OF
ENCAMPMENT REMOVALS HAS
INCREASED.
SIGNIFICANTLY.
>> I CAN'T RESPOND TO THAT, WE
ARE WILLING TO LOOK AT IT
>> THANK YOU.
>> OBSERVED TRENDS, INDIVIDUALS
WERE MORE WILLING TO ACCEPT
SHELTERS CONVERSELY, PEOPLE
WERE LESS WILLING TO ACCEPT
REFERRALS TO BASIC SHELTERS.
THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE
NUMBER OF AVERAGE DAILY BED
VACANCIES REPORTED INCREASED BY
FOUR.
WE ALSO LOOKED AT THE TREND OF
REFERRALS TO ALTERNATE LIVING
ARRANGEMENTS.
WE HAVE SEEN IS A CORRELATION
BETWEEN THE CITY'S WORK IN
SETTING UP ENHANCED SHELTERS
AND VILLAGES AND THE SPIKE OF
AMOUNT OF INDIVIDUALS GOING
INSIDE.
HE SAW A SIMILAR TREND IN 2017
AS WE DID IN 2018.
>> THE TREND BEING, WHEN PLACES
OPENED UP, ACCEPTANCE TO
REFERRALS INCREASED?
>> THOSE NEW PLACES INCLUDED
VILLAGES AS WELL AS ENHANCED
SHELTERS.
>> IT STILL, MAYBE NOTHING
OPENED UP FOR THE FIRST SIX
MONTHS OF 2018, BUT THAT IS NOT
MY RECOLLECTION.
THE RATE WAS ONE I-15,
>> MORE REESE'S AVAILABLE,
OFFERS ARE NOT SOLELY
PREDICATED ON -- OUTREACH TEAMS
REACH OUT DAILY EVEN IN CASES
WHEN FOR EXAMPLE DURING THE
MOST RECENT WEATHER WE WERE NOT
DOING THEM BUT GETTING PEOPLE
INSIDE.
THE EVIDENCE SHOWS THE PAST
THREE WEEKS WHEN WE WERE
ENGAGING FOLKS IN THE NIGHTTIME
HOURS THEY WERE NOT ASSOCIATED
WITH CLEANS AND 170 PEOPLE
ACCEPTED OFFERS TO INSIDE.
THAT'S NOT PREDICATED ON
CLEANING.
>> MY THINKING ABOUT THE FACT
THAT THERE WERE NO AND CABINET
RMOVALS DURING THE STORM, MY
ASSUMPTION OF WHY THAT PRACTICE
STOPPED DURING THE STORM WAS I
BELIEVE OUT OF A CONCERN THAT
DESTABILIZING PEOPLE DURING THE
STORM AND DRIVING THEM DEEPER
INTO PLACES WHERE THEY ARE MORE
ISOLATED WOULD PUT THEM MORE IN
HARMS WAY.
>> I THINK ALSO AS WELL, THE
NAVIGATION TEAM AND SHELTER
PRECRISIS RESPONSIBLE OUR
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY IS TO
THE SAFETY. WITH THE UPTICK IN
SEVERE WEATHER OUR PRIMARY GOAL
WAS TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE WORK
SAFE.
ASIDE -- PART OF THAT
CONVERSATION WAS COMMUNICATING
THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH BEING
IN A TENT THAT WAS GOING TO BE
TAKING ON SNOW, DENSE SNOW THAT
WAS GOING TO COLLAPSE ON
PEOPLE'S HEADS.
WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT MAKING
SURE PEOPLE HAD SAFE PLACES TO
BE.
NOT NECESSARILY THINKING ABOUT
THE IMPACT OF CLEANS AS MUCH IS
HOW CAN WE RESPOND TO ENSURE
THAT OUR CITIZENS ARE INSIDE
AND SAFE AND NOT AT RISK.
>> BUT YOU HAD A BETTER
RESPONSE PARTIALLY BECAUSE OF
THE WEATHER, BUT MY POINT IS
YOU MADE A DECISION TO NOT DO
CLEANS.
I'M NOT TALKING SO MUCH ABOUT
THE IMPROVED RESPONSE, TWO
OFFERS OF SHELTER DURING THE
STORM, I'M TALKING MORE ABOUT
THE DECISION, I BELIEVE THE
DECISION NOT TO DO CLEANS
UNLESS YOU TELL ME OTHERWISE,
WAS BASED ON A CONCERN FOR
PEOPLE SAFETY.
>> WE MADE THE DECISION TO MAKE
SURE PEOPLE WERE SAFE.
WE FOCUSED ALL OF OUR RESOURCES
ON GETTING PEOPLE INSIDE.
CLEANS BECAME A SECONDARY
CONCERN.
IT WAS NOT ANYTHING WE WERE
CONSIDERING, WE HAD TO ENSURE
PEOPLE WERE SAFE.
WE HAD OUR FIELD CORRIDORS
DOING OUTREACH.
WE HAD POLICE OFFICERS DOING
OUTREACH.
WE HAD ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
DOING OUTREACH.
REPURPOSED ALL OF OUR RESOURCES
TO FOCUS ON GETTING PEOPLE
INSIDE MAKING SURE THEY WERE
SAFE.
>> RATHER THAN MAKING A
SPECIFIC DECISION TO NOT DO
CLEANS.
IT WASN'T A DECISION POINT,
EVERYONE RALLIED AROUND GETTING
PEOPLE SAFE.
>> THAT IN ITSELF IS AN
INTERESTING TAKE AWAY FOR ME.
OF THE IMPROVEMENT IN OUTCOMES
IF YOU'RE REALLY FOCUSED
PRIMARILY ON GETTING PEOPLE
SAFE.
>> JUST TO PUSH BACK, I DON'T
THINK THE CHANGE IN FOCUS IS
WHAT BROUGHT PEOPLE INSIDE.
I THINK IT WAS REALLY COLD
OUTSIDE AND PEOPLE KNEW THEIR
TENTS WOULD NOT SUSTAIN.
FOR PEOPLE WHO OTHERWISE
WOULD'VE DECLINED SERVICES IN A
NORMAL WEATHER SITUATION FELT
AN URGENCY TO GET INSIDE.
I SAY THAT JUST BECAUSE I DON'T
WANT A CONNECTION TO BE MADE
THAT IF YOU STOP DOING CLEANS
AND YOU JUST FOCUS ALL YOUR
EFFORTS ON PEOPLE TO COME
INSIDE A WILL MAGICALLY ACCEPT.
I THINK OUR NUMBERS, AS THE
SEVERE WEATHER WENT DOWN, YOU
SOUGHT NATURALLY PEOPLE STARTED
TO LEAVE AND GO BACK OUTSIDE.
I THINK IT IS BOTH, AND, I'M
CAUTIOUS ABOUT SAYING IF YOU DO
THIS THIS WILL HAPPEN.
>> I THINK THE EDUCATION PIECE
WE TRY TO COMMUNICATE IS THE
GENESIS OF THE NAV TEAM, HAVE
TRIED TO COMMUNICATE THERE ARE
PUBLIC HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH LIVING
OUTDOORS, THE ACT OF GOD MADE
THAT MUCH CLEARER.
WHERE THERE IS AN IMMEDIATE RISK
TO PEOPLE ASSOCIATED WITH BEING
OUTSIDE BECAUSE OF THE SNOW AND
COLD AS OPPOSED TO IF WE
CONTINUE TO BE AT AN AREA IN A
SLIDE ZONE THAT POTENTIALLY
SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN IN THE
RISK IS NOT AS IMMEDIATE.
SOMETHING SWITCHED.
NOT ONLY FOLKS INSIDE THE CITY
BUT FOCUSES -- WE ALSO LOOK AT
REASONS WHY INDIVIDUALS
DECLINED SERVICES.
WHEN FOLKS SAID THEY WANTED TO
STAY OUTSIDE, SOME WANTED TO
WAIT ON HOUSING.
SOME REPORTING THEY HAD OTHER
ARRANGEMENTS AND THEN TINY
HOMES NOT BEING AVAILABLE, TINY
HOMES ONE OF THE MORE POPULAR
OPTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO
WANT TO INSIDE.
>> THAT IS A USEFUL SLIDE.
THE WRITTEN REPORT -- I ONLY
SAW THE 40% NUMBER.
ABOUT DECLINING SERVICES.
IT'S HELPFUL TO HAVE ALL THE
NUMBERS, IT TELLS A DIFFERENT
STORY.
>> THAT IS NOT PERCENT, THAT IS
TOTAL PEOPLE.
AND SOME PLANNED DATA
IMPROVEMENTS.
WE ARE LOOKING AT THE TO POINTS
, SERVICES THAT HAVE BEEN MOST
REGALLY REQUESTED.
WE ARE LOOKING AT IMPROVING THE
WAY WE COLLECT GRAPHIC
INFORMATION, THAT WILL BE DONE
WHILE WE ALSO SCHEDULE
TRAININGS FOR TEAM TO THINK
ABOUT HOW TO COLLECT DATA IN
WAYS THAT ARE CLIENT CENTERED
AND CULTURALLY SENSITIVE AS
WELL.
WE ARE LOOKING AT INSTANCES THAT
DIVERSION STRATEGIES HAVE BEEN
USED FOR.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANTED TO
RESPOND TO WAS IN THE CONTRACT
FOR OUR PROVIDER SUPPORTS THE
NAV TEAM IN OUTREACH THEY HAVE
FLEX DOLLARS THEY HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO LEVERAGE FOR DIVERSION
STRATEGIES.
THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO
COLLECT THAT AND WE ACCEPT THAT
RESPONSIBILITY AND WANT TO DO A
BETTER JOB OF BEING ABLE TO
CAPTURE THAT UNTIL THAT STORY.
SOME OF OUR TRAINING
HIGHLIGHTS.
WE HAVE HAD OUR TEAM TRAINED,
CPR.
DE-ESCALATION AND CRISIS
INTERVENTION.
AND THE ENTIRE TEAM WENT
THROUGH THE TWO DAY RACISM THEY
TRAINING.
WE HAD -- THIS WAS UPCOMING
BECAUSE IT'S IN Q4, WE HAVE HAD
SINCE A EQUITY AND INCLUSION
TRAINING FROM A NATIONAL LEADER
IN EQUITY WITH THE NAVIGATION
TEAM.
AND WE ARE ALSO THINKING ABOUT
DIVERSION, WE ARE COORDINATING
TO HAVE ALL OF OUR PROVIDERS
NOT ONLY IN THE NAV TEAM BUT
WITHIN THE CONTINUUM COMPLETE
THE DIVERSION TRAINING WHICH
WOULD ALLOW THEM TO HAVE ACCESS
TO THE CENTRAL FUND TO LEVERAGE
TO SUPPORT PEOPLE.
>> CAN WE TALK ABOUT HOW
DIVERSION SHOWED UP DURING THE
SEVERE WEATHER RESPONSE?
>> WE REACHED OUT TO OUR
PARTNERS WHO ARE DOING
DIVERSION AND WE PROVIDED IT AS
A RESOURCE FOR FOLKS WHO WERE
BOTH INSIDE AS WELL AS FOLKS
WHO ATTENDED THE RESOURCE FAIR.
WE ARE STILL TABULATING THE
NUMBERS.
WE WILL HAVE A REPORT BY THE
END OF THE WEEK, BUT WE WERE
ABLE TO UTILIZE DIVERSION FUNDS
TO SUPPORT PEOPLE TO RETURN
WITH FAMILIES AND THAT SORT OF
THINGS.
WE WERE ABLE TO LEVERAGE THOSE
RESOURCES RECENTLY.
>> THE PARTNER AGENCY THAT
MANAGES THE DIVERSION FUNDS,
THEY LET DOWN ON SOME OF THE
TYPE REGULATIONS DURING SEVERE
WEATHER, BECAUSE THE TEAM
HASN'T BEEN FORMALLY TRAINED,
WE HAD TO FIND A WAY TO ENSURE
WE USED DIVERSION DOLLARS
CREATIVELY.
>> I THINK THIS SPEAKS TO THE
BENEFITS OF BEING INTEGRATED
INTO THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMNT.
WE WERE ABLE TO LEAN ON HER
COWORKERS TO NEGOTIATE REDUCING
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR BEING ABLE
TO ACCESS THOSE DIVERSION
DOLLARS.
2019 GOALS.
WE HEARD A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
COMPETENCIES AND STAFF
ANALYSIS, STAFF ASSESSMENT.
A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL,
WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS
OF HIRING A PART-TIME MENTAL
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL TO WORK
WITH THE NAV TEAM.
20 HOURS PER WEEK.
THIS IS A COMPETENCY WE NEED.
WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE
PROGRAM STRETCHED FOR
RESOURCES, WE APPRECIATE THE
WORK THEY DO BUT WE WANT TO
HAVE IT INTERNALLY AND THAT'S
WHY WE ARE MOVING TO HIRE A
PART-TIME PROFESSIONAL TO WORK
WITH US.
TO GET ALL OF OUR STAFF WILL BE
TRAINED ON DIVERSION INCLUDING
POLICE OFFICERS.
A MORE STREAMLINED DATA
COLLECTION PROCESS.
A MORE TARGETED OUTREACH
WEANING TO HAVE MORE INNOVATED
PERIODS OF SPENDING TIME WITH
INDIVIDUALS.
AN INCREASE CORONATION THE
OUTREACH CONTINUING.
>> I HOPE ONE OF THOSE GOALS IS
GETTING US THAT ORGANIZATIONAL
STAFFING ASSESSMENT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> THE ORGANIZATIONAL STAFFING
ASSESSMENT IS TAKING LONGER
BECAUSE I HAVE TO LOOK THAT --
BE LOOKED AT FROM THE SYSTEMS
PERSPECTIVE.
REMEMBER THE FIRST STEP WAS TO
MOVE THE NAV TEAM TO HS THE
AND NOW WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT WHAT THE NAV TEAM SPACES IN
THE SYSTEM RESPONSE AND THEN WE
CAN DO THE STAFF ASSESSMENT.
>> I APPRECIATE THE DESCRIPTION
OF WHAT YOU'RE THINKING FOR A
STAFF ASSESSMENT, I THINK
THAT'S AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP.
I JUST DIDN'T SEE IT LISTED AS
A GOAL.
AM HOPING --
>> IT WAS.
>> GREAT.
A COUPLE OF THE QUESTIONS.
AS IT RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO
THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
-- THE IDENTIFIED ARE IN
LOCATIONS EXEMPT FROM THE 72
HOUR NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT,
IN THE PAST, THE REPORTS THAT I
HAVE RECEIVED WOULD INDICATE
WHETHER OR NOT THOSE FOLKS
STILL RECEIVED THE BENEFITS OF
PRIOR NOTICE IN OUTREACH AND
ENGAGEMENT.
I AM NOT REALLY CLEAR HERE, IT
SAYS THAT 74% OF THE 109
ENCAMPMENT WERE DETERMINED TO
BE EXEMPT FROM THE 72 HOUR
NOTIFICATION RULE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IMPACT THAT
HAS HAD ON THE WORK.
DID THAT 74% STILL RECEIVE AS
PER PRIOR PRACTICES, RECEIVE
THE ADVANCED NOTICE AND
ENGAGEMENT OR NOT?
>> COULD I FOLLOW UP WITH YOU?
>> IT IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS,
THIS IS THE ISSUE THAT USED TO
BE REFERRED TO AS THE OUT POOL.
BACK UNDER DIRECTOR PATRICIA
THERE WAS A LOT OF TALK ABOUT
THE APPROACH THAT HSD , PRIOR
TO THE EXISTENCE OF A NAV TEAM,
WHEN THERE WAS STILL A NEED FOR
A TYPE OF ENCAMPMENT RESPONSE ,
MR. POOLE HAD MADE COMMITMENTS
TO ADVOCACY COMMITTEES THAT
EVEN IN LOCATIONS THAT HAD
PREVIOUS REMOVALS, THAT THEY
WOULD STILL FOLLOW THE
ENGAGEMENT POLICIES OF THE CITY
BEFORE DOING SUBSEQUENT
REMOVALS.
AND EVEN THOUGH I WAS
DISAPPOINTED THAT THE MOST
RECENT ITERATION DIDN'T REFLECT
THIS PRACTICE, IT WAS A
PRACTICE THAT THE CITY WAS
STILL FOLLOWING.
AND I WAS SEEING THAT ON A
WEEKLY BASIS.
I AM NOT GETTING A LOT OF GOOD
INFORMATION ABOUT THAT NOW.
ALSO, WE HEARD IN THE AUDITOR'S
REPORT, ABOUT THE WORK OF THE
OFFICERS, CAN YOU CONFIRM, DO
YOU THINK OF THEM AS PART OF
THE NAV TEAM OR NOT?
>> THEY ARE NOT.
>> THEY ARE NOT PART OF THE NAV
TEAM BECAUSE THEY ARE FOCUSED
ON THE WORK IN EMPHASIS AREAS
AND YOU DON'T WORK IN EMPHASIS
AREAS, IS THAT MORE OR LESS
ACCURATE?
>> I WOULD SAY NAV TEAM IS A
VERY SPECIFIC GROUP OF
OFFICERS.
I THINK THAT IS THE WAY TO BEST
RESPOND TO THIS QUESTION.
WE HAVE OFFICERS WERE
CONTRACTED TO WORK SPECIFICALLY
WITH THE NAV TEAM .
>> BUT YOU ARE NOT WORKING IN
EMPHASIS AREAS, IS THAT
CORRECT?
>> THAT THE NAV TEAM IS NOT?
THE NAV TEAM DOES.
IT HAS THE CAPACITY TO DO THAT.
>> SO BOTH THE NAV TEAM AND
CPT OFFICERS ARE WORKING IN
EMPHASIS AREAS?
>> I WOULD SAY WE HAVE TO GET
BACK TO YOU ON THAT BECAUSE I
WANT TO TALK TO THE CHIEF TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE PROVIDING AN
ACCURATE DEFINITION OF CPT
STAFF.
WHAT JACKIE SAID IS CORRECT,
THE NABBED TEAM -- NAV TEAM IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR GOING OUT INTO
THE FIELD AND SOME OF THOSE
INCLUDE EMPHASIS AREAS.
>> ONTO FLAG FOR ONGOING
DISCUSSIONS, THE REQUESTS
DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS FOR
WEEKLY REPORTS, MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE NOTICE
THAT IS GIVEN TO FOLKS BEFORE
ENCAMPMENT REMOVALS AND THE
NUMBER, AVERAGE NUMBER OF
VISITS OF OUTREACH BEFORE
ENCAMPMENT REMOVAL.
I UNDERSTAND YOU CAN'T PROTECT
WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE
FUTURE WEEK, BUT IT IS NOTABLE
INFORMATION YOU HAVE UP TO THE
DAY OF THE REPORT.
YOU COULD BE PRODUCING THAT
INFORMATION.
I UNDERSTAND, I AM NOTING THAT
FOR MY INTEREST IN CONTINUED
COMMUNICATION.
GREAT.
JEFF?
AM I MISSING ANYTHING?
>> I THINK YOU COVERED BOTH THE
PRIMARY POINTS.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US I
REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE
COUNCIL BILL 119420.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
CITY OF SEATTLE'S DATUM POINT;
UPDATING THE VERTICAL AND
HORIZONTAL REFERENCE DATUM FOR
CITY OF SEATTLE DEPARTMENTS AND
OUTSIDE ENTITIES AS A STANDARD
ELEVATION REFERENCE PLANE;
REQUIRING CERTAIN MEASUREMENTS
FOR PRELIMINARY PLATS TO BE
BASED ON THE UPDATED VERTICAL
AND HORIZONTAL DATUM; AMENDING
CHAPTER 1.20 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE; AND AMENDING
SECTIONS 23.22.020, 23.75.100,
25.06.030, 25.06.070, AND
25.06.090 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE.
>> GREAT.
>> COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
>> WHAT ARE WE DOING?
I KNOW WE HAD A PUBLIC HEARING
BEFORE THE NEW YEAR?
>> JANUARY 25.
AFTER THE NEW YEAR.
>> THE PREVIOUS MEETING STAFF
FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
RIGHT A VISITATION ON THE
DESCRIPTION OF THE LEGISLATION.
EIGHT DATUM IS A REFERENCE
POINT TO PROVIDE A KNOWN
LOCATION FOR MEASURING THE
HEIGHT OF AN OBJECT.
IN 2003 THE CODE WAS UPDATED TO
RECOGNIZE NATIONAL DATUM
INFORMATION FROM 1983 AND 1988.
NOW ON INSTEAD OF REFERENCING A
SPECIFIC REFERENCE WOULD BE THE
CODE TO REFERENCE THE SYSTEM.
SINCE THIS ORDINANCE IS
AMENDING THE CODE, THE COUNCIL
HAD COMMITTEE HEARING ON
JANUARY 25 AND THERE WERE NO
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.
LASTLY, THE ORIGINAL BILL WAS
TRANSMITTED AND CONTAINED ERRORS
IN THERE IS A PROPOSED
SUBSTITUTE IN YOUR PACKETS.
THE SUBSTITUTE IS INDICATED AS
VERSION D 2.
>> CAN YOU REMIND ME, IT SEEMS
LIKE A DATUM AS IT'S BEEN
DESCRIBED WOULD NOT BE
ANYTHING THAT CHANGES.
CAN YOU REMIND ME WHY IT
CHANGES.
>> PROBABLY NOT TO THE BEST
ABILITY THAT SPU COULD.
HISTORICALLY THE CITY HAD A
PHYSICAL POINT HERE AT SOME
POINT IN THE LATE 20th CENTURY
WE SWITCH TO THE RECORDS OF THE
NATIONAL STANDARD SYSTEM.
>> ALL JURISDICTIONS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY HAVE THEIR OWN DATUM
POINT?
>> IT'S POSSIBLE.
I UNDERSTAND WASHINGTON STATE
ALSO USES NATIONAL STANDARDS SO
CONFORMIST TO SYSTEMS USED.
>> BUT THERE IS A DATUM POINT
FOR EVERY JURISDICTION, RIGHT?
WE ARE NOT CHANGING IT TO BE A
SINGLE DATA POINT?
>> JUST FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE
PORK -- POINT.
IT'S AN INTERESTING TIDBIT I
NEVER KNEW EXISTED.
BUT IT MAKES A LOT OF LOGICAL
SENSE FOR WHY WE WOULD NEED IT.
WITH THIS LEGISLATION WE WILL
NOT NEED TO REFRESH IT WHEN IT
CHANGES BECAUSE IT WILL JUST
AUTOMATICALLY CHANGE WHEN THE
NATIONAL STANDARDS CHANGED.
>> UNDERSTANDING IS THE NEXT
UPDATE IS 2022.
THIS WAY WE ARE JUST
REFERENCING THE NATIONAL
SYSTEM.
>> SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.
WITH THAT I WILL MOVE COUNCIL
BILL 1194 20 -- WE HAVE A
SUBSTITUTE?
>> VERSION D 2.
>> MY APOLOGIES.
I WILL MOVE SUBSTITUTE D 2 OF
COUNCIL BILL 119420.
I WILL SECOND THE SUBSTITUTE
AND VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE
SUBSTITUTE.
NOBODY IS OPPOSING AND NO ONE
IS ABSTAINING.
NOW I WILL VOTE ON THE
SUBSTITUTE.
I FEEL LIKE I'M SAYING THE SAME
THING.
I WILL MOVE THE SUBSTITUTE,
SECOND THE SUBSTITUTE AND VOTE
IN FAVOR.
WITH THAT COUNCIL BILL 119420
WILL MOVE ON TO THE COUNCIL ON
MONDAY.
>> ITEM NUMBER SIX IS COUNCIL
BILL 119464.
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
GENERAL MANAGER/CEO OF SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES TO EXECUTE A
CONTRACT WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT
OF WASHINGTON FOR CONSTRUCTION
WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES; AND
RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING
CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
>> THANK YOU.
GREETINGS AND WELCOME.
>> CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
AND SOLID WASTE DEPUTY DIRECTOR.
>> SOLID WASTE CONTRACT MANAGER.
>> TAKE US AWAY.
>> WE ARE HERE TO DISCUSS THE
UPCOMING SEATTLE WASTE CONTRACT.
THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WOULD
AUTHORIZE SPU GENERAL MANAGER
AND CEO TO SIGN A NEW 6-12 YEAR
CONTRACT WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT
FOR CONSTRUCTION, WASTE HAULING
IN SEATTLE.
IT WOULD COVER DELIVERY AND
COLLECTION OF TEMPORARY DROP
BOXES AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITES
. THESE ARE FOR NONRECYCLABLE
WASTES.
>> I WILL TAKE IT FROM THERE.
THIS IS A CONTRACT OUTSIDE OF
HER REGULAR LARGE SOLID WASTE
CONTRACTS YOU ARE FAMILIAR
WITH.
IS A SPECIFIC ITEM OF
CONSTRUCTION WASTE IN DISPOSAL
AND DROP BOX AS COVERED IN THE
PRESENTATION.
IN ADDITION TO THAT MOST OF THE
CONSTRUCTION WASTE MATERIAL IN
THE CITY IS COLLECTED OUTSIDE
OF THE CONTRACT, EITHER BY
LARGE DEMOLITION CONSTRUCTION
FIRMS OR AS RECYCLING MATERIAL
BUT INDEPENDENT RECYCLER.
THIS CONTRACT ONLY ENDS UP
GOVERNING 10% OR LESS OF THE
CONSTRUCTION WASTE COLLECTED IN
THE CITY.
NONETHELESS, IS COVERED IN THE
LAST BILL IS REQUIRED UNDER THE
REGULATORY WASTE NETWORK OF
WASHINGTON STATE AND THE CITY
OF SEATTLE TO HAVE A CONTRACT
IN PLACE SO THE SERVICES
AVAILABLE.
>> THE OTHER 90% IS COVERED BY
LARGE CONSTRUCTION FIRMS?
DO WE HAVE A BREAKOUT OF
CONSTRUCTION RECYCLING AND
WASTE?
>> WE TRACK IT EVERY YEAR.
IT TENDS TO BE 60%-70% EACH YEAR
TO RECYCLING.
>> THANKS.
>> WE HAD AN EXPIRING CONTRACT
WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT FOR THIS
SERVICE.
WE WENT AHEAD AND COMPETITIVELY
PROCURED FUTURE SERVICES.
WE DID A REQUEST FOR
INFORMATION FROM VENDORS TO GET
INPUT AND THEN DID A FORMAL
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL IN THE
FALL FOR SERVICES STARTING IN
APRIL OF THIS YEAR AND BEYOND.
WE GOT INTEREST FROM SIX FIRMS.
TWO SUBMITTED FINAL PROPOSALS
IN OCTOBER.
BOTH PROPOSALS WERE EXCELLENT.
WE WORKED THROUGH BOTH PROPOSALS
WITH EVALUATION CRITERIA
ESTABLISHED PRIOR ACROSS THE
OPERATIONS, CUSTOMER SERVICE
PROVISION, PAST PERFORMANCE AND
HISTORY AND OF COURSE THE
PRICES THEY ARE PROVIDING.
WASTE MANAGEMENT WAS SLIGHTLY
HIGHER ACROSS THE CRITERIA
EVALUATED BY THE COMMITTEE, AND
SO THEY WERE SELECTED AS A
FINALIST AND NEGOTIATION.
>> I'M INTERESTED IN THE FACT
THAT 90% OF THE WASTE IS NOT
COVERED BY THIS CONTRACT.
IS THERE A REASON WHY
CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES ARE MORE
LIKELY TO USE THE SELF CALL
OPTION.
>> I ASSUME IT'S MORE COST-
EFFECTIVE.
THEY'RE RUNNING THEIR ENTIRE
OPERATIONS ON THEIR SITE.
IT'S BEEN THAT WAY FOR QUITE
SOME TIME.
THAT IS BEEN THE NORM IN TERMS
OF HOW THEY MANAGE THAT.
THERE'S ALSO A PIECE THERE THAT
IS FOR LARGE SITES, DIRECTLY
HOLD TO THE RAIL SO THAT IS
OUTSIDE THIS CONTRACT THE
TRUCKING FIRMS WILL TAKE THEM
DIRECTLY TO THE RAIL TO ALLOW
FOR EFFICIENCY.
I THINK IT'S BOTH OF EFFICIENCY
AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS THEY
PURSUE THAT.
>> IF ONLY 10% ARE USING THIS
CITY CONTRACTED SERVICE, WHY DO
WE CONTINUE TO OFFER THEM?
IF OTHER ALTERNATIVES ARE OUT
THERE?
>> I THINK THE POINT IS IT'S
NOT ALTERNATIVE THAT WORKS FOR
EVERYONE OR EVERY SITE.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE AS A
CITY DIVIDE A REGULATED
DISPOSAL WASTE AND COLLECTION
STRUCTURE FOR ALL WASTE
STREAMS.
WE PROVIDED SO PEOPLE CAN USE
IT.
SOME OF THE LARGE CONSTRUCTION
FIRMS WON'T NEED IT BUT SMALL
OPERATIONS, HOUSEHOLD
OPERATIONS, IT OPERATIONS WILL
NEED SOMEONE TO TAKE THEIR
DISPOSAL MATERIALS IF IT'S NOT
RECYCLABLE AWAY.
WE NEED TO PROVIDE THAT SAFETY
ACROSS THE CITY.
JUST TO TOUCH ON SOME OF THE
SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS, BRIEFLY, IN
THE NEW WASTE MANAGEMENT
PROPOSED CONTRACT, THEY WILL BE
USING ALL RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS
FLEET.
THIS FURTHER EXPANDS OUR CARBON
FLEET.
AS YOU ARE FAMILIAR HAVE A NEW
SOLID WASTE CONTRACT STARTING
NEXT MONTH THE HAVE ALL CARBON
NEUTRAL FLEET AND THIS EXPANDS
THAT.
>> WHAT IS THE SIZE OF THE
FLEET?
>> IT IS PROBABLY ABOUT A DOZEN
ROLLOFF TRUCKS.
THEY JUST DO CONTINUAL LAPS TO
GET SERVICES.
>> LIKE WE HAVE IN OUR OTHER
CONTRACTS, ARE WE DOING
ANYTHING TO ENCOURAGE ELECTRIC
TRUCKS?
>> THIS ONE DIDN'T FIT AS WELL
FOR THE ELECTRIFICATION.
WE DEFINITELY PROBED ON IT AND
ASKED WHAT ALTERNATIVE FLEET
OPPORTUNITIES CONTRACTORS WERE
PLANNING TO USE.
AT THIS PARTICULAR FLEET IS
SHARED ACROSS OF -- A VARIETY OF
SERVICES SO WAS HARD FOR US TO
IDENTIFY AND PROVIDE AN
INCENTIVE LIKE WE DID WITH THE
OTHER CONTRACT.
WE WILL KEEP OUR EYE ON THE
FUTURE WHEN WE MOVE FORWARD,
WHETHER IT'S OUR OWN OPERATIONS
OR CONTRACT ABOUT HOW
TECHNOLOGY EVOLVES.
IT'S REALLY JUST COMING.
I THINK WE WILL KEEP PUSHING ON
THAT FRONTIER.
>> WE ARE PAYING CLOSE
ATTENTION TO THAT TECHNOLOGY AS
IT DEVELOPS WE WANT TO BE THERE
ON THE GROUND WHEN IT HAPPENS.
>> AND THEN, ALSO CUSTOMER
SERVICE, THERE ARE SOME
ENHANCEMENTS, MAKING IT EASIER
FOR CUSTOMERS TO INSTANTLY
REACH PICKUP SERVICES FROM THE
CONSTRUCTION SITES, ELIMINATING
SOME STEPS REQUIRED TO HAVE
IMMEDIATE SERVICE. THIS WILL BE
A SMOOTH TRANSITION WITH THE
CURRENT VENDOR TRANSFERRING IT
TO THE NEW VENDOR.
WE HAVE INCLUDED SOME ELEMENTS
TO HELP FURTHER INCREASE OUR
RECYCLING BY HAVING THEM HELP
US CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND MAKE
SURE RECYCLABLES ARE GOING INTO
RECYCLING LOADS AND NOT
DISPOSABLE LOADS.
>>WHAT ARE OUR GOALS FOR THIS
LINE OF BUSINESS ?
>> 70% DIVERSION.
>> AND WE ARE SEEING 60%-70%?
>> YES.
>> I'M SORRY, THAT 60%-70% IS
ONLY WHAT WE ARE SEEING FOR THE
10% WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OR
ARE WE ALSO MONITORING --
>> THAT'S ENTIRE WASTE STREAM.
>> DO WE KNOW IF WE ARE SEEING
BETTER NUMBERS FOR THIS
CONTRACTED WORK THAT WE ARE
SEEING FOR THE SELF HAUL?
>> THAT'S A DIFFICULT QUESTION
TO ANSWER.
THE RECYCLING, THE NUMERATOR
RECYCLING PART OF IT COVERS ALL
SECTORS.
IT'S HARD TO SAY, WHEN THAT
MATERIAL COMES IN WHETHER IT
WAS FROM THE CONTRACTED.
OR DEMOLITION FIRM.
I DON'T THINK WE CAN CLEARLY
ANSWER THE QUESTION BUT MAKE
SURE WE ARE REACHING ALL
SEGMENTS OF THE CONSTRUCTION
COMMUNITY.
>> I THINK THE REQUIREMENTS ARE
ESSENTIALLY THE SAME.
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS MARKET
WILL BE WHEN MORE MATERIALS ARE
AVAILABLE FOR RECYCLING.
THAT IS GOING TO BE THE
OPPORTUNITY.
>> IT SEEMS LIKE IF YOU KNOW
THE ANSWER FOR THE ENTIRE WASTE
STREAM, AND IF WE REQUIRED OUR
CONTRACTOR TO TRACK WHAT HAPPENS
WITH WHAT IT IS GETTING RID OF,
THAT WE WOULD BY PROCESS OF
ILLUMINATION BUILD A FIGURE OUT
WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE SELF
COUNCIL SYSTEM.
>> IT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
WE CAN DEFINITELY TO BE OUT
THE WASTE AT THE RECYCLING IT'S
HARDER.
ALL THE CONCRETE THE CAME IN TO
SAY WITH HER CAME FROM A SMALL
OPERATION BIG OPERATION, THAT
IS TRICKIER.
BUT GOOD QUESTION.
AND THEN ON THE FINANCIAL SIDE,
THE PRICES FOR THE CUSTOMER ARE
SIMILAR TO THE CURRENT
ONTRACT.
WE ARE PLEASED THAT.
IT HAS A MINIMAL IMPACT ON THE
SU BUDGET BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT
SET UP.
IT IS A FRANCHISE ARRANGEMENT
WHERE THEY RETAIN THE REVENUES
FROM THE CUSTOMERS AND WE
RETAIN THE FRANCHISE FEE AS
WASTE FUND AND THAT WILL
INCREASE SLIGHTLY FROM $15,000
A YEAR UP TO $20,000 PER YEAR.
EVEN THE CONTRACT VALUE ITSELF
IS NOT TOO BIG.
$400,000 PER YEAR FOR WASTE
MANAGEMENT.
>> WAS THE DURATION?
>> SIX TO 10 YEARS.
>> I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
WITH THAT I WILL MOVE PASSAGE OF
11 9464.
I WILL SECOND AND VOTE IN FAVOR
OF COUNCIL BILL 119464.
NO ONE IS VOTING AGAINST OR
ABSTAINING.
IT WILL MOVE TO FULL COUNCIL ON
MONDAY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND WITH THAT WE WILL ADJOURN.
IT IS 11:30 2 AM.