>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
EVERYBODY.
WE'LL DO A CALL TO ORDER.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ.
THIS IS THE CIVIC DEVELOPMENT,
PUBLIC ASSETS & NATIVE
COMMUNITIES.
THE TIME IS 2 P.M, SEPTEMBER
4th.
I'M DEBORA JUAREZ AND I'M
JOINED BY COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ.
IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
SEEING NO OBJECTIONS, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
LET ME GO WITH THE CHAIR
REPORT.
WE HAVE TWO PIECES OF
LEGISLATION FOLLOWED BY A
RESOLUTION REGARDING MISSING,
MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND
GIRLS.
AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TO TEE
UP LEGISLATION AND ORDINANCE
THAT SOON TO BE COMING AFTER
THIS HOPEFULLY.
SO ON THE FIRST MATTER, WE'RE
GOING TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION
APPROVING THE DESIGN FOR
IMPROVEMENTS AT VICTOR
STEINBRUECK PARK TO THE TUNE OF
$1.6 MILLION.
SAFETY, RENOVATION, LIGHTING
AND UPGRADING.
ITEM TWO AUTHORIZES THE
ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY
ON, AND THAT'S ABOUT $800,000.
LONGTIME COMING IN PURCHASING
THIS LAST PIECE OF PRIVATE
PROPERTY.
AND AS I SHARED EARLIER.
31900.
THIS LEGISLATION STANDS AS THE
FOUNDATION FOR THE MISSING,
MURDERED WOMEN AND GIRLS
CRISIS.
ALSO REFERRED TO RESEARCH ARM
OF THE SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH
BOARD.
A HEALTH CENTER THAT PROVIDES
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO
PATIENTS WHILE SPECIALIZING IN
THE CARE OF NATIVE PEOPLE BY
WAY OF INDIGENOUS, A FANCY WAY
OF SAYING FOR OUR COMMUNITY
THAT WE TAKE CARE OF THEM.
THE SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH BOARD
IS.
THE REPORT ON MISSING, MURDERED
INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND GIRLS IS
THE FIRST TO BE PUBLISHED IN
THE NATION AND IT IS SEATTLE'S
RESPONSIBILITY TO RESPOND AND
TAKE ACTION.
THE PEOPLE AT THE TABLE TODAY
ARE MORE THAN PIONEERS, THAT'S
A PUN, IN INDIAN COUNTRY.
THEY HAVE A PERSONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENT THAT WE
REMAIN, THAT NATIVE FOLKS AND
MARGINALIZED PEOPLE REMAIN
VISIBLE NOT ONLY IN THE PUBLIC
EYE BUT ALSO IN THE GOVERNMENT
RESPONSE TO CRISIS AND ISSUES
THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BY
GOVERNMENT AND ADDRESSING
INSTITUTIONAL RACISM AND
INSTITUTIONAL OPPRESSION.
AND WE'LL GET MORE INTO THAT
WHEN THEY PRESENT ON THE THIRD
MATTER ON THE AGENDA.
WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE
TODAY.
AND WE WELCOME YOU AND YOUR
PRESENTATION AGAIN.
WE'LL GO INTO THE DETAILS.
AND DATA COLLECTION BY RELEVANT
CITY DEPARTMENTS.
WE HAVE LERNED THE TERM DE-
COLONEL ONIZING DECOLONIZING
THE DATA.
WITH THAT I'LL CLOSE THE
CHAIR'S REPORT AND WE'LL DO
PUBLIC COMMENT.
DO YOU HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP?
>> WE HAVE ONE PERSON.
ELIZABETH BRIGS.
>> ELIZABETH WHO?
>> MY NAME IS ELIZABETH RIGS.
I AM A BOARD MEMBER OF THE
GREEN LAKE ADVISORY.
AND YOU, TO LOOK FOR THE
REPLACEMENT OF.
AND SO WE'VE STARTED WITH THE
OBVIOUS.
>> GOOD, LET ME HEAR.
>> THE KING COUNTY PARKS LEVY
PASSED AND THEY HAVE A GRANT
APPLICATION PROCESS THAT MAY
START ON OCTOBER 2019.
AND THEY HAVE ANNUAL, SOME
ANNUAL FUNDS AVAILABLE.
WE CONTACTED THE WASHINGTON
STATE LEGISLATURE AND AS YOU
KNOW, IT'S A BIANNUAL BUDGET
FOR 2020.
AND THEY ASKED US TO CONTACT
THEM IN NOVEMBER 2019.
AND SO WE WILL AND WE WILL, WE
WOULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR
PARTNERSHIP FUNDING.
BUT WE NEED TO KNOW, YOU KNOW,
WE NEED TO WORK WITH, WE'RE NOT
SURE WHO TO WORK WITH IN TERMS
OF WE NEED THE DETAILS.
WE NEED TO WORK WITH THE PEOPLE
ON THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN.
>> WE CAN TALK MORE OFF LINE.
BUT YOU CAN WORK WITH OUR
OFFICE AND WE'LL GET YOUR NAME
AND SET UP ANOTHER APPOINTMENT
TO TALK.
AND WE'VE DONE THIS WITH
COMMUNITY GROUPS BEFORE.
WHEN WE RAISED THE $18 MILLION,
THREE YEARS IN THE MAKING.
AND WE STARTED WITH COMMUNITY
GROUPS LIKE YOURSELF WORKING
WITH THEIR GROUPS TO WORK WITH
THE COUNTY AND THE CITY AND THE
STATE AND WORKING WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND SECURING
MONEY IN THE BUDGET.
WE WILL BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH
YOU ON THAT.
AND WE'LL GET YOUR INFORMATION
AND NUMBER AND SCHEDULE A
MEETING.
>> THAT WOULD BE LOVELY.
AND THE SUPERINTENDENT IS HERE.
AND I'M SURE HE WOULD LIKE TO
HEAR FROM YOU AS WELL.
>> I PLAN TO TALK TO HIM WHEN
THERE'S A PRIVATE MOMENT.
>> GOOD FOR YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I'M GUESSING WE'RE DONE.
WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS
AND MOVE INTO THE ITEMS OF
BUSINESS.
AND I'LL HAVE YOU READ THE
FIRST ITEM.
AND THEN WE CAN INVITE OUR
FOLKS UP.
>> RESOLUTION 31891 A
RESOLUTION APROING THE DESIGN
FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO VICTOR
STEINBRUECK PARK FUNDED THROUGH
THE 2008 PARKS AND GREEN SPACES
LEVY.
>> YOUR ALL COMING ON UP.
GREAT.
SO I SAW THE POWER POINT AND
YOU GUYS CAN INTRODUCE
YOURSELVES.
I'LL SAY A FEW WORDS.
>> TRACI RATZLIFF.
>> SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION.
>> SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION.
>> I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A LONG
TIME COMING, IT WAS IN ONE OF
THE ITEMS LISTED IN THE 2008
ISSUE ON THE PARKS LEVY.
SO WE'RE FINALLY MOVING INTO
THE AREA OF REVAMPING AND
REINVENTING AND CLEANING UP AND
LANDSCAPING.
I'LL LET YOU GUYS TAKE IT FROM
THERE.
>> DAVID WILL WALK THROUGH THE
PRESENTATION.
AND I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT THIS
IS FOR THE DESIGN AND, FOR
VICTOR STEINBRUECK PARK.
YOU MENTIONED THE BUDGET OF
$1.6 MILLION.
WE ACTUALLY HAD TO SUPPLEMENT
THAT BUDGET BY ANOTHER $5
MILLION DUE TO AS WE'RE LOOKING
AT THE MEMBRANE BETWEEN THE
PARK AND THE PARKING GARAGE.
IT'S BECOME A MUCH MORE
SUBSTANTIAL PROJECT BUT WE'LL
WALK YOU THROUGH WHERE WE ARE
WITH THAT.
>> OKAY.
>> THAT'S VICTOR STEINBRUECK
PARK AS YOU SEE TODAY.
THIS WAS THE LEVEE LANGUAGE
FROM 2008 PARKS AND GREEN
SPACES LEVY.
THE FIRST STEP WAS TO GO TO
COUNCIL AND WE DID THAT IN
2014.
JUST TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE
NECESSITY OF THE PROJECT.
PART OF THE REASON WE'RE JUST
NOW GETTING TO THE PROJECT WAS
WE WANTED TO COORDINATE WITH
THE CENTRAL WATERFRONT
DEVELOPMENT AND THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE MARKET FRONT PROJECT TO
THE SOUTH.
SO THE LEVY REQUIRES COUNCIL
APPROVAL OF THE DESIGN BEFORE
WE START ON CONSTRUCTION.
WE'RE NOW AT 95% CONSTRUCTION
DOCS.
GETTING THE PROJECT READY TO
BID.
THIS IS KIND OF THE LAST STEP.
THIS IS IN THE HISTORIC
DISTRICT.
BEFORE THE HISTORIC COMMISSION
LAST WEEK AND THEY APPROVED THE
PROJECT.
AND THIS IS THE LAST STEP.
WE DID A BROAD BRUSH OF PUBLIC
OUTREACH AND SPENT TIME WITH
NATIVE FOLKS AND THE HOMELESS
COMMUNITY AND, SEATTLE CLUB,
INDIAN HEALTH BOARD, GREAT WORK
WITH OUR NATIVE COMMUNITY AS
WELL PLUS WORKING WITH KIND OF
GENERAL STAKEHOLDERS.
THE MARKET, SURROUNDING
RESIDENTS, SURROUNDING
BUSINESSES THAT WHOLE BROAD
OUTREACH AND BROAD USER GROUP
FOR FOLKS OUT OF VICTOR
STEINBRUECK PARK.
HERE'S A PARK THAT I THINK THE
CHALLENGING THING FOR US, THE
WESTERLY HALF OF THE PARK.
>> BEFORE YOU GO FURTHER.
I LIKE HOW YOU HAVE THE NATIVE
AMERICAN ONE ON THE EASEL
THERE.
GOOD JOB.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NICE.
IT WASN'T INTENTIONAL.
>> THE CHALLENGE FOR THE
PROJECT, THE LEVY ENVISIONED A
STRAIGHT FORWARD PROJECT.
THERE WAS LIGHTING AND CLEANING
UP THE PARK AND DOING THAT SORT
OF THING.
ONCE WE DID THAT WE REALIZED
THE WEST PART OF THE PARK IS ON
A PARKING GARAGE.
AND THERE WAS A MEMBRANE PUT
DOWN.
IF YOU PUT A MEMBRANE ON TODAY
YOU GET A 30 DAY LIFE.
IN ORDER TO DO THE LEVY
PROJECT, WE HAVE TO REMOVE THE
WHOLE PARK, 2/3 OF THE PARK,
CLEAN OFF THE SLAB, PUT THE
MEMBRANE DOWN, AND THEN PUT THE
PARK BACK ON TOP OF IT.
THE LEVY DOLLARS ARE RELATIVELY
SMALL IN COMPARISON.
HERE IS THE VISION.
HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO
BUILD OUT THERE.
AS YOU CAN SEE IT'S NOT VERY
DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU SEE OUT
THERE TODAY.
THE BERMS WILL REMAIN THE SAME.
THE SOUTH ROOM WHERE THE
PERKING LA SITS WILL PORGOLA
SITS WILL LOOK SIMILAR.
GO FROM VICTOR STEINBRUECK PARK
DIRECTLY UP THE RAMP AND INTO
THE MARKET WITHOUT HAVING TO
NAVIGATE THE COBBLESTONES IN
FRONT OF PIKE PLACE MARKET.
WHEN THE TREE OF LIFE WAS
INSTALLED IN THE NORTHEAST
CORNER, THAT WAS WHERE THE
CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA WAS.
WE'RE BRINGING THE CHILDREN'S
PLAY ELEMENT BACK TO THE PARK
IN A SUBTLE WAY.
THE LIGHT COLORED SQUARES AT
THE NORTH END OF THE PARK ARE
JUST SOME THINGS FOR LITTLE
FOLKS TO INTERACT WITH.
THE ORIGINAL DESIGN HAD TREES
ON THE NORTH END.
WE'RE BRINGING THE TREES BACK.
THE RIGHTING WILL BE UPGRADED.
IF YOU'RE OUT THERE NOW IN THE
EVENING, IT'S REALLY DARK OR
BRIGHT.
THERE ISN'T A CONSTANT GLOW OUT
THERE.
THIS WILL BE UPGRADED LIGHTING
SO YOU GET A CONSTANT LIGHT
LEVEL OUT THERE BUT WON'T SHINE
INTO THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTS.
SEATING WILL BE IMPROVED.
THE CURRENT SEATING DOESN'T
ACCOMMODATE FOLKS IN
WHEELCHAIRS AND COMPANION
SEATING FOR AT THE TABLES FOR
FOLKS IN WHEELCHAIRS, THOSE
FOLKS THAT ARE MOBILITY
CHALLENGED.
IN WORKING WITH JOHN PAUL
JONES, IT'S MORE OF A
SCHEMATIC.
THE LARGE LONDON PLANE TREE HAS
TO BE REMOVED.
THERE'S NO WAY TO PRESERVE IT.
SO WE'LL TAKE THAT DOWN AND PUT
A NEW ONE IN.
SAME SPECIES, LARGE CALIBER SO
TO PRESERVE THAT FEELING.
WHAT YOU SEE IN THE LOWER LEFT
CORNER IS, THAT WILL BE IN TWO
SPOTS AT THE PARK.
WE'LL BE WELCOMING AND ALSO
HERE, THAT'S THE ENTRANCE FOR
MARKET FRONT.
AND WE'RE ADDING A PAVING
PATTERN.
BOTH IN THE AREA WHERE THE
PERGOLA IS.
WE'LL HAVE TO REBUILD THE
PERGOLA AND IN THE NORTH ROOM,
THAT AREA AT THE NORTH END OF
THE PARK.
AND SOME UPGRADES TO THE
RAILING.
SOME UPGRADES TO THE SEATING.
JUST IN A LOT OF WAYS, NEW
CONCRETE SURFACE, WE'LL BE ABLE
TO KEEP IT CLEAN AND FRESH.
AND THE PARK WILL REALLY LOOK
LIKE IT DOES TODAY ONLY
BRIGHTER, CRISPER, AND EASIER
FOR US TO MAINTAIN.
>> WE'VE MET WITH YOU A COUPLE
OF TIMES.
AND WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT
THIS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
AND NOW TO SEE HIRING JOHN PAUL
JONES AND HAVING THE GROUP,
COLLEEN AND FOLKS, WHAT A
DIFFERENCE WHEN YOU SIT DOWN
AND ACTUALLY WORK WITH THE
COMMUNITY, WHATEVER THE
COMMUNITY MAY BE TO REFLECT A
SENSE OF PLACE THAT WHEN YOU
COME HERE YOU'RE IN SEATTLE AND
THIS IS COASTAL PEOPLE AND NOT
BLACK FEET FROM MONTANA.
WE'RE NOT ALL ONE CULTURE.
AND WE'RE ALL DIFFERENT AND
THIS IS THEIR LAND.
WE APPRECIATE THAT.
I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON
THIS FOR YEARS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT
TO ASK?
ANYTHING ELSE?
NO?
THAT'S IT?
OKAY.
SORRY.
IS THERE MORE?
OH, OKAY, WELL, I JUST NEEDED
TO KNOW IF ANYONE HAD ANYTHING
TO SAY.
TRYING TO BE RESPECTFUL.
WITH THAT, LET'S SEE.
I MOVE THE COMMITTEE PASS
RESOLUTION 31891.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
THE MOTION IS MOVED AND
SECONDED.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
AYES HAVE IT.
WE'LL SUBMIT TO FULL COUNCIL
MONDAY.
THANK YOU, DAVID FOR ALL YOUR
HARD WORK.
>> LET'S READ THE SECOND ITEM
INTO THE RECORD.
>> WHILE WE DO THAT JUST TO
DIRECT OUR FRIEND FROM GREEN
LAKE, DAVID GRAVES IS THE
PERSON THAT SHE CAN CONNECT
WITH.
>> DID YOU HEAR THAT, GRACE?
>> DAVID GRAVES IS THE CONTACT.
>> YES.
>> THAT'S HOW WE GET IT DONE.
>> ITEM TWO, 119616,
AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE AND
RECORDING OF THE DEED FOR OPEN
SPACE, PARK, RECREATION
PURPOSES AND RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
>>> I'M MAX JACOBS FROM THE
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION.
>> MAX WILL GO THROUGH THE
SLIDE SHOW.
AND OUR EFFORTS TO RESTORE
THORNTON CREEK.
THIS IS A CREEK WITH INCREDIBLE
DIVERSITY OF FISH AND WE'VE
BEEN WORKING TO PRESERVE
SECTIONS OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH
FORK.
SO THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
>> ARE YOU WALKING US THROUGH
THE POWER POINT?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THIS IS A WONDERFUL
OPPORTUNITY.
THIS IS THE LAST INHOLDING
ALONG THE STRETCH AND THIS IS
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO
PROTECT THE HABITAT.
IT'S A REALLY SIGNIFICANT
STREAM IN TERMS OF FISH
BEARING, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO
STOP INVASIVE WEEDS FROM
ENTERING THE CREEK SYSTEM.
SO THIS IS REALLY AN IMPORTANT
HABITAT PROTECTION AND
OPPORTUNITY AND WE'RE GRATEFUL
THAT THE OWNERS REACHED OUT TO
US.
WE TRIED TO ACQUIRE THE
PROPERTY YEARS AGO AND WERE NOT
SUCCESSFUL.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS
WHERE WE DEVELOPED
RELATIONSHIPS WITH FOLKS IN THE
COMMUNITY.
AND SOMETIMES THEY BEAR FRUIT
MANY TIMES LATER.
THEY LIKE TO SELL TO THE PARK.
>> I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO GET
TO IT.
WE WENT ON A FIELD TRIP ALMOST
THREE YEARS AGO.
THE PICTURE OF THE BRIDGE, WE
WENT THERE.
WERE YOU WITH US?
>> I WASN'T THERE.
>> THEY POINTED OUT THE LAST
PROPERTY OWNER.
WE WENT TO, AND A BUNCH OF
PEOPLE FROM SBU AND PARKS.
>> PROBABLY CHIP.
>> OH, YEAH, IT WAS CHIP.
>> EXACTLY.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU
WEREN'T.
I NOTICED THAT PICTURE RIGHT
AWAY.
AND I HAVE FOR THE LIFE OF ME
BEEN TRYING TO GET BACK TO THAT
PART.
AND NOW THAT I HAVE THE
ADDRESS.
I WALKED RIGHT OVER THERE.
IT'S HIDDEN.
I TRIED TO FIND IT A COUPLE
TIMES.
NOW I KNOW.
>> IT'S AN AMAZING SITE.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND WE HAVE A
GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH SBU.
AND IT SERVES MULTIPLE
PURPOSES, OPEN SPACE AND ALSO
NATURAL DRAINAGE FEATURES.
SO YOU'VE READY SAID ALMOST
EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE
SAID.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE
ACQUISITION.
IT'S BASED ON AN OUTSIDE
APPRAISER.
.7ACRES.
AND WE'D STRONGLY RECOMMEND
APPROVING THE ORDINANCE SO THAT
WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO CLOSE
ON THE TRANSACTION.
>> WHAT'S THE TIMELINE?
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING SENATE
>> WE'D LIKE TO CLOSE AS SOON
AS WE POSSIBLY CAN IF THE MAYOR
SIGNS IT.
IT'S NOT PROFOUNDLY URGENT BUT
WE'RE TRYING TO CLOSE AS SOON
AS WE CAN.
AND PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS
OFTEN HAVE A SENSE OF URGENCY.
IT'S BEEN IMPORTANT TO CLOSE
QUICKLY.
>> AND YOU'RE GOING TO DEMOLISH
THE HOUSE, RIGHT?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> JUST LIKE THE RED HOUSE.
OKAY?
DID YOU HAVE MORE TO ADD.
>> I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS.
WE'RE GOING TO SEEK HALF OF THE
MONEY BACK FROM THE KING COUNTY
CONSERVATION FUTURES WHICH IS
ANOTHER PROGRAM WE FREQUENTLY
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.
AND IT'S GREAT FOR THE PARKS
SYSTEM AND THE COMMUNITY.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU
WANT TO ADD?
WE'LL MOVE TO A VOTE.
I MOVE THE COMMITTEE PASS THE
BILL.
>> SECOND.
>> MOTION IS MOVED AND
SECONDED.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED.
THE AYES HAVE IT.
HOPEFULLY, WE CAN CLOSE.
WILL YOU LET US KNOW WHEN YOU
DO THAT.
IT WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU'RE
CLOSING ON THE RED HOUSE ON
125th ON THE NORTH FORK.
>> THAT'S VERY, VERY SOON.
>> I WAS GOING TO ASK PARKS TO
GET BACK TO US ON THAT.
THE COMMUNITY GROUP HAS BEEN
ASKING.
AND IF THERE'S GOING TO BE
FANFARE, WHATEVER.
>> OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE.
>> YES, THANK YOU.
>> OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE.
>> WONDERFUL.
WE SHOULD RENAME THE FORKS.
I WANT THE SOUTH FORK.
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S DONE.
GONZALEZ CREEK, JUAREZ CREEK.
>> THAT WOULD BE PRETTY
HISTORICAL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ.
>> I JUST WANT ONE.
>> WE HAVE NO RIVERS OR STREAMS
NAMED AFTER LATINOS IN THIS
CITY.
>> WE HAVE SOME OTHER LATINO
NAMES.
>> NO.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK
TOO.
I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON
THIS A LONG TIME.
>> WE HAVE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SO THIS IS THE ONE I'VE BEEN
EXCITED.
NOT THAT YOU GUYS ARE NOT
IMPORTANT.
I CARE ABOUT THAT TOO.
LET'S READ THE THIRD ITEM.
>> RESOLUTION 31900 A
RESOLUTION RECLAIMING THE
INHERENT RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
CITY.
ACKNOWLEDGING THE HIGH RATE OF
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN OF
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, URGING
CITY DEPARTMENTS TO DELIVER
SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENTS THAT
ADDRESS THE MISSING AND
MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND
GIRLS CRISIS.
AND A FRAMEWORK OF
UNDERSTANDING AND APPROACH TO
ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST
INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND GIRLS.
AND CALLING ON THE MAYOR TO
ADDRESS SYSTEMIC REFORM.
TO WORK IN COOPERATION WITH
NATIVE COMMUNITIES TO BUILD
TRUST AND ENGAGEMENT FOR
STRONGER GOVERNMENT TO
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY SHORT
TITLE BUT THANK YOU.
CAN WE HAVE OUR GUESTS JOIN US.
AND I KNOW MR. DOSS IS GOING TO
WALK US THROUGH THE MEMO.
AND THEN WE'LL HEAR FROM THE
THREE FOLKS AND I'LL SAVE MY
COMMENTS TO THE END.
>> GREG DOSS, CENTRAL COUNCIL
STAFF.
>> ABIGAIL ECHO-HAWK.
SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH BOARD.
>> AREN SPARCK, SOON TO BE
MEMBER OF THE NATIVE VILLAGE OF
--
>> GOOD FOR YOU.
>> CEO FOR THE SEATTLE INDIAN
HEALTH BOARD.
>> I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU
GUYS.
ARE YOU GOING TO WALK US
THROUGH THE MEMO FIRST.
>> I'LL OPEN ANYWAY YOU WANT TO
DO IT.
>> TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
HISTORY FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC.
AND NOTE THAT AS WE ALL KNOW
HERE AT THIS TABLE.
INDIGENOUS WOMEN EXPERIENCE
VIOLENCE AT HIGHER RATES THAN
OTHER POPULATIONS.
MURDERED AT RATES GREATER THAN
10 TIMES THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
SEVERAL STUDIES HAVE BEEN
CONDUCTED.
I'M JUST GOING TO HIT SOME HIGH
POINTS.
THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT FUNDED
GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH INTO
THE ISSUE.
THEY HAD A COMMISSION LEAD A
MULTIYEAR INQUIRY THAT FOUND
THAT THERE WAS NO RELIABLE
ESTIMATE OF THE NUMBER OF
INDIGENOUS WOMEN WOMEN WHO HAD
BEEN KILLED OR GONE MISSING.
PRIOR ESTIMATIONS WHICH EXTEND
INTO THE THOUSANDS LIKELY ARE
SEVERE UNDERCOUNTS OF THE
ACTUAL NUMBER.
THEN OF COURSE, THERE WAS THE
GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH
CONDUCTED HERE IN THE UNITED
STATES BY THE SEATTLE INDIAN
HEALTH BOARD.
REPRESENTATIVES HERE AT THE
TABLE KNOW THAT WAS A TOPIC
THAT YOU ALL ADDRESSED IN A
PRIOR HEARING SO I'M NOT GOING
TO GO INTO THAT TOO MUCH.
EARLIER THIS YEAR, CONGRESS
CONSIDERED SEVERAL PIECES OF
LEGISLATION THAT WOULD HAVE
MADE CHANGES TO THE WAY THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ADDRESSES
THE ISSUE.
TWO OF THE MORE PROMINENT
BILLS, SAVANNAH'S ACT AND IS
NOT INVISIBLE ACT WOULD HAVE
MADE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE
WAY THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE AND OTHER FEDERAL
AGENCIES HANDLE THE ISSUE.
THE LEGISLATION HAS NOT PASSED
YET, HOWEVER, IT IS THE BASIS
FOR THE RESOLUTIONS THAT BEFORE
THE COMMITTEE TODAY.
WITH THAT I WILL GO AHEAD AND
START MY SUMMARY OF THE
RESOLUTION.
RESOLUTION 31190 ACKNOWLEDGES
THAT THE CITY HAS
RESPONSIBILITY IN ADDRESSING
THE MURDERED AND MISSING
INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND GIRLS
CRISIS.
IT CALLS ON THE MAYOR TO MAKE
RACIALLY APPROPRIATE, HELP
BRING AN END TO THE VIOLENCE
AGAINST INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND
GIRLS.
IT REQUESTS THAT THE CITY
DEPARTMENTS A FRAMEWORK THAT
FOSTER AN INDIGENOUS LED.
ADDRESSING UNDERLYING FACTORS
OF HOMELESSNESS, POVERTY,
INCOME INEQUALITY.
POOR HEALTH AND EDUCATION
INEQUITIES.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE RESOLUTION,
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SPECIFIC
ACTIONS THAT ARE REQUESTED OF
THE MAYOR, THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT, THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE SEATTLE
KING COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
SPD WOULD REVIEW AND IMPROVE
THE METHOD FOR COLLECTING,
DISSEMINATING.
AND USING DATA.
AND DEVELOP BEST PRACTICES AND
PROTOCOLS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES TO HANDLE MMIWG CASES.
THEY WOULD FINALLY MAKE EFFORTS
TO IMPROVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE.
AND THEN ALSO THEY WOULD
POTENTIALLY ADD TO THE FORCE,
POLICE LIAISON POSITION TO WORK
WITH THE SEATTLE INDIAN.
PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS POTENTIAL
CAUSES OF VIOLENCE AGAINST
INDIGENOUS WOMEN.
THEY WOULD BY THE 1st QUARTER
OF NEXT YEAR EXAMINE THEIR
FUNDING LEVELS AND RECOMMEND
STRATEGIES TO ENSURE THAT THEIR
PRACTICES ARE EQUITABLE AND
FUNDING IS DISTRIBUTED
ACCORDINGLY.
EQUITABLY.
THE CITY WOULD CONFER WITH
TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS AND URBAN
INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF ANY STRATEGIES
OR POLICIES THAT COULD BENEFIT
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE.
THEY WOULD PURSUE STRATEGIES,
INVESTMENTS TO ADDRESS THE
MMIWG CRISIS.
AND FINALLY, THE RESOLUTION
NOTES THAT ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
AND A DETAILED WORK PLAN TO
IMPROVE THE LIVES OF INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE.
>> BEFORE WE BEGIN LET ME SAY
THIS.
AND THEN I'LL TURN IT OVER TO
YOU GUYS.
I WANT TO THANK YOU, CENTRAL
STAFF.
YOU GUYS GOT ON TOP OF THE
ISSUE QUICKLY.
AND FEDERAL INDIAN LAW POLICY,
ALL OF THE ISSUES, YOU GOT ON
IT QUICKLY.
AND YOU WORKED CLOSELY WITH
THEIR STAFF AND WE SAW THE
FIRST DRAFT, THE SECOND DRAFT,
THE THIRD DRAFT.
AND I WANT TO APPRECIATE THAT
THIS IS WHY WE ADDED NATIVE
COMMUNITIES TO COMMITTEES.
NATIVE ISSUES BELONG ON THIS
FLOOR AS WELL.
WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE, A LOT OF
PEOPLE HAD NO BACKGROUND OF ANY
NATIVE ISSUES, I WAS DOING IT
FOR THEM.
AND FOR YOU TO WORK WITH THE
HEALTH BOARD IS AMAZING.
I'M HOPING THIS IS EXPERTISE
THAT YOU CAN TAKE WITH YOU AND
CONTINUE TO BUILD ON.
WE'RE GOING TO NEED YOU FURTHER
DOWN THE ROAD FOR FURTHER
ISSUES THAT WE'RE TEEING UP FOR
2020.
THAT'S IF I'M HERE BUT THAT'S
MY POINT.
LET ME SAY THIS.
WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY TO HAVE THE
SUPPORT OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE,
THE CITY ATTORNEY, PETE HOLMES,
POLICE CHIEF CARMEN BEST, AND
ABIGAIL, I'M SURE YOU CAN SAY
MORE ABOUT THIS.
BUT WORKING WITH THE BOARD OF
HEALTH AND THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND
GETTING INFORMATION FROM THEM
AS WELL.
AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH THE
COURT IN SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
COURT.
WE ENVISION A BIGGER
GOVERNMENTAL FAMILY AND MORE
CITY DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
TO TACKLE THIS ISSUE SO IT
ISN'T JUST A FEW PEOPLE ON THE
SECOND FLOOR THAT UNDERSTAND
THIS.
BUT THAT IT'S INGRAINED TO HOW
WE GOVERN.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'M EXCITED TO SIT HERE AT THIS
TABLE TODAY.
THE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE WITH
THIS TEAM AT THE SEATTLE INDIAN
HEALTH BOARD.
WE WERE ABLE TO PRESENT AND TO
GIVE A FULL OVERVIEW OF THE
ISSUE AND HOW IT'S IMPACTED
SEATTLE, KING COUNTY, AND
WASHINGTON STATE.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SAY IS THAT
WE'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT THE
RESEARCH.
AND WE'VE DONE THE FORMATIVE
RESEARCH.
THIS HAS AN ISSUE THAT'S BEEN
RAISED TO PUBLIC AWARENESS.
AND WE HAVE SEEN VERY LITTLE
SPECIFIC ACTION.
AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE ACTION
THAT'S GOING TO BE TAKEN IN
SEATTLE WILL BE THE FIRST OF
ITS KIND IN THE COUNTRY.
THAT HAS VERY SPECIFIC GOALS
AND OUTCOMES IN MEASURES OF
ACCOUNTABILITY.
AND SO WE ARE LEADING
NATIONALLY.
WE HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
SHOW THE REST OF THE COUNTRY
THE WAY IT SHOULD BE DONE TO
REALLY RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A
RACE BASED ISSUE.
THIS IS AFFECTING SPECIFICALLY
AMERICAN INDIANS AND ALASKAN
NATIVES.
IT'S ADDRESSING THE
CONSTITUTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL
OPPRESSION THAT'S ALLOWED FOR
MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS
WOMEN TO REMAIN INVISIBLE.
I FEEL THESE CURRENTS OF
ELECTRICITY.
AS WE LOOK AT WHAT THE
RESOLUTION IS ATTEMPTING TO DO.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS AGAIN
THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE IS
THAT IT IS LOOKING AT MORE THAN
WHAT ACTIONS CAN THE CITY TAKE
WITHIN ITS OWN DEPARTMENTS.
REALLY SEEING NAMED SPD.
LOOKING AT WHERE FUNDING IS
GOING TO.
AND WE SEE SPECIFICALLY, THE
INCLUSION OF COMMUNITY
THROUGHOUT.
AND THAT IS AGAIN ONE OF THE
KISSES BECAUSE WHAT WE CAN'T
EXPECT IS INSTITUTIONS LIKE THE
CITY, LIKE THE POLICE
DEPARTMENTS, LIKE THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENTS, THAT
STRUGGLE WITH MAKING SURE THAT
CHER DOING CULTURALLY ATTUNED
AND RACIALLY ATTUNED CARE AND
SERVICES TO DO THAT WITHOUT THE
INPUT OF THE COMMUNITY.
AND TO SEE THAT NAME THROUGHOUT
THE RESOLUTION ASK AGAIN
GROUNDBREAKING.
WE'RE SITTING HERE WITH AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW THE REST OF
THE NATION HOW TO DO THIS
RIGHT.
AND WHEN WE DO IT RIGHT, WE DO
IT, AND I KNOW THAT'S WHY
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ BRINGS
NATIVE ISSUES HERE IS BECAUSE
WE LOVE OUR PEOPLE.
AND WE BEGAN TO ADDRESS THE
VIOLENCE.
AND WE'LL BE ADDRESSING
VIOLENCE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE
COMMUNITY.
WHATEVER IMPACTS ONE IMPACTS
ALL.
AND WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
BUILD THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING
OF NOT JUST THE INDIGENOUS
COMMUNITY BUT EVERYBODY WHO
LIVES WITHIN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU FOR LEADING THE
WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS SAW
THE LIGHT AND WE'LL SEE THIS
THROUGH TO THE END.
WE WERE HERE IN THE BEGINNING
AND WE'LL BE AT THE END WITH
YOU.
THIS IS EXTREMELY
GROUNDBREAKING.
NINE PIECES OF LEGISLATION IN
EIGHT STATES HAVE BEEN BROUGHT
UP.
A LOT OF IT PUT THE ONUS OF THE
PROBLEM ON THE NATIVE
COMMUNITY.
THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT'S
AFFECTING THE NATIVE COMMUNITY.
WE'RE GOING TO USE THEIR
STRENGTHS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO
DO THAT.
AND THAT WILL BE A BEACON FOR
THE REST OF THE COUNTRY AND THE
WORLD.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR DOING
THAT.
AND UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS
POLICY IS GROUNDBREAKING ON SO
MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS AND IT
WILL BREAK THE CEILING WHEN
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW POLICY
IS ADDRESSED.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR DOING
THIS FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY
HEART.
I'M THE FATHER OF TWO YOUNG
GIRLS, AGES SEVEN AND FOUR WHO
I THINK ABOUT THEIR SAFETY
EVERY DAY.
AND IT'S BEEN UNSPOKEN BUT TO
SEE IT SPOKEN HERE ON NATIONAL
TV WITHIN OUR NEWSPAPERS TO THE
POINT WHERE IT'S PART OF OUR
COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS.
I HONESTLY DID NOT THINK WE
WERE GOING TO GET TO THIS
PLACE.
AND I THANK THE CREATOR FOR
PUTTING ME IN TOUCH WITH THIS
TEAM TO BRING THIS TO THE REST
OF THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR ELEVATING THIS
AND LIFTING US ALL UP.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AGAIN, I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN
AT THIS TABLE QUITE A BIT THIS
YEAR.
AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY A
TESTAMENT TO TRUE LEADERS.
I'M LOOKING AT LEADERSHIP.
AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS, THE
CITY WHO SAID WOW, WE DON'T
HAVE TO WAIT FOR NATIONAL
EFFORTS TO COME TO FRUITION.
WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE
STATES TO TAKE TRUE ACTION.
WE'RE GOING TO MODEL WHAT THAT
LOOKS LIKE.
AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH
THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE
EVERY SINGLE DAY TO UPLIFT
THEIR STRENGTHS AND TO EXERCISE
THEIR POWER TO REALLY ADDRESS
THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.
AND I'M SITTING HERE AS A CEO
WHO IS INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THIS
TEAM.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE
WAYS THAT WE'VE WORKED I ALWAYS
GET EXCITED ABOUT THESE GUYS.
IT'S LIKE THE BEST PLACE TO BE
AS A CEO.
JUST STANDING HERE WITH YOUR
TEAM WHO HAS DONE SOMETHING
THAT'S PIVOTAL NOT ONLY FOR OUR
LOCAL COMMUNITIES BUT ALSO FOR
NATIONAL COMMUNITIES, RIGHT?
AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
YOU WORK TOGETHER AS A
COMMUNITY.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I
REALLY LOVE ABOUT THIS
RESOLUTION IS THAT IT REALLY
DEMONSTRATED HOW OUR COMMUNITY
COMES TOGETHER TO MEET THE
NEEDS OF OUR PEOPLE.
>> RIGHT.
>> AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO
LEVERAGE THIS GIANT BRAIN AND
THIS POWERFUL VOICE TO BRING
THIS FORWARD.
AND TO WORK WITH YOUR TEAM WHO
SAID YEAH, WE CAN LEARN
SOMETHING HERE AND LET'S DO
SOMETHING REAL.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE NOW IS
OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE NATION
ACTUALLY DEVELOP THESE
POLICIES, CONFER POLICIES WITH
TRIBAL, AND URBAN INDIANS SO WE
CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE NOT ONLY
WITH MISSING AND MURDERED
INDIGENOUS WOMEN.
IT'S A TRUE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
THE FACT THAT 71% OF UNDER THE
CIRCUMSTANCES LIVE IN CITIES
AND WE'RE GOING TO GET TO KNOW
YOU A LOT BETTER.
AND TO ME, YOU ALL HAVE JUST
MODELED WHAT THAT CAN LOOK
LIKE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ?
>> I JUST WANTED TO ECHO THE
THANKS OF THE FOLKS AT THE
TABLE FOR YOU CHAIR JUAREZ AND
YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THIS SPACE.
YOU WERE ADAMANT ABOUT MAKING
SURE THAT WE ADDED NATIVE
AMERICANS SPECIFICALLY AS
SPOKEN WORDS TO A COMMITTEE
TITLE.
AND A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE THINK
IT'S JUST A TITLE.
BUT IT DOES MATTER AND WE
APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP IN
THIS SPACE WHICH IS LONG
OVERDUE BUT VERY WELCOME CHANGE
THE DYNAMIC IN THE CULTURE OF
HOW THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE
CITY COUNCIL DOES ITS BUSINESS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR OVERARCHING
LEADERSHIP AND YOUR SPECIFIC
LEADERSHIP ON THIS RESOLUTION.
IT'S A VERY WELL CRAFTED
RESOLUTION.
AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT
CONTINUING TO HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT THE WORK
IN THIS PARTICULAR SPACE AND A
LOT OF TIMES, YOU KNOW, WHEN
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT COMMUNITIES
OF COLOR WE TYPICALLY DO SHIFT
THE BURDEN TO COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR TO SOLVE THEIR OWN
ISSUES, AND THAT CAN BE A MIXED
BAG.
WE ARE CLOSEST TO THE PROBLEM
AND WE ARE CLOSEST TO THE
SOLUTION AND WE WANT THAT
OWNERSHIP.
BUT THERE ARE STRUCTURAL ISSUES
TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT WORK IF
WE DON'T HAVE THE SUPPORT OF
THE INSTITUTIONS WHO ARE
HOLDERS OF THE RESPONSIBILITY
TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE NOT
CONTINUING TO PERPETUATE HARM
WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES BUT ARE
INVESTING IN OUR RESILIENCE AND
STRENGTH AND IN THE PROMISE OF
WHAT WE KNOW WE HAVE BEEN AND
WHAT WE KNOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO
BE IN THE FUTURE AS PEOPLE.
SO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THIS
WORK.
I RECOGNIZE IN THE RESOLUTION
AND IN THE SUMMARY FISCAL NOTE
THERE ARE SEVERAL REFERENCES TO
BUDGET NEEDS THAT WILL NEED TO
BE IDENTIFIED.
I'M ASSUMING THAT THOSE ARE
CONVERSATIONS THAT WILL OCCUR
OCCURRING THE UPCOMING BUDGET
PROCESS.
>> THEY'VE BEEN OCCURRING ALL
SUMMER AND THEY'LL BE SHOWING
UP IN THE MAYOR'S BUDGET AND IN
OUR BUDGET.
>> GREAT.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT
SOME OF THE BUDGET, THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE AND WANTED TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE WEREN'T GOING
TO LOSE THAT THREAD IN THE
ONGOING CONVERSATIONS TO MODIFY
THE STRUCTURE OF HOW WE DO THE
WORK OF THE CITY AND ALSO HOW
WE SUPPORT COMMUNITY BASED
INITIATIVES.
>> I'M REALLY GLAD YOU BROUGHT
THAT UP COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ.
WE'RE TEEING UP SOME BUDGET
ISSUES, WE KNEW THAT WE WANTED
AND I'M GLAD YOU'RE ON THIS
COMMITTEE.
YOUR WEALTH OF INFORMATION AND
THE ISSUES YOU'VE DONE FOR
PUBLIC HEALTH AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT WE WERE GOING TO BE
LOOKING TO YOUR EXPERTISE AND I
WOULD WELCOME YOU TO BE A
COSPONSOR WHEN YOU'RE READY.
LET ME SAY A FEW THINGS FIRST.
I'M GOING TO SAVE A LOT OF MY
BIG WORDS FOR MONDAY.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ, I'M
LEARNING MORE AS I GET OLDER.
WE JUST HAVE NEW WORDS FOR IT.
THIS WHOLE CRISIS OF MISSING,
MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND
GIRLS IS A BYPRODUCT OF
INSTITUTIONAL OPPRESSION.
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
INSTITUTIONS DON'T SEE PEOPLE
OF COLOR AS SOMETHING THAT THEY
ARE SUPPOSED TO HANDLE OR
TACKLE.
WHEN YOU HAVE THAT
INSTITUTIONAL OPPRESSION,
INJUSTICE IS MANIFESTED IN NOT
ONLY THE BRICK AND MORTAR BUT
POLTS POLICY, PERSPECTIVE,
SERVICES, MONEY.
BUT WE HAVE TO RELY ON EXTERNAL
ADVOCACY.
WE HAVE TO RELY ON COMMUNITY
PULLING TOGETHER TO TELL US
WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO GOVERN
AND TO LEAD AND GET YOUR VOICES
IN OUR BUDGET AND POLICY AND TO
CHANGE LAWS.
WE CAN'T WAIT FOR THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT OR THE STATE.
THE STATE PASSED A BILL.
WE LOOKED AT THE FEDERAL ONE.
WE WANTED THIS TO BE REFLECTIVE
OF THIS CITY COUNCIL AND WHAT'S
A PRIORITY TO US.
NOT ONLY MANIFESTED IN
LEGISLATION AND ORDINANCE BUT
IN BUDGET.
AND THE OTHER ISSUE WHICH HAS
REALLY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY
HEART.
THERE ARE TWO THINGS GOING ON.
DID YOU GUYS SEE THE RECENT ART
INSTALLATION OUT OF CANADIAN
CALLED 4,000 FEEDS.
I SAW IT YESTERDAY.
DO YOU WANT TO SHARE WHAT IT
MEANS OR I CAN?
>> IT WAS BY AN ARTIST WHO
CREATED AND DID A COMMUNITY-
BASED EFFORT WHERE PEOPLE SEND
IN BEADS ABOUT THIS SIZE FROM
ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HE
CREATED A PORTRAIT THAT
REPRESENTS ALL OF THE MISSING
AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN
AND GIRLS AND ALSO TRANS-WOMEN
IN CANADA.
AND IT'S A COMMUNITY BUILT ART
INSTALLATION THAT REPRESENTS
AND HOLDS THOSE VOICES AND
STORIES IN BEAUTY AND ART AND
RECOGNITION OF THE FAMILIES.
>> MY IDEA WAS -- THAT'S MY
SECOND BUDGET ISSUE WITHIN
PARKS.
WE DO SOME KIND OF INSTALLATION
TO REPRESENT WHAT WE'RE DOING
FOR MISSING MURDER INDIGENOUS
WOMEN AND GIRLS.
AND WHERE WE'RE GOING TO LOOK
FOR THE MONEY AND PARKS AND
OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO COME
FORWARD AND HAVE SOMETHING THAT
MANIFEST.
I WAS BACK IN D.C. AND WE WERE
WORKING ON THE PASSAGE OF
SAVANNAH'S ACT AND THE VIOLENCE
AGAINST WOMEN'S ACT.
BOTH OF THEM FAILED.
IT GOT OUT OF THE HOUSE AND NOT
THE SENATE.
WE WERE WORKING WITH ELIZABETH
WARREN.
AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW SAD I
WAS.
SO OUR LIVES DON'T MATTER ON
OUR OWN RESERVATION AND CITIES.
WE WILL NOT HAVE JURISDICTION
TO PROSECUTE MEN THAT VIOLENT
AND HURT OUR WOMEN AND
CHILDREN.
GREAT, THANK YOU, UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
SO WHEN WE GET BACK TO
INSTITUTIONAL OPPRESSION.
IT ISN'T JUST THIS PHENOMENON
AND CRISIS.
WE ALSO SEE IT A MANIFESTATION
OF THAT IS WHEN WE SAW RED
LINING.
SOMEONE SAID YOU CAN USE
FEDERAL MONEY.
IT WAS INSTITUTIONALIZED.
WE HAVE A HISTORY WITH NATIVE
FOLKS WELL OVER 300 YEARS WHERE
THE FEDERAL POLICY HAS BEEN
THAT IT'S EITHER GENOCIDE,
TERMINATION, IT'S BEEN EVERY
SIDE YOU CAN THINK OF.
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME THEY'RE
ADDING THE WORD COLONIZATION TO
THE LIST OF TRAUMA, SEXISM,
RACISM.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE
SEEN KNIT A REAL DOCUMENT.
COLONIZATION EQUALS TRAUMA
WHICH EQUALS NOT JUST THOSE WHO
EXPERIENCED THE TRAUMA BUT
PERPETUATED IT AND
LEGITIMATIZED IT AND MAKE IT A
STATUTE OR A LAW.
I KNOW EVERYONE IS GOING TO
WATCH WHAT SEATTLE IS DOING.
IF THE CITY OF SEATTLE CANNOT,
IF THEY CAN, THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT LEFT US BEHIND.
THE STATE HAS A LAW.
IT'S A GOOD ONE.
BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE A LITTLE
BIT MORE TEETH IN IT.
OURS HAS THAT.
IT HAS DELIVERABLES.
AND THE LAST THING I'LL SAY
I'VE SAID MANY, MANY TIMES.
DARYL-- AND HAD HIS DEGREE, I
SAY THIS AS A SIDE NOTE BUT
IT'S IMPORTANT.
IN OUR BLACK FEET LANGUAGE.
HE'S THE ONE THAT STARTED THE
IMMERSION SCHOOLS.
AND I'VE KNOWN DARYL FOR YEARS,
WE LOST HIM ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS HE TAUGHT
US AND WE LIVE BY IN BLACK
FEET.
I CAN'T SAY IT IN BLACK FEET.
WHEN THEY TOOK AWAY OUR
LANGUAGE, LANGUAGE IS CULTURE,
AND CULTURE IS BEHAVIOR.
AND IF YOU CHANGE THE LANGUAGE,
YOU CHANGE THE BEHAVIOR.
THAT'S HOW POWERFUL LANGUAGE
IS.
AND WHEN THEY TOOK THAT FROM US
AND WE DIDN'T HAVE WORDS TO
DESCRIBE CERTAIN PAIN OR ALL
THESE THINGS, THEY TOOK AWAY
SOME OF OUR HUMANITY.
AND WITHOUT GETTING TOO MUCH
INTO THE WEEDS OF WHAT DARYL
SAID AND DID.
THAT'S HOW I COME TO THIS.
THE LANGUAGE AND THE INADVISE
ABILITIES.
I'M EXCITED TO GET THIS IN
FRONT OF FULL COUNCIL.
AND WE'LL MOVE FORWARD.
AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW WE
HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND OTHER FOLKS.
BUT I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED
WHEN WE FINALLY GET THIS THING
DONE AND WE CAN CELEBRATE AND
MOVE FORWARD AND WORK WITH YOU
GUYS.
AND WHO IS THE WOMAN THAT
WORKED OUT OF YOUR OFFICE.
>> THAT'S, SHE WORKED SO HARD
PUTTING ALL OF OUR
PERSONALITIES INTO ONE
DOCUMENT.
>> AND I'M GOING TO STEAL HER
FROM YOU.
>> YOU'RE NOT.
I WARNED YOU BEFORE.
>> I HAVE TO SAY THAT FRAN ,
ALL DID A REALLY GOOD JOB.
>> THE DOUBLE A'S.
AFTER AND AMY.
ALL THREE OF THEM.
I DIDN'T SEE YOU SITTING THERE.
THOSE ARE THE THREE OTHER
PEOPLE THAT HAVE WORKED ON THE
LEGISLATION, YOU GUYS, THAT
WERE KNEE DEEP IN IT AND
WORKING ON IT.
AND IT'S JUST BEEN WONDERFUL.
WE HAVE FOUR STAFFERS ON THIS.
AND I DON'T KNOW, EXCEPT FOR
DURING BUDGET.
>> AND BECOMING MORE OF AN
EXPERT.
SHE'S EXPLAINED TO ME WHAT
CULTURALLY ATTUNED.
I GOT IT.
I'M A LITTLE BEHIND BUT
CATCHING UP.
WITH THAT IS THERE ANYTHING
ELSE WENT TO SAY TO CLOSE THIS
OUT, FOLKS.
>> EXCITED FOR MONDAY.
>> VERY EXCITED FOR MONDAY.
AND THERE ARE EFFORTS
THROUGHOUT KING COUNTY, THE
BOARD OF HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE,
CHAIRED BY, ALONG WITH THE
EFFORTS AT THE KING COUNTY
PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE TO ENSURE
THE CORRECT RACIAL
CLASSIFICATION FOR VICTIMS,
PARTICULARLY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.
AND SO AGAIN, THIS WORK IS
GOING TO ALLOW US TO FURTHER
INVEST AND LEAD IN THESE AREAS
AND SEE SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY
AS THE LEADERS IN ADDRESSING
VIOLENCE AGAINST INDIGENOUS
WOMEN.
NOW IS THE TIME FOR THE
JUSTICE.
NOW IS THE TIME TO LEAD.
THANK YOU ALL FOR ENSURING THAT
HAPPENS.
>> THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION,
WE'RE SETTING UP A FRAMEWORK
THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS COME CLOSE
TO.
THIS IS A SHARK COMING TO
ATTACK.
>> THAT'S HOW I RULE, YOU KNOW
THAT?
F
>> THAT'S WHY WE'RE ON YOUR
BOAT.
>> I JUST WANTED TO ASK REALLY
QUICKLY IF THERE'S BEEN ANY
CONTACTS BETWEEN YOU ALL AND
THE KING COUNTY MEDICAL
EXAMINER'S OFFICE IN
PARTICULAR?
>> WE HAVEN'T BEEN WORKING WITH
THE EXAMINER'S OFFICE BUT
THAT'S DEFINITELY ONE AREA WENT
TO WORK IN.
>> HE'S REALLY FABULOUS.
AND I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY,
PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST MORBID
TOURS I'VE DONE.
BUT I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE,
TALK TO THE KING COUNTY MEDICAL
EXAMINER ABOUT A LOT OF THE
DIFFERENT ISSUES THAT
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND HE
MADE A POINT TO MENTION NATIVE
COMMUNITIES IN PARTICULAR.
AND ONE OF THE MOST PROFOUND
EXPERIENCES I HAD WAS WALKING
INTO A CLOSET WHERE THERE WERE
REMAINS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE
YET TO BE IDENTIFIED AND I
THINK THERE'S A UNIQUE
OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP A
PARTNERSHIP WITH HIM AROUND
THIS PARTICULAR CONVERSATION
AND ISSUE.
I THINK, I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT
CAN LEAD BUT IT CERTAINLY SEEMS
LIKE AN OPPORTUNITY.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THAT SUGGESTION.
FOR MORTALITY DATA IN
WASHINGTON STATE.
WE HAVE FOUND INCREDIBLE RACIAL
MISCLASSIFICATIONS OF NATIVE
AMERICANS.
A STUDY WAS DONE ON NORTHWEST
HOSPITALS AND 44% OF THE
AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA
NATIVES IN THE HOSPITAL
SYSTEMS, 44% OF THEM ARE
RACIALLY MISCLASSIFIED IN THE
HOSPITAL RECORDS, SO IT'S
ANOTHER ISSUE WHEN WE THINK
ABOUT THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S
OFFICE WHERE THEY ARE
DETERMINING THE RACE AND
ETHNICITY.
WE'LL DEFINITELY REACH OUT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN
GONZALEZ.
ONE GOOD THING IS MYSELF,
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW ARE ON
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
WHEN YOU'RE BRAGGING ABOUT US.
>> I JUST DID THAT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GO AHEAD.
>> ONE LAST STATEMENT.
AND THAT IS THAT WHEN WE SOLVE
THESE PROBLEMS FOR INDIAN
COUNTRY, WE CAN SOLVE THEM FOR
OTHER COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
COLLEEN HAS SAID IT ABOUT
HOMELESSNESS AND HEALTH.
IF YOU SOLVE PROBLEMS FOR
INDIAN PEOPLE, YOU SOLVE FOR
ALL PEOPLE.
>> I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS SEEING
THAT TODAY.
>> ONE LAST COMMENT.
I WANT TO SAY THIS NOW SINCE
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ IS HERE
AND CHAIRS THE PUBLIC SAFETY
AND IS KNEE DEEP IN ALL THAT.
SOMETIMES IT'S BETTER TO TELL A
QUICK STORY AND BE WONKY AND
SOUND LIKE A GOVERNMENT
OFFICIAL.
WE HAD A HORRIBLE ASSAULT ON A
LOCAL TRIBAL MEMBER, LGBTQ.
AND THE ONLY REASON I LEARNED
AND WORKED QUICKLY IS BECAUSE
THE CHAIR OF THE TRIBE CALLED
ME.
AND I GAVE HIS NUMBER AND THEN
THE MAYOR CALLED HIM.
AND THEN WE CALLED THE KING
COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE TO
CONTACT THE FAMILY.
THE TRIBE COULDN'T GET ANY
INFORMATION OUT OF KING COUNTY
OR THE.
THE NO ONE WOULD TELL THEM
ANYTHING.
THE FORMER CLIENT CALLED AND
SAID I'M ON IT.
WE CALLED THE MAYOR AND THE
MAYOR WAS ON IT.
AND WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO RELY
ON FRIENDSHIPS WHEN WE HAVE A
GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT
RESPONSIBILITY AND WE JUST
SHOULDN'T.
IF KITSAP COUNTY CALLS THE
PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE, THEY
SHOULD JUST RESPOND.
I'M HOPING THIS TYPE OF
LEGISLATION AND THAT PERSON WE
HIRE.
HA THAT BECOMES PART OF THE
FABRIC OF GOVERNMENT.
YOU'RE NOT CALLING ME AT HOME
SAYING WE CAN'T GET ANY
INFORMATION.
AND I'M ON THE PHONE ON A
SATURDAY.
IT GOT DONE BUT IT SHOULDN'T
HAPPEN THAT WAY.
THAT'S MY POINT.
AND THEN WE SECURE THE
KNOWLEDGE THAT THE PERPETRATOR
WAS CAUGHT AND THE PERSON WHO
WAS ASSAULTED WAS OKAY, WELL,
NOT OKAY.
BUT WE WERE ABLE TO CONTACT THE
FAMILY AND LET THEM KNOW AND
JUST EVERYTHING THEY NEEDED TO
KNOW AND CONTACTED THEM WITH
THE VICTIM'S ADVOCATE THAT WAS
GOING TO BE ASSIGNED TO THE
NATIVE AMERICAN PERSON.
IT WAS A HATE CRIME AND IT WAS
REALLY SAD BUT ANYWAY, IT'S
BEEN TAKEN CARE OF.
I'M HOPING WE JUST KEEP MOVING
ON AND WHAT WE DO HERE WE DO
FOR EVERYBODY.
I'M GUESSING WE HAVE MORE OF
THESE ISSUES THAT WE GET
ADDRESSED.
ENOUGH OF SAVING THE WORLD.
OKAY.
SO WE READ IT INTO THE RECORD.
I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE PASS
RESOLUTION 31900.
>> SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THE AYES HAVE IT.
AND WE'LL PRESENT THIS AND
WE'LL SEE YOU FULL COUNCIL ON
MONDAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH YOUR GUYS.
>> I'M SORRY.
I DIDN'T SEE YOU BACK THERE.
>> DON'T YOU HAVE TO ADJOURN?
>> YOU'RE RIGHT.
THANK YOU, GUYS.
I GOT ALL EXCITED.
OKAY, SO, GOT A LITTLE EXCITED.
OKAY.
THESE ITEMS APPEAR BEFORE CITY
COUNCIL MONDAY SEPTEMBER 9th.
THE NEXT MEETING CIVIC
DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC ASSETS &
NATIVE COMMUNITIES WILL BE
SEPTEMBER 18th AND WITH THAT WE
STAND ADJOURNED.