>>> GOOD MORNING.
TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13,
2019, AND IT IS 9: 30 4 AM --
9:34 AM. THIS IS OUR REGULARLY
SCHEDULED MEETING OF GENDER
EQUITY, SAFE COMMUNITIES, NEW
AMERICANS & EDUCATION COMMITTEE
I AM COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ
AND JOINING ME AT THE TABLE IS
COUNCIL MEMBER ROB JOHNSON .
THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME.
WE HAVE TWO MEMBERS AND TWO
THINGS ON THE AGENDA TODAY. THE
FIRST IS THE FAMILIES,
EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL, AND
PROMISE LEVY IMPLEMENTATION AND
EVALUATION PLAN WHICH IS A
PACKAGE THAT WAS PASSED BY VOTE
IN 2018. FOLLOWING THAT
PRESENTATION WE WILL HEAR FROM
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
ABOUT SHOTS FIRED IN GUN
VIOLENCE ACROSS THE CITY. WE
WILL BEGIN WITH THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD. EACH SPEAKER
HAS UP TO TWO MINUTES TO
PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE WITH
THEIR FEEDBACK AND PUBLIC
COMMENT ON MATTERS THAT ON THE
AGENDA. WE HAVE THREE
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE SIGNED UP
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. AGAIN, EACH
INDIVIDUAL WILL GET TWO
MINUTES.
AT THE END OF THAT I WILL ASK
YOU TO CONCLUDE YOUR REMARK SO
WE CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH
THE LIST OF PUBLIC COMMENT
SPEAKERS.
THE FIRST PERSON IS ALEX
ZIMMERMAN, THEN JENNY FRAENKEL,
AND WE WILL HEAR FROM ROSIE
WERE MONDO.
>>> HELLO.
I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT POLICEMAN.
I'VE SPOKEN HUNDREDS OF TIMES
ABOUT THIS. A COUPLE OF POINTS
ARE CRITICAL TO MAKE THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT BETTER. AND UNDER
INVESTIGATION OF U.S. COURT.
NUMBER 1 WE CANNOT OPEN PUBLIC
COMMENTS TO THE PUBLIC
COMMISSIONER . IT IS AN IDIOTIC
SITUATION.
IF WE CANNOT SPEAK IN A PUBLIC
COMMENT WHAT IS THIS GUYS IS
THIS AMERICA OR A KGB?
NUMBER 2 I LIVE IN THE CITY FOR
20 YEARS AND NEVER I REPEAT
NEVER I HEAR THE CHIEF OF
POLICE HAVE Q&A. RIGHT NOW WE
HAVE SIX YEARS OF INVESTIGATION
IN THE U.S. COURT AND YET WE
DON'T HAVE ONE Q&A FROM THE
POLICE CHIEF. HOW IS THAT
POSSIBLE? IS SUPPOSED TO BE
EVERY MONTH. THEY ARE SUPPOSED
TO BE IN CONTROL. I AND ANOTHER
700,000 PEOPLE ARE THE EMPLOYER.
WE SEE THIS FROM EAST COAST TO
WEST COAST. THIS DOES NOT
SURPRISE ME. COUNSEL RIGHT NOW
IT'S A PRETTIER CRIMINAL.
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW FIVE TIMES
IT'S NOT BELIEVABLE. WE HAVE
OUR CRIMINAL COUNSEL AND THIS
ATTORNEY WHO RELAYS THE LAW
FIVE TIMES.
IF WE CANNOT TALK IN A PUBLIC
COMMENT, THEN THIS COMMISSIONER
CAN NEVER GIVE IT TO THE
DIRECTOR OR CHIEF OF POLICE.
WE ARE A FASCIST CITY AND I
HAVE SAID THIS MANY TIMES.
>>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JENNY,
FOLLOWED BY ROSIE. AND I
APOLOGIZED THAT THEY HAVE TO
SIT THROUGH THAT TO THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE.
>>> HELLO. I AM JENNY FRAENKEL
AND I WORK WITH THE SEATTLE
NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MY TEAM
COMPRISED OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS
AND THE ACTION COALITION AND
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF KING
COUNTY AND THE AGENCY PARTNERS
OF THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
FIRSTBORN OUT OF THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE GRANT IN 2013 AND WE'VE
BEEN SUSTAINED BY THE CITY OF
SEATTLE SINCE 2016.
WE USE A NON-ARREST APPROACH TO
REDUCE VIOLENCE WITH YOUTH.
SINCE 2015 WE'VE HAD SEVERAL
NON-ARREST INTERVENTIONS IN
PLACE. SOME OF THESE INCLUDE
SAFE PASSAGE AND SO FORTH. I'M
HERE TODAY TO SPEAK TO THE
SHOTS FIRED PRESENTATION THAT I
WILL BE HEARING LATER TODAY.
WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE
HEADLINING CHART WHERE IT SHOWS
RAIN OR BEACH IS LEADING THE
CITY IN NUMBER OF SHOTS FIRED
OVERSHADOWS THE CHART WHERE IT
BREAKS DOWN WHERE THOSE NUMBERS
ARE COMING FROM AND THE TRENDS
THAT WE SEE . IT SHOWS A STEADY
DECREASE IN SHOTS FIRED
FOLLOWING IN 2015 AND WE WANT
YOU TO TAKE NOTICE OF THAT.
WE HAVE HAD A REDUCTION IN
CRIME IN THE RAINER BEACH
NEIGHBORHOOD SINCE WE PUT OUR
IMPLEMENTATIONS IN PLACE. WE
ASK THAT YOU LOOK AT THE
EFFORTS THAT WE AND OTHERS IN
RAINER BEACH ARE DOING TO
CREATE A BEAUTIFUL AND SAFE
PLACE. WE WELCOME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS OUR WORK
WITH YOU FURTHER. CAN I GIVE
THIS TO YOU?
YOU CAN GIVE THAT TO ROXANA AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK IN THE
COMMUNITY I AM A BIG FAN OF THE
PROGRAM.
>> AND THE NEXT INDIVIDUAL IS
ROSIE. GOOD MORNING AND THANK
YOU FOR HAVING US. I'M HERE TO
SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE SEATTLE
PROMISE PROGRAM. THAT IS PART
OF THE FEPP LEVY WHICH WE WILL
HEAR MORE ABOUT LATER.
I REALLY WANT TO UNDERSCORE THE
HARD WORK AND FOCUS ON EQUITABLE
OUTCOMES THAT WAS PUT INTO THE
DESIGN WORK. THE PRECURSOR
PROGRAM TO THE SEATTLE PROMISE
WAS THE 13 YOUR PROGRAM AND IT
WAS DEVELOPED 10 YEARS AGO.
I WAS INVOLVED IN THE DIRECT
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM.
WE ARE ARGUABLY THE MOST
DIVERSE INSTITUTION IN THE
STATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND
WE HAVE FEDERALLY FUNDED
PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN IN
EXISTENCE FOR DECADES THAT
SERVE OUR UNDERREPRESENTED
STUDENTS. WE FOCUS ON SERVING
STUDENTS OF COLOR. AND A LOT OF
THE GOOD LEARNING AND
APPLICATION AROUND WHAT IT
TAKES TO MAKE THE COLLEGE
SUCCESSFUL GOES INTO THE
FORMING OF THE 13 YOUR PROJECT.
SO WHEN IT EVOLVED TO THE
SEATTLE PROMISE AND THE SEATTLE
COLLEGES PUT FORTH THE CONCEPT
THAT WOULD ADDRESS THE NEEDS IT
WAS REALLY WELL INFORMED BY
THAT BACKGROUND.
LAST YEAR MANY HOURS WERE SPENT
WITH THIS TEAM OF EXPERTS TO
EVOLVE WITH THE 13th YEAR INTO
THE SEATTLE PROMISE TO ADDRESS
THE ACCESS AND COMPLETION GOALS
WE WANTED TO ACHIEVE.
I BELIEVE WHAT YOU WILL BE
REVIEWING REALLY REPRESENTS
THAT GOOD WORK. WE TALK ABOUT
LEVELS OF DIVERSITY BOTH AT
HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE LEVELS
OF THE STUDENTS IN THE GENERAL
POPULATION. WE FEEL THIS IS A
STRONG PROGRAM FOR EQUITY
OUTCOMES.
>> THANK YOU, ROSIE, SO MUCH.
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE
AUDIENCE WHO DID NOT HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN UP BUT
WOULD LIKE TO OFFER PUBLIC
TESTIMONY AT THIS TIME?
PLEASE COME FORWARD. PLEASE
STATE YOUR NAME. AFTER YOU ARE
FINISHED WITH YOUR TESTIMONY
YOU CAN WRITE DOWN YOUR NAME.
>> HELLO MY NAME IS ROBERTA
GREENWOOD AND I AM REPRESENTING
GRANDMOTHERS AGAINST GUN
VIOLENCE. WE'VE TRIED TO MAKE
SEVERAL MEETINGS IN THE PAST
COUPLE OF YEARS.
WE ARE A GROWING MEMBERSHIP,
ABOUT 1000 ACROSS WASHINGTON.
ONE OF THE AREAS WE ARE NOW
STRUCTURING AND FOCUSING OUR
EFFORTS IS HOW WE CAN BEST
SUPPORT COMMUNITIES WITH AT RISK
JUVENILES FOR GUN VIOLENCE.
I'M HERE REPRESENTING US TODAY
SO WE CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S
PROGRAMS AND WHAT THEIR
PROPOSALS ARE. AND ALSO TO LET
THE CITY COUNCIL KNOW THE
GRANDMOTHERS REALLY SUPPORT THE
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE WORKING
IN THE AT RISK COMMUNITIES TO
DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO
EDUCATE THE YOUTH.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO PARTNERING
IN ANY WAY THAT WE CAN.
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE
ARE HERE TODAY, WE CARE, WE ARE
DOING ANY THING WE CAN TO
ENSURE THAT SENSIBLE GUN LAWS
ARE IN PLACE AND ENFORCED TO
KEEP OUR STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS
SAFE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS
ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO OFFER
TESTIMONY ABOUT MATTERS ON THE
AGENDA?
SEEING NO ONE WE WILL CLOSE OFF
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. WE
WILL BEGIN THE ITEMS OF BUSINESS
. IF YOU ARE HERE TO PRESENT ON
AGENDA ITEM 1, FAMILIES,
EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL, AND
PROMISE LEVY IMPLEMENTATION AND
EVALUATION PLAN , I WILL INVITE
YOU TO JOIN US. ROXANA WILL
QUEUE UP THE PRESENTATION FOR
US.
>>> GOOD MORNING.
I WILL HAVE ROXANA READ AGENDA
ITEM 1 INTO THE RECORD.
>>> AGENDA ITEM 1 IS FAMILIES,
EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL, AND
PROMISE LEVY IMPLEMENTATION AND
EVALUATION PLAN FOR DISCUSSION.
>> WE HAVE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE
AT THE TABLE.
BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I WANTED
TO MAKE SOME OPENING REMARKS.
AFTER THAT, WE WILL DO A ROUND
OF INTRODUCTIONS.
ACTUALLY I WILL REVERSE THAT.
WE WILL DO INTRODUCTIONS AND
THEN I WILL MAKE OPENING REMARKS
WORK AFTER THAT I WILL HAND
OVER THE PRESENTATION TO DWANE
CHAPPELLE, DIRECTOR.
FIRST WE WILL DO OPEN
INTRODUCTIONS.
DIRECTOR DWANE CHAPPELLE YOU
CAN START. THEN WE HAVE A 56
PAGE POWERPOINT. THE PLAN IS
130 PAGES. YOU GUYS ARE KILLING
ME. [ LAUGHTER ] YOU GUYS HAVE
60 MINUTES TO GET THROUGH THIS
AND I WILL HOLD YOU TO THAT.
THIS WILL NOT BE THE ONLY
CONVERSATION WE HAVE.
LET'S DO INTRODUCTIONS.>> HELLO
I AM VY NGUYEN, OFFICE OF
COUNCILMEMBER GONZC=LEZ .
>> I AM SHEILA EDWARDS LANGE,
PRESIDENT, SEATTLE CENTRAL
COLLEGE .>> I AM DR. CRISTINA
GAETA DIRECTOR OF MAYOR JENNY
DURKAN WITH DEEL .
>> DWANE CHAPPELLE, DIRECTOR OF
DEEL . TIM WOLFE . MONICA
LIANG-AGUIRRE . BRIAN
GOODNIGHT, COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF .
>> SARAH RIEGEL.
PUBLIC COUNSEL.
>>> THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US
THIS MORNING. I'M EXCITED TO
KICK OFF THE DISCUSSION ABOUT
THE FAMILIES, EDUCATION,
PRESCHOOL, AND PROMISE LEVY
IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION
PLAN . THAT IS A MOUTHFUL.
SEATTLE VOTERS APPROVE THIS IN
2018 AS WE KNOW. AS THE CHAIR
OF THE COMMITTEE I'M PROUD OF
THE WORK THAT THE CITY COUNCIL
DID DURING THE LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SEATTLE
COLLEGES IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL
DISTRICT OUR LEVEE INVESTMENTS
WILL BE ANCHORED ON EQUITY WITH
CLEAR OUTCOMES.
WE WANT TO CLOSE THE
OPPORTUNITY GAP FOR INCREASING
GRADUATION RATES AND CREATING
PATHWAYS TO COLLEGE AND CAREERS
WITH SEATTLE PROMISE. I'M
EXCITED TO BE HERE TO TALK THIS
MORNING ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT
THESE INVESTMENTS ARE ACROSS
THE EDUCATIONAL SPECTRUM. AS
SOMEBODY WHO GREW UP IN CENTRAL
WASHINGTON STATE WHO WAS A
BENEFICIARY OF MIGRANT HEAD
START AND A LOT OF SUPPORT
SYSTEMS IN THE K-12 SYSTEM AND
WHO ALSO HAD THE PLEASURE OF
STARTING OFF MY HIGHER
EDUCATION WITH TWO YEARS OF
COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT YAKIMA
VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE I
UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THE
WORK THAT DEEL IS DOING AND
THE SEATTLE COLLEGES IS DOING
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE
TO ROOT OUR INVESTMENTS IN THIS
SPACE THROUGH LEVELS OF
EDUCATION.
AND PRIMARILY TO MAKE SURE WE
HAVE REALLY WONDERFUL OUTCOMES
FOR OUR KIDS THROUGHOUT THE CITY
. SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE
ABLE TO HOST THIS CONVERSATION
TODAY IN THIS COMMITTEE TOGETHER
WITH COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON,
WHO IS BEEN A KEY ALLY AND
PARTNER WITH ME TO MAKING SURE
THAT WE DO RIGHT BY OUR CHILDREN
. I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BEGIN
THE CONVERSATION.
COUNCILMEN JOHNSON YOU WANT TO
MAKE ANY OPENING REMARKS BEFORE
WE GO,?
ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO.
>>> THANK YOU.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND
THE CONTINUED SUPPORT WE WILL
HAVE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK
SUPERINTENDENT YOU KNOW FOR HER
>>> THESE WILL BE INDIVIDUALS
THAT GO TO THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND
TALK TO STUDENTS AND BRIDGE THE
GAP. WE WANT STUDENTS TO DEVELOP
THE SENSE OF IDENTITY AND
UNDERSTAND COLLEGES THERE FOR
THEM. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT A
CONDENSED RATIO SO THERE IS A
HIGH QUALITY SUPPORT SYSTEM IN
PLACE.
WE ALSO HAVE HIGH COLLEGE
SUPPORT.
WE REALLY LOOKED AT EXISTING
RESEARCH TO FOCUS ON THE
SIMPLICITY IN THE DESIGN.
WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT RESEARCH
HAS SHOWN AND EVEN WITHIN THE
13th YEAR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
KEEPING THIS SIMPLE IS THE BEST
APPROACH SO THAT FAMILIES AND
STUDENTS ARE CAUGHT UP IN
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
WE ARE TRYING TO DO A COLLEGE
COMPLETION CULTURE IN THE SCHOOL
. WE REALLY WANT TO BRIDGE THE
ACCESS TO POSTSECONDARY
EDUCATION.
WHAT WE HAVE HERE, IN THE FIRST
YEAR OF SEATTLE PROMISE WE
EXPECT -- WE WILL BE IN SIX
SCHOOLS. WITH THAT WE HAVE LOWER
RATES OF STUDENTS BUT BY YEAR
TWO WE WILL BE EXPANDING TO THE
17 SCHOOLS.
STUDENTS AND 12th GRADE WILL
GET SUPPORT AND EDUCATION
THROUGH THE SEATTLE PROMISE. BY
THE THIRD YEAR WE WILL BE IN
FULL EFFECT AND WE WILL HAVE
STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN
SEATTLE PROMISE IN THE 13th AND
14th YEAR. OUR MODEL IS
ESTIMATED AT 870 STUDENTS ONCE
WE ARE IN FULL OPERATION MODE.
WE FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT THIS
MODEL.
WE'VE WORKED HARD TO HAVE THE
SEVEN YEAR ESTIMATE FOR OUR
SEATTLE STUDENTS.
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE
DEMOGRAPHIC RATIOS THAT WE WILL
SEE IN THE 13 YEAR APPROACHES.
LOOKING AT THE BASELINE DATA IN
THE SCHOOL YEAR 2018/2019. WHAT
WE SEE IS THAT 50% OF STUDENTS
ARE ON FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH.
IN TERMS OF RACE AND ETHNICITY.
WE REFLECT A DIVERSE
DEMOGRAPHIC.
BLACK IS THE LARGEST GROUP,
FOLLOWED BY ASIAN/PACIFIC
ISLANDER, WHITE, HISPANIC,
MULTICULTURAL, AND NATIVE
AMERICAN.
AND WE HOPE TO INCREASE THAT AS
WELL.
HERE WE ARE REALLY LOOKING EVEN
FURTHER AT THE SCHOOLS WE ARE
CURRENTLY AT. IF YOU LOOK AT
THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE WE ARE
IN SIX SCHOOLS, WITHIN THAT WE
HAVE WHEN WE LOOK AT THE CHART
ABOVE, IT SHOWS THAT OF ALL THE
STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOLS WE HAVE
48% THAT QUALIFY THE FREE AND
REDUCED LUNCH. OF THAT
POPULATION WE SEE 60%
PARTICIPATE IN THE 13th YEAR.
SO REALLY FREE REDUCED LUNCH
STUDENTS ARE OVERREPRESENTED,
OR I WOULD LIKE TO SEE VERY
WELL REPRESENTED IN THE CURRENT
DEMOGRAPHIC. LOOK AT WEST
SEATTLE, 22% OF THE STUDENTS
ARE ON FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH.
EVEN WITH THAT 42% OF THE
STUDENTS ENROLLED IN SEATTLE
PROMISE ARE ON FREE AND REDUCED
LUNCH. SO WE HAVE POSITIVE
OUTCOMES. AS WE EXPAND THIS TO
SCHOOLS THAT REFLECT A CERTAIN
DEMOGRAPHIC WE BELIEVE WE WILL
STILL BE MAINTAINING EQUITY.
>> SO IT'S NOT 42%, IT'S 42% OF
THE 22%.
>> IT IS 42% OF THE 11.
>> OF THE 11?
YOU'RE TELLING ME THIS CHART
REPRESENTS 22% IN WEST SEATTLE,
22% OF THE STUDENTS ATTENDING
WEST SEATTLE HIGH SCHOOL ARE ON
FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH,
CORRECT?
AND OF THOSE 22%, 42% OF THEM
ARE ENROLLED IN THE PROMISE
COHERT?
>> OF THE 22%, 11 FROM WEST
SEATTLE ARE ENROLLED. OF THOSE
11, 42% OR FIVE OR SIX STUDENTS
WOULD BE PARTICIPATING.
>> SO LESS THAN HALF OF THE
STUDENTS ARE ON FREE OR REDUCED
LUNCH.
>> A K. THAT IS CORRECT.
>> OKAY.
>> NOW LOOKING AT THE SLIDE
WHICH SHOWS THE MAKEUP OF THE
SAME COHORT 2018/2019 SEATTLE
PROMISE PARTICIPANTS, 190
STUDENTS BROKEN OUT BY ETHNICITY
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE.
OF THE 190 WE LOOK AT THE BAR
CHARTS ABOVE WHICH SHOW THE
DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN WITHIN
THE SIX SCHOOLS. THEY
DEFINITELY SHOW WITHIN THE
BLACK POPULATION WHERE WE SEE
WE ARE SERVING 51 STUDENTS
WITHIN THE COHORT, THAT MAKES
UP 27%, MUCH LIKE THE PIE CHART
I WAS PUTTING UP EARLIER.
SO WE HAVE SEEN A HIGH RATE OF
STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE
BACKGROUNDS THAT WERE ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE IN THIS.
NATIONAL PROGRAMS WERE MODELED
AFTER SIMILAR PROGRAMS.
KALAMAZOO IS AN EXAMPLE THAT IS
SHOWN THAT WRAITH ETHNICITY AND
UNDERSERVED STUDENTS ARE
REFLECTED IN PROMISE PROGRAMS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THIS ONE?>> COUNCIL MEMBER
JOHNSON.
>> THANK YOU. TO MAKE SURE I AM
TRACKING THIS WELL, THIS YEAR
HOW MANY STUDENTS DO WE HAVE
THAT ARE IN THE 2018/2019
COHORT ? THE NUMBER ON THE
SLIDE IS 190 BUT THE NUMBER ON
THE PREVIOUS WAS 114. I ASSUME
THOSE ARE REPRESENTATIVE
SAMPLES OF THE TOTAL POPULATION?
>> CORRECT CURRENTLY ON THIS
SLIDE 190 TOTAL STUDENTS BROKEN
DOWN BY RACE AND ETHNICITY. AND
IF I GO TO THIS SLIDE I HAVE
114 STUDENTS. THIS IS THE
MAKEUP OF 60% OF THE TOTAL
POPULATION.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT ALL SIX
SCHOOLS ON THE BAR CHART TO THE
LEFT, 60% OF THE CURRENT COHERT
ARE FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH
STUDENTS.
>>I THINK THE QUESTION IS: HOW
MANY STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED IN
THE 2018/2019 SEATTLE PROMISE
COHORT .
>> 190.
>> OKAY 190 STUDENTS IN THE
2018/2019 COHORT AND THESE
OTHER SLIDES YOU ARE WALKING US
THROUGH ARE JUST SUBSETS OF THE
190 STUDENTS THAT ARE IN THE
2018/2019 COHORT .
>> CORRECT.
>> THAT IS HELPFUL. AS WE LOOK
AT THE SETUP SLIDE FOR THIS AND
THE CONTINUED WRAP UP OF THE
PROGRAM, I THINK HAVING
REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS ABOUT
THE STAFFING UP OF THE COHORT
CONSIDERING WE NEED TO ADD
SUCCESS SPECIALISTS AND COLLEGE
ADVISORS AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS
. SODA KNOW WE HAVE 190 KIDS
TODAY AND NEXT YEAR THE PROGRAM,
IE THIS YEAR'S PROGRAM, SO THE
SOON TO BE SENIORS WE WILL HAVE
260 AND THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL
YEAR WILL BE UP TO 500. SO THE
RAMPING UP PERIOD WILL BE
IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND . IT
WILL BE IMPORTANT TO SEE HOW WE
GET THOSE WRAP-UPS AND ENSURE
THAT WE TARGET THOSE STUDENTS,
AND AGAIN OVER REPRESENTING
THOSE THAT ARE TRADITIONALLY
UNDERREPRESENTED BOTH IN TERMS
OF WRAITH AND ETHNICITY AND
EQUALITY. -- RACE AND ETHNICITY
AND THE QUALITY.
I THINK WHAT WE ARE HEARING
TODAY IS THAT THE FOLKS WHO
SPENT THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY
WITH THIS PROGRAM IS STRUGGLING
A LITTLE BIT. SO FINDING A WAY
TO MAKE IT MORE USER-FRIENDLY
WOULD BE HELPFUL.
>> EARLY THIS SLIDE SHOWS WE
ARE IN THE FIRST YEAR WITH A
HIGH SCHOOL ELIGIBILITY IN SIX
SCHOOLS. BY THE SECOND YEAR WE
WILL EXPAND TO 16 SCHOOLS.
AFTER THAT WE WILL CONDUCT A
RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKIT. SO THAT
WILL SHOW HOW WE ARE ROLLING
OUT WITH THE SEATTLE PROMISE.
WE WILL ROLL THIS OUT TO THE
COMMITTEE AND THE COUNCIL AND
MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW WE
CAN EXPAND THIS PROGRAM.
WITHIN YEAR THREE WE ARE REALLY
TRYING TO DESIGN THE TYPE OF
APPROACH WHERE WE CAN MODIFY
ELIGIBILITY. WE NEED THE
TIMETABLE TO SEE WHAT THE
BEHAVIORS AND PATTERNS ARE.
SO DEEL
>>> THE DESIGN AS PROPOSED IS
NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT PART-TIME
.
>> BUT WE ALLOW THE FLEXIBILITY
IF SOMETHING HAPPENS IN A
STUDENT'S LIFE THAT THE STUDENT
CAN WORK WITH A SPECIALIST. IN
THE 13th YEAR STUDENTS CAN OPT
OUT AS NEEDED OR GO PART-TIME
AS NEEDED.
THE GOAL IS TO GO FULL-TIME AND
WE KNOW FROM RESEARCH THAT
STUDENTS THAT GO FULL-TIME ARE
MORE LIKELY TO COMPLETE.
>> COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT THE APPLICATION
PROCESS?
WE ARE INTENTIONALLY TRYING TO
ENSURE FOLKS FROM LOW INCOME
BACKGROUNDS ARE THE ONES THAT
GET PRIORITIZE FROM THE PROGRAM
. DOES THAT SURFACE ITSELF
THROUGH A TRADITIONAL COLLEGE
APPLICATION OR WILL THAT BE
PART OF OUR PROMISE APPLICATION
ITSELF. AND HOW MANY
APPLICATIONS WILL A STUDENT
HAVE TO FILL OUT?
WILL BE ONE APPLICATION OR WILL
THEY LOOK SIMILAR ENOUGH SO
THEY DON'T LOOK CONFUSING?
>> THEY WILL HAVE TO FILL OUT
TWO.
EVERY COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN THE
STATE USES THE SAME APPLICATION
AND IT IS FAIRLY SIMPLE BUT WE
ALSO HAVE THE SEATTLE PROMISE
APPLICATION AND WE ARE TRYING
TO KEEP THAT SIMPLE AS WELL.
WE WORK WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL
PRINCIPALS AND COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS. THAT HAS BEEN
OUR APPROACH TO COLLEGE WITH --
TO PARTNER WITH COLLEGE ACCESS
PROGRAMS. SO WE ARE NOT JUST IN
THE HIGH SCHOOLS BUT DOING WORK
IN COMMUNITY CENTERS, COLLEGE
FAIRS THAT ARE HOSTED BY
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS,
TO MAKE SURE WE ARE GETTING THE
WORD OUT TO THOSE THAT ARE
TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED.
>> SO WE ARE NOT NECESSARILY
DOING THAT THROUGH THE
APPLICATION PROCESS BUT BY
USING COUNSELORS AND ADVOCATES
WITHIN THE SCHOOLS TO DO
OUTREACH AND ENSURE THAT
APPLICATIONS GET INTO THE HANDS
OF THOSE STUDENTS AND THAT THEY
CONTINUE TO APPLY.
>> YES. ABSOLUTELY.
>> THE STRATEGIES AND A PROCESS
WE WILL ENCOMPASS IN SEATTLE
PROMISE IS TO OFFER TUITION.
WE HAVE UP TO $2000 FOR STUDENTS
AND WE ALSO HAVE EQUITY
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THOSE THAT
NEED MORE. THESE INCLUDE
NONTRADITIONAL TUITION EXPENSES
. WE REALLY BELIEVE STRONGLY IN
THE EQUITY APPROACH OF PROVIDING
COLLEGE PERSISTENCE REPORTS AND
WE'VE DEDICATED A BULK OF OUR
INVESTMENT INTO THE RETENTION
SUPPORT. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT STUDENTS ARE COLLEGE READY
AND THAT THERE IS A PLAN IN
EFFECT FOR THEM. WE WANT
STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE
THEIR EDUCATION.
>> I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE
OPPORTUNITIES WHERE WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT SOMEONE WHO IS
ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROMISE
PROGRAM IS UNDERSTANDING THEIR
ELIGIBILITY FOR OTHER BENEFITS.
I LOOK AT THE EQUITY
SCHOLARSHIP MONEY AND I KNOW
THAT MONEY CAN BE SUCKED UP
INTO BOOKS IN A HEARTBEAT. BUT
I KNOW SOMEONE ELIGIBLE FOR THE
PROMISE PROGRAM IS LIKELY ALSO
ELIGIBLE FOR OTHER PROGRAMS
THAT WE MAY HAVE THREE OTHER
BUCKETS IN THE CITY. WHETHER IT
IS ABOUT CHILDCARE OR OTHER
THINGS THAT WE WANT TO DO
AROUND HOUSING. SO HOW DO WE
MAKE SURE THAT SOMEONE WHO IS
APPLYING FOR THE PROGRAM IS
AWARE THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR
OTHER PROGRAMS AS WELL AND NOT
SUCKING UP THEIR $1500 INTO
TRANSPORTATION WHEN THEY COULD
BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE ORCA LIFT
PROGRAM?
>> WE WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS IN
EARLY LEARNING AS MONACO WILL
BE TALKING ABOUT SHORTLY.
ALSO CHILDCARE SUBSIDIARIES TO
PRESENT AFFORDABILITY FOR
STUDENTS WITH CHILDREN. WE ARE
WORKING WITH SDOT TO SEE WHAT
OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE IN
THE FUTURE.
WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
STUDENTS IN THE LEVY , WE HAVE
FIVE HIGH SCHOOLS AND WE WILL
BE TARGETING THE APPROACH TO
ADD EXTRA EMPHASIS FOR STUDENTS.
>> I WOULD ADD THAT THE STUDENT
SUCCESS SPECIALISTS, THOSE
FOLKS WILL REALLY FOCUS ON
CONNECTING STUDENTS TO
RESOURCES NOT ONLY THROUGH THE
CITY BUT RESOURCES WE MAY HAVE
AT THE COLLEGE LIKE THE UNITED
BENEFIT HUB. THOSE FOLKS ARE
SPECIFICALLY IN OUR COLLEGES TO
CONNECT STUDENTS TO RESOURCES
OUTSIDE OF THE COLLEGE,
ESPECIALLY LOW INCOME STUDENTS
WHO MAY BE STRUGGLING WITH
HOUSING SECURITY OR FOOD
SECURITY.
>> I WANT IT TO BE HELPFUL TO
MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND THE
FRAMEWORK OF THAT.
EVERYBODY IS INTERESTED IN
HOUSING THAT IS AFFORDABLE AND
TRANSPORTATION THAT IS
AFFORDABLE. OR WOULD YOU BE
INTERESTED IN A DISCOUNTED BUS
PASS? EVERYBODY WANTS A
DISCOUNTED BUS PASS. SO
THINKING OF A WAY TO MARKET THAT
SO STUDENTS CAN RAISE THEIR
HAND AND SAY IT IS SOMETHING
THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN.
INSTEAD OF MAKING SURE THAT
EVERY SINGLE STUDENT WITH THEIR
LIMITED TIME WITH THEIR
ADVISORS CAN COVER THOSE
ISSUES.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
>> AND I WANT TO GET A SENSE OF
WHETHER THE WRAPAROUND PLAN
THAT YOU HAVE DESCRIBED IS
INCLUDED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN. OR WOULD THAT BE INCLUDED
IN THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT?
>> IT IS INCLUDED IN THE
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN BECAUSE
THAT INCLUDES FUNDING FOR A
STUDENT SUCCESS SPECIALIST OF A
CASELOAD OF 100 PER 1. SO
EVERYONE HUNDRED STUDENTS HAVE
ONE ADVISOR. SO THEY GET TO
KNOW THE STUDENTS FAIRLY WELL.
OUTREACH COUNSELORS IN THE HIGH
SCHOOLS GET TO KNOW THE
STUDENTS PRETTY WELL.
SO A LOT OF TIMES THEY DON'T
HAVE TO ASK THAT QUESTION
BECAUSE THEY ARE ASSISTING THEM
IN FILLING OUT FORMS AND THEY
GET TO KNOW THE STORIES OF THE
STUDENTS.
>> CAN WE FLAG THIS AS A
POTENTIAL ISSUE IN YOUR ISSUE
IDENTIFICATION WORK? THAT WOULD
BE GREAT. LET'S KEEP GOING.
>> NEXT WE WILL ASK MONICA
LIANG-AGUIRRE TO GUIDE US
THROUGH THE EARLY LEARNING
PIECE.
>> I WILL TRY TO GO FAIRLY
QUICKLY. WE ARE COMING OFF A
FAIRLY SUCCESSFUL FOUR-YEAR
DEMONSTRATION OF THE SEATTLE
PROMISE PROGRAM . WE HAVE
MODIFICATIONS AND TWEAKS TO THE
PROGRAM BASED ON OUR
EXPERIENCES AND EXPERIENCES OF
OUR PROVIDERS AND DEEL STAFF .
SO I DEFTLY WANT TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE AND STAFF FOR YOUR
HELP OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS
AS WE LAUNCH THIS FROM THE
GROUND UP . IT WAS AN
INCREDIBLE PROCESS AND WE ARE
DELIGHTED TO HAVE SEVEN MORE
YEARS TO MAKE OUR PROGRAM BETTER
AND MORE ACCESSIBLE. WE WANT TO
CONTINUE THE GOOD WORK WE HAVE
STARTED.
THE OVERARCHING GOAL IS ALL
SEATTLE FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO
THE HIGH QUALITY EARLY LEARNING
SERVICES THAT PROMOTE SUCCESS
IN KINDERGARTEN. WE HOPE TO SEE
CHILDREN THAT ARE READY TO
THRIVE IN KINDERGARTEN.
WE WANT EVIDENCE-BASED CULTURE
HE RESPONSIVE CLASSROOMS.
WE WANT FAMILIES TO HAVE
MULTIPLE WAYS TO GAIN ACCESS TO
THESE EARLY LEARNING
ENVIRONMENTS. WE KNOW THAT ONE
SIZE DOESN'T FIT ALL.
AND WE WANT THE RACIAL GAPS TO
BE CLOSED. THE EARLY LEARNING
STRATEGIES AND EARLY LEARNING
INVESTMENT IS DIVIDED INTO
SEVEN DIFFERENT STRATEGIES.
THE FIRST FOUR ARE DIRECTLY
ASSOCIATED WITH THE SEATTLE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM. WE HAVE
LEARNED A LOT FROM OUR PILOT
AND MODIFIED STRATEGIES.
SO THESE EXPERIENCES REFLECT
THE BEST THINKING OF OUR
PROVIDERS AND TEACHERS AND
FAMILIES AND STAFF.
OUR BIGGEST LEARNING IS ONE SIZE
DOES NOT FIT ALL SO WE ARE
APPROACHING A MORE FLEXIBLE
CURRICULUM WITH OUR STAFF AND
FAMILIES. WE'VE LEARNED THAT
QUALITY CANNOT BE CUMBERSOME.
WE HAVE SET THE BAR VERY HIGH.
WE WILL NOT WAVER FROM IT. IN
THE MOST RECENT REVIEW OF THE
PRE-K AND AMERICAN CITIES WE
ARE THE ONLY CITY THAT MET 10
OUT OF 10 QUALITY BENCHMARKS.
WE ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT
SOMETIMES THESE HIGH STANDARDS
CAN BRING SOME BARRIERS FOR
PROVIDERS. SO WE ARE TRYING TO
BE CREATIVE AND WORK WITH OUR
PROVIDERS TO MAKE SURE THEY CAN
MEET THE QUALITY STANDARDS
WITHOUT CAUSING HARDSHIP. AND
FINALLY WE WANT TO REDUCE
BARRIERS FOR OUR FAMILIES. SO
ACCESS FOR FAMILIES MEANS WE
ARE CONTINUING TO ACCESS OUR
PROGRAM POLICIES WITH
UNINTENDED BARRIERS THAT
COULD'VE BEEN CREATED FOR
FAMILIES. WE WANT TO SIMPLIFY
THE APPLICATION PROCESS,
INCREASE THE SEX THE BILLY --
INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY. AND WE
WANT TO INCREASE THEIR ENERGIES
. THE FIRST IS THE SERVICES
TUITION.
THESE ARE THE PAYMENTS WE GIVE
OUR PROVIDERS FOR RUNNING OUR
SVP PROGRAMS. THE SECOND IS THE
STRATEGY AROUND QUALITY TEACHING
THIS IS A HUGE SUCCESS FOR US
AND WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT THE
OUTCOMES THAT WE WANT AND TYPES
OF CLASSROOMS WE WANT THROUGH
SPP . THE RESPONSIVE COACHING,
THE ASSESSMENTS AND THE QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT AS WELL AS
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THAT WE
HAVE BEEN DOING WITH OUR
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR
TEACHERS.
COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORTS IS A
STRATEGY THAT FOCUSES ON THE
STRATEGY THAT ANY CHILD COULD
PARTICIPATE IN SPP . AS YOU KNOW
SOME CHILDREN COME DEVELOPING
MORE THAN ONE LANGUAGE AT ONE
TIME OR THEY HAVE SPECIAL
NEEDS, EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS, OTHER TRAUMAS. WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR TEACHERS
AND PROVIDERS ARE EQUIPPED AND
HAVE THE RESOURCES TO SERVE ALL
CHILDREN. THAT IS THE ONLY WAY
WE CAN MAKE SPP EQUITABLE . SO
FUNDING IS A BIG COMPONENT OF
HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMS.
DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE PUBLIC
HEALTH PARTNERS AS WELL.
WE FOCUS HEAVILY ON
ESTABLISHING STRONG SUPPORT FOR
DUAL LANGUAGE LEARNERS AS WELL
AS STUDENTS WITH INDIVIDUALIZED
EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SPECIAL
EDUCATION, AND WE PROVIDE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO OUR
PROVIDERS. WE ALSO HAVE
INCREASED FAMILY OUTREACH AND
FAMILY SUPPORT. WE WILL BE
CREATING A FAMILY ADVISORY
COUNSEL AS WELL IN THE NEXT
STEP OF SPP .
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON.
>> WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
APPLICATION PROCESS NOW.
>> YES IT IS LAUNCHING ON FRIDAY
.
>> SO HOW DO WE GET THE WORD
OUT?
>> YES. WE ARE USING ETHNIC
MEDIA. WE ARE ALSO USING
MAINSTREAM MEDIA. WE ARE USING
OUR PROVIDERS. ALL OF OUR
PROVIDERS -- WORD-OF-MOUTH IS
THE BEST MECHANISM SO IN
ADDITION TO SOCIAL MEDIA WE ARE
INUNDATING OUR SITES WITH
MATERIALS TO PROMOTE THE
PROGRAMS IN THE UPCOMING
APPLICATION WHICH OPENS ON
FRIDAY.
>> AND ONE WOULD IMAGINE ONCE
YOU HAVE A KID IN THE PROGRAM,
YOU WOULD WANT TO GET THAT
KID'S SIBLINGS IN THE PROGRAM
AND FRIENDS OF THE KID. SO WORD-
OF-MOUTH I APPRECIATE. BUT I
LOVE THE FOCUS ON MEDIA IN
PARTICULAR. AND LANGUAGE
MATERIAL THAT PROVIDERS CAN
HAND OUT. BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE
THINK WE ARE INTERESTED IN IT
BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO
COMPLEMENT PLATE TO CONTEMPLATE
IT AT THE TIME.
>> AND THE OTHER COMPONENT IS
ORGANIZATIONAL FACILITY
DEVELOPMENT. THIS WILL HELP
PROVIDERS EXPAND THEIR
FACILITIES. LICENSABLE
AFFORDABLE SPACE HERE IS A
CHALLENGE. IN THE PAST WE HAVE
SPENT $6.5 MILLION WITH DIRECT
DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES. ALSO
ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY IS
SOMETHING WE RECOGNIZE THAT
SOME OF OUR PROVIDERS CAN
BENEFIT FROM.
BUSINESS PRACTICES AND SHORT
CONSULTATIONS ON RUNNING SMALL
BUSINESSES.
THE LAST THREE STAIR STRATEGIES
ARE SEPARATE FROM SPP . FUND
CHILDCARE.
AND PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL
FUNDING FOR THE CHILDCARE
ASSISTANT PROGRAM FOR ELIGIBLE
FAMILIES. THIS IS SPECIFICALLY
FOR SPP FAMILIES . THE HOMELESS
CHILDCARE PROGRAM.
WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH
CHILDCARE RESOURCES THAT
PROVIDES RESOURCES AND SUPPORT
FOR CASE MANAGEMENT FOR FAMILIES
THAT ARE HOMELESS.
AND NEWEST STRATEGIES AROUND
CHILD CARE MENTORSHIP. WE ARE
STARTING THIS UP AND IT WILL
SUPPORT OUR CHILDCARE PROVIDERS
AND I WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT
IN A SEPARATE SLIDE. SO THESE
ARE SOME OF THE CHANGES AND
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SPP PAST
AND FUTURE . OVER THE COURSE OF
SEVEN YEARS WE WILL BE
EXPANDING BY 65%. SO REACHING
2500 CHILDREN BY THE YEAR 2526.
WE ARE FOCUSING ON INCREASING
OUR SUPPORT. WE WANT TO EXPAND
OUR INCLUSION CLASSROOMS. WE
ARE FOCUSING ON SUPPORTING OUR
DUAL LANGUAGE LEARNERS AS WELL
AS NON-DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAMS.
WE KNOW ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS
SERVE CHILDREN WHO SPEAK
MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.
>> MONICA ON THE SPECIAL
EDUCATION INCLUSION, WHICH IS
THE SPP PLUS , THERE ARE OTHER
TYPES OF CLASSROOMS THAT ARE NOT
SPP PLUS SPECIFIC, CORRECT ?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS ARE OPEN TO
ALL CHILDREN. SO IF SPECIAL
NEED CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE
CITY. SPP PLUS GOES THROUGH
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
IT IS THE ONE THAT ESPECIALLY
DESIGNED TO BE AND INCLUSION
CLASSROOM WHERE THEY RESERVE A
SPECIFIC NUMBER OF SEATS FOR
CHILDREN WITH IEPS AND THEY
HAVE A SPECIAL INSTRUCTOR IN
THE CLASSROOM.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
>> AND WE SUPPORT FAMILIES
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AT A
HIGHER LEVEL AND WE WILL HAVE
MORE RESOURCES FOR OUR
PROVIDERS.
AND FINALLY STREAMLINING
PROCESSES FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED
. IN TERMS OF ELIGIBILITY AND
PRIORITIZATION, WE ARE EXCITED
TO OPEN THE ELIGIBILITY FOR ALL
SEATTLE 3-YEAR-OLDS AND 4-YEAR-
OLDS. PREVIOUSLY WAS ONLY INCOME
ELIGIBLE 3-YEAR-OLDS. NOW IT
WILL BE ALL 3-YEAR-OLDS AND 4-
YEAR-OLDS.
AND THE THRESHOLD IS 350% FPL.
PREVIOUSLY IT WAS 300. WE KNOW
CHILDCARE IS EXPENSIVE AND WE
WANT TO TAKE THE SEATTLE
CONTEXT INTO CONSIDERATION.
WE ALREADY WE -- WE ALSO
PRIORITIZE ACCESS FOR CHILDREN
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
WE HAVE NOTICE THAT THE
MAJORITY OF FAMILIES WHO WERE
DELINQUENT INTUITION OR HAVE A
CHALLENGE PAYING IT ON A
REGULAR BASIS WERE THOSE IN THE
MIDDLE GROUND.
>> I'M ASSUMING THE
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WILL
RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE EXPANDING
THE ELIGIBILITY TO ALL 3-YEAR-
OLDS AND 4-YEAR-OLDS AND THAT
WE ARE MODIFYING THE FEDERAL
POVERTY MARKER. SO WE WANT THE
PLAN TO TAKE THIS INTO ACCOUNT,
CORRECT?
>> YES, DEFINITELY. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. THIS IS THE FAMILY
CHILD CARE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM.
SEATTLE HAS 350 LICENSED
CHILDCARE AIDS.
AND THEY ARE AN IMPORTANT ROLE
úIN THE EARLY LEARNING NETWORK.
ESPECIALLY SUPPORTING FAMILIES
WHO ARE FROM IMMIGRANT REFUGEE
COMMUNITIES. DEEL HAS
PURPOSELY EXPANDED OUR SUPPORTS
AND WE ARE WORKING TO CREATE A
COHESIVE STRATEGY. SO WE
CREATED A LANDSCAPE STUDY LAST
YEAR TO LOOK AT THE CHILDCARE
OVERALL IN THE CITY. WE ALSO
FORMED THE FAMILY CHILD CARE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO OFFER
RECOMMENDATIONS AND STRATEGIES
TO BEST SUPPORT THEM. THE ONE
THING THAT SURFACE FROM THE
STUDY AND COUNSEL IS FAMILY
CHILD CARE IS OFTEN VERY
ISOLATED. THEY DON'T ACCESS THE
SAME PROVISIONAL DEVELOPMENT
THAT CENTERS CAN. THEY HAVE
DIFFERENT HOURS. THEY NEEDED TO
DIFFERENT APPROACH TO
DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT. SO WE
WERE EXCITED WHEN THIS
OPPORTUNITY CAME TO FEPP.
SO WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THEM
DIRECTLY TO TAYLOR THIS TO THE
SEATTLE CONTEXT AND WE WILL BE
CODEVELOPING THAT WITH THEM.
>> YES I DON'T THINK WE CAN
UNDERESTIMATE HOW IMPORTANT
THIS BODY OF WORK IS IN THE
CONTEXT OF PRESCHOOL AND EARLY
LEARNING. WE KNOW WE LIVE IN A
CHILDCARE DESERT.
BUT I THINK PART OF THAT SYSTEM
IS THE LACK OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
ENTERING INTO THIS INDUSTRY.
AND IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR
US TO PLAY A STRONG ROLE IN
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE
SUPPORTING PEOPLE WHO WANT TO
ENTER INTO THIS SPACE, TO
PROVIDE THESE CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT OFTENTIMES
LINGUISTICALLY AND CULTURALLY
SENSITIVE TYPE OF LEARNING
ENVIRONMENTS FOR KIDDOS IN THE
CITY. SO I AM REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT THIS BODY OF WORK AND IT
SEEMS LIKE WE ARE REALLY HAVING
SOME GREAT PROGRESS AT THE
STATE LEVEL.
THAT WILL ALLOW US TO LEVERAGE
THESE DOLLARS AND AWAIT THAT I
DON'T THINK WE'VE FULLY
UNDERSTOOD WHEN WE WERE
DEVELOPING THIS SO THANK YOU
FOR THE WORK ON THIS.
>>> NOW WE WILL KICK IT BACK
OVER TO CRISTINA GAETA FOR K-
12 AND COMMUNITY BASE .
>> THANK YOU. BACK TO ME.
>> I WANT TO DO A QUICK TIME
CHECK. YOU GUYS HAVE ABOUT 20
MINUTES LEFT.
>> OKAY. LET'S START OFF WITH
THE GOAL OF THE K-12 COMMUNITY-
BASED INVESTMENTS.
OUR GOAL IS TO FOCUS ON
STUDENTS COMPLETING AND
GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL. WE WANT
TO ALIGN OUR INVESTMENTS AND
MAKE SURE THE STUDENTS ARE THE
PATH WEIGHT TO GRADUATE HIGH
SCHOOL.
WE WANT TO PREPARE THEM FOR
THAT.
I WANT TO PREFERENCE OUR
OUTCOME.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE OUTCOME
BASED APPROACH.
WHAT THIS MEANS IS WE REALLY
ALLOW SCHOOL BUILDING LEADERS
IN THE COMMUNITY WHO KNOW WHAT
THE ISSUES ARE IN THEIR
BUILDING AND THE CONCERNS TO
DESIGN A PROPOSAL AND AN
APPLICATION THAT WILL CREATE
THE SOLUTIONS THAT THEY NEED IN
ORDER TO CREATE OUTCOMES. WE
LEAD WITH OUR OUTCOMES AND OUR
PROPOSALS.
WE DO A COMPETITIVE APPLICATION
. WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT
STUDENTS ARE ACADEMICALLY
PREPARED TO GRADUATE HIGH
SCHOOL ON TIME AND BE COLLEGE
OR CAREER READY.
WE FOCUS ON EVIDENCE-BASED
PRACTICES.
WE LOOK IN THE DIVERSE EDUCATOR
WORKFORCE.
OUR LOOKING INTO EXPANDING
LEARNING TIME.
AND WE WANT TO CLOSE THE
OPPORTUNITY GAPS. WHAT WE
LEARNED FROM THE 24 -- 2004 AND
2011 LEVY, WE FOUND SCHOOL-
BASED INVESTMENTS ARE LARGE
INVESTMENTS THAT ALLOW SCHOOLS
THE ABILITY TO DESIGN A
PROPOSAL OR SOLUTION AND GIVE
THEM A SURMOUNTABLE AMOUNT OF
MONEY TO BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT
THOSE INTERVENTIONS. WHAT WE
PLAN TO DO IS FUND FIVE HIGH
SCHOOLS, FIVE MIDDLE SCHOOLS,
AND UP TO 20 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
WITHIN THIS LEVY.
WITHIN THAT, THESE LEADERS WILL
BE EXPECTED TO EXPAND LEARNING
AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT. THAT
MEANS STUDENTS WILL HAVE
EXPANDED LEARNING TIME. WE KNOW
NOT ALL STUDENTS CAN LEARN AT
THE SAME RATE. WE WANT TO ALLOW
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
BUILDING LEADERS TO DESIGN THIS.
THE NEXT INVESTMENT STRATEGY IS
OPPORTUNITIES AND ACCESS.
BECAUSE WE KNOW NOT ALL
STUDENTS THAT WE WANT TO TARGET
WITH THIS LEVEE WILL BE IN
THOSE 30 SCHOOLS.
SO THIS WILL ALLOW SCHOOLS THAT
HAVE A SMALLER RATIO OF LEVY-
FOCUSED STUDENTS TO BE INCLUDED.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST WE HAVE THE
WRAPAROUND SERVICES. WE WANT TO
LOOK AT THE WHOLE CHILD. WE
HAVE INVESTMENTS TO SUPPORT
SERVICES THROUGH SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
WE ALSO HAVE INVESTMENTS TO
SUPPORT HOMELESS AND HOUSING
SUPPORT SERVICES.
WE WILL GET TO THIS IN THE
FUTURE SLIDE. WE ALSO WANT TO
FOCUS INVESTMENT ON SPORTS AND
TRANSPORTATION. IN PREVIOUS
LEVIES WE TARGETED THIS
INTERVENTION ON MIDDLE SCHOOLS
WHICH WE ARE CONTINUING TO DO
TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO
AND FROM SPORTING EVENTS, FOR
EXAMPLE.
AND TO PROVIDE COACHING
STIPENDS.
AND LASTS WE HAVE CULTURALLY
SPECIFIC AND RESPONSIVENESS.
THIS INCLUDES MENTORING.
WE HAVE OUR EDUCATOR DIVERSITY
INVESTMENTS. I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR THE INVESTMENTS YOU
HAVE DONE.
>> CAN I PROVIDE A FIRST-HAND
TESTIMONIAL?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALK
ABOUT INTERVENTION WITH THE
LEVIES IS READING INTERVENTION
AND MATH.
ONE HAS THREE RIGHT NOW. SHE
STRUGGLING AND DOESN'T CONSIDER
BEING A GREAT READER.
BUT WITH THE HELP OF A READING
INTERVENTIONIST THIS YEAR SHE
HAS FLIPPED THE SWITCH AND IS
READING CONSTANTLY AROUND THE
HOUSE. HER HOMEWORK AS GOTTEN
EASIER. SOMETIMES AS PARENTS
EVEN WELL-INTENTIONED WELL-
INFORMED WELL-EDUCATED PARENTS
ARE NOT THE BEST TEACHERS.
BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO
LEARN FROM YOU BUT THEY
>>> WE WILL THEN EXPECT
COUNCILMEMBERS TO SUBMIT ANY
POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE
PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION
EVALUATION PLAN TO CENTRAL
STAFF BY NO LATER THAN APRIL 2,
2019.
WILL HAVE A SPECIAL COMMITTEE
HEARING ON APRIL 18 AT 2 PM,
WHERE W WILL CONSIDER ANY
AMENDMENTS TO THE
IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION
PLAN AND POTENTIALLY VOTE ON
THOSE AMENDMENTS.
WE WILL ALSO HEAR FROM DEAL
ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP
AGREEMENTS WITH OUR VARIOUS
PARTNERS, WITH WHOM WE ARE WITH
TO DO THIS WORK.
WILL HAVE A POSSIBLE VOTE ON
THOSE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS IF
WE ARE READY TO DO SO.
IT IS MY HOPE THAT WE ARE ABLE
TO GET THE ENTIRE
IMPLEMENTATION AND THE VALUE
WENT PLAN BY APRIL 22, 2019.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
FLEXIBILITY AND UNDERSTANDING
NEED TO HAVE A SLIGHTLY MODIFIED
COMMITTEE SCHEDULE FOR
CONSIDERATION OF THIS.
I HAD SOME FAMILY COMMITMENTS
COME UP THE WEEK OF APRIL EIGHTH
. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
FLEXIBILITY IN HELPING ME
FULFILL THOSE FAMILY
COMMITMENTS BY BEING WILLING TO
HAVE THIS WORK GET DONE JUST
SLIGHTLY LATER THAN WE HAD
ANTICIPATED.
I ANTICIPATE AND APPRECIATE
THAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
WITH US.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> WE ARE GOING TO HEAR FROM
OUR -- WE ARE LIKE RENT ON
TIME.
THIS IS AMAZING.
WE ARE GOING TO HEAR FROM OUR
SECOND PRESENTATION HERE. THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
WE ARE GOING TO HEAR FROM THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT NOW.
ROXANA IS GOING TO QUEUE UP THE
PRESENTATION AND I'M GOING TO
ASK -- THERE YOU ARE.
HELLO, CHRIS.
IT DOES NOT MATTER WHEREVER YOU
WANT TO BE.
YOU DID NOT COME WITH AN
ENTOURAGE TODAY.
IT IS JUST YOU.
ARRIVE.
ROXANA, DO YOU WANT TO READ
THIS ITEM INTO THE AGENDA?
AND THEN WE WILL GO AHEAD AND
DO THE INTRODUCTIONS AND CHRIS
WEIL WALK US TO THE
PRESENTATION.
SO SHOTS FIRED DATA FOR THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
GUN VIOLENCE FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> ALSO.
THANK YOU, ROXANA.
WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND HAVE
YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE
RECORD, MR. FISHER, AND THEN WE
WILL GO AHEAD AND AGAIN.
>> GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR,
COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON.
THANK YOU FOR INVITING THE
DEPARTMENT TO DISCUSS GUN
VIOLENCE TO REDUCE THESE
INCIDENTS.
MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER FISHER.
I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES FOR THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I THE THE DATA ANALYTIC EFFORTS
AS WELL AS POLICY ENGAGEMENTS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I AM EXCITED TO HAVE YOU HERE
WITH US THIS MORNING.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE
SOMEWHAT OF A TRADITION OF
DOING IN THIS COMMITTEE SINCE I
HAVE BEEN THE CHAIR OF PUBLIC
SAFETY, INVITING THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT TO COME TO
COMMITTEE AND GIVE US A SENSE
OF WHERE SOME OF THESE
INCIDENTS ARE OCCURRING AND
GIVE US IN THE PUBLIC A GENERAL
SENSE OF HOW THE DEPARTMENT IS
ADDRESSING SOME OF THESE ISSUES.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT GUN VIOLENCE
IS NOT JUST AN ISSUE OF PUBLIC
SAFETY.
IT IS A PUBLIC HEALTH REALITY
AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT HAS REALLY TAKEN A
PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH TO A LOT
OF -- TO GUN VIOLENCE IN
GENERAL.
I REALLY WANT TO BE AWARE THAT
TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS NOT
NECESSARILY SEEN SQUARELY
THROUGH THAT HOLISTIC FILTER,
BUT IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US
AS POLICYMAKERS TO GET A SENSE
OF THIS FROM THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT IN TERMS OF WHERE
SOME OF THESE ISSUES ARE
OCCURRING THROUGHOUT THE CITY,
TO GIVE US A BETTER SET OF DATA
THAT WE CAN RELY ON IN TERMS OF
CONSIDERING APPROACHES FOR
MEETING THE SAFETY NEEDS OF OUR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
SHOULD I GO AHEAD AND GET
STARTED?
>> YES, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU.
TO BEGIN WITH, IN 2018, WE SAW
SOME VERY POSITIVE RESULTS FROM
BOTH THE ONGOING PREVENTION AND
ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS IN THE
DEPARTMENT FROM HIS PUBLIC
HEALTH PERSPECTIVES THAT YOU
MENTIONED.
SOME OF THESE ENFORCEMENT
ACTIONS FROM PRIOR YEARS REALLY
PAID OFF, SPECIFICALLY AS YOU
CAN SEE ON THIS LIGHT, 2018, WE
HAD THE SECOND LOWEST YEAR IN
TERMS OF SHOTS FIRED SINCE WE
BEGAN TRACKING THIS DATA THIS
WAY IN 2012. OVERALL, THAT
MEANS WE HAD 13% FEWER REPORTS
OF SHOTS FIRED IN 2018 COMPARED
TO 2017.
ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS THE THIRD
LOWEST YEAR FOR FATAL
SHOOTINGS.
WHAT THIS DATA IS LOOKING AT,
INCLUDES SHOTS FIRED, WHICH IS
WHEN THERE IS A REPORT OF
SOMEBODY WHO HEARD SHOTS FIRED
IN THERE IS AN EYEWITNESS OR
EVIDENCE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE OR
SHELL CASINGS OUR FILE.
A SOMEBODY SAYS I HEARD
GUNSHOTS AND WE GO TO THE SCENE
AND THERE IS NO EVIDENCE, THERE
IS NO EYEWITNESS, THAT DOES NOT
COUNT.
THEN THERE IS SHOWING NONFATAL
SHOOTINGS WERE SOMEBODY IS
INJURED AS A RESULT OF GUNFIRE
BUT IS NOT KILLED.
AND IN THE FATAL SHOOTINGS ARE
THOSE WHERE THERE IS HOMICIDE
AS A RESULT OF A FIREARM.
WE DO NOT INCLUDE SELF-
INFLICTED SUICIDE OR OFFICER
INVOLVED SHOOTINGS.
THESE ARE THE CRIMINAL INCIDENTS
TALK ABOUT SHOOTINGS AND SHOTS
FIRE.
>> CHRIS, THE DEPARTMENT DOES
TRACK THOSE INCIDENTS WHERE
SOMEBODY IS USING A WEAPON TO
FREE THEMSELVES.
>> WE DON'T INCLUDE THAT IN
SHOTS FIRED.
THE RESPONSE IS MUCH DIFFERENT.
ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS ALSO THE
THIRD HIGHEST YEAR FOR NONFATAL
SHOOTINGS, WHICH IS A GOOD
TRADE-OFF.
IT WAS NOT A HIGH YEAR FOR
PEOPLE BEING KILLED.
THERE WERE PEOPLE WHO WERE
HIDDEN SAFE.
WE WERE ATTRIBUTE THIS TO THE
EVER IMPROVING TRAUMA RESPONSES,
ESPECIALLY A PLACE LIKE HARBOR
VIEW.
THAT IS A STANDOUT.
THERE IS A LOT OF CHANGE IN THE
SURVIVABILITY OF GUNSHOT
WOUNDS, ESPECIALLY FOLLOWING
SOME OF THE MILITARY
ENGAGEMENTS OVER THE PAST
DECADE O SO.
A LOT OF IMPROVEMENT IN THE
TECHNOLOGY TO HELP PEOPLE IF
THEY HAVE BEEN SHOP.
WHEN PEOPLE ARE GETTING SHOT,
FEWER PEOPLE ARE BEING KILLED.
A LOT OF THAT GOES TO THE GREAT
SURGEONS AND OTHERS. IT IS ALSO
IMPORTANT TO NOTE -- IT IS ON A
LATER SLIDE AND WE WILL GET
THERE, BUT IN 2018, SPD
RECOVERED MORE FIREARMS FROM
THE STREET.
THAT INCLUDES A WIDE RANGE.
THAT IS PEOPLE VOLUNTARILY, A
PARENT OR RELATIVE DIED IN THEY
HAD A COLLECTION AND YOU DON'T
WANT TO DEAL WITH THEM AND YOU
TURN THEM IN.
THAT ALSO INCLUDES FINDING
THEM, FINDING THEM INVOLVED IN
CRIMINAL INCIDENTS.
WE DID RECOVER JUST OVER 1400
FIREARMS THAT WERE TURNED IN OR
TAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENT.
IT WAS AN INCREASE.
ANYTIME WE HAVE FEWER GUNS THAT
CAN POTENTIALLY BE ILLEGALLY
USED OUT ON THE STREETS, THAT
HELPS CONTRIBUTE TO THE
REDUCTION THAT WE SAW IN THE
SHOTS FIRED.
ANOTHER THING THAT IS ON THE
SLIDE, AND IT IS A LITTLE HARD
TO SEE, ONE THING I WOULD OFFER
TO YOU, MADAM CHAIR OR ANY OF
YOUR COLLEAGUES, IT IS EASY TO
DO THIS SORT OF BRIEFING ACROSS
THE STREET IN THE DEPARTMENT
BEHIND THE SECURITY FIREWALL.
WE COULD DRILL INTO THIS.
A POWERPOINT IS NOT THE BEST
WAY TO ZOOM IN TO WHERE STUFF
IS HAPPENING ON THE
NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL.
WE GIVE IT OUR BEST SHOT HERE.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT LIVE
AND NOT ON THE SCREEN, YOU CAN
ZOOM A LITTLE BIT ONTO THE
POWERPOINT.
WE TRY TO LOOK AT WHERE THINGS
ARE HAPPENING GEOGRAPHICALLY.
WE HEARD THAT REQUEST FROM YOUR
OFFICE.
WE LOOKED AT THIS OVER THE PAST
SEVEN YEARS.
THAT IS WHAT THAT CHART ON THE
LEFT AND THE MAP ON THE RIGHT
ARE SHOWING. THOSE OF THE TOP
15 NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE
SEVEN YEARS, IF YOU TOTAL THEM
UP.
THE IMPORTANT THING REALLY TO
NOTE HERE IS THAT, WHILE YEAR-
TO-YEAR, YOU MIGHT SEE SOME
VARIATION IN WHO IS IN THE TOP,
GENERALLY RAINIER BEACH, THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT, BRIGHTON,
DUNLAP, AND RAINIER VIEW ARE ALL
CONSISTENTLY IN THE TOP DECILE
OF OUR MICRO COMMUNITY POLICING
PLAN NEIGHBORHOODS, WHICH IS
WHAT THESE NEIGHBORHOOD NAMES
COME FROM.
THEY ARE 57, 58 THE OPINION HOW
THE COMMUNITY FEELS FROM ANYONE
YEAR TO THE NEXT ABOUT HOW THEY
WANT TO ORGANIZE THEMSELVES.
GENERALLY, THOSE FOUR OR FIVE
ARE SOMEWHERE IN THAT TOP 10
AND CONSISTENTLY, WHEN YOU GO
ACROSS THE SEVEN YEARS, YOU SEE
RAINIER BEACH IS NUMBER ONE AND
THEN THE ONES I JUST NAMED.
THANKS TO A LOT OF CONCERTED
EFFORTS TO ADDRESS IN SOME OF
THESE NEIGHBORHOODS GANG-
RELATED VIOLENCE IN SOME
NEIGHBORHOODS -- ONGOING FEUDS
BETWEEN PEOPLE WHO I WOULD NOT
CALL GANGS, BUT TERRITORIAL
GROUPS -- WHATEVER LANGUAGE YOU
WANT TO USE, BUT NOT THE FORMAL
DEFINITION OF A GANG BUT
DISPUTES GOING ON AND FORTH,
AND A LOT OF WORKING WITH
COMMUNITIES IN SOME
NEIGHBORHOODS WHICH WE WILL
TALK ABOUT IN A LITTLE BIT HAVE
SEEN FROM THE HIGHS OF 2014 AND
2015, THEY HAVE ALL EXPERIENCED
A TREND DOWNWARD IN TERMS OF
HOW THEY ARE EXPERIENCING
OCCURRENCES OR REPORTED
OCCURRENCES OF GUN VIOLENCE.
WE KNOW THERE IS MORE WORK TO
BE DONE.
MOST OF THESE NEIGHBORHOODS
SEEM TO BE ON THE RIGHT TRACK.
YOU CAN SEE IN THIS, THE UPTICK
IN THIS AREA.
IF YOU COULD DRILL DOWN ON
THIS.
WHAT YOU COULD SEE IS A LOT OF
THIS HAPPENS ON THE BOUNDARY OF
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT, WHICH IS
AN ARTIFICIAL BOUNDARY.
IN THE PROCESS, WE HAD TO PICK
A LOT OF THESE BOUNDARIES TO BE
DEFINED BY WHERE CENSUS BLOCKS
AND.
IS A WAY TO HELP WITH GIS,
SPATIAL MAPPING, TO KEEP
EVERYTHING ON THE SAME LEVEL.
IF YOU MOVED THAT BOUNDARY DOWN
A BLOCK OR TWO OR UP NORTH A
BLOCK OR TWO, THEY WOULD BE IN
THE CD HERE IN MADRONA.
I WOULD NOT GET TOO HUNG UP ON
A PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD IN IF
THAT IS UP OR DOWN.
WE KNOW BY DRILLING IN, IT IS
AN AREA OF THE CITY.
IT IS HOW WE ARE AGGREGATED OUT
BY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT SHOWS
THERE WAS AN INCREASE.
IT IS REALLY RIGHT ON THE
BORDER BETWEEN THEM AND THE CD.
>> GOT IT.
IN TERMS OF THIS DATA, I KNOW
THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS
MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS IN
MAKING A LOT OF THIS DATA VERY
PUBLIC AND ACCESSIBLE.
IS THIS SHOTS FIRED BY
NEIGHBORHOOD MAP, IS THAT A
WIDGET ON YOUR WEBSITE THAT
PEOPLE CAN ACCESS?
FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM?
HOW DO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
WHO HAVE INTEREST IN DRILLING
INTO PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD,
HOW ARE THEY ABLE TO DO THAT.
>> THIS IS AN INTERNAL
DASHBOARD.
THE REASON FOR THAT IS THIS IS
NOT NATIVELY COMING OUT OF OUR
RECORD SYSTEM.
THE DETECTIVE EVERY WEEK
REVIEWS ALL THE INCIDENTS THAT
COULD LIKELY HAVE INVOLVED GUN
VIOLENCE OR THE USE OF A
FIREARM AND SHE REVIEWS THEM
AND ENCODES THEM AND TRACKS OUR
SHOTS FIRED.
AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, WE
ARE LAUNCHING OUR NEW RECORD
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THINGS TO A
LOT OF SUPPORT FROM THE COUNCIL
IN THE CITY.
THAT IS GOING TO MAKE IT MORE
ACTIVE AND LIFE.
IT IS NOT GOING TO BE SO
DEPENDENT ON THIS WEEKLY REVIEW
OF THE UPDATING OF IT.
OUR PLAN AND HOPE IS TO SWAP
THIS OUT TO BE A PUBLIC
VERSION.
IT WON'T BE AS DETAILED AS MOST
OF OUR PUBLIC-PRIVATE, INTERNAL-
EXTERNAL DASHBOARDS, AS WE DO
NOT WANT PEOPLE TO DRILL DOWN
AND KNOW THAT THIS HAPPENED AT
THAT HOUSE FOR PRIVACY REASONS.
WE DO WANT TO HAVE A SHOTS
FIRED PUBLICLY.
RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE IN THE
HOMICIDE AND ASSAULT DATA IF
SOMEBODY WAS IT.
JUST A CRIMINAL SHOTS FIRED
WOULD BE HARD TO FIND IN THE
PUBLIC CRIME DASHBOARD.
WE DO WANT TO HAVE A PUBLIC
VERSION OF THE SHOTS FIRED,
BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT TO SEE
THIS.
RIGHT NOW IT IS HARD TO FEED
THAT SYSTEM FROM THIS MANUAL
PROCESS.
MOVING FORWARD, WE WILL BE ABLE
TO.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE
BEEN TALKING TO THE DEPARTMENT
ABOUT IS GETTING THIS MORE
SPECIFIC SHOTS FIRED BY
NEIGHBORHOOD MAP.
IT IS A QUESTION WE GET A LOT
FROM CONSTITUENTS IN TERMS OF,
WHERE ARE THESE THINGS
HAPPENING?
IN THE PAST WE HAVE DONE THESE
PRESENTATIONS, IT HAS BEEN DONE
THROUGH A CITYWIDE LENS AS
OPPOSED TO REALLY GETTING INTO
THE GRANULAR DETAIL OF SEEING
SOME OF THE TRENDS OCCURRING
OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
I THINK THIS IS A MUCH MORE
HELPFUL TOOL FOR US AS
POLICYMAKERS, LOOKING AT PUBLIC
SAFETY, PUBLIC HEALTH
INVESTMENTS TO ADDRESS THE
TRAUMA OF GUN VIOLENCE AND HOW
WE CAN GET FURTHER UPSTREAM TO
PREVENT THESE THINGS FROM
OCCURRING IS AN ABSOLUTE
PRIORITY FOR US.
AND THEN I THINK A LOT OF MORE
PUBLIC SAFETY ORIENTED FOLKS
REALLY HAVE INTEREST IN THIS
INFORMATION TO SEE HOW WELL THE
CITY IS RESPONDING TO THOSE
PARTICULAR NEEDS, AS WELL.
I APPRECIATE YOU ALL TAKING THE
TIME THAT IT REQUIRES TO REALLY
DRILL INTO SOME OF THE DATA TO
GENERATE THIS KIND OF MAPPING.
I THINK IT WILL BE REALLY,
REALLY USEFUL IN THE FUTURE.
>> ADDITIONALLY, ONE OTHER
POINT TO NOTE FROM THE SLIDE IS
YOU CAN SEE, IF YOU WANT ADDED
IN A SLIGHTLY CLEARER VERSION,
BOTH THE NORTHGATE AND THE
SOUTH PARK HAVE ACTUALLY GONE
AGAINST THAT TREND OF COMING
DOWN FROM 2014 AND 2015.
BUT THROUGH SOME REALLY
CONCERTED EFFORTS SPECIFICALLY
IN SOUTH PARK, A LOT OF
LEADERSHIP FOR YOU MADAM CHAIR
AND COUNCILMAN TO MAKE SURE WE
HEAR FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD A
LOT WHEN THEY HAVE THOSE
CONCERNS, I THINK WORKING WITH
THE SOUTHWEST PRECINCT COMMAND,
THAT COMMUNITY, AND OUR
COLLABORATIVE BUREAU, WHO DOES
A LOT OF ENGAGEMENT THROUGH
YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, SOUTH PARK
HAS REALLY SEEN IN THE PAST
YEAR A GREAT REDUCTION.
A LOT OF THAT WAS ADDRESSING
SOME PROBLEM LOCATIONS THAT ARE
CONSISTENTLY EXPERIENCING GUN
VIOLENCE.
A LOT OF WORK FROM ACROSS THE
CITY AND THE LAW DEPARTMENT A
BUNCH OF FOLKS HELPING TO
ADDRESS THOSE LOCATIONS.
WE HAVE SEEN A TURNAROUND THERE
IN SOUTH PARK.
I THINK WE ARE CONTINUING TO
FOCUS ON WHAT CAN HAPPEN AROUND
THE NORTHGATE AREA.
THERE IS A DIFFERENT TYPE OF
VISION.
THAT IS DEFINITELY ON OUR
RADAR.
THOSE ARE TWO NEIGHBORHOODS
THAT SOUGHT SLIGHT UPTICKS IN
2016 AND 2017.
WE ARE TRYING TO TURN IT BACK
DOWN.
>> CAN YOU SPEAK TO A PART OF
THAT WHERE WE ARE HAVING A LOT
OF SIMILAR ISSUES IN BEACON
HILL?
IF THAT IS MID BEACON HILL OR
NORTH BEACON HILL, AND TALK
ABOUT GOING BACK AND FORTH
BETWEEN LOCATIONS.
ARE WE SEEING SUCCESS OF SIMILAR
MICRO POLICING IN ONE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE ARE CHASING
IT TO A DIFFERENT PART OF
BEACON HILL AND CHASING IT
BACK?
TALK TO ME ABOUT WHAT IS GOING
ON THERE.
>> I CANNOT SAY SPECIFICALLY
FOR THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
I WOULD HAVE TO TALK TO THE
FOLKS ON THE GROUND ABOUT WHAT
THE DYNAMIC IS IN THAT SPECIFIC
AREA.
I KNEW NO GENERALLY FROM THE
RESEARCH, YOU DON'T TEND TO
DISPLACE GUN VIOLENCE.
THIS TYPE OF VIOLENCE TENDS TO
BE ASSOCIATED WITH A LOCATION
THAT IS ATTRACTING -- SO THERE
IS A FEUD WHERE SOMEBODY LIVES
OR A BLOCK WHERE SOMEBODY FEELS
THEY OWN OR CONTROL THE AREA.
MOST OF WHAT MY MEMORY, AND
THIS IS SORT OF AN OPERATIONAL
PERSPECTIVE, BUT IN THE BEACON
HILL AREA, IT HAS BEEN -- THERE
WAS ONE OR TWO HOUSES WHERE
THERE WAS SOME CONSISTENT
INVOLVEMENT.
WE HAVE TRIED TO ADDRESS THAT.
WE HAVE HEARD FROM COMMUNITY
MEMBERS ABOUT SOME OF THOSE
LOCATIONS.
I WOULD HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU
AFTER TALKING TO FOLKS
INVOLVING INVESTIGATIONS ABOUT
WHAT IS THE ISSUE THERE.
>> THANKS.
>> SPEAKING OF OTHER
NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION, THIS
IS SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY, IT
ONE OF OUR MOST RECENT HEARINGS
WITH YOU, THERE WAS A LOT OF
DISCUSSION ABOUT WANTING TO
HAVE INFORMATION FROM THE
COUNCIL PERSPECTIVE.
THIS IS ON OUR GENERAL CRIME AT
IN THE PUBLIC DATA.
YOU CAN SEE THE MAJOR CRIMES BY
COUNSEL DISTRICT.
ON THE LEFT, WE LOOKED AT THE
PAST TWO FULL YEARS OF SHOTS
FIRED BY COUNSEL DISTRICT JUST
FOR THAT PERSPECTIVE.
THE DARKER THE GREEN, THE MORE
FREQUENT THE REPORT OF SHOTS
FIRED OVER THOSE TWO YEARS.
THEN PEOPLE COULD SEE WITHIN
THAT, IF YOU COULD OVERLAY THEM
IN A TRANSPARENCY, ON THE RIGHT
IS THE MORE TRADITIONAL HOTSPOT
OR DENSITY MAPS WHERE, AS YOU
GO FROM BLUE TO YELLOW TO RED,
RED IS WHERE THE MOST FREQUENT
ACROSS THOSE TWO YEARS.
WHAT WE SEE HERE IS, IF YOU
ADDED MORE YEARS ON, IF YOU
REALLY JUST SORT OF GET
NOISIER, YOU WOULD SEE MORE
DISTRIBUTION OF DOTS ACROSS THE
MAP.
BUT THOSE HOTSPOTS WOULD BE
PRETTY PERSISTENT.
THAT WOULD BE UP-AND-DOWN MLK,
ALONG 23rd AND UNION FOR THOSE
TWO YEARS.
SOUTH PARK WOULD DEFINITELY
POP, BUT HAS QUIETED BACK DOWN.
AND THEN AROUND THE CHINATOWN,
PIONEER SQUARE, ALSO IN THE
PAST YEAR OR TWO, IN THOSE TWO
YEARS A SPIKE IN TERMS OF
DENSITY OVERALL.
YOU DON'T SEE THAT HERE, BUT IT
DOES NOT RISE TO THE DENSITY
ANALYSIS, BUT YOU CAN SEE
VISUALLY THERE IS A LITTLE BIT
OF A CONCENTRATION ALONG AURORA
IF YOU FOLLOW THAT STRAIGHT LINE
DIVIDING THOSE AM CPPS AND
ALONG LAKE CITY WAY.
THERE IS A SMALL LITTLE CLUSTER
IN THE U DISTRICT, WHICH ARE
THINGS THAT WE ARE AWARE OF
THAT WE HAVE SEEN AN UPTICK IN
THOSE AREAS.
THERE ARE OPERATIONAL PLANS IN
PLACE TRYING TO ADDRESS WHAT
HAS BEEN DRIVING THAT.
SOME OF THAT HAS BEEN JUST
COMPLETELY, FOR LACK OF A
BETTER PHRASE, RANDOM LUCK THAT
THEY HAVE HAPPENED IN THE SAME
NEIGHBORHOOD.
THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY SENSE
THAT THERE WAS A PARTICULAR
REASON WHY IT WAS HAPPENING IN
THAT AREA.
OTHER ATTRACTORS OF CRYING CAN
SOMETIMES BRING WITH THEM ALSO
GUN CRIME.
THAT WAS THE POINT FROM THE
SLIDE DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
TWO I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE.
THANK YOU.
>> IN SLIDE THREE, WE TOOK IT
LAST YEAR, 2019'S DEMOGRAPHICS
OF THOSE WHO WERE INVOLVED IN
THESE INCIDENTS, THE THEY KNOWN
VICTIMS OR KNOWN SUSPECTS.
WE HAD 79 INCIDENTS IN 2018
WHERE SOMEBODY WAS INJURED BY A
GUN OR KILLED.
DEMOGRAPHICS -- WE HAVE
DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON 84
OF THE VICTIMS AND 103 SUSPECTS
AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
SINCE SOME OF THIS DATA WAS
PULLED, OTHER INVESTIGATIONS
MAY HAVE UNCOVERED MORE.
THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE WE STARTED
PULLING THESE DATA.
GENERALLY, REGARDLESS OF THE
YEAR THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT, IF
YOU DID THIS FOR 2017 AND 2018,
THE SCALE WOULD BE SIMILAR, BUT
NOT THE PATTERN.
VICTIMS ARE SPLIT BETWEEN BEING
YOUNG ADULTS, 18-29, AND THEN
MIDDLE AGE BRACKET OF 30-49.
SUSPECTS, WHEN WE KNOW WHO THEY
ARE, THEY ARE TRENDING YOUNGER
ON THAT 18-29.
THAT IS NOT UNIQUE TO SEATTLE.
YOU SEE NATIONALLY WHO TENDS TO
BE INVOLVED IN GUN VIOLENCE FOR
A VARIETY OF REASONS, IT IS THAT
18-24, 25, 29 AGE GROUP.
WE SEE THAT PLAY OUT HERE.
OBVIOUSLY, A GOOD NUMBER OF
UNKNOWN SUSPECTS, WHICH IS
ALWAYS SOMETHING WE ARE TRYING
TO DRIVE DOWN.
VICTIMS AND SUSPECTS ARE
PREDOMINANTLY MALE, ALSO NOT A
SURPRISE WHEN YOU LOOK AT LOCAL
AND NATIONAL DATA.
AND THE RATIO OF DEMOGRAPHICS
ARE SORT OF PROPORTIONATELY
FAIRLY CLOSE.
THERE ARE A FEW CATEGORIES IF
YOU TURN THOSE NUMBERS INTO
PERCENTAGES OF TOTALS OF
PERCENTAGES OF THE COLUMNS
WHERE THEY WOULD BE OFF 3% TO
5%.
BUT GENERALLY, THE DEMOGRAPHICS
WE VIEW AS BEING THE SUBJECT OF
VICTIMIZATION THROUGH GUN
VIOLENCE OR WHO IS INFLICTING
IT, THE DEMOGRAPHICS ARE FAIRLY
SIMILAR.
>> IS IT YOUR SENSE THAT THAT
IS CONSISTENT WITH THE NATIONAL
AND REGIONAL TRENDS, AS WELL?
>> IT DEPENDS.
IN SOME PLACES, YOU WILL SEE A
MUCH DIFFERENT MAKEUP BECAUSE
--
>> THE CAUSE OF WHO LIVES
THERE?
>> RIGHT.
THERE IS NOTHING STARTLING.
THERE ARE TROUBLING THINGS, BUT
NOTHING STARTLING.
I AM NOT SURPRISED BY THE DATA.
THESE ARE THINGS WHERE WE ARE
WORKING WITH ALL OF OUR
PARTNERS TO ADDRESS THE
DISPARITY IN THE VICTIMIZATION
AND THE SUSPECTS.
BUT IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS
OUT OF THE ORDINARY WHEN YOU
LOOK AT NATIONAL DATA.
>> I THINK DATA LIKE THIS IS
REALLY HELPFUL FOR US TO GIVE A
BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT
KIND OF PROGRAMS WE NEED TO BE
INVESTING IN ON THE COMMUNITY
BASE SIDE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
SUPPORTING INTERVENTIONS THAT
ARE SQUARELY FOCUSING ON
YOUNGER MALE AND FOLKS OF COLOR
TO REALLY BE ABLE TO INTERRUPT
SOME OF THE VIOLENCE THAT WE
ARE SEEING HAPPENING WITHIN OUR
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE ALSO
AFFLICTED WITH IN OUR
COMMUNITIES.
>> RIGHT.
AND AS YOU SAID EARLIER, SO
MUCH OF THAT IS A SYMPTOM OF IT
AND BROADER DISPARITIES ON THE
WHOLE FACTORS.
THE SLIGHTEST TO GIVE AN UPDATE
OF HOW IS 2019 LOOKING SO FAR?
WE PULLED THIS TO GET THIS READY
THROUGH LAST WEEK'S UPDATE.
IT ACTUALLY HAS BEEN A LITTLE
BIT -- I HAVE THE NUMBERS FROM
THIS WEEK.
THEY ARE NOT ON HERE.
WE DO KNOW THAT JANUARY OF THIS
YEAR WAS UP A LITTLE BIT FROM
JANUARY 2018.
LAST YEAR WAS VERY QUIET.
IT CAME BACK DOWN IN FEBRUARY.
I ATTRIBUTE A LOT OF THAT TO
THE GREAT WORK OF THE
DEPARTMENT.
WE HAD SOME INTERESTING WEATHER
IN FEBRUARY.
THAT PROBABLY DID NOT HURT THE
CASE.
I KNOW A LOT OF CASES, WHEN YOU
HAVE EXTREME WEATHER, IT CAN
PLAY OUT THAT WAY.
I KNOW CHICAGO, WHEN THEY HAD
THAT SUPER COLD SNAP HAD VERY
LITTLE ANYTHING.
WHEN IT WAS -20 THERE, THEY HAD
A QUIET WEEK.
>> EVERYBODY STAYED HOME.
>> FEBRUARY DEFINITELY CAME
DOWN.
I KNOW THROUGH THIS WEEK, WE
HAVE 47 -- THIS IS 41, THAT WAS
LAST WEEK.
THROUGH MONDAY, IT WAS 47
COMPARED TO 43 IN 2018.
THE GAP GOT SMALLER.
DEFINITELY WE ARE TRENDING
FAIRLY CLOSE TO THE RECORD YEAR
THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR IN TERMS
OF RECENT LOWS.
THINGS ARE CONTINUING TO LOOK
GOOD IN TERMS OF WHERE THE
INCIDENTS ARE OCCURRING.
FROM GEOGRAPHICALLY, JUST
LOOKING AT WHERE THE DOTS ARE,
THE ONLY THING THAT WE REALLY
NOTICED THAT IS UNUSUAL IN
THESE TRENDS IS A LITTLE BIT OF
AN UPTICK IN THE NUMBER OF
INCIDENTS AROUND THE U DISTRICT.
AND THAT AM CPPS.
-- McPP.
YOU SEE IN DOWNTOWN AND RAINIER,
THAT IS WHERE WE HISTORICALLY
HAVE GUN VIOLENCE.
VERY LITTLE IN THE SOUTHWEST
PRECINCT AND JUST ONE IN SOUTH
PARK.
THE SMALL, LITTLE CLUSTER
AROUND THE U DISTRICT, NO REAL
-- I WOULD NOT DEFINITIVELY SAY
NO REAL CONNECTION WITHOUT
INVESTIGATIONS HERE, TO THE
BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, IT IS NOT
AN ONGOING ISSUE. IT IS A
SERIES OF ONE-OFF ISSUES THAT
THEY ARE VERY AWARE OF.
>> I KNOW WE WILL GET TO WHAT
IS THE DEPARTMENT DOING HERE TO
RESPOND TO THIS?
AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO
RECOGNIZE THAT WE, OF COURSE,
WANT TO LIVE IN A COMMUNITY
WHERE THESE NUMBERS ARE PRETTY
CLOSE TO ZERO.
>> THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> EVEN ONE DEATH AS A RESULT
OF GUN VIOLENCE IS TOO MUCH.
AND ABSOLUTELY PREVENTABLE.
WE OBVIOUSLY WANT TO GET TO A
POINT WHERE WE SEE MUCH SMALLER
, SMALLER NUMBERS THAN WHAT WE
HAVE HERE.
WHY DON'T YOU -- SO I RECOGNIZE
THAT THESE NUMBERS ARE IMPORTANT
AND SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT IS
SOMEBODY'S LIFE THAT IS BEING
IMPACTED AS A RESULT OF GUN
VIOLENCE. I REALLY WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SEATTLE IS A
LITTLE BIT OF AN OUTLIER IN THE
SENSE THAT, AS COMPARED TO
OTHER MAJOR METROPOLITAN CITIES
LIKE OURS, WE FARE MUCH BETTER
IN TERMS OF THIS PARTICULAR
ISSUE THAN OTHERS.
MAYBE YOU CAN TALK ABOUT THAT A
LITTLE BIT.
>> WHENEVER WE ARE AT NATIONAL
POLICING CONFERENCES OR ANY
ANALYTIC GET-TOGETHERS --
>> AND DIFFERENT TYPE OF NERD
CAMPS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> I KNOW FOLKS ON MY TEAM HAVE
GONE AND DONE SORT OF TRAININGS
ON THE WORK THAT WE DO AROUND
THESE GRAPH AND DASHBOARDS.
THEY SHOW THE SHOTS FIRED MAP.
THEY SAY THAT IS FOR A WHOLE
YEAR?
AND THEN THEY WILL SAY HOW MANY
HOMICIDES DID YOU ALL HAVE?
WE WILL SAY DEPENDING ON THE
YEAR, ANYWHERE FROM 20 TO 30.
THEY SAY WAIT, FOR THE WHOLE
YEAR?
I DO THINK THROUGH A VARIETY OF
REASONS, FROM A VERY STRONG
INVOLVED COMMUNITY, FROM A
DEPARTMENT THAT TRIES TO KEEP A
CONNECTION TO BE ABLE TO HEAR
WHAT IS GOING ON ON THE GROUND,
THROUGH SOME REALLY GOOD
LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS
AROUND GUN ACCESS AND STORAGE
AND OTHER ISSUES AND JUST THE
PERSPECTIVE THAT THE CITY HAS
TAKEN FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH
PERSPECTIVE, WE ARE VERY
FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE, I THINK,
EQUAL TO A LOT OF OUR SISTER
CITIES THAT ARE OUR SIZE AND
DYNAMIC THE LEVEL OF GUN
VIOLENCE THAT WE DO HAVE.
ANY OF IT IS TOO MUCH.
THROUGH A VARIETY OF FACTORS,
WE ARE DEFINITELY IN THE MIDDLE
TO LOW END OF THE PERSON CRIME
IN GENERAL.
DEFINITELY ON THE GUN CRIME
SPECIFICALLY.
>> I THINK THAT IS A BIG
TESTAMENT TO THE ECOSYSTEM WE
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CREATE, NOT
JUST IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
BUT AS A COUNTY AS WELL.
WE HAVE STRONG PARTNERS IN THIS
SPACE WITH KING COUNTY, OUR
KING COUNTY COUNSEL AND THE
EXECUTIVE, ALL VERY STRONG
PARTNERS IN MAKING SURE THAT WE
ARE LOOKING AT THIS AS A
REGIONAL ISSUE.
WHEN WE DIG INTO THESE NUMBERS
AND THE REASON WHY GUN VIOLENCE
IS OCCURRING AND WHO IS
COMMITTING A, A LOT OF TIMES IT
IS THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND
OUTSIDE OF THE LITERAL BORCHERS
-- BORDERS OF THE CITY.
WE DO A LOT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
WORK THROUGH OUR KING COUNTY
PUBLIC HEALTH.
WE BUILD AN ECOSYSTEM
REGIONALLY AND THROUGHOUT THE
STATE TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE PUSHING ALL -- PUSHING
AND PULLING ALL OF THE
DIFFERENT LEVERS THAT WE NEED
TO IN ORDER TO REDUCE GUN
VIOLENCE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES.
WE ARE PROUD OF A LOT OF THE
WORK THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
DO AROUND PROTECTION ORDERS AND
BEING EXPERIMENTAL IN THAT
SPACE AND INNOVATIVE IN THAT
SPACE IN A WAY THAT IS CREATING
AN IMPACT.
WE ON OUR EDGES LATE OF AGENDA
FOR THE STATE AND FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT EVERY YEAR HAVE A
SUITE OF PRIORITIES RELATED TO
SENSIBLE GUN REFORM LAWS AND
SAFETY LEGISLATION. HERE AT THE
CITY OF SEATTLE, WE HAVE DONE A
LOT OF WORK THROUGH THIS
COMMITTEE AND THROUGH PRIOR
ITERATIONS OF THIS COMMITTEE ON
SENSIBLE LOCAL LAWS RELATED TO
FIREARMS. WE ARE EXCITED TO
CONTINUE TO EXPLORE OTHER
POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES IN THAT
SPACE AS WELL.
WE REALLY JUST APPRECIATE THE
DEPARTMENT AND ITS WILLINGNESS
AND CHANGE IN MENTALITY AROUND
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE
UTILIZING PUBLIC HEALTH LANDS
TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.
I THINK THAT ALL OF THOSE
THINGS COMBINED TOGETHER WITH
INVESTMENTS AND COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE TRUSTED
ALLIES IN THIS WORK, AS WELL.
I THINK ALL OF THAT TOGETHER
RESULTS IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE
WE CAN HAVE SOME OF OUR
COUNTERPARTS CITIES SORT OF
STAND IN AWE AT HOW RELATIVELY
SPEAKING FEW SHOTS FIRED WE
HAVE IN OUR CITY COMPARED TO
OTHER MAJOR URBAN AREAS.
I WANT TO THANK THE DEPARTMENT
FOR THAT WORK IN COUNSELOR
JOHNSON?
>> THANKS.
I JUST WANT TO ASK YOU A
QUESTION, CHRIS -- YOU SAID
YOURSELF AND THE CHART SHOWS
THAT WE HAVE SEEN A HIGHER THAN
USUAL AMOUNT OF SHOTS FIRED IN
THE U DISTRICT.
AT ONE POINT DOES THE
DEPARTMENT TAKE THAT DATA AND
REALIZE THAT THE TREND LOOKS
LIKE IT IS GOING TO CONTINUE,
THAT IT IS NOT A ONE-OFF BUT IS
INSTEAD SOMETHING ELSE BROADER
THAT IS HAPPENING IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD?
AT WHAT POINT DO WE SEE THAT
SHIFT HAPPENED?
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE STRATEGIES
THAT THE DEPARTMENT THEN USES
IN ORDER TO DECREASE INCIDENCE?
>> YOU.
WE LOOK AT THIS DATA.
THE SHOTS FIRED GETS UPDATED
EVERY WEEK.
ANYTIME THERE IS A SHOTS FIRED,
THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT INCIDENT
REPORT THAT GOES OUT TO COMMAND
STAFF AND CAPTAINS SO PEOPLE
KNOW WHEN STUFF IS HAPPENING.
AND THEN WE SEE THE STAT EVERY
TWO WEEKS.
IF THERE HAS BEEN A HOMICIDE, A
SHOTS FIRED IN YOUR PRECINCT AS
THE CAPTAIN, YOU WILL KNOW YOU
ARE GOING TO GET ASKED ABOUT
IT.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT IT?
IF THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION,
WHAT IS GOING ON THERE?
IS THAT A TREND?
THE DEPARTMENT TAKES ANY ISSUE
OF THE LEGAL USE OF A FIREARM
AS THE TOP PRIORITY.
THAT IS BROUGHT UP CONSISTENTLY
IN BETWEEN, BUT DEFINITELY AT
THE MANAGEMENT MEETINGS WHERE
THE CAPTAINS GET A BRIEF ON
WHAT HE OR SHE KNOWS AND THEN
INVESTIGATIONS WILL SAY, IS
THIS PART OF A TREND?
IS THIS SOMETHING WHERE THERE
IS GOING TO BE RETALIATION?
DO WE NEED TO PUT SOMETHING
INTO QUIET HER DOWN?
IS THERE A PROBLEM LOCATION
WHERE THEY ARE DEALINGS DRUGS?
WE HAVE THE PROBLEM-SOLVING
CONVERSATION.
IT DOES NOT TAKE THE THIRD
SHOTS FIRED -- THERE IS GOING
TO BE A DIFFERENT WAY TO IF
SOMEBODY HEARD IT AND WE FOUND
THE SHOWCASING AND THERE WAS NO
PROPERTY DAMAGE, NOBODY WAS
HRT, BE SOMEBODY FIRED
STUPIDLY INTO THE AIR OR
WHATEVER.
THAT IS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT
THAN IF A BULLET GOES INTO
SOMEBODY'S HOUSE OR SOMEBODY
GETS IT.
THAT WILL GET A LITTLE BIT MORE
OF AN IMPETUS RIGHT THEN AND
THERE.
EVEN IF THERE IS IN THAT WEEKLY
REVIEW OF THE DATA THAT SEEMS
LIKE, HEY, WE ARE TRENDING.
WE ARE SEEING PROPERTY DAMAGE A
SHOTS FIRED IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
THAT WILL COME UP AND IT WILL
KICK OFF THE PROBLEM-SOLVING
CONVERSATION AROUND WHAT IS
GOING ON IN WHAT WE CAN DO TO
QUIET HER DOWN.
WE ALSO ROUTINELY AND QUICKLY
HEAR FROM ANY COMMUNITY. WE ARE
NOT USED TO HEARING THIS OR WE
DO HERE THESE AND IT SEEMS TO
BE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY.
THAT STUFF NORMALLY COMES
STRAIGHT TO THE CHIEF AND TO
THE PRECINCT MANAGER.
THAT KICKS OFF ITS OWN SERIES
OF EVENTS, AS WELL.
>> IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR ME
TO HAVE A FOLLOW-UP
CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT SOME OF
THOSE ANSWERS HAVE BEEN IN
RESPONSE TO THE FIRST THREE
MONTHS OF THE YEAR AND A HIGHER
DENSITY.
>> OF COURSE.
>> I WOULD LOVE A FOLLOW-UP
CONVERSATION.
>> YES, SIR.
SPEAKING OF RESPONSES, SO
QUICKLY TO RUN THROUGH WHAT WE
ARE CURRENTLY DOING, BOTH SORT
OF LONG-STANDING AND RECENTLY
AND WHAT IS ON THE HORIZON,
SPEAKING FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF
A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE AS WELL AS
NOT BEING ABLE TO SOLVE THIS
WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE
COMMUNITY, A LOT OF OUR EFFORTS
ARE FOCUSED AROUND COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT AND HOW THEY CAN BE
ADVOCATES FOR US.
THEY CAN HELP SOLVE THE
PROBLEM.
THERE ARE TIMES WHERE WE NEED
THE SUPPORT AND THE TRUST.
THEY PROVIDE US THE INFORMATION
TO GET THAT DANGEROUS WEAPON
AND PERSON USING IT OFF THE
STREET.
SO THROUGH A VARIETY OF THE
TASKFORCES THAT THE CITY HAS,
THE DEPARTMENT MAKES USE OF
ALIVE AND FREE, WHICH, FOR
THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT
IS, IT IS IN THE MODEL OF CEASE-
FIRE OF VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS.
WE GET ON THE STREET WHEN WE
KNOW THERE IS A CONFLICT GOING
ON AND I TRUST THE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS TRY TO TAMP DOWN THE
TEMPERATURE AND GET PEOPLE TO
PUT THE GUNS DOWN.
THAT MODEL HAS WORKED ACROSS
CITIES IN THE COUNTRY IN TERMS
OF HELPING TO CONTROL GUN
VIOLENCE.
WE ROUTINELY PARTNER WITH THE
U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, WHO IS
THE VEHICLE FOR THE PROJECT
SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD FUNDS FROM
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
WE GENERALLY ARE WORKING WITH
THEM AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS TO FOCUS ON FOLKS
COMING OUT OF D.O.C.
WHO ARE HIGH RISK AND ARE KNOWN
TO PARTICIPATE IN GUN VIOLENCE
OR ARE THOUGHT TO BE ON THE
ROUTE TO POTENTIALLY ENGAGING
INVIOLENCE.
WE TRY TO DO A LOT OF
NOTIFICATION OR DIRECT
DETERRENCE, TALKING TO THEM.
THIS IS VERY MUCH ALONG THE
LINES OF THE WORK THAT DAVID
KENNEDY AND OTHERS DO. WE KNOW
YOU ARE HERE.
WE CAN GET YOU SERVICES.
WE CAN HOOK YOU UP WITH ACCESS
TO JOBS AND TREATMENT. BUT IF
YOU USE A GUN, WE KNOW YOU ARE
ONE OF THE FOLKS WAS GOING TO
BE USING A GUN IF IT HAPPENS IN
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE EARLY ON
THE LIST WE COME AND TALK TO
AND THAT'S AN AREA.
WE CAN HELP YOU OR WE CAN KEEP
OUR EYES OUT FOR YOU IF I THIS
DOES HAPPEN.
WE WORK WITH THE UNITED BLACK
CHRISTIAN CLERGY IN SEATTLE
LINK.
THEY ALREADY GIVING US A
COMPREHENSIVE GANG MODEL TO
BRING IN ALL THE OTHER
RESOURCES TO REALLY, ON THOSE
ENDS, IT IS FOCUSED ON GETTING
AND PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM
GOING INTO THAT LIFE, SO TO
SPEAK. WE WANT TO PREVENT
PEOPLE FROM GETTING INTO GUN
VIOLENCE.
WE ARE A BIG PARTICIPANT IN THE
OUR BEST INITIATIVE, A VERY
ROBUST MENTORING CAMPAIGN.
AND THEN THE YOUTH
OPPORTUNITIES INITIATIVE, AND
FROM A CRIME-FIGHTING
PERSPECTIVE.
WE ARE A MEMBER THE REGIONAL
CRIME-FIGHTING TASK FORCE.
THAT IS OUR MODEL OF THE
NATIONAL TASK FORCE
INTELLIGENCE CENTER.
WE PARTICIPATE WITH ALL OF OUR
REGIONAL PARTNERS.
WHEN WE FIND A GUN, AN
ILLEGALLY USED GUN OR SHELL
CASINGS, WE ENTER THAT
INFORMATION INTO THE NATIONAL
INTEGRATIVE BALLISTIC
INFORMATION NETWORK TO SEE, HAS
THE GUN THAT WE HAVE FOR THE
GUN THAT FIRED THE SHOWCASING
WE HAVE, HAS IT BEEN USED IN
OTHER INCIDENTS?
THAT ALLOWS US TO START
THINKING CASES, CONNECTING AND
SOLVING MORE CASES OF THIS
INCIDENT.
THE SAME GUN WAS USED IN THIS
INCIDENT.
WE START TO BUILD THAT PICTURE
OF HOW OUR GUNS MOVING AROUND
THE COMMUNITY AND HOW ARE
POTENTIAL OFFENDERS WORKING
AROUND THE COMMUNITY.
IN 2018, WE HAD 237 NEW HITS IN
THAT SYSTEM.
123 OF THOSE LINKED TO SPD
CASES WHERE WE HAD EVIDENCE IN
ONE OF OUR CASES THAT MATCHED
UP WITH THE EVIDENCE.
IN 2018, HALF OF OUR SHOTS
FIRED INCIDENTS, THAT GUN THAT
PRODUCED THE SHOWCASING WAS
LINKED TO ANOTHER HIP.
PRODUCING THIS REALLY ADDS THE
INFORMATION TO THE WORK THAT
OUR INVESTIGATORS DO TO TRY TO
FIGURE OUT WHO IS PULLING THE
TRIGGER, WHERE THE GUNS ARE
COMING FROM, AND WHO IS USING
THEM.
AS YOU MENTIONED, A LOT OF
GREAT WORK IN THIS PAST YEAR
THROUGH THE RED FLAG OR THE
EXTREME PROTECTION ORDER AND
THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
PROTECTION ORDER TEAMS.
IN 2018, A TEAM ASSESSED 80
INCIDENTS OR INDIVIDUALS. THEY
DID 32 PETITIONS.
29 OF THOSE, THEY WERE GRANTED
FULL AMOUNT.
IN 2018, THEY SEIZED 79
FIREARMS FROM 27 INDIVIDUALS.
AND THEN THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
TEAM RECOVERED 137 FIREARMS IN
2018.
MOST OF THOSE, THAT IS
VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE.
THEY HAVEN'T TOLD YOU HAVE TO
TURN OVER YOUR WEAPONS AND THE
PERSON DOES.
SOME OF THESE ARE DIFFERENT
SITUATIONS WHERE SOMEBODY IS AT
RISK OF HARMING THEMSELVES AND
WE GO IN AND SEES THEM.
THIS IS ALL IN A DUE PROCESS,
ALL THROUGH A JUDGE.
WE HAD SOME OF THOSE NATIONAL
MEETINGS. WE HAD A LOT OF
CITIES VERY INTERESTED IN THIS
ERPO WORK THAT WE ARE DOING.
IS DEFINITELY EXPANDING ACROSS
THE COUNTRY.
A LOT OF FOLKS ARE MOVING TO
SEATTLE AND LESSONS HAVE BEEN
LEARNED.
I THINK A TEAM HERE HAS DONE
EXCELLENT WORK.
PEOPLE ARE DEFINITELY
INTERESTED IN TALKING TO THEM
TO SEE HOW THAT IS WORKING.
>> THEY ARE DOING FANTASTIC
WORK.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS
THAT YOU'RE PUTTING UP THERE,
THERE ARE 79 FIREARMS FROM 27
INDIVIDUALS MY COLLEAGUE OVER
HERE, WHO WAS MUCH BETTER AT
MATH THAN I AM, DID THE
DIVISION.
THAT IS AN AVERAGE OF THREE
FIREARMS PER INDIVIDUAL,
ALTHOUGH I'M SURE THAT IS NOT.
>> ONE WAS A SUBSTANTIAL CASH,
YEAH.
>> I RECALL SEEING SOME
COVERAGE.
>> THERE WAS A STORY ON THAT.
THEY HAD A SIGNIFICANT PORTION
OF THOSE ON ONE PERSON.
WE KNOW THAT MOST VICTIMS OF
GUN VIOLENCE AND DEATH IN
PARTICULAR ARE IN THE ARENA OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
I JUST -- IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR US TO CONTINUE TO
HIGHLIGHT THE WORK THAT WE ARE
DOING HERE AND TO SUPPORT THIS
WORK OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
TO RECOVER THOSE FIREARMS AND
GET THEM OUT OF HANDS OF REALLY
DANGEROUS, VOLATILE SITUATIONS.
OF ALL THE INFORMATION THAT I
HAVE SEEN, THAT IS THE AREA
WHERE, REGRETTABLY, FIREARMS
ARE USED MOST SUCCESSFULLY,
MEANING THAT SOMEBODY ACTUALLY
IS MURDERED IN THAT CONTEXT IF
THERE IS A FIREARM BEING USED.
REALLY TRENDING IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION IN TERMS OF GETTING
THOSE FIREARMS OUT OF THOSE
VOLATILE SITUATIONS.
>> AS PART OF THIS SPEAKING
WITH OUR FEDERAL
REPRESENTATIVES, BECAUSE THERE
IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A A
BIPARTISAN BILL THAT'S I THINK
IT WAS PART OF THE ON THE BUS
AND IT MIGHT BE STILL GETTING
WORKED OUT ABOUT SORT OF
INCENTIVIZING JURISDICTIONS TO
DO THIS ACROSS THE COUNTRY BY
GIVING THEM SUPPORT FOR THESE
TEAMS, WE POINTED OUT THAT WE
DID THIS TEAM WITH NO SUPPORT.
SO DON'T THIS INCENTIVIZE THOSE
WHO DON'T DO IT.
REWARD THOSE WHO HAVE DONE IT.
FIND A WAY TO THROW A LITTLE
SUPPORT.
THIS IS SOMETHING WHERE WE
PULLED FOLKS FOR A VERY GOOD
THEY ARE NOT DOING OTHER STUFF
NOW.
GETTING A LITTLE SUPPORT FROM
THE FEDS IF THEY ARE GOING TO
SUPPORT OTHER PEOPLE WOULD BE
GREAT.
AND THEN SOME OTHER THINGS WE
ARE CONTINUING TO DO, WE HAVE
THE ONGOING COLLABORATION.
WE HAVE IT WITH THE
PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE WITH THEIR
ANALYSTS ARE WORKING WITH THE
OTHER PLICE DEPARTMENTS SO
THEY CONTRACT WITH ALLSTATE.
WE WORK WITH HARBORVIEW AND AN
INJURY PREVENTION DOCTOR AROUND
HOSPITAL-BASED INTERVENTIONS.
WE OBVIOUSLY, THE CHIEF IS THE
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY FOR THE
NEW SAFE STORAGE LAW.
THE COUNCIL MOVED FORWARD AND
GOT THAT INTO PLACE.
WE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE WORKING
TO EVALUATE HOW DOES THAT WORK.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THE
WASHINGTON D.O.C.
AS PART OF PROJECTS IN
NEIGHBORHOODS AND ONGOING WORK
TO OUTREACH TO HIGH-RISK
OFFENDERS WHO HAVE BEEN KNOWN
TO USE GUNS IN THE AREA.
JUST AN IMPORTANT POINT TO NOTE
OUT IS THAT THE DEPARTMENT, THE
INVESTIGATORS FROM THE TRUST
THAT A LOT OF THEM HAVE BUILT
WITH THE COMMUNITY, WE HAVE
GENERALLY AN ABOVE-AVERAGE
CLEARANCE RATE FOR HOMICIDE.
NATIONALLY, THE CLEARANCE RATE
FOR EVERYTHING, BUT
PARTICULARLY FOR HOMICIDES OVER
THE PAST 10 TO 15 YEARS HAS
CONSISTENTLY TRAIL DOWN.
IF YOU LOOK OVER OUR PAST NINE
YEARS, WHERE ARE AVERAGE IS AT
68%, WE HAVE BEEN SOME YEARS AT
90%.
WE HAD ONE YEAR THAT WAS 47%,
IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY.
GENERALLY, WE WERE FAR ABOVE
THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 60%.
THAT SPEAKS TO THE GREAT WORK
AND RELATIONSHIPS THAT OUR
INVESTIGATORS HAVE.
AND THEN STUFF THAT IS ON THE
HORIZON, THE ARNOLD VENTURES,
THEY RECENTLY PARTNERED WITH
RAND TO LAUNCH A NATIONAL
VIOLENCE RESEARCH ISSUE.
THEY ARE GIVING AWAY $50 MILLION
-- I THINK THERE ARE SEVEN
DIFFERENT RESEARCH TRACKS.
WE HAD FOUR RESEARCH TEAMS ASK
US IF WE WOULD BE PARTNERS ON
THEM ON SOME PROPOSALS.
I KNOW AT LEAST ONE OF THEM HAS
ALREADY BEEN TOLD TO PROCEED
WITH STAGE II OF PUTTING
TOGETHER A FORMAL PROPOSAL.
THAT WAS LOOKING AT THE EFFECT
OF ERPO'S.
WE ARE A PRIME PLACE TO
GENERATE THE KNOWLEDGE IN THAT
AREA.
I HOPE THAT GETS FUNDED.
WE CONTINUE TO HELP WITH
HELPING INDIVIDUALS OF FIREARM
INDIVIDUALS INJURIES.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THE
WASHINGTON ALLIANCE FOR GUN
RESPONSIBILITY AND CRIMINAL
JUSTICE RESEARCHRS TO DO WHAT
A LOT OF OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE
AND LOOK AT OUR TRACE DATA TO
LOOK AT WHERE ARE GUN CRIMES
COMING FROM AND HOW ARE THEY
BEING USED.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM TO
FACILITATE THAT RELATIONSHIP
AND GET THAT REPORT DONE.
THAT IS THE STUFF WE ARE DOING
NOW.
>> THAT IS GREAT.
ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
PUTTING TOGETHER A VERY
THOUGHTFUL AND THOROUGH
PRESENTATION.
I KNOW THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS
INCREASINGLY DATA DRIVEN,
PARTICULARLY IN THE SPACE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE
WORK THAT YOU HAVE PUT INTO
MAKING SURE THAT WE IN THE
GENERAL PUBLIC HAVE ACCESS TO
THIS INFORMATION.
I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT
YOU CONTINUE TO DO TO REDUCE
GUN VIOLENCE AS A GOOD PARTNER
WITH COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS.
WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO
HEARING SOME GOOD RESULTS OUT
OF SOME OF THIS POTENTIAL
RESEARCH WORK TO IDENTIFY OTHER
BEST PRACTICES TO CONTINUE TO
SEE IMPROVEMENT IN THE NUMBER OF
GUN VIOLENCE INCIDENTS
OCCURRING IN OUR CITY.
ANYTHING ELSE, COUNSELOR
JOHNSON?
OKAY, GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
WITH US.
THAT IS THE LAST ITEM ON OUR
AGENDA.
THERE IS NO MORE BUSINESS
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE.
SO WE ARE ADJOURNED.