>> GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE FOR THE REGULAR
GOVERNMENT SCHEDULED TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE JOINED BY
COUNCILMEMBER JUNIOR DE SANTOS
I WAS TOLD WE CERTAINLY
UNDERSTAND WE HAVE THREE ACTION
ITEMS WE WILL COVER TODAY THE
FIRST AN ORDINANCE WE WILL VOTE
ON CREATING A CODE REVISER
POSITION FOR REASONS WE WILL
DESCRIBE DURING OUR DISCUSSION
OF THAT AGENDA ITEM.
WE WILL MOVE THROUGH AN
ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE CITY
OF SEATTLE'S USE OF THE CASCADE
PUBLIC MEETING CAPITOL HILL'S
TRANSMISSION SITE AND TOWER AND
LAST WE WILL COVER AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO THE TECHNOLOGY
MATCHING FUND.
ALWAYS EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THE
COMMUNITY IS DOING WITH USE OF
THAT TECHNOLOGY MATCHING FUND
PROGRAM.
AS WE ALWAYS DO I WILL MOVE, IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION WE WILL
APPROVE TODAY'S AGENDA SEEING
NO ONE OBJECTING I THINK WE
WILL APPROVE IT.
AND, WHEN WE TAKE PUBLIC
COMMENT.
I WILL OPEN THAT AND CLOSE THAT
AND ASK, BELIEVED ESSENTIAL
STEP IN WHEN ASSOCIATED 119514
>> PLEASE READ INTO THE RECORD.
>> COUNCIL BILL 119594
ORDINANCE RELATING TO
INTERPRETATIONS, CORRECTIONS AND
REVISIONS OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE.
>> THAT WAS A SHORT VERSION
THAT WILL SUFFICE.
INTRODUCTIONS FIRST?
>> ALY PENNUCCI, COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF
>> I READ ALL THE BRIEFING
MATERIALS, THANKS FOR PUTTING
THAT TOGETHER.
WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO TO
THIS
>> AGREEMENT COUNCIL BILL
119594 WOULD CREATE THE
POSITION OF CODE REVISER IN THE
CITY'S ATTORNEY OFFICE.
THIS POSITION WOULD INCLUDE CAN
INTRODUCE A NEW POSITION THAT
HAS POWERS TO MAKE CORRECTIONS
TO THE CODE, INTRODUCE
EFFICIENCIES INTO CODE DRAFTING
AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY TO
SUGGEST CHANGES TO THE COUNCIL
THAT WOULD PROVIDE BETTER CODE
CLARITY AND MAKE IT EASIER FOR
THE PUBLIC AND COUNCIL AND
STAFF TO WORK WITH SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE.
THE CODE REVISER TODAY, THE
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SAYS TWO
LEGISLATIVE EDITOR POSITIONS,
ONE WOULD BE PERMANENTLY
CLASSIFIED TO STRATEGIC ADVISOR
TO CREATING THE CODE REVISER
POSITION.
CURRENTLY, THE LEGISLATIVE
EDITORS PROVIDE CODE DRAFTING
SUPPORT TO THE COUNCIL, CITY
DEPARTMENTS AND ADVISE ON CODE
DRAFTING GENERALLY AND WORK
WITH US ON MAKING TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS THAT NEED TO BE
PROCESSED THROUGH AMENDMENTS.
THIS WOULD ALLOW CERTAIN
CORRECTIONS TO BE ACHIEVED
THROUGH THE CODIFICATION PROCESS
AND WOULD, AGAIN, INTRODUCE
EFFICIENCIES THAT CODE
PROVIDERS EXPANDING DUTIES WOULD
INCLUDE THE AUTHORITY TO
CORRECT, REVISE, PRACTICALLY
CORRECT NONSUBSTANTIVE ERRORS,
INCLUDING ADDRESSING
DISCREPANCIES AND HARMONIZING
ORDINANCES BEFORE THE
PUBLICATION OF THE FINAL CODE.
AND THE LEGISLATION ALSO ENACTS
SEVERAL GENERAL RULES OF
CONSTRUCTION FOR THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE.
THESE POWERS ARE BASED ON
EXISTING STATE POWERS, COUNTY
POWERS AND OTHER GUIDELINES
THAT INTRODUCE CLARITY IN CODE
DRAFTING.
AS I MENTIONED, THIS PROVIDE A
MORE ACCURATE AND
UNDERSTANDABLE MUNICIPAL CODE
AND HAVE A POSITIVE WORK LOAD
IMPACT ON YOUR OWN COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF IN THE POSITION
HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO FIX THOSE
TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND ALLOW
US TO WORK WITH COUNCILMEMBERS
ON MORE SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES.
APPENDIX 1 TO THE MEMO
ROVIDES A MORE DETAILED
SUMMARY OF THE AUTHORITY THE
CODE REVISER WILL HAVE.
JUST TO REITERATE, THE
AUTHORITY TO MAKE TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS TO THE CODE,
OUTSIDE OF THE LEGISLATIVE
AMENDMENT PROCESS IS VERY
SPECIFIC AND TECHNICAL AND
WOULD NOTALLOW FOR ANY
SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES THAT CHANGE
THE MEANING OF ANY OF THE CODES
OR ORDINANCES IN THE MEMO.
I HIGHLIGHTED A YOU PIECES OF
LEGISLATION THAT COULD HAVE
BEEN AVOIDED, IF THIS POSITION
HAD BEEN IN PLACE.
AGAIN, JUST TO NOTE THIS WILL
ALLOW FOR GOVERNMENT
EFFICIENCIES BY NOT SPENDING
TIME BY COMMITTEE ON THOSE
TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
IF THIS PROPOSED LEGISLATION IS
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION BY THE
COMMITTEE, FULL COUNCIL COULD
TAKE ACTION NEXT MONDAY AT THE
AUGUST 12 MEETING.
>> THANK YOU.
AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH SHE
LAID OUT THE LOGIC BEHIND IT TO
CREATE THE EFFICIENCIES AND YOU
GIVE SEVERAL EXAMPLES,
ORDINANCES THAT WERE PASSED
WHERE MY GUESS WOULD BE HAVE
SEVERAL PIECES OF LEGISLATION
AFFECTING THE SAME CODE OFTEN
COMING FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT
ANGLES AND THIS WOULD BE A STEP
TOWARD EFFICIENCY ALLOWING FOR
NOT A STREAMLINED PROCESS BUT A
MORE EFFECTIVE PROCESS.
SO I DON'T SEE, AS FAR AS
BUDGETING IS CONCERNED, I DID
READ THE FOOTNOTE THAT WE WILL
BE OKAY FOR THIS YEAR AND NEXT
YEAR, BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO BE
IN THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS
FOR THE YEAR 2021
>> CORRECT.
IN ANY LEGISLATION THAT CREATES
A NEW POSITION THAT INCREASES
RESPONSIBILITY, IN THE LONG
TERM THERE WILL BE A BUDGET
INCREASE, BUT IT IS NOT
SIGNIFICANT FOR THE NEXT TWO
YEARS, COVERED WITH EXISTING
RESOURCES AND IF THERE WERE NOT
RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT THAT
TIME WE WOULD REVISIT THAT WITH
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
DURING THE COUNCIL'S BUDGET
PROCESS
>> I THINK BOTH THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN THE
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT MADE
VERY COMPELLING CASES FOR THE
CREATION OF THIS POSITION.
ALMOST SEEMS OVERDUE.
SOUNDS LIKE A SMART WEIGHT TO
GO ABOUT IMPROVING THE PROCESS.
I DON'T SEE ANY STRONG
OBJECTION AT THE TABLE SO WITH
THAT I WILL MOVE TO POWELLS
COUNCIL BILL WOMAN FIVE -- 119
594.
THE AYES HAVE AND I WILL
PRESENT THIS TO FULL COUNCIL.
AGAIN, BECAUSE IT IS A
NONCONTROVERSIAL PIECE BUT I
WILL WORK THE ISSUE OFF-LINE
HOW I MAKE SURE, I DON'T HAVE
TO EXPLAIN IT IN COMPLETE
DETAIL FOR 20 MINUTES WHEN I
PRESENTED MONDAY SO I WILL GET
OUT OF MEMO, COLIC.
>> I'M HAPPY TO DISTRIBUTE OUT
YOUR DIRECTION
>> TEAM AGREEMENT.
APPRECIATE THAT
>> COUNCIL BILL 119599,
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CITY
OF SEATTLE'S CONTINUED USE OF
CASCADE PUBLIC MEDIA'S CAPITOL
HILL TRANSMISSION SITE AND
TOWER.
AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES TO EXECUTE A 15 YEAR
LEASE WITH CASCADE PUBLIC MEDIA
GOVERNING THE CITY'S CONTINUED
USE OF THE TRANSMISSION SITE
AND TOWER FOR RADIO EQUIPMENT
AND ASSOCIATED ANTENNA
>> LET'S START WITH
INTRODUCTIONS.
>> TOM MIKESELL, COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF
>> SPENCER BAHNER, RADIO
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER FOR THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
>> HILARY HAMILTON WITH THE
REAL ESTATE SECTION IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.
>> OKAY.
TOM I WILL LET YOU TEE IT UP
AND WALKED TO THE ISSUE.
GO AHEAD AND THANKS FOR THE RUN
UP TO IT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
COUNCIL BILL 119599 AUTHORIZES
THE DEPARTMENT, THE DIRECTOR OF
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO ND
ENTER INTO A 15 YEAR LEASE WITH
CASCADE PUBLIC MEDIA OR THE USE
OF ITS CAPITOL HILL
TRANSMISSION TOWER.
THIS TRANSMISSION TOWER IS A
PIECE OF THE LARGER PUBLIC
SAFETY EMERGENCY RADIO NETWORK
WHICH WAS FUNDED THROUGH A 2015
COUNTYWIDE BALLOT MEASURE.
COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION IS
REQUIRED FOR ANY LEASE LONGER
THAN FIVE YEARS, PURSUANT TO
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE.
THIS LEASE BEING CONSIDERED
WITH THIS LEGISLATION, REPLACES
AN AGREEMENT WITH K CTS
TELEVISION IN PLACE SINCE 1992.
CITY HAS OPERATED EQUIPMENT AT
THIS LOCATION SINCE 1967.
IN ADDITION TO AUTHORIZING THE
LEASE, THE BILL ALSO INCLUDES
AN APPROPRIATION INCREASE,
$90,000, ACTUALLY $180,000 BUT
THE LEASE AMOUNT IS $90,000
WHICH COVERS LEASE PAYMENTS
GOING BACK TO OCTOBER, 2018.
SO THAT WILL TAKE IT THROUGH
2019.
THE TOTAL INCREASE IN THE
ORDINANCE IS ACTUALLY $180,000.
THIS IS DOUBLE THE $90,000
BECAUSE IT INCLUDES PAST-DUE
AUTHORITY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
FAS TO PAY THE LEASE, WHEREAS
THE DEPARTMENT OF IT WILL
ACUALLY BE, THE DEPARTMENT
WILL BE OPERATING THE TOWER. THE
TOTAL, ONGOING COST BEGINNING
2020, IS $145,000 PER YEAR, AND
GROWS BY 3% PER YEAR
THEREAFTER.
AFTER THE INITIAL 15 YEAR TERM
OF THE LEASE THERE ARE THREE-5
YEAR EXTENSION OPTIONS.
UNLESS THERE ARE QUESTIONS FOR
ME AT THIS TIME, I BELIEVE
HILARY HAMILTON, AND SPENCER
BAHNER HAVE A PRESENTATION TO
COVER DETAILS.
>> SURE.
GO AHEAD.
>> THAT ACTUALLY WAS AN
EXCELLENT BACKGROUND, REALLY
COVERS SOME OF THE SLIGHT
MATERIAL.
WE HAVE A LOT OF HISTORY AT
THIS LOCATION.
IT IS A KEY PART OF OUR CURRENT
RADIO SYSTEM, PUBLIC SAFETY
RADIO SYSTEM.
AND IS A KEY PART OF THE SYSTEM
WE ARE REPLACING IT. IT IS ALSO
A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN THE
COST OF USING THE FACILITY.
THE GOOD NEWS IS IN 2022 OR
2023 THE LEASE AMOUNT ACTUALLY
REDUCES CONSIDERABLY AND WE
WILL BE PAYING SOMETHING CLOSER
TO $50,000 A YEAR LONG-TERM ON
THE PROPERTY.
LET'S SEE -- AGAIN, MENTION THE
SYSTEM AND EVOLUTION AND
TECHNOLOGY OVER TIME.
AS WAS STATED, A 15 YEAR LEASE
WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND,
I WILL ADD WE DO HAVE A NUMBER
OF OTHER SYSTEMS BESIDE THE
PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO SYSTEM
PRESENT, A FIBER NEXUS FOR THE
CITY AND PART OF THE WIRELESS
DATA AND NETWORK THAT COLLECTS
A LOT OF CITY FACILITIES USING
SPECIALIZED WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
SO IT HAS LONG-TERM IMPORTANCE
TO THE CITY.
AND THIS IS JUST AN
ILLUSTRATION OF WHERE IT IS AT
ON CAPITOL HILL 18th AND
MADISON.
ANY QUESTIONS?
>> SEEMS PRETTY
STRAIGHTFORWARD.
WE'VE OF THIS ARRANGEMENT FOR
DECADES AND SEEMS LIKE IT WAS
WELL NEGOTIATED, INCREASING
LIABILITY EXPOSURE PER SE SEEMS
TO BE A FINANCIALLY OR FISCALLY
SOUND -- I DON'T SEE ANY
ISSUES.
AND ISSUES FOR MY COLLEAGUES?
WITH THAT I WILL MOVE TO
APPROVE COUNCIL BILL 119599.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE?
OPPOSED?
THE AYES EVER.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK
GETTING US TO THIS POINT.
NEXT AGENDA ITEM ALL PRESENTERS
COULD COME FORWARD ON --
>> COUNCIL BILL 119595,
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
TECHNOLOGY MATCHING FUND MAKING
ALLOCATIONS AND AUTHORIZING
IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN
TECHNOLOGY MATCHING ON PROJECTS
IN 2019.
>> WE ARE ALSO A-- I WAS GOING
TO TELL YOU TO PRESS ENTER,
JUST KIDDING.
I WANT YOU TO INTRODUCE
YOURSELF AND WE WILL COME BACK
TO TOWN.
>> SAAD BASHIR, IT.
>> DELIA BURKE, PART OF THE
COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY AND
BROADBAND GROUP IN SEATTLE IT.
>> TRACY KENTRELL SEATTLE IT.
>> TOM DID YOU HAVE ANY
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS? OR SHOULD
WE TURN OVER THE GROUP?
>> I REALLY DON'T I WOULD STEAL
THE THUNDER FROM THE CTO SO I
WILL TURN IT OVER AT THIS POINT
>> MR. PRESIDENT I HAVE NO
THUNDER TO BE STOLEN.
I WILL HAND IT OVER TO DELIA
WHO WILL GIVE US A BRIEF
PRESENTATION.
>> VERY GOOD.
>> THANK YOU.
I AM EXCITED HERE TO TALK MORE
ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY MATCHING
FUND PROGRAM.
THE TECHNOLOGY MATCHING FUND IS
SEATTLE IT IS COMING STRATEGY
FOR HELPING TO SUPPORT THE
COMMUNITY'S EFFORTS FOR DIGITAL
INCLUSION.
THEY WANT TO GET THE BEST IDEAS
FROM THE COMMUNITY CHAIR ON HOW
TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES.
SEATTLE HAS LONG BEEN A LEADER
IN RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR
DIGITAL INCLUSION.
WE WANT TO THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT HARRELL, AND THE
COUNCIL, FOR THE ONGOING
COMMITMENT IN SUPPORT OF THIS
PROGRAM.
WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FUND OVER
300 PROJECTS SINCE THE PROGRAM
BEGAN.
THIS YEAR, WE ARE PROPOSING TO
SUPPORT 11 NEW PROJECTS WITH
OUR BUDGET OF $320,000.
WE WILL BE ABLE TO LEVERAGE
THAT FUNDING WITH AN ADDITIONAL
$302,000 IN MATCHING COMMITMENTS
FROM THE COMMUNITY.
TO GET THE GROUP OF PROPOSALS,
WE DID AN EXTENSION OUTREACH
EARLIER IN THE YEAR.
WE WORKED WITH WORKSHOPS, ONE ON
ONE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, LOTS
OF OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY
TO APPLY.
OUR OBJECTIVE HAS TO MAKE CITY
FUNDING AS ACCESSIBLE AS
POSSIBLE.
WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT
ORGANIZATIONS, LARGE
ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS SMALL,
GRASSROOTS GROUPS WHO MAY NOT
HAVE PROFESSIONAL GRANT WINDOWS
ARE ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH
THIS PROGRAM.
FROM THAT, WE HAVE RECEIVED 47
APPLICATIONS REQUESTING OVER
$1.8 MILLION IN FUNDING.
HAD A VERY DEEP POOL OF
APPLICANTS, AND STRONG
PROPOSALS TO WORK FROM THIS
YEAR.
TO SELECT THE PROJECTS, WE
WORKED WITH AN EXTERNAL PANEL OF
REVIEWERS, COMPRISED OF MEMBERS
FROM OUR COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY
ADVISORY BOARD, SEATTLE PACIFIC
UNIVERSITY INFORMATION SCHOOL
STUDENTS, A NEW PARTNERSHIP
THIS YEAR, AND MANY OTHER
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS.
BUILDING THIS DIVERSE GROUP OF
VOICES TO LOOK AND VET THESE
PROPOSALS IS A REALLY STRONG
PART OF OUR PROCESS IN ENSURING
AN EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF
FUNDING.
>> MAY ASK YOUR QUESTION ABOUT
THAT?
THAT IS A NEW APPROACH, IT
SEEMS TO HAVE WORKED
SUCCESSFULLY.
GENERALLY THINKING IT WAS MY
UNDERSTANDING PRIOR TO THAT, IT
WAS THE CTAP SUBGROUP
>> IT PROBABLY WAS A SUBGROUP
OF CTAP.
MEMBERS INTERESTED IN
VOLUNTEERING, BUT WE FIND OFTEN
CTAP IS SOMEWHAT LIMITED IN
BACKGROUND AND WE WANTED TO
BROADEN THAT.
WE WANT TO GET MORE PEOPLE FROM
THE IMMUNITY, DIFFERENT FROM
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES.
HAVING A LARGER PANEL I THINK
ACTUALLY BRINGS THAT IN AS
WELL.
MANY OF THE COMMUNITY
VOLUNTEERS WERE ASKED CTAP
MEMBERS, ENGAGED IN WANT TO
STAY COMMITTED
TO THE PROGRAM.
>> SEATTLE PACIFIC, WHY SEATTLE
PACIFIC?
DO THEY HAVE INTERESTED
STUDENTS LOOKING FORWARD, IS
THAT A TARGET OF OURS?
>> WE WORKED WITH INFORMATION
SCHOOL.
THEY HAD A DIGITAL EQUITY
COMPONENT OF ONE OF THEIR SPRING
COURSES.
WE WORKED WITH THE INSTRUCTORS
THERE TO ENGAGE THE STUDENTS ON
A REVIEW PANEL.
THEY ACTUALLY EARNED SERVICE
LEARNING CREDIT FOR THIS,
REALLY GAINING REAL WORLD KIND
OF UNDERTANDING OF WHAT SOME
OF THE ISSUES ARE FACING THE
COMMUNITY.
IT WAS A SUCCESSFUL PILOT THIS
YEAR AND WE HOPE TO CONTINUE
THAT NEXT YEAR.
>> OKAY.
>> SO THAT PANEL IS RECOMMENDING
THIS SLATE OF PROJECTS.
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE
GROUP OF APPLICANTS HERE.
IT IS A REALLY NICE MIX OF --
SPANNING ALL OVER THE CITY.
WE HAVE SEVERAL GROUPS THAT WE
FUNDED IN THE PAST BUT ALSO
OPENED TWO NEW PROJECTS.
AND WHEN YOU READ THE PROJECT
DESCRIPTIONS, ALL THESE PROJECTS
HAVE TECHNOLOGY, A TECHNOLOGY
COMPONENT ABOUT THEM.
THE PROJECTS ARE REALLY ABOUT
PEOPLE AND HOW PEOPLE CAN USE
TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE THEIR LIFE
GOALS, HELP THEM ADVOCATE FOR
THEMSELVES AND THEIR
COMMUNITIES.
OF THIS GROUP OF 11 PROJECTS,
SEVERAL OF OUR GRANTEES WILL BE
HELPING TO BUILD A MORE
EQUITABLE WORKFORCE HERE IN
SEATTLE.
WORKING WITH HOMELESS
INDIVIDUALS TO GAIN JOB SKILLS,
MOVE OUT OF THEIR SITUATIONS.
DRESS FOR SUCCESS SEATTLE
WORKING WITH VERY LOW INCOME
WOMEN TO HELP GET A PATHWAY INTO
CHECK CAREERS.
ANOTHER INTERESTING PROJECT IS
INDIGENOUS PLACE MAKERS,
WORKING WITH A NATIVE AMERICAN
ARTIST, ACTUALLY ONE OF THE
MOST DISCONNECTED COMMUNITIES
HERE IN SEATTLE.
THIS PROJECT WILL HELP THOSE
ARTISTS GAIN MORE PROFESSIONAL
SKILLS, USING TECHNOLOGY FOR
THEIR CAREERS.
OUR PROJECTS ARE HELPING SOME
OF THE MOST VULNERABLE
RESIDENTS IN SEATTLE LIKE
SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES TO REDUCE SOCIAL
ISOLATION AND STAY MORE
CONNECTED.
CANON COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE
WORKING WITH AGING SENIORS TO
ENGAGE WITH TELEHEALTH SO THEY
WILL BE ABLE TO MANAGE THEIR
OWN HEALTHCARE AND LIVE
HEALTHIER LIVES.
FULL LIFE CARE IS ACTUALLY
WORKING WITH SENIORS AND PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES TO USE THE
INTERNET OF THINGS TO HELP
NAVIGATE SEATTLE,
TRANSPORTATION, ACCESSING OTHER
RESOURCES.
WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE HOW THE
PROJECT GOES
>> TO HAVE A QUESTION?
>> I HAVE A LITTLE MORE
UNDERSTANDING ON HOW
FUNCTIONALLY THAT WORKS
REDUCING SOCIAL ISOLATION FOR
SENIORS, DOES THAT MEAN THERE
IS A PERSON GOING OUT AND
TALKING ONE-ON-ONE,
INDIVIDUALLY WITH SENIORS AND
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES,
HELPING THEM NAVIGATE THE
INTERNET?
I'M JUST TRYING TO GET AN
UNDERSTANDING OF EXACTLY WHAT
THE WORK WILL ENTAIL?
>> KIN ON IS WORKING, THEY HAVE
A SERIES, A TECHNOLOGY LAB AND
THEY HAVE HOUSING FACILITIES
WHERE SENIORS LIVE IN SENIORS
CAN GO EASILY INTO THIS TECH
LAB.
WE DO A LOT OF CLASSES AND ONE-
ON-ONE ASSISTANCE WITH THOSE
SENIORS.
TECHNOLOGY CAN BE A GREAT WAY
FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMEBOUND OR
DISCONNECTED, TO CONNECT WITH
FAMILY MEMBERS THAT MAY BE IN
ANOTHER COUNTRY, IF THEY CAN
LEARN TO USE SKYPE OR CONNECT
WITH THEIR GRANDCHILDREN.
BASICALLY OPENING UP,
DEMYSTIFYING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE
IT ACCESSIBLE, TO CONNECT MORE.
>> THAT IS WHAT I AM TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND.
IS AS RELIANT ON PEOPLE GOING
TO A PLACE WHERE THERE IS A
LAB?
OR ARE THERE EXPERTS IN
TECHNOLOGY GOING TO WHERE
PEOPLE ARE SOCIALLY ISOLATED
AND TRYING TO CONNECT THEM TO
THE INTERNET OF THINGS?
AND INTERNET ACCESS TO
HEALTHCARE AND SO ON?
>> RIGHT NOW THEY ARE OFFERING
THESE WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES AND
ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS IN THE
SETTING OF THE COMMUNITY
CENTER.
BOTH THOSE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE,
YOU KNOW, CASEWORKERS AND
TRUSTED PEOPLE THAT WORK WITH
THOSE POPULATIONS TO HELP ENGAGE
THEM, AND HELP THEM EMBRACE
THOSE CLASSES.
>> I AM FAMILIAR WITH KIN ON,
THEY HAVE MONTHLY CLASSES.
IT IS FUNNY THAT WE ARE
THINKING OF PEOPLE IN THEIR 80s
BUT IS ACTUALLY 55 AND OVER.
NOT EXACTLY OLDER THAN 55.
BUT PEOPLE, FOR WHATEVER REASON
ARE LEARNING, PARTICULARLY
HEALTHCARE, LEARNING HOW TO
NAVIGATE THROUGH THIS.
IT IS A FUN KIND OF WORKSHOP
WHERE THEY MEET YOUNGER PEOPLE
AND HELP THEM.
THEY ARE FUN CLASSES BECAUSE
THEY TRY TO REDUCE THE FEAR AND
ANXIETY PEOPLE HAVE DEALING WITH
COMPUTERS AS WELL.
>> YES AND THEY HAVE ENGAGED
WITH LOTS OF FOLKS.
THEY HAVE AMAZON, AGENTS
AMAZON, A PARTNERSHIP FROM THE
BRINGING YOUNG TECH WORKERS TO
ENGAGE WITH THE SENIORS AND
HELP THEM LEARN.
AND JUST TO TOUCH BRIEFLY ON
WHAT THE OTHER PROJECTS WILL BE
DOING IN THE COMMUNITY, SOME
PROJECTS WILL BE WORKING, NOT
WITH JUST A SPECIFIC POPULATION
BUT REALLY WITH THE WHOLE
FAMILY UNIT.
PROGRAM LIKE ATLANTIC STREET
CENTER OR SOUTH PROJECT
RESOURCE INFORMATION CENTER,
WORKING WITH YOU TO PROVIDE
TECH ACCESS TO DO HOMEWORK HELP
AND PLACES TO GO AFTER SCHOOL.
ALSO ENGAGING WITH CHILDREN'S
PARENTS TO GIVE THEM BASIC TECH
SKILLS TO LEARN HOW TO DO E-
MAIL AND CONNECT WITH THEIR
TEACHERS AND NAVIGATE THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ONLINE
SYSTEMS.
THOSE PROGRAMS WILL BE HELPING
STRENGTHEN THAT FAMILY
ENGAGEMENT WITH TECHNOLOGY,
WHERE THERE CAN OFTEN A BIG
DISCONNECT WHERE THE YOUTH HAVE
STRONGER SKILLS THAN THE
PARENTS DO.
AND WE HAVE A FEW PROGRAMS THAT
ARE REALLY TARGETING YOUTH TO
HELP WITH CLOSING THAT USED
OPPORTUNITY GAP AND EMPOWERING
YOUTH WITH SKILLS FOR THE
FUTURE.
COMPUTER SKILLS FOR ALL,
EXPOSING YOUTH TO COMPUTER
SCIENCE CURATORS, JACK STRAW
AND TRAINING INSTITUTES
ENGAGING YOUTH AND EXCITING
VIDEO AND AUDIO AND HELPING
ELEVATE THEIR VOICES THROUGH
TECHNOLOGY.
IN ME SEEING WITH THIS FUNDING
WE HAVE ONLY 11 PROJECTS THAT
YOU CAN SEE THESE PROJECTS
REALLY HAVE A DEEP IMPACT
THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND
REACH OVER 3000 RESIDENTS IN
MEANINGFUL WAYS.
>> GOOD.
DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK?
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY,
COUNCILMEMBERS, THIS IS MY
FIRST YEAR LOOKING AT HOW WE
HAVE BEEN RUNNING THE TECHNOLOGY
MATCHING FUND PROGRAM.
SOME EXPERIENCE IN RUNNING
THESE TYPES OF PROGRAMS
ELSEWHERE, THEY ARE TYPICALLY
THREE THINGS THAT MAKE OR BREAK
THE IMPACT OF THESE TYPES OF
PROGRAMS.
I WANTED TO SHARE WITH THOSE
THREE THINGS ARE GOING TO BE ON
OUR READER WE ARE NOT GOING TO
WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR BUT
ACTUALLY THINKING ABOUT IT FROM
YESTERDAY WHEN WE HAD OUR FIRST
KICKOFF DISCUSSION ON THIS.
THREE THINGS ARE HOW TO CREATE
A MUCH BIGGER MULTI- PERFECT.
GOERNMENTS ARE ALWAYS GOING TO
BE STRETCHED.
THIS YEAR HAD A LOT MORE
APPLICATIONS THAN WE COULD
POTENTIALLY FUND.
THERE IS ONE MULTIPLIER ALREADY
WE ARE ASKING THE APPLICANT TO
PROVIDE MATCHING FUNDS.
MANY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN
THE COMMUNITIES, MANY PRIVATE
SECTOR YOUR RESPONSIBILITY ARMS
BASED IN SEATTLE WHERE WE CAN
CREATE UP TO FIVE OR MORE EVEN
MULTIPLIER TIMES AND HOW MUCH
MONEY WE ARE ABLE TO GET.
THAT WOULD BE A BIG FOCUS FOR
US TO IDENTIFY WHO THOSE
PARTNERS ARE GOING TO BE IN THE
COMMUNITY, THAT HAVE A LIKE
MINDED MANDATE TO DIGITAL
ACTIVITY PROGRAM IN THE CITY.
THE SECOND IS A SHRINK THE
CYCLE.
IT TAKES FROM A TIME A PERSON
SUBMITS AN APPLICATION TO THE
TIME WE ARE ABLE TO DELIVER THE
FUNDS AND GET THEM OUT THE
DOOR.
REVIEWING THE PROGRAM TODAY, WE
DO TAKE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
TIME FROM THE TIME WE CLOSED
APPLICATIONS WHICH I THINK WAS
BACK IN MARCH AND THE MONEY
GOES OUT THE DOOR TOWARDS THE
END OF THE YEAR.
ANYTHING WE CAN DO, BECAUSE
THOSE ORGANIZATIONS ARE READY
TO DO ALL OF THE GOOD DELHI A
TALKED ABOUT, BACK IN MARCH.
THERE ARE STRATEGIES THERE I AM
WORKING ON TO IMPLEMENT, NOT
WAITING UNTIL NEXT YEAR TO
START THE 2020 GRANT CYCLE BUT
TO START ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
THIS YEAR, SIMPLE AS THAT.
THE THIRD THING IS OFTEN SMALL
ORGANIZATIONS, TALKING ABOUT
ORGANIZATIONS RELIEVING AS LOW
AS 5000 SOME 15, MAYBE IT IN
BETWEEN.
REPORTING OVERHEAD SOMETHING
OFTEN ORGANIZATIONS ANYWHERE
RECEIVING MONEY FROM THE PUBLIC
SECTOR ARE GOING TO COMPLAIN
ABOUT WE GOT MONEY BUT WE HAVE
TO SPEND MORE TO DO REPORTING
ASSOCIATED.
MAKING SURE WE ARE NOT TAXING
OUR RECIPIENTS IN UNNECESSARY
REPORTING PROCESSES. THOSE
WOULD BE THE THREE THINGS.
>> APPRECIATE THAT BACKGROUND,
PARTICULARLY FIRST ONE YOU TALK
ABOUT THE MULTIPLIER EFFECT.
THERE ARE GRANTS OUT THERE AND
ORGANIZATIONS TRYING TO DO THEIR
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY,
THE SAME DEMOGRAPHICS AND
SOCIAL NEEDS WE SEE OUT THERE.
THERE COULD BE INVESTMENT
DOLLARS THERE.
A QUESTION ABOUT THE NUMBER OF
SUCCESS FOR GRANTS. I
DON'T THINK ANYONE COULD ARGUE
THIS IS ONE OF THE CITY'S, I
THINK, GREATEST EFFORTS AND
PROGRAMS GETTING MONEY OUT TO
THE COMMUNITIES THAT REALLY NEED
IT AND THERE ARE REAL IMPACTS
TAKING PLACE TO VULNERABLE
COMMUNITIES.
AND PROUD OF THE WORK THE CITY
HAS DONE.
THERE IS NO CRITICISM THERE.
I WANT TO UNDERSTAND
PHILOSOPHICALLY OUR APPROACH.
SEEMS LIKE THIS PARTICULAR YEAR
WE HAVE LARGER ONES 30000-
40,000-DOLLAR RANGE.
36 APPLICANTS THAT WEREN'T
SUCCESSFUL, I AM JUST DEDUCTING
THE 11 FROM THE 47 APPLICANTS
AND IT SEEMS LIKE IN PRIOR
YEARS WE DID MORE OF A PEANUT
BUTTER APPROACH. WE HAVE
SMALLER AMOUNTS FOR A HIGHER
NUMBER OF APPLICANTS.
IS THIS JUST A RESULT OF HOW THE
GROUPS THAT MADE THE DECISIONS,
HOW IT FARED OUT?
OR DO WE GIVE THEM DIRECTIONS
TO GO HIGHER WITH LESSER
AMOUNTS?
OR IS IT ORGANIC, IT IS WHAT IT
IS AT THE END OF THE PROCEDURE?
I NOTICED WE HAD SMALLER
AMOUNTS, HIGHER AMOUNTS.
MAYBE YOU COULD GIVE SOME
BACKGROUND?
I DON'T KNOW IF I'M RIGHT ON
THAT.
MAYBE THEY ARE ALWAYS AROUND 11
BUT SEEMS LIKE WE HAD LARGER,
SMALLER AMOUNTS.
I COULD BE WRONG.
>> WE DID.
WE DID HAVE THE GRANT MAXIMUM
INCREASED OVER THE YEARS AS SOME
OF THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE
PROJECTS AND WORK THEY WERE
DOING.
IT DID INCREASE FROM 20,000 TO
30,000.
RIGHT NOW IT IS AT 50,000.
THE MAXIMUM IS HIGHER.
THE BUDGET HAS NOT INCREASED.
WE HAVE BEEN FUNDING FEWER
PROGRAMS.
THIS YEAR TOO, WE DID HAVE A
HIGHER AVERAGE GRANT REQUEST
AND WE DID LAST YEAR.
THE REVIEW COMMITTEE ELECTED TO
NOT FULLY FUND THE PROPOSALS TO
EVEN GET TO THE 11.
WE ARE TRYING TO DEEPEN THE
INVESTMENT ON SOME OF THESE
PROGRAMS TO DELIVER THESE
IMPACTS.
IT IS A CHALLENGE, AND IT MAY BE
WE NEED TO REDUCE THE GRANT
AWARD TO FUND MORE PROGRAMS
GIVEN THE CURRENT BUDGET.
>> I'M GUESSING DO WE GIVE
DIRECTION OR PARAMETERS TO --
DON'T KNOW WHAT TO CALL THEM,
THE EVALUATION GROUP.
LET'S CALL THEM THE EVALUATION
GROUP.
DO WE GIVE THEM PARAMETERS WHEN
WE SAY OKAY LESS THAN 20, LESS
THAN 15 AN AVERAGE AMOUNT OF
ORDER?
DO THEY LOOK AT THE FULL POT OF
320 AND SAY WE ARE GOING TO SEE
WHAT COMES IN TO MAKING THE
EVALUATION?
I DID NOT UNDERSTAND YOUR
RESPONSE TO MY QUESTION?
>> THE MAXIMUM GRANT APPLICANTS
CAN APPLY FOR IS $50,000.
EACH YEAR, WE DON'T REALLY KNOW
WHAT WE ARE GOING TO GET.
THE REVIEWERS WILL READ AND
SCORE ALL THE PROPOSALS AND
BASICALLY GET A RANKING BASED
ON THE CRITERIA AND BECAUSE OF
HER JOB OF LOOKING AT WHERE
PROJECTS HAVE FALLEN AND TO
BEST ALLOCATE THAT FUNDING SOME
YEARS WE MAY HAVE SMALLER GRANT
REQUEST AND FUND MORE AND SOME
YEARS, DEPENDS ON HOW THAT WORKS
BUT GUIDELINES, ORGANIZATIONS
CAN APPLY UP TO $50,000 AND
MANY OF THEM DO.
>> SO THE INCREASE TO 50, IS
THAT NEW?
>> IT HAS BEEN 50 FOR THE LAST
FEW YEARS.
SOME, STAFF CAPACITY TO
ADMINISTER THE GRANTS, THE
THINKING WAS .
>> SO THE LAST COUPLE YEARS IT
WENT FROM 30 TREND 50 OR 20 TO
50
>> I THINK IT WAS MAYBE TWO OR
THREE YEARS AGO IT WAS
INCREASED THANK YOU 50s
>> I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT NUMBER
1. NUMBER2, I GUESS WE HAVE TO
MONITOR IT, BUT IT WOULD SEEM
TO ME, AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT
IS MORE EFFECT TO.
DO WE SPREAD IT AROUND ON
SMALLER AMOUNTS FOR SOME OF THE
GRASSROOTS EFFORTS?
OR DO WE DOUBLE DOWN -- THEY
ARE ALL GRASSROOTS TO SOME
EXTENT.
WE DOUBLE THOSE ON HIGHER
AMOUNTS. I AM HEARING YOU SAY
STAFF APPARENTLY INCREASED FROM
30 THANK YOU 50 AND WE SEE WHAT
COMES OF THE DOOR BUT THERE ARE
SOME SMALLER AWARDS GIVEN AS
WELL, I NOTICE.
THEY ARE NOT ALL 30 OR 40.
AGAIN, TRYING TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND THE FACT THAT THE
SMALLEST ONE WAS FIVE.
REAL CHANGE, BUT MOST SEEM A
LITTLE MORE SO.
I'M TRYING TO -- WASN'T GOOD OR
BAD, JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND.
I GUESS MY LAST AREA OF
INQUIRY, UNLIKE THE IMPACT ON
THE COMMUNITY, HELPS UNDERSTAND
WHERE WE ARE INVESTING. SAME
QUESTION, WE KNOW OUR NEEDS AS
A CITY AND WHERE WE MAY THINK
OR PRESUME DIGITAL INVESTMENTS
SHOULD OCCUR.
BUT IT SEEMS WE DON'T DICTATE
THAT TO THE EVALUATORS, WE DID
IT COME FROM THE COMMUNITY. OR
AM I WRONG?
ONE OF OUR BIG BUSINESS CONCERNS
AS HOMELESSNESS RIGHT NOW OR
SENIOR ISOLATION AND LOOK AT
THOSE MORE FAVORABLY?
DO WE LET IT GROW ORGANICALLY
OR GIVE THE EVALUATORS SOME
DIRECTION?
>> IN OUR GUIDELINES ONE OF THE
-- WE ARE REPRESENTING
HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED
COMMUNITIES.
THAT HAVE HIGH WAITING.
TO THE REVIEW EVALUATORS ENSURE
IT IS MEETING THOSE NEEDS.
SO THROUGH THE CRITERIA IS
REALLY HOW WE DIED THIS.
THERE ARE ALSO SOME AREAS OF
COMMUNITY BENEFIT.
WHAT IMPACT IS THIS MAKING ON
THE COMMUNITY?
WHAT IS THERE A RECOGNIZED NEED,
WILL THIS BE SUCCESSFUL THROUGH
THAT AS THE REVIEWERS SCORE
THESE THINGS, CERTAIN PROGRAMS
RISE TO THE TOP.
ALL OF THESE PROJECTS, VERY
COMPETITIVE WITH OTHERS TO
IDENTIFY, WHO ARE THEY
SURVEYING, HOW ARE THEY GOING
TO DO THAT AND WHAT IS THE NEED
IN THE COMMUNITY
>> IF I CAN OFFER A COUPLE OF
OTHER WAYS TO THINK ABOUT,
GIVEN THE ENVELOPE WE HAVE IT
IS NOT GOING TO BE SUSTAINABLE
FOR ANY LONG-TERM ORGANIZATION.
THIS IS SEED FUNDING WE ARE
PROVIDING TO ONE OR TWO
DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS WHERE
SOME OF THEM ARE GOING TO WORK
IN SUCH A WAY THEY WILL FIND
WAYS TO SUSTAIN BEYOND THE
CITY'S FUNDING AND BECOME
INDEPENDENTLY FUNDED PROJECTS.
IN SOME CASES THOSE PILOTS MAY
NOT GO MUCH FURTHER. I
WOULD GO TOWARDS MORE PROVIDING
FUNDING MAY BE A LARGER GROUP OF
ORGANIZATIONS VERSUS GIVING ALL
THE FUNDS TO ONE OR TWO
ORGANIZATIONS.
THE OTHER WAY TO ALSO, THE
NETHERLANDS I WILL ALSO APPLY
AS I GET INTO THIS MORE DEEPER
IS, ARE THERE ANY ORGANIZATIONS
THAT HAVE NO SUSTAINABILITY
PLAN BEYOND RECEIVING THE
$15,000 FROM THE CITY, AND IF
THEY DON'T, THAT IS A RED FLAG.
WE WANT THESE IMPACTS TO BE
MUCH MORE LONGER-TERM THAN JUST
A CALENDAR YEAR
>> WERE EITHER OF YOU ON THE
EVALUATING COMMITTEE? EITHER OF
YOU STAFF ON THE EVALUATING
COMMITTEE?
>> I WAS NOT.
>> NO.
>> YES, WE DID HAVE SEVERAL
STAFF MEMBERS IN OUR GROUP.
I WAS ON THE REVIEW COMMITTEE
AS WELL.
>> THE REASON I WAS ASKING IS,
IN THE PAST OF USUALLY HAD CTAP
-- WE DID IT DIFFERENTLY THIS
YEAR.
I LITERALLY HAD EVERY RECIPIENT
OF THE FUNDS AT THE TABLE.
YOU SCEPTER SOME OF THESE IN
THE AUDIENCE.
ON WHAT THE CITY TO KNOW WHO WE
ARE INVESTING IN.
THIS YEAR I OPTED NOT TO DO
THAT.
I HAVE FOUND IT HELPFUL TO HAVE
CTAP MEMBERS HERE TO ASK THE
QUESTION ABOUT HOW THEY
EVALUATE IT.
HEART GOES OUT TO THE 36 THAT
DID NOT GET IT AS WELL.
I'M ALWAYS TRYING TO LET THEM
KNOW THEY CAN REAPPLY AGAIN OR
GET FEEDBACK ON WHY THEY DIDN'T
QUITE MAKE THE CUT LIST.
THESE 11 ARE OBVIOUSLY, WILL
SHINE AND DO WELL.
THE LAST PIECE, LAST YEAR WE DID
IT, SOME JOKES ABOUT DISTRICT
REPRESENTATION.
OFF-LINE, TOM CAN YOU GIVE ME
THE DISTRICTS THESE ARE IN?
UNDERSTAND THEY DRAW FROM
RESIDENTS, PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER
THE CITY.
JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE BASED IN
DISTRICT ONE OR TWO DOESN'T
MEAN THEY ARE THERE, BUT THERE
WAS SOME LIVELY DISCUSSION
WHETHER IT WAS DISTRICT TWO
HEAVY FOR SOME REASON, WHICH IT
WASN'T.
MAYBE LET ME KNOW WHICH
DISTRICTS THESE ARE IN.
I DON'T NEED IT -- WILL NOT
ALTER MY SUPPORT FOR THIS.
DON'T THINK ANYBODY --
>> YOU MENTIONED RECIPIENTS THE
DIDN'T GET AN AWARD.
>> YES.
>> OR HAVE SUBMITTED AN
APPLICATION.
WHEN SAAD MENTIONED AREAS WE
ARE TRYING TO LOOK OUT TO MAKE
THIS A MORE EFFICIENT PROCESS,
PART OF THAT IS DRIVING THE
WORK WE WANT TO DO.
BECAUSE THERE IS A NEED THAT IS
NOT MET.
ARE THERE THINGS WE CAN DO THAT
WILL HELP MEET A GREATER NEED?
>> VERY GOOD.
VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THIS IS AN EXCITING AREA.
HAVEN'T VOTED YET.
GREAT WORK I WANT TO THANK ALL
THE EVALUATORS.
IT'S NOT EASY WORK.
OF IN IN SOME OF THOSE
MEETINGS.
LOOK AT THE END PROJECT, A LOT
OF WORK WENT INTO THAT.
ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I WENT TWO TO, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT HARRELL FREE WORK ON
THE MATCHING FUND OVER THE
YEARS.
I KNOW IT HAS BEEN REALLY
IMPORTANT TO YOU.
YOU HAVE SHEPHERDED IT'S
CREATION, EXPANSION AND DID
OVERSIGHT OF A LOT OF THE
AWARDS THAT HAVE GONE OUT THE
DOOR
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> REALLY APPRECIATE THE VALUE.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.
THIS IS A GREAT DEPARTMENT.
THEY TAKE THEIR WORK VERY
SERIOUSLY, WE ARE PROUD OF
THAT.
WITH THAT I WILL MOVE TO PASS
COUNCIL BILL 119519. SO MOVED
AND SECONDED, ALL THOSE IN
FAVOR SAY AYE, OPPOSE?
THE AYES HAVE IT.
I WILL PRESENT THIS MONDAY.
AND WITH THAT, WE WILL STAND
ADJOURNED.