>>> HEALTHY PEOPLE.
OKAY.
LET'S DO A CALL TO ORDER HERE.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
THIS IS A SPECIAL MEETING OF
THE PUBLIC ASSETS AND NATIVE
COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE.
THE DATE IS FEBRUARY 6. THE
TIME IS 10:04 JOINED BY
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD -- I WAS
GOING TO COMBINE MOSQUEDA AND
GONZALEZ, AND SAY MOSQGALEZ [
LAUGHTER ]. WE HAVE A PRETTY
AMBITIOUS SCHEDULE, BUT MY
UNDERSTANDING IS WE ARE GOING
TO LIMITED OUR PRESENTATIONS TO
15 MINUTES PER PRESENTATION.
I WANT TO WELCOME A NEW CHAPTER
AND OUR NEWEST COMMITTEE
MEMBERS HERE, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN AND COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
THIS IS THE MOST EXCITING
COMMITTEE, JUST SO YOU KNOW.
THIS COMMITTEE MEETS ON THE
FIRST TUESDAY AT 2:00 P.M.
OTHERWISE, WE HOLD ADDITIONAL
SPECIAL MEETINGS, LIKE THIS
ONE.
THIS COMMITTEE IS STRUCTURED TO
PROVIDE OVERSIGHT, DELIBERATE,
AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON
LEGISLATIVE MATTERS RELATING TO
PARKS, COMMUNITY CENTERS,
PUBLIC GROUNDS, PARKS AND
RECREATION, THE WOODLAND PARK
ZOO, THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM, THE
SEATTLE CENTER, THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM, OFFICE
OF THE WATERFRONT, AND MANY
OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE, AND
MAJOR, PROJECTS WE WORK ON.
WE ALSO WORK ON NATIVE AMERICAN
ISSUES, INCLUDING HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY, MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES, SERVICES FOR YOUTH,
ACCESS TO JUSTICE, ART,
HISTORICAL PRESERVATION.
OUR CLERK WILL AID IN PARKING
AND POLICY MANAGEMENT.
SHE HAS PROVIDED INTRODUCTORY
MATERIAL TO EACH OF YOU TO
START OF THE YEAR LET'S SEE.
THE PACKET INCLUDES TWO THINGS
HERE.
THE FIRST ONE IS THE COMMITTEE
SCEDULE AND LEGISLATIVE
DEADLINES.
THAT'S THE LIGHT-COLORED
DOCUMENT.
THE SECOND ONE IS, I HAVE
LABELED, 2 AND 2B, THE SEATTLE
GOVERNANCE AND FUNDING CHART.
I WHAT ASK YOU TO PAY SPECIAL
ATTENTION TO THE FUNDING CHART.
WE HAVE A HANDY-DANDY CHART FOR
THE $162 MILLION PARKS AND
RECREATION BUDGET.
IT'S A COMBINATION FROM THE
SEATTLE PARKS DISTRICT FUNDS.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE FUNDS, $206
MILLION.
ANNE STATE, AND KING COUNTY
FUNDS, WHICH COMES OUT TO ABOUT
2.3.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, AS MEMBERS OF
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL, YOU ALSO
SIT ON THE PARK AND DISTRICT
FUNDS, ALSO KNOWN AS THE
METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT
BOARD, WHICH WE ARE GETTING
READY FOR OUR SIX YOUR PLAN.
WE WILL BE PULLING EVERYTHING
TOGETHER, PROBABLY IN OCTOBER
2020.
TODAY, WE WILL HEAR FROM
STAKEHOLDERS ON UPCOMING
PROJECTS.
WE HAVE FIVE ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA.
DEPARTMENT OVERVIEWS, AND A
LOOK AHEAD TO THE 2020 WORKPLAN
FOR THE FIRST.
THIS IS AN AMBITIOUS SCHEDULE
FOR TODAY, STARTING WITH FIRST,
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION.
WE WILL HAVE OFFICE OF THE
WATERFRONT, AND CIVIC PROJECTS,
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, THE
SEATTLE CENTER, AND THE FIFTH
ITEM IS GOING TO BE
INTRODUCIONS OF OVERVIEW FROM
THE SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH
BOARD, A LOCAL COMMUNITY HEALTH
CENTER.
THEY ARE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED
RESEARCHERS BEHIND THE MISSING
INDIGENOUS MURDERED WOMEN.
LAST SEPTEMBER, THE CITY PASSED
A RESOLUTION DEDICATED TO
ADDRESS THIS SUBJECT.
THIS WAS FOLLOWED UP BY CITY
BUDGET, BY CONTRACT WORK, ONE
FTE BY THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, DATA DIVISION FOR
THE MISSING, MURDERED
INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND GIRLS
CASEWORK.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE
ABOUT THAT FROM EVERYONE
INVOLVED.
I SHOULD ADD, BEFORE WE
ACTUALLY SUM UP, I UNDERSTAND
MISTER LUCERO IS RUNNING A
LITTLE LATE.
I WANTED TO WAIT UNTIL SHE GOT
HERE TO MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
WE ARE VERY PROUD.
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS OF
AMERICAN INDIANS HAS BEEN
AROUND FOR OVER 65 YEARS.
EVERY YEAR, WE MEET IN
WASHINGTON, D.C. WE ALSO GO
BACK TO WASHINGTON, D.C. TO
MEET WITH OUR LOBBYISTS FOR THE
CITY OF SEATTLE, WHICH IS
GREAT.
WE ALSO MEET WITH NOT ONLY OUR
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, BUT
OUR SENATORS, EVERYONE.
THIS YEAR, I'M HAPPY TO
ANNOUNCE SENATOR KAMALA HARRIS
WILL BE INTRODUCING ABIGAIL
ECHO-HAWK AND RECEIVING ONE OF
THE HIGHEST AWARDS YOU CAN GET
AS A NATIVE AMERICAN WOMAN FOR
PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES, ACCESS
TO JUSTICE FOR NATIVE AMERICAN
WOMEN.
WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
EVERY YEAR, SENATOR MURRAY AND
SENATOR CANTWELL SIT WITH US TO
DO THE INTRODUCTIONS.
ROSTER, WE HAVE SENATOR WARREN,
AND SENATOR DEB HAALAND WITH
US, CONGRESSWOMAN SCHEIER.
WE WILL HAVE ALL OF THESE
INDIVIDUALS AGAIN.
THIS IS A WONDERFUL AWARD.
WITH THAT, PUBLIC COMMENT?
WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENT
TODAY.
PUBLIC COMMENT IS CLOSED.
FIRST PEOPLE UP, WE HAVE
SEATTLE PARKS AND REC.
THAT'S YOU, JESUS.
IS IT JUST YOU?
>> JUST ME.
>> YOU AND A POWERPOINT.
>> ITEM 1, SEATTLE PARKS AND
REC.
>> I WENT INTO YOUR TERRITORY.
>> SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
DEPARTMENT TO REVIEW AND 2020
WORKPLAN.
>> OKAY.
SORRY.
ONE JOB TO DO.
I WANT TO DO IT.
JESUS, HAPPY NEW YEAR.
>> HAPPY NEW YEAR.
THANK YOU.
>> WE ARE EXCITED BECAUSE WE
GOT OUR SIX YEAR PLANNING THING
COMING UP.
>> IT IS A GOOD YEAR.
LOTS OF COMMUNICATING WITH
STAKEHOLDERS.
>> I WILL LET YOU GO THROUGH
YOUR PRESENTATION.
WHAT I DO WITH MY COMMITTEE
MEETINGS, PARTICULARLY WITH
THIS ONE TODAY, IS IF MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE A QUESTION JUST
FEEL FREE TO PUT THEM TO THE
SUPERINTENDENT, NO NEED TO LOOK
TO ME AND RAISE YOUR HAND.
I THINK YOU KNOW HOW THIS
WORKS.
JESUS IS GOOD ABOUT PAGE
NUMBERS AND POWER POINTS.
I WILL LET YOU TAKE IT AWAY.
>> WE DID PASS OUT SOME
GOOD PARAPHERNALIA FOR YOU.
IT'S A PARKS WRECK 101 OF WHAT
WE DO, WHO WE ARE.
THE OTHER IS ONE OF OUR REPORTS
ON THE PARK DISTRICT PLANNING
THAT WE DO ON A REGULAR BASIS.
WE ARE HAPPY TO PROVIDE MORE IF
YOU NEED MORE.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT THE NEW ITEMS ON THE
COUNCIL.
THIS IS THE BEST COMMITTEE
THERE IS.
WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU
AND THE PUBLIC.
WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT MOVING FORWARD.
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION,
WE ARE REALLY FORTUNATE.
WE HAVE ONE OF THE BEST SYSTEMS
IN THE COUNTRY.
IT'S ONE OF THE LARGEST
DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY.
I WILL GO OVER SOME OF THE
SPECIFIC DETAILS THERE.
IT ALSO HAS A RICH HISTORY, SO
DONEY PARK WHERE MY OFFICE IS,
THE CITY'S FIRST PARK WAS
FOUNDED THERE IN 1884.
WE ARE BEING SURROUNDED BY VERY
TALL BUILDINGS, SO I AM GLAD WE
STILL HAVE THAT ANCHOR THERE.
THE SYSTEM WAS REALLY FOUND
ABOUT 20 YEARS LATER WHEN THE
BOARD OF PARKS COMMISSIONERS
INVITED THE FAMED OLMSTEAD
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FIRM TO
HELP DESIGN THE PARKS AND REC
SYSTEM OF BOULEVARD, GREENBELT,
ACROSS THE COMMUNITY.
THAT STILL SERVES AS THE ANCHOR
FOR OUR PARKS AND REC SYSTEM.
OUR MISSION IS STRAIGHTFORWARD,
ANCHORED IN THAT OLMSTEAD
ORIGINS, IT'S REALLY ABOUT
PROVIDING SAFE, WELCOMING
PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN,
PLAY, CONTEMPLATE, BUT ALSO
RECOGNIZES THE STEWARDSHIP OF
THIS LAND AND THE GREAT
RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE.
OUR VISION, I WILL GO INTO
DETAIL AS WE MOVE FORWARD, BUT
IT'S ABOUT MAKING SURE PEOPLE
ARE HEALTHY, THE ENVIRONMENT IS
HEALTHY, AND BUILDING STRONG
COMMUNITIES THROUGH OUR VALUES
OF PROMOTING EQUITY,
OPPORTUNITY, ACCESS, AND
SUSTAINABILITY.
AS WE DIG INTO THESE VALUES A
LITTLE BIT MORE, IT REALLY HAS
ANCHORED THE WORK WE ARE DOING,
AND WE REALLY LOOK AT, FOR
EXAMPLE, ON THE HEALTHY PEOPLE
SIDE, LOOK TO PARTICIPATE,
SUPPORT A HEALTHY WIDE VISION
FOR THE POPULATION.
EXCUSE ME, A CITYWIDE HEALTHY
POPULATION FOR THE CITY.
FOLKS WHO FEEL SAFE AND WELCOME
IN OUR PUBLIC SPACES, AND HAVE
AFFORDABLE, FRESH FOOD,
PRACTICE HEALTHY HABITS TO
PREVENT DISEASE AND ENHANCE
MENTAL WELL-BEING.
WE CAN'T DO ALL OF THOSE THINGS
ALONE, BUT WE SUPPORT THE
EFFORTS OF THE REST OF THE
CITY.
IN TERMS OF THE ENVIRONMENT, WE
HAVE A SIGNIFICANT
RESPONSIBILITY AS STEWARDS OF A
SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE LAND.
WE CONTROL 12% OF THE LAND IN
THE CITY.
WE ARE REALLY FOCUSED ON
IMPACTING CLIMATE CHANGE,
MAKING SURE THAT OUR URBAN
FOREST STAYS HEALTHY AND GROWS,
AND REALLY PROVIDING
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
WITH OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
AND THEN EVEN WITH OUR OWN
OPERATIONS, MAKING SURE OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE IS SUPPORTING
THESE EFFORTS.
THE THIRD ANCHOR IN OUR VISION
IS THE STRONG COMMUNITIES
PIECE.
THIS IS ONE WHERE WE REALLY
SEEK TO SUPPORT ALL OF THE
NEEDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS,
WHETHER IT'S SUPPORTING THE
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES OF
CHILDREN THROUGH OUR BEFORE AND
AFTER CARE PROGRAMS, CHILDCARE,
DAYCARE.
THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT ALSO SUPPORTING ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, AND ENSURING WE
PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH
EMPLOYMENT, ETC.
AND THEN ALL OF THE CONVENING'S
WE DO THROUGH OUR OFF-LEASH
AREAS, COMMUNITY CENTERS.
IT'S REALLY BUILDS STRONG,
RESILIENT COMMUNITIES TO MAKE
FOLKS FEEL LIKE THEY ARE PART
OF AN INTERCONNECTED, VIBRANT
CITY.
ALSO KEY TO OUR WORK IS THIS
IDEA OF EQUITY, AND IN THE LAST
COUPLE OF YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN
ENGAGED WITH THE PUBLIC.
WE ARE CRAFTING NEW STRATEGIC
PLANS TO GUIDE OUR WORK OVER
THE NEXT 12 YEARS.
A KEY COMPONENT OF THIS IS A
NEW INITIATIVE WHERE WE ARE
CALLING IT OUR PATHWAY TO
EQUITY.
THIS IS REALLY FOCUSED ON
PLAYING OUR ROLE AND SUPPORTING
THE ELIMINATION OF
INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURAL RACISM,
AND REALLY MAKING SURE THAT WE
ACHIEVE RACIAL EQUITY IN OUR
CITY, AS PART OF OUR WORK.
THE PIECES FOR US REALLY FOCUS
ON OUR WORK, IN TERMS OF OUR
POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND
MAKING SURE THERE IS AN EQUITY
FILTER FOR THAT WORKING WITH
THE WORKFORCE TO TRAIN THEM.
WE'VE DONE A LOT OF ADDITIONAL
TRAINING TRYING TO MOVE TOWARDS
BECOMING AN ANTIRACIST
ORGANIZATION.
AND THEN PRIORITIZING EQUITY,
AND THE WAY WE DO OUR
INVESTMENTS.
ONE OF THE STEPS THAT WILL COME
OUT OF THIS IS CREATING AN
EQUITY SCORECARD, WHERE WE WILL
MAP OUT, LOOK AT ALL OF THE
INDICATORS THAT IMPACT THESE
ISSUES TO BEGIN TO MAKE
INVESTMENTS IN PROGRAMS, AND
FACILITIES, BASED ON THAT
SCORECARD.
THE FINAL PIECE I WILL SAY HERE
THAT'S REALLY CRITICAL'S
REIMAGINING, RETHINKING OUR
ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY TO THE
COMMUNITY, AND MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE OUT, ENGAGING WITH FOLKS.
ESPECIALLY, FOLKS WE HAVEN'T
TRADITIONALLY REACHED.
THIS WILL ANCHOR ALL OF OUR
WORK BOTH FOR 2020 AND BEYOND.
ANOTHER ASPECT OF THIS IN
ADDITION TO OUR KEY VALUES ARE
HEALTHY STRONG AND EQUITY
PIECES, IS THIS ORGANIZATIONAL
PIECE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A
WORLD-CLASS WORKFORCE THAT'S
WELL-TRAINED, CLEAR ABOUT WHERE
WE ARE HEADED, THAT HAS A TOOL
TO DO THE WORK, BUT IS ALSO
JUST FOCUSED ON COLLABORATION,
EXCELLENCE, AND
PROFESSIONALISM.
WE ARE LOOKING TO IDENTIFY BEST
PRACTICES IN THE WORK THAT WE
DO, REALLY FOCUSING OUR
SYSTEMS, OUR PROCESSES, TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE HONORING OUR
RESPONSIBILITY TO TAXPAYERS.
AND THEN WORKING TO INCLUDE NEW
TECHNOLOGIES, INNOVATION, AND
BEST PRACTICES.
PART OF THAT IS JUST MAKING
SURE WE ARE NOT JUST START
DOING THINGS THE WAY WE'VE BEEN
DOING THEM JUST BECAUSE THAT'S
THE WAY WE'VE BEEN DOING THEM.
WE HAVE BEEN PUSHING OURSELVES
TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON BECOMING
AN EXCELLENT ORGANIZATION.
HOW DO WE DO THAT?
I MENTIONED THE ROBUSTNESS OF
OUR PARKS SYSTEM.
WE HAVE 6400 ACRES OF PARKLAND
ACROSS THE CITY.
485 INDIVIDUAL PARKS.
AS I SAID, THIS REPRESENTS 12%
OF THE CITY LAND, BUT YOU CAN
SEE THE LONG LIST HERE.
THERE'S MORE, BUT THIS INCLUDES
120 MILES OF TRAILS,
BOULEVARDS, BEACHES, POOLS,
GOLF COURSES.
207 SPORTS FIELDS, 150 PLAY
AREAS, 14 OFF-LEASH AREAS, AND
MUCH MORE.
AS WE HAVE FOUND OUT AND HEAR
ABOUT EVERY DAY, IF WE WERE TO
LEAVE IT UP TO OUR COMMUNITIES,
IT WOULD BE MANY MORE OF THESE
THINGS, SO FOLKS REALLY
APPRECIATE WHAT WE DO, AND WANT
MORE OF IT.
BUT JESUS, CAN I HAVE A MOMENT?
A QUICK QUESTION THINKING BACK
TO YOUR REFERENCE EARLIER TO AN
EQUITY SCORECARD.
HAVE WE USE THAT CONCEPT TO
PLOT OUT THESE FACILITIES?
>> THAT'S THE WORK WE ARE
DOING.
CERTAINLY, WE KNOW WHERE
EVERYTHING IS, AND --
>> THAT IS KNOWN, BUT HAVE WE
TRANSLATED THAT INFORMATION?
>> THAT'S WHAT WE ARE IN THE
MIDDLE OF DOING.
LCPD AND THE OFFICE OF CIVIL
RIGHTS HAS DONE A LOT OF WORK
ON THE INDICATORS THAT LEAD TO
DISPLACEMENT FOR COMMUNITIES,
SO WE ARE LEERING THAT ON TOP
OF THIS, SO WHEN WE DO GO BACK,
WHEN THERE IS A CHOICE ABOUT A
RESOURCE, I WANT TO HAVE THE
DATA THAT SAYS, THIS COMMUNITY
HAS GREATER NEEDS BECAUSE OF
THESE INDICATORS, AND WE WILL
GO THERE.
IT'S AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION
TO HAVE WITH OUR COMMUNITIES
BECAUSE I THINK THE CONCEPT OF
EQUITY IS PEOPLE ARE OPEN TO
THAT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
FOLKS WANT THINGS IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES, SO WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE TO BE --
>> COMMITTING TO EQUITY MEANS
LETTING GO OF EVERYTHING BEING
EQUAL.
>> YES.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE VERY
STEADFAST, AND STUBBORN ABOUT
THAT CONVERSATON.
WE WILL NEED AND APPRECIATE
SUPPORT FROM THE COUNCIL TO DO
THAT.
>> PIGGYBACKING OFF OF WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
MENTIONED.
WE HAVE MAGNUSON PARK.
THINGS ARE DYNAMIC.
THERE ARE HUNDREDS MORE LOW-
INCOME CHILDREN WHO LIVE THERE
NOW, AND THEY DON'T NECESSARILY
HAVE ACCESS OR SCHOLARSHIPS TO
ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE ON
THE FIELD FLOOR IN THE PROGRAMS
THERE.
THE MAGNUSON PARK COMMUNITY
CENTER NEEDS TO BE
REHABILITATED.
THERE ARE NEARLY 1000 LOW-
INCOME RESIDENTS THAT WE'VE
ENCOURAGED TO LIVE THERE.
WE'VE ENABLED THEM TO LIVE
THERE.
NOW WE WANT TO PROVIDE THOSE
SERVICES.
I AM HAPPY TO HEAR YOU TALKING
ABOUT THE EQUITY SCORECARD
CONCEPT.
>> MAGNUSON ABSOLUTELY IS A
GREAT MICROCOSM OF SO MANY
THINGS HAPPENING IN THE PARKS
AND REC SYSTEM, BOTH WITH THE
WORK WE DO AS WELL AS ALL OF
THE RESIDENTS THERE.
THE COMMUNITY CENTER IS IN THE
PROCESS OF BEING REHABBED AND
EXPANDED TO ADD ADDITIONAL
PROGRAMMING SPACE, AND WE ARE
FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE THERE IS
ENOUGH EITHER FREE PROGRAMMING
OR SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
FOR THE FOLKS THERE.
THERE IS MORE WORK TO BE DONE,
ABSOLUTELY.
>> TO CLARIFY ON MAGNUSON PARK,
IT'S ABOUT 20% OF THE BUILDING
BEING REHABBED.
JUST THE ENTRYWAY AND SEISMIC
STUFF, BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO
DOING MORE IN THE FUTURE.
>> FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR
THIS CHART.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GAVE US
THIS BEFORE.
I AM BIG ON LISTS.
THANK YOU.
I WILL ASK, AT SOME POINT, THAT
WE EXPAND THAT.
WE STILL HAVE THIS ISSUE.
I THINK COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
CAN APPRECIATE THIS.
A 123 RESTROOM BUILDINGS THAT
WE NEED MORE RESTROOMS IN THIS
CITY.
THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE STILL
PROBABLY GOING TO TAKE ANOTHER
RUN AT FOR THE BUDGET CITYWIDE,
FOR MORE RESTROOMS CARE NOT
JUST AND PARKS.
I IMAGINE IT WOULD BE PARKS OR
SPU THAT WOULD MAINTAIN THEM.
THAT IS SOMETHING WE WILL TALK
ABOUT.
JUST PUTTING THAT OUT HERE NOW.
WITH THE STADIUM, WERE YOU
TALKING ABOUT MEMORIAL STADIUM?
>> WEST SEATTLE STADIUM.
>> WHAT'S IT CALLED?
OKAY.
I WAS CHAIR OF PARKS FOR FOUR
YEARS AND DID NOT KNOW THAT.
THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA . BUT
GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
I DO HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT
A FEW PRIORITIES WE WORKED ON
OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS.
LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE THIS
INTEGRATED OR IF YOU WOULD
RATHER ADDRESS IT NOW.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE NUMBER OF
THE KIDDIE POOLS WE HAD
EXPANDED, I BELIEVE WE HAD
INVESTED IN ADDITIONAL HOURS,
SO CAN YOU COMMENT ON THAT?
AND THEN ADDITIONALLY, IT MAY
HAVE BEEN THE YEAR BEFORE LAST,
I BELIEVE THAT WE INCLUDED A
VIZO LANGUAGE IN THE BUDGET TO
REQUEST THAT THE FIELDS BE OPEN
FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME IN
THE EVENING, SO THERE WERE LIT
FIELDS, SO THERE COULD BE
UNSTRUCTURED PLAY, ESPECIALLY
AS WE THINK ABOUT OUR IMMIGRANT
AND REFUGEE POPULATION, OR
FAMILIES IN THE CITY WHO DON'T
HAVE THE MONEY TO PLAY ON
STRUCTURED SOCCER TEAMS, LIKE I
USED TO BE ON TWO YEARS AGO.
WHEN WE SEE MORE PEOPLE
ENJOYING OUR GREAT NEW TURF
FIELDS IN THE LIGHT, THAT MEANS
PEOPLE ARE ENGAGED IN REALLY
POSITIVE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.
I THINK IT ALSO ADDS AN ELEMENT
TO HELPING COMMUNITIES FOR THE
LIGHTS TO BE ON.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHETHER OR
NOT WE WERE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT
THAT?
STRUCTURE.
ON THE POOL ISSUE, WE DID
IMPLEMENT THE EXTENSION OF
HOURS, DAYS OF OPERATION FOR
CERTAIN SITES.
I DON'T HAVE THE LIST IN FRONT
OF ME, BUT WE CAN GET THAT TO
YOU.
I THINK THAT IS PART OF OUR
LONGER PLAN, AS WELL, AS WE TRY
TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S THE BEST,
MOST EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF
THOSE HOURS, AND THEN ACTUALLY,
WE ARE THINKING ABOUT HOW WE
CAN LINE UP WITH SOME OF OUR
SUSTAINABILITY WORK.
FOR EXAMPLE, IDEALLY, WE WOULD
TAKE THOSE WADING POOLS AND
CONVERT THEM TO SPRAY PARKS.
KIDS LOVE SPRAY PARKS.
THEY ARE BETTER FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT.
THEY ARE HEALTHIER, SAFER.
THAT'S PART OF OUR WORK BUT IT
WILL BE ANCHORED IN WHERE THE
USE IS AND THE NEED IS, BUT WE
WILL MAKE CHANGES AND CONTINUE
TO LOOK AT THAT.
>> OBVIOUSLY, NONE OF THOSE ARE
OPEN IN THIS WEATHER, SO IS
THERE TIMING TO BE DONE WITH
THAT ANALYSIS PRIOR TO THE
SPRING AND SUMMER WHEN THEY
OPEN?
>> WE HAVE A SCHEDULE FOR
OPENING ALREADY THAT IS BASED
ON OUR NORMAL OPERATIONS, SO
THAT IS CONTINUING.
IN TERMS OF CONVERTING TO OTHER
SPRAY PARKS, THAT'S LONGER
TERM.
>> SO YOU ARE MOVING FORWARD
WITH IMPLEMENTING LONGER HOURS,
BUT THE CONVERSATION ABOUT
CONVERSION IS FOR THE FUTURE.
>> CORRECT.
>> IN TERMS OF FIELDS, I THINK
YOU HIT ON AN INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THE
MANAGEMENT OF THESE FIELDS.
I AM NOT AWARE OF A PROVISO ON
THAT, BUT IT'S PART OF WHAT
WE'VE BEEN WORKING OUT.
WE DID A PILOT.
MAYBE, IT WAS DRIVEN IN SOME
WAYS BY THE PROVISO, BUT WE DID
A PILOT TO DO JUST THAT, CARVE
OUT UNSTRUCTURED TIME AT SOME
FIELDS BECAUSE, OFTEN WE FIND
WHEN WE INVEST IN THESE FIELDS,
THE LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS
HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE IMPACTS
OF THE ADDITIONAL USE, BUT NOT
NECESSARILY GET THE BENEFIT OF
THAT.
ONE THING WE ARE DOING.
THIS IS ALSO IN COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA'S DISTRICT, BUT PART
OF THE REDEVELOPMENT OF SOUTH
PARK PLAYFIELD, WE HAVE AGREED
TO KEEP THAT FIELD OFF OF OUR
PERMITTING SYSTEM FOR FIVE
YEARS, SO WE CAN ALLOW THAT
COMMUNITY TO BUILD THEIR OWN
PROGRAMMING.
WE ARE WORKING ON THAT.
I THINK IT'S A CRITICAL PIECE.
I THINK EVERY FIELD SHOULD HAVE
UNSTRUCTURED TIME.
WE ARE TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT
BALANCE BECAUSE ALTHOUGH THE
FOLKS USE THE FIELDS CONTINUE
TO GROW THEIR PROGRAMMING, WE
HAVE A VERY FINITE NUMBER OF
HOURS FOR FIELD SPACE.
PART OF THAT ALSO IS WITH THE
PARTNERSHIP OF THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT.
THEY'VE ADDED ADDITIONAL
LIGHTING TO SOME OF THEIR
FIELD, AND THOSE WILL SORT OF
FIT UNDER THE JOINT AGREEMENT
WITH THE DISTRICT, WHICH WILL
PROVIDE MORE HOURS, BUT I
COULDN'T AGREE MORE IN TERMS OF
THE EFFORTS TO DO MORE OF THAT.
>> I DON'T MEAN TO RUSH YOU.
BUT WE HAVE FOUR OR
PRESENTATIONS.
>> I HAVE 30 MORE SLIDES.
>> I KNOW.
>> I AM HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP ON
THAT.
IN TERMS OF HOW WE DO THIS WORK,
WE CAN DO IT ALONE.
WE HAVE ONE OF THE BEST PARKS
AND REC SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTRY
BECAUSE WE'VE ENJOYED A
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SUPPORT
FROM THE COMMUNITY, THE VOTERS,
ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND OUR
PARTNERS.
WE HAVE DOZENS OF PARTNERS, AND
THIS IS JUST ONE, SHORT
HIGHLIGHTED LIST.
I WILL, THE ASSOCIATED
RECREATIONAL COUNCIL IS OUR
NONPROFIT PARTNER BUT DOES MUCH
OF OUR PROGRAM IN OUR
COMMUNITY CENTERS, AND THEY ARE
REALLY WELL ALIGNED WITH OUR
MISSION.
WE ALSO HAVE BEEN DOING A GREAT
DEAL OF PARTNERSHIP WITH ALL OF
OUR SISTER AGENCIES, WHETHER
IT'S PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMS IN
OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS, OR
WORKING WITH THE LIBRARIES, AND
OTHERS FOR PROGRAMMING, SO WE
ARE JUST REALLY PLEASED, AND
FEEL FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS.
I WILL CALL OUT, WE HAVE AN
INCREDIBLY ROBUST VOLUNTEER
CORPS OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK AS WELL
INTERIOR FORCES IN OUR
COMMUNITY CENTERS, BUT WE CAN'T
DO THE WORK WITHOUT THEM.
WE APPRECIATE THAT.
VERY QUICKLY, ON OUR
PROGRAMMING, WE DO LOTS, LOTS
OF PROGRAMMING, LITERALLY FOR
THE ENTIRE LIFESPAN OF OUR
RESIDENTS, AND THEIR ABILITIES.
FRANKLY, I THINK WE CHANGE
LIVES.
ONE QUICK NARRATIVE HERE, JUST
LAST SUMMER WE HAD A SITUATION
WHERE WE WERE, OUT OF THE BLUE,
CALLED BY ONE OF THE LOCAL
CORPORATIONS TO RECEIVE A GRANT
TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
PROGRAMMING.
WE DIDN'T APPLY.
WE WEREN'T LOOKING FOR IT.
IT CAME TO US BECAUSE THE
PERSON IN CHARGE OF DOLING OUT
THIS MONEY OR HELPING FIGURE
OUT WHERE THIS WOULD GO WAS
SOMEONE WHO HAD PARTICIPATED IN
OUR PROGRAMMING AND REMEMBERED
THE IMPACT IT HAD ON HER LIFE.
SO, JUST A SMALL EXAMPLE OF HOW
WE CHANGE LIVES.
IN TERMS OF THE WAY WE ARE
STRUCTURED, AND THIS IS SORT OF
THE DRIER PART OF THE
CONVERSATION.
WE HAVE SEVERAL DIVISIONS.
THIS WORK IS ALL DIVIDED FOR
THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE,
WHICH IS POLICY AND DIRECTION.
OUR FINANCE HAS ALL OF THE
THINGS YOU CAN IMAGINE.
OUR PARKS AND AMENDMENT
DIVISION IS OUR LARGEST WITH
OVER 300 FTEs.
THESE ARE THE FOLKS OUT THERE
DAY TODAY, MAINTAINING,
CLEANING OUR PARKS, MOWING THE
LAWNS AND THE FIELDS, ETC.
OUR FACILITIES DIVISION
INCLUDES PLUMBERS, HVAC FOLKS,
PAINTERS, ETC., OUT THERE
MAKING SURE THESE BUILDINGS,
AND THESE FACILITIES -- WE HAVE
OVER 500 INDIVIDUAL BUILDING
STRUCTURES IN THE SYSTEM, WHICH
IS PRETTY ROBUST, TO SAY THE
LEAST.
THESE FOLKS DO A PHENOMENAL JOB
KEEPING THESE THINGS IN THE
BEST POSSIBLE CONDITION.
I TALKED ABOUT OUR RECREATION
DIVISION, WHICH INCLUDES
PROGRAMMING IN OUR FACILITY
CENTERS, AS WELL AS AQUATICS.
OUR PARTNERSHIP DIVISION IS
POISED FOR GROWTH, AND THE IDEA
HERE IS TO LEVERAGE OUTSIDE
RESOURCES, BOTH FROM OUR
COMMUNITY, PARTNERS FROM OUR
VOLUNTEERS, SO WE ARE TRYING TO
BUILD ADDITIONAL REVENUE TO
SUPPORT THE WORK WE DO.
OUR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
DIVISION IS PRETTY ROBUST FOR A
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM,
AND THEY ARE JUST FOCUSED ON
THE BUDGET DELIVERY OF A WHOLE
LOT, I THINK OVER 300 ACTIVE
PROJECTS RIGHT NOW.
JUST GENERALLY, WE HAVE ABOUT
950 FULL-TIME STAFF MEMBERS,
AND ABOUT 1250 PART-TIME
SEASONAL FOLKS.
>> I AM JUST WONDERING, WHERE
DOES THE CONSERVATION CORPS FIT?
>> THE CONSERVATION CORPS WAS
MOVED.
IT WAS IN PLANNING DEVELOPMENT.
WE MOVED IT TO THE EPIC
DIVISION BECAUSE IT'S ANCHORED
AT MAGNUSON, SO WE WANTED TO
GIVE THEM ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.
>> OKAY, SO THAT'S ENTERPRISE.
>> YES.
30+-YEAR-OLD PROGRAM.
PUTTING FOLKS AT WORK, GETTING
THEM INTO JOBS THAT CAN LEAD TO
CAREERS.
I JUST WANT TO FLAG MY FITNESS.
AS I'VE MENTIONED TO YOU
BEFORE, AND EXPLORING.
I RECOGNIZE SOME OF THE
CHALLENGES, BUT I BELIEVE THEY
CAN BE OVERCOME AS IT RELATES TO
COUNCIL FUNDING OF THE MOBILE
PITSTOPS PROGRAMMING, WHICH IS
OUR MOBILE RESTROOM FACILITIES.
AND OTHER CITIES WITH A MOBILE
PITSTOP PROGRAM, THEY STAFF
THOSE FACILITIES, AND THEY
STAFF THOSE FACILITIES WITH A
POPULATION OF WORKERS THAT IS
VERY ALIGNED WITH THE
POPULATION OF FOLKS THAT WE
EMPLOY THROUGH THE CONSERVATION
CORPS.
I JUST WANT TO FLAG THAT, THAT
MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH
OTHER DEPARTMENTS WHETHER IT'S
SPU OR HST THAT'S GOING TO BE
TAKING THE LEAD ON THAT, WE
WILL SEE.
>> THANK YOU.
WE ARE ALSO VERY INTERESTED IN
GROWING THE PROGRAM.
I THINK PART OF THE CALCULUS,
FIGURING OUT HOW TO GROW IT, IS
MAKING SURE THERE IS WORK FOR
THESE FOLKS TO DO.
WELCOMING THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO
MORE OF THAT.
>> JUST A SNAPSHOT OF WHO OUR
STAFF IS IN TERMS OF GENDER AND
ETHNIC BREAK DOWN.
WE'VE GOT A PRETTY DIVERSE
STAFF.
THE MAJORITY OF OUR STAFF
IDENTIFIES AS SOMETHING OTHER
THAN WHITE.
WE HAVE ALMOST 60% MALE AND 40%
FEMALE.
JUMPING INTO OUR BUDGET, AS YOU
MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING IN
YOUR OPENING, THE 2020 ADJUSTED
BUDGET IS $216 MILLION.
OF THAT, $175 MILLION IS
OPERATING, AND $87 MILLION IS
SHARED CAPITAL.
THIS SHOWS YOU THE VARIOUS
SOURCES.
I WILL HIGHLIGHT THAT WHEN WE
TALK A LOT ABOUT OUR BUDGET,
AND PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE PARK
DISTRICT, I THINK WHILE
CRITICALAN IMPORTANT FOR OUR
WORK, IT REPRESENTS 20% OF OUR
TOTAL BUDGET.
WHEN WE LAUNCHED OUR STRATEGIC
PLANNING PROCESS, IT WASN'T
JUST ABOUT PARK DISTRICT.
IT WAS ABOUT ALL OF OUR
OPERATIONS.
WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR WORK PLAN.
THESE ARE THE VALUES PLANNING
FOR OUR DIVISIONS, AND VERY
QUICKLY, THIS IS THE IDEA, THE
REMINDER THAT WE SERVE PEOPLE
THAT WE PRIORITIZE EQUITY, AND
THAT WE ARE PART OF A CITYWIDE
SOLUTION TO CHALLENGES, SO THE
WORK WE DO IS A KEY PART TO
SUPPORT AGENCIES.
AND MAKING SURE THAT WE
RECOGNIZE OUR CITY IS GROWING
AND CHANGING IN MANY WAYS, AND
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
RESPONSIVE TO THAT.
THE LAST COUPLE OF THINGS HERE
ON THE ENGAGEMENT.
WE WORK FOR THE RESIDENTS.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
ALWAYS DELIBERATELY, AND
CONTINUALLY ENGAGING WITH FOLKS
TO MAKE SURE WE ARE PROVIDING
WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE.
AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HONOR
OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS STEWARDS
OF THE LAND, MITIGATING IMPACTS
OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN A WAY
FOCUSED ON PROFESSIONALISM,
EXCELLENCE, AND BEST PRACTICE.
>> HIS IS, YOU CAN DO IT OR I
CAN DO IT, BUT I PREFER YOU DO
IT.
I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
WILL DO IT FRIDAY.
WE ARE GOING TO START THE
PLANNING.
IF YOU WANT TO MENTION THE
DATES OR PLANNING.
I WILL TELL YOU.
IN 2014, WE APPROVED THE
SEATTLE PARKS DISTRICT.
WE ARE GOING TO START OUR SIX
YOUR PLAN.
THE FIRST COMMUNITY MEETING
WILL BE AT THE DELRIDGE
COMMUNITY CENTER CENTER MARCH 2
AT 8:00.
THE SECOND AT THE LAKE CITY
COMMUNITY CENTER MARCH 5, 6:00.
THE THIRD WILL BE SATURDAY,
MARCH 7. YOU WILL GET NOTICE.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN WILL
MAKE A FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT
BECAUSE I WON'T BE HERE, BUT
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS.
I'M EXCITED.
I AM EXCITED ABOUT HOW WE ARE
GOING TO SPEND THESE FUNDS,
LOOK AT CAPITAL, SPENDING NEEDS.
>> IN DISTRICT 1.
>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
>> I THOUGHT YOU MEANT
MONEYWISE.
>> WE ARE EXCITED.
OUR OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND
BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS IS
EXCITED TO HEAR FROM OUR
RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
ABOUT FOR THEY WOULD LIKE TO
SEE US MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS
NEXT CYCLE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WE WILL HAVE YOU BACK.
DO YOU WANT TO READ IN THE
SECOND ITEM?
>> ITEM 2. OFFICE OF WATERFRONT
FROM CIVIC PROJECTS OVERVIEW,
2020 WORKPLAN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WHAT ABOUT OUR WATER FOLKS
FRIENDS?
HAVE A SEAT.
DO YOU GUYS WANT TO INTRODUCE
YOURSELVES?
IT'S 10:34, SO I TOLD THE GAME,
I DON'T THINK THE PERMIT CAN DO
15 MINUTES.
I DON'T WANT TO RUSH YOU.
>> THEY COULD DO 15 MINUTES IF
WE WOULD GIVE THEM A CHANCE OF
THAT HAPPENING.
>> I AM DORI COSTA, FINANCE
MANAGER FOR THE OFFICE OF THE
WATERFRONT.
>> I AM JESSICA MURPHY,
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER FOR OUR
OFFICE.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MARSHALL FOSTER, DIRECTOR OF
THE OFFICE.
>> GREAT.
WHO'S KICKING THE SOFT?
MARSHALL?
>> YEAH.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US IN.
WE ARE EXCITED TO GIVE YOU AN
OVERVIEW OF THE OFFICE OF THE
WATER FROM CIVIC PROJECTS.
A BIT OF A LOOK AHEAD TO WHAT
YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE IN 2020.
>> I DO WANT TO ADD THAT YOU
CHANGED YOUR TITLE AND STOLE
SOME OF MY TITLE.
CIVIC PROJECTS, WATERFRONT.
>> HOUSE AND SAID?
STEALING IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF
FLATTERY?
>> OR COLONIZATION, BUT OKAY.
I'M JUST MAKING A JOKE.
GO AHEAD.
>> WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO IS
WALK YOU THROUGH THE CONTEXT
FOR THE WATERFRONT PROGRAM.
OUR OFFICE IS A PRETTY UNUSUAL
OFFICE WITHIN THE CITY.
WE ARE ONLY 11 FTE, SO PROBABLY
ONE OF THE SMALLEST IN THE
CITY.
WE WERE CREATED WITH A REALLY
SPECIFIC PURPOSE.
WHICH WAS TO IMPLEMENT THE
VISION FOR WATERFRONT SEATTLE.
WHAT YOU HAVE ON THE SCREEN IS
A FOOTPRINT OF OUR PROGRAM AREA,
AND I'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE
DETAILS OF THAT.
REALLY, WE STARTED
WHEN THE DECISION WAS MADE TO
REPLACE THE ALASKAN WAY
VIADUCT.
YOU WILL RECALL THE LATE
DISCUSSIONS WE HAD, A COUPLE OF
PUBLIC ROADS THAT CULMINATED IN
THE DEE FORD TERMINAL.
STARTING AT THAT TIME, MOVING
FORWARD, WE REALLY BUILD A
PARTNERSHIP ON A COUPLE OF
DIFFERENT FRONTS.
A PARTNERSHIP WITH A CIVIC
COMMITTEE, THE SINGLE PARTNER
WATER SHIP COMMITTEE, WHICH
STARTED WORKING INTENSIVELY
WITH SDOT, THE PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, PARKS.
HOW TO ENVISION THE WATER FROM
THAT COULD BE CREATED WHEN THE
VIADUCT WAS REMOVED.
WE ALSO BUILT A PUBLIC AGENCY
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, FERRIES, AND
KING COUNTY METRO TO PLAN FOR
THE TRANSPORTATION FUTURE ON
THE WATERFRONT.
WHAT WE ARE DOING TODAY, WHICH
WE WILL TALK ABOUT.
WE ARE NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
IS REALLY EXECUTING A DECADE
LATER, THE FOUNDATIONAL
COMMITMENTS, AND THE
PARTNERSHIP THAT REALLY STARTED
AT THAT TIME, GOING BACK TO
THOSE DECISIONS.
ON THE SCREEN, YOU SEE IN THE
YELLOW COLOR, REALLY THE
FOOTPRINT OF WHAT WE CALL
WATERFRONT SEATTLE.
THAT IS THE VIADUCT LANDS THAT
HAVE NOW BEEN REMOVED.
WE ALL GOT TO WATCH THE VIADUCT
COME DOWN IN THE LAST YEAR.
IN ITS PLACE, WE ARE BEGINNING
CONSTRUCTION OF 20 ACRES OF
PARKS, AND PUBLIC
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT REALLY
SERVES, OBVIOUSLY, THE DOWNTOWN
COMMUNITY, THE WHOLE CITY, AND
THE WHOLE REGION.
I AM GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE
DIFFERENT ELEMENTS IN A MOMENT.
THERE ARE SOME IMPORTANT
RELATED PROJECTS AT OUR OFFICE
IS INVOLVED IN, ALTHOUGH WE ARE
NOT DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE REPLACEMENT OF COLMON DOCK
BY THE WASHINGTON STATE
FERRIES.
THAT'S A MEGAPROJECT IN ITS OWN
RIGHT.
THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ELLIOTT
BAY SEAWALL, WHICH WAS FINISHED
BY SDOT SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
JESSICA WAS PART OF THE
LEADERSHIP OF THAT PROJECT.
AND THEN A COUPLE OF JOINT
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH
NONPROFIT PARTNERS.
PIKE PLACE MARKET, THE
CONSTRUCTION OF WHAT THEY CALL
MARKET FRONT, WHICH WAS
FINISHED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO,
AND THEN IN THE FUTURE, THE
EXPANSION OF THE SEATTLE
AQUARIUM, WHICH WE'VE TALKED
ABOUT HERE AT THE COUNCIL IN
THE PAST.
I AM GOING TO GUESS MOST OF YOU
REMEMBER THE PUBLIC PROCESS WE
HAD AROUND WATERFRONT SEATTLE.
FROM ABOUT 2010 THROUGH 2013,
WE HAD A VERY LARGE, CITYWIDE
CONVERSATION AROUND THE FUTURE
OF THE WATERFRONT.
EIGHT SERIES OF PUBLIC EVENTS,
VERY LARGE-SCALE, DRIVEN BY
WHAT COULD WE DO WITH THE 20
ACRES OF PARKS AND PUBLIC
SPACE.
HOW COULD WE CREATE A
DEMOCRATIC, INCLUSIVE VISION
FOR RECONNECTING OUR ENTIRE
COMMUNITY BACK TO ELLIOTT BAY.
THAT WAS REALLY THE FOUNDATION
OF IT.
WE HAD A SERIES OF LARGE-SCALE,
PUBLIC EVENTS.
WE HAD COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS
IN LITERALLY EVERY CORNER OF
SEATTLE, REALLY FOCUSED ON HOW
CAN SEATTLE HAVE THAT GREAT
DOWNTOWN PARK THAT WILL SUPPORT
EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE CITY,
AND CREATE A PLACE FOR
PROGRAMMING, COMMUNITY EVENTS,
CELEBRATIONS OF OUR CITY, IN A
WAY AND IN A SPACE THAT WE
HAVEN'T HAD IN THE PAST BECAUSE
OF THE PRESENCE OF THE VIADUCT.
IF YOU GO BACK, LOOKING AT THE
CITY'S HISTORY, THERE HAS BEEN
TALK, AND CLAMORING FOR
RECLAIMING THAT WATERFRONT
SINCE SHORTLY AFTER THE VIADUCT
WAS BUILT.
SO IN A LOT OF WAYS, THE
WATERFRONT SEATTLE PROGRAM WAS
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER, AND
REALLY BE ABLE TO KIND OF SEE
THAT VISION REALIZED.
I WON'T GO THROUGH THE DETAILS
OF THE LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT, BUT
WE HAVE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF
EVENTS, AND TENS OF THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN
PERSON AND ONLINE IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THAT VISION.
EARLY ON IN THE PROCESS, CITY
COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR, THERE
WAS A WHOLE SERIES OF
LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS THAT HAVE
GUIDED THIS FROM EARLY DAYS.
PROBABLY, ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT ONES THAT TOOK PLACE
WAS THE CREATION OF AND
PRINCIPLES FOR SEATTLE
WATERFRONT.
I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL OF THEM.
HAS CREATED THE COMPASS, THE
GUIDING LIGHT FOR EVERY STEP OF
THE PROGRAM.
AS WE MOVED THROUGH THE PUBLIC
PROCESS, THESE IDEAS,
WATERFRONT FOR ALL, WHICH IS
REALLY ABOUT THE INCLUSION OF
GETTING AROUND TO ENJOY THIS
WATERFRONT.
SUSTAINABLE TIME.
AND THE ENHANCEMENTS THAT
BEFORE WATERFRONT PARK, IN
TERMS OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT,
AND REMOVING SOME OF OUR
STORMWATER OVERFLOW EVENTS THAT
HAPPENED ON THE BAYCOL
RECONNECTING THE WHOLE CITY TO
THE WATERFRONT.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT HOW THAT
PLAYS OUT, AND REALLY TELLING
THE STORY OF THE CITY'S
HISTORY, AS WELL AS LOOKING
FORWARD IN TERMS OF THE
CULTURAL ELEMENTS THAT ARE
INCLUDED IN THE DESIGN.
ACCESS AND MOBILITY, ALL OF
THESE KEY IDEAS.
SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN
ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT AS WE HAVE
WATCHED THIS PLAY OUT IS THE
IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A BOLD
VISION THAT CAN ADAPT OVER TIME.
WE HAD TO DEAL WITH THE
SITUATION WHEN BERTHA WAS
STUCK.
WE HAD TO ENDURE THAT, AND WORK
THROUGH THAT CREATIVELY WITH
THE STATE.
WE'VE HAD SEVERAL MAJOR SHIFTS
IN THE DESIGN, RESPONDING TO
COST, SCHEDULE, AND CHANGING
PRIORITIES.
I THINK OFFER THAT, WE'VE BEEN
ABLE TO KEEP THE PROGRESSION OF
FORWARD MOTION ON THIS PROGRAM.
I THINK WE ARE NOW IN OUR
FOURTH OR SIXTH MAYORAL
ADMINISTRATION, SO WE'VE HAD A
LOT OF LONGEVITY OVER TIME.
HERE, YOU CAN SEE THE DETAIL OF
WHAT WE ARE NOW STARTING TO
BUILD.
THIS IS THE CAPITAL PROGRAM
THAT WAS ESTABLISHED SHORTLY
AFTER THE PUBLIC PLANNING
PROCESS THAT I DESCRIBED IN
2012, AND 2013.
THERE WAS A SERIES OF KEY
ACTION THAT TOOK PLACE AT THE
COUNCIL, WHICH FORMED THE
WATERFRONT PROGRAM OFFICIALLY.
ESTABLISHED IT IN THE CITY'S
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, AND
ALSO CALLED FOR AN
UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL OF PUBLIC-
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ON THE
FUNDING OF THAT WATERFRONT
VISION.
THAT'S WHERE WE INTRODUCED THE
IDEA OF A MAJOR PHILANTHROPIC
PARTNERSHIP WITH FRIENDS OF
WATERFRONT SEATTLE, A NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION THAT WAS THEN
CREATED, AND IS NOW IN THE
PROCESS OF RAISING ABOUT $110
MILLION FOR THE PROGRAM.
AND ALSO TO ADVANCE THE CONCEPT
OF A LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
THAT WOULD ASSESS DOWNTOWN
PROPERTIES FOR THE SPECIAL
BENEFIT ASSOCIATED WITH PARK
IMPROVEMENTS.
AS I THINK YOU ALL KNOW, THE
COUNCIL ACTED LAST YEAR.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO GOING TO
THAT.
A LOT OF DETAIL TODAY, BUT
OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S A MAJOR ISSUE
AT COUNCIL THIS YEAR, THE STEPS
ON THE LYD.
IN TERMS OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE
PROGRAM, THE BACKBONE OF THIS
ENTIRE VIADUCT IS THE ALASKAN
WAY, SO THAT'S TAKING PLACE
FROM KING STREET ALL THE WAY
NORTH UP TO PINE STREET, AND
FROM THERE, THE CREATION OF A
NEW STREET THAT DOESN'T EXIST
úTODAY CALLED ELLIOTT WAY, THAT
CONNECTS FROM ALASKAN WAY
TOWARD BELLTOWN, ELLIOTT,
WESTERN AVENUE.
A LONG, LINEAR PROMENADE, A
PARK PROMENADE, FROM KING
STREET ALL THE WAY NORTH TO
PIKE PLACE MARKET.
THAT'S REALLY THE BACKBONE OF
THE WHOLE PROJECT.
THE REPLACEMENT OF WATERFRONT
PARK, AND PEERS 62, WHICH ARE
TWO EXISTING PARKS OVER WATER.
PART OF JESUS AGUIRRE'S PARKS
SYSTEM HE WAS TALKING ABOUT,
WHICH HAVE BEEN IN NEED OF
REPLACEMENT FOR SOME TIME.
THE FIRST STEP IN THAT IS THE
COMPLETION OF PIER 62, WHICH IS
JUST A FEW MONTHS AWAY.
AND A SERIES OF EAST-WEST
CONNECTIONS.
I TALKED ABOUT CONNECTING THE
WHOLE CITY TO THIS NEW
WATERFRONT.
YOU WILL SEE THESE FINGERS THAT
CONNECT AND, FROM PIONEER
SQUARE, DOWNTOWN, A MAJOR NEW
CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PIKE AND
PINE CORRIDOR ALL THE WAY DOWN
TO THE WATERFRONT WITH WHAT WE
CALL THE OVERLOOK WALK, WHICH
WILL CONNECT PIKE PLACE MARKET
TO THE WATERFRONT MARKET, AS
WELL AS PIKE AND PINE STREET
IMPROVEMENT, WHERE PARKS IS
REACHING AT LEAST TWO CAPITOL
HILL THROUGH THE PIKE PINE
CORRIDOR TO IMPROVE THOSE
STREETS, AND THEN FINISHING OFF
WITH FELL STREET PARK, IF YOU
ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT AND
BELLTOWN.
THE LAST TWO BLOCKS WILL BE
FINISHED BY OUR PROGRAM TO
CONNECT IT DOWN TO THE
WATERFRONT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA .
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO WORK WITH
THE CHAIR TO SUPPORT THIS
VISION.
IN SAYING THAT, I KNOW WE
CONTINUE TO ADDRESS QUESTIONS
AROUND EQUITY, ACCESS.
THIS IS A PARK FOR ALL OF
SEATTLE, BUT THERE IS A
QUESTION OF HOW ALL OF SEATTLE
WILL BENEFIT, SO CAN YOU TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE EQUITY
ANALYSIS THAT YOU HAVE
INCORPORATED INTO THIS FULL
SPECTRUM OF WHAT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN ON THE WATERFRONT?
AND IF THERE IS ANY SPECIFIC
FEATURES OF THE PROJECT YOU
HAVE INCORPORATED IN RESPONSE
TO THE EQUITY CONCERNS THAT
HAVE BEEN RAISED IN THE LAST
FEW YEARS, BASED ON THEIR
FEEDBACK, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL
FOR US TO HEAR.
>> THIS HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT
TOPIC FOR US.
WE DID AN ANALYSIS WITH THE
FRENZY WATERFRONT SEATTLE OVER
THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF.
THE FOCUS OF THAT HAS BEEN HOW
TO TAKE THIS IDEA OF THE
WATERFRONT FOR ALL, INCLUSIVE
PARTICIPATION IN THE PROJECT,
AND REALLY IDENTIFY THE
STRATEGIES WE ARE USING THAT
DELIVER ON THAT CONCEPT.
I AM GOING TO HIGHLIGHT A
COUPLE OF THE KEY THINGS WE ARE
FOCUSING ON IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THEM.
WHAT WE HEARD CONSISTENTLY
THROUGH PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WAS
THAT WE NEEDED TO CREATE
SPACES, VENUES IN'S PARKS THAT
WERE COMFORTABLE, ATTRACTIVE TO
EVERY COMMUNITY, SO THAT IT DID
NOT READ, FEEL LIKE A DOWNTOWN
ONLY SPACE.
OBVIOUSLY, IT'S GOING TO SERVE
DOWNTOWN USERS, BUT WE WOULD
PROACTIVELY INVEST IN BRINGING
EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD INTO THE
PROJECT.
WHAT WE HAVE ESSENTIALLY
ESTABLISHED WITH FRENZY
WATERFRONT SEATTLE IS THEY ARE
OUR PROGRAMMING, AND OPERATING
PARTNER.
THEY ARE WORKING HAND IN GLOVE
WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT
THEY ARE DIRECTLY INVESTING,
AND HELPING COMMUNITIES COME
INTO USE THESE NEW PARKS.
THAT SCALING UP AS WE BRING
THESE SPACES ONLINE, SO FOR
EXAMPLE, FOR THE LAST TWO
YEARS, THEY'VE BEEN WORKING
WITH US ON WATERFRONT PARK, TO
GO AHEAD AND START
EXPERIMENTING WITH HOW THEY CAN
DO THE PROGRAMMING, AND
ACTIVATION.
THEY ARE PROVIDING DIRECT
SUPPORT TO A VARIETY OF
DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, TO DO
EVENTS IN THE PARK.
SOME OF THE EXAMPLES, THINGS
THAT THEY ARE EXPERIMENTING
WITH, THEY WORKED WITH AN
ORGANIZATION CALLED 206 IN
RAINIER VALLEY, TO BRING YOUTH
PARTICIPATION, HIP-HOP MUSIC,
ART INTO THE SPACE.
FALCON WITH AN ORGANIZATIO
CALLED K-POP, WHICH IS FOCUSED
ON KOREAN POP IF YOU KNOW THAT
MUSIC, WHICH WAS A TOTAL
EXPERIMENT.
THEY FUNDED THAT.
THERE'S AN UNDER THE RADAR
ORGANIZATION OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
ENGAGED IN THAT, AND HELP FUND
THEM TO DO EVENTS.
THEY ARE SCALING THAT UP IN A
VARIETY OF WAYS.
THIS SPRING AND SUMMER, THEY
WILL BE TAKING ON PIER 62,
BRINGING EVENTS THERE.
THEY ARE WORKING WITH AFRICA
TOWN, TO BRING THEM TO PIER
62.
ALSO, WORKING WITH THE TRIBAL
COMMUNITY IN HELPING TO
SUPPORT THAT ORGANIZATION, THAT
EVENT SCALING UP IN THE PARKS.
IT'S NOT A BAKED RECIPE.
THEY ARE IN AND
EXPERIMENTATION, TRYING TO SEE
WHAT WORKS, BRINGING PEOPLE IN.
THE OTHER THING I WANT TO SAY
THAT WE ARE HIGHLIGHTED
HIGHLIGHTING, WE SEE A HUGE
AMOUNT OF FOOT TRAFFIC.
OBVIOUSLY, TOURISM.
A HUGE, LOCAL POPULATION USES
THE WATERFRONT.
AS PART OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH
FRIENDS, WE ARE SETTING UP A
SMALL BUSINESS INCUBATOR
PROGRAM.
WE ARE WORKING WITH VENTURES.
YOU MAY NO.
TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
NOT CREATING A LOT OF RETAIL
SPACE. WE ARE CREATING A COUPLE
WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO INCUBATE
SMALL BUSINESSES FROM
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN
SEATTLE, SO VENTURES IS A
PARTNER TO FRIENDS, TO MAKE
SURE WE CAN DO THAT WITH THOSE
SPACES.
THOSE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF
EXAMPLES.
I THINK I'M GOING TO MOVE ON
FROM THE DESIGN, TALK ABOUT
CONSTRUCTION, AND OUR FUNDING.
I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO
JESSICA MURPHY.
SHE HAS BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN A
LOT OF THE MAJOR CONSTRUCTION
FOR THE D.O.T., AND ANGELA
BRADY, WHO COULDN'T BE HERE
TODAY, WHO HAVE STOOD UP A
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT TEAM,
WHICH IS, I WOULD SAY, THREE
QUARTERS OF OUR EFFORT EASILY,
THE DAY-TO-DAY DELIVERY.
I AM JUST GOING TO HIGHLIGHT,
JESSICA CAN GO IN MORE DETAIL.
THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE ON
ALASKAN WAY.
WE HAVE ESSENTIALLY TAKEN OVER
THE CONSTRUCTION WHERE YOU SAW
THE STATE TAKING DOWN THE
VIADUCT.
THE CREWS NOW ARE WATERFRONT
SEATTLE TEAMS.
WE ARE DOING A VARIETY OF
UTILITY REPLACEMENTS OUT OF THE
GATE, PUTTING IN NEW
TRANSMISSION LINES FOR CITY
LIGHT.
NEW STORMWATER SYSTEMS FOR SPU.
THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE GOING ON
RIGHT NOW.
A VERY IMPORTANT, EARLY PIECE
OF OUR PROJECT IS TO CONNECT
COLUMBIA STREET WHERE WE USED
TO HAVE THE ON-RAMP FOR THE
VIADUCT.
THAT WILL SOON BE OPENED AS A
MAJOR PATHWAY TO REGIONAL
TRANSIT.
I RIDE RAPID RIDE.
IF OTHERS DO, THAT BUS HAS BEEN
ON A TEMPORARY ROUTE FOR
SEVERAL MONTHS, AND VERY
SHORTLY, IT WILL BE
REESTABLISHED ON COLUMBIA,
WHICH WILL IMPROVE SPEED AND
TRANSPORTABILITY.
>> SIX MONTHS OR LESS?
>> WITHIN THE MONTH.
>> WE ARE USING THE SAME
LANGUAGE.
THANK YOU.
DISTRICT 1, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT.
>> BELIEVE ME.
WE HAVE A LOT OF WEST
SEATTLEITES.
IT WASN'T PLANNED.
WE ARE AS MOTIVATED AS ANYONE
TO GET THAT OPEN.
>> I HOPE RAPID RIDE RIDERS
WILL APPRECIATE IT.
>> IT WILL BE A LOT MORE
RELIABLE THAN THE CURRENT
SITUATION.
PIER 62 IS WHERE WE USED TO
HAVE OUR NIGHTS ON THE PIER.
THIS IS SOME OF OUR CONTRACTORS
OUT THERE.
IT'S GETTING CLOSE TO
COMPLETION.
THAT'S THE RAILING, THE NEW
DECK.
WE ARE EXCITED TO BE OPENING
THAT LATER IN THE SPRING.
THE FRENZY WATERFRONT SEATTLE
WILL BE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT OPERATING THAT
NEW PIER AS SOON AS IT OPENS.
I JUST WANTED TO EMPHASIZE, AS
WE LEAVE CONSTRUCTION, HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS TO OUR TEAM
THAT WE HAVE A REALLY PROACTIVE
PLAN TO PRESERVE ACCESS.
THIS IS A DIAGRAM THAT SHOWS
YOU HOW WE MANAGE PEDESTRIAN
ACCESS THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION
ZONE.
WE'VE GOT COLMON DOCK, ALL OF
THE TRANSIT MOVEMENTS.
THIS IS SOMETHING JESSICA ALBA
TEAM FOCUS ON EVERY SINGLE DAY,
ATTENTIVELY, KEEPING THOSE
PATHWAYS OPEN.
WE DO HAVE TEMPORARY CLOSURES
WHERE WE HAVE TO CLOSE CERTAIN
CROSSWALKS, OR SHIFT PEOPLE.
WE WORK INTENSIVELY ON THE
SIGNAGE, AND COMMUNICATING
AHEAD OF TIME TO THE TRAVELING
PUBLIC, BUT ALSO OUR PROPERTY
OWNERS.
WE ARE WORKING HARD AT KEEPING
THE MAINLINE ALASKAN WAY OPEN
FOR TRAFFIC THROUGHOUT
CONSTRUCTION.
>> THIS IS AN AREA I USED TO
BIKE QUITE A BIT.
I MENTIONED THIS TO THE SDOT
DIRECTOR, AS WELL.
THERE IS NO TEMPORARY BIKE LANE
THAT APPEARS TO BE ON THE
STREET.
GIVEN THE HIGH FOOT TRAFFIC
THAT OCCURS ON OUR NEW SIDEWALK
THERE, WHICH IS GORGEOUS, WE DO
LIKE THAT IT CAN GO IN FOR THE
MARINE LIFE THAT UNDERNEATH THE
PIER, BUT THERE'S NOT A SAFE
PLACE TO BIKE.
I SEEM A PLAY USE TRAIL OPEN
DURING SUMMER, BUT THAT'S NOT
EXACTLY A BIKE LANE FOR
COMMUTERS.
WHAT I ASKED OF OUR FRIEND THAT
SDOT IS THAT A TEMPORARY BIKE
LANE BE ADDED TO THE STREET, SO
THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE USING
BIKING AS A COMMUTING OPTION
CAN STAY ON THE STREET, AND NOT
BE TRYING TO WEAVE IN AND OUT
OF TOURISTS, AND PEDESTRIANS
THAT ARE WALKING ON THE
SIDELINES.
I UNDERSTAND ONCE IT'S FINALLY
COMPLETED, YOU ARE GOING TO
HAVE AN INCREDIBLE BIKE LANE,
BUT IT'S PRETTY SCARY DOWN
THERE, ESPECIALLY AS PEOPLE
LINED UP TO GET ON 99 CELL, AND
I AM WONDERING IF YOU HAVE HEARD
THAT CONCERN, IF THERE IS STILL
úTHE ABILITY TO ADD NOT JUST A
SHARED BLAME BECAUSE IT GETS
CONGESTED DOWN THERE, BUT A
NARROW BIKE LANE, SO PEOPLE
KNOW WHERE THE REVENUE IS.
>> WE ARE AWARE OF THAT
CONCERN.
THE CORE ISSUE IS AROUND SPACE,
AND HOW TO PROVIDE A SAFE SPACE
WITH THE REBUILD PROJECT.
>> I WILL JUST ADD, YOU ARE
RIGHT.
THE BICYCLE FACILITIES HAVE
BEEN INADEQUATE FOR A LONG TIME.
A MULTIUSE PATH HAS SERVED THAT
PURPOSE FOR A LONG TIME.
WE DID ENJOY IT DURING THE
SEAWALL CONSTRUCTION. ACQUIRED
ARAUD UNDERNEATH THE VIADUCT, I
THINK THE CYCLING COMMUNITY
APPRECIATED.
NOW, IT'S FOUR LANES, VERY BUSY.
WE ARE TRYING TO MAINTAIN
ACCESS TO THE MULTIUSE PATH.
CERTAINLY, THAT DEDICATED SPACE
IS THROUGHOUT CONSTRUCTION, BUT
SPACE IS A CONSTRAINT.
WE ARE TRYING TO PUT OUT MORE
REFLECTORS ON SOME OF THOSE
TEMPORARY POLLS AROUND THEM
JUST TO MAKE SURE THE
VISIBILITY IS GOOD ON THAT PATH
AND MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT
ENCROACHING ON ITS WIDTH AND
IT'S EIGHT FEET WIDE, BUT WE
WILL ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO
GETTING THAT PERMANENT FACILITY
AND, AND WE WILL WORK WITH OUR
PARTNERS AT SDOT.
>> ANOTHER ITEM I'VE MENTIONED
IS THE NEED FOR MORE BIKE
CORRALS, ESPECIALLY DOWN BY THE
FERRY TERMINAL.
THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF
PEOPLE I THINK HAVE BEEN
EXCITED TO TRY OUR RENTAL BIKES
THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE LOST ONE, BUT
THERE IS STILL A JUMP BIKE OUT
THERE.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A BIKE
CORRAL BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, THEY
GET PARKED RIGHT ON THE
SIDEWALK.
THEY ARE A DANGER FOR THOSE
WITH DISABILITIES OR VISION
IMPAIRMENTS, AND A DANGER FOR
PEDESTRIANS, AND OTHER CYCLISTS
IN THE AREA.
THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE A
PRETTY QUICK FIX AS WE GET
EVERYTHING ELSE DONE.
I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE ENTIRE
PRESENTATION, BUT JUST BECAUSE
úIT HAPPENS TO BE PART OF THIS
SLIDE.
>> WITH ASKED THAT QUESTION.
THEY FOUND WITH SDOT IN
GENERAL, HOW TO GET USERS TO
USE THESE CORRALS.
THAT'S PART OF THE THING WITH
THE BIKESHARING IS IT'S
DESIGNED FOR JUMP.
>> BUT THERE'S NONE RIGHT NOW.
I WAS CALL IT THE FOOT FERRY.
THE WATER TAXI.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL FACILITY DOWN
THERE, BUT STILL, PEOPLE COME
WITHOUT A PLACE TO PUT THEIR
BIKES.
THAT'S SOMETHING I WOULD LOVE
TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU GUYS ON
NOW THAT WE HAVE THE NEW WATER
TAXI AREA.
I WILL HOLD MY OTHER COMMENTS
ABOUT A DESIRE FOR A YEAR-ROUND
WATER TAXI.
THAT WOULD BE A GREAT WAY FOR
MORE PEOPLE TO ENJOY THE
WATERFRONT.
RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE LIMITED
HOURS DURING THE WINTER.
I THINK IT'S A MISSED
OPPORTUNITY FOR MIDDAY
TOURISTS, FAMILIES, AND WE CAN
FAMILIES FOR THEM TO COME BACK
AND FORTH.
>> IT'S A GREAT SERVICE.
>> SURE.
>> TRYING TO KEEP TO SCHEDULE.
I KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT TO HEAR
FROM DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.
A QUICK SNAPSHOT OF OUR
SCHEDULE.
THE KEY THING TO KNOW IS WE ARE
WELL UNDERWAY NOW.
WE WILL BE HARD AT WORK ON
CONSTRUCTION INTO 2024.
WE HAVE ABOUT FOUR YEARS OF
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION.
THE ROADWAY WILL BE THE FIRST
ELEMENT THAT WILL OPEN, THE
FIRST MAJOR ELEMENT, WHICH WILL
OPEN AHEAD OF THAT.
WE ARE STILL WORKING THROUGH
THE DETAILS OF THAT SCHEDULING.
IT WON'T BE THAT EVERYTHING
OPENS ALL AT ONCE IN 2024.
WE MENTIONED, PIER 62 WILL OPEN
IN THE SPRING.
YOU ALSO SEE SOME OF THE OTHER
RELATED COLMON DOCK REBUILD,
MID 23.
MORE TO COME IF THEY HIT THAT
TARGET.
IT'S ON THE TAIL END OF
WATERFRONT CONSTRUCTION.
IT HAS BEEN IMPORTANT TO GET
THE NEW SURFACE ROAD OPEN AS
THEY BEGIN THE WORK, AS WELL.
BUT THIS IS BASICALLY OUR WORK
PLAN.
>> YES.
>> WE WERE LOOKING BACK AT THE
LAST FOUR.
GOOD JOB.
WELL DONE, ALL THREE OF YOU.
>> $728 MILLION TOTAL BUDGET.
THIS IS ESSENTIALLY THE CAPITAL
PROGRAM THAT YOU SEE.
YOU CAN SEE THE FUNDING
PARTNERSHIP I MENTIONED AT THE
BEGINNING.
$260 MILLION OF CITY FUNDS.
ABOUT $200 MILLION OF STATE
FUNDING.
THAT'S THROUGH THE ALASKAN WAY
VIADUCT REPLACEMENT PROGRAM.
THAT'S PART OF THE FUNDING THAT
ALSO INCLUDED THE DEEP BORED
TUNNEL, AND OTHER RELATED
PROJECTS.
$110 MILLION OF PRIVATE
PHILANTHROPY, AND THE $160
MILLION LOCAL IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT.
>> WE SHOULD GIVE A BIG SHOUT
OUT TO FRIENDS OF THE
WATERFRONT.
THEY'VE BEEN FRONT AND CENTER
WITH US RAISING THE $110
MILLION.
IT HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL WATCHING
THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
ON THAT.
>> WE COULD COME AND TALK.
THEY COULD GIVE YOU AN UPDATE
ON THEIR PROGRESS.
THEY ARE DOING A GREAT JOB OF
BROADENING THEIR ORGANIZATION
RIGHT NOW.
THEY ARE REALLY STAFFING UP FOR
PROGRAMMING, COMMUNITY
OUTREACH.
THEY GO OUT AND DO A LOT OF
OUTREACH AROUND HOW TO BRING
PEOPLE TO THE PROJECT.
I MENTIONED, FUNDING, COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIPS TO GET PEOPLE
DOWN, ENJOYING THE WATERFRONT.
THERE RIGHT NOW, STANDING UP
THERE OPERATING TEAM.
THEY ARE ACTUALLY BRINGING IN
STAFF, WHOSE DEDICATED FOCUS IS
ON PARK OPERATIONS.
THEY ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT ON THE
SELECTION OF THAT TEAM.
>> WE ARE GOING TO HAVE MORE
PUBLIC RESTROOMS, CORRECT?
>> WE ARE.
SEVERAL NEW PUBLIC RESTROOMS,
AN ANCHOR RESTROOM WATERFRONT
PARK BY THE AQUARIUM.
THAT WILL BE A STAFFED
RESTROOM, WHICH WILL HELP KEEP
IT SAFE, ATTRACTIVE TO USE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU.
>> I AM NOT GOING TO SPEND MORE
TIME ON THE L.I.D..
YOU WILL SPEND MORE TIME THIS
YEAR, BUT THIS IS A SNAPSHOT OF
THE L.I.D.
AREA, SOME OF THE KEY FACTS,
FIGURES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
MOST IMPORTANTLY IS WHAT YOU
CAN EXPECT GOING FORWARD.
WE HAD OUR FIRST OF A SERIES OF
PUBLIC HEARINGS ON TUESDAY THIS
WEEK, AND THE FINAL PHASE OF
THE L.I.D., WHICH IS THE
CONFIRMATION OF THE FINAL
ASSESSMENT ROLL.
WE ARE ANTICIPATING COUNCIL
WILL ANTICIPATE ACTION IN JUNE
OF THIS YEAR ON THAT AFTER
WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE HEARING
EXAMINER PROCESS, AND THEN
FINAL ACTION REGARDING THE BOND
ORDINANCE, TO ACTUALLY ISSUE
BONDS AGAINST THE FUNDING
SOURCE THAT WOULD TAKE PLACE IN
THE FALL OF THIS YEAR.
SO REALLY, OUR MAJOR TOPIC WITH
THIS COMMITTEE, WE ARE HAPPY WE
GET TO CONTINUE WORKING
DIRECTLY WITH THIS COMMITTEE,
WILL BE AROUND THE L.I.D.
THIS YEAR.
>> THESE CIVIC PROJECTS .
>> YES, OTHER CIVIC PROJECTS.
THAT'S THE OFFICE OF THE
WATERFRONT IN A NUTSHELL.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FROM
COLLEAGUES?
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
AS WE KNOW, THERE'S A
BEAUTIFUL, OLD STRUCTURE DOWN
THERE NEXT TO THE WATER TAXI
ENTRANCE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW OLD IT IS, BUT
IT LOOKS ORIGINAL.
IS PART OF OUR REAR DESIGN
GOING TO BE INCORPORATING THAT
INTO SOME SORT OF PARK ELEMENT,
FOR FOLKS WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT
I'M TALKING ABOUT, MAYBE YOU
CAN EXPLAIN.
>> IT'S THE WASHINGTON STREET
BILL CLINTON.
THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL HOME OF
THE HARBORMASTER.
BASICALLY, THE BUILDING FELL
INTO DISREPAIR.
WE ACTUALLY JUST FINISHED THE
RESTORATION OF IT, SO YOU
PROBABLY NOTICED, IT LOOKS
GREAT NOW.
IS A LANDMARK BUILDING.
LIGHTING.
ALL OF THE STEEL HAS BEEN
REDONE.
THE BUILDING IS FENCED OFF
RIGHT NOW.
ULTIMATELY, ONCE THE PARK IS
BUILT AROUND IT, IT IS PART OF
THE PROMENADE.
IT WILL BE A CENTER FOR HELP
PEOPLE ARRIVE FROM PIONEER
SQUARE.
AND I MENTIONED THIS
PARTNERSHIP AROUND SMALL
BUSINESS INCUBATOR FOOD AND
BEVERAGE.
THERE IS A SMALL HARBORMASTER'S
OFFICE, WHICH IS THAT SMALL
SPACE.
THAT WILL ACTUALLY BE SMALL
FOOD AND BEVERAGE.
COFFEE, ICE CREAM, THOSE TYPES
OF THINGS.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR AN
OPPORTUNITY TO BRING IN A
PARTNER TO WORK WITH US THERE.
THE LAST THING I WILL SAY IS IF
YOU LOOK NEXT TO IT, WE HAVE
THE HABITAT BENCH, THAT WAS
BUILT BY JESSICA AND HER TEAM
AS PART OF THE SEAWALL, THE
WATERFRONT.
THAT'S A NEARSHORE HABITAT
RESTORATION THAT WAS PART OF OUR
PARTNERSHIP TO IMPROVE SALMON
HABITAT RIGHT THERE.
YOU CAN'T REALLY USE IT YET
BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH
SPACE TO REALLY START
PROGRAMMING, BUT AS SOON AS THE
PARK IS BUILT AROUND IT, ALL OF
THE FENCES COME DOWN, WE CAN
USE IT.
>> WE HANDLED CONCESSION
CONTRACTS CORRECT?
PARKS HANDLES THAT?
WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO TO THE
WATERFRONT PEACE?
DO YOU HANDLE THOSE CONTRACTS?
>> THOSE ARE HANDLED BY FRIENDS
OF SEATTLE WATERFRONT.
>> BUT WE WILL BE INVOLVED IN
THOSE, AS WELL?
>> WE ARE SETTING UP THE
LICENSE AGREEMENTS FOR FRIENDS,
WHICH WILL SAVE WHAT OUR
EXPECTATIONS ARE FOR THEM, AS
FAR AS THOSE CONCESSIONS.
>> IN THE SAME EQUITY LENS WE
HAVE ON ALL OF THE OTHER SMALL
BUSINESSES, INCUBATION.
>> THERE'S A WHOLE SET OF
COMMITMENTS THAT THIS COMMITTEE
HELPED TO SHAPE AROUND THE
FIRST LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR
PIER 62, AROUND FRIENDS
COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC OFF
REPROGRAMMING.
WHAT DOES SHE LIKE TO CALL IT?
HELLER FREE?
AND HOW THEY ARE --
>> SUPER FREE.
YOU CAN'T GET MORE FREE THAN
THAT.
>> THEY ARE COMMITTED TO FREE
PUBLIC EVENT, BRINGING THE
COMMUNITY INTO THE WAY THAT
THEY STAFF.
>> THE POINT I WANT TO MAKE IS
WE PUT FRIENDS OF THE
WATERFRONT AND AQUARIUM, ALL OF
THOSE FOLKS THROUGH THE SAME
RACIAL SOCIAL JUSTICE LENS AS
EVERYTHING ELSE, SO WE MAKE
SURE ALL OF THOSE CONTRACTS ARE
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PEOPLE
WHO LIVE IN THE CITY, CORRECT?
>> REAL QUICK QUESTION.
THE BOMBS YOU REFERENCED,
WHAT'S THE SOURCE OF FUNDING TO
PAY THE DEBT ON THE BOMBS?
>> WE ARE USING TWO KINDS OF
BONDS.
WE HAVE A SET THAT ARE ISSUED
BY THE CITY THAT ARE PAID BACK
WITH COMMERCIAL PARKING TAXES.
THAT'S BEING USED FOR
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS,
BUT WE ALSO HAVE THE LOCAL
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
PROPERTY OWNERS CAN PAY
OVERTIME, SO ISSUE BONDS BACKED
BY THE LOCAL IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT REVENUES.
ONCE THE LOCAL IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT FINAL ASSESSMENTS ARE
FINALIZED, APPROVED, THE CITY
WILL SELL THOSE BONDS, AND THEY
WILL BE BACK TO BUY THOSE
REVENUES FROM THE PEOPLE WHO
PAID THE ASSESSMENTS.
>> THANK YOU.
GREAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU.
WE WILL SEE YOU AGAIN, AS
ALWAYS.
ALWAYS A PLEASURE.
>> I WAS DOWN AT THE MARKET ON
SATURDAY.
IT WAS GREAT.
GOOD JOB.
>> ITEM 3, SEATTLE PUBLIC
OVERVIEW AND 2020 WORKPLAN.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> HAPPY NEW YEAR.
>> WE ARE HAPPY TO BE WITH YOU
IN 2020.
I AM YOUR CHIEF LIBRARIAN
JOINED BY --
>> GOLSHAN SORTS, COMMUNITY,
PARTNERSHIPS, GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS LEAD.
>> WE ARE HAPPY TO MEET WITH
YOU AND TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE
WORK OCCURRING AT THE LIBRARY,
AND INTRODUCE YOU TO HOW WE
ORGANIZED INSTRUCTION.
>> WE ARE ALSO HAPPY THE LEVEE
PAST.
>> WE ARE VERY HAPPY THAT THE
LEVY PASSED THANK YOU TO
COUNCIL FOR YOUR SUPPORT WE
ARE GOING TO TOUCH UPON THAT IN
A MINUTE.
OUR MISSION IS TO BRING OUR
MISSION -- I DON'T THINK IT'S A.
>> DO YOU HAVE IT PRINTED?
WE CAN MOVE THAT ROUTE.
>> I WILL BE SPEAKING FROM EACH
OF THE PAGES AS MUCH AS I CAN,
BUT I AM ON PAGE 2, JUST SO YOU
KNOW WHERE I AM STARTING FROM.
OUR MISSION IS TO BRING PEOPLE
INFORMATION, IDEAS TOGETHER.
I THINK WE DO THAT QUITE WELL.
WE HAVE LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES
TO SO ENGAGE.
I WILL BE SHARING THOSE AS WE
MOVE FORWARD.
WE PROMOTE JOYFUL LEARNING.
WE WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE
OUTDOORS.
WE DO SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT.
WE HAVE A STATISTIC LATER IN
THE FLIGHT ABOUT THAT, FOR
PROGRAMMING, BUT WE ARE SO MUCH
MORE THAN BOOKS.
PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO REALIZE
THAT'S VERY HELPFUL TO US.
IN FACT, WE HAVE A GIFT FOR YOU
BUT WE ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU
RIGHT NOW.
THE WHOLE COMMITTEE GETS IT.
>> YOU GOT OUR BOOKS FOR THE
YEAR.
>> THIS IS THE NEW ONE.
WE WILL BE BACK WITH THAT ONE,
AS WELL, BUT WE ARE BRINGING
YOU A BOOK CALLED PALACE OF THE
PEOPLE.
IT TALKS ABOUT THE ROLE OF
LIBRARIES AND CITIES, AND HOW
WE ARE GATHERING SPACES FOR
THAT.
IT'S REALLY APROPOS FOR WHAT WE
DO TO BRING PEOPLE,
INFORMATION, AND IDEAS
TOGETHER.
YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF THE
AUTHOR.
HE'S BEEN TO SEATTLE A COUPLE
OF TIMES TO SPEAK, REALLY DRAWS
A BIG CROWD.
I KNOW THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION
HAD HIM IN LAST YEAR.
>> IS THAT MAYOR PETE?
>> IT IS.
ENDORSEMENTS EVERYWHERE.
WE EVEN HAD MAYOR PETE IN THE
LIBRARY TWO YEARS AGO.
ONE OF OUR LARGEST ATTENDED
CROWDS EVER.
SHE REALLY HAD A BIG SHOWING.
>> I GUESS I WASN'T INVITED.
>> WE WILL CORRECT THAT.
WE WILL MAKE SURE YOU ARE
RECEIVING ALL OF THOSE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AGAIN, WE PROVIDE ACCESS TO
INFORMATION AND PROGRAMMING ALL
AWAY FROM BIRTH THROUGH OLDER
ADULTHOOD.
WE HAVE 27 LOCATIONS IN 26
NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARIES ACROSS
THE CITY, IN EACH OF YOUR
DISTRICTS.
CENTRAL COLLEGE IS RIGHT ON THE
STREET FROM YOU IS A SERVICE
HUB FOR CIRCULATION, SECURITY,
AND MAINTENANCE.
IS ALSO WHERE WE DEVELOP THE
PROGRAMS CARRIED OUT BY OUR 673
AMBASSADORS WHO WORK FOR THE
SYSTEM.
THERE ARE REGIONS I'VE MAPPED
CLOSELY TO YOUR COUNCIL
DISTRICTS.
EACH COLLABORATES WITH
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PARTNERS
TO IDENTIFY, AND RESPOND TO
COMMUNITY PRIORITIES.
>> THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IN THE
COUNCIL DISTRICTS.
>> YES, WE DID THAT.
WE ARE GOING TO GO IN AND MAKE
SURE THAT WE HAVE THE LIBRARIES
ON THE, SO ANY TIME YOU SEE IT,
YOU KNOW THE LIBRARY IS IN YOUR
REGION.
WE WILL DO THAT FOR YOU.
JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME OF THE
NUMBERS OF OUR SYSTEM, WE ARE A
VERY BUSY SYSTEM.
WE HAD ABOUT 12 MILLION ITEMS
CIRCULATED LAST YEAR, WHICH
MEANS WE ARE ONE OF THE LEADING
LIBRARIES IN THE WORLD WITH
CIRCULATION.
WE HAD 17 MILLION VISITS, BOTH
IN PERSON AND ONLINE LAST YEAR,
AND WE HAD 2,535,000 WI-FI, AND
COMPUTER ACCESS SESSIONS DURING
THE COURSE OF THE YEAR.
AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE, MANY
PEOPLE COME INTO THE LIBRARY TO
USE OUR HIGH-SPEED WI-FI ACCESS.
BECAUSE OF THAT, THAT NUMBER OF
USAGE, OR THAT USAGE IS
INCREASING, BUT WE ARE ALSO
SEEING A DECENT NUMBER OF
PEOPLE WHO ARE STILL USING THE
COMPUTERS WE HAVE IN OUR
LIBRARIES.
>> TWO QUICK QUESTIONS.
WHERE ARE WE AT NATIONALLY?
>> WE ARE AT THE TOP.
WE ARE NORMALLY BLEEDING IN PER
CAPITA PER YEAR.
I THINK HONG KONG COMES IN
SECOND, AND I JUST HAVEN'T
LOOKED AT THE NUMBERS RECENTLY.
WE ARE A CITY SYSTEM, NOT
COMPARING WITH THE COUNTY
SYSTEM.
>> WE HAVEN'T MEASURED HOW MANY
PEOPLE ARE COMING BACK.
>> WE ARE EXPECTING THE FIRST
REPORT IN FEBRUARY.
WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
WE WILL BRING THAT TO YOU.
PEOPLE ARE BRINGING BOOKS BACK,
WHICH IS A GOOD THING BECAUSE
THERE WAS THE CONCERN THAT
PEOPLE WOULD NOT RETURN THEIR
BOOKS IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO
PAY A FINE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, HAVE
YOU RETURNED YOUR BOOKS?
>> I HAVE AN ANECDOTE.
I HAD A FRIEND ON PARENTAL
LEAVE.
SHE AND HER HUSBAND WERE ON ONE
INCOME FOR SIX MONTHS.
SHE WENT TO THE LIBRARY.
THEY TOLD HER SHE HAD A $60
FINE.
SHE IS MIDDLE INCOME.
THAT WAS A HARDSHIP FOR THEM.
SHE WAS LIKE, IF IT WAS A
HARDSHIP FOR ME, IMAGINE HOW
HARD IT IS FOR FOLKS WHO ARE
REALLY STRUGGLING MONTH-TO-
MONTH.
SHE SAID, ONCE THEY SAID I
COULD COME AND MY FINES WOULD
BE WAIVED, WE CAME EVERY DAY
WITH OUR NEW KIDDOS.
IT'S REALLY BROUGHT THEM BACK
INTO THE LIBRARY.
>> IT'S BRINGING PEOPLE BACK.
WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY STAYED
AWAY BECAUSE OF THAT ONE THING,
WE WEREN'T AWARE.
>> THE WESTERN WORLD DIDN'T
COLLAPSE AS EVERYONE THOUGHT.
>> THAT IS SO TRUE.
WE ARE QUITE PROUD TO JOIN.
THERE ARE 60 TO 75 LIBRARIES
DOING IT NOW.
CHICAGO, SAN FRANCISCO COMING
ON BOARD.
BUT DIDN'T CHICAGO HAVE A
$250,000 DECREASE?
I READ ALL THAT STUFF.
I KNOW YOU DON'T THINK I DO,
BUT I DO.
>> YOU DO, YOU DO.
YOU ARE KEEPING ME ON MY TOES.
>> THERE ARE ADDITIONAL
STATISTICS IN THE SLIDE, BUT WE
ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
WE HAVE 101 BOOKS AND MATERIALS
CIRCULATED TO HOMEBOUND,
DISABLED SENIOR CITIZENS, DAY
CARES.
TWO YEARS AGO, WE REVAMPED OUR
MOBILE BOOK SERVICE TO GET INTO
THE NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THERE
WERE DISADVANTAGED, OR WHERE
THE ECONOMIC RESOURCES WEREN'T
THERE.
WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE HOW THAT
INCREASE HAS CARRIED FORWARD.
WE ARE A CITY DEPARTMENT OF THE
CITY OF SEATTLE, BUT WE ALSO
OPERATE DIFFERENTLY FROM MOST
OF THE DEPARTMENTS WHO REPORT
TO COUNCIL.
WE HAVE A FIVE-MEMBER BOARD
APPOINTED BY MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL, WHO THEN IN TURN HIRES
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND
LIBRARIAN.
WE ARE STRUCTURED AND FOUR
AREAS WITH INSTITUTIONAL,
STRATEGIC ADVANCEMENT, WHICH
COVERS PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE,
BUT ALSO EMPLOYEE RELATIONS,
MARKETING, ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES, WHICH IS OUR BUDGET,
FINANCE OFFICES, AND THEN
LIBRARY PROGRAMS, SERVICES,
WHICH IS EVERYTHING YOU SEE
WHEN YOU WALK INTO OUR
LIBRARIES.
OUR FUNDING IS STRUCTURED SO
THAT WE WILL HAVE A $91.7
MILLION BUDGET FOR 2020.
THAT IS VERY HELPFUL TO THE
WORK THAT WE NEED.
YOU WILL ALSO NOTE 64% IS FROM
GENERAL FUND.
WHICH WILL PROBABLY SHOW ABOUT
32% ADJUSTED FOR THE INCREASE.
AND THEN A SMALL DECREASE IN
THE GENERAL FUND.
IT WILL ALL COME OUT WITH ABOUT
3 PERCENTAGE POINTS OF EACH
OTHER.
AS WE SHARED, THE LEVY PASSED,
AND SOME OF THE OTHER PROMISES
ARE SHOWN HERE.
NO MORE LATE FEES.
THAT STARTED JANUARY 2. WE ARE
REALLY EXCITEDABOUT THAT.
WE ARE HERE IN FEBRUARY OR
MARCH, DEPENDING ON WHEN WE
APPEAR AGAIN.
WE'VE ADDED ADDITIONAL HOURS AT
YOUR LIBRARIES.
EACH ONE OF THE LIBRARIES IN
YOUR DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE
ADDITIONAL HOURS ON SUNDAYS,
OPENING UP 12:00 NOON TO
PROVIDE MORE ACCESS TO OUR
RESOURCES, ALSO RECOGNIZING
THAT WE SERVE THE CITY AS A
WARMING SHELTER IN THE WINTER.
WE WILL BE TAKING ON TWO
ADDITIONAL POINTS IN JUNE.
ACROSS SEVEN OF OUR LOCATIONS,
WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET
THROUGH OUR LEARNING EXPANSION
IN JUNE 2020.
WE ALSO HAVE NEW COMMUNITY
RESOURCE PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK
YOUTH, THAT WILL START JUNE TO
ALL OF 2020, THEN FINALLY, WE
HAVE THREE SEISMIC RETROFITS
THAT WE ARE WORKING ON.
AND WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT HOW
WE MIGHT ENHANCE THE VISION OF
EACH OF THOSE SEISMIC RETROFITS
TO GIVE THE PUBLIC SOME
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, AND
EXPECTATIONS, BUT WE ARE JUST
IN THE EARLY STAGES.
>> WE HAVE OUR SOCIAL WORKER
DOWNTOWN.
>> AND THE NEW COMMUNITY
RESOURCE PROGRAM.
WE WILL HAVE A NEW AND A PART-
TIME PERSON.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE WORKING
WITH IS THE PROGRAM WE WORK
THROUGH, DSC, DOES NOT HAVE THE
YOUTH COMPONENTS.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR THE
ADDITIONAL AGENCY TO HELP US
WITH THAT ASPECT.
>> YOU CAN FOLLOW UP ONLINE.
>> I WAS REALLY EXCITED WE WERE
ABLE TO GET THAT INTO THE
AMENDED LEVY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, THE
CHAIR.
IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW
MORE AS YOUR ROLL OUT, WHERE
THOSE SERVICES ARE, EQUITABLY
DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE CITY,
AND I'M ASSUMING IT'S A DROP IN
THE BUCKET IN TERMS OF WHAT YOU
REALLY NEED.
SIMULTANEOUS TO THAT
CONVERSATION AROUND SERVICES OR
YOUTH, IS THE DESIRE TO HAVE
MORE SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
AT THE LIBRARIES TO HELP PEOPLE
GET CONNECTED TO JOBS, HOUSING,
ETC.
WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET THAT
INCLUDED.
I THINK IT WAS SECURITY
ASSISTANCE FOR FOLKS WORKING IN
THE LIBRARIES.
IF YOU HAVE MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT THE NEED, SO WE CAN
PROACTIVELY WORK ON POTENTIALLY
ADDING TO, OR SUPPLEMENTING
WHAT WAS A PASS IN THE LEVY ON
THOSE ASPECTS, THAT WOULD BE
HELPFUL FOR LATER THIS YEAR.
BUT THAT WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
I KNOW A QUICK COUPLE THINGS
RELATED TO THAT.
CERTAINLY, MORE OF A PRESENCE
TO HELP US IDENTIFY THE
CHALLENGES IN OUR LIBRARIES
WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL, AND GAVE
ASSURANCE TO OUR PUBLIC, OUR
STAFF, AS WELL AS MANY OF OUR
PATRONS WHO USE US.
SOMEONE REMINDS ME EVERY DAY,
MANY OF OUR DAILY READERS,
WHICH IS WE CALL OUR HOMELESS
POPULATION, ARE LOOKING FOR
SAFE SPACES, AS WELL.
THEY WOULD RATHER BE INSIDE
THAN OUTSIDE.
WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT.
ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS WE ARE
LOOKING AT, I WILL FOLLOW UP
WITH YOU, IS ONE OF THE RCW'S,
WHICH PROVIDES PROVISIONS FOR
THE SAFETY OF THE OPERATORS OF
BUSES, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE ARE TRYING TO ADD LIBRARY
STAFF WORKERS.
>> WE CAN WORK ON THAT ONE.
WE HAVE IT FOR POLICE,
FIREFIGHTERS, AND EMBOLUS
DRIVERS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE
ADDITIONAL HOURS METRIC.
IN THE LIBRARY LEVY, WE
PROMISED ADDITIONAL HOURS.
I THINK WE HAVE ROLLED OUT PART
OF THAT.
THAT'S THE EARLIER OPENING.
>> IN JUNE, I HATE SAYING IT
PUBLICLY.
WE JUST SETTLED ON MID-JUNE FOR
THE DATE THAT WE WILL ROLL OUT
THE ADDITIONAL HOURS AT SEVEN
OF THE LOCATIONS.
THOSE WERE THE SECOND PART OF
THE LEVY'S REQUEST.
>> THAT'S FOR THE LATER HOURS?
>> YES, THAT WOULD BE THE LATER
HOURS.
>> GREAT.
>> WHEN WILL THERE BE MORE
PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT WHICH
OF THE SEVEN LIBRARIES ARE
GOING TO BE RECEIVING LATER
HOURS?
>> THAT INFORMATION WE SHOULD
BE ABLE TO GIVE TO YOU.
IF NOT, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT
WHEN WE WILL START THE PUBLIC
COMMUNICATION ABOUT THIS.
THAT WILL PROBABLY COME MID
MARCH TO APRIL.
>> FANTASTIC.
MISTER AND MRS. EAGLE, WHO WE
SPOKE WITH VERY OFTEN, I
APPRECIATE THE LIBRARY'S
RESPONSIVENESS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE HEAR ABOUT THEM GOING
STRAIGHT TO YOU, SO WE
APPRECIATE IS COMING OVER.
WE WILL FOLLOW UP TO MAKE SURE
THAT, IF THAT ANNOUNCEMENT OF
THE LOCATION -- THERE ARE SEVEN
LOCATIONS THAT ARE GETTING
EXTRA HOURS AS PART OF THE
LEVY, AND EXTRA HOURS ADDED TO
MOST OF THE LIBRARIES AS A
RESULT OF THE EXTENDED SERVICE.
JUST MOVING QUICKLY TO THE NEXT
SLIDE, JUST IN CASE WE'VE NEVER
PUT THIS IN FRONT OF YOU.
THIS IS OUR STRATEGIC
DIRECTION.
WE DO IT IN THREE-YEAR
INCREMENTS.
WE WILL BE ROLLING OUT THE 2020
TO 2022 MARCH OF THIS YEAR.
WHAT WE DO FOR THE INDIVIDUAL,
WHAT WE DO FOR THE COMMUNITY,
WHAT WE TRY TO DO WITH OUR
LIBRARY SYSTEM ITSELF TO
IMPROVE UPON IT.
THE CIRCLES THEMSELVES ARE
WHERE WE FOCUS OUR ATTENTION,
AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE ARE
MOVING FROM A QUANTITATIVE TO A
QUALITATIVE ASPECT, SO EVEN
THOUGH IT MAY SAY SOMETHING
LIKE ACCESS, YOU CAN SAY WE
VETTED 65,000 NEW LIBRARY CARDS
TO THE SYSTEM.
THAT'S JUST A NUMBER.
WHAT WE REALLY TRY TO SAY IS
WHEN WE PUT OUT 65,000 NEW
CARDS, WE MEAN WE ARE GIVING A
PATRON ACCESS TO THE
COLLECTIONS, AND BOOKS THAT
THEY HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES
FOR PROGRAMMING, SOCIAL
SERVICES, SUCH AS THE TAX
ASSISTANCE HELP, SO THE NUMBER
MEANS A LOT, BUT IT'S WHAT THEY
ARE ABLE TO DO.
WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO PIVOT
OUR CONVERSATION ABOUT
STATISTICS TO A QUALITATIVE
POINT AS OPPOSED TO A
QUANTITATIVE POINT.
I THINK THAT WILL SHOW YOU MORE
OF WHAT WE ARE DOING.
>> DID YOU PUT UP THERE, YOUR
HOTSPOTS?
>> THE HOTSPOTS ARE NOT IN THAT
ONE.
THAT WOULD HAVE FALLEN IN THE
PURPLE SECTION.
WHAT WE DO FOR THE INDIVIDUAL.
IT'S NOT THERE JUST BECAUSE WE
CHOOSE DIFFERENT THINGS EACH
YEAR, SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT WILL
SHOW UP IN THE COMING YEAR.
HOTSPOTS, WE ARE DOING A GREAT
JOB WITH, BUT YOU CAN ALSO SEE
IT IN THE TECHNOLOGY AND ACCESS
SECTION OF WHERE THAT OCCURS.
WE ARE ROLLING OUT THE NEW
UPDATE IN MARCH.
REFOCUSED ON FIVE SERVICE
PRIORITIES.
YOUTH AND FAMILY LEARNING,
TECHNOLOGY INDEXES, COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT, SEATTLE, CULTURAL
HISTORY, REIMAGINED SPACES.
THOSE ARE THE BULLET POINTS
THAT WERE IN THE GREEN A MOMENT
AGO, AND THAT CIRCLE.
THAT IS AREAS WHERE WE ARE
TRYING TO HELP THE CITY, IN ANY
OF THOSE AREAS, SO COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT.
IF YOU WANT TO HAVE MEETINGS IN
OUR PUBLIC SPACES, WE CERTAINLY
OFFER THAT TO EACH OF YOU AS
COUNCILMEMBERS.
TECHNOLOGY AND ACCESS IS WHERE
THE WI-FI OCCURS, TRYING TO
ADDRESS THAT GAP IN THE CITY.
WE ARE TRYING TO CAPTURE
SEATTLE CULTURE AND HISTORY.
WE HAVE TWO MAJOR LANDMARKS.
IT'S THE MACY'S CLOSING.
DO WE HAVE ENOUGH OF
INFORMATION ON THAT?
JUST IN CASE SOMEONE WANTED TO
COME BACK IN A FEW YEARS AND
SAY, WHAT WAS THIS BUILDING?
20 YEARS AGO?
THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS
WE ARE ALWAYS TRYING TO
CAPTURE, THINK ABOUT.
WE ARE NOT AS FAR ALONG.
WE ARE GOING TO RETOOL THE
TYPES OF THINGS WE THINK ABOUT.
>> DID YOU TAKE A POSITION ON
MOVING THE ARCHIVES FROM SAND
POINT?
>> WE DID NOT TAKE A FORMAL
POSITION IN THE SENSE THAT WE
HAD MUCH SAY IN END.
THE STATE LIBRARY AND HAS ASKED
EVERYONE TO RESPOND TO THAT.
WE ARE WRITING A LETTER IN
SUPPORT.
>> THE INFORMATION THAT GOT
BACK TO US WAS MUDDLED.
THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE TALKING
ABOUT THE ARCHIVES WITHIN
SEATTLE.
I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE TALKING
ABOUT THAT PHYSICAL STRUCTURE,
WHICH I USED TO GO TO AS A
LITIGATOR FOR TRIBES.
CAN YOU WORK WITH NAGGING ON
THAT?
OR HAVE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL.
THAT IS SUCH A PHENOMENAL
RESOURCE WITH THE ARCHIVES,
HAVING THAT MOVED, TO WEAR,
KANSAS?
OR SAN FRANCISCO?
>> I WOULD HAVE TO CHECK AGAIN.
THIN DISTRICT 4. I AM IN
CONTACT WITH SOME OF THE
FEDERAL OFFICIALS.
THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH IS PUSHING
TO DISPOSE OF THE PROPERTY, SO
IT.
THEN OU HAVE OUR ELECTED
OFFICIALS, WHO ARE THANKFULLY
TRYING TO PRESERVE IT, SO IT'S
IN THEIR COURT TO PRESERVE ANY
SORT OF SUPPORT TO GET, TO KEEP
IT AS AN ARCHIVAL BUILDING, SO
THAT WE CAN HAVE ACCESS TO
THOSE DOCUMENTS YOU POINTED
OUT.
>> SO WE WILL WORK WITH YOUR
OFFICE?
>> SURE.
WHILE I WAS LISTENING TO JESUS
AND MARSHALL, I HAD RECEIVED
THE FIRST DRAFT OF THE LETTER,
SO I CAN REVIEW IT.
I WILL MAKE SURE IT IS KNOWN TO
BOTH OF YOU.
ALSO, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, I
CAN PLACE YOU IN CONTACT WITH
THE STATE LIBRARY AND, CINDY
HAYDEN, WHO IS WORKING ON THIS,
AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
>> MOVING ON.
AS YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE CITY IS
INVOLVED IN THIS, BUT
CERTAINLY, THE LIBRARY HAS ITS
FAIR SHARE OF EQUITY WORK AT
THE LIBRARY.
WE PRIORITIZE OUR WORK FOCUSING
ON EQUITY AND A COMMITMENT TO
OUR STI, LEADING WITH RACE.
WE HAVE HAD OUR COMMUNITY
RESOURCE SPECIALIST DROP IN AT
BALLARD, IN CAPITOL HILL, AND
IN REFERENCE TO COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA'S QUESTION, I KNOW
ONE OF THE AREAS WE ARE
FOCUSING ON WITH YOUTH IS THE
UNIVERSITY LIBRARY BECAUSE WE
HAVE A LARGE HOMELESS YOUTH
POPULATION THAT FREQUENTS THAT
LIBRARY.
WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO SERVE
THEM BETTER WITH COMMUNITY
RESOURCE SPECIALIST.
THE OTHER THING WE ARE DOING
THROUGH THAT SERVICE IS TRYING
TO OFFER REFERRAL SERVICES FOR
SHELTER, MENTAL HEALTH, JOB
TRAINING, ALL OF THE THINGS YOU
MIGHT THINK OF.
WE LOAN THE WI-FI HOTSPOT TO
THE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT, SO
THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THAT.
EACH ONE CAN SERVE 15 PEOPLE AT
ONE TIME, SO IF WE CAN INSTALL
FOUR AT ONE TIME, THAT'S 60
PEOPLE WITH ACCESS TO THE
INTERNET IN THE ENCAMPMENT.
>> REALLY QUICKLY.
DID WE EVER CLEAR UP THE
LICENSING THING ON THE E-BOOKS?
>> [ LAUGHTER ] IT IS STILL A
WRESTLE WITH THE PUBLISHER.
>> WE WILL GET RIGHT ON THAT.
>> YEAH.
SO, THE LAST THING I WILL SHARE
ON EQUITY WORK IS WE ARE TRYING
TO PUSH OUR LIBRARY STAFF OUT
INTO THE COMMUNITY TO TALK TO
THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE
DOING.
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH A SIMILAR
PICTURE.
WE CREATED IT IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE COMMUNITY, WHERE THEY
FELT THE NEED FOR MATERIALS BUT
WE WERE UNABLE TO FIND THROUGH
PUBLISHERS.
THIS YEAR'S BOOK WAS A COUNTING
BOOK.
THE YEAR BEFORE WAS AN ALPHABET
BOOK.
WE WORKED WITH THE PUBLISHER
AND THESE FAMILIES.
>> YOU HAVE DENISE JUNEAU.
>> WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT AT
THE NEW HOLLY CENTER.
JUST TO HONOR THEM.
EACH ONE OF THEM HAD A SIGNING
CEREMONY AS THE AUTHORS AND
PUBLISHERS WERE THERE, SO IT
WAS A FUN EVENT.
THE COMMUNITY BROUGHT OUT LOTS
OF FOOD FOR EVERYONE.
ONE OF THE FINAL THINGS I
WANTED TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT
IS OUR WORK TOWARD FUTURE
READYING FOR THE LIBRARY
SYSTEM.
I KNOW IT'S EASY FOR MANY
LIBRARIES TO THINK ABOUT WHAT
DOES PROGRAMMING LOOK LIKE?
WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU GOING TO BUY?
WHAT TYPE OF SERVICE WILL YOU
OFFER?
BUT ONE OF THE WAYS WE ARE
TREATING THIS IS WE ARE REALLY
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ARE
THE DISRUPTORS GOING TO BE THAT
ARE GOING TO IMPACT THE LIBRARY?
WE RECOGNIZE, AS YOU WILL SEE,
THAT THERE ARE ABOUT NINE
DISRUPTORS TO THE WORK THAT WE
DO THAT IS GOING TO IMPACT OUR
WORK.
JUST AS AN EXAMPLE, CLIMATE
CHANGE IS ONE.
WE HAVE SEVEN LOCATIONS WITHOUT
AIR CONDITIONING.
AS WE SERVE MORE OF THE CITY IN
THEIR REGARD TO BEING WARMING
SHELTERS OR COOLING SHELTERS,
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO FACE
THAT ISSUE, AND THE SECOND ONE
IS THE URBANIZATION, DENSITY
INCREASE.
I SHOULD SAY, THESE ARE NOT
JUST DISRUPTORS FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
THESE ARE DISRUPTORS ACROSS THE
WORLD, SO WE HAVE IDENTIFIED
THESE MINE AS THE THINGS WE
NEED TO THINK ABOUT FOR OUR
FUTURE, TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE
CONTINUALLY RELEVANT TO THE
PUBLIC, AS THEY WISH TO ENGAGE
US.
AT SOME POINT, WE HAVE BEEN
DOING PRESENTATIONS ON THIS AT
LIBRARY CONFERENCES, SO IF YOU
WOULD EVER LIKE ME TO PRESENT
ON THAT --
>> THOSE ARE OUR DISRUPTORS, AS
WELL.
>> YES.
THEY AFFECT EVERY DECISION YOU
HAVE TO MAKE, CERTAINLY, WE ARE
GOING TO HAVE TO THINK ABOUT
THIS, AS WELL.
>> I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
THEN WE CAN WRAP UP.
WE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT THIS
ONLINE, BUT IF WE CAN COME
BACK, ARE WE GOING TO BE
WORKING ON, OR LOOKING AT HOW
WE CAN PROVIDE LIBRARY SERVICES
WITH THE SEATTLE CAULKING
COUNTY JAIL?
>> WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT SOME
MORE, OFF-LINE ABOUT IT.
RIGHT NOW, THAT IS A SERVICE
THAT KING COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM
IS TECHNICALLY SERVING.
I KNOW A FEW YEARS AGO, THERE
WAS A CONCERN AS TO WHETHER
THEY WOULD CONTINUE THAT, AND
KING COUNTY HAS A NEW LIBRARY
DIRECTOR.
I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO ASK
HER.
>> WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THAT A
PRIORITY IN OUR WORK PLAN.
AS A FORMER PUBLIC DEFENDER AND
JUDGE, PEOPLE HAVING ACCESS TO
THOSE MATERIALS, YOU CAN'T
BRING IN A HOTSPOT, BUT THEY
HAVE THE OTHER MATERIAL.
THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A STICKING
POINT.
I WAS HOPING WE COULD PUT IT IN
OUR WORK PLAN, AS WELL.
WE WOULD LIKE TO BE IN THOSE
CONVERSATIONS.
>> WE WILL MAKE SURE TO DO
THAT.
>> ANYTHING ELSE FROM MY
COLLEAGUES?
THANK YOU, ALLISON.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ARE YOU LEAVING THE ADDITIONAL
BOOKS FOR THE OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS?
>> NO, THEY DON'T GET TO SEE
THEM.
>> IS THERE AN ESTIMATE TO LOOK
AT HOW WE USE THE AIRSPACE
ABOVE OUR LIBRARIES?
FOR SOME OF THE CHILDCARE
HOUSING THAT WE HAD GIVEN THE
PROXIMITY TO LIGHT RAIL, IS
THAT A CONVERSATION IN THE
WORKS?
>> I DON'T WANT TO PARK ANYONE
CLOSE TO A BUS, INCLUDING
OURSELVES.
IT'S NOT A CONVERSATION THAT'S
HAPPENING AS A DEDICATED OR
DIRECTED CONVERSATION.
WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN SOME
CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME
COMMUNITY AGENCIES WHO ARE
INTERESTED IN THAT TYPE OF
THING, THE GEORGETOWN PROJECT.
WE JUST BOUGHT A PROPERTY IN
THAT AREA ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I
THINK.
THEY HAVE APPROACHED US ABOUT
SOME SORT OF COLLABORATIVE WORK
THERE.
IT DOES PRESENT SOME PROBLEMS.
I THINK YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE WE
ALREADY HAVE A JOINT OR
CONDOMINIUM TYPE APPROACH WITH
OUR DELRIDGE LIBRARY, SO THOSE
ARE ALWAYS CONVERSATIONS WE ARE
OPEN TO HAVING, BUT I WILL
REACH OUT TO THEM AND SEE IF WE
CAN START A MORE FORMAL
CONVERSATION.
>> THANK YOU, GUYS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SEATTLE CENTER OVERVIEW AND
2020 WORKPLAN.
IT'S 11:30.
I KNOW YOU WILL BE SNAPPY.
HOW ONE IS YOUR POWERPOINT?
NOT TOO LONG.
WE KIND OF KNOW WHAT'S GOING
ON.
>> YOU'VE TRAINED ME WELL.
>> I DON'T LIKE THAT THEY
CHANGED MY NAME TO PUBLIC
ASSETS.
>> THANK YOU.
I AM ROBERT NELLAMS, DIRECTOR
OF SEATTLE CENTER.
I AM DELIGHTED TO BE HERE.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE A PERSONAL
COMMENT.
I WAS NOT LAUGHING AT YOU.
I TELL EVERYONE THAT I WORK
WITH THAT I ABSOLUTELY LOVE
WORKING WITH YOU BECAUSE YOU
READ EVERYTHING.
YOU ARE THE MOST PREPARED.
THANK YOU.
I AM GOING TO GO THROUGH OUR
PRESENTATION, AND HOPEFULLY,
KEEP YOU ON TRACK.
>> IT'S BEYOND THAT.
>> [ LAUGHTER ] I ALWAYS START
WITH OUR PURPOSE.
THE PURPOSE OF SEATTLE CENTER
IS TO CREATE EXCEPTIONAL
EVENTS, EXPERIENCES,
ENVIRONMENTS THAT THE WHITE, IN
SPITE OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT TO
BUILD STRONG COMMUNITIES.
WE KIND OF DO A THUMBNAIL OF
THAT, A SHORTCUT.
WE LIKE TO DELIGHT THE SPIRIT,
BUILD COMMUNITY.
THAT'S THE VALUE WE THINK WE
ADD TO THIS.
IN 2016, WE DID OUR LAST
ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY.
I LIKE TO SHOW THESE NUMBERS
NOT TO BRAG OR BOAST, BUT JUST
TO REMIND PEOPLE ABOUT THE
VALUE THAT ARTS AND CULTURE HAS
FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT 12
MILLION VISITORS, WERE OVER
12,000 EVENTS, OR ALMOST $2
BILLION OF ECONOMIC, OR
BUSINESS ACTIVITY, OVER $600
MILLION IN LABOR INCOME,
$75,000 DIRECT JOBS.
OVER 18,000 INDIRECT JOBS.
IT ALLOWS US TO TALK ABOUT THE
IMPACT OF ARTS AND CULTURE THAT
WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND
THE VALUES THAT THIS COMMUNITY
HAS BROUGHT TO THE TABLE BECAUSE
YOU WOULD NOT CREATE A SEATTLE
CENTER AND ANY METROPOLITAN
AREA.
THIS WAS SOMETHING OUR
COMMUNITY DECIDED THEY WERE
GOING TO DO 50 YEARS AGO, AND
IT IS STILL HERE.
>> THEY ARE THRIVING.
>> THEY ARE STILL HERE AND
THRIVING.
I LOVE THAT WE ARE STEWARDS OF
THAT, WE GET TO WORK WITH YOU
TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
JUST TO GO OVER, YOU KNOW, IT'S
A 74 ACRE CAMPUS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE
WE GOT OVER 40 ACRES OF THAT
OPEN AND GREEN SPACE.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO TALK
ABOUT WE LOOK AT HOW WE RUN
THIS PLACE.
WE HAVE KIND OF A FIVE P
PROCESS.
THIS IS WHAT WE LOOK AT WHEN WE
LOOK AT BEING THE STEWARDS OF
SEATTLE CITY CENTER.
WE START WITH THE PLACE, THE
PEOPLE.
WE LOOK AT THE PROGRAMS,
PARTNERSHIPS, AND THEN WE LOOK
AT OUR PERFORMANCE.
WHEN WE ARE DOING OUR STRATEGIC
PROCESSES, AND SO FORTH, THOSE
ARE THE PIECES WE FOCUS ON.
I DIDN'T BRING THAT TO YOU
BECAUSE WE ARE DOING SOMETHING
NOW AS THE ARENA IS UNDER
CONSTRUCTION.
WE ARE IN WHAT WE CALL A
TRANSITION.
IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, WE HAD A
PLAN THAT ENDED IN 2018, AND
THEN WE STARTED A NEW STRATEGIC
PLAN IN 2019.
2019-2020, WE ARE, THAT THE
NEUTRAL ZONE FOR US.
IT'S THE TIME WE HAD AN ENDING.
THE ENDING WAS THE CLOSING OF
KEYARENA.
IN 2021, WE WILL HAVE A NEW
BEGINNING, WHICH WILL BE THE
OPENING OF A NEW ARENA.
IN THE 19/21 PART OF 21, WE
WILL BE DEVELOPING, OKAY.
WHERE ARE WE GOING AND WHAT IS
SEATTLE CITY CENTER GOING TO BE
IN THE FUTURE?
WE ARE AT A PIVOTAL TIME, BUT
WE ARE ALSO AT A TIME WHERE
THERE IS A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY
FOR CREATIVITY, ETC.
I ALSO DIDN'T BRING YOU A CHART
BECAUSE WE ARE DOING REWORKING
NOW TO TRY TO PIVOT INTO THIS
TIME, TRY TO MAKE SURE, AS WE
GO INTO OUR FUTURE, WE ARE
RESTRUCTURED IN A WAY THAT
MAKES SENSE.
I WILL SHARE THAT WITH YOU WHEN
WE ARE DONE WITH THAT.
WHEN I TALKED ABOUT
PARTNERSHIP, PLACE,
PERFORMANCE, PROGRAMS, PEOPLE,
A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH
THE SMALL, THE INTERMEDIATE
GATHERINGS.
THEY ARE DEFINED BY THE SHARED
EXPERIENCES THAT PEOPLE HAVE.
WE HAVE SOME OF OUR HIGHLIGHT
THINGS WHERE WE BRING IN ALL OF
THE CULTURAL COMMUNITIES, AND
SO FORTH, WHERE WE MAKE SURE
EVERYONE IN SEATTLE IS A PLACE
WHERE THEY CAN BE PART OF
MAKING SURE THEY ARE WELCOME.
MAKING SURE THEY ARE PART OF A
LARGER COMMUNITY, THEY BRING
ALL OF US WANT TO DO THAT, BUT
WE ALSO DO THOSE SHARED
EXPERIENCES THROUGH MARCHES,
RUNS, FESTIVALS, CONCERTS.
IT'S KIND OF A, YOU KNOW,
CATCHALL.
YOU CAN'T DO 12,000+ EVENTS A
YEAR IF YOU'RE NOT DOING
MULTIPLE THINGS EACH DAY.
WE ARE ALSO IN A PLACE WHERE
SOME OF THE COMMUNITY COMES
TOGETHER TO MOURN, TO CELEBRATE,
AND PROVIDE SERVICE TO OTHERS.
LOOKING AT THIS IMAGE HAS A
COUPLE OF THINGS.
ONE, LAST YEAR, WE DID THE
FIRST-EVER REMEMBRANCE OF 9/11
WITH POLICE AND FIRE.
IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL CEREMONY.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM OF
THE PICTURE, THERE'S A PICTURE
OF THE FLOWER VIGIL THAT WAS
HELD AFTER 9/11, 2001.
WE DO THOSE TYPES OF THINGS
WERE FOLKS COME TOGETHER AS ONE,
AND WE ALSO DO A LOT OF
CELEBRATIONS.
WE'VE HAD THE STORM
CELEBRATION.
WE'VE HAD THE SOUNDERS
CELEBRATION.
WE ARE ALSO CELEBRATING
DIFFERENT CULTURES, SO THERE'S
THE SPIRIT WALK IN THIS PICTURE.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE AT
SEATTLE CITY CENTER THAT IS
MORE UNIQUE THAN OTHER PLACES
AS WE HAVE ASSETS, FACILITIES,
AND STAFF THAT DO A LOT OF
DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT WE
CHALLENGED THEM YEARS TO GO TO
SAY, HOW DO WE USE THESE ASSETS
AND EXPERTISE DIFFERENTLY?
THEY CAME UP WITH THE FREE
HEALTH CLINIC.
THAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT WEEK.
I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ALL OF
YOU TO COME TOUR THAT IF YOU
ARE AVAILABLE THURSDAY, FRIDAY,
SATURDAY, SUNDAY.
IT WON'T BE IN THE ARENA
BECAUSE OF UNDER CONSTRUCTION,
BUT IT WILL BE IN CORNISH, THE,
WHOLE, AND SO ONE.
IT WILL BE SOMETHING TO SEE.
WE WILL STILL BE SERVING
DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF OUR
COMMUNITY.
THE OTHER THING TO KNOW ABOUT
SEATTLE CENTER.
WE ARE A COLLECTION, A
COLLECTIVE.
THERE ARE OVER 30 ORGANIZATIONS
AT SEATTLE CITY CENTER.
THEY PROVIDE DIFFERENT
SEGMENTS, ART, CULTURE,
EDUCATION.
THEY DO A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT
THINGS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WE
HAVE A PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WE
HAVE A SCHOOL THAT TEACHES HOW
TO CREATE VIDEO GAMES, AND
DIGITAL PROGRAMS, ETC.
THEY DON'T REALIZE THAT WE HAVE
SEVEN THEATERS.
THERE'S JUST A LOT THAT'S THERE.
THE THING TO REMEMBER WHEN I
SAY SEATTLE CITY CENTER IS
YOURS, THERE'S ONLY THREE
PIECES OF PROPERTY ON THIS
CAMPUS NOT OWNED BY THE CITY.
THAT IS THE SCIENCE CENTER, THE
FOOTPRINT, THE SPACE AT
MEMORIAL STADIUM.
EVERYTHING ELSE IS OUR
PROPERTY.
EITHER WE RUN IT, OR WE ARE THE
LANDLORD.
THAT RELATIONSHIP IS SOMETHING
WE HAVE.
THE LANDLORD RELATIONSHIP IS
SOMETHING LIKE CHIHULY AND K XP,
ETC.
THE OTHER THING TO REMEMBER
ABOUT THE 30 RESONANT
ORGANIZATIONS, THE FACILITIES
THAT ARE ALL THE PLACES AND
THINGS THAT WE OWN, AS WE HAVE
DEVELOPED VIRTUALLY EVERY
FACILITY ON THE CAMPUS THROUGH
A P3 OR PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP.
IF YOU LOOK AT MACAW HALL WITH
THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE REP,
THE CHILDREN'S THEATER, ETC.,
ALL OF THOSE OR PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS.
ALL OF THOSE HAVE ELEMENTS THAT
MAKE SURE THE BROADER SEGMENT
OF OUR COMMUNITY CAN
PARTICIPATE.
WE PAID BECAUSE WE ARE THE CITY.
THESE ARE OUR PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.
FOR EACH OF THOSE ENTITIES, A
LARGE PORTION OF WHAT THEY
WOULD PAY IN RENT TO A PRIVATE
SECTOR, WE COLLECT AS ACCESS
FOR FOLKS WHO COULDN'T ATTEND.
HAVING ACCESS TO THE CHILDREN'S
THEATER, THE REP, McCAW HALL,
ALL OF THOSE THINGS, THROUGH
EITHER TICKETS WERE PROGRAMS,
THOSE ENTITIES PROVIDE.
THOSE ARE ALL PART OF OUR LEASE
AGREEMENTS WE HAVE.
WE HAVE GUIDELINES THAT HAVE
SET THAT UP FOR US.
THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY IS
I HAVE SPENT A LITTLE BIT OF
TIME TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE ARE
DOING, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN.
I DIDN'T BRING YOU A THING ON
OUR BUDGET BECAUSE WE ARE IN
THE NEUTRAL ZONE, WHICH MEANS,
RIGHT NOW, WE ARE NOT MAKING
THE REVENUES WE WERE MAKING
BEFORE.
I AM AN ACCOUNTANT BY TRAIN.
>> I JUST WANTED TO DO AN
OVERVIEW.
>> I WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT
THE FACT IS THE SUCCESSES ARE
PLENTY.
THE SEATTLE OPERA BUILT ITS NEW
BUILDING THERE.
WE ARE GETTING READY TO DO OUR
FIFTH THIS YEAR.
WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ARMORY, BUT
WE WILL BE ENHANCING SEATTLE
CITY CENTER AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
WITH INVESTMENTS THROUGHOUT
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.
WE ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT
EVEN THOUGH MOST PEOPLE WOULD
THINK YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT
ARENAS, WE ARE STILL DOING A
LOT OF SUCCESSFUL STUFF.
VERY QUICKLY, OUR STAFF HAS
LAUNCHED A NEW WEBSITE.
WE'VE COMPLETED AGREEMENTS.
THAT CAN BE ACCEPTED ON THE
MONORAIL.
WE UPDATED OUR MURAL STAGE, AND
ARE SOUND SYSTEMS, AND WE ARE
GOING TO START WITH THE NEW
PROGRAM TO HAVE COMMERCIAL
CONCERTS OUT ON THE MURAL THAT
MOST LIKELY WILL START THIS
YEAR.
OF COURSE, THE CLINIC WILL
RETURN NEXT WEEK.
AND AS PART OF THE AGREEMENT
WITH THE NEW ARENA, THE CLINIC
WILL CONTINUE.
AND THEN JUST VERY BRIEF THINGS.
EVEN THOUGH THE ARENA IS
CLOSED, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT
GOING ON, WE ARE STILL
PROVIDING, OR GETTING REVENUE
FROM SPONSORSHIP DEALS, AND THE
THING WE ARE MOST PROUD OF,
EVEN THOUGH THE ARENA IS UNDER
CONSTRUCTION, WE ACTUALLY
INCREASED THE SALES OF OUR
FACILITIES, THE RENTALS OF OUR
FACILITIES IN 2019.
WE ARE CONTINUING TO BE
SUCCESSFUL.
OF COURSE, I LIKE TO DO A SHOUT
OUT TO YOU ALL, AND LEADERSHIP
OF THE CHAIR, FOR THE AGREEMENT
WITH THE ARENA.
WE ARE HAVING A $1 BILLION
INVESTMENT TO ONE OF OUR PUBLIC
PLACES.
THE PLACE HAS BEEN HERE FOR 58
YEARS.
WITH THIS INVESTMENT, WE WILL
BEAT HER FOR 58 MORE.
THAT INVESTMENT IS GOING TO BE
TRANSFORMATIONAL.
I JUST WANTED TO TALK QUICKLY
ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH OPG
AND THAT ARENA.
WE BEGAN WITH THREE VALUES.
WE WERE GOING TO PUT PEOPLE
FIRST.
WE WERE GOING TO MAKE SURE THE
PLACE MAKING OF THE ARENA AND
THE SEATTLE CITY CENTER WAS
GOING TO BE ALIGNED, AND THAT
WE WERE GOING TO DO THIS IN
PARTNERSHIP.
WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT
RELATIONSHIP AND BUILDING A
RELATIONSHIP THAT WILL LAST FOR
YEARS IF NOT DECADES.
AS WE EVOLVE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD
AROUND US EVOLVES, SO, WHAT
THAT MEANS IS, AS WE START TO
TRANSFORM, THE NEIGHBORHOOD
AROUND US THOSE, TOO, AND THERE
IS INVESTMENT THERE IMPORTANT
TO WHAT'S HAPPENING.
IS THE NEW SENT HER STEPS
FACILITY ON THIRD AND MERCER.
THE PLYMOUTH HEALTH JUST BROKE
GROUND ON A NEW PROJECT TO
CREATE TRANSITIONAL OR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON A PIECE
OF PROPERTY THAT WAS SEATTLE
CITY CENTERS THAT WE TURNED
OVER TO THE OFFICE OF HOUSING,
AND NOW THEY'VE TURNED THIS
OVER TO THIS PROJECT.
AGAIN, ONE CITY DOING THINGS
TOGETHER.
THE UPTOWN ARTS AND CULTURAL
DISTRICT HAS BEEN FORMED.
THEY ARE STARTING TO SPREAD
THEIR WINGS A LITTLE BIT.
THE DEVELOPMENT, GROWTH OF THE
DENSITY OF THE SPACES AROUND
SEATTLE CENTER IS JUST KIND OF
EXPLODING, SO WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE A LOT OF NEW NEIGHBORS
SOON, AND A LOT OF NEW PATRONS
TO ACCOMMODATE.
NOW, THAT WAS THE END.
THAT'S ALL I WAS GOING TO BRING
TO YOU TODAY.
BECAUSE I WAS FORFEND I SAW
THAT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE
HAVING A LOT OF TIME FOR ME.
>> WHAT I WANTED TO DO WAS, WE
ARE GOING TO HAVE A DEEPER DIVE
BECAUSE OF THE WORK WE ARE
DOING WITH THE TRANSPORTATION
PIECE.
WE ARE JUST NOT THERE YET, SO I
WANT TO DO AN OVERVIEW, BUT WE
WILL DO A MORE INTENSE BRIEFING
WORK WILL PROBABLY JUST BE YOU,
THE WORK PLAN, THE BUDGET, AND
HOW WE ARE MOVING FORWARD.
I KNOW WE HAVE TO VOTE.
ARE WE DONE ON VOTING FOR RIGHT
OF WAYS, AND STUFF LIKE THAT,
DIGGING UNDERNEATH, CLOSING OFF
THE STREETS, THE BATTERY, THE
PLYMOUTH HOUSING THING?
WE WILL JUST HAVE YOU COME
BACK.
>> THERE'S JUST A COUPLE OF
THINGS COMING DOWN THE PIPE FOR
YOU.
ONE IS MOST LIKELY THERE IS AN
EASEMENT AGREEMENT DOUGLAS LAKE
BUT WE NEED TO CHANGE, SO THAT
WE CAN MAKE SOME CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS THERE TO INCREASE
CAPACITY FOR THE MONORAIL BY
THE TIME THE ARENA OPENS.
THAT'S ONE PIECE OF LEGISLATION
THAT WILL COME, THERE MAY BE A
FEW OTHERS AS WE ARE
NEGOTIATING WITH SOME OTHER
FOLKS, AS MOBILE CARRIERS ABOUT
PUTTING INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE
CAMPUS, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> WE HAVE SOME BIG STUFF
COMING DOWN THE PIKE.
ALL RIGHT.
ANYTHING ELSE.
>> IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING, WE
REALLY APPRECIATE THE ONGOING
WORK FROM THE CENTER TO WORK
WITH THE LABOR UNIONS, WHO ARE
BOTH RECONSTRUCTING ALL OF THE
AMENITIES DOWN THERE, THEN THE
ONGOING LABOR THAT IS PROVIDED
IN THE BUILDINGS THERE.
I KNOW THAT'S A STRONG
PARTNERSHIP THE CHAIR HAS
CONTINUED TO LIFT UP, BUT
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE RECENT
NHL CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR
BUILDINGS TRADES FOLKS.
ANOTHER WILL BE MORE TO COME
COMPANY APPRECIATE THE
PARTNERSHIP AND ALL YOU ARE
DOING TO LIFT UP LABOR UNIONS.
>> WE GOT A GREAT LABOR PEACE
AGREEMENT.
THANK YOU.
IT'S 11:48.
I WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR THE
SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH BOARD.
DO YOU WANT TO COME UP?
>> SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH BOARD
OVERVIEW, 2020 WORKPLAN.
>> I WILL LET YOU INTRODUCE
YOURSELVES FOR THE RECORD, BUT
WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES?
FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC.
>> OKAY.
>> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
MY NAME IS AARON SPARK.
MY NAME WILL. COUNCILMEMBERS
PEDERSEN, HERBOLD AND MUSCULAR,
PINK YOU FOR INVITING US.
>> I AM ESTHER LUCERO.
I HAVE BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR A
LITTLE OVER 40 YEARS.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS, YOU ARE
STUCK WITH ME, FEEL.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
FOR FOLKS I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO TALK WITH, I AM REALLY
EXCITED TO BUILD RELATION WITH
YOU.
>> I WANT OUR NEW MEMBERS TO
SEE, I KNOW WHAT SEALANT IN
HOPE FORD HAS BEEN DOING.
I GAVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO YOUR
ORGANIZATION INTO ABIGAIL ECHO-
HAWK FOR BEING HONORED AT CAI,
AND SENATOR KAMALA HARRIS
INTRODUCING HER.
>> IT'S FANTASTIC.
THANK YOU.
>> I THINK WE'RE THE FIRST CITY
IN THE COUNTRY, AND WE'VE
GOTTEN TONS OF CITIES AND
GOVERNMENTS SAYING, CAN WE SEE
THE LEGISLATION.
HOW ARE YOU INTEGRATING THIS
PERSON IN THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT?
WE ARE RELYING ON YOUR SUBJECT
MATTER EXPERTISE, OR CULTURALLY
ATTUNED ORGANIZATION TO GET US
ACROSS THE FINISH LINE, SHOW
OTHER CITIES HOW TO DO IT
RIGHT, INCLUDING THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, SO THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> I WILL BE WORKING WITH
CAPTAIN D
DESCRIPTION.
>> GREAT.
I WILL LET YOU GUYS GO AHEAD.
I SEE AUNTIE ARLENE UP THERE.
>> THE SEATTLE CITY HEALTH
BOARD HAS BEEN IN OPERATION FOR
50 YEARS THIS YEAR.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS GIVE
YOU SOME PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT
WE'VE BEEN DOING THE PAST FOUR
YEARS, SO AS A NEW CEO, WHEN
YOU ENTER INTO AN ORGANIZATION
THAT HAS A HISTORY ON LEGACY,
AN SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENTS,
AND HAS BEEN KIND OF A NICOLE
CARR IT, WHEN IT COMES TO URBAN
INDIAN HEALTH IN THE NATION,
YOU HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS,
RIGHT?
LIKE WE CAN TRY TO KEEP THINGS
COPACETIC.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, I AM SO
HAPPY YOU ARE HERE BECAUSE OF
YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTHCARE
SYSTEMS, AND UNDERSTANDING OF
THE AFFECT, HOW THAT PLAYED OUT
IN LOCAL ENVIRONMENTS.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE WAYS WE
DEFINED WHO WE ARE TODAY.
THAT'S ONE THING.
WE COULD HAVE JUST FLOATED
AROUND WITH THE WAY THINGS HAVE
ALWAYS BEEN BECAUSE THE
LEADERSHIP PRIOR TO MY ARRIVAL
WAS IN PLACE FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS.
WE COULD GO OUT OF BUSINESS.
THAT'S A REALITY WITHIN
HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS,
COMMUNITY HEALTH SPECIFICALLY,
WE HAVE SEEN LOTS OF MERGERS
FOR THAT REGION, OR WE COULD
REINVENT OURSELVES.
WHAT WE DID IS WE REALLY TOOK A
LOOK AT OUR STRENGTHS, AND
RECOGNIZED WE ARE BEST KNOWN
FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,
BUT WE ARE SO MUCH MORE AS AN
ORGANIZATION.
WE BUILT UPON THESE PILLARS.
UC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH
EPIDEMIOLOGY, DATA, POLICY, AND
ADVOCACY ALL CENTERED ON
TRADITIONAL INDIAN MEDICINE.
WHAT MAKES US UNIQUE IS THAT WE
MAINTAIN OUR CULTURAL INTEGRITY.
THAT BECOMES CHALLENGING IN
THIS CHANGING ENVIRONMENT.
BUT JUST TO ADD A NOTE, WE ARE
GOING TO A LITTLE MORE DEPTH,
BUT THIS TOOK OUR ENTIRE
COMMUNITY TO HELP DEVELOP.
IT WASN'T THAT WE JUST SAT DOWN
AND DID THIS.
IN THE PAST, IT SEEMS LIKE WE
MAY HAVE BEEN DISTANT FROM THE
PEOPLE WE WERE SERVING, SO WE
MADE SURE TO HEAR THE VOICES OF
OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND STUFF,
OVER 210 AT THE MOMENT, TO
REALLY FIND OUT OUR STRENGTHS
AND WEAKNESSES.
WHAT DO WE HAVE TO BUILD ON AND
HOW DO WE COMMUNICATE BETTER?
THAT'S HOW WE CAME TO THIS
PLACE.
PICTURE.
WE ARE GOING TO START BY
TALKING ABOUT URBAN INDIANS A
LITTLE BIT.
I AM THIRD-GENERATION AND MY
FAMILY TO LIVE OFF OF OUR
RESERVATION.
ALL OF MY HISTORY, KNOWLEDGE,
AND BACKGROUND IS GROUNDED IN
BEING AN URBAN INDIAN.
MY MOTHER WILL GO TO CEREMONY.
SHE LIVES IN PHOENIX.
AT THE SAME TIME, OUR FAMILY
HAS EXPERIENCED MANY OF THE
SAME THINGS OUR PATIENT
POPULATION DOES.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT AS A
LEADER OF URBAN INDIAN
HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION, THAT
AS NOT BY COINCIDENCE, YOU
KNOW?
THIS HAS BEEN MY WIFE'S PUFF
WORK.
FOR FOLKS WHO ARE NEW AT THE
TABLE, 71% OF URBAN INDIANS
LIVE IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS.
I WANT TO KEEP THIS IN
PERSPECTIVE.
ONLY 1% OF INDIAN HEALTH
SERVICES OPERATING BUDGET GOES
TO URBAN INDIAN HEALTH
PROGRAMS.
THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT WE WANT
TO ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL TRIBAL
RESOURCES BECAUSE, QUITE
FRANKLY, THAT ENTIRE SYSTEM HAS
BEEN GROSSLY UNDERFUNDED.
OUR TRIBAL PARTNERS ARE IN AS
MUCH NEED AS WE ARE IN.
HOWEVER, BECAUSE WE ARE AN
URBAN INDIAN HEALTH PROGRAM, TO
THE AFFECT IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW
STATE INFLUENCE OVER HEALTHCARE
SYSTEMS, LOCAL ENVIRONMENTS
ALSO BECOME IMPORTANT.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE MEDICAID
TRANSFORMATION DOLLARS ACTUALLY
CAME INTO KING COUNTY.
I AM THE COCHAIR OF THE KING
COUNTY ACCOUNTABILITY HEALTH,
NOW KNOWN AS HEALTHY HERE.
WE KNOW AS AN URBAN INDIAN
HEALTH PROGRAM, THAT OUR RISK
IS WE ARE FORCED INTO THE
BROADER MAINSTREAM SYSTEM, AND
OUR CULTURAL INTEGRITY IS
CONSTANTLY CHALLENGED.
WE SEE THAT A LOT WITH THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CHANGES
FROM THE RSN'S TO THE BHO
SYSTEM.
THE COUNTY BECAME RESPONSIBLE
FOR ASSESSMENTS, FOR PLACEMENT
INTO RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT,
RIGHT?
IMMEDIATELY WHEN THAT SYSTEM
WAS IMPLEMENTED AT RESIDENTIAL
TREATMENT, WE WENT FROM SERVING
ABOUT 80% OF NATIVE INDIANS TO
30%.
WE HAD A HARD TIME RAMPING UP.
WITHOUT OUR INDIAN HEALTH
SERVICE FUNDING, THERE IS NO
WAY WE COULD HAVE SUPPORTED
THAT TREATMENT PROGRAM ON THAT
BHO SYSTEM, SO WE HAD TO WORK
WITH OUR TRIBAL PARTNERS TO
MAKE SURE WE COULD MAINTAIN
THAT CONTINUITY OF CARE.
WHEN WE DID THAT, WE RAMPED
BACK UP TO 80% OF NATIVE INDIAN
AND ALASKA NATIVES.
I SHARE THAT WITH YOU BECAUSE
YOU ALL HAVE INFLUENCE OVER
THOSE LOCAL SYSTEMS.
UNDERSTANDING THAT WE AS AN
URBAN HEALTH PROGRAM ARE PART
OF A CONTINUUM OF CARE.
EVEN THOUGH OUR SERVICES ARE
BENEFICIAL TO EVERYBODY BECAUSE
WE ARE A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED
HEALTH CENTER, WE SERVE ALL
PEOPLE IN THE NATIVE WAY, THAT
DOESN'T MEAN WE WANT TO TAKE
AWAY THE RESOURCES FROM OUR
FOLKS, RIGHT?
WE CAN DO IT TOGETHER AND BUILD
IT COLLECTIVELY AS A WHOLE.
I THINK COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA,
THAT'S WHERE I COUNT ON YOU, TO
MAKE SURE THAT OUR UNIQUE
IDENTITY IS PRESERVED.
I WILL BE REALLY QUICK.
GO AHEAD.
>> I THINK FOR THE FOLKS WHO
ARE LISTENING TO THE PLETHORA
OF SERVICES THAT YOU OFFER, IT
IS STILL HEALTH CENTERED, AND
YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE SOCIAL
DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH.
THE WAY YOU'VE PULLED THESE
SERVICES TOGETHER REALLY HELPS
PEOPLE MAINTAIN OR IMPROVE
THEIR HEALTH.
I ALWAYS THINK HEALTHCARE, BUT
IT'S SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT.
I WANT TO PUT A PLUG FOR HOW
THIS RELATES BACK TO THE
HEALTHCARE SERVICES, BY LOOKING
AT THOSE SOCIAL ISSUES.
>> LET'S BE CLEAR ABOUT THAT.
WE ROSE FROM COMMUNITY.
THROUGH THE URBAN RELOCATION
PROGRAM, WE ARE NOW IN CITIES.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN OUR FEDERAL
TRUST RESPONSIBILITY ENDS.
WE HAVE RIGHTS TO THESE
BENEFITS.
WE HAVE RIGHTS TO THESE
SERVICES, SO WHEN WE THINK OF
SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH,
LIKE HOMELESSNESS, THAT'S A
PRECURSOR TO POOR HEALTH
CONDITIONS.
IF YOU ARE LIVING IN A TENT,
YOU HAVE TO TAKE DIABETES
MEDICATION, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT
FOR YOU TO MAINTAIN THAT
CONSISTENCY IN TREATMENT, SO WE
KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE
TO REALLY SUPPORT AND ADDRESS.
WE WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS IN
THAT.
WE HAVE THIS GENERAL LEADERSHIP
SHIFT.
WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THESE
ORGANIZATIONS COME TOGETHER,
AND BUILD UPON THEIR STRENGTHS.
ONE OF OUR EXPANSION SITES IS
AT THE CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB.
I THINK IT'S PLANNED FOR JULY
2021.
WE ARE OPENING UP A 3000 SQUARE
FOOT CLINIC IN THE BUILDING
ABOUT CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB JUST
PURCHASED WITH 80 UNITS OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON TOP.
THAT'S IMPORTANT.
THE FACT THAT WE GET TO EXPAND
AND THAT WAY MEANS WE GET TO
OFFER INDIGENOUS INFORMED
SYSTEMS OF CARE, SO CULTURALLY
CENTERED SERVICES RIGHT IN THAT
SPACE.
YOU ARE RIGHT.
THE OTHER FOCUS HAS BEEN ON
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE.
OBVIOUSLY, THAT IS US PROVIDING
SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE WORK
WE'VE DONE FROM A POLICY AND
LEGISLATIVE PERSPECTIVE.
I WANT TO THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, FOR
CHAMPIONING THAT WORK, BUT ONCE
WE CALL ATTENTION TO THAT, WE
ADDRESS THE DATA NEEDS.
THE TRUTH IS, WE STILL HAVE THE
TRAUMA WE HAVE TO HEAL FROM.
WE DO THAT BY PROVIDING
RESOURCES TO SUPPORT OUR
ORGANIZATIONS AND PROVIDE THOSE
SERVICES, SO YOU SEE EXPANSION
IN GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE WORK,
COLLABORATIONS AROUND ISSUES OF
HOMELESSNESS.
ALL OF THAT COUPLED WITH ACCESS
TO PRIMARY CARE, BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH.
WE'VE ADDED AN MSW PRACTICUM
TRAINING PROGRAM.
WE GRADUATED OUR FIRST ROUND OF
STUDENTS.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IS A CORE
COMPONENT.
WE ARE THE ONLY PROGRAM WITH A
CHIEF TRADITIONAL HEALTH
OFFICER AND APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM.
WE HAVE JUMPED FROM 158
ENCOUNTERS FOR TRADITIONAL
MEDICINE TO KNOW 1300
ENCOUNTERS FOR TRADITIONAL
INDIAN MEDICINE WITH JUST A
LITTLE INVESTMENT THROUGH THE
ACCOUNTABLE COMMUNITIES OF
HEALTH.
THAT IS POWERFUL.
THAT DEMONSTRATES NEED, VALUE,
AND HELPS US SUPPORT ONE OF THE
BEST PREVENTATIVE MEDICINES,
WHICH IS STRENGTHENING CULTURAL
IDENTITIES.
IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS, THE
SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH BOARD HAS
GROWN OUR BUDGET BY 80%.
SO, WE TALK A LOT ABOUT
INVESTING IN THE TRANSFORMATION.
IT'S LIKE BUILDING AN AIRPLANE
AS WE FLY IT.
NOW YOU KNOW WHY I HAVE
ADDITIONAL GRAY HAIR.
IT'S ALSO THE REASON WE WORK AS
A TEAM.
WE'VE ADOPTED THE RAPID
DECISION-MAKING.
WE MEET REGULARLY TO HEAR FROM
COMMUNITY WHAT THEY NEED.
THAT HAS REALLY INFORMED OUR
SYSTEMS OF CARE, EXPANSION
SITES, AND VISIONS FOR THE
FUTURE.
TRAVEL PARTNERSHIPS ARE
SIGNIFICANT.
IN ADDITION TO THE PLANNED
EXPANSION SIDE, WE JUST GOT
CONFIRMED BY THE KOWLITZ TRIBAL
COUNCIL TO OPEN UP SHARED SPACE
AT THE TUKWILA SITE.
WE WILL BE OPENING A PHARMACY
THERE, ADDING PRIMARYCARE
SERVICES TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR
MEDICALLY ASSISTED TREATMENT
PROGRAM, THERE BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH PROGRAMMING BECAUSE,
AGAIN, THAT'S WHAT WE DO WELL.
WE JUST RECEIVED A GRANT, A
PURCHASE FOR A MOBILE DENTAL
THEM.
WE DID THAT PURPOSEFULLY.
WE KNOW OUR TRAVEL PARTNERS
HAVE TROUBLE GETTING DENTISTS
INTO RURAL COMMUNITIES.
WE HAVE A DENTIST WHO IS
RETIRING THIS YEAR.
WE HAVE 30 APPLICANTS FOR THE
POSITION.
WE ARE COMPETITIVE WHEN IT
COMES TO GETTING THE HIGHEST
LEVEL SERVICE PROVIDERS.
MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW, BUT 50%
OF OUR MEDICAL PROVIDERS ARE
NATIVE, AND MANY HAVE IVY LEAGUE
EDUCATION, SO OUR ULTIMATE GOAL
IS NOT ONLY TO SERVE OUR
AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKAN
NATIVE POPULATION, BUT ALSO TO
SERVE ALL AMERICAN INDIANS AND
ALASKA NATIVES IN THE BROAD
KING COUNTY REGION WITH MORE
THAN 40,000 OF US HERE.
WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ TO COME
CS?
>> I'VE BEEN THERE.
COME ON.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO INVITE FOLKS
BECAUSE WE'VE HAD TO DO A LOT
OF HOW CAN WE MAKE THIS WORK
TODAY WHILE WE ARE INVESTING IN
A $42 MILLION CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
TO REALIZE OUR FUTURE, RIGHT?
WE'VE DONE SOME INTERNAL
RENOVATIONS TO IMPLEMENT A TEAM
SYSTEM.
YOU HAVE A TRADITIONAL INDIAN
MEDICINE APPRENTICE AS PART OF
YOUR PANEL TEAM AND CLINICAL
PHARMACIST AS PART OF YOUR TEAM,
ACCESS TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
ADVOCATES AND CASE MANAGERS.
IT IS THE MOST UNIQUE,
INTEGRATED MODEL IN THE NATION.
THAT'S WHAT WE ARE IMPLEMENTING
TODAY.
>> ALSO ADVOCATES OF VICTIMS OF
SEXUAL ASSAULT.
>> YES.
AND WE'VE EXPANDED THE PROGRAM.
WE RECEIVED A GRANT TO ENHANCE,
AND BUILD THE PROGRAM.
ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE PROVIDING
SERVICES TO ADDRESS
PERPETRATORS.
WE DON'T THROW OUR PEOPLE AWAY.
WE ADDRESS COMMUNITY AND HEAL
TOGETHER.
JUST KIND OF BACKGROUND NOISE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT CAPITAL
CAMPAIGN.
WE ARE IN THE VERY BEGINNING
STAGES OF A $42 MILLION CAPITAL
CAMPAIGN.
IN IT, WE WILL REVAMP OUR
CLINIC SERVICES TO ENHANCE
SERVICES AND IMPLEMENT THE
INFORMD SYSTEMS OF CARE I JUST
SPOKE ABOUT.
WE WILL HAVE FOUR PANEL TEENS.
WHILE SERVING A PANEL OF
PATIENTS.
THAT'S REALLY EXCITING.
THE THIRD LEVEL WILL ACTUALLY BE
A CONFERENCE CENTER.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DAYBREAK
STAR, WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO
THAT IN THE MIDDLE OF SEATTLE.
THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR USE
BY ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES.
WE HAVE GROWN
I'M NOT GOING TO SHARE WHO IS
ACTUALLY PURCHASING ALTHOUGH
SOME MAY KNOW.
IT WILL BE USED FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, I WANT YOU TO KNOW WE
ARE VERY STRATEGIC ABOUT THAT
AS WELL BECAUSE WE AREN'T JUST
GOING TO SELL IT TO SOMEBODY
WHO WANTED TO DEVELOP SOMETHING
THAT WASN'T IN LINE WITH OUR
MISSION.
SO AGAIN, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON
THIS FOR YEARS, AND WE WORK
VERY THOROUGH PLAN WITH
TRANSITIONING, RELATIVE
PATIENTS OUT AND I WILL TELL
YOU, WE PUSHPA'S AND SERVICES
AND I CAME TO A CLOSE FEBRUARY
3. EVERYBODY IN LONG-TERM
INTENSIVE, I BELIEVE 3 OF THEM
WERE TRANSFERRED OUT, MOST
LANDED IN NORTHWEST TREATMENT
CENTER WORKING WITH OUR TRAVEL
PARTNERS, EVERYONE ELSE HAS A
THOROUGH AFTERCARE PLAN, WE
CONTINUE OUR TRADITIONAL
MEDICINE SERVICES, IN THE
IMMEDIATE, WHAT ARE LUM HAVE
ASKED US TO DO IS EXPAND OUR
OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO
INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT.
WE HAVE A 6 MONTH PLAN TO MAKE
THAT HAPPEN, AND WE FEEL WE CAN
CONTINUE THOSE SERVICES UNTIL
WE LOCATE A NEW PROPERTY, AND
OUR PLAN IS TO BUILD A PREMIER
CENTER FOR AMERICAN INDIANS,
ALASKAN INDIANS IN THE NATION.
>> GOOD, THANK YOU.
>> I THINK WE CAN SKIP OVER THE
POLICY PLATFORM, I HAVE SPOKEN
TO YOU QUITE A FEW TIMES ON
THIS, UNDERSTAND WE ARE
UTILIZING ALL 3 PLATFORMS WE
HAVE HERE, WORKING WITH OUR
TRIBAL PARTNERS, WHEN WE TALK
ABOUT TREATMENT, VERY STRATEGIC
MAKING SURE WE TALK TO A T AND
I, THE NORTHWEST INDIAN SCHOLAR
TRAVEL PARTNERS UNDERSTOOD WHAT
OUR PLAN WAS GOING FORWARD,
WHEN WE SAY WE DID OUR HOMEWORK
PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO THIS
AND WE REALLY DID.
BEING ABLE TO PULL TOGETHER
COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT
PARTNERS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE
UNDERSTANDS THE FEDERAL TRUST
RESPONSIBILITIES AND TO SHOW
THE SPECIAL NATURE OF WHAT WE
HAVE GOING FORWARD, WE ARE JUST
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, AND
SOME HAPPENS, THE FEDERAL TRUST
RESPONSE ABILITIES ARE WORKING
ARE BEING FULFILLED ARE BEING
IGNORED WE CAN WORK WITH OUR
TRIBAL PARTNERS TO MAKE SURE WE
ADDRESS THAT EITHER AT THE
STATE LEVEL BECAUSE OF THE
CENTENO CORRIDOR AT THIS
FEDERAL LEVEL BECAUSE OF
CONFIRMATION RIGHT AND THANK
YOU FOR CHAMPION MEAN HOW WE
LOOK AT THIS GOING FORWARD WITH
INDIGENOUS WOMEN'S AND GIRLS IN
SEATTLE.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CONFERRING
COUNSEL POLICIES WITH THE CITY
OF SEATTLE.
>>> AND NOW WE'LL START TALKING
ABOUT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
AND GIRLS, WE ALREADY KNOW
ABOUT ALL OF THESE THINGS, WE
TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, THANK
YOU FOR PASSING THIS THE ENTIRE
COUNSEL AND MEMBERS FOR
SUPPORTING WHAT WERE DOING IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE, THESE ARE
TOUGH NUMBERS TO LOOK AT AND
UNDERSTAND.
IS A REAL NUMBERS WE HAVE, ALSO
LOOKING AT ALL OF THESE KNOWING
A LOT OF OUR WOMEN, ARE NOT
REPORTED IN THEY DON'T GO INTO,
THEY WON'T REPORT BECAUSE OFTEN
WE ARE TREATED AS A PERPETRATOR
RATHER THAN SOMEONE WHO IS A
VICTIM.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE ARE
ADDRESSING NOT ONLY WITH
LEGISLATION BUT THE STATE AND
FEDERAL LEVELS AS WELL.
>> IS A LOCAL BODY, THE CITY
BODY YOU HAVE A REAL
OPPORTUNITY.
EVEN THUGH WE HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO PRESENT THIS DATA AND
CONNECTED TO LIVING IN URBAN
ENVIRONMENTS, FEDERAL
LEGISLATION IS LARGELY FOCUSED
ON TRIBAL LANDS.
SO THAT MEANS OUR CITIES REALLY
HAVE TO STEP UP SO WE CAN
ACTUALLY PROVIDE THE SERVICES
WE NEED.
THERE ARE FEDERAL DOLLARS THAT
ARE PASSED THROUGH DOLLARS THAT
COME TO THE STATES AND INTO THE
COUNTIES AND SOMETIMES INTO THE
CITIES.
THAT IS THE AREA WHERE I THINK
WE CAN OFFER CHANGE HERE.
MEANING, WE'VE ADVOCATED VERY
STRONGLY FOR CARVEOUT OF THOSE
DOLLARS TO ADDRESS AMERICAN
INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE
IMMUNITY SPECIFICALLY IN THAT
TO ME IS ALIGNED WITH THE
CITY'S EQUITY MODEL.
>> YOU ARE GETTING FUNDING FROM
THE COUNTY UNDER THE BOARD OF
HEALTH CORRECT?
>> YES, RIGHT NOW, THERE'S A
PARTNERSHIP, I DON'T THINK IT
IS MONEY AT.
>>> FOR SERVICE DELIVERY, WE DO
GET JOHN GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
DAUGHTER DOLLARS BUT WHAT I'M
SAYING, THEY ARE NECESSARILY
CONNECTED TO THOSE FEDERAL
DOLLARS IN LINE WITH THE
FEDERAL TRUST RESPONSIBILITY,
INSTEAD THERE IS A CARVEOUT FOR
TRIBES WHICH IS AMAZING, WE
NEED TO CONTINUE THAT, BUT FOR
URBAN PROGRAMS WE GET LEFT OUT
OF THAT RIGHT?
WHAT CAN WE DO AT A LOCAL OR
CITY LEVEL TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE
ACCESS TO THOSE DOLLARS TO
PROVIDE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE
SERVICES NOT JUST WHAT EVERYONE
ELSE IS DOING, DOES THAT MAKE
SENSE
>> THAT IS A POLY BASIS FOR
EVERYTHING WE WORK WITH AND
THANK YOU FOR HELPING US PASS
IT.
>> UNDERSTAND, WE LOOK AT 2
SPECIFIC PIECES THEY CAN
ADDRESS RIGHT NOW.
>> LOOKING AT THE MISCOUNT WITH
THE DATA COLLECTION AND
REPORTING.
THAT SOMETHING WE ARE WORKING
TO HELP YOU WITH AS WE ARE
SPEAKING.
MAKE SURE ANY DATA IS
COLLECTING.
>> THAT INCLUDES MEN AS WELL
BUT PEOPLE KEEP POINTED OUT, IT
DOESN'T MEAN THEY'RE EXCLUDED,
THE ISSUE WERE WORKING WITH.
>> WE CAN ADDRESS IT TOGETHER.
>> WE WANT TO LOOK AT THE
SYSTEM OVERALL TO UNDERSTAND
WHEN YOU COLLECT THE DATA THERE
IS A CORRECT WAY TO DO IT.
>> AND BE RESPONSIBLE TO OUR
COMMUNITY AND THAT'S WHAT THE
URBAN INSTITUTE IS DOING ALONG
WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
>> LOOKING AT THE CARVEOUT
PIECE, IF THERE GENDER-BASED
SERVICES OUT THERE WHAT DO SUCH
A BIG PROBLEM WITH IN THE TENNIS
GIRLS, WORKING THEY HAPPEN TO
MAKE SURE OUR SPECIFIC
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS.
>> OUR PEOPLE OF IT MARGINALIZED
AND GO TO SOMEONE ELSE, GOING
TO COMMUNITY IS SOMETHING THAT
DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN, AND OFTEN
THEY ARE TREATED LIKE A
PERPETRATOR AND NOT A VICTIM.
THAT'S WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO
OFFER.
WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT, AND
LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT
METHODOLOGIES THAT WE CAN WORK
IT IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
>> YOU WILL BE IN D.C. NEXT
WEEK THE RIGHT?
>> I SEE YOU EVERYWHERE.
>> WE ARE EVERYWHERE RIGHT.
>> I WILL TELL YOU, THROUGH THE
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, DOLLARS
WE RECEIVED THROUGH THE COUNTY
WE WERE ABLE TO ESTABLISH A
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HARBOR FOR
YOU SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE
EXAMINERS TEAM.
AND REALLY, BEING ABLE TO
PROVIDE THE CULTURAL TRAINING.
ATTUNED TRAINING.
>> THAT IS EXCITING, AND WORK
WITH THE NAVIGATOR COMES FROM
OUR COMMUNITIES.
MY WIFE WITH A WAS A SEXUAL
ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER.
EVEN HER EXPERIENCE 30%, OF THE
FOLKS SHE THOUGHT WERE NATIVE.
>> THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, THIS
TIME NEXT YEAR WE WILL HAVE
REALLY GOOD NUMBERS HELPING
WITH YOUR FUNDING.
>> ON THE FEDERAL SIDE AND
STATESIDE FOR
>> 3900 IS OUT THERE.
>> YOU GOTTEN CALLS FROM YOUR
STATES BUT PEOPLE ASKED HOW DID
YOU PULL THIS OFF.
THEIR 12 DIFFERENT PIECES
>> A LOT OF THEM ARE TASK
FORCES, NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY
REAL CHANGE IN THE AND, SO
PEOPLE ARE ASKING WHAT'S THE
METHODOLOGY, MAKING SURE WE
HAVE A RESPONSE.
WE TOOK THAT TO THE STATE
LEVEL.
WE ARE LOOKING WITH
REPRESENTATIVE DEBORAH
EICKHOFF, TO MAKE THIS.
WE HAVE A 250,000 PROVISO AT
THE STATE LEVEL TO BRING ALL OF
OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER.
THIS IS LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE
JUSTICE SYSTEM, THE
LEGISLATURE, THE INDIAN
COUNTRY.
AND EVEN COUNTY MANAGERS ARE
ALL GOING TO GET TOGETHER, AND
TALK ABOUT HOW TO DO THIS RIGHT.
BUILDING THAT COMMUNITY
TOGETHER IS WHAT WE WANT TO DO.
DURING THOSE TWO YEARS, WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE WHAT WE CAN
ADDRESS LEGISLATIVELY, AND
ADMINISTRATIVELY TOGETHER TO
ADDRESS IT THE RIGHT WAY.
AGAIN, AS WELL AS A SERVICE
CARVEOUT, CONFER, CONSULT
METHODOLOGY.
>> WE CAN FOLLOW UP OFF-LINE
HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU IN
OLYMPIA ON THAT PART OF THE
BILL.
>> I THINK YOU FOR THAT.
THERE IS A SECOND HALF THAT
JUST POPPED UP.
YOU CAN SEE THIS IS US RIGHT
HERE WHEN WE PASSED THE BALL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT HAS BEEN SUCH A BEACONTO
PEOPLE WE ARE TALKING TO, WHERE
PEOPLE ARE SAYING, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR CARRYING THIS THROUGH.
>> WE WERE JUST AT ATI.
WE DIDN'T SEE YOU LAST WEEK.
WE TALKED, AND DEB HAALAND WAS
GOOD, CONGRESSWOMAN, AND WE
TALKED OFF-LINE.
WE ARE GOING TO MEET WITH HER
NEXT WEEK.
IT IS AN EPIDEMIC.
IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR DECADES.
WE ARE GOING TO START LOOKING
AT THE TRUST RESPONSIBILITY AND
THE INDIVIDUAL WHEN THEY ARE IN
THE CITY IF WE HAVE SUCH HIGH
NUMBERS OF MURDER, DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE, RAPE.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS, I WOULD LIKE
TO POINT OUT THAT THIS IS AN
EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE CAN DO
WORKING TOGETHER.
THE TRUTH IS, THE WORK WE ARE
DOING FROM A SERVICE DELIVERY
PERSPECTIVE, A POLICY
PERSPECTIVE, A RESEARCH
PERSPECTIVE, FROM A TRADITIONAL
NATIVE MEDICINE PERSPECTIVE IS
SOMETHING THAT CAN BE
DUPLICATED ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
I WILL TELL YOU, IF YOU WANT TO
BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF POSITIVE
CHANGE FOR NATIVE FOLKS,
CONTINUE WORKING WITH US.
>> THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE HAD.
I THINK A JUMPED THE GUN
TALKING ABOUT THE STATE POLICY.
THERE WAS A SECOND BILL WHERE I
TOOK ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS
FROM OUR STATE, TO SAY THAT ALL
OF THESE CASES NEED TO BE PUT
INTO THE NAME IS SYSTEM, A
NONFEDERAL DATABASE.
IT'S NATIONWIDE, BUT SOMETHING
THE COMMUNITY CAN ACCESS, WHICH
BUILDS COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS.
BUT AGAIN, TRIBES ARE NOT
CONSULTED WITH THESE COLLEGES
WHY THE REPRESENTATIVE EICKHOFF
BILL IS SO IMPORTANT, BUT WORK
WITH US ON THESE THINGS.
WE CAN DO THIS RIGHT.
WE ARE THE BEACON FOR THE REST
OF THE COUNTRY, WE ARE SEEING A
MOVEMENT.
WE ARE NOW AT THE POINT WHERE
WE ARE MOVING THE NEEDLE ON
THIS.
PEOPLE ARE DOING SOMETHING
ABOUT IT.
THEY ARE LOOKING AT US.
ALL EYES ARE ON US.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GOOD WORK.
>> YES?
>> I MESSAGED MY TEAM.
WE WOULD LOVE TO TAKE YOU UP ON
THE OFFER OF A TOUR, AND MAYBE
WE CAN DO THAT.
>> THE THING IS, YOU HAVE TO DO
KARAOKE WITH HER AFTERWORDS.
>> I WILL DO THAT.
>> THEY DON'T PLAY.
>> THIS SOUNDS GREAT.
>> WE WILL TAKE YOU UP ON THAT.
>> WE DO WORK HARD AND PLAY
HARD.
>> ANYTHING ELSE FROM OUR
COLLEAGUES BEFORE WE THANK OUR
GUESTS FOR THE WORK THEY'VE
DONE?
>> FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE
HOUSING PIECE, KOWLITZ,
SNOQUALMIE.
SHOUT OUT TO LIZ TAIL.
OF COURSE, ALL OF THE ECO-HAWKS.
ALL OF THEM EITHER HAVE A LAW
DEGREE OR SOMETHING, ALL OF
THEM.
WE WILL SEE YOU GUYS IN D.C.
NEXT WEEK, AND I CANNOT TELL
YOU WHAT GREAT PARTNERS YOU
ARE.
WITH THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> LET ME GO TO ADJOURNMENT.
THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE
TUESDAY, MARCH 3 AT 2:00 P.M.
WITH THAT, WE STAND ADJOURNED.