>>> ARE WE LIVE?
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YOU'RE READY.
>> UNTESTED, THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, I AM LISA
HERBOLD.
NOT QUITE SURE IF I AM PRO TEM
THIS MORNING, I THINK I AM
FILLING IN FOR PRO TEM
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND WE
REALLY HOPE THAT COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ IS FEELING WELL SOON.
OCTOBER 19, 2020 COUNCIL
BRIEFING MEETING WILL COME TO
ORDER.
IT IS 9:34 A.M.
WILL THE CLERK BELIEVES CALL
ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WAREZ?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES ?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA ?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON?
>> HERE.
>> EIGHT MEMBERS PRESENT.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 12th,
2020 MEETING WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED.
WE ARE GOING TO LAUNCH RIGHT IN
TO A FANTASTIC PRESENTAION
FROM OUR 2020-2021 GET ENGAGED
APPOINTMENTS.
WE WILL BE JOINED BY
REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, ARI EINBINDER , I'M
SORRY, AMANDA HULL FILLED FROM
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND ARI
EINBINDER FROM THE GET ENGAGED
PROGRAM AT THE Y. WE WILL HEAR
FROM OUR ENGAGED APPOINTMENTS.
SO THE VIEWING AUDIENCE KNOWS,
KIDS ENGAGED IS THE WAY THAT
THE CITY OF SEATTLE GETS YOUTH
REPRESENTATION ON OUR BOARDS
AND COMMISSIONERS AND THE YMCA
MANAGES THE PROGRAM, WORKS TO
RECRUIT AND TRAIN YOUNG PEOPLE
BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 29
TO SERVE IN THIS IMPORTANT
CIVIC ROLE.
WE WILL BE HEARING FROM, I
BELIEVE 20 GETS ENGAGED NOMINEES
REPRESENTING I THINK 21
DIFFERENT FORTS OF COMMISSIONS.
I'M GOING TO HAND IT RIGHT OVER
TO AMANDA AND ARI. I UNDERSTAND
THAT WE WILL HAVE ONE MINUTE
FOR EACH APPOINTEE TO INTRODUCE
THEMSELVES.
WITH THAT, I WILL HAND IT RIGHT
OVER TO AMANDA AND ARI.
THANK YOU.
>> AMANDA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO
FIRST?
LET'S SEE IF WE HAVE A MUTE
ISSUE HERE.
>> I THINK AMANDA IS STILL
TRYING TO GET INTO THE MEETING,
FYI.
>> ARI, DO YOU WANT TO PITCH IT
TO MARK
>> SURE.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. THANK
YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
MY NAME IS ARI EINBINDER, I
WORK FOR THE YMCA SOCIAL IMPACT
SENSOR.
WE, AT THE YMCA SOCIAL IMPACT
SENSOR CENTER ARE THRILLED TO
ONCE AGAIN BE PARTNERING WITH
THE CITY OF SEATTLE FOR THE
GETS ENGAGED PROGRAM THIS YEAR.
THIS YEAR, WE, LIKE MANY PEOPLE
IN ORGANIZATIONS, FACED SOME
SETBACK FROM COVID-19 AND WERE
INITIALLY UNSURE IF WE RECEIVED
THE SAME NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS
THAT WE DID LAST YEAR.
I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT THIS
YEAR, WE RECEIVED OVER 80
APPLICATIONS, WHICH EVEN OUTDID
OUR PERFORMANCE OF APPLICATIONS
FROM LAST YEAR.
WE ONCE AGAIN TEAMED UP WITH
BOARD LIAISONS FOR THE DAUNTING
AND DIFFICULT TASK OF NARROWING
DOWN THE LIST OF TRULY
EXCEPTIONAL CANDIDATES. AFTER
CAREFULLY REVIEWING THE
APPLICATIONS, CONDUCTING
INTERVIEWS AND MUCH DELIBERATION
, WE ARE REALLY, REALLY PROUD
AND EXCITED ABOUT OUR 2020,
2021 GET ENGAGED COHORT.
OUR COHORT MEMBERS THIS YEAR
ARE ALL MOTIVATED AND
PASSIONATE PEOPLE WORKING IN
VARIOUS FIELDS WITH A KEEN
INTEREST TO IMPROVE PUBLIC LIFE
IN SEATTLE, AS YOU WILL SEE
YOURSELVES WHEN THEY INTRODUCE
THEMSELVES SHORTLY.
THE COHORT IS COMPOSED OF LOCAL
STUDENTS, NONPROFIT WORKERS AND
VARIOUS OTHER SKILLED
PROFESSIONALS. THESE ARE ALL
PEOPLE WHO SEE AND UNDERSTAND
WHAT A DIFFICULT PERIOD WE ARE
IN NOW AS A NATION, AS WELL AS
A CT AND ARE EAGER TO HELP US
IMPROVE CITIZENS'S LIVES.
WE ARE ALSO RATHER PLEASED WITH
THE COMPOSITION OF THE GROUP
THIS YEAR.
GETS ENGAGED, AS YOU ALL KNOW,
WAS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO
GET YOUNGER VOICES IN YOUR
LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
ADDITIONALLY, THE YMCA SOCIAL
IMPACT SENSOR IS COMMITTED TO
RACIAL IMPACT AND DIVERSITY,
AND I KNOW IS THE CITY AND ITS
BOARD MEMBERS.
THIS YEAR'S COHORT IS ONCE
AGAIN SLIGHTLY MORE FEMALE, OR
I SHOULD SAY NON-MALE THEN
MALE, AND SLIGHTLY MORE
NONWHITE AND WHITE WITH AN
ETHNIC MAKEUP THAT ROUGHLY
PARALLELS THAT OF OUR CITY.
OUR COHORT ALSO INCLUDES
MEMBERS FROM EVERY CITY COUNCIL
DISTRICT. THE COHORT IS ALSO
PRETTY WELL SPREAD OUT IN TERMS
OF AGE, WITH MEMBERS AS YOUNG
AS 21 AND AS OLD AS 29 WITH AN
AVERAGE AGE OF 26.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO PERSONALLY
THANK THOSE WHO HELPED TO MAKE
THIS POSSIBLE, SUCH AS ALL OF
THE LIAISONS FOR THE
PARTICIPATING BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS, THE CITY CLERK'S
OFFICE, ONCE AGAIN PROVED
VALUABLE IN HELPING TO SEE THIS
PROJECT TO COMPLETION.
I WOULD ALSO PARTICULARLY LIKE
TO THANK FIGUEROA, WHO WAS THEN
SERVING AS THE MAY OREO LAYS ON,
THOUGH HE HAS SINCE MOVED ON TO
HER AND BETTER THINGS.
HE WAS ALSO INVALUABLE IN THIS
VERY DETAILED AND VERY LENGTHY
PROCESS.
MY SINCERE THANKS TO YOU ALL.
WE ARE TRULY EXCITED ABOUT THIS
GREAT COHORT AND ACHIEVING SOME
GREAT THINGS THIS YEAR.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ARI.
I'M JUST CHECKING TO SEE IF
AMANDA HAS BEEN ABLE TO JOIN US
. IF NOT, I WOULD JUST HAND IT
OVER TO OUR GUEST. I'M SURE YOU
HAVE IT ALL WORKED OUT, ARI,
WHO IS GOING TO GO FIRST.
YOU ARE ON MUTE.
THERE YOU GO.
>> SURE, YES, I HAVE THAT
WORKED OUT.
[ LAUGHTER ] I'M JUST GOING TO
GO IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER,
STARTING WITH ANDREW PARKER.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS ANDREW PARKER.
I AM SERVING ON THE SEATTLE
TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE
GETS ENGAGED 2020 THROUGH 2021
COHORT.
I RECEIVED MY BACHELORS DEGREE
IN MARKETING IN 2017 AND NOW I
AM PURSUING A CAREER IN DIGITAL
MARKETING AND ANALYTICS.
I WOULD SAY I AM EXCITED TO
SERVE ON THE SEATTLE TRANSIT
ADVISORY BOARD BECAUSE I WANT
TO PROVIDE SAFE AND AFFORDABLE
SOLUTIONS FOR ALL RIDERS TO
ACCESS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
ACROSS THE PUGET SOUND REGION,
AS WELL AS ENHANCE THE WRITER
EXPERIENCE WITH CLEAR AND
UNDERSTANDABLE TOOLS TO USE THE
TRANSIT OPTIONS AVAILABLE IN
THE GREATER SEATTLE AREA.
WHAT I HOPE TO LEARN AT THE END
OF OUR TURN IS TO BE A BETTER
INFORMED CITIZEN OF HOW THE
LOCAL POLICY PROCESS IS
IMPLEMENTING OUR COMMUNITY AND
ALSO PROVIDE EQUITABLE
SOLUTIONS TO THOSE RIDERS IN
OUR GREATER SEATTLE AREA.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> TAKE YOU, ANDREW.
NEXT WE HAVE CHELISE JACOBSON .
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS CHELISE JACOBSON AND
I AM SERVING ON THE SEATTLE
WOMEN'S COMMISSION. I LIVE IN
WALLINGFORD. I AM CURRENTLY
WORKING AS A MANAGEMENT
CONSULTANT AT A LOCAL FIRM
CALLED FOREARM SOLUTIONS.
BEFORE THAT, I WORKED AT
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FOR THREE
NUMB YEARS AND HAD AROUND SEVEN
YEARS OF VOLUNTEER BEFORE THAT.
I AM REALLY EXCITED TO BRING
THAT BROAD EXPERIENCE,
SUPPORTING WOMEN'S ISSUES
WITHIN PLANNED PARENTHOOD TO
THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION.
I'M PARTICULARLY EAGER TO WORK
ON ISSUES THAT RELATE TO WOMEN,
SPECIFICALLY WITHIN THE
PANDEMIC AND THINKING THROUGH
THIS TIME.
I'VE BEEN THINKING MORE ON HOW
THE PANDEMIC IMPACTS CHILDCARE
AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN
HOUSING SPECIFICALLY.
I AM EXCITED TO BRING SOME OF
THOSE TO THE COMMISSION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, AMANDA JUST
JOINED US ON THE LINE BY PHONE.
>> FANTASTIC.
AMANDA, WE'VE BEGUN HEARING FROM
THE GET ENGAGED MEMBERS. IF
THAT IS OKAY IF WE COULD JUST
KEEP GOING THROUGH THAT AND WE
WILL HAND IT OVER TO YOU TO
WRAP UP?
>> SHE WILL NEED TO PUSH STAR
SIX TO UNMUTE HERSELF TO REPLY
BACK TO YOU.
AMANDA, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX.
THANK YOU.
>> HI, AMANDA.
I WHAT I SUGGESTED ALL RIGHT
MARK WE CONTINUE HEARING FROM-
->> ABSOLUTELY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, I'M GLAD
YOU CAN JOIN US.
>> FANTASTIC.
THANK YOU, CHELISE JACOBSON.
NEXT, WE HAVE CHLOE CASWELL.
>> HI, I AM CHLOE CASWELL . I
AM THE GETS ENGAGED APPOINTEE
FOR THE SEATTLE RENTERS
COMMISSION.
I AM A MENTAL HEALTH CASE
MANAGER AT DOWNTOWN EMERGENCY
SERVICES AND I HAVE MY DEGREE
FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS,
AT AUSTIN IN AFRICAN AND
AFRICAN DIASPORA STUDIES AND
AMERICAN STUDIES AND A RESIDENT
OF CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT AND IN DISTRICT TWO.
I'M EXCITED TO SERVE ON THE
RENTERS COMMISSION BECAUSE IT
WILL ALLOW ME TO ADVOCATE FOR
MY HOMELESS CLIENTS ON A LARGER
SCALE.
I WORK WITH FOLKS ON A DAILY
BASIS WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN
RAVAGED BY THE LACK OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE CITY
AND I AM DEEPLY COMMITTED TO
ENSURING THEIR EXPERIENCES ARE
HEARD BY CITY LEADERSHIP.
WHAT I HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH ON
THE COMMITTEE, I WOULD LOVE TO
SEE SEATTLE ELIMINATE
HOMELESSNESS.
THE ONLY WAY TO DO THAT IS
THROUGH AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
AS A MEMBER OF THE RENTERS
COMMISSION, I WILL ENCOURAGE
THE CITY TO INVEST IN
AFFORDABLE AND FAIR HOUSING FOR
ITS CITIZENS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHLOE.
NEXT, WE HAVE CONNOR STEIN.
>> HI, EVERYONE, THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE WITH
YOU TODAY.
MY NAME IS CONNOR STEIN.
I AM A GRADUATE STUDENT IN THE
UW DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL.
I AM A NATIVE OF BIRMINGHAM,
ALABAMA.
NOW, MY PARTNER AND I AND OUR
TWO DOGS ARE DISTRICT FOR
RESIDENTS AND WE LIVE AT THE
CUSP OF FREMONT AND
WALLINGFORD.
I AM REALLY EXCITED TO WORK ON
THE NORTHEAST DESIGN REVIEW
BOARD.
I BELIEVE IN THE--OUR CITY'S IS
REDESIGNED WHICH CONSIDERS OUR
CITY IS ACCESSIBLE IN OUR MANY
DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOODS.
DURING MY TERM, SPECIFICALLY AT
THE NORTHEAST DESIGN REVIEW
BOARD, I AM REALLY EXCITED TO
ALWAYS WORK WITH THAT MISSION
IN MIND BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE
GROWTH THAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR
DISTRICT AROUND OUR LIGHT RAIL
STATION.
I AM REALLY EXCITED TO WORK
WITH MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS,
ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS WHO ARE
CONTRIBUTING TO THAT
DEVELOPMENT.
AS THESE NEIGHBORHOODS CONTINUE
TO GROW, I HOPE TO ALSO WORK
CLOSELY WITH AND LEARN FROM MY
COLLEAGUES SO WE CAN DO OUR
PART AND CONTRIBUTE TO A BETTER
CITY FOR EVERYONE.
I'M ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO
REALLY SERVING WITH ALL OF MY
GETS ENGAGED COLLEAGUES AND
LEARNING FROM THEM AND GETTING
TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SERVE AND I REALLY
APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU, CONNOR.
NEXT, WE HAVE DAVID KIRICHENKO.
>> HELLO, EVERYONE.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, MANY THANKS
TO ARI, THEY GET ENGAGED
PROGRAM, THE CITY OF SEATTLE
FOR OFFERING THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO FIRST PARTAKE AND SERVE ON A
BOARD AND TO REALLY WORK ON
BEHALF OF OUR COMMUNITY.
IT IS REALLY A HUMBLING MOMENT
TO BE HERE VIRTUALLY,
ESPECIALLY BEING THE FIRST
PERSON IN MY FAMILY TO HAVE
GONE TO UNIVERSITY AND COMING
FROM A LOW BACKGROUND AND BEING
ABLE TO BE IN A SPOT LIKE THIS,
WHERE I AM ATTENDING A SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND
JOINING A BOARD.
I AM VERY THANKFUL.
I CURRENTLY WORK FOR AMAZON
BASED OUT OF THE SOUTH LAKE
UNION OFFICES.
I ALSO SERVED AS AN INSTRUCTOR
AT GREEN RIVER COLLEGE WHERE I
TEACH CODING AND DATA
ANALYTICS.
I'M EXCITED TO SERVE ON THE
COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY
BOARD IN THE COMING YEAR AND
WILL DO MY BEST TO SERVE THE
NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
CERTAINLY, I HOPE TO BRING A
FRESH PERSPECTIVE TO THE BOARD
ON A VARIETY OF ISSUES, RANGING
FROM GREATER ACCESS TO
BROADBAND FOR LOW INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS TO BRIDGING THE
DIGITAL DIVIDE BETWEEN OUR
COMMUNITIES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DAVID.
NEXT, WE HAVE ELENA ARAKAKI.
>> THANKS, ARI.
MY NAME IS ELENA ARAKAKI . I
USE SHE/HER PRONOUNS AND I AM
SERVING ON THE URBAN FORESTRY
COMMISSION.
MY DEGREE IN ENVIRONMENTAL
STUDIES IN WHITMAN COLLEGE.
SINCE THEN, I'VE BEEN WORKING
AS THE URBAN TO WILD SOCIETY.
I'M EXCITED TO SERVE ON THE
URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION
BECAUSE TREES ARE SO IMPORTANT
TO URBAN LIVABILITY.
THEY PROVIDE SHADE, HELP COMBAT
THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
AND ARE ASSOCIATED WITH BETTER
HEALTH OUTCOMES.
I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT EQUITABLE
ACCESS TO NATURE AND CREATE
COMMUNITIES WHERE WE CAN ALL
THRIVE IN PLACE.
DURING MY TIME AT THE URBAN
FORESTRY COMMISSION, I HOPE TO
LEARN HOW DECISIONS ARE MADE AT
THE CITY LEVEL AND HOW
RESIDENTS CAN GET INVOLVED.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO WORK ON
FINDING COMMUNITY SOURCE
SOLUTIONS TO CLOSING THE RACIAL
EQUITY GAP AND TREE CANOPY
COVER THAT EXISTS IN SEATTLE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS
OPPORTUNITY AND TO GETTING TO
KNOW THE OTHER COHORTS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IN QUEUE, ELAINA.
NEXT, WE HAVE ELROHI SHUGE.
>> THANK YOU, ARI.
THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME
THIS MORNING.
MY NAME IS ELROHI SHUGE AND I
AM CURRENTLY A SENIOR AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON,
MAJORING IN SOCIOLOGY WITH AN
ASPIRATION IN PURSUING CAREER
AND LAW. I PLAN ON GRADUATING
SUMMER 2021.
I CURRENTLY LIVE IN SHORELINE,
WASHINGTON, ALSO KNOWN AS
DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE.
I AM THE APPOINTEE FOR THE
IMMIGRANT COMMISSON.
I'M BORED AND EXCITED TO WORK
FOR THE SEATTLE COMMISSIONER AS
AN AFRICAN IMMIGRANT FROM
ETHIOPIA, I HAVE DEFINITELY
EXPERIENCED MANY FORMS OF
MARGINALIZATION THAT HAVE HAD
MANY FORMS TO HAVE OUTREACH,
SOMETIMES NOT POSSIBLE.
I'M VERY EXCITED TO AMPLIFY THE
VOICES OF THE VOICELESS AND
ALSO BEING ABLE TO MAKE A
POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE
COMMUNITY IN AN UNCERTAIN TIME
LIKE THIS, IS VERY EXCITING FOR
ME.
DURING MY TIME ON THE BOARD, I
REALLY HOPE TO INCREASE
ACCESSIBILITY AND TO THE BEST
OF MY ABILITY, IMPLEMENT THINGS
THAT HELP INCREASE ACHIEVEMENT
GAPS AND BE ABLE TO INCREASE
PROFESSIONALISM AMONG THE
DEMOGRAPHIC, SOME OF MY GOALS.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, ELROHI SHUGE.
NEXT, WE HAVE JESSICA WU.
>> HI, GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS JESSICA WU.
I USE SHE/HER PRONOUNS.
I LIVE IN COLUMBIA CITY.
I MAY DISTRICT TO RESIDENT. I
CURRENTLY WORK AT FORTERRA,
WHERE I DO STAKEHOLDER
ENGAGEMENT AND POLICY WORK
AROUND A VARIETY OF ISSUES.
I AM EXCITED TO JOIN THE BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS BECAUSE DURING
MY WORK, I KNOW THE WAY WE USE
PUBLIC SPACE HAS A HUGE IMPACT
ON COUNTLESS SOCIOECONOMIC
OUTCOMES, PARTICULARLY IN OUR
CITIES. I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING
A PART OF THE CONVERSATION
AROUND HOW WE PROACTIVELY USE
AND MANAGE PARKLAND TO ADDRESS
RACIAL INEQUITIES IN OUR
COMMUNITIES.
DURING MY TIME ON THE BOARD, MY
MAIN GOAL IS TO STRENGTHEN AND
DIVERSIFY COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
IN BOARD PROCESSES AND DECISION-
MAKING. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JESSICA.
NEXT, WE HAVE JOHN ROWE DOES
KNOW.
>> HELLO, I AM SERVING ON THE
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION BOARD, I
AM A GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY
OF WASHINGTON WITH MY DEGREES
IN ARCHITECTURE FOR WORK I
CURRENTLY AM A DRAFTER AT MIKE
TAVERN LLC.
WE ARE A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
LOCATED IN BELLEVUE THAT
SPECIALIZES IN BUILDING
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS WITHIN
HOMEOWNERS BACKYARDS, LIVING IN
THE BITTER LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I CURRENTLY RESIDE IN COUNCIL
DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE.
THE REASONS I AM EXCITED TO
SERVE ON THE PRESERVATION
--LANDMARK PRESERVATION BOARD
IS TO FEEL SOCIETAL DUTIES AS
THE RESIDENT AS OF SEATTLE,
GAIN EXPERIENCE SERVING AS A
LANDMARK PRESERVATION MEMBER,
AND FINALLY, TO BEST PRESERVE
THE URBAN FABRIC OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
WHAT I HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH
DURING MY TERM ON THE LANDMARKS
PRESERVATION BOARD IS TO
SUCCEED AT--EXECUTE AT
FULFILLING MY ROLE AS A
LANDMARK PRESERVATION MEMBER,
SHOW THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR
WHICH THEY PRESENT PRESERVE THE
USEFULNESS AND LONGEVITY AND
ULTIMATELY LEARN HOW
PRESERVATION IN NEW DEVELOPMENT
CAN BE MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL TO
ONE ANOTHER.
THANKS AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JOHN.
NEXT, WE HAVE JOSE ULISES NINO
RIVERA.
>> HI, MY NAME IS JOSE ULISES
NINO RIVERA, AND I HAVE BEEN A
SEATTLE RESIDENT FOR THE PAST
FIVE YEARS, CURRENTLY LIVING
IN THE DISTRICT FOR.
THIS YEAR, I AM HONORED TO
SERVE AS THE GET ENGAGED MEMBER
OF THE SEATTLE ADVISORY BOARD.
I HAVE BEEN AN AVID PACKER FOR
OVER A DECADE NOW AND BELIEVE
THAT BICYCLING IS A AVENUE FOR
TRAVEL, EXERCISE AND
TRANSPORTATION.
OVER THE NEXT YEAR SERVING ON
THE BOARD, I TEND TO WORK ON
OUR CITIZENS TO EXPAND ACCESS
TO SEATTLE BIKEWAYS IN AN EVEN
MORE INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE
MANNER.
I HOPE TO LEAVE THIS YEAR WITH
THE BOARD AS A MORE ACTIVE
CITIZEN AND A COMMUNITY OF GET
ENGAGED MEMBERS TO SUPPORT
YEARS AND YEARS OF ACTIVISM.
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
>> THANK YOU, JOSE.
NEXT, WE HAVE KELABE TEWOLDE.
>> HI, EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS KELABE TEWOLDE.
I CURRENTLY WORK AT RAYNOR
SCHOLARS AS AN ACADEMIC
COUNSELOR.
I LIVE IN THE WEDGEWOOD
NEIGHBORHOOD IN DISTRICT 5. I
AM EXCITED TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT
GOES INTO THE PLANNING
COMMISSION AND WHAT IT TAKES TO
PLAN AND ADVISE THE CITY,
ESPECIALLY IN A CITY THAT IS
EVER EXPANDING.
I HOPE AS A MEMBER ON THIS
COMMISSION THAT WE CAN CONTINUE
TO COMMIT TO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, ESPECIALLY IN A
HOUSING CRISIS AND HOMELESSNESS
CRISIS IN THE CITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CALEB.
NEXT, WE HAVE KIM BAKER.
>> HI, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS KIM.
I'M GOING TO BE SERVING ON THE
SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION.
I AM A RECENT GRAD FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON IN A
MASTERS OF PUBLIC HEALTH, AS
WELL AS CENTER OF DESIGN.
WHAT I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
WITH THIS COMMISSION IS THAT
THERE ARE SO MANY AREAS OF OUR
CITY THAT HAVE BEEN REALLY
INTENTIONALLY AND THOUGHTFULLY
DESIGNED, AND THOSE ARE SPACES
LIKE I HAVE COME TO ENJOY.
I THINK THERE ARE SO MANY MORE
AREAS OF OUR CITY THAT COULD BE
MORE THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED FOR
LIKE RACIAL EQUITY, AS WELL AS
HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL
RESILIENCY.
I AM HOPING TO BRING THAT VOICE
TO THOSE DISCUSSIONS AND REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO IT BEING A
PART OF THIS AMAZING PROGRAM
AND BEING A GREAT COHORT TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT ENGAGEMENT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, KIM.
NEXT, WE HAVE MARGARET HONIG.
>> HI, EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS MARGARET HONIG AND
I AM A GRADUATE OF UW WITH A
MASTERS DEGREE IN CIVIL
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER. AS A
DESIGN ENGINEER, I LIVE IN
DISTRICT 3. I AM REALLY EXCITED
TO JOIN THE EAST DESIGN REVIEW
BOARD BECAUSE THE IMPORTANT
WORK AT THAT THE BOARD DOES TO
CONSIDER THE PUBLIC BENEFITS
THAT PRIVATE PROJECTS HAVE.
DURING THIS TERM, I AIM TO
BROADEN MY PERSPECTIVE AS A
CIVIL ENGINEER THROUGH ENGAGING
WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND
HELPING INFLUENCE THE DESIGN OF
UPCOMING PROJECTS SO THAT THEY
ELEVATE ESSENTIAL A SENSE OF
CONNECTION AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
HAVE A BOY SURROUNDING BUILDING
ENVIRONMENT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANKS, MAGGIE.
>> THANK YOU, MAGGIE.
NEXT, WE HAVE MARY CLAIRE
SOKOLOWSKI.
>> HELLO, ALL.
MY NAME IS MARY CLAIRE
SOKOLOWSKI AND I GO BY Mc FOR
SHORT.
I AM AN EAST COAST NATIVE AND I
ATTENDED DREXEL UNIVERSITY IN
PHILADELPHIA, WHERE I GRADUATED
IN 2014 WITH A DEGREE IN
ENTERTAINMENT AND ARTS
MANAGEMENT.
I MOVED TO SEATTLE IN 2017 AND
I AM CURRENTLY LIVING IN BALLARD
AND A CROP CONSTITUENT OF
DISTRICT 6. I WORKED AS THE
WHOLE BODY BUYER AT THE WHOLE
FOODS STORE IN INTERBAY.
I AM VERY EXCITED TO SERVE ON
THE SEATTLE CENTER ADVISORY
COMMISSION BECAUSE IT IS THE
HOPE OF FOR ARTS AND CULTURE IN
THE CITY THAT IS VERY ACTIVE
AND ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITY
THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMMING
. I'M ALSO A REALLY BIG HOCKEY
FAN.
I'M EXCITED TO GET THE KRACKEN
IN THERE.
DURING MY TERM OF THE
COMMISSION, I HOPE TO BRING
LIFE EVENTS BACK INTO THE CITY
IN WHATEVER POST PANDEMIC WORLD
WE ARE LIVING IN AND REALLY
FOCUSING ON SAFETY AND NEW,
INNOVATIVE WAYS TO PUT ON
EVENTS AND ALSO TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY ARE INCLUSIVE AND
REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR
COMMUNITIES AND ALL THE CULTURE
THAT SEATTLE HAS TO OFFER.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MC.
NEXT, WE HAVE ORI BRIAN.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS ORI BRIAN.
I USE HE/M PRONOUNS AND I LIVE
IN DISTRICT THREE AND I AM THE
APPOINTEE FOR THE ADVISORY
BOARD.
I'M ORIGINALLY FROM THE LOS
ANGELES AREA.
LAST YEAR, I GRADUATED FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, WHERE I
STUDIED ECONOMICS AND EASTERN
EUROPEAN STUDIES AND I
CURRENTLY WORK AT AMAZON.
SEATTLE SCENE IS ESPECIALLY AT
DEDICATED TO PEDESTRIAN ACCESS
WITH A PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD IN
PARTICULAR TO JOINING THE BOARD
AS A STEWARD OF THAT PLAN.
I AM ALSO INTERESTED IN THE
WORK THAT THE BOARD IS DOING
INTERNALLY REGARDING RACIAL
EQUITY IN SEATTLE'S PEDESTRIAN
ENVIRONMENT.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING
TO KNOW THE OTHER COHORT
MEMBERS AND AFTER MY SERVICE, I
HOPE TO BECOME AN AMBASSADOR
FOR OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE TO
BECOME CYNICALLY ENGAGED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE
PAULA ORREGO.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, ARI.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS PAULA AND I
ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON, WHERE I AM STUDYING
EACH AND HEARING SCIENCES.
I AM SO EXCITED TO WORK ON THE
COMMISSION FOR PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES.
I CANNOT WAIT TO LEARN FROM MY
ACCOMPLISHED COHORTS AND SERVE
MY COMMUNITY BY FACILITATING
COMMUNICATION WITH CITY
GOVERNMENT.
MY GOAL FOR THIS TERM IS TO
ESPECIALLY BRING THE NEEDS AND
INTERESTS OF CHILDREN WITH
DISABILITIES TO THE COMMISSION,
CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR.
THANK YOU SO, SO MUCH.
I HOPE TO EARN YOUR TRUST.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, PAULA.
NEXT, WE HAVE RACQUEL WEST.
>> HI, EVERYONE.
GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS RACQUEL WEST.
I USE SHE/HER PRONOUNS AND I AM
FROM DISTRICT 1. I RECENTLY
GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY
OF WASHINGTON IN GEOGRAPHY AND
HISTORY ALSO WITH A MINOR IN
AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES.
I CURRENTLY SERVE AT THE BELL
HOME SENSOR CENTER STUDY FOR
NORTHWEST NATIVE ART AT THE
BURKE MUSEUM AND I AM THE
COLLECTIONS OUTREACH
COORDINATOR, WHERE I ANSWER AND
HELP FACILITATE EASY ACCESS AND
THE ACCESSIBILITY OF THE
COLLECTIONS TO OUR STAKEHOLDERS
AND IN PARTICULAR, THE NATIVE
COMMUNITY OF THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST.
I AM SERVING ON THE SEATTLE
ARTS COMMISSION.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE
SERVING ON THE ARTS COMMISSION
BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN THE WAY
THAT MAKING SPACE AND ART IN
PARTICULAR CREATES AND
FACILITATES AGENCY AND CHANGE
IN COMMUNITIES, IN PARTICULAR
THIS YEAR, I'M EXCITED ABOUT
MAKING DIGITAL SPACES AND
ENSURING THAT OUR ARTISTS OF
SEATTLE ARE SUPPORTED IN THESE
UNPRECEDENTED TIMES THAT
PARTICULARLY AFFECT PROFIT AND
THE ABILITY TO REACH THEIR
AUDIENCES.
I'M REALLY HONORED TO BE HERE.
THANK YOU ALL.
>> THANKS, RACQUEL.
>> THANK YOU, RACQUEL.
NEXT, WE HAVE ROBEL B.
MULUGETA.
>> HI, EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS ROBEL B. MULUGETA.
I USE HE/M PRONOUNS AND I WILL
BE SERVING ON THE GET ENGAGED
COHORT FOR THE SEATTLE HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMISSION.
CURRENTLY, I WORK AS A
ROTATIONAL ASSOCIATE AND
GRADUATED RECENTLY FROM YALE,
WHERE I STUDY ECONOMICS, URBAN
POLICY.
I AM FROM THE BEACON HILL AREA,
SO DISTRICT 2. I'M REALLY
EXCITED TO BE WORKING ON THE
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION,
BECAUSE I SEE IT AS A REALLY
AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO ADVOCATE
FOR RACIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE
ON SEVERAL AVENUES FOR OUR
UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES
HERE IN SEATTLE.
I'M ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN
OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVOCATE FOR
HOUSING EQUITY IN THE CITY, AS
WELL AS OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO
CONNECT AND AMPLIFY THE VOICES
OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE
REIMAGINING OUR CITY'S CRIMINAL
JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY
SYSTEMS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ARI AND
ALL OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, AS
WELL AS MY GETTING A SCORES FOR
THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO
ALLOW YOUNGER FOLKS TO
PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.
>> THANKS.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT, WE HAVE ROBIN KIM.
>> HI, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS
ROBIN KIM, I USE HE/HIM
PROGRAMS.
I AM A PRODUCER WITH A
BACKGROUND IN SERVICE INDUSTRY.
DURING THE PANDEMIC, I'VE BEEN
VOLUNTEERING ON VARIOUS ACTIONS
IN SOUTH SEATTLE.
I LIVE IN COLUMBIA CITY WITH MY
PARTNER AND THREE CATS.
I'M EXCITED TO MAKE NEW
CONNECTIONS AND BUILD
RELATIONSHIPS OR THE COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT COMMISSION. I'M
HOPING TO ACCOMPLISH LASTING
CHANGE FOR UNDERREPRESENTED IT
AND MARGINALIZED GROUPS.
I'M EAGER TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
BUILDING EQUITABLE POLICIES,
STRATEGIES, AND HOW TO FUND
COMMUNITY LED PROJECT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ROBIN.
NEXT, WE HAVE SAM DAWSON.
>> WE ARE NOT HEARING YOU, SAM.
>> I AM SO SORRY ABOUT THAT.
I HAVE TWO MUTE SYSTEMS.
THANK YOU, ARI AND THANK YOU
EVERYBODY FOR THE INCREDIBLY
WARM WELCOME.
MY NAME IS SAM DAWSON, I AM A
DEVELOPING COORDINATOR FOR A
SEATTLE-BASED INTERNATIONAL
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
THAT WORKS TO SECURE LAND
RIGHTS ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
IN THAT CAPACITY, I WORK AND
SUPPORT OUR FUNDRAISING TEAM
THERE.
I'M GOING TO BE SERVING ON THE
PIONEER SQUARE PRESERVATION
BOARD.
I AM VERY EXCITED TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT THE INTERSECTION OF
PRESERVATION AS WELL AS
DEVELOPMENT AND HOW A MICROCOSM
OF A COMMUNITY LIKE PIONEER
SQUARE REALLY SIMPLIFIES HOW TO
BALANCE THOSE TWO OBJECTIVES.
INCREDIBLY EXCITED TO BE
SERVING ON THAT BOARD AND
LEARNING MORE ABOUT HOW THEY
SERVE THAT PARTICULAR
COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANKS.
>> THANK YOU, SAM. OUR LAST GET
ENGAGED COHORT MEMBER, YASMINE
ACEVES , IS UNFORTUNATELY
UNABLE TO ATTEND TODAY, BUT I
BELIEVE JANET STAFFORD MIGHT BE
INTRODUCING HER IN HER PLACE.
>> JANET, DO WE HAVE YOU WITH US
MARKS
>> YES.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, PERFECT.
THANK YOU.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
HAPPY MONDAY, EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS JANET STAFFORD.
I AM THE LIAISON FOR THE OFFICE
OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND
SPECIFICALLY LGBTQ COMMISSION
AND DISABILITY COMMISSION.
UNFORTUNATELY, YASMINE ACEVES
HAD A SCHEDULED CONFLICT AND
COULD NOT ATTEND TODAY.
SHE HAS ASKED ME TO SHARE THE
FOLLOWING, YASMINE ACEVES, WHO
GOES BY YAZZIE AND USES
SHE/HER PRONOUNS, SHE LIVES IN
THE 47th DISTRICT AND IS A
PROUD LATINX WOMAN WITH A
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND IN
ELEVATED LEADERSHIP WITH A
FOCUS ON DIVERSITY AND
INCLUSION.
SHE IS AS STATIC TO BE ABLE TO
WORK CLOSELY WITH THE LGBTQ
COMMISSION TO BRING FOCUS ON
THE HOUSING AND CAREERS AND
SAFETY CONCERN.
IN ADDITION, SHE IS EXCITED TO
CONTINUE HER JOURNEY WITH
DEMYSTIFYING THE INNER WORKINGS
OF OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND USE
HER FOR SO WORK ETHIC TO
CONTINUE TO DRIVE TANGIBLE AND
LONG-LASTING SOLUTIONS. WHILE
ON THE COMMISSION, SHE DOES
PLAN TO CONTINUE TO RAISE
AWARENESS AROUND THE HOUSING
AND CAREER SAFETY CONCERNS AND
CONTINUE TO DRIVE FOCUS ON
CLOSING THE GAP, USING HER
BACKGROUND IN LEADERSHIP AND
JOB TRAINING TO CREATE MORE
CAREER PLACEMENT FUNCTIONS,
AGENCY CENTER WITHIN THE
ENVIRONMENT WE ARE FACING AS A
COUNTRY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANKS, JANET.
>> SO, BEFORE I OPEN IT UP TO
SEE IF COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I JUST
WANT TO HAND IT OVER TO AMANDA
HOLYFIELD, WHO IS JOINING US
FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE
AND THANK ARI AGAIN.
THIS MUST BE SUCH A FANTASTIC
JOB TO GET TO WORK WITH ALL OF
THESE FANTASTIC YOUNG LEADERS,
WHO ARE RUNNING TOWARDS THE
CHALLENGE OF CONTRIBUTING TO
OUR CITY AND TO OUR NATION AND
TO OUR WORLD AT THIS VERY, VERY
CHALLENGING TIME.
I AM IN ALL OF YOUR COMMITMENT
AND OF YOUR WILLINGNESS TO
SHARE YOUR SKILLS, TALENTS AND
PASSION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I AM FEELING REALLY OPTIMISTIC
THIS MORNING.
AMANDA, ARE YOU THERE?
>> I AM HERE.
>> FANTASTIC.
>> I JUST WANTED TO ECHO WHAT
YOU SAID, COUNCILMEMBER.
WE HAVE A REALLY GREAT COHORT
OF GET ENGAGED CANDIDATES HERE.
THEY ARE ALL VERY TALENTED AND
ENGAGED, VERY EXCITED TO SERVE
THE CITY AND THE PEOPLE OF THE
CITY.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO PUT THEM
FORTH FOR APPOINTMENT.
I THINK THEY ARE ALL GOING TO
BE GREAT ASSET TO THE
COMMISSION'S THEY SERVE.
>> THANK YOU, AMANDA.
IT IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE
CHALLENGING FOR ME BECAUSE WE
HAVE SO MANY THUMBNAILS TO LOOK
AT.
I AM SCANNING THROUGH TO SEE
WHETHER OR NOT ANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE THEIR HANDS
RAISED AND IF ANYBODY WANTS--
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT INTERN PRO TEM FOR
THE PRESENTATION THIS MORNING
AND THANKS TO ALL OF YOU.
THIS IS A REALLY INSPIRING WAY
TO START THE WEEK.
IT GIVES ME A LOT OF HOPE AND
OPTIMISM FOR WHAT IT TOOK HIM
IN TERMS OF POLICY
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY.
WE'VE RECEIVED A NUMBER OF
LETTERS RECENTLY FROM THE
COMMISSION THAT REALLY HELP
GUIDE US AS WE THINK ABOUT THE
BUDGET PRIORITIES FOR THIS
UPCOMING YEAR. I JUST WANT TO
SAY THAT THOSE LETTERS DON'T GO
ON A SHELF SOMEWHERE OR IN A
FILE.
WE REALLY DO CIRCULATE THEM AND
TALK ABOUT THEM WHEN WE RAISE
DIFFERENT BUDGET ISSUES AND
THOSE POLICY ISSUES GET
ELEVATED WHEN WE WORK ON POLICY
CHANGES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
EVERYTHING THAT YOU ARE DOING,
YES, IT LOOKS GREAT ON YOUR
RESUME AS WELL, AND I THINK IT
IS ACTUALLY GOING TO LEAD TO
REAL CHANGE.
SPEAKING OF RESUMES, JUST A
REMINDER OF EVERYONE, YOU DO
NOT HAVE TO HIT A CERTAIN AGE
THRESHOLD OR HAVE A CERTAIN
NUMBER OF THINGS ON YOUR RESUME
TO RUN FOR OFFICE.
I HOPE YOU ARE ALL THINKING
ABOUT THAT AS WELL.
I THINK THE YOUNGEST PERSON AT
THE STATE LEGISLATOR WAS 22 OR
23.
ANYWAY, JUST WANT TO PUT THAT
ON YOUR LIST OF TO DO ITEMS AS
YOU THINK ABOUT VARIOUS THINGS
IN YOUR FUTURE BECAUSE THIS
WOULD BE A TRUE REPRESENTATIVE
BODY IN ANY ELECTED POSITION
AND IT IS REALLY EXCITING TO
SEE ALL OF YOUR FACES.
I LOOK FORWARD TO NOT ONLY
HEARING ABOUT THE POLICIES YOU
ARE GOING TO PROVIDE FOR
RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL,
ALSO HOPING TO HEAR MORE ABOUT
WHERE YOU HAD TO IN YOUR EARLY
CAREERS AND I JUST WANT TO PUT
A PLUG-IN, IT IS NEVER TOO
EARLY TO MAKE ABOUT HOW TO
BRING THIS REPRESENTATION TO
OTHER PLACES AS WELL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
PLEASE .
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO
TAKE A MOMENT TO CALL OUT AND
THANK ARI FOR ALL OF YOUR
BEHIND THE SCENE WORK FOR ALL
OF OUR GET ENGAGED APPOINTEES.
HEARING FROM THE APPOINTEES
WE ARE EXCITED TO CONTINUE
HEARING FROM YOU FOR YEARS TO
COME IN AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY ON
YOUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
I JUST REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR THE PRESENTATIONS YOU
PROVIDED US WITH THIS MORNING.
WE ARE EXCITED TO HEAR FROM YOU
AS WE MOVE FORWARD AS
COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS PROVIDE
IMPORTANT FEEDBACK AND MAKING
IMPORTANT POLICY
CONSIDERATIONS.
AS I AM NOT THE YOUNGEST PERSON
ON THE CITY COUNCIL, I WILL
STILL ECHO COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA'S COMMENTS IT IS NEVER
TOO EARLY . THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, DID I
SEE YOUR HAND UP ?
>> NO, BUT I AM HAPPY TO
COMMENT.
[ LAUGHTER ] SURE, I WILL JUST
SAY, AS THE PERSON FOR WHOM
THIS COMMITTEE WILL BE SEEN,
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION,
WOMEN'S COMMISSION, PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES, THE ARTS
COMMISSION, I'M REALLY EXCITED
TO SEE SUCH A DIVERSE GROUP OF
FOLKS, PARTICULARLY YOUNG
PEOPLE WHO ARE EAGER TO GET
ENGAGED AND PARTICIPATE IN
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND REALLY
HELP SHAPE SOME OF THE
POLICYMAKING AND BUDGET THINKING
THAT WE DO HERE AT THE COUNCIL.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF
YOU AND REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO
HEARING WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY
AND WHAT YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE TO
THE WORK WE ARE DOING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS ?
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A SECOND
AS SOMEONE, LIKE A NUMBER OF MY
COLLEAGUES HERE, WHO IS A PAST
CITY COMMISSIONER THIS IS JUST
GREAT YOU ARE STANDING UP TO
SERVE IN A VOLUNTEER CAPACITY
TO REPRESENT YOUR NEIGHBORS AND
TO WORK ON THESE IMPORTANT
POLICY AREAS WITH US. I AM
WORKING ON A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT PIECES OF LEGISLATION
RIGHT NOW AS A FORMER
COMMISSIONER, ONE OF MY FIRST
CALLS IS ALWAYS TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE EXPERTISE,
DILIGENCE, AND COMMITMENT OF
THE PEOPLE WHO SERVE ON THESE
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
NEVER HESITATE TO REACH OUT.
IF THERE IS A PROJECT YOU ARE
WORKING ON, WHERE YOU THINK MY
OFFICE COULD BE AN EFFECTIVE
COLLABORATOR, REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE COMMITMENT AND
SERVICE ALL OF YOU ARE GOING TO
MAKE AND KNOW THAT NOT ONLY
DOES IT NOT HAVE TO STOP HERE
IN TERMS OF RUNNING FOR PUBLIC
OFFICE, BUT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE
I SERVE WITH ON THE HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMISSION WENT ON TO
SERVE ON OTHER BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS AS WELL AFTER THIS
INITIAL SOIRCE INTO PUBLIC
SERVICE, OR WENT ON TO GET
APPOINTED TO A FULL-TIME
POSITION AFTER GETTING ENGAGED.
IF THERE IS A WAY I CAN BE
HELPFUL IN A MENTORSHIP
CAPACITY FOR THAT, PLEASE LET
ME KNOW.
IT IS A GREAT WELLSPRING OF
TALENT THE PEOPLE THAT COME IN
THROUGH GET ENGAGED.
YOU ARE, IN A LOT OF WAYS, YOU
ARE THE FOREIGN TEAM FOR THE
MAYORAL AND COUNSEL TO THE
COMMISSIONS.
HANG IN THERE AND WE REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU STEPPING
FORWARD.
I AM HERE TO HELP IN ANY WAY
THAT I CAN FOR YOUR PUBLIC
SERVICE TO BE IMPACTFUL HERE.
THANK YOU.
>> INC.
YOU COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
COUNILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> JUST WANTED TO THANK
EVERYBODY WHO IS GETTING
APPOINTED AND HAS OFFERED THEIR
SERVICES AND TIME. JUST ONE
SPECIFIC NOTE FOR THOSE OF YOU
WHO ARE EITHER GOING TO BE
SERVING WITH THE RENTERS
COMMISSION, OR ARE OTHERWISE
INTERESTED IN RENTERS RIGHTS OR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ISSUES,
BECAUSE HOW COULD YOU NOT BE IN
THE STATE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
CRISIS IN THE CITY HAS PREDATED
THE PANDEMIC BY NEARLY A DECADE
, I JUST WANTED TO OFFER FOR
ANY OF YOU WHO IS INTERESTED IN
ISSUES RELATED TO THAT, OR IN
GENERAL, OF COURSE HUMAN RIGHTS
ISSUES AND THE QUESTION OF
ECONOMIC AND SOCIALLY RACIAL
INEQUALITY, I JUST WANTED TO
SPECIFICALLY MENTION RENTERS
ISSUES BECAUSE AS WE GO FORWARD
IN THE NEXT MONTHS, MY OFFICE
IS WORKING ON DEVELOPING
ORDINANCES TO ALLOW
TRANSFERABLE RENTAL HISTORIES,
STANDARD RESIDENTIAL LEASES,
THESE ARE TWO VERY IMPORTANT
THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE TO
EXPAND THE RENTERS RIGHTS.
THOSE OF US WHO HAVE RENTED OR
ARE GOING TO BE RENTING WILL
KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I AM TALKING
ABOUT.
I URGE YOU ALL TO GET CONNECTED
WITH THE OFFICE AND USE YOUR
POSITION TO REALLY PUSH FOR
THESE KINDS OF ADVANCEMENTS IN
RENTERS RIGHTS AND THE RIGHTS
OF ORDINARY PEOPLE. AS WE KNOW,
IT NOT ONLY AFFECTS THE LARGE
MAJORITY OF PEOPLE, ALSO
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTS
ALREADY MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE
EVERYBODY KNEW THAT. ALSO, JUST
TO SAY THAT SOME OF THE
COMMISSIONS AND COMMISSIONERS
HAVE PLAYED A REALLY COURAGEOUS
ROLE IN PUTTING FORWARD ISSUES
THAT MAY NOT GET IMMEDIATE
SUPPORT FROM THE POLITICIANS IN
CITY HALL, BUT BECAUSE THEY
BELIEVE THIS IS THE RIGHT THING
TO DO, THEY WILL BRING THAT
FORWARD AND I WILL URGE YOU ALL
TO USE YOUR POSITIONS IN THAT
WAY AS WELL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
I'M JUST LOOKING THROUGH HERE .
THIS IS REALLY, AGAIN, A GREAT
WAY TO START THE WEEK. REALLY,
I'M SO INSPIRED BY YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE AND IN
THIS VERY CHALLENGING TIME. IN
THE SPIRIT OF COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT'S COMMENTS, PLEASE , I
DO UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR ROLE IS
TO WORK WITH YOUR COHORTS, BUT
IT IS ALSO REALLY TO PUSH US TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE REPRESENTING
THE INTERESTS OF THE CITY AS IT
RELATES TO YOUR CHARGE ON YOUR
BOARD OF COMMISSIONS.
AGAIN, I ALSO WANT TO GIVE MY
APOLOGIES TO JESSICA WU, WHOSE
NAME WAS MISSPELLED ON THE
COUNCIL BRIEFING AGENDA.
IT WILL OFFICIALLY BE CORRECTED
AT THIS AFTERNOON'S COUNCIL
MEETING.
THIS AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS
WILL BE SPEAKING ON EACH
APPOINTMENT BEFORE THE COUNCIL
VOTES ON ALL OF OUR GET ENGAGED
APPOINTMENTS.
I JUST WANT TO EXTEND, ON
BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL, MY
SINCERE AND EXUBERANT EARLY
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.
THANK YOU, I KNOW YOU ALL WILL
DO FANTASTIC WORK.
WITH THAT, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE
INTO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA
. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA
IS A PREVIEW OF TODAY'S CITY
COUNCIL ACTIONS AND COUNCIL AND
REGIONAL COMMITTEES.
WE WILL BEGIN THE ITEM ON THE
AGENDA WITH A PREVIEW OF THE
COUNCIL'S ACTIONS AND I WILL
CALL ON COUNCILMEMBERS, AS
ESABLISHED BY THE ROTATED
ROLLCALL FOR ALL CITY COUNCIL
MEETINGS, WHICH IS DESIGNATED
ALPHABETICALLY, BY LAST NAME
AND WITH THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT
CALLED LAST.
THIS WEEK'S CALL ROTATION
BEGINS WITH COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT, FOLLOWED BY STRAUSS,
JUAREZ, LEWIS, MORALES,
MOSQUEDA , PEDERSEN , THEN I
WILL CONCLUDE THIS AGENDA
DISCUSSION. LET'S GET STARTED,
FIRST WITH COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU PRESIDENT PRO TEM
HERBOLD.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM TODAY'S
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA FROM THE
SUSTAINED CIVIL RIGHTS
COMMITTEE, WHICH HAS NO
SCHEDULED MEETINGS UNTIL THE
BUDGET DELIBERATIONS IS
CONCLUDED.
THIS MORNING, TED FROM MY
OFFICE HAS SENT EACH OF YOUR
OFFICE IS A LIST OF BUDGETS
FROM MY OFFICE THAT ARE BEING
DISCUSSED CURRENTLY AND I HOPE
WE CAN DISCUSS AS FORM B.
PLEASE LET MY OFFICE KNOW IF
YOU SUPPORT ANY OF THESE
PROPOSALS AND WOULD LIKE TO
SIGN ON AS A COSPONSOR.
LAST WEEK, I EXPRESS MY CONCERN
ABOUT COUNCILMEMBERS NOT BEING
REQUIRED TO PUBLICLY IN OPEN
MEETINGS SHOW WHETHER OR NOT
THEY ARE SUPPORTING OR GIVING
AMENDMENT IN SUPPORT OF A
BUDGET.
WE PROVIDED ALL OF THE BUDGET
AMENDMENTS AND THE OFFICE HAS
PROPOSED, AND ALSO I WOULD JUST
REITERATE WHAT I SAID LAST WEEK
, IF YOUR OFFICE HAS ANY
QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
REACH OUT TO MY OFFICE ANYTIME.
I WELCOME ALL COUNCILMEMBERS TO
COSPONSOR THE AMENDMENTS FROM
MY OFFICE, WHICH ARE ALSO THE
PROPOSALS FROM THE PEOPLE'S
BUDGET MOVEMENT.
AS I ALSO MENTIONED LAST WEEK,
THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET MOVEMENT
WILL BE HAVING ITS TOWNHALL
OVER ZOOM ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER
2th, WHICH IS TOMORROW, AT
6:00 P.M.
AND I URGE EVERYONE TO ATTEND.
ALL COUNCILMEMBERS ARE WARMLY
WELCOMED. AS ALWAYS, MY OFFICE
IS WORKING WITH COMMUNITY
ACTIVISTS, LABOR UNION MEMBERS,
MANY IN THE CITY WHO ARE
PUSHING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
RENTERS RIGHT, WERE OPPOSED TO
THE CUT FROM THE MAYOR. IN
FACT, ONE OF THE MAJOR THINGS
OF THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET THIS
YEAR IS FIGHTING FOR IS TO STOP
MAYOR DURKIN'S PROPOSED BUDGET
CUTS, WHICH ARE IN REALITY ARE
WELL OVER $200 MILLION TO
PARKS, LIBRARIES, ROADS, AND
NOT JUST THAT, ALSO TO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THE LACK
OF INVESTMENT IN THE GREEN NEW
DEAL.
WE ARE ALSO PUSHING FOR
DEFUNDING THE POLICE BY AT
LEAST 50% AS SEVEN OF THE NINE
COUNCILMEMBERS PROMISED TO
SUPPORT AND THE HEIGHT OF THE
GEORGE FLOYD FOR JUSTICE
MOVEMENT DURING THE SUMMER.
THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET MOVEMENT IS
THE POINT THAT IS BEING MADE
HERE, THAT DEFUNDING THE POLICE
BY 50% AND A SMALL INCREASE IN
THE AMAZON TAX RATE COULD
PREVENT ALL BUDGET CUTS TO ALL
DEPARTMENTS AND HELP INCREASE
FUNDS FOR SOCIAL PROGRAMS AT
THIS MOMENT WITH THE MAJORITY
OF OUR CITY'S PEOPLE REELING
UNDER THE PANDEMIC AND DEEP
RECESSION.
THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET MOVEMENT
HAS A SIX YEAR TRACK RECORD OF
HAVING ONE CRUCIAL VICTORIES
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, RENTERS
DEFENSE, HOMELESS SERVICES AND
TINY HOUSES AND RESTORATIVE
JUSTICE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS
CONVERSATION.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD . THERE ARE NO ITEMS
FROM THE LAND NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE OR ON THE AGENDA.
REGARDING THE BUDGET, MY OFFICE
SUBMITTED 13 FORM A, WE TOOK
ONE BACK, AND I SPOKE WITH THE
MAJORITY OF THEM LAST FRIDAY, I
WILL BE SPEAKING WITH TWO MORE
THIS WEEK.
HERE IN DISTRICT 6, I HAD MY
TOWNHALL LAST TUESDAY.
I CHANGED THE FORMAT FROM OUR
PANEL OF COMMUNITY COUNCILS AND
RESIDENTS TO FOCUS JUST ON Q
AND A BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS
TOWNHALL, I REMOVED THE Q AND A
PORTION SO WE COULD FOCUS ON
OUR CONVERSATION ON RACE AND
COMMUNITY DISTRICT 6. THE TOWN
HALL THIS LAST WEEK, Q&A, WHAT
IS HAPPENING IN DISTRICT 6
WHILE WORKING WHAT AND HOW
MAKING DECISIONS AROUND THE
BUDGET, WE HAD 356 RSVPS,
TOWNHALL LAST THE NEARLY 2
HOURS AND I WAS ABLE TO ANSWER
ABOUT 25 TO 30 QUESTIONS
COVERING ISSUES RANGING FROM
PUBLIC SAFETY TO HOMELESSNESS,
TO TREES, TO TRANSPORTATION AND
I REALLY WANT TO THANK NOT ONLY
MY STAFF, THE COMMUNICATION
STAFF, DANA, STEPHANIE JOSEPH
AND ICY, ERIC AND HIS SON FOR
MAKING THINGS HAPPEN.
THANK YOU DISTRICT 6 RESIDENTS
FOR ASKING ALL OF THE GREAT
QUESTIONS, SENDING THEM TO ME
AND WE REPORTS FOLLOWING UP
WITH FOLKS AND ANSWERING
QUESTIONS IN REAL TIME.
YOU CAN WATCH IT ON OUR YOUTUBE
PAGE AT YOUR LEISURE OR EVERY
NIGHT IF YOU WANT.
AS ALWAYS, I CONTINUE TO HOST
MY DISTRICT 6 RESIDENT
MEETINGS, EVEN DURING WEEKS WE
HAD THE TOWNHALL.
THIS WEEK WILL BE FROM 5:00 TO
7:00 P.M.
. DURING THE RESIDENT MEETINGS
LAST WEEK, WE CONTINUE TO
DISCUSS HOMELESSNESS, PUBLIC
SAFETY AND THE MAJORITY OF THE
FOLKS I TALKED WITH ARE IN
AGREEMENT.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO SEND YOUR
MEETING REQUEST FOR DISTRICT 6
MEETINGS.
JUST SO EVERYONE IS AWARE, WE
ARE SCHEDULING ABOUT THREE
WEEKS OUT AT THIS TIME.
SMALL BUSINESS CATEGORY, I WAS
HAPPY TO WALK WORK WITH SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS ABOUT STREET
PERMITTING AND COVERINGS.
CURRENTLY, THE GOVERNOR IS
REQUIRING TWO SIDED TENTS,
WHICH MAKES SENSE.
ALTHOUGH, AS WE MOVE INTO
COLDER WINTER WEATHER, WE WILL
NEED TO BE CHANGING THESE
REGULATIONS, ESPECIALLY AS ONE
BUSINESS OWNER IN MY DISTRICT
HAS BUBBLE TENTS, JUST CREATE A
BUBBLE FOR THAT ONE TABLE SO
YOU DON'T HAVE A LARGER TENT
WITH MULTIPLE SEATS.
THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR'S
DEPARTMENTS, MAYOR STAFF, AND
FOR THESE CONVERSATIONS.
THANK YOU, THAT IS MY REPORT
FOR THIS MORNING.
>> APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ ?
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR COVERING FOR ME THIS
MORNING . I REALLY APPRECIATE
THAT.
THERE ARE FOUR ITEMS ON THE
PUBLIC ASSETS AND NATIVE
COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE ON THIS
AFTERNOON CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.
WE WILL START WITH COUNSEL BILL
119875, AN ITEM RELATED TO
PARKS AND RECREATION,
AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT OF THE
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE
SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT.
THIS ITEM IS CONCURRENT WITH
THE PARK DISTRICT PROCESS THAT
WE WILL RUN THROUGH THIS
EVENING AT 5:30 TO DELAY THE
2021 DASH 2026 MPD STRATEGIC
PLANNING PROCESS UNTIL NEXT
YEAR.
THIS SEAT IS A TWIN OR CT SIDE
OF THE LOCAL PROCESS, I WILL
SPEAK MORE TO THIS THIS
AFTERNOON.
SECOND, IT WAS NICE TO HEAR FROM
JESSICA WU AND MARY CLAIRE
SOKOLOWSKI.
WE ARE LOOKING AT THOSE TWO
APPOINTMENTS.
AT THE TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK TO BOTH OF THEIR
APPOINTMENTS.
JESSICA WILL BE WITH THE BOARD
APART COMMISSIONERS AND I
UNDERSTAND THAT MARY WILL BE AT
THE SEATTLE CITY ADVISORY
COMMISSION.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
SPEAKING MORE TO THAT THIS
AFTERNOON.
LASTLY, RESOLUTION 31974, A
RESOLUTION SETTING THE TIME AND
PLACE FOR AN ADDITIONAL PO TO
THE HEARING EXAMINER'S REPORT
OF THE WATERFRONT CLIMATE
ASSESSMENT ROLLS.
IN REGARDS TO THE METROPOLITAN
PARK DISTRICT TODAY, THE
MEETING AT 5:30, THE AGENDA
INCLUDES NUMBER ONE, BOARD
NOMINATIONS.
WE WILL NEED TO HOLD ELECTIONS
FOR THE NEXT PRESIDENT AND VICE
PRESIDENT OF THIS BOARD AT THE
START OF THE MEETING.
THEN, WE WILL DIVE INTO PUBLIC
COMMENTS.
AFTER THAT, WE WILL LISTEN TO
OR HEAR FROM SUPERINTENDENT FOR
THE PRESENTATION ON THE 2021
PROPOSED MPD BUDGET. AFTER THE
PRESENTATION, WE WILL TAKE UP
TWO AMENDMENTS, AGAIN ONE THAT
WILL DELAY THE 2021, 2026
PLANNING CYCLE DUE TO EXTRINSIC
CIRCUMSTANCES, I.E.
THE CORONAVIRUS.
THIS IS CONCURRENT WITH COUNSEL
BILL 119875.
LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, WE WILL
HOLD A PUBLIC MEETING, A PUBLIC
HEARING TO CONSIDER THE 2021
PROPOSED MPD BUDGET.
TRACY RADCLIFFE WILL BE BY OUR
SIDE, AS WELL AS NIKKI, THANK
YOU BOTH FOR WORKING SO HARD ON
ALL OF THIS.
SECOND, PARKS UPDATE. THIS
MORNING, MY OFFICE WILL SEND
OUT OUR WEEKLY COVID-19 UPDATE
AND I WILL COVER A FEW
HIGHLIGHTS.
THE TENANT CENTER REOPENED
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 FOR RENTALS
ONLY.
PREVIOUSLY CLOSED PARKING LOTS
WILL BE REOPENED BY THE END OF
TODAY, OCTOBER 19th. OUR INDOOR
SHOWER PROGRAM CONTINUES TO BE
SUCCESSFUL, WHICH IS HELPFUL
FOR OUR OWN SHELTERED
NEIGHBORS.
FROM OCTOBER 6 THROUGH OCTOBER
13th HIM A WE SERVED OVER 235
USERS. ALL SENSORS ARE CLOSED
ON SUNDAYS.
MEADOWBROOK WAS CLOSED OCTOBER
13th DUE TO A POWER OUTAGE.
DELUGE AND DRAINAGE ASSISTED
OVER 70 USERS EACH DURING THIS
REPORTED PERIOD.
WEEK AHEAD FOR ME, A LOT OF
STUFF.
THIS THURSDAY, I HAVE A SOUND
TRANSIT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETING. I AM SPONSORING AN
ITEM ON THE AGENDA TO RENAME
THE 140th STREET LIGHT RAIL
STATION, YES, TO THE 148 STREET
STATION TO ACCURATELY REPRESENT
HIS PHYSICAL LOCATION.
YES, I WOULD HAVE LIKED A
BETTER NAME FOR THAT, BUT I
DON'T THINK THAT IS GOING TO
HAPPEN.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING
THE NORTH KINGS AREA THIS
THURSDAY AT MY LINWOOD
NEIGHBORS.
SECOND, I WILL BE SUPPORTING
ANOTHER ITEM ON THE AGENDA THAT
WILL TRANSFER 10 TRANSIT
ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT SITES IN
THE RANIER VALID AT NO COST TO
THE CITY OF SEATTLE FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
THERE ARE TWO OTHER SITES THAT
KING COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER AND I
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR HIS
YOUTH ACHIEVEMENT CENTER.
THOSE HAVE RECENTLY BEEN
APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT TO BE TRANSFERRED TO
KING COUNTY, WHICH IS GREAT
NEWS.
THE TRANSFER WILL HOPEFULLY
HAPPEN BEFORE THE END OF THIS
YEAR.
SOUND TRANSIT STAFF HAVE WORKED
REALLY HARD TO GET US ACROSS
THE FINISH LINE.
I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THAT.
LAST WEEK, IN REVIEW, WE HAD A
BIG TOWNHALL MEETING. I HOSTED A
BUDGET TOWNHALL MEETING WITH
BUDGET DIRECTOR DR. BEEN MOBILE
AND THE CEO OF THE HEALTH BOARD
, AND MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY
POLICE COMMISSION AND WE HAD
JASON JOHNSON ON THE HUMAN
SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR.
WE HAD WELL OVER 180 RSVPS TO
THE EVENT.
WE RECEIVED OVER 50 QUESTIONS
FROM HER DISAPPEARANCE.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR
THEIR PARTICIPATION AND
INTEREST IN OUR BUDGET AND GIVE
A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO OUR I.T.
DEPARTMENT FOR MAKING IT
HAPPEN, DANA, JOSEPH AND ERIC
KNOW HOW BAD I AM WITH
TECHNOLOGY.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME HERE
AT OUR OFFICE IS WORKING TO
PROVIDE ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
THAT WERE NOT ADDRESSED DURING
THE TOWNHALL.
WE WILL BE DOING THAT THROUGH
OUR WEEKLY NORTHSTAR
NEWSLETTER.
I LOOK FOR TO CREATING
OPPORTUNITIES TO VIRTUALLY
ENGAGE WITH CONSTITUENTS IN THE
COMING MONTHS.
AS YOU GUYS KNOW, I WILL BE THE
PRO TEM COUNCIL PRESIDENT THIS
AFTERNOON.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING
YOUR MUGS.
GOODBYE.
>> YOU ARE ON MUTE,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
RIGHT, THAT IS WHAT THAT MEANT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> I SAID, THANK YOU GUYS, BYE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, I APPRECIATE IT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> SEE WHAT I MEAN?
>> INDEED, YOU'RE BUSY.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS , LET'S
HEAR FROM YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
THIS AFTERNOON, THOUGH I AM
GOING TO WALK SOME LEGISLATION
ON FOR INTRODUCTION REFERRAL.
I WILL GET TO THAT LATER IN MY
UPDATE.
FIRST, A COUPLE OF UPDATES FROM
LAST WEEK AND EVENTS LATER THIS
WEK.
LAST WEEK, I HAD THE PLEASURE
OF WALLOWING IN THE EXAMPLE OF
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA OF A
RIDE ALONG WITH HEALTHONE. I
WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO
DOUG, ROGER, TERESA AND ASHLEY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING
ME RIDE ALONG WITH YOU ON
WEDNESDAY MORNING AND FOR
SHOWING ME THE POWER OF LOW
ACUITY FIRST RESPONSE.
THE COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC
SERVICE AND THE COMPASSION IN
WHICH YOU OWED GREAT A TOUGH
JOB ON A DAILY BASIS WHAT WAS
INSPIRING TO SEE.
JUST A LITTLE BIT OF
BACKGROUND, ALTHOUGH I AM SURE
THE VIEWING PUBLIC IS VERY
FAMILIAR WITH HEALTHONE AT THIS
POINT, GIVEN OUR DELIBERATIONS.
HEALTHONE IS AN INTEGRATED TEAM
OF HSD WORKERS AND FIREFIGHTERS
THAT RESPOND TO LOW ACUITY
PUBLIC HEALTH BASED RESPONSES
IN THE FIELD. A LOT OF THE
THINGS WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING,
REPLACING SWORN ARMED OFFICERS
RESPONSE WITH.
IT REALLY PUT IN STARK REALITY
FOR ME THAT WE HAVE A MODEL
STARING US RIGHT IN THE FACE
THAT IS A VIABLE FIRST RESPONSE
ALTERNATIVE TO ARMED POLICE TO
ADDRESS THESE KINDS OF CALLS.
IT IS A MORAL IMPERATIVE THAT
CALLS REGARDING BEHAVIORAL
MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE
ADDICTION RECEIVE A PUBLIC
HEALTH RESPONSE AND HEALTHONE
CAN BE THAT RESPONSE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO PUSHING IN
THIS BUDGET IN 2021 WITH ALL OF
MY COLLEAGUES HERE, TO MAKE
THAT A REALITY AND GO FORWARD
WITH EXPANDING THE SCOPE AND
SCALE OF HEALTHONE.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, JUST AS
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA SAID
LAST WEEK , THAT EVERYONE TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE GENEROSITY OF
HEALTHONE IN GOING TO HAVE A
RIDE ALONG WITH THEM, JUST AS
THEY DID WITH COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA . THEY ALSO IMPLORED
ME TO RELAY THAT, THAT THEY
EAGERLY WOULD LIKE TO GIVE
EVERYONE THE SAME RIDE ALONG
OPPORTUNITY.
I WILL JUST SAY THIS TOO, THEY
ARE, AS I AM SURE COUNCILMEMBER
CAN ATTEST TO, THEY ARE AN
EXTREMELY APPROACHABLE,
AFFABLE, AND EXPERIENCED TEAM.
I CAN JUST SAY HOW GOOD IT IS
TO SPEND THE MORNING WITH THEM.
ALSO, THE OPTIMISM IN WHICH
THEY THINK THIS TASK, THIS JOB
AND THE HOPE THAT THEY INSTILL
IN YOU THAT THIS COULD BE A NEW
SYSTEM THAT BRINGS FORWARD A
NEW REALITY THAT MOVES TO A
MORE RESPONSIVE AND EQUITABLE
METHOD OF FIRST RESPONSE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR
SERVICE AND APPRECIATED THAT
OPPORTUNITY AND WE WILL JOIN
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA IN
SIMILARLY ENCOURAGING EVERYBODY
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT RIDE
ALONG OPPORTUNITY.
THIS THURSDAY, I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE PUGET SOUND REGION
COUNCIL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE,
FOLLOWING THAT, I WILL BE
ATTENDING A MEETING OF THE
PUGET SOUND COUNCIL BOARD.
I WANT TO PREVENT PIVOT NOW TO
DISCUSS LEGISLATION I WILL BE
WORKING WITH THIS AFTERNOON.
ALL OF US HAVE SEEN OVER THE
LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, MORE THAN
EVER, THAT THOUSANDS OF OUR
NEIGHBORS ARE LIVING IN
VEHICLES AND TENTS WITHOUT THE
ADEQUATE SUPPORT AND SERVICES
THAT ALL PEOPLE ARE ENTITLED TO
IN A CITY AS WEALTHY AS OURS.
THIS REQUIRES URGENCY FROM CITY
LEADERSHIP FROM THE MAYOR, FROM
THE COUNCIL, FROM ALL OF US
WORKING TOGETHER.
IN THAT SPIRIT , I AM PLEASED
TO ANNOUNCE TODAY THE FIRST
STEP IN A NEW COLLABORATION
BETWEEN THE MAYOR, THE COUNCIL,
AND OUR SERVICE PROVIDER
COMMUNITY.
THIS AFTERNOON, I'M GOING TO
WALK ON A PROVISIONAL TO AMEND
SOME LEGISLATION FROM THE
SUMMER BALANCING SESSION TO
FREE UP SOME RESOURCES TO ALLOW
THE EXECUTIVE, IN COLLABORATION
WITH THE PROVIDER COMMUNITY AND
THE COUNCIL TO STAND UP THE ON
SHELTER OUTREACH AND RESPONSE
TEAM, WHICH WILL BE THE CITY'S
CENTRAL RESPONSE COORDINATOR
TEAM TO COLLABORATE WITH THE
OUTREACH EFFORTS WITH OUR
CONTRACTED PROVIDERS.
CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF, AND
AS MANY OF US HERE WELL KNOW,
THE CITY'S OUTREACH EFFORTS
HAVE NEVER EXCLUSIVELY IN THEIR
PURVIEW OF THE OLD NAVIGATION
TEAM.
THE DEDICATED STAFF OF REACH,
CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB, DOWNTOWN
MERCY SERVICE CENTER, THE URBAN
LEAGUE, THE DEFENDER
ASSOCIATION, AND MANY OTHERS
HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE
FUNDAMENTAL CORE OF OUR
COMMUNITY-BASED OUTREACH MODEL
AND THEY REMAIN THAT TODAY.
I DO WANT TO SAY, FOR MEMBERS
OF THE VIEWING PUBLIC CONCERNED
ABOUT THE ABSENCE OF THE
NAVIGATION TEAM COME A ROBUST
OUTREACH IS CONTINUING. ROBUST
OUTREACH HAS BEEN CONTINUING
AND IT HAS BEEN FROM OUR
COMMUNITY-BASED PROVIDERS THAT
FAR OUTNUMBER THE OUTREACH THAT
WAS DONE BY THE NAVIGATION TEAM
AND ALWAYS HAS.
THAT WORK HAS CONTINUED AND
THAT WORK DOES CONTINUE.
IN THAT SPIRIT, THIS NEW TEAM
WITH THE IN HSD, IS FOCUSED ON
BUILDING AND EMPOWERING THAT
TRADITION OF CENTERING OUTREACH
AND COMMUNITY PROVIDERS FIRST.
BY PROBING SO, THIS TEAM WILL
NOT BE AUTHORIZED FOR INFIELD
OUTREACH.
THAT WILL BE THE EXCLUSIVE
PURVIEW OF OUR OUTREACH
PROVIDERS. RATHER, THIS THING
IS AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT OUR
PROVIDER COMMUNITY ARE CAPABLE
AND DILIGENT INFIELD OUTREACH
PARTNERS AND THAT THEIR SERVICE
CAN BE ENHANCED BY PARTNERING
WITH THE CITY TO BRING THE
RESOURCES ONLY THE CITY CAN GET
OUT INTO THE FIELD TO ASSIST IN
THEIR MISSION.
IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THIS
TEAM WILL BE EXCLUSIVELY
CIVILIAN.
THUS THE PRACTICE OF USING
ARMED AND UNIFIED POLICE OF
HOMELESS OUTREACH CORONATION IS
RESOLUTELY OVER.
THIS NEW MODEL WILL ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT STRENGTH OF THE CITY CAN
BRING AS A PARTNER BY
COORDINATING IN A VARIETY OF
ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO SUPPORT
THE PROVIDER COMMUNITY.
THIS INCLUDES GARBAGE PICKUP,
SHARK EXPOSURE, THIS INCLUDES
STANDING UP HYGIENE ABILITIES
AND MANY OTHER SERVICES TO GIVE
A LITTLE BIT OF DETAIL BEFORE
THIS SHOWS UP THIS AFTERNOON, I
WILL GIVE YOU THE TOP LINE OF
THE BOTTOM LINE, SO TO SPEAK.
THIS PROVISO WOULD INCORPORATE
ONE $.8 MILLION FOR THIRD-PARTY
OUTREACH.
THIS IS INCLUDING A LITTLE OVER
$1 MILLION OF NEW OUTREACH
FUNDS FROM HSD SAVINGS AND FROM
FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
CONTRACT SAVINGS.
THE ADDITIONAL 7 1/2 THOUSAND
DOLLARS IS MONEY FOR REACH THAT
WAS ALREADY IN THE BUDGET, BUT
WILL NOW BE RELEASED WITH MORE
EXPEDIENCY.
IN ADDITION TO OUTREACH, THIS
MONEY CAN BE INVESTED IN
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES,
FLEXIBLE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE,
CASE MANAGEMENT AND HOUSING
NAVIGATION.
THIS IS PER FEEDBACK FROM THE
PROVIDER COMMUNITY ON THE NEEDS
THEY FACE IN THE FIELD AND WHAT
THEY WOULD LIKE ADDITIONAL CITY
CYST ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS.
THIS WOULD ALSO RELEASE
$245,000 TO BE SPENT ON HSD
SALARY ON THIS NEW TEAM WITH A
CAP OF EIGHT APPROVED FTES FROM
THE $245,000. THIS IS ONLY FOR
2020. THIS PROVISION WILL NOT
EXTEND INTO 2021, UNLESS WE
DECIDE TO DO IT IN OUR FALL
BUDGET SESSION.
THIS BILL COMES OUT OF WEEKS ON
NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN COUNCIL,
MAYOR, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES FOR BEING STEADFAST IN
HELPING THOSE NEGOTIATIONS MOVE
ALONG.
I WANT TO THANK DEPUTY MAYOR
SECULAR FOR HELPING COULD BE
THE TABLE AND PROVIDING COMMON
GROUND THAT ADDRESSES ALL OF
OUR COMMON INTERESTS.
OF COURSE, I WANT TO THANK OUR
OUTREACH PARTNERS, THE DEFENDER
ASSOCIATION, CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB
AND MANY OTHERS FOR THE WORK
THEY DO EVERY DAY AND ALSO FOR
THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS
PROCESS THAT CENSORED THEIR
VOICES AND THEIR NEEDS IN
DETERMINING WHAT A NEW OUTREACH
MODEL TOWARD CHRONIC
HOMELESSNESS IS GOING TO LOOK
LIKE.
THE NAVIGATION TEAM MODEL IS
GONE.
WE ARE ON THE FOREFRONT OF A
NEW AND COLLABORATIVE MODEL
CENTERING OUTREACH AND THE
NEEDS OF OUR NEIGHBORS LIVING
ON SHELTER.
I AM AVAILABLE THIS WEEK TO
DISCUSS THIS PROPOSAL IN MORE
DETAIL WITH ANY MEMBER OF THE
COUNCIL AND I NOTE THAT THIS
MEASURE REPRESENTS THE
BEGINNING AND NOT THE END OF
THIS NEW APPROACH.
I WANT TO NOTE THE PRODUCTIVE
NEGOTIATIONS ARE ONGOING
BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE AND OUR
PROVIDER COMMUNITY AND MORE
THAN ANY LAW OR APPROPRIATION,
THE GOODWILL, THE PATIENCE AND
RESPECT THAT HAS DEFINED THESE
DISCUSSIONS WILL SHAPE THE
FUTURE OF OUR HOMELESSNESS
RESPONSE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO DISCUSSING
THIS LEGISLATION THROUGHOUT
THIS WEEK AND HOPEFULLY PASSING
IT NEXT MONDAY.
I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER WHAT
QUESTIONS I CAN NOW AND NOTE
THAT THE LEGISLATION WILL BE ON
IRC, HOPEFULLY TO BE WALKED ON
WITH THE INDULGENCE OF THE
COUNCIL THIS AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME PROVIDE
THAT UPDATE.
I HAVE NO FURTHER UPDATES AT
THIS TIME.
>> TAKE YOU COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS?
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA .
>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH COUNCILMAN FOR LEWIS
FOR THAT SUMMARY.
I LOOK OVER TO READING THE
PROPOSAL IN MORE DETAIL.
I APPRECIATE THE WORK AS YOU
HAVE TRIED TO MAKE SURE THAT
YOU BOTH IDENTIFY THE FUNDING
THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAD
APPROPRIATED WAS OR WAS NOT
BEING USED AT THIS MOMENT AND
REALLY TO CLARIFY BOTH TO THE
PUBLIC AND WORKING PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS
TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THE
SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED.
I APPRECIATE YOU UNDERSCORING
THE ROLE OF THE POLICE LED
HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE IS NO
LONGER THE PROCESS THE CITY
WILL ENGAGE IN.
THAT IS TRUE UNDER THE MODEL
YOU ARE ENGAGED IN.
I HEARD YOU SAY THAT CLEARLY.
JUST TO OFFER MAYBE ONE EXAMPLE
I MENTIONED WHEN WE WERE OUT
WITH THE NAB ONE TEAM, IT COULD
HAVE BEEN ANY TEAM, REACH, LEAD,
OR COLLEEN'S GROUP AND THE
OUTWARD OUTREACH THAT THEY DO,
THEY HAVE BUILT THIS TREMENDOUS
TRUST WITH THE INDIVIDUAL WHO
WAS OUTSIDE AND NEEDED SUPPORT
SERVICES, INCLUDING CLOTHING
AND FOOD AND THE ABILITY TO
HAVE A PLACE TO GO FOR SHELTER.
AFTER, THEY HAD SPENT 20 TO 40
MINUTES BUILDING TRUST, THE
INDIVIDUAL THAT THEIR GUARD
DOWN AND THEY WERE ABLE TO
ENGAGE WITH HIM.
THEY FOUND OUT, YES, HE DOES
NEED ACCESS TO SHELTER
SERVICES.
HE WAS CONCERNED HE WAS NOT
GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET BACK
INTO ONE SERVICE. THE TEAM
SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME
TRYING TO REACH VARIOUS
SHELTERS ON THE PHONE.
UNFORTUNATELY, AS YOU CAN
IMAGINE, GIVEN OUR SHELTERS AT
CAPACITY, THEY HAVE BEEN
STRETCHED THIN WITH COVID.
THEY HAD ALREADY COMPETING
CRISIS BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN
UNDERFUNDED FOR SO LONG, THEY
WEREN'T ABLE TO GET SOMEBODY ON
THE PHONE BECAUSE THE SHEER
AMOUNT OF WORK MANY OF OUR
SHELTERS AND GIVEN THAT OUR
SHELTERS ARE CURRENTLY AT
CAPACITY, I'M WONDERING UNDER
THE MODEL YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT
HERE, IS THIS A WAY FOR THE
BEHIND-THE-SCENES WORK TO BE
DONE BY HSD, SO THAT SOME OF
THOSE OUTREACH WORKERS,
WHATEVER ENTITY THEY ARE WITH,
ARE NOT GETTING A ROADBLOCK
WHEN THEY RUN INTO SOMEBODY.
THAT IS PERHAPS THE TYPE OF
WORK THAT CAN BE COORDINATED
BEHIND-THE-SCENES.
THAT OUTREACH PERSON IS
CONTINUING TO ENGAGE IN
CONVERSATION AND BUILD THAT
TRUST SO BEHIND-THE-SCENES,
THEY ARE FIGURING OUT HOW TO
GET THAT PERSON INTO HOUSING OR
TEMPORARY SHELTER, IS THAT THE
TEMPORARY WORK THEY WOULD DO
INSTEAD OF BEING IN THE FIELD
WITH THE POLICE PRESENCE?
>> YEAH, THAT IS THE GENERAL
VISION OF WHAT THIS NEW
APPROACH WOULD BE FOR THIS TO
BE A HUB THAT COULD COORDINATE
THE RESOURCES OF THE CITY, BE
IT AT SHELTER CAPACITY, BE IT
COORDINATING SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES AND DEPLOYING HYGIENE
RESOURCES, BE IT--LIKE I SAID
EARLIER, DISTRIBUTING SHARP
DISPOSALS, PURPLE BAG PROGRAM,
JUST GOING DOWN THE LIST.
INSTEAD OF HAVING A SYSTEM LIKE
THE NAVA TEAM SYSTEM, WHERE ALL
OF THOSE RESOURCES WERE
MONOPOLIZED BY AN ENTITY THAT
WAS ALSO THE PRIMARY OUTREACH
ORGAN OF THE CITY, IN THIS
SYSTEM, THE ONLY OUTREACH GROUP
WOULD BE PROVIDER BASED. THE
ONLY PEOPLE IN THE FIELD WOULD
BE THE PROVIDERS. THIS TEAM
WOULD SORT OF BE, BY NECESSITY,
HAVE TO COLLABORATE WITH
PROVIDERS ON HOW TO DISTRIBUTE
THOSE RESOURCES.
THIS MARKS A MASSIVE SHIFT IN
APPROACH AND DOCTRINE FROM THE
OLD MODEL, WHICH COMBINED
MONOPOLY ON CITY RESOURCES WITH
AN OUTREACH TEAM. THIS DOES
MORE OF A RESPECTING THE
DIFFERENT COMPETENCIES THE CITY
AND THE OUTREACH COMMUNITY
BRING FORWARD AND WOULD ADD,
THIS DIVISION OF LABOR IS BEING
FORGED THROUGH THESE
DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE
EXECUTIVE AND PROVIDER
COMMUNITY, WHICH HAS BEEN
HAPPENING IN A MORE INTENSE AND
PROACTIVE WAY, FROM WHAT I CAN
GATHER FROM ALL PARTIES, THEN
WHAT IT HAS IN THE PAST, AND
REALLY BROUGHT INTO FOCUS WHAT
THE CITY IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED
TO PROVIDE, AND WHAT THE
PROVIDER COMMUNITY IS UNIQUELY
POSITIONED TO PROVIDE.
A LOT OF THE DETAILS WILL START
GETTING FIELD AND MORE ONCE
THEY CAN STAND UP.
THESE FTES.
THE CRITICAL COMPONENT IS, FROM
THE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE
EXECUTIVE, A TEAM LIKE THIS IS
ESSENTIAL TO GET A LOT OF THESE
ADDITIVE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE
APPROPRIATED IN THE SUMMER OUT
IN THE FIELD, WHERE IT CAN
ACTUALLY BE HELPING FOLKS AND
PROVIDE A DEGREE OF CITY
TRACKING OF HOW THOSE RESOURCES
ARE BEING DEPLOYED AND MAKING
SURE THEY ARE GETTING TO THE
PROVIDERS THAT NEED THEM.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
IF THERE ARE NO OTHER
QUESTIONS, I JUST WANT TO THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE
AND REALLY EXPRESS MY
APPRECIATION FOR ALL THE WORK
YOU HAVE BEEN DOING, BOTH WITH
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, MYSELF,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, AND THE
PROVIDER COMMUNITY.
I AGREE WITH YOU, THERE IS A
NEW WILLINGNESS BETWEEN THE
PROVIDER COMMUNITY AND THE
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS TO REALLY
FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THIS
DIFFERENTLY, INSTEAD OF THE
SORT OF HISTORICAL APPROACH OF
CONCERNS ABOUT THE WAY THE NAVA
TEAM WAS FUNCTIONING ON ONE
SIDE, AND RESISTANCE TO MAKING
CHANGES TO THE NAB TEAM FUNCTION
ON THE OTHER.
THIS IS TRULY A NEW APPROACH.
WE HAVE HEARD DEPUTY MAYOR SITE
REPEATEDLY THAT THIS NEW
APPROACH IS ONE THAT LEADS WITH
OUTREACH.
I THINK THE VERY BEST WAY TO
SEE MET THAT PHILOSOPHY IS BY
SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF OUR
PROFESSIONAL OUTREACH PROVIDERS
TO DO THIS WORK, WITH AGAIN,
CITY STAFF, ACTING IN A
COORDINATING ROLE TO SUPPORT
THAT WORK.
I THINK THAT IS A WONDERFUL
MODEL. IT REMINDS ME A LITTLE
BIT OF WHAT THE CITY AUDITOR
RECOMMENDED A COUPLE OF YEARS
AGO WITH WHAT IS CALLED AN
INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM APPROACH
WHERE AGAIN, WE HAVE FOLKS WHO
HAVE ACCESS TO RESOURCES ACROSS
THE CITY, ACROSS MANY DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENTS, WHO ARE
COORDINATING WITH THE FOLKS IN
THE FIELD TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS
OF PEOPLE AT SPECIFIC CRITICAL
INCIDENTS, IN THIS CASE,
LOCATIONS.
I WAS REALLY DISMAYED AT THE
END OF SEPTEMBER, WHEN WE HEARD
FROM THE EXECUTIVE THAT THEY
WERE DISBANDING THE NAV TEAM,
BUT IN THE DESCRIPTION OF THE
NEXT STEPS, THERE WAS NOTHING
SAID ABOUT HOW THEY INTEND TO
REALLOCATE THE FUNDING AS THE
COUNCIL INCLUDED IN OUR
LEGISLATION AND WE BALANCED
BUDGET HOW THEY WERE GOING TO
REALLOCATE THAT $1.4 MILLION TO
OUTREACH CONTRACTS, HOUSING
NAVIGATION SERVICES, CASE
MANAGEMENT, AND FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE. WE FELT, I THINK THE
COUNCIL FELT REALLY STRONGLY.
WE DID NOT JUST WANT TO GET RID
OF THE NAV TEAM WITHOUT GETTING
SOMETHING NEW AND APPRECIATE,
AGAIN, YOU'RE PULLING EVERYBODY
TOGETHER, COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS,
TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING HAPPENS
AND LOOKING FORWARD TO TAKING A
LOOK AT THE NEWEST VERSION OF
THE UPDATED PROVISO.
THANKS AGAIN. I
HAVE A SECOND REASON THIS
MORNING TO FEEL OPTIMISTIC.
[ LAUGHTER ] ALL RIGHT, MOVING
FORWARD TO OUR NEXT SPEAKER,
THAT WOULD BE COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
TIM. I DO WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
IT HAS BEEN VERY INTERESTING
CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD OVER
THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS.
I AGREE, IT SEEMS THERE IS A
FUNDAMENTAL SHIFT IN WILLINGNESS
FROM THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE BASED
ON THE CONVERSATIONS WE'VE BEEN
HAVING WITH DEPUTY MAYOR TO
REALLY THINK MORE CAREFULLY
ABOUT THE REALLY IMPORTANT WORK
THAT OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE
DOING IN TERMS OF OUTREACH AND
MAKING SURE WE CENSOR THEM AND
PUT FORTH THEIR WORK AND THEIR
RELATIONSHIPS, AND REAL
ENGAGEMENT ON THE GROUND.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS
CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW WE
DEPLOY RESOURCES FOR THE REST
OF 2020.
THEN, MOVING ON, WE ARE IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE BEGINNING OF
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT 2021
SHOULD LOOK LIKE.
THAT WILL BE THE NEXT ROUND OF
CONVERSATIONS.
THIS AFTERNOON, THERE ARE FIVE
GET ENGAGED APPOINTEES FROM THE
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING
THOSE FOLKS CONFIRMED. YASMINE
ACEVES FROM THE LGBTQ MISSION,
CHELISE JACOBSON, RACQUEL WEST.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ FOR THE WORK SHE HAS
BEEN DOING ON GETTING LAND
TRANSFERRED FROM SOUND TRANSIT
FOR THE YOUTH ACHIEVEMENT
CENTER, AS WE TALKED ABOUT A
FEW TIMES HERE ALREADY.
THIS WILL BE A REALLY IMPORTANT
AND SIGNIFICANT PIECE OF THE
BROADER STRATEGY IN THE SOUTH
END FOR ADDRESSING RESTORATIVE
JUSTICE, MENTORING, GETTING
YOUNG PEOPLE ON THE RIGHT PATH
AND PROVIDING BETTER ACCESS TO
OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM.
THIS ACHIEVEMENT CENTER IS ONE
PIECE OF THAT AND WE ARE REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SECURE THAT LAND SO WE CAN
MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REST OF
THE PLANNING THERE.
LAST WEEK, I VISITED
ENCAMPMENTS IN GEORGETOWN WITH
AN OUTREACH COORDINATOR FROM
REACH.
I WAS ABLE TO HEAR FROM OUR IN-
HOUSE NEIGHBORS FIRST HAND,
THEIR REQUEST FOR HYGIENE
SERVICES, ENHANCED SHELTER,
ACCESS TO WATER, AND FOR THE
CITY TO FOCUS ITS PRIORITY ON
SUPPORTING AGENCIES LIKE REACH
AND OTHERS THAT HOUSE NEIGHBORS
'S TRUSTS.
I WAS ALSO ABLE TO VISIT WITH
RICK COLLEGE HE IN GEORGETOWN
TO HEAR ABOUT CONCERNS AND TALK
ABOUT THE IMPACT ON THEIR
BUSINESS AND HOW WE CAN WORK
COLLABORATIVELY TO ADDRESS SOME
OF THE ISSUES IN THE AREA.
I WILL BE GOING BACK TO SOTO TO
HAVE SIMILAR CONVERSATIONS WITH
BUSINESSES AND WITH OUR IN-
HOUSE NEIGHBORS THERE THIS
WEEK.
LAST WEEK, I ALSO MET WITH
NEIGHBORS FROM BEACON HILL,
DISCUSSED AIR AND NOISE
POLLUTION. IF YOU DON'T KNOW,
THE BEACON HILL NEIGHBORHOOD
HAS IMPACTED FLIGHT THAT OCCURS
EVERY 90 SECONDS, WITH DECIMAL
LEVELS BETWEEN 70 AND 90.
THE POPULATION IN BEACON HILL
IS 72% PEOPLE OF COLOR 44%
IMMIGRANTS, ONE OF FOR OUR POOR.
THERE ARE QUITE CLEAR HEALTH
DISPARITIES AND CLIMATE
DISPARITIES FOR FOLKS WHO LIVE
ON BEACON HILL.
THE COURT HAS A MITIGATION
PROGRAM TO ALLEVIATE NOISE.
UNFORTUNATELY, FOLKS IN THE
BEACON HILL NEIGHBORHOOD AREN'T
ELIGIBLE FOR THAT PROGRAM,
DESPITE THE ADVERSE HEALTH AND
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ON
COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
SO, THEY ARE ASKING FOR OUR
SUPPORT TO ALLOW NEIGHBORS TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE--I BELIEVE
IT IS A RELATIVELY NEW EQUITY
COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
REPORT SO THEY CAN PROVIDE
MEANINGFUL INPUT TO THE PORT OF
SEATTLE.
WE WILL BE WORKING WITH
NEIGHBORS TO TRY TO FACILITATE
THAT.
LAST WEEK, AS I MENTIONED, WE
SHIFTED OUR OFFICE HOURS DURING
BUDGET FROM 3:00 TO 5:00.
YESTERDAY, I HAD CONVERSATIONS
WITH CONSTITUENTS AROUND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HOW WE HELP
OUR HOMELESS NEIGHBORS, IN
ADDITION TO HOW WE CAN RESPOND
TO GUN VIOLENCE AND I AM SURE
EVERYONE KNOWS WE HAVE HAD
SEVERAL RELATED TRAGIC EVENTS
IN THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS. WE
ARE TALKING WITH NEIGHBORS
ABOUT WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO
SEE CITY COUNCIL DOOM.
FOLKS WHO WANT TO HAVE
CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR OFFICE
CAN SIGN UP FOR OFFICE HOURS ON
THE COUNCIL WEBSITE.
WE ALSO THIS WEEK WILL BE
LAUNCHING WHAT WE CALL FRONT
YARD BALLROOMS. THESE WILL BE
SMALL, SOCIALLY DISTANT OUTDOOR
MEETINGS WITH NEIGHBORS SO WE
CAN HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THEM.
FOLKS CAN JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST
TO FIND OUT HOW TO SIGN UP,
HOST, OR TO ATTEND EVENTS IN
THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.
FINALLY, I AM LOOKING FORWARD
TO MY CONVERSATION TOMORROW
EVENING WITH GIRL SCOUTS FROM
THE SOUTH END. THEY ARE EARNING
THEIR DEMOCRACY BADGES. I WILL
BE LISTENING TO THEIR QUESTIONS
AND SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT
HOW LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKS AND
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO TALKING
WITH YOUNG GIRLS, YOUNG LEADERS
IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND
CONVINCING THEM TO THINK, MAYBE
IT IS NOT FOR 10 YEARS, BUT
CERTAINLY PUT IN THE IDEA IN
THEIR HEAD THAT THEY CAN
SOMEDAY RUN FOR OFFICE AS WELL.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE, COLLEAGUES.
THANK YOU.
STATEMENT THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
LET'S SEE HERE, NEXT WE HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, I LOVE
THE FRONT YARD FOR.
THANK YOU TO ALL THE
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN
SHARING FOOTAGE AND FEEDBACK
FROM THE CONVERSATIONS YOU'VE
HAD TO APPROVE THE BUDGET
PRIORITIES.
THERE WAS A GREAT VIDEO THERE
MEDICATIONS TEAM PUT OUT LAST
MONDAY AND I HOPE THAT FOLKS
HAVE A CHANCE TO SHARE THE
VARIOUS WAYS WE'VE BEEN TRYING
TO GET ENGAGED WITH THE
COMMUNITY.
I CAN IMAGINE THE FRONT FORMS
ARE ANOTHER FEATURE TO HELP
CONSTITUENTS.
THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO SENT IN
INFORMATION FROM TOWNHALL
MEETINGS.
ALSO IMPRESSIVE, I KNOW THESE
ARE ONGOING DISCUSSIONS.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE
FEEDBACK YOU'VE RECEIVED SO
FAR.
THAT HAS ALL BEEN VERY HELPFUL
AS WE THINK ABOUT THE BUDGET
DELIBERATIONS COMING UP AND
SHARING WITH THE PUBLIC THE
WAYS YOU HAVE BEEN ENGAGED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ON TODAY'S INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR.
NO ITEMS FROM MY COMMITTEE AND
ALSO NO ITEMS IN THE FINANCE
HOUSING COMMITTEE ON TODAY'S
FULL COUNCIL AGENDA . WE WANT
TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A BRIEF
UPDATE ON THE BUDGET
DELIBERATIONS.
WE, AGAIN, WILL BE SENDING A
MONDAY MEMO OUT TO ALL OF OUR
COLLEAGUES.
EVERY WEEK, WE ARE SHARING WITH
YOU INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT YOU
CAN EXPECT IN THE UPCOMING
BUDGET COMMITTEE, BUT YOU NEED
TO KNOW IN TERMS OF INTERNAL
DEADLINES, AND WHAT THE
COMMUNICATIONS TEAM IS WORKING
WANT TO HELP US OUT THE
INFORMATION YOU ARE COLLECTING
FROM YOUR DISTRICTS AND WHAT WE
ARE HEARING FROM ISSUANCE
ACROSS THE CITY AND WAYS IN
WHICH WE CAN HELP DECONSTRUCT
THE BUDGET PROCESS FOR THE
PUBLIC AT LARGE.
WE WILL BE SENDING THAT MEMO
AROUND VERY SHORTLY, MIDDAY
TODAY.
A QUICK REVIEW, YOU WILL SEE ON
THERE THAT WE ARE FEATURING THE
CONTINUATION OF ISSUE IDS.
LAST WEEK, WE WENT INTO THE
ISSUE I.D.
DISCUSSION WHERE COUNCIL AND
CENTRAL STAFF WORK THROUGH
VARIOUS ISSUES THEY HAVE
IDENTIFIED IN THE BUDGET.
WE ALSO GOT THE CHANCE TO SEE
WHERE THE COUNCIL IDEAS, OR
ISSUES ALIGNED WITH CENTRAL
STAFF'S ISSUES THEY HAD
IDENTIFIED, IN WHICH THERE WERE
VERY MANY CASES IN WHICH THERE
WAS ALIGNMENT.
I WANT TO THANK AGAIN, CENTRAL
STAFF, FOR THEIR WALK-THROUGH
BUDGET DETAILS AND PROVIDING US
WITH VARIOUS OPTIONS YOU
IDENTIFY VARIOUS ISSUES AS
WELL.
THANKS AGAIN TO COUNCILMEMBERS
WHO PRESENTED ON THEIR ISSUE
IDS.
YOU ALL WERE VERY SUCCINCT.
I APPRECIATE IT.
WE GOT DONE ON TIME ON BOTH
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND WILL
ENDEAVOR TO DO THE SAME UPCOMING
ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
A REMINDER FOR TUESDAY, WE WILL
START WITH PUBLIC COMMENT AGAIN
FOR THE FIRST 30 MINUTES.
IF YOU WANT TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENTS, PLEASE NOTE THE
PUBLIC COMMENT LINK GOES LIVE
AT 7:30 IN THE MORNING AND WE
WILL TRY TO GET THROUGH
EVERYBODY WHO HAS SIGNED UP.
WE WILL RESERVE THE FIRST HALF
HOUR FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE
WILL GO TO PARKS AND DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
IN THE AFTERNOON, WE WILL HAVE
A PRESENTATION FROM CENTRAL
STAFF ON ISSUES RELATED TO THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
ON WEDNESDAY, WE WILL START
WITH PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE
FIRST HALF-HOUR, FOLLOWED BY A
PRESENTATION ON COMMUNITY
SAFETY.
IN THE AFTERNOON, WE WILL HAVE
A PRESENTATION ON THE
HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE AND THE
HUMAN SERVICES ISSUES.
THAT WILL WRAP UP OUR ISSUE
IDENTIFICATION.
AGAIN, THIS HAS BEEN FOUR DAYS
OF DELIBERATIVE ENGAGEMENT ON
DIVING INTO THE DETAILS SO THAT
WE BETTER UNDERSTAND THE
PROPOSED BUDGET AS IT WAS
TRANSMITTED BY THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND INITIAL IDEAS THAT
COUNCILMEMBER IS AN ESSENTIAL
STEP HAVE FLAGGED POSSIBLE
AREAS FOR FUTURE AMENDMENT.
A REMINDER, THESE FORM A's
WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING ARE NOT
SELF BOUNDING.
THEY DO NOT HAVE TO BE SELF
BALANCING.
SOME OF THEM DO HAVE LARGE
BALANCES ASSOCIATED.
THE FORM FEES DO NEED TO BE
SELF BALANCING.
BEGIN THINKING ABOUT YOUR
VARIOUS PRIORITIES AND WAYS IN
WHICH YOU CAN MAKE SURE THEY
ARE BALANCED.
WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING
MORE DISCUSSION ON VARIOUS FORM
BEES AND TO TRY TO NARROW DOWN
FORM A, FORM B, AND DOWN TO
FORM C. A REMINDER THAT THE
FORM B DEADLINE IS THURSDAY,
OCTOBER 22nd AT 5:00 P.M..
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22nd, 5:00
P.M., THIS THURSDAY.
PLEASE START WORKING WITH
CENTRAL STAFF EARLY.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THEY
CAN HELP GET THROUGH ANY IDEA
STRATEGIES, ISSUES YOU MAY WANT
TO DEBATE, SORRY, DEBATES, TO
INCLUDE.
THAT WAY, WE HAVE A MORE
STREAMLINED DISCUSSION AT THE
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
MEETINGS.
CENTRAL STAFF IS REALLY AMAZING
ABOUT THINKING THROUGH HOW
VARIOUS PRIORITIES CAN FIT
WITHIN EXISTING OR COMPETING
PRIORITIES IN THE PROPOSED
BUDGET.
DO TAKE THEM UP ON GETTING THE
FORM IN EARLY OR HAVING A
DISCUSSION EARLY.
THEY ARE THERE TO BRAINSTORM
WITH YOU EARLY AS WELL AS HELP
PROCESS THE INFORMATION YOUR
OFFICE HAS GENERATED.
THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL OF YOUR
PARTICIPATION.
IT WAS PRETTY ROBUST LAST FEW
MEETINGS.
I WANT TO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE
FOR YOUR TIME AND ENGAGEMENT
OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS. AGAIN,
WE WILL HAVE A HARD STOP AT
5:00 P.M.
EACH DAY AND WILL MAKE SURE
EVERYBODY GETS A FULL HOUR
BREAK BETWEEN 1:00 AND 2:00
P.M., IF NOT A LITTLE LONGER,
LIKE WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH
FRIDAY.
OKAY, THAT IS IT FOR ME
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT, WE WILL HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
STATEMENT THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WERE ANY
QUESTIONS FOR COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA OR NOT, FIRST.
>> ARE THERE QUESTIONS FOR
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA ABOUT
THE BUDGET PROCESS OR ANYTHING
ELSE?
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> OKAY, WELL THANK YOU.
HELLO, COLLEAGUES.
THE TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES
COMMITTEE HAS NO ITEMS ON
TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.
OUR TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES
COMMITTEE WILL RESUME ITS
MEETINGS ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
2nd, AFTER THE FALL BUDGET
SEASON.
I THINK COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
MIGHT TALK MORE QUICKLY ABOUT
THE SEATTLE BRIDGE. IN THE NEXT
THREE WEEKS OR SO, OUR SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
AND MAYOR ARE PLANNING TO
RECOMMEND HOW BEST TO RESTORE
TRAFFIC ON THE WEST SEATTLE
HIGH BRIDGE.
THE DECISION TO REPAIR OR
REPLACE THE DAMAGED SECTIONS OF
THE BRIDGE WILL BE INFORMED BY
OUR TEAMS OF ENGINEERING
CONSULTANTS, ARE LARGE AND
DIVERSE COMMITTEE TASK FORCE
AND COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS TO BE
PUBLISHED THIS WEEK.
LAST MONTH, CITY COUNCIL
AUTHORIZED THE NECESSARY
INFORMATION TO STABILIZE
>> -- AND OF COURSE
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD'S OFFICE
WHICH HAS BEEN PROVIDING
DETAILED INFORMATION ON -- WE
WILL SCHEDULE A BRIEFING ON THE
WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE DEFINITELY
AT OUR NEXT -- WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 2 BEFORE THE TIME WE
MIGHT WORK WITH THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT OFFICE TO SCHEDULE A
BRIEFING ON THE COST BENEFITS
ANALYSIS OR OTHER KEY ISSUES
HAPPENING DURING THE BUDGET I
KNOW I SOUND LIKE A BROKEN
RECORD ON THIS BUT THIS CRISIS
SITUATION WITH THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE COMBINED WITH THE REPORT
FROM OUR CITY AUDITOR ON THE
EEG CONDITION OF OUR BRIDGES
MAKES A STRONG ARGUMENT FOR
INCREASING THE FUNDING FOR
BRIDGE MAINTENANCE DURING THIS
BUDGET CYCLE.
REGARDING THE NAVIGATION TEAM
ANNOUNCEMENT THIS MORNING I
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS IS CHAIR ON -- TO CRAFT A
COMPROMISE ON THIS ISSUE.
I PERSONALLY BELIEVE WE CAN GET
TO MORE SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS
WHEN WE WORK WITH MAYOR DURKAN
AND HER TEAM WHO BRING
EXPERTISE AND CARE ABOUT OUR
CITY JUST LIKE WE DO.
I WANT TO COMMEND THE WORK FOR
OUR CITY EMPLOYEES -- I
CONTINUE TO BE A STRONG
SUPPORTER OF THE ORIGINAL
NAVIGATION TEAM BUT I ALSO LOOK
FORWARD TO THIS PROPOSAL SO
THANKS AGAIN COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
IN DISTRICT FOR THIS WEEKEND I
VISITED THE BRAND-NEW PARK THAT
OPENED AT PORTAGE BAY IT IS
CALLED -- IT IS LOCATED AT 111
SEVEN NORTHEAST BOW STREET.
THAT IS AT THE SOUTHERN CORNER
OF THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT JUST
A BLOCK WEST OF -- I SAW MANY
FAMILIES WITH THEIR KIDS AND
OTHERS ENJOYING THIS NEW
CONNECTION TO OUR WATERFRONT
COURTESY OF THE SEATTLE PARKS
DEPARTMENT.
MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE
ON MY BLOG AND CONCLUDES LINKS
TO THE SEATTLE TIMES ARTICLE
ABOUT THIS PARK REGARDING THE
GET ENGAGED APPOINTMENTS I
SUPPORT ALL OF THE APPOINTMENTS
INCLUDING THOSE IMPACTING MY
COMMITTEE, THERE ARE A FEW FROM
TRANSPORTATION RELATED ADVISORY
BOARDS AND ALSO TECHNOLOGY
ADVISORY BOARD.
AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE THINK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN I BELIEVE
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA WANTED
TO TAKE JUST ANOTHER MINUTE TO
CLARIFY SOMETHING ABOUT THE
COUNCIL BUDGET PROCESS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN THANK
YOU FOR FLAGGING THAT PARK, I
SPENT A LOT OF TIME DOWN THERE
IF FOLKS HAVE NOT BEEN DOWN
THERE INCREDIBLE RESTAURANT
WITH AMAZING OWNERS AND TEAM .
GO CHECK OUT THE PARK AND MAYBE
HAVE A TALK.
I ALSO WANTED TO ASK, THANK YOU
FOR LETTING ME HAVE A QUICK
CLARIFICATION, WE DO NEED TO
HAVE PROPOSALS FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS BE SELF
BUDGETING EVENTUALLY, BUT FORM
B'S DO NOT ACTUALLY HAVE TO BE
SELF BUDGETING, THEY REQUIRE A
COSPONSORSHIP AND I HAVE -- ON
THE LINE HERE, BUT I JUST WANT
TO OFFER A QUICK SECOND IF I
MAY TO OFFER VERIFICATION
BECAUSE I MISS SPOKE EARLIER SO
DO NOTE THAT WE ARE TRYING TO
HONE IN AND WILL EVENTUALLY
NEED THOSE FORMS TO BE SELF
BALANCING BUT IF I MAY, ALLIE
IS AVAILABLE TO OFFER
CLARIFICATION ON WHAT FORM B'S
NEED TO INCLUDE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
ALLIE DO YOU WANT TO CHIME IN
HERE?
>> I THINK THE CHAIR JUST
SUMMED IT UP WELL, FORM B'S DO
NOT TO NEED TO BE SELF
BALANCING HOWEVER THEY CAN BE
BUT THEY DO REQUIRE TWO
COSPONSORS IN ADDITION TO THE
PRIMARY SPONSOR TO BE INCLUDED
ON THE AGENDA AND FOR
DISCUSSION IN COMMITTEE, AND
THEN FOLLOWING THE FORM B
SUBMISSION THOSE PROPOSALS WILL
BE DISCUSSED ON THE 28th
THROUGH THE 30th AND THEN WE
WILL WORK WITH -- FOLLOWING
THAT ARE FORM C'S WHICH ARE
REQUIRED TO BE SELF BOUNCING SO
AGAIN FORM B'S ARE NOT REQUIRED
TO BE SELF BALANCING BUT YOU
ARE WELCOME TO SUBMIT IDEAS
FOR HOW TO FUND THOSE PROPOSALS
THAT WILL HELP INFORM THE
CHAIRS BACK IN AS WE MOVE INTO
THOSE DISCUSSIONS IN A COUPLE
OF WEEKS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYBODY
HERE ABOUT THAT?
ALL RIGHT.
>> IF I MAY AND ALSO GO BACK
AND ASK COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
A QUESTION ABOUT HIS
PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH COULD YOU
REMIND US WHAT TYPE OF
INFORMATION IS BEING ANNOUNCED
TODAY I KNOW THAT -- ALLUDED TO
IT A LITTLE BIT AS WELL IS
THERE --
>> THE COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
WHICH IS JUST ONE PIECE OF
INFORMATION THAT WILL BE USED
TO DECIDE THE BEST COURSE OF
ACTION, THAT COST-BENEFIT
ANALYSIS WILL BE AVAILABLE THIS
WEEK SOMETIME.
>> IT IS NOT SO MUCH AN
ANNOUNCEMENT IT IS A SHARING OF
INFORMATION.
AND IT IS ONE OF THE INPUTS AS
COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON
EXPLAINED, ONE OF MANY INPUTS
THAT IS GOING INTO A DECISION
TO BE MADE BY THE MAYOR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SEEING NO HANDS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES, I WILL GO INTO MY
PRESENTATION FOR THE DAY, AS I
USUALLY DO I WILL START WITH
THE REPORT FROM THE SEATTLE
FIRE DEPARTMENT ON THEIR COVID-
19 TESTS, BEING ADMINISTERED AT
FOUR SITES THROUGHOUT THE CITY
SINCE JUNE 5 UP THROUGH OCTOBER
17.
THE SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT AT
LEAST FOUR DIFFERENT LOCATIONS
HAVE ADMINISTERED 266,900 AND 56
TESTS TO FOLKS THROUGHOUT THE
CITY.
REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK OF
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE
INNOVATION OF PROVIDING THIS
TESTING GEOGRAPHICALLY
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
FROM THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT JUST WANT TO REMIND
EVERYBODY THAT THIS THURSDAY,
OCTOBER 27 22 IS PURPLE
THURSDAY A DAY THAT WE ARE ASKED
TO HONOR AND STAND IN
SOLIDARITY WITH SURVIVORS OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY WEARING
PURPLE.
OCTOBER IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
AWARENESS MONTH WHICH THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS HAS
RECOGNIZED AS A TIME TO
RECOGNIZE -- TO RAISE AWARENESS
ABOUT VIOLENCE AND ITS EFFECT ON
FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES AND TO
ACKNOWLEDGE AND HIGHLIGHT THOSE
WORKING TO END GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE.
IN WASHINGTON STATE 41% OF
WOMEN AND 32% OF MEN REPORTED
EXPERIENCING VIOLENCE FROM AN
INTIMATE PARTNER.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE INVEST MORE
THAN $10 MILLION ANNUALLY IN
COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING FOCUSED
ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
THROUGH THESE INVESTMENTS, --
SUPPORT MORE THAN 10,000
SURVIVORS EVERY YEAR.
WHILE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DOES
NOT DISCRIMINATE, LANGUAGE
BARRIERS, LACK OF RELEVANT
SERVICES, AND FEAR OF ISOLATION
PUT MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AT
AN INCREASED RISK OF
EXPERIENCING GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE.
WOMEN OF COLOR AND NATIVE WOMEN
ARE -- IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU
KNOW YOU CAN CALL CHAT OR TEXT
24 HOURS EVERY DAY AT THE
NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
HOTLINE AT 800-799-7233.
JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT
THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE IN
ADDITION TO THE RELEASE OF THE
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS.
THIS WEEK JUST WANT TO SHARE
WITH FOLKS WHO PARTICIPATED IN
THE SURVEY THAT I DID STARTING
ON OCTOBER 12.
AND RUNNING THROUGH 7 P.M.
ON OCTOBER 14.
I CONDUCTED AN ONLINE SURVEY
ASKING FOLKS WHETHER OR NOT
PEOPLE SUPPORTED A REPAIR WHICH
THEN OF COURSE INVOLVES THE
CONTINUED PLANNING FOR AN
EVENTUAL REPLACEMENT OR MOVING
STRAIGHT TO THE REPLACEMENT OF
THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE.
I HAVE PROVIDED SOME SUMMARY
BASELINE INFORMATION ABOUT
INFORMATION THAT WE HAD CLEAN
SO FAR ABOUT THE COST-BENEFIT
ANALYSIS ON VALUES SUCH AS
IMPACTS TO RESIDENTS, IMPACTS
TO SMALL BUSINESS, IMPACTS TO
WORKERS, AS WELL AS CONCERNS
AROUND THE COST OF A SOLUTION
AS WELL AS THE MAINTENANCE COST
OF THE SOLUTION THESE ARE ALL
INPUTS THAT ARE PART OF THE
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS THAT WE
ARE WORKING TO PUT UP SORT OF A
VALUE ON ALL OF THESE
ATTRIBUTES ASSOCIATED WITH THE
DIFFERENT OPTIONS, AND THE
SURVEY WAS NOT A SCIENTIFIC
SURVEY, AND THE GEOGRAPHIC
RESPONSES WERE NOT NECESSARILY
REPRESENTATIVE OF DISTRICT 1
OVERALL, BUT I DO THINK IT IS
USEFUL FOR RECEIVING FEEDBACK
FROM CONSTITUENTS AT THIS POINT
IN TIME, MUCH LIKE THE MAYOR IS
RECEIVING FEEDBACK FROM
CONSTITUENTS THROUGH THE WEST
SEATTLE COMMUNITY TASK FORCE.
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE
EVERYBODY WHO PARTICIPATED AS
OF 7 P.M.
ON OCTOBER 14.
APPROXIMATELY 7000 PEOPLE HAD
PARTICIPATED BY THAT TIME, 59.8%
FAVORED REPAIR.
36% SUPPORTED REPLACEMENT, AND
ABOUT 4.2% SUPPORTED, EITHER
DID NOT KNOW OR SUPPORTED
ANOTHER OPTION.
39% OF THE REPLIES WERE FROM
ZIP CODE 98116, AND THAT IS THE
ZIP CODE FOR THIS NORTH AND
WEST SEATTLE, AND THANKS TO --
WE HAVE SORT OF A BREAKDOWN OF
THE DIFFERENT RESPONSES IN
DIFFERENT ZIP CODES, AND IT IS
VERY INTERESTING TO SEE HOW IN
SOME ZIP CODES THERE IS
STRONGER SUPPORT FOR A REPAIR
AND IN SOME ZIP CODES THERE IS
STRONGER REPAIR SUPPORT FOR A
REPLACEMENT.
MOVING ON TO ANOTHER TOPIC THAT
WAS A HOT TOPIC LAST WEEK WAS
THE ISSUE OF SEPARATIONS FROM
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
SEPARATIONS ARE TYPICALLY EITHER
RETIRING, A LATERAL MOVE TO
ANOTHER DEPARTMENT, OR A
RESIGNATION, AND WE HEARD LAST
WEEK THAT THE EXECUTIVE SHARED
INFORMATION ABOUT THE NUMBER OF
SEPARATIONS RECEIVED THROUGH
THE END OF SEPTEMBER.
JUST AS BACKGROUND, THE COUNCIL
BY STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT, HAS SORT OF A STANDING
REQUEST FOR MONTHLY STAFFING
REPORTS THAT PROVIDE THIS
INFORMATION.
WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE
MONTHLY STAFFING REPORTS SINCE
FEBRUARY.
I DID BECAUSE OF COVID-19 GIVE
THE DEPARTMENT PERMISSION TO
REPORT LESS FREQUENTLY THAN
MONTHLY, BUT AGAIN, WE HAVE NOT
RECEIVED ANY REPORTS AT ALL
SINCE THE FEBRUARY REPORT AND
GOING INTO BUDGET I KNEW THAT
THIS WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR
THE COUNCIL TO GET THIS
INFORMATION.
SO EVEN BEFORE THE BUDGET
PROCESS BEGAN, I HAVE BEEN
ASKING THE BUDGET OFFICE SINCE
SEPTEMBER 13 AND THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT SINCE SEPTEMBER 16.
AND BECAUSE I WAS NOT RECEIVING
IT I DID REQUEST INFORMATION
THROUGH SHAREPOINT, THAT IS THE
PROCESS FOR VIEWING PUBLIC BY
WHICH THE COUNCIL ASKS
QUESTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT
DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS AS A
WAY TO STREAMLINE THE ABILITY OF
THE EXECUTIVE TO PROVIDE THIS
INFORMATION.
I MADE A REQUEST ON OCTOBER 1,
THE INFORMATION WE RECEIVED
SOMETIME AFTER THAT DATE
IDENTIFIED THAT THROUGH AUGUST
20 EVEN THOUGH THE INFORMATION
WAS GIVEN TO US AFTER OCTOBER
1, THEY STILL WERE ONLY
REPORTING THROUGH THE END OF
AUGUST, AND AT THAT TIME WE
WERE AT FOR THE YEAR A
SEPARATION OF 63 FULLY TRAINED
OFFICERS, AND THAT INCLUDE 16
RESIGNATIONS, FOUR RETIREMENTS,
TWO TERMINATIONS, AND ONE DEATH.
THE SHAREPOINT INFORMATION ONLY
GAVE INFORMATION THROUGH AUGUST,
ALTHOUGH AGAIN BECAUSE I DID
NOT RECEIVE IT UNTIL SOMETIME
AFTER OCTOBER 1, PRESUMABLY
THEY DID HAVE SEPTEMBER
INFORMATION.
AND THEN THE SHAREPOINT
INFORMATION GAVE A PROJECTION OF
FUTURE SEPARATIONS THROUGH
NOVEMBER, AND THEY ONLY
PROJECTED ANOTHER 21
SEPARATIONS, AND BASED ON THOSE
PROJECTIONS, RECEIVED JUST A
COUPLE WEEKS AGO, THE EXECUTIVE
WAS PROJECTING A TOTAL OF 84
SEPARATIONS FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR
OF 2020.
EVEN THOUGH THE ANNUAL ESTIMATE
OF SEPARATIONS THAT WE RECEIVED
AT THE START OF THE YEAR WAS 92
SEPARATIONS.
SO FOR CONTEXT IN 2018 THERE
WERE 109 SEPARATIONS AND IN
2019 THERE WERE 92.
THE 2020 COUNCIL REBALANCED
BUDGET ESTIMATED ANOTHER 30
ABOVE THE ANNUAL PROJECTION OF
92 FOR A TOTAL OF 122
SEPARATIONS FOR 2020.
SO I THINK THAT IS AN IMPORTANT
NUMBER TO HOLD ONTO, THIS
NUMBER OF 122 SEPARATIONS, THAT
WAS THE NUMBER THAT THE COUNCIL
PROJECTED DURING ITS SUMMER
REBALANCED BUDGET THAT WE WOULD
SEE FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE
YEAR OF 2020.
AS IT RELATES TO ACTUALLY THE
REASONS FOR SEPARATION, THERE
ARE EXIT INTERVIEWS THAT ARE
DONE FOR INDIVIDUAL OFFICERS
WHEN THEY LEAVE, AND I BELIEVE
CENTRAL STAFF RECEIVES THAT
INFORMATION, I AM NOT ACTUALLY
GOING TO ASK CENTRAL STAFF TO
REVIEW THAT INFORMATION FOR
OCTOBER OR FOR SEPTEMBER,
BECAUSE I KNOW WE ARE REALLY
BOGGED DOWN IN BUDGET, BUT THIS
IS REALLY IMPORTANT INFORMATION
TO HAVE THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL SO
I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT
WE SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT.
BUT I DO UNDERSTAND FROM THE
STATEMENTS THAT THE SOUTHWEST
PRECINCT CAPTAIN HAS MADE ABOUT
WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE
DEPARTMENT, THAT MANY OF THE
OFFICERS THAT CHIEF DIAZ
DEPLOYED FROM SPECIALTY UNITS
TO PATROL ARE THE ONES THAT
LEFT THE DEPARTMENT SEPTEMBER.
I SUPPORT CHIEF DIAZ IS STRONG
LEADERSHIP -- TO PATROL WHERE
THEY ARE NEEDED MOST, AND I DO
JUST WANT TO SAY THAT OFFICERS
WHO DO NOT WANT TO FOLLOW THEIR
CHIEF IN THOSE CHANGES THAT HE
IDENTIFIED AS BEST FOR THE
DEPARTMENT AND BEST FOR THE
CITY MIGHT FIND MORE JOB
SATISFACTION ELSEWHERE AS IT
RELATES TO OFFICERS WHO LEFT
FOR OTHER REASONS, I REALLY
UNDERSTAND THAT WORKING FOR
MONTHS AT A TIME, MANAGING
MULTIPLE CRISES HAS MADE THIS A
REALLY HARD YEAR FOR WORKERS ON
THE FRONT LINES AS A COMPARISON
AS OF AUGUST THERE WERE 45
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
SEPARATIONS BUT AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WE WERE
ANTICIPATING ONLY 38 SEATTLE
FIRE DEPARTMENT SEPARATIONS FOR
THE YEAR, SO JUST LIKE WE ARE
SEEING IN THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, WE ARE SEEING MORE
PEOPLE LEAVE THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT THAN WE HAD
ANTICIPATED IN THE BEGINNING OF
THE YEAR.
AGAIN RECEIVING THIS
INFORMATION FROM THE EXECUTIVE
IS REALLY IMPORTANT IT ALLOWS
US TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT IT IS
IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE
REASONS WHY OFFICERS ARE
LEAVING IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO
RECOGNIZE THAT ONE MONTH'S DATA
DOES NOT MAKE A TREND, THE
SEPARATIONS PROJECTED FOR 2020
AT THE START OF THE YEAR WAS 92
OFFICERS, THE SEPTEMBER NUMBERS
BRING US TO 18 MORE THAN THE
ENTIRE YEAR'S ANNUAL
PROJECTIONS NOT INCLUDING THE
ADDITIONAL ESTIMATE THAT THE
COUNCIL HAD, THE ADDITIONAL 30
OFFICERS, THIS NUMBER ALSO
INCLUDES SIX OFFICERS WHO WERE
TERMINATED AND ONE WHO HAS
DIED, TYPICALLY TERMINATED OR
DECEASED OFFICERS ARE NOT
INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL
PROJECTIONS, SO THAT NUMBER,
THAT 92 NUMBER FOR THE START OF
THE YEAR DID NOT INCLUDE AN
ESTIMATE FOR TERMINATED
OFFICERS OR DECEASED OFFICERS.
I AM REALLY GLAD TO HAVE
LEARNED THAT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
IS WORKING HARD TO FINALIZE THE
CONTRACTS FOR THE COUNCIL'S $4
MILLION ALLOCATED IN THE 2020
REBALANCED BUDGET FOR COMMUNITY
SAFETY PROGRAMS WITH AN AIM TO
SCALE UP AND EXPAND CONTRACTS
AND SERVICES AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE THIS IS CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT TO WORK ON FURTHER
SUPPORT FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM
THE CITY TO DO THIS VIOLENCE
PREVENTION WORK, THERE IS
ANOTHER $10 MILLION THAT THE
COUNCIL ALLOCATED FOR MENTAL
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.
SUBSTANE DISORDER
PROFESSIONALS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
PROFESSIONALS VIOLENCE
DISRUPTORS AND OTHERS SO THAT
WE CAN CREATE THE CRISIS
RESPONSE INFRASTRUCTURE TO
RESPOND TO 911 CALLS THAT DO NOT
NEED AN OFFICER TO RESPOND AS
WE KNOW 56% OF CALLS THAT THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO
IN 2019 WERE NONCRIMINAL.
I KNOW WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF
A BACK-AND-FORTH GOING ON ABOUT
HOW THOSE FUNDS WILL BE
SUPPORTED, THE COUNCIL
RECOMMENDED AN INTERFUND LOAN
SO THAT WE CAN GET THOSE
DOLLARS OUT THE DOOR IN 2020 I
APPRECIATE THE MAYOR HAS MADE A
COMMITMENT TO GET SOME OF THOSE
DOLLARS OUT IN 2020 EVEN WITH
THE UNANSWERED QUESTION OF
WHERE THE FUNDS ARE GOING TO
COME FROM FINALLY I JUST WANT
TO FLAG THAT IN ADDITION TO THE
WORK THROUGH THE $10 MILLION
THAT THE COUNCIL HAS ALLOCATED
FOR THIS NEW CRISIS RESPONSE
NETWORK THROUGH THE BUDGET
PROCESS, WE ARE WORKING WITH
PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SO
THAT THEY CAN DO SOME OF THE
WORK THAT POLICE OFFICERS
CURRENTLY DO LIKE VERIFY
AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT TICKETS
RESPOND TO NONINJURY COLLISIONS
REPORT -- ACT AS FLAGGERS AND
AT CONSTRUCTION SITES THE GOAL
IS FOR SWORN OFFICERS TO DO
LESS THAT THEY DO NOT NEED TO
DO SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE THAT
THE FORCE HAS THE MANPOWER TO
DO THE WORK THAT THEY DO NEED
TO DO.
AS FAR AS EVENTS COMING UP THIS
WEEKEND I DO HAVE A VIRTUAL
OFFICE OUR THIS FRIDAY BETWEEN
2:00 AND 6:00 P.M.
THERE IS ANOTHER -- COMMUNITY
TASK FORCE MEETING AND AT THIS
MEETING AS COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN EXPLAINED WE WILL
CONSIDER THE COST BENEFIT
ANALYSIS S.D.O.T.
HAS ANNOUNCED THEY WILL BE
RELEASING THIS ANALYSIS TODAY
ALSO WANT TO SHARE THAT I WAS
INVITED AND I WILL BE ATTENDING
AN RV PUMPOUT EVENT HOSTED BY
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND
-- THIS IS FRIDAY, THIS IS AN
EVENT WITH -- VOLUNTEERS
WORKING WITH SPU WORKERS TO
PROVIDE PUMPOUT SERVICES AND
BASIC HYGIENE SUPPLIES TO
OCCUPANTS OF RECREATIONAL
VEHICLES IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET
PROCESS I WORKED TO ADD ABOUT
$180,000 TO FUND AN RV PUMPOUT
PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES
CONTRACTED MOBILE PUMPOUT
SERVICES OF BLACK AND GRAY WATER
TO RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
LOCATED IN ENVIRONMENTALLY
SENSITIVE AREAS.
THIS WAS IN RESPONSE TO
RECOGNITIONS OF THE CITY
AUDITOR ABOUT HOW TO DO A
BETTER JOB PROTECTING OUR
ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
WHEN THOSE AREAS ARE OCCUPIED
BY PEOPLE LIVING WITHOUT
HYGIENE SERVICES.
THE PROGRAM WAS ORIGINALLY
PLANNED TO SERVICE BETWEEN 40
AND 64 RVS PER MONTH, AND AT
THE BEGINNING OF THE PUBLIC
HEALTH EMERGENCY IN MARCH
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
EXPANDED THEIR GOALS -- BETWEEN
JULY AND AUGUST SPU AVERAGED
ABOUT 100 PUMPOUT SOMEONE AND
THEY CAN EXPECT TO CONTINUE
PROVIDING THIS LEVEL OF SERVICE
AND THEY HAVE DEVELOPED PROGRAM
úFLYERS FOR OUTREACH AND THEY
HAVE CREATED A TEXT SERVICE TO
COMMUNICATE WITH RV OCCUPANTS
ABOUT WHEN AND WHERE THE NEXT
PUMPOUT WILL TAKE PLACE AND
THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH -- WILL
HELP ENHANCE THE ABILITY OF
PROVIDING SERVICES DURING THE
PUMPOUT EVENT SO I THINK THIS
IS REALLY GROUNDBREAKING WORK
AND I AM REALLY GRATEFUL TO
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES FOR
TAKING ON THIS WORK IN EARNEST
AND IN VIEW OF THE GREAT NEED,
JUST A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS
FROM LAST WEEK SATURDAY I AM
ALSO PARTICIPATED IN A GIRL
SCOUTS DEMOCRACY MERIT BADGE
EVENT ABOUT 2000 PARTICIPANTS
PARTICIPATED FROM ACROSS THE
COUNTRY OTHER PARTICIPANTS
INCLUDED STATE SENATOR -- AND
FEDERAL JUDGES -- I ALSO
PARTICIPATED IN MEETING ON
TUESDAY HOSTED BY THE WEST
SEATTLE JUNCTION IN BUSINESS
AREA TO DISCUSS THEIR CONCERNS
AROUND THE JUNCTION PLAZA PARK
AND SPECIFICALLY CONCERNS AROUND
A HYGIENE STATION THERE.
I WAS REALLY PLEASED THAT THE
CITY'S EXECUTIVE BRANCH WAS
REPRESENTED BY MEMBERS OF THE
HYGIENE STATION TEAM INCLUDING
THE SENIOR ADVISER FROM THE
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR DEPARTMENT
OF NEIGHBORS -- REPRESENTATIVES
FROM DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES, THE
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WE ALSO HAD -- PROGRAM MANAGER
FROM LEAD IN WEST SEATTLE, AND
LEAD IS NOW CONNECTED WITH THE
JUNCTION BIA IN COORDINATING --
AND THEN ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
I ASKED THE EXECUTIVE TO LOOK
AT AS IT RELATES SIMPLY TO
HYGIENE STATIONS IS WHETHER OR
NOT WE COULD USE THE CONTRACT
THAT WE HAVE WITH THE
MILLIONAIRES CLUB -- LIKE THEY
DO CURRENTLY AT THE HYGIENE
TRAILERS WHETHER OR NOT THEY
COULD DO THAT TO THE 17 OR SO
HYGIENE STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE
CITY.
AND THEN FINALLY I LET FOLKS
KNOW THAT PART OF THE BUDGET AS
PART OF THE BUDGET
DELIBERATIONS I WILL BE POSING
THE ADDITION OF A HOMELESS
OUTREACH WORKER DEDICATED TO
WEST SEATTLE AND SOUTH PARK.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PATIENCE, THAT IS IT FOR ME.
IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS, I APPRECIATE YOUR
ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND A LONG
REPORT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
SUMMARY OF THE HISTORY BEHIND
THE DATA THAT YOU HAVE BEEN
TRYING TO RECEIVE ABOUT
POSSIBLE EXITS FROM OUR PUBLIC
SAFETY DEPARTMENTS.
I THINK THAT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THAT
HISTORICAL CONTEXT THAT YOU
HAVE BEEN TRYING TO RECEIVE
THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU
USED TO RECEIVE ON A REGULAR
BASIS AND HOW IT COMPARES TO
PREVIOUS YEARS DO YOU MIND
SENDING THAT TO US SO THAT WE
CAN HAVE THAT ON HAND AS WELL I
THINK THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT
INFORMATION TO HELP BE CLEAR
ABOUT WHAT THE RECORD WAS FROM
THE COUNCIL'S PERSPECTIVE
ANYTHING YOU'LL OF ELSE YOU
HAVE IS -- CONTEXT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT.
>> I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE
THAT INFORMATION AND
COUNCILMEMBERS FEEL FREE TO USE
IT TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS THAT
YOU MIGHT BE RECEIVING FROM
CONSTITUENTS ABSOLUTELY.
IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS FOR THE GOOD OF THE
ORDER, WE WILL CONCLUDE THE
COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING, AND
IT IS NOW 11:27, WE WILL SEE
YOU ALL AT 2:00, AND WE ARE
ADJOURNED, THANK YOU.