>> I WANT TO WELCOME EVERYONE
BACK.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING THE
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE AGAIN.
TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER
28th.
THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
WILL COME TO ORDER.
I'M TERESA MOSQUEDA.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLE.
>> DAN STRAUSS?
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
THANK YOU.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT.
COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS P. COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES.
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAY WANT.
>> HERE.
AND CHAIRMAN MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
I AM PRESENT.
I WILL ASK YOU TO CALL COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES ONE MORE TIME.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MADAM CLERK, WHEN COUNCIL
MEMBER LEWIS JOINS US I WILL
MAKE SURE TO ANNOUNCE IT.
WE EXPECT ALL TO BE HERE TODAY.
I WILL MAKE SURE FOR THE RECORD
TO ANNOUNCE WHEN BE THEY JOIN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
I KNOW IT WAS JUST LESS THAN 11
HOURS AGO THAT WE SAW EACH
OTHER ON THE SAME FORMAT FOR
OUR PUBLIC HEARING.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR EVERYBODY
THAT CALLED IN.
WE HAD OVER 227 -- 223 -- 225
PEOPLE SIGN UP.
HAPPY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET
THROUGH ALL OF THOSE PRESENT
WITH ALL OF YOU.
HERE WE ARE TODAY, THE FIRST OF
THREE MEETINGS TO REALLY DIVE
IN TO THE FORM B DOCUMENTS THAT
YOU HAVE PROVIDED TO CENTRAL
STAFF.
THESE FORM B'S ARE OUR EFFORTS
TO IDENTIFY PRIORITY INVESTMENT
FOR THE BUDGET AS THE CITY
COUNCIL CONSIDERS ITS BALANCE
PACKAGE AND AMENDMENTS TO THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET.
YOU CAN SEE FROM THE LONG LIST
OF ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA AND
YOU WILL SEE SOON THE LONG LIST
OF ITEMS ON THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY'S AGENDA.
WE HAVE A LOT OF DELIBERATIONS
TO GO THROUGH TODAY.
SO, I AM GOING TO ASK FOLKS
AGAIN TO BE SHORT IN THEIR
COMMENTS TO ALLOW FOR OTHER
COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ASK
QUESTIONS AND TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE GET THROUGH ALL 122 FORMS
THAT WERE SUBMITTED ON TIME.
LIKE MANY YEARS IN THE PAST,
THIS YEAR WE HAVE ASKED FOR
THEIR TO BE TWO COSPONSORS ON
ALL OF OUR FORMS SO THAT WE CAN
ENSURE THAT THE FORMS WE ARE
DISCUSSING HAVE A SMALL AMOUNT
OF VARIOUS COUNCIL MEMBER
SUPPORT SO THAT THE CENTRAL
STAFF IS DOING THE HARD WORK
THAT THEY NEED TO DO TO PROVIDE
RESEARCH ON POSSIBLE PRIORITY
AREAS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO
ADVANCE.
BEFORE I MOVE ON, I WANT TO
THANK COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS FOR
JOINING US AS WELL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
GOOD TO BE HERE.
>> THANKS SO MUCH.
MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE TWO
COSPONSORS ALLOWS US TO ENSURE
THAT AS WE CONSIDER VARIOUS
PROPOSALS AND A REBALANCED
BUDGET THAT WE ARE WORKING
DILIGENTLY TO MEET DEADLINES
AND WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE
SURE THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS
HAVE THE INFORMATION THAT THEY
NEED IN FRONT OF THEM.
I WANT TO NOTE, THOUGH, THAT
ANY FORM B THAT DOES NOT HAVE
ANY R TWO COSPONSORS OR DID NOT
MEET THE DEADLINE LAST THURSDAY
AT 5:00 P.M.
ARE STILL ELIGIBLE TO BE
CONSIDERED AS WALK ON
AMENDMENTS.
TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE
READY FOR DISCUSSION, I ASKED
FOR ALL OF THE WALK ON
AMENDMENTS TO BE CIRCULATED BY
5:00 P.M.
THE DAY BEFORE AND TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE PROPOSING COUNCIL
MEMBER HAS SUBMITTED THE
INFORMATION NECESSARY.
THE CRY TEAR I CAN'T FOR
WHETHER A PROPOSAL SHOULD BE
DISCUSSED BY THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL, WHETHER IT HAS BEEN
DISCUSSED WITH RESIDENTS AND
STAKEHOLDERS, CENTRAL STAFF HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY AND TIME TO
DOCTOR THE PROPOSAL AND WHETHER
IT HAS ARE NEEDED TO GO THROUGH
LAW REVIEW.
WHEN YOU DO OR IF YOU SUBMIT A
LATE FORM B THE REQUEST IS
HOPEFULLY BEFORE 5:00 P.M.
THE NIGHT BEFORE AND SUBMIT
THAT INFORMATION ON THE
CRITERIA.
I HAVE TURNED THAT CRITERIA
INTO COVER SHEETS SO THAT IT'S
EASIER FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO
SEE HOW IT CORRESPONDS WITH THE
PROPOSALS IF THEY ARE COMING IN
LATE.
BEFORE WE FINAL LISTS THE
AGENDA TODAY, WE WILL GO
THROUGH THAT EXERCISE.
WE ARE GOING TO CONSIDER TWO
WALK ON AMENDMENTS AND DECIDE
WHETHER THEY SHOULD BE
CONSIDERED AND ADDED TO THE
AGENDA TODAY.
I WANT TO REMIND FOLKS THAT THE
CONVERSATION ABOUT WHETHER
ITEMS SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE
AGENDA IS NOT ABOUT WHETHER OR
NOT YOU SUPPORT THE PROPOSAL.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT WHETHER YOU
FIND THE PROPOSALS MERITORIOUS
OR ULTIMATELY SUPPORT IT.
THIS IS TRULY ABOUT THE PROCESS
QUESTION BECAUSE WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT FORMS WERE
SUBMITTED ON TIME AND IF THEY
WEREN'T THAT THEY MET THE
CRITERIA IN FRONT OF US.
SO, WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE NEXT
TWO VOTES THINK ABOUT THAT
CRITERIA IN FRONT OF US.
THE COVER SHEETS WERE PROVIDED
LAST NIGHT.
I WANT TO REITERATE IN MY E-
MAIL THAT INDICATED THAT I HAD
MISLABELED THE DOCUMENTS BUT
THEY ARE CORRECTLY LABELED NOW,
AMBASSADORMENTS 1 AND 2 AND
MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY HAS
THAT INFORMATION IN FRONT OF
THEM.
AND ALSO I WANT TO SAY IF THERE
IS ANY FORM B WALK ON
AMENDMENTS TODAY, TOMORROW OR
FRIDAY THAT DON'T MEET THE
CRITERIA AND DO NOT MUSTER THE
VOTE FOR A SIMPLE MAJORITY AT
THIS POINT BECAUSE THE TWO WE
WERE CONSIDERED WERE CIRCULATED
BEFORE 5:00 P.M.
IF THEY DON'T MEET THE VOTE
THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE
CONVERSATION IS OVER.
IT JUST MEANS THAT IT'S NOT
RIPE FOR TODAY.
WE STILL HAVE THE FORM Cs.
FOLKS STILL HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE
TO CRAFT THEIR FORMS TO MAKE
CHANGES TO THE COUNCIL PROPOSED
BALANCING PACKAGE.
WITH THAT, I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT FOLKS THAT HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED AND I
THINK WE ARE READY FOR A QUICK
DISCUSSION ABOUT THE NORM B
WALK ON FORMS WHICH WERE
CIRCULATED BEFORE 5:00 P.M.
YOU DO HAVE A COVER SHEET AND
WE WILL GIVE THE SPONSOR A
CHANCE TO SPEAK TO THEM BRIEFLY
BEFORE WE CONSIDER VOTES.
OKAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO ADAPT
THE AGENDA AND THEN WE CAN
CONSIDER AMENDMENTS.
IS THERE A SECOND.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND TO
ADOPTED THE AGENDA.
BEFORE COUNCIL MEMBERS MOVE
THEIR AMENDMENTS, I WILL ASK
THE CLERK TO VERIFY THAT THE
AMENDMENTS MET THE RULE ON
CIRCULATION THEN WE WILL ASK
THE COUNCIL MEMBER TO SPEAK TO
IT IF THEY HAVE.
MADAM CLERK HAVE THE TWO AMEND
IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES FRONT OF
US MET THE RULE ON CIRCULATION
FOR THE FLOOR?
>> COUNCIL -- CHAIRMAN, THEY
HAVE MET THE RULE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
CLERK.
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT YOU HAVE
TWO.
A SIMPLE MAJORITY IS NEEDED TO
PUT THEM ON THE AGENDA TODAY.
WE HAVE AMENDMENTS 1 AND 2. WE
WILL TAKE THEM IN ORDER AND
HAVE A VOTE AFTER EACH ONE,
JUST SO FOLKS NO.
CAN YOU PLEASE PROVIDE AN
INDICATION TO THE CLERK ON WHEN
AMENDMENT YOU ARE PRESENTING
FIRST TO SEEK VERIFICATION FROM
THE CLERK ON WHETHER -- SORRY.
THAT HAPPENED.
AT THIS TIME HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECOND TO AMEND THE AGENDA BY
ADDING THE AMENDMENT AT THE END
OF THE CORRESPONDING DEPARTMENT
AND I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT
OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT
TO TALK ABOUT YOUR AMENDMENT AT
THIS POINT?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN
MOSQUEDA.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD AMENDMENTS
1 AND 2 SENT OUT OVER E-MAIL
YESTERDAY.
I FIRST MOVE AMEND THE AGENDA
BY ADDING HSD WALK ON ONE
AMENDMENT ENTITLED ADD $13.8
MILLION TO THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING TO PURCHASE PROPERTY IN
THE CENTRAL AREA FOR
NONCONGREGATE SHELTER AND BY
PLACING IT AT THE END OF THE
CORRESPONDING DEPARTMENT
SECTION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECOND.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS.
DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THE
AMENDMENT?
>> AS I MENTIONED, THIS
OUTSTANDING PROPOSAL HAS BEEN
BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION AFTER
THURSDAY DEADLINE BUT I WOULD
URGE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO AGREE
TO DISCUSS IT TODAY BECAUSE --
AND ALSO SUPPORT IT BECAUSE
IT'S AN IMPORTANT PROPOSAL.
AFRICA DOWN COMMUNITY LINE
TRUST IS ADVOCATING FOR A
COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
IN THE KIRO CENTER AT 1601 REST
HER WAY IN DISTRICT 3, THE
EPICENTRE OF THE MASSIVE
GENTRIFICATION THAT WE HAVE
SEEN IN THE CITY WITH SKY
ROCKET BEING RENTS AND
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTING
THE BLACK COMMUNITY.
THIS IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO
USE THE [ FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING TO HELP DISPLACEMENT.
I SHARED HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY
MEMBERS LAST YEAR RALLYING
AGAINST THE SALE OF THE CYTO A
DEVELOPER AND THE PROTEST
ACTIONS, WHILE NOT SUCCESSFUL
IN PREVENTING THAT DID DISRUPT
THE BOARD MEETINGS IN SUCH A
WAY THAT IT HAS AN IMPACT.
NOW BECAUSE OF THE PRESSURE
FROM THE BLACK LIVES MATTER
MOVEMENT, AFRICA DOWN BELIEVES
THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ACQUIRE IT FROM THE DEVELOPER
AND TURN IT INTO SOMETHING
REALLY BENEFICIAL FOR OUR
COMMUNITY.
THEY ARE ADVOCATING FOR THE
PROPERTY TO BE USED TO DEVELOP
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR
POPULATIONS EARNING 30 TO 50%
OF MEDIAN INCOME AND THE USE
FOR THE SITE IS NONCONGREGATE
HOUSING FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN
THE CURRENT 275 BEDSPREAD OVER
THE 70,000 SQUARE FEET OF THE
BUILDING SPACE.
THIS PROJECT WILL REPRESENT AN
IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND A STEP
AGAINST RACIST GENTRIFICATION
AND A DEMAND FOR BLACK LIVES
MATTER.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
MEMBER SAWANT.
BEFORE WE HEAR ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, THIS IS
NOT ON THE MERITS OF THE PROP
POST SALE.
THIS IS ABOUT THE CRITERIA.
I WILL NOTE SOME OF THE
INTERESTING CRITERIA FOR ME.
IT WAS, YES, WORKED WITH
STAKEHOLDERS YOU SEE FROM THE
COVER SHEET.
CENTRAL STAFF WORKED WITH THE
SPONSOR AND IT DOES APPEAR THAT
IT DOES NOT NEED LEGAL REVIEW
AT THIS POINT AS INDICATED BY
CENTRAL STAFF.
THIS WOULD AFFECT THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING.
IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT IT WAS
CONSULTED WITH.
THAT IS SOMETHING IF IT WERE TO
MOVE FORWARD, THE CONVERSATION
COULD CONTINUE TO HAPPEN.
ON THE MERITS OF HAVING WORKED
WITH CENTRAL STAFF AND THE
STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED AND
CHECKING TO SEE IF IT NEEDED TO
GO THROUGH LAW THAT HELPS TO
MEET THE CRITERIA THAT I AM
LOOKING FOR THE FIRST VOTE THIS
MORNING.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS,
COLLEAGUES?
COMMENTS?
I AM SEEING NO HANDS.
MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION
OF AMENDMENT 1 TO THE AGENDA.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HER BOARD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> AND CHAIRMAN MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
AGENDA IS AMENDED BY ADDING
AMENDMENT 1 TO THE END OF THE
CORRESPONDING DEPARTMENT
SECTION.
WE HAVE ANOTHER AMENDMENT FOR
CONSIDERATION.
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT DO YOU
WAT TO SUMMARIZE AMENDMENT 2
AND PUT IT BEFORE US?
PUT IT BEFORE US THEN
SUMMARIZE?
>> THANK YOU.
I MOVE TO AMEND THE A GREEN DAY
AMENDMENT TITLE ADD $20 MILLION
TO THE OFFICE OF HOUSING TO
INCREASE RESOURCES FOR
CONCERTING HOMES FROM GAS OR
OIL HEATING TO ELECTRIC AND TO
EXPAND THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
YOU A AUTHORIZATION PROGRAM AND
PLACING IT AT THE END OF THE
CORRESPONDING DEPARTMENT
SECTION.
>> IT'S MOVED.
A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> OKAY.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT WOULD YOU
LIKE TO BRIEFLY SUMMARIZE THIS
AMENDMENT AS WELL?
>> YES.
THIS WAS AN AMENDMENT THAT WAS
CIRCULATED AS FORM A BUT WE
DIDN'T GET THE COSPONSORS IN
TIME AND THANKS TO THE
ORGANIZING OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL
INDIGENT ORGANIZERS WE HAVE
THREE COSPONSORS TOGETHER AND I
WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBERS
MORALES AND HERBOLD FOR
SUPPORTING IT.
IT WOULD PUT 20 IN INTO THE
GREEN NEW DEAL PROGRAMS,
RETROFITTING HOMES THROUGHOUT
SEATTLE, AN ESSENTIAL PART OF
COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE AND
CREATE THOUSANDS OF GOOD JOBS
THAT ARE ESPECIALLY NECESSARY
IN THE RECESSION.
COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY REMEMBER
THAT THE.
[ INAUDIBLE ] TO FUND GREEN NEW
DEAL AND HOUSING STARTING IN
2021.
WHAT EVENTUALLY PASSED DID NOT
MAKE THE INVESTMENT UNTIL 2022
AND THIS WOULD BEGIN THE
PROGRAMMING IN 2021 AS
COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS WERE
DEMANDING.
I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT 350
SEATTLE WAS PART OF THE
OUTREACH THAT WAS TRUNCATED OFF
THE FORM FOR COMMUNITY
OUTREACH.
I WANT TO MENTION THAT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS
THAT I HAD ON THE STAKEHOLDER
QUESTION FOR THE CRITERIA.
IT'S HELPFUL TO SEA
ORGANIZATIONS TO FOLKS KNOW
THAT THE OUTREACH IS DONE.
YOU MENTIONED 350 SEATTLE THIS
MORNING.
>> THE FORM TRUNCATED VIA THE
INTERNAL INFORMATION BUT THE
WAY IT SHOWS UP DOESN'T INCLUDE
THAT.
>> OKAY.
YOU MENTIONED INDIGINOUS
GROUPS.
ANYBODY ELSE THAT YOU WOULD
LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT AS WE
CONSIDER THIS?
>> I THINK THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY
FIGHTING FOR HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY IS PUSHING FOR
THIS.
SO, EVERYBODY IN THE PEOPLE'S
BUDGET MOVEMENT AND SOLIDARITY
BUDGET MOVEMENT WERE CALLING
FOR THE GREEN NEW DEAL PROGRAM
TO BE FUNDED.
THOSE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN
ADDITION TO 350 AND ORGANIZERS.
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
I WILL SUMMARIZE WHAT I SAW
FROM THE CRITERIA DOCUMENT.
THIS AMENDMENT NUMBER 2 HASH
WORKED ON WITH CENTRAL STAFF,
YES.
ACCORDING TO THE -- BOTH THE
SUMMARY WE JUST HEARD FROM
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT
ELABORATING THE INFORMATION
PROVIDED IN THE COVER SHEET,
STAKEHOLDERS 350 SEATTLE AND
OTHERS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN
THIS CONVERSATION AND IT LOOKS
LIKE IT DOES NOT NEED LEGAL
REVIEW ACCORDING TO THE
CONVERSATION WITH CENTRAL
STAFF.
OFFICE OF HOUSING WAX NOT
DIRECTLY CONTACTED BUT TO MOVE
FORWARD, THERE IS STILL TIME TO
DO THAT.
SO THOSE ARE THE CRITERIA I
WILL BE LOOKING AT WITH THIS
VOTE.
GREAT.
NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
OKAY.
MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU CALL THE
ROLL ON ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT 2
TO THE AGENDA.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> AND CHAIRMAN MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> MOTION CARRIES.
THE AGENDA IS AMENDED TO ADD
AMENDMENT 2 TO THE
CORRESPONDING DEPARTMENT
SECTION.
ANY ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS FOR
CONSIDERING TODAY?
OKAY.
I HEAR NONE.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE
AGENDA IN FRONT OF US FOR
TODAY?
OKAY.
SEEING NONE.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
AMENDED AGENDA.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ.
> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> AND CHAIRMAN MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
AS WE HAVE DONE IN OTHER LONG
DAY BUDGET SESSIONS, WE WILL
HAVE A FULL ONE HOUR BREAK
BETWEEN THIS MORNING SESSION
AND THIS AFTERNOON SESSION WITH
THE GOAL OF ADJOURNING BY 5:00
P.M.
THIS EVENING.
THAT'S THE TIMELINE WE AIM
TOWARD AND STICK TO.
I KNOW IT'S A LONG NIGHT FOR
MANY OF YOU AS WE WERE ALL
PARTICIPATING IN THE PUBLIC
SECTION YESTERDAY.
I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
WE WILL MOVE INTO PUBLIC
COMMENT BRIEFLY.
I WANT TO NOTE FOR FOLKS ON THE
LINE, WE GIVE FOLKS ONE MINUTE.
WE HAVE MORE FOLKS THAN WE CAN
MARY FROM THIS MORNING.
WE HAVE COMMITTED TO 30 MINUTES
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING
SO WE WILL BEGIN NOW.
TOLL HEAR A CHIME AT 10 SECONDS
TO THE END OF YOUR ALLOTTED
TIME.
THAT'S YOUR INDICATION TO WRAP
IT UP BECAUSE YOU WILL BE CUT
OFF AT 1 MINUTE.
WE ENDEAVOR TO HEAR FROM
EVERYBODY IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY HAVE SIGNED UP.
I WILL CALL PEOPLE BY THE ORDER
THAT THEY APPEAR AND I WILL
ALSO NOTE IF YOU ARE LISTED AS
NOTE PRESENT BUT READ YOUR NAME
IN FOR THE RECORD AFTER YOU ARE
DONE TESTIFYING HANG UP AND GO
AHEAD AND LISTEN IN ON HOURLIES
SEVEN IN LINE OR SEATTLE
CHANNEL OR OTHER OPTIONS POSTED
ON THE AGENDA.
WITH THAT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND
OFFICIALLY OPEN UP PUBLIC
COMMENT.
THE FIRST THREE SPEAKERS ARE
SPENCER, MIA GARFINKLE AND
KAREN GILLING.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING, SPENCER.
ALSO DO A QUICK REMINDER, WHEN
YOU HEAR YOU ARE UNMUTED THAT
IS YOUR CLUE TO HIT STAR 6. DO
BOTH OF THOSE FUNCTIONS.
WITH THAT, DO WE HAVE SPENCER
WITH US?
>> YES.
I'M HERE.
I LIVE IN DISTRICT 3 AND A
MEMBER OF -- HELLO.
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> I'M SORRY.
CAN EVERYBODY HEAR ME.
>> YES, WE CAN.
>> I'M SPENCER RITTERING, I
LIVE IN DISTRICT 3. AND I'M A
MEMBER OF 350 SEATTLE.
IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME IN
THE COVID-19 TO THE MERE
OUTBREAK RATHER THAN A
PANDEMIC, WOULD YOU DO IT?
OF COURSE YOU WOULD.
WE HAVE A SIMILAR OPPORTUNITY
NOW.
A CHANCE TO LIMIT THE SEVERITY
OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS.
THE GREEN NEW DEAL ARE THE
FIRST STEPS TO OF A VARIETYING
THE CLIMATE CRISIS.
THEY ARE INVESTMENTS IN THE
COLLECTIVE FUTURE, POSITIONING
LOW INCOME HOMES TO CLEAN
ENERGY.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT THE
MARKET WILL ADDRESS.
IT'S A TRANSFORMATION OF THIS
SCALE THAT REQUIRES GOVERNMENT
INTERVENTION.
ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES STARTED
RISING SIGNIFICANTLY 30 YEARS
AGO, OUR NATION LEADERS KNEW
ABOUT THE PROBLEM 50 YEARS AGO.
WE WAITED UNTIL THE LAST MOMENT
TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM.
SWIFT ACTION IS REQUIRED FROM
ALL OF US, ESPECIALLY FROM YOU,
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT FUNDING
OF THE SEATTLE GREEN NEW DEAL
IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.
PLEASE PRESERVE JUMP START
FUNDING FOR LOW INCOME HOMES TO
CLEAN ENERGY.
YOU DON'T NEED TO GO BACK IN
TIME TO PREVENT THIS DISASTER.
IT CAN BEGIN --
>> THANK YOU, SPENCER.
>> MIA, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS MY A AND I AM A
RENTER IN DISTRICT 4 AND
ORGANIZER WITH BE SEATTLE.
I AM CALLING TO URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT THE SOLE DART BUDGET BY
AT LEAST 50% AND INVEST THE
FUNDS IN BLACK COMMUNITIES AND
COMMUNITY LED HEALTH AND SAFETY
PROGRAMS FOR THE BUDGE TOWER
PROCESS.
TENANTS EXPERIENCE LANDLORD
HARASSMENT AND FINANCIAL
INSECURITY.
MANY TENANTS HAVE NOT PAID RENT
FOR MANY MONTHS AND ARE AT RISK
ONCE THE STATE AND CITY
MORATORIUMS EXPIRE.
IN ORDER TO FIGHT FOR
SEATTLEITES AND HELP, WE NEED
TO FULLY FUND TENANT SERVICES
AND EVICTIONS.
SPECIFICALLY PLEASE SUPPORT THE
BUDGE GATHER AMENDMENTS, TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES, PURPLE BAG
TRASH PICK UP AND STREET AND
PLEASE SUPPORT THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
TODAY.
KAREN, GOOD MORNING.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS KAREN GIL
LYNN, I'M A RESIDENT OF
DISTRICT 7. I OBJECT TO BY
COUNCIL WOMAN MANY HERBOLD,
NUMBER 10 IN THE AGENDA.
SHE PROPOSED HOMELESS PEOPLE
AND PEOPLE WITH BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH ISSUES TO BE IMMUNE FROM
PROSECUTION.
>> CHANGING SEATTLE'S CRIMINAL
CODE SHOULD NOT BE BURIED IN A
BUDGET DISCUSSION BUT, INSTEAD
CONSIDERED IN THE APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEE WITH ADEQUATE
OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
IN FACT, THIS PROS POST SALE
WOULD PUT THEM TO A LIFE FILLED
WITH DANGER AND PHYSICAL
DETERIORATION.
IT ALSO WILL CAUSE IMMEASURABLE
HARM TO OUR COMMUNITIES,
ESPECIALLY CHILDREN AND SENIORS
COULD CAN'T JUST THE PARKS,
OPEN AREAS AND GREEN SPACE
AREAS.
THE COUNCIL MUST GET THE PEOPLE
INTO REHAB TAKETIVE HOUSING OR
DRUG REHAB PROGRAMS.
THE ONLY WAY IS TO ARREST
PEOPLE.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ARE
ERIC SCHMIDT, McMURRAY AND
HOWARD GAYLE.
ERIC, GOOD MORNING.
>> HELLO.
GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS ERIC SCHMIDT.
MY COMMENTS FOCUS ON
REDEFINING.
[ INAUDIBLE ] LAST WEEK MY
PARENT WAS HELD UP AT GUNPOINT
AFTER A MANHUNT INVOLVING SPD
OFFICERS.
THE PERSON WAS BOOKED THEN
LATER RELEASED 22 HOURS LATER
UNDER CATCH AND RELEASE POLICY.
THE UNDERLYING MOTIVE FOR CATCH
AND RELEASE MOTIVATION TO
SUPPORT FINANCIAL CHARLOTTE
FALLS IN THE COUNTY MUCH LIKE
THE PROPOSAL BY MISS HERBOLD,
THIS LEGISLATION CAN
SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASE THE BED
USE AND RENEGOTIATION OF JAIL
CONTRACTS.
THE NET NET OF THIS IS ROBBING
BETTER TO PAY PAUL.
COUNCIL AND MISS HER BALD HAVE
NO PLAN ON HOW TO.
[ INAUDIBLE ] SEISMIC CHANGE
REQUIRES HOLISTIC THOUGHTS.
I IMPLORE YOU TO PAUSE PASSAGE
OF THIS BUDGET ACTION AS IT IS
NOT A BUDGET ITEM, A
MULTIDIMENSIONAL SAFETY ISSUE
THAT HAS IMPACTS WELL --
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ARMOND, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
I AM ARMOND McMURRAY AND LIVE
IN BALLARD.
I AM COMMENTING ON AGENDA ITEM
10 THAT REDEFINE DURESS IN
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE.
I URGE TO YOU VOTE AGAINST THIS
FOR TWO REASONS.
NUMBER ONE, I BELIEVE IT WOULD
LEAD TO EFFECTIVE DISMISSAL OF
MOST CHARGES FOR MISDEMEANORS
IN THE CITY WITH BAD
CONSEQUENCES.
NUMBER 2, AS IT HAS NOT HAD THE
NORMAL ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION,
THE CHANGE TO THE CITY'S LAWS
ENDED UP IN THE BUDGET PROCESS
TO OUR CITY'S EMBARRASSMENT IT
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF
THE COUNCIL'S NORMAL BUSINESS
IN 2021.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS
MORNING.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
HOWARD, GOOD MORNING.
>> HI, HOWARD GAYLE DISTRICT 7.
EVER SINCE SEATTLE POLICE
MURDERED LYLE THREE YEARS AGO
AROUND THE TIME THAT SEATTLE
ENACTED INTO LAW POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM, POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND JUSTICE IS
ILLUSORY.
FOLLOWED BY THE KILLINGS OF.
[ INAUDIBLE ] PROVIDE SHAMEFUL
TESTIMONY TO THE FAILURE AND
THE EXTREME ABUSE WE HAVE
WITNESSED OFF OUR FELLOW
SEATTLEITES AT THE HANDS OF THE
POLICE.
EXCEPT FOR MORALES AND SAWANT I
HAVE NOT HEARD COUNCIL MEMBERS
MENTION THE NAMES.
AS A PSYCHOLOGIST I UNDERSTAND
THE DISSTAN NANCE CREATED BY
PRETENDING WE HAVE A POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, PLEASE, END
THE COGNITIVE DISTANCE BY
SAYING THEIR NAMES AND START
BEING ON A BATH TO TRUE
COMMUNITY BASED AND INDEPENDENT
POLICE OVERSIGHT, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, HOWARD.
>> THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ARE
BJ LAST, SORENZE AND TOO RI.
GOOD MORNING, B.J.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I AM A BALLARD RESIDENT AND A
SMALL BUSINESS OWNER.
I AM CALLING AS PART OF THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET.
WE NEED THE BUDGET TO REFLECT A
CITY THAT WORKS FOR ALL OF US
AND NOW MORE MONEY TO SPD AND
EDUCATION AND HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMBINED.
50% NEXT YEAR AND SUPPORT
FUNDS.
[ INAUDIBLE ] INVESTMENT IN
BLACK COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITY
LED HEALTH AND SAFETY NEED TO
COME FROM FUNDS INVESTED IN THE
-- NOT JUMP START SEATTLE.
WE CANNOT LET COMMUNITY NEEDS
BE PITTED AGAINST EACH OTHER.
WE NEED TO PRESERVE VITAL
PUBLIC SERVICES INCLUDING
TRANSIT AND FIND DIGNIFIED
SHELTER INSTEAD OF
CRIMINALIZING HOMELESSNESS.
[ INAUDIBLE ] A PERSON CAN
AVOID CONVICTIONS IF THEY ARE
TRYING TO MAKE A BASIC NEED.
>> THANK YOU, BJ.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I AM FROM SOUTH PARK.
I AM A BUSINESS OWNER IN SOUTH
PARK AND I AM ALSO A COFUNDER
TO A GROUP OF NEIGHBORS WHO ARE
WORKING TO CONNECT THE
COMMUNITY FOR A MORE EQUITABLE
NEIGHBOR HOOD.
I AM REQUESTING THE
CONSIDERATION OF ITEM NUMBER 7
TO FUND THE POSITION OF PUBLIC
SAFETY COORDINATOR IN SOUTH
BARK.
THIS POSITION HAS PROVEN TO BE
IMPACTFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND THIS ROLE HAS EVOLVED INTO
CONNECTING MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNITY WHICH CREATES BETTER
SAFETY IN THE WAY THAT WE ARE
TRYING TO DEFINE SAFETY,
NEIGHBORS KNOWING EACH OTHER,
LESS POLICE AND IMPACTFUL AND
-- AS A BUSINESS OWNER AND
NEIGHBOR, WE SUPPORT IT,
REQUESTED IT YEARS AGO.
THANK YOU MORALES FOR
COSPONSORING IF IT MOVES
FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU.
TORI, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I AM CALLING TO.
[ INAUDIBLE ] MY NAME IS TERRY
NELSON SAGER AND I AM THE
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF SEATTLE
NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP.
WE ARE A LOCAL NONPROFIT
FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING NONPROFIT
THROUGH COMMUNITY ORGANIZING.
THE POSITION IS IMPORTANT
BECAUSE NEIGHBORHOOD
ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY
MEMBERS ASKED FOR THIS PERSON
TO BE BASED IN THE COMMUNITY AS
YOU JUST HEARD.
A PERSON WHO COULD IDENTIFY AND
ADDRESS PROBLEMS FROM A
COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE,
COORDINATE RESOURCES AND SHARE
INFORMATION WILDLY.
THIS TASK FORCE CHOSE THE
STAFFER AND THE FIRST YEAR THE
POSITION BUILT A STRONG
FRAMEWORK, IDENTIFIED AS
FOCUSED ON AND SPENT A LOT OF
TIME DISCOVERING WHAT TYPES OF
PROGRAMMING WOULD BE IMPACTFUL.
NOW THAT WE ARE IN THE SECOND
YEAR, THE BODY OF WORK THAT THE
COORDINATOR IS DOING IN SOUTH
PARK IS HAVING VERY FAR
REACHING IMPACT IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, ENGAGING IN
PROJECTS AND PLACE MAKING TO A
VARIETY OF TYPES OF COMMUNITY
PARTICIPATION.
LEVERAGING MANY MODES OF
COMMUNICATING ESPECIALLY
REACHING OUT TO THOSE LEFT OUT
OF THE LOOP.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT THREE, THOMAS SIN NO
SCHMIDT, HAMAD HUSBAND SEEN AND
-- YOU ARE LISTED AS NOT
PRESENT.
NOW IS THE TIME TO CALL IN.
THOMAS SIN NO, GOOD MORNING.
>> I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
FOR SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP
AND I'M CALLING IN SUPPORT OF
CONTINUED FUNDING FOR THE SOUTH
PARK PUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATOR
POSITION.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD FOR PUTTING IT FORWARD
AND COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ AND
PEDERSEN FOR COSPONSORING THE
PROPOSAL.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT IN
THE SOUTH PARK COMMUNITY.
THIS COORDINATOR POSITION WAS
TOP IN THE TASK FORCE REPORT
FUNDED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
THE WORK THAT THE COORDINATOR
HAS BEEN DOING THE LAST FEW
MONTHS IS IN LINE WITH
ALTERNATIVE PUBLIC SAFETY
APPROACHES THAT THE COUNCIL AND
MAYOR ARE CONSIDERING.
AS YOU HEARD, THIS PUBLIC
SAFETY COORDINATOR HAD POSITIVE
OUT COMES AND IMPACT.
WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT THE
COUNCIL SUPPORT AND FUND THE
WORK AND IMPORTANT RESOURCES
FOR THE SOUTH PARK COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEGREES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HAMID, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
I AM HAMID HUSSEIN.
I WANT TO.
[ INAUDIBLE ] 90% CASES IN THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURTS END UP
WITH PUBLIC DEFENDERS.
MILLIONS EVERY YEAR ARE
PROSECUTED POOR PEOPLE.
EVEN THOUGH BLACK PEOPLE MAKE
UP 37% OF THE POPULATION, BLACK
PEOPLE MADE UP 27% OF THE CASES
PROSECUTED BY SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
COURT, 2017-2018.
WITH THAT SAID, WE DEMAND YOU
THAT.
[ INAUDIBLE ] SO A PERSON IS
NOT CONVICTED OF A CRIME AS
THEY TRY TO MAKE A BASIC NEED
STRUGGLING WITH HEALTH.
[ INAUDIBLE ] WHEN A PERSON WAS
TRYING TO MAKE A BASIC NEED OR
STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS
MORNING.
DENISE, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS DENISE AND I AM
CHAIR OF THE SEATTLE
NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SPEAK AND SUPPORT OF A
COMMUNITY BASED SOUTH PARK
PUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATOR
POSITION.
THE POSITION TRULY IS AN
INVESTMENT WORKS AND IS WANTED
IN THE BUSINESSES OF SOUTH
PARK.
EVIDENCE OF THE VALUE OF THE
POSITION IS CLEAR BY THE MANY
AND VARIED ORGANIZATIONS
SUPPORTING CONTINUED FUNDING.
SOUTH PARK NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATION CONQUERED
ELEMENTARY, JUST TO NAME A FEW.
THE COORDINATOR IS INVOLVING
THE RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES IN
BUILDING COMMUNITY AND
REVITALIZING SOUTH PARK.
AS WE EXPLORE WAYS TO CREATE
SAFER AND HEALTHIER
COMMUNITIES, WE NEED ONLY TO
LOOK AT WHAT IS HAPPENING
ALREADY IN SOUTH PARK.
CONTINUED FUNDING OF THE SOUTH
PARK POSITION IS CONSISTENT
WITH PUBLIC SAFETY APPROACHES.
I HOPE YOU WILL CONSIDER IT.
IT IS IN THE HIGH IMPACT
INVESTMENT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANKS FOR YOUR TIME THIS
MORNING.
>> ADAM, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I LIVE IN DISTRICT 2 IN SOUTH
SEATTLE, PCG.
I WANT TO SAY SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
COURT IS PART -- WHICH CONVICTS
PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH
PROBLEMS AND DRUG ABUSE.
A LOT OF THEM ARE HOMELESS AND.
[ INAUDIBLE ] HOWEVER, THESE
INDIVIDUALS ARE PUT IN JAIL FOR
SMALL ERRATIC BEHAVIORS INSTEAD
OF FINDING THEM HELP.
THEREFORE, I URGE THE CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ENDORSE.
[ INAUDIBLE ] THE CITY
ORDINANCE SO THE VICTIMS CAN
GET PROPER HELP.
THEY CAN INVEST PART OF THIS
MONEY IN HOUSING AND FINDING
HEALTH CARE, THIS PROBLEM
SHOULD BE MINIMIZED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> HUSSEIN, GOOD MORNING.
>>
>> YOU ARE ON THE LINE BUT
MUTED.
HIT STAR 6 ONE MORE TIME.
>> WE WILL MOVE ON TO RUBY.
UNMUTE AND WE WILL COME BACK.
>> I SUPPORT ALICE PETERSON'S
BILL FOR A DISPLACEMENT
DATABASE AND ALLOW 250,000 TO
THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION
AND INSPECTION FOR THIS
DATABASE.
I'M ASKING YOU TO SUPPORT
PAYMENT PERFORMANCE REPORTING
WITH THE MHA.
WE NEED TO KNOW HOW MANY
AFFORDABLE UNITS ARE BEING
BUILT ON SITE VERSUS DEVELOPERS
PAYING IN LIEU OF FEE THAT MAY
CREATE OF A NORDABLE UNITS AT
SOME UNKNOWN TIME AND PLACE.
WE NEED AFFORDABLE UNITS NOW.
WE NEED TO HOUSE THOSE WITH AN
INCOME LIVING ON THE STREETS OR
CARS BECAUSE RENTS ARE TOO
HIGH.
COVID SHOWED US THAT ESSENTIAL
WORKERS CAN LIVE IN SEATTLE AND
THRIVE IN SEATTLE TOGETHER.
I'M ASKING SEATTLE'S DEVELOPERS
TO TAKE THE TARGETS OFF THE
HOMES IN THE SOUTH END,
SUBSTITUTE H BILL 2343 ALLOWS
TO YOU BUILD DENSITIES IN MANY
AREAS NOT OF ZONE.
ALLOWS US SPACE TO MAXIMIZE OUR
OWN PROPERTY AND CREATE WEALTH
FOR OUR FAMILIES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME THIS
MORNING.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME.
>> NOW WE CAN.
THANK YOU FOR WAITING.
>> PERFECT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> I'M HUSSEIN, A LIFELONG
COMMUNITY MEMBER IN THE SEATTLE
AREA, VOLUNTEER AND ADVOCATE OF
THE LOCAL NONPROFIT BRIDGING
LOCAL GAPS.
I AM CALLING YOU TO DIVEST 50%
FROM SPD BUDGET CREATING REAL
TANGIBLE PUBLIC SAFETY.
FOR YEARS THE CULTURE AND SPD
SHIFTED FOCUS FROM BEING AN
ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY TO BEING
A DANGER TO THE COMMUNITY.
THIS IS EVIDENT IN THE MASSIVE
MILITARIZATION OF THE POLICE
FORCE INCLUDING EXPENSIVE ARMS
AND VEHICLES TO DO THE JOB OF
POLICING.
TAX DOLLARS SHOULD NOT GO TO
FUND THE POLICE FORCE.
WHEN THEY SADIE FUND THE POLICE
THEY MEAN UNDOING A SYSTEM OF
OPPRESSION AND PERSECUTING THE
POOR AND THOSE WITH MENTAL
HEALTH ISSUES.
WE SHOULD INVEST THE MONEY FOR
PEOPLE'S NEEDS.
[ INAUDIBLE ] SO A PERSON IS
NOT CONVICTED OF A CRIME IF
THEY WERE TRYING TO MEET A
BASIC NEED OR EXPERIENCING A
MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE
ABUSE STRUGGLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> MICHELLE PHILLIPS.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I'M MICHELLE PHILLIPS, A
RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 3, A
PARENT AND CLINICAL MENTAL
HEALTH GRADUATE STUDENT AT
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY.
ON AUGUST 6th, I WATCHED IN
HORROR AS JAMES AND JEROME WERE
CONVICTED OF CRIMES CON MID AS
CHILDREN, 16 AND 17 AND TO THE
ADDITIONAL TRAUMA OF A 40 YEAR
JAIL SENTENCE DESPITE HAVING
HAD CLEAR AND PRESENT EVIDENCE
BROUGHT FORTH BY FRIENDS OF
PTSD, MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES
AND COGNITIVE DELAYS.
REGARDING AGENDA ITEM 10 I URGE
YOU TO EXPAND THE DURESS
EXPENSE AND THE ORDINANCE SO
THAT PEOPLE AND CHILDREN ARE
NOT -- WHO ARE CONVICTED OF A
CRIME CAN GO UNPROSECUTED IF
THEY WERE TRYING TO MEET A
BASIC NEED OR EXPERIENCING
MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE
ABUSE STRUGGLES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE NEXT PERSON IS PATUMA?
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
MY NAME IS PATUMA HAMID.
I AM WITH A LOCAL NONPROFIT
BRIDGING CULTURAL GAPS AND A
RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 9. MY
COMMENT IS SPECIFIC TO THE
DURESS DEFENSE AND THE
ORDINANCE.
I URGE YOU TO DIVERSE FROM
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
BUDGET THE NECESSARY FUNDS
ASIDE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE
COMMUNITY.
THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY
INCLUDE INCREASED EMERGENCY
SHELTER AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
ACCESS TO HYGIENE, HOMELESS
SERVICES, TRUE PUBLIC SAFETY
NOT PUNISHING PEOPLE TRYING TO
SURVIVE OR PEOPLE PERSECUTED
USING TAXPAYER MONEY WHEN THEY
ARE HUNGRY OR SLEEPING IN A
PARKING STRUCTURE WHEN THEY
HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO GO.
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, PEOPLE
HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF SUCH
CRIMES RAND EXPOSED TO THE
GLOBAL PANDEMIC.
WE SHOULD STOP WASTING TAXPAYER
MONEY AND THE CITY BUDGET TO
CRIMINALIZE MENTAL ILLNESS AND
HOMELESSNESS.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS
MORNING.
THE NEXT PERSON IS COLLEEN.
GOOD MORNING, COLLEEN.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I'M COLLEEN.
I HAVE SERVED ON THE MEDIATION
TEAM FOR SR 520 AND CITYWIDE
PROJECTS AND TRANSPORTATION FOR
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.
I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT
$3,950,000 IN THE BUDGET TO
STUDY AND INFORM TRANSPORTATION
IMPACT FEES.
THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS CRUMBLING
AND TAXPAYERS ARE PAYING THE
PRICE FOR OVERUSE AND MISUSE OF
BRIDGES AND ROADWAYS THAT ARE
NEEDED TO MOVE PEOPLE
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
THE STATE FUNDS THE LARGER
CORRIDORS BUT THE CITY HAS TO
MAINTAIN AND BUILD NEW CAPACITY
NEAR THE LIGHT-RAIL STATION.
SEATTLE HAS GIVEN A WAWA TOO
MUCH TO DEVELOPERS AND PAYING
NO IMPACT FEES FOR
TRANSPORTATION EXCEPT MAYBE
PROVIDING BIKE STORAGE.
VOTE TO SUPPORT THE ALLOCATION
OF THAT 350,000 TO YOU HAD
PROVIDE THE RESOURCES FOR
SEATTLE SO WE CAN HAVE THE
GROWTH MATCHED SIMULTANEOUSLY
WITH INFRASTRUCTURE IN A MUCH
MORE EX-QUITABLE WAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> JUST FOR EVERYBODY LISTS
SYNING IN, I THINK WE WILL BE
ABLE TO GET THROUGH ALL OF YOU.
WE HAVE LESS THAN 10 PEOPLE AND
LESS THAN 10 MINUTES.
VALERIE, SHAWN AND FATIMA, THAT
IS WHO IS NEXT.
GOOD MORNING, VALERIE.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I HOPE YOU CAN HEAR ME.
I'M VALERIE SUAREZ.
I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE
POLICE SCENE IN SEATTLE FOR 10
YEARS.
I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS MISTAKES
WITH POLICING.
ONE THAT IS KEY TO ALL THE
OTHERS IS OUR SO-CALLED
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
IT COSTS MILLIONS EVERY YEAR TO
MAKE IT LOOK LIKE WE HAVE
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY WHEN WE
DON'T.
IT'S NOT TRANSPARENT.
MOST PEOPLE IN SEATTLE DON'T
KNOW THAT THE OPA HAS NO REAL
POWER.
IT'S OBVIOUS WE MADE A MISTAKE,
FACE A MORAL TEST.
DO WE DOUBLE DOWN IN A
DEFENSIVENESS OR DENIAL OR
ADMIT MISTAKES AND CORRECT
THEM.
THE RIGHT THING TO DO IS TO
BEGIN DEMANY FUNDING THE OPA
AND USE THE FUNDS TO BUILD AN
ELECTED ENTIRELY CIVILIAN
SYSTEM FOR POLICE ACCOUNTED
ABILITY.
THE OPPORTUNITY IS IN THIS
BUDGET.
THE TIME IS NOW.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS
MORNING.
GOOD MORNING, SHAWN.
>> SHAWN, JUST CHECKING TO SEE
IF YOU CAN HEAR ME.
STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
AND AFTER SHAWN WILL BE FATIMA.
>> I THINK I GOT IT.
>> I GOT YOU NOW.
GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
>> OKAY.
SORRY ALL.
I AM A COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES
DISTRICT.
I AM A BUSINESS OWNER AND VERY
EXCITED TO BE ORGANIZING WITH
KING COUNTY EQUITY NOW ON THE
RESEARCH TEAM AS THE RESEARCH
DIRECTOR.
I'M CALLING IN SUPPORT OF A FEW
KEY PIECES.
I THINK WE SHOULD STOP
PROSECUTING POVERTY AND
PUNISHING MORE PEOPLE AND STOP
WAISTING MONEY, HONESTLY TO
CREATE PUBLIC SAFETY, FOUR KAI
POINTS ONE IS I THINK THAT
COUNCIL SHOULD SUPPORT
EXPANDING THE DURESS DEFENSE
ORDINANCE.
STOP WASTING MONEY ON THINGS
THAT ALLOW TO GIVE JUDGES THE
DISCRETION TO ALSO RECOGNIZE
THAT.
THE SECOND THING IS THAT I
THINK WE SHOULD BE EXTENDING
THE HIRING FREEZE ON POLICE
OFFICERS.
THIRD I THINK WE SHOULD BE
SUPPORT SING THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET AND THE POINTS THERE IN
AND FINALLY SUPPORTING INTERNET
FOR ALL SO MORE RESIDENTS CAN
PARTICIPATE IN ONLINE --
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT THREE PEOPLE ARE
FATIMA, ISABEL AND DEB.
GOOD MORNING.
>> HI, GOOD MORNING.
I AM.
[ INAUDIBLE ]. I'M CALLING IN
SUPPORT OF THE ORDINANCE.
I DO NOT BELIEVE THE COURT
SHOULD PROTESTOR CRIMES.
[ INAUDIBLE ] MENTAL HEALTH
ISSUES.
THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT
SHOULD NOT CONSIDER THESE
MATTERS.
THEY WASTE A LOT OF MONEY ON
EACH YEAR.
[ INAUDIBLE ] GIVE PEOPLE THAT
MONEY TO HOUSE -- REINVEST INTO
THE COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITIES
OF PEOPLE OF COLOR.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ISABELLA, GOOD MORNING.
>> HI, GOOD MORNING, I WAS IN
CAPITOL HILL AND I'M HERE TO
EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THE
SOLELY DAIRY BUDGET AND URGE
YOU TO SUPPORT IT AS WELL.
NOW NORTHERN EVER WE NEED TO
PRESERVE THE PUBLIC SERVICE AND
PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT THE LOCAL
ECONOMY, CULTURAL CENTERS AND
THE COMMUNITY.
THE BUDGET THAT YOU WROTE ON
NEEDS TO REFLECT A CITY THAT
WORKS FOR EVERYONE AND ELEVATES
PLAQUE LIVES.
WE CAN TAKE COMMON SENSE
MEASURES TO CARE FOR THE
COMMUNITY RATHER THAN POLICING
PEOPLE AS PART OF THE 20-21
BUDGET, ADDRESS THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE SO A PERSON CAN
AVOID CONVICTION IF THEY WERE
EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH --
AND WHAT SAWANT PUT FORWARD,
THE GREEN NEW DEAL THAT IS
PRESER G $20 MILLION FOR LOW
INCOME HOMES TO CLEAN ENERGY
AND ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS
NOW, NOT LATER.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
DEB BARKER.
>> GOOD MORNING.
DEB BARKER IN DISTRICT ONE
RESIDENT.
WE HAVE A BRIDGE THAT IS
BROKEN.
I AM ASKING YOU TO SUPPORT
FUNDING FOR THE TRANSPORTATION
IMPACT FEES, CONTINUED FUNDING
REQUEST.
WE ARE SO CLOSE TO
ACCOMPLISHING A PRACTICE THAT
THE REST OF PUGET SOUND CITIES
TAKE FOR GRANTED,
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES.
DEVELOPERS EXPECT TO PAY THEM
EVERYWHERE ELSE BUT HERE.
I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT CBA, LOTA-
001 TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES
ARE IMPORTANT.
JUST DO IT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND THE LAST THREE SPEAKERS
THIS MORNING ARE KATIE HURLEY,
DEANNA GLAZE AND RUBY.
KATIE, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I'M KATIE HURLEY.
I'M WITH THE KING COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENSE.
I STRONGLY SUPPORT AGENDA ITEM
10 PROPOSAL TO EXPAND THE.
[ INAUDIBLE ] THE CITY SPENDS
$20 MILLION A YEAR
INCARCERATING PEOPLE, MANY POOR
AND HAVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
DISORDERS.
THIS WILL DECREASE THE NUMBER
OF INDIVIDUALS INCARCERATED AND
GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT TO A JUDGE OR JURY THE
FULL STORY BEHIND THEIR
BEHAVIOR AND THE COMMUNITY.
NOT JUST WHAT HAPPENED BUT WHY
IT HAPPENED AND REFLECT
CONFIDENCE IN THE JUDGES AND
RESIDENTS OF SEATTLE TO
DETERMINE IF THE WORDS OF THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE WHAT
CONDUCT MERITS CONDEMNATION AS
CRIMINAL.
JUDGES AND JURIES CAN DO A
BETTER JOB WHEN GIVEN A MORE
COMPLETE PICTURE OF THE
BEHAVIOR.
[ INAUDIBLE ] WHILE CONTINUING
TO EXACERBATE THEM WITH THE OUT
COMES.
REINVEST MONEY CURRENTLY SPENT
REINCARCERATING INDIVIDUALS --
>> THANK YOU, KATIE.
DIANA, GOOD MORNING.
>> HELLO?
>> HI, THERE.
>> HI, I AM CALLING TO VOICE MY
SUPPORT FOR ITEM 2, THE
INTERNET FOR ALL ITEM BECAUSE
THE INTERNET HAS ONLY INCREASED
IN ITS IMPORTANCE AND COMMERCE
AND SPECIFIC ENGAGEMENT AND NOW
IN EDUCATION AND THE DIGITAL
DIVIDE HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE
FOR YEARS AND YEARS.
IT'S TIME TO PROVIDE IT AS A
UTILITY.
WE DON'T NEED TO WAIT UNTIL THE
DUE OPEN POLY AND LOSE THE
FIGHT FOR UTILITIES TO PROVIDE
INTERNET FOR ALL.
I WOULD LIKE TO REPEAT THAT
SHAWN'S CALL TO EXTEND THE
HIRING FREEZE ON POLICE
OFFICERS.
THE COUNCIL HAS ALREADY
COMMITTED SINCE THE SUMMER TO
DIVEST FROM POLICE AT LEAST 50%
AND WE DO NOT NEED TO BE HIRING
MORE POLICE IN ORDER TO MEET
THAT COMMITMENT.
SO --
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> AND THE LAST SPEAKER IS
RUBY.
>> HI, MY NAME IS RUBY KALE.
I'M A REALLY DENT OF DISTRICT
THREE.
I AM A STUDENT AT GARFIELD HIGH
SCHOOL.
I AM CALLING AS A MEMBER OF OUR
CLIMATE WASHINGTON TO URGE YOU
TO DIVEST FROM SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT BY 50%.
AND SUPPORT DISTRIBUTION OF
FUNDS DIVERTED FROM SPD THROUGH
PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING
PROCESS.
I ALSO URGE YOU TO EXTEND THE
POLICE HIRING FREEZE INTO 2021.
AS POLICE QUIT OR RETIRE WE
DON'T NEED MORE INVESTMENTS TO
THE POLICE FUND.
MY MAIN POINT IS THAT POLICE DO
NOT CREATE PUBLIC SAFETY.
AND WE NEED TO INSTEAD OF
CRIMINALIZING HOMELESSNESS WE
CAN FIND DIGNIFIED EMERGENCY
SHELTER, BASIC SANITATION AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
THIS MORNING.
>> OKAY.
THAT GETS US THROUGH PUBLIC
COMMENT.
EVERYBODY THAT SIGNED UP GOT A
CHANCE TO SPEAK.
THAT WAS ABOUT 33 MINUTES OF
PUBLIC SYSTEM AND WE WANT TO
OFFER A FEW EXTRA MINUTES SINCE
WE WERE ALMOST THROUGH THE
LIST.
THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
LET'S HAVE THE CLERK, MADAM
CLERK, READ ITEM ONE INTO THE
RECORD.
>> MADAM CLERK YOU MAY BE ON
MUTE.
>> MY APOLOGIZE.
YES, WE WILL MOVE INTO INTROF
DUCKS AND OVERVIEW OF COUNCIL
BUDGET ACTION AND STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO ALY FOR
QUICK OPENING REMARKS THEN I
HAVE REMARKS AS WELL FOR
ORIENTATION BEFORE WE DIVE IN.
ALY, GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN AND
THANKS TO YOUR ENTIRE TEAM.
HELP US THROUGH THE
INTRODUCTION OF WHAT TO EXPECT
TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN
MOSQUEDA.
GOOD MORNING, COMMITTEE
MEMBERS.
TODAY WE ARE ON STEP 3 IN THE
BUDGET PROCESS.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
SORRY.
SECOND SLIDE.
WE WILL DISCUSS COUNCIL BUDGET
ACTIONS AND STATEMENTS OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENTS PRO PAUSED
BY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND I WILL
JUST NOTE HERE THAT WE ARE
HALFWAY THROUGH COMMITTEE THIS
WEEK.
WE ARE ALMOST TO THE DOWNHILL
PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
THERE ARE ABOUT 32 PROPOSALS
THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED TODAY
AND 80 ADDITIONAL PROPOSALS
PRESENTED ON THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY THAT AFFECT A NUMBER OF
DEPARTMENTS, 2021 PROPOSED
BUDGET.
THESE PROPOSALS AND THE
DISCUSSION TODAY INFORM
DEVELOP.
OF THE PACKAGE THAT IS THE NEXT
STEP IN THE PROCESS.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
IN ADDITION TO THE PROPOSALS
DISCUSSED IN COMMITTEE THIS
WEEK, THE PACKAGE WILL INCLUDE
BUDGET ACTIONS FOR THE 36
PIECES OF LEGISLATION
TRANSMITTED WITH THE PROPOSED
BUDGET AND NECESSARY ACTIONS
FOR THE BALANCING PACKAGE.
IT WAS SUMMARIZED IN THE
MISCELLANEOUS PAPER PRESENTED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON OCTOBER
16th.
COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LEGISLATION
THAT WON'T BE DISCUSSED THIS
WEEK, GET IN TOUCH WITH CENTRAL
STAFF.
IF YOU COULD MOVE TO THE NEXT
SLIDE.
THE BALANCE PACKAGE AS LONG
WITH THE REVENUE UPDATE WILL BE
PRESENTED AT THE NOVEMBER 10
BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING THEN
FOLLOWING THAT WE MOVE INTO THE
FORM C DEADLINE WHERE COUNCIL
MEMBERS CAN MAKE PROPOSALS TO
CHANGE THE PROPOSED BALANCING
PACKAGE AND AS A REMINDER,
THOSE PROPOSALS ARE DUE ON
NOVEMBER 12 AT 5:00 P.M.
AND SELF BALANCING.
IF YOU ARE PROPOSING TO
INCREASE SPENDING IN A
DEPARTMENT YOU MUST PROPOSE AN
OFFSETTING CUT.
UNLESS THERE ARE QUESTIONS I'M
HAPPY TO TURN IT BACK OVER TO
THE CHAIR FOR HER OPENING
REMARKS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ALY, IF YOU COULD STAY WITH US
-- I KNOW YOU WILL BE WITH US
THE ENTIRE MORNING BUT A QUICK
SECOND.
THERE MIGHT BE QUESTIONS FOR
BOTH OF US AFTER I OFFER
ADDITIONAL CONTEXT FOR THE HAND
RAISING FEATURE AND SIGNING ON
TO FORM Bs.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL
FREE TO ASK ALY AND I. AS IT
RELATES TO THE HAND RAISING
FEATURE, A NUMBER OF US HAVE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR YEARS
HOW IT MIGHT BE HARD FOR FOLKS
FOLLOWING AT HOME OR WHEN WE
WERE PRECOVID IN THE COUNCIL
CHAMBERS TO SEE WHEN HANDS WERE
BEING RAISED TO ADD YOUR NAMES.
WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS
PROCESS TODAY FOR TRANSPARENCY
WITH THE PUBLIC AND FOR BETTER,
I THINK, ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ALL
OF US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW
WHO IS SIGNING ON TO WHICH
ITEMS.
IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US
TO USE TECHNOLOGY TO OUR
ADVANTAGE TODAY.
AS WE ADD OUR NAMES ON TO FORM
B TODAY, THE PUBLIC WILL BE
ABLE TO FOLLOW ALONG.
TODAY AS FORM Bs ARE DISCUSSED,
WE WILL HAVE THE NAMES AND
PICTURES OF THE PRIME SPONSOR
ALONG WITH COSPONSORS THAT
INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE
TO BE LISTED ON THE DOCUMENT.
THANK YOU TO JOSEPH FROM OUR
COMMUNICATION TEAM FOR MAKING
IT POSSIBLE.
HERE IS A GREAT EXAMPLE.
YOU WILL NOT ACTUALLY
PHYSICALLY RAISE YOUR HANDS.
YOU WILL USE THE FORM -- THE
FEATURE IN THE ZOOM APPLICATION
IN FRONT OF US AND WE BEHIND
THE SCENES WILL BE ADDING YOUR
PICTURE AND NAME.
IF THE YOU ARE NOT LISTED AND
YOU WANT TO BE LISTED WE CAN DO
THAT.
I WILL THEN SUMMARIZE AT THE
END BEFORE WE MOVE TO THE NEXT
FORM THE COSPONSORS ALONG WITH
THE PRIME SPONSOR.
THIS GIVES US A CHANCE TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE GOT IT CORRECT.
IF YOU NEED TO REMOVE YOUR NAME
AND MISUNDERSTOOD YOUR INTENT
YOU CAN TAKE IT OFF AT THAT
POINT.
THIS IS A HELPFUL TOOL FOR
TRANSPARENCY AS WE MAKE SURE
THAT THE PUBLIC CAN FOLLOW
ALONG WITH OUR DISCUSSION,
GIVEN THE SPEED AND HIGH NUMBER
OF FORM Bs AND REMOTE TO MAKE
IT AS WELL COMING AS POSSIBLE
FOR PEOPLE TO FOLLOW ALONG.
THIS IS NOT A ROLE CALL.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, USE THE
HAND FEATURE AND WE DO HAVE ONE
COUNCIL MEMBER ON THE PHONE.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ I HAVE AN INDICATION
ALONG WITH THE CENTRAL STAFF
AND PATTY WE HAVE A LIST OF THE
NUMBERS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO
SIGN ON TO.
THOSE WILL BE LOADED AS WELL AS
WE GET TO THOSE FORMS.
I WANT TO THANK JOSEPH FOR
CREATING THE FEATURE AND PATTY
FOR WORKING ON THIS AND GETTING
THE NAMES AND PICTURES UPLOADED
BEHIND THE SCENE.
THAT IS HELPFUL.
THERE MAY BE A FEW GLITCHES.
THAT IS LIFE IN 2020 WITH
EVERYTHING GOING ON REMOTELY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENTS IN
ADVANCE AND I HOPE YOU SEE THIS
AS A GOOD ADDITION TO THE
BUDGET PROCESS.
AS IT RELATES TO SIGNING ON,
JUST A WORD OF ADVICE OR
CAUTIONARY NOTE, FROM MY
EXPERIENCE IN THE FIRST YEAR, I
WANTED TO SIGN ON TO
EVERYTHING.
I THINK I ALMOST DID.
AND I THINK AT THIS POINT GIVEN
THAT WE ARE IN A DIFFERENT
REVENUE SITUATION AND THERE IS
SO MANY DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN
FRONT OF US, I WOULD URGE FOLKS
TO USE CAUTION OR RESERVATION
ON THE NUMBER THAT YOU SIGN ON
TO.
I DON'T WANT TO LIMIT ANYBODY
IN EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR
VARIOUS FORM Bs BUT NOTE THAT
THE TRADITION IS FOR US TO USE
YOUR SIGN ON AS AN INDICATION
OF THE HIGHEST PRIORITIES THAT
COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE.
AND IT HELPS THE CENTRAL STAFF
AND THE BUDGET CHAIR TO
IDENTIFY WHICH PRIORITIES THE
ENTIRE COUNCIL IS INTERESTED
IN.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
COUNCIL'S REBALANCED BUDGET IS
A REFLECTION OF THE VARIOUS
PRIORITIES THAT WE HAVE AND I
KNOW WE WANT TO DO MORE AND
CONTINUE TO STRIVE TO DO MORE
AS WE PUSH FOR MORE
OPPORTUNITIES IN THE
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE REALM BUT
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS
PROCESS TODAY HAS A CLEAR
DISTINCTION, IF YOU ARE PUTTING
YOUR NAME ON EVERYTHING, IT'S
HARD FOR YOU TO KNOW WHICH ARE
THE BIGGEST PRIORITY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH IN ADVANCE
FOR YOUR INTEREST IN SIGNING
ON.
I WANTED TO OFFER THAT FOR MY
PERM EXPERIENCE.
I WANTED TO SIGN ON TO
EVERYTHING.
GIVEN WHERE WE ARE AT IT'S
HELPFUL IF YOU DO ADD YOUR
NAME.
INDICATION TO ALL OF US THAT
IT'S A TOP PRIORITY AND WILL
CARRY ADDITIONAL WAIT.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR ALY?
YOU DID A GOOD JOB.
THE CREW THAT MADE THIS PROCESS
POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY PATTY FOR
GIVING THE NAMES UP AND JOSEPH
FOR CREATING THIS APPLICATION
FOR US.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND PROCEED WITH
THE LIST OF FORM Bs.
WE HAVE A SUMMARY DOCUMENT THAT
IS INCLUDED, IF YOU USE THE
AGENDA AS A SUMMARY DOCUMENT,
THAT IS HELPFUL AS WELL.
EACH OF THE FORMS HAVE THEIR
OWN PAGE SO TAKE LOTS OF NOTES,
ASK THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU NEED
TO GET ASKED TODAY AND LET'S
DIVE IN.
ALY, DO I TURN IT BACK TO YOU.
>> YES.
>> LET'S DO THIS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
I WILL PRESENT THE FIRST ITEM
ON BEHALF OF LISA K. BEFORE WE
JUMP IN, I WANT TO NOTE THAT WE
WILL BE PRESENTING WHAT IS IN
FRONT OF YOU ON THE SCREEN.
THE NUMBER AND THE TITLE AS
WELL AS THE SPONSORS FOR THE
PROPOSAL.
IF THERE IS A NEED TO HIGHLIGHT
DETAILS IN THE ACTUAL AMENDMENT
SHEET, PLEASE SIGNAL TO US AND
PATTY CAN OPEN THE DOCUMENT.
FOR THE MOST PART WE WILL FOCUS
ON THE TITLE AND VERBALLY
DESCRIBE THE PROPOSAL.
SO, THIS FIRST ITEM, CBO 101 IS
A STATEMENT OF LETTING TIP OF
INTENT PROPOSED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN, INCLUDE A NEW
SECTION CALLED INTERNET FOR ALL
IN THE 2021 ADOPTED BUDGET BOOK
CHAP OFFICER FOR THE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT.
TIS SECTION SHOULD REFERENCE
RESOLUTION 31956 PASSED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL IN JULY OF 2020 AS
WELL AS THE EXECUTIVE ACTION
PLAN PRESENTED IN SEPTEMBER TO
THE COUNCIL AND THE NEXT REPORT
FROM THE IT DEPARTMENT DUE IN
THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2021 WILL
SUMMARIZE PROGRES ON INITIAL
STRATEGIES TO INCREASE ACCESS
AND ADOPTION OF AFFORDABLE
INTERNET SERVICES AND INCLUDE
SETTING UP A DASHBOARD TO TRACK
RESULTS.
I TURN IT OVER TO THE SPONSOR.
>> ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN MOSQUEDA
AND ALY FOR THAT GREAT SUMMARY.
IF WILL BE THE EASIEST THING TO
APPROVE TODAY.
ILLUMINATE SOMETHING THAT WE
HAVE VOTED ON AND SUPPORTED BUT
IT WAS ABSENT FROM THE BUDGET
DOCUMENT ITSELF.
SO, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> OKAY.
GREAT.
I AM NOT SEEING ANY QUESTIONS.
EXCELLENT.
AND IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN
SIGNING ON, PLEASE DO RAISE
YOUR HAND.
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT A
QUESTION.
>> I WANT TO MAKE A FEW
COMMENTS.
>> PLEASE, AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
I WILL SUPPORT THIS BECAUSE I
SUPPORT MUNICIPAL BRAD BAND AND
THEY HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR
MUNICIPAL BRAD BAND BUT NOT
SUCCEEDED BECAUSE OF OBSTACLES
IN CITY HALL.
AND I WILL SUPPORT ANYTHING
RELATED TO THIS BUT I DO WANT
TO EXPRESS FRUSTRATION EVERY
YEAR I SEE COUNCIL MEMBERS
PROPOSE SOMETHING THAT LOOKS
LIKE SUPPORT FOR MUNICIPAL
BROADBAND BUT NOT MATERIAL.
WHEN MY OFFICE PROPOSED A
BUDGET AMOUNTEDMENT TO START
BUILDING MUNICIPAL BROADBAND
STARTING IN ONE NEIGHBORHOOD OF
THE CITY, THE MAJORITY OF THE
COUNCIL REFUSED TO SUPPORT IT.
SO, I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS
BUT I WANT TO STRESS THAT WHAT
WE NEED IS MUNICIPAL BROADBAND
AND START NIGHT REALITY.
>> THANK YOU.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
>> OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
I AM SEEING NO ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN.
TO SUMMARIZE WE HAVE PEDERSEN
AS THE SPONSOR, HERBOLD,
JUAREZ, LEWIS SIGNED ON AS
COSPONSORS.
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TODAY.
WE DID IT.
WE USED THE HAND RAISE
FUNCTION.
THAT IS A GOOD FIRST STEP
TODAY.
AND JUST A QUICK NOTE AS WELL.
I WILL NOT BE SIGNING ON AS A
GENERAL RULE, I WON'T SIGN ON
TO -- AS A COSPONSOR JUST SO
YOU KNOW.
THAT IS NOT AN INDICATION THAT
I DON'T SUPPORT YOUR PIECES BUT
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS
KNEW THAT AT THE GET GO.
CONGRATULATIONS PEDERSEN.
YOU HELPED US GET THROUGH THE
FIRST ONE.
NUMBER 2.
>> OKAY.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
BRIAN GOOD KNIGHT.
THE NEXT TWO ITEMS RELATE TO
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING OR DEEL.
THIS WOULD ADD $550,000 OF ONE
TIME FUNDING FROM THE FUND
BALANCE OF THE 2011 FAMILIES
AND EDUCATION LEVY TO SUPPORT
PROGRAMMING FOR BLACK GIRLS AND
YOUNG WOMEN AND BLACK, KWER AND
TRANSYOUTH UP TO $175,000 OF
THE FUNDS ARE TO SUPPORT DEEL
AND A STUDY TO IDENTIFY GAPS IN
THE PROGRAMMING TO SUPPORT
BLACK GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN AND
MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON
APPROPRIATE PROGRAMMING
OPPORTUNITIES.
THE BUDGET REQUEST REQUESTS
THAT THE FINDING AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BE REPORTED TO
THE COUNCIL BY THE END OF MAY
AND ADDRESS ONE TIME FUNDS MADE
AVAILABLE BY THIS BUDGET ACTION
AND ONGOING SOURCE OF FUNDING
FOR FUTURE PROGRAMMING.
THIS ITEM IS BE SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBERS GONZALEZ,.
>> THIS IS AN ITEM THAT I AM
THRILLED TO SPONSOR AND
APPRECIATIVE TO DO SO WITH THE
STRONG PARTNERSHIP OF COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES FROM DISTRICT 2
AND HUGE THANKS TO COUNCIL
MEMBER JUAREZ FOR HER
SPONSORSHIP ON THIS CITYWIDE
PROPOSAL.
THE CITY ALREADY HAS SIMILAR
PROGRAMMING THROUGH THE PROGRAM
OUR BEST WHICH IS FOCUSED ON
BLACK MALES.
THROUGH THE FAMILIES EDUCATION
AND PRESCHOOL LEVY WE MADE
TARGETED INVESTMENTS TO SUPPORT
STUDENTS OUTSIDE OF THE
CLASSROOM BUT THERE IS MORE TO
DO AS WE KNOW AND 2020 HAS
BROUGHT THIS INTO SHARP FOCUS
FOR ALL OF US.
IF INCLUDED IN THE CHAIR'S
INITIAL REVISED BUDGET PACKAGE,
THIS WOULD MAKE TARGETING
INVESTMENTS IN BLACK GIRLS AND
YOUNG WOMEN.
WE AFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO NOT
LEAVING BLACK GIRLS AND BLACK
WOMEN AND KWER OUTBEHIND IN
ACHIEVES EQUITY.
IN AN ARTICLE PUB LIKED IN "THE
NEW YORK TIMES" ENTITLED A
BATTLE FOR THE SOULS OF BLACK
GIRLS THE WRITER PROVIDES A
PICTURE OF WHY BLACK GIRLS ARE
ARGUABLY THE MOST AT RISK
STUDENT GROUP IN THE UNITED
STATES.
FOCUSING IN ON DISPROPORTIONATE
RATES OF DISCIPLINE, BLACK BOYS
LED THE COUNTRY IN SUSPENSION,
EXPULSION AND SCHOOL ARRESTS.
THE DISPARITY BETWEEN THEM AND
WHITE BUYS IS A CATALYST FOR
NATIONAL MOMENTS OF CHANGE.
BLACK GIRLS DISCIPLINE RATES
ARE NOT FAR BEHIND THOSE OF
BLACK BOYS AND IN SEVERAL
CATEGORIES THE DISPARITY
BETWEEN BLACK AND WHITE GIRLS
ECLIPSE THOSE BETWEEN BLACK AND
WHITE BOYS CLOSED QUOTE.
THE ARTICLE PROVIDES THAT,
QUOTE, A "NEW YORK TIMES"
ANALYSIS OF THE MOST RECENT
DISCIPLINE DATA FROM THE
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FOUND THAT
BLACK GIRLS ARE FIVE TIMES MORE
LIKELY THAN WHITE GIRLS TO BE
SUSPENDED FROM SCHOOL.
SEVEN TIMES TO RECEIVE OUT OF
SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS THAN WHIFF
GIRLS AND THREE TIMES MORE
LIKELY TO RECEIVE REFERRALS TO
LAW ENFORCEMENT.
BLACK BOYS RECEIVED LOWER RATES
OF PUNISHMENT.
RESEARCHERS HAVE LONG SAID THAT
TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS
JUDGE THE BEHAVIOR OF BLACK
CHILDREN MORE HASHLY.
THIS IS AFFIRMED BY PAST
FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS
INVESTIGATIONS THAT FOUND THAT
BLACK STUDENTS ARE PUNISHED
MORE HARSHLY THAN THEIR WHITE
PEERS FOR THE SAME EXACT
BEHAVIOR.
IN CONCLUSION, I BELIEVE THIS
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT IS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY FOR
IDENTITY AFFIRMING AND
CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE
PROGRAMMING TO HELP BLACK
YOUTHFUL FILL THEIR EDUCATIONAL
POTENTIAL AND POTENTIAL IN
GENERAL.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE COLLEAGUES TO
BE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS REQUEST
AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE
PARTNERSHIP OF COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES IN PARTICULAR WHO WE
WORKED CLOSELY WITH IN SHAPING
THE PROPOSAL BEFORE US AND HUGE
THANKS TO COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ
WHO HAS LONG BEEN A CHAMPION
FOR ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS IN
CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE
PROGRAMMING AT THE CITY FOR A
BROAD SET OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
>> ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES, AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
WE HAD A CONSTITUENT HOPING TO
TESTIFY THIS MORNING BUT WASN'T
ABLE TO.
I WOULD LIKE TO READ THE
STATEMENT SHE WAS HOPING TO
MAKE.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> SO, THIS IS FROM MONICA
MATTHEWS A BLACK BUSINESS
OWNER, ENTREPRENEUR, EDUCATOR,
MENTOR IN OUR COMMUNITY AND A
RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 2. THE
COURAGE OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN
GIRLS IS COMMENTEDABLE AND
INSPIRATIONAL.
BLACK GIRLS CONTINUE TO START
TRENDS, INNOVATE IN EVERY
ARENA.
THIS IS TRUE FOR YOUNG MINDS IN
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL.
THE SHEER INSIDE OUT BEAUTY OF
BLACK GIRLS PERMEATES THROUGH
THE DARKEST DAYS AND MANIFESTS
ITSELF TOWARD ANY ISSUE BLACK
GIRLS FOCUS ON.
BLACK GIRLS SHOW UP DESPITE THE
BURDENS THAT THEY CARRY ON A
DAY TO DAY BASIS DEMONSTRATING
PERSISTENCE.
IT GIVES AN ILLUSION OF
STRENGTH BUT THEY ARE CHIRPING
AWAY AT THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS
OF BLACK GIRLS IN SEATTLE.
MONICA MATTHEWS, OWNER OF QUEEN
CARE PRODUCTS AND EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF LIFE ENRICHMENT
GROUP.
I FOUNDED IT 16 YEARS AGO
SPECIFICALLY TO SERVE MY
COMMUNITY IN ADDRESSING THE
NEEDS OF BLACK GIRLS.
DURING THIS TIME THE ACADEMIC
FAILURE RATE CONTINUES TO
INCREASE WIDENING THE
ACHIEVEMENT GAP MORE AND
UNDERMINING POSITIVE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT.
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
REFLECTS AFRICAN-AMERICAN
GIRLS.
IN ADDITION, THE EFFECTS OF
RACISM CRUSHED BLACK FAMILY
STRUCTURE LEAVING BLACK GIRLS
UNTIL DYSFUNCTIONAL HOME
ENVIRONMENTS.
MOVING FORWARD COMMUNITY AND
GOVERNMENT MUST WORK TOGETHER
TO PROVIDE HOLISTIC SET OF
COMMUNITY SUPPORTS THAT WILL
ESTABLISH THE ABILITY OF BLACK
GIRLS TO THRIVE IN SEATTLE.
THE CONCERTED EFFORTS OF
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION
HELD UP THE WORK FOR CLOSE TO
TWO DECADES.
WE NEED OUR CITY'S SUPPORT.
RIGHT NOW BLACK GIRLS ARE THE
VICTIMS OF COUNTLESS ATROCITIES
STEMMING FROM A BROKEN ST.
PETERSBURG.
THROUGH EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT
AND HEALING GIRLS CAN BECOME
VECTORS IN OUR SOCIETY WITH
POLICY CHANGES AND FOCUSED
FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS.
INVESTING IN ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR
BLACK GIRLS IT IS ESSENTIAL.
WE MUST COMMIT NOT LEAVING OUR
BLACK GIRLS BEHIND.
2020 HAS FORCED US TO RESET THE
COURSE.
LET'S REBUILT THE ESSENTIAL
FRAMEWORK THAT BLACK GIRLS
NEED.
THE STATEMENT GOES ON AND I AM
GOING TO SEND IT TO YOU.
BUT IN THE INTEREST OF TIME I
WILL STOP THERE AND JUST -- AS
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ
SAID, ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN
ENSURING THAT WE MAKE THE
INVESTMENTS THAT WE NEED TO
MAKE FOR BLACK GIRLS IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU BOTH.
I SEE ALREADY SOME FOLKS ARE
ADDING THEIR NAMES.
I WANT TO DO A QUICK REMINDER
FOR PSA -- SORRY.
IS THAT THE RIGHT FRAME HERE?
TO RAISE YOUR HAND FOR THE
FOLKS FROM IT, DO A QUICK
REMINDER HOW TO RAISE YOUR HAND?
>> I CAN DO IT IF YOU WANT ME
TO.
>> OKAY.
>> IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RAISE
YOUR HAND TO INDICATE
COSPONSORSHIP OF THIS
PARTICULAR ITEM, GO TO THE
BOTTOM OF YOUR BAR IN THE ZOOM
FUNCTION.
CLICK ON PARTICIPATES WHICH
WILL OPEN UP A PANELIST BOX AND
THEN GO DOWN TO THE BOTTOM BAR
IN THE PANELIST BOX AND CLICK
ON RAISE HAND.
TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT SO YOU
KNOW.
>> IT'S A HIDDEN BUTTON BECAUSE
IT'S AT THE BOTTOM OF THE
SCREEN.
YOU WOULD EXPECT IT AT THE TOP.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
THAT IS LEADERSHIP.
>> I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF
YOU ALL FOR SIGNING ON.
TREMENDOUS SUPPORT FOR THIS.
I DON'T SEE ANY ADDITIONAL
HANDS OR HANDS SAYING THAT
THERE IS A QUESTION OR COMMENT.
TO SUMMARIZE, COUNCIL MEMBERS
JUAREZ AND MORALES AND HERBOLD,
SAWANT, PEDERSEN, STRAUSS AND
LEWIS.
LET'S MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THE NEXT ITEM IS NUMBERED DEEL
2-A 1. IT WOULD ADD $550,000 TO
DEEL FOR A PILOT PROGRAM AND
LIMITED NUMBER OF SCHOOLS IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS.
THE FUNDING WOULD BE USED TO
SET UP THE PILOT PROGRAM AND TO
FUND THE FIRST YEAR OF
PROGRAMMING FOR WHAT IS
INTENDED TO BE A MULTIYEAR
PILOT.
IT WOULD ALLOW RESTORATIVE
JUSTICE COORDINATORS OR TEAMS
FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO
BUILD AND STRENGTHEN
RELATIONSHIPS, ADDRESS
BEHAVIORAL ISSUES AND
CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE IN A
TRAUMA INFORMED WAY TO ASSIST
WITH CONFLICT RESOLUTION.
IT ASKS DEEL FOR PROGRAMS
OPERATING IN SEATTLE FOR
LESSONS LEARNED AND BEST
PRACTICES BEFORE DEVELOPING THE
PROGRAM AND MOVING FORWARD WITH
PROCUREMENT PROCESS.
THIS ITEM IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES AND
COSPONSORED BY HERBOLD AND
LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU, BRIAN.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> SO, THIS THROUGH WORK LIKE
EDUCATION NOW ORGANIZERS HAVE
CREATED, THIS WORK HAS BEEN
HAPPENING FOR A WHILE.
BUT FOLKS ARE REALLY ASKING NOW
FOR THE CITY TO MAKE -- ELECTED
OFFICIALS SPECIFICALLY TO MAKE
THESE INVESTMENTS.
AS BRIAN MENTIONED, THIS WOULD
CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR JOINT
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN COMMUNITY
úORGANIZATIONS IN SCHOOLS AND I
THINK THE COMMUNITY BASED WOMEN
OF THIS IS ESPECIALLY
IMPORTANT.
AS MENTIONED, THERE IS FUNDING
HAPPENING.
KING COUNTY BEST START FOR
KIDS, THEIR FUNDING CYCLE WILL
END IN 2021 AND THAT FUNDING
DID SUPPORT SOME RESTORATIVE
JUSTICE WORK, SOME DIFFERENT --
NOT ALL CIRCLES FOR EXAMPLE,
PEACE MAKING CIRCLES BUT IT DID
CREATE KIND OF A BIN MUCH MARK
FOR US TO TAMPA BAY ABLE TO
LOOK AT WHAT THE PRACTICES ARE
WHILE THE INITIAL INVESTMENT IS
ONE TIME FUNDING, THE EVENT IS
FOR THE CITY TO TAKE SERIOUSLY
THE IMPORTANCE OF ONGOING
FUNDING FOR THIS WORK AND
THROUGH BEST STARTS FOR KIDS
AND THROUGH THIS PILOT WE CAN
START TO CREATE A BASELINE OF
DATA THAT WILL ALLOW US TO MAKE
DECISIONS IN THE FUTURE ABOUT
HOW MUCH TO INVESTMENT.
THE CITY CHOSE TO INVEST IN
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS YEARS
AGO.
THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE OF HOW WE
INVESTED IN PUNITIVE PRACTICES
WHEN WE COULD HAVE INVESTED IN
MORE MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS
AND TEAMS TO PROVIDE HOLISTIC
SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS AND
STUDENTS.
SO, GOES WHILE THE SPD ITEM WAS
CAN YOU TELL THIS SUMMER, WE
HAVE TO CONTINUE THAT
TRAJECTORY AND MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE INVESTIGATING IN
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND IN OUR
YOUNG PEOPLE.
SO, I DO WANT TO READ ONE MORE
COMMENT FROM A CONSTITUENT, A
TEACHER WHO SAYS AS A TEACHER,
I SEE EVEN WITHOUT SCHOOL
RESOURCE OFFICERS STUDENTS
BEING SUSPENDED, EXPELLED AND
EVEN JUST LOSING INSTRUCTIONAL
TIME DUE TO BATTLES OF EGO,
NONVIOLENT ARGUMENTS,
POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA, ET
CETERA.
STUDENTS LOSE TIME IN THE
CLASSROOM, LOSE THEIR EDUCATION
ALTOGETHER IN SOME INSTANCES.
THOSE THAT DO RETURN TO THE
CLASSROOM DO SO WITHOUT HAVING
RELATIONSHIPS HEALED TO THE
EXTENT IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO
LEARN ALONGSIDE FOLKS THAT ARE
PART OF THE CONFLICT.
WE HAVE HAD RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
COORDINATORS THE LAST FEW YEARS
THAT HAVE BEGUN TO DO THE WORK.
WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT ARE
TRAINED IN RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
KEEPING IN EVERY GRADE LEVEL,
LEADING THE HEALING CIRCLES FOR
EACH OTHER.
THAT IS THE GOAL.
WE SET UP SYSTEMS TO DISMANTLE
PUNITIVE SYSTEMS OF
COLONYZATION, STUDENTS FEEL THE
AGENCY TO HEAL EACH OTHER IN
THEIR COMMUNITY, RESTORATIVE
JUSTICE GRAND RUNS OUT THIS
YEAR AND WITHOUT A COORDINATOR
NEXT YEAR.
PLEASE PASS MORALES PROPOSAL,
TEACHER AND RESIDENT OF
DISTRICT 2.
>> THANKS.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
SEEING NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS, THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
I SEE FOLKS RAISING THEIR HAND.
I WANT TO NOTE DON'T LOWER YOUR
OWN HAND IN THE ZOOM FUNCTION.
WE WILL HAVE OUR TEAM DO THAT
BEHIND THE SCENES SO WE MAKE
SURE THAT WE GET EVERYBODY ON
THE SCREEN BEFORE WE MOVE
FORWARD.
OKAY.
TO SUMMARIZE I SEE COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES ALWAYS THE PRIME
SPONSOR.
I SEE COUNCIL MEMBERS HERBOLD,
SAWANT, STRAUSS AND LEWIS AS
COSPONSORS.
ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE WE MOVE
ON.
EXCELLENT.
THAT SUMMARIZES THIS ONE -- MAY
I ASK A QUICK QUESTION, COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> OKAY, GREAT.
WHAT I DIDN'T SEE -- AND YOU
JUST STARTED TO SPEAK TO IT,
THE PERSON WHO YOU READ THE
TESTIMONY, THEY SAID THE MONEY
IS RUNNING OUT FOR RESTORATIVE
JUSTICE.
IS THIS THE CONTINUE NATION OF
A CONTINUING PROGRAM.
IT SAYS PILOT.
>> THERE IS ADDITIONAL
COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING IN OTHER
PARTS OF THE CITY, YOU KNOW,
BUT THE BEST START FOR KIDS FOR
EXAMPLE IS EXISTING FUNDING AND
EXISTING WORK THAT IS HAPPENING
BUT THIS WORK NEEDS TO PILOT.
>> THIS IS A NEW PILOT.
>> YEAH.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ALL RIGHT.
FOLKS.
I HAVE WE HAVE IT SUMMARIZE.
LET'S MOVE TO THE NEXT.
>> GREAT.
GOOD MORNING, WE HAVE THREE
ITEMS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS.
THE FIRST IS DON A 11.
THIS ADDS A NEW PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST POSITION
AND FUGGING TO THE DEPARTMENT
OF NEIGHBORHOODS TO STAFF AND
INDIGINOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL SET
UP IN 2021 TO PROVIDE A VOICE
AND FORUM FOR URBANATIVE
COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE INPUT ON
THEIR NEEDS AND INTERESTS TO
THE CITY.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ?
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING.
FIRST OF ALL, BIG THANK YOU TO
YOU, MADAM CHAIR, IT AND JOSEPH
FOR THE FORMAT REGARDING THE
BUDGET.
SO MUCH EASIER AND NICER TO SEE
EVERYBODY'S FACE INSTEAD OF
SHUFFLING PAPER BEHIND THE
SCREENS.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> INDIGINOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL,
BIG THANK YOU TO THE COSPONSORS
WITH ME, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ AND COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS, PARTICULARLY TO
GONZALEZ WHO OBVIOUSLY HAD
SERVED WITH ME LAST TERM AND IS
AWARE OF THE ISSUES NOT ONLY
FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE BUT IN
INDIAN COUNTRY.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE HAS NEVER
HAD THIS TYPE OF INDIGINOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL AND COMPANION
FTE WITHIN THE SEATTLE
GOVERNMENT FAMILY.
SO, WE NEED THIS PERMANENT
SPACE DEDICATED TO EMPOWER
COMMUNITIES TO' ADVICE CITY
OFFICIALS ON URGENT ISSUES THAT
NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND THE
TRIBES WITHIN KING COUNTY,
QUITE FRANKLY CURRENTLY FACE.
THE DEVASTATING REALTY THAT
AMERICAN INDIAN EXPERIENCE
DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGHER RATES
OF GENDER RACE VIOLENCE, HEALTH
DISPARITY, CHRONIC DISEASE AND
NUMBER ONE IN HOMELESSNESS.
I HAVE A FEW MORE NOTES HERE
BUT I WANT TO MAKE A POINT
HERE.
THIS ISN'T LIMITED LIKE INDIAN
COUNTRIES ISN'T LIMITED TO THE
FOUR CORNERS OF A RESERVATION,
NOT JUST URBANATIVE POPULATIONS
BUT WORKING WITH THE TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS, NOT ONLY IN KING
COUNTY BUT STATEWIDE WHERE THE
MEMBERS LIVE IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE IN LEVERAGING THE
RESOURCES OF TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS
WHICH WE HAVE DONE SINCE THE
'90s ON A STATE LEVEL.
CITY COUNCIL CAN PROVIDE THE
NATIVE VOICES AND LEADERSHIP IN
OUR CITY TO PROMOTE GOVERNMENT
TO GOVERNMENT RELATIONS WITH
THE TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, DEMANY
COLONIZE CURRENTLY STRUCTURES
AND PROMOTE THE LIVELIHOOD OF
NATIVE POPULATIONS IN SEATTLE
WITH EMPOWERED INDIGINOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL.
THIS MAKES IT HAPPEN.
THE INDIGENOUS COUNCIL, THE I
AC WILL SERVE THE IMPORTANCE OF
PROVIDING DIRECTION, GUIDANCE
AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE TO
ADVICE SEATTLE ELECTED
OFFICIALS AND CITY DEPARTMENTS
ON ISSUES RELATED TO NATIVE
POPULATIONS AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENT.
THE IAC WILL WORK CLOSER AND
WELL AND FIT INTO THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE
STRUCTURE AND ALSO WORK WITH
THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, MORE
CITY DEPARTMENTS, EXECUTIVE,
COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES.
SO, I THINK WHAT WE HAVE
LEARNED WHEN WE ADDED BACK IN
2018, WHEN WE ADDED NATIVE
COMMUNITIES TO OUR FORMER
PUBLIC AND CIVIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE IS THAT OUR OFFICE
AND COMMITTEE, EVEN THOUGH WE
ADDED NATIVE COMMUNITIES IN
GENERAL COULD NOT DO ALL OF THE
OUTREACH FOR ALL THE
DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING THE
EXECUTIVE AND CITY DEPARTMENTS
AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND I
THINK SOME OF YOU EXPERIENCED
THIS, WHERE DO YOU GO FOR THE
SOCIAL ISSUES, THE ISSUES,
LEGISLATIVE ISSUES WHERE YOU
NEED A BODY WHERE WE CAN
ADDRESS THESE ISSUES THAT WE
HEAR FROM OUR BROTHERS AND
SISTERS AT UNITED INDIAN,
SEATTLE INDIAN CENTER, CHIEF
SEATTLE AND I COULD GO ON AND
ON.
EVERY YEAR IN BUDGET I FIND
MYSELF AND STAFF TRYING TO
REACH OUT AS MUCH AS WE CAN AND
IT WAS CLEAR AND I HAVE KNOWN
THIS, THAT WE WERE GOING TO
NEED AT SOME POINT AN
INDIGINOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL.
SO, OTHER CITIES HAVE
SUCCESSFULLY CREATED A POSITION
OF A SIMILAR ENTITY.
WE KNOW THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
DOES THAT.
SAN FRANCISCO SUCCESSFULLY
CREATED A CULTURAL CENTER AND
ADVISORY COUNCIL BY THE PEOPLE.
PORTLAND HAS AN ACTIVE TRIBAL
RELATIONS DIRECTOR WHOSE
POSITION IS THE EXECUTIVE CITY
COUNCIL AND ALL CITY BUREAU IN
STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS AND
POLICY DEVELOPMENTS.
THEY WORK WITH TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS AND THE PORTLAND
NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE ANT OPPORTUNITY TO
FOLLOW THE MODELS AND BETTER
UNDERSTAND THE IMPACTS IN
SEATTLE AND ADVISORY COUNCIL
WILL FULFILL SEATTLE'S
OBLIGATION TO PROMOTE THE LIVES
OF NATIVE AMERICANS IN A MORE
PERMANENT WAY.
WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FUND
NOT ONLY PUT TOGETHER THE
INDIGINOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL BUT
HAVE THE COMPANION ONE FPE
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE HE HAD CUTE THE POLICY
ISSUES BROUGHT TO COMMITTEE
THAT WE WOULD BRING TO THE FULL
COUNCIL.
IN THE MEANTIME, WE ARE WORKING
WITH LISH TO CREATE THE
ADVISORY COUNCIL OUTSIDE OF THE
BUDGET SEASON TO PROVIDE MORE
TIME FOR PUBLIC EVEN GAUGEMENT
TO SHAPE THE STRUCTURE IN THE
FINAL YEAR.
WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT HOME,
HOW MANY CITY COUNCIL
APPOINTMENTS.
THIS PROPOSED STAFFER WOULD BE
INTRUE MENTAL DURING THE
BEGINNING FADES OF THE
ENGAGEMENT.
ON A SIDE NOTE FOR WHAT I HAD
TO DO AND, AGAIN, THIS IS THE
NICE PART ABOUT BEING OLD, I
REMEMBER THE DAYS WHEN
PRESIDENT CLINTON SIGNED
EXECUTIVE ORDER IN THE EARLY
'90s REQUIRING FEDERAL
GOVERNMENTS TO ADOPT A
GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT
RELATIONSHIP WITH TRIBES.
IT ISN'T JUST A MATTER OF
HAVING AN FPE, INDIGINOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL BUT COMMUNITY
PEOPLE COMING FORWARD TO INFORM
US WHAT ISSUES NEED TO BE
TURNED INTO LEGISLATION AND
WHICH IS ANOTHER -- MORE THAN A
BONUS WHICH I'M HOPING THAT WE
LEVERAGE MORE IS THAT WE WORK
CLOSER WITH TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS
NOT ONLY ON ISSUES THAT THIS
COUNCIL RECENTLY PASSED ON
MISSING, MURDERED INCH TIG
BEGIN NEWS GIRLS BUT OTHER
ISSUES, LOOKING AT CHIEF
SEATTLE OR UNITED INDIANS THAT
WE HAVE AN INDIGINOUS ADVISORY
COUNCIL ON THE GROUND IN
COMMUNITY DOING THE WORK,
ADVISING OUR COMMUNITY AND US
BRINGING FORWARD MORE
LEGISLATION AND BUDGET
PROPOSALS TO ADDRESS THE
ISSUES.
WE ARE DOING IT ON AN AD HOC
BASIS FOREVER.
I HOPE WE GET THIS THROUGH
BUDGET.
THANK YOU TO GONZALEZ AND'
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD, GOOD
AHEAD.
>> I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL
MEMBER JUAREZ FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD AND HER STEADFAST AND
ONGOING ADVOCACY FOR INDIGINOUS
COMMUNITIES.
I DID A LITTLE SORT OF POLKING
AROUND ABOUT OTHER
JURISDICTIONS WHERE ADVISORY
COUNCILS LIKE THIS AND AS
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ STATED,
OTHER JURISDICTIONS,
PARTICULARLY THROUGHOUT CANADA
HAD SIMILAR TYPE OF ADVISORY
COUNCILS THAT ARE NOT JUST
ADVISORY BUT REALLY IMPORTANT
TO DRIVING PLANNING RANKED
RESOURCE ALLOCATION.
I SEE THAT IN PORTLAND THEY
FORMALLY RECOGNIZED AND
PROVIDED STAFFING AND FUNDING
TO THEIR NATIVE AMERICAN
COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL IN
2013.
THIS IS, I THINK, MUCH NEEDED
AND WELCOME AND TIME RELEVANT
EMPHASIS AND, AGAIN, I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE LASER FOCUS OF
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ ON THIS
TYPE OF ENGAGEMENT IN LIFTING
UP THE VOICES.
>> THANK YOU, GOES COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD.
THAT IS KIND OF YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
OKAY.
NOW IS THE TIME TO GO AHEAD, IF
YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SIGNING
ON, I WILL SUMMARIZE WHO WE SEE
AS ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS.
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ PRIME
SPONSOR.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES AND
GONZALEZ JOINED BY HERBOLD,
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS, COUNCIL
MEMBER SAW STAW.
AND I BELIEVE COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS IS INTERESTED IN SIGNING
ON.
>> YES, MADAM CHAIR.
>> EXCELLENT.
I THINK WE HAVE EVERYBODY THAT
I SEE ON MY END.
I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU FOR
CONTINUING TO ENGAGE IN THIS
PROCESS.
JUST A PSA BEHIND THE SCENES,
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN I SEE
YOUR NAME LISTED IF WE CAN ADD
HIM.
SO, WHAT WE ARE DOING BEHIND
THE SCENE IS WHEN YOU RAISE
YOUR HAND, PATTY IS USING THAT
INFORMATION TO PUT YOUR
INFORMATION ON THE SCREEN AND
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
LOWERING YOUR HAND.
BUT WE WILL ENDEAVOR TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE GET THROUGH ALL OF
THOSE HANDS BEFORE WE MOVE ON.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL
SOMEBODY IS DONE SUMMARIZING.
IF YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO SIGN ON
BUT, AGAIN, YOU DON'T HAVE TO
FEEL LIKE YOU SIGN ON TO
EVERYTHING BUT APPRECIATE
EVERYBODY DOING.
THIS WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE
NEXT ONE.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> DON, 2 A 1 ADDS $200,000 TO
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
TO SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION OF
THE COOK CATEGORY CHESS PARK.
THIS IS UNDER UTILIZED RIGHT-OF-
WAY AND THE RAIN NEAR BEACH
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY HAS BEEN
WORKING HONOR A NUMBER OF YEARS
TO DEVELOP INTO A COMMUNITY
GATHERING SPACE THAT INCLUDES
OUTDOOR CHEST PLAYING INSPIRED
BY DETECTIVE COOKIE WHO LEADS A
CHEST CLUB IN THE RENIER
NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
WELL, AS I SAID LAST WEEK, THIS
WOULD HELP BUILD OUT THE PARK
TO INCLUDE A GIANT CHESS BOARD
ON THE GROUND.
YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE
NIGHBORHOOD HAVE USED THIS
AREA AND THIS CHESS CLUB FOR
YEARS AS A WAY TO CONNECT AND
BUILD BRIDGES, HEALTHY
COMMUNICATION IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD.
WITH ADULTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
AS WELL.
PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY HAVE
COME TOGETHER TO HONOR THE CLUB
AND HAVE A POSITIVE OUTLET FOR
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND MAKE SURE THAT
THE PROCESS GETS COMPLETED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
>> I SEE COSPONSORS, HERBOLD
AND STRAUSS.
HAVE YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES, NO
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS.
APPRECIATE YOUR SUMMARY HERE.
LET'S MOVE ON TO ACTUALLY
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES I HAVE A
QUESTION.
I KEEP DOING THAT.
SORRY.
DO YOU KNOW IF THIS PARK HAS
ANY ADDITIONAL MATCHING DOLLARS
FROM THE STATE LEGISLATURE?
>> I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO
THAT.
WE CAN FIND OUT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
APPRECIATE IT.
THE NEXT ONE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
DON 3 A 1 WOULD ADD $75,000 TO
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
TO CONTINUE THE WORK OF SOUTH
PARK SAFETY COORDINATOR FOR AN
ADDITIONAL YEAR.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY HER
HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF
COUNCIL MEMBER -- PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ OVER SEVERAL YEARS FOR
THIS ITEM AND THE SPONSORSHIP
OF COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN AS
WELL.
THIS IS AN ITEM THAT WE BROUGHT
FORWARD A COUPLE OF YEARS IN A
ROW.
IT AROSE FROM A COMMUNITY BASED
PLANNING PROCESS THAT THE
COUNCIL SUPPORTED AND FUNDED.
AND I APPRECIATE LAST YEAR
RECEIVED STRONG SUPPORT FROM
BOTH COUNCIL MEMBERS SAWANT AND
JUAREZ TO GET IT ADDED TO THE
BUDGET.
YOU HEARD THIS MORNING THE
PROPOSAL HAS RECEIVED STRONG
SUPPORT FROM A NUMBER OF SOUTH
PARK ORGANIZATIONS AND AS NOTED
IN PUBLIC COMMENT, RESIDENTS
AND BUSINESSES AS WELL.
IT'S A GIVEN THAT THE
MULTILINGUAL APPROACH IS
CRITICAL FOR COMMUNITY BASED
SAFETY EFFORTS IN SOUTH PARK.
WE HEARD FROM CIVIL
ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING
FUNDING THIS POSITION.
SOUTH PARK NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATION, THE CLEANUP
COALITION, COWL AT THE VAT
SOUTH PARK, FRIENDS OF THE
RIVER CITY SKATE PARK, COUNTY
CORD ELEMENTARY PTA, VILLA
COMMUNITY AND DUWAMISH VALLEY
SAFE STREETS.
I WAS E-MAILED ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF THIS WORK AND
WITH AN EXAMPLE OF HOW
EFFECTIVE DENNIS DIAZ IS IN THE
POSITION AND HOW AS WE HAVE
HEARD THIS WORK IS CONSISTENT
WITH NEW APPROACHES TO PUBLIC
SAFETY THAT BOTH THE COUNCIL
AND MAYOR ARE CONSIDERING.
INDULGE ME I WILL MAKE IT SHORT
BUT I WANT TO SHARE A SPECIFIC
EXAMPLE.
ON JULY 2, AROUND 8:00 P.M.
A NEIGHBOR POSTED ABOUT AN
OLDER SPANISH SPEAKING BOTTOM
MAN BEING IN A MENTAL HEALTH
CRISIS ON HER FRONT PORCH.
SHE WAS CONFUSED AND REPEATEDLY
KNOCKING ON THE DOOR AND TRIED
TO ENTER THE HOUSE.
THE HOMEOWNER WHO DOESN'T SPEAK
SPANISH POSTED ON THE
NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP.
SEEING NO USEFUL RESPONSES, I
QUICKLY CONTACTED THE
NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY
COORDINATOR, DENNIS DIAZ WHO IS
BILINGUAL.
HE LEFT THE HOUSE AND WAS ABLE
TO RESOLVE THE SITUATION.
I CONTACTED THE SOUTH PARK
SAFETY COORDINATOR DIRECTLY.
HE WAS ABLE TO ASSIST NEIGHBORS
WITH A SPANISH SPEAKING PERSON
AND MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS WHEN
NO OTHERS CAME FORWARD DESPITE
REPEATED PLEAS ON COMMUNITY
FORUMS.
IT'S ANTITHEY WOULD AT THE CALL
TO REDUCE RELIANCE ON POLICE
RESOURCES BY NOT PROVIDING
PERMANENT FUNDING FOR THIS JOB.
WITHOUT HIS COMPASSIONATE
RESPONSE THIS EVENING, THE
OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN
DISASTROUS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
>> OKAY.
JUST A QUICK QUESTION FROM ME.
IS THERE A VIA IN THE SOUTH
PARK ER THAT THIS POSITION
WORKS WITH.
>> THERE IS NOT.
THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE BUSINESS
ASSOCIATIONS BUT NO BIA.
THIS IS NOT A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT
IS WELL POSITIONED AT THIS TIME
TO FORM A BIA BECAUSE INTEGRAL
TO HAVING A BIA IS THE ABILITY
TO SELF ASSESS YOURSELF A FEE
IN ORDER TO FUND THE BIA.
IN IS, AGAIN, AN EQUITY ISSUE
WITH THESE BUSINESSES THAT ARE
STRUGGLING TO MAINTAIN THEIR
ECONOMIC VITALITY AND COHESIVE
NECESSARY AS A BUSINESS
ASSOCIATION.
THEY -- THE POSITION ITSELF IS
FUNDED THROUGH SEATTLE
NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP AND SEATTLE
NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP IS THE
PRIMARY ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY IN
PROVIDING RESOURCES FROM
TARGETED GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO ORGANIZE
AROUND COMMUNITY SAFETY
PRIORITIES.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
OKAY.
LET'S SUMMARIZE COSPONSORS,
PRIMARY SPONSOR IS COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD.
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN AND
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ BEING JOINED
BY COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES AND
PEDERSEN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COLLEAGUES, LET'S MOVE TO THE
NEXT ONE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE MOVING ON TO THE
DEPARTMENT -- OH,.
>> REAL QUICK I THINK I MISSED
-- WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY
ANYTHING ELSE?
>> SORRY TO TAKE US BACK HERE
JUST A BIT.
I WANTED TO -- I WASN'T
PLANNING ON SAYING ANYTHING BUT
I DID WANT TO JUICINGNAL MY
STRONG, STRONG SUPPORT FOR THIS
POSITION.
WE HEARD ONE OF THE PUBLIC
COMMENT TORS CALL IN AND TALK
ABOUT WHY THIS IS SO IMPORTANT
FROM A RESIDENT AND BUSINESS
OWNER PERSPECTIVE.
SOUTH PARK IS ONE OF THE
COMMUNITIES THAT IS -- THAT IS
BEING SUBJECTIVE TO AN
INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF
GENTRIFICATION CURRENTLY AND
THERE IS A LOT OF DISPLACEMENT
OCCURRING BUT THIS IS SUCH AN
IMPORTANT INVESTMENT FOR THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD.
THEY REALLY HAVE UTILIZED THE
POSITION WELL AND IT HAS MADE A
SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN TERMS
OF HOW SOUTH PARK RESIDENTS AND
BUSINESS OWNERS CONNECT TO EACH
OTHER AND THE CITY RELATED TO
ISSUES OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
AND, AGAIN, I CAN'T EMPHASIZE
ENOUGH HOW IMPORTANT THIS VERY
MODEST INVESTMENT IS IN TERMS
OF WHAT WE GAIN AS A CITY AND
AS -- AS A NEIGHBORHOODS IN
TERMS OF THE BENEFITS OF SUCH A
MODEST INVESTMENT AND HOPE THAT
THE CHAIR WILL INCLUDE IT IN
HER INITIAL REVISED PACKAGE.
THANK YOU.
>> LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON.
APPRECIATE THOSE ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS.
>> SO, WE HAVE MOVING ON TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.
SLIGH FAS 1 A 1 ASKS THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES REAL
ESTATE DIVISION TO WORK WITH A
FOOD BANK IN BELL TOWN THAT IS
LOSING ITS HOME TO IDENTIFY
WHETHER THERE IS SPACE IN
PUBLICLY OWNED BUILDINGS THAT
COULD ACCOMMODATE THAT
ACTIVITY.
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS IS THE
PRIME SPONSOR WITH COUNCIL
MEMBERS MORAL LESS AND JUAREZ
AND STRAUSS.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS, AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
THIS IS A PRETTY SIMPLE BUT
IMPACTFUL PROPOSAL THAT I AM
BRINGING FORWARD.
PARKER DAWSON ON MY STAFF AND I
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS THE
LAST SEVERAL MONTHS.
AS FOLKS WHO ARE FREQUENTERS OF
THE LABOR TEMPLE KNOW THERE IS
A FOOD BANK THAT IS HOUSED IN
THE LABOR TEMPLE WHICH IS
LOSING ITS HOME DUE TO THE
LABOR TEMPLE MOVING ON TO
BUILDING A NEW HALL ELSEWHERE
IN THE COUNTY.
BUT THE RESULT OF THAT IS THAT
IT WILL DAYS PLACE THIS
CRITICAL FOOD BANK THAT
PROVIDES A CRITICAL LIFELINE
FOR A LOT OF MY CONSTITUENTS
THAT LIVE IN BELL TOWN AND
UPTOWN NEIGHBORHOODS.
THIS IS AN YEAR WHERE A HIDEN
CITY OF CITY OWNED PROPERTIES
AND LAND AROUND THE SEATTLE
CENTER AND THE NEW ARENA SITE.
WOULD REALLY LIKE TO EXPLORE
AWAY THAT THE CITY COULD ASSIST
IN FINDING A HOME FOR THIS
CRITICAL FOOD BANK, NOT
DISLOCATE THE NETWORK OF
SERVICE AND GET RID OF THIS
CRITICAL LIFELINE FOR PEOPLE
THAT DEPEND ON IT.
WE WOULD LIKE TO FORMALIZE THAT
IN THE BUDGET AND THE REST OF
THE CITY TEAM TO FIND A NEW
HOME FOR THIS CRITICAL SERVICE
IN THE DISTRICT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
MEMBER LEWIS.
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
>> JOINED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES AND STRAUSS AND
COSPONSORS ARE COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD, SAWANT, COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ.
OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COLLEAGUES. COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS, WILL NOTE THAT I AM
GOING TO INQUIRE AS WELL WITH
CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL ABOUT HOW
THE -- IT COULD BE A POTENTIAL
ADDITION TO THE -- WHAT IS THE
RIGHT TERM, CONDITION OF SALE.
THERE IS A LOT OF GREAT HISTORY
IN THAT BUILDING.
I KNOW IT'S IN A PRIME LOCATION
AND ONE OF THE IMPORTANT
ASPECTS THEY PROVIDE IS THE
FOOD ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES IN
THE AREA.
THANK YOU FOR MOVING THIS
FORWARD AND LOOK FORWARD TO
LEARNING MORE FROM THE CLC AS
WELL.
THE NEXT ITEM HERE FROM COUNCIL
MUST BE LEWIS AS WELL.
>> GOOD MORNING, TOM WITH YOUR
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION FAS 2 A 1
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS AND COSPONSOR FROM
MORALES AND STRAUSS.
CREATE TAX CREDIT FOR
BUSINESSES WITH TAXABLE INCOMES
IN 2020 BELOW $200,000.
SO, GOES THIS IS BACKGROUND
BUSINESSES WITH TAXABLE INCOME
BEHIND $100,000 ARE EXEMPT FROM
THE TAX.
THE NEXT HIGHEST INCOME TIRE IS
THE 100 TO 200,000 TIER.
>> TOM, I WILL ASK THAT YOU
SPEAK UP LOUD NICKS TIME.
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS, ANYTHING
TO ADD.
IF FOLKS COULDN'T HEAR A QUICK
SUMMARY AS WELL.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
TO BRING THIS FORWARD TO REALLY
THINK CREATIVELY ABOUT SOME OF
THE WAYS THAT WE CAN PROVIDE
RELIEF TO THE BUSINESSES THAT
WE KNOW ARE REALLY STRUGGLING
THROUGH THIS VERY UNIQUE
RECESSION THAT HAD A BIG IMPACT
PARTICULARLY ON BARS,
RESTAURANTS AND A LOT OF
BUSINESSES IN THAT CATEGORY
THAT ARE FAMILY OWNED, SMALL
THAT ARE WOMEN AND MOM AND POP
OWNED THAT FALL BELOW THE
$200,000 THRESHOLD THAT MAY NOT
SURVIVE THE RECESSION OR THIS
DOWNTURN DUE TO THE HIT THEY
HAVE TAKEN FROM COVID.
AS WE ARE WELL AWARE, WE ARE
VERY LIMITED IN OUR STATE IN
WHAT WE CAN DO TO PROVIDE
DIRECT RELIEF DUE TO THE
PROHIBITION OF GIFTS ON PUBLIC
FUNDS AND THAT RULE HAS NEVER
HAD SORT OF CRUELER
IMPLICATIONS THAN DURING THIS
CRISIS IN SUMMITING THE ABILITY
TO PROVIDE DIRECT RELIEF
THROUGH THE PASS THROUGH
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT MONEY FROM THE FRAG
MAKING US DEPENDENT ON THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR THAT
RELIEF.
THIS IS A WAY TO PROVIDE SOME
RELIEF BY REMIGHTING OR SIMPLY
WAIVING B AND O TAXES THAT
WOULD BE COMING IN TO THE CITY
TREASURY.
I AM OPENING TO CONSIDERING OR
CONTINUING TO WORK WITH CENTRAL
STAFF AND MY COLLEAGUES ON --
AND THE EXECUTIVE ON WAYS TO
GET AROUND ADMINISTER ABILITY
COSTS AND MAYBE TIGHTEN UP THE
CRITERIA A LITTLE BY INCLUDING
MAYBE AN FTE CRITERIA IN
ADDITION TO THE 200,000.
BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE LIMITED
TOOLS WE HAVE GIVEN THE
PROHIBITION ON THE DIRECT
CONTRIBUTION, DIRECT GIFT TO
PUBLIC FUNDS AND I THINK WE
SHOULD FULLY EXPLORE IT GIVEN
THE MASSIVE STRAIN THAT THE
SMALL BUSINESSES ARE UNDER.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS.
TOM, I'M WONDERING IF THERE IS
ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO
REPEAT A LITTLE LOUDER?
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO
SAY TO SUMMARIZE?
>> I DO NOT BELIEVE SO, MADAM
CHAIR.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ARE THERE QUESTIONS?
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD DID YOU
HAVE A QUESTION?
>> I DO NOT.
SORRY.
I WILL PUT MYSELF ON MUTE.
>> NO PROBLEM.
LOOKING FOR -- OKAY.
SO, JUST SO I UNDERSTAND, TOM,
THE EXPECTED POTENTIAL IMPACT
ON THE BUDGET AT THIS POINT IS
$540,000?
>> MADAM CHAIR, THAT IS
CORRECT.
IN THE 2022 BUDGET.
THERE IS A 2020 IMPACT OF
$150,000.
THE DIFFERENCE IS BETWEEN THOSE
TAXPAYERS THAT FILE ON AN
ANNUAL BASIS AND THOSE THAT
FILE ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.
ANNUAL BASIS FILERS, THE CITY
RECEIVES THE MONEY IN APRIL THE
FOLLOWING YEAR WHICH REPRESENTS
THE $540,000.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT
CLARIFICATION.
JTH OCCASION BUILT NO DUCT
QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS WAS JOINED
BY COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES AND
STRAUSS AND HERBOLD, PEDERSEN,
SAWANT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYONE.
LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
>> COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
THERE IS ONE ITEM FOR THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OR THE LAW
DEPARTMENT.
THIS IS LAW 1 A 1. IT WOULD
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF REGULAR
SLAYINGS TOP REDEFINE THE TERMS
DURESS AND AMEND THE TERMS TO
INCLUDE CRIMES THAT WERE
COMMITTED BECAUSE A PERSON IS
TRYING TO MEET A BASIC NEED OR
SOMEBODY THAT IS EXPERIENCING
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS
DURING THE COMMISSION OF THE
CRIME.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD AND COSPONSORED
BY MORALES AND SAWANT.
>> EXCELLENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> MY APOLOGIZE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
DESCRIPTION AND THANK YOU TO
COUNCIL MEMBERS MORALES AND
SAWANT FOR THEIR SPONSORSHIP
AND, OF COURSE, MANY, MANY
THANKS TO THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET
PROPONENTS FOR MAKING THIS A
CENTRAL REQUEST AND PRIORITY
FOR THE COUNCIL.
THERE HAS BEEN SOME INFORMATION
OUT THERE ABOUT THE IMPACT OF
THIS AMENDMENT.
I WANT TO BE CLEAR, THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD GIVE THE COURT,
JUDGES AND JURIES THE ABILITY
TO HEAR A DEFENSE THAT WOULD BE
OFFERED BY PUBLIC DEFENDERS AND
THIS IS REALLY ABOUT CREATING
TRANSPARENCY ABOUT THE
CONDITIONS OF THE LIVES OF
PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN ACCUSED OF
OFFENSES.
CURRENTLY, YOU KNOW, GIVEN THE
FAST PACED NATURE OF SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL COURT AND OF THESE
PARTICULAR MISDEMEANOR
PROSECUTIONS WHEN THEY HAPPEN,
THEY ARE JUST REALLY NOT THE
OPPORTUNITY DESPITE THE EFFORTS
OF THE DEFENSE TO ALLOW TO
CREATE THE ROOM AND SPACE AND
TIME TO ALLOW DEFENDANT DANCE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT
THE CONDITIONS THAT LED TO THE
DEFENSE.
SO, THIS GIVES THE ABILITY OF
THE COURTS, THE JUDGES AND
JURIES TO CONSIDER THAT
EXPERIENCE, WHETHER OR NOT
THERE IS AN ISSUE OF POVERTY
THAT LED TO THE COMMISSION OF
THE OFFENSE OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE
DISORDER OR MENTAL ILLNESS.
THE PROPOSAL DOES NOT REQUIRE A
DISMISSAL OR ACQUITTAL BUT
ALLOWS FOR THE DEFENSE.
AGAIN, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
DISTINCT SHOWN BECAUSE IT'S
REALLY THE AUTHORITY OF THE
JUDGES AND JURY TO FULLY HEAR
THE STORY AND MAKE DECISIONS
ABOUT WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES WOULD
LEAD TO A PROSECUTION.
WE KNOW THAT THE CITY CURRENTLY
SPEEDS $20 MILLION A YEAR ON
INCARCERATION.
THIS INCREASES THE RISK OF
HOUSING INSTABILITY AND
HOMELESSNESS.
WE HAVE SEEN FROM REPORTS LIKE
PROLIFIC OFFENDERS REPORT THAT
BEING PROSECUTED AND GOING TO
JAIL OVER AND OVER AGAIN IS NOT
HELPFUL TO ADDRESSING THE
UNDERLYING ISSUES THAT PEOPLE
ARE SUFFERING FROM.
THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO ENSURE
THAT PEOPLE DON'T GET CAUGHT IN
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN
THE FIRST PLACE BY ROBUSTLY
FUNDING PROGRAMS LIKE LEAD AND
CO-LEAD AND JUST CARES, THOSE
TYPES OF INTERACTIONS THAT RELY
ON COMMUNITY REFERRALS SO THAT
THE POLICE ARE NOT CALLED,
SOMEBODY DOESN'T GET CHARGED
AND PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE TO USE
THE DEFENSE.
BUT GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE
DON'T HAVE OUR -- WHAT WE
LEARNED LAST WEEK, XER ACCEPT
ZERO PROGRAMS, FULLY FUNDED AND
AT FULL SCALE, SOME OF THESE
CASES ARE STILL BEING
PROSECUTED.
I JUST WANT TO LIFT UP JUST
THIS WEEK "THE WASHINGTON POST"
HAD AN EDITORIAL ABOUT THE
UNFORTUNATE PROPOSITION ONE IN
CALIFORNIA AND THAT IS SORT OF
A TOUGH ON CRIME PROPOSITION ON
THE BALLOT AND "THE WASHINGTON
POST" GAVE A SHOUT OUT TO
SEATTLE FOR THIS EFFORT AND
CITED THIS PROPOSAL AS A
POSITIVE STEP IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION WHEREAS PROP ONE
FURTHER CRIMINALIZES MENTAL
ILLNESS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE,
HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY.
I THINK WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY,
AGAIN, AS SEATTLE DOES TO WORK
AND PROVIDE PROPER SERVICES TO
THESE INDIVIDUALS INSTEAD OF
HOPING THAT INDIVIDUAL
CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE AFTER A
JAIL SENTENCE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
I WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE OF
BRIEF COMMENTS ABOUT THIS BASED
ON A LOT OF COMMENTARY OUT
THERE AND THE ANALYSIS BY
CERTAIN FOLKS.
I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT FOLKS
THAT ARE FOLLOWING ALONG WITH
THIS READ, KEVIN SCOFIELD'S
THOUGHTFUL RIGHT UP TODAY THAT
DID A DEEP DIVE ANALYSIS INTO
THIS THAT WAS FAIR AND
ANALYTICAL.
I WANT TO COMMENT THAT I
APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD BRINGING THIS FORWARD
AND STARTING THE CONVERSATION.
I THINK IT'S A CRITICAL
CONVERSATION. %
WE KNOW FROM A LOT OF THE WORK
DONE AND I CAN ATTEST FROM MY
EXPERIENCE OF WORKING IN THE
MUNICIPAL COURT THERE IS A
MASSIVE ISSUE OF MENTAL HEALTH
NEEDS THAT SHOULD COME AS NO
SURPRISE GIVEN THAT WE ARE A
STATE THAT RANKS 46 IN
BEHAVIORAL MENTAL HEALTH
TREATMENT AND SERVICES AND THAT
IS REFLECTED IN THE BURDEN THAT
THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM TAKES
ON TO HIGHLY UNSUCCESSFULLY
DEAL WITH AND MITIGATE THROUGH
THE ISSUES.
I WANT TO SAY TO THE GENERAL
PUBLIC THERE IS NO FORMAL BILL
OR PROPOSAL INTRODUCED YET.
I READ THE MODEL ORDINANCE THAT
THE DEFENDERS PUT FORWARD,
BEING DISCUSSED AND WHERE
HYPOTHETICALS ARE BEING POST
CITY.
I DON'T THINK THAT MODEL
ORDINANCE IN ITS CURRENT FORM
SHOULD BE THE FINAL THING THAT
THE COUNCIL PASSES BUT
UNDOUBTEDLY IF THE COUNCIL
TAKES IT ON THERE WILL BE
CONVERSATIONS AROUND LANGUAGE,
TIGHTENING IT UP, AROUND MAKING
SURE THAT IT REFLECTS THE
INTENT OF WHAT EVERYBODY IS
LOOKING AT WHICH IS SHOULD WE
BE IN A POSITION WHERE WE ARE
CRIMINALIZING EXTREME POVERTY,
BEHAVIORAL MENTAL HEALTH AND
SUBSTANCE ADDICTION WHICH I
HOPE EVERYONE CAN AGREE WE
SHOULD NOT BE.
AND FOR FOLKS TO REALLY MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE ENGAGING WITH
THIS CRITICALLY INSTEAD OF
JUMPING TO EXTREME CONCLUSIONS
BEFORE ANYTHING HAS BEEN
INTRODUCED AND TREAT IT WITH
THE SERIOUSNESS THAT THIS
PROBLEM PRESENTS.
I WOULD FLAG THAT I WENT TO LAW
SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA AND
STUDIED A LOT OF CALIFORNIA
CRIMINAL LAW AS WELL.
THERE IS A LOT OF JURISDICTIONS
IN THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE VERY
BROAD POWERS AND ABILITIES FOR
JUDGES TO DISMISS OFFENSES THAT
THEY CONSIDER DI MINE NEWS OR
IN THE FURTHER OF JUSTICE.
WASHINGTON STATE DOES NOT HAVE
A BROAD DISMISSAL IN THE
FURTHERANCE OF JUSTICE GIVING
JUDGES THAT DISCRETION OR
ABILITY.
STATES LIKE CALIFORNIA AND EVEN
MONTANA DO.
AND I DON'T THINK THERE IS
ANYTHING WRONG WITH US
EXAMINING GIVING OUR JUDGES WHO
WE ELECT AND HOLD ACCOUNTABLE
TO HAVE THE ABILITY AND
DISCRETION TO TAKE EVERYTHING
INTO ACCOUNT AND IF SOMETHING
WARRANTS IT, TO DISMISS A CASE
BASED ON CRITERIA THAT THEY
DETERMINE AND THE RECORD THAT
THEY MAKE THAT SOMETHING SHOULD
NOT BE GOING FORWARD WITH A
CRIMINAL SANCTION BECAUSE OF
CLEARLY ARCTIC CUEABLE DOM
PEELING INTERESTS THAT THAT
SHOULD NOT BE DEALT WITH IN THE
CRIMINAL SYSTEM.
I WANT TO GET THAT OUT THERE TO
SAY THAT I KNOW THERE IS
HEIGHTENED INTEREST IN THIS,
THAT THIS IS EARLY IN THE
PROCESS AND I APPRECIATE
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD RAISING
THIS CRITICAL AND DIFFICULT
CONVERSATION BECAUSE A LOT OF
THE REASONS FOR THE POLICY FAIL
USE THAT WE ARE DISCUSSING AND
FRUSTRATED BY IS THE APPROACH
OF OVERRELYING ON INCARCERATION
TO MEET THESE PROBLEMS HAS NOT
BEEN WORKING.
IF YOU THINK IT'S WORKING, THEN
YOU ARE NOT CONNIE SANITY OF
WHAT IS GOING ON BECAUSE THAT'S
WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING UP TO
THIS POINT.
TALKING ABOUT WAYS TO CHANGE
THE APPROACH IS GOOD.
I DON'T THINK THE FINAL OR THE
CURRENT MODEL ORDINANCE THAT
THE DEFENSE BUT FORWARD IS THE
BE ALL END ALL.
I HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE
WORKING WITH AFFIRMATIVE
DEFENSES AND I KNOW HOW ONE
WOULD NEED TO BE CRAFTED TO BE
SUCCESSFUL AND TAILORED TO
ADDRESS WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO
ADDRESS.
WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE TO DO
THAT.
WE SHOULD TAKE A STEP BACK,
COMMIT TO DOING IT RIGHT AND DO
IT WITHOUT HYPERBOLE,
EXAGGERATION OR UNFAIR TAX.
WITH THAT, I DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING TO ADD.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO WE CAN DISCUSS IT.
I THINK THERE IS A LOT MORE
WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND
DISCUSSION THAT NEEDS TO BE
HAPPEN BUT WE SHOULD BE DOING
IT WITH THE DIGNITY THAT THIS
ISSUE DESERVES TO BE ADDRESSED
WITH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS.
COUNCIL MEMBER PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN
MOSQUEDA.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD FOR BRINGING THE ISSUE
FORWARD.
I THINK AS COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS
MENTIONED, IT'S AN IMPORTANT
ISSUE AND ONE THAT WILL REQUIRE
A LOT OF WORK.
I WANT TO SAY THAT I DO SUPPORT
THE POLICY OUT COMES AND GOALS
AS ARTICULATED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD AND AS INCLUDED
IN POTENTIALLY INCLUDED IN THE
PROPOSED LEGISLATION WHICH HAS
NOT BEEN DRAFTED.
I CONTINUE TO BELIEVE THAT IT
IS TIME TO STOP THE
CRIMINALIZATION OF POVERTY,
MENTAL ILLNESS AND ADDICTION
AND IT'S TIME TO FIND WAYS TO
SOLVE THE ONGOING CHALLENGES
AND DO SO WITH AN EYE TO
REHABILITATION AND RESTORATIVE
JUSTICE AND CONNECTING PEOPLE
TO THE SERVICES THAT THEY
DESPERATELY NEED IN ORDER TO
DISCONTINUE NEEDING TO ENGAGE
IN THAT NEGATIVE BEHAVIOR FOR
PURPOSES OF SURVIVAL.
WE KNOW THAT CYCLE PEOPLE
THROUGH THE SYSTEM IS NOT
PRODUCING THE RESULTS THAT ANY
OF US ARE LOOKING FOR, WHICH
INCLUDE STABILITY,
REHABILITATION AND A FUTURE
BASED IN INDEPENDENCE AND
AUTONOMY FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS
THAT CYCLE IN AND OUT OF THE
SYSTEM.
PEOPLE CONTINUE TO REOFFEND NOT
BECAUSE THEY ARE LACKING IN
MORAL VIRTUE OR FORTITUDE BUT
BECAUSE THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED
TO PULL THEM BACK IN THROUGH
AGGRESSIVE AND PUNITIVE
OVERSIGHT DURING THE PROBATION
PERIOD AND THE MANY CHALLENGES
THEY FACE FINDING A WAY TO
SPARSELY AVAILABLE SERVICES
THAT THEY NEED TO RECOVER AND
STOP REOFFENDING.
THE PERMANENT DAMAGE DONE BY
INTERACTING WITH THE CRIMINAL
SYSTEM HAS BEEN NOTED
EXTENSIVELY.
WE DON'T NEED TO TAKE THAT UP
NOW DURING THE BUDGET COMMITTEE
HEARING AND I THINK THAT IT'S
IMPORTANT FOR US TO KEEP ALL
THE POLICY POINTS IN MIND.
I DO, HOWEVER, WANT TO SPEND A
LITTLE BIT OF TIME EXPLAINING
WHY I BELIEVE THAT THIS
LEGISLATION WOULD BE MORE
APPROPRIATELY ADDRESSED THROUGH
THE COUNCIL'S ORDINARY
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS RATHER THAN
THE BUDGET PROCESS CURRENTLY.
THE BUDGET PROCESS IS DESIGNED
TO UNDERTAKE ACTIONS RELATED TO
THE CITY'S BUDGET.
I AM CONCERNED THERE IS NOT A
SUFFICIENTLY STRONG NEXUS
BETWEEN THE PURPOSE OF THE
BUDGET PROCESS AND POLICY
QUESTIONS PRESENTED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD'S POTENTIAL
DEFENSE, AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE
BILL.
HERE, OF COURSE, COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD I THINK I HAVE HEARD,
ASSERT THAT THE CITY COUNCIL,
IF WE PASS THIS DURING THE
BUDGET PROCESS, THAT THERE
WOULD BE A REDUCED NEED FOR
JAIL SERVICES THAT 9 THEY
PURCHASE FROM KING COUNTY.
INTUITIVELY THAT IS TRUE F WE
ARE CHARGING LESS PEOPLE WITH
MISDEMEANORS THIS WILL MEAN A
REDUCTION IN THE USE OF BEDS AT
THE KING DOWN JAIL FOR THOSE
PURPOSES AND AS MANY OF YOU ARE
AWARE, I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING
AND ADVOCATING FOR A REDUCTION
IN THE CITY'S OBLIGATION FOR
JAIL SERVICES THE PAST TWO
YEARS.
WHAT I KNOW FROM THAT WORK THE
LAST COUPLE OF YEARS IS THAT
THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS TODAY
ALREADY USING LESS BEDS THAN WE
ARE PAYING FOR.
THE REASON FOR THIS IS NOT
BECAUSE WE HAVE REDUCED THE
NUMBER OF CHARGED AND BOOKED
MISDEMEANORS, THE REASON IS
BECAUSE THE MCGINN
ADMINISTRATION COMMITTED THE
CITY OF SEATTLE TO A 30 YEAR
JAIL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH
KING COUNTY.
I MAKE THIS POINT NOT TO DEFEND
THE JAIL SERVICES CONTRACT.
I HIGHLIGHT THIS FACT TO
ILLUSTRATE WHY I BELIEVE THE
ARGUMENT THAT THE BILL IS
BUDGET LEGISLATION IS -- IS A
BIT OF A -- A BIT OF A STRETCH
IN MY MIND.
SO, THIS BELIEF IS FURTHER
BOLSTERED BY MY CONVERSATIONS
WITH INTERIM DIRECTOR DAN EATER
THAT SAYS EVEN IF THE PASSAGE
OF THIS BILL WAS REALIZED, ANY
ADDITIONAL SAVINGS WOULD NEED
TO BE REALIZED THROUGH
RENEGOTIATING THE JAIL SERVICE
CONTRACT OR LITIGATION TO END
THE 30-YEAR TERM CONTRACT.
SECONDLY I WANT TO SAY THAT
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING AS
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS ALLUDED TO
AND I THINK HERBOLD SAID IN HER
REMARKS THAT THE DRAFT
LEGISLATION HAS NOT YET BEEN
DRAFTED.
AND IT IS MY NEWARK THAT IT IS
LEGISLATION THAT WOULD BE ONE
OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS.
SO, IN OTHER WORDS, THE CITY OF
SEATTLE ELSE THE FIRST IN THE
NATION TO CONSIDER THIS KIND OF
LEGISLATION AND AS MANYMUCH
YOU KNOW AND -- I WOULD INCLUDE
THE REALITY THAT COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD KNOWS I AM NOT ONE TO
SHY WAY FROM LEGISLATION SIMPLY
BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE HAS DONE IT
YET, AND I KNOW THAT THIS
COUNCIL HAS HISTORICALLY LEANED
INTO THOSE SPACES TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE FULFILLING
SEATTLE'S LEGACY OF INNOVATIVE
AND JUST LAWS THAT IMPROVE THE
LIVES OF OUR RESIDENTS.
SO, I'M PROUD THAT THIS
LEGISLATION APPEARS TO FALL
INTO THAT CATEGORY AND EXCITED
ABOUT DELIBERATING THE MERITS
BUT AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT MY
ROLE IS TO MANAGE AND ENSURE
THE INTEGRITY OF THE PROCESS
AND ENSURE THAT COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF HAS THE RESOURCES,
BANDWIDTH AND CAPACITY TO SUCH
POLICY PROPOSALS AS THIS ONE.
OBVIOUSLY IT'S NO SECRET THAT
DURING BUDGET THE CAPACITY OF
OUR CENTRAL STAFF IS
EXTRAORDINARILY LIMITED AND THE
BANDWIDTH OF COUNCIL MEMBERS IS
PRECISELY WHY AS A COUNCIL WE
APPROVE COUNCILRULES EVERY
WINTER AGREEING TO CANCEL ALL
BUDGET HEARINGS UNLESS SHELF
POLICY MAKING FOR A SHORT TWO
MONTHS DURING THE YEAR.
CENTRAL STAFF ARE FOCUS ON
EVALUATING A $6 MILLION BUDGET
THAT SERVES THE MOST IMPACTED
ACROSS THE CITY.
I THINK IT'S TOO MUCH TO ASK
THEM TO ADD THIS FIRST IN THE
NATION LEGISLATION TO THEIR
WORKLOAD ON TOP OF THE BUDGET
OBLIGATIONS THAT THEY CURRENTLY
HAVE.
AGAIN, THIS IS NOT A COMMENT ON
THE MERITS OF THE PROPOSED
POLICY WHICH I AM ABSOLUTELY
AGREE WITH THE UNDERLYING
INTENT AND LOOK FORWARD TO
HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT HAVING
THOSE CONVERSATIONS DURING THE
BUDGET PROCESS AND WOULD
STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT THE
LEGISLATION BE PLACED ON THE
INTRODUCTION AND REAR RAIL
CALENDAR WHEN IT IS DRAFTED BUT
IT WOULD BE MY STRONG PREF RAMS
TO HAVE IT REFERRED TO.
[ INAUDIBLE ] FOR CONSIDERATION
AFTER NOVEMBER 23rd WHICH IS
ABOUT FOUR WEEKS AWAY FROM NOW.
AND I THINK CONSIDERING THIS
LEGISLATION AFTER THE BUDGET
SESSION CONCLUDES WOULD BE THE
BEST COURSE OF ACTION.
SO, I JUST WANT TO STATE THAT
FOR THE RECORD AND FOR
CONSIDERATION AS WE CONTINUE
THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS AND,
AGAIN, AS SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN
CRITICAL OF THE JAIL SERVICE
CONTRACTS, I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD ON THIS IMPORTANT
POLICY AND I APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY, MADAM CHAIR TO
PROVIDE LONGER THAN USUAL
COMMENTS IN THIS AREA.
I DO APOLOGIZE FOR THAT AND
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR GIVING
ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT
THE PROCESS AND NOT THE
SUBSTANCE OR THE MANAGER RATES
OF THE PROPOSAL BUT THE PROCESS
THAT I THINK WOULD BE MORE
APPROPRIATE IN THE CONTEXT OF
OUR BUDGET PROCESS AND MY
UNDERSTANDING AND
INVESTIGATIONS WITH COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF AROUND BANDWIDTH
AND CAPACITY TO ADDRESS SOME OF
THE SIGNIFICANT POLICY ISSUES
THAT WILL COME TO BEAR AS WE
CONTINUE TO HAVE THE
CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS
IMPORTANT PROPOSAL FROM MY GOOD
AND HONORABLE COLLEAGUE,
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
NO APOLOGIES NECESSARY.
THIS IS A HELPFUL
CONVERSATION.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD WOULD
YOU LIKE TO ADD ANY COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU.
JUST A COUPLE OF ITEMS.
I, OF COURSE, DEFER TO MADAM
PRESIDENT AS IT RELATES TO THE
RESOURCES OF OUR LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT AND ANALYTICAL STAFF
ON THIS ISSUE.
TWO THINGS I WANT TO CORRECT
FOR THE RECORD.
WHEN I REFERENCE "THE
WASHINGTON POST" ARTICLE AND
REFERRED TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO
LEAD THE NATION ON -- TO
CONTINUE TO LEAD THE NATION, I
DID NOT MEAN TO IMPLY THAT
THERE ARE NO OTHER LAWS LIKE
THIS IN THE COUNTRY.
THAT IS NOT THE CASE.
THERE ARE OTHER JURISDICTIONS
THAT ALLOW FOR DEFENDANTS TO
OFFER CIRCUMSTANCES OF POVERTY
AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER
AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS
WHEN THEY ARE ABLE TO ESTABLISH
THAT THE UNDERLYING CONDITIONS
HAD A NEXUS WITH THE ALLEGED
DEFENSE.
THERE ARE OTHER JURISDICTIONS
THAT HAVE LAWS LIKE THIS.
BOSTON IS ONE.
SECONDLY, AS IT RELATES TO THE
JAIL CONTRACT, MADAM PRESIDENT
IS CORRECT IN THAT WE ARE
PAYING FOR MORE BEDS THAN WE
USE.
I THINK OUR CAP ON -- THE
MINIMUM CAP OF WHAT WE PAY FOR
IS ABOUT 189 AVERAGE DAILY
POPULATION WHEREAS RIGHT NOW WE
ARE AROUND 50 BECAUSE OF THE
CHANGE IN PRACTICES ASSOCIATED
WITH PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSE IN
A TIME OF COVID.
BUT THE COUNTY HAS AGREED TO --
EVEN THOUGH WE ARE NOT
REOPENING OR RENEGOTIATING THE
CONTRACT, THERE IS AN AGREEMENT
WITH THE COUNTY TO ONLY CHARGE
US NORTH BEDS THAT WE ARE USING
DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME.
AND THERE ARE CURRENTLY
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT, AGAIN,
MOVING FORWARD, NOT REOPENING
THE CONTRACT ITSELF BUT
EXPLORING OPTIONS WITH THE
COUNTY TO RECEIVE MONEY IN --
FROM THE COUNTY TO BE USING ON
RESOURCES UPSTREAM INVESTMENTS
THAT MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR
PEOPLE TO AVOID GETTING WRAPPED
UP IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM AND THOSE CONVERSATIONS
ARE OCCURRING RIGHT NOW AND
THEY WILL ALLOW US AGAIN, IF WE
CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN A LOWER
ADP EVEN AFTER COMING OUT OF
THE COVID-19 CRISIS AND LOOKING
AT -- LOOKING FOR OTHER REASONS
TO KEEP THAT ADP LOW OTHER THAN
SOCIAL DISTANCING REASONS, I
DID FEEL THAT ADAPTING A POLICY
LIKE THIS WOULD SORT OF HELP
CEMENT THAT LOWER ADP AND IN A
WAY HELP US IN RECEIVING THESE
REALLY CRITICAL FUNDS FROM KING
COUNTY FOR NOT USING ALL THE
JAIL BEDS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT, GO
AHEAD.
>> I WANT TO SPEAK IN RESPONSE
TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ
COMMENTS AND STATE MY POSITION
ON WHETHER OR NOT --
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT CAN
YOU HOLD YOUR MICROPHONE
CLOSER.
>> SORRY.
>> I WANTED TO RESPOND TO
COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ'
COMMENTS AND STATE MY POSITION
ON THE QUESTION OF WHETHER THIS
PROPOSAL SHOULD GO FORWARD NOW
OR AT A DIFFERENT TIME.
FIRST OF ALL, I AM PROUD TO BE
A COSPONSOR ON THIS PROPOSAL.
I THANK COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND I
REALLY WANT TO THANK THE
ADVOCATES OF THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET THAT PUT THIS FORWARD.
I THINK IT'S CORRECT FROM A
BUILDING MOVEMENT STRATEGY THAT
ACTIVISTS ARE MOVING WHATEVER
MOMENTUM THERE ISAND PRESSURE
THEY CAN PUT ON THE CITY
COUNCIL DURING THE BUDGET
ACTIONS TO PUSH FOR SOMETHING
THAT IS URGENTLY REQUIRED TO
IMPROVE THE LIVES OF,
ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE IN
MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES BUT AS
A WHOLE WE KNOW THAT POOR
PEOPLE AND WORKING CLASS PEOPLE
ARE CAUGHT UP IN AN UNENDING
CYCLE OF POVERTY AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
SO, IN MY VIEW AS A
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WORKING
CLASS, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT
IT'S SIGNIFICANCE WHETHER OR
NOT THIS PROPOSAL IS
TECHNICALLY SPEAKING BUDGET
RED.
WHAT SHOULD MATTER FOR ELECTED
REPRESENTATIVES OR LEGISLATIVE
BODIES IS THIS GOOD
LEGISLATION, WILL IT IMPROVE
THE LIVES OF THOSE SUFFERING
AND IF THAT IS TRUE, THEN WE
SHOULD SUPPORT THIS AND
CERTAINLY FOR MY PART I THINK
IT'S ACTUALLY GETTER IF SUCH AN
ORDINANCE IS PASSED AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.
I WANT TO CLARIFY OBVIOUSLY I
HAVE EVERY ASPECT OF SOLIDARITY
WITH THE CENTRAL STAFF WHO I AM
FULLY AWARE WORK NONSTOP DURING
THE BUDGET SEASON EVERY YEAR
AND DO TREMENDOUS WORK AND ARE
EXTREMELY DEDICATED AND
TALENTED.
I WOULD STAND UP FOR ANY
WORKERS AND I WOULD STAND UP
FOR THEM AS WELL.
I THINK IT'S INCUMBENT ON
ELECTED OFFICIALS AND
REPRESENTATIVES TO MAKE ANY --
TO TREAT ANY BUREAUCRATIC
PROCESS AS SECONDARY TO THE
DIRE NEEDS OF THE MOST
OPPRESSED.
SO, I THINK THIS IT IS GOOD IF
IT MOVES FORWARD.
>> ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS.
>> GO AHEAD, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK
YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD FOR
THE CLARIFICATION AROUND THE --
LEADING THE NATION COMMENT.
APPRECIATE THAT AND I WILL TAKE
A LOOK TO SEE IF I CAN FIND
THAT "WASHINGTON POST" ARTICLE
AS WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS
CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS
IMPORTANT POLICY.
I DO JUST WANT TO SORT OF FOR
THE RECORD STATE CLEARLY THAT
MY PRIMARY MOTIVATOR IN
RECOMMENDING THAT THIS NOT GO
THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS AND
WAIT FOUR WEEKS FOR DISCUSSION
IN COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD'S
COMMITTEE, MY PRIMARY MOTIVATOR
IS AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND AS
COUNCIL PRESIDENT OVERSEEING
THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AS IT
RELATES TO RESOURCES AND
BANDWIDTH OF COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF.
I FEEL STRONGLY THAT WE ARE
ASKING OUR COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF TO DO A LOT.
WE KNOW THAT.
WE KNOW THAT THEY ARE WORKING
COUNTLESS HOURS AND I JUST -- I
CAN'T IMAGINE KNOWING WHAT I
KNOW ABOUT THE WORKLOAD ASKING
THEM TO ADD A BILL OF THIS
SIGNIFICANCE AND A BILL OF THIS
IMPORT TO THEIR CURRENT
WORKLOAD RELATED TO THE BUDGET
PROCESS.
I WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
THAT WE WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE
SPACE AND TIME TO ALLOW COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF TO APPROPRIATELY
STAFF THIS PARTICULAR POLICY
ISSUE BEGINNING ON NOVEMBER
24th OR THEREAFTER, TO REALLY
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GETTING
THE HIGH QUALITY STAFFING THAT
WE COME TO ENJOY FROM OUR
CENTRAL COUNCIL STAFF AND ALLOW
US AN OPPORTUNITY TO FOCUS ON
THE POLICY ISSUES DOWN THE ROAD
AND ALLOW US -- AND COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF DURING THE BUDGET
PROCESS TO REMAIN FOCUSED ON
THE BUDGET PROCESS.
I WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT FOR
THE RECORD MY MOTIVATION IS NOT
SOME -- MY MOTIVATION IS
PRIMARILY AND LARGELY MOTIVATED
BY WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF IS NOT
GOING TO BE OVERLOADED AND
OVERBURDENED DURING THIS
INTENSE HISTORIC BUDGET PROCESS
THAT WE ARE UNDERGOING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, IS THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
OKAY.
I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD
SPONSOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES AND SAWANT AND JUAREZ
IS ADDING HER NAME AS A
COSPONSOR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ IS INDICATING THAT
EARLIER AN INTEREST IN ADDING
HER NAME TO A DIFFERENT ITEM.
IN FAIRNESS --
>> THANK YOU.
MY FAULT, TOO.
I APOLOGIZE.
>> I APOLOGIZE.
THANK YOU, JUAREZ AND COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD FOR THE
CLARIFICATION.
I MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING
THERE WOULD BE GLITCHES.
APPRECIATE IT.
COUNCILWOMAN MORAL LESS DID I
CUT YOU OFF.
>> NO, I GOT MORE COFFEE.
LET'S DO IT.
>> SPEAKING OF COFFEE.
I HAVE MINE IN HAND.
WE HAVE AN HOUR AND 15 MINUTES
LEFT TO GO.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
THANKS AGAIN COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD AND ALL OF OUR
COLLEAGUES THAT CHIMED IN ON
THIS ITEM.
LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING MORE
DISCUSSION AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
LET'S GO AHEAD.
>> NONPROFIT SUCH AS THE PUBLIC
DEFENDER ASSOCIATION.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES, OVER TO
YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
SO, THE PURPOSE OF THIS WOULD
BE TO STUDY AND RESEARCH WAGE
AND WAGE INEQUITIES FOR HUMAN
SERVICE WORKERS WITHIN HSD AND
OTHER AGENCIES CONTRACTED
WITHIN HSD.
THEY ARE DOING IMPORTANT WORK
DURING THE CRISIS THAT WE ARE
LIVING THROUGH AND WE KNOW THAT
FOLKS IN THE HUMAN SERVICE
CAREER TAKE ON FIRSTHAND AND
SECONDARY TRAUMA WHILE DOING
THE WORK THAT THEY DO.
THE ANECTDOTALLY THE WAGES IN
THIS FIELD DON'T ALWAYS MATCH
UP TO THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF
WORK BEING DONE DAY IN AND DAY
OUT ESPECIALLY FOR FOLKS
DIRECTLY SERVING THE NEIGHBORS.
THIS WOULD ALLOW AN ACCURATE
PICTURE OF WHAT HUMAN SERVICES
AGENCIES -- WAGES ARE AND WHERE
WE CAN MAKE THEM MORE EQUITABLE
AND SERVE AS A TOOL IN THE
FUTURE DISCUSSIONS AND TALKING
ABOUT THINGS LIKE EXPANDING
HUMAN SERVICES CONTRACT AND
OTHER BUDGET DISCUSSIONS
RELATED TO IT.
>> ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS
ITEM.
>> I AM SEEING NONE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LET'S MOVE ON.
FUND CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES.
THESE FUNDS COULD BE USED TO
COMPLETE OR START NEW STUDIES
TO AUTHORIZE A GMA IMPACT
PROGRAM OR PROGRAM AUTHORIZED
PURSUANT TO THE ADMINISTRATION
AUTHORITY, THE SPONSOR FOR THIS
POTENTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE
BUDGET, COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN,
GOOD AHEAD.
THE STATE PROVIDES TWO PATHS
AND WE CAN PROVIDE ONE OR BOTH.
IMPACTS FROM REAL ESTATE
DEVELOPMENT INCLUDE THE
INCREASED COST IN DEMAND ON OUR
STREETS, SCHOOLS, PARKS AND
FIRE STATIONS.
MOST JURISDICTIONS IN KING
COUNTY AND WASHINGTON STATE AND
IN CALIFORNIA, THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTRY CHARGE THINGS LIKE REAL
ESTATE DEVELOPER IMPACT FEES.
SO, WE ADOPTED THE ORDINANCE
FOR THE SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION
DISTRICT WE ADDED FIVE RECITE
TALIBAN STATING OUR PORT --
RESIT TALIBAN STATING OUR
SUPPORT PURSUING PROGRESSIVE
SOURCES OF REVENUE.
THE CITY COUNCIL INTENDS TO
CONSIDER IMPROVING A
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE.
BUDGET ACTION PLOYS THE FUNDS
NECESSARY TO START AND FINISH
STUDIES THAT ARE REQUIRED TO
IMPLEMENT THIS GREATLY NEEDED
REVENUE SOURCE IN SEATTLE FROM
BOTH POTENTIAL PATHS, GMA AND
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT
DISTRICT.
I TALKED ABOUT BRIDGE
MAINTENANCE IN THE LAST FEW
WEEKS.
ONE OF THESE SOURCES COULD BE
USED FOR BRIDGE MAINTENANCE.
THIS IS ABOUT A WIDE ARRAY OF
TRANSPORTATION NEEDS THAT THE
CITY HAS IN THE FACE OF FUNDING
REDUCTIONS.
SO, I'M HOPEFUL WE CAN FOLLOW
THROUGH AND MAKE THIS SOURCE
AVAILABLE FROM BOTH ANGLES.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, PEDERSEN.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD GO
AHEAD.
>> I WANT TO SAY THAT AS A
STRONG SUPPORTER OF THE
DEVELOPMENT OF DEVELOPER IMPACT
FEES, WORKING COLLABORATIVELY
WITH PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEMBER
MIKE O'BRIAN AND COUNCIL MEMBER
SHAW IN THE COMP PLAN AMENDMENT
THAT CREATES A SPECIFIC PRO GET
LIST FOR MOVING FORWARD ON A
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT
DISTRICT.
I STRONGLY SUPPORT THE EFFORT
TO CREATE A TRANSPORTATION
IMPACT FEE PROGRAM FOR -- UNDER
THE TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT
DISTRICT AS WELL.
THE PROJECT LIST THAT HAS BEEN
CREATED AND DOCUMENTED FOR COMP
PLAN AMENDMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES AND
THAT PROJECT LIST IS A PROJECT
LIST DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION
WITH FOLKS LIKE THE SIERRA CLUB
AND THE MASS COALITION.
THERE ARE STRONG -- STRONG
SUPPORT IN THE COMMUNITY FOR
THAT PARTICULAR VERSION OF A
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE FROM
STAKEHOLDERS WHO SOMETIMES
DON'T SUPPORT TRANSPORTATION
IMPACT FEES.
SO, I DO NOT WANT TO UP END THE
APPLE CART FOR THE DIRECTION
THAT WE ARE MOVING IN BY EITHER
ADDING PROJECTS TO THE LIST OR
TAKING PROJECTS OFF AND I HAVE
BEEN IN CONVERSATION WITH
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN ABOUT
MY DESIRE TO MAINTAIN THE
CURRENT PROJECT LIST.
I AM WILLING TO SHOW A LITTLE
BIT OF FLEXIBILITY ON THAT
GIVEN THAT HE HAS COMMITTED TO
ME THAT THE GOAL WOULD NOT BE
TO REMOVE THE PROJECT'S
SUPPORTED BY THE SIERRA CLUB
AND THE MASS COALITION FROM THE
EXISTING PROJECT LIST BUT
PERHAPS TO ADD PROJECTS BUT I
HAVE A QUESTION FOR KEY TO
FRIEDMAN AS IT RELATES TO HOW
RESTUDYING THIS ISSUE WILL
AFFECT THE TIMELINE THAT WE ARE
CURRENTLY ON FOR THE COMP PLAN
AMENDMENTS.
I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE
DOCKETED AN AMENDMENT THAT
INCLUDES A PARTICULAR LIST.
IF WE STUDY WHETHER OR NOT THAT
IS THE RIGHT LIST, HOW DOES
THAT AFFECT OUR TIMELINE AROUND
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
AMENDMENTS?
>> IT DEPENDS.
I GUESS IT DEPENDS ON THE SCOPE
OF THE CHANGES.
WHAT THE COUNCIL HAS NOW IS A
STUDY THAT IS BASED ON A
SPECIFIC PROJECT LIST AND THAT
ESTABLISHES A MAXIMUM
SUPPORTABLE FEE.
IF THE COUNCIL WANTS TO ADD
PROJECTS TO THAT LIST AND
CHANGES ARE RELATIVELY MINOR IN
SCOPE, IT PROBABLY WOULD NOT
AFFECT THE SCHEDULE TOO MUCH
FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION NEXT
YEAR.
IF THE COUNCIL WANTS TO REVISE
THE LIST, THERE IS MORE WORK
FOR THE CONSULTANT TO DO.
AMONG OTHER THINGS THE LIST
ESTABLISHES THE IMPACT FEE
ELIGIBLE COST ASSOCIATED WITH
THE PROJECTS ON THE LIST.
THERE IS BACK END WORK THAT
NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
IT DEPENDS ON THE SCOPE OF THE
CHANGES.
>> AND, SO, YOU SAY IT WOULDN'T
AFFECT THE SCHEDULE VERY MUCH
IN THE SCOPE OF THE CHANGES WAS
SMALL.
CAN YOU ELABORATE WITH A LITTLE
MORE SPECIFICITY ON THIS?
THIS IS SO IMPORTANT THAT WE
MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SCHEDULE
THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY ON.
WE HAVE BEEN DELAYED SO MANY
TIMES BECAUSE OF APPEALS AND
LAWSUITS.
AGAIN, WE HAVE THE CRITICAL
SUPPORT OF STAKEHOLDERS THAT DO
NOT NORMALLY SUPPORT
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES WITH
THIS LIST.
GIVEN THAT THESE DOLLARS WON'T
BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY, AND
A STUDY PRESUMABLY TAKES SOME
TIME, EVEN FOR A NARROW SCOPE,
CAN YOU GIVE US A LITTLE MORE
LIKE ARE WE TALKING ABOUT
MONTHS.
>> HOPEFULLY WEEKS.
>> I BAND TO DISTINGUISH
BETWEEN TPD IMPACT PROGRAM AND
WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE
IS A GMA AUTHORIZED IMPACT FEE
PROGRAM.
THE PROPOSED APPROPRIATIONS IN
THE COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION THAT
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT NOW, 2020
THEY COULD BE USED FOR BOTH THE
TPD OR GMA AUTHORIZED PROGRAM.
THERE IS ABOUT $80,000
ENCUMBERED BY A CONTRACT THAT
CAN BE USED IN 2020 TO DO
FURTHER WORK ON THE GMA IMPACT
PROGRAM.
SO, IT'S WORTH IT CAN HAPPEN
NOW.
MONEY AVAILABLE NOW TO CONTINUE
WORK ON GMA.
>> HARD TO KNOW WITHOUT KNOWING
WHAT WILL BE ADDED TO THE LIST.
THE LIST THAT THE RATE STUDY IS
BASED ON DRAWS FROM A VARIETY
OF DIFFERENT SOURCES.
THE PLANS,
IF COUNCILMEMBERS WANT TO ADD
TO THE LIST SOMETHING NOT ADDED
ANY MODAL PLANT CAPACITY
RELATED IMPROVEMENTS TO EITHER
EITHER THE BRIDGE OR THE WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE THAT WOULD TAKE
MORE TIME.
AND IT WOULD DEPEND ON THE
AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION FROM
SDOT IF THERE I█S A RELATIVELY
NEW INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THE
COST OF THE PRODUCTS ARE IT MAY
TAKE LESS TIME.
THOSE ARE THE FACTORS THAT
WOULD DRIVE HOW MUCH ADDITIONAL
EFFORT WOULD BE NEEDED FOR THE
PROGRAM.
LIKE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
>> I GUESS I WOULD JUST TUNE TO
COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON AND ASK
WEATHER OR NOT HE WOULD BE
WILLING TO FOCUS THESE DOLLARS
ON THE TBD TRANSPORTATION
IMPACT PROGRAM AND A STUDY FOR
THAT PROGRAM.
SOMETHING THAT WOULD GO BEYOND
THE GMA CONSIDERED A PROGRAM
THAT IS MOVING FORWARD.
IF THERE IS A WILLINGNESS TO DO
SO, I WOULD CERTAINLY BE
EXCITED ABOUT SIGNING ON TO
THIS ITEM.>> YES.
MAY I?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER, YES.
THE IMPETUS FOR THIS BUDGET
ACTION WAS THE TRANSPORTATION
BENEFIT DISTRICT AS A POTENTIAL
PATH BECAUSE THERE ARE
ADDITIONAL USES AND PRODUCT
TYPES THEY ARE AVAILABLE UNDER
THE TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT
THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE UNDER
THE GMA.
IF COUNCILMEMBERS WHO COME A AS
THEY TALK TO THEIR DISTRICT,
SINCE WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW
COUNCILMEMBERS, INCLUDING
MYSELF, AS WE TALK TO OUR
DISTRICTS ABOUT WHAT PROJECTS
THAT ARE NEEDED.
THE TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT
DISTRICT PATH PROVIDES MORE
POSSIBILITIES.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
HAVE THAT AVAILABLE.
THE OLD GMA PROJECT LIST WILL
HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD AND GET
SUPPORT ON THE ON ITS OWN TO
THE PATH.
THERE COULD BE SOME DOLLARS
HERE AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THE
PROCESS.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS 87,000
LEFT OVER TO COMPLETE THE
PROCESS.
THE MAIN THRUST OF THIS COUNCIL
BUT IT ACTION IS TO OPEN UP
THE PATH THROUGH TRANSPORTATION
DISTRICT RCW SO THAT THERE IS A
WIDE A WAY OF TRANSPORTATION
PROJECTS THAT CAN BE FUNDED TO
THE POTENTIAL SOURCE.>> I JUST
ADDED MY SUPPORT.
I APPRECIATE THAT.>> THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
COLLECTS, AM NOT SEEING ANY
ADDITIONAL NAMES.
JUST TO SUMMARIZE, WE HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER ALEX PERDESEN AT
THE PRIME SPONSOR.
COUNCIL KSHAMA SAWANT AND
ANDREW LEWIS.
IT INCLUDES COUNCIL MEMBER DAN
STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER TAMMY MORALES AND
COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD.
WE HAVE EVERYONE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
LET'S MOVE ON.
SELECT THE NEXT ITEM AS WE MOVE
INTO THE OFFICE FOR THE
LAWRENCE IS THE 181.
THIS WOULD ADD $1.1 MILLION IN
GENERAL FUND TO OCR FOR AWARDS
TO THE COLLABORATIVE GRANT
MAKING PROCESS.
THE COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING
ALTERNATIVES TO OR ADDRESSING
HARM CREATED BY THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM.
THESE ARE FUNDS THAT ARE
PROPOSED FOR A CUT IN THE
MAYORS PROPOSED BUDGET.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER LISA
HERBOLD COSPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBERS LORENA GONZALEZ AND
TAMMY MORALES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR WORKING ON
THIS ITEM AND THANK YOU
COSPONSORS LORENA GONZALEZ AND
TAMMY MORALES.
AS WE PROBABLY ALL RECALL,
THESE ARE FUNDS THAT ARE LONG
FOUGHT FOR BY THE COMMUNITY,
FOR THE COLLABORATIVE GRANT
MAKING PROCESS.
IT WAS INTENDED TO BE ONGOING
ANNUAL FUNDING.
IT WAS FIRST PROVIDED WITH THE
COUNCIL VOTE IN NOVEMBER 2018.
IT IT WAS INTENDED TO BE FUNDED
IN 2020.
IT WAS THE RESULT OF YEARS OF
COMMUNITY ADVOCACY BY GROUPS
INCLUDING ENDING THE PRISON
INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX.
THE BUDGET FOR JUSTICE.
SPECIFICALLY, TO BE USED FOR
INVESTMENT IN ALTERNATIVES TO
INCARCERATION.
OF COURSE IT ALSO BUILT OTHER
WORK AND ADVOCACY OF
ORGANIZATIONS AND COALITIONS
LIKE YOUTH UNDOING
INSTITUTIONALIZED RACISM.
NO YOUTH JAIL.
EPIC.
THE PEOPLE'S INSTITUTE FOR
SURVIVAL, AND BEYOND EUROPEAN
DISSENT.
ALL LEADERS WHO HAVE CALLED
UPON US TO SUPPORT A VISION
FREE OF INCARCERATION.
IT IS THE RESULT OF THIS
COMMITTEE ORGANIZING IN 2015,
THE COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY PASSED
A RESOLUTION FOR THEIR USE OF
DETENTION FOR YOUTH.
IN 2018, AS I MENTIONED
EARLIER, ADVOCATES WITH THE
BUDGET FOR JUSTICE CALLED ON
THE CITY TO REALIGN THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM FUNDING
PRIORITIES AND IT IS THE RESULT
OF THIS AND OTHER ORGANIZING
EFFORTS, THE COUNCIL ADDED ONE
POINT 1.08 MILLION TO THE
BUDGET TO FUND THIS COMMUNITY-
BASED GRANT MAKING PROCESS TO
ENSURE THAT ORGANIZATIONS IN
SEATTLE SUPPORTING ALTERNATIVES
OR ADDRESSING HARM CREATED BY
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM HAD
ACCESS TO RESOURCES FOR THOSE
ALTERNATIVES.
SOCR HAS BEEN USING IS TO MAKE
THE GRAPHS THIS ALLOWS FOR A
DEMOCRAT PROCESS TO MAKE
FUNDING DECISIONS BASED ON A
COLLECTION OF SHARED ANALYSIS.
THE COLLABORATIVE GRANT MAKING
PROCESS PARTICIPANTS OUR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO DEVELOPED
THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.
THEY WILL SCREEN AND RATE THE
PROPOSALS AND MAKE FUNDING
RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDING HUTU
AWARD, FUNDING AMOUNTS, AND
CONTRACTOR DURATION.
THE FUNDING WILL BE USED TO
ADDRESS THE HARMS CREATED BY
AND FUND ALTERNATIVES TO THE
CAR SEVERAL STATES WHILE
ADDRESSING THE DISPROPORTIONAL
IMPACT OF INCARCERATION AND
POLICING ON BLACK COMMUNITIES
AND FAMILIES IN THE COVID-19
LANDSCAPE.
GRANTEES WILL WORK TO CREATE A
COMMUNITY OWNED AND SELF
SUSTAINING COLLECTIVE NETWORK
THAT BUILDS CAPACITY FOR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO CREATE AND
DEFINED SAFETY FOR THEMSELVES,
EXPORT RESPONSES TO THE HARMS
CREATED Y INCARCERATION AND
POLICING AND PROPOSES
TRANSFORMATIVE APPROACHES TO
ANTICRISIS EASE.
DIVIDING IS NOT RESTORED, 2021
WILL BE ONLY THE SECOND YEAR
SINCE 2016 THAT SOCR WOULD NOT
BE PUT INVOLVED IN PROVIDING
COMMUNITY FUNDING TO HELP REACH
THE GOALS OF THE ZERO USE OF
DETENTION RESOLUTION AND
COMMUNITIES REQUESTED TO
SUPPORT THE CITIES VISIONING
AND IMAGINING A CITY FREE OF
INCARCERATION.
THIS WOULD GREATLY HAMPER
COMMUNITY ABILITY TO SUPPORT
ORGANIZING AND POLICY MAKING
EFFORTS THAT HELP THE CITY
REACH ITS GOALS REGARDING
PUBLIC SAFETY AND ADDRESSING
THE NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES THAT
HAVE BEEN DISPROPORTIONATELY
HARMED BY THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM.
I JUST WANT TO ALSO SHARE THAT
DECRIMINALIZE SEATTLE AND KING
COUNTY EQUITY NOW HAVE
INDICATED THAT THEY SEE
CONTINUING THIS MONEY IN THE
2021 BUDGET IS A PRIORITY,
GIVEN THEIR RECOGNITION THAT
THEIR MOMENTUM, THAT THE
MOMENTUM THAT THEY ARE USING TO
URGE POLICYMAKERS TO RETHINK
COMMUNITY PUBLIC SAFETY COME A
THEY RECOGNIZE THAT THEIR
MOMENTUM IS ACTUALLY BUILT ON
THE PAST ORGANIZATION WINS
INCLUDING THIS ONE.
I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THE
SUPPORT OF MY COLLEAGUES ON
THIS ITEM, AND AGAIN, I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF
COSPONSORS GONZALES AND
MIRELES.
THANK YOU.>> THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD, I
DID NOTE EARLIER THAT
COUNCILMEMBER DEBORA JUAREZ
WANTED TO SIGN ON AS A
COSPONSOR AND I WAS BIG TO THE
ROD MEMBER.
WE HAVE CALLED A MEMBER DEBORA
JUAREZ HERE WITH THE ORIGINAL
COSPONSORS.
I DO SEE COUNCILMEMBER KSHAMA
SAWANT AND COUNCILMEMBER DAN
STRAUSS ALONG WITH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL.
I AM SORRY.
COUNCIL MEMBER KSHAMA SAWANT ,
DAN STRAUSS, AND DEBORA JUAREZ
AND CONSUMMATE BRETT LEWIS.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER LISA
HERBOLD FOR THE BACKGROUND.
AND THE IMPORTANCE HERE IS THAT
IT WAS SLATED TO START IN 2020.
IT DID NOT START AND THIS WAS
SOMETHING WE HAD WORKED ON IN
2018, ACCORDING TO YOUR
SUMMARY.
>> CORRECT.
SOCR IS WORKING TO GET THE
DOLLARS OUT FOR 2020.
AND THEY MAY STILL DO SO.
THE ISSUE IS IT IS NOT THE 2021
BUDGET.
THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE AN
ANNUAL ALLOCATION.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU FOR THE SUMMARY.
LET'S MOVE ON.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LET ME JUST SUMMARIZE BECAUSE I
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE
THIS RIGHT FOR THE RECORD.
COUNCILMEMBER TRENT LISA
HERBOLD, KSHAMA SAWANT,
DEBORA JUAREZ, TAMMY MORALES,
AND CUT THE NUMBER LORENA
GONZALEZ.
THANK YOU FOR THE SUMMARY.
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT ONE.
THE NEXT ITEM IS LIGHT OCR 2 A
WHEN IT REQUEST THE EXECUTIVE
OR INNATE WORK GROUP OF THE
2019 RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKIT
REPORT.
THIS IS A COUNCIL CONVENED
WORKGROUP THAT WOULD REQUEST
THAT THE MAYORS OFFICE, MEMBERS
OF THE CITY ARE C8 NETWORK AT
THE OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
COME TOGETHER TO REVIEW AND
DETERMINE HOW TO IMPLEMENT
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAME OUT
OF A 20 EIGHT RACIAL TOOL
EQUITY REPORT THAT WAS DONE
REGARDING THE STRUCTURE AND
FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE FOR
CIVIL RIGHTS.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
LISA HERBOLD AND GONZALES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER LORENA GONZALEZ,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THINK I HAVE REFERRED TO
THIS A FEW TIMES ALREADY THIS
YEAR.
AS A FORMER HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSIONER, I WORKED ON THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS AND IT WAS,
I CAN ASSURE YOU, LONG PROCESS.
IT PROVIDED A STRONG ROADMAP
FOR BETTER ACCOUNTABILITY, AND
ADVOCACY AND REALLY FOR
STRENGTHENING OUR CIVIL RIGHTS
ENFORCEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
OF OUR CITIES AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE INITIATIVE ACROSS
DEPARTMENTS.
THIS SLIDE CONTINUES THAT WORK
BY CHARGING THE WORKGROUP TO
BRING FORTH LEGISLATION BY JUNE
30th.
THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENTAL
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF OCR.
AND ASKED FOR THE EXECUTIVE TO
JOIN THE WORKGROUP THAT HAS
BEEN CRAFTING SOME OF THIS FROM
THE BEGINNING, BUT NEEDS
OBVIOUSLY TO FINISH THAT WORK,
SO THAT WE CAN GET LEGISLATION
DONE BY JUNE.
I DO WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD AND
COUNCIL PRESIDENT LORENA
GONZALEZ FURTHER WORK TO
STRENGTHEN AND PROVIDE THE
APPROPRIATE RESOURCES TO DO
THIS SO THAT WE CAN ALL DO OUR
JOBS WITH RACIAL EQUITY IN
MIND.
THANK YOU.>> THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER TAMMY MORALES.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS?
OKAY.
I AM SEEING NO ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS ON THE SITE.
COUNCILMEMBER TAMMY MORALES IS
JOINED BY LISA HERBOLD AND
LORENA GONZALEZ.
ADDING THE NAME KSHAMA SAWANT.
IT'S MOVE TO THE NEXT ONE.>>
ALL RIGHT.
HELLO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
YOU ALL KNOW COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF.
WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS FROM THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC ELEMENT.
THE FIRST ONE IS O EB ONE A1.
IT WOULD ADD TO A $14,000 OF
GENERAL FUND AND ONE STRATEGIC
ADVISER FOR THE NIGHTLIFE
BUSINESS ADVOCATE POSITION.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS WITH
COSPONSORS COUNCILMEMBER LISA
HERBOLD AND COUNCILMEMBER
LORENA GONZALEZ.
THIS POSITION, WHICH IS
CURRENTLY FILLED AND FUNDING
BE ELIMINATED THE 21 TO 2021
PROPOSED BUDGET.
THEIR POSITION WAS ORIGINALLY
ADDED IN A 2016 IT UP THAT
BUDGET TO SUPPORT THE OFFICE OF
FILM AND MUSIC EFFORT TO
SUPPORT THE NIGHTLIFE INDUSTRY
AND DEVELOPMENT RELATED TO
STRATEGY AND POLICY WORK.
THIS COUNCIL BUT TO PUT THE
ACTION WOULD ADD BACK THE
POSITION, THE STRATEGIC
ADVISER, AS WELL AS THE FUNDS.
I WOULD NOTE THAT IT IS NOT
THAT INCLUDES ABOUT 150
$150,000 FOR THE COST OF THE
POSITION FOOT PLUS $58,000 OF
GENERAL FUND.
I WILL EXPLAIN WHY.
THE 2021 PROPOSED BUDGET
RECOGNIZES ONLY $90,000 UNDER
THE VACANCY SAVINGS FROM THE
CUT BECAUSE OED IS PROPOSING TO
USE $50,000 FROM THE PRODUCTION
TO BACKFILL THE SPECIAL EVENT
PROGRAM LEAD POSITION, WHICH
WAS AT BY THE COUNCIL AND THE
2020 ADOPTED BUDGET AND WAS
INTENDED TO BE FUNDED BY THE
ADMISSIONS TAX REVENUES.
GIVEN THAT ADD TAX PROCEEDS
HAVE SHARPLY DECLINED IN 2020
INTO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND
WILL PROBABLY BE PACKED IT
AGAIN NEXT YEAR, IT WILL NOT BE
POSSIBLE TO SUPPORT THE
POSITION COMPLETELY USING ADD
TAX PROCEEDS.
IF THE $15,000 IS NOT ADDED
ALONG WITH THE COST ASSOCIATED
DIRECTLY WITH THE POSITION, IT
WOULD RESULT IN PARTIALLY
CUTTING THE FUNDING FOR THE
SPECIAL EVENTS PROGRAM LEAD
POSITION.
THAT IS MY EXPLANATION.
>> THANK YOU, NEW LLANO.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING?
>> I WOULD JUST BRIEFLY SAY
THAT I WAS REALLY PLEASED TO
HEAR WHAT FEW PEOPLE CALLING IN
LAST NIGHT THROUGH THE MARATHON
PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION TO
SUPPORT THIS POSITION.
IT IS JUST CLEAR HOW CRITICAL
THIS POSITION HAS BEEN TO THE
VITALITY OF OUR CRITICAL
NIGHTLIFE AND MUSIC COMMUNITY
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE, AND
THAT THE COMMUNITY IS REALLY
COMING TOGETHER TO PROTECT AND
DEFEND THIS POSITION IN LIGHT
OF THE POSSIBILITY THAT IT
MIGHT BE CUT.
VERY FEW INDUSTRIES HAVE BEEN
HIT AS HARD DURING COVID, THEN
OUR PERFORMING ARTS.
OUR MUSICIANS, AND THAT IS THE
CORE OF OUR NIGHTLIFE.
THERE IS MUSICAL PERFORMANCE.
AND MAKING SURE WE ARE IN A
POSITION FOR THAT RECOVERY WHEN
WE ARE FINALLY THROUGH TO THE
OTHER SIDE OF THIS, THAT THAT
CAN BE SWIFT, WELL RESOURCED,
AND SUPPORTED BY THE CITY.
THIS POSITION IS OUR BRIDGE TO
BEING ABLE TO BE SUPPORTED IN
DOING THAT.
JUST GIVEN THE IMMENSE
OUTPOURING WE ARE SEEING FROM
THE COMMUNITY AND REALLY
WANTING TO MAINTAIN THIS
POSITION AND SERVICE, I THINK
IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE WORK TO
TRY TO KEEP IN PLACE EVEN
DURING THESE TOUGH TIMES,
KNOWING THE SUPPORT IS MORE
CRITICAL THAN EVER, GIVEN THE
UNIQUE CHALLENGES THIS SECTION
OF THE ECONOMY IS FACING.>> ARE
THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
I DO HAVE A QUESTION.
ON THIS POSITION GIVEN THAT
THERE IS THE PARTIAL FUNDING
FROM EVENTS, IS THE FTE A
PARTIAL FTE AT THIS POINT
THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR IN
2020?
OR IS IT STILL FULL-TIME?>> THE
SPECIAL EVENTS PROGRAM LEAD?
I BELIEVE THAT ONE HAS NOT BEEN
FILLED BECAUSE OF THE HIRING
FREEZE.
THAT POSITION HAD JUST BEEN
ADDED LAST YEAR, AND AS WE
KNOW, MANY DEPARTMENT WERE
GEARING UP TO HIRE TEST AS A
HIRING FREEZE WENT INTO PLACE.
I DO NOT BELIEVE THE POSITION
HAS BEEN FILLED YET.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I DON'T SEE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS OR COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS IS JOINED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
AND ALSO JOINED BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER PERDESEN
ADDING THEIR NAME.
AND I THINK THAT IS EVERYONE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COLLEAGUES.
LET'S MOVE TO THE NEXT ONE.>>
THE NEXT IS OED 2 A 1. THIS
PROPOSED FLIGHT WOULD REQUEST
THAT THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOP AT SEATTLE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION, SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT, SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION, OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT
AND DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
DRAFT LEGISLATION OR COUNCIL
CONSIDERATION THAT WOULD
IMPLEMENT CHANGES TO THE CODE
AND BUSINESS PRACTICES THAT
WOULD REDUCE THE BARRIERS FOR
FARMERS MARKETS, SUCH AS THE
CREATION OF A NEW PERMIT
SPECIFICALLY FOR FARMERS
MARKETS.
THIS WORK WOULD INCLUDE
UPDATING AND FORMALIZING THE
MULTIDEPARTMENTAL
ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES NINE-1
THAT CREATED A PILOT STRATEGY
FOR PERMITTING FARMING IS
FARMERS MARKET IN THE PUBLIC
RIGHT OF WAY AND ON PARKS
PROPERTY.
THIS WOULD ALSO REQUEST THAT
THE DEPARTMENT CONDUCT A RACIAL
EQUITY ANALYSIS ON ANY PROPOSED
CHANGES, AND THE RESPONSE WOULD
BE DUE TO THE COMMUNITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOP COMMITTEE BY
JUNE 30th.>> THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
THE STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT REQUEST THE OFFICE OF
ACADEMIC DO NOT RECOMMEND
LEGISLATION TO COUNCIL.
THAT WOULD IMPLEMENT COATING IS
FOR BUSINESS PRACTICES TO
BETTER SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
FARMERS MARKETS.
AMONG THE CHANGES THAT SHOULD
BE CONSIDERED ARE STREAMLINING
THE PERMITTING PROCESS FOR
FARMERS MARKETS BY CREATING A
MASTER PERMIT AND LOWERING
FEES.
EVALUATING WHAT ADDITIONAL
STAFF SUPPORT IS NECESSARY TO
MANAGE AND COORDINATE FARMERS
MARKET AND UPDATING AND
FORMALIZING MULTIDEPARTMENTAL
ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE 09-01.
THIS COULD CREATE A PILOT
STRATEGY FOR PERMITTING FARMERS
MARKETS IN THE RIGHT OF WAY AND
ON PARKS ARE PRETTY.
THIS ALSO CALLS FOR RACIAL
EQUITY ANALYSIS TO BE CONDUCTED
ON THE PROPOSED CHANGES IN
ADDITION TO OED TRANSECTS FIRE
PARKS AND COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
D.O.N.
ARE INCLUDED IN THE SIDE . THIS
SPRING AND SUMMER I WORKED
CLOSE WITH THE FARMERS MARKET
AND THE FREMONT MARKET, AND
OTHER MARKETS ACROSS THE CITY,
TO HELP THEM START BACK UP AND
PROVIDE SAFE OUTDOOR SETTINGS
FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BUY
HOST HEALTHY LOCAL FOOD.
THESE ARE ESSENTIALLY GROCERY
STORES THAT DIRECTLY CONNECT
FARMERS TO THE MARKET AND
FARMERS TO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
THROUGH THAT EXPERIENCE THIS
SUMMER AND SPRING, I SAW
FIRSTHAND THE OVERLY COMPLEX
WEB OF BUREAUCRACY THAT ARE
NEIGHBORHOOD FARMERS MARKET
MUST NAVIGATE TO PROVIDE US
THIS VERY AMAZING PUBLIC GOOD
WHICH IS A DIRECT FARM TO
NEIGHBORHOOD SUPERMARKET, IF
YOU WILL.
THIS SLIDE IS AIMED AT
STREAMLINING THE PROCESS.
I NOTICED THAT WE HAVE SIX
COSPONSORS ALREADY, AND I HEARD
THAT COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IS
ALSO INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING
THESE SLIDES.
MAYBE THIS IS THE ONE ITEM THAT
GETS ALL NINE COSPONSORS.
WE WILL SEE.
FINGERS CROSSED.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
IF YOU DO NOT SEE MY NAME THAT
IS NOT AN INDICATION I DO NOT
THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA.
I WANT TO GIVE FOLKS A SECOND
TO SIGN ON.
I DID ALSO CONFIRM THAT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IS
INTERESTED IN SIGNING ON AS A
COSPONSOR.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND SUMMARIZE.
WE HAVE COME COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS IS THE PRIME SPONSOR.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES ,
COUNCILMEMBER PERDESEN AND
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS JOIN ON
ALREADY.
20 WITH MR COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD , COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, AND COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT?
>> I DID RAISE MY HAND, BUT IT
IS NOT SHOWING UP.
>> I CAN SEE YOU.
WE ARE JUST CATCHING UP.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT AND
COUNCIL PRESIDENT
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ.
>> MADAM CHAIR, I ALSO SHARED
WITH YOUR OFFICE OF SUPPORT.
>> I SEE IT LISTED.
LET ME SUMMARIZE FOR THE
RECORD.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS JOINED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
COUNCILMEMBER PERDESEN
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> CONNECTED THE RELATED BUDGET
ACTION.
OED THREE A 1. IT WOULD ADD
ABOUT $167,000 OF GENERAL FUND
AND A STRATEGIC ADVISER TO TERM
LIMITED POSITION TO THE OFFICE
OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR
FARMERS MARKET ADVOCATE
POSITION.
THIS IS A PROPOSED TWO YEAR
TERM LIMITED POSITION.
AND THE POSITION, SORRY COMEDY
SPOTS HIM IS COUNCIL
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS ,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
IT WOULD CONDUCT BY AN
INTERNAL PROCESS ANALYSIS
ACROSS DEPARTMENT TO UNDERSTAND
CURRENT WORKFLOW, COORDINATION
AND EFFICIENCY EFFORTS ALREADY
IN PLACE, AND THEN USE THIS
INFORMATION TO INFORM A COVER
OF OVERHAUL OF THE PERMITTING
AND BUSINESS PRACTICES FOR
FARMERS MARKETS WITH THE GOAL
OF REDUCING PERMITTING
COMPLEXITY AND COST.
ESSENTIALLY THIS POSITION WOULD
BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BODY OF
WORK THAT WE DISCUSSED IN THE
SLIDE PREVIOUS TO THIS ONE.
WITH IT WAS NOTED THAT OED HAS
INDICATED THEY ANTICIPATE THEY
WILL BE ABLE TO MEET THE JUNE
30th DEADLINE FOR THE FIVE.
THAT WOULD BE GOING TO THE
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC ELEMENT
COMMITTEE AND, BUT IF THE
COUNCIL OPTS NOT TO ADD THE
POSITION, THEY MAY NEED
ADDITIONAL TIME TO FULFILL THE
REQUEST.>> TAKE YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND THANK
YOU COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR IMMENSE
SUPPORT AND COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA I AGREE WITH YOU
HAVING LAST YEAR AND I
UNDERSTAND YOUR POSITION AND
NOT SIGNING ON.
AS I MENTIONED IN DISCUSSING
THE LAST ITEM COMEDY FARMERS
MARKETS FACE A COMPLICATED YOUR
CREDIT LANDSCAPE.
ANYTIME THEY NEED TO RENEW,
MAKE ADJUSTMENTS, OR EVEN MAKE
THE SLIGHTEST OF TWEAKS TO
THEIR MARKET LAYOUT.
THIS POSITIONS FIRST DUTY WOULD
BE TO COMPLETE THE SLI.
AND YOLANDA, AM SORRY IF WE MAY
HAVE GOT COULD COMMUNICATION
LINES CROSSED.
I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE DUE IN
MARCH.>> THAT WAS COMMUNICATED
AFTER THE DEADLINE FOR OUR
DOCKET PRODUCTION PURPOSES.
BUT AS I UNDERSTAND IT, OED IS
PRETTY SLAMMED FOR THE FIRST
QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR.
IT GETS THEM TO FOCUS AND
DISTRIBUTE IT THE SMALL
BUSINESS STABILIZATION FUNDS
FOR THE 2021 PORTION OF THAT.
I KIND OF ANTICIPATE THAT THEY
WOULD NEED MORE TIME IN ORDER
TO ACTUALLY DO, IT SEEMS LIKE A
PRETTY LARGE BODY OF WORK THAT
THEY HAVE DONE SOME WORK, BUT I
THINK THERE IS STILL A LOT OF
OUTREACH THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
THAT IS WHAT I HAVE UNDERSTOOD
FROM THE DEPARTMENT.
THEY WOULD JUST NEED MORE TIME
TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE GETTING
IT RIGHT FOR THE FARMERS
MARKETS.
AND I UNDERSTAND THE
CONFLICTING SCHEDULING BECAUSE
THE FARMERS MARKETS OBVIOUSLY
WANT TO BE OPERATING UNDER A
NEW KIND OF PERMITTING REGIME
SOONER RATHER THAN LATER BUT
THAT IS WHAT I HAVE UNDERSTOOD
FROM THE DEPARTMENT.>> THANK
YOU, YOLANDA.
AND AS I MENTIONED IN THE LAST
SLI CONVERSATION, THE FARMERS
MARKETS ALL OFTEN TIMES HAVE
BUREAUCRATIC WEBER TO NAVIGATE
AND OFTEN TIMES IT IS DIFFICULT
FOR THE CITY TO PRIORITIZE
THEM, DESPITE THEM CREATING
THIS DIRECT FARM TO
NEIGHBORHOOD SUPERMARKET OF
FRESH GOODS AND PRODUCE.
AND THIS PROPOSAL WOULD ADD A
BUSINESS ADVOCATE POSITION TO
OED TO SERVE AS THE LIAISON TO
FARMERS MARKETS AND HELP THEM
NAVIGATE MANY DIFFERENT CITY OF
DEPARTMENT.
NOT JUST OED.
THIS POSITION WOULD WORK, WITH
SUPPORT THE WORK TO REVIEW AND
RENEW HELICES AND PRACTICES, AS
WELL AS RECOMMEND THE POLICY
IMPROVEMENTS.
WHILE THIS IS AN INDEPENDENT
PROPOSAL FROM THE EARLIER SLI,
THEIR FIRST LINE OF WORK WOULD
BE TAKING A FULL SCALE ANALYSIS
OF CITY DEPARTMENTS AND HOW THE
FARMERS MARKET INTERACT WITH
THEM TO PROVIDE US THE
RECOMMENDATIONS REQUESTED IN
THE PREVIOUS SLI.
THANK YOU COUNCIL COLLECTS FOR
ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT AND I HOPE
TO EARN YOUR SUPPORT IN THIS
ONE ALSO.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THINK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
YOLANDA, ARE THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS.
I AM SEEING ON AT THIS POINT.
TO SOME RIGHT COSPONSORSHIP AT
THE TIME THE PRIME SPONSOR IS
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS JOINT
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
I THINK YOU ARE FROZEN BUT WE
LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM
YOU.
IS THAT COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
GO AHEAD.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?>>
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
WE CAN HEAR YOU.
YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT ?
ON THE FARMERS MARKET FTE
ALLOCATION FROM COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
OKAY.
I'M GOING TO COME BACK TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, IF SHE
DOES.
BUT JUST TO SUMMARIZE AGAIN,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ,
COSPONSOR COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, COUNCILEMBER
PERDESEN AND COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS SIGNING ON AS COSPONSORS
WITH THIS ONE.
I WILL MOVE US TO THE NEXT
ONE.>> WE CANNOT HEAR YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
WHAT YOU TRY AGAIN.
>> OH MY GOSH.
THANK YOU.
I WILL BE BRIEF.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I THINK
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT WORK.
I KNOW THAT WE OFTEN THINK
ABOUT FOOD SECURITY WHEN WE
THINK ABOUT FARMERS MARKETS.
THEY ARE IN FACT BUSINESSES
ALBEIT THE ASSOCIATION MIGHT BE
A NONPROFIT, BUT THE FARM
BUSINESSES, THE OTHER FOOD
RELATED BUSINESSES THAT POP UP
SO THAT WE CAN ENJOY HOT FOOD
OR BY ICE CREAM, OR WHATEVER
ELSE THAT WE MIGHT ENJOY AT A
FARMERS MARKET.
ALL OF THOSE BUSINESSES NEED
SUPPORT.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS FOR BRINGING THESE.
I THINK WE HEARD FROM THE
FARMERS MARKET ASSOCIATION
MEMBERS OVER THE COURSE OF THE
SUMMER.
AND AS THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC
DEVELOPERS COMMITTEE CHAIR , I
WANT TO ASSURE COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS THAT I WILL BE WORKING
CLOSELY WITH OED TO PROVIDE
THEM AS MUCH SUPPORT AS I CAN,
KNOWING THAT THEY ALSO HAVE THE
BUSINESS STABILIZATION FUND
WORK IN FRONT OF THEM.
BUT TRY TO GET AS MUCH OF THIS
DONE BEFORE THE NEXT FARMERS
MARKET SEASON, SO THAT WE HAVE
AN ABILITY TO FACILITATE
SMOOTHER OPERATIONS FOR THEM
NEXT SUMMER.
>> THANK YOU.
WE DID HEAR ALL OF THAT
COMMENT.
THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO
PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL CONTEXT.
LET'S MOVE FORWARD.
COUNCILMEMBER PERDESEN, YOU ARE
UP NEXT.
>> THE LAST OED ITEM IS SLI
OED 4 A 1 PICCOLO CREST OED IN
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION PROPOSE A
STRATEGY FOR FUNDING AND
DISTRIBUTE IN ASSISTANCE TO
SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE
ADVERSELY IMPACTED DURING THE
CONSTRUCTION OF CITY LED
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS WITH
THE GOAL OF ESTABLISHING A
PROGRAM AND 2021 OR 2022.
THE STRATEGY WOULD CONSIDER
POTENTIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
FOR RECIPIENTS, FUNDING
OPTIONS, ALSO INCLUDE A RACIAL
EQUITY ANALYSIS, AND OTHER
RELEVANT CONSIDERATIONS.
THIS WOULD BE DUE TO THE
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS
COMMITTEE BY AUGUST 2nd.
IT IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER PERDESE WITH
COSPONSORS COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
>> EXCELLENT.
COUNCILMEMBER PERDESEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR AND THINK
YOU YOLNDA FOR THE SUMMARY.
THANK YOU MY COSPONSORS.
I KNOW THAT WE APPRECIATE THE
WORK THAT ARE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
DOES TO IMPROVE OUR STREETS FOR
PEDESTRIANS IN ALL MODES OF
TRAVEL.
WE AND ESPECIALLY SMALL
BUSINESSES KNOW THAT THE
CONSTRUCTION WORK ON OUR
STREETS CAN TEMPORARILY DISRUPT
ACCESS AND ENJOYMENT FOR
RESIDENCE IN WHAT TO EAT, SHOP
AND BUY SERVICES FROM
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESSES.
I BELIEVE THERE IS A GOOD
ARGUMENT TO MAKE THAT IF OUR
CITY GOVERNMENT IS CAUSING THE
DISRUPTION, THEN WE SHOULD DO
MORE TO MITIGATE THESE
POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACTS.
THERE HAS BEEN SOME ASSISTANCE
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES LIKE THIS
IN THE PAST.
BUT IT SEEMS THEY ARE LIMITED
TO CERTAIN PROGRAM SOURCES LIKE
THE FEDERAL COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT LOCK GRANT PROGRAM.
BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT LIMITED BY
THE SEATTLE WASHINGTON SO-
CALLED GIFT OF PUBLIC FUNDS.
THIS SLI DIRECTS THE EXECUTIVE
TO GET EVEN MORE CREATIVE ABOUT
THIS AND IDENTIFY FUNDING
OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR
VULNERABLE SMALL BUSINESSES TO
MITIGATE TEMPORARY, BUT
MATERIAL NEGATIVE IMPACTS FROM
THE CITY LED TRANSPORTATION
PROJECTS.
THANK YOU.>> THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER PERDESEN.
I AM NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL
HANDS FOR QUESTIONS.
I SEE COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AS
A COSPONSOR, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS, AND COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ HAS ADDED HER NAME.
ANY ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS,
QUESTIONS, OR COMMENTS BEFORE
YOU MOVE ON?
SEEING ON, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
, COUNCILMEMBER PERDESEN.
FOLKS, WE ARE GETTING INTO THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING ITEMS.
WE ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH --
MY INTENT IS TO GO THROUGH THE
THREE ITEMS FROM THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING BEFORE WE TAKE A BREAK
FOR OUR LUNCH.
WE WILL COME BACK TO THE TWO
ITEMS THAT COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
WALKED ON THIS MORNING WHEN WE
COME BACK FROM BREAK, JUST TO
GIVE YOU A SENSE TO ORIENT YOU
TO WHAT THE NEXT FEW ITEMS ARE.
LET'S GO AHEAD.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS . THIS IS
YOUR ITEM.
WE WILL TURN IT OVER.
>> AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I WILL BE GOING OVER THE CBA
FOR THE OFFICE OF HOUSING.
IT IS QUITE CAUSED QUITE A
FRENZY OF ACTIVITY OVER THE
LAST FEW DAYS.
THE FIRST ONE IS OH 1 A 1.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS AND COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
IT WOULD ADD $200,000 IN
GENERAL FUND TO THE AUTHOR
HOUSING TO CONTINUE FUNDING OF
THE HOME AND HOPE PROGRAM.
THE PROGRAM WAS TO ACCELERATE
THE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN
CONJUNCTION WITH EARLY
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTERS,
HEALTH CENTERS AND OTHER
COMMUNITY USES.
UNDERUTILIZED PUBLIC OR TAX-
EXEMPT SITE.
THE CITY HAS PROVIDED $200,000
IN FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAM
SINCE 2017 ANNUALLY.
THE MAYOR HAS PROPOSED 2021
BUDGET DID NOT INCLUDE FUNDING
FOR THE PROGRAM.
SO I THINK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, PLEASE
PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
I THINK THIS IS A REALLY
CRITICAL PROGRAM AND IT IS
IMPORTANT TO HANG ONTO IN TERMS
OF THE SCALABILITY OF WHAT THIS
$20,000 HAS BEEN ABLE TO
PRODUCE.
A LOT OF US HERE HAVE WORKED
WITH ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIPS AND THE SPEAKER ON
HIS WORK TO ACQUIRE THE LINEUP
DEALS ON A LOT OF SIGHT SITES
THAT HAVE RESULTED IN THE CITY
ACQUIRING MORE PUBLIC LAND TO
BUILD HOUSING THAT IS
AFFORDABLE TO FOLKS AT VERY LOW
INCOME LEVELS ON A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.
BEYOND THAT $200,000, THE CITY
HAS DEFINITELY GOTTEN IT BANG
FOR ITS BUCK ON ACQUIRING SITES
FROM STATE AND NONPROFIT
SOURCES THAT VALUE IN THE
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AT A
MARGINAL COST TO THE CITY THAT
HAS BEEN PASSED ON IN PROVIDING
STABLE AND SECURE HOUSING FOR
THOUSANDS OF THE SEATTLE
RESIDENTS.
EVEN THIS PARTNERSHIP GOING,
AND ESPECIALLY BUILDING THE
NEXUS BETWEEN QUALITY ON-SITE
CHILDCARE, AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN MULTIPLE DIFFERENT
AMI LEVELS IS SOMETHING WE NEED
TO BE CONTINUING TO INVEST IN.
I REALLY THINK THIS IS A
CRITICAL INVESTMENT THAT
ESPECIALLY COMING OUT OF A
RECESSION, WERE SO MANY OF OUR
NEIGHBORS WILL CONTINUE TO
EXPERIENCE HOUSING AND
SECURITY.
WE NEED TO BE INVESTING IN
THESE PARTNERSHIPS THAT ARE
BUILDING LONG-TERM, PERMANENTLY
SUBSIDIZED AND SUPPORTED
AFFORDABLE UNITS.
THAT IS WHAT THIS $200,000
INVESTMENT DOES.
IT IS THE ACORN THAT KEEPS
DRAWING THESE OPPORTUNITIES.
I'M HAPPY TO BRING THIS FORWARD
TODAY, AND HOPE WE CAN BRING IT
FORWARD ULTIMATELY TO BE PART
OF THIS BUDGET.>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THIS
ITEM?
I'M NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS.
BEFORE ME MOVE THIS SLI COME
OUT REALLY QUICK, TRACY, CAN
REMIND FOLKS OF SOME EXAMPLES
OF PREDEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
COULD YOU BREAK THAT DOWN FOR
US?
>> THAT COULD INCLUDE DOING
ENVIRONMENTAL WORK ON A SITE
THAT MAY HAVE QUESTIONABLE
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.
IT COULD BE DOING COST
ESTIMATES ON DIFFERENT
SCENARIOS FOR THE TYPE OF
HOUSING, AND OR OTHER SERVICES
THAT MIGHT BE ON SITE.
IT COULD BE LOOKING AT
DIFFERENT POTENTIAL FUNDING
SOURCES.
THOSE KINDS OF PREDEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITIES.
FLAK THANK YOU, TRACY.
ALL RIGHT.
WE MAY BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH
OUR OFFICE OF HOUSING ITEMS
THAN WE ANTICIPATED.
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT ONE.
BUT THIS IS OH 2 A 1. SPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ WITH
COSPONSORS COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
THIS COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION
WOULD ADD FUNDING OF $1.7
MILLION IN GENERAL FUND TO THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING.
$1.5 MILLION WOULD BE FOR THE
PROPERTY ACQUISITION AND
$20,000 WOULD BE FOR A
FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR A
PROPOSED AURORA COMMENTS WE
DEVELOP IT PROJECT.
THIS PROJECT COULD INCLUDE LOW
INCOME HOUSING, SERVICE SPACE
FOR THE AURORA COMMENTS
LOCATION AND CO-LOCATION OF
HEALTH CLINIC AS WELL AS
SERVICE SPACE FOR OTHER
SERVICES NEEDED BY THE
COMMUNITY.>> COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.
A BIG THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
REPRESENTING DISTRICT 6 AND
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
REPRESENTING DISTRICT 7. THE
REASON THAT I SHARE THAT AS A
NOTE IS THAT WE HAVE BEEN,
SINCE THE VOTE WAS PASSED IN
2014, THAT WE MOVE TO A
DISTRICT REPRESENTATION, MANY
OF YOU HEARD ME SAY THIS, BUT I
WANT TO SHOW THIS AS A REALLY
GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHY, WHEN WE
SIT ON THE CITY COUNCIL AS THE
CHART REPRESENT IT AS OUR FIRST
AND FOREMOST RESPONSIBILITY IS
TO REPRESENT ALL OF THE CITY
BUT WE HONOR THE NEEDS OF OUR
DISTRICT.
WHEN I SAY HONOR THE NEEDS OF
OUR DISTRICT, THIS IS WHY WHEN
WE LOOK AT ON THE GROUND, IN
THE DISTRICT, AT OUR END OF THE
TOWN COME UP WHAT IS GOING ON
WITH TRANSPORTATION NEEDS,
HOUSING NEEDS, STREETLIGHTS
COME ACROSS BOX, COMMUNITY
CENTERS, LIBRARIES.
THIS IS WHY WE WENT TO A
DISTRICT SYSTEM.
YOU LIVE IN THE DISTRICT.
YOU KNOW THE DISTRICT.
YOU KNOW THE NEEDS.
YOU KNOW THE SOCIAL SERVICE
NEEDS THE POLITICAL NEEDS, AND
THE BUSINESS NEEDS.
FOR ME, THIS IS AN EXCITING
EXAMPLE.
AURORA COMMENTS, ABOUT HOW IN
THE CITY INVEST IN A BRICK AND
MORTAR SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAM,
ON THE GROUND, IN WHICH COUNCIL
MEMBERS USES THESE SERVICES IN
THE NORTH AND CANNOT SUPPORT
IT.
AS I MENTIONED LAST WEEK,
AURORA COMMENTS WAS FOUNDED IN
22,011.
YOU PROVIDE SPECIALIZED
SERVICES EVERY DAY TO HELP
WOMEN IN THE SEX TRADE
INDUSTRY.
NEARLY ALL OF THE CLIENTS, MEN
AND WOMEN ARE EXPECTING
HOMELESSNESS, AND MOST ARE
FACING ADDICTION AND MENTAL
ILLNESS AS WELL.
CLIENTS ARE FREQUENTLY DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE OR RECOVERING FROM
DOMESTIC ASSAULT.
THE CITY COUNCIL HAS INVESTED
IN THE AURORA COMMENTS FOR THE
LAST THREE YEARS.
I AM HERE TO SHARE THAT IT HAS
BEEN A GREAT INVESTMENT.
WE HAVE GOTTEN RETURNS TENFOLD.
THE STOREFRONT ON 89th AND
AURORA, AURORA COMMENTS
PROVIDES BASIC SERVICES SUCH AS
HOT MEALS, LAUNDRY, WE HELPED
BY THE WASHING MACHINES AND
DRYERS.
HYGIENE, CLOTHING, THEY WORK
WITH HARBORVIEW HOSPITAL MASON
CLINIC TO PROVIDE RADICAL
SERVICES ON SITE.
NEIGHBORING CARE PROVIDES
CLINICS TO CLIENTS WITH
ADDICTION AND SEATTLE KING
COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SUPPORT
TESTING AND TREATMENT OF HIV.
WE SHOULD ADD THAT A COUPLE OF
YEARS AGO WE HELPED THEM
PURCHASE 20 NARCAN KITS IN
WHICH MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT
THEY USED 19 OF THEM.
ALL OF THIS IS HAPPENING ON THE
AURORA QUARTER.
WINTER WEATHER YOUR 60th, 70th,
80th OR 145th.
IT ISN'T JUST A DEFUNDED ISSUE.
IT IS AN AURORA COORIDOR ISSUE
THAT HAS A LONG HISTORY OF
DEALING WITH SOME OF THE ISSUES
THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH NOW.
MOST NOTABLY, HOMELESSNESS,
MENTAL HEALTH, ADDICTION, IN A
COMMUNITY THAT IS OFTEN
OVERLOOKED.
IT RECENTLY HAD COME TO OUR
ATTENTION, MY ATTENTION, FROM
THE CEO THAT THE ONE-STORY
BUILDING, WHICH CURRENTLY
HOUSES AURORA COMMENTS, HAS
BEEN PUT ON THE MARKET FOR SALE
FOR $3.35 MILLION TO BE SOLD AT
ANY TIME.
THE TIMING WAS GREAT.
WE MET WITH THEM.
WE WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
THIS BUDGET REQUEST BY
DEDICATED FEED MONEY TO HELP
ACQUIRE THE SITE AND THE CITY
WOULD ENSURE AURORA COMMENTS
CAN KEEP SERVING PEOPLE FROM
THE SAME LOCATION.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE
ZONING AREA WOULD ENABLE THE
CITY TO LOCATE SIX OR SEVEN
STORIES OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ABOVE, WHICH WAS GREAT NEWS
WHEN WE FOUND OUT WHAT THE
ZONING CAPACITY WAS.
THIS WOULD EXPAND THE NEEDED
HOUSING ON AURORA COORIDOR
ALONG THE TRANSIT SIDE AND TO
SERVE ONE OF OUR CITIES HIGHEST
NEEDS AREAS.
AND AGAIN, IT IS THE LOCATION.
THE FACT THAT IT IS ON A
TRANSIT SITE.
IT HAS SOCIAL SERVICES IN
PLACE.
IT IS A LONG-STANDING
UNDERSERVED CLIENT BASED
POPULATION IN A COMMUNITY THAT
IS IN PLACE TO RECEIVE
CONTINUED SERVICES, AND
HOPEFULLY WE CAN EXPAND THOSE
SERVICES.
BECAUSE OF THIS PRIME LOCATION,
THE PRODUCT IS A GOOD CANDIDATE
TO LEVERAGE REGIONAL AND STATE
FUNDING.
NOT TO MENTION, NONPROFIT
INVESTMENT.
AND WE HAVE BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS
WITH THAT AT THE STATE LEVEL,
AND FOR SOME FOLKS IN OLYMPIA.
AND ALSO OVER A COMMENT HAS AN
AMAZING BOARD WITH SOME
WONDERFUL PEOPLE ON IT THAT
HAVE BEEN SEEKING AND HAVE BEEN
SUCCESSFUL IN THE PRIVATE
SECTOR, AND GETTING MONEY FOR
THE AURORA COMMENTS.
KING COUNTY REGULARLY PARTNERS
TO HELP FUND HOUSING AND
TRANSIT ARE GONE DEVELOPMENT
AMONG HIGH USER TRANSIT
CORRIDORS.
KING COUNTY IS LOOKING AT
SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO GET
PEOPLE OFF OF THE STREETS WITH
THE HELP THROUGH HOUSING
INITIATIVE.
THAT IS ONE PROSPECT THAT WE
ARE WORKING ON.
IN ADDITION, THE WASHINGTON
STATE CAPITAL BUDGET INCLUDES
ACQUISITION DOLLARS TO SUPPORT
CIVIL READY, JOB PRODUCING AND
SERVICE EXPANSION PROJECTS.
THAT IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY WE
ARE LOOKING AT.
THIS WHOLE SET ASIDE, I BELIEVE
IT IS COMING NOW A $1.5 MILLION
BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE WILL
ATTRACT PARTNERS AND HOPEFULLY
KEEP OUR OPTIONS FOR HOUSING
OPEN ON THIS SITE.
YOUR SUPPORT WILL HELP THE CITY
OF SEATTLE COMEDY FOLKS NEEDING
OUR HELP ON THE AURORA
CORIDOR, OR ANYWHERE ACROSS
THE CITY, TO PROVIDE HOUSING
FOR HOMELESSNESS IN THE CRISIS
AS IT DEMANDS IN THE LOCATION
AND AT JUST THE TIME THAT WE
NEEDED THE MOST.
I JUST WANT TO SHARE THIS
ANECDOTALLY FROM MY EXPERIENCE
AND SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL.
I THINK I MADE THIS ANALOGY
BEFORE.
BUT THOSE WHO ARE NOW LISTENING
AGAIN.
AURORA COMMENTS, UNDER
ELIZABETH ALL IS WHERE THE
SEATTLE COLP UNDER THE
LEADERSHIP CEO OF CALLING A
HAWK ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO.
MAYBE FOUR.
AND EVERY BUDGET CYCLE WE HAVE
INVESTE MONEY IN BRICK AND
MORTAR AND PROGRAMMING AND IT
HAS COME TO FRUITION.
NOW WE ARE AT THE TIPPING POINT
FOR AURORA COMMENTS.
I HOPE THAT I HAVE YOUR
SUPPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M GOING TO BE REALLY BRIEF.
I REALLY, REALLY HAPPY TO STAND
WITH COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ ON
THIS AND BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
HAD THE GREAT PLEASURE WAY BACK
IN WHAT SEEMS LIKE EONS AGO
FEBRUARY, TO HEAR A
PRESENTATION FROM AURORA
COMMENTS AT THE 36 DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS MEETING AND HAD
INTENDED, HAD COVID NOT
HAPPENED AND COULD'VE HAD A
FULL WORKPLAN WITH MY
COMMITTEE, TO REALLY MAKE THAT
PART OF OUR WORK PLAN TO DELVE
INTO A LOT OF THE ISSUES THAT
AURORA COMMENTS HAS BEEN FACING
AND WAYS THE CITY CAN BE A
PARTNER TO CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN AND ENHANCE THEIR
MISSION.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE
LEADERSHIP OF COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ IN GETTING THIS GREAT
PACKAGE TOGETHER TO START
MATERIALLY IMPROVING THE
CAPACITY OF AURORA COMMENTS TO
MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THIS
AREA.
AND TOTALLY TO ECHO THE COMMENT
OF COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
THEY HAVE BEEN DOING AMAZING
WORK WITH VERY LITTLE
INVESTMENT.
TO BE ABLE TO COME IN AND
ENHANCE THEIR MISSION, GIVE
THEM THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO
BE SUCCESSFUL, WE WILL SEE
COLOSSAL RETURNS ON THAT IN A
MASSIVE ALLEVIATION OF
SUFFERING FROM FOLKS WHO ARE IN
THE AURORA CORRIDOR WITHOUT A
LOT OF RESOURCES.
REALLY PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS
AND THIS IS JUST A GREAT STEP
FORWARD IN SERVING THE
COMMUNITY IN NORTH SEATTLE.>>
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
I AM NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ THAT YOU
WILL BE HAPPY TO KNOW THAT AS
YOU ARE SPEAKING IN ADDITION
TO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
ATTORNEY WHO SIGNED THAT WE
HAVE CONSUMMATE COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ
SIGNED ON AS WELL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
SUPPORT.
I WILL BE SENDING YOU STARBUCKS
CARDS.>> LET'S GO ON TO THE
NEXT OFFICE OF HOUSING ITEM.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ AND
TRACY, I WILL TURN IT TO YOU.
>> THIS IS OH 3-A-1 SPONSORED
BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ
WITH COSPONSORS COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
THIS WOULD ADD $20,000 OF
GENERAL FUND TO THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING FOR THE HOME FOR GOOD
PROGRAM.
TO REMIND COUNCILMEMBERS , THE
SNOW PROGRAM WAS PROVIDED
$780,000 IN FUNDING BY THE
COUNCIL IN 2020.
DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THE
PROGRAM HAS JUST BEGUN
IMPLEMENTATION THIS FALL.
THE EXISTING FUNDING IS EXPECTED
TO SERVE 70 UP TO 100
INDIVIDUALS IN 2020 AND 2021.
AT THE PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED
THEY EXPANDED THE PROGRAM TO
SERVE MORE THAN JUST THE
ORIGINAL TARGET POPULATION TO
INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN
SHELTERS WHO MAY NEED
ASSISTANCE GETTING HOUSED.
THE PROGRAM CAN PROVIDE UP TO
ONE YEAR OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE
IN CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
THE FUNDING THAT WOULD BE
PROVIDED WOULD BE INCREASED TO
SERVE OR PEOPLE WHO WOULD BE
ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM.>>
OKAY.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
ADVANCING THIS PARTICULAR
COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION.
THANK YOU TO TRACY FOR THAT
WONDERFUL SUMMARY AND
DESCRIPTION, AND FOR
HIGHLIGHTING THIS AS AN
ADDITIONAL NEED FOR US TO
CONSIDER ADVANCING.
I WAS EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO
ADVANCE THE FUNDING FOR THIS
PROGRAM LAST YEAR, ALONGSIDE
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD . AND I
BELIEVE THAT AS STRONGLY TODAY
AS I DID THEN, THAT THIS WILL
PROVIDE A MODEL FOR WHAT WE
KNOW IS FOR ADDRESSING A REAL
SYSTEM FAILURE IN OUR STATE.
THOUSANDS OF WASHINGTON
RESIDENTS RELY ON TEMPORARY
STATE BENEFITS IN ORDER TO
ACCESS OR MAINTAIN HOUSING.
THEY ARE AT GREAT RISK OF
LOSING HOUSING AND BECOMING
HOMELESS WHEN THEY QUALIFY FOR
FEDERAL DISABILITY BENEFITS
WHICH ARE TOO SMALL TO HIT
THEIR HOUSING NEEDS, BUT NOT
ENOUGH TO ACCESS MARKET RATE
HOUSING.
THE HOME FOR GOOD PROGRAM
PROVIDES FOR A RENTAL SUBSIDY
TO HELP COVER THE GAP BETWEEN
INSUFFICIENT THE DISABILITY
BENEFITS WITH THE HIGH COST OF
HOUSING IN SEATTLE.
EVEN FOR THOSE WHO CAN ACCESS
AFFORDABLE UNITS.
ALL OF THE CHALLENGES AS
DESCRIBED BY TRACY THAT WERE
BROUGHT ON BY 2020, DID
UNFORTUNATELY CAUSE SOME DELAYS
IN STANDING UP THE RFP PROCESS.
WE HAVE A CONTRACT IN PLACE
THAT WILL CARRY FORWARDINTO
2021.
MOST OF THE $750,000 THE
COUNCIL ORIGINALLY ALLOCATED TO
THE PROGRAM TO LAST YEARS
BUDGET PROCESSED, THANKS TO
FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER, AND
FORMER BUDGET CHAIR, SALLY
BAGSHAW, FOR HER WILLINGNESS TO
SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM BACK THEN.
THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT IS
COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION PROPOSES
A CODE DIRECTLY TO SERVING MORE
HOUSEHOLD AND KEEPING OUR FOLKS
IN STABLE HOUSING DURING AND
THROUGHOUT THE JOINT CRISIS
EASE WE ARE FACING AS A CITY.
NOW THAT WE HAVE ADDRESSED SOME
OF THE LIMITATION COSTS AND
WHATNOT, THIS IS AN APPLE
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO IDENTIFY
A SMALL ADDITIONAL SET OF
DOLLARS TO BE ABLE TO REACH
EVEN MORE PEOPLE AND PROVIDE
GREATER HOUSING SECURITY FOR
THIS VERY TARGETED GROUP OF
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE QUALIFIED
FOR FEDERAL DISABILITY
BENEFITS, BUT ARE JUST SORT OF
INCHES AWAY FROM BEING ABLE TO
AFFORD EVEN THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS
WITHIN THE CITY OF SEATTLE THAT
THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO QUALIFY
FOR.
I THINK THIS IS A SMART, TINY
ADDITION THAT I AM REQUESTING,
THAT WOULD REALLY GET UPSTREAM
TO THOSE PREVENTIVE SERVICES
THAT WILL REALLY PREVENT THESE
FOLKS FROM ENTERING INTO
HOMELESSNESS.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.>> THANK YOU
VERY MUCH COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
I AM NOT SEEING ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS.
I THINK THERE IS A FEW FOLKS
THAT ARE STILL INTERESTED IN
ADDING THEIR NAMES AS
COSPONSORS.
WE WILL GET THAT UP AS I START
TO SUMMARIZE.
THE COSPONSORSHIP, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ I WERE
SPEAKING WE KNEW THAT WE HAD
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
WE ARE BEING JOINED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT,
COUNCILMEMBER PERDESEN AND
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
DID I GET EVERYONE?
EXCELLENT.
WONDERFUL COLLEAGUES.
WHY DON'T WE DO THIS.
IT IS ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO 1:00.
LET'S JUST GO AHEAD AND DO THE
LAST TWO FROZEN OFFICE OF
HOUSING AFTER WE COME BACK.
THAT WAY THAT GIVES FOLKS A
CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE WALK ON
AMENDMENTS THAT WERE SENT
AROUND LAST NIGHT.
IF YOUR TEAM IS STILL
INTERESTED IN REVIEWING THOSE,
THEY WERE SENT BY THE OFFICE OF
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT AROUND
4:30 YESTERDAY AND WE SENT A
SUMMARY DOCUMENT AROUND WITH
TRACY'S SUMMARY FROM CENTRAL
STAFF AND THE COVER SHEETS AS
WELL.
SO AGAIN, WE ARE GOING TO GO
AHEAD AND RECESS UNTIL 2:00
P.M.
WE WILL START OFF WITH THE TWO
WALK ON AMENDMENTS FROM AS A
OFFICE OF HOUSING.
TRACY, IF YOU DO NOT MIND
JOINING US AFTER LUNCH, WE
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
AND WITHOUT, COLLEAGUES, WE
WILL SEE YOU AT 2:00 P.M.
TO CONTINUE WITH SESSION 2 OF
THE COMMITTEE.
HAVE A GOOD LUNCH.
THANK YOU.