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>>> 2020 GOVERNMENT AND
EDUCATION MEETING WILL COME TO
ORDER.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL?
[ CALLING ROLL ]
>> MADAME CLERK, THIS IS COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA
I'M PRESENT.
>> GREAT.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZCEZ.
>> HERE.
>> WE HAVE FIVE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND I JUST
WANT TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT
COUNCIL MEMBER ALEX PEARSON FROM
DISTRICT 4 IS ALSO JOINING US IN
COMMITTEE.
HE IS NOT A STANDING
MEMBER OF THIS STANDING
COMMITTEE.
BUT HE IS ATTENDING
AT MY INVITATION AS THE CHAIR OF
THE COMMITTEE.
PURSUANT TO THE
COUNCIL RULES.
SO WELCOME,
COUNCIL MEMBER PEARSON TO THE
COMMITTEE.
IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION,
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
COLLEAGUES, WE'RE GONNA AHEAD
AND DIG INTO SOME PUBLIC
COMMENTS.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL
OPEN THE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD.
BEFORE WE BEGIN, I'D ASK
EVERYONE TO CONTINUE TO BE
PATIENT WITH US AS WE OPERATE
HIS SYSTEM IN REAL-TIMED
NAVIGATE THE GROWING CHANGES OF
HE NEW PLATFORMS.
AS WE MOVE
FORWARD, WE WILL ALWAYS LOOK FOR
WAYS TO FINE-TUNE THIS PROJECT.
SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND MODERATE
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER.
THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD FOR THIS MEETING
IS SCHEDULED TO BE 20 MINUTES.
EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE TWO
MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE.
I'LL CALL ON
THREE SPEAKERS AT A TIME, IN THE
ORDER IN WHICH THEY REGISTERED
ON THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE.
IF
YOU'VE NOT YET REG STORED SPEAK
BUT WOULD LIKE TO, YOU CAN SIGN
UP BEFORE THE END OF THIS PUBLIC
COMMENT BY GOING TO THE CITY'S
WEB PAGE.
ONCE I CALL A
SPEAKER'S NAME, STAFF WILL
UNMUTE THE APPROPRIATE
MICROPHONE.
AND THE SPEAKER WILL
HEAR AN AUTOMATIC PROMPT AS YOU
HAVE BEEN UNMUTED.
THAT WILL BE
THE SPEAKER'S CUE TO PRESS
STAR-6 IN ORDER TO UNMUTE
THEMSELVES AND BEGIN SPEAKING.
DURING YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT,
YOU'LL HEAR A CHIME AT ABOUT TEN
SECONDS.
THIS MEANS THAT YOU
HAVE ONLY TEN SECONDS LEFT OF
THE CUE MINUTES BEING PROVIDED
TO YOU THIS AFTERNOON.
PLEASE
LISTEN FOR THAT CHIME AND WRAP
UP YOUR COMMENTS.
IF YOU DO NOT
WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS AT THE END
OF YOUR TIME ALOTTED, YOUR
MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED.
IF YOU
DON'T GET A CHANCE TO GIVE US
ALL OF YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU
CAN E-MAIL THE MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE WITH THE REMAINDER OF
YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
ONCE
YOU'VE COMPLETED YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENT, PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM
THE LINE.
IF YOU PLAN TO
CONTINUE FOLLOWING THE MEETING,
WE ASK THAT YOU DO SO VIA
SEATTLE CHANNEL OR ANY OF THE
LISTENING OPTIONS SET ON THE
AGENDA.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS NOW OPEN.
WE'LL BEGIN
WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE
LIST.
AGAIN AS A REMINDER TO OUR
SPEAKERS, PLEASE REMEMBER TO
PRESS STAR-6 BEFORE YOU START
SPEAKING SO THAT WE CAN HEAR
YOU.
MICHAEL.
ARE YOU THERE?
>> LET ME KNOW WHETHER WE'VE GOT
MICHAEL ON THE LINE.
>> THERE HE IS.
>> OKAY.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU, GO AHEAD.
>> I'M MICHAEL RUBY.
I'M
SPEAKING REGARDING THE CARBON
NOTE.
I'VE BEEN DOING
PROFESSIONAL MODELING OF
ATMOSPHERIC GASES FOR THE PAST
50 YEARS.
FOR DECADES, I'VE BEEN
WARNING THAT WE WILL SEE THE
VERY CLIMATIC CATASTROPHES THAT
WE ARE WITNESSING THIS WEEK IN
WASHINGTON, OREGON, AND
CALIFORNIA.
I'VE WORKED FOR
INDUSTRIES TO HELP REDUCE
POLLUTION.
AND I HAVE WORKED FOR
GOOD CARBON EMISSIONS
LEGISLATION.
BUT WE'RE HEADING
IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.
WE'RE
INCREASING NOT DECREASING
EMISSIONS IN SEATTLE.
THIS
CARBON NOTE WILL PROVIDE YOU
WITH INFORMATION TO HELP YOU
CALCULATE WHETHER PROPOSALS YOU
VOTE ON WILL INCREASE, DECREASE
OR HAVE NO EFFECT ON OUR CARBON
EMISSIONS.
THIS SIMPLE REPORT
WILL HAVE AN IMMEDIATE
BENEFICIAL EFFECT.
WHEN A
PROJECT FROM UTILITIES PARKS OR
FIRES TOTALED BY PARKS OR STAFF,
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO PUT AN
ADVERSE CARBON NOTE ON THIS,
THERE WILL BE A MAD SCRAMBLE TO
READJUST THEIR PROPOSAL.
THIS
WILL MEAN A REVISED PROPOSAL
WITH LESS CARBON EMISSIONS, AND
YOU WILL HAVE AN EASIER TIME
VOTING YES.
MY NEIGHBORS AND
YOUR CONSTITUENTS DO NOT WANT TO
HEAR THAT YOU HAVE APPROVED A
CITY PROJECT BASED ON A WISH AND
A PRAYER.
THEY WANT TO KNOW THAT
YOU HAD THE INFORMATION AND
CAREFULLY CONSIDERED THE CLIMATE
CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR ACTIONS
THAT.
WE ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION, FINALLY REDUCIN OUR
CARBON EMISSIONS.
I WANT TO
SUGGEST ONE CHANGE THAT I FEEL
WILL IMPROVE YOUR RESULTS.
I
SENT YOU IN AN E-MAIL AN EDITED
VERSION OF ATTACHMENT B THAT
INCLUDES A PHRASE THAT MAKES IT
CLEAR THAT THE EVALUATION SHOULD
INCLUDE CONSIDERATION OF
EMBODIED CARBON.
THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION.
AN
EXAMPLE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
EMBODIED CARBON WAS FOUND TO BE
EQUAL TO 20 YEARS OF OPERATIONAL
CARBON EMISSIONS.
I URGE YOU TO
ADOPT THIS WITH THE CHANGE I
HAVE PROVIDED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MICHAEL FOR
CALLING IN TODAY.
AND FOR THE
RECORD, COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT
HAS ALSO JOINED.
THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR BEING HERE WITH US.
NEXT UP IS KATHY TUTTLE,
FOLLOWED BY JIM STREET.
AND
MEGNA SHANKAR.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
I'M KATHY TUTTLE.
ALSO
SPEAKING TO RESOLUTION 31933.
TODAY'S SMOKE-FILLED AIR IS A
REMINDER THAT WE'RE JUST AT THE
BEGINNING OF A CLIMATE EMERGENCY
THAT'S GOING TO LAST FOR THE
REST OF OUR LIVES.
AND THE LIVES
OF OUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN.
TODAY YOU CAN HELP TRANSFORM
SEATTLE INTO A CITY THAT THRIVES
IN THE FUTURE.
IF YOU TAKE A
VOTE TO SUPPORT THE LEGISLATION,
YOU DO SO UNDERSTANDING THE
ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF YOUR VOTE.
AND YOU'VE STARTED TO EVALUATE
WHERE YOUR VOTES INCREASE OR
DECREASE ANTIRACIST POLICIES.
ECONOMIC IMPACTS AND RACIVE
POLICY IMPACTS BEFORE THE VOTE
ALLOWS YOU TO MAKE BETTER
DECISIONS.
THIS CARBON NOTE WILL
GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION AND
CONFIDENCE THAT THE VOTES YOU
TAKE WILL INCREASE CARBON,
INCREASING CARBON OR HAVE NO
IMPACT.
JUST AS EVERY DECISION
YOU MAKE NOW SHOULD HAVE
FINANCIAL IMPACT, ANTIRACISM
IMPACTS, EVERY DECISION SHOULD
CONSIDER CLIMATE IMPACTS.
THE
CARBON NOTES ASKS YOU TO DIRECT
YOUR ATTENTION TO WHETHER YOU'RE
AGREEING TO FINANCE PROJECTS
THAT WILL INCREASE OR DECREASE
CARBON GASES.
THIS BILL IS VERY
SMALL AND VERY IMPERFECT RIGHT
NOW.
JUST AS WITH CONSIDERATIONS
OF ANTIRACISM AND POLICY, WE'RE
GOING TO NEED TO REFINE AND
REFINE OUR UNDERSTANDING OVER
TIME.
THIS IS A SMALL STEP THAT
FOCUSES THE CITY'S ATTENTION ON
CARBON IMPACTS OF ITS DECISIONS.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO VOTE TO
APPROVAL RESOLUTION 31933, THE
CARBON NOTE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, KATHY FOR CALLING
IN.
NEXT UP IS JIM STREET.
JIM IF YOU'RE WITH US,
HIT STAR-6 SO WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU, GO AHEAD.
>> MY NAME IS JIM STREET.
AND
I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON THE CARBON
NOTE RESOLUTION AS WELL.
FIRST
I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT THE JOB YOU
HAVE TODAY IS MUCH TOUGHER THAN
THE JOB I HAD WHEN I SERVED ON
THE COUNCIL 25 YEARS AGO.
CHALLENGES FROM MULTIPLE
DIRECTIONS ARE UNPRECEDENTED.
HOWEVER, RIGHT NOW, WITH THOSE
CHALLENGES WE PHRASE, WE, OUR
CHILDREN, AND OUR GRAND CHILDREN
STILL FACE AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT
FROM CLIMATE CHANGE.
SEATTLE
NEEDS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS BY 53% OR 100% BY
2030, DEPENDING ON WHICH GOAL
STATEMENT YOU CHECK.
WE ARE NOT
ON TRACK ON EITHER GOAL.
WE ARE
LOSING GROUND.
NOT MAKE
PROGRESS.
EVERY MEMBER OF
THE COUNCIL HAS EXPRESSED DEEP
CONCERNS ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING.
AND THE COUNCIL'S 2019 GREEN
RESOLUTION WAS AN EXCELLENT AND
AMBITIOUS DECORATION OF INTENT.
BUT THE FOCUS HAS SLIPPED AND I
WONDER IF THE COUNCIL KNOWS WHEN
THOSE DATES WILL BE
REESTABLISHED.
YOU'RE LEADERSHIP
IS ESSENTIAL IF WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE A CHANCE ON CLIMATE IN
SEATTLE.
COUNCIL MEMBERS NEED TO
HAVE THE INFORMATION TO MAKE
GOOD DECISIONS.
SO DO WE AS
CITIZENS.
CITY COUNCIL AND
EXECUTIVE STAFF.
THE CARBON
NOTE, IN ADDITION TO THE
INFORMATION THAT IT PROVIDES,
LIKE THE CREATION OF A SELECT
COMMITTEE.
IT RECENTERS OR
CENTERS THE ISSUE OF CLIMATE
CHANGE.14
TO SHOW WHERE YOUR PRIORITIES
ARE AND WHERE THE COMMUNITY'S
PRIORITIES SHOULD BE.
THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
MEGNA SHANKAR, FOLLOWED
BY KATIE WILSON, AND HEATHER
PRICE.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I AM
ALSO ADDRESSING RESOLUTION
31933.
I AM A SECOND-YEAR AT
UDUB, AND AN ORGANIZER WITH THE
YOUTH-LED ORGANIZATION, FIGHTING
FOR FUTURE SEATTLE.
AND MY
FELLOW PROTESTORS AND ME ARE
OUTSIDE THE CITY HALL EVERY
FRIDAY, BEFORE THE PANDEMIC,
SACRIFICING TIME AT SCHOOL TO
URGE THE MAYOR AND YOU TO TAKE
AGGRESSIVE ACTION AGAINST
CLIMATE CHANGE.
I SUPPORT THIS
RESOLUTION.
REQUIRING CLIMATE
IMPACT BY THE AGENT OF THE
PROPOSED LEGISLATION AND ENSURES
THAT ALL DEPARTMENTS PRIORITIZE
POLICY THAT WOULD DECREASE
SEATTLE'S CLIMATE IMPACT IN.
RESOLUTION 31895, OR SEATTLE'S
GRAEN NEW DEAL, THE MAYOR AND
CITY COUNCIL ACKNOWLEDGED THE
U.N. REPORT'S CONCLUSION THAT
HUMANS HAVE ONLY UNTIL 2030 TO
REDUCE OUR EMISSIONS TO AVOID
MASSIVE DEVASTATION DUE TO
CLIMATE CHANGE.
SEATTLE'S GREEN
NEW DEAL PRESENTS VERY ADMIRABLE
GOALS TO IMPROVE THE ECONOMY.
HELP BLACK AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
OF COLOR AND COMBAT CA
EMISSIONS.
BUT WITHOUT FURTHER
LEGISLATION TO PUT THESE INTO
ACTION, IT IS JUST EMPTY WORDS
TO APPEASE THE PEOPLE.
THE
RESOLUTION IS JUST ONE STEP IN
THE MANY IT WILL TAKE TO
ACTUALLY ACHIEVE THE AMBITIOUS
GOALS SET IN THE GREEN NEW DEAL.
IT REQUIRES THE CITY AND ITS
PEOPLE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE
CLIMATE IMPACT OF EVERY BUDGET
ITEM.
WHICH WILL HOPEFULLY
ENCOURAGE POLICIES THAT ACTIVELY
REDUCE OUR CITY'S EMISSIONS.
THIS IS WHY I URGE ALL COUNCIL
MEMBERS TO VOTE YES ON THIS
IMPORTANT RESOLUTION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY AND FOR YOUR ADVOCACY.
REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
NEXT UP IS
KATIE WILSON.
THEN WE WILL HEAR
FROM HEATHER PRICE.
AND THEN
DANIEL CLARK.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THIS
IS KATIE WILSON.
HEAR
REPRESENTING THE TRANSIT RIDERS'
UNION.
AND I AM ALSO TESTIFYING
IN SUPPORT OF THE SUBSTITUTE
VERSION OF RESOLUTION 31933.
THE
WILDFIRE SMOKE THAT IS CHOKING
OUR CITY AND THE ENTIRE WEST
COAST IS A REMINDER THAT IN A
YEAR FULL OF CRISES, THE GLOBAL
CLIMATE CRISIS CONTINUES TO POSE
AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT TO OUR
SOCIETY AND WAY OF LIFE.
WE NEED
ACTION.
CITIES LIKE SEATTLE CAN
TAKE THE LEAD IN CUT
EMISSIONS.
WE SUPPORT ADDING A
CARBON NOTE PROPOSED TO THE
LEGISLATION BECAUSE WE THINK
THIS CAN HELP TO ENCOURAGE YOU
AS ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THE
PUBLIC TO MAKE A HABIT OF ALWAYS
THINKING ABOUT CLIMATE IMPACTS
IN THE PROCESS.
DESIGNING NEW
PROGRAMS AND POLICIES.
THIS IS
IMPORTANT SO THE WORK OF
DECARBONIZING OUR CITY IS NOT
LOST.
MORE ATTENTION SHOULD BE
PAID TO THE EXPECTED CARBON
IMPACT OF HOUSEHOLDS AND THEIR
TRAVEL PATTERNS.
THE SAME IS
TRUE WHEN WE THINK OF
INVESTMENTS IN OUR CITY'S
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE.
THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN FOR BRINGING FORWARD
THIS IDEA AND RESPONDING TO IT
FOR FEEDBACK.
WE SUPPORT THIS
RESOLUTION AND HOPE THIS
COMMITTEE WILL TOO.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, KATIE, FOR CALLING
IN.
NEXT UP IS HEATHER PRICE.
THEN WE WILL HEAR FROM DANIEL
CLARK.
>> HELLO.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU GO.
AHEAD.
>> I'M DR. HEATHER PRICE.
AND
I'M AN ATMOSPHERIC CHEMIST.
AND
ALSO A CLIMATE SCIENTIST.
I
CONDUCTED MY -- I DID MY PHD
RESEARCH IN AIR POLLUTION.
SO
THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON
OUTSIDE TODAY ARE VERY CLEAR TO
ME.
AND I ALSO DID MY
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ON CLIMATE
CHANGE WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON AT HARVARD.
SO THIS
RESOLUTION THAT I'M SPEAKING TO,
THE CARBON NOTE, 31933, IS ALSO
VERY TIMELY.
THE SMOKE THAT
YOU ARE BREATHING TODAY, THE
FIRES RAGING UP AND DOWN OUR
COAST, THESE ARE BEING
SUPER-CHARGED BY FOSSIL FUEL
CLIMATE CHANGE.
WE FOR THIS A
CLIMATE CRISIS.
ME AND MY
COLLEAGUES, I'VE BEEN WORK NEXT
CLIMATE SCIENCE SINCE THE LATE
90s WHEN I WAS IN GRADUATE
SCHOOL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON.
MY PHD ADVISOR WAS
ONE OF THE FIRST -- ONE OF THE
AUTHORS OF THE VERY FIRST ITCP
REPORT SO MUCH I UNDERSTAND THE
CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CLIMATE
CRISIS, THE FOSSIL FUEL
INDUSTRY, THE FOSSIL FUELS THAT
WE CONTINUE TO BURN.
AND
EMISSIONS THAT OUR CITY EMITES
AS WE PUT IN CAB TAL
IMPROVEMENTS AND MAKE CHANGES.
SO THE, CONNECTION THAT IS
BECOMING MORE AND MORE RELEVANT,
AND WE'RE SEEING IT IN THE 73
STARTING TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT
JUSTICE AND EQUITI TAKING
THAT INTO ACCOUNT.
WE NEED TO DO
THE SAME THING WITH CLIMATE.
CLIMATE IMPACTS ARE A JUSTICE
AND EQUITY ISSUE.
OUR MOST
VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS ARE THE
FIRST THAT ARE HIT WORSE.
AM I
STILL GOING?
>> YOU GOT THREE SECONDS.
>> OH, OKAY.
RKZ PLEASE, I
SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION AND I
HOPE YOU WILL THOOCHLT IS A
CLIMATE JUSTICE ISSUE.
THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DOCTOR PRICE FOR
YOUR WORK AND FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST IS
DANIEL CLARK.
>> HI, MY NAME IS DANIEL CLARK.
AND I'VE BEEN AN ACTIVE
PROTESTOR SINCE MAY 30th.
I
WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE TODAY'S
ANNIVERSARY OF THE ATTACK OF
SEPTEMBER 11TH.
WE MUST ALL BE
SENSITIVE TO THOSE AFFECTED BY
LOSS OF LIFE ON THIS DAY.
THERE
ARE MANY SURVIVORS WITH TRAUMA
FOCUSED AROUND THIS DATE.
I
BELIEVE GOVERNMENT CONTROL OVER
PEOPLE NEEDS TO BE RESTRICTED
AND NOT EXPANDED.
THIS IS A TIME
SOME THINK IS THE BEGINNING OF A
REVOLUTION OR THE CRESCENDO OF A
COLD WAR COUPLED WITH CLIMATE
EMERGENCY.
I THINK THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL MUST UNDERSTAND THE
CONTEXT IN WHICH THEY ARE MAKING
DECISIONS.
EXPANDING LAWS AND
GOVERNMENT FACILITIES BEFORE
THIS NUMBER'S ELECTION IS
RECKLESS.
IT PUTS CITIZENS UNDER
MORE CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE.
THANK YOU.
>>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
THAT APPEARS TO BE THE
LAST SPEAKER.
ON OUR LIST FOR
TODAY.
PLEASE READ ITEM 1 INTO
THE RECORD.
THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR THOSE -- FOR THAT
READING OF THE RECORD.
OKAY.
WE
HAVE MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING
JOINING US HERE THIS AFTERNOON.
REALLY EXCITED STEREO TO WELCOME
YOU, DIRECTOR CHAPELLE, AND YOUR
TEAM TO GIVE US SOME UPDATES ON
THE LEVY FUNDING.
I'M GONNA HAND
IT OVER TO YOU SO WE CAN GO
AHEAD AND DIG INTO THE
PRESENTATION.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
IT IS
AWESOME TO BE HERE AGAIN IN
FRONT OF YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCIL MEMBERS.
GOOD TO SEE YOU
AGAIN.
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR HAVING US.
I'D LIKE TO
INTRODUCE K-12 AND POSTSECONDARY
DIRECTOR, DANA HARRISON, WHO IS
HERE WITH ME TODAY.
AND OUR
EARLY LEARNING DIRECTOR WAS NOT
ABLE TO JOIN US TODAY.
SO I WILL
BE SPEAKING TO OUR EARLY
LEARNING FUNDING PROCESSES.
AND
SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC
QUESTIONS, MY TEAM WILL FOLLOW
UP WITH OUR RESPONSES.
AND
I KNOW IT'S BEEN QUITE SOMETIME
SINCE WE'VE PRESENTED TO
COUNCIL.
SO WE'RE HAPPY TO
UPDATED YOU ON OUR FU
PROCESSES.
BEFORE WE DIVE IN AND
SINCE IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE
I'VE BRIEFED YOU, I REALLY
WANTED TO JUST QUICKLY GROUND
YOU IN, OR GROUND US IN THE
DEPARTMENT'S WORK.
THESE FOCUS
ON FOUR KEY RESULTS.
TO ENSURE
THAT ALL CHILDREN AND YOUNG
ADULTS IN SEATTLE, ESPECIALLY
THOSE FROM EDUCATIONAL JUSTICE,
ARE KINDERGARTEN-READY,
GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL ON TIME,
COLLEGE AND CAREER-READY.
AND
THAT THEY ACCESS AND COMPLETE A
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.
AND
THESE RESULTS DRIVE INVESTMENTS.
AND THIS IS OUR WHY.
YOU CAN GO
TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
WE CENTER OUR ACTIONS AND
APPROACH OUR INVESTMENTS AND
SERVICE DELIVERY AROUND THESE
FOUR VALUES SEEN HERE ON THE
SCREEN.
YOU CAN GO TO THE
NEXT ONE, BEE.
SO FINALLY,
ALL THESE DEALS AND INVESTMENTS
ARE ALIGNED WITH THREE CORE
STRATEGIES.
ONE IS ENSURING
ACCESS TO EQUITABLE EDUCATION
OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH
INVESTMENTS SUCH
SUBSIDIES AND FACILITY
DEVELOPMENT.
PROVIDING STUDENT
AND FAMILY SUPPORT SUCH AS OUR
HEALTH SERVICES.
AND DELIVERING
SERVICES IN HIGH-QUALITY
LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, WHICH WE
SUPPORT THROUGH ROBUST
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH
OUR PROVIDERS AND EDUCATION.
DIVERSITY AND ENCOURAGEMENTLY
RESPONSIVE PRACTICES.
BEFORE I
MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE, I WANT
TO PROVIDE SOME REMINDERS ABOUT
OUR STAFF.
CULTURALLY
RESPONSIVE PRACTICES.
BEFORE I
MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE, I WANT
TO PROVIDE SOME REMINDERS ABOUT
OUR STAFF.
THE FIRST YEAR OF THE
SECOND INVESTMENTS, THIS PAST
SCHOOL YEAR, 2019/20 WAS A
TRANSITION YEAR FOR US.
AND
FUNDING PRIORITIES.
AND 2 SO
THEY ALL HAD TIME TO FACILITATE
INTENTIONAL AND EQUITABLE
FUNDING PROCESS.
PROCESSES.
AND
UNDER FEP, OUR DIAMETER HAS
INTRODUCED SOME NEW APPROACHES
TO HOW WE COMPETITIVELY BID
FUNDS, WHICH I'D LIKE TO
HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU.
THE FIRST IS
THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF
OUR FUNDING REVIEW PANELS
INCLUDED COMMUNITY
REPRESENTATION FROM PARENTS TO
YOUNG PEOPLE.
AND THAT THOSE
COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES
RECEIVED A PAID STIPEND FOR
THEIR TIME SPENT READING AND
SCORING APPLICATIONS.
AND
SECOND WE MADE SURE THAT ALL
INFORMATION SESSIONS FOR DEAL
FUNDING PROCESSES WERE BOTH
OFFERED IN PERSON AND ONLINE.
AND WHENEVER POSSIBLE, WE
INCLUDED ORAL INTERVIEWS AS PART
OF OUR FUNDING DECISION PROCESS.
SUCH AS FOR OUR RECENT K12
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.
BECAUSE
WE KNEW FROM FEEDBACK THAT WE
HAD RECEIVED FROM MANY OF OUR
CULTURALLY DIVERSE PARTNERS,
THAT WRITTEN APPLICATIONS DON'T
ALWAYS ADEQUATELY CAPTURE A
PROGRAM'S STRENGTH.
EXT SLIDE,
PLEASE.
>> SO WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS A
SNAPSHOT OF OUR COMPLETED
FUNDING PROCESSES.
I'LL PROVIDE
A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THESE
INVESTMENTS AND SPEAK BRIEFLY
ABOUT OUR EARLY LEARNING
PROCESSES.
BEFORE PASSING IT OFF
TO MY COLLEAGUE, DANA, TO SPEAK
TO THE K-12 AND POSTSECONDARY
DIVISION, WHICH COMPRISED THE
MAJORITY OF THE FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES.
SO WE ARE EXCITED
ABOUT ALL OF THE INVESTMENTS YOU
SEE HERE.
IN THE EARLY LEARNING
SPHERE.
OUR AMAZING SEATTLE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM JUST COMPLETED
FIVE YEARS.
OR SHOULD I SAY THE
FIFTH YEARS.
THE 2020/21 SCHOOL
YEAR MARKS OUR SIXTH YEAR AS A
PROGRAM.
SDP WILL GROW ANNUALLY
WITH FUNDING PROVIDED FOR MORE
CLASSROOMS.
AS WELL AS
FACILITIES FUNDING THAT WILL
INCREASE EXISTING PROIRSD'
CAPACITY.
UNDER OUR K-12 AND
HEALTH UMBRELLA, IN EARLY TWENTY
19, WE RAN A FUNDING PROCESS FOR
DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW
HOMELESS AND HOUSING SUPPORT
INVESTMENTS.
THIS IS A
THREE-YEAR AWARD.
AND WE WILL
RUN THE PROCESS AGAIN IN 2022.
TO FINISH OUT THE LEVY TERM.
WE'VE ALSO COMPLETED FUNDING
PROCESSES FOR NEW FEP
SCHOOL-BASED INVESTMENTS.
AND
THOSE ARE SIX-YEAR INVESTMENTS
SET SET TO BEGIN THIS FALL.
OUR
NEW OPPORTUNITY AND ACCESS
INVESTMENTS WERE JUST ANNOUNCED
A FEW WEEKS AGO.
THE OPPORTUNITY
AND ACCESS AWARDS ARE FOR
THREE-YEAR TERMS, AND WILL BE
REBID IN 2023 FOR A SECOND
THIRD-YEAR CYCLE BEFORE THE LEVY
TERM ENDS.
THE LEVY ALSO MADE
POSSIBLE THE EXPANSION OF THE
SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS TO
FOUR ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS.
TWO
MIDDLE MIDDLE AND 22 HIGH
SCHOOLS.
THIS IS REALLY
EXCITING.
AND IT MEANS
EVERYTHING COMPREHENSIVE, MIDDLE
AND HIGH SCHOOLS.
AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS A HEALTH
CENTER ONSITE.
AND THE REBID OF
THE FUNDING FOR ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CLINICS JUST
WRAPPED UP IN EARLY JULY AND
WILL SUPPORT SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH
SERVICES IN EIGHT OF THE SPS
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
>> DIRECTOR, CHAPELLE, THIS
PARTICULAR -- I KNOW WE'RE GONNA
GET INTO MORE GRANULAR DETAIL
HERE.
BUT JUST AS A REMINDER,
WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF
THE FUNDING PROCESSES, AND
AWARDS, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO
KNOW PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES
TO SCHOOL-BASED INVESTMENTS,
OPPORTUNITY AND ACCESS,
SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS.
HOW
THOSE INVESTMENTS ARE BEING
IMPACTED, IF AT ALL, BY THE
ONGOING REALITIES OF COVID-19.
AND THE REMOTE LEARNING
SITUATION THAT MANY OF OUR
STUDENTS FIND THEMSELVES IN.
AND
IT'S PROBABLY TRUE FOR JUST
ABOUT ALL OF THESE AREAS, I'D
SAY.
BUT AS WE GO THROUGH THE
SLIDES, IF YOU CAN ADD A COMMENT
WITH THAT.
ABOUT THAT.
I THINK
THAT IS PROBABLY SOMETHING THAT
IS AT THE TOP OF THE LIST OF
MOST OF US IN THE COMMITTEE
TODAY.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
DANA WI SPEAKING
TO SOME OF THAT AS WELL.
OKAY,
NEXT LINE.
I JUST LOST MY
SCREEN.
>> THERE WE GO.
SO WE'RE EXCITED
TO WELCOME NEW AGENCIES, AND
NINE NEW CLASSROOMS TO OUR
FAMILY.
EL CENTRO IS BRINGING ON
THREE CLASSROMS AND CONVERTING
FROM PATHWAY.
HEARING, SPEECH,
AND DEAFNESS CENTER ADDS ONE NEW
CLASSROOM.
AND ALSO CONVERTING
FROM PATHWAY.
SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS IS ADDING THREE NEW
CLASSROOMS.
AND WELLSPRNGS
EARLY LEARNING CENTER IS ADDING
TWO NEW CLASSROOMS.
OUR S
PROVIDERS, INCLUSION FOR
CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS,
DUAL-SUPPORT PROGRAMMING, AND
THOSE EXPERIENCING HOUSING
INSTABILITY.
WE EXPECT THIS SAME
RATE OF GROWTH TO REMAIN STEADY
THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE LEVY.
ADDING ROUGHLY TEN CLASSROOMS OR
250 KIDS PER YEAR.
FOR
FACILITIES FUNDING, THE LAST
ROUND OF FUNDING WAS ANNOUNCED
OCTOBER, 2019.
SO VOICES OF
TOMORROW RECEIVED AN AWARD THAT
WILL ALLOW THEM TO RENOVATE AND
EXPAND CLASSROOMS, RESTROOMS,
KITCHEN SPACE.
AS WELL AS
CONSTRUCT AN OUTDOOR PLAY AREA.
THESE RENOVATIONS WILL ALLOW THE
PROGRAM TO BEGIN SERVING AS MANY
AS 40 CHILDREN WITHIN A FOUR-DAY
PROGRAM.
TINY TOTS WILL BE
PART OF THE FELLOW SP
OTHELLO SPACE COMPLEX.
IT WILL
BE USED TO OPEN 2 TWO CLASSROOMS
AT OTHELLO SQUARE THAT WILL
SERVE 30 CHILDREN.
AND THE FUNDS
AWARDED TO THE FAMILY CHILDCARE,
BELLA CREATIVE LEARNING CENTER,
WILL GO TOWARD EXPANDING
RESIDENTIAL SPACE TO ACCOMMODATE
STUDENTS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
I'M GONNA SPEAK JUST A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROCESS
HERE.
AND THEN TO GET TO YOUR
QUESTION, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
WE'LL CERTAINLY ADDRESS THE
IMPACTS OF THE COVID SITUATION
AND THE REMOTED LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT THIS FALL.
SO FIRST,
JUST TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THE FUNDING PROCESS AS DWAYNE
SAID IT, KICKED OFF IN THE FALL
OF 2019.
THESE INVESTMENTS
PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR
EXPANDED LEARNING AND ACADEMIC
SUPPORT.
AS WELL AS
COLLEGE-READINESS EXPERIENCES.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSURING THAT
STUDENTS GRADUATE FROM HIGH
SCHOOL PREPARED FOR WHAT COMES
NEXT IN THAT PATHWAY.
SCHOOLS
SUBMITTED THEIR PROPOSALS TO
PROVIDE THESE SERVICES IN THEIR
CONTEXT.
OF THE FUNDING AND THE
DESIRED IMPACT WAS CLEAR.
AND
ALSO THAT WE WERE SUPPORTING
SCHOOLS AND SUBMITTING S
APPLICATIONS.
ALL THE
APPLICATIONS THAT WE RECEIVED GO
THROUGH TECHNICAL COMPLIANCE
REVIEW AND ARE EVALUATED BY A
COMMUNITY REVIEW PANEL, WHICH
DWAYNE ALLUDED TO EARLIER.
THESE
PANELS ARE COMPRISED OF CITY
STAFF AND OTHERS WHO HAVE
BACKGROUNDS IN WORK INSURANCE,
EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENT, SNUSH
PARTNERS THAT ARE REPRESENTATIVE
OF GOVERNMENT, NONPROFIT AS WELL
AS HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE CITY
OF SEATTLE BOARDS AND
COMMISSION.
INCLUDING THE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
ABOUT 70%
OF THE PANELISTS WE HAVE FOR
THIS PROCESS IDENTIFIED AS
PEOPLE OF COLOR.
AND ALL
PARTICIPATED IN ORIENTATION THAT
INCLUDED A RACIAL EQUITY AND
ANTIBIAS TRAINING.
SO WE'RE
INCREDIBLY EXCITED TO WORK WITH
THESE SCHOOLS AND HAVE BEEN
DOING SO SINCE THE SPRING.
LET
ME SHOW YOU ONE MORE SLIDE AND
I'LL GET TO THE COVID IMPACTS
HERE.
THANK YOU.
WHAT YOU SEE IS
A REPRESENTATION OF WHERE THESE
SCHOOLS FALL ACROSS OUR CITY.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE TOP OF
YOUR SLIDE MIGHT BE CUT A LITTLE
BIT ON DISTRICT 5. WE HAVE TWO
ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS THAT ARE UP
THERE ON THE NORTH END.
>> YEAH, DANA.
GOVERNOR JUAREZ
IS A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE.
SHE'S GONNA BE UPSET BECAUSE IT
GOT CUT OFF HERE.
>> IT'S A WEIRD GRAPHIC ERROR ON
OUR PART.
NOT SURE WHY.
BUT YES,
TWO ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS UP THERE
IN DISTRICT 5.
>> AND IT'S ROBERT EAGLE STAFF
AND?
>> NORTHGATE ELEMENTARY AND
OLYMPIC HILLS.
>> OH, SORRY, OKAY.
GOT IT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> OF COURSE.
ONE POINT I WANT
TO REITERATE IS THAT THE LEVY
EXPRESS DIRECT SERVICES SUPPORTS
TWO HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES.
FOR EDUCATIONAL
JUSTICE.
AS A RESULT OF THAT, WE
SEE THAT THE SCHOOLS THAT WE'RE
FUNDING HAVE A GREATER RACIAL
AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE
POPULATION THAN SCHOOLS AS A
WHOLE.
IT'S ABOUT A THIRD OF THE
DISTRICT'S TOTAL AT THE MOMENT.
28%.
AND OF THOSE STUDENTS
ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOLS, 62% ARE
STUDENTS OF COLOR AS COMPARED TO
JUST 34% IN SPS SO FAR.
WE ARE
MAKING SURE THAT SERVICES ARE
DIRECTED TO STUDENTS WHO NEED
THE HELP MOST.
ACROSS THE
DISTRICT, THESE STUDENTS SERVE
ABOUT HALF OF ALL THE BLACK MALE
STUDENTS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
WE KNOW THAT'S A GOAL FOR US, TO
MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS ARE
ADVANCING AND REACHING THEIR
FULL POTENTIAL.
AND THE SCHOOLS
ALSO ENROLLED 24% IDENTIFIED AS
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS.
WHICH
IS ANOTHER POPULATION THAT WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE
ADDRESSING SERVICES TOWARD.
AND
WE HELP THEM PROGRESS TOWARD
THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOALS.
AND
THAT'S A GREATER PERCENTAGE THAN
THE DISTRICT OVERALL AS WELL.
SO OVERALL, THIS
SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING IS REALLY
INTENDED TO MAKE SURE THAT
STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND
THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH THEIR
FULL POTENTIAL.
SO BEFORE
WE MOVE ONTO THE OTHER FUNDING
OPPORTUNITY, LET ME MAKE A FEW
QUICK COMMENTS ABOUT THIS FALL.
OBVIOUSLY WE ARE ENTERING A FALL
THAT IS LIKE NO OTHER.
WE'VE
BEEN WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS
DILIGENTLY SINCE THE SPRING.
AND
WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING IS
ADAPTING AND MODIFYING THE
SERVICES TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY'RE ACCOMMODATING THE
CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES.
SO THAT
MEANS MORE DIRECT VIRTUAL
LEARNING SUPPORT.
MORE FOCUS ON
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING.
AND MORE SUPPORT FOR BASIC
NEEDS, INCLUDING INTERNET
CONNECTIVITY, AND ACCESS TO
SERVICES THAT ARE CRITICAL IN
THIS CURRENT TIME.
OUR PARTNERS
HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY ADAPTIVE
AND FIGURING OUT CREATIVE WAYS
TO MAKE SURE WE REACH STUDENTS
AND FAMILIES IN THIS UNUSUAL
CONTEXT.
WE ANTICIPATE
CONTINUING TO WORK WITH OUR
PARTNERS AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
AS NEEDS EVOLVE.
WE JUST WRAPPED
UP SPS'S STRONG START PERIOD.
AND WE START FOUR FULL SCHEDULES
NEXT WEEK.
AND WE'LL BE CLOSELY
MONITORING HOW STUDENTS ARE
DOING IN THAT ENVIRONMENT AND
MAKING SURE THAT OUR SERVICES
ARE BACKED ACCORDINGLY.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> TWO OTHER FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE RAN
RECENTLY.
BOTH OF THESE, AGAIN,
CENTERED COMMUNITY INPUT, AND
INCLUDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
THE REVIEW PANELS ALL
PARTICIPATED IN ANTIBIAS
TRAINING.
AND WE PRIORITIZED
EQUITY AND APPLICATION REVIEW.
AND IN ADDITION, WE HAD FORMER
SPS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
PARTICIPATING IN THE REVIEW
PANEL PROCESS TO MAKE SURE WE
HAD VOICES.
FOR THE HOUSING
SUPPORT, THE FUNDS WERE AWARDED
TO THE WYCA TO IMPLEMENT THE
CODESIGNED PROGRAM CALLED
STUDENT STABILITY PROGRAM.
THIS
BRINGS TOGETHER THE YWCA,
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
AS
WELL AS DEALS TO COLLABORATIVELY
PROVIDE SUPPORT AND FUNDING
ASSISTANCE TO ASSIST THOSE THAT
ARE UNSTABLY HOUSED OR
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
AND
THE EXPRESSED INTENT HERE IS TO
SERVE AFRICAN-AMERICAN FAMILIES.
PROGRAMMING PROVIDES THEM WITH
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO OBTAIN
AND MAINTAIN STAIBL HOUSING.
SO
IT INCLUDES A REFERRAL PROCESS.
OR SPS STAFF MAKE DIRECT
CONNECTIONS TO THE YWCA.
NEEDS
ASSESSMENTS ARE CONDUCTED.
AND
IT TRNGDZS INTO EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE FUNDING OR CONNECTION
TO ADDITIONAL SERVICES.
PROGRAMMING HERE BEGAN LAST
SPRING.
AND TO ADDRESS YOUR
POINT, WE'VE ALREADY WORKED
DILIGENTLY TO ADAPT TO THE COVID
CONTEXT.
AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE AN
EARLY REVISION TO THE MODEL TO
ENSURE THAT WE CONTINUED
SERVICES OVER THE COURSE OF THE
SUMMER, RATHER THAN JUST BEING
RESTRICTED TO THE SCHOOL YEAR.
IN ADDITION, WE'VE EXPANDED
ACCESS TO ACCEPT REFERRALS FROM
ALL SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
RATHER THAN JUST THOSE FEW THAT
WE HAD TARGETED INITIALLY.
AND
LASTLY, ALL PARTNERS HAVE REALLY
ADAPTED OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT
EFFORTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
ACCEPTING AS MANY REFERRALS AS
POSSIBLE.
AND WE EXPECT DEMAND
TO CONTINUE TO PICK UP AS THE
FALL PROGRESSES AND EVERYONE IS
COMING BACK IN SESSION AND THE
WEATHER IS CHANGING OUTSIDE.
>> DANA, ON THE HOMELESSNESS AND
HOUSING SUPPORT SERVICE, I WANT
TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HARD
WORK IN THAT SPACE.
THAT WAS A
PRIORITY AREA OF FUNDING FOR ME
IN PARTICULAR.
AND ONE OF THE
QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE IS IN THE
CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC, WE KNOW THAT THE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ARE AT AN
ALL-TIME HIGH.
IN FACT, THERE
WAS JUST AN ARTICLE PUBLISHED
TODAY ABOUT ANOTHER INCREASE,
ANOTHER BUMP IN THE UNEMPLOYMENT
ROLE.
I'M JUST WONDERING WHETHER
THE DEPARTMENT HAS GIVEN ANY
THOUGHT BETWEEN THE INTERSECTION
OF THIS LINE OF BUSINESS AND
ONGOING EVICTION MORATORIUMS.
AND RENTAL INVESTMENT, RENTAL
ASSISTANCE INVESTMENTS THAT ARE
BEING DONE BY UNITED WAY AND
OTHER PARTNERS.
THROUGH HSD
DOLLARS.
NOT THROUGH FEP LEVY
DOLLARS.
I WOULD BE INTERESTED
IN HEARING FROM YOU HOW YOU'RE
APPROACHING THAT.
AND WHETHER OR
NOT THERE'S BEEN CONVERSATIONS
WITH OTHER PARTNERS IN THE
RENTAL ASSISTANCE AREA TO FIGURE
OUT HOW TO LEVERAGE DOLLARS HERE
AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REALLY
GOING GRANULAR IN TERMS OF THE
KINDS OF FAMILY WHO WOULD
ORDINARILY QUALIFY FOR THIS BUT
MAY BE EXPERIENCING
DISPROPORTIONATELY THE IMPACTS
OF UNEMPLOYMENT RATES AND THE
REALITIES OF EVICTION.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THAT
QUESTION.
MOST DEFINITELY.
IT'S
SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WATCHING
CLOSELY AND HAVE BEEN DOING A
LOT OF TALKING ABOUT.
SINCE THIS
PANDEMIC BEGAN.
SO IT'S
CERTAINLY TRUE THAT WE ARE
WORKING TO LEVERAGE AS MANY
PARTNERS IN THIS SPACE AS WE
POSSIBLY CAN.
AND THE MODEL
ITSELF INCLUDES CONNECTION TO
SERVICES BEYOND HOUSING.
THAT
MEANS ALSO THE RELATED
EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME.
ANY FOOD
SECURITY NEEDS, HEALTH, LEGAL,
OR OTHER FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
NEEDS ARE ALL PART OF THAT NEEDS
ASSESSMENT AND IF WE'RE UNABLE
TO ADDRESS THEM WITH THE
DIRECTORY.
OR SHOW UP TO MAKE
CONNECTIONS IN OTHER SPACES
THROUGH CITY PARTNERS OR THROUGH
THE BROADER COMMUNITY.
AND I
THINK TO YOUR POINT, IT'S GONNA
BECOME EVEN MORE CLOSELY WATCHED
OVER THE COURSE OF THE FALL IF
SOME OF THOSE EVICTION
MORATORIUMS COME TO A CLOSE.
SO
WE'LL BE REALLY CLOSELY
MONITORING THIS.
AS WILL THE
PARTNERS THAT ARE WORKING ON IT
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING AS
MUCH AS WE CAN TO CONNECT TO
RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
>> GREAT.
AND I WEAN HAVE
LIMITED RESOURCES IN THIS
PARTICULAR BUCKET.
I WANTED
THERE ARE TO BE MORE RESOURCES.
BUT OF COURSE WE HAVE TO TURN
THE DIAL CAREFULLY WHEN WE'RE
ASKING FOR THE LEVY TO BE
RENEWED.
AND THIS IS SORT OF AN
INITIAL NEW LINE OF BUSINESS FOR
US.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT WE
DON'T HAVE UNLIMITED RESOURCES
IN THIS AREA.
CERTAINLY NOT TO
MEET THE SCALE OF THE NEED.
AND
THE SCALE OF THE NEED IS GROWING
BECAUSE OF THE REALITIES OF HOW
COVID HAS IMPACTED OUR FAMILIES.
AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE WORKING
PROACTIVELY TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS
OF AND IDENTIFYING FAMILIES WHO
MIGHT BE AT IMMINENT RISK OF
EVICTION ONCE THE MORATORIUMS
ARE LIFTED AS SORT OF ANOTHER
LAYER OF TARGETED FOCUS THAT
COULD HELP US MEET THE GREATEST
NEED OF FAMILIES IN THE AREA OF
HOUSING STABILITY.
>> YEAH, GREAT POINT.
AND A
GREAT BENEFIT OF THE WAY THAT
THIS PARTICULAR INVESTMENT WAS
DESIGNED AROUND PREVENTION
MODELING SO WE HAVE THE ABILITY
TO FORESEE AND PREVENT FALLING
FURTHER INTO HOUSING INSECURITY.
YES, WE WILL CERTAINLY MONITOR
IT REALLY CLOSELY AND ARE HAPPY
TO FOLLOW UP AS THE FALL
PROGRESSES AND THINGS CONTINUE
TO TAKE SHAPE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE OTHER FUNDING PROCESS I
WANT TO NOTE HERE BEFORE MOVING
ON IS AROUND OUR OPPORTUNITY
ACCESS AWARDS.
AND AS DWAYNE
SHARED, WE JUST ANNOUNCED A FEW
WEEKS AGO.
AND THEY WILL TAKE US
THROUGH THE NEXT THREE YEARS FOR
THE TEN ORGANIZATIONS THAT YOU
SEE HERE.
FUNDS ARE PROVIDING
EXPANDED LEARNING, COLLEGE
READINESS PROGRAMMING FOR THE
FALL.
WE CERTAINLY ANTICIPATE
AND HAVE TALKED WITH PARTNERS
AND PROVIDERS ABOUT HOW TO BE AS
CREATIVE AS WE CAN TO MAKE THE
REMOTE LEARNING CONTEXT WORK.
IT
HAS CERTAINLY SHOWED A NEED FOR
GREATER EMOTIONAL SUPPORT SO
STUDENTS FEEL SUPPORTED IN THE
REMOTE CONTEXT.
AND THESE
INVESTMENTS INCLUDE A MIX OF
CONTINUING AND NEW PARTNERS
WHICH IS EXCITING TO BE ABLE TO
EXPAND OUR NETWORK OF COMMUNITY
PARTNERS AS WE WORK TOWARD
IMPROVED OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS.
OVER THE NEXT OF JUST THIS
ACADEMIC YEAR, I SHOULD SAY,
THESE INVESTMENTS ANTICIPATE
REACHING OVER 1,400 STUDENTS.
SO
WYRE EXCITED FOR THIS, AGAIN,
NEW OPPORTUNITY THROUGH THE FEP
LEVY TO CONTINUE OUR SUPPORT FOR
STUDENTS.
TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND TWO
HIGH SCHOOLS.
AND WHAT
THIS MEANS IS THAT NOW WE HAVE
SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS IN
ALL THE COMPREHENSIVE MIDDLE AND
HIGH SCHOOLS IN ALL OF SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
AND ON THE
ELEMENTARY SIDE, FUNDING FOR
SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS,
WHICH WERE NEW UNDER THE
PREVIOUS LEVY, WAS REDID IN
ORDER TO ENSURE THAT SCHOOLS
HAVE ACCESS.
AND WE COULD TWEAK
THE MODEL BASED ON SOME OF THE
LESSONS WE LEARNED FROM THE
PREVIOUS LEVY.
OH, YEAH, COUNCIL
MEMBER?
>> YEAH, THANK YOU.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> ON THAT LAST SLIDE REGARDING
HEALTH CENTERS, THE HEALTH
CENTER AT NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL HAS
ALWAYS BEEN VERY IMPORTANT TO
ME.
WE KNOW THAT ACROSS THE
STREET AT GARFIELD IS NOT
NECESSARILY SERVING THE STUDENTS
IN THE BEST PLACE.
AND
REQUESTING THEM TO GO TO THE
WORLD SCHOOL A WHILE AWAY UPHILL
IS ALSO NOT THE BEST WAY TO
SERVE THEM.
SO I'M REALLY
GRATEFUL TO SEE THAT WE HAVE
MOVED FORWARD WITH A HEALTH
CENTER AT NOVA.
I KNOW THAT IN
THE FEPP LEVY WE WERE ABLE TO
PROVIDE -- OR MAYBE IT WAS
DURING THE BUDGET SESSION.
WE
WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE SEED
FUNDING FOR THIS.
THIS HEALTH
CENTER.
HAS THAT -- HAVE WE
FOUND THAT MATCHED FUNDING?
THIS
IS A FULLY OPEN HEALTH CENTER
NOW?
>> SURE, YES, ABSOLUTELY.
Y
RIGHT.
THIS IS A NEW VENTURE,
AND IT INCLUDED SOME CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS TO BE SURE THEY
WERE SET UP PROPERLY TO PROVIDE
THE FULL RANGE OF HEALTH
SERVICES.
THOSE HAVE CONTINUED
THROUGH SCHOOL CLOSURES AND THIS
ENVIRONMENT.
IT IS NOT FULLY
OPEN YET.
BUT SERVICES ARE
EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS FALL.
AT
THAT SITE JUST LIKE ALL THE
OTHER SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH
CENTERS WILL BE OPEN.
SO IT'S A
úVERY EXCITING NEW SERVICE TO BE
ABLE TO OFFER TO MAKE SURE THAT
THOSE STUDENTS FEEL SAFE AND
SUPPORTED IN THAT ENVIRONMENT.
>> WONDERFUL, THANK YOU.
SO YOU
JUST HIT ON MY FOLLOW-UP
QUESTION, WHICH ISES EVEN THOUGH
STUDENTS ARE REMOTE LEARNING,
ARE THEY ABLE TO ACCESS THEIR
HEALTH CENTERS AT THE PHYSICAL
LOCATIONS?
AND HOW DOES THAT
WORK?
>> GREAT QUESTION.
AND IF WE CAN
MAYBE ADVANCE TO THE NEXT SLIDE,
AND I'LL SPEAK TO THAT A LITTLE
BIT HERE TOO.
ONE CRITICAL POINT
THEY WANT TO MAKE IS WHILE YOU
SEE ON THE SCREEN HERE OUR FULL
SUITE OF 29 SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH
CENTERS, AND THE HEALTH
PROVIDERS THAT HELP SUPPORT
OPERATIONS THERE, ANY SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT CAN ACCESS
SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH SERVICES.
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT
THEIR ENROLLED SCHOOL HAS A
HEALTH CENTER ONSITE.
AND FOR
THE FALL IT'S EXCITING TO SEE
THAT WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO
AFTER A COMBINATION OF SERVICES
THROUGH BOTH ONSITE AT THE
SCHOOL, IN-COMMUNITY AT SOME OF
THE COMMUNITY-BASED CLINICS, AS
WELL AS THROUGH WEB OR
PHONE-BASED TELEHEALTH SERVICES.
SO WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO
MAKE SURE THAT WHAT CONTINUES TO
BE A CRITICAL NEED, NEED FOR
HEALTHCARE HASN'T GONE AWAY JUST
BECAUSE WE'RE IN THIS REMOLT
CONTEXT.
THAT STUDENTS HAVE
ACCESS IN A WAY THAT'S GONNA
MEET THE FAMILY BEST.
WHETHER
THAT BE ONSITE IN CAMPUS, IN THE
COMMUNITY OR VIRTUALLY.
YEAH, VERY EXCITING.
AND I HAVE
TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR PUBLICS AT
KING COUNTY, AS WELL AS OUR
PARTNERS AT SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS WHO HAVE BEEN GREAT
MAKING SURE WE CAN OPEN THOSE
BUILDINGS AND PROVIDE THOSE
SERVICES FOR STUDENTS.
SO
AGAIN, A COLLECTIVELY EFFORT FOR
ALL PARTNERS INVOLVE LEADER TO
BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT ACCESS
IS MAINTAINED FOR STUDENTS
THROUGHOUT THE REMOTE LEARNING
PERIOD.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
BACK TO YOU DWAYNE.
>> YES.
THANK YOU.
SO IN
CLOSING -- ACTUALLY BEFORE I
CLOSE, I WANTED TO CIRCLE BACK
AND LET YOU KNOW THAT THE SPP
PROVIDERS HAVE THE OPTION TO
CHOOSE ONE OF THREE PROGRAM
MODELS.
100% REMOTE LEARNING
WITH PROGRAM SUPPORTS.
IN-PERSON
PROGRAMMING WITH CURRENT H
GUIDELINES.
OR A HYBRID
COMBINATION OF BOTH.
AND BASED
ON PROVIDER CHOICE, ABOUT 40% OF
OUR CHILDREN WILL RECEIVE REMOTE
SERVICES THIS FALL.
WHICH IS
LARGELY REPRESENTED BY THE SPS
PROGRAM.
AND 30% WILL BE IN BOTH
PERSON AND HYBRID PROGRAM
PROGRAMS.
THE
OTHER ONE WAS WE KNOW THAT SPP
TUITION IS REDUCED FOR THIS
YEAR.
SORE SHOULD I SAY FAMILIES
RECEIVING IN-PERSON SERVICES
WILL RECEIVE ABOUT 50% OFF OF
TUITION FOR THE YEAR, AND
TUITION WILL BE WAIVED FOR
FAMILIES RECEIVING 100% REMOTE
SPP.
SO I WANTED TO SHARE THAT
WITH YOU BEFORE I ACTUALLY CLOSE
AND SPEAK TO THIS SLIDE RIGHT
HERE.
>> HOLD ON.
IT LOOKS LIKE
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS HAS A
QUESTION.
>> HOW ARE STUDENTS MADE AWARE
THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO ACCESS
LAKER AT ANY SCHOOL?
>> GOOD QUESTION.
>> SORRY.
>> THAT'S OKAY.
>> AGAIN, A COMBINED EFFORT
HERE.
DEFINITELY BEING MESSAGED
THROUGH SCHOOL-BASED STAFF.
AND
ESPECIALLY OUR NURSING PARTNERS
THROUGH SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
OUTREACH IS BEING CONDUCTED
THROUGH OUR HEALTH AGENCIES AS
WELL, THROUGH THEIR AVENUES.
AND
ANOTHER CRITICAL PEACE HERE IS
OUR FAMILY SUPPORT STAFF.
AND
THOSE THROUGH SPS ARE OFTEN THE
ONES THAT POSITION TO BE ABLE TO
POINT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES
TOWARD RESOURCES.
S. SO THEY'RE
ALSO A CRITICAL PART OF THE
MESSAGING PART.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION
AND SUPPLEMENTAL ANSWER.
BACK TO
YOU, DIRECTOR CHAPELLE.
>> OKAY.
NOW IN CLOSING, WE HAVE
TWO UPCOMING FUNDING PROCESSES
THIS FALL.
BOTH IN SUPPORT OF
THE SEATTLE POLICE SCHOOL
PROGRAM.
WE WILL CONDUCT OUR
ANNUAL CALL FOR SPP CLASSROOMS
WHERE EXISTING SPP AND SPP
PATHWAY PROVIDERS CAN RAISE
THEIR HAND AND EXPAND -- RAISE
THEIR HAND TO EXPAND.
AND NEW
PROVIDERS CAN EXPRESS THEIR
INTEREST IN OFFERING SPP.
AND WE WILL AGAIN OFFER THE NEW
ANNUAL FACILITIES FUNDING,
OPPORTUNITY FOR SPP AND SPP
PATHWAY PROVIDERS.
THROUGH WHICH
PROVIDERS CAN IMPROVE THE
CONDITIONS FOR QUALITY OF THEIR
EXISTING SPP CLASSROOMS.
OR
EXPAND THEIR BUSINESS WITH NEW
SPP CLASSROOMS.
NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE.
AND THERE WE HAVE.
I GUESS WE'LL PAUSE FOR
QUESTIONS.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU SO MUCH,
DIRECTOR CHAPELLE.
REALLY
APPRECIATE IT.
I KNOW THERE WAS
SOME INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY
PROVIDED AROUND PROMISE WHICH IS
NOT IN THIS VERSION OF THE
PRESENTATION.
BUT I DID WANT TO
ASK A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT
SEATTLE PROMISE IF I COULD.
ORIGINALLY WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE
FEPP LEV ETHE MODEL ASSUMED
ENFEPP LEVY, THE MODEL ASSUMED
1,300 STUDENTSES FOR THIS FALL.
AND LOOKING AT THE NOTES THAT MY
STAFF GAVE TO ME, BASED ON THE
NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS THAT WERE
ACTUALLY RECEIVED, 1,762
APPLICATIONS, IF THE ENROLLMENT
RATES ARE SIMILAR TO THE
PREVIOUS TWO YEARS, 21% INCREASE
WHAT THE MODEL ORIGINALLY
PREDICTED OR ASSUMED.
SO I'M
JUST WONDERING HOW DEAL IS
PLANNING -- WHETHER DEAL IS
PLANNING TO FUND THE
HIGHER-THAN-EXPECTED ENROLLMENT
IN THE SEATTLE PROMISE PROGRAM.
AND IF SO, HOW DEAL IS PLANNING
ON DOING THAT FUNDING.
>> YES.
DANA, YOU SHOULD FEEL
CONFIDENT RIGHT NOW.
SHOULD WE
CIRCLE BACK WITH THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT?
>> YEAH, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO
CIRCLE BACK.
AS NEEDED.
I THINK
WE CAN SAY THIS IS REALLY
EXCITING TO BE ABLE TO WELCOME
OUR FIRST CLASS THIS FALL THAT
INCLUDES STUDENTS FROM ACROSS
THE DISTRICT, AFTER THE
EXPANSION TO ALL THE STUDENTS
THAT YOU ALLUDED TO.
AND WE'RE
CLOSELY MONITORING HOW THE COVID
SITUATION IS IMPACTING
ENROLLMENT, AND WE'LL HAVE SOME
UPDATED INFORMATION MROIBL
WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH PROBABLY
WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH.
THE FIRST
DAY OF SCHOOL FOR THEM BEGINS ON
THE 29th OF THE MONTH.
AND IT'S
CERTAINLY BEEN A DISCUSSION TO
YOUR POINT, BEING ABLE TO
SUPPORT HIGHER-THAN-EXPECTED
ENROLLMENT.
AND WE HAVE SOME
CONTINGENCY PLANS AND CAN
CERTAINLY FOLLOW UP ON
ADDITIONAL DETAIL AS WE GET A
FIRMER SENSE OF WHAT ENROLLMENT
IS GONNA LOOK LIKE.
>> THAT WOULD BE SUPER, SUPER
HELPFUL.
AND I THINK THAT,
REALLY, WHAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE
WE'RE HAVING SOME FIDELITY TO IS
AROUND QUESTIONS ABOUT
UNDERSPEND FROM EITHER THE
FAMILIES EDUCATION LEVY OR FROM
THE FEPP LEVY AS A RESULT OF A
LOT OF DIFFERENT VARIABLES THAT
WE'RE ALL DEALING WITH IN 2020.
SO I'D APPRECIATE A FOLLOW-UP.
AND THE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT BY
MAYOR DURKAN THAT DIRECTS $5
MILLION IN MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS
FOR YOUTH.
AND A SPECIFIC
QUESTION ABOUT HOW THESE
PROGRAMS ARE BEING FUNDED.
AND
WHETHER ANY PORTION OF THE $5
MILLION IS -- IS A RESULT OF
UNDERSPEND FROM EITHER THE
FAMILIES NEEDCASION LEVY OR THE
CURRENT FEPP LEVY.
>> IT WE ADD THAT ONE TO THE
FOLLOW-UP LIST WITH YOU?
ONCE WE
CONNECT WITH YOU ABOUT THE
SEATTLE PROM, WE'LL FOLLOW UP
WITH YOU ABOUT THAT ONE AS WELL?
OKAY.
>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
I JUST
WANTED TO PUT THAT ON THE
RECORD, THAT IT WOULD BE GOOD
FOR US TO KNOW WHETHER ANY OF
THE UNDERSPENDS WERE BEING USED
FOR THAT.
I APOLOGIZE FOR ALL
THIS COUGHING.
>> DON'T WORRY.
>> BUT THE SMOKE IS REALLY
IRRITATING ME.
I'M SURE OTHERS
ARE FEELING THE SAME THING,
HAVING THE SAME EXPERIENCE.
OKAY, COLLEAGUES.
ANY QUESTIONS
FOR DIRECTOR CHAPELLE ORDAINA ON
THE PRESENTATION?
IT'S
ALMOST 3:00 WHICH IS ABOUT WHEN
WE WERE SLATED TO SWITCH TO THE
NEXT TOPIC.
COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND CHAIR.
DIRECTOR CHAPELLE,
DANA.
MY COMMENTS EARLIER THIS
WEEK.
THIS PRESENTATION SPEAKS
EXACTLY TO YOUR WORK.
YOU ALWAYS
BRING A VERY FINE FOCUS TO YOUR
WORK.
AND YOUR TEAM DOES SUCH AN
AMAZING JOB.
I WANTED TO THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE GREAT
WORK YOU'RE DOING.
ESPECIALLY AT
THIS TRYING TIME THAT WE'RE IN.
THANK YOU ALL.
>> THANK YOU.
I HAVE SOME REALLY
AMAZING FOLKS THAT HELP KEEP ME
LASER-FOCUSED.
AND THEY'RE
AWESOME.
SO LITERALLY IF IT
WASN'T FOR MY TEAM, NONE OF THIS
WOULD BE A FOCUS.
BUT THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN CERTAINLY
RELATE TO THAT SENTIMENT.
IF IT
WASN'T FOR OUR TEAMS, WE
WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THE WORK
WE'RE DOING.
I APPRECIATE THE
RECOGNITION OF YOUR TEAM AS
WELL.
COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
SCANNING THE VIRTUAL ROOM.
LOOKS
LIKE THERE ARE NO OTHER
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.
I WANT
TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE OUT THIS
PORTION OF THE AGENDA FOR TODAY.
DANA AND DIRECTOR CHAPELLE,
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPENDING
TIME ON PULLING TOGETHER THIS
REALLY IMPORTANT PRESENTATION.
OF COURSE THE FEPP LEVY IS A
TAXPAYER FUNDED LEVY.
SO I FELT
IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO GET A
REPORT OUT ON HOW WE ARE
SPENDING THOSE DOLLARS.
THIS
YEAR.
AND I WAS ON MATERNITY
LEAVE FOR THE FIRST QUARTER.
AND
I CAME BACK FROM MATERNITY LEAVE
AND NOW WE'RE IN A PANDEMIC.
AND
SO I DO APPRECIATE YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO, AMIDST
EVERYTHING THAT IS HAPPENING, TO
MAKE TIME TO JOIN US IN A
SPECIAL COMMITTEE HEARING TODAY
TO -- FOR THIS COMMITTEE
HEARING.
MY GRATITUDE TO BOTH OF
YOU AND TO THE ENTIRE DEAL STAFF
FOR THE HARD WORK THAT I KNOW
YOU ALL ARE DOING IN THE
EVOLVING, EVER-CHANGING TIMES.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WE THANK YOU AND
WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
AND
HAPPY TO COME AGAIN.
LET US
KNOW.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, FOLKS.
>> OKAY, BYE.
>> YOU'RE FREE TO GO.
TAKE CARE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> BYE.
WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND
MOVE INTO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEMS
TWO AND THREE INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 2, 119896.
STATE
ORDINANCE.
DISCRETION.
AGENDA
ITEM THREE.
VIOLATIONS OF CIVIL
EMERGENCY ORDERS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR READING
BOTH OF THOSE AGENDA ITEMS.
THAT
WAY WE CAN JUST MOVE SMOOTHLY
THROUGH BOTH OF THEM.
LET'S GO
AHEAD AND START WITH THE
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION OF
AGENDA ITEM 2 WHICH IS REGARDING
VIOLATIONS OF CIVIL EMER
ORDERS.
CARINA, DO YOU WANT TO
KICK US OFF ON THE EXAMINATION
FIRST?
>> I'LL BEGIN IT.
I AM ON
COUNCIL'S CENTRAL STAFF.
AND I
WILL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF
THESE TWO RELATED BILLS.
AND
I'LL BEGIN BY SHARING MY SCREEN
SO THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE
PUBLIC CAN SEE A MEMO THAT WAS
SUBMITTED.
CAN EVERYONE SEE
THAT?
THESE 24 PROPOSALS
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS.
AND THEY ARE BOTH RELATED
TO ACTION FOR CIVIL EMER
ORDERS.
A QUICK OVERVIEW OF
BOTH.
AND THEN I'LL DIVE A
LITTLE DEEPER INTO THE FIRST ONE
WHICH IS THE COUNCIL BILL.
SO
COUNCIL BILL 119869 WOULD AMEND
SEATTLE MUTUAL CODE.
10.02.110.
TO MAKE SOME GENERAL CHANGES IN
HOW CIVIL EMERGENCY ORDERS ARE
ENFORCED.
IT WOULD ALLOW SOME
CIVIL REMEDIES AND UPDATE THE
CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
THEN IF THIS
PROPOSAL PASSES BY COUNCIL, THEN
THAT WOULD PROVIDE A LEGAL BASIS
FOR CONSIDERING RESOLUTION
31966.
AND THAT RESOLUTION WOULD
ADD THESE NEW ENFORCEMENT
OPTIONS TO THE MAYOR'S ORDER
RELATING TO CAPPING RESTAURANT
DELIVERY AND PICKUP.
FOR A
DEEPER DIVE INTO COUNCIL BILL
119869, THE MAYOR IS AUTHORIZED
TO ISSUE CIVIL EMERGENCY ORDERS
UNDER THE CODE.
IT'S CHAPTER
10.02.
AND UNDER THIS CODE, THE
MAYOR CAN ISSUE SIMPLE
EMERGENCIES.
AND THEN RELATED
CIVIL EMERGENCY ORDERS.
SO OF
COURSE ONE EXAMPLE THAT WE'RE
ALL VERY FAMILIAR WITH IS THE
COVID-19 EMERGENCY ORDER THAT
WAS ISSUED ON MARCH 3rd.
THERE
ARE OTHER ONES.
A CIVIL
EMERGENCY RELATED TO HOMELESS
KNOW.
AND THERE'S A CIVIL
EMERGENCY RELATED TO THE WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE.
UNDER THE CODE,
THE SOLE METHOD FOR ENFORCING A
VIOLATION OF ANY CIVIL EMERGENCY
ORDER THAT'S RELATED TO THE
CIVIL EMERGENCY IS JUST A
CRIMINAL PENALTY.
AND THAT
CRIMINAL PENALTY REQUIRES
CONVICTION OF A MISDEMEANOR TO
IMPOSE A FINE, WHICH RIGHT NOW
IS $500 OR IMPRISONMENT OR BOTH
A FINE AND IMPRISONMENT.
AND
JUST TO SPECIFY, IT IS UP TO
$500.
AND UP TO 180 KAYS.
DAYS.
SO TO GIVE SOME CONTEXT, THE ONE
THAT IS DIRECTLY AT ISSUE IS THE
MAYOR'S ORDER RELATING TO
CAPPING RESTAURANT SDMREFR
PICKUP COMMISSION FEES.
THAT
THIRD PARTY APPS ARE ABLE TO
CHARGE STRANTS.
THERE ARE SOME
OTHER ONES AS WELL.
THERE'S
CURRENTLY AN EMERGENCY ORDER
RELATING TO A MORATORIUM ON
RESIDENTIAL EVICTIONS AND SMALL
BUSINESS EVICTIONCURRENTLY AN
EMERGENCY ORDER
RELATING TO A MORATORIUM ON
RESIDENTIAL EVICTIONS AND SMALL
BUSINESS EVICTIONS.
IT WOULD
AMEND THE PENALTY, THE FINE UP
TO $1,000 OR IMPRISONMENT UP TO
90 DAYS OR BOTH.
SO THAT IS A
CORRECTION THAT WOULD NEED TO BE
MADE.
AND NEXT IT WOULD ALLOW
FOR THE OPTION OF CIVIL REM
GHEES TO ENFORCE REMEDIES TO
ENFORCE A VIOLATION OF THE
EMERGENCY ORDERS.
SPECIFICALLY
IT WOULD ALLOW THE CITY TO HAVE
A METHOD TO ENFORCE THESE
ORDERS.
AND ALSO MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC, A WAY TO ENFORCE THESE
ORDERS.
FOR THE CITY, IT WOULD
AUTHORIZE A CLASS 1 CIVIL
FREQUENCY.
INFRACTION.
AND THAT
IS A TYPE OF ENFORCEMENT THAT
STATE LAW ESTABLISHES.
THEY
COULD BE SUBJECT TO A PENALTY UP
TO $250 AND STATUTORY
ASSESSMENT.
AND THE OTHER CIVIL
REMEDY WOULD BE THE ABILITY FOR
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO FILE A
PRIVATE WRIT OF ACTION.
THEY
WOULD BE ABLE TO SUE SOMEONE,
TAKE THEM TO COURT FOR A
VIOLATION OF AN EMERGENCY ORDER
IF A PERSON OR CLASS OF PERSONS
WAS HARMED BY THE VIOLATION.
AND
SO ANY SPECIFIC EMERGENCY ORDER
WOULD SPECIFY WHICH OF THESE
TYPES OF ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
WOULD APPLY.
IT WOULD BE AT
LEAST ONE.
AND IT COULD BE UP TO
ALL THREE.
AND THE SUBSTANCE OF
THE EMERGENCY ORDER WOULD
OBVIOUSLY GUIDE WHAT TYPE OF
ENFORCEMENT OPTIONS WOULD BE
APPROPRIATE.
A QUICK NOTE ON THE
CIVIL INFRACTIONS AND THE CITY'S
ENFORCEMENT OF THOSE, THERE ARE
THREE DEPARTMENTS THAT CAN
ENFORCE CIVIL ACTIONS.
THE
DEPARTMENT OF SDPNL
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVES, THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
THE ORDER
WOULD SPECIFY WHICH OF THESE
DIAMETERS WOULD ENFORCE THE
ORDER.
AND THEN THE PROCESS IS
ALREADY ESTABLISHED FOR
ENFORCEMENT OF EXISTING C
INFRACTIONS.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE
IN THE MEMO, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE WOULD REVIEW ANY FIND BIG
THAT SPECIFIC DIAMETER.
AND THEN
THAT DEPARTMENT WOULD ISSUE A
NOTICE OF INFRACTION.
THEN THE
PERSON WOULD EITHER PAY THAT
AMOUNT OF MONEY OR APPEAL IT TO
MUTUAL COURT WHERE THEY COULD
ENTER INTO A SETTLEMENT.
OR THEY
COULD GO INTO A HEARING IN FRONT
OF A MAGISTRATE.
IF THEY
WANTED TO FURTHER CONTEST IT.
SO I NOTED EARLIER, IF
COUNCIL PASSES THIS PROPOSAL,
THAT WOULD PROVIDE A LEGAL BASIS
FOR AMENDING THE MAYOR'S ORDER
RELATED TO RESTAURANT DELIVERY
AND PICKUP COMMISSION FEES.
I
WILL LOOK TO THE MEMO REGARDING
THAT PROPOSAL.
HERE IT IS.
PROFILE
WITH SOME IDENTIFICATIONS, A
COUPLE DAYS LATER BY CITY
COUNCIL.
THE BASIC PREMISE OF
THE ORDER IS THREEFOLD.
FIRST
THE ORDER APPROACHES THIRD-PARTY
APPS, POSTMATES, GRUBHUB, UBER
EATS, FROM CHARGING RESTAURANTS
A COMMISSION FEE OF MORE THAN
15% PER ORDER THAT THEIR DRIVERS
DELIVER.
THE ORDER ALSO
PROHIBITS THE THIRD-PARTY APPS
FROM REDUCING THE COMPENSATION
OF DRIVERS AS A RESULT OF THE
ORDER GOING INTO EFFECT.
AND IT
ALSO PROHIBITS THE THIRD-PARTY
APPS FROM REDUCING AREAS OF
SERVICE TO THE CITY AS A RESULT
OF THE ORDER.
WHAT THIS
RESOLUTION DOES, IT PROPOSES
INCREASING THE ENFORCEMENT
OPTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABL
VIOLATIONS.
OF THIS ORDER.
AND
THOSE ENFORCEMENT OPTIONS WOULD
INCLUDE THE FULL PLACE OF WHAT'S
AVAILABLE UNDER 10.02.
NUMBER
ONE, IT WOULD ALLOW CIVIL
INFRACTIONS TO ENFORCE THE
ORDER.
AND THE ORDER SPECIFIES
THAT THE CONSUMER PROTECTION
DIVISION AND FAS WOULD ENFORCE
THE INFRACTIONS.
AND JESSICA
SHART AVAILABLE TODAY TO TALK
MORE ABOUT THAT.
IF A
THIRD-PARTY APP IS FOUND TO HAVE
VIOLATED MORE THAN TWO TIMES THE
EMERGENCY ORDER, THE DIRECTOR OF
FAS COULD DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD
WITH THE CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
AND THAT'S WHERE THERE WOULD BE
CONSIDERATION OF THE MISDEMEANOR
PENALTY.
THAT WOULD KNOW
UPDATED AGAIN TO REFLECT THE
CURRENT PENALTY OF UP TO $1,000
FINE OR IMPRISONMENT OF UP TO 90
DAYS.
ALSO THE ORDER WOULD
SPECIFY THAT AN IDEA OR CLASS OF
PERSONS COULD FILE A PRIVATE
WRIT OF ACTION FOR VIOLATION.
SO
THAT WOULD ALLOW AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR RESTAURANT BUSINESS OWNERS
AND DRIVERS AND MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO
FILE PRIVATE WRIT OF ACTION IF
THE COMMISSION WAS TOO HIGH OR
IF THE DRIVER BELIEVED THAT
THEIR COMPENSATION WAS REDUCED
AS A RESULT OF THE ORDER OR ALSO
IF PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THEY LIVE WAS
NO LONGER BEING SERVICED BY THE
APP AS A RESULT OF THE ORDER.
GOING INTO EFFECT.
AND ONE
IMPORTANT PIECE TO MENTION ABOUT
THE COUNCIL BILL.
AND THAT IS
REFLECTED IN THE RESOLUTION.
IS
THAT THE AMENDMENT TO THE CODE
THAT WOULD ALLOW THE CIVIL
ENFORCEMENT OPTIONS -- DEFINES
PERSON.
SO AS YOU MIGHT IMA
PURSUING A CRIMINAL CHARGE
AGAINST A CAN BE CORPORATION CAN
BE
DIFFICULT.
THAT SAY BRIEF
OVERVIEW.
ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT EITHER PROPOSAL?
>> THANK YOU, CARINA, FOR THAT.
BEFORE WE OPEN IT UP FOR
QUESTIONS, I DID WANT TO GIVE
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BILL
SINCE HE'S THE -- THE BILL AND
THE RESOLUTION AS A PRIME
SPONSOR OF BOTH.
AND THEN I
THINK WE'LL ADD SOME ADDITIONAL
DETAIL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAME
CHAIR.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE
INVITATION OF THE COMMITTEE
TODAY TO ADDRESS THIS.
I THINK
I'M PURELY HERE NOW AS A PERSON.
IT LOOKS LIKE ALL FIVE SITTING
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE
HERE.
SO I APPRECIATE THE
INVITATION TO DISCUSS THIS.
SO
THE ORIGIN OF THIS IS PRETTY
SIMPLE.
FOLLOWING THE IMPOSITION
OF THE FEE CAP, THE RESTAURANT
FEE CAP, THE EXECUTIVE ORDER
THAT WAS PURSUED WITH THE
LEADERSHIP OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZCEZ AND COUNCIL HAD BEEN
HERBOLD IN PARTICULAR.
AND MAYOR
DURKAN.
I RECEIVED AN INQUIRY
FROM A CONSTITUENT ACCIDENT
CONCERNED.
BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED
THAT THE CAP WAS STILL BEING
PASSED ALONG TO THEM.
AND THEY
WANTED MY ASSISTANCE ON, YOU
KNOW, WHAT DO I DO?
WHAT DO I DO
IN THE CASE WHERE THE ORDER IS
BEING VIOLATED?
SO I
RESPONDED THAT'S A GREAT
QUESTION.
LET'S FIGURE OUT KIND
OF WHAT SOME OF THE THINGS ARE
HERE IN THE CODE.
AND I WAS
SORTA SURPRISED TO SEE THAT A
LOT OF THE ENFORCEMENT
PROVISIONS WERE FAIRLY OUTDATED
OR A LITTLE AMBIGUOUS.
OR NOT
CLEAR.
I HAD NOT ENCOUNTERED
DURING MY PREVIOUS CAREER AS A
PROSECUTOR IN THE SEATTLE MUTUAL
COURT ANY KIND OF STRANGE
CRIMINAL SANCTION THAT WAS 180
DAYS IN JAIL OR A $500 FINE AND
WAS NOT SURPRISED TO SEE THAT
THAT WAS A LEFTOVER SORT OF
RELIC FROM 1978 WHEN, I GUESS,
THAT WAS A MORE COMMON
DEFINITION OF A MISDEMEANOR IN
WASHINGTON STATE.
SO I CONTACTED
CENTRAL STAFF.
IT MUST HAVE BEEN
EARLY MAY.
AND STARTED WORKING
ON THIS PROJECT BACK THEN.
AND
WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF
BACK-AND-FORTH WITH THE LAW
DEPARTMENT, THE VARIOUS
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
I REALLY
WANT TO THANK CARINA FOR HER
WORK ON.
THIS BUT ESPECIALLY
SINCE WE'RE IN A CLIMATE NOW
WHERE STATES OF EMERGENCY HAVE
BEEN VERY DEFINITIVE OF THIS
YEAR, 2020, AND THERE'S BEEN
LOTS OF ORDERS TO TRY TO ADDRESS
ECONOMIC FALLOUT FROM STATES OF
EMERGENCY THAT PROBABLY FALL
OUTSIDE OF THE SCOPE OF -- SOME
OF THESE ORDINANCES WE WERE
EXPECTING THESE ORDERS TO COVER.
AND IT DIDN'T SEEM TO ME THAT
THIS OLD SORT OF MISDEMEANOR
WOULD BE ADEQUATE TO POTENTIALLY
DETER CONDUCT IN VIOLATION OF
THESE ORDERS BY CORPORATE
ACTORS.
SINCE WE CAN'T REALLY,
YOU KNOW, LIKE JAIL GRUB HUB.
IN
THE KING COUNTY JAIL IF THEY
VIOLET ONE OF THESE ORDERS.
SO
SOME KIND OF CIVIL REMEDY SEEMED
WARRANTED FOR INVESTIGATORS TO
CONSIDER IN THE ALTERNATIVE.
AND
A PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.
IF A
GROUP OF RESTAURANTS WANTED TO
BAND TOGETHER AND VIEW SOME OF
THESE COMPANIES FOR VIOLATION
VIOLATIONS.
OF THE PROTECTIONS THAT THEY
SHOULD BE RECEIVING UNDER THESE
EMERGENCY ORDERS.
AND ESPECIALLY
AS WE SEE THIS YEAR THROUGH THE
MASSIVE ECONOMIC DEVASTATION
THAT COVID HAS HAD.
AND A LOT OF
OUR ORDERS THAT HAVE INTERFERED
IN THE MARKETPLACE TO MAKE SURE
THAT EQUITABLE POLICIES STAY IN
PLACE.
AND ECONOMIC FALLOUT IS
PROHIBITED AND NOT HITTING THE
MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
REFOOLING SOME OF OUR
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS IS
WARRANTED.
I DO WANT TO ADDRESS
THE RESOLUTION BRIEFLY.
THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE TODAY SUGGESTED
THE POSSIBILITY THAT IN THE
ORDINANCE PASSES, SIMPLY
RESUBMITTING THE ENTIRE ORDER
RATHER THAN TRYING TO CHANGE IT
THROUGH RESOLUTION.
THAT IS
SOMETHING I'M OPEN TO
POTENTIALLY PURSUING ON MONDAY
AS THE ALTERNATIVE.
I THINK WE
COULD STILL DO EVERYTHING ON
MONDAY IN THE EVENT THE
COMMITTEE WANTS TO PASS THE
ORDINANCE AND CONSIDER THIS
LATER THIS MONTH.
BUT I JUST
WANTED TO FLAG THAT AS A
POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVE TO THE
PATH OF UPDATING THE FEE CAP
THROUGH THE RESOLUTION.
INSTEAD
RESUBMITTING THE ORDER IN
RECOGNITION OF THE NEW
ORDINANCE.
AS SOMETHING THAT THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE IS INTERESTED IN.
AND THEY ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THE
UNDERLYING ORDINANCE THAT SORT
OF READDRESSES AND UPDATES SOME
OF THESE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS.
THAT HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN
REVISITED SINCE 1978.
AND TO
ADAPT THEM TO OUR CURRENT
ENFORCEMENT NEEDS.
I WILL ADD,
AND I KNOW WE HAVE FOLKS TO
PRESENT FROM THE EXECUTIVE
ORDER.
I DON'T KNOW THAT
THERE'S A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF
DATA INDICATING THAT THERE HAVE
BEEN TON OF VIOLATIONS OF THESE
PARTICULAR ORDERS THIS YEAR.
BUT
I STILL, FRANKLY, THINK THESE
PRO CHANGES WILL BE WARRANTED
EVEN IF THERE'S JUST ONE O
VIOLATIONS.
AND COULD BE
APPLICABLE TO EMERGENCIES THAT
ARE UNANTICIPATED IN THE FUTURE.
AS THEY HAVE BEEN PUT FORWARD.
WITH THAT, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
ELSE TO ADD.
AND I'LL TURN IT
BACK OVER TO THE OTHER
PANELISTS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
MEMBER LEWIS.
FOR THE
SPONSORSHIP OF THIS BILL AND THE
RESOLUTION AS WELL.
úAND THEN I
KNOW WE HAVE SOME FOLKS FROM THE
EXECUTIVE AVAILABLE TO ALSO GIVE
PRESENTATIONS.
SO I'M GONNA GO
AHEAD AND HAND IT OVER.
SORRY.
>> THAT'S OKAY, COUNCIL MEMBER
GONZCEZ.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO SEE
HER, I WILL SAY.
IT'S A PLEASURE
MEETING WITH HER.
FOR THOSE OF
YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, MY NAME IS
BETH GAFRT.
I WANTED TO GIVE A
BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT MY
DIVISION DOES AND HOW WE COULD
FOLLOW THROUGH ON THIS UPDATED
ORDINANCE AND THE CHANGES.
WE
OVERSEE THE REGULATION AND
LICENSING OF OVER 20 REGULATED
BUSINESS INDUSTRIES WITHIN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
FROM TAXING
FEES TO SHOERM RENTALS TO
PAWNSHOPS TO TOWING COMPANIES TO
A PLETHORA OF OTHER INDUSTRIES
IN THERE.
WE EMPLOY STANDARD
INSPECTORS AND SUPERVISORS.
AND
THOSE FOLKS HAVE SPECIAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT COMMISSIONERS WHICH
ALLOW THEM TO ENGAGE IN VERY
LIMITED LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTION.
THEY'RE COMMISSIONED AGAINST THE
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR AND HIS
AGENTS.
THESE INSPECTORS HAVE
THE AUTHORITY TO ENTER AND
INSPECT BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS
AND TO CHECK EVIDENCE.
FROM OUR
PERSPECTIVE, THE ENFORCEMENT OF
THIS FAC ALLOWS FAS TO HELP
PRESERVE THE PUBLIC PEACE,
HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF
THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
AND WHILE
MY DIVISION DOES HAVE THE
ABILITY TO ENFORCE SECS OF THE
CODE, OUR FOCUS REALLY IS ON
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TOWARD
BUSINESSES THAT VIOLET THE CODE.
WE ALREADY HAVE MECHANISMS IN
PLACE TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINTS
ABOUT BUSINESSES.
WE UTILIZE THE
MODEL CSR SYSTEM, WHICH IS THE
SYSTEM FOLKS CALL 684 CITY.
IS
THAT THE RECORDS MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM WE USE IN ORDER TO
RESPOND TO COMPLAINTS.
WHAT
HAPPENS IF SOMEONE WERE TO FILE
A COMPLAINT, CALL 684 CITY ABOUT
THIS, THAT COMPLAINT WOULD GET
ROUTED TO MY TEAM.
IT WOULD GET
ASSIGNED TO A CPD INSPECTOR.
AND
THAT PERSON WOULD CONTACT THE
COMPLAINANT AND OPEN AN
INVESTIGATION INTO THE
COMPLAINT.
THESE ARE PROCESSES
THAT WE ALREADY HAVE SET UP AND
ARE VERY EASILY ADAPTABLE TO NEW
TYPES OF COMPLAINTS.
SUCH AS THE
ONES WE'RE DISCUSSING TODAY.
AS
I SAID, WE DO HAVE THE AUTHORITY
TO ENFORCE -- TO ISSUE CIVIL
INFRACTIONS TO BUSINESSES THAT
FAIL IT COMPLY.
WE DO THAT
ALREADY, TOEING COMPANY AND
PAWNSHOPS FOR EXAMPLE ARE
BUSINESSES THAT WE DO FILE
INFRACTIONS IN THE MUTUAL COURT.
FOR THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF
COMPLAINT, WE ESTIMATE THAT
CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION
WOULD TAKE A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
AND THEN WE WOULD FILE THE
FRACTION.
WE WOULD OBVIOUSLY
PARTNER WITH THE LAW DEPARTMENT.
THEN WE WOULD FILE THE
INFRACTION IN MUNICIPAL COURT.
AND AT THAT POINT, THE
INFRACTION PROCESS TAKES ITS
NATURAL COURSE.
IT'S JUST LIKE A
PARKING TICKET OR SPEEDING
TICKET.
THE COURT ISSUES A
SUMMONS AND LETS SOMEONE KNOW
THAT THE INFRACTION HAS BEEN
ISSUED.
THEY HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PAY IT, CONTEST
IT, OR MITIGATE IT AND IT WOULD
GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
MY
DIVISION HAS 26 LICENSE AND
STANDARDS INSPECTORS WITH THE
STANDARD LAW ENFORCEMENT
COMMISSIONERS.
FIVE OF THEM ARE
CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO THE
CITYWIDE WAREHOUSE TO ALL
DEPARTMENTS.
ALL OF MY RELATING
INSPECTORS ARE CURRENTLY WORKING
REMOTELY AND HAVE THE EXPERIENCE
AND CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO THIS
NEW TYPE OF COMPLAINT.
GIVEN
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE NUMBER OF
COMPLAINT, WE DO BELIEVE THAT WE
CAN INCORPORATE THIS INTO OUR
EXISTING PRACTICES WITHOUT
ADDITIONAL STAFF AND RESOURCES.
THAT'S MY UPDATE.
MY OVERALL --
OVERVIEW FOR YOU ALL ON MY
DIVISION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, BETH FOR THAT
REPORT.
AND FOR THE ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACTUAL
ENFORCEMENT PART OF WHAT WE'RE
TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE.
REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS FOR
CARINA OR BETH?
OR COUNCIL
MEMBER LEWIS.
ABOUT THE
RESOLUTION HERE?
I'M NOT
SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
COLLEAGUES, THIS ITEM IS JUST
LISTED FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
IT'S ALREADY LISTED
TO BE ON THE AGENDA FOR FULL
COUNCIL.
SO I EXPECT THAT WE
WILL CONSIDER THE BILL AND THE
RESOLUTION AT THIS MONDAY'S FULL
COUNCIL MEETING.
BECAUSE IT'S
ALREADY ON THE INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR.
FOR MONDAY.
THERE'S NO NEED FOR YOUS TO TAKE
ACTION.
FOR US TO TAKE ACTION ON
THIS LEGISLATION IN COMMITTEE
TODAY.
SO COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS,
IN TERMS OF YOUR POTENTIAL
SHIFTING AROUND THE RESOLUTION,
WE'LL JUST MAKE SURE THAT OUR
OFFICES STAY IN CLOSE CONTACT TO
GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF
HOW THAT'S GONNA PLAY OUT FOR
MONDAY'S FULL COUNCIL.
SO LET US
-- DO LET US KNOW WHAT YOU END
UP DECIDING.
BUT FOR PURPOSES OF
COMMITTEE TODAY, THERE'S NO NEED
TO TAKE ANY VOTES TODAY DURING
COMMITTEE SINCE WE'VE ALREADY
GOT IT LISTED AND READY TO ROLL
FOR MONDAY.
BUT WE WILL NEED
THAT CONNECT BEFORE THEN TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE KNOW PROCEDURALLY
WHAT YOU WANT TO DO NEXT.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
OKAY, COLLEAGUES.
THAT CONCLUDES THESE TWO A
ITEMS.
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS,
YOU'RE WELCOME TO STATE
THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE MEETING.
BUT YOU ARE ALSO FREE TO GO AS
THE ALTERNATE.
IF YOU WISH TO
MOVE ON WITH YOUR DAY.
THAT IS
TOTALLY, TOTALLY FINE.
>> THANK YOU.
I THINK I WILL
LEAVE GIVEN THAT ALL FIVE
MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
YEP.
TOTALLY
UNDERSTANDABLE.
THANK YOU SO
MUCH, COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND THANK YOU TO CARINA AND
TO BETH.
YOU ARE ALSO WELCOME TO
LEAVE THE COMMITTEE MEETING IF
YOU NEED TO DO SO.
THANK YOU SO
MUCH TO BOTH OF YOU FOR BEING
WITH US ONCE AGAIN.
OKAY.
SO THE LAST AGENDA ITEM IS
AGENDA ITEM 4. AND I WOULD ASK
THAT THE CLERK PLEASE READ
AGENDA ITEM 4 INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 4, RESOLUTION
311933.
A RESOLUTION EXCITING
THE REQUIREMENT -- COMPANY
LEGISLATION.
ALSO CONSIDERS
IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE FOR THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
FOR BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND P.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COLLEAGUES, THIS IS THE ONLY
AGENDA ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA
THAT WILL REQUIRE A VOTE OF THE
COMMITTEE IN ORDER TO ADVANCE
THE RESOLUTION TO FULL COUNCIL.
I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE THE
BASE RESOLUTION.
AND WE ALSO
HAVE A SUBSTITUTE VERSION OF THE
RESOLUTION.
SO ONCE WE HAVE
HEARD ALL OF THE PRESENTATIONS
AND HAVE DISCUSSION, WE NEED TO
GO THROUGH SOME PROCEDURAL STEPS
TO GET THE SUBSTITUTE BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE.
AND ULTIMATELY
VOTING ON ADVANCING THE
SUBSTITUTE'S VERSION OF THE
RESOLUTION.
AFTER
CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME OF YOUR
OFFICES, OUR COUNCIL'S CENTRAL
STAFF, ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES,
INCLUDING DR. TUTTLE, AND THE
DIRECTORS OF THE CITY BUDGET
OFFICE, OFFICES OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT,
WE'VE CIRCULATED AND POSTED A
STREAMLINED SUBSTITUTE
RESOLUTION THAT REMOVES ALL THE
ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING
RECOMMENDS SO THAT NOW THE
SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION THAT
YOU'LL IDEALLY MOVE FORWARD ON
FOCUSES JUST ON THE TWO CLIMATE
QUESTIONS ADDED TO THE SUMMARY
AND FISCAL NOTE.
LAST MONTH,
KING COUNTY UPDATED ITS CLIMATE
PLAN.
AND LIKE THE RESOLUTION
BEFORE YOU TODAY, IT DROOPTLY
ADDRESSES CARBON EMISSIONS AND
ADAPTATION OR RESILIENCY TO
CLIMATE CHANGE.
KING COUNTY'S
PROGRESS IS A POWERFUL REMINDER
THAT CITY HALL CAN ALSO DO MORE
TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE NOW.
AND WE HAVE THIS RESOLUTION
31933 TO DO SOMETHING MORE.
SPECIFICALLY TO UPDATE THE
SUMMARY FISCAL NOTE TEMPLATE SO
WE VIEW EACH PIECE OF CITY
LEGISLATION THROUGH A CLIMATE
LENS.
HOW WILL IT IMPACT CLIMATE
CHANGE?
SPECIFICALLY EMIPGZS AND
RESILIENCY.
JUST ASKING THESE
TWO QUESTIONS ON EMISSIONS AND
ADAPTATION WILL PROVIDE COUNCIL
MEMBERS WITH A MORE
COMPREHENSIVE PIECE OF
INFORMATION WHEN MAKING
LEGISLATIVE DECISIONS.
>> HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
AND OF COURSE WE HAVE LISA CAY
AND VAN NOBLE HERE AS WELL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN, FOR THOSE
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS.
LISA DO
YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND
DESCRIBE THE SUBSTITUTE BILL AND
THE CHANGES AND ALL OF THOSE
THINGS?
>> AS MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
KNOW, COUNCIL'S RULE REQUIRE
THAT ALL MAJORITY AND
RESOLUTION.
EXECUTIVE STAFF
PREPARED THESE NOTES FOR THE
MAYOR'S TRANSMITTED LEGISLATION.
AND CENTRAL STAFF FOR COUNCIL
INITIATIVE LEGISLATION.
SO AS
YOU HEARD IN THE ORIGINAL TITLE
FOR RESOLUTION, AS INTRODUCED,
IT WOULD HAVE MODIFIED THE
TEMPLATE BY ADDING A NEW SECTION
ON ENVIRONMENTAL CLIMATE.
A NEW
SUBSECTION PERTAINING TO
FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS.
OR CERTAIN
TYPES OF CAPITAL PROJECTS.
BEAR
WITH ME.
I'M GOING TO SEE IF I
CAN SHARE MY SCREEN.
SO MANY
THINGS I CAN SHARE.
>> YEP, WE CAN SEE IT.
>> WHAT I'M SHARING WITH YOU, IS
A FULL VERSION OF THE SUBSTITUTE
RESOLUTION.
THE SUBSTITUTE WOULD
STILL ADD THESE QUESTIONS TO THE
TEMPLATE.
AND FOCUSED QUESTIONS
ABOUT WHAT CLIMATE EMISSIONS
IMPACTS, AND THE RESILIENCY IN
CLIMATE CHANGE.
>> THE SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION --
I'LL JUST ENUMERATE A COUPLE OF
THE OTHER CHANGES.
IT WOULD ALSO
REQUIRE ALL DEPARTMENTS AND
OFFICES TO USE THE REVISED NOTE
BY JANUARY 1st, 2021, INSTEAD OF
RIGHT AWAY.
IT SHIFTS THE DUE
DATE FOR IMPLEMENTATION FROM
DECEMBER 31st 2020 TO MARCH 31st
2021.
AND FINALLY IT WOULD
NOT -- THE SUBSTITUTE WOULD NOT
REQUIRE CENTRAL STAFF TO REVISE
THE SUMMARY FISCAL NOTE TO
REQUEST LEGISLATION TO BE
ADOPTED FROM CIVIL STAFF IN
HAVING DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW TO
BEST ACCOMPLISH IT.
IN TERMS OF
THE IMPACT, AS WITH THE
INTRODUCED VERSION OF THE
RESOLUTION, IMPLEMENTATION WOULD
REQUIRE ADDITIONAL STAFF FUNDS,
TRAINING, AND ASSISTANCE TO
COMPLETE THE EMISSION AND
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT QUESTIONS.
TO CONCLUSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL
REQUIREMENT AND EMISSION SECTION
COULD DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE
CITY'S REFERENCE TO THE
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE POOL, SUCH
AS PROJECTING COMMUNITIES
VULNERABLE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
IMPACT.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU.
SO MUCH.
COLLEAGUE, ANY QUESTIONS FOR
LISA AT THIS JUNCTURE?
NOT
SEEING ANY.
DIRECTOR NOBLE,
WELCOME.
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU.
JUST A BRIEF
COMMENT TO EXPRESS EXECUTIVES'
FULL SUPPORT FOR THIS.
A
WELCOMED CHANGE.
THE EVENT IN
THE MOMENT, OBVIOUSLY SPEAKS TO
IMPORTANCE OF IT.
BUT WE ALL
KNOW MORE BROADLY THAN THAT.
THE
EVENTS OF DECADES IN THE PAST,
AND LOOKING FORWARD THAT MAKE IT
AN ESSENTIAL PIECE OF CAREFUL
POLICY CONSIDERATION AND
ANALYSIS.
HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK WITH COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN AND THE CENTRAL STAFF
ON THE CHANGES.
AGAIN, LOOKING
4ED IMPLEMENTING IT.
FORWARD TO IMPLEMENTING IT.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH,
DIRECTOR NOBLE, FOR BEING WITH
US TODAY.
AND MAKING SURE THERE
IS SUPPORT ON THE EXECUTIVE SIDE
TO ALSO HELP OUT WITH THIS OF
COURSE.
THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE
LEGISLATION COMES NOT JUST FROM
THE COUNCIL BUT ALSO FROM THE
EXECUTIVE SIDE.
SO WE REALLY DO
APPRECIATE IT.
OKAY.
COLLEAGUES,
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR LISA
FROM THE COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF
OR FOR COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN?
OR ANY COMMENTS THAT ANYBODY
WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ABOUT THE
PROPOSED RESOLUTION?
AGAIN,
THERE ARE SEVERAL PROCEDURAL
STEPS WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO
THROUGH TOW GET THE SUBSTITUTE
BEFORE US.
BEFORE WE GO THROUGH
THOSE MORE MUNDANE DETAIL, I
WANT TO AFFORD FOLKS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK MORE
GENERALLY ABOUT THE CONCEPTS
ARTICULATED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN, THE LEGISLATIVE
INTENT, I SHOULD SAY,S THAT WAS
ARTICULATED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN AND THAT IS REFLECTED
IN THIS RESOLUTION.
COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA, AND ANY OTHERS
WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, LET ME
KNOW.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SECTION
THAT CALL OUT THE POTENTIAL
IMPACTS AND INTERSECTIONS OF
CARBON EMISSIONS AND INJUSTICES
DUE TO RACISM AND SO
INEQUITIES.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT
CLIMATE CHANGE
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTS
BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND MINORITY
GROUPS.
SO WE'RE CONSIDERING
CLIMATE JUSTICE AND NOT JUST
CLIMATE IMPACT.
SKINNING THAT'S
AN IMPORTANT AND I THINK THAT'S
AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION.
WE'VE
ALSO ADDED A PROMPT OF CLIMATE
JUST OF NOT IMPLEMENTING CERTAIN
POLICIES AND PROJECTS.
AND I
THINK THAT HELPS US GET A LONG
WAY TOWARD OUR END GOAL WHICH IS
A MORE DYNAMIC FISCAL NOTE.
THIS
WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT'S UNIQUE
TO JUST THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
BUT
FISCAL NOTES IN GENERAL ARE
GENERALLY NOT TINAMMIC IN
LOOKING AT ONLY THE COST OF
COMBLEMATION.
AND IT'S IMPORTANT
TO LOOK AT THE COST AND
CONSEQUENCES OF NOT IMPLEMENTING
POLICY AS WELL.
SO I APPRECIATE
THAT.
WHAT I WANTED TO ASK,
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN,
RECOGNIZING THERE ARE SOME
POLICIES WE PUT FORWARD THAT
HAVE NONSIGNIFICANT CLIMATE
IMPACTS, AND ATTEMPTING SUCH AN
ANALYSIS THAT WE HAVE OUTLINE
LEADER IN THE AMENDMENTS IN
FRONT OF US WOULD REQUIRE
CENTRAL STAFF TO RELY ON
SPECULATION OR INSUFFICIENT DATA
IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AND
WANTING TO AVOID ANY UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES THAT MAY ARISE FROM
SUP AN ANALYSIS ON POLICIES THAT
ARE NOT NECESSARILY CLIMATE
JUSTICE OR CLIMATE IMPACT.
WHAT
IS THE INTENT FOR REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POLICIES OR
PROJECTS?
FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE A
LABOR POLICY COMES FROM MIND.
MINIMUM WAGE OR SECURE
SCHEDULING.
HOW WOULD STAFF BE
REQUIRED TO REPORT ON THESE
POLICIES THAT DON'T DIRECTLY
HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON
CLIMATE JUSTICE?
I SAY THAT AND
RECOGNIZE WE SHOULD PROBABLY BE
THINKING WITH CLIMATE JUSTICE IF
EVERY POLICY WE DO.
BUT FOR THE
SAKE OF OUR STAFF'S TIME, HOW DO
THEY RESPOND WHEN THERE'S NOT A
NEXUS THERE?
IF THAT'S
APPROPRIATE, MADAME CHAIR, FROM
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> OF COURSE.
COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN, I THINK THAT QUESTION
WAS DIRECTED AT YOU.
AND YOU'RE
WELCOME TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION,
COUNCIL MEMBER TO SKWEDA.
AS
CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE,
I KNOW THE FISCAL NOTE IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO YOU AS WELL.
THAT'S
A REALLY GOOD QUESTION.
IF IT
HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CLIMATE,
JUST AS WITH OTHER QUESTIONS IN
THIS SECTION OF THE FISCAL NOTE,
CALLED THE OTHER IMPLICATIONS,
IT IS APPROPRIATE IN A LOT OF
CASES TO SAY THAT IT'S NOT
APPLICABLE.
AND SIMPLY BY
ADDRESSING THE QUESTIONS,
THINKING THROUGH THE QUESTIONS,
THE POINT HERE IS TO BE MORE
MINDFUL IN A CONSISTENT WAY
ABOUT CLIMATE.
AND VIEWING
THINGS THROUGH THIS LENS.
AND
HOOKING THROUGH IT AND
CONCLUDING THATTIT NOT
APPLICABLE, THAT IS FINE FOR US.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT
CLARIFICATION.
HAVING THE OPTION
FOR CENTRAL STAFF TO JUST SAY
NOT APPLICABLE IN THIS SITUATION
HELPS.
AND I'LL JUST SAY SO I
DON'T HAVE TO COME OFF MUTE
AGAIN, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I
THINK THAT IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR US TO TAKE A LOOK
AT EACH OF THE POLICIES THAT WE
ARE LOOKING AT.
HOWEVER THE
CLIMATE BENEFIT OF HAVING DENSE
HOUSE NEARING TRANSIT SO FOLKS
DON'T HAVE TO RELY ON CARS TO
GET AROUND IS SOMETIMES SORT OF
JUXTAPOSED WITH WHETHER OR NOT
WE SHOULD BE BUILDING ANYMORE.
AND I THINK THIS IS A GREAT
EXAMPLE OF US BEING ABLE TO LOOK
AT EVERY POLICY, FOR EXAMPLE IF
HOUSING TO, SHOW THAT IF WE
DON'T CONTINUE TO BUILD
AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGHOUT
THE CITY, THERE'S NOT JUST AN
IMPACT OF NOT DOING THAT OR NOT
SPENDING THAT MONEY THIS YEAR
FWUSHGS HAS A MUCH LONGER IMPACT
ON OUR GLOBE AND LOCAL
ENVIRONMENT WHEN WE CONTINUE TO
PUSH PEOPLE OUT OF THE CITY BY
NOT BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I'LL JUST PUT THAT PLUG IN TO
SAY THANK YOU AS A GOOD EXAMPLE
OF HOW WE CAN APPLY THIS IN REAL
LIFE.
AND ALSO FOLKS FOR
JUMP-START.
WITH NEW HOUSING
ENVIRONMENTS WE'RE MAKING
THROUGH JUMP-START.
THAT HOUSING
WILL BE BUILT FREE OF FOSSIL
FUEL USE, 100% ELECTRIFIED.
AND
I WANT TO THANK THE FOLKS WHO
TESTIFIED TODAY FOR HELPING MAKE
THAT POSSIBLE IN ADDITION TO OUR
PARTNERS IN THE LABOR COMMUNITY
WHO WORKED ON THAT EFFORT IN THE
JUMP-START BILL.
LOOKING FORWARD
TO SUPPORTING THIS.
AND THANKS
AGAIN FOR LETTING ME ASK THAT
CLARIFYING QUESTION.
>> OF COURSE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA FOR THAT
LINE OF QUESTIONING.
THERE HAVE
BEEN REMARKS INDICATING THAT
THERE AREN'T X, Y, Z IMPACTS IN
THAT CATEGORY.
SO I CERTAINLY
APPRECIATE THE CONCERN AROUND
UNDUE DELAYS AND N LEGISLATION
BY EITHER US OR THE EXECUTIVE.
IN TERMS OF WORKING WITH
LEGISLATION IF THERE IS A SENSE
OF FEELING LIKE THEY'VE GOTTA
COME UP WITH SOMETHING.
SO I DO
APPRECIATE THE FLEXIBILITY.
COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS?
COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
IT IS
INHERENT THAT WE MAKE ALL OF OUR
POLICY DECISIONS UNDER THE
CLIMATE CRISIS AND HOW WE ARE
ADDRESSING THIS CRISIS.
THIS IS
INVALUABLE.
I THINK THERE ARE
ADDITIONAL STEPS THAT I'D LOVE
TO WORK WITH YOU ON ABOUT MAKING
THIS PART OF NOT ONLY OUR FISCAL
ANALYSIS.
ALSO JUST OUR GENERAL
POLICY ANALYSIS AND A PLUG FOR
NEEDING TO PUT ALL THE NEEDS, A
SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE CLIMATE
CRISIS, AS WE KNOW OUR EVERYDAY
ACTIONS ARE CONTRIBUTING IN WAYS
THAT MAY NOT BE REVERSIBLE.
IF
WE DO NOT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION
NOW.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT
TO THE FOREFRONT.
AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO VOTING FOR IT.
AND
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE
SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES TO REALLY
FOCUS THIS ON JUST THE CLIMATE
CRISIS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS FOR THOSE
COMMENTS.
REALLY DO APPRECIATE
IT.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS BEFORE WE GO
THROUGH THE PROCEDURAL STEPS OF
GETTING THE SUBSTITUTE BEFORE
US?
AND I THINK THERE'S SOME
AMENDMENTS.
THERE'S A LOT OF
PROCEDURAL STEPS WE'RE GONNA GO
THROUGH RIGHT NOW.
ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
GREAT.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY.
SO
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN, I JUST
WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AS WELL.
OUR OFFICE HAS WORKED REALLY
WELL ON STREAMLINING SOME OF THE
QUESTIONS HERE.
REALLY DO
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.
IT
IS SERENDIPITOUS, I SUPPOSE,
THAT WE ARE ABOUT TO VOTE ON A
RESOLUTION RELATED TO CLIMATE
CHANGE ON THE DAY IN WHICH
SEATTLE'S WORLD RANKING TODAY IS
TO HAVE THE SECOND WORST AIR
QUALITY IN THE WORLD.
AS A
RESULT OF THE WILDFIRES IN
OREGON AND CALIFORNIA AND IN OUR
OWN STATE.
I REALLY DO
APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
TAKE A SMALL BUT SIGNIFICANT
STEP FORWARD IN MAKING SURE THAT
WE'RE AT LEASTING INTENTIONAL
AND AWARE AT LEASTING
INTENTIONAL AND AWARE OF ASKING
OURSELVES HOW THESE POLICIES
POSITIVELY OR NEGATIVELY IMPACTS
OUR EFFORTS IN THE SPACE OF
CLIMATE JUSTICE AND CLIMATE
CHANGE.
SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO SUPPORTING THIS RESOLUTION AS
WELL.
OKAY.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND
GO THROUGH THE PROCESS.
OF
GETTING THE RESOLUTION BEFORE
US.
I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF THE
RESOLUTION.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT'S BEEN
MOVED AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION.
I AM
GOING TO MOVE TO PUT THE
SUBSTITUTE BEFORE US DESCRIBED
BY LISA.
I WILL MOVE TO AMEND
THE RESOLUTION BY SUBSTITUTING
RESOLUTION ATTACHMENT A AND B AS
PRESENTED ON THE AGENDA.
THERE
IS A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT'S BEEN
MOVED AND SECONDED TO SUBSTITUTE
THE RESOLUTION, INCLUDING
ATTACHMENTS A AND B. LISA, JUST
WANTED TO GIVE YOU ONE MORE
CHANCE TO GIVE US ANY ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.
>> NO, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
REALLY
APPRECIATE IT.
WE HAVE A SLIGHT
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO THE
SUBSTITUTE.
I'M GONNA MOVE TO
AMEND THE SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION
IN SECTIONS THREE AND FIVE TO
DELETE THE LANGUAGE
"ENVIRONMENTAL."
IN BOTH
SECTIONS.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ARE THERE
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THE
RESOLUTION AMENDMENT TO DELETE
THE LANGUAGE ENVIRONMENTAL IN
SECTIONS THREE AND FIVE?
HEARING NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE AMENDMENT AS
DESCRIBED?
[ CALLING ROLL ]
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZCEZ.
>> YES.
>> THREE IN FAVOR.
I THINK
YOU FORGOT TO CALL STRAUSS.
>> SORRY.
>> YES.
>> AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ, YOU ARE STILL WITH US?
SHE'S STILL ON THE LINE.
SHE
MIGHT HAVE BEEN ON MUTE.
OKAY.
GO AHEAD.
IT'S FOUR IN
FAVOR.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR.
CAN'T FIND THE
WORDS HERE.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, ZERO AGAINST.
NO ABSTENTIONS.
THAT MOTION
CARRIES.
AND THE SUBSTITUTE IS
AMENDED.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS
ON THE SUBSTITUTE AS AMENDED?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE AMENDED SUBSTITUTE?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ?
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> THANK YOU.
JUST GOT A NOTE
TOO.
ROLL CALL.
COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ?
>> SHE IS ON MUTE.
I CAN SEE
THAT IT'S ON MUTE.
GO AHEAD.
>> AYE.
>> THERE WE GO!
WE GOTCHA.
>> YEAH, I'VE BEEN SEEING IT.
SORRY, GUYS.
>> I FIGURED THERE WERE SOME
TECHNICAL ISSUES.
>> BEE, DID YOU GET COUNCIL
MEMBER JUAREZ' VOTE?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> GONZCEZ?
>>A, YE.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR.
ZERO OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE MOTION
CARRIES.
AND THE SUBSTITUTE IS
DOOCHT ADOPTED AS AMENDED.
ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE
RESOLUTION?
>> A SHOUTOUT AGAIN TO KATHY
TUTTLE WHO ORIGINATED THIS IDEA.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN.
REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR STEWARDSHIP OF
THIS RESOLUTION.
OKAY.
SO
THIS IS THE FINAL ROLL CALL ON
THE RESOLUTION.
WILL THE CLERK
CALL THE ROLL ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE
RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED AS
AMENDED?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZCEZ.
>> AYE.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE MOTION
CARRIES.
THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS -- WILL RECOMMEND
THAT THE RESOLUTION UPON ADOPTED
AS AMENDED.
AND IT WILL BE SENT
TO THE SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2020,
CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR FINAL
CONSIDERATION.
THANK YOU
EVERYONE SO MUCH.
THANK YOU,
LISA, AND DR. NOBLE FOR BEING
WITH US.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN FOR BEING WITH US ON
THIS RESOLUTION.
APPRECIATE YOU
TAKING THE TIME.
THAT IS THE END
OF OUR BUSINESS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
IF THERE IS NOTHING
FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
THE COMMITTEE, THE COMMITTEE
WILL BE ADJOURNED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HEARING NOTHING FURTHER
BUSINESS, THAT CONCLUDES OUR
MEETING TODAY.
AND THE MEETING
IS ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU,
EVERYONE.
TAKE CARE.
>>