>>> GOOD MORNING, AND WELCOME
TO THE FEBRUARY 11, 2020,
MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY
AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE.
IT'S 9:36A.M., AND I AM LISA
HERBOLD, THE CHAIR OF THIS
COMMITTEE AND COUNCILMEMBER TO
DISTRICT 1. I CALL THE MEETING
TO ORDER, WELCOME TO MY
COCOMMITTEE MEMBERS, COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES AND
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
I WANT TO GO OVER THE AGENDA,
QUICKLY.
TODAY WE WILL START WITH
APPROVAL OF AGENDA.
FOLLOWED BY PUBLIC COMMENT AND
THE ITEMS OF BUSINESS INCLUDE,
APPOINT OF TWO MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION,
HEARING FROM THE OFFICE OF THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL ABOUT HER
2020 WORK PLAN, AND ALSO A
PRESENTATION FROM THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT THAT WILL
INCLUDE A FOCUS ON THE HSD, THE
HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR'S
REPORT, AND THEN A FOCUS
EXCLUSIVELY ON THE
NONHOMELESSNESS INVESTMENTS
SIDE OF THE HUMAN SERVICES SIDE
OF THE PORTFOLIO.
IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, I
WOULD LIKE TO APPROVE THE
AGENDA.
>> SEEING NO OBJECTIONS, THE
AGENDA IS APPROVED.
WE WILL MOVE INTO PUBLIC
COMMENT.
I HAVE, LET'S SEE FOUR FOLKS
SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
ALEX WILL BE KEEPING TIME, AND
YOU WILL HAVE 2 MINUTES, AND HE
WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE
A MINUTE, 30 SECONDS, AND WHEN
YOUR TIME IS UP.
IF YOU COULD COME TO THE MIC
WHEN YOU HEAR YOUR NAME CALLED,
WE WILL GET STARTED.
WE WILL START WITH RUBY HOLLAND
FOLLOWED BY HOWARD GAIL.
>>> SORRY, ONE SECOND.
THE MICS ARE NOT ON.
LET ME MAKE SURE THEY ARE ON WE
WANT TO HEAR YOU.
>> AS THE LEADER OF THIS CITY
AND SEATTLE'S DRUG CARTEL, THE
BUCK STOPS WITH YOU.
THIS IS YOUR -- INNER FACE AND
USE OF HEROIN THAT YOU HAVE
SANCTIONED AND ALLOWED IS WHAT
ATTRACTS GANG MEMBERS AND OTHER
UNDESIRABLES TO 3rd AND PINE.
ADDICTS -- POLICE THEMSELVES
ARE SHOOTING UP IN PUBLIC,
COMMITTING CRIMES AGAINST
PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES IN ORDER
TO FEED THEIR HABITS,
DEFECATING AND URINATING
EVERYWHERE, THEY ARE LIVING
LIKE ANIMALS WITH YOUR
PERMISSION THIS IS NOT
COMPASSION, IT'S CRUEL AND
INHUMANE.
MANY PEOPLE HAVE NOTIFIED YOU
OF THE SAFETY AND HEALTH
CONCERNS, AND YET YOU HAVE
CHOSEN TO IGNORE THEIR PLEAS,
ALLOWING THE DANGEROUS CRIMINAL
BEHAVIOR TO PUT THOUSANDS OF --
WORKERS SHOPPERS, TOURISTS, AND
RISKS AT RISK EVERY DAY.
MAYOR DURKAN, YOU HAVE BLOOD ON
YOUR HANDS.
AS LONG AS YOU ALLOW THIS IN
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE, YOU ARE A
COCONSPIRATOR FOR WHATEVER
CRIMES ARE COMMITTED.
THE HOMELESS PROBLEM MAY BE
DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH, BUT THE
PROBLEM OF DRUG ADDICTION IN
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE IS NOT.
IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE TO
CLEAN THE MESS UP.
JUST ENFORCE THE LAW.
WE ALL KNOW THAT YOU WORK --
CAN HAVE THE DRUG PROBLEM
CLEANED UP IN NO TIME, ONE
CALL, THAT'S ALL.
COMPASSION AND ACCOUNTABILITY
IS WHAT IS NEEDED FOR ANYONE
ADDICTED TO HEROIN.
LASTLY, MOVE THEM OUT!
IF YOU CAN'T -- PEOPLE OF COLOR
TO SELL THEIR HOMES AND LEAVE
SEATTLE BECAUSE OF THE LAND
GRANT DISGUISED AS -- HUNDREDS
OF DRUG ADDICTS AND
UNDESIRABLES THAT FOLLOW THEM
FROM DOWNTOWN SEATTLE IS A
PIECE OF CAKE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HOW ABOUT TO YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD?
>> THANK YOU.
>> HOWARD GAIL FOLLOWED BY
VALLEY SHALLOT.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBER,
IS THIS ON?
WE HAVE A CONTRACT NEGOTIATION
COMING UP IN A FEW WEEKS, AND
YET THE CONSISTENT REQUEST FROM
THE COMMUNITY POLICE
COMMISSIONER FROM THE COMMUNITY
TO HAVE A COMMUNITY ADVOCATE AT
THE TABLE, ACTUALLY AT THE
NEGOTIATING TABLE HAS GONE
UNANSWERED, AND PUT THIS INTO
CONTEXT, SINCE JOHN T.
WILLIAMS, 26 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
KILLED BY SEATTLE POLICE IN
SEATTLE.
WE HAVE HAD NO JUST ONE IN
NOVEMBER.
THE EXECUTE ON 2018, NEW YEAR'S
EVE AND WE HAVE A POLICE UNION
LEADER WHO BELIEVES MORE FORCE,
NOT LESS FORCE, ELECTED BY TWO-
THIRDS OF THE OFFICERS.
A DYSFUNCTIONAL CPC THAT HAS
FAILED TO HAVE A REAL PUBLIC
MEETING TO GET INPUT.
WE NOW HAVE THE REVISED KING
COUNTY INQUEST IN WHICH 20
FAMILIES ARE WAITING FOR
ANSWERS ON HOW THEIR LOVED ONES
GOT KILLED.
IT WAS JUST PUT ON HOLD BY
SEATTLE.
UNLESS YOU GUYS MAKE A
STATEMENT, YOU OWN IT.
IT WAS DONE BY PETE HOLMES, AND
IT WAS ALL OF A SUDDEN, DAYS
BEFORE THE INQUEST WAS GOING TO
START, IT WAS ANNOUNCED.
FINALLY I WANT TO GO BACK TO
THE REQUIREMENT TO HAVE SOMEONE
AT THE TABLE AT THE NEGOTIATING
TABLE, NOT IN THE LABOR
RELATIONS COMMUNITY, BUT THE
NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE AT THE
TABLE SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND
WHERE GAINS AND POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY IS LOST.
WHAT WE HAVE BEEN STUCK FOR THE
LAST 40 YEARS AFTER THE
NEGOTIATION WE HEAR WE TRIED
REALLY HARD, AND NOTHING
HAPPENED, AND SOMETHING HAS TO
CHANGE THIS YEAR, AND IT REALLY
IS URGENT, THANKS.
>> VALERIE SHALLOT.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I'M VALLEY SHALLOT.
I GREW UP IN SEATTLE.
THIS IS MY HOMETOWN.
I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE
POLICING IN SEATTLE SINCE THE
SHOOTING IN 2010.
HI GREAT HOPES FOR THE POLICE
REFORM -- COMMUNITY POLICE
COMMISSION, AND I HAVE SINCE
WITNESSED HOW INCREDIBLY
DIFFICULT THE PROCESS IS.
HERE WE ARE, ALL THESE YEARS
LATER, AND I THINK THAT
IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF THE POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY STRUCTURE FOR
REAL CONSEQUENCES IN LESS USE
OF FORCE ARE IN DANGER OF BEING
LOST IN THE UPCOMING AND CLOSED
POLICE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS.
THE POLICE UNION HAS JUST
ELECTED A HEAD WHO CAMPAIGNED
WITH A STANCE AND A VIDEO THAT
GLORIFIED MILITARIZING POLICING
AND HAS AN US AND THEM
ATTITUDE.
IT DOESN'T GIVE ME A LOT OF
HOPE.
SO I'M SURE MANY OF YOU AGREE
WITH ME THAT POLICING SHOULD BE
SEEN AS A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE
PUBLIC AND THE THE POLICE FORCE
THEY PAY FOR, AND I ASK YOU AT
THIS CRUCIAL MOMENT TO MAKE
SURE THERE IS A COMMUNITY, THE
COMMUNITY INTEREST IS ACTUALLY
REPRESENTED AT THE BARGAINING
TABLE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE
A COMMUNITY ADVOCATE AND
POLICING SPECIALIST WHO ADVISES
AND RECORDS ON BEHALF OF THE
COMMUNITY AND THE POLICE
REFORM.
THANK YOU.
>>> CHARLES STEWART.
>> HELLO.
I HAVE BEEN A CONDO OWNER ON
3rd AND PINE FOR 16 YEARS SINCE
2003.
BACK THEN THE COPS, THEY CALLED
IT LIKE UNOFFICIALLY MARY 1
BECAUSE THEY KNEW THAT'S WHERE
THE POPULARS WERE, AND I SAID
WHY ARE THAT THE NOT ARRESTED?
THEY WOULD SAY THEY ARE OUT IN
A COUPLE OF DAYS ANYWAY, AND AT
LEAST WE KNOW WHERE THEY ARE
NOW.
WE DON'T HAVE TO CHASE THEM
DOWN.
I'M AFRAID THAT'S STILL THE
CASE, EXCEPT NOW IT'S HEROIN
AND METH.
18 MONTHS AGO I MOVED, AND I
STILL OWN IT, AND IT'S
FURNISHED, IF YOU WANT TO STAY
THERE FOR A MONTH OR TWO,
PLEASE, AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT
HAPPENS EVERY DAY, AND THEN
ONCE THE COPS START TO MOVE
OUT, AS THEY ALWAYS HAVE FOR
THE LAST 16 YEARS, AND THEN
GENERALLY THE OPEN DRUG DEALERS
DON'T BOTHER YOU, BUT I HAVE
HAD A FLASHLIGHT IN MY FACE
ASKING IF I WANT TO BE A VICTIM
BECAUSE I WAS ON THE WRONG SIDE
OF THE STREET.
I HAVE TAKEN VIDEOS OF FIGHTS
HAPPENING WHERE PEOPLE, FROM
THE CORNERS OF THE SURROUNDING
BLOCKS RUSH IN, AND I TELL THE
COPS, AND THEY DON'T LOOK AT
THE VIDEO, AND THE STATS THAT I
SEE, THEY ARE NOT 100% REAL.
THEY ARE BASED ON SOMETHING,
BUT THEY ARE NOT FULLY REPORTED
AND ALL AT STABBINGS AND
EVERYTHING, AFTER 16 YEARS I'M
BEYOND OUTRAGED, AND WHAT I'M
NOT SEEING FROM CITY LEADERS IS
OUTRAGE, LIKE FROM THE CITY
COUNCIL, THE MAYOR, THE
PROSECUTORS, AND I JUST DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHY THESE THREE
INDIVIDUALS WERE ON THE
STREETS.
IF ONE WAS ARRESTED, OR ONE WAS
IN JAIL, THEY PROBABLY -- THAT
SHOOTING WOULD NOT HAVE
HAPPENED.
IF TWO WERE IN JAIL T
DEFINITELY WOULD NOT HAVE
HAPPENED.
MISSJACKSON WOULD BE ALIVE, AND
A 9-YEAR-OLD BOY WOULD NOT BE
SHOT.
NOT SEEING OUTRAGE, IT'S
TROUBLING.
YOU MENTIONED 2 WEEKS AGO MRS.
HERBOLD, THE CITY OF SEATTLE
DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE FELONIES
ONLY A HANDFUL OF MISDEMEANORS,
AND THERE'S A COMMUNICATION
ERROR THERE WITH KING COUNTY,
BUT I THINK THAT THE WAY IT WAS
SAID IS MORE, IT'S NOT OUR
FAULT, RATHER THAN THAT'S AN
ISSUE WE NEED TO ADDRESS.
MY NEW REPRESENTATIVE, SHE WAS
NOT HERE.
SHE TWEETED 33 TIMES OR
RETWEETED IN THE WEEK
FOLLOWING, NOTHING ABOUT THE
SHOOTING OR ANYTHING ABOUT
THAT.
ALEX PEDERSEN, THE ALTERNATE,
I'M GLAD HE WAS HERE.
HE WROTE A LETTER TO UBER AND
LYFT ABOUT THEIR JACKING OF
PRICES AND HAD ALSO APOLOGIZED
AND SENT REFUNDS, BUT THAT
SEEMS LIKE IT'S YOUR FOCUS, AND
I JUST IMPLORE YOU GUYS, AND
ABOUT THAT, I DON'T WANT TO
SEND OTHER SEATTLE CITIZENS
INTO A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
THEY ARE BEING DRIVERS, AND
THEY ARE NOT YOUR SERVANTS, AND
JUST REFOCUS ON WHERE THE ISSUE
IS.
>> THANK YOU, APPRECIATE IT.
>> ALL RIGHT, THAT IS OUR LAST
PERSON SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT, AND IF THERE IS NO ONE
ELSE INTENDING TO SPEAK, WE
WILL MOVE ON TO THE REST OF THE
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, AND LET'S
START WITH ITEMS 1 AND 2, IF
YOU COULD READ THEM BOTH INTO
THE RECORD, THAT WOULD BE
GREAT.
>> ITEM NUMBER ONE, APPOINT
01545, APPOINT OF PRACHI
VIPINCHANDRA DAVE AS MEMBER OF
COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION,
FOR A TERM TO DECEMBER 31,
2020, AND ITEM NUMBER TWO,
APT01547, REAPPOINTMENT OF
COLLEEN ECHOHAWK AS MEMBER,
COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION,
FOR A TERM TO DECEMBER 31,
2022.
>> IF YOU COULD JOIN US AT THE
TABLE THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> THANK YOU, GOOD MORNING.
>> WE WILL START WITH A QUICK
ROUND OF INTRODUCTIONS, AND
THEN DOWN TO BUSINESS.
>> GOOD MORNING, THE GREEN
LIGHT IS ON.
THERE YOU GO.
>> I'M BESSIE SCOTT.
>> AND I'M PRACHI VIPINCHANDRA
DAVE.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AND
REAPPOINTMENT, AND THE
REAPPOINTMENT IS NOT REQUIRED
TO ATTEND THE RECONFIRMATION,
AND WE -- ON BOTH OF THESE
APPOINTMENTS HAVE DIFFERENT
APPOINTING AUTHORITIES.
ONE IS THE CPC, AND ONE IS THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE.
MAYBE, BESSIE, JUST A QUICK
OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE CPC IS ALL
ABOUT.
>> SURE, I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF
INFORMATION ABOUT HER AT THE
SAME TIME.
DO YOU WANT KNOW DO IT
TOGETHER?
>> LET'S START WITH A QUICK
OVERVIEW OF THE CPC ITSELF AND
WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY.
>> SO IN THE CPC, FORMED IN
2013, AND IT'S THE RESULT OF
THE FEDERAL DECREE THAT
INCLUDED A MEMORANDUM TO
OVERSEE THE SPD'S FUNCTIONS AS
PART OF AN ACCOUNTABILITY
SYSTEM.
WE LOOK AT POLICE PROCEDURES,
POLICIES, AND TRAINING, AND
REALLY COMMUNITY-BASED WING OF
THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
WE TAKE COMMUNITY PRIORITIES,
HAVE PUBLIC MEETINGS TWICE A
MONTH, AND WE WORK ON -- WE
HELPED DRAFT THE USE OF FORCE
POLICY, BIAS POLICING,
DISPARITY IN POLICING, AND WE
LIFT COMMUNITY VOICES.
>> FANTASTIC, THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
NOW LET'S HEAR YOU SING THE
PRAISES OF OUR NEW APPOINTMENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OKAY, AS YOU KNOW UNDER
LEGISLATION ADOPTED IN 2017,
THE COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION
WAS MADE PERMANENT, AND IT'S
SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND
AUTHORITIES ARE BROADENED.
THE NUMBER OF COMMISSIONERS
INCREASED.
THE CPC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
OBLIGATIONS RELATED TO THE
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, AND TO
ALSO PROVIDE ONGOING COMMUNITY
OVERSIGHT OF SPD AND THE POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
THE CPC IS EXCITED TO BRING
FORWARD TODAY THE NOMINATION OF
PRACHI VIPINCHANDRA DAVE FOR
COMMISSIONER.
HAS BEEN SELECTED TO FILL THE
SEAT FOR EXPERTISE IN DEFENSE.
THE HISTORIC 2017
ACCOUNTABILITY LAW ENVISIONS
THE CPC WITH AT LEAST TWO
LAWYERS ON THE COMMISSION,
DEDICATED TO COMMUNITY AND
ADVANCING EQUITY.
PRACHI VIPINCHANDRA DAVE HAS
WORKED TOWARDS THE VALUES FOR
HER ENTIRE LIFE WITH HER
EXPERIENCE WITH THE AMERICAN
CIVILES LIBERTY UNION, OR IN
PUBLIC DEFENSE.
SHE IS NOT ONLY WELL QUALIFIED
FOR THE ROLE BUT HAS
DEMONSTRATE THE THE ABILITY TO
FULFILL IT.
PRACHI VIPINCHANDRA DAVE IS THE
SENIOR ATTORNEY AT THE PDA.
AT PDA SHE MANAGES THE LEGAL
DISPARITY PROJECT AND THE
DIRECT REPUTATION OF THE LAW
ENFORCEMENT ASSISTED DIVERSION.
PRIOR TO JOINING PDA, PRACHI
VIPINCHANDRA DAVE WAS A STAFF
ATTORNEY IN WASHINGTON WHERE
SHE MANAGED SECOND CHANCES
PROJECT, A PROJECT FOCUSED ON
REENTRY IN THE CRIMINAL AND
LEGAL REFORM, AND IN THAT ROLE,
SHE WORKED TO REDUCE PRIOR
CRIMINAL HISTORY.
ADDITIONALLY SHE WAS INVOLVE IN
THE ADVOCACY WORK BRINGING
ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEMS
CREATED IN THE WASHINGTON
CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM.
SHE WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN A
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY THAT
RESULTED IN REFORM OF THE
SYSTEM OF LEGAL FINANCIAL
OBLIGATIONS.
PRIOR TO JOINING THE ACLU
WASHINGTON, SHE WAS THE FIRST 7
YEARS AS A LAWYER PRACTICING,
-- JUVENILE AND ADULT CLIENTS
AND HUNDREDS OF MISDEMEANOR
FELONY CASES.
SHE ARRIVED TO THE COUNTRY AS
AN IMMIGRANT, BORN AND RAISED
IN KENYA WHERE HER FAMILY STILL
LIVES.
SHE HAS ATTENDED MOST OF THE
MEETINGS FOR LAST YEAR AND
COMMISSIONER WORK RETREATS.
WORKING WITH COMMISSIONERS SHE
HAS DEMONSTRATED HER COMMITMENT
TO THE COMMISSION OF THE CPC
AND AN UNDERSTANDING AND VISION
FOR THE WORK THAT LIES AHEAD
FOR THE COMMISSION.
THE CPC IS EXCITED TO BRING
FORWARD THE NOMINATION TODAY
AND LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING
HER VISION AND VOICE DURING THE
COMMISSION DURING THE CRITICAL
TIME DURING POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND REFORM.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU MS.
DAVE FOR YOUR LONG WORK HISTORY
ASSOCIATED WITH CRIMINAL
JUSTICE REFORM, AND THANK YOU
FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE CPC
ALREADY.
THAT'S THE LONGEST ONBOARDING
PROCESS I HAVE HEARD OF AN
INCOMING COMMISSIONER MAKING.
A YEAR OF ATTENDANCE, THAT'S
GREAT.
CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
WHAT IT IS YOU'RE MOST
INTERESTED IN ACCOMPLISHING?
YOUR TIME AS A CPC
COMMISSIONER?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND THANK
YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO
LISTEN TO ME SPEAK ABOUT MY
INTEREST IN THE CPC.
AS BESSIE MENTIONED, KIND OF
ONE OF THE ORIGINATING FOCAL
POINTS OF MY WORK WHEN IT COMES
TO CRIMINAL LEGAL REFORM WAS MY
TIME AS A PUBLIC DEFENDER.
THAT WAS VERY FORMATIVE.
I SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF TIME,
OF COURSE, WITH MY CLIENTS, AND
AT THE GRANULAR LEVEL, LOOKING
AT THE LEVELS OF POLICE
PRACTICES IMPACTING NOT ONLY
THEIR LIVES, BUT THEIR FAMILY'S
LIVES, AND THE NATURE IN WHICH
THEIR COMMUNITIES INTERSECTED
WITH POLICE PRACTICES AND
INTERSECTED WITH POLICE REFORM.
THE THING I AM MOST EXCITED
ABOUT AS PART OF THE CPC IS
REALLY BEING PART OF HONESTLY A
GROUND-BREAKING SYSTEM OF
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE
WAY THAT THE CPC INTERACTS WITH
THE COMMUNITY AND BRINGS WORK
BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND
ENSURES COMMUNITY-BASED VOICES
ARE INVOLVED IN THE
CONVERSATIONS AROUND NOT ONLY
POLICE PRACTICES, BUT CRIMINAL
LEGAL REFORM, AT LARGE, AS WE
KNOW.
CRIMINAL LEGAL REFORM, WE HAVE
A LONG ROAD AHEAD OF US, AND I
DO BELIEVE IT IS INTEGRAL TO
THE COMMUNITY POLICING VOICES
TO BE PART OF THE INFORM, AND
DEEPLY INFORMING THE DIRECTION
THE REFORM GOES, BROADLY WITH
THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM, AND
SPECIFICALLY WITH CRIMINAL
PRACTICES, AND KIND OF THE DEEP
AND LASTING RELATIONSHIP THAT
CERTAINLY IS THE CASE RIGHT NOW
BETWEEN KIND OF THE POLICE
DEPARTMENTS AND THE COMMUNITIES
AND THE WAYS IN WHICH THE
COMMUNITIES ARE IMPACTED, AND
THAT PARTICULAR FOCAL POINT,
AND I WORK IN THE POLICE
PRACTICES WORK GROUP, FOCUSING
ON THOSE PARTICULAR POLICIES,
AND ENSURING WE BRING THE
COMMUNITY BASED VOICES TO THE
POLICIES.
IN SHAPING THE POLICIES, IT'S
WHAT I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT AS
I CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE
CPC.
>> ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I THINK WE WILL VOTE
TOGETHER, AND I WOULD LOVE TO
HEAR FROM THE EXECUTIVE ON THE
GREAT WORK OF COLLEEN ECHOHAWK.
BOTH IN THE PAST AND WHY SHE
SHOULD BE APPOINTMENT.
>> GOOD MORNING.
IT'S MY GREAT PLEASURE TO
INTRODUCE THE REAPPOINTMENT OF
COLLEEN ECHOHAWK.
COLLEEN ECHOHAWK HAS BEEN ON
THE POLICE COMMISSION SINCE
2017, FIRST APPOINTED BY MAYOR
MURRAY, AND WE ARE SEEKING TO
HAVE HER REAPPOINTMENT.
COLLEEN ECHOHAWK IS A KNOWN
COMMUNITY ADVOCATE FOR POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY, AND SHE IS
MEMBER OF THE NATION, AND SHE'S
DEDICATED TO SERVING THE NEED
OF LOW INCOME PEOPLE IN
SEATTLE.
SHE'S THE FOUND OVER THE
COALITION TO END URBAN NATIVE
HOMELESSNESS.
DURING HER TIME ON THE CPC, SHE
HAS FOCUSED TO BRING THE NATIVE
AMERICAN VOICE TO THE THE
POLICE COMMISSION AS YOU ALL
KNOW, AND HER WORK STEMMED FROM
THE SHOOTING OF JOHN T.
WILLIAMS AND CONTINUED TO
REPRESENT THAT VOICE, STRONGLY
N BOTH IN THE COMMUNITY AND
BRINGING THE VOICE OF THE
COMMUNITY TO THE COMMISSION.
THAT'S SOMETHING COLLEEN IS
PASSIONATE ABOUT, AND WE ARE
EXCITED THAT COLLEEN IS WILLING
TO SERVE FOR ANOTHER TERM, AND
SHE IS EXCITED TO BRING THE
ENERGY TO THE COMMUNITY POLICE
COMMISSION, AND WE LOOK FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL.
WE HAVE OTHER APPOINTEES WE ARE
HOPING YOU WILL CONSIDER AT THE
NEXT MEETING, AND LOOKING
FORWARD TO REALLY BRINGING MORE
COMMUNITY FOLKS TO THIS WORK IN
THE CRITICAL PHASE THAT BESSIE
MENTIONED AND WORKING STRONGLY
WITH CPC AND COUNCIL TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE CONTINUING THE
REFORMS TO ENSURE POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> DEPUTY MAYOR, YOU'RE RIGHT,
WE HAVE ADDITIONAL APPOINTEES
TO BRING FORWARD AT THE NEXT
MEETING ON THE 25th, AND I
BELIEVE WE HAVE TWO FROM THE
COUNCIL, AND THREE --
>> IS THAT RIGHT?
>> TWO FROM THE MAYOR, OKAY,
GREAT, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE A
COUPLE OF OPENINGS FROM THE
CPC, AND I KNOW THAT I HAVE
BEEN APPROACHED BY SOME OF MY
COLLEAGUES, FOLKS WHO ARE
INTERESTED, AND IF WE HAVE
NAMES, SHOULD WE SEND THEM YOUR
WAY?
OKAY, GREAT.
>> WE ALSO HAVE TWO
REAPPOINTMENTS FOR THE NEXT
MEETING AS WELL.
>> GREAT, FANTASTIC.
WE WILL HAVE SIX FOLKS TO BRING
FORWARD ON THE 25th.
GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> SO IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS, CHECKING IT OUT, I
WOULD LIKE TO MOVE APPOINTMENT
01545 AND THE OTHER ONE, WE
DON'T HAVE, YEAH, 01547.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL IN FAVOR, VOTE AYE.
>> NONE OPPOSED, THESE TWO
APPOINTMENTS WILL MOVE TO THE
FULL COUNCIL ON MONDAY, AND
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME.
>> APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> ITEM NUMBER THREE.
>> 2020 OFFICE INSPECTOR
GENERAL WORK PLAN.
>> THANK YOU, ALEX.
>> IF YOU FOLKS WANT TO JOIN US
AT THE TABLE, THAT WOULD BE
GREAT.
>> GREETINGS, GOOD MORNING.
CAN WE START WITH QUICK
INTRODUCTIONS, AND THEN WE WILL
TALK ABOUT WHAT WE ARE DOING
HERE?
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> LISA JUDGE, INSPECTOR
GENERAL FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME TO COME
ERE AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT OUR
WORK PLAN FOR 2020.
>> AMY TSA I OFFICE OF
INSPECTOR GENERAL.
>> I THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
PART OF ORGANIZING YOUR WORK,
THE ANNUAL WORK PLAN, AND IT'S
ALSO -- I APPRECIATE HAVING THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ALLOW MYSELF, MY
COLLEAGUES, AND THE MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC TO HEAR FROM YOU,
AND WE CAN GET WELL GROUNDED IN
THE PRIORITIES OF YOUR OFFICE
FOR THIS YEAR.
IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF
OUR ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM, AND
ONE OF THE THREE LEGS OF THE
STOOL, AND IT'S CIVILIAN LED,
AND THE FACT THAT ALL THREE OF
OUR ACCOUNTABILITY STOOL LEGS
ARE CIVILIAN LED, I THINK IT IS
PART OF THE STRENGTH OF THE
SYSTEM, AND THE FOCUS YOUR
OFFICE HAS TO CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT IS WHAT WILL KEEP
US STRENGTH -- KEEP US STRONG,
GROUNDED IN THE PRINCIPLES OF
REFORM MOVING FORWARD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
I THINK THE WAY I WOULD LIKE TO
START OFF, AND THERE'S A LOT OF
INFORMATION THROWN AT YOU, AND
WE ONLY HAVE 25 MINUTES.
AMY WILL START US OFF WITH A
LITTLE THE BIT OF BACKGROUND
FOR THE NEWER MEMBERS WHO
HAVEN'T HAD AS MUCH EXPOSURE TO
THE OFFICE, AND I WILL TALK
ABOUT THE WORK WE ARE WRAPPING
UP FOR 2019 AND WHAT'S ON TAP
FOR 2020.
AMY WILL GET US STARTED WITH A
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION.
IT WILL HELP US THE DISCUSSION
TODAY.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH A
BRIEF HIGHLIGHT, AND I'M SURE
YOU OUTLINED THE ROLE OF THE
O.I.G., BUT THE ACCOUNTABILITY
PARTNERS, YOU HEARD FROM THE
COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION
THIS MORNING, AND ALSO THE
OFFICE OF POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY, CHOSE CHARGE IS
INVESTIGATIONS OF ALLEGATIONS
OF INDIVIDUAL OFFICER
MISCONDUCT, AND THEN THE
OFFICER OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
HAS THE OVERLOOK OF LOOKING AT
THE ENTIRE SYSTEM AND ENSURING
THE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE IS
PERFORMING AS IT SHOULD.
ALL OF THESE THREE ENTITIES
EXIST TOGETHER FOR THE PURPOSE
OF ENSURING CONSTITUTIONAL
EFFECTIVE, RESPECTFUL POLICING,
ALL WITH THE GOAL OF PUBLIC
TRUST AND BEING ACCOUNTABLE TO
THE COMMUNITY.
WE ARE WAITING ON THAT SLIDE UP
THERE, AND MOVING ON F YOU'RE
FOLLOWING ALONG IN YOUR
PACKETS, COUNCILMEMBER, THE
NEXT COLLIDE, THE OFFICE WAS
CREATED AS PART OF THE
LEGISLATION IN 2017, AND IN
2018, INSPECTOR GENERAL JUDGE
WAS APPOINTED IN MID-2018 OF
THAT YEAR, AND SO, LAST YEAR
2019 REFLECTED THE FIRST FULL
YEAR OF OPERATION OF THE
OFFICE, AND THERE WILL BE AN
ANNUAL REPORT COMING OUT IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, AND SO,
HERE TODAY, INSPECTOR GENERAL
JUDGE IS HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE
2020 WORK PLAN.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> THANK YOU, I THINK WE ARE
STILL WAITING FOR THE SLIDES TO
CATCH UP WITH US, BUT IF YOU
WILL TURN TO THE NEXT PAGE, I
WANT TO TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT THE
AREAS OF WORK AND BASICALLY
THOSE ARE TIED VERY MUCH TO THE
THE AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES THAT
THE OFFICE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED,
BOTH FROM THE ORDINANCE AND
FROM JUST, I THINK, THE NATURE
OF OUR WORK, AND WE ARE CHARGED
WITH SPD OVERSIGHT, OPD
OVERSIGHT, AND RECOMMENDING
SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS, AND
EVENTUALLY ENSURING THAT PUBLIC
SAFETY HERE IN SEATTLE REMAINS
TRUE TO THE CONSENT DECREE
REFORMS THAT HAVE BEEN
INSTITUTED, AND WE KEEP A
CONSTANT MIND SET OF INNOVATION
AND MINDFULNESS FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND RELATIONSHIPS
WITH THE COMMUNITY.
HOW DO WE GO ABOUT DOING THAT?
THE LARGEST BODIES OF WORK WITH
AUDITS AND REVIEWS OF THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
YOU WILL SEE, AS WE MOVE
THROUGH, AND I TALK ABOUT HOW
WE ARE STAFFED, WE ARE HEAVILY
STAFFED IN THE AUDIT FUNCTIO.
I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE
CRITICAL AREAS IN WHICH WE CAN
PROVIDE DATA AND INFORMATION TO
ENSURE THAT WE HAVE GOT
APPROPRIATE SYSTEMS FOR
OVERSIGHT, AND THEY ARE
EFFECTIVE AND THINGS ARE
HAPPENING IN A WAY THAT
COMMUNITY AND THE STAKEHOLDERS
ARE WANTING THAT TO HAPPEN, AND
SO WE ALSO ENGAGE IN POLICY
WORK, AND WE HAVE GOT CURRENTLY
TWO POLICY ANALYSTS, AND ONE OF
THE SLOTS WILL BE VACATING
SOON, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT IN
INFORMING OUR WORK IN TERMS OF
WHAT IS THE BEST PRACTICE
AROUND THE COUNTRY AND IN
WORKING AND PROVIDING TECHNICAL
STANCE TO THE SPD AND OPA WITH
THEIR POLICY DEVELOPMENT.
WE RESPOND TO OPA'S SIGNIFICANT
INCIDENTS, AND ONE OF THE
THINGS WE ARE HOPING TO DEVELOP
A ROBUST SYSTEM FOR IS
EVALUATING THE CRITICAL SYSTEMS
THAT HAPPEN WITHIN SPD WITH AN
EYE TOWARDS INCLUDING
COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY VOICING
AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE
ASSESSMENT, AND PROVIDING WAYS
IN WHICH THE SYSTEMS CONTRIBUTE
TO NEGATIVE SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
CAN BE IMPROVED.
ONE OF THE REALLY BIG DUTIES
THAT AMY AND I HAVE IS DOING A
LOT OF COLLABORATION WITH OUR
SYSTEM PARTNERS AND OUTSIDE
STAKE HOLDERS TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE
INTERESTS OF COMMUNITY AND
STAKE HOLDERS IN OUR WORK, AND
WE ARE WORKING WITH SPD TO
IMPLEMENT THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS.
>> AND AS IT RELATES TO THE
FIRST BULLET UNDER MECHANISMS,
THE AUDITS AND REVIEWS OF SPD
AND OPA, YOU DON'T JUST REVIEW
INVESTIGATIONS AFTER THE FACT?
YOU ARE ABLE TO KIND OF REVIEW
THE INVESTIGATIONS AS THEY ARE
TRANSPIRING, AND IF YOU SEE
THERE IS SOMETHING, THEY MAYBE
A WITNESS WHO WASN'T
INTERVIEWED, YOU HAVE THAT
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
INVESTIGATIVE ARM TO MAKE
COURSE CORRECTION
RECOMMENDATIONS, IS THAT
ACCURATE?
>> YEAH, I WANT TO BE CLEAR, I
THINK WE ARE TALKING MOSTLY
LIKE OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS
AND SCENES OF SIGNIFICANCE TO
THE COMMUNITY, AND WE ARE ONE
OF THE CIVILIAN FOLKS WHO ARE
ALLOWED TO ENTER THE SCENE TO
OBSERVE WHAT IS GOING ON WITH
THE INVESTIGATION TO TALK WITH
INVESTIGATORS, AND THAT'S
CHANGING A LITTLE BIT WITH THE
I-940 IMPLEMENTATION, BUT
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
OPA HAVE BEEN VERY
COLLABORATIVE AND WELCOMING TO
HAVE THE EXTRA SET OF EYES AND
EARS ON THE SCENE.
THAT'S ONE OF OUR FUNCTIONS,
AND WE DO HAVE A PARTNERSHIP
WITH THAT WE CAN IDENTIFY AREAS
WE THINK, YOU KNOW, IN REAL
TIME, ON THE SPOT NEED A LITTLE
BIT OF ATTENTION.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU.
>> CAN I --
>> I'M SORRY.
>> GO FOR IT.
>> THE LAST TWO BULLETS YOU
SAID SOMETHING ABOUT EVALUATING
THE INCIDENTS WITH AN EYE
TOWARDS COMMUNITY INPUT OR
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND THEN
TALKED ABOUT COLLABORATING WITH
COMMUNITY, CAN YOU GIVE
EXAMPLES OF HOW YOU ENGAGE OR
RECEIVE COMMUNITY INPUT FOR
THESE PROCESSES?
>> YEAH, I THINK MAYBE WE ARE
CONFLATING A COUPLE OF THE
PROJECTS.
THE SPECIAL PROJECT SECTION IS
SOMETHING I REFER TO AS
CENTENNIAL REVIEW IT WOULD
ESSENTIALLY TAKE A VERY HARD,
CRITICAL, SYSTEMIC REVIEW OF
THE OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING,
A PURSUIT THAT ENDED IN A
FATALITY, MAYBE MASS ARRESTS,
SOMETHING OF SIGNIFICANT
COMMUNITY CONCERN, AND I WILL
TALK ABOUT THAT LATER, AND
THAT'S ONE OF THE WAYS IN WHICH
I THINK COMMUNITY VOICE AND
INVOLVEMENT IS IMPORTANT, AND
IN TAKING A LOOK AT THE POLICE
PRACTICES, AND I COME FROM A
JURISDICTION THAT WAS NOT
AFRAID OF INVOLVING THE
COMMUNITY IN THE CONVERSATION
ABOUT POLICING AND HOW IT
HAPPENS AND HOW FORCE IS
INVESTIGATED AND REVIEWED, AND
SO IDEALLY, THAT'S WHERE I
WOULD LIKE TO MOVE OUR WORK, TO
THAT AREA.
THE OTHER THINGS WE DO, WE
REGULARLY ATTEND CPC MEETINGS,
REGULAR MEETINGS WITH OUTSIDE
STAKEHOLDERS LIKE ACLU, AND
INNOCENCE WASHINGTON, AND OTHER
GROUPS LIKE THAT, WE ATTEND THE
COMMUNITY EVENTS.
I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE THE
BIT ABOUT THE YOUTH ENGAGEMENT
E ARE HOPING TO GET GOING VERY
SOON WITH MY OFFICE, AND THOSE
ARE SOME OF THE WAYS IN WHICH
WE SOLICIT COMMUNITY INPUT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE IDENTIFY PROJECTS WE
WOULD LIKE TO AUDIT, AND SOME
OF THOSE PROJECTS COME TO US
FROM COMMUNITY CONCERNS,
COMMUNITY INPUT, AND ONCE WE
HAVE IDENTIFIED AN AUDIT TOPIC,
WE TRY TO IDENTIFY STAKEHOLDERS
WHO MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE
PARTICULAR TOPIC AND GO AND SIT
DOWN AND TALK TO THEM, MAKE
SURE WE ARE ASKING THE RIGHT
QUESTIONS BECAUSE ONE OF THE
MAIN BENEFITS OF HAVING OUR
OFFICE DOING THE REVIEWS OF THE
PROCESSES, WE CAN ASK THE
QUESTIONS THAT STAKEHOLDERS
HAVE AND THAT THE COMMUNITY
HAS.
WE ARE MAKE SURE WE ARE TURNING
OVER ALL THE RIGHT ROCKS AND
GETTING OUT THE RIGHT ISSUES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU.
SO THE NEXT SLIDE WILL TALK A
LITTLE BIT, AND YOU WILL NOTICE
THE NICE COLORS THAT AMY AND MY
FOLKS HAVE PUT IN THERE, AND
THEY TIE TO THE AREAS OF OUR
MECHANISMS OF PROVIDING
OVERSIGHT.
WHEN YOU SEE, ON THE BUBBLE
SLIDE, THE PREVIOUS BUBBLE
SLIDE, SOMETHING IN GREEN,
POLICY, AND YOU WILL SEE THE
STAFFING WE HAVE ASSIGNED TO
THE AREAS THIS IS A VERY
GENERAL IDEA OF HOW WE ARE
STAFFED AND HOW THE STAFF IS
DECIDED UP FOR WORK AREAS.
THE AUDITING SECTION IS THE
MOST HEAVILY STAFFED.
FOLKS IN BLUE ARE LARGELY DOING
OPA REVIEW.
CONFLICT INVESTIGATIONS OF OPA
WHEN THEY CANNOT DO THE
INVESTIGATION THEMSELVES, AND
IN GREEN, POLICY FOLKS.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT -- I'M
SORRY.
YOU MAY HAVE COVERED THIS.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF GRAY
BOXES.
>> UH-UH.
>> AND THEY LOOK LIKE THEY ARE
-- SO THE GRAY DOES NOT
ACTUALLY CORRESPOND TO ONE OF
THE COLORS ON THE PREVIOUS
PAGE?
IT MEANS VACANT?
>> CORRECT, YES.
>> I WAS LOOKING FOR THE COLOR
CORRESPONDING TO OUTREACH.
>> YOU WILL PROBABLY NOTICE
THERE'S NO DEDICATED OUTREACH
PERSON THERE.
WE HAVE BEEN DOING -- WE HAVE
SORT OF BEEN SPREADING THAT
FUNCTION AROUND WITH CERTAIN
MEMBERS OF OUR OFFICE, I TRY TO
DO MY PART WITH STAKE HOLDERS
AND WITH COMMUNITY GETTING OUT
TO MEETINGS, AND WE HAVE HAD TO
SORT OF SACRIFICE A DEDICATED
OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT
FUNCTION SO THAT WE CAN HAVE AN
APPROPRIATELY-STAFFED AUDIT AND
POLICY FUNCTION TO GET UP AND
RUNNING.
WE HAVE ONLY BEEN OPERATIONAL
FOR A YEAR, AND THE WHOLE FIRST
SIX MONTHS WAS HIRING
INTERNATIONAL STAFF, GETTING AN
OFFICE BUILDING.
WE JUST MOVED INTO THE
PERMANENT OFFICE SPACE 2 WEEKS
AGO.
IT'S BEEN A BUILDING PROCESS,
AND EVENTUALLY, WITH THE
APPROPRIATE BUDGETING AND
STAFFING, WE WOULD HAVE A
DEDICATED ENGAGEMENT AND
OUTREACH PERSON, AND I THINK
THAT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT IN
BOTH IDENTIFYING TOPICS,
IDENTIFYING ISSUES THAT ARE
IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY, AND
COMMUNICATING BACK TO THE
COMMUNITY THE WORK WE HAVE DONE
AND JUST EDUCATING FOLKS ABOUT
OUR ROLE IN THE SYSTEM AND THE
SYSTEM IN GENERAL, AND IT'S
VERY CRITICAL, BUT THAT IS A
PLACE THAT YOU WILL NOTICE IS
NOT -- DOES NOT HAVE A
DEDICATED STAFF APPOINTED.
>> WE ARE ON TRACK FOR FILLING
THE VACANT POSITIONS?
>> WE ARE.
IT'S A PROCESS FOR US.
THEY HAVE TO PASS BACKGROUND
CHECKS AND GO THROUGH
CLEARANCES TO GET ACCESS TO
CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION.
WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING
FOR THE VACANT AUDITOR
POSITION, AND PROBABLY IN THE
NEXT 2-3 MONTHS, HIRING THE
OTHER AUDITOR POSITION FOR THE
SUPERVISOR, THE POLICY ANALYST
AND ADMIN WE ARE ABOUT TO
LAUNCH THOSE AS WELL.
IF EVERYTHING GOES AS PLANNED,
BY JUNE I WOULD IDEALLY HAVE AN
ENTIRE STAFF OF FOLKS.
>> CAN I JUST CLARIFY, YOU HAVE
FOUR FUNDED BUT VACANT
POSITIONS, AND THEN THERE IS A
DESIRE FOR AN OUTREACH POSITION
THAT IS NOT FUNDED?
>> CORRECT, AND I WOULD JUST
SAY THERE IS AN ONGOING DESIRE
FOR MORE AUDITORS.
I THINK IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE
SOMETHING THAT IS IN OUR NEAR
TERM PLANNING, JUST BECAUSE OF
THE SIZE OF THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, AND I THINK YOU
WILL SEE THERE'S A LIST OF
HORIZON TOPICS, NOT PART OF THE
PRESENTATION TODAY, BUT IF WE
HAD ADDITIONAL STAFF, THERE'S
SO MANY OTHER THINGS WE COULD
BE DOING IN TERMS OF
PERFORMANCE AUDITS AND
ASSISTING WITH COMPLIANCE
AUDITING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SURE.
>> THE NEXT SLIDE, REALLY JUST
TALKING ABOUT THE STANDARDS WE
HAVE FOR CONDUCTING OUR AUDITS
AND REPORTING.
WE ARE ONE OF, I THINK ONE OF
THE FEW O.I.G.
OFFICES IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
CONTEXT THAT USES GAGA
STANDARDS, GENERALLY ACCEPTED
GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS,
THE YELLOW BOOK METHOD.
IT'S VERY LABOR INTENSIVE, AND
IT TAKES TIME.
IT MAKES AN AUDIT PROCESS SEEM
LIKE IT'S TAKING A LOT LONGER
THAN PERHAPS IT SHOULD, BUT
THERE'S A LOT OF QUALITY
CONTROL CHECKS, AND THERE'S A
MANDATE FOR INDEPENDENCE, AND
ON THE WORK PRODUCT END OF IT,
I THINK IT PRODUCE AS REPORT
THAT CAN WITHSTAND PEER REVIEW,
WITHSTAND THE SCRUTINY FROM
REALLY ANYBODY WHO LOOKS AT IT.
IT'S INDEPENDENT, FAIR, AND
OJECTIVE IN THE PROCESS.
IT ALSO PROVIDES CERTAINTY TO
THE FOLKS WITH REAUDITING,
THEY KNOW WE WILL SIT DOWN, BE
METHODICAL AS WE GO THROUGH.
WE WILL TRY TO PRODUCE A FAIR
RESULT IN CONSULTATION WITH
THEM, AND IT WILL BE A REPORT
THAT IS TRANSPARENT AND
AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WHO WANTS
TO READ IT.
JUST TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
HOW WE SELECT A PROJECT, I
THINK I TALKED ABOUT IT A BIT.
COMING FROM A VARIETY OF
SOURCES, OUR OWN OBSERVATIONS,
AND FROM OTHER PEOPLE,
OCCASIONALLY THE CHIEF OF
POLICE WILL MAKE A REQUEST FOR
AN AUDIT, AND WE HAVE HAD
MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT, NOW,
ACTUALLY, FORMALLY REQUEST WE
AUDIT THEIR SECTIONS BECAUSE WE
HAVE A HIGH DEGREE OF TRUST
WITH OUR PARTNERS, AND IT COMES
FROM STAKEHOLDERS LIKE CPC, AND
OTHER FOLKS.
ONCE WE HAVE IDENTIFIED TOPICS,
WE GO THROUGH A RISK ASSESSMENT
PROCESS, AND WE LOOK AT, WITH
THE TOPIC, WHAT IS THE RISK, IF
THERE'S SOMETHING GOING WRONG,
WHAT IS THE RISK?
AND THE IMPACT?
YOU KNOW, THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE
RISK, AND THE IMPACT IF
SOMETHING REALLY WENT WRONG.
WE PRIORITIZE IN THAT WAY, AND
WE FIGURE OUT IF WE HAVE THE
APPROPRIATE STAFFING AND
RESOURCES TO DO THE PARTICULAR
AUDIT, AND THEN WE START TO
MEET WITH STAKE HOLDERS AND
OTHERS TO SEE HOW WE STAKE THE
AUDIT.
>> THE GREATER THE RISK THE
MORE LIKELIHOOD YOU WILL TAKE
THE PROJECT?
>> THE HIGHER THE RISK AND THE
MORE LIKELIHOOD IF THE NEGATIVE
-- IF THE RISK IS REALIZED THE
COMMUNITY OF THE AGENCY AND
STAKEHOLDERS, WE TAKE ALL THAT
INTO ACCOUNT.
JUST TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
WHAT IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE TWO AUDITS MANDATED TO
BE REOCCURRING BY ORDINANCE,
AND THAT'S A SURVEILLANCE
REVIEW, AND THAT'S OF
TECHNOLOGY, AND WE -- BECAUSE
OF THE LAG TIME IN THE
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY PROCESS
ITSELF, WE HAVE NOT HAD MUCH TO
REVIEW, BUT THAT'S ONE OF OUR
FUNCTIONS AND THE INTELLIGENCE
AUDIT IS OUR OBLIGATION TO LOOK
AT HOW SPD COLLECTS AND MANAGES
INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION TO
MAKE SURE THEY ARE FOLLOWING
THE ORDINANCE.
WE DID A REVIEW OF THAT LAST
YEAR FORMALLY, AND WE HAVE AN
ONGOING REVIEW PROCESS.
>> CAN YOU SAY A FEW WORDS FOR
THE VIEWING PUBLIC WHAT THE
INTELLIGENCE ORDINANCE IS, WHAT
YOU'RE LOOKING AT.
>> SURE.
IT IS -- UNFORTUNATELY IT'S A
BIT ANTIQUATED.
IT WAS ADOPTED IN THE '70s
BEFORE SOCIAL MEDIA, THE
INTERNET, AND TECHNOLOGY WAS AS
WIDESPREAD AS IT IS.
IT WAS MEANT TO PUT SOME
RESTRICTIONS AROUND HOW THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT COLLECTED AND
MAINTAINED INFORMATION ABOUT
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION,
POLITICAL AFFILIATION, AND
SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND SEXUAL
PRACTICES, AND IT'S ESSENTIALLY
A PERSON'S PRIVATE INFORMATION,
HAS PROTECTIONS IN HOW SPD, YOU
KNOW, GATHERS INFORMATION ABOUT
IT AND KEEPS IT.
IS THAT SUFFICIENT FOR YOU?
OKAY.
SO ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO
MENTION, AMY MENTIONED IT IN
HER SECOND SLIDE.
WE HAVE GOT A YEAR-END REPORT
COMING OUT, PROBABLY AT THE END
OF Q1, AND IT WILL TALK ABOUT
THE WORK WE DID IN 2019, AND IT
WILL REFERENCE THESE ARE
OCCURRING AUDITS, AND THERE'S A
LOT MORE INFORMATION THAT WILL
BE COMING OUT IN THE WRAPUP.
SO PROJECTS WE HAVE THAT BEGAN
IN LATE 2019 THAT ARE SET TO
WRAP UP ARE AN AUDIT OF SPD'S K-
9 UNIT, AND THAT'S REALLY A
LOOK AT THE ENTIRE OPERATION OF
THE UNIT, TRAINING,
SUPERVISION, HOW THEY DO
RECORDKEEPING, HOW THEY
INVESTIGATION FORCE, AND IT'S A
FAIRLY COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT
THE K-9 UNIT THAT SHOULD BE OUT
RIGHT AROUND THE END OF MARCH,
END OF Q1.
WE ARE LOOKING AT, IT'S CALLED
A MUTUAL AID AUDIT, BUT IT'S A
LOOK AT ANY TIME AN SPD OFFICER
IS WORKING OUTSIDE OF A NORMAL
SPD CHAIN OF COMMAND, ON A TASK
FORCE, OR WORKING, PROVIDING
ASSISTANCE TO ANOTHER AGENCY
CLOSE BY, AND WE WANT TO LOOK
AT WHETHER THEY ARE FOLLOWING
SPD POLICY, HOW THEY ARE
REPORTING THINGS LIKE FORCE,
INTERACTIONS WITH PERSONS AND
MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, AND
THINGS LIKE THAT THAT GET
SCRUTINY AND ATTENTION WITHIN
THE SPD SYSTEM BUT ARE PERHAPS
UNKNOWN ONCE THEY ARE WORKING
OUTSIDE OF A NORMAL SPD
STRUCTURE, AND THEN, THE LAST
ONE IS AN ISSUE OF DNA
DESTRUCTION.
INADVERTENT OF DESTRUCTION OF
SAMPLES IN THE EVIDENCE
SECTION, REQUESTED BY THE
CHIEF.
IT'S ONGOING, AND IT SHOULD BE
FINISHING UP AROUND Q1,
BEGINNING OF Q2.
QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE?
OKAY, SO WHAT WE HAVE GOT,
GETTING SET TO START THIS YEAR,
MAJOR PERFORMANCE AUDITS, AND
WE PLAN TO START WITH AN AUDIT
OF THE APPEALS PROCESS,
IDENTIFIED LARGELY BECAUSE IT'S
VERY MUCH OF INTEREST TO THE
COURT AND TO THE CITY AND
OTHERS OVER COMPLIANCE DECREE
AND DEMONSTRATION OF AROUND THE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM AND HOW
EFFECTIVE IT IS IN SEATTLE
RIGHT NOW.
WE THOUGHT IT WAS SIGNIFICANT
TO TAKE ON RIGHT AWAY.
>> PARTICULARLY MY RECOLLECTION
IS THERE'S BEEN AN INTEREST IN
THE FOCUS ON THE PART OF THE
DISCIPLINARY PROCESS THAT IN
SOME CASES CONTINUES PAST THE
OPA'S RECOMMENDATION AND THE
CHIEF'S DETERMINATION ON THE
APPEALS?
PROCESS?
>> YES.
>> IT ISN'T A AS MUCH KNOWN
ABOUT IT, AND SO I BELIEVE
YOU'RE GOING TO SORT OF DO A
ROAD MAP OF WHAT THE PROCESS IS
AND A REVIEW OF PAST CASES,
MORE OR LESS CORRECT?
>> MORE OR LESS.
WE HAVE ALREADY DONE THE
MAPPING OF THE PROCESS.
OUR POLICY FOLKS DID A FAIRLY
SUBSTANTIAL, AND I THINK
IMPRESSIVE BIT OF WORK IN THE
MAPPING FROM THE TIME THE
COMPLAINT COMES IN, AND WHOEVER
THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS
UNTIL AN APPEAL HAS BEEN HEARD
AND DECIDED.
THE ENTIRE PROCESS HAS BEEN
MAPPED SO WE COULD EDUCATE
OURSELVES AND EDUCATE STAKE
HOLDERS AND EDUCATE THE
COMMUNITY ABOUT THE PROCESS
ITSELF, AND NOW WE ARE GOING TO
UNDERTAKE THE PROCESS OF TRYING
TO UNDERSTAND WHETHER THAT IS
EFFECTIVE, MEETING THE GOALS
THAT THE SPD AND COMMUNITY
HOPE, AND WHETHER THERE'S
IMPROVEMENTS THAT CAN BE MADE
IN THE PROCESS, GAPS,
INEFFICIENCIES OR PROBLEMS THAT
NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IN SOME
WAY.
YEAH, THAT'S PART TWO OF THE
PROCESS.
>> WHAT'S THE TIME LINE FOR
THAT ONE?
>> THAT ONE IS SET TO START IN
Q2, SO I AM ASSUMING BEGINNING
OF APRIL IT WILL KICK OFF.
IT'S GOING TO BE A FAIRLY
SIGNIFICANT PRODUCT, AND IT
WILL PROBABLY TAKE TWO TO THREE
AUDITORS, AND THAT'S CURRENTLY
MY ENTIRE AUDIT TEAM, AND IT
WILL PROBABLY BE A 3 TO 4 MONTH
ENDEAVOR.
>> ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT IN
TERMS OF TIME LINE?
>> THE DISCIPLINE AS MENTIONED
KICKING OFF Q2, TAKING PROBABLY
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
REST OF THE YEAR.
>> IT'S A BIG PROJECT.
BUT I AM ANTICIPATING HAVING
STAFF TO ALSO UNDERTAKE A LOOK
AT SUPERVISION ISSUES, AND
SUPERVISION WAS ONE OF THE
MAJOR ISSUES IN THE CONSENT
DECREE, AND THAT WAS LARGELY
FOCUSED ON FIRST LINE PATROL
SUPERVISION, AND I THINK WHAT
WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS TAKE
THAT BACK A STEP, AND TAKE A
LOOK AT COMMAND SUPERVISION,
AND LOOK AT THE EFFECTIVENESS
OF T CONSISTENCY, AND WHAT
COMMUNICATIONS IS LIKE, BOTH UP
AND DOWN THE CHAIN OF COMMAND,
AND IT WILL BE A DIFFERENT LOOK
AT SPD'S SUPERVISION THAN HAS
GONE ON IN THE LAST 7 OR 8
YEARS.
>> THIS ALSO WAS IDENTIFIED IN
THE RECENT RETENTION AND HIRING
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS THAT
LED TO THE FUNDING OF OFFICERS'
TRAINING TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT
$780,000.
AND SO I SUPPORT THAT WORK
BECAUSE TO THE EXTENT THAT WE
CAN SUPPORT OUR SERGEANTS WHO
ARE SUPERVISING OTHER OFFICERS,
AND THAT HELPS WITH THE
RETENTION OF OFFICERS, EXISTING
OFFICERS, AND I THINK THAT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT.
I'M JUST WONDERING, WILL THE
SUPERVISION AUDIT PROVIDE THE
DEPARTMENT WITH SOME DATA THAT
IT CAN USE TO ACTUALLY MEASURE
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS
TRAINING?
>> IDEALLY, YES.
ALL OF THESE WORK PRODUCTS, OUR
GOAL FOR THEM IS TO GIVE
SOMETHING TO THE COMMUNITY THAT
EDUCATES THE COMMUNITY AND
GIVES SOMETHING TO SPD TO ALLOW
THEM TO MAKE SYSTEM
IMPROVEMENTS.
IT'S REALLY ABOUT IDENTIFYING
ISSUES AND PROVIDING
SUGGESTIONS FOR POTENTIAL WAYS
THEY CAN IMPROVE, AND SO ALL OF
THESE THINGS WILL HOPEFULLY
INVOLVE CONCRETE IDENTIFICATION
OF ROOT CAUSES AND SYSTEMIC
ISSUES, AND THEN
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOW THEY
CAN BE IMPROVED.
SIMILARLY THE RETENTION AUDIT?
>> ALL ARE REALLY INTERTWINED
IN HOW THE OFFICERS PERCEIVE
THEIR JOBS, THEIR ROLE IN THE
DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNITY,
WHETHER THEY ARE SATISFIED WITH
THAT, WHETHER THEY WANT TO
STICK AROUND, PROMOTE HOW THE
COMMUNICATION WORK IN THE
DEPARTMENT, AND I'M HOPING ALL
OF THESE THREE TAKEN TOGETHER
WILL PROVIDE SOME PATHWAY TO,
PERHAPS, MORAL IMPROVEMENT,
IMPROVED RETENTION, AND THAT
WILL HAVE IMPACTS ON HIRING AND
STUFF.
>> AND ON THE RETENTION AUDIT,
I WOULD REQUEST THAT YOU PAY
PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO ONE OF
THE RECOMMENDATIONS I SAW THAT
CAME OUT OF THE REPORT I JUST
MENTIONED, AND THAT IS RELATED
TO OFFICERS' SCHEDULES, AND I
DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE PLANNING
ON DOING EXIT INTERVIEWS WITH
OFFICERS, BUT I THINK GETTING
MORE OF A SENSE FROM OFFICERS
ON THE DIFFICULTIES THAT THE
CURRENT SCHEDULING REGIME
CREATES FOR THEM AND HOW IT
LEADS TO THE LOSS OF OFFICERS
TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS WHO HAVE
DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO
SCHEDULING, AND I THINK THAT
WOULD BE REALLY USEFUL AS WELL.
>> YEAH, I THINK WORK SCHEDULES
ARE DEFINITELY A HUGE FACTOR IN
OFFICER SATISFACTION AND MORAL
AND RETENTION.
WE WILL LOOK AT THAT CERTAINLY.
THERE WAS A KEY POINT I WAS
GOING TO MAKE, AND IT JUST WENT
RIGHT OUT OF MY HEAD.
I MIGHT REMEMBER IT, BUT I
MIGHT NOT.
SOME OF THE OTHER ISSUES THAT
ARE SITTING THERE WAITING FOR
US TO BE ABLE TO DEVOTE SOME
ATTENTION TO ARE A FOLLOW UP ON
THE DNA DESTRUCTION ISSUE, AND
I THINK ON THE HORIZON IS A
LOOK AT THE EVIDENCE SECTION,
AND A LARGER CONTEXT, AND WHAT
TENDS TO HAPPEN IN A CONSENT
DECREE SITUATION IS ALL OF THE
RESOURCES IN THE DEPARTMENT ARE
VERY MUCH FOCUSED ON THE NEEDED
CHANGES MANDATED BY THE DECREE,
AND THERE'S OTHER SYSTEMS
CRITICAL WITHIN THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT THAT ARE THEN NOT
GETTING THE ATTENTION THAT THEY
PERHAPS NEED.
CERTAINLY TAKING A LOOK AT
EVIDENCE, AND CHIEF BEST HAS
ASKED US TO LOOK AT ISSUE
IDENTIFICATION WITHIN THE FORCE
INVESTIGATION TEAM.
THE CHAIN OF THE COMMAND.
THERE ARE TIMES AT PERHAPS
THERE'S A FOCUS ON THE CERTAIN
ASPECT OF THE INVESTIGATION,
AND THERE MAY BE OTHER ISSUES,
PROFESSIONALISM OR OTHER
SIGNIFICANT VIOLATIONS OF
POLICY THAT GO UNADDRESSED
UNTIL THEY GET TO A CERTAIN
STAGE, MUCH LATER IN THE GAME,
AND WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK
AT COMMUNICATION AND EFFICIENCY
WITHIN ALL OF THOSE VARIOUS
WAYS THAT POLICY VIOLATIONS,
MISCONDUCT IS INVESTIGATED, TO
MAKE SURE THERE'S NO GAPS, AND
THE LAST ONE, SECURE FIREARM
STORAGE ISSUE.
THE LAST ONE COMING TO US FROM
CHIEF BEST.
IT WAS ABOUT A FIREARM THAT
WENT MISSING DURING A TRAINING
EXERCISE, AND SO WE ARE LOOKING
AT THE TRAINING FACILITY TO
MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE
STORAGE FOR FIREARMS THERE.
ALL RIGHT, POLICY WORK, AND
THIS IS THE WORK THAT IS NEAR
AND DEAR TO MY HEART.
I TALKED ABOUT THE PROCESS OF
THE APPEALS PROCESS.
WE ARE CURRENTLY DOING THE SAME
PROCESS, MAPPING USES OF FORCE,
AND SO FROM THE TIME FORCE IS
USED THROUGH INVESTIGATION AND
REVIEW OF THAT FORCE, WE WANT
TO HAVE ANOTHER PROCESS MAP SO
PEOPLE UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW,
HOW FORCE IS REVIEWED AND
INVESTIGATED.
SAME WITH CRISIS INTERVENTION
AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND THERE
ARE A LOT OF OTHER PLAYERS IN
THE SYSTEM, IN ADDITION TO SPD.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE
UNDERSTAND HOW INTERACTIONS
FLOW, WHO THE STAKE HOLDERS ARE
AND WHAT THE OBLIGATIONS ARE OF
EVERYONE IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES,
AND ALSO, WE ARE GOING TO TAKE
A LOOK AT FORCE INVESTIGATION
TEAM PROCESSES, AND THAT'S
PROBABLY PART OF THE LARGER USE
OF FORCE MAPPING PROCESS, AND
WE ARE ENGAGING IN SOME PATTERN
ANALYSIS FOR THE ANNUAL REPORT
THAT IS LOOKING AT AGGREGATED
OPA NUMBERS AND PROVIDING SOME
STATISTICS FOR FOLKS, AND
LOOKING AT COMPLAINTS, CLAIMS,
AND LAWSUITS COMING IN AS A
RESULT OF APD ACTIONS, AND WE
ARE HOPING TO HAVE DATA AND
INFORMAION ON THOSE ALSO.
I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE
INTERESTING WORK IN OUR YEAR
END REPORT.
AMY, DO YOU WANT TO TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CIVILIANS'
WORK THAT
A LITTLE BIT OF AN IMPEDIMENT
BECAUSE OPA HAS ORIGINALLY
RECENTLY STARTED HIRING
INVESTIGATORS.
THERE IS NOT MUCH WE CAN DO IN
TERMS OF AN ACTUAL ANALYSIS OF.
EFFICIENCY OR EFFECTIVENESS ONE
BETWEEN THE OTHER BUT AS THEY
ONBOARD THEIR CIVILIAN STAFF
WILL BE ABLE TO DO SOME
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS WHEN THE
INTERIM WE ARE DOING SOME
RESEARCH ON OUR OWN.
YOU WANT TO DESCRIBE THAT A
LITTLE BIT?
>> FIRST, ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND
CONTENT, THE MATERIAL YOU OVER
HIGHLIGHTED, ALL THE OVERSIGHT
ARE CIVILIAN LED.
ONE OF THE DEVELOPMENTS OF THE
STRUCTURE IS WHAT ROLE CAN
SWORN OFFICERS LIKE
PARTICULARLY WHEN YOU ARE DOING
INVESTIGATIONS OF ALLEGATIONS
OF OFFICER MISCONDUCT.
ONE CONCERN HAD BEEN IN A SWORN
OFFICER FAIRLY INVESTIGATE A
FELLOW SWORN OFFICER GIVEN
THOSE DYNAMICS FOR
RELATIONSHIPS, POWER STRUCTURES
AND WHATNOT AND SO THE COUNCIL
HAD US AS PART OF THE
ACCOUNTABILITY LEGISLATION
BUILDING A LOOK AT CIVILIAN
VERSUS SWORN INVESTIGATORS AND
WHAT KIND OF IMPACT THAT HAS ON
TRUST, EFFECTIVENESS, OUTCOMES
AND THAT SORT OF THING.
AS INSPECTOR GENERAL JUDGE
HIGHLIGHTED, IT IS A LITTLE
CHALLENGING TO FIGURE OUT THAT
DYNAMIC AND THE DATA WHEN THOSE
PROCESSES IN THE BEGINNING
STAGE OF JUST NOW STARTING TO
HIRE SOME OF THOSE CIVILIAN
INVESTIGATORS SO I THINK THAT
WILL IMPACT THE IG'S LOOK AT
THAT QUESTION.
>> CAN YOU REMIND US BECAUSE I
RECALL THIS AS ONE OF THE AREAS
WHERE THE CONTRACT APPROVED BY
SPAGO AND EXECUTIVE, AND THE
COUNCIL DIFFERED FROM OUR 2017
ACCOUNTABILITY LEGISLATION AS
IT RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO THE
OPA DIRECTORS AUTHORITY TO HIRE
CIVILIAN INVESTIGATORS.
CAN YOU REMIND US OF WHAT WE
PASSED IN OUR ORIGINAL
LEGISLATION VERSUS WHAT
ULTIMATELY ENDED UP IN THE
CONTRACT?
>> YOUR RECOLLECTION IS
CORRECT, MADAM CHAIR.
THE ACCOUNTABILITY LEGISLATION
CONTEMPLATED THERE WOULD BE A
MIX OF CIVILIAN UNSWORN IN
WHATEVER CONFIGURATION THAT
MADE THE MOST SENSE BASED ON
AVAILABLE DATA, BEST PRACTICE
AND SO FORTH WHICH IS PART OF
THE IMPETUS FOR HAVING IT
STUDIED.
THE POLICE OFFICERS GUILD
CONTRACT IDENTIFIED THERE COULD
BE TWO CIVILIAN INVESTIGATORS
SO OUT OF A COMPLEMENT OF
APPROXIMATELY 10 INVESTIGATORS,
ABOUT 20% OF THEM ARE IN THE
PROCESS OF BEING CONVERTED INTO
A CIVILIAN POSITION.
THERE IS ALSO, ON THE
MANAGEMENT SIDE, THERE HAS
ALREADY BEEN A MIGRATION OF THE
SUPERVISORY LEVEL INVESTIGATORS
TO A CIVILIAN STRUCTURE UNDER
THE SEATTLE POLICE MANAGEMENT
ASSOCIATION CONTRACT.
ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WAS
HIGHLIGHTED BY INSPECTOR
GENERAL JUDGE AND HER
BARGAINING RECOMMENDATIONS WAS
IF THE CONTRACT DOES SPECIFY A
SPECIFIC NUMBER, IT DOES CREATE
DIFFICULTIES FOR OUR OFFICE TO
EVALUATE WHAT IS THE LOGICAL
NUMBER THAT MAKES THE MOST
SENSE, HOW DO YOU GIVE THE OPA
DIRECTOR THE DISCRETION TO
IDENTIFY WHAT MIX WILL PRODUCE
THE OPTIMAL OUTCOME?
AND FOR SURE, THERE HAVE BEEN
BENEFITS THAT EVERYONE HAS SEEN
FROM HAVING SWORN OFFICERS AS
PART OF THAT PROCESS.
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL HERSELF
HAS SOMEONE WITH EXTENSIVE LAW
ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE ON
STEFAN THAT IS REALLY
INVALUABLE IN UNDERSTANDING THE
DYNAMICS OF THE INDIVIDUAL
CASES, HISTORY AND REGULAR
POLICE PRACTICES BUT THERE IS
STILL THE QUESTION OF WHAT IS
THAT OPTIMUM MIX AND WHAT IS
HAPPENING SO FAR IS IF YOU ARE
HAVING TWO CIVILIAN
INVESTIGATORS, YOU ARE
NECESSARILY CONSTRAINING THE
MODEL TO HAVING IF YOU THINK OF
ORGANIZATIONAL DEPLOYMENT, IF
YOU HAVE 2 AND 8 THAT IS
NECESSARILY GOING TO STEER YOU
IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS ON HOW
YOU WANT TO MANAGE THE WORKFLOW
AND WHAT CATEGORIES OR TYPES OF
CASES PEOPLE MIGHT HEAR AND SO
THE ORIGINAL LEGISLATION
CONTEMPLATED A FREER FLOWING
MODEL WHERE THAT DISCRETION
RESTED WITH THE OPA DIRECTOR.
>> THANK YOU.
>> JUST TO WRAP UP, THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS A POLICY,
AUDIT POLICY AND RESEARCH
SECTION SO WE ARE IN AN ONGOING
RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM TO
PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
MOVING ONTO THE NEXT SLIDE,
THIS IS JUST A SLIDE THAT
DESCRIBES OUR WORK IN OPA
REVIEW SO WE REVIEWED DECISIONS
ABOUT HOW TO CLASSIFY INCOMING
COMPLAINTS, WE REVIEW THEIR
COMPLETED INVESTIGATIONS TO
ENSURE THAT THEY ARE THOROUGH,
UNBIASED AND TIMELY AND THEN WE
HAVE ALSO BEEN IN THE PROCESS OF
DOING OUR OWN INTERNAL ANALYSIS
OF OUR WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE HAVE APPROPRIATE QUALITY
CONTROLS IN PLACE AND
APPROPRIATE CRITERIA THAT IS A
STATED AND UNDERSTOOD BY ALL
THE PARTIES ABOUT HOW WE DO
THOSE ASSESSMENTS OF OPA.
WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL PROJECTS
UNDERWAY THAT I THINK ARE
REALLY INTERESTING AND
INNOVATIVE AND I AM VERY
EXCITED ABOUT THEM.
THE FIRST ONE I WOULD LIKE TO
HIGHLIGHT IS AN EFFECTIVE
INTERVIEWING PROJECT THAT WE
HAVE ONGOING.
THIS WAS INITIALLY IDENTIFIED
AS A PRIORITY PROJECT WITH MY
OFFICE AND CCC.
IN THAT COLLABORATION, AN
EXPERT FROM THE UK WAS
IDENTIFIED WHO CAME OUT AND HAS
DONE SOME TRAINING AND HAS BEEN
ENGAGED BY MY OFFICE, SPD AND
OPA TO CREATE A TRAINING POLICY
AND AN OVERALL PROGRAM FOR
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND
THIS INVOLVES HOW YOU TALK TO,
SUSPECTS, THIS VICTIMS,
WITNESSES, EVERYBODY IN A WAY
THAT USES THE BEST SOCIAL
SCIENCE RESEARCH WE HAVE NOW TO
UNDERSTAND HOW TO EFFECTIVELY
MIND MEMORY, NOT TO OVERWRITE
MEMORY, HOW TO ENGAGE FREE-
FLOWING INFORMATION WITHOUT
INTRODUCING ANY UNDUE COERCION
OR THINGS THAT MIGHT CONTRIBUTE
TO WRONGFUL CONFESSIONS OR
SOMETHING SO I THINK THIS IS A
REALLY EXCITING TOPIC AND THIS
WOULD PROBABLY BE ONE OF THE
FIRST COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING
AND POLICY PROGRAMS OF THIS
NATURE IN THE COUNTRY.
YES?
>> DO YOU KNOW IF THAT TRAINING
INCLUDES ANYTHING SPECIFICALLY
ABOUT HOW TO NOTICE OR OBSERVE
WHETHER PEOPLE HAVE A DISABILITY
OR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE OR IF
THERE IS A DIFFERENT WAY TO
TALK TO YOUNG PEOPLE COMPARED
TO --?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I THINK EFFECTIVE MEDICATION
HAS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE
PERSON'S CAPABILITIES AND THEIR
SITUATIONS SO THE GREAT THING
ABOUT THIS IS THIS EXPERT IS
WORKING WITH SPD AND THE OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP A
TRAINING PRODUCT AND A PROGRAM
THAT IS RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS
OF COMMUNITY HERE IN SEATTLE SO
THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT AND WILL
AND SURE THOSE ARE PART OF
POLICY AND TRAINING.
>> AND IS IT LIKELY THAT THIS
COLLABORATION WILL INCLUDE A
REVIEW OF CURRENT POLICY AROUND
THE USE OF -- AND INTERVIEWS?
>> YES.
SO THE NEXT ONE IS A PROGRAM
THAT WAS DEVELOPED IN NEW
ORLEANS AS A RESULT OF THEIR
INVOLVEMENT IN A CONSENT DECREE
AND JUST TO BOIL IT DOWN, IT IS
ABOUT PROVIDING OFFICERS WITH
TRAINING AND SKILLS TO BE ACTIVE
BY STANDARDS WITH EACH OTHER SO
IT IS A WAY FOR OFFICERS TO
INTERVENE WHEN THEY SEE SOME
THE WAS ONE OF THEIR FELLOW
OFFICERS, PERHAPS LOSING THEIR
TEMPER OR GETTING INTO A
SITUATION BEFORE UNPROFESSIONAL
CONDUCT HAPPENS BEFORE
MISCONDUCT OCCURS SO THEY CAN
HELP EACH OTHER AND KEEP EACH
OTHER OUT OF THOSE KIND OF
SITUATIONS AND IT MAY SEEM
INTUITIVE THAT PEOPLE WOULD
STEP IN AND INTERVENE AND HELP
EACH OTHER UP AT THE SCIENCE,
SOCIAL SCIENCE INDICATES IT IS
REALLY THE INVERSE OF THAT THAT
HERE IS A NATURAL INCLI
TO NOT WANT TO STEP IN AND
INTERVENE IN SITUATIONS THAT
ARE GOING DOWN A BAD ROAD SO I
THINK THIS WOULD BE A VERY
HELPFUL PROGRAM FOR SPD TO
DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AND IT
WAS ONE OF MY FIRST
RECOMMENDATIONS TO ACHIEVE BEST
ABOUT A YEAR AGO THAT YEAR AND
A HALF AGO, MAYBE.
THE LAST ONE IS THE PROGRAM I
MENTIONED EARLIER, COUNCIL
MEMBER BORELLI'S, THE SENTINEL
REVIEW PROCESS AND THAT IS ABOUT
HAVING A TRAINED GROUP OF SPD
PAUL PEOPLE INVOLVING PEOPLE
WHO HAVE THE REQUISITE
FOUNDATION OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT
POLICE PRACTICES,
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AND THE
SUBJECT MATTER TO COME TOGETHER
AND DO A THOROUGH REVIEW A
SENTINEL EVENT WHICH IS A BAD
OUTCOME WITH AN EYE TOWARD
MITIGATING THE LIKELIHOOD THAT
THE OUTCOME HAPPENS AGAIN.
I WOULD BE HAPPY TO COME AND
TALK TO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
TALK MORE ABOUT THIS, I WOULD
BE HAPPY TO COME AND TALK TO
YOU ABOUT IT .
>> JUST TO ADD, THIS IS ALSO A
RECOMMENDATION OF THE CPC IN
THEIR SEPTEMBER 2019 SERIOUS
AND DEADY FORCE INVESTIGATION
TASK FORCE.
>> YES THEY HAD A SPECIFIC
RECOMMENDATION THAT WE START
OUR PROCESS WITH A REVIEW OF
THE -- OFFICER INVOLVED
SHOOTING FROM NEW YEAR'S EVE OF
2018.
MY OWN SENSE OF GETTING ONE OF
THESE REVIEW PROCESSES STARTED
IS I THINK THAT IS PERHAPS TOO
IMPORTANT AN EVENT FOR A
COMMUNITY TO HAVE THAT BE A
TEST CASE.
I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO DO A
PILOT OF SOMETHING THAT IS
PERHAPS NOT AS -- I KNOW IT
SOUNDS COUNTERINTUITIVE BUT I
THINK IT IS NOT AS IMMEDIATE
IMPORTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY SO
THAT WE WORK OUT THE BUGS ON
SOMETHING CRITICAL.
ALL OF THESE EVENTS ARE CRITICAL
AND HAVE HAD SIGNIFICANT
NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON COMMUNITY
AND FAMILIES SO I DON'T WANT TO
DIMINISH ANY OF THOSE BUT I
THINK STARTING WITH ONE THAT IS
, WHERE THE ISSUES ARE LITTLE
BIT EASIER TO IDENTIFY TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE HAVE A GOOD
FRAMEWORK FOR THE REVIEW
PROCESS IS IMPORTANT BEFORE WE
EMBARK ON THE FELLOW TOGO
MATTER.
>> IS THERE A TIME WHEN THIS
ISSUE IN THE SELECTION OF A
PARTICULAR INCIDENT TO REVIEW?
DO YOU GET TO A POINT WHERE TOO
MUCH TIME HAS GONE BY FOR IT TO
BE A MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT?
>> I THINK THAT IS ONE OF THE
CRITICAL ASPECTS OF THE
SENTINEL EVENT REVIEW BOARD IS
IT HAS TO BE TIMELY.
IF YOU ARE IDENTIFYING CRITICAL
SYSTEMIC FAILURES OR WAYS IN
WHICH THE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE
IMPROVED, A YEAR OR TWO DOWN
THE ROAD YOU ARE DOING IT TO
SERVICE TO EVERYBODY WHO HAS
BEEN OPERATING IN THAT SYSTEM
FOR THAT PERIOD OF TIME AND TO
TEAM MEMBERS IMPACTED BY THAT
SO IN AN IDEAL WORLD, THESE
NEED TO HAPPEN IN FAIRLY SHORT
ORDER.
THE FORCE INVESTIGATION HAS TO
OCCUR.
THERE HAS TO BE SOME
INVESTIGATION FOR THE BOARD TO
LOOK AT AND TO USE AS THE
FRAMEWORK FOR THE REVIEW BUT IT
CAN'T BE SO FAR DOWN THE ROAD
THAT IT MAKES THE IMPACT OF IT
LESS SIGNIFICANT.
>> SO CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT YOUR TIMELINE FOR
SELECTING A CASE?
-- FOR THE SENTINEL REVIEW?
>> YES, WE ARE HOPING TO PILOT
A SENTINEL EVENT REVIEW PROCESS
SOMETIME IN, PROBABLY TOWARD
THE END OF Q2 OR Q3.
>> WHAT IS THE APPROXIMATE
LENGTH OF SUCH A REVIEW?
>> I THINK IT WOULD DEPEND ON
THE COMPLEXITY OF THE CASE.
I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH ONE
WHERE A BOARD COULD MAYBE MEET
A DAY OR TWO AND BE ABLE TO
REALLY DO A THOROUGH REVIEW OF
IT BUT THOSE DETAILS ARE TO BE
WORKED OUT WITH STAKEHOLDERS
AND WE HAVE TO IDENTIFY PERSONS
WHO WOULD BE GOOD MEMBERS OF
THE BOARD AND CONTRIBUTE THE
THINGS THAT ALL OF US WOULD
LIKE TO SEE AS PART OF THAT
BOARD.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
>> SO YOU MADE A COMMENT ABOUT
CBCS RECOMMENDATIONS SO THESE
ARE JUST SOME OF THE ISSUES
THAT WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT.
DISCIPLINE AND SUPERVISION, WE
HAVE ACCEPTED THE
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE LOOK AT
THOSE ISSUES AND SENTINEL EVENT
REVIEW WHICH WAS TALKED ABOUT.
CBC HAS IDENTIFIED 9-1-1 CENTER
OPERATIONS AS AN AREA FOR US TO
LOOK AT. WITH TIMES AND ALSO
WITH ISSUES POTENTIALLY OF
DISPARITY SO WE ARE CONTINUING
TO ASSESS OUR ABILITY TO TAKE
THAT ON AND I THINK THAT IS AN
IMPORTANT TOPIC.
THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED HATE
CRIMES BUT THE CITY AUDITOR HAS
DONE SOME WORK ON THAT AND SO
WE ARE TRYING NOT TO CROSS OVER
INTO THEIR WORK TOO MUCH.
DISPARITY IN POLICE STOPS IS AN
ONGOING ISSUE, A BODY OF WORK
WITH SPD AND CPC SO WE ARE
LOOKING TO CONTINUE THAT AS HIS
OFFICER -- NESS.
I REMEMBER I MENTIONED OUR WRAP-
UP REPORT FOR 2019 BUT WE WILL
ALSO DO A JOINT MIDYEAR REPORT
WITH CPC SOMETIME THIS SUMMER
TO TALK ABOUT OUR PROJECTS AND
OUR WORK TOGETHER.
>> WE TALKED ABOUT OUTREACH.
I THINK I HAVE GONE WAY OVER MY
TIME, I'M SURE SO IF THERE'S
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO
TALK ABOUT, I AM HAPPY TO DO
THAT.
>> THAT IS QUITE ALL RIGHT.
I HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS SO
APPRECIATE YOUR INDULGENCE.
>> ABSOLUTELY .
>> GREAT REPORT AND LOOKING
FORWARD TO ONGOING WORK WITH
YOU IN THE COMING YEAR.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION.
I JUST HAVE A FEW QUICK
COMMENTS AND YOU KNOW, PART OF
THE REASON I DON'T HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS IS THAT THE DIRECTOR
AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR WERE KIND
ENOUGH TO EXPEND A CONSIDERABLE
AMOUNT OF TIME WITH ME LAST
WEEK WHERE WE TALKED OVER THE
COMING GOALS AND WORK PLAN FOR
THE OFFICE AND I JUST WANT TO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
PROFESSIONALISM.
I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO THE
RESULTS ESPECIALLY THE UPCOMING
2020 AUDIT ON DISCIPLINE AND
SUPERVISION.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE
RESULT OF THAT AND HOW IT
INFORMS THE WORK OF THIS
COMPANY COMMITTEE FOR THE YEAR
AND GOING FORWARD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH .
>> I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH THE COMMITTEE AND
WITH THE OTHER STAKEHOLDERS.
THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> GREAT.
LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM 4.
>> ITEM NUMBER 4, HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS
REPORT.
>> THE DIRECTORS REPORT?
>> THE HUMAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT
DIRECTIVE DIRECTORS REPORT.
BUT I DO NOT SEE ANYTHING IN
HERE.
>> I THINK THEY HAVEÃ
>> I THINK THIS IS THE EXTENT
OF IT ON THE PORTAL.
>> YES, FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC,
THE REPORT WAS NOT AVAILABLE BUT
WE WILL LINK IT TO THE AGENDA
AFTER THIS MEETING.
AND WE CAN START WITH A QUICK
ROUND OF INTRODUCTIONS BETWEEN
-- BEFORE WE GET INTO THIS AND
I WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS AFTER
THOSE INTRODUCTIONS.
>> GOOD MONEY.
JASON JOHNSON, DIRECTOR OF
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
>> HOLLY DURING -- AUDREY
BERING, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF
HUMAN SERVICES.
>> TAUNYA KIM, DIVISION
DIRECTOR OF YOUTH AND FAMILY
EMPOWERMENT.
>> KATHY NIGHT, DIRECTOR AGING
AND DISABILITY SERVICES
DIVISION.
>> GOOD MORNING, -- WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE ON DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT.
>> -- LEADERSHIP ADMINISTRATION
DIVISION DIRECTOR.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU.
AND JUST FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC
AND FOR MY COLLEAGUES ON THIS
COMMITTEE, MY COMMITTEE HAS
OVERSIGHT OF THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT PORTFOLIO EXCLUSIVE
TO ITEMS RELATED TO THE
HOMELESSNESS SERVICES
INVESTMENT.
THE PROGRAMS, POLICIES THAT'S
ARE RUN THROUGH WHAT IS
REFERRED TO AS HSI IS WITHIN
THE PURVIEW OF COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS'S COMMITTEE AND SO FOR
THAT REASON, WE ARE GOING TO
RESTRICT OUR PRESENTATION AND
OUR QUESTIONS TO THE NON-HSI
RELATED PROGRAMS AND POLICIES
OF THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT.
WITH THAT, WHO WOULD LIKE TO
KICK US OFF?
>> GREAT, I WILL.
THANKS AGAIN FOR HAVING US.
IS ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO TALK
ABOUT DEPARTMENT OF 400
EMPLOYEES I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT.
WE ARE ALL MISSION ALIGNED AND
I COULD TALK FOR HOURS ABOUT
THEIR ACCOMPANIMENTS BUT I WILL
TRY TO KEEP THE SCRIPT GIVEN
THE LIMITATION OF TIME.
I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND,
YOU KNOW, YOU WILL HEAR FROM
THE TEAM HERE BUT I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE DIANA SALAZAR WHO
IS THE DIVISION DIRECTOR OVER
HSI OR THE HOMELESS STRATEGY
AND INVESTMENT DIVISION.
-- AS WELL AS -- WAS DIRECTOR
OF THE NAVIGATION TEAM.
NOT WITH US TODAY, GIVEN THE
FOCUS ON HOMELESSNESS THAT THEY
OVERSEE THAT WILL BE PART OF
THE SELECT COMMITTEE DISCUSSIONS
BUT JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THEM AS THEY ARE A CRITICAL
PART OF THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP
TEAM OF THE DEPARTMENT.
TODAY, I WANTED TO OFFER AN
OVERVIEW OF HST END INTRODUCED
2020S WORK.
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
CONSISTS OF 5 DIVISIONS
REPRESENTING EFFORTS OF 400
DEDICATED EMPLOYEES.
HST SERVES PRIMARILY AS A
FUNDER WHERE THE LARGEST
CONTRIBUTOR TO THE SAFETY NET.
HST MANAGES $170 MILLION OF
CONTRACTS CONTRACTS WITH OVER
150 COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS.
HSE ALSO PROVIDES DIRECT
SERVICES.
WE DO THIS THROUGH OUR AGING
AND DISABILITY SERVICES
DIVISION CASE MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM, THROUGH THE NAVIGATION
TEAM OPERATION, THROUGH OUR
UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM AS
WELL AS THROUGH THE SEATTLE
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM.
HST ALSO SERVES A CONVENER.
WE ORGANIZE DISCUSSIONS WITH
STAKEHOLDERS AND COMMUNITY ON IT
DAILY BASIS.
ACROSS OUR WE STRIVE TO
ELIMINATE RACIAL DISPARITIES
AND SERVICE PROVISION WITH OUR
GRANTEES AND AS A DIRECT
SERVICE PROVIDERS. SLIDE 2, IT
IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND OUR
MISSION AND DIVISION SO I WANT
TO READ THAT ALLOWED SO THAT,
BECAUSE THIS MISSION AND VISION
REALLY CENTER OUR WORK.
THE VISION OF SEATTLE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS THAT ALL
BASIC NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITIES
ARE MET THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND
COLLABORATIVE APPROACHES.
GREATER SEATTLE IS A PLACE
WHERE THE RICHNESS OF OUR
DIVERSITY IS VALUED.
ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES THRIVE
AND PEOPLE GROW UP AND GROW OLD
WITH OPPORTUNITY AND DIGNITY.
THE MISSION OF THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS TO
CONNECT PEOPLE WITH RESOURCES
AND SOLUTIONS DURING TIMES OF
NEED SO WE CAN ALL LIVE, LEARN,
WORK AND TAKE PARK PART IN
STRONG, HEALTHY COMMUNITIES.
THE DEPARTMENT IS FOCUSED ON
THE FOLLOWING IMPACT AREAS AND
YOU WILL SEE THOSE CAPTURED ON
THIS SLIDE, PREPARING YOU FOR
SUCCESS, SUPPORTING
AFFORDABILITY AND LIVABILITY,
ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS,
PROMOTING PUBLIC HEALTH,
RESPONDING TO GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE AND PROMOTING HEALTHY
AGING.
WE DO THIS IN PARTNERSHIP SO WE
DO THIS, AGAIN, PRIMARILY AS A
FUNDER, SOMETIMES AS A DIRECT
SERVICE PROVIDER AS WELL AS A
CONVENER BUT OUR COMMUNITY-
BASED ORGANIZATIONS ARE OUR
CRITICAL PARTNER AND WE DO THIS
IN ALIGNMENT WITH THEM AND IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM.
WE SHARE EXPERTISE WITH WITH
THEM.
MANY OF THE 400 EMPLOYEES AT
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
COME FROM THOSE COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS AND SO THERE IS A
LOT OF ALIGNMENT BETWEEN THE
DEPARTMENT AND THE PROVIDERS
DOING THIS WORK OUT IN THE
FIELD.
WE ARE, AS I MENTIONED,
ORGANIZED IN 5 DIVISIONS WITH
LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATIVE
DIVISION WHICH IS OVERSEEING
ALL THE WORK AND HELPS TO
SUPPORT TEAMS THROUGHOUT ALL OF
THESE EFFORTS.
THAT INCLUDES THE DIRECTORS
OFFICE, FINANCE TEAM, HR,
CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT,
RISK MANAGEMENT, CONTRACT
OVERSIGHT, ETC.
AND THESE ARE A DIVISION LED BY
SUSAN McALLISTER WHO IS HERE AT
THE TABLE TODAY.
IT IS ALSO HER BIRTHDAY!
>> ALL.
>> --
>> THERE ARE ABOUT 70+ STAFF AS
PART OF THE DIVISION.
I ALSO WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO
JOE KASPERSKY LAB RECENTLY
JOINED THE DEPARTMENT AS CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER.
JOE IS HERE WITH US IN THE
CHAMBER.
WORKING CLOSELY WITH SUSAN AND
THE DIVISION DIRECTOR, CITY
BUDGET OFFICE AS WELL AS FAS,
JOE WILL BE LEADING OUR FINANCE
TEAM. THIS IS A TEAM THAT AND
SHORES OUR PHYSICAL HEALTH IS
STRONG AND TRANSPARENT AND WE
ARE GLAD TO HAVE HIM ON BOARD.
SO STARTING WITH PREPARING
YOUTH FOR SUCCESS, THIS IS DONE
THROUGH OUR YOUTH AND FAMILY
EMPOWERMENT DIVISION.
OFTEN REFERRED TO AS YFE.
IT IS DONE UNDER THE LEADERSHIP
OF TONYA KIM.
>> THIS IS A DIVISION OF OVER
50 STAFF, I SHOULD SAY, 50
PERMANENT STAFF.
WE ALSO HAVE ABOUT 10 SEASONAL
STUFF THAT COME ON DURING THE
SUMMER BUT IN THIS DIVISION,
THIS IS WHERE YOU WILL SEE THE
EFFORTS TO SUPPORT SEATTLE'S
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM,
SOMERVILLE PROGRAM, COMMUNITY
SAFETY AND YOUR DEVELOPMENT AND
HAS HISTORICALLY HELD THE
UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM WHERE JUST
A MONTH AGO, THAT PROGRAM
TRANSITIONED FROM THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING.
>>> THE I FE IS ALSO
INSTRUMENTAL IN SUPPORTING
AFFORDABILITY AND LIVABILITY
BUT DO THAT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
OTHER DIVISION SO THOSE EFFORTS
ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF THOSE
EFFORTS ARE THE UTILITY
DISCOUNT PROGRAM, HOME
DELIVERED MEALS, SENIOR
CONGREGANT MILL PROGRAM,
CHILDREN AND YOUTH SUMMER MILK
PROGRAMS AND FAMILY SUPPORT.
RESPONDING TO GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE, THAT IS DONE THROUGH
A SMALL BUT MIGHTY TEAM KNOWN
AS THE MAYOR'S OFFICE ON
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL
ASSAULT, LED BY LON PHAM.
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE ON DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT IS
THE LEAD COORDINATOR FOR NUMBER
OF CROSS DEPARTMENTAL AND
REGIONAL RESPONSE EFFORTS
INCLUDING ACCESS TO ADVOCACY
NETWORK, COORDINATED EFFORT
AGAINST SEXUAL EXPLOITATION,
THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE PREVENTION COUNCIL AND
SEATTLE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
COMMITTEE.
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE ON DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT
ALSO INVESTS IN PREVENTION AND
OUTREACH EDUCATION EFFORTS AND
ALSO SUPPORTS THE SAFETY AND
STABILITY NEEDS OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE SEXUAL ASSAULT AND
COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
PROMOTING PUBLIC HEALTH, THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT HOLDS
THE CONTRACT, THE CITY'S
CONTRACT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH.
THIS CONTRACT HELPS SUPPORT
OVER 19 COMMUNITY HEALTH
CENTERS AS WELL AS SEATTLE,
KING COUNTY HEALTH INITIATIVES
THAT REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE AND
OPIOID USE.
PROMOTING HEALTHY AGING, THIS
IS DONE THROUGH OUR AGING AND
DISABILITY SERVICES DIVISION
AND LED BY KATHY NIGHT.
THIS IS OUR LARGEST DIVISION
WHEN YOU LOOK AT A NUMBER OF
EMPLOYEES WITH NEARLY 200
STAFF.
THIS IS A DIVISION THAT OVERSEES
THE AREA PLAN AS WELL AS THE
AGE FROM THE ACTION PLAN. THIS
IS A DIVISION THAT OVERSEES THE
CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM WHICH
ENSURES THAT WELL OVER 12,000
HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS KING COUNTY
CAN GET THE HEALTH CARE THAT
THEY NEED AND SUPPORT THAT THEY
NEED IN THEIR HOME SO THAT THEY
DON'T HAVE TO RELOCATE TO, INTO
AN INSTITUTIONAL SETTING LIKE A
NURSING HOME OR HOSPITAL.
AND THEN FINALLY, OUR EFFORTS
TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS, I WANT
TO HIGHLIGHT THAT.
THEY ARE A KEY DIVISION, KEY
MEMBER OF OUR TEAM.
AND THAT IS A DIVISION A LITTLE
OVER 30 STAFF AND LED BY
DIRECTOR DIANA SALAZAR. THEY
HOLD ALL OF THE CONTRACTS, ALL
OF OUR HOMELESS INVESTMENTS,
THEY DO ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS
STRATEGIC THINKING AND
PARTNERSHIP AND THEY ARE ALSO
RIGHT NOW WORKING HARD TO MAKE
SURE THAT OUR EFFORTS TO STAND
UP A REGIONAL AUTHORITY ARE
SUCCESSFUL.
I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE A
GROUP OF 10 PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP
OUR NAVIGATION TEAM LED BY TARA
BECK.
THE NAVIGATION TEAM IS PART OF
THE HSI DIVISION AND LOOKING
AHEAD TO 2021, THE NAVIGATION
TEAM WILL REMAIN IN THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND NOT
MOVE OVER TO THE REGIONAL
AUTHORITY AND WE WILL GET INTO
SOME OF THE DETAIL ON EXACTLY
WHAT THAT TRANSITION WILL LOOK
LIKE IN A FUTURE SELECT
COMMITTEE.
>> ALL RIGHT, SO LOOKING AHEAD
TO 2020, THIS IS WHERE I WANT
TO GIVE A HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW
OF SOME OF THE WORK THAT IS
GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE THIS
YEAR BUT I WANTED TO START WITH
SOMETHING I JUST MENTIONED.
THAT IS STANDING UP OF THE
REGIONAL AUTHORITY, KING COUNTY
REGIONAL AUTHORITY TO ADDRESS
HOMELESSNESS IS A CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT EFFORT AND ONE THAT
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IS
SUCCESSFUL.
AND I THINK WE WILL HAVE
SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES TO
DISCUSS THAT IN MORE DETAIL BUT
THAT OPPORTUNITY REALLY
REQUIRED US TO ANSWER THE
QUESTION, WHO IS THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
ONCE THIS TRANSITION TAKES
PLACE.
AND IT ALLOWS US THE
OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY REVISION,
RE-ENVISION THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT WITH THE HOMELESS
RESPONSE TRANSITIONING, HSC
WILL REDEFINE HOW IT EXISTS
WITHIN THE HUMAN SERVICES
SPACE.
HSD IS WORKING WITH STAFF,
SERVICE PROVIDERS AND CLIENTS
TO CO-CREATE A ROADMAP FOR THE
FUTURE.
THIS EXTENSIVE WORK WILL
EXAMINE FORM, FUNCTION, CULTURE
AND THE FUTURE OUTCOMES OF THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
ULTIMATELY, WE WANT THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO RETRACT
AND ATTAIN THE MOST TALENTED
PEOPLE WHILE POSITIONING HSD'S
PROGRAMS AS A NATIONAL LEADER
IN ADDRESSING POVERTY.
SO THIS IS WORK THAT IS
UNDERWAY AND WILL CONTINUE
THROUGHOUT 2020. MANY OF US
WILL BE INVOLVED AND I WOULD
LOVE TO BE ABLE TO BRING THE
DETAILS OF THAT EFFORT TO A
FUTURE COMMITTEE MEETING.
>> GREAT.
I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT
THAT.
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WHEN WE
SPOKE ABOUT THIS EFFORT,
RECENTLY, I APPRECIATE THAT YOU
ARE DOING BOTH AN INSIDE,
OUTSIDE LOOK AS PART OF THIS.
WE ARE RE-ENVISIONING THIS
EXERCISE RE-ENGAGING OUR SOCIAL
SERVICE PROVIDERS TOGETHER WITH
OUR OWN STAFF DOING THIS
CRITICAL LIFE-SAVING WORK.
I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AGAIN
MY HOPE THAT WE CONSIDER WAYS
THAT WE CAN INCLUDE THE
RECIPIENT OF CITY SERVICES
THROUGH OUR CONTRACT THESE AS
PART OF THE STAKEHOLDER GROUPS
THAT YOU WORK WITH.
>> WE CAN DEFINITELY COMMIT TO
THAT.
WE REALLY SEE THIS RE-
ENVISIONING AS OFFERING 3
THINGS.
1 IS THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE
PAST FEW DECADES OF OUR WORK,
NOT ONLY IS HOMELESSNESS PART
OF ART FROM BUT SO HAS
EDUCATION, EARLY LEARNING,
IMMIGRANT, REFUGEE AFFAIRS.
HOUSING IS IN PART OF THIS AND
WE SAY, WE HAVE INVOLVED SO
LET'S UPDATE WHO WE ARE.
THE SECOND THING IS YOU OFTEN
HEAR, WHAT IS THE PREVENTION
UPSTREAM WORK THAT IT THE CITY
IS DOING IN REGARDS TO
HOMELESSNESS AND WE HAVE ALWAYS
CONNECTED THE HOMELESS MEN
HOMELESSNESS BUT WE SEE OUR
WORK IS THAT SO HOW DO WE DO
BECOME INVESTING SMARTLY SO WE
DON'T SEND PEOPLE INTO THE
HOMELESS SYSTEM AND THIRD IS
HOW DO WE, THE ENTIRE PROCESS
OF REVISION, HOW DO WE MAKE IT
SO IT IS SO INCLUSIVE NOT ONLY
FOR COMMUNITY AND EMPLOYEES BUT
OWNED BY THEM SO IT IS PART OF
THAT, WE WILL BE GOING DIRECTLY
TO SERVICE RECIPIENTS,
PROVIDERS, OUR OWN EMPLOYEES TO
CRAFT WHAT OUR VALUES ARE
CLOSER IN OUR WORK AND NOT
COMING FROM LEADERSHIP PER SE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO MOVING THROUGH OUR OTHER
RESULTS, FIRST, I JUST WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE OUR OVERALL
STEWARDSHIP ROLE.
WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT ADMINISTERS
FUNDS THAT COME FROM LOCAL
TAXPAYERS AS WELL AS COME FROM
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND
OTHER GRANTS AND SO WE TAKE
THIS STEWARDSHIP ROLE VERY
SERIOUSLY.
WE ARE ALWAYS WORKING TO
IDENTIFY AND REDUCE
ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN
ESPECIALLY TO OUR CUSTOMER, THE
SERVICE PROVIDERS.
FOR PREPARING YOU FOR FOR
SUCCESS IN 2020, THIS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE AN EFFORT WHERE
WE SUPPORT THE SEATTLE YOUTH
PROGRAM, A PROGRAM THAT HELPS
YOUNG PEOPLE GAIN IMPORTANT
CAREER SKILLS AND PROVIDES THEM
AN OPPORTUNITY TO EARN AND SAVE
MONEY.
THIS PROGRAM SERVES 400
PARTICIPANTS IN THE SUMMER AND
200 PARTICIPANTS IN THE FALL.
THE YOUTH AND FAMILY
EMPOWERMENT DIVISION OR Y FE
FUNDS OUR BEST WHICH HELPS TO
IMPROVE THE LIFE OUTCOMES FOR
YOUNG BLACK MEN AND BOYS, YFE
PARTNERS WITH OTHER
DEPARTMENTS AND COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS TO END VIOLENCE
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BOTH UNDER 18
AS WELL AS OVER 18 AND WE DO
THAT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A
SERIES OF INVESTMENTS WE REFER
TO AS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT WHICH
WILL BE RFP THIS YEAR.
>> CAN I ASK A QUESTION?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> I AM INTERESTED IN THE
SEATTLE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
. YOU JUST STATED THAT 400
FOLKS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT IN
THE SUMMER AND 200 AND THE
FALL.
IT LOOKS LIKE FROM LOOKING AT
HER ONLINE IT IS KIND OF LIKE
-- IT SEEMS TO BE STRUCTURED AS
LIKE A YEAR-LONG PLAN WITH LIKE
A FALL/WINTER AND SPRING MODULE
AND A SUMMER INTERNSHIP SO ARE
THERE -- THE EXPECTATION ON THE
WEBSITE SEMS TO BE SETTING UP
THAT EVERYONE KIND OF SIGN UP
FOR THE WHOLE HALL BUT DO SOME
PEOPLE DO THE MODULES AND MAYBE
NOT THE INTERNSHIP OR DO SOME
PEOPLE GET GRANDFATHERED IN FOR
THE INTERNSHIP AND NOT TO THE
MODULES?
HOW DOES THAT WORK IF IT KIND
OF STARTS WITH --?
>> --
>> THANK YOU.
I WILL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW.
>> SO WE ACTUALLY EXPANDED THE
PROGRAM AND SO IN RECENT YEARS
IT WAS SUMMER ONLY AND IN FACT,
SOME OF THE -- OFFICES HELD
SEATTLE YUTH EMPLOYMENT IN
TERMS DURING THE SUMMER SO THAT
IS MY PITCH TO YOU.
BUT WE EXPENDED IT BECAUSE WE
KNOW THAT WE WANT TO BUILD
COMPETENCIES OVER A PERIOD OF
TIME AND SO THAT IS WHERE, IN
THE FALL, WE HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE
CAN ESSENTIALLY LEARN AND EARN
WITH US SO THEY WILL
PARTICIPATE IN WEEKLY
ACTIVITIES TO BUILD
COMPETENCIES, BE EXPOSED TO
FEATURE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES,
AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH
OTHER, ALL OF THOSE IMPORTANT
THINGS AROUND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
SO THAT WAY THEY CAN TRANSITION
SUCCESSFULLY INTO THE SUMMER
PROGRAM.
BECAUSE WE ARE PHASING IT IN,
WE HAVE 200 YOUNG PEOPLE
STARTING WITH US AND INCREASING
IT TO 400 SO WE ARE ACTUALLY
RELEASING AN APPLICATION.
I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DATE.
I WAS HOPING TO HAVE IT BUT IT
WILL BE NEXT WEEK SO I WILL
FOLLOW UP WITH YOU.
WE ARE HAVING SOME TECHNICAL
DIFFICULTIES BUT WE WILL OPEN
IT UP FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE
SEATTLE AREA TO APPLY AND SO
THAT IS WHERE WE WILL FILL THE
400.
HOWEVER, FOR THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE
WHO WORK WITH US DURING THE
SCHOOL YEAR TIME, AS LONG AS
THEY HAVE MET THEIR PERFORMANCE
MEASURES, THEY WILL BE
AUTOMATICALLY PLACED IN THE
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM BUT WE
WILL OPEN IT UP SO WE CAN FILL
THOSE OTHER SPOTS AND AS WE
TRANSITION TO THE FALL WE WILL
WORK ON THAT AGAIN.
JASON MENTIONED WE HAVE OUR
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT -- EXCUSE ME,
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT RFP COMING
UP, TOO SO WE WILL WORK WITH
COMMUNITY PROVIDERS TO BE
ANOTHER THROUGHPUT ENOUGH TO
WERE SUMMER PROGRAM BUT WE NEED
TO AND ALIGN IT TO THE YEARS OF
PHASING IT IN FULLY.
I AM HAPPY TO COME BACK AND
GIVE YOU A MORE THOROUGH
PRESENTATION BECAUSE IT IS A
LOT OF LAYERS AND DIFFERENT
PIECES BUT WE ARE ACCEPTING
EMPLOYERS SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE
TO HOST A YOUNG PERSON, I'M
HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP WITH THAT,
TOO.
McCUE ANTICIPATED ONE OF MY
OTHER QUESTION.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT WHO
ARE THE OTHER EMPLOYERS AND
WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR THEM TO
GET YOUNG PEOPLE INTO THEIR
PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT?
>> WE HAVE AN APPLICATION
PROCESS FOR THAT AS WELL SO WE
WORK WITH A LOT OF CITY
DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS OUR
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
IT IS A 6 WEEK OPPORTUNITY AND
BECAUSE WE ARE WORKING WITH,
YOU KNOW, "UNDERSERVED
POPULATIONS" IT IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE EXPOSURE TO
HAVE MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES
WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
IT IS NOT REALLY MEANT TO BE A
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
WHERE WE KIND OF FILL POSITIONS
FOR YOU TO OPERATE FULLY DURING
THE SUMMER AND SO IF THAT IS
FOR YOU, IT IS DEFINITELY
SOMETHING WE ARE LOOKING FOR.
A LOT OF OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS
AS WELL AS COMMUNITIES AND
PROVIDERS HAVE A LOT OF
RETURNING ORGANIZATIONS LIKE
SWEDISH, ETC.
WE HAVE HAD HIGH SUCCESS.
>> ONE MORE FINAL QUESTION.
IF YOU WILL EXPLAIN THE
ELIGIBILITY TO 30 SO I CAN
APPLY AS WELL -- IT SOUNDS LIKE
A GREAT PROGRAM AND I WISH IT
ACTUALLY HAD EXISTED WHEN I WAS
KIND OF AT THIS POINT IN HIGH
SCHOOL AND I AM LOOKING TO GET
MORE ENGAGED WITH A COHORT LIKE
THIS BUT ARE PRIVATE EMPLOYERS
ENGAGED AS WELL POTENTIALLY AS
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PLACEMENTS?
I KNOW OF SOME THAT WOULD
POTENTIALLY BE INTERESTED IF
THEY AREN'T CURRENTLY TO ENGAGE
IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO
PROVIDE ENTRY-LEVEL INTERNSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES.
I AM JUST CURIOUS.
>> WELL, YOU'RE NOT ELIGIBLE.
I AM SORRY.
>> YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW.
>> I WILL SAY WHAT I LOVE ABOUT
THE CITY IS IT IS NOT JUST
ABOUT THE SEATTLE YOUTH
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM.
YOU PROBABLY HAVE HEARD ABOUT
OTHER PROGRAMS LIKE OPPORTUNITY
PROMISE WHICH IS SUPPORTING
INTERNSHIPS FOR OUR SEATTLE
PROMISE YOUNG PEOPLE AND I
CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT BECAUSE IT
IS NOT BEING ADMINISTERED BY
OUR DEPARTMENT BUT WE WORK
CLOSELY AND REALIGN AND I KNOW
THAT OUR COHORT IS WORKING WITH
A LOT OF PRIVATE SECTOR
EMPLOYERS -- THE REAL
DIFFERENCES WE ARE SUBSIDIZING
OUR WAGES AND SO YOUNG PEOPLE
WHO ARE ELIGIBLE, WE PAY FOR
THEIR WAGES, PROVIDE WRAPAROUND
SUPPORTS, EVERYTHING FROM YOUR
ORTHO PASSED AWAY FOOD STIPEND
TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE SET UP TO
SUCCEED.
IN TERMS OF PRIVATE EMPLOYERS
READY TO HAVE THEIR FIRST
INTERN WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE
WHERE THEY COULD, IF THEY ARE
OFFERING THAT TO CONSIDER
HIRING OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGE
STUDENTS AND SO THAT IS A PLUG
FOR OPPORTUNITY PROMISE SO
THERE IS A NEED, THERE IS A
PATHWAY, A CLEAR PATHWAY AND SO
I WOULD SAY THAT WE CAN PLUG
INTO THAT BUT I WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT YOU GET TO THE RIGHT
PROGRAM.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU.
>> ONE MORE QUESTION.
SO THIS CHART INDICATES
INVESTMENTS IN YOUTH
DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENTS IN
REDUCING YOUTH VIOLENCE.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT THOSE
TWO THINGS ARE?
YES, WE HAVE A MIX OF OUR
PORTFOLIO SO ALONG WITH OUR
DIRECT SERVICES WE DISCUSSED WE
HAVE INVESTMENTS THROUGH
CONTRACTS.
WE HAVE A PREEMPLOYMENT AND
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT REQUEST FOR
PROPOSAL TRADITIONALLY.
THIS YEAR WE ARE ALIGNING IT
BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IF YOU ARE
WORKING WITH YOUTH AND YOUNG
ADULTS, THEY SHOULD DO YOUTH
DEVELOPMENT AND CLEAR READINESS
AT THE SAME TIME SO THAT IS
GOING TO BE RELEASED IN THE
SPRING AND SO I JUST PREVIEWED
WITHOUT GIVING ANYTHING AWAY, I
PREVIEWED THE CAPITAL RFP
GUIDELINES AND IT IS PRETTY
MAGNIFICENT IF I MAY SAY SO
THAT IS COMING UP VERY SHORTLY.
THOSE INVESTMENTS ARE THINGS
LIKE YOU CAN IMAGINE,
CONNECTING YOUNG PEOPLE TO
THEIR CULTURAL IDENTITY,
WORKING IN TEAMS TO BE INVOLVED
IN A COMMUNITY, LEADERSHIP
OPPORTUNITY, ETC.
THERE WILL BE MORE DETAIL IN
THE RFP BUT THAT IS A PREVIEW.
FOR THE YOUTH VIOLENCE
REDUCTION, WE DO HAVE A FOCUS
ON YOUNG ADULTS 18 TO 24 BUT WE
ACTUALLY SERVE A SPECTRUM OF
AGES SO WE CERTAINLY WORK WITH
MINORS AS WELL AS ALL AGES UP
AND IT IS REALLY AROUND WORKING
WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN
IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINAL LEGAL
SYSTEM AND THE RFP WENT OUT
LAST YEAR.
WE STARTED OUR CONTRACTS JUST
LAST MONTH IN JANUARY AND WE
HAVE AN AMAZING COHORT OF 14
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
WHO ARE TACKLING VIOLENCE AND
IN THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM
ITSELF BUT WE ARE WORKING, AS
YOU KNOW, IT IS TOP OF MIND FOR
A LOT OF PEOPLE AND SO THAT IS
A PRIORITY FOR US TO LOOK AT
OUR INVESTMENTS AND WHERE THERE
ARE SOME POTENTIAL GAPS AND
WHERE MIGHT WE CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT SAFETY IN THE COMMUNITY.
>> AS IT RELATES TO THAT
SPECIFICALLY IN OUR LAST
COMMITTEE MEETING, WE DID A
QUICK OVERVIEW OF -- LED BY
CENTRAL STAFF OF WHERE THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WAS
IN ALLOCATING COUNSEL BUDGET
ADS AND THERE IS, AS YOU KNOW,
ABOUT $522,000 IN COUNSEL BUDGET
ADDS FOCUSED ON YOUR DIVERSION,
COMMUNITY BUILDING EDUCATION
PROGRAMS AND AS OF THE MEMO
THAT WE RECEIVED ON 24 JANUARY,
THE STATUS WE RECEIVED FROM H SD
AS CAPTURED BY THE CENTRAL
STAFF IS THAT THE ALLOCATION OF
THESE FUNDS WAS PART OF AN
ONGOING DISCUSSION.
HSD IS MEETING WITH THE
ORGANIZATIONS TO GET A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF PROGRAMMING TO
DETERMINE BEST CONTRACTING
OPTIONS.
THE POINT OF THIS EXERCISE WAS
TO RECOGNIZE THAT SOME OF THAT
COUNSEL FUNDING WAS FOR
EXISTING PROGRAMS AND SO COULD
JUST BE ROLLED INTO AN EXISTING
CONTRACT.
SOME ARE FOR EXISTING SERVICES
BUT WOULD REQUIRE A NEW RFP AND
SOME ARE FOR BRAND-NEW PROGRAMS
THAT HAVE TO BE DEVELOPED.
THE NEW PROGRAMS THAT HAVE TO
BE DEVELOPED WILL PROBABLY TAKE
THE MOST AMOUNT OF TIME.
THE THINGS THAT ARE FOR
EXISTING SERVICES BUT STILL
NEED AN RFP MIDRANGE AMOUNT OF
TIME TO GET THOSE DOLLARS OUT
THE DOOR BUT THAT THE EXISTING
CONTRACT SHOULD BE THE QUICKEST
AND I THINK THE INFORMATION
THAT WE RECEIVED FROM HSD
LARGELY COMPORTS WITH THAT
EXPECTATION BUT JUST WANTING A
LITTLE MORE DETAIL ON WHERE WE
ARE AT WITH THE DIVERSION FUNDS
THAT YOU ARE IDENTIFYING AS A
NEW CONTRACT.
BUT NOT A NEW PROGRAM
DEVELOPMENT, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YES.
THAT ONE WAS COMPLICATED
BECAUSE THERE WERE ONGOING
FUNDS THAT WERE INTRODUCED AS
WELL AS ONE-TIME FUNDS SO WE
ARE RECONCILING THE TWO CBAS
THAT WERE AWARDED AND SO WE
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IT AS
RECENTLY AS YESTERDAY.
YOU ARE RIGHT THAT THERE ARE
SOME AGENCIES WE WOULD JUST
MAKE A CONTRACT AMENDMENT BUT
IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE WAS
A MULTIPLE STRATEGY OUTLINED IN
IN THERE OR ACTIVITIES OUTLINED
IN THERE AND WE ARE TRYING TO
FINESSE IT WITH HOW MUCH
IDENTIFY HOW WE IDENTIFY HOW
MUCH MONEY IS NEEDED FOR EACH
PROJECT AREA SO I DO BELIEVE
WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS WE
SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONTRACT
THOSE OUT.
WE ARE MINDFUL PEOPLE WANT THE
FUNDS KNOWING WE WANT TO GET
THE RESOURCES OUT SO WE ARE
VERY CLOSE.
WE ARE HAVING CONVERSATIONS
WITH THOSE PROVIDERS.
ONE OF THEM I MIGHT JUST
QUICKLY MENTION IS THAT RINGER
BEACH AND BEAUTIFUL SAFE PLACE
FOR YOUTH AND SO THAT IS IS
PARTNERING WITH THE LEAD
ORGANIZATION AND REALLY IT IS
DOING THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT
AND CONTRACTING SO IT COULD BE
AMENDMENT WHICH IS MORE
STRAIGHTFORWARD.
>> SO SOME OF THE FUNDS WILL
POTENTIALLY JUST BE AWARDED VIA
THE AMENDMENT MORE QUICKLY AND
SOME MAY TAKE MORE TIME?
>> YES.
>> ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WAS
GIVEN DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS
FOR THE URGENCY OF THESE FUNDS
IS BECAUSE THERE WAS
RECOGNITION THAT THE COUNCIL
HAD ALLOCATED ANOTHER POT OF
FUNDS AND THOSE DOLLARS ARE
GOING TO BE AWARDED BY THE
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS FOR VERY
SIMILAR KIND OF WORK BUT IT WAS
GOING TO BE A COMMUNITY LED
GRANT MAKING PROCESS AND SO IT
WAS IN $1.3 MILLION.
THAT PROCESS IS ONGOING.
IT IS, THE PROCESS ITSELF IS
TAKING A LITTLE MORE TIME BUT
IS BASICALLY ALIGNED WITH WHAT
THE COUNCIL'S EXPECTATIONS WERE
IN 2018 WHEN WE VOTED FOR THE
FUNDS TO BE ALLOCATED IN 2020
BUT THE IDEA BETWEEN -- BEHIND
THESE FUNDS IS WE WANT TO GET
THESE OUT THE DOOR RIGHT AWAY
SO I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT
THAT.
YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE IS A
SENSE OF URGENCY BUT I ALSO
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS
SOME COORDINATION WITH THE WORK
THAT IS BEING DONE OVER IN S OCR
, THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
AND THE DECISIONS THEY ARE
MAKING FOR A SIMILAR BODY OF
WORK WITH SIMILAR DESIRED
OUTCOMES AND A LOT OF THE SAME
COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY BEFORE LEAVING
PREPARING YOU FOR SUCCESS, I
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THEIR,
IMPORTANT WORK AROUND
ADDRESSING HUNGER SO IT IS
HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS IN OUT OF
SCHOOL PROGRAMS THAT IS
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT AND WILL
CONTINUE TO BE A PRIORITY AREA
FOR THE DEPARTMENT THIS YEAR.
LIKEWISE, THE EFFORTS TO REDUCE
SUGARY BEVERAGE CONSUMPTION AND
ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY WILL
CONTINUE. THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT ADMINISTERS ROUGHLY
$5 MILLION OF THAT FUND. FOOD
ACCESS AND MAIL DELIVERIES ALSO
TAKES PLACE IN YFE BUT ALSO IN
OUR AGING AND DISABILITY
SERVICES DIVISION AND IS
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO HELPING
TO MAKE SEATTLE MORE
AFFORDABLE.
LIKEWISE, WE HAVE AND
ADMINISTER INSIDE THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT THE UTILITY
DISCOUNT PROGRAM AND THAT IS A
PROGRAM THAT IS CURRENTLY
SUPPORTING A LITTLE MORE THAN
34,000 HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS THE
UTILITY SERVICE AREA.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
THOSE HOUSEHOLDS BUT ALSO
CONTINUE AND SHORING THAT OTHER
QUALIFIED HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS THE
REGION KNOW ABOUT THE PROGRAM
AND HOW TO ACCESS IT.
>> I WOULD -- ON THIS TRACK
RELATED TO EXPANDING U DP TO A
LARGER PROPORTION OF LIKELY
ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS, WE
UNDERSTAND THAT THE -- UNIVERSE
OF ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS IS
AROUND 98% OF THE BUDDHIST
98,000 HOUSEHOLDS. WE ARE
CURRENTLY SERVING ABOUT 35,000.
I WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED IN
-- TO KNOW FROM YOU MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT IT WILL
TAKE AND WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT
THE COUNCIL CAN OFFER TO EXPAND
ACCESS TO THIS REALLY VITAL
HOME SAVING PROGRAM.
>> GREAT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.
SO PROMOTE HEALTHY AGING.
THIS YEAR, WE WILL CONTINUE ALL
OF THE GREAT WORK INSIDE OF THE
AREA AGENCY ON AGING PLAN. THIS
IS A PLAN THAT HELPS US TO
MAXIMIZE INDEPENDENCE FOR
THOUSANDS OF VULNERABLE OLDER
ADULTS AND ADULTS WITH
DISABILITIES LIVING IN THEIR
HOMES.
WE ALSO WANT TO EXPLORE AND
HOPEFULLY INCREASE OUR
PARTNERSHIP WITH KING COUNTY.
KING COUNTY HAS A VETERANS,
SENIORS AND HUMAN SERVICES LEVY
AND IS SUPPORTING SOME REALLY
IMPORTANT WORK FOR SENIORS
THROUGH THAT FUND SOURCE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE ALIGNED AND THAT WE CAN
BUILD ON A JOINT EFFORT THERE.
COMMUNITY LIVING CONNECTIONS,
THIS IS AN EFFORT THAT SUPPORTS
NEARLY 40,000 CLIENTS TO ENSURE
THAT THEY ARE CONNECTED TO THE
SERVICES THAT THEY NEED.
LIKEWISE, WE WILL BE
IMPLEMENTING THE AGE FRIENDLY
ACTION THE WHAT A SORRY,
SEATTLE'S AGE FRIENDLY ACTION
PLAN.
THIS IS A MULTIPLE DEPARTMENT
AND STAKEHOLDER EFFORT TO
ENSURE THAT SEATTLE IS BUILT
FOR AND SUPPORTS AN AGING
POPULATION BUT WITH THAT LENS
AND SUPPORTS ALL OF US AND
MAKES LIFE EASIER FOR ANYONE AT
ANY AGE AND WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT THAT EFFORT IS
EXPENDED.
>> I'M SORRY, SOME OF THESE
THINGS ARE NEW TO ME.
AND I GET A LITTLE MORE
INFORMATION ON WHAT THE AREA ON
AGING PLAN IS?
>> SURE.
KATHY?
>> SO IT IS ABOUT A 45 YEAR
RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE HAD
WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
THROUGH THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT
AND THAT MANDATES AREA AGENCIES
ON AGING, WE HAVE THAT
DESIGNATION WITHIN THE CITY IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY.
PART OF OUR REQUIREMENT IS
EVERY 4 YEARS WE DEVELOPED AN
AREA AGENCY PLAN, IT IS SORT OF
A MAP TO HELP US.
WE GO THROUGH A PROCESS OF
IDENTIFYING NEEDS AND THIS IS
COUNTYWIDE BECAUSE WE SERVE THE
ENTIRE COUNTY.
SO IT IS A GREAT WAY FOR US TO
SORT OF STAY FOCUSED ON THE
FUTURE AND MAKING SURE WE ARE
TRYING TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF
OLDER ADULTS.
BUT THAT DOESN'T TELL ME
ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT
SPECIFICALLY YOU ARE DOING.
IS THAT SERVICE?
>> IN THE PLAN?
>> IS IT HOUSING?
>> WE DON'T DO HOUSING.
>> IS A TRANSIT, HEALTHCARE,
WHAT IS IT?
>> IT IS CONSIDERED MOSTLY
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.
THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT WAS
REALLY THAT PROGRAM THAT LOOKED
AT HOW YOU HELP PEOPLE STAY AT
HOME WHO NEED MAYBE ACCESS TO
MEALS, TRANSPORTATION, ALL OF
THOSE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.
WE DON'T FUND HOUSING.
WE DON'T, WE HAVE SOME
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES BUT
THEY ARE FAIRLY LIMITED AND WE,
AS JASON SAID, WE WORK IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER
EPARTMENTS TO TRY TO MEET
THOSE NEEDS.
>> HOW OFTEN IS -- WHAT PERIOD
OF TIME DOES THE PLAN COVER?
>> WE JUST SUBMITTED OUR 4 YOUR
PLAN FOR 2020 THROUGH 2023.
SO -- AND MANY OF THE SERVICES,
IT IS A CONTINUATION.
THERE HAS BEEN SOME -- THE
OLDER AMERICANS ACT IDENTIFIES
PRIORITIES FOR SERVICES.
WE HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY BUT WE
ALSO HAVE -- NUTRITION HAS
ALWAYS BEEN A VERY IMPORTANT
PART OF THE PROGRAM.
COMMUNITY LIVING CONNECTIONS,
40 YEARS AGO WE CALLED IT
SENIOR INFORMATION AND
ASSISTANCE BUT NOW IT IS CALLED
DOUBLE DISC IT HAS KIND OF
PROGRESS TO WHERE WE LOOK AT
BROADER NEEDS.
IT IS GREAT BECAUSE THIS IS A
STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR
COMMUNITY PROVIDERS.
PEOPLE WANT TO GO TO A TRUSTED
SOURCE FOR INFORMATION SO THEY
ARE GOING TO LOOK TO THOSE
AGENCIES IN THE COMMUNITY THAT
THEY FEEL THEY CAN GET THE
INFORMATION THEY NEED.
>> I THINK I HEARD YOU SAY YOU
JUST SUBMITTEDTHE PLAN?
IS THAT RIGHT?
>> IN OCTOBER.
>> RIGHT SO IT WILL HAVE TO BE
APPROVED, IS THAT CORRECT?
IT IS APPROVED BY THE STATE.
THE STATE HAS THE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR DOING THAT
AND THEN SO THAT IS HOW WE
ACCESS OUR FEDERAL FUNDS.
IS THROUGH THE APPROVAL OF THAT
PLAN.
McCANN THE ELEMENTS OF THE PLAN
ARE, TO DO -- TO SOME EXTENT
ASKED DEFINED BY THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT?
>> YES .
>> BUT YOU DO HAVE SOME
FLEXIBILITY?
>> WE DO HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY
BECAUSE THE WHOLE FOCUS OF AREA
AGENCIES ON AGING WERE YOU KNOW
WHAT YOUR LOCAL NEEDS ARE.
HOURS ARE DIFFERENT HERE THAN
IN SPOKANE SO WE DO HAVE SOME
FLEXIBILITY.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS I HEAR A
LOT FROM FOLKS IS A FEELING,
THROUGH EXPERIENCE, THAT WE
NEED TO BE DOING MORE AROUND
EMPLOYMENT AS IT RELATES TO OUR
AGING POPULATION.
PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO WORK LONGER
BEFORE THEY ARE ABLE TO RETIRE
AND I'M WONDERING, IS THIS AN
AREA THAT THIS PARTICULAR PLAN
COVERS?
>> AGEISM IS A BIG PROBLEM AND
WE FOCUS MORE ON THAT THROUGH
OUR ACTION PLAN FOR THE AGE
FRIENDLY INITIATIVE.
THAT IS WHERE WE HAVE A
STRONGER FOCUS THEIR. WE ARE
WORKING WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS
ON THAT.
THAT IS A BIG PRIORITY FOR ME.
I HOPE WITH THE MAYOR WE CAN
REALLY --
>> -- YOU CAN HAVE A
CONVERSATION.
THANK YOU.
>> I JUST WANT TO UNDERSCORE
THAT WHILE OUR DEPARTMENT
MOSTLY SERVED THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, THIS DIVISION DOES
HAVE JURISDICTION OVER THE
ENTIRE COUNTY SO OUR CASE
MANAGERS, WE HAVE SOME AND
RENTON THAT SERVE ALL OF KING
COUNTY AND GO INTO PEOPLE'S
HOMES, NOT JUST IN THE CITY.
>> GOOD AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE
SURE TO CAPITALIZE ON THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK AND
TALK MORE ABOUT BOTH THE AREA
PLAN AS WELL AS THE AGE
FRIENDLY PLAN. I THINK THERE IS
A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY IN BOTH OF
THOSE FOR CHAMPIONS TO HELP US
MOVE THAT WORK FORWARD.
WE STAND READY TO COME BACK AND
DIVE DEEPLY INTO THAT EFFORT.
SO OUR EFFORTS TO RESPOND TO
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE.
WE HAVE AN INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO
THAT GOES TO COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS, TOTALING NEARLY
$11 MILLION.
WE WILL BE SUPPORTING A GENDER-
BASED VIOLENCE CONFERENCE IN
2020.
THIS IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND
IN THIS AREA.
WE ARE ALSO TRYING TO CONTINUE
EFFORTS, REALLY STRONG EFFORTS
BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE ON
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL
ASSAULT TO INCREASE AWARENESS
SO THERE WILL BE A CREATIVE ART
EXPERT AMBITION IN CITY HALL
DURING SEXUAL ASSAULT HORMUZ
MONTH THAT WILL GET THE
AWARENESS MONTH THAT WILL GET A
LOT OF ATTENTION.
PROMOTING PUBLIC HEALTH SO WE
CONTINUE TO HOLD THAT CONTRACT.
WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT THOSE
INVESTMENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE
THAT ADDRESS GUN VIOLENCE AND
REDUCE OPIOID USE IN
COMMUNITIES ACROSS SEATTLE IN
THE REGION ARE BEING SUPPORTED
IN THE RIGHT WAY.
FINALLY, OUR EFFORTS TO RESPOND
TO HOMELESSNESS, AGAIN, WE CAN
TALK IN MORE DETAIL ABOUT THOSE
BUT THOSE ARE REALLY CENTERED
ON SUCCESSFULLY STANDING UP THE
KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY THAT
BEGINS WITH A CO-LOCATION
PERIOD BUT ALSO SOME OF THE
IMPORTANT FACTORS SUCH AS
FINDING A CEO, SEEDING AND
SUPPORTING A GOVERNANCE
STRUCTURE, DEVELOPING THE STAFF
PLAN AND REALLY BEING IN A
POSITION TO LAUNCH THAT
AUTHORITY IN 2021 SUCCESSFULLY.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADMINISTER
THIS CITIES NAVIGATION TEAM AND
WE WILL CONTINUE TO COORDINATE
WITH YOU AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
TO PROVIDE CRITICAL DATA
UPDATES AND MILESTONES RELATED
TO OUR PARTNERSHIP AND
STAKEHOLDERS.
>>> BACK ON PROMOTING PUBLIC
HEALTH, I JUST WANT TO GO BACK
AGAIN TO OUR PREVIOUS COMMITTEE
MEETING AND DOCUMENT I
REFERENCED EARLIER, GIVING THE
STATUS UPDATE ON COUNSEL ADS.
THERE ARE TWO ITEMS THAT I
BELIEVE FIT IN THE PUBLIC
HEALTH AREA.
ONE IS ADDING 55,000 DOLLARS IN
ONE-TIME FUNDS FOR EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMS TARGETED TO THE
AFRICAN-AMERICAN -- ON HIV,
AIDS AND CHRONIC DISEASE AND
THE EVER THE OTHER IS $145,000
FOR -- WORKERS AND DRUG USERS.
WE WERE TOLD FOR THE FORMER
THERE WOULD BE A CONTRACT
ENACTED BY JANUARY 31 AND FOR
THE LETTER, BY DEBORAH 29, JUST
CHECKING IN AND MAKING SURE
THAT THAT HAS HAPPENED.
>> I CAN ADDRESS THE SECOND
ADD.
IT IS HELD BY OUR OFFICE AND WE
ARE WORKING IN COLLABORATION
WITH PUBLIC HEALTH RIGHT NOW TO
DRAFT THAT CONTRACT. THE
CONTRACT WILL BE THE FIRST
CONTRACT OF ITS KIND FOR THE
GREEN LIGHT PROJECT SO WE ARE
IN CONTRACT NEGOTIATION RIGHT
NOW.
>> THANK YOU AND FOR THE ONE
THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ENACTED
BY THE 31st?
>> THAT IS A SIMILAR AMENDMENT
TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH CONTRACT
AND I WOULD EXPECT IT IS ON
TARGET.
>> OKAY, GREAT.
>> SO THANK YOU.
THAT IS THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT OF THE WORK WE HAVE
AHEAD IN 2020.
I APPRECIATE HAVING THE TIME TO
RUN THROUGH THAT UPDATE WITH
YOU AND THAT CONCLUDES MY --
REPORT.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER
QUESTION?
I DON'T KNOW IF MY COLLEGE DO.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THE
NEGOTIATIONS AS IT RELATES TO
THE COUNCIL'S ADDED FUNDING FOR
THE LEAD PROGRAM IS GOING
THROUGH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE SO
I'M NOT HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE
STATUS OF THOSE NEGOTIATIONS
BUT I AM INTERESTED TO KNOW
WHERE THIS FALLS IN YOUR FOCUS
AREAS?
WHERE, WHERE DOES IT FIT?
>> RIGHT NOW, AND THROUGHOUT
2020, THE LEAD CONTRACT WILL BE
HELD BY THE AN HSA AND SO THE
HOMELESS STRATEGY INVESTMENT
DIVISION HISTORICALLY HAS
MANAGED THAT CONTRACT AND WILL
CONTINUE TO DO SO THIS YEAR.
IN 2021, AND BEYOND, WE ARE
WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP RIGHT NOW
WITH THE YFE DIVISION AND
TRYING TO CROSS TRAINING WITH
CONTRACT SPECIALIST SO THEY CAN
LEARN FROM THE EXPERTISE OF
THEIR CURRENT CONTRACT HOLDER
IN HSI.
WE WILL BE WORKING ON
TRANSITIONING THAT CONTRACT BUT
THROUGHOUT 2020 THAT WILL BE
HELD BY THE AGENT DIVISION.
>> I AM LOOKING TO MY COLLEAGUE,
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES BECAUSE
SHE HAS MADE THIS POINT AS WELL
AS I HAVE AS FAR AS THIS
COMMITTEE AND OUR
COMMUNICATIONS.
I WANT TO FLAG THAT I THINK THE
FACT THAT THIS CONTRACT IS HELD
IN HSI MIGHT BE SORT OF A
FOUNDATIONAL ISSUE FOR WHY WE
ARE HAVING SOME PROBLEMS BECAUSE
THIS IS NOT A HOMELESSNESS
PROGRAM.
IT IS A PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM
SO I AM GLAD THAT YOU ARE
LOOKING AT OTHER ALTERNATIVES
BUT I DO WANT TO, AGAIN, FLAG
THAT I THINK SOME OF THE
DIFFICULTIES WE ARE HAVING WITH
NEGOTIATING THIS NEW CONTRACT
MIGHT STEM FROM THE VIEWING OF
THIS AS A HOMELESSNESS PROGRAM.
I DO RECOGNIZE THAT IT WAS A
PREVIOUS COUNSEL A FEW YEARS
AGO THAT WORKED --
>> --
>> TO LEAD THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A
PROCESS OF CONTINUOUS --
IMPROVEMENT AND WE WILL ALL --
>> THANK YOU AND WE HAVE MOVED
MANY OF OUR INVESTMENTS
HISTORICALLY HELD BY THE
DIVISION OUT INTO OTHER
DIVISIONS.
I THINK A CLEAR EXAMPLE OF THAT
IS ALL OF OUR FOOD CONTRACTS.
THOSE USED TO BE PART OF THAT
LARGER HOMELESS PORTFOLIO BUT
REALLY, ONCE HOUSING STATUS WAS
NOT A REQUIREMENT FOR ACCESSING
FOOD SO HE MADE THAT TRANSITION
SO WE CONTINUED THAT IMPROVEMENT
PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THE
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS WE HOLD
ALIGN WITHIN OUR CURRENT
STRUCTURE.
I WILL ALSO FLAG JUST THE
IMPORTANCE OF OUR RE-
ENVISIONING EFFORT. REALLY,
PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT
RESULTS WERE AFTER, HOW WE ARE
ORGANIZED, TO ACHIEVE THOSE
RESULTS IS CRITICAL.
WE ARE DOING THAT WORK NOW.
SO THE WAY THAT WE MAY ENVISION
A CONTRACT LIKELY BEING
SUPPORTED IN THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT NOW MIGHT LOOK
DIFFERENT BY THE END OF THE
YEAR SO I THINK THAT IS WHY IT
IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO
STAY IN CLOSE COMMUNICATION
ABOUT WHAT THAT EFFORT LOOKS
LIKE.
>> THAT IS A GOOD -- IMPORTANCE
OF THAT RE-ENVISIONING PROCESS
YOU ARE ENGAGED WITH SO THANK
YOU.
ANY OTHER THOUGHTS OR QUESTIONS?
JUST REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU
ALL FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO ON
BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS OF OUR
CITY THAT ARE GREATLY IN NEED OF
YOUR WORK AND YOUR COMMITMENT
AND YOUR SERVICES.
IT IS REALLY LIFE-SAVING WORK
SO THANK YOU ALL AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU
ALL.
>> THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT.
IT TAKE CARE.
MET WITH THAT THERE IS NO OTHER
FURTHER BUSINESS.
IF THERE IS NO OTHER FURTHER
BUSINESS, WE ARE ADJOURNED.
IT IS 11:30 A.M.
THANK YOU.