>>> WE ARE RECORDING.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
AUGUST 12, 2021 SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE COMMUNITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
COME TO ORDER.
IT IS 2:02 P.M.
I'M CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
[ROLL CALL]
THAT IS THREE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU.
WE HAVE A QUORUM.
WE HAVE A COUNCIL MEMBER THAT
WILL BE LATE.
I'LL ACKNOWLEDGE HER WHEN SHE'S
HERE.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION,
TODAY'S AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED.
HEAR NOTHING OBJECTION, TODAY'S
AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
WE'LL OPEN THE REMOTE GENERAL
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
I DON'T SEE ANYONE SIGNED UP.
I NEED TO OPEN THE PERIOD.
CAN YOU PLEASE CONFIRM THAT WE
DO NOT HAVE ANY
PUBLIC SPEAKERS TODAY?
>> THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENT
REGISTRANTS.
>> VERY WELL.
IN THAT CASE, I WILL NOW CLOSE
THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD FOR THIS COMMITTEE
MEETING AND MOVE ON TO THE
AGENDA.
WILL YOU PLEASE READ ITEMS 1-9
INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEMS 1-9,
APPOINTMENTS 2015-2023, THE
APPOINTMENTS OF GENEVA RUGA,
CLERK AQUA, SERGIO MAX,
LEGONE, RIVERA, RUIZ, SHOWMAN,
MEMBERS OF THE
CULTURAL SPACELE AGENCY PUBLIC
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
GOVERNING COUNCIL.
BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS
WHAT WE'RE DOING
HERE.
I'M SURE WE'LL GET A LITTLE BIT
OF BACKGROUND.
I WANT TO REMIND FOLKS THE
CULTURAL SPACE PDA WE'RE
HERE TO TALK ABOUT TODAY IS A
CRITICAL STEP IN
REALIZING OUR GOAL AS A CITY IN
BUILDING COMMUNITY
WEALTH.
SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT IN THIS COMMITTEE
FOR THE YEAR AND A HALF I'VE
BEEN HERE.
THE INTENT HAVE A MECHANISM IN
PLACE TO HELP SECURE
LONG TERM AFFORDABLE COMMERCIAL
SPACE WITH COMMUNITY
PARTNERS THAT CAN HELP BUILD
COMMUNITY WEALTH
THROUGH DIRECT INVESTMENT IN
REAL ESTATE AND CREATE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR OWNERSHIP OF
CULTURAL SPACE.
I WILL SAY OVER THE LAST YEAR,
WE'VE BEEN HEARING A
LOT FROM CULTURAL SPACES AND
CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS
ABOUT HOW TENUOUS THEIR ABOUT
TO STAY IN THE CITY IS
RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF COVID.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
PARTNER WITH COMMUNITIES
OF COLOR WITH A PARTICULAR
FOCUS ON BLACK AND
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES.
TODAY WE WILL BE VOTING TO SEAT
THE FIRST GOVERNING
COUNCIL OF THE CULTURAL SPACE
AGENCY.
THE COUNCIL WILL BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR INSURING THAT
THE CULTURAL SPACE AGENCY IS
MEETING ITS MISSION.
úWHILE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE
INVOLVED IN THE
DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT OF THE
AGENCY, THEY'RE
ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
AGENCY'S FINANCES FOR
PROPERTY INVESTMENTS AND FOR
COMPLIANCE AND
EXECUTIVE LEVEL STAFFING OF THE
AGENCY.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT
WHOLE BODY OF WORK.
I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF
WORK HAPPENING OVER THE
LAST COUPLE OF YEARS ON THIS.
REALLY EXCITED TO SEE IT COMING
TO FRUITION AND VERY
EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO SEE THIS
FIRST GOVERNING
COUNCIL.
WITH THAT, I AM GOING TO HAND
IT OVER TO CALANDRA
AND TIM LENNON AND LET Y'ALL
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES
AND YOUR NEW APPOINTEES.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
MEMBER.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENTHUSIASM
ABOUT THIS WORK.
I'M THE ACTING DIRECTOR AT THE
SEATTLE OFFICE OF
ARTS AND CULTURE.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE
TODAY TO PRESENT THIS
FLIGHT OF NEXT COUNCIL OR FIRST
COUNCIL OF THE
CULTURAL SPACE AGENCY.
I'M GOING TO SPEND A MOMENT OR
TWO TO SHARE A LITTLE
MORE ABOUT THE CULTURAL SPACE
AGENCY TO GROUND US IN
EXACTLY HOW THE PUBLIC
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY WORKS.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER FOR
SPEAKING ABOUT THE
STRATEGIES AROUND WEALTH
BUILDING AND THIS IS A LONG
TIME COMING.
THE CULTURAL SPACE AGENCY IS
MISSION DRIVEN REAL
ESTATE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
PARTNERED AND SUPPORTED
BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
IT WAS CHARTERED TO ADDRESS THE
CULTURAL SPACES IN
THE COMMUNITY TO BUILD
COMMUNITY WEALTH THROUGH A
RACIAL EQUITY LENS PARTNERED
WITH BLACK AND OTHER
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES ON THE
OWNERSHIP OF
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE IN OUR
REGION.
THE CULTURAL SPACE AGENCY SPAN
IN DEVELOPMENT IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH OVER 50
LEADERS FOR YEARS AND
DESIGNED TO SERVE.
IT HAS A PIPELINE OF MORE THAN
20 PROJECTS INCLUDING
THE ACQUISITION OF A HISTORIC
THEATER, ACQUISITION
OF COMMERCIAL SPACE, NEW
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC
REOPENING OF THE SECOND FLOOR
OF KING STREET STATION AS A NEW
YOUTH CREATIVE
INDUSTRY HUB.
WE'VE BEEN SO PROUD TO STEWARD
THIS WORK IN THE LAST
IDENTIFY YEARS WITH ALIGNMENT
OF 11 EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE CITY
COMMITTED TO THIS WORK
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND CITY
COUNCIL.
WE INVESTED HEAVILY IN THE
CITY'S CULTURAL
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
THOSE RELATIONSHIPS HAVE MADE
THE SPACE AGENCY WHAT
IT IS AND ESTABLISHED THE
AGENCY'S VALUES.
THEY SET THE PARAMETERS FOR
CREATION OF THE
PROPERTY'S PIPELINE AND HELPED
FORGE PARTNERSHIPS
THAT ANCHORED THE AGENCY FOR
THE NEEDS OF A DIVERSE
CULTURAL COMMUNITY.
SIX REPRESENTATIVES HAVE
VOLUNTEERED TO SERVE AS THE
INTERIM GOVERNING COUNCIL TO
THE NEW ORGANIZATION.
I'D LIKE TO THANK THEM FOR
TIME, ENERGY, DEDICATION
OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
THEY INCLUDE CHEN, PHILLIPS,
INDEPENDENT ART
CONSULTANT, THE OWNER OF THE
COFFEE STORE, FORMER
DIRECTOR OF THE ARTS OFFICE.
SARAH WILLKE AND PRESIDENT OF
THE INTERIM GOVERNING
BOARD.
I'M ABOUT TO INTRODUCE TIM TO
SHARE MORE ABOUT OUR
COUNCIL AND THE PROCESS HE WENT
THROUGH AND WHOLE
GROUP WENT THROUGH OVER THE
LAST YEAR TO DEVELOP
NOMINATIONS.
BEFORE I DO, I WANTED TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE LAUNCHING THIS WAS
A HERCULEAN LIFT AND
WITHOUT THE TIME THESE PEOPLE
OFFERED, IT WOULD NOT
HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE.
THEY'RE GOING TO RAISE UP THIS
PROJECT THAT'S BEEN
IN DEVELOPMENT OVER FIVE YEARS
AND CARRY IT FAR INTO
THE FUTURE.
ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF ARTS
AND CULTURE AND CITY
OF SEATTLE, I WANT TO THANK
THEM FOR TIME AND
RECOGNIZE THE SCALE AND
IMPORTANCE OF THE WORK WE'RE
DOING HERE.
WITH THAT, I'LL HAND OVER TO
TIM.
>> THANK YOU.
>> TIM, WE'RE HAVING -- I'M
HAVING A HARD TIME
HEARING YOU.
IT'S A LITTLE FUZZY.
>> HOW ABOUT NOW?
>> YEAH.
MUCH BETTER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ALL RIGHT.
>> JUST WANTED TO THANK ACTING
DIRECTOR CHILDERS AND
ALL THE FOLKS OBJECTS COUNCIL
HERE TODAY AND
NOMINEES ESPECIALLY FOR ALL THE
WORK YOU PUT IN TO
MAKING THIS INCREDIBLE NEW
COMMUNITY WEALTH
POSSIBLE.
MY BACKGROUND ON THE PROCESS,
THE CSA IS THE FIRST
PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
LAUNCHEDs BY THE CITY
IN OVER 35 YEARS.
IT'S THE VERY FIRST ONE TO
TRUST COMMUNITY MEMBERS
TO NOMINATE THE ENTIRETY OF THE
ORGANIZATION'S
LEADERSHIP.
TYPICALLY IN A PUBLIC
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, THE
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AND
EXISTING GOVERNING
COUNCIL PLACED UNILATERALLILY.
WE INTENTIONALLY SUBVERTED THAT
AND INSURED ALL
NOMINEES COME FROM THE IMPACTED
COMMUNITIES THROUGH
A GROUP WE CALL CONSTITUENCY.
THAT GROUP IS COMMUNITY
RESPONSIVENESS GROUP AT THE
CENTER OF THE SPACE AGENCY.
IT'S ALMOST 50 LEADERS FROM THE
WORLD OF COMMERCIAL
REAL ESTATE, PHILANTHROPY,
COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT,
FINANCE AND ARTS.
MEMBERS OF THE CONSTITUENCY,
MEMBERS OF THE
GOVERNING COUNCIL, MYSELF
INCLUDED, HAVE SPENT SIX
MONTHS WORKING ON APPLICATION
SYSTEM FOR COMMUNITY
MEMBERS TO SELF-NOMINATE TO THE
.GOING COUNCIL.
THESE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, MEMBER
APPLICATIONS
REVIEWED BY THE COUNCIL
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
FROM THEM, WE DEVELOPED THIS
WE'RE PROUD TO PRESENT
TODAY.
EVERYBODY ON THIS LIST HAS
DIRECT PERSONAL
CONNECTION TO SEATTLE'S
CULTURAL SPACES AND CULTURAL
LIFE.
EVERYONE ON THIS LIST HAS
EXPERIENCED THE
DISPLACEMENT PRESSURES THAT
CALANDRA MENTIONED AND
WE'RE ALL AWARE OF.
EVERYONE ON THIS LIST HAS DEEP
ROOTS IN OUR CULTURAL
COMMUNITIES, LIVED EXPERIENCES
WITH CHALLENGES THIS
ORGANIZATION IS ABOUT TO TAKE
ON.
SO OUR COMMUNITY'S NOMINEES TO
OVER SEE THIS
CRITICAL WORK ARE AS FOLLOWS:
>> THESE NOMINEES TO THE
GOVERNING COUNCIL ONCE
APPROVED WILL JOIN ME AND OTHER
GOVERNING COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
LATER THIS YEAR, THEY'LL BE
JOINED BY NINE NOMINEES
FOR PERMANENT COUNCIL.
THESE OPPORTUNITIES MUST REMAIN
OPEN.
WE WILL BE LAUNCHING ANOTHER
APPLICATION PROCESS
IMMEDIATELY FOR THE REMAINING
SEATS ON THE COUNCIL.
WE CONTINUE ACCEPTING NEW
APPLICATIONS AT OUR
WEBSITE CULTURALSPACE.AGENCY.
I PRESENT THE NOMINEES TO THE
COMMITTEE FOR YOUR
REVIEW.
>> THANK YOU.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
COUNCIL MEMBER HAS JOINED
US.
THANK YOU.
>> SPEEDING DOWN I-5 TO GET
HERE IN TIME.
SORRY.
>> THAT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT.
>> SO CALANDRA, AM I HANDING
BACK TO YOU TO
INTRODUCE THE INDIVIDUAL
APPOINTEE?
>> IF WE'D LIKE TO HAVE EACH
INDIVIDUAL SPEAK, WE
CAN NAME THEM AND HAVE THEM
PROVIDE CONFIRMATION.
>> YES, PLEASE.
>> TIM, DO YOU WANT TO WALK
THROUGH THEM OR WANT ME
TO NAME THEM?
>> LET'S GO AHEAD.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
LET'S START WITH NIA.
>> JUST A QUICK WORD OF
INTRODUCE AND WHY YOU'RE
APART OF THIS AMAZING THING
WE'RE DOING.
>> ALL RIGHT.
GREETINGS EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS NIA.
I AM A FREELANCE CONSULTANT
SPECIALIZING IN ARTS.
I COME FROM ARTISTS AND SOCIAL
ACTIVISTS AND I
DEFINITELY DO KNOW FIRST HAND
WHAT IT IS TO NEED
CULTURAL SPACES AND LOSE
CULTURAL SPACES.
I AM HERE VERY EXCITED TO DO
THE WORK AND TO BE ABLE
TO ADVOCATE FOR ARTISTS IN
SEATTLE.
>> RIGHT ON.
IS GENEVA HERE ON THE CALL?
>> JUST A MOMENT.
>> I THINK IT WORKS.
>> THERE WE GO.
>> I COULDN'T FIND THE BUTTON.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> DOING WELL, GENEVA.
I'M GLAD TO BE JOINING Y'ALL
HERE.
I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I'M
SUPPOSED TO SAY ABOUT
MYSELF, BUT GENEVA, 31 YEARS
OLD, SEATTLE CENTRAL
DISTRICT IS WHERE I RESIDE.
I'M HERE TO LISTEN AND LEARN
AND SUPPORT IN ANY WAY
I CAN.
>> FANTASTIC.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE,
GENEVA.
JULIE C IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND
HOPPING ON.
>> HI EVERYONE.
I'M SORRY I HAVE THE CAMERA
OFF.
THE RECEPTION CAN BE BAD DOWN
HERE.
I'M JULYLY C, I'M AN ARTIST
CULTURAL WORKER,
COMMUNITY ORGANIZER WITH
SEATTLE ARTIST FOR
COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT SAFE
SPACES.
I'VE BEEN A PART OF THE BASE
COHORT AND TRACKING THE
EVOLUTION OF THE CULTURAL SPACE
WHOLE DISCOURSE IN
THE CITY FOR THE LAST FIVE
YEARS.
I'M REALLY ENTHUSED.
THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT STEP
TOWARDS THE ULTIMATE
GOAL OF HAVING COMMUNITY
OWNERSHIP AND I ALSO WANT
TO NOTE THAT EVEN IN OUR MOMENT
OF CELEBRATION,
ACKNOWLEDGE THIS YEAR WE'VE
LOST SPACES.
WE'VE LOST PEOPLE.
THERE CONTINUES TO BE CRITICAL
NEED AND CRITICAL
THREAT IN OUR COMMUNITY
EVERYDAY WE'RE DEALING WITH.
I APPRECIATE THE WORK DONE, THE
FOUNDATION LAID BY
THE CITY AND THE FOLKS AT THE
OFFICE OF ARTS AND
CULTURE.
TO BEGIN THIS JOURNEY.
I'M EAGER TO SEE WHAT WE CAN
DO.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, JULIE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
I'M NIAEMA CLARK.
RESIDENT AND BORN AND RAISED
HERE IN SOUTH SEATTLE.
MY BACKGROUND IS AGRICULTURE.
I REPRESENT NURTURING ROOTS.
THAT IS MY CULTURE ROOTS.
WHEN I THINK ABOUT ARTS, I WANT
T LIFT UP THE
SUMMER MUSICAL LANGSTON.
IN MY EARLY YEARS, I STARTED
WITH THEATER AND
VENTURED TO SOCIAL JUSTICE
FIGHTING FOR LIBERATING
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
I THINK AS SOON AS I COULD
START WALKING.
BEING ABLE TO BE ENRICHED WITH
CULTURE IN MY FAMILY
UNIT IMPACTED ME IN MY LIFE.
A LOT OF DIRECT IMPACTS HAVE
BEEN IN MY COMMUNITY.
I SEE THIS BEING AN OPPORTUNITY
TO BROADEN, CONNECT
BEING ABLE TO NETWORK WITH LIKE
MINDED INDIVIDUALS
AND BEING ABLE TO MAKE THOSE
IMPACTS WE SEE LACKING
IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE.
GLAD TO MEET EVERYONE.
THANKS.
>> WE'RE GRATEFUL YOU'RE A PART
OF THIS.
AFUA KOUYATE?
>> YES.
GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
IT'S SUCH AN HONOR TO BE A PART
OF THIS CONVERSATION
AND TO BE A PART OF THIS WORK.
I AM AFUA KOUYATE, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE
CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
GOVERNING WORKSHOP.
FOR 35 YEARS WE'VE BEEN
MOBILIZING OUR PROGRAM
THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF SEATTLE
NOT HAVING A SPACE TO
SAY THIS IS WHERE WE'RE BASED
AT.
IF YOU CAN IMAGINE STILL
MAINTAINING THROUGH THOSE
YEARS AND THE PANDEMIC AND
STILL NOT BEING IN THE
STREAMLINE OF FUNDING TO MAKE
IT HAPPEN.
SO THOSE ARE THE REASONS I'M
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
BEING A PART OF THIS COUNCIL.
I WILL CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK
AND I AM WANTING TO
BE THE VOICE OF THOSE PEOPLE
THAT ARE NOT GOING TO
BE ABLE TO SIT AT THIS TABLE.
I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT
BIPOK, MORE SPECIFICALLY
BLACK ARTISTS THAT ARE HERE IN
DIFFERENT PASSAGES
THAT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TALK
OR HAVE THAT SPACE
THAT WE'RE GOING TO REPRESENT
AT THE TABLE.
I'M REALLY HONORED.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> THANK YOU.
LET'S SEE SERGIO MAX, ARE YOU
THERE?
>> YES.
HELLO.
HI EVERYBODY.
HELLO COUNCIL MEMBERS,
COLLEAGUES.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE.
I'M AN ARCHITECT BY TRADE.
I'M ALSO FACULTY OF BELLEVUE
COLLEGE IN THE INTERIM
DESIGN PROGRAM AND GRADUATE OF
THE BASE PROGRAM.
HAVING SEEN THIS KIND OF GROW
OUT OF CONCEPT STAGE
TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY IS A
BEAUTIFUL THING.
I'M HERE TO LEARN ALONG SIDE
COLLEAGUES.
I HOLD MYSELF TO PRESERVING
CULTURAL SPACE AND
FINDING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR
CULTURAL SPACE AND NEW
DEVELOPMENT.
I SPENT THE LAST FOUR YEARS
INTERIM DISTRICT COUNCIL
WHICH IS A HISTORIC
PRESERVATION BOARD TASKED WITH
PRESERVING THE CULTURAL AND
IDENTITY OF THE
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT.
THROUGH THIS WORK AND
OPPORTUNITY, I HOPE TO DO THE
SAME.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
RECOMMENDATION.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
MELINA RIVERA, ARE YOU ON THE
CALL?
GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS C.M . RUIZ.
THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
I'M A VISUAL ARTIST.
I WROTE DOWN THINGS TO MAKE
SURE I HIT WHAT I
ACTUALLY WANTED TO SAY. I
DIDN'T KNOW ANYBODY.
I WAS TRYING TO PURSUE VISUAL
ART.
IT WAS ALL OF THE LIKE CULTURAL
SPACES THAT I FOUND
THAT HELPED ME FOSTER A LOT OF
SMALL EARLY
FRIENDSHIPS AND I NOTICED
SPACES HAD LIKE THIS PATCH
WORK OF PEOPLE THAT HAD
DIFFERENT KNOWLEDGE AND
SKILLS BUT LIKE WORKING
TOGETHER TO FOR A COLLECTIVE
LIFT.
I TRIED TO GET MYSELF INTO THAT
FOLD.
THEN I FELT I NEEDED TO REPAY
WHAT I WAS GIVEN AND
HELP KEEP IT ALIVE.
DONE A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES
OF EVENTS AND
PROGRAMMING.
EVEN THOUGH SOME WERE OFF THE
RADAR, WE NEVER HAD
EMPTY HOUSES WHICH I THINK
ILLUSTRATES A NEED.
FOR THESE SPACES, IT'S KIND OF
ALL TO SAY THAT ON A
PERSONAL LEVEL, I'M LOOKING TO
SORT OF EXPAND MY
ABOUT FOR OUTREACH AND CONNECT
WITH OTHER
CONTEMPORARIES THAT ARE IN
CULTURAL SPACE ADVOCACY
AND HELP PLAY A ROLE IN ALL OF
THIS.
THE LAST THING.
THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURAL
BASED COHORT PROGRAM
WHICH TAUGHT ME A LOT.
LIKE CULTURAL SPACES IS A BIG
ENOUGH I THINK THAT
IT'S AN EXPERIENCE TO HEAL.
I THINK THAT'S LIKE SOMETHING
WE NEED MORE.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT US TO SAY.
THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
>> THANK YOU C. M. SHOUT OUT TO
DIY SPACES WHERE MANY OF US GOT
OUR
STARTS.
LASTLY, MICHAEL SEIWERATH, ARE
YOU ON THE CALL?
>> YES, TIM, THANK YOU.
I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE.
HELLO COUNCIL MEMBERS AND
EVERYBODY ELSE THAT CAME
BEFORE THIS EFFORT TO MAKE IT
POSSIBLE.
I RAISE MY KIDS IN LOW INCOME
HOUSING.
I MAINTAIN A PRACTICE AS A FILM
MAKER, RUN A NUMBER
OF ART SPACES, WORKED AT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ORGANIZATION AND CURRENTLY THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
SOUTHEAST EFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT
OR SEED.
WE DO AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS,
ART SPACE, ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHEAST
SEATTLE.
WE RUN A CULTURAL SPACE
EMERGENCY, PARTICULARLY IN
BIPOC COMMUNITIES.
I SHOW UP IN SERVICE TO THIS
EFFORT AND SERVICE
COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS THIS
CRISIS.
>> THANK YOU, MICHAEL.
COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE, OUR COMMUNITY'S
NOMINEES TO THE GOVERNING
COUNCIL OF THE CULTURAL
SPACE AGENCY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL OF
YOU.
I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
I REALLY AM.
I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE A
REALLY IMPORTANT TOOL
FOR US TO REALLY START TO MOVE
TOWARD COMMUNITY
OWNERSHIP, TOWARD THE SORT OF
ACQUISITION OF
PROPERTY IN THE CITY THAT CAN
REALLY HELP ANCHOR
FOLKS HERE AND KEEP OUR
CULTURAL SECTOR VIBRANT.
THE PDA IS A MECHANISM TO HELP
US ACQUIRE AND HOLD
LAND SO THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS
CAN OR FACILITIES SO
THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN
DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN THEM
AS STEWARDS OF NOT JUST OF THE
FACILITIES THEMSELVES
BUT AS STEWARDS OF OUR CULTURAL
SECTOR.
BUT THAT'S JUST ONE PIECE.
THE NEXT THING WE NEED TO START
THINKING ABOUT IS
ACQUIRING IT IS GREAT BUT WHERE
DOES THAT MONEY COME
FROM?
THAT WILL BE I'M SURE PART OF
YOUR FIRST BIT OF WORK
AS WELL.
AS A CITY, WE'RE TALKING A LOT
ABOUT ACQUISITION
FUNDS FOR AFFORDABLE COMMERCIAL
SPACE FOR MORE
AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP AND
RENTALS AS WELL.
IT'S A HUGE ISSUE ACROSS THE
úBOARD.
I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT THIS
PIECE IS STARTING TO
GET IN PLACE AND JUST VERY
EXCITED FOR ALL OF YOU
AND THE CONTRIBUTION YOU'RE
WILLING TO MAKE TO THE
CITY.
COLLEAGUES, BEFORE WE TAKE A
VOTE, I DO WANT TO SEE
IF ANYBODY HAS QUESTIONS.
I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS.
CALANDRA, YOU WANTED TO DO --
YES, LET'S INTRODUCE
OUR INTERIM FOLKS BEFORE WE
TAKE A VOTE.
I KNOW RANDY IS HERE.
I DON'T SEE CASSIE.
>> I THINK CASSIE IS ON THE
CALL.
WANTED TO RECOGNIZE OUR INTERIM
GOVERNING COUNCIL.
THESE SIX FOLKS SPENT A LOT OF
TIME DEVELOPING THE
PROCESS THAT WE USE TO GET TO
THIS LIST AND JUST
REALLY WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEIR
TIME AND ENERGY.
WE'VE GOT CASSIE CHEN, VIVIANNE
PHILLIPS, SO
RENDONS, INSTRAM, WILKE AND TIM
LENNON.
>> THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR
GETTING US THIS FAR.
>> OKAY.
I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS FOR
MY COLLEAGUES, SO I AM
GOING TO MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS
02015 THROUGH 02023.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO
RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL?
>> [ROLL CALL]
>> THAT'S FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> TERRIFIC.
THE MOTION CARRIES.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
THAT THE APPOINTMENTS
CONFIRMED WILL BE SENT TO
AUGUST 16th CITY COUNCIL
MEETING.
CONGRATULATIONS EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO DO
WHAT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF
WORK.
WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO BE MOVING
THIS FORWARD.
>> OKAY.
WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE SHORT
TITLE OF ITEMS 10-17
INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEMS 10-17.
APPOINTS 1996-2003 FOR THE
SEATTLE MUSIC COMMISSION.
THE APPOINTMENTS OF AN JOSLNY
AND BARRY ODELL.
THE APPOINTMENTS OF JOVINO SANS
TO NETO, JESS ACAN
TOON AND APPOINTMENT OF NATE
OMDAL, AUGUST 21, 2024
FOR BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> FANTASTIC.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
VERY EXCITED FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY AS WELL TO SEAT
THESE MUSIC COMMISSIONERS
TODAY.
WE KNOW THE MUSIC COMMISSION
FOCUSES ON CULTIVATING
PARTNERSHIPS AND DEVELOPING
POLICY.
IT'S REALLY ABOUT FACILITATING
CONNECTIONS BETWEEN
OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND OUR
MUSIC INDUSTRY AND
MAKING SURE WE HAVE AN
ENVIRONMENT THAT ALLOWS
MUSICIANS TO THRIVE IN THE
CITY.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO HEAR FROM
THESE FOLKS AS WELL.
>> INDEED.
THANK YOU CHAIR MORALES.
GO AHEAD, REESE.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU.
I'M REALLY HAPPY TO BE HERE.
THE CULTURAL AGENCY ALSO BEGINS
THE JOURNEY.
BEING A PART OF THE BASE COHORT
AND SEEING SO MANY
FACES THAT CROSS OVER IN THIS
WORK IS REALLY
EXCITING TO BE ALL IN ONE ROOM.
THIS CAME FROM A COMMUNITY
INVOLVED PROCESS, FIRST
TIME WE DID OPEN CALL FOR
NOMINATIONS AND A PANEL
PROCESS WITH JOINTLY WITH SOME
STAFF FROM OFM.
THE ARTS COMMISSION AND ARTS
TASK FORCE.
A BIG THANK YOU.
ALSO THE DEPARTMENT
PARTICIPATED IN A PANEL PROCESS
TO GET NOMINATIONS TO BOTH THE
MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
WE APPRECIATE THAT YOUR. ALL OF
THESE AMAZING VOICES WITH SO
MUCH EXPERIENCE
AND PASSION FOR NOT JUST THE
RECOVERY AND RELIEF OF
THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED FOR
THE PAST YEAR BUT
FOLKS THAT REALLY HAVE A GREAT
VISION ABOUT WHAT THE
CITY IS AND CAN BE IN TERMS OF
MUSIC AND THE
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES.
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
REALLY HAPPY TO HAND IT OVER TO
ALEX AS WE PRESENT
THIS PANEL, THIS SLATE OF NEW
NOMINEES.
>> THANK YOU, REESE.
I WOULD LOVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE
YOUR LEADERSHIP AS YOU
ARE LOOKING AT THE FINAL LEG OF
THE MARATHON OF
CHAIRING THE MUSIC COMMISSION.
REESE WILL BE COMPLETING HER
SECOND TERM ON THE
COMMISSION AT THE END OF THIS
MONTH AND HAS BEEN
JUST A TERRIFIC LEADER AND
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU.
SO, YES, I ALSO WANT TO
UNDERSCORE THE I'M GOING TO
GO THROUGH THE ORDER THAT IS ON
THE AGENDA.
I'LL ASK ANDREW TO INTRODUCE
HIMSELF FIRST AND THEN
KAOLA.
ANDREW, TAKE IT AWAY.
I'VE BEEN A FULL TIME MUSICIAN
FOR 15 YEARS NOW AND
OCCUPIED A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT
POSITIONS THROUGHOUT
THE MUSIC INDUSTRY OVER THE
YEARS.
I'M A COMPOSER, VIOLINIST,
ORCHESTRATER BY TRADE AND
WORKED THROUGH THE PANDEMIC ON
ESSENTIAL SERIES
WHICH FOCUSES ON HIGHLIGHTING
REGIONAL MUSIC WITH
THE ORCHESTRA.
I'M A LEADER OF THE PASSENGER
STRING CORETET THAT
TOURED AROUND THE WORLD.
ON ADVOCACY, I'M WITH THE
RECORDING ACADEMY, A BOARD
MEMBER SMASH SEATTLE MUSICIANS
TO SUSTAINABLE HEALTH
CARE, VICE EXPECT OF THE
COMPOSERS ALLIANCE.
I'VE BEEN AN ACTIVIST IN KING
AND COUNTIES FOR MANY
YEARS.
I'VE BEEN PASSIONATE ABOUT
MUSIC ADVOCACY AND WORKED
DIRECTLY WITH STATE
REPRESENTATIVE AS WELL AS THE
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT CRITICAL
CARES ACT IN 2020 FOR
MUSICIANS.
I GUESS THE FINAL THING I WANT
TO SAY IS MUSIC ISN'T
A CAREER.
IT IS A CALLING.
THE MUSIC INDUSTRY WAS
DEVASTATED BY THE PANDEMIC
AND CONTINUE TO SEE IT
HEMORRHAGE AS TIME ROLLS ON.
THIS TIME IS CRITICAL AS A CITY
AND REGION TO
PROTECT, LIFT OFF OUR WORKING
MATTHEW VISIONS AND
CREATORS AND AS WELL AS FUTURE
STUDENTS AND ARTISTS
DRAWN TO THIS NOBLE CALLING.
THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME OUT
AND PUTTING ME UP FOR
THIS NOMINATION.
I'VE GOT DEEP ROOTS IN SEATTLE.
MUSIC HAS ALWAYS BEEN A
PASSION.
I GREW UP AROUND IT.
MY MOM PERFORMS LOCALLY.
AFTER COLLEGE, I MOVED DOWN TO
LA TO GET INTO THE
MUSIC INDUSTRY.
STARTED CAPITAL RECORDS AT A
TIME WHEN THAT WASN'T
EVEN A THING YET.
IT WAS CALLED NEW MEDIA BECAUSE
IT WAS STILL IN THE
PHYSICAL WORLD.
IT'S INTERESTING TO BE ON THE
FOREFRONT OF NORM OF
HOW MUSIC IS CONSUMED NOW.
ONCE CAPITAL AND VIRGIN WERE
MERGED, I GOT A
DIFFERENT VIEW OF MUSIC.
BASICALLY MANAGING DIGITAL
SERVICES.
IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING TO
LOOK AT THE INDUSTRY
FROM DIFFERENT LENSES.
ONE A LOOK AT THE LABEL ITSELF
AND TWO MANAGING
RELATIONSHIPS.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN INQUISITIVE
AND WANTED NEW
CHALLENGES.
AFTER DOING THAT FOR A WHILE,
ONE OF THE MANAGERS
THROUGHOUT THE RAP CITY IN
SEATTLE, WHEN I KNOW A
JOB OPENED UP HERE, I MOVED
BACK TO SEATTLE.
KIND OF COMING BACK FULL CIRCLE
TO SEE WHAT THE
MUSIC INDUSTRY LOOKED LIKE FROM
THAT LENS.
I'VE TRIED TO STACK DIFFERENT
BLOCKS OF EXPERIENCE
WITHIN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.
SO THAT'S KIND OF BEEN ONE OF
THE MAIN GROWTH
POINTS.
NOT STAYING ON TRACK, JUST KEEP
EXPLORING.
I SHOULD SAY A BIT ABOUT
VOLUNTEERISM AND ACTIVISM.
I BELIEVED IN VOLUNTEERING
WHETHER CAMP COUNSELOR IN
HIGH SCHOOL, BIG BROTHERS OF
AMERICA MENTOR IN
COLLEGE.
ONE OF THE JOBS I HAD IN LA WAS
RUNNING THE
VOLUNTEER SYSTEM FOR THIS
COMMUNITY RADIO STATION SO
IN THAT COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
ACTIVISM ADVOCACY ROLE.
THIS IS BRINGING EVERYTHING
FULL CIRCLE.
I'M BACK IN SEATTLE AT A MUSIC
COMPANY BASED IN
SEATTLE WHO'S ROOTS ARE HERE.
BEING A PART OF THE COMMISSION
IS MAKES ME ABLE TO
BE ABLE TO VOLUNTEER AND BE A
PART OF THE COMMUNITY
AND PUSH THE GOALS FORWARD.
I'VE CERTAINLY KIND OF SEEN SO
MANY DIFFERENT VIEWS
OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY THAT
HOPEFULLY THAT INSIGHT
CAN HELP INFORM SOME OF THE
WORK, CONNECTIONS I'VE
MADE SHOULD HELP IN DIFFERENT
PROGRAMS.
IT'S AMAZING SEATTLE CREATED
THE MUSIC COMMISSION.
THEY SAW THERE WAS A NEED.
I'M GLAD TO BE APPROACHED FOR
THIS, CONSIDERED.
I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING,
GROWING, HELPING SUCCESS
OF THE MISSION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANKS KEOLA.
SO JOVINO AND ANN.
I WANT TO TAKE A QUICK MOMENT
TO RECOGNIZE THE
LEADERSHIP ON THE RECENT YEARS
OF THE MUSIC
COMMISSION AND JULIE C FOR
BEING INVOLVED IN
COMMITTEE WORK AS WELL.
JUST WANT TO GIVE CREDIT WHERE
CREDIT IS DUE.
JOVINO?
>> HELLO.
PLEASURE TO BE HERE IN THIS
MEETING.
MY NAME IS VOVINO SANS TO.
I LIVED A LONG TIME IN BRAZIL
AND INVOLVED IN
PLAYING WITH ONE OF THE MASTERS
OF THE MUSIC IN THE
WORLD WITH WHOM I TOURED THE
WORLD AND PRODUCED
SEVERAL RECORDS.
28 YEARS AGO, I MOVED TO
SEATTLE WITH MY FAMILY.
I HAVE TWO HOMES CONNECTING THE
DIAGONAL CONNECTION
OF SOUTHEAST BRAZIL TO
NORTHWEST UNITED STATES.
SO VERY PLEASED TO BE A
RESIDENT OF SEATTLE FOR ALL
THIS TIME AND TO BE INVOLVED IN
A NUMBER OF
ACTIVITIES RELATED TO MUSIC AS
A PIANOIST AND
COMPOSER.
I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE
RECORDING ACADEMY SINCE
'99 AS PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL
CHAPTER AND GOVERNOR
ALSO TO BE DECKED WITH THE
SEATTLE MUSIC COMMUNITY
WHICH IS MY PLEASURE IN DOING
THAT COMES FROM THE
FACT THAT WE CAN REALLY CUT
ACROSS THE MUSICAL
TRIBES THAT ARE SEGREGATED BY
GENERA OF MUSIC.
I'M VERY MUCH PROUD OF THE FACT
CAN CONVERSE WITH
MATTHEW VISIONS FROM ANY
CATEGORY, ANY STYLE FROM
CLASSICAL TO FOLK TO EVERYTHING
THAT YOU COULD NAME.
NOT THAT I DO EVERYTHING, BUT
THERE'S UNIVERSAL
ASPECTS OF MUSIC THAT ARE LIKE
GRAVITY.
WE'RE ALL SUBJECT TO THAT.
WE'RE HAPPY TO BE HERE TO BE
INVOLVED IN THE CITY I
LOVE SO MUCH WITH PEOPLE I
RESPECT LIKE PEOPLE IN
THIS COMMISSION HERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING MY
NAME ADDED TO THIS
LIST.
MY PLEASURE.
THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
ANNE?
>> HI ALL.
THANKS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
MY NAME IS ANNE O' DOWD.
I STARTED IN THE DIY WORLD WITH
THE PROJECT AND VERY
INTERESTED IN MENTORSHIP AND
SUPPORTING YOUNG FOLKS
THAT WANT TO BE A PART OF MUSIC
AND CULTURE.
I WORK BEHIND THE SCENES,
PRODUCTION, NUTS AND BOLTS
OF STAGE AND HOW THEY'RE SET.
CURRENTLY I MANAGE EVENT
OPERATIONS AND PRODUCTION
FOR FRIENDS OF WATER FRONT
SEATTLE AND PIER 62 AND
PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE WATER
FRONT PARK.
I'M EXCITED TO JOIN THE MUSIC
COMMISSION BECAUSE I
WANT SEAT TOLL CONTINUE BEING A
PLACE FOR MUSICIANS,
ARTISTS, CREATIVES AS WELL AS
THE FOLKS THAT SUPPORT
THE CREATIVE COMMITTEE TO
THRIVE.
I THINK MUSIC IS A CONNECTOR OF
PEOPLE IN CULTURES,
ENTRY POINT TO UNDERSTANDING A
PLACE AND CREATING
COMMUNITY.
AS SEATTLE GROWS AND CHANGES,
IT'S CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT THERE'S NOT ONLY
SPACE HELD FOR CREATIVES
TO CREATE, THERE'S ALSO ACTIVE
INVESTMENT IN
INFRASTRUCTURE, GATHERING
SPACES, FINANCIAL AND
PLANNING RESOURCES AND
INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES TO
BRING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER.
THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN
THE WAKE OF THE
PANDEMIC.
I STRONGLY BELIEVE BRINGING
PEOPLE TOGETHER TO
CELEBRATE ARTS AND CULTURE AND
MUSIC IMPROVES THE
QUALITY OF LIFE BETWEEN
NEIGHBORS.
I WANT TO ADVOCATE FOR THAT IN
SEATTLE.
THANKS FOR CONSIDERING MY
NOMINATION.
>> THANK YOU, ANNN MAKE
ANNNE, AS YOU CAN SEE, THOSE
WORDS ARE
MAKING ME EXCITED ABOUT THE
TIME I HAVE TO WORK WITH
THEM ON THE COMMISSION AND
HOPEFULLY STILL
INTERACTING AS I TRAIL OFF.
YOU WERE LEAVING OUR COMMUNITY
AND INDUSTRY IN
REALLY GREAT HANDS AND GREAT
LEADERSHIP.
SO LIKE TO FOLLOW UP NEXT WITH
JESSICA TOON.
>> HELLO COUNCIL MEMBERS AND
COLLEAGUES.
MY NAME IS JESSICA TOON.
I USE SHE HER PRONOUNS.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
THE SPECIFIC NORTHWEST
DIRECTOR OF THE RECORDING
ACADEMY.
I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN
BALLARD WHERE I'M SITTING
NOW.
THE VIBRANT MUSIC AND ARTS
COMMUNITY HERE IN SEATTLE
I DEDICATED MY CAREER TO .
DEVELOPING AND SUPPORTING
CREATIVE COMMUNITIES THROUGH
WORK IN MISSION DRIVEN
ARTS AND CULTURAL
ORGANIZATIONS.
SO I'VE OWNED LOCALLY AND
OPERATED INDEPENDENT
RECORD LABEL, SERVED AS
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND
COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE SEATTLE
INTERNATIONAL FILM
FESTIVAL, LED STRATEGIC BRAND
MARKETING AND
COMMUNITY INITIATIVES AS
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING ENP.
I SERVE AS AN ADVISOR.
I'VE JUST ALWAYS FELT REALLY
CALLED TO SERVE AND
MAKE POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE
COMMUNITY WHERE I LIVE
AND WORK.
AS A HUGE MUSIC FAN, ARTS AND
CULTURE FAN, IT MEANT
SO MUCH TO ME TO DEDICATE MY
CAREER TO THIS WORK,
ADVOCATING FOR ART AND ARTISTS.
I'M SO APPRECIATIVE OF THE
COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE
MUSIC FOCUSED ENTITIES IN OUR
CITY.
I THINK THE COMMISSION HAS DONE
AN INCREDIBLE JOB OF
GATHERING US ALL TOGETHER.
ALL OF US TOGETHER HAVE JUST
SUCH A GIANT PLATFORM
AND OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE GOALS
AND INITIATIVES
FORWARD.
YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'VE ALL
SAID THIS, BUT IT'S SUCH
A CRITICAL TIME FOR OUR
INDUSTRY AND FOR ME
PERSONALLY.
IT WOULD BE AN HONOR TO SERVE
AS A SEATTLE MUSIC
COMMISSIONER TO WORK IN PAPER
WITH THE ENTIRE
ORGANIZATION AND THE COMMISSION
AND THE CITY IN
SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
SO THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING MY
NOMINATION.
>> THANK YOU, JESSICA.
NICK?
>> SORRY, I DOUBLE MUTED MY
PHONE.
HI EVERYONE.
GOOD TO SEE ALL OF YOU
VIRTUALLY.
GREATLY APPRECIATE THE TIME AND
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK
IN FRONT OF EVERYONE TODAY.
MY NAME IS NICK VAEREWYCK.
MY ROLE IS VICE PRESIDENT OF
PROGRAMMING.
SIMPLY PUT, MY ROLE IS TO
MANAGE THE CALENDAR.
DAY-TO-DAY, IN ADDITION TO
WORKING WITH THE VARIOUS
SPORTS LEAGUES IN THE NHL, WNBA
TO SCHEDULE SEATTLE
CRACKEN AND SEATTLE STORM GAME,
I'LL WORK WITH
DIFFERENT PROMOTORS, AGENTS, TO
BOOK AND NEGOTIATE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ALL
CONCERTS, ALL THE
FAMILY SHOWS, ANY NONTEAM
RELATED SPORTING EVENT
THAT COMES TO THE ARENA.
WE'VE OBVIOUSLY BEEN BUSY.
THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS WITH
THE NEW BUILDING.
HOWEVER, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD
TO THE CITY.
EVERYONE HERE SEEING THE
FINISHED PRODUCT COME THIS
FALL.
I'VE BEEN IN THE ARENA BUSINESS
OVER 15 YEARS NOW.
STARTING IN THE ACCOUNTING
DEPARTMENT ACTUALLY
SETTLING ALL THE FINANCIAL
BEFORE MOVING OVER TO
PROGRAMMING SIDE WHILE I WAS IN
PHOENIX.
LEADING THE OPENING FROM THERE
OF THE NAPA COLISEUM
IN NEW YORK.
$180 MILLION RENOVATION.
THAT BUILDING TO THIS AMAZING
OPPORTUNITY HERE IN
SEATTLE.
MY KIND OF MUSIC STARTS MUCH
EARLIER THAN.
THAT IT DATES BACK TO WHEN I
WAS YOUNG PLAYING DRUMS
IN A BAND THROUGHOUT HIGH
SCHOOL AD COLLEGE AND
PROMOTED CONCERTS THROUGH THAT
TIME.
WHILE GROWING UP, THAT HELPED
DRIVE MY PASSION FOR
MUSIC AND HELPED SPEAK DIRECTLY
TO MY INTEREST IN
BECOMING A COMMISSIONER WITH
THE SEATTLE MUSIC
COMMISSION.
I UNDERSTAND FROM THOSE
EXPERIENCES, AND CONTINUING
TO DO WHAT I DO NOW HOW
IMPORTANT OR VIBRANT, CITY
VERSE SUPPORTIVE MUSIC IS IN
THE CITY AND MY
RESPONSIBILITY THAT I HAVE.
IT'S EXCITING TO BE A PART OF
SUPPORTING THE MUSIC
COMMISSION AS WELL AS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HELP
ARTIST.
ANYONE INTERESTED IN NAVIGATING
THEIR WAY THROUGH
THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT EXIST IN
THIS BUSINESS AND
THIS WORLD.
SUPPORT THEM IN THAT.
LASTLY, I'M EXCITED TO WORK AND
LEARN FROM ALL THE
COMMISSIONERS.
THERE'S A GREAT ROSTER THAT'S
ON THE SEATTLE MUSIC
COMMISSION.
I'M EXCITED TO LEARN AND WORK
WITH THEM AND ALL
THEIR PERSPECTIVES AND
EXPERIENCE IN THIS CITY AND
WORKING WITH THEM TO DRIVE THE
MISSION.
THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR THE
TIME TODAY, GREATLY
APPRECIATE THE CONSIDERATION TO
APPOINT THE SEATTLE
MUSIC COMMISSION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, NICK.
SHANNON?
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS SHANNON WELLES.
I MOVED TO SEATTLE 20 YEARS AGO
BECAUSE THE CITY
WORLD CALLED TO ME.
OVER 22 YEARS NOW, I HAVE A
DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF VENUE
OPERATIONS AND WORKER
RELATIONS.
I'M CURRENTLY THE ASSISTANT
DIRECTOR MANAGER.
MY BACKGROUND IS WIDE RANGING
IN MUSIC AND ECOLOGY,
DEEPLY ROOTED IN COMMUNITY
SERVICE.
OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS IN
SEATTLE, I PRODUCED
COMMUNITY AT EVENT, MENTORED
TEENS AND PHOTOGRAPHY,
MANAGED THE COMMUNITY GARDEN,
RESTORED URBAN
FORESTS.
FOUNDED FRIENDS OF THE SHOW BOX
AND COLED THE
CAMPAIGN TO LANDMARK AND SAVE
THE SHOW BOX.
I'M A ADVOCACY LEAD.
I'M A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL
GROUP REOPEN EVERY
VENUE SAFELY WHICH WAS FORMED
DURING THE PANDEMIC TO
WORK ON REOPENING STRATEGIES.
I WORKED WITH MUSIC LOVERS
DURING THE PANDEMIC TO
BUILD KEY MUSIC LIVE WHICH WAS
A PHILANTHROPIC
CAMPAIGN.
THIS IS VOLUNTEER BASED AND IS
MY DEDICATION TO
SERVING COMMUNITY.
I'M INTERESTED IN JOINING
BECAUSE THERE'S MUCH WORK
TO BE DONE TO RECOVER FROM THIS
PANDEMIC AND
DEVELOP.
I'M LOOKING TO ADDRESS EQUITY
AND END HARASSMENT AND
END SAFE SPACES IN OUR VENUES.
I SEE MANAGEMENT TO CURVE OUR
EXCESSIVE WASTES IN
THE CLUBS AND REDUCE OUR
INDUSTRIES ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT.
I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT
ENVIRONMENTAL AREAS.
THE PANDEMIC HAS LIMITED.
I SPENT MANY MONTHS DURING THE
PANDEMIC ASSISTING
WORKERS NAVIGATING THE
UNEMPLOYMENT SYSTEM.
AND TO PROVIDE A LIVING WAGE
FOR THEM.
I'M REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT
ARTS ADVOCACY.
I'D BE HONORED TO SERVE BY
JOINING THE COMMISSION.
THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING MY
APPOINTMENT.
>> THANKS SO MUCH, SHANNON.
BEFORE I JUST GO INTO
REAPPOINTMENT, AS YOU CAN SEE,
THE FOLKS YOU SEE HERE TODAY
AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
THAT SAW THE NOMINEES FROM A
COUPLE WEEKS AGO, JUST
A DEEP RANGE OF FOLKS WHO ARE
INVOLVED IN THE LOCAL
AND GLOBAL MUSIC SCENE AS WELL
AS IN ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENTS AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENTS IN WAYS THAT
I THINK THAT IS THE FORD LOOK
OF HOW WE HAVE TO
THINK ABOUT MOVING BEYOND WHAT
IS HAPPENING RIGHT
NOW IN THIS LINGERING SORT OF
SITUATION WITH
COVID-19 AND THE PANDEMIC.
I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR THIS
FULLY SEATED COMMISSION
AND THIS BRAIN AND HEART TRUST
TO MOVE FORWARD ON
ADD HAVE COSAY IT CAN PROVIDE
TO OUR ARTISTS,
CULTURAL WORKERS, COMMUNITIES,
YOUNG PEOPLE TO MAKE
SURE ONE THING YOU'LL SEE IN
COMMON THAT ALL FOLKS
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE NOT ONLY
PROVIDE SEATTLE THE
SORT OF LANDMARK OR NATIONAL
STATURE OR COMPETITION
WITHIN THIS INDUSTRY BUT REALLY
FOCUS ON MAKING SURE
THAT THIS IS AN ATTAINABLE,
AFFORDABLE, THRIVING
CITY FOR THE LOCAL MUSIC
POPULATION AND ARTS
POPULATION HERE.
SO VERY EXCITED FOR THIS AND
FOLKS TO ROLL THEIR
SLEEVES UP AND GET TO WORK ON
CREATING THIS
RENAISSANCE WE HOPE TO SEE.
WITH THAT, I ALSO BRING THE
REAPPOINTMENT OF NATE
OMDAL CURRENTLY SERVING AS IT
HAS CHAIR OF ADVOCACY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
HE'S NOT HERE TODAY.
I'D LIKE TO REMARK ABOUT NATE'S
WORK.
REALLY STRONG VOICE IN THE
COMMISSION TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE -- THAT LABOR,
THAT THE CREATIVE WORK
IS SEEN AS LABOR.
IT IS SEEN AS SOMETHING THAT IS
VALUED AND THAT IS
CONTRIBUTORY NOT TO ECONOMICS
BUT A THRIVING
COMMUNITY IN SOCIETY.
HIS WORK AROUND ROOTING OUT
POTENTIAL AREAS OF
POLICY AND PRACTICE CURRENTLY
HAPPENING.
THERE'S MORE LEG WORK AND ADD
ADVOCACY TO BE DONE.
MANY OF THESE FOLKS DECIDED
THEY'RE READY TO TAKE UP
THE CHARGE FOR ADVOCACY.
VERY HAPPY TO YOU KNOW, BRING
HIS REAPPOINTMENT
FORWARD AS WELL TO CONTINUE TO
DO MORE GREAT WORK
WITH THE COMMISSION.
THANK YOU, REESE AND ALEX.
THIS IS GREAT.
THANK YOU.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL OF
YOU HELPING CONTRIBUTE
TO REALLY VIBRANT AND THRIVING
MUSIC COMMUNITY AND
AS MANY OF YOU HAVE SAID REALLY
GETTING THE
INFRASTRUCTURE SET UP TO HELP
INSURE OUR VENUES ARE
REMAINING OPEN AND THERE ARE
PLACES FOR OUR
MUSICIANS TO BE ABLE TO PERFORM
AND THRIVE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS
TO SERVE ON THIS
COMMISSION.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE
APPOINTEES?
I DO NOT SEE ANY QUESTIONS.
OKAY.
SO, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
ISH PROBABLY MOVE FIRST.
I MOVE THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
CONFIRMATION OF
APPOINTMENTS 1996 THROUGH 2003
IS OUR SECOND.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
NOW WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
[ROLL CALL]
THAT'S FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE MOTION CARRIES.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
THAT THE APPOINTMENTS
BE CONFIRMED BE SENT TO THE
AUGUST 16th CITY
COUNCIL MEETING.
THANKS VERY MUCH EVERYBODY.
I JUST WANT TO REMIND OUR
APPOINTEES HERE TODAY, IF
YOU -- YOU ARE WELCOME TO
STAY BUT NOT OBLIGED TO
STAY.
ONCE YOUR APPOINTMENT IS DONE,
YOU CAN HOP OFF.
LET'S MOVE ON THEN.
CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE SHORT
TITLE ITEMS 18 AND 19
INTO THE RECORD?
>> ITEMS 18 AND 19, APPOINTMENT
1629 AND 1980 FOR
THE SEATTLE WOMENS COMMISSION.
THE APPOINTMENTS OF SOFIA LEE
AND RACHEL MOROWITZ.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE HAVE APPOINTMENTS TO A FEW
DIFFERENT COMMISSIONS
HERE.
SO I'M GOING TO HAND OVER TO
MARTA FROM THE OFFICE
OF CIVIL RIGHTS WHO I THINK --
ARE YOU GOING TO
WALK US THROUGH?
>> YES.
SO ARE WE GOING TO DO THE FIRST
TWO AND GO ON TO
NEXT?
OKAY, GREAT.
>> START WITH THE WOMENS
COMMISSION.
ARE YOU ABLE TO SEE ME?
>> YES.
OKAY.
GOOD.
THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS MARTA WITH THE
SEATTLE OFFICE FOR CIVIL
RIGHTS.
I AM THE CIVIL RIGHTS
ADVISEMENT COMMISSION LIAISON
FOR THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S
COMMISSION AND SEATTLE HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMISSION.
I'M GOING TO GIVE BACKGROUND
INFORMATION ABOUT THE
WORK AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE
COMMISSIONS.
THE NEW APPOINTMENTS ARE HERE
TODAY.
I'D LIKE THEM TO BE ABLE TO
SHARE ABOUT THEIR WORK
AND ASK THEM TO BE MOVED
FORWARD AND THEN GO THROUGH
THE REAPPOINTMENTS AND GO
THROUGH THAT STUFF.
SO THE SEATTLE WOMENS
COMMISSION AND SEATTLE HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMISSION ARE COMPOSED
OF 21 ACCOMPLISHED
INDIVIDUAL WHO IS COME TOGETHER
AS VOLUNTEERS TO
RESEARCH, ANALYZE, MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS, ADVISE THE
MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY
DEPARTMENTS ON THESE TWO
FACING WOMEN AND HUMAN RIGHTS
IN SEATTLE.
THEY'RE COMPOSED OF EIGHT
COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED BY
THE MAYOR, EIGHT APPOINTED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL, FOUR
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE
COMMISSION PLUS ONE
ADDITIONAL MEMBER JOINS THE
COMMISSION FOR ONE YEAR
TERM THROUGH THE GET ENGAGED
PROGRAM WHICH IS A
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
FOR YOUTH 18 TO 29
YEARS OF AGE.
COMMISSIONERS ARE APPOINTED TO
A TWO YEAR TERM OF
OFFICE AND THEY SERVE WITHOUT
PAY.
SO ALL OF THE NEW APPOINTMENTS
HAT ARE GOING TO GO
FORWARD TODAY, ALL OF THESE
INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN
ATTENDING MEETINGS, ACTIVELY
PARTICIPATING AND
HELPING ON A LOT OF OUR EVENTS
THAT WE'VE HAD AND
SOME EVENTS WE'VE HAD HAVE BEEN
THE RENTERS RIGHTS
FORUM WE HAD IN JUNE AND JUST
THIS PAST, WE HAD FIVE
CANDIDATES FORUMS WHERE ALL
FIVE COMMISSIONS
PARTICIPATED IN BOTH OF THOSE.
IT TURNED OUT WONDERFUL AND
GREAT.
THEY ALL PARTICIPATED AND DID A
LOT OF WORK ON
THESE.
SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT
YOU ALL KNEW HOW MUCH
WORK THEY'RE DOING BEFORE
THEY'VE BEEN PUT TOWARD TO
BE APPOINTED TO THE COMMISSION.
THE FIVE COMMISSIONS THAT I
WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU
ALL KNEW.
THE WOMENS HUMAN RIGHTS, LGBTQ
DISABILITY, IMMIGRANT
AND REFUGEE COMMISSIONS.
WHAT I FEEL EMPOWERED ABOUT IS
COMMISSIONS OF ALL
ACROSS OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND
THE COMMISSIONS
COLLABORATING AND DOING AMAZING
WORK TOGETHER.
AT THIS TIME, WE'VE JUST CALLED
THE TWO APPOINTEES
TO BE APPOINTED.
I'D LIKE TO HAVE THOSE TWO
INDIVIDUALS SAY A LITTLE
ABOUT THEMSELVES.
SOFIA LEE FIRST AND RACHEL
MOROWITZ.
IF THEY CAN -- IS THIS THE
TIME THEY CAN SAY A
LITTLE ABOUT THEMSELVES?
>> YES, PLEASE.
>> THEN YOU ALL CAN ASK THEM
QUESTIONS.
THEY'RE HERE.
I CAN TALK ABOUT THEM, BUT IT'S
BETTER THAT THEY
SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT
THEMSELVES SINCE THEY'RE
HERE PRESENT.
THAT'S HOW WE USUALLY DO THAT.
I'LL SEND BACK TO YOU ALL TO
HAVE THEM SPEAK ABOUT
THEMSELVES AND THEN ANY
QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE OF
THEM.
>> SOFIA LEE, ARE YOU THERE?
>> YEAH, I'M HERE.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND SAY
A LITTLE ABOUT
YOURSELF AS A NEW COMMISSIONER
COMING ON THE WOMENS
COMMISSION AND WORK YOU'VE DONE
FOR A LONG TIME ON
THE COMMISSION AS WELL.
>> YEAH.
MY NAME IS SOFIA LEE.
I HAVE BEEN A SEATTLE RESIDENT
FOR AROUND SEVEN
YEARS NOW.
I HAVE THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE
TIME, I HAVE BEEN VERY
MUCH SO INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY,
MAINLY AS A BOARD
CHAIR OF A TRANSGENDER
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION,
GENDER JUSTICE LEAGUE, AND ALSO
WITH THE LAST COUPLE
OF YEARS WITHIN THE WOMENS
COMMISSION.
THE LAST YEAR OR SO, I HAVE
ALSO SERVED AS ONE OF
THE COCHAIRS OF THE COMMISSION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
.
>> THANK YOU, SOPHIA.
RACHEL, ARE YOU THERE?
>> I AM HERE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT
INTRODUCTION.
MY NAME IS RACHEL AND I USE
SHE/HER PRONOUNS. I GREW UP IN
THE BAY AREA BUT I MOVED TO
WASHINGTON, D.C. FOUR YEARS AGO.
I AM MAKING MY ROUNDS AROUND
SEATTLE. I AM AN ATTORNEY AT A
SEATTLE-BASED LAW FIRM WHERE I
REPRESENT WORKERS AND CONSUMERS
AND MITIGATION AGAINST
CORPORATIONS. I FOCUS MY PREP
IS ON EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND
HAVE NOW EXPANDED TO
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.
MY WORK FOCUSES ON CLASS ACTION
LITIGATION.
MY TRUE PASSION LIES IN CITIES
AND LEGISLATION IN WHICH WOULD
HELP THOSE COMMUNITIES.
I HAVE ADVISED CITIES AND
LOCALITIES TO IMPROVE
HEALTHCARE AND ALSO GIVE
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS THE
TOOLS THEY NEED FOR RETIREMENT.
I AM A FIRST GENERATION
AMERICAN AND THERE ARE NOT A
LOT OF PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN THE
LEGAL PROFESSION.
IT IS VERY REAL TO ME. I AM
PROUD OF THE WORK I HAVE DONE
AT MY LAW FIRM INCLUDING
COFOUNDING OUR OFFENDING GROUP.
IT IS A GOOD START AND THERE IS
A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE.
I AM A MOTIVATED AND EXCITED TO
WORK WITH OTHERS AND TO HAVE A
WIDE REACHING EFFECT AND IMPACT
IN SEATTLE. I AM EXCITED TO BE
PART OF THE WOMEN'S COMMISSION
BECAUSE IT IS GIVING ME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT AND
WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS.
WE HAVE ONLY HAD A FEW MEETINGS
BUT IT IS SUCH AN ENERGETIC
GROUP.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION AND IF YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS, I AM HAPPY TO
ANSWER THEM.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, RACHEL
AND SOPHIE APPEAR I DON'T HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS.
I THINK IT IS GREAT YOU BOTH
HAVE BEEN WILLING TO BE
INVOLVED ALREADY AND GETTING
ACTIVE IN THE COMMISSION
ITSELF, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS FOR RACHEL OR SOPHIA?
OKAY.
IN THAT CASE, I WILL MOVE THAT
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND THIS
CONFIRMATION, APPOINTMENT 1629
AND 1980. DID I GET THOSE
RIGHT?
YES. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE?
>> JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR MORALES?
>> AYE.
>> IT'LL BE SENT TO THE AUGUST
16 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
OKAY.
HERE WE GO.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
SHORT TITLE OF ITEMS 20 THROUGH
30 INTO THE RECORD?
>> 20 THROUGH 30, APPOINTMENT
2004 THROUGH 2014 TO THE
SEATTLE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION.
NATOSHA A BENNETT AND
REAPPOINTMENTS OF ERIKA CHEN
FOR JULY 22nd, 2022.
JANUARY 22nd, 2023.
THE APPOINTMENTS OF JULIA AS
MEMBERS FOR TERM AT JANUARY
22nd 2022. THE APPOINTMENT OF
TYRONE AS MEMBERS FOR TERM TO
JULY 22nd, 2023 FOR BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> PERFECT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IF I AM SEEING THE TITLES HERE,
IT LOOKS LIKE THE FOLKS BEING
APPOINTED FOR THE FIRST TIME
BUT THE REAPPOINTMENTS ARE NOT.
>> YES.
THAT IS HOW IT USUALLY IS.
NEW APPOINTMENTS ARE HERE LIVE.
I AM GOING TO GO THROUGH FROM
MY LIST DOWN BECAUSE I USED THE
ROSTER THING 18, 19, 20, 21.
I AM AT NATASHA A. BENNET , A
NEW APPOINTMENT.
IF YOU ARE THERE, COME ON AND
SAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOU AND
WHY YOU WANT TO BE A
COMMISSIONER AND THAT KIND OF
STUFF.
THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
>> THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR
HAVING ME.
MY NAME IS NATASHA BENNET AND
I USE SHE/HER PRONOUNS.
I HELPED CONNECT INDIVIDUALS
AND COMMUNITIES FROM UNDER
INVESTOR COMMUNITIES TO
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
OPPORTUNITIES SO THEY CAN
SECURE LIVING WAGE CAREERS.
AS PART OF THAT WORK, I AM A
CONSULTANT AND I WORK WITH
TECHNICAL COLLEGES AND IN THAT
WORK, WE PARTNER WITH COLLEGES,
ADMINISTRATORS, FACULTY, STAFF,
AND STUDENTS TO HELP THEM
REDESIGN PROGRAMS, POLICIES,
AND OPPORTUNITIES TO BETTER
SERVE AND THE MORE RESPONSIVE
TO THE NEEDS OF ADULT AND OTHER
MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITIES.
I WORKED AS AN ACADEMIC.
I MAKE CLINICAL HUMAN RIGHTS
SCHOLAR.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON GLOBAL
HUMAN RIGHTS AND THROUGH MUCH
OF MY WORK, IT ALL BEGAN TO
FOCUS ON IMPACT OF THE CITY
LEVEL AND MUNICIPAL LEVEL
IMPACTS BECAUSE THAT IS THE WAY
THAT INDIVIDUALS IMPLEMENT
POLICIES AND PROTECTIONS.
PREVIOUS TO MY INITIATIVE, I
WAS A PROFESSOR AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND. I
TAUGHT UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.
MY DESIRE TO BE IN THE HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMISSION REALLY STEMS
FROM A SMALL PASSION AND
PARTICULARLY BRINGING ABOUT
AWARENESS, KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE
IMPACT AND POWER THAT HUMAN
RIGHTS CAN HAVE FOR COMMUNITIES
THAT PARTICULARLY DO NOT HAVE
THE MOST TO GAIN.
ONE OF MY CENTRAL KIND OF
THEMES IS THOSE WHO HAVE THE
MOST TO GAIN FROM AN ENTIRE
SYSTEM ARE OFTEN THOSE THAT
HAVE THE MOST DIFFICULTY
ACCESSING THEM.
IN MY WORK WITH THE COMMISSION,
I WOULD HOPE TO BRING THAT
KNOWLEDGE AND BACKGROUND TO THE
CITY OF SEATTLE AND COMMUNITIES
WE CAN IDENTIFY WAYS TO IMPROVE
HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION,
ACCESS, AND FULFILLMENT FOR
MEMBERS OF INDIVIDUALS AND
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE THE MOST
TO GAIN FROM HUMAN RIGHTS
PROTECTIONS.
THANK YOU, CLERK.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WILL MOVE ON TO GUNEETA ANNIE
CHADHA . CAN YOU PLEASE SPEAK
ABOUT YOUR WORK AND IS A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT YOURSELF?
>> I WILL MAKE THIS AS QUICK AS
I CAN, BUT MY NAME IS GUNEETA
ANNIE CHADHA AND MY PRONOUNS
ARE SHE/HER.
I HAVE INCARCERATED PARENTS AND
HAVE EXPERIENCED BEING
HOMELESS, BEING A PIPELINE
CHILD, AND MORE.
I DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO A LOT
OF RESOURCES GROWING UP TO
NAVIGATE THOSE EXPERIENCES SO I
AM HERE TODAY BECAUSE I WANT TO
GET THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THAT HAVE
BEEN IMPACTED BY INCARCERATION
AND VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
AS WELL.
I AM A POLICY ORDINATOR IN KING
COUNTY WHERE I SERVE
ORGANIZATIONS. I AM A POLICY
AND ADVOCACY COORDINATOR, SO I
AM REALLY GIVING BACK TO THOSE
COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES THAT
HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY
INCARCERATION CURRENTLY.
I AM REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE.
I WILL BE GOING BACK FOR MY
MASTERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON IN SEPTEMBER.
YEAH, I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING
PART OF THIS COMMISSION AND
ELEVATING THE VOICES OF THE
FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN ENACTED
BY VARIOUS ISSUES RELATED TO
MASS INCARCERATION, LIKE
MYSELF.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE
TODAY.
I APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE
REAPPOINTMENT OF ERIKA CHEN .
SHE HAS WORKED WITH THE
LEADERSHIP TEAM OF THE
COMMISSION, WHERE THEY PREPARE
THE AGENDA FOR THE MONTHLY
MEETINGS AND TAKE CARE OF ALL
OF THE HIGH LEVELS OF
CONFIDENTIAL THINGS THAT MIGHT
HAPPEN THAT THEY HAVE TO BE
PART OF WITH OUR OFFICE AND
THINGS LIKE THAT.
SHE IS THE CHAIR OF THE APPEALS
COMMITTEE AND THROUGH HER TIME
ON THE COMMISSION, SHE HAS BEEN
THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE AND
HAS BEEN MAKING DECISIONS ON
THE APPEALS.
SO MANY PARTS TO WHAT SHE DOES
AND WE APPRECIATE HER SO MUCH.
SHE FACILITATED THE 2020 RETREAT
, WHERE THE COMMISSION PREPARED
A YEARLY WORKPLAN.
ERIKA CONTINUES TO BE A GREAT
CONTRIBUTOR OF THE WORK OF THE
COMMISSION.
SHE CONTINUES THROUGH TO THE
END OF HER TERM.
THAT IS WHAT I WANT TO SAY
ABOUT HER. SHE IS A GREAT
CONTRIBUTOR AND SHE DOES A LOT
OF WORK ON THE COMMISSION AND
SHE WILL BE, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY
ABLE TO BE REAPPOINTED TODAY.
I ASKED FOR THAT ON HER BEHALF.
I WILL MOVE ON TO THE
REAPPOINTMENT OF BRIAN EGGER .
THERE ARE JUST A FEW THINGS I
WANT TO SAY ABOUT BRIAN.
HE IS BEING APPOINTED TO HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMISSION.
BRIAN SERVES AS A MEMBER OF THE
HOMELESSNESS AND APPEALS
SUBCOMMITTEE AND WORKS TO
SUPPORT THE SEATTLE HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMISSION ANNUAL HUMAN
RIGHTS DAY.
AS THEY MEMBER, HE WORKS TO
HELP FACILITATE THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE
NAVIGATION TEAM. IN ADDITION TO
ORGANIZING MEETINGS WITH
VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS, HE ALSO
ANALYZES CITY AUDIT REPORTS AND
PUBLIC STATEMENTS REGARDING THE
STATE OF THE HOMELESS IN THE
CITY. AS A MEMBER OF THE
APPEALS SUBCOMMITTEE, HE HEARS
APPEALS AFTER THE OFFICE OF
CITY RIGHTS AND OFFICE OF
DISCRIMINATION THAT HAVE BEEN
FILED.
MOST RECENTLY HE SERVED AS
CHAIR FOR OVERSEEING ONE OF
THOSE RELATED APPEALS.
FINALLY HE VOLUNTEERED TO
SUPPORT THE SEATTLE CITY RIGHTS
DAY, OUR ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS
DAY EVENT BY PROVIDING
LOGISTICAL SUPPORT DURING THE
EVENT AND WORKING TO HELP
PROVIDE COMMUNICATIONS THAT
HELP PROMOTE THE EVENT.
I JUST WANT TO HAVE KUDOS AND
THEY HAVE ALL DONE AMAZING
WORK.
LET'S MOVE ON TO THE
REAPPOINTMENT OF TYRONE
GRANDISON . HIS MISSION IS TO
SERVE AND IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY
HE IS LIVING IN WITH WHATEVER
SKILLS HE CAN BRING TO
CONTRIBUTE.
GIVING BACK IS VERY IMPORTANT
TO HIM AND HE LOOKS FORWARD TO
CONTINUING HIS WORK WITH THE
COMMISSION AND THE WAYS HE CAN
HELP AND WORK WITH THE
COMMISSION AND GIVE BACK.
SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT
TYRONE HAS HELPED THE
COMMISSION ON, THE COMMISSION
IS MORE RESPONSIBLE TO
COMMUNITIES THROUGH HEIGHTENED
COMMUNICATION, HELPED WITH THE
HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE,
HELPING POLICYMAKERS UNDERSTAND
PROBLEM FUNDAMENTALS, HELP TEAMS
WITH HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2020, AND
HELPING THE COMMISSION
UNDERSTAND ITS RESPONSIBILITY
TO THE COMMUNITY. I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU SAW THE BLACK EXPERIENCE
IN SEATTLE EVENT FOR HUMAN
RIGHTS DAY LAST YEAR, 2020. IT
WAS AMAZING AND BROUGHT THE
COMMUNITY IN TO TALK ABOUT THEIR
LIVED EXPERIENCE AND THE THINGS
THEY SEE THAT ARE NEEDED IN THE
COMMUNITY.
THE CITY NEEDS TO TAKE AN
ACTIVE LOOK AT. HE HAS BEEN
AMAZING. I JUST WANTED TO ALSO
MOVE HIM FORWARD AS WELL AND
THEN THE REAPPOINTMENT OF AARON
G. ORAVILLO . AARON HAS BEEN
WORKING TOWARD A GOAL HE SET
FOR HIMSELF NOT JUST TO BE AN
ACTIVE PARTICIPANT, BUT TO HELP
OTHERS.
HE HAS BEEN RECRUITING PROJECT
MEMBERS, FACILITATING, GIVING
PROJECTS AND RAISING MONEY FOR
COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS. HE CAME
ACROSS A HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA
AND HE FELT THE HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION WOULD BE THE BEST
PLACE FOR HIM TO FURTHER FOCUS
HIS TIME, ENERGY, AND EFFORTS TO
AFFECT POSITIVE CHANGE TO THE
ISSUES HE CARES MOST ABOUT IN
THE CITY WHERE HE LIVES AND
SPENDS MOST OF HIS TIME AND
CHILDHOOD.
THE MISSION IS TO PROMOTE HUMAN
RIGHTS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF
SEATTLE AND FACILITATE THE
PREVENTION AND ELIMINATION OF
DISCRIMINATION AND DIRECTLY IN
LINE WITH HIS PERSONAL GUIDANCE
. HE LOOKS FORWARD TO THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO
LEARN AND WORK WITH THE HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMISSION.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MOVE AARON
FORWARD AS WELL . AND THE NEXT
PERSON IS JESSICA BHUIYAN . SHE
HAS NEARLY 20 YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE IN THE NONPROFIT
SECTOR SERVING AS EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR.
JESSICA IS DEDICATED TO
PREVENTING AND DISRUPTING THE
CYCLES OF HATE AND VIOLENCE
THROUGH STORYTELLING AND EMPATHY
. SHE BELIEVES IF WE ARE
TOGETHER, WE CAN ENSURE SAFE
AND PEACEFUL COMMUNITIES FOR
ALL.
AS A COMMISSIONER FOR THE
SEATTLE HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION, JESSICA SERVES ON
THE EVENTS COMMITTEE HAVING
MOST RECENTLY COCHAIRED THE 2020
EVENTS. IN ADDITION, JESSICA HAS
CONTRIBUTED TO THE RETREAT
COORDINATION AND CURRICULUM AND
PARTICIPATES ON THE CRIMINAL
LEGAL SYSTEM TASK FORCE OF A
COMMISSIONER.
JESSICA IS MOST PROUD TO SERVE
AS A VOICE TO THE COMMUNITY.
SHE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT
ENSURING SEATTLE AND UPHOLDING
ITS COMMITMENT AS A DESIGNATED
HUMAN RIGHTS CITY.
JESSICA LOVES THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST AND AFTER 20 YEARS OF
DREAMING ABOUT LIVING HERE, SHE
IS INCREDIBLY HAPPY NOW TO CALL
SEATTLE HER HOME.
I AM MOVING TO MOVE HER FORWARD
FOR HER REAPPOINTMENT.
AND THE NEXT PERSON FOR A NEW
APPOINTMENT IS JULIA ISMAEL .
ARE YOU THERE?
>> I AM.
YES, THANK YOU.
>> YOU ARE WELCOME.
>> I SUPPOSE IT IS MY TIME.
IT IS DEFINITELY MY TIME.
IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING
THROUGH GENERATIONS AND I FEEL
LIKE THIS IS NOT JUST MY TIME,
BUT IT IS OUR TIME. I WANT TO
PAUSE LONG ENOUGH TO INTRODUCE
MYSELF AND SAY THIS IS AN
HONOR.
MY NAME IS JULIA ISMAEL AND I
AM THE DAUGHTER OF A WHITE
WOMAN FROM KANSAS AND A BLACK
MAN FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. I HAVE
CALL SEATTLE MY HOME SINCE 1979
. I HAVE ALL THREE OF MY
CHILDREN BORN HERE AND I
CONSIDER THIS PLACE MY HOME.
IN THE VEIN OF MY VERSION OF
LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT, BEING A
BLACK AND MUSLIM WOMAN, THIS
HAS VERY SPECIAL MEANING FOR ME.
IT IS TIME TO REMEMBER TO PAUSE
LONG ENOUGH TO JUST REMEMBER
THAT WE ARE PART OF SOMETHING
THAT IS GREATER THAN OURSELVES
AND THE LAND BEING THE MOST
OBVIOUS AND MOST TANGIBLE AND
VISIBLE MANIFESTATION OF THAT
CHANGE.
FOR ME, IT IS ABOUT RECOGNIZING
MY OWN POWER IN OUR OWN POWER
AND THE ABILITY TO INVOKE OUR
IMAGINATION.
WITH THIS VERY DELICATE AND NEW
EXPERIMENT BETWEEN INSTITUTION
AND COMMUNITY, WE HAVE THESE
COMMISSIONS. I HAVE SAT HERE
FOR OVER AN HOUR JUST IN AWE OF
ALL OF THE AMAZING HUMANS AND
THE HUMANITY THAT HAS COME FORTH
JUST AT THE CALL.
WE HAVE BEEN HERE DOING THIS
WORK FOR GENERATIONS JUST
WAITING FOR THE INVITATION TO
BE HEARD AND SUCH. WHEN I HEARD
THE CALL FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION, I WAS IMMEDIATELY
DRAWN TO IT.
NOT AS I WOULD HAVE BEEN 20
YEARS AGO, BUT BECAUSE OF THIS
TIME WE ARE IN AND THE PEOPLE
THAT ARE IN THOSE SEATS, YOU
ALL ARE READY TO LISTEN.
YOU ARE EXCITED BECAUSE THE
OPPORTUNITIES HAVE BEEN GIVEN
TO ALL OF US.
WHAT I AM MOST EXCITED ABOUT,
SHOULD MY NOMINATION, YOU KNOW,
BE ACCEPTED IS TO INVOKE THE
IMAGINATION AND ANTICIPATE THE
WORK.
WHAT I MEAN BY THIS IS THAT IN
MY FUTURE, IN MY BEST
IMAGINATION WHERE I AM A
LIBERATED BLACK MUSLIM WOMAN, I
CAN WAKE UP MY WHOLE FULL SELF
EVERY DAY, I HAVE TO IMAGINE
THE WORK AND THE
INSTITUTIONALIZING THAT EQUITY
IS GOING TO REQUIRE. THROUGH
THIS WORK, THIS LAST YEAR I
HAVE FOUNDED OVER 130 EQUITY
ADVOCATES OVER THE COUNTRY THAT
HAVE COME TOGETHER TO DESIGN A
VERY UNIQUE ORGANIZATIONAL
ASSESSMENT TOOL. IT IS THE ONLY
ONE OF ITS KIND THAT HAS BEEN
CREATED BY SO MANY VOICES.
OVER THREE DOZEN VOICES HAVE
CREATED THIS DOCUMENT. IT IS
NOT JUST CREATED BY BUT IT IS
EVALUATED BY THE COMMUNITY.
THIS IS MY CONTRIBUTION TO OUR
FUTURE SOCIETY.
I AM WILLING NOW TO DESIGN
PROCESSES THAT ARE BORN IN
EQUITY.
MY EXPERIMENT IS THIS GREAT
REBALANCING OF POWER BY
ACKNOWLEDGING THE AUTHENTICITY
AND THE GENUINENESS AND THE
VALUE OF LIVED EXPERIENCE, OF
STORY, AND NOT ONLY THAT BUT TO
BE ABLE TO QUANTIFY ALL OF THE
QUALITATIVE INFORMATION.
HOW TO TAKE WHAT EQUITY FEELS
LIKE AND BE ABLE TO TRANSLATE IT
AND UNDERSTAND AND COMMUNICATE
THAT VERY EXPLICITLY THE SAME
WAY WE SHARE THE DATA WE ARE
USING NOW TO BUILD THIS REALITY.
I WANT TO INSTITUTIONALIZE
EQUITY.
THAT IS MY MISSION.
TWO WORDS: INSTITUTIONALIZE
EQUITY. WHEN I SAY EQUITY, I
MEAN FOR ALL PEOPLES.
FOR ALL PEOPLES. I HAVE MY OWN
EXPERIENCE.
I AM BLACK.
I AM MUSLIM.
I AM WOMAN. I AM HETEROSEXUAL.
I HAVE THESE IDENTITIES, BUT
THE FOCUS IS ON EQUITY AS THE
CENTER.
I AM NOT ONLY THIS ONE THING.
I AM THIS THING AND THAT THING
AND THE OTHER THING.
IN MY FUTURE, THERE IS ROOM FOR
ALL OF THESE THINGS TO EXIST.
WHAT I AM ANTICIPATING, WHAT
I'M HOPING FOR IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF YEARS OF DOING THIS
WORK THAT EVEN IN THIS LAST HOUR
HAS BEEN SO APPRECIATED, THE
EFFORT IT TAKES TO LAY THE
GROUNDWORK.
THE EFFORT IT TAKES TO LAY THE
GROUNDWORK.
GRANDMOTHER, SHE SAID PLANT A
GARDEN EVEN THOUGH YOU MIGHT
NOT BE THERE TO SEE IT GROW.
THIS IS WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS
TIME I SPEND WITH YOU ALL.
I HAVE AGAIN BEEN INSPIRED BY
NOT JUST THE ACT OF PLANTING,
BUT NOW I AM ACTUALLY BEING
ABLE TO SEE CERTAIN THINGS GROW
AND THAT IS GIVING ME
GOOSEBUMPS RIGHT NOW. I AM
THRILLED BECAUSE WE HAVE SO
MANY ANSWERS. IF YOU TAKE ONE
SIDE, THE INSTITUTION, THE
OTHER SIDE, THE COMMUNITY AND
THAT NEITHER ONE OF US CAN DO
IT BY OURSELVES.
IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME
BEFORE WE HAVE THESE IN BETWEEN
PLACES THAT FOCUSED SOLELY ON
MUSIC, SOLELY ON ART.
THIS IS THE FUTURE AND I AM NOW
PART OF IT.
WITH THIS, I AM DEEPLY HONORED
TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO LISTEN
TO ALL OF THOSE THAT CAME
BEFORE ME.
I AM GOING TO STAY AND LISTEN
UNTIL THE END BECAUSE I AM
ENTHRALLED WITH THE WORK THAT
IS BEING DONE, WITH THE AMOUNT
OF BRAVERY THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN
FOR THESE RISKS AND THESE
GENERATIONS LONG PROBLEMS.
STAND UP AND SAY WE WILL DO
SOMETHING DIFFERENT THIS TIME
AND PUT THE RESOURCES BEHIND
IT.
WOW!
JUST WOW. MARTA , THANK YOU FOR
MAKING ALL OF THE ARRANGEMENTS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING CREATIVE
AND TO BE TECHNICAL, TO TAKE
RISKS AND TO KEEP LEARNING AND
GROWING BECAUSE THIS IS THE
WORK AND I COULDN'T HAVE FOUND
A BETTER PLACE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, JULIA.
NOW I WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEW
APPOINTMENT OF KAYLEIGH MARY
KLEIVA . IF YOU COULD PLEASE
COME ON AND SAY A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT YOURSELF AND THINGS LIKE
THAT.
>> HI, EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS KAYLEIGH KLEIVA AND
I USE SHE/HER PRONOUNS.
I AM FROM KITSAP COUNTY. I
STARTED AT UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON AND I EARNED A
MASTER OF ART AND INTERNATIONAL
HUMAN RIGHTS LAW FROM CENTRAL
EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY IN BUDAPEST
, WHILE I WAS STUDYING THERE.
SHORTLY AFTER I ARRIVED, TRUMP
WAS ELECTED AND THAT BOLDEN A
LOT OF POLITICAL TENSION
BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE
UNIVERSITY I WAS ATTENDING, SO
THAT PRESENTED A REALLY
INTERESTING ENVIRONMENT TO BE
STUDYING HUMAN RIGHTS LAW.
I VOLUNTEERED WITH VARIOUS
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
AND INTERNATIONAL GROUPS
LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY AND I AM
REALLY EXCITED TO WORK WITH THE
SEATTLE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
TO HELP SEATTLE REALIZE FULL
PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF
HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL.
HAVING STUDIED THE LIMITATIONS
OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS
LAW, I AM REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK WITH THE CITY TO PROMOTE
HUMAN RIGHTS AT A LOCAL LEVEL,
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WILL MOVE ONTO THE NEW
APPOINTMENT OF ALLAN NYARIBO.
ARE YOU THERE TO TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT YOUR BACKGROUND,
PLEASE ?
>> YES. I AM HERE.
HELLO, EVERYBODY AND GOOD
AFTERNOON.
I AM ALLAN NYARIBO AND I GO BY
HE/HIM PRONOUNS. I AM AN
IMMIGRANT TO THE UNITED STATES.
I HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE BEING IN
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND
I AM CURRENTLY IN SCHOOL
GETTING MY MASTERS IN SOCIAL
WORK.
WHAT I HOPE TO ACHIEVE IN THE
COMMISSION IS TO MODIFY THE
IDEA THAT YOU CAN BE SUCCESSFUL
IN AMERICA DESPITE WHAT HAS
HAPPENED REGARDING THE PREVIOUS
ADMINISTRATION COMING IN. A LOT
OF IMMIGRANTS FELT REALLY PUT
DOWN BY THAT.
WHILE ALL OF THAT WAS HAPPENING,
I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS
CALLING TO ME.
I HAD THIS BIG STORY IN ME THAT
I HAD TO GET OUT THERE AND MAKE
MY VOICE HEARD.
I JOINED THE NONPROFIT SECTOR
DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH WORK
AND ADVOCACY.
I CURRENTLY ADVOCATE FOR PEOPLE
ON A ONE-ON-ONE BASIS. MY FOCUS
IS MICRO ADVOCACY FOR
INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE STUCK IN A
SYSTEM THAT THEY REALLY DON'T
UNDERSTAND.
I USE MY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
AND MENTAL HEALTH AND LEARNING
THE INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEMS THAT
A LOT OF PEOPLE FACE WHEN JUST
TRYING TO LIVE THEIR ORDINARY
LIVES.
THAT IS THE KIND OF EXPERIENCE
AND WORK I WANT TO BRING TO THE
COMMISSION.
I WANT MORE FOR IMMIGRANTS,
LIKE MYSELF, SO WE CAN GET
BEYOND THIS.
ONE WORD FOR EVERYBODY, WE CAN
GET BEYOND THIS.
NO MATTER WHAT YOUR COLOR IS,
WHETHER YOU ARE WHITE, BLACK,
IT IS DEEPER THAN THAT.
WHEN I TOOK PART IN ONE OF THE
EVENTS IN 2017, THAT KIND OF
SEALED THE DEAL FOR ME.
THEY UNDERSTOOD THE HUMANITY
AND HUMAN RIGHTS AND IT IS
REALLY INTRINSIC TO EVERYBODY.
WE SHOULD BE VIEWED AS EQUAL.
IT JUST STRENGTHEN MY RESOLVE
TO CONTINUE THIS JOURNEY I AM
ON.
IT IS A DEEP CALLING AND I AM
SO EXCITED TO BE PART OF THE
COMMISSION.
I WANT TO GIVE BACK TO THE
COMMISSION AS MUCH AS I CAN
USING ALL RESOURCES I HAVE AT
MY DISPOSAL TO MAKE THIS WORK
POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU.
>> LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE
A NEW APPOINTMENT, CLAIRE
AYLWARD GUILMETTE . IF YOU CAN
COME ON AND TALK ABOUT YOUR WORK
AND SAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
YOURSELF AND WORK ON THE
COMMISSION.
YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING AWAY.
ARE YOU THERE?
>> MARTA, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE
CLAIRE .
>> OH, SHE DIDN'T COME ON.
>> I DON'T SEE HER ON. IF YOU
HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS YOU
MIGHT WANT TO SAY ABOUT HER?
>> OKAY.
I SURE WILL.
AS YOU KNOW, WELL FOR ME I KNOW
SHE IS A PROUD SEATTLEITE AND
SOCIAL JUSTICE ADVOCATE.
CLAIRE IS PROUD TO SERVE ON A
CITY BOARD AND FOR A COMMISSION
AND EAGER TO MEET NEW SEATTLE
RESIDENTS AND CURIOUS TO LEARN
MORE ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE OF
LIVING IN THE CITY AND IDEAS
AND MAKING SEATTLE AN
INCREDIBLE PLACE TO LIVE.
SHE LOOKS FORWARD TO THE
OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER HER
RESEARCH AND ANALYTICAL SKILLS
AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE CITY'S
ISSUES AND ASSISTING THE HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMISSION AND MAKING
RECOMMENDATIONS.
WELL, RECOMMENDATION TO CITY
LEVEL DECISION-MAKERS.
CLAIRE HAS A BACKGROUND AND
HONORS IN SOCIAL STUDIES FROM
MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT AND AN
MPA AS WELL IN GOVERNANCE FROM
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. I
DON'T KNOW WHY SHE WASN'T ABLE
TO BE HERE, BUT SHE HAS BEEN
EXCITED AND WANTING TO GET
APPOINTED. SHE HAS BEEN ON THE
COMMISSION FOR QUITE A WHILE.
BECAUSE OF COVID, WE COULDN'T
GET A LOT OF PEOPLE IN.
>> SURE.
>> I WAS A LITTLE DISCOURAGED
BUT EXCITED TALKING ABOUT THEM,
ALBEIT GETTING APPOINTED THIS
TIME AROUND.
>> THAT'S FINE.
THAT'S FINE.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE
HAD A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION
ABOUT HER.
THAT'S GREAT.
I REALLY WANT TO THANK ALL OF
YOU.
THANK YOU, MARTA , FOR HELPING
TO COORDINATE AND ORGANIZE ALL
OF THIS.
I THINK THE INTERESTING THING
ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS AND
ESPECIALLY AS SEATTLE DECLARING
ITSELF THE HUMAN RIGHTS EDDIE,
THE UNITED STATES IS ACTUALLY
NOT PART OF SEVERAL OF THE
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS.
PARTICULARLY WHAT I ALWAYS
THINK ABOUT IS THE ECONOMIC
RIGHTS.
THERE IS THE COVENANT THAT SAYS
WE ALL HAVE A RIGHT TO EARN A
LIVING.
WE HAVE A RIGHT TO BE ABLE TO
ORGANIZE AND IN THAT PARTICULAR
ONE, THE U.S. HAS NOT SIGNED ON
TO.
I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT AS A HUMAN RIGHTS CITY,
SELF-DECLARED HUMAN RIGHTS CITY,
WE STILL TRY TO HOLD OURSELVES
TO THOSE PRINCIPLES.
I REALLY APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW,
THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE BRINGING
YOUR DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES,
WHETHER IT IS HUMAN RIGHTS LAW,
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, CRIMINAL
LEGAL SYSTEM, ALL OF THAT
ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENTS THAT
ARE ROOTED IN EQUITY.
I THINK ALL OF THOSE
PERSPECTIVES AND EXPERIENCES
ARE GOING TO BE REALLY HELPFUL.
ALL OF YOU HELPING GUIDE US AS
A COUNCIL AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR
SEATTLE TO BE A HUMAN RIGHTS
CITY AND TO USE THAT FRAMING.
YOU KNOW, WE USE THE RACIAL
EQUITY FRAMING OR WE TRY TO USE
THE RACIAL EQUITY FRAMING MUCH
MORE CONSISTENTLY NOW.
WITH OUR POLICYMAKING AND
DECISION-MAKING, I THINK THAT
THE HUMAN RIGHTS FRAMING IS
EQUALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY
ARE SO CONNECTED.
I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU
FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE
ON THIS COMMISSION AND BRING
HER BACKGROUND AND RESPECT IS
TO THE WORK YOU HAVE IN FRONT
OF YOU.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS? I DON'T SEE ANY
HANDS RAISED.
I WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE THAT
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS
2004 THROUGH 2014. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
I WANTED TO STATE THAT
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN HAD TO
LEAVE EARLIER.
>> JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> AND CHAIR MORALES?
>> AYE.
>> THREE IN FAVOR, NOT OPPOSED.
>> WE CAN CONTINUE AND WRAP
THIS UP.
MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT
APPOINTMENTS BE SENT TO THE
AUGUST 16th CITY COUNCIL MEETING
FOR CONFIRMATION.
I DO WANT TO MOVE TO SUSPEND
THE COUNCIL RULE. IF THERE IS
NO OBJECTION, THE COUNCIL RULE
RELATING TO REFINED LEGISLATION
TO A CITY COUNCIL MEETING WHEN
THE COMMITTEE MEETING IS AFTER
THURSDAY AT NOON, WHICH OURS
HAS BEEN, WILL BE SUSPENDED TO
ALLOW REFERRAL OF AGENDA ITEMS
1 THROUGH 30 THIS MONDAY AT THE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING. HEARING
NO OBJECTION, THE RULE IS
SUSPENDED.
AGENDA ITEMS 1 THROUGH 30 WILL
BE REFERRED TO MONDAY CITY
COUNCIL MEETING FOR FINAL
CONSIDERATION.
I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT THIS WAS
OKAY AND THAT RULE IS SUSPENDED.
THAT MEETS ALL OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS TODAY WILL BE
MOVED TO THE MONDAY, AUGUST 16th
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
OKAY.
IT WAS ANOTHER MARATHON
APPOINTMENT MEETING, BUT WE ARE
DONE. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE
ALL OF YOU.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE PRESENT
AT MONDAY'S MEETING. IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO LISTEN IN, YOU'RE
WELCOME TO DO THAT BUT YOU
DON'T HAVE TO BE PRESENT.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE
TODAY. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER
QUESTIONS, THIS CONCLUDES THE
AUGUST 12th, 20 21st