>>> TERRIFIC, THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
THE SEPTEMBER 21st 2020 MEETING
OF THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WILL COME
TO ORDER.
IT IS 2:03 P.M.
I'M TAMMY J. MORALES.
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
FOUR PRESENT.
>> I DON'T SEE COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS YET.
IF HE JOINS US, I WILL TAKE
NOTE TO THAT.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THIS
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, TODAY'S
AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE TODAY
EVERYONE.
TODAY'S AGENDA WILL BE PRETTY
FULL.
WE HAVE PRESENTATIONS FROM THE
OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
THE EQUITABLE TEAM WILL BE HERE
TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE
LATEST ROUND OF FUNDED PROJECTS
AND STATUS UPDATES ON OTHER
WORK THEY ARE DOING.
WE HAVE A FEW REAPPOINTMENTS TO
THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION.
AND WE WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION
FROM THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND
CULTURE ON THEIR RACE AND
SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE WORK.
WE WILL BE VOTING ON THE
CREATION OF THE 15th AVENUE
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA THAT
WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IN
COMMITTEE TWO WEEKS AGO AND
DISCUSSING COUNCIL BILL 120180
WHICH PROVIDES PROTECTION
AGAINST DISCRIMINATION BASED ON
CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION
STATUS.
SO, WE HAVE A FULL AGENDA.
LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM
FOLKS.
AND THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN UP
THE REMOTE GENERAL PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD.
ON ITEMS RELATED TO THIS
MEETING.
I WOULD ASK THAT EVERYONE BE
PATIENT AS WE OPERATE THIS
ONLINE SYSTEM.
WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAY
TO FINE TUNE THE PROCESS AND
ASK FOR PARTICIPATION FROM THE
PUBLIC.
IT REMAINS OUR STRONG INTENT TO
HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT REGULARLY
INCLUDED.
HOWEVER, IF THE COUNCIL, WE DO
RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MODIFY
THESE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS AT
ANY POINT, IF WE DEEM THAT THE
SYSTEM IS BEING ABUSED OR IF IT
IS UNSUITABLE FOR ALLOWING OUR
MEETINGS TO BE CONDUCTED
EFFICIENTLY.
SO, I WILL MODERATE THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IN THE FOLLOWING
MANNER.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS OPEN
FOR 20 MINUTES.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN TWO
MINUTES TO SPEAK.
I WILL CALL ON TWO SPEAKERS AT
A TIME AND THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY REGISTERED.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED,
WITH WE GOOD?
DID RECORDING STOP?
>> WE ARE RECORDING.
THERE WAS NO INTERRUPTION.
>> SORRY.
THOUGHT I HEARD THAT.
I WILL CALL TWO SPEAKERS AT A
TIME.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED
BUT WOULD LIKE TO, YOU CAN SIGN
UP BEFORE THE END OF THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD BY GOING TO THE
COUNCIL'S WEBSITE AT
SEATTLE.GOV/COUNCIL AND THE
COMMENT LINK IS LISTED ON
TODAY'S AGENDA.
ONCE I CALL THE SPEAKER'S NAME,
STAFF WILL UNMUTE AND AN
AUTOMATIC PROMPT OF YOU HAVE
BEEN UNMUTED WILL BE YOUR CUE
THAT IT IS YOUR TURN TO SPEAK.
YOU DO HAVE TO PRESS STAR 6
BEFORE SPEAKING.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND THE
ITEM YOU ARE ADDRESSING.
YOU WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN YOU
HAVE TEN SECONDS LEFT, WRAP UP
YOUR COMMENTS SO WE HAVE TIME
FOR THE NEXT SPEAKER.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR
COMMENT, WE ASK YOU DISCONNECT
FROM THIS LINE.
AND IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW THE
MEETING YOU CAN DO SO AT
SEATTLE CHANNEL OR THE OTHER
LISTENING OPTIONS.
SO.
PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW OPEN.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE FOUR
SPEAKERS SIGNED UP, BUT ONLY
TWO ARE PRESENT.
SO ALAN JONES AND MICHAEL
MOLINI.
I SHOW YOU LISTED AS NOT
PRESENT.
IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK, YOU
SHOULD CALL IN.
WE HAVE ROSS CLING FOLLOWED BY
SYDNEY DAY.
ROSS, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND
REMEMBER TO PUSH STAR 6.
ROSS, YOU MAY HAVE YOUR OWN
DEVICE MUTED.
IF YOU PUSH STAR 6 AND MAKE
SURE YOUR MICROPHONE IS ON, WE
CAN HEAR YOU.
OKAY.
WHY DON'T WE MOVE TO SYDNEY
ROSS.
WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU.
SYDNEY DAY, IF YOU WANT TO
PRESS STAR 6, YOU CAN PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> HELLO.
CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> OKAY.
HELLO.
MY NAME IS SYDNEY DAY.
I'M CALLING TO SPEAK ON AGENDA
ITEM CB160162, ESTABLISHING A
NEW 15th AVENUE BIA.
I WANT TODAY SAY IT HAS BEEN
GREAT TO HAVE A SINGLE POINT OF
CONTACT FOR WASTE, GARBAGE, AND
GRAFFITI THAT BUILDS UP AROUND
OUR BUILDING AS OF LATE.
AND THE BROADWAY BIA IS QUICK
TO RESPOND AND HAS HELPED ME AS
A PROPERTY MANAGER KEEP OUR
BUILDING CLEANER AND SAFER FOR
OUR COMMERCIAL TENANTS AND
CUSTOMERS.
THEY SAVED US MONEY AND TIME.
AS A BUILDING MANAGER, I THINK
THEY PROVIDE A VITAL SERVICE TO
OUR COMMUNITY AND HAVE BEEN
ESPECIALLY HELP.
AS THINGS HAVE BECOME TOUGHER.
THAT IS MY PUBLIC COMMENT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS HAS JOINED
BY PHONE.
SO WE WILL GO BACK TO ROSS
CLING.
ROSS, IF YOU ARE HERE, YOU NEED
TO PRESS STAR 6 SO WE CAN HEAR
YOU.
>> I AM HERE.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> GREAT.
I'M ROSS CLING, OWNER OF
NATURAL REMEDIES ON 15th
AVENUE.
I'M SPEAKING ALSO ON THE
120162.
A SMALL GROUP OF US ABOUT EIGHT
YEARS AGO STARTED THE 57
EMERGENCE ASSOCIATION.
WE WERE SUCCESSFUL.
WE DID SOME SIDEWALK FESTIVALS.
PULLED SOME MONEY TOGETHER FOR
GROUP MARKETING AND DID TRASH
PICKUP A COUPLE OF TIMES.
BUT WE ALSO RECOGNIZED THAT WE
NEEDED A MORE SOPHISTICATED
ORGANIZATION SO WE CAN ORGANIZE
OUR EFFORTS.
AND, WE LOOKED AT THE BIA
MODELS AROUND TOWN.
AND, THAT WOULD FIT VERY WELL.
WE LIKED IT BECAUSE IT KEEPS
THE FUNDS IN OUR MICRO
COMMUNITY.
WE LIKED IT BECAUSE IT WOULD
ATTRACT A MORE DIVERSE GROUP OF
PARTICIPANTS WHO THEMSELVES
NORMALLY WOULDN'T COME TO A
MERCHANT MEETING.
SO WE PRESENTED THIS TO OUR
MERCHANT GROUP MEETINGS
INFORMALLY AND THERE WAS
UNANIMOUS SUPPORT TO GO FORWARD
WITH IT.
AND, THIS LAST MEETING WE HAD
WAS ABOUT 14 MONTHS AGO.
AND IT TOOK ABOUT 14 MONTHS
FROM THERE TO TODAY TO GET
WHERE WE ARE NOW.
ASKING FOR THIS VOTE.
NOBODY WANTS TO SPEND EXTRA
MONEY.
BUT WE ALL RECOGNIZE WE WANT TO
BE PROACTIVE AS A COMMUNITY.
AND BY PROACTIVE, IT IS
CREATING AGAIN A MORE
SOPHISTICATED ORGANIZATION TO
ADDRESS WHAT WILL BETTER US.
I AM IN SUPPORT OF THIS.
AND I ASK FOR COUNCIL'S
APPROVAL.
THAT'S IT.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU ALL
AS A CITIZEN AND AS A BUSINESS
OWNER.
I TAKE THIS PRIVILEGE WITH
HONOR AND RESPECT.
SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ROSS,
FOR CALLING IN.
COLLEAGUES, I STILL SEE MICHAEL
MOLINI AND ALAN JONES AS NOT
PRESENT.
AND, WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER
FOLKS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
SO, I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
CLOSE OUT PUBLIC COMMENT.
AND ASK YOU TO READ ITEM 1 INTO
THE RECORD.
>> ITEM 1. OFFICE OF PLANNING
AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT,
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE UPDATE FOR BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I AM VERY EXCITED TO BE JOINED
TODAY BY THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE TEAM.
UBAX GARDHEERE, MICHAEL
BLUMSON.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
I AM REALLY EXCITED TO HEAR
ABOUT THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE
BEEN DOING, PARTICULARLY ABOUT
THE PROJECTS THAT YOU HAVE
FUNDED THROUGH THIS LATEST
GRANT ROUND.
AND ALSO, JUST TO HEAR MORE
ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE PLANNED FOR
THIS STRATEGIC INVESTMENT FUND.
ALL, OF COURSE, WITH THE GOAL
OF DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO
PREVENT THE DISPLACEMENT OF OUR
NEIGHBORS AND SMALL BUSINESSES.
AND, TO SUPPORT A MUCH MORE
EQUITABLE INVESTMENT IN THE
KINDS OF ANTIDISPLACEMENT
STRATEGIES WE KNOW ARE SO
IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
KEEP COMMUNITIES ROOTED IN THE
CITY.
SO I WILL HAND IT OFF TO YOU
AND WHAT YOU HAVE TO SHOW US
TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
I DON'T SEE RICO.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN JOIN.
AGAIN, MY NAME IS UBAX
GARDHEERE.
AND WE WILL TALK TO YOU ABOUT
THE BACKGROUND.
ALL OF THAT WHICH IS IMPORTANT.
AND, UPDATE ON THE INVESTMENT
FUND WHICH MOST OF YOU HAVE
ALREADY SEEN IT.
BUT IT WILL JUST BE A QUICK
UPDATE ON WHERE THAT IS.
MOVING FORWARD, WHAT PAYROLL
TAX LOOKS LIKE, AND THE 2022
FUND.
NEXT, MICHAEL.
THE EDI IS AN INSIDE OUTSIDE
PROGRAM THAT WAS BORN OUT OF
INSIDE OUTSIDE STRATEGY.
AND, THE ADVISORY BOARD ALWAYS
HOLDS US ACCOUNTABLE TO MAKE
SURE WE TALK ABOUT IT.
ON ANY PRESENTATIONS THAT WE
DO.
SO, ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO,
COMMUNITIES ORGANIZING FOR
EQUITY, SOCIAL EQUITY TASK
FORCE, A COALITION THAT WAS
FORMED TO CREATE, INFORM
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
AND, OPCD.
AND OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS.
PARTNERED TO COME UP WITH THE
PROGRAM THAT IS NOW CALLED THE
EQUID ABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE THAT I SAID IS ABOUT
FIVE YEARS OLD.
AND THEN, AT THE TIME, THE
CENTER FOR SOCIAL INCLUSION
ALSO OFFERED OR PROVIDED SOME
CONSULTING CAPACITY BUILDING
FOR THE TASK FORCE.
NEXT -- AS YOU KNOW, THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
STARTED WITH AN EQUITY ANALYSIS
THAT WAS DONE IN 2016 AS A
COMPANION TO THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN.
A PLAN WHERE THERE WAS RACE AND
SOCIAL EQUITY GOALS AND
POLICIES IN ALL OF THE
DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
AND ONCE WE GOT EQUITY ANALYSIS
DATA WE WERE DIRECTED TO COME
UP WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN.
AND OUR FINANCIAL STRATEGY.
NEXT?
AS I SAID, THE ORIGIN STORY IS
POINT AND SO IS THE HISTORY.
THIS IS THE RED LINING MAP FOR
IN SEATTLE WHERE IT SHOWS
INVESTMENT DECISIONS MADE BY
THE PREVIOUS GENERATIONS.
CONTRIBUTED TO AND CONTINUES TO
CONTRIBUTE TO THE INEQUITIES
COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCED TODAY.
ESPECIALLY COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR.
YOU LOOK AT THE AREAS
DECLINING, THESE SAME AREAS NOW
THAT EDI IS FOCUSING ON.
NEXT.
THESE OTHER MAPS PRODUCED FOR
2016 EQUITY ANALYSIS SHOWING
THE DISPLACEMENT AND ACCESS TO
OPPORTUNITY.
AND IS THE FRAMEWORK THAT WE
USE TO MAKE DECISIONS.
MAKE FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS
AND THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE
FOCUS ON.
AND THE MAP ON THE LEFT IS THE
HIGHEST DISPLACEMENT
NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE RED AREAS ON THE MAP IS
WHERE WE NORMALLY FOCUS ON.
AND THEN, THE ONE ON THE RIGHT,
SHOWS LOW ACCESS TO
OPPORTUNITY.
THAT IS THE BROWN AREAS.
WE ALSO OBVIOUSLY FOCUS ON
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS AROUND
PROXIMITY, INVESTMENT.
TRANSPORTATION.
ALSO, WE MAKE SURE WE DO NOT
JUST FOCUS ON.
YOU ARE LOOKING AT THIS MAP AND
YOU DON'T SEE ANY NEIGHBORHOODS
SPECIFICALLY FOR INDIGENOUS
COMMUNITIES.
SO, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE DEFINING THOSE.
SO THIS IS THE EQUITABLE
FRAMEWORK WITH THE GOAL OF
ACHIEVING RACIAL EQUITY THAT WE
NEED STRONG COMMUNITIES AND
STRONG PEOPLE.
THAT MEANS COMMUNITY STABILITY
AND RESILIENCE IN DISPLACEMENT
PRESSURES.
ALSO MAKING SURE THAT
COMMUNITIES HAVE ACCESS TO
GREAT NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT
THE CITY.
THIS WILL REQUIRE MORE PUBLIC
INVESTMENT ABOVE THE CURRENT
LEVELS.
AND HAVE OUTCOMES.
THE DRIVERS HAVE OUTCOMES
ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
IT IS THE FRAMEWORK THAT HELPS
US ADVANCE THE WORK WE ARE
DOING.
THE FIRST AROUND ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY FOR MARGINALIZED
POPULATIONS.
AND NOT FOCUSING ONLY ON
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
BUT ALSO, PROVIDING ACCESS TO
QUALITY EDUCATION, TRAINING,
LIVING WAGE JOBS.
THE NEXT ONE IS AROUND
DISPLACEMENT MAKING SURE WE ARE
ENACTING PROGRAMS FOR
BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS, THE ABILITY TO
STAY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
NOT JUST FOCUSING ON AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
BUT ALSO, DISPLACEMENT AND HOW
IT IMPACTS THE COMMUNITIES WE
ARE FOCUSING ON.
AND BUILDING ON THE CULTURE
ASSETS OF THE COMMUNITIES.
THESE ARE DESIGNED TO BE
DEPLOYED TOGETHER.
IT IS NOT LIKE JUST FOCUSING ON
ECOOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
OR PRIORITIZING INVESTMENTS IN
AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION IN
ONE AREA.
JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE
DEPLOYING THESE EQUITY DRIVERS
TOGETHER.
A LOT OF WHAT WE FUND HAVE AT
LEAST THREE EQUITY DRIVERS IN
THE PROJECTS WE PROPOSE.
NEXT, AS MY COLLEAGUE MICHAEL
ALWAYS EXPLAINS TO FOLKS THAT
CALL US NATIONALLY AND WANT TO
KNOW MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM,
AND THEY FOCUS A LOT, HE ONCE
DESCRIBED IT AS EDI BEING AN
ANTI-RACIST PROGRAM THAT
HAPPENS TO DO REAL ESTATE
PROJECTS.
AND IT IS A VALUES BASED
PROGRAM WHERE WE FOCUS ON
COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY
DISPLACEMENT AND EFFORT, THAT
FOCUS DECISION MAKING PROCESSES
INTO THE STRUCTURES OF
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WITH
CLEAR ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE
COMMUNITIES IMPACTED.
WE FOCUS ON COMMUNITY
STRATEGIES AND BELIEVE IN
COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION,
INFLUENCE, AND LEADERSHIP.
AND KNOW THE COMMUNITIES ARE
SUCCESSFUL AS WE SAW IN THE
LAST 18 MONTHS.
THAT IS TAPPING INTO THEIR OWN
COLLECTIVE CULTURE CORNER STONE
IS KEY TO OWNERSHIP OF THE
PROJECT.
THE COMPLEXITY OF COMMUNITY
NEEDS.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT.
EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE.
ALL THOSE DIFFERENT BROAD BASED
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASPECTS.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, ACKNOWLEDGING
HISTORIC INJUSTICES.
AND VALUING EFFORTS ABOUT
ADDRESSING SYSTEMIC RACISM AND
THE CONSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS
THAT EXIST FOR THE COMMUNITIES,
PREDOMINANTLY COMMUNITIES OF
COLORS.
WE ALSO VALUE ACCOUNTABILITY
AND SUPPORT EFFORTS THAT ARE
MOST LIKELY TO BRING
IMPROVEMENT TO THE LIVES OF
THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY
DISPLACEMENT AND SUPPORT
EFFORTS THAT LEVERAGE COMMUNITY
RESOURCES AND SUPPORT ASSETS
AVAILABLE TO LOWER INCOME
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE NOT
TYPICALLY RECOGNIZED OR VALUED
IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PROCESSES.
WE ALSO VALUE FLEXIBILITY AND
INTERDEPENDENCE.
KNOWING COMMUNITIES STRIVE TO
CREATE PROCESSES THAT REDUCE.
WHILE PROVIDING A FAIR
STRUCTURE FOR ALL COMMUNITIES.
FINALLY, A SYSTEMIC CHANGE
APPROACH, WHICH THE EDI FUNDED.
FUND INVESTMENTS AND PROGRAMS
INTENDED TO ADVANCE PROJECTS
AND COMMUNITIES IN THE
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IN A WAY
THAT PRIORITIZES LONG TIME
BENEFITS AND CAPACITY FOR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
NEXT, ANOTHER WAY OF LOOKING AT
THE MAP, WE FOCUS ON TARGETED
STRATEGIES.
PRIORITIZE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT
EXHIBIT HIGH LEVEL DISPLACEMENT
PRESSURES.
HAVE SUFFERED IN DISINVESTMENTS.
THAT HAVE COMMUNITY STRATEGIES.
CREATED THROUGH INCLUSIVE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS.
AS YOU MIGHT KNOW, THE FIRST
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT CAME FROM
THIS COMMUNITY STRATEGY.
AND THEN, AS I SAID EARLIER,
FOCUSING ON AREAS THAT HAVE
MAJOR TRANSPORTATION OR PUBLIC
INVESTMENTS.
THAT LEAD TO DISPLACEMENT.
YES?
>> UBAX?
>> YES?
>> MAN, THERE IS A BAD ECHO.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU.
I THINK THE LAST TWO SLIDES ARE
SO IMPORTANT THAT YOU TOOK TIME
TO WALK THROUGH THE VALUES THAT
THIS PROGRAM ARE ROOTED IN.
THIS IS REALLY A DIFFERENT WAY
FOR THE CITY TO OPERATE.
AND I KNOW WE HAVE BEEN DOING
THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW.
BUT IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT YOU ARE TRYING
TO DO IS SO DIFFERENT THAN THE
WAY WE HAVE OPERATED IN THE
PAST.
MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT HOW OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS CHANGE AND GROW.
WHAT IS CRUCIAL ABOUT THIS AND
WHY YOU ARE GETTING CALLS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THIS IS
ABOUT ACKNOWLEDGING THE HARM
THAT THE CITY HAS DONE IN THE
PAST.
AND REALLY WORKING IN AN
AUTHENTIC AND SYSTEMIC WAY TO
START TO REPAIR THAT HARM.
SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND
YOUR TEAM FOR TAKING THE TIME
TO WALK THROUGH THAT.
>> YEAH.
THANK YOU.
I JUST WANT TO THANK THE
ADVISORY BOARD FOR ALWAYS
HOLDING US ACCOUNTABLE, MAKING
SURE WE ARE TELLING THE STORY.
AND NOT TAKING CREDIT FOR THE
WORK THAT THEY WORKED SO HARD
TO ACCOMPLISH.
WE ARE JUST THE VEHICLES FOR
THAT.
AND SPEAKING OF ADVISORY BOARD
RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE 11 OF THE
13.
REPRESENTED RIGHT NOW.
AND, WE HAVE TWO APPOINTED BY
BOARD.
THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE FILLING
THIS APPLICATION OUT SOON.
BUT I'M NOT SURE HOW LONG IT
WILL TAKE FOR FOLK TO APPLY OR
HOW LONG IT LOOKS LIKE.
MAYBE EARLY NEXT YEAR WE WILL
COME BACK TO IT.
WE LOOKED AT THE GAPS.
AS FAR AS DEMOGRAPHICS IS
CONCERNED.
RIGHT NOW, WHAT FOLKS ARE
REALLY LOOKING AT, IS FOLKS
WITH REAL ESTATE.
WE JUST HAVE ONE NATIVE
AMERICAN PRESENTATION.
SO JUST MAKING SURE WE HAVE
MORE THAN ONE.
AND WHAT WILL IT LOOK LIKE TO
HAVE SOMEONE WHO HAS ALREADY
SUFFERED FROM DISPLACEMENT AND
DOESN'T LIVE IN THE CITY.
BUT STILL WORKS IN THE CITY.
AND THERE ARE CULTURAL ANCHORS
AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO, THE ADVISORY BOARD DID AN
ANALYSIS.
TRYING TO BASE THIS.
NEXT, WE TALK ABOUT THE ROLE OF
COMMUNITY LEADING THE WORK.
COMING FROM THAT HISTORY.
AND, THE CITY BEING CHARGED TO
EQUITY BY WHAT YOU JUST SAID
NAMING AND ADDRESSING THE
HISTORIC IMPACTS OF
INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE RACISM
IN OUR POLICIES AND MAKING SURE
THAT WE ARE NOT JUST TALKING
ABOUT IT.
BUT MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE
MAKING THOSE INVESTMENTS AND
PROGRAMS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE COMMUNITY.
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, OFFICE
OF CIVIL RIGHTS, WORKED TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE EBI IS NOT JUST
ANOTHER CITY PROGRAM.
BUT, IT IS A PROGRAM THAT IS
CODESIGNED WITH THE IMPACT OF
COMMUNITIES.
NEXT.
I'M GOING TO HAVE MICHAEL TAKE
IT FROM HERE.
MICHAEL BLUMSON, YOU'RE IT.
>> THANKS, UBAX.
HI EVERYONE.
SO, THIS IS MORE OF A DEEP DIVE
INTO OUR PROCESS THAT WE JUST
COMPLETED.
FEEL FREE TO STOP ME IF YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
I WILL TRY TO ZIP THROUGH THIS
QUICKLY.
IT HAS THE CORE CRITERIA UBAX
WALKED THROUGH.
THE HIGH RISK OF DISPLACEMENT.
THE CONNECTION TO THE EQUITY
DRIVERS.
THE CONNECTION TO THE PROGRAM
VALUES.
AND, WHAT IT MEANS TO BE
ENGAGING WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS
WHO ARE MOST IMPACTED IN A
MEANINGFUL WAY.
THAT UPHOLDS THE VALUES OF THE
RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
INITIATIVE.
THOSE ARE BAKED INTO THE
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ASK
THE REVIEW COMMITTEE TO DO IS
LOOK AT ALL OF THE CORE CRITERIA
USED IN THE MOST STRATEGIC WAY.
ARE WE ENGAGING WITH PARTNERS
WHO MAY NEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
ACCESS CAPITAL FUNDING BEFORE,
AND THIS REQUIRES A STRETCH TO
SAY THIS IS ONE OF THOSE AREAS
WHERE INSTITUTIONAL AND
SYSTEMIC RACISM PLAY IN THE
ABILITY OF SMALLER
ORGANIZATIONS TO GET FUNDED.
SO WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE?
DISPLACEMENT MAPS DON'T
ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THE
EXPERIENCE OF THE NATIVE
AMERICAN AND THE URBAN NATIVE
COMMUNITY HERE.
HOW DOES THAT PLAY?
INTERSECTIONALTY WITH THE LGBTQ
COMMUNITY.
IT IS NOT EASILY REFLECTED BUT
WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT
THAT.
SIMILARLY, EDI IS ONE OF THE
ONLY NONRESIDENTIAL CAPITAL
FUNDING SOURCES.
HOW ARE THE RESOURCES WE HAVE
BEING STRATEGICALLY USED,
ESPECIALLY FOR TYPES OF
PROJECTS THAT MAY HAVE NO OTHER
OPTIONS PER FUNDING SOURCES
THROUGH REGULAR CHANNELS.
AND THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY
MEAN THAT EDI WON'T OPPORTUNITY
THOSE THINGS.
LOOKING AT THE RECOMMENDATION,
MAKING SURE WE ARE NOT GROUPING
IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER AND
TRYING TO BRING AS BIG A CROSS
SECTION AS POSSIBLE ON THE
TYPES OF PROJECTS BEING USED.
AND CERTAINLY, THERE ARE
QUESTIONS ABOUT AS YOU KNOW,
UBAX TALKS ABOUT BALANCING
SHOVEL READY AND HUNGRINESS.
IF WE ONLY DO THAT, PROJECTS
THAT ARE IN THE VISIONING STAGE
WOULD NEVER HAVE A CHANCE TO
MOVE FORWARD.
SO WHERE IS THE BALANCE IN
THAT?
FOLKS REALLY HAVE TO STRUGGLE
THROUGH WHAT ARE VERY LARGE
POOL OF GREAT APPLICATIONS TO
REFLECT SOME OF THAT BALANCE.
SO HERE IS KIND OF A MAP OF
WHAT HAS HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY.
YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE
DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROJECTS
ALL OVER.
THIS YEAR, WE PUT OUT A SIZABLE
CHUNK OF MONEY.
ABOUT 9.8 MILLION WAS THE
REMAINDER OF RESOURCES THAT YOU
HAD PREVIOUSLY ALLOCATED LAST
YEAR FROM THE MERCER MEGABLOCK.
5.2 OF THAT HAD BEEN SPENT IN
2020.
AND, WE RELEASED THE REST AND
ALLOCATED IT THIS YEAR, 6.8
WENT OUT IN THE SPRING.
AND THEN, 3 MILLION WAS ADDED
TO THE CYCLE THIS YEAR.
WHICH IS WHY WE ARE ULTIMATELY
ABLE TO MAKE 9.8 MILLION IN
AWARDS INSTEAD OF THE BASELINE
FUNDING.
WHY WOULD WE MAKE EVERYONE GO
THROUGH ANOTHER AND HAVE
EVERYBODY WRITE APPLICATIONS.
IS THERE A WAY WE CAN
CONSOLIDATE SOME OF THESE
PROCESSES?
YOU CAN SEE THERE HAS BEEN A
LOT OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS IN
DIFFERENT AREAS.
BY AND LARGE, WELL FOCUSED ON
DISPLACEMENT SCATTERED
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
HERE'S THE AWARDS DISTRIBUTION
THIS YEAR.
YOU CAN SEE A DECENT SIMILAR
SPREAD OF PROJECTS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THEY ARE
LOOKING AT IS GEOGRAPHIC
DISTRIBUTION.
ARE WE MAKING SURE A LOT OF
DISPLACEMENT AREAS ARE GETTING
SOME LEVEL OF INVESTMENT AND IF
YOU THINK ABOUT AREAS LIKE
NORTH SEATTLE WHERE THERE ISN'T
MAYBE THE SAME LEVEL OF
ESTABLISHED NONPROFITS WHO HAVE
BEEN DOING THIS WORK IN THE
PAST.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP AN EYE
ON THESE PLACES.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF
APPLICATIONS TEND TO COME FROM
THE COMMUNITIES IN RAINIER
VALLEY IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT.
THEY GET A LOT OF DISTRIBUTION,
BUT THERE WAS INTENTIONALITY
AROUND MAKING SURE THAT FUNDS
WERE THOUGHTFULLY DISTRIBUTED.
AND, ONE OF THE OTHER FEATURES
OF EDI AND THIS SOMEWHAT
CONNECTS TO SHOVEL READY AND
SHOVEL HUNGRY.
IT IS FUNDAMENTAL TO HOW WE
THINK ABOUT SOME OF THE ANTI-
RACIST WORK.
IS THAT ORGANIZATIONS NEED TO
BE SUPPORTED AS ORGANIZATIONS.
CAN WE AS A PROGRAM SUPPORT
ORGANIZATIONS, BOTH AS THEY
DEVELOP AND MANAGE THOSE
PROJECTS AND HAVE THE CAPITAL
RESOURCES TO COMPLETE AND BUILD
THE PROJECTS.
SO THIS LISTS OUR PROJECTS THAT
ARE ONLY CAPACITY BUILDING, THE
ONES THAT DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING
IN THE REQUESTED LINE.
AND THEN, SOME THAT REQUESTED
BOTH CAPACITY BUILDING AND
CAPITAL.
BUT, WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO AT
THIS TIME AWARD CAPITAL.
AWARD THE CAPACITY FOR AND
HOPEFULLY, WE WILL A ABLE TO
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THEM IN THE
FUTURE WITH OTHER FUNDING.
THERE'S A COUPLE HERE THAT ARE
NOT LISTED AS PUBLICLY
ANNOUNCED.
AND THEY WERE NOT IN THE PRESS
RELEASES EITHER.
THESE ARE TWO PROJECTS THAT ARE
ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR SITES AND
NEGOTIATION.
SO WE ARE TRYING NOT TO DISRUPT
THEIR NEGOTIATIONS BY SAYING WE
JUST AWARDED ALL THIS FUNDING.
THIS IS WHAT YOU SHOULD BE
CHARGING TO HELP THEM GET THE
BEST PRICE AND MAKE SURE THAT
PUBLIC DOLLARS ARE USED AS
EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE.
SO AS SOON AS THOSE ARE
COMPLETED, WE WILL BE ABLE TO
TELL EVERYBODY WHAT THEY ARE
DOING.
PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
OKAY.
BEFORE WE GO ON, DOES ANYBODY
HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT?
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MICHAEL OR
UBAX FOR THIS PORTION OF THE
PRESENTATION?
I SEE NO HANDS.
SO PLEASE CONTINUE.
>> YES.
THIS YEAR, THE EDI TEAM ALSO
PLAYED UNDER LEADERSHIP IN
LEADING THE INVESTMENT FUND.
A $30 MILLION ONE TIME FUND.
COMMUNITIES IN RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT.
SOME OF THEM WERE INVOLVED.
CAME TOGETHER IN THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT EXPERTS WHO
INITIALLY MET IN 2019 TO REFINE
THE FOCUS OF THESE FUNDS.
AND WHICH KIND OF PROJECTS
SHOULD BE FUNDED.
AND THE CRITERIA THEY CAME UP
WITH, LONG TERM IMPACT,
STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS.
ALSO THE KEY.
ALSO, COMBINING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND OTHER COMMUNITY
BENEFITS SUCH AS COMMERCIAL
SPACE, AFFORDABLE COMMERCIAL
SPACE.
CULTURAL SPACE.
THAT THIS PROGRAM ALSO HAD
REALLY FOCUSED CRITERIA.
AND, ALSO, THIS INVESTMENT FUND
FOCUSED ON FILLING THE GAPS
WITH EXISTING FUNDING.
NEXT.
THE PROJECTS THAT WE GOT, THE
TEAM PROJECTS WHICH ARE NOT
PUBLIC BECAUSE OF AGAIN, IT IS
A REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION,
PRESENTED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION
ABOUT THE PROJECT.
THOSE PROJECTS ARE LOCATED ALL
OVER THE CITY.
PROXIMITY. THE THE GROUP THAT
WORKED WITH COMING UP ON THIS.
AND AGAIN, PRESENTED THE BLACK
AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE,
COMMUNITY LEADERS.
ECONOMIC EXPERTS.
AND, HAVE COME UP WITH A LOT OF
BENEFITS FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, SENIORS, CHILD CARE,
COMMUNITY SPACE.
SMALL BUSINESS, PRESENTATION.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION TO NAME A
FEW.
AND FIVE YEARS AGO, ALMOST FIVE
YEARS AGO WHEN I TOOK THIS JOB,
AND YOU ASKED ME, IN FIVE YEARS
WHERE DO YOU SEE EDI OR THE EDI
FUND, I NEVER WOULD HAVE
GUESSED BY THIS TIME WE WOULD
MOVE CLOSE TO $80 MILLION TO
COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS
THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN NOT
PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND, JUST LIKE, I WANT TO GIVE
KUDOS TO THE AMAZING EDI TEAM
THAT HAS WORKED WITH THE
COMMUNITIES AND PROJECTS THE
LAST FIVE YEARS.
CONTINUE TO OFFER THEM
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
AND, GETS ME OUT OF BED EVERY
MORNING, INCLUDING THE THREE
KIDS I'M IN CHARGE OF IS JUST
KNOWING THAT WORKING WITH
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE
OPPORTUNITIES TO REALLY ANCHOR
THEMSELVES IN PLACE.
AND, PROJECTS THAT LEAD TO
RACIAL EQUITY OUTCOMES.
NEXT, I WANT TO QUICKLY TALK
ABOUT STARTS NEXT YEAR, THE EDI
FUNDING IS ALSO GOING TO
INCREASE WITH ABOUT 9% OF THE
FUNDING COMING TO THE EQUID
ABLE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
SO CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THOSE
PROJECTS THAT WE CURRENTLY
SUPPORT.
IT IS AN EXCITING THING WE ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO.
NEXT IS THE WORK PLAN, THE
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT FUND.
WORKING WITH THE ADVISORY BOARD
EVALUATION.
SO, CONTINUING THAT WORK WITH
THE ADVISORY BOARD.
THE COMPREHENSIVE FUNDING
STRATEGY.
THE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT.
THE PAYROLL TAX.
WORKING WITH THE OTHER CITY
DEPARTMENTS THAT INVEST IN
THESE COMMUNITIES MAKING SURE
WE ARE THREADING THE NEEDLE AND
WORKING WITH OTHER FUNDERS.
THE ONES THAT GET FUNDED HAVE
OPPORTUNITIES TO GET FUNDED.
A LOT OF STATEWIDE, LOCAL
GROUPS THAT ARE LOOKING AT EDI
AS A MORAL DEFINED PROJECT.
WE WILL WORK WITH THE ADVISORY
BOARD.
ORDINANCE HAS RESOURCING FOR
THEIR TIME.
BUT WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE TO
PUT THAT ON PAPER.
WE WILL SUPPORT THE SUCCESS OF
THE INDIGENOUS PLAN.
THE INDIGENOUS SEATTLE PLAN
PROGRAM PART OF THE EDI PROGRAM
THAT MICHAEL HAS BEEN HOLDING.
WORKING WITH KING COUNTY FOR
THIS OPPORTUNITY AND OTHER REAL
ESTATE PROGRAMS TO CONTINUE TO
WORK, NOT ONLY GIVING PEOPLE
FUNDING BUT INVEST IN THE REAL
ESTATE OF THESE GROUPS.
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR
INTERDEPARTMENTMENTAL OFFICE OF
CIVIL RIGHTS AND OTHER
DEPARTMENTS IN THE WORK THAT
THEY ARE MOVING FORWARD.
INCLUDING SOME OF THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
I SEE THAT MY DIRECTOR CAME IN
AND HE WENT OFF THE CAMERA.
HE WASN'T HERE INITIALLY.
SO I WANTED TO GIVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ADD TO IT.
AND WE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
YOU MIGHT HAVE.
>> I APOLOGIZE FOR MISSING THE
OPENING COMMENTS COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
YOU ARE IN GOOD HANDS WITH UBAX
AND MICHAEL BLUMSON.
SO I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
THIS IS A HUGE AMOUNT OF WORK
THAT THE EDI TEAM AND OUR
COMMUNITY ADVISER GROUP AND THE
EDI BOARD HAVE DONE THIS YEAR
IN TERMS OF TRYING TO GET THIS
MONEY OUT INTO COMMUNITIES.
I'M EXCITED WITH WHERE WE ARE
TODAY.
SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
THANKS TO MICHAEL AND UBAX FOR
THAT.
YOU MAY NOT BE PREPARED TO
ANSWER THIS YET.
BUT I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW AT
LEAST WHAT YOUR PROCESS WILL BE
FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE FUNDING
STRATEGY.
WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT POTS
OF MONEY WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT.
BEING INTENTIONAL ABOUT SETTING
ASIDE FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY LED
PROJECTS.
BUT I CAN IMAGINE FROM YOUR
END, IT IS PROBABLY A LITTLE
CLUNCK.
SO I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IF YOU
HAVE ANYTHING YOU ARE PREPARED
TO SHARE YET.
WITH AT LEAST HOW YOU PLAN TO
TRY TO SORT ALL OF THAT OUT AND
MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE
USEFUL FOR YOU.
AND, IF YOU NEED HELP FROM US,
AS WE ARE LOOKING AT HOW WE ARE
STRUCTURING THINGS.
CERTAINLY AREN'T INTENDING TO
CREATE MORE WORK FOR YOU.
>> UBAX, DO YOU WANT TO GO
FIRST?
I HAVE A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS AS
WELL.
>> ONCE WE MADE THE DECISIONS
FOR THE EDI, A LOT OF PROJECTS
WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO
FUND.
DIDN'T MEET THE CRITERIA.
STRATEGICALLY, WE BRING THE
REVIEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO
ARE FUNDERS.
THERE WAS SOMEBODY AT THE TABLE
AT THE TIME READING THE
APPLICATIONS.
AND THEY KNEW THE PROCESS WAS
COMING UP.
SO, HOW DO WE BRING ALL THIS
DIFFERENT FUNDERS FROM SEATTLE
FOUNDATION.
WE MET WITH THE NEW DIRECTOR.
AND, YOU KNOW, THEN ALSO
INTERNALLY.
THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS
TOUCHING ALL THE NEIGHBORHOODS.
HOW ARE WE MAKING SURE THAT WE
ARE COORDINATED IN OUR APPROACH
IN MEETING THE NEEDS OF THESE
COMMUNITIES.
ESPECIALLY THAT EDI IS FIVE
YEARS OLD.
IT IS THE NEXT STEP OF MAKING
SURE THAT WE ARE NOT
PIECEMEALING FUNDING.
THAT WE ARE BRINGING A LOT OF
UNUSUAL SUSPECTS TO THE TABLE.
OTHER SOURCES OUT THERE.
SO, WE WILL DO HOPEFULLY
ANOTHER.
TO BRING FOLKS TOGETHER AGAIN.
AND TO WORK ON A STRATEGY TO
FUNDING THIS PROJECT AND
NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON THE
PROJECTS, WHAT I'M HEARING FROM
THE MANAGERS.
WE REALLY NEED TO FOCUS ON
WORKING WITH THE OTHER STAFF
MEMBERS WHO ARE WORKING ON
NEIGHBORHOOD LEVELS AND
PLANNING.
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE
BRINGING THE RESOURCES WE HAVE
TO THIS COMMUNITY.
SO, MAKING SURE THE PLANNING
THEY ARE WORKING WITH IS
REPRESENTATIVE WITH WHAT THEY
SEE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
SO WITHIN THE CITY AND THE
BIGGER ECO SYSTEM.
IS WHAT WE ARE THINKING ABOUT.
>> RICO, DID YOU WANT TO ADD
ANYTHING TO THAT?
>> UBAX HAS SPOKEN VERY WELL
ABOUT THE STRUCTURE WE HAVE IN
PLACE.
AND HOW WE WANT TO IMPLEMENT
MOVING FORWARD.
I THINK PART OF THE TAKE AWAY
IS UNDERSTANDING HOW IMPORTANT
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IS
TO GETTING TO INVESTING IN
COMMUNITY IN A WAY THAT IS
HOLISTIC, WELL ROUNDED, AND
PREDICTABLE.
I WOULD SAY THAT ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT WE HAVE STARTED A
CONVERSATION ABOUT, HAVING GONE
THROUGH THE PROCESS THIS YEAR
AND THE INVESTMENT FUND, WE
HAVE A VERY GOOD UNDERSTANDING
TODAY OF A HUGE NUMBER OF
PROJECTS AND A HUGE NUMBER OF
ORGANIZATIONS TRYING TO DO GOOD
WORK.
AND WHILE THE DOLLARS THAT WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW ARE
HUGE, THERE IS A HUGE UNMET
NEED.
IF I CAN PROJECT, LOOKING AT
2022, I THINK ONE OF THE
STRATEGIES THAT WE WANT TO BE
ABLE TO TALK ABOUT, HOW DO WE
BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT SUPPORTING
ORGANIZATIONS WE KNOW THAT ARE
OUT THERE DOING GOOD WORK
ALREADY.
WE DON'T HAVE TO START FROM
SCRATCH.
WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED A BUNCH
OF CONVERSATIONS WE WANT TO BE
ABLE TO SUPPORT NEXT YEAR.
AND I THINK UBAX SPOKE TO THIS
AS WELL.
WE HAVE PROJECTS.
TIER 2 PROJECTS THAT DIDN'T
MAKE THE CUT FOR FUNDING THIS
ROUND.
BUT WE KNOW ARE READY.
>> ET IS IMPORTANT, AND I'M
GLAD YOU ARE TALKING TO LISK.
THAT WAS MY FIRST JOB IN
SEATTLE, 20 SOMETHING YEARS
AGO.
WORKING AT LISK.
SO, GLAD TO SEE THEY ARE BACK
IN GAME.
WELL, I DO WANT TO GIVE MY
COLLEAGUES AN OPPORTUNITY IF
ANYONE ELSE HAS COMMENTS.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY.
SO, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL.
YOU ARE DOING INCREDIBLE WORK.
AND, REALLY, REALLY PROUD OF
THE ABILITY OF THE CITY TO BE
MAKING SOME INTENTIONAL STRIDES
TOWARD EQUITY.
AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES.
SO THANKING YOU ALL FOR BEING
HERE.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEAR
FROM YOU SHORTLY.
>>> OKAY, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE
ONTO AGENDA ITEM 2. WE WILL GO
ITEMS 2-5. SO, WILL YOU PLEASE
READ ITEM 2-5?
>> APPOINTMENTS 2035 TO 2038.
THE REAPPOINTMENTS OF DIYA
KHANNA AND WHITNEY NAKAMURA.
FOR BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO, WE HAVE ONLY FOUR
APPOINTMENTS THIS TIME AROUND.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING
FROM MARTA WHO WILL SHARE A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR
APPOINTEES.
ALL OF WHICH I BELIEVE ARE
REAPPOINTMENTS.
SO, MARTA, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M MARTA IDOWU WITH THE
SEATTLE COMMISSION OF CIVIL
RIGHTS.
I AM THEIR ADVISORY COMMISSION
LIAISON.
WHAT I WILL DO IS TALK ABOUT
THE COMMISSION, THEIR WORK, AND
THEN TALK ABOUT EACH ONE OF THE
FOUR REAPPOINTMENT FOLKS TODAY.
SO THE WOMEN'S COMMISSION IS
COMPOSED OF 21 ACCOMPLISHED
INDIVIDUALS WHO COME TOGETHER
TO RESEARCH, ANALYZE AND MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS ON ISSUES
FACING WOMEN IN SEATTLE.
EIGHT COMMISSIONERS ARE FROM
THE MAYOR.
EIGHT FROM THE CITY COUNCIL.
AND FOUR FROM THE COMMISSION
SEAT.
COMMISSIONERS ARE APPOINTED FOR
TWO YEARS OF SERVICE AND SERVE
WITHOUT PAY.
THE 21s MEMBER JOINS AS THE
GET ENGAGED PROGRAM.
A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM FOR 18 TO 29-YEAR-OLDS.
THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION
MEETS MONTHLY TO ADDRESS A
BROAD RANGE OF ISSUES INCLUDING
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN.
RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.
WOMEN'S HEALTH AND DISPARITIES
AND HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR LOW
INCOME WOMEN AND WOMEN OF
COLOR.
AFFORDABLE AND HIGH QUALITY
CHILD CARE.
WOMEN'S ROLES AS CARE GIVERS.
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.
AND, THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES
IMMIGRANT WOMEN FACE IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
THE FIRST PERSON I WOULD LIKE
TO TALK ABOUT IS DIYA KHANNA.
SHE HAS BEEN A WORKER BEE
WORKING ON LETTERS AND OP EDS.
SHE HELPS ON EVENTS.
IF SOMEONE NEEDS HELP, SHE PUTS
HER HAT IN AND SAYS I'LL BE
HAPPY TO HELP WITH THIS PROJECT
AND HELP CARRY IT THROUGH.
SHE CURRENTLY WORK ON THE
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE WITH
JAMILAH AND LOVES THE WORK SHE
IS DOING ON THE COMMISSION AND
HOPES TO CONTINUE DOING THAT TO
GET THE COMMISSION BACK WHERE
THEY WANT TO BE SINCE THEY HAD
TO TAKE A SEAT BACK BECAUSE OF
COVID AND ALL THE THINGS.
SO, THEY REALLY WANT TO MAKE
SURE THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DO IN-
PERSON EVENTS AGAIN.
AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF
AGAIN.
WE ARE ALWAYS SAYING SAFETY
FIRST.
NEXT PERSON I WOULD LIKE TO SAY
A FEW WORDS ABOUT, SHE SENT ME
SOME INFORMATION I WOULD LIKE
TO SHARE WITH YOU, IS WHITNEY
NAKAMURA.
WHITNEY HS AN EXTENSIVE
BACKGROUND AND DEEP COMMITMENT
IN SUPPORTING WOMEN AND GIRLS.
BOTH OF HER ROLES HAVE BEEN IN
SOCIAL SETTINGS, SUPPORTING
STUDENTS, LOW INCOME
INDIVIDUALS, YOUNG PEOPLE,
FAMILIES EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
EAGER TO GROW HER VOICE,
ADVOCACY AND ENGAGEMENT WITH
ISSUES AFFECTING HER LIFE,
COMMUNITY, AND CLIENTS.
SHE JOINED THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S
COMMISSION RIGHT BEFORE THE
PANDEMIC.
SHE APPRECIATES HOW THE
COMMISSION HAS BEEN REALISTIC
AND EMPATHETIC IN UNDERSTANDING
OUR CURRENT SITUATION WITH HOW
WOMEN ARE BEING IMPACTED.
RIGHT NOW.
SHE REMAINS COMMITTED TO THE
COMMISSION.
AND EAGER TO CONTINUE LEARNING
AND GROWING HER INVOLVEMENT AND
APPRECIATIVE OF THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO PROMOTE THE
INTEREST, NEEDS, AND BRILLIANCE
OF LOCAL WOMEN.
WHITNEY IS CURRENTLY ON THE
OUTREACH COMMITTEE.
SHE IS ALSO ON THE EVENTS AND
COMMUNICATION SUBCOMMITTEE.
AND, LOOKS FORWARD TO THE DAY
WHERE WE WILL BE ABLE TO PLAN
IN-PERSON EVENTS AND
ACTIVITIES.
AND SHE VALUES THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO BRING HER PERSPECTIVE AND
EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS THOSE OF
HER COMMUNITIES TO SUPPORT AND
ADVANCE THE WORK OF THE
COMMISSION IN OUR CITY.
NEXT PERSON I WOULD LIKE TO SAY
A FEW WORDS ABOUT IS MIN PEASE.
SHE HAS WORKED ON THE EVICTIONS
REPORT THAT CAME OUT A COUPLE
OF YEARS AGO, LOSING HOME.
SHE HAS BEEN A COCHAIR AND HAS
WORKED WITH JAMILAH.
THEY HAVE TAKEN PART IN
SPEAKING IN EVENTS.
DOING AMAZING WORK AS COCHAIRS
AND LEADING AND STRENGTHENING
THE COMMISSION OVER THE YEARS.
SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE THEM
FOR THEIR SERVICE.
MIN IS SERVING ON THE
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE.
SHE CONTINUE TO HOPE TO WORK
WITH THE INCREDIBLE WOMEN OF
THE COMMISSION.
AND, JAMILAH, JUST WANTED TO
SHARE A FEW THINGS ABOUT HER.
SHE ACTUALLY ALSO HELPED WITH
THE EVICTION REPORT.
COLLECTING DATA.
COMMUNICATIONS OUTREACH.
PRESENTING THE REPORT BEFORE
CITY COUNCIL AND THINGS LIKE
THAT.
SHE HAS HELPED COORDINATE.
ORGANIZE, AND HOST THE MEET AND
GREET WITH INCOMING
COMMISSIONERS AND THE INCOMING
NEW CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
SHE HAS TAKEN PART IN SEVERAL
EVENTS TO SPEAK OUT.
WOMEN AND HOMELESSNESS EVENTS.
SHE FEELS IT IS AN HONOR AND A
PRIVILEGE TO SERVE AS A
COCHAIR.
AND SHE HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB
IN HER OFFICE.
AND IN THE SERVICE.
SHE MAINTAINS THE TWITTER
ACCOUNTS.
AND JUST, IS VERY, VERY
GRATEFUL.
BEING ABLE TO HAVE THIS
OPPORTUNITY.
AND, WITH THAT, I WILL MOVE
THESE FOUR COMMISSIONER TO BE
REAPPOINTED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MARTA.
EXCITE TODAY KNOW THAT THEY ARE
ALL EAGER TO CONTINUE IN THEIR
ROLES AND REALLY APPRECIATE
THEIR WILLINGNESS TO CONTINUE
TO SERVE THE CITY.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS FOR MARTA?
I DON'T SEE ANY.
MARTA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
BEING HERE TO PRESENT THE
REAPPOINTMENTS.
I MOVE THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
REAPPOINTMENTS.
>> SECONDED.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, LEWIS.
SAWANT.
MORALES.
FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> TERRIFIC.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES.
IT WILL BE SENT TO THE
SEPTEMBER 27th CITY COUNCIL
MEETING.
>>> WE WILL MOVE ONTO AGENDA
ITEM 6. WILL YOU READ ITEM 6
INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 6. OFFICE OF
ARTS AND CULTURE RACE AND
SOCIAL JUSTICE REPORT
PRESENTATION FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO, I'M EXCITED TO HAVE FOLKS
HERE FROM THE OFFICE OF ARTS
AND CULTURE.
AS WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
THE WORK OF THIS DEPARTMENT,
PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO
THE INTERSECTION OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT.
COMMISSION, THE DEPARTMENT HAVE
BEEN DOING OVER THE LAST FEW
YEARS.
TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT THE NEED
FOR CENTER AND RACIAL EQUITY
AND THE WORK THAT THEY DO.
SO I'M EXCITED FOR THIS
PRESENTATION.
AND REALLY, I WANT TO THANK
EVERYONE IN THE DEPARTMENT FOR
ALL THE WORK YOU ARE DOING TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BRINGING
OUR RACIAL EQUITY LENS INTO OUR
DEPARTMENT IN EVERYTHING WE DO.
SO I WILL PASS IT TO CALANDRA
CHILDERS, OUR INTERIM DIRECTOR
AND ASK YOU TO INTRODUCE YOUR
TEAM.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER.
I'M CALANDRA CHILDERS.
I'M SO PLEASED TO BE JOINED BY
FIVE OF MY VERY BRILLIANT
COLLEAGUES TODAY.
I'M JUST GOING TO SHARE MY
SCREEN REALLY QUICK.
AND GET OUR POWER POINT UP AND
RUNNING.
IS THAT WORKING?
I THINK SO.
GREAT.
SO I'M JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUES,
ALEX ROSE.
TINA LAPADULA, MATTHEW RICHTER.
DIANA FALCHUK, AND MYTOAN
NGUYEN AKBAR.
WHAT WE ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH
TODAY IS NOT AN OVERVIEW OF
EVERYTHING THE OFFICE OF ARTS
AND CULTURE DOES.
BUT DO SOME DEEP DIVES INTO THE
PROJECTS WE WANTED TO SHOWCASE.
THAT, HAVE REALLY GONE THROUGH
A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE
LAST YEAR.
AND, WE TRY AND FUSE RACE AND
SOCIAL JUSTICE INTO THE WORK WE
DO ACROSS THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT.
BUT THESE PARTICULAR PROJECTS
WERE ONES WHERE, IT REALLY
SHINES THROUGH.
AND WE WERE REALLY PROUD OF THE
IMPACTS WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE.
SO WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
SHARE THAT WITH YOU.
AND, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
TODAY.
I'LL JUST JUMP RIGHT IN HERE.
WE WILL START.
THESE ARE THE FIVE PROJECTS WE
ARE SHOWCASING.
THE CULTURAL SPACE AGENCY,
PUBLIC AUTHORITY NOMINATION
COUNCIL.
AND THE PRESENTATION OF
DEMOGRAPHIC FOR THE WHOLE
OFFICE.
WE WILL START WITH ALEX ROSE
AND OUR CULTURAL CREATIVE WORK
FORCE DEVELOPMENT.
>> THANKS CALANDRA.
I'M EXCITED TO SHARE THIS
EXAMPLE WITH YOU.
THROUGH THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT.
IN ORDER TO ADDRESS A NEED THAT
HAS BECOME CLEARER AND CLEARER,
THROUGH THE RESEARCH OUR
OFFICES HAVE DONE, CREATE
STRONGER PATHWAYS.
OUR TWO OFFICES LAUNCHED THIS
CULTURAL AND CREATIVE WORK
FORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
AND LAUNCH THE BEGINNING OF
2020.
IT WAS MEANT TO BE AN IN-PERSON
PROGRAM.
AND, WHILE MOST INTERNSHIP
PROGRAMS SIMPLY CANCELED, AND,
POSTPONED THEIR OPPORTUNITIES,
THIS PROGRAM QUICKLY PIVOTED TO
BECOME A VIRTUAL PROGRAM AND IT
IS STILL OPERATING THAT WAY.
SO, THIS PROGRAM IS FOR YOUNG
PEOPLE AGES 16 TO 26.
WE HAVE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.
ASIDE FROM BESIDE THE PROGRAM
ADMINISTRATION COMING FROM THE
NORTHWEST FOLK LIFE.
WE HAVE THE PROJECT THAT HELPS
WITH ON BOARDING EMPLOYERS.
AND GETTING SUPERVISORS
PREPARED AS WELL AS TEEN TICKS
WORKING WITH YOUNG FOLKS WHO
MAY BE FOR THEM, IT IS THEIR
FIRST.
AND ON BOARDING.
THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES HAND ON
EXPERIENCE IN CREATIVE AND
CULTURAL WORK.
WE HAVE ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS OF
SOCIAL CAPITAL OR NETWORK
BUILDING BRINGING IN GUEST
SPEAKERS.
INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS WHO CAN
PROVIDE MENTOR SHIP.
AND FOLLOW UP.
LASTLY, A REALLY IMPORTANT PART
OF THIS PROGRAM, THE YOUTH
VOICE IS CONTINUING TO EVOLVE
THE PROGRAM TO FORM A SECTOR.
I WANT TO SHOUT OUT QUICKLY.
RACHEL CISERO WHO WORKED WITH
US TO CODESIGN.
THE YOUNG FOLKS WORK ON
DEVELOPING SKILLS LIKE EVENT
PRODUCTION.
GRAPHIC DESIGN.
SOCIAL MEDIA, MARKING.
AND GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
SO WE HAVE SOME NUMBER TO
SHARE.
JUST TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF THE
SCALE, THE SCOPE AND SCALE OF
THIS PROGRAM.
WE HAVE TO DATE.
37 INTERNS.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF THEM
IDENTIFY AS BIPOC.
WE HAVE 16 TO 21 IN THE AGE
RANGE, THE INTERNS TAKING PART
IN THIS PROGRAM.
>> ALEX?
I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
BUT I THINK WE ARE STILL ON THE
PREVIOUS SLIDE.
SO CAN WE GO TO SLIDE 4?
>> I'M TRYING TO GET IT TO
ADVANCE.
I MIGHT NEED TO EXIT OUT AND
REPRESENT IT.
>> WHILE THAT IS GETTING PULLED
UP, I WILL LET YOU KNOW, WE
HAVE ABOUT 21 PARTNER SITES WHO
ARE OFFERING INTERNSHIPS AND
WORK EXPERIENCES FOR YOUNG
FOLKS INCLUDING PRIVATE
SECTORS, CONVERGE MEDIA.
NONPROFIT PARTNERS.
LIKE GROUND ZERO RADIO.
THE MAJORITY OF THOSE EMPLOYER
SITES HAVE MENTORS OR
SUPERVISORS WHO ARE REFLECTIVE
OF THE INTERNS TAKING PART IN
THIS PROGRAM.
SO THAT IS REALLY AN IMPORTANT
ELEMENT.
IT IS A FEW MONTHS LONG.
A GOOD NUMBER OF INTERNS HAVE
EXTENDED THEIR INTERNSHIPS OR
LEVELED UP TO TAKE ON MORE
RESPONSIBILITY AND NEW
ASSIGNMENTS.
A FEW OF THEM HAVE ALSO GONE
ONTO BECOME EMPLOYEES OF THEIR
EMPLOYER'S WORK SITES.
SO THOSE ARE SOME GREAT
SUCCESSES WE ARE PROUD OF.
WE WE HAVE SOME QUOTES FROM THE
INTERNS THEMSELVES WHO IN COME
CASES LOVED LEARNING HOW CIVIL
BUSINESSES WORK.
CONNECTING TO OPPORTUNITIES
OUTSIDE OF THEIR INTERNSHIPS.
THE ONE IN ORANGE IS REALLY AN
EXAMPLE OF HOW A WORKPLACE CAN
DEVELOP SKILLS AND AWARENESS
BEYOND WHAT WE THINK OF AS
CULTURAL AND CREATIVE.
THIS IS PARTICULARLY LOOKING AT
ACCESSIBILITY AND DESIGN AS ONE
OF THE AREAS OF LEARNING THAT
THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS.
THE NEXT SLIDE IS A GRAPHIC
CREATED BY ONE OF THE INTERNS.
THAT JUST KIND OF CELEBRATES
THE POSITIVE EXPERIENCES.
WE ARE HAVING TECHNICAL
PROBLEMS HERE.
>> YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
PROGRAM ON NORTHWEST WEBSITE.
>> THANKS ALEX. I'M GOING TO
NAVIGATE FROM THE SIDE BAR.
IT SEEM TO BE WORKING BETTER.
MY NAME IS TINA.
AND I'M THE EDUCATION PROJECT.
I'M GOOD WITH THEY PRONOUNS.
THE CREATIVE ADVANTAGE IS A BIG
PART OF MY WORK.
IT IS AN INVESTMENT IN SEATTLE
STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY'S
CREATIVE FUTURE.
IT IS A CITY WIDE EDUCATION
JUSTICE INITIATIVE TO ESTABLISH
EQUITABLE ACCESS TO ARTS
EDUCATION.
THIS INITIATIVE HAS BEEN SORT
OF BREWING AND SOLIDIFYING
SINCE 2008.
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE
OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE HAVE
REALLY BEEN COLLABORATING SINCE
THAT TIME TO INCREASE STUDENT
ACCESS TO QUALITY ARTS
EDUCATION.
ESPECIALLY IN HIGH NEEDS
SCHOOLS IN NEIGHBORHOODS.
IN 2012, THIS INITIATIVE REALLY
KICKED INTO HIGH GEAR.
AND IT STARTED WITH A VERY
LARGE REPORT FROM THE WALLACE
FOUNDATION.
WHERE THERE WAS A NEEDS
ASSESSMENT DONE WITH SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
AT THAT TIME, THE REPORT SHOWED
NOT SURPRISINGLY, BUT, THE
COMMUNITY AND FAMILIES AND
STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SAYING FOR A
LONG TIME.
THAT ACCESS TO ARTS EDUCATION
WAS NOT EQUITABLE IN OUR CITY.
AND IT IS PREDICTABLE BASED ON
RACE, ETHNICITY.
FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH.
SPECIAL EDUCATION.
OR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER
STATUS.
AND, THAT IS TRUE NATIONALLY AS
WELL.
TO ADDRESS THESE INEQUITIES,
SEATTLE K12 ARTS PLAN WAS
CREATED AND THAT REALLY LAID
OUT SPECIFIC STRATEGIES TO
ADDRESS THESE AND ENSURE ALL
STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH
QUALITY ARTS EDUCATION.
CREATIVE ADVANTAGE WAS BORN OUT
OF THAT PLAN.
AND REALLY, IT SOLIDIFIED OUR
COLLECTIVE IMPACT PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE.
AS THE BACKBONE STRUCTURE.
MORE THAN 100 COMMUNITY ARTS
ORGANZATIONS AND CULTURAL
ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL
TEACHING ARTISTS.
THERE IS SO MUCH RESEARCH THAT
TALKS ABOUT WHY THE ARTS ARE
IMPORTANT.
I COULD TALK ABOUT THAT FROM A
SPIRITUAL PERSPECTIVE.
SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL PERSPECTIVE.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE REASONS
WHY.
RESEARCH BASED.
THE CREATIVE ADVANTAGES OF
RESTORING ACCESS TO THE ARTS
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
WE KNOW ABOUT THE NEED OF
INCREASED ACADEMIC SUPPORT.
THE ARTS CAN DO THAT.
FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.
TO LEARN 21st CENTURY SKILLS.
CRITICAL THINKING.
CREATIVITY.
COLLABORATION.
THOSE THINGS WE KNOW THE ARTS
TEACH.
AND IT IS A RACIAL, EQUITY, AND
SOCIAL JUSTICE STRATEGY.
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE
THINKING ABOUT WHO HAS ACCESS
TO THOSE KINDS OF HIGH QUALITY
LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AND THE
BENEFITS THOSE BRING TO YOUNG
PEOPLE.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE OUR
STUDENTS HAVE THAT ACCESS.
WE CAN GO ONTO THE NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE.
SO, WHEN TALKING ABOUT RACIAL
JUSTICE AND ARTS EDUCATION,
THAT CAN LOOK LIKE ACCESS,
THAT'S A BIG PART OF WHAT WE
ARE CONCERNED ABOUT.
MAKING SURE ALL YOUNG PEOPLE
HAVE ACCESS.
CAN ALSO LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING
ON IN THE CLASSROOM.
AND WHAT CLASSROOMS LOOK LIKE
AND FEEL LIKE.
IT IS REALLY THE HOW.
WHO IS DOING THAT, TEACHING.
WHAT IT FEELS LIKE.
DO THEY FEEL LIKE IT IS
CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TO THEIR
LIVES AND THEIR IDENTITIES AND
ALL OF THOSE ARE IMPORTANT
PARTS OF THE CREATIVE
ADVANTAGE.
THE KEY ARE THESE GOALS.
ALL PEOPLE HAVE HIGH QUALITY
ARTS EDUCATION.
NO MATTER WHAT THEIR RACE,
SOCIAL ECONOMIC STATUS OR
NEIGHBORHOOD IS.
THAT THEY GET INSTRUCTION FROM
ARTS TEACHERS, ART INTEGRATED.
PEOPLE WHO LOOK LIKE THEM
BRINGING ART FORMS THAT ARE NOT
PRESENT CURRENTLY AND THEY HAVE
THESE CONNECTIONS LIKE MY
COLLEAGUE ALEX IS WORKING ON
AROUND CONNECTIONS TO CAREERS
IN THE ARTS.
SO PART OF WHAT WE ARE DOING IS
PULLING TOGETHER PATHWAYS OF
SCHOOLS.
WE ARE LOOKING AT RACIAL EQUITY
DATA WITH THEM.
POOLING THEDATA OF WHO HAS
ACCESS.
WHO IS PARTICIPATING IN ARTS
CLASSES CURRENTLY AND HELPING
THOSE SCHOOLS IN THOSE PATHWAYS
CREATE ARTS PLANS.
WE ARE GIVING THEM THREE YEARS
WORTH OF FUNDING TO START.
THAT ALIGNS WITH LOOKING AT
THOSE GAPS.
AFTER THEY USE THEIR THREE
YEARS OF FUNDING UP, THERE IS
SUSTAINABILITY FUNDS AVAILABLE
FOR THEM TO CONTINUE AND TRY
NEW THINGS AS WELL.
AND WE HAVE LOTS OF EVIDENCE
THAT SHOWS THIS INITIATIVE IS
WORKING.
WE ARE CURRENTLY IN 81 SCHOOLS
AS OF THIS YEAR.
AND WE HAVE BEEN ROLLING OUT
NEIGHBORHOOD PATHWAY TO
NEIGHBORHOOD PATHWAY STARTING
WITH THE HIGHEST NEED SCHOOLS.
WE WILL BE IN THE ENTIRE
DISTRICT.
55,000 STUDENTS WITHIN THE NEXT
YEAR OR TWO DEPENDING ON THE
COVID TIMES.
AND, HOW SCHOOLS MAYBE FEEL
READY TO PICK UP THEIR ARTS OR
NOT.
DURING COVID, WE WERE ABLE TO
HAVE ONLINE VIDEOS WITH SOME OF
OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
TO KEEP THE ARTS ALIVE.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO COMPLETING
THIS PHASE OF IT AND CONTINUING
TO SUPPORT SCHOOLS BEYOND RIGHT
NOW.
>> THAT WAS GREAT.
I WILL NOW INTRODUCE MATTHEW
RICHTER TO TALK ABOUT THE
CULTURAL SPACE AGENCY AND HOW
THE COMMUNITY BROUGHT BACK THE
SLATE OF COUNCILMEMBERS.
>> THANKS CALANDRA.
HI AGAIN, COUNCILMEMBERS.
THANKS TO ALL THE
COUNCILMEMBERS AND GUESTS.
I'M MATTHEW RICHTER, THE
CULTURAL SPACE LIAISON.
AND HELPING TO SHEPHERD THE
LAUNCH OF THE CULTURAL SPACE
AGENCY.
I'M ACTUALLY THE INTERIM
DIRECTOR NOW OF THE CULTURAL
SPACE AGENCY AS WELL.
THE CULTURAL SPACE AGENCY AS
EVERYONE ON THE CALL KNOWS IS
NEW PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY LAUNCHED BY THE CITY
OF SEATTLE THIS PAST YEAR.
IT IS A VALUES BASED MISSION
DRIVEN CULTURAL REAL ESTATE
DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.
IT IS A STRATEGY FOR COMMUNITY
BUILDING AND ANTI-RACISM.
IT USES THE INSTRUMENT OF
CULTURAL SPACE TO BUILD ON
THOSE STRATEGIES AND
INITIATIVES.
I WILL TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT
PROCESS THAT WE WENT THROUGH
FOR THE CREATION OF A SLATE OF
NOMINEES.
WHEN YOU HEAR GOVERNING COUNCIL
IN YOUR EARS I GUESS, YOU HEAR
BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN YOUR
MIND.
GOVERNING COUNCIL IS TO A
PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
WHAT A BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS TO
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.
THE FORM MOST PEOPLE ARE MORE
USED TO.
I'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT TYPICALLY
HAPPENS.
CITY COUNCIL APPOINTS
UNILATERALLY THE MEMBERS.
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE GETS
UNILATERAL PLACEMENT OF
GOVERNING COUNCILMEMBERS AND
THE GOVERNING COUNSEL
THEMSELVES COMES UP WITH THE
REMAINING SEATS.
WE WANTED TO ENSURE THE
GOVERNANCE OF THE CULTURAL
SPACE AGENCY WAS ROOTED IN THE
COMMUNITIES THEY WERE DESIGNED
TO SERVE.
AND, THE LEADERSHIP OF THOSE
COMMUNITIES AS WELL.
WE ARE TALKING COMMUNITIES THAT
HAVE BEEN THE MOST IMPACTED BY
DISPLACEMENT AND BY THE
RACIALIZED ASPECTS OF
CONSTITUTIONAL RACISM AND BY
THE THE WORK THIS ORGANIZATION
IS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS.
THE CITY HAS BEEN RUNNING A
PROGRAM CALLED BUILD ART SPACE
EQUITABLY.
WE BRING TOGETHER ABOUT 20
FOLKS EVERY YEAR.
FOLKS MOST DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY
THE RACIALIZED ASPECTS OF
DISPLACEMENT IN SEATTLE.
WE WORK THROUGH A CURRICULUM
FOCUSED ON THE INTERSECTION OF
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE.
AFTER FINISHING THAT YEARLONG
PROGRAM.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT NOW
MEANS FOR THE FOLK WHO'S HAVE
BEEN THROUGH THE PROGRAM IS
THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE IN
THE CONSTITUENCY OF THE SPACE
AGENCY.
IT IS A CENTRAL LEADERSHIP
ADVISORY GROUP OF THE CULTURAL
SPACE AGENCY.
EVERYONE WHO SITS ON THE
GOVERNING COUNCIL.
AND SO, ALL OF THE NOMINEES
COME FROM THIS GROUP OF
COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
CITY COUNCIL.
MAYOR'S OFFICE.
IT IS AN OPEN APPLICATION
PROCESS.
THE APPLICATION IS OPEN NOW.
IT IS OPEN 24/7.
THERE ARE PERIODIC REVIEWS BY
THE CONSTITUENCY TO LOOK AT THE
APPLICANTS AND DECIDE WHO TO
MOVE FORWARD AS NOMINEES TO THE
GOVERNING COUNCIL.
THE CRITERIA THEY APPLY ARE ALL
LISTED HERE.
THERE IS A MEMBERS MUST,
MEMBERS SHOULD, AND MEMBERS
COULD SECTION.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HOW FOLKS
CONNECT TO THE AGENCY AND ITS
WORK IN THE MEMBERS MUST.
HOW THEY CONNECT TO COMMUNITY.
AND HOW WE ENSURE THAT THE WORK
OF THE AGENCY STAYS ROOTED IN
COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY
THE ISSUES WE FACE.
AND IT IS REALLY ABOUT
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUNDS
BACKGROUNDS.
THE APPLICATIONS PORTAL
REMAINED OPEN THREE MONTHS.
I SHOULD SAY FOR THE LAST YEAR,
THERE HAS BEEN A GROUP OF SIX
COMMUNITY LEADERS FROM ACROSS
SEATTLE.
SERVING AS THE INTERIM
GOVERNING COUNCIL AS THE WHOLE
PROCESS WAS STOOD UP.
THE ORGANIZATION HAD LEADERSHIP
FROM THE INTERIM GROUP.
THE CONSTITUENCY NOMINATED NINE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO JOIN THOSE
SIX COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS THE
RESULTS OF THAT PROCESS.
WHO THOSE NOMINEES ARE.
THEY STILL WENT THROUGH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE.
AND, THROUGH THIS COMMITTEE.
AND THROUGH FULL COUNCIL FOR
APPROVALS.
SO, IT TRAVELS THE SAME PATH.
THE NOMINEES ARE ALL GENERATED
BY THE CONSTITUENCY.
YOU SEE, THERE'S THE SIX
INTERIM GOVERNING
COUNCILMEMBERS IN YELLOW
HIGHLIGHTS ON THE LEFT.
I SHOULD POINT OUT VIVIAN
PHILLIPS ON THE LEFT IN THE
HEAD SCARF, WE ARE THANKS HER
FOR HER SERVICE.
SHE IS RETIRED AND WAS THE
FIRST PERSON TO STEP OUT THE
COUNCIL.
THE REMAINING NINE ARE THE NEW
GOVERNING COUNCILMEMBERS WHO
JOINED THE GROUP.
AND THERE WILL BE A SECOND
BATCH OF NOMINEES PRESENTED
TOWARD THE END OF THE YEAR.
FROM THE CONSTITUENCY AGAIN.
TO ANYONE ON THE CALL WHO WANTS
TO PASS THIS OPPORTUNITY ON, OR
NOMINATE SOMEONE ELSE, YOU CAN
FIND THE PATH TO APPLYING TO BE
IN THE NEXT ROUND OF THE
GOVERNING COUNCIL.
AND THAT'S HOW THAT PROCESS
RAN.
AND WILL CONTINUE TO RUN.
AND I BELIEVE I NOW HAND OFF TO
DIANA.
>> HEY EVERYBODY.
THANKS SO MUCH MATTHEW.
I AM DIANA FALCHUK, I USE SHE
HER PRONOUNS.
THE WORK THAT WE DO AND THE
CREATIVE STRATEGIES INITIATIVE
IS USING ARTS CULTURE,
MINDFULNESS, AND EMBODIMENT TO
ACTUALLY CHANGE HOW WE DO OUR
WORK IN GOVERNMENT.
THE PROJECT I WILL SHARE ABOUT
IS THE SHAPE OF TRUST, WE WERE
HERE IN 2019 SHARING A LITTLE
ABOUT THAT.
WE HAD ANOTHER IT RATION
REVOLUTION WE WANT TODAY SHARE.
SO IN 2017, THE DEPARTMENT OF
ARTS AND HUMAN RESOURCES WITH
SUPPORT FOR MANY OTHER
DEPARTMENTS CAME TOGETHER TO
BEGIN THIS PARTNERSHIP THAT WE
CALLED NOW THE SHAPE OF TRUST.
IT IS A MULTIYEAR PROJECT THAT
ROOTS GOVERNMENT AND ANTI-
RACISM WORK IN OUR
INTERDEPENDENCE.
OUR CREATIVITY AND OUR DRIVE TO
BELONG.
IN 2019, WE PRODUCED AN
ORIGINAL PERFORMANCE WRITTEN
AND DIRECTED BY PLAY RIGHT
SARAH.
OVER 1200 PEOPLE SAW THE LIVE
PREPERFORMANCE.
OUR TEAM WAS REALLY PROUD TO BE
RECOGNIZED BY THE CITY
MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION WITH THE
LEADERSHIP AWARD FOR THAT PART
OF THE PROJECT.
THE SHAPE OF TRUST GUIDE IS 80
PAGES OF RESOURCES, REFLECTIVE
QUESTIONS.
ACTIVITY SPOTLIGHT.
AND TOOLS AND OTHER SUPPORTS
THAT ACCOMPANY THE SHAPE OF
TRUST PERFORMANCE.
THE GUIDE IS DESIGNED TO BE
USED BY ANTI-RACISM
FACILITATORS TO SUPPORT
INDIVIDUALS, TEAMS, AND
ORGANIZATIONS OF ALL TIMES
SEEKING ALL ANTI-RACIST
PRACTICES THAT STRENGTHEN THE
INHERENT TIES BETWEEN
COLLECTIVE HEALTH,
INTERDEPENDENCE, BELONGING,
RACIAL EQUITY AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE.
THE SHAPE OF TRUST PROJECT
EMERGED FROM OVER A DECADE OF
ORGANIZING FOR RACIAL EQUITY.
MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN INVOLVED
FOR SOME TIME NOW.
BLACK, INDIGENOUS, PEOPLE OF
COLOR WOMEN.
THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY RACISM,
SEXISM, AND OTHER INTERSECTING
FORMS.
LAB RATION.
LEADERSHIP, AND CHANGE THAT ARE
TRUE.
AND WE NEED TO PAY ATTENTION
TO.
THEY SHOW HOW IT IS REAL AND
POSSIBLE.
THE WAY OF BEING NORMS AND
PRACTICE THAT'S UPHOLD OUR
DECISION MAKING AND POLICY
PRACTICES.
WE EITHER CONSCIOUSLY WORK
TOWARD TOGETHER CREATING A
CULTURE OF EQUITY AND
BELONGING.
SUPPORTING POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES FOR RACIAL EQUITY
AND JUSTICE.
THE CULTURE OF THE SYSTEM OF
WHITE SUPREMACY IN WHICH WE ALL
LIVE.
SO WHILE THE PROJECT HAS GROWN
OUT OF THESE EXPERIENCES, THESE
TOOLS AND RESOURCES ARE INTEND
TODAY BE USED BY ORGANIZATIONS
AND GROUPS OF MANY KINDS THAT
AFFECT TEAMS AND ENTIRE
WORKPLACES AND RIPPLE OUT TO
OUR COMMUNITY.
THE PROJECT CONTRIBUTORS
UNCOLLUDE ARTISTS, ORGANIZERS,
HEALERS, AND OTHERS WHO WORK IN
A VARIETY OF SETTINGS FROM THE
GOVERNMENT TO GRASS ROOTS
COMMUNITY.
VEHICLES FOR LEARNING AND
PRACTICES TO SUPPORT
SUPERVISION MANAGEMENT IN ALL
FORMS OF DECISION MAKING
INCLUDING POLICIES PROGRAMS AND
PROCEDURES.
THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP THAT WE
HAVE HAD FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW,
WITH OUR BODU PROJECT AND
EMBODYING AND COLIBERATION
FRAME.
THE SHAPE OF TRUST IN A LIVING
SYSTEMS APPROACH.
ONE THAT CENTERS PEOPLE OF
COMMUNITY NOT ALWAYS INCLUDED
IN SOCIAL JUSTICE.
WE ARE PROUD TO SHARE THESE
PAST AND CURRENT COMPONENTS OF
THE SHAPE OF TRUST AND LOOK
FORWARD TO UPDATING YOU ON ITS
EVOLUTION AND HOPE YOU WILL
CHECK OUT THE GUIDE WHICH IS
BEING SHARED THIS VERY WEEK.
THANKS EVERYBODY.
>> CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?
IS PART OF THE INTENTION OR
PART OF THE POSSIBILITY THAT
THIS, I HAVEN'T LOOKED THROUGH
IT YET.
I'M EAGER TO GET MY HANDS ON
IT.
WILL THIS BE USED FOR OUR OWN
CITY DEPARTMENTS OR INITIATIVES
OR ANY OF OUR INTERNAL WORK
THAT THE CITY SHOULD BE DOING.
ABSOLUTELY.
YEAH.
THAT IS THE INTENTION.
WE DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC PLAN.
THERE WAS GOING TO BE AN HR
FORUM THAT USED IT.
THAT HAS BEEN POSTPONED.
WE ARE GETING THE RESOURCE OUT
NOW AND LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITY
TO SAY I LOVE TO USE THIS IN MY
DEPARTMENT.
AND, HR LEADERSHIP TEAM USING
ACROSS THE CITY.
OUR PROJECT PARTNERS ARE THE
WORK FORCE EQUITY TEAM AT HR
SPONSORED BY WIPAC.
I IMAGINE THOSE WILL BE
FORTHCOMING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GREAT.
AND WE WILL WRAP UP OUR TIME
TODAY BY LOOKING AT OUR DATA.
AND, I'M GOING TO BRING ON
MYTOAN NGUYEN AKBAR.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
I'M IMPACT AND ASSESSMENT
MANAGER.
I GO BY SHE HER PRONOUNS.
I APOLOGIZE IF WHAT I'M
FOCUSING ON IN THIS PARTICULAR
MOVIE TRAILER VERSION OF THE
LARGER PICTURE IS PRIMARILY
QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION.
I'LL HAVE YOU PUT ASIDE THE
TABLE FOR A SECOND.
I WANT TO STEP BACK AND TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE EVOLVED
OUR DEMOGRAPHIC POLICY.
DEMOGRAPHICS ARE NOT GOING TO
TELL THE WHOLE STORY ABOUT HOW
FAR WE HAVE GOTTEN IN TERMS OF
OUR RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
HERE AT THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND
CULTURES.
IT IS ONE OF THE TOOLS FOR US
TO CONTINUE TO BE MONITORING,
ASSESSING AND BEING
TRANSPARENT, ESPECIALLY TOWARD
COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY
STRUCTURAL RACISM.
AND THE THEME OF THIS
PARTICULAR PORTION IS
ALIGNMENT, ALIGNMENT,
ALIGNMENT.
SO OUR RACIAL CATEGORIES ARE
NOW OFFICE WIDE MORE SO ALIGNED
THAN THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE
PAST.
WE ARE STILL USING THE SAME
CATEGORIES AND TERMINOLOGY.
IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF ARTISTS
BEING SUPPORTED.
CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS.
EVENTS, FESTIVALS.
IT IS CONSISTENT.
AND I THINK THAT IS A HUGE STEP
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
IN TERMS OF THIS BODY OF WORK.
THESE ARE FORMS, FORMS OF OUR
COMMUNITY FACING.
WE REQUIRE THAT RACE, GENDER,
AND PLACE OR GEOGRAPHY ARE
COLLECTED AS REQUIRED AND THEN
OPTIONALLY SOME OF OUR
PROGRAMMATIC WORK SURROUNDS
HOMEOWNER SHIP, RENTAL STATUS,
HOUSING STATUS.
LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH
AND SO ON.
JUST BECAUSE SOMETIMES, WE WANT
A FULLER PICTURE OF WHO WE ARE
ABLE TO SUPPORT.
AND, JUST SO THAT YOU KNOW ALL
KNOW, THIS IS VOLUNTARY
INFORMATION THAT IS ANONYMOUSLY
AGGREGATELY SHARED.
AND IT IS BASED ON SELF-
REPORTED DATA.
ANY INFORMATION WE GET ABOUT
STUDENTS IS FROM THIRD PARTIES.
FROM THE CREATIVE ADVANTAGE.
SO, WE AGGRAVATE THIS
INFORMATION BY GRANTEES.
PUBLIC ARTISTS, CULTURAL
ORGANIZATIONS.
AND, WE ARE EVOLVING WHAT IT
MEANS TO IDENTIFY
ORGANIZATIONAL DEMOGRAPHICS AS
A WHOLE.
NEW BODY OF WORK FOR US.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR STAFF
AND COMMUNITIES REFLECT
REPRESENTATIONAL DIVERSITY.
SO, HOW IS THIS INFORMATION
BEING USED?
SO, IF YOU ARE A PART OF A
SELECTION PROCESS, WHICH IS HOW
WE PRIMARILY RELY UPON MAKING
DECISIONS ABOUT WHO GETS AWARDS
AND OPPORTUNITIES.
SO, A PANEL OF EXPERTS AND
JURORS ARE PRESENTED WITH
AGGREGATE DATA ABOUT
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE REFLECTED.
HOW WE INFORM STRATEGIC WORK.
AND NEWER EMERGENT
ORGANIZATIONAL DEMOGRAPHICS.
SO, I HAVE THREE EXAMPLES.
BUT ONLY ONE SLIDE THAT SHOWS
THOSE BY PRACTICE.
THIS TABLE HERE SHOWS OUR
INVESTMENTS AGGREGATED BY
RACIAL CATEGORIES.
AND, IT IS A MIXTURE OF
INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS OR
GROUPS.
SOMETIMES THEY ARE INFORMAL
GROUPS.
YOU WILL NOTICE THAT ONE
DIVERGENCE WE HAVE IS THAT WE
WANT TO KNOW ABOUT MIDDLE
EASTERN, NORTH AFRICAN, THAT'S
A DEPARTURE FROM THE 2020
CENSUS ACT.
THIS IS OUR INFORMATION THAT WE
CODED LAST YEAR.
BASED ON THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S
INVESTMENTS.
IT WAS A PRETTY LABOR INTENSIVE
PROCESS.
THERE IS SOMETHING OF A LAG
TIME.
IT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT
EXERCISE.
AND WE ARE DOING IT NOW FOR
2020.
AND FOR 2021.
THERE IS ALWAYS A LITTLE BIT OF
A DELAY IN ANNUAL REPORTING.
SO WE KNOW WE WANT TO DO
BETTER.
ESPECIALLY, THERE COULD BE SOME
MORE SUPPORT FOR CERTAIN GROUPS
THAT ARE NOT SHOWING UP HERE.
SPECIFICALLY A FLAG, NATIVE
PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITIES.
SAMOAN COMMUNITIES.
MIDDLE EASTERN, NORTH AFRICAN
COMMUNITIES.
THERE CAN BE A LOT MORE SUPPORT
THERE.
BUT THE RESOURCES ARE WHAT THEY
ARE.
SHOWING YOU THE ACTUALLY DATA
TABLES HAS TO DO WITH THE
CREATIVE ADVANTAGE.
THE PROGRAM THAT TINA, MY
COLLEAGUE HERE JUST TALKED
ABOUT WITH COMMUNITY ARTS
PARTNERSHIP WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
WE DO FEEL VERY CONFIDENT
KNOWING THAT OUR TEACHING
ARTISTS ARE PRIMARILY BIPOC.
THE PEOPLE TEACHING OUR YOUNG
CHILDREN ARTS EDUCATION LIKE
VISUAL ARTS, PERFORMING
ARTINGS, THEATER, ALL OF THESE
THINGS.
WE WANT TO KNOW THAT THEY ARE,
THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ARE SEEING
THEMSELVES REFLECTED IN WHO IS
FOR THEM IN THE CLASSROOM.
SO, 12 OUT OF 14 OF THE
INDIVIDUALS WERE BIPOC TEACHING
ARTISTS.
IF YOU INCLUDE CULTURAL
ORGANIZATIONS.
15.
WITH THE KIND OF QUESTIONS WE
POSE.
SO, THAT IS ONE OF THE WAYS,
ONE OF THE MANY TOOLS AT OUR
DISPOSAL TO UNDERSTAND.
WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION
SEGMENTED BY RACE.
I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO IT.
THE SAME APPLY TO OTHER BODIES
OF WORK.
PUBLIC ART.
WHO IS GETTING THESE
COMMISSIONS.
AND PUBLIC ART IS A VERY UNIQUE
FIELD.
IT HEAVILY MAJORITY WHITE.
THERE HAVE BEEN STUDIES ABOUT
REPRESENTATION.
WE KNOW REPRESENTATION HAS
DOUBLED.
OPPORTUNITIES HAVE INCREASED.
BUT, WE KNOW THAT OUR
REPRESENTATION IS FAIRLY
CONSISTENT.
SO THAT IS ANOTHER WAY OF
KNOWING FOR US.
THAT IS KIND OF A REALLY BRIEF
SNAPSHOT.
OBVIOUSLY, THE STORIES REALLY
MATTER.
AND, PLACE MATTERS.
GENDER REPRESENTATION MATTERS.
I'M KEEPING OUT REALLY TARGET
ED.
BUT AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
>> WE REALLY WANTED TO WRAP UP
WITH THE IMPACT AND ASSESSMENT
WORK.
AS YOU NOTICED FROM THE FIRST
FOUR PRESENTATIONS, WE DO A LOT
OF VARIED WORK.
WE TAKE A LOT OF TIME TO REALLY
FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN DO
ASSESS.
WORK ACROSS THE WHOLE OFFICE.
THIS IS REALLY THE RESULT OF
SVERAL YEARS OF WORK AND GIVEN
US A GOOD SNAPSHOT OF WHERE WE
ARE OVERALL AND WHERE WE CAN
MAKE THE IMPROVEMENTS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL OF
YOU.
I REALLY APPRECIATE HAVING
THIS.
HAVING THE INFORMATION AND THE
WORK THAT WENT INTO CREATING
THIS SO WE CAN REALLY HAVE A
BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW WE
ARE ALLOCATING RESOURCES.
BUT ALSO WANTED TO TAKE A
MINUTE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
INCREDIBLE WORK THAT THE OFFICE
OF ARTS AND CULTURE IS DOING
ACROSS AN ARRAY OF ISSUES AND
SECTOR INS THE CITY.
FROM THE PLACE PROGRAM.
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORK
OF THE CITY.
ARTS EDUCATION.
WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT.
OUR OWN CITY POLICIES AND
PRACTICES.
I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT
TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ROLES THAT
THE ARTS AND THE ARTISTS PLAY
IN THAT WIDESPREAD OF THINGS IN
THE CITY.
AND, HOW THEY REALLY CONTRIBUTE
TO THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF
OUR STUDENTS, OUR NEIGHBORS,
AND OF THE CITY AS A WHOLE.
SO REALLY WANT TO THANK ALL OF
YOU FOR THE WORK YOU ARE DOING
AND GET US A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF THE BREADTH OF
THE WORK THAT YOU DO.
COLLEAGUES, I'M GOING TO OPEN
IT UP.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FOR
OUR FOLKS HERE ABOUT THE WORK
THEY ARE DOING.
I DO NOT SEE ANY HANDS.
SO I WILL THANK ALL OF YOU FOR
BEING HERE.
AND AGAIN, JUST REALLY
APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU ARE
DOING.
AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT
FACILITATION GUIDE.
AND HOW THAT IS IMPLEMENTED AS
WELL.
>> THANKS COUNCILMEMBER.
WE'LL GET THAT RIGHT OVER TO
YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
HAVE A GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> OKAY.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON.
WE HAVE TWO ITEMS LEFT ON THE
AGENDA.
SO, WILL YOU READ ITEM 7 INTO
THE RECORD?
>> COUNCIL BILL 120162.
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A NEW
15th AVENUE EAST BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT AREA.
LEVYING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
UPON OWNERS OF COMMERCIAL
PROPERTY.
MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY AND MIXED USE PROPERTY
WITHIN THE AREA.
PROVIDING FOR THE DEPOSIT OF
REVENUES IN A SPECIAL ACCOUNT
AND EXPENDITURES THERE
PROVIDING FOR A COLLECTION OF
AND PENALTIES FOR
DELINQUENCIES.
PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF A BIA ADVISORY BOARD.
PROVIDING FOR AN IMPLEMENTATION
AGREEMENT WITH THE PROGRAM
MANAGER.
AND, RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING
CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
FOR BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU.
I WILL BE SURE NEXT TIME TO ASK
YOU TO READ THE SHORT TITLE SO
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH
ALL THAT.
COLLEAGUES, THIS IS THE BILL,
AS YOU KNOW, WE DISCUSSED IN
THE LAST COMMITTEE MEETING ON
SEPTEMBER 8. WE HEARD FROM THE
PROPONENTS OF THE BI.
AT THAT TIME, I INDICATED I
WOULD WORK ON AN AMENDMENT ON
PRESERVING SMALL BUSINESS AND
MAKE SURE COMMERCIAL TENANTS
ARE INCLUDED ON THE BOARD.
SO I HAVE ASKED CENTRAL STAFF
TO CRAFT AND AMENDMENT.
IT WAS ONE MINOR CHANGE THEY
SUGGESTED SO I WILL HAND IT TO
YOLANDA FROM COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF TO DESCRIBE THE CHANGES
ON THE AMENDMENT.
>> SO, AMENDMENT ONE, VERSION
ONE IS ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA.
BUT I CIRCULATED 1A WHICH HAD A
MINOR TECHNICAL CLARIFYING
CHANGE.
PROGRAM AREAS TO ADD ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES ALLOWED
AS PER STATE STATUTE.
WOULD REQUIRE AT LEAST TWO OF
THE BOARD MEMBERS THE BUSINESS
TENANTS SUBJECT TO A TRIPLE NET
LEASE.
JUST THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
VERSION 1 AND 1A IS THE PROGRAM
ACTIVITIES TO PREVENT SMALL
BUSINESSES BEING DISPLACED
WOULD FALL WITHIN THE ALLOWED
USES OF BIA ASSESSMENT REVENUES
AS DESCRIBED BY THE STATE
STATUTE.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE AMENDMENT?
WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE
HAD A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM
YOLANDA.
THANK YOU AGAIN.
SO AGAIN, JUST TO TRY TO
CLARIFY THAT THE INTENT IS
THERE TO ADDRESS ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT.
TO ENCOURAGE PRESERVATION OF
SMALL BUSINESS.
BUT KEEP IN LINE WITH WHAT THE
STATE REQUIRES.
SO, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS,
THEN I WILL MOVE TO ADOPT THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT 1A THAT WAS
RECENTLY DISTRIBUTED.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSON.
ANY COMMENTS?
OKAY.
REALLY QUICK, CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> AND CHAIR MORALES.
>> YES.
>> THAT IS FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
WE HAVE THE AMENDED BILL BEFORE
THE COMMITTEE.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS
ABOUT THE BILL TO CREATE A
15th AVENUE BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT AREA?
I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS GOING UP.
OKAY.
IN THAT CASE, COUNCILMEMBERS,
I'M GOING TO MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PASSAGE AS
AMENDED.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED IN SECOND.
TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF THE
BILL AS AMENDED.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR MORALES?
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU COLLEAGUES.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
RECOMMENDATION THE BILL PASS AS
AMENDED WILL BE SENT TO THE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
>>> OKAY, LAST ITEM FOR US IS
ITEM NUMBER 8. THE SHORT TITLE
OF ITEM 8 INTO THE RECORD.
>> ITEM 8, COUNCIL BILL 120180.
IN ORDINANCE RELATED TO HUMAN
RIGHTS INCLUDING PROTECTIONS
AGAINST DISCRIMINATION BASED ON
CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION
STATUS.
ADDING A DEFINITION OF RACE FOR
CERTAIN PURPOSES.
AND, AMENDING THE VARIOUS
SECTIONS OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE.
FOR BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COLLEAGUES, I WILL HAND THIS
OVER TO ASHA.
AS I UNDERSTAND IT, WE HAVE A
LITTLE MORE WORK TO DO ON THIS
SO WE WILL NOT VOTE ON IT.
I DID WANT ASHA TO GIVE US THE
CONTEXT ON THIS SO WE CAN
CONSIDER A DECEMBER VOTE ONCE
OUR BUDGET PROCESS IS OVER.
>> I'M ASHA VENKATARAMAN.
THIS IS 120180 COUNCIL BILL.
IT IS A BILL THAT IS ADDING
SEVERAL PROTECTED CLASSES ADDED
TO THE WASHINGTON LAW AGAINST
DISCRIMINATION IN 2020 TO
SEATTLE'S MUNICIPAL CODE.
CURRENTLY THE OFFICE OF CIVIL
RIGHTS ENFORCES AGAINST
VIOLATIONS PROTECTING A VARIETY
OF CLASSES.
SO SEATTLE'S PROTECTIVE CLASSES
ARE MUCH MORE NUMEROUS THAN
WHAT IS IN STATE PROTECTION.
THAT ALLOWS THE OFFICE OF CIVIL
RIGHT TO ENFORCE A VARIETY OF
VIOLATIONS.
SO IN 2020, THE STATE
LEGISLATURE PASSED SEVERAL
BILLS TO AMEND THE WASHINGTON
LAW AGAINST DISCRIMINATION.
THOSE ADDED IN PROTECTIONS
BASED ON CITIZENSHIP AND
IMMIGRATION STATUS AND
INCLUDING A DEFINITION OF RACE,
SPECIFICALLY TO INCLUDE
PROTECTED HAIR STYLES.
THE LAST PIECE WAS TO ALLOW AN
EXEMPTION FROM THOSE LAWS WHEN
OTHER LAWS REQUIRED
DISCRIMINATION BASED.
SO, THOSE, THE WASHINGTON LAW
AGAINST DISCRIMINATION
INCLUDING THOSE PROTECTIONS ARE
ENFORCED AT THE STATE LEVEL BY
THE WASHINGTON STATE HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMISSION.
SO THIS WOULD INCORPORATE THE
PROTECTED CLASSES INTO THE
CODE.
IN TITLES 3 AND 14.
THE TITLES THAT THE OFFICE FOR
CIVIL RIGHTS, THAT GIVE THEM
JURISDICTION.
AND DESCRIBE THEIR JURISDICTION
TO ENFORCE PROTECTIONS IN
HOUSING EMPLOYMENT, PUB WELCOME
ACCOMMODATIONS AND CONTRACTING.
AND SO, WITH THE ADDITION OF
THESE CLASSES TO THE CITY'S
CODE, WILL ALLOW THE OFFICE OF
CIVIL RIGHTS TO ENFORCE.
IF THE OFFICE DOESN'T PASS THIS
BILL AND ENDUP ADDING THESE
PROTECTED CLASSES TO THE
SEATTLE CODE, THAT LEAVES ONLY
THE STATE HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION TO BE ENFORCING
VIOLATIONS OF THE WASHINGTON
LAW AGAINST DISCRIMINATION.
I WILL PAUSE IF THERE ARE
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONTENT OF
THE BILL AND MOVE INTO FISCAL
CONSIDERATIONS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS UP TO THIS
POINT?
>> I DO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT
CONSIDERATIONS BUT PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS U NOTED IN
THE MEMO IS WHETHER COUNCIL
WANTS TO CONSIDER ADDING SOME
FUNDS TO THE OFFICE OF CIVIL
RIGHTS TO DO EDUCATION AND
OUTREACH.
SOME OF IT MENTIONED DESCRIBES
HOW THE COUNCIL HAS PREVIOUSLY
PASSED LEGISLATION, THAT
CREATES NEW PROTECTIONS THAT
THE OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
WILL ENFORCE.
IT HAS ADOPTED SOME ONE TIME-
OUT REACH.
TO DO SOME EDUCATION IN THE
COMMUNITY SO PEOPLE KNOW THEY
HAVE RIGHTS.
BECAUSE OF THE WAY ENFORCEMENT
WORKS, IT WAS A COMPLAINTS
BASED SYSTEM.
SO, PEOPLE ESSENTIALLY NEED TO
KNOW THEIR RIGHT TO BE ABLE TO
EXERCISE THEM.
AND SO, THE OUTREACH AND
EDUCATION PIECE CAN BE
IMPORTANT.
THE MEMO HIGHLIGHTS THAT IT IS
SOMETHING TO CONSIDER IN THE
BUDGET PROCESS FOR THE 2022
BUDGET TO PROVIDE FOR EXAMPLE
SOMETHING LIKE $50,000 TO BE
OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.
CURRENTLY, IT IS NOT CLEAR WHAT
THE CASE LOAD INCREASE WILL BE
LIKE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT
DIVISION.
SO, IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MAKE
SENSE TO ADD ENFORCEMENT STAFF
AT THIS POINT.
BUT, IF IT TURNS OUT THAT THIS
PROTECTION IN COMBINATION WITH
THE OTHER PROTECTIONS OF THE
COUNCIL IS PASSED OVER SEVERAL
YEARS INCREASES AN ENFORCEMENT
WORKLOAD, THEY MAY WANT TO
CONSIDER AT SOME FUTURE POINT
ADDING ENFORCEMENT STAFF AS
WELL.
SO, I WILL PAUSE AT THAT POINT
FOR QUESTIONS ON THIS PIECE.
>> I HAVE QUESTIONS, ASHA.
THERE ARE 18 PROTECTIVE
CLASSES.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS COUNTS AS
TWO OR THREE MORE.
I KNOW THAT EVERY TIME WE ADD A
NEW PROTECTIVE CLASS, IT DOES
INCREASE THE WORK FOR THE FOLKS
THAT ARE CR.
AND SO, WHAT I'M TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND IS IF WE HAVE ANY
SENSE OF THE IMPACT.
I KNOW YOU SAID WE DON'T KNOW
YET WHAT THE IMPACT WILL BE.
THE DEGREE TO THE IMPACT.
BUT, DO WE HAVE A SENSE OF WHAT
THE TYPICAL IMPACT IS WHEN WE
ADD A PROTECTED CLASS FOR
ENFORCEMENT, AND FOR
INVESTIGATION WHEN THERE IS
MORE THINGS FOR THE FOLKS OVER
TO BE DOING.
>> IN GENERAL, IT DOES ADD
INVESTIGATIONS.
IT DOES ADD ENFORCEMENT CASES.
THE DIFFICULT PART TO FIGURE
OUT IS AT WHAT POINT IT
REQUIRES A WHOLE NEW PERSON.
AND SO, SOME OF THE ANALYSIS
THAT WE WILL DO DURING AT LEAST
THE BUDGET PROCESS WILL LOOK AT
WHAT THINGS LIKE ENFORCEMENT
BACKLOGS ARE.
AND SEE IF THOSE HAVE INCREASED
OVER WHAT THE AVERAGE IS OVER
THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND IT
WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THINGS LIKE
WHAT THE CASE LOAD IS FOR
ENFORCEMENT STAFF AND IF THAT
IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN
INCREASING TO SOMETHING THAT IS
AN UNTENABLE LOAD AND STAYED
RELATIVELY CONSTANT.
THAT IS INFORMATION THAT WE
WILL GET WHEN THE BUDGET COMES
IN ON MONDAY.
THROUGH SOME OF THE PREBUDGET
QUESTIONS WE ASK FROM YEAR TO
YEAR ON THAT PIECE.
I WILL HAVE MORE INFORMATION AS
IT COMES IN NEXT WEEK.
>> GREAT.
THIS IS A BIGGER DISCUSSION FOR
OFFLINE.
WHEN WE DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS,
WE NEED TO INCLUDE EDUCATION IN
OUTREACH SO THEY HAVE THIS NEW
PROTECTION.
AND GIVEN THAT THIS IS
CURRENTLY A COMPLETE BASED
SYSTEM, I WOULD BE INTERESTED
IN UNDERSTANDING A LITTLE BIT
BETTER, WHAT AN ALTERNATIVE IS
TO A COMPLAINT BASED SYSTEM.
AND IF THAT IS, IF THERE IS
ANYTHING LIKE THAT NOW ON THE
CITY LEVEL, IF THAT IS
SOMETHING WE WANT TO THINK
ABOUT MOVING TOWARD AT SOME
DATE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THE ONE THAT COME TO MY MIND IS
THE OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS.
WHICH CAN DO, I BELIEVE THEY
ARE CALLED COMPANY WIDE
INVESTIGAIONS SO THEY INITIATE
INVESTIGATIONS INTO COMPANIES
BASED ON INFORMATION THEY HAVE
OR BASED ON SOME TESTING.
THAT IS NOT THE MODEL THEY
HAVE.
BUT WE CAN TALK ABOUT ADDING
THAT DEPARTMENT INITIATED
INVESTIGATION AND WHAT KIND OF
RESOURCES IT WOULD TAKE TO DO
THAT.
>> OKAY.
>> THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, ANYONE ELSE HAVE
SOMETHING FOR ASHA AT THIS
POINT?
NOT SEEING ANYTHING.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> OKAY.
THE LAST PIECE I WILL MENTION
IS, AS COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
MENTIONED, THIS BILL IN ITS
CURRENT FORM DOES COVER TITLES
3 AND 14 IS ARE THE SECTIONS
THAT THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
HAVE JURISDICTION OVER.
IN REVIEWING THE BILL, IT CAME
UP THAT THERE ARE OTHER PLACES
IN THE CODE WHERE WE PROTECT A
VARIETY OF PROTECTED CLASSES
AGAINST DISCRIMINATION.
THE THOUGHT IS TO DO A
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE
CODE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADD
THESE PROTECTIONS IN, OF THE
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE CODE IN
WHICH IT IS APPROPRIATE.
SO THE PROTECTIONS ARE
CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE
MUNICIPAL CODE.
AND SO, BECAUSE IT IS LIKELY
THAT WILL REQUIRE A TITLE
CHANGE TO THE BILL, I WILL BE
WORKING WITH THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO IDENTIFY
THE OTHER LOCATIONS WITHIN THE
BILL WHERE THESE PROTECTED
CLASSES ARE MENTIONED.
AND THEN, DRAFT A BILL THAT
APPROPRIATELY ADDS THESE NEW
PROTECTIVE CLASSES WHEREVER IT
IS APPLICABLE AND APPROPRIATE
TO ADD THEM.
GIVEN THAT THE BUDGET PROCESS
IS COMING UP, THAT IS MORE
LIKELY THAN NOT GOING TO BE
SOMETHING THAT WILL BE READY
FOR DISCUSSION IN DECEMBER
RATHER THAN SOONER THAN THAT.
>> WE ARE ABOUT TO GET A LITTLE
BUSY.
OKAY, VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, ASHA.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
WHAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED AND WHY
WE WILL NOT BE VOTING ON THIS
BILL TODAY?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ASHA AND
YOLANDA FROM CENTRAL STAFF.
IF THERE ARE NO COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS, THEN, I
BELIEVE WE HAVE GONE THROUGH
OUR AGENDA.
SO, COLLEAGUES, I WANT TO THANK
ALL OF YOU FOR BEING HERE.
THANKS TO THE CENTRAL STAFF.
TO OUR IT TEAM.
AND, THANKS TO OUR OFFICE OF
ARTS AND CULTURE AND PLANNING
AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
FOLKS.
AND TO MARTA FROM THE OFFICE OF
CIVIL RIGHTS.
FOR PRESENTING OUR
REAPPOINTMENT TO THE WOMEN'S
COMMISSION.
AS I SAID, THE THINGS THAT
PASSED OUT TODAY WILL BE ON THE
FULL COUNCIL AGENDA FOR MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER 27.
THIS CONCLUDES THE SEPTEMBER
21st MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
IT IS 3:53.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, WE ARE
GETTING YOU OUT SEVEN MINUTES
EARLY.
>> THANK YOU!
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH EVERYONE.