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>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
THANK YOU FOR JOININGUS FOR
THE FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE.
IT IS 9:33 A.M.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL?
>> HERBOLD.
>> HERE.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
MADAME CHAIR, THAT IS FOUR
PRESENT AND TWO EXCUSED.
>> I AM HERE, MY APOLOGIES.
>> THAT IS FIVE PRESENT, ONE
EXCUSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND
COLLEAGUES, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS IS EXCUSED.
WE WISH HIM WELL ON HIS
ADVENTURES TODAY AND KNOW HE
WILL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH THIS
PRESENTATION.
WE HAVE A PACKED AGENDA TODAY.
I WANT TO BE SURE WE HAVE A
CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT A LETTER
THAT I CIRCULATED IN SUPPORT OF
CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS CURRENTLY
OCCURRING AT IBEW 46 AND WE'LL
INCLUDE A FULL AGENDA FROM THE
CENTRAL STAFF TALKING ABOUT THE
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN AND THE
SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN PROPOSAL
THAT WE'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO
WALK THROUGH IN DETAIL.
WE'LL HAVE A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION AND VOTE ON THE
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AND
WORKER PROTECTION ORDINANCE
REGARDING TRANSPARENCY.
WE'LL DISCUSS AMENDMENTS AND A
POSSIBLE VOTE ON THE SUBSTITUTE
AS WELL.
WE'LL CONCLUDE WITH A BRIEFING
ON THE HOUSING LEVY ANNUAL PLAN
FOR POLICIES AND THERE'S NO
OFFICIAL LEGISLATION.
TODAY'S AGENDA ADOPTED IF THERE
IS NO OBJECTION.
IT IS ADOPTED.
A PUBLIC COMMENT.
AS YOU SAW YESTERDAY, I
CIRCULATED A LETTER FROM OUR
OFFICE IN SUPPORT OF IBEW 46
HAS KEY ISSUES INCLUDING
NEGOTIATIONS FOR MAKING SURE
THERE IS IMPROVED SAFETY
PROVISIONS, MAKING SURE WORKERS
HAVE PPE ON THE JOB, EXTENDED
PARKING PREMIUMS, OVERALL
ECONOMIC STABILITY AND PAID TIME
OFF AND QUALITY OF LIFE.
THEY ASKED US TO SEE IF THERE
WERE ANY OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS
THAT WOULD LIKE TO SIGN ON.
THIS IS A RELATIVELY NEW TOPIC
FOR THOSE NOT FOLLOWING IT, BUT
IF YOU HAD A CHANCE TO READ THE
LETTER, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE
YOU SIGN ON.
JUST WANTED TO USE THIS TO
OFFER ANY ADDITIONAL
COUNCILMEMBERS THE CHANCE TO
SIGN OFF IF YOU HAVE HAD A
CHANCE TO REVIEW IT.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LETTER
I CIRCULATED YESTERDAY?
AT THIS POINT, CLERK, CALL THE
ROLL SO WE CAN SEE IF ANY OTHER
MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO SIGN ONTO
THIS LETTER IN SUPPORT OF IBEW
46 LABOR NEGOTIATIONS.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> THAT IS FIVE IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND BEFORE WE BEGIN THE PUBLIC
COMMENT, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
AS THE SPONSOR OF THE
RESOLUTION AS TO WHY WE ARE ALL
WEARING ORANGE TODAY, DID YOU
SAY TO SAY A FEW WORDS?
>> APPRECIATE THE
ABOUT THE LEGISLATION CURRENTLY
DRAFTED AND WE URGE YOU TO SLOW
DOWN CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL
AND DO NECESSARY OUTREACH FOR
HARMFUL UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES.
>> THANK YOU, THE NEXT PERSON
IS JAMES.
GOOD MORNING, JAMES.
>> GOOD MORNING MY NAME IS
JAMES THOMAS.
THEM IN YOUR HOUSE TO SUPPORT
THE INDEPENDENT TRANSPARENCY OF
THE CONTRACT WE HAVE BUILT WHEN
WE WORKED IN WASHINGTON.
THE PROCESS THAT IS USED AS A
DISPOSABLE DESPICABLE BUSINESS
PRACTICE WHICH EXTERNALIZES THE
COST, WHILE INTERNALIZING ALL
THE PROPHETS.
AND THE PROPHETS HAVE BEEN
MONUMENTAL SINCE COVID.
INCOME INEQUALITY IS A
DAMAGING, THE ENTIRE THOUGHT OF
RAGING UP GREAT AND VERY
ECONOMY, WHERE FAMILIES
DESCRIBE MORE AND RECEIVE MORE
BY DOING SO.
NOT GETTING LESS.
THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE
RIGHT NOW WITH A PLATFORM THAT
ARE COMPLAINING THAT THEY ARE
MAKING 04, YOU KNOW, WITH THE
TIME THEY ARE SPENDING AND ALL
THE COST IT IS COSTING THEM.
SO, THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR
MOVING FORWARD.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, YOU TOO.
RANDY BECKER WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY MARYELLEN STONE, TERRY HOME,
AND BRANDY.
GOOD MORNING, RANDY.
>> THANKS, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE RANDY
ON BEHALF OF SEATTLE REALTORS
ON THE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
LEGISLATION PICK UP A SHAKY
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
I'M FOLLOWING UP ON A LETTER HE
SENT REQUESTING THE PERSONS
PERFORMING REAL ESTATE
BROKERAGE SERVICES AS DEFINED
IN RCW, BE ADDED TO THE
EXEMPTIONS AND THE INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTOR DEFINITION SECTION.
REVIEWING THE ORDINANCE IS
CLEAR THERE ARE SOME SPECIFIC
TYPES OF INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
RELATIONSHIPS, LEGISLATION
SEEMS TO ADDRESS, OR TO ADVANCE
AND BETTER PROTECT VULNERABLE
WORKERS CONSISTENT WITH OLS
ENFORCEMENT PRIORITIES.
REAL ESTATE BROKER IS NOT A
VULNERABLE WORKER, AND THE
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
RELATIONSHIP IS NOT OPAQUE IN
THE REAL ESTATE SECTOR.
IT IS DEFINED BY STATE LAW.
WE SEEK TO AVOID CONFUSION FOR
REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND FIRMS
AND BEYOND OUR SECTOR, WE
BELIEVE THERE IS VALUE IN A
BRIGHT LINE IN THE ORDINANCE,
CLEARER DIRECTION, TO THE
EXECUTIVE, THEREFORE HIRING
ENTITIES, THAT MAY BE
MISCLASSIFIED AND CLEARED FOR
VULNERABLE WORKERS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD MORNING, MARYELLEN.
I SEE YOU, MARYELLEN.
LOOKS LIKE YOU NEED TO HIT STAR
SIX ONE MORE TIME, PLEASE.
>> OKAY.
>> GREAT.
>> OKAY, RAM, OKAY.
>> PERFECT.
>> THIS IS MARYELLEN STONEKING
COUNTY ASSAULT RESOURCE CENTER,
I'M SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE
$600,000 THAT HAS BEEN
RECOMMENDED AS PART OF THE
RECOVERY FUNDING.THE COUNCIL
WILL BE ADDRESSING LATER TODAY.
$600,000 FOR GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE SERVICES.
PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC, OUR
ORGANIZATIONS WERE SEVERELY
STRAINED WITH VERY DRAMATIC
INCREASES IN DEMAND FOR
SERVICES, SEXUAL ASSAULT,
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND OTHER
FORMS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE.
THAT WAS BEFORE HAND.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE CASES WERE UP
19%, IN TERMS OF DEMAND FOR
SERVICE.
NOW, WE ARE SEEING DRAMATICALLY
INCREASED CASELOADS, FAR MORE
CHALLENGING SITUATIONS THAT
VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE
FACING, BACKLOGS RELATED TO THE
COURTS, AND A VERY COMPLICATED
SITUATION.
WE ARE ASKING THAT THE
COMMITTEE SUPPORTED THE REQUEST
FOR $600,000 FOR GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE IN THIS UPCOMING
ALLOCATION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE NEXT PERSON IS TERRY.
GOOD MORNING, TERRY.
>> YES, HIGH.
IT IS TERRY HONG, CAN YOU HEAR
ME?
>> YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH TODAY FOR
HEARING MY TESTIMONY.
I AM SPEAKING TODAY AS A MEMBER
OF THE RANIER VALLEY COALITION
OF THE SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD
GREENWAYS AND SAFE STREETS,
INSPIRED BY LAST YEAR'S KEEP
MOVING STREETS PILOT PROGRAM ON
LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD,
WHERE WE ARE ADVOCATING FOR
LONG-TERM CHANGES AND USED BY
MOTOR VEHICLES BETWEEN MOUNT
BAKER AND THE PARK, DETAILS OF
OUR WORK CAN BE FOUND AT STAY
HEALTHY STREETS.ORG/LAKE LWB.
LAKE WASHINGTON BOULEVARD KEEP
MOVING STREET HAS BEEN A HUGE
SUCCESS, AS DEMONSTRATED BY
SURVEYS, PETITIONS, CONDUCTED
BY SEATTLE TIMES, SGOT, AND
GREENWAYS.
SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAYS
IS ADVOCATING THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION PROCEED
WITH THE ROBUST COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENTS TO CODESIGN
PERMANENT LAKE WASHINGTON
BOULEVARD IMPROVEMENTS.
PLEASE INCLUDE THIS FUNDING IN
THE STATE HEALTH HISTORY
PROGRAM THAT YOU WERE LOOKING
AT TODAY, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, TERRY.
THE NEXT PERSON IS BRANDY
FLOOD, THEN WE WILL HAVE GEORGE
SCROLL UP, TRO DEARBORN, AND
DARRELL SMITH.
GOOD MORNING, BRANDY.
>> GOOD MORNING.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, THANKS.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS BRANDY
FLYNN, THE LEAD PROGRAM
MANAGER, MANAGING OUR CLINICAL
CASE MANAGERS IN THE REACH
PROGRAM, DOING WEED WORK IN THE
COMMUNITY.
I WANT TO ADVOCATE TO THE
COUNCIL, THE USE OF MAINTAINING
THE CAPACITY OF THE LEAD
PROGRAM, TO DO THIS WORK OVER
50% OF MY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ARE BY FAR, 20% ARE BLACK, 12%
ARE LINUX, AND MULTIPLE MEMBERS
OF OUR TEAM IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ
AND HAVE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IN
RECOVERY FROM ADDICTION, MENTAL
HEALTH, HOMELESSNESS, AND
DRAMA.
WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS WORK
THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC.
WE HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING FROM
HOME.
WE HAVE BEEN IN THE STREET WITH
THE MOST HORRIBLE PEOPLE IN THE
COMMUNITY, AND THIS WORK HAS
BECOME HARDER AND HARDER WITH
THE CONTEXTUAL NATURES OF HOW
COVID IS SHOWING FOR OUR
CLIENTS, MORE DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE, HARDER TO GIVE
HOUSING PAPERWORK DONE, HIGHER
CRIMES FOR SURVIVAL, JUST TO
MAKE IT OUT HERE, DUE TO THE
PANDEMIC.
WE HAVE BEEN DOING CREATIVE
THINGS TO REMOVE THOSE
BARRIERS, AND ESPECIALLY FOR
OUR BLOCK CLIENTS.
AND AS A BLACK SERVICE
PROVIDER, I WANT TO BE ON
RECORD, I WANT TO BE
ACKNOWLEDGED AS A BLACK SERVICE
PROVIDER, SERVING THE MOST
VULNERABLE BLACK PEOPLE IN OUR
COMMUNITY, IN NEED OF INTENSIVE
CASE MANAGEMENT.
WE ALL WANT TO ABOLISH PRISONS,
WE WANT TO CHANGE THE NARRATIVE
OF COMMUNITY SAFETY IN OUR
COMMUNITIES.
BUT AS LONG AS WE HAVE WIFE THE
PERMIT IN OUR INSTITUTION,
BLACK PEOPLE WILL ALWAYS BE AT
THE INTERSECTION OF CRIME AND
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.
OUR CASE MANAGERS REFUSED TO
LEAVE THOSE PEOPLE BEHIND, JUST
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE
AGAINST THE POLICE RIGHT NOW.
WE WANT TO BE IN THE STREET
WITH THOSE PEOPLE, MAKING SURE
WE ARE CARRYING THEM THROUGH
THESE TERRIBLE TIMES, AND
KEEPING THEM COVERED.
PLEASE USE THAT FUNDING TO
MAINTAIN LEAD CASE MANAGEMENT,
SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO THE
WORK AND DO THE WORK WITH
PEOPLE WHO ARE REFLECTING THE
COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT PERSON IS GEORGE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, DO WE HAVE
GEORGE WITH US?
>> OKAY.
GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE.
I AM GEORGE SCROLL HER, I'M
WORKING WITH LEHIGH AND MANY
COMMUNITY PARTNERS INDIVIDUAL
COUNCILMEMBERS, TO RAPIDLY
EXPAND TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.
WHAT WE ARE CALLING, IT TAKES A
VILLAGE CAMPAIGN.
URGED THE COMMUNITY TODAY TO
SUPPORT USING $9.1 MILLION IN
FUNDS TO BUILD NINE MORE TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES THIS YEAR.
ONCE OPEN, THEY CAN HELP MORE
THAN 500 PEOPLE EVERY YEAR
LEAVE THE STREETS, GET THE
SERVICES THEY NEED, AND MOVED
TO STABLE HOUSING.
THIS HOMELESSNESS CRISIS HAS
GONE ON TOO LONG.
THIS IS OUR MOMENT TO DEAL WITH
THE CRISIS AT THE SCALE IT
DESERVES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT PERSON IS TIARA.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL
MEMBERS, MY NAME IS TIARA, I'M
A PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE LEAD
IN SEATTLE.
I'M HERE TO ASK THAT YOU
ALLOCATE OUR FUNDING TO FILL
THE LARGE 2021 LEAD BUDGET
DEFICIT, BECAUSE OF THE COUNCIL
THE ADOPTION OF THE GATEKEEPING
PROVIDE THE LAST YEAR, WE'VE
BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE TO HIRE
PEOPLE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE,
IN ORDER TO SERVE AND TO OFFER
ALTERNATIVES TO POLICING FOR
BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND OTHER
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, WHO HAVE
BEEN MOST MARGINALIZED AND
HARMED OVERTIME.
AS YOU KNOW, OUR MOST
VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN
HIT HARD BY COVID AND
CONTINUING TO PROVIDE INTENSIVE
STREET BASE CARE DURING THIS
TIME HAS BEEN EXCEPTIONALLY
CHALLENGING.
LEAD CASE MANAGEMENT HAS DONE
IT AND THEY WON'T STOP IF WE
DON'T MAKE THEM BY LAYOFFS.
AN OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF
COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS ARE
STARTING TO REQUEST AND PREFER
A LEAD LIKE RESPONSE, INSTEAD
OF TRADITIONAL ENFORCEMENT.
YOU STABILIZE THE WORK THAT IS
NOW SO CRITICAL DURING A TIME
LIKE THIS, THAT IS FINALLY
STARTING TO BE ACCEPTED AND
PREFERRED AS THEIR RESPONSE TO
ADDRESSING PUBLIC ORDER
CONCERNS, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT IS DARRELL.
>> GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR,
AND COUNSEL NUMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO BE HEARD.
I AND CALLING INTO ADDRESS THE
$22 MILLION REQUEST FROM THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
FROM THE RECOVERY PROJECT AND
DIRECT SUPPORT TO SMALL
BUSINESSES, 120-0393.
IN APRIL OF 2020, THEY WERE
FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO RAISE ABOUT
$250,000 IN DIRECT SUPPORT BY
THOUGHT AND IN THE ZIP CODE
AREA HERE.
WE WERE REALLY HAPPY TO DO THAT
WORK AND PROUD TO BE A PART OF
THAT.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE HEARTBREAK
WAS THAT, WE HAD 30 BUSINESSES
IN THE FIRST WHEN WE HAD ONLY
250 APPLICATIONS, MUCH TO BE
SAID FOR THE SAME IN THE SECOND
ROUND AS WELL.
SO WE KNOW THAT OUR SMALL
BUSINESS COMMUNITIES HERE IN
SOUTH SEATTLE MAY BEYOND OUR
FREELY HURTING DURING THE
PANDEMIC AND I REALLY URGED THE
COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THIS REQUEST
FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
TO HELP US CONTINUE TO RECOVER
FROM THE PANDEMIC.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ARE
BENJAMIN HUNTER, RAHEEM LaMARR
AND LAUREN SHORTS.
GOOD MORNING, BENJAMIN.
DO WE HAVE BENJAMIN WITH US?
I SEE YOU, BENJAMIN.
YOU NEED TO HIT STAR SIX TO
UNMUTE YOURSELF.
LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE STILL MUTED
ON MY END.
STAR SIX ONE MORE TIME.
AFTER BENJAMIN WILL BE RUSHING
IF WE CAN TEE UP RAHIM.
RAHEEM, WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD
AND GO TO YOU.
GOOD MORNING, YOU CAN HIT STAR
SIX.
OKAY.
THERE YOU ARE, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS RAHEEM LaMARR.
I'M A LEAD CASE MANAGER AND I
WANTED TO SPEAK OF THE FUNDS.
I JUST WANTED TO START BY
SAYING, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE
WORK THAT I DO.
SURVEYING SEVERELY VULNERABLE
INDIVIDUALS WHO SUFFER FROM
MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS, AND
EXTREME AGGRESSION IS SOMETHING
THAT GREATLY AND WILL GREATLY
CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE
COMMUNITY FOR THE BETTER.
MOST OF MY CLIENTS ARE BIPOC
INDIVIDUALS WHO SUFFER FROM
SEVERE TRAUMA, DUE TO THE
INJUSTICE LEGAL SYSTEM.
ABLE TO GO AHEAD AND CONNECT
WITH THOSE CLIENTS, AND MAKE
LONG-STANDING RELATIONSHIPS
WITH THOSE CLIENTS TO GO AHEAD
AND MAKE THEIR LIFE VETERAN
STOPPED HIM FROM BEING INVOLVED
INTO THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM
WILL ULTIMATELY BETTER AFFECT
ALL OF US IN GENERAL, FOR THE
BETTER.
SO I'M SPEAKING ON THAT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
TODAY.
THE NEXT PERSON IS LAUREN
SHORTS, GOOD MORNING, LAUREN.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THIS IS LAUREN SCHWARTZ.
I AM HERE TO ASK YOU TO PROVIDE
FUNDING TO MAKE THE ALKI POINT
KEEP MOVING STREET INTO A
PERMANENT STAY HEALTHY STREET.
ALKI POINT IS THE MOST USED
STAY HEALTHY STREET OR KEEP
MOVING STREET IN ALL OF
SEATTLE, ACCORDING TO TWO
SEPARATE SDOT STUDIES AND ONE
CITYWIDE SDOT SURVEY , OVER
1200 PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED A
PETITION ASKING FOR ALKI POINT
TO BECOME A PERMANENT STAY
HEALTHY STREET, IN ADDITION
ALKI COMMUNITY COUNCIL, THE
BIKES CONNECTION, AND AS PD
CAPTAIN GROSSMAN OF ALL
ENDORSED MAKING THIS STREET
SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT WITH MANY
POSITIVE OUTCOMES, INCLUDING
SAFETY, ACCESSIBILITY, HOPE,
AND SUSTAINABILITY.
SO WE RECOMMEND FIRST MAKING
THIS STREET PERMANENT, THEN
BUILDING ON THE SOLID
FOUNDATION.
PLEASE DIVIDE FUNDING FOR US TO
DO SO.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IS GOING TO GO BACK TO BENJAMIN
HUNTER REAL QUICK, THEN THE
NEXT THREE SPEAKERS WILL BE
ZANE FINCH AND ELLIE HOMAN, DO
WE HAVE BENJAMIN WITH US?
BENJAMIN, I STILL SEE YOU, BUT
YOU ARE ON MUTE IF YOU CAN HIT
STAR SIX.
OKAY, I WILL KEEP GOING THEN,
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> THERE YOU ARE, BENJAMIN, GO
AHEAD.
>> ALL RIGHT, TECHNOLOGY.
GOOD MORNING, COUNSEL.
MY NAME IS BENJAMIN HUNTER.
I'M A MUSICIAN, EDUCATOR, ARTS
AND CULTURAL ADVOCATE IN THE
CITY.
I SIT ON THE SEATTLE MUSIC
COMMISSION, COLUMBIA HUMAN ARTS
AND CULTURAL DISTRICT AND
SERVED THE CITY'S CREATIVE
INDUSTRY THROUGH MY NONPROFT
COMMUNITY ART, THAT RECENTLY
CLOSED THE COLLABORATORY DUE TO
RENT BIKES AND THE HALL.
I'M CALLING TO ADVOCATE THAT
LEGISLATION HAVE WRITTEN
DIRECTLY INTO IT MONEY
SPECIFICALLY FOR ARTS AND
CULTURE AS THE HARDEST HIT
INDUSTRY IN THE CITY.
IT WAS THE FIRST TO CLOSE AND
IT WILL BE THE LAST IF WE
REOPEN.
ARTS AND CULTURE TAKING A
SIGNIFICANT HIT, ESPECIALLY
BIPOC CREATIVE COMMUNITIES IN
PARTICULAR.
WHO HAVE NOT ONLY BEEN HIT HARD
BY THE PANDEMIC, BUT WERE
ALREADY BEARING THE BURDEN OF
STRUCTURAL INEQUITIES, AND ARE
UNDERREPRESENTED ACROSS THE
CREATIVE ECONOMY AND STRUGGLED
PRE-PANDEMIC AND EXACERBATED BY
THE PANDEMIC TO AFFORD TO LIVE
IN THE CITY.
IT IS GOOD THE MONEY ABUSING
DIRECTED TO THE HOTEL THAN
VENUES ALLOCATED.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SORRY ABOUT THAT ECHO.
SINCE YONAH, GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
OKAY, GREAT, I CAN SEE YOU ARE
OFF MUTE.
I CANNOT HEAR YOU.
JUST CHECK YOUR LINE TO MAKE
SURE IT IS NOT MUTED ON YOUR
END.
>> OKAY, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, NOW I CAN, THANKS SO
MUCH.
>> GOOD MORNING, I AM A LEAD
CASE MANAGER.
I AND A WOMAN OF COLOR, HERE TO
ADVOCATE FOR THE ARP EIGHT FUND
TO MAINTAIN CAPACITY OF A LEAD
PROGRAM.
MY SIGNED AREA IS CORE HEALTH
PARK.
I PERSONALLY HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE PIPELINES
YOU HAVE BEEN ON THE STREETS.
I'M EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO BE A
PART OF THAT, BUT OVERWHELMED
AND ANGERED AT THE LACK OF
SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR THOSE AT
THE PARK.
EVERY DAY, I SEE INDIVIDUALS
THAT ARE DEPRIVED OF BASIC
HUMAN SERVICES, THE
CRIMINALIZATION OF
HOMELESSNESS, AND HOW
DISPROPORTIONATELY THESE
INDIVIDUALS ARE PEOPLE OF
COLOR.
ENCAMPMENTS AT THE PARK ARE NOT
COMMUNITIES, THEY ARE
EUTHANIZING DISPLAYS MEANT TO
STIMULATE THOSE SUFFERING FROM
HOMELESSNESS.
WE HAVE THE RESOURCES TO STOP
NORMALIZING DEHUMANIZATION.
AT OUR CURRENT CAPACITY, WE ARE
UNABLE, WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO
HELP A SELECT FEW QUALIFY FOR
LEED.
THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
>> I APOLOGIZE FOR
MISPRONOUNCING YOUR NAME, AND
ALSO FOR THE SHORT TIME.
PLEASE DO THE REST IN YOUR
COMMENTS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
VEIN, I SEE LISTED AS NOT
PRESENT, ZANE FINCH, JUST
LETTING YOU KNOW IF YOU WANT TO
DIAL IN, COME BACK TO YOU.
ELLIE HOMAN, YOU ARE UP NEXT,
GOOD MORNING.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME,
COUNCILMEMBER?
>> I CAN, THANKS SO MUCH.
>> WONDERFUL.
I'M ELLIE, I'M CALLING ON
BEHALF OF CHILDCARE WORKERS IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
CHILD CARE WORKERS ARE
EDUCATORS YOU ARE PROVIDING A
CRITICAL SERVICE FOR THE PUBLIC
GOOD IN THE CITY, AND TO THIS
POINT, THERE HAS BEEN EXCUSE
ME, I'M SPEAKING, NOT ENOUGH
PUBLIC FUNDING TO HELP SUPPORT
THAT PUBLIC GOOD.
CHILDCARE WORKERS ARE
OVERWHELMINGLY WOMEN AND
DISPROPORTIONATELY BIPOC WOMEN.
THE COMPENSATION THAT IS PAID
TO THESE WORKERS IS JUST ABOVE
MINIMUM WAGE AND EVERY TIME WE
TRY TO INCREASE THAT, THE
MINIMUM WAGE CLIENTS, WE NEED
ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN THIS
SECTOR.
CHILDCARE CENTERS ARE NOT ABLE
TO KEEP UP, BECAUSE WE CANNOT
PASS THESE COSTS ONTO THE
FAMILIES, BECAUSE THEY CANNOT
AFFORD IT EITHER.
SO WE ARE ASKING THE COUNCIL TO
REAFFIRM THE COMMITMENT THAT
YOU HAVE MADE TO INVEST IN
CHILDCARE AND CONTINUE THAT ON
THE FIRST STEP.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SPEAKING ON CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS, ANGIE HICKS MAX,
YOUR NEXT.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS ANGIE HICKS MAX HE.
I AND THE CEO OF TINY TOTS
DEVELOPMENT CENTER.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, AND TO
THE COUNSEL.
CHILDCARE PROGRAMS STAY OPEN IN
THE K-12 SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN.
CHILDCARE WORKERS ARE
ESSENTIAL, AND ON AVERAGE, EARN
$16.28, WHILE KINDERGARTEN
TEACHERS EARN OVER $30 PER
HOUR.
CHILDCARE STAFF HAVE NOT BEEN
COMPENSATED FOR THE HEROES THEY
ARE.
PROVIDING CARE IN A PANDEMIC.
LITERALLY PUTTING THEIR LIVES
ON THE LINE.
PLEASE FUND THE $2 AN HOUR WAGE
INCREASE, SHOW US YOU CARE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND
CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND THE NEXT PERSON IS MASON,
GOOD MORNING, MASON.
MASON SHERRY?
>> GOOD DAY.
>> CAN I BE HEARD?
>> YES, THANKS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER AND COUNCIL
CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
I'M ACTUALLY CALLING ON TO
RAISE A RED FLAG FOR OUR ARTS
COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL
COMMUNITY.
MY NAME IS MASON FERRY, I AM
THE MANAGER FOR SVG, I'M
CALLING ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE
IN YOUR COMMUNITY, WHO HAS BEEN
DECIMATED SINCE MARCH 27th WHEN
WE CLOSE OUR DOORS AND HAVE NOT
ABLE TO BRING IN ANY DOLLARS
SINCE.
THIS GOES FROM EVERYONE FROM
THE
>> WE ARE COMPLETELY DESPERATE
TO BE ABLE TO RESTART.
WE ARE THE HEART AND SOUL OF
THE CITY.
WE WANT PEOPLE BACK AND WE NEED
YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSAL
THAT WAS FLOATED FOR $20
MILLION THAT DIRECTLY PAYS TO
ARTISTS AND VENUES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS WILL BE
ZANE FINCH, SUSAN BOYD, AND
THEN ZENA FINCH.
GO AHEAD, SUSAN.
I DON'T SEE ZANE WITH US.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
SUSAN BOYD FROM HOUSING TO
COMMENT ON THE ARPA PLAN.
I KNOW YOU HAVE HEARD FROM A
NUMBER OF LEADERS OF NONPROFIT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ORGANIZATIONS EXPRESSING THE
GREAT NEED FOR SUPPORTING THE
RESIDENT SERVICE PROGRAMS, AND
I'M REALLY CALLING TO THANK YOU
FOR CREATING AN ALLOCATION PLAN
THAT PRIORITIZES THE NEEDS OF
THE LOWEST INCOME PEOPLE.
IN PARTICULAR, THANK YOU FOR
RESPONDING TO OUR REQUEST FOR
THE SUPPORT FOR THE RESIDENT
PROGRAMS THAT ARE SO VITAL.
WE THINK THIS GOES A LONG WAY
TO GETTING US TO A LEVEL OF
SERVICES TO ADEQUATELY SUPPORT
OUR RESIDENTS.
WE KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO FACE A
LOT OF PRESSURE IN THE COMING
WEEKS AND WE JUST ASK THAT YOU
MAINTAIN THAT ALLOCATION FOR
US.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SUSAN.
APPRECIATE IT.
WE HAVE A ZANE FINCH LISTED
FOUR TIMES SO I'M GOING TO ASK
IF THERE'S ANYBODY ON THE LINE
WITH THE LAST NAME FINCH,
DIALED INTO THE NUMBER FROM THE
CONFIRMATION E-MAIL.
WE JUST WANT TO DOUBLE CHECK.
AFTER ZANE FINCH, WE HAVE WILL
WASHINGTON AND JAKITA.
GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO.
I'M WILLIAM WASHINGTON.
I BELIEVE I WAS JUST CALLED
UPON.
DID I HEAR MY NAME?
>> YES, WE'LL RESTART YOUR
TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
I APPRECIATE IT.
I'M A RESIDENT HERE, ALONG KEEP
IT MOVING STREET AND ADVOCATING
FOR THE PROPER FUNDS TO MAKE
THIS PERMANENT AND MAKE CHANGES
TO THE STREET.
I'M A LONG RESIDENT, LIVED HERE
ABOUT 12 YEARS.
PRIOR TO THE SAFE MOVING STREET
DESIGNATION, WE HAVE HAD A LONG
STANDING STRUGGLE WITH SAFETY,
BASED UPON PURELY THE GEOGRAPHY
AND THE OF THE STREET.
SO WE ARE ASKING FOR BIKE
LANES, FOR THOSE WHO DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON
BASICALLY IT'S A PARK, A
STREET, THEN A RESIDENTIAL
AREA.
WHAT'S HAPPENING IS WE'RE
GETTING A LOT OF TRAFFIC, BOTH
BICYCLES AND CARS, AND HAVING A
CONFLICT BETWEEN THE TWO, AND
THERE'S NOT MUCH REGULATION AS
TO KEEPING THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND
THE PEOPLE WHO USE THE PARK
SAFE.
WE ARE ASKING FOR THOSE FUNDS
TO BE DISTRIBUTED IN THIS
DIRECTION AND THANK YOU FOR
TAKING THE TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
I STILL DON'T SEE ZANE IS WE'RE
GOING TO MOVE ONTO YAKITA, ALSO
LISTED AS NOT PRESENT.
SO I'M GOING TO MOVE ON AND IF
YOU'RE ABLE TO CALL IN, WE'LL
COME BACK TO YOU.
GOOD MORNING, MENAZ.
IF YOU COULD PUSH STAR 6, WE'LL
BE ABLE TO HEAR YOU.
WHILE HE DOES THAT, WE HAVE
TYLA MILLER AND LAWANA WRIGHT.
MENAZ, IF YOU COULD HIT STAR
SIX ON YOUR END, THAT WOULD BE
GREAT.
WE COULD COME BACK TO YOU AS
WELL.
I'LL COME BACK TO YOU IN A FEW
MINUTES.
WE'LL KEEP YOU UP ON THE SCREEN
SO WE CAN COME BACK.
TYLA, GOOD MORNING.
YOU'RE UP NEXT.
STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF AS
WELL.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I OWN THE COMFORT ZONE
RESTAURANT.
WE ARE AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND WE
ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE HELP WE
RECEIVED FROM THE HOMESITE TO
SUPPORT OUR BUSINESS DURING THE
PANDEMIC.
BUT IF WE'RE ABLE TO CONTINUE
WITH OUR RESTAURANT, WE'RE
GOING TO NEED MORE SUPPORT.
I'M CALLING ABOUT THE
NEIGHBORHOOD RECOVERY PROJECT
AND DIRECT BUSINESS SUPPORT
120093, HOPING THAT YOU GUYS
WILL SUPPORT THAT AND APPROVE
THAT BECAUSE WE JUST WON'T BE
ABLE TO MAKE IT WITHOUT IT.
WE SOMETIMES SIT IN THE MIDDLE
OF BEING ELIGIBLE FOR THINGS
AND IT'S REALLY HARD.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND SOMETIMES
WHY WE'RE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR
SUPPORT, BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT
OUR NUMBERS, IF WE DON'T HAVE
IT, WE WON'T BE THERE.
SO MANY OF MY CONTEMPORARIES
ARE HAVING THE ISSUES AND THE
PRICE OF FOOD IS GOING UP.
WE CAN'T PASS THAT ON TO THE
CUSTOMERS.
MY OIL PRICES ARE THREE TIMES
AS HIGH AS THEY HAVE BEEN.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
CALLING IN TODAY.
PLEASE DO SEND IN THE REST OF
YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
LAWANA WRIGHT, AND MENAZ IF YOU
WANT TO HIT STAR SIX TO UNMUTE
YOURSELF, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> OKAY.
WE'LL COME BACK TO MENAZ.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I'M LAWANA WRIGHT AND I'M HERE
TODAY TO ADVOCATE FOR THE ARPA
FUNDING TO MAINTAIN OUR
CAPACITY AT THE LEAD PROGRAM.
AS YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE A
LOT OF TIME.
I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THAT --
EXCUSE ME, I GOT NERVOUS.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT WITH
COVID, OUR WORK DID NOT STOP.
IT WAS ONLY MADE MORE
NECESSARY.
IT'S BEEN MORE INTENSE.
IT MADE OUR SERVICES MORE IN
DEMAND.
CURRENTLY WE ARE AT OR NEAR
CAPACITY AS FAR AS THE CASE
MANAGERS' WORKLOADS, AND WE
DON'T WANT TO INCREASE OUR CASE
LOAD TO THE POINT WHERE WE
DON'T HAVE A PERSONAL LIFE OR
SUFFER IN OUR PERSONAL LIFE
BECAUSE OF THE WORK WE DO.
WHERE WOULD THAT LEAVE OUR
COMMUNITY IF WE ARE OVERWORKED?
THE COMMUNITY IS BEING BEATEN
UP BY THIS OPPRESSIVE SYSTEM,
AND IT WOULD BE A MISTAKE IN MY
OPINION NOT TO INVEST.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD MORNING, MENAZ.
>> GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
REFUGEE ALLIANCE.
I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR
PRIORITIZING PERMANENT HOUSING,
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES, AND FOR
THE IMMIGRANTS WHO HAVE BEEN
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY
THE COVID-19.
AND WE THINK THAT ALSO THE LACK
OF PERMANENT HOUSING AND
EMERGENCY HOUSING, I WOULD LIKE
TO JOKE THAT A MAJORITY OF THE
FUNDS TO BE PRIORITIZED FOR THE
ACQUISITION OF EXISTING
PROPERTIES OR BUILDING OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND I THINK
$50 MILLION IS APPROPRIATE.
YOU NEED TO ADD FOR PERMANENT
HOUSING.
I ALSO WOULD LOVE TO ADVOCATE
FOR TINY HOUSE VILLAGES, AND
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE'LL HAVE KAREN SALINAS AND
ELAINE TORRES.
>> WE WORK TOWARDS GENDER
EQUITY AND END TO SEXUAL
ASSAULT, SEX TRAFFICKING AND
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
THIS FUNDING SUPPORTS WHAT WE
ALREADY KNOW WORKS: SURVIVOR-
DRIVEN MOBILE ACCESS.
I MYSELF HAVE WORKED WITH
SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL AND
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FOR OVER 18
YEARS IN THE TRANS COMMUNITIES
AND THE DETERMINATION OF
SURVIVORS, THEY KNOW HOW TO USE
THE RESOURCES THEY HAVE.
MOBILE ADVOCACY MEETS SURVIVORS
WHERE THEY ARE AT, LITERALLY
AND FIGURATIVELY, MEETING THEM
AT WHATEVER STAGE THEY ARE IN
AS THEY REBUILD DETERMINATION.
IT'S WAY MORE THAN RENTAL
ASSISTANCE.
>> WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE NEXT PERSON IS KAREN.
GOOD MORNING, KAREN.
KAREN, IF YOU COULD HIT STAR
SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
THEN WE'LL HAVE ALLINE
RICHARDS.
KAREN, LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE STILL
MUTED.
>> MY NAME IS KAREN AND I
WANTED TO HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE
EVER SPRING.
WE ARE WORKING WITH FOLKS TO
VARYING DEGREES OF WHAT'S
MEASURED AS SUCCESS.
ONE CLIENT AND HER CHILD JUST
GOT HER FIRST APARTMENT AFTER
MANY YEARS OF BEING IN THIS
SITUATION.
ANOTHER IN HIS 60s HAS NEVER
HAD PERMANENT HOUSING AND
SECURED AN APARTMENT AND WENT
TO HIS FIRST COUNSELING
SESSION, A GOAL HE HAD A YEAR
AGO WHEN WE FIRST MET.
OTHERS ARE STILL STRUGGLING DUE
TO US NOT HAVING THE RESOURCES
OR TIME OR CAPACITY TO HELP
THEM WITH, OR WAITING ON A
YEARS-LONG WAITING LIST.
PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS GOT TO
LEARN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS
BUT ALL ROOTED IN A SYSTEM OF
OPPRESSION.
MANY OF THESE FOLKS ARE
GENTRIED OUT OF THEIR
COMMUNITIES AND MARGINALIZED IN
THEIR COMMUNITIES.
IT TOOK THEIR OWN HARD WORK.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
PLEASE DO SEND IN THE REST OF
YOUR COMMENTS.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I'M ASKING THE COUNCIL TO
CONSIDER ALLOCATING THE ARPA
FUNDS TOWARD LEAD.
WORKING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC
HAS PUT A MULTITUDE OF STRAINS
ON OUR CLIENTS AND OUR STAFF.
LAST YEAR MOST SITES CLOSED AND
SHELTERS REDUCED THEIR NUMBERS.
THERE WERE LESS PLACES TO USE
THE BATHROOM OR GET A MEAL.
RESOURCES HAVE MEANT MORE RISKY
AND UNSAFE BEHAVIORS.
MUCH OF MY CASE LOAD ARE BLACK
AND NATIVE WOMEN WHO SAY THEY
HAVE NEVER HAD A CASE MANAGER
BEFORE.
IT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE MUCH, BUT
IT MEANS SOMEONE WHO WILL HELP
THEM FIND HOUSING, GET INTO
TREATMENT PROGRAMS, HELP THEM
RECONNECT WITH THEIR CHILDREN
AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR LEGAL
MATTERS.
I HAVE A CLIENT WHO'S BEEN IN A
MOTEL ROOM FOR MANY MONTHS AND
RECONNECT WITH THEIR 3-YEAR-OLD
úDAUGHTER.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND
PLEASE SEND IN THE REST OF YOUR
TESTIMONY.
LOIS, I SEE YOU LISTED AS NOT
PRESENT.
PLEASE DIAL IN.
AND I BELIEVE ZANE IS BACK.
GOOD MORNING, SAY ARE.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT
FOR THE ARTS AND CULTURE IN
THIS ECONOMY, THAT YOU ALL HAVE
IN THE ART RECOVERY BILL.
YOU HAVE BEEN TREMENDOUSLY
SUPPORTIVE SECTOR THAT'S BEEN
IMPACTED BY COVID AND FACED
WITH STRUCTURAL BARRIERS TO
PAST SECURITY FUNDS DUE TO OUR
BUSINESS MODEL.
WE ASK TO BE IDENTIFIED
DIRECTLY IN 120094, AND A
PORTION OF 120093 BE DIRECTED
THROUGH THE ARTS DIRECTOR.
WE ARE TO HAVE THOSE FUNDS MORE
EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY
REACH THOSE IN THE SECTOR THAT
NEEDS THEM THE MOST.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
DIALING IN.
LET'S GO BACK TO ZANE.
ARE YOU WITH US?
JUST STAR SIX TO UNMUTE
YOURSELF.
PERFECT.
GOOD MORNING.
>> HELLO, HOW ARE YOU?
MY NAME IS ZANE FINCH AND MY
FATHER IS THE FOUNDER OF FINCH
FUNERAL HOME THAT'S BEEN HERE
IN SEATTLE FOR OVER 35 YEARS.
I'M HERE TO REQUEST FUNDS TO BE
INVESTED IN ALL MINORITY-OWNED
COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE SOUTH
END OF THE SEATTLE AREA.
A LOT OF THESE BUSINESSES ARE
JUST DISENFRANCHISED OVER THE
YEARS, AND NOW THAT WE HAVE THE
LIGHT RAIL COMING IN, WE'D LIKE
TO SEE PEOPLE ENJOY THE
SERVICES THESE BUSINESSES CAN
OFFER.
IT'S NOT ABOUT A LEGACY BUT IT
IS ABOUT LONGEVITY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
TAKE CARE.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
WE'LL GO BACK TO ANGELA, AND
THEN LOIS.
GOOD MORNING, ANGELA.
JUST STAR SIX TO UNMUTE
YOURSELF.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I'M HERE WITH THE SOUTH
ASSESSMENT SMALL BUSINESS
COMMUNITY.
THE COUNCIL FULLY SUPPORTS THE
NEIGHBORHOOD RECOVERY PROJECTS
AND DIRECT BUSINESS SUPPORT THE
CB 120093 NEIGHBORHOOD SERVING
SEATTLE'S EQUITY DISTRICTS.
WE ARE CONCERNED WITH THE
EQUITABLE RECOVERY FOR THE
SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITIES,
INCLUDING ENTREPRENEURS,
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, BRICK
AND MORTAR, CULTURAL ARTISTS.
THIS WORK IS NOT A SUPERSIZE ME
EFFORT, AS WE KNOW.
AND THROUGH OED'S INITIATIVE --
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE NEXT PERSON IS LOIS MARTIN.
GOOD MORNING.
ú>> GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING, CHAIR AND
COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OWNER OF THE
CENTER IN THE CENTRAL AREA,
HERE IN SUPPORT OF 120093,
SPECIFICALLY 10.6, ALLOCATING
FUNDING FOR CHILD CARE STAFF
WAGES.
HAVING THE INFLUX OF SUPPORT
GIVES PROVIDERS THE ABILITY TO
INCREASE COMPENSATION FOR OUR
AMAZING EDUCATORS AND OTHER
STAFF.
CHILD CARE STAFF NEVER STOPPED
PROVIDE SAFETY AND COMFORT
DURING THIS ONGOING PUBLIC
HEALTH CRISIS.
PROVIDERS AND STAFF STOOD BY
OUR FAMILIES AND OPENED OUR
DOORS TO THE CHILDREN OF FRONT-
LINE WORKERS.
THIS IS THE DOWN PAYMENT OF
WHAT I TRUST WILL BE ONGOING
SUPPORT OF THE INDUSTRY THAT'S
PART OF THE FOUNDATION OF OUR
CITY'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO
SHARE, AND PLEASE VOTE THIS
FUNDING THROUGH TODAY.
>> WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
FOLKS, WE HAVE ABOUT FIVE
MINUTES LEFT OF PUBLIC COMMENT
AND WE HAVE SIX SPEAKERS.
I THINK WE CAN GET THROUGH
EVERYBODY.
I'LL READ THE NAMES OF THE NEXT
SIX PRESENT AND LET YOU KNOW
WHO'S NOT PRESENT AS WELL.
FABIAN FAFADU, KIRBY CASPER,
BROCK HOULE, NAOMI SEE, AND
MICHAEL WOLFF.
SO LET'S GO WITH THE FOLKS THAT
ARE HERE.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I'M A LEAD PROGRAM SUPERVISOR
AT REACH AND AS A BLACK SERVICE
PROVIDER, I'M HERO TO ADVOCATE
FOR THE ARPA FUNDS TO MAINTAIN
THE CAPACITY OF THE LEAP
PROGRAM.
I WANT TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED AS A
BLACK SERVICE PROVIDER,
PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE MOST
VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN OUR
COMMUNITY IN NEED TO HAVE
INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND
LEGAL ADVOCACY.
IT'S IMPORTANT WE MAINTAIN THE
STAFF WHO BRING DIVERSE
EXPERIENCES AND EXPERTISE.
OUR STAFF HAS WORKED CREATIVELY
TO PROVIDE CARE TO THE MOST
VULNERABLE POPULATION IN OUR
CITIES.
DURING THE PANDEMIC, MANY
THINGS WENT VIRTUAL.
I WORKED WITH ANNEALED BLACK
MAN WHO WAS TECHNOLOGY
ILLITERATE.
I WOULD MEET WITH HIM AND
PROVIDE ADVOCACY TO BE SURE HE
STAYED OUT OF THE CRIMINAL
SYSTEM AND HE WAS ABLE TO
REMAIN SOBER AND OBTAIN
EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING.
THE SERVICE WE PROVIDE IS
ESSENTIAL.
>> I'M SORRY WE WEREN'T ABLE TO
HEAR THAT, PLEASE SEND IT IN.
KIRBY VELASQUEZ?
>> GOOD MORNING.
I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE
ARPA FUNDS TO MAINTAIN THE LEAD
PROGRAM.
HOMELESSNESS AND THE GLOBAL
HEALTH CRISIS, THERE ARE
SUCCESS STORIES.
ONE OF MY CLIENTS WAS PUT IN A
TINY HOME.
IT WAS A YOUNG WOMAN OF COLOR
WHO FOUND SAFE SPACE.
I'VE GONE TO JAIL TO MEET
CLIENTS WHO WOULD HAVE
BENEFITED FROM A LEAD WORKERS
BEFORE THEY WENT TO JAIL
BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING TO IMPACT
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND
REDUCE THE COST OF
INCARCERATION.
THESE FOUND IMPACT THE TEAM BY
REDUCING CASE LOAD NUMBERS AS
WE ADDRESS CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS
AND ADVOCACY FOR THE MOST
VULNERABLE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY.
NEXT IS HECTOR.
GOOD MORNING, HECTOR.
STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
HECTOR WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
MARISA PHILLIPS.
STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
GO AHEAD.
>> GOOD MORNING AND THANKS FOR
YOUR TIME.
I'M HECTOR AND I'M ONE OF THE
SUPERVISOR ISES OF THE LEAD
PROGRAM AT REACH.
I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE STRONGLY
THAT YOU USE ARPA FUNDS TO
ENSURE THAT OUR CAPACITY
REMAINS STABLE.
LEAD WAS FOUNDED ON THE IDEA
THAT FOLKS WHO ARE MARGINALIZED
AND OPPRESSED BY THE WHITE
SUPREMACY RACIST SYSTEM NEED
FOLKS TO COME OUT AND MEET THEM
WHERE THEY ARE, AND TO TELL
THEIR STORIES.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE
TODAY.
THE AMAZING THING IS THAT NOW
WE ARE BRINGING STORIES TO YOU,
KIRBY TOLD STORIES AND OTHERS
TOLD STORIES, AND THE BALL IS
IN YOUR COURT NOW.
THE POWER TO MAKE THESE
DECISIONS AND AFFECT PEOPLE'S
LIVES IS WITH YOU, AND WE WANT
TO KNOW THAT THE CITY COUNCIL
HAS OUR BACK.
SO WE ADVOCATE STRONGLY THAT
THE ARPA MONEY BE USED FOR LEAD
FUNDING.
>> OKAY.
WE HAVE MARISA, THEN BROCK
HOULE, NAOMI SEE, AND MICHAEL
WOLFF.
STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
>> GOOD MORNING.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANKS FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT
KIDS CLUB AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
AND I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUTING
THE PANDEMIC WAGE INCREASE FOR
CHILD CARE WORKERS.
THEY WERE DESIGNATED ESSENTIAL
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
PANDEMIC AND WE CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT COMMUNITIES AND BE SURE
OUR ECONOMY CAN BEGIN TO
RECOVER.
WE RISKED OUR HEALTH TO CARE
FOR STUDENTS IN PERSON WHILE
THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS REMAINED
REMOTE.
PLEASE USE THE AMERICAN RESCUE
FUNDS TO FUND THE PANDEMIC WAGE
INCREASE OF $2 AN HOUR FOR
CHILD CARE WORKERS, INCLUDING
CENTERS CARING FOR YOUTH AND
FAMILY HOMES AND SCHOOL AGE
CARE CENTERS.
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NEXT IS BROCK.
GOOD MORNING, BROCK.
>> OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE
PROVIDED GUIDANCE TO CITIES ON
OUTDOOR DINING AND OTHER
PROGRAMS.
AS WE MOVE OUT OF THE PUBLIC
HEALTH EMERGENCY OF COVID, IT'S
IMPORTANT WE RECOGNIZE WE
CONTINUE TO LIVE IN A PUBLIC
HEALTH EMERGENCY OF TRAFFIC
FATALITIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE.
I URGE YOU TO MAKE PERMANENT
THE STAY GREEN STREETS.
GREEN LAKES SPECIFICALLY,
DURING THE PANDEMIC, PEOPLE
WERE BANNED FROM WALKING AND
BIKING ON THE INNER PATH,
FORCING PEOPLE ON THE NARROW
OUTER PATH NEAR 40-MILE-AN-HOUR
TRAFFIC.
THE SEATTLE PARKS BOARD AND
FRIENDS OF GREEN LAKE ALL
SUPPORT THE PROJECT AND I
REQUEST THERE BE FUNDING
INCLUDED FOR THE GREEN LAKE
PROJECT.
>> THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE YOU CALLING IN.
NAOMI?
NAOMI, YOU'RE UP NEXT.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, THANKS.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS NAOMI SEE WITH THE
LOW INCOME HOUSING SUBSTITUTE.
I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS SUPPORT
FOR THE FAMILY $5 MILLION FOR
EARLY LEARNING FACILITIES.
WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY
BUILDINGS ACROSS SEATTLE THAT
WE COULD ACQUIRE AT A PER-UNIT
COST SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN
NEW CONSTRUCTION.
WE HAVE AN UNPRECEDENTED
OPPORTUNITY WITH THE CURRENT
MARKET TO DELIVER THESE UNITS.
PLEASE CONSIDER FORWARD FUNDING
OR PLACING TEMPORARY FUNDS IN
THE ACCOUNT SO WE CAN ACQUIRE
THESE BUILDINGS DURING THIS
MARKET AND USE LATER FUNDS TO
TAKE OUT THE LOAN.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT
TO EARLY LEARNING FACILITIES.
OF THANKS.
THESE FUNDS ARE CRITICAL FOR
ALLOWING HOUSING AND EARLY
LEARNING TO COEXIST.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVESTMENT.
>> FOLKS, WE HAVE HAD A FEW
MORE PEOPLE CALL IN.
THERE'S JUST THREE LEFT SO
LET'S TRY AND GET THROUGH
EVERYBODY HERE AND WE CAN
EXTEND ANOTHER FIVE MINUTES TO
HEAR THE LAST THREE PEOPLE.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, WE'LL GO
TO THE LAST THREE.
>> HI.
I'M THE TINY HOUSE VILLAGE
DIRECTOR AND WE ARE ASKING FOR
$9.41 MILLION FROM THE ARPA
FUNDING TO OPEN NINE FOR TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES.
THEY CAN BE BUILT QUICKLY AND
PROVIDE WARMTH AND SAFETY, AND
TAKE AWAY THE THREAT OF THEFT,
THE THREAT OF ASSAULT, AND THE
THREAT OF RAPE.
THEY ALLOW OUR VILLAGERS A SAFE
PLACE TO THINK AND GRIEVE AND
HEAL.
ONCE SETTLED, THEY CAN BEGIN TO
LOOK AHEAD TO THE REALITY OF
PERMANENT HOUSING.
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES COME WITH
CASE MANAGERS TO PROVIDE
SERVICES AND HELP OUR VILLAGES
CONNECT WITH ALL KINDS OF
SERVICES.
WE PROVIDE 24-HOUR STAFFING.
PLEASE ALLOW US TO CONTINUE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
TYLA, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
YOU ALREADY LET ME SPEAK.
I SPOKE WITH THE 120093.
>> THANK YOU, APPRECIATE YOU
HANGING IN THERE TO REMIND ME.
APPRECIATE THAT.
THANKS FOR CALLING IN TODAY.
MICHAEL, YOU'RE THE LAST
SPEAKER.
APPRECIATE IT.
JUST STAR SIX TO UNMUTE
YOURSELF.
HI, THIS IS MICHAEL WOLFF,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DRIVE
FORWARD.
I'M CALLING TO FIRST OF ALL
THANK THE COUNCILMEMBERS AND
COMMITTEES AND STAFF FOR
LISTENING TO OUR CONCERNS ON
THE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
PROTECTION ORDINANCE AND I WANT
TO URGE THE COMMITTEE ADOPT
PROPOSED AMENDMENT ONE.
DRIVE FORWARD DOES SUPPORT THAT
SUBSTITUTE BILL AND PROPOSED
AMENDMENT ONE FOR THAT
SUBSTITUTE AND AMENDMENT.
THOSE PROTECTIONS ARE NECESSARY
FOR THE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS
THAT ARE OUR MEMBERS AND GIG
WORKERS THAT WE REPRESENT, SO
WE'D LIKE YOU TO SUPPORT THAT
AMENDMENT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND
ADDRESSING OUR CONCERNS ON THIS
BILL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
EVERYBODY.
WE HAD ABOUT 50 PEOPLE WHO
DIALED IN TODAY AND THE AGENDA
IS PACKED.
SO LET'S GET RIGHT INTO IT.
MADAME CLERK, PLEASE READ ITEM
ONE INTO THE RECORD.
BEFORE YOU DO, I WANT TO LET
FOLKS KNOW, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT WAS ALSO WATCHING THE
HEARING AND WOULD LIKE TO SIGN
ON TO THE LETTER FOR IBEW 46.
>> ITEM NUMBER ONE,
COUNCILMEMBER 120093 AND ITEM
TWO, BILL 120094, ORDINANCE
RELATED TO THE CITY'S RESPONSE
TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> I SEE MANY FRIENDS JOINING
US ON THE SCREEN HERE.
WE HAVE JULIE FROM THE CITY
BUDGET OFFICE, ALLEY FROM
CENTRAL STAFF, WHO'S BEEN
HELPING US CREATE THE RECOVERY
PLAN.
AND I THINK I SAW TRACY ON
THERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
ENTIRE TEAM AT CENTRAL STAFF
AND THE CITY BUDGET'S OFFICE.
I WANT TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION
TO A FEW THINGS ON THE AGENDA
TODAY.
YOU SEE A PRESENTATION AND MEMO
FROM CENTRAL STAFF.
THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY AS A
CITY TO APPLY MUCH NEEDED
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN DOLLARS
CITY OF ASSESSMENT.
WE HAVE TRIED TO HAVE AN
EXPEDITED PROCESS WITH THE
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT.
IN MARCH WE OUTLINED THE
VISIONS WE'D LIKE TO SEE
APPLIED TO THESE DOLLARS AND
HAVE HAD FOUR MEETINGS TO
DISCUSS THE ARPA DISTRIBUTION
POLICIES AND LEARN THE DETAILS
ABOUT WHAT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT WAS ALLOWING WITHIN
THESE DOLLARS, AND BE SURE WE
INCLUDED THE VOICES FROM
COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND
ORGANIZATIONS WORKING WITH
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY
THE CONSEQUENCES OF COVID.
WE HAVE HAD A PANEL DISCUSSION
WITH OTHER CITIES, LEARNING HOW
THEY WERE APPLYING THE EQUITY
LENS TO THEIR DOLLARS AND
TRYING TO FIND HARMONY AND HOW
WE WOULD APPLY THESE DOLLARS.
WE HAVE HAD INTERACTIONS WITH
COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BOTH WITH
TESTIMONY AND ROUND TABLE
DISCUSSIONS.
TODAY WE HAVE BILLS IN FRONT OF
US THAT HELP APPROPRIATE THE
FIRST AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN
DOLLARS.
THIS IS ONLY $116 MILLION.
WE ARE PAIRING THIS WITH $12
MILLION FROM THE HOME AND
BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM,
AND $128 MILLION IS STILL NOT
ENOUGH TO ADDRESS THE PROFOUND
NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND
INCREDIBLE HARDSHIP SO MANY
HAVE FACED, BOTH WITH THE LOSS
OF LIVES, LOSS OF LIVELIHOOD,
TRAUMA PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
EXPERIENCING OVER THE LAST
YEAR, AND WE WANT TO CREATE A
MORE EQUITABLE ECONOMY.
THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF A PATH
FORWARD TOWARDS CREATING A MORE
EQUITABLE SEATTLE AS WE SPEAK
TO RECOVER FROM THE HARMS OF
COVID.
I WANT TO CALL OUT THE WAY THIS
BILL WAS PUT TOGETHER.
IT WAS BUILT OFF COLLABORATION.
INSTEAD OF INDIVIDUAL
PRIORITIES, THIS ATTEMPTED TO
FOCUS ON THE COMMON GOOD.
INSTEAD OF POLITICS, THIS BILL
FOCUSES ON POLICY.
THIS FOCUSES ON THINGS WE AGREE
ARE MUCH NEEDED IN OUR CITY AND
REFLECTS ENGAGEMENT AND
DISCUSSION WE HAVE HAD WITH
VARIOUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
THIS CANNOT COMPLETELY ADDRESS
ALL THE HARDSHIPS PEOPLE ARE
EXPERIENCING BUT WE ARE
BEGINNING TO RESPOND TO THE
TRAUMA.
WE ARE BEGINNING TO RESPOND TO
THE HOUSING NEEDS AND DIRECT
ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND
SMALL BUSINESSES WITH THIS
BILL.
WE ARE TRYING TO BE SURE WE ARE
HAVING SUPPORT ON THOSE WHO
HAVE BEEN THE MOST IMPACTED BY
COVID, COVERED IN THE HEADLINES
AS BASICALLY BEARING THE BRUNT
OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF COVID AS
FRONT-LINE WORKERS, SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS, FOLKS ALREADY
DEALING WITH INEQUITABLE HEALTH
SYSTEMS AND THE TRAUMA THAT
THIS CRISIS HAS CREATED IN THE
LAST YEAR.
WE WANT TO PRIORITIZE AND WRITE
IN THE LANGUAGE THAT THE CITY
PRIORITIZES AND WORKS WITH
THOSE PROGRAMS THAT ARE
CULTURALLY RELEVANT AND ROOTED
IN AND FOUNDED BY THE
INDIVIDUALS THEY WORK WITH,
THOSE DISPROPORTIONATELY
IMPACTED BY COVID AND HAVE
LEADERSHIP AND BOARD MEMBERS
AND STAFF THAT REFLECT THE
COMMUNITY THEY SERVE.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE HEARD
FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND
CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THERE'S A LOT TO HIGHLIGHT IN
THIS BILL.
WE'LL HAVE A CONVERSATION TODAY
ABOUT WHAT'S IN THE BILL AND
YOU'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO ASK
QUESTIONS AND CONSIDER POSSIBLE
AMENDMENTS THAT WE HOPE WILL BE
SELF-BALANCING.
WE'D LIKE YOU TO IDENTIFY THOSE
POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS BY NEXT
TUESDAY AT NOON SO WE HAVE A
FULL WEEK FOR CENTRAL STAFF TO
WORK ON THOSE AMENDMENTS WITH
YOU, COLLECT FEEDBACK AND GIVE
THE PUBLIC A CHANCE TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT'S IN THOSE
AMENDMENTS SO WE CAN COME BACK
JUNE 15th.
WE'LL HAVE A DISCUSSION AND
EITHER VOTE ON THE 15th OR THE
16th.
AND I WANT TO THANK MY TEAM
AGAIN AND CENTRAL STAFF WHO
WORKED ON THIS, AND THE CITY
BUDGET OFFICE AND COUNCIL
PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, AND THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HERSELF.
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT IS WITH
US TODAY AND I KNOW IS A HUGE
PROPONENT OF THE NEED TO MOVE
ON WITH THE CONVERSATION AS
WELL.
I WANTED TO JUST OFFER THOSE
WORDS ON OUR BEHALF AND SEE IF
SHE HAD ANYTHING TO ADD BEFORE
WE TURN IT OVER TO CENTRAL
STAFF.
OKAY.
THANKS AGAIN, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR YOUR
INCREDIBLE WORK ON THIS.
FOLKS FROM OUR COMMUNICATION
SHOP WILL BE PUTTING OUT INFO
GRAPHICS SO PEOPLE CAN FOLLOW
ALONG WITH THE DETAILS OF THE
SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN.
LOOK FORWARD TO THE DISCUSSION
WITH MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AS
WE SPEAK TO BE SURE THOSE IDEAS
ARE REFLECTED IN THE FINAL BILL
THAT'S PASSED BEFORE THE END OF
THE MONTH.
WELCOME AGAIN TO OUR PANEL.
>> GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS.
SINCE THE CHAIR NOTED ALL THE
STAFFERS, I THINK I'LL JUST
JUMP IN IF THAT'S OKAY.
TODAY WE'LL BRIEF YOU ON THE
PROPOSED SPENDING PLAN AND
CONTACTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE PROPOSAL, THEN WALK THROUGH
THE CATEGORIES.
I ALSO WANTED TO RESTATE SOME
OF WHAT COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
SAID.
JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE SOME
CONTEXT WITH THE OVERALL AMP
ARPA ALLOCATIONS, $1.85
TRILLION FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.
THEY ARE SENDING OUT MONEY
ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY TO
EVERY STATE, TERRITORY, EVERY
COUNTY AND EVERY CITY.
SO OUR ALLOCATION OF THESE
FUNDS IS IN THE ECOSYSTEM OF
SOURCES OF FUNDING.
WE WANTED TO SHOW, ALSO SEATTLE
IS RECEIVING AN INCREDIBLE
AMOUNT OF MONEY, SOME $300
MILLION ACROSS VARIOUS FUNDING
SOURCES FROM ARPA OVER THE NEXT
TWO YEARS, POTENTIALLY MORE, IT
PALES IN COMPARISON TO WHAT THE
STATE AND COUNTY ARE RECEIVING.
WE'RE TRACKING THAT.
WE'LL SHOW YOU THE COMPARISON
ACROSS THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF
GOVERNMENT.
THIS IS A BIT MORE DETAILED
VIEW, SHOWING YOU WE HAVE AREAS
OF HIGH ALIGNMENT IN PRIORITIES
ACROSS THE CITY, COUNTY AND
STATE AND HOW WE ARE CHOOSING
TO INVEST ALL THE FUNDS COMING
FROM THE OVERALL ARPA BILL FROM
THE FEDS.
MANY OF THESE HAVE NOT BEEN
ALLOCATED FROM THE COUNTY OR
THE STATE.
WE STILL EXPECT THE CITY AS A
COMPONENT OF THE COUNTY AND
STATE, WE WANTED TO BE
STRATEGIC AT LOOKING AT WHERE
THE STATE AND COUNTY HAD
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT.
MAYBE WE DIDN'T WANT TO PUT AS
MUCH OF OUR DOLLARS TO THAT
AREA OF NEED.
THIS IS JUST CONTEXT OVERALL TO
PROVIDE A WINDOW INTO ALL THE
MOVING PARTS OVER ALL THE
DIFFERENT LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT.
NEXT SLIDE.
>> THANKS, JULIE.
SO THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT
RESOURCES THE STATE AND COUNTY
HAVE PROVIDED AND CONSISTENT
WITH RESOLUTION 31999, THE PLAN
IS TO LEVERAGE THOSE RESOURCES
AND BE SURE THE CITY IS ALSO
EXPANDING THE PARTNERSHIP WITH
KING COUNTY.
THIS IS JUST A FEW HIGHLIGHTS
OF WHAT'S IN THE COUNTY'S
PROPOSAL, JUST TO ILL STATE
SOME OF THOSE AREAS OF FUNDING.
THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT
INVESTMENT FROM THE COUNTY, SO
THE CITY DIDN'T IDENTIFY A NEED
TO INVEST ADDITIONAL DOLLARS IN
THAT AREA.
AS A DIFFERENT EXAMPLE, THERE
WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER
WITH THE CITY ON THE USE OF
$7.5 MILLION OF FUNDS TO
ESTABLISH A NEW HOMELESS
OUTREACH PROGRAM.
SO THE CITY'S FUNDS WILL MATCH
THE PROPOSED FUNDING AT THE
COUNTY LEVEL.
AND NOTE THAT HIGHLIGHTED THE
COUNTY'S APPROPRIATION FOR
RENTAL ASSISTANCE AT $100
MILLION AND IT'S ACTUALLY $140
MILLION.
THAT'S FROM AN ALLOCATION KING
COUNTY RECEIVED FROM THE STATE
AND YOU'LL RECALL THE CITY
RECENTLY PASSED AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING ABOUT $22 MILLION
THAT THE CITY RECEIVED DIRECTLY
FROM THE DECEMBER ORDINANCE.
I'M HAPPY TO TALK WITH MEMBERS
INDIVIDUALLY ON OTHER PLACES
WHERE THERE'S ALIGNMENT.
WITH THAT, I THINK WE'LL MOVE
INTO DESCRIBING THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE PLAN.
>> I WANT TO CHIME IN AND TALK
ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT
ALIGNMENT.
WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT VARIOUS
PROGRAMS THAT OVERLAP WITH THE
COUNTY'S PRIORITIES.
WHAT WE REALLY WANTED TO DO IN
THIS PROPOSAL WAS NOT TAKE AN
APPROACH THAT SAID, THE
COUNTY'S GOT THAT HANDLE.
INSTEAD WE WANTED TO SAY, WHERE
CAN WE BRING PROGRAMS TO SCALE
TO SERVE THE DEEP NEEDS WE SEE
ACROSS THE CITY, AS MANY AREAS
NEED REGIONAL HELP.
TO THE DEGREE WE SAW THE COUNTY
WAS PROVIDING X AMOUNT AND
RELIEVED US FROM PROVIDING ALL
OF THE DOLLARS, THAT ALLOWS US
TO DO EXTRA SUPPORT IN THE CITY
WHERE THE COUNTY DOLLARS WON'T
GET TO.
SO I APPRECIATE THE CHAIR OF
THE BUDGET COMMITTEE FOR THE
PROPOSAL.
I THINK IT'S A GOOD
PARTNERSHIP.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, GO
AHEAD.
>> I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT,
I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S ON THIS
PAGE OR ANOTHER SLIDE.
BUT SLIDE FOUR SHOWS THAT THE
COUNTY INVESTED ABOUT $51.5
MILLION IN ARTS AND CULTURE
RECOVERY, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A
LOT OF DETAIL ON HOW THOSE
DOLLARS ARE BEING INVESTED.
I WANT TO SHARE WITH THE
COMMITTEE AND THE PUBLIC WHAT I
HAVE LEARNED FROM THE SEATTLE
ARTS COMMISSION ABOUT THE KING
COUNTY INVESTMENT.
IN MEETING WITH DR. MORRIS,
I'VE LEARNED THAT WHILE KING
COUNTY IS INVESTING AT A HIGH
LEVEL FOR THE ARTS, THE
ALLOCATION FOCUSES ON LARGE AND
INDEPENDENT MUSIC AND MOVIE
VENUES AND THE CONCERN IS THAT
THEY WILL LEAVE OUT MANY SMALL
ORGANIZATIONS.
$20MILLION OF THIS FUNDING IS
SPECIFICALLY FOR INDEPENDENT
MUSIC AND MOVIE VENUES AND ONLY
$8 MILLION IS EARMARKED FOR
SMALL AND MID-SIZE
ORGANIZATIONS.
SO I WANTED TO FLAG THAT AS IT
RELATES TO THE GENEROUS AND
HELPFUL COUNTY INVESTMENT IN
THE ARTS, BUT ALSO WANTING TO
IDENTIFY A GAP THAT I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO SEEING HOW OUR
INVESTMENT IN ARTISTS AND
CULTURAL WORKERS CAN HELP.
THANK YOU.
>> THANKS SO MUCH.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO SEE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE
COUNTY AS WELL.
THANKS FOR THAT.
I WANT TO ORIENT FOLKS TO THE
PROCESS HERE.
I DO SEE A SLIDE MEMBER.
>> I DO.
>> AND YOU'LL SEE THERE'S A
COLOR-CODED GRID THAT
CORRESPONDS WITH THE CATEGORY,
SO I'LL ASK YOU TO STAY WITH
YOUR CATEGORY PROVIDED IN THE
OPENING COMMENTS.
HOLD YOUR COMMENTS UNTIL THE
END OF THE SECTION.
LET'S GO AHEAD.
>>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT -- I KNOW
THE CHAIR OUTLINED THIS AT THE
TOP BUT MORE ON THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN ONE,
BECAUSE WE ANTICIPATE
ADDITIONAL BILLS TO COME
THROUGH.
WE HEALTH DEPARTMENT A
COMMUNITY PANEL WITH
ORGANIZATIONS AND THE PUBLIC
HEARING ON MAY 4TH AS WELL AS
THE MEETINGS IN APRIL AND MAY.
>> IT WAS CLEAR THERE WAS A LOT
OF SPENDING ALIGNMENT BETWEEN
THE MAYOR COUNCIL, SUPPORTING
THOSE WHO ARE UNHOUSED, SMALL
BUSINESSES AND NEIGHBORHOOD
RECOVERY, DIRECT ASSISTANCE AND
OTHER SUPPORTS TO THE COMMUNITY
IN LIKE EDUCATION, REOPENIG
CITY SERVICES AND OTHER
SERVICES.
WE WANT TO RESTATE THE
ALIGNMENT BETWEEN WHAT WE'RE
HEARING FROM THE PUBLIC, THE
MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL.
>> SO BEFORE WE JUMP INTO GOING
INTO EACH CATEGORY THAT'S
WITHIN THE RESCUE PLAN, WE JUST
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE POLICY
INTENT THAT'S MEANT TO GUIDE
THE CATEGORIES.
THERE'S TRYING TO ADDRESS THE
SHORT AND LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF
THE PANDEMIC, REALLY BUILDING
ON THE INVESTMENTS FUNDED IN
THE COVID RELIEF PLAN LAST YEAR
AND OTHER EFFORTS THE CITY TOOK
UP LAST YEAR.
AND THE LEGISLATION PROVIDES
DIRECT INFORMATION AND REALLY
FOCUSES ON THOSE
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY
COVID-19 AND ALL THE SERVICES
AND DIRECT ASSISTANCE THAT'S
FUNDED WITH THIS PLAN.
THE REST OF THE PRESENTATION IS
COLOR-CODED, SO EACH CATEGORY
HERE, WE'LL WALK THROUGH THE
DETAILS AND PAUSE FOR QUESTIONS
AT THE END.
WITH THAT I'LL HAND IT OVER TO
JULIE TO START DESCRIBING THE
PROPOSED INVESTING IN HOUSING
AND HOMELESSNESS.
>> OVERALL LOOKING AT $49.2
MILLION IN HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS, TARGETED TOWARD
PERMANENT HOUSING AND RESOURCES
FOR EMERGENCY HOUSING AND
SHELTER SERVICES.
I'LL DO THE FIRST PART.
NEXT SLIDE.
THANK YOU.
PERMANENT HOUSING CAPITAL $28.5
MILLION TO ACQUIRE AND BUILD
300 PERMANENT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING UNITS IN 2021 AND 2022.
WE ESTIMATE THIS COULD CREATE
ABOUT 300 UNITS OVERALL,
LOOKING TO TARGET THOSE IN
ACQUISITION.
I'LL TALK ABOUT POLICY INTENT
ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
WE'RE LOOKING TO PROVIDE AT
LEAST $40 MILLION FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING CAPITAL.
THIS BILL DOESN'T HAVE THE FULL
AMOUNT SO WE'LL NEED ANOTHER
INVESTMENT IN 2022 TO GET TO
THAT $40 MILLION.
THIS WILL INCLUDE PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND HOUSING
INCOMES AT OR BELOW 50% OF THE
MEDIAN INCOME.
AND WE ARE WORKING WITH
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT
ARE HISTORICALLY ROOTED,
PARTICULARLY WHEN THAT AREA IS
IN HIGH RISK FOR DISPLACEMENT.
THESE AREAS ARE HIGHLY IN LINE
WITH THE GUIDANCE THAT CAME OUT
FROM THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION
AS THE RULE FOR THE FUNDS
OVERALL.
IN THE HOUSING AREA, THESE ARE
A MIX OF CORONAVIRUS FUNDS AND
DIRECT TARGETED BUSINESS
DOLLARS.
NEXT SLIDE.
>> THE FOCUS OVERALL WITH THIS
INVESTMENT IS INCREASING
SHELTER SPACES THAT EXIST, AND
FAMILIES CAN GET INTO PERMANENT
HOUSING, CREATING MORE ACCESS.
IT WOULD BE A FASTER PROCESS
THAN GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS
OF CREATING A NEW TINY HOME OR
SHELTER.
WE ESTIMATE $6.7 MILLION WOULD
SERVE 685 HOUSEHOLDS, UP TO 12
MONTHS.
THE NEXT ITEM IS SIMILAR IN
THAT IT DOESN'T TRY TO CREATE
NEW SHELTER BEDS.
THE DIVERSION FUNDS CAN BE A
CENTRALIZED POT SO AS SOON AS A
FAMILY BEGINS TO EXPERIENCE
HOMELESSNESS, THE MEDIATION OR
FINANCIAL COUNSELING OR
ASSISTANCE TO PREVENT THAT
HOUSEHOLD FROM BECOMING
HOMELESS, OR ALLOWING THE
FAMILY OR INDIVIDUAL TO
STABILIZE AND IDENTIFY THE
MEANS THAT THEY COULD QUICKLY
MOVE OUT AND PROVIDING THOSE
FUNDS SO THEY ARE NOT
EXPERIENCING LONG-TERM
HOMELESSNESS.
THESE ARE THE FIRST TWO PIECES.
THE COUNTY IS UNDERTAKING THE
PROCESS TO SUPPORT A MODEL
SIMILAR TO WHAT'S HIGHLIGHTED
BY JUST CARE.
AND THERE WILL BE 25 RVs IN
DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, AND BASED
ON THE MANAGEMENT AND NEEDS, WE
CAN MAKE THESE LOTS FUNCTION.
THIS ESTIMATE HAS BEEN
DEVELOPED LARGELY OFF PRIOR
EXPERIENCE WITH THE CITY FROM
2016, WHEN RV SAFE LOTS WERE
INITIALLY HIGHLIGHTED.
THE STATE HAS PROVIDED CAPITAL
FUNDING, $2 MILLION TO EXPAND
THE TINY HOME VILLAGES.
AND THIS INCLUDES $400 MORE TO
OPERATE THOSE VILLAGES.
THIS FUNDING IS TO MATCH WHAT'S
PROVIDED BY THE STATE TO
PROVIDE THE INITIAL OPERATIONS.
THEN FINALLY THERE'S CAPACITY
BUILDING FOR AGENCIES.
AS COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE HEARD,
THE CAPACITY OF OUR HOMELESS
SERVICE PROVIDERS IS REALLY
BEING STRETCHED.
THIS WOULD HELP PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE AND NONPERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE STAFFING TO EXPAND
THEIR CAPABILITY AND TAKE ON
THE ADDED INVESTMENTS.
>> AND WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE
QUESTIONS.
>> WONDERFUL.
I SEE A FEW FOLKS ONLINE.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE
INITIAL INVESTMENTS HERE.
I THINK WHEN I'VE TALKED TO
THOSE FOLKS WORKING ON SCALE
LOTS, WE RECOGNIZE THERE ARE
DIFFERENT MODELS OF HOW MUCH
ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED ON SITE.
WE ARE LOOKING AT THREE NEW
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES BY THE END
OF THE YEAR.
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THIS ALONE
IS NOT ENOUGH TO ADDRESS THE
CRISIS IN TERMS OF HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS BUT THIS IS A GOOD
OVERVIEW OF THE INVESTMENTS I
HOPE WE BUILD ON.
I'M GOING TO CALL FOLKS IN THE
ORDER THAT I SAW YOU POP UP
HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> I HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS FOR
THIS SECTION.
SHOULD I READ THEM ALL?
>> SURE.
>> OKAY.
A COUPLE HAVE ALREADY BEEN
ANSWERED.
I'M GLAD TO KNOW THAT THE
INTENT IS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE
IT FOR UP TO 12 MONTHS.
I THINK THAT'S THE KEY PIECE IF
WE KEEP SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN,
BECAUSE WE KNOW PROVIDING
VOUCHERS FOR A MONTH OR TWO
WHEN RENT IS SO HIGH ISN'T THAT
HELPFUL.
I'M HAPPY TO SEE WE'RE GOING UP
TO 12 MONTHS.
I'LL MOVE ON TO THE CAPACITY
BUILDING.
I'M INTERESTED TO KNOW WHAT
KIND OF SERVICE OR SUPPORT ARE
WE OFFERING AND HOW MANY
PROVIDERS WOULD BE ABLE TO
ACCESS THE FUNDS, AND HOW DO
THEY ACCESS THE FUNDS?
I'LL SAY RIGHT NOW, A BIG
CONCERN I HAVE WITH THE WAY
THIS SEEMS TO BE LAID OUT, WE
KNOW THAT SMALL ORGANIZATIONS
IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
STRUGGLE WITH HAVING TO APPLY
REPEATEDLY FOR SMALL AMOUNTS OF
MONEY THAT DON'T HAVE A HUGE
IMPACT.
THEN THE LAST QUESTION ABOUT
THE TINY HOUSE VILLAGES, JEFF,
COULD YOU TELL US WHAT THOSE
TWO BUDGET ACTIONS ARE FOR?
>> THEY COUNT FOR ADDING IN
2021 TO EXPAND.
ONE ADDED ONE NEW VILLAGE THAT
WILL BE UP AND THEN THE OTHER
ONE ADDED TWO NEW VILLAGES, ONE
I BELIEVE ON THE NORTH END AND
I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE THE
FINAL LOCATION OF THE OTHER.
>> SO FIRST OF ALL, WHY AREN'T
THOSE FUNDS ALREADY ALLOCATED?
I WORRY HERE THEY'RE BEING
REPURPOSED FOR SOMETHING ELSE.
IT'S ONLY JUNE.
IF THEY'RE BEING REPURPOSED,
WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE.
>> SURE, I CAN SEE SOME
CONFUSION THERE.
THESE ASSUMED THE FULL $600,000
START-UP COST FOR EACH VILLAGE
AND $800,000 FOR A FULL YEAR.
NONE OF THEM CAME ONLINE
JANUARY 1 AND TWO ARE STILL
WAITING TO COME ONLINE.
SO IT'S NOT THAT THERE HASN'T
BEEN ACTIVITY TO MOVE FORWARD
ON THAT, BUT SINCE WE PROVIDED
DOLLARS FOR JANUARY THROUGH
MAY, THOSE FUNDS WILL BE ABLE
TO SUPPORT THE CITY VILLAGES.
>> OKAY.
I'LL PROBABLY FOLLOW UP WITH
YOU ON THAT.
WE HAVE HAD A GROUP REQUESTING
THOSE FUNDS SO THEY CAN STAND
UP AND HAVEN'T GOTTEN VERY FAR
IN THAT CONVERSATION.
>> DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT
THE CAPACITY AND HOUSING
PROVIDERS?
>> THE $4.3 MILLION IS SPLIT
BETWEEN THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT AND OFFICE OF
HOUSING.
SOME OF THE FUNDS WILL GO TO
SUPPORT HOMELESS SERVICE
PROVIDERS.
IT'S MEANT TO PROVIDE CAPACITY
AND TO STABILIZE STAFFING.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT WOULD BE
SOMEWHAT FLEXIBLE TO SUPPORT
THE NEEDS OF THE DIFFERENT
ORGANIZATIONS.
JULIE MAY SPEAK TO THE
DISTRIBUTION.
IT'S SOMETIMES EASIER TO GET
THE DOLLARS OUT THE DOOR AS WE
ARE EXPANDING AND EXISTING
PROJECT.
THE OTHER HALF WOULD GO TO THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING TO PROVIDE
ASSISTANCE TO HOUSING
PROVIDERS.
THAT COULD INCLUDE BOTH SUPPORT
FOR STAFFING AND CAPACITY AS
WELL AS THE ENHANCED SERVICES
THE PROVIDERS ARE INCREASINGLY
NEEDING FUNDING FOR.
>> YOU NAILED IT.
OUR PROCESS IS STILL TO BE
DETERMINED.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SCALE OF
THE INVESTMENT IS GOING TO END
WITH.
AS YOU ARE ALL DISCUSSING THIS
PACKAGE, IT WOULD BE GOING TO
CURRENT CONTRACT HOLDERS.
WE'D LIKE TO DO THAT IN THE
MOST STREAMLINED WAY POSSIBLE.
>> I THINK OF THE QUESTIONS I
NOTED, I THINK WE ANSWERED
THEM.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I MISSED
SOMETHING.
>> I THINK THAT WAS ALL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GREAT QUESTIONS.
I SIMILARLY HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE ALLOCATION SO I APPRECIATE
YOU RAISING THOSE.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD THEN
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ONE QUESTION RELATES TO HOW THE
RAPID REHOUSING AND DIVERSION
FUNDS WILL BE ALLOCATED, WHICH
POPULATIONS WILL BE PRIORITIZED
AND WHICH ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE
GIVEN ACCESS TO THE FUNDS TO
OFFER THEIR CLIENTS.
AS DESCRIBED, SEEMS LIKE THE
DIVERSION FUNDS ARE GOING TO
DIVERTING HOMELESSNESS, NOT
HELPING THOSE WHO ALREADY
RECEIVE IT.
THERE'S A LOT OF COMPLEXITY ON
HOW TO APPROPRIATELY USE
DIVERSION FUNDS, BECAUSE IT MAY
LOOK LIKE THEY COULD BECOME
HOMELESS, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A
LOT OF CERTAINTY THAT WITHOUT
THOSE FUNDS THEY WILL BECOME
HOMELESS.
HISTORICALLY DIVERSION FUNDS
HAVE BEEN FOCUSED AT THAT
MOMENT IN TIME WHEN SOMEBODY
HAS JUST BECOME HOMELESS.
ON THE ENHANCED SHELTER, I'M
PLEASED WE ARE LOOKING AT THIS
AGAIN.
SEVERAL YEARS AGO WE RECOGNIZED
THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
SAFE LOTS.
ONE IDEA WE WERE EXPLORING A
COUPLE YEARS AGO IS IN ADDITION
TO LOOKING AT AN RV SAFE LOT, A
TRANSITION TO PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING COULD BE AN
RV SAFE LOT FOR JUST STORAGE OF
THE RV.
SO YOU KNOW, OFTEN PEOPLE WHO
LIVE IN RVs ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
BEEN UNSTABLY HOUSED FOR A VERY
LONG TIME, AND THIS IS THEIR
MOST VALUABLE POSSESSION.
THEY FEEL IT'S RISKY AND HAVE
CONCERNS ABOUT BECOMING
HOMELESS AGAIN.
I'M INTERESTED IN EXPLORING
WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN LOOK AT A
PLACE TO STORE PEOPLE'S RVs AS
A WAY TO GIVE THEM SOME
INSURANCE AND SECURITY THAT
THEY ARE NOT GOING TO LOSE
THEIR RV IN THIS PERIOD OF TIME
WHEN THEY'RE BUILDING TRUST IN
BECOMING A PERMANENT HOUSING
RESIDENT AND GETTING THAT
SECURITY.
>> I THINK I CAN START WITH THE
FIRST OF THOSE.
THE RAPID REHOUSING DOLLARS, WE
HADN'T DELVED INTO THE SPECIFIC
MECHANISM TO GET THE FUNDS OUT.
THE CITY'S DOLLARS IN THE PAST
HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THOSE IN
SHELTERS ALREADY, SO THERE'S NO
QUESTION THEY WERE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
THEY'RE IN A SHELTER.
ASSISTANCE CAN BE FINANCIAL OR
CASE MANAGEMENT, MEDIATION,
THINGS LIKE THAT, TO OCCUR
WITHIN 30 DAYS OF A SHELTER
STAY TO DIVERT THAT HOUSEHOLD
FROM A LONGER TERM EXPERIENCE.
AND IT'S MANAGED, AND WE HAVE
NOT SPECIFIED WHICH PATHWAY
WOULD BE FOLLOWED WITH THESE
FUNDS, ONLY THAT OUT LOSING
THIS AS A MECHANISM TO CREATE
THAT SO THEY ARE MOVING INTO
HOUSING AND WE CAN SERVE MORE
HOUSEHOLDS MORE QUICKLY.
THEN THE THIRD QUESTION
REGARDING THE SAFE LOTS, THIS
DIDN'T ENVEGAS AN RV STORAGE
LOT.
IT WAS BUILT OFF THE EXPERIENCE
IN 2016, WHICH WAS RATHER
BRIEF, WHERE ABOUT $25,000 WAS
UTILIZED TO STAND UP A LOT AND
THERE'S A VARIOUS OF SERVICES.
THERE NEEDS TO BE CASE
MANAGEMENT, OBVIOUSLY THE BASIC
HYGIENE NEEDS AND THINGS LIKE
THAT.
BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT WAS
PREPARED HERE AT THIS POINT.
>> THANK YOU.
AND I THINK THIS IS ESPECIALLY
IMPORTANT AS WE HEARD FROM
OTHERS CONCERNED ABOUT THE 72-
HOUR POLICY AND HOW THAT'S
APPLIED TO MAKE SURE THERE'S A
SAFE PLACE FOR FOLKS TO GO.
APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION.
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I THINK I CAN RESPOND ON THE
TINY HOUSE QUESTIONS.
IT WOULD PROBABLY BE A GOOD
SUBJECT FOR THE MONTH, A SELECT
COMMITTEE ON WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH THE WHOLE WORLD OF TINY
HOUSES.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF
FRUSTRATING STUFF WITH THE
THREE NEW VILLAGES THAT WE
FUNDED LAST FALL, SOME IN THE
CITY'S CONTROL AND SOME OTHERS
THAT NEED TO GET APPROVAL FROM
OTHER GOVERNMENTS.
I CAN SAY FOR THE FIRST THREE
VILLAGE SITES, MY UNDERSTANDING
IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THE SITE AT
ROOSEVELT AND 45th, THE SITE UP
IN NORTH SEATTLE AT THE OLD
BLACK ANGUS MOTOR INN, AND THE
EXPANSION WITH THE TINY HOUSES
AT INNER BAY, THAT THOSE THREE
ARE PRETTY BAKED IN ALREADY AS
A RESPONSE TO AN RFQ ISSUED
EARLIER THIS YEAR.
WE'RE HAPPY TO TRY AND BE SURE
THAT THAT'S TRANSPARENT AND
ACCESSIBLE SO EVERYONE CAN
BENEFIT FROM THAT.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A LOT MORE
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE RESOURCES AND
WE HAVE SITES TO PUT UP MORE
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.
A LOT OF REGIONAL PARTNERS LIKE
THE PORT OF SEATTLE, SOUND
TRANSIT, THEY HAVE BEEN VERY
HELPFUL.
PRIVATE LANDOWNERS WE HAVE MADE
CONTACT WITH, WE HAVE TONS OF
SITES.
ONE ISSUE HAS BEEN, BECAUSE WE
ARE IN THE FLUX OF THIS
TRANSITION BETWEEN THE CITY
MANAGING ALL THIS AND THEN THE
KING COUNTY HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY, THERE ARE GAPS AND
THE TEAM IS OVERWORKED TO GET
THIS GOING.
IS IT STILL PART OF THE PACKAGE
THAT WE'RE GOING TO INCLUDE A
REQUIREMENT THAT THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT AGGREGATE
AND START GETTING THESE SITES
TO BE PREPARED AS RESOURCES
BECOME AVAILABLE TO ADD MORE
VILLAGES AS THE MONEY COMES IN?
ONE OF THE CURRENT PROBLEMS
I'VE SEEN IS THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT DON'T GO AND
EVALUATE BUT IF THERE WAS JUST
A LIST OF SITES, AS MONEY
BECAME AVAILABLE, WE COULD JUST
MOVE MORE QUICKLY INSTEAD OF
STARTING WITH GROUND ZERO AND
EVERYTHING ELSE.
I WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT'S IN
THE FINAL PACKAGE HERE,
REQUIRING THAT TO BE CREATED.
THAT'S MY FIRST QUESTION.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
THE LEGISLATION DOES INCLUDE
THE COUNCIL'S INTENT AND
REQUEST TO ASSESS AND DO
INITIAL WORK WITH THE
ASSUMPTION THAT NO FEWER THAN
NINE NEW TINY HOME VILLAGES
WILL BE SUPPORTED BY THE FUND.
I'LL NOTE THAT IT'S A REQUEST
THE DEPARTMENT TAKES THIS UP.
THERE'S NO MECHANISM FOR THE
COUNCIL TO REQUIRE THAT
SPECIFICALLY.
IT WAS INCLUDED IN SECTION 8K.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
I WILL ALSO, JUST TO ASSERT
PUBLICLY, MY OFFICE HAS FAR
MORE THAN NINE COMPLETELY
SUITABLE SITES, AS WELL AS
SUPPORT FROM COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS, CHAMBERS OF
COMMERCE, BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT BOARDS, COMMUNITY
COUNCILS DEMANDING AND
REQUESTING TINY HOUSE VILLAGES
IN THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS,
SPECIFICALLY CITING SOME OF
THESE SITES.
SO IF THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT IS LISTENING, WE ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING ON
DEVELOPING THAT LIST AND STAND
READY TO CONTINUE TO SHARE
THOSE SITES AND CONTINUE TO
MAKE PROGRESS ON THAT.
I RECENTLY TOOK A TOUR OF WHERE
THE EXPANSION WILL BE AND HEARD
THE LEASE CHANGE WILL
POTENTIALLY REQUIRE COUNCIL
ACTION.
I JUST WONDER IF WE'RE IN A
POSITION TO SPUR ALONG WHATEVER
WOULD BE REQUIRED BECAUSE THE
BOARD IS READY TO MOVE FORWARD
ON THIS.
>> I'LL HAVE TO GET BACK TO
YOU.
WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING
AT THIS POINT REQUESTING THAT,
AND NORMALLY IT WOULD BE THE
MAYOR GENERATING THAT PIECE OF
LEGISLATION.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WANT TO MAKE A FEW CLOSING
COMMENTS HERE BUT I DON'T HAVE
ANY MORE QUESTIONS.
I WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, I
THINK ONE OF THE ISSUES WITH
THE HOMELESSNESS INVESTMENTS IN
THIS PACKAGE, SOME ARE NOT
GOING UNTIL THE FALL OR LATE
SUMMER.
THERE COULD BE A SEQUENCING
ISSUE IN TWO RECORDS.
I'M TALKING MOSTLY TO ALL THE
FOLKS THAT CALLED IN FROM THE
PROVIDER COMMUNITIES TODAY.
YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE'S SOME
CAPACITY ISSUES THAT ARE MORE
NEAR-TERM FOR THE STRUGGLE THAT
A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS ARE
SEEING.
I THINK THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF
PRESSURE FOR THOSE
ORGANIZATIONS TO DELIVER AROUND
CERTAIN MANDATE AND PLANS
AROUND THE REOPENING OF
DOWNTOWN FOR WORK, AND TOURISM
FOR THAT MATTER.
CRUISE SHIPS WILL BE RETURNING
IN JULY, AND THERE'S A PUSH TO
ACCESS RESOURCES FOR A LOT OF
OUR NEIGHBORS EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS WHO SHOULD BE IN
ENHANCED SHELTER INSTEAD OF
BEING FORCED TO LIVE IN TENTS.
THE REASON I BRING THIS UP, I
THINK WE NEED AN INTERIM
STRATEGY BEFORE A LOT OF THIS
STUFF COMES ONLINE.
THE COUNCIL APPROVED IN THE
LATE WINTER $12 MILLION OF
SPEND AUTHORITY.
THE INTENTION BEHIND THAT WAS
THAT THAT MONEY WOULD GO OUT
THE DOOR THEN LATER BE
FEDERALLY REIMBURSED THROUGH
FEMA OR SOME SORT OF FEDERAL
PLAN.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT SPENDING
AUTHORITY HAS BEEN TAKEN
ADVANTAGE OF BY ANY
ORGANIZATION TO THIS DATE.
WE HAVE GOTTEN A LOT NOT REALLY
MORE GUIDANCE AND THERE ARE
OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING COMING
DOWN THE LINE THAT COULD
REIMBURSE THAT $12 MILLION, SO
I'M ANNOUNCING TODAY THAT ON
MONDAY, I'M INTENDING TO AMEND
THAT SPEND AUTHORITY IN ORDER
TO MAKE IT MORE FLEXIBLE SO
THAT WE CAN GET IT OUT THE DOOR
AND PLAN TO REIMBURSE IT
THROUGH ADDITIONAL THINGS WE
WERE NOT AWARE OF THAT ARE NOW
BECOMING POSSIBLE.
YOU KNOW, INCREASED GENERAL
FUND REVENUE FROM THE RECOVERY
OF THE GENERAL FUND ABOVE WHAT
WE PLANNED FOR.
THERE IS A STATE REIMBURSEMENT
GAP FILLING MEASURE THAT WAS
PASSED TO HELP FILL IN WHAT WE
BELIEVE IS FEMA REIMBURSABLE TO
SEE IF WE CAN GET THAT OUT TO
THE PROVIDERS DOING THIS WORK.
THAT IS SPEND AUTHORITY THAT'S
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.
THE COUNCIL DOESN'T HAVE TO
WAIT FOR ANYTHING TO COME
THROUGH.
THAT SPEND AUTHORITY COULD BE
USED ANY TIME BY OUR PARTNERS
ON THE EXECUTIVE SIDE IF WE
LOOSEN IT UP A LITTLE MORE.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD
REQUEST, TO REALLY LEAN INTO
THOSE THINGS.
I WANTED TO FLAG MY INTENTION
TO INTRODUCE SOMETHING LIKE
THAT ON MONDAY AND MOVE FORWARD
AND SEE IF WE CAN FRONT LOAD
MORE OF THIS RESOURCE IN THE
PACKAGE.
THANKS FOR LETTING ME TAKE A
LOT OF COMMITTEE TIME ON THAT,
BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT
THERE IS ANOTHER RESOURCE AND
WE CAN INNOVATE AROUND GETTING
THAT OUT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
OBVIOUSLY I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE
OF THAT EFFORT AS WELL.
WE'LL BE LOOKING AT VARIOUS
REVENUE STREAMS TO CONTINUE TO
MAKE INVESTMENTS IN ALL THESE
CATEGORIES.
WE'LL HAVE TIME TO REVIEW THE
PRESENTATION BEFORE THE JUNE
15TH MEETING AND THEN WE'LL
HAVEMORE TIME.
I THINK IT WAS FAIR TO HAVE
EXTRA TIME TALKING ABOUT
HOMELESSNESS.
I WANT TO NOTE WITHIN THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING PRESENTATION,
THERE ARE POLICY CHANGES AND
ALLOWING FOR THE OFFICE TO HAVE
MORE ACQUISITION AUTHORITY TO
PURCHASE MORE BUILDINGS THAT
CAN BE USED FOR SHELTER AND
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT ON THE
15th.
THANKS TO THE TEAM HERE.
WE'RE GOING TO WRAP UP THE
CONVERSATION ON HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS
SECTION?
>> THANK YOU.
I DID WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON THE
COMMENTS THAT COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS JUST MADE, BECAUSE I'M
SUPPORTIVE AND I UNDERSTAND HIS
INTEREST IN BRINGING BACK THE
LEGISLATION THAT WE PASSED IN
ORDER TO DEAL WITH THE
QUESTIONS AROUND THE FEMA
REIMBURSEMENT AND SUPPORTING
THOSE FUNDS TO HELP MORE WITH
HOTEL INVESTMENTS AND TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES.
HE REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC
COMMENT FROM LEAD, AND WE HAVE
ALL RECEIVED A REQUEST AROUND
THEIR 2021 BUDGET NEEDS.
I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND, ARE
YOU SUGGESTING WE ADDRESS THAT
ADDITIONAL IDENTIFIED NEED IN
THE OTHER BILL?
>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
I THINK WHAT I WAS SUGGESTING
IS WE COULD EXPLORE THAT FOR
SURE.
IT WOULD BE AN ELIGIBLE USE OF
THAT SPEND AUTHORITY.
I THINK THERE'S A NUMBER OF
THINGS WE COULD DO.
A LOT OF THINGS THAT WOULD HAVE
BEEN OPEN HAVE BEEN A CASE
TRANSFER TO LEAD, WHICH IS WHY
THEY'RE EXPERIENCING MORE COSTS
AND WHY OTHER INSTITUTIONS ARE
FINDING SAVINGS.
MAYBE THERE'S A WAY TO FIND
SAVINGS AND REFLECT WHAT THE
DEMAND WAS AS WELL.
I THINK THERE'S A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT PLACES WE COULD FIND
THE RESOURCE.
I THINK SOME OF THAT COULD GET
CLEANED UP WHEN WE'RE DOING THE
BUDGET IN THE FALL, AND WE
COULD FRONT LOAD IT WITH WHAT
WE APPROVED IN THE WINTER
ESSENTIALLY.
>> WE HAVE TO KEEP MOVING,
FOLKS.
>> I'M ASKING ABOUT THIS NOW
BECAUSE I'M EXPLORING WITH
CENTRAL STAFF WHETHER OR NOT
THIS IS AN ELIGIBLE -- WHETHER
LEAD FUNDING IS AN ELIGIBLE USE
FOR THIS PARTICULAR BILL.
I'M VERY INTERESTED IN
EXPLORING HOW TO USE THE
RESOURCE WE HAVE BEFORE US NOW
IN ARPA SO THANK YOU.
>> I WOULD SAY, IF DOING IT
THROUGH ARPA IS CLEANER, I'M
NOT OPPOSED TO THAT.
THERE ARE ALSO THE PARTNERS ON
THE EXECUTIVE SIDE.
I WAS JUST PUTTING OUT SOME
IDEAS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE DISCUSSION
AND THE HEADS UP.
I THINK YOU CAN SEE AGREEMENT
ACROSS THE COUNCILMEMBERS, SO
LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THOSE
DISCUSSIONS, MAYBE THROUGH
ANOTHER COMMITTEE MEETING.
COMMUNITY WELL BEING, OUR CATCH-
ALL CATEGORY, SO DON'T BE
SURPRISED BY SO MANY WAYS WE
CAN HELP.
>> THE COMBINATION OF
STRATEGIES, WE'LL TRY AND
ADDRESS TO GET LONGER TERM
STRATEGIES.
MOVING ON TO THE COMMUNITY WELL
BEING CATEGORY, THIS INCLUDES
OVER $41 MILLION FOR
INVESTMENTS AND THINGS LIKE
DIRECT CASH ASSISTANCE AND
OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES TO HELP
IF WE COULD MOVE ON, THE
BIGGEST PORTION OF THIS
CATEGORY IS A PROPOSAL FOR $25
MILLION FOR DIRECT CASH
ASSISTANCE.
THIS PROGRAM WOULD BE SET UP TO
CONTRACT WITH A THIRD-PARTY
PROVIDER TO GIVE CASH
ASSISTANCE TO QUALIFYING
RESIDENTS AND PROVIDE
ASSISTANCE.
THIS IS BUILDING OFF THE
SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM FUNDED
THROUGH THE JUMP START COVID
RELIEF PLAN, FOCUSED ON
PROVIDING DIRECT CASH
ASSISTANCE TO IMMIGRANTS AND
REFUGEES.
THIS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO A
BROADER NUMBER OF APPLICANTS
BUT IT WILL BE PRIORITIZING
THOSE COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED
BY COVID-19.
AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW FAR THE
DOLLARS COULD STRETCH, OUR
ROUGH ESTIMATE IS IT COULD
PROVIDE OVER 10,000 HOUSE OLDS
WITH $2,000 IN CASH ASSISTANCE,
ALLOWING PEOPLE TO MAKE THEIR
OWN DECISIONS ABOUT HOW TO BEST
USE THOSE FUNDS.
THAT WAS AN BUT IT IS ABOUT THE
AVERAGE ALLOCATION PROVIDED TO
HUSEHOLDS THROUGH THE PROGRAM.
NEXT SLIDE.
THE CITY OFFERS A CHILD CARE
BONUS PROGRAM.
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
IS AWARE OF 15 SERVICES AND
THERE'S CERTAINLY A NEED FOR
THESE DOLLARS TO SUPPORT THE
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS AND
DEVELOPMENTS FOR THE
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE
EXPERIENCED BARRIERS TO
CAPITAL.
THIS WOULD PROVIDE CASH
ASSISTANCE OR RECOGNITION PAY
TO CHILD CARE WORKERS,
RECOGNIZING THE ESSENTIAL
SERVICES THEY HAVE PROVIDED
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
THIS COULD BE FOR CHILD CARE
WORKERS CARING FOR CHILDREN AND
ENABLING PARENTS TO PARTICIPATE
IN THE WORK FORCE.
THAT WILL PROVIDE ABOUT $1,000
TO 2500 WORKERS.
MOVING ON, $600,000 PROPOSED TO
SUPPORT GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
RESPONSE SERVICES AND $600,000
TO FUND SERVICES FOR MENTAL AND
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES.
THESE ARE MEANT TO EXPAND THE
SERVICES THE CITY IS ALREADY
DOING.
THERE ARE FUNDS TO SUPPORT
RESTAURANTS HELPING BUILD THE
SUPPLY CHAIN.
THESE HAVE BEEN PART OF THE
MUTUAL AID WORK THAT'S BEEN
DOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY AND
$225,000 TO SUPPORT
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE WEST SIDE
BABIES TO INCREASE DIAPER
DISTRIBUTION.
THIS IS ESTIMATED TO PROVIDE
ABOUT A MILLION DIAPERS TO BE
DISTRICTED IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND I'LL PASS IT OVER TO JULIE.
>> LOOKING AT THAT $800,000 TO
SUPPORT THE TECHNOLOGY MATCHING
FUND, INCREASING AFFORDABLE
INTERNET CONNECTIVITY IN HIGH
NEEDS AREAS, AND PROVIDING
COMPUTERS AND SUBSIDIZED WI-FI.
NEXT SLIDE.
THIS IS TO RESTORE HOURS AT THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
THE 2021 BUDGET SHORTENED
HOURS, NOT UNDERSTANDING THAT
WE'D BE SO GOOD AT VACCINATING
PEOPLE.
NOW WE'RE READY TO RESTORE TO
PREPANDEMIC LEVELS SOONER THAN
WE'D PLANNED.
MY COMPUTER JUST FROZE.
THERE IT GOES.
THIS IS RECOGNIZING THE IMPACT
OF COVID-19 ON STUDENT ACCESS.
SO THERE'S ENHANCING STUDENT
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND
INCREASING SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS
TRANSITIONING INTO AND OUT OF
THE PROGRAM AND PROGRAM
COMPLETION.
THIS $500,000 PROVIDES GRANTS
TARGETED AT BIPOC YOUTH.
WE'LL PAUSE TO TAKE QUESTIONS
HERE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO THIS IS GREAT.
MOST OF THESE I THINK ARE
DIRECT AID, SO I'M GLAD TO SEE
THAT.
I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE
EQUITY.
I'LL JUST READ THROUGH THEM.
I'M INTERESTED IN WHAT KIND OF
INVESTMENTS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
HERE, AND ESPECIALLY BECAUSE
THESE WILL BE ONE-TIME
INVESTMENTS.
ARE WE TALKING ABOUT DEVICES?
WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT ARE WE
INTENDING AND WILL THAT
PROVIDENT PERMANENT ACCESS FOR
WHOEVER RECEIVES THIS SUPPORT?
THAT'S ONE QUESTION.
THEN REGARDING THE YOUTH
EQUITY, I AGREE THAT SEATTLE
PROMISE IS A GREAT WAY TO
SUPPORT ACCESS TO HIGHER
EDUCATION NOT REALLY YOUNG
PEOPLE.
GIVEN THE IMPACTS OF COVID AND
SOME OF THE DISRUPTION IT'S
CAUSED FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TRYING
TO NAVIGATE THEIR EDUCATION
RIGHT NOW, I'M ALSO INTERESTED
IN HOW WE SUPPORT YOUTH WHO
PLAN TO GO TO COLLEGE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS WITH
FAMILY OBLIGATIONS, HAVE THEIR
REASONS WHY THEY ARE NOT
PURSUING SECONDARY EDUCATION.
AND I THINK IT WILL BE
IMPORTANT WITH OBLIGATIONS AND
FAMILIES.
I WANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE'RE
SUPPORTING ENTRY INTO THE WORK
FORCE, GETTING GOOD PAYING JOBS
SO THEY CAN SUPPORT THEMSELVES
AND THEIR FAMILIES.
I'M INTERESTED IN HOW MANY
ORGANIZATIONS WE CAN SUPPORT
AND WHAT KIND OF OUTCOME.
$500,000 OVER SEVERAL
ORGANIZATIONS, I WORRY THESE
WILL BE SMALL INVESTMENTS.
HOW TO BE SURE THIS IS
EQUITABLE, ACCESS TO IT IS
EQUITABLE.
I THINK FOR ME,, THIS IS AN
EXAMPLE OF THE CHALLENGE OF
USING BIG FEDERAL MONEY IN A
WAY THAT HAS MEANINGFUL IMPACT
ON INDIVIDUALS.
I WONDER IF THERE MIGHT BE A
BIGGER IMPACT IF WE USE THOSE
FUNDS IN A DIFFERENT WAY, STILL
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BUT MAYBE NOT
MINI GRANTS FOR ORGANIZATIONS,
BUT GET THE PEOPLE DIRECTLY TO
THE YOUNG PEOPLE.
I WANT TO SIGNAL I'M HAVING A
HARD TIME WITH THIS.
>> THANK YOU.
THE QUESTIONS ON DIGITAL
EQUITY, IN GENERAL, THE
PROPOSAL IS TO GIVE ABOUT
$500,000 TO SEATTLE IT TO
SUPPORT THE DIGITAL EQUITY
PROGRAMS THEY ALREADY HAVE.
LIKE THEIR TECHNOLOGY MATCHING
FUND, THERE'S ABOUT $330,000 IN
PROJECTS PROPOSED BY THE
ECONOMY.
ONE AREA.
I THINK IT'S A COMBINATION OF
LONGER TERM AND ONE-TIME TYPES
OF SUPPORT.
THERE WOULD BE $300,000 TO THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
SPECIFICALLY TO PROVIDE
COMPUTERS AND SUBSIDIZE WI-FI
TO INDIVIDUALS.
A. I THINK SOME OF THESE NEED
TO EXPAND WHAT THE CITY IS
ALREADY DOING WITH THESE FUNDS,
AND I THINK IT'S A DIFFICULT
CHOICE FOR YOU POLICY MAKERS TO
GRAPPLE WITH IN THE COMING
WEEKS. I
WILL ALSO JUST NOTE THE DIGITAL
EQUITY IS COMING UP AS A HIGH
PRIORITY FOR INVESTMENTS TO
USE.
IN TERMS OF THE MINI GRANTS FOR
THE PREEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS,
I'LL SEE IF WE HAVE ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THAT.
>> I THINK WE MAYBE NEED TO GET
BACK.
>> I'M SORRY, MY COMPUTER IS
REALLY ANGRY.
>> ON THE MINI GRANTS, IT'S NOT
FULLY DIALED IN YET.
WE HAVE WORKED SO WELL AND
CLOSELY TOGETHER, I HAVE
NOTHING TO ADD ON THE OTHER
ITEMS.
THANK YOU FOR THOSE OWE BUST
AND ACCURATE STATEMENTS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> I HAVE A COMMENT THEN A
QUESTION.
I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE THAT WE
HAVE A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT
IN COMMUNITY WELL BEING.
I AM CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT'S
BEEN CALLED THE SHADOW PANDEMIC
WITH RESTRICTED MOVEMENT,
ISOLATION AND ECONOMIC
INSECURITY INCREASING.
EVERYBODY IS VULNERABLE TO
VIOLENCE AND SELF-HARM, IN
AREAS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND
DEAN YOUR HEALTH NEEDS AND
DIAPER NEEDS.
WE APPRECIATE THE FOCUS AND
DOING MORE AS WE MOVE TO THE
SECOND TRANCHE OF FUNDING.
I WANT TO LIFT UP THAT, AS PART
OF -- OUR INTENT IS SIGNALED IN
THIS RESOLUTION THAT IDENTIFIED
OUR PRIORITIES.
THERE IS NO MONEY IN THIS BILL
RELATED TO THAT PARTICULAR
COMMITMENT BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND
THAT WE ARE INTENDING TO
ALLOCATE $1.5 MILLION TO
ADDRESS SENIOR ISOLATION AS
PART OF THE UPCOMING $7.4
MILLION INVESTMENT IN SENIORS
EXPECTED FROM THE STATE LATER
THIS SUMMER.
SO I WANT TO LIFT THAT UP.
AND THE DIRECT PAYMENT SECTION
FOR ADDRESSING THE PRIORITY
INVESTMENT ON THE FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL AND
MICROBUSINESSES, THE RESOLUTION
31999 THAT WE PASSED DOES
REFERENCE ARTISTS IN THIS AREA
AND ARTISTS AMONG THE HARDEST
HIT BY THE IMPACT.
I WANT TO FOCUS ON THE IMPACT
TO ARTISTS THEMSELVES.
74% OF LOCAL ARTS AND CULTURAL
ORGANIZATIONS FURLOUGHED STAFF
OVER THE LAST 14 MONTHS.
ACCORDING TO WASHINGTON STATE,
THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF
LOSSES IN EMPLOYMENT IN KING
COUNTY HAVE BEEN IN ARTS,
ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION.
AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS REPORT
37% OF THEIR MEMBERS HAVE BEEN
UNABLE TO ACCESS FOOD AT SOME
POINT AND 48% DIDN'T SEE A
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL BECAUSE OF
THE INABILITY TO PAY.
I WANT TO BE SURE THESE DIRECT
CASH SYSTEM FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE
AND ACCESSIBLE.
ARTISTS AND ARTS AND CULTURE
WORKERS IMPACTED BY COVID, THE
SEATTLE ARTS COMMISSION IS
RECOMMENDING THAT WE FOCUS A
SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THESE
DOLLARS ON ARTISTS.
I THINK A REALLY GOOD PLACE TO
START IS BY ENSURING THAT THE
ORGANIZATIONS WE ARE CHARGING
FOR GETTING THESE DOLLARS OUT
THE DOOR ARE TABLE SERVE THIS
PARTICULAR NEED AS WELL.
WITH THE DIRECT ASSISTANCE
FUNDS, WE HAVE IN THE PAST
SUPPORTED WELLSPRING, GETTING
OUT THE DOLLARS FOR HOSPITALITY
WORKERS, GETTING OUT THE
DOLLARS FOR A PRIORITY
POPULATION.
I WANT TO KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING
TO DO THAT FOR ARTISTS AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ALLEY, YOUR ANSWER IS QUALITY
CONTROL AS WELL.
THE LANGUAGE IN SECTION EIGHT
DIRECTIVE TO CHANNEL THE
DOLLARS EXACTLY AS SUPPLIED AND
INDIVIDUALS WORKING IN THE
CREATIVE ECONOMY.
THAT'S THE TERM THEY PREFER FOR
THOSE ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, ET
CETERA.
WE DO NEED TO BE SURE THOSE
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY
COVID, IT NEEDS TO BE FOLLOWED
THROUGH ON.
THE INTENT IS THERE AND WE NEED
TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON THAT.
>> I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT
THE LEGISLATION FOR THE DIRECT
CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM DOESN'T
SPECIFICALLY CALL OUT ARTISTS
OR PEOPLE IN THE CREATIVE
INDUSTRY, BUT IF THAT IS A
PRIORITY FOR THE COUNCIL, I'M
HAPPY TO ADD SOME LANGUAGE.
I WILL NOTE THAT AS WE WERE
LOOKING AT THE TOTAL PACKAGE IN
THE CASH ASSISTANCE, IT COULD
GET VERY BIG OR SMALLER
DEPENDED HOW TARGETED OR NOT
TARGETED IT IS.
AT SOME POINT I THINK THERE
WILL NEED TO BE CLARITY ON THE
HIGHEST PRIORITY IN TERMS OF
WHO TO FOCUS ON AND COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS TO PARTNER WITH.
THAT MAY CHANGE HOW THE
IMPLEMENTATION OCCURS.
HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
>> AND I WANT TO EMPHASIZE
SECTION EIGHT IS GUIDING
LANGUAGE FOR THE ENTIRE BILL.
SO WHILE IT MAY NOT BE SPECIFIC
IN HOUSING OR CASH ASSISTANCE,
THAT ENTIRE SECTION IS SUPPOSED
TO BE THE DIRECTIVE OF HOW WE
HOPE EVERY ALLOCATION IS
CHANNELED.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THAT.
>> I THINK IT WAS PROBABLY MY
LOSS IN NOT CARRYING THE
LANGUAGE INTO BOTH BILLS.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
OKAY.
FOLKS, WE HAVE 27 MORE MINUTES
ON THIS AND THREE MORE
SECTIONS.
COMMUNITY AND SMALL BUSINESS
RECOVERY, AND THEN THE LAST TWO
REMAINING ITEMS TOGETHER.
>> THE NEXT CATEGORY IS
COMMUNITY AND SMALL BUSINESS
RECOVERY, $23 MILLION PROPOSED
IN THIS CATEGORY WITH THE
BIGGEST INVESTMENT OF BEING A
$22 MILLION PROPOSED INVESTMENT
FOR NEIGHBORHOOD AND DOWNTOWN
RECOVERY EFFORTS.
LIKE THE OVERARCHING GUIDANCE
FOR THIS CATEGORY, THE FUNDS
ARE TO PRIORITIZE THOSE WHO
HAVE EXPERIENCED OTHER BARRIERS
TO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND
SUPPORTING NEW BUSINESSES
LAUNCHED BY WORKERS FORCED TO
QUIT THEIR JOBS AS A RESULT OF
THE PANDEMIC.
THE FUNDS ARE MEANT TO BE USED
FOR SEVERAL TYPES OF INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES.
THIS IS SORT OF BUILDING AROUND
THE SMALL BUSINESS
STABILIZATION FUND BUT LOOKING
AT FLEXIBILITY AND SIZE OF
GRANTS AND THAT TYPE OF THING.
AS A POINT OF REFERENCE, THE
FUND DISTRICTED OVER $10
MILLION IN GRANTS TO ABOUT 1500
SMALL BUSINESSES AND ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY NONPROFITS.
NEXT SLIDE.
JUST NOTE THAT THE GRANTS FOR
NEIGHBORHOOD AND DOWNTOWN
RECOVERY WILL BE FOCUSING ON
THE EQUITY AND NEIGHBORHOODS
INVESTMENTS PROGRAM WHERE THEY
HAVE REALLY OVER THE LAST
SEVERAL YEARS FOCUSED ON THOSE
EQUITY NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND THERE'S A MILLION DOLLARS
FOR JOB TRAINING, INCLUDING
$500,000 TO HELP SUPPORT
DISPLACED WORKERS AND $500,000
FOR A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PORT
OF SEATTLE TO PROVIDE
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR
BIPOC YOUTH.
AND THAT WAS THE COMMUNITY AND
SMALL BUSINESS RECOVERY
SECTION.
HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I SEE A HAND FROM COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION
AND THE DETAILS YOU OFFERED.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A VERY
IMPORTANT SECTION FOR ME.
I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY
GOOD STUFF IN HERE.
HAVING THE TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE, BEING ABLE TO
LEVERAGE THAT WILL BE CRITICAL
TO THE RECOVERY, ESPECIALLY FOR
OUR SMALL AND
MICROENTREPRENEURS.
WE HAVE HEARD OVER AND OVER
AGAIN THAT THE REAL PUSH FOR
THOSE SMALL BUSINESSES IS TO
GET TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO
HELP THEM GROW, SO REALLY
EXCITED TO SEE THAT.
I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH OED
AND FOLKS IN THE PLANNING
DEPARTMENT SO I'M CURIOUS ABOUT
THE AFFORDABLE COMMERCIAL
SPACE.
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR BLACK AND
BROWN BUSINESS OWNERS TO HAVE
AFFORDABLE COMMERCIAL SPACE.
WE KNOW WHEN RENT IS $10,000 A
MONTH, I'M CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT
THE IMPACT HERE COULD BEAND
WHETHER IT'S MEANT TO BE A RENT
SUBSIDY.
REALLY THE SCALE OF WHAT WE CAN
OFFER IS NOT BIG ENOUGH TO DO
SOMETHING LIKE THAT, SO I WOULD
LIKE MORE CLARITY ON WHAT THAT
MEANS.
THE SMALL BUSINESS
STABILIZATION FUND WAS HUGELY
IMPORTANT TO HELPING SMALL
BUSINESSES IN THE LAST YEAR.
I'M REALLY GLAD TO SEE THAT
INCLUDES ARTISTS AND ART
ORGANIZATIONS, AND WE KNOW OED
WAS ALREADY UNDERSTAFFED TO TRY
AND MOVE THIS MONEY OUT.
THEY DON'T HAVE CONTRACTORS AND
GRANT SPECIALISTS ON STAFF, SO
I'M WORRIED ABOUT THEIR
CAPACITY TO MOVE TWICE AS MUCH
MONEY OUT THE DOOR.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE
THEY LACK THE CAPACITY TO DO
THIS RIGHT NOW.
THEN I DON'T WANT TO QUIBBLE,
BUT I THINK IF WHAT WE REALLY
WANT TO DO HERE IS LEVERAGE
THIS ONE-TIME INFUSION OF
FEDERAL DOLLARS INTO BUILDING
COMMUNITY WEALTH, I BELIEVE WE
NEED TO SEE MORE MONEY
SUPPORTING ACQUISITION BY
COMMUNITY MEMBERS SO THEY
ACTUALLY OWN SOME ASSETS.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RENTERS.
SOMEONE ELSE OWNS THE PROPERTY,
AND THEREFORE THE COMMUNITY
WEALTH THAT COMES WITH IT.
I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE US
INCREASE THE POT A LITTLE FOR
MORE ACQUISITION FOR THE
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
SO THEY CAN REALLY DRIVE THE
KIND OF DEVELOPMENT THAT
HAPPENS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS
AND ACTUALLY OWN THAT FOR
COMMUNITY BENEFIT.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
COMMENTS?
>> I THINK IT WAS REALLY ABOUT
GETTING INTO THE DETAILS ABOUT
HOW THE DIFFERENT DOLLARS WILL
BE ALLOCATED.
SO WE HAVE NOT HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY LOOK AT
OR DIG INTO WHAT THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MAY BE
PROPOSING FOR THE ALLOCATION,
SO WE'LL GET THAT INFORMATION
AND GET THAT OUT TO YOU.
I THINK IN TERMS OF THE
COMMERCIAL AFFORDABILITY, IT'S
A CHALLENGE IN TERMS OF THE
SIZE OF THE INVESTMENT AND HOW
FAR THOSE DOLLARS CAN STRETCH.
ONE OF THE PIECES DISCUSSED IS
ALSO LOOKING AT SUPPORT LEGAL
SUPPORT FOR LONG-TERM LEASE AND
NOT HAVING THE RENT AND THINGS
CHANGED OVER TIME.
POINT WELL TAKEN AND WE'LL GET
YOU MORE DETAILS THAT MAY
INFORM HOW YOU CONSIDER
PROVIDING ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE
TO THE DEPARTMENT ON THIS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I ALSO JUST WANTED TO ECHO YOUR
POINT, COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
ABOUT THE NEED FOR MORE AND THE
WAYS WE SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR
ACQUISITION DOLLARS TO
SUPPLEMENT WHAT WE HAVE HERE.
SO I THINK THAT THEY GO HAND IN
GLOVE, ESPECIALLY THE PLAN
PAIRING UP THE HOUSING DOLLARS
WITH THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT OFFICE.
HOW THAT MAY PAIR WITH THE
CONVERSATION MAY BE IMPORTANT.
IT'S NOT THE ANSWER BUT I THINK
IT'S AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT WE
SHOULD THINK ABOUT TOGETHER.
>> NOTHING TO ADD TO THE 5:
ACQUISITION OF PUBLIC PROPERTY.
>> AND WE HAVE TRIED TO BE SURE
THERE WEREN'T BARRIERS, THAT WE
HAVE REDUCED THE BARRIERS
PAIRED WITH THOSE HOUSING
DOLLARS.
>> I WOULD ALSO ADD THAT I
THINK THERE WAS AN ANNOUNCEMENT
TODAY OF THE $30 MILLION THAT
THE COUNCIL INCLUDED IN THE
2021 ADOPTED BUDGET FOR THE
STRATEGIC INVESTMENT FUND,
WHICH COULD BE PAIRED WITH
DOLLARS IN ARPA AND HOUSING
DOLLARS, REALLY LOOKING AT
OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY
SPACES.
>> RIGHT.
>> AND ALSO RECOGNIZING THAT
THE EDI GOT THE ADDITIONAL
ALLOCATION TO DO ADDITIONAL
ACQUISITIONS SIMILAR TO
SOMETHING HOUSING GOT.
THERE ARE ACQUISITION FUNDS AND
THEY ARE IN A COUPLE DIFFERENT
POTS.
>> GREAT.
ANOTHER AREA I THINK THERE'S A
LOT OF INTEREST AMONG
COUNCILMEMBERS WILL BE
IMPORTANT AS WE TALK ABOUT
WHAT'S POSSIBLE WITH THESE
FUNDS.
I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN
ELEVATING.
OKAY, I DON'T SEE ANY MORE
HANDS.
THE LAST TWO ITEMS TOGETHER,
WHICH ARE LESS DENSE AND
EQUALLY IMPORTANT.
I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO THE
TWO OF YOU, THEN WE'LL TAKE
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THIS IS COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
AND PROGRAMMING.
HERE WE ARE LOOKING AT $7
MILLION.
FIRST, THIS IS S-DOT, $2.8
MILLION, MAKING PERMANENT SAFE
STREETS AND OFFERING DINING
SPACES AS WELL.
ORDINANCE 126339 EXTENDS THESE
TO MAY 31st OF 2022.
$1.4MILLION FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
FOR CHILD CARE SERVICES.
THEN OPENING EIGHT WADING POOLS
SEVEN DAYS A WEEK FROM THE END
OF THE JUNE TO LABOR DAY,
RESTORING THE REOPENING.
THERE'S ALSO CLEANING FOR THE
PARKS AND $500,000 TO PROVIDE
CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL
ACTIVITIES.
SUPPORT ARTISTS AND SMALL
BUSINESSES INCLUDING FOOD
TRUCKS.
ALSO LOOKING AT ACTIVATION
SUPPORT FOR SEATTLE CENTER AND
ARTS.
$200,000 TO SUPPORT OUTDOOR
MOVIES AND OTHER PUBLIC OUTDOOR
EVENTS, THEN SUPPORTING ARTISTS
TO PROVIDE SERVICES DOWNTOWN
AND OTHER BUSINESS AREAS.
IMPACT ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION,
$500,000 AS THE INITIAL
INVESTMENT HERE AND WE ARE
LOOKING TO MEASURE AND EVALUATE
THE CITY'S RECOVERY AND
INVESTMENTS.
THIS IS A HISTORIC INVESTMENT
FOR THE CITY AND WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MAKING A
DIFFERENCE WITH THESE DOLLARS
AND WE COULD MEASURE THAT
DIFFERENCE.
THERE'S A LOT THAT WE WANT TO
LEVERAGE, SO THAT'S WHERE
THAT'S COMING IN.
AND DEVELOP A REPORT ON PILOT
PROGRAM STRATEGIES FOR BROADER
APPLICATIONS ACROSS CITY
PROGRAMS.
I'M GOING TO ROLL INTO THE NEXT
CATEGORY.
IT'S $7.6 MILLION FOR REOPENING
CITY SERVICES.
$6MILLION WILL SUPPORT
TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES.
WE HAVE A NEED TO UPGRADE
TECHNOLOGY FOR TELEWORKING AND
OTHER IT NEEDS.
WE HAVE MANY CITY PROGRAMS THAT
ARE INTENDED TO BE USED ON
SITE.
AND WE HAVE A NEED FOR RETURN
TO WORK UPGRADES.
AS WE LOOK TO COME BACK TO THE
CAMPUS THIS YEAR, DEEP CLEANING
FOR BUILDINGS, PPE, SIGNAGE,
AIR FILTRATION, SPACE
CONFIGURATION AS NEEDED, ET
CETERA, IN THAT CATEGORY.
THAT CONCLUDES THOSE TWO
BUCKETS, I THINK.
>> GREAT.
CAN YOU DO THE WRAPUP SLIDE AND
THEN WE CAN TAKE QUESTIONS.
>> I WANTED TO TAKE TWO MINUTES
BECAUSE THERE WERE QUESTIONS WE
IDENTIFIED EARLIER GOING
THROUGH THE PROCESS TO CONSIDER
AS THE COMMITTEE PROPOSES THE
PLAN.
THIS REFLECTS MANY QUESTIONS
THAT WERE ASKED TODAY.
THERE'S MORE DISCUSSION IN THE
MEMO FOR THE COMMITTEE'S
CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I DO SEE COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
JUST THE POINT I WOULD LIKE TO
MAKE HERE, THE FIRST RELATES TO
THE TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT
OR THE STAY HEALTHY MAKING
PERMANENT SOME OF THE STAY
HEALTHY STREETS.
I WANT TO LIFT UP UP THAT, AS
WE HEARD IN PUBLIC COMMENTS,
THERE'S A LOT OF INTEREST IN
EXPERIMENTING WITH WAYS TO MAKE
PERMANENT SOME OF THE KEEP IT
MOVING STREETS, AND HOPE THAT
WE COULD DISCUSS FUNDING FOR
THAT PURPOSE AS WELL.
THEN SECONDLY, AS IT REALITIES
TO THE PARKS AND REC FUNDING, I
UNDERSTAND THAT SOME OF THE
$1.25 MILLION FOR ENHANCED
MAINTENANCE THAT THEY WILL USE
SOME OF THAT TO CONTRACT WITH
THE KING COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE DURING THE SUMMER.
IS THIS A NEW ARRANGEMENT OR
EXISTING RELATIONSHIP?
THANK YOU.
>> I BELIEVE THEY CONTRACTED
LAST SUMMER AS WELL WHEN THEY
WERE HAVING CHALLENGES TO THE
BEACHES BEING CLOSED.
THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING.
>> IF YOU COULD CHECK THAT,
THAT'S NOT MY RECOLLECTION.
JUST LOVE TO DOUBLE CHECK THAT.
>> HAPPY TO.
>> THANKS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I ALSO WILL FLAG THAT I'M
INTERESTED IN ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION FOR THE
COMMUNICATIONS THAT WE HAVE
BEEN RECEIVING AND PART OF THE
PUBLIC TESTIMONY TODAY ABOUT
THE FULL EXTENSION OF THE SAFE
STREETS AND WANTING TO EITHER
EXPAND OUR SAFE STREET PROGRAM
COMPLETELY, OR IF THERE'S
CONCERN ABOUT ONE OR TWO AREAS,
BE SURE WE HAVE THE FUNDING
INCLUDED THAT I KNOW FOLKS
WANTED TO DO.
I KNOW HOW BUSY THE SPACE IS
AND HOW MUCH IT'S BEEN
APPRECIATED SO LET'S TRY AND
SEE IF WE CAN EXPAND SO ALL
THOSE MILES ARE COVERED.
>> THANK YOU.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE
PROPOSAL DOESN'T INCLUDE THE
FAIR MOVING STREETS.
I THINK IT WOULD TAKE $2
MILLION OR $3 MILLION TO DO THE
PERMANENT INVESTMENTS AND THERE
COULD BE A MISMATCH IN
ELIGIBILITY FOR THESE FUNDS.
IT WOULD BE PROBABLY AT LEAST
DOUBLING THE SIZE OF THE
INVESTMENT IN THAT AREA TO MAKE
THOSE INVESTMENTS.
>> GREAT.
WE'LL GET ADDITIONAL CLARITY
THEN ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
THE TWO TYPES OF SAFE STREETS
WE OFFER AND ELIGIBILITY WITH
ARPA.
THERE ARE SO MANY PRESSING
NEEDS, SO IF IT'S NOT IN THERE,
JUST SIGNAL INTEREST BE SURE WE
ADDRESS THAT IN 2021.
FEDERAL DOLLARS ARE COMING DOWN
AND WE'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
FOR SUPPLEMENTAL DISCUSSION IN
JULY AS WELL, THEN IN SEPTEMBER
TALKING ABOUT THE FALL BUDGET
AS WELL.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO
ADD?
>> I THINK YOU COVERED IT ALL.
I WOULD RESTATE THE DEADLINE
REQUEST FOR AMENDMENT PROPOSALS
IS NOON ON TUESDAY.
WE ARE ASKING THOSE TO BE SELF-
BALANCED SO I'LL HAVE TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU WANT TO
DECREASE OR ELIMINATE.
>> THANK YOU AGAIN TODAY.
EVERYONE FROM CENTRAL STAFF,
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE
WORK THAT YOU HAVE OF DONE AS
WELL AND YOUR TEAM.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
I KNOW THIS WILL BE GETTING US
SET FOR A MORE ROBUST
DISCUSSION AND ADDITIONAL
DIRECTION ON HOW TO ALLOCATE
THOSE DOLLARS.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, THANK YOU
FOR TALKING ABOUT YOUR PROPOSAL
ON MONDAY AND WE LOOK FORWARD
TO SEEING HOW THAT CONTINUES TO
PAIR WITH THESE TYPES OF
INVESTMENTS TO CREATE A MORE
EQUITABLE COMMUNITY.
DO LET US KNOW WHAT YOUR
THOUGHTS ARE.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING YOUR
FEEDBACK AND APPRECIATED YOUR
ONGOING FEEDBACK IN
ANTICIPATION OF THE
INTRODUCTION OF THE BILL.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ON
THESE CRITICAL PRIORITIES TO
CREATE THAT MORE EQUITABLE
ECONOMY POSTCOVID.
JUST ON TIME NOW.
>> I'M KARINA WITH COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF AND I'VE PREPARED
A PRESENTATION THAT PROVIDES AN
OVERVIEW OF THIS SUBSTITUTE
BILL.
AS A REMINDER, THE SUBSTANCE
ABUSED LEGISLATION THAT WAS
DISCUSSED AT THE LAST HOUSING
AND FINANCE COMMITTEE ON MAY
18th INCLUDED A BILL THAT WOULD
REQUIRE ENTITIES TO PROVIDE
PRECONTRACT DISCLOSURES, TIMELY
PAYMENT AND PAYMENT DISCLOSURES
FOR SERVICES VALUED AT $600 OR
MORE.
IT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE MARCH 1st
OF NEXT YEAR AND IMPLEMENTED BY
THERE WOULD BE A REVISION TO .
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR COVERAGE
WHERE THE LAW WOULD STATE THERE
WOULD NOT BE COVERAGE OF
CONTRACTORS WHERE THE ONLY
RELATIONSHIP IS A PROPERTY
RENTAL AGREEMENT.
AN EXAMPLE OF THIS KIND OF
ARRANGEMENT WOULD BE LIKE IF A
HAIR STYLIST HAD A RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE SALON WHERE THE ONLY
RELATIONSHIP WAS RENTING A
BOOTH FOR WORK SPACE.
ANOTHER KIND OF EXAMPLE COULD
BE A SHARED WORK SPACE THAT ANY
CONTRACTOR COULD RENT SPACE
FROM.
IF THAT'S ALL THAT'S HAPPENING,
THOSE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS
WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE
NATURE OF NOT BEING HIRED.
JUST TO MAKE IT CLEAR, THIS IS
CARVING THEM OUT SPECIFICALLY.
THE OFFICE CAN ADDRESS SPECIFIC
RULES WITH THE ADMINISTRATION.
NEXT THE VALUE OF SERVICES, THE
AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION THAT'S
EITHER PROPOSED OR EXPECTED,
AND WOULD BE ADJUSTED TO
REFLECT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY
REQUIRED FOR NONEMPLOYEE
COMPENSATION.
RIGHT NOW THAT 1099 FORM
REQUIRES BUSINESSES TO REPORT
ALL NONEMPLOYEE COMPENSATION OF
$600 OR MORE.
THE OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS
WOULD FILE A SCHEDULE WITH THE
CITY CLERK AND DO THEIR PART IN
COMMUNICATING ADJUSTMENTS TO
THE PUBLIC.
NEXT, THIS COVERS WORKERS IN
PLATFORM GIG WORK.
>> I THINK IF YOU COULD
EXPLAIN, I WANT TO SAY A COUPLE
WORDS ABOUT THIS ONE.
>> OKAY.
PLATFORM WORKERS WOULD STILL BE
COVERED.
HOWEVER, THE SPECIFIC
PROVISIONS THAT WOULD ONLY
APPLY TO PLATFORM GIG WORK
WOULD BE REMOVED AND THE OFFICE
OF LABOR STANDARDS COULD HANDLE
THINGS RELATING TO THOSE
REQUIREMENTS.
THE REQUIREMENT FOR A TIP OR
SERVICE CHARGE WOULD BE
REMOVED.
THOSE ARE SITUATIONS WHERE A
CUSTOMER MAY SAY WHAT THEY PLAN
TO TIP THE WORKER, AND THAT
SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE
ONLINE PLAN.
THAT COULD BE REMOVED AND NOTED
IN OTHER WAYS.
ALSO THE REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE
DISCLOSURE AFTER COMPLETION OF
EACH LINE AND REQUIREMENTS TO
PROVIDE DISCLOSURES AND NOTICE
OF RIGHTS IN AN ELECTRONIC APP,
SPECIFICALLY A PHONE APP OR
ONLINE PORTAL.
THAT IS THE OVERVIEW OF THE
CHANGES.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> WELL, I WAS ASKED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WHO
COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY, THIS
WAS HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE
SUBSTITUTE.
THERE IS BROAD SUPPORT FOR THIS
AMENDMENT, GWINN THAT WE INTEND
TO ADDRESS MANY OF THESE IN A
SUBSEQUENT CONVERSATION
COUNCILMEMBERS STRAUSS AND LIEU
ARE ALSO GOING TO BE PART OF
THAT EFFORT MOVING FORWARD.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
THANK YOU.
I'LL FOLLOW UP ON COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD'S COMMENTS JUST NOW.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
DIGGING INTO THE WORK AROUND
THE CAMPAIGN.
>> WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF
COMPLAINTS LAST YEAR FROM A LOT
OF THE PLATFORMS THAT HAZARD
PAY CONVERSATION ABOUT, YOU
KNOW, HOLLYWOOD AND BE ABLE TO
AFFORD IT.
HOW THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE TO
LEAVE THE CITY ALL OF THOSE
FOLKS ARE STILL HERE, THOSE
WORKERS ARE GETTING PAID AND
THOSE PLATFORMS ARE STILL
PROFITABLE SO THERE'S A WAY WE
CAN TAKE THIS WORK ON AND ALL
OF THESE ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS
AROUND TRANSPARENCY ARE GOING
TO BE TACKLED THROUGH THAT
PROCESS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
TAKING THAT ON INCREASINGLY
WORKING WE ARE DOING EVERY
THING WE CAN TO EXTEND THE
ECONOMY AROUND MINIMUM WAGE TO
EXTEND TO THESE DIFFERENT TYPES
OF ARRANGEMENTS WHERE THESE
WORKERS HAVE NOT HAVE THE SAME
BENEFITS SO I JUST WANTED TO
ECHO THE COMMENTS AND SAY THAT
WILL DEFINITELY BE IN THE SCOPE
OF WORK AS WE TAKE THAT PROJECT
ON IN A BIGGER WAY.
>> THANK YOU BOTH FOR
FORESHADOWING.
MORE WORK TO COME.
úAND I THINK ALSO IDENTIFYING
SORT OF THE NARROW LANE THAT
THIS WILL IS SCOPED TO ADDRESS
SO THERE CAN BE FUTURE
CONVERSATIONS.
I'M GOING TO ASK THAT WE HOLD
THE REST OF OUR COMMENTS AND
QUESTIONS TO THE END JUST TO
GET THROUGH THE PRESENTATION TO
SEE THE BREATH OF THE
SUBSTITUTE IN FRONT OF US SO WE
CAN ASK THOSE QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU.
>> THERE WOULD BE EXPLICIT
LANGUAGE CLARIFYING THE
DISCRETION THAT ARE VULNERABLE
TO VIOLATIONS.
THE ORDINANCE, THAT KIND OF
DISCRETION IS ALREADY WITHIN
THE STANDARD PRACTICE THAT THEY
DO KNOWING THAT THERE ARE MANY
VIOLATIONS OF ALL OF THE LABOR
STANDARDS AND THEY NEED TO KNOW
HOW TO PRIORITIZE THE
RESOURCES.
BUT SINCE THIS LEGISLATION IS
SO VAST AND COVERS SO MANY
PARTIES, THIS MAKES IT VERY
CLEAR TO THE PUBLIC THAT THEY
DO HAVE THAT DISCRETION AND THE
OTHER AMENDMENT IS THAT THE
DIRECTOR ALSO HAS MORE
DISCRETION TO DEVELOP THE NEW
COMPLAINT PROCEDURE AND
NAVIGATION PROGRAMS.
THERE WERE A NUMBER OF
DIRECTORS SHALL DO THIS AND DO
THAT AND IT MAY BE CHANGED TO
RECOGNIZE THAT THE DIRECTOR IS
AUTHORIZED TO DO THOSE THINGS
BUT NOT NECESSARILY REQUIRED.
NEXT, THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE
LABOR STANDARDS AND THE
INTRODUCED LEGISLATION IS MARCH
FIRST OF NEXT YEAR AND THE
SUBSTITUTE BILL WOULD CHANGE
THE EFFECTIVE DATE TO SEPTEMBER
ONE OF NEXT YEAR, GIVING MORE
TIME FOR OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS TO PREPARE AND MORE
TIME FOR THE PUBLIC TO PREPARE
AS WELL.
THERE WILL BE A NEW
NONQUALIFIED SECTION THAT
ADDRESSES OPPOSITE LABOR
STANDARDS FUNDING DURING THE
LAST FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE MEETING AND SHARED
INFORMATION ABOUT OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS ESTIMATIONS
ABOUT HOW MUCH IT MIGHT COST
FOR THEM TO IMPLEMENT THE
LEGISLATION ACCORDING TO THEIR
PERSPECTIVE AND THAT WAS OVER
$6000 OR SO THIS NONQUALIFIED
SECTION RECOGNIZES THERE IS
ALREADY A PROCESS THAT IS
MEMORIALIZED IN THE MUNICIPAL
CODE 3.15 THAT RECOGNIZES A WAY
FOR OLS SPECIFICALLY TO ADDRESS
THEIR FUNDING NEEDS AND THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT IS VERY UNIQUE
TO THE OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS.
SO THIS PROCESS IS ALREADY
OUTLINED IN THAT LAW AND IS
BASICALLY RESTATED IN THIS
SECTION WHERE THE OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS DIRECTOR WITH
CERTIFIED THE ANNUAL MINIMUM
CONTRIBUTION THAT THE DIRECTOR
BELIEVES IS NECESSARY FOR
ENFORCEMENT AND OUTREACH AND
WOULD INCLUDE THAT AMOUNT IN
THE LETTER TO THE MAYOR AND
COUNCIL BY SEPTEMBER FIRST OF
THIS YEAR FOR NEXT YEAR'S
BUDGET AND THEN THE MAYOR WOULD
REFLECT THAT FOR THE MINIMUM
ANNUAL BUDGET SUBMITTED TO THE
MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND THAT
WOULD BE A WAY TO RECOGNIZE OLS
ESTIMATION OF THE NEEDS.
NEXT, THE LEGISLATION ALSO
REFERRED TO IN THIS MEETING AS
THE PAY UP LEGISLATION IS STILL
IN THAT NONQUALIFIED SECTION.
THE TIMELINE HAS ALSO BEEN
EXTENDED AND ORIGINALLY, IT WAS
DEVELOPED FOR THAT LEGISLATION
BY LATE SEPTEMBER WHICH WOULD
BE THE BUDGET DELIBERATIONS AND
IN THE SUBSTITUTE BILL THAT
TIMELINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO
THE END OF 2021.
AND THAT IS IT FOR AN OVERVIEW
OF THE SUBSTITUTE BILL.
>> GREAT I'M NOT SEEING ANY
HANDS RIGHT NOW I DO WANT TO
TAKE A SECOND TO SEE IF THERE'S
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THE UNDERLYING SUBSTITUTE BILL
THAT IS IN FRONT OF US.
I WANT TO THINK KARINA FOR HER
REALLY INTENSE WORK TO RESEARCH
WITH COUNCILMEMBERS AND TO TRY
TO INCORPORATE FEEDBACK THAT
WE'VE HEARD FROM VARIOUS
STAKEHOLDERS AND ALSO TO WORK
TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE ITEMS
AND DESIRES THAT WE HAD HEARD
FROM THE OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS.
I WANT TO THANK THE DIRECTOR
FOR THEIR WORK ALONG WITH THE
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS STAFF
FOR HELPING TO IDENTIFY
STRATEGIES TO COME AS YOU SAW
IN ITEM NUMBER FOUR HERE, TO
REALLY MAKE SURE FOR THE
PRIORITIZATION AND
INVESTIGATION WERE WE KNOW THAT
THERE'S THE VIOLATIONS SO I
THINK THIS IS VERY HELPFUL
LANGUAGES AT THE COUNCILMEMBER
THAT IS WALTER HAS WRITTEN INTO
THE LEGISLATION I APPRECIATE
THAT AND WE ALSO WANT TO
REITERATE FOR FOLKS WHO MAY BE
JUST TUNING IN NOW, THIS IS NOT
A BILL THAT CHANGES ANYBODY
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS
THIS IS REALLY ABOUT THE ONES
THAT THEY NOTED AT THE
BEGINNING TRYING TO MAKE SURE
THAT THERE IS ADDITIONAL
TRANSPARENCY FOR ALL PARTIES
AND THIS IS NOT A CHANGE IN
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS.
WE KNOW THAT THERE INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTORS THAT HAVE CALLED
AND WITH POTENTIAL CONCERNS AND
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS
KNOW THIS IS NOT CHANGING
ANYBODY'S STATUS CURRENTLY BUT
TRULY TRANSPARENCY VEHICLE FOR
MAKING SURE THAT ALL PARTIES
HAVE ACCESS TO THE SAME
INFORMATION SO WITH THAT I WANT
TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING ELSE
BEFORE WE CONSIDER THE
AMENDMENT THAT YOU HAVE.
>> NO.
>> NOT SEEN ANY.
WONDERFUL.
KARINA, ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD
LIKE TO ADD ON THIS?
>> I THINK THAT IS ALL, THANKS.
>> SHOULD GIVE THE WALK-THROUGH
OF THAT AND MAKING IT REALLY
EASY TO UNDERSTAND THE SEVEN
POINTS AND THE DOCUMENT IN
FRONT OF US AND I BELIEVE THAT
YOU HEARD FOLKS CALLING IN AND
THEIR APPRECIATION ADDRESSED IN
THAT. SO, WITH THAT,
COUNCILMAN, DO YOU HAVE
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE, DO YOU
WANT TO MOVE IT TO PUT IT IN
FRONT OF US?
>> INDEED.
ADOPTING AMENDMENT ONE BY
LISTING THE AGENDA.
>> I WILL SECOND THAT.
IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED AND
WOULD YOU LIKE TO DESCRIBE IT?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
SO THIS AMENDMENT WAS DEVELOPED
IN COLLABORATION WITH THE
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS AND
ALSO TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE
ISSUES THAT WE HEARD IN PUBLIC
TESTIMONY TODAY.
THE AMENDMENT ITSELF ENSURES
úTHAT THE OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS DIRECTOR IS EMPOWERED
TO ISSUE RULES EXEMPTING
CERTAIN CLASSES OF INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTORS AND CLARIFYING THAT
THE RULES, THE DIRECTORS
RULEMAKING IS DISCRETIONARY.
WE PROVIDE SOME CRITERIA FOR
HOW WE EXPECT THE DIRECTOR TO
USE THAT BUT WE HAVE HEARD FROM
CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF
PROFESSIONAL INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTORS WHO ARE MAKING THE
ARGUMENT THAT THERE ISN'T A
PROBLEM WITHIN THEIR INDUSTRY,
BUT, I THINK IT IS MOST
APPROPRIATE FOR THE OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS TO SORT OF MAKE
THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER OR
NOT THERE SHOULD BE SPECIFIC
EXCEPTIONS.
THANK YOU.
>> KARINA, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING
ELSE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD
TO THE SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT
NUMBER ONE?
YOU ARE ALL ON YOU AS WELL.
>> SO, THE AMENDMENT WOULD DO
THREE THINGS.
IT WOULD DO EXACTLY WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBERT HAS JUST
DESCRIBED AND JUST TO GIVE MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE CRITERIA
THAT THE DIRECTOR WILL USE WHEN
CONSIDERING EXEMPTIONS, THE
DIRECTOR WILL BE REQUIRED TO
CONSIDER WHETHER ANY CLASS OF
EXEMPTED CONTRACTORS HAS THE
BARGAINING POWER IN THEIR
RELATIONSHIP AND ALSO WOULD NOT
BE ALLOWED TO EXCLUDE
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS WHO ARE
PRONE TO THE PROFICIENCY, ARE
UNLIKELY TO VOLUNTEER
INFORMATION ABOUT POSSIBLE
VIOLATIONS AND UP THE CRITERIA
THAT THE DIRECTOR WOULD
DEVELOP.
ALSO, THIS AMENDMENT WOULD KEEP
THE EXEMPTION FOR ATTORNEYS,
BUT WOULD ALSO REMOVE THE
EXEMPTION FOR LICENSED MEDICAL
PROFESSIONALS AS FOR THE
RESEARCH UNCOVERED THAT A
NUMBER OF LICENSED MEDICAL
PROFESSIONALS ARE ALSO
MISCLASSIFIED THEMSELVES, WHICH
HAPPENED OFTEN WHEN I CONDUCTED
MORE RESEARCH INTO HIRING
SITUATIONS OF MANY DIFFERENT
CLASSES OF INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTORS.
SO, THAT EXEMPTIO WOULD BE
REMOVED THE LEGISLATION IT
COULD BE FURTHER CONTEMPLATED
BY THE OLS DIRECTOR BUT THE
LEGISLATION WOULD BEGIN FROM
THE STANDPOINT THAT THOSE
CLASSES OF INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTORS ARE NOT INCLUDED.
AND LAST THE LEGISLATION WOULD
FURTHER MAKE CLEAR THAT THE
DIRECTOR HAS THE AUTHORITY TO
ISSUE THOSE RULES, THEY WOULD
HAVE THE EFFECT OF LAW, BUT ANY
ROLE WOULD BE DISCRETIONARY SO
RULES ARE NOT REQUIRED, THEY
ARE DISCRETIONARY.
AND THAT IS IT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, NOT SEEING
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON
THIS.
ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO
SAY AND CLOSING COMMENTS BEFORE
WE CONSIDER AMENDMENT NUMBER
ONE?
OKAY THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE IS IN
FRONT OF US THAT BUSINESS HAS
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THANK
YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO
WORK WITH THE ALSO OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS AND OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS AND IDENTIFYING
WAYS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT
YOU RAISED IN DISCRIMINANT
DESCRIBING THE AMENDMENT THIS
IS A CAREFULLY CRAFTED
AMENDMENT AND I THINK THAT WILL
ALSO GIVE US A GREATER INSIGHT
INTO THE AREAS WHERE WE DO HAVE
A LOT OF CONCERN WHICH IS WHAT
THIS BILL IS INTENDED TO
ADDRESS SO WITH THAT MADAM
CLERK YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE?
>>
[ ROLE BEING CALLED ].
>> I WILL SAY A COUPLE OF QUICK
WORDS.
I REALLY WANT TO THINK
EVERYBODY WHO'S BEEN INVOLVED
IN CRAFTING THIS LEGISLATION. I
GOT A LONG AND STRONG INTEREST
IN ADDRESSING SOME OF THE
PROBLEMS THAT WE ARE SEEING
AROUND MISCLASSIFIED WORKERS
AND I THINK THIS IS A REALLY
GOOD WAY TO BEGIN TO EMPOWER
PEOPLE WHO ARE CLASSIFIED AS
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS.
DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY ARE ALL
CLASSIFIED BUT BY EMPOWERING
THE INDEPENDENT CONTRACT ALL OF
THEM WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE
EXPECTATIONS, WITHIN
PRECONTRACT DISCLOSURES AND
AFTER-THE-FACT WITH PAYMENT,
THAT IS REALLY TAKING SORT OF A
FIRST STEP IN EMPOWERING THIS
WORKFORCE TO BE ABLE TO START
IDENTIFYING FOR THEMSELVES
WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE BEING
PROPERLY CLASSIFIED AS A
CONTRACT WORKER OR
MISCLASSIFIED.
AND THIS LEGISLATION WILL NOT
ADDRESS THAT FOR THOSE WORKERS
WHO FEEL THAT THEY COME AFTER
GETTING THIS INFORMATION THAT
THEY ARE MISCLASSIFIED BUT IT
WILL HELP MAKE THAT GROUP OF
PEOPLE STRONGER AS WE LOOK AT
THIS ISSUE FURTHER WITH
CAMPAIGNS LIKE THE PAY UP
CAMPAIGN AND SO THIS IS REALLY
ABOUT ALLOWING PEOPLE TO HAVE
KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR RIGHTS AND
EXPECTATIONS AND EMPOWERING
THEM TO ASK FOR THEM.
AND AGAIN IT IS A LONG TIME
COMING.
THE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE
BACK IN 2019.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
INDULGENCE OF THE CHAIR AND
LETTING ME BRING THIS FORWARD
IN HER COMMITTEE, LOOKING
FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH THE
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND STRAUSS
ON THE MINIMUM COMPENSATION
CONVERSATION WITH WORKING
WASHINGTON, REALLY APPRECIATE
THAT THE GIG PLATFORM
REPRESENTATIVES ARE NOW
ADMITTED TO BE AT THE TABLE WE
HAVE OUR FIRST MEETING ON THAT
EFFORT NEXT WEEK AND ALSO VERY
APPRECIATIVE, NOT ONLY OF OLS
AND HELPING GET US STARTED, AND
ALLOW OLS IN PROVIDING SOME OF
THE REFINEMENT ON THE
LEGISLATION BUT REALLY WANT TO
THINK THEM ON THE STAFF FOR ALL
OF THE HARDWARE THAT SHE HAS
BEEN DOING ON THIS BILL AND
SHEPHERDING IT THROUGH.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND
THANK YOU AGAIN, KARINA.
MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL BILL 120069
AS AMENDED?
>> [ ROLE BEING CALLED ]
>> CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK
YOU AGAIN TO ALL THE
COMMUNITIES THAT HAD BEEN
INVOLVED IN THE SEPARATE.
AT THIS TIME WE ARE MOVING THE
FOURTH ITEM OF BUSINESS INTO
OUR NEXT MEETING AGAIN THANK
YOU TO THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
FOR THE PRESENTATION AND PLEASE
TAKE A LOOK AT THE PRESENTATION
WITH A GREAT OVERVIEW OF WHAT
IS TO COME ON THE DOCUMENT THAT
IS VERY NEEDY THAT AND SOME
MORE TO COME ON THAT ON JUNE
15th WHERE OUR NEXT MEETING
WILL BE HELD AT 9:30 A.M.
WE WILL HAVE THE DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE ON THE SEATTLE
RESCUE PLAN ACT IF YOU HAVE
AMENDMENTS AGAIN PLEASE
REMEMBER TO SEND THOSE TO THE
CENTRAL STAFF TEAM BY TUESDAY,
JUNE EIGHTH AT NOON.
ALWAYS HAPPY TO HELP HAVE
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ANY
QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE AS
WELL I WANT TO THANK YOU IN
ADVANCE FOR ALL OF THE WORK
THAT YOU'VE ALREADY DONE ON THE
BILL AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALES'S PRIVATE SPONSORSHIP
IS THAT AS WELL.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE
ONGOING FEEDBACK THAT YOU
PROVIDED OUR OFFICES AS WE
CONTACTED THIS BILL WITH THE
MAYORS OFFICE SO THANK YOU
AGAIN FOR THE FORTHCOMING
DISCUSSION ON THE 15th AND
16th.
COUNCIL MEMBERS YOU ARE WELCOME
TO ATTEND THIS MEETING IF YOU
ARE NOT A FINANCE AND COMMITTEE
HOUSING MEMBER WE WILL BE
SENDING OUT AN MEMO THAT
SUMMARIZES HOW NONMEMBERS OF
THE FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE CAN OFFER AMENDMENTS
THAT I'M HAPPY TO HELP BE A
CONDUIT OF THAT TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOUR ITEMS DO GET INCLUDED
IN THE SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN ACT
BEFORE IT GETS TO FULL COUNCIL
SO PLEASE LOOK FOR THAT MEMO
COMING FORWARD BUT WE ARE
TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS AN
INCLUSIVE PROCESS FOR ALL
COUNCIL MEMBERS TO OFFER THAT
FEEDBACK AND AMENDMENTS.
WE WILL HAVE AN ADDITIONAL TIME
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE JUNE
15th MEETING ON FOLKS, IF WE
DON'T WRAP UP OUR DISCUSSION AT
THE JUNE 15th MEETING WILL
CONTINUE THE JUNE 15th MEETING
IN A SUBSEQUENT MEETING THAT
WILL CONTINUE OVER TO JUNE 16th
AND THAT WILL START AT TWO P.M.
WILL HAVE THIS INTO FULL
COUNCIL VOTED ON BEFORE THE END
OF THE MONTH SO I EITHER ON THE
21st OR 28th.
THANK YOU AGAIN TO EVERYBODY
FOR YOUR TIME TODAY AND WE WILL
NOTE AS WELL IN ADDITION TO THE
HOUSING AND ADMINISTRATION PLAN
ON THE 15th WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE GROCERY
WORKER HAZARD PAY AND THE PANEL
DISCUSSION PAIR.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND, THANK YOU
SO MUCH TO ALL WHO MADE TODAY'S
MEETING POSSIBLE.
FOUR MINUTES BEFORE ONE P.M.
I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GOING TO
BE POSSIBLE BUT WE DID IT.
THANK YOU FOR HANGING IN WITH
US.
THANK YOU, HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND
EVERYONE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> BYE.
>> BY EVERYONE.