>>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, ALL
RIGHT, GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
WELCOME TO THE MAY 11 2021
GOVERNANCE AND EDUCATION
COMMITTEE MEETING, WE ARE NOW
IN ORDER , I AM CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE, WITH THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> [ ROLL CALL ] THERE ARE
THREE PRESENT MADAM CHAIR.
>> I DO WANT TO MAKE A NOTE FOR
THE RECORD THAT I RECEIVED A
NOTE FROM COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
THAT YOU CANNOT MAKE IT TODAY.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE
OBJECTION IS ADOPTED.
>> I WAS LOCKED UP, I WAS
SCREAMING THAT I'M HERE.
THANK YOU, SORRY.
>> I HATE THAT PART WHEN YOU
ARE SITTING IN THE WAITING
ROOM.
DOES ANYBODY SEE ME?
WE WILL HAVE THE RECORD REFLECT
THAT YOU HAVE JOINED US JUST IN
TIME, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT THE
PUBLIC COMMENT SHEET.
I WILL NOT SUBJECT EVERYBODY
THROUGH THE SCRIPT IF WE DON'T
HAVE ANYBODY UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
AND I DO NOT SEE ANYONE SIGNED
UP ON THE PUBLIC COMMENT SHEET.
SO I'M JUST LOOKING TO CONFIRM
THAT THERE IS NOT ANYBODY.
>> THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENT
REGISTRANTS.
>> GREAT, SO WE WILL CLOSE OUT
PUBLIC COMMENT GIVEN THERE IS
NOBODY IN THE WAITING ROOM TO
GIVE US PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE CAN MOVE ON TO OTHER ITEMS
OF BUSINESS ON OUR AGENDA.
FIRST IS ITEM ONE, WITH THE
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM ONE INTO
THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE,
COUNCIL VOTE 12066, COMMONLY
REFERRED TO AS THE ORDINANCE
FOR THE CIVIL SERVANTS FOR THE
DISCRETIONARY PAPER FILES IN
THE SECTION 4.1 3.00.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
INTRODUCE THIS LEGISLATION
BRIEFLY.
THIS IS A ROUTINE LEGISLATION
BEFORE US TODAY TO ADDRESS SOME
PERSONNEL ACTIONS THAT REQUIRE
LEGISLATIVE ACTION.
AND SO I AM EXCITED TO HOST
MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
AND OUR OWN ANALYST TO DISCUSS
THIS A PARTICULAR ITEM.
SO I WILL ASK FOR FOLKS TO
INTRODUCE THEMSELVES FOR THE
RECORD STARTING WITH KARINA AND
THEN IF YOU CAN JUST POPCORN IT
AMONGST EACH OTHER THAT WOULD
BE WONDERFUL.
SO CAN YOU START OFF FOR US.
>> I AM KARINA BOLL AND I AM
WITH THE COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
>> I AM SARAH BUTLER, POLICY
AND LEGISLATOR ADVISER TO THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
RESOURCES.
>> I AM LISA GARDNER, I AM THE
COMPENSATION PROGRAM MANAGER
UNDER THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN RESOURCES.
>> I'M WITH THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES.
>> WELCOME EVERYONE.
THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING
YOURSELVES.
AND I WILL HAND IT OVER TO YOU
KARINA TO GIVE A LITTLE
INTRODUCTION AND THAT WE WILL
HEAR FROM THE DEPARTMENT.
>> THIS LEGISLATION WHICH IS
KNOWN AS THE FIRST QUARTER
EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE IS
LEGISLATION THAT THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
TRANSMITS UP TO FOUR TIMES A
YEAR.
AND IT TAKES CARE OF OR
IMPLEMENTS PERSONNEL ACTIONS
THAT REQUIRE LEGISLATION TO
HAPPEN.
EXAMPLES OF THOSE KINDS OF
PERSONNEL ACTIONS CAN INCLUDE
CIVIL-SERVICE CLASSIFICATION,
AND RECLASSIFICATION.
THIS PARTICULAR LEGISLATION
DOES A LITTLE BIT OF ALL OF
THOSE THINGS AND IT WOULD
RETURN SIX POSITIONS TO THE
CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM IN A
NUMBER OF DEPARTMENTS LIKE THE
COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION,
PUBLIC UTILITIES, AND MUNICIPAL
WARDS.
IT WOULD ALSO ADJUST THE PAY
BANDS OF THREE JOB TITLES IN
THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
IT WOULD RECLASSIFY TWO EXAM
POSITIONS.
SO FOR THOSE POSITIONS, ONE OF
THEM FOR EXAMPLE IS CURRENTLY
TITLED AN EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
AND WOULD BE RECLASSIFIED TO
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT SENIOR.
AND A QUICK WORD ABOUT CIVIL-
SERVICE IN CASE FOLKS ARE NOT
FAMILIAR WITH THAT, IT IS A
CLASSIFICATION THAT IS
BASICALLY THE DEFAULT
CLASSIFICATION FOR CITY
EMPLOYEES THAT PROVIDE A RANGE
OF JOB PROTECTIONS, REQUIRES
VARIED BASED HIRING, SO NOT
JUST APPOINTMENT.
AND EMPLOYEES WHO ARE CIVIL-
SERVICE COVERED HAVE A
PROBATIONARY PERIOD WHERE THEY
CAN BE FIRED FOR ANY REASON,
AND AFTER THAT PROBATIONARY
PERIOD, THEY CAN ONLY BE FIRED
FOR CAUSE.
THERE HAS TO BE A RULE THEY
HAVE BROKEN IN ORDER TO BE
TERMINATED AND IT WOULD HAVE TO
BE PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE
BEFORE TERMINATION HAPPENE.
SO THE ONLY POSITION OR JOB
TITLES THAT ARE EXEMPT INCLUDE
THOSE DECLARED IN THE CHARTER
AND THEY WOULD INCLUDE
POSITIONS LIKE COMMISSION,
STAFF, CITY ATTORNEYS AND SOME
OTHERS AS WELL.
THERE'S ALSO A MUNICIPAL CODE
4.1.3, WHICH LIST A NUMBER OF
OTHER JOB CLASSIFICATIONS THAT
ARE EXEMPT SUCH AS TEMPORARY
WORKERS AND LIBRARY EMPLOYEES
AND A WHOLE RANGE OF OTHER
POSITIONS AS WELL.
TYPICALLY THE DIRECTOR HAS THE
POWER OR AUTHORITY TO RECOMMEND
WHEN CERTAIN POSITIONS SHOULD
BE MADE CIVIL-SERVICE EXEMPT OR
COVERED BY CIVIL-SERVICE IF NOT
ALREADY DETERMINED BY THE
CHARTER.
SO THAT IS A BRIEF
INTRODUCTION.
THEN WE HAVE SOME SUBJECT
MATTER EXPERTS AT THE TABLE AS
WELL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, I REALLY
APPRECIATE IT.
SARAH, LISA OR ALAINA, ANYTHING
TO ADD ?
>> I JUST HAVE ONE VERIFICATION
ON THE THIRD ITEM, THE ACTION
DOESN'T READ CLASSIFYING, JUST
AS UPDATING THE RECORD TO
REFLECT THE NEW JOB TITLE.
OTHERWISE I THINK KARINA DID A
GREAT JOB OF SUMMARIZING THIS
LEGISLATION.
>> ANYTHING ELSE FROM OUR HR
FOLKS, ALL RIGHT, SEE NONE.
I HAVE JUST A FEW QUESTIONS TO
MAKE SURE WE GET THIS
INFORMATION ON THE RECORD.
JUST GENERALLY, FOR THE FOLKS
OVER AT HDS ARE, HOW DOES THE
DEPARTMENT DETERMINE HOW TO
RESTORE CIVIL-SERVICE
PROTECTIONS TO A POSITION IF
THAT WERE TO OCCUR?
>> I WILL GO HIDE AND TAKE
THIS.
THE COMPENSATION
RECLASSIFICATION UNIT STAFF
RECEIVES REQUESTS FROM VARIOUS
DEPARTMENTS TO REVIEW POSITIONS
AND AS A PART OF THAT WE ALSO
REVIEW THEIR CIVIL-SERVICE
EXEMPT STATUS WHEN POSITIONS
ARE EXEMPT OR NOT EXEMPT AND
THEY ARE BEING REQUESTED TO BE
EXEMPT.
AND WE LOOK AT THE CRITERIA
THAT ARE DEFINED IN THE
MUNICIPAL CODE AND IN THE
PERSONNEL RULES.
WE DO A THOROUGH JOB ANALYSIS
TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE
ALLOCATION.
WHETHER THEY MEET THE CRITERIA
FOR CIVIL-SERVICE EXEMPTION
BASED ON THE STANDARDS
OUTLINED, OR THEY DON'T.
AND SO IT GOES BOTH WAYS.
WHEN POSITIONS CHANGE
SIGNIFICANTLY WHERE THEY NO
LONGER MEET THE THRESHOLD TO
MAINTAIN THE CIVIL-SERVICE
EXEMPTION BASED ON THE
IDENTIFIED CRITERIA, THEN WE
BRING THEM FORWARD AS A RETURN
TO CIVIL-SERVICE.
>> OKAY, GOT IT.
I HAVE A FEW OTHER QUESTIONS
FOR YOU, BUT YOU ANSWERED THEM
IN THE CONTEXT OF ANSWERING
THAT ONE BIG GENERAL QUESTION.
SO I DON'T HAVE TO ASK YOU THE
ADDITIONAL THREE QUESTIONS I
HAD LISTED ON MY SCRIPT.
SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
SO ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THE BILL?
AND JUST TO CONFIRM WITH THE HR
FOLKS, THIS WILL NOT RESULT IN
ANY LAYOFFS, FURLOUGHS OR JOB
LOSSES.
THIS IS JUST A TECHNICAL LIST
OF CLASSIFICATIONS.
>> THAT IS CORRECT, THERE ARE
NO NEGATIVE IMPACTS IN THIS
LEGISLATION.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
ALL RIGHT, HEARING NONE, I WILL
MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE MOVE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
IS THERE A SECOND?
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED,
ARE THERE ANY FINAL COMMENTS?
>> I UNDERSTAND HAVING WORKED
FOR THE PREVIOUS CHAIR OF THIS
BODY OF WORK, THAT THIS CAN
SEEM LIKE A VERY BROAD OR NOT
EXCITING LEGISLATION.
I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT IN
KEEPING ACCURATE AND UP-TO-
DATE.
AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE
FOR DOING THE IMPORTANT WORK
THAT YOU DO.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, ANY OTHER FINAL
COMMENTS?
HEARING NONE, WITH THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT
COUNCIL BILL 120066 BE PASSED
AND FORWARDED TO THE FULL CITY
COUNCIL.
>> [ ROLL CALL ] THAT IS FOUR
IN FAVOR, NOT OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, THE MOTION
CARRIES AND THE RECOMMENDATION
IS THAT THE COUNCIL BILL BE
PASSED AND WOULD BE CONSIDERED
AT OUR MAY 17th CITY COUNCIL
MEETING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH KARINA AND
FOLKS OVER AT HR FOR JOINING US
FOR THIS FAIRLY ROUTINE
LEGISLATION, I APPRECIATE YOUR
PATIENCE AND I APPRECIATE YOU
BEING HERE WITH US.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO OF COURSE
EXIT THE MEETING INTO OTHER
IMPORTANT WORK.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
TWO INTO THE RECORD.
>> CHILDCARE ACCESS CHALLENGES
AND STRATEGIES FOR HOME-BASED
AND CENTER-BASED FACILITIES.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COLLEAGUES, I AM REALLY EXCITED
TO HAVE THIS PANEL HERE WITH US
TODAY.
THIS PANEL IS FOR US TO DO A
DEEP DIVE INTO CHILDCARE
FACILITIES, BOTH HOME-BASED AND
CENTER-BASED CARE IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE.
CHILDCAR IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE
TO MANY PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, MYSELF INCLUDED.
AND OVER THE COURSE OF THE
PANDEMIC WE LEARN JUST HOW
CRUCIAL ACCESS TO CHILDCARE IS
FOR EVERYONE IN OUR CITY.
CHILDCARE IS INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND YET FINDING CHILDCARE IS
INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING.
MY OWN EXPERIENCE FOR SEARCHING
FOR CHILDCARE MEANT VISITING A
LOT OF PROVIDERS.
AND, SADLY, VERY FEW CULTURALLY
CHILDCARE OPTIONS WERE OPRIATE
AVAILABLE IN MY OWN
NEIGHBORHOOD HERE IN WEST
SEATTLE.
I KNOW THIS EXPERIENCE IS NOT
UNIQUE BUT IT IS ONE SHARED BY
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AND
FAMILIES IN OUR CITY.
AND AS A VACCINE EFFORTS ARE
UNDERWAY, MY OFFICE IS HEARING
MORE AND MORE ABOUT THE NEED
FOR CHILDCARE FOR POSITIONS TO
BE ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK.
IT IS MY HOPE THAT PART OF THE
RECOVERY CAN AND WILL FOCUS ON
THE PRIORITIZING THE MUCH-
NEEDED INCREASE OF ACCESS TO
AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE THROUGHOUT
OUR CITY.
FOR THE REST OF TODAY'S
COMMITTEE WE ARE GOING TO DIVE
INTO SOME OF THESE CHALLENGES
WITH CHILDCARE FACILITIES AND
CHILDCARE ISSUES IN GENERAL.
WE WILL ALSO HOPEFULLY IDENTIFY
SOME OPPORTUNITIES AND
STRATEGIES THAT MAY BE HELPFUL
NOW FOR SOME INVESTMENT IN
ACTION BY THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL.
SO WITH THAT, WE WILL HEAR
FIRST FROM A COMMUNITY-BASED
PROVIDERS AND ADVOCATES IN OUR
COMMUNITY PANEL TO SHARE THEIR
FIRST-HAND CHALLENGES WITH
CHILDCARE FACILITIES.
AFTER THAT WE WILL ASK WHAT THE
CITY CURRENTLY DOES WITH
CHILDCARE FACILITIES AND
INFRASTRUCTURE'S WITHIN OUR
CITY.
SO I WILL HAND IT OVER TO THE
PANELISTS.
WE WILL START WITH INTRODUCTIONS
FROM OUR PANELISTS.
WHAT WE START WITH CASEY AND WE
CAN HEAD DOWN THE LINE.
>> THANK YOU, I AM FROM THE
HAGGARD CHILDCARE RESOURCES.
WE'VE BEEN WINNING CHILDCARE
PROGRAMS FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS
AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT
EIGHT SCHOOLS WITH THE 600
FAMILIES.
AND ABOUT 1200 FAMILIES ARE ON
A WAITING LIST.
SO I KNOW THOSE CHALLENGES.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME BE
HERE.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE FOR
THE INTRODUCTION.
IT'S HEAR FROM NICOLE.
>> I AM AND EARLY HEAD START
LEAD FOR CHILDCARE RESOURCE.
PRIOR TO THAT I WAS A COACH
LEAD AND DID COACHING FOR ABOUT
FOUR YEARS, SUPPORTING ABOUT
HUNDRED 80 PROVIDERS IN
CHILDCARE AND CHILDCARE
CENTERS.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE.
TO MAKE THANK YOU FOR ACCEPTING
OUR INVITATION.
NEXT UP IS KATHY GREEN.
>> HI, MY NAME IS KATHY GREEN.
I AM A MEMBER OF SCI UNITED
FIVE AND ALSO A FAMILY HOME
HEALTHCARE PROVIDER.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
WITH US.
WHO WANTS TO START ON THE
COMMUNITY PANEL HERE?
>> I WOULD BE HAPPY TO START.
>> TAKEN AWAY.
>> I DON'T HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR YOU, BUT I DO HAVE OUR
RECENT PROJECT WE ARE WORKING
ON.
I HOPE IT CAN HIGHLIGHT SOME OF
THE CHALLENGES THAT ARE
SPECIFIC TO SEATTLE.
AND MAYBE JUST GIVE YOU
INFORMATION TO EXPLORE FURTHER.
WE HAVE BEEN WRITING PROGRAMS
IN SEATTLE FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
AND THIS PAST SUMMER WE WERE
NOTIFIED THAT OUR SEATTLE
CHILDREN'S PROGRAM THAT WE'VE
BEEN RUNNING FOR 18 YEARS, THAT
WITH THEIR BUDGETARY CONCERNS,
THEY WERE CHOOSING TO CLOSE
THIS SUMMER.
SO LEAVING 85 FAMILIES THAT ARE
ALL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
WITHOUT CHILDCARE IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE PANDEMIC.
SO WE REALLY RALLIED TOGETHER
WITH OUR FAMILY COMMUNITY AND
DECIDED TO TAKE THIS AND
RELOCATE IT AS AN INDEPENDENT
ORGANIZATION.
AND SO WE HAVE A NEW FACILITY,
WE HAVE CONTRACTORS AND WE ARE
CURRENTLY WRESTLING THROUGH THE
CHALLENGES OF THE CITY PROCESS.
SO REALLY THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF
OUR CHALLENGES THAT ARE
DIRECTLY TIED TO THE CITY OF
SEATTLE PROCESSES ARE THE
DEFINITION OF SUBSTANTIAL
ALTERATION.
AND SUBSTANTIAL ALTERATION
COULD BE IF YOU HAVE 50% OF
YOUR BUILDING DESTROYED AND YOU
ARE REBUILDING, OR IF YOUR COST
OF RENOVATIONS ARE MORE THAN
THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE
BUILDING.
IN OUR CASE, IT IS ONLY BEING
TRIGGERED BECAUSE WE ARE
INCREASING THE HAZARD LEVEL OF
OUR OCCUPANCY.
WE ARE GOING FROM AN OFFICE
BUILDING TO A CHILDCARE CENTER.
AND REALLY WHAT THIS MEANS WITH
THE SUBSTANTIAL ALTERATION IS
THAT WE NEED TO BRING
EVERYTHING IN THE BUILDING UP
TO CURRENT CODE.
AND WE HAVE TO DO OF OLD DESIGN
REVIEW.
AND SO IN BOTH CASES, THIS
REALLY IS DRIVING SOME
SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES IN THE
TIME AND COST OF THIS PROJECT.
AND WHEN WE LOOK AT A COST LIKE
TRYING TO EXPAND CHILDCARE IN
SEATTLE, EVERYONE IS FACING
THAT SAME LIMITING FACTOR.
SO IN OUR CASE, WHAT WE
INITIALLY ANTICIPATED TO BE
ABOUT AN $800,000 RENOVATION TO
A BUILDING, WHICH COULD REALLY
BE DONE THROUGH NORMAL TENANT
IMPROVEMENTS LIKE ADDING
TOILETS, SINKS AND WALLS FOR
CLASSROOM DIVIDERS, HAS TURNED
INTO AN OVER $2 MILLION
PROJECT.
AND WHEN WE THINK ABOUT
EXPANSION, WE ARE ADDING 104
CHILDCARE SPACES.
A COSTS $20,000 PER LICENSED
SPOT.
AND I THINK BY ALL MEASURES,
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS, THIS IS
A TERRIBLE BUSINESS DECISION.
AND OVER THE 15 YEARS OF OUR
LEASE, WE WILL NEVER RECOUP
THIS INVESTMENT.
SO WE ARE EDUCATORS FIRST AND
BUSINESS OPERATORS SECOND, AND
IF WE WERE NOT, WE WOULD NOT BE
DOING THIS.
SO ADDING TO THAT COST OF THE
TIMELINE IS WORKING THROUGH,
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE
OVERWHELMED WITH DEMAND AND
COVID HAS REALLY PRESENTED SOME
CHALLENGES WITH THEIR OWN
REMOTE WORK, IT HAS JUST BEEN A
VERY FRUSTRATING EXPERIENCE.
SO THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS WE
HAVE SECURED FIRST AVAILABLE
DATES WITH SDCI FOR
RESUBMITTAL MEETINGS AND THAT
HAS BEEN A TOTAL OF SIX MONTHS
OF WAITING.
AND ONCE WE GET OUR PLANS AND
TO DO A FULL DESIGN REVIEW
DRIVEN BY THIS SUBSTANTIAL
ALTERATION DEFINITION THAT IS
ANOTHER 16 WEEKS.
SO IN TOTAL WE ARE WAITING 10
MONTHS, 10 FULL MONTHS OF
PAYING RENT AT THIS TIME,
SITTING AND WAITING TO BE ABLE
TO CREATE CHILDCARE.
AND THAT IS REALLY HARD.
AND FOR SMALL BUSINESSES LIKE
OURS, OR EVEN SMALLER
BUSINESSES LIKE KATHY'S, THIS
IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN
DO.
THE PROSPECT OF OPENING A NEW
SCHOOL IS VERY DAUNTING AND IN
MANY WAYS IT'S COMPLETELY
INFEASIBLE.
AND WITH THE ADDITIONAL
CHALLENGES OF WORKING THROUGH
THE SUBSTANTIAL ALTERATION, IT
IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.
SO, I KNOW THIS IS A BRIEF AND
I HOPE IT HELPS ILLUSTRATE SOME
OF THE BARRIERS THAT THE
COUNCIL CAN HELP ADDRESS AND
CREATE A PATH FOR IN
FACILITATING AND RATHER
INJURING THE EXTENSION OF
CHILDCARE CAPACITY.
I AM AVAILABLE FOR ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU CASEY.
REALLY, ASTOUNDING NUMBERS AND
TIMELINES HERE.
SO I WOULD BE LOOKING FORWARD
TO HEARING FROM SDCI AND
GETTING THEIR THOUGHTS ON SOME
OF THESE TIMELINES.
AND RELATED COSTS, WE ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING SOME
REACTION FROM THEM AS WELL.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS FOR
CASEY?
OR COMMENTS.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, PLEASE.
>> I JUST WANTED TO DOUBLE
CHECK, THANKS FOR THE SUMMARY
ON THIS PAGE.
IS THERE ANY OF THESE DELAYS
AND COSTS THAT ARE NOT CITY
SPECIFIC, OR IS THIS ALL CITY
SPECIFIC TIMELINES?
>> SO WHEN WE FIRST GOT TO THE
POINT WHERE A LEASE WAS
FEASIBLE ON THIS LOCATION, THE
VERY FIRST MEETING WE GOT WITH
SDCI TO REALLY DETERMINE
FEASIBILITY TOOK 56 DAYS.
THAT WAS THE FIRST AVAILABLE
MEETING.
WE COULD HAVE DONE IT THE NEXT
DAY.
AND THEN, ONCE WE WERE ABLE TO
DETERMINE THAT THIS WAS
FEASIBLE AND WE WOULD BE ABLE
TO PUT A CHILDCARE CENTER IN
THIS LOCATION FOR BOTH LAND-USE
AND BUILDING CODE, 126 DAYS WAS
THE VERY FIRST PLAN INTAKE
MEETING AVAILABLE.
AND SO WE REACHED OUT TO THE
DIRECTOR AND A NUMBER OF
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO ASSISTED.
AND WE GOT A RESPONSE FROM SDCI
AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD TRY TO
GET OUR PLANS IN EARLIER FOR
REVIEW , IF AVAILABLE.
BUT THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE
ANYTHING.
SO I FEEL A LITTLE FRUSTRATED,
IN MY MIND AND IMAGINATION I AM
SITTING BEHIND A BUNCH OF
DEVELOPERS, WAITING AND WE ARE
AT THE END OF THIS VERY LONG
QUEUE AND THERE IS NO WAY TO
PRIORITIZE HUMAN SERVICE
OGANIZATIONS.
AND THERE IS NO PRIORITY
PROCESS AVAILABLE.
TO GET THIS DONE ANY QUICKER.
>> SO THE COST WE ARE SEEING ON
THIS SLIDE, I GUESS WHAT WE ARE
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IS, IN
TERMS OF THE DELAY YOU ARE
IDENTIFYING, RIGHT, SORT OUT
THE CITIES PROCESSES CREATING A
LONG RUNWAY IN TERMS OF
FEASIBILITY AND PLANNING AND
BREAKING GROUND AND GETTING
GOING, RIGHT?
TO THESE COSTS THAT WE SEE
HERE, ARE THEY ARE COSTS
SPECIFICALLY TIED WITH IT THAT
DELAY, OR ARE THERE COSTS
INCLUDED IN THIS SLIDE THAT
WOULD HAVE BEEN INCURRED
úREGARDLESS OF THE SDCI PROCESS
>> MOST OF THESE COSTS ARE
REGARDLESS OF THE DELETED
TIMELINE.
THERE ARE CERTAINLY SOME REAL
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
DELAY.
WE ARE PAYING $25,000 A MONTH
IN RENT THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS.
FOR CHILDCARE THAT MAKES THE
SORT OF LOW SINGLE DIGIT PROFIT
MARGINS, IT MAKES A HUGE
IMPACT.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH THESE CODE
UPGRADES.
AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT WOULD
NOT BE INTELLIGENT TO SAY WE
WOULD SACRIFICE ANY LIFE SAFETY
CODE UPGRADES, RIGHT?
WE NEED TO UPGRADE CHILDCARE
FACILITIES TO CURRENT CODE, FOR
ANY LIFE SAFETY ISSUES.
STRUCTURAL, THE WHOLE GAMBIT OF
THINGS.
THERE WERE SOME INTERESTING
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE
CODE UPGRADES THAT WE WERE NOT
REALLY ANTICIPATING.
THIS BUILDING THAT WE ARE USING
WAS BUILT IN 1975.
AND IN 2000 AND STRUCTURAL
ANALYSIS WAS DONE AND IT WAS IN
COMPLIANCE WITH FEMA
GUIDELINES.
BUT BECAUSE OF THE SUBSTANTIAL
ALTERATION AND DOING THE FULL
CODE REVIEW, THEY HAVE TO DO A
FULL STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS.
AND JUST TO GET A STRUCTURAL
ENGINEER TO DO THAT WAS
$85,000.
WE ARE NOT DOING SIGNIFICANT
WORK INSIDE, WE ARE PUTTING
SHEER WALLS IN.
BUT JUST THOSE PIECES ARE
ANOTHER $200,000.
THE CITY WOULD NOT ALLOW US TO
ADD A WATER MAIN, AND SO WE ARE
HAVING TO DO THIS KIND OF FUNKY
WATER CONNECTION TO BE ABLE TO
SUPPORT A SPRINKLER SYSTEM.
WHICH IT IS $100,000 TO PUT A
SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN.
ANOTHER $100,000 TO HOOK IT UP
TO THE CITY WATER.
SO A LOT OF THESE COSTS, YES,
WE WOULD HAVE TO INCUR THEM
ANYWAY.
THERE WERE SOME UNANTICIPATED
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CODE
UPGRADES.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE ARE A LITTLE
COMPANY.
WE DON'T HAVE A TEAM THAT DOES
THIS.
WE ARE DEALING WITH THE PARENTS
IN THE MORNING AND THEN DEALING
WITH THIS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SO, GOING INTO IT, THERE ARE
SOME REAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS KIND OF UPGRADE IN THAT
LONG TIME PERIOD WITH SDCI.
>> YES, AND WE HAVE BEEN
HEARING A LOT ABOUT SORT OF THE
THE REAL COST ASSOCIATED,
ISRAEL AND WE JUST SORT OF
DEALT WITH THAT ISSUE IN THEIR
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE IN
TERMS OF LIFTING UP WAS A BIG
úCONCERN FOR A LOT OF FOLKS IN
THE CITY.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
EVERYONE IS EQUALLY IMPACTED BY
THAT REALITY.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND THANK YOU CASEY FOR
PRESENTING THIS.
YOUR NOTE ABOUT 56 DAYS FOR THE
FIRST AVAILABLE PRE-SUB
MEETNG, YOU SAID YOU WERE
READY TO GO THE NEXT DAY, THAT
IS A TOPIC OF INVESTIGATION
THAT WE ARE TAKING UP WITH OUR
LAND-USE COMMITTEE AND WITH
SDCI IN LOOKING AT HOW DO WE
GOAL SET BETTER AND HOW DO WE
ENSURE THAT EACH OF THEIR
PERMITTING NOTES HAS THE
STAFFING THEY NEED TO BE ABLE
TO QUICKLY AND EFFECTIVELY
TURNAROUND PERMITS.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WOULD HAVE
APPLIED TO YOU, BUT SHOULD YOU
HAVE HAD TO GO THROUGH A
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, THAT
WOULD HAVE BEEN ANOTHER DELAY
AND WE'VE ALREADY ADDRESSED
THAT THROUGH THE CHILDCARE
REVIEW FOR THE CHILDCARE
FACILITIES.
AND I THINK YOU BRING UP A GOOD
POINT THAT ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE
SUCH AS HOUSING AND CHILDCARE,
WE DO NEED TO FIND A PATHWAY TO
ENSURE THAT THERE IS A TIMELINE
FOR THE PERMITS WHILE AT THE
SAME TIME NOT PUSHING EVERYONE
ELSE OUT THE BACK DOOR.
THIS IS REALLY HELPFUL
INFORMATION AND HELPS ME DO MY
JOB BETTER WITH SDCI , HAVING
THIS FIRST-HAND INFORMATION ON
RECORD.
SO ALSO THINK YOU FOR BRINGING
THIS TO THE COMMITTEE TODAY,
AND CASEY, PLEASE DO REACH OUT
TO MY OFFICE ANYTIME YOU'D LIKE
TO TALK ABOUT THIS.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR KC,
COLLEAGUES?
I HAVE A FEELING THIS WILL BE A
BIT OF A THEME.
WE WILL HEAR A LITTLE BIT OF
THE SAME FROM NICOLE AND KATHY
AS WELL.
NICOLE, I UNDERSTAND YOU ARE
NEXT IN THE QUEUE.
>> WONDERFUL, THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
I PROBABLY DON'T NEED TO START
THE CONVERSATION WITH THE NEED
FOR CHILDCARE.
HOWEVER, LET ME JUST TOUCH UPON
THEM.
A PRODUCTIVE PARENT IS ONE THAT
KNOWS THE CHILD IS SAFE,
CONTENT, HAPPY, AND GENERALLY A
PARENT WANTS TO BE CLOSE TO
THEIR CHILD.
HAVE EASY ACCESS JUST IN CASE
THE CHILD IS SICK, YOU WANT TO
BE ABLE TO RUSH OVER AND BE
ABLE TO PICK UP YOUR CHILD.
YOU WORK FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, CAN YOU FIND CHILDCARE
WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS, IT IS A
CHALLENGE.
THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY
THAT YOU CAN'T.
YOU MIGHT NEED TO GO TO THE
OUTSKIRTS OF KING COUNTY TO
FIND CHILDCARE.
THIS IS WHY THERE ARE LOTS OF
CHALLENGES IN OPENING UP A
FAMILY CHILDCARE CENTER WITHIN
THE CITY LIMITS.
LOTS OF BARRIERS, AFFORDABILITY
BEING NUMBER ONE.
A FAMILY CHILDCARE WOULD EITHER
APPROACH THE HOME OR RENT THE
HOME.
WHAT WOULD THE INCOME NEED TO
BE TO ACTUALLY PURCHASE A HOME
WITHIN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
CAN YOU ACTUALLY PURCHASE A HOME
WITH A DEBT INCOME TYPE OF
THING.
USUALLY FCC'S ARE RENTERS, LAND
SPACE IS VERY EXPENSIVE.
AND FOR A BUSINESS THAT IS NOT
ESTABLISHED, IT WOULD BE
DIFFICULT TO START.
CASEY HIGHLIGHTED THAT THEY'VE
BEEN IN THIS BUSINESS FOR A
REALLY LONG TIME AND THEY HAVE
SUPPORTS TO START, AND THE
DIFFICULT ROAD THAT HE IS
WALKING JUST TO TRY TO GET A
CHILDCARE CENTER WITHIN THE
CITY LIMITS.
SO TO THESE SPACES, A LOT OF
TIMES THERE ARE CHANGES AND
MODIFICATIONS THAT HAVE TO BE
MADE.
LICENSING MIGHT HAVE TO COME
IN, THEY MAY SAY THERE NEEDS TO
BE ANOTHER SINK.
THEY MAY SAY THERE NEEDS TO BE
TOILETING IN THE FACILITY, SO
IT MIGHT BE A REMODELING OF A
BATHROOM.
POSSIBLY ANOTHER WALL THAT
NEEDS TO BE TAKEN DOWN, MIGHT
REQUIRE DIFFERENT FENCING TO
MAKE SURE THE SPACE IS FULLY
FENCED.
A DISCRETE BARRIER BETWEEN
PARKING IN THE SCHOOL ENTRANCE.
THE CITY MIGHT COME IN AND
IMPOSE OTHER IMPROVEMENTS AS
WELL.
THE WALKWAYS, SIDEWALK,
PARKING, ALL OF THESE
MODIFICATIONS ARE EXPENSIVE.
AND FOR A SMALL BUSINESS, OR
EVEN A SMALL CENTER, $4000,
$5000 EXPENSE COULD END THEIR
BUSINESS DREAM.
THIS ALSO HAPPENS TO ALREADY
ESTABLISHED CHILDCARE CENTERS
WHEN THEY ARE ASKED BY THE CITY
OR LICENSING TO MAKE A
MODIFICATION.
CHILDCARE IS NOT A BIG FOR-
PROFIT BUSINESS.
FAMILY CHILDCARE'S ARE REALLY
TYPICALLY JUST TRYING TO STAY
AFLOAT.
THEY JUST HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO
BE ABLE TO MAKE IT.
IF THEY ARE HIT WITH A
MODIFICATION, MANY TIMES THEY
HAVE TO CLOSE BECAUSE THEY
DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO PAY.
GENERALLY THERE IS NO OTHER
OPTIONS.
ALSO NOTES, WHEN YOU ARE
STARTING UP THE BUSINESS, THERE
IS OBVIOUSLY LOTS OF MATERIALS,
FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT YOU
HAVE TO PURCHASE.
SO ALSO IF YOU HAVE THAT LITTLE
START UP MONEY AND YOU ARE HIT
WITH A MODIFICATION COST, YOU
VERY WELL MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO
GO FORWARD BECAUSE THAT LITTLE
BIT OF MONEY EVEN SAFER
MATERIALS AND FURNITURE MIGHT
BE DEVOURED BY THAT
MODIFICATION.
IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE
THAT WE DO HAVE A LARGE STAFF
COMMUNITY IN OUR SEATTLE AREA
AND CITY OF SEATTLE.
IN MANY WILL NOT, BECAUSE OF
RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, TAKE OUT
LOANS.
SO WE ARE THIS CITY THAT HAS A
BEAUTIFUL INFRASTRUCTURE,
BUSING, TRANSPORTATION, SO MANY
WORK AND BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES.
BUT THE PIECE THAT IS MISSING
IS CHILDCARE.
NOTING, TOO, THAT CHILDCARE
BRINGS JOB OPPORTUNITIES.
AND THIS IS THE RIGHT SLIDE, IT
SHOWS THE NUMBER OF FAMILY
CHILDCARE'S AND CENTERS WITHIN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE COMPARED TO
THE OUTLINING KING COUNTY AREA.
AGAIN, MANY FAMILIES ARE FORCED
TO FIND CHILDCARE OUT SAY OR
WRITE OUTSIDE OF CITY LIMITS
BECAUSE THERE ARE MORE CHOICES
OR SLOTS AVAILABLE, ON THE
OUTSKIRTS OF THE CITY.
ONE EXAMPLE IS, IF YOU ARE
WORKING IN SEATTLE AND FIND
THAT YOU ARE PREGNANT, WELL YOU
BETTER GET ON THAT LIST AND
START LOOKING FOR INFANT CARE
RIGHT AWAY.
BECAUSE, MANY TIMES THERE IS AN
EIGHT OR NINE MONTH WAIT LIST
BEFORE THE ABILITY TO GET IN
FOR CHILDCARE.
WHAT HAPPENS IF I HAVE A SPOT
FOR ME INFANT AND I'VE BEEN
WAITING ON THAT WAITING LIST
FOR SEVEN MONTHS AND THEN THEY
HAVE TO CLOSE BECAUSE OF COST.
INFANT CARE IS THE MOST
DIFFICULT TO FIND.
THE RATIOS FOR INFANT CARE ARE
SMALLER THAN FOR AN OLDER
CHILD.
SO WHERE A TEACHER IN A
PRESCHOOLER WOULD BE ONE
TEACHER TO 10, FOR AN INFERENCE
INFANT ROOM IT'S 1 TO 4. YOU
WILL HAVE HIGHER COSTS TO STAFF
THE INFANT ROOM, HIGH-END
SECURITIES AND SAFETY MEASURES,
REGULATIONS AND THERE IS JUST
SUCH A HUGE SHORTAGE OF ROOMS
AND INFANT CARE WITHIN THE
CITY.
WE HAVE FCC'S AND CENTERS WITH
MODIFICATION OR STARTUP MONEY,
IT WOULD MAKE A HUGE
DIFFERENCE.
AND THAT LITTLE BIT MIGHT BE
THE DIFFERENCE OF I CAN'T OPEN
OR I NEED TO LOOK SOMEWHERE
ELSE.
SITES ARE LITERALLY 5000 TO
$10,000 AWAY FROM OPENING.
A ONE-TIME SUPPORT WOULD MAKE A
HUGE DIFFERENCE.
IT REALLY SUPPORTS THE
INFRASTRUCTURE OF OUR CITY AND
BRINGS OUR CHILDREN TO OUR
COMMUNITIES.
ANY QUESTIONS?
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS OR
CMMENTS ON THIS PORTION OF THE
PRESENTATION?
>> FCC'S FAMILY CHILDCARE CENTER
.
>> THANK YOU.
SO IF I'M READING THIS
CORRECTLY, ARE THESE 2020
NUMBERS?
>> WE JUST PULLED THESE STATS,
THIS WOULD BE 2021.
>> SO WITHIN SEATTLE THERE IS A
TOTAL OF 629 FAMILY CHILDCARE
IN THE CITY LIMITS.
>> CORRECT.
>> AND DO THEY HAVE A SENSE OF
HOW MANY FAMILIES ARE IN NEED
OF CHILDCARE COMPARED TO THE
629 FCC'S AND CENTERS?
>> I DO NOT HAVE WAITING LIST
NUMBERS.
ALTHOUGH I KNOW WE DO HAVE
THEM, I JUST DON'T HAVE THE
NUMBERS OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
OUR CALL CENTER IS BOMBARDED
WITH CALLS, RUNNING REFERRALS
FOR SITES WITHIN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
>> AND OF THE 629 LOCATIONS, DO
YOU HAVE A SENSE OF HOW MANY
CHILDCARE SLOTS THAT
REPRESENTS?
>> I KNOW THAT ABOUT 18% OF THE
ENROLLMENT IS FCC'S.
FCC'S TYPICALLY ARE ANYWHERE
FROM FOUR SLOTS, SO FOUR
CHILDREN, 212, MAX.
AND THE CENTERS, THAT VARIES.
I THINK THE IMPORTANT NOTE IS
THAT THERE ARE TWICE AS MANY
FCC'S IN THE SURROUNDING OF THE
CITY AS THERE ARE ACTUALLY IN
THE CITY.
>> YEAH, AND IS IT YOUR SENSE
THAT THE REASON, BECAUSE HIS IT
IS QUITE A BIG DISPARITY.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT 629 IN
SEATTLE, AND 1334 IN KING
COUNTY.
DO YOU HAVE A SENSE, AND THIS
QUESTION IS FOR ANY OF OUR
COMMUNITY PANELISTS, DO YOU ALL
HAVE A SENSE OF WHAT EXPLAINS
THAT DELTA, THAT DISCREPANCY?
WHY, IS IT REGULATORY, IS IT
PRICE?
IT IS PROBABLY A BUNCH OF
THINGS.
I'M JUST TRYING TO GET A SENSE
OF, FROM YOUR ALL PERSPECTIVE,
BEING IN THIS SPACE, OTHERWISE,
WHAT MAY BE LEADING TO THAT
DIFFERENCE.
>> FROM WHAT I KNOW FROM
PROVIDERS IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, IT IS AFFORDABILITY.
THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO LOTS OF
MODIFICATIONS THAT NEED TO BE
MADE, AND THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO
MAKE THESE.
IT IS EASIER FOR A FAMILY
CHILDCARE TO GO ON THE
OUTSKIRTS OR A CENTER TO GO ON
THE OUTSKIRTS OF SEATTLE
BECAUSE IT IS JUST EASIER.
THERE IS LESS RESTRICTIONS.
IT IS EASIER TO OPEN.
YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT HAVING TO
PAY RENT, BUT NOT BEING ABLE TO
OPERATE.
NOT MANY SITES CAN DO THAT,
FAMILY CHILDCARE FOR SURE.
THEY MAY HAVE JUST A FEW MONTH
WINDOW AND THEN THEY HAVE TO BE
UP AND RUNNING RIGHT AWAY.
SO AFFORDABILITY AND THE
BARRIERS TO GETTING A SITE
STARTED WOULD BE THE BIG THINGS
I WOULD SEE.
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS FROM NICOLE BEFORE WE
SHIFT GEARS HEAR FROM KATHY?
OKAY, LOOKS LIKE NONE.
WELL, THANK YOU NICOLE FOR THAT
PRESENTATION.
OBVIOUSLY NOT THE BEST NEWS.
I CAN SAY FOR MYSELF PERSONALLY
THAT IT WAS A REAL STRUGGLE TO
FIND THE KIND AND QUALITY
CHILDCARE I NEED.
I HAVE A 16 MONTH OLD.
FOR ME AND MY FAMILY IT WAS
REALLY IMPORTANT TO FIND A
PROVIDER THAT WILL PROVIDE A
BILINGUAL INVERSION IN SPANISH
IN MY CASE.
AND WHEN YOU START DIGGING INTO
THESE NUMBERS EITHER MORE, IT
SORT OF BECAME A STRUGGLE WITH
FAMILY PREFERENCES.
NOT JUST IN THE MODEL, BUT IN
SORT OF THE KIND OF EARLY
LEARNING AND CARE THAT IS
PROVIDED THESE NUMBERS BECOME
VEN MORE CHALLENGING.
YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, LIVING IN
WEST SEATTLE, THAT BECAME EVEN
MORE COMPLICATED HAVING TO DEAL
WITH THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE IN
GETTING WHERE I NEED TO GO.
BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
INSIGHT INTO SORT OF THE STATE
OF WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT IN
TERMS OF CHALLENGES FOR
CHILDCARE IN SEATTLE AND
BEYOND.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
OKAY, NEXT UP IS KATHY.
TAKE IT AWAY, WE ARE HAPPY TO
HEAR YOUR PERSPECTIVE, AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING YOU
SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES IN THIS
SPACE AS A PROVIDER.
>> I WAS LISTENING TO NICOLE,
AND I HAVE BEEN IN THIS
BUSINESS SINCE 1996.
I STARTED OUT WITH CENTERS IN
2005, I OPENED UP FAMILY HOME.
I HAVE HAD A LOT OF EXPERIENCE
IN THIS FIELD, BUT WHAT I'M
FINDING OUT, LIKE WITH THE CITY
OF SEATTLE, A LOT OF THE
PARENTS DON'T QUALIFY BECAUSE
THEY DON'T LIVE IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
A LOT OF FAMILIES, BECAUSE OF
THE COST OF LIVING TO LIVE IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE, GAVE MOVED
TO THE OUTSKIRTS.
SO THAT IS A LOT OF REASONS WHY
THEY CAN'T BE CONNECTED WITH
THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
ALSO, I WAS TALKING TO SOME OF
MY COLLEAGUES AND I KNOW THERE
ARE A LOT OF, THERE ARE A FEW
PROGRAMS BEGINNING TO OPEN UP.
IF YOU LOOK AROUND THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, THEY ARE DOING A LOT
OF CONSTRUCTION WITH APARTMENT
COMPLEXES.
AT THE BOTTOM LEVEL THEY ARE
PUTTING CHILDCARE.
I KNOW THAT TINY TOTS IS DOING
ONE LIKE THAT.
I HAVE ANOTHER COLLEAGUE OF
MINE, HE IS DOING ONE IN THE
RAINIER BEACH AREA.
HE IS OPENING UP OF A NEW
PROGRAM FROM BIRTH TO 5. AND I
WAS TRYING TO GET INFORMATION
FROM THEM, WHAT ARE THE NEEDS
THAT YOU ALL HAVE?
YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT
THEY ARE MAJOR PROJECTS AND
THEY'VE HAD TO GET FUNDERS WITH
THESE, TO HELP THEM WITH THESE
VENTURES THEY ARE DOING.
YOU KNOW, IT IS THE COST THAT
THEY HAVE TO PUT TOGETHER.
HE GAVE ME AN EXAMPLE, HE HAS
TO DO ELECTRICAL, HE HAS TO DO
PLUMBING.
HE HAS TO DO MULTIPLE THINGS,
THAT IS HIS PART.
THE FUNDER WILL ONLY DO SO
MUCH.
THEN I WAS TALKING TO ANOTHER
COLLEAGUE OF MINE, AND SHE IS
LOOKING INTO STARTING A PROGRAM
FROM THE GROUND UP.
AND SHE WANTS TO DO A E-CAP.
BUT WHEN SHE WAS TELLING ME
ABOUT A LOT OF THE BARRIERS,
AND HOW COMPETITIVE IT IS FOR
THE GRANTS.
IF YOU DON'T SCORE A CERTAIN
POINT HERE, SOMEONE CAN BOUNCE
YOU OUT AND THEY GET THE GRANT.
THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THERE ARE A LOT OF BARRIERS
IN TRYING TO CONTINUE PROGRAMS
OR EVEN TRYING TO START NEW
ONES.
I KNOW, FOR MYSELF, I NEEDED TO
PUT A BATHROOM IN MY CHILDCARE
SPACE.
BECAUSE WHEN I GOT LICENSED,
THE BATHROOM WAS UP THE
STAIRWAY.
AND EVERY TIME THE KIDS HAD TO
GO TO THE BATHROOM, WE HAD TO
GO UP.
SO I WENT DOWNSTAIRS.
THAT WAS QUITE COSTLY.
AND I THINK THAT IS WHY IT A
LOT OF THINGS I WAS ABLE TO DO,
BECAUSE MY CHILDREN ARE GROWN.,
I AM NOT RAISING MY OWN
CHILDREN ANYMORE AND DON'T HAVE
A LOT OF THAT EXTRA COST.
AND THAT IS WHY I WAS ABLE TO
DO IT.
SO, A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT
ARE TRYING TO KEEP THEIR
PROGRAMS GOING OR ARE STARTING
NEW PROGRAMS, THEY ARE TALKING
ABOUT FUNDING AND A LOT OF
FUNDING IS INACCESSIBLE OR
UNDERFUNDED.
SO, YEAH.
I DON'T KNOW, THE PANDEMIC
REALLY PUT A WHAMMY ON US WITH
CHILDCARE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY
FAMILY HOME, A LOT OF PEOPLE
ARE VERY SCARED OF BRINGING
CHILDREN IN THEIR HOME.
AND YOU KNOW, EVEN ADDING MORE
STAFF, THEY ARE CONCERNED WITH
THAT.
SO YEAH, WE'VE GOT OUR
CHALLENGES.
IN SOME SITUATIONS, YOU KNOW,
WE JUST HAVE TO BELIEVE AND GO
FORWARD, THAT EVERYTHING IS
GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.
>> THANK YOU KATHY, SO MUCH,
FOR SHARING THAT PERSPECTIVE
WITH US.
I SEE THAT COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS HAS HIS HAND UP.
I WILL HAND IT OVER TO HIM.
>> THANK YOU NICOLE AND KATHY,
THANK YOU BOTH.
SAME OFFER I GAVE TO CASEY GOES
FOR YOU AS WELL.
I KNOW YOU ARE IN GOOD HANDS
WITH THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT, SHE
CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS FOR YOU, AND
IF THERE IS ANYTHING MY OFFICE
CAN DO AS WELL, DON'T HESITATE
TO REACH OUT.
WE HAVE SO MANY VACANT
STOREFRONTS IN OUR CITY,
ESPECIALLY IN NEW CONSTRUCTION.
I THINK OF THAT BUILDING ON
CROWN HILL IN MY DISTRICT,
SINCE IT WAS CONSTRUCTED, THIS
COST HAS PROHIBITED THEM FROM
ENTERING INTO THOSE SPACES AND
THOSE LEASES.
FOR YOU, IT IS EVEN MORE
INTENSIVE BECAUSE OF THE
DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE
SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED FOR
CHILDCARE.
WHETHER IT'S PULL-UP OR DROP
OFF SPACE.
THE BATHROOM SITUATION YOU JUST
DISCUSSED, AND WE ARE DOING AS
MUCH AS WE CAN TO SUPPORT YOU.
SO WHATEVER IT IS, PLEASE LET
ME KNOW.
I REALLY APPRECIATE BEING
PRESENT FOR THIS PRESENTATION.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
>> I WILL JUST ECHO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
FOR KATHY AND NICOLE, AND THANK
YOU CASEY, FOR YOUR INITIAL
RESPONSE TO THE QUESTIONS I
ASKED.
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND
HER TEAM FOR SETTING UP THIS
DISCUSSION TODAY.
I KNOW, LIKE MANY OF YOU, WE
HAVE BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS
WITH FOLKS ACROSS THE CITY
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
THAT INCLUDES SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS AS WELL IS CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS.
AS WAS HIS HEAD, EVEN FOR THOSE
RUNNING IT AS A BUSINESS,
RECOGNIZING THERE IS NOT A LOT
OF PROFIT MARGIN THERE.
WE NEED CHILDCARE IN OUR CITY
SO THERE ARE FEWER WORKERS THAT
WILL WORRY ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT
THEY WILL GET HOME IN TIME FOR
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS TO LEAVE ON
TIME.
AND WE KNOW FROM THIS
PERSPECTIVE THAT IT'S ALSO MORE
ATTRACTIVE FOR WORKERS IF
CHILDCARE IS CLOSE BY.
THIS IS AN ECONOMIC STIMULANT
WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR
COMMENTS TODAY.
AS CHILDCARE ORGANIZATIONS, YOU
HAVE REALLY UNDERSCORED TODAY,
THE IMPORTANCE OF US LOOKING
INTO EVERY RESOURCE AVAILABLE.
WE KNOW THERE WAS ADDITIONAL
ASSISTANCE PROVIDED AT THE
STATE LEVEL.
THAT, PLUS COUNTY AND CITY
DOLLARS, THIS IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING FOR US TO BE
INVESTING IN.
AND AS YOU HAVE ALL TALKED
ABOUT, MAKING SURE THE
INFRASTRUCTURE IS THERE.
AND I WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD
TO CONTINUING TO YOU WORK WITH
YOU, TO LOOK INTO WAYS WE CAN
ADDRESS OF THE NEED FOR MORE
SITES, IN TERMS OF CAPITAL
INVESTMENTS, AS WELL AS TAKING
SURE WE ARE PROVIDING
INVESTMENTS IN PROVIDERS AND
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS SO PEOPLE
STAY IN HIS CAREER AND WANT TO
STAY IN THIS CAREER AS A
PROFESSION.
SO I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR
ALL OF THE SOLUTIONS, I THINK
THAT THIS REALLY REFLECTS THAT
WE HAVE TO BE PARAMOUNT IN THIS
DISCUSSION.
AND ALSO RECOGNIZE THE
INCREDIBLE WORK THAT THE FOLKS
IN THIS INDUSTRY HAVE DONE
WHILE MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO STAY HOME.
WHILE MANY CHILDCARE FACILITIES
WERE SHUT DOWN AT THIS TIME,
THE TOP OF THE COMPOUNDING
CHILDCARE DESERT.
IT MEANS WE HAVE TO COME BACK
WITH FULL FORCE AND RECOMMIT TO
WAYS TO PARTNER WITH ALL OF
YOU, RECOMMIT TO PARTNERING
WITH OUR CHILDCARE COMMUNITY TO
FIND SOLUTIONS TO GET OUT OF
THIS CRISIS AND MORE EQUITABLE
WAYS.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
>> I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR
US, WHEN WE THINK ABOUT
INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE CITY,
INFRASTRUCTURE, PLUMBING,
THINGS WE ALL RELY ON AND DON'T
THINK OF AS INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT
CHILDCARE NEEDS TO BE PART OF
THE DEFINITION OF
INFRASTRUCTURE.
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS
IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT THE WAGES
OF OUR PROVIDERS.
THE TUITION COST FOR FAMILIES
ON THAT END.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOWLEDGE
THAT ALL THE PROGRAMS,
SERVICES, IS ONLY AS GOOD IS
ONLY AS GOOD AS BEING ABLE TO
PROVIDE THE SERVICES IN A CARE
MODEL.
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THIS
INFORMATION WITH OUR OTHER
COLLEAGUES AS WE CONTINUE TO
CONSIDER HOW TO PRIORITIZE THE
ONE-TIME FEDERAL DOLLARS TO
ADDRESS THE REALITIES OF THE
CHILDCARE NEEDS, SO THANK YOU
ALL FOR BEING WITH US AND FOR
GIVING US THE BENEFIT OF YOUR
WISDOM AND EXPERTISE IN THIS
AREA.
IT GOES A LONG WAY TOWARDS, IT
IS BEING ABLE TO CRAFT GOOD
POLICY AND MAKE TOUGH BUDGET
DECISIONS.
THIS AFFECTS EVERY FAMILY IN
COUNCIL DISTRICT ACROSS THE
CITY.
I KNOW IT IS SOMETHING THAT
EVERY COUNCILMEMBER REALLY
CARES ABOUT.
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
BEING WITH US AND TAKING TIME
OUT OF YOUR BUSY DAYS TO BE
WITH US TODAY.
ANYTHING ELSE COLLEAGUES FOR
THE COMMUNITY PANELISTS BEFORE
WE SHIFT OVER TO THE DEPARTMENT
PRESENTATION?
ALL RIGHT, WELL THAT DOES IT.
IT LOOKS LIKE NO MORE QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS.
YOU ARE OF COURSE WELCOME TO
STAY LOGGED IN, YOU ARE NOT
REQUIRED TO.
IF YOU NEED TO LOG OFF, PLEASE
FEEL FREE TO DO SO.
NO PRESSURE TO STAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
WITH US.
WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
SWITCH GEARS NOW AND HEAR FROM
OUR DEPARTMENT FOLKS.
SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND QUEUE UP
THAT PRESENTATION PORTION.
IS THERE A PRESENTATION THERE?
THERE WE GO.
ALL RIGHT.
SO WE ARE JOINED BY MANY
AMAZING PEOPLE IN OUR
DEPARTMENTS.
LET'S START WITH, I KNOW WE'VE
GOT FOLKS FROM DL AND SDCI AND
ALSO OUR HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT AND OF COURSE OUR
VERY OWN COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
LET'S START WITH
INTRODUCTIONS, BRIAN, WHY DON'T
YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE
RECORD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BRIAN
GOOD NIGHT, COUNCIL STAFF.
>> AND LET'S HEAR FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING.
>> I WILL INTRODUCE MYSELF, I
AM THE DIRECTOR OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING, AND I WILL
INTRODUCE KIM WHO WILL
INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.
>> CAMERON CLARK, SR. POLICY
DIVISOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING.
>> AND I THINK THAT IS EVERYONE
FROM DEAL.
MONICA IS WITH US.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE
YOURSELF?
>> HI, I'M THE DIRECTOR OF
EARLY LEARNING FOR DEAL.
BUT CAM IS TAKING ON THIS PANEL
ALL BY HIS LONESOME SELF.
>> YOU ARE ALL NEVER TOO FAR
AWAY.
ALL RIGHT, SO I THINK THAT IS
EVERYBODY FROM DEAL AS FAR AS I
CAN TELL.
SO LET'S HEAR INTRODUCTIONS
FROM THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS.
LET'S START WITH BRADLEY.
>> MY NAME IS RILEY WILBURN AND
I AM THE ZONING MANAGER FOR
SDCI.
>> WELCOME BRADLEY.
>> GORDON WITH SDCI, I
PARTICIPATE IN THE LAND USE
CODE DEVELOPMENT SIDE.
>> WELCOME GORDON.
LET'S HEAD OVER TO DAN.
>> I AM THAT COMMITTEE
FACILITIES MANAGER FOR THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, KEN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, ON THE
SENIOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
SPECIALIST WITH THE SEATTLE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, LEAD
STAFF FOR THE COMMUNITY
FACILITIES PROGRAM AND
CHILDCARE BONUS PROGRAM.
>> WONDERFUL, THANK YOU FOR
BEING WITH US.
OKAY, SO CAMERON, I THINK YOU
ARE FIRST UP, TAKE IT AWAY.
>> OKAY, SO I'M JUST GOING TO
HAVE A QUICK SLIDE.
I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THIS
AT THE TOP, 2021, THE NEW
NUMBER OF LEGISLATIVE
PROPOSALS, AND FACILITY
DEVELOPMENT, MORE SPECIFICALLY.
I WILL COVER THIS MORE IN THE
NEXT AGENDA ITEM, BUT FOR
CONDUCTS IN THE FACILITY SIDE,
THE AMERICAN JOBS PLAN HAS
PROPOSED 25 MILLION FOR
CHILDCARE FACILITIES.
OBVIOUSLY THAT IS JUST IN THE
PROPOSAL RIGHT NOW.
I THINK, EXCITEDLY, THE STATE
PASSED A BUDGET OF A TOTAL OF
$55 MILLION TO RE-CAPITALIZE.
AND THEN AT THE COUNTY LEVEL,
THE RENEWAL HAS SOME CAPITAL
FUNDS PROPOSE, NOT JUST FOR
CHILDCARE BUT YOUTH SPACES.
IN THE PUGET SOUND FUNDS ARE
SLATED TO OPEN THIS YEAR AND
THEY WILL HAVE ABOUT $5 MILLION-
$7 MILLION AVAILABLE ANNUALLY.
I JUST WANTED TO QUICKLY
HIGHLIGHT THAT THERE IS A LOT
GOING ON IN THE SPACE FROM THE
FUNDING SIDE PERSPECTIVE.
THANK YOU.
SO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
EARLY LEARNING, WE BEGAN
FINDING CHILDCARE FACILITIES AS
PART OF THE ORIGINAL SEATTLE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM LEVY PASSED
IN 2014.
WE CONTINUE TO THIS PROGRAM,
AND INVEST THE FUNDS IN THREE
WAYS.
WE ARE EXCLUSIVE LIMITED TO
INVESTING IN ONLY PRESCHOOL
SPACES.
IT IS ALL TIED TO PARTICIPATION
IN THE SEATTLE PRESCHOOL
PROGRAM.
THE FIRST WE DO IT IS A THROUGH
AN ANNUAL PROVIDER, IT'S THE
PATHWAY PROVIDERS WHERE THEY
ARE ABLE TO APPLY TO EITHER
EXPAND OR IMPROVE THEIR SPACES.
AND THEY CAN APPLY FOR UP TO $1
MILLION.
WE ALSO HAVE SMALLER GRANTS
AVAILABLE.
THIS IS ALSO SOMETHING WE
STARTED WITH THE INITIAL LEVY.
A PREDEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
PROGRAM.
THIS IS FOR APPLYING FOR FUNDS
AND ALSO EVALUATING SPACES FOR
FEASIBILITY, UNDERSTANDING THE
LAND CODE AND LICENSING.
WE DEVELOPED A PROGRAM WHERE WE
HAVE A NUMBER OF ARCHITECTS WHO
HAVE SKILLS, SPECIFICALLY IN
CHILDCARE DEVELOPMENT, AND WE
LEND THEM OUT TO OUR PROVIDERS
WHO ARE EXPLORING DIFFERENT
FACILITY PROJECTS.
IT WAS A PROGRAM WE HAD TO
PAUSE LAST YEAR BUT ARE LOOKING
TO RESTART.
WE ALSO MAKE INVESTMENTS
DIRECTLY WITH DEVELOPMENT
PARTNERS, MORE SPECIFICALLY
WITH SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION.
SO WE HAVE THIS FACILITY FUNDS
TO ESSENTIALLY DEVELOP LICENSED
COMMUNITY CENTERS.
THERE ARE 10 RIGHT NOW AND I
THINK THERE ARE TWO MORE IN
LINE.
WE HAVE ALSO HAD ONE EXPERIENCE
WITH HOUSING PROVIDER TO
REDEVELOP FIRE STATION 39.
SO THAT IS OUR BRIEF SUMMARY.
AND I WILL SHARE A FEW
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES.
SO WE NOTE SOME OF THESE
CHALLENGES FROM A FACILITY IN
NEW YORK.
WE CERTAINLY VALUE THE FULL
SPECTRUM CHILDCARE.
IT IS LIMITING FOR US TO ONLY
FUND PRE-K. OUR PREFERENCE ARE
REALLY OUR PROJECTS AND WE SEE
MORE AND MORE OF OUR PROJECTS
BEING MORE OF A BIRTH TO 5 OR
BIRTH TO 12 FOCUS.
WRITERS ARE NOT DEVELOPERS.
THAT IS NOT THERE CORE
COMPETENCY.
SO THE CHALLENGE IS TO COMPLETE
A NONPROFIT HOUSING PROJECTS.
WE REALLY RELY ON THEM TO
DEVELOP THEMSELVES.
RENOVATIONS, AS WE ALSO SAW,
COULD BE REALLY COSTLY AND
SOMETIMES IMPOSSIBLE INSIGHTS
THAT ARE NOT INITIALLY DESIGNED
FOR THIS USE.
SO AS PROVIDERS GO IN TO TRY TO
CHANGE THE USE OF A COMMERCIAL
SPACE, THEY RUN INTO A NUMBER
OF ISSUES THAT WAS UNDERSCORED
IN OUR PREVIOUS RESIN TATIAN.
AND LASTLY, THIS IS AN EQUITY
ISSUE FOR US, BIGGER PROVIDER
HAVE ADVANTAGES IN ACCESSING
FUNDS.
IT WAS SOMETHING WE TRIED TO
NEGATE BUT IS DEFINITELY A
CHALLENGE WE FACE.
ON THE OPPORTUNITY SIDE, THERE
ARE SOME EXCITING
OPPORTUNITIES.
WE SEE A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY
THAT COULD MAKE A BIG IMPACT ON
THIS AREA.
WHEN WE STARTED OUR WORK WITH
DEAL, WE WERE THE ONLY FACILITY
FUNDING PROGRAM IN THE STATE.
NOW THE STATE HAS JOINED US AND
THE COUNTY IS ABOUT TO JOIN US
AS WELL.
SO WE HAVE THIS GRAND
INVESTMENT TO CAPITAL WORK THAT
HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A
BIG IMPACT OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL YEARS.
SECONDLY WE SEE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO REALLY FIND WAYS TO
COLLABORATE ALIGNED WITH
FUNDING POLICIES AND PROVIDE
ACCESS AND SUPPORT.
WE ALSO NEED TO THINK ABOUT HOW
WE ARE SUPPORTING THE FIELD
AROUND INFRASTRUCTURE, ALIGNING
OUR STANDARDS, AND THERE IS A
LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE THERE.
SO I WILL CONCLUDE, I DON'T
KNOW IF I SHOULD PASS IT OVER
OR SUFFER QUESTIONS.
>> WHY DON'T WE TAKE A QUICK
LITTLE PAUSE FOR QUESTIONS,
SORT OF SCANNED THE ROOM TO SEE
IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS.
COLLECTS, AND HE QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON THIS SLIDE?
>> THANK YOU FOR PAUSING.
WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO ASK A
QUICK FOLLOW-UP ON SLIDE FIVE?
UNDER CHALLENGES, I WANTED TO
MAYBE JUST DOUBLE CHECK.
I MAY BE LOOKING AT THE WRONG
SLIDE.
REGARDING THE RESTRICTIONS ON
DEAL, THEY ARE AROUND LEVY FUND
DOLLARS, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
THEY ARE INTENDED TO SUPPORT
THE EXPANSION OF THE SEATTLE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM.
SO THE PROVIDE SERVICE
COMMITMENTS TO THE PROGRAM AND
WE HAVE TO ISOLATE THOSE FUNDS
FOR PRESCHOOL ASSOCIATE SPACES.
SO IT IS A LEVY RESTRICTION.
>> IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR US IN
THAT LEVY DEVELOPMENT, WHICH
WAS EXCLUSIVELY FOCUSED IN
TERMS OF THOSE CAPITAL DOLLARS,
FOR PRESCHOOL FACILITIES.
THERE IS RESOURCES AS
IDENTIFIED HERE FOR ADDRESSING
THE NEED FOR PRESCHOOL
FACILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT IS LIMITED
TO THE SPP PROGRAM, IN
PARTICULAR.
CAMERON, CAN YOU REMIND US WHEN
THE LEVY WILL BE UP FOR
POTENTIAL RENEWAL AND
RECONSIDERATION?
>> IT GOES THROUGH 2026.
>> OKAY, 2026, I'M SORRY.
>> GREAT, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THIS PORTION OF
THE PRESENTATION?
WE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEND A LITTLE MORE TIME WITH
DEEL IN THE NEXT PRESENTATION.
SO NO WORRIES IF THERE ARE NOT
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS HERE.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY HANDS
RAISED.
THANKS CAMERON FOR GIVING US A
HIGH LEVEL THEY ARE.
WE WILL SHIFT OVER TO HS THE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I WILL GIVE KIND OF UP BRIEF
OVERVIEW, SIMILAR TO WHAT PAM
GAVE, ACTUALLY WE HAVE A FAIR
AMOUNT OF OVERLAP.
SO I WILL TRY TO MOVE FAIRLY
SWIFTLY SO THERE IS TIME FOR
QUESTIONS.
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE NOT
FAMILIAR, THE COMMUNITY
FACILITIES PROGRAM FOR THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS
TRADITIONALLY BEEN THE CITY'S
RESPONSE TO DEALING WITH
CAPITAL NEEDS FOR SOCIAL
SERVICE PROVIDERS.
THE PROGRAM HAS THE COMMUNITY
FACILITIES PROGRAM.
BACK IN 2000 FOR THE CHILDCARE
BONUS PROGRAM, WHICH WAS ALSO
AT THAT POINT ASSIGNED TO HSD.
AND CAME AND LIVED WITHIN THE
COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM
SINCE THEY ARE BOTH CAPITAL
FUNDING.
WE WILL REALLY FOCUS PRIMARILY
ON CHILDCARE BONUS BUT I WANTED
TO PUT THAT IN THE CONTEXT OF
THE LARGER UMBRELLA.
THE CHILDCARE PROGRAM IS FAIRLY
SPECIFIC, IT IS IN THE LAND USE
CODE, IT IS A VOLUNTARY
PROGRAM.
DEVELOPERS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO
THE BONUS PROGRAM.
WHEN IT WAS REVISED AROUND
2000, IT WAS TIED WITH THE
HOUSING BONUS PROGRAM.
THOSE WHO OPTED FOR ADDITIONAL
FLOORING MADE ONE SINGLE DOLLAR
CONTRIBUTON TO THE CITY THAT
WAS SPLIT BETWEEN TWO
DEPARTMENTS.
THEY HAVE REVISED PART OF THEIR
BONUS AND NOW THE CHILDCARE
BONUS SITS ON ITS OWN.
AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL, THE
PROGRAM REQUIRES THAT 20% OF
THE KIDS SERVED IN A FACILITY
IS FUNDED WITH BONUS DOLLARS IS
LOW INCOME, THE PROVIDER AND
LANDOWNER COMMIT TO A 20 YEAR
OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE THOSE
SERVICES.
AND THE CITY DOES REQUIRE A
COVENANT TO SECURE THAT
PERFORMANCE ON THE LAND.
UNLIKE THE SPP PROGRAM,
CHILDCARE COVERS THE FULL
SPETRUM OF CHILDCARE THROUGH
PRE-K. SO WE DO REACH THE WHOLE
BROAD SPECTRUM THERE.
THE PROGRAM IS VERY
INTERDEPARTMENTAL.
A LARGE AMOUNT OF WHAT I DO
INVOLVES WORKING WITH OUR
PARTNERS.
ESPECIALLY THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING, WHERE WE HAVE DONE A
LOT OF WORK PARTICULARLY IN THE
LAND AND HOPE INITIATIVE.
BRADLEY AND HIS STAFF WORK WITH
US ON EARLY LEADS OF WHEN
PROJECTS ARE COMING IN, ALSO
FOR DEVELOPERS WHO CHOOSE TO DO
A PERFORMANCE OPTION IN THE
PROGRAM RATHER THAN CONTRIBUTE,
WHERE THEY BUILD CHILDCARE
RATHER THAN CONTRIBUTE DOLLARS.
WE WORK VERY EXTENSIVELY IN
DEEL, AND WE WORK VERY KEY IN
HELPING DEEL GET ESTABLISHED.
WE HAVE A VERY TIGHT WORKING
RELATIONSHIP WITH CAMERON AND
HIS COLLEAGUE . AND WE DO A
LITTLE BIT OF WORK WITH LP CD.
AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE
WORK VERY EXTENSIVELY WITH THE
LAW DEPARTMENT FOR ALL OF OUR
CONTRACTING.
WITHOUT THEM, LIFE WOULD BE
VERY DIFFICULT.
PROGRAM PRIORITIES, IN ADDITION
TO WHAT I MENTIONED ABOVE, 20%
LOW TO MODERATE INCOME, NEW
SPACES, I WILL MAKE A NOTE OF
THAT, THE BONUS PROGRAM IN
LNU'S REQUIREMENT REQUIRES THIS
TO BE NEW SPACES TO EXPAND OUR
CAPACITY.
THAT IS PART OF THE REQUIREMENT
UNDER THE CODE AND THE STATE.
TYPICAL THINGS WE KIND OF
PRIORITIZED OVER THE YEARS,
ALIGNMENT WITH HOME AND HOPE
HAS BEEN A VERY BIG DRIVER.
WE WERE ACTUALLY KIND OF THE
PREDECESSOR TO THE HOME AND
HOPE INITIATIVE TO THE
ENTERPRISE PARTNERS.
WE HAVE TRADITIONALLY FOCUSED
ON SERVING UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDERS,
PEOPLE WHO WE HAVE KIND OF
WORKED WITH THROUGH HSD AND
DEEL IN THE PAST.
THOSE WHO KIND OF FALL UNDER
THE CITY POLICIES AND
PRIORITIES.
ANOTHER BIG PRINCIPAL, WE HAVE
BEEN LOOKING AT TRANSIT
ORIENTED DEVELOPMENTS, LIKE
LIGHT RAIL STATIONS.
UNDER THE PROJECTS THAT WE
HAVE, I WOULD SAY, PROBABLY
FOUR OR FIVE OF THEM ARE
LOCATED DIRECTLY ON OR WITHIN A
BLOCK OF A LIGHT RAIL STATION.
WE HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE ON
THAT, BUT THAT WAS A GOAL
INITIALLY BACK THEN.
THEY WERE VERY MUCH KIND OF
SOUGHT AFTER WHEN THE LIGHT
RAIL WAS FIRST OPENING.
AND WE'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE
THAT WITH HOME AND HOPE, WE'VE
BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT.
IT GIVES FAMILIES THE CHANCE TO
HAVE ACCESS TO CHILDCARE ON THE
WAY TO WORK, OR ON THE WAY
HOME.
SO THAT HAS BEEN ANOTHER
PRIORITY.
AND WITH PROGRAM
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, OUR FIRST
DISSENTER THAT OPENED, OPENED
IN 2010.
WE HAVE 12 CENTERS, SIX ARE
CURRENTLY OPEN, TWO ARE UNDER
CONSTRUCTION, TWO ARE IN
NEGOTIATION AND TWO HAVE JUST
BEEN AWARDED FUNDING LETTERS.
SO WE BELIEVE WE HAVE FUNDING
AT THIS TIME LEFT IN THE
PROGRAM FOR WHEN WERE CENTER
WITHIN THE PROGRAM.
SO WE CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THAT AND THE CHALLENGES
AS WE FLIPPED TO THE NEXT
SCREEN.
SO CHALLENGES, THE CHILDCARE
BONUS REVENUE IS SOMEWHAT
UNPREDICTABLE SINCE IT IS TIED
TO DEVELOPMENT MOSTLY DOWNTOWN,
AND WITH THE CHANGES IN THE
DISTRICT ZONING, AS DEVELOPMENT
DECLINES OR AS DEVELOPERS OPT
NOT TO DEVELOP EXTRA FLOOR
AREA, REVENUE DROPS.
SO WE RAN THROUGH THE
DEVELOPMENT BOOM VERY WELL BUT
APPEARS TO BE SOMEWHAT
DECLINING AT THIS POINT.
I CAN'T SAY FOR CERTAIN WHERE
THE NEXT FEW YEARS ALLIES, BUT
WE HAVE BEEN ASSUMING THAT IT
WILL NOT RESUME TO THE LEVEL WE
HAVE HAD, ALTHOUGH IT IS
POSSIBLE.
REALLY, THE RESTRICTION THAT
HAS BEEN ALREADY MOSTLY
ADDRESSED IN THE PROGRAM,WAS
SOMETHING WE TOOK CARE OF YEARS
AGO.
AGAIN, THE NATURE OF SERVING
NEW, EXPANDED SLOTS DOES
RESTRICT US IN SOME WAYS
BECAUSE OF THE LAND.
BUT THAT TIES INTO THE NEXT
POINT WHICH IS AMONG THE KEY
THAT I WANTED TO BRING HOME AS
WELL.
WHICH IS THE COST OF
DEVELOPMENT.
IN DOING A LOT OF THESE MIXED-
USE CENTERS, WE ARE FINDING
THAT COSTS ARE RANGING FROM $3
MILLION-$6 MILLION.
THOSE AROUND TRANSIT ORIENTED
DEVELOPMENT.
SOME OF THAT IS PROBABLY DRIVEN
BY PREVAILING WAGE
REQUIREMENTS, SOME IS DRIVEN BY
LAND REQUIREMENTS READ PSALM IS
DRIVEN BY THE MARKET RIGHT NOW.
THE POINT, AGAIN, BEING THE
COST OF CENTERS.
A GENTLEMAN MENTIONED THAT HIS
SITE WAS A $2 MILLION REHAB,
AND THAT IS NOT UNCOMMON.
LICENSING REQUIREMENTS, SPACE
REQUIREMENTS, OUTDOOR PLAY
REQUIREMENTS, ALL CONTRIBUTE TO
A FAIRLY EXPENSIVE PROJECT.
AND THE CHALLENGE ALSO IS, THE
DEBT.
A LOT OF PROVIDERS ARE NOT ABLE
TO TAKE ON DEBT.
THAT IF THEY ARE IT SEEMS TO
RUN COUNTER TO THE IDEA OF
MAKING CHILDCARE AFFORDABLE AND
LIVING WAGES FOR STAFF.
SO PUBLIC INVESTMENT IS
CRITICAL FOR LARGE EXPANSION IN
THE SYSTEM.
LAST, I WOULD SAY, IN THE
CHALLENGES, IT IS A LONG LEAD
TIME.
WE NEED A LONG RUNWAY AND THE
OPPORTUNITIES HAVE COME UP,
PARTICULARLY FOR THE MIXED-USE
DEVELOPMNT PROJECTS.
IT COULD BE THREE YEARS FOR MY
INITIAL CONVERSATION UNTIL THE
PROJECT IS UNDER POSSIBLE
CONSTRUCTION OR COMPLETED.
AND THERE ARE LIMITED
OPPORTUNITIES.
IF WE ARE UNABLE TO COMMIT
EARLY TO A PROJECT, THE
OPPORTUNITY GOES AWAY BECAUSE
THE DEVELOPER WILL REPURPOSE
THE SPACE.
IN ORDER TO CLOSE ON ALL
FINANCING, ALL SPACES HAVE TO
BE ACCOUNTED FOR, AND ALL
FINANCING.
SO YOU CAN'T REALLY COME IN
AFTER THE FACT, EASILY.
IT IS POSSIBLE BUT MOSTLY
UNSUCCESSFUL.
WE NEED TO HAVE MONEY IN HAND
TO MAKE THOSE COMMITMENTS.
WE CAN'T ACTUALLY OFFER AND
WORK WITH AGENCIES IF WE DON'T
HAVE FUNDS TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE
TO COMMIT.
SO THERE IS A LONG RUNWAY, NOT
UNLIKE LOW INCOME HOUSING.
SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP THAT
IN MIND.
FROM THE TIME WE START UNTIL
THE TIME WE FINISH, THREE YEARS
IS PROBABLY AVERAGE, MAYBE EVEN
A MINIMUM.
LET'S SEE, OPPORTUNITIES, THE
FUN PART.
WE HAVE A PIPELINE OF AGENCIES,
WE SHARE IT WITH DEEL AND WITH
OUR PROVIDERS IN STATE THAT IT
WILL TALK ABOUT IT A LITTLE
BIT.
I WOULD SAY RIGHT NOW WE HAVE
AS MANY AS 15 OF THOSE, AND I
WILL JUST MENTION A COUPLE NEAR
THE TOP OF THE LIST, THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON IS
REDEVELOPING THEIR SITE NEAR
THE LIGHT RAIL STATION.
WE HAVE A CHILDCARE PROVIDER IN
THE ARTS SPACE BUILDING THAT IS
OF BILINGUAL VIETNAMESE
CHILDCARE PROVIDER, ORIGINALLY
PARTNERED WITH THE ENEMIES
PARTNERSHIP ASSOCIATION.
THEY ARE LOOKING TO DO A LARGE
PROJECT.
BRIDGE HOUSING I BELIEVE MAY
HAVE BEEN SELECTED, AND THEY
ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT WANTING
TO PUT IN A CENTER.
THEY HAVE BEEN ON AND OFF
DISCUSSIONS WITH US FOR A
NUMBER OF YEARS ABOUT THAT.
I HAVE ALL LONGER LIST BUT I
WILL MENTION OF FILIPINO
COMMUNITY LOOKING TO ACQUIRE AN
ADJACENT SITE, SPECIFICALLY TO
DO CHILDCARE AS PART OF THEIR
FILIPINO COMMUNITY VILLAGE
DEVELOPMENT.
SO, THERE ARE MORE BEHIND THEM.
WE MOSTLY DO FOCUS ON CENTER-
BASED GIVEN THE NATURE OF FUNDS
AND THE COMPLEXITY OF THE
REQUIREMENTS.
BUT, WE DO HAVE A LIST OF
PEOPLE, AND THERE ARE OTHER
PROJECTS AS WELL.
LET ME SEE, WHAT ELSE.
PRE-DEVELOPMENT, I WAS A CAMERA
AND STOLE MY THUNDER, BUT THAT
IS GOOD.
GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT ORIGINATED
IN THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES
PROGRAM BACK IN THE 70s.
THEY PARTNERED WITH ENVIRONMENT
TO WORKS TO DO A LOT OF
DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AND IT HAS
PROVED TO BE SOME OF THE BEST
INVESTMENT MONEY WE CAN DO.
IT GUARANTEES SUCCESSFUL
PROJECTS AND HELPS THOSE WHO
ARE LACKING IN CAPACITY THE
ABILITY TO PAUSE AND FIGURE OUT
WHAT IS ACTUALLY NEEDED TO BE
SUCCESSFUL IN COMPLETING A
PROJECT.
BECAUSE WHAT PEOPLE SOMETIMES
THINK AND WHAT IS ACTUALLY
NECESSARY TO GET THROUGH THE
PROJECT ARE NOT THE SAME.
I HAVE FOUND FOR MY WORK
HISTORICALLY THAT PRE-
DEVELOPMENT IS A VERY GOOD
INVESTMENT AND IS A VERY GOOD
INVESTMENT IN WORKING WITH
AGENCIES THAT HAVE LIMITED
CAPACITIES.
NOT EVERY AGENCY HAS THE
ABILITY TO GO OUT AND HIRE
PEOPLE.
MOST AGENCY DEVELOPERS ARE NOT
DEVELOPERS BY NATURE.
SO ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO
ENHANCE THAT CAPACITY IS A GOOD
THING.
LAST I WOULD SAY, AS IT CAMERON
ALSO ALLUDED TO, SYSTEMWIDE
COLLABORATION.
THE CHILDCARE BONUS PROGRAM HAS
BEEN ACTIVE SINCE AROUND 2004.
ALTHOUGH IN PRIOR, IT GOES BACK
TO 1980.
IT HAS BEEN GREAT TO HAVE DEEL
AS A PARTNER.
WE ARE NOW WORKING WITH
PARTNERS AT THE STATE, THE
COUNTY, AND PARTNERS LIKE W CRA
ARE NOW ENGAGED.
WE ALL ARE LOOKING TO MEET
QUARTERLY.
EVENTUALLY I THINK WE WOULD
LIKE TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO
MAKE THE APPLICATION PROCESS
EASIER.
THE MAIN THING IS THAT THERE IS
AN EXPECTATION AND A ROLE THAT
THE CITY WILL BE THERE BECAUSE
OF REPRESENTING BOTH WHAT IS
HAPPENING WITHIN OUR
JURISDICTION, AS A FUNDER, AND
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING AND WHAT
WE CAN HELP TO DO TO BUILD A
LARGER NETWORK.
I THINK, AGAIN, CAMERON STOLE
MY OTHER THUNDER, I WOULD SAY
WE ARE NOT UNLIKE THE LOW
INCOME HOUSING COMMUNITY AND
WHAT IT WAS LIKE 30 SOMETHING
YEARS AGO.
I DON'T THINK THE MODELS WILL
BE QUITE AS LARGE BECAUSE NEEDS
ARE DIFFERENT.
BUT THE NEED TO DEVELOP THAT
CAPACITY IS THERE FOR THE SHORT
TERM AND WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE
AT SOME POINT IN THE LONGER-
TERM.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE WILL
EVENTUALLY GET OVER THE HUMP
AND GET ENOUGH CENTERS OUT
THERE TO MEET THE CURRENT
DEMANDS.
BUT FORTHE FORESEEABLE FUTURE
I THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH WORK CUT
OUT FOR US.
WITH THAT I WILL STOP SO WE CAN
HAVE TIME FOR QUESTIONS.
>> ANYONE ELSE FROM HSD WANT TO
ADD ANYTHING?
>> NO, THAT IS GREAT, THANK
YOU.
>> THANKS SO MUCH.
AND THEN, THE CCB FUND, THAT IS
SPECIFICALLY FOR CENTER-BASED
CARE?
>> PRETTY MUCH, YES, IT IS.
IF WE WERE TO GET ANOTHER
SOURCE OF FUNDS WE CAN
CERTAINLY LOOK INTO DOING HOME
FCC OR HYBRID MODELS COMING UP
HERE OR THERE.
BUT RIGHT NOW WE ARE PRIMARILY
LIMITED.
THE 20 YEAR REQUIREMENT, SLOTS
AND INVESTMENT, JUST THE
OVERHEAD, IT IS DIFFICULT EVEN
FOR A LOT OF CENTER-BASED
PROVIDERS.
WE REALLY FOCUSED ON WHERE WE
COULD BE MOST SUCCESSFUL IN BE
THE MOST IMPACTFUL WITH THIS
MONEY.
>> AND YOU MENTIONED THAT THE
REVENUE IS UNPREDICTABLE.
AND YOU MIGHT HAVE SAID THIS
AND I MIGHT HAVE MISSED IT,
WHAT IS THE SPECIFIC REVENUE
SOURCE?
>> DEVELOPER MITIGATION
CONTRIBUTIONS.
SO WHEN A DEVELOPER WANTS
ADDITIONAL FLOOR AREA, IF THEY
HAVE THE OPTION OF BUYING MORE
FLOOR AREA BY MAKING A
CONTRIBUTION TO THE BONUS
PROGRAM.
AND I THINK BRADLEY COULD TALK
A LITTLE MORE ABOUT SOME OF
THOSE.
BUT TRADITIONALLY WHEN IT WAS
BUNDLED WITH HOUSING, WE DID
REALLY WELL.
WE CAME UNCOUPLED FROM HOUSING
A FEW YEARS AGO WITH CHANGES IN
THE CODE.
I WOULD SAY OUR REPEAL IS,
WELL, IT IS NOT AS STRONG AS IT
WAS, LET'S JUST SAY THAT.
>> AND DID IT BECOME UNCOUPLED
IN THE CONTEXT OF AMENDATORY
HOUSING PRIVILEGE?
>> YES, IT HAS.
>> I MISSED THAT, I WISH I
HADN'T.
OKAY, COLLEAGUES, OR ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS
PARTICULAR PORTION OF THE
PRESENTATION?
I'M JUST SCANNING THE ZOOM ROOM
HERE, AS THEY SAY.
NOT SEEING ANY HANDS RAISED ON
THIS PORTION.
THANKS KEN, I REALLY APPRECIATE
IT.
SO LET'S SHIFT GEARS OVER TO
SDCI.
>> HELLO, I WILL TALK ABOUT
OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO WITH E
LAND USE CODE CHANGES AND THEN
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
GOING FORWARD.
SO IF WE COULD MOVE TO THE
FIRST SLIDE.
SO, THE CHILDCARE FOR ALL
LEGISLATION PASSED LAST YEAR,
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, AND IT WAS A REALLY
GOOD EFFORT TO LOOK AT WHAT ARE
THE IMPEDIMENTS AND BARRIERS WE
HAVE TOWARD PERMITTING
CHILDCARE USE IN THE LAND USE
CODE.
AND TO MOVE THEM OR REDUCE THEM
AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
AS COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
ALLUDED TO EARLIER, ONE OF THE
CHANGES, TO MAKE CHILDCARE USE
PERMITTED UPRIGHT IN WAR ZONES,
RATHER THAN BEING CONDITIONAL
USE PERMIT.
SO THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
GAVE A REALLY CLOSE LOOK AT
IMPACTS OF CHILDCARE ON
SURROUNDINGS, PARTICULARLY IN
LOWER DENSITY ZONES LIKE SINGLE-
FAMILY OR MULTIFAMILY ZONES.
SO JUST BY ALLOWING THE USE TO
BE PERMITTED OUT RIGHT, IN MANY
CASES IT LEADS TO A SIMPLE
BUILDING PERMIT REVIEW.
SECONDLY WE DELETED A
DISPERSION DISTANCE OF 600
FEET.
CHILDCARE USES ARE CLASSIFIED
AS INSTITUTIONS.
AND THE CODE DID HAVE A STRONG
PROTECTION AGAINST HAVING TOO
MANY INSTITUTIONS CLOSE TO ONE
ANOTHER.
WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE CHILDCARE
OUT OF THAT DISPERSION
REQUIREMENT IN THE LOWER
DENSITY SINGLE-
FAMILY/MULTIFAMILY ZONES.
THAT ENABLES MORE HOMES TO BE
ELIGIBLE TO POSSIBLY HOST
CHILDCARE USE RATHER THAN BEING
SORT OF ARTIFICIALLY BARRED
FROM HAVING THAT USE BECAUSE OF
A PROXIMITY TO ANOTHER
INSTITUTION.
GROW SEVERAL ZONES INCLUDING
COMMERCIAL AND SEATTLE MULTI-
MIXED ZONES, WE REMOVED
CHILDCARE FROM THE FLOOR AREA
LIMITS IN THE ZONING.
WHICH MEANS THAT USE CAN BE
ADDED AND BUILT INTO THE
BUILDING WITHOUT HAVING IT
CONSUMED, THE PERMITTED SPACE
THAT CAN BE PERMITTED IN THAT
BUILDING.
IN EFFECT IT GIVES THE BEST
CHANCE FOR CHILDCARE TO BE
ADDED TO BUILDINGS IN THE
FUTURE.
WITHOUT IT BEING A BURDEN ON
WHAT YOU CAN BUILD INTO THE
BUILDING.
A FEW OTHER BARRIERS OF WORK
REMOVED, A SIZE LIMIT ON
CHILDCARE AND THAT AND SEE ONE
AND LETTER AND SEE TWO ZONES.
AND SO THERE WAS 10,020 5000
SQUARE-FOOT LIMIT ON THOSE BUT
WE REMOVED THAT BARRIER.
AT THE MORE SINGLE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL LOT LEVEL, WE
ALLOWED CHILDCARE USED TO BE
LOCATED WITHIN STRUCTURES AND
WE REMOVED A STUDENT LIMIT ON
HOME-BASED CHILDCARE OF 12
STUDENTS.
SO THAT WAS WRITTEN INTO OUR
CODE.
REFLECTING ESTATE AND LAW
LIMIT.
THE STATE LAW LIMIT REMAINS,
BUT IF IT IS EVER CHANGED, WE
DON'T HAVE THIS ARTIFICIAL
LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS
THAT CAN BE SERVED IN HOME-
BASED CHILDCARE.
THERE ARE A FEW OTHER CHANGES
AS WELL, BUT WE CAN PERHAPS GET
INTO THOSE QUESTIONS IF YOU
HAVE THEM.
NEXT SLIDE.
GOING FORWARD, SOME OF THE
CHALLENGES WE HAVE MADE STILL
RELATE TO HOW THE PUBLIC MAY
REACT TO A NEW CHILDCARE USE
WILL GO INTO PARTICULARLY LOWER
DENSITY NEIGHBORHOODS.
THEY MAY STILL HAVE CONCERN
ABOUT NOISE FROM NEXT-DOOR OR
TRAFFIC.
SECONDLY, WE STILL HAVE MINIMUM
PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN A
NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL ZONES FOR
CHILDCARE, AND I CAN CERTAINLY
PROVIDE A PHYSICAL LIMITATION
IF THERE ARE JUST LIMITED
SPACES WHERE A PARKING AREA CAN
BE PUT CONVENIENTLY.
I ALSO DID MENTIONED BEFORE, WE
HAVE REMOVED SORT OF A SETBACK
FROM A PLAY AREA TO AN ADJACENT
SINGLE-FAMILY ZONE.
HOPEFULLY THAT HELPS PLAY AREAS
BE LOCATED WITHIN MORE
PROPERTIES AND ACCOMMODATE THE
USE.
BUT THAT COULD STILL BE AN
ISSUE.
IN THE STATE LAW STILL HAS A
LIMIT ON HOME-BASED CHILDCARE.
SO SOME OF THE OPPORTUNITIES
GOING FORWARD, THE LEGISLATION
CHILDCARE FOR ALL REALLY HAS
REMOVED A LOT OF THESE BARRIERS
THAT SORT OF WORK REALLY TRUE
IMPEDIMENTS AS THE MAIN USES OF
PROPERTIES.
AND WITH THAT USE PERMANENT OUT
RIGHT, WE SEE AN EASIER AND
FASTER PERMITTING PATH.
AND THIS SHOULD ALLOW FOR MORE
CHILDCARE TO BE LOCATED CLOSER
TO NEIGHBORHOODS, BE MORE
CONVENIENT.
MORE FITTING IN WITH PEOPLE'S
DAILY NEEDS AND CAPABILITIES TO
DROP OFF AND PICK UP THEIR
CHILDREN, ET CETERA.
SO, PAUSING THERE FOR QUESTIONS
ON THOSE TOPICS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> I JUST HAVE TO THANK YOU FOR
ALL OF YOUR HELP WITH CHILDCARE
NEAR YOU.
WE KNOW WE NEED MORE CHILDCARE
OPPORTUNITIES WHERE PEOPLE
LIVE.
BECAUSE WE'VE HEARD SO MANY
TIMES THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO
TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF THE CITY,
ADDING TRAFFIC, POLLUTION AND
TIME TO THEIR DAY.
THAT IS TIME SPENT AWAY FROM
THEIR FAMILIES.
I AM A PRODUCT OF A HOME-BASED
CHILDCARE FACILITY THAT I
BELIEVE HAD MORE THAN 12
STUDENTS IN THERE, I'M SURE
TIMES HAVE CHANGED.
I TURNED OUT ALL RIGHT.
SO I GUESS UNDERSTANDING THAT
STATE LAW WOULD HAVE TO BE
CHANGED FOR THE 12 STUDENT
PERMIT.
ARE THERE ADDITIONAL
LEGISLATIVE CHANGES THAT WE CAN
TAKE UP ABOUT NOISE, TRAFFIC OR
PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN
RESIDENTIAL ZONES?
>> I'M SURE WE CAN FIND A WAY
TO REDUCE SOME OF THE PARKING
REQUIREMENTS IN PARTICULAR.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT THE
BIGGEST IMPEDIMENT IS WHEN WE
DO A CHANGE OF USE IN THE
SMALLER, LESS DENSE ZONES, IT'S
WHEN THEY COME INTO AN EXISTING
BUILDING AND WANTED TO TURN IT
INTO A CHILDCARE CENTER.
ONE OF THE PRIMARY OBSTACLES IS
HOW DO THEY ACCOMMODATE
WORKING.
AND ALSO LOADING AREAS.
THAT IS THE BIGGEST IMPEDIMENT
I SEE FOR A LOT OF THE SMALLER
ONES.
IF WE CAN GO AHEAD AND LOOK AT
HOW WE CAN ADDRESS THE PARKING
SITUATION, THEN I THINK WE
WOULD BE AT AN ADVANTAGE.
I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT AND
ADDRESS THE PREDEVELOPMENT
SERVICE PROGRAM.
I THINK IT PROVIDES ME WITH AN
OPPORTUNITY IF I HAVE A WAY TO
DIRECT THESE FOLKS COMING IN
FOR THE SMALLER PROJECTS LIKE
FAMILY CARE CENTERS.
I HAD A PERSON I WAS TALKING TO
THREE YEARS AGO, SHE WAS
STRUGGLING AND WANTED TO OPEN
UP A DAY CARE IN THE SEATTLE
AREA.
I TRY TO EXPLAIN TO HER, OUR
CODE IS NOT THAT COMPLEX,
RIGHT?
I WAS TRYING TO HELP HER, BUT
IT WAS A POINT WHERE IT CAME
REALLY CHALLENGING AND I WANTED
TO DIRECT HER TO SOMEBODY, AN
ORGANIZATION BUT I DIDN'T KNOW
ABOUT AN ORGANIZATION TO GUIDE
HER TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL
BUSINESS PERSON SO I WOULD LOVE
TO TEAM UP WITH FOLKS AND JUST
TALK ABOUT THIS PROGRAM AND SEE
HOW WE CAN HELP OUT AND MAKE
CERTAIN WE PROVIDE A STRONG
PROGRAM SO PEOPLE CAN GET THE
NECESSARY INFORMATION.
AND IN DOING THIS TYPE OF
CONVERSION, AND WE ARE JUST
TALKING ABOUT CONVERSIONS RIGHT
NOW, IT IS CHALLENGING.
IF YOU ARE NOT SOPHISTICATED
ENOUGH IN GOING THROUGH THE
CITY SYSTEMS, YOU WILL GET
LOST.
TO ME, WE ARE NOT HELPING IF WE
CANNOT ADDRESS THAT CRUCIAL
ELEMENT OF PROVIDING EDUCATION
TO THESE FOLKS CAN BE MORE
SUCCESSFUL.
I THINK THE BIGGER PROJECTS,
UNDER THE CHILDCARE CENTERS.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE LENGTH
OF TIME TO GET A PERMIT, IT IS
BUILT INTO THIS MIXED-USE
DEVELOPMENT.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT MAYBE IN
EIGHT STORY BUILDING OR TALLER.
SO THAT IS ALREADY BUILT INTO
OUR PROGRAM.
SO THAT IS NOT WHERE THE FLAGS
ARE.
BUT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS HELPED
US BY TAKING AWAY THE ACU, BUT
ADDED A PROCESS THAT INCREASED
THE TIME TO TURN THESE GOALS
AND ASPIRATIONS TO PROVIDE
CHILDCARE IN NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT
WORK IN THE LAST YEAR.
IT OPENED UP A LOT OF DOORS FOR
PEOPLE.
BUT NOW WE JUST HAVE TO GET
THEM AND HELP THEM TO
UNDERSTAND HOW TO GO THROUGH
THE PERMITTING PROCESS.
>> I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH.
YOU KIND OF BURIED THE WEED
THERE AND I HAVE TO HIGHLIGHT
AND LIFT YOU UP A LITTLE BIT.
YOU ARE PROVIDING, TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE WHO WANT
TO PROVIDE CHILDCARE.
AND THAT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
IS UNDERSTANDING THE CODE.
AND THE LAND-USE CHAIR.
AND WITHOUT MY COLLEAGUES I
WOULD BE TOTALLY LOST.
AND IT IS NOT BECAUSE I WAS IN
A HOME-BASED CHILDCARE THAT HAD
MORE THAN 12 STUDENTS, I AM
STEEPED IN THIS.
SO I JUST HAVE TO THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
IT CAN BE OVERLOOKED AND NOT
LIFTED UP, AND WHAT YOU ARE
DOING IS THE CRITICAL WORK THAT
SO MANY PEOPLE IN OUR CITY
NEEDS.
YOU ARE DOING INCREDIBLE WORK.
>> THANK YOU.
BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH.
EXCUSE ME, FOR ME, IT IS NOT
ENOUGH.
MY HANDS ARE TIED, I NEED TO
HAVE SOMEPLACE I CAN GO AND
PLACE THEM TOO.
CAN PROVIDE THE KIND OF SUPPORT
THEY NEED.
>> I THINK THAT IS A REALLY
GOOD POINT.
I THINK THIS PREDEVELOPMENT
ISSUE IS A REALLY COMMON
THREAD.
WE'VE HEARD IT FROM THE
COMMUNITY PANEL AND EVERY
SINGLE PRESENTATION RIGHT NOW
AND SDCI IS PROVIDING THE!
AT THE END OF THAT THEORY OF
THE CASE HERE.
THAT WE ARE DOING IMPORTANT,
NECESSARY WORK TO MAKE IT
EASIER TO CITE PLACES OR
CONVERT PLACES.
BUT WHERE THERE IS A
SIGNIFICANT GAP IS THAT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND
PROVIDERS THE KNOW-HOW, THE
SKILL SETS THEY NEED TO BE ABLE
TO ENTER INTO THE MARKET AND
NAVIGATE.
SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF
DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS THAT WE CAN
SET UP, LIKE AN
INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM TO WORK
ON THIS ISSUE AND COME BACK TO
US WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS
THAT WOULD HELP IDENTIFY HOW TO
REMOVE SOME OF THOSE
BUREAUCRATIC CHALLENGES IN THE
AREAS WHERE WE CAN REMOVE THOSE
BUREAUCRATIC CHALLENGES.
THEN THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES
FOR US TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO
PROGRAMMATICALLY PROVIDE
SUPPORTS AND RESOURCES TO YOU
AND OTHERS THAT MIGHT MAKE IT
SORT OF EASIER TO NAVIGATE THIS
SYSTEM AND THE REQUIREMENTS
THAT ARE IMPOSED AND THAT WE
CAN'T WAIVE, FOR WHATEVER
REASON.
SO, I AM HEARING YOU LOUD AND
CLEAR AND I THINK THIS IS AN
EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR
COLLABORATION AND SOME GOOD
OUTCOMES AND RESULTS.
SO THANK YOU FOR PUNCTUATING
THAT NEED FOR US.
>> SO, WE WERE REALLY EXCITED
WHEN THIS LEGISLATION WAS
PASSED.
ONE THING TO POINT OUT, THIS
COVERED LAND-USE, AND IS SO WE
WERE EXPLORING THIS AS AN
OPTION FOR SOME OF OUR SEATTLE
CHILDREN'S FAMILIES.
BUT WHAT WE RAN INTO, THAT WAS
NOT ADDRESSED MAYBE, IS THAT
THERE IS THE BUILDING CODE
PIECE OF IT.
SO TO PUT A CHILDCARE CENTER IN
OUR THREE ZONE LOCATION, YOU
STILL HAVE TO HAVE A BUILDING
THAT HAS AN OCCUPANCY.
SO IT TRIGGERS THAT SUBSTANTIAL
ALTERCATION I BROUGHT UP
BEFORE, AND WE DID A
FEASIBILITY ON A HOUSE THAT WE
COULD HAVE PUT 20 CHILDREN IN
AND THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED
$600,000.
SO THIS LEGISLATION IS GREAT
FOR LAND-USE, BUT IT DID NOT
SOLVE THE BUILDING CODE PIECE.
SO I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT
IN.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
CLARIFICATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND HANK YOU AGAIN
TO CASEY FOR PROVIDING SOME
REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCE HERE.
I DID WANT A CHANCE TO ASK ALL
OF THE DEPARTMENTS IF THEY MAY
WANT TO DIRECTLY RESPOND TO
SOME OF THE CONCERNS THEY HEARD
IN THE PREVIOUS PANEL INCLUDING
SME OF THE WEIGHT TIMES, COSTS
AND DELAYS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED
IN THE SLIDE.
AND, JUST WHILE I HAVE THE
MIKE, I WANT TO SAY THAT I
REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT OTHERS
HAVE UNDERSCORED ABOUT THE NEED
FOR THESE CONNECTIVE ISSUES TO
BE MADE.
WE HAVE CONTROL OF OUR PARKING
REQUIREMENTS AND BEING ABLE TO
SET UP PROGRAM SO PEOPLE CAN
NAVIGATE THIS SYSTEM.
AND I WOULD JUST ASK, IF THERE
IS ANYTHING WE CAN DO IN AN
EXPEDITED FASHION IN THE
EMERGENCY OF COVID, LIKE WE
HAVE DONE WITH RESTAURANTS AND
SME OF OUR OTHER
INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE CITY,
THIS IS THE GREAT EQUALIZER TO
HELP GET FOLKS BACK TO WORK.
I'D LOVE TO SEE THOSE
STRATEGIES, ESPECIALLY AROUND
PARKING AND HELPING PEOPLE
NAVIGATE THE SYSTEM BE DONE IN
AN EMERGENCY NATURE AS WE
RESPOND TO GETTING PEOPLE BACK
OUT.
AND THE LAST QUESTION I WOULD
HAVE WOULD BE TO AS THE
DEPARTMENTS, IS THERE ANYTHING
WE DO TO HELP TRACK OR SUPPORT
ENTITIES, DO WE DO ANY
TRANSITION OR TRACKING OR
SUPPORT TO ENSURE THAT
SUCCESSFUL PROVIDERS HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GROW.
I KNOW THERE ARE SOME SHARED
SERVICE MODELS WITH BUSINESSES
THAT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED A LOT.
HAVE YOU SEEN CONVERSATION WITH
FOLKS IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY
ON HOW TO SUPPORT GREATER
EQUITY AND ACCESS THROUGH THE
CHILDCARE SITE?
>> I CAN START ON THE PROCESS
QUESTIONS.
AND I THINK WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS ALLUDED TO, THINKING
ABOUT THE GOALSETTING OR
PRIORITY SETTING.
I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS, SORT
OF THE WAY WE SET PRIORITIES
ON, WHEN IT COMES TO INTAKE OR
PRECEPT MEETINGS FASTER, I
THINK THAT IS WHERE WE WOULD
NEED TO LOOK TO TRY TO REDUCE
SOME OF THOSE INITIAL WEIGHT
TIMES.
BRADLEY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU
WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT.
>> I DO.
AGAIN, IT HAS TO DO WHAT I CALL
OUR FREQUENT FLYERS.
FOLKS THAT KNOW OUR SYSTEM AND
ARE ABLE TO COME IN AND GO OUT
IN A RELATIVELY SWIFT PERIOD OF
TIME.
THIS ALSO INCLUDES CHILDCARE
DEVELOPERS.
SO WHEN I AM LOOKING AT THESE
NUMBERS, IT TOOK 56 DAYS FOR A
PRE-SUB, TO ME THAT IS
UNACCEPTABLE.
WE DEAL WITH THOUSANDS OF
PROJECTS THAT COME INTO OUR
DEPARTMENT.
MAYBE IT WAS TECHNOLOGY WITH
SOME SOFTWARE GLITCH OR
WHATEVER.
BUT I WOULD NEED TO INVESTIGATE
THAT.
BUT THESE NUMBERS SEEM KIND OF
HIGH TO ME, JUST LOOKING AT
THEM.
ONCE WE HAVE THAT PRE-SUB, WE
TYPICALLY GET A SENSE OF WHAT
WE HAVE HERE AND THEN WE TRY TO
SORT IT IN A WAY AND GET THE
RIGHT PEOPLE ON THEIR TO HELP
EXPEDITE THOSE REVIEWS.
BUT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND LOOK AT
PRIORITIZING THESE TYPES OF
PROJECTS, BUT I THINK THAT, FOR
EVERY ONE OF THESE, YOU WILL
FIND ANOTHER ONE THAT JUST
SPAWNS CELL THROUGH THE SYSTEM.
WITH REGARD TO DESIGN REVIEW I
HEARD MENTIONED FOR SUBSTANTIAL
ALTERATION, AS LONG AS THE
BUILDING HAS NOT CHANGED,
SUBSTANTIAL ALTERATIONS ARE
INTERNAL TO THE BUILDING.
AND I MIGHT BE SPEAKING OUT OF
TURN HERE, BUT I HAVE WORKED ON
A NUMBER OF THESE.
WHAT WE HAVE ALL THE WAY UP
NORTH, A SKELETON AND BONES OF
A BUILDING THAT HAS A
SUBSTANTIAL ALTERATION.
THEY MIGHT WANT TO GO AHEAD AND
PUT SOME OPENINGS OR WINDOWS OR
WHATEVER.
BUT THAT WOULD NOT TRIGGER A
DESIGN REVIEW.
SO I AM INTRIGUED ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENED AND WE ARE LOOKING AT
DESIGN REVIEW EARLY FOR MULTI
FAMILY ZONES AND HIGHER, IN
MOST CASES.
BUT IT IS NOT AN ISSUE RIGHT
NOW, SO THERE IS NOTHING TO
SPEAK ABOUT IF IT IS A CHANGE
OF USE WITH THE EXISTING
STRUCTURE.
IT IS IN THE SAME CATEGORY,
REGARDLESS IF IT IS 1000 SQUARE
FEET OR 24,000 SQUARE FEET.
SO THAT WOULD NOT EVEN BE IN
THE MIX FOR A CHANGE OF USE
APPLICATION.
>> FIRST I THINK ALL OF THE
COMMUNITY PANEL, WHAT WE HAVE
HEARD REALLY RINGS TRUE.
SO JUST BRIEFLY, WE DID HAVE AN
M AWAY FOR SDCI TO PROVIDE FOR
FAMILY MEMBERS, AND WE HEARD
SOME GOOD FEEDBACK ON THAT AND
THEN REALLY WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT THE RECENT LEGISLATORS,
THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
WAIVE THAT LIMIT GOING FORWARD.
SO THAT IS SOMETHING WE WILL
HAVE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON THIS PRESENTATION?
OKAY, I'M NOT SEEING ANY OTHER
HANDS RAISED, THANKS TO ALL OF
YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
I KNOW WE WENT A LITTLE LONG,
BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENC.
LOTS OF REALLY RICH INFORMATION
HERE FOR US TO FOLLOW UP WITH
SO AGAIN, THIS IS JUST SORT OF
CREATING THE FOUNDATION OF THIS
CONVERSATION AND I REALLY LOOK
FORWARD TO THE NEXT STEPS IN
GOOD FOLLOW-UP.
I THINK IT WILL LEAD TO SOME
REALLY GOOD RESULTS HERE.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE DONE
WITH THAT AGENDA ITEM YOU ARE
WELCOME TO LOG OFF.
AND WE WILL GO TO OUR THIRD
AGENDA ITEM AND I WILL ASK THE
CLERK TO READ THAT AGENDA ITEM
INTO THE RECORD.
>> STRATEGIES FOR SPENDING
ACCESS TO CHILDCARE, 2019
COUNCIL BUDGET ACTIONS FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OKAY, WE ARE ON THE LAST
AGENDA ITEM, WE ARE SCHEDULED
TO TALK ABOUT THIS FOR ABOUT 30
MINUTES.
I APOLOGIZE WE WILL GO JUST A
LITTLE OVER OUR 4:00 AND TIME.
BUT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT REPORT
OUT FROM DEEL.
SO IN THE 2019 BUDGET SEASON I
SPONSORED SEVERAL COUNCIL
ACTIONS.
ONE IS HOW WE CAN , AS A CITY,
EXPAND ACCESS TO INFANT AND
TODDLER CARE.
IN THIS THIS OF COURSE SORT OF
A BRIDGE TO THE STP PROGRAM.
AND WE ASK DEEL TO SHARE
STRATEGIES AND APPROACHES FROM
A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE.
SO WE CAN GET RECOMMENDATIONS
ON HOW TO GROW CHILDCARE
OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
SO DEEL IS HERE TO PROVIDE US
A REPORT ON WHAT THEY LEARNED
AND TO SHARE THEIR
RECOMMENDATIONS.
SO I WILL HAND IT OVER TO
DIRECTOR CHAPELLE.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL
PRESIDENT IN ALL OTHER
COUNCILMEMBER COLLEAGUES HERE
THIS AFTERNOON.
IF WE COULD GET THE FIRST SLIDE
UP I WILL KICK US OFF.
YOU KNOW THE TEAM, WE JUST DID
INTRODUCTIONS A MOMENT AGO.
SO I WILL SAVE THOSE.
>> WE WILL QUEUE UP THE
PRESENTATION IN JUST A MINUTE.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
HAVING THE PANEL PRESENTATIONS
BEFORE.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS PERFECT
TIMING, AS YOU MENTIONED WE
WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THE
COUNCIL SPONSORED RESEARCH AND
PLANNING THAT IS RELATED TO AN
ISSUE THAT IS REALLY CRITICAL
IN SUPPORTING OUR FAMILIES HERE
IN SEATTLE TODAY, WE BELIEVE IT
RESULTED IN A RICH SET OF
RECOMMENDATIONS AND HOW WE CAN
EXPAND QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE
CHILDCARE OPTIONS.
PARTICULARLY FOR FAMILIES THAT
HAVE VERY YOUNG CHILDREN.
SO, IN A FEW MOMENTS WE WILL
PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE
PROCESS, AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT
SOME KEY ISSUES IN THE PROPOSED
PATH FORWARD.
SO PLEASE KNOW THAT WE WILL
KEEP THIS PRESENTATION AS BRIEF
AS POSSIBLE SO WE CAN HAVE SOME
OPPORTUNITY TO FIELD SOME
QUESTIONS.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
SO WHAT THIS IS, THIS IS THE
AGENDA FOR THE PRESENTATION.
THIS WORK TOOK PLACE IN
MULTIPLE STAGES AND SIMILAR
STRUCTURE TO THAT MEMO OF WHAT
WE ARE GOING TO DO.
WE WILL BRIEFLY SUMMARIZE LIKE
THE SLIDE LIST, AND WE ARE
GOING TO CONCLUDE THE
PRESENTATION BY PROVIDING A
MORE IN DEPTH OVERVIEW OF THE
CURRENT CHILD CARE POLICY
LANDSCAPE.
AS YOU MENTIONED, OUR VALUES
AND OUTCOMES THAT WERE LIFTED
UP AND OUR APPROACH TO
IMPLEMENTING AND CONSIDERING
FUTURE RECOMMENDATIONS.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
SO, WHAT I WILL DO, A LOT OF
THE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL IN CAP
IMPACT THE C CAP PROGRAM AND IN
FEBRUARY WE DID IT DEEP DIVE ON
THE C CAP, SO WITH THAT IN
MIND, I'D LIKE TO RECAP A
LITTLE BIT OF THAT, SO THE
CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
WAS CREATED IN THE EARLY 70s,
AS PART OF A FUNDING INITIATIVE
THAT WAS INTENDED TO ERADICATE
POVERTY.
AT THAT TIME, CHILD CARE
SUBSIDIES WERE PAIRED WITH
PROVIDER SUPPORTS FROM PUBLIC
HEALTH AND THEN FROM THERE THE
PROGRAM GREW, IT LATER GREW
WITH FUNDING OF SUPPORT FROM
THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND.
TO INCREASE SUBSIDIES, EXPAND
HEALTH SUPPORTS AND IT ALSO
INCLUDED A QUALITY COMPONENT OF
TRAINING THAT HAD PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.
AND TODAY THE C CAP INCLUDES A
LITTLE OVER 200 PROVIDERS WITH
ABOUT 60 FAMILY CHILD CARE
PROVIDERS AND 140 CHILDCARE
CENTERS.
SO BETWEEN IT 2018 AND 2020, C
CAP OBSERVED AN AVERAGE OF 725
CHILDREN A YEAR.
CURRENTLY 84% OF THE CHILDREN
THAT ARE UTILIZING THE C CAP
SUBSIDIES ARE AGES 3 TO 12.
AND OF THEM, 46% OF THEM ARE IN
PRESCHOOL AGE AND 38% OF THOSE
ARE SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN.
84% OF OUR FAMILIES IDENTIFY AS
BY POP,, SO HISTORICALLY
INFANTS AND TODDLERS HAVE MADE
UP APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 20% OF
THE C CAP PROGRAM SINCE 2010.
AS YOU KNOW, YOUNGER CHILDREN
ARE TYPICALLY MORE EXPENSIVE TO
SERVE IN C CAP.
AND THE BURKE CONSULTING GROUP
CREATED AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF
THE C CAP PROGRAM BACK IN 2018.
THEY REALLY OUTLINED
CONCENTRATION OF ELIGIBLE
FAMILIES WITHIN THE CITY.
AND LOOKED AT THE HISTORICAL
SERVICE PATTERNS FOR THE
PROGRAM.
SO WITH THAT BRIEF RECAP, I
WILL KICK IT OVER TO MONICA,
OUR EARLY LEARNING DIRECTOR TO
CARRY US OUT FROM HERE.
AND IF YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> HOW WAS THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT MENTIONED, WE
RECEIVED THREE REQUESTS FROM
THE CYCLE, ALL RELATED TO
CHILDCARE.
SO IT HAS BEEN A BUSY YEAR.
AND WE ALSO HAVE A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT RELATED TO
LABOR HARMONY WHICH IS
CURRENTLY IN ITS FINAL STAGES.
I WANTED TO JUST RECOGNIZE
THAT, DESPITE THE COVID
INTERRUPTIONS AND THE LONG
PROCESS, ALL OF THE PROGRAMS
HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY
INFORMATIVE AND FRUITFUL.
SO THE TWO RELATED CBA'S THAT
THE FIELD WAS A GIVEN, WERE
INTERRELATED.
SO WE ARE REPORTING OUT ON BOTH
OF THEM TOGETHER.
THEY HAD A FEW DISTINCT
COMPONENTS.
WHAT WE DID WAS WE IDENTIFIED
SOME CORE ISSUES TO FOCUS ON.
THE FIRST WAS ACCESS TO INFANT
AND TODDLER CARE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
ADDRESSING BARRIERS RELATED TO
ACCESS, IDENTIFYING SPECIFIC
STRATEGIES WE CAN ADDRESS
THROUGH OUR C CAP MODEL AND
ALSO IDENTIFYING STRATEGIES
OUTSIDE OF OUR C CAP FOCUS.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
ORIGINALLY, WE STARTED THE WORK
IN EARLY 2020, BUT IT WAS
QUICKLY HALTED IN MARCH DUE TO
THE PANDEMIC.
WE RESUMED OUR WORK IN JULY OF
2020 BY DEVELOPING THE CONCEPT
OF OUR RESEARCH AND CONTRACTING
WITH OUR RESEARCH PARTNERS.
THEN, BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER OF
2020, THAT WAS THE BULK OF THE
WORK, OUR RESEARCHERS,
CONSULTANTS AND DATA ELECTION
DID ALL THE RESEARCH AND
ALIGNMENT AND CONCLUDED THEY
ARE RESEARCHING THE EARLY 2021,
AT WHICH POINT DEEL DEVELOPED
IN INTERNAL WORKGROUP AND
STARTED GOING THROUGH ALL OF
THE REPORTS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND STARTED TO PRIORITIZE THEM,
AND WORK SHOPPING THEM
INTERNALLY.
THEN WE STARTED ALSO SHARING
AND RECEIVING FEEDBACK, WHICH
IS WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW,
PRESENTIG IT TO YOU ALL.
AND THEN STARTS THE FUN WORK OF
ACTUALLY DOING SOME
IMPLEMENTATIONS AND AT THE END
OF THE PRESENTATION WE WILL
TALK ABOUT WHAT WE ARE READY TO
IMPLEMENT IN 2021.
AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR 2022 AND
BEYOND.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
SO, WE PARTNERED WITH TWO MAIN
CONSULTING GROUPS.
ONE WAS THE EDUCATION COUNCIL
AND WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE
START EARLY BASED IN
WASHINGTON, D.C. AND THEY ARE
NATIONAL POLICY AND ADVOCACY
ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO A LOT OF
RESEARCH AND HAVE A VERY GOOD
OVERVIEW OF NATIONAL POLICY AND
WHAT IS GOING ON ACROSS THE
COUNTRY IN TERMS OF CHILDCARE
THEY GAVE US SOME CASE STUDIES
OF DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND ALSO
DID A VERY THOROUGH LITERATURE
REVIEW.
THEN WE ALSO CONSULTED WITH DR.
SHARON KNIGHT, HERE IN SEATTLE
WHO FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON THE
COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR CCAP,
PROVIDERS, PARENTS, FAMILIES
AND CHILDCARE PROVIDERS.
SO ALL OF THIS INFORMATION WAS
USED TO INFORM POLICIES AND
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE WERE
DISCUSSING.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO AS WE TALK MORE ABOUT THE
CONTEXT FOR ALL OF THIS, I
THINK WE HAVE A GOOD BACKGROUND
BASED IN CONTEXT BECAUSE OF ALL
THE PREVIOUS CONVERSATIONS,
TODAY.
A LOT OF BARRIERS WERE, OF
COURSE, IDENTIFIED THROUGH ALL
OF THE REPORT.
THE CBA REPORTS HIGHLIGHTED A
SERIES OF ISSUES THAT WE REALLY
NEED TO WORK TO RESOLVE IF WE
ARE GOING TO DEVELOP
SUSTAINABLE SUPPORT TO
STRENGTHEN AND ACCESS
SUPPORTABILITY.
SO THE THREE BUCKETS OF
BARRIERS ARE AROUND FAMILY
BARRIERS, PROVIDER BARRIERS,
AND SYSTEM BARRIERS.
AND TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW, I WILL
SKIP ALL THE FACILITIES
DISCUSSION.
I THINK WE HAD A GOOD
BACKGROUND ON THAT.
BUT OBVIOUSLY, ACCESS IS NOT
ONLY WHERE THE CHILDCARE IS,
BUT FOR FAMILIES, IT IS
CHALLENGING FOR THEM WHO HAVE
NONTRADITIONAL WORKHOURS TO
FIND ACCESS TO CHILDCARE THAT
CAN MEET THEIR NEEDS.
THE CHILDCARE COSTS ARE
PROHIBITIVE FOR THE AVERAGE
FAMILY.
THEY PAY MORE FOR INFANT CARE
THAN THEY WOULD FOR TUITION AT
A PUBLIC COLLEGE.
SO THAT IS REALLY ONE AREA THAT
WE ARE LOOKING CLOSELY TO.
ANOTHER PANELIST EARLIER TALKED
ABOUT THE NEED FOR FAMILIES TO
MOVE OUT OF CITY LIMITS.
THEY MIGHT STILL WORK IN THE
CITY, BUT THEY CAN AFFORD TO
LIVE IN THE CITY ANYMORE.
IF THEY DON'T LIVE IN THE CITY,
THEY ARE NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR
THE CCAP PROGRAM.
SO THAT IS A BIG BARRIER.
THEN WE ALSO LEARNED THAT
FAMILIES DON'T KNOW ABOUT CCAP.
SO THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE
GOING TO BE ADDRESSING AS WELL.
THEN, FROM THE PROVIDER, --
BARRIERS -- OBVIOUSLY, YOU
KNOW, IT'S A CHALLENGING
BUSINESS MODEL TO RUN
CHILDCARE, ESPECIALLY FOR
INFANTS AND TODDLERS.
IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR
SEATTLE SERVICE PROVIDERS TO
SUSTAIN THIS.
PROVIDERS REPORTEDLY LOSE MONEY
SERVING INFANTS AND TODDLERS
BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY.
THERE IS AN EQUITABLE WORKFORCE
COMPENSATION.
ALMOST HALF OF THE STATES
CHILDCARE WORKERS ARE ON
GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE,
THEMSELVES.
CAREGIVERS AND TEACHERS WITH A
BACHELOR'S DEGREE EARN NEARLY
HALF THE AVERAGE OF THEIR
PROFESSIONS WITH BACHELORS
DEGREES.
THEN, ALSO, WE UNDERSTAND THAT
WE ARE PART OF A VERY
COMPLICATED CHILDCARE
BUREAUCRACY.
IT IS A COMPLEX OPERATING
ENVIRONMENT FOR PROVIDERS, IF
THEY RECEIVED FUNDING FROM
DIFFERENT SOURCES.
THAT IS ALSO SOMETHING WE ARE
TRYING TO ADDRESS WITH OUR
PLANS.
AND FINALLY, SYSTEMIC BARRIERS,
YOU KNOW, AGAIN, A LACK OF
ALIGNMENT AND SHARED PLANNING
BETWEEN CITY AND LOCAL
NONPROFIT, COUNTY AND STATE,
AND JUST AN EXAMPLE OF HOW A
LOT OF THE FACILITIES WORK IS
ALL WITHIN OUR CITIES.
IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE CAN
IMPROVE ON.
I THINK, TODAY, WE UNDERSCORED
THAT.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
KIM HAS ALREADY GIVEN AN
OVERVIEW OF THIS PRETTY DEEPLY
IN THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATION.
BUT I WANTED TO JUST REALLY
EMPHASIZE THAT WE HAVE TAKEN
THIS WORK SLOWLY, AND WANT TO
MAKE SURE OUR DECISIONS ARE
GOOD IN THE CONTEXT OF
EVERYTHING ELSE THAT IS
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN THE
COUNTRY AND LOCALLY.
SO, WE HAVE THREE FEDERAL
FUNDING PACKAGES THAT INCLUDE
CHILDCARE COMPONENTS, AND THE
STATE, YOU KNOW, CAN MENTION
THAT THE CURE FOR KIDS ACT WAS
SIGNED INTO LAW.
THAT WAS FUNDING TO DEEPEN
WORKING CONNECTION SUBSIDIES AS
WELL AS MANY OTHER COMPONENTS.
WE HAVE THE KING COUNTY BEST
ARTS FOR KIDS CHILDCARE THAT IS
BEING DEVELOPED.
THEN I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE
THAT BACK IN 2020, WE WERE TO
EXPAND CCAP AND RECEIVED
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THAT.
THAT WAS FILED ALSO BECAUSE OF
COVID AND LACK OF DEMAND.
WE ARE PREPARED TO CONTINUE
THAT IN 2020 AND ON DEMAND.
SO, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY --
DUANE, DO YOU WANT TO ADD
ANYTHING TO THAT?
>> NO MA'AM, I THINK YOU
COVERED MOST OF IT.
I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THAT I AM
COLLABORATING WITH MY GOOD
COLLEAGUE, LEO, OVER AT THE
COUNTY, JUST TO CONTINUE
STRENGTHENING OUR PARTNERSHIP
AS WELL, JUST SEEING IF THERE
ARE ANY AREAS OF ALIGNMENT OR
OTHER STRATEGIC WAYS WE CAN
PARTNER ON BEHALF OF OUR
SEATTLE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
I JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT WITH
THE GROUP AS WELL.
>> GREAT.
SO, WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT
SLIDE.
THEN I WILL PASS IT OFF TO
CAMP.
CAM IS THE LEADER FOR THE
POLICY BUILDING, AND REALLY
SPEARHEADED THIS WHOLE PROJECT.
SO I WOULD LOVE FOR HIM TO TALK
A LITTLE DEEPLY ABOUT THE
PROCESS THAT HE LED THE TEAM
THROUGH.
>> THANK YOU, MONICA AND WAYNE.
SO NOW WE WILL SHIFT THE
PRESENTATION TO THE AFFORDABLE
ACCESS TO CHILDCARE,
SPECIFICALLY FOR FAMILIES WITH
YOUNG CHILDREN.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO, THE REPORTS ARE PRETTY BIG.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF
RECOMMENDATIONS, LOTS OF GREAT
IDEAS.
I THINK A BIG CHALLENGE FOR US
O DEAL WITH IS TO PRIOR
AND UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS THE
BEST FIT FOR SEATTLE AND HOW WE
WOULD ADDRESS THE ISSUE.
ACTUALLY, ONE OF THE CONDITIONS
FOR OURSELVES WAS TO DEVELOP
THE POLICY, DIRECTION AND
GUIDING VALUES.
SO WE DID THAT BEFORE WE
STARTED TO DIG INTO THE
REPORTS.
THAT IS ON THE SLIDE, RIGHT
HERE.
I WOULD JUST KIND OF WALK
THROUGH THEM PRETTY BRIEFLY.
WHAT WE USE IS A LENS TO THINK
THROUGH THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
THE FIRST, WE ARE TO PRIORITIZE
DISMANTLING RACIST BRACKETS
THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH PROGRAMS
THAT ARE BLOWING UP FAMILIES.
WE WANT THE CCAP IS NO
EXCEPTION.
THERE ARE POLICIES THAT ARE
OVERLY PUNITIVE FOR PEOPLE OF
COLOR AND PROVIDERS THAT SERVE
THEM.
WE WANT TO WORK TO DISMANTLE
THOSE AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
SECONDLY, WE WANT TO FOCUS ON
ADDRESSING ISSUES THAT ARE
UNIQUE FOR INFANT AND TODDLER
CARE.
A LOT OF TIMES, TODDLER CARE
GETS LUMPED INTO CHILDCARE.
WE KNOW THE ISSUE IS ECONOMIC,
ALSO, SERVICE DELIVERY ISSUES
FOR TODDLERS, WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE ADDRESSING THOSE,
SPECIFICALLY, AND LASTLY, WE
TALKED A LOT ABOUT THIS, WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE CURRENT
POLICY LAND CAPE -- LANDSCAPE
AND IF IT FAMILIES.
WE ARE WORKING ON COLLABORATING
AND BUILDING OUR WORK OFF OF
THAT.
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE.
YOU KNOW, AS MONICA MENTIONED,
IT IS REALLY A COMPLEX
INTERSECTION OF BARRIERS.
ONE THING WE ALSO WANTED TO DO
WAS LIFT UP WHAT OUTCOMES WE
WANT TO INFLUENCE.
AN IMPORTANT PART OF THAT IS,
WE WANT TO ADDRESS THIS
PROBLEM, HOLISTICALLY.
WE DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT
ACCESS FOR FAMILIES AND ALSO
THINK ABOUT THE PROVIDERS.
SO THESE ARE THE FIVE OUTCOMES
THAT WE REALLY WANTED TO FOCUS
ON, AND REALLY BRIEF
RECOMMENDATIONS, WE MAKE SURE
WE HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT
ADDRESS EACH OF THEM.
THE FIRST IS HOW TO INCREASE
DEMAND FOR CCAP.
FAMILIES ARE ELIGIBLE.
WE KNOW THEY AREN'T
PARTICIPATING.
HOW CAN THEY INCREASE THE
ABILITY AND TO GIVE EDGE OF THE
BENEFIT?
SECONDLY, SUSTAINABILITY.
WE HURT A LOT TODAY IN THE
PREVIOUS PRESENTATION ABOUT THE
CARE SECTOR AND THE ENORMOUS
PRESSURE.
IT'S FRAGILE.
WE ALSO NEED TO THINK ABOUT
WHAT OUR POLICIES ARE DOING TO
ENCOURAGE A MORE SUSTAINABLE
BUSINESS MODEL, AND ALSO FROM
THE WAGE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN
DISCUSSED.
THIRD, QUALITY.
QUALITY IS IMPORTANT FOR US AT
DEEL.
WE DON'T WANT LOW QUALITY IN
CHILDCARE.
WE MAKE SURE WE GIVE OUT
SUBSIDIES TO A QUALITY PROGRAM
AND WE ARE PROVIDING THE
SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE MAINTAINING
QUALITY -- INCREASING QUALITY.
LASTLY, SYSTEMIC ALIGNMENT, WE
TALKED A BIT ABOUT THAT.
IT IS ON US TO BE ALIGNED,
SYSTEMICALLY, MAKING --
STRENGTHENING THAT AREA.
AND LASTLY, SUPPLY.
WE TALKED ABOUT IT EARLIER.
WE NEED MORE INFANT AND TODDLER
SLOTS.
WE NEED MORE INFANTS LOTS.
THOSE ARE THE FIVE OUTCOMES
THAT WE CENTERED OUR
RECOMMENDATIONS AROUND.
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE.
SO WE ARE APPROACHING THIS WORK
IN THREE PHASES.
THE FIRST, WE WILL TALK ABOUT
IMMEDIATE RECOMMENDATIONS.
-- WE FEEL THE FUNDAMENTAL
CHANGES THAT WILL STRENGTHEN
OUR APPROACH IN CHILDCARE WORK
AND FIT WITHIN THE CURRENT
BUDGET WILL ALLOW US TO EXPAND
INTO EXPANSION NEXT YEAR.
THE SECOND PHASE, WE WANT TO
STAY CLOSELY CONNECTED TO THE
IMPACTS OF FAIR STEP FOR KIDS.
THE SK RENEWAL, AS EARLY AS
AUGUST IS OVER ABOUT $35
MILLION CHILDCARE COMPONENT,
ANNUALLY.
ALSO, WE WANT TO KEEP OUR EYE
ON THE FEDERAL BILLS AS WELL.
SO WE REALIZE THE SECOND PHASE
IS DOING A DEEP DIVE.
HOW DO WE BUILD FROM THAT?
THEN WE WANT TO MOVE INTO A
THIRD PHASE WHICH IS KIND OF
THE SECOND TRANCHE OF
RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS WE WANT
TO TRY, PILOT, WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE CAUTIOUS AND
UNDERSTANDING WHAT IS HAPPENING
IN PHASE TWO AND START HIM ON
THE RIGHT THINGS IN THE SECOND
WAVE AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
THAT'S HOW WE ARE SEEING THE
ROADMAP OF THE NEXT 2 TO 3
YEARS, REALLY STRENGTHENING OUR
WORK AROUND ACCESS AND
AFFORDABILITY FOR CHILDCARE.
NOW WE WILL GO OVER TO THE NEXT
SLIDE.
AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
MONICA TO TALK ABOUT PHASE ONE
AND WHAT WE ARE DOING.
I THINK YOU ARE ON MUTE,
MONICA.
>> SO, FOR THIS IMPLEMENTATION,
YOU KNOW, TO BE SOON, THIS
SUMMER, WE WANT TO START WITH
SIGNIFICANT CCAP MODIFICATIONS
THAT WE THINK WILL ADDRESS
ISSUES FOR FAMILIES AND FOR
PROVIDERS.
SO, FIRST THING, WE WANT TO
EXPAND FAMILY ELIGIBILITY BY
EXPANDING IT TO PARENTS EARNING
MASTERS DEGREES OR WHO ARE
ACTIVELY SEARCHING FOR JOBS, OR
THOSE UNABLE TO WORK DUE TO
DISABILITIES.
THOSE ARE CHANGES TO THE
ELIGIBILITY THAT I THINK WILL
BE BENEFICIAL TO FAMILIES.
I KNOW COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALES HAS BEEN LOBBYING FOR
ONE OF THOSE, AT LEAST, FOR A
FEW YEARS.
SO I AM GLAD TO ADDRESS THAT
ONE.
WE ALSO, FOR PROVIDERS AND
FAMILIES, WE WANT TO STREAMLINE
AND SIMPLIFY OUR VOUCHER
SYSTEM.
WE ARE MAKING MODIFICATIONS TO
HOW THE VOUCHERS ARE ISSUED,
HOW LONG THEY LAST, YOU KNOW,
DETERMINATION PROCESSES, SIMPLE
FIVE THINGS AND REDUCED
BARRIERS FOR FAMILIES AND
PROVIDERS, THEN FINALLY, WE
WANT TO ALSO START EXPANDING
PROVIDER ELIGIBILITY CURRENTLY,
CCAP PROVIDERS NEED TO BE
WITHIN CITY LIMITS.
THAT IS LIMITING FOR FAMILIES
WHO MAY LIVE ON THE BORDER OR
ME WORK OUTSIDE THE CITY.
SO, WE ARE GOING TO START
PARTNERING WITH CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS WHO LIVE ADJACENT TO
CITY LIMITS, SO BOTH, YOU KNOW,
SEATAC, EVEN SHORT LINE, AREAS
WHERE THERE IS -- WEATHER HAS
BEEN DEMAND IN THE PAST.
THOSE ARE SOME QUICK
RECOMMENDATIONS WE ARE PUTTING
INTO PLACE STARTING THIS
SUMMER.
ALL OF WHICH CAN BE IN OUR
CURRENT BUDGET.
WE THINK WE WILL HAVE POSITIVE
IMPACTS FOR FAMILIES AND
PROVIDERS AS WELL.
THEN ALSO, THIS SUMMER, IF YOU
LOOK AT LOOK -- AT THE NEXT
SLIDE, WE WANT TO START
THINKING ABOUT CCAP IN A
DIFFERENT LIGHT.
THE FIRST THING THAT WE ARE
GOING TO START WORK ON VERY
SOON IS DEVELOPING A COST OF
CARE FRAMEWORK.
I THINK ONE OF THE CLEAR
FINDINGS IS THAT INFANT AND
TODDLER CARE IS VERY EXPENSIVE.
THERE IS NO PROGRAM RIGHT NOW
THAT IS PROPERLY SUPPORTING
PROVIDERS TO OFFER THIS.
SO, OUR SUBSIDY DOESN'T
ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE PROVIDERS
FOR THE TRUE COST OF CARE.
THE ONLY WAY THEY DO THAT IS TO
DEVELOP A COST OF CARE
FRAMEWORK, A REAL ONE, TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT IT TAKES FOR
PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE HIGH-
QUALITY CARE FOR INFANTS AND
TODDLERS AND ALL CHILDREN.
SO, WE SEE THIS AS A
FOUNDATIONAL STEP IN REALLY
THINKING ABOUT A FUTURE SUBSIDY
PROGRAM.
WE ARE STARTING WITH THIS
PROCESS VERY SOON.
WE WILL BE EXCITED TO REPORT
BACK ON THAT.
AND THEN, AS WE HAVE MENTIONED
ALREADY, WE WILL CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE POLICY LANDSCAPE
BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO
DUPLICATE.
WE WANT TO COMPLEMENT.
WE WANT TO FILL IN ANY GAPS
THAT MAY REMAIN AFTER FEDERAL
AND STATE AND COUNTY POLICIES
TAKE PLACE.
THAT IS SORT OF THE HOLDING
PATTERN WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AS
WE DEVELOP THE COST OF
FRAMEWORK, AS WE IMPLEMENT THE
CCAP MODIFICATIONS AS I
MENTIONED ON THE FIRST SLIDE,
YOU SEE THE IMPACT OF ALL OF
THOSE AS WE PREPARE FOR
POSSIBLE FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS.
SO, CAM IS GOING TO CLOSE OUT
THE PRESENTATION BY TALKING
ABOUT, YOU KNOW, A SMALL
SUBSECTION OF LOTS OF OTHER
POSSIBILITIES THAT WE CAN
ENTERTAIN FOR THE NEXT YEAR,
SO, CAM, TAKE IT AWAY.
>> WE CAN JUST MOVE TO THE NEXT
SLIDE.
OKAY, THANK YOU.
SO, THIS TABLE ON THIS SLIDE
HIGHLIGHTS THINGS WE WANT TO
CONSIDER BEYOND 2021.
A LOT OF IT IS CONSULTANT
REPORTS.
IT IS ORGANIZED BY THE OUTCOME
ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE.
DIFFERENT POLICY OPTIONS WE ARE
LOOKING AT ARE ON THE RIGHT-
HAND COLUMN.
I JUST WANT TO QUICKLY FLAG
THAT I MADE SOME REPORTS,
EVERYONE HAS THE IDEA TO READ
THROUGH THEM.
THERE ARE A RANGE OF IDEAS TO
CONSIDER.
TAX CREDITS FOR BUSINESSES, WE
FELT THAT WAS OUTSIDE OF OUR
AREAS OF EXPERTISE.
WE DIDN'T NECESSARILY THINK IT
WAS A BAD IDEA.
OTHERS, YOU KNOW, SUCH AS --
THERE IS A CASE STUDY ON
CHILD'S THERE -- CHILDCARE
SAVINGS ACCOUNT.
WE WERE EXCITED TO READ IT.
THAT FELT OUTSIDE OF THIS
DIRECT REQUEST.
NOT THAT WE DON'T THINK IT'S A
GOOD IDEA, THAT WE DON'T WANT
TO MOVE FORWARD ON IT, BUT WE
DON'T THINK IT IS RESPONSIVE TO
THE CBA, THAT IS WHY THERE ARE
EXAMPLES OF THAT IN THE REPORTS
WHICH AREN'T INCLUDED, HERE.
SO I'M GOING TO DO A QUICK
SUMMARY OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
I WON'T SPEND TOO MUCH TIME.
THEN WE CAN MOVE TO QUESTIONS.
IN THE DEMAND SIDE, YOU CAN
POTENTIALLY LOOK AT PILOTING OR
SLOT-BASED CONTRACTS.
WE THINK IT COULD HAVE A GREAT
IMPACT ON TODDLER WORK.
ESSENTIALLY, THIS WOULD BE
CREATING SERVICE CONTRACTS WITH
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS, RESERVE
SLOTS, ALMOST LIKE IN THE
HOUSING WORLD YOU MIGHT THINK
ABOUT PROJECT VOUCHERS AT THE
SITE.
THIS IS [ INDISCERNIBLE ]. IT
WOULD ALLOW FOR SPOTS TO SEEK
OUT ELIGIBLE FAMILIES.
WHAT IS EXCITING ABOUT THAT, IT
PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO
LAYER THINGS FOR THE CONTRACT
FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
COACHING ISSUES WE WANT -- IT
IS AN INTERESTING PILOT WE WANT
TO LOOK AT FOR NEXT YEAR.
WE WANT TO LOOK AT CAPPING
FAMILY COPAYMENTS -- I MEAN,
CCAP FAMILIES PAY 15 TO 20% OF
THEIR INCOME IN COPAYMENTS.
THERE'S A LOT OF NATIONAL WORK
AT INDEXING THAT AROUND 10%.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
TAKING THE CO-PAY STRUCTURE AND
CHANGING THE INDEX DOWN TO
SOMETHING AROUND THAT AREA.
THIRDLY, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
WE ARE DOING MORE RESPONSIVE
OUTREACH.
THERE IS A LOT OF GOOD MATERIAL
IN BOTH REPORTS ON HOW WE COULD
BE MORE FOCUSED IN COMMUNITIES
THAT REACH DIFFERENT
COMMUNITIES -- HOW WE COULD
MEET -- WORK WITH PARTNERS ON
OUTREACH, THAT'S WHAT WE WANT
TO MOVE FORWARD IN 2022 --
LASTLY, FAMILY FRIEND OR
NEIGHBOR IS THE TYPE -- YOU
KNOW, IT IS A CHOICE THAT A LOT
OF FAMILIES MAKE THEM
ESPECIALLY ON THE INFANT AND
TODDLER SIDE.
THERE ARE CHILDCARE RESOURCES
-- THEY WERE HERE EARLIER
PRESENTED WHAT'S BEST FOR KIDS.
THEY DO A LOT OF WORK IN THIS
AREA FOR KIDS -- WE DO NOT DO
VERY MUCH WORK.
WE WANT TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN
BE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTOR AND
HAVE A MORE DEFINED STRATEGY
FOR FAMILY, FRIEND AND
NEIGHBOR, BIPOC SEVEN MOVING ON
TO THE BUSINESS SIDE, THERE ARE
AREAS WHERE WE CAN HAVE AN
INCENTIVE MODEL FOR PROVIDERS
TO TAKE [ INDISCERNIBLE ].
THERE ARE SOME GOOD EXAMPLES
OUT OF JERSEY, SPECIFICALLY
THAT WE WANT TO LOOK AT IN THAT
AREA.
ALSO, BUILDING OFF WHAT MONICA
TALKED ABOUT IN THE PREVIOUS
SLIDE, WHEN WE DO THAT -- WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
ADJUSTING THE SUBSIDIES TO PAY
THE TRUE COST OF CARE.
WE KNOW, YOU KNOW, FAMILY --
YOU KNOW, TUITION DOESN'T MEAN
THE COST, IT IS AWFULLY
SUBSIDIZED BY PRESCHOOL
FAMILIES.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
ADJUSTING SUBSIDIES PROPERLY
FOR THAT SO WE WILL BE LOOKING
AT THAT AS WELL.
THE QUALITY SIDE, WE ARE
FORTUNATE TO HAVE TEXT FUNDS TO
PROVIDE COACHING AND
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT THE
CCAP CLASSROOMS.
WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN THE WORK.
THEN MOVING DOWN TO SYSTEMIC
ALIGNMENT, WE WANT TO LOOK AT
ISSUES LIKE CHANGING THE
FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL TWO AREA
MEDIAN INCOME BECAUSE IT ALIGNS
MORE WITH WHAT IS IN THE
HOUSING WORLD AND OTHER THINGS
HAPPENING IN THE CITY, IT ALSO
HAS [ INDISCERNIBLE ] IN THE
SEATTLE AREA.
ALSO, ALIGNMENT STARTS WITH
KIDS, THEN THE LAST TWO IN THIS
ARE THINKING ABOUT SYSTEMS
GROUPS WE CAN PUT TOGETHER.
úOBVIOUSLY, WE JUST GOT OFF THI
AGENDA ITEM FROM THE BUILT
ENVIRONMENT, WE THINK THERE IS
RICH OPPORTUNITIES FOR OH HOP
CD DEAL TO DO MORE LONG-RANGE
-- YOU HEARD THE CHALLENGES OF
RETROFITTING CHILDCARE IN
SPACES THAT WEREN'T DESIGNED
FOR IT.
HOW CAN WE DO IT AND BE
INTENTIONAL ABOUT [
INDISCERNIBLE ]? THERE ARE
NUMBER OF GOOD IDEAS HOW TO
INCLUDE BUSINESS IN THIS WORK
IN THE REPORTS.
WE HAVEN'T SAT DOWN WITH
BUSINESS FORMALLY -- THERE
WOULD BE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO
THAT.
LASTLY, ON THE SUPPLY SIDE, YOU
KNOW, WE THINK FUNDS
SPECIFICALLY DEDICATED TO
TODDLER SPACES IS IMPORTANT.
PRESCHOOL OFTEN TAKES UP FUNDS,
ESPECIALLY FOR BIGGER PROJECTS.
WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT
PREDEVELOPMENT AND MAKING THAT
CITYWIDE NOT JUST FOR DEAL
PROVIDERS OR [ INDISCERNIBLE ].
LASTLY, WE ARE KEEPING OUR EYE
ON AN INTERESTING PILOT AROUND
THE PUBLIC PRIVATE SUBSIDY
MODEL WHICH POOLS FUNDS FROM
PRIVATE BUSINESSES AND WITH
CITY FUNDS TO CREATE A SUBSIDY
WITH A THIRD PARTY THAT ALSO
CONTRACTS WITH A NETWORK OF
PROVIDERS.
I THINK IT HAS A LOT OF
STRENGTHS AND SOME INTERESTING
COMPONENTS TO IT.
WE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT
AS THE PILOT CONTINUES ON AND
THINKS ABOUT IF THAT WILL BE
APPROPRIATE FOR SEATTLE.
-- AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
SO, WITH THAT, I THINK WE CAN
MOVE TO ANY QUESTIONS -- ANY
COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE?
>> THANK YOU, CAMERON, REALLY
APPRECIATE IT.
I HAVE ONE QUESTION RELATED TO
THE WORK REVIEW IDENTIFIED ON
THE SYSTEM ALIGNMENT.
I KNOW THAT THE REPORTS
MENTIONED AND MADE SUGGESTIONS
TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
ALSO, IN THAT CONTEXT, TALKED
ABOUT HOUSING AND AFFORDABILITY
OF HOUSING AS AN ADDITIONAL
BARRIER TO CHILDCARE.
I'M JUST WONDERING IF THAT IS
PART OF WHAT YOU ENVISION THIS
WORK GROUP LOOKING AT, OR IF
YOU ARE SORT OF THINKING THAT
THAT IS BEYOND THE SCOPE AND
WOULD BE A DIFFERENT
OPPORTUNITY?
>> YEAH, I THINK WE INITIALLY
-- AND WE HAVEN'T GONE TOO FAR
WITH THAT -- I THINK WE
ENVISION MORE HOW DO WE DO
SHARE PLANNING AROUND CHILDCARE
FACILITY AND DEVELOPMENT?
SO THAT'S CERTAINLY AN
IMPORTANT ISSUE.
I THINK IT'S ALSO AN ISSUE THAT
CAN BE THOUGHT ABOUT WITH OUR
PARTNERSHIP WITH WEST ARTS FOR
KIDS.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]. THERE IS A
GOOD IDEA TO LOOK AT REGIONAL
ALIGNMENT FOR FAMILIES ARE
BEING DISPLACED AND HOW WE CAN
REALLY BE MAKING IT LOOK LIKE
THERE IS ONE DOOR FOR THEM TO
MAKE SURE THEY CAN GET [
INDISCERNIBLE ].
>> OKAY.
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON THIS REPORT, THIS
PRESENTATION?
>> COUNCILMEMBER AND TRY TO,
PLEASE.
>> JUST SOME QUESTIONS.
MONICA, YOU MENTIONED EXPANDING
THE UNIVERSE TO THOSE IN MASTER
PROGRAMS, THAT'S GREAT.
CAN YOU REMIND ME, DO WE
ALREADY INCLUDE THE PARTNERSHIP
AND TRADE PROGRAMS ALREADY?
AND THEN, ON PAGE FOUR OF THE
MEMO YOU PROVIDED, THERE WAS A
REFERENCE TO THE UNIVERSAL
DOLLAR, THAT THE CITY IS
EXPECTED TO POTENTIALLY
RECEIVE.
WE KNOW AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL,
THE FUNDING FOR CHILD CARE
FACILITIES AND A SECOND FUNDING
PACKAGE IS CONSIDERED
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT.
DO WE KNOW HOW MUCH OF THAT
MONEY WOULD COME TO THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND ANY FIRM NUMBERS
YET ON WHAT THAT MIGHT BE IN
THE APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS
AROUND THAT?
>> I DON'T BELIEVE WE KNOW
THAT, YET.
>> THAT SECOND QUESTION, NO.
IT IS JUST A PROPOSAL AT THIS
POINT.
I IMAGINE IT WILL CHANGE QUITE
A BIT.
>> AND YES, CURRENTLY, -- TRADE
PROGRAMS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CCAP.
>> THANK YOU.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO
REMIND FOLKS -- COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, IF WE HAVE A QUICK
SECOND, CAN I ASK A SECOND
QUESTION, HERE?
>> PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ON PAGE SIX OF THE MEMO, I
THINK CORRESPONDING AGE 13, I
REALLY APPRECIATE THE DETAIL
PROCESS OUTLINE AND THE
PRINCIPLES UNDER WHICH YOU ARE
REVIEWING THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
I ALSO SEE YOU WILL BE WORKING
CLOSELY WITH THE COUNCIL.
CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT
MORE -- PERHAPS, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, I APOLOGIZE IF THIS
IS A QUESTION FOR YOU REGARDING
PROCESS, BUT ANY ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION YOU HAVE ABOUT WHAT
THE COUNCIL MIGHT BE EXPECTING
IN TERMS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU
OUTLINED, TODAY, OR THE BROADER
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS
AROUND HOW FOLKS ARE GOING TO
SEE THESE INITIAL
RECOMMENDATIONS GET
IMPLEMENTED?
EXCITED ABOUT THE PACE, JUST
WANTED TO CHECK IN ON THE
PROCESS.
>> YEAH, I THINK, MAYBE, ON
THAT QUESTION, WE CAN TAKE IT
-- SOME OF THIS IS IN TRANCHES,
RIGHT?
SOME OF THIS IS OUR WORD YEARS,
AND THAT -- BUT CERTAINLY, FOR
THE POLICY ACTIONS RELATED TO
THE SUMMER OF 2021,
SPECIFICALLY AROUND THE CCAP
MODIFICATIONS, I WOULD ALSO BE
INTERESTED IN KNOWING IF THAT
IS SOMETHING WITHIN THE
DISCRETION AND THE AUTHORITY OF
DEEL WITHOUT LEGISLATION, OR IF
LEGISLATION IS GOING TO BE
REQUIRED TO SORT OF EFFECTUATE
THOSE PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO
THE CCAP PROGRAM.
>> WE ARE OPERATING UNDER THE
ASSUMPTION THAT THERE IS NO
LEGISLATION NECESSARY FOR US TO
MAKE THESE POLICY CHANGES FOR
CCAP.
WE -- IT IS UNDER OUR AUTHORITY
TO MODIFY THOSE POLICIES, YOU
KNOW, IN TERMS OF PROCESS, ONE
OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT
THE CBA'S IS WHEN WE CONDUCTED
A LOT OF OUTREACH.
SO WE FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THESE
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THINGS THAT
WILL BE EMBRACED BY PROVIDERS
AND FAMILIES.
>> SO, IN OTHER WORDS, THE
OUTREACH HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE
--
>> YEAH, SO THESE
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE WHAT CAME
FORTH FROM THE REPORTS WHICH
INCLUDED OUTREACH WITH BOTH
CCAP PROVIDERS AND CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS IN SEATTLE THAT ARE
PART OF CCAP AND FAMILIES AS
WELL.
SO, WE ARE HAPPY WITH -- YOU
KNOW, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MOVE
FORWARD ON THESE, AND THEY
RESONATED ALSO, YOU KNOW, WITH
WHAT WE BELIEVED, WITH WHAT
STAFF SEES AS WELL, AND GIVES
US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHAT
THE IMPACT IS OF THESE AS SOON
AS WE STARTED LAMENTING.
>> YEAH, WELL I'M EXCITED TO
SEE THE CCAP MODIFICATIONS IN
PARTICULAR AND THE WHOLE BODY
OF WORK.
YOU KNOW, I HAVE BEEN WANTING
TO EXPAND THE ELIGIBILITY TO
SOME OF THESE CATEGORIES LISTED
HERE.
I MEAN, I THINK I HAVE BEEN
ADVOCATING SINCE 2018 TO EXPAND
THE ELIGIBILITY THIS WAY, BUT
YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD WE ARE
FINALLY IN A POSITION WHERE WE
ARE ABLE TO DO THAT, AND I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO THOSE POLICY
MODIFICATIONS.
COUNCILMAN THE MOSQUEDA, DID
YOU GET YOUR FULL ANSWERS
QUESTION ON THE LONGFORM ONE?
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU
FEEL --
>> YES.
>> ANY QUESTIONS?
I KNOW WE ARE RUNNING LONG.
OKAY, GREAT, GREAT.
BRIAN, ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> NO, NOT AT THIS TIME, THANK
YOU.
>> OKAY, COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, JUST MY NICKEL
THANKS TO ALL THE DEPARTMENTS
AND EDUCATION AND EARLY
LEARNING, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU
DO.
YOU ARE AMAZING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NO, THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENCE AS
ALWAYS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
PRESIDENT, SO MUCH, THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE, TODAY.
THANK EVERYBODY FOR EVERYTHING
ALL THE TIME, PARTICULARLY
BRIAN, THANK YOU, BRIAN, WAY TO
GO.
>> BRIAN IS BEING THANKED FOR
HAVING NOTHING TO ADD DURING
THIS PRESENTATION.
[ LAUGHTER ] WELL, THANKS SO
MUCH, EVERYBODY, REALLY
APPRECIATE IT, AND REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE AS WE
ARE WORKING THROUGH THESE
DENSE, DENSE PRESENTATIONS.
I THINK THIS IS GOOD WORK AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT STEPS.
DIRECTOR, ANYTHING TO ADD?
ANY CLOSING REMARKS?
>> NO, AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE THE
TIME FOR FORWARD THINKING.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO SERVING OUR
STUDENTS, OUR CHILDREN, OUR
FAMILIES IN SEATTLE.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO MOVING THIS
FORWARD.
>> AWESOME.
I AM EXCITED.
LOTS MORE FUNDING, YOU KNOW,
EVERYTHING HAPPENS WHEN IT
HAPPENS FOR A REASON, SO WE
HAVE A LOT MORE FUNDING AT THE
STATE LEVEL, SOME FUNDING
POTENTIALLY COMING TO THE
COUNTY LEVEL, WE HAVE THE FUND
LEVY, WE HAVE REPORTS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS, I'M FEELING
GOOD WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO
TAKE REAL ACTION, HERE.
SO REALLY, THANK YOU FOR
HELPING ME DO THIS WORK.
I APPRECIATE THIS.
ALL RIGHT, FOLKS.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY OTHER
ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON THE
AGENDA.
SO IF THERE IS NO FURTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE, WE WILL BE
ADJOURNED.
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS,
THAT CONCLUDES THE MEETING FOR
TODAY.
THANKS, EVERYBODY.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.
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