>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER.
IT IS 3:30 A.M.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] [ TECHNICAL
DIFFICULTIES ] AND SO SHE HAS
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING.
WE WILL CALL THE ROLE.
>> M. LORENA GONZALEZ?
>> HERE.
>> ANDREW J. LEWIS ?
>> HERE.
>> KSHAMA SAWANT
>> ON TODAY'S AGENDA, WE HAVE
JUST A BIT OF THE END-OF-THE-
YEAR WORK TO DO.
WE HAVE [ INDISCERNIBLE ] AND A
REAPPOINTMENT.
[ TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES ] WE
WILL NOW IMPROVE OUR AGENDA FOR
TODAY'S MEETING.
IF THERE IS NO [ INDISCERNIBLE
], THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, ADOPTED.
AT THE TIME, WE WILL MOVE RIGHT
INTO PUBLIC COMMENT AND
MODERATE THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE [
INDISCERNIBLE ] TO SPEAK.
I WILL CALL ON THE SPEAKER BY
NAME.
IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED TO
SPEAK BUT YOU WOULD LIKE TO,
YOU CAN DO SO BY SIGNING UP
BEFORE THE END OF THE PUBLIC [
INDISCERNIBLE ] PERIOD BY GOING
TO THE WEBSITE ALSO LISTED ON
TODAY'S AGENDA.
WHEN I CALL THE SPEAKERS NAME,
YOU WILL HEAR A PROMPT AND ONCE
YOU HEAR THE PROMPT, YOU NEED
TO HIT STAR 62 UNMUTE YOURSELF.
BEGIN BY STATING YOUR NAME AND
THE ITEM [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
INTERMEC WILL HEAR A TIME WHEN
THE 10 SECONDS ARE REMAINING OF
THE ALLOTTED TIME.
ONCE THE SPEAKER HERE'S THE
CHIME, WE ASK THAT YOU
INTERRUPT YOUR COMMENTS.
AND IF THE SPEAKERS DON'T END
THE AND COMMENTS, SPEAKERS MAY
BE VENTED AFTER 10 SECONDS TO
ALLOW US TO HEAR FROM THE NEXT
SPEAKER.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED, THERE
IS A CUTE -- A DISCONNECTION
LINE.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] WHEN YOU HAVE
PEOPLE SIGNED UP [
INDISCERNIBLE ] AND WE WILL
JUMP RIGHT INTO THAT.
HOWARD?
>> GOOD MORNING.
HOWARD GALE, DISTRICT 7. YOU
HAVE BEEN FACED WITH CLEAR
FACTS AND DATA, THE SPD KILLING
MORE PEOPLE AFTER THE YEARS TO
DISSENTER DECREE THAN YEARS
BEFORE, CONTINUING RACIAL
DISPARITY IN THE CONTINUED USE
OF FORCE [ INDISCERNIBLE ] AND
IN 2020, UNCONSTITUTIONAL
EGREGIOUSLY VIOLENT ACTIONS
AGAINST DEMONSTRATORS.
YOUR WATCHES OUR POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM HAS
DETERMINED RECENT KILLINGS TO
BE LAWFUL AND PROPER.
FOLLOWED BY THE PREDICTABLE SPD
MURDER OF KAYDEN, THIS YEAR.
WATCHED AS OUR SYSTEM
EXONERATED THE VAST MAJORITY OF
OFFICERS FOR THE ABUSE OF 2020
AND IN THE FEW CASES WHERE
COMPLAINTS WERE UPHELD,
REPRIMANDS ARE IN VERY RARE
CASES A FEW DAYS OFF.
DON'T JUST HAPPEN. F JUSTICE
IT REQUIRES FOLKS IN POWER TO
ACTIVELY UNDERMINE
ACCOUNTABILITY.
TWO HIGH-LEVEL INVESTIGATORS AT
THE OIG WRIST THEIR LIVELIHOODS
AND WELL-BEING TO SOUND THE
ALARM AND TO EXPLAIN TO US HOW
THESE HAPPENED.
CAROLYN VICK OF THE SOUTH
SEATTLE DOCUMENTS [
INDISCERNIBLE ] KALE W REPORTED
EARLIER ON THE ABUSES ENGAGED
BY ANDREW MEYER.
DESPITE ALL OF THIS, MOST OF
YOU TRY HARD TO IGNORE IT WHERE
AS COUNCIL MEMBERS ENGAGE IN
DIMINISHING THE UNDERCUTTING
EFFORTS TO BRING TO LIGHT AND
ENTIRELY CORRUPT ACCOUNTABILITY
SYSTEM.
YEAR OF GEORGE FLOYD WILL BE
THE YEAR WHERE THE POLICE WERE
AWARDED BONUSES.
IT IS NOT PARTICULARLY BRAVE OR
IMMORAL TO JUMP ON A BANDWAGON.
BUT IT IS [ MUTED ]
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS WILLIAMS
WHO IS SHOWING AS NOT PRESENT.
SUDAN IS ALSO OUR LAST SPEAKER
SO I AM GOING TO CALL FOR SUE
WILLIAMS, ONE MORE TIME.
NOT SEEING ANY CHANGE IN STATUS
AND WITH THAT, WE WILL CLOSE
PUBLIC COMMENT.
MOVING INTO THE AGENDA ITEM,
PLEASE BRING IN AGENDA ITEMS
NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO.
>> AGENDA ITEM 1, APPOINTMENT
02087, REAPPOINTMENT OF
KATHERINE SEIBEL AS MEMBER,
COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION,
FOR A TERM TO DECEMBER 31,
2024.
REAPPOINTMENT OF LE'JAYAH
WASHINGTON AS MEMBER,
COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION,
FOR A TERM TO DECEMBER 31,
2024.
>> WE WILL DO A QUICK GO AROUND
AND MOVE INTO THE ITEM.
>> I AM NEWELL ALDRICH.
I WILL PASS IT TO DOUGLAS
WAGONER.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I AM DOUGLAS WAGONER, ONE OF
THE THREE COCHAIRS OF THE
SEATTLE [ INDISCERNIBLE ].
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THESE ARE REAPPOINTMENTS, WE DO
NOT REQUIRE THAT THEY BE WITH
US FOR THAT REAPPOINTMENT
PROCESS.
COULD WE JUSTLY START OFF WITH
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE
COMMUNITY POLLUTION POLICE
COMMISSION OF THE WORK YOU DO
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I AM ONE OF THE THREE COCHAIRS
AND THE CDC IS ONE PART OF
SEATTLE'S THREE-PART POLICE
ACADEMY SYSTEMS.
WE ARE MADE UP OF COMMISSIONERS
THAT WE ARE AN INDEPENDENT.
OUR MISSION IS TO LISTEN,
AMPLIFY AND BUILD COMMON GROUND
ON COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY
SEATTLE POLICING AND WE WERE
CREATED IN THE WAKE OF
SEATTLE'S FEDERAL TO CONSENT
DECREE, 2017, WE HAVE BECOME A
FIXTURE IN PART OF SEATTLE'S
POLICE ACADEMY SYSTEMS.
IN TERMS OF WORK IN RECENT
YEARS, WE HAVE MADE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY
COUNCIL, CROWD CONTROL,
ADVOCATING FOR POLICE REFORM
BILL STATEWIDE AND HAVE
CONTINUED TO FULFILL OUR
OVERSIGHT DUTIES UNDER THE
DISSENT CONSENT DECREE.
THESE TWO COCHAIRS, MEMBERS OF
OUR COMMISSION.
CATHERINE IS ONE OF OUR COCHAIRS
. I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS.
SPOT BEFORE WE GO INTO ANY
REAPPOINTMENTS, ONE OF THE
QUESTIONS I HAVE ABOUT THE
FUTURE WORK OF THE CDC AS IT
RELATES IS HOW THE DISSENT
CONSENT DECREE IS GOING TO BE
EVOLVING.
WE ARE HEADING INTO A NEW YEAR
AND THERE ARE LOTS OF QUESTIONS
ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE
MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE, WHAT THAT
MEANS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE
DISSENT DEGREE.
I KNOW CDC HAS BEGUN TO HAVE
DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CONSENT
DECREE.
MAYBE NOT THE CONTENT BUT WHAT
YOU'RE HOPING TO GET OUT OF
THEM.
>> YOU.
THE MONITOR IS ENGAGING IN KIND
OF AN ASSESSMENT OF WHERE THE
CITY IS AT WITH THE CONSENT
DEGREE AND I THINK IT IS
FRANKLY LAYING THE GROUNDWORK
THROUGH THAT ASSESSMENT OF WHAT
AN UP CLOSE CONSENT DECREE
ENVIRONMENT MIGHT LOOK LIKE
TUESDAY SEATTLE.
SO WE ARE TEAMING UP ON THE
MONITOR TO CURRENT.
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS,
WE WILL BE ENGAGED WITH THAT
AND DOING A SERIES OF COMMUNITY
MEETINGS AND OUTREACH TO ENSURE
THAT THERE IS A COMMUNITY
PERSPECTIVE AND THE REPORT THAT
THEY DEVELOP AND SHARE WITH THE
JUDGE WHO IS OVERSEEING THAT
DISSENT CONJURE -- WHILE THE
CITY REMAINED OUT OF
COMPLIANCE, ONE KEY ASPECT OF
THE CONSENT DEGREE, I THINK THE
REALITY IS AND WHAT WE ARE KIND
OF SENSING FROM THE MONITOR IS
THAT, AT SOME POINT, THE
CONSENT DECREE IS GOING TO COME
TO AN END AND THERE NEEDS TO BE
A PLAN PUT IN PLACE FOR WHAT
THAT MEANS FOR THE CITY, HOW
POLICE OVERSIGHT AND
ACCOUNTABILITY WILL CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN BEYOND THE CONSENT
DECREE . I THINK THAT IS WHERE
WE ARE GOING TO ENGAGE IN OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.
>> THAT IS SUPER HELPFUL.
ONE OTHER QUESTION I HAD ABOUT
THOSE CONVERSATIONS, WE KNOW
THAT THERE HAS BEEN A
SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION OF USE OF
FORCE INCIDENTS.
BUT ONE OF THE AREAS THAT WE
OFTEN HEAR ABOUT AND WE SEE
DEMONSTRATED IS THAT THERE IS
STILL A VERY HIGH DISPARITY,
ACIAL DISPARITY IN USE OF
FORCE.
AND I AM JUST WONDERING HOW THE
CONVERSATION DOES AND THAT
WASN'T IF I RECALL CORRECTLY
WAS A FINDING BUT IT IS STILL A
CHALLENGE FOR THE DEPARTMENT
AND FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT COME
INTO CONTACT WITH POLICE
OFFICERS.
SO I AM WONDERING, GIVEN THAT
THAT'S WASN'T ANY SORT OF
ALLUDED TO, THEY WALKED RIGHT
UP TO, THAT BEING A FINDING BUT
DID NOT COME BACK.
I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW HOW THAT
ISSUE MIGHT INTERPLAY IN THE
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF
THE CONSENT DECREE OR WILL IT?
>> I THINK THAT IS GOING TO BE
A MAIN FEATURE IN ADDITION TO
ONGOING CONCERNS ABOUT USE OF
FORCE, GENERALLY.
I THINK DISCONTINUATION OF HOW
IT IS GOING TO BE YEARS IS
GOING TO BE A MAIN FEATURE IN
THE COMING MONTHS RELATED TO
HOW THAT DISSENT CAN AND AND
WHETHER WE HAVE MADE ENOUGH
PROGRESS.
AND I THINK BEYOND THE DATA AND
STATISTICS, I THINK THE
PERCEPTION IS ALSO STILL OF
CONCERN.
I THINK IF YOU ASK PEOPLE OF
COLOR IN THE CITY, I AM NOT
SURE THAT THOSE FOLKS WOULD
REALLY SURE THAT THEY FEEL LIKE
THERE HAS BEEN THIS KIND OF
MONUMENTAL SHIFTS IN POLICING
IN TERMS OF WHETHER FOLKS WILL
SAY FOR WHETHER THEY ARE
CONFIDENT THAT SEATTLE POLICE
ARE THERE TO PROTECT AND SERVE
THEM.
SO I THINK THE ISSUE IN
ADDITION TO DISPROPORTIONALITY
OR USE OF FORCE IS STILL A
MAJOR CONCERN.
AND ONE THING I AM ALSO HOPING
FOR THE MONITOR IS AN
ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS OF USE OF
FORCE.
I THINK WE HAVE ALL KIND OF
RELIED ON THE REPORT FROM THE
PREVIOUS MONITOR WHICH CAME OUT
FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AND WHICH
SHOWED USE OF FORCE TRENDING
DOWN BUT SINCE THEN, WE HAVEN'T
SEEN KIND OF A CONSERVATIVE
ANALYSIS OF USE OF FORCE IN OUR
USE OF FORCE DASHBOARD AND
TAKING A LOOK AT THE DASHBOARD,
YOU CAN SEE THAT USE OF FORCE
IS WAY UP IN 2020 AS A RESULT
OF THE PROTEST AND ENGAGING AND
HANDS-ON WITH OFFICERS.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW
WHERE WE ARE AT AND GET AN
UPDATED ANALYSIS OF USE OF
FORCE.
THE REPORT IS FROM FOUR OR FIVE
YEARS AGO AND THE DATA IS KIND
OF STALE.
>> I APPRECIATE YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO GO OFF ON THAT
IMPORTANT TRAJECTORY.
SO NOW, I THINK WE ARE JUST
GOING TO MOVE INTO THE [
INDISCERNIBLE ] OF -- [
INDISCERNIBLE ] [ TECHNICAL
DIFFICULTIES ] COUNSEL
REAPPOINTMENTS [ INDISCERNIBLE
] ON THESE INDIVIDUALS.
>> THE FIRST APPOINTMENT IS
KATHERINE SEIBEL . SHE WORKS IN
POLICY ADVOCACY, MENTAL HEALTH,
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING,
SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION AT THE
MULTI STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS.
SHE HAS SERVED AS A TEACHING
ASSOCIATE AT COLUMBIA
UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WORK.
SPECIAL EXPERIENCE INCLUDES
COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN AND AND
NATIONAL LINES OF MENTAL HEALTH
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON SERVES AS
OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALIST AND
INCLUDE TRACKING POLICY AND
PARTICIPATING IN PANELS AND
COMMUNITY EVENTS.
THE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
INCLUDES CARE IS MENTORING,
CULTIVATING THE GENIUS OF BLACK
CHILDREN.
SHE SERVED AS ASSISTANT TO THE
DEPUTY IN THE CITY CORONER'S
OFFICE, AND INTERN IN THE
OFFICE OF KING COUNTY COUNCIL
MEMBER, LARRY GOSSETT.
HER VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
INCLUDES THE URBAN LEAGUE,
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND [
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES ]. THANK
YOU.
>> NOEL?
>> SO, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
REAPPOINTMENTS?
NOT SEEING ANY, I AM GOING -- I
JUST WANT TO FIRST SAY I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE WILLINGNESS OF
CATHERINE.
YOU DESERVE AND RECOGNIZE THE
ROLE THAT CATHERINE HAS BEEN
PLAYING.
I REALLY APPRECIATE BOTH OF
THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS
REALLY IMPORTANT WORK.
02087802088.
SECOND?
THANK YOU SO MUCH?
ANY FINAL COMMENTS?
HEARING NO COMMENTS, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE APPOINTMENT.
>> GONZALES?
>> AYE
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
ALL IN FAVOR?
>> PLEASE READ THE AGENDA ITEMS
THREE THROUGH FIVE.
>> COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER
THREE APARTMENT 02089,
APPOINTMENT [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
AS MEMBER OF PRESERVATION
GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY.
02090, REAPPOINTMENT OF NANCY
KATHLEEN SUGG AS MEMBER,
PACIFIC HOSPITAL PRESERVATION
AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ARE
GOVERNING COUNCIL, FOR A TERM
TO DECEMBER 31, 2022.
APPOINTMENT OF VIRGIL L. WADE
AS MEMBER FOR A TERM TO
DECEMBER 31, 2023.
>> SO WE HAVE REAPPOINTMENT
HERE AND I AM WONDERING IF WE
CAN GET STARTED WITH A QUICK
ROUND OF INTRODUCTIONS.
>> I WILL PASS IT.
>> JOHN KIM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF HOSPITAL PRESERVATION AND
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND I
WILL PASS IT TO AYENAY A. ABYE
.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WHO WOULD LIKE TO LEAD US OFF?
>> I WILL GO QUICKLY ON THAT TO
JOHN AND AYENAY A. ABYE WHO
KNOW THE WORK ON THE GROUND
VERY WELL.
THE HOSPITAL PDA IS TASKED WITH
THE STEWARDSHIP OF THE TOWER
AND ITS SURROUNDING CAMPUS.
THEY FOUND PROGRAMS ALONG WITH
THE MISSION AND HEALTHCARE
ACCESS APPROVING HEALTHCARE
OUTCOMES FOR UNDERSERVED
POPULATIONS.
UNDERSTANDABLY, THEY HAVE HAD A
TOUGH YEAR AND A HALF AND ARE
CONTINUING TO DO AMAZING WORK
DESPITE ALL THAT IS GOING ON.
THERE ARE THREE APPOINTMENTS
EACH DAY TO NEW APPOINTMENTS
AND THE REAPPOINTMENT OF NANCY
SUGGS ALL OF YOU HAVE BEEN
APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNING
COUNCIL.
VIRGIL IS NOT WITH US TODAY SO
I HAVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW FOR HIM
IF THAT IS OKAY AND THEN WE CAN
PASS IT TO JOHN AND AYENAY A.
ABYE ABOUT THE WORK THEY ARE
DOING.
VIRGIL IS THE OPERATIONS
DIRECTOR.
HE HAS BEEN A STRONG ADVOCATE
FOR PEOPLE'S RIGHTS THROUGHOUT
HIS CAREER AND HAS SERVED AS
GENERAL MANAGER FOR THE
SNOQUALMIE INDIAN TRIBE AND HAS
PREVIOUSLY SERVED ON THE
ARIZONA TALKING STICK FOR BOARD
OF DIRECTORS AND CURRENTLY
SERVES ON THE PONY NATION
APPROPRIATIONS BOARD OF
DIRECTORS AND THIS WILL BE HIS
FIRST TERM.
AND THEN I AM HAPPY TO PASS IT
TO JOHN TO TALK MORE ABOUT THE
WORK AND THE OTHER
APPOINTMENTS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IT IS SUCH A PLEASURE TO BE
BEFORE YOU WITH THESE
APPOINTMENTS.
THE PDA IS REALLY A PROUD
STEWARD OF THIS SIGNIFICANT
CAMPUS ON NORTH BEACON HILL AND
AS YOU SAID, WE REALLY DID HAVE
A CHALLENGING COUPLE OF YEARS
WITH COVID.
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, IT IS
ONLY A HEIGHTENED EXPERIENCE OF
THE DISPARITIES THAT EXISTED
BEFORE THE PANDEMIC HIT AND
WILL CONTINUE AFTER THE
PANDEMIC EASES INTO AN ENDEMIC.
SO WE ARE LASER FOCUSED ON
PROVIDING RESOURCES THAT ARE
GENERATED FROM OUR CAMPUS INTO
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
AND EFFORTS TO ADDRESS
DISPARITIES AND ACCESS TO
HEALTHCARE RESOURCES AND TO
ADDRESS THE INEQUITIES IN THE
SYSTEM.
NOT ONLY DO WE WANT TO CONTINUE
VIBRANT FUNDING IN A WAY THAT
IS APPROACHING COMMUNITY
PROBLEMS FROM A COMMUNITY
PERSPECTIVE THAT WE WANT TO ADD
AMPLIFY THE AUTHENTIC VOICE
THROUGH THEIR LEARNED
EXPERIENCE INTO THE SYSTEM-
LEVEL WORK WHERE THERE ARE SOME
REAL CONCERNS ABOUT THE NEED TO
IMPROVE ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
AND SO, WE ARE ANXIOUSLY
BUILDING OUR GOVERNING COUNCIL
WITH SOME SPECIFIC ATTRIBUTES
THAT I THINK ARE REALLY
IMPORTANT TO US.
AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR MEMBERS
OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL.
WE WANT FOLKS WHO ARE
STRATEGIC, FOLKS THAT ARE
EXPERIENCED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE
AND SKILLFUL AND, ABOVE ALL,
COMPASSIONATE.
THAT THEY REALLY LOVE THE
MISSION OF SERVING PEOPLE AND
ENSURING THAT EVERYONE HAS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE A FULL AND
FULFILLED LIFE AND HEALTH IS A
CORNERSTONE OF THAT ABILITY TO
DO SO.
AND SO, I AM SO PLEASED THAT WE
HAVE AYENAY A. ABYE , VIRGIL
AND NANCY.
I WILL JUST TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT
EACH.
VIRGIL COMES TO US WITH A REAL
RICH BACKGROUND OF SERVING
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND HE IS
ACTUALLY IN A LEADERSHIP
POSITION, A SIERRA CLUB WHICH
IS ONE OF OUR GRANTEES AND
KNOWS THE WORK AT THE VERY
GROUND-LEVEL IN TERMS OF HOW TO
ADDRESS ACCESS TO SERVICES.
AYENAY A. ABYE, I AM GOING TO
LET THEM SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.
AS YOU CAN SEE, HIGHLY
ACCOMPLISHED AND WE COULD NOT
BE MORE PLEASED TO HAVE SUCH A
STRONG AND KNOWLEDGEABLE LEADER
IN OUR GOVERNANCE GROUP.
FINALLY, NANCY SUGGS, SHE IS
NEARING THE END OF HER NINE
YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE PH PDA.
WHAT A PARTNER SHE HAS BEEN.
SHE IS THE CHAIR OF THE PROGRAM
COMMITTEE AND AS THE MEDICAL
DIRECTOR FOR THE PIONEER SQUARE
CLINIC AND A LEADER AT
HARBORVIEW, AS WELL AS I THINK
THE DIRECTOR OF THE NURSING
TEAM FOR THE HOMELESS, SHE
BRINGS A WEALTH OF CONNECTIONS
AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SERVING
DIFFICULT TO SERVE POPULATIONS
AND THIS IS THE KIND OF
EXPERIENCE THAT HAS HELPED
GUIDE THIS ORGANIZATION IN
BUILDING STRATEGY TOWARD
ADDRESSING THE NEED FOR
SERVICES ON THE GROUND AS WELL
AS MOVING INTO THE SYSTEM-LEVEL
IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE NECESSARY
TO REALLY MAKE AN IMPACT.
AND THEN JUST A FINAL NOTE, WE
ARE SO PROUD TO BE WORKING IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SEATTLE
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT PDA.
OUR PDA IS DEVELOPING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON THE NORTH
LOT OF THE PDA CAMPUS.
WE ARE ANTICIPATING A CLOSE OF
THAT TRANSACTION IN THE SPRING
OF 2022 AND GROUNDBREAKING TO
FOLLOW SHORTLY AFTER THAT AND
THIS WILL BRING HUNDREDS OF
UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO
BEACON HILL.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US
TO INTEGRATE A NEW COMMUNITY
ONTO OUR CAMPUS AND TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF A CAMPUS SETTING
TO CREATE HEALTH EQUITY EVEN IN
THE PLACE WHERE WE RESIDE.
WITH THAT, I WILL PASS IT TO
AYENAY A. ABYE AND THANK YOU
FOR YOUR ATTENTION .
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
MY NAME IS AYENAY A. ABYE.
FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS, I WAS
THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SO I LED
ALL OF THE EXTERNAL
PARTNERSHIPS.
SO I HAVE A VERY GOOD SENSE OF
THE COMMUNAL NETWORKS IN AND
AROUND PDA'S PDA.
PRIOR TO THAT, I WAS BASED IN
DC WHERE I LED COMMUNITIES
CREATING HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS
AND THERE WAS A PROGRAM [
INDISCERNIBLE ] FOUNDATION,
JURISDICTIONS AND LEADING LOCAL
HEALTH CAMPAIGNS.
TO ME, JUSTICE IS AT THE ROOT
OF EVERYTHING.
I ENJOY USING MY SKILLS AND MY
MASTERS IN PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION TO REALLY
IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
THROUGH THE PH PDA AND THROUGH
CALLING SHIP, I AM JUST REALLY
ENJOYING MY TIME AND
PARTICIPATE IN VOLUNTEERING
WITH THE PH PDA.
>> I AM SO EXCITED THAT YOU ARE
WILLING TO SERVE AND I KNOW
YOU'RE GOING TO HELP DO GREAT
THINGS.
I JUST WANT TO TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT IF THERE ARE SOME
PARTICULAR ACCOMPLISHMENTS OR
INITIATIVES THAT YOU WANT TO
WORK ON DURING YOUR TENURE.
>> I AM EXCITED ABOUT OUR
STRATEGIC PLAN, REALLY
AMPLIFYING THE MISSION OF THE
úPDH.
JUST LAST WEEK, WE HAD OUR
MEETING.
IT WAS ONLINE BUT STILL FELT
VERY CONNECTED.
I ENJOYED THAT THE GRANTEES ARE
ABLE TO CONNECT THE DOTS AND
CREATE MORE CAMARADERIE AND
COALITION BUILDING BECAUSE IT
DOES TAKE ALL OF US.
IT IS ABOUT THE ECOSYSTEM.
SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I AM
LOOKING FORWARD TO, TO KEEP
BUILDING UPON AND TO REALLY
UPPORT A STRONG BASE OF HEALTH
JUSTICE WORKERS, PEOPLE IN THE
COMMUNITY THAT THEY ARE
SERVING, THAT THEY ALSO HAVE
HEALTH, THEMSELVES.
SO I THINK WE ARE AT THIS
INTERSECTION WHERE I AM
THINKING ABOUT THE SERVICES WE
ARE PROVIDING OR THE PEOPLE
PROVIDING THE SERVICES HAVING
THE SAME LIVING STANDARDS THEY
ARE TRYING TO PROVIDE FOR
OTHERS.
LOOKING AT DIRECT SERVICE BUT
ALSO HOW ARE WE OPERATING?
HOW IS THE FIELD OPERATING?
WHAT CAN WE DO TO RAISE THE
TYPE FOR ALL SHIPS?
>> I KNOW THE [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
AROUND PAY EQUITY FOR FOLKS
THAT ARE DOING THIS REALLY
IMPORTANT WORK, THESE ARE
ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN LOOMING
FOR A LONG TIME BUT THE
PANDEMIC HAS REALLY LAID THEM
BEAR.
BEFORE I OPEN IT UP TO MY
COLLEAGUES, IN CASE FOLKS HAVE
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I ALSO
JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I AM A
HUGE FAN OF YOUR WORK WITH THE
CENTER FOR HEALTH AND FREEDOM
AND I AM REALLY EXCITED FOR THE
[ TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES ] AND
THAT GROUNDBREAKING WORK.
SO, THANK YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
MY COLLEAGUES?
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU
FOR THE WORK WE WERE ABLE TO DO
TOGETHER.
ADVANCING THAT $500,000 SEED
UNSEAT INVESTMENTS AND THE
GOVERNMENT HEALTH CENTER.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
THEY REALLY SHOWED UP EARLY IN
THE BUDGET PROCESS TO HELP
ADVOCATE FOR THAT AND I THINK
THE SYNERGY BETWEEN THAT REALLY
QUICK CRITICALLY IMPORTANT
PROGRAM AND SERVICE TO THE
COMMUNITY BLENDS WELL WITH THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON THE PDA
AND HOPE THAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO SORT OF LEARN AND CREATE A
SUSTAINABLE HEALTH CENTER THAT
IS FOCUSED ON THE NEEDS OF OUR
BLACK RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT THE
CITY AND THE REGION.
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT THIS
APPOINTMENT TODAY AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO THE FUTURE COUNSEL
CONTINUING TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON
THE COMMITMENTS, EARLY
COMMITMENTS WE MADE TO THE
CENTER.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
ALL RIGHT.
SO IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, WE WILL
GET THIS PROCESS MOVING, HERE.
AND I WILL MOVE TO 02090 AND
02091.
IS THERE A SECOND?
ANY FINAL COMMENTS?
NO FINAL COMMENT?
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE APPOINTMENT.
>> GONZALES?
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> PETERSON?
>> YES.
>> LISA HEBOLD?
>> YES.
>> ALL IN FAVOR.
ALL RIGHT.
WE ARE PLEASE READ [ TECHNICAL
DIFFICULTIES ]
>> COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEM 6
COUNSEL BILL 120245, AND
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRE
PREVENTION SERVICES; AMENDING
SECTIONS 22.60 2.010, 22.60
2.020, 22.60 2.045, 22.60
2.050, 22.
602.
070, 22.602 .090, AND 3.10
2.010 OF, REPEALING SECTIONS
3.16 .130 AND 22.600 .050 OF,
AND ADDING A NEW SECTION 3.16.1
31 TWO THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
CODE.
>> I AM CHEAP FIRE MARSHAL
HAROLD D. SCOGGINS AND I HAVE
HAD THE PLEASURE OF SMOKING
WORKING WITH MOST OF YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
>> ARE YOU WITH US ON THIS ONE?
AND, ARE YOU WITH US ON THIS
ITEM?
>> YES, I AM SORRY.
IT IS GREAT.
DO I ACTUALLY INTRODUCE THE
BILL?
>> YES, WITH COUNSEL CENTRAL
STAFF.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD MORNING MADAME CHAIR AND
COUNCIL MEMBERS.
COUNSEL BILL 120 245 WOULD
UPDATE LANGUAGE RELATED TO THE
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENTS
PERMITTING AND INSPECTION
SERVICES FUNCTIONS.
THESE FUNCTIONS ARE HOUSED IN
THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE AND
PROBABLY SUPPORT PREVENTION
THROUGH HAZARDOUS MATERIAL
STORAGE AND [ TECHNICAL
DIFFICULTIES ]. THIS IS WHAT IS
OFTEN CALLED A CLEANUP BILL IN
THE SENSE THAT IT CLEANS UP
LANGUAGE TO REFLECT THE MOST
CURRENT REQUIREMENTS AND
PRACTICS.
THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION IS THE
LAST STEP.
IT BEGINS WITH THE
INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL
UPDATING ITS MODERN FIRE CODE.
THIS CODE IS IMPLEMENTED AT THE
STATE LEVEL ALONG WITH ANY
CHANGES THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO
WASHINGTON.
FST THEN WORKS WITH ITS FIRE
CODE ADVISORY BOARD TO DRAFT
SMC CHANGES THAT INCORPORATE
THOSE CHANGES AND ANY SEATTLE
SPECIFIC CHANGES.
THE CHANGES TO THE FIRE CODE
ITSELF WERE ADOPTED EARLIER
THIS YEAR.
ORDINANCE 126238 IS A BILL
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE, TODAY,
REFLECTING ALL NECESSARY
CHANGES IMPLIED BY THAT
ADOPTION AND ALSO INCLUDES A
FEW NON-SUBSTANTIVE.
A VERSION OF THIS BILL IS OFTEN
REFERRED TO AS [ INDISCERNIBLE
] LEGISLATION BUT IT WAS NOT
BECAUSE THERE ARE NO PROPOSED
CHANGES TO PERMIT OR SERVICE
FEES FINANCIAL IMPACT.
STAFF LIST THE NOTABLE CHANGES
IN THE BILL, THE ONE I WOULD
HIGHLIGHT, FOOD TRUCKS.
RECLINE THESE OPERATORS TO PASS
A FIELD INSPECTION HAS AN
ELEMENT OF THEIR APPLICATIONS
AND OTHER CITIES HAVE THE SAME
REQUIREMENT.
EARLIER THIS YEAR, PARTNERING
WITH OTHER FIRE DEPARTMENTS ON
A NEW STANDARDIZED APPROACH TO
THIS INSPECTION THAT WILL
ILLUMINATE A HURDLE FOR FOOD
TRUCK PARK OPERATORS THAT
OPERATE IN TWO OR MORE
JURISDICTIONS.
THE PROPOSED CHANGES ADDRESS
THE NEW APPROACH.
THE BILLS PROPOSED EFFECTIVE
DATE IS MARCH 1 OF 2022.
THE PROPOSED CHANGES REQUIRE
UPDATES IN THE SYSTEM AND TIME
TO PERFORM AND TEST THE
NETWORK.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE A
PRESENTATION HERE?
ALL RIGHT.
>> WE DO.
THANK YOU, ONCE AGAIN.
AN AMAZING JOB.
I WILL KICK IT OFF.
AS YOU SEE THE FIRST SLIDE, I'M
GOING TO TALK QUICKLY WITH THE
FIRE CODE IS.
THE FIRE CODE AS EVERYBODY
KNOWS, A VERY STRICT, VERY
DETAILED ITEM THAT WE USE IN
ORDER TO GUIDE US.
BEHIND-THE-SCENES, IT IS ONE OF
THOSE BEHIND-THE-SCENES
DOCUMENTS.
WE KNOW THE SEATTLE THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE TO
KEEP PEOPLE SAFE.
EVERYBODY HAS HEARD THE CHIEF
TALK ABOUT VALUES AND I WANT TO
LET EVERYBODY KNOW, THE FIRE
CODE, THE FIRE CODE DOESN'T
HAVE FEELINGS.
IT IS A VERY STRICT GUIDANCE
FOR US TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE AND
I WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT
THE FIRE TO PENSION PREVENTION
DIVISION, IT IS NOT ALWAYS EASY
BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP PEOPLE
SAFE.
THE YEAR HAS BEEN TOUGH ON THE
ENTIRE CITY.
THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, IT
HAS BEEN EXTREMELY TOUGH BUT I
WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL ALWAYS
SHOW COMPASSIONATE SERVICE AND
PATIENCE WITH THE COMMUNITY.
SO I WILL KICK IT OFF TO KAREN
TO GO OVER SOME OF THE
SPECIFICS AND WE WILL BE AROUND
FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
>> I AM HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF
TROUBLE GETTING THE SCREENS TO
LINEUP BUT I BELIEVE HOUR 2018
FIRE CODE AND AS YOU KNOW, THE
CODES ARE ADOPTED ABOUT EVERY
THREE YEARS, NATIONALLY.
STATES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
AMEND THE CODE FURTHER.
IN WASHINGTON STATE, THAT DOES
HAPPEN.
ESTATE TOOK EFFECT IN FEBRUARY.
WE BROUGHT YOU FURTHER
AMENDMENTS TO THAT.
THE LOCAL JURISDICTIONS CAN
AMEND THE CODE TO WORK FOR
THEIR COMMUNITIES, THEIR
BUSINESSES, THEIR GEOGRAPHY BUT
IT CANNOT BE LESS STRONG THAN
THE NATIONAL OR STATE CODE.
SO INSTEAD OF CONSIDERATIONS
YOU PROVED EARLIER ACCOMPLISH
THAT TO THE EFFECT IN THE FIRST
QUARTER, COMING ALONG WITH SOME
CLEANUP WORK, LET ME SEE IF I
CAN ADDRESS OR ADVANCE THE NEXT
SLIDE.
BEHIND THE SCENES, I REALLY
APOLOGIZE.
THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT DOING
THIS THROUGH ZOOM THAT IS
INTERRUPTING.
THERE IS SOMETHING.
OKAY.
I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT
THE FIRE CODE IS ALSO ADVISED
TO US BY A FIRE CODE ADVISORY
BOARD SIMILAR TO SOME OF THE
APPOINTMENTS YOU JUST ENACTED,
TODAY.
YOU HAVE ALSO BEEN VERY HELPFUL
TO US AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR
SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS.
IT HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL TO US.
TODAY, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
ALIGNING THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO
THE FIRE CODE AND SOME OF THE
SERVICES INCLUDE PERMITS.
WE DO ABOUT 6000 HAZARDOUS
PERMITS PER YEAR.
THAT MIGHT BE FISHING BOATS
FROM ALASKA, NITROUS OXIDE FROM
A DENTIST OFFICE OR EXPLOSIVES
IN A WAREHOUSE.
WE ALSO DO [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
LIKE DISCHARGING FIREWORKS AT A
SEAHAWKS GAME OR REVIEWING A
CONCERT PROMOTER AND THEIR
CONCERT STRATEGY TO EVENT THE
KIND OF TRAGEDY THAT HAPPENED
AT ASTROWORLD EARLIER THIS YEAR
AND WE ALSO DO ANNUAL
PERMITTING.
CHURCHES, ALL OF THOSE PLACES
THAT BRING A LOT OF PEOPLE
TOGETHER AND WE DO PERMIT THEM
AND THAT GIVES US A CHANCE TO
SHARE SAFETY CONDITIONS WITH
THEM INTO EDUCATION AS WELL AS
ENFORCEMENT, LATER.
WE ALSO DO ABOUT 50,000
INSPECTIONS EACH YEAR.
AN EXAMPLE THERE WOULD BE ABOUT
6000 THAT ARE A PART OF THE
CITY'S BUILDING PROCESS.
ON NEW CONSTRUCTION AND MAJOR
REMODELS, WE ARE ACTUALLY
INCORPORATED INTO THAT PROCESS.
SD CIS ANN GORMAN MENTIONED.
AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES, WE DO
ABOUT 6000 INSPECTIONS EACH
YEAR.
AND WE ALSO DO ABOUT 1000 HIGH-
RISE BUILDINGS EACH YEAR.
WE DON'T HAVE A TON OF CHANGES
TO EITHER PERMIT.
I DO HAVE A SLIDE ABOUT
CHANGING INSPECTIONS.
CERTIFICATION HELPS US KNOW
THAT THE SPRINKLERS AND FIRE
ALARMS ARE SAFE IN THE CITY.
TO TRAIN PEOPLE TO KEEP THOSE
PIECES OF EQUIPMENT WORKING AND
TO KEEP PEOPLE IN THE CITY
SAFE.
AND WE DO PROVIDE PLAN REVIEW
SERVICES.
I MENTIONED THE INSPECTIONS WE
DO.
BEFORE THE BUILDING ENTERS THE
CONSTRUCTION DATES, WE ALSO
WORK WITH THE BUILDING
DEPARTMENT TO REVIEW THE PLANS
AND I GATHERED SOME STATISTICS
FOR YOU GUYS ON PLAN REVIEW.
WE DID ABOUT 3000 PER YEAR AND
THAT WAS 58,000 FIRE ALARM
DEVICES AND 150 SPRINKLER ALARM
DEVICES.
IT IS QUITE A LARGE BODY OF
WORK AND WE HAVE A SMOOTH A FEW
SMALL CHANGES.
THE WORK IS PARTIALLY FUNDED
AND WE USUALLY BRING IN RIGHT
AROUND $9 MILLION A YEAR.
THERE HAS BEEN SOME INTENTIONAL
AND SOME MATTER OF COURSE
REDUCTION DURING THE PANDEMIC.
WHAT I MEAN BY THAT, THE CITY
MADE A DECISION TO REDUCE
PERMITTING FEES.
THE RESTAURANTS YOU SAW
OUTSIDE, WE TRY TO WORK WITH
THEM THROUGH COVID TO HELP THEM
SURVIVE THROUGH GOVERNMENT
REGULATIONS MAKING IT HARD FOR
THEM TO CONDUCT BUSINESS.
SO WISH ME LUCK AS I TRIED TO
ADVANCE THIS SLIDE.
I WANT TO GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF
EXAMPLES OF WHAT THE ORDINANCE
SAYS.
THE FIRE CODE INTRODUCES
REGULATIONS AROUND A LOT OF NEW
TECHNOLOGY SO WE DO HAVE A NEW
PERMIT THAT WE ARE ASKING FOR
YOUR APPROVAL ON TO INSTALL
FUEL-CELL POWER SYSTEMS.
THIS COUNSEL AS YOU KNOW HAS
PASSED REGULATIONS THAT PREVENT
NATURAL GAS TO POWER NEW
BUILDINGS AND, INSTEAD, TO
SUPPLANT AND PROVIDED
ALTERNATIVES, BUILDINGS ARE
STARTING TO LOOK AT THE POWER
SERVICES AND THIS IS OFTEN
HYDROGEN.
ONE OF THE REASONS WE ARE
SINGING THIS ORDINANCE DOESN'T
HAVE A LOT OF PHYSICAL IMPACT
IS BECAUSE IT IS A VERY NEW
TECHNOLOGY AND WE DON'T EXPECT
TO SEE ANY SUBSTANTIVE ACTIVITY
IN THIS BUT WE DO NEED TO HAVE
THE CODE FRAMEWORK SET UP AS
THESE NEW TECHNOLOGIES COME
THROUGH.
AND THE PERMITTING IS OUR
CHANCE TO WORK WITH THEM AS
THEY ARE DOING IT TO GET IT
INSTALLED SAFELY.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS OUR FOOD
TRUCK PERMITS.
AND YOU HAVE PROBABLY SEEN IN
THE NEWS OVER THE YEARS THAT
FOOD TRUCKS, BECAUSE THEY USE
PROPANE, UNFORTUNATELY, THEY
HAVE EXPLOSIONS AND THEIR VERY
OFTEN A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND SO
IT IS A HIGH HAZARD SITUATION.
WE IN SEATTLE HAVE ACTUALLY
BEEN REGULATING THE PROPANE
TRUCK FOR A WHILE.
THE MODEL CODE IN 2018 THAT
JUST TOOK EFFECT IN WASHINGTON
STATE, THIS YEAR, IS ACTUALLY
NOW DOING A FOOD TRUCK PERMITS
SO WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR
UPPORT ON, WE ARE GOING TO
UPDATE OUR FOOD STRUCTURE TO
ALLOW FOR NONMOBILE BOOTHS.
AND THE MOBILE FOOD TRUCKS, WE
HAVE A NEW PERMIT THAT ALIGNS
WITH A FULL SET OF REGULATIONS
IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
CODE.
ON THIS, I WANT TO SAY THAT
THIS WAS ONE WE SPENT A LITTLE
EXTRA TIME WITH.
WE HEARD FROM BUSINESSES,
BECAUSE THEY ARE MOBILE, THEY
HAVE AN EXTENSIVE PERMITTING
THAT THEY HAVE TO RUN AND IT
BECOMES BUREAUCRATIC AND
EXPENSIVE FOR THEM.
WE ALSO AS A CITY LOOKED AT
THIS AND WE REALIZED THIS INNER-
CITY HAS A VERY HIGH PERCENTAGE
OF IMMIGRANT OWNED BUSINESSES.
SO WE TOGETHER WITH SOME
TREMENDOUS HELP FROM AN
IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS, WE FIGURED
OUT HOW WE WERE GOING TO TRY TO
ROLL THIS NEW PERMIT OUT IN A
MANNER THAT WAS ACCESSIBLE TO
ALL OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS.
WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE IS, WE GOT
TOGETHER REGIONALLY ABOUT 20
JURISDICTIONS IN THE AREA TO
AGREE ON A SET OF MINIMUM
STANDARDS FOR AN INSPECTION AND
WE AGREED THAT REGARDLESS OF
WHICH OF OUR DEPARTMENTS
CONDUCTS THE INSPECTION, WE
WILL ALL MUTUALLY RECOGNIZE IT.
AND THEN, ALL OF US ARE WORKING
WITH OUR CITY COUNCILS TO ALLOW
FOR SOME TYPE OF A FEE
REDUCTION.
IF SOMEBODY COMES TO US IN
SEATTLE WITH A RENT INSPECTION,
WE LIKE TO GIVE THEM A FEE
REDUCTION.
SO, WE WORK REGIONALLY ON THAT
AND WE ALSO WERE [
INDISCERNIBLE ] RECEIVED
GUIDANCE ON THE WAY WE CAN BEST
SET BUSINESS OWNERS UP FOR
SUCCESS MAKING THE EXPECTATION
SUPER CLEAR.
BUT ALSO REALLY KNOW HOW TO
PASS IT LIKE WHAT WILL WE BE
LOOKING FOR.
AND WE SHOWED THE TRANSLATED
MATERIALS.
MOST OF THE SMALL BUSINESSES
DON'T HAVE.
WE WERE ABLE TO SHARE THOSE OUT
REGIONALLY.
THAT IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE
DONE BEHIND THE SCENES TO ADOPT
THE FIRE CODE AND IMPLEMENT IT.
'S BACK ON THE FOOD TRUCK SORT
OF STREAMLINING THE
REQUIREMENTS OF MULTIPLE
JURISDICTIONS THAT THE FOOD
TRUCKS MOVED THROUGH, GIVEN
THAT I UNDERSTAND THE PERMITS
FEES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE
ASSOCIATED WITH RECOUPING THE
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WORK
THAT THE REGULATORY AGENCY IS
DOING, IT IS BOTH HELPFUL FOR
THE OPERATOR TO HAVE THOSE
COSTS REDUCED.
AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THESE COSTS
ARE NOT BEING REDUCED TO THE
COST OF THE CITY.
BECAUSE THERE IS LESS WORK
BEING DONE TO APPROVE THE
PERMIT IF YOU HAVE THIS SORT OF
STANDARD MULTI-JURISDICTION
PERMITTING APPROACH AND
PROCESS.
IS THAT MORE OR LESS CORRECT?
EXPECT THAT IS A REALLY GREAT
SUMMARY.
SO THE INSPECTION ASSOCIATED
WITH THE PERMIT APPROVAL, THAT
IS NOW A SHARED COST.
IT IS TRULY MORE EFFICIENT
ACROSS THE REGION.
IN SEATTLE, THE BULK OF THE
TRUCKS REALLY DO WORK HERE.
MANY OF THEM DO 90% OF THE
BUSINESS OR MORE, HERE.
WE ACTUALLY DO INTEND TO GET
OUT TO THESE FOOD TRUCKS
MULTIPLE TIMES AND SEE THEM IN
ACTION.
SO THERE IS STILL A COST TO US
OF THE SERVICE WE PROVIDE BUT
THE WAY YOU SUMMARIZED IT IS
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
IT IS A LITTLE LESS EFFORT FOR
ALL OF US BECAUSE WE ARE
TRUSTING AND RECOGNIZING THAT
PEOPLE ARE IMPLEMENTING THESE
STANDARDS.
DID THAT ADDRESS YOUR QUESTION?
STOCK IT DID.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET TO THE
CONCEPT OF THE PERMIT FEES
BEING FOCUSED ON COST RECOVERY
AND THE COST ARE SOMEWHAT
REDUCED, IT MAKES GOOD SENSE
THAT THE FEES ARE ALSO SOMEWHAT
REDUCED.'S BACK EXACTLY RIGHT.
>> SO WE ARE ON THE LAST
QUESTION BUT I WANTED TO SAY
BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO YOU
FOR COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, ON
BEHALF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT,
I WANTED TO THANK EACH OF YOU
FOR YOUR HELP.
I KNOW WE HAVE ALL BENEFITED
FROM YOUR PRINCIPLED LEADERSHIP
AND SUPPORT WORKS AND WE
APPRECIATE YOUR ENGAGEMENT.
I AM NOT SURE WHAT THIS BRINGS
AND WHO WILL BE WORKING WITH
BUT I AM SURE WITH THE SHARED
COMMITMENT WE HAVE TO THE FIRE
AND LIFE SAFETY, WE WILL HAVE A
CHANCE TO WORK AGAIN AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO THAT.
AND I REALLY JUST WANTED TO
THANK EVERYONE ON THIS
COMMITTEE FOR WHAT YOU HAVE
DONE AND THE LEADERSHIP.
>> THANK YOU.
THAT IS VERY KIND.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] THANK YOU.
UNDER ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
FOR MY COLLEAGUES?
BEFORE WE MOVE THE BILL, I ALSO
WANT TO JUST RECOGNIZE HOW
DIFFICULT THIS PAST YEAR, PAST
TWO YEARS, REALLY, HAS BEEN FOR
THE SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR STEADY
COMMITMENT TO THE HEALTH AND
SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC AND THE
WAY THAT YOU DO YOUR WORK
COMPASSIONATELY AND WITH
PATIENCE AND ALSO RECOGNIZE THE
PROFOUND LOSS THAT THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT FAMILY HAS
EXPERIENCED, RECENTLY.
AND OUR HEARTS GO OUT TO THE
FAMILIES AND SFT COMMUNITY
SUPPORTERS OF THOSE FAMILIES.
I KNOW THIS IS A VERY
DIFFICULT, DIFFICULT TIME FOR
FOLKS.
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYBODY
KNOW WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT
AND WE DO FEEL IT.
IT IS MUCH APPRECIATED.
THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS, I MOVED COUNSEL
0145 SECOND?
SECOND.
THANK YOU.
ANY FINAL COMMENTS ON THE BILL?
NO FURTHER COMMENTS?
PLEASE CALL ROLE IN THE PASSAGE
OF THE BILL?
EXPECT PRESIDENT GONZALES?
>> LEWIS?
PETERSON?
LISA HEBOLD FOUR IN FAVOR.
AGAIN, HAPPY HOLIDAYS, YOU
GUYS.
THIS WAS THE FINAL OF THE YEAR.
I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES
AND EVERYONE FOR THEIR
PARTICIPATION AND ALL THE WORK
THAT WE HAVE TACKLED IN THE
LAST FEW YEARS.
I WANT TO ALSO THANK THE FORMER
CHAIR, SUCCESSOR OF A PREVIOUS
COMMITTEE THAT THIS IS SOMEWHAT
A SUCCESSOR TO, COUNCILMEMBER
PRESIDENT GONZALES.
YOUR MENTORSHIP AND YOUR
PARTNERSHIP OVER YOUR TERM AS
IT RELATES TO THIS COMMITTEE
OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
AND MORE OPPORTUNITIES, I
BELIEVE, FOR RECOGNITION AND
THANKS BUT JUST WITHIN THE
CONTEXT OF THIS PARTICULAR
COMMITTEE, I WANTED TO SAY SO.
BEFORE WE ADJOURNED, ARE THERE
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES?
ALL RIGHT!
SEE NONE, IT IS 10:24 AND WE
ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.