EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING
US AGAIN AT THE CITY COUNCIL
BUDGET COMMITTEE EATING. IT IS
OCTOBER 25th, 2022 AND THE TIME
IS TO:02 P.M. MADAME CORA, WILL
YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE. [
ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> THAT IS NOT PRESENT.
>> WE HAVE A FULL COUNCIL HERE
TODAY. WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE
WITH ITEM NUMBER SIX. MADAME
CLARK, CAN YOU READ ITEM 6 INTO
THE RECORD? I SEE JASMINE WITH
US AGAIN. JASMINE, IT'S GOOD TO
SEE YOU. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. AGAIN, MY NAME IS
JASMINE, COUNSEL CENTRAL STAFF
AND I WILL BE PRESENTING THE
COUNCIL BUT IS IT ACTION, DEAL
ONE A-1. THIS COUNCIL BUDGET
ACTION WOULD REDUCE PROPOSED
FUNDING FOR THE FAMILIES
EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL AND
PROMISE FOR THE SEATTLE PROMISE
PROGRAM BY $1 MILLION IN 2023
AND BY $3.7 MILLION IN 2024 IN
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING. BY 2023-2024
PROPOSED BUDGET, ALLOCATES $5.7
MILLION OUT OF A TOTAL OF $9.7
MILLION OF UNDERSTAND. TOWARDS
THE SEATTLE PROMISE. TO ADDRESS
ENROLLMENT ABOVE CREDENTIALED
THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAM
SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS IMPACTED
BY THE PANDEMIC. AMONG OTHER
CHALLENGES. THIS UNDERSTAND WAS
IN LARGE PART FROM COVID-19
RELATED SERVICES DISRUPTION TO
EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS AND
UNDER ENROLLMENT AS FAMILY
STATED IN THEIR PANDEMIC
LEVELS. THIS COUNCIL BUDGET
ACTION WOULD RESULT IN $4.7
MILLION OF LEVEE UNDERSTANDING
PUT BACK INTO FUND BALANCE WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR THE FUNDING
TO BE REPROGRAMMED TO EARLY
LEARNING AND K-12 INVESTMENT IN
THE FUTURE. TOWARDS THAT END,
THE NEXT TWO DISCUSSION ITEMS
AFTER THE CBA WILL ADDRESS
POTENTIAL SIZE THAT WOULD ,
ONE, AS THE DOUGH TO PROPOSE
EARLY LEARNING AND K-12
INVESTMENT AND TWO, PROVIDE
DIRECTION TO FEPP TO
PRIORITIZE PROMISE
EXPENDITURES. THIS COUNCIL
BUDGET ACTION SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER .
>> TO GIVE HER MUCH. PLEASE GO
AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU. AM I MUTED? I
GOT A THING THING I NEEDED.
>> YOU'RE GOOD. I CAN HEAR YOU.
>> YOU CAN HEAR ME? THANK YOU,
JASMINE. WE HAVE GOTTEN SEVERAL
QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS. SO THE
FIRST THING I WANT TO SAY IS,
THAT THIS IS NOT ABOUT REDUCING
FUNDING FOR SEATTLE SCHOOL
KIDS. AS JASMINE MENTIONED,
THIS IS ABOUT REDUCING UNDER
SPEND AND REALLOCATING IT. SO
LEVEE COUNSEL HAS MADE IT
CLEAR THAT IF THERE IS UNDER
SPEND, HE GOES TOWARDS EARLY
LEARNING OR K-12, UNLESS THE
LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND
COUNCIL APPROVED OTHERWISE. SO
I HAVE TWO PRIMARY CONCERNS
THAT I WANT TO WALK MY
COLLEAGUES THROUGH ABOUT WHY I
AM PROPOSING THAT WE NOT SPEND
IT AS PROPOSED. THE FIRST IS
THAT I HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS
ABOUT HOW THE PROPOSAL WAS
DEVELOPED AND PRESENTED IT TO
THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. WE
WERE NOT GIVEN A MENU OF
OPTIONS FOR HOW TO SPIN THIS,
BUT REALLY JUST PRESENTED WITH
THIS ONE PROPOSAL TO SPEND IT
ON SEATTLE PROMISE. GIVEN THAT
WE KNOW THERE IS GREAT NEED IN
K-12 AND EARLY LEARNING , BUT
THAT IS ALREADY THE PRIORITY,
PREFERRED PRIORITY ANYWAY, I
THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE
STICK TO THAT PLAN. WE JUST
HEARD, THIS MORNING, IN THE
NEWS, THAT IN WASHINGTON,
EIGHTH GRADE MATH PROFICIENCY
HAS DROPPED. WE KNOW WHAT THAT
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
HAS DROPPED 12% , HERE IN
SEATTLE, AMONG LEVEE SUPPORTED
STUDENTS COMPARED TO THE
2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR HERE? NO
THAT CAN OCCUR IN READINESS IS
ANOTHER KEY ELEMENT IN HELPING
OUR YOUNG SCHOLARS FIND SUCCESS
IN SCHOOL AND IS SO I'M ASKING
TO GIVE US OPTIONS NEXT YEAR ,
TO HAVE REAL CONSIDERATION
ABOUT HOW TO USE THIS UNDER
SPEND FUNDING AND THAT IS WHAT
THE SUBSEQUENT SLIDE IS ABOUT,
WHICH WE WILL TALK ABOUT IN A
MOMENT. MY SECOND CONCERN WITH
ADDING THE FIVE-POINT 7 MILLION
IS, AS I SAID EARLIER IN OUR
BUDGET DELIBERATIONS, THAT THE
WAY THAT IT IS CURRENTLY
STRUCTURED IS AN EQUITABLE. AS
I SAID LAST WEEK, WHITE
STUDENTS GET MORE ACCESS TO
MORE DOLLARS. THEY ALSO HAVE
BETTER RETENTION RATES AND
BETTER OUTCOMES THAN SCHOLARS
OF COLOR AND I FEAR THAT
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS WILL
DOUBLE DOWN ON THE INEQUITIES
OF THE PROGRAM , RATHER THAN
GIVING DEEL THE OPPORTUNITY
TO RE-EXAMINE SOME OF THE
FUNDAMENTALS THAT HOW THE
PROGRAM IS STRUCTURED RIGHT
NOW. UNTIL THE STRUCTURAL
PROBLEM IS FIXED, WE SHOULDN'T
BE EXPANDING IT AND I WILL
EXPLAIN MORE IN THE SLIDES
BELOW ABOUT WHAT WE DO HOPE TO
SEE WITH REGARD TO THE SEATTLE
PROMISE DOLLARS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
>> I DO, MADAM CHAIR.
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> SO, AND THIS IS FOR BOTH
CENTRAL STAFF, SO I CAN REFRAME
WHAT I HAVE UNDERSTOOD ABOUT
PROMISE AS WHAT OF THE
ORIGINAL PEOPLE WHO HELPED
CRAFT THE PROMISE PROGRAM. I
THINK WE STARTED OUT WITH THREE
SCHOOLS AND WORKED TO 16 OR 17.
WE BASTED ON LOW INCOME
CHILDREN . PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE
FREE LUNCH PROGRAM . I
UNDERSTAND THE CONVERSATIONS
WITH THE DIRECTOR CHAPELLE .
WHAT WE WERE HOPING , TWO OR
THREE YEARS AGO, TWO YEARS
AGO, IS THAT PLAYING THE LONG
GAME, THAT IN FOUR YEARS TO
WHEN IT LAUNCH, WE WOULD HAVE
BETTER STATISTICS. WE HAVE
EXCEEDED THOSE STATISTICS,
ACTUALLY , FOR LOW INCOME AND
THOSE WHO ARE FIRST-GENERATION
COLLEGE STUDENTS AND I'M SURE
MR. CHAPELLE COULD PROVIDE
THAT. WE HAD A BRIEFING AGAIN
WITH HIM. I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU
ARE SAYING , COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, AND I UNDERSTAND ABOUT
THE REALLOCATING OF FIVE-POINT
SEVEN AND I GUESS THE ONLY
CONCERN I HAVE AND MAYBE WE CAN
FOLLOW-UP OFF-LINE AS WELL, IS
THAT WOULD YOUR SLY AND VISION
CAPTURING THE GOOD DATA THAT WE
HAVE AND WHAT IT MAY LOOK LIKE?
WE STILL NEED A COUPLE MORE
YEARS UNDER OUR BELT TO SEE IF
WE CAN ARE REACHING CHILDREN OF
COLOR WHO ARE IN HIGH SCHOOL
WHO COULD HAVE TWO YEARS OF
FREE COLLEGE AND THEN ADVANCED
TO THE FOUR YEAR COLLEGE
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS
REALLY GOOD. WHENEVER THE GOOD
RETENTION FOR TWO YEARS AT A
LOCAL COLLEGE AND THEN MOVING
UP TO WHAT IS THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON OR THE THE STATE
SCHOOL AND THAT IS MY QUESTIONS
I PUT TO THE DIRECTOR. I WANTED
TO ASK YOU, IS THAT WHERE YOU
ARE GOING WITH THAT? IF YOU ARE
GOING TO REALLOCATE THE
OVERSPEND FROM PROMISE OVER TO
30 LEARNING AND K-12?
>> SHOULD WE MOVE ON TO THE
TWO SLIDES?
>> IS THAT WHEN I ASKED? SORRY.
I GOT AHEAD OF YOU. I DIDN'T
MEAN TO.
>> THAT'S OKAY. SO . OKAY.
>> RUN BUTTON. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, YOU'RE WELCOME TO
ANSWER THAT QUESTION BUT IF YOU
PREFER TO GO INTO THE TWO
SIDES, WE CAN DO THAT AND COME
BACK TO THAT COMMENT.
>> YES, LET'S GO -- IF THERE
ARE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE
SPENDING REDUCTION, I CAN TAKE
THOSE AND THEN I THINK , MAYBE,
WE SHOULD EXPLAIN THE SLIDES.
>> OKAY. I'M NOT SEEING ANY
ADDITIONAL HANDS AT THIS POINT.
>> OKAY.
>> LET'S GO AHEAD AND HAVE A
CENTRAL STAFF READ IN TAO 003.
EXCUSE ME. 301 AND 302 AND
THEN WE WILL TAKE ALL QUESTIONS
AND COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, YOU
HAVE THE FIRST CHANCE TO
ADDRESS ANY OF THOSE CAUGHT
COMMENTS.
>> THIS IS A STATE OF
LEGISLATOR ATTEND. THIS SITE
WOULD REQUEST DEAL PROVIDE
DRAFT LEGISLATION FOR THE
COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION TO
PRIORITIZE ENROLLMENT IN THE
SADDLE PROMISE PROGRAM.
CONSISTENT WITH THE PRIORITIES
ESTABLISHED IN THE LEVY
IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION
PLAN. THE FEPP LIVING PLAN ,
WHICH IS TO PRIORITIZE TUITION
FUNDS FOR DIFFERENT GROUPS OF
STUDENTS, INCLUDING
LOW-INCOME, FIRST-GENERATION
STUDENTS, STUDENTS OF COLOR,
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS,
HOMELESS STUDENTS,
ENGLISH-LANGUAGE LEARNERS, AND
LGBTQ STUDENTS. IT WOULD
PROVIDE THIS BY JUNE 1st,
2003. THIS BUDGET ACTION IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES AND COSPONSORED BY
HERBOLD . I WILL GO AHEAD AND
RECONNECT WITH HIM. DEEL --
THIS IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT FOR DEEL
-302-A-001. IT REQUESTS THAT
DEEL CREATE A PROPOSAL FOR
THESE ABOUT THEM IS, EDUCATION,
PRESCHOOL, AND PROMISE LEVY
UNDER SPENCER 2022 TO GO TO
TOWARDS EARLY LEARNING AND
K-12 PROGRAMS. IT WILL CONTINUE
TO BE HELD IN RESERVES AFTER
THE 2023 BUDGET IS ADOPTED.
THIS SIDE WOULD REQUEST A
GRANT PROPOSAL FOR THE CULTURE
COMMITTEE BY JUNE 1st, 2023.
THIS FLY IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES IN
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE
ALL THREE OF THE DILEMMAS THAT
ARE BEING PROPOSED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. BECAUSE
A MEMBER MORALES, ANY
ADDITIONAL CONTEXT ON THE SIZE
AND THE ORIGINAL MINUTE THAT WE
WERE DISCUSSING WITH THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> LET ME START WITH THE EARLY
LEARNING. SO AS JASMINE
MENTIONED, THIS DEAL TO COME
BACK WITH THE PROPOSAL TO
HOWELL TO FOCUS INSTEAD ON
EARLY LEARNING AND K-12. THAT
IS ABOUT ADDRESSING -- YOU
KNOW, SO THAT THEY HAVE A
CHANCE TO GET TO COLLEGE. AS I
MENTIONED ALREADY, WE HAVE SEEN
A DRAMATIC DECREASE IN ENGLISH
AND MATH SCORES. WE KNOW THAT
OUR KINDERGARTNERS -- OUR
YOUNG KIDS STARTING SCHOOL,
NEED TO COME IN WITH
KINDERGARTEN READINESS. WE NEED
TO ADDRESS SUMMER LEARNING
LOSS. WE NEED IT TO ENSURE
THAT EVERY THIRD-GRADER CAN
READ BECAUSE THEY CAN'T DO MATH
IF THEY CAN'T READ MATH
PROBLEMS. ALL OF THESE THINGS
ARE NEEDED BEFORE WE CAN START,
REALLY, THINKING ABOUT GETTING
OUR KIDS INTO COLLEGE. WHICH
IS NOT TO SAY THAT WE SHOULDN'T
CONTINUE THE EXISTING FUNDING
FOR SEATTLE PROMISE, BUT WE DO
HAVE A LOT OF CATCH-UP WORK TO
DO WITH SOME OF OUR STUDENTS.
SO THAT IS WHAT THE EARLY
LEARNING SLY IS ABOUT. HAVING
THEM COME BACK NEXT YEAR WITH
THE PROPOSAL ON HOW TO USE THIS
UNDER SPENT ON THOSE EARLY DAYS
EARLIER EDUCATION COMPONENTS.
THE SECOND SIGH IS ABOUT
CREATING A PREDATORY STATION
FOR SEATTLE PROMISE. AS COUNCIL
PRESIDENT MENTIONED IN, THE
ORIGINAL INTENT IS THAT THIS
FUNDING WOULD BE FOCUS ON
STUDENTS WHO ARE FOR THIS FROM
EDUCATIONAL JUSTICE. LOW-INCOME
STUDENTS, STUDENTS OF COLOR ,
IMMIGRANT, LGBTQ, HOMELESS
STUDENTS . BECAUSE WE OPENED
UP PROMISE TO UNIVERSAL
ACCESS, THAT IS A BIG PART OF
WHY THERE IS HIGHER THAN
PROJECTED INTERESTS, BUT IT IS
ALSO RESULTED IN , AS I SAID
LAST WEEK OR TWO WEEKS AGO ,
YOU KNOW, ALMOST HALF OF THE
SEATTLE PROMISE DOLLARS GOING
TOWARDS WHITE STUDENTS, RATHER
THAN THE STUDENTS WHO ARE
ORIGINALLY IDENTIFIED AS THE
TARGET. THIS SLY WOULD REQUEST
THAT DEAL PROVIDE DRAFT
LEGISLATION TO COUNSEL TO
PRIORITIZE ENROLLMENT THAT IS
CONSISTENT WITH THE LEVY
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN THAT MEETS
THESE TARGETED STUDENTS AND
REALLY HELPS US UNDERSTAND , IF
THERE IS MORE DEMAND THAN THERE
IS -- THEN THERE ARE DOLLARS
FOR THIS PROGRAM , HOW DO WE
MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT WHO GETS
THAT MONEY? I THINK WHAT THIS
IS REALLY GOING TO LEAD US
TOWARD NEXT YEAR , IS A POLICY
DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW WE CHANGE
, CANDIDLY, HOW WE CHANGE FROM
THIS UNIVERSAL ACCESS MODEL,
TO MORE OF A TARGETED MARKEL
THAT MEETS THE ORIGINAL INTENT
OF THE SEATTLE PROMISE
DOLLARS. AS IT RELATES TO THE
RETENTION QUESTION THAT
COUNCIL PRESIDENT ASKED , WHAT
WE LEARNED THIS SUMMER IN THE
LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
RETREAT, IS THAT THERE ARE
DISPARITIES IN RETENTION RATES.
SOME OF THIS IS CERTAINLY DUE
TO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE BEEN
IN IT FOR A FEW YEARS, BUT
FIRST YOUR ELIGIBILITY FOR HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS , ENROLLMENT
PROJECTIONS STATION SORRY. I'M
LOSING TRACK OF MY NOTES HERE.
RETENTION AND COMPLETION DATA
SHOWED THAT SCHOLARS , MOST
LIKELY TO RECEIVE THE EQUITY
SCHOLARSHIPS , WHICH IS THE
MONEY FOR BOOKS AND HOUSING ,
NOT TUITION , THOSE ARE THE
STUDENTS WHO WERE NOT
PERSISTING IN THE PROGRAM. THE
RETENTION RATES ARE LOWER FOR
STUDENTS WHO ARE RECEIVING THE
EQUITY, INSTEAD OF THE SEATTLE
PROMISE DOLLARS. THE RETENTION
DISPARITY TRANSLATES INTO A
DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF
BLACK AND BROWN STUDENTS AND
STUDENTS FOR THIS FROM
EDUCATIONAL JUSTICE, HAVING
ACCESS TO FUNDING, BECAUSE THEY
ARE NOT BEING RETAINED IN THE
PROGRAM AND THAT RESULTS
CONTRIBUTES TO AN INEQUITABLE
DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUNDING
THAT IS AVAILABLE TO THEM. SO
THIS CAN START TO GET
COMPLICATED. FOUR INTO THE
WEEDS ON THIS, EXCEPT TO SAY
THAT NOBODY IS A BITTER
ADVOCATE FOR FREE COLLEGE THAN
ME. I WAS THE FIRST DURATION,
FIRST-PERSON AND MY FAMILY TO
GO TO COLLEGE, BUT THE WAY
THAT THIS PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY
STRUCTURED, IS NOT AN ORIGINAL
INTENT, WHICH IS TO SERVE
STUDENTS WHO ARE FURTHER AWAY
FROM ORIGINAL JUSTICE AND THESE
PIECES ARE REALLY AN ATTEMPT TO
TRY TO MOVE US BACK INTO THAT
DIRECTION ARE JUST THE
BEGINNING OF WHAT WILL HAVE TO
BE A DEEPER POLICY CONVERSATION
NEXT YEAR.
>> ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY
FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS TO THAT?
>> YES, ACTUALLY -- I'M SORRY,
MADAM CHAIR.
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> I WILL BE REALLY BRIEF. TWO
THINGS I'M HEARING IS THAT THIS
IS A RESPONSE TO WHAT HAPPENED
WITH COVID AND ITS IMPACTS,
THE DISPARITY IMPACTS ON
CHILDREN, PARTICULARLY CHILDREN
OF COLOR AND LOW INCOME
CHILDREN AND IMMIGRANT CHILDREN
LAGGING BEHIND . I WAS THINKING
THE SAME THING. HE WOULD WANT
TO INVEST, IF YOU WILL,
UPSTREAM, SO THEY ACTUALLY GET
TO THE PROMISED PROGRAM , BUT I
WOULD JUST NOTE THOUGH, THAT
THERE ARE A LOT OF, AS YOU
SHOULD, WHITE KIDS, THAT ARE
LOW INCOME THAT ARE LGBTQ, THAT
ARE FIRST TIME COLLEGE
STUDENTS, AND SO, AS THE
ORIGINAL PROPONENT OF THIS
PROGRAM AND WORKING IN THE
PRIOR ADMINISTRATION , I HOPE
THAT WE CAN KEEP AN OPEN MIND
THAT THE KEY ISSUE HERE, WAS TO
GET EVERY CHILD IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE TO HAVE TWO YEARS OF
FREE COLLEGE FOR THOSE CHILDREN
THAT NEVER HAD AN OPPORTUNITY .
LIKE YOU WERE SAYING YOURSELF
AND MYSELF , TO BE FIRST
GENERATION TO GO TO COLLEGE.
THOSE ARE MY ONLY COMMENTS.
THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY. I
WILL ALSO ADD, WANT TO THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
FOR THESE THREE AMENDMENTS.
THANKS TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR
THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE,
BOTH HERE IN THE MM IT'S IN ON
THE LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
WHEN I ORIGINALLY LOOKED AT THE
PROPOSED BUDGET, SIMILARLY HAD
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF
PROCEEDING ON THE PROMISE PLAN
WITH THESE INEQUITABLE OUTCOMES
AND LOOKING FORWARD TO
HEARING MORE ABOUT THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS THAT YOU HAVE TO
HELP FIX SOME OF THOSE
CONCERNS. WE DON'T WANT TO
JUST ADD MONEY TO GET EQUITY.
WE WANT TO LOOK AT POLICY AND
STRATEGY TO GET TO REALLY, THAT
MORE EQUITABLE APPROACH, VERSUS
EQUALLY INVESTING AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THESE
AMENDMENTS AND ALSO ENSURING
THAT THE LEVEES WORK TO ENSURE
THAT ALL OF OUR KIDDOS HAVE A
GOOD CHANCE TO SUCCEED. THANKS,
JUST FOR THE THOUGHTFUL
APPROACH THAT YOU PUT FORWARD
IN THE THREE MINUTES HERE. ALL
RIGHT. LET'S KEEP GOING. OUT IN
NUMBER SEVEN, PLEASE.
>> AGENDA ITEM 7, SETTLE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, LISA.
>> IT AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR.
THE FIRST AMENDMENT IN THIS
ITEM IS ITD- ONE -A-1. THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD RESTORE
FUNDING TO TWO COUNSEL TO THE
2022 ADOPTED BUDGET. THESE
HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY CODED IN
THE BUDGET SYSTEM AS ONE-TIME
ADS, AND WERE NOT INCLUDED IN
THE PROPOSED 2023-2024 BUDGET.
THE TECHNOLOGY MATCHING FUND
PROVIDES GRANTS TO QUALIFYING
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN
SEATTLE, FOR DIGITAL EQUITY
PROJECTS. ORGANIZATIONS
PROVIDING MATCH WHICH COULD
INCLUDE LABOR MATERIALS,
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, OR CASH.
IT PROVIDES GRANTS OF UP TO
$50,000 TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT
HELP RESIDENTS WITH THE USE OF
COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET. I
WILL TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, AS A
SPONSOR OF THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU. IS A MEMBER
PEDERSEN , GO AHEAD.
>> THE KEY FOR THAT SUMMARY IN
YOUR WORK ON THIS. ALEX, WE
KNOW THAT EXPANDING ACCESS TO
AFFORDABLE HIGH-SPEED INTERNET
FOR OUR MOST HONORABLE
RESIDENTS IS VITAL FOR
EXPANDING ACCESS TO EDUCATION,
JOBS, TO MEDICAL CARE , AND TO
A BETTER LIFE. YET, DESPITE
THESE CLEAR BENEFITS AND
DESPITE BEING A HIGH-TECH CITY,
THE COVID PANDEMIC PULLED BACK
THE CURTAIN TO EXPOSE AN
UNACCEPTABLE DIGITAL DIVIDE
HERE IN SEATTLE. A RECENT STUDY
CONFIRMED RACIAL DISPARITIES
IN THE QUALITY OF INTERNET
SERVICES IN SEVERAL CITIES,
INCLUDING SEATTLE. THE COUNCIL
QUICKLY AND BOLDLY ADOPTED THE
INTERNET FOR OUR RESOLUTION,
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE NOT
SEEN SUFFICIENT INVESTMENTS TO
REDUCE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE.
CONSISTENT WITH THE EFFORTS
APPROVED LAST YEAR BY THE CITY
COUNCIL, THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT
WOULD PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR
RESOLUTION IS BY IMPROVING
MODEST, VITAL INVESTMENTS TO
TWO SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS FOR
DIGITAL EQUITY, ADDING 300,000
TO THE TECHNOLOGY FUND AND
ADDING 250,000 FOR DIGITAL
NAVIGATORS. THESE AMOUNTS WILL
MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T LOSE
MORE GROUND FOR SEATTLE
RESIDENTS WHO ARE DISCONNECTED
OR WHO CANNOT AFFORD IT THESE
VITAL SERVICES. FOR THE BENEFIT
OF REVIEWING PUBLIC, SEATTLE'S
AWARD-WINNING TECHNOLOGY
MATCHING FUND PROVIDES GRANTS
TO QUALIFYING NONPROFIT IN
SEATTLE FOR DIGITAL EQUITY
PROJECTS THAT ARE MATCHED BY
THE COMMUNITY'S CONTRIBUTIONS,
INCLUDING VOLUNTEER HOURS,
MATERIALS, AND SERVICES.
DESPITE OUR INTERNET FOR ALL
RESOLUTION, THE CITY RECENTLY
FUNDED 15 OUT OF 53 DIGITAL
EQUITY PROJECTS FROM THIS
PROGRAM. WE ALSO NEED TO
ADEQUATELY FUND THE NAVIGATORS
PROGRAM, WHICH GUIDES GRANTS
ORGANIZATION TO DEPLOY
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH CULTURAL
COMPETENCE AND TECHNICAL
KNOWLEDGE TO ASSIST RESIDENTS
IN USING COMPUTERS AND
CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET.
COLLEAGUES, THIS IS MY ONLY
AMENDMENT TODAY AND I ENCOURAGE
YOU TO SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT,
SO WE STAND BY AND MAKE REAL,
OUR INTERNET FOR OUR
RESOLUTION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU , COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN. ARE THERE ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? CANCEL
MEMBER PEDERSEN, I'M NOT SEEING
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THIS
WENT. ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS FOR
ME? OKAY. PLEASE, GO AHEAD.
>> I WANT TO THANK MY
COSPONSORS, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ .
>> OKAY. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER. COUNCIL CHAIR.
BUDGET CHAIR. I'M JUST
PROMOTING YOU ALL OVER THE
PLACE. SO THIS ACTION IS
SPONSORED BY COUNSEL NELSON .
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD CONTINUE
FOR THE MULTIYEAR
IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EXPANDED
AND CENTRALIZED RECORDS
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH THE
TARGET COMPLETION DATE OF 2025.
THIS IS GOING TO GET A LITTLE
BIT TECHNICAL AND OVERTREATED
KEEP IT A HIGH CLIP. MICROSOFT
365 CURRENTLY SUPPORTS RECORD
MANAGEMENT ON FORMS SUCH AS
WHEN DRIVE, SHAREPOINT, AND
TEAMS, BUT MANY DEPARTMENTS
ALSO HAVE EXTENSIVE RECORDS ON
INTERNAL FILE SERVERS, OTHER
THAN THE MICROSOFT PLATFORMS.
DOCUMENT STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
FROM THOSE CUT THE PIPE RUNS
CURRENTLY VARIES FROM
DEPARTMENT TO DEPARTMENT, WITH
DIFFERING LEVELS OF EFFICIENCY
OF EFFECTIVENESS. ALTHOUGH THE
PROJECT HAS EXPENDED
APPROXIMATELY $1 MILLION SINCE
2018 ON LICENSING ,
CONSULTANTS, STAFF SUPPORT, THE
EVICTED DID NOT INCLUDE A
BUDGET PROPOSAL FROM THE OFFICE
OF THE CITY CLERK AND ITV TWO
AT $1 MILLION IN 2023 AND HALF
MILLION DOLLARS IN 2024 TO
MAINTAIN THIS PROGRAM'S
PROGRESS. THE COUNCIL BUDGET
ACTION BEFORE YOU TODAY
REFLECTS A SCALED-BACK PROPOSAL
THAT WAS DEVELOPED BY THE
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK IN
CONSULTATION WITH ITD. THIS
WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR ENGINE
$37,000 IN 2023 TO MAINTAIN
THE CURRENT LICENSING LEVEL AND
TO FUND TWO PART STAFF TO
CONTINUE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT.
IN 2024, IT WOULD APPROPRIATE
ABOUT $980,000 TO EXPANDABLE
MENTATION OF THE SYSTEM,
INCLUDING LICENSES. IT WOULD
PROVIDE CONSULTANT FOR QUALITY
CONTROL AND SECURITY
PROTOCOLS. WITH THAT, I WILL
TURN THE MICROPHONE OVER TO
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AS HIS
MOTHER.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
FIRST OF ALL, LISA K, YOU ARE
AMAZING CENTRAL STAFF ANALYST.
YOU DO NOT MAKE IT TO
MILWAUKEE. I SO WANT TO THINK
AND GET OUT OF THE WAY NOW
BEFORE I FORGET, OUR ACTING
CITY CLERK, ELIZABETH ATKINS
AND BOTH OF THEM WALK US
THROUGH WHAT THIS AMENDMENT
ENTAILS. I WILL REPEAT A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT WHAT LISA K SHARED,
BUT I WANT TO THROW DONE A
LITTLE BIT ON LAYMAN'S TERMS OF
WHY WE NEED THIS. I HAD
CHARACTERIZED THIS, THE 1.5
MILLION, WHICH IS OVER TWO
YEARS, AS MORE OF A COMPLIANCE
FUNDING. THE OFFICE OF THE CITY
CLERK ENSURES COMPLIANCE WITH
STATE LAW , REGARDING OPEN
PUBLIC RECORDS, SPECIFICALLY
RCW-401-4060 , DETAILED
DESTRUCTION, DISPOSITION OF
PUBLIC RECORDS OR OFFICE FILES
AND MEMORANDA. RECORD RETENTION
SCHEDULES, AND IN ORDER TO
COMPLY WITH STATE LAW, WE ALSO
HAVE THE CITY LAW COUNTERPART,
WHICH IS SEATTLE AND THE CISCO
THREE-POINT 1 TO 2, WHICH IS
SEATTLE ARCHIVES AND RECORD
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. TOGETHER,
THE STATE LAW IN THE CITY LAW,
IN WHICH THE CITY COMPLIES WITH
THE STATE LAW ON HOW TO RETAIN
DOCUMENTS AND HOW TO BE A
LITTLE MORE INTO THAT AS WE GET
FURTHER DOWN ON WITH THIS
TECHNICAL PLATFORM DOES FOR US.
SO AS YOU KNOW, IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT THE PUBLIC HAVE OPEN AND
FULL ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS
AND AS WE ARE LEARNING, THAT IS
A NECESSITY. WE ALL KNOW TO A
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT . THE
CITY'S INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT, ITD, HAS BEEN
WORKING TO HAVE THE RIGHT
TECHNOLOGY IN PLACE, CITYWIDE,
TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH BOTH
STATE AND CITY LAW. THIS
INCLUDES THE LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH. SO TO DISSENT AND
INCLINATION WITH ITD, THE CITY
CLERK IS AN EIGHT YEAR
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. WE HAD AND
THAT YOUR PLAN. WE ARE IN YEAR
FIVE. FOR THE RECORD POINT
RECORDS 365 SYSTEM. THAT IS
ACTUALLY THE NAME OF THE
PLATFORM. THE PROJECT IS WELL
UNDERWAY AND ITD HAS SPENT AND
HAS INVESTED 1 MILLION TO DATE
ON THIS PROJECT. WITH THE GOAL
OF COMPLETING IT BY 2025. SO
FOR TODAY'S PURPOSES, OUR
CONCERN IS THAT IF THIS IS NOT
FUNDED , THAT IS ALLOWING THE
RECORD POINT PROJECT TO
CONTINUE AND IF IT LAPSE , WE
WILL HAVE AND IT WILL RESULT IN
MORE WORK FOR OUR STAFF,
NAMELY, REQUIRING MORE WORK TO
RETAIN , MAINTAIN, ORGANIZE,
TRACK , RELEASE AND RETRIEVE
DOCUMENTS TO THE PUBLIC. NO
SMALL TASK, AS YOU ARE ALL
AWARE WHEN WE HAVE PDR'S AND
SUCH. WE WANT TO GET THAT IN
PLACE AND IN ORDER -- IF WE
HAVE ALREADY INVESTED $1
MILLION, WE WANT TO, HOPEFULLY,
GET THE REMAINDER -- WE CAN
ADDRESS ALL OF THESE ISSUES
THAT THE CLERK'S OFFICE HAS TO
DO WITHOUT THE TECHNOLOGY
SITTING ON A SHELF SOMEWHERE
BECAUSE IMPLEMENTATION WAS ONLY
HALF COMPLETED. SO THE
SCHEDULE BUDGET ACTION OR
AMENDMENT, USUALLY CALL IT A
CVA MMA, BUT ANYWAY, WHAT HAD A
LIMITED AMOUNT OF MONEY TO KEEP
THE PROJECT UNDERWAY. BASICALLY
TRYING TO MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE ,
KEEP THE PROJECT AFLOAT AND
FOLLOW THROUGH ON THE
COMMITMENT WE MADE TO IMPLEMENT
THIS PLAN . OUR CITY HAS
ALREADY INVESTED FIVE YEARS OF
TIME AND RESOURCES INTO
COMPLETION OF THIS TECHNOLOGY
PLATFORM TO BETTER SERVE THE
PUBLIC AND TO MAINTAIN
COMPLIANCE, AGAIN, WITH BOTH
STATE AND CITY LAW. ONE-YEAR
FUNDING -- TWO TIMES, WITH
437,020 23, WHICH IS ONE-TIME
AND AND THEN 979,700 AND 2024
ONE-TIME, WHICH APPROXIMATELY
COMES OUT TO ABOUT 1.5 MILLION.
SO THE SPECIFIC DOLLAR
AMOUNTS, AS I JUST SHARED, AND
WE WOULD ALSO ADD TO THE SID
SEATTLE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT TO CONTINUE THE
MULTIYEAR IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE RECORD POINT RECORDS 365
RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO
MANAGEMENT COMPLIANCE WITH
STATE LAW AND CITY LAW.
BASICALLY, IN THE LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH, WHICH IS THE CLERK'S
OFFICE, PURSUANT TO CITY AND
STATE LAW, THAT IS, IF YOU
WILL, THE DEPARTMENT OF ORIGIN
AS WHERE ALL OF THOSE DOCUMENT
ARE HELD. WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO
DO IS SAY, HEY, THE TOTAL COST
OF THIS PROJECT IS TO .4
MILLION . WE HAVE ALREADY SPENT
1 MILLION ON THIS PROJECT AND
WE NEED THE ADDITIONAL 1.5 TO
COMPLETE THIS PROJECT AND I
HOPE I DID THAT JUSTICE, LISA K
AND ELIZABETH ATKINS. THANK
YOU.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU ,
COUNCILMEMBER PRESIDENT. I AM
NOT SEEING ANY HINTS AT THIS
POINT. OKAY , COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, THEY GET SO MUCH FOR
THE SUMMARY. ANYTHING ELSE YOU
WOULD LIKE TO ADD?
>> I'M GLAD NO ONE ASKED ANY
QUESTION BECAUSE A LOT OF THIS
IS KNOWLEDGE HE STEFAN AS YOU
KNOW, I'M NOT QUITE THERE.
>> YOU DID A GREAT JOB. THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE ON .
LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM
ON THE AGENDA, MADAM CLERK.
>> AGENDA ITEM 8, OFFICE OF
HOUSING FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNSEL BUDGET CHAIR ,
MOSQUEDA , THIS AFTERNOON, WE
HAVE THROUGH PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE BUBBLED UP
FOR THE OFFICE OF HOUSING.
FIRST ONE IS - 1-A- 1. THIS
WOULD PROVIDE WHAT I MILLION A
MULTI FAMILY HOUSING FUND IN
OH TO FIND AN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROJECT IN NORTH
RAINIER VALLEY. THIS COUNSEL
BUDGET ACTION WITH HIM POSE A
PROVISIONAL WITH HIM IN A MULTI
FAMILY HOUSING FOR THE 20 AYE
IN THE OFFICE OF HOUSING TO
FIND AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROJECT IN NORTH RAINIER
VALLEY. THIS PROJECT, BEING
DEVELOPED A COMMUNITY
ADVERTISING, WILL CREATE 108
UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR
FAMILIES WITH INCOMES FROM 40%
80% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME.
>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK
TRACY FOR HER HELP.
>> SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU., TO
MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNEW THAT
YOUR VIDEO IS NOT ON, JUST IN
CASE YOU WANTED IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> SO MUCH TECHNOLOGY.
>> OKAY. SO I DO WANT TO FIRST
THANK TRACY FOR HELPING US WITH
THE COUPLE OF AMENDMENTS THAT
WE HAVE COMING UP AS SHE
MENTIONED, THIS IS A
COLLABORATION BETWEEN COMMUNITY
ROOTS HOUSING AND JACK SAID.
THEY ARE DEVELOPING A MIXED-USE
BUILDING THAT WOULD HAVE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR FAMILIES
IN SEATTLE, AS WELL AS A SPACE
FOR MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM
WITH A YOUTH PERFORMANCE ART
FACILITY IN IT. I DO WANT TO
APOLOGIZE, COLLEAGUES, I HAD
SENT INFORMATION YESTERDAY
ABOUT THIS PROJECT AND
REALIZED, TODAY, THAT I SAID
SOMETHING THAT WAS QUITE DATED.
DISREGARD IT. THAT WAS
INFORMATION WE HAVE RECEIVED
FROM THE PROJECT EARLIER THIS
SUMMER. SO THIS IS THE CURRENT
INFORMATION. THE PROJECT IS
CLOSE TO REACHING ITS
FUNDRAISING GOAL BUT THIS WHAT
, DUE TO INFLATIONARY COSTS, AS
WELL AS SOME SUPPLY-CHAIN
ISSUES, THE COST OF THE PROJECT
IS NOW PUTTING THEM A LITTLE
BIT BEHIND IN THIS PROJECT IS
EXPERIENCING A GAP OF 1,000,000
1/2 DOLLARS FOR SHELL AND
CORE CONSTRUCTION OF THE
BUILDING. THIS WOULD ENSURE --
THIS GAP ENCLOSURE WHEN ENSURE
THAT THE HOUSING IS BUILT AND
THAT THE PROJECT CAN PROCEED ON
TIME AND SUPPORT US WITH
REACHING OUR HOUSING GOALS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE
THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE
COUNCILMEMBER? OKAY. I DO HAVE
A FEW QUESTIONS ON THIS.
THANK YOU FOR LIFTING UP THIS
WONDERFUL PROJECT. WE DID, MY
STAFF AND I HEARD ABOUT THIS
PROJECT AND ALL OF THE GREAT
TRANSIT ORIENTED HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT FROM COMMUNITY
ROWS AS WELL. JUST LIKE YOU
QUICK QUESTIONS AND PERHAPS
THIS IS FOR CENTRAL STAFF. IF
THE SPONSOR'S COMMENTS AS WELL,
THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL . JUST
FROM THE TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVE,
CAN YOU REMIND ME WHAT STAGE
THIS PROJECT IS AND WITH THE
DEVELOPMENT COSTS OR CAPITAL
COSTS?
>> SO THIS IS -- THE DESIGN
IS COMPLETE. THEY HAVE NOT YET
STARTED CONSTRUCTION , AT LEAST
AS OF THE LAST TIME I WAS OUT
THERE, WHICH WAS IN JULY, BUT
WE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON
THAT, AND IT WOULD BE CAPITAL
COSTS.
>> OKAY. TRACY, ANYTHING TO ADD
TO THAT?
>> THAT IS WHAT MY
UNDERSTANDING IS FROM THE
SPONSOR'S OFFICE. IT IS NOT
PREDEVELOPMENT. IT IS TO BEGIN
CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. CAN YOU
REMIND ME WITH AMIS WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT HERE?
>> THIS IS FROM 40 TO 80%.
>> OKAY. GREAT. I'M REALLY
INTERESTED IN THIS. I'M JUST
THINKING ABOUT THIS LAST
QUESTION HERE. LET ME TURN IT
OVER , COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
AFTER FOUR THIS QUESTION.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THIS IS JUST A REMINDER FOR
ME, THAT WHEN WE ARE EVALUATING
REQUESTS FROM ORGANIZATIONS
FOR CAPITAL DOLLARS , IT WOULD
BE HELPFUL STATION MAYBE WE
ALREADY HAS THIS INFORMATION
OR CENTRAL STAFF HAS A COMEDY
SHOW A BEFORE AND AFTER
SPREADSHEET OF, HERE IS WHAT
THE ORIGINAL COST WERE, AND
HERE IS THE LINE ITEM
EXPLANATION TOO WHERE THOSE
COSTS ARE INCREASING. I
THOUGHT THAT THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING HAD SOME FUNDS TO DEAL
WITH, COSTS OVERRUNS, IS THERE
A REASON THAT OH IS NOT ABLE TO
JUST HANDLE THIS WITH THEIR
EXISTING FUNDS?
>> I THINK THAT IS TARGETED
FOR ME. A COUPLE THINGS. I HAVE
NOT REQUESTED, BUT I SURELY CAN
REQUEST FROM THE DEVELOPMENT,
THAT INCLUDES FEAR ORIGINAL
PERFORMA WAS AND WHAT IT IS
NOW, BASED ON THEIR CONCERN
ABOUT THE RISING COST AND SO
FORTH . SECOND OF ALL, THIS
PROJECT DIDN'T ACTUALLY GET A
WOODED IN THE CITY OFFICE OF
HOUSING FUNDS. IT CAME IN A
COUPLE YEARS AGO AND DID NOT
GET FUNDED BECAUSE OF OTHER
PROJECTS THAT WERE IN THE
QUEUE. SO THERE ISN'T REALLY A
PROCESS BY WHICH OH COULD
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PANIC FOR A
PROJECT THAT HASN'T GOT OFFICE
OF HOUSING FUNDING BECAUSE
PRIMARILY, THE FUNDS GO OUT VIA
PROCESS AND IT IS TO AWKWARD
SITUATIONS IN WHICH THEY
DON'T REALLY HAVE A PROCESS BY
WHICH THEY COULD FUND THIS.
EXCEPT BY US MANDATING THEM TO
DO SOME.
>> OR REAPPLYING?
>> I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD
WORK, JUST BECAUSE OF THE
TIMING OF THE PROJECT, SO I CAN
VERIFY THAT WITH HOUSING AND
MAKE SURE THAT WOULD BE
POSSIBLE AND , AGAIN, I DON'T
HAVE ALL OF THE THIS OBJECT IS
TO START CONSTRUCTION AND THEY
MAY HAVE INFORMATION BUT I
THINK THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE
IN THE SPRINGTIME .
>> YES, IT IS DELAYED ALREADY
BECAUSE OF THE GAP THAT EXISTS
. I THINK THAT IS WHY THEY
ENDED UP COMING TO US TO LOOK
FOR HELP IN CAUSING IT
RELATIVELY QUICKLY, SO THAT
THEY WILL PROCEED, BUT I'M
HAPPY TO HAVE A CONVERSATION
ABOUT SOME OF THE QUESTIONS
THAT WILL COME UP.
>> THANK YOU. OKAY,
COUNCILMEMBER. I'M NOT SEEING
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THIS
POINT. LET'S GO ON TO THE NEXT.
>> THE NEXT ONE IS OH- A-1.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY MORALES AS
WELL AS COMFORTABLE PEDERSEN
AND COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS. IT
WOULD AT $460,000 OF GENERAL
FUND IN 2023 AND 551,000 OF
GENERAL FUND IN 2024 AND FOUR
FTES TO THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
TO CREATING USABLE HOUSING
ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM FUNDING
AND A MUNICIPAL HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT FUND.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES.
>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO,
COLLEAGUES, I DID SOME RENT
SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THIS AS
WELL YESTERDAY, SO HOPEFULLY
YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG WITH WHAT
WE ARE DOING HERE. THIS IS THE
P.A. WOULD FIND FOUR TO CREATE
A MUNICIPAL HOUSING
ADMINISTRATION TEAM AT THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING AND SO THIS
WOULD, BASICALLY DO THREE
THINGS. THE FIRST IS THAT THIS
TEAM WOULD ASSESS CITY PROPERTY
FOR POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF
PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE MIXED
INCOME HOUSING . THIS WOULD BE
HOUSING THAT IS BUILT ON
PROPERTY THAT STAYS IN CITY
OWNERSHIP AND IS LEASED FOR
THIS SORT OF DEVELOPMENT 99
YEAR LEASE. THAT IS WHERE THE
AFFORDABILITY COMES IN. THE
SECOND THING IS THAT THIS
WOULD ALSO OVERSEE A NEW FUND ,
THE MUNICIPAL HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT FUND THAT WOULD
PROVIDE ORGANIZATIONS WITH
WITH CAPITALS WHO ARE
DEVELOPING THIS FUNDING. THIS
WOULD GO TOWARDS -- THERE
WOULD BE A 3% ADMINISTRATION --
3% OF THE FUND WITHOUT TORY
DEMONSTRATION OF THE PROGRAM. I
SHOULD SAY THAT FOR THE FUND,
IN PARTICULAR, WE ARE WORKING
WITH THE TWO LEGISLATORS AT THE
STATE LEVEL, TO SECURE SEED
FUNDING IN THE 2023 SESSIONS ,
SO THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE
ONGOING AND THAT WORK IS IN
DEVELOPMENT. THE LAST THING I
WANT TO SAY IS THAT THIS TEAM
DOESN'T HINGE ON THE PASSAGE OF
INITIATIVE 135 , BUT IF THAT
INITIATIVE PASSES, IT WOULD
PUT US IN A POSITION --
REQUIRES. THAT SAID, WHETHER OR
NOT THE INITIATIVE PASSES, THIS
SORT OF PACE THE WAY FOR
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AND
OTHER AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROVIDERS, TO DEVELOP MORE
HOUSING. I DO WANT TO ALSO SAY
THAT I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS
PROPOSAL WITH DIRECTOR WINKLER
10, BELIEVES THAT THIS IS
DOABLE AND INDEED, SOME OF THE
ELEMENTS INCLUDED , THEY ARE
ALREADY DOING IT AT THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING. WHAT THIS PROPOSAL
DOES NOT DO IS REPLACE OR
SUPPLANT IN THE CURRENT SITE
USED TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IF
ANYTHING, IT REALLY ALLOWS FOR
MORE DEVELOPMENT OF MORE
HOUSING BY GIVEN OUR COMMUNITY
BASED DEVELOPERS, THE OPTIONS
TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY IN
SECURING THESE . AS I SAID, I
DID DISTRIBUTE A SUMMARY OF THE
APPROACH LAST NIGHT. I HOPE IT
IS USEFUL IN ANSWERING SOME OF
YOUR QUESTIONS. I JUST WANT TO
THANK JESUS AND FOR SOME OF THE
CENTRAL ON HELPING US DRAFT
THIS AND I WENT TO THINK DEVON,
ON MY TEAM, WHO HAS BEEN
WORKING WITH OUR SEATTLE WITHIN
REACH COALITION OVER THE LAST
TWO YEARS. THIS IDEA REALLY
COMES FROM THEM AND THESE ARE
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AND
ADVOCATES WHO ARE LOOKING TO
BUILD SEATTLE THAT OFFERS AS
MANY HOUSING OPTIONS AS
POSSIBLE, SO THAT WE CAN HELP
MOVE PEOPLE OUT OF BEING RENT
BURDENED , OUT OF HOMELESSNESS,
AND INTO SOME HOMEOWNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES. I'M HAPPY TODAY
QUESTIONS NOW OR, IF
THROUGHOUT THE REST OF OUR
DELIBERATIONS, IF THERE ARE
QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME OR
DEVON KNOW.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. YOU ANSWERED IT. I HAD
THREE QUESTIONS TEED UP, BUT
WHEN YOU START UP ANSWERED, BUT
I GOT A LITTLE BIT LOST IN A
COUPLE OF THE OTHER ONES. ARE
THE FUNCTIONS, THANK YOU SAID,
THIS IS FOR THIS NEW PROGRAM
INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT WORK
PROGRAM IN THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING? I THINK YOU SAID IT
WAS DOABLE?
>> I THINK SOME OF THE THINGS
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING DOES
ALREADY ARE DOABLE. SO, YOU
KNOW , BUILDING THE HOUSING ,
PROVIDING THE FUNDING , THE
ASSET-MANAGEMENT PIECES
SOMETHING THAT -- SOME OF THE
ELEMENTS WOULD STILL NEED TO BE
WORKED OUT, BUT IN MY
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
DIRECTOR , YOU KNOW, SHE FELT
LIKE THERE WAS NOTHING
PROBLEMATIC HERE AND THAT IF
THERE WERE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
ABOUT WHOSE WORK IS WHAT, THAT
THOSE ISSUES THAT WE COULD WORK
OUT LATER. I SHOULD SAY THAT WE
HAD STARTED WITH THE IDEA OF
TRYING TO DO THIS THROUGH FAS,
SINCE THEY ALREADY DO SOME
ASSET-MANAGEMENT AND IT JUST
SEEMED LIKE THIS WAS THE BETTER
WAY TO GO. THESE CONVERSATIONS
, IN TERMS OF WHAT ELEMENTS GO
IN WHICH DEPARTMENT, ARE STILL
ONGOING.
>> THERE IS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN DOABLE AND WHETHER OR
NOT THE OFFICE OF HOUSING IS
ALREADY PERFORMING THESE
FUNCTIONS. I'M HEARING SOME OF
ITS DOABLE AND THEY ARE
ALREADY PERFORMING.
>> SOME OF IT WOULD BE NEW,
YES.
>> IT IS A MIX OF BOTH?
>> YES.
>> MY SECOND QUESTION I'M
REALLY GLAD YOU BROUGHT THIS UP
BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO BRING
IT UP, BUT IN INITIATIVE 135,
THE SOCIAL HOUSING INITIATIE,
SO IF THAT WERE TO PASS, HUMAN
FEBRUARY, YOU ARE SAYING THAT
THIS WOULD COMPLEMENT IF 135.
IF 135 WERE NOT , THEN THE SOLE
RESPONSIBILITY , PHYSICAL AND
FUNCTION, WOULD LAND AT OH ?
>> YES.
>> OKAY. AND THEN, IS THERE A
SCENARIO, AND I KNOW YOU
WOULDN'T WANT, BUT IF YOU HAD,
AND I WOULD CERTAINLY WANT TO
LEARN MORE AND WORK WITH YOU,
IS THERE A SCENARIO WHERE WE
COULD REVISIT THIS FUNDING AND
THIS POLICY , EITHER AFTER
FEBRUARY OR IN THE NEXT CYCLE
WHEN WE GET A SENSE OF , LET'S
SAY 135 PASSES AND THEN OHA CAN
GET TOGETHER ABOUT, OKAY, HOW
DOES THIS COMPLEMENT, HOW DO WE
COMPLEMENT THIS INITIATIVE THAT
JUST PASSED OR IF IT DOESN'T
GETS PASSED, THEN OHA HAS A
DIFFERENT TASK IN FRONT OF IT.
WOULD IT BE FAIR TO SAY, IS
APPEARED AS, THAT IF WE CAN
ENVISION THIS AT A LATER DATE,
EVEN IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL OR
NEXT YEAR?
>> THIS IS THE CONVERSATION WE
HAD LAST YEAR. YOU WILL RECALL
THAT WE STARTED THIS
CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW TO SET
UP THE STRUCTURE FOR SUCH A
THING LAST YEAR AND I WOULD SAY
THAT MY RESPONSE IS THE SAME,
WHICH IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT
IN THE PAST AND MEASURES
BUDGET, BUT IT IS FOR THIS
CONVERSATION AND COMMUNITY THAT
HAS NO WAY TO THIS BALLOT
INITIATIVE AND SO , I THINK
THAT WE HAVE CLEAR INTERESTS
IN TRYING TO ADD ONE MORE TOOL
TO THE WAY THAT WE DO. DOES
PASS, THIS WOULD HAVE THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
INFRASTRUCTURE ALREADY UNDERWAY
, WHICH I THINK WOULD BE A GOOD
THING . IF IT DOESN'T PASS,
STILL THINK THERE IS AN
INTEREST IN HAVING AN
ADDITIONAL ALTERNATIVE FOR HOW
WE DO HOUSING AND THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT WE COULD BEGIN
TO IMPLEMENT AND BEGIN TO
PROVIDE TEMPERATURE
TYPICAL.ADDITIONAL ALTERNATIVE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> SO I DO NOT READ WHAT WAS
SENT YESTERDAY. I APOLOGIZE. I
WILL GO BACK INTO. SO THIS
DOES NOT PRESUPPOSE PASSAGE OF
INITIATIVE 135 -- DOES IT MAKE
-- DOES IT PRETTY MUCH THE
SAME THING INSTEAD? IT
BASICALLY -- I ASKED BECAUSE I
AM READING THE BALLOT TITLE FOR
135 AND IT SAYS, THIS MEASURE
WOULD CREATE A PUBLIC
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND
DEVELOP BONE AND MAINTAIN MIXED
INCOME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
AND UNDER ON HERE,, REQUIRE,,
AND DETERMINE THE ELIGIBILITY
AND PROPERTIES. IT SOUNDS LIKE
THEY KIND OF DO THE SAME THING.
WHEN YOU WERE IN YOUR REMARKS,
EXPLAIN. I HEARD ASSET
MANAGEMENT AND SO, I GUESS I
NEED IT TO DIG IN MORE AND
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE BOOK OF
THIS PROGRAM WOULD BE DOING.
COULD YOU COMMENT ON WHETHER OR
NOT IT IS VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT
135 WOULD DO?
>> YEAH, I THINK THAT LIST OF
WHETHER OR NOT IT PASSES, IT
REALLY DOES , THE INTENT IS TO
PAVE THE WAY FOR COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS TO WORK WITH THE
CITY FOR SECURING CITY LAND AND
FOR HELPING CREATE THIS KIND
OF PUBLIC DEVELOPER IDEA SO
THAT IT IS CITY-OWNED ,
DIFFERENT THAN WE DO NOW. IT
IS , THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT
WOULD BE QUALITY FOR INCOME
FAMILIES AND THERE ARE SOME
THAT ARE MARKET THAT HELP
SUPPORT WHEN ANOTHER, BUT THE
CREATE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
PERMANENT BECAUSE IT IS
SITTING ON LAND AND THAT IS A
LONG-TERM LEASE, RATHER THAN
SOMETHING THAT COULD CONTINUE
TO GET FLIPPED AND HAVE, I'M
SURE WE ARE ALL READING ABOUT
SOME OF THESE PRINTER ALGORITHM
SOFTWARE'S THAT ARE
PERPETUALLY INCREASING RENTS
AND MAKING IT INCREDIBLY HARD
FOR PEOPLE TO SAVE THE CITY.
THIS IS AN EFFORT FOR US TO TRY
TO HAVE MORE CONTROL ON HOW
THESE KINDS OF INCREASES
HAPPEN.
>> IS A FOLLOW-UP , THANK YOU
FOR THAT. THAT ANSWERS MY
QUESTION. IT'S SIMILAR TO WHAT
135 IS PROPOSING. ONCE WE --
SOMEBODY IS GOING TO HAVE TO
BUILD THE HOUSING. I WILL JUST
TALK OFF-LINE TO FIND OUT IF
OUR EXISTING HOUSING PROVIDERS
HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON THIS,
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO CREATE
A SITUATION WHERE THEY ARE
COMPETING FOR THE SAME LIMITED
POOL OF CITY SUPPORT FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
>> YES, THIS WOULD CREATE THAT
SITUATION. IT WOULD GIVE THEM
OPTIONS FOR WHAT KIND OF CITY
HOUSING TO BUILD, BUT WOULDN'T
EXCLUDE ANYBODY FROM DOING ONE
OR THE OTHER , CERTAINLY.
>> OKAY. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I AM NOT
SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
ON THIS, COUNCILMEMBER AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING MORE
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THOSE
ALGORITHMS. WE THOUGHT WE
HELPED TO ADDRESS SOME OF THAT
WITH THE RENT GETTING
LEGISLATION WE PASSED IN 2018
AND IT WAS TEMPORARY IN NATURE
AND NOW WE ARE SEEING DIFFERENT
TYPES OF RHYTHMS THAT ARE BEING
PUT IN PLACE THAT SCALES OF THE
COST OF RENTAL UNITS. THANK YOU
FOR FLANKING THAT AS A GENERAL
CONCERN IN THE HOUSING STOCK IN
SEATTLE AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
I ALSO JUST WANT TO ASK TRACY
THOUGH, WHEN IT RELATES TO
HOUSING THAT THE CITY OF
SEATTLE IS LARGELY FUNDED FOR
LOW INCOME OR HOUSING OR
HOUSING AT 30% I AM OR BELOW,
CAN YOU REMIND US WHAT MOST OF
THOSE HOUSING UNITS HAS, IN
TERMS OF LONG-TERM REQUIREMENT
FOR AFFORDABILITY?
>> IT IS A MINIMUM OF 50 YEARS
AND, USUALLY, THEY ARE
STRUCTURED IN SUCH A WAY AS
LONG-TERM LOANS, THAT WE,
ESSENTIALLY, CONTINUED TO
EXTEND AT THE END OF THAT TERM
OF 50 YEARS TO ESSENTIALLY MAKE
THOSE UNITS AFFORDABLE IN
PERPETUITY.
>> RATE. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MADE THE
DISSENSION BETWEEN WHAT WE ARE
TRYING TO FIND WITH THE CITY,
IN TERMS OF LONG-TERM
AFFORDABILITY, I THINK
CONTINUES TO BE A HOUSING
CRISIS OVERALL AND WE NEED ALL
TOOLS AS WE SEEK TO ADD TO SOME
OF THE POLICIES THAT THE CITY
HAS PASSED, LIKE THE HOUSING
DISPOSITION OR THE DISPOSITION
POLICY JUMPSTART, NHA, ET
CETERA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER, AND I'M NOT SEND
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. COUNCILMEMBER, I'M
SORRY. I'M HAVING A HARD TIME
HEARING YOU.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW.
>> A LITTLE BETTER. DO YOU MIND
YELLING A LITTLE?
>> I DON'T MIND YELLING.
>> SORRY. I WAS SPEAKING
SOFTLY, JUST BECAUSE I DIDN'T
WANT TO BE TOO LOUD. BUT I CAN
SPEAK LOUDER. THANK YOU. I
SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT AND I
WOULD LOVE TO BE ADDED.
>> OKAY.
>> THANKS. I HEARD AT THAT
TIME. NUMBER SAWANT, ADDING
THEIR NAME AS A COSPONSOR.
OKAY. LET'S GO AHEAD AND
CONTINUE.
>> MOVING ON TO THE NECK CITY
A, OH. THIS IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT THAT IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT, AS WELL AS STRAUSS AND
MOSQUEDA. IT WOULD REQUEST
OPTIONS FOR NON-PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SERVICES
FUNDING AND PREDEVELOPMENT AND
OR ORGANIZATION CAPACITY
FUNDING AND DEVELOPMENT
STATION THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
PROPOSED HOUSING AND RENEWAL
PACKAGE. THE PACKAGE WE ARE
EXPECTING TO HAVE SENT INTO THE
COUNCIL IN DECEMBER 2023 AND
ANY RECOMMENDATIONS AS IT
RELATES TO THE TWO PARTICULAR
ISSUES WHAT, AS PART OF THAT
PROPOSED LEVY RENEWAL PACKAGE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, TRACY.
I'M GOING TO TURN IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WOULD
LIKE TO START MY REMARKS WITH,
THANKS TO MADAM CHAIR
MOSQUEDA AND STRAUSS , BUT,
FOR SPONSORING THIS AMENDMENT.
THIS AMENDMENT FOLLOWS, YOU MAY
RECALL, A VERY IMPORTANT
INVESTMENT THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL MADE LAST YEAR TO
SUPPORT, WHAT ARE CALLED
RESIDENT SERVICES AND AFFORDING
HOUSE WILL DEVELOPMENT. THESE
KINDS OF SERVICES ARE TYPICALLY
PART OF PUBLIC -- I'M SORRY.
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT, BUT NOT OTHER
KINDS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENTS. THEY ARE VERY,
VERY IMPORTANT TO PROMOTE
GREATER STABILITY AND
COMMUNITY BUILDING AMONG
LOW-INCOME AND HOMELESS
RESIDENTS LIVING IN PUBLIC
PLACE AT THAT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, BUT DO NOT REQUIRE THE
SAME INTENSITY LEVEL OF
SERVICES THAT INDIVIDUALS IN
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING,
TYPICALLY , REQUIRE. THIS
AMENDMENT FURTHER REFINED
FLASHERS INVESTMENT BY
DIRECTING THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING, SPECIFICALLY THAT
THESE RESIDENT SERVICES CAN BE
INCORPORATED INTO THE LEVY
RENEWAL, WHICH THEY ARE NOT
CURRENTLY PART OF, WHICH IS WHY
THE COUNCILMEMBER AND HIS
WISDOM FUNDED THEM LAST YEAR.
IT ALSO TO FURTHER DEVELOP
THIS AS A NEW AREA. THE
NECESSARY NEXT STEP , IF WE
WANT SENTENCES TO BE READY AS
PART OF THE LIMITATION OF THE
NEXT HOUSING LEVY. RESIDENTS WE
SERVE IN OUR HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT, FACE A WIDE RANGE
OF CHALLENGES IN THE INTENSITY
AND SEVERITY, BUT THEY ARE
SHARING,, THE FACT THAT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT THEY
LIVE IN, GIVES EACH AND
EVERYONE OF THEM A FIGHTING TO
OVERCOME THEIR CHALLENGES AND
WE KNOW FROM TALKING TO
PROVIDERS, WE HAD KIM WITH HDC
AND MICHAEL FERRIS , WITH THE
SEED, SPEAK WITH US TODAY AND
TO EXPLAIN WHY PRESENT
SERVICES ARE BECOMING AN
IMPORTANT TOOL IN THAT EFFORT
TO OVERCOME THE CHALLENGES
ASSOCIATED WITH LIVING AS A
LOW-INCOME RESIDENT IN THE CITY
AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR
SUPPORT . OUR HOUSING PROVIDER
SUPPORT IN ADVOCATING FOR THE
RESIDENTS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM
CHAIR. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO
SIGNAL MY INTEREST IN
SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
ADDING HIS NAME TO THIS
AMENDMENT. ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS? OKAY. SING NONE,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LEWIS, YOU
HAVE BEEN ADDED. EXCELLENT.
OKAY. I THINK, MADAM CLERK, WE
ARE READY TO MOVE ON TO THE
NEXT ITEM.
>> AGENDA ITEM 9. OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS FOR
PRINTING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU. I'M LOOKING FOR A
CENTRAL STAFF TEAM. WHO WANTS
TO POP ONLINE?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
BUDGETARY MOSQUEDA. I'M HERE
TO PRESENT INFORMATION ON THIS
BUDGET ACTION THIS COUNCIL
BUDGET ACTION WITHOUT THOUSAND
GENERAL FUNDS IN 2023 AND
12,000 GENERAL FUNDS IN 2024
TO THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS TO
FUND A MEMBERSHIP WITH A
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF LOCAL
ELECTED OFFICIALS WORKING AT TO
ACHIEVE RACIAL AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE, SUCH AS WORKING
PROGRESS. LOCAL PROGRESS HAS
SUPPORTED THE CITY'S
DEVELOPMENT OF NEW LABOR
STANDARDS, REVENUE GENERATION
IDEA, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
REFORM. OWNERSHIP WOULD
INCREASE LOCAL PROGRESS IS
CAPACITY TO HELP THE CITY
DEVELOP POLICIES AND PROGRAMS
POWER AND MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES AND WOULD FOSTER
THE CITY'S COLLABORATION WITH
THE ELECTED LEADERS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. THE 2024 -2023 BUDGET
WOULD PROPOSE THIS TO MEMBERS
OF ORGANIZATIONS AND THIS
COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION WOULD
INCREASE THAT TO 570,000 AND
WOULD COVER THE FULL COST OF A
MEMBERSHIP WITH LOCAL PROGRESS.
THIS COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA AND IS COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COLLEAGUES, I'M EXCITED TO
BRING FORWARD THE AMENDMENT FOR
THIS CONSIDERATION. THE SMALL
BUT MIGHTY IMPACT. LOCAL
PROGRESS IS A NETWORK OF NEARLY
1500 MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AROUND
THE COUNTRY MADE UP OF THE
CITY, COUNTY, AND SCHOOL BOARD
ELECTED LEGISLATIVE MEMBERS AND
ALL JURISDICTIONS ACROSS THE
STATE. I HAVE HAD THE GOOD
FORTUNE OF BEING A LOCAL
PROGRESS BOARD MEMBER. EXCUSE
ME, LOCAL MEMBER, SINCE I
STARTED IN 2017 AND NOW I'M
LUCKY TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS. THIS HAS A
REQUIREMENT THAT TWO THIRDS OF
THE SEATS ON THE BOARD ARE HELD
BY CURRENT, ELECTRICAL
OFFICIALS IN THIS COUNTRY THAT
ARE ACTIVE IN THE LOCAL
PROGRESS NETWORK, BUT I AM NOT
ALONE. I HAVE THE DISTINCT
PRIVILEGE OF THE FOLLOWING THE
FOOTSTEPS OF MY COLLEAGUES, WHO
HAVE BEEN ACTIVE MEMBERS AND
ALSO, LOCAL PROGRESS MEMBERS
OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. THIS
INCLUDES COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, WHO HAS HAD A STRONG
CONNECTION TO LOCAL PROGRESS,
BOTH AS A COUNCILMEMBER IN HER
PREVIOUS PROGRESS AS WELL. WE
KNOW THAT THE COUNCILMEMBER
THAT ONLY SAT ON THE LOCAL
PROGRESS BOARD, BUT WAS A LOCAL
FOUNDER MEMBER. FORMER
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALES,
FORMALLY SAT ON THE BOARD AS
WELL I KNOW THAT MANY OF OUR
COLLEAGUES, CURRENTLY, OUR
MEMBERS AND RECEIVE
COMMUNICATIONS FROM LOCAL
PROGRESS, INCLUDING COUNSEL
PRESENT , AND PROBABLY OTHERS.
I REALLY HAVE APPRECIATED THE
ROLE THAT LOCAL PUBLIC HAD
ESPECIALLY IN THESE TOUGH TIMES
AS THE RESPONSE TO COVID HAS
LARGELY FALLEN ON CITY
SHOULDERS, ESPECIALLY AND HOW
TO THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN
ACT. BEING ON THE GROUND IN THE
LAST FEW YEARS TO HELP DEPLOY
ADDITIONAL STATE RESOURCES AND
KNOWING BEST HOW TO GET THOSE
DOLLARS OUT THE DOOR AND MAKING
MEANINGFUL IMPACT TO THE LOCAL
COMMUNITIES . IT HAS BEEN ON
THE FOREFRONT TO SHARE
INFORMATION ACROSS LOCAL
DISTRICTS ON HOW TO ACT QUICKLY
AND EFFICIENTLY IN THESE TIMES
OF ENOUGH ALSO AM PROUD TO SAY
THAT LOCAL PROGRESS HAS
FEATURED A NUMBER OF SEATTLE
STRATEGIES IN TERMS OF HOW WE
WORK TOGETHER COLLECTIVELY WITH
THE EXECUTIVE AND WITH THE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PASS
LEGISLATION. THERE WAS A REPORT
THAT WHICH IS REALLY FURTHER
THIS SUMMER WERE LOCAL PROGRESS
DIRECTLY FEATURED CITY OF
SEATTLE AND ALL OF THE WORK
THAT WE HAVE DONE ON LABOR
STANDARDS AND THE OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS ENFORCEMENT
ROLE AND OVERSIGHT THAT THE
CITY PLACE. CONCRETELY, THREE
IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF LOCAL
PROGRESS IS MEMBERSHIP, THAT
AFFECT TO LIFT UP, THEY PROVIDE
US WITH POLICY SUPPORT AS
WELL, LOCAL PROGRESS IS SERVED
AS A VENUE TO BRING POLICY
EXPERTS TO OUR YEARS AND EYES
AND TO THIS TIME COME TO LOOK
AT WAYS FOR US TO IMPROVE
PUBLIC POLICY AND TO BUILD A
HEALTHIER AND MORE ROBUST
ECONOMY THAT CENTERS A
RECOVERY ON WHAT WORKING
FAMILIES NEED. SECOND , THEY
HIGHLIGHT THE WORK THAT WE ARE
DOING, AS I NOTE, AND THE
WEALTHY REPORT THAT FUTURE
SEATTLE. THEY HIGHLIGHT SEATTLE
FOR MANY OF THEIR PUBLICATIONS
AND THIS GETS FEATURED IN
NATIONAL DISCUSSIONS AND
NATIONAL CONFERENCES AS WELL
AND, FINALLY, THEY HELP US
BUILD COMMUNITY ACROSS ELECTED
OFFICIALS COME ACROSS THIS
COUNTRY. VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT
IS THE PATIENT AND THE
ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON
CITIES, THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF
CITIES. THE SWEETEST WAY FOR US
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
CONNECTED AND CORRELATED WITH
OTHER CITIES AS WE STICK TO
INCREASE ACCESS TO THE MARKET
AND BUILD POLICIES THAT SERVE
OUR COMMUNITY.
>> PHILLY OF HAS THE SAME
AMOUNT. SMALLER POPULATION AT
$25,000. THIS IS ONE OF THE
MANY WAYS. THAT WE SUPPORT
NETWORKS THAT WE ARE CONNECTED
TO. I WANT TO THANK THE OFFICE
OF RELATIONS THAT HAVE WORKED
WITH US AND FUNDING THE
STRATEGIES THAT WE HAVE ACROSS
THE CITY, AS WELL. AGAIN, I
WILL TURN IT NOW TO
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. GO AHEAD
.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HOW
THIS PAIN WITH THIS MONEY HOW
DOES IT CHANGE WITH WHAT WE GET
FROM LOCAL PROGRESS? IT SOUNDS
LIKE WE ARE ALREADY A MEMBER,
IS THAT THE CASE? SEEMS LIKE WE
HAVE ALREADY BENEFITED A LOT.
>> SPECIFICALLY, THANK YOU.
SPECIFICALLY THIS ORGANIZATION
LIKE MANY ASSOCIATIONS LOOK TO
OTHERS TO HELP PROVIDE
SPONSORSHIP FOR CONVENING IN
PUBLICATON AND RESEARCH. WE
HAVE GROWING NUMBERS OF CITIES
WHO ARE CONTRIBUTING TO LOCAL
PROGRESS. HOPING WE WILL BE ONE
OF THOSE, GIVEN THE INCREASED
WORK THEY ARE TAKING ON AND
YIELDING INCREASE CAPACITY FOR
US TO LEARN FROM OTHER
JURISDICTIONS AND WE ARE ON
THE CUTTING EDGE TO SHARE
INFORMATION WE HAVE IN THE PAST
AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS ACROSS
THE NATION.
>> YOU SAID YOU'VE BEEN WORKING
WITH THEM ON THIS. ONE THING
I WOULD ASK THEM, WILL THIS
IMPACT OUR ABILITY TO WORK ON
BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION . I
ASSUME THEY WEIGHED IN ON THAT
. BECAUSE FEDERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ARE TAKING DECIDEDLY
NONPARTISAN INITIATIVES.
>> THERE IS A REALLY GOOD LIST
OF ALL SORTS OF ORGANIZATIONS
OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATION FUNDS. IT'S
CROSS-SECTIONAL. WE WORK WITH
OFFICE IN OUR GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS WHERE IT APPLIES TO
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WE'VE GONE
THROUGH OIR. I DON'T KNOW IF
YOU WANT TO SHARE WHAT OIR
SUPPORTS. SUMMER ORGANIZATIONS
WITH SPECIFIC SECTORS. LOOKING
AT A BROAD LIST THAT DOES NOT
PRECLUDE US FROM WORKING ACROSS
AISLES. I KNOW WE DON'T USE
THAT IN SEATTLE, BUT IT HELPS
THEM GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT THE
TYPE OF POLICY WE ENGAGE WITH .
SOME OF THE OTHER MEMBERSHIPS
THAT THE OFFICE SUPPORTS MORE
SPECIFIC SECTOR BASE. I WOULD
SAY NOT SUPPORTING ONE SECTOR
ABOVE ANOTHER BUG CREATING AN
ADDITIONAL ROLE FOR THE
DISCUSSION. KARINA, DO YOU
WANT TO SHARE OTHER WAYS THEY
SUPPORT LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS?
>> ORGANIZATIONS THAT OIR IS A
MEMBER OF, USE THOSE AS A CRY
AREA OR CRITERIA FOR
INTERGOVERNMENTAL . THEY WORK
MORE ADMINISTRATIVELY AND
PROMOTE THE CITY'S INTEREST.
EXAMPLES INCLUDE PUGET SOUND
COUNSEL, WASHINGTON CITY . THE
U.S. COUNCIL OF MAYORS. SISTER
CITIES INTERNATIONAL AND WORLD
AFFAIRS COUNCIL. IN ALL, I
BELIEVE THAT OIR PLANS TO
BECOME A MEMBER IN NINE
ORGANIZATIONS IN 2023. THIS
ORGANIZATION WOULD BRING IT TO
10. MY UNDERSTANDING THAT SOME
ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS THOSE
ASSOCIATION WITH WASHINGTON
CITY AND NATIONAL LEAGUE OF
CITIES , THOSE ORGANIZATIONS
PRIORITIZE ISSUES THAT THEY
ADVOCATE FOR. THAT IS A
DECISION AMONG THE BOARD
MEMBERS OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS,
THEY MIGHT NOT ALWAYS HAVE
CONSENSUS OVER WHAT THE ISSUES
ARE AMONG MEMBERS. I DON'T SEE
LOCAL PROGRESS THAT'S
NECESSARILY DIFFERENT. THERE
MIGHT BE MORE CONSENSUS AMONG
THE LOCAL PROGRESS AS AMONG THE
MEMBERS OF ORGANIZATION. ANY
OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS
PRIORITIZE ISSUES THEY WILL
ADVOCATE FOR. I THINK OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS CAN
PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION ON
THAT PORT.
>> I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBERS FOR THEIR
COSPONSORSHIP . LET'S MOVE ON
TO ITEM NUMBER 10.
>> REFUGEE AFFAIRS, BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION.
>> WELCOME BACK. GO AHEAD .
>> COUNCILS CENTRAL STAFF.
PRESENTING COUNSEL BUDGET
ACTION . OF THIS ACTION WOULD
ADD $78,000 IN GENERAL FUND IN
2023 AND 2024 TO THE OFFICE OF
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS
FOR THE PROGRAM. IT PROVIDES
FREE NATURALIZATION SERVICES TO
LOW INCOME REFUGEES . THIS
INCREASE IN FUNDING WILL HELP
US SURE THAT ORGANIZATIONS CAN
BE FUNDED AT LEVELS SIMILAR TO
PRIORY YEARS. WE BRING THE
TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDING TO THE
PROGRAM IN 2023 AND 2024. THIS
IS BONSER BY COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA .
>> COLLEAGUES, YOU MIGHT
REMEMBER THIS AMENDMENT FROM
YEARS PAST. EACH YEAR THE NEW
CITIZENSHIP PROGRAM PARTNERS TO
HELP CITIZENS OF SEATTLE TO
HELP OTHER RESIDENTS GAIN
CITIZENSHIP. THIS WILL DECREASE
THE NUMBER OF SERVED AND
PROVIDE HIGHLY SKILLED STAFF.
AS PART OF THE NEW CITIZENSHIP
PROGRAM IN LARGER WORKAROUND
CITIZENSHIP , THEY PROVIDE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE
NATURALIZATION PROCESS,
ASSISTANCE WITH APPLICATIONS,
SMALL GROUP CLASSES, INDIVIDUAL
TUTORING AND HELP CLIENTS
PREPARE FOR THE CITIZENSHIP
TEST. HELP THEM WITH INFLATION
AND TENURE. IMPOSSIBLE TO
PROVIDE THE SAME NUMBER OF
HOURS OF SERVICE THAN THEY DID
PREVIOUSLY WITH THE SAME AMOUNT
OF MONEY THEY ARE RECEIVING.
WE ARE PROUD TO LIVE IN THE
CITY THAT'S A SANCTUARY CITY.
WE BELIEVE ALL THE OF PEOPLE
HAVE A PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP.
WE HELP THESE THAT THEY
PARTNER WITH TO PAY THE STAFF
AND INVESTMENTS TO KEEP THIS
PROGRAM RUNNING AND SERVE THE
POPULATION. LAST YEAR WE
ALLOCATED 992,000 DOLLARS.
THIS TIME LESS MONEY AND MORE
PARTNERS. INCREASE I'M
SUGGESTING IS $78,000 CAN HELP
INCREASE THE FUNDING TO BRING
IT TO $1 MILLION OVERALL AND
RETURN TO ALL RETURNING
AGENCIES, SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT IMMIGRANTS AND
REFUGEES AT THE LEVEL THEY HAVE
RECEIVED IN THE PAST. LOOKING
FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS. NOT SEEN ANY, THANK
YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN DAN
STRAUSS.
>> AGENDA ITEM 11. WAIVER
STANDARDS FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> WE HAVE WITH US WITH THIS.
>> WE ARE HERE TO PRESENT THE
COUNSEL BUDGET ACTION . IT
WOULD ADD 552,000 WITH 2023 AND
527,000 IN 2024. REPOSITION
TO THE OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS TO IMPLEMENT MINIMUM
PAYMENT ORDINANCE AND PROVIDE
ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT TO ALL
LABOR STANDARDS. THEY HAVE THE
OUT BASE PAYMENT ORDINANCE TO
SECURE WORK PLACE PROTECTION
FOR PERFORMING SERVICES IN
SEATTLE. IN JANUARY, 2024, THE
ORDINANCE WILL GO INTO EFFECT.
THE COUNSEL BUDGET ACTION WILL
PROVIDE US TO IMPLEMENT THE
ORDINANCE AND IT WILL SUPPORT
FEDERAL COST, STOCKING AND
OUTREACH. FEDERAL COST WOULD
DO 20,000 ONE TIME AND OTHER
ITEMS AND STAFFING WOULD BE
427,000. 2023 AND 2024.
ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST,
POLICY ANALYST AND DATA
ANALYST. OUTREACH WOULD BE
50,000 ON ONGOING BASIS FOR
OUTREACH CAMPAIGN THAT THEY
CAN THE HAVE INFORMATIONAL
MATERIALS AND USED TO CONTRACT
ORGANIZATIONS FOR COMMUNITY
OUTREACH, AS WELL. THIS WILL
ALSO PROVIDE FUNDS TO INCREASE
THEIR CAPACITY. TO SUPPORT
INITIATIVES AND LOCAL INTAKE
PROGRAMS AND PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT FOR INVESTIGATORS.
THIS BUDGET ACTION IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN AND COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA .
>> GO AHEAD .
>> I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THIS PROPOSAL. AS MANY OF US
KNOW, HAVING PARTICIPATED IN
LEGISLATION THAT LED TO THIS
REQUIREMENT, THE OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS , AS A
DEPARTMENT, IS DIFFERENT FROM
MOST DEPARTMENTS. BY POWER
THEY SUBMIT THEIR OWN
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THEIR
BUDGET AND EXPECTATIONS UNDER
THE LAW THAT THE MAYOR
PROPOSES THE BUDGET SUFFICIENT
TO MEET THE NEEDS IDENTIFIED BY
THE OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS.
THIS REQUIREMENT IS AN ANNUAL
CERTIFICATION OF OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARD FUNCTIONS AND
RESOURCES AND REQUIRED UNDER
THIS CODE. OLS'S LETTER IS
INCLUDING AN IMPORTANT NOTE
THAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT. IT
SAYS, OLS USED TO BE AN
INFLECTION POINT IN GROWTH AND
MATURITY AND EMBEDDED FUNCTION
OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT.
TRAILBLAZING WORK. FEW OTHER
MUNICIPALITIES IN THE UNITED
STATES OFFER THE RESOURCES AS
SEATTLE . AS WE'VE SEEN OVER
THE LAST FEW YEARS, CITIES
ENFORCEMENT OF LABOR STANDARDS
HAS BROUGHT FINANCIAL BENEFITS
FOR OUR LOWEST INCOME WORKERS.
ECONOMICS MADE REAL. TO
CONTINUE THIS EFFORT AS A
SUSTAINED COMMITMENT BY ALL
DECISION-MAKERS TO FULLY FUND
THE OFFICE COMMENSURATE WITH
THE LEVEL NEEDED TO BRING
ABOUT THE RESULTS. I GREATLY
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
LEAVE THE DEPARTMENTS WORK AND
A STAFF THAT SEES ITS
IMPORTANCE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
MAKE STRIDES TO IMPROVE
SEATTLE'S WORKERS IN A CULTURE
OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE LABOR
STANDARDS IN THE CITY OF 2023.
THE MAYOR , UNFORTUNATELY, DID
NOT FULLY FUND BY THE
STANDARDS. THIS BUDGET FOCUSES
ON WHAT'S NEXT THE VERY TO
IMPLEMENT THE COUNSEL WITH
WORKER MINIMUM WAGE AND
PAYMENT ORDINANCE. AS TRINA
EXPLAINED, THEY HAVE
TRADITIONAL FUNDS FOCUSING ON
MORE GENERAL NEEDS FOR
ENFORCEMENT AND OUTREACH
IDENTIFIED BY THE OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS. THE WORKER
MINIMUM PAYMENT ORDINANCE GOES
INTO EFFECT IN JANUARY, 2024.
A YEAR FROM THIS JANUARY. THIS
MEASURE FUNDS THE
IMPLEMENTATION WORK THAT'S
NEEDED. COMPANIES HIGHER
WORKERS AS CONTRACTORS. THEY
WILL HAVE MINIMUM WAGE AND
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND
WORKERS COMPENSATION AND OTHER
EMPLOYEE PROTECTIONS. THE
FUNDING IS FOR ONE SET UP COSTS
FOR THE ORDINANCE STAFFING AND
OUTREACH. AND CO-INITIATIVES
WITH THE ORDINANCE
ORGANIZATIONS. BEFORE A
CLOSEOUT , THE FOLKS DOING
THIS WORK ON THE GROUND CAN
SPEAK TO THE NEEDS BETTER THAN
I CAN. OF THE COMMISSION LETTER
OF OCTOBER 13th THAT WE ALL
RECEIVED AND EVERYONE
UNDERSTANDS THAT IT REFLECTS
THE PEOPLE IN THE BUSINESS
COMMUNITY. THEY WROTE TO US .
LABOR STANDARDS ADVANCED RACIAL
AND GENDER EQUITY IN THE LOCAL
ECONOMY AND ENSURE SEATTLE'S
WORKING FAMILIES ARE ABLE TO
SUPPORT HOUSING, FOOD AND
HEALTHCARE AND OTHER NEEDS. TO
MANY OF THESE STANDARDS ARE THE
FIRST OF THEIR KIND. THEY ARE
BEING EMULATED ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. THEY REFLECT
INNOVATION AND LEADERSHIP FOR
WORKER PROTECTION AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS
SIGNIFICANT FOR SEATTLE
WORKERS. WITHOUT FULL FUNDING,
NEXT YEAR, WORKERS WILL HAVE TO
WAIT LONGER FOR THEIR CASES TO
BE INVESTIGATED IN LOWER
CONFIDENCE AND LIKELIHOOD THAT
THEY WILL STRUGGLE TO AFFORD
BASIC NEEDS. IMPORTANTLY,
THERE WILL BE MORE UNFAIR
COMPETITION , WEAKENING OUR
LOCAL ECONOMY AND
ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
>> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. AND
NOT SEEN ADDITIONAL HANDS. YOU
READ SOME OF THE LETTER I WAS
GOING TO READ FROM THE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE. I WILL ADD A
COMPONENT. I HOPE I'M NOT
DUPLICATING WHAT YOU SAID.
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS
PROVIDE STRONG ENFORCEMENT
WHICH CREATES PLAYING FIELD
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES IN
SEATTLE. PROVIDING HEALTHCARE,
FAMILY LEAVE, GOOD WAGES AND
OTHER BENEFITS THAT LEAD TO
LOWER TURNOVER. HIGHER MORALE,
BETTER CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE IN
ADD THAT ELEMENT. I'M THANKFUL
FOR THE WORK YOU HAVE PUT INTO
THIS AMENDMENT, COUNCILMEMBER
LISA HERBOLD AND COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT
HISTORIC LEGISLATION. I WAS
CONCERNED ABOUT THE BUDGETARY
ARE WORKING HOW TO HELP FUND
OF THE OUTREACH IN THIS
LEGISLATION. THANK YOU FOR
ADDING IN A SMALL DOLLAR FIGURE
TO THE OFFICE STANDARD LABOR .
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT EFFORT AS
WE SEE OF THEM TAKING THE
LARGEST REDUCTION. SOME IS
OFFSET BY NOT HAVING AS MANY
POLICIES TO IMPLEMENT DUE TO
THE STATE LEGISLATION THAT
WOULD PREEMPT US. OVERALL, THIS
IS A GREAT WAY TO HELP CLOSE
THAT GAP . ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
HEARING NONE, LET'S MOVE ON.
MADAME CLERK, THAT BRINGS US
TO ITEM NUMBER 12.
>> SCL CITY LIGHTS,
DISCUSSION.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS CBA
IS THE PRIMARY SPONSOR. THIS
IS COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT. IN
ADDITION WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES AND COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN. THIS IS THE REQUEST
FOR THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE
BENEFITS OF NEW GREEN POWER
GENERATION DEVELOPED AND
ZONED, COMPARED TO SEPARATE
AND PRIVATE PUBLIC ENTITIES.
I'LL LET THE COUNSEL TAKE IT
FROM THERE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT, GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR
THE DESCRIPTION. THE GREEN NEW
DEAL. FROM SOCIALIST AND
GRASSROOT MOVEMENTS. CHANGED
BY DEFINITION. WE NOW HAVE A
BUDGET THAT TALKS ABOUT EVERY
DOLLAR RELATED TO THE CLIMATE ,
INCLUDING BUREAUCRACY AS THE
GREEN NEW DEAL. OFTEN WITH
THE FUNDING THAT IS FAR OUT OF
SCALE WITH THE PROBLEM THAT
NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IS A
BAD DEAL, OVERALL . I DON'T
NEED TO SPEND TIME WHY CLIMATE
CHANGE IS HERE . LAST MONDAY
SEATTLE HAD THE WORST AIR
QUALITY. NEVERTHELESS, ACROSS
THE WORLD, THEY CONTINUE TO
BE OVER THE CLIMATE. WE NEEDED
REAL GREEN NEW DEAL WHERE
THERE IS PUBLIC INVESTMENT TO
REPLACE THE FOSSIL FUEL IN THE
SOCIETY, WHICH ALSO WOULD
CREATE GOOD LIVING WAGE JOBS.
ALL OF THIS HAS TO BE FUNDED .
PEOPLE IN SEATTLE ENJOY GREEN
MORE THAN OTHER PEOPLE
BECAUSE 100 YEARS AGO, THEY
WERE PUBLIC OWNED POWER IS
PART OF THIS. WORKERS AND
SPECIFICALLY THE LABOR
MOVEMENT, INCLUDING THE STRIKE
THAT HAPPENED IN THE 1930s.
THE ORIGINAL NEW DEAL BUILT
THE HYDROELECTRIC DAM. WE
NEED INVESTMENT FOR
INFRASTRUCTURE AGAIN. THE WIND
AND SOLAR FARMS EARLIER
MEETING THE ELECTRICAL NEEDS .
IT IS TOTALLY AND ACCEPT THE
BOWL THAT MOST OF YOU LIVE IN
SERVE WITH THE NATURAL GAS
POWER PLANTS. IN INTEGRATED
RESOURCES , DETERMINED THEY
WOULD HAVE NEW FOCUS COMING
HERE. THAT POWER WOULD COME
FROM THE POWER COMPANIES. THEY
POWER THE LIGHT RAIL EXPANSION.
OR BUILD PUBLICLY THE GREEN
ENERGY AND ENJOY FOR MANY
YEARS. LET MY OFFICE KNOW
HERE IS THE OPPORTUNITY
FEDERAL MONEY FOR THIS PUBLIC
EXPANSION. THIS STATEMENT OF
INTENT HAS A PLAN TO DISCUSS
PUBLICLY OWNED NEW GREEN
ELECTRICAL GENERATION
RESOURCES. SOME HAVE STARTED
AT THE EXPENSE OF THE
ENVIRONMENT. HOWEVER, IF YOU
WANT INFORMATION YOU NEED TO
MAKE THIS NEW GRAIN AN OPTION.
I WILL AND BY SAYING THAT
UNPRECEDENTED ENERGY CRISIS
MAKES CHAOS THAT THE WORKING
PEOPLE IN EUROPE ARE BEING
SUBJECTED TO. IT SHOULD BE AN
ADDITIONAL REMINDER OF THE
URGENCY OF CONCEPTION. THANK
YOU .
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LISA HERBOLD AND LOUIS.
>> I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT BRINGING
THIS FORWARD . I REMEMBER IN
COMMITTEE WE DISCUSSED THE PLAN
, HEARING FROM YOURSELF, AS
WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC,
INCLUDING FOLKS THAT WERE ON
THE CITY LIGHT BOARD AND OF
THEIR FRUSTRATION OF THE
SUPPORT OF GREEN POWER WAS NOT
MORE FULLY COMMITTED TO IN THE
PLAN. I APPRECIATE YOU
REMEMBERING THAT IN BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. IF THE SPONSOR
WILL ACCEPT MY COSPONSORSHIP .
I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE ADDED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
ADDING AS COSPONSOR. LEWIS .
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY NAME
AS A COSPONSOR.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M NOT
SEEING ADDITIONAL HANDS. NOTING
FOR THE RECORD, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS ADDED AS COSPONSOR.
ANYTHING ELSE IN THIS CATEGORY
? LET'S GO TO THE NEXT ITEM.
>> AGENDA ITEM 13, PUBLIC
UTILITIES FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD
AFTERNOON BRIAN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON
COUNCILMEMBERS. TO TWO ITEMS
RELATED TO SPU ON THE AGENDA.
FIRST IS COUNSEL BUDGET ACTION
SPU A 1. IT WILL ADD $50,000
WATER FUND TO SUPPORT EFFORTS
TO REMOVE PREDATIONS FISH FROM
LAKE WASHINGTON. THEY HAVE
EXPERIENCED DURING DRASTIC
DECLINE IN THE YEARS. THIS HAS
DECREASED FOR 400,000 FISH IN
2006 TWO 23,000 FISH IN 2021.
ONE STRATEGY FOR HELPING
SOCKEYE SALMON SURVIVAL IS
REMOVING FISH PREDATORS. THIS
FUNDING IS TO HELP WITH THAT
EFFORT. SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER ANDREW J. LEWIS
AND COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, GO
AHEAD .
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
HAPPY TO SPEAK ON THIS. I'VE
BEEN MEETING ON A REGULAR BASIS
WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THIS
COUNSEL, A INTERGOVERNMENTAL
GROUP THAT SEEKS TO NURTURE AND
CULTIVATE ADD ADVOCATE FOR THE
SALMON RUN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE DUAL MANAGERS OF THIS RUN.
THE TRIBE AND STATE
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES. THERE HAVE RECENTLY
BEEN EFFORTS, AS IT WILL COME
UP IN THE FUTURE SLIDE WHERE
UTILITIES IS A PARTNER WORKING
WITH COMANAGERS TO PROVIDE
RESOURCES TO ENGAGE IN EFFORTS
TO MAINTAIN VITALITY OF THIS
RUN IN A SUPPORTING ROLE. THIS
IS ONE OF THOSE EFFORTS TO SEE
IF WE CAN GIVE SPU MORE THINGS
THAT THEY MIGHT OFFER IN THE
SPIRIT OF PARTNERSHIP TO
SUPPORT FUTURE PLANS. THERE IS
CURRENTLY A STUDY IN LAKE
WASHINGTON ON PREDATORY FISH.
THIS DOESN'T GET TOO
PRESCRIPTIVE THE PROVIDES
RESOURCES TO PUBLIC UTILITIES
TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF THE
COMANAGERS IN IMPLEMENTING THE
RECOMMENDATIONS ON THAT REPORT
WHEN IT COMES BACK. I WOULD ADD
THAT SIMILAR EFFORTS WE ARE
FOCUSING ON PREDATIONS FISH
THAT PREY ON SALMON , HAVE
HELPED TO THE RUNS IN THE
SNAKE AND COLUMBIA RIVERS.
PUTTING SOME ATTENTION BEHIND
THIS FOCUS WITH SPU TO
STRENGTHEN OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH
THIS. FOLLOW UP ON THE SUCCESS
THAT WE HAVE SEEN THIS PAST
SEASON STEMMING THE WORST
EFFECTS OF ATTRITION ON THIS
RUN. SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF THE
COMANAGERS THAT ARE HELPING TO
REVERSE THIS TREND.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS, ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, I HAVE A
QUESTION. COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
OR SOMEONE FEEL FREE TO WEIGH
IN ON THIS. COULD YOU COME IN
AND COMMENT ON IF THIS TARGETS
INVASIVE SPECIES AND NATIVE
SPECIES?
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE'S
A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT
PREDATIONS FISH. LAKE
WASHINGTON IN LAKE UNION AND
SHIP CANAL SYSTEM, SOME ARE
NATIVE AND SOME ARE
INTRODUCED. THAT WOULD ALL BE
WITHIN THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE
STUDY THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING
CONDUCTED.
>> ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD TO THAT
?
>> NOTHING TO ADD JUST TO
CONFIRM WHAT COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS HAS SAID . BOTH NATIVE
AND NON-NATIVE FISH.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
CLARIFICATION. LET'S MOVE ON.
BEFORE I DO, ANY ADDITIONAL
COUNCILMEMBER HAVE A QUESTION?
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. LET'S MOVE ONTO THE
NEXT ITEM, 313.
>> SECOND ITEM IS SPU 313 A
1. SUPPORT THEM TO SUPPORT THE
LAKE WASHINGTON BASIN AS THEY
ACCEPT THE ONGOING FEASIBILITY
OF TRANSPORTING SOCKEYE SALMON
THROUGH THE LAKE WASHINGTON
SHIP CANAL. IT'S THROUGH
WILDLIFE IN THE INDIAN TRIBE .
INITIATIVE HAS BEEN TO CAPTURE
THE SOCKEYE AND GO TO THE
HATCHERY WHICH IS A FACILITY
OWNED BY SPU. THEY HAVE A
REPORT BY SEPTEMBER 1st OF NEXT
YEAR, THAT DESCRIBES SPU'S
EFFORTS TO SUPPORT THE
COMANAGER. AND DISCUSS
FEASIBILITY OF OTHER ACTIONS
BEING PURSUED BY COMANAGERS.
BESIDE THEM IS COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS AND COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD .
>> TURN IT BACK OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU, SO MUCH. AS I
ALLUDED TO REFERENCING THE LAST
ITEM , THE COMANAGERS HAVE SEEN
SUCCESS IN WORKING FOR
TRANSPORT BASED STRATEGIES TO
MOVE FISH FROM THE LOCKS TO
THE OTHER END OF THE RUN BY
TRUCK , OVER THE COURSE OF THE
LAST COUPLE OF SEASONS AS A
METHOD TO MITIGATE THE DEATH
OF MATURE, RETURNING FISH.
PARTICULARLY IN THE SHIP
CANAL. THIS, I BELIEVE IS A
92% SURVIVAL RATE. IT IS A
GREAT INTERVENTION AND
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN PUBLIC
UTILITIES IN THE TRIBE , WHICH
IS BEEN THE PRIMARY LEADER OF
THIS EFFORT. THIS IS
FORMALIZING A WAY TO MAKE SURE
THAT SPU IS REPORTING BACK ON
MAINTAINING SUPPORT FOR THESE
EFFORTS. SPU HAS PROVIDED
TRUCKS. THE COUNCIL MAY BE
LOOKING AT OTHER TRANSPORTATION
BASED STOP GAP MEASURES, AS WE
WORK ON ENGINEERING MAJORS TO
HAVE VITALITY OF THIS AREA IN
THE BALLARD AND LAKES THAT
HAVE THE SHIPPING WATERS
SUFFOCATE RETURNING ADULT FISH.
THIS IS FORMALIZING A WAY FOR
US TO UPDATE THIS. IT'S BEEN A
SIGNIFICANT LOCAL INTEREST FROM
PEOPLE CONCERNED ABOUT THE
FUTURE VIABILITY OF THIS RUN.
WANT TO MAKE SURE SEATTLE
UTILITIES STAYS A SIGNIFICANT
PARTNER IN SUPPORTING THE
TRIBE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE IN THEIR
EFFORTS SHOWING SUCCESS IN
MAINTAINING THE VITALITY OF
THIS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNSEL.
>> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. I
HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING. THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS FOR
TO TAKE A PRIVILEGE HERE AND
REMIND EVERYBODY 40 YEARS AGO
THAT YOU WOULD NEVER HEAR
COMANAGERS OF THE STATE AND
CITY WHEN IT COMES TO NATURAL
RESOURCES, PARTICULARLY THE
SALMON. IT WERE WAS A STAPLE
IN OUR PRESERVATION. THAT'S
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET OLD,
YOU REMEMBER THINGS LIKE THIS.
NICE TO SEE IT HERE. THANK YOU
, COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> NICE NOTE TO END ON. I DON'T
SEE ADDITIONAL HANDS. WE HAVE
ONE ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT WE
CONSIDER BEFORE WE ADJOURN FOR
TODAY. I WANT TO THANK ALL THE
SPECIAL STAFF FOLKS WHO GOT US
THROUGH THOSE FIRST ITEMS. WE
WILL TRANSITION TO THE WALK-ON
AMENDMENT THAT HAS BEEN ADDED
TO THE AGENDA FOR OUR
CONSIDERATION TODAY. I WANT TO
WELCOME YOU TO THE SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING. YOU
MAY HAVE POPPED IN A TIME OR
TWO IN THE PAST , BUT THIS IS
ONE OF THE FIRST PRESENTATIONS
WE HAVE WITH YOU IN THIS ROLE.
WELCOME TO THE SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE AND CENTRAL STAFF. WE
WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU FOR
THIS LAST ITEM OF THE DAY .
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M WITH
CENTRAL STAFF . I'LL INTRODUCE
THE WALK-ON AMENDMENT. THAT IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT. THIS ACTION WOULD AMEND
THE BILL THAT INCREASES THE
JUMPSTART TAX RATES AND WOULD
INCREASE WAYS TO REGENERATE
ADDITIONAL $95 BILLION ANNUALLY
IN AN EFFORT TO OFFSET THE
ZERO EXPENSE TAX . OF THE
GENERAL FUND HAS PROPOSED.
WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO THE SPONSOR, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
COUNCILMEMBER, NOW, I REALLY
CAN'T HEAR YOU. NO, I CANNOT
HEAR YOU. I CAN READ YOUR LIPS,
BUT I CANNOT HEAR YOU.
>> I CAN'T HEAR HER , EITHER.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> THERE WE GO. THAT WORKED
VERY WELL .
>> THANK YOU. I'M HAVING
TECHNICAL ISSUES. I THOUGHT I
FIXED THEM, BUT CLEARLY I HAVE
TO LOOK AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PATIENCE. OF THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD INCREASE THE
TAX RATE OF BIG BUSINESS AND
ADDITIONAL $95 MILLION. ISE
SEATTLE HAS A BUDGET CRISIS .
THERE IS A CRISIS. BUT HUMAN
SERVICE WORKERS HAVE BEEN ASKED
TO TAKE UP PAY CUT , DESPITE
BEING HARDEST WORKING AND
LOWEST PAID WORKERS IN THE
CITY. IS IMPORTANT COUNCIL IS
TALKING ABOUT MAKING SURE THEY
HAVE AT LEAST THE BARE MINIMUM
INFLATION ADJUSTMENT. OF THE
FACT THAT WORKERS HAVE BEEN
CHRONICALLY UNDERFUNDED FOR
DECADES. THE FUNDING THAT WAS
PROMISED THE GREEN NEW DEAL
AND HOUSING WILL BE ENOUGH TO
PREVENT OTHER PAINFUL CUTS
ACROSS THE CITY. MY OFFICE IS
OPPOSED TO ANY CUTS TO THE
NEEDS OF THE WORKING PEOPLE IN
OUR CITY AND THE WORKERS WHO
PROVIDE SERVICES FOR OUR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS. HOWEVER, WE
KNOW WE CAN AVOID THE CUTS AND
FULFILL THE PROMISES THAT WERE
MADE FOR THE GREEN NEW DEAL AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SOCIAL
HOUSING, BY INCREASING TAX ON
BIG BUSINESS. SO FAR, I HAVE
NOT HEARD COUNCILMEMBERS
SUPPORTING THAT.
COUNCILMEMBERS ADD FUNDING FOR
ONE GOOD THING AND CUTTING IT
FROM ANOTHER. THEY HAVE
DISCUSSED HOW THEY HAVE NO
CHOICE BUT TO RAISE TAX.
PAYROLL TAX AND IT'S OKAY IF
IT ONLY HAPPENS IN 2023, 2024.
EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS. THIS IS
A MANUFACTURED CRISIS FOR
POLITICAL ESTABLISHMENT
UNWILLING TO DO SLIGHTLY
BIGGER TAXES ON BIG BUSINESS,
EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE PROFITED
AT UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS. AND,
WE LIVE IN ONE OF THE RICHEST
CITIES IN THE WORLD WITH SOME
OF THE RICHEST PEOPLE AND
CORPORATIONS. YET, SOMEHOW, WE
ARE TOLD THERE'S NOT ENOUGH
MONEY TO SPEND ON BASIC
SERVICES FOR THE PEOPLE OF OUR
CITY. LET'S KEEP IN MIND WHAT
THE BUDGET IS CONSIDERING AS A
WHOLE, IS A FRACTION OF THE
OVERALL NEED THAT PEOPLE IN
MARGINALIZED COMMITTEES HAVE .
OF THE CRISIS IS NOT
MATHEMATICAL FACT , IT IS A
QUESTION OF POLITICAL WILL . IT
WOULD TAKE ONE PAGE LONG PIECE
OF LEGISLATION TO INCREASE THE
TAX BY $95 MILLION. THE MAYOR
USES THE BUDGET FOR THE
GENERAL FUND FOR OTHER
DEPARTMENTS. WORKING PEOPLE,
MY OFFICE IS NOT NA÷VE . WE
UNDERSTAND THAT IT WILL
REQUIRE A MOVEMENT OF WORKING
PEOPLE TO FORCE THE POLITICAL
ESTABLISHMENT TO VOTE YES ON
SOMETHING LIKE THIS. JUST LIKE
WE DID IN 2020 . WE HAD
ORGANIZING MEETINGS AND
RALLIES. HUNDREDS OF
VOLUNTEERS. THEY ENDED UP
PARTICIPATING IN THE MOVEMENT.
WE LOST THE BALLOT INITIATIVE
AND WE GATHERED THE SIGNATURES
TO PUT IT ON THE BALLOT AND WE
MADE CLEAR FOR BIG BUSINESS
THAT IS HAPPENING EVEN WITHOUT
THEM AND IT ENDED UP WINNING.
THIS IS A MESSAGE TO WORKING
PEOPLE, WE WILL NEED A SIMILAR
KIND OF MOVEMENT, ESPECIALLY AS
WE HEAD INTO A VERY HARD
RECESSION. HARD NOT FOR THE
WEALTHY, BUT WORKING PEOPLE IN
THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO
SHOULDER THE BURDEN OF THE
PANDEMIC AND OF THE VARIOUS
CRISES, INCLUDING CLIMATE
CHANGE. IT'S INEVITABLE TO BE
THRUST ON WORKING PEOPLE IN THE
ABSENCE OF THE MOVEMENT. MANY
OTHER THINGS TO SUPPORT THIS
AMENDMENT AND JOIN ME IN
GETTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF
HISTORY. PLEASE SUPPORT THIS
AMENDMENT . THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I AM
NOT SEEING ANY. THAT CONCLUDES
THE CONVERSATION FOR TODAY. I
WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT
MADE TODAY POSSIBLE. WE HAD
OVER TWO HOURS OF PUBLIC
COMMENT THAT WAS VERY IMPACTFUL
. WE WILL CONSIDER THOSE
DISCUSSIONS AND PRIORITIES
FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS OVER THE
NEXT TWO DAYS. WE WILL ALSO
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADJOURN
A LITTLE EARLY TODAY, AND MAKE
SURE PEOPLE CAN GET OUT AND
ENJOY OUR TYPICAL FALL
WEATHER, WHICH IS BACK AGAIN .
I WANT TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD
COMING UP FOR TOMORROW. TODAY
TWO OF POTENTIAL ADDITIONS AND
CHANGES FROM THE COUNCIL
OFFICES. WE WILL DISCUSS
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
INSPECTOR GENERAL OFFICE
PLANTED THE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT . SUSTAINABILITY
AND ENVIRONMENT . FIRE
DEPARTMENT AND PARTS
DEPARTMENT. THOSE ARE THE
MAJOR ITEMS COMING UP TOMORROW.
THURSDAY HAS A SMALLER LIST OF
LISTS , BUT LONGER LIST OF
POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS. IT IN
THURSDAY INCLUDES THE
COMMUNICATIONS CENTER, HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT, DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT. PLEASE DO
PLAN TO STAY IN AT LEAST UNTIL
5:00 P.M. ON THURSDAY, IT WILL
BE A LONG DAY. WE WILL DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO ADJOURN ON
TIME. AT LEAST STAY UNTIL 5:00
AND GIVE YOURSELF A LITTLE BIT
OF BUFFER. IF THERE'S NO
FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
THE COUNCIL . I WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE THAT
MADE THE DAY POSSIBLE. CLERKS,
CENTRAL STAFF. SECURITY
PERSONNEL , THE WHOLE CITY
FAMILY.
>> EVERYBODY.
>> FOR MAKING TODAY POSSIBLE.
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU
TOMORROW MORNING AT 9:30 A.M.
WE WILL DIVE INTO
DELIBERATION. HEARING NO
FURTHER COMMENTS, TODAY'S
MEETING IS ADJOURNED. HAVE A
GREAT REST OF YOUR AFTERNOON.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.