.
>>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE, IT'S
9:30 A.M.
ON APRIL 6TH, 2022.
MY NAME IS TERESA MOSQUEDA THE
CHAIR OF THE FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE.
WILL THE CLERK CALL ROLL.
>> HERBOLD, PEDIATRIC MADAME
CHAIR.
>>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND
WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE FINANCE
AND HOUSING COMMITTEE MEETING.
WE HAVE A FULL AGENDA AND A
NUMBER OF GUESTS TODAY.
WONDERFUL TO SEE ON THE LINE.
WE WILL COMMENCE WITH PUBLIC
COMMENT AND HAVE THE HOUSING
LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
APPOINTMENTS FIVE NEW
APPOINTMENTS AND SIX
REAPOINTMENTS THEN THE SUGAR
SWEET BEVERAGE TAX INCLUDING TWO
NEW APPOINTMENTS.
WE HAVE A PANEL PRESENTATION ON
CANNABIS BUSINESS AND LICENSING
EQUITY.
WE WILL BE HEARING FROM BUSINESS
OWNERS AND FOLKS FROM THE LIQUOR
CONTROL BOARD AND REALLY
APPRECIATE THE WEALTH OF
KNOWLEDGE THAT'S BEEN POURING IN
FROM OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
WE'LL END BY TALKING ABOUT
BUDGETS.
WE'LL HAVE A VOTE AND DISCUSSION
ON THE CAPITAL PROJECTS WATCH
LIST AND THREE PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A
DISCUSSION AND VOTE ON PAYMENTS
CLAIMS RESOLUTION AND UPDATED
TEMPLATE.
THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE
ITEM IN OUR PREVIOUS MEETING AS
WELL.
TODAY'S AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED
HEARING NO OBJECTION.
THANKS ALL WE HAVE A FEW FOLKS
SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
I SEE FOUR PEOPLE SO WE'LL GET
INTO THAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SIGNING
UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT THIS
MORNING.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL
BE HOSTED IN THE FOLLOWING
MANNER.
FOLKS WHO SIGNED UP WILL HAVE
TWO MINUTES TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENTS.
YOU'LL HEAR A CHIME AT THE END
OF YOUR TWO MINUTE ALLOTMENT.
THAT CHIME GIVES YOU THE
INDICATION THAT YOU HAVE ABOUT
10 SECONDS TO WRAP UP YOUR
COMMENTS AND WE DO HOPE THAT YOU
WILL TAKE THE TIME TO WRAP IT UP
SO NOTHING GETS CUT OFF.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEND US THE
REMAINDER OF COMMENTS SEND THAT
TO COUNSEL AT SEATTLE.GOV.
ONCE YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, PLEASE
NOTE YOU WILL HEAR A PROMPT THAT
SAYS YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED
HOWEVER IT'S YOUR INDICATION TO
HIT STAR 6 ON YOUR OWN LINE TO
UNMUTE YOUR PHONE.
WE'RE JIVING INTO PUBLIC
COMMENT.
WHEN YOU HEAR YOUR NAME HIT STAR
SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
THE FIRST TWO SPEAKERS ARE
CLAUDE AND CHRISTEN.
WELCOME GOOD TO SEE YOUR NAME
MR. PERKIS THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> MY NAME IS CLAUDE BERFEK AND
I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF KING
COUNTY NAACP.
SUPPORTING POLICIES THAT LIFT UP
BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES.
THE POLICIES AND COUNSEL WILL BE
CONSIDERING WAS INFORMED BY A
LARGE STAKE HOLDER PROCESS WHICH
WE WE WERE APART OF.
IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
GOT THE POLICY RIGHT AND THE
ELEMENTS OF ALL THINGS OTHER
CITIES HAVE DONE TO ADVANCE
EQUITY.
BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES WERE
HONED BY THE WAR ON DRUGS.
HERE IN SEATTLE BLACK PEOPLE
WERE ARRESTED AT RATES MUCH
HIGHER THAN WHITE PEOPLE FOR
POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA.
WHILE THE CITY HAS TAKEN STEPS
TO REMOVE MISDEMEANORS FROM
RECORDS, PEOPLE TODAY ARE STILL
DEALING WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF
THESE DECISIONS.
THAT'S WHY WE ARE HERE URGING
YOU TO TAKE URGENT ACTION TO
ADDRESS THIS SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS
IN THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY BY
PASSING LEGISLATION TO INSURE
MORE EQUITY IN THE SYSTEM.
THANK YOU.
>>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND
AGAIN GREAT TO HEAR YOUR VOICE.
THANKS FOR DIALLING IN TODAY.
THE NEXT PERSON IS CHRISTEN
WELLS FOLLOWED BY ZION GRAY EL.
GOOD MORNING, CHRISTEN.
>> IF YOU WANT TO HIT STAR 6 ONE
MORE TIME.
LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE STILL MUTED ON
MY LINE.
I'M GOING TO KEEP MY
EYE ON KRISTEN HERE.
HI KRISTEN, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> I CAN.
THANKS SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
MEMBERS OF SEATTLE CITY COUNSEL.
MY NAME IS CHRISTEN WELLS AND I
WORK AT AS A BARTENDER AT PONDER
IN SEATTLE.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR TWO
YEARS I MATCH CANDACE NEEDS WITH
THE PRODUCTS WE HAVE WHETHER
IT'S FLOWER, PLANT EDIBLES OR
MEDICAL.
I DESCRIBE THE DIFFERENT
FEELINGS YOU GET FROM THOSE
STRAINS AND TYPES.
I DECIDED TO JOIN THE INDUSTRY
BECAUSE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
INDUSTRY I WAS LAID OFF FROM MY
JOB LIKE MANY OTHERS AND I FOUND
I HAVE A CHRONIC PAIN DISEASE SO
I REALLY DOVE INTO THE MEDICAL
SIDE OF CANNABIS FOR MY OWN
PERSONAL USE AND I'M PASSIONATE
ABOUT SHARING WHAT I LEARNED
BECAUSE IT'S A REALLY POWERFUL
PLANT.
I SAW THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
PURSUE THE PASSION OF MINE AS
WELL AS GET ON THE INSIDE OF THE
CANNABIS INDUSTRY BECAUSE
THERE'S A LOT OF EQUITY WORK
THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
I BELIEVE THAT THE TRAINING THAT
THIS CANNABIS EQUITY POLICY
OFFERS WILL BE REALLY HELPFUL TO
OPEN THE GATEWAY FOR WORKERS
ESPECIALLY TO DIFFERENT AVENUES
AND FIELDS WITHIN THE INDUSTRY.
IT GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SEE WHAT THEY WOULD BE GOOD AT
AND JUST DEVELOP A LADDER FOR
WORKERS TO MOVE UP WITHIN THE
INDUSTRY CHAIN.
FOR EXAMPLE, I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A MEDICAL
MARIJUANA COURSE TO BE A
CERTIFIED CONSULTANT BUT IT
COSTS ABOUT 400 DOLLARS AND WAS
PAID FOR BY MY CURRENT EMPLOYER.
THIS IS NOT ACCESSIBLE BECAUSE
IT'S SO EXPENSIVE AND YOU HAVE
TO RENEW IT EVERY YEAR TO BE
CONSIDERED CERTIFIED BY THE
STATE.
TRAINING WILL OPEN UP MORE
GROWTH IN THE INDUSTRY AS WELL
AS UPWARD MOBILITY AS YOU HAVE
OPPORTUNITIES TO MOVE UP WITHIN
YOUR JOB.
OVERALL IT WILL HELP WITH THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE WORK FORCE
WITHIN THE INDUSTRY AND I THINK
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT PLEASE
PASS THE CANNABIS EQUITY POLICY.
THANK YOU.
.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ZION GRAY EL
AND AFTER THAT IS JAMES ADAMS
AND DAVID HINES.
JAMES AND DAVID ARE LISTED AS
NOT PRESENT RIGHT NOW SO WE WILL
LOOK TO SEE IF YOU DIAL IN
BEFORE CONCLUDING PUBLIC
COMMENT.
GO AHEAD AND DIAL IN IF YOU'RE
STILL WAITING OUT THERE JAMES
AND DAVID.
GOOD MORNING, ZION THANK YOU FOR
DIALLING IN THIS MORNING THE
FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> GOOD MORNING, TO YOU AS WELL.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, THANK YOU.
.
>> I WORK AS A BARTENDER AT HAVE
A HEART BELL TOWN IN SEATTLE.
I SUPPORT THE CANNABIS EQUITY
POLICY.
VIGOROUSLY.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING IN THE
CANNABIS INDUSTRY FOR FIVE YEARS
NOW.
AS A BUD TENDER MY DAILY
RESPONSIBILITIES ARE CASH
HANDING AND CUSTOMER SERVICE.
ALSO ANSWERING INQUIRIES TO
VISITORS WHO AREN'T CUSTOMERS
REGARDING CANNABIS.
IN ADDITION I DEESCALATE
SITUATIONS BETWEEN STAFF AND
CUSTOMERS AT TIMES.
NOW I, I JOINED THE INDUSTRY
BECAUSE I HAD AN INTEREST IN
GROWING IN WASHINGTON AND HAS
APPROVED MORE ACCEPTING
ATMOSPHERES FOR THAT.
CANNABIS WAS DECRIMINALIZED AND
MINIMUM WAGE WAS $7 AND MORE
THAN WHERE I'M FROM WHICH IS
MINNESOTA.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.
WHEN I CAME TO WORK IN
WASHINGTON I TRIED TO WORK
ELSEWHERE AND GOT POSITIONS BUT
THESE JOBS KEPT BEING YANKED
FROM UNDERNEATH ME FOR ABOUT A
FIVE YEAR OLD FELONY THAT I HAD
ON MY RECORD.
IT WAS VERY AWKWARD HOW IT
HAPPENED.
MULTIPLE TIMES TOO.
BUT THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY OPENLY
ACCEPTED ME.
I'VE HAD MY ALLEGIANCE TO THEIR
MEMBERS SINCE.
I KNOW FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
VACATION AND EXPUNGEMENT IS A
VITAL PART OF EQUITY.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE EQUITY
FUNDS TO HELP UNDO THE AFFECTS
OF WAR ON DRUGS WITHIN THE
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
ONE COMPONENT THAT PUT ME AT
EASE IS THE FACT THAT A CANNABIS
EQUITY COMMISSION IS DEVELOPED
AND WHO IT CONSISTED OF.
IT MAKES ME MORE COMFORTABLE.
IT WILL ALLOCATE FUNDS IN AN
EQUITABLE WAY AND THEY ARE FROM
THE COMMUNITIES OR CLOSELY
ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMMUNITIES
THAT HAVE BEEN WRONGED.
THIS POLICY DEDICATED AFTERS TO
PEOPLE OF COLOR AND OPENS DOOR
IN INACCESSIBLE INJURIES.
BEFORE HEARING ABOUT POLICY I
NEVER ENTERTAINED THE THOUGHT OF
BEING CANNABIS RETAIL OWNER AT
THE SAME TIME JUST BECAUSE WE
ARE IN THE PLAYGROUND DOES NOT
MEAN THEY'RE GOING TO PLAY WITH
US.
IT'S TIME SEATTLE RIGHTS THE
WRONG AND I URGE THE COUNSEL TO
PASS THE CANNABIS EQUITY POLICY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
DIALLING IN TODAY AND FOR YOUR
PRESENTATION.
WE DO HAVE JAMES ADAM AND DAVID
STILL LISTED AS NOT PRESENT.
SO GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE.
OKAY, THREE TIMES WE ARE GOING
TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE OUR PUBLIC
COMMENT FOR TODAY.
MAKING SURE I DIDN'T MISS
ANYONE.
OKAY, WONDERFUL.
WE'RE GOING TO CONCLUDE OUR
PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY AND MOVING
INTO ITEMS OF BUSINESS SINCE WE
DO HAVE A PACKED AGENDA.
THANK YOU COLLEAGUES FOR BEING
HERE WITH US AND I WANT TO
WELCOME AS WELL, COUNSEL MEMBER
MORALES HAS JOINED US.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE WITH US
TODAY.
LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING INTO
THIS FIRST PRESENTATION.
MADAME CLERK, WE'RE GOING TO
READ THE FIRST 11 ITEMS OF
BUSINESS INTO THE RECORD RELATED
TO THE HOUSING LEVY
APPOINTMENTS.
IF YOU COULD DO THAT AT THIS
TIME THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.
>>> ITEMS 1-11 APPOINTMENTS AND
REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE HOUSING
LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
BRIEFLY DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE
VOTES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WONDERFUL TO HAVE SO MANY FOLKS
HERE WITH US TODAY AND THANK YOU
FOR JOINING US FOR THE
APPOINTMENTS TO THE HOUSING LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
AGAIN, WE HAVE ABOUT 6 NEW
APPOINTMENTS AND FIVE
REAPPOINTMENTS.
EXCUSE ME, LET ME SAY THAT
AGAIN.
SIX RE-APPOINTMENTS AND FIVE NEW
APPOINTMENTS AND AS OUR PRACTICE
IS, FOLKS ARE COMING FOR
RE-APPOINTMENT I DON'T
NECESSARILY NEED TO COME TO
COMMITTEE AND THOSE COMING FOR
NEW APPOINTMENTS WE RECOGNIZE
THIS IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
DAY, NOT TIMELY FOR SOME BUT
THOSE WHO ARE ABLE TO MAKE IT,
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE TO HAVE A
CHANCE TO INTRODUCE OURSELVES
AND HEAR FROM YOU AS WELL AS YOU
INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND WHAT
YOU'RE INTERESTED IN DOING SO WE
DO HAVE SOME OF THE NEW
APPOINTMENTS WITH US.
IN ORDER TO GET US STARTED I
WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO
STEPHANIE VELASCO WALKING US
THROUGH APPOINTMENTS AND WE'LL
HAVE A CHANCE TO HEAR DIRECTLY
FROM FOLKS WHO JOINED US TODAY.
WELCOME STEPHANIE, THANKS FOR
BEING HERE WITH US AND YOU CAN
KICK US OFF.
>>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA AND THE
COUNSEL MEMBERS ON THE HOUSING
COMMITTEE.
I'M THE COMMUNICATIONS AND
EXTERNAL RELATIONS MANAGER FOR
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND I HAVE
THE PLEASURE TODAY OF SHARING
WITH YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THE HOUSING LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE AND INTRODUCING YOU TO
OUR COMMITTEE'S NEWEST
APPOINTEES SO AS YOU KNOW, THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING SUPPORTS THE
PRODUCTION AND PRESERVATION OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMEOWNER
SHIP OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE
SEATTLE AND WE DO THIS BECAUSE
WE KNOW THAT ONE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IS A PROVEN SOLUTION TO
HOMELESSNESS, TWO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR
PREVENTING DISPLACEMENT OF LOW
INCOME HOUSE-HOLDS AND PEOPLE OF
COLOR AND THREE, AFFORDABLE
HOUSE AS GOOD A CRITICAL CORNER
STONE FOR EQUITABLE COMMUNITY
FOCUSED DEVELOPMENT.
SO IN ORDER FOR US TO DO THIS
WORK, WE RELY ON FUNDING FROM
THE SEATTLE HOUSING LEVY AND
OVER THE PAST 40 YEARS SEATTLE
VOTERS HAVE REPEATEDLY VOICED
SUPPORT FOR THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING THROUGH FIVE LEVIES AND
ONE BOND MEASURE.
WITH THE MOST RECENT LEVY BEING
PASSED IN 2016.
AND SO THE HOUSING LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE PROVIDES
VALUABLE FEEDBACK ON THE ONGOING
ADMINISTRATION OF LEVY PROGRAMS
AND REVIEW ANNUAL REPORTS TO PAK
SURE WE'RE STAYING ON TRACK TO
MEET GOALS.
SO IT IS AN IMPORTANT JOB AND I
KNOW THAT OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS
ARE ABSOLUTELY UP TO THAT TASK
SO WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO
INTRODUCE FIRST OUR NEW
APPOINTEES AND GIVE THEM AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TELL YOU ABOUT
THEMSELVES.
SO FIRST, WE HAVE JOEL A PARTNER
WITH EDGE DEVELOPERS AND I'LL
JUST GO THROUGH EVERYONE'S NAME
FIRST AND THEN WE CAN GO BACK
AND HAVE THEM INTRODUCE
THEMSELVES IF THAT WORKS.
SO WE HAVE JOEL INK FROM PARTNER
WITH EDGE DEVELOPERS.
DAMIEN JAMES THE DIRECTOR OF THE
FACILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION AT
THE NORTHWEST SCHOOL.
DENISE RODRIGUEZ, THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE WASHINGTON
HOMEOWNER SHIP RESOURCE CENTER.
DAN WISE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES IN
KING COUNTY AND FINALLY,
PATIENCE MALABA NOT ABLE TO JOIN
US WHO IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
PORTION OF SING COUNTY.
WE HAVE SIX REAPPOINTMENTS.
I'LL SHARE THEIR NAMES QUICKLY.
BETH FORUM, DEVELOPMENT GROUP.
VALERIE FISCHER 25-YEAR EMPLOYEE
AT SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
ANTI-MALONE SENIOR VICE
PRESIDENT AND INTIS DEVELOPMENT
OFFICER FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AT U.S. BANK.
COLLIN MORGAN THE DIRECTOR OF
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT WITH
MERCY HOUSING NORTHWEST AND THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT INTERIM
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
ASSOCIATION.
SO THAT ROUNDS OUT OUR LIST OF
REAPPOINTMENTS AND YOU CAN
CIRCLE BACK NOW TO JOEL, OUR
FIRST NEW APPOINTEE.
>>> GOOD MORNING, ALL.
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SERVE THE CITY.
I'M A SEATTLE NATIVE BORN AND
RAISED IN SOUTH SEATTLE.
OUR COMPANY EDGE DEVELOPERS
MYSELF AND TWO PARTNERS ARE ALL
SIMILAR BACKGROUNDS.
BORN AND BRED IN OUR FAMILIES
WITH GENERATIONS SO WE FORMED
OUR COMPANY REALLY TO BUILD
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I HAVE EXPERIENCE OVER 25 YEARS
IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND WE
ALSO DO COMMUNITY PROJECTS AS
WELL LIKE FOOD BANKS AND
COMMUNITY CENTERS AND SO FORTH.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT OR
I'M EXCITED AND OUR COMPANY IS
EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A PAR
PIECEATION IN THIS YEAR
CERTAINLY WITH THE RENEWAL ON
THE HORIZON RIGHT BEFORE US HERE
SO.
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY AND
ANY QUESTIONS HAPPY TO ANSWER
THEM.
SO THANK YOU.
>>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
REAL EXCITED TO HEAR MORE FROM
YOU AND OTHER PANELS.
LET'S HOLD QUESTIONS FOR THE NEW
APPOINTEES UNTIL AFTER EVERYONE
SPEAKS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
LET'S MOVE ON.
DAMIEN IS NEXT.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
THANK YOU MADAME CHAIR AND
COUNSEL MEMBERS FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE MYSELF
AND BE PART OF THE HOUSING LEVY.
CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME?
FIRST TIME TRYING TO DO THIS
MICROPHONE.
YES, AIF LIVED IN SEATTLE FOR
21 YEARS.
BASICALLY HAVE GONE THROUGH SOME
OF THE CHALLENGES OF LOW INCOME
HOUSING AND BEING ON THAT
PORTION WHERE I HAD TO NAVIGATE
CERTAIN ELEMENTS TO FIND HOUSING
FOR MY FAMILY AND WHATNOT.
I'VE SEEN THIS PROGRESS AND I'VE
ALSO WORKED FOR COMMITTEE
SERVICE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS
AND HAVE BEEN A PARTNER AND
ADVOCATE FOR THE IMPOVERISHED
COMMUNITY AND CHALLENGES THAT
WERE FACED IN THAT COMMUNITY AND
I'M AT A BETTER PLACE IN LIFE
BECAUSE OF MY COMMITMENT TO THAT
AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE IN A
POSITION TO HELP CHAMPION
STEWARD SHIP AND CHANGE AND HELP
OUT WITH THAT.
SORRY, I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS BUT
I MEAN WELL AND I JUST WANT TO
HELP.
SO.
>> AMAZING, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
11 YEARS OF WORK AT CATHOLIC
COMMUNITY SERVICES SO THANK YOU
FOR SHARING YOUR WORK.
>> THANK YOU APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY.
.
>> THANKS DAMIEN.
NEXT WE HAVE DENISE.
>> HI, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SO YES, I'M DENISE RODRIGUEZ
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT WASHINGTON
HOMEOWNER SHIP RESOURCE CENTER.
WE'RE A STATEWIDE NONPROFIT THAT
PROVIDES INFORMATION AND REFER
REL FOR PEOPLE AROUND ALL THINGS
HOMEOWNER SHIP.
MOST OFTEN THAT INVOLVES
DISTRESSED HOMEOWNERS SEEKING
FORE CLOSURE.
ALSO INCLUDES REPAIR ASSISTANCE
AND OTHER TYPES OF THINGS THAT
CAN SUPPORT PEOPLE IN BEING
SUCCESSFUL.
I'VE BEEN PASSIONATE ABOUT
HOUSING STABILITY AS A REALLY
ESSENTIAL TOOL TO FAMILY AND
PERSONAL STABILITY EVER SINCE MY
FIRST LAUNCH INTO ASSET BUILDING
AS A FELLOW WITH CENTRAL STRAF
WORKING TO LAUNCH THE BANK ON
SEATTLE KING COUNTY INITIATIVE.
SINCE THEN, WORKING MORE BROADLY
AND FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT, I'VE
REALLY COME TO KNOW HOUSING
STABILITY IS AT THE CORE OF
FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT WORK SO MY
EFFORTS HAVE FOCUSED MORE ON
THAT AREA OF HOUSING AND REALLY
EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO ENSURE
RESOURCES PART OF THE LEVY ARE
SUPPORTING THE GOALS AND HOPING
TO BRING A LENS OF HOMEOWNER
SHIP AND HOW PROGRAMS ARE
WORKING AND ALSO INCREASING
EQUITY IN ACCESS TO HOMEOWNER
SHIP IS AN IMPORTANT THING I
HOPE TO BRING TO THE WORK.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YES, ABSOLUTELY KRUT CAL.
I WAS JUST ASKED IN A COMMUNITY
FORUM ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR
NEW HOMEOWNERS SO NOW FOLKS WILL
KNOW MORE ABOUT THAT BECAUSE OF
YOUR PRESENTATION.
ALL RIGHT, DAN.
SO THE OPPOSITE OF HOME ENNER
SHIP, MY NAME IS DAN WISE DEPUTY
DIRECTOR AT CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
SERVICES FOR OVER TWO DECADES
I'VE WORKED WITH FOLKS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN OUR
COMMUNITY AND THROUGH THAT WORK
I'VE SEEN THAT THERE'S NOTHING
MORE TRANS FORMATIVE IN A
PERSON'S LIVE THAN BEING ABLE TO
HAVE A HOME AND SUSTAIN THAT
HOME AND SO REALLY EXCITED AND I
HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF
DEVELOPING HOUSING USING THE
SEATTLE HOUSING LEVY FUNDS AND
THE ABILITY TO OPEN A BUILDING
AND WELCOME FOLKS INTO THEIR NEW
HOME IS JUST AMAZING AND OOUM
REALLY EXCITED TO WORK WITH MY
FORMER COLLEAGUE, DAMIEN AND THE
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
ON THIS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU AND A FOUNDING
BOARD MEMBER OF COMMONS IS THAT
RIGHT?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU ALL STEPHANIE I'LL
TURN IT BACK TO YOU FOR
CONCLUDING COMMENTS.
I SEE THERE'S QUESTIONS FROM THE
COMMITTEE.
>> SURE.
JUST WANTED TO NOTE AGAIN
PATIENCE WASN'T ABLE TO JOIN US
BUT SHE'S OUR FIFTH NEW
APPOINTEE YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR
WITH PATIENCE WORK SHE'S THE NEW
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND I'M SURE
YOU WILL SEE HER AGAIN SOON.
THE LAST THING I WANTED TO SAY
HERE AND JOEL ALLUDED TO THIS
WITH THE END OF THE 7-YEAR TERM
FOR THE 2016 HOUSING LEVY COMING
TO A CLOSE NEXT YEAR, THE
HOUSING LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
IS GOING TO BE ASKED TO SHARE
THEIR DIVERSE KNOWLEDGE,
EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE AS WE
PLAN FOR RENEWAL OF THE HOUSING
LEVY IN 2023 SO IT'S A REALLY
IMPORTANT TIME TO HAVE SOME
GREAT PEOPLE ON THE COMMITTEE SO
THANK YOU.
.
>> VERY WELL SAID AND THE TIMING
IS SO CRITICAL FOR US TO BOTH BE
PLANNING FOR 2023 BUT ALSO I
THINK SHARING WITH THE COMMUNITY
WHAT THE HOUSING LEVY HAS BEEN
ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH AND IN DOING
SO ALSO TALKING ABOUT WHAT MORE
COULD BE DONE AND SHOULD BE
DONE.
DO ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS
ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT
YOU WOULD LIKE TO PRIORITIZE IN
ANTICIPATION OF THE CONVERSATION
WE'RE HAVING WITH FOLKS NEXT
YEAR ABOUT THE THINGS YOU WOULD
REALLY LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT AS WELL
DONE OR THINGS THAT YOU WOULD
LIKE TO CONTINUE TO SEE GROWTH
AND AS WE THINK ABOUT WHAT THAT
NEXT IT RATION LOOKS LIKE,
ANYTHING THAT REALLY EXCITES YOU
AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME IN
JOINING THE HOUSING LEVY
OVERSIGHT BOARD.
>>
.
>> THE ONE THING THAT IS VERY
OBVIOUS TO THOSE IN THE FIELD IS
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND CITY
OF SEATTLE IS THE LEADER IN
PROVIDING AFFORDABLE FUNDS NOT
JUST THROUGH THE LEVY BUT MHA
AND OTHER THINGS.
THE CITY THROUGH STEPHANIE SAID
HAS CONTINUALLY SUPPORTED THIS
SO I THINK OUR JOBS BEING
STEWARDS OF THIS IS AS KRIT AL
AS EVER WITH RISING CONSTRUCTION
COSTS AND LIMITED LAND PRICES SO
I THINK AS MUCH AS WE ENJOY THE
SUPPORT, I THINK WE NEED TO
CONTINUE TO REALLY BE GOOD
STEWARDS AND INSURE THE TRUST OF
THE PUBLIC IS REMAINING SO THAT
THE LEVY CONTINUES TO SHINE.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S BEEN REAL
BIG CONTROVERSIES THAT I'VE SEEN
WHETHER IT'S THE LEVY OR
ANYTHING WITH CITY SUPPORTING.
NEVER ENOUGH MONEY BUT I THINK
THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES
AND I'LL JUST STOP THERE.
.
>> YEAH, I THINK THE THING THAT
EXCITES ME PARTICULARLY IS THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING HAS BEEN AN
INCREDIBLE STEWARD OF THIS
RESOURCE BUT THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN
REALLY INNOVATIVE AND WE HAVE
SEEN WITH OUR FUNDS AND RAPID
ACT SITUATION JUST HOW
INNOVATIVE AND HOW NIMBLE THE
DEPARTMENT IS AT PIECING FUNDING
TOGETHER FOR THESE COMPLEX
PROJECTS AND SO I'M REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT WITH THE RENEWAL
WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE AFFORDED.
>> YES, THANK YOU FOR THOSE
ANSWERS AND I SAW DAMIEN YOU HAD
YOUR MIC OFF MUTE.
SEVEN PARCELS HAVE BEEN TAKEN
OFF THE PRIVATE MARKET IN THE
LAST FOUR YEARS ALONE BY USING
TATE FUNDS AND THE AMERICAN
RESCUE PLAN DOLLARS YOU
MENTIONED SO I THINK PART OF OUR
GOAL IS OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS
OR THE NEXT YEAR IS TO REALLY
ELEVATE SOME OF THOSE STORIES SO
THAT THESE GREAT EXAMPLES CAN BE
SHARED.
DAMIEN, GO AHEAD.
>> I'M EXCITED FOR A NUMBER OF
REASONS BUT I'LL SHARE ONE.
I SAT IN ON OUR SEATTLE BUILDING
PERFORMANCE AND STANDARDS OPEN
HOUSE YESTERDAY AND HOW THIS
CAME NEXT TO THE HOUSING LEVY
WITH EQUITY IN THE COMMUNITY AND
OTHER VARIOUS LEVELS AS FAR AS
HOMEOWNER SHIP.
ME PERSONALLY WE HAVE GONE
THROUGH LOW INCOME HOUSING AND
I'VE BEEN FORCED TO MOVE OUTSIDE
OF SEATTLE AND THOSE THINGS SO I
UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITY OF
THIS AND HOW IT TIES INTO
SUSTAINABILITY AND JUST SO
HAVING THAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE
PART OF THAT IS VERY EXCITING TO
ME.
COMING FROM A FACILITY STAND
POINT AS WELL.
SO THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE AND
REDUCING CARBON FOOTPRINTS AND
BEING CARBON NEUTRAL AND SUCH,
AS WELL AS CREATING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING WITHIN THAT SO IT'S A
TANDEM APPROACH.
I'M JUST FORTUNATE TO BE HERE TO
TALK ABOUT IT.
>> GREAT.
AND DENISE DID YOU HAVE
SOMETHING?
.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD BE
MOST EXCITED TO SEE IN FUTURE
LEVY IS A CONTINUED FOCUS ON
PREVENTING DISPLACEMENT.
THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE
ACHIEVED IN THE LAST LEVY
INCLUDING SOME FUNDING AVAILABLE
TO HELP STRUGGLING HOMEOWNERS TO
STAY IN THEIR HOMES.
THE DATA WE WERE LOOKING AT WAS
REALLY TELLING ABOUT WHICH
COMMUNITIES WERE FACING FORCES
OF DUS PLACEMENT AND HOW THAT
WAS IMPACTING CERTAIN HOMEOWNERS
AND I FEEL LIKE THAT IS A LENS
THAT I WANT TO BRING EVEN MORE
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
CONTINUING TO SUPPORT HEALTH
AROUND THE ENTIRE HOUSING
ECOSYSTEM.
THAT'S ONE WAY THAT I TRY TO
LOOK AT THINGS IS HOMEOWNERS WHO
LOSE THEIR HOMES BECOME RENTERS
WHICH IS INCREASING PRESSURE IN
THE RENTAL MARKET.
THERE'S A WHOLE ECOSYSTEM THAT
HAPPENS AND THE ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM
OF HOUSING IN OUR AREA IS IN
DISTRESS SO HAVING A RESOURCE
LIKE THE LEVY TO BE ABLE TO DO
THE WORK THAT'S NEEDED, THAT
WORKS FOR US IN OUR COMMUNITIES
BASED ON OUR NEEDS HERE IS
REALLY POWERFUL.
SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT WE DO
WITH THE NEXT ROUND.
>>> LOVE THAT.
BOTH PREVENT DISPLACEMENT AND
CREATE ADDITIONAL HOUSING
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
COUNSEL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THIS LINE OF CONVERSATION
THAT WE'RE HAVING NOW AROUND
LEVY RENEWAL AND WHAT WE WANT TO
SEE MORE OF PERHAPS IN THE
RENEWAL.
IN THE AREA OF PRESERVATION AND
RAPID ACT SITUATION, I AM HOPING
THAT WE COULD SPEND SOME TIME
WITH THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
ALSO THINKING ABOUT HOW THE NEXT
LEVY AND SOME OF THE POLICIES
THAT THE COUNSEL HAS WORKED WITH
OH TO PUT IN PLACE, HOW THEY CAN
WORK TOGETHER.
A COUPLE EXAMPLES, THE COMMUNITY
PREFERENCE PROGRAM FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING IN AREAS
THAT HAVE SEEN A LOT OF PROPERTY
MANAGER TO RENT UP TO PEOPLE WHO
HAVE REPRESENTED THE
CHARACTERISTICS OF FOLKS WHO
TRADITIONALLY LIVED IN THE XHUBT
AND HAVE BEEN PUSHED OUT.
SIMILARLY, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS
DONE SOME WORK AND IS HOPING TO
DO SOME MORE WORK UNDER THE
LEADERSHIP OF CHAIR MOSQUEDA ON
THE INTENT TO SALE ORDINANCE.
RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL.
SO THAT'S A MECHANISM WHERE
TENANTS CAN COME FORWARD AND SAY
WE KNOW OUR BUILDING IS
VULNERABLE TO REDEVELOPMENT AND
WE WOULD LIKE THE CITY TO
ACQUIRE IT SO I THINK WE'RE
MAKING CHANGES TO THAT ORDINANCE
THIS YEAR.
BUT AGAIN, TO THE EXTENT THAT WE
CAN THINK ABOUT HOW OUR FUNDING
OBJECTIVES ALIGN WITH SOME OF
THE POLICY THAT WE HAVE PUT IN
PLACE, I THINK THAT IS A REALLY
GOOD WAY TO INSURE THAT POLICY
IS ABLE TO LEVERAGE FUNDS AND
VICE VERSA.
JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT
THERE, THANK YOU.
.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU VICE CHAIR.
PLEASE GO AHEAD JOEL.
>> IF I COULD JUST ADDRESS THAT
REALLY QUICKLY.
ONE PROJECT I THINK THIS IS AN
AREA THAT I WOULD LUKE TO SEE
THE CITY GET BEHIND FURTHER IS
THOSE FAMILIES THAT ARE IN AREAS
WITH OWNED PROPERTY FOR
GENERATIONS AND ARE LOOKING TO
SETTLE BECAUSE THEY'RE GETTING
OLDER, ONE PROJECT OR A COUPLE
PROJECTS WE'RE LOOKING AT AND
HAVE DONE ONE THROUGH OH IS TO
PROVIDE THE FAMILY THE ABILITY
TO PREPURCHASE THE PROPERTY.
THERE'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING OVER
100 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
REMAINING ON THE GROUND AS A
COMMERCIAL TENANT.
IN 85 YEARS THEY'RE GOING TO
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
REPURCHASE THE PROPERTY AT A
DISCOUNTED RATE.
SO THAT DOES, IT MAINTAINS AND
PROVIDES AND HOPEFULLY PROVIDE
MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUT THEN
GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY FIRST
WRITER REFUSAL FOR THE FAMILY
THAT OWNED IT FOR GENERATIONS TO
PURCHASE IT WITH ERRORS DOWN THE
FUTURE.
>> THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH.
AND I APPRECIATE THE INITIAL
LIST OF POSSIBLE POLICY AREAS TO
LOOK INTO.
WE'LL TAKE ONE MORE QUESTION AND
THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
CALL THE VOTE.
COUNSEL MEMBER PEDERSEN GO
AHEAD.
>> I WANTED TO ECHO WHAT HERBOLD
WAS SAYING ABOUT THE POLICY
GOALS WE HAVE IN TERMS OF
PREVENTING DISPLACEMENT AND
PRESERVING EXISTING LOW INCOME
HOUSING.
AND ANOTHER ITEM IS MAKING SURE
THAT DURING THIS HOMELESSNESS
CRISIS THAT WE ARE PRIORITIZING
PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
AND MAKING THAT HOUSING FIRST
GOAL AND POLICY WHICH IS PROVEN
TO WORK WELL TO HELP THOSE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS TO
HAVE THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND
THE REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY WORKING TOGETHER IN
OUR HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
COLLABORATING MORE THAN THEY
ALREADY DO ESPECIALLY DURING THE
CRISIS OF THE HOMELESSNESS.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE.
I'VE GOT MY BIG SUPPORTER OF THE
HOUSING LEVY AND REALLY
APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
THANK YOU.
.
>> THANK YOU ALL AND I WANT TO
LIFT UP AS NOTED BY STEPHANIE,
PATIENTS AND NEW APPOINTEES IN
FRONT OF OUR COMMITTEE MANY
TIMES AND AS THE NEWLY
APPOINTMENTED DIRECTOR AMONG
MANY OTHER NOTEWORTHY
EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS IN THE
APPLICATION PACKET THAT YOU ALL
RECEIVED ALONG WITH THAT WAS THE
INFORMATION FOR THE
RE-APPOINTMENTS OF VALERIE
FISCHER, ESHG SAKI AND MALONE
COLIN MORGAN CROSS AND PERDITA
UDIPIAH.
WONDERFUL AND STEPHANIE DO YOU
HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD?
>> NO, THAT'S IT.
THANK YOU WE'RE EXCITED TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH NEW APPOINTEES.
>> WONDERFUL.
WE ARE EXCITED AND WE CAN
PROBABLY CHAT ABOUT HOUSING ALL
DAY BUT I WILL LET YOU ALL GO
AND WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
BEFORE WE LET YOU GO I WANT TO
SAY VOTE.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS
1-11 AND THE BOARD PACKET IN
FRONT OF US FOR THE HOUSING LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU VICE CHAIR.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
HEARING THEN MADAME CLARK CALL
THE ROLL OF THE RECOMMENDATION
FOR THE APPOINTMENTS ITEMS 1-11.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNSEL MEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNSEL MEMBER LOUIS.
>> YES.
>> MADAME CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> THAT'S FIVE IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH THE
MOTION CARRIES AND THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS IT BE CONFIRMED AND
THAT WILL BE SENT TO THE FULL
COMMITTEE MEETING ON APRIL 12TH
FOR A FINAL VOTE.
YOU ARE NOT RURED TO PARTICIPATE
IN THAT MEETING.
WE WILL MAKE SURE TO SEND YOUR
OFFICES AND TEAMS THE FINAL VOTE
TALLY BUT I ANTICIPATE IT WILL
BE OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR THE
INCREDIBLE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE
ARE ENTERING INTO WITH YOUR WORK
ON THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE SO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN
SERVING AND CONGRATULATIONS ON
THIS INITIAL PROCESS.
APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU ALL.
>>> OKAY MADAME CLERK LET'S MOVE
ON TO ITEMS 12-15.
>> AGENDA ITEMS APPOINTMENTS TO
THE SWEET AND BEVERAGE TAX
COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD FOR
BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE
VOTE.
>> OKAY, WONDERFUL SO THANK YOU
VERY MUCH AND WE HAVE WITH US
BRIDGET EGOLE.
YOU HAVE TO CORRECT ME ON YOUR
LAST NAME.
FROM THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND THE
ENVIRONMENT, I REALLY APPRECIATE
YOU BEING HERE WITH US TODAY TO
WALK US THROUGH THE APPOINTMENTS
AND REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE SUGAR
RI BEVERAGE AND TAX ADVISORY
BOARD.
VERY EXCITED TO HAVE FOLKS WITH
US HERE TODAY AND LOOK FORWARD
TO HEARING MORE FROM YOU SO
BRIDGET OVER TO YOU.
.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU, GOOD
MORNING AND THANKS MADAME CHAIR
AND THE ENTIRE COMMITTEE TODAY
FOR THE TIME.
THE LAST NAME IS EIGO.
VERY CONFUSING.
SO TODAY WE HAVE TWO
APPOINTMENTS AND TWO
REAPOINTMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE
ADVISORY BOARD.
THIS BOARD WAS ESTABLISHED TO
ADVISE THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNSEL ON THE FOOD ACCESS AND
PRENATAL TO THREE PROGRAMS AND
SERVICES THAT ARE FUNDED BY
REVENUE FROM THE SWEET AND
BEVERAGE TAX.
SO WE HAVE TWO OF THE APPOINTEES
WITH US TODAY AND TWO WHO ARE
NOT.
I THOUGHT I WOULD JUST FIRST
INTRODUCE ALL OF THEM AND THEN
FOR ONE OF OUR APOINMENTES I
HAVE A PERSONAL STATEMENT SINCE
SHE COULD NOT MAKE IT.
THEN I CAN TURN IT OVER FSH
DISCUSSION AND BARBARA AND JEN
WHO IT LOOKS LIKE ARE ON THE
CALL TO BE ABLE TO SAY MORE
ABOUT THEIR INTERESTS.
ALL RIGHT, SO FIRST WE HAVE BLON
AIDEN A MAYORAL APPOINTMENT
SHE'S THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT TO OBTAIN
HOUSE AND SUSTAINABILITY, HIGH
QUALITY EDUCATION AND REFERRALS
TO LEGAL SERVICES.
SHE'S NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TODAY.
I'M ALLOWED TO SHARE SHE JUST
HAD HER FIRST BABY YESTERDAY.
AND WE'RE THRILLED FOR HER BUT I
HAVE A PERSONAL STATEMENT."
MEMBERS OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN
EMIGRANT REFUGEE COMMUNITY
THROUGHOUT SEATTLE STRUGGLE TO
OBTAIN AFFORDABLE HEALTHY
CULTURAL RELEVANT FOOD AND I'M
PASSIONATE ABOUT INCREASING
ACCESS FOR MY COMMUNITIES VIA
FARMERS MARKETS AND KOUL CHURL
OUTREACH.
AS A MEMBER OF THE CAB I HOPE TO
INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE
SPECIFIC NEEDS OF MY COMMUNITY
AND ADVISE ON APPROPRIATE
STRATEGIES FOR ADDRESSING
COMMUNITY FOOD ACCESS AND EARLY
CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT NEEDS."
NEXT IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO
INTRODUCE BARBARA ROCKY A
MAYORAL APPOINTMENT AS A PUBLIC
HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE POSITION
NINE ON THE CAB.
AND I'LL JUST GIVE A BRIEF
INTRODUCTION BECAUSE I DO SEE
THAT BARBARA IS WITH US TODAY.
BARBARA IS A SENIOR EDUCATION
SPECIALIST AT TREE HOUSE.
SHE'S BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN
IMPROVING ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS
FOOD TO SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
AND FOR FOSTER CHILDREN.
SHE IS EXPERIENCING KEY PUBLIC
HEALTH COMPETENCY LIKE
COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND SYSTEMS
THINKING.
SHE'S PASSIONATE ABOUT
INEQUITIES IN EDUCATION, PUBLIC
HEALTH, HOUSING AND FOOD AND
EMPLOYMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH.
THEN WE HAVE JEN MOSS FORMALLY
JEN HAY AND LISTED AS HEY IN HER
O POINTMENT PAPERWORK.
SHE'S A REAPPOINTMENT AND PUBLIC
HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE IN
POSITION 8 AND ALSO COCHAUR OF
THE CAB WITH THOMPSON.
JEN IS WITH US TODAY SO I'LL
KEEP IT BRIEF.
SHE'S A REGISTERED DIETITIAN
DEDICATED TO REDUCING HEALTH
INEQUITIES THROUGH NUTRITION
EDUCATION THAT PROMOTE HEALTH
EQUITY.
SHE WORKS WITH WSU KING COUNTY
EXTENSION AND SNAP ED PROGRAM
AND DEEPLY INVOLVED WITH HEALTHY
KING COUNTY COALITION.
THEN FINALLY WE HAVE DAN TORES
REAPPOINTMENT POSITION NUMBER
11.
DAN HAS FOCUSED HIS CAREER ON
SYSTEMS WORK TO SUPPORT FAMILIES
AND PROMOTE EQUITY.
HE WORKS WITH THE BESOS FAMILY
FOUNDATION TO CULTIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE VROOM
PROGRAM A SCIENCE BASED TOOL
THAT PROMOTES CHILD DEVELOPMENT.
HE WAS EXEC AT THIS DIRECTOR FOR
CHILDHOOD INITIATIVES SO THAT IS
EVERYONE.
AND SHOULD WE TURN IT OVER TO
BARBARA TO SAY MORE?
MAYBE TO YOU MADAME CHAIR TO
LEAD US THROUGH THE NEXT PART.
>> THAT SOUNDS GREAT.
GREAT TO SEE YOU BRIDGET AND
THANK YOU FOR WALKING US THROUGH
ALL OF THESE INCREDIBLE NOMINEES
AND RE-APPOINTMENTS.
WONDERFUL TO HEAR FROM THE
OFFICE AND ALL YOU DO AND HAVE
THESE NEW PARTNERS TO BE WITH US
FOR THE SUGAR RI SWEET BEVERAGE
COMMITTEE.
WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE
BARBARA.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
COMMITTEE AND COUNSEL FOR HAVING
ME AND THANK YOU BRIDGET FOR
THOSE WONDERFUL KIND WORDS YOU
SHARED.
I TAKE THIS WORK VERY SERIOUSLY
AND I FEEL LIKE IT'S AN HONOR TO
SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY AND MY
APPROACH IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT
THIS WORK IS THROUGH A PUBLIC
HEALTH LENS AND I HAVE WORKED
WITH YOUTH AND FOSTER CARE AND
WITH MY ORGANIZATION FOR NOW
ABOUT ALMOST NINE YEARS AND I
ALSO WORKED IN EDUCATION WITH
THE COMPLETION ABOUT NINE YEARS
OF THAT AS WELL SO I THINK THAT
WE'RE LOOKING AT SYSTEM IMPACTS
AND KNOWING WHERE FOOD
DISPARITIES FALL WITHIN THAT AND
KNOWING THAT FAMILIES NEED
ACCESS TO NUTRITIONAL RESOURCES
SUCH AS FOOD AND SUBSTANCES THAT
ARE IMPORTANT TO NUTRITION AS
WELL AS DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN
SO I'M EXCITED TO KNOW THAT
DEPARTMENT OF EARLY LEARNING IS
PART OF OUR WORK AS WELL AND SO
KNOWING THAT WORKING WITH MY
PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY
AND LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY AND
THE RAINIER BEACH AREA, I'M
COMPLETELY IMMERSED FROM MY
PROFESSIONAL CAREER AS WELL AS
MY PERSONAL DAY-TO-DAY LIFE AND
KNOWING THE IMPACT OF FOOD
DISPARITIES AND INJUSTICES AND
ALSO KNOWING THE CROSS SYSTEM
IMPACTS.
SO IF WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS AND
SERVING ON THE COMMITTEE, IT
WILL ALLOW ME TO BRING MY SKILLS
OF COMMUNITY BUT ALSO
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AS WELL AS
MY PASSION FOR THIS WORK TO
ADVOCATE AS WELL AND WORK ON
BEHALF OF MY COMMUNITY.
REALLY HOLDS GREAT VALUE TO ME
AND I'M EXCITED TO KNOW THAT I'M
GOING TO BE SERVING AND WORKING
WITH SUCH A BROAD SCOPE OF
TALENTED INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
ALSO EQUALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT
THIS WORK AND COMFORTABLE WITH A
BROAD RANGE OF EXPERIENCES WHICH
I THINK IS WHAT WE DEFINITELY
NEED IN THE COMMUNITY AND ALSO
THE FACT THAT WE HAVE SOMEONE
SUCH AS E LAN WHO IS FRONT AND
CITY CENTER IN THE COMMUNITY
SERVING ON THE COMMITTEE.
SO I'M EXCITED TO MOVE FORWARD
IN THE WORK AND LOOK FORWARD TO
THINGS THAT COME BUT ALSO THE
LEARNING IN SERVING IN THIS
CAPACITY.
>> THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
VERY EXCITED FOR YOU TO BRING
YOUR EXPERTISE TO THE CAB AND
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH
US.
JEN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE
SOME OF YOUR EXPERIENCE AND WHAT
DRIVES YOU TO SEEK
RE-APPOINTMENT AND ANYTHING ELSE
YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE
COMMITTEE.
>> SURE, I HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY
TO BE INVOLVED IN THE SUGARY
SWEET BEVERAGE AND TAX.
WHEN WE WORKED WITH THE KING
COUNTY COALITION AND COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS AT THE FRONT
AND CENTER BEING GOT GREEN WHICH
KEITH THOMPSON IS DEEPLY
INVOLVED WITH AND IT'S BEEN A
PLEASURE TO WATCH HOW THE
FRAMING OF THIS TAX HAS SHIFTED
TO A PLACE OF INCREASING FOOD
ACCESS AND SERVICES FROM
PRENATAL TO YOUNG CHILD ARENA.
I HAVE BEEN ON THE CAB SINCE
2017 AND IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO
WATCH AS THE CAB IS INVOLVED IN
MANY WAYS AND WE'RE FINALLY AT A
FULL BOARD ALMOST AND IT IS A
VERY DIVERSE BOARD WITH A LOT OF
INCREDIBLE TALENT EXPERTISE AND
PERSPECTIVES THAT I AM VERY
EXCITED TO BE HELPING CO-CHAIR
AND ALSO HELPING TO BUILD UP NEW
LEADERS IN THE CAB AND MOVE THAT
PLACE OF FEELING CONNECTED TO
THE WORK BROADER IN WHAT WE DO.
ONE OF THE BIG THINGS I WOULD
SAY THAT HAS COME OUT OF THE
LAST FEW YEARS ON THE CAB
ESPECIALLY AS WE WORKED THROUGH
THE HEALTH CRISIS OF THE
PANDEMIC WAS THAT OUR TWO CAMPS
ON THE CAB THAT WE HAD MAYBE
EXPERIENCED AT SOME POINT AROUND
FOOD ACCESS AND EARLY LEARNING
HAVE REALLY COME TOGETHER AND WE
HAVE SEEN THIS ENERGY BETWEEN
THOSE TWO PRIORITIES AND WE HAVE
FOUND COMMON GOALS AND COMMON
OBJECTIVES AND WORKED REALLY
CLOSELY TO GET THOSE OUT INTO
THE COMMUNITY AND TO SEE HOW THE
DIFFERENT PROGRAMS WE RECOMMEND
FUNDING FOR REALLY RAISE UP BOTH
GOALS.
SO I AM THRILLED TO BE PART OF
THE CAB.
IT'S ONE OF THE FAVORITE THINGS
I DO AND A BACKGROUND THERE, I
ALSO WORK FOR THE STAFF ED
PROGRAM FOR 14 YEARS WHICH IS
NUTRITION EDUCATION IN
COMMUNITIES WHERE PEOPLE ARE
EXPERIENCING LOW INCOME AND WE
WORK IN A VARIETY OF PLACES
ACROSS SYSTEMS AS WELL AS DIRECT
EDUCATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO
ADD BEFORE WE OPEN IT UP FOR
COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM THE
COMMITTEE?
>> I DON'T THINK SO.
I GUESS JUST TO SAY THAT THE
COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD IS
WORKING ON THEIR ANNUAL BUDGET
RECOMMENDATIONS AND THOSE WILL
BE TRANSMITTED TO THE MAYOR
PROBABLY IN JUNE IN THE HOPES OF
BEING ABLE TO HAVE MEANINGFUL
INPUT SO THE COUNSEL WILL
RECEIVE A COPY OF THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS.
>>> THANK YOU.
I'LL OPEN IT UP TO ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS AND BUILD ON WHAT
BRIDGET JUST SAID.
MYSELF AND THE CLERK FOR OUR
COMMITTEE AS WELL SHE ALSO OUR
LEAD ON POLICY ISSUES AND SHE
WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE CAB.
.
WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO MAKE SURE THE
CAB REVENUE BEING GENERATED FROM
THE SUGARY SWEET BEVERAGE TAX
COMMISSION AND ALSO WHAT VOTERS
COMMITTED TO AND ESPECIALLY
DURING THESE TIMES WHEN WE SEE
STRESS AND TRAUMA IN THE
COMMUNITY RECOGNIZING THE WAY
THE FUNDING FROM THE SUGARY
SWEET BEVERAGE TAX HELP IMPROVE
MENTAL HEALTH IS AN INCREDIBLE
OPPORTUNITY TO THINK ABOUT HOW
WE EMERGED FROM THE PANDEMIC IN
A HEALTHIER MORE HOLISTIC WAY SO
I'M THANKFUL FOR THE WORK YOU
HAVE DONE AND WE HAVE BEEN SUCH
A GROUND BREAKING POLICY NOT
ONLY IN TERMS OF HOW IT'S PASSED
BUT IMPLEMENTED IN OUR CITY.
FOLKS HAVE CALLED FROM AROUND
THE COUNTRY WITH INTERESTS IN
HOW WE ARE DONE THIS SO YOU HAVE
BEEN THE ENGINE THAT'S MADE IT
POSSIBLE.
ANYTHING OF INTEREST TO YOU
MAYBE IN THIS TIME.
I SHOULDN'T EVEN SAY IN THE WAKE
BECAUSE WE'RE STILL IN THE MIDST
OF THE PANDEMIC AND LOOKING AT
WHO HAS BEEN DISPORTION NATALIE
IMPACTED NOTABLY FOLKS OF COLOR
AND WOMEN OF COLOR ESPECIALLY BY
THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF
COVID.
ANY OTHER THINGS THAT YOU'RE
THINKING ABOUT PUTTING AS A
PRIORITY TOPIC FOR YOU IN THE
CAB DELIBERATIONS TO HELP
RESPOND TO THE CRISIS THAT COVID
HAS MADE WORSE?
>> I CAN SPEAK.
ONE OF THE THINGS IF WE'RE
THINKING ABOUT THIS WORK,
CERTAINLY FROM AN EDUCATION LENS
AND WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT
FAMILIES AND SPECIFICALLY
STUDENTS AS WE LOOK AT OUR
SCHOOLS AND THE FUNDING THAT IS
DEEMED TO BE CUT.
SO DURING THE PANDEMIC THERE
WERE EXTRA RESOURCES AVAILABLE
TO FAMILIES AS WELL AS STUDENTS
WITHIN SCHOOLS SO SCHOOL LUNCH
PROGRAMS WERE MORE ROBUST SO AS
THE FUNDING LOOKS TO BE SCALED
BACK OVER THE COMING MONTHS INTO
THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, THERE'S
GREAT CONCERN TO WHAT THAT'S
GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND ALSO
WE'RE HEADING INTO THE SUMMER.
SO WHAT WE DO KNOW, HAVING
ACCESS TO QUALITY FOOD AS WELL
AS NUTRITIONAL FOODS BECOMES A
CONCERN FOR MANY FAMILIES.
I'M
HOPING WE CAN LOOK AT THIS LENS
TO OUR WORK AND HOW WE CAN
ACTUALLY GROW THAT AREA AND HOW
WE'RE LOOKING AT SCHOOLS AND HOW
WE'RE FUNDING THE PROGRAMS AND
HOW IT'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO
OFFER A GREATER SENSE OF
RESOURCES THAT FAMILIES CAN LOOK
TO AND SPECIFICALLY WHEN WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT SCHOOLS SO THAT IS
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO THINK ABOUT
AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS WORK
TOO IN THE COMING YEAR AND ALSO
WITH THE BUDGETS.
>> I LOVE THAT ANSWER, THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THAT UP.
AND THE FOCUS ON KIDS AND WHAT
THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH AND THEIR
HEALTH FUZZ CAL AND MENTAL.
SO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU MORE AND REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE BRINGING TO
THE CAB.
GREAT TO HAVE YOU AND JEN
APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST IN
THIS.
I'LL SUMMARIZE THE APPOINTMENTS
12-15 APPOINTMENTS OF BILL EDEN,
BARBARA ROCKY, RE-APPOINTMENT OF
JEN MOSS AND RE-APPOINTMENT OF
DAN T OREZ AND THOSE ARE THE
FOUR APPOINTMENTS IN FRONT OF
US.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION
THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
CONFIRMATION OF ITEMS 12-15.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH VICE
CHAIR.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE, LOTS OF
EXCITEMENT AND MADAME CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
CONFIRMATION OF ITEMS 12-15.
>> COUNSEL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> LOUIS.
>> YES.
>> MADAME CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR NONE OPPOSED.
>> EXCELLENT AUNANIMOUS MOUSE
AND THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
CONFIRMED.
THIS WILL BE SENT TO THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL APRIL 12TH MEETING.
WE WILL MAKE SURE TO SING YOUR
PRAISES AND THE ENTIRE COUNSEL
WILL HAVE YOUR COMPLETE
APPLICATION PACTS TO REVIEW YOUR
CREDENTIALS AS WELL.
THANK YOU BRIDGET AND TO YOUR
TEAM IN THE OFFICE FOR ALL THAT
YOU DO AS WELL.
EXTEND OUR APPRECIATION TO THE
FULL CAB THE NEXT TIME WE CHAT.
WELCOME ALMOST I SHOULD NOT BE
TOO PREMATURE BUT IT'S GOING BE
A UNANIMOUS VOTE AS WELL ON THE
12TH SO WE'LL SEND YOU THE FINAL
VOTE TALLIES AND THANK YOU AGAIN
FOR YOUR INTEREST IN SERVING ON
THE CAB.
.
>> THANK YOU MADAME CHAIR FOR
ALL THE SUPPORT.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU THANK YOU.
BYE BYE EVERYONE.
OKAY.
>>> LET'S MOVE ON.
WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 16 ON OUR
AGENDA HERE.
MADAME CLERK COULD YOU READ ITEM
16 INTO THE RECORD?
>> ITEM NUMBER 16 CANNABIS
BUSINESS AND LICENSING EQUITY
FOR BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> OKAY.
FOLKS I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THE PANELS THAT WE IN FRONT OF
US TODAY.
WE'RE GOING TO BREAK ITEM NUMBER
16 INTO TWO PANELS TO GIVE US A
CHANCE TO ASK QUESTIONS MIDWAY
THROUGH AND AT THE END OF THE
PANEL PRESENTATION THANKS SO
MUCH TO ARETHA FROM MY OFFICE
WORKING WITH FOLKS ON THE LINE
TO INSURE WE HAD A ROBUST
DISCUSSION.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THESE PANELS
AND THEY'RE ABLE TO HELP US
CONTINUE OUR CONVERSATION ABOUT
WHAT CANNABIS EQUITY FUNDS AND
LICENSING PROCESSES LOOK LIKE.
AGAIN, WE'RE LOOKING TO HAVE
CONVERSATIONS FROM FOLKS WHO ARE
IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS ACROSS
THE COUNTRY WHO HAVE LICENSING
THAT IS REALLY DONE THROUGH AN
EQUITY LENS AND ALSO EXCITED TO
HEAR FROM OUR VERY OWN LIQUOR
CONTROL BOARD TEAM.
WE HAVE TWO PRESENTERS TALKING
ABOUT WHAT OUR STATE CURRENTLY
DOES.
WE ARE GOING TO HEAR DIRECTLY
FROM SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WHO
WERE ABLE TO ENTER THE CANNABIS
INDUSTRY THROUGH THE EQUITY
PROGRAMS IN THEIR JURISDICTIONS.
THIS INCLUDES FROM THE ACADEMY
OF CANNABIS SCIENCE THAT TRAINS
THE WORKERS TO SELL PRODUCTS AND
BUSINESSES AND FROM THE STATES
LICENSING EXPERTS WHO HELP OUR
BUSINESS OWNERS BE ABLE TO OPEN
SHOPS SO THANKS TO THE LIQUOR
CONTROL BOARD AND MEMBERS HERE
TODAY.
WE ALSO HAVE ON OUR AGENDA AS
PART OF THE FIRST PANEL, JAVIER
ROOT, TRAY WILL KIN FROM ACADEMY
OF CANNABIS AND WE ARE
PREVENTING NOR BERT BUT HE LET
US KNOW THIS MORNING THEY ARE
NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO JOIN US
DUE TO A LAST MINUTE SCHEDULING
CONFLICT SO WE APPRECIATE THEIR
INTEREST BUT WE ARE VERY EXCITED
TO HAVE JAVIER WITH US TODAY
FROM HUMBLE ROOT AND AGAIN
ACADEMY OF CANNABIS SCIENCE.
I WILL LET THEM INTRODUCE
THEMSELVES AND TELL US MORE
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATIONS AND
WE'LL TAKE SOME QUESTIONS FROM
OUR MEMBERS AND WE'LL GO INTO
THE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD
CANNABIS BOARD MEMBERS WHO WILL
BE GARRETT A MEMBER OF THE
LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD CANNABIS
BOARD AND BECKY SMITH THE
DIRECTOR OF LICENSING REGULATION
AND WE'LL TAKE QUESTIONS AT THE
SECOND PANEL AS WELL BUT THAT'S
A GOOD WAY TO BREAK UP THE
DISCUSSION.
WONDERFUL SO GOOD MORNING,
JAVIER AND TRAY, TURNING IT OVER
TO YOU.
GO AHEAD TREY I SEE YOU BOTH OFF
MUTE.
YOU ALL CAN DECIDE WHO GOES
FIRST.
>> HI, I'LL GO FIRST.
I'M THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF
HUMBLE ROOT A CANNABIS DELIVERY
COMPANY BASED IN SACRAMENTO.
WE'RE A SOCIAL EQUITY COMPANY
ABOUT 7 YEARS IN OPERATION NOW.
>> MY NAME IS TRAY I'M THE
FOUNDER OF CANNABIS SCIENCE
FOUNDED IN 2510.
WE WERE THE FIRST COMPANY
APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH TO TRAIN MEDICAL CANNABIS
CONSULTANTS.
WE DO THAT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
SEATTLE CENTRAL COLLEGE WHO HAS
BEEN A BRAVE ACADEMIC PARTNER
AND ONE OF THE FIRST AND I'M
HERE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF EQUITY
EFFORTS AS AN ADVOCATE FOR TRANS
FORMATIVE EDUCATION.
WE'RE NOT TAKING A PARTICULAR
POSITION ON ANY PARTICULAR
PROPOSAL AT THIS POINT, WE ARE
CERTAINLY WANTING TO CHAMPION
THE EFFORTS OF EQUITY AND AS
MR. BURR NOTED AT THE TOP OF THE
MEETING, THE WAR ON CANNABIS HAS
HAD A TREMENDOUS NEGATIVE EFFECT
ON INDIVIDUALS AND ENTIRE
COMMUNITIES.
WE WANT TO BE PART OF THAT
EFFORT ADDITIONALLY PARTNERED
WITH HIGH LINE COLLEGE AND WITH
SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE WHICH
EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW IS TAKING
THE VERY BOLD STEP OF SEEKING TO
HAVE THE LARGEST EDUCATION AND
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING FOOTPRINT
IN THE STATE.
THEY'RE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING
ABOUT TEN DIFFERENT COURSES IN
CANNABIS AS WELL AS TWO
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS AND THEY
CONTINUE TO ROLL THAT OUT OVER
THE YEAR WHICH ALIGNS WITH THEIR
VALUES AS AN INSTITUTION RELATED
TO SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY.
WE HAVE ALSO BEEN PARTNERED WITH
LAST PRISONER PROJECT AND THEIR
PRISON TO PROSPERITY PROGRAM TO
TRAIN CONSTITUENTS RELEASE FROM
PRISON TO WORK SUCCESSFULFULLY
IN PROFESSIONAL JOBS IN
CANNABIS.
WE PARTNERED WITH GREEN LEGACY,
A LOCAL FOUNDATION FOUNDED BY A
FORMER STUDENT TO HELP PEOPLE
SUPPORT EMPOWER UNDERREPRESENTED
CANNABIS ENTREPRENEURS AND
FOUNDERS AND WE'RE IN
CONVERSATIONS WITH THINK BIG AN
EQUITY ORGANIZATION FOUNDED BY
CJ WELLS THE SON OF THE LATE
CHRIS WALLACE KNOWN AS BIG BUT
WE'RE HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY AND
THANK YOU FOR THE INVITE AND WE
WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE
ANYTHING WE CAN TO THE
CONVERSATION.
>> WONDERFUL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
JAVIER LET'S START WITH YOU.
SOME QUESTIONS WE'RE INTERESTED
IN, IF YOU COULD SHARE MORE
ABOUT HUMBLE ROOT AND HOW THE
CORE PROGRAM SUPPORTED YOU TO BE
A BUSINESS OWNER AND WHAT ARE
SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT YOU
HAVE EXPERIENCED HAD YOU NOT HAD
THE CORE PROGRAM AND IF YOU WANT
TO DO A QUICK REMINDER FOR US
WHAT CORE STANDS FOR, WE HAVE
BEEN HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS
OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS AND
WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT
HOW THE EXPERIENCE HAS INFORMED
YOUR PRACTICE AND WHAT YOU FROM
A BUSINESS OWNER PERSPECTIVE SEE
WHAT COULD BE DONE AS WE THINK
ABOUT A SIMILAR EQUITY APPROACH
IN SEATTLE.
>> OF COURSE.
SO HUMBLE ROOT IS A NONSTORE
FRONT DISPENSARY, WE'RE DELIVERY
ONLY.
WE'RE A LEGACY BRAND FOUNDED IN
2015 IN THE MEDICAL MARKET
PRELICENSING.
THE CORE PROGRAM IS THE SOCIAL
EQUITY PROGRAM IN SACRAMENTO
WHICH HELPS PEOPLE OF COLOR,
PEOPLE THAT GREW UP IN POVRISHED
AREAS IN SACRAMENTO GET
LICENSING.
ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THEY DID
HELP US WITH IS GETTING PRIORITY
LICENSING AND THAT'S ONE OF THE
MOST CRUCIAL THINGS IS GETTING
TO THE MARKET BEFORE THE BIG
MONEY COMES IN.
ONCE THEIR IN IT'S HARDER TO
TAKE THAT.
THEY ALSO PROVIDE A LICENSING
WORKSHOP AS WELL AS SOME CASH
GRANTS TO OUR BUSINESSES.
THESE CASH GRANTS WERE USED FOR
SECURITY UPGRADES AND EQUIPMENT
UPGRADES TO HELP US STAY
COMPETITIVE.
THE CHALLENGES THAT WE WOULD
HAVE HAD WITHOUT CORE PROGRAM IS
PROBABLY THE LONG AND COSTLY
LICENSING PROCESS.
NONEQUITY APPLICANTS WITHOUT
PRIORITY LICENSING TAKE SIX
MONTHS OR SO OR UPWARDS OF
CONSTRUCTION GETTING READY TO
ROLL.
WITH THE SOCIAL EQUITY PROGRAM
WE WERE ABLE TO CUT THAT TIME IN
HALF.
AS I SAID EARLIER, TIME IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT THING HERE NOT
ONLY BECAUSE YOU DON'T STOP
PAYING RENT BUT THINGS KEEP
GOING AND ACCESS TO THE MARKET
EARLY IS KIND OF IMPERATIVE TO
GETTING INTO PEOPLE'S MINDS.
AND IF YOU'RE NOT INTO THE
MARKET EARLY, YOU'RE GOING TO
SPEND MONEY TRYING TO FIGHT FOR
THE SHARE LEADER.
TO ME THE ABILITY TO GET TO THE
MARKET EARLY AS WELL AS A LITTLE
LESS COSTLY.
THEY GIVE FREE LICENSING AS WELL
TOO IT'S BEEN REALLY HELPFUL FOR
US.
>>> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE
ISSUES AROUND RACIAL EQUITY THAT
SERVED AS A BARRIER TO GET MORE
BUSINESS OWNERS OF COLOR TO BE
ABLE TO ENTER THE CANNABIS
INDUSTRY AND WHAT OPPORTUNITIES
HAVE YOU FOUND THERE TO BE
THROUGH THE CORE PROGRAM THAT
HAS PROMOTED COMMUNITY OF COLOR
BUSINESS OWNERS AND WHAT WOULD
YOU LIKE TO SEE IN TERMS OF
ADDITIONAL TRAINING MAYBE FOR
EITHER BUSINESS OWNERS OR FOR
STAFF?
>> YEAH, SO I THINK ONE OF THE
MAIN THINGS THAT WE STRUGGLED
WITH PRELICENSING TOO WAS
FINDING A PROPERTY THAT WOULD BE
PROPERLY ZONED FOR CANNABIS.
WE DON'T COME FROM MONEY OR BIG
CONNECTIONS LIKE THAT.
I'M A FIRST GENERATION HISPANIC
HERE SO I DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF
CONNECTIONS.
GOING INTO THE BUILDING WERE
DIFFICULT.
IT WAS MORE OF AN ISSUE YOU
COULDN'T HAVE A BUILDING
FINANCED BY ANY BANK BECAUSE THE
FEDS WOULD COME IN AND TRY TO
CONFISCATE THAT.
ONCE WE WERE ABLE TO GET A
PROPERTY, FINDING THE PROPERTY
IS DIFFICULT NOT ONLY BECAUSE
IT'S DIFFICULT TO FIND SOMETHING
FOR MONEY BUT ALSO THE ZONING ON
THESE PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN
REALLY HARD.
A LOT OF THEM HAVE BEEN TAKEN
UP.
ONCE WE DO FIND A PROPERTY, WE
USUALLY GET MUCH HIGHER LEASE
RATE THAN A NONCANNABIS BUSINESS
AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, THE
PROPERTIES USUALLY REQUIRE A LOT
OF BUILD OUT WHICH IS QUITE
EXPENSIVE.
AND THESE THINGS ARE ALL AS A
SOCIAL EQUITY COMPANY WE'RE NOT
GOING TO BUY A BUILD SOG WE'RE
INVESTING INTO SOMEONE ELSE'S
BUILDING UPWARDS OF SIX FIGURES.
THE LAND USE, ENTITLEMENTS WE
GET STAYS WITH THE LAND NOT
SOMETHING THAT WE AS A SOCIAL
APPLICANT OWN.
SO THE BARRIER I SEE IS LAND.
EVEN ONCE WE GET IT, WE DON'T
OWN IT AND WE'RE UPGRADING THE
PROPERTIES FOR SOMEONE THAT
ALREADY OWNS THE PROPERTY AND IS
ALREADY WEALTHY.
SO OPPORTUNITIES I WOULD LIKE TO
SEE FOR MY STAFF TRAINING, IT'S
CALLED 7 YEARS IN SO WE HAVE
DEVELOPED A GOOD TRAINING
PROGRAM OURSELF BUT SOMETHING
THAT WOULD HELP OTHER SOCIAL
EQUITY COMPANIES ARE BASIC
CANNABIS KNOWLEDGE AS WELL AS
MEDICAL CANNABIS KNOWLEDGE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WANT TO
JOIN THE INDUSTRY HAVE SURFACE
LEVEL KNOWLEDGE AND THAT'S NOT
IDEAL TYPICALLY.
YOU WANT SOMEONE WITH KNOWLEDGE
ON CANNABIS IS IT'S IMPERATIVE
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE USING
TO BUILD CORE WITH YOUR
CUSTOMERS AND SOLIDIFY THAT
RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T
EXIST TOO MUCH HERE IN
CALIFORNIA.
OAK LAND HAS A COURSE BUT IN
SACRAMENTO WE HAVEN'T HAD
ANYTHING YET.
>> I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO
TRAY.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE WITH THE
ACADEMY OF CANNABIS SCIENCE AND
I'LL NOTICE, WHILE YOU MENTIONED
NOT TAKING A POSITION, THAT'S
TOTALLY GREAT.
WE'RE IN INFORMATION GATHERING
MODE.
NO LEGISLATION HAS BEEN DRAFTED
YET SO LOOKING FORWARD TO
HEARING MORE FROM YOU ABOUT
EXISTING TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE
OUT THERE FOR THE CANNABIS
INDUSTRY IN WASHINGTON STATE AND
A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THE
ACADEMY DOES AND ANY ADDITION
FWHAL INFORMATION YOU WOULD LIKE
TO SHARE FROM HOW YOU'RE ADDING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOLKS TO ENTER
INTO THE INDUSTRY THROUGH AN
EQUITY LENS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I FAILED TO MENTION I'M A
PATIENT FIRST.
SO THAT WAS ALSO A STRONG
CONTRIBUTING FACTOR FOR OUR
PASSION FOR WHAT WE DO.
AND I WAS ABLE TO WITNESS AND BE
PART OF THE MEDICAL CANNABIS
PROGRAM THAT PREEXISTED 502 AND
KNOW THAT THE CULTURE AND RULES
AND LAWS CHANGED AROUND ALL OF
THAT AND AS YOU MIGHT BE AWARE,
THERE'S NO REQUIRED TRAINING FOR
ANY BUD TENDER TO WORK IN THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON TO WORK IN A
RETAIL SPACE.
OTHER STATES HAVE A BASELINE
REQUIREMENT.
THERE IS I WILL SAY WHEN THE
PATIENT PROTECTION ACT CAME ON,
IT CREATED THE CANNABIS
CONSULTANT POSITION OR MEDICAL
MARIJUANA CONSULTANT POSITION
AND IT'S A 20-HOUR PROGRAM THAT
IS EXISTING AS THE HIGHEST LEVEL
OF RECOGNIZED AUTHORITY AND IN
RETAIL SPACE NOT ONLY IN OUR
STATE BUT I DON'T KNOW IF OF
ANOTHER PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY
THAT HAS A PROGRAM THAT'S AS
COMPREHENSIVE AS WASHINGTON
STATE SO I WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR
STATE FOR I THINK GOING OVER AND
ABOVE IN ATTEMPTING TO FILL THAT
GAP AND MAKE SURE THAT WHEN
PATIENTS COME INTO A STORE, THAT
THEY'RE GREETED BY SOMEBODY WHO
UNDERSTANDS LIKE JAVIER TALKED
ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF MEDICAL
CANNABIS, DIFFERENT QUALIFYING
CONDITIONS AND HOW CANNABIS MAY
BENEFIT WITHOUT OF COURSE
VEERING INTO ACTING AS A
HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL WHICH
THEY ARE NOT.
SO THAT DOES EXIST BUT IT EXISTS
AS AN OPT IN PART OF THE
PROGRAM.
SO STORES DO FOT HAVE TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE MEDICAL
PROGRAM.
THEY OPT INTO THAT AND THEN THEY
HAVE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE TRAINED
SO IF I STORE CHUSS TO NOT OPT
INTO THE PROGRAM, IT'S UP TO
THEM WHETHER THEY TRAIN ANYONE
OR NOT.
I WENT INTO A STORE LAST WEEK
AND ASKED WHO IS IN CHARGE OF
YOUR TRAINING?
AND THEY KIND OF LOOKED AT ME
DUMBFOUNDED AND THEY'RE LIKE
WHAT DO YOU MEAN AND I SAID WHO
TRAINS YOUR STAFF AND THEY HAD
NO ANSWER AT ALL.
SO THAT'S SORT OF ALL THOUGH
THAT MIGHT BE AN EXCEPTION OR
MINORITY OF LICENSES, IT DOES
EXIST AND WHEN WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT HANDING A CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE, WE OWE IT TO THE
PUBLIC TO MAKE SURE THEY KNOW
WHAT THEY'RE HANDLING AND DOING
EVERYTHING FOR FIRST TIME USERS
TO MAKE SURE EXPERIENCES ARE
SAFE AND DOSING PROTOCOLS ARE
WITHIN BOUNDS OF REASON.
SO WE THINK EDUCATION IS
CRITICAL.
ALL OUR CONTENT SINCE EARLY DAYS
HAS FOCUSED ON THE SOCIAL
INJUSTICE OF CANNABIS AND I
THINK LIKEWISE, THAT'S IMPORTANT
FOR EVERYBODY IN THE INDUSTRY TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON.
THE ONGOING CRIME IS THAT OVER
40,000 PEOPLE ARE IN JAIL TODAY
SERVING LIFE SENSE TNSS.
SO THAT'S THE ONGOING INJUSTICE
AND I KNOW YOU ALL ARE AWARE OF
THAT AND THAT'S WHY YOU'RE
TACKLING THE ISSUE BUT WE THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT EVERYBODY
WORKING IN THIS SPACE
UNDERSTANDS CONTEXT OF THE SPACE
WE'RE WORKING IN SO THAT ONE FOR
EMPATHY AND TWO, SFR
UNDERSTANDING AND ULTIMATELY FOR
THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY OR THE
COMMUNITY OF CANNABIS SHOULD BE
THE MOST DIVERSE COMMUNITY YOU
CAN BELONG TO.
PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, ALL
BACKGROUNDS AND THE INDUSTRY
ITSELF.
PEOPLE WORKING IN THE SHOPS AND
OWNING BUSINESSES SHOULD REFLECT
THAT DIVERSITY.
SORRY THAT WAS LONG
WINDED
.
>> GOES NICELY WITH THE COMMENTS
WE HEARD EARLIER FROM OTHER
JURISDICTIONS BUT ALSO FROM
WORKERS ON THE FRONT LINE
ESPECIALLY FOLKS WHO ARE
INTERESTED IN HAVING ACCESS TO
TRAINING PROGRAMS AND ALSO MAYBE
SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT
THEMSELVES.
SO I DO SEE A QUESTION FROM OUR
COMMITTEE MEMBER SO I THINK AT
THIS POINT LET'S FLUSH OUT SOME
MORE ANSWERS THAT YOU CAN
PROVIDE FOR US IN RESPONSE TO
THE COMMITTEE QUESTIONS IF THAT
SOUNDS OKAY AND OF COURSE IF
THERE'S OTHER ITEMS YOU HAVEN'T
SHARED AS AN OVERVIEW OF THE
WORK YOU DO, WE WOULD LOVE TO
HEAR MORE OF THAT IF YOU WANT TO
INTEGRATE THAT INTO ANSWERS OR
WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU.
NELSON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ASK
THAT QUESTION?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THIS QUESTION IS FOR TREY I DID
NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS TRAINING
PROGRAM AND YOU SAID THAT
BUSINESSES HAVE TO OPT IN.
WHEN THEY OPT IN TO PAY FOR THE
TRAINING OR IS IT FREE?
THAT'S MY FIRST QUESTION.
>> YES, THEY OPT IN AND PAY
EMPLOYERS TYPICALLY WILL PAY FOR
THEIR EMPLOYEES TO GO THROUGH IT
BUT SOME EMPLOYEES AND PROSPECT
EMPLOYEES WHO ARE PROFESSIONALS
IN OTHER FIELDS AND WANT TO BE
PART OF THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY IN
PART OR FULL, SO WE TRAIN A LOT
OF PEOPLE TO TAKE THEIR SKILLS
AND APPLY THEM TO CANNABIS BUT
WE GIVE THEM THE LANGUAGE,
HISTORY AND CONTEXT,
UNDERSTANDING OF THE INDUSTRY
THEY'RE GOING INTO SO THEY CAN
DO THAT EFFECTIVELY.
IT IS AN OPT IN PROGRAM.
>> JUST BALL PARK, HOW MUCH DOES
IT COST?
OR IS IT BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF
TIME OR AMOUNT OF HOURS OF
TRAINING?
>> SURE.
WE HAVE A COLLECTION OF CLASSES.
THAT PARTICULAR CLASS IS BETWEEN
$25 PER CREDIT HOUR SO IT'S
$399.
WE OFFER A DISCOUNT FOR WHEN
PEOPLE ENROLL A WHOLE STAFF OR A
NUMBER OF PEOPLE, BUT OUR COST
FOR DELIVERY WE HAVE
INTENTIONALLY KEPT LOW SO ALL
OUR COURSES BETWEEN 20 TO $25
PER CREDIT HOUR AND IT'S ALL
ONLINE.
THAT'S THE NICE THING FOR US
BEING ABLE TO WELCOME PEOPLE ALL
OVER.
WE HAVE BEEN PLEASED TO ATTRACT
PEOPLE FROM GUAM, SOUTH AFRICA,
ROMANIA, AND INDIA.
SO THE NEED AND HUNGER IS OUT
THERE.
LIKE JAVIER MENTIONED, IT'S
IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO
UNDERSTAND THE INDUSTRY THEY'RE
IN AND THE SUBSTANCE THEY'RE
HANDING.
AND WE HAVE BEEN EXCITED TO SEE
PASSION FROM ALL OVER.
>>> THANK YOU.
AND I'M WONDERING IF MAYBE THE
PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THE MORNING
HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO THROUGH
ONE OF YOUR TRAINING.
THEY MENTIONED THE OPPORTUNITY
OF DOING THAT AND NOTED THE COST
THAT THEIR EMPLOYER PICKED UP
WHICH IS GREAT.
I'M WONDERING AS A BUSINESS
OWNER IF THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT'S AVAILABLE AND OF
INTEREST, WHAT ARE SOME THINGS
YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE OBVIOUSLY
IN A DIFFERENT JURISDICTION BUT
IF YOU HAD A MAGIC WAND, WHAT
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE AS A
BUSINESS OWNER TO MAKE IT FOR
POSSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE FOR
FOLKS TO GO THROUGH TRAINING
PROGRAMS LIKE THIS?
>> SO THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO PUT
ON SOMETHING SIMILAR LIKE A
WORKSHOP TRAINING CLASS FOR
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO GET IN THE
CANNABIS INDUSTRY ON THE WORK
FORCE LEVEL.
THIS IS SOCIAL EQUITY APPLICANTS
TOO.
IT PROVIDED BASIC CANNABIS
KNOWLEDGE AND SOME BUSINESSES
LIKE SALES TRAINING.
WASN'T TOO INTENSIVE I DON'T
BELIEVE THEY HAVE A BUILT UP
CURRICULUM.
BUT IT'S MUCH MORE EARLY I WOULD
SAY.
>> AND TRAY, DID YOU HAVE ANY
OTHER THOUGHTS OR RESPONSES?
>> NO, I WOULD JUST SAY THAT
ALTHOUGH I'M REPRESENTING THE
ACADEMY TODAY, I'M PROUD TO SAY
WE'RE MADE UP OF PHYSICIANS AND
LAWYERS, NATURAL PATHS NURSES,
VETERINARIANS SO WE'RE A FIRM
BELIEVER IN HIGH INTELLIGENCE.
NEVER TRYING TO BE THE SMARTEST
PERSON IN THE ROOM.
I'M ALWAYS LEARNING AND YOU KNOW
WE REMIND STUDENTS THIS IS LIKE
GETTING INTO A JOB IN TECH.
NONE OF US ARE GOING TO BE ABLE
TO LAY DOWN WHAT WE KNOW.
WE NEED TO KEEP EMPLOYEES
CONSTANTLY UP TO DATE BECAUSE
OUR INFORMATION IS CHANGING ALL
ALL THE TIME.
A NEW STUDY COMES OUT ABOUT THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF A CERTAIN WORD
OF ADMINISTRATION FOR A
QUALIFYING CONDITION COMES OUT,
IT'S IMPORTANT PEOPLE KNOW AS
WELL AS STUDIES THAT MIGHT COME
OUT TO TALK ABOUT PARTICULAR
HARM AND HOW WE CAN AVOID THOSE.
.
>> EXCELLENT.
YES COUNSEL MEMBER NELSON, GO
AHEAD
ONE MORE QUESTION.
I MIGHT HAVE MISSED IT IN YOUR
PRESENTATION BUT HOW IS CORE
PAID FOR?
I THINK WE HAD A PRESENTER FROM
SACRAMENTO IN A PREVIOUS MEETING
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS A
5% TAX OR SOMETHING.
CAN'T REMEMBER SO WHAT IS THE
FUNDING SOURCE FOR YOUR PROGRAM?
>> SO THE STATE HAS GIVEN GRANTS
TO INDIVIDUAL CITIES AND
COUNTIES AND THEN THOSE CITIES
AND COUNTIES CREATE THEIR OWN
SOCIAL EQUITY PROGRAMS AND
ADMINISTER THE MONEY HOW THEY
SEE FIT.
>> THANK YOU.
.
>> THANK YOU.
ONE LAST QUESTION AND THEN WE
LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM THE
LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD
REPRESENTATIVES AND STAFF ABOUT
HOW THEY'RE WORKING TO ENCOURAGE
EQUITY THROUGH THEIR LICENSING
AND TRAINING APPROACH AS WELL.
IF I COULD ASK JAVIER AND TREY,
AS WE'RE THINKING ABOUT EQUITY
IN THE CONTEXT OF SEATTLE AND
RECOGNIZING WE'RE THE FIRST
STATE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
LEGALIZATION, WHAT I'M HEARING
THROUGHOUT THE LAST TWO YEARS IS
WHILE WE WERE THE FIRST STATE ON
LEGALIZATION, WE'RE BEHIND IN
TERMS OF WHERE OTHER
JURISDICTIONS ARE IN TERMS OF
HOW WE HAVE ADDED EQUITY INTO
THE APPLICATION OF PUBLIC
POLICY.
IF AT LEAST THE LOCAL LEVEL SO
AS WE THINK ABOUT HOW WE COULD
NOW FOLD BACK IN EQUITY APPROACH
IN DOLLARS, SUPPORT AND YOU
MENTIONED PROPERTY.
ACQUIRING PROPERTY WITH THE
ZONING CHANGES AND THE ABILITY
TO WORK AND HAVE ACCESS TO
CAPITOL.
ONE THING WHERE YOU'RE LIKE AS
YOU'RE BUILDING THIS, THIS IS
THE MOST HELPFUL THING TO SEE,
ANY INDICATION OF WHAT THAT
MIGHT BE?
>> WELL, LIKE YOU I SAID YOU
WERE FIRST TO IMPLEMENT THE
RECREATIONAL MARKET SO IT MIGHT
BE A LITTLE BACKWARDS BUT TO ME
IT WAS MATCHED TO THE MARKET.
I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH HOW MUCH I
WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY IF I
DIDN'T HAVE THE PRIORITY
LICENSING.
AS BIG COMPANIES COME IN THEY
EAT UP THE MARKET SHARE AND IT'S
HARD TO TAKE THAT BACK.
GIVEN THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GET IN
THERE FIRST WAS REALLY IMPAIR
TIFF.
LIKE I SAID, IT'S THE ONLY
REASON WHY I'M HERE.
WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO COMPETE
IF WE CAME IN LATE.
ONE THING SOME CITIES ARE
LOOKING AT IS REDUCING THE CITY
TAX.
THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST
CHALLENGES WE DO FACE IN
CALIFORNIA WE'RE TAXED
EFFECTIVELY OVER 50% WHICH MAKES
IT IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE A
SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS.
THE WAY THAT BREAKS DOWN, WE
HAVE A 28% STATE TAX OF 4% CITY
TAX, 1% NEIGHBORHOOD TAX AND 8%
SALES TAX.
21% FEDERAL TAX SUBJECT TO 280E
AND THOSE ARE TAKEN OFF GROSS.
THEY DON'T CARE HOW WE START OUR
MONEY.
SO SOME CITIES AROUND HERE, I
KNOW SAN FRANCISCO IMPLEMENTED A
TWO YEAR MORATORIUM ON THE CITY
TAX.
THAT'S BENEFICIAL TO WHAT
SACRAMENTO IS DOING SOMETHING
FOR THE SOCIAL EQUITY APPLICANTS
AND PUT A MORATORIUM ON THAT
CITY TAX TO BE MORE COMPETITIVE.
THAT'S ONE THNG I COULD SEE
BEING BENEFICIAL.
AS A SOCIAL EQUITY COMPANY
USUALLY YOU HAVE THE SAME SCALE
OF ECONOMY AS THE A LARGE
BUSINESS SO THAT TAX MORATORIUM
WILL BE HELPFUL TO KEEP US
COMPETITIVE WITH THE BIGGER
PLAYERS.
>> OKAY TREY AND THEN COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES, SOMEONE MENTION EARLIER
TESTIFYING ABOUT EXSPONGSMENT.
ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO UNDERSTAND
PROCESSES INVOLVE LAWYERS AND
FEES AND PROCESSES THAT CAN BE
COMPLICATED SO FOR ANYBODY WHO
IS NOT A LAWYER, ANYTHING WE CAN
DO TO LOWER THE BAR THERE
BECAUSE PEOPLE'S CRIMINAL
HISTORY CERTAINLY FOLLOW THEM.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO LOOK
AT OUR UNDERAGE COMMUNITY
BECAUSE IF WE CONTINUE TO VIEW
CANNABIS AS A CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
AND INVOLVE THEM IN JUVENILE
JUSTICE SYSTEMS RATHER THAN
FINES AND OTHER DETERRENCE
EFFORTS, WE CAN DO THEM A
DISSERVICE AND DON'T WANT TO PUT
ANYBODY INTO PRISON PIPELINE
THAT DOESN'T BELONG THERE.
ACCESS TO CAPITOL IS HUGE
BECAUSE YOU ARE ABLE TO CARRY
THE LICENSE AND OWN YOUR
POSSESSION.
I WANT TO HOLD UP THE MUCK L
SHOOT TRIBE AS A GREAT EXAMPLE.
OUR TRIBAL MODEL IN THE STATE IS
EXCEPTIONAL.
I LOVE THE FACT A COMMUNITY GETS
A LICENSE SO EVERYBODY IS LIFTED
UP AND EVERYBODY CAN BENEFIT.
THE MUCK L SHOOT TRIBAL COLLEGE
TEAMED UP WITH JOINT RIVERS WHEN
THEY WERE ABOUT TO HAVE THEIR
FIRST CANNABIS STORE ON THEIR
LAND AND THEY DID A SERIES WE
WORKED WITH THEM, A SERIES OF
SIX WEEKS EDUCATIONAL EVENT SO
ONCE A WEEK WE WOULD GO AND
TRAIN PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT CANNABIS
WAS, THE HISTORY, POSSIBLE
BENEFITS SO THAT THE WHOLE
COMMUNITY COULD LEARN AND FROM
THOSE COMMUNITY GATHERING, THEY
WERE EFFECTIVE ABLE TO CHOOSE
STAFF.
PEOPLE STARTED WITH A HEAD START
IN TRAINING AND THEN THE
COMMUNITY ALSO HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO BUY IN AND
EXPRESS CONCERNS AND FEARS.
SO AS A MODEL, I HAVEN'T SEEN
ANYTHING WORK AS WELL AND BE
SUCH A FUN ENGAGING ENLIGHTENING
EVENT AS WHAT THEY DID.
SO I WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT
TO THE MUCK L SHOOT TRIBE FOR
APPROACHING THIS IN A DIFFERENT
WAY AND LEADING FIRST WITH
EDUCATION.
THANK YOU.
.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HERBOLD, GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
A COUPLE THINGS.
I HAVE MENTIONED IN ONE OF THESE
PRESENTATIONS THIS TASK BUT IT'S
APPROPRIATE GIVEN SOME OF THE
COMMENTS OF THE PANELISTS TO
BRING IT UP AGAIN.
THE EK SIZE TAX ON CANNABIS IS
37% IN WASHINGTON STATE.
ALSO I WANT TO FLAG THAT COUNSEL
IN THE PAST HAS SHOWED AN
INTEREST IN REDUCING THE
LICENSING FEE THAT CANNABIS
BUSINESSES PAY.
FAS HAS RECOGNIZED SOME
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE LICENSING
FEE THAT WOULD RESULT IN GREATER
EQUITY.
IN LAST YEAR'S PREBUDGET
PROCESS, WE HAD ACTUALLY MADE A
PROPOSAL TO REDUCE THE BUSINESS
LICENSE FEE ON CANNABIS
BUSINESS.
DID MAKE A PROPOSAL TO THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE BUT THEY DID NOT
PUT FORWARD TO THE COUNSEL.
AND THE COUNSEL COULDN'T
INDEPENDENTLY ACT ON IT IF WE
HAD SOME UNDERSTANDING OF THE
DETAILS OF THE PROPOSAL BUT THAT
WAS NOT POSSIBLE AT THAT TIME SO
JUST WANT TO FLAG THAT FAS DOES
HAVE A PROPOSAL FOR A REDUCED
BUSINESS LICENSE FEE.
THAT WE COULD TAKE A LOOK AT AND
ASSUMING THAT THEY GET THE
SUPPORT TO SHARE THAT WITH US
FROM THE EXECUTIVE.
ALSO JUST A COUPLE REAL QUICK
QUESTIONS.
AND IF YOU COVERED THIS, I
APOLOGIZE FOR ASKING AGAIN.
RELATED TO THE SOCIAL EQUITY
LICENSING AVAILABLE IN SEATTLE,
I THINK THERE ARE ONLY TEN OR
I'M SORRY TWO THAT ARE ISSUED IN
SEATTLE AND I UNDERSTAND THAT IS
SET BY THE STATE BUT CAN YOU
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
STATUS OF ISSUING THOSE TWO
LICENSES IN SEATTLE?
AND THEN SECONDLY, WOULD ALSO
LOVE TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT -- FROM
I THINK LCB ALSO, WHAT BARRIERS
EXIST CURRENTLY IN LICENSING FOR
FOLKS WHO HAVE A CRIMINAL
HISTORY ON THEIR BACKGROUND.
I'M HAPPY TO USE THAT
AS A GOOD TRANSITION FROM FOLKS
TO LCB.
THAT'S A GREAT TRANSITION
ACTUALLY TO THIS SECOND PANEL.
>> MY APOLOGIES.
>> YOU HAD GREAT QUESTIONS AND
AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK JAVIER
AND TREY IF YOU HAVE TO LEAVE,
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US
THIS MORNING AND IF YAUR ABLE TO
STAY FANTASTIC AND MAYBE MORE
QUESTIONS LATER.
TODAY WITH US ON THE SECOND PART
OF THE PANEL WE HAVE ALI GARRETT
WITH THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR
CONTROL AND CANNABIS BOARD
MEMBER AND BECKY SMITH DIRECTOR
OF LICENSING AND REGULATION AT
THE WASHINGTON LIQUOR AND
CANNABIS BOARD.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US
TODAY.
I WILL NOT ADD MY QUESTIONS
BECAUSE THE ONES THAT HERBOLD
ARE PERFECTLY TIMED TO ROLL OVER
TO YOUR PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US AND
I SEE YOU OFF MUTE.
I'LL LET YOU TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU.
I SEE WE'RE RUNNING CLOSE TO OUT
OF TIME.
I KNOW WE BOTH HAVE OTHER
MEETINGS TO JUMP ON SHORTLY.
BUT AS I AM A LIQUOR CANNABIS
BOARD MEMBER AND HAVE BEEN ON
THE BOARD SINCE AUGUST 2016.
BEING THE FIRST STATE LEGALIZING
RECREATIONAL CANNABIS, THE LCB
DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THEY DIDN'T
KNOW AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE
DIDN'T HAVE IN PLACE WAS AN
EQUITY PROGRAM.
IN FEBRUARY OF 2020 THE LIQUOR
CANNABIS BOARD INTRODUCED HOUSE
BILL 2070 CALLED THE SOCIAL
EQUITY BILL AND THAT BILL PASSED
IN FEBRUARY OF 2020.
AS A RESULT OF THAT BILL, A
SOCIAL EQUITY TASK FORCE WAS
FORMED AND THE FIRST MEETING WAS
IN LATE OCTOBER OF 2020.
THE LCB IN THE MEANTIME DID WHAT
A VIRTUAL COMMUNITY MEETING
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
WE HAD THREE MEETINGS TO HEAR
FROM THE COMMUNITY AND LEARN
FROM THE COMMUNITY THEIR
CHALLENGES OF GETTING IN WHAT
THEY THOUGHT WORKED AND WHAT
DIDN'T WORK AND JUST TO HEAR
FIRSTHAND FROM THE COMMUNITY HOW
NOT HAVING A SOCIAL EQUITY
PROGRAM IMPACTED THE MOSTLY
AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY BUT
THE MINORITY COMMUNITY AT LARGE
AND ALSO TO JUST HEAR THE ISSUES
AND CONCERNS THEY HAD THROUGHOUT
THE LICENSING PROCESS AND THAT
KICKED OFF THE FIRST SOCIAL
EQUITY TASK FORCE MEETING LATER
IN OCTOBER OF 2020.
AND FROM THERE, BECKY IS GOING
TO NOW SHOW YOU AND DO A
PRESENTATION ON WHERE WE
CURRENTLY ARE.
AND GOING.
>> FANTASTIC, THANK YOU ALI AND
WE HAVE EXTRA TIME IF YOU HAVE
ANOTHER PRESSING MEETING, I
APOLOGIZE FOR THAT BUT WE HAVE
PLENTY OF TIME NOW.
WE'LL GO UNTIL 11:30 AND WE HAVE
TWO OTHER ITEMS TO GET TO BUT
WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU DIDN'T
FEEL PRESSED FOR TIME.
WELCOME BECKY THANKS FOR BEING
HERE WITH US.
.
>> THANK YOU, I WAS HOPING
SOMEONE WOULD HAVE MY SLIDE
SHOW.
>> THANK YOU.
.
>> WE DO HAVE THE PRESENTATION
LINKED AS WELL ON TODAY'S AGENDA
SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO START.
>> OKAY LET ME START THEN.
I'M GOING TO KICK IT OFF WITH
THE TWO QUESTIONS SO I WILL BE
ADDRESSING THOSE.
IT'S PRETTY SHORT SLIDE SHOW.
I WANTED TO EXPLAIN THAT WE
CURRENTLY ARE NOT ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS FOR PRODUCER
PROCESS RETAILING.
YOU CAN BUY A BUSINESS BUT YOU
CAN'T CURRENTLY APPLY FOR A
BUSINESS.
WE ARE LOOKING AT HOWEVER WITH
THE NEW SOCIAL EQUITY PROGRAM
AND THE PURPOSE OF THAT PROGRAM
IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF
CANNABIS RETAIL LICENSES HELD BY
A SOCIAL EQUITY APPLICANT.
PART OF THAT IS BEING ABLE TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE APPLICANTS
THAT ARE DISPORTION ATLY AREAS
AND HARM SUFFERED BY FAMILIES IN
LOCAL AREAS SUNLT TO SEVERE
IMPACTS ON THE WAR ON DRUGS.
ALL I MENTIONED ABOUT THE LAW,
IT DOES AUTHORIZE LIQUOR AND
CANNABIS BOARD TO RESHOE RETAIL
LICENSES THAT HAVE BEEN
FORFEITED, REVOKED OR CANCELED.
ALSO THEY DO NOT HAVE THE
AUTHORITY TO INCREASE THE NUMBER
OF RETAIL LICENSES FOR THE
PROGRAM.
THIS MUST BE DONE BY THE
LEGISLATURE AND THAT WE
CURRENTLY HAVE 40 LICENSES
AVAILABLE AND I BELIEVE THAT
SOMEBODY SAID WE HAD TWO IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
BUT WHAT I WANT YOU TO KNOW IS
THAT THE AGENCY HAS BEGUN
DRAFTING RULES TO ALLOW MORE
FLEXIBILITY FOR SOCIAL EQUITY
APPLICANTS TO FIND LOCATIONS
WITHIN THE COUNTY INSTEAD OF
SPECIFIC CITIES.
SO WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MOVE
IT FROM THE CITY LEVEL TO COUNTY
LEVEL AND THAT WILL BRING ON AN
EXTRA 8 LICENSES AVAILABLE IN
KING COUNTY SO FOR INSTANCE,
THOSE 8 FOLKS COULD IF THERE WAS
ROOM AVAILABLE IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE BE LOCATED IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE.
THE TASK FORCE ALSO
CREATED TO PROVIDE LCB WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO
IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM.
THE RECOMMENDATIONS WE CEOED
FROM THE TASK FORCE WERE
RECEIVED IN JANUARY OF THIS PAST
YEAR.
THAT RULE MAKING IS CURRENTLY
UNDERWAY.
WE HAD OUR FIRST LISTEN AND
LEARN WHICH INVITED COMMUNITY
MEMBERS TO HAVE INPUT ON OUR
RULES AND TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT
IS THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD
WITH.
WE HAVE ACCEPTED ALL THE TASK
FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF THE SCORING RUBRIC.
THE LCB HAS PROPOSED A RACE
NEUTRAL ALTERNATIVE TO SCORING
RUBRIC AND THAT AS MANY OF YOU
KNOW, THE FEDERAL EQUAL
PROTECTION CLAUSE PROHIBITS THE
LCB FROM USING EXPLICIT RACIAL
PREFERENCE IN LICENSING.
SO OUR AGENCY HAS ALSO TAKEN THE
OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS WITH THAT
EXCEPTION AND WE ALSO LISTENED
TO FEEDBACK.
WE HEARD FROM TASK FORCE THAT MY
STAFF AND MYSELF ATTENDED ALL
THE TASK FORCE MEETINGS THAT WE
WANTED TO HEAR FROM THE
COMMUNITY AS WELL ABOUT WHAT WE
COULD BE DOING DIFFERENTLY.
WE HLD A COUPLE FORUMS ABOUT TWO
YEARS AGO AND WITH THAT
INFORMATION WHAT WE DID WAS
CREATE A WEBSITE.
WE HAVE A WEBSITE WHERE FOLKS
CAN GO TO LOOK AT INFORMATION OR
LOOK UP INFORMATION ON THE
SOCIAL EQUITY PROGRAM.
WE ALSO MADE CHANGES IN CRIMINAL
HISTORY.
SO WE MADE CHANGES TO THE RULES
AND I'M GOING TO SAY CAN YOU
MOVE THAT TO THE NEXT SLIDE
PLEASE?
SO CRIMINAL HISTORY
ROLES.
THE GOAL WAS TO REDUCE
UNINTENTIONAL BARRIERS TO ENTER
INTO THE LEGAL CANNABIS MARKET.
THAT ALTHOUGH WE HAD ALLOWED FOR
FOLKS WITH CRIMINAL HISTORY INTO
AND TO BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR A
LICENSE, WHAT WE DIDN'T DO IS
THAT WE DIDN'T EXPLAIN ALL OF
THE BACKGROUND AROUND APPLYING
FOR THE CRIMINAL HISTORY SO
FOLKS MIGHT HAVE UNINTENTIONALLY
TOOK THEMSELVES OUT OF APPLYING
FOR A LICENSE IN THE VERY
BEGINNING.
THAT NOW WITH THOSE CHANGES I
WOULD SAY THAT WE HAVE EASED
CONVICTION ALLOWANCES AND TIME
CONSIDERED.
WE'RE REMOVING THE POINT SYSTEM.
WE REMOVED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
AN INDIVIDUAL TO DISCLOSE PAST
OFFENSES.
SINCE WE RUN A CHECK ANYWAYS ON
THE CRIMINAL HISTORY AND WE RUN
FINGERPRINTS, IT'S EASIER FOR US
TO SEE WHAT'S IN THE BACKGROUND
WITHOUT HAVING TO DO A GOT YOU,
THAT I THINK THAT FOLKS FELT
LIKE MIGHT DISCLOSE EVERYTHING I
COULD REMEMBER BUT IN CANNABIS,
IT IS A BIT DIFFERENT THAN
LIQUOR.
WE GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO
JUVENILE.
ALL THAT HISTORY THEY HAVE TO BE
ABLE TO REMEMBER AND COMPLETE
THE DOCUMENTS SO WE REMOVED THAT
REQUIREMENT.
AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO CHECK THE
CRIMINAL HISTORY OURSELVES.
WE ALSO WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE CONSIDERED TRANSPARENCY IN
HOW THE PROCESS WORKED.
THE INTERNAL REVIEW THAT HAPPENS
AFTER SOMEBODY FILLS OUT THEIR
CRIMINAL HISTORY, THAT FOLKS
DIDN'T REALLY KNOW ABOUT THAT.
THEY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT THEY
COULD WRITE LETTERS OR EXPLAIN
WHY IT WAS THAT OR HOW MUCH THEY
CHANGED OR THEY HAVEN'T HAD ANY
VIOLATIONS OR ANY ARRESTS IN THE
LAST TEN YEARS.
SO INSTEAD OF JUST ASSUMING
FOLKS KNEW WE WANTED TO MAKE
SURE WE'RE TRANSPARENT SO THAT'S
INCLUDED IN THE RULE SET AS
WELL.
THEN JUST TO NOTE THAT THE
LICENSING DIVISION OVER THE LAST
8 YEARS THAT WE REVIEWED 16
THOUSAND 500 CRIMINAL HISTORY
RECORDS AND OUT OF THOSE, 43
WERE DENIED LICENSES BECAUSE OF
THEIR CRIMINAL HISTORY.
AND AGAIN, THOSE RULES WENT INTO
EFFECT LAST OCTOBER OF 2021.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>>> I ALSO WANTED TO SHOW YOU
OUR CANNABIS RETAIL OWNED STORE
BY PEOPLE OF COLOR.
SO THIS DATA REPRESENTS
SELF-IDENTIFIED RACE OF A
MAJORITY OF EQUAL INTEREST OWNER
WHO DISCLOSED THEIR RACE IN
AUGUST OF 2021.
WE REVIEW THIS YEARLY.
WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE CRIMINAL
HISTORY, IT'S NOT A QUESTION OF
COURSE THAT WE ASK THAT ANY
FORMS OTHER THAN THE CRIMINAL
HISTORY IT IS VOLUNTARY.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DISCLOSE YOUR
ETHNICITY ON THAT FORM.
AGAIN, OR YOUR RACE.
IT'S SELF-IDENTIFIED.
NEXT SLIDE.
THIS IS OUR PRODUCER
PROCESSER.
THE DATA REPRESENTS THE
SELF-IDENTIFIED RACE AND
MAJORITY OR EQUAL INTERESTS OF
OWNERS THAT PRODUCE.
SO JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE, WE
CURRENTLY HAVE ONLY TWO STORES
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE THAT HAVE
MAJORITY OWNER BY PEOPLE OF
COLOR.
NEXT SLIDE.
IN RESPONSE TO ADDRESSING
COMMENTS MADE BY THE COMMUNITY
AT SOCIAL EQUITY AND CANNABIS
TASK FORCE MEETING, THE AGENCY
CREATED A SOCIAL EQUITY PAGE.
AN EXTERNAL WEBSITE WITH VARIOUS
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FURTHER
ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY
THAT YOU CAN GO ON OUR WEBSITE
AND LOOK AT THE SOCIAL EQUITY
PROGRAM AND IT WILL GIVE YOU
ABOVERVIEW AND ALSO THERE'S
LICENSING RESOURCES SO YOU KNOW
WHAT'S A BUSINESS STRUCTURE AND
WHAT MAKES UP THE BUSINESS
STRUCTURE.
LOCAL REQUIREMENTS.
THAT WAS A BIG ONE AS WE
LICENSED FOLKS, WHAT WE HEARD
FROM OUR FIRST INITIAL AND
SECOND INITIAL LICENSING BOTH
RETAILERS AND PRODUCER
PROCESSERS IS THAT WHAT WAS A
LOCAL REQUIREMENT.
AND IT'S DIFFICULT TO FIND ON
DEPENDING ON YOUR WEBSITE AT THE
CITY, SOMETIMES IT CAN BE
DIFFICULT FOR THOSE LICENSES TO
BE ABLE TO FIND OR THOSE
APPLICANTS.
WE ALSO INCLUDED LOCAL
RESTRICTIONS.
SO LCB AND THE STATE HAS
RESTRICTIONS AND BUFFERERS BUT
THEN THE CITY CAN EITHER -- AND
THE CITY OF SEATTLE HAS LOWERED
THE BUFFER ZONES TO 500 BUT THEY
ALSO HAVE ZONES THAT DON'T ALLOW
BUSINESSES TO BE WITHIN 1,000
FEET OF ANOTHER BUSINESS SO AS
WE LOWER OUR BUFFERERS, THERE'S
OTHER CHANGES THAT THE CITY CAN
MAKE AS FAR AS REQUIREMENTS.
SO WE HAVE THAT ON OUR WEBSITE
AS WELL.
WE ALSO HAVE A FLOOR PLAN SO
WHAT IS A FLOOR PLAN LOOK LIKE?
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY
INFORMATION WE CAN PROVIDE
SOCIAL EQUITY APPLICANT AHEAD OF
TIME THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO
PREPARE FOR THE APPLICATION
PROCESS.
AND THEN WE HAVE A PLACE THAT
YOU CAN ASK QUESTIONS SO IF YOU
HAVE A QUESTION OR SUGGESTION,
MY STAFF MONITORS THAT AND WE
WILL RESPOND WITHIN 24 HOURS OF
RECEIVING A QUESTION.
WE ALSO HAVE INFORMATION THERE
ABOUT OUR RULES.
WE KEEP OTHER AGENCY PARTNERS
PROVIDING INFORMATION ON THE
WEBSITE AS WELL.
SO THAT'S THE END OF
MY SLIDE.
I DO WANT TO MENTION A COUPLE
OTHER THINGS THAT AS I MENTIONED
WE WERE JUST BEGINNING OUR ROLE
PROCESS AND AS FAR AS HOW SOCIAL
EQUITY APPLICATION WILL FLOW,
THAT THE IDEA IS THAT WE'LL
START LIKE WE DO WITH ANY OTHER
TYPE OF LICENSE.
IT WILL GO THROUGH BUSINESS
LICENSING SERVICES AND WE'LL
OPEN THE WINDOW IN THE FALL OF
THIS YEAR.
WE'RE HOPING FOR SEPTEMBER
OF 2022 TO OPEN THE WINDOW
APPLICATION.
IT WILL BE OPEN FOR 30 DAYS.
SO LCB WILL RECEIVE THOSE
APPLICATIONS AFTER THE 30-DAY
WINDOW CLOSES AND THEN WE'LL
SEND THOSE APPLICATIONS OVER
TO -- WHEN I SAY THE
APPLICATION, IT'S A SOCIAL
EQUITY APPLICATION ONLY -- AND
THEY WILL BE SENT TO A THIRD
PARTY CONTRACTOR.
WE'RE JUST GETTING READY TO
RELEASE AN RFP FOR A THIRD PARTY
CONTRACTOR THAT WILL THEN REVIEW
AND SCORE THE SOCIAL EQUITY
APPLICATIONS.
ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN SCORED, THEY
WILL RECEIVE ALL THE
APPLICATIONS BACK AGAIN AND THE
HIGHEST SCORING APPLICATIONS
WILL BE PROCESSED.
WE KNOW THAT WITH THE SMALL
AMOUNT 40 LICENSES IS SUCH A
SMALL AMOUNT.
WE KNOW THAT THERE IS GOING TO
BE QUITE A FEW FOLKS THAT APPLY
FOR THOSE LICENSES SO WE'LL HAVE
A DOUBLE BLIND LOTTERY THAT WILL
BE ABLE TO DETERMINE WHO IS
PROCESSED AND IN WHAT ORDER.
THOSE FOLKS WILL RECEIVE A
PRELIMINARY LETTER OF APPROVAL
WHICH WILL HELP THEM TO BE ABLE
TO WORK WITH THE CITIES AND IT
WILL ALSO HELP THEM WORK WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO
LOOK INTO WHAT KIND OF FUNDING
MIGHT BE ELIGIBLE FOR.
AND THEN AT THAT POINT, IT WILL
ALSO AT THE SAME TIME WE'LL BE
PROCESSING THOSE APPLICATIONS
THROUGH THE LCB BECAUSE THOSE
FOLKS EVEN THOUGH YOU MEET THE
REQUIREMENT TO BE A SOCIAL
APPLICANT YOU STILL HAVE TO MEET
THE STATE REQUIREMENT TO BECOME
LICENSED.
WE RELEASED A BRAND NEW
POSITION, ONE OF THE TASK FORCE
RECOMMENDATIONS WAS TO HIRE A
PROGRAM MANAGER TO SORT OF BE
THAT FOR AN APPLICANT TO HELP
THEM THROUGH THE LICENSING
PROCESS.
THAT POSITION HAS JUST BEEN
POSTED AND I WILL SAY THAT YOU
DO NOT HAVE TO LIVE IN OLYMPIA
TO APPLY FOR THAT POSITION.
SO IF YOU KNOW OF ANYBODY WHO
JUST BEGUN ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS, WE ARE PLANNING ON
AFTER THE RULES ARE ACCEPTED WE
ARE PLANNING ON THIS SUMMER TO
GO IN AND DO EDUCATION WITH THE
FOLKS WITH INTEREST IN APPLYING
FOR SOCIAL EQUITY APPLICATIONS.
AS WELL SO I'M GOING TO STOP
THERE AND SEE IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS.
.
>> THANK YOU ALI DID YOU WANT TO
ADD ANYTHING ELSE?
>> NO.
>> OKAY EXCELLENT THANK YOU TO
BOTH OF YOU.
DID YOU HAVE FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS
ON THOSE TWO?
>> I WANT TO CONFIRM MY
UNDERSTANDING BASED ON WHAT I
HAVE HEARD ABOUT SORT OF THE NEW
FLEXIBILITY AS IT RELATES TO THE
GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF
EQUITY LICENSES SO AFTER ALL IS
SAID AND DONE, GIVEN THAT NOW
THE SITUATION IS THAT KING
COUNTY HAS 8 AND THAT INCLUDES
TWO THAT WERE ORIGINALLY
TARGETED FOR SEATTLE, IT IS
POSSIBLE PARTICULARLY IN OUR
MARKET AND OUR REAL ESTATE
MARKET AND LAND USE
CONFIGURATION, IT'S POSSIBLE
THAT SEATTLE WILL NOT END UP
WITH ANY AFTER THE PROCESS IS
ALL THROUGH AND DONE.
THAT'S NOT A CRITICISM, JUST A
REALITY OF SOME OF THE
RESTRICTIONS INHERENT IN OUR
ZONING AS WELL AS THE HIGH COST
OF REAL ESTATE.
JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT IS A
POSSIBLE OUTCOME.
>> YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
THAT IS A POSSIBLE OUTCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
.
>> I ALSO WANT TO MENTION IN OUR
RULES AND TASK FORCE
RECOMMENDATION WAS THAT AN
APPLICANT DOESN'T HAVE TO A TIME
LIMIT.
SO THEY COULD TAKE A YEAR OR TWO
YEARS.
IN ORDER TO FIND A LOCATION.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL FOLLOW UP?
GREAT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ANSWERS AND ALI I SEE YOU OFF
MUTE, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO
ADD?
>> NOPE.
>> COUNSEL MEMBER NELSON, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU MADAME CHAIR.
SO THE PROPONENT OF THIS
PROPOSAL HAS BEEN TALKING TO OUR
OFFICES AND THEY'RE PROPOSING A
TAX ON PRODUCT THAT WILL
GENERATE $5 MILLION A YEAR.
THERE ARE 55 SHOPS RIGHT NOW IN
SEATTLE SO THAT COMES DOWN TO
ABOUT 92 TO $110,000 PER SHOP.
AND OBVIOUSLY THE BIGGER ONES
WOULD PAY MORE AND THE SMALLER
ONES WOULD PAY LESS BUT THE
SMALLER ONES HAVE LESS CUSHION
TO ABSORB THAT ON TOP OF ALREADY
PAYING AS COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD
NOTED 37% EXCISE TAX, HIGHEST IN
THE NATION.
A $6,000 FAS LICENSING FEE ON
TOP OF 10.25% SALES TAX, ETC.
SO TOTAL IT ENDS UP BEING I'M
TOLD BY MEMBERS OF THE CANNABIS
COLLECTIVE THAT'S ABOUT 47% OF
REVENUE.
SO MS. GARRETT, I'M DIRECTING MY
QUESTION TO YOU.
YOU HAVE A BETTER SENSE OF IN
YOUR ROLE AT THE LCB, WHAT KINDS
OF BARRIERS AND COSTS MARIJUANA
SHOPS FACE ACROSS THE STATE BUT
YOU'RE ALSO PRESIDENT OF TAPE
100 AND A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER
YOURSELF SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO
KNOW WHAT YOUR OPINION IS OF
THIS ADDITIONAL TAX ON THESE
SMALL BUSINESSES.
>>.
>> THANK YOU.
I'LL JUST QUICKLY REITERATE.
THIS IS A PROPOSAL WE ARE
CONSIDERING IN PARTNERSHIP SO I
WANT TO MAKE SURE I CLARIFY FOR
THE RECORD THERE'S A BROAD
COALITION OF FOLKS INTERESTED
AND THERE'S NO PROPOSAL ON THE
TABLE YET AS TERMS OF THE
COUNSEL AND MAYOR'S POSITION AND
POLICY.
WE GET PROPOSALS FROM VARIOUS
STAKE HOLDERS SO I WANT TO MAKE
SURE I'M SUPER CLEAR THAT EVEN
IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS WE HAVE
CLARIFIED A NUMBER OF TIMES THAT
THERE'S NOT A PROPOSAL WE ARE
CONTINUING TO IN LOOK AT,
THERE'S NOT A DRAFT LAW THAT HAS
BEEN SUGGESTED BY COUNSEL MEMBER
NELSON SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT'S CLEAR AND WE HARKEN TO
THE PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THE
NAACP.
APOLOGIES, I JUMPED IN BECAUSE
YOU WERE LOOKING FOR THE MUTE
BUTTON AND WANTED TO FILL THE
AIR SO I DID SO.
>> OKAY SO I AM GOING TO ANSWER
THE QUESTION NOT ON BEHALF OF
THE LCB CAPACITY BUT AS
PRESIDENT OF TAY BOAR 100 THAT
DOES ADVOCACY WORK THE WOMEN AND
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, AND BEING
A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER MYSELF,
ANYTHING THAT INCREASES COSTS TO
A SMALL BUSINESS AND I WOULD SAY
IN THIS INDUSTRY, THE MAJORITY
100% OF THE BUSINESSES ARE
CONSIDERED SMALL BUSINESSES.
SO ANYTHING THAT INCREASES TAX
ON A SMALL BUSINESS PROPOSE AS I
HARM THAT IN SOME CASES IN SOME
OF THESE BUSINESSES REVENUE
PROJECTION IS VERY MARGINABLE
ANYWAY SO THAT'S MY ANSWER .
>> I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
OKAY I'M REALLY
INTERESTED IN FOLLOWING UP ALI I
MEETH BE REACHING OUT FOR
ADDITIONAL TIME AND WOULD LOVE
TO CHAT MORE WITH YOU AND BECKY
WOULD LOVE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT --
LET ME ASK THIS REAL QUESTION.
IF RACE IS NOT BEING LOOKED AT
IN THE APPLICATION OF THE EQUITY
LICENSING, AND THAT'S THE ONLY
SOUNDS LIKE RECOMMENDATION THAT
WASN'T TAKEN, IS GEOGRAPHIC
LOCATION LOOKED AT?
FOR EXAMPLE, WE'RE INTERESTED IN
DEFINING FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN
DISPORTION NATALIE HARMED BY THE
WAR ON DRUGS, ESPECIALLY NOTING
THE IMPACT ON FOLKS WHO HAVE
LIVED IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT
AND THE IMPACT THAT THE WAR ON
DRUGS HAS HAD FOR COMMUNITIES.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT GEOGRAPHIC
LOCATION AND WHETHER IT'S BEING
LOOKED AT IN LIEU OF THE
RECOMMENDATION OF RACE AND
ETHNICITY.
>> I'M GOING TO SAY, BECKY, YOU
MIGHT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT'S
THAT MANY.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO COVER THE
REQUIREENTS.
THERE'S FOUR OR FIVE WHERE WE
ZONED IN ON AND ONE OF THE
COMMENTS WE WERE HEARING IS YOU
KNOW, WITH GENTRY FY OCCASION
AND MOVING OUT OF THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT, WE ARE H TO BE
CONSCIOUS WE DID TALK ABOUT WHAT
BECKY WAS GOING TO ANSWER AND WE
WERE TAKING THOSE THINGS INTO
CONSIDERATION.
>> SO THERE'S ACTUALLY NINE
AREAS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE
LOOKING AT AND SCORING FOR.
AND THAT'S HAVE YOU LIVED IN A
DIA AREA AND WE'RE WORKING WITH
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON TO
PROVIDE US WITH THAT
INFORMATION.
WE'LL HAVE A MAP THAT SHOWS THAT
INFORMATION.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED IN THE
DIA AREA SO SIX MONTHS TO FIVE
YEARS, 10 POINTS.
FIVE YEARS TO TEN YEARS,
20 POINTS.
TEN YEARS PLUS 40 POINTS AND
CONVICTED OF A DRUG OFFENSE.
THAT'S WHOEVER IT IS THAT'S THE
MAJORITY OWNER.
CONVICTED OF A CANNABIS OFFENSE.
THAT IF A FAMILY MEMBER WAS
CONVICTED OF AN OFFENSE AND THEN
CONVICTED OF AN OFFENSE AGAINST
FAMILY MEMBERS AND IF YOU WERE
CONVICTED OF A CANNABIS OFFENSE,
WHAT TYPE OF OFFENSE WAS IT AND
WHAT TYPE OF SENTENCE DID YOU
RECEIVE.
AS WE LOOKED AT DIFFERENT STATES
THAT WAS ONE OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THEY HAD
AND USED IN THEIR SCORING SO
AGAIN, IF YOU WERE A PERSON OF
COLOR YOU TENDED TO SERVE PRISON
TIME VERSES RECEIVING A FINE.
SO A FINE GETS FIVE POINTS.
SERVED TIME IN PRISON GETS
40 POINTS.
DID YOU OR YOUR FAMILY MEMBER
HAVE INCARCERATION KEEP YOU FROM
GETTING EMPLOYMENT?
DID YOU LOSE YOUR HOME OR
ABILITY TO PURCHASE A HOME OR
RENT A HOME AS A RESULT OF YOUR
CONVICTION?
IS YOUR HOUSE-HOLD INCOME LESS
THAN THE AVERAGE STATE INCOME.
AND THEN DID YOU OWN A MEDICAL
CANNABIS COLLECTIVE STORE OR
GARDEN BETWEEN 19198-2016 OR DO
YOU HAVE ANY PREVIOUS CANNABIS
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE THAT WOULD
MAKE YOUR BUSINESS VIABLE AND
HAVE YOU HELD OR DO YOU
CURRENTLY HOLD STATE CANNABIS
LICENSE OR ARE YOU A TITLE
CERTIFICATE HOLDER.
WE HAVE THREE OTHER QUESTIONS
THAT ARE INITIAL QUESTIONS THAT
FOLKS WANT RECEIVE POINTS FOR
BUT WE ALSO ARE GOING TO REQUIRE
AN APPLICANT TO HAVE A SOCIAL
EQUITY PLAN SO HOW ARE THEY
GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND
WHAT IS IT THEY'RE GOING TO BE
DOING TO ENHANCE A COMMUNITY
THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE
LICENSED IN AND THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT IS REQUIRED BY
LAW.
NOT SOMETHING THAT ANY OF THE
OTHER LICENSING HAVE BEEN
REQUIRED TO DO BUT SOMETHING
REQUIRED BY LAW.
I HOPE THAT'S HELPFUL.
>> THAT'S VERY HELPFUL.
GREAT.
WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT AND IT
IS ALSO SIMILAR TO CONVERSATIONS
WE HAVE BEEN HAVING AND WILL
CONTINUE TO HAVE WITH THE
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE DIRECTLY.
AND LOOK FORWARD TO MAYBE
COMPARING NOTES WITH YOU ALL AT
THE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD ABOUT
HOW THOSE NINE ELEMENTS ARE
SIMILAR TO SOME OF THE THINGS
WE'RE THINKING ABOUT AND
OBVIOUSLY I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU IN PARTNERSHIP
AS WE CONTINUE TO BUILD AN
EQUITY LENS NOT JUST IN SEATTLE
BUT ACROSS THE STATE.
.
>> THANK YOU.
GREAT TO SEE YOU.
APPRECIATE IT AND WE WILL
CONTINUE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS
WITH THOSE DEPARTMENTS AND KEEP
YOU UPDATED ABOUT WHEN THERE IS
A POSSIBLE DRAFT FOR
CONVERSATION AS THIS IS
CULMINATING AND PULLING TOGETHER
GREAT POLICY IDEAS FROM OUR
STATE, LOCAL LEADERS WITHIN THE
STATE AND IN TERMS OF WORKERS
AND BUSINESS OWNERS AS WELL AS
ACROSS THE NATION IN LOOKING AT
WHAT OTHER JURISDICTIONS HAVE
DONE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 17.
>>> ITEM NUMBER 17.
RESOLUTION 3247 ESTABLISHING A
WATCH LIST FOR A LIST OF CAPITAL
PROJECTS THAT WILL REQUIRE
MONITORING REPORTS FOR THE
2022-CALENDAR YEAR FOR BRIEFING
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> I'M GOING TO GIVE A HEADS UP
ON ITEM NUMBER 18.
WE DID HEAR FROM CENTRAL STAFF
THAT IF WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME FOR
ITEM NUMBER 18 THERE'S NOTHING
URGENT ABOUT THAT.
WE WILL ENDEAVOR TO PUT THAT ON
THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING AND THIS IS A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SEE
THUMBS UP.
WE HAVE BEEN BREAKING DOWN ITEM
NUMBER 18 AND YOU CAN TAKE A
LOOK AT THAT IF YOU HAVE
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS BUT WE'LL
MOVE ITEM 18 TO OUR COMMITTEE
MEETING NEXT TIME.
AT THIS POINT THE LEGISLATION OF
BRIAN GOODNIGHT HERE TO WALK US
THROUGH THE BILL AND THREE
AMENDMENTS THAT I AM GOING TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THROUGH
BEFORE WE WRAP UP CLOSE TO 11:30
HERE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH BRIAN,
PLEASE GO HEAD.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU COUNSEL
MEMBER.
GOOD MORNING, BRIAN GOODNIGHT
COUNSEL CENTRAL STAFF.
THIS IS THE SECOND COMMITTEE
DISCUSSION RELATED TO
ESTABLISHING A WATCH LIST OF
CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR 2022.
THE CAPITOL ESTABLISHED
QUARRELLY REPORTING IN 2018.
THE PROCESS CALLS FOR THE
EXECUTIVE TO PRODUCE A LIST OF
INCLUSION BY JANUARY 15TH OF
EECHS YEAR AND THE COUNSEL
ADOPTS THE LIST VIA RESOLUTION.
SOME ELEMENTS THAT MIGHT MAKE A
GOOD CANDIDATE, SIGNIFICANT
FINANCIAL IMPACTS AND THE
PROJECT IS AT RISK OF
OVERSPENDING BUDGET OR MISSING
SCHEDULE MILESTONES OR DELIVERY
IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT TO THE
COUNSEL.
AT THE COMMITTEE'S MARCH 16TH
MEETING I WALKED THROUGH THE 18
PROJECTS THE EXECUTIVE PROPOSED
FOR INCLUSION ON THE 2022 LIST
WHICH IS THE SAME AS THE 2021
LIST WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
PROPOSED REMOVAL OF THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONS
NORTH GATE BRIDGE AND CYCLE
TRACK PROJECT AND THE REASON FOR
THE REMOVAL IS THAT'S BECAUSE
IT'S NOW OPEN TO PEDESTRIAN
TRAFFIC.
SO RESOLUTION 32047 WHICH WASN'T
INTRODUCED IN TIME FOR THE PRIOR
MEETING DISCUSSION BUT IS BEFORE
YOU TODAY.
IT INCLUDES THE 18 EXECUTIVE
PROPOSED PROJECTS AT THIS TIME.
THERE ARE THREE PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS FOR THE LIST THAT THE
COUNSEL MEMBERS INFORMED STAFF
OF BY THE MARCH 22ND DEADLINE
AND I'M HAPPY TO WALK THROUGH
THOSE NOW OR IF YOU WANT TO
HANDLE THEM ONE AT A TIME WHEN
MOVED FOR CONSIDERATION.
>> LET'S WALK THROUGH THOSE NOW
AND WE'LL TAKE QUESTIONS.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
SO THE FIRST AMENDMENT IS
SPONSORED BY COUNSEL MEMBER
HERBOLD AND WOULD SPU DRAINAGE
PARTNERSHIP SOUTH PARK PROJECT
TO THE WASH LIST.
IT'S $10 MILLION AND RELATED TO
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
SOUTH PARK STORM WATER PROGRAM
PROPOSED TO CONTINUE ON THE
WATCH LIST.
THE SP PROGRAM IS A SUITES OF
PROJECTS INTENDED TO REDUCE
FLOODING IN THE SOUTH PARK
NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE PROJECT
WOULD ALLOW S-DOT TO PARTNER
WITH SPU ON INSTALLING DRAINAGE
COLLECTION SYSTEMS AND REPAIRING
DETERIORATED ROADS.
THE SECOND AMENDMENT WOULD ADD
THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES HUMAN CAPITOL
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO THE LIST.
IT'S ESTIMATED COST $61 MILLION
SXIN AND INTENDED TO REPLACE THE
SOURCE SYSTEM AND THEN THE FINAL
AMENDMENT AUTHORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES AND IT WOULD ADD
ROUTE 7 CORRIDOR PROJECT TO THE
WATCH LIST.
IT HAS AN ESTIMATED COST OF
$8.5 MILLION AND EXPECTED TO BE
CONSTRUCTED IN 2022 AND IT WOULD
MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO SIDEWALKS,
CROSSINGS, SIGNALS AND INSTALL
ABA CURB RAMPS ALONG THE ROUTE 7
BUS LINE WHICH RUNS ALONG
RAINIER AVENUE AND IT'S
PROXIMATELY SOUTH BAY STREET IN
THE SOUTH UP TO DEER BORN STREET
IN THE NORTH.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY SUMMARY OF
THE AMENDMENTS AND CHAIR I COULD
ALSO BRING THEM UP ON THE SCREEN
IF THAT'S HELPFUL FOR COUNSEL
MEMBERS.
>> LET'S PUT THOSE UP ON THE
SCREEN AS WE CONSIDER THE
AMENDMENTS.
COLLEAGUES I WOULD LIKE TO GO
AHEAD AND MOVE TO HAVE THE
RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF US SO WE
CAN CONSIDER THESE AMENDMENTS
AND THEN WE'LL WALK THROUGH EACH
ONE AS OUTLINED BY BRIAN
GOODNIGHT.
I MOVED THE COMMITTEE RESOLUTION
32047 IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> WONDERFUL, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
MOVED AND SECONDED.
COUNSEL MEMBER HERBOLD YOU'RE
THE AUTHOR AND SPONSOR OF THE
FIRST AMENDMENT WOULD YOU LIKE
TO SPEAK TO YOUR AMENDMENT?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
LET'S SEE, SO AMENDMENT ONE
REFERENCES THE PROJECT THAT'S
ALREADY REFERENCED IN THE
RESOLUTION CALLED THE SOUTH PARK
STORM WATER PROGRAM.
THERE'S A RELATED PROJECT IN
S-DOT CALLED THE SPU DRAINAGE
PARTNERSHIP SOUTH PARK SO WHAT
THIS AMENDMENT DOES IS ADDS THE
RELATED PROJECT TO THE 2022
WATCH LIST WITH THE
UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE ARE TWO
COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT.
THESPU PROJECT WOULD INSTALL A
PUMP STATION TO CONTROL FLOODING
IN SOUTH PARK AND THE S-DOT CIP
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
NOTES THAT "ALONE THIS PROJECT
WILL NOT CONTROL FLOODING.
MANY STREETS IN THE AREA ARE IN
POOR CONDITION, DON'T HAVE A
STREET DRAINAGE COLLECTION
SYSTEM AND THIS FUNDING ALLOWS
SPU AND S-DOT TO PARTNER TO
INSTALL THE NEEDED COLLECTION
SYSTEMS AND REPAIR THE
DETERIORATED COSTS.".
>> THANK YOU COUNSEL MEMBER
HERBOLD WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE
YOUR AMENDMENT?
>> YES, I MOVE AMENDMENT ONE TO
THE RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A
WATCH LIST.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THE AMENDMENT AS
DESCRIBED BY COUNSEL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
NOT SEEING SO I'M ALSO
SUPPORTIVE OF THIS AMENDMENT AND
WE'LL BE VOTING AYE.
MADAME CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
>> COUNSEL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNSEL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNSEL MEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNSEL MEMBER LOUIS
AYE.
>> MADAME CHAIR.
>> AYE.
>> THAT IS FIVE IN FAVOR NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE MOTION CARRIES AMENDMENT
NUMBER ONE ADOPTED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNSEL
MEMBER HERBOLD AS WE TALKED
ABOUT IN THE LAST COMMITTEE
MEETING FOR YOUR COSPONSORSHIP
OF THIS WITH YOUR LEADERSHIP WE
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY
HAVE THESE PROJECTS IN FRONT OF
US SO THANKS FOR YOUR WORK ON
THE UNDERLYING BILL AND THE WORK
ON THIS.
COUNSEL MEMBERS I HAVE AMENDMENT
NUMBER TWO I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE
SO WE CAN DISCUSS IT.
I MOVE TO AMEND RESOLUTION 32047
AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT TWO.
.
>> THANK YOU IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
APOLOGIES I'M UNDER THE WEATHER.
BASED ON THE COST AND
SCOPE OF THE PROJECT CENTRAL
STAFF IDENTIFIED THIS OPTION AS
A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR INCLUSION.
IT TOOK TEN YEARS LONGER AND TO
INSURE EFFICIENCY AND
TRANSPARENCY I AGREE THIS IS A
GOOD ADDITION TO THE WASH LIST
AND WOULD ENCOURAGE YOUR SUPPORT
OF THIS AND THANK YOU CENTRAL
STAFF FOR FLAGGING IT FOR US.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE ALSO WANT TO THANK
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND CBO FOR
THE INTEREST AS WELL IN BEING
OPEN TO ADDING THIS TO THE LIST
.
>> WONDERFUL, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH AND COLLEAGUES AND THANKS
AGAIN TO LISA K.
WE ALSO HAVE AMENDMENT NUMBER
THREE IN FRONT OF US AS NOTED BY
BRIAN GOODNIGHT AN AMENDMENT
BEING BROUGHT TO US FROM COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES AND I'M LISTED AS
THE SPONSOR.
HAPPY TO SPONSOR THE AMENDMENT.
I'M MOVING THAT IN FRONT OF US
AND COUNSEL MEMBER MORALES WILL
SPEAK TO IT.
IF NOT I'M HAPPY TO SPEAK TO IT
AS WELL.
I MOVE TO AMEND RESOLUTION 32047
AS PRESENTED IN AMENDMENT NUMBER
THREE IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED AND I'M LOOKING AT OUR
LIST HERE AND I DON'T SEE
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER
AS THE AUTHOR OF THIS AMENDMENT
EVEN SURING THE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS IN THE SOUTH END HAVE
ACCESS TO RELIABLE PUBLIC
TRANSIT AND OTHER PARTS TO
GETTING TO SEATTLE.
ADDING TO THE LONG AWAITED RAPID
7 MULTI MODAL TO THE CAPITAL
WATCH LIST WILL PROVIDE WELL
DESERVED ATTENTION BY THE
COUNCIL TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT.
BRIAN IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU
WOULD ADD?
TO THE AMENDMENT DESCRIPTION?
>> NO COUNCIL MEMBER YOU SAID
IT, THANK YOU.
>> OKAY THANKS COLLEAGUES ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE, MADAME CLERK CALL
THE ROLE ON ADOPTION NUMBER
THREE.
>> COUNSEL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNSEL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNSEL MEMBER LOUIS.
>> YES.
>> MADAME CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> THAT'S FIVE IN FAVOR NONE
OPPOSED.
>> IT'S UNANIMOUS AND AMENDMENT
NUMBER THREE IS ADOPTED AND
WE'LL PASS THAT ALONG THANKS FOR
YOUR SUPPORT OF THAT AND BRIAN
THANKS FOR YOUR WORK ON THE
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF US AND
COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR DETAILED
ANALYSIS OF THE WATCH LIST.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THE
AMENDED RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF
US?
>> YES, PLEASE GO AHEAD VICE
CHAIR.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION THAT I
PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE ASKED AT A
PREVIOUS BRIEFING.
IN PAST YEARS WHEN THE WATCH
LIST HAS COME BEFORE US, I HAVE
ADVOCATED AND FOR MANY YEARS
SOUNDED LIKE THE BUDGET OFFICE
WAS AMENDABLE TO DO THIS AND IT
HASN'T HAPPENED AND MAYBE
SOMETHING CHANGED BUT I HAVE
ADVOCATED THAT THE BUDGET OFFICE
CONSIDER NOT JUST INDIVIDUAL
PROJECTS CAPITAL PROJECTS BUT
ALSO PROGRAM MATTIC PROJECTS IS
ANYTHING DIFFERENT THIS YEAR?
>> SO COUNSEL MEMBER NOTHING IS
DIFFERENT THIS YEAR FROM 2021.
IN 2021 THE CBO DID WORK ON A
NEW FORMAT.
THERE'S ONLY ONE PROJECT IN THE
WATCH LIST RIGHT NOW AND THAT'S
THE CITY LIGHT PROJECT RELATED
TO POLE REPLACEMENTS.
SO THAT IS A NEW FORMAT BUT
CONSISTENT WITH 2021.
>> GOT IT.
OKAY SO MAYBE YEAH I'M
FORGETTING THAT CHANGE WAS MADE
THEN.
SO REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AND
COULD YOU JUST REAL QUICKLY
SPEAK TO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
CBO WAS TALKING ABOUT, THE
DIFFICULTY OF DOING A PROGRAM
INCLUSION ON THE WATCH LIST IS
THE FACT THAT THERE WOULD BE A
DIFFERENT APPROACH TO TRACKING
PERFORMANCE AND CAN YOU SAY A
COUPLE SENTENCES ABOUT HOW THEY
ADDRESS STHOZ CONCERNS AND HOW
IS THE FORM DIFFERENT?
>> I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK.
SORRY, I DON'T HAVE THE DETAIL
IN FRONT OF ME.
ONE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL
DIFFERENCES THERE'S NO PROJECT
BASELINE SO AS YOU KNOW WHEN WE
GET TO 30 % DESIGN PHASE, THAT'S
WHAT WE TRACK FUTURE PROGRESS
AGAINST SO AN ONGOING PROJECT
THERE ARE ESTIMATES ABOUT WHAT
THE PROGRAM WILL SPEND OVER
TIME.
THAT'S ONE OF THE MAIN
CHALLENGES IS REPORTING THE
FINANCIAL DATA.
THE REPORT FOR THE CITY LIGHT IS
LESS A FEW GRAPHS ARE DIFFERENT
BUT I COULD FOLLOW UP WITH MORE
INFORMATION.
NOT SEEING ADDITIONAL HANDS FOR
QUESTIONS SO I WANT TO THANK THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE WHO HAS BEEN
WORKING WITH US AS WE CONSIDER
POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS.
SO LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THEM AND
ALL OF YOU AS WE LOOK AT ALL THE
ITEMS INCLUDING THE AMENDMENTS
ADDED TODAY ON THE WATCH LIST.
THANKS FOR YOUR WORK.
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE RESOLUTION 32047 AS AMENDED.
THE REGULATIONS LUGS
AMENDED PASS WILL BE SENT TO THE
APRIL 12TH MEETING FOR A FINAL
VOTE.
AS I MENTIONED CENTRAL STAFF WAS
SUGGESTING THAT IF WE DIDN'T
HAVE TIME IT'S OKAY TO HOLD ITEM
NUMBER 18 SO IF THERE'S NO
OBJECTION, RESOLUTION 32049
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 18 WILL BE
POSTPONED AND HELD UNTIL
APRIL 20TH.
NO OBJECTION THE RESOLUTION IS
POSTPONED AND WE WILL CONSIDER
THAT AT THE APRIL 20TH MEETING.
LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING WITH YOU ALL.
IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD ME MAKE THE
PLUG, TUNE IN ON FRIDAY FOR THE
REVENUE FORECAST.
THE COUNSEL WILL HAVE ITS FIRST
OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE THE
RECOMMENDED FORECAST AND IT WILL
BE PUBLISHED AND BROADCAST LIVE
ON SEATTLE CHANNEL AND
COLLEAGUES YOU ALL HAVE THE
CHANCE TO ASK QUESTIONS OR HEAR
THE OUTCOME OF THE COUNSEL
DELIBERATION AT OUR APRIL 20TH
MEETING.
THE OFFICE PRESENTATION ON WHAT
THE COUNSEL DELIBERATED AND THE
CBO FORECAST PRESENTATION WILL
WILL COMMENT OPT OTHER REVENUE
STREAMS AND FORECASTS THAT DO
NOT GO THROUGH THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC REVENUE FORECAST AND AN
EXPLANATION OF WHICH ONES DO AND
DON'T GO THROUGH THOSE OFFENSES
AND THE CITY BUDGET REPORT OUT
ON OUR QUARRELLY SPENDING
KEEPING AN EYE ON THOSE AMERICAN
RESCUE PLAN DOLLARS AND HOW NOT
ONLY THEY HAVE BEEN ENCUMBERED
BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE
TIME LINE FOR THOSE AS WELL.
ANY OTHER AGENDA ITEMS WILL BE
FORTH COMING SO THANKS FOR YOUR
TIME TODAY AND GENEROUS TIME
BECAUSE WE WENT A LITTLE OVER.
HAVE A GREAT REST OF YOUR DAY
AND SEE YOU ON APRIL 20TH.
BYE BYE.