>>> THIS IS THE FINANCE AND
HOUSING COMMITTE MEETING.
MADAME CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE.
CALLED THE ROLLED.
>> [ROLL BEING CALLED.]
>> THAT IS FOUR PRESENT, ONE
EXCUSED.
>> I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU
JOINING US VIRTUALLY TODAY.
WE HAVE A FEW FOLKS IN PERSON.
WE HAVE A FULL AGENDA TODAY AND
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS
CONTINUE TO MONITOR COVID
CASES.
WE SEE HOSPITALS NOW AT 135%
CAPACITY.
THAT MEANS AS REPORTED OUT BY
THE WASHINGTON HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION AND OTHERS, THOSE
THAT HAVE OTHER EMERGENCIES, A
GUNSHOT OR MAYBE OTHER ACUTE
HEALTH ISSUE COMING UP, FOLKS
ARE BEING TURNED AWAY DUE TO
THE NUMBER OF FOLKS AT THE
COVID CRISIS LEVEL.
THEY ARE ASKED TO WAIT LONGER
MEANING COVID, ENTIRELY
PREVENTABLE WITH THE MASKS,
VACCINATIONS AND SOCIAL
DISTANCING, NEEDS TO CONTINUE
AND BE ADHERED TO. I FURTHER
EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF
THE RESPONSIBILITY THAT WE ALL
HAVE TO RESPOND AS IF IT WERE
COVID.
RIGHT NOW RATES ARE HIGHER AT
THIS LEVEL OF THE VARIANT THAN
AT ANY OTHER LEVEL WITH THE
DELTA CASE.
THAT IS A CONCERNING NUMBER OF
EXPOSURES.
THAT IS THE REASON WE CONTINUE
TO DO MASKING HERE AND CONTINUE
TO ENCOURAGE ALL OF OUR
PARTICIPANTS THAT WOULD USUALLY
BE AT THE TABLE TO JOIN US
VIRTUALLY.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND BEFORE
WE GET INTO PUBLIC COMMENT I
WILL SUMMARIZE WHAT IS ON THE
LIST.
YOU MAY NOTE THAT WE AND
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS WILL SPEAK
TO THIS AS WELL.
WE HAVE ONE ITEM NOT ON THE
AGENDA THAT WE CONSIDER A
RESOLUTION FROM COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS TODAY. IT IS RELATED TO
ETHICAL SUPPLY CHAIN.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, THE
APPROPRIATED TITLE AND WE WILL
HOLD THAT FOR THE NEXT MEETING
TO MAKE SURE WOULD GET A LITTLE
BIT MORE FEEDBACK AND HAVE A
CHANCE TO WORK THROUGH POLICY
QUESTIONS.
WE APPRECIATE THE CONCERT
BEHIND THAT.
THIS INCLUDES THE SNIPPET
PROPERTY FOR POSSIBLE VOTE.
COUNCIL WILL VOTE AND ACCEPTING
THE GIFT OF THE HARVARD
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE LAB
FELLOW FOR BRIEF DISCUSSION.
WE HAVE TWO BILLS RELATED TO
THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET
INCLUDING THAT SUPPLEMENTAL
WHICH IS THE GRANT ACCEPTANCE
COORDINATES.
THIS WILL BE FOR BRIEFING
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
THERE ARE THREE AMENDMENTS I AM
AWARE OF AND WE WILL SEE IF WE
CAN GET THROUGH ALL THREE.
IF WE HAD THE ABILITY TO VOTE
TODAY THAT WILL BE EXCELLENT.
LASTLY WE HAVE CANNABIS EQUITY,
AN ITEM WE HAVE HAD THREE TIMES
AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR,
AT LEAST THREE TIMES.
WE APPRECIATE THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION
IN THE BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION
ON CONCEPTS RELATED TO CANNABIS
EQUITY AND RESEARCH THEY ARE
DOING WITHIN THEIR DEPARTMENTS
AND WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
>>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, IS
THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD
LIKE TO NOTE ABOUT THE
RESOLUTION THAT WE HAVE ON THE
AGENDA AT ANOTHER DATE AND OUR
APOLOGIES FOR THE ITEM BEING
HELD OVER?
>> NO, COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA,
THANK YOU FOR RAISING THAT.
WE ARE LOOKING AT HOW TO
RECONCILE THE RESOLUTION WITH
SOME CITY PROCUREMENT PROCESSES.
WHETHER THE RESOLUTION IS
NECESSARY AT THIS POINT
REPRESENT WHAT THE CITY POLICY
IS SO WE MAY BE ABLE TO SAVE
THE COMMITTEE AND DOCKET SOME
TIME BASED ON CONTINUING TO
LOOK AT WHAT THE IMPLICATIONS
OF THE RESOLUTION WOULD BE
UNDER CURRENT POLICY.
STAY TUNED FOR THAT.
WE WILL SEE WHAT THAT PRETENDS
FOR THE HEARING IN TWO WEEKS.
>> EXCELLENT AND THANK YOU VERY
MUCH COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS FOR
WORKING ON THAT.
THIS IS SOMETHING AT THE STATE
LEVEL AND YOU AND I HAVE BEEN
WORKING AT THE HALLS OF OLYMPIA
AT THE SAME TIME WITH A SIMILAR
TYPE RESOLUTION RELATED TO
STATE PROCUREMENT.
I APPRECIATE YOU MAKING SURE WE
ADHERE TO IT AND IF NOT HAVE
SOMETHING READY TO GO.
IF NO OBJECTION THE ITEMS ON
THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE ITEMS
ON THE AGENDA ARE ADOPTED.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND DO PUBLIC
COMMENT AND DO WE HAVE THE
VIDEO QUEUED UP FOR THE
PRESENTATION?
GREAT.
YOU WILL HEAR THE VIDEO
OUTLINING THE PRESENTATION FOR
PROMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT AND IN
PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE TAKE THE FOLKS ONLINE FIRST
AND THEN GO TO THE FOLKS IN THE
ROOM.
[READING PUBLIC COMMENT RULES.]
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register for remote or in-
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address the Council.
Details on how to provide
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Register online to speak during
the Public Comment period at
the meeting at
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Online registration to speak
will begin two hours before the
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registration will end at the
conclusion of the Public
Comment period during the
meeting.
Speakers must be registered in
order to be recognized by the
Chair.
Register to speak on the Public
Comment sign-up sheet located
inside Council Chambers at
least 15 minutes prior to the
meeting start time.
Registration will end at the
conclusion of the Public
Comment period during the
meeting.
Speakers must be registered in
order to be recognized by the
Chair.
>> A CHIME WILL SOUND WHEN 10
SECONDS ON LEFT IN YOUR
ALLOTTED TIME AS A GENERAL
EMINDER TO WRAP UP YOUR PUB
COMMENTS.
AT THE END OF THE ALLOTTED TIME
YOUR MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED.
THE NEXT SPEAKER REGISTERED
WILL BE CALLED.
ONCE THE SPEAKERS HAVE
COMPLETED PROVIDING PUBLIC
COMMENT PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINE AND
JOIN US BY FOLLOWING THE MEETING
VIA THE SEATTLE CHANNEL
BROADCAST OR THROUGH THE
LISTING LINE OPTION LISTED ON
THE AGENDA.
THE COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO ELIMINATE PUBLIC COMMENT IF
THE SYSTEM IS BEING ABUSED.
OR IF THE PROCESS IMPEDES THE
COUNCIL ABILITY TO CONDUCT HIS
BUSINESS ON BEHALF OF THE
RESIDENTS OF THIS CITY.
ANY OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE THAT IS
DISRUPTIVE TO THESE PROCEEDINGS
ARE NOT FOCUSED ON AN
APPROPRIATE TOPIC THAT IS
SPECIFIED IN COUNCIL RULES THAT
MADE LEAD TO THE SPEAKER BE
MUTED OF THE PRESIDING OFFICER.
OUR HOPE IS TO PROVIDE
OPPORTUNITY FOR PRODUCTIVE
DISCUSSIONS TO ASSIST OUR
ORDERLY CONSIDERATION OF ISSUES
BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OPEN.
WE BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER
ON THE LIST.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS á6
AFTER YOU HEAR THE PROMPT OF
"YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED ."
>> LET'S GO TO THE FOLKS IN THE
ROOM.
WE HAVE FOLKS IN THE ROOM FIRST
IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER.
PETER MANNING, ALEX TSIMERMAN
AND MIKE. ERIN YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES TO SPEAK AND WELCOME TO
MR. MANNING.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN LET ME CONFIRM
THAT YOUR MICROPHONE IS ON AND
MAYBE THE FOLKS FROM I.T.
CAN LET US KNOW IF YOU WANT TO
DO A QUICK MICROPHONE CHECK
AGAIN.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> THERE WE GO.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
COUNCIL FOR GIVING THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK . I USED
TO BELONG TO A COLLECTIVE GARDEN
AND WE HAD A DISPENSARY IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE IN 2011 UNTIL
2016.
WE WERE FORCED TO CLOSE AS A
RESULT OF THE ENFORCEMENT. I
PERSONALLY BELIEVE IT WAS AN
ATTACK ON ALL BLACK-OWNED
DISPENSARIES.
IF YOU LOOK AT IT, THERE IS NOT
ONE PERSON OR ONE ORGANIZATION
THAT IS HERE TODAY IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE THAT IS BLACK-OWNED.
PRIOR TO MURRAY COMING UP WITH
HIS POLICIES IN THE STATE THERE
WAS 20 KNOWN DISPENSARIES OWNED
BY BLACKS IN THE CITY.
IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
WE HAD A WAY TO PROVIDE FOR
OURSELVES.
THERE WAS NO HASSLE AND NOTHING
, IT WAS BEAUTIFUL WITH NO
PROBLEMS.
WE DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH
THE CITY AND THEN ALL OF A
SUDDEN MURRAY CAME IN AND WITH
A STROKE HE HAD HIS CLEANING
TYPE MEASURES AND CRACKED DOWN
ON US AS A RESULT WE HAVE ZERO
OWNED STORES IN SEATTLE.
SEATTLE HAS TO TAKE SOME TYPE
OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT.
BECAUSE IF YOU READ THE
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES OR JUST THE
BLUEPRINT ON HOW IT TRANSPIRED,
THERE WAS NO WAY THAT BLACK
PEOPLE COULD SURVIVE THAT WITH
THE ONSLAUGHT OF THE CITY
GOVERNMENT HERE, THE CITY
GOVERNMENT THAT DID THAT.
THAT IS NOT FAIR TO US.
I'VE BEEN FIGHTING LITERALLY
SINCE 2014 UNTIL THE CURRENT
DATE TO GET INCLUSION HERE IN
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.
I HAVE HAD ARTICLES POSTED IN
THE WASHINGTON POST AND BEEN ON
CHANNEL 7. YOU GUYS MAY WELL
KNOW HOW THAT CANNABIS IS
STRUCTURED HERE.
I THINK WE NEED TO WORK ON
CHANGE AND THAT YOU GUYS NEED TO
PULL IN THE ORGANIZATION AND
TOUCH THOSE PEOPLE THAT WERE
AFFECTED THAT HAVE LEGITIMATE
DISPENSARIES, AND BRING THEM
BACK TO THE TABLE.
GIVE THEM AWAY IN TO THIS
CANNABIS INDUSTRY IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WE WILL
FOLLOW UP WITH YOU.
>>> NEXT ON THE LIST IS ALEX
TSIMERMAN.
>> [SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE.]
MY NAME IS ALEX TSIMERMAN.
[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE.]
>> FROM ONE SIZE YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT TO AND 50,000 AND YOU'RE
úTALKING ABOUT THE CITY WITH
MINORITY AND POOR.
MY QUESTION RIGHT NOW AND MAYBE
YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS
25,000 APARTMENT EMPTY IN
SEATTLE EVERY YEAR.
SEATTLE TIMES PRINT ABOUT THIS
MANY TIMES.
HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?
FOUR PEOPLE GO OUT AND THOUSAND
MOVE OUT. YOU DON'T DO NOTHING
AND YOU ONLY TALK, AND TALK,
AND TALK.
HOW MANY YEARS YOU TALKING AND
TALKING AND DON'T DO NOTHING.
AFTER CORONA, PRICE DOWN BY 50%
. I HAVE THIS IN COURT RIGHT
NOW, THIS HEARING AND WHAT YOU
DID WITH MINORITIES AND POOR.
SEATTLE IS A PLACE WHERE
ARISTOCRATS MAKE HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND HOW IS
THIS WHEN PEOPLE MAKE ONLY
40,000 OR 30,000?
YOU HAVE A NEED OF 250,000
HOUSING AND WE NEED 250,000
HOUSING.
WE NEED TO UNDER 50,000 HOUSING
FOR MANY YEARS BUT YOU DO
EXACTLY OPPOSITE.
CLEANSE THIS DIRTY CHAMBER.
>>> THE NEXT PERSON IS MIKE AND
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, CITY OF
SEATTLE COUNCIL.
I AM WITH EMERALD CITY.
WE WERE THE FIRST DOWNTOWN
MEDICAL CANNABIS COLLECTIVE IN
2010 AS I CAN SHOW YOU HERE.
WE WERE THE SECOND BLACK OWNER
IN WASHINGTON STATE. I AM HERE
TODAY. I UNDERSTAND AND I FOUND
OUT ABOUT THE MAYOR'S SOCIAL
EQUITY CANNABIS WHICH IS GREAT
BUT LATE.
I UNDERSTAND IT BRUCE HARRELL
JUST GOT HERE.
I AM A VICTIM. I'M ONE OF THE
MANY VICTIMS OF THE FORMER ED
MURRAY'S COUNCIL . THIS MAN
HERE, THERE FORMER MAYOR, AS
YOU CAN SEE HERE, IN SUPPORT OF
MEDICAL CANNABIS.
IN 2011 HE SIGNED ORDINANCE
123661 WHICH REALLY SOLIDIFIED
MEDICAL CANNABIS IN THE CITY.
THAT SHOULD HAVE GIVEN US THE
GRANDFATHER CLAUSE.
AS STATED BEFORE, FORMER MAYOR
ED MURRAY ALONG WITH MANY OF
HIS PEOPLE ERADICATED CANNABIS
IN THE CITY AND A LOT WERE
BLACK-OWNED.
WE SHOULD'VE BEEN GRANDFATHERED
IN.
WE HAVE BEEN CLOSED FOR SIX
YEARS NOW, MYSELF AND MY
FAMILY, MY SON DEEPLY AFFECTED.
THERE IS ZERO BLACK OWNERSHIP
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE WITH
ZERO BLACK OWNERSHIP IN KING
COUNTY.
THERE IS BARELY 1% IN THE STATE
OF WASHINGTON.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE OWES ME AND
OWES THE PEOPLE LIKE US
REPARATIONS, RECONCILIATION. IT
HAS BEEN PAINFUL TO SEE AND
PAINFUL TO DEAL WITH.
WE DID NOTHING WRONG.
WE WILL FULLY LICENSED AND PAID
OUR TAXES AND WE WERE IN
COMPLIANCE.
YOU NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH
LOCAL, STATE OR ANY ENFORCEMENT
WHATSOEVER.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
I HOPE THAT WE CAN HAVE
SOMETHING THAT WILL MAKE A
CHANGE AND BRING EMERALD CITY
COLLECTORS BACK INTO THE CITY
OF SEATTLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT CONCLUDES THE NUMBER OF
FOLKS SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC
TESTIMONY IN THE ROOM.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE
COMMENTS WE HEARD AND WE TALK
ABOUT REPARATIONS FROM THE
HARMFUL EFFECTS ON THE WORLD
DRUGS.
WE HAVE NOT HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT
REPARATIONS ON THE HARMFUL
EFFECTS OF POLICIES THAT WERE
ONLY 10 OR 12 YEARS AGO.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP
AND THAT WILL BE HARD TO GET TO
TODAY.
CONCEPTUAL PRESENTATION WITH
MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO GET INTO
THE WEEDS, PUN INTENDED.
WITH THAT, MADAME CLERK, I
DON'T SEE ANYBODY ON THE LIST
FOR THE ONLINE SIGN-UP.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL PEOPLE?
>> DAVID HINES, PLEASE GO AHEAD
AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.
WE APPRECIATE YOU HANGING ON.
>> DAVID, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO,
PUSH á6.
>> HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> I CAN HEAR YOU NOW, DAVID,
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PATIENCE.
>> WE ONLY LEGALIZED PROPERLY
GROW MARIJUANA BUT WE SHOULD'VE
HAD POLICE REFORM THAT BETTER
TRAINED CO-OPS TO FOCUS ON
SHUTTING DOWN THE CRACK, METH
AND HEROIN BUT FOR SOME REASON
WE HAVE POLITICIANS GOING OUT
OF THEIR WAY TO CODIFY
UNCONSTITUTIONAL TREASONOUS
LAWS THAT EXTEND EVIL DRUG
PUSHERS PUSHING CRIME AGAINST
HUMANITY.
THEY ARE LISTED AS LOW-LEVEL
MISDEMEANORS.
I CALLED IN BECAUSE THE
OVERSIGHT ON THE BUDGET
DICTATES WHAT THE GOVERNMENT
WILL INVEST IN AND DOES AND THE
POLICIES THAT IT SUPPORTS.
WE HAVE NEEDED AND EXPECTED THE
HOMELESS CRISIS TO BE SOLVED
AND THE LACK OF PACE HAS CITY
NOT PUT FORTH IN A DILIGENT
HONEST EFFORT.
I'M ASKING COUNCIL TO
RECONSIDER I DARESAY BAD
POLICY OF REDIRECTING ALL OF
THOSE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN
DOLLARS THAT WERE SPECIFICALLY
EARMARKED TO ALLEVIATE THE
OPPRESSION OF THE PEOPLE
SUFFERING, A LACK OF SHALL WE
SAY LIKE CONGREGATE SHELTER AND
PROPER INTERPRETATION OF LIKE
LIVING IN A PERSONAL, PRIVATE
SPACE NOT OVERWHELMED BY OTHER
PEOPLES CUSTOMS VIOLATING SPACE
AND CONCERNS.
YET WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY
OR EXPERTISE TO RAPIDLY SOLVE
THE HOMELESS CRISIS THAT WILL
NOT SOLVE THE HOMELESS PROBLEM
SO MUCH.
IT WILL ALLEVIATE THE
UNNECESSARY SUFFERING OF
INNOCENT PEOPLE GRACIOUSLY
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BY THE
POLICIES THAT THIS COUNCIL
CREATED AND THAT THE PEOPLE
THAT THEY PAY WITHIN THE
NONPROFITS WHO ARE JUDGING SKIN
COLOR AND REFUSING TO JUDGE THE
CHARACTER OF A CRIMINAL.
ANYWAY, YOU ALL KEEP TRYING TO
CENSOR THE TRUTH AND
UNDERMINING OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS IS A PUBLIC SERVICE,
VOLUNTEER JOB THAT YOU THINK
YOU ARE ENTITLED TO DESTROY OUR
SOCIETY.
YOU DON'T HAVE THE PROPER
POLICIES.
YOU DON'T HAVE THE PROPER TRUTH
TO ALLEVIATE THE EVIL THAT IS
CONDUCTING UNCIVIL WAR IN MY
COMMUNITY AND PIONEER SQUARE
EVERY SINGLE NIGHT.
YET YOU JUST KIND OF DISCOUNT
US LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUT
UP WITH IT.
>> THANK YOU, DAVID.
>>> OKAY, COLLEAGUES, THAT
CONCLUDES THE NUMBER OF FOLKS
SIGNING UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE WILL NOW GO AHEAD AND MOVE
ON TO THE ITEMS A BUSINESS ON
OUR CALENDAR.
I WILL READ IN ITEM NUMBER ONE.
ITEM NUMBER ONE ON THE AGENDA
IS COUNCIL BILL 130 371.
THIS IS THE SNIPPET PROPERTY
DISPOSITION AND WE WILL HAVE
ABOUT 15 MINUTES FOR THIS.
I WELCOME KAREN GRUEN AND
CHARLES MASON FROM THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING AND TRACY ROSS CLIFF
FROM CENTRAL STAFF.
DO WE HAVE EVERYBODY WE NEED?
I SEE TRACI RATZLIFF, KAREN AND
CHARLES.
WE HAVE A FULL LINEUP.
WALK US THROUGH THIS AND WILL
TURN IT OVER TO THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING.
I WANT TO NOTE HOW EXCITED I AM
ABOUT THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY.
IT IS A SMALL BUT IMPORTANT
PIECE OF LEGISLATION TO CONVEY
THE SMALL PROPERTY SNIPPET THAT
WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPACT IN
CREATING MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
THE PROPERTY TRANSFERS
COMPLETELY IN MIND WITH THE
SURPLUS LANDS POLICY AND THE
LANDS AND DISPOSITION POLICY
AND FOLLOWS THE PRESIDENT'S
ESTABLISHED OVER THE LAST
SEVERAL YEARS.
AND 2017 WE PASSED LEGISLATION
TO PRIORITIZE CITY-OWNED LAND
AND CITY LIGHT ON PROPERTY WITH
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND EMPHASIS
ON COMMUNITY DRIVEN PROJECTS,
PAIRING SERVICES WITH COMMUNITY
AND CULTURAL SPACES, CHILDCARE
AMENITIES MAKING SURE WE CREATE
A SPACE FOR FOLKS AS WE BUILD
HOUSING FOR FOLKS.
THIS WAS REALLY INTENDED TO BE
A DISPLACEMENT MITIGATION
STRATEGY AS WELL.
THIS PROJECT FITS THAT
DESCRIPTION TO A T. IT IS
FAMILY SIZE UNITS, CHILDCARE
SPACE, PRAYER AREA, COMMUNITY
SPACE FOR WORSHIP AND MORE.
SINCE WE PASSED THE LANE
DISPOSITION POLICY IN 2018
SEVERAL PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN
CONVEYED AT NO COST FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
IT INCLUDES IN THE CENTRAL
AREA, ROYAL HEIGHTS AND PHINNEY
RIDGE.
YOU MAY LOOK AT THIS ON THE MAP
WHEN WE GET A CHANCE TO WALK
THROUGH IT AND YOU MAY THINK IT
LOOKS MUCH SMALLER THAN
PREVIOUS PROPERTIES THAT ALLOWS
FOR THE PRECEDENT AND HELPS US
TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS AMAZING
PORTABLE HOUSING PROJECT,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT.
WE CAN HAVE POWER USING EVERY
PARCEL INCLUDING THIS SMALL
PIECE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY THAT
WOULD OTHERWISE SIT THERE AND
TURN IT INTO LAND TO INCREASE
THE NUMBER OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING UNITS AND IN ADDITION
TO THAT CREATE A SENSE OF PLACE
ENABLING THE PROJECT TO MOVE
FORWARD AND INCREASING
COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP AND ANTI-
DISPLACEMENT STRATEGIES.
THAT IS THE BACKBONE TO THIS
LENGTHY TITLE FOR THIS
LEGISLATION.
I'M VERY EXCITED BECAUSE THIS
IS ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT IS
RECEIVING AN AWARD FROM THE
JUMPSTART HOUSING FUND.
WE WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THE
FULL LIST OF ALL OF THAT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS
THAT RECEIVE JUMPSTART FUNDING
IN 2022 ON THURSDAY WITH A
PRESS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTING
THE FULL LIST FOR THE FIRST
TIME.
THIS IS ONE WITH AN EARLY
PREVIEW.
MADAME TRACI RATZLIFF WE TURN
IT OVER TO YOU TO PROVIDE
COMMENT BEFORE TURNING IT OVER
TO THE OFFICE OF HOUSING.
>> A VERY GOOD JOB WITH THE
BACKGROUND INFORMATION CONTEXT
FOR THIS.
ONE OTHER CHANGE WE MADE TO
DISPOSITION AND POLICY WAS TO
SAY IF WE WERE TO SELL
PROPERTIES AND NOT TRANSFER TO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS,
THAT THE PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF
CITY PROPERTIES WOULD GO INTO
THE LOW INCOME HOUSING FUND AND
THE LEGISLATION PROPOSES WE DO
THAT VERY THING WITH A PORTION
OF THE PROPERTY HERE AVAILABLE
FOR MARKET RATE TRANSACTION OR
TRANSFER, IN ADDITION TO THE
PART GOING. I WILL LET THESE
FOLKS GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS
ABOUT THE LEGISLATION AND ON
THOSE PIECES IN PARTICULAR.
>> FORWARDED THAT I SIGNAL FOR
FOLKS AT I.T.
OR FOLKS OF SEATTLE CHANNEL, IF
WE COULD TOGGLE THE IMAGE OF
THE PERSON SPEAKING TO THE
PERSON IN ZOOM DOING THE
PRESENTATION, THAT WOULD BE
WONDERFUL AND THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
THAT VOICE WAS NOT ME.
THAT WAS TRACI RATZLIFF FROM
CENTRAL STAFF, AND THANK YOU
FOR THAT OVERVIEW.
LET'S TURN IT OVER TO KAREN AND
CHARLES FROM THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING.
THANKS TO SEATTLE CHANNEL AND
THE I.T.
TEAM FOR MAKING SURE THIS
VIRTUAL PRESENTATION IS BEING
PROJECTED.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
I AM CHARLES MASON FROM THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING AND STRATEGIC
ADVISORY.
MIGHT COLLEAGUE, KAREN, WILL
INTRODUCE HERSELF AS I BRING UP
THE POWERPOINT.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
I AM KAREN GRUEN. I'M HAPPY TO
PARTNER WITH CHARLES ON THIS
TRANSACTION.
>> WONDERFUL, THANK YOU.
I DID GET CONFIRMATION FROM
FOLKS AND IT WAS JUST ON MY
SCREEN WE COULD NOT SEE HER, SO
THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE,
EVERYONE.
THANK YOU ALWAYS TO I.T.
AND SEATTLE CHANNEL.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I AM CHARLES MASON, THE
STRATEGIC ADVISOR FROM THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING.
MY COLLEAGUE, KAREN, AND I
WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE
LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS RELATED
TO THIS TINY PARCEL OF LAND IN
COLUMBIA CITY.
WE WANT TO ZOOM OUT AND START
WITH THE BIGGER PICTURE HERE.
THIS WAS IN 2021, OH UNDER THE
NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY
ROUND AWARDING APPROXIMATELY
$11 MILLION TO GREAT THE NEWLY
CONSTRUCTED AFFORDABLE HOUSING
IN COLUMBIA CITY USING LOCAL
SOURCES. THAT IS POTENTIALLY
JUMPSTARTING FUNDING FOR THE
PROJECT AS WELL.
THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE 87
UNITS SERVING HOUSEHOLD EARNING
FROM 30% TO 60% OF AREA MEDIAN
INCOME.
THERE WILL BE ONE, TWO, THREE
BEDROOM UNITS, PARKING,
CHILDCARE, LAY AREA, OFFICE AND
SPACE FOR COLUMBIA CHURCH OF
HOPE.
BOTH ORGANIZATIONS HAVE ALREADY
OCCUPIED THIS SITE TODAY.
SO JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE MORE
BACKGROUND OF WHO WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH, WE'VE BEEN
WORKING WITH FAS, THE PROPERTY
OWNER OF THE SITE, IN OH, MY
OFFICE AS WE ARE FUNDING A
PORTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE SITE.
WE HAVE ALSO BEEN PARTNERING
WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
IN TERMS OF GUIDING US TO THE
PROCESS OF DISPOSING OF THIS
PROPERTY.
SDCI TO ENSURE THE PROPERTY CAN
BE INCLUDED WITH THE
NEIGHBORING EL CENTRO DE LA
RAZA PROPERTY TO BE DEVELOPED
INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITHOUT
DELAY.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH OF
COURSE EL CENTRO DE LA RAZA IS
THE FUTURE NONPROFIT OWNER OF
THE SITE.
THEY BEGIN DEVELOPMENT AS WELL
AS THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY
OWNER OF THE PARCEL TO THE
NORTH.
THEY WILL BE PURCHASING THEIR
PORTION OF THE PARCEL. WE WILL
HAVE A LITTLE MORE CONTEXT.
THE PARCEL SITE IS LOCATED
ABOUT A BLOCK OFF OF RAINIER
AVENUE SOUTH ON SOUTH INTO LINE
WITH ANGELINE STREET, A PRETTY
DIVERSE AND TRANSIT AREA.
I WILL PASS IT ON TO KAREN TO
DISCUSS THE PARCEL SPECIFICS.
>> THANK YOU, CHARLES.
JUST TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
SPECIFICS, THIS IS A VERY SMALL
PARCEL THAT IS CALLED THE
SNIPPET IN TERMS OF THE CITY.
IT IS LONG AND NARROW AS YOU
CAN SEE ON THE SLIDE.
IT IS ADJACENT TO PRIVATE
PROPERTY OWNERS TO THE NORTH.
TO THE AREA THAT EL CENTRO DE
LA RAZA WILL BE DEVELOPING FOR
HOUSING TO THE SOUTH.
IT IS APPROXIMATELY THREE TO
FIVE FEET WIDE AND APPROXIMATELY
310 FEET LONG.
ABOUT 476 SQUARE FEET. YOU CAN
SEE ON THE MAP THAT IT WILL BE
DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS.
THE NORTHERN PARCEL WOULD BE
SOLD TO THE ADJACENT PRIVATE
PROPERTY OWNERS AND THE
SOUTHERN PARCEL WILL BE
TRANSFERRED FOR THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
LOOKING A LITTLE BIT AHEAD AT
THE TIMELINE JUST SHARING THAT,
WE ARE WORKING WITH COUNCIL
HOPING TO HAVE COUNCIL
AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER AND SALE
IN JULY AND AUGUST OF THIS YEAR
. AT THE SAME TIME WHERE
WORKING ON THE TRANSFER
AGREEMENT AND PURCHASE AND SALE
AGREEMENT.
FROM NOW UNTIL OCTOBER WE WILL
WORK WITH SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS ON
THE LOT BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT
THAT WE NEED TO DO.
WE ANTICIPATE THAT THE PROPERTY
WILL CLOSE THE TRANSACTIONS AT
THE END OF THE YEAR, THE END OF
2022.
IN JANUARY 2023 THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING LANDS ON CLOSING THE
LOAN.
BETWEEN JANUARY 2023 AND INTO
THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2024, WE
WOULD HAVE CONSTRUCTION AND
THEN HOUSING WOULD OPEN IN THE
FALL OF 2024.
BUT WE ARE DOING TODAY IS
BEGINNING THE PROCESS OF
SEEKING COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION
AND ASKING FOR THAT ACTION SO
THAT WE CAN PROCEED . WE ARE
HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS
THAT COUNCIL MAY HAVE TODAY.
THAT IS OF EITHER CHARLES OR
MYSELF.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COLLEAGUES, I WAS GOING TO
MAYBE PUT IT IN FRONT OF US AND
MAYBE ASK QUESTIONS.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON IN THE
QUEUE.
LET'S PUT THIS IN FRONT OF US
BEFORE TAKE COMMENTS AND
QUESTIONS.
COLLEAGUES, I MOVED THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE AND
WILL HAVE A SECOND.
>> SECOND .
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
LET'S GET INTO ANY QUESTIONS?
MOVING ON WITH COUNCILMEMBER
PETERSEN, GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE
PROJECT AS PRESENTED TO US
TODAY.
I DO COMMENT AND QUESTION .
NORMALLY I WOULD PREFER TO SEE
CITY-OWNED LAND PROVIDED TO
PRIVATE ENTITIES OR NONPROFIT
CORPORATIONS AS LONG-TERM LEASE
LIKE 99 YEAR LEASE FOR ONE
DOLLAR YEAR JUST TO KEEP THE
LAND AND THE PUBLIC OWNERSHIP.
BUT IN THIS CASE LOOKING AT THE
MAP, IT TRULY IS A SNIPPET OF
LAND.
IT TRULY IS NOT A TRADITIONAL
PARCEL.
IT IS JUST, AS YOU SHOWED ON
THE MAP, WITH THE BLUE
BOUNDARY, IT IS REALLY JUST A
LITTLE BIT OF THAT SLIVER OF
LAND.
SO I SUPPORT THIS CASE, THE
DISPOSITION OF THESE PARTICULAR
TWO ITEMS.
I JUST DID NOT WANT YOU TO
THINK THAT IT MEANT THAT I DID
NOT CONTINUALLY WANT MOST LAND
TO BE TRANSFERRED VIA THE 99
YEAR LEASE, WHICH LENDERS VIEW
AS OWNERSHIP FRANKLY.
THAT IS MY COMMENT.
THE QUESTION I HAVE IS THAT WE
DON'T HAVE THE BENEFIT OF HAVING
DISTRICT COUNCILMEMBER ON THIS
PARTICULAR COMMITTEE, BUT WITH
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING, DO YOU
KNOW THE DISTRICT COUNCILMEMBER
AND DISTRICT 2 SUPPORTS THIS
PARTICULAR PROJECT?
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES .
>> I WILL SAY THAT I'M NOT
AWARE IF COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
SUPPORTS OR DOES NOT SUPPORT
THIS PROJECT AT THE MOMENT .
THAT IS CURRENTLY HANDLED BY
THE OTHER FOLKS IN THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING.
I WOULD BELIEVE GIVEN SOME
ITEMS AND THINGS THAT
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
MENTIONED AND SUPPORTED BEFORE
THAT SHE MIGHT SUPPORT THIS BUT
I CANNOT SPEAK TO THAT
DIRECTLY.
>> I KNOW THAT ALL OF US
SUPPORT BUILDING MORE LOW-
INCOME HOUSING AS PART OF A
TYPICAL DUE DILIGENCE.
I WOULD WANT TO CHECK IN WITH
DISTRICT COUNCILMEMBER.
I DON'T KNOW IF CENTRAL STAFF
IS AWARE OF THAT ARE NOT.
>> I AM NOT, COUNCILMEMBER, BUT
WE CAN CERTAINLY DROP THIS TO
THE ATTENTION OF COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES THAT IS IN TOWN NOW
BUT I THINK SHE WILL BE OUT OF
TOWN NEXT WEEK. WE WILL MAKE
SURE SHE KNOWS ABOUT THE
LEGISLATION AND THE PROJECT.
>> OKAY, GREAT, BUT IT LOOKS
GREAT TO ME AND THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
I DO NOT SEE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS OVER HERE EITHER.
NINE ONLINE.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE
THAT AS AN INDICATION OF
SUPPORT AS WELL.
I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE
WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE TO REALLY
TRY TO BE FLEXIBLE AS WE SEE
ADDITIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
STEPPING UP AND STEPPING INTO
THE ROLE OF BEING DEVELOPERS TO
TRY TO HOUSE THEIR COMMUNITY.
TO TRY TO PREVENT DISPLACEMENT
AND THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF
FLEXIBILITY THAT WE WERE HOPING
FOR WITH THE LAND ACQUISITION
POLICY.
IT'S A GREAT PAIRING OF
EXISTING CITY FUNDS AND
JUMPSTARTING OTHER CITY FUNDS
TO MAKE SURE THE VISION OF THE
COMMUNITY CAN ACTUALLY COME
ONLINE.
I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS
MOVING FORWARD.
I WANT TO THANK AS WELL THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING TEAM THAT
REALLY GOT THE FUNDING FOR
JUMPSTART, FOR EXAMPLE, OUT THE
DOOR SO QUICKLY.
WE WILL BE TO THAT FULL LIST ON
THURSDAY AT A PRESS CONFERENCE.
WE WILL LET EVERYBODY KNOW.
THIS IS REALLY OPPORTUNITY TO
CELEBRATE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND
THE CENTRAL STAFF, AND THE
FOLKS ON OUR TEAM.
NOTABLY WORKING ON HOUSING AND
TAX POLICIES RESPECTFULLY IN
OUR EFFORTS TO TRY TO MAKE SURE
THAT MORE FUNDING GETS OUT THE
DOOR.
IT WILL BE FUN.
THIS IS GREAT TOO.
WE WILL SEE YOU ALL FROM
CENTRAL ON THURSDAY.
IF THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS I WILL
MOVE THE ITEM BE IN FRONT OF
US.
IT ALREADY HAS BEEN IN FRONT OF
US SO MADAM CLERK COULD YOU
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL.
>> [ROLL BEING CALLED.]
>> IT IS FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THAT IS UNANIMOUS AND THE
MOTION CARRIES.
THIS WILL BE SENT TO THE JULY
26 SEATTLE COUNCIL MEETING FOR
THE FINAL BOW.
YOU HEARD ME SAY IN THE COUNCIL
BRIEFING THE OTHER DAY THAT I
WILL NOT BE THERE SO THANK YOU
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS FOR
STEPPING IN TO REPORT ON THIS
ITEM.
WE WILL MAKE SURE YOU GET
UNFORTUNATELY MY LENGTHY NOTES
BUT IT'S AN EXCITING PIECE OF
LEGISLATION.
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THAT.
>>> COLLEAGUES, ITEM NUMBER TWO
BEING READ INTO THE RECORD.
>> [READING OF ORDINANCE.]
>> THANKS SO MUCH.
I SEE ALY PENNUCCI, DEPUTY
DIRECTOR FROM CENTRAL STAFF ON
THE LINE FROM US THIS ORDINANCE
AND WILL ACCEPTING IN-KIND GIFT
TO ALLOW HARVARD LED FELLOW TO
WORK WITH FINANCIAL
DMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND
INNOVATION TEAM ON THE CITY OF
PYRAMID AND CONTRACTING
POLICIES.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS MAY WANT TO
CHAT WITH THIS PERSON.
THIS IS A RELATIVELY EASY BILL
CONSIDERING HOW COMPLICATED
THESE BILLS CAN BE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS
FOR US AND ORIENT US TO THIS
INCOME GIFT WE ARE ABOUT TO
RECEIVE HERE?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIRPERSON.
I AM ALY PENNUCCI WITH COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF . YOU PRETTY MUCH
SUMMED IT UP BUT I NOTE IT
WOULD BE IN-KIND GIFT AND THIS
PERSON WOULD BE A HARVARD
EMPLOYEE PAID BY HARVARD AND
PROVIDING STAFF RESOURCES FOR
THE PURPOSES OF WORKING WITH
THE FINANCIAL AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
DEPARTMENT ON POLICY AND
INNOVATION TEAM IN THE CITY
BUDGET OFFICE TO SUPPORT THE
PROJECT FOCUSING ON CITY
PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING
POLICIES.
THIS IN-KIND GIFT COMPLEMENTS
$500,000 GRANT ACCEPTANCE
INCLUDED IN THE MIDYEAR GRANT
ACCEPTANCE BUILT WE WILL
DISCUSS NEXT.
TOGETHER THOSE RESOURCES REQUEST
THIS FELLOW AND SUPPORT THIS
ONGOING PROJECT.
>> OKAY.
IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS?
I HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR YOU.
HVE WE CONFIRMED THIS FELLOW
WILL BE RECEIVING COMPENSATION
AND BENEFITS IN LINE WITH THE
CITY STANDARDS?
>> THEY DO.
I HAVE CONFIRMED THAT HARVARD
PAYS THEIR EMPLOYEES THE
STARTING PAY FOR FELLOWS AND
THE PROGRAM IS ABOUT $85,000
PLUS BENEFITS.
THEY WILL BE COMPENSATED.
WE LOOKED AT COMPARATIVE
POSITIONS WITHIN THE CITY AND
THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH SORT OF
THE MIDPOINT STARTING POINT FOR
SEVERAL POSITIONS THAT I THINK
WOULD BE SIMILAR TO THE WORK
THAT THIS PERSON WOULD BE DOING
EXCELLENT.
THAT'S GREAT AND THANK YOU FOR
LOOKING INTO THAT PROACTIVELY
AND I'M SURE THAT OUR OFFICE
WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THAT.
I THINK THAT SUMMARIZES IT AND
I SEE NO HANDS ON THE SCREEN OR
IN PERSON.
I MOVED THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 120367.
IS THERE A SECOND.
>> SECOND
>> SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WITH NO OBJECTIONS PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL.
>> [ROLL BEING CALLED.]
>> THAT IS FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MOTION CARRIES AND
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BILL
PASSED WILL BE SENT TO THE JOINT
SEATTLE COUNCIL MEETING AS
WELL.
MOVING RIGHT ALONG AND I'M SURE
THAT MAKES YOU HAPPY BECAUSE WE
HAVE A LOT TO DISCUSS ON THE
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET.
PLEASE READ ITEMS THREE AND
FOUR INTO THE RECORD.
>> [READING OF ORDINANCE.]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE HAVE ITEMS THREE AND FOUR IN
FRONT OF US.
THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET AND
GRANT ACCEPTANCE ORDINANCE.
ALY PENNUCCI, DEPUTY DIRECTOR
AT CENTRAL STAFF AND TOM WITH US
LET'S GO AHEAD AND WALK THROUGH
BOTH OF THESE PRESENTATIONS.
I'M GOING TO GO MAKE SURE THAT
WE HAVE A LOT OF TIME FOR
QUESTIONS.
THERE ARE A FEW AMENDMENTS WE
WILL WALK THROUGH AS WELL.
YOU WERE CALL COLLEAGUES THAT
LAST YEAR ONE BUDGET CHANGE I
MADE AS CHAIR WAS TO MOVE AWAY
FROM THE QUARTERLY SUPPLEMENTAL
AND GRANT ACCEPTANCE
ORDINANCES.
IT MADE NO SENSE TO PASS BUDGETS
FOUR TIMES A YEAR TRYING TO
MEND A ONE-YEAR CALENDAR YOUR
BUDGET.
SO WHAT WE HAVE DONE INSTEAD IS
TO MOVE TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL TO
ALLOW FOR US TO TRULY ATTEMPT
TO GET AT THE YEARLY BUDGETING
AND THEN HAVE ONE SUPPLEMENTAL.
THIS YEAR WE HAVE A PRETTY
VOLATILE BUDGET SITUATION I
WOULD SAY WITH HIGH INFLATION,
COVID VARIANTS. THERE IS THE
RUSSIAN ATTACK ON UKRAINE.
THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY
IN TERMS OF WHETHER OR NOT
THERE WILL BE ANOTHER RECESSION
ON THE HORIZON.
AS WE HAVE MENTIONED THERE IS A
POSSIBILITY OF TOUGH
DISCUSSIONS AND DETAILED
SCRUTINY OF THE BUDGET.
WE WILL KNOW MUCH MORE ONE
MONTH FROM NOW WHEN THE AUGUST
REVENUE FORECAST COMES
TOGETHER.
THREE THINGS WILL HAPPEN.
WE ASKED FOR A FULL ACCOUNTING
FROM THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE OF
ANY UNDER SPENDING FROM 2022
AND ASKED FOR A FULL LIST OF
ANY FEDERAL AND STATE DOLLARS
THAT WERE PASSED THROUGH THE
STATE LEGISLATURE EARLIER THIS
YEAR.
ALSO THE FEDERAL DOLLARS GOING
TO GO TO OUR REGION VIA THE
BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE ACT
AND OTHER FEDERAL ACTIVITIES.
WE ALSO ASKED FOR FULL
ACCOUNTING OF ANY POSSIBLE
GENERAL FUND REVENUE ADJACENT
STREAMS THAT MAY HAVE SOME
FLEXIBILITY.
THERE IS A FEW AND NOT JUST ONE.
WE DO NOT WANT TO GO TO THOSE
GENERAL FUND REVENUE ADJACENT
STREAMS OR TAKE ANY ACTIONS TO
DECREASE SERVICES UNTIL WE SEE
THOSE FULL PICTURES.
THE REVENUE FORECAST, THE UNDER
SPENDING FROM LAST YEAR, AND
ANY ADDITIONAL STATE AND
FEDERAL DOLLARS THAT COULD BE
AVAILABLE TO OUR RESIDENTS.
BUT THAT THIS EFFORT THAT WE
HAVE TODAY IS REALLY ABOUT
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE MOVING
FORWARD WITH A SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET, AND ENSURING WE HAVE
STRONG OVERSIGHT OVER THE
BUDGET.
AS USUAL I STRONGLY RECOMMEND
AND WELCOME ANY COUNCILMEMBERS
THAT ARE NOT PART OF THIS
COMMITTEE TO GO AHEAD AND
ENGAGE DURING THE SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET PROCESS, AND SOME
COUNCILMEMBERS NOT ON OUR
COMMITTEE IN FINANCE AND
HOUSING HAVE OFFERED
AMENDMENTS.
WE ARE HAPPY TO BRING THOSE
FORWARD WITH THE PURPOSES OF
DISCUSSION, AND TO MAKE SURE
THAT EVERYBODY HAS THEIR VOICE
HEARD IN THESE CONVERSATIONS AS
WE CONSIDER THE SUPPLEMENTAL.
I WANT TO ONCE AGAIN LIFT UP
FOR FOLKS THIS IS JUST THE
SUPPLEMENTAL FOR THE LATTER
HALF OF THE YEAR AND THE
BROADER CONVERSATION, THE
PICTURE WE HAVE BEEN PAINTING
ABOUT ISSUES ON THE HORIZON
WITH MORE INFORMATION KNOWN
ABOUT THAT ONE MONTH FROM NOW
AS WE GET THE FULL PICTURE FROM
THE REVENUE FORECAST, AND OTHER
REVENUE STREAMS I MENTIONED.
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU'VE
DONE ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET, TOM AND ALY.
I TURN IT OVER TO YOU TO WALK
US THROUGH THESE ITEMS IN FRONT
OF US.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
I WILL SHARE MY SCREEN WITH A
PRESENTATION NOT POSTED TO THE
AGENDA BUT JUST REFLECTS THE
INFORMATION OUTLINED IN THE
MEMO.
THIS IS JUST FOR EASE OF
GUIDING THE CONVERSATION TODAY.
WITH THAT I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO TOM AND HE WILL WALK YOU
THROUGH THE DISCUSSION TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, DEPUTY DIRECTOR.
GOOD MORNING MADAM CHAIR,
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. THIS
MORNING GOING OFF THE CHAIR
INTRODUCTION OF WHAT WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT TODAY, WE ARE
DISCUSSING SPECIFICALLY THESE
COUNCIL BILLS, 120365, MIDYEAR
GRANT ACCEPTANCE AND
SUPPLEMENTAL ORDINANCES, AND
120366.
THAT IS ADJUSTING THE 2020
ADOPTED BUDGET THROUGH
SUPPLEMENTAL CHANGES.
AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR MENTIONED
THERE IS A STAFF MEMO THAT HAS
BEEN MADE AVAILABLE IN THIS
PRESENTATION IS REALLY IS
POINTING OUT THE HIGH POINTS
FROM THAT MEMO AND WE REFERENCE
BACK TO THE MEMO AS I AM ABLE
FOR FURTHER DETAIL.
THERE WILL ALSO WELCOME ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT THAT I DO
NOT TOUCH ON THE PRESENTATION
THAT ARE IN THE MEMO AND
FURTHER IN THE ADDITIONAL ITEMS
IN THE BILL THAT ARE NOT
SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED THAT
NEED TO BE REPLACED.
REFERRING TO PAGE 1 OF THE
MEMO, ONE OF THE STEPS THAT
STAFF WAS ASKED TO DO IS TO DO
CONSISTENT TRACKING OF THE
BUDGET CHANGES BROUGHT TO
COCOUNSEL AND TO THE FINANCE
AND HOUSING COMMITTEE DURING
THE YEAR.
EARLIER IN THE YEAR THE
COMMITTEE AND COUNCIL RECEIVED
THE LEGISLATION FROM THE
EXECUTIVE AND ALSO SUBSEQUENT
TO THAT MEETING THERE'S BEEN
ADDITIONAL PIECES OF
LEGISLATION.
I COUNT NINE IN TOTAL.
THEY ARE DETAILED ON PAGE ONE
OF THE STAFF MEMO. I WILL NOT
COVER THOSE TODAY.
IN THE INTEREST OF TIME,
HOWEVER, THE TABLE ON THE SLIDE
SHOWS YOU THE SIZE OF THE
CHANGE OF ADJUSTMENTS
CONSIDERED THROUGH THE 15th OF
JULY.
AND TOTAL THE GENERAL FUND
ADJUSTMENTS INCLUDING
CARRYFORWARDS AND OTHER
LEGISLATION PASSED TO DATE
INDICATES 12% CHANGE TO THE
GENERAL FUND BUDGET.
WE PROVIDE A BUDGET OF
APPROXIMATELY $1.8 BILLION.
IN TERMS OF OTHER FUNDS THESE
ARE ALL THE OTHER CITY FUNDS
THAT PROVIDE SERVICES ACROSS
THE CITY.
IT IS A TOTAL INCREASE OF 34%
AND AS MUCH AS $7.5 BILLION.
THE REVISED CITY BUDGET OF $9.2
BILLION, 29% OVERALL INCREASE.
IN REFERENCE TO CODE THESE
SPECIFIC BILLS, IF WE COULD
LOOK AT THE NEXT SLIDE.
I AM SORT OF GOING TO TAKE
THESE IN REVERSE ORDER AND
DISCUSS THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET
CHANGES, AND THEN FOLLOW UP
WITH THE GRANT ACCEPTANCE.
COUNCIL BILL 120366 IS THE
SECOND COPPER HIS IT BUDGET A
JUDGMENT.
THAT MEANS IT IS ALL-
ENCOMPASSING RECOVERING REQUESTS
FROM AN ARRAY OF CITY
DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE CITY
WITH MANY DIFFERENT DETAIL
CHANGES INCLUDED.
ALSO REFERENCING BACK TO THE
STATE LAW THAT PROVIDES
AUTHORITY FOR THIS TYPE OF
CHANGE TO AN ADOPTED BUDGET.
THE CITY IS ALLOWED OR
PERMITTED TO MAKE MIDYEAR
APPROPRIATION CHANGES TO
POSITIONS, CAPITAL BUDGETS AND
OPERATING BUDGETS FOR ITEMS END
NEED, UNFORESEEABLE WHEN THE
2022 BUDGET WAS ADOPTED.
IN TERMS OF THE BILL ITSELF,
AND THE MAGNITUDE OF THE CHANGE
THAT IS CONTEMPLATED, THAT
WOULD BE APPROVED WITH ADOPTION
OF THE BILL, IT WOULD ACTUALLY
DECREASE CITY BUDGET BY TOTAL
OF $129 MILLION.
ONE KEY POINT TO MAKE IN
CONSIDERING THAT NUMBER IS THAT
A VERY SIZABLE PORTION OF
TECHNICAL BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS
INCLUDED IN THIS BILL.
AND TOTAL, $222 MILLION OF
APPROPRIATION REDUCTIONS
INCLUDED.
THAT ESSENTIALLY CONSTITUTES
ABANDONMENT OF CAPITAL
APPROPRIATIONS AND SOME GRANTS
THAT FOR WHICH WORK IS BEEN
PERFORMED AND NO CASH BEHIND
THEM.
THAT IS ESSENTIALLY THE
DEPARTMENT SAYING THEY CAN
FULFILL THEIR OBJECTIVES FOR
THE YEAR WITHOUT HAVING THAT
BUDGET AUTHORITY.
IT IS REALLY A TECHNICAL
ADJUSTMENT.
THE DETAIL ON THAT IS DISCUSSED
ON PAGE 2 OF THE MEMO.
AFTER NETTING THAT OUT YOU CAN
SEE THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET, A
REQUEST WOULD INCREASE THE
BUDGET BY TOTAL OF $93.4 MILLION
. BUILDING OFF OF THE CHAIR
COMMENTS ABOUT THE DYNAMIC
BUDGET SITUATION, AND FURTHER ON
PRIOR PRESENTATIONS TO COMMITTEE
, WITH REGARD TO THE GENERAL
FUND FINANCIAL STATUS WHICH
INDICATED $170 MILLION PROJECTED
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REVENUES AND
EXPENDITURES IN THE NEXT YEAR
BUDGET TO PROVIDE CURRENT
SERVICES.
IT IS REALLY A FOCUS OF WHAT
THIS BILL DOES TO THE GENERAL
FUND.
THAT IS THE NEXT TWO SLIDES
THIS PRESENTATION WILL COVER.
OF THE $93.4 MILLION IT WOULD
INCREASE BY APPROXIMATELY 54.6
MAN DOLLARS.
I REALIZED I SAID THAT NUMBER
BUT IT'S ACTUALLY $52.6 MILLION
. THAT IS A MISTAKE AND CORRECT
IN THE MEMO BUT THE
PRESENTATION DOES NOT FOLLOW
ORDERLY.
THIS SHOWS THE ITEMS OF THAT
$52.6 MILLION PROPOSED CHANGE.
IN THE INTEREST OF
UNDERSTANDING HOW IT IMPACTS
THE GENERAL FUND GIVEN THE
FINANCIAL SITUATION THAT HAS
BEEN DESCRIBED, SHOWING HOW IT
IS PAID FOR AND WHAT THE
VARIOUS FUNDING IS FOR, AND HAS
ALWAYS BEEN IN THE GENERAL
FUND.
THE FIRST AND LARGEST CHANGE TO
THE GENERAL FUND IS ACTUAL
REPLENISHMENT OF THE REVENUE
STABILIZATION FUND REFERRED TO
AS THE RAINY DAY FUND.
THAT IS ESSENTIALLY A RESOURCE
HELD FOR INSTANCES DUE TO
ADVERSE ECONOMIC SITUATIONS,
FORECASTED REVENUES DID NOT MEET
BUDGET IN THE GENERAL FUND.
THAT PROVIDES ESSENTIALLY
FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN THE VENT
OF FUTURE PROBLEMATIC ECONOMIC
SITUATIONS.
SO WHEN IT IS RAINING THE FUND
IS AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE THE
UMBRELLA, FOR LACK OF A BETTER
WORD.
DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC IN
2020 AND 2021 THE CITY BUDGET
RELIED ON RESOURCES FROM THE
RAINY DAY FUND TO MEET THE
BUDGET OBJECTIVES IN THOSE
YEARS.
BRING THE FUND DOWN TO $6
MILLION AT THE END OF 2021.
THE 2022 BUDGET WAS PROGRAMMED
TO START REPLENISHING THE RAINY
DAY FUND AS THE ECONOMY BEGAN
TO RECOVER.
THAT IS WITH APPROXIMATELY
$15.4 MILLION BUDGETED FOR 2022
TO START THAT REPLENISHMENT
PLAN.
AS COVERED IN THE MAY 4th
PRESENTATION BY THE FINANCE AND
HOUSING COMMITTEE, THERE WAS A
FAIRLY SIZABLE GEAR AND ENDING
BALANCE FROM THE LAST YEAR'S
ACTIVITY. THAT IS EXPENDITURES
LOWER THAN BUDGET PROJECTIONS
AND REVENUES THAT CAME IN
HIGHER THAN FORECASTED.
THE TOTAL UNRESERVED GENERAL
FUND AND NEW BALANCE CARING
INTO THIS YEAR OF 2022 WAS ABOUT
$120 MILLION.
THE ORDINANCE 123743 DETAILS
COVERED AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 2
OF THE MEMO WHICH ESTABLISHED
THE SCHOOL POLICIES FOR THE
RAINY DAY FUND OR REVENUE
STABILIZATION FUND.
IT INDICATES THAT IN TIMES WHEN
UNRESERVED BALANCES ARE
AVAILABLE, 50% OF THAT AMOUNT
SHOULD GO BY ORDINANCE TO THE
REPLENISHMENT OF RAINY DAY
FUND.
GIVEN THERE IS 120 B DOLLARS
AVAILABLE, THAT INDICATES ON
THE ORDER OF 60 MEAN DOLLARS
THAT COULD GO TO THE FUND.
HOWEVER TO FULLY REPLACE THE
FUND ONLY A TOTAL OF
APPROXIMATELY $54 MILLION IS
NECESSARY TO REPLENISH THE FUND
TO ITS FULL MAXIMUM FUNDING
LEVEL IN 2022.
SO IN THIS TABLE HERE THERE IS
A LINE WHICH IS $40.3 MILLION,
PAID FOR FROM THE PRIOR ENDING
YOUR BALANCE AND ADJUSTING FOR
THE FACT THAT THE BUDGET
ALREADY INCLUDED $15.4 MILLION
FOR THE RAINY DAY TRANSFER.
THIS IS THE MOST SERGEANT
SIZABLE ITEM.
THE ASSUMPTION WAS INCLUDED IN
THE FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS
DISCUSSED AT COMMITTEE ON MAY
4th. THERE'S NO IMPACT TO THE
BOTTOM LINE NUMBERS THAT WERE
SHARED AT THAT TIME.
THERE IS GENERALLY A NO
NEGATIVE IMPACT FROM THIS TO
THE GENERAL FUND TRACKING BACK
TO THOSE PROJECTIONS FROM MAY
4th.
THERE IS A POSITIVE IMPACT TO
THE RAINY DAY FUND, INDICATING
THAT GOING INTO UNCERTAIN
ECONOMIC TERRITORY, THE RAINY
DAY FUND WILL BE TOTALLY
REPLENISHED WITH THIS ACTION.
THE NEXT ITEM I WILL COVER IS
FROM THE TOP OF PAGE 3 OF THE
MEMO.
THERE WAS ORDINANCE 126453
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER
INTO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENTS INCLUDING COALITION
OF UNIONS, FIRE LOCAL 27 WITH
THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD
OF WORKERS AND COVERING
VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS AND
PROVIDING $1750 ONE TIME
PAYMENT RATED FOR WHETHER THE
WORKERS FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME.
FOR ANY WORKER THAT WAS WITH
THE CITY PROVIDING SERVICES ON
SITE MARCH 20, 2020 THROUGH
DECEMBER 31, 2021.
ADDITIONAL CRITERIA WAS THE
INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING THE
PAYMENT WOULD'VE BEEN ON THE
CITY PAYROLL AS OF AUGUST 1,
2021.
THAT AGREEMENT WAS ENTERED INTO
WITH THE BARGAINING UNITS.
THIS APPROPRIATION HERE PROVIDES
$5.9 MILLION TO THE GENERAL
FUND TO MAKE THOSE PAYMENTS.
THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER PIECE THAT
WAS COVERED LATER IN THE MEMO
WHICH IS ALL THE OTHER CITY
FUND.
THE CITY LIKE FUND, ID FUND,
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES FUND.
THAT IS ANY FUND THAT HAD STAFF
DURING THOSE TIME PERIODS FOR
WHICH THERE IS A PAYMENT EVENT
DO.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE
FRONTLINE WORKER PAYMENT IS
NINE POINT FOR ME IN DOLLARS.
WHAT IS ON THIS TABLE IS JUST
THE GENERAL FUND PIECE.
REFERENCING BACK TO THE MAY 4th
PRESENTATION, THIS AMOUNT IS
PART OF THE PLANNING RESERVE
AND THIS IS AN EXECUTIVE
MANAGED NONAPPROPRIATED
ACCOUNT.
IT IS WHERE THE RESERVE FUNDS
FOR POTENTIAL FUTURE LIABILITIES
COVERING LABOR CONTRACTS AND
OTHER ITEMS.
SO THOSE MONIES WERE IN ESSENCE
SET ASIDE FOR THIS PURPOSE.
THERE'S NO IMPACT TO THE
ESTIMATED FINANCIAL SITUATION
FOR 2023 AS A RESULT OF THE
ACTION, GIVEN THAT THIS MONEY
WAS HELD IN RESERVE.
>> TO REFLECT THE BILL IT WOULD
APPROPRIATE $2.5 MILLION TO THE
FINEST GENERAL BUDGET, HOLDING
ACCOUNT IN THE GENERAL FUND TO
RESERVE FUNDS FOR FUTURE
PURPOSES, THAT THEY BECOME MORE
REAL.
THIS IS ESSENTIALLY PROVIDING
$2.5 MILLION TO PAY FOR PARKING
CITATIONS ISSUED IN 2021 BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO
PERHAPS DID NOT HAVE CORRECT
COMMISSION AT THAT TIME TO
ISSUE THOSE TICKETS.
THIS IS THE 2021 OBLIGATION.
IT IS SIMILAR TO FRONTLINE
WORKER PAY. IT WAS HELD IN THE
PLANNING RESERVE MANAGED BY THE
EXECUTIVE FOR THAT POTENTIAL
LIABILITY.
THE NEXT ITEM IS $3.9 MILLION.
THIS TOUCHES ON THE COUNCIL BILL
120365 WHICH I WILL COVER NEXT.
THIS IS BASICALLY THE
APPROPRIATIONS SIDE OF 3.9 B
DOLLARS WORTH OF GRANTS THAT
THE CITY WOULD ACCEPT FROM
EXTERNAL ENTITIES.
THE LARGEST ITEM IN THIS GROUP
IS $2.27 MILLION.
THAT IS 2.7 MAIN DOLLARS BRETT
FROM THE WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION
OF SHERIFFS FOR CRIMES AGAINST
CHILDREN TASK FORCE.
PROVIDING FUNDING FOR SALARY
AND BENEFITS FOR DEPUTY
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY AND
OVERTIME FOR DETECTIVES.
IS THE BASIC ELEMENTS WITHIN
SPD AND CITY ATTORNEY OFFICE TO
STAFF THAT TASK FORCE.
THIS IS A REGULAR GRANT THAT
THE CITY RECEIVES AND IS
CONSISTENT WITH THOSE PAST
ACCEPTANCES.
THERE'S $600,000 FROM
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION FOR PUBLIC
ENGAGEMENT PROCESS FOCUSED
AROUND RECONNECTING THE SOUTH
PARK NEIGHBORHOOD.
THAT IS CURRENTLY DIVIDED BY
STATE ROUTE 99.
THE MONEY PROVIDED FROM WSDOT
WOULD FUND THE PLAN. THAT WOULD
BE PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL AND
WSDOT ABOUT HOW TO EFFECTUATE
THAT CONNECTION OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD OF SOUTHPARK.
THAT IS JANUARY 2025.
GOING TO THE LARGEST ITEMS
WITHIN THAT GROUPING, THE NEXT
ITEM IS ACTUALLY REDUCTIONS.
THIS IS PLACES WHERE THERE ARE
BUDGET REDUCTIONS TO BASICALLY
FREE UP 2.7 MAIN DOLLARS OF
GENERAL FUND CASH USED FOR
OTHER ITEMS. ACTUALLY I GUESS
I'M TALKING ABOUT OTHER
PROPOSALS.
I WILL TALK ABOUT THE ADS FIRST
AND REDUCTIONS SECOND.
THE 2.7 MAIN DOLLARS IS ACROSS
SEVERAL ITEMS.
THE LARGEST IS $1.1 MILLION
INCREASE IN INSURANCE COST PAID
FROM THE GENERAL FUND.
THIS IS ESSENTIALLY TAKING OUR
INSURANCE BILL FROM THE GENERAL
FUND TO $13.3 MILLION THIS YEAR,
8.7% INCREASE TO INSURANCE
PREMIUMS.
THOSE PREMIUM INCREASES ARE
LARGELY FOCUSED ON PROPERTY AND
LIABILITY LINES OF BUSINESS.
THERE'S ALSO $500,000 INCREASE
IN THIS OTHER PROPOSAL LINE.
THAT TWO POINTS OF MAIN DOLLARS
WILL PROVIDE FUNDING TO THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
FACILITY.
THE ITEM WAS ACTUALLY ADDED
INTO THE 2021 SUPPLEMENTAL BUT
NOT CARRY FORWARD BY THE
DEPARTMENT.
THIS ESSENTIALLY PULLS THE
MONEY BACK INTO PLAY INTO THE
BUDGET.
IT IS CONTINGENT TO BE CONFINED
WITH $1 MILLION OF GENERAL FUND
MONIES IN THE DEPARTMENT ADDED
BY COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION IN
THE LAST YEAR BUDGET ADOPTION
PROCESS.
ESSENTIAL IT PROVIDES MONEY FOR
THE FUNDING FACILITY WITH A
TOTAL OF $1.5 MILLION.
ALL OF THESE ITEMS ARE DETAILED
ON PAGE 4 OF THE MEMO.
NEXT THE $2.7 MILLION INCLUDES
THE TWO AND $50,000 INCREASE TO
HSD TO EXPAND ACCESS TO
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE
THROUGH THE ENHANCED ACCESS TO
ABORTION.
THE SMALLER ITEM IS THE
$175,000 SEATTLE CENTER PAY
DURING THE WINTER SEASON
BETWEEN DECEMBER AND JANUARY OF
THE PAST YEAR. BASICALLY FOR
WORKERS THAT WERE ON-SITE
DURING THAT TIME.
BACK FINALLY, AS I MENTIONED,
THERE ARE TWO POINTS OF THE
MAIN DOLLARS WORTH OF
PRODUCTIONS OR REDUCTIONS
PROVIDING THE FUNDING OFFSET
FOR THE ADDITIONS I JUST
DETAILED. THE LARGEST ONE OF
THOSE IS $1.6 MILLION REDUCTION
FOR ITEMS BUDGETED IN 2022 FROM
THE GENERAL FUND TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION EARLY
LEARNING.
THESE ITEMS ARE DETAILED ON
PAGE 4 OF THE MEMO THAT INCLUDE
$500,000 FOR MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES AT THE SCHOOLS.
$250,000 FOR ENHANCEMENT OF
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAMS,
$500,000 FOR CULTURAL RESPONSE
ACTIVE SCHOOL PLANNING.
$375,000 FOR PROGRAM FOR THAT
GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN AND
TRANSGENDER YOUTH.
THAT IS A TOTAL OF $1.6 MILLION.
AS I MENTIONED, THIS WAS IN THE
BUDGET FROM THE GENERAL FUND.
THIS PROPOSAL WOULD SHIFT THOSE
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO THE
FAMILY EDUCATION AND PRESCHOOL
PROMISE LEVICK.
THAT LIBBY IS ADMINISTERED AND
ESSENTIALLY THESE WOULD THEN BE
PAID FOR FROM THAT THAT LEVEE
USING BALANCES IN THAT FUND.
I WOULD NOTE IT WAS INDICATED
BY THE EXECUTIVE THAT THE
FUNDING WAS ENDORSED BY THE
LEVEE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
FINALLY, IN TERMS OF LARGE
CHANGES, AND LARGE REDUCTIONS,
THERE IS THE $711,000 COMBINED
REDUCTION TO PROGRAMS THAT WERE
ORIGINALLY APPROPRIATED FROM
THE CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND
MONIES IN THE GENERAL FUND.
WE ARE FULLY OBLIGATING AND
SPENDING THE REFUND MONIES.
THESE APPROPRIATIONS ARE
ESSENTIALLY UNNECESSARY TO
COMPLETE THOSE PROGRAMS AT THIS
TIME.
SO ALL TOLD THE TOTAL IS $52.6
MILLION.
ALL OF THESE ITEMS ARE EITHER
PAID FOR THROUGH THE PRIOR YEAR
ENDING BALANCES, REDUCTION OF
MANAGED REPLENISHED RESERVES OR
GRANTS.
BRANCH ACCEPTED IN COUNCIL BILL
120365 FOR OFFSETTING
REDUCTIONS.
IT KEEPS STATIC THE GENERAL
FUND PROJECTION THAT WE
DISCUSSED ON MAY 4th.
I WILL PAUSE THERE TO SEE IF
THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.
THAT COVERS THE SUPPLEMENTAL
FOCUS. THE NEXT TOPIC WE WOULD
DISCUSS IS ACTUALLY THE
GRANTVILLE.
I WILL PAUSE HERE TO SEE IF
THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE
GRANT BILL.
>> THANKS.
WHERE ON COUNCIL BILL 13066,
CORRECT, THE SUPPLEMENTAL.
>> CORRECT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
I WANT TO COMPLEMENT THE CITY
BUDGET OFFICE FOR THE CRAFTING
OF THIS MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL
ORDINANCE AND ALSO CENTRAL
STAFF FOR DOING A TERRIFIC JOB
BREAKING IT DOWN AND BUILDING
IT BACK, AND POINTING OUT THINGS
THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO THE
CITY COUNCIL IN MAKING ITS
DECISION ON WHETHER TO AMEND OR
APPROVE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL. I AM
GENERALLY IN SUPPORTIVE OF THE
MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL AND
AMENDMENTS I SEE BEFORE US
TODAY.
I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE TWO DEPARTMENTS
WITHIN MY COMMITTEE.
THAT IS THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION, SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF UTILITIES. THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, IN ONE OF THE
ATTACHMENTS IT TALKS ABOUT
AMENDMENTS TO THE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
IT IS AN ATTACHMENT LETTER A.
THE PAGE TALKS ABOUT BRIDGE
SEISMIC PHASE THREE.
FOR EVERYBODY IN THAT CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT ATTACHMENT, IT'S 16
PAGES WITH MINOR CHANGES THAT
ARE TRACKED IN THERE.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS SAYING THAT
THE LAST SENTENCE, 16 BRIDGES
ARE PART OF THE CURRENT PHASE
OF THE PROGRAM, WHICH IS FUNDED
BY THE LEVEE TO MOVE TO SEATTLE.
THE EXECUTIVE PROPOSING THAT
CHANGE TO STRIKE 16 AND PUT 11.
I THINK FOR THE PUBLIC AND TO
KEEP TRACK OF WHAT IS ACTUALLY
HAPPENING HERE, IS THAT 16
BRIDGES WERE ORIGINALLY PART OF
THE CURRENT PHASE OF THE PROGRAM
BUT THAT HAS BEEN AMENDED TO 11
AND I THINK THAT IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO JUST NOT WIPE AWAY
FOR FORGET THE 16 THAT WERE
PROMISED, AND TO BE MORE
SPECIFIC.
I'M SORRY I AM NOTICING THIS
RIGHT NOW.
I WAS SO FOCUSED ON THE DOLLAR
AMOUNTS THAT I DID NOT NOTICE
THIS WORD CHANGE.
I MAY LATER MAKE A VOICE
AMENDMENT TO ADD A FEW WORDS TO
THIS KNOW THAT THERE IS
CONTEXT.
IT IS EXTREME BRIDGES THAT WERE
PART OF THIS PHASE OF THE
PROGRAM, BUT IT HAS BEEN
AMENDED IN 2022 TO 11 BRIDGES.
AND THEN THE SECOND ITEM --
>> ON THAT POINT, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED
IN A VERBAL AMENDMENT TO
CLARIFY FOR THE RECORD, IF YOU
DON'T MIND AS WE HAVE THIS
DISCUSSION, MAYBE CONFIRMING
THE CENTRAL STAFF LANGUAGE.
WE WILL WORK WITH OUR PART TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THAT DONE
BEFORE WE LEAVE COMMITTEE TODAY
.
>> YES, THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, GREAT.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THE OTHER ITEM IS GENERAL
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
ONE OF THE LARGEST DOLLAR
AMOUNT CHANGES IN THE MAJOR
SUPPLEMENTAL IS SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES REVISING THE CAPITAL
DOLLARS THEY NEED FOR THEIR
PROJECTS.
THE TERM USED IS ABANDONED.
I WAS JUST HOPING IN YOUR MEMO
YOU TALK ABOUT SPU NO LONGER
NEEDING THE FUNDS.
COULD YOU FOR THE VIEWING
PUBLIC TO GET ON RECORD HOW
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES WORKS
ON THEIR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.
THEY ARE NOT ACTUALLY GIVING UP
$188 MILLION, BUT JUST HOW THEY
ACCOUNT FOR IT.
>> THAT'S RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
TAKE YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
I UNDERSTAND FROM THE ANALYST
MAC THAT STAFF PUBLIC UTILITIES
AND OUR CONVERSATION ABOUT THE
SPECIFIC CHANGE, SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES ACTUALLY APPROPRIATES
THE FULL AMOUNT OF CAPITAL NEED
IN EACH BUDGET AND SO IT IS
SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT THAN HOW
OTHER DEPARTMENTS MANAGE.
IF YOU REFERENCE BACK TO
EARLIER MEETINGS OF THE FINANCE
AND HOUSING COMMITTEE WE DISCUSS
DISCUSSIONS AROUND THE
CARRYOVER LEGISLATION AND THERE
WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
AUTOMATIC CARRYFORWARD.
A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THAT
WAS CAPITAL APPRECIATION'S FOR
CAPITAL SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES.
IT ESSENTIALLY APPROPRIATE THE
CAPITAL NEED FOR 2022 WITH AN
AUTOMATIC CARRYFORWARD FROM THE
PRIOR YEAR.
THAT IS A CONSISTENT PROCESS
FOR ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS.
WHAT THEY ARE IS INTELLECT WITH
IS A DOUBLE COUNT OF THE
CAPITAL NEED FOR 2022 GIVEN THE
APPROACH THEY TAKE TO THE
CAPITAL BUDGET.
THE CHANGE IN THIS BILL
ESSENTIALLY REMOVES THE
AUTOMATIC CARRYFORWARD PIECE SO
THAT THEY ARE BASICALLY PLACING
THEIR CAPITAL BUDGET
APPROPRIATION FOR 2022
CONSISTENT WITH THEIR NEED AND
THAT WIPES AWAY THE
CARRYFORWARD AMOUNT.
AGAIN, THAT IS JUST A DIFFERENT
APPROACH TO CAPITAL
APPROPRIATIONS.
BUT IT IS TECHNICALLY ACCURATE
AND THAT IS THE ESSENTIAL WHAT
IS GOING ON WITH AT LARGE
CHANGE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
>> ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS.
I HAVE A COMMENT TO READ INTO
THE RECORD ON THE HALF OF
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
SHE IS EXCUSE TODAY BUT WANTED
TO KNOW FOR 120366 YOU WANTED
TO HIGHLIGHT THE INCLUSION TO
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
TO EXPAND ACCESS TO
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE
THROUGH THE NORTHWEST ABORTION
ACCESS FUND.
THE PREDICTION IS THAT WITH THE
DISASTROUS OVERTURN OF ROE V.
WADE, WATCHING THE STATE COULD
SEE 385% INCREASE IN PATIENTS
FROM OUT OF STATE SEEKING
REPRODUCTIVE CARE HERE.
THIS IS ENOUGH TO FLOOD CLINICS
ACROSS THE STATE.
THAT INCLUDES RIGHT HERE IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
MEANWHILE A RECENT POLL SHOWED
NOT ONLY STRONG SUPPORT FOR
ABORTION ACCESS HERE, BUT IT
ALSO FOUND 62% OF RESIDENTS
SUPPORT EFFORTS TO HELP PEOPLE
FROM OTHER STATES RECEIVE
ABORTIO ACCESS HERE IN OUR
STATE.
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THESE
FUNDS WILL DO.
IN MADE THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL PASSED A RESOLUTION
THAT CALLED FOR ADDING FUNDING
TO SUPPORT ABORTION ACCESS THIS
YEAR. AFTER CONSULTING WITH
ABORTION ACCESS ADVOCATES AND
PUBLIC HEALTH, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD OFFERED AN AMENDMENT TO
DIRECT THE DOLLARS TO THE
NORTHWEST ABORTION ACCESS FUND
TO PROVIDE LOGISTICAL SUPPORT,
CARE AND SAFETY FOR PEOPLE
SEEKING ABORTIONS HERE IN
SEATTLE FROM OUT OF STATE.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD NOTES, I
THINK AND THANK COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD FOR ANSWERING THE CALL
TO RECEIVE AND INCLUDE
$250,000 IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET.
I CALL MY COLLEAGUES DECEITFULLY
SWIFTLY SUPPORT THE FULL MONIES
INCLUDE.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
SEEING NO MORE COMMENTS ONLINE
OR IN PERSON I GO AHEAD --
EXCUSE ME.
TOM, DO YOU MIND IF WE TAKE
ACTION ON THIS SEPARATE FROM
THE OTHER BILL AND GET THIS
FORWARD, OR DO WE NEED TO DO
THEM TOGETHER?
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA, IT'S FINE TO
TAKE THEM UP SEPARATELY BUT
THREE MINUTES ARE RELATED TO
THIS BILL . WE CAN SKIP AHEAD
TO THOSE LINES IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO TAKE UP THOSE
AMENDMENTS FIRST, BUT YOU WOULD
WANT TO CONSIDER A MENACE
BEFORE MOVING OR TAKING THE
FINAL VOTE ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL
BILL.
>> LET'S JUST GO AHEAD AND
BREAK THE OTHER ONE.
I WANT TO DOUBLE CHECK MY NOTES
AS WELL.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND BRIEF THE
GRANT ACCEPTANCE ORDINANCE,
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL BILL 120365 IS THE
FIRST CONFERENCE OF GRANT
ACCEPTANCE BILL.
THAT IS FOR THIS YEAR.
THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE THE CITY
DEPARTMENTS TO ACCEPT
APPROXIMATELY 67.6 MAIN DOLLARS
FROM EXTERNAL SOURCES.
OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT 80% FROM
THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT
OF SOCIAL AND HUMAN SERVICES
FOR AN ARRAY OF AGES THE
PROGRAMS.
HSD PROGRAMS.
THERE IS TECHNICAL
CONSIDERATION IN THIS
ACCEPTANCE THAT IS
APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE GRANT
ACCEPTED INTO THE HSD ALREADY
APPROPRIATED INTO 2022 WITHOUT
THE BUDGET.
THE APPROPRIATES AUTHORITY FOR
THE SECOND HALF OF GRANTS HAVE
BEEN REQUESTED IN THE
SUPPLEMENTAL BILL THAT WE
PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED.
THIS IS A NEW APPROACH THAT IS
SPEARHEADED. I WANTED TO POINT
THAT OUT SINCE THIS IS A NEW
APPROACH THEY ARE TAKING WITH
REGARD TO ACCEPTING THE GRANTS.
I WOULD NOTE THAT STAFF HAS
REVIEWED THESE VARIOUS
ACCEPTANCES AND DID NOT FLAG
ANY ITEMS OF CONCERN FOR THE
THINGS THAT WERE ACCEPTED OR
THAT WOULD BE ACCEPTED IF THE
PASSAGE OF 120365.
I BELIEVE THAT COVERS MY
COMMENTS THAT THE MEMO PROVIDES
A BIT MORE DETAIL ON SOME
INDIVIDUAL GRANTS. THAT IS ON
PAGES SIX THROUGH EIGHT. THAT
INCLUDES THE FULL TABLE OF THE
GRANT ACCEPTANCE IS BY
DEPARTMENT.
THAT IS A SUMMARY OF THE
INDIVIDUAL GRANT ACCEPTANCE IS
ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE SUMMARY
ATTACHMENT A TO THE ORDINANCE.
THAT CONCLUDES THE FULL
DISCUSSIONS OF BOTH BILLS WITH
REGARDS TO THE AMENDMENTS TO
COUNCIL BILL 120366.
>> I APOLOGIZE, FOLKS.
I WAS LOOKING AHEAD OF THE
SLIDE.
THE GRANT ACCEPTANCE ENDING IN
66, THE SUPPLEMENTAL BILL
ENDING IN 65.
THE OTHER WAY, TOM?
>> NO.
MY APOLOGIES.
>> THAT'S OKAY.
JUST FOR THE PURPOSES OF MAKING
SURE THAT WE HAVE AMENDMENTS TO
THE RIGHT BILL, LET'S DO THIS
IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER.
THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET BILL
ENDS IN 65, THUMBS UP.
>> MY APOLOGIES, COUNCILMEMBER.
THE GRANT BILL IS 365.
THE SUPPLEMENTAL IS 366.
SO THAT IS A TYPO ON THAT.
>> THAT'S OKAY.
GOT IT, OKAY.
SO GRANT ACCEPTANCE IS 365.
>> THAT IS CORRECT, CHAIR
MOSQUEDA.
THERE ARE NO MORE PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO THE GRANT
ACCEPTANCE BILL SO YOU CAN MOVE
AND TAKE ACTION ON THAT BILL,
AND THEN WE CAN DISCUSS THE
AMENDMENT TO COUNCIL BILL
120366, MAJOR SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET ORDINANCE.
>> OKAY.
WE WILL GO AHEAD. I WILL KEEP
THEM IN ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE
ON MY SCRIPT.
THAT IS 365. THAT IS THE GRANT
ACCEPTANCE ORDINANCE.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON GRANT
ACCEPTANCE ORDINANCE, WHICH IS
COUNCIL BILL 120365? SEEING
NONE I WILL MOVE IT IN FRONT OF
US.
I MOVE THAT COUNCIL COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 120365.
>> SECOND .
>> MOVED AND SECONDED TO ACCEPT
COUNCIL BILL 120365.
SEE NO COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS,
MADAM CHAIR, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
>> [ROLL BEING CALLED.]
THAT IS FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND
ORDINANCE 120365 WILL ADVANCE
TO FULL COUNCIL.
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS WILL
THANKFULLY PULL THIS IN FRONT
OF THE FULL COUNCIL WITH
RECOMMENDATION TO PASS.
>>> LET'S MOVE ON TO COUNCIL
BILL 120366, THE SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET BILL WITH A SERIES OF
AMENDMENTS.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, THANK
YOU FOR FLAGGING FOR US.
HE ALSO INTENDS TO BRING
FORWARD AN AMENDMENT, VERBAL
AMENDMENT JUST FOR THE
TECHNICAL CORRECTION, FOR
RECORD-KEEPING ON BRIDGES AND
MAINTENANCE.
WILL ADD THAT AS AMENDMENT
NUMBER FOUR AND CONFIRM WITH THE
CLERKS AND CENTRAL STAFF THAT
WE HAVE TO MOVE THAT FORWARD.
AT THIS POINT LET ME UPDATE MY
SCRIPT REALLY QUICK HERE.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I KEEP
THE NUMBERS IN ORDER.
MY APOLOGIES FOR THIS, FOLKS.
OKAY.
I THINK WE ARE GOOD TO GO.
ALL RIGHT.
DO WE HAVE A NUMBER OF
AMENDMENTS IN FRONT OF US?
COLLEAGUES, THE FIRST AMENDMENT
TO COUNCIL BILL 120366 IS
GOING TO BE BROUGHT BY COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND MYSELF.
IN ORDER TO GET THE LEGISLATION
FRONT OF US I WILL MOVE THAT
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE
OF COUNCIL BILL 120366, THE
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET BILL AND DO
I HAVE A SECOND
>> SECOND.
>> WONDERFUL, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CONSIDER
AMENDMENTS.
CENTRAL STAFF, JUMP IN ANY TIME
IS WEAK MOVED TO FULL SCREEN.
THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO VOTE ON
IS AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE FROM
COUNCILMEMBER REYES AND MYSELF.
I MOVE AS PRESENTED IN
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE ON 366.
>> SECOND
>> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED FOR
120366.
COUNCILMEMBER NOT AVAILABLE TO
JOIN US BUT I'VE COMMENTS FROM
HER BEFORE I READ THOSE
COMMENTS AND ADD TO THE CONTEXT
OF THIS AMENDMENT.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO CENTRAL
STAFF TO WALK US THROUGH THE
TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF AMENDMENT
NUMBER ONE.
YOU VERY MUCH, ALY, FOR
PRESENTING THE AMENDMENT ON THE
TABLE IN FRONT OF US IF THE
FOLKS FROM SEATTLE GENERAL
COULD PUT THE SAME SCREEN
UPDATE YOU HAVE ON THE LARGE
SCREEN, ON THE LITTLE SCREENS
IN HERE, THAT WOULD BE
APPRECIATED AS WELL.
GO AHEAD, ALY, AMENDMENT NUMBER
ONE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE WOULD ADD
AUTHORITY FOR ANALYST POSITION
AND COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
WE HAVE EXISTING BUDGET
AUTHORITY FOR THIS BUT NEED A
POSITION.
THIS IS BUDGET NEUTRAL THAT
WOULD ALLOW US TO REPLACE THE
CENTRAL STAFF ARE WHEN WE RAN
OUT OF OPEN POCKETS.
>> THANK YOU AND I WILL READ MY
COMMENTS TO SEE IF WE HAVE
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM FOLKS.
COUNCILMEMBER NOT ABLE TO JOIN
US.
THE AMENDMENT ADDS POSITION
AUTHORITY FOR CENTRAL STAFF
GROUP.
CENTRAL STAFF AS EXISTING
ONGOING BUDGET AUTHORITY TO
FUND THE POSITION WITH NO
IMPACT TO THE GENERAL FUND.
THIS AMENDMENT WILL ALIGN
CENTRAL STAFF EXISTING BUDGET
AUTHORITY WITH THEIR POSITION
AUTHORITY AS JUST NOTED.
I WOULD ALSO ADD IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR
CENTRAL STAFF HAS THE ADEQUATE
PERSONNEL POSITIONS NEEDED IN
ORDER TO FULLY STAFFED SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL AND THEY DO
TREMENDOUS WORK ON BEHALF OF
ALL NINE OF US AND AN
INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF RESEARCH.
THE NUMBER OF PERSONNEL HERE IN
THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT, FOR
EXAMPLE, COMPARED WITH THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH, IS MUCH
SMALLER AND THE AMOUNT OF WORK
ON THEIR PLATE IS TREMENDOUS.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR WORK
AND WANT TO ADD TO THE EXISTING
CAPACITY.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
>> PLEASE, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I AGREE THAT CENTRAL STAFF
PERFORMS AND AN AMAZING RESOURCE
AS PEOPLE LEARNED LAST NIGHT
ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS.
MY QUESTION IS THAT IT SEEMS
LIKE, AND THIS IS MORE FOR ALY.
IT SEEMS AS THOUGH AND I AM A
NEW MEMBER, THAT THERE ARE
SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE LEFT
OR FEW PEOPLE HAVE LEFT CENTRAL
STAFF.
THERE ARE ALREADY VACANCIES.
ARE THOSE IN THE PROCESS OF
BEING FILLED IN ADDITION TO
CREATING THIS POSITION?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON, FOR THE QUESTION.
WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING
THE PHYSICAL ANALYST POSITION
AND HAVE ANOTHER ANALYST SO
THAT WE DON'T HAVE A POSITION
TO SERVE THE BACKFIELD FOR THE
HOMELESS.
IT IS CHANGING THE ESSENTIAL
STRUCTURE STAFF.
WE HAVE MORE ANALYSTS NEEDS NOW
WHICH IS THE REASON FOR THIS
ADDITIONAL POSITION.
WE WILL HARD TO SUPPORT THE
INCREASE REQUEST FOR COUNCIL
MEMBERS AND WE WILL BE ADDING
TO THE FISCAL POLICY TEAM AS
WELL AS BACKFILLING FOR THE
DEPARTURE.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFYING
QUESTION, COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
ANY MORE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
ON AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE?
SEEING NONE IN PERSON OR
ONLINE, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON AMENDMENT
NUMBER ONE.
>> [ROLL BEING CALLED.]
>> THAT IS FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSE.
>> YOU VERY MUCH AND THE MOTION
CARRIES AN AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE
HAS BEEN ADOPTED TO THE
SUPPLEMENTAL BILL.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO IS IN
FRONT OF US COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS, WOULD YOU MOVE FOR
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
>> SO MOVED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS MOVED FOR
120366.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD TO THIS,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
AS DISGUSTING COUNCIL BRIEFING
AND MAY HAVE BEEN TWO WEEKS AGO
ONE COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND I
MADE COMMENTS TO THE EFFECT
THAT THE MONEY ALLOCATED IN
THE BUDGET FOR TRIAGE ONE OR AT
LEAST A PORTION OF THAT MONEY
COULD BE REPROGRAMMED AS PART
OF OUR ONGOING WORK WITH THE
EXECUTIVE TO SET UP SOME KIND
OF PILOT FOR ALTERNATIVE 911
RESPONSE.
IT IS EVIDENT THAT TRIAGE ONE
IS NOT GOING TO BE A MODEL
PURSUED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD TEAM BUT CERTAINLY
THAT'S AN AMOUNT OF
APPROPRIATION COULD FORM SOME
KIND OF A PILOT PROGRAM THAT IS
MORE IN LINE WITH THE VISION
AND GOAL OF THE MAYOR HARRELL
ADMINISTRATION AND THIS POLICY
AREA.
I AM PROBABLY STRAYING A LITTLE
BIT INTO CENTRAL STAFF CARE TO
EXPLAIN THE AMENDMENT.
BUT IT WOULD MOVE THE MONEY
INTO FINANCE GENERAL IN ORDER
TO PRESERVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PROGRAM IT AT SOME POINT THIS
YEAR FOR SOME KIND OF
ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE.
IT COULD BE WE PURSUE INSTEAD
TO DO THIS THROUGH THE BUDGET
IN WHICH CASE THIS TRIAGE ONE
MONEY COULD BE ESSENTIALLY USED
AS PART OF THE BALANCING FOR
2022 FINAL BUDGET GAP.
BUT THIS PRESERVES OUR OPTIONS
AND FLEXIBILITY TO WORK WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION FROM MAYOR
HARRELL TO PUT TOGETHER THE
PILOT TO INFORM THE ONGOING WORK
TO MEET THE CHARTER PUBLIC
SAFETY OBLIGATIONS OF THE CITY.
SO WITH THAT I THINK A WILL
TURN OVER TO CENTRAL STAFF.
I MAY HAVE A FEW COMMENTS AFTER
THE CENTRAL STAFF PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> GO AHEAD AND ADD TO THAT
CENTRAL STAFF.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA ,
AND COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
I DON'T HAVE A LOT TO ADD
BECAUSE COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
COVERED IT PRETTY THOROUGHLY.
TO REITERATE, THE FUNDS
ORIGINALLY PROVIDED TO THE
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE
2022 ADOPTED PROPOSAL FOR THE
TRIAGE ONE PROGRAM THAT WE
UNDERSTAND TO STOP MOVING FOR.
IT RESERVES THE FUNDS FOR THE
SAME PURPOSE GENERALLY,
SUPPORTING ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE,
BUT PROVIDES TIME AND SPACE FOR
COUNCIL AND MAYOR TO DETERMINE
THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT OR
PROGRAM FOR THOSE INVESTMENTS.
I WILL NOTE THAT THE FUNDS ARE
ASSUMED TO BE PART OF OR WERE
PART OF THE ASSUMPTIONS GOING
INTO THE AUGUST DISCUSSIONS
ABOUT ANTICIPATED CARRYFORWARD
INTO 2023 TO HELP ADDRESS THE
PROJECTED GENERAL FUND BUDGET.
MOVING THEM TO FINANCE GENERAL
THIS NOT NECESSARILY CHANGE
THAT.
IT IS A SIGNAL THAT IT MAY BE
PRIORITY FOR COUNCIL TO
INVESTIGATE OR INVEST THE FUND
INTO 2022, AND THEN THEY WOULD
BE AVAILABLE TO SPEND IN 2020.
HOWEVER, POLICY DECISIONS ARE
NOT MADE BEFORE THE COUNCIL
BUDGET FUNDING THIS FALL IT
WOULD BE PRESUMED TO BE PART OF
THE STARTING FUND FOR 2023.
>> OKAY.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> DO YOU KNOW IF WE HAVE
SPOKEN TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
ABOUT THIS?
I DON'T KNOW HOW RESTRICTED OR
HOW LIMITED THE DEFINITION OF
WHAT THOSE FUNDS TO BE USED FOR
, FOR TRIAGE ONE.
DO YOU KNOW THAT THEY ARE
FACING STAFFING ISSUES WITH 911
RESPONSE OR WHATEVER?
I'M JUST WANTING TO KNOW IF WE
GOT THE NOD FROM THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT.
>> MAYBE I WILL ADD TO THAT,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, AND TURN
IT OVER TO YOU FOR ADDITIONAL
CONTEXT.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, A GOOD
QUESTION THAT HELPS TO BRING UP
ISSUES THAT WE ARE FACING PRIOR
TO YOUR ARRIVAL ON THIS
COUNCIL.
RECOGNIZING THAT I THINK THAT
MIDYEAR LAST YEAR, THEN MAYOR
JENNY DURKAN SIT DOWN A PACKAGE
OF ITEMS THAT WERE A LOT OF
SURPRISES TO A LOT OF PEOPLE
INCLUDING FIRE DEPARTMENT IN
FRONTLINE I HAVE 27 MEMBERS.
WHEN I ASKED OUR FRIENDS AT IAF
27 NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH
HEALTH ONE OR THE VANS AND WHAT
WE HAVE EXPANDED ACROSS THE
CITY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THE TRIAGE ONE CONSTANT WAS NOT
VERY WELL STAY COLDER.
I THINK IT WAS CLEAR FROM MY
DISCUSSION WITH FRONTLINE
PERSONNEL THAT THEY WERE REALLY
CONCERNED ABOUT YET ANOTHER SET
OF PERSONNEL EXPECTED TO GO OUT
IN TRIAGE WITH NO PLACE TO SEND
PEOPLE.
THE WORD WE CONTINUE TO HEAR
WAS THERE NEEDS TO BE A LANDING
ZONE FOR PEOPLE.
TRIAGE ONE IS NOT SOMETHING I
THINK THAT HAD TREMENDOUS
AMOUNT OF INPUT FROM THEM.
I'M NOT TRYING TO SPEAK ON
THEIR BEHALF BUT I ECHO THEIR
CONCERNS WHICH I HEARD BACK
THEN.
TRIAGE ONE COMPLETELY NEW
SYSTEM SETUP IS NOT A VALUE
ADD.
SOMETHING LIKE WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD SAID
QUITE A BIT AND DISCUSS NOW FOR
NEAR 304 YEARS.
IT'S ALL THAT WE KNOW AS A
VALUE ADD AND THEY NEED
RESOURCES.
NOT PUTTING WORDS IN THEIR
MOUTH BUT IN CONTEXT WHERE THE
FRONTLINE PERSONNEL WERE AT IN
CONCEPT OF TRIAGE ONE PROPOSAL,
IS NOT A TOP PARTY.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, WOULD YOU
ADD ANYTHING TO THAT?
>> YES.
THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE THIS
MONEY, IT HAPPENS TO BE IN THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
IT IS NOT MONEY THAT THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT WAS EXPECTING TO USE
FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE.
THERE IS NO CONCERN I AM AWARE
OF FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN
MOVING THIS MONEY.
THE MAYOR DURKAN ADMINISTRATION
WHEN CONCEIVED OF THE TRIAGE
ONE IDEA IN THE SUMMER OF 2021,
DECIDED TO PUT IT IN THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT FOR LACK OF THEM
CONCEIVING OF A BETTER
POTENTIAL PLACE TO DEVELOP THE
TRIAGE ONE PILOT IN 2022.
THE BRUCE HARRELL ADMINISTRATION
OBVIOUSLY HAD A SORT OF
DIFFERENT CONCEPTS ON HOW TO
STRUCTURE THIS WORK WHICH DOES
NOT ENVISION AS I UNDERSTAND IT
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BEING ABLE
TO DEVELOP AN ALTERNATIVE 911
RESPONSE.
SO THERE IS NOT ANY PROBLEMATIC
ISSUE WITH MOVING THIS.
IT WILL NOT IMPACT THE BOTTOM
LINE OR THE BUSINESS MODEL OF
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN ANY WAY
THAT I AM AWARE OF.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
I WOULD ADD, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON, YOUR CONCERN AROUND
MAKING SURE THAT PERSONNEL
WITHIN FIRE HAD THE SUPPORT
THEY NEED, HUGE PARTY OF MINE
OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS.
WITH ADDED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
IN TERMS OF PERSONNEL AND
MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
RESOURCES.
BOTH AT THE SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT AND WITHIN IFF 27.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU WOULD
LIKE TO ADD IN WITH FIRE
DEPARTMENT AND SUPPLEMENTAL BUT
THAT IS A PARTY FOR ME AS WELL
WITH THE UPCOMING BUDGET TO
MAKE SURE THAT FRONTLINE FIRE
GET THE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT THEY
NEED.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE SEEN
ATTRITION IN THIS AREA AS WELL.
THIS IS NOT HAD AS MUCH
ATTENTION SO I WILL LOOK AT
THIS AREA AS WELL.
WITH THAT I KNOW THERE WILL BE
MORE CONVERSATIONS TO COME
ABOUT HOW TO SUPPORT OUR
FRONTLINE FIRE PERSONNEL.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, OR IF
ANYTHING FROM CENTRAL STAFF,
YOU'RE WELCOME TO JOIN IN.
>> OKAY.
IT IS CLEAR THAT TRIAGE ONE WAS
NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME SO
MAKES HISTORY APPROPRIATE THAT
MONEY.
I HOPE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND
LOCAL 27 WOULD AGREE THIS IS
FINE.
THAT THESE DOLLARS ARE NOT
ALREADY BEING COUNTED ON FOR
THIS FRONTLINE WORKERS.
>> WELL SAID.
ANYTHING ELSE FROM CENTRAL STAFF
ON THE ITEM? SEEING SHAKING OF
THE HEAD NO AND NO ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS, ALLISON GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> I ONE LAST COMMENT ON
CENTRAL STAFF.
ON MY REVIEW ON APPROPRIATIONS
FROM TRIAGE ONE, IT LOOKS LIKE
THE TOTAL NUMBER WAS $1.9
MILLION PUT INTO THE BUDGET.
IN MY NOT REMEMBERING THAT
CORRECTLY, OR WITH SOME OF THAT
MONEY ALREADY REAPPROPRIATED,
OR MOVED?
HOW DO WE GET TO THE 1.2 NUMBER?
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, I WILL
HAVE ALL OF THE SPREADSHEETS IN
FRONT OF ME, BUT I GET THEM
FROM THIS WITH THE ANALYST THAT
STOPS AT THIS AREA.
THERE WAS AN INITIAL PROPOSED
ADD WITH SOME REDUCTIONS TO
THAT PROPOSAL IN A SEPARATE
AMENDMENT.
YOU HAVE TO TAKE BOTH ACTIONS
TOGETHER THAT ULTIMATELY LEFT
1.2 MEN DOLLARS.
WE WILL TRIPLE CHECK THAT
FOLLOWING COMMITTEE.
IF THAT WAS IN ERROR WE WILL
MAKE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION AND
IN ADVANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
DISCUSSION ON TUESDAY.
>> GREAT.
WOULD ALSO ADD FOR FUTURE
BUDGET IMPLICATIONS, I DID HAVE
-- THIS IS JUST AN ADDITIONAL
BIT OF CONTEXT FOR DEVELOPING
THIS OVER THE COURSE OF THE
REST OF THERE.
I DID ASKED ABOUT A MONTH AGO
FOR GREG DOSS AND COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF TO PREPARE A
SUMMARY, SPREADSHEET SUMMARY OF
WHAT THAT MIGHT APPROXIMATELY
COST TO DO A PILOT ALONG THE
LINES OF WHAT IS ENVISIONED FOR
ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE.
THAT NUMBER CAME BACK AT ABOUT
$948,000.
IT'S POSSIBLE THAT NUMBER COULD
BE DRIVEN FAR LOWER BASED ON
SOME OF THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT THE
MAYOR DURKAN ADMINISTRATION
MADE FOR TRIAGE ONE PILOT IN
TERMS OF, FOR EXAMPLE, INCLUDING
A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS IS
MONTHLY RENT BASED ON WHERE YOU
BASED THAT PROGRAM OUT OF.
IT IS POSSIBLE WE ARE TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF EXISTING CITY
FACILITIES OR SOMETHING OF THAT
NATURE.
I WANTED TO FLAG EVEN THOUGH
NUMBER REMOVING 1.2 MILLION,
THERE COULD BE THE ACTUAL SCOPE
PILOT WHAT IT WOULD RUN AND
THAT NUMBER.
I JUST WANTED TO FLAG THAT
ADDITIONAL BIT OF CONTEXT FROM
OUR CENTRAL STAFF.
WITH THAT, MADAM CHAIR, I DON'T
HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
MADAM CHAIR, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL FOR ADOPTION OF THE
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
>> [ROLL BEING CALLED.]
THAT IS FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO WILL CARRY
IN THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED TO
THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE IN FRONT
OF US AND A SPONSOR OF THE BILL
I SUGGESTED TO COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES THAT I WOULD BRING IT
FORWARD.
I WILL BE DOING THAT AS A
COURTESY TO HER . WE DO HAVE
SOME CONCERNS AS WE HAVE
LEARNED LATE YESTERDAY.
I WANT TO FLAG THAT.
ON HER BEHALF, AND I DON'T SEE
HER IN THE SAME.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE IS
NOT IN THE WAITING ROOM.
OKAY.
ON BEHALF OF COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES I MOVED TO AMEND
COUNCIL BILL AS IN AMENDMENT
NUMBER THREE.
>> SECOND.
>> OKAY.
THEY COULD VERY MUCH. HAS BEEN
MOVED AND SECONDED.
I'M GOING TO TURNED OVER TO
CENTRAL STAFF TO ADDRESS THIS
AND WALK US THROUGH IT.
I WILL WALK THROUGH SOME
COMMENTS THAT WE HAVE.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU, CHAIR
MOSQUEDA.
I APOLOGIZE FOR TAKING THE
DOCUMENT ON AND OFF THE SCREEN.
WAS TRYING TO GET THE
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN VERBAL
AMENDMENT READY TO SHOW ON THE
SCREEN.
THAT IS THE REASON IT WAS GOING
BACK AND FORTH.
THIS AMENDMENT AUTHORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES ADDING
$75,000 TO THE HUMAN SERVICES
FUND TO PROVIDE OUTREACH
SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE
CHINATOWN-INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT AND THE LITTLE SAIGON
NEIGHBORS SAFETY MODEL.
THIS PROVIDES FUNDING TO PROVIDE
DEDICATED OUTREACH STAFF FOR
FOUR MONTHS, SEPTEMBER THROUGH
DECEMBER.
THAT WOULD COMPLEMENT EXISTING
OUTREACH ACTIVITIES.
THIS AGAIN WITH THE FUNDED TO
AN OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION THAT
INDICATED THAT THE FUNDING
WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO FIND
THOSE POSITION.
I DO NOT HAVE DETAILS ABOUT
SPECIFICITY OR EXACT SALARY SO
WHAT THOSE POSITIONS ARE.
WE HAVE AMY GORE ON THE LINE
BUT I DON'T THINK SHE HAS THOSE
DETAILS LEADERS.
THE PROPOSED EXPENDITURE WOULD
USE ONE TIME 2021 ENDING
BALANCES FROM THE GENERAL FUND
THAT TOM DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY
AVAILABLE.
OTHERWISE TO ADDRESS THE
PROJECTED GENERAL FUND
SHORTFALL OF 2023.
THIS IS LIKELY TYPICALLY WHEN
STAFF ARE FUNDED IT BECOMES AN
ONGOING OBLIGATION FOR THE
ORGANIZATION TO REQUEST THE CITY
FUNDED THROUGH THE GENERAL
FUND.
I FIND THAT IN THE SPIRIT OF
THE ONGOING CONVERSATIONS THAT
THIS COMMITTEE IS ENGAGED IN
REGARDING THE POSITION OF THE
GENERAL FUND PROJECTING GOING
INTO 2023.
>> ALY, I DID NOT QUITE
UNDERSTAND THAT LAST SENTENCE.
YOU WERE TRAILING OFF A LITTLE
BIT . THE MIND SAYING THAT
AGAIN?
I WILL ASK MY QUESTIONS IN A
MOMENT.
>> SURE, HAPPY TO AND SORRY.
SO THESE FUNDS USED 2022 --
THIS TO BE FUNDED USING WHAT WE
ARE ASSUMING IS THE
CARRYFORWARD FROM THE 2021
ENDING BALANCES OF FUNDS THAT
CAME IN OR REVENUES THAT CAME
IN OVERPROTECTION AS WELL AS
APPROPRIATIONS NOT EXPENDED
LAST YEAR.
THIS WOULD REDUCE THE STARTING
BALANCE THAT WE WERE ASSUMING
FOR 2023.
IT MAY ALSO RESULT IN AN
ONGOING REQUEST TO PROVIDE
FUNDING TO THIS ORGANIZATION
FOR THESE TWO POSITIONS.
>> OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS HAS A
QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
I AM JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND
EXACTLY WHAT THIS COULD DO IN
PRACTICE.
IT SORT OF READS LIKE WE WOULD
BE DOING ESSENTIALLY AN
EXPANSION TO THE OUTREACH
CONTRACT.
IT IS WORDED IN SUCH A WAY TO
BE NEUTRAL OBVIOUSLY.
INDEPENDENT OF LIKE A BIT, BUT
I GUESS I'M JUST KIND OF
WONDERING EXACTLY HOW THIS IS
GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTED.
WITH THIS MONEY GO TO THE KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY, WHICH I WOULD
IMAGINE WOULD HOLD THIS
CONTRACT, OR IS IT ENVISIONED
TO BE DIRECTLY RFP BY HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
I BELIEVE THE INTENT IS FOR IT
TO BE CONTRACTED DIRECTLY FROM
HSD TO THE ORGANIZATION.
IT'S MORE IN THE SAFE AND
THRIVING COMMUNITY DIVISION OF
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
VERSUS THE ADDRESSING
HOMELESSNESS DIVISION THAT
CONTRACTS WITH THE KING COUNTY
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY.
I INVITE MY COLLEAGUES TO
CORRECT ME IF THAT ASSUMPTION
IS NOT RIGHT.
>> I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO
ADD.
IT IS SUPPORTING WHAT IS CALLED
THE CHINATOWN-INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT, AND LITTLE SAIGON
NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY MODEL
PROPOSAL.
IT IS PRIMARILY THOUGHT OF AS A
PUBLIC SAFETY INVESTMENT.
00 PROGRAM.
THAT WAS WHY IT WAS WRITTEN TO
SEND THE FUNDING TO HSD FOR
DIRECT CONTRACT WITH THE
COMMUNITY.
>> CAN I HAVE A FOLLOW-UP,
MADAM CHAIR.
WITH THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE
ACTIVITIES THAT SEEM TO BE THE
TYPES OF OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
THAT WE ENVISION THE
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
CONTRACTING FOR.
THE DESCRIPTION IN THE AMENDMENT
BIO READS OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
TO INCLUDE HARM REDUCTION AND
SURVIVAL SUPPORT, RELATIONSHIP
BUILDING WITH UNFILTERED
RESIDENCE, AND THEY HAVE
OUTREACH IN CONNECTION WITH
SERVICES.
I GUESS I'M JUST CURIOUS IN
TERMS OF HOW IT IS CRAFTED, AND
WHERE IT IS GOING.
HAS THE DEPARTMENT KIND OF
WAIVED IN.
IN REVIEWING THE MATERIALS
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE WAS THE
FIRST TIME I HAVE KIND OF SEEN
THIS. I CAN SPEAK CERTAINLY
SPEAK DIRECTLY TO THE NEED AND
THE CHINATOWN-INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT FOR THIS TYPE OF
OUTREACH.
I THINK IT IS JUST A MATTER OF
THINKING THROUGH EXACTLY HOW TO
BRING IT UP AND GET IT OUT
THERE.
AS THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT KIND OF RESPONDED ON
HOW THIS IS STRUCTURED AND DOES
IT SORT OF FIT WITH WHAT THEY
THINK THAT THEIR CURRENT LINE
ITEMS OF BUSINESS AND
HOMELESSNESS OUTREACH ARE?
>> MY UNDERSTANDING FOR THE
ENTIRE PROGRAM IS THAT IT HAS
BEEN DEVELOPED IN COORDINATION
WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM CITY
STAFF BEING PRESENT,
PARTICULARLY LIKE THE ON, SPU,
SDOT, AND SOME OTHER
DEPARTMENTS.
I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM AND 30
ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR COMPONENT
OF THE ENTIRE PROGRAM.
HOW THEY WOULD, YOU KNOW, IN
THEIR KIND OF OPINION ABOUT
THAT, I'VE NOT HEARD THAT FROM
THEM YET.
>> I WOULD JUST ADD HERE THAT
BY PROPOSING TO APPROPRIATE THE
FUNDING TO THE SUPPORT OF THE
STATE IMMUNITY BUDGET SUMMARY
LEVEL, IT IS A SIGNAL FROM THE
COUNCIL THAT THEIR INTENT IS
FOR THIS CONTRACT TO BE MANAGED
BY THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT RATHER THAN THE
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY.
ULTIMATELY IT IS AN
ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION THAT IS
THE POWER OF THE EXECUTIVE.
IF THEY DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD
WITH CONTRACTING FOR THESE
FUNDS, AND THINK THAT THE
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
IS A MORE APPROPRIATE PATH, TO
MOVE THAT FORWARD, THEY WOULD
EITHER NEED TO PROPOSE A CHANGE
IN A FUTURE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET
BILL OR USE. THERE'S SOME
FLEXIBILITY THE BUDGET DIRECTOR
HAS TO MOVE THE FUNDING BETWEEN
THOSE UNDER CERTAIN DOLLAR
AMOUNT IF THEY DETERMINED THAT
NECESSARY.
>> MADAM CHAIR, MAIL FOLLOW-UP?
>> YES, COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> I WANT US TO BE REALLY,
REALLY CAREFUL PROBLEMATICALLY
WITH ANY POTENTIAL REDUNDANCIES
IN HOW WE ARE DOING -- THIS IS
A HOMELESSNESS OUTREACH
PROGRAM.
I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THAT
BASED ON THE DESCRIPTION AND
THE AMENDMENT.
IT IS A VERY WORTHY ONE AND ONE
THAT WE SHOULD BE DOING.
I WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH THE
SPONSOR ON HOW WE CAN BRING IT
UP AS PART OF OUR PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY.
I DON'T KNOW IF THE SUPPORTING
SAFE COMMUNITY IS THE IDEAL
PLACE TO PUT THIS.
I WANT US TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT
CREATING A REDUNDANT
HOMELESSNESS SERVICES
BUREAUCRACY WITHIN THE CITY.
I CERTAINLY WANT TO ENCOURAGE
OUTREACH AND SUPPORT THESE
EFFORTS AND THESE MODELS, BUT I
WOULD LIKE FOR US TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION WITH THE SPONSOR
ABOUT HOW WE MIGHT START TO
THIS TO DO THAT WORK THROUGH
WHAT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED AS OUR
FUTURE PLATFORM TO PAY FOR
THOSE SERVICES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, WELL
SAID.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WILL BE VOTING AGAINST THIS
AMENDMENT BECAUSE FOR COUPLE OF
REASONS.
FIRST OF ALL, HE DOES NOT SEEM
TO MEET THE CRITERIA FOR THE
TEST THAT ITEMS IN THE
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET ARE THERE
TO MEET NEEDS ASSUMED TO BE
UNFORESEEABLE WHEN THE 2022
BUDGET WAS ADOPTED FROM THE
PRESENTATION EARLIER.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS'S QUESTIONS
INDICATE THAT WE DON'T REALLY
HAVE THAT MUCH UNDERSTANDING OF
THE DESIGN OF THE PROGRAM.
I HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER
OR NOT $75,000 TO BE SPENT BY
THE END OF THE YEAR.
THERE'S ALSO A LACK OF CLARITY
ABOUT IS THIS AND IT DOES A READ
LIKE HOMELESSNESS OUTREACH.
THAT IS DEFINITELY NEEDED AND
THERE ARE SEVERAL NEIGHBORHOOD
ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO HAVE, FOR
EXAMPLE, THE DISTRICT
PARTNERSHIP AT BALLARD, SOTO. I
BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE AT THE CD
IN FIRST HILL. DATE SHARE
HOMELESS OUTREACH COORDINATOR.
I THINK WE NEED TO BE
CONFERENCE IT OR SYSTEMATIC IN
HOW WE ADD THIS WORK TO WORK
ALREADY DONE AND LOOK AT MODELS
THAT WORK AND GO FORWARD
PROBABLY NEXT YEAR WITH THE
MORE RUSHED OUT PROGRAM.
IF NECESSARY.
I WILL SAY THAT ON THE SAFETY
FRONT, COMING OUT OF MY MEETING
IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE, THE BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT AREA
REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH ANDREW MAYOR BERKE
ON THE NEVER SAFETY
COORDINATORS THAT WOULD DO SOME
OF THE WORK THAT WAS IDENTIFIED
AS NECESSARY AND SO THEY HAVE
BEEN CONTINUING DISCUSSIONS.
ALL VERY IMPORTANT WORK AND
LET'S TALK ABOUT IT WHEN WE
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO FLUSH
OUT THE DETAILS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL HAND
IN THE ROOM OR ONLINE.
I WILL BE FOLLOWING THE CHAIR
OF HOMELESSNESS AND PUBLIC
ASSETS HERE TODAY AS WELL.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. I KNOW THAT HER TEAM
IS DONE A LOT OF WORK IN THE
CID AND WITH MANY COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WE WORK WITH AS WELL TO
TALK ABOUT THE HIGHEST NEEDS.
I DO SUPPORT THIS CONCEPT.
BUT ALSO SUPPORT THE CONCEPT WE
HEARD ABOUT IN PUBLIC SAFETY.
THAT WAS A FEW MINUTES AGO WITH
THE HUB AND SPOKE MODEL.
I'M FORGETTING THE NAME OF IT
BUT THE VARIOUS HUBS AROUND THE
CITY WERE COUNCILMEMBER NELSON
NOTED THE NEEDS OF THE AREAS.
I APPRECIATE WHAT COUNCILMEMBER
HAVE SAID TO DATE, THAT THERE
IS A NEED FOR THIS.
IT SEEMS LIKE THE EMPHASIS AN
IMPORTANT AND IN THIS WORK TO
BE IN CONJUNCTION OF THE LONGER
TERM FUNDING PROCESS.
I WOULD HATE FOR THERE TO BE A
SHORT TIME IMPRESSION THAT
THERE WOULD BE FUNDING WITH NO
ACTUAL ACTION TO PUT THE
DOLLARS OUT THE DOOR IN THE
NEXT SIX-MONTH PROCESS, AND DID
NOT HAVE IT COME TO FRUITION IN
THE NEXT YEAR BUDGET.
IT SEEMS TO BE IN NEED OF A
BROADER CONVERSATION IN THE
2023-2024 BUDGET.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
APPROPRIATELY NOTED IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
RECOGNIZING THE INTERSECTION
AND SOME OF THE WORK THAT OUR
PARTNERS LIKE TRYING TO DO WITH
SOME REALLY HIGH NEEDS FOLKS IN
THE COMMUNITY.
SO IN ADDITION TO NEEDING TO BE
CONSISTENT WITH THE ONE TIME
FUNDING CONCERNS I'VE HAD ABOUT
OTHER PILLS THAT HAVE COME
BEFORE US, AND THE VALUE OF THE
LEGISLATION JUST LIKE THE VALUE
OF THIS AMENDMENT, AM
SUPPORTIVE OF THE CONTENT BUT
ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE
ONGOING REVENUE NEEDS THAT WE
NEED TO DISCUSS IN THE NEXT
YEAR BUILT WITHOUT HAVING A
FULL FUNDING SOURCE DIRECTLY
FOR THIS FULLY FLUSHED OUT.
I THINK WE WILL MAKE SURE THIS
IS PART OF THE LARGER
CONVERSATION AND THIS FALLS
INTO THE PROCESS AND I DID
EMPHASIZE MY SUPPORT FOR THE
CONCEPT.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, I WILL
CONTINUE TO DO SO IN THE
UPCOMING BUDGET FOR THIS FALL
AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE
CLEARLY ARTICULATED A NEED.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE IT IS
ACTUALLY FUNDED REGULARLY.
WE WILL HAVE MORE SECTION ABOUT
THAT THIS FALL BUT
UNFORTUNATELY I WILL NOT BE
VOTING TO SUPPORT THIS TODAY.
EMOTION IS IN FRONT OF US
MADAME CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON AMENDMENT
NUMBER THREE MAC.
>> [ROLL BEING CALLED.]
>> MADAM CHAIR, THAT IS FOUR
AGAINST AND NONE FOR.
>> OKAY, GREAT.
I'M SURE MORE SUPPORT FOR THE
CONCEPT BUT THE AMENDMENT DOES
NOT CARRY.
>>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, I
UNDERSTAND YOU WOULD LIKE TO
MAKE A VERBAL AMENDMENT RUSTED
FOR US TODAY AND I BELIEVE THEY
HAVE THIS READY TO PULL UP ON
SCREEN AS WELL.
>> OUR COUNCIL RULES ALLOW
VERBAL AMENDMENT SECTOR MANY
BUT IT IS IDEAL TO HAVE THEM
PREPARED IN ADVANCE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACE AND
LETTING ME BRING THIS FORWARD
NOW.
HOLLIES, PLEASE DON'T FORWARD
THESE AMENDMENTS TO THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
THIS IS BASICALLY JUST AMENDING
A SENTENCE THAT IS IN THE
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
REGARDING THE BREACH SEISMIC
PROGRAMS.
THE CURRENT VERSION BEFORE US IS
STRIKING THE 16 BRIDGES
ORIGINALLY PROMISED BUT TO ADD
A LITTLE BIT OF CLARITY I WILL
WANT TO KEEP THE 16 IN THERE
BUT SAY IT HAS BEEN AMENDED TO
11 JUST SO THE PUBLIC SEES THE
ENTIRE STORY THAT IT WAS FAIR
AND WAS 16 BUT NOW 11.
I WILL GO AHEAD AND MAKE THIS
MOTION AND THEN I WILL RESTATE
THE SENTENCE SO THAT IT IS
CLEAR.
IS THAT OKAY IF I GO AHEAD AND
MOVE IT?
>> YES, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND
MOVE THE AMENDMENT.
>> I MOVED TO AMEND COUNCIL
BILL 120366, ATTACHMENT EIGHT
BREACH SEISMIC PHASE THREE
PAGE.
THE LAST THINGS IN THE
DESCRIPTION.
GRAPHITE DELETING THE FIRST FEW
WORDS, THE LEADING THE 16 AND
11 BRIDGES. REPLACING THAT WAS
16 BRIDGES AND STRIKING THE
PERIOD AFTER THE WORD STRUCTURE
AND ADD THAT IT WAS AMENDED TO
11 BRIDGES.
THAT WAY THE SENSE WILL READ 16
BRIDGES WERE PART OF THE
CURRENT PHASE OF THE PROGRAM
FUNDED BY THE LEVY TO MOVE
SEATTLE BUT THIS WAS AMENDED TO
11 BRIDGES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN HAS
MOVED TO AMEND THE ATTACHMENT A
TO INDICATE 16 BRIDGES WERE
PART OF THE CURRENT PHASE OF
THE PROGRAM WHICH IS FUNDED BY
THE LEVY TO MOVE SEATTLE.
BUT THIS WAS AMENDED TO 11
BRIDGES.
>> I SECOND THAT.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED, ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
ANY SEEN ON THE SCREEN?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CENTER
STAFF, FOR PROTECTING THAT VIA
THE SATELLITE CHANNEL.
NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS.
MADAME CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR.
>> [ROLL BEING CALLED.]
THAT IS FOUR IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND
AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR OF THE
ARTICLE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
>>> COLLEAGUES, THAT MEANS WE
HAVE THE AMENDED SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET BILL IN FRONT OF US WITH
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE AND VERBAL
AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, COLLEAGUES?
I WANT TO THANK CENTRAL STAFF
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH, TOM,
ALEX, AND FOR ALL OF THE WORK
YOU DONE TO PREPARE US FOR
TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK FROM THE
CITY BUDGET OFFICE TO HELP IN
THE WORK WITH US I WANT TO
THANK THE TEAM FOR TRANSPARENCY
AND COLLABORATION. THIS YEAR
HAS BEEN EXTREMELY APPRECIATED.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THE UPCOMING
FALL BUDGET GIVEN THE
TRAJECTORY WE HAD OVER THE LAST
SEVEN MONTHS HERE.
I THINK MY ENTIRE TEAM WHO HAS
REVIEWED THE BUDGET AS WELL.
OUR BUDGET LEAD AND CHIEF OF
STAFF, AND FOR ALL OF THE WORK
THEY'VE DONE ON THE BUDGET.
WITH THAT, COUNCIL, COLLEAGUES
AND MADAME CLERK, CALL THE
ROLL ON THE AMENDED VERSION OF
THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET OF
120366.
>> [ROLL BEING CALLED.]
THAT IS FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE MOTION CARRIES AN COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION THAT AMENDED
COUNCIL BILL 120366 BE SENT TO
THE JULY 26 SEATTLE COUNCIL
MEETING FOR FINAL BOW.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, I DO NOT
KNOW IF YOU KNEW WHAT YOU ARE
SIGNING UP FOR WHEN YOU SAID
YOU WERE HAPPY TO READ IT BUT
WE NOW HAVE TWO PIECES WE ARE
SENDING FOR NEXT TUESDAY.
>>> LET'S MOVE ON.
WE HAVE THE LAST 40 MINUTES AND
LONGER THAN WE ANTICIPATED
ACTUALLY.
SO THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY THAT
HAS BEEN WAITING IN THE
AUDIENCE AND ON ONLINE FOR THE
ITEM ON OUR AGENDA.
>>> WE ARE AT THE CANNABIS
EQUITY ITEM.
I WELCOME THE TEAM OF THE MAYOR
AND THANKED HIM FOR BEING HERE.
BEFORE WE OFFICIALLY READ THEM
INTO THE RECORD, MADAME CLERK,
LEASE READ ITEM NUMBER 5 INTO
THE RECORD.
>> CANNABIS EQUITY FOR BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION.
>> IT IS GREAT TO SEE SOME
FAMILIAR FACES.
FOLKS THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN
WITH US AND NOW WITH US ON FLOOR
7. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING WITH
US HERE TODAY.
WE HAVE DAN EDER AND BREANNA
THOMAS FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
AND I THANK YOU FOR THE
PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE HAD WITH
YOUR TEAM PREVIOUSLY.
>> YES, THANK YOU, FOR ALL OF
THE WORK THEY DID.
THEY CAME AND PRESENTED A FEW
TIMES BEFORE.
THE TOPIC IS CANNABIS EQUITY.
YOU HEARD SOME PUBLIC COMMENTS
THIS MORNING.
YOUR PART THE FIRST THREE OPRAH
MEETINGS OF OUR FINANCE AND
HOUSING COMMITTEE THIS YEAR.
WE ARE VERY INTERESTED IN
MOVING FORWARD WITH SOME OF THE
GOOD RESEARCH THAT IS BEEN DONE
IN PARTNERSHIP THAT IS BEEN
DONE WITH THE FINANCIAL
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, FOLKS
IN OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND NOW WITH THE
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARD AND
COMMUNITY PARTNERS HELP REALLY
BE LIVING OUR COMMITMENT TO
UNDOING THE HARMS CAUSED BY THE
WAR ON DRUGS.
AS DISCUSSED THIS MOMENT THIS
MORNING A PUBLIC COMMENT DURING
RECENT PUBLIC POLICIES THAT MAY
HAVE CAUSED HARM, ESPECIALLY TO
BLACK AND BLACK COMMUNITY
MEMBERS TRYING TO BE PART OF
THIS INDUSTRY AND AS WE THINK
ABOUT CANNABIS, A GROWING
INDUSTRY IN SEATTLE AND IN
WASHINGTON STATE, APPLYING THE
EQUITY LENSES AND PUBLIC POLICY
TO REALLY MAKE SURE WE ARE
DRESSING THE PAST AND RECENTLY
PASSED HARMS CAUSED BY THE WAR
ON DRUGS AND ACROSS PUBLIC
POLICIES.
WITH THAT WE ARE EXCITED THAT
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS HERE WITH
US TODAY TO SHARE CONCEPTS.
I AGAIN REITERATE THIS IS A
CONCEPT PRESENTATION.
WE HAVE POWERPOINT BUT NO
LEGISLATION IT INTRODUCED YET.
YOU BEEN WORKING VERY HARD WITH
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND WITHIN
YOUR DEPARTMENT'S TO BRING
FORWARD A SET OF
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT I THINK
THE COUNCIL WILL BE VERY
INTERESTED IN HEARING ABOUT.
THEY WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITY OF
COURSE AND THEN HEAR MORE FROM
STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT SOME OF
THESE CONCEPTS.
THIS IS A GOOD OPEN CHANCE FOR
US TO HIGHLIGHT THE GOOD WORK
THAT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS
DONE.
I THANK YOU TO BREANNA THOMAS
AND DAN EDER FOR BEING HERE
ALONG WITH COMMITTEE MEMBERS WE
KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN ENGAGING WITH
BUT THERE'S ALWAYS THE MORE
WORK TO BE DONE WITH
STAKEHOLDERS AND DISCUSSIONS
HAPPENING TODAY.
TODAY IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
FEATURE SOME OF THE PILLARS OF
WHAT COULD BE LEGISLATION.
WITH THAT I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO YOU.
>> EXCELLENT.
I GUESS WE WILL START WITH
INTRODUCTIONS. I AM DAN EDER,
MAYOR'S OFFICE POLICY DIRECTOR.
I AM THRILLED TO BE WITH YOU
TODAY.
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
I AM BREANNA THOMAS, MAYOR'S
OFFICE LABOR LIAISON WORKING IN
PARTNERSHIP ON THIS LEGISLATION
SINCE MY FIRST DAY IN THIS
POSITION.
THIS IS 90 DAYS I HAVE BEEN
HERE SO I AM EXCITED TO BE BACK
BEFORE THE COUNCIL TO PRESENT
YOU TODAY.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER, TO
HELP SET THE FRAMEWORK ON HOW
WE GOT TO WHERE WE ARE.
WHERE IT IS WE ARE GOING WITH
YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT.
I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE ALSO
COMMENTS FROM PUBLIC COMMENT
EARLIER THIS MORNING ABOUT THE
DEEP IMPACTS OF POLICY THAT IS
BEEN SET AT THE CITY LEVEL.
OUR MEMBERS PARTICULARLY OF THE
BLACK COMMUNITY ATTEMPTING TO
RECLAIM THEIR SPACE AS PART OF
THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY HERE IN
SEATTLE.
I WOULD LIKE TO DOUBLE DOWN
HERE AND THANK YOU FOR THE TEAM
THAT IS BEEN DOING THIS THREE
YEAR RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKIT IN
THIS SPACE.
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH HUNTLEY
AND JEFF BUILDING A BRIDGE FROM
POLICIES WE SET BEFORE TO WHERE
IT IS WE ARE GOING TO GO.
ALONG WITH OUR PARTNERS AT THE
STATE AND COUNTY, AND OF COURSE
WELL WELCOMING ANY HELP IN THE
SPACE FROM OUR FEDERAL
DELEGATION.
WITH THAT I WILL HANDED BACK
OVER TO DAVID.
>> I'M SORRY.
I DEFINE MY UNMUTE BUT.
CAN YOU SEE THE SLIDESHOW ON
YOUR SCREEN'S?
GREAT, EXCELLENT.
THE CITY CONDUCTED RACIAL
EQUITY TOOLKIT AT THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE AND THEY HAD A
PRESENTATION ON IT AND HEARD
ABOUT IT FROM SOME OF THE PUBLIC
COMMENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF
THIS MEETING.
IN BROAD BRUSH STROKES, THE
RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKIT CONCLUDED
THAT THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT
INEQUITIES FOR COMMUNITIES
CALLS PRIMARILY BY THE WAR ON
DRUGS.
THAT IS A FEDERAL POLICY AND
SERIES OF PROGRAMS THAT ARE AT
MANY GOVERNMENTAL LEVELS.
WE ARE HERE TO DISCUSS THE
FIRST STEPS THAT THE MAYOR IS
PROPOSING TO TAKE TO ADDRESS
SOME OF THOSE INEQUITIES.
WE ARE PROPOSING TO BEGIN WITH
THE SUITE OF LEGISLATION THAT
AS YOU MENTIONED WE WILL BE
TRANSMITTING ON THE 27th OF
THIS MONTH.
THAT LEGISLATION INCLUDES A JOB
RETENTION BUILT, A LICENSING
CHANGES SERIES THAT WE WILL
DISCUSS.
ALSO A STEP THAT MEMORIALIZES
THE FUTURE ACTIONS THAT WE
INTEND TO TAKE AS A CITY
ASSUMING THAT WE ARE ON THE
SAME PAGE AS COUNCIL AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE.
>> IT CANNOT BE OVERSTATED, THE
NEGATIVE IMPACT OF THE FEDERAL
POLICY, THE WAR ON DRUGS ON THE
BLACK COMMUNITY.
WE ARE LOOKING AT FAMILIES TORN
APART AND LOSSES OF
INTERGENERATIONAL WEALTH.
WE ARE LOOKING AT DEEP BRIDGES
IN THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY
LAYERED ON MISCOMMUNICATION AND
INEQUITABLE PRACTICES ON
WORKERS ACROSS MANY INDUSTRIES
BUT IN PARTICULAR THE CANNABIS
INDUSTRY.
KEEP IN MIND THERE ARE
LIMITATIONS TO WHAT THE CITY
CAN DO IN THIS SPACE.
ONE THING WE CAN DO IS TO WORK
TOWARD EQUITY IN LICENSING.
WE UNDERSTAND THE STATE ISSUED
OR INTENDED ON ISSUING A SERIES
OF SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSES AT
THE STATE LEVEL FOR THE WASHING
THE STATE LIQUOR AND CANNABIS
BOARD. THE CITY AS A HAND AND
LICENSING.
EVERY BUSINESS THAT WORKS IN
OUR FINE TOWN.
WE WILL TAKE THE SOCIAL EQUITY
APPROACH SAID THAT LICENSURE AS
WELL HERE AT THE CITY.
STATE LICENSES ARE PRIMARILY
HELD BY WHITE MEN CURRENTLY
BENEFITING FROM THE WEALTH THE
BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS
INDUSTRY.
WE WANT TO DEFINITELY
RECOGNIZE, AS WE HEARD FROM
PUBLIC COMMENT, THE DEEP IMPACT
TO THE BLACK COMMUNITY AND
TUITION TO MEDICAL TO
RECREATIONAL CANNABIS AND THOSE
FOLKS LEFT BEHIND IN THAT
TRANSITION.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS THREE
ORDINANCES WILL BE COMING TO
YOU.
THE FIRST IS WORKER RETENTION
AND TRANSPARENCY PIECE OF
LEGISLATION BROUGHT TO US BY
THE GOOD FOLKS AT THE OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS AND CENTRAL
STAFF.
A BILL BROUGHT TO US BY THE
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES ADDRESSES THE SOCIAL
EQUITY LICENSES ISSUE BY THE
CITY.
KEEP IN MIND WE NEED TO PARTNER
WITH THE STATE, COUNTY AND
FEDERAL DELEGATION WHAT NEXT
STEPS COULD LOOK LIKE FOR THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
NEXT SLIDE.
WORKER RETENTION AND
TRANSPARENCY.
IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION
THAT ONE BIG CHALLENGE IN THE
INDUSTRY IS NO EXACTLY THE BOSS
IS AND WHO TO HOLD ACCOUNTABLE
FOR THE LABOR STANDARDS WE
ALREADY HAVE ON THE BOOKS,
MAKING SURE THAT FOLKS ARE
GETTING THEIR WAGES IN A TIMELY
MANNER AND FEEL SAFE IN THEIR
WORKPLACES.
WE PARTNERED WITH OLS AND
CENTRAL STAFF TO USE LANGUAGE
WE HAVE SEEN BEFORE BUT NOT
MANY SURPRISES HERE.
WE ARE ASKING TO POST A
NOTIFICATION OF WHO EXACTLY
HOLDS THE SEATTLE BUSINESS
LICENSES IN EACH CANNABIS
STORE.
EVERYONE IN PLAY WILL KNOW
EXACTLY WHO TO HELD ACCOUNTABLE
AS EMPLOYER.
WILL ALSO LOOK AT RETENTION
POLICY FAMILIAR TO MANY COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
EARLIER WE WORKED ON THE SUITE
OF LEGISLATION TO PROTECT HOTEL
WORKERS AROUND RETENTION.
OFTEN IN SEATTLE BUSINESS
LICENSES MOVING BETWEEN OWNERS
AND DURING THAT TRANSITION THE
STABILITY OF THE WORKFORCE IN
CANNABIS INDUSTRY MEANINGFULLY
DISRUPTED AND QUITE A BIT OF
TURNOVER.
THIS LEGISLATION TENDS TO
ADDRESS STABILITY FOR WORKERS
IN THE WORKPLACE WITH 90 DAY
RETENTION WITH EXEMPTIONS FOR
CALLS.
BUT WHEN THE BOSS CHANGES THE
WORK AND STAFF HAVE TO.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE
STABILIZED DURING THAT ECONOMIC
TRANSACTION AND THAT IT COULD
ALL BE ENFORCED BY PRIVATE
RIGHT OF ACTION AND THROUGH THE
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS THAT
MADE IT CLEAR THEY ARE PREPARED
TO HELPUS ENFORCE THIS BODY OF
WORK.
>> OKAY.
THE SECOND PIECE OF LEGISLATION
IN THE SUITE ABELES IS A
PROPOSAL TO CREATE A NEW SOCIAL
EQUITY APPLICANT CATEGORY OF
SEATTLE CANNABIS LICENSES.
THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH RACIAL
EQUITY TOOLKIT RECOMMENDATIONS.
THE SOCIAL EQUITY APPLICANT
DEFINITION IS GOING TO BE
PROVIDED. I CAN GIVE A SUMMARY
OF THAT.
THE BILL WILL INDICATE THAT IT
MUST BE A BUSINESS THAT HAS
MAJORITY OWNERSHIP BY OWNERS
LIVING IN CULINARY THAT IS
DISPROPORTIONATELY OR HAS BEEN
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY
THE FEDERAL WAR ON DRUGS.
THE OWNERSHIP BY ONE OR MORE
PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN CONVICTED
OF A DRUG OFFENSE, AND OR OTHER
CONSIDERATIONS TO BE FLUSHED OUT
IN THE FUTURE DIRECTORS RULES,
INFORMED BY THE WASHING THE
STATE LIQUOR AND CANNABIS
BOARDS DELIBERATIONS ABOUT A
STATE LEVEL SOCIAL EQUITY
APPLICANT PROCEDURE.
THE BILL THAT WILL BE
TRANSMITTED NEXT WEEK WOULD
ALSO INCREASE THE -- I'M SORRY.
BEFORE I FINISH WITH SOCIAL
EQUITY APPLICANTS, THOSE THAT
QUALIFY FOR STILL EQUITY --
SOCIAL EQUITY WOULD HAVE A NO-
COST CITY LICENSE.
THE OTHER APPLICANTS OR OTHER
LICENSE HOLDERS WHO ARE SEEKING
AN ANNUAL CITY CANNABIS LICENSE
WOULD PAY $4000 IN LIEU OF THE
CURRENT $3500 FEE.
SO THERE WOULD BE A $500
INCREASE.
THE FINAL ITEM IN THIS BILL IS
THAT ANCILLARY BUSINESSES, IF
APPROVED BY THE WASHING THE
STATE LIQUOR AND CANNABIS BOARD
WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR RECEIVING
A CITY LICENSE. THE DETAILS ON
SUCH A PROGRAM OF POTENTIAL
ANCILLARY CANNABIS BUSINESSES IS
TO BE DETERMINED BY THE STATE.
WE WOULD HAVE A LOT MORE
DISCUSSION ABOUT SITES AND
OTHER CONSIDERATION.
ANCILLARY CANNABIS BUSINESSES
AS ONE EXAMPLE COULD INCLUDE
CONSUMPTION ALLOWANCES.
THAT IS WHY WE WILL WANT TO
HAVE A LOT MORE DISCUSSION
ABOUT WHERE SUCH ANCILLARY
BUSINESS TO BE LOCATED AND WHO
COULD ON IT, AND HOW IS IT
CONNECTED OR IS IT NOT
CONNECTED WITH LICENSE HOLDING
IN THE RETAIL SPACE.
FINALLY, WE ARE JUST
ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THIS IS THE
BEGINNING STEPS OF MULTIPLE
STEPS THAT THE CITY INTENDS TO
TAKE.
WE WANT TO MEMORIALIZE THE
FUTURE STEPS THAT WE KNOW THAT
WE WANT TO TAKE IN THE NEAR-
TERM.
THAT INCLUDES PARTNERING WITH
KING COUNTY AND OTHER
JURISDICTIONS TO ALLOW
EXPUNGING PRIOR CANNABIS
CONVICTIONS, SOMETHING THE CITY
CANNOT DO FOR OTHER
JURISDICTIONS BY ITSELF.
BUT WE CAN ADVOCATE FOR AND
PARTNER WITH OTHER
JURISDICTIONS.
WE INTEND TO WORK WITH IMPACTED
COMMUNITIES ON APPROACHES TO
BUILD WEALTH THROUGH MANAGEMENT
JOBS AND OWNERSHIP OF CANNABIS
BUSINESSES IN THE INDUSTRY.
AGAIN, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THIS
IS A SERIES OF FIRST STEPS AND
THAT THERE IS MORE WORK TO DO.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE
BEEN PLANNING ON AND EXPECT TO
DO IN THE COMING MONTHS, IS TO
STAND UP AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE
OF WORKERS AND INDUSTRY
MEMBERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS,
THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE
FEDERAL WAR ON DRUGS.
THEY WILL HELP US COPE AND
RECEIVE, AND MAKE -- GIVE
ADVICE ABOUT NEXT STEPS ON A
NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO HELP US
IDENTIFY THE HIGHEST NEEDS OF
WORKERS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR ADDRESSING THOSE NEEDS.
>> JUST FOR THE LISTING PUBLIC,
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THIS
LEGISLATION HOPEFULLY IF
EVERYTHING GOES WELL, AND WE
WILL TRANSMIT IT FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE NEXT WEDNESDAY,
JULY 27.
IF MIKE COUNCIL CALENDAR MAP
HOLDS YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SIT
ON THE INTRODUCTION REFERRAL
CALENDAR THE FOLLOWING MONDAY.
WE ARE WORKING WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
THANK YOU TO THE COUNSELING
COMMITTEE FOR KEEPING THIS BILL
MOVING.
WE ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE BUDGET
CYCLE AND DO NOT WANT TO STEP
ON THOSE TOES.
WE ARE PREPARED TO BE AVAILABLE
TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR
QUESTIONS.
I WILL REACH OUT TOMORROW TO
EACH OF YOUR OFFICES TO OFFER
THE BRIEF ON THE FULL SUITE OF
LEGISLATION TO MAKE SURE WE ON
THE SAME PAGE AND THAT EVERYONE
HAS THE INFORMATION THEY NEED
TO MAKE A DECISION ON THE SUITE
ABELES.
WITH THAT IF THERE ANY
QUESTIONS WE CAN ANSWER TODAY
FROM THE HIGHER LEVEL THIS IS
THE TIME.
>> YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION
ON A HIGH LEVEL.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE
FROM YOU AS YOU CRAFT THE FINAL
LEGISLATION AND THEN WE CAN
HAVE A FULLY BIG SUITE OF
PROPOSALS IN FRONT OF US FOR
CONSIDERATION.
IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. AGAIN, I
JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT
THIS IS THE INITIAL BRIEFING,
HIGH-LEVEL CONCEPTS.
THE ACTUAL CONTENT OF
LEGISLATION OR LEGISLATIVE
SUITE OF ITEMS IS STILL BEING
FINALIZED IT SOUNDS LIKE.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT
FOLKS KNOW THAT WE ARE NOT WITH
THE FINAL LEGISLATION IN FRONT
OF US BUT HAPPY TO TAKE HIGH-
LEVEL QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.
PLEASE GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING
MORE.
I'M ALL ABOUT NOT REINVENTING
THE WHEEL.
IT SEEMS AS IF IT IS BUILDING
ON WORK ALREADY DONE BY THE
COLLABORATION OF THE VARIOUS
DEPARTMENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS.
THAT IS GREAT.
I HOPE THIS TAKES INTO ACCOUNT
THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE
2019 CANNABIS EQUITY SURVEY AND
ANALYSIS.
ALL OF THAT SAID AND ALSO
APPRECIATE THAT THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE HAS BEEN REACHING OUT TO
THE EXISTING COMMUNITY, AND THE
RETAILERS THEMSELVES.
SO ONE QUESTION THAT MAYBE YOU
WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER IT NOW IS
DO YOU ANTICIPATE A
REPROGRAMMING OF THE CITY
ALLOCATION OF THE STATE EXCISE
TAX DOLLARS AND IN THE
PARENTHETICAL NOTE THE HIGHEST
IN THE NATION AT 37%, BUT WILL
THOSE DOLLARS BE USED TO
SUPPORT ANY OF THIS WORK?
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION,
COUNCILMEMBER.
AT THIS TIME IS NOT OUR
INTENTION TO REPURPOSE THOSE
DOLLARS FOR THIS SUITE OF
LEGISLATION.
THIS IS A FIRST STEP TOWARD A
LARGER BODY OF WORK.
WHILE I APPRECIATE THAT THERE
HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDATIONS FROM
OUR MANY STAKEHOLDERS TO
REPURPOSE THOSE DOLLARS, THAT
IS NOT OUR CURRENT INTENTION.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY ALREADY
HIGHLY REGULATED AND TAXED AND
SUBJECT TO MANY BARRIERS LIKE
NO ACCESS TO CAPITAL, NO NORMAL
BANKING AND NO TAX DEDUCTION
FOR FEDERAL INCOME.
IT IS VULNERABLE TO COMPETITION
FROM THE ILLICIT MARKETPLACE.
I JUST HOPE THAT THE
FORTHCOMING REGULATIONS WILL BE
WELL THOUGHT OUT SO AS NOT TO
CAUSE ANY MAJOR DIFFICULTIES TO
OUR SMALL BUSINESSES OPERATING
IN THIS SPACE.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO THIS.
WHEN YOU SAID AND WERE TALKING
ABOUT ANCILLARY BUSINESSES, I
LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.
I NOTE THAT HAS BEEN CALLED FOR.
ARE THERE ANY ANTICIPATED
CHANGES TO THE REGULATIONS
AROUND BUFFERS THAT COULD
ACTUALLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF
LICENSES AVAILABLE FOR EQUITY
OWNERSHIP?
>> THAT WOULD BE A SEPARATE
CONVERSATION COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
RIGHT NOW THE LEGISLATION IS AN
ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT THE STATE
COULD BE ISSUING ADDITIONAL
TYPES OF CANNABIS LICENSES.
IT EXPANDS THE THE CODE SECTION
TO EFFECTIVELY ANTICIPATE THAT
WE WOULD CONSIDER ISSUING SUCH
LICENSES FOR PEOPLE DOING
BUSINESS WITHIN THE CITY IF THE
STATE MAKES SUCH A DECISION.
BUT IT DOES NOT GET SPECIFIC
ABOUT WHICH TYPES OF NEW
BUSINESSES, WHERE THEY WOULD BE
LOCATED, OR ANY OTHER DETAILS
AT THIS STAGE.
>> THANKS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS.
OKAY.
I THINK THERE WILL BE MORE
OPPORTUNITY FOR DISCUSSION.
I HAVE RECEIVED SOME OF THE
CONTACT INFORMATION FROM THE
AUDIENCE AND I WILL FOLLOW UP
WITH THAT AS WELL.
WITH THAT I DON'T SEE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS IN ONE OF
US FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I WANT TO THANK DAN AND BREONNA
FOR THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE
AND IN PARTNERSHIP IT SOUNDS
LIKE WITH COMMUNITY
CONVERSATIONS STILL ONGOING.
WITH LORD TO FURTHER FEEDBACK.
THE CONCEPT HERE WOULD BE TO
GET ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK, AS
NOTED BY BREONNA.
IF THERE IS LEGISLATION
TRANSMITTED DOWN IT WOULD
APPEAR ON INTRODUCTION OF THE
FULL CALENDAR IN THE FIRST WEEK
OF AUGUST.
COLLEAGUES, WE WOULD THEN HAVE
OPPORTUNITY LOOK AT LEGISLATION
AND CONSIDER ANY POSSIBLE
ISSUES FOR IDENTIFICATION.
THIS IS AUGUST 11th. WE HAVE
QUITE A FEW WEEKS, 304 WEEKS OR
SHOULD SAY THREE WEEKS BETWEEN
NOW AND AUGUST 11th AT 9:30 A.M.
AT 9:30 ON AUGUST THE 11th WE
WILL ALSO HAVE THREE BILLS FROM
THE AQUARIUM.
THIS WILL BE JAMPACKED WITH
DEBT MANAGEMENT POLICY ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.
THIS MORNING THEY AGREED TO
SEND OUT A SUITE ABELES FOR
COUNCIL CONSIDERATION TO
FURTHER SUPPORT THE
CONSTRUCTION AND THE
FINALIZATION OF THE AQUARIUM.
THAT IS GIVEN THE SLOWDOWNS IN
THE FUNDRAISING THAT THEY HAVE
EXPERIENCE, COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM
CENTRAL STAFF WITH A CLEAR
SIDEBOARD REQUESTED TO MAKE
SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHY THIS
PROJECT IS UNIQUE.
THAT LEGISLATION WILL BE IN
FRONT OF US ON THE 11th AS WELL
AS THE ECONOMIC RESILIENCE PLAN
PRESENTATION FROM THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
THAT IS IN CONJUNCTION WITH
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON TO ALLOW
WAS TO PROVIDE A LIST SO THAT
THE ECONOMIC RESILIENCE PIECES
OF JUMPSTART.
AS NOTED THE ANIMIST EQUITY
PIECE WOULD BE THE LARGEST ITEM
ON THE AGENDA.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
TODAY'S MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR
PRESENTATION AND YOUR
PARTICIPATION TODAY.
TOCO DAN AND BREONNA, THANK YOU
AGAIN FOR BEING HERE TO PRESENT
THE SUMMARY.
WE WILL SEE YOU ON THE 11th.
TAKE CARE.