>> WELCOME, EVERYONE. THANK YOUR
JOINING US TODAY. I AM A SENIOR
WAREHOUSE HERE AT THE FACILITY.
I HAVE WORKED FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE FOR 37 YEARS. I HAVE RAN
RAN THE WAREHOUSE HERE AT
CHARLES STREET FOR THE PAST DEC.
PAST DECADE. I AM HONORED TO
HAVE BEEN INVITED TO INTRODUCE
MAYOR BRUCE HARRELL. THE MAYORS
MAYOR HAS CHOSEN CHARLES STREET
TO ANNOUNCE THE DETAILS.
FACILITIES LIKE CHARLES STREET
ARE THE HEART OF THE CITY. 100s
OF CITY WORKERS FROM THE -- FROM
FROM THE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND FINANCE
FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE
COME THROUGH HERE EVERY DAY.
THEY KEEP OUR CITY RUNNING.
WHETHER THEY ARE ON A WAY TO FIS
AND REPAIR DAMAGES FROM THE
RECORD-BREAKING STORMS, WE ALL
DEPEND ON THE TIRELESS EFFORTS
OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE
ACROSS OUR CITY. NOW, IT IS MY R
MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE CEAT OR --
-- SEATTLE MAYOR HARRELL . THANK
THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THE
CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE FRONT-LINE
WORKERS BY COMING HERE TODAY TO
ANNOUNCE YOUR PROPOSED SEATTLE
BUDGET. THANK YOU. GO BULLDOGS.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE D
THE KIND INTRODUCTION. WAS SHE
NEGLECTED TO SAY, WE GREW UP
TOGETHER AND WENT TO GARFIELD
TOGETHER. I KNOW YOU ARE
THINKING WHAT I AM THINKING, WHO
I LOOK SO MUCH OLDER THAN MILDR?
THAN MILDRED? SHE AND HER FAMILE
BEEN SUCH GREAT FRIENDS. THANK
YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY. I WANT
WANT TO EXPRESS MY GREAT
APPRECIATION TO THE MEMBERS OF
THE CITY COUNCIL THAT ARE HERE.
SITTING HERE WITH US, THE CITY Y
CITY ATTORNEY. MILDRED, FOR THAD
THAT KIND INTRODUCTION.
INCLUDING THOSE WHO WORK EVERY
SINGLE DAY RIGHT HERE AT CHARLE.
CHARLES STREET. TANK YOU FOR ALL
FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR CITY. YOU
YOU KNOW WHAT? WHEN I TOOK
OFFICE AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS
YEAR, I CHALLENGED ALL OF US TO
HELP MOVE OUR CITY AND GOVERNMET
IN A NEW DIRECTION. TO COMMIT TO
COLLABORATION, INNOVATION, TO K
DOWN SILOS AND BRING NEW IDEAS,
FOCUSED ON GETTING THE BASICS RT
AND SET AN EXAMPLE FOR OUR
NEIGHBORS TO BECOME AMBASSADORS
WITH US. I ASKED ALL OF YOU TO
EMBRACE A ONE SEATTLE VISION. WE
WE WORK TO FIND COMMON GROUND,
TO REJECT DIVISIVENESS. WE
STRIVE TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER.
IT IS AS SIMPLE AS THAT. WE
LEAD WITH EQUITY, WITH KINDNESS.
KINDNESS. INCLUSION. HUMILITY.
DARE I SAY, A LITTLE HUMOR TO
EVEN LAUGH AT ONE ANOTHER
THROUGH THIS JOURNEY TOGETHER.
IT IS CLEAR QUITE CANDIDLY THATS
SEEM IN FRONT OF US, OUR TEAM, R
COLLECTIVE TEAM, THEY ARE UP TOE
TASK. YOU STEPPED UP TO IT. YOUP
UP TO THE PLATE. THE RESIDENTS
OF SEATTLE ARE SEEING EARLY RES.
EARLY RESULTS. THERE IS PROGRESS
PROGRESS TO BE CELEBRATED, FOR .
FOR SURE. WE ALL KNOW WE HAVE MH
MORE WORK TO DO. WE ARE AT THISN
TODAY AT CHARLES STREET. OUR VEE
MAINTENANCE FACILITY, AND WHAT T
MEANS TO THE CORE SERVICE, THE
BASE OF THE CITY TO KEEP OUR
CITY MOVING. I SAID MOVING AND ,
BUT THEY TOOK IT OUT OF THE SPE.
THE SPEECH. ON ANY GIVEN DAY,
THERE ARE ABOUT 150 CITY
EMPLOYEES WORKING HERE. DRIVERS,
DRIVERS, OPERATORS, FIREFIGHTER.
OPERATORS, FIREFIGHTERS. POLICE
OFFICERS, FLEET MECHANICS, AUTOY
REPAIR AND SPECIALISTS, METAL F,
METAL FABRICATORS, AND TOWING S.
THESE STAFF DELIVERS MAINTENANCD
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICESO
SERVICES TO OVER 4000 VEHICLES
IN THE CITY FLEET. THEY COME
FROM DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. THEY
THEY HAVE UNIQUE SPECIALTIES.
THEY ARE UNITED HOWEVER BY A CON
MISSION TO SERVE THE PUBLIC. ITS
QUITE HONESTLY, AGAIN, AS SIMPLE
SIMPLE AS THAT. THAT IS WHAT OUR
OUR APPROACH IS ABOUT. MANY OF E
WORKERS ARE HERE WITH US TODAY.
I ASK THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE THEM
AND GIVE THEM A ROUND OF
APPLAUSE FOR THEIR GREAT WORK.
THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> HE GOT A LONGER APPLAUSE THAI
GOT WHEN I STARTED MY SPEECH,
BUT THAT IS OKAY! [ LAUGHTER ]
>> AS WE DELIVER THIS BUDGET,
OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES WERE HOW
TO MEET THE URGENT NEEDS OF OURS
AND EMPOWER OUR EMPLOYEES TO
DELIVER THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES
TO OUR RESIDENTS. THEY EXPECTED.
THEY EXPECTED. THEY DEMANDED
EVERY DAY. IF YOU ARE ELECTED
OFFICE, THEY EXPECTED, AND THEY.
THEY DEMANDED. MUCH SAID THAT
THESE DOCUMENTS ARE MORAL DOCUM.
MORAL DOCUMENTS. THEY DEFY WHAT
WE THINK IS RIGHT OR WRONG. WE
TALK ABOUT EQUITY AND EQUALITY.
WHEN I WAS A YOUNG KID, BACK IN
THE DINOSAUR AGES, MY MOTHER AN,
AND FATHER, THEY GAVE MY BROTHER
BROTHER AND I AN ALLOWANCE. MY
BROTHER IS A COUPLE YEARS OLDER
THAN ME. MANY OF MY FAMILY
MEMBERS -- I CAN SAY THINGS THAT
THAT ARE PARTLY TRUE, BUT THIS
IS -- THEY ARE LOOKING DOWN ON .
ON ME. WE GET THIS ALLOWANCE
EVERY TWO WEEKS. MANY OF YOU KNW
MY MOM AND DAD WORKED FOR THE C.
MY BROTHER WAS SEVERAL YEARS
OLDER AND HE ALWAYS ON MORE THA.
HE GOT A COUPLE MORE BOOKS THAN.
I DID LIKE THAT. I WOULD SAY, I
THINK WE SHOULD BE TREATED
EQUAL, MOM. I WAS A BIGGER KID,T
HE WAS SEVERAL YEARS OLDER THAN
ME. SHE SAYS, NO. HE HAS MORE
NEEDS THAN YOU. HE DESERVES MORY
THAN YOU. THAT IS EQUITY. I
DIDN'T LIKE IT. I WASN'T TRYING
TO HEAR THAT. I WANTED TO BE
TREATED EQUALLY. MY WIFE, WHO ID
WITH ME TODAY, WHEN WE BEGAN
HAVING OUR KIDS, I GAVE THEM THE
THEM THE EQUITY SPEECH, TOO.
THEY WERE HEARING IT, AS WELL.
THIS DOCUMENT, WE HAD TO RECOGN,
TO RECOGNIZE, SOME COMMUNITIES
ARE UNDERSERVED. WHEN WE EMBRAC,
OUR INVESTMENT STRATEGY HAS TO
REFLECT THAT. HISTORICAL PRACTI.
HISTORICAL PRACTICES. IN MY
FIRST STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESSN
FEBRUARY, I SHARED CONCERNS
ABOUT THE CITY'S WORSENING
REVENUE GAP. IT WAS YEARS IN TH.
IT RESULTED IN AN INCREASE IN S.
IN SPENDING. IT IS JUST THE
REALITY OF OUR CITY SITUATION.
SINCE OUR ENTIRE COUNTRY HAS EXD
HAS EXPERIENCED NEW BOUTS OF
ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY AND
INSTABILITY. INFLATION AND OTHES
OTHER ISSUES HAVE FURTHERED THI.
THIS CHALLENGE. THIS MAKES IT
TOUGH TO EXAMINE A BUDGET. IN TE
FACE OF THESE ECONOMIC
CONDITIONS, OUR RESPONSIBILITY
TO OUR RESIDENTS HAS MAGNIFIED.Y
CONTINUE TO FEEL THE STRAIN, AS.
AS WELL. WE FACED A $140 MILLION
MILLION REVENUE GAP. $140 MILLIN
$140 MILLION REVENUE GAP. TO BE
DISRUPTORS, TO DISRUPT AND BEND
THE CURB OF SPENDING AND PRIORIE
ESSENTIAL CITY SERVICES AND URGT
NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE
SUPPOSEDLY SCRUTINIZE THE WORK
WE DO, WE LOOK FOR EFFICIENCIES
AND FOUND SAVINGS WHEREVER WE C.
WE COULD. WE USE REVENUE FROM
THE PAYROLL EXPENSE TECH -- TAX.
. WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT THAT. ABOVE ALL ELSE, WE
LEARNED THE MOST BY LISTENING.
LISTENING TO THE COUNCIL.
LISTENING TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
WE WORKED COLLABORATIVELY. WE BT
IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH, I BELIEV,
OUR COMMUNITY, OUR COUNCIL. TO
SOME LEVEL, IT WAS UNPRECEDENTE.
WAS UNPRECEDENTED. PEOPLE WHO
PROVIDE AND USE OUR SERVICES
EVERY SINGLE DAY. RECOGNIZE WHAT
WHAT PEOPLE DO THEIR JOB AND
HELPS MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL OF
OUR NEIGHBORS. HOUSED AND UNHOU.
AND UNHOUSED. THROUGH THIS
PROCESS, I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT
WE ARE ABLE TO PROPOSE A BUDGET
TO SUSTAIN HIGH-QUALITY CITY
SERVICES THAT OUR RESIDENTS EXP.
RESIDENTS EXPECT. PROVIDES
CRITICAL STAFFING AND SMART
DECISIONS TO ADDRESS OUR
EMERGENT NEEDS. THE NEEDS OF TH.
THE HOUR. AFTER TWO VERY LONG
PANDEMIC YEARS, SO MANY CHALLENS
WE HAVE ALL FACED, WE STAND AT
THIS PIVOTAL MOMENT IN OUR
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY AND
PERSONAL HISTORY. THE
INTERSECTION OF CHANGE AND CHAL.
AND CHALLENGE. WE KNOW THE INVES
WE MAKE IN THIS BUDGET, IT CAN
GO ON A COURSE FOR YEARS TO
COME. WE ARE REDEFINING THE CITY
CITY TOGETHER. TO MY FELLOW CITY
CITY EMPLOYEES, WE HAVE TO RISE
TO THIS OPPORTUNITY. WE HAVE TOE
IN THE FACE OF DIFFICULTY AND
SET THE EXAMPLE FOR OUR RESIDENS
OUR RESIDENTS TO SHOW THEM OUR E
AND OUR COMMITMENT TO PROGRESS.
OUR STRENGTHS. WE BELIEVE THIS
BUDGET EMPOWERS YOU TO ACT ON
THAT VERY SIMPLE MISSION. TO THE
THE DEPARTMENT HEADS WERE HERE
WHO CHOSE TO BE HERE -- WILL
ACTUALLY, YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN D
TO BE HERE, BUT ANOTHER STORY. [
[ LAUGHTER ] WE MADE TOUGH DECI.
TOUGH DECISIONS. SOME OF YOU
COMPLAIN, THEN YOU SMILED. SOMEF
YOU SMILED, THEN COMPLAINED.
SOME OF YOU GOT MAD AND SMILED.
THE FACT OF THE MATTER, YOU ALL
STEPPED UP. YOU WORKED WITH YOUS
YOUR EMPLOYEES. YOU LOOKED AT
OUR VISION. HE LOOKED AT WHAT WS
NEEDED, AND YOU STEPPED UP. WE
BELIEVE THIS BUDGET WILL HELP
UPLIFT ALL SEATTLE COMMUNITIES
SHOWING IN THE FACE OF HARDSHIP
THAT ARE BIASED TOWARD ACTION.
OUR COMMITMENT TO SERVICE AND
THE DESIRE TO HELP. LET ME GET
INTO SOME SPECIFICS. DELIVERING
PUBLIC SAFETY IS OUR CORE CHARTR
RESPONSIBILITY. AS A CITY, THAT
IS WHAT WE ARE FOUNDED TO DO.
TOO OFTEN, RESIDENTS FEEL UNSAFE
FEEL UNSAFE ON THE STREETS. I
BELIEVE THAT IN ONE SEATTLE,
EVERYONE HAS AN ABSOLUTE RIGHT
TO SAFETY, NO MATTER WHERE YOU
LIVE, WHERE YOU GO TO SCHOOL,
WHO YOU ARE. I PLEDGE TO MAKE
THE INVESTMENTS NECESSARY TO FUD
THE PUBLIC SERVICES AT THE LEVEL
THE LEVEL OUR RESIDENTS EXPECT
AND DEMAND. THIS BUDGET
ACCOMPLISHES THAT GOAL. WE HAVE
SEEN SHORT-TERM IMPROVEMENTS
RESPONDING TO MANY TYPES OF
CRIMES IN THE AREAS WHERE WE
HAVE IMPLEMENT IT WHAT IS KNOWN
AS EMPHASIS POLICE AND INCREASED
INCREASED SERVICES. TO ENSURE
EFFECTIVE LONG-TERM PUBLIC SAFEY
PUBLIC SAFETY, AND UNDOING
LONG-STANDING ISSUES, WE KNOW WE
KNOW WE NEED ADDITIONAL RESOURCS
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, STAFFING
IN ALL CATEGORIES OF OUR FIRST .
FIRST RESPONDERS. THAT IS WHY MY
WHY MY PROPOSAL CALLS FOR A 50%
INCREASE IN NEXT YEAR'S FIRE DET
FIRE DEPARTMENT CLASS. THANK YOU
YOU YOU FOR JOINING US HERE
TODAY, FIRE DEPARTMENT. [
APPLAUSE ]
>> THIS INVESTMENT WILL ADDRESS
THE STAFFING SHORTAGES AND WILL
REDUCE THE RECORD OVERTIME COST.
OVERTIME COSTS. THE FIRE DEPARTT
NEEDS STAFFING TO INCREASE TO
HELP KEEP THEMSELVES SAFE AND
PROTECT EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD. I AD
OF OUR FIRE SERVICE. THEY RANK
IN THE TOP 1% OF THE DEPARTMENTS
OUR COUNTRY. IT IS THE ONLY FIRE
IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO BE
TO BE RANKED IN PROTECTION CLAS.
THAT IS THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE
RATING. NOW, OUR BUDGET FUNDS
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLACE FOR
RETENTION PLAN, AS WELL. THIS
WILL BRING TO SCALE EFFORTS TO
HIRE NOT ONLY MORE OFFICERS, BUT
BUT THE KIND OF OFFICERS WHO RET
OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITABLE POL.
EQUITABLE POLICING. THIS PLAN
LOOKS AT INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS,
MODERN RECRUITMENT, TACTICS,
EDUCATION, FAMILY SUPPORTS, AND
NEW RECRUITS AND LATERAL
TRANSFERS. WE NEED TO MAKE EVERY
EVERY EFFORT TO BRING OFFICERS E
OFFICERS HERE AND REVERSE THE SG
CRISIS THAT IMPACTS EVERYTHING
WE WANT TO DO WITH POLICING IN
SEATTLE. CANDIDLY, WE KNOW IT IS
IS NOT TO -- IT IS MAKING THIS E
WHERE THEY WANT TO BE. WHERE WE
ARE WANT TO BE. CHANGING THE NA.
THE NARRATIVE. A CITY WHERE WE
ACKNOWLEDGE THE GOOD WORK OUR
OFFICERS DO. A CITY WHERE WE CAN
WE CAN HAVE TRANSPARENT
CONVERSATIONS OF WHERE THEY MAYE
FAILED. TO HELP THEM EARN OUR
TRUST IN THE COMMUNITIES, AND
CONFIDENCE THROUGH THEIR
DAY-TO-DAY ACTIONS. FOR THE FIRT
TIME IN OVER TWO YEARS, WE WILL
HAVE A PERMANENT POLICE CHIEF IN
IN CHIEF ADRIAN DIAZ. [ APPLAUS]
APPLAUSE ]
>> NOW, SUPPORTING VICTIMS AND
THOSE IN NEED IS ALSO AN
ESSENTIAL CITY SERVICE AND A KET
KEY COMPONENT. A KEY STEP TOWARD
COMPLETE PUBLIC SAFETY. OUR BUT
OUR BUDGET ADDS ADDITIONAL
VICTIMS ADVOCATES TO SUPPORT SUS
OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL AST
SEXUAL ASSAULT AND OTHER CRIMES.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT EVALUATING
AND EXPANDING HOW WE RESPOND TO
EMERGENCIES IN A CRIME WILL
IMPROVE OUR SAFETY OUTCOMES. OUR
OUR DISTRICT PROPOSAL RE-ESTABLS
PROPOSAL RE-ESTABLISHES THE PARK
PARK RANGER PROGRAM WHICH WOULD
REDUCE THE NEED FOR POLICE TO
VISIT PARTS. THIS IS NEARLY $2
MILLION TOWARD PROGRAMS TO EXPLE
AND DIVERSIFY 911 RESPONSES. WE
KNOW THAT JUST SENDING POLICE OS
TO A SCENE IS NOT ALWAYS THE
RIGHT APPROACH. WE RECOGNIZE TH.
RECOGNIZE THIS. THIS IS HOW WE
WILL BEGIN TO BUILD MORE
OPTIONS. WE ARE WORKING HARD TO
STAND UP A THIRD PUBLIC SAFETY T
SAFETY DEPARTMENT, STRATEGICALLD
STRATEGICALLY DEPLOYED
HAND-IN-HAND WITH FIRE.
HAND-IN-HAND WITH POLICE TO HELP
TO HELP COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN
THEIR MOMENT OF NEED. THIS
INVESTMENT WILL PROVIDE CRITICAL
CRITICAL INSIGHT TO FURTHER AND
FORM THAT EFFORT AS WE AIM TO BE
TO BE BOLD AND DIVERSIFY OUR APH
TO PUBLIC SAFETY. AS WE CONTINUO
WORK TOGETHER TO DEVELOP A MOREE
PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEM, I AM
PROPOSING RETURNING THE PARKING
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM S.BACK
BACK TO SPD. HAVING HEARD FROM R
EMPLOYEES AND THEIR LABOR
REPRESENTATIVES, WE UNDERSTAND
THAT THEY FEEL BETTER EQUIPPED
TO DO IT AT SPD.. THE OFFICE,
THEIR SPACE, THEIR HUMAN RESOUR,
HUMAN RESOURCES, THEIR -- THEY
ARE ALL LOCATED WITHIN SPD.
WHILE WE CONTINUE OUR WORK TO RE
PUBLIC SAFETY, THIS MAY NOT BE
OUR P.O.'S FINAL HOME. HOWEVER,
THIS MOVE WILL AVERT NEARLY $5 N
$5 MILLION TO BE APPLIED TOWARD
IMPORTANT COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS.
TO ENSURE A SMOOTH RETURN, OUR
BUDGET INCLUDES A TRANSITION PRT
TRANSITION PROJECT MANAGER TO
MAKE SURE WE DO IT RIGHT.
CRUCIAL TO PUBLIC SAFETY, DIRECT
DIRECT INVOLVEMENT BY THE COMMU.
THE COMMUNITY. DIRECT
INVOLVEMENT BY THE COMMUNITY. IT
IT ADDS NEARLY $4.5 MILLION IN Y
BASED SOLUTIONS FOCUSED ON SAFES
ON SAFETIES IN THE SEATTLE COMM.
SEATTLE COMMUNITIES. $1.5
MILLION FOR THE REGIONAL PEACEKS
COLLECTIVE, PART OF A $47 MILLIN
OVERALL INVESTMENT IN THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT
SAFE COMMUNITY'S. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THIS FOCUS ON COMMUNITY
SOLUTIONS AND I -- IT HAS ONLY
BEEN ENHANCED BY THE GREAT WORK
THAT COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD
HAS SHOWN FOR MEANINGFUL CHANG.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP HERE. [
APPLAUSE ]. VIOLENCE INTERRUPTE.
VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS. CRITICAL
MEMBERS IN THE COMMUNITIES.
REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE. DIVERTIN.
DIVERTING CRIME. GUN VIOLENCE, E
HAD TO ADMIT, IT HAS WORSENED
THROUGH THE PANDEMIC. IN THE
CITY AND THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. WE CANNOT MAKE CHANGE T
THESE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. THEY
HELP PREVENT HARM BEFORE IT HAPS
AND CONNECT THOSE WHO WERE
IMPACTED WITH THE SUPPORT THEY .
THEY NEED. WHEN IT COMES TO
SAFETY AND SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS,
WE MOST MUST BE IMPATIENT. WE
REJECT THE STATUS QUO. IN THE
EXTENDED DELAY, IT HAS A REAL
HUMAN IMPACT ON PEOPLE'S LIVES.
THIS BUDGET MAKES IMPROVED
RESPONSE TIMES AND INNOVATION
PRIORITY NUMBER ONE. SAFETY WILL
WILL COME FROM THE PROACTIVE.
RECOGNITION THAT EVERYONE NEEDSG
NEEDS HOUSING, EDUCATION, GOOD
JOB, AND SUPPORT. A HOLISTIC AP.
HOLISTIC APPROACH. THE CITY COUL
CITY COUNCIL HAS WORKED IN THIS,
THIS, WE HEAR YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> OUR ADMINISTRATION WILL
REFUSE TO BE COMPLACENT AND HOM.
AND HOMELESSNESS. I HAVE SAID
REPEATEDLY, I PERSONALLY WAS
THINKING IS INHUMANE FOR PEOPLEO
PEOPLE TO LIVE WITHOUT HEAT,
RUNNING WATER, WALKING THE
STREETS OF SEATTLE. THE NEED FOE
FOR COMPASSIONATE AND URGENT
ACTION IS OBVIOUS. THE ISSUE OF
HOMELESSNESS IS SIGNIFICANT --
WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE PARTNERP
THE PARTNERSHIP NEEDED TO MOVE
THIS FORWARD. AS LONG AS PEOPLEE
PEOPLE LIVE IN PARKS AND SIDEWAS
AND SIDEWALKS, AND THEY SLEEP I,
THEY SLEEP ON BENCHES. WE CANNOT
SLEEP STILL. OUR BUDGET REFLECS
BUDGET REFLECTS THAT URGENCY.
SHELTER HOUSING IN OUR
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KING COUNTY
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AU.
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY. I WILL
MAKE THAT CLEAR, THIS BUDGET
INCLUDES FUNDING FOR ONGOING
SHELTER BEDS AND THE CREATION OF
OF HUNDREDS MORE, INCLUDING TINS
AND SAFE LOTS. OUR PROPOSAL
ENSURES WE WILL MEET OUR 2000
UNIT GOAL AND HE KEEPS OPEN
THOUSANDS OF SHELTER UNITS THAT
WOULD OTHERWISE DISAPPEAR. FURTR
DISAPPEAR. FURTHER, THIS
PROPOSAL INCREASES OUR INVESTMET
IN THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY, $88
MILLION IN TOTAL FOR OUTREACH,
SHELTER, AND OTHER CRITICAL PRO.
CRITICAL PROGRAMS. THIS
REPRESENTS A 13% INCREASE IN OUR
OUR INVESTMENT IN -- THIS
REGIONAL APPROACH AND WE DEMAND
SUSTAINED ACTION. WE HAVE SEEN
SOME INCREDIBLY IMPRESSIVE EARLY
EARLY INDICATORS OF SUCCESS. WE
REALIZE HOW HARD IT IS TO START
A NEWLY FORMED ORGANIZATION. IT
IS TIME TO MOVE BEYOND EARLY
INDICATORS AND INTO PERMANENT
IMPROVEMENTS. POSITIVE OUTCOMES
MUST BE MORE COMMON. MORE VISIB.
MORE VISIBLE. MORE SUSTAINABLE.
CONTINUED FUNDING REFLECTS THE
COMMITMENT TO THAT MISSION. WE
WOULD DO OUR PART. WE CANNOT DO
IT ALONE. THE RHA IS RESPONSIBLE
RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING AND
EXECUTING EVIDENCE-BASED STRATE.
EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES. THESS
THESE TRAGEDIES SHOULD ADDRESS
THE HOMELESSNESS IN THE SADDLE -
SADDLE -- CITY OF SEATTLE. I AM
NOT SUGGESTING THEY ARE. THEY
NEED TO BE ENGAGED IN THE SOLUTS
WITH US. IN THIS FIRST YEAR, I
BELIEVE WE PUT IN PLACE THE
RIGHT RELATIONS TO FOSTER THEIR
-- WERE INTENTIONAL ON
DEVELOPING THEIR BUY-IN, SO TO .
TO SPEAK. WE WILL NEVER EXCEED -
EXCEED -- SUCCEED WITHOUT HAVING
HAVING THESE PARTNERSHIPS AND
ADDRESSING THE ISSUE AT ITS FOU.
ITS FOUNDATION. LACK OF HOUSING.
LACK OF ACCESS TO HOUSING IS
THE SOURCE OF HOMELESSNESS.
GAINING ACCESS TO HOUSING IS TH.
THE SOLUTION. THAT IS WHY OUR 20
OUR 20 BUDGET WILL PUT FORTH AN
UNPRECEDENTED INFECTION --
INVESTMENT. ONE QUARTER BILLION
DOLLARS. IS THE LARGEST INVESTMT
OF THIS KIND IN OUR CITY'S
HISTORY. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THIS WILL CREATE 100s OF
UNITS OF PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLEG
AND ADVANCE THE AFFORDABLE
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. IT
WILL TACKLE HOMELESSNESS AND
DISCLAIM HIS -- DISPLACEMENT AT
THE ROOT. OUR PAYROLL EXPENSE TX
EXPENSE TAX, AND MORE, WE ARE
TAKING HISTORIC ACTION TO CREATE
TO CREATE PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO
NOT JUST GET OUT OF THE
ELEMENTS, BUT TO BECOME STABLE
AND TO RECOVER. TO DRIVE. THIS
WORK IS BEING DONE IN TANDEM --
IN TANDEM WITH ONGOING INVESTMES
ONGOING INVESTMENTS MAKING THE
PROCESS MORE AFFORDABLE, MORE SY
MORE SWIFTLY AND STREAMLINED.
THIS IS IMPORTANT WORK. I NEED
TO GIVE YOU A SHOUT OUT ON THIS
WORK. YOUR ACTION TOWARD A MORE
AFFORDABLE SEATTLE. IT HAS
INSPIRED SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION. MANY
MANY HAVE COMPLAINED OF IN THE
HOUSING COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR
ADVOCACY. A TOTAL OF SEVEN NEW S
TO SPEED HOUSING PRODUCTION. IT
HAS BEEN ADDED IN THIS BUDGET. [
BUDGET. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> I PLEDGE AS MAYOR THAT WE
WILL MAKE PARTS -- AND STREETS D
SIDEWALKS ASSESSABLE TO ALL. TO
DO SO, WE CREATED A UNIFIED CARE
CARE TEAM, BRINGING TOGETHER
DEPARTMENTS TO STREAMLINE THE
PROCESSES, TO IMPROVE THE COMMUS
AMONG DEPARTMENTS TO PROVIDE
DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS TOK
AT WHERE WE ARE DUPLICATING
WORK, WHERE IT IS UNNECESSARY.
WE HAVE WORKED RAPIDLY TO CREATA
MORE INVITING AND OPEN CITY.
THIS IS OUR ONE SEATTLE APPROACO
APPROACH TO RECOGNIZE AND WE ARE
WE ARE ALL IN THIS FIGHT TOGETH.
FIGHT TOGETHER. AS I HAVE SHARET
BEFORE IN MID-2021, WE HAVE NEAY
100 PARKS IN NATURAL AREAS
MANAGED BY SEATTLE PARKS. THEY
WERE CLOSED BY UNAUTHORIZED --
TODAY, 93%, THAT IS NEARLY 450 S
450 PARKS ARE FULLY OPEN AND
ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR THR
INTENDED USE. IN LARGE PART DO
TO THE WORK THAT OUR UNIFIED
CARE TEAM IS DOING. WHEN I MEETH
THE UNIFIED CARE TEAM, I SAY,
LEAD WITH COMPASSION. LEAD WITH
EIGHT ATTITUDE THAT YOU MUST
HOUSE AND TREAT PEOPLE THE WAY
YOU WOULD WANT TO BE TREATED. TS
BUDGET PROPOSAL, WE ARE
EXPANDING THE WORK OF THE
UNIFIED CARE TEAM TO ADDRESS
TRASH CLEANUP, GRAFFITI REMOVAL,
OTHER PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENT TO E
A MORE WELCOMING SEATTLE. WE WAT
A CLEANER SEATTLE. A MORE
VIBRANT SEATTLE. MUCH OF THIS WK
THIS WORK HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN FD
BEEN FUNDED BY ONE-TIME INVESTMS
FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IN
THIS BUDGET, WE ARE MAKING THAT
FUNDING ONGOING THROUGH A $13 MN
COMMITMENT, MAKING CLEAR THAT A
CLEAN CITY HELPS US WITH THE
ROAD TO A SAFER CITY. IT BECOMES
BECOMES AN INCLUSIVE CITY. WE CT
WE CANNOT ALLOW THE LEVEL OF
SERVICE WE ARE TRYING TO SHOW, E
CANNOT LET IT LAST. IN SEEKING
THE METHOD THAT WE WILL APPROVE
HOW WE WORK WITH NEIGHBORHOODS,
THOSE EXPLAINING -- THEY WILL
TRANSITION FROM A CITYWIDE FOCUS
FOCUS TO A GEOGRAPHICALLY BASED
FOCUS. GEOGRAPHICALLY BASED
TEAM. THIS WILL ALLOW EVERY NEID
TO RECEIVE THE ATTENTION IT
DESERVES. WE WILL BUILD
RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY GRS
COMMUNITY GROUPS, ADVOCATES,
SMALL BUSINESSES, BIAS,
NEIGHBORS THAT ARE HOUSED AND
UNHOUSED WILL WORK TOGETHER. WE
WILL INCREASE STAFF CAPACITY BY
150% FOR WORKERS CONNECTING
THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
WITH A PLACE TO GO INSIDE. THE
UNIFIED CARE TEAM HAS DONE WITH
HUNDREDS OF SHELTERS THIS YEAR.
SIMPLY PUT, THIS LOCALIZED
APPROACH, WE THINK IT WILL SERVE
WILL SERVE EVERYONE BETTER.
PARTICULARLY THOSE WORK
SPRINTING HOMELESSNESS. IT WOULD
WOULD DRIVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDG
OF COMMUNITIES AND WILL IMPROVET
IMPROVE SUPPORT AND CREATE
MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN S
OF OUR UNIFIED CARE TEAM IN THE
NEIGHBORHOODS THEY SERVE. [
APPLAUSE ]
>> THESE BUDGET SPEECHES GET A
LONG, I UNDERSTAND THAT. MY
ENERGY IS GOOD. I HOPE EVERYONES
IS. YOU CAN'T JUST RESENT A
MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR BUDGET AND
DOING IN FIVE MINUTES. YOU KNOW
WHAT? IN A FEW YEARS, I WILL TRY
WILL TRY TO DO THAT. [ LAUGHTER
]
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.
WE ARE TRYING TO REDEFINE THE
CITY. PUBLIC SAFETY,
HOMELESSNESS ACTION, AND A CLEAN
A CLEAN CITY ARE CRITICAL FOR
FOSTERING THE CONDITIONS THAT AW
FOR A REVITALIZED SEATTLE. WE
HAD TO GO BEYOND THAT. WE, AS
CITY LEADERS, WE HAVE THE POWER
AND RESOURCES TO SHARE OPPORTUNS
SHARE OPPORTUNITIES AND QUITE
CANDIDLY HELP EVERY PERSON REACH
PERSON REACH THEIR POTENTIAL.
THAT IS A WONDERFUL THING TO TRY
TRY TO DO. GOOD JOBS, EDUCATIOND
FORMAL AND INFORMAL, SMALL BUSIS
SMALL BUSINESSES SUPPORT, TO A
HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT. THIS IS OUE
RESPONSIBILITY AS PUBLIC SERVIC.
PUBLIC SERVICE. IT IS OUR
RESPONSIBILITY. OUR ESSENTIAL
RESPONSIBILITY AS GOVERNMENTAL .
GOVERNMENTAL WORKERS. AS A YOUND
YOUNG KID BACK IN THE DINOSAUR
AGES, I WENT TO -- MIDDLE
SCHOOL, AS IT WAS KNOWN THEN,
AND THAT'S A WOODSHOP. I WILL
TELL YOU, I THINK I WAS PROBABLE
WORST CARPENTER IN THE SEVENTH .
SEVENTH GRADE. I COULDN'T DO VEY
MUCH, BUT I WANTED TO LEARN. I
WAS SMART ENOUGH TO MAKE SURE A
FRIEND OF MINE, KENNY, THE
TEACHER WOULD ALWAYS SAY, PARTNR
UP WITH SOMEONE. KENNY WAS
AWESOME. I GOT KENNY. I WAS ABLE
ABLE TO GET AN A IN THE CLASS BE
I WAS WITH KENNY. I WAS AWFUL. I
I TAILORED STORY TO SAY, THAT
WAS IN MY GIFT. SOME PEOPLE ARE
GOOD WITH THEIR HANDS, THEIR
MINDS, THEIR VOICES. LOTS OF
EDUCATION, FORMAL AND INFORMAL,
EVERYONE'S ABILITY TO SELF OPTI,
SELF OPTIMIZE, THAT IS THE KIND
OF WORK WE WANT TO DO AS A CITY
TO FIND EVERYONE'S SPECIAL GIFT.
SPECIAL GIFTS. THE MOST
EFFECTIVE INVESTMENTS WE CAN MAE
IS THROUGH EDUCATION. IN
ADDITION TO THE WORK TO SUPPORT
THE SEATTLE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM,
THE PROMISE PROGRAM, WE ARE
WORKING TO EXPAND CAPACITY FOR
SUPPORTING THE NEED FOR KIDS TO.
TO LEARN. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT
OF TALK ABOUT ESSENTIAL WORKERS
FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, INCG
THOSE IN THE SPEECH TODAY.
CHILDCARE WORKERS ARE NO DIFFER.
NO DIFFERENT. THEY ARE INDISPEN.
ARE INDISPENSABLE. THAT IS WHY Y
BUDGET LEVERAGES $5 MILLION IN
PAYROLL TAX REVENUES TO SUPPORT
HIGHER RETENTION, APPROXIMATELY
4600 WORKERS WHO SERVE OVER
20,000 KIDS IN SEATTLE.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THIS -- COUNCILMEMBER HAS LOG
HAS LONG CHAMPIONED. THE KIDS ME
KIDS MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE. SHE
DIFFERENCE. SHE IS
INSPIRATIONAL, TO SAY THE LEAST.
LEAST. THANK YOU AGAIN,
COUNCILMEMBER TERESA MOSQUEDA .
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> SHE IS THE BUDGET CHAIR, WE
SORT OF DO WHAT SHE SAYS.
ANYWAY! NOT IN THE NOTES. [
LAUGHTER ] IT ALSO INCLUDES $5 N
TO SUPPORT THE EARLY LEARNING C.
LEARNING CAMPUS. THAT IS IN
DISTRICT TWO! THIS EXCITING
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STATE OF WN
OF WASHINGTON, KING COUNTY, AND
MANY COMMUNITY BASED GROUPS WILL
WILL DELIVER CHILDCARE AND
EDUCATE HUNDREDS OF THIEVES THRH
THE PROGRAM. WILL TRAIN THE NEXT
GENERATION, DRIVING THE BOOST
OF OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. FOR OUR
LOCAL AND SMALL BUSINESSES,
AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF PAIN AND
PANDEMIC UNCERTAINTY, QUESTIONS
HAVE MOVED FROM LEARNING ABOUT S
AND VACCINES TO WONDERING, WHAT
IS NEXT? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE
PLYWOOD COMES DOWN? I HAVE
ALREADY TOLD YOU MY EXPERIENCES
WITH WITT. REVITALIZATION IS
MORE THAN JUST RECOVERING.
GIVING SMALL BUSINESSES THE INDL
THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL OF SUPPORTY
NEED TO BE BETTER THAN BEFORE.
THAT IS WHAT OUR BUDGET WILL
FIND. WE WILL HELP IMMIGRANT BUS
IMMIGRANT BUSINESSES. THAT IMMIT
THAT IMMIGRANT IS THIS OWNER REE
OWNER RENOVATE THE SHOP IN THE .
THE DISTRICT. WE WILL HELP
PROVIDE SPACE FOR THE RETAIL
STORE IN BALLARD. WE WILL HELP
THE LONG-TERM BUSINESS OWNER
OPEN A NEW LOCATION IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT. NEARLY $17
MILLION IN THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT
AFFORDABILITY TO DRIVE -- TO TRM
TO TRANSFORM WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT AND CREATE TO HELP
-- WITH CAREERS AND
OPPORTUNITIES. SO -- [ APPLAUS]
APPLAUSE ]
>> COUNCILMEMBER SARA NELSON'S
VOICE SAYS A SMALL BUSINESS
OWNER ALREADY HELPING OUR --
REDEFINE AND STRENGTHEN THIS PR.
THIS PROGRAM. I CAN'T WAIT TO
HEAR MORE OF THE COMMON SENSE
IDEAS AND APPROACH THAT
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON WILL NO
DOUBT TAKE TO ADVANCE THE AGENDA
AGENDA FOR LOCAL PROSPERITY. [
APPLAUSE ]
>> EVEN MORE CRITICAL THAN THE S
DELIVERED IS HOW THOSE SERVICES
ARE ACCESSED. WE CAN PROVIDE
BETTER SERVICES FOR OUR
RESIDENTS. THAT IS WHY WE ARE --
-- CITY FORM. THAT IS DESCRIBED
DESCRIBED AS A ONE-STOP PORTAL
TO MAKE IT EASIER AND FASTER FOR
FOR PEOPLE TO ACCESS THE CITY SS
AND OTHER BENEFITS. WE DID THIS
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GOOGLE.
EARLY RESULTS SHOW AN 85%
REDUCTION IN THE TIME IT TAKES.
THIS WILL SUPPORT PUTTING MORE S
ONTO THIS COMMON APPLICATION POR
APPLICATION PORTER SO MORE
RESIDENTS CAN ACCESS THEM. ACCES
BECOMES CRITICAL. INNOVATION AND
AND A FOCUS ON THE BASES. WE AND
AND THE CITY GOVERNMENT, I HAVE
SAID THIS BEFORE, AND I WILL SAY
WILL SAY IT AGAIN, WE MUST LEARN
LEARN HOW TO OPERATIONALIZE
EQUITY. TO PROTECT THE BIG TICKS
BIG TICKETS ON AN EQUITY. I WANO
SEE OUR CITY DRIVE TANGIBLE IMPS
TANGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
LIVES OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE CY
THE CITY IT WILL BE A NEW EFFORT
EFFORT TO ELEVATE PEOPLE, THE
PROGRAMS AND -- THAT ARE
ADVANCING EQUITABLE OUTCOMES FOR
OUTCOMES FOR OUR RESIDENTS
OUTSIDE THE WALLS OF CITY HALL.
AS PART OF THAT, WE ARE
CELEBRATING CITY EMPLOYEES WHO
EMBODY THIS WORK. WE WILL CALL
THIS THE MAYOR'S EQUITY AWARD.
TODAY, I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE E
FIRST RECIPIENT OF THE MAYOR'S Y
MAYOR'S EQUITY AWARD, CAN YOU
FREELY. SHE IS A SUPERVISOR OF
THE -- SHE REPRESENTS WHAT WE
ARE TRYING TO DO WHEN WE MOVE TE
NEEDLE OF EQUITY. SHE HAS USED
HER POSITION TO OUTLINE WHERE
THEY ARE, OUTSIDE THE WALLS OF
CITY HALL AND DELIVER EQUITABLE.
EQUITABLE CHANGE. SHE HAS DONE E
HARD WORK OF DIVERSIFYING THE
PROGRAM, REMOVING THE BARRIERS
THAT MANY HAD EXPERIENCED, AND
WORKING DIRECTLY WITH
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. HER
LEADERSHIP HAS MADE COMMUNITY GG
COMMUNITY GARDENING MORE INCLUSE
MORE INCLUSIVE. BY THE WAY, GARG
IS ANOTHER THING I'M NOT SO GOOD
GOOD AT. SHE MAKES PEOPLE GOOD
AT IT. SHE GIVES THEM ACCESS.
SHE HELPS EXPAND ACCESS TO
LOCALLY GROWN HEALTHY FOODS.
KENYA IS TRULY GETTING HER HANDY
HANDS DIRTY, CREATING A MORE
EQUITABLE SEATTLE. I'M GOING TO
ASK KENYA TO COME UP. I WILL GIE
HER THIS AWARD AND EMBARRASS HER
EMBARRASS HER A LITTLE BIT. [
APPLAUSE ] [ LAUGHTER ]
>> IN MY INAUGURAL ADDRESS, I
SHARED MY ENTHUSIASM FOR MAKING
SEATTLE THE HEALTHIEST CITY IN
THE COUNTRY BY CONNECTING THE
MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS WITH
HEALTHCARE SERVICES, AND USING
DATA TO TRACK THE INDICATORS
THAT ARE HEALTHY. THIS BUDGET
INTRODUCES FUNDING -- WILL
INVEST IN EXPANDING THE KING
COUNTY'S COMMUNITY WORKER
PROGRAM. 1000 OF THE MOST VULNEE
RESIDENTS WILL HAVE A DEFINED PH
TO CARE. BEING ABLE TO NAVIGATEE
COMPLICATED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. I
HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. I WANT TO
THANK EXECUTIVE CONSTANTINE WHO
WILL ANNOUNCE HIS BUDGET LATER .
DEVELOPING THE COALITION FOR THE
THE PROPOSAL. THIS WAS
YESTERDAY. TO ADVANCE VERTICAL
NEEDED BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE IN
OUR COUNTY. THE TIME IS NOW TO
BOLSTER IMPROVEMENT IN BEHAVIORH
SOLUTIONS AND IMPROVED OUTCOMESH
ADDED CAPACITY. AS WE CONTINUE
TO WATCH STATES AROUND THE COUNY
THE COUNTRY REACT TO THE SUPREME
SUPREME COURT DANGEROUS DECISIO,
DANGEROUS DECISION, WE ARE ALSO
PROVIDING A QUARTER OF $1 MILLIN
IN ONGOING SUPPORT FOR THE NORTT
ABORTION ACCESS FUND TO ENSURE T
ENSURE JUST ACCESS TO
REPRODUCTIVE CARE. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> ALL OF US, REGARDLESS OF Z.I.
CODE, WHERE WE LIVE, HOUSEHOLD
INCOME, WE DESERVE CLEAN AIR.
FRESHWATER. ACCESS TO OPEN SPAC.
OPEN SPACES. PARKS ENTRY CANOPY,
A CRITICAL PART OF THAT
EQUATION, IS PLAYING A KEY
EFFORT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST
CLIMATE CHANGE. I BELIEVE LATER
THIS AFTERNOON, THEY WILL
CONTINUE TO EVALUATE IT. I WANTO
WANT TO SEND MY DEEP GRATITUDE O
GRATITUDE TO -- ANDREW LEWIS.
HE IS MOVING HARD TO MOVE THE
PROPOSAL FORWARD, EMBRACING THE
REASONS IT WAS CREATED AND
BUILDING CONSENSUS ON A SHARED
APPROACH TO KEEPING THE PARKS C,
OPEN, SAFE, ACCESSIBLE TO ALL,
AND FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE. WEW
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS IS COMMITTED
LEWIS IS COMMITTED TO THE
MAINTENANCE NEEDED. I HAVE AN
APPRECIATION FOR THE DECISIONS
YOU ARE TRYING TO MAKE. THANK
ALL OF YOU FOR DOING THIS WORK.
I SAID IN A FEW SPEECHES, I
WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF
OUR BATHROOMS WERE OPEN. A
SIMPLE REQUEST. I WANTED TO GROW
GROW THE YOUTH ACTIVITIES IN THE
THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS. I WANT
TO LEAD WITH A FOCUS ON EQUITY,
EXPANDING QUALITY AND QUANTITY
IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS.
THAT IS WHAT SEATTLE DESERVES.
WHEN I SAY DESERVE, QUITE
FRANKLY, THAT IS WHAT SEATTLE D.
SEATTLE DEMANDS. THIS LEVEL OF
CARE IS WHAT IS NEEDED TO
DELIVER. AT THE SAME TIME, EARLY
EARLY DATA FROM OUR CANOPY, THE
TREE CANOPY INVENTORY, IT
REVEALS THAT IT HAS DECLINED
OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
THIS IS IMPORTANT IN CLIMATE CH.
CLIMATE CHANGE. MOST NOTICEABLY
IMPACTED OUR TREES IN OUR PARKS
AND NATURAL AREAS. PROTECTING
OUR TREES AND EXPANDING THE
URBAN FORCE IS ESSENTIAL. TO
INCREASE THE TREE CANOPY AND
REACH THE GOAL OF 30%, WE NEED A
A YEARS LONG PLAN AND
COMMITMENT. THAT IS WHY OUR BUDT
OUR BUDGET WILL INVEST IN A TREY
AND RESILIENCE PLAN, INCREASING
THE TREEPLANTING CAPACITY. THIS
EFFORT WILL PREPARE US FOR EVEN
A MORE AMBITIOUS TREEPLANTING GL
TREEPLANTING GOAL IN THE FUTURE,
FUTURE, ENSURING THAT COMMUNITIS
WITH THE LOWEST CANOPY COVERAGES
THE MOST SUPPORT. I KNOW, HAVING
HAVING WORKED WITH COUNCILMEMBER
ALEX PEDERSEN, HOW MUCH HE VAS
THE TREES IN THE TREE CANOPY. I
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HIM
HIM AS WE BUILT THIS PLAN
TOGETHER. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> LAST WEEK, I SIGNED IN THE FT
SET OF THE OVERSIGHT BOARD RECO,
WHICH IS BASICALLY LAYING THE FN
THE FOUNDATION FOR THE ONE
SEATTLE CLIMATE JUSTICE AGENDA.
AS PART OF THAT, WE ARE TAKING E
BOLD ACTION BY INVESTING OVER
$20 MILLION IN CREATING A CLEAN
ENERGY ECONOMY. GOOD JOBS.
WORKING ON DEVELOPING RESILIENTS
WHILE WE REDUCE POLLUTION. I
WANT TO EXPRESS MY THANKS TO
COUNCILMEMBER KSHAMA SAWANT.
THOSE WHO ADVOCATE THE SOLUTIONT
CLIMATE CHANGE. THE VOICES WERE
OFTEN NOT HEARD. WE BELIEVE THES
ARE RECEIVING INTERNATIONAL
CLAIM. WE KNOW THAT FROM THE
WORK WE ARE DOING. WE WILL MODEE
WILL MODERNIZE OUR CITY BUILDIN,
CITY BUILDINGS, CREATE
RESILIENCE OF, RESILIENT SPACESR
SPACES FOR COMMUNITIES DURING
SEVERE WEATHER LIKE SMOKE, HEAT
AND FLOODS. WE ARE OPENING UP
THE NEW GREEN ENERGY ECONOMY TO
ALL COMMUNITIES. SCHOLARSHIPS,
MORE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND
SMALL BUSINESS THE VIVID --
OPPORTUNITIES. [ APPLAUSE ] WE
ARE GOING TO INCLUDE MILLIONS TO
TO MAKE OUR BUILDINGS, SEATTLE
BUILDINGS, CLEANER. WE WILL BE G
BE CONVERTING HUNDREDS OF DIRTY
OIL HEATERS TO ELECTRIC PUMPS
AND DEVELOPING GROUNDBREAKING
CLEAN BUILDING STANDARDS. WE KNW
WE KNOW THIS IS A HUGE DRIVER OF
DRIVER OF EMISSIONS. WE NOTICE
FROM THE DATA. THIS INCLUDES
EFFORTS TO CREATE TRANSIT AND
WALKABLE AMENITIES. IT INCLUDES
INVESTMENTS IN HEAVY-DUTY FLEETN
FLEET ELECTRIFICATION, AND
CHARGING STATIONS, INCLUDING
VEHICLE SERVICE RIGHT HERE ON
CHARLES STREET. THIS IS A
WORKING STATION. IT IS AND ALWAS
AS GLAMOROUS, COOL -- WILL IT IS
IS SORT OF COOL. BUT NOT ALWAYS
AS GLAMOROUS. THE WORK THAT HAS
TO GET DONE IS NECESSARY TO KEES
ALL MOVING. THE SAME GOES FOR
THE TRANSPORTATION BUDGET,
DESPITE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. WE
ARE FOCUSED ON THE STEPS
NECESSARY TO MAKE SEATTLE A SAFE
, RELIABLE, AND AFFORDABLE PLACE
PLACE TO GET AROUND. LEADING
WITH SAFETY AND EQUITY. OUR
TRANSPORTATION BUDGET IS FOCUSED
FOCUSED ON VISION ZERO
PRIORITIES IN -- OUR GOAL TO ELE
TO ELIMINATE TRAFFIC DEATHS AND
SERIOUS INJURIES ON OUR STREETS.
STREETS. WE ARE INVESTING
BILLIONS TOWARD SAFETY INVESTMES
SAFETY INVESTMENTS ALONG THE
HIGH CRASH CORE DOORS. THIS WAS
RIGHTLY A PRIORITY OF COUNCILMER
OF COUNCILMEMBER TAMMY MORALES
IN DISTRICT TWO . THERE I SAY,
THE BEST DISTRICT IN SEATTLE,
BUT I WILL NOT SAY THAT. OKAY.
ONE SEATTLE. WHAT WAS I THINKIN?
[ LAUGHTER ] IT WAS RIGHTLY A
PRIORITY. HER ADVOCACY WOULD
THOSE WHO WALK, RIDE, AND --
THEY SHOULD BE ALLOTTED. [
APPLAUSE ] A BOLD AND VISIONARY
TRANSPORTATION PLAN ALSO
REQUIRES US TO THINK DECADES AH.
DECADES AHEAD. WHILE THEY WILL E
INVESTING OVER $1 TRILLION IN
INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS THE COUNTY
THE COUNTRY THROUGH THE
BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW,
WE ARE POSITIONING SEATTLE TO
COMPETE FOR THOSE DOLLARS. WE
ARE DOING A MAGNIFICENT JOB
WORKING WITH AND MAKING SURE WE
ARE IN LINE. AS IT IS ONCE AGAIN
THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YOU CAN HAVE ONE SEATTLE
WITHOUT WEST SEATTLE. [ APPLAUSE
APPLAUSE ]
>> WE WILL MAKE SURE OUR BRIDGE
AND BRIDGE REPAIRS RECOGNIZE HOW
HOW MUCH WE -- THAT IS WHAT WE
HAVE TO DO.
>> THIS IS HUGE. THIS WILL MOVE
US FORWARD. THIS REFLECTS THE UY
OF DOING THIS RIGHT. WE ARE
PROPOSING HIRING A TEAM OF
LEADERS DEDICATED TO THIS PROGRS
THIS PROGRESS. IT IS NOT LIKE
THERE ARE DO OVERS ON THIS KIND
OF INFRASTRUCTURE. WE HAVE TO
GET IT RIGHT. ONLY INVEST IN
SIDEWALKS, BIKE LANES, TRANSIT.
WE KNOW THAT TRANSPORTATION IS
IN ABOUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE ITS.
INFRASTRUCTURE ITSELF. IT IS ABT
WHERE THE STRUCTURE IS TAKEN US.
US. A FEW EXAMPLES, THE
IMPROVEMENTS TO SIDEWALKS AND --
WOULD THINK ABOUT THE YOUTH WHO
YOUTH WHO WILL BE ABLE TO SAFELS
TREATMENT AND SERVICES. I WANT
TO THANK DEBORA JUAREZ FOR WHY
THIS SIMPLE INVESTMENT WAS SO M.
SO MUCH-NEEDED. ON A DISTRICT
LEVEL FOCUSED. IF YOU HAVE EVER
WORKED WITH HER, YOU GET USE TOG
ORDERS ONCE IN A WHILE. [
LAUGHTER ] THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LIVE ADVOCACY. IT IS THAT KIND F
UNIQUE AND STRONG DISTRICT PRESS
DISTRICT PRESENTS THAT REALLY
GETS THESE THINGS DONE. I'M
PROUD TO SAY THAT ABOUT THE
COUNCIL I'M WORKING WITH. [
APPLAUSE ] AS WE CREATE A UNIQUD
-- WATERFRONT. WE ALSO ENVISION
THE TRIPS TO THE SEATTLE CENTER,
, A NEW MEMORIAL CENTER. A REVID
A REVIVED. SMALL BUSINESSES IN
WEST SEATTLE. WE TALK ABOUT
BUILDING ONE SEATTLE. IT IS JUSE
THE WORK HERE AT CHARLES STREET.
IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT FIXING
TRUCKS AND MAINTAINING VEHICLES,
IS ABOUT PUTTING OUR CITY
EMPLOYEES IN THE BEST POSITION
TO DO THEIR JOB, TO SERVE THEIR.
THEIR COMMUNITY. NONE OF YOUR
JOBS ARE EASY. NONE OF THEM AREY
LIKE MINE, I SHOULD SAY. OF
COURSE THEY ARE TOUGH JOBS. THAS
WHAT WE SIGN UP FOR. I
APPRECIATE IT, AS YOUR MAYOR.
THE RESIDENCE APPRECIATED. THE
FAMILIES APPRECIATED. HAVE TO
KNOW AT THE END OF THE DAY,
YOU'RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE. WHEN
WHEN I WAS A KID, I WATCHED MY
MOM AND DAD, WHO WERE CITY
EMPLOYEES, BALANCE THE HOUSEHOLD
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET RIGHT THERE AT
THE TABLE. MY MOTHER WORKED IN
FINANCE AT THE LIBRARY. SHE WASY
GOOD WITH A PEN AND A CALCULATO.
A CALCULATOR. I STAYED AND
WATCHED THEM BALANCE WHAT WE
COULD AFFORD AND WHAT WE
COULDN'T AFFORD. THAT KIND OF
FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE AND
MANAGEMENT STYLES SORT OF STAYEH
ME MY ENTIRE LIFE. WE DON'T USE
A PEN AND PAPER ANYMORE. THE
VALUES REMAIN THE SAME. WE HAD
TO PREPARE FOR TOMORROW. WE HAD
TO RECOGNIZE OUR COMMITMENT TO .
TO EQUITY. WE HAD TO BE A GOOD D
OF TAX DOLLARS. THEY ARE THE
PUBLIC DOLLARS THAT WE ARE
TRUSTED WITH. 1.6 BILLION BUDGET
BUDGET SERVES THE PEOPLE. IT
SERVES OUR 750,000 RESIDENTS IN
OUR CITY. FINALLY, OUR BUDGET
JUST ISN'T ABOUT SPREADSHEETS
AND ACCOUNTING. IT IS NOT THE
SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE. REMEMBER
ANYTHING ABOUT THIS BUDGET
SPEECH. MANY OF YOU HAVE SAT THH
MANY BUDGET SPEECHES. I KNOW I
HAVE. I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER
THAT IT IS A RECOMMITMENT TO THE
THE HIGHER VALUE OF PUBLIC SERV.
PUBLIC SERVICE. SERVING THE PEOE
OF SEATTLE. WE SAY PROUDLY AND Y
AND POWERFULLY, WE SERVE OUR
PEOPLE IN SEATTLE WITH EXCELLEN.
WITH EXCELLENCE. FOR THOSE WHO
HAVE KNOWN ME -- MILDRED HAS
KNOWN ME FOR, I DON'T KNOW.
MANY, MANY DECADES. I HAVE ALWAS
BEEN THE ETERNAL OPTIMIST. THE
WATER IS ALWAYS HALF-FULL. I
BELIEVE THE BEST DAYS IN SEATTLE
IN SEATTLE OR IN FRONT OF US. IW
THAT. I KNOW THAT FOR A FACT. I
KNOW THAT THIS VISION CAN ONLY E
REALIZED TEAMWORK OF OUR COMMUN.
OUR COMMUNITY. WE, AS PUBLIC SE,
PUBLIC SERVANTS, ALL OF US AS
PUBLIC SERVANTS, COMMUNITY
LEADERS, ELECTED LEADERS, WE
HAVE THE STANDING, THE POSITION,
POSITION, THE POWER, THE HEART,
THE INTELLECT TO INSPIRE OUR
COMMUNITY TO MOVE FORWARD. I
CERTAINLY CANNOT DO IT ALONE.
THAT IS EVEN BY DEMONSTRATING
YOUR PURPOSE, YOUR COMMITMENT TO
TO ONE SEATTLE. THIS IS A MORAL.
MORAL DOCUMENT. THERE ARE OTHER
DOCUMENTS OUT THERE THAT YOU WIL
FIND STRENGTH FROM. THERE MIGHT
BE A SONG YOU FIND STRENGTH FRO.
STRENGTH FROM. THERE MIGHT BE
SOMEONE YOU LOVE AND RESPECT TO
FIND STRENGTH FROM. HOLD ONTO
THAT. I WILL HOLD ON TO THESE BT
THESE BUDGETS IN THE MEANTIME.
TRULY BUILD ONE SEATTLE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> HEY
>> HEY! IT'S OVER! DO YOU WANT ?
WANT MORE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ LAUG