>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
THE MAY 13, 2022, REGULARLY
SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE
NEIGHBORHOODS, EDUCATION, CIVIL
RIGHTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE
WILL COME TO ORDER.
IT IS NOT:30 2 AM I AM TAMMY
MORALES, CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
VICE CHAIR?
>> THREE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU.
WE DO HAVE QUORUM AND I DO
BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER DAN
STRAUSS IS JUST JOINING US .
>> GOOD MORNING!
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
TODAY'S AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, TODAY'S
AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OPENED
THE REMOTE COMMENT PERIOD.
I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE AT LEAST
ONE PERSON SIGNED UP SO I ASK
THAT EVERYONE BE PATIENT AS WE
OPERATE THE SYSTEM.
IT REMAINS THE STRONG INTENT TO
HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT REGULARLY
INCLUDED IN OUR AGENDAS.
WE DO RESERVE THE RIGHT TO
MODIFY AT ANY POINT.
IF WE FEEL THE SYSTEM IS BEING
ABUSED.
WE HAVE UP TO 20 MINUTES. I
DON'T THINK WE WILL NEED IT ALL
AND EACH SPEAKER WILL BE
ALLOWED TWO MINUTES IN ORDER TO
COMMENT. I WILL CALL ON TWO
SPEAKERS AT A TIME IN THE ORDER
REGISTER ON THE WEBSITE.
IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED BUT
WOULD LIKE TO, YOU CAN SIGN UP
BEFORE THE END OF THE COMMENT
PERIOD BY GOING TO THE
COUNCEL'S WEBSITE AT
SEATTLE.GOV/COUNSEL.
AND THE PUBLIC COMMENT IS ALSO
POSTED IN TODAY'S AGENDA.
ONCE I CALL SPEAKERS NAMES,
STAFF WILL AND GET THE
APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE.
SPEAKERS MUST PRESS STAR SIX
BEFORE BEGINNING TO SPEAK.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND AS A
REMINDER, PUBLIC COMMENTS
SHOULD BE ANY ITEM ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
YOU WILL HEAR IT TIME WHEN YOU
HAVE 10 SECONDS OR LESS, WHEN
YOU HEAR IT TIME, PLEASE WRAP
UP YOUR COMMENTS.
IF YOU DO NOT, THE MICROPHONE
WILL BE MUTED TO ALLOW US TO
CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER.
ONCE YOU DO, WE ASK THAT YOU
DISCONNECT AND IF YOU PLAN TO
COMMITTEE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW
THIS MEETING, YOU CAN DO THAT
ON THE LISTING OPTIONS IN THE
AGENDA.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OPEN AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH
THE FIRST SPEAKER ON LIST.
AND I HAVE THAT WITH ME.
THE FIRST SPEAKER, THE ONLY
SPEAKER WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS
CHRISTINE VAUGHN.
CHRISTINE, YOU CAN PRESS STAR
SIX AND BEGAN.
>> THANK YOU.
I BELIEVE I AM UNMUTED?
>> YES, YOU ARE.
>> MY NAME IS CHRISTINE VAUGHN
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU COUNCEL
MEMBERS FOR CONSIDERING THESE
IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS, TODAY.
I AM CURRENTLY SERVING IN
POSITION TWO ON THE COMMISSION
AND I THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING
THE REAPPOINTMENT OF STEPHANIE
YOUNG AND THE CONFIRMATION TO
THE COMMISSION.
I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF SERVING
WITH STEPHANIE FOR OVER A YEAR
AND CAN VOUCH FOR HER
CONSCIENTIOUSNESS.
LESLIE IS THE REPLACEMENT FOR
COMMISSION POSITION NUMBER TWO.
FRIENDS OF THE MARKET IS
PLEASED TO NOMINATE SUCH AN
ENTHUSIASTIC AND CAPABLE
CANDIDATE.
YOUR PATIENCE WITH THE PROCESS
SPEAKS TO HER DETERMINATION AND
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THE
SUCCESSFUL CONFIRMATION OF
THESE CANDIDATES AS WELL AS THE
OTHER TWO ON THE AGENDA.
HANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
CHRISTINE.
I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER
COMMENTERS.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THERE ARE NO MORE PUBLIC
COMMENT REGISTRANTS.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR LIST OF
SPEAKERS AND SO WE WILL MOVE ON
TO THE FIRST OF ITEM ON OUR
AGENDA.
WILL THE COURT PLEASE LOOK AT
ITEM 1.
>> AGENDA ITEM 1, APPOINTMENTS
2188, MOHAMMED, DIRECTOR OF --
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I AM VERY EXCITED TO HAVE
CURRENTLY INTERIM DIRECTOR
BEFORE US HERE AND WE ARE GOING
TO HEAR FROM SENIOR DEPUTY
MAYOR MONISHA HARRELL WHO WILL
PRESENT TO THE COUNCEL.
GOOD MORNING .
>> THIS IS A REMARKABLE DAY.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER FOR ALLOWING ME
TO SPEAK AND YOUR COMMITTEE.
COUNCEL MEMBERS, IT IS MY
PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE MAYOR
HARRELL'S NOMINEE FOR PERMANENT
DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT
AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS.
THE LAST TIME HE APPEARED
BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE, IT WAS
TO PRESENT HER OFFICES 2022
WORKPLAN AND I BELIEVE IT WAS
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WHO TOLD
HER HOW HE SAID, I AM LOOKING
FORWARD TO YOUR CONFIRMATION
PROCESS. WELL, COUNCILMEMBER, I
LIKE TO DO WHATEVER I CAN OR
PARTNERSHIP AND TO MAKE YOU
HAPPY SO I AM JUST AS EXCITED
AS YOU ARE, TODAY, NOW THAT THE
DAY HAS COME.
WE HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
HEAR FROM THE INTERIM DIRECTOR
ABOUT HER EXPERIENCES AS A
FORMER REFUGEE AND ARE INTENDED
VISION FOR THE OFFICE OF
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS.
SO YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT A
SUPERSTAR MAYOR HARRELL
APPOINTED AS INTERIM DIRECTOR.
SHE BRINGS ENDLESS ENTHUSIASM,
A DEEP CONNECTION TO SEATTLE'S
MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITIES AND
HAS NO SHORTAGE OF NEW IDEAS.
WHEN SHE STARTED IN THE
POSITION JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO,
SHE WAS ALREADY PRODDING HER
COMMUNITY LISTENING TO HER
WHICH I AM SURE YOU WILL HEAR
MORE ABOUT.
AS OUR OFFICE CONSULTED WITH
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ORGANIZATIONS AND STAKEHOLDERS,
ALL KNOWINGLY SPOKE TO HER
ABILITIES BECAUSE THEY HAD
ALREADY BEEN WORKING WITH HER
FOR YEARS.
THOSE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE ONE
AMERICA, ASIAN COUNSELING AND
REFERRAL SERVICES, EL CENTRO
DENTAL ROSSA, REFUGEE WOMEN'S
ALLIANCE, NORTHWEST IMMIGRANTS
RIGHTS PROJECT, EAST AFRICAN
COMMUNITY SERVICES AND
COLLECTIVE -- EACH WAS
ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT HER
NOMINATION. IT WAS NO SURPRISE
CONSIDERING SHE HAS BEEN A
CONSISTENT COMMUNITY PICTURE AS
A FORMER EMPLOYEE AT THE
REFUGEE WOMEN'S ALLIANCE, AT
THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSWOMAN AND
AT KING COUNTY.
MAYOR HARRELL TOOK PARTICULAR
PRIDE IN THIS NOMINATION.
CONSIDERING IT WAS THE PRIMARY
SPONSOR OF THE GROUNDBREAKING
AGITATION THAT CREATED THE
OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
AFFAIRS IN 2012.
IT IS THANKS TO YOUR INVESTMENTS
, COUNCEL MEMBERS, THAT THE
OFFICE HAS EXPONENTIALLY
GROWING IN ITS SIZE SINCE ITS
ORIGIN AND WE HOPE UNDER
DIRECTOR MOHAMMED'S LEADERSHIP,
THE OFFICE WILL ONLY CONTINUE
SOARING TO NEW HEIGHTS.
WE KNOW THAT IS THE CASE.
MAYOR HARRELL AND I ARE
THANKFUL.
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND WITH
NO FURTHER ADO, I WOULD LIKE TO
TURN THINGS OVER TO DIRECTOR
MOHAMMED.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU DEPUTY MAYOR HARRELL.
THANK YOU FOR THAT WARM
INTRODUCTION.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SERVE ALONGSIDE YOU. GOOD
MORNING HONORABLE MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE OF NEIGHBORHOOD,
EDUCATION, CIVIL RIGHTS AND
CULTURE.
IT IS WITH GREAT HONOR AND
PRIVILEGE TO COME IN FRONT OF
YOU, AGAIN, AS THE INTERIM
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS.
TO SECURE APPOINTMENT TODAY, I
AM SO PROUD TO BE SERVING IN
THIS POSITION AND TO BUILD UPON
THE WORK OF THE OFFICE OF
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS.
ITS LEGACY IS TREMENDOUS.
IT IS A TREMENDOUS HONOR AND,
ALSO, A HUGE RESPONSIBILITY
THAT I TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY.
AND I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO KNOWLEDGE THE
LEADERSHIP OF MY PREDECESSOR
WHO HELPED NAVIGATE THROUGH AN
ANTI-IMMIGRANT FEDERAL
ADMINISTRATION AND MANY OTHER
CHALLENGES.
I HAVE DEEP RESPECT FOR HER AND
AM LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING
THE GOOD WORK OF THE OFFICE OF
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS.
MY DRIVE TO BE THE DIRECTOR OF
THIS OFFICE IS ROOTED IN MY
EXPERIENCE AND PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE THAT DEPUTY MAYOR
HAS ALREADY SPOKEN ON.
I CAME TO THIS COUNTRY AS A
REFUGEE FROM SOMALIA WHEN I WAS
THREE YEARS OLD.
I HAVE A PRODUCT OF SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
I WENT TO CHIEF SOUTH HIGH
SCHOOL.
I TAKE SO MUCH PRIDE IN BEING A
MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY.
AS YOU HAVE HEARD BEFORE
JOINING THE CITY OF SEATTLE, I
HAVE SPENT MANY YEARS AND
DEDICATE MY LIFE TO PUBLIC
SERVICE, SERVING AS A POLICY
ADVISOR FOR KING COUNTY WHERE I
ADVISED ON THE $12 BILLION 2020
BUDGET, FINISHED INITIATIVES
THAT INVESTED MILLIONS INTO OUR
SMALL BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS AND COVID-19
RESPONSE.
I HAVE WITNESSED THE IMPACT OF
DECISIONS MADE BY GOVERNMENT. I
UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF OUR
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
COMMUNITIES AND HAVE A STRONG
DESIRE TO LEAD A DEPARTMENT
THAT IS FOCUSED ON PROVIDING
ESSENTIAL SERVICES. BOTH MY
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL LIFE
LIVED EXPERIENCES HAS TAUGHT ME
VERY CLOSELY TO THIS OFFICE.
IT WAS NEARLY A DECADE AGO WHEN
I WAS ONE OF THE MANY COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WHO ADVOCATED FOR THE
FORMATION OF THIS OFFICE. I
REMEMBER EVEN IN 2014, SERVING
ON IMMIGRANT VOTING TASK FORCE
AND HELPING PRODUCE A REPORT
AND ANALYZED AND ADDRESSED THE
CIVIC POLITICAL ISSUES THAT
IMMIGRANT AMENITIES BASED. I
HELPED PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR IMPROVING OUR VOTING
INFRASTRUCTURES AND MAKING SURE
THAT OUR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
COMMUNITIES HAVE ACCESS TO OUR
POLITICAL PROCESS, THAT THEY
UNDERSTAND HOW POLICIES ARE
MADE, THAT THEY KNOW WHO THEIR
COUNCILMEMBERS ARE.
SO HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CONTINUE THAT IS JUST SO
EXCITING FOR ME.
AND I HAVE SIX PRIORITY AREAS,
THIS YEAR.
ONE OF THEM BEING REGIONAL AND
ACROSS DEPARTMENTAL LIBERATION.
A HEALTHY SEATTLE INITIATIVE
AND INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC RECOVERY
ASSURING THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS
ARE CONNECTED TO WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND
ALSO ASSURING SEATTLE CONTINUES
TO WELCOME OUR IMMIGRANT AND
REFUGEE COMMUNITIES. EXTENDING
SAFETY AND EXCESSES FOUR HOURS
REFUGEE COMMUNITIES AND BUILDING
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP IS ALL
TOP PRIORITY AREAS FOR ME.
I HAVE MET IN THE SHORT PERIOD
OF TIME, I HAVE ALREADY MET
WITH DOZENS OF COMMUNITY
LEADERS.
I HAVE CONDUCTED NEED ASSESSMENT
FOREVER PROGRAM AND HAVE BEEN
TALKING TO OUR PROGRAM ATTENDEES
ON MOST PRESSING COMMUNITY
PROBLEMS.
I HAVE LED OUR OFFICE IN
RESPONDING TO THE REVOLVING
AFGHAN AND UKRAINIAN REFUGEE
CRISIS THROUGH VISUAL
PARTNERSHIPS AND HAVE BROUGHT
MY LONG-STANDING RELATIONSHIP
WITH LEADERS AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL, LOCAL LEVEL AND EVEN AT
THE STATE LEVEL TO ENSURE THAT
OUR OFFICE WILL WORK TOGETHER
TO ADDRESS SOME OF OUR REGION'S
MOST PRESSING ISSUES. IT WOULD
BE AN HONOR TO CONTINUE TO LEAD
THIS OFFICE AND I THANK YOU FOR
THIS TIME, TODAY.
THANK YOU, CHAIR AND
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
COUNCILMEMBER DAN STRAUSS,
COUNCILMEMBER SARA NELSON AND
ANDREW WHO HAS GIVEN ME THIS
TIME TO PRESENT TO YOU ALL AND
I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND DEPUTY MAYOR HARRELL, I AM
THRILLED TO HAVE YOU HERE IN
COMMITTEE. YOU ARE WELL-KNOWN
IN OUR CITY BECAUSE OF YOUR
WORK ETHIC, AND YOUR COMMITMENT
TO SERVING, YOUR CONNECTIONS
AND EFFICACY, LONG-STANDING
ADVOCACY FOR OUR IMMIGRANT
POPULATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO I AM THRILLED TO HAVE YOU IN
FRONT OF US FOR CONSIDERATION.
YOU WERE KIND ENOUGH TO ANSWER,
I THINK, OVER A DOZEN QUESTIONS
THAT OUR COUNCILMEMBERS
SUBMITTED TO YOU.
I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW
THINGS THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT IN
YOUR ANSWERING TO THOSE
QUESTIONS BUT I DO WANT TO
ANSWER IT UP TO MY COLLEAGUES
AND SEE IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE
TO MAKE SOME REMARKS OR HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR
MOHAMMED.
NOT YET?
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> SO, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF
A ONE-ON-ONE MEETING WITH THE
INTERIM DIRECTOR AND SHE
ANSWERED MANY OF MY QUESTIONS
ABOUT PRIORITIES. IN
PARTICULAR, THE IMMIGRANT
FAMILY PROGRAM.
SO I AM ALIGNED, OF COURSE, WITH
THE PRIORITIES THAT WERE
PRESENTED IN THE PROGRAMS LAST
TIME BUT I ALSO WANTED TO SAY
THAT I HAVE BEEN YOU OUT IN
COMMUNITY AT NUMEROUS EVENTS
AND IT IS OVER THE COURSE OF
THOSE MORE INFORMAL
CONVERSATIONS THAT YOUR
COMMITMENT HAS REALLY SHOWN
THROUGH AND YOUR BREATH OF
KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ALL THINGS
IMPACTING THIS COMMUNITY AND,
ALSO, WAYS IN WHICH YOUR
PERSPECTIVE CAN AID SEATTLE IN
OUR POLICIES.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY I AM
EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROCESS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
EXCUSE ME.
AGAIN, I AM THRILLED TO HAVE
YOU BEFORE US.
I WONDER IF YOU COULD TALK JUST
A LITTLE BIT.
YOU MENTIONED TWO THINGS THAT
YOU ARE PLANNING TO DO THAT ARE
KIND OF SETTING THE COURSE FOR
THE DEPARTMENT.
YOU MENTIONED CREATING A
STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE
DEPARTMENT AND QUARTERLY
REPORTING ON THE RS JI WORK
THAT YOUR OFFICE IS DOING. I
WONDER IF YOU CAN TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT HOW THOSE PROCESSES
WILL BE SET UP WITH FOLKS IN
YOUR DEPARTMENT.
>> YEAH. I CAN START WITH THE
STRATEGIC PLAN. THANK YOU FOR
THAT QUESTION. YOU KNOW, I HAVE
SO MANY PRIORITY AREAS, SIX
PRIORITY AREAS THAT I HAVE
REALLY OUTLINED.
IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
HAVE A STRATEGIC PLAN THAT IS
LIKE OUR NORTH STAR.
ESPECIALLY FOR AN OFFICE LIKE I
WAS, AND IMMIGRANT REFUGEE
OFFICE THAT IS OFTEN DEALING
WITH EMERGING ISSUES.
AS SOON AS I WALKED INTO THE
OFFICE, A WEEK OR TWO LATER,
THE UKRAINIAN CRISIS HAPPENED
AND OFTEN WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT
WE SHIFT OUR FOCUS OVER TO THAT
ONE ISSUE.
BY HAVING A STRATEGIC PLAN,
THAT GUIDES US AND SETS
FOUNDATION FOR THE OFFICE. I AM
HOPING TO DO THAT IN
COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY,
IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR
COUNCILMEMBERS AND THEY ARE.
TO BE ABLE TO SET SOME GOALS
AND PRIORITY AREAS THAT DRIVE
OUR WORK. WHETHER WE ARE
FIGHTING TO EMERGING NEEDS OR
NOT, IT WILL BE OUR NORTH STAR.
HOLDING THOSE SESSIONS WILL
INFORM A STRATEGIC PLAN AS WELL
AS BEING ABLE TO ALSO LOOK AT
THE CITY HALL.
IMMIGRANT REFUGEE ISSUES IS NOT
AN ISSUE THAT SITS IN ONE
PARTICULAR OFFICE.
IT DOESN'T COME THROUGH THE
SILOS OF THE CITY DEPARTMENTS.
WE HAVE TO LOOK AT PARTNERSHIPS
WITH OUR OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT WITH LABOR, LABOR
STANDARDS OFTEN ARE
ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENTS AND
ENSURING WHEN WE ARE PUTTING
THE STRATEGIC PLAN TOGETHER,
THAT IT IS ALSO IN
COLLABORATION WITH THOSE
DEPARTMENTS AND THAT WE ANALYZE
OTHER PROGRAMS ACROSS THE CITY
TO BE ABLE TO HELP ALSO THE
CITY OF SEATTLE RESPOND TO THE
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE NEEDS AND
I HOPE THAT STRATEGIC LAND WILL
ALSO SERVE WILL FOR NOT ONLY
OUR OFFICE BUT OTHER
DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY.
IN REGARDS TO OUR RS JI
INITIATIVE, THE ONLY BLACK
IMMIGRANT IN MY OFFICE, I DO
BRING A UNIQUE, LIVED
EXPERIENCE TO THE DEPARTMENT.
I BELIEVE THE CITY MUST,
OBVIOUSLY, FOCUS ON BUILDING
LEADERSHIP AND COLLECTIVE POWER
IN BOTH OUR BLACK COMMUNITY AND
OUR COMMUNITY TO INFLUENCE
PUBLIC POLICY, DRIVE THINGS
LIKE SOCIAL CHANGE.
SO WHAT I AM HOPING TO DO IS
ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A PRO
EQUITY LENS EMBEDDED IN ALL OF
OUR PROGRAMMING AND MAKING SURE
THAT OUR RS JI INITIATIVE
PRIORITIES ARE REALLY BIG INTO
EACH ONE OF OUR PRIORITY AREAS.
AND I HOPE TO DO THAT IN A WAY
THAT WE EVALUATE OUR PROGRAMS
IN OUR OFFICE, THAT WE SET PRO
EQUITY POLICY AGENDAS, ENSURING
THAT OUR STAFF MEMBERS HAVE THE
APPROPRIATE TRAININGS THAT THEY
NEED.
WE ARE PROCREATING WITH EACH
OTHER IN OUR OFFICE AND WITH
OUR OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS,
THERE IS ALREADY GREAT WORK
THAT THE OFFICE IS DOING AROUND
THAT AND SO I AM GOING TO MAKE
A PRIORITY TO ENSURE THAT OUR
BLACK IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES ARE
REALLY FRONT AND CENTER IN OUR
POLICY DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL.
>> THAT IS GREAT AND ONE OF THE
THINGS YOU RESPONDED IN THE
QUESTIONNAIRE WAS ABOUT THIS
NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE
ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED IN EVERY
DEPARTMENT, AS YOU SAID.
WE CANNOT STAY SILOED AND THINK
THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE MOVING
FORWARD AND CREATING BETTER
OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE AND SORT OF
TELLING AN INDICATOR OF THAT
FOR ME WAS YOUR CONNECTION TO
THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY
AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND REALLY
BEING ABLE TO LOOK AT THE
DISPARATE IMPACTS ON OUR
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
POPULATIONS WHO ARE MOSTLY IN
SOUTH SEATTLE.
AND THE IMPACT OF AIR POLLUTION
, HIGHWAYS, THE PORT.
THE AIRPORT, ALL OF THE ISSUES
THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO OUR
ECONOMY BUT TO HAVE POOR
OUTCOMES IN TERMS OF THE HELP
OF SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS SO IT
IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO WORK
TOGETHER, TO ADDRESS THOSE
ISSUES, TO MITIGATE WHAT WE CAN
AND TO MAKE SURE THE HEALTH
OUTCOMES THAT OUR COMMUNITIES
ARE DEALING WITH ARE IMPROVED.
SO I JUST APPRECIATE THAT
PARTICULAR ISSUE THAT YOU RAISED
AND AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW WE
NEED TO BE THINKING DIFFERENTLY
ACROSS THE DEPARTMENTS.
THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO ASK
YOU ABOUT, YOU MENTIONED AND
DEPUTY MAYOR HARRELL MENTIONED
THE SMALL BUSINESS DISTRICTS,
THE LISTENING TOURS AND YOU
WERE TALKING ABOUT,
PARTICULARLY, THE IMMIGRANT
OWNED BUSINESSES AND CITY AND
HOW WE CAN BETTER SUPPORT THEM.
DO YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS
YOU MIGHT WANT TO SHARE ABOUT
HOW WE CAN DO THAT BETTER?
>> YEAH.
WE WERE JUST ON A TOUR TOGETHER
, TAKING A LOOK AT THE LITTLE
SAIGON COMMUNITY.
AND THE WAYS THAT THEY HAVE
BEEN IMPACTED BY THIS PANDEMIC.
YOU KNOW, THIS PANDEMIC HAS HIT
OUR SMALL BUSINESSES
COMMUNITIES REALLY HARD.
AND EVEN HARDER FOR SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS WHO ARE LIMITED
ENGLISH SPEAKERS WHO OFTEN
STRUGGLE WITH BEING ABLE TO
HAVE ACCESS TO FINDINGS, GRANT
APPLICATIONS, FILLING OUT THOSE
GRANT APPLICATIONS.
SO MANY OF THEM DO NOT RECEIVE
FUNDING DURING THE FEDERAL
DOLLARS THAT CAME FROM THE
ECONOMIC RECOVERY PACKAGES.
AND IT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT OUR
OFFICE IS THINKING ABOUT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT.
SO I HAVE BEEN REACHING OUT TO
MARKHAM, INTERIM DIRECTOR, AND
TALKING TO HIM ABOUT WAYS FOR
OUR OFFICES TO COLLABORATE.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE
POSSIBILITY OF A SHARED
POSITION, HAVING -- THIS HAS
NOT BEEN PUT IN PLACE THAT WE
HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT. IT IS
JUST AN IDEA, RIGHT?
I THINK DEPUTY MAYOR HARRELL
SAID EARLIER, I AM NOT SHORT OF
IDEAS.
ONE OF THE IDEAS IS BEING ABLE
TO THINK ABOUT WAYS OUR TEAMS
CAN COLLABORATE OR EVEN HAVING
SHARED POSITIONS WHERE WE HAVE
POLICY ADVISORS WHO REALLY
BRING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
LENS ON CAN ALSO BRING REFUGEE
NEEDS, INCORPORATING THINGS
LIKE LANGUAGE ACCESS INTO OUR
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND
REACHING OUT TO THOSE SMALL
BUSINESSES WHO ARE LIMITED
ENGLISH SPEAKERS AND MAY NOT
KNOW ABOUT THE RESOURCES THAT
ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM.
FOR THEM TO KEEP THEIR DOORS
OPEN AND CONTINUE TO SERVE, WE
HAVE TO BE INTENTIONAL AND
BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH THEM
. THE WAY I SEE DOING THAT IS
REALLY WORKING IN COLLABORATION
WITH THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT SO I INTEND TO DO
THAT INTENTIONALLY.
AS PART OF THE TOURS, I WOULD
LIKE TO HOLD A LISTENING
SESSION WITH THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS HERE
DIRECTLY FROM IMMIGRANT OWNED
BUSINESSES ALL ACROSS OUR CITY
OF SEATTLE.
>> COLLEAGUES, AND THE OTHER
QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR MOHAMMED?
I AM NOT SEEING ANY.
I WANT TO THANK YOU BOTH FOR
BEING WITH US.
JUST FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC,
THE PROCESSES THAT WE ARE
HAVING THIS MEETING FOR THE
PURPOSE OF DISCUSSION AND THEN
AT MY NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING ON
MAY 27, WE WILL ACTUALLY TAKE
THE VOTES. IF THERE IS NOTHING
ELSE, I APPRECIATE YOU BOTH
BEING HERE.
YOU SO MUCH.
LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR NEXT
MEETING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING
US BOTH HERE, TODAY.
I COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED
ABOUT DIRECTOR MOHAMMED'S
COMPLETE PROCESS.
I THINK YOU HAVE SEEN THAT NOT
ONLY WILL SHE BE AN ASSET BUT
SHE WILL BE A REAL ASSET TO
BREAK DOWN SILOS BETWEEN
DEPARTMENTS AND COMMUNITIES TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE SERVING OUR
COMMUNITIES MORE HOLISTICALLY
SO.
TAKE YOU SO MUCH AND IT IS AN
HONOR TO BE HERE
>> DEVON, WILL YOU PLEASE READ
ITEM NUMBER TWO INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER TWO.
APPT 02189 ATTACHMENTS:
APPOINTMENT PACKET BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE
(5 MINUTES) PRESENTER: MINH
CHAU LE, DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS CLICK HERE FOR
ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION AND
TO REQUEST ACCOMMODATIONS.
>> ARE YOU WITH US?
HERE WE GO.
>> YES, I AM.
TAKE YOU VERY MUCH.
AND OTHER COLLEAGUES FOR TAKING
THE TIME TO HEAR COMMISSION
NOMINEES AMONG YOUR MANY OTHER
PRIORITIES THAT YOU FACE.
AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS, I AM THE STAFF
COORDINATOR THAT SUPPORTS THE
HISTORICAL COMMISSION AND I
WILL GIVE YOU SOME BRIEF
BACKGROUND ABOUT THE COMMISSION
AND ITS WORK AS WELL AS A BRIEF
INTRODUCTION TO THE CANDIDATE,
LESLIE BUCHER.
THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION WAS
ESTABLISHED IN 1971, THE SAME
TIME THAT THE PIPE LACE MARKET
WAS ESTABLISHED AS A FORM
PROTECTED ENTITY IN OUR
MUNICIPAL CODES WITH A
PRESERVATION PERSPECTIVE.
THE COMMISSION CONSISTS OF 12
MEMBERS WHEN FULLY POPULATED
AND THEIR ROLE IS TO MAKE
REGULATORY DECISIONS ABOUT A
RANGE OF ACTIVITIES IN THE PIKE
PLACE MARKET HISTORICAL
DISTRICT INCLUDING ALTERATIONS
TO PHYSICAL EXTERIOR AND
INTERIOR OF BUILDINGS AND SHOPS
. RIGHT-OF-WAY WORK AND CHANGES
. THE 12 MEMBER COMMITTEE
REPRESENTS A RANGE OF DIFFERENT
MARKET PERSPECTIVES AND
STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING FRIENDS
OF THE MARKET NOMINEES OF WHICH
LESLIE BUCHER IS ONE.
MERCHANTS, PEOPLE WHO LIVE
WITHIN THE DISTRICT, ARCHITECTS
, PROPERTY OWNERS, TWO
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE ALLIED
ARTS ORGANIZATION IN ONE [
INDISCERNIBLE ] MEMBER.
APPARENTLY, THERE ARE FOUR
VACANCIES ON THE POSITION.
IF WE ARE SUCCESSFUL IN FILLING
THE TWO THAT ARE BEING
REVIEWED, TODAY, WE VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND IN
CONSIDERING DENOMINATIONS, I
LOOK FORWARD TO A PUSH TOWARDS
RECRUITMENT IMMEDIATELY AFTER
TO FULLY POPULATE AND
STRENGTHEN THE COMMISSION AT
THIS TIME WHEN THE MARKET IS
EMERGING FROM SOME CHALLENGING
CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE
COMMISSION SEEKS TO PLAY A
SUPPORTIVE AND PARTNERSHIP ROLE
IN THAT RECOVERY.
A FEW QUICK WORDS ABOUT LESLIE
BUCHER.
BEFORE SHE SHARES A FEW WORDS
ON HER BEHALF.
AGAIN, SHE IS A REPRESENTATIVE
FROM THE FRENCH MARKET
ORGANIZATION, A LONGTIME
ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION FOR THE
MARKET.
THIS WOULD BE POSITION NUMBER
TWO, SERVING UNTIL THE END OF
DECEMBER 2023 AND WE ARE SO
EXCITED ABOUT LESLIE WHO BRINGS
AN EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND IN THE
ARTS, PUBLIC EVENT MANAGEMENT.
ARTS PUBLIC EVENT MANAGEMENT
AND MARKETING. SO THOSE ARE
GOING TO BE REALLY CLINICAL
SKILLS AS THE MARKET EMERGES
FROM THIS PANDEMIC WITH WHAT
LOOKS TO BE RENEWED OPPORTUNITY
FOR INNOVATION AMONG BUSINESSES
. SO WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO
HAVE THOSE SKILLS TO SUPPORT.
LESLIE ALSO BRINGS SOME VERY
PRACTICAL REAL LIFE EXPERIENCE.
THE CONFLUENCE OF PRESERVATION
IN DENSE URBAN SETTINGS.
A LONGTIME ACTIVE MEMBER WHERE
SHE LIVES IN THE HEART OF
DOWNTOWN. SO, WITH THAT, MAY I
HANDED OVER TO THE CANDIDATES?
THANK YOU.
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT
INTRODUCTION.
I WANT TO START BY RECOGNIZING
AND HOSTING WE HEARD FROM
EARLIER TODAY.
HER EFFORTS HAVE HELPED TO
ENSURE THAT THE MISSION OF THE
COMMISSION HAS BOTH BEEN MET
BEFORE AND DURING THE PANDEMIC
AND SHE HAS ALSO HELPED TO FIND
SUITABLE CANDIDATES TO POSITION
SUCH AS MYSELF.
THANK YOU.
I AM A 14 YEAR RESIDENT
CURRENTLY RESIDING TWO BLOCKS
FROM PIKE PLACE MARKET.
I AM A DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN
THE ADVERTISING INDUSTRY,
FRIENDS AT THE MARKET, CRISIS
TAX ON MY OWN HOMEOWNERS
ASSOCIATION WHERE I WORK TO
PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN THE 110-
YEAR-OLD HISTORIC LANDMARK
WHERE I LIVE.
SO I'M VERY EXCITED FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COMBINE MY
PROFESSIONAL DESIGN BACKGROUND
AND MY VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES
WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO HELP
PRESERVE THIS TREASURE THAT I
VALUE SO DEARLY.
PIKE PLACE MARKET.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, LESLIE.
I THINK PEOPLE FORGET THAT
THERE ARE ALSO VERY IMPORTANT
SERVICES AT PIKE PLACE MARKET.
THANK YOU FOR THAT WORK THAT
YOU DO.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS FOR
LESLIE?
OKAY.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND SPEAK WITH
STEPHANIE AND THEN WE WILL VOTE
ON BOTH OF THESE, TOGETHER.
DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT STEPHANIE?
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY.
WHILE STEPHANIE IS COMING ON
AND PREPARING HERSELF, IT WOULD
BE GREAT TO SHARE SOME OF MY
OBSERVATIONS.
STEPHANIE STARTED AS A NEW
COMMISSIONER DURING THE
PANDEMIC.
JUMPED FEETFIRST RIGHT IN IN A
VERY CHALLENGING TIME. THE
COMMISSION ITSELF INTO THE
GOVERNMENT AND DEPARTMENTS OF
NEIGHBORHOODS NAVIGATING AND
SHE DID SO, SO ABLY AND
SKILLFULLY AND GAINED THE
RESPECT OF HER PEERS.
IN HER FIRST YEAR, SHE WAS
NOMINATED TO BECOME THE VICE
CHAIR WHICH I FEEL IS VERY
EXTRAORDINARY AND SPEAKS TO
JUST HOW QUICKLY SHE CAUGHT ON
TO EVERYTHING. ESPECIALLY IN
THE CHALLENGING CONTEXT OF THE
PANDEMIC. SHE DECLINED, AT THAT
TIME, WHICH IS A DECISION WE
RESPECT THAT AS OF LAST WEEK
WAS APPOINTED TO BE THE CHAIR
OF THE YOUTH REVIEW.
THAT EVALUATES ALL INCOMING
BUSINESSES AND CHANGES. SO THAT
JUST REALLY SPEAKS TO STEPHANIE
'S APTITUDE AND SKILLS AND
RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND THE
RESPECT THAT SHE HAS QUICKLY
GARNERED AMONG HER PEERS IN THE
COMMUNITY.
AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT
STEPHANIE BRINGS AN EXTENSIVE
BUSINESS BACKGROUND.
SO I FEEL THAT THAT WILL BE A
VERY VALUABLE ASSET TO THE
COMMISSION.
AND REALLY CRITICAL IN HELPING
MAKE THE DECISIONS BASED ON
BALANCING THE NEEDS OF THE MANY
DIFFERENT INTERESTS AND
STAKEHOLDERS IN THE MARKET.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
STEPHANIE, DO YOU HAVE COMMENTS
YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE?
>> I HESITATE TO SAY ANYTHING.
EVERYONE HAS SAID SUCH NICE
THINGS ABOUT ME. I
HAVE BEEN A LONGTIME SEATTLE
RESIDENT, OVER 30 YEARS.
THE PIPE PLACE MARKET, IT IS IN
THE PAST.
I WAS PREVIOUSLY PART OF THE
BOARD WHICH I JOINED IN ORDER
TO LEARN MORE. SO, IT IS AN
IMPORTANT HISTORICAL AND
ECONOMIC RESOURCE FOR NOT ONLY
SEATTLE BUT THE ENTIRE REGION.
THE NUMBER ONE VISITED PLACE
THAT PEOPLE LIKE TO SEE.
I HAVE TRAINED AND LED TOURS AT
THE MARKET FROM AN ART AND
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE SO THAT
OTHER PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND
WHAT HAS LED UP TO THIS
PRECIOUS RESOURCE THAT WE NOW
HAVE AND AS MENTIONED, I JOINED
RIGHT WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT AND
NOW I LOOK FORWARD TO HELPING
IT THRIVE.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO BE CONSIDERED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I DO THINK THAT EVEN BEFORE THE
PANDEMIC, THE MARKET WAS SUCH
AN IMPORTANT PLACE FOR OUR
SMALL BUSINESSES, FOR
ENTREPRENEURS, FOR FARMERS, FOR
CRAFTSPEOPLE.
ARTISTS, IT REALLY IS A
BEAUTIFUL CULTURAL SPACE AND AN
IMPORTANT ECONOMIC SPACE, AS
WELL.
THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP TO
HELP MAKE SURE THAT THE
BUSINESS SIDE OF WHAT IS GOING
ON THERE IS ALSO PROTECTED AND
CONSIDERED THE SUSTAINABILITY
OF ALL THAT IS CONSIDERED.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS FOR STEPHANIE?
OKAY.
SO, DEVON, IF I COULD ASK YOU
TO ALSO READ ITEM NUMBER THREE
INTO THE RECORD BECAUSE I DON'T
THAT WE HAVE DONE THAT YET AND
WE WILL VOTE ON BOTH
APPOINTMENTS AT THE SAME TIME.
>> AGENDA APPT 02190 ITEM
NUMBER THREE REAPPOINTMENT OF
STEPHANIE YOUNG. FOR BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION AND A POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSION.
COLLEAGUES, I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF
02190 AND APPOINTMENT 2189.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> AYE. THREE IN FAVOR.
>> FOUR?
>> FOUR IN FAVOR.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TRAN14
THAT THE COUNCEL APPROVED THE
APPOINTMENT WILL BE SET FOR THE
MAY 24 CITY COUNCEL MEETINGS.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO JOIN . YOU
ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE THERE SO
I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE THE
COMMUNITY AND LOOK FORWARD TO
YOUR WORK.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE.
>> WILL YOU PLEASE READ ITEM
NUMBER FOUR INTO THE RECORD?
>> ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
APPT 02107 ATTACHMENTS:
APPOINTMENT PACKET BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE
(5 MINUTES) PRESENTER:
COUNCILMEMBER TAMMY MORALES E.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS IS A REAPPOINTMENT AND MR.
NEIL IS NOT PRESENT.
I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT.
I DO NOT SEE HIM. I DO THINK IT
IS IMPORTANT JUST TO SAY A FEW
WORDS ABOUT WHAT THE PDA IS.
SO I'M GOING TO DO THAT BRIEFLY
ND THAT I WILL SAY A FEW WORDS
AND WE CAN VOTE ON HIM.
THE PIKE MARKET PRESENTATION
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IS A
NONPROFIT PUBLIC CORPORATION.
WE HAVE A FEW OF THEM HERE IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
THIS ONE WAS CHARTERED IN 1973
TO MANAGE THE PROPERTIES IN THE
9 ACRE MARKET HISTORIC
DISTRICT.
THE PDAS RESPONSIBLE FOR
PRESERVING, REHABILITATING AND
PROTECTING MARKET BUILDINGS,
INCREASING FARM AND FOOD RETAIL
OPERATIONS IN THE MARKET.
I COULD GO ON ABOUT OUR FOOD
SYSTEM AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS
TO PROTECT OUR LOCAL FARMERS
BUT I WON'T DO THAT RIGHT NOW.
AND SUPPORTING SMALL AND
MARGINAL BUSINESSES AND
PROVIDING SERVICES FOR LOW
INCOME FAMILIES.
PDA ACTIVITIES ARE GOVERNED BY
A 12 MEMBER COUNCEL.
AND OF THE 12 MEMBERS, FOUR ARE
APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR. FOUR
ARE ELECTED BY THE PIKE PLACE
MARKET AND GOVERNING COUNCEL.
THIS COUNCEL WORKS IS THE
OVERSIGHT BOARD AND PROVIDES
GUIDANCE THROUGH MONTHLY
COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND APPROVAL
BY RESOLUTION OF POLICIES, THE
PDA ANNUAL BUDGET, ET CETERA SO
THIS COUNCEL IN ESSENCE ASKED
TO PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF
THE MARKET.
MR. NEIL , AS I SAID, IS BEING
REAPPOINTED. REAPPOINTED BY THE
GOVERNING COUNCEL, ITSELF . HE
IS PRINCIPAL OF SIX AGE
CONSULTING, A MARKETING AND
BRAND CONSULTING THAT HE
CREATED IN 2001.
THE FIRM HELPS ORGANIZATIONS
BUILD RICHER AND STRONGER
RELATIONSHIPS WITH CUSTOMERS
AND ITS WORK INCLUDE STRATEGIC
PLANNING, MARKET ANALYSIS,
PERMIT DEVELOPMENT AND
COMMUNICATIONS PLANNING SO HE IS
OR HAS CONSULTED WITH THE GATES
FOUNDATION, THE PIKE MARKET
FOUNDATION, SEATTLE PARKS
FOUNDATION, MUSEUM.
HE IS A GRADUATE OF LEADERSHIP
TOMORROW OF THE NORTHWEST AIDS
FOUNDATION SO HE IS BEING
REAPPOINTED BY THE GOVERNING
COUNCEL . AND I AM RECOMMENDING
MOVING THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF
APPOINTMENT 02107. IS THERE A
SECOND?
CAN I GET A SECOND?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
COLLEAGUES, ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
OKAY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES!
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MIRELES?
FOUR IN FAVOR.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION WILL
BE SET FOR THE MAY 24 CITY
COUNCEL MEETING . WE HAVE
WORKED OUR WAY THROUGH THE
AGENDA.
THAT WAS SPEEDY.
BEFORE CONCLUDING, I DO WANT TO
GET CALLINGS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
SHARE ANY FINAL THOUGHTS.
IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE?
OKAY.
IN THAT CASE, THIS CONCLUDES
THE MAY 13 2022 MEETING OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD'S EDUCATION, CIVIL
RIGHTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE.
OUR NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED
FOR MAY 27 AT 9:30.
THANK YOU FOR COMING.
IT IS 10:12 AND WE ARE
ADJOURNED.
THANKS, EVERYBODY.