>>> WE ARE BACK, EVERYBODY.
TODAY IS THURSDAY, OCTOBER
12th, 2023. I AM TERESA
MOSQUEDA, CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE. THE TIME IS 2: 01
P.M. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
YOU ARE ON MUTE, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> HERE. SORRY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS ?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON WE
COUNCILMEMBER ALEX PEDERSEN?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ?
CHAIR MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> SIX PRESENT.
>> I DO SEE COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON'S TILE.
>> PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON. SO, WE TOOK A SHORT
RECESS MIDWAY THROUGH OUR
PRESENTATION. I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK HSD AND THE TEAM FROM
CENTRAL STAFF FOR LETTING US
TAKE A PAUSE. OUR RECESS WILL
END AND WE WILL RECONVENE,
INTO SLIDE 10. THANK YOU FOR
TEEING THAT UP FOR US. WE HAVE
TWO OTHER ITEMS, AFTER WE GET
TO HSD. THAT INCLUDES AN
OVERVIEW OF THE ARTS
INVESTMENT, AND THE FINAL ITEM
FOR OUR AGENDA IS ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT. LET'S CONTINUE
WITH ITEM NUMBER TWO, SLIDE
NUMBER 10, AS WE LOOK AT
FUNDING FOR GUY, DIVERGING
PROGRAMS. THIS IS THE LAST
SLIDE THAT WE LOOKED AT, PRIOR
TO RECESS, IN TERMS OF WHAT
WOULD BE PROVIDED. I WILL LET
CENTRAL STAFF GO THROUGH THIS.
BUT I DO WANT TO PUT INTO
CONTEXT SOME OF THE CONCERNS
THAT I AND OTHERS HAVE RAISED
THAT WAS ONE WEEK PRIOR TO
RECEIVING THE BUDGET. WE HAD
NOTED AND TOUTED A HANDFUL OF
NEW INVESTMENTS, RELATED TO
STRATEGIES THAT WOULD BE
CLEAR, WE HAVE NO INDICATION
OF WHAT THE OPERATING COSTS
WILL BE, WHAT THE DOLLAR
AMOUNT WILL BE WITHIN THOSE
FACILITIES AND ENSURING THAT WE
HAVE A ROBUST ARRAY, THAT IS
ALSO A CONCERN, HAVING THE
ANSWERS, PRIOR TO PASSING THE
LEGISLATION WAS ONE OF THE
CONCERNS THAT I RAISED AT THE
TIME. THERE ARE STILL A HANDFUL
OF QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT TYPES
OF QUESTIONS WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT. AND NOW, WE ARE GOING
TO TALK ABOUT FUNDING FOR
DIVERGENT PROGRAMS. AND WHAT
APPEARS TO BE THE INDICATION,
AT LEAST, FROM THE STAKEHOLDERS
THAT WE TALKED TO, THIS WAS
CONFIRMED IN THE CBO
PRESENTATION, THERE IS NO NEW
ENHANCED FUNDING, IT MIGHT BE
A CONTINUATION OF THE
DIVERGENT PROGRAMS, PLUS
INFLATION, BUT THERE IS NO
SIGNIFICANT NEW INVESTMENT TO
CORRESPOND WITH THE LEGISLATION
THAT WE JUST SAW ONE WEEK PRIOR
TO THE BUDGET THING RECEIVED.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO CENTRAL
STAFF TO WALK US THROUGH THE
PRESENTATION AND WE WILL TAKE
YOUR QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, THIS IS THE
LAST ISSUE THAT WE HAVE
IDENTIFIED WITH RESPECT TO THE
HSD PROPOSAL, IT IS FUNDING
FOR DIVERSION PROGRAMS. I
WILL DO MY BEST TO SUMMARIZE
THIS HERE. PLEASE STOP IF
QUESTIONS ARISE. THE COUNCIL
PASSIONATE THE ORDINANCE
128696 , ADDING TWO GROSS
MISDEMEANORS TO THE SEATTLE
MISDEMEANOR CODE. USE OF A
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN A
PUBLIC PLACE. THE ORDINANCE
ALSO ESTABLISHED PRE-BOOKING
DIVERSION AND TREATMENT,
INSTEAD OF ARREST, AS THE
APPROACH THAT SPD WOULD TAKE
IN MOST CASES OF ENCOUNTERING
THESE BEHAVIORS. WHEN WE TALK
ABOUT DIVERSION IN THIS
CONTEXT, I WANT TO BE VERY
CLEAR, WE MEAN DIVERSION FROM
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM TO
TREATMENT AND SERVICES THAT
WILL IDEALLY DETER PEOPLE FROM
COMMITTING THE SAME CRIMES IN
THE FUTURE, BECAUSE THEIR LIVES
HAVE BECOME MORE STABLE. HSD
HAS AN ONGOING CONTRACT WITH
PDA, PURPOSE , DIGNITY,
ACTION, VIA A PROGRAM CALLED
LET EVERYONE ADVANCE WITH
DIGNITY, OR L.E.A.D. AND THE
INTERIM POLICY IS ABOUT HOW
OFFICERS SHOULD ENFORCE THE
NEW ORDINANCE. THAT IS TO SAY,
THEY WILL ENFORCE IT BY
REFERRING TO L.E.A.D. AND THE
L.E.A.D. PROGRAM IS VERY WELL
KNOWN TO CITY DECISION-MAKERS.
THE CITY HAS BEEN PROVIDING
FUNDING FOR IT SINCE 2014. SPD
BELIEVES THE EFFECT OF THE NEW
ORDINANCE WILL BE, IF OFFICERS
REFER 700 TO 800 PEOPLE
ANNUALLY TO THE L.E.A.D.
PROGRAM, THAT IS, NEW
REFERRALS, IN EXCESS OF WHAT
HAS TAKEN PLACE TODAY, THE
PROPOSED BUDGET DOES NOT
INCREASE PDA CONTRACT FUNDING
FOR THIS INCREASED REFERRAL
VOLUME. AS THE CHAIR STATED IN
HER INTRODUCTION A MOMENT AGO,
THE AMOUNT IN THE HSD BUDGET
IS A STATUS QUO FUNDING
AMOUNT, THAT AMOUNT IS $6.9
MILLION PLUS AN ADDITIONAL $2
MILLION ADDED DURING LAST
YEAR'S BUDGET PROCESS. I WILL
PAUSE FOR QUESTIONS, JUST IN
CASE THERE ARE ANY. I WILL GO
ON.
>> ARE YOU ANTICIPATING
SOMETHING, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD?
>> I WILL HAVE REMARKS AND
QUESTIONS AFTER WE GO THROUGH
THE OPTIONS. BUT I WANT TO FLAG
THE BUDGET MEMO. OR THE STAFF
MEMO ON THIS. LET ME SEE IF I
CAN GET THROUGH IT HERE. IT
HAD SOME DIFFERENT NUMBERS. I
THINK , OR MAYBE IT IS EVEN
THE OPTIONS YOU LISTED HERE. I
JUST REMEMBER SEEING SOME
OPTIONS, I THOUGHT I SAW A
REFERENCE THAT THAT YES, THERE
IT IS ! THE BUDGET INCLUDED
$6.9 MILLION OF ONGOING
FUNDING FOR L.E.A.D. AND AN
ADDITIONAL $2 MILLION, TWO
SENTENCE LATER IT SAYS $9.9
MILLION . AM I CORRECT THAT IT
SHOULD BE $8.9 MILLION? OR IS
THERE ANOTHER MILLION IN THERE
SOMEWHERE?
>> 9.9 WAS THE AMOUNT BUDGETED
FOR 2023. $8.9 MILLION IS
BUDGETED FOR 2024. COUNCIL
CREATED A CBA, 423 AND FOR
'24, THERE WAS AN OMNIBUS CBA
THAT FOUND ANOTHER $1 MILLION
.
>> EXCELLENT. I WAS WONDERING,
ARE YOU -- I REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR WRITE UP IN THE BUDGET
LABOR AND I APPRECIATE YOUR
MAKING DISTINCTIONS TWEEN
PRE-BOOKING AND PREFILING
DIVERSION. I APPRECIATE YOUR
TYING THE NEED FOR BOTH
DIVERSION PROGRAMS TO THE
PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE 12.8686,
THE EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT
FOLLOWED. AND THE TREND 26
POLICIES THAT ARE GOING TO BE
PROMULGATED PRETTY SOON. AND
IT SOUNDS LIKE -- AND, THERE
HAS BEEN A PREVIEW OF THOSE.
IT IS DIRECTED TO THE
EXPECTATIONS THAT PEOPLE ARE
REFERRED TO , TO, TO LEAD. AND
I WILL -- IF YOU ARE GOING TO
GET INTO THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL,
I WILL PAUSE, UNTIL YOU
DISCUSS, SORT OF THE
PRE-BOOKING, AND THE PREFILING
. IF NOT, I THINK THAT I WANTED
TO MAKE A POINT, I THINK, A
COHORT, OR THERE IS A
TRANCHE OF L.E.A.D.'S WORK
THAT IS NOT REFERENCED FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
ORDINANCE.
>> I DO NOT KNOW IF I HAVE BEEN
PLANNING TO GET INTO THAT LEVEL
OF DETAIL. SO, I THINK THE TIME
IS RIGHT FOR YOU TO OFFER THE
CONTEXT THAT YOU HAVE IN MY
BED
>> VERY, VERY, VERY HELPFUL .
SO, THE ORDINANCE AND THE
POLICIES THAT FOLLOW. SORT OF,
THEY CREATE TWO COHORTS OF
PEOPLE. PEOPLE WHO ARE, LIKE,
ELIGIBLE TO ARREST. AND
ELIGIBLE TO EITHER PRE-BOOKING
, OR PREFILING DIVERSION AND
A COHORT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
VERY UNLIKELY TO BE ARRESTED.
PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT HARMING
ANYBODY ELSE. AND THOSE PEOPLE
WOULD BE ELIGIBLE. THE
EXPECTATION IS THAT, EVEN
THOUGH THE POLICE OFFICERS ARE
DIRECTED TO USE THEIR
DISTRACTION , DISCRETION, THEY
ARE ENCOURAGED TO REFER THOSE
FOLKS TO L.E.A.D. SO, THAT
WOULD BE A CATEGORY OF PEOPLE
NOT REFERRED TO IT.
TYPICALLY, PREARREST HAS BEEN
LARGELY WITHIN SOCIAL
CONTACTS. OR, COMMUNITY
REFERRALS, I SHOULD SAY.
REFERRALS THAT THERE IS NO
ARREST CONTEMPLATED, A
COMMUNITY MEMBER, BUSINESS
ORGANIZATION THAT IS
REFERRING A KNOWN INDIVIDUAL ,
TO L.E.A.D.. BUT SOMETIMES
THOSE COMMUNITY REFERRALS
ACTUALLY COME FROM POLICE
OFFICERS. AGAIN, A KNOWN
INDIVIDUAL , SOMEBODY WHO IS
KNOWN TO NEED HELP. AND SO I
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
IDENTIFYING THE , THE
PREFILING DIVERSION PART OF
LEAD. I'M SORRY, THE PREFILING
DIVERSION PROGRAMS THAT THE
CITY ATTORNEY REFERS TO , THEY
REFER PEOPLE ARRESTED TO. THE,
THE , THE OTHER COHORT THAT
L.E.A.D. TAKES. ALSO MISSING
IS THIS UNIVERSE OF PEOPLE WHO
WE ARE ASSUMING ARE NOT GOING
TO BE ARRESTED AT ALL. BUT ,
THAT STILL NEED HELP. WHEREAS,
PRIOR -- MADAM CHAIR, IS THAT
CORRECT? IT WAS TALKED ABOUT
, ADDITIONAL RESOURCES? WHEN
WE WERE DEBATING THE
ORDINANCE . THERE WAS NO
COMMITMENT TO EXPAND
DIVERSION SPECIFICALLY, THERE
WAS A DIVERSION TO INCLUDE
ASSOCIATED ELEMENTS THAT I
SAID THERE WAS NO CUT TO THE
FUNDING FOR L.E.A.D.. I THINK
IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT
CONVERSATION TO HAVE, BECAUSE
REALISTICALLY, IF WE ARE
PROVIDING SUFFICIENT FUNDING
FOR L.E.A.D. 'S PRE-BOOKING
PROGRAM , WE NEED TO ALSO LOOK
AT SUFFICIENT FUNDING FOR THE
, THE NON-ARREST TYPES OF
DIVERSION. AND THERE WILL BE
TRADE-OFFS THAT WE WILL HAVE TO
MAKE. THEY MAY NEED TO DECIDE
TO NO LONGER TAKE ANY
COMMUNITY REFERRALS FROM
COMMUNITY PARTNERS. LIKE OUR
CONSTITUENTS, LIKE FOLKS IN
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS
DISTRICTS . THEY MAY NEED TO
MAKE A DECISION TO NOT TAKE
THOSE REFERRALS. SO THEY ARE
NOT TAKING MORE OF THE PLEASE
OFFICER REFERRALS. I THINK THAT
IS IMPORTANT CONTEXT FOR THIS
CONVERSATION. WHETHER OR NOT WE
NEED TO LOOK AT ENHANCING THE
FUNDING . THANK YOU FOR LETTING
ME GO OFF ON THAT TANGENT.
>> I APPRECIATE, I APPRECIATE,
I APPRECIATE THE TANGENTS YOU
ARE RIGHT, MOST OF THE
REFERRALS TO L.E.A.D. ARE FROM
COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ABOUT 65%
ARE FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
DO TO THE DIRECTIVE , 126896,
MOST , OR ALL WILL BE FROM
LAW ENFORCEMENT . AND WE DO NOT
KNOW, IN WHAT WAYS THAT MIGHT
CHANGE THE CHARACTER OF THE
PROGRAM OR CHANGE THE WAY THAT
THE PROGRAM IS PERCEIVED. BOTH
BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND BY
PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. YOU
KNOW, THIS ISSUE IS REALLY
SPECIFIC TO THE AFFECTS AND
IMPACTS OF THE ORDINANCE. IT
HAS BEEN AN ONGOING QUESTION
FOR COUNCILMEMBERS, WHETHER THE
FUNDING FOR L.E.A.D. IS WHERE
THEY BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE. ALL
RIGHT , SO, MOVING BACK TO THE
ISSUE AT HAND. PDA HOLDS THE
CITY CONTRACT FOR L.E.A.D. 'S
SERVICES, BUT IT RELIES ON A
SUBCONTRACTOR AGENCY TO WORK
WITH HER DISAPPEARANCE. THE
ROLE OF PDA IS MORE TO PROVIDE
PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND
OVERSIGHT FOR THE L.E.A.D.
PROGRAM. IN THAT CAPACITY, AND
UNRELATED TO THE NEW ORDINANCE
, EARLIER THIS YEAR. PDA ISSUED
A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ,
LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL CASE
MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES FOR
L.E.A.D.. THE PDF PERSPECTIVE
IS THAT THIS IS GOOD PRACTICE,
IT WOULD BE GREAT TO SPREAD
THE WORK ACROSS A COUPLE OF
CASE MANAGEMENT AGENCIES. AS A
RESULT OF THE RFP PROCESS, PDA
WILL HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT
POTENTIAL NEW CASE MANAGEMENT
ENTITIES THAT COULD LEAD A NEW
CONTRACT UNDER SUBCONTRACTS
VALUED BETWEEN HALF A MILLION
AND $2 MILLION, MUCH SMALLER
THAN WE ARE CURRENTLY FUNDING.
I WANT TO ADD AGAIN. SPD
BELIEVES THE NEW REQUIREMENTS
WILL RESULT IN INCREASED
REFERRALS TO L.E.A.D.. THERE
MIGHT BE A WAY TO MEET THE NEW
REFERRAL VOLUMES. THIS WILL
WORK BY GETTING INFORMATION ON
THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF NEW
REFERRALS TO L.E.A.D., WHICH
MAY OR MAY NOT BE WITHIN THAT
700 TO 800 YEAR RANGE, AND
RESEARCHING A LIST OF CASE
MANAGEMENT ENTITIES, THE
EXECUTIVE COULD THEN FUND THE
WORK ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS
AND THE NEW FUNDING WOULD BE
ADDED TO THE CONTRACT, BUT THE
MAJORITY OF IT WOULD GO TOWARD
IDENTIFYING NEW CASE
MANAGEMENT ENTITIES. ANY
QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE YOU
DONE WALKING THROUGH THE
OPTIONS?
>> NO. NO. I CAN WALK THROUGH
THE OPTIONS , I CAN WALK
THROUGH THE OPTIONS NOW, THEY
FOLLOW DIRECTLY WHAT I JUST
SAID. THEY COULD REQUEST THAT
HST CREATE THE ROSTER THAT
COULD ACCEPT CONTRACTS TO
SCALE THE WORK, THIS AGAIN ,
THIS WOULD NOT BE A NEW BODY
OF WORK FOR HSD, PDA IS
ALREADY DOING THE WORK. AND
HSD WOULD JUST NEED TO REACT ON
THE WORK OF THE PDA PROCESS.
A REPORT ON INCREMENTAL
FUNDING, DUE TO ORDINANCE 128
696, THAT SHOULD BE A REPORT
ON IDENTIFIED DECREASED
VOLUME. AND COUNCIL COULD TAKE
NO CHANGE AND JUST LEAVE THE
CURRENT CONTRACT FUNDING TO
ABSORB ANTICIPATED NEW
REFERRALS.
>> I SEE A HANDFUL OF HANDS
AND I HAVE QUESTIONS AS WELL.
WE WILL ASK COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON TO GO FIRST.
>> I THINK I PREFER THAT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD SPEAK
FIRST. SHE PROBABLY HAS AN
ANSWER . GO ON.
>> YOU WOULD LIKE
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD TO GO
FIRST? OKAY.
>> I WANTED TO APPLY ANOTHER
ITEM FOR ADDITION BUT I CAN
HOLD THAT UNTIL WE ARE DONE
DISCUSSING THESE OPTIONS. AS
IT RELATES TO THESE PARTICULAR
OPTIONS. I THINK, UNDER , YOU
KNOW , OPTIONS A AND B CAN
OBVIOUSLY GO TOGETHER. AND I
CANNOT TELL YOU HOW PLEASED I
AM THAT YOU ARE BEING SO
CREATIVE IN PROBLEM SOLVING
AROUND THIS ISSUE OF NEEDING
TO SCALE UP , AS THE NEEDS ARE
IDENTIFIED. RESOURCES , TO ,
TO FULFILL THE OBJECTIVES OF
THE ORDINANCE. I DID JUST WANT
TO SAY, AS IT RELATES TO
REQUESTING THE REPORT ON
INCREMENTAL L.E.A.D. FUNDING.
I THINK THAT SUCH A REPORT
SHOULD INCLUDE INFORMATION
FROM L.E.A.D. OR , I SHOULD
SAY, FROM PDA, ON WHICH CASES
THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO TAKE. AND
, SORT OF, THEIR COMMUNITY
REFERRAL VOLUMES. AS I HAVE
MENTIONED EARLIER, THERE IS A
WHOLE CATEGORY OF FOLKS WHO
MAY NOT BE REFERRED TO
L.E.A.D. BY THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND I THINK THAT WE
WOULD WANT TO CAPTURE THAT
INFORMATION AS WELL, IN MAKING
BETS JUST MAKING FUTURE
DECISION.
>> WE ARE ALWAYS HAPPY TO WORK
WITH COUNCILMEMBERS ON MAKING
SLIDES AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE.
I WILL REACH OUT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON ?
>> I WAS GOING TO ASK IF THE
WORKGROUP THAT WAS ESTABLISHED
IN THE ORDINANCE WAS A GOOD
PLACE TO DIRECT THIS QUESTION
ABOUT THE L.E.A.D. FUNDING ,
GOING FORWARD , AND I JUST
HAD ANOTHER THOUGHT THAT WAS
BASED ON COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD 'S OPENING REMARKS.
AND FOR THE SECTION
IDENTIFIES THAT ALTERNATIVES
, THE POSSESSION IN PUBLIC
USE, I WANT TO REMIND FOLKS,
DIVERSION IS NOT AN END IN
ITSELF. IT IS A MEANS TO GET
PEOPLE'S SERVICES THAT THEY
NEED TO GET THEIR LIVES BACK
TOGETHER. IN THIS CASE IT MEANS
, YOU KNOW, TREATMENT. WHEN
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT NO
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR
DIVERSION, THERE IS NO
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR
TREATMENT IN HERE, AS WELL. I
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR
DIVERSION PARTNERS ARE MAKING
SURE THAT FOLKS GET INTO THESE
SERVICE PROVIDERS. THAT IS
IT. YOU CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION
ABOUT THE WORKGROUP'S SCOPE OF
WORK, OR INQUIRY.
>> IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT
THE WORK GROUP HAS NOT BEEN
FORMALLY ASSEMBLED YET BUT I'D
LAST SPOKE WITH SPD ABOUT THIS
WORKGROUP ABOUT , I THINK, TWO
WEEKS AGO. NO MEMBERSHIP OR
DESIRED COMPENSATION WAS
AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME. I DO
KNOW THAT THEY ARE VERY
COMMITTED TO WHEN THE
ORDINANCE BECOMES EFFECTIVE ON
OCTOBER 20th. I WILL GET AN
UPDATE ON THE WORKGROUP AND I
WILL FOLLOW UP. AND I ALSO
WANTED TO , I WANTED TO RATIFY
WHAT YOU JUST SAID ABOUT THE
L.E.A.D. 'S PARTICIPANT
INTEREST, IN DRUG TREATMENT
PROGRAMS. IF I RECALL
CORRECTLY, WHEN HSD PRESENTED
IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE EARLIER THIS
YEAR, I THINK SOMETHING LIKE
30% OF L.E.A.D. PARTICIPANTS
EXPRESSED INTEREST IN SOME
KIND OF DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAM.
I THINK, CHRIS IS ON THIS
CALL, AND HE MAY HAVE A BETTER
RECOLLECTION THAN I DO.
CERTAINLY, TREATMENT CAN BE
PART OF DIVERSION. THIS IS
WHEN ONE OF THE SERVICES THAT
L.E.A.D. CASE MEMBERS , TO THE
TABLE WITH
>> I JUST WANTED TO OFFER THE
DIRECTOR A CHANCE TO WEIGH IN,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, IF
THAT IS OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANY
CLARIFICATION? THERE YOU ARE.
>> I THOUGHT COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD WAS GOING TO SAY
SOMETHING.
>> I WANTED TO SAY THAT 85% OF
THE CLIENTS GET SIGNED UP FOR
MEDICAID AS PART OF L.E.A.D.
SERVICES WHICH MAKES THEM
ELIGIBLE FOR TREATMENT
SERVICES , FULLY PAID FOR
TREATMENT SERVICES. THAT IS
PART OF THE WORK THAT L.E.A.D.
DOES. MAKE PEOPLE ELIGIBLE
FOR PUBLICLY-FUNDED TREATMENT
SERVICES. I THINK THAT IS VERY
MUCH ALIGNED WITH THE GOALS OF
DIVERSION AND THE GOALS OF
DIVERTING PEOPLE INTO
TREATMENT.
>> I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY
AND ASK FOR A RESPONSE WHICH I
CAN TAKE OFF-LINE. I KNOW THIS
IS COUNCIL'S SPACE TO DISCUSS
ISSUES. IF CHRIS DOES HAVE THE
DATA, HE IS WELCOME TO CHIME
IN, TOO. IN TERMS OF WHAT
FOLKS ARE ASKING FOR. SO, I
WANTED TO UNDERSCORE THAT WE DO
HAVE THE REQUEST FOR
QUALIFICATIONS OUT FOR THE
FACILITIES AND WE DO HAVE
DOLLARS THAT ARE HELD FOR
OPERATIONAL THINGS AND
SERVICES AFTERWARDS. AND SO,
WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THAT
IS PRESENTED TO COUNCIL. WE
ARE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, I AM
PLEASED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT
IS COMING OUT ON MONDAY,
OCTOBER 16th, WE ANTICIPATED
THAT THEY MAY BE PRIORITIZING
THAT, TO GIVE PROVIDERS ENOUGH
TIME AS POSSIBLE TO RESPOND. I
DO HAVE A CLARIFYING QUESTION
AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I
HAVE A PARTNER. IN MY
UNDERSTANDING , THIS IS WHY I
WAS REQUESTING HSD TO CREATE
AND DEVELOP A ROSTER BASED ON
THE PDA RFP. I WANT TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS,
BECAUSE THE EXPECTATIONS, THIS
IS NEW TO ME, IN TERMS OF THE
PROCESS. WOULD IT BE THE
EXPECTATION THAT THE HSD TAKES
THE NONPROFIT'S UNCTION OR
PROCESS , IF WE DID NOT
ADMINISTER THAT THAT REPORT,
AGAIN, I CAN TAKE THAT
RESPONSE, HOWEVER YOU WOULD
LIKE. BUT I AM, I AM SURE OF
THAT.
>> DO YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON
THAT, ANN GORMAN ?
>> SURE, THAT IS A VERY VALID
QUESTION , DIRECTOR BETTY 11.
WE WOULD SEEK TO WORK OUT THOSE
MECHANICS WITH HSD IN THE
PROCESS OF DRAFTING THE
SLIDE, SHOULD COUNCIL DECIDED
TO CREATE ONE. THE OPTIONS THAT
WE, THE OPTIONS THAT WE SHARE
IN THESE MEETINGS, THEY ARE
NECESSARILY MORE IDEAS THAN
SPECIFIC PROPOSALS. THIS IS
JUST A PLACE TO START FROM.
YOUR QUESTION IS A GOOD ONE.
AND WE WOULD WORK WITH YOU TO
RESOLVE IT AND TO MAKE SURE
THAT ANY PROCESS REQUESTED BY
COUNCIL IS WORKABLE FOR
DEPARTMENTS.
>> I JUST WANTED TO JUMP IN
QUICKLY AS WELL AND CONFIRM THE
COMMENT ABOUT 30%. YOU ARE
REFERRING TO REFERRALS BASED
UPON CLIENT NEED. THROUGH Q2,
THEY WERE RELATED TO SUBSTANCE
USE TREATMENT.
>> THANK YOU, CHRIS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THANKS. AND I WANTED TO FLAG
ANOTHER OPTION THAT I THINK
WOULD BE HELPFUL TO THIS
EFFORT. SEVERAL YEARS AGO,
BACK SHOT , SPONSORED FUNDING,
I THINK DURING THE MIDYEAR
ADJUSTMENT . FOR A DATABASE ,
A LEAD DATABASE, AND FOR
STAFF TO MANAGE IT. IT WAS
INTENDED TO BE A DATA SHARING
PLATFORM TO ALLOW SPD AND PDA
AND SUBCONTRACTORS TO SHARE
INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR
CLIENTS . THE DATABASE , THE,
THE, I THINK THE STAFF WAS
HIRED . BUT ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT NEVER REALLY GOT OFF THE
GROUND WAS INTEGRATION WITH
CITY DEPARTMENTS IN THE JAIL.
SO, SPD , HSD, AND PDA COULD
SEE THE PERSON WAS ACTUALLY
ENROLLED IN L.E.A.D., WHO THE
CASE MANAGER WAS, WHAT THE
CURRENT PLAN WAS FOR THAT
INDIVIDUAL, AND WHAT BARRIERS
MIGHT EXIST FOR THAT
INDIVIDUAL, SO THAT WHEN
PARTNERS TO THAT INDIVIDUAL'S
CARE, THEY COULD INCLUDE THAT
INFORMATION IN THE DATABASE.
IN CASE OF THE ENFORCEMENT OF
THIS ORDINANCE, TO MAKE IT
EASIER FOR THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT. THIRD AND
VIRGINIA. AND THAT IS A
VISION FOR THIS DATABASE AND
THE IMPLEMENTATION THAT HAS NOT
BEEN REALIZED. AND WE WOULD
REALLY LIKE TO FIGURE OUT HOW
TO SORT OF PICK UP THAT WORK
AND GET FULL COLLABORATION OF
DEPARTMENTS IN UTILIZING THAT
RESOURCE.
>> AS, AS, AS I UNDERSTAND IT
, THE TYPE OF PROJECT YOU
DESCRIBE IS THE DREAM OF A LOT
OF PARTIES WHO WORK IN THIS
SPACE. BUT THERE ARE SOME DATA
PRIVACY ISSUES THAT I AM NOT
YET VERY WELL VERSED IN. I
CAN CERTAINLY GET MORE UP TO
SPEED ON, AS I UNDERSTAND IT,
TOO ONE OF , ONE OF THE BIG
SUCCESSES OF THE ONGOING 3rd
AVENUE PROJECT HAS BEEN THE
ABILITY FOR ALL PARTICIPATING
GROUPS AND PEOPLE TO USE THE
SAME SOFTWARE AND MAKE
EFFICIENT COMMUNICATIONS WITH
PEOPLE WHO ARE SERVED BY THE
3rd AVENUE PROJECT. WHENEVER
WE ARE ABLE TO DO THAT, IT IS
JUST REBOUNDING TO THE GOOD.
>> WELL, THANK YOU, THANK YOU
TO CENTRAL STAFF. THANK YOU
FOR THE FEEDBACK FOR ANY
INDIVIDUAL INFORMATION YOU CAN
SEND OUR WAY, I THINK THAT MY
CONCERNS ABOUT THIS ENTIRE
INVESTMENT IS THAT IT IS JUST
NOT ENOUGH. WE COULD ASK FOR
ADDITIONAL PROVIDERS TO SERVE
THE POPULATION, BUT MORE
PROVIDERS DO NOT CREATE MORE
CAPACITY WHEN THIS BUDGET DOES
NOT INCLUDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO PROVIDE TO STRATEGIES OR
TREATMENT, AS MY COLLEAGUES
HAVE NOTED. SO, ONCE AGAIN, WE
HAVE TO BE CLEAR, THERE IS NOT
ENOUGH FUNDING IN PLACE TO
MEANINGFULLY EXPAND THE
CASELOAD. 700 TO 800 NEW
INDIVIDUAL REFERRALS ANNUALLY,
IT IS NOT HARD TO SEE THE
DIRECTION THIS GOES IN WITHOUT
MEANINGFUL INTERVENTION AND
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, TAKING US
BACK IN TIME TO RELY ON JAIL
BEING THE DEPOT, THE ACTUAL
ORDINANCE MAY SAY THAT THE
PRIORITY IS DIVERSION WITHOUT
ACTUAL DIVERSION TREATMENT
OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE TO GO TO,
THEN WE WILL END UP SEEING MORE
PEOPLE ARRESTED AND THEY
PROMISED FUNDING THAT WILL
CORRESPOND BUT THIS HAS NOT
BEEN DELIVERED. WE NEED TO BE ,
I THINK EXTREMELY CLEAR , THE
PUBLIC WAS EXPECTING TO HAVE
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
ASSOCIATED, ANNUALIZED OVER 17
YEARS, WE HAVE A CAPACITY
ISSUE. IF WE ARE GOING TO TAKE
UP THE ENTIRETY OF THE
L.E.A.D. CASES, WE NEED TO
ENSURE THAT WE DO NOT DETRACT
FROM THEIR ABILITIES THAT THEY
INTEND TO, DECREASING POLICE
REFERRALS, AND INCREASING
COMMUNITY REFERRALS. WE NEED TO
INCREASE PROPORTIONAL TO OUR
INCREASE IN UTILIZATION. I AM
CONCERNED THAT THERE IS NO
MAGIC OPTION THAT WE CAN COME
UP WITH, AND I APPRECIATE THAT
CENTRAL STAFF IS TRYING TO BE
CREATIVE WITH THE LIMITED
RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE AND I
WANT TO UNDERSCORE AGAIN, THIS
IS NOT DELIVERING ON THAT
COMMITMENT TO HAVE ADDITIONAL
FUNDING. THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
NEEDED TO THE TUNE OF THE
SERVICES THAT NEED TO BE
SCALED UP TO CORRESPOND WITH
THE LEGISLATION THAT WE JUST
PASSED, I AM HAPPY TO KEEP
TALKING TO MY COLLEAGUES IF YOU
SEE ANOTHER OPTION FOR HOW TO
RETOOL THIS, BUT I DO THINK
THAT WE NEED TO BE CLEAR THAT
THE LACK OF ROOM IN DIVERSION
IS NOT A REASON TO REST, WE SAY
THAT IN THE ORDINANCE, THE
REALITY IS, WITHOUT ADDITIONAL
SERVICES, THAT WILL BECOME THE
RESULT.
>> THANK YOU, ANN GORMAN, FOR
WALKING US THROUGH THE OPTIONS
, BUT I THINK THAT WE ARE
SEEING THE WORST CASE
SCENARIOS PLAY OUT OR I SHOULD
SAY, MY FEARS PLAYING OUT THAT
WE WOULD NOT SEE THAT
CORRESPONDING, LET'S THINK
CREATIVELY IF WE CAN ABOUT HOW
TO SCALE UP THE INVESTMENTS AND
TRY TO KEEP THE PROMISES
THAT WERE MADE, PRIOR TO THE
END OF THE BUDGET AND I DO NOT
KNOW HOW WE DO THAT, QUITE
FRANKLY. COUNCIL VICE
PRESIDENT, I MEAN, CHAIR, MY
THEM . MADAME VICE CHAIR ?
>> CALL ME LISA. I WANT TO
CLARIFY , AND WE SEE THIS
FACILITATING THE, SORT OF THE
ABILITY TO SCALE UP INVESTMENTS
IN 2024. AS THE NEED IS
IDENTIFIED. AS WE SAW THE
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF REFERRALS
THAT SPD IS PREDICTING. THEY
WILL ALL COME IN ON JANUARY
1st SO THE IDEA WOULD BE TO
CREATE A STRUCTURE FOR WHICH
THE FUNDING COULD BE DIALED UP
AS THE NEEDS ARE IDENTIFIED, IS
THAT SORT OF ROUGHLY THE
CONCEPT?
>> YES, THAT IS THE BASIC IDEA,
THE BASIC IDEA IS CREATING A
STRUCTURE THAT WILL ALLOW US
TO MAKE THE FUNDING AVAILABLE,
BASED UPON OUR MOST CURRENT
UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEEDS FOR
SERVICES. SO, SPD HAS SAYS 700
TO 820 24, ONE WAY TO RESPOND
TO THAT WOULD BE TO ADD FUNDING
FOR AN ADDITIONAL, YOU KNOW,
INCREMENT THAT SERVES 700 OR
800 PEOPLE, AND MAYBE SPD IS
OFF, MAYBE IT IS CLOSER TO 400,
500, LET'S WAIT, LET'S WATCH,
LET'S SEE WHAT ACTUALLY WERE TO
HAPPEN, WHEN WE SEE THAT, WE
WILL HAVE SOMETHING IN PLACE
TO ADD FUNDING TO MEET THE
NEED AND IT WILL BE A SIMPLE
PROCESS FOR THE EXECUTIVES TO
ADD THAT FUNDING VIA A
LEGISLATIVE ACTION.
>> THE ORDINANCE , THE
ORDINANCE , DUE TO THE
WISDOM OF MADAM CHAIR EMMA
DOES HAVE LANGUAGE THING LACK
OF FUNDING DOES NOT, DOES NOT
, DOES NOT DEFAULT TO MEETING
THAT THERE WILL BE AN ARREST
AND JAIL . I MEAN, I THINK
REALLY, OUR NORTHSTAR IS
PROVIDING THE RESOURCES TO GET
PEOPLE TO HELP THAT THEY NEED.
AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO
SEEING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
POLICIES BUT, AGAIN, I HAVE
HEARD THAT THEY ARE VERY
DIRECTED TO SPD DID USE
DIVERSION AS THE PRIME
ALTERNATIVE TO ARREST AND
INCARCERATION. AGAIN, LOOKING
FORWARD TO HEARING FROM OTHERS
, FROM MYSELF, LEADING
MYSELF, TO WHAT I HAVE HEARD
FROM OTHERS ABOUT THAT.
>> OKAY, I THINK WE CAN MOVE
ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. THANK YOU
AGAIN. ANN , WILL YOU STAY
WITH US ON THESE ITEMS OR MIGHT
WE SEE JENNIFER COME BACK IN ?
>> I HAVE THREE ITEMS TO
SHARE. THESE ARE CONTEXTUAL
ISSUES BUT THERE ARE NO OPTIONS
, JUST INFORMATION THAT MAY BE
OF INTEREST TO YOU AND YOUR
BUDGET DELIBERATIONS,
RECOGNIZING, I DO NOT INTEND
TO SPEND MUCH TIME ON EACH OF
THESE. THE FIRST CONTEXTUAL
ISSUE RELATES TO ONE-TIME
FUNDING FROM THE KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESS AUTHORITY, SO
THERE ARE 16 PROGRAMS THAT HAVE
BEEN PAID FOR SINCE 2020,
THOSE ARE PROGRAMS FUNDED
THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERS
THAT ARE SERVING PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS .
AND THEY DID AN ANALYSIS,
THE FUNDING WAS NOT TO BE
EXTENDED, THERE COULD BE A LOSS
OF APPROXIMATELY 300 SHELTER
BEDS AND THE ABILITY TO
PREVENT OR END HOMELESSNESS FOR
MORE THAN 265 ADDITIONAL
HOSPITALS. KCRHA WAS ABLE TO
UTILIZE FUND , TO EXTEND $5.2
MILLION FOR ALL 16 MILLION
PROGRAMS INTO 2024. THE KEY
POINT THAT I WANTED TO MAKE,
THIS IS NOT A SUSTAINABLE OR A
PERMANENT SOLUTION. AGAIN, IT
IS ONE-TIME FUNDING THAT IS
EXTENDED FOR ONE MORE YEAR.
EVENTUALLY, THE CHOICE WILL
NEED TO BE MADE, WHETHER OR NOT
TO END FUNDING OR SOME OR ALL
OF THE 16 PROGRAMS CURRENTLY
RECEIVING FUNDS, MAY BE
REDEPLOYED RESOURCES TO SOME OR
ALL OF THOSE PROGRAMS, WHEN THE
ONE-TIME FUNDS EXPIRE. I WILL
PAUSE HERE AND SEE IF THERE
ARE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
WORK , OF CBO . THE PROCESS
WAS WHAT WE HAD TO ENGAGE IN,
OR IN LATE BUDGET SESSION FOR
A TOTAL OF OVER $9 MILLION. I
GUESS, YOU KNOW , A LOT OF
FOLKS ARE INTERESTED IN THE
SUCCESS OF KCRHA, AS IS THIS
COUNCIL , THROUGH REPEATED
VOTES THAT WE HAVE TAKEN TO
STAND UP KCRHA AND TO FUND IT.
I GUESS, RECOGNIZING THAT WE
NEED A REGIONAL SOLUTION IS
NOT IN QUESTION HERE. THE
QUESTION I HAVE IS A LITTLE
MORE STRUCTURAL. AND PERHAPS ,
CBO, YOU MAY HAVE INTEL ON
THIS. AS WE TRIED TO GET THIS
REALTIME DATA, TO FOCUS ON THE
CITY, THAT TYPE OF INFORMATION
WOULD BE BENEFICIAL,
REGIONALLY , AS IT RELATES TO
KCRHA, AND THE NUMEROUS
FUNDERS PUTTING MONEY IN FROM
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, DO YOU HAVE
ANY INSIGHTS INTO WHETHER OR
NOT THAT CAPABILITY WILL BE
KNOWN IN THE FUTURE? $5.2
MILLION THAT WE CAN USE RIGHT
NOW, WAS THERE ANY
CONVERSATIONS YOU CAN SHED
LIGHT ON THAT WILL HELP US SHED
LIGHT ON IT , SO THAT WE CAN
BETTER PROGRAM FOR FUTURE
YEARS. THAT IS NOT A LONG-TERM
SOLUTION, BUT IT DOES SEEM LIKE
WHEN THERE ARE MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS, YOU NEED TO
UNDERSTAND, HOW IT AFFECTS IT
AS SPENDERS.
>> THE REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY IS NOT PART OF THE
OFFICIAL MONITORING PROGRAM,
BECAUSE IT DOES NOT USE OUR
SYSTEMS. SO I DO KNOW THAT
BETTY EIGHT HAS BEEN WORKING
VERY HARD, TRYING TO IMPROVE
THE INFORMATION FLOW . SO, I
WOULD HAVE TO ASK FOR HSD TO
RESPOND WITH ANY ADDITIONAL
DETAILS. THAT IS PROBABLY BEST
FOR A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION , TO
SEE WHAT KIND OF BUDGET
MONITORING THEY HAVE OR HAVE
IMPLEMENTED.
>> I WILL JUST ADD, AS YOU
KNOW, THE CEO, HELEN'S
HUSBAND, BARRY VOCAL ABOUT
THE OPERATIONS, THEY HAVE THE
FINANCIAL LEADERSHIP AS WELL.
AND WE DO ANTICIPATE HAVING
STRONGER COMMUNICATIONS THAT
HAS DOCUMENTATIONS VERIFYING
WHAT IS BEING REPORTED ON A
REGULAR OCCASION. AND SO, WE
WILL SEE IMPROVEMENTS MOVING
FORWARD. IF YOU WOULD LIKE
SPECIFICS, I AM HAPPY TO
FOLLOW UP WITH YOU.
>> I WOULD ALSO NOTE THERE
ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF UNDER
SPENDING. THERE IS UNDER SPEND
WHERE THE AGENCY HAS
CONTRACTED FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT
OF MONEY, FOR WHATEVER REASON,
THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO SPEND
THAT WITHIN A GIVEN PERIOD OF
TIME, THERE WAS MONEY ADDED IN
THE 2024 BUDGET FOR THREE TYPES
OF PROGRAMS, AND THEY CONFIRM
SOMETHING THAT YOU REFERENCED
EARLIER, THE FULL YEAR OF
OPERATIONAL COST , AS IF THEY
WOULD LAUNCH ON JANUARY 1, THAT
DID NOT HAPPEN, AND SO, THEY
ARE GOING TO EITHER LAUNCH
LATER THIS YEAR OR PERHAPS
EARLY 2024, THIS IS PERHAPS
WEAR A FULL YEAR OF OPERATIONAL
COSTS ARE ASSUMED . OR THEY
BEGAN LATER THEN WHAT IS NOT A
FULL YEAR OF OPERATIONAL COSTS.
THAT IS THE KIND OF UNDER
SPEND THAT CAN BE USED WHEN
THERE ARE NEW FUNDS , WHERE THE
NEW FUNDS ARE, IN TERMS OF
BEING DEPLOYED.
>> THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THE
ITEM, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
ANY ADDITIONAL STRUCTURAL
INFORMATION, IT WILL BE
APPRECIATED. LET'S MOVE ON.
>> NEXT SLIDE. OKAY, THE
SECOND CONTEXTUAL ISSUE REALLY
RELATES TO THE 2023 ADOPTED
BUDGET, A PROPOSED EXPANSION
OF THE UNIFIED CARE TEAM. THE
2023 ADOPTED BUDGET, THERE WAS
A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION
PROPOSED FOR THE UNIFIED CARE
TEAM. THAT INCLUDED SIX NEW
SYSTEM NAVIGATORS. THROUGH THE
CBA, COUNCIL MOVED $1.2
MILLION FROM THE FUND AGENCY
TO THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY AND
REDUCED THE NUMBER OF PROPOSED
SYSTEM NAVIGATORS FROM SIX TO
ONE. THEY HAD A PROPOSAL FOR
AN ADDITIONAL $1.2 MILLION,
UNTIL THEY HAD EXECUTED AN
AGREEMENT. IN THE EVENT THAT
THE AGREEMENT CANNOT BE
REACHED, THE APPROPRIATION
WOULD REMAIN, THE AGENCY AND
COUNCIL WOULD DISCUSS NEXT
STEPS. THE COUNCIL WAS NOTIFIED
THAT THEY WOULD RETRAIN ,
HIRING FIVE REGIONAL
COORDINATORS . BECAUSE AN
AGREEMENT HAD NOT BEEN REACHED.
$400,000 WILL REMAIN WITH
KCRHA, AS THEY DEVELOP A NEW
TOOL TO TRACK REALTIME SHELTER
VACANCIES. AND I WILL STOP
HERE.
>> THANK YOU FOR FLAGGING
THIS. WE ARE ALL DISAPPOINTED
IN THIS. THAT IS A SENTIMENT
THAT IS SHARED BY THE
DEPARTMENT AS WELL. AND THE
STAKEHOLDERS, PROBABLY EVEN
KCRHA, THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK
THAT WENT INTO THIS AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE WAS INCLUDED IN
THIS. SO WE REALLY WANT TO
APPRECIATE, THE VISION, AND
THE THEME THAT WE ALL TALKED
ABOUT WAS SOLUTION BEYOND
REMOVAL AND HAVING THEM BE
HOUSED WITHIN KCRHA. THE
BINDING LIST NEEDED TO BE HELD
, IT WAS INTEGRAL TO THAT. THE
LIST CONCEPT, AS I UNDERSTAND
IT, IS GOING TO REMAIN AT
KCRHA. AND THE FUNDING WOULD
BE TRANSFERRED OVER. AND THERE
WILL ALWAYS BE AUTHORITY
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. IT IS
IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE
FINE-TUNED STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE AT INTENT, AND THE
BUDGET ACTION THAT WE WORKED ON
LAST YEAR. AT THE READY, FOR
WHEN KCRHA HAS THE CAPACITY TO
TAKE THIS BACK ON BECAUSE THERE
WAS A LOT OF REALLY GOOD
THINKING ABOUT HOW WE CAN CARE
FOR PEOPLE AND ALSO SEPARATE
CARE FOR THE LAND. AND THE
AMENITIES NEEDED , ON-SITE,
INTO TWO DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.
SO I WOULD LOVE, YOU KNOW, JUST
FOR HISTORICAL RECORD, TO
MAINTAIN THAT CBA AND
UNDERSCORE THE IMPORTANCE OF
COMING BACK TO THAT AT SOME
POINT WHEN KCRHA HAS ADDITIONAL
CAPACITY. TO TAKE ON THOSE
RESPONSIBILITIES THAT ARE
NEEDED. COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
WAS PART OF THAT. DO YOU HAVE
SOMETHING TO ADD ?
>> I THINK I MISSED THE
EXPLANATION FOR WHY KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY IS NOT HIRING
REGIONAL COORDINATORS.
>> CHRIS, CAN YOU TAKE THAT
ONE GREAT
>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THERE WERE
MONTHS OF CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN
THE EXECUTIVES AND THE KCRHA.
ULTIMATELY KCRHA CONFIRMED
THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO
TAKE ON THIS WORK AT THIS TIME,
WHICH IS WHY THE $800,000 WILL
BE RETAINED BY HSD TO
CONTINUE SUPPORTING THE TEAMS
THROUGH THE REGIONAL CARE
POSITIONS.
>> I'M SORRY. I HEARD YOU
RESTATE .
>> SURE.
>> THE SCENARIO, THE SITUATION,
BUT NOT THE REASON. WHY ARE
THEY UNABLE , IF WE ARE
PROVIDING THE FUNDING, WHY ARE
THEY UNABLE ? BECAUSE, THE
REASON, THE REASON I THINK, WHY
WE WANTED KING COUNTY RHA TO
HIRE NEW STAFF PEOPLE IS
BECAUSE THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT
APPROACH FOR ADDRESSING
UNSANCTIONED RECRUITMENTS, AND
I THINK WE WANTED TO EMBRACE
THAT APPROACH. SO, I WOULD
REALLY LIKE TO UNDERSTAND,
GIVEN THAT THE FUNDING IS
PROVIDED. AND WHY ARE THEY
UNABLE TO USE THAT FUNDING FOR
THE PURPOSE THAT WAS PROVIDED?
>> I AM HAPPY TO JUMP IN. I
THINK , THE BOTTOM LINE IS,
THEY DO NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY.
IT WAS NOT THAT WE COULD NOT
COME TO AN AGREEMENT. THEY
WERE UNABLE TO DO THAT AT THIS
TIME. AGENCY IS STEPPING UP TO
SUPPORT THE MORE BROAD,
CITYWIDE EFFORT.
>> FOLLOW-UP QUESTION,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ?
>> I DO NOT KNOW WHAT HALF THE
CAPACITY MEANS. USUALLY, WHEN
SOMEBODY SAYS THEY DO NOT HAVE
CAPACITY, IT MEANS THEY DO NOT
HAVE THE RESOURCES TO DO THE
THING, AND WE PROVIDED THE
RESOURCES, AND SO, I WOULD LIKE
TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF A MORE
FINE ANSWER ON WHAT THEY MEAN,
BY HAVING THE CAPACITY, WE
KNOW THAT FOR INSTANCE, WE
KNOW THAT THEY ARE DOING
LAYOFFS. THEY ARE MOVING SOME
OF THE PEOPLE AND SOME OF THE
POSITIONS ARE BEING REDUCED , I
DON'T KNOW . THIS MAY NOT BE
AN APPLES- TO APPLES
SITUATION, BUT MAYBE THOSE
INDIVIDUALS COULD FILL THESE
POSITIONS. WITH WHAT THE CITY
IS DIVIDING, IF THAT IS NOT
ABLE TO HAPPEN, I WOULD LIKE TO
GET A LITTLE BIT IN THE WEEDS
TO UNDERSTAND WHY.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING, FROM WHAT
WE HAVE HEARD THROUGH THE
NEGOTIATIONS IS THAT THEY ARE
GETTING BACK TO BASICS AND
LOOKING AT THE OPERATIONS AND
CLEANING UP SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT NEED TO BE DEALT WITH. SO,
THEY ARE DOING WITH A LOT,
ABSOLUTELY. THERE ARE SOME
LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES. THERE
ARE DECISIONS ON THE BASIC
FUNCTION, BEING A STRONG FUNDER
AND PARTNER ORGANIZATION, AND
SO THEY SAID , THEY DO NOT
HAVE THE CAPACITY TO TAKE THIS
ON, BUT IF WE WOULD LIKE TO
HAVE A MORE CLEAR STATEMENT,
WE ARE HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP, BUT
IT IS REALLY SUPPORTING THEM
TO STRENGTHEN, TO WORK ON ALL
OF THE THINGS THAT THEY HAVE
BEEN PUBLICLY STATING.
>> LET'S SEE WHAT THE OTHER
POINTS ARE, I WOULD UNDERSCORE
THE REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION, IF YOU CAN GET
THAT FROM KCRHA . AND
COUNCILMEMBER?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, I JUST
WANT TO SAY TO THE EXCHANGE ,
ABOUT THESE CAPACITY
CHALLENGES, ADD KCRHA, AS
SOMEONE INTIMATELY INVOLVED IN
A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS RIGHT NOW.
WITH THE PROCESSES, TO DO A
LOT OF INTERNAL REFORM AND
RECALIBRATION WITH THE
DIRECTOR. BUT I THINK THAT THE
DIRECTOR IS DOING A GREAT JOB
OF GETTING THE AUTHORITY BACK
TO BASICS . AS DIRECTOR TANYA
KIM WAS STATING , AND, YOU
KNOW, AS I UNDERSTAND IT. YOU
CAN RESTATE WHAT THAT MEANS ,
THAT COULD BE INACCURATE, BUT
MY UNDERSTANDING IS GETTING TO
THAT CORE ISSUE OF MAKING SURE
THAT THE CONTRACTS ARE GETTING
DONE, GETTING OUT ON TIME AND
MAKING SURE THAT PROGRAMMING
AND INITIATIVES THAT ARE
SUPERFLUOUS TO THAT MISSION ARE
PUT ON HOLD OR CANCELED UNTIL
THAT COORDINATION IS MASTERED
AND CAN BE RELIED UPON, AS A
PLATFORM TO DO THAT CONTRACT, I
THINK WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF
GOOD WORK IN TAKING GREAT
STRIDES TO INSPIRING THOSE
POLICYMAKERS TO MAKE HARD
DECISIONS. I DO NOT THINK IT
WAS AN EASY DECISION FOR THEM.
TO PARTNERSHIP IN THE SYSTEM
NAVIGATOR, IT WAS A VERY
HONEST DECISION, THAT WAS
SOMETHING THEY HAD TO DO, THE
FUNDAMENTALS PITCHED BY THE
PREVIOUS CEO COULD NOT BE
WORKING. AND WORKING TO DROP
THIS EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT AND
FOCUS ON THE BASICS , THAT IS
SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN
ADVOCATING WHENEVER WE HAD
PROVIDERS COMING TO US EVERY
SPRING, BANGING DOWN OUR DOOR,
IN CASE YOU ARE
COUNCILMEMBER, AND KCRHA 'S
TIME SEEMS TO BE OCCUPIED BY
LESS ESSENTIAL AND MORE
FRIVOLOUS PROJECT. AS IT
RELATES TO THIS. I AM GOING TO
SAY JUST SPEAKING , THE
UNIFIED CARE TEAM HAS BEEN VERY
EFFECTIVE. I WANT TO LIFT UP
THE WORK OF THE EXECUTIVE
OFFICE FOR CREATING A SERVICE
THAT HAS BEEN RESPONSIVE AND IS
PROVIDING IN ENCAMPMENT . IT
CAN ALWAYS, OF COURSE, BE
IMPROVED. BUT WHAT I WILL STATE
HERE, I DO THINK THAT THE
APPROACH OF DOING THIS WORK
INTERNALLY TO HSD RIGHT NOW IS
THE BEST PROCESS TO AVOID
CONFUSION, DISAPPOINTED, AND
FRUSTRATION WITH THE REGIONAL
AUTHORITY, SIX MONTHS , YOU
KNOW, EIGHT MONTHS DOWN THE
ROAD, IN TERMS OF THE SERVICE
BEING DONE AT THIS POINT IN
TIME, ONCE WE SEE THE
CONCLUSION ABOUT THESE EFFORTS
THAT WE ARE ENGAGED IN, WE WILL
SEE HOW, WITH THE GOVERNING
BORDER, TRYING TO MAKE SMP ,
KCRHA MORE EFFECTIVE. I THINK
THAT WE SHOULD RE-EXAMINING
WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO HERE.
BUT I DO NOT KNOW, AT THIS
CURRENT TIME, TO THE POINTS
MADE ABOUT CAPACITY, I THINK
THERE ARE A BUNCH OF THINGS TO
BE DONE, THERE ARE EXPANSIVE
REACTIONS AS POLICYMAKERS. SO,
THAT IS JUST A LITTLE CONTEXT
AND THE DISCUSSIONS THAT I AM
INVOLVED IN. AND THEN, I THINK,
FOR THIS BUDGET CYCLE, I THINK,
I'VE THINK I DON'T KNOW IF THAT
IS SOMETHING WHERE WE SHOULD BE
LOOKING TO INTEGRATE IT PRINT.
WITH KCRHA.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND I
THINK THAT THE CAPACITY ISSUES
HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED. I DO NOT
SIT ON THE HOMELESSNESS
COMMITTEE. I HAVE A LOT OF WORK
THAT I AM INTIMATELY INVOLVED
IN, WITH HOW THE CITY IS
RESPONDING TO HOMELESSNESS. AND
MY WORK IN VALLEY COMMONS AND
THE PARK, WE ARE DOWN ON
WAVERLEY AVENUE. I WANT TO
SPEAK TO THE CAPACITY ISSUES,
THE LIMITATIONS HAVE BEEN
SPOKEN TO. WHAT YOU AND THE
CHAIR HAVE CRITICIZED IS ALSO
ACCURATE. WE WANT THE REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY TO DO
THIS WORK. IT IS NOT A
FINANCIAL CAPACITY. IT IS A
TIME AND MANAGEMENT CAPACITY,
ONCE THEY HAVE THE CONTRACT IN
THE DOWNTOWN AREAS , WHEN IT IS
RESET, I DO THINK THEY WILL
HAVE THE MANAGEMENT CAPACITY
TO TAKE ON THIS WORK, BUT UNTIL
THEN, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT
THAT WE, AS A CITY, YOU ARE
PART, TO BE ABLE TO STAND UP
THESE TEAMS AND TURN THEM OVER
TO THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY, WHEN
THAT MOMENT COMES. TALKING
ABOUT THE APPROACH, THE
APPROACH, AS YOU MENTIONED, WE
ALL , I BELIEVE, THINK THAT THE
KING COUNTY HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY IS THE RIGHT
APPROACH. IT IS PROVEN, TESTED,
AND IT DOES NOT PUSH PEOPLE
DOWN THE STREET . IT GETS
PEOPLE INSIDE. WITH THE WORK,
DOWN ON LARRY , RIGHT NOW BUT
I AM WATCHING AS THE SERVICES
ARE WORKING WITH A NEEDS
ASSESSMENT AND SHELTER
PLACEMENT, TO RESOLVE THE
ENCAMPMENTS THERE. AND THAT IS
THE EXACT SAME APPROACH THAT
THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY IS
DOING. I WANT TO UPLIFT THAT,
JUST BECAUSE IT IS NOT THE
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY, THAT DOES NOT MEAN
THAT IT IS NOT IT, BECAUSE I
HAVE SEEN THE CITY USE THAT
APPROACH. THANK YOU, CHAD
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON , I
WOULD GO BACK OUT THERE TO
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. OKAY,
GREAT.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I
SUPPORTED THE PLAN LAST YEAR.
MA OPPOSED THE MOVE OUT OF THE
KCRHA MOVE. AND I EVEN PULLED
THAT ITEM OUT. IT WAS HSD 35
C, FOR A STANDALONE VOTE. I
THINK THIS IS THE DIRECTION
THAT WE NEED TO GO, FOR THE
REASONS I STATED LAST YEAR.
BRINGING THEM INSIDE, OR
KEEPING THEM INSIDE, BACK
THEN, IS THE BEST WAY TO
IMPLEMENT THE VISION OF THE
REGIONAL APPROACH THAT THE
MAYOR WAS TRYING TO GET AT LAST
YEAR. THANKS.
>> LET'S KEEP MOVING. FINAL
CONTEXTUAL ISSUE, NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. THIS THIRD ISSUE
RELATES TO THE EXPIRATION FOR
THE TINY HOUSE VILLAGES THAT
IS PAYING FOR ONGOING OPERATING
COSTS. CURRENTLY THE SPENDING
IS EXCEEDING IT AND PROVIDING
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELING
AND SUPPORT TO ASSIST CRISIS
STAFF MANAGEMENT AND
DE-ESCALATE CRISIS. THEY ARE
DOING THIS AT 11 EXISTING TINY
HOME VILLAGES AND ONE ENHANCED
SHELTER WITH A TOTAL OF 183
UNITS. THIS IS ONE-TIME
FUNDING THAT IS SLATED TO
EXPIRE AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.
>> ANY COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM?
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA. THIS IS ESSENTIAL.
IT IS NOT ENOUGH FOR US TO
JUST HAVE TINY HOUSES, WE NEED
TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE TINY
HOUSES ARE ADEQUATELY
SUPPORTED AND THAT THEY HAVE
THE SERVICES FOR THE ACUITY
OF NEED THAT WE ARE SEEING ON
THE STREET . THIS HAS BEEN AN
INVESTMENT THAT HAS BEEN
CONTINUING TO BE REAUTHORIZED
IN A ONE-TIME WAY,
YEAR-OVER-YEAR. BUT I THINK WE
NEED TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AS AN
INSTITUTION FOR WAYS TO MAKE
THIS MORE STANDARD AND
PERMANENT, GIVEN THE STUBBORN
CONSISTENCY OF THESE CHALLENGES
AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH
CHALLENGES, SO MANY PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ARE
HAVING. IT IS DRAMATICALLY
INCREASING THE UTILITY OF THESE
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES AND THEIR
ABILITY TO MAKE REFERRALS THAT
ARE MORE BROADLY ACCEPTABLE TO
A BIGGER CONTINGENCY OF
PEOPLE. I JUST WANT TO FLAG
THAT THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT,
JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE
CONTINUING TO FOCUS ON WAYS TO
ADVERTISE THE INVESTMENT, IT
IS A SIGNIFICANT AND CRITICAL
INVESTMENT, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC
SAFETY SAVES LIVES AND IT
HELPS PEOPLE GET THE SERVICES
THAT THEY NEED.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. OKAY, LET'S KEEP ON
GOING HERE.
>> NEXT SLIDE PLEASE . WE HAVE
TWO SLIDES LEFT. THEY ARE IN
REGARDS TO BUDGET LEGISLATION.
ONE PIECE OF BUDGET
LEGISLATION, IT WOULD BE THE
COUNCIL GENERATED LEGISLATION,
REQUIRING ANY APPROPRIATION FOR
WAGE EQUITY BE USED TO
INCREASE THE WAGES OF WORKERS
AT CONTRASTING AGENCIES. SUCH
AN INCREASE WOULD BE IN
ADDITION TO ANY INCREASES FOR
INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENTS.
ADDITIONALLY, LEGISLATION WOULD
PROVIDE CONTRACTING AND
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS,
REGARDING THE WAGE EQUITY
APPROPRIATIONS, AND THE
OPTIONS ARE TO PASS, OR DO NOT
PASS.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
THANK YOU FOR OUTLINING THOSE
OPTIONS. ALL RIGHT.
>> THE FINAL SLIDE, SORRY,
WERE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I DON'T THINK SO.
>> FINAL, I WILL PASS IT BACK
TO ANN.
>> THE OTHER PIECE OF THE
LEGISLATION THAT WAS SUBMITTED
ALONG WITH THE BUDGET IS
LEGISLATION THAT WOULD CREATE A
NEW SETTLEMENT FUND, THIS
WOULD ALLOW THE CITY TO TRACK
THE ACCRUAL AND DISBURSEMENT OF
ALL REVENUES , INCLUDING,
POTENTIALLY, FUTILE
SETTLEMENTS. A DESIGNATED FUND
WOULD INCREASE THE ABILITY TO
PROVIDE OVERSIGHT, MONITORING,
AND THE USE OF THE REVENUES,
ABSENT THIS NEW FUND, THE
SETTLEMENT REVENUES WOULD
PROBABLY ACCRUE TO THE GENERAL
FUND AND IT WOULD BECOME HARDER
TO VIEW THEM IN ISOLATION AND
TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY WERE
FUNDING. OPTIONS, FOR THIS
LEGISLATION, AMEND, AND PASS
THIS LEGISLATION. OR, DO NOT
PASS THIS LEGISLATION.
>> THANK YOU AGAIN. ANY
COMMENTS ON THIS? OKAY. OKAY.
>> THE LAST SLIDE IS
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU , TO BOTH
ANN GORMAN AND JEN LABRECQUE.
FOR THAT , WHICH SPANNED THE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. I
APPRECIATE THE ITEMS THAT WE
HAVE TEED UP HERE. AND MAYBE
THE SHORTEST ONE IT WILL BE A
FRONTLINE PBS ONE ABOUT THE
CRISIS AND THE WAY IN WHICH
THESE DIRECTLY TARGETED THE
GENERAL POPULATION AND
ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO JUST
NEEDED PAIN MANAGEMENT BUT GOT
PEOPLE ADDICTED TO OPIOIDS AND
FENTANYL. WELL, FENTANYL IS
AN OPIOID. IT WOULD ENCOURAGE
PEOPLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS,
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW? WE DO WANT
TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THESE
DOLLARS AND I THINK WE HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY TO CORRECT THE
WRONGS OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS,
THEY ARE PAYING A FINE BECAUSE
OF THE TARGETED ATTACK ON
COMMUNITY MEMBERS. AND I DO NOT
KNOW THAT SOME OF THE
STRATEGIES THAT IT OUTLINED
TODAY REALLY GET AT THE HEART
OF HOW WE PREVENT PEOPLE FROM
DEALING WITH THIS CRISIS
REPEATEDLY, AND ENCOURAGING US
TO COLLECTIVELY THINK ABOUT
HOW WE UTILIZE THOSE DOLLARS.
IT IS ENSURING THAT THE FUNDS
ARE PROTECTED FOR USE IN THE
FUTURE, THAT IS GREAT, AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO MORE
DISCUSSION. CAN YOU PLEASE READ
ITEM NUMBER THREE AND WE WILL
JUST KEEP GOING.
>> AGENDA ITEM 3, OFFICE OF
ARTS AND CULTURE, FOR BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION.
>> EXCELLENT, I SAW MY
COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER , I
WILL ALLOW YOU TO WEIGH IN ,
IF YOU WANT TO CHAT ABOUT ARTS
AND CULTURE. BEFORE WE TURN
IT OVER TO PROVIDE THE
TECHNICAL FEEDBACK, OF COURSE,
BUT, JASMINE MARWAHA, PLEASE T
IT UP , AND WALK US THROUGH THE
PRESENTATION. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> SORRY, I HAD TO ADJUST MY
BLINDS. NOW THE SUN IS SHINING
RIGHT IN MY EYES, GOOD
AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES, THANK
YOU, CHAIR , FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER SOME
REMARKS. I WANT TO SAY, AS A
REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE MOST
CULTURALLY DIVERSE DISTRICT, I
HEAR FROM CONSTITUENTS AND FROM
SMALL BUSINESSES AND FROM FOLKS
ALL THE TIME ABOUT THE NEED TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE INVESTING
IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, OUR
BUSINESSES, ACROSS THE CITY IN
ADDITION TO DOWNTOWN, OUR
DOWNTOWN CORE IS ABSOLUTELY
IMPORTANT, IT IS EQUALLY
IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE INVESTING
WHERE OUR NEIGHBORS LIVE AND
WORK, AND IT IT IS A BIG
PART, OUR ECONOMY, AS YOU ALL
KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN INVESTING IN
THE DOWNTOWN CORE DOOR FOR
YEARS. AND I HAVE SEEN THE
POSITIVE IMPACT OF WHAT SMALL
INVESTMENTS CAN DO WHEN WE FUND
ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES, NOT
JUST ONE. YOU KNOW, THE CHAIR
WAS MENTIONING THE EQUITABLE
INITIATIVE, ALREADY, A LOT OF
THE WORK THAT HAPPENS HAPPENS
IN THE SOUTH END, IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT, AND SO,
EQUITY REALLY IS GOING TO BE
ONE OF MY PRIORITIZING
PRINCIPLES, AS WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT THIS BUDGET , IT MEANS
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE
UNDERSERVED. AND SO, BEFORE WE
MOVE INTO THE BUDGET
PRESENTATION, I DO THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT TO, OH DEAR! I HAD A
LETTER THAT I WANTED TO JUST
BRIEFLY READ, A FEW REMARKS
FROM THE SEATTLE ARTS
COMMISSION. I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT TO PUT THEIR VOICE ON
THE RECORD, IT IS IN RESPONSE
TO THE PROPOSED BUDGET, FIRST,
THEY ARE VERY PLEASED ABOUT THE
FUNDING. PLEASED TO SEE A
BUDGET ADJUSTMENT TO ADDRESS
INFLATION, SEVERAL ARTS
PROGRAMS AND ARTS FUNDING
PROGRAMS, I THINK THAT WE WILL
BE TALKING A LOT ABOUT THIS
PROCESS. THIS IS THE FIRST
INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENT IN 12
YEARS. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT
IS APPRECIATED. CLEARLY , A
CONVERSATION WE NEED TO KEEP
HAVING. THIRDLY , AS YOU MAY
ALREADY KNOW, ARTS
COMMISSIONERS HAVE BEEN IN
CONVERSATION, THIS IS
REGARDING THE PURCHASE OF
CINERAMA, NONE OF THEM WERE
MADE AWARE THAT THERE WERE
EXCESS FUNDS THAT WERE BEING
CONSIDERED FOR THE ARTS-FOCUSED
GRANT IN THE CITY. IT IS
REQUESTED IN THE FUTURE, BOTH
THE ARTS CULTURE COMMISSION ,
SHAPING EQUITABLE PROCESS FOR
DISTRIBUTING SURPLUS FUNDS TO
ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND
INDIVIDUALS. I THINK THE POINT
REALLY IS THAT THE DEPARTMENT
HAS WORKED HARD OVER THE LAST
SEVERAL YEARS TO CREATE A GRANT
-MAKING STRUCTURE THAT IS
EQUITABLE AND THAT CENTERS ON
THE VOICES OF FOLKS WHO HAVE
BEEN MARGINALIZED,
PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO
CITY FUNDING. SO THERE IS JUST
A REQUEST FOR MAKING SURE THERE
IS FAIR AND EQUITABLE
OPPORTUNITY FOR SUPPORT AND I
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO
PUT THAT ON THE RECORD. AND, I
JUST WANT TO SAY AGAIN, AS WE
GO INTO THE SECTION OF THE
BUDGET, I AM VERY INTERESTED IN
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE
CENTERING EQUITY AND
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE NOT
DOWNTOWN, NECESSARILY, THAT
ALSO COULD REALLY BENEFIT FROM
THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING, AT
THE, AT THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, CHAIR. AND I WILL
HAVE QUESTIONS AS WE GO
THROUGH THE REPORT. I WANTED TO
SHARE THAT AND HAVE THE CHANCE
FOR SOME UPDATED REMARKS.
>> WHY DON'T YOU WALK US
THROUGH, AND IF THERE ARE
QUESTIONS, FOLKS , PLEASE RAISE
YOUR HAND. WE WOULD LOVE TO
HAVE CLARIFYING COMMENTS FROM
THE TEAM AS WELL. LET'S GO
AHEAD AND GO THROUGH THIS.
>> MY NAME IS JASMINE MARWAHA
, FROM COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF
AND I AM PRESENTING THE BUDGET
OF ARTS AND CULTURE OVERVIEW.
THE 2024 PROPOSED BUDGET
ADJUSTMENTS WOULD INCREASE BY
$4 MILLION COMPARED TO THE 2024
ENDORSED BUDGET, AS SHOWN IN
THE SLIDE. THE DEPARTMENT IS
FUNDED BY THE CITY TAX THAT
GOES TOWARDS THE ARTS AND
CULTURE FUND. AND THE PROJECTED
EMISSIONS TAX REVENUES,
RELATIVE TO LAST YEAR'S
FORECAST, AS THERE CONTINUES TO
BE INCREASING DEMAND IN
SEATTLE, AS WE RECOVER FROM THE
PANDEMIC. SO, THERE IS MORE
MONEY IN THE FUND, $3.6
MILLION OF THE $4 MILLION IS IN
PROPOSED ADJUSTMENTS,
ONE-TIME EXPENDITURES. UNLESS
THERE ARE QUESTIONS AT THIS
POINT, WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT
SLIDE. THE FIRST ISSUE THAT
CENTRAL STAFF IDENTIFIED
RELATES JUST TO THE SCALE OF
THE PROPOSED ADJUSTMENTS, 23%
INCREASE , WE THOUGHT IT WAS
WORTH CALLING OUT. IN
PARTICULAR ABOUT $3 MILLION OF
THE POST EXPENDITURES
REPRESENT NEW OR EXPANDED
PROGRAMMING. AS NOTED IN MY
MEMO, THERE ARE THESE EXPANDED
PROGRAMS, INCLUDING $1 MILLION
FOR PUBLIC SPACE ACTIVATION
DOWNTOWN , WITH A FOCUS ON THE
NEARBY CULTURAL PARTNERS, AND
THE ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF HOPE
CORE, FOCUSED ON DOWNTOWN
ACTIVATIONS, AND HOPE CORE IS A
PROGRAM THAT CONNECTS
UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED
ARTISTS WITH EACH OTHER. AND
THERE ARE THE FOLKLIFE
FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING, AND
$150,000 FOR A TEMPORARY
GRAFFITI SPECIALIST. COUNCIL
MAY WISH TO THE PURPOSE, SCALE,
OR PROVIDE FURTHER DIRECTION
FOR THESE PROPOSED ADJUSTMENTS
TO ADVANCE OTHER COUNCIL
PRIORITIES AND ARTS. THE
OPTIONS ARE OPPOSED , THE
PRIORITIES THAT ARE CONSISTENT
WITH THE PERMISSIBLE USES OF
THE ADMISSIONS TAX REVENUE. OR
YOU COULD IMPOSE A PROBATION
TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE
ALIGNED WITH OTHER COUNCIL
PROPERTIES, SUCH AS BIGGER
INVESTMENTS IN NEIGHBORHOODS AT
HIGH RISK OF DISPLACEMENT. OR
NO CHANGE. THANK YOU.
>> I AM NOT SEEING ADDITIONAL
HANDS ON THIS ONE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> I DO, I GUESS. I MIGHT JUST
ASK, ABOUT THE WEBSITE? I
WILL MAKE SURE I AM LOOKING AT
THIS CORRECTLY. 270,000, IS
THERE URGENCY ON THIS ITEM?
THIS SEEMS HIGHER THAN I WOULD
HAVE ANTICIPATED.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE
ENTIRE $270,000 IS NOT TO JUST
WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT. THERE IS A
PORTION OF THAT THAT IS FOR A
TEMPORARY WEB DESIGNER. AND
THEN THE REST IS FOR MORE
GENERAL COMMUNICATION SUPPORT
THAT IS ONGOING.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY , NOW WOULD YOU LIKE
TO ADD SOMETHING, MAYOR?
>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE TO
INTRODUCE, I KNOW THAT WE HAVE
OUR INTERIM DIRECTOR FOR ARTS,
WHO HAS NOT APPEARED BEFORE YOU
IN ANY CAPACITY. I WANT YOU TO
KNOW THAT THEY COME TO US
FROM MINNEAPOLIS AND HE IS
VERY NEW, HE HAS ONLY BEEN IN
OFFICE NOT TOO LONG, A FEW
WEEKS, AND SHE WOULD BE HAPPY
TO EXPLAIN AND ANSWER SOME OF
THOSE QUESTIONS, SUCH AS THE
QUESTION ABOUT WHAT THE NEED IS
FOR THE WEBSITE AND THE
PURPOSE OF THAT. IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO HEAR FROM HER.
>> WELCOME, DIRECTOR, AND SORRY
FOR A SOMEWHAT , YOU KNOW,
HYBRID APPROACH TO OUR USUAL
COMMITTEE MEETINGS. WE DECIDED
TO HAVE IT HERE. AND WE HAVE
APPRECIATED SEEING ALL OF THE
MATERIALS THEY CAME WITH THE
CONFIRMATION. VERY EXCITED TO
HAVE YOU AND, OF COURSE, AS WE
OPEN UP, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
SAY ANYTHING, I WILL GO TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
CHAIR, AND COUNCILMEMBERS, IT
IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE, JUST
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MY
BACKGROUND , AS DEPUTY MAYOR
GREG WONG MENTION, I AM STILL
GROUNDING MYSELF. IT HAS BEEN
A WELCOMING EXPERIENCE FROM
THE STAFF AS WELL AS MY
COLLEAGUES. AND I AM THRILLED
TO BE HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME,
TALKING TO YOU. I COME FROM
THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, AS THE
FORMER DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE,
AND I HAVE A BACKGROUND IN
GRANTMAKING, ADMINISTRATION,
ART SPACE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT, CREATING A FOCUS
ON RACIAL EQUITY WITHIN THE
CREATIVE SECULAR . AND ARTIST
WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS,
FOR THE PURPOSE OF RACIAL
EQUITY AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT.
SO, THOSE ARE ALL OF THE THINGS
THAT I AM HERE WITH, AND I AM
EQUIPPED AND LOOKING FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU ALL. I AM ALSO
BEING JOINED TODAY, IT IS, MY,
MY BUDGET MANAGER. AND HE IS
HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY.
>> YOU ARE WELCOME. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR SHARING THAT. AND
WE HAVE RECEIVED A LOT OF
NOTES OF APPRECIATION FROM THE
CHAIR, AS YOU HEARD FROM OUR
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANTED
TO TALK ABOUT THE REQUIREMENTS
OF THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE
AS IT RELATES TO ADD TAX AND
SEVERAL ORDINANCES THAT GOT US
TO WHERE WE ARE NOW. IN 2002,
THIS WAS, I BELIEVE, THE FIRST
YEAR THAT WE REQUIRED THAT A
MINIMUM OF 20% OF THE TAX
REVENUES GO TO THE ARTS
OFFICE, THAT WAS INCREASED IN
2009 TO 75% OF ADD TAX REVENUE
GOING TO THE ARTS OFFICE, AND
I THINK, MAYBE, 2016? IT
INCREASED FROM 75 PERCENT , TO
80%. THIS WAS A CODE
REQUIREMENT, 80% OF THE ADD TAX
REVENUE GO TO SUPPORT THE
ARTS OFFICE, AND SO, I AM VERY
INTERESTED TO UNDERSTAND HOW
THE OPS , WELL, HOW IT IS IN
THE PROPOSED BUDGET, RELATING
TO THAT MUNICIPAL CODE
REQUIREMENT AND HOW THE OPTIONS
THAT ARE IDENTIFIED HERE WOULD
BE , WOULD STILL BE CONSISTENT
WITH THAT LEGAL OBLIGATION.
AND, ALSO, BEFORE I TAKE ANY
ANSWERS TO THAT QUESTION, I
WOULD LIKE TO JUST RESPOND TO
THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE
WITH OVERSIGHT , SOME OF HER
COMMENTS ABOUT THE FACT THAT,
THE ARTS COMMISSION WAS
SURPRISED AND DISAPPOINTED TO
LEARN THAT THE AD TAX
REVENUE OVER AND ABOVE WHAT WAS
ANTICIPATED WAS ALLOCATED IN A
WAY THAT DID NOT TAKE THEIR
INPUT INTO CONSIDERATION AND I
AM JUST WONDERING, WHETHER OR
NOT A FOURTH OPTION MIGHT BE
CONSIDERED ? WHICH IS,
PERHAPS, TO CREATE SOME SORT OF
EXPECTATION OR PROCESS
LEGISLATIVELY , THE PAST
ORDINANCES I REFERENCED
EARLIER, TO CREATE WHAT IS
THE EXPECTATION FOR AD TAX
REVENUE OVER AND ABOVE WHAT IS
ANTICIPATED, BECAUSE I DO
BELIEVE, AS IT RELATES TO THE
CINERAMA FUNDING DECISION ,
AGAIN. THAT WAS, THAT WAS ,
THAT WAS REVENUE ABOVE AND
BEYOND THAT WHICH WAS IMPACTED
BY THE CITY ORDINANCES. BUT ,
I THINK IT IS REASONABLE, FOR
THE ARTS COMMISSION TO HAVE
EXPECTED SOME SORT OF
COLLABORATION , HOW TO USE
THOSE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES,
MUCH LIKE WE HAVE DONE WITH
JUMPSTART, WE HAVE CREATED
EXPECTATIONS AND A PROCESS
FOR HOW WE EXPECT OVERAGES TO
BE USED . PERHAPS WE MIGHT
WANT TO CONTINUE UPDATING THE
ORDINANCE, NOT SINCE 2016, TO
ADJUST AND ADDRESS THAT ISSUE.
>> I WILL JUST RESPOND TO THE
QUESTION. MY UNDERSTANDING IS
THAT THE PROPOSED ADJUSTMENTS
DO COORDINATE WITH THE
REQUIREMENT FOR RESERVES. I
WOULD INVITE THEM TO CORRECT
ME, THE CLIMATE EMISSIONS TAX
REVENUE, TO BE SPENT ON ARTS
-RELATED PROGRAMS AND THE
EXPENDITURES THAT KEEPS ARTISTS
LIVING , WORKING, AND
INITIATIVES , CREATING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC
TO INTERSECT. AND THEN
INITIATIVES TO PROVIDE
OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE
SCHOOLS. I THINK IT IS A
QUESTION, I THINK, WE CAN
EXPLORE FURTHER ABOUT. IF
THERE ARE QUESTIONS DUE TO THE
EXPENDITURES. AND WE CAN
CONTINUE TO LOOK INTO THAT,
WITH ALL OF THESE, IF THEY DO
CONFORM TO THOSE POLICIES.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER ?
>> THAT IS PROBABLY A
CONVERSATION WE WILL HAVE TO
HAVE, HOW DO WE PUT SOME
GUARDRAILS , AT LEAST, AROUND
HOW WE DISCUSS THE ADDITIONAL
FUNDING THAT HAS BEEN
RECEIVED, GIVEN IF IT REACHED
THE THRESHOLD FOR WHAT IT GETS
ALLOCATED, TO THE DEPARTMENT.
I DO WANT TO ASK A COUPLE OF
QUESTIONS OF OUR DIRECTOR.
WELCOME, DIRECTOR GULGUN
KAYIM, WE HAVE NOT YET GONE
THROUGH THE CONFIRMATION
PROCESS. WE WILL BE DOING THAT
WHEN WE GET THE BUDGET PROCESS
OVER WITH. BUT , DIRECTOR
GULGUN KAYIM AND I HAVE HAD A
COUPLE OF GREAT CONVERSATIONS
AND I SAT ON THE COMMITTEE,
AND I AM EXCITED ABOUT OUR
MUTUAL INTEREST IN THE
INTERSECTION OF THE ARTS AND
OF NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING, AS IT
RELATES TO THE PUBLIC REALM AND
HOW WE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THE CREATIVE SECTOR TO MAKE
SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE NOT
JUST BEAUTIFYING OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS BUT REALLY
THINKING INTENTIONALLY ABOUT
HOW WE EMBED ARTISTS IN
EVERYTHING WE DO AS A CITY. AND
IT I WANTED TO ASK A COUPLE OF
THINGS. THE FIRST IS ABOUT THIS
TEMPORARY GRAFFITI SPECIALIST.
IN CONVERSATIONS THAT I HAVE
HAD WITH THE PREVIOUS
DIRECTOR, WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE INTENTIONS
OF CREATING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
PEOPLE WHO DO STREET
GRAFFITI, AND REALLY TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT HOW WE ENGAGE THEM,
HOW WE ALLOW THEM TO TELL THEIR
STORIES AND HEAR THEIR VOICE
IN A WAY THAT CAN CONNECT THEM
MAYBE TO AN OPPORTUNITY , TO
REALLY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE
CREATIVITY. PERHAPS FINDING A
MORE PRODUCTIVE WAY TO USE IT.
I AM WONDERING IF THAT IS THE
INTENT, BEHIND THIS TEMPORARY
POSITION, OR IF THERE IS
SOMETHING ELSE INTENDED FOR
THIS. IF YOU CAN PLEASE TALK
ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. TO YOUR
POINT, THIS IS A COMPLEX
PROBLEM THAT HAS MANY , YOU
KNOW, MULTIPRONGED , THAT NEEDS
A MULTIPRONGED SOLUTION. THIS
PARTICULAR POSITION IS REALLY
TRYING TO GO UPSTREAM IN THE
ISSUE. IT IS ATTEMPTING TO WORK
IN SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL
SETTINGS AND OTHER COMMUNITY
SETTINGS WITH YOUTH TO
INTERSECT AND INTERFACE AND
REDIRECT, FRANKLY, SOME OF THE
MORE NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF
TAGGING, IN PARTICULAR.
GRAFFITI ART ITSELF IS AN ART
FORM, BUT THERE ARE PLACES IN
WHICH IT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE.
THIS POSITION IS REALLY
SPECIALIZED ON MITIGATION AND
PREVENTION.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. IF I
MIGHT, CHAIR, ANOTHER QUESTION?
I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT
, WE HAVE ADDRESSED THE
ADMISSIONS TAX AND IT IS GOOD
TO SEE THAT IT IS REBOUNDING A
LITTLE BIT, THAT IS A GOOD
INDICATOR OF OUR REBOUNDING
ECONOMY AS WELL. AND WE ALSO
KNOW THIS IS, YOU KNOW,
POTENTIALLY AN UNSTABLE
FUNDING SOURCE FOR FUTURE
EFFORTS IN ARTS AND CULTURE.
CAN YOU -- I AM TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND , WHAT STRATEGIC
INITIATIVES, OR WHAT PLANS THE
OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE HAS,
WHAT THEY HAVE DEVELOPED IN
RESPONSE TO THE CURRENT
INCREASED REVENUE PROJECTIONS
AND HOW THESE CAN SUPPORT
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IN THE
SUSTAINABLE AREAS.
>> I HAVE A BACKGROUND IN
SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS IN
BUILDING CAPACITY. UNDER THAT
UMBRELLA, WHAT WE ARE LOOKING
AT DOING IS HELPING TO DEVELOP
BUSINESS PLANS , HELPING TO
DEVELOP MARKETING SOLUTIONS
AND REALLY ADDRESSING
SUSTAINABILITY ACROSS THE
BOARD. IT IS NOT AN EASY THING
TO GET FUNDING FOR, YOU KNOW,
CREATING PLANS AND DEVELOPING
LONG-TERM REPROGRAMMING.
BECAUSE MANY ORGANIZATIONS
HAVE TO DO A LOT OF PIVOTING
DURING THE PANDEMIC. AND NOW,
THEY ARE IN A SITUATION, THERE
ARE 50-SIKI PERCENT AT
CAPACITY. IN SOME CASES, THEY
ARE STILL NOT AT THAT PEAK.
MANY OF THEM, THEY ARE STILL
WORKING WITH FEDERAL FUNDING
AND ANTICIPATING A FISCAL
CLIFF WHEN THE FUNDING GOES
AWAY. THERE IS A LOT OF
INSTABILITY WHEN YOU ARE AN
INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A GIG
EMPLOYEE AND NOT HAVING ENOUGH
CONTRACTS, THE CAPACITY
BUILDING IS REALLY WHERE I
WOULD PUT A LOT OF THIS
FUTURE, AS WELL AS CURRENT
INVESTMENT AND I CAN TALK A
LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHETHER
THAT WOULD BE WITHIN THE
VARIETY OF PROGRAMS THAT WE
HAVE, BUT OUR MAIN GRANT
FUNDING IS INTENDED TO BE
ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN EXPECT
THREE YEARS OF CONSISTENT
FUNDING SO THEY WE CAN PLAN
AND BUILD. THAT IS THE
SUSTAINABILITY THAT IS REALLY
NEEDED, FRANKLY.
>> OKAY, SO, MY LAST QUESTION.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND I
HAVE WORKED A LOT OVER THE LAST
FEW YEARS TO REALLY TRY TO
HIGHLIGHT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT
OF ARTS AND CULTURE. BEYOND
THE VISUAL AND AUDIO MEDIUMS. I
AM WONDERING IF YOU CAN TALK
ABOUT HOW WE CENTERED THIS
SECTOR? PARTICULARLY , AS OED
IS DEVELOPING INDUSTRY WORK.
>> THE SECTOR DELIVERS MANY
PRODUCTS . I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT TO DO TWO THINGS,
HELP THE SECTOR STABILIZE.
STABILIZE AND FULLY RECOVER
FROM THE PANDEMIC AND THEN HELP
THEM BUILD SUSTAINABILITY AND
I MEAN THAT ACROSS THE BOARD.
THERE ARE MANY INSTITUTIONS
THAT, AS I SAID ARE QUESTIONING
THE BUSINESS PLANS, BECAUSE OF
THE WAY THE PROGRAMS ARE
PRODUCED AND DELIVERED, THEY
ARE JUST DIFFERENT NOWADAYS,
IN OTHER CASES, WE HAVE HAD
WORKFORCE TRANSITIONS,
ESPECIALLY LET'S SAY IN THE
THEATER, A LOT OF BACKSTAGE
STAFF HAVE ACTUALLY LEFT TO
PRESENT AT EVENTS. EARNING
MORE MONEY AT EVENTS AS OPPOSED
TO BACKSTAGE, BECAUSE AGAIN,
THE PANDEMIC PUSHED THAT. THERE
HAS BEEN HUGE TRANSFORMATION.
IF WE CAN HELP THEM STABILIZE
AND THEN HELP THEM REPLAN, AND
ENVISION HOW TO MOVE, GOING
FORWARD. AND THEN HELP THEM
BUILD. THAT IS WHERE I SEE A
LOT OF OUR WORK AND A LOT OF
THE WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT,
MOVING FORWARD, AND THEN,
ENGAGING THE SECTOR IN
PRODUCING. SO, YOU KNOW,
CREATING SPACES FOR WORK TO BE
SEEN, ENGAGED WITH. AND FOR
PEOPLE TO COME AND BUY TICKETS
AND PARTICIPATE. I HAVE SEEN,
ONE LAST THING, A LOT OF
INTEGRATED CROSS SECTOR WORK,
WHICH IS WHAT I WAS INDICATING.
THERE IS A HUGE MOVEMENT
TOWARDS THAT. ARTISTS WORKING
IN COMMUNITY AND WITH
COMMUNITY, ON A VARIETY OF
THINGS FROM WELLNESS TO, YOU
KNOW, IN TERMS OF WHAT WE DID
IN TERMS OF POLICY
DEVELOPMENT, THERE IS A LOT OF
EXPANSION AND POTENTIAL. FOR
EXAMPLE, WE NOW GET SOCIAL
PRESCRIPTIONS. AND THAT IS
IMPORTANT WORK THAT IS
HAPPENING, ARTS ARE INTEGRATED
INTO THAT TYPE OF WORK.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THIS SLIDE ? OKAY,
SEEING NONE, LET'S MOVE
FORWARD. WE HAVE ABOUT AN HOUR,
AN HOUR AND A HALF LEFT. WE
HAVE ONE MORE PRESENTATION.
LET'S KEEP GOING. OKAY, SO,
THE NEXT ISSUE RELATES, I
THINK, TO SOME COMMENTS THAT
HAVE ALREADY BEEN SAID. AND,
YOU KNOW? AS WE TALKED ABOUT
THE ADMISSIONS TAX, THEY ARE
POTENTIALLY UNSTABLE. AND WE
ALSO HAVE NEW LEADERSHIP IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF OED. COUNCIL
MAY WANT TO CONSIDER PROVIDING
SPECIFIC DIRECTION AND RESOURCE
PLANNING, CONCERNING RECENT
PRIORITIES OF THE ARTS AND
CULTURE FUND. THIS COULD
INCLUDES PREDEFINED PRIORITIES
RELATED TO FINDING DECISIONS
WHEN HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED
REVENUES COME IN, AS TALKED
ABOUT EARLIER. MY UNDERSTANDING
IS THAT ARTS WAS ALREADY
CONSIDERING UNDERGOING SUCH A
PROCESS. BUT THEY ARE NOT YET
HAVING DEDICATED FUNDS. THE
OPTIONS ON THIS SLIDE, THEY
COULD HELP COMMUNICATE THE
STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS,
SUCH AS PROVIDING DIRECTION, A
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT, TO INDICATE THE
EXPECTED SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE
PROCESS . BEST PRACTICES, OTHER
JURISDICTIONS, RACIAL EQUITY
ANALYSIS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDER
CONSIDERATIONS. AN ADDITIONAL
OPTION IS TO INCREASE ONE-TIME
APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE FUND
BALANCE IN THE ARTS AND CULTURE
FUND TO PROVIDE TRANSPARENT AND
DEDICATED FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY
COMMENTS ON THESE ITEMS?
OKAY. COULD NOT TELL IF YOU
ARE LOOKING FOR A HAND UP,
YOUR UNMUTE BUTTON,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. OKAY ,
OKAY.
>> I WANTED TO COMMENT THAT
THEY WERE WORKING VERY CLOSELY
TO TALK ABOUT WHAT IS THE
FUTURE DIRECTION,
STRATEGICALLY, EVERYONE KNOWS
THAT THE COUNTY IS
CONSIDERING HELP WITH THE
STATE, OVERALL, WHAT IS , PART
OF THAT WILL HAVE TO BE
STRATEGICALLY, THINKING THROUGH
WHAT PRIORITIES EXIST AND HOW
WE CAN SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY IN DOING
SO. AND I KNOW THERE MAY BE
QUESTIONS ON WHAT THAT MAY LOOK
LIKE, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK
HER, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS
NOT FULLY ALIGNED WITH ISSUE
IDENTIFICATION HERE, ON IT
NEEDING TO BE DONE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, DID
YOU HAVE ANYTHING?
>> I WANTED TO SPEAK TO THAT A
LITTLE BIT, ONE OF THE PREVIOUS
CONVERSATIONS THAT THE DIRECTOR
AND I HAD, SHE DID TALK ABOUT
THE NEED -- I AM SURE IT WOULD
BE PART OF THE STRATEGIC
PLANNING. AND IT WHAT IS ,
WHAT KIND OF EMPLOYMENT ARE
FOLKS GETTING AND WHAT DOES THE
PAY LOOK LIKE? HOW DO WE MAKE
SURE THERE IS BUSINESS SUPPORT
FOR CREATIVE WORKERS? BY THAT
WE MEAN, APPRENTICESHIP
OPPORTUNITIES. PLACEMENT WITH
INTERMEDIARIES AND ALSO
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE
DISAGGREGATING THE DATA SO THAT
WE ARE REALLY CLEAR WHO IS
ENGAGING IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF
THE CREATIVE ECONOMY. I THINK
THAT IS IMPORTANT WORK FOR US
TO GET AN UNDERSTANDING. WE
ALREADY HAVE THE SENSE THAT THE
CREATIVE SECTOR PLAYS A HUGE
ROLE IN OUR ECONOMY. HAVING,
YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT MORE
INFORMATION COULD HELP GUIDE
THE DIRECTION OF THE STRATEGIC
PLANNING PARTNERSHIP. I THINK
THAT WOULD BE REALLY VALUABLE
INFORMATION FOR US TO HAVE.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS ?
>> LOOKING AT THE IDEA OF THE
STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS,
DEPUTY MAYOR GREG WONG
REFERRED TO THIS, THERE IS SOME
DISCUSSION AROUND THE ADOPTION
OF THE CULTURAL ACCESS, 0.1
PERCENT , I RAISE THAT , HOW
DO WE ENVISION, HOW WE
ENVISION OUR STRATEGIC PLAN
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THAT
REGIONAL CULTURE WHERE THERE IS
A LOT OF OVERLAP AND ELIGIBLE
FUNDING. OBVIOUSLY THROUGH THAT
CULTURAL ACCESS, THE ARTS
GROUPS IN SEATTLE, THEY ARE
GOING TO BE RECEIVING A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SUPPORT
AND I DO WONDER, TO WHAT
EXTENT, COULD THEY HAVE SOME
INTEGRATED STRATEGIC PLANNING
PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE MAXIMIZING ALL OF OUR
BUDGET CONTRIBUTIONS, ALL OF
THE COUNTY 'S BUDGET
CONTRIBUTIONS AND IF THAT IS
ENVISIONED IN THE IDEA OF
DOING THE STRATEGIC PLAN,
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE HOOKING
IT UP, AT THE HIP, TO WHAT
HORTICULTURE IS DOING.
>> THANK YOU, GOOD IDEAS FOR
FUTURE CONSIDERATION. I AM
SEEING SOME NODS FROM CENTRAL
STAFF, ANYTHING BEFORE WE MOVE
FORWARD? DIRECTOR?
>> YES, I JUST WANT TO BE
CLEAR ABOUT THE INTENTION OF
THE STRATEGIC PLANNING, JUST
SO THAT WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME
PAGE. YOU KNOW, FIRST BECAUSE
I AM NEW IN THE DEPARTMENT, OF
COURSE. ONE OF THE PRIORITIES
IS TO REVIEW AND REFRESH OUR
INITIAL AND ORIGINAL VALUES.
THAT IS THE FIRST STEP WE WILL
BE WORKING ON, IT WILL BE
MODEST. WE WILL BE USING UNDER
SPEND FROM 2023 TO BRING IN A
CONSULTANT AND WORK WITH THE
COMMISSION TO HAVE SOME LIMITED
VISIONING SESSIONS. WITH THAT,
OF COURSE, WHAT HAS ALREADY
BEEN MENTIONED , THE CHANGES
THAT HAVE BEEN COMING DOWN
THROUGH THE COUNTY AND FOR
CULTURE. IT NEEDS TO BE A MORE
EXTENSIVE PLANNING PURPOSE,
MEANING SOMETHING THAT WILL BE
MUCH MORE COMMUNITY ENGAGED ,
AND OF COURSE, ENGAGING
ELECTED OFFICIALS AS WELL.
THAT IS WHERE I THINK WE CAN
TALK ABOUT THE MORE SYSTEMIC
COLLABORATION, THE DIFFERENCES.
LUCKILY, I COME FROM A STATE
THAT HAS THIS TYPE OF TAX. AND
WHEN THAT TAX CAME THROUGH, WE
DID HAVE THAT TYPE OF
CONVERSATION WITH SYSTEM
PARTNERS TO TALK ABOUT WHICH
AREAS OF THE ECONOMY ARE WE
BEST IN POSITION TO SUPPORT,
WHICH WAS THE MAIN DISPERSER
OF THOSE FUNDS. I THINK I AM IN
CONVERSATION RIGHT NOW WITH
COLLEAGUES WHO ARE WORKING ON
GETTING LEGISLATION PASSED
THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR, WHEN
THE FUNDS ARE RELEASED, IT
WILL BE AROUND $100 MILLION SO
IT IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
MONEY. AND I THINK IT IS PRIME
TIME TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.
>> OKAY, LET'S KEEP MOVING.
>> THAT CONCLUDES MY
PRESENTATION.
>> THAT IS GREAT. THAT IS VERY
HELPFUL, VERY NICE , TO HAVE
THE INPUT FROM OUR NEW
DIRECTOR . OUR INTERIM
DIRECTOR, INTO FINAL
CONFIRMATION. GREAT TO MEET
YOU, THANK YOU FOR BEING PART
OF THIS INITIAL CONVERSATION
AROUND BUDGET ANALYSIS. LET'S
MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER
FOUR. THANK YOU, CENTRAL
STAFF. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE
STICKING WITH US FOR THE NEXT
ITEM. BUT THANK YOU FOR JOINING
US AND HAVE A GOOD REST OF
YOUR AFTERNOON. WE WILL WRAP
THINGS UP WITH THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. MADAME
CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ
ITEM NUMBER FOUR INTO THE
RECORD.
>> ITEM NUMBER FOUR, OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, FOR
BELIEVING AND DISCUSSION.
>> EXCELLENT, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS
THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE AS
YOU LOOK THROUGH THE PROPOSAL
, OR ANY COMMENTS YOU WOULD
LIKE TO SHARE OVERALL?
>> YES, I AM EXCITED TO SPEAK
TO THIS, WE OFTEN HEAR,
ESPECIALLY IN CONNECTION WITH
JUMPSTART, THAT WE HAVE TO ASK
CONSISTENTLY WITH THE
PRIORITIES THAT THIS COUNCIL
HAS SET IN LAW, AND THAT
SENSIBLE HOLDS , TOO. ON AUGUST
1st, COUNCIL PASSED A
RESOLUTION THAT STATES THE CITY
RECOGNITION THAT A STRONG AND
INCLUSIVE LOCAL ECONOMY CONFERS
UPON LOCAL RESIDENTS AND
BUSINESSES ALIKE, ENDORSING THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, AND THE INVESTMENT
AGENDA. THAT INVESTMENT AGENDA
WAS DEVELOPED THROUGH AN
INTENTIONAL COMMUNITY-DRIVEN
PROCESS, TO ADVANCE THE OED
MISSION TO BUILD AN INCLUSIVE
ECONOMY IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. IT DRIVES THE PROPOSED
APPROPRIATION, FUNDED BY 50% OF
THE JUMPSTART FUND THAT IS
ALLOCATED TO ECONOMIC
REVITALIZATION. SO, THAT IS
JUST FRAMING WHAT THEY ARE
TALKING ABOUT TODAY. I AM
DONE.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
STEWARDSHIP OF THE CONVERSATION
EARLIER THIS YEAR TO ADVANCE
THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT'S VISION AND TO
USING THOSE JUMPSTART FUNDS. WE
LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE
ABOUT THE PROPOSAL. WELCOME TO
THE DAIS, THE VIRTUAL DAIS,
FROM THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT , WE HAVE THE TEAM
WITH US , MARKHAM McINTYRE,
INCLUDING JULIE DINGLEY FOR
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS. AND WE
HAVE JASMINE MARWAHA, WHO IS
STILL WITH US , FROM CENTRAL
STAFF, TO WALK US THROUGH THIS
PRESENTATION. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, SO, THE BUDGET
ADJUSTMENTS WOULD INCREASE THE
BUDGET BY $8.6 MILLION
COMPARED TO THE 2024 ENDORSED
BUDGET, AS SHOWN IN THE SLIDE,
REPRESENTING 35 POINT 4%
INCREASE. AND THAT IS PROPOSED
EXPENDITURES FROM THE
REVITALIZATION FUNDS, WHICH I
WILL GET INTO SHORTLY, IN THE
NEXT SLIDE. I WILL NOTE THAT
THE MAJORITY OF THE ADDITIONAL
EXPENDITURES ARE ONGOING, AND
THERE ARE NINE FTE PROPOSED
TO BE ADDED. I WILL MOVE ON
IF THERE ARE NO RUSSIANS. SO,
THESE ARE ALL LISTED IN
ATTACHMENT ONE, THE ALL STAFF
MEMO. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
ARE IN ONE OF THESE FIVE
STRATEGIC PILLARS YOU SEE ON
THE SCREEN. AS COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON MENTIONED, THESE ARE
FROM THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK
THAT WAS ADOPTED BY
COUNCILMEMBER RESOLUTION , TO
DRIVE THE ECONOMIC
REVITALIZATION FUNDING, MANY OF
THE PROPOSED ADJUSTMENTS ALSO
ADVANCED THE DOWNTOWN PLAN,
WITH ABOUT $3.5 MILLION, OUT
OF THE $9.9 MILLION OF PROPOSED
OED, THOSE HAVE BEEN DAP
ADJUSTMENTS. THE FRAMEWORK
PROVIDES SOME GUIDANCE . AS YOU
CAN SEE, THE BUCKETS ARE STILL
SOMEWHAT BROAD. AND THERE MAY
BE SOME DIFFERENCE IN OPINION
AS TO WHAT SHOULD BE THE
BALANCE BETWEEN THOSE PILLARS,
COUNCIL MAY WISH TO ADVANCE
OTHER PRIORITIES CONSISTENT
WITH THIS FRAMEWORK. YOUR
OPTIONS ARE , GO TO THE NEXT
SLIDE. REDUCE APPROPRIATIONS
IN FAVOR OF THOSE OTHER
PRIORITIES, OR TO IMPOSE A
PROVISO ON APPROPRIATIONS TO
MAKE SURE THAT THEY ALIGN WITH
OTHER COUNCIL PRIORITIES , SUCH
AS, YOU KNOW, GREATER
INVESTMENTS IN NEIGHBORHOODS
AT HIGHER RISK OF DISPLACEMENT.
THE THIRD QUESTION, AT THIS
STAGE, I KNOW THAT SOME
COUNCILMEMBERS MAY HAVE
QUESTIONS ABOUT INDIVIDUAL LINE
ITEMS. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS
FOR CENTRAL STAFF OR OED ON
THE SPECIFIC ADJUSTMENTS, I
THINK THAT WE CAN PULL UP THE
MEMOS, ATTACHMENT ONE , ON THE
SCREEN FOR REFERENCE. THANK
YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON
THESE ITEMS? OKAY. I WILL
JUMP IN WITH COMMENTS. AGAIN, I
WANT TO THANK DIRECTOR MARKHAM
McINTYRE AND THE OPEN
COMMUNICATION YOU HAD ABOUT THE
PROCESS, COMING UP WITH THE
ECONOMIC RESILIENCE SECTION.
WE PUT A NUMBER OF ONE-TIME
INVESTMENTS LAST YEAR INTO THE
2020 BUDGET LEASEHOLDERS TO
KEEP THE FUNDS FLEXIBLE FOR
FUTURE PROGRAMMING THAT WOULD
BE ONGOING PROGRAMMING. SO, WE
ARE EXCITED TO SEE THE FOURTH
AND FINAL COMPONENT REALLY
GETTING THE LONGER-TERM
BLUEPRINT IN PLACE. AND I DO
THINK THAT, JUST HAVING TALKED
TO SOME MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE
CHAMBER EARLIER TODAY, WE KNOW
THERE IS DIRE NEED FOR
COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION. TO
OUR EARLIER CONVERSATION ABOUT
ARTS AND CULTURE, PEOPLE ARE
VERY INTERESTED IN ACTIVATION,
RESILIENCE, AND PUBLIC SPACE.
THE OPPORTUNITIES, WITH OUR
COMMITMENT TO THE HEALTH OF THE
LOCAL ECONOMY AND THE HEALTH OF
THE POPULATION, AS WE ARE
THINKING ABOUT HOW WE GET FOLKS
OUT AND INTERACTING AND ALSO
ENGAGING IN THE ECONOMY. SO, I
AM EXCITED TO SEE SOME OF THESE
PIECES MOVE OVER, AND I
WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK. AND
, JASMINE, I AM NOT SURE IF
THIS IS SOMETHING APPROPRIATE,
IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER ANALYSIS
OF THIS , THE TIMING OF WHEN
SOME OF THESE POSITIONS WOULD
MORE LIKELY COME INTO FRUITION
. IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
PASSING A BUDGET AT THE END OF
NOVEMBER, AND ALL OF THESE
ADDITIONS BEING IN PLACE ON
JANUARY 2nd, THAT MIGHT NOT BE
TOTALLY REALISTIC. HAVING A
BETTER UNDERSTANDING BY
PROGRAM, BY POSITION.
REALTIME, WHEN THE HIRING
MIGHT HAPPEN, THAT COULD GIVE
US A BETTER SENSE OF WHEN THE
COSTS ARE. ANY ANALYSIS FROM
THAT FOR SEVERAL STAFF, OR FOR
THE DEPARTMENT?
>> THAT DID NOT ANSWER MY
QUESTION.
>> WELCOME, DIRECTOR MARKHAM
McINTYRE.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL. ON THE
MATTER OF STAFFING, SO, OED
HAS STAFFED A LOT WITH SOME
OF THE FEDERAL RECOVERY
DOLLARS. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING
WITH A LOT OF TEMPORARY STAFF,
IN SUPPORT OF OUR STAFFING
GROWTH PLAN. WE HAVE BEEN
TRANSITIONING FROM TEMPORARY TO
PERMANENT AS WE KIND OF
EVALUATE THE CAPACITY NEEDS
AND SKILL SET NEEDS. AND THE
GREAT NEWS IS THAT WE HAVE SOME
REALLY, REALLY EXCELLENT
TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES. AND SO, AS
WE ADDED, SOME OF THE STAFFING,
TOWARDS THE ADMINISTRATIVE
FUNCTIONS, OUR INTENT WOULD BE
TO MAKE THOSE OPEN TO INTERNAL
PROCESSES, WITH THE HOPE THAT
WE COULD MAYBE MOVE OVER SOME
OF THOSE TEMPORARY STAFF INTO
PERMANENT. WE HAVE HAD SUCCESS
WITH THAT IN A NUMBER OF
POSITIONS TO DATE. WE STILL
HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE HR
PROCESSES. BUT OUR HOPE IS, IF
WE HAVE THESE PERMANENT POCKETS
TO SOME OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE
POSITIONS, WE CAN MOVE FAIRLY
QUICKLY, IN THE FIRST QUARTER
OF THE YEAR, TO TEMPORARY TO
PERMANENT. SOME OF THE MORE
STRATEGIC POSITIONS, FOR
INSTANCE, THIS NEW IDEA OF A
DIRECTOR OF CITYWIDE SPECIAL
EVENTS. THAT WOULD PROBABLY
TAKE A LITTLE LONGER. WE ARE
CURRENTLY IN DISCUSSIONS WITH
SOME OF THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS
AND FUNCTIONS THAT ARE ON
SPECIAL EVENTS, TO THINK ABOUT
HOW WE COULD SCOPE THAT TO BE
AS READY IN THE EARLY NEW YEAR
TO POST THAT, BUT THAT MAY TAKE
A LITTLE LONGER, GOING INTO Q2
OF NEXT YEAR. BUT OUR HOPE
WOULD BE TO MOVE, WITH HASTE
TO FILL THOSE POSITIONS, WE
HAVE MENTIONED THAT THE NEED IS
GREAT AND HAVING
HIGH-PERFORMING , CAPABLE STAFF
ON THE TEAM IS ONE OF OUR
PRIORITIES.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON ?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I AM
GLAD THAT DIRECTOR MARKHAM
McINTYRE SPOKE UP ABOUT SOME OF
THEIR STAFFING PLANS BUT I WAS
HOPING THAT HE WOULD ADDRESS
THE STAFFING VACANCIES AND
SHORTAGES THAT EXISTED BEFORE
HE TOOK THE POSITION. MAYBE HE
CAN MENTION THAT AFTERWARDS.
BUT, AS IT RELATES TO THE
TRANSFORMATION OF THE SPECIAL
EVENTS OFFICE THAT WAS JUST
MENTIONED, THIS POSITION IS A
HUGE PART OF THE CREATIVE
ECONOMY FRAMEWORK, OUTLINED BY
OED, THAT WOULD TRANSFORM HOW
THE CITY INTERACTS WITH BIGGER
EVENTS, WHICH WE WANT MORE OF,
OF COURSE, NOT ONLY FROM THE
LOGISTICS POINT OF VIEW, YOU
KNOW, THE PERMIT PROCESSING,
ET CETERA, BUT TO ESTABLISH
POLICIES TO ENSURE THAT SEATTLE
CAN BE A WORLD-CLASS CITY THAT
ATTRACT WORLD-CLASS EVENTS
THAT PUMP MILLIONS INTO THE
LOCAL ECONOMY, WE WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF
THAT INVESTMENT, AND NOTE THAT,
THE CREATIVE ECONOMY IS A
FOUNDATIONAL ASPECT, OR A
COMPONENT OF , THE DOWNTOWN
ACTIVATION PLAN. SO, MARKHAM
McINTYRE, DID YOU WANT TO
COMMENT ON THE STAFFING
SITUATION WHEN YOU TOOK OVER?
>> SURE. I GUESS I WILL GIVE
THAT A TWO-PART ANSWER. ON THE
STAFFING SITUATION, I THINK WE
TALKED ABOUT THIS WHEN I FIRST
TOOK THE OFFICE. THERE WAS A
HIGH LEVEL OF TURNOVER AND A
HIGH LEVEL OF VACANCY WHEN I
TOOK THE OFFICE. WE HAVE REALLY
MADE IT A PRIORITY TO TRY TO
BUILD UP THE ORGANIZATION AND
THE TEAM CULTURE. WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH HR VERY CLOSELY ON
FILLING THE VACANCIES. AS I
MENTIONED, TRYING TO TRANSITION
FROM KIND OF A LOT OF
TEMPORARY NUMBER TO
SUSTAINABLY-FUNDED, PERMANENT
POSITIONS. THAT IS THE KEY TO
KIND OF HAVING A STABLE
ORGANIZATION. AND WE HAVE BEEN
SUCCESSFUL IN THAT. WE HAVE
REORGANIZED, TO MAKE IT CLEAR
ABOUT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIE
S, AND HOW THE WHOLE TEAM LINKS
BACK INTO THE FUTURE ECONOMY
OF THE SEATTLE FRAMEWORK. AND
TRIED TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT
ABOUT HOW THE OFFICE FUNCTIONS,
SO THAT PEOPLE FEEL EMPOWERED
TO MAKE DECISIONS. FINALLY, I
WILL JUST MENTIONED,
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, KIND
OF CONTINUING TO BUILD SKILLS
OF THE TEAM, IT IS ONE OF OUR
PRIORITIES OF LEADERSHIP, THAT
IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE HAVE
BEEN WORKING ON AND WE HOPE TO
CONTINUE TO GROW INTO THIS NEXT
YEAR. ON THE SECOND PART OF
WHAT COUNCILMEMBER NELSON
MENTIONED ABOUT THE CREATIVE
ECONOMY, THERE IS NOT
NECESSARILY ANY SPECIFIC LINE
ITEM CALL THAT WITHIN OUR
BUDGET FOR CREATIVE ECONOMY.
BUT I WANT TO SHOW YOU THAT
THERE IS A KEY PART TO OUR
SUCCESS, WE HIRED JAMES MILES
INTO THE POSITION OF CREATIVE
ECONOMY MANAGER. HE IS WORKING
WITH A TEAM HERE AT OED, AS
WELL AS THE COLLABORATION WITH
THE ARTS CULTURE , AND SAMPLE
CENTER, AS THE COUNCILMEMBER
MENTIONED, THERE ARE KEY PARTS
OF D.A.P., RELATED TO THE
CUMULATIVE ECONOMY, AS WELL AS
THAT SPECIAL EVENTS POSITION
THAT YOU MENTIONED, AND WE
STILL HAVE SOME FEDERAL FUNDS
THAT ARE ALLOCATED TOWARD
CREATIVE ECONOMY WORK THAT WE
STILL NEED TO DEPLOY. SO, THERE
ARE RESOURCES THAT WE WILL BE
WORKING WITH ON A NUMBER OF
CREATIVE ECONOMY FUNCTIONS AS
JAMES GETS GOING.
>> OKAY, THANKS. SPENT ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER.
>> ONE ITEM IN THE MEMO, IN
THE ATTACHMENT, IT IS CITY
RESOURCE NAVIGATION, THAT IS
COLORED BLUE, WITH OTHER
D.A.P. INVESTMENTS, AND
HOWEVER, THIS IS FTE FOR
$115,000. THIS, THIS POSITION
, IT IS CURRENTLY TEMPORARY,
AND WE WANT TO KEEP IT, THIS
IS THE POSITION THAT I HAVE
BEEN URGING, I HAVE BEEN URGING
OED TO FORMALIZE, BECAUSE IT
WAS PART OF THE D.A.P. TEAM,
I THINK IT WAS THE BAP TEAM,
BUSINESS , I THINK IT IS WHAT
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS NEED,
WHEN THEY GET INTO A LOGJAM.
WHEN DEPARTMENTS , LIKE SDOT
IS SAYING YOU HAVE TO DO THIS
FIRST AND CITY LIGHT IS SAYING
YOU HAVE TO DO THIS FIRST,
THERE ARE SMALL BUSINESSES,
PARTICULARLY THOSE EARNED,
OWNED BY WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS,
THIS, THIS IS THE PROBLEM THAT
THEY OFTEN GET INTO.
PREVIOUSLY, SOMEONE WAS ABLE TO
CALL SOMEONE AT OED, WHO WOULD
WORK THE LOGJAM THROUGH TO A
SOLUTION, AND SO , THAT IS THAT
PARTICULAR STAFFING POSITION
THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR
SMALL BUSINESSES , ESPECIALLY
WHEN IT COMES TO DISPLACEMENT
REDUCTION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES?
>> THANK YOU. I THINK, AS WE
, AS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS
PARTICULAR SLEW OF
INVESTMENTS, I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT TO GO BACK TO THE
JUMPSTART FUND, WHERE WE
STATED, AS A COUNCIL, OUR
INTENTION FOR THE INVESTMENTS
IN THIS FUND, IN THAT, TO BE
EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTED
THROUGHOUT THE CITY, INCLUDING
FUNDING PROGRAMS THAT SERVICE
LOW-WAY WORKING PEOPLE,
FAMILIES, OTHER HISTORICALLY
-MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.
THAT IS THE INTENT OF THE FUND
OF THE WORK THAT WE DID TO
CREATE THIS INVESTMENT
STRATEGY. WHEN WE ARE LOOKING
AT THE FUNDS NOW, AND IN THE
FUTURE, THAT IS THE LENS I WILL
BE EXAMINING THESE VARIOUS
PROPOSALS THROUGH. I THINK IT
IS IMPORTANT TO STRETCH THE
EQUITABLE APPROACHES ARE THE
CORE INTENT FOR JUMPSTART,
THESE SERVICES ARE NICE TO
HAVE, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE
THINK WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA,
THAT IS THE INTENT BEHIND THE
FUND, I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO
HEARING MORE ABOUT EACH OF
THESE PUZZLES, ABOUT HOW WE ARE
BALANCING DOWNTOWN ECONOMIC
RECOVERY AND DEEPLY INVESTING
IN STRATEGIES THAT REPAIR THE
HISTORIC HARM DONE TO BLACK
AND BROWN COMMUNITIES, TO THE
PARTS OF TOWN THAT HAVE BEEN
HISTORICALLY UNDER INVESTED OR
DISINVEST IT FROM, THAT IS PART
OF THE INTENT BEHIND THE FUND.
I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT
FOR US TO KEEP SAYING, THAT
NEEDS TO BE A CENTER OF HOW WE
MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THIS. I
DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT -- I
DON'T ACTUALLY SEE THIS ISSUE
ON ANY OF THE SLIDES. I AM
WONDERING IF I CAN TALK ABOUT
DEPARTMENT INDIRECT COSTS. IF
IT IS ON HERE, I MISSED IT, SO
I APOLOGIZE.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> SO IN THE OED BUDGET ISSUE
PAPER, A LOT OF THE DOWNTOWN
ACTIVATION FUND IT LOOKS TO BE
DEPARTMENTAL INDIRECT COSTS,
CONTRIBUTING TO $3.2 MILLION
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PROPOSED
BUDGET AND WHAT COUNCIL
ENDORSED. AND THERE ARE SEVERAL
PROPOSALS THAT INCLUDE NEW
GROUPS, PROGRAMS, OR THE FTE.
I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF
QUESTIONS, AND DIRECTOR
MARKHAM McINTYRE, OR MAYBE THEY
ARE FOR JASMINE MARWAHA, BUT I
AM INTERESTED IN THE RATIONALE
FOR THESE BEING CONSIDERED
INDIRECT COSTS. CAN YOU
SUMMARIZE, HOW THE FUND COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH MANAGEMENT OF
THE DEPARTMENT AND
ADMINISTRATION OR OTHER
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS , SUCH AS
EXTERNAL RENT, OPERATING
SUPPLIES, AND SERVICES ARE
EXPLAINED IN THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED ADJUSTMENT . SO, THERE
ARE THINGS THAT SEEM TO BE --
I AM JUST INTERESTED IN WHAT IS
CONSIDERED AN INDIRECT COST.
>> I WILL HAVE TO APOLOGIZE. I
AM FEELING A LITTLE OUT OF
DEPTH. I DO NOT KNOW TO WHAT
YOU ARE EXACTLY REFERRING, IN
TERMS OF THE BALANCE OF
INDIRECT VERSUS DIRECT COSTS
AND HOW THAT SEEMS OUT OF
WHACK. JASMINE, CAN YOU HELP ME
OUT HERE?
>> IT MIGHT BE REFERRING TO THE
FACT THAT MANY OF THE D.A.P.
INVESTMENTS ARE UNDER THE
LEADERSHIP ADMINISTRATION.
BECAUSE OED ONLY HAS TWO DSL,
LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION,
BECAUSE, THE IMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT MONEY, IN
PARTICULAR, FOR THE D.A.P.
INVESTMENTS DOES NOT REALLY FIT
INTO DIRECT BUSINESS SERVICES,
IT WAS PUT UNDER LEADERSHIP AND
ADMINISTRATION. IT MAY HAVE
BEEN CODED AS AN INDIRECT COST.
BUT I CAN ADDRESS THAT
FURTHER.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I HAVE SOME CLARITY, MAYBE.
EXCUSE ME.
>> I THINK SO.
>> SOUNDS GOOD. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON, PLEASE GO AHEAD
>> I WILL HAVE TO READ A LITTLE
BIT MORE CLOSELY, BUT WHEN IT
COMES TO EXTERNAL COSTS , IT
COULD BE REFERRING TO THE COSTS
THAT FALL UNDER THE THIRD
PILLAR OF THE SEATTLE ECONOMY
AGENDA . THE INVESTMENT AGENDA,
WHICH IS BUILDING BIPOC
COMMUNITY WEALTH AND UNDER
THIS, PROGRAMS LIKE SEATTLE
FALL RESTORED, AND WE ARE
PAYING, TO ENABLE ARTISTS AND
, IN SMALL BUSINESSES, BY
PEOPLE OF COLOR, TO EXIST .
AND INCREASE THEIR REVENUE AND
ALSO HAVE A ROLE IN
REVITALIZING DOWNTOWN, FOR
EXAMPLE. IT CAN ALSO BE PART
OF, IT CAN ALSO BE REFERRING TO
THE MONEY THAT IS ALLOCATED IN
THE CAPITAL ACCESS PROGRAM,
THAT PROVIDES FOR VERY
LOW-INTEREST LOANS , FOR
BUSINESSES LOCATED IN AREAS
THAT ARE UNDERGOING RAPID
GENTRIFICATION. AGAIN,
ENTREPRENEURS THAT ARE REALLY
STRUGGLING TO GAIN ACCESS TO
CAPITAL FROM TRADITIONAL MEANS.
IT COULD BE BETWEEN IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAMS, AND WHAT I AM SAYING,
THERE ARE SO MANY OF THESE,
THESE PROGRAMS THAT ARE WITHIN,
THE OED FUNDING, THE BUDGET,
DIRECTLY RELATED TO
BUSINESSES THAT ARE MOST
VULNERABLE,
>> THANK YOU.
>> THESE ADJUSTMENTS LOOK LIKE
A LOT OF ADJUSTMENTS, BUT
THESE WERE HELD IN RESERVE LAST
YEAR UNTIL THE FUTURE OF
SEATTLE ECONOMY INVESTMENT
AGENDA COULD BE WRAPPED UP THIS
YEAR. DINGLEY?
>> THANKS. I JUST WANTED TO
CONFIRM WHAT JASMINE SPOKE
ABOUT. SHE HAD IT ABSOLUTELY
CORRECT. SO, I WANT TO THANK
HER FOR THAT, REALLY, THE CLEAR
EXPLANATION .
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> I THINK IT GOES TO THE THING
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT
YESTERDAY, BUT IS WE NEED TO
GET MORE CLEAR ON WHAT INDIRECT
COSTS MEAN. IT SOUNDS LIKE MANY
OF THE THINGS THAT
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON JUST
MENTIONED ARE ACTUALLY
PROGRAMMATIC, YOU KNOW, OR SORT
OF DELIVERY AND NOT INDIRECT
COST, AS WE TYPICALLY THINK OF
THEM. SO, I DO THINK, YOU KNOW,
IT'S A CONVERSATION -- IT'S A
CLARITY THAT WE ARE GOING TO
NEED AS WE MOVE THROUGH THIS
PROCESS.
>> YEAH. I SUPPORT THAT TOO. I
THINK THAT IT'S ALL IN THE
SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY, ENSURING THAT
THE PLANNED INVESTMENTS HAVE,
OF COURSE, THE SUPPORT THAT
THEY NEED TO FIGURE IT OUT
YEAR-OVER-YEAR, BUT THERE'S A
CLEAR ALLIANCE WITH ADHERENCE
TO THE SPEND PLAN, AS
DIRECTED, AND THE VALUES
ADDITION IN THE CODIFIED SPEND
PLAN. I THINK THAT THERE IS A
LOT THAT IS, AND THEN THERE'S
JUST SOME QUESTIONS, AS
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES IS
ARTICULATING, WE NEED TO KEEP
DIVING INTO. DIRECTOR
DINGLEY, DID YOU HAVE
CLARIFICATION AT ALL?
>> YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO SAY,
WE WILL FOLLOW UP AND ARE HAPPY
TO PROVIDE A LITTLE MORE DETAIL
ON THAT. I THINK IT'S ALSO, YOU
KNOW, NOT CREATING A NEW
BUDGET-SUMMARY LEVEL WITH
FUNDING INVOLVED. THERE ARE
DIFFERENT TECHNICAL CHOICES WE
CAN TALK ABOUT , BUT HAPPY TO
PROVIDE WHATEVER LEVEL OF
DETAILS HELP.
>> GREAT. YES. ONE DAY, WE
WILL HAVE THAT BUDGET BOOK THAT
DOES A SIMPLE PIECE OF
LEGISLATION, WITH THE
INVESTMENT, INCLUDING THE
FUTURE YEARS INVESTMENT. ONE
DAY. CENTRAL STAFF, JASMINE
32091?
>> YES. THIS IS ONE WE HAVE
TALKED ABOUT WITH THE BSLS NOT
BEING QUITE TRANSPARENT. I
THINK THERE'S SOMETHING MORE TO
BE DONE THERE.
>> GREAT. PEOPLE ADD THAT TO
OUR LATER IN THE YEAR
DISCUSSIONS, AND PROBABLY ITEMS
THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN UP
SYSTEMICALLY, YEAR-OVERHYPING
YEAR. I APPRECIATE THAT.
JASMINE, I NOTICED THAT THE
BULK OF YOUR PRESENTATION.
RIGHT? I HAVE QUESTIONS TOO.
SOME LINE ITEMS ARE NOT
DELINEATED ON THIS SLIDE BUT
ARE INCLUDED IN YOUR, AND IN
THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE
HAD.
>> YES .
>> WITH CENTRAL STAFF. I THINK
I HAVE BEEN SUMMARIZING THAT
MEMO WELL. I AM VERY MUCH ,
AGAIN, THRILLED TO HAVE A
BLUEPRINT FOR HOW WE MOVE
FORWARD. I KNOW THAT THE
CONCEPT WAS TO HAVE ECONOMIC
REVITALIZATION PLANS CONFIGURED
SOMETIME IN 2020 , SO THANK
YOU, DIRECTOR McINTYRE, FOR
MAKING IT HAPPEN. GIVING US THE
BLUEPRINT 24 AND BEYOND IS
SOMETHING WE CAN ALL, NOW, SINK
OUR TEETH INTO AND I AM
INTERESTED, THOUGH, IN FIGURING
OUT MORE ABOUT HOW WE IDENTIFY
THE PROPORTION OF JUMPSTART
ECONOMIC RESILIENCE DOLLARS
THAT ARE BEING DIRECTED TO
DOWNTOWN VS. ECONOMIC HOMES
AROUND THE CITY. IF I LOOK AT
THIS, IT DOES APPEAR THAT
ABOUT 90S.9 MILLING OF THE
ECONOMIC RESILIENCE BUCKET IS
IDENTIFIED FOR DOWNTOWN
ACTIVATION PLAN TO THE TUNE OF
40.7 MILLION . ABOUT HALF OF
THE ECONOMIC RESILIENCE BUCKET
LOOKS LIKE IT IS GOING DOWNTOWN
TO THE ACTIVATION PLAN, BUT I
THINK THERE ARE CATEGORIES
THAT MAY PROVIDE OTHER AREAS OF
THE CITY AS WELL. I WOULD BE
VERY INTERESTED IN HAVING A
BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW WE
ARE SUPPORTING SOME ACTIVATION
AND OTHER ECONOMIC HUBS AS
WELL AS DOWNTOWN. THAT'S
SOMETHING THAT MAYBE WE CAN DO
A FOLLOW-UP WITH YOU ABOUT TO
ENSURE THAT THESE REGIONAL
ECONOMIC NEIGHBORHOOD HUBS
THAT WE HAVE CONTINUE TO GET
ACTIVATION, RECEIVE SUPPORT,
INFUSION, ET CETERA . JASMINE?
>> I WANTED TO CLARIFY IN CASE
COUNCILMEMBERS WERE TRYING TO
ADD UP ALL THE NUMBERS. SO, 3.5
MILLION OUT OF THE LPD
EXPENDITURES FOR DOWNTOWN
ACTIVATION PLAN . IN ADDITION,
THERE ARE OTHER ECONOMIC --
JUMP STOP ECONOMIC
REVITALIZATION FUNDS THAT ARE
BEING PUT TO THE DOWNTOWN
ACTIVATION PLAN. THERE'S $1
MILLION IN ACTIVATION FOR
SDOT , AND I BELIEVE, A
POSITION IN OPCD AS WELL IN
CASE TRIED TO RECONCILE THE 3.1
MILLION FOR THE OVERALL
ECONOMIC JUMPSTART .
>> THANK YOU. AGAIN, REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF
CREATING HEALTHY, SAFE ,
VIBRANT SPACES THAT SUPPORT
LOCAL BUSINESSES AND GET OUR
COMMUNITY ENGAGED, AND HAVING
GREATER ACTIVATION BY HAVING,
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ON THE
STREETS, BUT ALSO GETTING MORE
PEOPLE INTO LOCAL SHOPS. THAT'S
REALLY GOOD FOR ECONOMIC
RESILIENCE, AS WELL AS THE
HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. SO,
SPECIFICALLY, MAYBE WE CAN HAVE
ANOTHER CONVERSATION AND HAVE
A CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW THOSE
CONVERSATIONS TO HAVE A
LONG-STANDING INTEREST IN
SPECIFICALLY CAPITOL HILL.
SMALL BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS
TALKED A LOT ABOUT WANTING TO
PEDESTRIANIZE -- BELIEVE ME ,
THERE WOULD BE A LOT OF OTHER
OPTIONS, ECONOMICALLY, BUT
BELIEVE ME, PEDESTRIAN I
STATION IS SOMETHING THAT WE
CAN WANT IN THIS PROCESS, AND
IF NOT, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING
I WOULD BE REALLY INTERESTED IN
OTHER ECONOMIC HUBS THROUGHOUT
THE CITY AS WELL. DIRECTOR
McINTYRE?
>> THANKS. I THINK THOSE TYPES
OF IDEAS ARE EXACTLY WHAT WE
WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY
PARTNERS TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT
WHAT THE STRATEGY IS, WHAT THE
BENEFIT WOULD BE, AND HOW THE
CITY MIGHT PLAY A KEY ROLE IN
MAKING THESE THINGS HAPPEN.
THAT IS PART OF THE REASON
WHY, REALLY, THE FOCUS ON
DEVELOPING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS,
ON THE GROUND RELATIONSHIPS
WITH ORGANIZATIONS WITH
BUSINESSES TO REALLY WANT TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR WANTS AND
NEEDS ARE IN THE NOW, BUT ALSO
TRY TO FORECAST WHERE THEY WANT
TO GO AS A NEIGHBORHOOD
BUSINESS DISTRICT, AND HOW THE
CITY CAN TRY TO INVEST IN THE
CAPACITY NECESSARY TO MAKE
THOSE CHOICES, BUT THEN ALSO,
WORK WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS
THAT MIGHT INTERSECT WITH IT,
SUCH AS SDOT, THINKING ABOUT
PEDESTRIANIZATION, OR OPCD AS
WE THINK ABOUT SUBAREA
PLANNING AS THE COP WENT. I
THINK WE HAVE A VARIETY OF
TOOLS AT OUR DISPOSAL, BUT IT
COMES DOWN TO HAVING STRONG
RELATIONSHIPS IN THOSE
NEIGHBORHOODS, UNDERSTANDING
WHAT THE BUSINESSES, THE
WORKERS, THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS
WANT AND NEED, AND WHERE THEY
WANT TO GO WITH THEIR BUSINESS
DISTRICT, THEN US FACILITATING
SOME OF THE RESOURCES THAT WE
HAVE.
>> OKAY.
>> I JUST CALLED OUT AS ONE OF
THE LINE ITEMS, RIGHT NOW,
COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, WE
STILL HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS
ABOUT SPACE, ESPECIALLY
COMMERCIAL SPACE, VACANT
STOREFRONTS. THAT'S PART OF THE
REASON IT'S A PRIORITY IN
DOWNTOWN WITH RCL RESTORE
PROGRAM, BUT ALSO, WE HAVE
SOMEBODY IN THERE TO DO SOME
ANALYSIS OF RETAIL AND GROUND
FLOOR SPACE IN SOME OF OUR
PRIORITY EQUITY DISTRICTS. WE
REALLY DO NEED TO HAVE AN
INVENTORY OF KIND OF WHAT'S IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND ALSO
UNDERSTAND WHAT ADDITIONAL
GROUND-FLOOR AMENITIES AND
BUSINESSES THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS
MIGHT WANT, AND BY HAVING A
CONFERENCE OF STRATEGY THAT'S
SPECIFIC TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD,
NOT ASSUMING THEY'RE ALL THE
SAME, BUT REALLY EMBRACING THE
DIFFERENCES IN UNIQUE
CHARACTERISTICS, THAT'S GOING
TO ALLOW US TO DO THE
MATCHMAKING AND BRING TO BEAR
SOME OF OUR TENANT IMPROVEMENT
IN THE BUSINESS OWNERSHIP FUND
PROGRAMS TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
GETTING THOSE BUSINESSES THAT
PEOPLE WANT TO SEE INTO THOSE
SPACES, HAVE THE RIGHT MIX IN
THE NEIGHBORHOODS, AND THEN SET
THEM UP FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESS,
WHICH IDEALLY LEADS TO
INTERGENERATIONAL WEALTH
GENERATION.
>> THAT'S GREAT. I HAVE ONE
LAST QUESTION. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, DO YOU WANT --
>> YES. I APPRECIATE THE
REMARKS ABOUT SEATTLE RESTORED,
YOU KNOW, AND THIS IS A GREAT
PROGRAM, AS YOU WERE SAYING,
DIRECTOR McINTYRE, TO REALLY
ACTIVATE THE STOREFRONT. YOU
KNOW, I THINK, IN THE BID THAT
INCLUDED TWO TO FOUR, I DON'T
KNOW IF YOU CAN SHARE WHAT
AREAS YOU ARE ANTICIPATING
GROWING THAT, BUT I DO WANT TO
SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS
SORT OF AN EXAMPLE OF WHY
EQUITY IN THIS PROGRAM IS SO
IMPORTANT. RIGHT? EQUITABLE
GROWTH OF HOW WE ACTIVATE THE
STOREFRONTS IS KEY , IT'S
IMPORTANT TO TOURISM, IT'S
IMPORTANT TO DRAWING FOLKS TO
PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOODS. I
WILL SAY, RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW,
RAINIER AVENUE , YOU KNOW, IS
REALLY ACTIVATING STOREFRONTS,
IS HE THERE, BECAUSE IT ALSO
PREVENTS HARMFUL IMPACTS.
RIGHT? WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF
STOREFRONTS ON RANIER THAT SIT
MACON FOR A LONG TIME. THEN,
THEY BURNED DOWN. SO, IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE
INTENTIONAL ABOUT MAKING SURE
THAT THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE
HERE ARE GETTING DEPLOYED OUT
IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS TOO,
BECAUSE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE
ASKING , EVERY DAY, WHERE'S
HOURS, WHERE'S HOURS FOR
INVESTMENT, WHERE'S OUR
REVITALIZATION, AND SO , I DO
THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
PROGRAM, AND I HAVE BEEN TO A
COUPLE IN PIONEER SQUARE. TO
REACTIVATE A SPACE, TAB
ENTREPRENEURS WERE SO EXCITED
ABOUT HAVING AN ACTUAL
BRICK-AND-MORTAR PLACE FURTHER
GOODS AND SERVICES, AND, YOU
KNOW, OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE
REALLY LOOKING FOR A SMALLER
SORT OF SUPPORT INVESTMENT.
SO, EXCITED TO SEE THAT
EXPANDED.
>> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. REALLY
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WEIGH IN ON SOME OF THESE
POST-COVID REVITALIZATION
PLANS. I WOULD JUST POINT OUT
, IT MAY BE ASKED THE
DEPARTMENT THAT DOWNTOWN
PRODUCES AN INORDINATE AMOUNT
OF THE TAX REVENUE THAT WE
TAKE IN THAT SUPPORTS ALL THE
OTHER FACETS OF THE GENERAL
FUND , AND INDEED, I THINK THAT
IT'S LIKELY A SIGNIFICANT
PORTION OF OUR INCREASED
GENERAL FUND GROWTH ABOVE
FORECAST ESTIMATES, AND WE'LL
SEE WHAT OCTOBER HOLDS. BUT THE
LAST COUPLE FORECASTS HAD
GENERAL FUND COMING IN HIGHER
THAN WE HAD INITIALLY
ANTICIPATED. THAT IS PROBABLY
DUE , IN PART, TO THE WORK THAT
WE HAVE BEEN DOING TO
REINVIGORATE AND REINVENT
DOWNTOWN SO THAT THE GENERAL
FUND SUPPORT IS THERE . BUT
GOING FORWARD, I THINK THAT WE
SHOULD, MORE EXPLICITLY, SEE IF
THERE IS A WAY THAT WE CAN
QUANTIFY THE REVENUE IMPACTS OF
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EFFORTS WE'RE DOING DOWNTOWN
TO RESTORE AND REINVIGORATE
ITS CENTRAL ROLE IN THE
REGIONAL ECONOMY, BECAUSE I DO
THINK THAT WHEN WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT HAVING THE RESOURCES TO
PAY FOR ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND
REINVEST IN NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS , OF WHICH
I HAVE SEVERAL IN MY DISTRICT
IN MAGNOLIA, MELENA, AND EVEN
IN INTERBAY -- HAVING RESOURCES
TO DO THAT IS ALSO CONTINGENT
ON A STRONG DOWNTOWN , WHEN
DOWNTOWN SNEEZES AND THE REST
OF THE CITY GETS A COLD FOR
LACK OF A BETTER TERM. SO, I
WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT A WAY
THAT WE CAN TRY TO MAKE A
RECIPROCAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE
RECOVERY OF DOWNTOWN AND THE
REINVESTMENT INTO THE NEEDED
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL
DISTRICT IMPROVEMENTS THAT MY
COLLEAGUES HAD MENTIONED THAT
ARE ESSENTIAL TO OUR RECOVERY
AS WELL.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, A
FOLLOW-UP TO THAT? OKAY. COOL.
GREAT. OKAY. I THINK I HAVE ONE
MORE QUESTION . OTHER
COLLEAGUES, IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS AS WELL, WE'LL GET
TO THOSE BEFORE WE ADJOURN
HERE. MY LAST QUESTION --
AGAIN, THANKS TO THE DEPARTMENT
FOR BEING WILLING TO FIELD SOME
OF THESE QUESTIONS IT DOES FEEL
LIKE THESE ARE MORE DIRECTED AT
THE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER
PRESENTATIONS HAVE BEEN SO, AS
IT RELATES TO THE JUMPSTART
CONTINUING IN THE ENGAGEMENT ,
FOR THE MAYOR'S DOWNTOWN
ACTIVATION PLAN, I THINK THE
BIG QUESTION THAT WE HAVE IS
HOW WE CAN BE EFFECTIVE USERS
OF LIMITED PUBLIC FUNDS THAT WE
HAVE IN THIS MOMENT. I KNOW
THAT MANY OF US ARE CONCERNED
AROUND THE LACK OF, OR THE
NEED FOR , OUTREACH AND
ENGAGEMENT REGARDING THE
COMPETENCE OF PLAN. THAT IS IN
A DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT, BUT
THAT SOME OF THE FUNDING WAS
REDUCED FOR THE COMMUNITY
OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT RELATED
TO THE COMPETENCE OF PLAN
THAT'S COMING NEXT YEAR. I'M
CURIOUS WHETHER THERE'S AN
OPPORTUNITY WITH THE FUNDS THAT
HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED, ALBEIT
FROM JUMPSTARTING, AND NOT
SURE THE DIRECT NEXUS THERE,
BUT NOT ARGUING THAT WON RIGHT
NOW. GIVEN THAT THERE'S
ADDITIONAL OUTREACH AND
ENGAGEMENT FUNDS INCLUDED HERE,
AND THE LIKELY NEED TO SUPPORT
FUNDING FOR NEXT YEAR , WOULD
IT BE POSSIBLE FOR THE
TIMELINE OR THE OUTREACH
ACTIVITIES AND THE
STAKEHOLDERS THAT ARE BEING
CONTEMPLATED , A LINE IN A WAY
THAT THERE COULD BE A
TWO-FOR-ONE OPPORTUNITY HERE TO
REALLY TRY TO SOLICIT FEEDBACK
AND ENGAGEMENT AS IT RELATES TO
THE TOP PLAN AND MAYBE JASMINE,
AS WELL. I CAN SEE IF THERE
ARE THOUGHTS FROM YOU. IF THERE
IS ANY OPPORTUNITY THAT THIS
FUNDING WILL SUPPORT ANY ACTUAL
CONTRACTORS , OR ARE WE JUST
TALKING ABOUT INTERNAL TO THE
CITY?
>> I LOVE WHERE YOUR HEAD END
AT. WE ARE THINKING ALONG THE
SAME LINES. WE HAVE HAD SUCH A
GOOD PARTNERSHIP WITH OBCD FOR
A WHILE, PARTICULARLY WITH
DOWNTOWN STUFF, BECAUSE THEY
HAVE BEEN LEADING THE DOWNTOWN
STUFF AS REGULAR COMP
LEARNING. WE HAVE REGULAR
MEETINGS WITH THEM TO SHARE
CORONATION WITH MESSAGES, WE
ARE REACHING OUT TO, AND YOU
HIT IT ON THE HEAD. WE HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM, AS
WE HAVE BEEN DOING SOME OF THE
DAFT PLANNING OUTREACH EARLIER
THIS YEAR, AND NOW, AS WE
RUMBLED INTO OPERATIONS,
CONTINUING TO GET THAT FEEDBACK
MOVED FROM DIFFERENT
COMMITTEES, OUT THERE, ABOUT IN
PARKS, PLAY, THE PICK UP
ALTERNATES, GATHERING AND
SOLICITING INFORMATION. WE'RE
DOING THAT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
OPCD. WHEN THEY HAVE FOCUS
GROUPS WITH CERTAIN FOLKS, THEY
ARE ALSO TAKING OUR MATERIALS
AND SURVEYS TO THOSE THINGS,
AND VICE VERSA. WE ACTUALLY
HAVE A REALLY HIGH-FUNCTION IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM, WHO WE
ARE REACHING OUT TO, TRYING NEW
APPROACHES TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
REACHING NEW GROUPS AND GETTING
NEW INFORMATION FROM DIFFERENT
COMMUNITIES. THEN, SYNTHESIZING
THAT TOGETHER SO THAT WE BOTH
GOT KIND OF SHORT-TERM
ACTIVATION INFORMATION, AS WELL
AS THE LONG-TERM PLANNING
INFORMATION SO, I EXPECT THAT
TO CONTINUE , AND THINK IT'S
ACTUALLY A HOMEWORK OF KIND
OF HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, WHEN
THEY WORK TOGETHER, CAN REALLY
GET MORE BANG FOR THEIR BUCK,
AS YOU'RE DESCRIBING.
>> GREAT. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES?
>> THANK YOU. I WANTED TO GO TO
THIS SECOND ISSUE, JASMINE,
THAT YOU IDENTIFIED. AND JUST,
FIRST, AROUND COMMUNITY WEALTH
BUILDING, GENERATIONAL WEALTH
BUILDING, I JUST REALLY WANT TO
THANK OED FOR THE VERY HARD
WORK THE LAST YEAR TO DEVELOP
THE FUTURE OF THE SEATTLE
ECONOMY STUDY. IT'S IMPORTANT
WORK , AND IT'S REALLY WELL
ALIGNED WITH SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
FOR AYO. AND I DO WANT TO
REMIND COLLEAGUES THAT
COMMUNITY WEALTH BUILDING IS
NOT A NEW STRATEGY . IT'S ONE
THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS , TIME
AND AGAIN, REAFFIRMED OUR
COMMITMENT TO. REAFFIRMED OUR
COMMITMENT TO BLACK AND BROWN
COMMUNITIES, TO REALLY DEVELOP
A PATHWAY FOR A MORE
REGENERATIVE ECONOMY . THAT IS
THE INTENT BEHIND IT. SO, WE
FIRST DID THAT TWO YEARS AGO
WITH THE SLIDE DIRECTING OED,
DOM, OPCD AND OH TO
COLLABORATE ON A GENERATIONAL
WEALTH-BUILDING STUDY,
REPORT, ALONG WITH
APPROXIMATELY $1 BILLION. WE
REAFFIRMED OUR COMMITMENT LAST
YEAR WITH AN ADDITIONAL
MILLION, AS THE WORK GROUP
CROSSED DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES,
DEVELOPED THEIR PLAN AND THEIR
STRATEGY FOR WHAT THIS WAS
GOING TO LOOK LIKE. SO, THIS
ISN'T JUST A FEEL-GOOD PROJECT.
IT'S BEEN A REALLY SUCCESSFUL
EFFORT THAT WE'VE LED ON, THE
CITY HAS LED ON, AND HAS
PRODUCED SOME INCREDIBLE PILOT
PROJECTS WITH OUR COMMUNITY
MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS,
DEVELOP IT ORGANIZATIONS. THEY
ARE DOING SOME IMPORTANT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORK IN
THE CITY. THIS IS A
WELL-RESEARCHED PROGRAM WITH
STRATEGIES THAT ARE REALLY
GROUNDED IN SUCCESSFUL RESULTS
ON THE GROUND , WITH EXAMPLES
FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY , AND
REALLY LOOKING AT HOW, AS I
SAID, WE MOVE TOWARDS A
REGENERATIVE ECONOMY THAT IS
DRIVEN BY COMMUNITY NUMBERS,
AND PARTICULARLY, DRIVEN BY
PEOPLE OF COLOR. THAT IS THE
INTENT BEHIND COMMUNITY
WEALTH-BUILDING STRATEGIES,
BECAUSE IT IS AN EFFORT TO
ADDRESS HISTORIC -- THE LEGACY
OFFICE OF RACIST POLICIES. SO,
THIS IS IMPORTANT. IT'S A
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT. YOU
KNOW IT IS MOST OF WHAT WE
HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT TODAY. IT IS
ABOUT THIS KIND OF COMMITMENT
TO CONTINUING TO INVEST IN
THIS WAY, AND HE REALLY NEEDS
TO BE THOUGHTFUL. THE PLANNING
AND THE CAPACITY TO ENSURE
THAT IT IS SUCCESSFUL IN THE
CITY. WE GOT A LOT OF
NEIGHBORS, COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS, THAT HAVE SPENT
THE BETTER PART OF TWO YEARS
WORKING ON THIS WITH US, AND I
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
UNDERSTAND WE CAN'T LOSE THEIR
TACIT KNOWLEDGE. WE CAN'T LOSE
THEIR INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE
AND THEIR COMMITMENT TO THIS
WORK AS WE MOVE FORWARD. SO,
LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUED
CONVERSATION AND LEARNING MORE
ABOUT WHAT OUR NEXT STEPS ARE
IN MAKING SURE THAT THIS WORK
CONTINUES.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU. IT'S
FLAGGING THAT. I WAS REMINDED,
PARTICULARLY, MAYBE PART OF THE
REASON WE HAVE SO MANY DIRECT
QUESTIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
QUESTIONS THAT WE HAD WHEN WE
RAN OUT OF TIME WITH CBO THE
FIRST DAY OF OUR BUDGET
BRIEFINGS, BUT THE PROPOSED
BUDGET, THANK YOU FOR ENGAGING
ON THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL TODAY,
COLLEAGUES, AND I WOULD JUST
ASK, JASMINE , I WILL CONTACT
YOU FOR ANY ADDITIONAL
THOUGHTS, BUT WOULD ASK
DIRECTOR McINTYRE, THANK YOU
FOR HAVING YOUR TEAM HERE. THEY
KEEP FOR BEING HERE. FOR THE
DEPARTMENT, DO YOU HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO
FEATURE THAT WASN'T FEATURED IN
OUR INITIAL BRIEFING?
>> NOTHING TO CALL OUT. FIRST
OF ALL, I APPRECIATE THE
QUESTIONS AND THE INTEREST.
AGAIN, AS WE'RE STILL COMING
OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, AND AS
YOU HAVE DESCRIBED, STILL
TRYING TO DESIGN A FUTURE
ECONOMY THAT'S MORE EQUITABLE,
MORE INCLUSIVE, AND MORE
COMPETITIVE , I JUST APPRECIATE
THE INTEREST IN THE PARTNERSHIP
THAT YOU GUYS HAVE SHOWN IN
WANTING TO DEVELOP THIS
FRAMEWORK, WANTING TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER
AND HAVE ALIGNMENT BETWEEN THE
LEGISLATIVE EXECUTIVE AND
DEPARTMENT BRANCHES. I THINK
THAT'S A REALLY HEALTHY THING
TO DO, AND IT'S GOING TO BE
NECESSARY. BECAUSE, AS MANY OF
YOU HAVE MENTIONED, THERE'S A
LOT OF WORK AHEAD, YOU KNOW,
AND IT'S GOING TO BE DOING
THINGS DIFFERENTLY. THAT'S PART
OF WHAT OUR DEPARTMENT IS
TRYING TO DO, FIGURE OUT HOW DO
WE NOT JUST GO BACK TO WHAT WE
HAVE, BUT REALLY, KIND OF
CREATE THAT FUTURE OF SEATTLE
ECONOMY .SO, WE'RE VERY
EXCITED. AS I MENTIONED, WE'RE
STILL BUILDING OUR TEAM. SO,
THAT'S KIND OF A KEY COMPONENT,
MAKING SURE WE GOT THE CAPACITY
AND THE GROUP TOGETHER TO
DELIVER ON WHAT WE'D LIKE TO
SEE HAPPEN . JUST THAT WE
BELIEVE THAT THIS BUDGET IS
VERY IN LINE WITH EVERYTHING
THAT WE DISCUSSED AS PART OF
THE NEXT STEP IN REFLECTING
BACK TO THE COMMUNITY WHAT
THEY'VE ASKED FOR FROM OUR
DEPARTMENT, FROM THE CITY, IN
TERMS OF ECONOMIC
REVITALIZATION.
>> GREAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. YEAH. WE DO HAVE
TWO MORE ISSUES WE WANT TO GET
THROUGH. SO, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING
, LAST SLIDE, LAST COMMENTS ON
THIS ITEM ? YOU'RE ON MUTE.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL HOLD MY
COMMENTS UNTIL THE END. THANKS.
>> THAT'S GOOD. GREAT. THANK
YOU. JASMINE, THANKS FOR
LETTING US GO INTO YOUR
SPREADSHEET A LITTLE BIT MORE.
THAT WAS A VERY HELPFUL
SPREADSHEET. AND AS WE GO TO
THE NEXT ITEM, ONGOING VS. ONE
TIME, I ALSO WANT TO REITERATE
THE POINTS MADE BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AS WE
LOOK AT THAT SPREADSHEET FOR
THE IDENTIFICATION . YOU KNOW,
VERY THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE A
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
DEPARTMENT, BUT ALSO THAT THE
COUNCIL, AND AS CODIFIED IN THE
SPEND PLAN, HAD A DIRECTIVE
AND MISSION. THOSE ARE TWO GOOD
DOCUMENTS THAT WE CAN GO BACK
TO. IT HELPS TAKE OUT THE
SUBJECTIVITY OF THE ANALYSIS
HERE AND ENSURES THERE'S REALLY
CORRELATION AND ADHERENCE TO
THIS AS DIRECTED, AND THEN AS
ADVANCED THROUGH THE ACTIVATION
PLAN, OR THE ECONOMIC
ACTIVATION PLAN. I'M GETTING
THE BACKGROUND ON THE WRONG
THING. YOU KNOW, BUT
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, ANYTHING
ELSE BEFORE WE MOVE ON?
>> I JUST WANT TO APOLOGIZE. I
THINK I GOT AHEAD OF THE GAME.
I LOST TRACK OF WHERE WE WERE
IN JASMINE'S PRESENTATION. SO,
I MADE MY COMMENTS, AND I MADE
THEM A LITTLE EARLY. SO,
APOLOGIES, EVERYONE.
>> DAY TWO, LONG DAYS BOTH
DAYS. LET'S KEEP GOING.
>> YET. COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
I THINK THAT THE GENERATIONAL
WEALTH INITIATIVE RELATES TO
BOTH ISSUES. RIGHT? IF YOU ARE
LOOKING AT WANTING TO FIND
OTHER COUNCIL PRIORITIES, SUCH
AS THE GENERATIONAL WEALTH
INITIATIVE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S
WHAT THAT RELATES TO. ISSUE
NUMBER ONE. THEN, ISSUE NUMBER
TWO RELATES TO SORT OF LOOKING
INTO THE FUTURE, BEYOND NEXT
YEAR. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE MOST
OF THE PROPOSED EXPENDITURES,
6.3 MILLION OUT OF 9.9 MILLION,
AS ONGOING, INCLUDING THE
NINE FTS, AS DISCUSSED BEFORE.
EVEN TAKING THE 9FTE,
EXCEPTING THOSE, THERE'S A
STILL AN AMOUNT OF CHROMATIC
FUNDING THAT IS ONGOING.
COUNCIL MAY WANT TO CHANGE SOME
OF THOSE ONGOING A INTEGERS TO
ONE TIME TO HELP ENSURE GREATER
TRANSPARENCY AND FLEX ABILITY
IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET IN ORDER
TO HAVE MORE FLEXIBILITY TO
INTEGRATE THE GENERATIONAL
WEALTH INITIATIVE INTO ONGOING
PROGRAMMING . THERE'S ALSO THE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC
PLAN , WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE
FINALIZED , I THINK, TOWARDS
THE END OF THIS YEAR TO PROVIDE
A CONFERENCE OF STRATEGY AND
CONFERENCE OF APPROACH TO THE
CITY'S DISPARATE WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, AND
FOCUSED ON REDUCING THE
GENERATIONAL WEALTH GAP.THEN,
OF COURSE, UNDERLYING ALL OF
OUR CONSIDERATIONS TODAY IS THE
LOOMING BUDGET SHORTFALL.
GIVEN THE PROJECTED DEFICIT IN
THE GENERAL FUND, COUNCIL MAY
WANT TO WAIT TO ADD NEW
ONGOING POSITIONS OR
PROGRAMMING UNTIL AFTER
DECISIONS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED
WITH THE POTENTIAL DEFICIT. SO,
YOUR OPTIONS HERE ARE TO CHANGE
SOME PROPOSED ONGOING
EXPENDITURES TO ONE TIME.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON
THAT ITEM? ALL RIGHT GREAT.
AGAIN, I RECOGNIZE THAT, IN
ORDER TO POINT OUT SOME OF THE
ECONOMIC RESILIENCE VISION,
STATEMENTS THAT WERE INCLUDED
IN THE SPEND PLAN AS CODIFIED,
THEN ALSO ADVANCED THROUGH THE
ACTIVATION PLAN AT THE
DEPARTMENT WORKED ON EARLIER
THIS YEAR, PERSONNEL IS NEEDED,
AND I THINK THAT WE WILL TAKE
YOU UP, JASMINE, ON THE
ANALYSIS, YOU KNOW, OF
EVALUATING EACH OF THOSE
POSITIONS, BUT IT'S NOT FAIR
TO ASSUME THAT THIS TYPE OF
WORK CAN BE OBSERVED WITHIN
THE EXISTING STAFF. I
UNDERSTAND THAT. SO, LOOK
FORWARD TO HAVING MORE
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW TO
INJURE THAT THERE'S THE
SUFFICIENT STAFF WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENT, AND ALSO TO ADHERE
TO WHAT I KNOW OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE EXPRESSED,
AS WELL, WHICH IS REALLY TRY TO
GET AS MANY DOLLARS OUT THE
DOOR TO DIRECT SERVICES TO
SUPPORT OUR LOCAL ECONOMY AND
INDUSTRY, AND WORKING FAMILIES
AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. I DO WANT
TO SAY, THANK YOU, FOR THE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
INVESTMENTS AND THE
PARTNERSHIPS OF LABOR. THE
DEPARTMENT HAS HAD THEM AND
WORK IN PARTNERSHIP TO ADVANCE
THE CONCEPT OF AN ONLINE HIRING
CALL AS WE TRY TO BE MORE
FLEXIBLE IN GETTING MORE PEOPLE
INTO GOOD, LIVING-WAGE JOBS IN
THE MIST OF THE PANDEMIC.SO,
THANK YOU FOR THE INNOVATION
ALONG THAT APPROACH. OKAY.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
>> I GOT ONE LAST ISSUE HERE.
SO, THE FUTURE OF SALE
FRAMEWORK IDENTIFIES THE NEED
FOR GREATER CHILDCARE SERVICES,
OR SEATTLE'S WORKFORCE. THEY
HAVE IDENTIFIED THE NEED TO
WORK WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS,
JURISDICTIONS, PRIVATE
PARTNERS, COMMITTEE
ORGANIZATIONS, TO LAY
GROUNDWORK FOR THIS NEED AS A
SYSTEMIC EVENT. IN CONTRAST TO
THIS ISSUE OF EXPANDING
CHILDCARE CAPACITY AND THE
OTHER BIG EVENTS THAT HAVE
BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE FSE
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY COUNCIL,
THEY INVOLVE SCALING UP OR
EXPANDING UPON OED'S CORE
LINES OF WORK. THEY INCLUDED
DEVELOPING INVESTMENT MODELS
FOR MORE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE
CAPITAL, DEVELOPING A MASTER
LEASE STRATEGY FOR USE BY
MICRO-BUSINESSES, AND
ACCELERATING MID-SIZED IS THIS
GROWTH BY OFFERING SPECIALIZED
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. AND SO,
YOU KNOW, THOSE REALLY, WITHIN
THE OEDS ' WILL HOUSE, AND
OED'S EFFORTS HAVE BEEN
COMPARATIVELY AND
UNDERSTANDABLY, I THINK, MORE
LIMITED AS FAR AS I CAN TELL,
AND THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO HAVE
REALLY BEEN LEFT HANGING. SO,
COUNCIL MAY WANT TO CONSIDER
ASKING OED TO HELP DEVELOP OR
IDENTIFY A COORDINATED CITY
APPROACH AND AN UNDERSTANDING
OF WHAT IS THE STRATEGY AROUND
CHILDCARE . AMONG ALL THE
DEPARTMENT THAT TOUCH ON THIS
ISSUE. AND A REPORT THAT WOULD
PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY AND
CLARITY ON DEPARTMENTAL ROLES
AND EXPECTATIONS IN DEVELOPING
A BIG BEN STRATEGY. SO,
OPTIONS ARE TO PROVIDE THIS
DIRECTION FOR OED TO FURTHER
DEVELOP THE CHILDCARE STRATEGY
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
OR CHANGE.
>> INTERESTING. OKAY. THANK
YOU. IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
INTEL ON HOW THIS MIGHT
DOVETAIL WITH SOME OF THE WORK
THAT WE DID YEARS AGO?
REGARDING THE INNOVATION HELPS,
I THINK, THE NAME OF IT THAT
WAS DONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
SAA AND I-25 TO BE ABLE TO GET
MORE PEOPLE TO OPEN UP
HOME-BASED CHILDCARE , YOU
KNOW, GIVEN THE RESOURCES
NECESSARY TO OPEN CENTERS ?
THAT IS SOMETIMES OVERWHELMING
THINKING ABOUT HOW WE CREATE
MORE HOME-BASED CHILDCARE , AND
IF WE WANT THAT CAREER
PIPELINE. THAT IS SOMETHING WE
HAVE WORKED ON AND PUT FUNDING
INTO WORK WITH SCIU FOR A
WORKFORCE TRAINING CAREER
PIPELINE. I WILL ALSO
RECOGNIZE $800,000 FOR A
SINGLE-FAMILY HOME AS THE
AVERAGE COST THESE DAYS. SO,
IT'S ALSO A FINANCIAL BARRIER
TO BEING ABLE TO PURCHASE AND
OWN A HOME IN ORDER TO DO THAT
WITH THE MODIFICATIONS
NECESSARY FOR IN-HOME CHILDCARE
BUT IS THERE ANY CONNECTION
BETWEEN THESE?
>> I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE
THOUGHTS BEHIND US. LET'S SEE
WHAT HAS BEEN TRIED IN THE
PAST. LIKE WHERE ARE THOSE
INITIATIVES AT . YOU KNOW, NOT
SPECIFIC CONNECTION AS OF YET,
BUT I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT WE CAN MOVE INTO
SUCH AN ANALYSIS.
>> OKAY. ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THIS? ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
>> YEAH.
>> I AM NOT SEEING ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES ? YES, PLEASE,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. COMING
BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU . WITH THE PUBLIC
LIKE TO KNOW WHAT WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT? I WOULD JUST
LIKE TO SAY THAT THE DISCUSSION
OF THE FUTURE OF SEATTLE
ECONOMY, AND THE VOTE ON THIS
RESOLUTION OCCURRED ON JULY
26th, AND AT THAT MEETING, WE
ALSO HAD A PANEL OF SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS THAT HAD
BENEFITED FROM THIS WORK GOING
FORWARD. SO, I JUST WANTED TO
LET FOLKS KNOW, AND MY
COLLEAGUES, IF YOU WANT TO
WATCH THAT VIDEO FROM JULY 26th
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY
AND CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE, IT
MIGHT FILL IN SOME GAPS AND
HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND A LITTLE
BIT MORE WHAT SOME OF THE GOALS
ARE HERE. THANKS .
>> THAT'S GREAT. THANKS,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. AND IF
YOU OR YOUR TEAM HAVE THAT
SEATTLE CHANNEL LINK ON HAND
AND WANT TO CIRCULATE THAT,
THAT WOULD BE EXCELLENT.
>> THANKS.
>> GREAT. ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS
ITEM? ALL RIGHT. WELL, I WILL
THANK YOU, JASMINE, FOR THE
DEEP DIVE ON THIS AREA .
MULTIPLE AREAS OF THE BUDGET
THAT INTERSECT TO TRY TO
CREATE MORE ECONOMIC RESILIENCE
AND ECONOMIC STABILITY ACROSS
SEATTLE. THANK YOU, MR.
McINTYRE FOR BEING HERE WITH
YOUR TEAM. THANK YOU, JOE. AS
WELL, THANK YOU TO DIRECTOR
DINGLEY FOR BEING WITH US
THROUGHOUT THE DAY FOR THESE
QUESTIONS. AND ENTIRE CENTRAL
STAFF TEAM, FOR WALKING US
THROUGH THE PROPOSED BUDGET
THAT IS IN FRONT OF US. SO,
THAT GOT US THROUGH FOUR LARGE
SECTIONS OF THE PRESENTATION
TODAY. COLLEAGUES, OUR AGENDA
IS PACKED AS WELL FOR
TOMORROW. SO, I WANT TO TRY TO
GET YOU OUT OF HERE SO THAT WE
CAN DIVE RIGHT INTO DEPARTMENT
OF CHEST PREDATION TOMORROW.
THE COMMUNITY SAFETY AND
MEDICATION CENTER IN THE
MORNING. ALSO, THE
CORRESPONDING NEW DEPARTMENT, I
GUESS, NAMED, THE COMMUNITY
ASSISTANT RESPONSE AND
ENGAGEMENT, ALSO KNOWN AS THE
DEPARTMENT OF C.A.R.E.. IN
THE AFTERNOON, WE WILL DISCUSS
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
IF THERE ARE OTHER DEPARTMENT
YOU HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT
YOU ARE NOT SEEING ON OUR LIST
, PLEASE LET ME AND CENTRAL
STAFF KNOW RIGHT AWAY, BECAUSE
I WOULD WANT TO OFFER YOU A
CHANCE TO ASK QUESTIONS , YOU
KNOW, OR FOR THE RECORD, STATE
SOMETHING. FOR EXAMPLE, I HAVE
COMMENTS I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
AN OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS.
SO, HAPPY TO MAKE SOME TIME TO
ENSURE THAT THOSE ARE PART OF
OUR DISCUSSION TOMORROW. OF
COURSE, FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT
TO ME SO I CAN INCORPORATE THAT
AS PART OF OUR DISCUSSION AT A
TIMELY PLACE TOMORROW IN OUR
DELIBERATIONS. BUT THAT WILL
CONCLUDE OUR ISSUE
IDENTIFICATION. SO, IF THERE IS
NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FOR THE
ORDER, WE WILL SEE , BRIGHT AND
EARLY, 10:00 A.M. TOMORROW
MORNING. THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
TODAY'S MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
SEE YOU TOMORROW.