>>> COMING BACK TO THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE MEETING . WE WILL
RECONVENE FROM RECESS, THE TIME
IS TO: 01 P.M. ON FRIDAY,
OCTOBER 27th, 2023. THE
COMMITTEE WILL COME BACK INTO
ORDER. MADAME CLERK, PLEASE CALL
ROLL.
>> HERE.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES IS?
HERE. COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> NINE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU FOR FACILITATING
THIS MORNING'S PUBLIC COMMENT,
WE GOT THROUGH AN HOUR AND A
HALF OF THAT. APPRECIATE
EVERYBODY WHO DIALED IN, AND I
APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE AS WE
GO THROUGH THE 53 AMENDMENTS OUR
COLLEAGUES HAVE TEED UP TO AMEND
THE CHAIR'S BALANCING PACKAGE
RELEASED LAST FRIDAY. AS A
REMINDER, WE ARE ON ITEM NUMBER
10 OF 53. THAT GETS US ALL THE
WAY THROUGH THE FIRST PAGE. IF
YOU PRINTED OUT LIKE ME, I'M
LOOKING AT TWO COUNTS. WE DO
STILL HAVE ANOTHER SEVEN PAGES
TO GO. I WILL ASK US TO
EXERCISE RESTRAINT IN OUR
COMMENTS. I DO WANT TO BE ABLE
TO HEAR FROM THE CHAIR -- EXCUSE
ME, THAT WOULD BE ME, I WANT TO
BE ABLE TO HEAR FROM THE
SPONSORS OF THE AMENDMENTS, SO
WE OFFER YOU TIME TO IS WHEN THE
DESIRED CHANGES, ENHANCEMENTS,
TWEAKS, AND REDUCTIONS THAT YOU
PROPOSE, BUT I WILL ENCOURAGE US
TO STAY WITHIN FOUR MINUTES FOR
EACH ITEM, IN ORDER TO GET US
OUT OF HERE BY 5:00 P.M. IT IS
FRIDAY, I KNOW YOU WANT TO GET
OUT BY 5:00 ON FRIDAY. LOTS
GOING ON THIS WEEKEND. I'M SURE
THAT WOULD BE APPRECIATED BY ALL
INVOLVED. SO LET'S CONTINUE. I
WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO
CENTRAL STAFFORD THANK YOU,
PATTY, FOR TEEING UP THESE
ITEMS ON THE SCREEN AND TO THE
COMMUNICATIONS TEAM FOR ALL THE
WORK YOU HAVE DONE TO MAKE THIS
INFORMATION ACCESSIBLE TO THE
PUBLIC. WE HAVE A CHEAT SHEET
IN FRONT OF US THAT WILL BE
DISPLAYED ON EACH ITEM, AND I
WILL TURN TO THE SPONSOR TO MAKE
COMMENTS AFTER THE ITEM HAS BEEN
READ IN, AND OPEN IT UP TO SEE
IF ADDITIONAL PEOPLE WOULD LIKE
TO MAKE COMMENT. AGAIN, YOU
DON'T HAVE TO ADD YOUR NAME EVEN
IF YOU ARE SUPPORTED, BUT IF YOU
FEEL STRONGLY YOU WOULD LIKE TO
BE ADDED AS COSPONSOR, LET US
KNOW, AND WE WILL MAKE A NOTE
BEFORE GOING ON TO THE NEXT
ITEM. THANK YOU, DEPUTY DIRECTOR
PENNUCCI AND DIRECTOR ESTHER
HANDY FOR BEING WITH US. WE KNOW
YOUR ENTIRE CENTRAL STAFF TEAM
IS PROBABLY WATCHING AS WELL, SO
THANKS TO ALL OF THEM. LET'S
CONTINUE WITH ITEM NUMBER 10 OF
53, OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
TO THE CHAIR'S BALANCING
PACKAGE, DOM 001.
>> THANK YOU, ITEM 10 IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES , TO ADD $100,000 FROM
THE JUMPSTART FUNDS TO THE
NEIGHBORHOODS, TO SET POLICY
PRIORITIES FOR CITYWIDE
NEIGHBORHOOD ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND RESILIENCE.
THIS WORK IS MEANT TO COMPLEMENT
THE DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION PLAN,
SPACE NEEDLE IDEAS WORKGROUP.
THIS WOULD BE BALANCED BY
REDUCING BY $100,000 OF
JUMPSTART FUNDS PROPOSED FOR
THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT IN THE 2024 PROPOSED
BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS FOR
DEVELOPING SPACE NEEDLE IDEAS
FOR DOWNTOWN SEATTLE. THIS
WOULD LEAVE A $400,000 OF THE
500,000 PROPOSED FOR THAT WORK.
>>> A QUICK CAVEAT FOR PEOPLE
FOLLOWING ALONG, SPACE NEEDLE
IDEAS DO NOT ACTUALLY RELATE TO
THE SPACE NEEDLE ITSELF, THEY
ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SORT OF LARGE
CONCEPTS IN NATURE. I SEE SOME
COLLEGE REACTING. IT TOOK ME A
SECOND TO GRAPPLE WITH THAT. WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT BIG,
INNOVATIVE IDEAS, AS THE
CATCHALL, THERE, UNDER SPACE
NEEDLE IDEAS. I WILL TURN OVER
TO YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
BUT I WANTED TO OFFER THE
EXPLANATION.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, ALSO TO
COUNCILMEMBERS HERBOLD AND
LEWIS, FOR SPONSORING. EARLIER
IN THE PROCESS, THE CHAIR DID
TALK ABOUT HER DESIRE TO SEE A
YES AND APPROACH FOR ECONOMIC
RECOVERY DOWNTOWN, AND FOR OUR
VARIOUS NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL
DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
THIS CBA WOULD FUND THE
CONVENING OF A CITYWIDE ASSEMBLY
OF RESIDENTS FROM DIFFERENT
PARTS OF THE CITY , EVERY PART
OF THE CITY, REPRESENTING AN
ARRAY OF EXPERIENCES AND INSIGHT
INTO HOW OUR CITY AS A WHOLE CAN
RECOVER ECONOMICALLY , HOW WE
CAN PROSPER TOGETHER. THE
ASSEMBLY FRAMEWORK HAS BEEN
TESTED AROUND THE WORLD , ON
DIFFERENT ISSUES, AND IN ALL
CASES, IT REALLY ALLOWS
RESIDENTS TO BE DIRECTLY
INVOLVED IN THE DECISION-MAKING
PROCESS, PARTICULARLY IN A
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND IN A
COMPREHENSIVE MANNER. SO, AS
ALLIE MENTIONED, THIS WOULD BE
PARTICULARLY AROUND THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT ELEMENTS OF THE
PLAN. MY COLLEAGUES KNOW THE
IDEA OF DEMOCRATIZING ACCESS ,
DECISION-MAKING POWER IS
IMPORTANT TO ME, I DARESAY IT IS
IMPORTANT TO ALL OUR
CONSTITUENTS. I PERSONALLY HEAR
STORIES AND IDEAS HOW TO
IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN
OUR CITY NEIGHBORHOODS FROM MY
CONSTITUENTS ALMOST EVERY DAY.
THESE IDEAS HAVE REALLY MADE OUR
CITY BETTER FOR EVERYONE, THEY
ALWAYS COME DIRECTLY FROM OUR
CONSTITUENTS. THESE WOULD FUND
A FACILITATOR, DIRECT,
DELIBERATIVE CONVERSATION WITH
CONSTITUENTS ACROSS THE CITY,
INCLUDING DOWNTOWN, TO IMPLEMENT
BIG IDEAS WHERE THEY LIVE WORK
AND PLAY, AND GIVES ALL OF US
THE OPPORTUNITY TO CO-CREATE A
VISION FOR CITYWIDE ECONOMIC
RECOVERY IN SEATTLE. THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS? THANK YOU. GOOD JOB,
LEADING BY EXAMPLE, UNDER FOUR
MINUTES. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> SORRY, I AM JUST PUTTING ON
MY PROTECT INVESTMENTS IN THE
FUTURE OF SEATTLE ECONOMY IN OED
HAT, HERE, SO JUST ASK , IS
THERE ANOTHER SEGMENT OF THE
JUMPSTART FUNDS THAT DOES NOT
GO TO ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION
THAT THIS COULD BE MORE
APPROPRIATELY USED FOR? WHY DOES
IT HAVE TO BE DONE AND NOT OED,
IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ECONOMIC
RESILIENCE? I JUST WANT A LITTLE
BIT MORE. I WANT TO UNDERSTAND
A LITTLE MORE.
>> SURE, COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON,
I'M HAPPY TO SHARE MORE
INFORMATION WITH THE FLOOR
OFF-LINE, I DID TALK TO DIRECTOR
McINTYRE THIS MORNING, WHO
AGREED WE WILL KEEP TALKING
ABOUT THIS. WE SAID AT THE TOP,
A LOT OF THIS LANGUAGE STILL
NEEDS SOME FINESSE BEFORE THE
FINAL VERSION, SO WE ARE IN
CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT.
>> OKAY.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS? ALL RIGHT,
LET'S GO ON IT LOOKS LIKE FAS
001S .
>> THIS ITEM SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBERS HERBOLD,
MORALES'S, AND CHAIR MOSQUEDA,
REQUESTED THE OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS AND OFFICE OF FINANCE
AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
PROVIDED RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE
POTENTIAL USE OF NETWORK COMPANY
FEE REVENUE TO SUPPORT
IMPLEMENTATION OF APP BASED
WORKER PAID, SICK, AND SAVE
TIME ORDINANCE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES FOR
COSPONSORING THIS AMENDMENT, FOR
YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR
WORKERS. AS WE HEARD LOUD AND
CLEAR IN PUBLIC COMMENTS, THESE
WORKERS IN THIS UNDER REGULATED
INDUSTRY ARE CALLING OUT FOR US
TO PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH
IS, AND FUND THE ENFORCEMENT OF
THE PROTECTIONS WE HAVE
APPROVED AS A COUNCIL. MY
PRIORITY FOR THE FEE REVENUE HAS
BEEN TO FUND THE PAY UP
LEGISLATION , THAT
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND I HAVE
WORKED HARD TO PASS, WITH THE
SUPPORT OF THIS COUNCIL, AND
THE AT BASE WORKERS, OUR MINIMUM
COMPENSATION ORDINANCE WILL
GUARANTEE WORKERS ARE RECEIVING
FAIR PAY, AND OUR DEACTIVATION
ORDINANCE WILL GUARANTEE
WORKERS RECEIVE FAIR
CONSIDERATION TO THE SLIDE
REQUESTS OLS AND FAS TO USE
REPORTED POTENTIAL FEE REVENUE
NEXT YEAR TO PROVIDE A
RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL
ON WHETHER OR NOT THE
COLLECTIVE REVENUE COULD BE USED
TO FUND ENFORCEMENT OF THE GIG
WORKER PAID SAFE AND SICK
LEAVE PROTECTIONS. IT MAKES NO
COMMITMENTS TO COVER THE
ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT OF THIS
ADDITIONAL GIG WORKER LAW, BUT
REQUESTS A REPORT AND
RECOMMENDATION FROM THE OFFICE
OF LABOR STANDARDS AND FAS NEXT
YEAR. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THIS ONE?
I WILL JUST ADD MY NOTE OF
APPRECIATION. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, I THINK,
AS YOU HAVE CONTINUED TO LEAD ON
THIS EFFORT, YOU ARE REALLY
HELPING TO INVEST AND PROVIDE
STRUCTURE FOR AN INDUSTRY THAT
HAS NOT HAD A LOT OF LABOR
STANDARDS BEFORE. THERE IS A LOT
OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO
ENSURE THAT WORKERS GET THE
INFORMATION THEY NEED ABOUT
THEIR RIGHTS, AND THAT THE
COMPANIES EMPLOYING THESE
PEOPLE, EVEN AS INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTORS, KNOW THEIR
RESPONSIBILITIES AS WELL. THE
PAID SICK AND SAFE TIME
ENFORCEMENT HAS ALREADY BEEN
IMPACTFUL, NUMEROUS SETTLEMENTS
HAVE HAPPENED DEMONSTRATING HOW
CRITICAL THIS STANDARD IS, AND
WHAT IMPACT IT HAS ON OUR
WORKERS AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH OF
OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY IN THE
ONGOING PANDEMIC AND AS WE HEAD
INTO FLU SEASON. I AM EXCITED TO
SUPPORT THIS, I THINK IT
UNDERSCORES THE EFFECT OF MODELS
WE HAVE COMING THROUGH COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIPS, WHICH ALSO HELP
OLS SUPPORT THE HARDEST WORKERS
TO REACH. IT IS EXCITING TO
KNOW WE ARE CONTINUING TO FOLD
IN FEEDBACK THAT WE GET FROM
EMPLOYERS AND HIRING ENTITIES AS
WELL ABOUT HOW TO DO OUTREACH
AND EDUCATION AS WELL. SO,
HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE ONGOING WORK YOU
HAVE DONE IN THIS AREA.
>> MADAM CHAIR, MAY I ASK ONE
MORE THING?
>> OF COURSE, YES.
>> IT IS SHORT. BECAUSE YOU
REFERRED TO HOW YOUR LEGISLATION
PROTECTING GIG WORKERS AS IT
RELATES TO PSST, I WANTED TO
LIFT UP FOR EVERYBODY SO WHEN IS
THAT THE ENFORCEMENT OF THAT LAW
RESULTED IN $1.6 MILLION FOR 600
WORKERS AFTER OLS FOUND THAT
DOOR DASH VIOLATED THE
LEGISLATION . THAT REALLY SHOWS
HOW IMPORTANT ENFORCEMENT IS.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM VICE CHAIR.
ALSO, FOR US FOLKS THAT TALK
ABOUT THE MULTIPLIER EFFECT, WE
KNOW WHEN LOW-WAGE WORKERS ARE
PAID THE MONEY THEY ARE OWED, IT
HAD A MULTIPLYING EFFECT IN OUR
LOCAL ECONOMY, PEOPLE SPEND THAT
MONEY RIGHT AWAY, IN SMALL
BUSINESSES. SO IT IS GOOD FOR
OUR LOCAL ECONOMY AS WELL AS THE
JUST AND RIGHT THING TO DO.
MOVING ONTO NUMBER 12, PLEASE.
>> NUMBER 12, FG 501A, SPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT , THIS
IS THE SECOND WALK ON AMENDMENT,
IT WOULD ADD $40 MILLION OF
JUMPSTART FUNDS TO THE GENERAL
FUND PLANNING RESERVES TO
INCREASE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO
SUSTAIN FUTURE WAGES AND SECURED
IN THE CITY CONTRACT
NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE COALITION
OF CITY UNIONS. SIMILAR TO ITEM
NUMBER 9, THIS IS BALANCED BY
ASSUMING A PASSAGE OF AN
AMENDED VERSION OF COUNCIL HILL
119950, THAT WOULD INCREASE THE
JUMPSTART PAYROLL EXPENSE TASK
RATES TO INCREASE ANNUAL
REVENUES BY AT LEAST $40
MILLION. IF I COULD JUST TAKE A
MINUTE TO ANSWER COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD'S QUESTION FROM EARLIER,
BOTH OF THIS AND ITEM NUMBER
NINE, WHICH CONTEMPLATES
INCREASING TAX RATES, WOULD BE
A RELATIVELY SMALL INCREASE TO
THE EXISTING RATES. IF APPLIED.
WHAT I HAVE TODAY, FROM OUR
FORECAST OFFICE, IS AN INITIAL
ESTIMATE. I JUST HAD DONE, AN
INITIAL BALLPARK LIKE, IF WE
WANT TO INCREASE BY 50 MILLION,
WHAT WOULD THOSE RATES LOOK
LIKE? IT RANGES BASED ON THE
CATEGORY AND THE TEAR, BUT IT
WOULD BE ABOUT .1% TO ABOUT 4%,
WHICH, IF APPLIED PROPORTIONALLY
ACROSS ALL THE CATEGORIES , AND
THE TEARS THAT IS ABOUT A 16.1%
CHANGE INCREASE FOR EACH OF THE
CATEGORIES, SO IT IS RELATIVELY
SMALL. ONCE IT IS DETERMINED
WHICH OR BOTH, IF BOTH OF THESE
ARE MOVING FORWARD, I WILL GET
SPECIFIC ESTIMATES FOR A $20
MILLION INCREASE, A 40 MILLION
INCREASE, AND A 60 MILLION
INCREASE MOVING FORWARD, BUT I
JUST WANT TO PROVIDE THAT
CONTEXT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD, I
DO WANT TO TURN IT TO COUNCIL
NUMBER SAWANT TO DO A QUICK
SUMMARY, THEN I WILL COME TO
YOU, IF THAT SOUNDS OKAY? GREAT.
COUNCIL NUMBER SAWANT, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT, AS ALY
JUST DESCRIBED, INCREASES THE
TAX RATE OF BUSINESS PAYROLL
EXPENSE BY A TINY FRACTION TO
RAISE AN ADDITIONAL $40 MILLION
TO INCREASE THE CITY RESERVES
TO MAKE FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR
THE CITY NEGOTIATING A NEW
CONTRACT WITH THE COALITION OF
CITY UNIONS. MY OFFICE HAS
DISCUSSED WITH CITY WORKERS WHO
HAVE BEEN OFFERED , FRANKLY,
OUTRAGEOUS CONTRACT BY MAJOR
HARRELL'S NEGOTIATORS, OFFERS
LIKE 1% OR 2.5% RAISES THAT HAVE
BEEN REPORTED IN THE NEWS, THEY
FALL FAR SHORT OF THE RATE OF
INFLATION, MEANING THE CITY IS
ASKING WORKERS TO ACCEPT WHAT IS
REALLY A MASSIVE WAGE CUT IN
REAL PURCHASING POWER. THIS IS
ONLY ONE ISSUE. THERE ARE ALSO
MANY VACANT ESSENTIAL POSITIONS
IN DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE CITY .
WE HAVE SEEN WORKERS SPEAKING IN
PUBLIC HEARINGS ABOUT SERIOUS
UNDERSTAFFING IN MANY
DEPARTMENTS. MY OFFICE HAS
SPOKEN WITH WORKERS IN PARKS AND
RECREATION ABOUT SERVICES THEY
CANNOT PROVIDE BECAUSE OF THE
VACANT POSITIONS. I AM NOT ON
THE CITY LABOR COMMITTEE, WHICH
DOES NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE
COALITION OF CITY UNIONS. SO
THERE IS NO DANGER OF THIS
BUDGET AMENDMENT BREAKING ANY
CONFIDENTIALITY RULES,
EVERYTHING IN THIS AMENDMENT IS
BASED ON PUBLICLY AVAILABLE
INFORMATION. I DON'T BELIEVE
THERE IS ANY EXCUSE FOR ASKING
ESSENTIAL CITY WORKERS TO ACCEPT
A WAGE CUT, WITH OR WITHOUT THIS
BUDGET AMENDMENT, HOWEVER,
MAKING THESE FUNDS AVAILABLE
WILL MAKE IT CRYSTAL CLEAR THAT
THE CITY HAS THE FUNDING TO
OFFER A WAGE INCREASE THAT AT
THE VERY LEAST IS NOT A WAGE CUT
IN REAL TERMS. ADDITIONALLY, WE
HAVE HEARD MANY PRESENTATIONS
ABOUT FUTURE BUDGET SHORTFALLS,
LARGELY PROJECTED BECAUSE OF
INFLATION. THESE ADDITIONAL
REVIEWS WOULD HELP TO PREVENT
FUTURE AUSTERITY.
COUNCILMEMBERS MAY REMEMBER,
BACK IN 2020, WHEN THE AMAZON
TAX WAS FORESHORTENED, I
PROPOSE A TAX INCREASE TO MAKE
FUNDING AVAILABLE TO PREVENT
AUSTERITY WITHOUT DIPPING INTO
THE FUNDING INTENDED FOR HOUSING
AND THE GREEN NEW DEAL. THAT
AMENDMENT DID NOT PASS, EVERY
YEAR SINCE IT HAS PASSED,
INCLUDING EVERY YEAR INCLUDING
THIS YEAR, FUNDING INTENDED FOR
HOUSING AND THE GREEN NEW DEAL
HAS BEEN DIVERTED TO CLOSE
BUDGET SHORTFALLS ELSEWHERE IN
THE BUDGET. THIS BUDGET
AMENDMENT WOULD HELP CLOSE A
PART OF THAT GAP. I THINK, IF
COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE A CHOICE TO
PAY FOR FUTURE RECESSIONS,
ECONOMIC TURMOIL, BIG BUSINESS
OR WORKERS? THAT IS THE
QUESTION. SO, IN RELATION TO
THAT, WILL THE CITY ASKED
WORKERS TO TAKE A WAGE CUT? IN
REAL TERMS, IT IS A WAGE CUT,
EVEN THOUGH NOMINAL WAGES MIGHT
INCREASE A SMALL AMOUNT. OR
WILL THE CITY TAX THE BIGGEST,
MOST PROFITABLE BUSINESSES? AS
WITH THE PREVIOUS AMENDMENT,
THIS IS A VERY SMALL INCREASE IN
BIG BUSINESS TAXES. I APPRECIATE
THE COSPONSORS FOR THIS
AMENDMENT. SIMILARLY, AS ALY
LAID OUT, THIS IS AGAIN A VERY
SMALL INCREASE, THE SMALLEST TAX
RATE FOR BUSINESSES WITH A
PAYROLL BETWEEN $700 MILLION,
BUT WOULD INCREASE FROM .7% TO
.79%. AND FOR THE LARGEST TAX
RATE, WHICH IS WITH PAYROLLS
OVER $1 BILLION, WOULD INCREASE
BETWEEN .4 AND .71%. I
APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
FOR WORKING WITH MY OFFICE ON
THE BUDGET AMENDMENT AND THE
LANGUAGE. MY UNDERSTANDING IS
THAT YOU SUPPORT IT IN ITS
CURRENT FORM, BUT OF COURSE, I
WILL WAIT FOR YOU TO SPEAK ON
THAT. I ALSO URGE COUNCIL
MEMBERS TO COSPONSOR THIS
AMENDMENT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WOULD
LIKE TO ADD MY NAME TO THIS
AMENDMENT. I WANT TO JUST BE
VERY CLEAR, THOUGH, I AM VERY
CONFIDENT THAT THE NEGOTIATIONS
WITH THE COALITION OF CITY
UNIONS WILL COME TO A FAVORABLE
AND FAIR OUTCOME FOR OUR
WORKFORCE. SO MY SUPPORT OF
THIS AMENDMENT IS NOT OUT OF ANY
CONCERN ABOUT THE CURRENT
NEGOTIATIONS AND ITS LIKELY
OUTCOME. RATHER, I AM LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE ABILITY OF THE
CITY BUDGET TO SUSTAIN THE
INCREASES THAT WILL BE
NEGOTIATED IN THE NEXT CONTRACT.
WE KNOW THAT 85% OF THE GROWTH
IN EXPENSES OVER THE NEXT FIVE
YEARS FOR THE CITY IS
ATTRIBUTABLE TO ANTICIPATED
LABOR AGREEMENTS. SO, MY SUPPORT
OF THIS BUDGET ACTION IS FOCUSED
ON ENSURING THAT IN THE OUT
YEARS, 2025 AND BEYOND, WE HAVE
SUFFICIENT FUNDS IN THE PLANNING
RESERVES TO SUSTAIN THOSE WAGES.
I REALLY URGE COUNCIL MEMBERS
TO SUPPORT THIS VERY MODEST
INCREASE IN JUMPSTART, AND IF
THERE IS ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO
TODAY TO HELP ADDRESS THE GAP
IN REVENUE THAT THE CITY WILL
BE EXPERIENCING NEXT YEAR AND
BEYOND, THIS IS A REALLY
IMPORTANT ACTION FOR US ALL TO
TAKE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH ,
COUNCILMEMBERS. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, ADDING HER NAME TO
NUMBER 12, FG 501 . I WILL ALSO
ADD MY NAME TO FG 501. I WANT TO
MAKE A FEW COMMENTS ABOUT THIS,
THOUGH. IN ALIGNMENT WITH WHAT
PRESENT -- SENT FROM PROTECH 17,
IT NEEDS TO BE ABUNDANTLY CLEAR
THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE COST
FOR THE CITY UNION CONTRACTS DO
NOT COME FROM THE GENERAL FUND.
70% OF THE COSTS ARE ASSOCIATED
WITH PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICES.
AND 30%, OF COURSE, TO COME FROM
THE GENERAL FUND. IN ADDITION TO
ENSURING THERE IS A FAIR AND
JUST CONTRACT FOR CITY
EMPLOYEES, WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE
SURE THERE IS FUNDING FOR THE
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THOSE CITY
EMPLOYEES PROVIDE. I WILL
SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT WITH THE
INTENT TO ENSURE THERE IS
FUNDING FOR THE GENERAL FUNDS TO
CONTINUE TO ENHANCE AND PROVIDE
THOSE CITY SERVICES THAT CITY
EMPLOYEES PROVIDE. I DO WANT TO
ENSURE, THOUGH, THAT AS THIS
AMENDMENT IS BEING EVALUATED
AND AS IT IS EVOLVING, THAT IT
IS NOT SOLELY TIED TO JUST THE
COALITION CONTRACT. BECAUSE IF
THIS AMENDMENT DOES NOT PASS, I
DO NOT WANT THAT TO SIGNAL TO
THE CITY THAT THERE IS NOT
SUFFICIENT FUNDS. AS WAS SAID
THIS MORNING, THERE SHOULD BE A
PRIORITIZATION OF THE FUNDING
GOING INTO CITY WORKERS. I THINK
THIS IS CRITICAL FOR ADDING
ADDITIONAL EMPHASIS ON THE NEED
FOR US TO HAVE ADDITIONAL
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE AT OUR
FINGERTIPS TO EXPAND CITY
SERVICES FOR THE GROWING NEEDS
OF THE GROWING POPULATION. SO I
WILL ADD MY NAME AS A COSPONSOR.
WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS VERY
CLEAR THAT THE CONTRACT OF CITY
EMPLOYEES IS A CORE GOVERNMENT
SERVICE, AND SHOULD BE PROVIDED
AS SUCH IN THE BUDGET . TO THE
DEGREE THIS AMENDMENT CAN HELP
US IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL GENERAL
FUND REVENUE TO SUPPORT THAT ,
THESE CORE SERVICES AND
EMPLOYEES, THAT IS FANTASTIC.
AND REGARDING OUR COLLEAGUES
THAT 30% OF THE COALITION FOR
CITY UNION CONTRACTS, 30% IS
GENERAL FUND, AND 70% COMES FROM
PUBLIC UTILITIES. JUST
UNDERSCORING THE REVENUE
CHALLENGES THE CITY FACES WE
HAVE TO ENSURE THERE IS FUNDING
FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF
SERVICES, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
SERVICES FOR ELDERS, FOR KIDS,
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, FOR THE
HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY.
SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT, AND
MAKING SURE THERE IS BROAD
SUPPORT FOR SERVICES TO BE
PROVIDED TO OUR CITY, I THINK,
ONLY ENHANCES THE VIABILITY OF
OUR LOCAL ECONOMY AND THE HEALTH
OF OUR COMMUNITY. WITH THAT,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, ADDING
HER NAME TO FG 501. LET'S GO ON
TO AC 001.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL TURN IT
OVER TO DIRECT OR HANDY, TO WALK
THROUGH THIS NEXT AMENDMENT.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, I WILL WALK THROUGH THE
SERVICE DEPARTMENT AMENDMENTS.
NEXT, HST 1 SPONSORED BY CHAIR
MOSQUEDA AND COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBERS HERBOLD AND
MORALES IS WHAT ADD $360,000
GENERAL FUNDS TO HSD FOR A 2%
PROVIDER PAY INCREASE FOR
CONTINUAL OF CARE CONTRACTS.
THESE ARE THOSE CONTRACT FUNDED
BY THE FEDERAL HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY ,
ADMINISTERED BY KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY.
THIS WOULD BE IN ADDITION TO THE
7.5% INFLATIONARY INCREASE IN
THE CHAIR'S BALANCING PACKAGE
APPLIED TO THESE CONTRACTS. I
WILL NOTE THAT, IN DEVELOPMENT
OF THIS AMENDMENT, SOME OF YOU
HAVE HEARD THE COST NUMBER
385,000, 360,000 IS LISTED
HERE, AND WE WILL REFINE THAT
TOTAL AS WE REFINE THIS
AMENDMENT. THIS IS FUNDED
THROUGH A REPLACEMENT OF FG 801,
IN THE CHAIR 'S BALANCING
PACKAGE, WHICH WOULD INCREASE
THE TRANSFER FROM THE JUMPSTART
FUND TO THE GENERAL FUND . THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD REVISE THAT
TRANSFER UP TO THE FULL AMOUNT
AUTHORIZED IN THE 2024 ENDORSED
BUDGET, WHICH WAS $84 MILLION.
THE CHAIR 'S PACKAGE TRANSFERRED
JUST OVER $83 MILLION , THIS
BRINGS IT UP TO 84, ADDING
$663,000 TO THE GENERAL FUND
FOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT PURPOSES,
AND THIS AMENDMENT WOULD USE
360,000 OF THAT. YOU WILL SEE
TWO MORE AMENDMENT LATER WHICH
USE MORE OF THAT FUNDING. BACK
TO YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO SAY, IN
RELATION TO THE LAST ITEM, AS A
REMINDER TO FOLKS, WHEN
JUMPSTART PROGRESSIVE PAYROLL
TAX PASSED IN 2020, WE HAD
ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE SPEND
PLAN, AS CODIFIED AND ORIGINALLY
INTENDED, $84 MILLION FOR THE
FIRST TWO YEARS TO PREVENT
AUSTERITY AND REDUCTIONS IN
SERVICES. THAT WAS ALWAYS
ANTICIPATED TO GO TO THE GENERAL
FUND. SO THAT WAS NOT A
COMPROMISE FOR THE FIRST TWO
YEARS. THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR
WERE NEGOTIATED AS PART OF A
COMPROMISE, GIVEN THE POTENTIAL
CLIFF THAT WAS THERE. I WANTED
TO OFFER THAT FOR THE RECORD, ON
WHERE GENERAL FUND INVESTMENTS
HAVE COME FROM FOR JUMPSTART. AS
IT RELATES TO AGENCY 001, THIS
AMENDMENT IS A FOLLOW-UP ON THE
INVESTMENTS MADE IN THE CHAIR 'S
PACKAGE, AN INVESTMENT INTO THE
CONTINUUM OF CARE CONTRACTS.
THAT ENSURE THAT ADDITIONAL
HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDER WORKERS
WERE NOT LEFT BEHIND. THE HUD
CONTRACTS DO NOT INCLUDE A
CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR SERVICE
PROVIDERS, AND THIS AMENDMENT
ADDS THE FULL FUNDING NEEDED TO
PROVIDE BOTH THE 7.5
COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT AND
THE 2% WAGE EQUITY INCREASE FOR
THE CONTINUUM OF CARE CONTRACTOR
THE AMOUNT INCLUDED IN THIS
AMENDMENT IS $350,000, AS
ALREADY NOTED. THANK YOU TO
CENTRAL STAFF. HOWEVER, THERE
IS ADDITIONAL WORK TO BE DONE IN
THE NEXT WEEK TO REFINE THE
AMOUNT, AS YOU HEARD FROM
CENTRAL STAFF, INITIALLY IT HAD
A DIFFERENT NUMBER PUBLISHED,
BUT WE DO BELIEVE WE ARE AT THE
RIGHT AMOUNT NOW. THANK YOU SO
MUCH TO THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS
WHO HAVE WRITTEN IN ON THIS,
INCLUDING ELLISON EYE CENTER,
WHO JUST SENT THE FULL FLOOR A
LETTER EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR
THIS ITEM. AS WE HAVE HEARD
FROM MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY, WE
KNOW IT IS IMPORTANT TO ENSURE
CONTINUITY OF SERVICE, AND ONE
OF THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT FOR
THIS VULNERABLE POPULATION IS TO
MAKE SURE WE PAY THEM AN
ADEQUATE WAGE. THERE IS MUCH
WORK TO BE DONE TO ACTUALLY PAY
AN ADEQUATE AND APPROPRIATE WAGE
TO THESE WORKERS. AS ALY NOTED,
FROM THE SEATTLE COALITION
AGAINST HOMELESSNESS THIS
MORNING, SHE MADE REFERENCE TO
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD 'S
RESOLUTION THAT WAS CALLING FOR
US TO GET TO A 7% INCREASE
BASICALLY JUST BY DIVIDING THAT
BETWEEN THE 3.5% INCREASE AND
THE 3.5% INCREASE GOING FORWARD.
THIS BUDGET THAT WE HAVE
RECEIVED IT DOES INCLUDE A 2%
INCREASE , BUT THEY DID NOTE
THAT WE ARE NOT THERE YET ON THE
BASE WAGE. STILL WORK TO BE
DONE ON THE BASE WAGE, BUT WE
ARE BRINGING EVERYBODY UP TO
THAT 2% WAGE ADJUSTMENT, AND
APPLYING THE INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT ACROSS ALL THESE
CONTRACTS, TO ENSURE THE
CONTINUUM OF CARE CONTRACTS ARE
INCLUDED. I WANT TO THANK
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD AGAIN AND
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES FOR THEIR
SPONSORSHIP OF THIS. I KNOW THAT
THEY HAD A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR
THE LEGISLATION WE INCLUDED IN
THE BASE CHAIR'S PACKAGE
ALREADY. THANK YOU FOR LETTING
ME BUILD ON THIS, APOLOGIES TO
COLLEAGUES AND CENTRAL STAFF, I
DID NOT REALIZE WE WERE LEAVING
THIS AMOUNT OUT OF OUR ORIGINAL
PROPOSAL, OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE
TRIED TO ADDRESS IT LAST WEEK.
COUNCIL MEMBER SO WHAT?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY NAME
TO THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT , ADDING YOUR NAME TO
THIS ITEM. HST 001. LET'S MOVE
ON.
>> HSD TWO A IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS,
COSPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
MORALES AND STRAUSS, IT WOULD
ADD $501,000 TO HSD FOR
INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENTS AND A
2% PROVIDER PAY INCREASE ON A
$5.2 MILLION OF FUNDS THIS YEAR
THAT ARE EXPECTED TO BE CARRIED
FORWARD FOR CONTRACTS
ADMINISTERED BY THE KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY.
THE PROPOSED BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS
INCLUDED THESE INFLATIONARY
ADJUSTMENTS IN WAGE INCREASES ON
ALL THE BASE CONTRACTS AT
KCRHA, AND THESE WOULD PROVIDE
THE SAME INCREASES BEING
PROVIDED BY ONE-TIME RESOURCES.
I WILL EXPLAIN THE REDUCTION,
WHICH WILL BE USED FOR THIS AND
FOR THE NEXT ITEM. THE
REDUCTION, I WILL REMIND YOU,
THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDED
$916,000 IN HSD FOR THE
RELOCATION OF ROSIE 'S TINY
HOUSE VILLAGE IN THE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT. THIS IS A TINY HOME
VISIT ON SOUND TRANSIT PROPERTY
THAT WILL BE DEVELOPED IN THE
FUTURE. IN ISSUE I.D., THERE WAS
A DISCUSSION WHETHER IT WOULD
MOVE IN 24 OR 25. THE CBA AND
THE ONE THAT FOLLOWS WOULD
REMOVE THIS FUNDING FROM THE
2024 BUDGET AND SPEND IT ON THE
PROPOSED ADDITIONS. THE CBA
WOULD ALSO MAKE A REDUCTION OF
EQUAL SIZE IN THE EMERGENCY FUND
AND SET THOSE SIDES IN RESERVE,
IN CASE ROSIE 'S VILLAGE NEEDS
TO BE MOVED IN 2024.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS?
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I
WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO HAS
BEEN CALLING IN AND ADVOCATING
FOR TINY VILLAGES DURING THIS
BUDGET PROCESS. THIS AMENDMENT
SEEKS TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE
CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE ONGOING
AROUND PROVIDER PAY , AND THIS
IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY WELL
KNOWN. I HAVE COLLEAGUES ON THE
COUNCIL, I WON'T BELABOR THE
POINT. REALLY CRITICAL FOR
FUTURE COMPETITIVENESS IN THIS
AREA, REALLY IMPORTANT FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY PUBLIC HEALTH, AND
OUR ABILITY TO MOVE PEOPLE OFF
THE STREET, INTO TENT
ENCAMPMENTS, INTO SOMEPLACE WITH
PRIVACY, WHERE THEY CAN BE
BETTER CARED FOR. IN LOOKING FOR
FUNDING SOURCES, THE RELOCATION
OF ROSIE'S VILLAGE, AS ESTHER
JUST BROKE DOWN, IS, I THINK,
AN APPROPRIATE FUNDING SOURCE,
GIVEN THAT WE DO NOT HAVE A HIGH
LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE THAT THAT
VILLAGE IS GOING TO BE REMOVED
OVER THE COURSE OF NEXT YEAR TO
A DIFFERENT LOCATION. HOWEVER,
IN THE EVENT THAT IT IS, THIS
AMENDMENT DOES ENVISION A
CONTINGENCY WHEREBY A SMALL
PORTION OF THE CITY 'S EMERGENCY
FUND COULD BE USED TO OFFSET
THAT COST OF GOING THROUGH WITH
THE RELOCATION, IN THE EVENT
THAT IT DOES OCCUR. I THINK WE
CAN ALL AGREE, GIVEN OUR ONGOING
STATE OF HOMELESSNESS, STATE OF
EMERGENCY, THAT MODEST USE ON A
CONTINGENCY BASIS OF THE
EMERGENCY FUND IS WARRANTED FOR
THE FLEXIBILITY NEEDED TO
ACCOMMODATE THE TRIAGE OF NEEDS
, HERE. AND OF COURSE, NO
TRIAGE OF NEEDS IS HIGHER THAN
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE RAISING
THE STANDARD AND ABILITY OF OUR
SERVICE PROVIDERS TO DO THIS
WORK AND TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN
PEOPLE TO DO THIS WORK. WITH
THAT, I HUMBLY SUBMIT THIS
AMENDMENT FOR THE CONSIDERATION
OF THE COUNCIL. WITH THAT, I
WILL YIELD BACK TO YOU, MADAM
CHAIR.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA, YOU ARE ON
MUTE.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT. COUNCIL
MEMBER SAWANT?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MYSELF AS
COSPONSOR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL NUMBER
SAWANT, ADDING HER NAME TO HSD
002. MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS , FOR YOUR ONGOING
LEADERSHIP ON TINY HOME
VILLAGES. THIS ONE IS IN MY
DISTRICT, DISTRICT 4, THE
NORTHEAST SEATTLE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT. I KNOW THESE TWO
AMENDMENTS GO TOGETHER, 14 AND
15. I DID REACH OUT TO SOUND
TRANSIT AND THE HOUSING
INSTITUTE. THEY BOTH WANT TO
HAVE A LINE ITEM IN THE BUDGET
THAT SUPPORTS RELOCATION COSTS,
BECAUSE WHAT WE ARE DOING AT
THIS SITE IS BUILDING PERMANENT
LOW INCOME HOUSING , WE WILL
BUILD A LOW INCOME HOUSING TOWER
TO CONTAIN DOZENS OF LOW INCOME
HOUSING UNITS, PRESUMABLY ENOUGH
FOR EVERYBODY AT ROSIE'S AND
MORE TO LIVE THERE. THERE DOES
NEED TO BE A TEMPORARY
RELOCATION SO THEY CAN START
CONSTRUCTION. I THINK THAT,
WITH A COMBINATION OF THESE TWO
AMENDMENTS, 14 AND 15, IF THERE
IS A WAY TO PRESERVE SOME OF
THAT RELOCATION MONEY, BECAUSE
THE LEASE CURRENTLY DOES AND
IN 2024 . AND I KNOW SOUND
TRANSIT IS EAGER TO GET MOVING,
THEY HAD ISSUED A REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS WITH OUR OFFICE OF
HOUSING. SO MAYBE THERE IS A WAY
TO COMPROMISE AND RETAIN A LINE
ITEM FOR RELOCATION FROM ROSIE'S
AS PROPOSED BY THE EXECUTIVE,
ADJUST THE DOLLAR AMOUNT SO YOU
CAN ALSO ACHIEVE THESE OTHER
GOALS YOU ARE SEEKING. I WANTED
TO PUT THAT OUT THERE, THANKS.
>> THANKS. COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS,
I WILL COME BACK TO YOU AFTER
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD, OKAY?
>> THANK YOU. THE SPONSOR,
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS WILL WORK
WITH THE DISTRICT COUNCILMEMBER
TO WORK OUT SOME OF THE ISSUES,
AS IDENTIFIED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN, BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE
TO ADD MY NAME AS A COSPONSOR TO
THIS BUDGET ITEM. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD,
ADDING HER NAME TO HSD 002.
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS, DID YOU
WANT TO OFFER MORE COMMENTS?
>> JUST BRIEFLY, I APPRECIATE
CUSTOMER PEDERSEN 'S REMARKS,
AND WAS SIGNAL FOR CENTRAL STAFF
AND COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN MY
INTEREST IN EXPLORING THE
PRESERVATION OF A LINE ITEM AND
SOME RESOURCE, HERE, AS WE
ITERATIVELY GO THROUGH THE
PROCESS OF THESE AMENDMENTS.
SO, I DID WANT TO PUT ON THE
RECORD , HAPPY TO LOOK INTO HOW
WE MIGHT ACCOMMODATE THAT AND
APPRECIATE THE CREATIVE
SUGGESTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER
NELSON?
>> I WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE
SAY WE ARE NOT CONFIDENT WE
NEED THIS MONEY IN 2024. WE
JUST GOT AN EMAIL FROM SOUND
TRANSIT BASICALLY ASKING US NOT
TO DO THIS. YOU KNOW, IT SOUNDS
LIKE THEY ARE PRETTY SURE THIS
IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT YEAR, BY
MAY OR SO. ANYWAY, THE POINT IS
THAT I REALLY DO WANT -- I AM
CONCERNED ABOUT REMOVING
AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR THIS,
FOR THE GOAL OF HOLDING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON SITE
PERMANENTLY. I ALSO HAVE A
QUESTION THAT ALSO APPLIES TO
15, THIS SAYS THIS IS ONE TIME
FUNDING FOR INFLATIONARY
ADJUSTMENTS FOR KCRHA
CONTRACTS. SO, HOW DO WE KNOW
THAT WILL NOT BE ONGOING? THOSE
POSITIONS WILL CONTINUE PAST
2024. SO WHAT IS THE THINKING ON
THAT?
>> COUNCILMEMBER, IT LOOKS LIKE
CENTRAL STAFF MAY HAVE AN
ANSWER. PLEASE GO AHEAD,
DIRECTOR HANDY.
>> HAPPY TO TAKE THE LAST PART
OF THAT QUESTION, THERE ARE A
SERIES OF SERVICES AND CONTRACTS
AT THE REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY THAT HAVE BEEN FUNDED
FOR A VARIETY OF YEARS, MAYBE
AS MANY AS FOUR OR FIVE, WITH
ONE-TIME FUNDS. AS THE AUTHORITY
CONTINUES LOOKING FOR
SUSTAINED, ONGOING RESOURCES
THAT ARE NEEDED TO DO SO. THIS
YEAR, THE CITY HAS IDENTIFIED
WITH KCRHA, $5.2 MILLION OF
UNDER SPEND THAT WE ARE SAYING,
PLEASE CARRY FORWARD TO 2024, IN
ORDER TO SUSTAIN CONTRACTS NEXT
YEAR. THE CITY IS DOING THAT
WITH EYES WIDE OPEN AT THIS
POINT, THAT THERE IS NOT AN
ONGOING FUNDING SOURCE TO
SUPPORT THOSE CONTRACTS. THIS
WOULD PROVIDE A ONE-TIME
INCREASE ON TOP OF THE ONE-TIME
MONEY.
>> SO, IS THAT WORK FOR PROJECTS
THAT HAVE A FIXED END DATE?
>> IT IS NOT. IF MY COLLEAGUE,
JEN, IS ON THE LINE, AND HAVING
A PASS TO HER. WE OUTLINED IN
OUR CENTRAL STAFF MEMBER ON
THIS, IT IS A VARIETY OF PROJECT
THAT ARE ONGOING, FUNDED WITH
ONE-TIME RESOURCES. SO IT IS AN
ISSUE.
>> SOUNDS LIKE WE ARE COMMITTING
TO AN ONGOING NEED WITH
ONE-TIME FUNDING.
>> CORRECT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS?
>> I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON
'S LINE OF QUESTIONING IS A GOOD
ONE. I WOULD ALSO STATE THE
DECISION TO COMMIT TO THE
ONGOING NEED WAS MADE YEARS AND
YEARS AGO BY PREVIOUS COUNCILS.
I SEE THIS MORE UNFORTUNATELY
AS AN EXERCISE FOR THIS
BIENNIUM, GETTING THESE
SERVICES THROUGH TWO HOUR MUCH
BIGGER PROCESS IN THE FALL OF
2024, WHERE WE WORK TO RECONCILE
THE BASELINE OF ALL OF THESE
COMPETING DEMANDS AND REQUESTS
FOR RESOURCES. I AM THE FIRST
TO ADMIT IT HAS NOT BEEN IDEAL ,
THAT WE ARE IN A POSITION WHERE
THESE VERY ESSENTIAL RESOURCES
YEAR AFTER YEAR THAT HAVE
ALWAYS BEEN A TEMPORARY HAVE
BEEN EXTENDED WITH ADDITIONAL
TEMPORARY MONEY INTO A
QUASI-INDEFINITE FUTURE. I MEAN,
THE PAINFUL REALITY IS THESE ARE
VERY IMPORTANT AND CRITICAL
SERVICES, AND THERE IS NOT AN
ALTERNATIVE METHOD READILY
APPARENT AT THIS TIME. BUT THIS
IS SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE A
BIG FOCUS FOR THE EXECUTIVE AND
THE COUNCIL , WHEN WE ARE
PUTTING TOGETHER THE NEXT
BIENNIAL BUDGET. IT SHOULD NOT
BE SOMETHING WE CONTINUE TO
COMMIT TO ON AN ONGOING BASIS,
BECAUSE I WILL BE FIRST TO ADMIT
IT HAS BEEN VERY STRESSFUL, NOT
JUST FOR THE COUNCIL, OBVIOUSLY,
BUT FOR THE PEOPLE ACTUALLY
DOING THIS WORK.
>> I WILL TAKE COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD, THEN I WANT TO
ENCOURAGE US ALL TO REMEMBER,
THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR
ADDITIONAL DEBATE. BUT I AM
HAPPY TO GET SOME QUESTIONS
ANSWERED NOW, IF IT HELPS FLUSH
OUT THE AMENDMENT. BUT THERE
WILL BE A LOT MORE TIME FOR
DISCUSSION AS WE VOTE ON THESE.
IT IS GOING DOWN, OKAY. THANK
YOU ALL. THAT WAS WELL RECEIVED,
I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR
THE BACK-AND-FORTH, COLLEAGUES
AND CENTRAL STAFF. I THINK WE
ARE GOING TO GO ON TO THE NEXT
ONE. AS A REMINDER, COUNCIL
MEMBER SAWANT AND HERBOLD HAVE
ADDED THEIR NAMES TO HSD 002.
WE MOVE ON TO 003.
>> ALL RIGHT, HSD 3A,
SPONSORED BY LEWIS, COSPONSORED
BY MORALES AND STRESS, WOULD AT
$415,000 TO HSD FOR BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH SERVICES, CASE
MANAGEMENT, AND OTHER OPERATION
COST AND TINY HOUSE VILLAGES
AND ENHANCED SHELTERS
ADMINISTERED BY THE LOW INCOME
HOUSING INSTITUTE. AS A
REMINDER, THERE WAS $2.5 MILLION
PROVIDED ONE-TIME FOR THIS
PURPOSE IN THE 2023 BUDGET. THE
CHAIR'S BALANCING PACKAGE
INCLUDES 500,000 ONGOING, AND
THIS IS PAID FOR WITH THE SAME
ROSES VILLAGE EMERGENCY FUND
SOURCE.
>> EXCELLENT. PLEASE GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBERS
MOREL AND STRAUSS. ONE THING
THE THREE OF US HAVE IN COMMON
IS COUNCILMEMBERS MOREL,
STRAUSS AND I ALL REPRESENT
DISTRICTS THAT HAVE HAD VERY
PROBLEMATIC ENCAMPMENTS IN THEM,
WITH A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF
COMMUNITY MEMBERS SUFFERING
FROM VERY SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC
HEALTH CHALLENGES. IN ALL THOSE
CASES, WE HAVE REMEDIATED THOSE
ENCAMPMENTS BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD
WELL RESOURCED AND WELL SERVED
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES THAT HAVE
HAD THIS NEW, DURING THE COVID
AREA -- ERA, SERVICE IN
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CASE
MANAGEMENT. THIS HAS BEEN VERY
CRITICAL FOR THE CITY TO BE ABLE
TO TAKE A HIGHER ACUITY GROUP
OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS THAN USUAL AND TO
SERVE THEIR NEEDS IN THE TINY
HOUSE SETTING, WHICH HAS NOT
HISTORICALLY BEEN THE CASE. IT
HAS HELPED TO REMEDIATE AND
CABINET LOCATIONS IN THE
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT, AND CUMMINS PARK,
WOODLAND PARK , DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
AND INTERBAY, THROUGHOUT OUR
DISTRICTS. AS THIS IS
COUNCILMEMBERS, IT IS IMPORTANT
TO US THAT WE LEAD WITH
COMPASSION, THAT WE GIVE PEOPLE
PLACES TO GO WHERE THEY CAN GET
CARED FOR. THAT WILL REALLY ONLY
BE POSSIBLE IF WE RETAIN THIS
SERVICE. IT IS NOT GOING TO BE
POSSIBLE FOR TINY HOUSE VILLAGES
TO RETAIN THE SAME ACUITY OF
NEED IF THEY DO NOT HAVE THIS
SERVICE. I AM REALLY GRATEFUL
TO CHAIR MOSQUEDA FOR SECURING
A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ONGOING
SUPPORT IN HER BASE BUDGET , BUT
WE NEED TO ADD TO THAT, TO MAKE
SURE WE CAN MEET THE LEVEL OF
NEED. THAT IS WHAT THIS
AMENDMENT SEEKS TO DO. IT DOES
HAVE THE SAME FUNDING SOURCE
THAT ESTHER DESCRIBED IN THE
PREVIOUS AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT?
>> THANK YOU, I JUST WANTED TO
ADD MY NAME IS COSPONSORED.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT. COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT,
ADDING HER NAME TO HSD 003.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY NAME
AS WELL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, ADDING
HER NAME , COSPONSORED TO HSD
003. OKAY, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
WARREN?
>> THANK YOU. MY LITTLE HAND
THING IS STILL BROKEN. I
APOLOGIZE FOR JUST BARGING IN.
I AM NOT GOING TO ADD MY NAME TO
EITHER ONE YET. OBVIOUSLY, WILL
PROBABLY BE SUPPORTIVE IN THE
END, BUT I WANT TO ECHO WHAT
COUNCIL NUMBER PEDERSEN SAID.
THE 916 TO MOVE ROSES VILLAGE,
OUT OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE,
WORKING WITH S.AND COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN DOING ALL THE WORK WE
NEEDED TO DO, WITH SOUND
TRANSIT, THE PROPERTY, WORKING
WITH SECI TO GET THE PERMITTING
DONE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE
SEEN THESE DAYS, BUT MOVING
THESE VILLAGES IS NOT EASY. WE
HAVE DONE A COUPLE OF THEM ON
AURORA, WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF
DOING ONE CONTINUING UP AT
NORTHGATE. I AM REALLY
CONCERNED ABOUT , AND I AGREE
THAT WE HAVE TO RETAIN SOME
RELOCATION MONEY . I DON'T KNOW
IF IT IS 916, THAT IS WHAT THE
MAYOR IS SAYING, BUT I HOPE WE
STILL HAVE THESE OFF-LINE
DISCUSSIONS AND COME TO A GOOD
PLACE WHERE WE RECOGNIZE THAT
RELOCATION IS COSTLY, BUT THE
BURDEN OF THAT IS THE BENEFIT OF
HAVING TRIPLE THE SPACE TO
HOUSE OUR NEIGHBORS, THE PEOPLE
THAT ARE THERE. I ALSO WANT TO
ECHO WHAT COUNCILMEMBER -- I
HAVE NOT HAD COFFEE TODAY, THAT
IS MY PROBLEM -- WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON SAID. I AM
ALWAYS WEARY OF ONE-TIME MONEY
FOR AN ONGOING ISSUE , THAT IS A
2% INCREASE FOR THE FOLKS THAT
DO THIS WORK. SOME OF US WERE ON
THE BOARD OF HEALTH WHEN WE
CREATED, MYSELF, MR. BAXTER, I
THINK COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALES,
WHEN WE CREATED THE REGIONAL
HOUSING AUTHORITY, I INITIALLY
WANTED TO BE A PDA FOR THIS VERY
REASON, SO THEY COULD ASSUME
THAT ISSUE DEBT. BUT THAT IS NOT
THE MODEL THAT GOT VOTED FOR, SO
WE WOUND UP WITH THIS MODEL. WE
HAVE HAD ISSUES, I DON'T THINK
WE SHOULD PRETEND WE HAVE NOT
HAD ISSUES WITH KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY. I
HOPE AND BELIEVE WE ARE ON THE
RIGHT TRACK, HELEN HOWELL IS A
GOOD FRIEND, I BELIEVE IN HER
LEADERSHIP AND DIRECTION. BUT
AGAIN, I DO NOT WANT TO SEE
SEATTLE PICKING UP THE TAB FOR
EVERYTHING. ALSO, I THINK WE
HAVE GOT TO HOLD KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY NOT
JUST ACCOUNTABLE IN A NEGATIVE
WAY, BUT AS A STANDUP AUTHORITY
TO DO WHAT IT WAS CREATED FOR. I
UNDERSTAND THAT COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
SIT ON THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOUSING AUTHORITY, I DON'T KNOW
WHO WILL SIT ON IT NEXT YEAR.
THERE HAVE OBVIOUSLY BEEN SOME
HOUSEKEEPING MATTERS, SOME LABOR
PAINS IN ITS GROWTH. I WILL
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT IT. I JUST
WANT TO REITERATE THAT I REALLY
BELIEVE WE NEED TO HAVE SOME
MONEY IN THEIR TO RELOCATE ROSES
VILLAGE, BECAUSE THESE
CONVERSATIONS STARTED WITH THIS
TINY HOUSE VILLAGE ALMOST THREE
YEARS AGO. SO IT IS REALLY
CONTROVERSIAL, WHAT WE LIKE TO
SEE -- LIKE YOU STARTED,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, SOMEONE
GETS LAND, GOES TO A NONPROFIT
FOR A TINY HOUSE, A WELCOMING
NEIGHBORHOOD, GET THE TINY HOUSE
UP, THANK YOU, LEHIGH. LOOK AT
OTHER SOURCES, AND THEN TURN
THAT INTO BRICK AND MORTAR TO
BRING PEOPLE BACK AND HOUSE
THEM. SO, I THINK THE UPSIDE IS
THAT WE RETAIN MONEY TO DO THIS,
AND THAT WE NOT GET AWAY FROM
THE FACT OF HOW THIS ALL BEGAN.
SO, THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT. WITH
THAT, I THINK WE ARE READY TO
MOVE ON TO ITEM 16.
>> HSD FOR A IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT,
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
HERBOLD AND CHAIR MOSQUEDA, THIS
WOULD ADD $1.5 MILLION TO HSD
FOR THE SAME SERVICES DESCRIBED
IN HSD THREE, BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH CASE MANAGEMENT ET
CETERA, TO TINY HOME VILLAGES
ADMINISTERED BY HOUSING
INSTITUTE. THIS WOULD BE PAID
FOR WITH A REDUCTION OF $1.5
MILLION FROM THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT FOR CRIME PREVENTION
PILOT. THIS IS THE PROPOSED
PILOT TO USE CCTV CAMERAS AND
ACOUSTIC GUNSHOT LOCATOR SYSTEM
IN SEVERAL PILOT NEIGHBORHOODS
IN SEATTLE, INCLUDING ON THIRD
AVENUE, BELLTOWN, AND AURORA
AVENUE NORTH . THE CHAIR'S
BALANCING PACKAGE WOULD PLACE A
PROVISO ON THIS UNTIL A RACIAL
TOOLKIT AND SURVEILLANCE
ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS ARE MET.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT?
>> YES, AS ESTHER JUST
DESCRIBED, $1.5 MILLION
BUDGETED FOR THE ACOUSTIC
GUNSHOT LOCATOR SYSTEM,
SPECIFICALLY SHOTSPOTTER. TO BE
CLEAR, THE SHOTSPOTTER SYSTEM
IS ESSENTIALLY A SNAKE OIL
PRODUCT , MORE ON THAT IN A
SECOND , BUT THE PROPOSAL IS TO
USE THAT FUNDING TO BACKFILL THE
MAJORITY OF THE BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH SERVICES FUNDING, TO
SUPPORT RESIDENTS OF TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES THROUGHOUT THE CITY .
THE CITY PROVIDED $2.5 MILLION
TO LEHIGH FOR THESE ESSENTIAL
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES THIS
YEAR, BUT IT WAS ONE TIME
FUNDING. EVEN THOUGH THERE IS
NOTHING ONE-TIME ABOUT THE NEED,
AS WE KNOW, IT IS ONGOING , AND
THE PROBLEMS HAVE MAGNIFIED IN
OUR SOCIETY. SO, THE CHAIR 'S
BALANCING PACKAGE CONTAINS
$500,000 TO BEGIN BACKFILLING
THIS FUNDING THIS YEAR, AND THIS
PROVISIONAL AMENDMENT WOULD
FUND THE MAJORITY OF THE REST OF
THAT FUNDING. IT IS FUNDED, AS I
SAID, BY CUTTING FUNDING TO
PURCHASE THE SHOTSPOTTER GUNSHOT
LOCATOR SYSTEM. OBVIOUSLY,
GUNSHOTS ARE OF PARAMOUNT
SAFETY CONCERN. WE SEE AN
ONGOING PROBLEM IN AMERICAN
SOCIETY , IT HAS GROWN TO
ADJUST STUNNING PROPORTIONS. WE
SAW WHAT JUST HAPPENED IN MAINE,
WE HAVE SEEN GUNSHOT PROBLEMS,
WITH LOSS OF LIFE IN DISTRICTS
THROUGHOUT THIS CITY. HOWEVER,
SHOTSPOTTER HAS A LONG HISTORY
OF SIMPLY NOT WORKING AS
PROMISED, ISSUING MANY FALSE
POSITIVE RESULTS AND CREATING
CHAOS. AS A BUSINESS MODEL, THE
SHOTSPOTTER CORPORATION DONATES
TO THE ELECTION CAMPAIGNS OF
ELECTED OFFICIALS AROUND THE
COUNTRY, THAT ATTEMPTS TO SELL
THEM THEIR PRODUCT. I WILL NOT
SPECULATE ABOUT MAYOR HARRELL'S
INTENTIONS, BUT MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW THAT
SHOTSPOTTER EXECUTIVES HAVE
DONATED TO MAYOR HARRELL'S
CAMPAIGN IN 2019 AND 2021, AS
REPORTED IN A SEATTLE EMERALD
ARTICLE LAST YEAR. THIS ONE $.5
MILLION WOULD BE FAR BETTER
SPENT ON ESSENTIAL BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH SERVICES RATHER THAN ON
BROKEN TECHNOLOGY THAT DOES NOT
DELIVER THE PROMISED RESULTS.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I APPRECIATE
THE COUNCILMEMBERS
COSPONSORING. THANK YOU.
>> I GIVE VERY MUCH. ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? OKAY.
PLEASE GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> I AM ALREADY LISTED AS A
SPONSOR, I CAN HOLD COMMENTS IF
YOU WISH, CHAIR. OKAY. GOT TO
KEEP IT SHORT. I WILL
ACKNOWLEDGE IT IS REPETITIVE,
CONSIDERING THE FACT WE HAVE HAD
THIS CONVERSATION AROUND
ACOUSTIC GUNSHOT TECHNOLOGY
SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. GUN
VIOLENCE HAS INCREASED, BUT
LITTLE HAS CHANGED ABOUT THE
USEFULNESS OF THIS "TECHNOLOGY"
IN ADDRESSING GUN VIOLENCE SINCE
THE LAST TIME WE DISCUSSED IT.
MAYOR HARRELL HAS ABSOLUTELY
AND CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED GUN
VIOLENCE AS A MAJOR ISSUE FACING
SEATTLE THAT REQUIRES URGENT
ACTION. IN THE PAST,
SHOTSPOTTER HAS BEEN A VERY
DIVISIVE ISSUE FOR SEATTLE,
FIRST IN 2012 , THEN IN 2016,
AND LAST YEAR, IN 2022. I HAD
REALLY HOPED THAT WE WOULD FIND
OUT WHEN THE MAYOR PROPOSED
SHOTSPOTTER AGAIN THAT WE WOULD
FIND OUT THERE HAD BEEN SOME
ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WHO HAVE RAISED
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS TECHNOLOGY
IN PROSECUTING CRIMINAL GUN
VIOLENCE. THERE IS STILL A LOT
OF CONCERN, AND IT DOES NOT
APPEAR THAT THAT KIND OF
ENGAGEMENT THAT I WAS HOPING FOR
HAD HAPPENED OVER THE LAST YEAR.
I AM TRYING TO KEEP AN OPEN
MIND ABOUT THIS "TECHNOLOGY",
BUT GIVEN THAT IT DOES NOT
APPEAR ANY ENGAGEMENT ,
CONVERSATION, OR EFFORTS TO
ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS HAS BEEN
MADE, I HAD TO TAKE THE SAME
POSITION I HAD BEFORE. GOING
OVER SOME OF THE CONCERNS , WE
KNOW THAT A 2021 REPORT BY THE
CHICAGO OFFICE OF -- FOUND
SHOTSPOTTER ALERTS RARELY LEADS
TO EVIDENCE OF A GUN -RELATED
CRIME. OUR OWN CITY AUDITOR
MADE A REVIEW OF THREE
INDEPENDENT STUDIES REVIEWING
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SHOTSPOTTER
. THE REVIEW SHOWED THAT NONE OF
THEM FOUND THAT THE TECHNOLOGY
HELPED POLICE MAKE ARRESTS OR
RESULTED IN LESS GUN VIOLENCE.
AND IN ADDITION, A HIGH NUMBER
OF FALSE POSITIVE REPORTED IN
CITIES MEANS THAT ALREADY
STRESSED-10 SPD OFFICERS MAY
END UP GOING TO LOCATIONS WHERE
OTHER SOUNDS ARE BEING DETECTED
BY THE TECHNOLOGY. AS WE HEARD
IN PUBLIC COMMENTS, SHOTSPOTTER
'S OWN CONTRACT SAYS THAT
SHOTSPOTTER DOES NOT WARRANT OR
REPRESENT EXPRESSLY OR
IMPLICITLY THAT THE SOFTWARE
WILL RESULT IN THE PREVENTION
OF CRIME OR THE APPREHENSION OR
CONVICTION OF ANY PERPETRATOR
OF ANY CRIME, OR DETECTION OF
ANY CRIMINAL. I KNOW THAT THIS
YEAR THE MAYOR IS PROPOSING CCTV
CAMERAS ATTACHED TO THE ACOUSTIC
DETECTION DEVICES. I HAVE
MENTIONED AT THE TIME WHEN THE
PROPOSAL WAS FIRST MADE INTO THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE A COUPLE WEEKS
AGO, THAT MAYOR BURGESS, WHEN
HE SPOKE TO THE PROPOSAL, THAT
THERE WERE SEVERAL STUDIES THAT
CONFIRMED THAT WHEN THE TWO
TECHNOLOGIES WORKS TOGETHER,
THEY HAD MORE EFFICACY. WE DID
RECEIVE SEVERAL STUDIES THIS
PAST WEDNESDAY IN RESPONSE TO
THESE QUESTIONS. BUT SIX OF
THOSE STUDIES ARE JUST ABOUT
THE EFFICACY OF CCTV, NOT THE
USE OF THE TWO TECHNOLOGIES
TOGETHER. IT IS ONLY ABOUT HOW
CCTV WORKS AS INTENDED. SO,
AGAIN, THESE STUDIES DO NOT
ACTUALLY SUPPORT THAT
SHOTSPOTTER HAS FEWER FALSE
POSITIVES WHEN LINKED TO CCTV.
AND WE RECEIVED ARIZONA STATE
UNIVERSITY 'S CENTER ON
POLICING ON HOW TO USE THESE
SYSTEMS, AND THAT SLIDE
REQUESTED THAT GUNSHOT
DETECTION IS BEST FOR IMMEDIATE
RESPONSE AND FOLLOW-UP
INVESTIGATIONS, WHERE GUNFIRE IS
CONCENTRATED . WHEN CCTV IS
WITH GUNSHOT DETECTION. BUT IT
IS A SUGGESTION AND A GUIDE. IT
DOES NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT
BEING RIGOROUSLY STUDIED TO
CONFIRM THAT IT IS MORE
EFFECTIVE. BUT WE DO HAVE A
STUDY FROM PHILADELPHIA IN THE
REVERSE, THAT COMPLEMENTING
GUNSHOT DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES
WITH CCTV VIDEO DID NOT IMPROVE
ACCURACY. THE HARM THAT IS
BEING DONE IN CITIES USING
SHOTSPOTTER INCLUDES FALSE
ARREST, FALSE CONVICTIONS, AND
EVEN WRONGFUL DEATH SHOULD MAKE
US ALARMED AS SEATTLE MOVES
FORWARD. WE ARE A CITY OF THE
FUTURE, WE ARE BOLD ENOUGH TO
TRY NEW PROGRAMS AND LEAD THE
NATION IN OUR VIOLENCE
PREVENTION INITIATIVES , OUR
HUMAN SERVICES, AND OUR CITY
PROGRAMS, BUT BEING INNOVATIVE
AND CREATIVE MEANS WE ARE
PIONEERING NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NOT
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE
A TECHNOLOGY WORK WHEN IT HAS
FAILED IN OTHER CITIES. I
REALLY HOPE WE CAN COME TOGETHER
TO FOCUS OUR INVESTMENT ON
SOLUTIONS THAT ARE TRULY
EFFECTIVE, SUCH AS THE PROPOSAL
FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FUNDING TO
HELP PEOPLE WITH HIGH ACUITY
REFERRED TO THE FOLKS WHO RUN
A TINY HOUSE VILLAGES. I
APPRECIATE THE SPONSORS '
SUGGESTION THAT WE USE THOSE
FUNDS FOR THIS PURPOSE. I
UNDERSTAND COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
HAS ANOTHER FUNDING SOURCE TO
FUND THE SAME PURPOSE. WE ARE
UNIFIED IN OUR DESIRE TO CREATE
MORE FUNDING FOR THIS PURPOSE. I
KNOW THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT
THE REVENUE SOURCE THAT COUNCIL
MEMBER LEWIS IS USING, SO
PERHAPS THIS CAN BE AN
ALTERNATIVE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
I APPRECIATE WHERE WE ARE
HOPING THESE DOLLARS GO, I
SUPPORT THE INTENT OF WHERE THE
DOLLARS WOULD GO. I AM JUST VERY
CONCERNED ABOUT THE SOURCE OF
FUNDS IN THIS CASE. I BELIEVE
THAT FUNDING FOR SPD'S CRIME
PREVENTION PILOT , WE NEED TO
KEEP THAT FUNDING WHERE IT IS.
SPD, AS WE KNOW, IS OPERATING
WITH THE LOWEST STAFFING LEVELS
SINCE THE EARLY 90s. THIS IS A
SUITE OF TECHNOLOGY TOOLS
PROPOSED BY THE MAYOR THAT WOULD
HELP FOSTER SAFETY IN SEATTLE,
ESPECIALLY WHILE WE ARE
UNDERSTAFFED AT THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, WE NEED TECHNOLOGY
TO HELP FILL THE GAP. AND THE
PUBLIC LOOKS TO THE MAYOR FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY. THIS IS WHAT THE
MAYOR IS SAYING HE NEEDS. SO WE
SHOULD SUPPORT THE MAYOR ON
THIS. WE ALSO HAVE HEARD FROM
REVEREND HARRIET WALDEN OF
MOTHERS POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
SUPPORTING US. WE HAVE HEARD
FROM VICTORIA BEACH, HEAD OF THE
AFRICAN-AMERICAN ADVISORY
COUNCIL SUPPORTING THIS. SO I
WOULD BE PUTTING MY FAITH IN THE
MAYOR AND REVEREND WALDEN AND
VICTORIA BEACH, THAT WE SHOULD
TRY THIS PILOT AND SUPPORT THIS
SUITE OF UNPROVEN TECHNOLOGY
WHILE WE ARE UNDERSTAFFED IN THE
DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NOT SEEING ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, I WANT TO
THANK THE SPONSOR FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. AS I MENTIONED,
WHEN WE RELEASED THE BUDGET LAST
WEEK, ON FRIDAY, I REMAINED
OPPOSED TO THE COST OF
TECHNOLOGY INCLUDED IN THE
PROPOSED PILOT, HERE, AS THE
SPONSORS HAVE ALREADY NOTED, THE
DATA SHOWS IT IS INEFFECTIVE,
CAN NEGATIVELY IMPACT POLICE
RESPONSE TIMES, AND CAN LEAD TO
DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT AGAINST
CITIZENS OF COLOR, IT IS RAISES
CIVIL LIBERTY CONCERNS. LAST
WEEK, I SAID THEY WILL BE MORE
DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER THIS
SHOULD BE MAINTAINED IN THE
BUDGET PRIOR TO PASSAGE, AND
THAT COUNCIL WOULD HAVE
OPPORTUNITY TO EVALUATE
TRADE-OFFS. I APPRECIATE THAT
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
COUNCIL TO DO JUST THAT. I ALSO
WANT TO COMMENT ON SOME OF THE
DESIRE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
RESPONDING FASTER TO CALLS . I
BELIEVE THAT THERE IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO THAT
WITH THE NEW ANNOUNCEMENT THAT
HAS BEEN MADE THIS WEEK OF THE
NEW CARES DEPARTMENT, AND THE
COMMUNITY SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS
CENTER THAT HAS BEEN SET UP IN
THE PAST THREE YEARS BUT THIS IS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE
IDENTIFYING WAYS TO DEPLOY
UNARMED OFFICERS TO RESPOND TO
LOW PRIORITY CALLS. I DON'T
THINK THIS PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY
AS A TOOL, IN AND OF ITSELF,
ESPECIALLY GIVEN ITS SPOTTY
TRACK RECORD, IS THE TOOL TO
IMPROVE RESPONSE TIMES. GOT A
RESPONSE TIMES, A FEW STUDIES
HAVE FOUND THERE IS NO EVIDENCE
THAT THE SMALL GAINS IN RESPONSE
TIMES HAVE HAD A DETERRENT
EFFECT, OR LEAD TO INCREASED
APPREHENSION. I WILL ADD THAT
IS A QUOTE BUT ALSO, LASTLY,
SHOTSPOTTER'S FALSE ALARM HAD
NUMEROUS TRIPS, INCLUDING IN
CHICAGO, WHERE THEY WERE
DEPLOYED MORE THAN 60 TIMES PER
DAY INTO COMMUNITIES FOR NO REAL
REASON, AND ON HIGH ALERT,
EXPECTING TO CONFRONT A
DANGEROUS SITUATION. GIVEN THE
ALREADY NUMBER OF TRAGIC
SHOOTINGS IMPOSED UPON THE
FOLKS OF COLOR AND ARE BLACK
COMMUNITY, THIS IS A RECIPE FOR
TROUBLE. INDEED, IN CHICAGO'S
INSPECTOR GENERAL SON NOW
ANALYSIS OF THE CHICAGO POLICE
DATA, AND FOUND THE PERCEIVED
FREQUENCY OF SHOTSPOTTER ALERT
IN SOME NEIGHBORHOODS LEADS
OFFICERS TO ENGAGE IN MORE STOPS
AND PATDOWN FOR THE PLACEMENT OF
SENSORS IN SOME NEIGHBORHOODS
BUT NOT OTHERS MEANS THAT POLICE
WILL BE SENT TO INCIDENCES,
REAL OR FALSE, IN PLACES WHERE
THE SENSORS ARE LOCATED. THAT
CAN DISTORT GUNSHOT FIRED
STATISTICS, AND CREATE A
CIRCULAR JUSTIFICATION FOR OVER
POLICING. AGAIN, I APPRECIATE
THIS AMENDMENT HAS BEEN PUT
FORWARD, THERE WILL BE MORE
DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS IN
MID-NOVEMBER, AND I ENCOURAGE
OUR COLLEAGUES TO CONTINUE
LOOKING AT THE SHOTSPOTTER DATA
AND METHODOLOGY USED TO PROVIDE
GREATER EVIDENCE AGAINST THE
DEFENDANTS IN CRIMINAL CASES,
BUT IS NOT TRANSPARENT, AND HAS
NOT BEEN PEER-REVIEWED OR
OTHERWISE INDEPENDENTLY
EVALUATED. I SOME ADDITIONAL
STATISTICS I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE
ABOUT CITIES LIKE PHILADELPHIA
AND ST. LEWIS THAT I WILL NOT
GO INTO TODAY, BUT WILL MAKE
SURE TO SHARE IN ADDITION TO A
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS THAT I
BELIEVE LOOKS AT 68 CITIES.
COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON?
>> THANKS. I THINK THERE IS
PROBABLY EVIDENCE ON BOTH SIDES
OF THE ARGUMENT, DEPENDING ON
WHICH STUDY YOU LOOK AT, SO I
WON'T DIG INTO THAT. BUT I WANT
TO RETURN TO SOMETHING COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD SAID. WHEN YOU
INDICATED THAT THE SATISFACTION
WITH OUTREACH THAT HAD NOT
HAPPENS. COUNCIL NUMBER
PEDERSEN MENTIONED A COUPLE
PEOPLE THAT ARE IN SUPPORT . I
MENTIONED, WHEN THIS FIRST CAME
UP IN BUDGET DELIBERATIONS,
THAT WE DO HAVE TO LISTEN TO
WHAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE
SAYING THAT THEY WANT. AND I
TRUST THE MAYOR HAS DONE THAT,
OR IS DOING THAT, IS RESPONDING
TO FOLKS HE HAS HEARD FROM. SO,
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE TO YOU?
WHAT KIND OF COMMUNITY INPUT OR
OUTREACH WOULD CONVINCE YOU
THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
MERITS FUNDING? THAT IS MY
QUESTION. COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD?
>> WE DON'T HAVE TO GET INTO A
DEBATE TODAY.
>> I AM HAVING TO RESPOND TO THE
QUESTION, JUST DEFERRING TO
MADAM CHAIR. I BELIEVE, JUST
LIKE WE DO WHEN WE ARE
DEVELOPING POLICY IN THIS BODY,
YOU MEET WITH THE OPPONENTS.
YOU WORK WITH THEM, AND YOU TRY
TO FIND COMMON GROUND. YOU DON'T
ALWAYS GET THERE, YOU DON'T
OFTEN GET ALL THE WAY, BUT
SOMETIMES YOU GET HALFWAY. I
DON'T THINK WE ARE EVEN HALFWAY
AT THIS POINT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT,
COLLEAGUES. WE CAN ANTICIPATE
MORE CONVERSATION ON THIS ITEM
TO COME. AND OF COURSE, FOLKS DO
HAVE DATA THEY WOULD LIKE TO
CIRCULATE AMONGST THE COUNCIL
OFFICES, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
SHARE ALL THAT, I WILL SHARE
SOME INFORMATION OF MY OWN, AS
WELL. LET'S MOVE ON, CENTRAL
STAFF?
>> HSD FIVE A IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS,
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
LEWIS AND HERBOLD. THIS DOES A
FEW THINGS. COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS, I WILL TRY TO DO IT
JUSTICE. YOU CAN PICK UP ANY
PIECES I MISS. THIS ADDS
300,000 DOLLARS TO HSD FOOD AND
OPERATION COSTS FOR MEAL
PROVIDERS IN THE MEAL
PARTNERSHIP COALITION. IT WAS
PAID FOR FROM FUNDING FOR RV
STORAGE. I WILL REMIND THE
COMMITTEE THAT HSD 'S 23 AND 24
BUDGET INCLUDED $1 MILLION EACH
YEAR FOR RV STORAGE . THE
CHAIR'S BALANCING PACKET REDUCED
THE 2023 AMOUNTS TO 834,000.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD TAKE THE
REST OF THE FUNDING FOR 2023
AND SPENT 300,000 FOR MEAL
PROVIDERS AND MOVE THE REMAINING
534,000 NEXT YEAR , FOR RV
STORAGE. THEN, THE CBA PLACES
A PROVISO ON THAT TOTAL $1.5
MILLION FOR RV STORAGE IN 2024
TO BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, AND
IT REQUESTS THAT HSD PRIORITIZE
USE OF ANY OF THE UNDER SPENT
FROM RV STORAGE EXPANSION OF
NON-CONGREGANT SHELTER.
FINALLY, THE CHAIR 'S BALANCING
PACKAGE INCLUDES $650,000 FOR
FOOD PURCHASES. THE SPONSORS
HOPE THAT WILL BE FOCUSED ON
FOOD PROGRAMS, AND THE $300,000
WILL BE FOCUSED ON MEAL
SERVICES, AS WE FINALIZE
AMENDMENTS, WE CAN PIN DOWN THE
BEST MECHANISM FOR THAT.
>> CUSTOMER STRAUSS?
>> DIRECTOR HANDY, YOU
REPRESENTED IT VERY WELL. I CAN
TELL YOU THAT, REGARDING THE
FUNDING LINE ITEM AS IT IS
PROGRAMS TODAY, WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING ALL YEAR TO FIND
LOCATIONS FOR THIS RV STORAGE
AND CAR STORAGE. WE HAVE A
COUPLE LOCATIONS, AND WE ARE
GETTING OVER THE LAST HURDLES
NOW. SO, WHILE I WOULD LOVE TO
BE ABLE TO KEEP THE ENTIRE
AMOUNT OF FUNDING FOR THE WORK
NEXT YEAR AND THE YEAR
FOLLOWING, IT IS ALSO VERY
IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP
SEATTLEITES SAID CURRENTLY. SO,
THIS CDA REDIRECT FUNDING FOR
FOOD AND OPERATIONAL COSTS FOR
MEAL PROVIDERS, THE MEALS
PARTNERSHIP COALITION IS A
COLLECTIVE OF MORE THAN 40 FREE
MEAL PROVIDERS IN SEATTLE,
SERVING MORE THAN 5 MILLION
MEALS ANNUALLY. THESE MEAL
PROVIDERS ARE ROOTED IN THE
COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE,
PROVIDING FREE, HIGH-QUALITY,
NUTRITIONALLY DENSE MEALS.
MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES YOUTH,
YOUTH AND ADULT SHELTERS,
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS,
ETHNIC AND CULTURAL
ORGANIZATIONS, AND GRASSROOTS
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. THEY ALSO
PROVIDE -- SERVE COMMUNITIES
EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY AND
HUNGER, INCLUDING PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS,
IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES, LOW
INCOME COMMUNITIES, SENIORS,
YOUTH, PEOPLE LIVING WITH
DISABILITIES, OR MENTAL ILLNESS
AND ADDICTIONS. INCLUDING BELLA
NORTHWEST CENTER, JUST TO NAME
A FEW. THEY ARE LOCATED ALL
ACROSS THE CITY, IN EVERY
SINGLE DISTRICT. I'M SORRY,
COLLEAGUES, I DID NOT CALL OUT
EACH OF THE MEAL PROVIDERS IN
YOUR DISTRICT, BUT ALSO
RESERVING THE REMAINDER OF THIS
FUNDING TO BE READY TO HELP
PEOPLE TRANSITION OUT OF THEIR
CARS AND INTO SHELTERS. I CAN
TELL YOU THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE
LIVING IN THEIR CARS AND RVs ,
HAVING A PLACE TO STORE THEIR
VEHICLE WHILE THEY TRY OUT
SHELTERS IS OFTEN THE ONLY
BARRIER TO COMING INSIDE,
BECAUSE IT IS THEIR LAST MAJOR
PIECE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. THEY
ARE VERY HESITANT TO RELINQUISH
THEIR LAST BIG PIECE OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY, AFTER ALREADY LOSING
ALMOST EVERYTHING ELSE, IN
EXCHANGE FOR A TEMPORARY
SHELTER. I CAN TELL YOU JUST
THIS WEEK, RESOLVING THE
ENCAMPMENT ON LEARY WAY AND
BALLARD WITHOUT A SWEEP, WE
WERE ABLE TO GET 36 OUT OF 37
PEOPLE ON THE LIST, ONE PERSON
WE COULD NOT FIND. ONE OF THE
PEOPLE WHO WAS IN AN RV THAT
MOVED THERE RV SOMEWHERE ELSE
WANTED TO COME INSIDE TO A
SHELTER, BUT WE COULD NOT STORE
THERE RV FOR THEM YET. SO, THIS
HAS REAL-TIME IMPLICATIONS. I
REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE
SUPPORT FOR THIS. THANK YOU,
CHAIR, FOR LEADING A FAST-PACED
MEETING. NOTING FOR OUR
COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE ONE HOUR
AND 53 MINUTES TO GET THROUGH 36
MORE CBA'S.
>> PLEASE POSTPONE YOUR DINNER
EVENTS, WE WILL TRY TO GET
THROUGH AS FAST AS WE CAN. THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. I
DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD.
THANKS FOR INVESTING IN THAT
LAST FOOD ITEM THAT WAS
INADVERTENTLY NOT INCLUDED. VERY
THANKFUL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
LET'S KEEP GOING.
>> GREAT, OUR NEXT FIVE ITEMS
ARE STATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT. HSD EIGHT IS SPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS,
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND PEDERSEN.
QUARTERLY REPORTS ON ENCAMPMENT
OUTREACH SERVICES PERFORMED BY
PROVIDERS FUNDED THROUGH THE
GEOGRAPHIC -BASED OUTREACH
SERVICE, RFP.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS?
>> I WILL BE BRIEF, MADAM CHAIR.
THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF OUR
EFFORTS TO CONTINUE TO GET DATA
FROM THE REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY VIA OUR CONTRACTING
THROUGH HSD. TO MAKE SURE WE
CONTINUE GETTING UPDATES ON
WHAT OUR MONEY IS GOING TOWARD ,
AND HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO
PROVIDE OVERSIGHT OF THE
AUTHORITY. I WOULD NOTE, THERE
ARE A LOT OF BIG THINGS
HAPPENING IN THE BACKGROUND, BUT
THE AUTHORITY , THROUGH
CONVENING WITH MAYOR HARRELL AND
EXECUTIVE CONSTANTINE ON
RESTRUCTURINGS THE EFFORT TO
SECURE A NEW CEO , BUT IN THE
MEANTIME, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
THE CONTRACTS , THAT THE
AUTHORITY CONTINUES TO HOLD WITH
MONEY REMITTED TO THEM THROUGH
HSD IS ACCOUNTABLE TO US AT THE
COUNCIL, THAT WE CONTINUE TO
RECEIVE REPORTS ON A QUARTERLY
BASIS, THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE
THAT ACCOUNTABILITY, AND THIS
MAY BE SOMETHING THAT IS SUBJECT
TO TWEAKS AND CHANGES, BASED ON
SOME STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS.
BUT IN ITS CURRENT FORM, THIS
IS MAKING SURE WE ARE GETTING
THE TOUCHBACK'S THAT WE EXPECT ,
WHETHER IT IS A DEPARTMENT OR AN
EXTERNAL AGENCY LIKE THE KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU. COUNCIL
MEMBER NELSON?
>> JUST RAISING MY HANDS TO BE
ADDED TO THIS AS A COSPONSOR.
>> THANK YOU. MEMBER NELSON,
ADDING HERSELF TO MEMBER 18,
HSD 008S. SEEING NO ADDITIONAL
HANDS, LET'S MOVE ON. IT'S BEEN
HSD 9A, SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER LEWIS, COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER'S MORALES AND
STRAUSS, REQUEST THAT HSD WORKED
WITH KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY TO
PRIORITIZE THE USE OF REMAINING
2023 UNDER SPEND TO CONTRACT
FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
AND TINY HOME VILLAGES WE HAVE
BEEN DISCUSSING. I WILL NOTE
THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO SLIDES
THAT HAVE A SPECIFIC REQUEST ON
HOW TO USE THE KCRHA ADDITIONAL
UNDER SPENT.
>> ALL OF US INTERESTED IN
LOOKING AT THAT UNDER SPEND. GO
AHEAD, COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS .
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. WE
DO NOT HAVE AN IDEA AT THIS
POINT HOW MUCH UNDER SPEND, IF
ANY MAY BE AVAILABLE FROM THE
KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY. THE
PAST INDICATES THAT THERE TENDS
TO BE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
UNDER SPEND I WOULD NOTE, IT
DOES SEEM THAT THE AUTHORITY
UNDER INTERIM DIRECTOR HELEN
HOWELL HAS STAFFED UP THERE
CONTRACTING AND TAKING CARE OF
A LOT OF BOTTLENECKS THAT WERE
PROBABLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT
ACCUMULATION OF UNDER SPEND.
SO IT IS NOT REALLY CLEAR HOW
MUCH, OVER THE COURSE OF NEXT
YEAR, WILL BE IN THIS CATEGORY.
TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS THERE,
I DO THINK, FOR REASONS I
ARTICULATED EARLIER THIS
MEETING, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
AND TINY HOME VILLAGES CONTINUE
TO BE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
THINGS WE NEED FOR THE
REMEDIATION OF CAMP LOCATIONS,
AND HAVING SERVICES THAT ARE
CAPABLE OF ACCOMMODATING THE
NEEDS OF A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
CURRENTLY CAPPING AND WOULD LIKE
TO MOVE INSIDE. FOR THAT REASON,
I AM PROPOSING THIS VEHICLE
TO ELEVATE THIS POLICY CONCERN
WITH THE REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY . I WILL YIELD BACK TO
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. AS CENTRAL STAFF
NOTED, ONE OF THREE AMENDMENTS
TO THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT, A
MOMENT AGO HAD HAD THE
AUTHORITY BEEN GIVEN THE ABILITY
TO GENERATE THEIR OWN REVENUE,
THEY WOULD PROBABLY BE LESS
INTEREST IN TRYING TO DIRECT
THAT UNDER SPEND, GIVEN THAT
SEATTLE IS THE LARGEST
CONTRIBUTOR, STILL, TO THE KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY, THAT WE WELCOME AND
ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE
ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTORS. AS
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS NOTED,
THERE HAVE BEEN ABOUT A FEW
MILLION DOLLARS AND UNDER SPEND
EACH YEAR. SO THERE IS NO GOOD
HISTORICAL DATA TO .2, AS
CENTRAL STAFF WOULD KNOW, BUT I
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS , AND
THE OTHERS THAT ARE INTERESTED
IN THAT UNDER SPEND UNIVERSE ,
TO SEE HOW WE CAN COLLECTIVELY
STEER OUR PRIORITIES VIA A
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
RECOGNIZING WE CANNOT USE THE
PROVISO, GIVEN THAT THIS BODY IS
OUTSIDE OF CITY BUDGET PURVIEW.
OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON.
>> HSD 10 ESSAY IS SPONSORED BY
CHAIR MOSQUEDA, COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
MORALES IS. IT ASKED THAT HSD
WORK WITH KCRHA TO PRIORITIZE
THE USE OF ANY 2023 UNDER SPEND
TO PROVIDE INFLATIONARY
INCREASE AND INCREASES AND 2%
WAGE EQUITY INCREASES THE HUMAN
SERVICE PROVIDER CONTRACTS, AND
THAT IT LOOKED FOR UP TO $2
MILLION TO SUPPORT THE SPECIFIC
NEEDS OF MIGRANTS AND
ASYLUM-SEEKERS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I NOTED
EARLIER, THERE IS A GREAT
AMOUNT OF APPRECIATION FOR
CENTRAL STAFF HELPING TO UNRAVEL
THE VARIOUS BUILDING BLOCKS THAT
MAKE UP THE WAGE ADJUSTMENTS AND
THE INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS THAT
WENT WITH THE HUMAN SERVICE
CONTRACTS. WE KNOW THAT THERE
ARE SOME WORKERS THAT ARE STILL
NOT BEING UNIVERSALLY ENHANCED
THROUGH THE ADJUSTMENTS WE HAVE
TRIED TO MAKE OUR BUDGET THUS
FAR. PART OF THE ASK, HERE, IS
TO ASK THE REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY TO PRIORITIZE
ENSURING THAT THEY ARE
INVESTING IN WAGES FOR THOSE
CONTRACTS THAT GO THROUGH
KCRHA, THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY. ONE
EXAMPLE OF THAT IS THE SERVICES
PROVIDED AT THE NAVIGATION
CENTER NEED AN ADDITIONAL
$615,000 THAT WE DO NOT HAVE
ACCOMMODATED FOR, HERE, BECAUSE
WE ARE STILL GETTING INFORMATION
FROM VARIOUS PROVIDERS ABOUT THE
IMPACT ON HOW THESE WAGE
ADJUSTMENTS AND INFLATION
ADJUSTMENTS HAVE BEEN
STRUCTURED. SO WHAT WE ARE
TRYING TO DO IS FLAG FOR KCRHA
THAT, AS THEY FINALIZE THE END
OF YOUR ANALYSIS OF AVAILABLE
FUNDS, THAT THEY INVEST IN
CREATING CONTINUITY AND EQUITY
ACROSS THEIR CONTRACTS. MEMBER
TWO, THE REGIONAL PARTNERS,
INCLUDING STATE PARTNERS AND
KING COUNTY PARTNERS ARE LOCAL
JURISDICTION PARTNERS AROUND THE
AREA ASKING FOR THE CITY AND
ANYBODY WHO CAN TO HELP OUT WITH
THE GROWING HUMANITARIAN
CRISIS, THE REFUGEE CAMP IN OUR
AREA, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF
ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS COMING TO
SEEK REFUGE IN SEATTLE AND THE
REGION. WE HAVE ALLOCATED UP TO
2 MILLION, WE HAVE ASKED FOR
THEM TO CONSIDER ALLOCATING UP
TO $2 MILLION TO SUPPORT EFFORTS
TO SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORS WERE
COMING AS REFUGEES TO THE REGION
, AND RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS A
UNIQUE POPULATION WITH UNIQUE
NEEDS THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY
EQUIVALENT TO OUR TRADITIONAL
HOMELESS SERVICE NEEDS, BUT
ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO PROVIDE
EMERGENCY HOUSING AND EMERGENCY
SHELTER FOR OUR REFUGEE
POPULATION THAT IS COMING IS
APPRECIATED. THAT IS WHAT THIS
ONE IS. I THINK THERE IS ONE
MORE ON THIS TOPIC.
>> THOSE COVER THE ITEMS ON
KCRHA UNDER SPEND TO THE THIRD
WAS THE PORTAGE OF RV STORAGE
UNDER SPEND AND COUNT MEMBER
STRAUSS MEAL SERVICE PROVISION.
>> SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK
AT ALL THREE OF THOSE TOGETHER.
GREAT. I WILL MOVE US TO HSD 11
S, SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS, COSPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER LEWIS AND COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT, REQUESTING THAT THE
OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS AND HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT REPORT ON HOW THEY
PLAN TO ENGAGE WITH THE STATE TO
SECURE FUNDING FOR TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES AND NON-CONGREGANTS
SHELTER EXPANSION FOR PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
>> THANK YOU. COUNT MEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU , CHAIR, THANK YOU
DIRECTOR HANDY. WELL SAID I WILL
KEEP IT BRIEF AND WE HAVE STATE
PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT
OF CONGRESS HAS MONEY THAT CAN
BE APPLIED TO CREATE OR EXPAND
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES FOR
NON-CONGREGANTS SHELTER. WE, AS
THE CITY OF SEATTLE SHOULD BE
DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO
RECEIVE EVERY SINGLE RESOURCE
POSSIBLE WE CAN GET BACK FROM
THE STATE. IQ, DIRECTOR AND
CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU. I DON'T SEE
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. LET'S MOVE
ON.
>> HSD 12 ESSAY IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD, SOME
COSPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
MORALES AND MOSQUEDA. REQUEST
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
PROVIDE A REPORT ON HOW IT WILL
IMPLEMENT REQUIREMENTS IN THE
PROPOSED WAGE EQUITY LEGISLATION
REGARDING PROVIDER PAY
INCREASES AND HOW IT WILL
INCORPORATE WAGE EQUITY FUNDING
AND CONSIDERATIONS
MORALES, AND BUDGET CHAIR
MOSQUEDA. AGAIN, THIS IS
ASSUMING PASSAGE OF THE PAY
EQUITY LEGISLATION REGARDING
PROVIDER PAY INCREASES. MANY
OF MY COLLEAGUES ON THE COUNCIL
ARE VERY INTERESTED TO GET SOME
CONFIRMATION THAT RESOURCES
INTENDED FOR PAY EQUITY
INCREASES ARE USED FOR PAY
EQUITY INCREASES. SO, THIS
REPORT IS INTENDED TO LEARN
HOW THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT IS INCORPORATING
WAGE EQUITY CONSIDERATIONS INTO
ITS COMPETITIVE FUNDING
PROCESS, AS WELL AS MONITORING
FULFILLMENT OF THE OBLIGATIONS
OF PROVIDERS AND ENSURING THAT
PROVIDER PAY INCREASES ARE IN
ADDITION TO INFLATIONARY
ADJUSTMENTS, NOT INSTEAD OF.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA, IF YOU ARE
OPEN TO IT, THE NEXT TWO
RELATED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
SERVICES, I MIGHT READ THEM
BOTH TOGETHER, THEN LET THE
SPONSORS, WHO ARE THE SAME,
SPEAK TO THEM. IS THAT ALL
RIGHT?
>> SURE. ON THIS CURRENT ONE --
I'M SORRY. WE CAN MOVE ON TO
MEMBER 23. IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE
SUGGESTING ?
>> WHEN YOU ARE DONE WITH THIS
ONE, YES.
>> I DO WANT TO THANK COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD ON THIS ITEM
FOR LOOKING AT THE LONGER-TERM
PICTURE FOR HOW WE SOLVE FOR
THIS CRISIS, THAT WE ARE TRYING
TO ADDRESS IN THE BUDGET IN
FRONT OF US, BUT CLEARLY,
THERE IS MUCH MORE LONG-TERM
PLANNING THAT NEEDS TO
ACCOMPANY THE COMMITMENTS WE
PUT IN THE RESOLUTION, THAT I
BELIEVE COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD
LED ON. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO
THAT TRAJECTORY AND THE ONGOING
CONVERSATION LEADING TO A MORE
STABLE BUDGET PROCESS. I CANNOT
TELL YOU HOW MANY TABLES WE
HAVE LOOKED AT TO ENSURE WE
HAVE ACTUALLY FUNDED FOLKS AT
THE 7.5 AND THE 2%. IT IS NOT
A PRETTY PROCESS TO GO THROUGH.
SO LET'S MAKE THIS POSSIBLE FOR
EVERYBODY INVOLVED, INCLUDING
THE PROVIDERS WHO CLEARLY ARE
LIVING IN A STATE OF STRESS,
NOT KNOWING IF THE FUNDING WILL
BE FULLY THERE, BECAUSE WE
DON'T WANT THIS PROCESS TO
RESULT IN A CUT IN WAGES, WHEN
I THINK WE ALL HAVE THE SHARED
GOAL OF APPLYING INFLATION
PLUS BASE INCREASES. THANK YOU,
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> GO AHEAD AND READ THE NEXT
TWO, IF YOU WOULD LIKE.
>> THANK YOU. HSD 13 A IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD, COSPONSORED BY
COUNSELORS MOSQUEDA AND
MORALES IS, IT ADDS TO THE
THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE METHOD
BY'S MOBILE COMMUNITY-BASED
SURVIVOR SUPPORTS. BASED ON
RECOMMENDATIONS COME OUT OF THE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMMUNITY
BASED RESPONSE TO WORKING
GROUP, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, HUMAN
SERVICES WOULD AWARD FUNDING
FOR UP TO THREE ORGANIZATIONS
THAT SERVE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
SURVIVORS AND FAMILIES, AND
EMPHASIZE THAT NON-CRIMINALIZIN
G APPROACH TO THOSE WHO HAVE
COMMITTED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
THIS ONE WOULD BE FUNDED WITH
THE SAME FUNDING SOURCES AS HSD
ONE, THE INCREASE OF THE
TRANSFER OF JUMPSTART FUNDS TO
THE GENERAL FUND , TO THE FULL
$84 MILLION. THIS WOULD USE
$200,000 OF THAT. THEN, HSD --
>> GO AHEAD.
>> HSD 14, WHICH IS SPONSORED
BY CHAIR MOSQUEDA AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
HERBOLD AND MORALES IS ADDS
$250,000 FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
SERVICES PROVIDED BY MEMBER
ORGANIZATIONS OF THE COALITION
TO END GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE ,
AND FUNDING WOULD SUPPORT THE
COALITION OF CULTURALLY
SPECIFIC OFFERINGS THAT ARE
TARGETED TO SPECIFIC VULNERABLE
COMMUNITIES, LIKE THE DEAF
COMMUNITY, BIPOC SURVIVORS OF
SEXUAL ASSAULT . THIS IS
SUPPORTED BY A FINAL $100,000
OF THE JUMPSTART TRANSFER TO
THE GENERAL FUND, AS WELL AS
TWO OTHER SOURCES. $50,000 FROM
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR LAWSUIT
SETTLEMENT COSTS THAT WERE
LOWER THAN PROJECTED AND ARE
NOT NEEDED, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
HAS CONFIRMED IT IS ALL RIGHT
TO TAKE FROM THEIR BUDGET, AND
IT REDUCES A PROPOSED PLANNING
STUDY AT CSE C CARE DEPARTMENT
FROM 607,000 DOLLARS TO 510.
THAT IS IT FOR ME ON THOSE TWO.
>> EXCELLENT. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD?
>> I THINK I HAVE THE RIGHT
SCREEN, HERE. APOLOGIES FOR THE
DELAY. FILIBUSTER, FILIBUSTER,
FILIBUSTER, THANK YOU. MEDIA
RESPONSES TO THE MYSTIC
VIOLENCE WORKGROUP IS A PART OF
SEATTLE'S OFFICE FOR CIVIL
RIGHTS CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM
PROJECT. THE PROPOSED PROGRAM
TRANSFORMATION IS POSSIBLE.
ITS FOCUS IS TO ELIMINATE
SYSTEMIC RACISM IN THE CRIMINAL
LEGAL SYSTEM AND ADVANCE
SOCIAL JUSTICE BY INVOLVING
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN
NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY
CRIMINAL LEGAL POLICIES , AND
INVOLVED IN ADVISING THE CITY'S
EFFORTS TO MAKE CHANGE. THE
WORKGROUP BROUGHT TOGETHER
LOCAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
SURVIVORS , ADVOCATES, AND
POLICY EXPERTS WITH EXPERIENCE
INTERVENING IN DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE OUTSIDE OF THE
CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM. THE
PRIMARY AIM WAS TO IDENTIFY AND
MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS , EXPAND
COMMUNITY RESPONSES TO DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE. PROPOSED FUNDING
COMING OUT OF THE WORK
RECOMMENDATIONS [
INDISCERNIBLE ] FOR
ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK WITH
SURVIVORS AND FAMILIES, AND
PROMOTE [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
OTHER THAN CRIMINALIZATION
THOSE WHO HARM [ INDISCERNIBLE
] PROVIDE STABILIZATION
SUPPORT, INCLUDING FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE , BUDGET ACTION
INCLUDES A CONSULTING ROLL FOR
THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS IN
THE [ INDISCERNIBLE ] PROCESS,
DUE TO OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
EXPERIENCE WITH [
INDISCERNIBLE ] THAT DO NOT
CRIMINALIZE IN A
SYSTEMS-ORIENTED [
INDISCERNIBLE ] ON HOW [
INDISCERNIBLE ] FROM OCCURRING.
WE KNOW THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
IS A LEARNED BEHAVIOR. [
INDISCERNIBLE ] FEW
IDENTIFIABLE RESOURCES [
INDISCERNIBLE ] ASK FOR HELP
IN UNLOADING THOSE BEHAVIORS,
WHETHER ON THEIR OWN VOLITION
OR AT THE URGING OF A SURVIVOR
. IT IS WELL-ESTABLISHED AND
OTHER BEHAVIORAL CHANGE
CONTEXTS , FOR INSTANCE,
SUBSTANCE USE REDUCTION,
SELF-MOTIVATION AND
COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORT AND
ACCOUNTABILITY PLAY A CRUCIAL
ROLL IN SUSTAINABLE CHANGE.
THERE ARE NO WIDELY AVAILABLE
NONCRIMINAL OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE
WHO NEED SUPPORT IN
MAINTAINING EQUITABLE AND
ACCOUNTABLE RELATIONSHIPS.
THOUGH THIS FUNDING SUPPORTS
NEW RECOMMENDATION COMING OUT
OF A REPORT [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A
PILOT, BECAUSE IT RESTARTS A
SUCCESSFUL APPROACH PREVIOUSLY
OPERATED BY WELLSPRING. THE
PROJECT LEADING TO THESE
RECOMMENDATIONS WAS SUPPORTED
BY THE COUNCIL IN THE 2021
BUDGET ACTION , THAT ADDED
FUNDS TO THE OFFICE FOR CIVIL
RIGHTS FOR THE WORKGROUP, AND
THE WORKGROUP ATTENDED TO GIVE
HIS REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE THIS SUMMER.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL SAY, ON
YOUR ITEM, HERE, HSD 013,
THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE A
COSPONSOR, AND NEXT TO MELANIE
FOR THE WORK SHE DID WITH YOUR
OFFICE AS WELL, TO HELP
IDENTIFY A PATH FORWARD , AND
TO GET ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FROM STAKEHOLDERS, ALONG WITH
ANN GORMAN. TO ECHO THE
COMMENTS YOU MADE, INVESTING IN
AND SERVING THE COMMUNITY THAT
IS IN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS
WITH INTERVENTIONS OUTSIDE THE
CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEMS IS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY AND ONE
OF OUR MOST CRITICAL BLIND
SPOTS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE
THAT NEEDS INVESTMENT. SO
THANK YOU FOR SHOWING, THROUGH
THIS AMENDMENT, HERE, THAT WE
CAN INVEST, WHAT THE DATA
SHOWS, AND CAN HELP SERVE
SURVIVORS AND ALSO SERVE
PEOPLE THAT ARE ABUSIVE WITHOUT
HAVING TO GO INTO THE HARMS OF
THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM. ON
HSD 014, ITEM 24, I THANKED
MELANIE CRAIG AGAIN, FOR
LEADING ON THIS IN OUR OFFICE.
THIS CONTINUES ONE-TIME BRIDGE
FUNDING TO THE GROUP THAT
RECEIVED LAST YEAR, FUNDING
SERVICES AS MORE PEOPLE
INVOLVED IN ABUSIVE
RELATIONSHIPS, AND TO HELP MAKE
SURE THEY GET ASIC NEEDS MET,
WHICH HELPS EMPOWER THEM, MAKE
SURE THEY ARE SAFE AND STOP THE
CYCLES OF VIOLENCE. SO, THANKS
TO THE COALITION FOR
ADVOCATING FOR THIS, AND
THANKS TO THE SERVICE
COMMUNITY, AS TO COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND MORALES FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THIS. I AM HAPPY
TO BE A PARTNER IN THIS WITH
YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SO WHAT?
>> THANK YOU, I JUST WANTED TO
ADD MY NAME AS A COSPONSOR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH , TO
HSD 014 , COUNCILMEMBER?
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, HSD 014,
COSPONSOR.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I BELIEVE THAT BRINGS US TO
HSD 16 S, SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
MORALES AND LOUISVILLE THIS IS
A STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT THAT ASKS THE HUMAN
SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND CSE C
TO PERFORM A GAP ANALYSIS OF
THE CITY'S CURRENT INVESTMENT
IN GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION,
COMPARED TO RECOMMENDATIONS OF
THE KING COUNTY COMMUNITY
SAFETY AND WELL-BEING PLAN,
IDENTIFY COMPLIMENT TERRY
DUPLICATIVE OR GAPS IN
SERVICES, AND USE THAT ANALYSIS
TO INFORM THE FUTURE SERVICES
PROVIDED BY THE CARE
DEPARTMENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBERS
MORALES AND LEWIS FOR
COSPONSORING. WE HAVE AN
EXCITING PATH MOVING FORWARD
THAT THE CSEC IS COMING OUT
FOR ITSELF, AS THE NEW CARE
DEPARTMENT . WE HEARD LAST
WEEK, THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS
OF ANALYZING THE CITY'S PUBLIC
SAFETY CONTINUUM TO INCREASE
EFFICACY AND EFFICIENCY ACROSS
THE BOARD. SEPARATELY, THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS
ANALYZING OUR CITY 'S GUN
VIOLENCE PROGRAMMING THROUGH
THE LENS OF THE KING COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND
HUMAN SERVICES , COMMUNITY
SAFETY AND WELL-BEING
RECOMMENDATIONS. THE COMMUNITY
SAFETY AND WELL-BEING
RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE COME OUT
OF A PLANNING EFFORT LED BY
KING COUNTY , AND INFORMED BY
THE PARTICIPATION OF THE GUN
VIOLENCE LEADERSHIP GROUP, OF
WHICH I AM A MEMBER. WHAT THIS
SLIDE DOES IS IT PUTS INTO THE
RECORD A REPORT ON WORK THAT
REQUIRES HSD AND CSEC TO JOIN
THEIR SEPARATE ANALYSIS --
ANALYSES -- TO BE ABLE TO FIND
OUT WHAT IT IS OUR CITY IS
OFFERING THAT MAY ALREADY BE
COVERED BY COUNTY PROGRAMMING,
WHAT SERVICE GAPS EXIST THAT WE
MAY NEED TO FILL, AND WHAT WE
OFFER THAT IS ALREADY IN
ALIGNMENT WITH OTHER REGIONAL
SERVICES AND PROGRAMS. THE
REASON WHY WE HAVE THE CSEC
AND CARE INVOLVED IN THIS
EFFORT IS BECAUSE THERE IS A
LONG-TERM GOAL OF BRINGING
OVER THE INVESTMENTS THAT THE
CITY DOES THROUGH HSD IN THE
SAFE AND THRIVING COMMUNITIES
OVER INTO THE CARE DEPARTMENT.
SO, A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY
TO COLLABORATE AND WE HOPE
THE RESULT WILL BE MORE
EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE SERVICE
DELIVERY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT?
>> APOLOGIES, CHAIR, IT IS ON
ABOUT THIS ITEM, BUT I REALIZE
I DID NOT CLARIFY, I WANTED TO
HAVE MY NAME AND IT IS
COSPONSOR FOR BOTH ITEM 23 AND
24.
>> GOTCHA, THANK YOU, I SHOULD
CLARIFY THAT AS WELL,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, ADDING
HER NAME TO HSD 013 AND 014.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON HSD
016S? COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> HSD 017S IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
LEWIS AND STRAUSS THAT WOULD
REQUEST HUMAN SERVICE
DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP AN
APPROACH TO SCALE UP FUNDING
FOR LEAD SERVICES RESPONSIVE TO
THE IMPACT OF ORDNANCE 128696 ,
THAT IS THE ORDINANCE REGARDING
PUBLIC DRUG USE AND POSSESSION
ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL THIS
SUMMER, AND PROVIDING A
TIMELINE FOR INTEGRATING THE
LEAD DATABASE WITH STEADY
SYSTEMS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD?
>> WE HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THE
PROPOSED BUDGET FULLY FUNDS
LEAD IN THE COUNCIL'S 2024
ENDORSED BUDGET, BUT WE ALSO
KNOW TO ADDRESS THE ADDITIONAL
CAPACITY TO SUPPORT PROJECTED
INCREASE REFERRAL VOLUMES TO
LEAD THOSE CREATED BY ORDNANCE
1268 96 THE PUBLIC USE AND
POSSESSION ORDINANCE . I AM
REQUESTING THAT THE CITY REPORT
ON INCREMENTAL LEAD FUNDING
NEXT YEAR, NEEDED TO MEET THAT
NEED. WE ARE ADDING NEW
FUNDING HERE, FOR NEXT YEAR, TO
MEET THAT NEED, BUT WHAT THIS
APPROACH WOULD DO, IT WOULD
ALLOW THE CITY TO SCALE LEADS
FUNDING, BASED ON THE REPORTS
OF HOW MANY REFERRALS ARE
ACTUALLY COMING IN, AND WHAT
THE CAPACITY THE LEAD HAS TO
ADDRESS THEM. STATEMENTS WE
HAVE HEARD ON THE DEPARTMENT
ARE AROUND 700 REFERRALS IN
2024 . IF THAT IS ACTUALLY TRUE
, ACCORDING TO MEET BOTH GOALS
WITHOUT REDUCING REFERRALS AND
OTHER AREAS, LIKE COMMUNITY
REFERRALS FROM REFERRALS FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS, REFERRALS FROM
SMALL BUSINESS DISTRICTS AND
COMMUNITY GROUPS, THAT IS A
PLACE WHERE LEAD GETS A LOT
OF ITS REFERRALS, AND WE DON'T
WANT THEM TO STOP TAKING THOSE
REFERRALS IN ORDER TO
ACCOMMODATE DEPARTMENT
REFERRAL. SO IT IS IMPORTANT
TO HAVE A STRUCTURE THAT ALLOWS
FOR SCALING UP OF RESOURCES AS
NEEDED . IN ADDITION, THIS SLI
REQUESTS THAT THE REPORT --
REQUEST THAT THE DEPARTMENTS
REPORT [ INDISCERNIBLE ] TO
IMPROVE COLLABORATIVE USE OF
THE LEAD [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
FUNDED IN A PRIOR YEAR, AS A
RESULT OF FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER
BANKS SHOT SPONSORSHIP , LEAD
DATA SHARING [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
PRIVACY ISSUE, CASE MANAGERS
ONLY SHARE WITH [
INDISCERNIBLE ] UNDER A
MULTIPARTY RELEASE OF
INFORMATION . AND THE EVENTUAL
GOAL IS TWO WAY INTEGRATION OF
LEAD DATABASE WITH RELEVANT [
INDISCERNIBLE ] OF DEPARTMENTS,
INCLUDING THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE, HSD, THE HEALTHONE
PROGRAM, THE CARE DEPARTMENT ,
AND ALSO KING COUNTY DEPARTMENT
OF [ INDISCERNIBLE ] PROPOSES
TO STUDY AND DEVELOP A TIMELINE
FOR INTEGRATION. THERE WAS A
REQUEST THAT WE ACTUALLY
PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE
INTEGRATION ITSELF , BUT WE ARE
NOT DOING SO AT THIS POINT,
BECAUSE INTEGRATION,
INTEGRATING ONE SYSTEM WITH
ANOTHER CAN BE A REALLY LONG
AND COSTLY PROCESS. AN EXAMPLE
IS THE RECENT MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL, WHERE WE PROVIDED
1.5 MILLION FOR A PROJECT TO
INTEGRATE SPD SYSTEM AND ACS
CC SYSTEM. THIS STUDY WOULD
TELL US BOTH HOW WE DO IT, HOW
LONG IT WOULD TAKE, WHAT IT
WOULD COST, AND WHAT ARE THE
STEPS. THANK YOU.
THEN, PLEASE.
>> HSD 2018 IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON,
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN. THIS WOULD BE A
PROVISO FOR THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT FOR A SUMMER YOUTH
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM SUCH AS THE
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN MT. ZION
CHURCH AND JENSEN YOUTH
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. THIS WOULD
RESTRICT DOLLARS FROM THE 10.1
MILLION DOLLARS GENERAL FUND
WITHIN THE PREPARED YOUTH FOR
SUCCESS BSO.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> WITH THE WORDS SUCH AS,
THEY ARE INTENDED TO NOT
INCLUDE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
FROM USING THIS MONEY. HIS
PROGRAM IS MADE POSSIBLE A
PRETTY UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN JENSEN CONSTRUCTION,
CONTRACTOR FOR THE MADISON
RAPID RIGHT PROJECT AND MT.
ZION BAPTIST CHURCH, WHICH IS
PROVIDING UNNEEDED SPACE TO
STORE EQUIPMENT IN EXCHANGE FOR
JOBS VULNERABLE YOUTH SO THEY
HAVE SOMETHING TO DO IN THE
SUMMER. THAT IS HOW THIS
PROGRAM BEGAN. AND, IN THE
SUMMER, AND THIS PAST SUMMER,
MOUNT ZION, THE MOUNT ZION,
JENSEN CONSTRUCTION SUMMER
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
RECRUITED THREE STUDENTS FROM
REGNIER BEACH HIGH SCHOOL TO
WORK ON THE MADISON RAPID RIGHT
PROJECT AT THE PREVAILING WAGE
SALARY OF $60.00 AN HOUR FOR A
TOTAL OF $20,000.00 PER STUDENT
OVER THE COURSE OF THE SUMMER.
THIS FUNDING IS INTENDED TO
SUPPORT THE SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM
IN THE SUMMER OF 2024. THESE
ARE GOOD UNION WAGE JOBS. THIS
IS A UNION SHOP. AND, THE LOCAL
242 IS ASKING SIMPLY THAT WHEN
THE STUDENTS GRADUATE, THEY
MIGHT CONSIDER IF THEY DON'T
END UP APPLYING TO COLLEGE AND
GOING, THEY MIGHT CONSIDER A
PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.
THAT IS THE INCENTIVE FOR THE
LOCAL IN THIS, WHICH I FULLY
SUPPORT. IN ANY CASE, THE
FUNDING SOURCE IS STILL BEING
WORKED OUT. WE ARE STILL IN
ONGOING CONVERSATIONS FOR A
SOURCE OF FUNDS AND I
APPRECIATE CENTRAL STAFF
WORKING WITH MY OFFICE TO
CONTINUE FINDING THE SPENDING
SWITCH. I JUST WANTED TO ALSO
THANK MY COLLEAGUES ,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR
AGREEING TO COSPONSOR AND HAVE
THIS MOVE FORWARD. THIS IS A
REALLY, IT IS GREAT TO SEE THE
EVOLUTION OF THIS PROJECT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? SEEING
THEM, LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM
NUMBER 28 .
>> HSD.
>> WE ARE ON PAGE 5 OUT OF
EIGHT PAGES IN THE PRINT
VERSION. WE ARE MORE THAN
HALFWAY THROUGH. WE ARE GOING
TO GET THIS DONE BY 5:00,
FOLKS.
>> HSD 8-13, SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN AND COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, WOULD ADD $30,000 OF
SENSE TO HSD FOR COMPETENCE OF
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER
TREATMENT, CERTIFIED STATE
LICENSED RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES
OR INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT
TREATMENT FACILITIES FOR FOLKS
IN SEATTLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS OR HOUSING
INSECURITY. THIS FUNDING WOULD
BE ADMINISTERED BY THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE CBA
WOULD REPLACE HSD 8-38 IN THE
CHAIRS BALANCING PACKAGE FOR
THE SAME AMOUNT. THE CHAIR
PROPOSAL WOULD FUND SUBSTANCE
USE DISORDER TREATMENT TO BE
ADMINISTERED BY THE KING COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND
HUMAN SERVICES BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH AND RECOVERY DIVISION,
WHO HAS A POOL OF FUNDING THAT
CAN BE USED FLEXIBLY AND AS
NEEDED TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUAL
CARE TREATMENT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I AM
PUTTING THIS FORWARD BECAUSE
HSD 8-13 A AS WRITTEN IN THE
BALANCING PACKAGE IS A
DEPARTURE FROM WHAT I'M REALLY
TRYING TO DO, WHICH IS PROVIDE
A FAST AND EASY WAY FOR OUR
CONTRACTED SERVICE PROVIDERS TO
GET THEIR CLIENTS AND THREE,
ON-DEMAND COMPREHENSIVE
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER
TREATMENT, DESCRIBED BY THE
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG
ABUSE AS COMPRISING COMPONENTS
AT MINIMUM IN INTAKE AND
EVALUATION, MEDICATIONS, DETOX,
BEHAVIORAL THERAPIES, METHADONE
AND NOREPINEPHRINE, AND
CONTINUING CARE. IN OTHER
WORDS, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
REHAB. UNDER MY PROPOSAL, THE
WAY IT WORKS, I EXPLAINED IT
BEFORE. HOMELESSNESS OUTREACH
WORKERS AND LEAD AND PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING CASE
MANAGERS WOULD CONTACT ONE OF
THE FACILITIES OFFERING
RESIDENTIAL OR INPATIENT,
INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT
WITH WHICH HSD HAS A BILLING
AGREEMENT. AND , THESE CASE
MANAGERS, FOR EXAMPLE, WOULD
FIND OUT IF A SPACE IS
AVAILABLE AT ONE OF THE
FACILITIES AT THE OUT OF POCKET
GREAT. IF SO, THEY WOULD
ARRANGE TO TRANSPORT THEIR
CLIENT TO THE FACILITY. THAT
PERSON WOULD GO THROUGH INTAKE
AND BE ADMITTED. AFTER
TREATMENT, THE FACILITY WOULD
SEND THE BILL TO HSD TO THE
CITY AND THE FUNDS IN HSD WOULD
BE USED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS
UNTIL THEY ARE DEPLETED. SO,
THAT IS HOW IT WORKS. AND, THE
OPERATIVE WORD HERE IS
ON-DEMAND. ON-DEMAND TREATMENT.
WHEN PEOPLE MAKE THAT CHANGING
DECISION TO GO TO TREATMENT,
GETTING THEM ON A SIX-MONTH
MEDICAID WAITLIST JUST IS NOT
GOING TO WORK. IT'S NOT GOING
TO BE TO THE NEEDS OF THE
MOMENT. JUST WANTING TO MAKE
CLEAR THAT HSD DOESN'T HAVE TO
CONTRACT WITH A FACILITY.
THERE IS NO RFQ PROCESS OR SUNK
COST. INSTEAD, FACILITIES ARE
MORE LIKE VENDORS ON A LIST
THAT WE PAY ON A CASE-BY-CASE
BASIS AND ALL HSD HAS TO DO ON
THE FRONT END IS ESTABLISHED A
BILLING ARRANGEMENT FOR PEOPLE
WHO ARE REFERRED BY OUR
PROVIDERS. WHY, HOW IS THIS
DIFFERENT FROM WHAT IS THERE
RIGHT NOW? HSD 8-13 A WEIGHT
ADDED CITY FUNDING TO AN
ALREADY EXISTING FUNDING
PROGRAM THAT, COUNTY PROGRAM
THAT DIVVIES A POT OF MONEY
AMONG 35 COMMUNITY-BASED
PROVIDERS OR CLINICS THROUGHOUT
KING COUNTY. AND, IF SOMEONE IS
SEEKING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER
TREATMENT, THEY CAN GET IT ON
AN OUTPATIENT BASIS. AND, THIS
PARTICULAR PROGRAM ALSO TAKES A
LITTLE BIT OF MONEY AVAILABLE
TO PROVIDERS TO HELP THEM
REDUCE BARRIERS TO PEOPLE WITH
LOWER INCOMES WHOSE INSURANCE,
CO-PAYS, AND DEDUCTIBLES ARE
PREVENTING THEM FROM ACCESSING
RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT. SO,
THAT DOESN'T HELP PEOPLE WITH
NO INSURANCE OR MEDICAID GET
INTO RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT
ON-DEMAND, WHICH IS THE GAP I'M
TRYING TO FILL. MORE
IMPORTANTLY, IT DOESN'T GIVE
OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS A TOUR TO
GET THERE PLANS AND COMPETENCE
OF TREATMENT. IF THEY GO TO THE
HOSPITAL, FOR EXAMPLE, AFTER AN
OVERDOSE. OR, WHAT WE'VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT, IF THEY ARE
AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN DIVERTED
INTO THE LEAD PROGRAM FOLLOWING
PUBLIC DRUG USE STOP. SO, THIS
IS WHY HE SAID TO GOD AND OTHER
SERVICE PROVIDERS SHE IS
WORKING WITH SUPPORT THIS
PROPOSAL. I TALKED TO SHARON
LEE YESTERDAY AT THE LEHIGH
LOW-INCOME HOUSING INSTITUTE.
THIS DOES PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL
RESOURCE THAT THEY DON'T HAVE
RIGHT NOW. I THINK THIS IS
CONTROVERSIAL. I THINK THAT
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT NEW
RESOURCE. AND, I HAVE HEARD THE
CONCERN THAT MY PROPOSAL WOULD
NECESSITATE A NEW FTE POSITION
WITHIN HSD BUT IT'S NOT REALLY
CLEAR THAT IT WOULD. CENTRAL
STAFF DID MEET WITH HSD AND
THE CBO , WHO RAISED SOME
ISSUES, INCLUDING STAFFING.
BUT, THAT CONVERSATION WAS
BASED ON A PREVIOUS DRAFT IN
WHICH HSD WOULD CONTRACT WITH
THESE FACILITIES BECAUSE THE
RAPID TIMELINE OF THE BUDGET
PROCESS, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE
NEW VERSION TO THEM. IN ANY
CASE, BECAUSE HSD IS UNDER
DEPUTY MAYOR WASHINGTON, IN
DEPUTY MAYOR WASHINGTON'S
PORTFOLIO, I TALKED TO HER
ABOUT IT AND SHE SUPPORTS MY
PROPOSAL BECAUSE SHE SEES THE
VALUE OF IMMEDIATE REFERRALS
AND AGREED THAT A PROGRAM SET
UP, THAT THE PROGRAM SET UP IN
HSD DIRECTLY PAYING FACILITY
INVOICES WOULD LIKELY NOT
REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL HSD FTE
AND COULD POSSIBLY BE
ACCOMMODATED BY THE NEW
ADDITIONS CREATED TO MINISTER
THE PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE
OPIOID SETTLEMENT DOLLARS. FROM
MY PERSPECTIVE, PERSONALLY,
EVEN IF THE STATE REQUIRE AN
ADDITIONAL FTE, NOTHING IS MORE
URGENT THAN EXPANDING OUR
TOOLBOX TO RESPOND TO THIS
CRISIS THAT WE'VE GOT. MY
ORIGINAL CBA DID ASK FOR $1
MILLION. THAT IS WHERE MY HEAD
IS ABOUT. NEVERTHELESS, DEPUTY
MAYOR WASHINGTON DID FOLLOW UP
WITH AN EMAIL YESTERDAY SAYING
"I AGREE WITH THE INTENT OF
THIS BUDGET AD AS DESCRIBED
BELOW AND SUPPORT GOING
FORWARD. AS WE DISCUSSED, THIS
IS IN A GENERAL FRAMEWORK THAT
GETS TO THE HEART OF THE
MATTER. WE WILL WORK WITH HSD
NEXT YEAR TO WORK OUT ANY
KINKS." SO, I , AGAIN, THANK MY
COSPONSORS FOR SUPPORTING THIS
AMENDMENT TO REPLACE THE
EXISTING CBA WITH THE MODEL
THAT I ORIGINALLY PROPOSED.
THANKS.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU, I WILL BE BRIEF.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. I KNOW
YOU HAVE WORKED REALLY HARD ON
THIS , FROM $1 MILLION DOWN TO
$300,000.00. I WANT TO BROADEN
THE SCOPE. I WANT TO FIRST OF
ALL ADD MY NAME AS A COSPONSOR.
I WANT TO TELL YOU WHY BUT I AM
ACTUALLY TRYING TO ZERO IN ON
HERE. SO, I THINK THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO LEARN
ABOUT HOW TRIBES ARE COMBATING
THE FENTANYL CRISIS. THE TRIBES
HAD A SUMMIT TWO WEEKS AGO AND
THE TULALIP AND THE TULALIP
TRIED AND OTHER TRIBES TALK
ABOUT THE FENTANYL CRISIS AND
HOW IT IS AFFECTING THEIR
PEOPLE, SPOUSES, CHILDREN, NOT
JUST THE TRIBAL MEMBERS . THE
REASON WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT TO
ME, WHY I AM SUPPORTING IT IS
BECAUSE IF THE TRIBES, I WANT,
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE CITY
LEVERAGE, CONSULT, AND
COORDINATE WITH TRIBES AND
INDIGENOUS LED ORGANIZATIONS
THAT HAVE TREATMENT FACILITIES
THAT ARE EITHER MEDICAID
ELIGIBLE OR INDIAN HEALTH
SERVICES ELIGIBLE FOR
TREATMENT, FOR OUR RELATIVES
THAT ARE ON HOST. CHIEF
SEATTLE, EVEN THE TREATMENTS
OTHER THAN KING COUNTY, A LOT
OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT.
THERE ARE TARGET BASED , THEY
ARE A CLIENT BASE OF MANY BUT
MOST IMPORTANTLY ARE THE
UNHOUSED FOLKS THAT WE SEE
PARTICULARLY IN OUR CITY, OUR
CITY OF SEATTLE. SO, MY REASON
FOR SUPPORTING THIS IS BECAUSE
I THINK THAT WE SHOULD NOT ONLY
INCLUDE INDIAN COUNTRY AND
INDIGENOUS LED ORGANIZATIONS
THAT LEVERAGE THE RESOURCES
THAT OUR RELATIVES ARE USING,
OUR TRIBES AND TRIBAL LEADERS
TO COME BACK TO THE FENTANYL
AND OPIOID CRISIS IF WE HAVE
BEDS AVAILABLE AND BE ON A LIST
THAT HSD HAS THAT SAYS OKAY,
THERE IS A LIST OF CERTIFIED
FACILITIES AND WE CAN
COORDINATE WITH YOU, LET'S JUST
SAY TULALIP TRIBE OR SEATTLE
INDIAN HEALTH BOARD AND WE CAN
REFER YOU HERE IN AGENCIES AND
IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE
REFUNDED, GREAT. IF NOT. EITHER
WAY, THE BOTTOM LINE IS THE
COUNTY, THE CITY, THE TRIBES
SHOULD ALL BE CORRELATING AND
LEVERAGING RESOURCES FOR THE
DOLLARS AND THE BEDS AND TO GET
OUR RELATIVES, PARTICULARLY OUR
UNHOUSED INTO TREATMENT. THAT
IS MY REASON FOR SUPPORTING AND
COSPONSORING, ACTUALLY, THIS
WAS COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT ADDING HER
NAME TO HSD 8-13 B.
>> OKAY. NUMBER 28. YOU HAVE
MORE TO SAY COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON?
>> I JUST WANTED TO RESPOND TO
WHAT THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUST
SAID. YESTERDAY, I WAS TALKING
TO THE CEO OF LAKESIDE, WHERE
I WENT. HE DID SAY SORT OF
COINCIDENTLY TO YOUR COMMENTS
THAT THEY DO CONTRACT WITH A
TRIBE. HE WASN'T ABLE TO TELL
ME WHICH AND IT MIGHT BE MORE
THAN ONE, IN ALASKA. AND, WHEN
SOMEONE NEEDS RESIDENTIAL
TREATMENT, THEY ACTUALLY JUST
GET ON A PLANE AND THEY ARE
FLOWN TO SEATTLE TO GO TO THIS
TREATMENT FACILITY IN KIRKLAND.
THAT IS PRECISELY, I KNOW, IT
SEEMS AS THOUGH, THAT SEEMS
CONSISTENT WITH WHAT YOU ARE
TALKING ABOUT. I WANTED TO
MENTION THAT MY ON-DEMAND
MOMENT CAME AT 10:00 IN THE
EVENING IN SEPTEMBER OF 2020. I
WAS ABLE TO CALL LAKESIDE AND
AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER, I WAS
ADMITTED. THAT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT BECAUSE I COULD HAVE
JUST GONE TO BED AND CHANGED MY
MIND IN THE MORNING LIKE I HAD
MANY TIMES BEFORE AND I
MENTIONED THIS BECAUSE IT IS
NOT THAT SPACES ARE LIMITED IN
THESE FACILITIES. IT COULD VERY
DEFINITELY ACCOMMODATE WHAT YOU
ARE TALKING ABOUT, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO GET
IN. IF YOU CALL A LOT OF THESE
FACILITIES THAT DO HAVE SPACE,
HOWEVER, THERE IS SPACE FOR
PEOPLE WHO CAN PAY OUT OF
POCKET OR WHO HAVE THEIR OWN
PRIVATE INSURANCE. THE MEDICAID
SPONSOR SPACE IS LIMITED. THAT
IS WHY I AM TRYING TO KNOW WHY
WE JUST NEED TO WRITE A CHECK
TO ACCOMMODATE PEOPLE WHO LIKE
THE OTHER RESOURCES. SO, JUST
WANTED TO ADD THAT, THANKS.
>> OKAY. ANY NEW HANDS? I'M NOT
SEEING ANY NEW HANDS. I WANT TO
UNDERSCORE SOMETHING THAT IS,
COUNCIL MEMBER, THEY SHOULD NOT
BE CONTROVERSIAL. I THINK IT IS
UNFORTUNATE THAT THE COMMENTS
THAT HAVE BEEN MADE HERE AND
TO THE EXECUTIVE AND MEMBERS OF
THE COMMUNITY TRY TO PAINT THIS
AS IF IT IS SOMEHOW DIVISIVE.
IT IS NOT. WHEN I WAS TALKING
WITH YOU, WE WERE TRYING TO
IDENTIFY WAYS TO DIRECTLY
DEPLOY FUNDING TO REDUCE ANY
BARRIERS TO TREATMENT, ANY
BARRIERS TO TREATMENT THAT ARE
THERE SHOULD BE TAKEN DOWN.
THAT IS THE SHARED GOAL THAT I
THINK WE HAVE WITH YOU. THE
CONCERN THAT I HAVE IS THAT
CREATING A NEW LINE OF BUSINESS
AND PROVIDING REIMBURSEMENT
MODEL FOR INDIVIDUALS TO BE
TELLING THE CITY OF SEATTLE
THROUGH HSD IS A NEW LINE OF
BUSINESS AND NOT HAVING AN
ONGOING WAY TO ENSURE THAT THIS
IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY IS
GOING TO BE STANDING UP . WE
ARE IN ESSENCE CREATING A
BRAND-NEW PROGRAM, A BRAND-NEW
PROGRAM THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE IS
ALREADY INDICATIVE OF SOMETHING
THAT EXISTS AT KING COUNTY. I
WANT TO CORRECT FOR THE RECORD
IT IS NOT JUST OUTPATIENT
SERVICES PROVIDED BY KING
COUNTY. THE KING COUNTY
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAM IS
ALREADY IN CONTACT WITH US AND
THEY HAVE SAID THAT THEY WOULD
WANT TO MAKE THE CONCEPT THAT
WE PUT FORWARD IN THE CHAIRS
BALANCE PACKAGE WORKABLE. THE
DIRECT PROVIDER CONVERSATIONS
I'VE HAD, WE TALKED ABOUT THE
CONCERN ABOUT STANDING UP ANY
NEW PROGRAMMING THAT LOOKS LIKE
A REIMBURSEMENT MODEL THROUGH
HSD BUT THERE WAS UNIVERSAL
INTEREST IN AND EXPANDING THE
OPTIONS FOR TREATMENT. IT'S NOT
ACCURATE TO SAY THAT KING
COUNTY ONLY SUPPORTS OUTPATIENT
SERVICES AND THEY SAY, AND I
QUOTE FROM AN EMAIL
CONVERSATION THAT THEY SHARED
WITH US, THAT THEY, THERE IS A
SMALL RESOURCE WHERE THERE IS
LESS DEMAND BUT IT MAKES
AVAILABLE TO COMMUNITY-BASED
PROVIDERS TO HELP REDUCE
BARRIERS TO PEOPLE WITH LOW
INCOMES AND PRIVATE INSURANCE
AND CO-PAYS, DEDUCTIBLES,
PREVENT THEM FROM ACCESSING
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER
TREATMENTS. RESIDENTIAL
TREATMENT. THAT IS INPATIENT
DETOX. WE LEARNED IN OUR
MEETINGS YESTERDAY THERE ARE
NOT A LOT OF REQUESTS BUT BIRD
DOESN'T HEAR FROM PEOPLE THAT
THIS IS A HUGE POPULATION ON
SERVICE NEEDS. TO THE DEGREE
THAT WE COULD ADD TO THAT, WE
WILL REDUCE ACCESS TO BARRIERS.
THERE IS NOT A LINK THE
CURRENT PROCESS THAT REQUIRES
PEOPLE TO GET VERIFIED FOR
CARE. THERE ARE NOT WEEKS OR
DAYS THAT GO BY AND SOMEONE IS
PROCESSED. AND I QUOTE FROM THE
PERSPECTIVE OF SOMEONE WHO IS
SEEKING TREATMENT, THEY WALK
INTO A PARTICIPATING FACILITY
AND SHOW THAT THEY DON'T HAVE
INSURANCE AND MAKE 200% OF THE
FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL, SERVICES
ARE PROVIDED. I'M INTERESTED IN
FINDING A COMMON GROUND. THIS
SHOULD NOT BE DIVISIVE. THERE
IS AN INTEREST IN MAKING SURE
FUNDING IS GETTING DEPLOYED
IMMEDIATELY AND IN LIEU OF
CREATING AN ENTIRELY NEW
INVOICE MODEL THAT IS BEING
CONSIDERED WITHIN HSD THAT WILL
NOT HAVE ONGOING FUNDING AND
WILL REQUIRE STAFF AND TO MR. .
I AND COACHES TO FIND COMMON
GROUND WHERE WE CAN SUPPORT THE
KING COUNTY MODEL TO DELIVER
THE EXACT TYPE OF BARRIER
REDUCTION STRATEGIES THAT ARE
BEING ARTICULATED. I THINK IT
IS UNFORTUNATE THAT THIS IS
BEING DEPICTED AS SOMEHOW A
DIVISIVE APPROACH THAT WAS
INCLUDED IN THE BALANCING
PACKAGE. I REGRET THAT THE
CONVERSATIONS DIRECTLY WITH MY
OFFICE DID NOT OCCUR ABOUT WAYS
TO SCALE THIS AND THAT OUR
EFFORTS TO TRY TO FIND A WAY TO
MEET YOUR REQUESTS ARE BEING
SEEN AS SOMEHOW IN COMPETITION.
PRIOR TO THIS MONTH, THERE WAS
NOT LANGUAGE IN WRITING THAT
WAS SHARED WITH US. PRIOR TO
THIS MONTH WHEN I ASKED, THERE
WAS THAT INFORMATION THAT WAS
PUT TOGETHER TO ARTICULATE THE
PROPOSAL. PRIOR TO THIS MONTH,
DID NOT SOUND FROM THE
CONVERSATION THAT I HAD
DIRECTLY WITH THE SPONSOR THAT
THERE WAS ANY DIRECT
CONVERSATIONS WITH
STAKEHOLDERS, FRONTLINE
PROVIDERS TO PARTICIPATE IN
THIS WORK BECAUSE THERE WAS
CONCERN THAT STAKEHOLDERS WOULD
SEE THIS IN COMPETITION WITH
THE WORK THEY ALREADY DO. IT
WAS CLEAR, AS ARTICULATED BY
THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE BY
THE SPONSOR, THAT LEAD AS WELL
AS REACH AND A NUMBER OF OTHER
PROVIDERS SEE ANY ADDITIONAL
WAYS WE CAN ENHANCE ACCESS TO
TREATMENT AS A GOOD THING. THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO
PROPOSALS THAT IS BEING
ARTICULATED IS WHETHER OR NOT
WE WANT TO STAND UP AND INVOICE
AND REIMBURSEMENT MODEL AT HSD
VERSUS ADDING ADDITIONAL
FUNDING TO AN EXISTING PROGRAM
AT KING COUNTY. IF THERE ARE
SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS
STRUCTURALLY WITH WHAT KING
COUNTY HAS ARTICULATED, THAT
WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW AND I
HOPE THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO
FIND COMMON GROUND. I THOUGHT
THE INTEREST WAS IN MAKING SURE
THE FUNDING THAT DIRECTLY OUT
INSTEAD OF STANDING UP
ADDITIONAL NEW PROGRAMMING AND
INVOICING MODELS THROUGH OUR
CITY. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> I WOULD SAY THAT NOW IS THE
PERFECT TIME. LAST YEAR WAS THE
PERFECT TIME FOR A NEW MODEL
BECAUSE WE NEED TO, WE DO NEED
TO EXPAND OUR EFFORTS AND WE DO
NEED TO HELP OUR PROVIDERS GET
PEOPLE INTO TREATMENT WHEN THEY
WANT IT. I AM NOT SUGGESTING
THIS IS CONTROVERSIAL AT ALL. I
WAS JUST WONDERING WHY ALL OF A
SUDDEN MY IDEA TURNED INTO
GIVING OUR MONEY TO A COUNTY
PROGRAM THAT ALREADY EXISTS BUT
THAT DOESN'T MEET THE
OBJECTIVES I HAVE JUST LAID
OUT. I THOUGHT THAT I READ, I
MEANT TO SAY THIS PROGRAM ALSO
MAKES A LITTLE MONEY AVAILABLE
TO PROVIDERS TO HELP THEM
REDUCE BARRIERS TO PEOPLE WITH
LOWER INCOMES WHOSE PRIVATE
INSURANCE AND DEDUCTIBLES ARE
PROPHETIC THEM FROM ACCESSING
RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT. SO, I
DID NOTE THAT THERE IS SOME
MONEY FOR THAT. BUT, AGAIN, IT
IS, I AM RESPONDING TO
SOMETHING THAT IS, THAT I SEE
IS NEEDED BY THE PEOPLE THAT WE
CONTRACT WITH. AND, THIS IS
PROBABLY A VERY GOOD PROGRAM
AND ONE COULD MAKE A CPA TO ADD
FUNDING TO IT. I JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT IT IS NOT JUST
LOST IN A LARGER POT OF MONEY
AND IT DOES MEET THE GOALS THAT
I SAID. SO, I CONSIDER THIS
DIVISIVE. I JUST TRYING TO
EXPLAIN WHY I PREFER MY
ORIGINAL MODEL TO THE ONE THAT
IT TURNED INTO WITHOUT REALLY
UNDERSTANDING ANYTHING ABOUT
THAT PROGRAM. I DIDN'T HAVE
MUCH TIME AND TIME BETWEEN WHEN
I WAS TOLD ABOUT THIS $300,000
TO PERCENT OF THE BALANCING
PACKAGE. THANK YOU. AND, WITH
THAT PROGRAM REALLY WAS. I AM
ALSO ON A LEARNING CURVE.
>> THANKS. ARE THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
>> AND GORMAN, CENTRAL STUFF.
I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY AND
GET OUR COLLEAGUES AT KING
COUNTY DHRD ARE LISTENING. WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT
PROGRAMS BE THE MID-PROGRAM IS
THE ONE THAT MAKES OUTPATIENT
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
AVAILABLE. THERE IS A SEPARATE
PROGRAM THAT HAS OCCASIONALLY
BEEN ABLE TO HELP SUPPORT
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH INPATIENT
TREATMENT. WE CAN TALK A LOT
MORE ABOUT THIS NEXT WEEK. I
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR
KING COUNTY COLLEAGUES KNOW
THAT WE ARE COMMUNICATING
CORRECTLY.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. LET'S CONTINUE TO MAKE
SURE THE FUNDING GETS TO THOSE
THAT WE CAN REDUCE BARRIERS TO
TREATMENT. ALL RIGHT, LET'S
MOVE ON.
>> HSD 8-13 AS , IT IS A
COMPANION SLIGHT TO THE ITEM
THAT WAS JUST DISCUSSED. IT
WOULD REQUEST HSD REPORT ON THE
PROCESS BY WHICH FUNDS ARE
LOCATED IN THE CBA WOULD BE
USED AND PROVIDED QUARTERLY
REPORTS ON THE BALANCE OF
FUNDS, THE NUMBER OF REFERRALS
TO TREATMENT AND THE NUMBER OF
WHICH WAS IN INDIVIDUAL
TREATMENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> BISCUITS TO ONE OF THE
POINTS YOU MADE, CHAIR, WHICH
IS THAT THIS IS A NEW MODEL,
GUESS. SO, WE HAVE TO DO OUR
DUE DILIGENCE AND SEE IF IT
WORKS. IT IS ONE TIME FUNDING.
AND, WE WOULD BE REMISS BY NOT
CHECKING TO FIND OUT THEIR
SIMPLE OUTCOME IS LIKE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE THAT WERE COMMITTED
TO A FACILITY, NUMBER OF PEOPLE
WHO STAYED THROUGHOUT THE
COURSE OF THEIR TREATMENT, HOW
MANY PEOPLE STAYED A LITTLE BIT
LONGER. HOW MANY PEOPLE LEFT
EARLIER. AND AM ALSO, IT WILL
PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE
CITY COUNCIL THAT FEEDBACK.
AND, OVER THE COURSE OF THE
PROGRAM, IT DOES , HSD WOULD
BE DOING THIS. IT MAKES SURE
THAT THE BALANCE OF THE PROGRAM
IS KNOWN. SO, THAT IS THE
INTENT, THIS IS A DUE
DILIGENCE, HOW DID IT WORK OUT.
NO PRIVATE INFORMATION FROM
CLIENTS IS BEING REQUESTED. WE
ARE NOT TRYING TO LOOK AT
WHETHER OR NOT THERE HAS BEEN
RELAPSE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
THIS IS SIMPLY, IT IS JUST TO
CHECK THE NUMBERS WHEN THIS
PROGRAM IS IN PROCESS AND ALSO
TOWARD THE END. SINCE I DID SAY
RELAX, I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL
INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE, IT IS
ADDICTION IS CONSIDERED A
CHRONIC ILLNESS. AND, RELAPSE
RATES ACCORDING TO THEIR
RESEARCH TO SHOW 40 TO 60%
RELAPSE RATE, WHICH IS LESS,
THEY MAKE A POINT OF NOTING
THAT AND OTHER CHRONIC
ILLNESSES. HYPERTENSION, 50 TO
70% RELAPSE RATE , ASTHMA, 50
TO 70%. THESE ARE PEOPLE ON A
COURSE OF TREATMENT, FALL OFF,
FALL BACK INTO THEIR ILLNESS
AND RE-UP. SO, THERE HAVE BEEN
STATISTICS THROWN AROUND LIKE
ONLY 1% OF PEOPLE RECOVER,
THINGS LIKE THAT. I JUST WANTED
TO NOTE THERE IS SOME RESEARCH
ON THE EFFICACY OF THIS
COMPREHENSIVE SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER TREATMENT. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON. NOT SEEING ADDITIONAL
HANDS. LET'S GO ON TO THE NEXT
ONE.
>> MO ONE S, SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ,
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, IT PROPOSES CITY
COUNCIL CONSULTATION FOR THE
NAMING AND RENEWING OF STREETS.
THE INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL
AND FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED
TRIBES.
>> GREAT, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO START
OFF BEFORE I FORGET. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR
COSPONSORING THIS WITH ME.
MADAM CHAIR, IF YOU DON'T MIND,
I HAVE A PREPARED STATEMENT, I
JUST WANT TO END ON A QUICK
PERSONAL NOTE AND I WILL BE
MINDFUL OF THE TIME. A FEW CITY
PARKS, BRIDGES, STREETS,
STRUCTURES ARE MEANT FOR NATIVE
AMERICANS WHO OBSERVED SEATTLE
COMMUNITIES OR FOR INDIGENOUS
VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES
MILITARY. SO, THIS SLIDE IS
MORE THAN JUST ABOUT INDIGENOUS
VETERANS. MUCH LIKE THE WAY WE
HAVE THE MEMORIAL WALL AT
SEATTLE CENTER TO HONOR THOSE
WHO HAVE LOST AND GIVEN THEIR
LIVES FOR THIS COUNTRY.
ACCORDING TO 2021 RESEARCH MEMO
BY OUR OFFICE STAFF, THERE ARE
ONLY FOUR PUBLIC WORKS BESIDES
HONORARY ROAD NAMES NAMED AFTER
SPECIFIC NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLE
IN SEATTLE. THOSE ARE SACAJAWEA
PLAYGROUND, WHICH IS SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SACAJAWEA
ELEMENTARY, AND THE BOB EAGLE
STAFF NONEMIDDLE SCHOOL AND
CHIEF SEATTLE HIGH SCHOOL,
WHICH IS OF COURSE THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SO, THIS YEAR,
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
REVISITED THE PARKING POLICY TO
STATE THAT PARKS, PARK AREAS
AND FACILITIES NAMED AFTER
INDIVIDUALS AT EVENTS SHALL BE
MAINTAINED UNLESS IT IS FOUND
THAT DUE TO THE INDIVIDUAL'S
CHARACTER, THE CONTINUED USE OF
ANYONE WOULD NOT BE IN THE BEST
USE OF THE COMMUNITY OR
CONFLICTS WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S
MISSION AND VALUES IN
COMMITMENT TO BECOMING AN
ANTIRACIST ORGANIZATION. BIG
SHOUT OUT TO FORMER COUNCIL
MEMBER BAGSHAW WHO WORKED WITH
MELANIN AND POLICY. WITH THESE
POLICIES IN MIND, THIS
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
REQUEST TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
AND THIS CITY COUNCIL MOVED TO
ADOPT A REVISED DEPARTMENTAL
POLICY FOR THE NAMING AND
RENAMING OF THE CITY OWNED
PROPERTIES, STREETS, AND
STRUCTURES SO THAT INDIGENOUS
U.S. MILITARY VETERANS AND
OTHER NATIVE PERSONS WHO
OBSERVED SEATTLE COMMUNITIES
ARE CONSIDERED AS OPTIONS FOR
THE NAMING AND RENAMING OF SUCH
PROPERTIES. THESE CITY-OWNED
PROPERTIES ARE OWNED AND
MANAGED BY DEPARTMENTS
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS,
PARKS AND BACK, IS THAT,
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, ETC. I HOPE
SOUND TRANSIT WILL FOLLOW SUIT.
HONOREES MAY BE IDENTIFIED IN
CONSULTATION WITH THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL OR
A GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT
TRIBAL CONSULTATION WITH
FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES OR
COMMUNITIES WE THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS. I
WANT TO END ON A PERSONAL NOTE.
A LIVED EXPERIENCE NOTE, WHICH
BASICALLY MEANS I AM OLD . LET
ME JUST SAY THIS. WHILE ALL
THIS HAS COME ABOUT IN THE LAST
EIGHT YEARS, AND I'M HOPING WE
CAN AND THIS CHAPTER AND
STARTING ONE. OUR GREAT CITY
SHOULD HAVE A SENSE OF PLACE,
SPACE IN HISTORY THAT INCLUDES
ALL HISTORIC AND COURAGEOUS
PEOPLE, PAST AND PRESENT THAT
HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO OUR
SOCIETY. SOME WITH THEIR LIVES.
THIS CONVERSATION, DISCUSSION,
DEBATE, AND FULL VIEW IN THE
NAMING OF THE JOHN LEWIS BRIDGE
IN OCTOBER, 2021., OSMAN JOHN
LEWIS, WHO PASSED IN 2020, WAS
A PARAGON OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS
MOVEMENT AND A HIGHLY RESPECTED
POLITICAL LEADER FOR DECADES
AND A TRUE AMERICAN HERO, A
BEACON OF HOPE, A MODEL OF
HUMILITY, WHO TAUGHT US,
INSTRUCTED US AND COMMANDED US
TO ENGAGE IN "GOOD TROUBLE."
SO, THE DEBATE CAME TO HOW WE
NAMED THE BRIDGE, WHICH BECAME
THE JOHN LEWIS BRIDGE. A LOT OF
FOLKS ARGUED THAT WHY WOULD WE
NAME IT AFTER SOMEONE WHO
DOESN'T HAVE A CONNECTION TO
SEATTLE? OR NEVER VISITED
SEATTLE. SO, I HAD TO RESPOND
THAT PRESIDENT JEFFERSON AND
ANDREW JACKSON AND PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON HAVE NEVER BEEN TO
SEATTLE BUT WE CERTAINLY HAVE
STRUCTURES NAMED AFTER THEM. I
ALSO WANTED TO NOTE THAT A LOT
OF THE SPOTS THAT WE HAVE
NAMING FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR,
HEROES, MENTORS, PEOPLE WE CARE
ABOUT, CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS,
PEOPLE IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT,
NONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WERE
RECOGNIZED NORTH OF THE SHIP
CANAL. THEY ARE ALL CONFINED,
IF YOU WILL, OUR DESIGN, PUT
IN OR RELATED TO A PARTICULAR
NEIGHBORHOOD, LIKE WE SEE IN
THE INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT OR
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT. ON A
PERSONAL NOTE, I FOUND THAT
OFFENSIVE AND JUST WRONG. IT
SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED ACROSS THE
CITY, ACROSS THIS COUNTY,
ACROSS THIS STATE. SO, THE
PURPOSE OF THIS STORY IS THAT
SEATTLE PUBLIC SPACES, GREEN
BELTS, PARKS, BRIDGES,
COMMUNITY CENTERS, GOLF
COURSES, NATURAL AREAS SHOULD
REFLECT ALL OF US, WHETHER WE
PHYSICALLY TOUCH THIS
INDIGENOUS SOIL OR NOT. SO,
INCLUSIVITY, HISTORY, HONOR,
AND REPRESENTATION MATTERS. SO,
FOR THE PAST, MY LAST BUDGET I
WANT TO THANK THIS CITY COUNCIL
FOR THE WORK TO GET DONE IN
JOINING AND SUPPORTING ME IN
OUR EFFORT TO NOT REWRITE
HISTORY BUT RECOGNIZE OTHER
FOLKS THAT HAVE DONE GREAT
THINGS FOR NOT ONLY OUR COUNTRY
BUT FOR OUR CITY. SO, THANK
YOU.
>> ABSOLUTELY, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> I JUST WANT TO ASK IF I CAN
HAVE MY NAME ADDED .
>> SURE.
>> AND, MAKE A PITCH. THERE ARE
A LOT OF FOLKS IN WEST SEATTLE
WHO REALLY WANT TO SEE IF WE
CAN GET STEPHENS RENAMED.
>> THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. I THINK
THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE COULD
BE RENAMED LITTLE DEBBIE PAGE.
THAT IS JUST A THOUGHT, JUST
THROWING IT OUT THERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ADDED.
MO 001S .
>> WE HAVE LIGHT RAIL STATIONS
THAT WILL BE GETTING NEW NAMES.
I AM HOPING THIS CITY COUNCIL
AND FUTURE COUNSEL WILL KEEP
THAT IN MIND.
>> THAT IS A GREAT REMINDER,
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
APPRECIATE IT. OKAY. AND, WHILE
YOU ARE ON SCREEN, HAPPY
ANNIVERSARY TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GREAT, AND OH TWO AS IS A
SLIGHT SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES AND COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, A REQUEST THAT THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE CORE NEEDS THE
UNIFIED CARE TEAM , PROVIDING
REPORTS REGARDING EQUITIES AND
PERFORMANCE OF THE UNIFIED CARE
TEAM OR ITS SUCCESSOR IN ANY
CLEVER THING DEPARTMENTS THAT
MANAGE THE CITY'S RESPONSE TO
UNSANCTIONED ENCASEMENTS.
>> EXCELLENT. COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM
CHAIR FOR QUEUING THIS UP.
THIS IS A, CONTINUING IN A LONG
LINE OF COUNCIL MEASURES JUST
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
GETTING HATCHBACKS ON ONE OF
THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT
WE ARE FACING AS A CITY, WHICH
IS OUR ONGOING EFFORTS TO
PROVIDE OUTREACH AND SHELTER TO
PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS IN ENCASEMENTS.
THIS SLIDE SIMPLY ASKS TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO GET
THAT INFORMATION IS THE BODY
CHARGED WITH OVERSIGHT IN THIS
AREA, THAT WE CONTINUE TO WORK
TO REFINE AND FOSTER A CULTURE
OF CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT IN HOW
THIS WORK IS CONDUCTED.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. I APPRECIATE THAT. YOU
KNOW, I JUST, I SEE ADDITIONAL
HANDS . I WILL JUST NOTE,
COUNCIL MEMBER, MY APPRECIATION
FOR YOU AND COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AS WE WORKED ON THE
EDITS THAT WE DID THE UNIFIED
CARE TEAM PROPOSAL. A LOT OF
WORK WENT INTO THAT WITH
CENTRAL STAFF AND THE KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY . I THINK WE ARE ALL
A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED IT DIDN'T
MOVE FORWARD. AND, DID NOT
YIELD THE OUTCOMES THAT WE
WANT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THE INFORMATION WE RECEIVED
FROM KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESS AUTHORITY THIS YEAR IS
LIFTED UP AS WELL. THEY
RESPONDED THAT THEY WERE
PREPARED TO TAKE ON THIS
OUTREACH APPROACH BUT THERE
OUTREACH APPROACH HAS, BUT THAT
THEIR APPROACH HAS BEEN
IMPLEMENTED IN A WAY THAT IS
SUBSTANTIALLY, "SUBSTANTIALLY
DIFFERENT IN PLANNING,
PROCEDURES, RESULTING IN DESIGN
AND TRANSFER OF THE UTC
FUNCTIONS." AND, I THINK THAT
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE
DONE TO ENSURE THAT THE CARE
BILL AND REMOVAL CONCEPT THAT
WAS ARTICULATED IN THE UNIFIED
CARE TEAM AMENDED VERSION IN
LAST YEAR'S BUDGET IS BROUGHT
TO FRUITION. OBVIOUSLY, THE
KCRHA IS GOING THROUGH A LOT OF
TRANSITION. I THINK THAT
CONCEPTUALLY, THERE IS STILL A
BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOW THE
VISION OF THAT CITY BUDGET
ACTION WAS DEFINED WITH
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT TO
REALLY TRY TO FOCUS ON GIVING
THE CITY CLEAR DIRECTION TO
FOCUS ON CLEANING AND HYGIENE
AND STABILIZATION AND ENSURING
THAT KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY PROVIDED
TO THE GEOGRAPHIC-BASED
OUTREACH THAT CONNECTED
INDIVIDUALS, PEOPLE FOCUSED TO
APPROPRIATE SHELTER AND CARE.
REALLY ENSURING THAT WE GET
BACK TO THAT VISION OF HOW WE
ACCOMPLISH THE REMOVALS BEYOND
, EXCUSE ME, SOLUTIONS BEYOND
REMOVAL APPROACH THAT WAS
ARTICULATE IT IN LAST YEAR'S
UNIFIED CARE TEAM. IT IS
SOMETHING I HOPE WE CAN STAY
FOCUSED ON. WHILE KCRHA IS
GOING THROUGH TRANSITIONS AND
HOPEFULLY HAS A NEW CEO SOON, I
THINK THAT SHOULD BE OUR
NORTHSTAR FOR HOW WE ALIGN ANY
FUTURE REMOVALS TO REALLY FOCUS
ON GETTING PEOPLE ACCESS TO
APPROPRIATE CARE AND BEDS PRIOR
TO ANY REMOVAL POSTING GOING
UP. I APPRECIATE YOUR
CONTINUING TO PUT FORWARD A
DESIRE TO SEE HOW COLLABORATION
CAN CONTINUE AND HOPEFULLY THE
VISION OF THAT UTC DOCUMENT
THAT WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON
LAST YEAR ACTUALLY GETS LEGS IN
THE FUTURE. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU , MADAM CHAIR,
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
MADAM CHAIR, I APPRECIATE YOUR
DIPLOMACY AND YOUR CAREFUL
CHOICE OF WORDS. I'M GOING TO
JUST SAY I WAS DISAPPOINTED
THAT I FELT LIKE WE WERE
INFORMED IN A BUDGET MEETING
THAT THE REASON WHY THESE FUNDS
WEREN'T USED WAS BECAUSE OF
SOME CAPACITY ISSUES AT KCRHA
AND THEY WERE FOCUSING ON
PRIORITIES AND TAKING A
DIRECTION THAT WAS FOCUSED ON
CORE ISSUES. BUT, IT SEEMS TO
ME FROM MY UNDERSTANDING OF
WHAT WE HEAR DIRECTLY FROM
KCRHA , THAT IT IS A
PHILOSOPHICAL DIFFERENCE. KCRHA
USES A DIFFERENT APPROACH FOR
DOING AND CAN'T REMOVALS. THEY
DON'T MOVE PEOPLE UNTIL THERE
ARE PLACES FOR EVERYBODY TO GO.
THEY DO THE INTENSIVE OUTREACH.
THIS IS NOT THE APPROACH OF THE
CITY USES. AND, I THINK THAT
THE KCRHA APPROACH IS MORE
SUSTAINABLE. IT HAS BETTER
OUTCOMES THAT ARE LASTING. AND,
OUR FUNDING OF THIS, THESE
STAFF PEOPLE WERE INTENDED TO
ALIGN THE CITY'S APPROACH FOR
ENCAMPMENT REMOVALS WITH THE
KCRHA. IT SORT OF FEELS TO ME
THAT THE FACT THAT THESE FUNDS
WEREN'T SPENT IN THE WAY THAT
THE CITY COUNCIL INTENDED IS
ACTUALLY A CONTRAVENTION IN
OUR POLICY PREFERENCE. I JUST
WANTED TO GET ON THE RECORD
THAT THAT REALLY CONCERNS ME AS
IT RELATES TO HOW THE COUNCIL
AND THE CITY INTERACTS WITH
KING COUNTY. I'M NOT SAYING
KING COUNTY IS BLOCKING OUR
POLICY INTENT. I AM JUST SAYING
THAT IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
OUR POLICY INTENT, THERE SEEMS
TO BE AN UNFORTUNATE BARRIER
THAT I REALLY HOPE THAT THIS
BUDGET ACTION HELPS ILLUMINATE
AND ADDRESS MOVING FORWARD.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I DO THINK THERE
IS MORE TO BE DONE , ON THE
LAST POINT ABOUT HOW WE CAN
ENSURE THAT THE LANGUAGE THAT
IS INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET IS
ACTUALLY A LAW. I HEARD
YESTERDAY FROM ONE OF OUR
PARTNERS THAT THEY NEVER SEE
THE BUDGET AS DICTATING LONG OR
DICTATING PROCESS FOR A
LIMITATION. THAT IS TROUBLING.
I THINK WE PUT A LOT OF WORK
INTO IT AND FIND WAYS TO EVENTS
POLICY DETAILS THE OTHER BUDGET
SO FUNDING IS TIED TO THOSE
STRATEGIES. OBVIOUSLY, THE
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH DOES NOT DO
IMPLEMENTATION BUT IT SHOULD
SERVE AS THE DIRECTIVE FOR
DOING THE WORK AS CODIFIED IN
THE BUDGET AND, AGAIN, KCRHA
NOTED IN THEIR RESPONSE WAS
THEY WERE PREPARED TO TAKE ON
THE OUTREACH BUT THEIR APPROACH
HAS BEEN , HAS, THAT THEIR
APPROACH IS SUBSTANTIALLY
DIFFERENT THAN THE CITY'S
APPROACH. I THINK THAT IS THE
INTENT OF THE CBA FROM LAST
YEAR. ADVOCATES IN THIS COUNCIL
WANTED THE APPROACH THAT KCRHA
TAKES TO TRY TO FIND PEOPLE
ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE BETS
FIRST BEFORE ANY REMOVALS ARE
POSTED. MUCH MORE WORK TO BE
DONE AND APPRECIATE
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, THE
CONVERSATION YOU TEED UP FOR
FUTURE DELIBERATIONS . LET'S
KEEP GOING.
>> GREAT. YOU HAVE ONE ITEM
REGARDING THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. OED, ONE
A1 IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON AND COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ . THIS WOULD ADD
$105,000 FOR SINCE TWO OED FOR
AN AMBASSADOR PROGRAM TO THE
DOWNTOWN BALLARD COURT TO
SUPPORT VISITOR ASSISTANCE,
OUTREACH WITH ON HOUSE MEMBERS
AND ENGAGEMENT WITH BUSINESSES
AND THE BALLARD ALLIANCE
OPERATIONS TO THE SPONSOR'S
ORIGINAL LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
THIS WOULD REPLACE 803 A IN THE
BALANCING PACKAGE THAT ADDS
175,000 ZERO CENTS TO SUPPORT
NEIGHBORHOOD COORDINATOR'S IN
THREE NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU
DR. HANDY. SORRY FOR GETTING
STARTED LAST TIME AROUND,
CHAIR MOSQUEDA . THIS IS A
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT, CLARIFYING
MY ORIGINAL INTENT WITH THE CBA
TO STAND UP A NEW AMBASSADOR
PROGRAM IN THE BALLARD DOWNTOWN
CORE. THIS NEW AMBASSADOR
PROGRAM WILL ASSIST WITH A
VARIETY OF TASKS, RANGING FROM
SUPPORTING VISITOR ASSISTANCE,
PROVIDING 81 HOUSED NEIGHBORS
AND ENGAGING WITH BUSINESSES
AND STAFF. BALLARD AMBASSADORS
WILL SERVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN
SUPPORTING BALLARD AS A GREAT
PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, AND VISIT
BECAUSE I HOST A WEEKLY
OPERATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY CASE
SAFETY MEETING WITH THE
BALLARD ALLIANCE SOCIAL SERVICE
PROVIDERS AND MAYOR'S OFFICE
AND CITY DEPARTMENTS. THIS WORK
IS GROUNDED IN INTEREST
REAL-TIME PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES
AFFECTING THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND, FRANKLY, WE NEED A TEAM ON
THE GROUND TO COMPLEMENT THIS
WORK TO MAKE IT EFFECTIVE. LAST
YEAR, WE, AND, THIS IS ALL
MODELED AFTER THE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT PROGRAM THAT IS VERY
SIMILAR. I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE
ARE COMING UP SHORT BECAUSE WE
DON'T HAVE THE AMBASSADOR
PROGRAM. WHAT IS THE AMBASSADOR
PROGRAM? AMBASSADORS SUPPORT
THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH DAILY
COVERAGE AND CAN ASSIST PDA AND
EVERGREEN TREATMENT SERVICES
OUTREACH WORKERS TO DO THEIR
JOBS MORE EFFECTIVELY,
CONNECTING WITH CLIENTS IN
NEED. OUTREACH PROVIDERS SPEND
A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME
MERELY FINDING THE CLIENTS TO
MEET WITH THEM TO FIGURE OUT
THE NEXT STEPS. AMBASSADORS CAN
HELP OUTREACH WORKERS LOCATE
THE INDIVIDUAL, BUILD RAPPORT,
AND MORE. I CAN TELL YOU JUST
RIGHT NOW, WE ARE TRYING TO
ENSURE A WARM HAND OFF FOR AN
INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS AN OUTSIZED
IMPACT ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHO
IS IN JAIL AND WE WANT TO
ENSURE THAT WHEN THEY ARE
RELEASED, THERE IS A WARM HAND
OFF TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE
TAKING CARE OF AND DON'T
FLOUNDER IN THE COMMUNITY. SO,
THIS IS IMPORTANT WORK. I WOULD
LOVE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU,
COUNCIL. I, WHAT IS TIKTOK?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. THERE
WAS NO STARK . THE START THAT I
CUT, JUST ENCOURAGEMENT TO KEEP
GOING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE
ARE GOING TO TURN TO
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> THANKS.
>> I WANT TO VOICE MY VERY
STRONG SUPPORT FOR THIS. IT
DOES BRING THE BALLARD UP WITH
THE DISTRICT PARTNERSHIP. THOSE
ARE TWO BIA'S. IT MAKES SENSE
THAT THIS REMAINS WITHIN THE
OED, I MEAN, OED BUDGET. AND,
REALLY, MIKE STEWART IS DOING
ALL HE CAN BUT THIS IS REALLY
IMPORTANT FINDING BECAUSE I
THINK WE HAVE ALL HEARD FROM
MISSES IN THE NORTH AND THAT
THEY DO NEED MORE SUPPORT AND
THIS IS A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM. I
WANT TO SEE IT. I JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T PEANUT
BUTTER A VERY FINITE AMOUNT OF
MONEY TOO FAR SO THAT IT IS
RENDERED UNABLE TO BE
SUCCESSFUL. THAT IS IT, THANKS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. TO
REFERENCE THE MEETING THAT WE
HAD LAST FRIDAY, I DO
APPRECIATE THAT THERE WAS AN
INITIAL INTEREST IN THE
DOWNTOWN BALLARD CORE AND THE
AMBASSADOR PROGRAM. AGAIN, I
THINK COLLEAGUES, I WOULD LIKE
TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT THE
TRADE-OFFS POTENTIALLY HERE ON
THIS ITEM. WE WERE TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MAKE
EQUITABLE INVESTMENTS IN
BALLARD , THE CID AND SOUTH
PARK FOR COMMUNITY SAFETY
COORDINATOR'S. THE SPONSOR OF
THIS, COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS,
THANK YOU FOR EXCAVATING THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
COORDINATOR'S VERSUS THE
AMBASSADORS, SIMILAR MAYBE IN
TERMS OF COMMUNITY PRESENCE.
PERHAPS DIFFERENT WAYS OF
ENGAGEMENT. I LOOK FORWARD TO
HEARING MORE ABOUT THE
POSSIBILITY OF THIS POTENTIAL
AMENDMENT VERSUS WHAT IS IN THE
UNDERLYING PACKET. I WOULD JUST
NOTE, FOR THE COMMUNITY SAFETY
COORDINATORS, THE ORGANIZATIONS
THAT RECEIVE THOSE FUNDS, SUCH
AS THE BALLARD ALLIANCE AND
THE OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS
THAT RECEIVE FUNDING, THEY HAVE
NOT HAD AN INCREASE IN THE
AMOUNT OF FUNDS THAT GO TO
THOSE COMMUNITY SAFETY
COORDINATORS IN THOSE THREE
COMMUNITIES SINCE ITS
INCEPTION. WE WERE THINKING
THAT INCREASING IT BY 50% WOULD
BE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE BUT
ALSO SHARED ACROSS THE CITY.
AND, LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING
MORE ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO
EITHER ENGAGE WITH THE NEW
PROPOSED ITEM OR IF POSSIBLE,
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OTHER
NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH ANOTHER
WAY. LOOK FORWARD TO FLUSHING
THIS OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. IT IS MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT ALL OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATORS IN
CID, UNIVERSITY DISTRICT AND
BALLARD ARE PAID THE SAME
AMOUNT OF MONEY. I ABSOLUTELY
ALSO WANT TO, WOULD LOVE TO
INCREASE THEIR PAY. IT'S MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT THE WAGE
EQUITY WAS CREATED IN THE
BUDGET THAT WE RECEIVED FROM
THE MAYOR. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR
ME THAT WE ARE ABLE TO EXPAND
THIS WORK. I'M HAPPY IF WE ARE
ABLE TO DO BOTH, INCREASE THEIR
PAY AND HAVE AMBASSADORS, I AM
ALL FOR IT. THIS IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO ME WE HAVE SOME
AMBASSADORS IN BALLARD. I NOW
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, SHE WAS TELLING ME
TO SPEAK FASTER.
>> THAT IS OKAY, WE ARE GETTING
THROUGH THIS. THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. I SEE
ADDITIONAL HANDS. WE CAN GO TO
THE NEXT ONE, NOW.
>> I'M GOING TO PASS IT TO
DEPUTY DIRECTOR ALY PENNUCCI TO
DO THE NEXT SESSION.
>> OFFICE OF HOUSING, WE CAN.
>> THANK YOU DIRECTOR HANDY.
THE NEXT ITEM, 33, OH ONE A IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS AND COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, THIS
WOULD REQUEST THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING, IN CONSULTATION WITH
LOW INCOME HOUSING PROVIDERS,
REPORT ON THE READABILITY OF
INCREASING SUPPORT FOR THE
ELEMENT OR ACQUISITION OF
STRUCTURES OF MICRO DWELLING
UNITS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM
CHAIR. THERE HAS BEEN A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
CONVERSATION RECENTLY IN THE
COMMUNITY ABOUT NOT JUST
HOUSING SUPPLY THE HOUSE AND
TYPE. AND, I KNOW THAT PREVIOUS
COUNCILS HAVE MADE DECISIONS
AROUND WHAT THE SMALLEST
POTENTIAL SIZE OF A RESIDENTIAL
UNIT CAN BE AND IN WHAT ZONES
THEY CAN BE, WHICH IS, HAS IN
ESSENCE REALLY PUT A HALT ON
WHAT WE MIGHT KNOW BY THE BRAND
NAME OF APODMENTS. THERE ARE
OPPORTUNITIES TO ACQUIRE SOME
OF THESE EXISTING MICRO UNITS
AND OUR BROADER PROFILE OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. ALSO, THE
POSSIBILITY IN A COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN OF, ONCE AGAIN, BROADENING
AND EXPANDING NOT JUST LOOKING
AT A VOLUME OF UNITS BUT ALSO
LOOKING AT TYPES OF UNITS TO BE
SOMETHING THAT WE FACTOR IN.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
ENGAGE WITH THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING ON A STRATEGY TO
INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF MICRO
DWELLING UNITS THAT ARE WITHIN
OUR PORTFOLIO AS A CITY. SOME
OF THESE UNITS RENT FOR BELOW
$1000.00 A MONTH IN RENT AND
MARKET RATE. AND, THIS IS
SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE LOOKING
INTO AS WE FACE AND
AFFORDABILITY CRUNCH AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING ON WAYS
TO FORM A STRATEGY TO INCREASE
THE AMOUNT OF MICRO UNITS
ACQUIRED WITH PUBLIC FUNDS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> I FULLY SUPPORT THIS BECAUSE
THESE MICRO UNITS , THERE USED
TO BE A TIME WHEN A LIGHT WERE
BEING BUILT AND THERE WERE
CHANGES TO THE BUILDING CODE
AND OTHER POOLS THAT RECENTLY
BROUGHT THEM TO A DEAD STOP.
THIS IS AN OPTION THAT I HAVE
AN INTEREST TO BRING BACK,
REMOVE THE BARRIERS TO ALLOW
THEM TO BE MORE FEASIBLE TO
CONSTRUCT. SO, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD
. I WOULD LIKE TO BE A
COSPONSOR, IF THAT'S OKAY.
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON ADDING HER
NAME TO H001S. OKAY. LET'S
KEEP GOING.
>> NEXT ITEM, OH TO S IS A
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES ,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON WITH
REQUEST THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
COLLECT VACANCY REPORTS FOR OH
FUNDED HOUSING UNITS AND
PROVIDE VACANCY REPORTS TO THE
CITY COUNCIL, THE PUBLIC AND
THE REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS OF
THE BODY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
MUCH LONGER REMARKS PREPARED
BUT I WILL KEEP THEM SHORT
BECAUSE I KNOW WE ARE RUNNING
OUT OF TIME HERE. COLLEAGUES,
THIS IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT, THE PURPOSE
IS TO ENSURE WE ARE EXCISING
THE OCCUPANCY OF LOW INCOME
HOUSING UNITS THAT WE
SUBSIDIZE DURING THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS AND
THE DECLARED HOMELESSNESS
EMERGENCY. WE CAN ACHIEVE THIS
BY GATHERING DATA MORE
FREQUENTLY, TO INCREASE THE
TRANSPARENCY OF VACANCY RATES
FOR HOUSING UNITS RECEIVING
THOSE TAX DOLLARS AND SPOTTING
ANY TRENDS THAT NEED
ADDRESSING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> SURVEY, CHAIR, IF I COULD,
BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
ITEM, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A
STATEMENT.
>> ABSOLUTELY. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR THAT.
>> ARE WE ALL WRAPPED UP FOR
THIS ONE?
>> YES, I BELIEVE THERE IS NO
ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN'S
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT, YOU ARE WELCOME TO.
>> IT IS ACTUALLY ABOUT A
COUPLE ITEMS FOR, IT WAS 31
REGARDING THE TEAM REPORTING.
>> LET'S HOLD FOR JUST A
SECOND. I'M GOING TO MAKE A
COMMENT ON THIS ONE.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, THEN WE
WILL GO BACK TO MY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, IF WE
CAN. JUST WANTED TO FLAG,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS
FOR A WHILE. SO, THIS HAS BEEN
A TOPIC THAT HAS COME UP OVER
THE LAST AT LEAST YEAR, MAYBE
TWO. I DO WANT TO FLY THAT WE
HAVE APPRECIATION FOR THE
QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ASKED
OVER THAT TIME AND ALSO
APPRECIATION FOR THE WORK THAT
OFFICE OF HOUSING HAS DONE TO
RESPOND TO SOME OF THE INITIAL
QUESTIONS. WE HAVE ALREADY
WORKED WITH THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING DURING THE PROCESS OF
THESE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW THE
HOUSING LEVIED RENEWAL
LEGISLATION CAN HELP US ADDRESS
AND APPROACH TO PROVIDE MORE
FREQUENT INFORMATION ABOUT THE
VACANCY DATA REPORTING. I THINK
THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN LARGELY
ADDRESSED IN THE HOUSE AND
LEVY RESOLUTION AND THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING IS TAKING STEPS NEXT
YEAR TO TRY TO GET ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION. I KNOW THAT THERE
IS A SHARED INTEREST IN THIS. I
WANTED TO JUST NOTE THAT WORK
THAT IS ONGOING FOR THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING AND THROUGH THE
HOUSE AND LEVY LEGISLATION THAT
WE PASSED. DURING THAT
CONVERSATION, WE ESTABLISHED
THAT REPORTING MONTHLY ON
VACANCIES COULD BE VERY
CHALLENGING FOR A NUMBER OF
HOUSING PROVIDERS, WHO ARE
ALREADY FACING STAFFING
SHORTAGES AND CAPACITY
CHALLENGES. THERE IS A NUMBER
OF REASONS, ESPECIALLY FOR THE
VERY LOW INCOME POPULATIONS AND
FAMILIES, WHY THERE WOULD BE
VACANCIES , CLEARLY, HOUSING
INSTABILITY IS CAUSED BY
ECONOMIC INSTABILITY AND AS
PEOPLE TRANSITION BETWEEN JOBS,
THEY MAY TRANSITION OUT OF
HOUSING. SO, VACANCIES ARE
CLEARLY AN ISSUE THAT WE KNOW
EXIST BUT I THINK THIS IS A
DISCUSSION THAT NEEDS TO BE PUT
INTO CONTEXT WITH THE ITEMS
THAT WE HAVE INCLUDED IN THE
HOUSE AND LEVY. AND, THE
CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD
WITH PROVIDERS ABOUT THE
ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE PLAN
UPDATES THAT WE KNOW WILL BE
COMING FORTH IN THE UPCOMING
WEEKS AND THROUGHOUT NEXT YEAR.
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING HAS
PROVIDED ADDITIONAL DATA,
EXCUSE ME, HANDS HIRED AN
ADDITIONAL DATA ANALYST TO HELP
TRACK AND REPORT ON THE
VACANCIES. WE KNOW THAT THIS
WORK WITH PROVIDERS IS ONGOING
TO ENSURE THAT THEY ADDRESS
THEIR CAPACITY ISSUES AND
TECHNICAL SUPPORT NEEDS WITHIN
THOSE HOUSING PROVIDERS AS WELL
TO INCREASE THEIR FREQUENCY OF
REPORTING. I JUST WANTED TO
FLAG SOME OF THE CONCERNS ABOUT
MONTHLY REPORTING. I APPRECIATE
THAT THERE HAS BEEN AN
EXTENSIVE CONVERSATION YOU HAVE
BEEN ENGAGED WITH AS THE
SPONSOR OF THIS AND DAYLIGHT
SOME OF THE OTHER DISCUSSIONS
WE HAVE HAD WITH THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING AND HOUSING PROVIDERS
AS THEY WORK FOR THE UPCOMING
ADMINISTRATION FINANCE PLAN
UPDATES FOR NEXT YEAR.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
MAYBE MY OFFICE CAN WORK WITH
YOURS ON SOME SORT OF MIDDLE
GROUND. I THINK WHAT WE HAD
BEFORE WAS JUST SORT OF AN AT
LEAST ANNUAL LANGUAGE BUT WHAT
WE ARE FINDING IS ONCE YOU GET
VACANCY RATES 12 MONTHS LATER,
THEY ARE NOT THAT USEFUL TO
ADDRESS THE TWINS. MAYBE THERE
IS SOMETHING IN BETWEEN MONTHLY
AND ANNUAL WE CAN WORK OUT.
AND, WE KNOW THAT MOST OF THESE
HOUSING PROVIDERS ARE GETTING
LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS.
THEIR FUNDERS REQUIRE MONTHLY
RENT ROLLS ANYWAY. THERE SHOULD
BE WAYS OF INTEGRATING IT WITH
THE EXISTING PROCESSES AS THEY
ARE NOT DUPLICATING. HAPPY TO
WORK WITH YOUR OFFICE ON
FINDING SOME SORT OF MIDDLE
GROUND INFORMATION COLLECTION.
>> THAT SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU
COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, I THINK WE ARE ALL
WRAPPED UP WITH THAT ITEM.
WHICH I WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO
BACK TO?
>> THANK YOU, 31, REGARDING
QUARTERLY REPORTING. AND, I
ACTUALLY HAD TO GO, I WENT ON
TO THE SEATTLE CHANNEL TO
LISTEN TO THE REMARKS. I WAS A
BIT SURPRISED TO HEAR WHAT I
HEARD ABOUT KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
TAKING ON OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, OUR
REGIONAL UNIFIED CARE TEAMS .
JUST REALLY STATING FOR THE
RECORD I AM, THE REASON I WAS
SURPRISED WITH BECAUSE, IF THE
DISTRICT BUDGET HEARINGS
BEFORE, I HAVE SAID IT MANY
TIMES BEFORE, EVERYONE'S DESIRE
IS TO HAVE THE REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY TAKE ON
THESE REGIONAL UNIFIED CARE
TEAMS. THEY DO NOT HAVE THE
CAPACITY. THAT IS THE REASON
THAT THEY ARE NOT TAKING THESE
TEAMS ON. IT IS NOT ABOUT A
DIFFERENCE OF APPROACH IN HOW
WE ARE ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS
. AND, IF YOU WANT MY
COLLEAGUES MAKING A FUNNY FACE
AT ME BUT I'M JUST GOING TO
STICK IT ON THE RECORD RIGHT
HERE AND WILL BE HAVE JUST
ENGAGED IN ENCAMPMENT
RESOLUTION HERE THAT SHELTERED
36 OUT OF 37 PEOPLE ON THE
LIST. THE ONLY PERSON THAT WAS
NOT SHELTERED WAS BECAUSE WE
THEY COULD NOT BE FOUND. THAT
IS LITERALLY USING THE EXACT
SAME PARAMETERS THAT THE KCRHA
USES, WHICH IS A CENSUS AND
NEEDS ASSESSMENT, A DRAWDOWN
AND SURGE OF SHELTER PLACEMENT.
SO, IT IS OKAY FOR PEOPLE TO
HAVE DIFFERENCES OF OPINION.
BUT I HAVE TO STATE ON THE
RECORD THAT IF PREVIOUS
STATEMENTS WERE MADE, I HAVE TO
CORRECT THE RECORD THAT WITH
ALL OF MY WORK WITH THE KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESS
AUTHORITY AND THE GEOGRAPHIC
NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE UNIFIED
CARE TEAMS IS THAT THEY ARE NOT
ABLE TO TAKE IT ON DUE TO
CAPACITY, NOT BECAUSE OF THEIR
DISAGREEMENT WITH OUR APPROACH
. I SEE I MIGHT HAVE A
COLLEAGUE THAT DISAGREES WITH
ME.
>> OKAY. SO, I WILL GO AHEAD
AND ALLOW FOR A LITTLE
CONVERSATION HERE. I THOUGHT HE
WANTED TO GO BACK FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ADDING YOUR NAME OR
SOMETHING. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD , PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> WE'LL START. WE WILL SEND
YOU THE MESSAGE FROM KCRHA THAT
IS INFORMING THIS PERSPECTIVE.
AND, I DISPUTE YOUR EXPERIENCE
WITH THE CITY'S APPROACH. BUT,
THERE ARE ENCAMPMENT REMOVALS
THAT ARE OBSTRUCTING REMOVALS
THAT GET NO OUTREACH AT ALL.
SO, THERE IS A WHOLE OTHER SORT
OF UNIVERSE OF ENCAMPMENT
REMOVALS THAT AREN'T RECEIVING
THIS TYPE OF ATTENTION THAT YOU
ARE EXPERIENCING WITH THE
REMOVAL THAT YOU JUST
REFERENCED.
>> SURE, AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD,
IN THE GEOGRAPHIC UNIFIED CARE
TEAMS ARE NOT DIFFERENT FROM
THE UNIFIED CARE TEAM OF THE
PAST IN REGARDS TO THOSE
OBSTRUCTIONS. THOSE GEOGRAPHIC
NEIGHBORHOODS, I CALLED IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD ACED HOMELESSNESS
RESPONSE TEAMS. THE GEOGRAPHIC
UNIFIED CARE TEAMS, THEIR
PRIMARY ROLE IS TO ENSURE TRASH
IS MITIGATED AND THAT WE ARE
CREATING A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
THE CITY OUTREACH WORKERS AND
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING
THERE. WHAT YOU ARE REFERENCING
ABOUT OBSTRUCTIONS IS NOT
COMING FROM THE GEOGRAPHIC
TEAMS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> I THINK WE SHOULD LEAVE AT
THIS POINT GOING BACK AND FORTH
RIGHT NOW. BUT, ONE THING I
WILL JUST STATE IS REGARDLESS
OF THE DEBATE ON THE RELATIVE
APPROACH THOSE DISCUSSIONS ARE
IMMATERIAL. WE, I HAVE NOT BEEN
ABLE TO FIND THE LETTER, AS
THIS DISCUSSION HAS COME BACK.
AND HAVE CORRESPONDENCE FROM
KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY THAT
MADE IT CLEAR, TO MY OFFICE AND
OTHERS, THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE
THE CAPACITY TO TAKE THIS ON
GIVEN THE RETRENCHMENT THEY ARE
DOING UNDER INTERIM DIRECTOR
BELL & HOWELL. THAT, REGARDLESS
OF A PERCEIVED DIFFERENCE IN
APPROACH , THE AUTHORITY MADE
CLEAR, AT LEAST TO MY OFFICE
THAT WAS IMMATERIAL. I AM HAPPY
TO WORK TO FIND THAT LETTER AND
MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO OUR
COLLEAGUES. I WOULD ALSO ADD
CANDIDLY I HAVE NOT REALLY SEEN
THE EXCESSIVE TRACK RECORD SO
FAR OF VERY MUCH OUTREACH BEING
DONE BY THE AUTHORITY IN ANY
RESPECT. AND, WOULD ADD THAT I
HAVE FOUND THAT THE BRUCE
HARRELL ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN
AN EFFECTIVE PARTNER IN WORKING
WITH MY OFFICE TO BRING
TOGETHER OUTREACH AND OFFER
SHELTER AND MEDIATIONS IN
LOCATIONS WHERE PEOPLE CAN
COME TOGETHER AND WE CAN GET
PEOPLE INSIDE AND WE CAN GET A
SPACE, A PUBLIC SPACE RECLAIMED
FOR PUBLIC USE. BUT, REGARDLESS
OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS, I DID
CHECK IN WITH THE AUTHORITY ON
THIS IN ADVANCE OF OUR BUDGET
PROCESS AND THEY WERE NOT IN A
POSITION TO ACCEPT THIS MONEY.
I AM HAPPY TO TRY TO FIND THAT
CORRESPONDENCE AND MAKE IT MORE
BROADLY AVAILABLE TO COLLEAGUES
AS CONTEXT FOR THIS.
>> OKAY. GREAT, THANK YOU SO
MUCH. PLEASE DO. I THINK THAT
RELATED TO ITEM 31, I WOULD
DIRECT FOLKS TO THE
COMMUNICATION WE RECEIVED ON
OCTOBER 19th AT 1:54 P.M. DID
GO TO ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS AND
IN RESPONSE TO THE QUESTIONS
THAT WERE ASKED IN THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER
12th, IT PROVIDED RESPONSES TO
THE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT
CAPACITY FROM KCRHA DIRECTLY.
SAYS DISCUSSIONS ON HOW TO
CARRY OUT HC 035 IDENTIFIED
THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY APPROACH
TO RESOLUTIONS SUCH AS THROUGH
THE STATE RIGHT-OF-WAY
INITIATIVE AND PARTNERSHIP WERE
SUBSTANTIALLY AND DIFFERENT
FROM PLANNING PROCEDURES
RESOURCING AND DESIGN AND
TRANSFERRING THE UTC FOUNTAINS
TO KCRHA WOULD HAVE CAUSED
SUBSTANTIAL DISRUPTION TO THE
WORK OF THE UTC. AS SUCH, THE
ONLY OPTION PROPOSED TO BE
TRANSFERRED WAS THE VACATION
AND RAPID FILLING OF SHELTER
VACANCIES. AND, IT GOES ON TO
TALK ABOUT THE $812.00,
$812,000 AND SINCE WE HAD
INTENDED TO BE ALLOCATED
SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE
GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS TO THE POINT
IN BRINGING THAT UP WAS TO
ARTICULATE THAT THAT UTC PLAN,
THE VISION THAT WAS OUTLINED IN
HST 035 LAST YEAR, THE CITY
COUNCIL ADOPTED STILL SERVES AS
A GOOD NORTHSTAR FOR HOW TO
BIFURCATE SERVICE BETWEEN LAND
SURFACES AND PEOPLE SERVICES.
AS THE REPORT GOES FORWARD,
WHICH THE CITY COUNCILMEMBER ON
THIS ITEM, ITEM 31 HAS THE
SPONSOR OF THE FUTURE REPORT TO
COME, IT IS JUST A GOOD
REMINDER OF ALL THE HARD WORK
THAT WENT INTO THAT PREVIOUS
COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION. LOOKING
FORWARD TO HAVING MORE
CONVERSATIONS THERE. I THINK
THERE IS ANY DISAGREEMENTS AND
HOW THE FUNDING IS GOING TO BE
PROPOSED TO BE ALLOCATED IN
THE CURRENT BUDGET IN FRONT OF
US. THERE IS NO CHANGE PROPOSED
TO THAT. AND, THE REPORT WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT DOES NOT PURPORT
CHANGING HOW THE EXECUTIVE
PLANS TO USE THE FUNDING THAT
IS TRANSITIONING OVER. IT IS
JUST A REMINDER THAT A LOT OF
WORK WENT INTO THAT HSD 035
BUDGET AMENDMENT FROM LAST YEAR
AND HOPE IT CONTINUES TO SERVE
AS A NORTHSTAR FOR FUTURE WORK
WHEN KCRHA HAS ADDITIONAL
CAPACITY TO RECONSIDER THIS.
SEEING, NOT SEEING ADDITIONAL
HAND, THANKS FOR THE ADDITIONAL
CONVERSATION ON THAT. I THINK
THAT THAT MEANS COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS PROBABLY WON'T BE A LOT
OF CONVERSATION ON THAT ITEM
WHEN WE COME BACK TO IT IN
MID-NOVEMBER. THANKS FOR
CATCHING THAT OUT AND OFFERING
ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATION. LET'S
KEEP GOING.
>> NUMBER 35, OIG 1A, SPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCIL
PRESIDENT COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
AND COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
WOULD AT $53 AND TO THE OFFICE
OF INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR
INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIVE STAFF
WHEN NECESSARY FOR INFESTATIONS
BETWEEN CONDUCT OF THE CHIEF
OF POLICE. THIS IS BALANCED BY
REDUCING RESERVE HELD IN
FINANCE GENERAL FOR THE SEATTLE
POLICE MONITOR BY $50,000 A
VICENCE THAT RESERVE IS
ESTIMATED TO HAVE ABOUT
$205,000 A VICENCE OF
UNPROGRAMMED FUNDS IN 2024.
THIS ACTION WOULD REDUCE THAT
BY $50,000 A VICENCE.
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> AS REQUIRED BY THE ACCOUNT
VALIDITY ORDINANCE, THE OPA
DIRECTOR SHALL ESTABLISH IN
THE OPA MANUAL A PROTOCOL FOR
REFERRAL TO THE OFFICE OF THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL PER
CLASSIFICATION AND APPROPRIATE
COMPLAINT HANDLING ANY
COMPLAINTS INVOLVING OPA STAFF
THAT CANNOT HANDLE WITHIN OPA
DUE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
ON OCCASION , CASES ARE
PRESENTED A CONFLICT OF
INTEREST OR APPEARANCE OF A
CONFLICT TO OPA AND OIG. IN
THESE CASES, OIG CONSULT WITH
ST HR TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY
CAN CONDUCT THE INVESTIGATION.
HOWEVER, SDHR MAY ONLY
INVESTIGATE INTERNAL COMPLAINTS
AND THEN, ONLY IF THEY MEET THE
REQUIREMENTS OF A PERSONAL
RULE, WHICH WOULD BETTER SERVE
THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND SUPPORT
PUBLIC TRUST IN THE ACCOUNT
ABILITY SYSTEM. CASES THAT
CANNOT BE HANDLED BY ANY OF THE
ENTITIES ARE REFERRED TO AN
EXTERNAL INDEPENDENT
LEGISLATIVE ENTITY OR
INVESTIGATIVE ENTITY. WITHOUT
THE ABILITY TO FUND THESE
EXTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS, THE
CITY RUNS THE RISK OF LEAVING
ACTUALLY SERIOUS COMPLAINTS
WITH NO MEANS OF INVESTIGATION
OR RESOLUTION. UNDER ORDINANCE
12-66-28, WHEN INVESTIGATIONS
ARE CONDUCTED BY A NONECITY
ENTITY, OIG NOTIFIES THE
MAYOR, THE PRESIDENT OF THE
CITY COUNCIL, THE CHAIR OF THE
CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE , THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR AND COCHAIRS OF THE
CPC, THE CITY ATTORNEY, CITY
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES.
ALTHOUGH OIG REPORTS THEY
REFER TO 8 TO 10 CASES YEARLY
AND EACH CASE COSTS ABOUT
$10,000.00. WE HAVE NOT YET
RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATIONS IN
2023 SO FAR. CONSEQUENTLY, THE
YEARLY AMOUNT REQUESTED BY THE
OIG , THOUGH IT WAS
$150,000.00, THE CBA ONLY
PROVIDES $50,000.00 WITH THE
EXPECTATION THAT ADDITIONAL
FUNDING WILL BE PROPOSED AS
NEEDED BY THE EXECUTIVE IN A
2024 SUPPLEMENTAL. THANK YOU.
>> GREAT, THANKS, I'M NOT
SEEING ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON
THIS. LET'S MOVE TO THE NEXT
ONE.
>> THE NEXT TWO ARE STATEMENTS
OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT DIRECTED
BY THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THIS
FIRST ONE, ONE AS, SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS, COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN AND
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES WOULD
REQUEST THAT OPCD DRAFT
LEGISLATION THAT LIMIT
NONRESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES TO
RESIDENTIAL AND PROVIDE
INCENTIVES FOR CONVERSION.
>> THANK YOU , COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
>> CHRISTMAS, I WILL BE BRIEF
ON THIS ONE. I THINK THIS IS
ONE WHERE THERE WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT CONSENSUS AMONG
COLLEAGUES. BUT , DOWNTOWN IS
ALL OVER THE WORLD RIGHT NOW
ARE IN A PERIOD OF REINVENTION,
THE IMPACT OF COVID-19, GIVEN
THE RESTRUCTURING OF HOW WE
WORK, GIVEN A DEEMPHASIS OF
OFFICE-BASED WORK. ONE OF THE
STRATEGIES THAT IS GETTING A
LOT OF TRACTION IS LOOKING AT
WAYS TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF
PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN A CITY
CENTER. ONE OF THE TACTICS TO
IMPLEMENT THAT STRATEGY IS
LOOKING AT WAYS TO POTENTIALLY
CONVERT UNDERUSED OFFICE SPACE
AND RESIDENTIAL. WE DO KNOW
THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
BUILDINGS AND BUILDING TYPES
THAT ARE GOOD CANDIDATES FOR
THIS KIND OF WORK. WE DO KNOW
THAT IT IS GOING TO REQUIRE NOT
ONLY UNIQUE CONSIDERATIONS IN
HOW WE MAKE THOSE CONVERSIONS
FEASIBLE BY ADOPTING AND
CHANGING CODES AND POTENTIALLY
BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL
INCENTIVES TO ENCOURAGE THOSE
KIND OF CONVERSIONS. THIS IS AN
ACTION QUEUING UP FOR OPCD , A
PLAN TO HAVE THE CITY STRATEGY
TO MAKE THIS A MORE VIABLE PART
OF THIS WORK THAT WE ARE DOING.
SO, LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING
THIS REPORT BACK AND MOVING
WITH PURPOSE TO HAVE MORE OF
THESE BUILDINGS CONVERTED TO
HOUSING.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> GOOD I ADD MY NAME TO THE
SPONSORS PLEASE? THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
ADDING HER NAME TO OPCD 001S.
ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE CAN MOVE
ON.
>> 37, OPCD TWO AS, SPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, REQUEST THE OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT INTO THE APARTMENT
OF CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS
IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE
ASSISTANT ABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOP A PLAN TO
MONITOR AND EVALUATE THE
IMPACTS OF THE RECENTLY ADOPTED
REGULATIONS FOR TREES ON
PRIVATE PROPERTY TO ENSURE THE
REGULATIONS SUPPORT CITY GOALS
RELATED TO TREE CANOPY COVER,
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND
CLIMATE RESILIENCE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA,
THIS IS A TEAM EFFORT . WANT
TO THANK THE URBAN FORESTRY
COMMISSION FOR SENDING TO US
THEIR LETTER ON OCTOBER 12th
WITH IDEAS FOR THE BUDGET. WANT
TO THANK THE CHAIR FOR
INCORPORATING A COUPLE OF THOSE
CONCEPTS INTO HER BALANCING
PACKAGE. THIS ADDS ANOTHER,
THIS WOULD ADD ANOTHER ITEM. I
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
FOR COSPONSORING THIS.
BASICALLY, IT IS SEEKING A
PROCESS FOR MONITORING AND
ENFORCING THE TREE BUT
PROTECTION REGULATIONS,
ESPECIALLY THE NEW ORDINANCE
THAT WAS ADOPTED IN MAY. THE
UFC REQUESTED $60,000.00 FOR
THIS. BUT, IN CONSULTING
FURTHER WITH CENTRAL STAFF AND
CIRCLING BACK WITH UFC, WE
DECIDED WE COULD GET THIS
ACCOMPLISHED WITH A STATEMENT
OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT INSTEAD.
THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN AND
THANKS FOR YOUR PARTNER SHIP ON
THIS EFFORT. I SEE ANYONE ELSE
WITH THEIR HAND RAISED RIGHT
NOW. I APPRECIATE IT, LET'S
KEEP GOING.
>> THE NEXT ITEM, 38, ONE AS A
IS A STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCIL
PRESIDENT JUAREZ AND
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON WOULD
REQUEST THE CITY EMPLOYEES
RETIREMENT SYSTEM UPDATE REPORT
THEY PROVIDED IN RESPONSE TO A
2021 STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT REGARDING SOURCES AND
USES OF CITY RETIREMENT FUNDS
AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SRS2
PLAN. WE WILL BE IN
CONSULTATION WITH THE SPONSOR
FOR THE FULLY DRAFTED STATEMENT
OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT. THERE
WILL BE MUCH MORE DETAIL IN
WHAT IS REQUESTED HERE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH .
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
COLLEAGUES, THIS WAS A REPORT
WE RECEIVED ALREADY BASED ON A
PREVIOUS STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT. IT IS A
RENEWED REQUEST TO HAVE THEM
UPDATE THAT. THE TEMPLATE IS
ALREADY CREATED FOR HOW THEY
WOULD PRESENT THE INFORMATION.
IT WILL BE VALUABLE TO CITY
COUNCIL, TO THE BUDGET OFFICE,
IT IS JUST ANOTHER WAY OF
PRESENTING THE INFORMATION THAT
IS USER-FRIENDLY. WE ASK THAT
WE HAVE THEM UPDATE THIS
INFORMATION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN . CAN I
JUST DO A DOUBLE CHECK HERE? IS
THIS REGARDING THE ALLOCATION
OF THE FUNDING THAT GOES TO
RESPOND TO THE BOARD APPROVED
AMOUNTS OR IS THIS A SEPARATE
ONE?
>> NO, THIS IS A SEPARATE ONE.
THIS WAS JUST SHOWING THE
SOURCES AND USES OF THE FUNDS
AND THE PERFORMANCE OF SRS2,
THE NEWER VERSION FOR NEWER
EMPLOYEES . AND, IT IS JUST
UPDATING WHAT THEY HAD ALREADY
PROVIDED TO US.
>> THANKS SO MUCH. I DON'T SEE
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON
THIS ONE. LET'S KEEP GOING.
>> ITEM 39, SPCA ITEM 34 AS IS
A STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT, SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. THIS WOULD REQUEST THE
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND
INSPECTIONS IN CONSULTATION
WITH THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT AND OFFICE OF
HOUSING DEVELOP A REPORTING
REQUIREMENT TO COLLECT DATA ON
RENTAL RATES AND OTHER
INFORMATION ABOUT RENTAL UNITS,
SUCH AS THE SIZE OF A UNIT FOR
A HOUSING UNIT SUBJECT TO THE
CITIES RENTAL REGISTRATION AND
INSPECTION ORDINANCE.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR MOSQUEDA. I
THINK CENTRAL STAFF IS ONE THAT
REALLY WELL.
>> SOUNDS GOOD. WE ARE ALL
GETTING TIRED. LET'S KEEP
GOING.
>> ITEM 40. SDHR 1S, SPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
COSPONSORED BY CHAIR MOSQUEDA
AND COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IS A
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
EXAMINE AND REPORT ON HOW THE
CITY COULD LAMENT A FOUR DAY
WORK WEEK FOR MOST CIVIL
SERVICE EMPLOYEES SIMILAR TO
OTHER JURISDICTIONS TO ADDRESS
THE GENDER AND RACIAL PAY GAP
ISSUES AND IMPROVE WORK LIFE
BALANCE.
>> THANK YOU . COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR. THANKS SO
MUCH, ALY PENNUCCI, THANK YOU
TO THE CHAIR AND COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD FOR COSPONSORING. WE
ALL RECALL THE IMPACTS , STILL
EXPERIENCING THE IMPACT OF
COVID-19. THE CONVERSATION
REALLY STARTED ABOUT HEALTH AND
WELL-BEING OF WORKERS. AND, AS
A RESULT, THE STATE OF THE
WORKPLACE HAS REALLY BEEN A
PART OF A GLOBAL CONVERSATION.
JUST TO GIVE A QUICK SNAPSHOT
OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE
FOUR-DAY WORKWEEK, WHICH EXISTS
IN 21 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING 30
BUSINESSES HERE IN THE U.S..
FOR EXAMPLE, STATE SENATOR JOE
WIN IN 2020 INTRODUCED
LEGISLATION THAT WOULD MANDATE
AND INCENTIVIZE THE FOUR-DAY
WORKWEEK. CANYON COUNTY ALREADY
ALLOWS FOR A 35 HOUR WORK WEEK
FOR SOME EMPLOYEES. MOST
RECENTLY, SAN JUAN COUNTY MOVED
TO A FOUR DAY WORK WEEK FOR
MOST OF THEIR EMPLOYEES.
SIMILARLY, OUR CITY EMPLOYEES
ARE EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH
JOB VACANCIES, WITH BURNOUT AND
RETIREMENTS. SO, THIS SLIDE IS
INTENDED AS A FIRST STEP IN
ASSESSING FOR THE CITY HOW WE
MIGHT REALLY TRANSITION INTO
BETTER RETENTION STRATEGIES FOR
OUR WORKERS AND REALLY BE ABLE
TO ATTRACT AND RESPOND TO
FUTURE WORKFORCE NEEDS. SO, I
WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> EXCELLENT, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON
THIS. EXCITED TO SEE THESE
INNOVATIVE IDEAS. IN SAN JUAN
COUNTY. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD HERE. LET'S KEEP
GOING.
>> ON THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON,
CAN I SIGN MY NAME ONTO THAT
ONE? ITEM 41, S.1A, SPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS WOULD ADD $5 MILLION FROM
THE SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION
BENEFIT DISTRICT FUND IN THE
DIRECTORATE OF TRANSPORTATION
TO CONTRACT WITH THE KING
COUNTY METRO FORD TRANSIT
AMBASSADORS ON METRO BUSES AND
PROPOSE A PROVISO. I UNDERSTAND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'S INTENT
IS TO MAKE SURE THIS FUNDING
PROVIDES PEOPLE ON BUSES . AND,
THIS IS BALANCED BY USING $1
MILLION FROM THE SEATTLE
TRANSIT MEASURE SALES TAX
REVENUE FROM THE OCTOBER 2023
REVENUE FORECAST UPDATE. AND,
UNRESTRICTED FUND BALANCE IN
THAT FUND.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR MOSQUEDA .
SIMPLY PUT, EVERYONE HAS BEEN
ON A BUS WITH A BOTTLE ROLLING
AROUND THE BACK OR SOMEBODY
PLAYING MUSIC TOO LOUD AND THE
BUS DRIVER HAS TO PLAY THE
PRERECORDED MESSAGE OF PLEASE
TURN DOWN YOUR MUSIC OR
SOMETHING MORE CRITICAL THAT
NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
AMBASSADORS RIDING THE BUS
WOULD ALLOW THE OPERATOR TO
KEEP THEIR EYES ON THE ROAD,
THE BUS MOVING FORWARD AND TO
HAVE BEHAVIORS THAT WE DON'T
WANT TO HAVE ON TRANSIT
ADDRESSED BY A PERSON THAT CAN
ADDRESS THEM WELL. THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD DO JUST THAT.
AND, I HOPE TO EARN EVERYONE'S
SUPPORT. THANK YOU CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. THANKS FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH CHAIR
MOSQUEDA. APPRECIATE THE
ABILITY TO WORK WITH THE
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS OFFICE ON
THIS. APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS'S LEADERSHIP . RAISED
SIMILAR IDEAS INITIAL
IDENTIFICATION AND APPRECIATE
THIS VEHICLE A LITTLE BIT.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS HAS
BROUGHT TOGETHER OBVIOUSLY A
REALLY BIG CHALLENGE WE ARE
DEALING WITH RIGHT NOW.
HOPEFULLY THIS IS A RESOURCE
THAT CAN START MAKING PROGRESS
ON THIS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO
HELPING ADVANCE THIS THROUGH
OUR BUDGET PROCESS.
>> EXCELLENT, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> PLEASE REMIND ME, DID THE
OCTOBER 2023 REVENUE FORECAST
UPDATE PREDICT OR DID IT SAY
THAT THERE IS MORE MONEY THAN
WE THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE AND
SO THERE IS A SURPLUS AND SO
THIS WOULD BE TAKEN FROM THAT?
OR IS ANYTHING NOT GOING TO BE
PAID FOR IF THIS MONEY GOES
ELSEWHERE?
>> EXCELLENT QUESTION. DIRECTOR
ALY PENNUCCI, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION
AS MEMBER NELSON. THE
FORECASTED PROVIDE AN INCREASE
IN THE SPECIFIC REVENUE STREAM.
BECAUSE IT IS RESTRICTED ON
WHAT THIS FUNDING CAN BE USED
FOR RELATED TO TRANSIT USES IT
COULD BE USED TO HELP ADDRESS
SOME OF THE OTHER
TRANSPORTATION REVENUE ISSUES
THAT CAME THROUGH IN THAT
FORECAST. SO, THERE IS
AVAILABLE FUND BALANCE AS WELL
AS THE INCREASED REVENUE. IN
PART, THERE IS AVAILABLE FUND
BALANCE BECAUSE KING COUNTY HAS
HAD LIMITED ABILITY TO INCREASE
THE AMOUNT OF SEATTLE'S
PURCHASED SERVICE. SO, THERE
ARE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO DEPLOY
FOR THIS PURPOSE AS WELL AS TO
COVER ITEMS PROPOSED IN ITEM
48.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD QUESTION.
AND, A GOOD REMINDER OF THE GAP
WE HAD TOO CLOSE TO TO THE
REVENUE FORECAST BEING DOWN FOR
MANY OF THE TRANSPORTATION
RELATED ITEMS. GLAD WE WERE
ABLE TO CLOSE THAT GAP. THANK
YOU COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. ALL
RIGHT, LET'S KEEP GOING.
>> ITEM 42, S. TO S IS A
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT, SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
COSPONSORED BY COUNCIL
PRESIDENT JUAREZ AND
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN WOULD
REQUEST THE PRESENTATION
PROVIDE COST ESTIMATES FOR
ADDITIONAL SIDEWALKS IN
SPECIFIED LOCATIONS. WE ARE
WORKING WITH THE CHAIR TO
REFINE THIS IN THE NEXT, FINAL,
FULLY DRAFTED VERSION WILL
PROVIDE DETAILS ON LOCATIONS
AND THE SPONSOR MAY HAVE MORE
DETAILS.
>> THAT IS GREAT. THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU
THE DIRECTOR ALY PENNUCCI.
THIS PART OF THE STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT REPORT WE
RECEIVED THIS YEAR REGARDING
ALTERNATIVES TO FULLY BUILT
OUT SIDEWALKS SO THAT WE CAN
GET MORE SAFE PLACES TO WALK
THROUGHOUT THE CITY. I AM
PROPOSING HERE WE IDENTIFY 3 TO
10 SPECIFIC LOCATIONS THAT WERE
IDENTIFIED IN THE 2017
PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN SO THAT
EACH OF THOSE LOCATIONS CAN
HAVE IN TODAY'S COSTS , IN 20
$23 WHAT IT WOULD COST FOR EACH
OF THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS
PRESENTED IN THIS LAST YEAR'S
SLIDE. COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, CENTRAL
STAFF WILL BE REACHING OUT TO
YOU TO IDENTIFY SOME LOCATIONS
THAT YOU BELIEVE COULD OR
WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO STUDY
BECAUSE OF THE GOAL HERE IS TO
BALTIMORE SAFE PLACES TO WALK
FOR THE FEWEST DOLLARS
POSSIBLE. THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> ARE THESE COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JUAREZ NINE?
>> IN THE INTEREST OF TIME,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, I WILL
SIDEBAR WITH YOU. THERE'S A LOT
OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS .
>> THANKS.
>> NOW WE HAVE A NEW WORD FOR
THE FUTURE. I WANT TO KNOW HOW
MANY TIMES WE ARE GOING TO SAY
TRAN 29 NEXT TIME. I WANT TO
KNOW ALL ABOUT THEM. SHARE IT
WITH ALL OF US, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD AND LOOK FORWARD
TO LEARNING MORE AS WELL.
NUMBER 43. WE ARE SO CLOSE,
EVERYONE. 10 TO GO. NUMBER 43.
S.3S IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS , JOINED
BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
THIS WOULD REQUESTED A PART OF
TRANSPORTATION PROVIDE A REPORT
THAT COVERS FOR THINGS. I
NOTIFIES THE SPECIFIC OBJECT IN
THE BALLARD INTERBAY REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM REPORT
THAT SUPPORTS STATE AND
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION NEEDS,
IDENTIFY FUNDING SOURCES FOR
THE DESIGN OF THE BALLARD AND
MAGNOLIA BRIDGES REPLACEMENT
PROJECT AND MAKE THOSE PROJECTS
ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL FUNDING.
CHARACTERIZES THE NEED AND
LEVELS OF SERVICES REQUIRED FOR
PORT OPERATIONS AND IDENTIFY
BNSF REQUIREMENTS TO EXPAND THE
DREYFUS STREET BRIDGE.
APOLOGIES THE INITIALISMS IS
ESCAPING ME.
>> THAT'S OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, I WILL BE BRIEF.
THE BALLARD INTERBAY REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM STUDY
WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE 2019
WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE
AND COMPLETED BY S DOT IN 2020.
THE INTENT IS TO IMPROVE TRAVEL
FOR PEOPLE AND GOODS IN THIS
VERY NARROW CORRIDOR WITH
COMPETING USES AND INCREASED
GROWTH. $25 MILLION OF STATE
FUNDING WAS PROVIDED FOR
QUARTER PROJECTS. THIS REQUEST
IS FOR SDOT TO PROVIDE A REPORT
THAT IDENTIFIES SPECIFIC
PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT STATE AND
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION NEEDS,
IDENTIFY FUNDING SOURCES, PUT
ANOTHER WAY, SET US UP TO BE
ABLE TO RECEIVE FEDERAL FUNDING
FOR THE BALLARD AND MAGNOLIA
BRIDGES. BOTH ARE BRIDGES
WITHIN THE CORRIDOR. UNDERSTAND
THE LEVELS OF SERVICE REQUIRED
FOR NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS
WITHIN THIS CORRIDOR AND
UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING TO BE
NEEDED TO EXPAND THE DREYFUS
STREET BRIDGE. COLLEAGUES, YOU
MIGHT NOTICE I HAD A SLIGHT
REQUESTING SDOT PROVIDE A
REPORT ON LIMITING THE SYSTEM
IMPROVEMENTS LAST YEAR. I AM
REQUESTING THIS SLIDE IN HOPES
THAT IT ANSWERS QUESTIONS THAT
WEREN'T GENERATED IN LAST
YEAR'S REPORT. UNFORTUNATELY, I
CAN'T BE CERTAIN BECAUSE THE
2023 BERT SLIDE, WHICH WAS DUE
TO COUNCIL ON JULY 1st STATED
IN COMMITTEE ON THE RECORD IT
WOULD BE HAS 118 DAYS LATER
NOT BEEN DELIVERED TO COUNCIL .
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT REMINDER
TOO. I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD
POINT. THANK YOU FOR THE
REMINDER OF THAT. AND,
IMPORTANT, AGAIN, TO HAVE A
CONTINUITY. THANK YOU FOR
MAKING SURE THAT THAT
INFORMATION GETS BACK TO US.
>> WE ARE MAKING THE SAME
NOISE.
>> IT'S CALLED TABLE. THAT IS A
COMPONENT TO YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. RAISING GOOD POINTS.
NUMBER 44, PLEASE.
>> 44, SDOT 4S, SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND
COSPONSORED BY CHAIR MOSQUEDA
AND COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IS A
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
REQUESTING THAT THE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION INVENTORY AND
REPORT ON LOW INCOME HOUSING,
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS AND OTHER
FACILITIES SERVING MANY
MEMBERS AFFECTED BY SOUND
TRANSIT FOR SEATTLE BALLARD
EXTENSION ALTERNATIVES IN THE
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT AND NORTH COLLEGE
NEIGHBORHOODS, THE GOAL IS FOR
THIS INVENTORY TO BE DONE IN
CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER CITY
DEPARTMENTS THAT ALSO CONTRACT
WITH THOSE SERVICES TO TRY TO
UNDERSTAND HOW THEY MIGHT BE
IMPACTED BY THAT LINK EXTENSION
AND WHETHER THEY CAN BE
CONTAINED BY THE LIGHT RAIL
CONSTRUCTION PROCESS AND BE
ABLE TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES
AFTER CONSTRUCTION.
>> EXCELLENT, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> THANK YOU. SO, I THINK THE
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE OR INTENT
WAS TO TRY TO DO THIS FOR SOUND
TRANSIT. OF COURSE, THAT IS NOT
IN OUR JURISDICTION. SO, THIS
IS REALLY COMING FROM SOME
CONVERSATIONS I KNOW MANY OF US
HAVE HAD WITH OUR COMMUNITIES,
WITH OUR CONSTITUENTS ABOUT HOW
THEIR BUSINESSES AND SERVICES
THAT ARE PROVIDED TO COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE
LIGHT RAIL. FOR EXAMPLE, SMALL
BUSINESSES IN THE CID,
CHILDCARE CENTER IN WEST
SEATTLE . SO, WHAT WE ARE
TRYING TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT
THERE IS AT LEAST AN INVENTORY
OF BUSINESSES AND SERVICES THAT
ARE AT RISK SO THAT WE CAN BE
SURE THAT WE ARE ALSO
SUBSEQUENTLY MAKING SURE THAT
THERE IS A MITIGATION STRATEGY
FOR HOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILL
BE, THEY WILL BE MADE WHOLE.
AND, SO, THAT IS THE INTENT
BEHIND THIS. AND, WE HOPE TO
WORK WITH SDOT AND SUBSEQUENTLY
WITH SOUND TRANSIT ONCE THESE
LISTS ARE AVAILABLE SO WE CAN
ENSURE THAT OUR NEIGHBORS DON'T
HAVE THEIR SERVICES DISRUPTED
AS THESE VERY IMPORTANT PIECES
OF INFRASTRUCTURE ARE GOING IN.
>> VERY WELL SAID. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS. I
APPRECIATE THAT THIS ALSO
ALIGNS WITH THE RESOLUTION THE
INTEREST OF THIS COUNCIL
EXPRESSED THROUGH THE
RESOLUTION EARLIER THIS YEAR.
THANK YOU FOR READING ON THIS,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. ALL
RIGHT, LET'S KEEP GOING.
>> 45, SDOT 5S IS A STATEMENT
OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT SPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS,
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES AND COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS WOULD REQUESTED BUT OF
TRANSPORTATION PROCEED WITH
THE SURPLUS AND SALE OF
PROPERTY AT 900 ROY STREET AND
STATE THE COUNCILS INTENT TO
ALLOCATE THE NET PROCEEDS FROM
THE SALE TO PHASE TWO OF THE
REDESIGN.
>> EXCELLENT, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH , CHAIR
MOSQUEDA, THANKS TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR THE
COSPONSORSHIP . AND TO MY A
PREDECESSOR ON HER ADVOCACY OF
THE THOMAS STREET REDESIGN.
CITY COUNCIL IS TRIED A NUMBER
OF DIFFERENT STRATEGIES OVER
THE YEARS TO TRY TO ELEVATE
GETTING THIS REALLY CRITICAL
GREEN STREET OVER THE FINISH
LINE. THIS IS THE LATEST EFFORT
FROM MY OFFICE TO EFFORTS
ACTUALLY TO TRY TO FIND
PROPERTIES THAT WOULD BE
SUITABLE FOR HOUSING OR TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES. MY OFFICE FOUND
A PARTIAL OWNED BY SDOT IN
SOUTH LAKE UNION AND MADE
INQUIRIES TO THE DEPARTMENT.
THIS IS A PARTIAL THAT SDOT
HAS WANTED TO SELL FOR MANY
YEARS. EXACTLY PREVIOUS
LEGISLATION SPONSORED BY MIKE
O'BRIEN TO SELL THIS PARCEL.
ITS USES ARE LIMITED. IT WAS
ACQUIRED WITH GAS TAX MONEY.
THAT DOES LIMIT OUR OPTIONS AS
TO WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THIS
SPECIFIC PARCEL. IT HAS TO BE
SOLD FOR TRANSPORTATION RELATED
PURPOSES. IT CANNOT BE USED
WITH THE SAME LEVEL OF
FLEXIBILITY AS PARCELS THAT
AREN'T SO ENCUMBERED AND WENT
ACQUIRED WITH GAS TAX MONEY,
WHICH IS THE ORIGIN OF THIS
PROPERTY. THE DEPARTMENT, AS I
UNDERSTAND IT, WOULD LIKE TO
SELL THIS PROPERTY. I, MYSELF
AND MY COSPONSORS WOULD LIKE TO
SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS TO SELL
THIS PROPERTY AND HAVE THE
TRANSPORTATION PROCEED GO
TOWARD SUPPORTING THESE REALLY
CRITICAL SAFETY AND BIKE AND
PEDESTRIAN PROJECTS. AND, THIS
IS JUST INSTRUCTION TO SDOT OF
CITY COUNCIL POLICY OF WHAT WE
WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE APARTMENT
DO AND WORK WITH US TO
EFFECTUATE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS
PURPOSE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. WOULD NOT BE A BUDGET
SEASON WITHOUT REFERENCE TO
THOMAS STREET. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR ONGOING ADVOCACY AND A
PREDECESSOR AS WELL. LET'S
CONTINUE.
>> NUMBER 46, SDOT 101A,
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN , COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON WOULD ADD
$3 MILLION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION , 1.6 MILLION OF
THAT FOR BRIDGE MAINTENANCE AND
SAFETY AND 1.4 MILLION TO
IMPLEMENT BILLING THE SCHOOL
ZONE TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERA
PROGRAM. THIS WOULD REPLACE 901
A THAT WAS RESENTED IN THE
BALANCING PACKAGE THAT WOULD
APPLY, THIS PLACEMENT WOULD
APPLY TO ACTUALLY DERIVE RATE
OF 1.7% TO COMPLETE THE CITY'S
2024 TRADITION TO THE
RETIREMENT FUND RATHER THAN
USING THE SRS2 BOARD WERE
COMMITTED GREAT ASSUMED IN THE
CHAIR IS BALANCING PACKAGE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ONGOING SUPPORT OF
TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS, WHICH
INCLUDES MAINTAINING THE SAFETY
OF OUR BRIDGES AND DOING MORE
TO KEEP STUDENTS SAFE WALKING
TO AND FROM SCHOOL. THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD MEET THE BARE
MINIMUM OF THE CITY AUDITORS
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR BRIDGE
SAFETY MAINTENANCE . AND, THIS
COMMANDMENT REITERATES CITY
COUNCILS DIRECTION TO DOUBLE
THE SCHOOL ZONE TRAFFIC SAFETY
CAMERA PROGRAM . AS WE KNOW
FROM THE DISTURBING PRINT AUDIT
WE OBTAINED IN 2020, OUR CITY
AUDITOR RECOMMENDS INVESTING A
RANGE OF BETWEEN $34
MILLION-$102 MILLION ANNUALLY
FOR MAINTENANCE OF SEATTLE'S
AGING BRIDGES. THAT EXCLUDES
SEISMIC AND REPLACEMENT. THAT
COMPRISES FIVE MAINTENANCE
ITEMS IN THE BUDGET. SO, THIS
AMENDMENT TRIES TO LIFT US UP
BY $1.6 MILLION TO GET US TO
THE BARE MINIMUM OF $34 MILLION
. AND, LAST YEAR, AS YOU KNOW,
THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED OR
AUTHORIZED FUNDING TO DOUBLE
THE SCHOOL ZONE TRAFFIC SAFETY
ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS. THAT DID
NOT GET DONE. SO, THIS
AMENDMENT MAKES SURE THAT IT
WOULD GET DONE IN 2024. AND,
THEN AS CENTRAL STAFF NOTED, IT
WOULD BE DONE BY GOING TO THE
ACTUARIAL EXPERT STATES OR
CALCULATE IS NECESSARY TO HAVE
100% SUSTAINABLE RETIREMENT
FUND. IT IS ACTUALLY A LOWER
RATE. THAT IS WHAT GENERATES
THE FUNDS FOR THIS AMENDMENT.
WE CAN SEE WHO CAN SAY
ACTUARIALLY 10 TIMES FAST.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> THIS IS ANOTHER ONE THAT I
GOT IN TOUCH WITH THE OFFICE OF
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN BEFORE
THE DEADLINE BUT AFTER THEY HAD
ALREADY COLLECTED THEIR MAXIMUM
NUMBER OF SPONSORS. I WOULD
LIKE TO ADD MY NAME PLEASE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
ADDING HER NAME TO SDOT 101.
NUMBER 46. THANK YOU COUNCIL
MEMBERS. COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN. I WAS EAGERLY
WANTING TO CHAT ABOUT THIS ONE.
I THINK THAT MAYBE I WOULD LIKE
TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE WITH
YOU, DEFINITELY INTERESTED IN
WHERE THE INVESTMENTS ARE
GOING. JUST WEARING MY SERVICE
BOARD HAD FOR A SECOND AS THE
BOARD PRESIDENT OF SEATTLE CITY
EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM, I
WANT TO NOTE THAT THIS IS LOWER
THAN THE BOARD APPROVED AMOUNT
AND, TO BE FAIR TO YOU AND IN
THE ANALYSIS THAT WE RECEIVED
FROM CENTRAL STAFF, IT IS, AS
YOU SAID, THE BARE MINIMUM OF
WHAT THE ACTUARY SAID IS
NECESSARY TO ACTUALLY MAKE THE
INVESTMENT. IT COMPORTS WITH
WHAT THE ACTUARY RANGE WOULD
BE. IT STAYS OUT TO THAT BOTTOM
RANGE. THE BOARD DID GO WITH A
SLIGHTLY HIGHER RATE. ACTUALLY,
A HIGHER RATE THAN THIS WAS
INCLUDED IN THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET AND WE REDUCED
IT TO WHAT THE BOARD HAD
APPROVED. I DID WANT TO REACH
OUT TO STAFF MEMBERS AND
LEADERSHIP. THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR SAID THE
FRAGMENTATION WAS TO KEEP THE
CITY CAPETIAN RATE AT 15.18% IN
ANTICIPATION THAT, DUE TO
LOSSES, THE PORTFOLIO EXPENSED
IN 2022, THE CITY'S REQUIRED
CONTRIBUTION RATE WILL INCREASE
NEXT YEAR AS LOSSES ARE
RECOGNIZED. IF THE CITY'S
CONTRIBUTION RATE WERE LOWERED
TO THE MINIMUM CONTRIBUTION
RATE, AS PROPOSED HERE, THE
ACTUARIALLY REQUIRED
CONTRIBUTION AS PART IS OF THIS
YEAR'S BUDGET PROCESS, THERE
WOULD BE CONCERN THIS WILL MAKE
THE ANTICIPATED CONTRIBUTION
RATE INCREASE IN NEXT YEAR'S
BUDGET PROCESS EVEN LARGER. I
DO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A
LEGAL OPTION TO PURSUE. I THINK
IT IS JUST A POLICY QUESTION
FOR US ON WHETHER OR NOT WE
WANT TO REDUCE IT BY THE
SUGGESTED AMOUNT HERE. IN GOOD
TIMES, WE ALL TRY TO PUT MORE
MONEY INTO OUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT
AND RECOGNIZE THEIR ARE MANY
INVESTMENTS NEEDED WE ARE DOING
A LITTLE BIT LESS HERE THAN WAS
PROPOSED IN THE MAYOR'S BUDGET.
IN MY CHAIR IS BALANCING
PACKAGE, WE INCLUDED WHAT WAS
THE SERS BOARD REGULATION AND
THE POLICY QUESTION IN FRONT OF
US WOULD BE IF WE WANT TO
REDUCE THAT WHAT THE ACTUARY
SAID WAS THE MINIMUM
CONTRIBUTION NEEDED. NO
QUESTION IN MY MIND THE
INVESTMENTS ARE NEEDED THAT YOU
HAVE ARTICULATE IT. LOOK
FORWARD TO CHATTING WITH YOU
AND WE CAN CHAT MORE WITH THE
SERS BOARD AND STAFF,
LEADERSHIP ABOUT THE IMPACT
HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
WERE UP NEXT FOR THE NEXT TWO.
NUMBER 47 PLEASE.
>> NUMBER 47, SDOT 102A,
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS WOULD ADD
$1.5 MILLION TO THE MOVE
SEATTLE A REFUND TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FOR THE 45th STREET BRIDGE, I-5
CROSSING IMPROVEMENTS CIP
PROJECT, THIS IS A BALANCED
USING A RESTRICTED FUND IN THE
SEATTLE LEVY FUND.
>> THANK YOU MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
COLLEAGUES, AS YOU KNOW VERY
WELL, THIS IS A MOVE SEATTLE
AND VISION ZERO SAFETY PROJECT
THAT CONNECTS PEOPLE TO THE
NEW UNIVERSITY DISTRICT LIGHT
RAIL STATION TO EXPAND USAGE OF
OUR GROWING TRANSIT SYSTEM IN
THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
THIS PROJECT WAS PROMISED TO
VOTERS IN 2015 AS PART OF THE
MOVE SEATTLE PROPERTY TAX LEVY
AND RETAINED AS PART OF THE
2018 WORK PLAN THAT WAS UPDATED
WHEN RESET PETITIONS FOR
PROJECTS TO BE DELIVERED.
COMMUNITY GROUPS AND ADVOCACY
GROUPS POINTED OUT IN 2021 THAT
SDOT HAD NOT MADE PROGRESS ON
THIS, EVEN THOUGH THE LIGHT
RAIL STATION WAS ON THE VERGE
OF OPENING . IN NOVEMBER, 2021,
THE CITY COUNCIL KICK STARTED
THIS IS THE REVISION PROJECT BY
AUTHORIZING ITS ENGINEERING AND
DESIGN. IN NOVEMBER, 2022 THE
CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED FUNDING
TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT BY
INCREASING A $10 OR CENTS
VEHICLE LICENSE FEE. DID WITH
MAGNITUDE OF OVERSIGHT, THE
COLLECTION OF THAT REVENUE
SOURCE WAS TEMPORARILY DELAYED
WITH THIS BUDGET ACTION BEFORE
US IS ESSENTIALLY A PROVISO OF
NEWLY IDENTIFIED UNRESTRICTED
DOLLARS WHICH WOULD ENSURE THAT
SDOT COMPLETES THE PROJECT
ALREADY APPROVED TWICE BY THE
CITY COUNCIL WHILE WE WERE,
TODAY, WE ACTUALLY ARE
RECEIVING A PETITION SIGNED BY
OVER 600 PEOPLE IN NORTH
SEATTLE. I WILL FORWARD THAT TO
YOU. THERE IS STILL STRONG
SUPPORT FOR THIS PROJECT IN THE
LINK COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN FOR
BRINGING THIS UP . I WILL ALSO
JUST ADD IF WE HAD A PRIVATE
DEVELOPMENT LEAD OVER I-5
BETWEEN 45th AND 50th, IT WOULD
BE 14 ACRES, A SIMILAR PROJECT
IN WASHINGTON, D.C. OF SEVEN
ACRES CREATES $40 MILLION PER
YEAR IN PROPERTY TAXES FOR THE
CITY OF WASHINGTON, D.C. I LOVE
THIS PLAN, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, LET'S DO IT. AND,
LET'S BUILD THAT LID.
>> THANKS COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. LET'S GO TO THE NEXT
ONE. NUMBER 48.
>> SDOT 103 A SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES AND COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
WOULD ADD $1.4 MILLION FOR THE
SEATTLE TRANSIT BENEFIT
DISTRICT FUND TO THE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION. $1 MILLION
OF THIS AD WOULD BE FOR THE
ACCESSIBLE MOUNT BAKER
IMITATION CIP PROJECT AND IN
INCLUDES A PROVISO AND $400,000
WHICH IS WOULD BE FOR THE
TRANSIT IMPROVEMENT CIP
PROJECT. THIS WILL REQUIRE A
BUDGET LEGISLATION TO INCREASE
THE GLOBAL SPENDING ON CAPITOL
PROJECTS FROM THIS REVENUE
SOURCE. AND, THIS IS THE OTHER
ITEM THAT IS BALANCED USING THE
1.4 USING $1.4 MILLION OF
SEATTLE TRANSIT SALES TAX
REVENUE FROM THE OCTOBER
FORECAST UPDATE AND
UNRESTRICTED FUND BALANCE.
>> EXCELLENT, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
COLLEAGUES, THIS AMENDMENT
WOULD SPECIFY OUR INTENT TO
INVEST, HOW TO INVEST THE
HIGHER-THAN-EXPECTED REVENUE
FROM THE SALES TAX THAT FUNDS
THE SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE. WE
WANTED TO PUT THIS TOWARD R FOR
BUDGET SUSTAINABILITY TO HAVE A
ONE TIME INVESTMENT HERE. YOU
KNOW, WE HAD REQUESTED FOR A
WHILE TO GET SDOT SPEND PLAN
FOR THE SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE
BUT WE DIDN'T GET IT AND A
COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. AND, THERE
ARE SEVERAL FAKE LINE ITEMS IN
THE SPEND PLAN. BUT, THE
PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS
NOT TO UP AND SDOT SPEND PLAN
BUT RATHER TO DEPLOY THE EXTRA
REVENUE TO A ONE TIME SOURCE.
SO, IN SOUTH SEATTLE, WE KNOW
THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING THE
HIGHEST LEVEL OF FATALITIES AND
INJURIES. THIS PROJECT THAT WE
ARE PROPOSING HERE, THE
ACCESSIBLE MT. BAKER PROJECT,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES , SHE
WILL BE INTERESTED IN SPEAKING
TO THIS AS WELL HOPEFULLY. I
HAVE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THIS
PROJECT. WE PRESENTED IT TO THE
TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD AS WELL
TO REMIND THEM OF THIS PROJECT.
IT IMPROVES SAFE ACCESS TO THE
MOUNT BAKER LIGHT RAIL STATION,
A VERY DANGEROUS INTERSECTION
OF RAINIER AVENUE AND AN OKAY
WAY. IT DOES DOUBLE DUTY BY
ENCOURAGING TRANSIT RIDERSHIP
AND VISION ZERO GOALS. AS WE
KNOW, THE SEATTLE TRANSIT
MEASURE REQUIRES 50% OF ALL
FUNDS BE SPENT ON TRANSIT
SERVICE HOURS. THIS AMENDMENT
STILL ENABLES THAT PARAMOUNT
GOAL TO BE EXCEEDED, ESPECIALLY
WHERE THERE IS A BUS DRIVER
SHORTAGE. OKAY, THANK YOU.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. YES, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH THE COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, AND MY STAFF FOR
COMING TO MY OFFICE WITH THIS
IDEA. EXCITED TO HAVE THAT
WILLINGNESS TO WORK ON
IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS IN THE
SOUTH AND. WE, WELL, I HAVE
SAID WHAT AND ONCE DISTRICT 2
HAS 60% OF FATALITIES, FIVE
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HIT IN THE
LAST MONTH OR TWO. AND, TWO
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED . AND,
SO, I AM ALWAYS LOOKING FOR AN
OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH MY
COLLEAGUES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE IMPROVE SAFETY ON THE
STREETS OF DISTRICT 2 AND THIS
FUNDING WOULD REALLY HELP TO
RESTART THE PORTION OF THE
ACCESSIBLE MOUNT BAKER PROJECT
THAT WAS CUT DUE TO
CONSTRAINTS. THIS HAS BEEN
STUDIED BACK IN 2013. AND,
WOULD REPURPOSE A LANE OF MOUNT
BAKER BOULEVARD IN FRONT OF
FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL, IN FRONT
OF THE FOOTBALL FIELD AND THE
GYM TO BE A SAFE SPACE. BETWEEN
SCHOOL AND THE MOUNT BAKER
STATION AS COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN SAID. IT WOULD
EFFECTIVELY FILL A GAP IN THE
LINEAR PARK ALL THE WAY
THROUGH THE MOUNT BAKER PARK .
SO, IT WOULD BRING SAFETY TO
STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AND
PEOPLE WHO RELY ON TRANSIT OR
WHO CAN'T DRIVE AND ALSO
PROVIDE SOME SUPPORT FOR FOLKS
JUST TRYING TO NAVIGATE THROUGH
AND NOT WINNING THE THING FOR
ROAD IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. IF YOU'VE EVER
BEEN THROUGH AFTER SCHOOL, THE
STUDENTS AT FRANKLIN HIGH
SCHOOL DON'T HAVE BUS SERVICE.
THEY WALK A LOT AROUND THERE.
IT IS A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION.
APPRECIATE THE CITY COUNCIL
SUPPORT HERE.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, BOTH OF YOU. LET'S MOVE
ON TO 49. FOLKS, WE ARE SO
CLOSE. WE HAVE FIVE MORE. THANK
YOU FOR STICKING WITH ME. I
APPRECIATE THAT WE ARE GOING TO
END BEFORE 5:30.
>> SDOT 6A, SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JUAREZ WOULD ADD $500,000
PERCENT OF GENERAL FUND TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FOR BALLARD AVENUE CAFE STREET
AND HOWARD PRAIRIE DISTRICT
IMPROVEMENT AND AT A PROVISO.
THIS RELIES ON RESOURCES THAT
WERE RECENTLY IDENTIFIED IN A
PROPOSED BUDGET, TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS THAT THE CITY
BUDGET OFFICE AND EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENTS TRANSMIT AFTER THE
BUDGET IS TRANSMITTED IN LATE
SEPTEMBER. THIS WOULD REDUCE
$500,000 PERCENT FROM THE
SCHOOL SAFETY TRAFFIC AND
PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENT FUND.
THAT WAS BACKFILLED TO ADDRESS
THE REVENUE GAP IN THE CHAIRS
BALANCING PACKAGE FROM THE
TECHNICAL CORRECTION
IDENTIFIED. IF NOT USED FOR
THIS PURPOSE, AS WE DISCUSSED
LAST WEEK AS PART OF THE CHAIRS
BALANCING PACKAGE, THIS WAS
PART OF THE ONGOING
CONVERSATION TO IDENTIFYING
ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS FOR
ADDRESSING THOSE REVENUE GAPS.
>> EXCELLENT, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, THANK YOU
DEPUTY DIRECTOR ALY PENNUCCI.
YES, I AM A BIT DIAGNOSTIC ON
THE FUND SOURCE FOR THIS. I
WANT TO TAKE AWAY FROM SCHOOL
SAFETY PROJECTS . AND, I HAVE
BEEN ASKING SDOT TO INCLUDE
THIS WITHIN THEIR BUDGET FOR A
COUPLE OF YEARS . AND, YET,
COLLEAGUES, IT HAS BEEN YOU
THAT HAVE KEPT THIS PROJECT
ALIVE. WHAT THIS IS TODAY, THIS
IS A FUNDING REQUEST TO MAKE
THE FINAL CHANGES AND
INCORPORATE THIS WORK INTO
STREETS ILLUSTRATED SO THAT IT
CAN BE EASILY APPLIED TO
NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS SEATTLE,
WHETHER IT IS IN COLUMBIA CITY,
WHETHER IT IS IN WEST SEATTLE,
WHETHER IT IS DOWNTOWN, LEAGUE
CITY, OR, UNIVERSITY DISTRICT.
CAFE STREETS ARE A UNIQUE WAY
TO ENCOURAGE TO USE THE RIGHT
OF WAYS FOR HIS NOSE AND
PEOPLE. AND, STREETS
ILLUSTRATED IS THE FORMAT IN
WHICH WE DO THAT. THE PILOT
PROJECT THAT IS ON BALLARD
AVENUE RIGHT NOW LITERALLY
TODAY, THEY ARE PUTTING IN THE
CHANGES THAT WE STARTED WORKING
ON IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. IN
PREVIOUS FACES, WE HAD FOUR-WAY
STOPS, CURVEBALLS, UPDATED
STRAINING. WE SPENT MONTHS
GETTING FEEDBACK AND INPUT FROM
COMMUNITY NUMBERS, LOCAL
BUSINESSES TO INFORM THE WORK.
AND, WE ARE RIGHT NOW JUST
WAITING. WE ARE FINALIZING THIS
WORK AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO
GET IT ADDED INTO STREETS
ILLUSTRATED. AS WELL, THIS
WORK, IF THERE IS UNDER SPEND,
MONEY IN THIS LINE ITEM COULD
BE USED FOR TESTING AND SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS BETWEEN BALLARD
AVENUE AND THE BREWERY
DISTRICT, WHICH IS IN ITS PHASE
ONE OF CREATING SAFER
PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCES. THERE
ARE DERELICT RAIL LINES ALONG
14th AND THE BREWERY DISTRICT
IS CUT OFF BY FOUR MAJOR
TRAFFIC STREET, 15th AVENUE
NORTHWEST, MARKET STREET, LEARY
AVENUE AND EIGHTH AVENUE
NORTHWEST. SEWER, THIS FUNDING
WOULD INCREASE PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY AND IT WOULD GET A
STREET CAFE STREETSCAPE ADDED
TO STREETS ILLUSTRATED SO THAT
YOU TOO CAN HAVE A STREET CAFE
IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> OLD HAND, SORRY.
>> NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. I
APPRECIATE THE INTEREST IN
INCREASING THE FUNDING THAT IS
GOING INTO THIS AREA OF OUR
CITY AND HAVE TRIED TO WORK
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS ON
REALLY DIRECTING FUNDING TOWARD
THE ACTIVATION OF THE BALLARD
AVENUE STREET CAFE CONCEPT AND
THE PRAIRIE DISTRICT YOU
BROUGHT FORWARD, EXCITED THAT
THOSE DOLLARS YEAR-OVER-YEAR
CONTINUE TO ADD TO THE
FOOTPRINT OF THE VISION. I KNOW
IT IS NOT FULLY THERE. SO,
BUILDING BLOCKS, FOR SURE. I DO
WANT TO FLAG THAT I'M GOING TO
CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THIS ITEM,
AND MORE, THOUGH. I THINK THAT
WITH THE REVENUE FORECAST BEING
DOWN BY ABOUT $9.5 MILLION FOR
TRANSPORTATION RELATED SOURCES,
WE WORKED REALLY HARD TO MAKE
SURE TO CLOSE THAT GAP. THANKS
TO CENTRAL STAFF FOR REALIGNING
SOME OF THE EXISTING
TRANSPORTATION REVENUE OPTIONS
TO HELP CLOSE THAT GAP. THANKS
TO CBL FOR HELP AND TRY TO
THINK THROUGH INITIAL WAYS AS
WELL TO CLOSE THAT. BUT,
REALLY, CENTRAL STAFF CAME
THROUGH WITH AN EVALUATION THAT
SHOWED US THERE WAS SOME
CALCULATIONS THAT WERE BEING
FOLDED IN TWICE. SO, WE HAD TO
REDUCE THE $9.4 MILLION REVENUE
GAP AND CLOSE IT IN PART BY
USING $3 MILLION FROM GENERAL
FUND AND IN PART WITH SOME
OTHER TRANSPORTATION RELATED
REVENUE AND THERE WAS JUST
$775,000.00. AT THE LAST
MINUTE, WE DECIDED WE WERE
GOING TO USE THE CONTRIBUTION
FROM EMERGENCY RESERVES TO MAKE
SURE THAT THERE WAS NO
REDUCTION TO TRANSPORTATION
RELATED SERVICES. AND, YOU
KNOW, THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE
VISION ZERO VERSUS BRIDGE FOLKS
COMING OUT THAT WOULD BE
HEARTBREAKING TO HEAR THOSE
CAMPS AGAIN. IT IS ALL
IMPORTANT. BRING THAT UP AS A
REMINDER THAT I DID PULL 775
FROM THE PROPOSED EMERGENCY
RESERVE AMOUNT. MY INTENT AND
MY COMMITMENT TO THE CITY
BUDGET OFFICE WAS WE WOULD DO
EVERYTHING WE KURT TO FILL
THAT. KNOWING THAT THIS FUNDING
WAS ONLY AVAILABLE YESTERDAY,
MY INTENT WOULD BE TO TRY TO
ENSURE THAT THE PROMISE OF
FILLING THE $725,000.00 FROM
THE EMERGENCY RESERVES IS HELD,
THAT I CALLED TO THAT AND
IDEALLY WOULD USE THIS FUNDING
TO BACKFILL THE EMERGENCY
RESERVES THAT WE REDUCE. BUT,
HAPPY TO CONTINUE TO TALK WITH
YOU MORE AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN
FIND A SOLUTION THAT ALLOWS FOR
INVESTMENTS TO MOVE FORWARD.
BUT, THAT THE EMERGENCY
RESERVES FOR THE LONG-TERM
STABILITY OF THE CITY'S
FINANCING GET REPLENISHED
FIRST. CENTRAL STAFF, I THINK
I'M GOING TO MOVE FORWARD.
FOLKS HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
ALIGNMENT, THEY CAN CHAT WITH
YOU. GOING BACK TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. AND A $6
BILLION BUDGET, I'M HOPING WE
CAN FIND $500,000.00 . I AGREE
WITH EVERYTHING THAT YOU JUST
SAID.
>> GREAT. LET'S THEN COME BACK
TO THIS. I WOULD ALSO ASK
CENTRAL STAFF TO REMIND US HOW
MUCH HAS GONE INTO THE
INVESTMENTS IN THE BALLARD
AVENUE STREET CAFE AND THE
BREWERY DISTRICT OVER THE LAST
FEW YEARS. THAT MIGHT BE
HELPFUL AS WELL TO HAVE THE
HISTORICAL CONTEXT. WE CAN DO
THAT GOING FORWARD. FOR THE
PURPOSES OF TIME. LET'S GO
AHEAD AND GO TO ITEM NUMBER 15.
50 OUT OF 53. SO CLOSE.
>> SDOT 202A, SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
COSPONSORED BY COUNCIL
PRESIDENT JUAREZ AND
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, WOULD
IMPOSE A PROVISO ON A $150,000
OR SINCERELY THE APARTMENT
TRANSPORTATION FOR CONSTRUCTION
OF A SIDEWALK USING ALTERNATIVE
CONSTRUCTION METHODS ON THE
SOUTH SIDE OF NORTH 87th STREET
FROM FIRST AVENUE NORTHWEST.
THIS PROVISO WOULD RESTRICT
$150,000.00 OF THE $654,000.00
THAT IS BUDGETED IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CONTROL
CIP IN THE 2024 PROPOSED BUDGET
ADJUSTMENTS.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR, THANK YOU
DEPUTY DIRECTOR ALY PENNUCCI.
THIS BUILDING OFF OF THESE
SIDEWALKS LIGHT FROM LAST YEAR
AND USING A COST-EFFECTIVE
MEANS TO CREATE A SIDEWALK.
AND, THIS IS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD
THAT DOES NOT HAVE SIDEWALK
CONNECTIVITY . THIS IS A
EXAMPLE OF SIDEWALK
CONNECTIVITY FROM THIRD AVENUE
NORTHWEST AND GREENWOOD AVENUE
NORTHWEST, EXCEPT FOR THIS ONE
BLOCK. I DO KNOW THAT THERE ARE
SOME CHANGES COMING TO THE
STREET AND THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
BE ONLY UTILIZED IN CONCERT
WITH EVERYTHING THAT IS
CHANGING. SO, WE CAN'T BECOME A
15 MINUTE CITY WITHOUT A
WELL-CONNECTED, SAFE PLACE TO
WALK. IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT
DOES NOT HAVE SAFE PLACES TO
WALK, THIS IS THE MISSING LINK
FOR THE SAFE PLACE TO WALK.
THANK YOU CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU. I SEE
ANY ADDITIONAL HANDS ON THIS.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. NUMBER 51.
>> THANK YOU, GOING TO HAND IT
OVER TO OUR DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR
HANDY TO FINISH US OUT WITH THE
FINAL THREE ITEMS.
>> SPD ONE A IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
COSPONSORED BY CHAIR MOSQUEDA
AND COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
DAD $222,000.00 TO THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR A DEPUTY
DIRECTOR POSITION AT THE OFFICE
OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY. THIS
IS A FILLED POSITION CURRENTLY
FUNDED USING THE SALARY SAVINGS
FROM OTHER POSITIONS THAT NOW
NEED TO BE FILLED. THIS IS
BALANCED BY A REDUCTION OF THE
SAME AMOUNT FROM THE RESERVES
FOR THE SEATTLE POLICE MONITOR.
THAT RESERVE IS ESTIMATED TO
HAVE $275,000 RESENTS OF
UNPROGRAMMED FUNDS IN 24, OF
WHICH THIS WOULD REDUCE BY
$222,000.00.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU DIRECTOR HANDY.
YOU DID A GOOD JOB OF LAYING
OUT BOTH THE NEED AND THE
FUNDING SOURCE. I HAVE A WHOLE
LOT TO ADD OTHER THAN THE FACT
THAT THE ACCOUNT ABILITY
ORDINANCE REQUIRES THAT THE OPA
TO HAVE A DEPUTY DIRECTOR. HOPE
I CAN GET SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCIL
MEMBERS, I'M NOT SEEING
ADDITIONAL HANDS ON THIS. LET'S
GO TO 52.
>> SPD 200 A IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JUAREZ. THIS WOULD PROVISO
$250,000.00 IN THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT FOR A CONTRACT TO
ALLOW FOR SYSTEMIC AND
DEPARTMENTWIDE ANALYSIS OF BODY
CAMERA AUDIO THAT IMPROVES
OFFICER HEALTH AND COMMUNITY
INTERACTIONS. THE DEPARTMENT
HAS HELD A CONTRACT WITH TRULIO
IN THE PAST . THIS CBA WOULD
REQUEST THAT THEY INITIATE
WORK ON THAT CONTRACT
IMMEDIATELY SO THAT IT CAN
BEGIN EXECUTION IN 2014 AND THE
PROVISO IS FOR FUNDING IN 2024.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR MOSQUEDA
AND THANK YOU DIRECTOR HANDY
FOR EXPLAINING THAT . WE THINK
THAT SPD SHOULD REINSTITUTE THE
CONTRACT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
SO, THIS PROVISO WILL ENCOURAGE
THEM TO DO THAT. AND, THAT IS,
THE VARIOUS REASONS TO DO IT,
WE CAN HAVE A LONG DISCUSSION
ABOUT IT. I THINK IT IS, THERE
IS CONSENSUS THAT SPD SHOULD BE
REINSTATED IN THIS CONTRACT
THAT THEY CANCELED BACK IN
FEBRUARY. CHAIR MOSQUEDA, DID
YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT
THAT? OKAY, OKAY, THANK YOU.
>> NO, THANK YOU. LOOK FORWARD
TO CHATTING A LITTLE BIT MORE.
STILL VERY INTERESTED IN
KNOWING WHAT HAPPENED WITH THAT
CANCELLATION. THANK YOU. I MAY
HAVE SOME QUESTIONS IN A
COUNCIL MEMBER. I CAN FOLLOW UP
WITH YOU AND CENTRAL STAFF AS
WELL. ALL RIGHT,
COUNCILMEMBERS.
>> THE LAST ITEM. ITEM 53 IS
SPR 201A, SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS AND COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN. THIS WOULD PROVISO
$30,000 RESENTS ANY PARKS
DEPARTMENT FOR REJUVENATING
THE PEA PATCH HSD PROJECT THAT
WOULD FUND A PERMANENT FENCE
AROUND CRAIG'S GUARDING PEA
PATCH IN NORTHWEST SEATTLE
THIS PROVISO RESTRICTS $30,000
RESENTS ANY PARKS DEPARTMENT.
WE ARE STILL DETERMINING THE
BEST PLACE WITHIN THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT THAT THIS COULD COME
FROM.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU , BUDGET CHAIR .
THIS IS THE LAST ITEM ON THE
AGENDA. THIS IS A MODEST
ONE-TIME FUNDING TO INSTALL
PERMANENT FENCE AT CRAIG'S
GUARDING PEA PATCH TO MEET THE
NEEDS OF GARDENERS AND AND AN
ONGOING RENTAL COST TO THE
CITY. CRAIG'S GARDEN, IT MIGHT
BE THE ONLY PEA PATCH IN AN
INDUSTRIAL ZONE. IF IT IS NOT
THE ONLY, IT IS ONE OF FEW. IT
IS ACTUALLY ON KING COUNTY
PARCEL, THERE IS AN ADJACENT
SUBSTATION FOR KING COUNTY
METRO. GARDENERS HAVE ADVOCATED
FOR A FENCE FOR THE PAST FOR
MANY YEARS. WHEN THERE WAS THE
LAND TRANSFER CONVERSATION WITH
KING COUNTY, I PROPOSED THAT
THEY HAD TO INSTALL A FENCE AS
PART OF THAT LAND TRANSFER BUT
THE LAND TRANSFER WAS HALTED.
IN APRIL, 22, SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION INSTALLED A
TEMPORARY FENCE AROUND THE
PERIMETER OF CRAIG'S GUARDING
PEA PATCH. THE GARDENERS HAVE
BEEN VERY EXCITED. IT HAS BEEN
VERY WELL RECEIVED. IT IS A
TEMPORARY FENCE. IT DOESN'T
HAVE A VERY GOOD GATE. AND, IN
SEPTEMBER, 23, THE APARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS AGREED TO TAKE
OVER THE MONTHLY BILLING FOR
THE TEMPORARY FENCE. HOWEVER,
IT IS NOT SUSTAINABLE TO KEEP
RENTING A FENCE. THE MONTHLY
CHARGE IS $317.52. SO, THIS
AMENDMENT WILL PAY FOR ITSELF
IN LESS THAN EIGHT YEARS. IT IS
A GOOD COMMITMENT. THE
GARDENERS REALLY WANT IT. I
HOPE TO EARN YOUR SUPPORT.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> I WILL ADD MY NAME AS A
COSPONSOR.
>> GREAT . COUNCILMEMBER NELSON
ADDING YOUR NAME TO THE LAST
ITEM ON OUR LIST. NUMBER 53.
SPR 201. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
THIS IS AN ITEM , WE ARE SO FAR
OVER, I WILL BE SHORT. I AM
HERE AT MY BALLARD OFFICE BY
THE BALLARD LIBRARY AND WE'VE
GOT HEALTHONE OUT HERE HELPING
TO MITIGATE A CRISIS ON THE
STREETS. WE'VE GOT OF THE FAS
STAFF HELPING PEOPLE AT THE
SERVICE CENTER EVERY DAY AND
WE'VE GOT POLICE OUT HERE
HELPING EVERYONE RESOLVE THE
SITUATION. I JUST WANTED TO
TAKE THE MOMENT. WE HAVE THE
INDIVIDUAL FROM HEALTHONE
TESTIFY AT OUR BUDGET HEARING
EARLIER THIS WEEK AND SHE IS
OUT HERE ON THE STREETS HELPING
THE PEOPLE THAT WE ARE ASKING
FOR THEM TO SERVE. I JUST WANT
TO RAISE UP THE GOOD WORK OF
HEALTHONE, THE SEATTLE POLICE
OFFICERS THAT ARE HERE AND THE
PEOPLE IN THE SERVICE CENTER
FROM FAS, THANK YOU BUDGET
CHAIR.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU FOR THE SHOUT
OUT 40 HEALTHONE MEMBERS. I
WANT TO GIVE ALL OF YOU A SHOUT
OUT. THANK YOU FOR STICKING
WITH US. IT IS 5:29. THANKS FOR
GETTING US ALL THE WAY THROUGH
53 ITEMS. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT
TO HEAR ADDITIONAL CONTEXT. I
LEARNED A LOT MORE ABOUT SOME
OF THE PROPOSALS THAT COUNCIL
MEMBERS PUT FORWARD IN THIS
LIST OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS TO
THE LANSING PACKAGE. I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR THE EARLIER WORK
YOU DID WITH OUR OFFICE AND
CENTRAL STAFF TO BRING FORWARD
THE AMENDMENTS THAT WERE
INCLUDED IN THE BALANCING
PACKET. IT IS AN ITERATIVE
PACKAGE, BUILDING BLOCKS PUT
TOGETHER HERE. WE WILL TALK
ABOUT THIS ON NOVEMBER 13th. I
WANT TO REMIND FOLKS ON
NOVEMBER 13th IT IS A BRIEFING
THE WILL FOR ALL OF THE
AMENDMENTS. EVERY AMENDMENT
WILL BE PUBLISHED WEEK PRIOR.
HE WILL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO
TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT IN FULL DETAIL.
NOVEMBER 13th, WE WALKED
THROUGH ALL OF THE AMENDMENTS
AND WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING IN
THE EVENING. WE START RIGHT AT
10:00 A.M. WITH BUSINESS, NO
PUBLIC COMMENT BECAUSE WE TAKE
COMMENT AT 5:00 P.M. THAT DAY
TO GET FEEDBACK. THE NEXT
THING, ON THE 14th OF NOVEMBER,
WE WILL START VOTING ON EACH
ONE OF THE AMENDMENTS. THAT IS
OUR CHANCE TO MAKE SOME OF
THESE DISCUSSIONS AND POINTS WE
HAVE HEARD TODAY AND IDEALLY
GET THROUGH ALL OF THE
AMENDMENTS ON NOVEMBER 14th.
THAT LEAVES US WITH NOVEMBER
15th TO GET INTO BUDGET RELATED
LEGISLATION THAT IMPACTS THE
BUDGET BUT NOT NECESSARILY THE
2024 BUDGET. THAT WILL BE A
BRIEFING THAT DAY WITHIN THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK ON
NOVEMBER 30th FOR BUDGET
RELATED LEGISLATION THAT HAS NO
FISCAL IMPACT ON CALENDAR YEAR
2024. THE NEXT MEETING WE HAVE,
JUST AS A SUMMARY IS NOVEMBER
13th. YOU WILL SEE ALL OF THE
FINALISTS AMENDMENTS WE
DISCUSSED TODAY, PUBLISHED THE
WEEK BEFORE. WE WILL HAVE A
PUBLIC HEARING THAT MONDAY AT
5:00 P.M. PUBLIC COMMENT
SIGN-UP SHEET GOES LIVE AT 3:00
P.M.. PEOPLE CAN START QUEUING
UP IN PERSON IF THEY DESIRE. I
WILL BE HERE IN PERSON TO
RECEIVE PEOPLE. AGAIN, WE
ENCOURAGE REMOTE PARTICIPATION,
AND THE ONGOING PANDEMIC AND
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES. I
APPRECIATE ALL OF THE WORK
YOU'VE PUT INTO THIS,
COLLEAGUES AND FOR GETTING US
THROUGH THIS. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR
SHARING YOUR GOOD OF THE ORDER,
IS THERE ANY OTHER GOOD OF THE
ORDER? OKAY, IT'S JUST ME,
DIRECTOR HANDY.
>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
THE TIME TODAY. YOUR CENTRAL
STAFF TEAM WILL BE FULLY
OFF-LINE THIS WEEKEND. I WOULD
LIKE TO MAKE THAT AS A PUBLIC
ANNOUNCEMENT. WE WILL BE AT THE
READY ON MONDAY TO REFINE THESE
PROPOSALS THROUGH NEXT WEEK. I
WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT
OUT TO PATTY BEHIND THE SCENES
THIS ENTIRE AFTERNOON KEEPING
US ON TRACK. THANKS TO MY WHOLE
TEAM. I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE
WEEKEND.
>> THANKS TO THE CLERKS AND
THE TECHNOLOGY TEAM, AND
SEATTLE CHANNEL. HAVE A GREAT
WEEKEND WITHOUT INTERRUPTION
FROM EACH OTHER AND WE WILL SEE
YOU ON NOVEMBER 13th. HEARING
NO FURTHER BUSINESS, TODAY'S
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING
IS ADJOURNED.
>> THANK YOU.