>>> GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
THIS IS SIPT 26th.
IT'S THE SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
IT'S DAY TWO UP HERE.
AND I'M SALLY BAGSHAW.
I CHAIR THIS COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER,
GONZALEZ FOR BEING HERE WITH
ME.
AND WE ARE MOVING FORWARD TODAY
WITH PRESENTATIONS FROM OUR
DEPARTMENTS.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR
PARTICIPATING YESTERDAY.
WE HEARD FROM BEN NOBLE, OUR
CITY BUDGET OFFICE DISCUSSION,
WE ALSO HAD HARA AND DEBORAH
SMITH FROM OUR SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES AND SEATTLE CITY
LIGHTS.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT GOOD
FIRST SESSION.
WE HAVE BOTH THE MORNING AND AN
AFTERNOON SESSION TODAY.
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE
MORNING SESSION, WE'RE GOING TO
RECESS, AND THEN COME BACK AT
2:00 P.M.
AND PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE AT
THE END OF THE SECOND GROUP
THIS AFTERNOON.
SO I APPRECIATE VERY MUCH
PEOPLE COMING AND FOR THE
CLERK'S OFFICE CLARIFYING THAT
PUBLIC COMMENT IS AT THE END OF
THE DAY.
THIS MORNING WE'RE GOING TO
RECEIVE PRESENTATIONS FROM OUR
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
I WANT TO WELCOME BOBBY LEE.
THIS IS OUR FIRST BUDGET WITH
YOU.
WE'RE EXCITED TO HEAR FROM YOU.
WE ARE ALSO GOING TO HAVE THE
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION, AND I ASSUME JESUS
AGUIRRE, PERHAPS CHRISTOPHER
WILLIAMS WILL BE HERE TO JOIN
US.
AND WE'LL HEAR FROM THE OFFICE
OF LABOR STANDARDS.
THIS AFTERNOON WE'VE GOT THREE
OTHER DEPARTMENTS, OUR HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF
HOUSING AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING.
SO MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT OUR
OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES HAS
BEEN WORKING EXTENSIVELY ON
HELPING PEOPLE WHO ARE
HOMELESS.
I KNOW IT DOESN'T COME AS A
SURPRISE TO THANK YOU FOR THE
THREE PEOPLE WHO ARE AT THE
TABLE, YOU KNOW THIS, BUT
OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES, HELLO
DEBORA JUAREZ, THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE, COUNCILMEMBER ABEL
PACHECO, THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE AS WELL.
HUMAN SERVICES DOES MORE THAN
ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO
ARE HOMELESS.
AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A
SPECIAL SESSION NEXT WEEK WHERE
WE'RE FOCUSING REALLY ON A DEEP
DIVE ON HOMELESSNESS AND ALL OF
THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE -- OTHER
DEPARTMENTS ARE WORKING ON,
WHETHER IT'S PARKS OR OUR FIRE
DEPARTMENT, FIRST RESPONDERS
AND SO ON.
BUT TODAY THIS AFTERNOON WHEN
WE HEAR FROM HUMAN SERVICES,
AND I'LL MENTION IT AGAIN AT
THE END OF THIS PRESENTATION,
IS THAT OFFICE OF HUMAN
SERVICES ALSO HAS DEPARTMENTS
THAT WORK ON PROMOTING HEALTHY
AGING, YOUTH EMPLOYMENT,
AFFORDABILITY AND LIVEABILITY,
RESPONDING TO GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE.
SO THOSE ARE THE AREAS THAT
WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON TODAY.
SO IF YOU DON'T HEAR ANYTHING
ABOUT HUMAN SERVICES WORKING
WITH OUR PEOPLE WHO ARE
HOMELESS AND THE NEEDS THERE,
KNOW THAT THAT IS COMING NEXT
WEEK.
SO WITH THAT, JUST WANT TO
REMIND OUR PUBLIC THAT THE
FIRST OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS
DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS WILL
BE OCTOBER 3rd, THAT'S A
THURSDAY, AND THE SECOND PUBLIC
HEARING WILL BE ON TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 22nd, BOTH OF THE
PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE HERE
AND WILL BEGIN AT 5:30.
SO UNLESS ANYBODY HAS ANY
QUESTIONS TODAY.
AGAIN, BOBBY LEE, THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE AND WELCOME TO ALL.
AND I THINK, YOLANDA, WE'RE
GOING TO START WITH YOU, BUT
LET'S HAVE INTRODUCTIONS SO WE
ALL KNOW WHO IS HERE.
>> TOM MIKESELL, CENTRAL STAFF.
>> IT'S ON THE STEM, BOBBY, AND
IT SHOULD BE A GREEN LIGHT ON.
>> IT'S ON.
BOBBY LEE WITH O.E.D.
>> AMANDA ALLEN, ALSO WITH
O.E.D.
>> EXCELLENT.
WELCOME TO ALL OF YOU.
YOLANDA, PLEASE PROCEED.
>> I'LL MAKE SOME QUICK
OVERVIEW COMMENTS, SO AS WE
HAVE INDICATED HERE WE'LL BE
LEARNING ABOUT THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE OFFICE
OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND AS
WE MOVE THROUGH THIS PROCESS,
CENTRAL SUPPORT WILL BE
IDENTIFYING BUDGET ISSUES THAT
WILL BE PRESENTED IN VEZ ISSUE
IDENTIFICATION MEMOS LATER IN
MID-OCTOBER AND ALSO DISCUSS
POSSIBLE CHANGES TO PROPOSED
BUDGET IN -- AT THAT SAME TIME,
AND LATER AGAIN IN OCTOBER
CENTRAL STAFF WILL BE PREPARING
COUNCIL CHANGE REQUESTSFOR THE
COMMITTEE'S CONSIDERATION.
SO THAT'S A QUICK REMINDER OF
THE PROCESS.
AND WITH THAT THIS WILL -- I
WILL LET OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT PRESENT THEIR
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES WITH THEIR
NEW DIRECTOR WHICH WAS
APPOINTED BY THE COUNCIL IN
JUNE.
>> AND WE HAVE BEN NOBLE AT THE
TABLE TOO.
ARE YOU KICKING THIS OFF OR ARE
WE GOING STRAIGHT TO MR. LEE?
>> STRAIGHT TO BOBBY.
>> ACTUALLY STARTED IN APRIL.
TIME FLIES, THOUGH.
>> YOU WERE APPOINTED IN JUNE.
>> GOOD TECHNICALITY, THAT'S A
GOOD ONE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY, COUNCIL MEMBERS,
AND I JUST WANT TO ALSO
PERSONALLY SHARE MY GRATITUDE
AND THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO
HELPED ME TO TRANSITION INTO
THIS POSITION AND COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD GAVE ME A LOT OF
GREAT COACHES AND SO FAR I'VE
STAYED OUT OF ANY BIG TROUBLE
SO FAR.
THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT.
IT'S BEEN A GREAT TRANSITION
AND SAFE TO SAY THAT I LOVE
SEATTLE.
IT'S A GREAT PLACE, AND SO
THANK YOU ALL.
WHEN I STARTED THIS POSITION IN
APRIL, I FIRST CONDUCTED AN
EXTENSIVE ANALYSIS OF SEATTLE'S
ECONOMY.
I LOOKED AT THE PAST, THE
PRESENT AND I THINK WHERE WE'RE
HEADED.
AND THE NUMBERS ARE REALLY
AMAZING, ESPECIALLY AS A
PROFESSIONAL -- A PROFESSION IN
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FIELD.
IN LESS THAN 10 YEARS SEATTLE
JOB MARKET HAS GROWN 25%.
AND THAT IS AN AMAZING NUMBER.
IT OUTMACES THE NATIONAL
AVERAGE, BUT IN TERMS OF
POPULATION GROWTH THAT COMES
WITH THE JOB GROWTH, IT HAS
GROWN 19% IN LESS THAN 10
YEARS.
THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME HAS
INCREASED 50% SINCE 2007 TO
2017, AMAZING NUMBERS.
AND DESPITE THE INCREDIBLE
ECONOMIC COMEBACK SINCE THE
RECESSION, POVERTY AND INCOME
DISPARITY HAS GROWN.
AND THIS PARADOX THAT MY
DEPARTMENT IS HERE TO HELP
SOLVE.
AND IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THIS
GROWING PARADOX, ECONOMIC
PARADOX, WE RESHAPED OUR
MISSION AS A DEPARTMENT AND OUR
NEW MISSION IS TO BUILD AN
INCLUSIVE ECONOMY.
AND THERE ARE FOUR CORE
STRATEGIES THAT WE'RE USING TO
ADVANCE THIS NEW MISSION.
ONE IS WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT,
SECOND IS SMALL BUSINESS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, THIRD IS
INDUSTRY CLUSTER STRATEGY, AND
FOURTH IS NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS
DISTRICTS.
AND I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT
AS AN INTRO, AND THEN WE'LL
DIVE INTO THE PRESENTATION,
UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT, BOBBY.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE HOW
MUCH AND HOW FAST YOU HAVE
DIVED IN.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING
YOUR PRESENTATION.
>> GOOD DEAL.
>> IN THIS FIRST SLIDE WE ARE
REVIEWING SIGNIFICANT
LEGISLATIVE CHANGES THAT
AFFECTED O.E.D.'S BUDGET IN
2019.
THERE ARE REALLY TWO MAIN ONES
THAT I WANT TO BRING YOUR
ATTENTION TO.
THE FIRST HAS TO DO WITH A
REPAYMENT THAT WE HAD TO MAKE
TO H.U.D.
RELATED TO COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLACK GRANT
EXPENDITURES.
IN 2018 WE HAD A H.U.D.
AUDITOR COME IN AND REVIEW OUR
2017 PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.
AND WITH PARTICULARLY LOOKING
AT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS
DISTRICT PROGRAM, THE ONLY IN
SEATTLE PROGRAM AND THEIR
ACTIVITIES, AND WHAT H.U.D.
DETERMINED WAS THAT A LOT OF
THE ACTIVITIES FOR WHICH O.E.D.
AND ONLY IN SEATTLE WERE
RESPONSIBLE FELT LIKE THEY WERE
JUST NOT A GOOD FIT FOR
COMMUNITY BLACK GRANT, ALTHOUGH
THE PROGRAM HAD BEEN GOING ON
IN THIS -- WITH THIS TYPE OF
INVESTMENT FOR AT LEAST SEVEN
YEARS, IT REALLY WAS DETERMINED
THAT THIS IS NOT A GOOD FUNDING
FIT FOR A LOT OF ONLY IN
SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS
DISTRICT INVESTMENTS.
SO WE PAID FOR THE FINDINGS FOR
2017.
THIS APPROPRIATION MADE THAT
POSSIBLE.
AND REALLY HAVE TO LOOK AT
RESTRUCTURING HOW WE DO OUR
ENGAGEMENT IN NEIGHBORHOOD
BUSINESS DISTRICTS, SO LATER IN
THE PRESENTATION YOU'LL SEE A
BIT OF A FUNDING SWAP THAT WAS
MADE POSSIBLE BY AN INFUSION OF
GENERAL FUND FOR THE ONLY IN
SEATTLE PROGRAM.
THE SECOND ITEM IS A TRANSFER
BETWEEN OED'S BUDGET AND OFFICE
OF PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT WHERE THEY HAD
$400,000 OF COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FROM A
PRIOR -- I THINK IT WAS 2018
BUDGET THAT WAS UNSPENT THAT IN
WORKING WITH OUR STAFF THEY
FELT LIKE OUR USE OF IT WITH
OUR NEW TENANT IMPROVEMENT
PILOT PROGRAM WAS A GOOD
INVESTMENT, AND SO WE'RE USING
-- PUTTING THAT MONEY TO GOOD
USE THIS YEAR, AND INVESTING IT
WITH A PROJECT IN THE CENTRAL
AREA KNOWN AS THE LIBERTY BANK
PROJECT WHERE WE'RE PROVIDING
SOME FUNDS TO HELP BUILD OUT A
TENANT SPACE AND THAT WILL BE
USED WITH A SMALL BUSINESS THAT
IS OWNED -- IT'S THAT BROWN
GIRL COOKS SOME YOU MAY BE
FAMILIAR WITH THAT COMPANY AND
THEIR BUILDING OUT RESTAURANT
SPACE.
>> GREAT.
AND IS ALL $400,000 OF THAT
GOING TO THE LIBERTY BANK SITE?
>> IT IS, YES.
YEAH.
>> GOOD DEAL.
WELL, I'LL TAKE IT FROM HERE.
AS I MENTIONED AT THE
BEGINNING, EVEN WITH THE
INCREDIBLE ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
HERE AT SEATTLE AND TRULY
AMAZING NUMBERS AS AN ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT PROFESSION AND I
JUST NEVER SEEN NUMBERS LIKE
THIS BEFORE.
IT'S JUST TRULY UNPRECEDENTED
AND A LOT OF THE CREDIT GOES TO
ALL OF YOUR WORK.
MUCH OF THE ECONOMIC
PERFORMANCE IN PART IS BECAUSE
OF THE POLICIES THAT YOU HAVE
DEVELOPED CREATING REALLY AN
EXCITING URBAN ENVIRONMENT.
AND I THINK MUCH OF THE CREDIT
GOES TO THE COUNCIL AND YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND VISION, AND IT
IS EXTRAORDINARY ECONOMIC
PERFORMANCE HERE IN SEATTLE.
BUT AS I MENTIONED, UNDERNETH
THE AVERAGE MACRO NUMBERS, IF
YOU DIG IN A LITTLE DEEPER,
CERTAIN SEGMENTS OF OUR
COMMUNITY ARE NOT KEEPING UP.
AND THE ECONOMY IS NOT AS
INCLUSIVE AS IT SHOULD BE, AND
PARTICULARLY FOR PEOPLE OF
COLOR AND FOR THE IMMIGRANT
POPULATION.
THIS IS TRULY A DISTURBING
TREND AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU
HAD A CHANCE TO SEE THE
ARTICLE.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO BRING
THAT UP.
>> YES.
IT JUST HIGHLIGHTS WHEN YOU
HAVE INCOME DPAIRT WHERE WHITES
ARE MAKING $105,000 A YEAR,
WHEREAS AFRICAN-AMERICANS ARE
GETTING $42,000 A YEAR, THE
DPAIRT, I MEAN, IT'S JUST
TREMENDOUS DPAIRT.
>> RIGHT.
>> AND BASED ON MY ANALYSIS AND
I'LL BE HAPPY TO SHARE MY
REPORT, MY ANALYSIS OF THE
ECONOMY, WE BELIEVE THAT THIS
TREND WILL ONLY CONTINUE.
AND SO THAT'S WHY WE WANT --
>> THE DELTA CONTINUES.
>> I'M SORRY?
>> THE DELTA CONTINUES.
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
DISPARITY WILL GROW.
>> WILL YOU KINDLY SEND THAT TO
ALL OF US?
>> OF COURSE.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO DO THAT.
>> MAIL THAT TO ALL OF US.
>> YOU BET.
AND ON ANOTHER POINT OUTSIDE OF
BUDGET PROCESS, I'D LOVE TO
HAVE A WORK SESSION JUST TO DIG
IN A LITTLE BIT MORE, BECAUSE
WE DO FIND THIS AN ALARMING
TREND.
ON TOP OF THAT, THERE'S A
REPORT THAT JUST CAME OUT
SHOWING THAT FROON.13% OF THE
WORK WILL BE AUTOMATED IN THE
NEAR FUTURE HERE IN KING
COUNTY.
AND SO NOT ONLY ARE WE SEEING
THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY NOT BEING
INCLUSIVE, BUT THE AUTOMATION
ECONOMY WHICH WE CALL A NETWORK
ECONOMY WILL ALSO BRING IN NEW
TECHNOLOGY LIKE A.I.
THAT WOULD REPLACE SOME OF THE
JOBS, ESPECIALLY IN THE SERVICE
SECTOR.
SO WE HAVE REPORTS HERE THAT I
WILL ALSO BE HAPPY TO SEND OUT
AS WELL.
SO WE SEE THESE TRENDS, AND
WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS -- WHAT
WE'RE OFFERING HERE IS FOUR
DIFFERENT STRATEGIES, AS I
MENTIONED.
NUMBER ONE IS WORK FORCE
DEVELOPMENT.
AND MOST OF THE WORK FORCE
DEVELOPMENT DOLLARS ARE REALLY
FEDERALLY FUNDED HERE IN
SEATTLE, AND IT'S THROUGH WHAT
IS CALLED A WORK FORCE
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY ACT.
AND THIS IS THROUGH DEPARTMENT
OF LABOR AND DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR HAS A FORMULA BASED ON
POPULATION AND POVERTY AS IT'S
AUTOMATICALLY DIRECTED TO
DIFFERENT STATES.
BUT OVER TIME IN THE LAST 15
YEARS, THE FUNDING FROM FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT HAS ERODED, USUALLY
ABOUT 5% A YEAR.
AND SO WE ARE SEEING THIS
INVESTMENT FROM THE FEDERAL
LEVEL IN WORK FORCE TRAINING,
AND SO WE HAVE TO SOMEHOW FIND
A WAY TO MAKE IT UP AT THE
LOCAL LEVEL OR A PARTNERSHIP
WITH PRIVATE SECTOR.
BLESS YOU.
BUT WORK FORCE INVESTMENT THAT
IS PUBLICLY FUNDED IS THE
NUMBER OF TOTAL DOLLARS IS
SHRINKING, AND SO THAT'S ALSO A
SIGN THAT THAT WE'RE CONCERNED
ABOUT.
AND IN HERE IN SEATTLE THE
LOCAL WORK FORCE DOLLARS
THROUGH GENERAL FUNDS MATCHES
THEN WITH THE FEDERAL DOLLARS
AND OTHER DOLLARS, AND THEN IN
TOTALITY WE TRY TO CREATE A
UNIFIED WORK FORCE SYSTEM BY
MATCHING THESE DOLLARS IN
DIFFERENT WAYS SO WE HAVE A
UNIFIED SYSTEM.
AND MAJORITY OF THE FUNDING
ALSO GOES TO UNDERSERVED
POPULATION OR IMMIGRANT
POPULATION.
AND WHEN YOU HEAR THE WORD WORK
FORCE DEVELOPMENT, REALLY YOU
SHOULD -- THERE SHOULD BE ONE
WORD THAT COMES TO YOUR MIND
AND THAT IS TRAINING.
IT'S REALLY ULTIMATELY ABOUT
HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN TRAIN AND
SKILL UP AND HELP PEOPLE OBTAIN
HIGHER QUALITY JOBS FOR THE
UNDERSERVED POPULATION.
THE SECOND STRATEGY IS AROUND
SMALL BUSINESS TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.
IN ORDER TO BUILD CONFIDENCE IN
OUR LOCAL ECONOMY, YOU NEED
CONSTANT INNOVATION, AN
INJECTION OF NEW SMALL BUSINESS
IN THE PIPELINE.
THAT'S WHAT DRIVES CONFIDENCE
AND ALL OF US THEN WILL SPEND
MORE MONEY AND SO FORTH.
SO ENCOURAGING NEW STARTUPS AND
NEW SMALL BUSINESSES IS A
FUNDAMENTAL PART OF BUILDING
CONFIDENCE IN OUR LOCAL
ECONOMY.
AND SO PART OF OUR WORK IS TO
HELP SMALL BUSINESSES AND
ENTREPRENEURS OF COLOR CONTINUE
TO DRIVE INNOVATION IN OUR
LOCAL ECONOMY.
>> BOBBY --
>> YEAH.
>> CAN I GO BACK TO SOMETHING
YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT JUST A
MOMENT AGO AND THAT'S WORK
FORCE DEVELOPMENT?
ALL OF US UP HERE HAVE BEEN
VERY ENGAGED IN SUPPORTING
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS AND PRE-
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS AND
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ WAS DOING
A SUPERB JOB WITH THE NORTH
SEATTLE COLLEGE THIS YEAR.
I'M INTERESTED IN KNOWING
WHETHER YOU HAVE CONNECTED WITH
DAVE GEARING WITH OUR
MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL
GROUP ON SOMETHING THAT HE
CALLED CORE PLUS?
HE'S BEEN WORKING WITH -- I
BELIEVE IT'S RANIER BEACH HIGH
SCHOOL PRIMARILY, BUT ALSO WITH
CONNECTING WITH BOEING SO THAT
WE'VE GOT THIS TRAINING YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT, AND I KNOW THE
PORT IS INTERESTED IN CREATING
A MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL
COMPARABLE TO WHAT -- I THINK
IT'S HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT
IS DOING WITH THE AVIATION HIGH
SCHOOL.
SO IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOUR
OFFICE IS CONNECTING WITH OR IS
THAT THROUGH DEAL OR BOTH?
>> WELL, OUR OFFICE -- I DID
MEET WITH THE PORT TO LOOK AT
CO-FUNDING THE PROGRAM, AND ONE
THING THAT I FEEL STRONGLY
ABOUT IN THE MANUFACTURING
FIELD IN GENERAL IS THAT THE --
GENERALLY THE DATA SHOWS THAT
PEOPLE OF COLOR -- THE
MANUFACTURING SECTOR TO BE MUCH
MORE INCLUSIVE.
THE BARRIER TO ENTRY IS LOWER.
AND SO WHEN YOU TRY TO PROMOTE
THIS VISION AROUND INCLUSIVE
ECONOMY, MANUFACTURING SECTOR
IS A GREAT SECTOR.
AND SO WE HAVE EARMARKED SOME
DOLLARS ALREADY TO INVEST IN
THE MANUFACTURING ACADEMY WITH
THE PORT.
I DON'T RECALL THE EXACT AMOUNT
FROM THE TOP OF MY HEAD, AND I
CAN RESEARCH THAT AND FOLLOW UP
ON THAT.
>> I'M JUST HEARTENED TO KNOW
THAT YOU'RE TALKING TO THEM
BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT WE KNOW THAT THE
SYSTEM IMPROVES WHEN ALL OF
THESE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE A
PIECE OF IT ARE WORKING
TOGETHER.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> SO IF YOU'RE TALKING WITH
THE PORT AND IF YOU'VE REACHED
OUT TO THEM, I THINK THAT'S
GOING TO BE A REAL ADVANTAGE
FOR EVERYONE BECAUSE THEN WE
CAN LEVERAGE THOSE DOLLARS AND
COMBINE PEOPLE'S NOT ONLY GOOD
INTENTIONS, BUT THE SMART WORK
THEY'RE ALREADY DOING.
THANK YOU.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> JUST A QUICK QUESTION THAT
WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT.
THANK YOU, CHAIRWOMAN, FOR THE
APPRENTICESHIP BUILDING TRADES
PROGRAM THAT WE'VE JUST STARTED
AD COMPLETELY GOT FILLED UP IN
NORTH SEATTLE THAT WE WANT TO
CONTINUE AND WILL WORK WITH THE
STATE LEGISLATURE ON MAKING IT
MORE PERMANENT, WE HAVE'S
FILLED EVERY COHORT FOR THE
NEXT YEAR AND A LOT OF THOSE
PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM THE
ENGRAM HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH THE
PROMISE PROGRAM.
YOU'VE SAID SOMETHING THAT HAS
PIQUED MY ATTENTION BECAUSE
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH LABOR
AND DISCUSSING IT, AND I'M GLAD
YOU SAID IT BECAUSE YOU SAID IT
MUCH MORE ELOQUENTLY THAN ME,
AND I WANTED TO ASK YOU THE
QUESTION, AND I MAY KNOW THE
ANSWER, BUT I WANT TO HEAR FROM
YOU, WHY IS THE MANUFACTURING
SECTOR MORE INCLUSIVE?
I KIND OF -- I UNDERSTAND, BUT
I JUST WANT TO HEAR FROM YOUR
PERSPECTIVE BRIEFLY.
>> WELL, IN SEATTLE IF YOU LOOK
AT THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR
WHICH IS ACTUALLY VERY SMALL IF
YOU LOOK AT THE NATIONAL
AVERAGE, AND SOME PEOPLE WILL
ARGUE THAT IS BECAUSE BOEING IS
OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS, BUT
FROM OUR ANALYSIS, EVEN IF YOU
INCLUDE BOEING AND LOOK AT THE
REGIONAL AVERAGE, STILL
COMPARED TO THE NATIONAL
AVERAGE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
IS RELATIVELY SMALL.
WE'RE A KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY
HERE IN SEATTLE.
BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION --
AND, BY THE WAY, IN THE LAST
FIVE YEARS, THE MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRY HAS SHRUNK 4%, SO THE
TREND IS GOING DOWNWARDS.
IN GENERAL THE WAY I WOULD
ANSWER IT IS THAT THE BARRIER
TO ENTRY IS JUST LOWER.
YOU CAN SKILL UP ON THE JOB
EASIER, AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE
MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN
SEATTLE, ACTUALLY ABOUT HALF OR
MAYBE A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN
HALF IS TRANSPORTATION
MANUFACTURING.
AND THE SECOND LARGEST IS FOOD
PROCESS MANUFACTURING, AND THEN
THE NUMBERS GET SMALLER ON THE
REST OF THEM.
THE CONCERN I HAVE WITH THE
MANUFACTURING SECTOR IS THAT
THE -- IS ACTUALLY THERE'S A
GREAT IMBALANCE IN GENDER
REPRESENTATION.
BUT IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF
PEOPLE OF COLOR, IT'S HIGHER
THAN OTHER SECTORS.
YOU BET.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA AND
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IT WAS GREAT TO HEAR YOU
YESTERDAY ON KOA YOU TALKING
ABOUT THE VISION FOR THE CITY.
REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK
YOU'VE BROUGHT, ALSO FROM
PORTLAND, AND THANK YOU FOR
CONNECTING US WITH SOME OF THE
FOLKS IN PORTLAND, FOR EXAMPLE,
AT THE PORTLAND WHICH ARE DOING
EXACTLY WHAT YOU LED DOWN THERE
AND WHAT YOU'VE SPOKEN TO TODAY
WHICH IS HOW DO WE HELP
SPECIFICALLY IMMIGRANT AND
COMMUNITY OF COLOR INDIVIDUALS
GET INTO BUSINESS AND BE
SUCCESSFUL.
SO VERY EXCITED ABOUT YOUR
LEADERSHIP.
AND YOU CAN SEE WHY WE ARE SO
EXCITED ABOUT THE DIRECTION
THAT O.E.D.
IS HEADED.
I GUESS MY BIG QUESTION IS
GIVEN THE PRIORITIES THAT YOU
JUST OUTLINED AND THE WAY IN
WHICH I LOOK AT THE BUDGET, THE
CHANGES FROM THE ENDORSED TO
THE PROPOSED THIS YEAR, I SEE
A.5%, OR A.5F.T.E.
CHANGE.
I SEE A CHANGE OF AN ADDITIONAL
MILLION, BUT THERE'S SO MANY
IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT YOU HAVE
TO TACKLE, AND I THINK WE HAVE
A MORE RESTRICTIVE CONSTITUTION
HERE IN WASHINGTON STATE THAT
MAKES YOUR JOB EVEN MORE
CHALLENGING.
WOULD YOU COMMENT ON THE
PARTNERSHIP THAT YOU HAVE WITH
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS GIVEN
THIS EMPHASIS ON WORK FORCE
DEVELOPMENT?
IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES THAT YOU SEE
BETWEEN O.L.S.
AND YOUR DEPARTMENT TO DO
EXACTLY WHAT YOU TALKED ABOUT
IN TERMS OF WORK FORCE
DEVELOPMENT ON I WOULD SAY LOW-
CARBON JOBS, THE OTHER DAY
TALKED ABOUT HOW DOMESTIC
WORKERS AND JANITORS AND
SERVICE PROVIDERS AND LONG-TERM
CARE PROVIDERS, THESE FOLKS ARE
IN THE LOW CARBON EMISSION --
IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT WORK
THAT THEY DO AND ALSO IT
DOESN'T CONTRIBUTE TO
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, FOR
EXAMPLE.
IF WE CAN USE MORE OF OUR
PUBLIC DOLLARS TO SUPPORT MORE
OF THESE SERVICE SECTOR JOBS
AND AT A HIGHER WAGE, THAT
SEEMS TO BOTH BE FULFILLING
YOUR DESIRE TO MAKE SURE THAT
MORE PEOPLE HAVE STABLE JOBS
AND POTENTIALLY A PATHWAY OUT
OF GENERATIONAL POVERTY, THEY
CAN GET MORE ECONOMICALLY TABLE
STABLE AND MAYBE START THEIR
OWN BUSINESS, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH
SOME OF OUR DOMESTIC WORKERS.
WITH THAT SORT OF FRAMEWORK, IS
THAT THE CORRECT ANALYSIS THAT
WE'RE ONLY LOOKING AT A MILLION
DOLLAR INCREASE IN YOUR BUDGET?
>> DOES THAT SOUND RIGHT?
>> I THINK AT THE END OF THE
PRESENTATION WE'LL GET AT THE
INCREMENT, AND I THINK THAT
ACTUALLY THE INCREMENT IS ONLY
AROUND I WANT TO SAY $500,000
OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
>> I'M JUST GOING TO FLAG FOR
THE CHAIR AND OUR COLLEAGUES, I
THINK THAT THERE IS REALLY
IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO
LEVERAGE PARTNERSHIP HERE WITH
O.E.D.
AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS, AND
ESPECIALLY AS WE LOOK AT
STARTING SMALL BUSINESSES AND
GETTING FOLKS OUT OF THIS
GENERATIONAL POVERTY CYCLE AS
WE CREATE HEALTHY AND THRIVING
LOCAL ECONOMIES FOR LOW WAGE
WORKERS, FOR COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR AND IMMIGRANT WORKERS TO
START THEIR OWN BUSINESS, I SEE
THIS AS AN ECONOMIC STIMULUS,
SO I DON'T MIND WITH THE CHAIR
TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE ENHANCE
SOME OF THESE PARTNERSHIPS.
>> GOOD.
THANKS FOR THE EARLY ALERT.
>> I'M JUST HAVING A GREAT TIME
HERE.
>> ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WE'LL
ALSO BE FACING WILL BE
RECESSION.
AND NOT ONLY AUTO MEDICATION
AND THE CHANGING OF OUR ECONOMY
BECAUSE OF A.I.
AND THE NETWORK ECONOMY AND THE
MODERNIZATION OF THE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, BUT
RECESSION COUPLED WITH
AUTOMATION IS THE BIG CONCERN
THAT I HAVE, AND WE DON'T HAVE
TIME TO GET INTO THAT TODAY.
BUT IN THE OTHER CITIES, IN
PORTLAND, FOR EXAMPLE, WE SET
ASIDE I THINK AROUND $3.5
MILLION FOR RECESSION PLANNING
BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE THAT GET
DISPLACED WHICH WILL BE
PREDOMINANTLY PEOPLE OF COLOR,
IMMIGRANT POPULATION IS TO HELP
THEM START BUSINESSES DURING
THE RECESSION OR HELP THEM WITH
DISLOCATED WORKER PROGRAMS TO
GET RETRAINED WHEN THE ECONOMY
IS BAD.
AND AT A DIFFERENT POINT, NOT
TODAY, WE DO NEED TO THINK
PROACTIVELY ABOUT THE
RECESSION.
AND SO WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT
THAT DOWN THE ROAD COUPLED WITH
THE STRATEGIES THAT YOU POINTED
OUT.
>> THAT IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
AND COUPLE OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS
HAVE SPOKEN TO ME ABOUT HOW DO
WE COMBINE THOSE EFFORTS.
>> RIGHT.
>> BECAUSE AS OUR BUDDY BEN
NOBLE, DR. DOOM OVER HERE TELLS
US THAT WE KNOW THAT THE
RECESSION IS COMING EVENTUALLY.
SO TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN
GET OUT IN FRONT OF THAT BOTH
WITH JOB TRAINING, HOUSING, ALL
THE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT AND RECOGNIZING
THE IMPACT OF GENTIFICATION ON
MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
LIVED HERE, I THINK IT'S A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US GOING
FORWARD PUTTING YOU IN CHARGE
OF THE LEAD OF THIS OF COURSE,
JUST A RECOMMENDATION, IT'S THE
MAYOR'S DECISION REGARDING
DEPARTMENTS.
>> SURE.
>> BUT I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT ON,
AND OBVIOUSLY YOU'VE GOT
SUPPORT UP HERE FOR THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
I'LL JUST CONTINUE THE SLIDES
HERE.
>> SORRY.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD HAD A
QUESTION.
>> ALONG THE TRAIN OF THOUGHT
THAT WE ARE PURSUING HERE AS IT
RELATES TO CHANGING
CIRCUMSTANCES, WHETHER OR NOT
THAT'S A RECESSION OR
AUTOMATION, I THINK ANOTHER SET
OF CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES THAT
WE ARE NOT JUST ANTICIPATING
BUT WE'RE WORKING ON TRYING TO
LEAD IS MOVING AWAY FROM TRYING
TO CREATE THE MARKETS AND THE
POLICIES THAT WILL RESULT IN US
MOVING AWAY FROM RELIANCE ON
FOSSIL FUELS, AND THAT WILL --
THAT WILL CHANGE THE FACE OF
EMPLOYMENT FOR MANY PEOPLE IN
THE ENERGY SECTOR.
AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT COMMITTING
TO AS PART OF MOVING SEVERAL
POLICY OBJECTIVES THAT WE'VE
IDENTIFIED IN SEATTLE'S GREEN
NEW DEAL IS A COMMITMENT TO A
JUST TRANSITION FOR THE WORK
FORCE OF THOSE INDUSTRIES THAT
WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE AWAY FROM.
AND I SEE THAT WE NEED TO HAVE
SOME DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY AT
THE LEAD FOR DEVELOPING A JUST
TRANSITION STRATEGY AND THEN
THE PROGRAMS TO PUT -- TO BE
PUT IN PLACE TO IMPLEMENT THAT
STRATEGY BECAUSE ESSENTIALLY
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RETRAINING
PROGRAMS FOR WORKERS WHO ARE
CURRENTLY IN THESE JOBS THAT
WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE AWAY FROM.
WHAT DO YOU SEE AS YOUR ROLE
INFORM THAT ENDEAVOR, AND IS
THAT SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD
CONSIDER A STRATEGIC PRIORITY
FOR 2020?
>> YOU BET.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER,
HERBOLD.
TODAY AT 3:00 I'M FLYING TO SAN
FRANCISCO WITH THE MAYOR TO
ACTUALLY LEARN ABOUT THE E.V.
BUS MANUFACTURING SECTOR
BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW BETTER THAN
I DO THE METRO, THEY'RE DOING
RFP PROCESS TO REPLACE MANY OF
THEIR VEHICLES TO BE ELECTRIC,
BATTERY-DRIVEN BUSES.
AND WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS
CONTINUE TO GROW WHAT WE CALLED
THE -- IT'S A CLUSTER STRATEGY
FOR THE CLEAN ENERGY INDUSTRY.
AND SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE A STAFF
THAT LEADS THAT EFFORT.
AND IT IS MAJORITY OF THE
BUSINESSES IN SEATTLE IN THAT
SECTOR TENDS TO BE SMALL.
AND SO WHAT WE DID WHICH WE'D
LOVE TO SHOW YOU BECAUSE WE
HAVE A VISUAL OF THIS, AND IT'S
A DYNAMIC VISUAL, WE ACTUALLY
CAN EXPLAIN ALL THE CONNECTED
DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY
CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THOSE
COMPANIES IN THAT SECTOR.
BUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS
CONTINUE TO GROW THAT SECTOR,
BUT ALSO BE CAUTIOUS THAT
THERE'S A CHANCE THAT SOME OF
THOSE TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE
AUTOMATED.
AND SO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
THAT'S COUPLED WITH
MANUFACTURING, HAVING THAT
WHOLE VERTICAL IS WHAT I THINK
WILL PROVIDE THE MIDDLE WAGE
JOBS IN SEATTLE.
BUT WE'LL BE HAPPY TO LEAD ON
THE EFFORT.
WE HAVE A LOT OF GOOD WORK THAT
WE'VE ALREADY DONE, SO WE'D BE
HAPPY TO SHARE THAT.
AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT.
>> GOOD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I KNOW WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH
O.S.E.
AS WELL AND THE TWO OF YOU, THE
WORK THAT JESSICA VINCOVEN IS
DOING WOULD BE A WONDERFUL
MATCHUP.
SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THAT
SYSTEM WORK.
I THINK THAT'S ALL THE
QUESTIONS HERE.
SO PLEASE PROCEED.
>> OKAY.
>> HOW MUCH TIME?
WE'RE OKAY?
>> YEAH.
WE WANTED TO HEAR FROM YOU.
>> SO THE THIRD PART OF THE
FOUR STRATEGIES THAT I TALKED
ABOUT TO ADVANCE INCLUSIVE
ECONOMY AGENDA IS REALLY AROUND
HOW DO WE GET INDUSTRIES --
WHICH WE JUST ACTUALLY TALKED
ABOUT THIS, THE INDUSTRY
CLUSTER STRATEGY.
AND SOME MAY ASK, WELL, WHY IS
IT THAT YOU'RE FOCUSED ON
MEDIUM SIZED AND LARGER
BUSINESSES.
AND THE WAY I WOULD ANSWER THAT
IS IN ORDER TO CREATE AN
INCLUSIVE ECONOMY, GOVERNMENT
CAN'T DO IT ALONE.
WE HAVE TO GET MEDIUM-SIZED AND
LARGER BUSINESSES TO USE THEIR
PROCUREMENT POWER AND HIRING
CAPACITY TOV HIRE FROM
UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS AND
ALSO TO PROCURE THEIR
INVESTMENTS TO LOCAL SMALL
BUSINESSES OWNED BY PEOPLE OF
COLOR.
SO, REALLY, IT'S AN ALIGNMENT
OF THEIR INVESTMENTS THAT IS A
BIG PART OF THAT FUNCTION.
THE LAST PART IS NEIGHBORHOOD
BUSINESS DISTRICT STRATEGY.
AND I FIND THIS ONE TO BE
EXTREMELY EXCITING.
IN ORDER -- WHEN YOU HAVE
VIBRANT COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS
AND NEIGHBORHOODS, THAT'S WHAT
BUILDS RESILIENCY IN THOSE
NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND WHAT STUDIES HAVE SHOWN IS
THAT WHEN YOU HAVE A VIBRANT
COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR, CRIME GOES
DOWN, PEOPLE TAKE PRIDE IN
THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, THEY GET
MORE ENGAGED IN CIVIC
ACTIVITIES, THEY VOTE MORE, AND
SO IT'S NOT JUST AN ECONOMIC
GARDENING STRATEGY, IF YOU
WILL, BUT IT IS TRULY A
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT,
COMMUNITY BUILDING PLATFORM FOR
NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND SO THAT IS ONE DIMENSION
THAT WE HAVE AS OUR -- PART OF
OUR FOUR CORE SERVICES AT
O.E.D.
>> THANK YOU.
SO WE ARE PART OF THE SMALL
BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE,
AND I THINK THEY PROBABLY
COULDN'T AGREE MORE WITH YOU
ABOUT THE NEED TO INVEST IN
THOSE SMALL BUSINESS CORRIDORS,
ESPECIALLY AS WE MOVE FORWARD
WITH OUR EFFORTS TO UPZONE THE
URBAN VILLAGES ACROSS THE CITY.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
DO THAT WITH HOUSING AND CHILD
CARE AND HEALTH SERVICES AND
SMALL BUSINESSES WHICH YOU SAW
AS A PRIORITY OF OURS IN LAST
YEAR'S M.H.A.
-- OR THIS YEAR'S EARLIER
M.H.A.
DISCUSSION.
HOW HAVE THE O.E.D.
PRIORITIES AROUND THESE URBAN
CORRIDORS BEEN INFORMED BY
THESE SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY
COMMITTEE, AND DO YOU SEE THAT
AS A REPRESENTATIVE BODY?
IS IT DIVERSE ENOUGH IN LINE
WITH YOUR VISION OF THE FOLKS
THAT WE REALLY WANT TO HELP
SUPPORT DURING A POTENTIAL
DOWNTURN COMING UP?
>> THAT'S A REALLY GOOD
QUESTION.
I THINK I NEED A LITTLE BIT
MORE TIME TO WORK WITH THE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
BUT THEY HAVE BEEN TRULY
COMMITTED, AND THE ENERGY LEVEL
EXTREMELY HIGH, AND OVERALL
THEY BRING PRETTY DIVERSE
PERSPECTIVES.
AND MANY OF THEIR ISSUES ARE
RIGHT ON, AND, FOR EXAMPLE,
PERMITTING PROCESS.
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE ISSUES.
ALSO HOW DO WE EARMARK PORTIONS
OF OUR URBAN ENVIRONMENT FOR
LOCAL BUSINESSES.
AND IN OTHER CITIES BY LAW ONLY
ALLOWED LOCAL BUSINESSES.
NORTH CAROLINA, THE
NEIGHBORHOOD THAT I LIVED IN IN
PORTLAND, BY LAW IT HAS BEEN TO
BE LOCALLY-OWNED BUSINESSES IN
THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, SO THEY
WANTED US TO EXPLORE THOSE
TYPES OF TOOLS.
SO I THINK MANY OF THE ISSUES
THAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT IS
CONSISTENT WITH SOME OF THED
THE IDEAS THAT I BRING -- IS
CONSISTENT WITH SOME OF THE
IDEAS THAT I BRING TO THE
TABLE.
BUT I THINK IT'S STILL IN THE
EARLY STAGE.
WE STILL NEED TO GROW THAT
COMMITTEE AND MAKE THEM FEEL
MORE COMFORTABLE ABOUT CITY
POLICIES AND SO FORTH.
IT TAKES TIME TO LEARN HOW THE
CITY WORKS.
WE'RE STILL IN THE GROWING
PHASE, I THINK.
>> A FOLLOWUP?
>> GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
SO YOU SPOKE EXACTLY TO THE
ISSUE THAT'S A BIG PRIORITY FOR
ME AND THAT'S PERMITTING.
AND I THINK THAT THERE'S A LOT
OF COMMON GROUND IN OUR DESIRE
TO SEE THESE BUSINESSES GET UP
AND START UP AND BE SUCCESSFUL.
AND THE CONCERNS THAT WE'RE
HEARING FROM NONPROFITS
DEVELOPERS, COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR ORGANIZATIONS WHO WANT TO
SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES.
IS THERE SPECIFICALLY MONEY
EARMARKED IN YOUR BUDGET TO
EXPEDITE OR ENHANCE THE
PERMITTING PROCESS SO THAT IT'S
MUCH MORE STREAMLINED IN THE
FUTURE?
>> THAT'S A REALLY GOOD
QUESTION.
IN OTHER CITIES MY DEPARTMENT
WOULD ACTUALLY FUND SOME FTEs
IN THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT SO
THAT WHEN WE REFER CLIENTS,
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS FROM
IMMIGRANT POPULATION OR OWNERS
WHO ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR AND
THEY'RE HAVING CHALLENGES, THEN
WE HAVE A CASE MANAGER WITHIN
THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT THAT
WOULD HELP CASE MANAGE, IF YOU
WILL, THE PERMITTING PROCESS.
BUT WHAT I'VE ALSO FOUND WAS
THAT MAJORITY OF THE ISSUES
AROUND PERMITTING IS ACTUALLY
THE APPLICATION PROCESS WHERE
THE APPLICANT JUST DIDN'T
UNDERSTAND THE APPLICATION
PROCESS.
AND IT'S JUST GOING BACK AND
FORTH TRYING TO GET COMPLETE
INFORMATION, THAT'S WHAT STALLS
MAJORITY OF THE APPLICATION
PROCESS.
SO IN MY OPINION, ALTHOUGH WE
WOULD HAVE TO DO A LITTLE BIT
OF A STUDY ON THIS IS THAT WHAT
WE NEED IS CAPACITY TO EDUCATE
THE APPLICANTS BEFORE THEY
SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS.
I THINK THAT WILL ACTUALLY HELP
ACCELERATE IT.
THE OTHER ISSUE THAT WE'LL HEAR
FROM PERMITTING DEPARTMENTS,
NOT JUST HERE IN SEATTLE, BUT
THROUGHOUT MANY CITIES IS HOW
DO YOU JUSTIFY ONE GROUP BEING
ACCELERATED VERSUS ANOTHER
PERSON NOT?
AND SO WITHIN THE SYSTEM IS
DOES CREATE A PARADOX WITHIN
THEIR PERMITTING PROCESS THAT
WE ALSO NEED TO HELP DEFINE
WHAT WE MEAN BY ACCELERATION SO
THAT THERE'S CLEAR DIRECTION
FOR PERMITTING DEPARTMENTS TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT ACTUALLY
MEANS.
FOR EXAMPLE, LARGER BUSINESSES
CAN ACTUALLY AFFORD TO PURCHASE
NAVIGATORS, THIRD-PARTY
CONSULTANTS WHO UNDERSTANDS THE
PROCESS.
AND THIS WAS BROUGHT UP BY
ASPECT, ACTUALLY.
BUT EVEN ASPECT MEMBERS WHO CAN
AFFORD TO DO THAT SAID WHAT
ABOUT THE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT
CAN'T AFFORD THAT?
SO THEY FEEL CONFLICTED BY IT
AS WELL.
SO THERE ARE SOME ISSUES TO BE
WORKED OUT THERE.
BUT I THINK IF WE CAN START
WITH A PILOT, HAVE SOME
CAPACITY, DO SOME RESEARCH AND
REALLY DIG INTO THIS, BUT ALSO
HAVE CAPACITY FOR PROACTIVE
GENERATION, I THINK THAT WOULD
BE A GOOD START GOING INTO
THIS.
>> GREAT
THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW, OUR OWN CALVIN GOINGS
OF F.A.S.
FAME USED TO BE THE DIRECTOR OF
THE SMALL BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION FOR REGION 10.
AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A MYSTERY
TO ME ABOUT WHAT AND HOW S.B.A.
WORKS WITH OUR DEPARTMENTS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY -- CAN YOU SHED
ANY LIGHT ON THAT, OR CAN WE
USE THEM AS A RESOURCE?
>> YEAH.
S.B.A.
IS A FEDERALLY-DESIGNATED
PROGRAM.
THEY DO HAVE ACCESS TO CAPITAL
PROGRAMS WHICH MEANS LOANS AND
RESOLVING LOANS AND SMALL
GRANTS.
BUT ADMITTEDLY IF YOU LOOK AT
THE NATIONAL TRENDS, NUMBER OF
APPLICANTS FOR THOSE LOANS HAVE
DECLINED BECAUSE THE PROCESS IS
SO STRINGENT.
AND WHAT WE'LL HEAR FROM SMALL
BUSINESSES IS THAT IF THE
PROCESS -- AND WE TALKED ABOUT
THIS THROUGH THE CBG MONEY,
ACTUALLY.
THE AMOUNT OF PAPERWORK
ACTUALLY IS A HINDER TO SERVING
UNDERSERVED POPULATION.
BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, WE'RE
USING PUBLIC DOLLARS AND WE
HAVE TO BE TRANSPARENT AND HOLD
OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE.
SOMEWHERE IN THERE WE HAVE TO
FIND THE RIGHT BALANCE.
BUT S.B.A.
DOES PROVIDE ACCESS TO CAPITAL
AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANKS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THE LINE OF QUESTIONING THAT
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA WAS
PURSUING REMINDED ME OF THE
MAYOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER FROM
EARLIER THIS YEAR.
I THOUGHT I RECALLED THAT THAT
EXECUTIVE ORDER CREATED A
NAVIGATOR FOR THIS PURPOSE, AS
WELL AS THE SMALL BUSINESS CITY
WIDE ADVISORY -- OR THE --
THERE'S LIKE AN
INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM AS WELL
TO HELP WITH ISSUES THAT ARE
SORT OF CROSS DEPARTMENTAL.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> I THINK IT'S CALLED C-BACK.
THE EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT WAS
SIGNED ON NOVEMBER 30th, I
BELIEVE --
>> LAST YEAR.
>> THAT SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT.
OF LAST YEAR WAS FOR
INTERDEPARTMENT SOLUTIONS
COMMITTEE, IF YOU WILL, LOOKING
AT CUTTING RED TAPE AND
STREAMLINING PROCESSES FOR
SMALL BUSINESSES.
I HAVE A REPORT THAT'S COMING
IN NEXT TUESDAY FROM MY TEAM
SURROUNDING THAT.
I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A STRUGGLE
COLLECTING SOME GOOD
INFORMATION FROM DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENTS AROUND THIS.
BUT I'LL BE HAPPY TO SHARE WITH
YOU MY REPORT ONCE I GET IT ON
TUESDAY.
BUT I THINK GENERALLY, THOUGH,
IT'S A GREAT APPROACH.
ULTIMATELY IT IS A MULTI-
DEPARTMENTAL -- HAS TO BE A
MULTI-DEPARTMENTAL STRATEGY TO
CUT RED TAPE.
AND SO I'LL BE HAPPY TO SHARE
THAT REPORT ON TUESDAY.
>> AND ONE OTHER QUESTION, IF I
MAY.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE TALKED
ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR
THIS OFFICE TO HAVE A LASER
FOCUS ON STABLIZATION,
ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
OWNED BY PEOPLE OF COLOR AND
HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED
GROUPS.
I'M WONDERING IF YOU COULD TALK
A LITTLE BIT HOW THE LEGACY
BUSINESS PROGRAM THAT I HAVE
BEEN WORKING ON WITH YOUR
DEPARTMENT FITS INTO YOUR 2020
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES AS IT
RELATES TO THAT SHARED
OBJECTIVE?
>> COINCIDENTALLY YESTERDAY I
MET WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF SAN FRANCISCO
LAST NIGHT, AND WE HAD DINNER
TOGETHER.
AND WE ACTUALLY --
>> VERY ROBUST LEGACY THERE.
>> WHICH IS INTERESTING BECAUSE
THEY ALSO HAD CONCERNS ABOUT
THE PROGRAM.
BUT IN GENERAL SAN FRANCISCO,
THEIR PROGRAM IS PRETTY
ADVANCED, AND -- BEFORE I GOT
HERE USE SAN FRANCISCO MODEL AS
A BENCHMARK TO DEVELOP SOME OF
THE PROPOSALS THAT'S BEING
PROPOSED HERE IN SEATTLE.
AND IT WAS AN INTERESTING
EXCHANGE THAT I HAD WITH THE
COUNSELOR FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
BUT OVERALL I BELIEVE THAT
LEGACY BUSINESS IS FUNDAMENTAL
PART OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
AND THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH
SMALL BUSINESS TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT WE
HAVE.
STUDIES HAVE SHOWN, IF YOU LOOK
AT HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY, FOR
EXAMPLE, MOST VISITORS NOW ARE
WANTING TO VISIT LEGACY
BUSINESSES AS AN EXAMPLE.
IF YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE ON
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY, LIKE
VISIT SEATTLE AND OTHER CITIES,
THEY'RE NOT ADVERTISING THESE
FOUR-STAR HOTELS.
THEY'RE ADVERTISING
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESSES.
THAT'S WHAT THE TREND TOWARDS
VISITORS IS TO VISIT THESE
LEGACY BUSINESSES.
AND SO IT IS A FUNDAMENTAL PART
OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND I
BELIEVE THAT NURTURING AND
SUPPORTING LEGACY BUSINESSES IS
SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO DO TO
PRESERVE THE MAGIC OF SEATTLE.
I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT FOR
NOW.
>> OKAY.
PLEASE, GO AHEAD.
AND WE'VE GOT A FEW MORE
SLIDES.
>> OH, YEAH.
>> THE THIRD SLIDE IS RELATED
TO THE FOUR-YEAR BUDGET SUMMARY
FOR O.E.D., AND ON THE SLIDE
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THERE'S AN
INCREMENT IN O.E.D.'S BUDGET OF
5% INCREASE.
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
THAT ARE INCORPORATED IN THAT
HAVE TO DO ACTUALLY WITH PRETTY
MUNDANE -- THE ANNUAL WAGE
INCREASE FOR STAFF OF 3.6% AND
SOME INCREASE IN CITY-WIDE
OVERHEAD ALLOCATION RELATED TO
INCREASE IN RATES IN OUR H.R.,
HUMAN RESOURCES OVERHEAD RATE
AND SEATTLE I.T.
OVERHEAD RATE.
AS WELL THERE WERE INCLUDED
ABOUT $80,000 IN ADDITIONAL
BUDGET RELATED TO SUPPORT THE
RECLASSIFICATION OF STAFF THAT
WERE STAFF-INITIATED
RECLASSIFICATIONS.
INCLUDED IN O.E.D.'S BUDGET
THERE IS A PROPOSAL TO
REALLOCATE EXISTING RESOURCES
TO INCREASE OUR CAPACITY AROUND
JUST OUR GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE
WORK AND PARTICULARLY OUR
FINANCE STAFF WE'RE REQUESTING
AN INCREASE OF ONE OF OUR HALF-
TIME ACCOUNTING STAFF TO GO UP
TO FULL TIME, AND THAT'S A
DIRECT RESULT INTO JUST THE
FACT THAT O.E.D.
HASN'T SEEN AN INCREASE IN OUR
OVERHEAD STAFF FOR MANY YEARS,
ACTUALLY.
AND HAVE SEEN PRETTY DRAMATIC
INCREASE IN OUR WORKLOAD AS IT
RELATES TO THE NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS THAT WE'RE
PROCESSING, AND ALSO THE CITY'S
NEW FINANCIAL SYSTEM, THE 9.2
FINANCIAL SYSTEM IS
UNFORTUNATELY CREATING MORE
WORKLOAD FOR ACCOUNTING STAFF.
SO WE'RE JUST -- THAT GROUP IS
JUST BEING TAXED.
>> YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T QUITE
UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU WERE
SAYING.
WHAT IS CAUSING THE INCREASED
WORK LOAD, JUST THE NEW
ACCOUNTING SYSTEM?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> OF COURSE THAT WAS SUPPOSED
TO GO THE OTHER WAY.
>> IT WASN'T JUST THE NEW
ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.
IT'S ALSO THAT OED'S OVERALL
PORTFOLIO OF WORK HAS INCREASED
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS AND WE
HAVE NOT KEPT PACE IN TERMS OF
THE OVERALL SUPPORT STAFF.
IT'S A COMBINATION OF THOSE TWO
THINGS.
I'M NOT DENYING THE FIRST, BUT
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
RECOGNIZE THE SECOND AS WELL.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
I NOTICE YOU'RE ONLY ASKING
FOR.5 ON THE BOTTOM COLUMN,.5
INCREASE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT, YEAH.
>> SO THAT.5 ADDRESS THE
CONCERNS THAT YOU HAVE?
>> NO.
>> BUT THIS IS -- I KNOW.
ALL RIGHT.
>> I THINK THAT'S HIGHLY
INAPPROPRIATE, DIRECTOR NOBLE.
I THINK WE ARE HERE TO ASK
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
APPROPRIATENESS OF THE FUNDING,
AND GIVEN THE LEVEL OF -- THAT
WE KNOW --
>> SORRY.
>> THIS WAS A VERY SERIOUS
QUESTION THAT I ASKED EARLIER,
THOUGH.
>> NO, NO.
>>.5FTE TO ME DOES NOT SIGNAL
THAT THERE'S SUFFICIENT
RESOURCES FOR THE VERY
IMPORTANT WORK THAT I JUST
HIGHLIGHTED.
SO I DON'T WANT TO -- YOU WERE
JOKING, I GET IT.
IT'S A VERY SERIOUS QUESTION.
>> IT'S ACTUALLY AN OPPORTUNITY
TO MAKE THE BROADER POINT THAT
WE AGREE WITH YOU, RIGHT?
IF WE HAD THE RESOURCES TO
EXPAND THE FUNCTIONS OF O.E.D.,
WE WOULD.
THE DISCUSSION I PROVIDED YOU
YESTERDAY WAS THE FACT THAT WE
ARE REALLY UP AGAINST THE WALL
ON THESE RESOURCES, AND, NORTH
CAROLINA, STAINABILITY BEYOND
INTO 2021 IS A REAL CHALLENGE.
THAT IS WHY I WAS MAKING IT AS
A JOKE IN THAT CONTEXT.
AGAIN, IT IS A SERIOUS -- IT IS
A CONSTRAINT.
I MEAN, THERE IS MORE WORK -- I
CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THE MAYOR
WOULD BE LIKE TO INVESTING MORE
WORK -- EXCUSE ME, MORE
RESOURCES INTO THE O.E.D.
AND THE ISSUES THAT BOBBY HAS
IDENTIFIED ARE VERY, VERY
SERIOUS ONES, SO I WANTED TO
MAKE THAT CLEAR, AND MY
APOLOGIES FOR TAKING THAT TOO
LIGHTHEARTED.
>> YOU WANT TO FOLLOW UP WITH
THAT?
>> SURE.
AND I APPRECIATE THE
CLARIFICATION.
AND I ALSO APPRECIATE YOUR
WORK.
I'M NOT TRYING TO CREATE
AWKWARD DYNAMIC HERE.
BUT THIS IS REALLY THE HEART OF
WHAT WE'RE AT.
WITH.5FTE, WHAT I JUST HEARD IS
THAT THIS WORK WAS REALLY TO
HELP ADDRESS SOME OF THE
CONCERNS THAT ARE COMING UP
BECAUSE OF THIS ACCOUNTING
SYSTEM WHICH I NEED TO LEARN
MORE ABOUT BECAUSE IT DOES
SOUND LIKE THIS IS A PROBLEM
THAT HAS BEEN POTENTIALLY
UNADDRESSED AND IS CAUSING A
WORK LOAD CRUNCH AT O.E.D.
I'M ALSO ASKING WITH ALL THE
WORK THAT WE HAVE TO DO, IT
DOES SOUND LIKE YOU'VE BEEN
ASKED TO DO MORE WITH LESS OVER
THE LAST FEW YEARS, AND CAN YOU
HELP ME UNDERSTAND?
BECAUSE WHEN I LOOKED AT THE
INITIAL BUDGET NUMBERS, I
THOUGHT WE WERE LOOKING AT A
$10.2 MILLION BUDGET MOVING TO
AN $11.2 MILLION BUDGET.
AM I LOOKING AT NUMBERS FROM A
PROPOSED BUDGET VERSUS THE
ADOPTED BUDGET FOR 2020, OR IS
THERE JUST ONLY ABOUT A .5, AS
YOU SAY, $543,000 INCREASE
HERE?
WHAT IS THE INCREASE IN THE
OVERALL BUDGET?
>> THE INCREASE TO THE OVERALL
BUDGET IS THE $543,000.
>> OKAY.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WELL, WE WILL FOLLOW UP.
>> I GUESS ALSO, COUNCIL
MOSQUEDA, YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE --
SO THIS SLIDE ONLY SHOWS YOU
THE INCREMENTS, SO ONLY SHOW
YOU WHERE THERE'S SOME KIND OF
AN OVERALL INCREASE, BUT IT
DOES ALSO INCLUDED IN O.E.D.'S
BUDGET IS THE ADDITION OF A NEW
FTE THAT IS IN SUPPORT OF OUR
CREATIVE INDUSTRY WORK WE'RE
DOING A STRATEGIC ADVISER
POSITION TO HELP POLICY
DEVELOPMENT AROUND THAT
CREATIVE CLUSTER.
SO THAT WON'T SHOW UP BECAUSE
THERE WAS ALSO A REDUCTION IN
POSITION.
SO THE NET OF THAT WOULD BE
ZERO.
YOU DON'T SEE THAT.
>> GOT IT.
>> THAT CHANGE.
>> THERE WAS ONE SIGNIFICANT
CONDITION THAT I DON'T THINK WE
TALKED ENOUGH ABOUT, AND THAT
WAS THE -- SOME OF THE SMALL
BUSINESS SUPPORT WORK THAT HAD
BEEN FUNDED BY THE DEPARTMENT
PREVIOUSLY HAD BEEN PROVIDED BY
COMMUNITY GRANT BLOC DOLLARS
AND WE GO, IF YOU WILL, AN
UNFAVORABLE RULING FROM THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ABOUT THE
USE OF THOSE DOLLARS AND WE
HAD, IF YOU WILL,
MISINTERPRETED THE ELIGIBILITY
OF THAT PROGRAM.
SO WE'RE FACING A DIFFICULT
QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER TO
RESTRUCTURE THE PROGRAM TO FALL
INTO COMPLIANCE WHICH WOULD
HAVE REALLY RESTRICTED OUR
ABILITY TO PROVIDE IMPORTANT
ASSISTANCE OR TO FIND, IF YOU
WILL, A DIFFERENT COLOR OF
MONEY.
SO THERE IS A $300,000 IN
CONGRESSMEN OF GENERAL FUND TO
THE BUDGET THAT IS DESIGNED TO
PRESERVE THAT PROGRAM AND
ACTUALLY IN THE END TO GROW IT
BECAUSE WHAT WE'VE DONE IS KEEP
THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT DOLLARS TO BE IN THE
PROGRAM.
BOBBY AND HIS TEAM ARE GOING TO
REDIRECT THOSE IN A WAY THAT
WILL MAINTAIN THEIR ELIGIBILITY
WITH THE FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.
BUT GIVEN THOSE ARE GOING TO
IMPOSE CONSTRAINTS, WE ADDED
$300,000 TO THE GENERAL FUND TO
BE SURE THAT THE ORIGINAL
INTENT OF THE PROGRAM COULD BE
MAINTAINED.
SO THE NET EFFECT IS AN
INCREASE IN OVERALL FUNDING AND
A PRESERVATION OF THE FLEXIBLE
DOLLARS THAT ARE REALLY
ESSENTIAL TO MAKE THE PROGRAM
WORK.
SO THAT WAS A KEY COMPONENT OF
THE DECISION MAKING HERE, IN
ADDITION TO THE INCREMENT AND
STAFF TO SUPPORT THE OVERALL
FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE I SEE
THAT $300,000 EITHER ON THIS
CHART OR ELSEWHERE?
>> THERE ITIS.
>> OH, I'VE GOT IT: THE O.I.S.
FUNDING RESTRUCTURING, YES.
>> O.I.S.
BEING ONLY IN SEATTLE.
>> SO THIS LAST SLIDE CALLS OUT
SOME OF THESE INCREMENTAL
CHANGES FROM OUR 2019 BUDGET
WHERE WE'RE REORGANIZING STAFF
AND WITHIN THE CREATIVE CLUSTER
WE'RE LOOKING AT A CHANGE THERE
RELATED TO THIS NEW STAFF
MEMBER.
PART OF O.E.D.'S BUDGET HAS
BEEN THE OFFICE OF FILM AND
MUSIC, PART OF THE OFFICE OF
FILM AND MUSIC'S WORK HAS BEEN
IN SUPPORT OF THE SEATTLE MUSIC
COMMISSION.
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET
INCLUDES A PROPOSAL TO MOVE
THAT WORK OVER INTO THE OFFICE
OF ARTS AND CULTURE.
THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE
HAS BEEN FUNDING THROUGH
ADMISSIONS TAX THAT WORK WITHIN
O.E.D., AND THE THINKING IS
THAT THERE WOULD BE BETTER
ALIGNMENT TO KEEP THAT WORK
WITHIN ARTS, KEEP IT WITH ITS
FUNDING SOURCE AND TO BE ABLE
TO LEVERAGE COLLABORATION WITH
ART STAFF, WHILE AT THE SAME
TIME CONTINUING TO ENGAGE WITH
O.E.D.
HOWEVER, THAT SHIFT SHOWS A
DETRIMENT TO O.E.D.'S OVERALL
BUDGET, AND AS BEN MENTIONED,
WE HAVE THE ONLY IN SEATTLE
BUSINESS DISTRICT NEIGHBORHOOD
FUNDING RESTRUCTURING WHERE
YOU'LL SEE A REDUCTION IN CBDG
FUNDING THAT'S GOING TO THE
ONLY IN SEATTLE PROGRAM AND
INFUSION IN GENERAL FUND AS A
WAY TO OFFSET THAT.
AND I GUESS THE DECK RAIMENTS
OF $480,000 IS NOT EXACTLY FULL
DECREASE TO THE ONLY IN SEATTLE
PROGRAM THAT OUR -- WHAT WE'RE
PLANNING TO DO IS TO TAKE THAT
$480,000 AND REINVEST IT IN OUR
SMALL BUSINESS TEAM PROGRAM
WORK.
WORKING ON BUSINESS
STABLIZATION AND TENANT
IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR
SMALL BUSINESSES.
THE ONLY IN SEATTLE PROGRAM
APPLICANTS WILL HAVE ACCESS
INTO THAT MONEY AND WILL
EARMARK $180,000 OF THOSE FUNDS
SPECIFICALLY FOR THE ONLY IN
SEATTLE PROGRAM APPLICANTS'
USE.
AND THEN THAT WAY THE ONLY IN
SEATTLE PROGRAM WILL REMAIN
WHOLE AND AT THE SAME TIME HAVE
THIS ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY OF
A BETTER ALIGNMENT OF THE
FUNDING SOURCES.
>> COULD I JUST MAKE A MINOR
JUST CLARIFICATION?
WHETHER MUSIC COMMISSION IS
WITHIN ARTS OR O.E.D.
IS STILL UP IN THE AIR.
WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS GIVE THE
MUSIC COMMISSION AN OPPORTUNITY
TO MAKE THAT DECISION
ULTIMATELY.
AND SO WE'RE JUST -- WE'RE
HAVING TO DELIBERATE WITH THEM
ON THAT ISSUE.
>> GREAT.
IT TRULY MAKES SENSE, I MEAN,
EITHER DEPARTMENT IT CAN --
>> YEAH.
>> SHOWING PAIREN THETICALS.
THE MUSIC ISSUE WOULD BE A
TRANSFER TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS
SO THE UNDERLYING RESOURCES
THAT ARE THERE AND THE $480,000
COMMUNITY BLOCK GRANT IS
SHIFTING FROM ONE PROGRAM TO
ANOTHER WITHIN O.E.D.
SO THERE'S NET ADDITION OF
RESOURCES.
I THINK THAT'S CLEAR, BUT I
JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT
WAS.
>> THANK YOU.
IT IS NOW.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE MY
COLLEAGUES THE BENEFIT OF THE
DISCUSSIONS THAT I AND DIRECTOR
LEE HAVE HAD ABOUT THE PROPOSED
RORING HERE, JUST TO BE VERY
CLEAR AND TRANSPARENT.
WHAT THIS PROPOSES IS A REORG
THAT WILL EMBRACE A PREECONOMY
CLUSTER STRATEGY, BUT IT WILL
MEAN THE REMOVAL OF THE OFFICE
OF FILM AND MUSIC FROM O.E.D.
AND SO IF YOU -- IF YOU COULD
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT
PROCESS AROUND THE
DEVELOPMENTING THE CREATIVE
INDUSTRY CLUSTER PROGRAM AND
THE DECISION THAT YOU HAVE COME
TO TO NO LONGER HAVE AN OFFICE
OF FILM AND MUSIC AS PART OF
THAT PROCESS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
I THINK THERE'S BEEN A LITTLE
BIT OF CONFUSION ON THAT.
SO BY CITY ORDINANCE, OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WAS
CREATED THROUGH ORDINANCE.
BUT THERE IS NO ORDINANCE FOR
OFFICE OF FILM AND MUSIC.
>> YES.
>> IT'S A FUNCTION.
SO IT'S NOT A SEPARATE
DEPARTMENT.
AND O.F.M.
HAS ALWAYS BEEN PART OF
O.E.D.'S PORTFOLIO AND THE
LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR PERMITTING
AND BUDGETING FALLS UNDER
O.E.D.
>> RIGHT.
>> O.F.M.'S NAME MIGHT CHANGE
BECAUSE THE TERM O.F.M.
IS OUTDATED.
IT DOESN'T RECOGNIZE SPECIAL
EVENTS AND OTHER FUNCTIONS, SO
THE STAFF FEELS THAT THE BRAND
IS OUTDATED.
THAT'S SOMETHING WE'LL REVISIT
DOWN THE ROAD.
BUT THE STAFF THERE WILL
CONTINUE TO WORK PERMITTING
THAT EXISTS CURRENTLY.
WE'RE SIMPLY ADDING MORE
CAPACITY TO PIVOT OUR ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY TOWARD
CREATIVE ECONOMY TO ADDRESS THE
FUTURE AUTOMATION ISSUE THAT WE
BRIEFLY TALKED ABOUT EARLIER.
OUR STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT
A.I.
CANNOT REPLACE CREATIVE MINDS.
AND SO THAT INDUSTRY IF WE CAN
SCALE AS MANY SEATTLEITES TO
GET INTO THE INDUSTRY, THEN WE
BELIEVETHERE'S A BETTER CHANCE
FOR SEATTLEITES TO NAVIGATE THE
NEW ECONOMY, ESPECIALLY IF WE
CAN POSITION UNDERSERVED
POPULATION FROM SERVICE SECTOR
AND PROPEL THEM INTO THE
NETWORK ECONOMY, WE HAVE TO
HAVE A STRATEGY IN PLACE FOR
THAT.
AND SO THAT'S -- AND WE'LL TALK
MORE ABOUT AUTOMATION AND A.I.
A LITTLE BIT DOWN THE ROAD.
THAT'S WHY CREATIVE INDUSTRY
CLUSTER HAS BEEN PROPOSED.
BUT THE OFFICE, YOU WILL NOT
SEE, YOU KNOW, O.F.M.
WILL STILL EXIST, AND THE
BRANDING ISSUE IN THE LONG TERM
WILL HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED WITH
THE STAKEHOLDERS.
I JUST SPOKE WITH THE FILM
INDUSTRY LATE LAST NIGHT AND ON
SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS AS
WELL, SO THEY'RE AWARE THE
BRANDING IS WELL OUTDATED.
BUT THE STAFF WILL STILL BE
THERE PROVIDING PERMITTING,
SPECIAL EVENTS PERMITTING, ALL
THOSE FUNCTIONS WILL STILL BE
IN PLACE, JUST FOR
CLARIFICATION.
>> BUT THE CLARIFICATION IS I
THINK STILL MUDDY.
BUT THAT'S BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND
THESE ARE ONGOING
CONVERSATIONS.
THERE IS NO LEGISLATIVE DEFINED
OFFICE OF FILM AND MUSIC, BUT
THERE HAS BEEN A DIVISION OF
O.E.D.
THAT WE'VE ALL REFERRED TO AS
THE OFFICE FILM AND MUSIC,
THEY'VE HAD THEIR OWN DIRECTOR.
THAT ORGANIZATION OF STAFF WILL
NO LONGER, AS I UNDERSTAND IT,
BE REFERRED TO AS THE OFFICE OF
FILM AND MUSIC.
AND I THINK -- I THINK THAT'S
IMPORTANT FOR FOLKS TO
UNDERSTAND BECAUSE EVEN IF ITS
CREATION WAS PERHAPS CLUNKY AND
PERHAPS NOT RECOGNIZED BY
ORDINANCE AND PERHAPS IT'S BEEN
AWKWARD TO HAVE AN OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITH
ANOTHER DIRECTOR UNDER THE
DIVISION WITH ITS OWN DIRECTOR
WITHIN IT, THE CREATION OF THE
OFFICE OF FILM AND MUSIC WAS
DONE FOR A REASON.
IT WAS DONE BECAUSE OF THE
DESIRE TO FOCUS ON THE ECONOMIC
ACTIVITIES.
>> RIGHT.
>> PARTICULARLY AROUND THE
REGULATORY NEEDS OF THE FILM
AND MUSIC INDUSTRY, AND THAT
FOCUS ON FILM AND MUSIC IS NOW
GOING TO BE IN A BROADER
GROUPING THAT WE'RE REFERRING
TO AS THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY
CLUSTER.
SO I JUST -- AND IT MAY BE A
DIFFERENT NAME.
BUT I THINK -- I JUST WANT TO
BE REALLY TRANSPARENT WITH MY
COLLEAGUES ON THE COUNCIL THAT
THIS IS A CHANGE, AND I WANT TO
GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW YOU
WORKED WITH THE COMMUNITY AND
YOU WORKED WITH THE ARTS OFFICE
TO COME TO THIS POINT THAT
WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE -- AS I INITIALLY TALKED
ABOUT MY -- THE RESEARCH THAT
WE'VE DONE ON ECONOMIC TRENDS,
WE LOOKED INTO HOW THE
KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY IS
GOING TO PROGRESS INTO THE
FUTURE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE 5G
TECHNOLOGY AS THE BACKBONE TO
THE NEXT ECONOMY CALLED THE
NETWORK ECONOMY.
AND 5G IS JUST AROUND THE
CORNER.
AND THE MODERNIZATION OF
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM WILL
CHANGE THE WAY WE DO WORK AND
SMART CITIES AUTONOMOUS
VEHICLE, YOU KNOW, THESE TYPE
OF NEW INSTRUMENTS WILL BE THE
MAINSTREAM INSTRUMENT MOVING
FORWARD IN THE NEXT ECONOMY.
AND THE GOVERNOR LOCK ACTUALLY
DID A SPEECH JUST A COUPLE DAYS
AGO THAT 15% OF SEATTLE'S JOBS
ARE PREDICTED TO GO AWAY IN THE
NEXT 10 YEARS BECAUSE OF A.I.
AND SO BASED ON THAT WE DIED TO
DO STUD -- DECIDED TO DO A
STUDY ON WHICH INDUSTRIES WILL
BE ABLE TO SURVIVE IN THE NEXT
ECONOMY AND NOT BE REPLACED
WITH ROBOTICS.
AND SO THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY IS
A PLACE WE DETERMINED AS A GOOD
PLACE TO BE.
THE OFFICE OF FILM AND MUSIC'S
MISSION IS TO SCALE THE
CREATIVE INDUSTRY.
SO, ACTUALLY, IT'S BEEN ADOPTED
-- IT WAS ADOPTED THREE YEARS
AGO.
SO IT'S NOT A CHANGE TO THE
MISSION AT ALL.
IN FACT, IT IS IN ALIGNMENT
WITH THE MISSION THAT CURRENTLY
EXISTS.
THE TERM O.F.M.
WE BELIEVE WE SHOULD CONTINUE
TO REMAIN THAT TERM BECAUSE
IT'S CAUSING CONFUSION.
BUT THEIR WORK WILL NOT ONLY
INCLUDE PERMITTING AND
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BUT NOW
THEIR WORK WILL INCLUDE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ADVANCEMENT IN THE CREATIVE
INDUSTRY.
AND SO I'M SORRY THAT'S CAUSING
CONFUSION TO SOME DEGREE.
I DID MEET WITH THE FILM LABOR
GROUPS, WE HAD THREE EVENTS, WE
INVITED ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS.
THE INDUSTRY HAS BEEN SUFFERING
BECAUSE THE FILM INDUSTRY HAS
EVOLVED.
THE INDEPENDENT FILM PRODUCTION
SECTOR HAS REALLY DECLINED
BECAUSE EVERYONE WANTS TO DO
THE AVENGERS OR THESE BIG ONES
AND NETFLIX ALSO HAS A BIG ROLE
IN THE DECLINE OF THAT
INDUSTRY.
ON THE OTHER HAND, WE HAVE
LOCAL PROCUREMENT LIKE VISIT
SEATTLE THAT WE JUST MET
YESTERDAY, WE ASKED THEM FOR
FUTURE INVESTMENTS ON YOUR
VIDEO PRODUCTION FOR YOUR
WEBSITES, PLEASE, LET'S WORK
TOGETHER TO INVEST IN OUR LOCAL
COMPANIES FOR THAT WORK.
SO WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS
PROVIDE MORE CONTRACT
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT INDUSTRY
AND OUR STAFF DO THE CLUSTER
INITIATIVE WILL ADVANCE THAT
WORK.
IT'S ENCOURAGING LARGER
BUSINESS AND MEDIUM-SIZED
ESTABLISHED BUSINESSES TO
INVEST IN LOCAL COMPANIES IN
THAT INDUSTRY TO HELP THEM GROW
AND TO HIRE PEOPLE IN THE
CREATIVE ECONOMY TO GET READY
FOR THE NETWORK ECONOMY.
AND SO THAT'S PART OF THE
CLUSTER STRATEGY.
>> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING
THAT.
I WILL ALSO SAY THAT I'M
CONFUSED BECAUSE O.F.M.
IS ALSO OFFICE OF FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT.
AND THAT'S -- YOU KNOW, THAT'S
THE -- I THINK THE ACRONYM WITH
WHICH WE ARE USUALLY FAVORED
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT O.F.M.
SO AS YOU'RE GOING FORWARD
RENAMING, YOU MIGHT THINK ABOUT
THAT.
ALSO JUST ONE LAST THING FOR
ME, YOU KNOW, WE'VE WORKED WITH
THE FILM AND MUSIC INDUSTRY
ACROSS SEATTLE TRYING TO
ENCOURAGE OLYMPIA TO REALIZE
THE VALUE OF FILM AND INVESTING
IN THAT.
WE ARE WAY BELOW VANCOUVER,
B.C.
IN TERMS OF STATE INVESTMENTS,
SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW CALIFORNIA
--
>> AND OREGON.
>> YES, AND OREGON.
WE ARE AN ORPHAN HERE.
AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO -- AS
YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THIS WORK
JUST TO BE ABLE TO GET THE
FACTS AND FIGURES BEHIND WHY
IT'S IMPORTANT AND WHY THE
VALUE COMES BACK TO THE STATE.
I UNDERSTAND SPOKANE'S KILLING
US RIGHT NOW WITH ITS FILM
INDUSTRY AND SO MANY FILMS
GOING THERE AND USING THE
FACILITIES THEY'VE ALREADY
DEVELOPED.
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WOULD
LIKE TO RAISE?
WE'RE AT THAT 10:30 MARK RIGHT
NOW.
>> I THINK WE'RE GOOD.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS?
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
ON THIS COUNCIL MEMBER,
HERBOLD.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA, ONE
LAST QUESTION.
>> IT IS A QUESTION, VERY
SPECIFIC ON THE FILM ISSUE.
IS THE CITY WORKING IN
CONJUNCTION WITH KING COUNTY
AND THE EXECUTIVE'S RECENT
ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HE WOULD LIKE
TO DO WHAT THE STATE HAS NOT
BEEN ABLE TO DO AND ENCOURAGE
GOOD LIVING WAGE JOBS IN THE
FILM INDUSTRY?
I KNOW HE MADE A RECENT
ANNOUNCEMENT, I'M NOT FAMILIAR
WITH THE DETAILS, BUT ARE WE
WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH
THE EXECUTIVE IN KING COUNTY?
>> THEIR ANNOUNCEMENT AND OUR
ANNOUNCEMENT CAME AT THE SAME
TIME, AND WE ARE EXCITED.
>> OKAY.
>> BECAUSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
IS REALLY A REGIONAL -- IT'S
JUST MUCH MORE THAN ONE-CITY
STRATEGY.
AT THE SAME TIME THE STATE IS
ALSO PROMOTING NEW INITIATIVE
AROUND THIS, AND SO WE'RE
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE
ALIGNMENT AND THE TIMING, AND
WE MET WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE
FILM DEPARTMENT YESTERDAY, LAST
NIGHT TO TALK ABOUT ALIGNMENT.
AND SO WE'RE REAL EXCITED
ABOUT IT, AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO
COME BACK AT SOME POINT TO GIVE
YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ON
OUR INVESTMENT STRATEGIES.
>> GREAT.
WELL, I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU
AND THANK YOU FOR THAT WORK
BECAUSE THE REGIONAL APPROACH
IN ALL OF THESE THINGS IS
WHAT'S GOING TO MOVE US
FORWARD.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
OKAY.
WELL, BOBBY, AMANDA, THANK YOU
FOR BEING AT THE TABLE, AND WE
WILL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM
AND INVITE OUR FRIENDS FROM
PARKS AND RECREATION.
JESUS, I SEE YOU OUT THERE.
TRACI.
EXCELLENT.
SO AS YOU ALL GET SETTLED IN,
TRACI, LET'S SEE, COUNCIL
MEMBER DO YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE
THIS FOR US?
>> I DO.
I'LL BE VERY BRIEF BECAUSE I
KNOW SUPERINTENDENT AGUIRRE HAS
A LOT TO ADD.
I JUST WANT TO -- YOU KNOW,
WE'VE HAD TALKS OFFLINE WITH --
NOW I UNDERSTAND IT'S DR. NOBLE
IN THESE SUPERINTENDENT AND
TRACI.
SO I WILL LET JESUS DO WHAT HE
DOES WELL.
BUT I DO WANT TO MAKE THIS
COMMENTARY WHICH I DON'T WANT
TO HAVE TO REPEAT IT ALL
THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS, BUT
THIS IS MY MAIN CONCERN ABOUT
CHAIRING PARKS.
FIRST OF ALL, IT'S BEEN AN
ABSOLUTE PLEASURE.
I'VE REALLY ENJOYED WORKING
WITH YOU.
TRA KRI HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL,
WE'VE DONE A LOAT OF GREAT
THINGS.
BUT I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO
PUSH ON COMMUNITY CENTERS
BECAUSE COMMUNITY CENTERS LIKE
LIBRARIES AND FOOD BANKS HAVE
EVOLVED AND ADAPTED TO THE MOST
EMERGENT NEEDS IN OUR SOCIETY.
WHAT WE HAVE IN COMMUNITY
CENTERS, LIBRARIES, FOOD BANKS
ARE BASICALLY ENHANCED SERVICE
CENTERS.
THEY'RE DOING MORE THAN JUST
PROVIDING A PLACE TO GO SWIM,
CHECKING OUT A BOOK OR GETTING
FOOD.
WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING
SOCIAL SERVICES FOR, YOU KNOW,
HOUSING, FOR MEDICAL, EVICTION
PREVENTION, SOCIAL SERVICES,
OUR NAV TEAMS.
SO I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO
PUSH THAT COMMUNITY CENTERS, BE
THAT COMMUNITY SPACE AND HAVE
THE RESOURCES NOT JUST TO HAVE
THE PROGRAMMING TO ADDRESS
ISSUES FOR OUR ELDERS AND OUR
CHILDREN, OUR DISABLED
COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO HAVE THE
CAPITAL TO START LOOKING AT AN
EXPANSION OF WHERE WE NEED
COMMUNITY CENTERS WHERE WE HAVE
NONE.
NOW, MR. NOBLE AND I HAD AN
INTERESTING EXCHANGE.
I WAS MORE HOT THAN HE WAS
BECAUSE I CALLED B.S., BUT
THAT'S ANOTHER ISSUE.
I DON'T LIKE IT WHEN I GET THE,
WELL, IF WE DO THIS FOR YOU, WE
HAVE TO DO IT FOR EVERYONE.
THAT'S WHAT YOU SAY TO A SIXTH
GRADER, NOT TO AN ELECTED
OFFICIAL WHEN COMMUNITY IN THE
CITY IS SAYING THANK YOU FOR
THE PROGRAMMING, THANK YOU FOR
SOME EXPANSION, BUT THERE IS
BRICK AND MORTAR NEEDED
THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND MORE
THAN JUST MAINTENANCE.
SO I WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT
BECAUSE WE'VE HAD LONG
CONVERSATIONS AND WE'LL HAVE
SOME MORE DOWN THE ROAD.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO ADD IT HAS
BEEN A REAL PLEASURE WORKING
WITH YOU, SUPERINTENDENT.
>> THANK YOU.
AND I'VE ENJOYED MY INITIAL
TENURE, AND I'M REALLY ENJOYING
THIS TIME AROUND HERE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
>> CAN WE START WITH
INTRODUCTIONS AT THE TABLE?
>> SURE.
>> AND THEN I'LL LET TRACI DO
SHORT INTRODUCTION.
>> TRACI RATZLIFF CENTRAL
STAFF.
>> JESUS AGUIRRE, SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION.
>> I'M DONNI GRABOWSKIE.
>> PLEASE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBERS YOU HAVE IN
FRONT OF YOU OBVIOUSLY THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT WHO'S GOING TO
GO OVER THE CHANGES FROM THE
ENDORSED BUDGET TO THE PROPOSED
2020 IN MY 3 1/2 DAYS OF REVIEW
OF THEIR BUDGET I HAVE FOUND
MOSTLY THAT THEY HAVE COMPLIED
WITH THE CHANGES, IN PARTICULAR
THAT THE COUNCIL MADE TO THE
BUDGET LAST YEAR.
THERE WERE A NUMBER OF CHANGES.
THERE IS ONE SLIGHT CHANGE THAT
THEY ARE GOING TO DISCUSS TODAY
HAVING TO DO WITH FUNDING THAT
WAS ALLOCATED FOR WADING POOLS.
BUT I'LL LET THEM GO AHEAD AND
TALK WITH YOU AS THEY GO
THROUGH THEIR PRESENTATION.
>> OKAY.
JESUS, YOU'RE ON.
>> AND THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY.
SO WE'LL WALK THROUGH THE
SLIDES.
BUT AS WE JUMP IN, JUST WANT
TO, AGAIN, APPRECIATE ALL OF
YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT,
PARTICULARLY THE FOLKS ON THE
PARKS COMMITTEE.
BUT -- AND ALSO THE RESIDENTS.
IT'S BEEN REALLY EXCITING TO
HEAR FEEDBACK DIRECTLY, AND
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ, YOUR
POINT ABOUT THE COMMUNITY
CENTERS AND THE NEED TO REALLY
UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF OUR
COMMUNITIES IS REALLY IMPORTANT
TO ME.
AND IF WE JUMP INTO THE FIRST
SLIDE, THIS REALLY TALKS ABOUT
OUR OVERALL POLICY FRAMEWORK.
AND, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THIS FOR
US IS ANCHORED IN SORT OF THE
BROADER MISSION OF, YOU KNOW,
WE WORK ON SUPPORTING THE --
YOU KNOW, OUR RESIDENTS HELPING
THEM BE HEALTHY.
WE REALLY FOCUSED ON HELPING
THE ENVIRONMENT STAY HEALTHY
AND THEN BUILDING STRONG
COMMUNITIES.
SO ALL OF THE WORK WE DO THERE,
THAT DRIVES OUR MISSION AND OUR
VALUES AND ALL OF THAT IS
ANCHORED IN ACCESS AND
INCLUSIVENESS AND OF COURSE IN
EQUITY.
AND SO THAT THE TWO MAJOR
LEGISLATIVE PIECES HERE FOR
2019 THAT ARE GOING TO IMPACT
OUR WORK ARE REALLY HITTING AT
THOSE VALUES.
AND THE FIRST ONE IS TRULY
ABOUT JUST FUNDAMENTAL BASIC
ACCESS.
I THINK AS COUNCIL MIGHT KNOW,
BACK IN 2011 THE DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE DID AN AUDIT, SORT OF A
SAMPLING OF MANY OF OUR
FACILITIES IN PARKS AND
RECREATION AND FOUND OVER 4,000
KRIETZATIONS IN TERMS OF OUR
INABILITY TO COMPLY WITH THE
A.D.A.
ACT.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, THE
DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY
OBVIOUSLY HAVE BEEN FOCUSING ON
THAT AND F.A.S.
HAS A NEW MANDATE HERE.
AND FOR US, IN ADDITION TO THE
WORK THAT WAS HIGHLIGHTED
DURING THE D.O.J.
AUDIT, WE SORT OF DID OUR OWN
THIRD-PARTY ASSESSMENT, AND AS
WE CAN IMAGINE, FOUND EVEN MORE
BARRIERS, MORE CITATIONS, OVER
7,700.
AND SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING
DILIGENTLY ON GETTING THOSE
RECTIFIED AND WILL CONTINUE TO
DO SO.
AND SO OUR RESPONSE TO THE
F.A.S.
MANDATE WILL BE TO CONTINUE TO
FOCUS ON THE -- IN A VERY
STRATEGIC WAY ON LOOKING AT HOW
WE CAN MOVE THOSE BARRIERS, AND
OUR BUDGET FOR 2019-2020
ACTUALLY INCLUDES $3.7 MILLION
TO CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THOSE.
>> JESUS, IF I CAN JUST QUICKLY
INTERRUPT HERE.
>> YEAH.
>> AGAIN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A
SYSTEM WHERE I THINK WE CAN
WORK WITH OUR HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT AS WELL AROUND ALL
AGES AND ABILITIES.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> AND I KNOW IT'S SOMETHING --
IT'S A HORSE THAT I HAVE BEEN
RIDING FOR A LONG TIME, BUT
MAKING SURE THAT THINGS LIKE
PARK BENCHES ARE BUILT IN SUCH
A WAY THAT INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE
DIFFICULTIES GETTING UP, FOR
EXAMPLE, HAVE WHAT THEY NEED IN
ORDER TO -- YOU KNOW, TO HAVE
THE ARM RESTS.
AND I KNOW IT'S BEEN AN ISSUE.
I'M WORKING WITH SDOT ON THAT
TOO TO BEGIN TO HAVE WALKING
BENCHES.
SO IF YOU'LL CONTINUE JUST TO
WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT ON THIS, I
THINK OUR FUNDING CAN BE
LEVERAGED.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU.
CERTAINLY WORKING WITH ALL OF
OUR PARTNERS.
AND YOU MENTIONED
TRANSPORTATION.
I THINK A LOT OF THE ACCESS --
WE HAVE OVER 460 PARKS AND
REALLY LOOKING AT HOW WE CREATE
TRUE ACCESS TO THESE PARKS IS
GOING TO TAKE A REAL
COLLABORATIVE APPROACH BECAUSE
THERE'S A LOT OF INVESTMENT
THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE.
BUT, YEAH.
AND THEN MOVING ONTO THE SECOND
ONE HERE WITH REGARDS TO THE
GREEN NEW DEAL AND THE
COUNCIL'S RESOLUTION THERE, AND
ALSO IN RESPONSE TO THE MAYOR'S
MANDATE TO THE AGENCIES IN 2018
TO SORT OF DOUBLE DOWN ON
IMPLEMENTING THE CITY'S CLIMATE
ACTION PLAN, WE FOCUSED ON A
COUPLE OF DIFFERENT AREAS, BOTH
WITH OUR BUILDINGS AND OUR
FACILITIES, OUR OWN OPERATIONS
WITH OUR BUILDINGS LOOKING TO
BOTH THE TRY TO REDUCE THE
EMISSIONS OF THOSE BUILDINGS
AND TRYING TO MOVE SOME OF OUR
BUILDINGS AWAY FROM SOME OF THE
SORT OF NATURAL GAS, BOILERS TO
SOME OF THE ELECTRIC HEAT
PUMPS.
THOSE ARE GOING TO BE SOME LONG-
TERM DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAVE,
AS WELL AS LOOKING AT HELPING
OUR COMMUNITIES RESPOND.
I THINK AS COUNCIL KNOWS, I
THINK LAST YEAR WE PILOTED A
COUPLE OF INITIATIVES IN FOUR
OF OUR FACILITIES TO TRY TO
DEAL WITH INCREASED AIR
FITRATION FOR THOSE BUILDINGS
SO THAT WE COULD HELP OUR
RESIDENTS HAVE RESPITE FROM
SOME OF THE HEAT EMERGENCY,
SMOKE EMERGENCIES THAT LUCKILY
WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS SUMMER, BUT
WE DID THE PRIOR SUMMER.
SO AS WE'RE DOING THAT, WE'RE
LEARNING QUITE A BIT.
I THINK OUR CHALLENGE, THOUGH,
IS MANY OF OUR FACILITIES DON'T
HAVE HVAC SYSTEMS HERE, SO WE
HAVE TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE'RE
GOING TO ADDRESS THAT.
AND EVEN ON THE OPERATIONAL
SIDE, HAD LOTS OF INTERNAL
WORKS AND DISCUSSIONS ON WHAT
WE DO IN CASE OF THOSE HEAT
EMERGENCIES OR SMOKE
EMERGENCIES IN OUR BUILDINGS
THAT DON'T HAVE HVAC SYSTEMS.
HOW DO WE TAILOR OUR AUTOMATIC
SYSTEMS.
HOW DO WE TALK TO PEOPLE, HOW
DO WE DEAL WITH YOUNG FOLKS AND
OLDER FOGS IN OUR BUILDINGS AND
HOW TO KEEP THEM SAFE.
SO WE'VE BEEN THINKING A LOT
ABOUT THAT.
BUT LONG TERM AS WE DO
MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT TO
OUR BUILDINGS I'LL TALK MORE
ABOUT THIS AS WE GET INTO THE
STRATEGY PIECE, BUT A
SIGNIFICANT PART OF OUR
PLANNING FOR WE'RE IN THE
MIDDLE OF A STRATEGIC PLAN AND
OF COURSE WE'RE GOING TO BE
NEXT YEAR COMING BACK WITH A
PROPOSAL FOR THE SECOND SIX-
YEAR CYCLE OF THE PARK DISTRICT
A BIG ASPECT OF THAT IS GOING
TO BE SORT OF HOW WE'RE
RESPONDING TO CLIMATE, MAKING
SURE HOW WE'RE BOTH SUPPORTING
COMMUNITIES BUT IN OUR OWN
OPERATIONS HELPING AND, YOU
KNOW, SMALL THING I'LL SAY
ABOUT -- NOT SMALL, BUT IT'S AN
IMPORTANT PIECE, ALSO ON OUR
FLEET, WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT
FLEET.
WE HAVE OVER 600 VEHICLES.
AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING OVER THE
LAST FEW YEARS BOTH TO CONTINUE
TO ELECTRIFY OUR FLEET, WE'VE
GOT SOME FULLY ELECTRIC
VEHICLES NOW AND ALSO HYBRIDS,
BUT ALSO REDUCING THE MILEAGE,
FOR EXAMPLE, BY LOOKING AT OUR
MAINTENANCE ROUTES AND WHERE
OUR MAINTENANCE FACILITIES ARE
JUST TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF
MILES THAT THESE VEHICLES HAVE
TO BE ON THE ROAD.
AND THEN OF COURSE AS PART OF
THE MAYOR'S VEHICLE REDUCTION
MANDATE THIS YEAR, WE'RE
COMMITTED TO REDUCING OUR FLEET
IN 2020 BY I THINK 26 VEHICLES,
SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK ON
THAT.
>> GREAT.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA HAS A
QUESTION.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT HAS ANYTHING
TO DO WITH CHILD CARE AT
COMMUNITY CENTERS, BUT --
>> NO.
I WILL LET YOU ASK THAT.
I ACTUALLY WAS GOING TO ASK THE
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT QUESTION.
EARLIER THIS WEEK WE APPROVED
THE SEATTLE CITY LIGHT PILOT
PROJECT ON ELECTRIC CHARGING
FOR FLEETS, AND THEY TALKED A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT PARTNERSHIP
WITH PRIVATE BUSINESS.
OUR QUESTION WAS WHAT ARE WE
DOING TO ACTUALLY MAKE THIS
APPROACH APPLY WITHIN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE DEPARTMENTS.
SO IS PARKS WORKING WITH CITY
LIGHT ON THIS PILOT FOR
ELECTRIC VEHICLES?
>> WE ARE.
WE ARE.
WE HAD ACTUALLY IDENTIFIED TWO
SITES THAT WE'RE GOING TO WORK
WITH THEM ON CHARGING
FACILITIES.
AT THE END ONE OF THEM DECIDED
NOT TO DO IT BECAUSE THERE WAS
SOME OTHER PRIVATE FACILITIES
THERE.
BUT WE'RE CONTINUING TO LOOK
FOR PLACES.
AND WE ACTUALLY INSTALLED --
FOR EXAMPLE, AT OUR OWN
HEADQUARTERS WE INSTALLED A
COUPLE OF CHARGING STATIONS.
>> OKAY.
I THINK THE BIG MESSAGE WE HAVE
BEEN SAYING IS WE UNDERSTAND
THE IMPORTANCE OF LAUNCHING
THESE PILOTS IN ANTICIPATION OF
A 2021 RATE CHANGE.
BUT ANY FEEDBACK THAT YOU ALL
CAN GIVE US EARLY ABOUT HOW WE
CAN TAKE THIS TO SCALE,
ESPECIALLY IN HOUSE SO WE CAN
GET OUR VEHICLES CHARGING
FASTER WOULD BE GREAT.
SO I'M GLAD THAT YOU GUYS ARE
WORKING ON PARTNERSHIP.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANKS.
I APPRECIATE THE SEATTLE -- THE
GREEN NEW DEAL SEATTLE ON THE
SLIDE AND ESPECIALLY SINCE IT
JUST PASSED A MONTH AGO, AND SO
I IMAGINE THAT THERE'S THINKING
ON THAT.
BUT I'D LOVE JUST A LITTLE MORE
DETAIL ABOUT CONCEPTUALLY WHERE
YOU THINK PARKS FITS INTO THE
GREEN NEW DEAL OR WHAT THE
THINKING HAS BEEN LIKE?
>> I THINK GENERALLY FOR US
IT'S, AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED,
IT'S TWO-FOLD.
SO ONE IS HOW DO WE CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT AND EDUCATE OUR
COMMUNITY SO THE SUPPORT PART
IN TERMS OF HOW WE MAKE SURE
THAT OUR NEEDEES COMMUNITIES
GET -- THE THINGS LIKE THE
RESPITE FROM THESE EVENTS, AND
I THINK THE OTHER ASPECT IS
JUST OUR OWN OPERATIONS, SO
LOOKING AT ALL OF THE IMPACT
THAT WE HAVE ON THE
ENVIRONMENT, HOW WE CAN REDUCE
OUR OWN EMISSIONS, REDUCE THAT
IMPACT, AND I THINK THE THIRD
PIECE ALSO IS OUR CONTINUED
WORK ON THE RESTORATION OF OUR
FORESTS, RIGHT?
HALF OF OUR 6,200 ACRES IS
UNDEVELOPED PARK LAND.
AND THROUGH THE GREEN SEATTLE
PARTNERSHIP, I THINK WE'VE DONE
A LOT OF TREMENDOUS WORK THAT
WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO BUILD ON
AND WE SORT OF NEED TO FIND THE
RIGHT BALANCE OF PLANTING
NATIVE SPECIES BUT HARDIER
SPECIES BECAUSE THE CLIMATE IS
CHANGING.
SO FOR US 2020 IS REALLY GOING
TO BE A BIG YEAR JUST
EVALUATING SORT OF WHERE ARE
THE PLACES AND WE CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I APPRECIATE THE MENTION OF
GREEN SEATTLE PARTNERSHIP AND
COUNCIL MEMBER PACHECO'S
COMMITTEE EARLIER THIS WEEK HAD
A GREAT PRESENTATION ON THAT.
IT'S REALLY A GREAT PROGRAM.
THE OTHER THING I JUST WANT TO
FLAG BECAUSE I THINK PARKS
COULD PLAY A ROLE IN THIS.
ONE OF THE CONCEPTS EMBEDDED IN
THE GREEN NEW DEAL FOR SEATTLE
IS THIS CONCEPT THEY'RE CALLING
-- COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE
CALLING GREEN ZONES.
AND THE IDEA IS IDENTIFYING
GEOGRAPHIC AREAS WITHIN THE
CITY, AND IT'S A CONCEPT THAT
COMES OUT OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, BUT IDENTIFYING
GEOGRAPHIC AREAS IN THE CITY
THAT -- WHERE THE PEOPLE THERE
HAVE LARGELY BEEN ADVERSELY
IMPACTED BY BOTH, YOU KNOW,
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC
INJUSTICE, AND SO THE FIRST
PART IS IDENTIFYING THOSE
AREAS.
WE ACTUALLY TALK A LOT ABOUT
CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS IN
SEATTLE AND HOW THEY PERFORM
DIFFERENTLY THAN OTHERS.
SO, YOU KNOW, HOW WE WOULD
ACTUALLY MEASURE THAT AND GET
TO IT IS SOME WORK, BUT IT'S
NOT TOO MUCH OF A STRETCH TO
FIGURE OUT WHERE THAT WOULD BE.
AND THEN FIGURING OUT WHAT ARE
THE DEEP INVESTMENTS WE DO IN
THOSE COMMUNITIES TO
ESSENTIALLY REVERSE THOSE
TRENDS.
AND, AGAIN, IT'S NOT A CONCEPT
THAT'S FRANKLY NEW TO THE CITY.
WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF THOSE
TYPES OF THINGS.
BUT I DO THINK THERE'S AN
EFFORT TO REALLY FOCUS IT AND,
YOU KNOW, TAKE SOME OF THE
EXISTING THINGS WE'VE DONE, AND
PARKS OBVIOUSLY -- PARKS
FACILITIES CAN PLAY A GREAT
ROLE.
>> JUST TO PILE ON A LITTLE
BIT, BUT ALSO TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THE GOOD WORK THAT YOUR OFFICE,
DEPARTMENT HAS DONE IN THE LAST
10 YEARS I KNOW YOU DID QUITE
AN ANALYSIS ON MAKING SURE THAT
EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD IS WITHIN,
WHAT, A QUARTER MILE OF EITHER
GREEN SPACE OR PARK, EATER
WHETHER IT IS --
>> A 10-MINUTE WALK CONCEPT,
YEAH.
>> CAN YOU EITHER RIGHT NOW OR
BEFORE WE END UP ON OUR BUDGET
CONVERSATIONS TELL ME HOW ARE
WE DOING ON THAT?
>> WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING PRETTY
WELL.
YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON SORT OF
THE METRICS THAT YOU LOOK AT, I
THINK WE'RE AT 94% OF OUR
RESIDENTS ARE WITHIN A 10-
MINUTE WALK TO A PARK.
BUT I THINK THE CHALLENGE IS
GOING TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE
BOTH FROM THE BASIC SORT OF
AVAILABILITY OF LAND TO ACQUIRE
AS WELL AS WHEN WE LOOK AT
WHERE THE GAPS ARE AND SORT OF
-- IF YOU GO JUST STRAIGHT BY
THE NUMBERS AND WE OUTLINE AN
ACQUISITION PLAN THAT JUST
LOOKS AT CREATING THAT ACCESS,
WE SORT OF UNDERMINE SOME OF
OUR OWN EQUITY GOALS, FOR
EXAMPLE, SO THERE ARE SOME
AREAS IN THE CITY THAT WHEN YOU
LOOK AT THE METRIC DON'T HAVE A
LOT OF -- DON'T MEET THAT
CRITERIA FOR A 10-MINUTE WALK
ACCESS.
BUT THESE ARE COMMUNITIES THAT
HAVE LARGE YARDS, BIGGER -- YOU
KNOW, SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING,
THAT HAVE OPEN SPACE ALREADY
THERE, AND SOME OF OUR
COMMUNITIES THAT DON'T HAVE
THAT, THEY ALREADY HAVE SORT OF
-- THEY HAVE PARKS IN THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT THERE AREN'T
ENOUGH OF THEM.
AND SO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT IT,
LIKE I'M EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO
PUSH TO GET THAT CRITERIA, BUT
I ALSO THINK WE NEED TO RETHINK
HOW WE'RE DOING THAT AND TALK
ABOUT QUALITY FOR ONE AND SORT
OF THE ACTIVATION THAT'S
HAPPENING.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER, YOU AND I
HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS AS WELL,
THINKING ABOUT NON-PARKS AND
RECREATION LAND AS WELL AS HOW
WE CREATE THE ACCESS.
SO, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S THE
RIGHTS OF WAY, WHETHER THE
PUBLICLY-OWNED PRIVATE SPACES,
CREATES ACCESS FOR OUR
NEIGHBORS.
SO I GUESS MY POINT IS WE
REALLY HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT
CRITERIA IN NEW WAYS, NOT JUST
FOCUS ON THE BUYING ANOTHER
PARK IN EVERY COMMUNITY BECAUSE
THAT'S GOING TO BE INCREASINGLY
MORE DIFFICULT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GOING ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE,
AND I ALLUDED TO THIS A LITTLE
BIT, BUT FOR 2020 ONE OF THE
KEY AREAS THAT WE'RE GOING TO
FOCUS ON IS WE'RE GOING TO
BRING ATTENTION TO THE MAYOR
AND TO YOU ALL ABOUT THE SECOND
SIX-YEAR CYCLE OF THE PARK
DISTRICT.
BUT A LOT OF THE WORK THAT
WE'RE DOING IN 2019 IS ACTUALLY
HELPING DRIVE THAT.
AND SO CURRENTLY AS COUNCIL
MEMBER MIGHT BE AWARE, WE'RE IN
THE MIDDLE OF AN ENGAGEMENT
PROCESS FOR A STRATEGIC PLAN
THAT WILL HELP US GUIDE, CREATE
PRIORITIES FOR THE NEXT SIX TO
12 YEARS, AND NOT JUST FOR PARK
DISTRICT INVESTMENTS BUT FOR
EVERYTHING WE DO.
SO THE IDEA THERE IS WE LOOK AT
WHERE SEATTLE IS NOW AND WE SEE
NEW NUMBERS LIKE WHAT DIRECTOR
LEE BROUGHT UP EARLIER TODAY
THAT JUST CONTINUE TO REINFORCE
THIS IDEA THAT WE LIVE IN A
DIFFERENT CITY THAN WE'VE LIVED
IN THE PAST.
AND SO HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THE
WORK OF PARKS AND RECREATION
KEEPS UP WITH THAT AND
CONTINUES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF
OUR RESIDENTS.
SO THE STRATEGIC PLAN WILL
CREATE A ROAD MAP OF PRIORITIES
THAT WILL THEN INFORM THE NEXT
LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT ON THE PARK
DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL PLAN.
AND I DID WANT TO SORT OF SHARE
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SORT OF
WHAT'S DRIVING THIS -- THESE
PRIORITIES BECAUSE IT WILL
ABSOLUTELY INFORM THE 2021
THROUGH 2026 PARK DISTRICT AND
BEYOND, AND A SET OF VALUES
THAT ARE REALLY DRIVING OUR
PLANNING AND WE'RE LOOKING AT
THIS IDEA THAT -- ALLUDING TO
SOME OF THE MEMBERS WE BROUGHT
UP ALREADY, COUNCIL MEMBER, WE
SERVE PEOPLE, AND PEOPLE OF ALL
AGES.
SO IT ISN'T JUST ABOUT BUILDING
MORE STUFF OR BUYING MORE LAND.
IT'S HOW DO WE MAKE SURE WE'RE
DOING IT BASED ON THEIR NEEDS
AND THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE
TELLING US ARE IMPORTANT TO
THEM, REALLY MAKING SURE THAT
THESE STRATEGIES ARE REALLY
PEOPLE FOCUSED AND PROGRAM
FOCUSED.
AND AS WE'RE DOING THAT,
UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE ARE
SOME COMMUNITIES, AS YOU SAID
COUNCIL MEMBER, THAT ARE JUST
NOT IMPACTED BY SOME OF THE
CHALLENGES HERE.
AND SO HOW DO WE DOUBLE ON THIS
EQUITY CONVERSATION SO WHEN WE
HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT
INVESTMENTS, THEY HAVE TO BE
DRIVEN BY AN EQUITY FRAMEWORK.
AND SOME OF THE OTHER PIECES
THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO US IS
THIS IDEA THAT BECAUSE OUR CITY
IS CHANGING AND THE NEEDS OF
OUR RESIDENTS ARE CHANGING, WE
CAN'T RELY ON THE SAME
STRATEGIES WE'VE RELIED ON IN
THE PAST DUE TO THE WORK THAT
WE DO, BOTH INTERNALLY IN TERMS
OF HOW WE OPERATE, BUT ALSO THE
EXPECTATIONS OF OUR
COMMUNITIES.
SO ONE SMALL EXAMPLE, THAT
WOULD BE -- YOU KNOW, WE
CONTINUE TO GET NEW REQUESTS
FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF USES, SO
THIS IDEA THAT WE NO LONGER CAN
AFFORD TO BUILD, FOR EXAMPLE, A
SINGLE-USE SPACE.
IF WE'RE GOING TO BUILD A NEW
COURT, IT'S GOT TO BE A COURT
THAT WORKS FOR TENNIS AND
PICKLE BALL AND YOU NAME IT.
SO THIS IDEA OF SHIFTING THE
CONVERSATION AROUND, LIKE, YOU
KNOW, AN ATHLETIC FIELD THAT
SERVES ONE PARTICULAR USE ISN'T
REALLY RESPONSIBLE ANYMORE.
A COUPLE OTHER THINGS I'LL SAY
IS BECAUSE WE SERVE PEOPLE AND
WE'RE FOCUSING ON THE NEEDEES
FOLKS, OUR ENGAGEMENT HAS TO
CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AND ENSURE
THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY HEARING
FROM AND TALKING TO EVERYONE.
I'M ACTUALLY REALLY PROUD AND
HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE
ENGAGEMENT PROCESS THAT'S LED
-- IT'S ONGOING NOW WITH THE
STRATEGIC PLAN, WE'VE ACTUALLY
ACHIEVED OVER 10,000 PEOPLE WHO
HAVE GIVEN US FEEDBACK ON THE
WORK THAT WE DO.
AND WE'VE DONE IT IN A VARIETY
OF WAYS.
SO WE'VE DONE -- WE'VE GONE OUT
TO COMMUNITIES -- WE'VE GONE
OUT AND GONE OUT TO EVENTS AND
TALKED TO FOLKS, COMMUNITY
GROUPS.
WE'VE MET WITH A LOT OF OUR
PARTNERS.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALSO HAD A LOT
OF SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNING,
BOTH IN ENGLISH AND AS WELL AS
IN SEVEN OTHER LANGUAGES.
WE'VE DONE A STATISTICALLY
VALID SURVEY, ONE WE DID THREE
YEAR AGO, AND WE ACTUALLY HIRED
SOME COMMITTEE ENGAGEMENT
AMBASSADORS THAT GO DOOR TO
DOOR AND SERVE THE RESIDENTS IN
VARIOUS LANGUAGES JUST TO GET
TO THE FOLKS THAT DON'T ALWAYS
COME TO THESE MEETINGS, SO SOME
OF THAT.
ALL OF THAT ENGAGEMENT IS
REALLY INFORMING THE STRATEGIES
THAT WILL THEN GUIDE SOME OF
THE PLANS FOR THE -- PLANNING
FOR THE NEXT CYCLE OF THE PARK
DISTRICT.
>> I'M SURE COUNCIL MEMBER
GONZALEZ IS TEACHING US TO MAKE
SURE WE'RE ASKING FOR THAT
PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEY KNOW
THE LANGUAGE AND THEY KNOW THE
CULTURE AND THAT WE ARE WORKING
WITH THEM AND ASKING THEM TO
HELP REACH THE NEIGHBORS AND
IT'S NOT JUST US IN INTERNALLY
DOING THAT WORK.
SO THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING
THAT.
>> AND I WILL SAY IN ADDITION
TO MAKING SURE WE'RE DOING IT
THE RIGHT WAY IS MAKING SURE
WE'RE DOING IT OFTEN AND
DELIBERATELY, SO IT ISN'T A ONE-
TIME CONVERSATION.
>> RIGHT, EXACTLY.
GOOD FOR YOU.
>> PLEASE, COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA, I THINK THAT'S YOU
DOWN THERE.
>> I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T WANT TO
INTERRUPT YOU.
DO YOU HAVE MORE TO COVER ON
SLIDE TWO HERE?
>> NO.
THANK YOU.
>> IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET, IS
IT APPROPRIATE TO ASK QUESTIONS
RIGHT HERE ABOUT THE IMPACT ON
THE GOLF COURSES?
OUR ANALYSIS WAS THAT THERE WAS
$12.3 MILLION TO MANAGE THE
CITY'S FOUR GOLF COURSES,
JACKSON, JEFFERSON, WEST
SEATTLE AND INNER BAY.
AND I AM CONCERNED BASED ON
SOME OF THE INITIAL DATA, AND I
WOULD DEFER TO CENTRAL STAFF OR
OTHERS TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THE
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
REPORT SENT BACK TO US.
I'M STILL NOT SEEING THE
ECONOMY ANALYSIS IN WHY WE
WOULD BE PUTTING OVER $12
MILLION INTO GOLF COURSES,
ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAVE A NEED
FOR THOSE PARKS SERVICES TO BE
RETROFITTED ACROSS THE CITY, WE
HAVE AN EXTREMELY HIGH NEED IN
OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS.
I GUESS MY BIG QUESTION IS WHAT
ARE THESE DOLLARS GOING
TOWARDS?
DO WE HAVE A SENSE OF EQUITY IN
TERMS OF WHO WE'RE SERVING AND
ARE WE TRYING TO ENCOURAGE MORE
PEOPLE TO ATTEND OR ARE WE
GOING TO MAYBE SCOPE THE WAY IN
WHICH WE USE THAT LAND TO MAYBE
NINE HOLES OR SOMETHING LIKE
THAT SO WE CAN DO MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND CHILD
CARE AND THINGS LIKE THAT ON
THE LAND IF IT'S NOT FULLY
BEING UTILIZED?
>> SO THAT EXACT QUESTION IS
WHAT THE MAYOR HAS CHARGED US
TO SORT OF FIGURE OUT.
CERTAINLY WE'VE DONE STUDIES ON
THE DIFFERENT FISCAL MODELS AND
WE CAN TELL YOU WHERE PEOPLE
ARE COMING FROM AND CAN DO SOME
OF THAT ANALYSIS.
BUT, REALLY, SHE'S ASKED US TO
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK TO SEE
WHAT'S THE APPROPRIATE USE OF
THIS LAND, NOT JUST THE $12 1/2
MILLION, BUT THE HUNDREDS OF
ACRES THAT WE'RE INVESTING IN
THIS ACTIVITY.
SO WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR
COLLEAGUES AT OTHER AGENCIES TO
TRY AND IDENTIFY ALL OF THESE
ISSUES.
YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THE EQUITY
IMPLICATIONS, THE LAND USE
IMPLICATIONS, ET CETERA, SO
THAT WE CAN IDENTIFY ALL OF THE
CONSIDERATIONS THAT WE HAVE TO
LOOK AT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE
BEST USE OF THIS LAND IS AND
CERTAINLY WHETHER THERE'S OTHER
APPROPRIATE USES, DIFFERENT
KINDS OF RECREATIONAL
ACTIVITIES THAT ARE MORE
INCLUSIVE AS WELL AS OTHER
THINGS LIKE HOUSING AND THINGS
LIKE THAT GIVEN THE CHANCE.
>> WE'VE RUN INTO AN I42
PROBLEM WITH THAT WITH THE GOLF
COURSE, OUR INITIATIVE 42 THAT
IF WE DECIDE IF WE DECIDE WE'RE
GOING TO REPURPOSE -- EVEN IF
WE USE COUNCIL MEMBER'S
MOSQUEDA'S SUGGESTION THAT WE
USE NINE HOLES AT THE BIG FOUR,
DO WE RUN INTO THE I-42 ISSUE
WHERE WE WOULD HAVE TO PROVIDE
OTHER PARCELS OF PARK SOMEWHERE
IN THE AREA?
>> AGAIN, THAT IS WHY WE HAVE
TO LOOK VERY CLOSELY AND
DELIBERATELY BECAUSE THERE'S
LOTS OF ISSUES LIKE THAT,
WHETHER IT'S I42, OTHER LAND
USE ISSUES.
THERE'S ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSIDERATIONS, FOR EXAMPLE, IN
SOME OF THE GOLF COURSES WHERE
PARTICULARLY JACKSON GOLF
COURSE HAS SOME ENVIRONMENTALLY
CRITICAL AREAS, IF WE THINK
ABOUT THOSE, WE HAVE TO THINK
OF THOSE YES THERE'S LOTS OF
CHALLENGES OF SHIFTING THE USE.
>> REMIND ME WHEN THE REPORT
WILL COME BACK TO US, THE
ANALYSIS.
>> OH, WE'RE ACTUALLY SENDING
UP AN INTER-DEPARTMENTAL TEAM
THAT WE'RE GOING TO LAUNCH THIS
FALL, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
ANTICIPATING, PROBABLY BY THE
END OF THE FIRST QUARTER NEXT
YEAR WE'LL HAVE MORE
INFORMATION.
>> THIS BEING 2019.
>> YES.
>> AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS
FITS IN, BUT I'VE HAD THE
CHANCE TO TALK TO A NUMBER OF
FAMILIES ACROSS THE CITY WHO
WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ACCESS TO
MORE WATER PARKS AND THE KIDDY
POOLS.
I UNDERSTAND THAT NOT ALL OF
THEM ARE OPEN FIVE OR EVEN
SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, FOR EXAMPLE,
THE ONE AROUND THE CORNER FROM
MY HOUSE IS OPEN THREE DAYS A
WEEK.
IT'S A SUNDAY, MAYBE A MONDAY,
TUESDAY AND THEN A THURSDAY
BETWEEN LIMITED HOURS.
SO IS THERE A CALL FROM
COMMUNITY, HAVE YOU HEARD MORE
FOLKS ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL
KIDDY POOLS TO STAY OPEN?
I KNOW THAT WE'VE OPENED A
HANDFUL OF WATER PARKS WHICH IS
REALLY EXCITING.
PEOPLE LOVE THOSE.
BUT ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN DO TO
HELP ADDRESS THE GROWING NUMBER
OF CHILDREN AT RECORD NUMBERS
IN THIS CITY SO THAT FAMILIES
HAVE A PLACE TO GO THAT ARE
CITY PARK?
>> YEAH.
AND WE COULD -- THERE IS A
BUDGET ITEM THAT WE COULD TALK
ABOUT OR YOU WANT TO WAIT UNTIL
WE GET THROUGH THIS SLIDE.
I'M HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT IT NOW,
OR WHATEVER YOUR PREFERENCE IS.
DO YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH IT?
>> SURE.
WHY DON'T WE WAIT UNTIL THE
FOURTH SLIDE.
>> AN OVERVIEW SHOWING THE 2017
AND '18, ACTUAL 2019 ADOPTED
ACADEMY THE 2020 PROPOSED
BUDGET IN THE SUBSEQUENT SLIDE
WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO SOME
MORE DETAILS ABOUT OUR BUDGET
BUT THIS SLIDE SHOWS THAT OUR
TOTAL BUDGET FOR 2020 IS
APPROXIMATELY $262 MILLION
WHICH IS ABOUT $24 MILLION MORE
THAN THE $19 ADOPTED AND A
LARGE PORTION OF THIS IS DUE TO
WAGE INFLATION WHICH WE'LL TALK
ABOUT IN THE SUBSEQUENT SLIDE.
THE FIRST THREE ROWS OF THIS
TABLE SHOW GENERAL FUND
APPROPRIATION CHANGES BY YEAR,
THE 2020 PROPOSED GENERAL FUND
BUDGET IS $1 -- CLOSE TO $105
MILLION.
IT REFLECTS A $5.7 MILLION
INCREASE OVER 2019 OR 6% AND
THAT'S PRIMARILY DUE TO WAGE
INFLATION.
THE NEXT TWO SECTIONS SHOW
DOLLAR AND PERCENT CHANGES TO
ALL OTHER OPERATING FUNDS WHICH
INCLUDE THE PARK FUND WHICH IS
WHERE OUR EARNED REVENUES ARE
RECEIVED AS WELL AS THE PARK
DISTRICT FUNDS, AND ALL CAPITAL
FUNDS SUCH AS REET AND KING
COUNTY LEVY.
THE INCREASE IN 2020 ACCOUNTS
FOR WAGE INFLATION IN THE PARK
FUND AND PARK DISTRICT AND THE
17% CAPITAL APPROPRIATION
INCREASE PRIMARILY REFLECTS THE
START OF THE AQUARIUM EXPANSION
PROJECT.
THE LAST THREE ROWS HIGHLIGHTED
ARE FTE CHANGES YEAR AFTER YEAR
FROM 2017 THROUGH 2020.
AS YOU CAN SEE IT'S ABOUT A 1%
INCREASE PER YEAR.
IN 2018 WE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL
ENCAMPMENT RESOURCES WHICH
EXPLAINS THAT INCREASE.
IN 2019 WE ADDED FIVE POSITIONS
IN VARIOUS PROGRAM AREAS,
>> THE 20, 20 ENDORSED.
WE ADDED, MAINTENANCE STAFF IN
THE 2020 ENDORSED BUDGET TO
SUPPORT MAINTENANCE OF NEWLY
OPENED LAND BANK THAT WERE
OPENED BY THE DISTRICT.
WHICH WE'LL BE DISCUSSING IN
THE SUBSEQUENT SLIDE.
>> QUICK QUESTION ON THIS ONE.
>> WE PASSED THIS IN 2016.
PROMISED THE VOTERS THAT WE
WOULD ALWAYS HAVE A CERTAIN
PERCENTAGE MAINTAINED.
CAN YOU REASSURE US WITH THIS
THAT WE'RE CONSIST WENT THESE
NUMBERS?
>> WE CAN.
AND IF I RECALL, THE DOLLAR
AMOUNT IS INDEXED TO
INFLATION.
RATHER THAN AN OVERALL PART OF
THE BUDGET.
WE HAVE BEEN IN THAT FIGURE AND
WILL BE AGAIN.
>> OKAY.
>> SO THIS NEXT SLIDE
HIGHLIGHTS MAJOR PROPOSED 2020
BUDGET CHANGES.
WE HAVE FOUR SECTIONS TO WALK
THROUGH.
THE FIRST CLARIFICATION,
THOUGH, I WANT TO MAKE, IS THAT
THESE DOLLARS ARE NOT IN
THOUSANDS.
EVEN THOUGH IT SAYS IT'S NOT ON
THE SLIDE.
EVEN THOUGH IT SAYS THOUSANDS
AT THE TOP.
>> $150 MILLION.
>> THAT WAS ONE -- ANYWAY.
>> SO THE FIRST.
>> WE BECOME THE FEDERAL PARKS
AND RECREATION?
>> SO THE FIRST SECTION IS
ABOUT EFFICIENCIES TO IMPROVE
CUSTOMER SERVICE.
AND TO GET TO THE FIRST ITEM ON
AQUATIC EQUITY INITIATIVES.
WE -- JUST A GENERAL QUICK
STATEMENT ABOUT THIS IS THAT
WE'RE REPURPOSING FUNDING TO
EQUALIZE OUR SERVICE LEVELS AT
22 WADING POOLS.
AND WE ALLOW OURSELVESES TO
INVEST IN OTHER AQUATIC
EQUITIES, LIKE ELIMINATING THE
LOW AQUATIC SWIMMING FEE.
SO JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE MORE
BACKGROUND ON THIS.
IN 2018, CITY COUNCIL INCREASED
SPR'S WADING POOL BUDGET TO
INCREASE SERVICE LEVELS AT OUR
WADING POOLS.
AND THAT WAS AN INCREASE FROM
15 TO 22.
THE '19 BUDGET DID NOT INCLUDE
THAT SERVICE LEVEL.
BUT WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY
ONE-TIME RESOURCES TO SUSTAIN
THAT.
OR FOR THAT YEAR.
AND THEN IN 2020, WE RECEIVED
AN ADDITIONAL $150,000 VIA A
GREEN SHEET.
AND THAT INCLUDED $70,000 TO
MAINTAIN THOSE SERVICE LEVELS
AT THE 22 WADING POOLS.
OR 709 DAYS AS HAD BEEN DONE IN
2018 AND WITH ONE-TIME
RESOURCES IN 2019.
THEN ADDITIONALLY, WE RECEIVED
PART OF THAT $150,000.
TO AN UNSPECIFIED NUMBER OF
OPERATING DAYS.
AND WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING IN
THIS PROPOSED BUDGET IS TO
MAINTAIN THE 22 WADING POOL
SERVICE LEVEL.
AND REDEDICATE THE $80,000 TO
COVER DROP-IN SWIM FEES FOR LOW-
INCOME YOUTH.
AND ALSO EXPAND OUR LIFEGUARD
PROGRAM TO YOUTH.
AND WE WOULD BE RECRUITING
DIVERSE YOUTH INTO THE
PROGRAM.
AND THE REASON THAT WE BELIEVE
THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT IS THAT
IT WILL HELP US SUPPORT THE
YOUTH WHO ARE RECEIVING
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SWIMMING
LESSONS.
AND ALLOW THEM TO HAVE MORE
ACCESS TO INDOOR POOLS SO THAT
THEY CAN PRACTICE THEIR SWIMS.
>> GOOD.
DO WE STILL HAVE THE WOMEN OF
THE WORLD SCHEDULE FOR SOME OF
OUR SWIMMING POOLS?
NO?
>> WE DO.
WE DO.
YEAH.
WE DO.
>> YEAH, WE DO.
OKAY.
>> YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING SOME
WORK WITH OFFICE CIVIL RIGHTS.
AND MAKING SURE WE'RE
COMPLYING WITH EVERYTHING WE DO
COMPLY WITH.
BUT YEAH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER DO YOU HAVE A
QUESTION?
>> JUST BRIEFLY.
I UNDERSTAND FROM MY
COLLEAGUE, WE HAVE A LOT OF
APPRECIATION FOR COUNCILMEMBER
JOHNSON, ROB JOHNSON, WHO
ADVOCATED FOR THIS IN HIS
TENURE HERE.
DO WE HAVE ANY FEEDBACK FROM
COMMUNITY ABOUT WAYS IN WHICH
WE COULD BETTER MONITOR ACCESS
AND UTILIZATION?
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE
WADE POOLS OR THE KIDDIE POOLS
ARE BEING MONITORED.
AND EACH OF THE STAFF THERE
NEED TO CHECK OFF HOW MANY
PEOPLE ATTEND EACH DAY.
AND THAT ATTENDANCE OR THE
PRESENCE OF FAMILIES WILL OR
WILL NOT DETERMINE FUTURE
FUNDING FOR THOSE WADE POOLS.
SO IT FEELS LIKE A
PERFORMANCE-BASED CONTRACT IN
SOME WAYS, WITH THE COMMUNITY.
AND IF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT
THE WADE POOLS OR IF PEOPLE ARE
GETTING DISPLACED, OR IF
THERE'S NEW PEOPLE MOVING IN
AND THEY'RE NOT AWARE.
HOW DO WE DO A BETTER JOB OF
DOING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION,
WHEN SOMETIMES THOSE WADE
POOLS DON'T HAVE REGULAR
HOURS?
IF THEY OFF HOURS OR IF THEY'RE
ALTERNATING DAYS?
FAMILIES MIGHT NOT BE AWARE.
AND THEY SEE IT ONE DAY WITH NO
WATER IN IT.
AND THEN THEY JUST DECIDED NOT
TO GO BACK.
SO WHAT ARE WE DOING FOR
OUTREACH AND EDUCATION FOR THE
NEIGHBORHOOD IF WE'RE MEASURING
SUCCESS OF THOSE WADE POOLS,
IT'S NOT JUST BAILED ON WORD OF
MOUTH.
>> I THINK PARTIALLY, WHAT
WE'RE TRYING TO DO, TO YOUR
POINT ABOUT THE CONSISTENCY AND
MESSAGING IS HAVING BETTER
SIGNAGE.
BUT YOU'RE RIGHT.
THE DECISIONS ABOUT WHICH
POOLS TO BE OPEN ON WHAT DAYS
ARE BASED ON THE YOUTH DATE.
WE FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH MONEY WE
HAVE TO INVEST IN AND WE SORT
OF CREATE THAT.
I THINK OPERATING THE 22 POOLS
IS -- I THINK IT'S WORKED.
TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF THE
TOTAL AVAILABLE HOURS AND
DAYS.
THAT BECAUSE OF WEATHER AND
ATTENDANCE AND ALL OF THAT.
WE THINK IT'S WEATHER.
AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE CONTINUING
TO PROPOSE THAT.
BUT ALSO TO CONTINUE TO FURTHER
OUR OTHER EQUITY
GOALS.
BECAUSE I THINK PROBABLY ONE OF
OUR CONCERNS, GIVEN THAT WE'RE
IN A CITY SURROUNDED BY WATER
AND GIVEN THE DROWNING RATE OF
PEOPLE OF COLOR IS MUCH MUCH
HIGHER.
THAT IS ONE WE'RE TRYING TO
ADDRESS AS WELL.
MAINTAIN THE LEVELS BUT ALSO
ADD ADDITIONAL EQUITY FOCUS.
>> DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE,
DONNY?
>> I HAVE'S QUESTION.
>> YOU DO?
OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ.
>> I WANTED TO DIG IN A LITTLE
BIT ON A COUPLE OF EXCUSE ME,
COUPLE OF AREAS THAT, ONE AREA
THAT IS HIGHLIGHTED ON THE
PRESENTATION AND ONE AREA THAT
IS NOT.
I'M HAPPY TO COVER BOTH OF
THOSE NOW, OR -- OKAY.
IN THAT BUDGET BOOK PAGE 104.
I'M SORRY.
NO PAGE 108.
IT SPENDS A LITTLE TIME TALKING
ABOUT THE SEATTLE CONSERVATION
CORPS.
AND IN PARTICULAR, IT LOOKS
LIKE THERE'S A MODEST INTEREST
IN THE SEATTLE CONSERVATION
CORPS PROGRAM T. FOR THE
PROPOSED BUDGET IN 2020.
THE BUDGETING FOR SEATTLE
CONSERVATION CORPS HAS
REMAINED RELATIVELY FLAT OVER
THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND OF
COURSE, I KNOW THAT
PERSONALLY, I'M A BIG FAN OF
THE PROGRAM.
AND FOR FOLKS WHO ARE ON IN
COMMUNITY AND UNFAMILIAR WITH
THE PROGRAM.
THIS HAS BEEN A PROGRAM THAT
HAS BEEN AROUND THE CITY SINCE
1986.
AND PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT FOR
PEOPLE -- IT'S A CITY-RUN
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, EFFECTIVELY
FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOME
LITTLENESS, PRIMARILY --
HOMELESSNESS,
PRIMARILY ADULTS.
VERY POPULAR PROGRAM THAT
TEACHES FOLKS JOB SKILLS AND
PREPARATION.
I SORT OF SEE THIS ALIGNED WITH
THE CONVERSATION WE JUST HAD
WITH THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT.
AROUND GETTING PREPARED FOR
WHAT MIGHT BE COMING IN JOB --
IN THE JOB -- IN THE
RECESSION.
AND ALSO, WHAT WE SAW FROM THE
CITY BUDGET OFFICE PRESENTATION
YESTERDAY, WHICH REALLY
HIGHLIGHTED THAT WE CAN
ANTICIPATE A REDUCTION IN JOB
GROWTH OVER THE COMING FEW
YEARS.
SO THAT'S JUST MY INTRODUCTORY
REMARKS.
WANTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IN HOW
WE ARE CONNECTING THE DOTS FOR
FOLKS PARTICIPATING IN THE
CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAM,
WITH MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT
AFTERWARDS.
I KNOW THERE IS SOME ANECDOTAL
EVIDENCE OF FOLKS WHO
PARTICIPATE IN THAT PROGRAM
BEING PERMANENTLY HIRED OR
OTHERWISE GAINFULLY EMPLOYED,
WITH THE SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION DEPARTMENT.
BUT I'D LIKE TO GET A BETTER
SENSE FROM YOU ABOUT HOW WE --
HOW WE'RE ACTUALLY TRACKING
SOME OF THAT INFORMATION SO
THAT IT'S LESS ANECDOTAL AND
MORE EVIDENCE-BASED.
AND THEN SECONDLY, YOU KNOW, WE
HEARD FROM THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ABOUT SOME
OF THE WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT
INVESTMENTS THAT THEY'RE GOING
TO BE MAKING.
WOULD LIKE TO GET A SENSE FROM
YOU ABOUT HOW YOU ENVISION AN
OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE AND
COORDINATE WITH O .E.D.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE HAVE
OUR SEATTLE PROMISE PROGRAM
THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING
AND FUNDED THROUGH OUR FEP
LEVY.
AND AGAIN, REALLY WANTED TO GET
A SENSE FROM YOU ABOUT HOW YOU
ARE SEEING AN OPPORTUNITY TO
CONNECT THE DOTS FOR FOLKS WHO
ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE
PROGRAM, GETTING THESE
IMPORTANT SKILL SETS, BUT NEED
THAT EXTRA ASSISTANCE AND BEING
ABLE TO ACHIEVE GAINFUL
EMPLOYMENT AND JOB PLACEMENT AS
A CRITICAL PART OF, I THINK OUR
OVERALL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGY AND OUR OVERALL NEED
TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
>> SO CERTAINLY I THINK THE
CONSERVATION CORPS IS AN
INCREDIBLY VALUABLE PROGRAM
THAT WE OPERATE.
AND AS YOU SAID,
COUNCILMEMBER, IT'S A VERY
SPECIFIC PROGRAM THAT IS
DESIGNED TO LEAD TO
EMPLOYMENT.
BUT WE DO A LOT OF CASE
MANAGEMENT FOR EXAMPLE.
WE WORK WITH A LOT OF THESE
PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
AND AS WELL AS THOSE
EXPERIENCING DRUG ISSUES AND
THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE'VE FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING THE
LIFE SKILLS AND JOB SKILLS AND
CONNECTING THEM TO HOUSING AND
TO SERVICES AND ALSO CONNECTING
THEM TO JOBS.
AND I DON'T HAVE THE DATA IN
FRONT OF ME IN TERMS OF HOW
MANY PEOPLE WE HIRE.
BUT THE IDEA IS WE NEED TO BE
DOING MORE IN ORDER TO CONNECT
THEM TO OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHER
EMPLOYMENT.
AND ALL OF THE THINGS YOU
MENTIONED ARE EXACTLY THE
PLACES WE SHOULD LOOK AT.
NOT JUST WITH THAT.
BUT WITH OUR YOUTH
PROGRAMMING.
WE'RE WORKING TO THINK ABOUT
HOW DO WE CREATE PIPELINES FOR
THE YOUNG FOLKS WHO PARTICIPATE
IN OUR PROGRAMS TO CONTINUE TO
ENGAGE TGETHER, WHETHER
THEY'RE IN GREEN JOBS OR OTHER
THINGS LIKE.
THAT IT'S AN AREA TO THAT WE
NEED TO DO MORE WORK ON.
AND REALLY SORT OF IMPROVE THE
PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON
NOW.
WE DO A LOT OF SUMMER PROGRAMS
AND GIVE THEM GIFTS AND
STIPENDS.
AND PARTICULARLY WITH THE
PROMISE, I THINK THERE IS
PROMISE WITH THE CITY OF HOW WE
DO THAT.
I DO THINK, THOUGH, WITH THE
CONSERVATION CORPS, THERE'S
BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT
WHETHER WE EXPAND IT AND WHAT
DO WE DO WITH IT?
I THINK PART OF MY INTEREST NOW
IS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE IT.
AND BEGIN TO DO A BETTER JOB OF
COLLECTING THAT DATA, SO IT'S
NOT ANECDOTAL.
ONE SHIFT THAT WE DID THIS
YEAR, JUST ORGANIZATIONALLY IS
MOVE THAT -- THE OVERSIGHT OF
THAT GROUP TO A DIFFERENT
DIVISION THAT IS REALLY FOCUSED
MORE ON PARTNERSHIPS.
THAT IS AT MAGNUSON PARK SO
THAT TEAM CAN GET MORE
SUPPORT.
SO WE CAN BEGIN TO DO A BETTER
JOB OF ARTICULATING THE VALUE
OF THE PROGRAM.
>> GREAT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
AND YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT -- I
KNOW THAT OUR CITY RESOURCES
AND DOLLARS ARE VERY LIMITED.
SO AS MUCH AS I'D LIKE TO BE
ABLE TO PITCH AN OPPORTUNITY TO
YOU, CREATE A FINANCIAL
EXPANSION OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
PROGRAM, I ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT
WE HAVE A LITTLE WAYS TO GO
PERHAPS BEFORE WE HAVE THAT
TYPE OF A CONVERSATION.
BECAUSE I THINK WE REALLY NEED
TO TIGHTEN UP OUR UNDERSTANDING
OF THE
EFFECTIVENESS AND THE OUTCOMES
THAT WE'RE SEEING AS PART OF
THE $4 MILLION INVESTMENT --
$4 MILLION INVESTMENT THAT
WE'RE SEEING PER YEAR OF THIS
PROGRAMMING.
IT'S NOT AN INSIGNIFICANT
INVESTMENT.
BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL
TO GET A CLEARER SENSE OF
EXACTLY WHAT THIS
INVESTMENT IS PRODUCING, IN
TERMS OF POSITIVE OUTCOMES AND
RESULTS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
PARTICIPATING IN IT.
I HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO
MEET WITH A LOT OF THE FOLKS IN
THE PAST, WHO ARE PARTICIPATING
IN THE CONSERVATION CORPS
PROGRAM AND HAVE BEEN BOTH
INSPIRED AND OVERWHELMED BY THE
COMPLEXITY OF THE ISSUES THAT
MANY OF THE CORE PARTICIPANTS
FACE.
AND HAVE BEEN REALLY IMPRESSED
WITH THE AMOUNT OF -- THE
AMOUNT OF CARE THAT SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION, STAFF AND
EMPLOYEES HAVE INVESTED IN THAT
PROGRAM.
BOTH IN THE YOUTH AND IN THE
ADULT PROGRAMMING CONTEXT.
THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS ON THE
CONSERVATION CORPS AREA.
BUT I DID HAVE SOME QUESTIONS
AROUND THE PROPOSED EXPANSION,
USING SWEETENED TAX FUNDS FOR
RECREATION PROGRAMMING.
I'M HAPPY TO HOLD ON THAT IF
OTHERS HAVE QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I'M NOT SURE.
I'M SORRY.
I'M GOING TO BOUNCE AROUND A
LITTLE BIT.
I HAVE ONE QUESTION ON THE RV
REMEDIATION.
BUT HAVE YOU EVEN GOTTEN TO
THAT?
>> WE HAVEN'T.
>> THE RV REMEDIATION.
I'LL JUST ASK THE QUESTION.
BCAUSE WE'RE SORT OF AD
LIBBING IT HERE A LITTLE BIT.
I UNDERSTAND -- WE'RE GOING TO
DO THE COUNCIL WILL DO A
DEEPER DIVE IN OTHER
DEVELOPMENTS AM BUT I WAS
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT YOUR PIECE
OF OUR EFFORTS.
IS THAT AN FTE?
OR ARE THESE PROPERTY THAT MAY
COST YOU FOR LACK OF USE?
WHAT IS THAT PIECE OF THE
R.V., REMEDIATION THAT WE'RE
INCREASING BY 100%.
>> YEAH.
DONNY IS TELLING ME THAT IT'S
LABOR AND SUPPLIES.
WE PARTICIPATE IN THIS.
THESE ADDITIONAL FUNDS WOULD BE
ADDITIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED
WITH ADDRESSING THAT.
>> SO FOR THE SUPPLIES?
>> LABOR AND SUPPLIES, YEAH.
FOR US.
>> SO SOME FTEs, QUOTING MORE
TIME AND SUPPLIES.
THAT'S PROBABLY -- OKAY.
>> YEAH, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
>> FOLLOW UP.
>> OKAY.
COUNSELIM MEMBER MOSSQUEDA.
>> IN THE $100,000 BEING
PROPOSED TO EXPAN THE RV
REMEDIATION PROGRAM.
ADDITIONAL SITES THAT ARE NOT
CURRENTLY COVERED BY THE
CITY'S RV REMEDIATION PROGRAM.
IF THIS IS AN EXPANSION OF OUR
EFFORTS AROUND THE NAVIGATION
TEAM, WHAT TYPES OF ACTIVITIES
ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
WHAT ADDITIONAL ARE WE GOING
TO?
AND MY FINAL QUESTION MIGHT BE
RELATED TO THE ONE I ASKED
YESTERDAY.
THIS IS THIS PART OF THE $7
MILLION WE ARE NOT
TRANSITIONING TO THE REGIONAL
GOVERNMENT IF IT'S TIED IN TO
THE NAVIGATION TEAM?
>> I THINK THE ANSWER ON THE
SECOND IS YES.
BUT BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE
INFORMATION AND I DON'T THINK
JESUS DOES EITHER.
I THINK BETTER TO BRING YOU
MORE ON THIS, AS PART OF THE
HOMELESSNESS BRIEFING
WEDNESDAY.
I'M NOT TRYING TO DODGE IT.
BUT I THINK WE'LL ALL GET A
BETTER PERSPECTIVE ON THE
PROPOSED ADDITIONS AND THE
FUNCTIONS THAT THEY'RE
FUNDING.
>> THAITD.
THANK YOU -- GREAT.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT
UP.
AND AS A REMINDER TO MY
COLLEAGUES, WE WILL BE DIVING
INTO THE INVESTMENTS AROUND
HOMELESSNESS NEXT TUESDAY.
WE'LL BE DIVING DO THAT.
IT'S GREAT TO ALERT THEM NOW
BECAUSE WE CAN BRING IT TO THE
DEPARTMENTS AND ASKING THEM
AGAIN.
BUT DON'T THINK WE'RE SLIDING
THIS.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A WHOLE DAY
úDEVOTED TO THIS.
>> DID YOU HAVE ANOTHER
QUESTION?
>> YES.
BUT I THINK COUNCILMEMBER MIGHT
HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT HYGIENE
THAT MIGHT BE MORE RELATED
HERE.
BUT IF I'D HAVE A CHANCE
AFTER, I'D APPRECIATE THAT.
>> SURE.
>> THE SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION BUDGET HAS A
$99,000 LINE ITEM FOR THE
PORTLAND LOO.
AND THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
INVESTMENT TO CREATE REST ROOM
THAT IS SUCCESSFUL TO -- FOR
ALL VISITORS TO THE PARK THAT
IT'S LOCATED IN, REGARDLESS OF
THEIR HOUSING STATUS.
WE WORKED WITH THE CITY AUDITOR
TO AUDIT THE CITY'S ACTIVITIES
AROUND THE
NAVIGATION TEAM.
AND ONE OF ITS -- ONE OF ITS
RECOMMENDATIONS WAS FOCUSED ON
OPPORTUNITIES THAT SPECIFICALLY
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT HAS TO
FUND AVAILABLE BATHROOM AND
HYGIENE FACILITIES THAT SP
PARKS ALREADY HAS IN ITS
PORTFOLIO.
AND THERE IS, OF COURSE,
UNDERSTANDABLY, A CONCERN ABOUT
FUNDING THOSE KIND OF
FACILITIES.
AND SPECIFICALLY, THE CITY
AUDITOR WAS ENTRUSTED IN
LOOKING AT AN EXPANSION TO
INCLUDE HYGIENE FACILITIES IN
SEVERAL COMMUNITY CENTERS THAT
HAVE ACCESS TO SHOWERS.
CURRENTLY, DEL RIDGE, MILLER,
ALL PROVIDE SHOWERS TO
NONPROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.
SO EQUAL ACCESS TO ALL.
BUT THERE ARE ABOUT SIX OTHER
COMMUNITY CENTERS THAT HAVE
SHOWERS THAT DON'T PROVIDE THIS
LEVEL OF SERVICE TO
SO AS I'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH
YOU, DIRECTOR.
I'VE EXPRESSED A STRONG
INTEREST IN LOOKING AT WHETHER
OR NOT WE COULD EXPAND THE
HOURS THAT CURRENTLY PROVIDE
THE SERVICE.
OR INCLUDE IN ADDITIONAL
COMMUNITY CENTERS.
AND THEN THE OTHER -- AUTO
OTHER PIECE THAT THEY'VE PEGGED
IS -- THEY DEEMED THE AUDITOR
IS THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT MAY
BE PROVIDED IN THE CITY'S --
THE PARK'S DEPARTMENT'S COMFORT
STATIONS.
IN WHETHER OR NOT WE COULD
PURSUE A STAFFED -- SOME
STAFFING OF THOSE COMFORT
STATIONS.
THEY DON'T HAVE SHOWERS.
BUT THEY CERTAINLY HAVE REST
ROOMS.
AND I THINK FOLKS HAVE COME TO
THE CONLUSION THAT STAFFING
THESE FACILITIES IS REALLY THE
KEY TO ADDRESSING THE
CHALLENGES THAT ARE PRESENTED
IN PROVIDING THIS ESSENTIAL
NEED.
SO I'M JUST REALLY INTERESTED
IN HOW WE COULD MOVE THIS
CONVERSATION AS RECOMMENDED BY
THE CITY AUDITOR.
AND GO BEYOND JUST INVESTING IN
A SINGLE BATHROOM FACILITY IN
ONE PART OF THE CITY.
VERSUS OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE
CITY.
>> SURE.
I THINK YOU DID A GREAT JOB OF
HIGHLIGHTING ALL OF THE
CHALLENGES FOR SURE.
AND I THINK CERTAINLY, I AGREE
WITH YOU THAT PROVIDING ACCESS
TO REST ROOM FACILITIES FOR
EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME DURING
THE DAY.
FUNDAMENTALLY, IT'S GOING TO BE
REALLY DIFFICULT TO DO THAT IN
A WAY THAT IS SAFE AND ACTUAL
ACTUALLY MAKES THINGS
ACCESSIBLE, UNLESS WE STAFF
THEM.
AND THEN IT'S WHO IS GOING TO
STAFF THEM?
AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN WHEN
WE'RE STAFFING THEM?
AND I THINK THE PILOT WE HAVE,
FOR EXAMPLE, WITH THE PORTLAND
LOO, IS GET HALFWAY THERE, IN
TERMS OF THE DESIGN OF THIS
BATHROOM, SPECIFICALLY
INTENDED TO HELP CREATE ACCESS
WITHOUT NECESSARILY HAVING
STAFFING.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, I
THINK IT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO
GET AWAY FROM SORT OF THE NEED
TO HAVE A PERSON THERE,
KEEPING AN EYE ON THINGS.
WHICH IS A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT IN
THE WAY WE HAVE BEEN DOING
THINGS WITH OUR REST ROOM
FACILITIES.
SO I'M HAPPY TO TALK MORE.
AND YOU KNOW, IN TERMS.
SHOWERING.
YOU KNOW, OUR STAFF REALLY
PROVIDE THAT SERVICE AT THOSE
FOUR FACILITIES.
AND YOU KNOW, THE USE VARIES.
I THINK DEL RIDGE GET
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF USE.
THE OTHERS ARE NOT AS MUCH.
SO WE CAN BE HAPPY TO TALK
ABOUT MORE FACILITIES THAT HAVE
THAT AVAILABLE.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU
KNOW, OUR SWIMMING POOLS AND
OTHER AREAS THAT HAVE SHOWERS,
WE DO AND MAYBE WE SHOULD
CLARIFY A LITTLE MORE OF
MEETING STAFF TO TALK ABOUT
THIS.
BUT ANYONE WHO COMES INTO THAT
BUILDING, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE
SIGNING UP FOR A SWIM LESSON TO
USE THE SHOWER FACILITY.
I THINK MAYBE THEY'RE STILL
ACCESSIBLE.
MAYBE WE DON'T ADVERTISE THEM
AS SUCH.
STAFF TO DO THAT.
BUT I THINK THE FUNDAMENTAL
SORT OF ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION
IS YES, WE'RE HAPPY TO ENGAGE
IN MORE OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS.
AND FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS, I
THINK THE SINGLE LARGEST
úCOMPLAINT, ALTHOUGH MAYBE ONE
OF THE TOP TWO IS THAT THE
CONDITION OF OUR REST ROOM
FACILITIES AND THE
ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR REST ROOM
FACILITIES.
AND ALL OF OUR PARKS AND
COMMUNITY CENTERS.
>> SO JUST AS A FOLLOW-UP.
IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO
UNDERSTAND WHY IT IS.
AND IF IT'S JUST A MATTER OF IT
BEING MADE KNOWN TO THE PUBLIC.
BUT THE CITY AUDITOR IDENTIFIED
SIX COMMUNITY CENTERS AS BEING
COMMUNITY CENTERS WITH SHOWERS,
RESTRICTED TO PROGRAM
SO IF THERE IS SOME ESSENTIAL
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE --
WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THOSE
CENTERS VERSUS THE FOUR.
I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO
UNDERSTAND THAT.
>> I THINK THE ESSENTIAL
DIFFERENCE IS THOSE FOUR WERE
IDENTIFIED AND SORT OF
IDENTIFIED THROUGH OUR
ADVERTISED PARTNERSHIPS.
BUT ALSO, SORT OF, THE STAFF
THERE IS CHARGED WITH AND
PREPARED TO PROVIDE RESOURCES
AND TOWELS, WHICH ALSO BECOMES
A CHALLENGE.
I THINK THE OTHER SITES JUST
WERE NOT SELECTED AS SITES TO
PROVIDE THE SERVICES.
BUT -- SO THERE IS CAPACITY
THERE.
IF WE CHOOSE TO DO THAT.
AND PART OF IT IS SORT OF STAFF
EDUCATION.
THE OTHER PART IS SORT OF
UNDERSTANDING KIND OF WHAT WE
NEED TO PROVIDE THAT STAFF IN
THAT FACILITY TO MAKE SURE
THEY'RE OPENED.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU.
>> I WANT TO MENTION WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD JUST
RAISED.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE
DISCUSSED, AND I THINK EVERY
YEAR I'VE BEEN ON THIS
COUNCIL.
AND THE MORE WE CAN OPEN UP
THESE PUBLIC FACILITIES.
WE SPEND A LOT OF MONEY IN OUR
URBAN REST STOP.
AND IF WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT
IS ALREADY BUILT AND AVAILABLE,
IT MAKES SENSE TO ME TO OPEN IT
UP TO PEOPLE WHO NEED THE
SHOWERS.
IT ALL COMES RIGHT BACK TO A
PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE.
AND WITH REGARD TO FUNDING
SOMEBODY THAT IS MONITORING.
I KNOW THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED THE
SAN FRANCISCO MODEL.
I THINK THEY'VE GOT WHAT?
14 OR 15 OF THEIR PLACES.
AND THEY ARE WORKING THROUGH
THEIR WATER DEPARTMENTS ARE
EQUIVALENT OF SPU.
AND I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT WE
GO SCRAP MONEY FROM SPU.
BUT I DO WANT TO SAY, WE'VE GOT
TO LOOK AT THIS SYSTEM AGAIN.
AND IT TIES IN FOR YOUR
FACILITIES.
BUT ALSO, SPU HAS TO CLEAN UP
IF THINGS ARE A MESS.
BUSINESS OWNERS WRITE TO US
EVERY SINGLE DAY.
SAYING THE FIRST THING WE DO IS
GET THE HOSE OUT.
IF PEOPLE GET THE HOSE, THEY'RE
GOING TO GO WHERE WE CAN.
IT STRIKES ME THAT THERE ARE
FACILITIES BUILT.
>> AND I WILL ADD ONE OTHER
PIECE.
BECAUSE I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT.
THAT IS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT AS WE OPEN UP, WHETHER
IT'S C6 OR SOME PORTION OF
THAT, THAT WE PROVIDE THE STAFF
WITH THAT RESOURCE.
>> ABSOLUTELY VMENTZ.
>> WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE
FACILITY, OUR STAFF SOMETIMES
STRUGGLES WITH MAKING SURE THAT
THEY'RE PREPARED FOR THE TYPES
OF INTERACTIONS THAT THEY'RE
GOING TO ENCOUNT AS FOLK COMES
INTO THE BUILDING.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DO
THAT.
AND YOU MENTIONED THE SAN
FRANCISCO MODEL.
I THINK PART OF WHAT OUR WORK
IS ALSO TO LEARN AND SORT OF
COLLABORATE WITH OTHERS.
WE ACTUALLY JUST HOSTED THE
ENTIRE EXECUTIVE TEAM.
THE SAN FRANCISCO RECREATION
PARKS.
STAFFING AND ENCAMPMENTS AND
ALL OF THAT.
WE'RE CONTINUING TO LEARN FROM
THEIR MODEL.
AND WE'RE HOPEFULLY GOING TO GO
VISIT THEM SOON.
>> THANK YOU.
AND JUST A THANK YOU TO YOU AND
YOUR STAFF AGAIN FOR THE
AMAZING WORK THAT YOU DID
DURING OUR FEBRUARY SNOW.
AND I KNOW YOUR STAFF WERE IN
MANY CASES STAYING OVERNIGHT
THERE, KEEPING THINGS OPEN.
AND ONE OF THE EXCHANGES WE HAD
AFTERWARDS WAS WELL, WE NEED A
LITTLE MORE TRAINING IN THAT
ARENA AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO
YOU AND YOUR STAFF.
BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU.
THAT WAS A YEOMAN'S EFFORT ON A
RUGGED TIME FOR A LOT OF
PEOPLE.
>> TO QUOTE THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT, TOGETHER, WE SAVED
LIVES DURING THAT WINTER.
>> YES.
AND OUR LOCAL COMPANIES TOO.
I KNOW STARBUCKS.
THIS IS A THANK YOU
OPPORTUNITY.
>> YES.
THANK YOU.
>> MAY I ASK MY QUESTION NOW?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
CONVERSATION AROUND THE
ADDITIONAL WAYS FOR US TO MEET
THE HYGIENE NEEDS, WHICH IS
REALLY A PUBLIC HEALTH NEED OF
INDIVIDUALS WHO DON'T HAVE
READY ACCESS TO TOILETING.
SO ON THAT NOTE, BEFORE I ASK
MY QUESTION, I DID WANT TO
EXPRESS A NOTE OF GRATITUDE TO
THE SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION DEPARTMENT AROUND
THE BALLARD COMMONS PARK
INVESTMENT THAT I CHAMPIONED
LAST YEAR DURING OUR BUDGET
CYCLE.
SO REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THE
ROLLOUT OF THAT PROGRAMMING AND
OPPORTUNITY WITHIN BALLARD
COMMONS PARK, TOO.
PROVIDE THOSE HYGIENE
SERVICES.
COUPLED WITH STAFF AND
PROGRAMMING.
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING A
REPORT BACK ON HOPEFULLY WHAT
WILL BE A STORY OF SUCCESSES AM
BY SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION, IN TERMS OF
LAUNCHING OF THAT PARTICULAR
PROGRAM AND PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE BALLARD ALLIANCE.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.
AND THEN IN TERMS OF THE
RECREATION PROGRAMMING, WHICH
SHOWS UP AS BEING FUNDED
THROUGH THE SWEETENED BEVERAGE
TAX FUNDS.
THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL $150,000 A
YEAR.
I BELIEVE IT'S ONGOING, IF I
RECALL CORRECTLY.
SETTING US YESTERDAY.
ASKED QUESTIONS AROUND WANTING
TO HAVE A CITATION TO THE
SPECIFIC PORTION TAX ORDINANCE
THAT SUPPORTS THE UTILIZATION
OF THESE FUNDS FOR THIS KIND OF
PROGRAMMING.
SETTING THAT QUESTION ASIDE
BECAUSE I TRUST THAT OUR
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF HAS
FLAGGED THAT AS AN ISSUE AND
WILL DO SOME ANALYSIS THERE.
>> I'M ACTUALLY PREPARED TO
ANSWER IT NOW, IF IT'S
HELPFUL?
>> OKAY.
CAN I ASK A FEW QUESTIONS
FIRST?
AND THEN WE CAN GET THAT ANSWER
FROM YOU?
>> OF COURSE.
>> THE BUDGET PAGE 103 TALKS
ABOUT WHAT THE INTENDED
PROGRAMS WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH
THIS PROGRAM.
AND THERE'S TWO OF THEM.
ONE IS DESTINATION SUMMER
CAMPS.
AND THE SECOND IS SUMMER
SAFETY.
AND THERE IS A LITTLE MORE
GRANULAR DETAIL ON DESTINATION
SUMMER CAMPS WHICH ARE BEING
DESCRIBED AS ACCOUNT LOW-FEE
CAMPS IN LOW-INCOME
NEIGHBORHOODS.
THERE WAS A 580-PROGRAM
ASSOCIATIONS WITH IT.
THERE'S A LITTLE LESS DETAIL
ABOUT THE SUMMER OF SAFETY
PROGRAM.
OTHER THAN SAYING IT'S A FREE
STRUCTURED RECREATION FOR YOUTH
THAT AREN'T OTHERWISE ENGAGED
IN FORMAL PROGRAMMING.
AND IT TALKS ABOUT HOW
CURRENTLY, THE PROGRAM, THE
SUMMER OF SAFETY PROGRAM
OFFERINGS SERVICES, THREE TO
FOUR DAYS A WEEK AT FOUR
LOCATIONS.
>> I WAS HOPING,
SUPERINTENDENT, THAT YOU CAN
PROVIDE A LITTLE MORE DETAIL
ABOUT THE UNDERLYING TYPES OF
PROGRAMMING AND ACTIVITIES THAT
ARE UNDERTAKEN BOTH AT SUMMER
CAMP AND SUMMER OF SAFETY
PROGRAM.
AND WHAT YOU ANTICIPATE THIS
EXPANSION OF $150,000 A YEAR
WILL ACTUALLY PROVIDE, IN
TERMS OF KIDS OR FAMILIES OR
YOUTH WHO WILL BE ABLE TO
ACCESS THE SERVICES?
>> SURE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ --
JUST TO ADD ONE MORE QUESTION
TO COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ'S
QUESTION.
>> KEEP TRACK.
>> CITY WIDE, WHERE DO WE SEE
THESE LOCATIONS THAT ARE NOT
ALREADY SPECIFIED IN THOSE TWO
BEDROOM PRMS, THE DESTINATION
SUMMER CAMP AND SUMMER OF
SAFETY.
THANK YOU.
>> SO GOING BACK TO THE
DESTINATION SUMMER CAMPS.
AS YOU SAID, COUNCILMEMBER.
THIS STEMS FROM A PILOT THAT WE
LOOKED AT.
SO I THINK AS COUNCIL KNOWS, WE
HAVE A LOT OF SUMMER CAMPS
DURING THE SUMMER.
AND THESE ARE WHAT YOU IMAGINE
RECREATION SUMMER CAMPS TO BE.
WHETHER THEY'RE ATHLETIC
CAMPS.
AND BRINGING THE KIDS IN DURING
THE SUMMER AND GOING ON TRIPS
AND ACTIVATING.
KEEP THEM ACTIVATED.
WE FOUND THAT THERE WAS A
SIGNIFICANT DISCREPANCY IN THE
ENROLLMENT NUMBERS IN THE HIGH
INCOME COMMUNITIES AND OTHER
COMMUNITIES.
GARFIELD WAS ONE WHERE WE HAD
VERY LOW ENROLLMENT.
WHICH TO US, SPOKE TO -- AND
THIS IS EVEN FOR FAMILIES THAT
HAVE ACCESS TO OUR
SCHOLARSHIPS.
THEY'RE STILL NOT ENROLLING.
SO WE PILOTED THIS --
ESSENTIALLY RUNNING THE SAME
KIND OF CAMPS THAT WE DO IN
OTHER PLACES.
BUT WITH NO FEE.
AND A SORT OF -- NOT EVEN THE
NEED NECESSARILY TO REGISTER.
BUT SO THE KIDS CAN REGISTER.
WE WOULD ENROLL THEM TO COME
IN.
IT WAS A LOT EASIER TO COME
IN.
AND WE FOUND THAT WE HAD A HUGE
SPIKE IN THE ENROLLMENT.
AND SO CLEARLY THIS WAS A NEED
FOR THESE TYPES OF PROGRAMS.
SO WHAT WE HOPE TO DO IN 2020
IS TO CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THAT
INCREASE.
AND THOSE ARE, AS I SAID, SOME
OF OUR STANDARD, SUMMER CAMP
ACTIVITIES THAT WE DO ACROSS
THE CITY.
I THINK THAT THE -- THE SUMMER
OF SAFETY CAMPS ARE ALSO, YOU
KNOW, SORT OF TRADITIONAL
THINGS THAT WE AND OTHER PART
PARKS AND RECREATION DO IS
PROVIDE SUMMER ACTIVITY FOR
YOUTH, WHO WON'T SIGN UP FOR
CAMPS AND ARE JUST OUT THERE
LOOKING FOR THINGS TO DO.
AND WE LOOK FOR WAYS TO BRING
THEM INDOORS AND CONNECT THEM
TO POSITIVE ACTIVITIES.
MAYBE THEY'RE NOT AS STRUCTURED
FOR THE END OF THE WEEK.
AND GO, HERE'S WHAT WE'RE
DOING.
AND JUST GETTING THEM GAUGED IN
PHYSICAL ACT FIRSTS.
GETTING -- ACTIVITIES.
GETTING THEM ENGAGED IN WORKING
AND FIELD TRIPS AND THINGS LIKE
THAT.
AND THAT IS ALSO IMPORTANT.
BECAUSE WE ALSO PROVIDE MEALS
FOR THE KIDS OF SUMMER AND
SUMMER OF SAFETY CAMPS.
FOR THE KIDS THAT DON'T HAVE
MEALS AT HOME.
AND AS YOU SAID, IT IS
EXTENDING IT TO A FIVE-DAY.
I DON'T HAVE THE SITES IN FRONT
OF ME.
BUT THESE ARE SORT OF IN THE
SOUTHEASTERN PART OF THE CITY.
BUT I CAN GET YOU THE SITES
SPECIFICALLY.
>> THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> GOOD.
>> ALL RIGHT.
PLEASE, LET'S CONTINUE WITH OUR
LAST SLIDE.
BECAUSE WE DO HAVE PARTY CITY
OUT THERE WAITING FOR US TO GET
GOING.
>> IF I MIGHT, I COULD ALSO
TAKE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO CITE
THE RELEVANT LANGUAGE.
OR NOT.
>> I'M SORRY.
I TOTALLY FORGOT.
HAPPY TO HEAR YOUR RESPONSE.
>> I THINK TWO PIECES.
THE MOST CONVENIENT ONE.
AND I'M QUOTING FROM THE
AMENDED ORDINANCE.
THE FUNDING, THAT ELLIPSIES, IF
YOU WILL.
ELIGIBLE BASED PROGRAM.
THAT IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL, AND
MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN,
ESPECIALLY THOSE SERVICES THAT
SEEK TO REDUCE THE DISPARITY IN
OUTCOMES, BASED ON
FAMILIES' SOCIOECONOMIC
STANDARDS.
BUT THE PHYSICAL PIECE, I THINK
IS THE RELEVANT ONE
HERE.
BUT THERE'S FOOD PROVIDED.
BUT WE'LL PROBABLY DO A MORE
FORMAL RESPONSE.
I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW
THAT.
I ALSO DON'T WANT TO QUOTE THE
DECISION OF THE ADVISORY
BOARD.
BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT
THEY ARE UNDERSTANDING OF THESE
AND CONSISTENT AS WELL.
AND THAT DROVE ME BACK TO THE
ORDINANCE.
>> THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE IT.
>> SO I'M JUST GOING TO
JUMP --
>> YOU'RE ON AGAIN.
>> I WILL JUST BACK UP TO WHAT
WE HAVEN'T COVERED SO FAR.
EFFICIENCIES.
FORMALIZE THE COMMITMENT TO
TEAM PERFORMING ARTS.
THIS FORMALIZES A COMMITMENT TO
THE TEEN SUMMER MUSICAL AND
OTHER TEEN SUMMER ARTS
PROGRAMMING BY PROVIDING
FUNDING FOR THIS THROUGH THE
ALLOCATION OF EXISTING BUDGET
AND RECOGNITION OF $8,000 IN
UNBUDGETED REVENUES.
>> I'M SEEING 0% ON THIS.
>> YES.
THESE ARE ALL BUDGET-NEUTRAL
CHANGES.
>> GOT YOU.
>> RIGHT.
>> THE NEXT SECTION IS
EXPANDING AND ENHANCING
OPERATIONS.
WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THE SBT.
SO WE CAN --
>> MOVE ON.
>> LEVERAGE OUR CLEANSE TO ADD
ASSISTANT COORDINATORS.
SO THIS ONE IS, LET'S SEE.
THIS ADDS 3.5 ASSISTED
COORDINATOR POSITIONS TO
SUPPORT GROWING RECREATION
PROGRAMMING NEEDS AT COMMUNITY
CENTERS, FUNDED IN PART BY AN
ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION BY THE
ASSOCIATED RECREATION COUNCIL,
WHICH IS $150,000.
AND BY REDUCING OUR BUDGET FOR
TEMPORARY STAFFING.
PARTIAL FUNDING FOR THESE
POSITIONS WAS APPROVED IN THE
SECOND QUARTER SUPPLEMENTAL
ORDINANCE.
AND IT PROVIDES ONGOING BUDGET
AND FTE AUTHORITY TO HIRE
PERMANENT BUDGET POSITIONS THAT
WILL SERVE MILLER IN THE
NORTHEAST.
I.D., CHINATOWN IN THE
SOUTHEAST.
HIGHPOINT AND SOUTH PARK IN THE
SOUTHWEST.
AND THEY WILL PLAN AND
COORDINATE PROGRAMMING AND
FACILITY SAFETY AT THESE
SITES.
>> THE NEXT ONE -- I THINK WE
COVERED.
SO WE CAN MOVE ON TO UPDATING
THE C.I.P., ADDING CDBGE
FUNDING FOR A.D.A.
COMPLIANCE?
WHERE ARE MY NOTES?
YEAH.
OKAY.
SO THIS ONE IS WE ARE
BASICALLY, OUR BASELINE BUDGET
INCLUDED $880,000 FOR BLOCK
GRANT FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE
CONSERVATION CORPS.
THE PROPOSED C.I.P.
WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL
$700,000 OF ONE-TIME CDBGE
FUNDS FOR
A.D.A.
COMPLIANCE.
AND THIS WILL SUPPLEMENT THE
FUNDING FOR 2020.
AND FURTHER OUR ADVANCEMENT FOR
EFFORTS TO MAKE THIS AVAILABLE
TO ALL.
ONE THING TO NOTE ON THE
SLIDE.
IT SHOWS A DECREASE.
AND THAT IS BECAUSE THE 2020
PROPOSED AMOUNT REPRESENTS AN
INCREASE IN THE 2020 ENDORSED
BUDGET.
BUT THE 2020 ENDORSED IS NOT
SHOWING ON THE SLIDE.
WE ALSO ADDED $2 MILLION
BEGINNING 2021 TO THE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
TO CONTINUE THIS WORK.
>> GOOD.
ANY QUESTIONS?
OKAY.
>> THE NEXT ITEM IS AD RATE
FUNDING FOR OUTDOORS FOR ALL.
SO IN 2019, OUTDOORS FOR ALL
WAS AWARDED AN RFP.
TO RENOVATE BUILDING 18 AT
MAGNUSON PARK.
TO SERVE AS THE ORGANIZATION'S
FUTURE HEADQUARTERS.
THIS ENRICHES THE QUALITY OF
LIFE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS
WITH DISABILITIES FOR OUTDOOR
REACTION.
AND THE MAYOR'S 2020 PROPOSED
BUDGET INCLUDES $1 MILLION IN
OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
I THINK MANY OF US SAW THE
VIDEO.
AND WAS THAT IN YOUR PARKS
COMMITTEE, COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ?
AND IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT,
THAT SHORT VIDEO ON THE VALUE
OF OUTDOORS FOR ALL IS REALLY
INSPIRING.
DO YOU KNOW ON THEIR CAPITAL
CAMPAIGN, HOW MUCH THEY'VE
RAISED?
WILL THIS MILLION DOLLARS CLOSE
THAT GAP?
>> I DON'T THINK IT CLOSES IT
COMPLETELY.
THEY STILL HAVE A LITTLE WORK
TO DO.
BUT THEY'VE RAISED MOST OF WHAT
THEY NEED.
>> GREAT.
>> AND I KNOW MAY HAVE SECURED
BOTH STATE FUNDING AND PERHAPS
COUNTY FUNDING AS WELL.
AND I NOTE, THIS IS ANOTHER
EXAMPLE OF REALLY PRODUCTIVE
PARTNERSHIPS TO SEEK THE
REDEVELOPMENT OF MAGNUSON
PARK.
WE HAVE NOW THE ATTENDANCE
FACILITY SOON CLIMBING
FACILITY.
AND THESE HAVE ALL BEEN
PARTNERSHIPS OF ONE OR
ANOTHER.
AND TURNING INTO AN EVER MORE
TREMENDOUS ASSET.
>> AND JUST PILING ON AGAIN.
BUILDING 11.
OF COURSE, THAT'S SOMETHING
WE'VE WORKED ON FOR THE LAST 10
YEARS.
WE'VE GOT CASCADE BICYCLE
CLUB.
I THINK WE'VE GOT A HIGH SCHOOL
THERE, WALDORF HIGH SCHOOL.
THE SAIL POINT.
IT'S REALLY BEEN IMPRESSIVE
WORK.
AGAIN, THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
UNDER OTHER CHANGES, ELLIOT BAY
OFFICE PARK LEAST COSTS.
THIS NOVEMBER, WE WILL HAVE
ABOUT 120 STAFF MOVING FROM THE
RDA BUILDING, WHICH IS IN SOUTH
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT AREA UP
TO THE L.A.
BAY OFFICE PARK ON 300 ELLIOTT.
THE LEASE THAT WAS APPROVED BY
CITY COUNCIL IN APRIL 2018,
ANTICIPATED A $1.1 MILLION
LEASE, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY
$350,000 MORE THAN WHAT OUR
EXISTNG LEASE IS AT THE RDA
AND THAT BUILDING LEASE IS
EXPIRING AT THE END OF THIS
YEAR.
>> AND THAT, OF COURSE, WENT
THROUGH COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ'S COMMUNITY.
AND WE GRILLED YOU AT LENGTH
ABOUT THAT.
>>> STATE PAID FMLA.
THIS CENTRALLY ADMINISTERED
CHANGE ADJUSTS APPROPRIATIONS
TO REFLECT THE ANNUAL WAGE
INCREASE AS OUTLINED IN THE
COALITION OF UNIONS FOR
PERSONNEL COSTS, INCLUDED IN
THIS BASELINE BUDGET.
AND THIS INCREASES SALARY,
FIKEA, MEDICARE, RETIREMENT,
OVERTIME, AND TEMPORARY LABOR.
AND THE CITY'S PORTION OF THE
2020 STATE PAID MEDICAL LEAVE.
AND THE REASON THAT THIS LOOKS
HIGH WITH A 6% INCREASE IS
BECAUSE IT INCLUDES TWO YEARS
OF WAGE INCREASES.
BECAUSE WHEN WE ADOPTED THE
2019 BUDGET AT THE END OF
2018, WE DIDN'T HAVE THE COLA
INCLUDED.
SO THIS INCLUDES TWO YEARS OF
WAGE INCREASES.
>> AND BEN, THIS IS LARGELY
COVERED IN THINGS THAT HAVE
BEEN SET ASIDE IN PREVIOUS
BUDGETS.
JUST SHOWING UP AS A SPECIFIC
LINE ITEM OUT OF HERE.
>> WE HAD THE RESERVES.
STORED UP, IF YOU WILL.
AS PART OF THE ENDORSED
BUDGET.
AND THEY'RE NOW BEING
DISTRIBUTED TO THE
DEPARTMENTS, BASED ON THE
TENTATIVE AGREEMENT.
THE 2019 DOLLARS, WE WILL HAVE
TO ADD TO THE 2019 BUDGET,
RETROACTIVELY.
AND WE'RE EXPLORING WHETHER OR
NOT THAT WILL HAPPEN LATER
FIRST QUARTER, OR EARLY FIRST.
HAVING TO DO WITH THE TIME LINE
FOR NEGOTIATING -- DOTTING IS
AND CROSSING --
Is AND CROSSING THE Ts.
SO NOT A SURPRISE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THEY HAVE OVER 100
EMPLOYEES.
SO YOU CAN IMAGINE.
THIS NUMBER IS GOING TO BE
LARGER THAN SOME OF THE OTHER
DEPARTMENTS YOU WILL ALSO SEE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
I THINK WE'RE ONTO THE LAST
ONE?
>> LAST ONE.
FUNDING FOR INCREASED UTILITY
RATES.
THIS ITEM APPROPRIATES $1
MILLION OF ONE-TIME FUNDING
FROM THE PARK AND RECREATION
FUND TO COVER UTILITY RATE
INCREASES.
THEY INCLUDE SEWAGE, DRAINAGE,
WATER, ELECTRICITY, GAS AND
RECYCLING.
THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO SPU
INCREASING UTILITY RATES.
ANNUALLY, AND WE HAVEN'T BEEN
ADEQUATELY BUDGETED TO PAY FOR
THOSE, ESPECIALLY THE DRAINAGE
COSTS.
SO OUR TOTAL BUDGET FOR
UTILITIES NOW IS $14 MILLION.
AND UTILITY COSTS IN '18
ALREADY EXCEEDED THAT AMOUNT BY
ABOUT $400,000.
SO WE'RE GOING TO EVALUATE THE
ACTUAL OPERATING EXPENSES IN
2020.
AND PROPOSE A LONGER-TERM
SOLUTION THAT WOULD BE PART OF
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT
PARK DISTRICT PROGRAM.
>> GOOD AM THANK YOU.
>>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING?
YOU'RE JUST CHEERING THEM ON?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
OBRIEN.
>> YOU MENTION THIS IS A
ONE-TIME FUNDING SOURCE.
BUT IT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO
FIGURE OUT.
WE DON'T HAVE THE SOLUTION YET
AND.
>> YES.
EXACTLY.
>> BEFORE WE LET YOU GO.
I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO YOU A
LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE
PROGRESS WE'RE MAKING ON THE
BELLTOWN POTENTIAL PARK.
AND ALSO, SEVEN YEARS LATER ON
SMITH COVE PARK.
I UNDERSTAND YOU'VE GOT AN R
FP COMING FOR ME.
>> SO SMITH CO, QUICKLY COMES
AS WE'RE WORKING ON THAT WITH
YOU AND OTHERS FOR A WHILE.
THERE'S TWO PHASES OF THAT
PROJECT.
THE FIRST PHASE HAS BEEN
DESIGNED.
AND WE'LL BE GOING OUT FOR BID
TO BEGIN THE CONSTRUCTION.
SECOND PHASE WILL BE ONE OF THE
CHALLENGES WHICH YOU COULD LOOK
AT FOR THE SECOND VERSION OF
THE PARK DISTRICT.
BUT YEAH.
THE SMITH COVE IS MOVING
FORWARD.
IT'S AN EXCITING PROJECT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IN TERMS OF THE POTENTIAL
NEW PARK DOWNTOWN.
WE'RE IN SORT OF INITIAL
DISCUSSIONS THAT THEIR.
WE'VE COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH
THEM ON SOME PRELIMINARY
ENGINEERING AND STUDIES.
NOT SURE YET HOW MUCH IT'S
GOING TO COST.
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THIS MIGHT
BE DIFFERENT SO WE'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM ON
THAT TO UNDERSTAND.
BUT WE'VE COMMITTED AND ARE
EXCITED TO WORK WITH THEM.
>> THAT'S A GREAT THING.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> NOT A GREAT PLACE FOR THIS
QUESTION TO FIT.
SO I'M NOT GOING TO TRY TO FIT
IT IN ANYWHERE.
BUT -- SO I'VE BEEN WORKING
OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF BUDGET
CYCLES, ON ISSUES RELATED TO
ANIMAL CONTROL SPECIFICALLY
ANIMAL CONTROL IN THE PARKS.
AND THIS YEAR, OUR OFFICE
OBSERVED THAT WE WEREN'T ABLE
TO INCREASE THE ANIMAL CONTROL
CAPACITY SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED
ON MONITORING LEASHED AND
UNLEASHED AREAS IN THE PARKS.
WE FUNDED 14 ANIMAL CONTROL
OFFICERS.
BUT SINCE 2017, THESE POSITIONS
HAVEN'T BEEN FILLED COMPLETELY,
BECAUSE OF
TURNOVER AND PROMOTIONS.
AND OF THOSE 14 POSITIONS, ONLY
FOUR, TWO PAIRS, ARE ASSIGNED.
AND THE PAIR ARE ONE PARKS
EMPLOYEE, ONE FAS EMPLOYEE.
ARE ASSIGNED AMONG PARKS AND
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES
ASSIGNED TO THE ROLE.
SO AGAIN, ONLY TWO PAIRS FOR
FOCUS IN THE PARKS.
TWO PAIRS MEANING FOUR
OFFICERS.
SO IN 2019, WE ADDED ANOTHER
FTE POSITION.
BUT IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS BEING
DEPLOYED AS CALL VOLUME ALLOWS.
INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON THE
PARKS WORK THAT I THINK WAS THE
INTENTION.
SO WE'RE JUST -- I'M JUST
WONDERING HOW WE WERE GOING TO
WORK TO FIND A BETTER APPROACH
TO ALLOW FOR CONSISTENT
COVERAGE OF THE OFF-LEASH LAWS
IN THE PARKS.
>> HAPPY TO WORK WITH FDE.
BUT IT'S AN IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR
US IN THE PARKS I MENTIONED.
THE SECOND COMPLAINTS WE GET IS
ABOUT THE DOGS STUFF IN THE
PARK.
>> ME, TOO.
>>> ANY OTHER QUESTION,
COLLEAGUES?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
JESUS, IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE
WORKING WITH US.
>>> THIRD OF THIS MORNING IS
OUR OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS.
AND I THINK KARINA BULL IS
GOING TO JOIN US AT THE TABLE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
EVERYTHING THAT THIS TEAM HAS
DONE.
SO KARINA, IF YOU'LL JUST COME
UP TO THE TABLE.
AND MARTY, WE'RE GOING TO ASK
YOU TO START INTRODUCTIONS
HERE.
AS SOON AS EVERYBODY SITS
DOWN.
AND I'M GOING TO GIVE KARINA A
MOMENT.
AND ANYBODY ELSE UP HERE ON THE
PANEL WANT TO INTRODUCE
IT?
ALL RIGHT.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
THEN WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO
KARINA.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE
PARTICIPATING UNDER THE
DIRECTION OF MARTIN FAR
GINKLE -- GAR FINKEL.
AND WANT TO CELEBRATE ALL THAT
OLS HAS BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH
SINCE 2015.
KARINA BULL WAS A BIG PART OF
THAT.
AND AS WE'VE WORKED TO BOTH
STAND UP THE OFFICE OF STANDARD
AND LABORS.
THIS OFFICE HAS ASKED YOU TO
TAKE ON MORE.
AS YOU BUILT THE PLANE, YOU
HAVE BEEN PLYING IT.
AND WE HAVE BEEN VERY HONORED
TO WORK WITH YOU TO CRAFT NEW
LABOR STANDARDS.
TO WORK ON RULE-MAKING.
AND THEN TO GO OUT AND DO THE
IMPORTANT EDUCATION AND
OUTREACH THAT IS NECESSARY AND
ALSO ENFORCEMENT.
BUT YOUR OFFICE HAS BEEN REALLY
GREAT ABOUT RECOGNIZING THE
NEED TO REALLY LEAD WITH
EDUCATION, GIVEN SOME OF THESE
NEW LABOR STANDARDS THAT WE
HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF
WRKING ON WITH YOU.
AND QUITE FRANKLY, THE HONOR OF
CHAMPIONING HERE IN
SEATTLE.
AND FOR ALL, DO THIS
COLLABORATIVE OUTREACH TO TWO
SMALL BUSINESSES AND TO CREATE
PARTNERSHIPS.
SHIFT THINGS WE'RE EXCITED
ABOUT, INCLUDE OUTREACH AND
EDUCATION.
ON EIGHT LABOR STANDARDS.
STAFFING TWO BOARDS AND
COMMISSION.
WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND
OUTREACH FUNDS AND BUSINESS
OUTREACH AND BUSINESS FUNDS.
AND WORKING TO HARMONIZE OUR
EFFORTS HERE AT THE CITY WITH
STATE LAWS.
WITH A LENS TOWARDS HOW DO WE
SUPPORT GROWING SUSTAINABLE
BUSINESSES AND LIFTING UP
LOW-WAGE WORKERS.
AND MAKING SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS
THEIR RIGHTS AS WORKERS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES AS
EMPLOYERS.
THAT'S A LOT TO DO IN A
FOUR-YEAR PERIOD.
SO KUDOS TO YOU AND ALL OF YOUR
WORK.
AS WE LOOK AT THE BUDGET IN
FRONT OF US, THE THINGS THAT
I'M GOING TO BE LOOKING FORWARD
TO HEARING ABOUT IS HOW DO WE
PUT IN PLACE, OUR
ONGOING COMMITMENT TO MAKE SURE
THERE'S SUSTAINABLE
FUNDING TO PRIORITIZE BOTH THE
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SUPPORT.
SO INTERNAL TO YOUR
DEPARTMENT.
HOW ARE WE SUPPORTING YOUR
TEAM?
DO YOU FEEL LIKE WE HAVE
EXTERNAL RESOURCES AND GIVEN
THAT WE HAVE TWO AUDIENCES AND
WORKERS.
HOW HAVE WE SUSTAINED OUR
COMMITMENT TO DOING THAT
OUTREACH AND EDUCATION WORK AND
GIVEN THE POTENTIAL
DOWNTURN ON THE HORIZON.
AND CONCERN AND FRUSTRATION, I
THINK, FROM BOTH WORKERS AND
SMALL BUSINESSES, ABOUT THE
UNKNOWN IN OUR ECONOMY.
WHILE UNEMPLOYMENT IS LOW, WE
KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS
WORKING IN LOW-WAGE JOBS
STILL.
HOW ARE WE, IN THIS BUDGET,
REFLECTING OUR PRIORITIES TO
LIFT UP THOSE LOW-WAGE
WORKERS.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK
YOU'VE DONE IN A VERY SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME.
AND AGAIN, I'LL NOTE THAT WE
HAVE CITY AFTER CITY THAT
REACHES OUT TO US TO MODEL
AFTER US.
AND COLLABORATE SMALL
BUSINESSES WITH WORKERS AND
THEIR ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS TO
STAND UP TO THEIR OWN OFFICE
LABORING.
AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT
BACK OVER TO THE INCREDIBLE
TEAM HERE.
MADAM CHAIR.
>> WELL, COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW.
I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY.
IT'S A QUARTER TO 12.
AND MOST PEOPLE TAKE LUNCH
AROUND NOON.
SO MAYBE WE CAN GET TO THIS,
SHORT QUESTIONS, WITH SHORT
ANSWERS, WITHOUT VIOLATING
RULES.
WE HAVE MARTIN, DWAYNE AND
KARINA.
>> MY NAME IS DWAYNE
McCLAIN.
>> MARTY GARFINKEL, OLS.
>> KARINA BULL, ASSIGNED TO
ASSIST COUNCILMEMBERS IN
CONSIDERING OLS'S BUDGET THIS
YEAR.
AND TO BUILD ON COUNCIL MEMBER
MOS QUEDA'S WORDS.
THEY BE IMPLEMENTING FIVE NEW
LABOR STANDARDS.
A COMPUTER BENEFITS ORDINANCE.
AND THE FOUR RECENTLY PASSED
LAWS, AIMING TO WORK TO IMPROVE
THE CONDITIONS OF HOTEL
WORKERS.
AND ALSO, A MOMENT TO CENTER
EVERYONE IN A UNIQUE BUDGET
PROJECT THAT EXISTS FOR OFFICE
OF LABOR STANDARDS.
IN 2017, LEGISLATION CREATED AN
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS FUND.
AND THIS FUND WAS INTENDED TO
GUARANTEE FUNDING FOR THE
OFFICE AND ALSO ESTABLISH A
PARTICULAR BUDGET PROCESS.
THE FUND IS SUPPORTED BY
BUSINESS LICENSE TAX, AND IF
THAT MONEY IS NOT SUFFICIENT,
THEN THE GENERAL FUND WILL MAKE
UP THE DIFFERENCE.
AND THE PARTICULAR BUDGET
PROCESS IS THAT THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET REFLECTS WHAT
IS CALLED THE ANNUAL MINIMUM
CONTRIBUTION THAT THE EXECUTIVE
BELIEVES IS NECESSARY TO
SUSTAIN THE CORE COMPONENTS OF
OFFICE LABOR STANDARD WORKS
ENFORCEMENT OFFICE IN OUR
REACH.
IN 2019, THE OFFICE ADDED FIVE
POSITIONS.
AND THE 2018 QUARTER 2
SUPPLEMENTAL.
AND ALSO THE 2019 BUDGET.
FOR 2020, SAID PROPOSED
BOTTOMING DOES NOT REQUEST
ADDITIONAL FUNDING BEYOND
STANDARD COST CHANGES, SUCH AS
THOSE THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR
ANNUAL WAGE INCREASES.
AND WE'LL LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT
FROM MARTY AND DWAYNE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> LE.
>> WELCOME TO THE TABLE.
>> I'LL TALK FAST.
BECAUSE I'M FROM NEW YORK.
I'LL TALK FAST.
THE FIRST SLIDE GIVINGS SOME
HIGHLIGHT -- GIVES SOME
HIGHLIGHTS AND SOME OF THE
POLICY ISSUES THAT WE'RE
DEALING W. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO
TAKE A MOMENT TALKING ABOUT THE
DOMESTIC LABOR ORDINANCE, WHICH
ALL OF YOU KNOW, WENTS INTO
EFFECT IN JULY.
AND REALLY REPRESENTS A SEA
CHANGE IN THE LAW.
WE'RE THE ONLY JURISDICTION IN
THE COUNTRY THAT APPLIES THESE
TO DOMESTIC WORKERS, REGARDLESS
OF EMPLOYMENT STATUS.
AND OUTREACH IS PARTICULAR IN
THIS AREA, BECAUSE THE LAW
APPLIES TO THOUSANDS OF
HOUSEHOLDS WHO MAY NOT KNOW
ABOUT THE LAW, AND MAY NOT EVEN
CONSIDER THEMSELVES EMPLOYERS.
SO IT IS A SUBJECT OF INTENSE
OUTREACH WORK AS WE SPEAK.
THE COUNCIL SUPPORTED A REQUEST
FOR A DEDICATED
OUTREACH PERSON, ON DOMESTIC
WORKERS.
AND THAT PERSON IS HARD AT
WORK, PUTTING FLYERS IN
COMMUNITY CENTERS, LIBRARIES,
DOING BROCHURES AND TRAININGS,
GETTING ON LISTSERVS.
AND STARTING NEXT WEEK, WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE A BUS AD CAMPAIGN
THAT WILL GO FOR THREE MONTHS.
IT WILL BE ON 300 OR SO BUSES
AND SOUND TRANSIT VEHICLES TO
PUT THE WORD OUT, INCREASE
AWARENESS, PUT OUT OUR PHONE
NUMBERS SO THAT WE CAN GET THE
INFORMATION OUT TO PEOPLE.
THERE'S ALSO A DOMESTIC WORKER
STANDARDS BOARD.
ALSO A TREND-SETTING
INSTITUTION THAT HAS HAD FIVE
MEETINGS, ONE -- AT THE
9th MEMBER.
AND ARE ON TRACK TO GET OUT THE
WORK PLAN THAT IS DUE IN EARLY
2020.
AND THERE ARE RULES THAT ARE
GOING TO NEED TO FILL IN THE
GAPS OF THE LAW.
THOSE RULES, THE PROPOSED RULES
HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED.
THEY WERE OUT FOR COMMENT.
FINAL RULES WILL NUMBER EFFECT
BY THE END OF OCTOBER, EARLY
NOVEMBER.
SO WE'RE ON TRACK.
IT'S A VERY CHALLENGING AREA.
BUT WE'RE CONFIDENT WE'RE GOING
TO GET THE INFORMATION OUT TO
PEOPLE SO THAT THIS NEW GROUP
OF EMPLOYERS, SO TO SPEAK, ARE
AWARE OF THEIR OBLIGATIONS.
AND THAT WORKERS KNOW THEIR
RIGHTS.
>> I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA HAS QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
WHILE RULE MAKING IS ONGOING, I
JUST WANTED TO CHECK IN.
IS THERE A TEMPLATE THAT IS
ALREADY AVAILABLE FOR POTENTIAL
EMPLOYERS.
AND HIRING ENTITIES AND
DOMESTIC WORKERS THAT WE SHOULD
ALL BE AWARE OF.
YOU KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE.
I'M VERY INTERESTED IN THE
CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD.
AND A LOT DON'T CONSIDER
THEMSELVES EMPLOYERS.
BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE A TEMPLATE
OF THOSE DOCUMENTS.
>> YES.
WE HAVE SOME -- WE HAVE
FLYERS.
WE HAVE A Q&A ON OUR WEBSITE.
I THINK THE BROCHURE THAT IS
ABOUT TO BE PUBLISHED HAS GONE
THROUGH A ROBUST PROCESS OF
REVIEW.
GOING TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE
QUESTIONS.
SO YES.
IT'S A MULTIFACETED OUTREACH
APPROACH THAT WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO TAKE.
>> COMMUTER BENEFITS.
THAT GOES INTO EFFECT, AS YOU
KNOW, IN JANUARY '20.
THIS COMING JANUARY.
ENFORCEMENT IS NOT GOING TO
HAPPEN UNTIL THE FOLLOWING
YEAR.
WE ARE UNDER WAY WITH
DEVELOPMENT OF RULES.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE VERY
ACCIDENT TENSIVE.
BUT THERE ARE GOING TO BE
RULES.
WE HAD OUR FIRST STAKEHOLDER
MEETING.
AND WE EXPECT THE RULES IN
FINAL BY THANKSGIVING.
AND THERE WILL BE QUESTIONS
ABOUT THAT.
BUT WE HAVE A GOOD LONG TIME
BEFORE THERE'S ANY ENFORCEMENT
AT ALL.
AND THE ENFORCEMENT THAT WE DO
HAVE IS QUITE SOFT.
THERE'S A RIGHT TO CURE IF
BUSINESSES ARE DELAYED IN
INSTITUTING THE REQUIREMENTS.
HOTEL WORKERS.
AS ALL OF YOU KNOW, THIS
COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, HAVE WORKED REALLY HARD
ON THE FOUR NEW LAWS, WHICH
BRING OUR TOTAL STABLE OF LAWS
TO 11 ORDINANCES.
OUR OFFICE WORKED VERY
INTENSIVELY ON THE RULES FOR
124.
AND THEREFORE WORKED WITH YOUR
STAFF VERY INTENSIVELY ON THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THESE LAWS.
BECAUSE WE HAD RULES UNDER
I-124, THAT IS GOING TO HELP US
IN OUR DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW
RULES.
BUT THERE ARE GOING TO BE
DIFFERENCES.
SO WE ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF
PLANNING A ROLLOUT FOR
STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT, TO GET
INPUT ON WHAT THOSE NEW RULES
CAN AND SHOULD BE.
MOST OF THE LAWS -- MOST
ASPECTS OF MOST OF THE LAWS GO
INTO EFFECT, AS YOU KNOW, NEXT
JULY.
AND THOSE RULES WILL BE IN
EFFECT BEFORE THEN, SO PEOPLE
HAVE THE GUIDANCE THEY NEED.
TURNING TO THE
MISCLASSIFICATION RESOLUTION.
THIS KOWPSZIL PASSED -- COUNCIL
PASSED A RESOLUTION, ALLOWING
MISCLASSIFICATION OF CONTRACT
WORKERS AND TO WORK WITH L-SAC.
ALSO REQUIRES A TWICE A YEAR
REPORT.
WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF
PREPARING THAT FIRST REPORT.
BUT LET ME GIVE YOU SOME QUICK
HIGHLIGHTS.
WE'VE WORKED WITH LSAC TO
DEVELOP A SUBCOMMITTEE WORKING
ON ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS.
AND THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
COMING UP WITH SOME PROPOSALS
THAT THEY'RE GOING TO PRESENT.
BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THE IDEAL
AND BEST RESULT IS TO HAVE A
STATEWIDE SOLUTION TO THIS
PROBLEM, WE HAVE BEEN IN CLOSE
COMMUNICATION WITH O.I.R., ON
STATE LEGISLATIVE STRATEGIES.
WE'RE ALSO REVIEWING A VERY
RECENTLY RELEASED REPORT OF THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ON
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS THAT
WAS FUNDED, I BELIEVE IN THE
LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION OR THE
ONE BEFORE IT.
AND WE'RE REVIEWING THAT AND
GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE IN A
POSITION TO COMMENT ON IT
SOON.
OUR ENFORCEMENT TEAM.
WE'VE TAKEN PAINS TO MAKE SURE
THAT OUR TEAM ARE TRAINED UP ON
THE CURRENT, VERY COMPLEX, VERY
HARD TO APPLY ECONOMIC
REALITIES CONTEST.
WE HAVE AN INFORMATIONAL
DOCUMENT ON OUR WEBSITE.
EDUCATES THE PUBLIC AND
EDUCATES OUR ENFORCEMENT TEAM.
THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE
WITH REGARD TO OVERTIME.
WHY AM I TALKING ABOUT A STATE
LAW ISSUE ON OVERTIME?
WE ENFORCE OVERTIME ISSUES
THROUGH THE WAGE ORDINANCE.
AND THROUGH THIS PROPOSAL,
THERE'S GOING TO BE A
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN WHAT IS
CALLED THE SALARY BASIS TEST,
WHICH SATURDAY THRESHOLD, UNDER
WHICH WORKERS BECOME
ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME.
CURRENTLY, IT'S $23,000 A
YEAR.
THAT'S GOING TO BE UNDER
$80,000 UNDER SEVEN YEARS.
WHICH WILL MEAN MANY MORE
SALARIED EMPLOYEES WILL BECOME
ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME.
THAT HAS AN IMPACT ON OUR
OFFICE, IN TWO IMPORTANT WAYS.
ONE IS, WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO
GET THE WORD OUT TO EMPLOYERS
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE EXTENT,
THAT THEY KNOW THIS IS GOING TO
HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR
OPERATIONS.
AND ALSO GOING TO HAVE AN
ENFORCEMENT ON NO DOUBT.
I THINK THE FINAL ROUGE IS
COMING OUT AT THE END OF THE
YEAR.
AND I HEARD RUMORWISE.
IT WILL GO INTO EFFECT NEXT
YEAR.
IF WE TURN.
I'VE ALREADY SPOKEN ABOUT
DOMESTIC WORKERS.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT OUTREACH.
I THINK OUR OFFICE, WE'RE STILL
COMING OUT OF OUR
STARTUP PHASE.
IS NOW MOVING INTO THE NEXT
ERA OF OUTREACH.
AND WE HAVE A -- AND THAT IS
GOING TO BE REFLECTED IN TWO
MAJOR CHANGES.
ONE IS WE'RE REORGANIZING OUR
OUTREACH TEAM.
IT'S SMALL, BUT IT HAS BEEN A
PART OF COMMUNICATIONS.
AND AS WE GROW, WE REALIZE, WE
REALLY NEED A SEPARATE TEAM
THAT FOCUSES ON OUTREACH
PLANNING, OUTREACH
DEVELOPMENT.
GETTING THE BIG PICTURE, AND
APPLYING IT TO THE SMALL
PICTURE.
AND A BIG FOCUS OF THAT IS
GOING TO BE OUTREACH TO
BUSINESSES.
WE CURRENTLY DO OUTREACH TO
BUSINESSES IN A VARIETY OF
WAYS.
WE CREATE WRITTEN MATERIALS.
WE HAVE Q&As.
WE RESPOND TO TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS BY BUSINESSES AND
THEIR ATTORNEYS.
WE HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA,
NEWSLETTERS, TRAINING,
WEBINARS.
A VERY ROBUST LANGUAGE ACCESS
PROGRAM.
>> MARTY, CAN I INTERRUPT YOU
FOR A MOMENT?
THANK YOU FOR SPEEDING ALONG.
BUT I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER
HAR
HARRELL HAS A QUESTION.
>> DO YOU KNOW AND IF YOU
DON'T, THAT'S FINE.
THE PERCENTAGE OF YOUR BUDGET
OF YOUR OUTREACH.
IS IT BROKEN DOWN BY
PERCENTAGE?
>> I CAN'T TELL YOU THE
PERCENTAGE.
BUT I CAN TELL YOU -- WELL, I'M
TOLD IT'S ABOUT 40%.
AND A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THAT
OUTREACH AND THE 40% THAT
MR. McCLAIN IS REFERRING TO IS
THE FUNDS.
THE COMMUNICATE OUTREACH AND
EDUCATION FUND.
AND THE BUSINESS EDUCATION
FUND, COMPRISES 40% OF OUR
BUDGET.
BUT WE DO -- OUR STAFF, WHICH
IS COVERED BY PAYROLL, DOES
OUTREACH ON TOP OF THAT.
>> SO A LOT OF THE OUTREACH YOU
DO, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, YOU
USE OUTSIDE AGENCIES IT DO THIS
FOR YOU.
>> CORRECT.
>> SOME OF IT IS IN HOUSE.
SOME IS OUT.
AND IS THERE A ROUGH BREAKDOWN
ON HOW MUCH IS OUTSOURCE,
VERSUS INSOURCE?
>> 40% IS OUTSOURCED.
>> OH.
IT'S ALL OUTSOURCED.
>> YEAH.
>> I SEE.
>> 40% PLUS, BECAUSE OUR STAFF
IS DOING TRAINING, WEBINARS.
>> IS THAT SORT OF AN RFP
PROCESS, WHERE YOU'RE LOOKING
AT CERTAIN AGENCIES AND YOU
AWARD THEM --
>> YEAH.
IN FACT, THIS IS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO GIVE A
PLUG TO THE COFE PARTNERS.
THE 18 COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS.
MANY OF THEM, YOU KNOW OF.
THEY ARE GREAT GROUPS.
THEY ARE GOING TO BE DOING A
SHOWING OF THEIR ACTIVITIES
TOMORROW.
ALL WILL BE THERE.
THEY WILL BE TALKING ABOUT
THEIR INNOVATIVE OUTREACH AND
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT
THEY HAVE BEEN DOING OVER THE
LAST TWO OR THREE YEARS.
SO WOULD REALLY LOVE IT IF YOU
ALL AND YOUR STAFF WOULD BE
WILLING TO ATTEND.
THE BOEF FOCUSES ON -- IS
COMPRISED OF 15 PARTNERS.
WHICH ARE PRIMARILY CHAMBERS OF
COMMERCE, OWNED AND OPERATED
AND REPRESENTING PEOPLE OF
COLOR AND
IMMIGRANTS.
AND THEY DO TARGETED OUTREACH
INTO THOSE COMMUNITIES, INTO
THE MOST MARGINALIZED
BUSINESSES.
AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO POINT
OUT IS, WE RECOGNIZE THAT THERE
IS A SEGMENT OF THE SMALL
BUSINESS COMMUNITY THAT IS NOT
TARGETED BY THE
B.O.E.F.
BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT THE MOST
MARGINALIZED SMALL BUSINESSES.
BUT THEY REPRESENT A LOT OF
BUSINESSES WITH A LOT OF
WORKERS WHO DON'T HAVE THEIR
OWN H.R.
DEPARTMENT AND SO FORTH.
I MEAN, THERE'S A CHALLENGE
HERE.
THERE ARE 54,000 BUSINESSES IN
SEATTLE WITH EMPLOYEES.
MANY ARE SMALL BUSINESSES IN
THAT CATEGORY.
WE CAN'T BE THE H.R.
DEPARTMENT FOR EVERYONE.
BUT WE RECOGNIZE WE NEED TO DO
MORE.
IN THAT SECTION OF SMALL AND
SMALL, MIDSIZED BUSINESSES.
AND WE'VE GOT FOUR OUTREACH
PEOPLE.
TWO OF THEM ARE CONTRACT
MANAGERS OF THE FUND.
ONE IS DEDICATED TO THE
DOMESTIC WORK ORDINANCE.
AND WE HAVE ONE GENERAL LIST.
IT'S A SMALL STAFF.
BUT WE KNOW WE NEED TO DO
MORE.
AND I WANT TO POINT OUT A
COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE'RE
ALREADY DOING.
ONE IS --
>> BEFORE YOU GO ON.
>> YEAH.
>> YOU INVITED US TO COME TO
YOUR EVENT TOMORROW.
AND VERY KIND OF YOU, BUT WE'RE
ALL GOING TO BE UP HERE.
SO WE'VE GOT A FULL DAY
TOMORROW, BOTH MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
SO STAFF MAYBE.
BUT DON'T BE OFFENDED IF WE'RE
NOT THERE.
>> WE WON'T BE.
THANK YOU.
WE -- I WANTED TO POINT OUT
THAT WE ARE MEETING WITH AND
WORKING WITH S PACK, THE SMALL
-- SBAC, SMALL BUSINESS
ADVISORIES COUNCIL.
THEY HAVE ALL THE COMPLEX
AREAS THAT WE IMPLEMENT.
AND WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM
AND TRYING TO GET THEIR INPUT
ON HOW WE CAN DO BETTER.
LIKE I SAID, WE'RE GOING TO
DEVELOP A SUBCOMMITTEE OF LSAC
JUST DEDICATED TO OUTREACH ON
BUSINESSES.
WE WORK WITH FAS ALL THE TIME.
IN FACT, AS WE SPEAK, WE'VE
CREATED AN INSERT.
WE'VE DONE THIS BEFORE.
WE'RE DOING IT AGAIN.
IN THE BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS
THAT GO OUT TO THOUSANDS OF
BUSINESSES EVERY YEAR.
WE HAVE AN INSERT, GIVING A
REVIEW, A REMINDER, THE NEW
MINIMUM WAGE.
OUR CONTACT INFORMATION.
AND SO FORTH.
WE MAIL OUT WORKPLACE POSTERS
TO EVERY BUSINESS IN THE CITY.
WE ARE DEVELOPING COORDINATING
APROACHES WITH O.E.D., BECAUSE
WE RECOGNIZE THAT A LOT OF
THESE BUSINESSES DON'T JUST
WANT A Q&A.
THEY ACTUALLY WANT TOOLS THAT
THEY CAN USE.
AN XL SPREAD SHEET.
A LEGAL ADVISER.
SO WE ARE WORKING WITH -- BOBBY
AND I HAVE MET SEVERAL TIMES.
WE ARE WORKING TO TRY TO GIVE
THE ACTUAL TOOLS THAT THE
BUSINESSES NEED.
BECAUSE JUST TALKING AT
PEOPLE, JUST SOMETIMES DOESN'T
WORK FOR FOLKS.
PARTICULARLY, YOU KNOW, WHO --
DON'T HAVE A LEGAL BACKGROUND.
>> WELL DONE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> JUST A QUICK NOTE THAT I
REALLY APPRECIATE THIS EMPHASIS
AS WELL AS THE EMPHASIS THAT
YOU REFERENCED EARLIER AS IT
RELATES TO THE OBLIGATION OF
O.L.S.
TO DO ENHANCED EDUCATION
OUTREACH TO BUSINESSES,
SPECIFICALLY IN THOSE CASES
THAT O.L.S.
IS ENFORCING STATE LAW.
APPRECIATE THAT'S CALLED OUT AS
A PRIORITY.
EARLIER THIS YEAR.
O.L.S.
BEGAN ENFORCING STATE LAW
SPECIFICALLY AS IT RELATES TO
THE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
AROUND -- AROUND SERVICE
CHARGES.
AND SOME OF OUR, UM -- SOME OF
OUR HIGH ROAD EMPLOYERS IN THE
CITY, WERE, UM, FINED UNDER
THAT LAW.
AND SOME OF THESE FOLKS ARE
PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE FRONT
LINES, FIGHTING FOR MINIMUM
WAGE AND PAID SICK AND SAFE
LEAVE.
AND THEIR FOLKS WHO WANT TO GO
ABOVE AND BEYOND IN FOLLOWING
THE LAW.
AND THIS WAS AN EXAMPLE WHERE,
AS I UNDERSTOOD IT, IT WAS AN
ISSUE OF NOT KNOWING WHAT THE
LAW IS.
AND R AND I THINK -- AND I
APPRECIATE O.L.S.
NOT JUST ASSUMING THAT THE
STATE IS GETTING THE WORD OUT
BUT THAT WE OUGHT TO PLAY A
ROLE IN IT.
THANK YOU.
>> THE OTHER THIN I'D LIKE TO
POINT OUT ON THE OUTREACH.
WE ARE REDESIGNING OUR
WEBSITE.
WHICH HAS NOT REALLY BEEN
REDESIGNED SINCE WE STARTED.
AND IT NEEDS TO BE.
AND WE DID AN R.A.T.
ON IT.
AND WE ARE HOPING TO GET THE
NEW WEBSITE UP AND RUNNING BY
EARLY IN THE YEAR.
UNLESS THERE ARE MORE
QUESTIONS.
THERE'S A LOT MORE TO SAY.
BUT UNLESS THERE ARE MORE
QUESTIONS, I'LL GO TO THE NEXT
SLIDE.
>> PLEASE.
>> I WANT TO TOUCH ON
ENFORCEMENT.
EFFECTIVENESS AND
EFFICIENCIES.
WHEN I CAME ON, WE HAD A BIG
BACK LAW.
AND I TALKED ABOUT THAT LAST
YEAR.
AND BECAUSE OF RECOGNIZING
THAT, THIS COUNCIL AGREED WITH
THE MAYOR'S BUDGET TO GIVE US
ADDITIONAL POSITIONS IN THE
ENFORCEMENT AREA.
WE HAVE, AT THE BEGINNING OF
2018, LOTS OF INVESTIGATIONS,
LANGUISHING BACK FROM 2016.
AND BY NOW, WE HAVE CLEANED UP
ALL BUT -- THERE'S ONE THAT IS
ABOUT TO BE RESOLVED FROM
2016.
RESOLVED.
AND WE DID THAT BY A NUMBER OF
STEPS.
WE FOCUSED ON THE PROBLEM.
WE TRAINED PEOPLE ON HOW TO
RESOLVE CASES.
AND WE ALSO DID SOME COMMON
SENSE APPROACHES ON SCOPE OF
INVESTIGATIONS.
I THINK ALL OF YOU KNOW, WE DO
TYPICALLY COMPANY-WIDE
INVESTIGATIONS.
WHICH EXPONENTIALLY INCREASES
THE COMPLEXITY OF CASES WHEN
ONE PERSON COMES TO YOU.
ON THE OTHER HAND, THAT GIVES A
BIG IMPACT AND WILL DOWN THE
ROAD PAY DIVIDENDS IN
COMPLIANCE.
BUT SOMETIMES WE GOT TOO BIG.
AND JUST LANGUAGE.
WE BROUGHT COMMON SENSE
APPROACHES TO NARROWING SOME OF
THOSE CASES AND GETTING THEM
RESOLVED.
AND I THINK WE HAVE BEEN
SUCCESSFUL.
I'M PARTICULARLY PROUD THAT WE
HAVE MOVED TO A PLACE WHERE
WE'RE APPROACHING THE BENCHMARK
THAT THIS COUNCIL SET OF 180
DAYS FOR RESOLVING CASES.
WE'RE NOT THERE YET.
BUT WE'RE MOVING IN THAT
DIRECTION.
AND WE'VE DONE ALL OF THAT, I'M
HAPPY TO SAY, WITHOUT
SACRIFICING EFFECTIVENESS.
AND IN OUR CERTIFICATION TO
THIS COUNCIL THAT WE PRESENTED
AND IN OUR ANSWERS TO THE
COUNCIL'S QUESTIONS, WE GIVE
YOU A LITTLE CHART THAT SHOWED
IN 2017, THERE WERE TOTAL
ASSESSMENTS OF SOMETHING OVER
$525,000.
IN 2018, THAT WENT TO OVER $2
MILLION.
AND WE'RE MOSTLY ON TRACK.
WE'RE ON TRACK TO TOP $3
MILLION.
AND MANY OF THOSE CASES.
MOST OF THOSE DOLLARS, COME
FROM BIG CASES INVOLVING LARGE
EMPLOYERS.
WE RECENTLY RESOLVED A MINIMUM
WAGE CASE AGAINST AN ARIZONA
STAFFING COMPANY THAT WAS
PAYING THE WRONG MINIMUM WAGE
FOR CLOSE TO $700,000.
AND THAT, I THINK, SPEAKS
VOLUMES ABOUT THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR
ENFORCEMENT TEAM.
>> PRESIDENT HARRELL HAS A
QUESTION FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AND MARTY, I'M GOING TO USE
THIS ON THE BUDGET ISSUES.
YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN SOMEWHAT
CONCERNED THE LAST YEAR.
AND SOME OF THE OPERATIONAL
POLICY ISSUES.
I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THAT.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE
INAPPROPRIATE.
BUT SOME OF THIS RELATES TO
BUDGET.
AND ALL OF THIS,
CONGRATULATIONS, RECENTLY,
TOO.
I READ ABOUT THE JACK IN THE
BOX SETTLEMENT, THAT I THINK
AFFECTED ALMOST 600 WORKERS.
SO THAT WAS SECURE SCHEDULING.
BUT THE QUESTION I HAVE IS, AS
I UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS YOU'RE
DESCRIBING AND HOW DISPUTES AND
RESOLUTIONS SETTLED.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING ON THE
PROCEDURES THAT THERE'S REALLY
NOT A MANDATORY MEDIATION
PROCESS THAT TYPICALLY YOUR
DEPARTMENT ARE MEDIATING
DIRECTLY OR TRYING TO SETTLE
DIRECTLY WITH THE EMPLOYER.
AND THAT PROCESS.
AND IF IT IS NOT REACHED
THERE, GOES TO THE HEARING
EXAMINER.
THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING.
AND MY QUESTION IS, IF THERE
WERE -- IF THERE WERE A
MEDIATION -- A FORMAL MEDIATION
PROCESS, USING AN IMPARTIAL
MEDIATEDDOR, ON -- MEDIATOR ON
THESE DISPUTES.
PARTICULARLY FOR THE SMALLER
BUSINESSES IN PARTICULAR.
NOT SO MUCH THE BIG ONES, BUT
THE SMALLER ONES.
DO YOU THINK THAT WOULD RESULT
IN SOME ADMINISTRATIVE SAVINGS
IN THE PROCESS STAFF TIME.
RESOURCE UTILIZATION.
IF A FORMAL MEDIATION PROCESS
WERE PUT IN PLACE?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I'D HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT.
I HAVEN'T CONSIDERED THAT.
I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN MY
PREVIOUS LIFE, IN MANY
MEDIATIONS.
AND I KNOW THEY HAVE BEEN VERY
EFFECTIVE IN CERTAIN CASES.
THERE IS A COST INVOLVED.
AND THERE IS THE POTENTIAL IN
SOME CASES FOR DELAY.
IN SCHEDULING THEM AND SO
FORTH.
CERTAINLY -- IT'S A TOPIC THAT
I'M HAPPY TO THINK ABOUT MORE
AND GIVE YOU A MORE CONSIDERED
RESPONSE.
>> APPRECIATE THAT.
I'M GETTING A LOT -- ONE OF
YOUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES THAT
I DEEPLY APPRECIATE IS ENHANCED
BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
AND I'M HEARING THAT FROM
THEM.
IN ALL FAIRNESS, I ASKED THE
HEARING EXAMINER THE SAME
QUESTION.
DOES NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY
UNDER EXISTING CITY LAW TO
MANDATE.
AND I ASKED, WOULD THAT MAKE
SENSE?
WOULD THAT BE A TOOL THAT HE
WOULD BE INTERESTED IN?
AND HE'S DOING SIMILAR
RESEARCH.
I THOUGHT, MUCH LIKE THE COURT
SYSTEM THAT CAN MANDATE
MEDIATION, OR RULES THAT
REQUIRE MEDIATION, UNDER
CERTAIN THRESHOLD.
WHY WOULDN'T THE CITY, BOTH AND
THE DEPARTMENT LEVEL AND
HEARING HAVE THE SAME PROCESS?
THAT'S SOMETHING I'M
EXPLORING.
SO I'D BE CURIOUS TO TALK TO
YOU OFF RECORD ABOUT THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I JUST WANTED TO CALL OUT FOR
OUR COLLEAGUES' AWARENESS AS
WELL.
WHEN THE DIRECTOR TALKS ABOUT
DOING THE INDUSTRY
INVESTIGATIONS OR VIDEO STRA
TEGGIC ENFORCEMENT THAT ALLOW
US TO DO AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS
FOR EXAMPLE OTHER IF WAGE THEFT
HAS OCCURRED OR IF PEOPLE
AREN'T GETTING ACCESS TO SECURE
SCHEDULING.
THAT'S ALSO A COST SAVING
MEASURE.
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR
US TO KNOW THAT WE ARE DOING
INNOVATIVE WORK, THAT THE
STATE.
WASHINGTON, LABOR AND
INDUSTRIES ONLY WISHES THEY HAD
THE CAPACITY TO DO.
IN LABOR AND INDUSTRY'S
DIRECTIVE, IT SAYS THEY MUST
INVESTIGATE EVERY SINGLE CASE.
AND IT DOES GIVE CHARGE TO DO
THESE INVESTIGATIONS.
BUT BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF
RESOURCES THEY HAVEN'T BEEN
ABLE TO DO IT TO THE EXTENT
THEY WANT TO.
SO I THINK THIS IS ANOTHER GOOD
EXAMPLE OF WHERE THE TYPE OF
INVESTMENTS MAKING DO ALLOW FOR
US TO BE MORE EFFICIENT.
AND I APPRECIATE THAT UNDER THE
DIRECTION OF DIRECTOR GAR
FINKEL, WE HAVE BEEN MORE
EFFECTIVE.
HE SAID, WE HAVE TO BE MORE --
APPLY A MORE COMMON SENSE
APPROACH.
SO THAT WE ARE NOT TOTALLY
USING UP STAFF TIME.
BUT THINKING OF HOW TO USE THE
TOOL.
TO ME, IT MEANS MORE
INDIVIDUALS ARE GETTING SAID
WAGES THAT THEY'RE OWED IN
THEIR POCKET.
AND TO THE EXTENT THAT THERE IS
REVENUE IMPACT ON THE CITY.
WHICH IS THE SAME ARGUMENT ON
THE STATE.
WE'RE LOSING TAX DOLLARS, WHEN
PEOPLE AREN'T BEING PAID
APPROPRIATELY.
I THINK IT DOES HELP THE CITY
AS WELL.
ENSURE GREATER EFFICIENCY AND
EQUITY, AMONG BUSINESSES SO
THAT THE GUY DOWN THE STREET
ISN'T UNDERCUTTING THE BUSINESS
OF THE HIGH ROAD EMPLOYER AS WE
TALK ABOUT.
BY NOT PAYING TAXES OR NOT
PAYING THE WAGES OWED.
SO IT'S AN EFFICIENCY MEASURE.
AND I JUST WANTED TO LIFT THAT
ELEMENT UP.
BECAUSE IT IS AN INNOVATIVE
POLICY APPROACH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I'M GLAD YOU MESS MENTIONED
STRATEGIC ENFORCEMENT.
PEOPLE USE THAT TERM IN A LOT
OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
THE WAY I THINK OF IT IS, HOW
DO WE HAVE IMPACT ON HIGH
PRIORITY INDUSTRIES?
INDUSTRIES WHERE WE KNOW THERE
ARE LOW INCOME WORKERS WHO ARE
SUBJECT TO WORKPLACE
ABUSES.
AND PARTICULARLY IN BOTH -- IN
AREAS WHERE WE'RE NOT GETTING
COMPLAINTS.
ONE FACT YOU MAY OR MAY NOT BE
AWARE OF IS UNLIKE SOME OTHER
CITIES WE HEAR FROM NATIONAL
EXPERTS.
WE GET A LOT OF COMPLAINTS.
INCLUDING COMPLAINTS FROM
HIGH-PRIORITY INDUSTRIES.
SO IF WE HAVE A COMPLAINT FROM
A HIGH-PRIORITY INDUSTRY, THE
QUESTION IS NOT SO MUCH DO WE
NEED A DIRECTOR'S CHARGE
BECAUSE WE HAVE A COMPLAINT
FROM A BUSINESS IN THAT
BUT HOW DO WE AMPLIFY AND HELP
EDUCATE THAT BUSINESS SECTOR?
AND WE DO THAT IN A NUMBER OF
WAYS.
WE TRY TO REACH OUT AND WORK
WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO
HAVE TRUSTED RELATIONSHIPS WITH
WORKERS.
WE ALSO HAVE A MEDIA STRATEGY
TO HIGHLIGHT THAT INFORMATION.
YOU NOTICE THE PRESS RELEASES
WE PUT OUT.
THAT'S FOR THE PURPOSE OF
AMPLIFYING THE MESSAGE.
BECAUSE IT IS COMMONLY
UNDERSTOOD BY THE BEST EXPERTS
IN THIS AREA THAT DETERRENT IS
AN IMPORTANT PART OF THAT
PROCESS.
BUT WE'RE ALSO CREATED, AND
IT'S ON THE SLIDE, THE
STRATEGIC ENFORCEMENT
COORDINATING COMMITTEE, WHICH
IS TO HAVE KIND OF AN OVERALL
LOOK AT THE OFFICE AND OUR
ENFORCEMENT WORK TO SEE IF
THERE ARE GAPS IN WHAT WE'RE
DOING.
AND WE ARE DOING THIS VERY
INTENTIONALLY.
AND I THINK THOUGHTFULLY.
BECAUSE IF THERE IS GOING TO BE
DIRECTORS' CHARGES, THE
BUSINESS WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF
THAT IS GOING TO WANT TO KNOW
WHY DID YOU PICK US?
AND WE NEED TO DO OUR HOMEWORK
BEFORE WE DO THAT.
AND WE ARE DOING THAT
HOMEWORK.
WE ARE ACTUALLY ON -- IN THE
EARLY STAGES OF A STRATEGIC
CAMPAIGN, INVOLVING COMMUNITY
PARTNERS.
NOT GOING TO MENTION THE
SECTOR RIGHT NOW.
BUT IT'S -- WE'RE GOING TO DO
THIS IN A THOUGHTFUL WAY.
IT'S GOING TO BE A TWO- OR
THREE-YEAR CAMPAIGN.
AND IT'S GOING TO HAVE AN
IMPACT ON AN INDUSTRY, WHERE WE
FIND WE ARE NOT GETTING
COMPLAINTS.
AND WHERE WE KNOW FROM
AVAILABLE DATA ISSUE THERE ARE
WORKPLACE VIETLEZS.
THE LAST THING -- VIOLATIONS.
THE LAST THING I'LL SAY
QUICKLY.
AND I APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA MENTIONING IT AT THE
BEGINNING.
WE ARE AND WE CAN ALL TAKE
CREDIT FOR THIS, SEEN AS A
NATIONAL LEADER.
WE ARE VIEWED ACROSS THE
COUNTRY AS THE PLACE TO CALL TO
FIND OUT, HOW DO YOU DO THIS?
AND WE GET THESE CALLS FROM
CITIES THAT ARE THINKING OF
DOING IT.
AND FROM CITIES WHO HAVE JUST
STARTED DOING IT.
WE'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES.
SAN FRANCISCO IS OUT THERE.
AND NEW YORK IS OUT THERE,
TOO.
BUT WE'RE RIGHT THERE.
AND IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THE
CENTER FOR LAW AND SOCIAL
POLICY CLASP IS ASKING US TO
HOST, AND WE WILL BE HOSTING IN
THE FALL, A NATIONAL
CONFERENCE, BRINGING TOGETHER
MANY OF THESE WAGE ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS I LOOK
FORWARD TO, THE AGENT, O .L.S.
DOING IS WORKING MORE AND
COLLABORATING WITH THESE
LEADERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, TO
GROW TOGETHER AND DEVELOP THE
BEST PRACTICES TOGETHER.
BECAUSE MANY OF THE COMPANIES
THAT MAY BE AT ISSUE HERE ARE
NATIONAL COMPANIES.
AND SO SOMETIMES, YOU REALLY
NEED TO THINK IT ON A NATIONAL
LEVEL.
IN THE THERE ARE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS, I WOULD LIKE TO TURN
THIS OVER TO MY FINANCE
MANAGER.
DWAIRN McCLAIN.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION.
>> LOOKS LIKE COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ.
>> JUST ONE QUESTION.
IT'S NOT HIGHLIGHTED IN YOUR
PRESENTATION OR THE NUMBERS.
SO BEFORE YOU GOT THERE, I
THOUGHT I'D TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO ASK THE QUESTION.
THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO SOME OF
THE QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL,
CENTRAL STAFF ASKED, SORT OF IS
PREBUDGET QUESTIONS.
AND IT'S AROUND LANGUAGE
ACCESS.
SO OF COURSE, IT IS SOMETHING
THAT I CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT.
AND HIGHLIGHT AS A NEED FOR THE
CITY TO GROW AND EXPAND IN THIS
SPACE.
AND I KNOW THAT THE OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS REALLY DOES
APPROACH THE ISSUES OF LANGUAGE
ACCESS WITH
INTENTIONALITY.
AND FOR THAT, I AM GRATEFUL.
I'M LOOKING AT HOW MUCH MONEY
WAS SPENT IN 2018.
IN 2019, AS IT RELATES TO
TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION
SERVICES.
IT LOOKS LIKE OVER THE LAST 20
MINUTES, THERE'S BEEN A LITTLE
OVER $48,000 SPENT ON LANGUAGE
ACCESS RELATED TO EACH ONE OF
THESE LABOR STANDARDS THAT
EXISTS.
AND THE 2020 BUDGET INCLUDES
$25,000 FOR LANGUAGE ACCESS
WORK.
SO I'M JUST HOPING YOU CAN TALK
TO ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
ADEQUACY OF THE $25,000 FOR
LANGUAGE ACCESS WORK AND HOW
YOU EXPECT TO MEET THE MULTI
LINGUAL NEEDS OF THE
INDIVIDUALS THAT YOU INTERACT
WITH.
FRANKLY, BOTH ON THE BUSINESS
SIDE AND ON THE WORKERS SIDE.
>> OKAY.
UM, WE PLAN TO WORK WITHIN OUR
MEANS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> BUT II WILL SAY.
IT A CONTINUING CHALLENGE.
AND I APPRECIATE YOU
HIGHLIGHTING IT.
BECAUSE WE, IN OUR ORDINANCES,
AND I APPRECIATE THIS.
IT IS MANDATED THAT WE DO
THIS.
>> RIGHT.
>> AND WE TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY.
BUT WHAT IT MEANS IN OPERATIONS
IS IF WE HAVE, SAY, AN
INVESTIGATION THAT IS COMPLETED
AND A NOTICE HAS TO GO UP TO
INFORM THE WORKERS, AND IT'S IN
A LANGUAGE THAT WE DON'T
TYPICALLY TRANSLATE
INTO.
AND WHEN WE DO IT, WE HAVE
COMMUNITY INTERVIEWERS THAT WE
HIRE TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE
CULTURALLY SENSITIVE.
IT IS A ROBUST PROJECT AND A
CITY WIDE ISSUE.
WE'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES
DEALING WITH THIS.
SO -- AND THERE'S STAFF THAT
WORK ON THIS, TOO.
THAT'S NOT REFLECTED BY THE OUT
OF POCKET.
IT IS A CONTINUING ISSUE.
WE WORK WITHIN OUR MEANS.
WE MAKE IT HAPPEN.
WE DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
LET ME PUT IT THAT WAY.
BUT I INVITE ALL PARTNERS, ALL
POLICY MAKERS TO GET TOGETHER
TO FIGURE THIS OUT IN THE LONG
TERM.
BECAUSE I HEAR THIS FROM OTHER
DEPARTMENTS AS WELL.
IT IS AN ISSUE THAT THE CITY AS
A WHOLE NEEDS TO DEAL WITH.
AND I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT
SINCE I'VE GOT HERE.
>> AND I ALSO HAVE BEEN
HARPING ON THIS SINCE I GOT
HERE.
SO I THINK WE ARE ON THE SAME
PAGE HERE.
YOU KNOW, THIS LANGUAGE ACCESS
CONTINUES TO COME UP.
I THINK IT PRESENTS ITSELF IN
THE CONTEXT OF LABOR STANDARDS
AND THIS IS ALSO PROBABLY TRUE
FOR OTHER ENFORCEMENT TYPE
AGENCIES IN A VERY DIFFERENT
WAY.
WHERE I THINK THE RISK
ASSOCIATED WITH NOT FULLY
FUNDING LANGUAGE ACCESS FOR
SPECIFIC AGENCIES IS PRETTY
SIGNIFICANT.
IN TERMS OF A POLICY POSITION
WE'RE EFFECTIVELY OKAY WITH
BEING OKAY.
IN TERMS OF PEOPLE WHO MIGHT
NOT HAVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
PROFICIENCY.
I'M JUST A LITTLE CONCERNED
THAT THE $25,000 IS NOT
ENOUGH, IN TERMS OF THE SCALE
OF LABOR STANDARDS WORK THAT
WE'RE DOING.
AND WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO IDENTIFY THIS AS
AN ISSUE OF CONCERN FOR ME AS
THE COUNCIL
CONTINUES TO WORK THROUGH OUR
BUDGET PROCESS HERE.
PERHAPS GETTING A LITTLE MORE
GRANULAR DETAIL FROM YOU,
MARTY, IN TERMS OF WHAT
$25,000 ACTUALLY BUYS US, AS IT
RELATES TO EACH ONE OF THESE
THINGS, INTERPRETATION VERSUS
TRANSLATION.
AND THEN I KNOW THAT WE HAVE
BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS AROUND
PREMIUMS FOR STAFF WHO ARE
CURRENT CITY STAFF THAT ARE
EFFECTIVELY BEING REQUIRED TO
DO INTERPRETATION AND
TRANSLATION SERVICES BECAUSE
THAT'S THE ONLY INFRASTRUCTURE
WE HAVE.
I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION WHAT THAT COST IS
AS WELL TO OUR -- TO O.L.S.
IN THIS CONTEXT.
BUT AGAIN, I THINK THIS IS A
REALLY IMPORTANT THING FOR US
TO PRIORITIZE IN THIS AGENCY.
WE JUST FINISHED PASSING THE
HOTEL WORKER BILLINGS,
SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THOSE
WORKERS ARE NONENGLISH
SPEAKERS.
SO I DON'T EXPECT THAT THE NEED
FOR TRANSLATION INTERPRETATION
AND LANGUAGE ACCESS AS A WHOLE
IS GOING TO GO AWAY.
AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE GIVING IT A FAIR SHOT JUST
LIKE WE GIVE ENGLISH A FAIR
SHOT.
>> I WILL SAY.
WE'LL TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THAT
BUDGET LINE.
AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT
THAT.
>> OKAY.
>> I DO APPRECIATE THAT YOU ALL
ARE DOING WHAT YOU CAN WITHIN
THE MEANS THAT YOU
HAVE.
I RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE
LIMITED RESOURCES.
BUT THERE'S AN INHERENT
INEQUITY THERE.
I KNOW I'M PREACHING TO THE
CHOIR HERE.
THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR
ENGLISH SERVICES.
WHICH MEANS THAT PEOPLE WHO
SPEAK ENGLISH ARE INHERENTLY
STRUCTURALLY ABLE TO ACCESS
THESE SERVICES IN A MORE
EQUITABLE, FREE WAY.
AND THAT'S JUST NOT THE
POPULATION THAT WE'RE
PRIMARILY SERVING WHEN WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT LABOR STANDARDS.
IT IS PART OF THE POPULATION.
BUT IT IS ISN'T A WHOLE
PICTURE.
SO APPRECIATE THE ONGOING
CONVERSATION.
AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT
THAT.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> GREAT.
>> THANKS.
>> WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO IT
TURN IT OVER TO MR. McCLAIN.
>> ALL RIGHT.
I'LL BE REAL QUICK.
THANK YOU, MARTY.
AS KARINA MENTIONED AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE PRESENTATION.
THE MAYOR'S BUDGET DOES NOT
CALL FOR ANY MORE MONEY TO BE
APPROPRIATED TO O.L.S.
IN
2020, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE
4% INCREASE DUE TO CITY WIDE
ALLOCATION COSTS.
2019, THERE WAS A BIG GROWTH
YEAR FOR US, DUE TO THE FIVE
POSITIONS.
KARINA AGAIN MENTIONED.
THREE CAME FROM THE Q2
SUPPLEMENTAL.
IN 2018.
AND TWO AT THE BEGINNING OF
2019.
AND THEN IN 2018, THAT'S WHEN
WE BECAME KIND OF FULLY
STAFFED, IN O.L.S., AND WE USED
THE MAJORITY OF THE FUNDS
APPROPRIATED TO US.
AND IN 2017, THOSE ARE JUST
EXPENDITURES AS WE WERE
RAMPING UP THE OFFICE.
SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE, AS FAR AS
OUR BUDGET.
>> MARTY?
>> NO.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THAT'S ALL WE HAVE.
>> WELL DONE, MR. McCLAIN.
WELL DONE.
>> I THINK COUNCIL PRESENT HERE
WOULD SAY, THAT'S LEADERSHIP.
JUST A QUICK THANK YOU TO ALL
OF YOU.
AND I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
NIGH COUNCIL COLLEAGUES,
JUAREZ, MOSQUEDA, O'BRIEN,
PACHECO, BEING HERE, FOR ALMOST
THREE HOURS.
AND EVERYBODY ASKING IDEA
GEES.
AND ALL OF YOU AT THE TABLE,
THANKS FOR THE HELP.
MARTY, I'M SURE YOU STILL RUE
THE DAY THAT WE STOLE HER.
BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE HER.
THANK YOU, STAFF.
ALLISON FROM MY OFFICE FOR
ORGANIZING THIS.
AND WE'LL SEE YOU AT 2:00 THIS
AFTERNOON.
WE WILL HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT
AFTER IT.
AND WE WILL HEAR FROM HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMET, OFFICE OF
HOUSING AND DEAL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANKS, EVERYBODY.
>> SO THIS, WE'RE NOW RECESSED
UNTIL 2:00 P.M.