>>> YOU ARE BACK FOR MORE.
HI I'M SALLY COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE ON
TIME AND READY TO RESUME OUR
BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING.
IT'S 2:04 RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW ONE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.
THIS MORNING,WE HAD A
WONDERFUL SESSION HEARING ABOUT
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS AND
THE INVESTMENTS PROPOSED BY THE
EXECUTIVE AS WELL AS THE
SUGGESTIONS COMING FROM
COUNCIL.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE JEFF
SIMS.
THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH A
STALWART.
IT'S AMAZING HOW MUCH
INFORMATION YOU HAVE PACKED IN
THAT HEAD OF YOURS.
IT WAS GREAT.
AMY, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
I KNOW YOU HAD TO SIT THROUGH
THIS MORNING.
WE WERE OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A
TON OF INTEREST IN THESE
ISSUES.
THE PROGRAMS AND WHAT'S GOING
ON.
THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK.
BEFORE WE DIVE INTO THE, AND
GIVING MY COLLEAGUES ANOTHER
MINUTE TO GET HERE.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR OLD
FRIEND, MONICA FROM OUR, THE
ARCHIVIST AND FROM THE CLERK'S
OFFICE.
MONICA SIMMONS OUR ARCHIVIST.
JANINE FISHER AND ANNE, JULIE,
SARAH SHIBLEY, I'M SORRY IF I
MESSED UP YOUR LAST NAMES.
THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS.
THIS IS SEATTLE AT 1:50.
I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK.
AND THINK ALL OF OUR FOLKS IN
HE CLERK'S OFFICE FOR A
GOOD WORK THEY'VE DONE.
THIS IS A SHORT CHAPTER ON ABOUT
150 DIFFERENT EVENTS IN OUR
CITY THAT HAD SHAPED THE CITY.
IT'S VERY WELL DONE.
AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
HISTORY THAT HELPED PUT THIS
TOGETHER.
SO AGAIN, TO MONICA SIMMONS AND
YOUR COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR PUTTING IT TOGETHER.
TODAY OR SOON WILL BE THE
HUNDRED 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
I'M VERY PROUD TO HAVE BEEN
PART OF THIS.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GET GOING.
WE WILL DIVE IN.
NICE TO SEE YOU LISA AT THE
TABLE AS WELL.
AND IF WE COULD DO
INTRODUCTIONS AND THEN WHOEVER
IS KICKING IT OFF.
PLEASE DO.
>> JEFF SIMMS, CANCEL CANCEL
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
>> AMY GORE.
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
HERE FOR THE IDEA DELIBERATION
DISCUSSION OF THE HUMAN SERVICES
2020 PROPOSED BUSTED.
YOU SHOULD HAVE A BUDGET
DELIBERATION PAPER OCTOBER 17
ATTACHED TO YOUR AGENDA FOR
TODAY.
WE HAVE A PRESENTATION WITH THE
MAJOR ITEMS LISTED FOR THOSE
FOLLOWING ALONG IN THE AUDIENCE
OR AT HOME.
TODAY. AVE A BIG AUDIENCE
>> I KNOW.
>> AS YOU RECALL FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF REVIEW
PRESENTATION, HST'S 2020
PROPOSED BUDGET IS $223 MILLION.
AN INCREASE OF 23.5 MILLION
MORE THAN THE 2020 ENDORSED
BUDGET.
WHICH WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL
LAST YEAR.
THIS MORNING I WANTED TO GIVE
YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE ITEMS
INCLUDED IN THE $23.5 MILLION
INCREASE AND WE WILL DISCUSS
COUNCILMEMBER PROPOSALS
IDENTIFIED AT THIS POINT IN THE
BUDGET PROCESS.
BEFORE WE DISCUSSED, YOU CAN GO
BACK TO THE TABLE.
THANK YOU.
>> BEFORE WE DISCUSS INCREASES
IN EXPENDITURES, I WANT TO
TOUCH BRIEFLY ON REVENUE
SOURCES FOR THE HST'S BUDGET.
ON PAGE 1
>> CAN I ASK YOU TO SLOW DOWN A
LITTLE BIT AS WE ARE TAKING
NOTES.
THANK YOU.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO REPEAT?
>> JUST SO WE CAN RESPOND.
>> OKAY.
BEFORE WE DISCUSS INCREASES IN
EXPENDITURES I WANT TO TOUCH
BRIEFLY ON REVENUE SOURCES OF
THE HSD BUDGET.
THERE IS A TABLE SHOWING FIND
RESOURCES IN THE 2019 ADOPTED
2020 ENDORSED AND 2020 PROPOSED
BUDGET.
HISTORICALLY HST IS FUNDED BY
TWO SOURCES.
GENERAL FUND AND THE HUMAN
SERVICES FUND WHICH MOSTLY
INCLUDE STATE AND FEDERAL
GRANTS.
THIS YEAR, AFTER THE PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL 119551 AND 119
402, TWO NEW REVENUE FUNDS WERE
CREATED.
ONE FOR THE SWEETENED BEVERAGE
TAX REVENUES AND ONE FOR THE
SHORT TERM TAX REVENUES.
THIS IS REFLECTED IN THE 2020
PROPOSED BUDGET WITH $5.1
MILLION IN REVENUES FROM
SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX AND
$3.39 IN REVENUES FROM SHORT-
TERM RENTALS.
IN THE 2020 PROPOSED BUDGET,
GENERAL FUND RESOURCES
REPRESENT 58 TO PERCENT OF
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE
DEPARTMENT.
MOVING TO EXPENDITURES, WE CAN
LEAVE IT ON THE TABLE FOR NOW.
AS I MENTIONED, THE 2020
PROPOSED BUDGET ADDS $23.5
MILLION TO THE HSD BUDGET.
AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE BUDGET
SUMMARY TABLE, THE LARGEST
PORTION OF THE INCREASE, $7.9
MILLION, IS IN THE ADDRESSING
HOMELESSNESS AREA.
WHICH WAS DISCUSSED IS MORNING.
THERE'S ALSO A SIGNIFICANT
INCREASE IN THE SUPPORTING
AFFORDABILITY AND LIVABILITY
AREA.
SPECIFICALLY SEVEN POINT
MILLION FOR THOSE PROGRAMS.
THERE IS $4.6 MILLION INCREASE
IN PROMOTING HEALTHY AGING.
AND THE REMAINDER OF THE
INCREASED SPENDING INCLUDES
$1.2 MILLION FOR BOTH PREPARING
YOU FOR SUCCESS AND SUPPORTING
SAFE COMMUNITIES.
AND FINALLY, AN ADDITIONAL
$772,000 FOR PROMOTING PUBLIC
HEALTH AND $659,000 FOR THE
LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION
DIVISION.
UNLESS THERE ANY QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE TABLE, I WILL MOVE ON
TO THE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AND
ITEMS FUNDED WITH THE
INCREASES.
>> I SEE NO QUESTIONS.
>> FANTASTIC.
THE FIRST OF GENERAL ITEMS, IS
THE BASELINE BUDGET CHANGES.
IF YOU ARE FOLLOWING ALONG, ON
YOUR PAPER, WE ARE ON ITEM 1 ON
PAGE 2. THE BASELINE BUDGET
CHANGES INCLUDE $3.5 MILLION
INCLUDING THE CITIES SHARE OF
THE 2020 STATE PAID FAMILY
MEDICAL LEAVE.
STANDARD COST CHANGES AND THE
TENTATIVE AGREEMENT REGARDING
THE ANNUAL WAGE INCREASE.
THE SECOND ITEM, IS
INFLATIONARY INCREASES FOR HSD
CONTRACTS.
THE 2020 PROPOSED BUDGET ADDS
$1.6 MILLION OF GENERAL FUND
DOLLARS FOR CONTRACT IN PLACE
AND OF HSD PARTNER
ORGANIZATIONS.
AS YOU RECALL, IN 2019, COUNCIL
BILL PASSED COUNCIL BILL 119
-542 REQUIRING INFLATIONARY
ADJUSTMENTS TO BOTH GENERAL
FUND AND NON-GENERAL FUND
CONTRACTS.
THE INFLATION NEEDS TO BE EQUAL
TO THE AVERAGE INCREASE IN CPI
W THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR
URBAN WORKERS FOR THE PRECEDING
YEAR.
THIS YEAR THAT INCREASES 2.6%.
THE 2020 ENDORSED BUDGET HAD A
2% INCREASE FOR GENERAL FUND
BUDGETS.
BUT DID NOT INCLUDE A NON-
GENERAL FUND CONTRACT.
IT DID MAINTAIN A 2% INCREASE
FROM 2019.
THE 2020 PROPOSED BUDGET ADDS
$739,000 TO INCREASE THE
GENERAL FUND CONTRACTS
ADJUSTMENT FROM THE ALREADY
FUNDED 2.0% TO 2.6%.
$825,000 TO PROVIDE ON GENERAL
FUND CONTRACTS EMMA BE COMPLETE
2.6% INCREASE.
COMBINED WITH A $1.9 MILLION
FROM THE ENDORSED BUDGET, THE
TOTAL FUNDING FOR CONTRACT
INFLATION FOR 2020, $3.5
MILLION.
>> THANKS.
>> THE THIRD ITEM, IS THE 2020
PROPOSED BUDGET ADDS $375,000
FOR COUNTYWIDE DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE HOTLINE.
WHICH WOULD SUPPLEMENT FUNDS
FROM THE KING COUNTY VETERANS,
SENIORS AND HUMAN SERVICES LEVY.
THIS WOULD BE ONGOING FUND
SUPPLEMENTING A HIGH FIVE-YEAR
COMMITMENT OF $3.3 MILLION FROM
KING COUNTY.
THEY HAVE RECENTLY RELEASED THAT
RFI AND I BELIEVE IF THEY HAVE
NOT FINALIZED IT, IT WILL COME
UP SOON.
THE FOURTH ITEM IS THE SEATTLE
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM YEAR
ROUND EXPANSION.
THE 2020 PROPOSED BUDGET ADDS
$310,000 OF GENERAL FUND AND TO
THE ADDITIONAL 50 TWO SPEND THE
SEATTLE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
PROGRAM.
AND 20 WENT TEEN, THEY ENROLLED
311 YOUTH IN SUMMER
INTERNSHIPS.
THE FUNDING WILL EXPAND THE
SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM TO
400 YOUTH AS WELL AS PROVIDE A
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR
200 YOUTH.
THESE FUNDS PROVIDE STIPENDS,
MEALS AND SUPPORTS FOR THE
PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AS WELL AS
THE TWO FTE.
>> YOU ARE ON A ROLL AND NO ONE
IS INTERRUPTING.
>> THE FIFTH ITEM IS STATEWIDE
HUMAN SERVICES ADVOCACY.
THE 2020 PROPOSED BUDGET ADDS
$25,000 OF GENERAL FUND FOR
CONTRACTED STATEWIDE HUMAN
SERVICES ADVOCACY.
THIS CONTRACT WAS PREVIOUSLY
MANAGED BY THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS.
THOUGH HAVING IT AT HSD WILL
ALLOW CLOSER ALIGNMENT BETWEEN
THE ADVOCACY AND HSD PRIORITIES.
WHILE THIS IS AN ADD TO THE HSD
BUDGET, IT REPRESENTS A
DECREASE FROM $80,000
SUPPORTING THE CONTRACTS IN
2019.
>> COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN?
>> NO QUESTION.
I WILL SPEAK WHEN WE GET TO THE
END.
>> ITEM NUMBER 6, CDBG CAPITAL
INVESTMENTS.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT'S FROM THE GOVERNMENT.
THE 2020 PROPOSED BUDGET ADDS
2.0 MILLION FROM CDBG RESOURCES
FOR CAPITAL INVESTMENTS WOULD
SUPPORT TWO PROJECTS.
THE FIRST PROJECT IS $1 MILLION
FOR THE SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY.
TO OPERATE FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS
AND OTHER BUILDING MAINTENANCE
NEEDS WHICH WILL IMPROVE SAFETY
FOR RESIDENTS AND REDUCE THE
NUMBER OF FALSE ALARMS THAT
REQUIRE SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
RESPONSES.
IN ADDITION, THERE'S ONE POINT
MILLION FOR INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES TO
COMPLETE THE FACILITY FOR THE
PROGRAM OF ALL-INCLUSIVE CARE
FOR THE ELDERLY WHICH IS CALLED
PACE AND SERVES THE ASIAN-
PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY.
THE SEVENTH LARGE ADD IS $6.6
MILLION IN ADDITIONAL GRANT
FUNDING. THESE ARE GRANTS THAT
COME FROM THE STATE AND FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.
IT INCLUDES $1.5 MILLION FOR
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.
$590,000 IN HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH
AIDS FOR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING.
$370,000 IN OH HOUSING WILL
LEVY FUNDS.
AN ADDITIONAL $3.1 MILLION IN
TITLE 19 MEDICAID FOR CASE
MANAGEMENT FOR OLDER ADULTS.
AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES.
IT ALSO INCLUDES $760,000 IN
OLDER AMERICANS ACT FOR SENIOR
NUTRITION HEALTH PROMOTION AND
COMMUNITY LIVING CONNECTIONS.
>> I WANT TO CLARIFY SOMETHING
BEFORE WE GET TOO DEEP IN ALL
THIS.
ALL OF THESE GRANT FUNDED
APPROPRIATIONS HAVE BEEN
ALLOCATED.
IT DOESN'T GIVE US AN EXTRA FEW
MILLION DOLLARS TO PLAY WITH.
>> RIGHT.
THE EIGHTH ITEM IS THE
LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION
STAFFING.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT THE 2020
ENDORSED BUDGET.
SOMETHING I WOULD JUST WANTED
TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO.
THE L.E.D.
DIVISION IS EXPECTED TO SPEND
$1.2 MILLION OVER THE 2019
ADOPTED BUDGET.
THAT'S 13% PRIMARILY ON
PERSONAL SPENDING.
IS DUE IN PART TO STAFF
VACANCIES BEING FILLED BY
TEMPORARY OR OUT OF CLASS
EMPLOYEES.
BUT HSD IS RESTRUCTURING THE
DIVISION AND BELIEVES IT WILL
BE RIGHT SIZED AFTER THE
TRANSITION OF THE HOMELESS
STRATEGIES INVESTMENT DIVISION
TO THE REGIONAL AUTHORITY ON
HOMELESSNESS.
IS JUST SOMETHING WE WILL KEEP
IN I ON MOVING AND EYE ON
MOVING INTO THE FUTURE.
NEXT, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO
THE NEXT SLIDE AND WE HAVE
THREE ITEMS FOR ISSUE
IDENTIFICATION I JUST WANTED TO
DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO.
THE FIRST IS THE SAFETY RFP
RAMP DOWN FUNDING.
AS YOU RECALL, IN 2019, HSD
RELEASED THE SAFETY RFP AND
PROVIDED $4.4 MILLION IN
CONTRACT SPREAD ACROSS 14
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.
THE SAFETY RFP WAS THE RESULT
OF A TWO DESIGN PROCESS TO
UPDATE THE SEATTLE YOUTH
VIOLENCE PREVENTION INITIATIVE.
THE NEW SAFETY RFP HAS TWO
PRIMARY STRATEGIES FOR THE
PROGRAM WHICH IS SYSTEMS
NAVIGATION, TRAUMA INTERVENTION
AND INCLUDES A NEW PRIORITY
POPULATION.
WHICH IS 18 TO 24-YEAR-OLDS
HARMED BY THE CRIMINAL AND
LEGAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN
SEATTLE.
THE 2020 PROPOSED BUDGET ADDS
12 MONTHS OF RAMP DOWN FUNDING
FOR JANUARY TO DECEMBER FOUR
EIGHT COMMUNITY PARTNERS
PREVIOUSLY FUNDED NOT SELECTED
AS PART OF THE SAFETY RFP.
SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS MAY BE
MORE COMPETITIVE THROUGH OTHER
RFPS INCLUDING A YOUTH
DEVELOPMENT RFP THAT WILL BE
RELEASED IN 2020.
AND SO COUNSELOR COULD CONSIDER
REDUCING THE PROPOSED RAMP DOWN
FUNDING.
TO 6 OR NINE MONTHS AND TWO USE
THAT MONEY, TO USE THAT MONEY
TO SUPPORT OTHER RFPS LIKE THE
UPCOMING YOUTH REDEVELOPMENT
RFP.
OR TO CUT THE PROPOSED RAMP
DOWN FUNDING AND REDIRECT ALL
THE MONEY TO OTHER PROGRAMS
SUCH AS THE UPCOMING YOUTH RFP.
THE NEXT ITEM THAT.
>> I THINK WE HAVE A QUESTION.
>> JUST A COMMENT.
EXPRESSED PREFERENCE ON THIS
ONE.
SO THE SAFETY RFP IS ONE OF
THOSE ODD HUMAN SERVICES
PROGRAMS THAT ACTUALLY REPORTS
TO MY COMMITTEE UNDER THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMPONENT OF THE
WORK MY COMMITTEE DOES.
AND SO WE HAD A PRETTY THOROUGH
PRESENTATION OF THE SAFETY RFP
REDESIGN AND SHIFT TO THE 18 TO
24 POPULATION AS WELL AS THE
PROPOSAL AROUND THIS RAMP DOWN
TRANSITION FUND. I THINK IT'S
MORE OF A COMMON TERM THAT WE
USE AT THE CITY.
SO I THINK THIS IS ONE WE
SHOULD TAKE NO ACTION ON.
AND LEAVE IT AS IT IS.
I THINK IT WOULD BE HARMFUL TO
TAKE AWAY THE TRANSITION FUNDS
IN THIS SECTION WHICH WOULD
EFFECTIVELY NOT ALLOW SOME OF
THE EIGHT ENTITIES THAT ARE NOT
, THAT WERE NOT SELECTED AS
PART OF THE SAFETY RFP.
IT WOULD BE A PRETTY ABRUPT AND
TO THEIR EXISTING CITY FUNDING
IN THIS SPACE.
I THINK WE HAVE A HISTORY, AT
THE CITY, OF PROVIDING SOME
OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSITION.
AND FILL THE FUNDING GAP IF
NEEDED IN THIS SPACE.
>> TO HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THAT
WOULD BE AN TO COME FROM
GENERAL FUND?
>> IT'S IN THE BUDGET.
I'M PROPOSING TO NOT MAKE A
MODIFICATION SO CENTRAL STAFF
HAS IDENTIFIED, AMY IDENTIFIED
THIS AS A POTENTIAL ISSUE AND A
POTENTIAL SOURCE OF REVENUE.
IF THE COUNCIL WANTS TO GRANT
THE MONEY INTO OTHER THINGS
WITH IT, I'M SUGGESTING WE NOT
DO THAT.
AND PURSUE NO ACTION AND LEAVE
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET AS
IS IN THE SPACE.
I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE HARMFUL
TO THE AID ORGANIZATIONS THAT
WILL NOT BE RECEIVING FUNDING
THROUGH THE SAFETY RFP IN 2020.
IF THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO
THESE DOLLARS, IT MEANS THE
FUNDING ENDS AT THE END OF THE
YEAR AND THEY WILL HAVE A
FUNDING GAP FOR 2020.
I BELIEVE IT'S BEEN
COMMUNICATED TO THEM THEY WILL
BE FUNDED UNDER THIS TRANSITION
FUND FOR NEXT YEAR.
SO I THINK THERE'S ALREADY AN
EXPECTATION THERE.
AND I DON'T WANT TO CREATE HARM
BY TAKING THESE DOLLARS AWAY
AND REPURCHASING THEM.
>> COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ,
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT
FORWARD.
THAT'S EXACTLY THE KIND OF
THING I AM HOPING WE CAN THE
ISSUES WE CAN RAISE AS WE ARE
HERE IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS
TOGETHER.
IT MAKES A LOT BETTER IF ALL
THE SNOW, HANDS-OFF THOSE
FUNDS.
THANK YOU.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> THE SECOND ITEM IS
ADDITIONAL STAFF TO SUPPORT THE
UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM.
UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM
PROVIDES ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS
WITH A 60% DISCOUNT ON THE CITY
LIGHT ELECTRIC BILL AND 50%
DISCOUNT ON THEIR SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES BILL.
TO QUALIFY FOR THE PROGRAM,
HOUSEHOLD INCOME MUST BE LESS
THAN 70% OF WASHINGTON STATE'S
MEDIAN INCOME.
CURRENTLY AN ESTIMATED 98,000
HOUSEHOLDS IN SEATTLE ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM AND
32,821 HOUSEHOLDS ARE ENROLLED
IN THE PROGRAM.
THERE ARE 14 FULL-TIME
EMPLOYEES THAT SUPPORT THE IED
P. MOSTAR INTAKE
REPRESENTATIVES.
ACCORDING TO DATA PROVIDED BY A
HSD, THE STAFF MEMBERS FIELD AN
AVERAGE OF 3200 CALLS PER
MONTH.
DURING THE THIRD QUARTER OF
2019, IEDP RECEIVED 9600 CALLS
AND ENROLLED MANY HOUSEHOLDS.
IN JUNE COUNCIL RECEIVED THE
RESPONSES STATED CROSSING
MOMENT FROM OTHER PROGRAMS HAVE
PROVEN EFFECTIVE.
IN INCREASING ENROLLMENT IN THE
PROGRAM.
FOR EXAMPLE, DEVELOPING A
PARTING PARTNERSHIP WITH HHA IN
2016 LED TO 7000 NEW HOUSEHOLDS
THE HIGHEST INCREASE IN THE
PROGRAMS HISTORY.
THE SLIDE SETS FOR STRATEGIES TO
OPTIMIZE THE ADP INCLUDING A
SELF CERTIFICATION PILOT.
PURSUING ADDITIONAL CROSS
ENROLLMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
PROVIDING A STRATEGIC OUTREACH
AND MARKETING PLAN.
AND LAUNCHING A CUSTOMER SELF-
SERVICE PORTAL.
THE 2020 PROPOSED BUDGET WILL
INCREASE THE PROGRAM CAPACITY
BY ADDING TWO FTES.
ONE AND ADMIN SPECIALIST AND
ONE A PROGRAM INTAKE
REPRESENTED OF.
AT AN ANNUAL COST OF $167,000.
COUNCIL HAS THE OPTION TO ADD
AN ADDITIONAL FTE OR FUNDING
FOCUSED ON THE STRATEGIES
OUTLINED IN THE STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT RESPONSE.
IN ADDITION TO THE FTES DOING
THE PROGRAM INTAKE.
>> GREAT.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THAT?
THANK YOU.
THIS REALLY GOES BACK TO ONE OF
OUR EARLY CONVERSATIONS THIS
MORNING.
ABOUT HAVING THE STRATEGIC
APPROACH AND HAVING THE
DEPARTMENTS UNITED.
PARTICULARLY ON PROGRAMS LIKE
THIS.
WHERE PEOPLE CAN FIND THEM AT A
SINGLE PORTAL OR AT LEAST KNOW
THEY MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR MORE
THAN ONE OF THESE
OPPORTUNITIES.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD.
THANK YOU TO THE EXECS FOR
DOING IT OPPOSITE.
>> THE THIRD ITEM I WANTED TO
MENTION WAS THE SWEETENED
BEVERAGE STAFF CAPACITY.
THE 2020 PROPOSED BUDGET ADDS
$1.1 MILLION IN SWEETENED
BEVERAGE TAX REVENUE FOR FOOD
BANKS AND STAFFING.
BRINGING THE TOTAL SWEETENED
BEVERAGE TAX FUNDING TO $5.1
MILLION IN 2020.
OF THE $1.1 MILLION, $825,000
WILL GO TO EXPANDED FUNDING FOR
FOOD BANKS AND $300,000 FOR TWO
FTES.
THE TWO NEW STAFF INCLUDED A
STRATEGIC ADVISOR POSITION
WHICH WILL COMMUNICATE WITH
STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING THE
SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX
COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD.
AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND
COUNCIL.
THE SECOND POSITION IS A SENIOR
GRANTS AND CONTRACT SPECIALIST
WHO WILL DEVELOP, EXECUTE AND
MONITOR CONTRACTS FOR SBT
PROGRAMS.
>> I THINK COUNCILMEMBER
O'BRIEN MIGHT WANT TO HIT ADD
SOMETHING HERE.
>> I APPRECIATE THE MAYOR'S
BUDGET.
THIS ITEM IS CONSISTENT WITH
WHAT THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY
BOARD WHAT THEIR
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE.
AS WE GET MORE INTO THE RISK OF
THE BUDGET, THERE ARE OTHER
PLACES THERE IS STUFF WE HAVE
TO TALK ABOUT BASIN EMAIL
EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON.
>> OKAY THANKS.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO MENTION,
THE OPTION, FOR COUNCIL TO
EXAMINE THE CLASSIFICATION OF
THOSE ADDITIONAL STAFF TO SEE
IF THAT IS LINING UP WITH THE
INVESTMENTS THEY WOULD LIKE TO
MAKE.
OR CHANGE THE CLASSIFICATION
AND REDIRECT THOSE FUNDS TO
PROGRAMMATIC?
PROGRAMMATIC SPENDING.
SO NEXT WE WILL MOVE INTO
BUDGET ACTIONS PROPOSED BY
COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THE FIRST RUN WITHIN LEADERSHIP
AND ADMINISTRATION AREA OF HST
IS REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION ON
CONTRACTS WITH AMERICAN INDIAN
AND ALASKA NATIVE ORGANIZATION,
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
FROM COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WHAT IS WRITTEN
ON PAGE 6. FIRST I WANT TO
THANK MY COLLEAGUES AND THE
EXECUTIVE FOR PASSING AND
FUNDING LEGISLATION FOR A
LIAISON CULTURALLY ATTUNED TO
WORK ON MISSING WOMEN AND
GIRLS.
THE FIRST CITY IN THE NATION TO
ACTUALLY FUND IT AND HAVE
LEGISLATION.
BECOME THE TEMPLATE IN THE
MODEL FOR OTHER CITIES ACROSS
THE COUNTRY AS WELL AS INDIAN
COUNTRY.
I THINK THAT SOMETHING WE CAN
BE PROUD OF.
LET ME ADD THIS.
MUST A YEAR AGO, THE URBAN
INDIAN HEALTH INSTITUTE
PUBLISHED FINDINGS ON HOW WE
ARE ASKED GUARANTEEING A
EPIDEMIC IN MISSING GIRLS
ACROSS THE NATION AND HIGHER
RATES IN SEATTLE AMERICAN INDIAN
AND ALASKA WOMEN ARE 2.5% MORE
TO BE ARE VICTIMS OF SEXUAL
SOUGHT COMPARED TO THE REST THE
COMPANY.
PORTING TO THE IS YOU, THE
PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY
ENCOMPASSES VERBAL, PHYSICAL
AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE THAT HAS
SEX ON WOMEN AND THE COMMITTEE.
A LONG ROAD AHEAD OF US OF THE
CITY TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO
DISMANTLE PROCEDURES THAT IS
AIDING THE STATISTIC FINDING
THE RESOURCE TO AID VICTIMS AND
FAMILIES ON THEIR PATH TOWARDS
HEALING.
IS THE NEED FOR SUSTAINABLE
INVESTMENTS TOWARDS CAPACITY
BUILDING FOR ORGANIZATIONS LIKE
THE SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH
BOARD.
THE BOARD IS A COMMUNITY HEALTH
CENTER THAT PROVIDES HEALTHCORE
HEALTHCARE BASED ON INDIGENOUS
KNOWLEDGE AS WELL AS
PROFESSIONAL STAFF INCLUDING
SOCIAL WORKERS, DOCTORS,
NURSES, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
ADVOCATES IN AND TRAUMA CARE
PREPARE FOR TWO SITES AND WILL
OFFER TWO MORE SOON.
THEY SERVE OVER 6000 PATIENTS
ANNUALLY AND CAN COME.
OVER 77 PERCENT OF THE SUPPORT
CONTRACTS WITH COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE
DIRECT SERVICES TO I WANT TO
MAKE SURE HST IS OPERATING
EQUITABLY FOR AMERICAN INDIAN
AND ALASKA NATIVE COMMUNITY.
AS SUCH, WE AS A COUNCIL I AM
REQUESTING AS WE DID IN OUR
RESOLUTION IN SEPTEMBER, THAT
HST SUBMIT A REPORT ON THE
FUNDING ADEQUACY FOR THE
AMERICAN INDIAN, ALASKA NATIVE
FOR NATIVE COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY.
BY FIRST QUARTER 2020.
THE STATE OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
FORMALIZES THAT REQUEST.
I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEGE FOR
THE LEADERSHIP AND THE EXECUTIVE
IN THE RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
PROMOTION.
I ASKED FOR THE CONTINUED
SUPPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
>> LET'S MOVE TO THE STUDY ON
THE VALUE OF HUMAN SERVICES
THIS IS COUNCILMEMBER SWANT.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS IS SOMETHING BEING
ADVOCATED FOR BY THE SEATTLE
HUMAN SERVICES COALITION.
JUST A QUICK CORRECTION FIRST
OF ALL.
MY STAFF, HAD A FOLLOW-UP
DISCUSSION LAST EVENING.
THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT IS NOT
ACCURATELY REFLECTING WHAT IS
BEING ASKED.
THE BUDGET AMENDMENT SHOULD BE
FOR $602,000 BECAUSE THEY HAVE
EXPLAINED THAT THE STUDY WOULD
COST, THE STUDY ITSELF WOULD
COST $500,000.
THE $102,000 IS FOR STAFF TO
COORDINATE THE STUDY.
THE IDEA BEHIND THE STUDY,
WHICH I THINK IS SOMETHING THAT
SHOULD'VE BEEN DONE MUCH
EARLIER, BUT IT'S GOOD IF YOU
DO IT NOW.
HUMAN SERVICE WORKERS ARE
CHRONICALLY BEING UNDERPAID
OFTEN SUBSISTING ON POVERTY
WAGES FOR GRUELING, OFTEN
DANGEROUS AND HIGHLY SKILLED
WORK.
THE BUDGET ACTION WOULD FUND A
STUDY INTO THE DISPARITY
BETWEEN COMPENSATION FOR HUMAN
SERVICE WORK IN OUR CITY.
AND THE COMPENSATION FOR OTHER
JOBS THAT REQUIRE SIMILAR
LEVELS OF EDUCATION, EXPERTISE
AND STRESS LEVEL OF THE JOB
DIFFICULTY AND DANGER.
>> ANY QUESTIONS?
>> LET'S CONTINUE PLEASE.
>> THE 3rd ITEM IS EQUITY
ORGANIZING BY COUNCILMEMBER
SWANT.
>> THIS IS ALSO BEING ADVOCATED
BY THE HUMAN SERVICES
COALITION.
AS WE KNOW, HUMAN SERVICES DO
NOT EXIST IN A VACUUM.
PEOPLE NEED HUMAN SERVICES
BECAUSE THEY FACE OPPRESSION
AND INEQUALITY.
EXPLOITATION, A COMBINATION OF
VARIOUS IT'S CONDITION.
THIS WOULD FUND AN INITIATIVE
BY THE HUMAN SERVICES COALITION
TO ATTEND TO PROVIDE PEOPLE WHO
RELY ON HUMAN SERVICES WITH
ORGANIZING TOOLS TO ADVOCATE
AROUND THE UNDERLYING ISSUES
PEOPLE MIGHT BE DEALING WITH.
>> THANK YOU.
NUMBER 4, COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN?
HUMAN SERVICES LOBBYING AND
IBC.
YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOURS
AND NUMBER 3 MAY DIFFER OR
OVERLAP?
>> YES.
I THINK THEY ARE DIFFERENT.
THIS IS A BIT OF A BROKEN
RECORD.
THIS IS MY 10th YEAR WORKING ON
THIS ONE AS.
THIS IS FOR THE STATEWIDE
POVERTY ACTION NETWORK.
FOR THE PAST NINE YEARS, AND I
BELIEVE YEARS PRIOR TO THAT,
THERE'S BEEN A CITY CONTRACT
WITH THE CITYWIDE POVERTY
ACTION NETWORK TO ASSIST US
DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION
DOWN IN OLYMPIA.
THE VALUE OF THE STATEWIDE
POVERTY ACTION NETWORK PROVIDES
THE CITY, I BELIEVE IS A VERY
HIGH VALUE.
IT'S ALSO HARD TO MEASURE.
THE RELATIONSHIP IS SUCH THAT,
HAVING AN ALLEY LIKE POVERTY
ACTION NETWORK FIGHTING FOR
THINGS THAT SUPPORT THE TYPE OF
WORK WE ARE TRYING TO DO IN
SEATTLE, IS IMPORTANT.
THE VALUE THEY BRING IS NOT
JUST THEIR EXPERTISE, BUT THE
FACT THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY
DIRECTLY LOBBYING ON BEHALF OF
SEATTLE.
THEY ARE ACTUALLY LOBBING ON
BEHALF OF STATEWIDE EFFORTS.
THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH SEATTLE'S
INTEREST.
AND SO, AS WE TRY TO YOU KNOW,
ONE OF THE CHALLENGES IN THE
PAST, AS HAS BEEN AS THE
CONTRACT WAS HANDLED, THE FOLKS
UNDERSTANDABLY HAVE SAID, WE
WANT DELIVERABLES AND HERE ARE
THE THINGS YOU WE WANT YOU
LOBBING FOR.
WHEN THEY SHOW UP AND SAY, WE
ARE LOBBING ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
WE CAN DO THAT ON OUR OWN.
IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY THE WORK
WE ARE TRYING TO DO AND THE WAY
WE WANT TO DO IT.
I BELIEVE THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT
VALUE THERE.
I THINK THIS LEGISLATIVE
SESSION, HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
DO A LOT OF GOOD WORK.
AND I THINK THEY WOULD BE
REALLY HELPFUL.
IT'S GREAT THERE IS $25,000 IN
THE BUDGET.
THAT'S MORE IN SOME BUDGETS
THAT VARIOUS MAYORS HAVE
PROPOSED THE PAST.
THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US TO
GET BACK TO THE LEVEL WE WERE
AT LAST YEAR OR COMPARABLE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU SAID
ABOUT SOMETIMES HAVING PEOPLE
OTHER THAN THE CITY OF SEATTLE
TALKING WITH OTHER LEGISLATORS.
PARTICULARLY THOSE EAST OF US.
THAT IT CAN BE VERY IMPORTANT.
IT'S THE SAME ARGUMENT I'VE MADE
FOR THE LOBBYISTS HELPING US
WITH ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON
CITIES.
HAVING PEOPLE ALIGN WITH US,
NOT THOSE THAT AREN'T.
BUT THOSE WHEN THEY ARE, IT CAN
MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.
IN THOSE RELATIONSHIPS.
THEY ARE ALL IMPORTANT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WANT TO LEND BY VOICE TO
MY STRONG SUPPORT FOR THIS
BUDGET ADD.
IT'S NOT, IT'S IMPORTANT TO
HAVE OTHER VOICES OTHER THAN
SEATTLE ADVOCATING FOR
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.
THAT WE SHARE.
I THINK WHAT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT ABOUT THE WORK THAT
THIS ORGANIZATION DOES THOUGH,
NOT ONLY ARE THEY A COALITION OF
MANY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS.
AND NOT ONLY DO THEY MOBILIZE
THAT COALITION.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY
MOBILIZE PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIVED
EXPERIENCES.
TO BE THEIR OWN ADVOCATES.
IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF STORIES
I BELIEVE REALLY CHANGE THE
HEARTS AND MINDS OF DECISION-
MAKERS MORE SO THAN THE
LOBBYISTS DO.
WE CAN SAY WE DON'T NEED THEM.
WE CAN DO IT OURSELVES.
I DON'T BUY IT.
I THINK WE NEED THEIR VOICES.
>> VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WANT TO SAY THANKS TO ALL OF
YOU WORKING ON THE REGIONAL
GOVERNANCE PROPOSAL.
PEOPLE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCES
AND THEIR VOICES ON EVERY
COMMITTEE ACROSS THE BOARD.
I THINK THAT'S AN ESPECIALLY
MOMENTOUS APPROACH FOR REGION.
OKAY NEXT, OUR TRANSPORTATION
SENIOR ACTIVITIES.
NUMBER 5, COUNCILMEMBER SWANT?
>> THANK YOU.
THIS IS REFLECTING WHAT WE HAD
ADVOCATED FOR LAST YEAR AND WAS
INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET.
THE POWERFUL WORK OF THE
VIETNAMESE SENIOR ASSOCIATION
IN ADVOCATING FOR VIETNAMESE
SENIORS.
THE SENIORS THEMSELVES HAVE BEEN
, HAVE BEEN ON THE FOREFRONT OF
THIS.
IT HAS FUNDED BUS PASSES THAT
HAS ALLOWED THEM TO PARTICIPATE
IN CULTURAL AND SOCIAL
ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THEIR HOME
AND NEIGHBORHOOD.
WHICH WE KNOW IS EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT FOR OUR SENIORS.
THE MONEY IS CONTRACTED THROUGH
THE ASIAN COUNSELING AND
REFERRAL SERVICES.
JUST ONE THING, THAT TO LET YOU
KNOW THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THERE.
WE MIGHT BE CHANGING THIS.
WHEN WE PUT THIS FORTH FOR MY
OFFICE, WE HAD NOT RECEIVED THE
ANSWER TO THE QUESTION WE ASKED
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE ABOUT FOR
THIS IS ALREADY FUNDED IN THE
BUDGET.
CENTRAL STAFF TRACK THIS DOWN
FOR US.
THANK YOU.
NOW WE KNOW THIS PARTICULAR
FUNDING IS ALREADY IN THE
PROPOSED BUDGET.
BUT THEN WHEN WE WERE CONFERRING
WITH THE BSA, WE FOUND A CRS
LOST A DIFFERENT BUT RELATED
FUNDING THAT WAS USED IN THE
PROPOSED BUDGET FOR SENIOR
MALES, A SMALLER AMOUNT
$14,000.
DISCUSSING WITH COMMUNITY
MEMBERS.
I EXPECT WE WILL CHANGE THIS
WHEN WE COME TO THE FORM B. WE
WILL BE MAKING IT A BUDGET
AMENDMENT TO FUND THE MILL
PROGRAMS.
>> THAT'S $14,000?
NOT $30,000?
>> AS FAR AS WE KNOW.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
CAPITAL COST FOR LGBTQ
PERFORMING SENIOR ADVOCACY
ORGANIZATIONS.
COUNCILMEMBER SWANT?
>> THIS IS RELATED TO THE
ORGANIZING MEETING HAD DONE
WITH JEN PRIDE WITH
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ OFFICE.
I WORKED ON TOGETHER FOR LGBTQ
SENIORS.
THIS IS NO LONGER A LIFE THINK
LET ME TELL YOU WHAT IT WAS
GOING TO BE.
AS WE KNOW THE CITY IS
DEVELOPING LGBTQ AFFORDABLE
HOUSING SENIOR HOUSING ON
CAPITOL HILL.
CAPITOL HILL HOUSING IS
INVOLVED IN IT IF ALL OF THOSE
GO WELL AND ON SCHEDULE, JEN
PRIDE IS MOVING OFFICES.
IT DELIVERS SERVICES TO THE NEW
BUILDING.
THEY WOULD REQUIRE A SMALL
AMOUNT OF CAPITAL FUNDS TO
BUILD OUT TEMPORARY OFFICES
WHILE THEY WAIT TO MOVE INTO
THE NEW SPACE SO THERE'S NO
INTERRUPTION IN THE SERVICE
PROVISION.
THIS WAS MEANT TO PROVIDE 50,000
TWO FROM THE BUILDUP.
WE HEARD FROM KSHAMA SAWANT
THIRD GEN PRIDE THEY RECEIVED
FUNDS SO THEY MAY NOT NEED THAT
FROM THE CITY.
>>
>> PLEASE CONTINUE TO
SUPPORTING AFFORDABILITY AND
LIVABILITY.
THIS IS COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
THE SOMEONE HAVE SPEAKING
POINTS?
>> I CAN SPEAK TO A LITTLE BIT.
I BELIEVE WHEN THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT WAS HERE
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA TALKED
ABOUT CONCERN SHE HEARD ABOUT
LONG WAITS FOR COMMUNITY
PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.
WHEN THEY CALL INTO THE UDP
PROGRAM.
SO THAT SOMEBODY MIGHT BE
WORKING WITH SOMEBODY AT A FOOD
BANK FOR EXAMPLE, TRYING TO GET
THEM ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM.
AND THEY WOULD CALL AND NO ONE
WOULD PICK UP SO WHAT SHE IS
LOOKING FOR, IS HST TO CREATE
WHAT'S A DEDICATED LINE FOR
THOSE SERVICE PROVIDERS.
AS WELL IS A QUOTE," WARM
HANDOFF BOOK WHICH MEANS YOU
CALL YOU ARE TALKING DIRECTLY
TO A HUMAN BEING.
AND IF THEY TRANSFER YOU, YOU
DIRECT TRANSFER DIRECTLY TO
ANOTHER HUMAN BEING.
I BELIEVE THE PROPOSAL IS TO
PROVISO THE FUNDS FOR THE TWO
FTE FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE
YEAR SO THOSE TWO NEW FTE CAN
COME ONLINE AND HELP WITH THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THAT WARM HANDOFF
AND DIRECT LINE. AND THEN GET
THE FUNDING FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE YEAR.
>> CAN YOU TELL ME, IF YOU
DON'T KNOW, WE CAN JUST LOOK IT
UP LATER.
I'M INTERESTED, HOW WOULD THIS
INTERSECT WITH CRISIS
CONNECTIONS?
THIS IS WHAT ALLIE IS DOING AT
NORTHGATE.
WE'VE LAST YEAR I THINK WE GAVE
THEM LIKE $450,000 TO HELP WITH
THIS WORK.
AND OUTREACH.
I DON'T KNOW, ARE YOU AWARE OF
HOW THIS NUMBER 7, UDP DIRECT
LINE AND WARM HANDOFF WITH
INTERSECT WITH THE WORK ALLIE
FRANKLIN IS DOING?
>> I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA'S
REQUEST.
IS IT INTERNAL WITHIN HST?
>> IT WOULD BE DIRECT LINE, THE
FIRST PART WOULD BE A DIRECT
LINE AVAILABLE TO OUTSIDE
CONTRACTED PARTNERS LIKE CRISIS
CONNECTIONS.
THE SECOND PART, THE WARM
HANDOFF PART, WOULD BE ABOUT
STAFFING AND WORKFLOW AT HST
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.
>> GREAT.
I WOULD LIKE TO SIGNAL TO HST,
IF WE GO THIS ROUTE, I REALLY
WANT TO MAKE SURE SOMEONE IS IN
CHARGE OF THIS.
SO WE ARE NOT DUPLICATING
EFFORTS.
THE GREAT WORK THAT WE ARE
PAYING CRISIS CONNECTIONS TO DO
MAYBE THIS IS DIFFERENT BUT IT
SOUNDS SIMILAR TO ME.
>> CHAIR?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> I DON'T HAVE TALKING POINTS
FOR THIS.
TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING FOR I
THINK COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
WAS GOING WITH THIS REQUEST FOR
CURRENT THICKETS AND TENTATIVE
TO BE DUPLICATIVE OF THE WORK
CRISIS CONNECTION IS DOING.
IS POST TO COMPLEMENT AND
SUPPORT THE WORK THEY ARE
DOING.
WHAT'S HAPPENING, CRISIS
CONNECTIONS GET SOMEONE IN THE
DOOR, LOOKING FOR A SUITE OF
SERVICES.
CRISIS CONNECTIONS GETS ON THE
PHONE AND CALLS HST TO PERHAPS
ENROLL SOMEONE FOR THE UTILITY
DISCOUNT PROGRAM.
AND THEY JUST SET THERE FOR WAY
TOO LONG WAITING TO GET TO A
HUMAN.
AND THEY ARE GOING THROUGH TOO
MUCH BUREAUCRACY.
WE ARE MISSING OUT ON THAT
CRITICAL MOMENT OF TIME TO
CONNECT THAT PERSON WHO IS
WALKED INTO CRISIS CONNECTIONS
WITH MEANINGFUL SERVICE THAT
CAN IMPROVE THEIR CONDITION AND
STABILITY IN THAT MOMENT.
I THINK THE VISION IS TO CREATE
A MORE DIRECT AND STREAMLINE
CONNECTION.
TO HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS WE
ARE CONTRACTING WITH TO DO THE
SUBSTANTIVE WORK.
SO THAT WHEN THEY CONTACT THE
CITY, THEY ARE NOT EXPERIENCING
THE SAME FRUSTRATION THAT YOU
KNOW, SOMEBODY FROM HOMEWOOD
EXPERIENCE IN CALLING HSD TO
ENROLL FOR THE UDP.
IT'S MORE OF A FAST LINE TRACK
SYSTEM DOES NOT BELIEVE
DUPLICATIVE.
BUT COMPLEMENTARY.
IN AN ATTEMPT TO TRY TO REDUCE
THE MINISTRY TO BURDEN ON
PROVIDERS WE CONTRACT WITH.
THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE
REQUEST BASED ON MY
UNDERSTANDING, I THINK IT MAKES
A LOT OF SENSE TO HAVE THIS
KIND OF SHIFT.
IT APPEARS TO BE REVENUE
NEUTRAL.
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH.
IT'S A MATTER OF PRIORITIZING
EXISTING BUDGETED RESOURCES
WITHIN HSD TO LOOK AT HOW WE
CAN IMPROVE THE DELIVERY OF
SERVICES THROUGH THIS MODEL TO
PEOPLE ALREADY ACCESSING IT.
WHO ARE ASKING TO ACCESS IT.
AND MAKING IT A LITTLE EASIER
FOR THEM TO DO THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR PINCHHITTING.
LET'S MOVE ON TO CAREER
DEVELOPMENT FOR TRANSGENDER.
THIS IS COUNCILMEMBER SWANT.
>> I'M SORRY.
NUMBER 8. BOTTOM OF PAGE 7.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THIS IS CAREER DEVELOPMENT
FOR TRANS PEOPLE BEING
ADVOCATED BY TRANS COMMUNITY
LEADERS LIKE MATT McGREGOR. I'M
SURE YOU ALL KNOW.
TRANS PEOPLE AS WE KNOW, HAVE
VERY HIGH RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT
AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT.
BECAUSE OF DISCRIMINATION AND
OTHER BARRIERS THEY FACE.
THIS WOULD PAY FOR UP TO 200
INDIVIDUALS TO GET JOB SEARCH
SUPPORT.
WITH A FOCUS ON THE SPECIFIC
NEEDS OF TRANS COMMUNITY
MEMBERS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT ITEM NUMBER NINE IS
YOURS AS WELL.
YOU WANT TO CONTINUE FOR SEXUAL
VIOLENCE SURVIVORS?
>> THIS IS BEING ADVOCATED BY
HUMAN SERVICES COALITION.
SEXUAL VIOLENCE SURVIVORS GET
CAUGHT UP IN REALLY COMPLICATED
LEGAL SITUATIONS AS THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE JASON JUSTICE
SYSTEM INVESTIGATES.
IN INSTANCES WHERE THEY
PROSECUTE ASSAULTS.
THERE IS A NEED TO DEFEND THE
SURVIVORS PRIVACY DURING THE
INVESTIGATION.
DIFFERENT SURVIVORS WORKPLACE
RIGHTS.
IF THE ATTACK HAPPENED AT WORK.
SIMILARLY, IF IT HAPPENED AT
SCHOOL.
THIS WOULD FUND LEGAL SUPPORT
THAT IS SINGLE-MINDEDLY FOCUSED
ON SUPPORTING THE NEEDS AND
WISHES OF THE SURVIVORS IN
THESE SITUATIONS.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
>> PREPARING YOU FOR SUCCESS.
COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER
PACHECO, WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR
FROM YOU.
>> I'M HIGHLIGHTING THE
IMPORTANCE OF CULTURALLY
SPECIFIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS
THAT SUPPORT CLOSING THE RACE
BASE OPPORTUNITY GAPS.
I KNOW GRADUATION RATES ARE
IMPROVING IN THE CITY.
NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH, SPECIFIC
PACIFIC UNDER, HISPANIC AND
BLACK YOUTH HAVE LOWER RATES OF
ON-TIME GRADUATION WE'VE BEEN
HEARING FROM COMMUNITY GROUPS.
THE CONCERN WITH AN ONGOING
PROGRAM FOR LATINO YOUTH MAY
NOT RECEIVE FUNDING THROUGH THE
NEW PROCESS DUE TO SHIFTING
PRIORITIES AND HAVE THE CITY
ADDUCES YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND
ACHIEVEMENT.
THIS LEADS ME TO TWO QUESTIONS.
I WANT TO DRAW THIS AS THE WORD
IS PEACE.
WHAT IS HSD IS APPROACH TO
COMMUNICATING CHANGING PARTIES.
AND ORGANIZATIONS IF THEY ARE
IMPACTED BY THIS PART IS?
HOTTEST HSD WIRE TIES
MENTORING AND EDUCATION IS
FORCED TO CLOSE RACE BASE
OPPORTUNITY GAPS?
IN WHICH STUDENTS FACE THE MOST
ACADEMIC SHE ACHIEVEMENT
CHALLENGES.
FOR PACIFIC ISLANDER YOUTH, ON-
TIME GRADUATION RATES 60%.
FOR LATINO YOUTH, 67%.
FOR NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH, 70%.
AND FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN YOUTH,
71%.
I'M HOPING TO DRAW AWARENESS TO
THE CONCERNS I'VE BEEN HEARING
IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS
EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR
COUNCILMEMBER SET IT UP FOR
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ FOR THE
RISE ABOVE PROGRAM AS WELL.
AND THE IMPORTANCE OF IT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ,
THAT'S A GREAT SEGUE.
>> I WANTED TO COMMENT ON
COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO.
THESE GO HAND-IN-HAND.
BEEN WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT IN PARTICULAR.
THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT AND EAST
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN CONCERNED
NATIVE AMERICANS ONLY HAVE A
70% GRADUATION RATE.
ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE LEARNED
-- I KNOW YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED
TO SAY YOUR AGED BUT BEING 60.
WORKING IN THE STATE LEGISLATOR
FOR TWO GOVERNORS TICKET TO 25
YEARS FOR US TO MAKE THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON, NOT ONLY TEACH
NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY AS A
STANDARD TOPIC.
BUT ALSO TO ACKNOWLEDGE SUPPORT
AND FUND NATIVE LANGUAGES WILL.
FOR ME THIS IS A FIRST STEP.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
HARRELL AS WELL AS THE PHONE
CALLS WE RECEIVE FROM -- THANK
YOU COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO.
>> I WANT TO ADD ADDITIONAL
THINGS AND TO MILLS, I BELIEVE
THIS IS THE WORK COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ YOU BEEN PUSHING FOR
THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
AND BEFORE THAT.
IT'S BEEN INCORPORATED IN THIS.
I'M DELIGHTED TO BE MOVING
FORWARD WITH THESE IDEAS.
>> I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION AND
MAYBE A COMMENT HERE.
OBVIOUSLY, I'VE BEEN A BIG
SUPPORTER OF CULTURAL AND
LINGUISTICALLY COMPETENT
PROGRAMMING.
BY THE CITY AND USING OUR FUNDS
TO RECEIVE SAID PROGRAMMING.
I'VE ALSO BEEN INCREDIBLY
SUPPORTIVE OF SUMMER AND
AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING.
AND REALLY ANY KIND OF
PROGRAMMING THAT IS GOING TO
SUPPORT THE ONGOING POSITIVE
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT OR
EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FOR YOUTH
OF COLOR IN PARTICULAR.
I JUST -- I HAVE QUESTIONS
ABOUT WHERE THE FUNDING, WHAT
THE REVENUE SOURCES ARE FOR
THESE TWO PROPOSED BUDGET ADDS.
TRADITIONALLY, WE WOULD FUND
THESE KINDS OF PROGRAMMING'S
POTENTIALLY THROUGH THE FAMILY
AND PROMISE LEVY.
SO I'M JUST NOT SURE IF IT'S
PROPOSED THESE DOLLARS COME OUT
OF THE GENERAL FUND.
IF SO, HOW THEY ARE SYNCING UP
WITH THE ANTICIPATED REQUEST
FOR PROPOSAL PROCESS THAT WILL
BE THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT RFP.
SO TWO QUESTIONS THERE.
HAVE WE IDENTIFIED REVENUE
SOURCES FOR THESE TWO ITEMS
YET?
MAYBE WE HAVEN'T.
I WOULD WANT TO KNOW THAT.
AND TWO, HOW DO WE RECONCILE
THESE WITH THE ANTICIPATED
COMPETITIVE RFP PROCESS FOR THE
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT BUCKET OF
DOLLARS THAT IS GOING TO BE
RELEASED IN THE NEXT YEAR?
ARE WE SORT OF GETTING AHEAD OF
THAT RFP GRANTING PROCESS BY
ADDING THESE TWO DIRECT GRANTS
TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS?
>> I THINK SO BRIAN WILL BE
HERE THIS AFTERNOON TO SPEAK A
LITTLE BIT MORE TO THE DEAL.
>> LITERALLY RIGHT AFTER YOU.
>> SO HE CAN DO THAT.
I BELIEVE THE REASON WHY THIS
PARTICULAR ITEM WAS PLACED IN
HSD WAS BECAUSE THAT WAS WHAT
WAS COMMUTED FROM EL CENTRO.
THIS WAS HSD FUNDING.
I THINK WE NEED TO DO A LITTLE
MORE RESEARCH INTO WHAT
EXACTLY WHAT CONTRACT IS
FUNDING THIS RIGHT NOW.
AND WHAT HSD DEAL WANT TO DO
MOVING FORWARD.
I THINK IT DOES SPEAK TO THIS
MAY BE FOR A LACK OF A BETTER
TERM -- ANXIETY FROM COMMUNITY
PARTNERS.
ABOUT SHIFTING PRIORITIES AND
HOW THAT IS GOING TO CHANGE THE
FUNDING PROCESS.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE SAFETY RFP
EARLIER.
THAT WAS A TWO YEAR PROCESS.
A LOT OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE
PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO NOT
ONLY CODESIGN THE NEW RFP, BUT
TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT WOULD
MEAN FOR INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS.
I THINK WE COULD ASK SOME
QUESTIONS TO SEE IF THAT SORT
OF OUTREACH IS BEING REPLICATED
RIGHT NOW.
AND IF NOT, ASK OUR DEPARTMENTS
TO DO A LITTLE BIT MORE WORK ON
THAT SO THAT OUR PARTNER
AGENCIES HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE
INFORMATION.
A LITTLE BIT MORE SENSE OF WHAT
THE FUTURE LOOKS LIKE FOR THEIR
FUNDING.
>> JUST SORT OF MY OVERARCHING
CONCERN -- ALTHOUGH I'M
SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROGRAMMATIC
CONCEPTS DESCRIBED HERE.
I ALSO DON'T WANT US TO GET
AHEAD OF A PROCESS THAT IS
ALREADY IN PLACE.
AND SORT OF GET OVER OUR SKIS A
LITTLE BIT IN TERMS OF WHAT HSD
IS PLANNING IN THIS PARTICULAR
SPACE AS A COMPREHENSIVE
STRATEGY.
SO, I SUSPECT THESE PROGRAMS
WOULD BE COMPETITIVE IN THE RFP
PROCESS.
PERHAPS, THEY INTEND TO APPLY
FOR ADDITIONAL DOLLARS IN THE
RFP PROCESS IN SPITE OF YOU
KNOW WHETHER WE INCLUDE THIS IN
THE AMENDED BUDGET OR NOT.
I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR
ME TO JUST GET A LITTLE BIT
MORE GRANULAR DETAIL ABOUT SOME
OF THE SPECIFICS YOU JUST
IDENTIFIED AMY.
AND JUST GETTING A BETTER SENSE
OF HOW THIS FITS INTO THE WORK
HSD HAS BEEN DOING AROUND YOUTH
DEVELOPMENT.
AND THE SHIFT FROM, FROM
YOUNGER POPULATION. WHICH THIS
WOULD SEEK TO SERVE.
TO THE 18 TO 24 AGE GROUP WHICH
IS WHERE THE SAFETY OF RFP
FOCUS.
I THINK SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS
WERE FUNDED IN THE PRIOR
VERSION OF THE SAFETY RFP.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
NOT GETTING AHEAD OF HSD IN A
WAY THAT MIGHT SLICE AGAINST
SOME OF THE WORK THEY ARE DOING
IN THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SPACE.
>> I'M HAPPY TO LOOK INTO THAT
AND PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION
FOR YOU.
>> VERY GOOD.
>> BRIAN, REMEMBER THE QUESTION
I HAD AROUND THE LEVY STUFF.
THANK YOU.
>> IS THAT JUST IN CASE WE
FORGET IT.
IT IS IN THE ASSURED EVENT I
WILL FORGET IT.
>> VERY GOOD.
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT ONE
PLEASE.
>> THE NEXT ONE IS NUMBER 11.
AMERICAN AND DIDN'T AND ALASKA
NATIVE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH
SPORTS THROUGH COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU.
I MEAN THIS BUT I SAY THIS.
I KNOW WE SAY THIS AGAIN IS
POLITICIANS.
I REALLY AM EXCITED.
THIS PROGRAM IS CALLED, RISE
ABOVE PICKUP AND WORKING WITH
THE ORGANIZATION FOR FIVE
YEARS.
IS THE FIRST REQUEST FROM THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
COULD YOU HAND THIS OUT?
WHAT WE HAVE IS AN INDIGENOUS
YOUTH GROUP. LET ME STATE SOME
FACTS AND I WANT TO ADD SOME
INFORMATION I THINK WOULD BE
IMPORTANT FOR MY COLLEAGUES AND
THE PUBLIC TO HEAR.
INDIGENOUS YOUTH ENCOUNTER
SIGNIFICANT RISK FACTORS TO
HELP THE DEVELOPMENT.
THESE INCLUDE PRENATAL EXPOSURE
TO ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO,
INCARCERATION AND OTHER DRUGS.
AS YOU'VE HEARD, OUR GRADUATION
RATE FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS
70%.
ARE LOWER NOTATION AND CULTURAL
DETACHMENT WE HAVE THE HIGHEST
PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN IN
FOSTER CARE.
AS YOU KNOW, AS WE SHARED
EARLIER, THE CONCERNS WITH THE
NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH IN
REGARDS TO DRUGS AND ALCOHOL
AND ADDICTION.
AND OUR GRADUATION RATES.
RISE ABOVE IS A NONPROFIT THAT
EMPOWERS NATIVE YOUTH TO LIVE
HEALTHY LIVES BY PROVIDING
AWARENESS, PREVENTION AND
CHARACTER MANAGEMENT USING
SPORT AS A MODALITY.
I WILL GET TO THE SPORT AS A
MODALITY IN A MOMENT AND WHAT
THAT MEANS.
PROTECTIVELY SINCE I'VE BEEN
PART OF THE ORGANIZATION AND
WITNESS THEIR GOOD WORK.
RISE ABOVE IS A NATO-LED AND
NATIVE RUN. THE FOUNDER, JACKIE
McCORMICK, AND HER TEAM ARE SO
DEDICATED TO YOUTH AND
SUCCESSFUL AND HOW THEY DO WANT
TO THANK THEM COMING TO ME WITH
THIS REQUEST.
AS WELL AS JUDGE FROM THE
QUINAULT PATIENT THE TRIBAL
JUDGE OF THE TULANE TRIBE.
THESE TWO WOMEN AND I WILL NAME
OFF OF THE PEOPLE IN INDIAN
COUNTRY HAVE BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL
WITH THIS PROGRAM.
PASTOR ON THE INFORMATION I
THINK I WILL MAKE AN OBJECTION
THE COLOR ON THE PIECE OF PAPER.
SO WHAT YOU HAVE ON THE ORCHID
COLORED PAPER, IS BASICALLY
ESSENTIALLY, THE INFORMATION ON
HOW AMERICA INDIANS AND ALASKA
NATIVES RECEIVE HEALTH BEHAVIOR
SCREENINGS AND ONE-ON-ONE
CONSULTATIONS WITH LOCAL
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS.
WITH ASSISTANCE FROM US, THE
PROJECT WILL INFLUENCE
INDIGENOUS YOUTH AND PROVIDED
GENERATION WITH THE TOOLS, AS
THEY SAY, TO RISE ABOVE RISE
ABOVE HAS BEEN AROUND FOR ABOUT
FIVE YEARS.
AND AS I SHARED, WE HAVE TWO
AND MANY LEADERS RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM.
WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR HAND ON
THE ORCHID COLORED PAPER, FIRST
OF ALL, THE RISE ABOVE LETTER
REQUESTING AND SHARING
INFORMATION OF WHO THEY ARE.
I WANT TO DRAW PARTICULAR
ATTENTION TO THE -- NOT JUST
THE FOUNDERS, BUT THE RISE
ABOVE PARTNERS SINCE INCEPTION.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE 10
TRIBES THAT HAVE BEEN SO
INVOLVED WITH THIS PROGRAM.
SOME OF THEM WASHINGTON STATE
TRIBES.
ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS
EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM.
AND WHICH HAS REALLY BEEN
WONDERFUL WATCHING THIS WITH
THE PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE
PARTNERS.
THE PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES.
THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
SUPPORTED RISE ABOVE WITH THEIR
TALENTS, CONTRIBUTED TO NOT
JUST EVENTS AND NOT JUST
CLINICS, NOT JUST INSPIRATIONAL
SPEAKING.
BUT ACTUALLY GOING INTO SCHOOLS
IN INDIAN COUNTRY AND BEYOND.
AS YOU CAN SEE, ONE OF OUR
FOUNDERS AND GREATEST LEADERS
IS LENNY WILKINS, OUR COACH.
MY UNDERSTANDING I GOT
CONFIRMED TODAY, COACH WILKINS
WILL BE HERE NEXT WEEK.
AS A FOUNDER TO LEND HIS
SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY. AS YOU
CAN SEE ON THE LAST PAGE OF THE
ORCHID COLORED PAPER, YOU CAN
SEE COACH WILKINS WITH THE CHIEF
JOSEPH AMBLING BEHIND HIM.
I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THIS
ORGANIZATION.
I CAME TO THEM WITH MY WORK IN
INDIAN COUNTRY.
THE GOOD WORK THEY'VE DONE,
PARTICULARLY THE NATIVE
AMERICAN JUDICIAL OR JUDGES
ASSOCIATION.
I'M HOPING MY COLLEAGUES WILL
SUPPORT ME IN THE BUDGET REQUEST
THAT WE CAN CONTINUE THIS
PROGRAM AND CONTINUE TO SPREAD
IT.
NOT JUST IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
THE KING COUNTY AS WELL.
WITH OUR PARTNERS NOT ONLY THE
PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES I LISTED,
BUT THE TRIBAL PARTNERS AS
WELL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER
PACHECO.
>> I WANTED TO EXPRESS MY
SUPPORT FOR COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ'S AMENDMENT.
PUTTING A LITTLE ADDITIONAL
FOCUS ON NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH.
60% IS THE CURRENT GRADUATION
RATE STATEWIDE.
27% IS THE DROPOUT RATE.
LET US BOTH THE LOWEST
GRADUATION RATE AND HIGHEST
DROPOUT RATE FOR KIDS IN OUR
STATE.
MORE SPECIFICALLY, THEY
GRADUATE AT 12% LOWER RATE IN
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
I THINK EFFORTS IN TRYING TO
SUPPORT NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH
IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
AND SO I STRONGLY EXPRESS MY
SUPPORT FOR COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ'S AMENDMENT.
>> GOOD JOB.
>> PLEASE CONTINUE.
>> THIS IS NUMBER 12, $280,000
ADDITION FOR HARM REDUCTION
OUTREACH FOR STREET BASE SEX
WORKERS THIS IS PROPOSED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> DOES ANYONE HAVE NOTES FOR
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> I DO.
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN.
>> YOU MAY RECALL THE INTENSE
DISCUSSION WE HAD TWO WEEKS AGO
WITH THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT TALKING ABOUT SOME
WORK THAT IS HAPPENING IN NORTH
AURORA.
THIS BUILDS ON SOME OF THE
CONVERSATION.
THE INTENT WOULD BE TO FIND TO
THE NEW ORGANIZATION OR NEW TO
MY ONE IS CALLED PEOPLE OF
COLOR, SOCKS SEX WORKER
OUTREACH.
THEY FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS
HAVE BEEN DOING DIRECT OUTREACH
TO SEX WORKERS ON AURORA
AVENUE.
THEY ARE OUT THERE ON FRIDAY
EVENING.
AND IT'S OF PEOPLE OF COLOR LED
GROUP WORKING LARGELY WITH
WOMEN OF COLOR.
ON THE STREET.
A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON
WHAT WE'RE SEEING.
I THINK THAT SOME OF THIS A
COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
AS A RESULT OF FEDERAL
LEGISLATION, TWO PIECES OF
LEGISLATION.
ONE IS THE FIGHT ONLINE SEX
TRAFFICKING.
THE OTHER IS STOP ENABLING SEX
WORKERS OFF THE WHICH WERE
DESIGNED TO CRACK DOWN ON
ONLINE ILLEGAL SEX TRAFFICKING.
THE RESULT OF THAT WAS A LOT OF
WEBPAGES IN PLACES LIKE
BACKPAGE SHUT DOWN A LOT OF THE
ADVERTISEMENTS THEY WERE DOING.
SO PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING IN
THE SEX TRADE.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT, THOSE
VEHICLES THAT SOME PEOPLE USE,
OFTEN PROVIDED A SAFER
ALTERNATIVE THAN WORKING ON THE
STREET.
SOME OF THOSE FOLKS, FOR
WHATEVER REASON, ARE STILL IN
THE SIX WORKING TRADE.
ARE FINDING THEMSELVES ON THE
STREET AND LAST SAFE SITUATIONS
BEEN PREVIOUSLY BEEN.
THE PROGRAM THE SEX WORKER
OUTREACH PROGRAM, THE GREEN
LIGHT PROJECT OR GLP.
IT'S A PEER-BASED MODEL FOR
THEY PROVIDE COMMUNITY SUPPORT
BETWEEN 8 PM AND 2 AM ONE NIGHT
A WEEK RIGHT NOW.
THEY PROVIDE ADVOCACY, LEGAL
ADVOCACY, SAFE SEX YOU
SUPPLIES, TRAINING REFERRALS TO
SERVICES.
SOME OF THE SPECIFIC THINGS
THAT THEY ACTUALLY PROVIDE
ALSO.
THINGS LIKE FENTANYL TEST KITS.
THE REALITY IS, WE HAVE SEEN A
SIGNIFICANT UPTAKE AND ARREST.
I BELIEVE IS REACTION TO PEOPLE
ON THE STREET UP THERE.
FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, THE PEOPLE
OF COLOR SEX WORKER OUTREACH,
THIS IS A GROUP OF PEER LED
INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE DOING SOME
AMAZING WORK REALLY USE SUPPORT
IF WE WANT TO INCREASE
OUTREACH.
>> THANK YOU.
PLEASE CONTINUE.
>> ITEM NUMBER 13, $55,000
ADDITION FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
ON HIV AND AIDS AND OTHER
CHRONIC ILLNESSES TARGETED
TOWARDS THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN
YES FOR.
>> CAN YOU SPEAK FOR HIM?
>> THIS WOULD BE IN ADDITION TO
THE PUBLIC HEALTH CONTRACT THE
INTENTION OF IT.
TO PROVIDEOF EDUCATION, AND
WITH A TARGETED POPULATION IN
MIND, IT WOULD BE EDUCATION
RELATED TO HIV/A.I.D.S., AND
CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION.
>> THANK YOU.
PLEASE, CONTINUE.
>> ITEM NUMBER 14 IS A $500,000
ADD FOR A MEDICAID ASSISTED
PILOT FOR METHAMPHETAMINE USE
DISORDER PRESENTED BY
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN.
>> WE ARE STARTING TO SEE A
SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE USE
OF METHAMPHETAMINES IN THE
CITY.
I STILL LARGELY HEAR FROM THE
PUBLIC ABOUT THE OPIOID
EPIDEMIC AND HEROIN USE, BUT
THE DATA WE ARE SEEING IS THAT
METHAMPHETAMINE USE MAY BE AS
BIG OR A BIGGER PROBLEM IN THE
STREET.
THE OPIOID CRISIS IS REAL.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS
PARTICULARLY HELPFUL IS MEDICAL
ASSISTED OPPORTUNITIES FOR
FOLKS ADDICTED TO HEROIN IN
PLACES LIKE EVERGREEN TREATMENT
SERVICES, AND OTHER MEDICAL
TREATMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
WHEN IT COMES TO
METHAMPHETAMINES, THERE IS NOT
A PROVEN MEDICAL ASSISTED
TREATMENT AVAILABLE.
WE UNDERSTAND THERE IS AN
INTEREST IN STARTING A PILOT
PROGRAM TO SEE IF THERE IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO USE, I BELIEVE,
A DRUG LIKE FEDERAL RITUAL ROLE
TO CREATE A PROGRAM AND SEE IF
THAT HAS THE DESIRED OUTCOMES.
IF THE REALITY IS, WE ARE GOING
TO SEE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE
ADDICTED TO METHAMPHETAMINE,
IT'S GOING TO BE RADICALLY
IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE SOME
SORT OF MEDICALLY ASSISTED
TREATMENT FOR THAT.
I CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE THE
EXPERTISE TO SPEAK TO HOW
EFFICIENT OR EFFECTIVE THIS
WOULD BE, BUT I THINK IT WILL
BE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
START INVESTING, AND FINDING
SOME SOLUTIONS THAT FUTURE
COUNCILMEMBERS, AND OTHER
SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE CITY
WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
REFER PEOPLE TO WHEN THEY GET
THERE BECAUSE THE REALITY NOW
IS GRIM.
>> QUICK COMMENT, THEN I WILL
CALL ON COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ.
I HAVE BEEN STAYING VERY
CLOSELY IN TOUCH WITH OUR
PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE SEATTLE
KING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
DEPARTMENT.
MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT OUR
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY HAS ALSO
BEEN WORKING ON A HARM
REDUCTION MODEL FOR PEOPLE THAT
HAVE ADDICTIONS, AND I SPOKE
WITH THEM IN THE LAST WEEK.
I WANT TO ALSO REMIND US THAT A
COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WE WORKED
VERY CLOSELY WITH KAYLA FROM
THE UW ORGANIZATION, AND THE
HEAD OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH
DEPARTMENT.
THEY PUT TOGETHER A REPORT THAT
FOCUSED ON OPIOIDS, PRIMARILY.
I WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS THAT WE
ARE IN CONTACT AROUND
METHAMPHETAMINES, AS WELL.
I KNOW THERE ARE SOME THINGS, I
THINK COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN AND
I TALKED ABOUT THAT LOOK
PROMISING.
NOBODY KNOWS YET, BUT I WOULD
VERY MUCH WANT TO WORK WITH
THE EXPERTS.
WE KNOW THEY ARE THE EXPERTS.
IF WE'RE GOING TO PUT MONEY IN,
WE HAVE A COORDINATED RESPONSE.
DEFINITELY, HAVING SOMETHING
BETTER THAN NOTHING THAT CAN
HELP PEOPLE THROUGH, AND ONCE
AGAIN, WE ARE BACK TO WHAT WE
TALKED ABOUT THIS MORNING,
HAVING THE PERSON CENTERED
SERVICES, PROVIDING THEM WITH
WHAT THEY NEED, BUT ALSO HAVING
TO HAVE ADEQUATEHOUSING FOR
THEM TO GET BETTER.
OTHERWISE, WE ARE SPINNING OUR
WHEELS, SPENDING A LOT OF
MONEY, AND NOT BEING THE
INDIVIDUAL OPTIONS TO GET
BETTER.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ?
>> THANK YOU AND THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN FOR
ADVANCING THIS PARTICULAR
PROPOSAL.
I JUST WANTED TO SIGNAL MY
SUPPORT FOR INITIAL PILOT, AND
I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE WITH
CHAIR BAGSHAW THAT IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR US TO LIVE IN
THOSE PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS,
AND THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN THIS
SPACE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HEAD
IN THE DIRECTION OF A PILOT,
AND BE APPROPRIATELY DESIGNED
TO MAXIMIZE ITS SUCCESS.
IN FRONT OF ME, I HAVE A LETTER
OF SUPPORT OF THIS PILOT FROM
OUR SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT,
CHIEF SCOGGINS, DATED AUGUST
21, 2019, SO HE'S BEEN ON BOARD
FOR QUITE SOME TIME WITH
SUPPORTING THIS KIND OF MODEL.
HE SAYS IN HIS LETTER, AND I
WANT TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
READ FROM IT BUT ACCORDING TO
KING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH,
METHAMPHETAMINE USE HAS
INCREASED STARKLY BETWEEN 2017
AND 2018.
A PUBLIC HEALTH ANALYSIS FOUND
1143 SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
EMS INCIDENTS WITH NARRATIVES
RELATING TO METHAMPHETAMINE
USE.
A MANUAL REVIEW OF 285 OF THESE
INCIDENTS FOUND 60% OF THESE
INDIVIDUALS WERE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS WITH A
DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER
OCCURRING IN PUBLIC SPACES.
HE GOES ON TO DESCRIBE THE
SYMPTOMS THAT FREQUENTLY COME
WITH IT, AND REALLY SORT OF
PUNCTUATES HIS LETTER OF
SUPPORT BY SAYING
METHAMPHETAMINE USE DISORDER
REALLY DOES AFFECT THE
OPERATIONS OF OUR SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT AND OBVIOUSLY, IT
IMPACTS INDIVIDUALS NEGATIVELY
WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS,
AND THE BROADER HEALTH OF OUR
COMMUNITY, SO LONG AS WE DON'T
HAVE AN APPROPRIATE RESPONSE TO
A LAND MECHANISM TO ADDRESSING
THE REALITIES OF
METHAMPHETAMINE USE ON OUR
STREETS, AND THE CONTINUED
INCREASE OF THE USE OF THAT
SUBSTANCE, AND HOW IT IMPACTS
OUR COMMUNITY, SO I THINK I
FEEL AT LEAST CONFIDENT THAT WE
HAVE ENOUGH SUPPORT FOR A PILOT
FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE ADDRESSING
THE NEEDS OF THIS POPULATION ON
A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS, AND SORT OF
SEE THIS PILOT PROJECT TO BE
VERY COMPLEMENTARY TO THE HEALTH
ONE AND SOON-TO-BE HEALTH TWO
MODEL OF ADDRESSING LOW ACUITY
CALLS WITH SORT OF A SPECIFIC
LASER FOCUS ON THE SUBSTANCE
USE DISORDER THAT IS
METHAMPHETAMINE USE.
WE ALL HAVE THIS, I BELIEVE, IN
THIS LETTER, AND OTHER LETTERS
OF SUPPORT, IN OUR INBOXES AS
OF THE LAST HOUR OR SO, AND I
WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE US ALL
TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT, AND WEIGH
THOSE EXPERT OPINIONS, AS WE
THINK ABOUT HOW WE MIGHT WANT
TO ADVANCE THIS PARTICULAR
PROPOSAL FORWARD IN THIS
BUDGET.
I THINK IT WOULD BE A VERY WISE
USE OF OUR DOLLARS, AND REALLY
RESPONSIVE TO A LOT OF THE
CONCERNS WE HEAR FROM COMMUNITY
ABOUT PEOPLE MANIFESTING REALLY
SAD, AND TRAGIC SYMPTOMS IN
PUBLIC SPACES AS A RESULT OF
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, AND
OUR LACK OF AVAILABLE TOOLS TO
ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS.
>> WELL SAID.
OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN?
I THINK THE JURY HAS COME BACK
IN ON THIS ONE.
>> I JUST WANT TO COMMIT TO AND
ASK STAFF FOR HELP.
IF WE DO GO FORWARD WITH THIS,
WHICH I HOPE WE DO, IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT WE DO A REALLY
THOUGHTFUL, WELL THOUGHT OUT,
WELL DESIGNED PROGRAM,
INCLUDING WORKING WITH PARTNERS
AT PUBLIC HEALTH.
HOPEFULLY, THE COUNTY IN
GENERAL.
SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY
LEVERAGE THE STUDY PIECE.
I DON'T KNOW THAT WE WILL BE
ABLE TO FULLY DESIGN THE
PROGRAM BEFORE THE END OF
BUDGET, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO
HEAR FROM CENTRAL STAFF ON
THINKING THROUGH WHAT KIND OF
BUDGET ITEM WE COULD DO THAT
ALSO MIGHT BE ABLE TO LEVERAGE
OTHER FUNDING SOURCES, WHETHER
IT'S OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES,
OR EVEN PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A ROBUST
PROGRAM THAT WE'RE GOING TO
LEAD DOWN THIS.
THIS IS PROBABLY NOT UNIQUE TO
THE CITY OF SEATTLE, SO
WHATEVER WE ARE DOING WOULD
LIKELY BENEFIT OTHER FOLKS.
SO THINKING THROUGH HOW WE
COULD PUT SOME MONEY IN THE
BUDGET THAT WOULD UNLOCK THOSE
RESOURCES, AND ALSO BRING THE
RIGHT FOLKS TOGETHER WOULD BE
HELPFUL.
>> I'M IN.
THE NEXT ITEM IS MINE.
I WOULD LIKE TO DIVE IN ON THIS
ONE, AND LET MY COLLEAGUES
KNOW, THIS IS MONEY FOR
DOWNTOWN EMERGENCY SERVICES
CENTERS, THE NEW BILL HOBSON
COMPREHENSIVE CLINIC THAT WILL
BE ON RAINIER AND PLUMB, I
BELIEVE.
THEY ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY.
THEY HAVE RAISED MUCH OF THE
MONEY THAT THEY NEED, BUT
WHAT'S DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS IS
IT'S PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING, AND A HEALTH CLINIC ON
THE GROUND FLOOR.
THE HEALTH CLINIC WILL BE
AVAILABLE TO OTHERS IN THE AREA
THAT NEED THAT KIND OF
ASSISTANCE.
I TALKED TO DANIEL MALONE, AND
A COUPLE OF HIS BOARD MEMBERS
IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
THIS HAS TEAMED UP WITH THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AND
HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER.
I COULDN'T BE MORE PLEASED TO
SEE THIS KIND OF COOPERATION
COMING TOGETHER.
I AM SUGGESTING WE PUT $2
MILLION IN BECAUSE IT'S GOING
TO SERVE 1300 RESIDENTS AND
MORE FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING,
AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT
ARE STILL LIVING OUTSIDE WHO
CAN COME TO THIS CLINIC.
THIS IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT.
USING OUR LOW ACUITY MODEL IS
GOING TO BE GREAT, HAVING A
PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO GO WHERE
THEY CAN GET THE HELP THEY
NEED, AND HOUSING.
DSC HAS RAISED A LOT OF THE
MONEY.
THIS WILL HELP THEM AVOID
HAVING TO BORROW MORE, THAT IT
WILL ALSO HELP THEM GET GOING
FASTER, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY,
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR GOOD WORK
AT HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER
AND UW FOR STEPPING FORWARD ON
THIS.
THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE OF MY
TOP PRIORITIES DURING THIS
BUDGET SEASON.
THANK YOU.
AND I AM ASKING FOR YOUR
SUPPORT, PLEASE.
>> THAT'S ALL FROM US.
>> ANYTHING FROM AMY AND JEFF?
THANK YOU AGAIN.
WE ARE AN HOUR AND 10 MINUTES
BEHIND OUR INITIAL PLAN THIS
MORNING, BUT TIME VERY WELL
SPENT.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE INTO
EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING.
I AM GLAD TO SEE YOU QUEUED UP.
WE HAVE BRIAN AND THEN OSHER,
AND THEN YOLANDA.
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF, YOU WILL
BE QUEUED UP NEXT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR GOOD
WORK.
BRIAN, PLEASE INTRODUCE
YOURSELF, AND WE WILL GO INTO
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING.
>> BRIAN GOODNIGHT, COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF.
THE NEXT TOPIC IS THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING.
HOPEFULLY, THIS DISCUSSION WILL
BE AS REPLETE WITH INFORMATION
AS THE EARLIER SESSION HAVE
BEEN.
DURING THE DISCUSSION, I WILL
PROVIDE A BRIEF BACKGROUND AND
HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THE ITEMS
THAT MAKE UP THE CHANGES IN THE
PROPOSED BUDGET, AND WE WILL
MOVE TO THE COUNCILMEMBER
BUDGET ACTIONS.
BEFORE THAT, I JUST WANTED TO
FOLLOW UP QUICKLY ON
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ'S POINT
ABOUT THE SUMMER AND AFTER
SCHOOL PROGRAMMING POINTS.
IT LOOKS LIKE THAT IS SOMETHING
FUNDED WITH HST AT THE TIME.
THAT SAID, THE LEVEE IS IN ITS
TRANSITION YEAR RIGHT NOW, SO
IT COULD BE A CARRYOVER
CONTRACT.
WE WILL WORK TOGETHER TO FIND
OUT THE FUNDING STATUS ON THAT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT BRIEF
RESPONSE.
AGAIN, I AM REALLY SUPPORTIVE
OF THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE
REFLECTED IN BOTH COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ'S AND COUNCILMEMBER
PACHECO'S FORM A. I JUST WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ZEROED
IN ON WHAT THE REVENUE SOURCE
IS, SO IF WE CAN CONTINUE TO
HAVE CONVERSATIONS COLLECTIVELY
AROUND WHERE THAT REVENUE
SOURCE IS GOING TO COME FROM,
THERE ARE RESTRICTIONS
SPECIFICALLY WITHIN THE THEFT
LEVEE AS TO HOW SOME OF THOSE
DOLLARS ARE UTILIZED,
PARTICULARLY IF THERE ARE
EXCESS OR UNDER SPENT DOLLARS.
THOSE ARE INTENDED TO GO TO
EARLY LEARNING BY ORDINANCE, BY
LAW, SO WE DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH
DISCRETION IN THAT REGARD, BUT
I WANT TO WORK COOPERATIVELY,
TO SEE IF WE CAN MEET THE NEEDS
IDENTIFIED IN BOTH OF THOSE
FORMS.
>> VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU.
>> IN TERMS OF BACKGROUND, DEAL
IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING
AND MANAGING THE CITY EDUCATION
PROGRAMS AND POLICIES.
THEY SERVE AS THE LIAISON WITH
EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS.
THE DEPARTMENT ALSO ADMINISTERS
THE PROMISE LEVY, WHICH WAS
APPROVED IN 2018 AS A
REPLACEMENT FOR THE EXPIRING
FAMILY AND EDUCATION LEVEE, AND
THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM LEVEE.
THE THEFT LEVEE JUST BEGAN ITS
INVESTMENTS AT THE START OF THE
SCHOOL YEAR AND WILL PROVIDE
INVESTMENTS THROUGH THE 2025-
2026 SCHOOL YEAR.
WITH RESPECT TO THE 2020
PROPOSED BUDGET, IT IS
APPROXIMATELY $205.3 MILLION,
AN INCREASE OF ABOUT $6.1
MILLION, RELATIVE TO THE 2020
ENDORSED BUDGET.
THE INCREASE IS LARGELY
ATTRIBUTABLE TO THREE CHANGES,
AND THOSE OF YOU LOOKING AT THE
MEMO, THE DESCRIPTIONS BEGIN ON
PAGE 2 OF THE MEMO.
THE FIRST IS THE TRANSFER OF
THE UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM FROM
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
OVER TO DEAL.
THIS WOULD INCREASE THE DEAL
BUDGET BY A LITTLE OVER
$600,000 ALONG WITH FOUR FTEs,
AND THE INCREASE SHOWS UP IN
THE K-12 PROGRAMS.
ASL IS LISTED IN THE
PRESENTATION.
THE UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM
PREPARES UNDERSERVED HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR HIGHER
EDUCATION BY PROMOTING ACADEMIC
ACHIEVEMENT, GOALSETTING AND
EXPLORATION.
IT'S LARGELY FUNDED BY THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GRANT.
THE SECOND CHANGE IS AN
AMERICAN BECAUSE OF $2 MILLION
OVER THE ENDORSED BUDGET TO
SUPPORT THE CURRENT PRACTICE
FOR HANDLING PRESCHOOL TUITION
PAYMENTS.
THIS INCREASE IS REALLY JUST A
TECHNICAL CHANGE AND IS BUDGET
NEUTRAL, BUT I WANTED TO
PROVIDE BACKGROUND INFORMATION.
SINCE THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM IN
2015, THE CITY HAS COLLECTED
REQUIRED TUITION PAYMENTS FROM
FAMILIES AND DISTRIBUTES THEM
TO THE PRESCHOOL PROVIDERS.
LAST FALL, DURING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE 2019 BUDGET,
DEAL INTENDED TO SHIFT THE WAY
THE PAYMENTS WERE HANDLED, AND
INTENDED TO HAVE PRESCHOOL
PROVIDERS DIRECTLY COLLECT
PAYMENTS FROM FAMILIES.
AS A RESULT, THE 2019 BUDGET
DIDN'T ASSUME ANY PROPERTY OR
TUITION PAYMENTS.
SUBSEQUENTLY DURING THE
EVALUATION PLAN IN APRIL OF
THIS YEAR, DEAL RECOMMENDED
THAT THE CITY CONTINUE
COLLECTING TUITION AS IT
HISTORICALLY HAD DONE.
THE COUNCILMEMBER AT THE TIME
AGREED AND AMENDED THE 2019
BUDGET TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY
APPROPRIATION BUDGET TO DO
THAT.
LIKE THE 2019 BUDGET, THE 2020
ENDORSED BUDGET DIDN'T CONTAIN
ANY REVENUES OR APPROPRIATION
AUTHORITY FOR TUITION.
THIS TO MILLION DOLLAR INCREASE
JUST CORRECTS THAT FOR 2020 AND
WOULD ALLOW THE CITY TO
CONTINUE ITS HISTORIC PROCESS
OF COLLECTING AND DISTRIBUTING
TUITION PAYMENTS TO PROVIDERS.
THE THIRD AND FINAL SIGNIFICANT
CHANGE IS A $3 MILLION INCREASE
TO THE CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM, OR SEEK HELP.
THE PROPOSED EXPANSION WOULD
EFFECTIVELY DOUBLE THE
PRODUCTION FOR THE PROGRAM AND
WOULD PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL 5
1/2 FTEs FOR PROGRAM
ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT.
AS A QUICK REFRESHER, S.E.
CUPP IS THE CHILDCARE SUBSIDY
PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES ELIGIBLE
FAMILIES WITH VOUCHERS TO
DECREASE THE COST OF CHILDCARE
AT PARTICIPATING PROVIDERS.
THE PROGRAMS SERVE CHILDREN
BETWEEN ONE MONTH AND 12 YEARS
OF AGE.
TO BE ELIGIBLE, FAMILIES
HISTORICALLY HAD TO RESIDE IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE, BE
EMPLOYED, OR BE IN AN EDUCATION
OR JOB TRAINING PROGRAM, AND
HAVE ENVELOPE INCOME BETWEEN
200% AND 300% OF THE POVERTY
LEVEL.
AS THE COUNCIL HEARD, AS OF
SEPTEMBER 1, THE DEPARTMENT
EXPANDED THE ELIGIBILITY TO
INCLUDE THOSE FAMILIES MAKING
UP TO 350% OF THE FEDERAL
POVERTY LEVEL, AS WELL AS
FAMILIES ENROLLED IN ESL OR
VOCATIONAL CLASSES.
THE EXECUTIVE ESTIMATES THIS
EXPANSION WOULD INCREASE THE
NUMBER OF CHILDREN SERVED BY
ABOUT 600 PER YEAR, BRINGING
THE TOTAL TO ABOUT 1400
CHILDREN SERVED ANNUALLY BY THE
PROGRAM.
WITH RESPECT TO THE FUNDING
INCREASE, OF THE $3 MILLION,
APPROXIMATELY $1.7 MILLION
WOULD BE USED TO FUND CHILDCARE
VOUCHERS.
$800,000 WOULD BE USED FOR
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND
FINANCIAL INCENTIVE TO
PROVIDERS.
$525,000 WOULD BE USED TO
SUPPORT THOSE FIVE AND HALF
FTEs MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY.
THE EXPANSION APPEARS TO BE
CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR COUNCIL
DIRECTION PROVIDED IN
RESOLUTION 328-811.
THAT'S IT FOR THE BACKGROUND
PRESENTATION.
>> I THINK WE'VE GOT LOTS OF
QUESTIONS.
UNLESS GOT ANY OTHER QUESTIONS,
LET'S DIVE INTO THOSE.
>> OKAY.
THE FIRST ITEM IS A PROPOSAL BY
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
REQUIRING THAT DEAL REQUIRE A
CONTRACTOR'S ADHERENCE TO LABOR
LAWS AND COMMITMENT TO LABOR
HARBORING FOR S.E.
CUPP.
IT'S SIMILAR TO THE THEFT LEVEE
PLAN THAT REQUIRES DEALS FOR
LABOR STANDARDS IN EVALUATING
PROPOSALS.
>> OKAY.
>> PLEASE, GO AHEAD.
>> I CAN TALK TO THIS ONE.
I HAVE NOTES FROM COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA'SOFFICE.
IT'S A PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY
PROPOSAL.
I BELIEVE IT IS REVENUE
NEUTRAL.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YES.
IT WOULD BE A PROCESS FOR THE
CONTRACTING PROCEDUES.
IT WOULDN'T BE TAKING MORE
MONEY.
THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH OTHER
SPACES WHICH EFFECTIVELY
REQUIRES LABOR HARMONY
PROVISIONS IN OUR CHILDCARE OR
S.E.
CUPP PROVIDER CONTRACTS.
IT MAKES GOOD POLICY SENSE.
I THINK IT ALIGNS US WITH HOW
WE ADDRESS THESE ISSUES IN A
LOT OF OTHER AREAS.
I THINK THIS WAS A GOOD CATCH
BY COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA AND I
AM IN SUPPORT OF THE EFFORT TO
PURSUE THIS, SO WE HAVE LOTS OF
DETAILS FROM COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA'S OFFICE THAT I'M
HAPPY TO SHARE WITH THE CHAIR
AND OTHERS THAT I'M HAPPY TO
SHARE IN OTHER CONTEXTS, BUT
INCLUDES EVERYTHING FROM
COMMUNITY WORKFORCE AGREEMENTS
TO LABOR HARMONY AND WE
ACTUALLY HAVE LANGUAGE AROUND
LABOR AND OUR EVALUATION PLAN.
WE HAVE INCLUDED LABOR HARMONY
LANGUAGE IN OUR 2019 WATERFRONT
OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT.
AND REALLY, AT THE END OF THE
DAY, WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE
THERE IS, IN ADVANCE, AN
EXPECTATION AND AGREEMENT TO
PROVIDE LAWFUL AND PEACEFUL
RESOLUTION, AND DISPUTES
INVOLVING UNIONIZATION EFFORTS
AT PLACES AND LOCATIONS WHERE
WE FUND WITH TAXPAYER DOLLARS.
I AM SUPPORTIVE OF THIS AND
WOULD ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES
AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> LET'S KEEP GOING.
>> THE NEXT ITEM COMES FROM
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
WOULD PROVIDE ONE-TIME FUNDING
OF UP TO $250,000 TO SUPPORT
THE CREATION OF AN ACCESS RAMP
AT CONCORDE INTERNATIONAL
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
>> THANK YOU.
I WANT TO DISTRIBUTE SOME
MATERIAL SUPPORTING THIS
REQUEST.
THERE ARE TWO DOCUMENTS.
THE CONCORDE ELEMENTARY PTA HAS
RAISED OVER $270,000 TO IMPROVE
THE SCHOOL GROUNDS AND ADDRESS
SAFETY AT THE SOUTHWEST
ENTRANCE.
CURRENTLY, THERE IS A STEEP,
ERODING DIRT PATH LEADING TO
THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT, WHICH
IS HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL
CHILDREN.
IT IS PART OF A THREE-PART
PROJECT.
THE PTA HAS RAISED FUNDS FOR
THE OTHER TWO PORTIONS.
THE PLAZA ENTRY AND THE PATHWAY.
THE RAMP ITSELF IS ESTIMATED TO
COST ABOUT $354,000 WITH
$49,000 RAISED, SO FAR.
SOME OTHER GRANT REQUESTS HAVE
JUST BEEN SUBMITTED.
86% OF CONCORDE STUDENTS ARE
PEOPLE OF COLOR.
50% ARE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
LEARNERS.
59% LATINO.
70% OF SOUTH PARK RESIDENTS ARE
BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE.
73% OF STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR
FREE OR REDUCED PRICE LUNCH.
THE DOCUMENTS THAT I
DISTRIBUTED, ONE IS THE
CAMPAIGN FOR GREENING CONCORDE
INTERNATIONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION, AND THE
SECOND IS A SUPPORT LETTER FROM
THE SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION.
ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE
PROJECTS.
THE PROPOSAL ITSELF IDENTIFIES
A POTENTIAL AMOUNT OF DOLLARS
TO PROVIDE TO THIS PROJECT.
I AM ALSO INTERESTED IN
PARTNERING WITH THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT TO SEE IF THEY CAN GET
SOME FUNDS, AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I WAS GOING TO ASK THAT
QUESTION.
I AM ALWAYS APPRECIATIVE ANY
TIME SOMEBODY IS COMING UP WITH
A.D.A.
ACCESS ITEMS, SO TAKE YOU TO
YOU AND OUR PARKS FOUNDATION.
I ALSO HAPPENED TO NOTICE THAT
WHEN I WAS UP IN A LAKE CITY
AREA SCHOOL IN D5 RECENTLY,
THERE IS NO A.D.A.
ACCESS INTO THE SCHOOL THAT I
COULD SEE AT ALL, AND I WAS
SURPRISED BY THAT.
I WAS TOLD THEY ARE GOING TO BE
REDOING THE SCHOOL FAIRLY SOON,
BUT NONETHELESS, I WAS REALLY
AMAZED BECAUSE, NOT ONLY COULD
YOU NOT GET A WHEELCHAIR UP,
YOU COULDN'T GET A STROLLER UP,
SO AS YOU ARE TALKING WITH THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT, MAYBE, YOU
COULD ASK ABOUT JOHN ROGERS
SCHOOL.
>> I WANT TO EMPHASIZE,
ALTHOUGH THIS IS AN A.D.A.
COMPLIANT PROJECT, IT IS TO
ADDRESS THE FACT THAT THE
EXISTING ENTRANCE FOR EVERYBODY
IS BASICALLY A DIRT PATH.
>> THANK YOU, AND I KNOW YOU
WERE A GOOD ADVOCATE FOR THIS
SCHOOL LAST YEAR.
THEY ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE YOU
KEEPING AN EYE ON THE AREA.
GOOD.
>> AGAIN, SORT OF IN THE SPIRIT
OF BEING CONSISTENT, I WANT TO
MAKE SURE I AM FLAGGING REVENUE
SOURCE.
THIS HAS BEEN PUT INTO THE DEAL
BRIDGET PRESENTATION, SO I WANT
TO MAKE SURE AS WE ARE MOVING
FORWARD, I WILL BE LOOKING
CLOSELY AT WHAT THE ASSOCIATED
REVENUE SOURCE IS TO SUPPORT
SOME OF THESE VERY GOOD IDEAS.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
NOT CUTTING INTO OTHER REVENUE
SOURCES THAT WE'VE ALREADY
RESTRICTED IN SOME KIND OF WAY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THIS
IS A PROJECT THAT WOULD BENEFIT
FUNDS APPROPRIATE FOR CAPITAL
PROJECTS, AND I THINK THE
FUNDING THAT YOU ARE RIGHTFULLY
BEING PROTECTIVE OF HIS
PROGRAMMATIC FUNDING, SO I
THINK WE WILL BE OKAY IN THAT
AREA.
>> YEAH, JUST WANT A CLEAR
SENSE OF THAT BECAUSE I KNOW
THE LEVY DID INCLUDE SOME
DOLLARS AND BRIAN CAN REMIND US
OF THIS AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH
THE PROCESS FOR CAPITAL
PROJECTS AND CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS, AND AGAIN, JUST
WANT TO MAKE SURE AS WE ARE
LOOKING AT CREATIVE WAYS TO
SUPPORT REALLY IMPORTANT
PRIORITIES WITHIN THE
INFRASTRUCTURE OF OUR SCHOOLS,
AND AT CONCORDE ELEMENTARY, TO
BE FAIR, IT'S ONE OF THE
SCHOOLS THAT HOUSE WAS OUR SPP
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM, SO WE
CERTAINLY WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT IT IS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL OF
THOSE COMING IN AND OUT OF THAT
BUILDING.
BUT CERTAINLY WANT TO MAKE SURE
WE.THE EYES AND CROSS THE T'S,
SO WE ARE UTILIZING TAX
APPROVED REVENUE SOURCES
APPROPRIATELY.
>> PLEASE CONTINUE.
ITEM 3.
>> ITEM NUMBER THREE,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
TO OPERATE THE FREEDOM SCHOOL
PROGRAM AT EMERSON ELEMENTARY
AND READER SCHOOL.
>> FREEDOM SCHOOL IS A REALLY
WONDERFUL PROGRAM.
IT PROVIDES SUMMER EDUCATION
OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE,
ESPECIALLY OF COVER COLOR.
THIS PROGRAM REALLY BEGAN AT
RAINIER BEACH.
IT HAS BEEN SHOWN TO PLAY A
CRITICAL ROLE IN CLOSING
OPPORTUNITY GAPS FOR STUDENTS
OF COLOR, AND ALSO HELP THEM
UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN
ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES AND
THEIR PEERS, A VERY GOOD
EXAMPLE OF HOW SUCCESSFUL THE
FREEDOM PROGRAMS ARE.
THE STUDENTS AT RAINIER BEACH
WHO PARTICIPATED WERE THE
DRIVING FORCE FOR THE MOVEMENT
TO SECURE FREE O.R.C.A.
CARDS FOR STUDENTS, SO IT SHOWS
THAT IT'S REALLY QUITE
EFFECTIVE.
THE CITY IS TO FUND THIS IN
PREVIOUS YEARS, BUT NOW THAT
THE CITY IS CONTRACTING
DIRECTLY WITH THE SCHOOLS, THIS
HAS FALLEN THROUGH THE CRACKS,
SO THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT WOULD
RESTORE THAT FUNDING, AND I
WOULD REALLY LOVE THE CITY
COUNCIL TO SUPPORT ME ON THIS.
>> I HAVE QUESTIONS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ.
>> SAME QUESTIONS AROUND
FUNDING SOURCE, WHETHER IT'S
GOING TO COME FROM THE GENERAL
FUND, THE SWEETENED BEVERAGE
TAX OR OTHER FUNDS.
I GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT
THE FREEDOMS AND A LOT, AND IT
ACTUALLY IS ONE OF THE
ORGANIZATIONS THAT RECEIVES
FUNDING OR HAS HISTORICALLY
FAMILIES AND EDUCATION LEVY
PROGRAM.
A HUGE FAN OF THE FREEDOM
SCHOOL PROGRAM, IF NONE OF YOU
HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN IN THEIR
SPACE, AND PARTICIPATED, I
HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT.
IT'S SUPER FUN, AND REALLY,
REALLY UNIQUE, AND CREATIVE,
AND INNOVATIVE, BUT I WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE HAVE A GOOD SENSE
OF WHERE THE REVENUES ARE
COMING FROM.
REALLY QUICKLY, IS THIS DIRECT
ALLOCATION, DOES THAT MEAN THAT
THE FREEDOM SCHOOL PROGRAM
DOESN'T INTEND TO APPLY FOR THE
ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY FUNDS
THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE LATER IN
THE SPRING OF 2020?
>> I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO
THAT.
WE CAN LOOK INTO IT.
WHAT I CAN REPORT ON IS THAT
THE FREEDOM SCHOOL EDUCATORS,
AND STUDENTS ARE NOT AN
ISOLATED GROUP.
THEY ARE IN COORDINATION WITH
MANY OTHER COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR, AND OTHER ADVOCACY
GROUPS THAT ARE AS A WHOLE, I
MEAN, AS A COLLECTIVE, ARE
GETTING ORGANIZED, AND HAVE
BEEN ORGANIZED TO PUSH FOR AN
APPROACH IN THE BUDGET FOR
THERE IS A SHIFT AWAY FROM
INCARCERATION, AND OVER FUNDING
OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND
INTO NOT ONLY RESTORATIVE
JUSTICE PROGRAMS, BUT ALSO
PROGRAMS LIKE THIS.
SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH OF
COLOR, AND LOW INCOME YOUNG
PEOPLE ARE A CRITICAL COMPONENT
FOR MAKING SURE THEY DON'T AND
UP IN THE SCHOOL TO PRISON
PIPELINE, SO IN OUR VIEW, AND
THE VIEW OF THE PEOPLE'S
PROJECT MOVEMENT, WHAT WE WOULD
WANT TO DO IS REDIRECT FUNDS
THAT HAVE BEEN PROPOSED TO
EXPAND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT,
AND FOR HIRING, FOR BONUSES,
INCENTIVES, AND ALL OF THAT,
AND IT IS SORT OF DOING THAT TO
FUND PROGRAMS LIKE THIS, THE
COMMUNITY PASSAGE PROGRAMS. THE
COMMUNITY JUSTICE PROGRAM.
>> I THINK THAT ANSWERS THE
QUESTION AROUND YOUR INTENT
AROUND FINDING A REVENUE
SOURCE.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE LOOKING
AT OTHER GENERAL FUND DOLLARS
AND CUTS FOR REDIRECTION.
I JUST WANT TO SORT OF SIGNAL
THAT TECHNICALLY, THE FREEDOM
SCHOOL PROGRAM WOULD BE ABLE TO
APPLY TO THE LEVEE ACCESS AND
OPPORTUNITY FUND, AND I THINK
THEY WOULD ALSO POTENTIALLY
QUALIFY UNDER THE SCHOOL-BASED
LEVY FUNDING THAT WOULD GO
THROUGH RAINIER BEACH, AND
EMERSON ELEMENTARY, SO I JUST
WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR AS IT
RELATES TO THAT.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE HAVE SOME POINT OF
INFORMATION AROUND WHETHER THIS
SORT OF DIRECT FUNDING MEANS
THAT THEY ARE NOT INTENDING TO
APPLY FOR THOSE BUCKETS OF
DOLLARS, WHICH ARE AVAILABLE
FOR THE PURPOSES OF
SUPPLEMENTING THEIR BUDGET, AS
WELL.
>> RIGHT.
WE WILL DEFINITELY LOOK INTO
IT, BUT I WOULD ALSO POINT OUT
ON MORNINGS WE'VE BEEN
DISCUSSING AMENDMENTS OUR
INTENT FOR WHAT WE WANT TO DO,
NOT FUNDING SOURCES, SO FOR
TODAY'S DISCUSSION, I'VE
ALREADY SIGNALED THE INTENT OF
THE MOVEMENT AND THE ORGANIZERS
WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THIS, AND
WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO.
IT'S NOT LIKE WE WANT THOSE
TAXPAYER FUNDS TO CONTINUE TO BE
DEVOTED TO THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT WHEN WE DON'T AGREE
THAT IT'S WORKING, AND FINDING
FUNDING SOURCES FOR THIS, WE
WANT TO SHIFT RESOURCES FROM
BEING DIRECTED TO THE POLICE,
AND TOWARDS THESE PROGRAM, BUT
I WOULD SAY OVERALL, SINCE
TODAY'S DISCUSSIONS HAVE BEEN
ON COUNCILMEMBER PRIORITIES TO
FUND, NOT IDENTIFYING FUNDING
SOURCES, I WOULD SAY WE SHOULD
HOLD ALL THE PROPOSALS TODAY TO
THE SAME STANDARD AND THEN
CONTINUED THE DISCUSSION ABOUT
WHERE WE WILL BE FINDING THE
FORMS.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
I DON'T MEAN TO -- I'M NOT
TRYING TO DIVERT THE
CONVERSATION OR CREATE A
DIVERSION.
THIS IS JUST THE DEPARTMENT TO
ANSWERS TO MY COMMITTEE, SO I
AM SUPER PROTECTIVE OF IT, AND
I WANT TO MAKE SURE AS WE ARE
LOOKING AT HOW TO FUND VERY
WORTHY PROGRAMS THAT WE ARE NOT
CUTTING INTO OTHER PRIORITIES
WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED AS A
CITY COUNCIL THROUGH THE
IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION
PLAN, SO I'M JUST TRYING TO
RECONCILE IN MY OWN HEAD WHERE
THOSE JIGSAW PUZZLE PIECES FIT
IN, SO IT'S HELPFUL FOR ME TO
HEAR FROM YOU WHAT YOUR INTENT
IS AROUND SOME OF THOSE
POTENTIAL REVENUE SOURCES, AND
THAT HELPS TO FORMULATE MY
THINKING AROUND HOW TO HELP
YOU, AND THE FREEDOM SCHOOL
PROGRAM, IN TRYING TO MAKE SURE
WE ARE MEETING THE ULTIMATE
NEEDS OF THE FUNDING THAT I
THINK IS APPROPRIATE FLAGGED BY
YOU.
>> CAN I MOVE US ON?
>> YEAH.
BUT BOTH OF YOU HAVE MADE
EXCELLENT POINTS.
COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO, YOU ARE
INTO THE OPPORTUNITY
SCHOLARSHIP PARTICIPATION.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL US MORE
ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE THINKING?
>> SURE, TO COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ'S EARS, THIS IS NOT A
BUDGET ASK, BUT TRYING TO
COMPLEMENT WHAT WE'RE DOING AS
A CITY ALREADY.
THE PROGRAM PROVIDES
SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOW AND MIDDLE-
INCOME STUDENTS WHO ARE
PURSUING AN EDUCATION IN
S.T.E.M.
FIELDS, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,
ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, AND
HEALTHCARE.
THE CITY ALLOWED THE STATE TO
BUY INTO THE PROGRAM TO QUALIFY
STUDENTS FROM SEATTLE.
WITH REVENUES TIGHTENING EVERY
YEAR, I THINK THE CITY SHOULD
BE JUMPING AT OPPORTUNITIES TO
LEVERAGE OUR OWN INVESTMENTS
WITH STATE DOLLARS.
AGAIN, THIS IS MATCHED DOLLARS
BY THE STATE.
THIS IS AN EXCITING PROGRAM I
HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING ON
IN THE PAST.
WE ARE EXPRESSING COUNCIL'S
INTEREST IN PARTICIPATING.
I WOULD RECOMMEND UPDATING
PROGRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE PROGRAM.
>> SORRY.
>> THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
>> IT'S MY AREA.
I AM PESTERING YOU ALL WITH
QUESTIONS.
I APOLOGIZE.
IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU
ENVISION WORKING UNDER THE
UMBRELLA OF SEATTLE PROMISED?
>> CORRECT.
THE INTEREST IS, I THINK IT CAN
COMPLEMENT SEATTLE PROMISED
INITIATIVE, SO I THINK IT WOULD
BE ABLE FOR US TO LEVERAGE THE
RESOURCES WE ARE HAVING.
W SOS HAS FOCUSED PARTICULARLY
ON HELPING YOUNG GIRLS AND
STUDENTS OF COLOR.
I THINK THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR US AS THE STATE HAS JUST
PROVIDED THE UPDATED POLICY
FRAMEWORK WITH HB.
SORRY.
HB 2158.
I THINK IT WAS REFERENCED IN
THE REMARKS.
THAT WOULD BE CLEAR FOR US TO
INCORPORATE AS WELL.
>> IF I CAN, IT MAKES TO BRING
UP A BODY OF WORK WHERE WE
MIGHT BE ABLE TO EXPLORE
LEVERAGING OPPORTUNITIES.
SEATTLE PROMISED HAS NEED-BASED
GRANTS, BUT ALSO IS REFERRED TO
EQUITY SCHOLARSHIPS.
THEY ARE JUST THE STIPENDS THAT
WE ARE GETTING.
I CONTINUE TO BE CONCERNED
ABOUT THE WAY IT IS FRAMED,
ABSENT A COMPLETED RACIAL
EQUITY TOOLKIT, WHICH IS
UNDERWAY ON THAT MODEL, THAT
THERE MIGHT BE AN UNINTENDED
DISPROPORTIONATE NEGATIVE
CONSEQUENCE IN TERMS OF GIVING
MORE MONEY TO THOSE WHO HAVE
MORE RESOURCES.
I THINK THIS MAKES A LOT OF
SENSE.
I THINK IT COULD HELP TO
MITIGATE SOME OF THE CONCERNS I
HAVE AROUND DISPROPORTIONATE
ACCESS VIA THE SEATTLE PROMISED
PROGRAM VERSUS THOSE WHO HAVE
LESS RESOURCES.
>> ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS FROM
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ AND
WOULD INCREASE ACCESS TO CARE
THROUGH S.E.
CUPP OR OTHER PROGRAMS.
>> THE NEXT THREE ARE YOURS, SO
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT
THEM INDIVIDUALLY OR IN
COMPANION FORM.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ, YOU ARE
ON.
WHY DON'T I TALK ABOUT THEM ALL
AT THE SAME TIME?
WHY DON'T YOU GO THROUGH ALL
THREE?
>> THANK YOU.
NUMBER SIX WOULD BE RELATED TO
THE PROPOSED EXPANSION OF C CAP.
IT WOULD REQUIRE ADDITIONAL
EFFORTS TOWARDS THREE AREAS.
THE FIRST IS CREATING SUPPLY IN
AREAS WHERE CHILDCARE PROVIDER
GAPS EXIST.
THE SECOND IS ALLOWING PROGRAM
PARTICIPATION FOR STUDENTS
ENROLLED IN ADVANCED DEGREE
PROGRAMS, AND THE THIRD IS
ALLOWING ADVANCED PARTICIPATION
BY THOSE WHO WORK BUT DO NOT
RESIDE IN THE CITY.
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN WOULD REQUEST
THAT DEAL ACCESS INFANT
CHILDCARE THROUGHOUT THE CITY,
AND EVALUATE THE ROLE THE CITY
COULD PLAY IN ACTING AS AN
INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE
CONNECTING FAMILIES WITH
PROVIDERS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ.
>> I AM SO EXCITED TO TALK
ABOUT THESE THREE ITEMS BECAUSE
IT'S ABOUT CHILDCARE AND
CREATING ACCESS SPECIFICALLY IN
THE ZERO TO THREE SPACE.
WE KNOW WE LIVE IN A CHILDCARE
DESERT.
WE KNOW THAT WHEN YOU DO FIND
ACCESS TO INFANT CARE, IT'S
INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE.
I'VE HEARD REPORTS OF ANYTHING
FROM $2000-$2500 A MONTH FOR
INFANT CARE IN THE ZERO TO
THREE SPACE.
I AM A HUGE FAN OF OUR CHILD
CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
HOWEVER, IT HAS BEEN VERY
UNDERUTILIZED AS A TUITION
SUBSIDY PROGRAM.
WHEN WE ASKED FOR INFORMATION
THAT REALLY AGGREGATED WHO IS
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE
PROGRAM, WE LEARNED A TOTAL OF
12, THAT'S 12 INFANTS, SIX IN
CENTER-BASED CARE AND SIX IN
HOME-BASED CARE, ARE ACTUALLY
PARTICIPATING IN THE C CAP
PROGRAM AS OF TODAY.
THAT MEANS APPROXIMATELY 61% OF
C CAP PROVIDERS INCLUDE INFANTS
IN THEIR AGE SPAN, BUT WE ARE
REALLY NOT SERVING THE INFANT
POPULATION, SO WHILE C CAP
EXPANSION IS A GOOD THING, AND
I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THE CONCEPT
OF EXPANDING C CAP, I THINK WE
NEED TO BE VERY INTENTIONAL
ABOUT MAKING SURE WE ARE
ENCOURAGING THOSE FAMILIES WHO
ARE EXPERIENCING THE GREATEST
FINANCIAL BURDEN AND ACCESS
ISSUES, WHICH IS THE ZERO TO
THREE SPACE, PARTICULARLY SINCE
THE CITY HAS A THREE AND 4-YEAR-
OLD SEATTLE PRESCHOOL
SUBSIDIZED MODEL THAT WE ARE
WORKING CLOSELY WITH STEEL TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
ADDRESSING THE INFANT CARE
NEEDS, SO I THINK WE CAN DO
MUCH BETTER THAN JUST SERVING
12 INFANTS ARE OUR C CAP
PROGRAM ACROSS THE CITY, AND
TRUST, AND BELIEVE THAT DEAL
WILL BE COMMITTED TO WORKING ON
INCREASING ACCESS TO INFANT CARE
VIA C CAP AND OTHER CITY
PROGRAMS.
THAT ADDRESSES NUMBER FIVE.
NUMBER SIX, C CAP EXPANSION
TARGETS.
WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT
INFORMATION, AND WE ARE NOW
GETTING FINANCIAL MODEL
INFORMATION TO SEE HOW IT WOULD
IMPACT THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES
SERVED, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT NOT
JUST TO FOCUS ON INCOME
ELIGIBILITY, BUT ALSO OTHER
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA THAT IS
CURRENTLY SERVING AS A BARRIER
FOR FAMILIES TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE C CAP PROGRAM.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US
TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT FOLKS WHO
HAVE CHILDREN AND CHILDCARE
NEEDS COME FROM ALL WALKS OF
LIFE.
THIS C CAP EXPANSION PROPOSAL
IN TERMS OF ELIGIBILITY IS
INTENDED TO ADDRESS SOME OF
THOSE IN THE AREA WHO ARE
SEEKING TRAINING OR HIGHER
EDUCATION, TO BE ALLOWED TO
PARTICIPATE, AND REALLY
RECOGNIZING THAT WE ARE AND
EMPLOYMENT HUB CENTER ACROSS
THE STATE, AND THAT MANY FOLKS
COME HERE TO WORK, AND IT WOULD
BE CONVENIENT FOR THEM TO BE
ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR
CHILDCARE PROGRAMS HERE IN THE
CITY.
EVEN THOUGH THEY DON'T LIVE
HERE.
LASTLY, MY BIG PIE IN THE SKY
IDEA IS HOW DO WE CREATE A
COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY AS A
CITY TO TACKLE THE ISSUES AROUND
CHILDCARE ACCESS FROM A
CITYWIDE PERSPECTIVE?
I HAVE DONE A LITTLE BIT.
MYOFFICE HAS DONE A LITTLE BIT
OF RESEARCH TO LOOK AT SOME
WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE IN
PLACES LIKE OHIO, NORTH
CAROLINA, NEW YORK CITY, AROUND
REALLY BEING INTENTIONAL,
COMING UP WITH A COMPREHENSIVE
STRATEGY TO ADDRESS THE
CITYWIDE NEEDS RELATED TO
CHILDCARE.
THIS WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
REALLY LOOK AT SOME OF THESE
BEST PRACTICES AND COME UP WITH
A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY FOR
ADDRESSING THE CHILDCARE NEEDS
OF WORKING FAMILIES ACROSS THE
CITY THAT AREN'T JUST CHILDCARE
OR CHILD CENTER-BASED, BUT
COULD BE LOTS OF DIFFERENT
CREATIVE MODELS FOR FAMILIES TO
BE ABLE TO ACCESS, AND TO BE
MEANINGFULLY CONNECTED TO US AS
WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE
EXPERIENCE OF PEOPLE EXPECTING
TO FIND THE RIGHT PLACE TO
ACCESS CHILDCARE, SO I THINK WE
NEED TO LOOK AT ALL MODELS, AND
REALLY HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE
WORKPLAN OVER THE NEXT YEAR OR
SO FOR FUTURE CITY COUNCIL TO
CONSIDER SUPPORTING.
BUT THAT'S GREAT.
I KNOW THE MAYOR HAS PUT IN A
SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF MILLIONS
TO EXPAND CHILDCARE ACROSS THE
CITY, BUT WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT
THE OPTIONS ARE, WHERE THEY ARE
AVAILABLE, AND DO WHAT WE CAN TO
EXPAND DAY CARE CENTERS WHERE
PEOPLE WORK, SO THEY CAN TAKE
THE CHILD IF NOT EXACTLY TO
THEIR WORK, AT LEAST CLOSE
ENOUGH.
THAT ALSO BRINGS ME TO THE
POINT THAT COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA AND I HAVE TALKED
ABOUT, WHICH IS TO HAVE ROOMS
WITHIN THE BUILDING, SO IF WE
ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE A
DEDICATED CHILDCARE CENTER,
PARTICULARLY FOR WOMEN BRINGING
IN THEIR INFANT, THEY WILL HAVE
A PLACE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THEM
IF THEY ARE FUSSY OR NEED
FEEDING.
JUST THAT THERE'S A WONDERFUL,
QUIET SPACE AVAILABLE FOR
PARENTS.
I THINK WE CAN DO THAT, AND
SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT IN
EVERY BUILDING DOWNTOWN.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE US DO THAT,
AND MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR
RECOMMENDATION.
>> I JUST WARD 2 TRY TO SEE IF
THERE'S A WAY I CAN TRY TO GET
IN ON ANY OF YOUR PROPOSALS,
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ.
TO SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE
RELATED, MUCH LIKE I DID WITH
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, AND HER
EFFORTS TO PROVIDE MENSTRUAL
PRODUCTS AT SHELTERS.
I ALSO INCLUDE DIAPERS.
THIS AN ORGANIZATION WHO IS
VERY INTERESTED IN PROVIDING
DIAPERS FOR ALL CITIES
PARTICIPATING IN THE SEATTLE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM.
THEY ARE LOOKING AT TRYING TO
HELP ANY FAMILY WHO SELF-
REPORTS TAPER NEED SCHOOL
READINESS STARTS WITH A DIAPER
CHANGE.
I AM HOPING WE CAN FUND THE
DIAPER PROVISION AND SHELTER
PROGRAMS THIS YEAR.
AS IT RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO
THIS, I WOULD BE HAPPY IF
THERE'S A WAY TO INCLUDE IN
YOUR ANALYSIS THAT YOUR
EVALUATION OF OUR PROGRAM, AN
EVALUATION OF WHETHER OR NOT
THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD FIT.
>> ABSOLUTELY, PARTICULARLY
TALKING ABOUT THAT ZERO TO
THREE SPACE.
I KNOW YOU ARE TALKING IN THE
CONTEXT OF OUR PRESCHOOL
PROGRAMS, BUT CERTAINLY IN THE
ZERO TO THREE AGE, THERE IS
BOUND TO BE AN IDENTIFIED NEED
FOR DIAPERS, AND I THINK IT
MAKES SENSE TO STAY SQUARELY
FOCUSED ON HOW WE ARE PROVIDING
ACCESS TO CHILDCARE, BUT I
THINK YOUR LAYERING ON TOP OF
THAT, OF ONCE WE ARE ABLE TO
GET FAMILIES SUCCESSFULLY
CONNECTED TO CHILDCARE
RESOURCES.
HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE
THE MOST MEANINGFUL SUSTAINABLE
ACCESS TO THOSE CHILDCARE
SERVICES?
IT'S CERTAINLY THE LACK OF
DIAPERS THAT CAN BE THE BARRIER.
>> MY STAFF WILL WORK WITH YOUR
STAFF.
THANK YOU.
>> IF I MAY TAKE A 32nd
ADVERTISEMENT HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ, I
REALLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
FOR YOUR DEEP DIVE, BUT ALSO
TO YOU, BREANNA, AND CODY IN
YOUR OFFICE.
YOU HAVE ALL DONE TERRIFIC WORK
FROM WHICH WE ARE ALL
BENEFITING.
I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEM,
TOO.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, AT THIS
POINT?
OTHERWISE, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE
ON TO THE OFFICE OF CIVIL
RIGHTS.
THOSE OF YOU SIGNING UP FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT, THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE.
WE HAVE TWO MORE DEPARTMENTS.
WE HAVE THE OFFICE OF CIVIL
RIGHTS NEXT AND THEN THE OFFICE
OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
YOLANDA, IF YOU ARE LISTENING,
úYOU WILL BE UP AND THERE ARE
ONLY FIVE BUDGET ACTIONS
PROPOSED BY COUNCILMEMBERS, SO
I SUSPECT BY A LITTLE AFTER
4:00, WE SHOULD BE READY TO GO.
>> AS YOU MENTIONED, WE WILL BE
TALKING ABOUT THE OFFICE FOR
CIVIL RIGHTS BUDGET.
I WILL DO A QUICK OVERVIEW OF
THE BUDGET IN THIS YEAR'S
PROPOSED FUNDS, THE 2020
PROPOSED BUDGET IS ABOUT $6.6
MILLION.
IT IS AN INCREASE OF ALMOST 10%
OVER THE 2020 ENDORSED BUDGET,
PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF A $330,000
INCREASE FROM THE TENTATIVE
AGREEMENT.
THE OTHER PART OF THE INCREASE
IS THE COST OF TWO FTEs.
14 COMMISSION SUPPORT FOR THE
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AND
THE LGBTQ COMMISSION, AND ONE
FTE TO INCREASE THE RACIAL
SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE TO
PROVIDE THE INCREASED NEEDS
THAT HAVE COME WITH THE
ANTIDISCRIMINATION AND ANTI-
HARASSMENT RECOMMENDATIONS.
I HAVEN'T IDENTIFIED ANY
CURRENT ISSUES FOR OCA.
I DIDN'T PROVIDE A SUMMARY, BUT
SOME OF WHAT THEIR WORK DOES IS
CRIMINAL JUSTICE RELATED, AND
ANY ISSUES TANGENTIAL TO THAT
WE WILL BE DISCUSSING IN THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE PAPER ON
MONDAY.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I
CAN MOVE INTO THE BUDGET
ACTIONS PROPOSED BY COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
THE FIRST IS TO MAKE PERMANENT,
TWO TEMPORARY PART-TIME
POSITIONS.
THIS IS FROM COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
THE TWO POSITIONS ARE NOTED AT
A COST OF ALMOST $124,000 FOR
TWO CIVIL RIGHTS ANALYST
POSITIONS.
IT'S ACTUALLY A DISPUTE
RESOLUTION MEDIATOR, AND
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
SPECIALIST, SO THAT COST IS
CLOSER TO $143,000.
>> THANK YOU.
PLEASE, PROCEED.
THIS PROPOSAL APPROPRIATES
FUNDING TO MAKE TWO TEMPORARY
PART-TIME CIVIL RIGHTS ANALYST
PERMANENT IN ORDER TO DECREASE
BACKLOGS BY ALLOWING THE
CAPACITY FOR OSR TO ENGAGE
ABOUT NEW CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS
THAT HAVE PASSED SINCE 2015.
THESE POSITIONS ARE CURRENTLY
TEMPORARILY FUNDED THROUGH THE
2019 SECOND-QUARTER
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET.
AS I THINK I MIGHT HAVE
MENTIONED BEFORE, THERE IS A
BACKLOG OF 61 CASES.
IT IS ANTICIPATING INCREASED
COMPLAINTS.
THEY'VE IMPLEMENTED SOME
ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES TO
RESPOND TO THE BACKLOG,
INCLUDING TERMINATION OF AN HUD
CONTRACT THAT REQUIRED THE CITY
TO DE-PRIORITIZE CASES FILED
WITH THE CITY AND IMPOSED A NEW
PERFORMANCE PLAN INVOLVING
CASES WITH HIGH ADMINISTRATIVE
IMPACT.
WE HAVE PASSED A COUPLE OF NEW
LAWS.
BOTH THE MESSED UP WORKER AND
CLOSED CAPTIONING ORDINANCE,
THEY INCREASE 10% IN
COMPLAINTS.
CURRENTLY, THE INVESTIGATORS ARE
THE STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE
TASKED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY
OF DOING EDUCATION AND
OUTREACH.
OSR DOESN'T HAVE ANY ONGOING
OUTREACH AND EDUCATION STAFF,
UNLIKE THE OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS, AND ALTHOUGH WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT MAKING PERMANENT
TWO EXISTING HALFTIME POSITIONS,
MY PREFERENCE, PARTICULARLY AS
IT RELATES TO THE COMMUNITY
OUTREACH POSITION IS TO MAKE
THAT A FULL-TIME POSITION.
>> GOOD.
THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER , I THINK YOU ARE
ADVOCATING FOR $25,000 TO
SUPPORT INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
CELEBRATIONS.
>> YES.
THIS WILL APPROPRIATE $25,000
FROM THE GENERAL FUND IN 2022
THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS.
IT'S FOR SEATTLE'S ANNUAL
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
CELEBRATION, WHICH WOULD
INCLUDE ALTHOUGH NOT
NECESSARILY LIMIT IT TO THE
MORNING MARCH, THE DAYTIME CITY
HALL CELEBRATION, AND THE
EVENING CELEBRATION AT THE
DAYBREAK STAR CENTER.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE HAS FUNDED
THESE ACTIVITIES EVERY YEAR OUT
OF THE BUDGETS OF DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING OCR.
HOWEVER, OUR ORGANIZERS AND
CITY STAFF CAN TELL YOU
PERSONALLY, RESOURCES FROM MY
OFFICE, AND THE STAFF AT THE
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS WHO ARE
TIRELESS ABOUT THIS, THEY HAVE
TO DO THIS EVERY YEAR.
THEY SPEND UNNECESSARY HOURS
EACH YEAR SECURING THE FUNDING,
WHEN WE KNOW THIS IS AN
EXTREMELY DESIRABLE EVENT, AND
THAT THERE IS A MANDATE FROM
THE MAJORITY OF THE COMMUNITY,
SO THIS INDICATES FUNDING TO
AVOID THE ANNUAL OVERHEAD, AND
I AM HAPPY TO ALSO SHARE THAT
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ SAID SHE
WOULDN'T BE HERE FOR A MOMENT,
BUT SHE IS SUPPORTING THIS.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT THREE ITEMS ARE
SIMILAR IN TONE.
THESE COME FROM COUNCILMEMBER
HERRELL.
$16,000 FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING
JR. UNITY DAY.
$16,000 FOR PRIDE PARADE, AND
$16,000 FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
CELEBRATIONS.
THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A
SUSTAINABLE, STEADY SOURCE OF
FUNDING.
CAN YOU DESCRIBE THAT?
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS
WOULD BE GENERAL FUNDS THAT
WOULD GET ADDED TO OCR'S BUDGET
ON AN ONGOING BASIS.
>> ANY COMMENTS?
OKAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THAT WAS THE MOST DIFFICULT ONE
OF THE DAY.
YOLANDA, THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT.
WE ONLY HAVE EIGHT BUDGET
ACTIONS PROPOSED BY
COUNCILMEMBERS.
>> BEFORE WE MOVE ON AND BEFORE
ASHA LEAVES, SORRY.
I JUST WANTED TO ASK.
THE CONVERSATIONS MY OFFICE HAS
BEEN HAVING WITH YOU AS IT
RELATES TO CREATING SOME LONG-
TERM SUSTAINABILITY FOR FUNDING,
WE DIDN'T IDENTIFY THAT AS AN
ISSUE I.D., OR A PROPOSAL IN
THIS ROUND.
IS THAT BECAUSE WE ARE WAITING
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION?
>> YES.
WE ARE WAITING FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION TO SEE HOW WE CAN
POTENTIALLY USE THOSE FUNDS OR
FIND POTENTIAL FUNDS TO CREATE
AN ONGOING SUSTAINED SOURCE
THAT ISN'T SO DEPENDENT ON
GENERAL FUND UP AND DOWN, SO WE
WILL BE DEVELOPING THAT IN THE
NEXT ROUND OF SESSIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
YOLANDA.
>> TO CLOSE OUT THE DAY, WE
WILL BE DISCUSSING THE OFFICE
OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND
THIS OFFICE, ALSO KNOWN AS OED
WORKS TO FOSTER AN INCLUSIVE
ECONOMY THAT GROWS FAMILY WAGE
JOBS AND INCREASES WEALTH AMONG
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.
IT HAS FOUR MAIN PROGRAM AREAS
SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURS,
BUILDING HEALTHY AND VIBRANT
NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICTS,
DEVELOPING THE TOWN OF YOUTH
AND ADULT, AND PARTNERING WITH
KEY INDUSTRY SECTORS.
WE WILL GO OVER THE DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN THE PROPOSED 2020 AND
ENDORSE 2020 BUDGET, HIGHLIGHT
A COUPLE OF ISSUES, AND DISCUSS
COUNCILMEMBER PROPOSALS AS
WE'VE BEEN DOING THROUGHOUT THE
DAY.
THIS IS THE BUDGET SUMMARY FOR
OED.
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS OF GENERAL
FUND ARE $11.2 MILLION, WHICH
REPRESENTS ABOUT A 10% INCREASE
OVER THE ENDORSED 2020 BUDGET,
SO ABOUT $1 MILLION.
MOST OF THIS INCREASE IS
ATTRIBUTED TO SALARY AND OTHER
BUDGET INCREASES.
THE ANNUAL WAGE INCREASE, AND
HIGHER INTERNAL SERVICES COSTS,
AND SOME POSITION
RECLASSIFICATIONS.
THE PROPOSED 2020 BUDGET ADS
300,000 IN GENERAL FUND SUPPORT
FOR THE ONLY IN SEATTLE
INITIATIVE, WHICH PROVIDES
GRANTS AND STAFF REPORTS TO
NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICTS.
THIS AD IS IN RESPONSE TO THE
FINDINGS OF A 2018 AUDIT BY THE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT, ALSO KNOWN
AS HUD, REGARDING THE USE OF
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT FUNDING, WHICH PROVIDED
OVER HALF OF SEATTLE'S BUDGET
IN THE 2019 BUDGET.
HUD ALLOWS THE USE OF COMMUNITY
BLOCK GRANT FUNDING FOR
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES,
BUT ONLY FOR DIRECT TECHNICAL
SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUAL
BUSINESSES AS OPPOSED TO ONLY
IN SEATTLE'S MORE COMPREHENSIVE
APPROACH TO ADDRESSING BROADER
ISSUES THAT BUSINESS DISTRICTS
ARE INTERESTED IN, SO THE
ADDITION OF THESE GENERAL FUND
DOLLARS WILL ALLOW ONLY IN
SEATTLE TO CONTINUE TO FUND
DISTRICT PRIORITIES SUCH AS
BEAUTIFICATION, INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPROVEMENTS, AND NEIGHBORHOOD
EVENTS, SO THE 300,000 OF THE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT FUNDS WILL BE SHIFTED TO
THE OFFICE'S NEW BUSINESS
STABILIZATION IMPROVEMENT FUNDS
THAT WILL DIRECTLY SUPPORT
INDIVIDUAL AND SMALL BUSINESSES
PRIORITIZING THOSE LOCATED IN
AREAS WITH HIGH RISKS OF
DISPLACEMENT.
ADDITIONALLY, THE PROPOSED 2020
BUDGET ADS $185,000 IN GENERAL
FUND FOR THE TRANSGENDER
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM.
COMPLYING WITH THE COUNCIL TO
ADOPT THE 2019 AND ENDORSED
2020 BUDGET.
MOVING ON TO ISSUE
IDENTIFICATION.
ONE OF THE TASKS THAT OED
UNDERTOOK THIS YEAR UNDER THE
DIRECTION OF THE MAYOR WAS TO
COLLABORATE WITH THE OFFICE OF
ARTS & CULTURE TO DETERMINE
WHAT THE FUTURE OF THE OFFICE
OF FILM MUSIC, WHICH IS HOUSED
IN OED TO WHAT END SHOULD THOSE
RESOURCES BE USED, AND WHETHER
THERE SHOULD STILL BE AN OFFICE
OF FILM OR MUSIC, OR WHETHER IT
SHOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO
ARTS AND CULTURE, OR ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT.
CONCURRENTLY, WITH DIRECTOR
LEE'S LEADERSHIP, HE HAS
PROPOSED THAT OED SHOULD BEGIN
IMPLEMENTING AN INCLUSIVE
ECONOMY AGENDA, WHICH WILL
CENTER RACIAL EQUITY WITHIN ALL
OF THE DEPARTMENT'S CORE
FUNCTIONS.
GIVEN THAT CONTEXT, IN THE
PROPOSED BUDGET, THE OFFICE IS
PROPOSING TO -- SO, CURRENTLY
THERE ARE EIGHT TOTAL POSITIONS
THAT ARE ASSIGNED TO THE OFFICE
OF FILM AND MUSIC, SO I'M GOING
TO BE DISCUSSING WHAT'S
HAPPENING WITH THOSE POSITIONS.
THEY ARE PROPOSING TO CONVERT
WHAT IS CURRENTLY THE VACANT
OFFICE OF FILM, THE MUSIC
DIRECTOR POSITION TO SERVE AS
THE CREATIVE CLUSTER.
THAT'S A BROADER VISION
DIRECTOR LEE SPOKE ABOUT LAST
WEEK.
WHEN HE WAS PRESENTING TO
COUNCIL.
THEY ARE ALSO PROPOSING TO ADD
A NEW INDUSTRY POLICY ADVISOR TO
SUPPORT POLICY AND PROGRAM
DEVELOPMENT ALONG WITH $164,000
OF GENERAL FUND TO SUPPORT THIS
POSITION.
THEY WILL TRANSFER THE BUSINESS
ADVOCATE TO ARTS, TO THE OFFICE
OF ARTS AND CULTURE, TO BE
SHARED WITH THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
ALONG WITH $50,000 IN ANNUAL
SUPPORT FOR THE SEATTLE MUSIC
COMMISSION.
BOTH OF THESE ARE SUPPORTED BY
THE REVENUES OF THE ADMISSIONS
TAX.
>> BEFORE YOU GO ON,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, DO YOU
HAVE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO
ADD?
>> NOT AT THIS POINT.
>> ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS AN
ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST
HOUSED IN OFFICE OF FILM MUSIC,
PROPOSED TO BE CLASSIFIED AS A
COMMUNITY DEVELOPING SPECIALIST
TO SUPPORT DATA COLLECTION AND
ANALYSIS FOR THE ENTIRE OFFICE,
AND FOR ALL OF OED'S, AND NOT
JUST FOR THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY,
úOR THE FORMERLY OFFICE OF FILM
AND MUSIC.
THAT WILL REQUIRE A $7000
INCREASE IN GENERAL FUND
SUPPORT.
THE OTHER EXISTING FIVE FTE
POSITIONS IN THE OFFICE OF FILM
AND MUSIC REMAIN UNCHANGED.
THE INTENT IS TO ENSURE BECAUSE
THESE PROVIDE PERMITTING SUPPORT
FOR FILLING AND SPECIAL EVENTS,
AND OTHER CORE FUNCTIONS FOR
THE OFFICE OF FILM MUSIC.
THEY ARE NOT PROPOSING TO MAKE
ANY CHANGES TO THOSE POSITIONS.
JUST GIVEN THAT THIS IS A NEW
INITIATIVE, COUNCILMEMBERS MAY
WANT TO CONSIDER OR MAY WANT
TO ALLOW FOR THE CONVERSION OF
THE VACANT OFFICE OF FILM AND
MUSIC DIRECTOR POSITION TO THE
CREATIVE INDUSTRY CLUSTER
DIRECTOR AS PROPOSED, BUT
POSSIBLY WAIT TO AND THE
CREATIVE POLICY ADVISOR AND
TELL THE OFFICE HASN'T HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO FILL THE
DIRECTOR POSITION, AND CAN THEN
DEMONSTRATE A CLEAR NEED FOR
THIS POSITION, SO THAT'S ON
PAGE 2 OF THE MEMO, WHERE THERE
ARE SOME OPTIONS THERE.
OBVIOUSLY, ONE OF THEM
OBVIOUSLY IS TO LEAVE IT AS
PROPOSED, BUT THE COUNCILMEMBER
MAY WANT TO ADD POSITION
AUTHORITY, AND CUT THE FUNDING
FOR THE POSITION UNTIL THE
OFFICE CAN COME BACK AND
DISCUSS EXACTLY WHAT THEY HAD.
THEY HAD SOME PROPOSALS, BUT
WITH THE NEW DIRECTOR MAY HAVE
A CLEAR IDEA, FOR BOTH THE
POSITION AND THE FUNDING IF
THEY SO CHOOSE.
>> YOLANDA, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK
A QUESTION.
I AM DELIGHTED THAT WE HAVE
BOBBY LEE ON BOARD.
HE HAS DONE SUCH AN INSPIRED
JOB.
WORKING WITH OUR OFFICE OF ARTS
& CULTURE, THAT SEEMS LIKE A
NATURAL CONNECTION.
WITH THE FILM INDUSTRY, THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON IS ABYSMAL
IN TERMS OF COMPARING TO
VANCOUVER, OR OREGON AND
CALIFORNIA WITH THE AMOUNT OF
SUBSIDIES THAT WE PROVIDE THE
INCOMING FILM.
DO YOU KNOW WHETHER WE HAVE
CONTINUED TO LOOK AT THAT?
WHATEVER OUR STRATEGIC ADVISOR
WOULD DO?
WOULD THAT BE PART OF HIS OR
HER ROLE TO SEE WHETHER WE CAN
GET THE LEGISLATURE MOVING BACK
IN THAT DIRECTION?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, MAYBE,
YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD?
>> THAT DOVETAILS NICELY INTO
THE OPTION I WOULD LIKE TO
CONSIDER.
RATHER THAN CUTTING THIS
POSITION, I WOULD REALLY LIKE
THE COUNCIL TO USE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE SOME
DEFINITION FOR WHAT OUR
EXPECTATIONS ARE FOR THIS
POSITION.
AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE OFFICE
OF ARTS & CULTURE, AND THE
OFFICE OF FILM AND MUSIC UNDER
OED DID A LONG PROCESS OF
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AROUND
THIS PROPOSED RESTRUCTURE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THEY HEARD
OVER AND OVER AGAIN IS THE
OFFICE OF FILM AND MUSIC,
UNLIKE THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND
CULTURE, ONE OF THE PRIMARY
PURCHASES THEY SERVE FOR THE
ARTS COMMUNITY IS A ROLE THAT
IS REALLY RELATED TO THE
BUSINESS SIDE OF THESE
PARTICULAR SECTORS, SO REALLY
SERVING AS HELPING FILM AND
MUSIC WORKERS TO ADDRESS SOME
OF THE REGULATIONS ASSOCIATED
WITH DOING THEIR WORK.
ONE OF THE LARGEST PIECES OF
THIS OCCURS UNDER THE SPECIAL
EVENTS OFFICE AS IT RELATES
SPECIFICALLY TO PERMITTING
SPECIAL EVENTS.
FILM SHOOTS ARE CONSIDERED
SPECIAL EVENTS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THE FILM
INDUSTRY NEEDS IS SOMEBODY
WHO'S DEDICATED TO THE
PERMITTING PROCESS FOR FILM
SHOOTS.
THIS POSITION CAN SERVE THAT
FUNCTION.
SO, I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO
ADD A LITTLE MORE SPECIFICITY
ABOUT WHAT OUR EXPECTATIONS ARE
FOR THIS POSITION.
IN A WAY THAT ALIGNS FOR FOLKS
A LITTLE LATER.
>> VERY GOOD.
>> OKAY.
THE NEXT ISSUE WAS THIS
BUSINESS RECRUITMENT AND
RETENTION CONSULTANT SERVICES.
LAST YEAR, DURING THE BUDGET,
GREEN SHEET 22 FOR WAS ADOPTED,
WHICH CUT $1000 FROM GENERAL
FUND FROM OED'S TO 2019 AND
2020 ENDORSED BUDGETS, PROPOSED
TO SUPPORT GREATER SEATTLE
PARTNERS, A PUBLIC-PRIVATE
CORPORATION.
THE EXECUTIVE STILL FULLY FROM
THE THIS CONTRACT IN THE 2019-
2020 PROPOSED BUDGET ADDING
$100,000 GENERAL FUND INTO
OED'S BASELINE.
THE OPTIONS WOULD BE TO CUT
THIS FUNDING, CUT PART OF THIS
FUNDING, AND TO TAKE NO ACTION.
>> SEEING NO QUESTION, LET'S
MOVE ON TO THE BUDGET ACTIONS.
WE'VE GOT THE FIRST THREE, ALL
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA'S.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE SPEAKING
POINTS?
>> I HAVE NUMBER ONE.
>> OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO IS TO
SUPPORT HIGH ROAD
APPRENTICESHIPS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO
THAT?
SURE.
I WILL SPEAK ON BEHALF OF
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
OUR LOCAL WORKFORCE COUNCIL
DOES INCREDIBLE WORK PARTNERING
WITH BUSINESSES TO MAKE SURE
YOUTH AND ADULTS HAVE ACCESS TO
JOBS, AND HAVE THE TOOLS
NECESSARY FOR THE WORKFORCE.
THIS WOULD FOCUS ON HIGH ROAD
EMPLOYMENT.
THIS PERSON WANTED SURE THAT WE
WORK WITH TEHRAN EMPLOYEES TO
PLACE PEOPLE IN LIVING WAGE
JOBS, SO PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THE
CITY CAN AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE
CITY.
RECENT CONVERSATIONS AROUND THE
GREEN NEW JAIL ARE EXAMPLES OF
WORKERS LEAVING SKILLED JOBS.
WE MUST ENSURE THAT WE ARE NOT
STOPPING LIVING WAGE UNION JOBS
WITH BENEFITS FOR MINIMUM WAGE
JOBS.
A HIGH ROAD APPRENTICESHIP WOULD
ENSURE WE HIRE SKILLED WORKERS,
AND DON'T SACRIFICE WORKERS,
AND UNITS IN BROADER
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CHANGING
WORKPLACES IN THE ENVIRONMENT.
>> GREAT.
ANY QUESTIONS?
ITEM NUMBER TWO.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ?
PLEASE, PROCEED.
>> SURE.
I HAVE NOTES FROM COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
THIS IS HER PARTICULAR ITEM.
I BELIEVE THIS IS A SLY.
CITY POLICIES AND PROGRAMS SUCH
AS THE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE, MANDATORY HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY PROGRAM,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCE,
ETC.
ETC., ENCOURAGES THE CO-
LOCATION OF HOUSING AND OTHER
COMMUNITY ASSETS INCLUDING
LOCALLY SERVING SMALL
BUSINESSES, AND SERVICE
PROVIDERS, PARTICULARLY FOR
NEIGHBORHOODS AT HIGH RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT.
SIMILAR TO RESIDENTS IN RABEN
COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR AT SEATTLE SMALL
BUSINESSES IN THE AREA ARE
FACING DISPLACEMENT PRESSURES,
AND SERVICE PROVIDERS SUCH AS
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS OFTEN
STRUGGLE TO FIND THE SPACE TO
OPERATE.
THE LOCATION OF THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVING ASSETS
WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS A
KEY EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT AND
COMMUNITY STABILIZATION
STRATEGY, AND HOPES TO ROOT
BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS ALIKE.
DEVELOPERS WANT TO SERVE LOCAL
BUSINESSES IN THEIR NEW
PROJECTS, BUT THEY MAY LACK THE
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE OR
RELATIONSHIPS NECESSARY TO
IDENTIFY PROSPECTIVE TENANTS,
OR THE TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE TO
PURSUE THIS TYPE OF
PARTNERSHIP.
THIS STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT WOULD REQUEST THAT THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COLLABORATE WITH THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING, THE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS,
AND THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO PLAN
RESOURCES THAT WOULD CONNECT
OWNERS AND DEVELOPERS WITH
SMALL BUSINESSES AND SERVICE
PROVIDERS SEEKING COMMERCIAL
TENANCIES.
THE RESOURCES COULD INCLUDE,
FOR EXAMPLE, A DATABASE OF
SMALL BUSINESSES SEEKING
COMMERCIAL SPACE, OR AT AT RISK
OF DISPLACEMENT, OR WHO HAVE
ALREADY BEEN DISPLACED IN AN
INVENTORY OF EXISTING
COMMERCIAL SPACES, AND
COMMERCIAL SPACE
UNDERDEVELOPMENT.
INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
COMMERCIAL SPACE, SUCH AS THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE, SEATTLE PRESCHOOL
PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION ON
PERMITTING LEASING, LICENSING
AND OTHER POLITICAL PROCESSES
RULES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS.
IT WOULD ALSO REQUIRE THAT THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING AND
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND
INSPECTIONS PROVIDE THESE
RESOURCES TO ALL DEVELOPERS
PURSUING MIXED-USE RESIDENTIAL
PRODUCTS BOTH AFFORDABLE AND
MARKET RATE AT PRE-APPLICATION
MEETINGS.
IN ESSENCE, THE INTENT OF THIS
LEGISLATION IS TO PROVIDE THE
NECESSARY INFORMATION AND
RESOURCES TO HOUSING DEVELOPERS
TO FACILITATE THE CO-LOCATION
OF NEIGHBORHOOD AMENITIES AS WE
WORK TO ADVANCE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT AND FIGHT
DISPLACEMENT FOR POLICIES THAT
ENCOURAGE THE CO-LOCATION OF
THE HOUSING, SMALL BUSINESSES,
AND SERVICES.
I AM REALLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS
PARTICULAR REQUEST.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO
MAKE SURE IN OUR POLICIES, WE
HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE NEED TO
DO, LOCATION AND BE REALLY
INTENTIONAL WITH THOSE
INVESTMENTS, BUT I THINK IT'S
FOOLHARDY TO BELIEVE IT'S JUST
GOING TO HAPPEN ON ITS OWN, SO
I THINK THIS IS A REAL GOOD WAY
TO IMPLEMENT, AND REALLY CREATE
A STRUCTURE TO OPERATE THAT
INTENT THAT WE HAVE EXPRESSED
IN MANY OF THE POLICIES THAT WE
HAVE PASSED IN THIS AREA.
THEY COULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR
OVERALL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ACROSS THE CITY.
>> OKAY.
THE NEXT ONE IS ADDING $50,000
OF GENERAL FUND MONEY TO
IDENTIFY STRATEGIES TO ASSIST
SMALL BUSINESSES THROUGH
PERMITTING PROCESSES.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU.
AGAIN, THIS PROPOSAL IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
AT APPROPRIATE $50,000 TO
ASSIST SMALL BUSINESSES ARE A
CITY PERMITTING PROCESS WITH
$25,000 TO GO TO SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION &
INSPECTIONS, AND $25,000 TO GO
TO THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT TO EXPLORE
PERMITTING STRATEGIES AND
EFFICIENCIES FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES, PARTICULARLY THOSE
OWNED AND OPERATED BY PEOPLE OF
COLOR, AND IMMIGRANT
BUSINESSES.
OED WOULD SPECIFICALLY WORK TO
TRANSLATE AND DEVELOP MATERIALS
TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES,
AND NAVIGATE THE PERMITTING
PROCESS, AND TRAIN COMMUNITY-
BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE
PERMIT CODES FOR THEIR
BUSINESSES.
THIS IS A GREAT PROPOSAL.
IT REINFORCES OED'S EFFORTS,
AND MY INTEREST IN HELPING TO
SUSTAIN AND PRESERVE LEGACY
BUSINESSES.
IT ALSO ALIGNS WITH THE WORK
THAT THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED IN ONE
OF HER EXECUTIVE ORDERS COMING
SOON AFTER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
THE SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY
COUNCIL THAT HAS A CITYWIDE
ADVISORY TEAM OF FOLKS
REPRESENTING MULTIPLE
DEPARTMENTS THAT WORK TO HELP
BUSINESS OWNERS, SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS, NAVIGATE CITY SYSTEMS,
OFTEN PERMITTING SYSTEMS, AND
THE FACT THAT THIS TECHNICAL
SUPPORT WILL HELP SMALL
BUSINESSES EXPAND THEIR
BUSINESSES THROUGH BRICK AND
MORTAR INVESTMENTS, IT'S ONE OF
THE TOP STRATEGIES OF OED THAT
I BELIEVE HAS A LOT OF MERIT AND
WILL PRODUCE A LOT OF RESULTS.
THE TOOL WILL FURTHER ENSURE
THAT PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE
ENGLISH AS THEIR PRIMARY
LANGUAGE HAVE ASSISTANCE
ENSURING THAT THIS TACTIC IS
ACCESSIBLE TO THEM, AS WELL.
AS WE KNOW, BUSINESSES THAT
HAVE A LOT GOING ON FOR THEM
CAN BE EXCLUDED BECAUSE OF
LANGUAGE BARRIERS IN TAKING
THAT NEXT STEP TO EXPANSION.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
THE NEXT ONE, COUNCILMEMBER
ADDING $50,000 TO SURVEY
BUSINESSES IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT.
>> YES, THE CENTRAL AREA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS QUITE
UNIQUE, ACTUALLY BECAUSE IT
REPRESENTS, TRULY SMALL
BUSINESSES, MICRO BUSINESSES.
BUSINESSES THAT ARE STRUGGLING,
AND SORT OF CHRONICALLY
STRUGGLING.
A LOT OF SELF-EMPLOYED
INDIVIDUALS.
MANY PEOPLE OF COLOR, AND THIS
IS SOMETHING THAT THEY'VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT THAT THEY WOULD
LIKE TO CONDUCT A SURVEY OF
THEIR TRULY SMALL BUSINESSES,
AND SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS,
SMALL BUSINESSES, IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT THAT ARE UNDER
INTENSE PRESSURES OF
DISPLACEMENT, AND
GENTRIFICATION.
WE JUST SAW WHAT HAPPENED TO --
CUISINE ON THE ESLER.
MY OFFICE COHOSTED A
PROGRESSIVE SMALL BUSINESS
LUNCH THIS PAST SATURDAY WITH
THE CENTRAL AREA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE.
WE HAD BUSINESS OWNERS COME TO
úTHE MEETING FROM COLUMBIA CITY
AND THE RAINIER VALLEY.
THEY ACTUALLY WOULD LIKE A
SIMILAR SURVEY IN THE SOUTH END
OF SEATTLE, AS WELL, SO IT
LOOKS LIKE IT'S SOMETHING THAT
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE BEEN
LOOKING FOR.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT ONE IS PRESIDENT
HERRELL.
$2000 TO SUPPORT REDEVELOPMENT
OF THE SEATTLE VOCATIONAL
INSTITUTE.
I THINK WE PUT MONEY IN THIS
LAST YEAR, AND IT WAS A PROJECT
THAT OUR FORMER SPEAKER OF THE
HOUSE WAS REALLY SUPPORTING.
MAYBE, YOU CAN TELL US IF YOU
KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT WHERE THE
MONEY WENT LAST YEAR, AND WHERE
THE MONEY WILL GO THIS YEAR.
>> I CAN ADD MORE DETAIL ABOUT
THIS PROPOSAL.
AS YOU NOTED LAST YEAR, THE
COUNCIL APPROPRIATED $100,000
TO THE INITIAL SETUP OF THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT COMMUNITY
PRESERVATION DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY, WHICH WAS THEN
ESTABLISHED BY THE WASHINGTON
STATE LEGISLATURE AND SIGNED BY
THE GOVERNOR EARLIER THIS YEAR,
SO THAT IS NOW AN ENTITY IN
EXISTENCE, AND SO, THE INTENT
OF THE C PDA, THAT'S WHAT THE
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IS KNOWN
AS, IS FOR IT TO GENERATE
REVENUE WITH HAVING THE SEATTLE
BUILDING -- THE BUILDING THAT
THE SEATTLE INSTITUTE CURRENTLY
OCCUPIES WILL BE TRANSFERRED
FROM SEATTLE COLLEGES TO THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT COMMUNITY
PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY, AND THAT'S HOW IT
WILL GENERATE REVENUE, SO THAT
AMOUNT, I BELIEVE, IS TO SUPPORT
SOME OF THE PREDEVELOPMENT
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH --
BECAUSE THE BUILDING HAS FALLEN
INTO DISREPAIR.
SO, THE EFFORT IS TO FIND THE
MONEY TO IMPROVE IT, AND
POTENTIALLY REUSE IT FOR A LOT
OF COMMUNITY-BASED USES,
INCLUDING HOUSING, POTENTIALLY.
>> GREAT.
PERHAPS, YOU WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK TO ITEM 6.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO.
YOLANDA, IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE
BASICS, I WILL JUMP IN.
>> THIS PROPOSAL WOULD ADD
$150,000 IN GENERAL FUNDS TO
STUDY DEPLOYMENT OF FOSSIL
FUELS AND STRATEGIES FOR
TRANSITIONS FOR WORKERS.
>> COLLEAGUES, IT'S GREAT TO
PASS THE GREEN NEW DEAL
RESOLUTION BACK IN AUGUST.
THAT COMMITTED THE CITY TO
BECOMING CARBON POLLUTION FREE
BY 2030, WHICH MEANS WE HAVE
ABOUT A DECADE TO ELIMINATE
FOSSIL FUEL USE IN SEATTLE.
I HAVE LEGISLATION IN MY
COMMITTEE.
ABOUT BANNING NEW HOOKUPS FOR
NATURAL GAS.
WE'RE FIGURING OUT WHAT THE
PATH MIGHT BE FOR THAT, BUT
THAT IS A MINUSCULE PIECE OF
THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE
I WE ARE GOING TO EFFECTIVELY
GET OFF FOSSIL FUELS.
THE IMPACT OF GETTING OFF
FOSSIL FUELS WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT.
PART OF THE GREEN NEW DEAL
COMMITMENT THAT WE MADE AS A
CITY MADE WITH THE NATIONAL
MOVEMENT AND NOW INTERNATIONAL
MOVEMENT IS THAT HOW WE
TRANSITION FOLKS JUSTLY IS
REALLY IMPORTANT.
WHAT I MEAN ABOUT THAT IS BEING
REALLY CONSCIENTIOUS ABOUT THE
JOBS THAT WILL BE CREATED AND
THE JOBS LOST, AND UNDERSTAND
WHO WILL BE IMPACTED, AND HOW
THEY WILL BE IMPACTED.
HAVING VERY INFORMED POLICY
DECISIONS.
WE CAN'T GET CHANGE WITHOUT
CHANGING A LOT OF THINGS, BUT
WE CAN DO THE CHANGE IN A WAY
THAT GENERALLY KEEPS PEOPLE
WHOLE, OR WE CAN DO THE CHANGE
IN A WAY THAT LEAVES A LOT OF
DAMAGE IN ITS WAKE.
THE INTENT BEHIND THIS IS TO
CONTRACT WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS
EXPERTISE IN THE LABOR MARKET
TO LOOK AT THE IMPACT OF A
TRANSITION OFF OF FOSSIL FUELS
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE, AND
UNDERSTAND WHICH TYPES OF JOBS
WILL BE CREATED BECAUSE OF THE
NEW OPPORTUNITIES AS WE SWITCH
TO ALL ELECTRIC BUILDINGS AND
TRANSPORTATION SECTORS.
AND WHAT JOBS WILL BE LOST AS
WE MAKE THAT TRANSITION.
I THINK THAT WILL HELP FUTURE
BOARDS BE AWARE OF THAT
TRANSITION IN THE NEXT DECADE.
MY STAFF HAS REACHED OUT TO A
NUMBER OF FIRMS THAT DO THIS
TYPE OF WORK, WHICH IS HOW WE
GOT THE $150,000 ESTIMATE.
WE THINK THAT'S A GOOD START TO
GET US A GOOD PIECE OF
INFORMATION THAT WILL BE REALLY
HELPFUL FOR A COUNCIL IN 2020
THAT WANTS TO CONTINUE WORKING
ON THE GREEN NEW DEAL.
>> THANK YOU FOR REACHING OUT
TO OUR LABOR UNIONS.
MAKE SURE WE NO WE ARE DOING
BOTH, MOVING TOWARDS NEW
TECHNOLOGY AND AT THE SAME
TIME, MAKING SURE THE JOBS ARE
STILL HERE FOR THOSE THAT MAY
BE DISPLACED.
CAN YOU TALK TO ME A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT PUGET SOUND REGIONAL
COUNCIL?
AND WHAT THEY ARE DOING, AND
WHETHER THEY CAN BE PARTNERS
WITH US?
>> I DON'T HAVE A GOOD ANSWER
FOR THAT, BUT I CAN CERTAINLY
REACH OUT TO FOLKS.
I CAN SEE WHAT INFORMATION THEY
HAVE, AND WHAT EXPERTISE THEY
HAVE ON THAT.
THEY OBVIOUSLY DO A LOT OF A
NELSON ON JOBS GROWTH.
AND ALSO HOUSING GROWTH.
I AM NOT AWARE THAT THEY DROVE
DOWN TO SPECIFIC LEVELS ABOUT
THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY, BUT
THEY MAY.
WHY DON'T I REACH OUT TO THEM
AND SEE IF THAT CAN HELP FORM
THIS, OR MAYBE IF WE ARE EVEN
LUCKY, THEY HAVE THE ANSWER FOR
US, AND WE DON'T NEED TO GO
FORWARD.
>> I WOULD SUGGEST WE REACH OUT
TO DAVE AND SOME OF HIS
PARTNERS.
I KNOW HE'S DONE A LOT OF WORK,
SURPRISINGLY ON GEOTHERMAL, AND
OTHER ALTERNATIVES, SO IT WOULD
BE GREAT GET THEIR INPUT.
>> I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
WE HAVEN'T TAKEN ENOUGH STEPS
FORWARD ABOUT PUTTING SOME MEAT
ON THE BONES OF WHAT THAT
ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE IN ORDER TO
GIVE THE CONFIDENCE TO OUR
FOLKS THAT ARE WORKING IN THESE
INDUSTRIES THAT WE ARE TRYING
TO TRANSITION OFF OF.
WE NEED THEM TO BE BY OUR SIDE
FOR THESE STRATEGIES.
I THINK PUTTING SO DELUZ IN
THIS.
IF THE INFORMATION EXISTS ABOUT
WHAT THE EMPLOYMENT, WITH THE
NUMBER OF JOBS ARE THAT ARE
DEPENDENT ON FOSSIL FUELS, AND
WHAT KIND OF RETRAINING IS
NECESSARY TO MOVE PEOPLE OUT OF
THOSE JOBS AND INTO OTHER JOBS,
EVEN IF THAT INFORMATION
ALREADY EXISTS SOMEWHERE.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
TO SPEND SOME DOLLARS, TO MOVE
US FORWARD.
IN ACTUALLY DEVELOPING A JUST
TRANSITION STRATEGY.
IF WE'VE GOT THE DATA, THAT'S
GREAT.
I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD
REASON TO NOT SPEND THIS MONEY,
IS WHAT I'M SAYING.
WE SHOULD FIGURE OUT SPENDING
IT ON THE NEXT STEP.
>> VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, YOU ARE
ON A ROLL.
DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE
FILM INDUSTRY?
>> YEP.
THE NEW POSITION I MENTIONED
EARLIER IS SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED
ON THE SPECIAL EVENTS
PERMITTING PROCESS.
IT WILL BE SEPARATE FROM ALL OF
THE OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS PERMITS
THAT THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT DOES, BUT THERE ARE
A LOT OF OTHER TASKS THAT GO
ABOVE AND BEYOND THE ISSUANCE
AND NEGOTIATION OF THAT INITIAL
PERMIT THAT I REALLY CRITICAL
TO THE ABILITY OF THE FILM
INDUSTRY TO OPERATE HERE IN
SEATTLE, SO I AM WORKING WITH
STAKEHOLDERS WHO DO THIS WORK
IN DEVELOPING THIS PROPOSAL
FURTHER, AND HOPING TO HAVE A
LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION FOR
FORM B.
>> VERY GOOD.
THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF OUR
COUNCILMEMBER PROPOSALS FOR
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
AND FOR THE OTHER FOUR OFFICES
THAT WE HAVE HEARD OR THE OTHER
THREE OFFICES WE'VE HEARD FOR A
TOTAL OF FOUR.
YOLANDA, THANK YOU, THANK YOU TO
CENTRAL COUNCIL STAFF.
THANK YOU FOR BEING AT THE
TABLE, ALLISON.
YOU HELPED US ORGANIZE
EVERYTHING VERY WELL.
THIS PART OF OUR MEETING IS
CONCLUDED, AND WE ARE TURNING
TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE'VE GOT 12 PEOPLE SIGNED UP.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE
AND FOR LISTENING TO THE
PRESENTATIONS, SO, SO FAR
JACKIE McCORMICK AND BRIAN
MYERS, YOU BOTH ARE HERE TO
TALK ABOUT RISE ABOVE, SO IF
YOU ARE HERE, I WOULD LIKE TO
INVITE YOU TO COME TO THE
MICROPHONES.
AFTER THAT, ROBIN SCHWARTZ, AND
MICHELLE IS HERE TO TALK ABOUT
OUR CONCORDE INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
JACKIE, GO AHEAD.
>> MY NAME IS JACKIE McCORMICK
FROM THE NEZ PERCE TRIBE AND
COFOUNDER OF RISE ABOVE.
I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY AND POSSIBILITY TO
BRING RISE ABOVE TO SEATTLE AND
KING COUNTY.
RISE ABOVE WAS FOUNDED TO
EMPOWER YOUTH AND CREATE
RESILIENCY.
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE
POSSIBILITY TO BRING IT HERE.
OUR GOAL IS TO MEET KIDS WHERE
THEY ARE AT, AND NOT TRY TO
FORCE SOMETHING ON KIDS, BUT
ENGAGE THEM IN THINGS THEY ARE
PASSIONATE ABOUT.
WE BELIEVE THAT'S WHEN THEY
LEARN AND ABSORB THE MOST
INFORMATION.
WE PARTNER WITH PROFESSIONAL
ATHLETES, TRIBES, AND TRIBAL
LEADERS FOR DISEASE PREVENTION.
WE BELIEVE IN A HOLISTIC
APPROACH.
WE WANT TO CREATE INCREASED
MENTORSHIP AND EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES FOR NATIVE USE IN
SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I AM BRETT MYERS, COFOUNDER
OF RISE ABOVE WITH JACKIE.
JACKIE IS VERY HUMBLE.
JACKIE WAS THE YOUNGEST
EXECUTIVE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR
TRIBE, A DIVISION I ATHLETE,
WHO JUST COMPLETED HER SCHOOLING
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
TO SECURE A CERTIFICATE WORKING
WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
SURVIVORS.
SHE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT KIDS
AND PEOPLE.
MY BACKGROUND.
I GREW UP HERE IN SEATTLE.
THE LAST 15 YEARS, I HAVE SPENT
SERVING INDIAN COUNTRY.
I WAS A FORMER DEPUTY DIRECTOR
OF THE 17 NATIONS HERE IN
WASHINGTON.
THE BULK OF OUR CLIENTS ARE
STUDENTS, KIDS, WHO CAME FROM
KING COUNTY.
SPECIFICALLY, I WORKED CLOSELY
WITH SINCLAIR.
WE HAD A VERY MODALITY BASED
PROGRAM, AND THAT WAS THE
GENESIS OF RISE ABOVE.
WHO USE SPORTS, CULTURE, AND
MUSIC.
WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SERVE NATIVE YOUTH AND THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> ROBIN SCHWARTZ AND MICHELLE,
PLEASE COME UP TO THE
MICROPHONES.
WE HAVE A THIRD PERSON.
WE HAVE GRIEDI TALKING ABOUT
LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR
SURVIVORS.
AFTER THAT, WE HAVE DONE.
>> THANK YOU FOR ACCEPTING
COMMENTS.
MY NAME IS ROBIN SCHWARTZ.
I LIVE IN SOUTHPARK.
I'M A PARENT AT CONCORDE
INTERNATIONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
I WAS HERE TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT OF THE CONCORDE ACCESS
RANT.
I'M GOING TO TOUCH ON THE MAIN
POINTS.
WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS A SAFE
AND EFFECTIVE PATHWAY INTO OUR
SCHOOL.
IT OPENS UP OUR PLAYGROUND TO
NEIGHBORS AND IT'S THE FIRST
STEP FOR OUR STUDENTS TO TAKE
WALKING TRIPS AT FIRMS TO LEARN
ABOUT SALMON, HARVEST,
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND MORE.
AS COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD SAID ,
THE STUDENT COMMUNITY IS 80%
CHILDREN OF COLOR, 74% LOW-
INCOME CHILDREN, AND 60%
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS.
BECAUSE OF A HOST OF SOCIAL AND
CULTURAL BARRIERS, WE ARE NOT
ABLE TO ORGANIZE AND ADVOCATE
AS SOME COMMUNITIES CAN.
WE CANNOT FISCALLY SUPPORT THE
KIND OF FUNDRAISING THIS
REQUIRES.
HOWEVER, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING
SLOWLY AND STEADILY, MAKING
PROGRESS ON THE GOALS SET OUT
IN OUR READING CONCORDE PROJECT
FOR THREE YEARS.
WE KNOW OUR KIDS DESERVE SAFE,
BEAUTIFUL AND USEFUL
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
JUST AS KIDS IN WEALTHIER
COMMUNITIES.
AS WE HEAD INTO ANOTHER WINNER,
WHICH MEANS ANOTHER EIGHT
MONTHS OF USING A MUDDY
HILLSIDE INTO A PARKING LOT TO
GAIN ENTRY INTO OUR SCHOOL, MY
PTA WOULD BE THRILLED TO ACCESS
THIS FUNDING AND LET THE
COMMUNITY KNOW THAT WORK WILL
BEGIN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING.
>> MY NAME IS MICHELLE.
SINCE 2005, I'VE BEEN WORKING
WITH THE CONCORD ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL.
I WORK WITH THE SEATTLE PARKS
FOUNDATION FOR THE GREENING
CONCORD PROJECT, WHICH INCLUDES
A HOST OF PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS
TO THE SCHOOL GROUNDS.
THEY ALL ENHANCE THE LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT AT THE SCHOOL.
I WANT TO THANKED THE COUNCIL
FOR CONSIDERING THIS FUNDING
REQUEST TOWARDS THE BASIC
INFRASTRUCTURE OF A PHYSICAL
RAMP THAT WILL INCREASE ACCESS
TO THE SCHOOL, IT'S FIELD, IT'S
FLOWERS, AND THE PLAYGROUND.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> IS IT GRIEDI.
AM I GETTING CLOSE?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY.
I AM AN ATTORNEY WITH THE
SEXUAL VIOLENCE LAW CENTER.
OUR ATTORNEYS PROVIDE FREE
LEGAL REPRESENTATION, AND
ASSISTANCE TO SURVIVORS OF
SEXUAL ASSAULT, ABUSE,
TRAFFICKING, HARASSMENT AND
STALKING.
MY COLLEAGUES AND I EACH, ON
AVERAGE, WILL END UP ASSISTING
OR REPRESENTING APPROXIMATELY
100 SURVIVORS ANNUALLY.
I CANNOT EMPHASIZE HOW GREAT
THE NEED IS.
ONE IN THREE WOMEN WILL
EXPERIENCE SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN
THEIR LIFETIME.
ONE IN SIX MEN.
ONE IN TWO NON-BINARY PERSONS,
AND THE NUMBERS INCREASE IF YOU
IDENTIFY AS INDIGENOUS, OR
HOMELESS, OR YOU HAVE A
DISABILITY, OR YOU ARE
UNDOCUMENTED.
I AM URGING THE COUNCIL TO VOTE
IN FAVOR OF FUNDING FOR THE
LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR SEXUAL
ASSAULT SURVIVORS.
IT'S DEVASTATING, ISOLATING,
LIFE ALTERING.
TRYING TO NAVIGATE THESE LEGAL
SYSTEMS.
OR QUASI LEGAL SYSTEMS, SUCH AS
EMPLOYERS INVESTIGATIONS OR
TITLE IX HEARINGS.
IT'S NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE
DEPENDING ON THE ARGUMENT
YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE RELATED
TO TRYING TO PROTECT YOUR
SEXUAL HISTORY OR STEALING
RECORDS, OR TRYING TO PROTECT
YOUR IMMIGRATION STATUS.
IT WILL BE NO SURPRISE TO THIS
COUNCIL HOW DEHUMANIZING THE
SYSTEM CAN BE.
SEXUAL ASSAULT IS ABOUT POWER.
IT'S NOT ABOUT SEX.
THE POWER IMBALANCE FAVORS THE
OFFENDER.
BY SUPPORTING THE FUNDING FOR
LEGAL REPRESENTATION, YOU ARE
SUPPORTING JUSTICE FOR
SURVIVORS, AND WHAT WE ARE
ACTUALLY ASKING FOR IS TO BRING
SOME BALANCE BACK TO OUR
SURVIVORS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
COMING.
NEXT FOUR ARE ALL TALKING ABOUT
THE OFFICE OF FILM AND MUSIC.
DOUG, JAMES, NATE, AND ANDREW.
>> COUNCILMEMBER BARTCHAK,
ANDREW IS NOT HERE TODAY.
SINCE WE ARE COMING AS A
COALITION, CAN I MIGHT ASK HOW
LONG WE HAVE?
>> WHY DON'T YOU TALK FOR AS
MANY MINUTES AS YOU WANT NOT
EXCEEDING FIVE TOGETHER.
>> A PIECE, RIGHT?
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> YOU ARE GOING TO BE UP THERE
BY YOURSELF.
>> WE ARE GOING TO ENCOURAGE
YOU TO GO LESS.
>> THANK YOU FOR HEARING US.
AS A MEMBER OF TEAMSTER 399, I
AM A LOCATION MANAGER FOR
TELEVISION AND MOTION PICTURE
IS.
THOSE OF US HERE HAVE BEEN
DEPUTIZED BY OUR OTHER UNION
BROTHERS AND SISTERS TO
REPRESENT THE 3000 WORKING
UNION MEMBERS OF THE FILM
INDUSTRY IN THE SEATTLE
METROPOLITAN AREA.
THE LEADERS OF OUR COALITION
ARE UNABLE TO BE HERE TODAY.
MELISSA PURCELL, LOCAL 488,
DAVE JACOBSON, LOCAL 174, PAUL
MAILMAN, DIRECTOR OF
PHOTOGRAPHY, AND STEWART, THE
SON OF PHOTOGRAPHER LOCAL.
SHEILA ALLEN, GUILDS PRESIDENT
OF THE LOCAL S.A.G.
AWARD ACTORS UNION.
DAVID WITH THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY
AND PRESIDENT OF SEATTLE MUSIC.
ANDREW JOSLIN, THE ADVOCATING
CHAIR OF THE NORTHWEST CHAPTER.
OUR COALITION CAME TOGETHER
BECAUSE OUR INDUSTRIES GROWING
CONCERN ABOUT THE PROPOSED
CHANGE IN DIRECTION OF THE
OFFICE OF FILM AND MUSIC.
AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT.
IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR, THE
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE, KAIT
PARKER, LEFT HER POSITION.
WHEN SHE LEFT, SINCE JANUARY,
WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET AN
APPOINTMENT WITH THE MAYOR TO
DISCUSS OUR CONCERNS FOR WHAT
WAS GOING TO HAPPEN TO THE
OFFICE.
SINCE THAT TIME, FOR TWO
MONTHS, THERE WAS NOT A PEEP
FROM THE MAYOR.
WE HAD A MEETING WITH THEM
SUBSEQUENTLY, AND SINCE THAT
TIME, AND UNDER THE MAYOR'S
LEADERSHIP, CONTRARY TO HER
STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR THE
CREATIVE ECONOMY AT FRANKLIN
HIGH SCHOOL LAST MONTH, THERE
HAS BEEN A DELIBERATE EFFORT TO
DISSOLVE AND DELETE THE OSM.
THERE HAS BEEN NO DIRECT FOR
HIGHER.
THE MUSIC COMMISSION HAS BEEN
MOVED TO ARTS AND CULTURE, AND
WAS INITIALLY PROPOSED TO BE
MERGED INTO THE EARTH
COMMISSION.
OFM IS BEING DISMEMBERED,
LOOTED, AND PARTED OUT.
SOME STAFF FUNCTIONS ARE BEING
PROPOSED TO BE MOVED TO THE
OED.
SOME ARE PROPOSED TO GO TO ARTS
AND CULTURE.
WE HAVE HAD TO REPEATEDLY ASK,
IN PERSON OR VIA EMAIL, ONLY TO
BE MET WITH SILENCE OR
OBFUSCATION UNTIL WE TOOK OUR
CASE TO YOU.
ONLY NOW ARE WE GETTING ANSWERS
THAT HAVE LEFT US ALL EXTREMELY
SKEPTICAL OF THE PROPOSED
CHANGES AND STAFFING
REALIGNMENTS.
THE MAYOR REQUESTED A STUDY OF
THE NEEDS OF OUR INDUSTRY
INVOLVING SCORES OF
STAKEHOLDERS AT NINE MEETINGS
EARLIER THIS YEAR.
THIS WAS COMPLETED AND SENT TO
THE MAYOR AT THE END OF AUGUST.
A TIMELINE OF THIS PROCESS
CLEARLY INDICATES THAT THESE
PROPOSED CHANGES WERE WELL
UNDERWAY BEFORE THE REPORT WAS
COMPLETE OR EVEN FINISHED DATA-
GATHERING.
THE $20,000 STUDY WAS A SHAM
HELD UP AS THE ORIGIN OF THE
SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES NOW
PROPOSED.
NOW, THERE IS A PROPOSAL TO TAKE
THE REMNANTS OF OFM FOR A
CREATIVE STRATEGY THAT HAS YET
TO BE DESIGNED, HAS ANY GOALS
AND HAS NO ACCOUNTABILITY TO
SHOW GROWTH AND JOBS, WAGES,
BUSINESS AND REVENUE.
MANY OTHERS ARE BEING PROPOSED
DESPITE WHAT HAS BEEN
REPEATEDLY REQUESTED BY
INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS, SERVED
BY THE OSM FOR THE LAST THREE
DECADES.
WE SIMPLY BELIEVE THAT THE
UNION WORKERS AND BUSINESS
OWNERS AT THE FRONT LINE OF AN
INDUSTRY THAT PROVIDES FAMILY
WAGE JOBS AND BENEFITS ARE BEST
SUITED TO DIRECT HOW TO COMBAT
CHALLENGES AND TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF OPPORTUNITIES.
WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT
STAKEHOLDERS POLICIES ARE
PRIMED TO HELP PUSH SEATTLE TO
THE FOREFRONT OF NEW CREATIVE
JOBS AND BUSINESSES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
JEFF, DOUG?
>> MY NAME IS NATE.
I AM HERE IN TWO CAPACITIES.
FIRST AS THE LEAD ORGANIZER FOR
THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
MUSICIANS.
SEATTLE LOCAL 4693, AND ALSO AS
A COUNCIL APPOINTED MUSIC
COMMISSIONER.
I WOULD START BY SAYING I AM
HERE IN SUPPORT OF MY
COLLEAGUES FROM LABOR IN THE
FILM INDUSTRIES, AND I WOULD
LOVE TO SEE THEM BE GIVEN THE
SAME OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVOCATE
FOR THEIR INDUSTRY THAT I'VE
BEEN GIVEN. I THINK A FILM
COMMISSION IS IMPERATIVE TO
BRING THE VOICES OF THOSE THAT
ARE DOING THE WORK TO THE
TABLE.
UNFORTUNATELY, RIGHT NOW, AS A
COMMISSIONER, I WOULD SAY WHILE
WE ARE ALL EXPERTS IN THINGS
MUSIC, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH
FILM PRODUCTION EXPERTISE WE
WOULD HAVE.
NOW AS A COMMISSIONER, I FEEL
LIKE WE'RE BEING MORE AND MORE
BROUGHT TO THE TASK TO MAKE
CHOICES ABOUT AN INDUSTRY WE
ARE NOT PART OF.
MY ASK IS THAT YOU CONSIDER ANY
BREAK TEPID YOU CAN FIND,
WHEREVER YOU CAN FIND IT TO
ALLOW THE PROPER VOICES FROM
THE PROPER INDUSTRIES TO BE
BROUGHT TO THE TABLE BEFORE ANY
CHANGES CAN BE MADE.
THANK YOU.
>> I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU AN
EXTRA MINUTE BECAUSE I'M HAPPY
TO SEE YOU.
THIS FAVORITISM HERE.
>> WE SHARE THE SAME BIRTHDAY.
>> BY A COUPLE OF DECADES.
>> MY NAME IS JAMES.
I THINK THE IMPORTANT THING TO
REALIZE HERE IS THE OFFICE OF
FILM AND MUSIC WAS CREATED BY
STAKEHOLDERS, ORIGINALLY IN THE
90s BY FILMMAKERS.
WE WANTED TO WORK WITH THE CITY
TO MAKE THINGS BETTER.
THEN AGAIN IN THE 2000'S, WHEN
IT BECAME THE OFFICE OF FILM
AND MUSIC.
STAKEHOLDERS ASKED FOR THAT
CHANGE.
LATER, STAKEHOLDERS DID THE
SAME THING AND THAT'S WHY IT
WAS ADDED.
THE CREATIVE ECONOMY AGENDA WAS
NOT ASKED FOR BY ANYBODY.
WE HAVE TALKED TO HUNDREDS OF
PEOPLE.
THIS GROUP REPRESENTS 3000.
IT WAS NEVER REQUESTED.
IT WAS A MANDATE GIVEN TO US.
BUT ONE PERSON WE'VE MET WITH
UNDERSTANDS IT.
I COULD TELL YOU ALL HAVE HAD
TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING WHAT IT
MEANT, TOO.
THE SNOW MEASURABLE ECONOMIC
GOAL.
THERE'S NO ACCOUNTABILITY IN
PLACE.
AND TO KEEP IT ON TRACK, IT'S
SIMPLY BAD POLICY, NOT JUST FOR
FILMMAKERS AND MUSICIANS.
WHAT WE WANT IS TO PAUSE ON THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF DISSOLVING
THE OFFICE OF FILM AND MUSIC.
AND LET THE STAKEHOLDERS WHO
SERVED AS THE FRONT-LINE
WORKERS AND BUSINESSES IN THIS
DRIVE THE AGENDA.
THAT WOULD BE THREE THINGS.
A FULLY FUNCTIONING FILM
COMMISSION RUNNING OUT OF THE
OFFICE OF FILM AND MUSIC,
STAKEHOLDERS DRIVING THE
AGENDA, A FULLY FUNCTIONING
MUSIC COMMISSION, AND THE
OFFICE OF MUSIC DRIVING THE
AGENDA, AND HAVE THOSE TWO
GROUPS WORK COLLABORATIVELY
WITH YOU, AND WORK WITH THE
OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO DRIVE
FORWARD THE AGENDA, INCLUDING
HIRING A DIRECTOR FOR THE
OFFICE.
THREE SIMPLE THINGS THAT WE
THINK WILL RIGHT THE SHIP IN
THE DIRECTION IT SHOULD BE
GOING.
>> SUPER.
YOU FORGOT SOME NOTES.
EITHER LEAVE THEM OR SEND THEM
TO US.
I APPRECIATE HAVING THEM.
THOSE ARE GOOD RECOMMENDATIONS
BUT I DID LET YOU GUYS GO OVER,
BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE HAVE CHLOE GAIL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JOEL AND
MELISSA IN THAT ORDER.
CHLOE, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
ALL OF THE TIMES.
>> I AM THE CODIRECTOR OF THE
REACH PROGRAM.
AS WELL AS, JUSTICE MODELS AND
INTENSIVE CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH
HIGH NEEDS.
I AM HERE TODAY.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, WE HAVE
BEEN BUILDING A NEIGHBORHOOD
OUTREACH MODEL SUCCESSFULLY
OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY AND
WITH OUR BUILDING ASSOCIATION
PARTNERS, PARTICULARLY THE
BALLOT BUILDING OR SORRY
BUILDING ASSOCIATION, WHICH
PILOTED THIS PROJECT WITH US.
WE THINK THIS IS A BETTER,
STRONGER MODEL FOR OUR OUTREACH
BECAUSE IT ALLOWS US TO BUILD
TRUST WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE
LIVING ON SHELTERS, AND LETS US
RESPOND SPECIFICALLY TO
COMMUNITY NEEDS, AND BUILD
BETTER LASTING CHANGE.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON TWO
ISSUES.
I WILL SAY, I SUPPORT ANY
INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT BRING
MORE HOUSING TO OUR COMMUNITY,
BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A CRITICAL
CRISIS RESPONSE.
ONE ISSUE IS FROM COUNCILMEMBER
PACHECO, JUST TO CONTINUE THE
FUNDING THAT WE HAVE IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BUSINESS
ASSOCIATIONS TO CONTINUE
PROVIDING OUR OUTREACH MODEL,
WHICH JOEL IS GOING TO SPEAK
TO.
THE SECOND IS TO CONTINUE THE
PURPLE BAG PROJECT, WHICH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAS
SPOKEN ABOUT, WHICH REALLY
PROVIDES A CRITICAL TOOL FOR
US TO HELP PEOPLE TAKE CARE OF
THEIR OWN TRASH IN THEIR OWN
AREA, AND WHEN THEY ARE TRYING
TO LIVE OUTSIDE, BOTH IN
RESPONSE TO NEIGHBORS AND
PEOPLE LIVING OUTSIDE.
>> I AM JOEL.
I AM ONE OF THE OUTREACH
WORKERS BASED WITH THE
NEIGHBORHOOD MODEL.
I WAS PART OF THE NAVIGATION
TEAM BEFORE REACH MOVED AWAY
FROM THAT MODEL.
I WANT TO SPEAK FIRST JUST TO
SAY THE IS MISS ASSOCIATION
GROUPS HAVE BEEN GREAT TO US.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WORKING IN
NEIGHBORHOODS WHO SPECIFICALLY
KNOW THEY CAN RESPOND DIRECTLY
TO BUSINESS LEADERS.
IT ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE
BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP WITH
THE COMMUNITY LIVING OUTSIDE.
IT HAS BEEN A HUGE HELP TO THE
WORK WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO,
AND THE PURPLE BAG PROGRAM HAS
BEEN AN INCREDIBLE ASSET TO
PEOPLE LIVING OUTSIDE.
IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE LARGEST
FRICTION POINTS FOR THE
UNSHELTERED AND HOUSED
COMMUNITY.
HAVING A SAFE WAY FOR PEOPLE TO
RESPECTFULLY GET RID OF THEIR
GARBAGE HELPS THE PUBLIC SAFETY
ENCAMPMENTS.
IT ALLOWS THEM TO HAVE THE
DIGNITY OF A HOME WHILE WE ARE
WORKING ON WHAT CHLOE SAID WAS
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING,
PERMANENT HOUSING FOR FOLKS.
>> THANK YOU BOTH FOR COMING.
WE HAVE ONE LAST SPEAKER.
AS YOU ARE LEAVING, THANK YOU
FOR THE GREAT WORK YOU ARE
DOING.
WE COULDN'T BE DOING THIS WORK
WITHOUT YOU.
MANY THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
BOTH AT THE TABLE AND AT THE
MICROPHONES.
MELISSA?
I THINK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
CHILDCARE SUBSIDIES?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.
I AM THE MANAGER OF THE
CHILDCARE FAMILY CENTER,
OPERATED BY CHILDCARE
RESOURCES.
WE SERVE FAMILIES STATEWIDE.
WE HEAR FROM OUR CITY OF
SEATTLE FAMILIES WHEN THEY CALL
US ABOUT THE COST OF CHILDCARE
IS TOO MUCH.
FAMILIES ARE STRUGGLING TO MAKE
ENDS MEET.
IT HAS RISEN TO THE POINT WHERE
WE ARE ONE OF THE MOST
EXPENSIVE STATES FOR CHILD CARE
BETWEEN THE AGES OF ZERO AND 13.
FAMILIES OFTEN DO NOT QUALIFY
FOR SUBSIDY HELP, WHICH FOR A
FAMILY OF FOUR IS LESS THAN 51
504 GROSS.
WE ARE HEARING FROM TWO PARENT
HOUSEHOLDS WHERE BOTH PARENTS
ARE IN THE $20 AN HOUR RANGE,
INCLUDING JOBS AS
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE WORKERS,
AMAZON DELIVERY CHARGES,
NONUNION MAINTENANCE WORKERS,
WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR CHILD
CARE ASSISTANCE.
IN A CITY WHERE THE COST OF
CHILDCARE IS MORE THAN A HOME
MORTGAGE, WHERE DOES THIS PUT
FAMILIES?
YOU WOULD IMPROVE THE LIVES OF
CHILDREN BY ALLOWING THEM TO
HOLD RELATIONSHIPS WITH
CAREGIVERS, AND SET CHILDREN UP
FOR SUCCESS IN OUR CITY.
I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE MEDIAN INCOME RANGE.
IS $93,500.
BY INCLUDING THE PROPOSED
EXPANSION, WE ARE AT A MINIMUM
CATCHING UP TO OUR OWN MEDIAN
INCOME.
THAT IS SOMETHING TO CONSIDER
WHEN REVIEWING THE BUDGET
DETAILS.
ALSO, THE INEQUITY MEDIAN
HOUSEHOLD IS JUST $42,500,
NEARLY HALF OF BLACK HOUSEHOLDS
IN SEATTLE HAVE AN INCOME OF
LESS THAN $35,000, THE DATA
SHOWS.
CENSUS DATA ALSO SHOWS THE TOP
5% OF SEATTLE HOUSEHOLDS, THE
AVERAGE INCOME IS NOW $600,000,
WAIT, $600,000 I CAN'T
PRONOUNCE IT.
IT'S THAT LARGE.
>> I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF SEATTLE
FAMILIES THAT ARE CONTACTING US
LOOKING FOR CHILD CARE, AND THE
CITY OF SEATTLE SUBSIDY PROGRAM
IS AN IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE
PROGRAM.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU FOR COMING.
WE'VE GOT ONE MORE PERSON IN
LINE.
DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK WITH US
TODAY?
>> ARE YOU GUYS STILL TALKING
ABOUT THE TINY HOUSES?
>> THAT'S GOING TO BE IN 20
MINUTES.
>> IT'S THE NEXT MEETING.
>> OKAY, SORRY.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE AT THE
END OF PUBLIC COMMENT.
THIS HAS BEEN QUITE A DAY.
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES FOR BEING
SO ENGAGED.
THIS MEETING WILL ADJOURN
TODAY.
IT STARTS AGAIN TOMORROW
MORNING AT 9:30 WITH
TRANSPORTATION, AND THEN WE
WILL HERE FROM TNC BOTH IN THE
MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON,
AND I HOPE THAT WE WILL NOT
HAVE A MEETING THAT LASTS INTO
THE FRIDAY EVENING.
WE WILL SEE WHERE THAT GOES.
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.