THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
I AM GOING TO BRIEFLY MAKE SOME
COMMENTS TO THE CHAIR'S REPORT.
I WILL START WITH LAST WEEK WE
HELD A PUBLIC HEARING AND A BIG
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAD
AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW THEIR
SUPPORT FOR LIBRARY PROGRAMS.
WE SENT THOSE OF FINAL PROGRAMS
FOR REVIEW.
I WANT TO THANK USHA VERY MUCH
FOR THE GREAT WORK SHE HAS DONE
AS WELL AS THEY DEEM.
I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES
AND WORKING SO DILIGENTLY WITH
US TO PREPARE AND BRING FORWARD
THIS LEGISLATION IN THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
FOR BACKGROUND WE WERE WORKING
WITH THE LIBRARY AND TALKING
ABOUT THE FOUR MAJOR
CATEGORIES.
THIS HISTORY GOES BACK TO 1998.
THE LEVY THAT WE HAD IN 2012
AND NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT 2019.
WE SHOULD ADD THAT IN 2018 THE
LIBRARY DID DO AN ASSESSMENT
SURVEY.
I WANT TO THANK THE LIBRARY
BOARDOF TRUSTEES. IT'S A
VOLUNTARY BOARD OF 5 MEMBERS.
THEY DEDICATE THEIR TIME AND
EFFORT TO MAKING SURE THAT THEY
GIVE US POLICY AND DIRECTION
AND FOR THE PUBLIC.
THE -- I WANT TO FOCUS AND MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE CLEAR THAT THE
TRUSTEES HAS EXCLUSIVE CONTROL
OVER LIBRARY EXPENDITURES.
ANY ALLOCATIONS, CHANGE AND
REGARDING THE USE OF FUNDS FOR
SPECIFIC PURPOSES SUBJECT TO
BOARD APPROVAL.
THERE ARE TWO OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS, FRIENDS OF THE
LIBRARY AND THIS PUBLIC LIBRARY
FOUNDATION.
THESE VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS
HELP GUIDE OUR CITY AND ELECTED
OFFICIALS ON HOW TO BEST PLAN
AND USE ONE OF OUR MOST
VALUABLE AND PUBLIC ASSETS, THE
PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM IN WHICH
WE HAVE 27.
>> WE HAVE THREE CRITICAL
AMENDMENTS TO THE BASE
LEGISLATION.
I WANT TO THANK OUR
COUNCILMEMBERS FOR WORKING WITH
OUR OFFICE AND USHA FOR COMING
FORWARD TO HELP US DRAFT AND
PUT TOGETHER SOME AMENDMENTS
AND LEGISLATION.
AFTER THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT WE
BELIEVE WE HAVE -- IF ALL GOES
AS PLANNED, WE WILL HAVE TWO
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO REFLECT
CHANGES THAT WE MAKE TODAY.
TODAY IS THE 4th AND LAST
COMMITTEE MEETING FOR US TO
DELIBERATE ON THESE BEFORE I
CONDUCT COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION FOR THE APRIL 22
AGENDA FOR A FINAL VOTE WHICH
IS MONDAY.
MONDAY, RIGHT?
>> YES.
>> I'M NOT GOING TO DO THE
WHOLE RECAP I'M GOING TO ADD
THIS.
IN THE LAST TWO YEARS THE
PUBLIC LIBRARY HOSTED AT LEAST
SIX MAJOR CONVERSATIONS OR TOWN
HALLS AND MEETINGS.
THEY HAVE A SURVEY THAT HELD
26,000 RESPONSES ON PRIORITIES
AND CITYWIDE.
ALSO SEVERAL MEETINGS WITH THE
CITY THAT AFFIRMED THE FOLLOWING
. OPEN HOURS AND ASK SIZE,
COLLECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND
MAINTAINING CLEAN AND SAFE
BUILDINGS.
I SEE YOU TOOK OUT THE WORD
SEISMIC BECAUSE YOU KNOW I
CAN'T NORMALLY SAY THAT.
WHAT I DON'T LOOK AT IT, I CAN
SAY.
THANK YOU.
>> THE PROPOSAL CONTINUES
CRITICAL OPERATION AND EXPANDS
ON SERVICES TO KEEP UP WITH
GROWTH.
THIS IS BASED ON FOUR CRITERIA
AND INCORPORATES HIS 25% OF THE
LIBRARY BUDGET.
BEFORE WE DISCUSSED AMENDMENTS
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO
REMIND EVERYONE OUR ROLE AT THE
LEVY PROCESS.
A FINAL COUNCIL VOTE DETERMINES
THE FINAL PROPOSAL FOR LIBRARY
LEVY ON THE AUGUST 6 BALLOT FOR
THE VOTERS TO DECIDE WHETHER OR
NOT THE LEVY IS IMPLEMENTED.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE AGAIN
FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND TO FIND
WAYS TO IMPROVE THIS LEVY.
WITH THAT, THAT IS THE CHAIR'S
REPORT.
NADINE CAN YOU READ THE FIRST
ITEM INTO THE RECORD.>> CB
119491 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
REGULAR PROPERTY TAXES;
PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMISSION TO
THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE
CITY AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD
ON AUGUST 6, 2019, A
PROPOSITION TO LIFT THE LIMIT
ON REGULAR PROPERTY TAXES UNDER
CHAPTER 84.55 RCW AND AUTHORIZE
THE CITY TO LEVY ADDITIONAL
TAXES FOR UP TO SEVEN YEARS FOR
THE PURPOSE OF SUSTAINING
INVESTMENTS IN LIBRARY
OPERATING HOURS, COLLECTIONS,
TECHNOLOGY, AND MAINTENANCE
WHILE EXPANDING ACCESS TO
OPPORTUNITY THROUGH ADDITIONAL
HOURS, LIBRARY MATERIALS, AND
TECHNOLOGY AND UNDERTAKING
SEISMIC RETROFITS OF THREE
LIBRARY FACILITIES; AUTHORIZING
CREATION OF A NEW FUND; AND
RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING
CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
>> WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO
TODAY IS, ONCE YOU READ INTO
THE RECORD, WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE OUR SHARE TS UP THEN WE
WILL DEFER TO THE COUNCIL
MEMBER WHOSE AMENDMENT WE WILL
BE DISCUSSING.
I WILL HANDED OVER TO USHA FOR
A MOMENT, MORE THAN A MOMENT
THEN I WILL HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER
GONZALES ADDRESS OR AMENDMENT.
>> A QUICK OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE
HAVE DISCUSSED AND THEN SPEAK
TO YOU AND SOME OF THE
AMENDMENTS.
>> ON MARCH 28 LIBRARY
PRESENTED ITS PROPOSAL FOR THE
RENEWAL OF THE LEVY TO COLLECT
$213.3 MILLION OVER THE NEXT
LEVY..
ON APRIL 8 WE DISCUSSED ISSUES
IDENTIFIED BY CENTRAL STAFF AND
IN ADDITION TO POTENTIAL
AMENDMENTS THAT COUNCILMEMBERS
WERE CONSIDERING BRINGING.
AT OUR LAST COMMITTEE MEETING
ON APRIL 11 WE DISCUSSED MORE
POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO PROPOSE
FOR A VOTE.
AT THE LAST MEETING THERE WAS
SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT
UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF
GENERAL FUND VERSUS LEVY FUNDS
AND HOW THOSE TWO SUPPORT THE
LIBRARY'S OPERATION.
I WILL SPEAK QUICKLY TO THAT.
GENERAL FUND HAS NOT BEEN
DISPLACED AS A LARGE EXCUSE ME
FOR THE MOST PART, BY LEVY
FUNDS OVER THE PAST SEVEN
YEARS.
THERE HAS BEEN VERY LITTLE
DISPLACEMENT INTENTIONALLY MADE
FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO LEVY
FUNDS.
FOR THE MOST PART ANY DECREASE
HAS BEEN THROUGH REDUCTION TO
ALLOCATION TO GENERAL FUND
RATHER THAN DISPLACED BY LEVY
FUNDING.
>> IF NO ONE HAS ANY CURRENT
QUESTIONS I WILL PROVIDE A
QUICK SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS THAT ARE UP TODAY
FOR A VOTE.
THERE ARE THREE PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS.
I WANT TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM BY
GONZALEZ, ONE TO ADD OUR SYSTEM
WIDE.
AND ONE TO EXPAND THE COMMUNITY
RESOURCE SPECIALIST PROGRAM. IF
ANY OF THESE AMENDMENTS MOVE
FORWARD WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE
TWO POTENTIAL TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS. ONE WILL UPDATE THE
AMOUNT OF THE TAX RATE AS -- SO
IT IS REFLECTED ACCURATELY ON
THE BALLOT AND I WANT TO HAD A
LEVY CATEGORY.
WITH THAT I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO SPONSORING COUNCILMEMBERS.
>> YES.
AHEAD.
>> GO AHEAD.
THANK YOU.
>> AS IT RELATES TO THE ISSUE
OF THE PROPORTION OF THE LEVY
FUNDS TO THE GENERAL FUND
CONTRIBUTION, I UNDERSTAND THE
ANSWER TO THE QUESTION THAT WAS
ASKED LAST TIME IS THAT THERE
HAS BEEN AN DISPLACEMENT OF
LEVY FUNDS EXCUSE ME GENERAL
FUNDS WITH LEVY FUNDS AND
INCREASING THE PROPORTION.
THIS PROPOSAL, BOTH THE
MARRIAGE PROPOSAL AND ONE THAT
MAY RESULT AFTER THE COUNCIL'S
ACTIONS TODAY WOULD, IN FACT
RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY MORE
FUNDS BECOMING I'M SORRY
PERCENTAGE OF FUNDS FROM THE
LEVY.
PRIOR WE WORK AROUND 24 TO 25%
OF FUNDS COMING FROM THE LEVY.
WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT BETWEEN
32 AND 34%.
>> WHAT INCREASES THAT.
THAT'S NOT ASSOCIATED WITH A
DECREASE IN GENERAL FUND.
MORE SERVICES WILL BE FUNDED.
THE INCREASE IN THE PROPORTION
IS PROPORTIONAL TO THE SERVICES
THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED BY THE
LEVY FUNDS.
>> SO MY FOLLOW-UP TO THAT IS,
IS THERE A POLICY BEHIND THE
PREVIOUS MIX OF LEVY FUNDS WITH
GENERAL FUNDS? DID THAT CONCEPT
OF 25% OF THE LIBRARY'S FUNDS
COMING FROM THE LEVY, DID THAT
ORIGINATE FROM SOME POLICY THAT
WE DECIDED THAT THE 25% WAS A
GOOD NUMBER, IF WE WERE GOING
TO CHANGE THAT PROPORTION I
WOULD WANT TO KNOW THAT IT IS
NOT GOING TO BE UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES FROM THAT.
>> I BELIEVE THE BOARD HAS
STATED THAT AS LONG AS IT IS
UNDER 1/3 OF THE OVERALL
FUNDING THAT IS EXCUSE ME THE
PROPORTION THEY ARE OKAY WITH.
I BELIEVE THAT IS THE CASE
MOVING FORWARD.
EVEN WITH THE ADDED AMENDMENTS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD. I
APOLOGIZE.
I KNOW YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT
YOUR AMENDMENT.
WE NEGLECTED TO DO PUBLIC
COMMENT.
LET'S SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE WE
HAVE SIGNED UP.
>> TWO PEOPLE.
STATE YOUR NAME WHEN YOU COME
UP AND ADDRESS YOUR TWO MINUTES
TO THE ITEM THAT IS ON THE
AGENDA WHICH OF THE LIBRARY
LEVY.
>> THE FIRST PERSON WE HAVE IS
ALEX ZIMMERMAN.>> AFTER THAT WE
HAVE AND SUSIE.
>> YOU NOT SEE GARBAGE RATS.
YOU ARE CRIMINAL.
MY NAME IS ALEX ZIMMERMAN.
ABOUT TAXATION.
THIS IS VERY GOOD.
MORE MONEY YOU SUCK FROM
PEOPLE.
THAT'S BETTER FOR GOVERNMENT.
ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU
WHO MAKE $130,000 PER YEAR.
SO TAXES ARE VERY STUPID.
WE HAVE ENOUGH MONEY IN
GOVERNMENT.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. IT IS
DOUBLED.
WE HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH MONEY
FOR ANOTHER SIX OR SEVEN YEARS.
THAT IS NUMBER ONE.
NUMBER 2 FOR MANY YEARS I COME
AND TALK.
COMCAST IS A MONOPOLY.
THEY CAN SUCK THE BLOOD AND
MONEY FROM US.
NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT
NEGOTIATING A CONTRACT WITH
COMCAST.
IT'S VERY SIMPLE.
WHEN WE INITIATE THIS MONOPOLY
IT IS A FASCIST ITEM.
>> EXCUSE ME.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ASK, WHAT
DOES COMCAST HAVE TO DO WITH
THE LIBRARY?
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK HIM TO STOP.
>> STOP THE CLOCK.
>> MR. ZIMMERMAN.
COMCAST IS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
YOU HAVE 42 SECONDS REMAINING.
SPEAK TO THE AGENDA ITEM.
I'M GIVING YOU A WARNING NOW.
NOW I STOPPED THE CLOCK ON YOUR
BEHALF TO ACCOMMODATE YOU.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE
LIBRARY LEVY.
WHEN YOU ARE READY TO TALK
ABOUT THE LIBRARY LEVY I WILL
TURN THE CLOCK BACK ON.
WE ARE HERE TO TALK --
>> ARE YOU READY?
>> OKAY.
GO AHEAD.>> START THE CLOCK.
NOW YOU MAY GO.
>> OKAY.
IT IS A STUPID IDEA.
I AM AGAINST THIS.
WE CAN DO THIS IN A DIFFERENT
WAY.
I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS MANY
TIMES.
WHEN WE GIVE 50 PERCENTAGE
POINTS TO THE CITY, THEY MAKE
LESS THAN $40,000, $10 FOR
INTERNET, FOR ANOTHER SEVEN
YEARS, WE DON'T NEED A LIBRARY.
THE WHOLE LIBRARY CAN BE CLOSE.
SO, IT IS VERY SIMPLE.
FOR MANY YEARS I COME HERE AND
I AM TALKING ABOUT THIS.
EVERY STATEMENT I TALK AND WE
NEED TO STOP COMCAST.>> THANK
YOU MR. ZIMMERMAN.
>> EXCUSE ME.
>> OKAY.
I WENT TO DEEM HIS BEHAVIOR
DISRUPTIVE. HE JUST SAID IF YOU
TO THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL.
LET'S NOTE THAT ON THE RECORD
AND MAKE SURE WE REPORT THAT.
AGAIN, OUR JOB HERE IS TO ALLOW
PEOPLE TO COME HERE IN A SAFE
SPACE TO HAVE DIALOGUE TO TALK
ABOUT THE MATTERS ON THE
AGENDA.
MY JOB AS THE OFFICER IN THE
CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE IS TO
MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE SPEAK TO
THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA FOR 2
MINUTES AND TO ENFORCE THE
RULES.
IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE AND
STRAIGHTFORWARD.
WHO IS OUR NEXT INDIVIDUAL?
>> WE HAVE AND ASSIST THE NEXT.
HELLO, HAND.
>> COUNT PLEASE TELL US WHEN
YOU'RE READY.
MY NAME IS ANTHONY I AM THE
PRESIDENT OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARY I WANT TO INCREASE THE
SOCIAL SERVICE PRESENCE IN THE
LIBRARY.
THANK YOU FOR MOVING THAT
AMENDMENT FORWARD.
I CAN TELL YOU FROM MY
EXPERIENCE THAT IT IS VERY
DIFFICULT RIGHT NOW BALANCING
STRESSES THAT WE FACE IN THE
COMMUNITY WITH THE TRADITIONAL
LIBRARY SERVICES WE PROVIDE.
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, WHEN YOU'RE
HELPING SOMEONE WITH A REPORT
ON A BLACK HOLE WAR TO FIND A
GOOD BOOK TO READ AND THERE'S
ANOTHER PATRON IN CRISIS RIGHT
THERE, YOU CAN'T DO BOTH OF
THOSE AT THE SAME TIME.
IT TAKES QUITE A BIT OF TIME TO
ADEQUATELY SERVE SOMEBODY IN
CRISIS WHETHER THEY ARE
EXPERIENCING AN ISSUE, WAITING
IN LINE FOR HOURS FOR NEW ID
AND THEN ARE UNABLE TO GET IT,
LOOKING FOR HOUSING AND ARE
FEARFUL ABOUT HAVING UP SAFE
PLACE TO SLEEP.
AN INTEGRATED NETWORK IN THE
LIBRARY WHERE WE CAN MEET THEIR
SOCIAL SERVICE NEEDS AND MEET
THEIR LIBRARY NEEDS, LOOKING
FOR A JOB AND GETTING AN ESCAPE
FROM THOSE PROBLEMS IS
EXTREMELY HELPFUL.
I APPRECIATE YOU ENTERTAINING
THE IDEA.
>> WITH THAT I THINK PUMP BUT
EXCUSE ME PUBLIC COMMENT IS
CLOSE.
I APOLOGIZE.
I NOW YIELD TO COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALES.
IT IS ALL YOURS.
GREAT.
THANK YOU.
SO THIS AMENDMENT IS THE FIRST
AMENDMENT FOR OUR CONSIDERATION
TODAY.
I AM EXCITED ABOUT BEING ABLE
TO BE THE SPONSOR FOR THIS
PARTICULAR AMENDMENT WHICH
WOULD PROVIDE RESOURCES TO GROW
LITERACY PROGRAMMING AT SEATTLE
VIBRATES.
TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS AN
EXISTING PROGRAM AND SERVICE
THAT ISOFFERED AT PUBLIC
LIBRARIES.
MY INTEREST AND INTENT IS TO
ALLOW FOR THE EXPANSION OF THAT
PROGRAM TO CONTINUE TO PROMOTE
THESE REALLY IMPORTANT TO EARLY
LITERACY OPPORTUNITIES
PARTICULARLY FOR KIDS IN THAT
ZERO TO THREE SPACE.
THAT IS WHAT THE INTENT IS HERE.
I AM REALLY EXCITED TO BE ABLE
TO ADVANCE THAT.
I WANTED TO TALK QUICKLY ABOUT
WHAT PLAY AND LEARN IS AND HOW
THIS IS AN EVIDENCE BASED
PRACTICE AND PICK A LITTLE BIT
MORE TO THE USAGE AND
IMPORTANCE OF THIS PROGRAMMING
ACROSS THE CITY.
COMPILE THE PACKETS, EACH OF
YOU SHOULD HAVE ONE TO TAKE A
LOOK AT THAT INCLUDES ALL THIS
INFORMATION.
PLAY AND LEARN IS A PLAYTIME
FOR VERY YOUNG CHILDREN FROM
BIRTH TO AGE 5. IT IS DONE AND
PROVIDED BY TRAINED PROVIDERS.
IT IS INTENDED SPECIFICALLY TO
SERVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR
CAREGIVERS ARE PARENTS AS A
WHOLE FAMILY AND WHOLE
COMMUNITY MODEL FOR CHILD
DEVELOPMENT.
PLAY ALARM AT ITS CORE IS AN
EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM
TARGETING YOUR YOUNG CHILDREN
WITH APPROPRIATE LEARNING
EXPERIENCES WITH PEERS AND
CAREGIVERS.
IT WILL BUILD SUPPORT WITH
YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR
CAREGIVERS AND PROVIDE FAMILY
FRIEND, NEIGHBORS AND
CAREGIVERS AND YOUNG PARENTS
REALLY IMPORTANT CHILD
DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION AND
RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT THE
OPTIMAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG
CHILDREN IN THEIR GROWTH AND
ULTIMATELY IN THEIR READINESS
TO LEARN WHEN THEY ARRIVE IN
KINDERGARTEN.
THE PACKET THAT I PROVIDED, THE
TOP SHEEP EXCUSE ME SHEET IS
THE COLITIS GET PROGRAM.
THAT HAS EXISTED FOR OVER 10
YEARS.
THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM IS FOUND
IN MANY OTHER STATES.
PLAY AND LEARN GROUPS HAVE
HELPED CAREGIVERS SUPPORT THE
LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF
YOUNG CHILDREN WITH 78% OF
THOSE WHO PARTICIPATE SAYING
THAT THEY FEEL BETTER EQUIPPED
TO HELP YOUNG CHILDREN BE READY
FOR KINDERGARTEN.
THAT IS WHY IN 2012 OUR STATE
LEGISLATURE DISTRACTED THE
INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY AND
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
PRACTICE INSTITUTE TO IDENTIFY
A INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR THE
MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS AND TO NO
SURPRISE THE PLAY AND LEARN
GROUP BOTTLE HAS BEEN
CONSISTENTLY IDENTIFIED AS ONE
OF THOSE PROMISING PRACTICES
THAT MERITS ADDITIONAL
INVESTMENT.
NEXT, BEHIND THAT PAGE THERE IS
SOME INFORMATION RELATED TO THE
USE BY OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF
THESE EARLY LITERACY PROGRAMS
AND THE TYPE OF COMMUNITY
MEMBERS THAT ARE BEING SERVED.
YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE IS A
SHEET HERE THAT TALKS ABOUT THE
DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION RELATED
TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO
PARTICIPATED IN THE EXISTING
FIVE GROUPS OF PLAY AND LEARN.
THERE ARE 649 CHILDREN THAT
PARTICIPATED AND 564
úACCOMPANIED THOSE CHILDREN.
CURRENT BRANCHES EXIST AT
EXCUSE ME PROGRAMS COLUMBIA,
BEACON HILL AND BROADVIEW.
AS YOU CAN TELL FROM THE DATA
IT IS AN INCREDIBLY DIVERSE SET
OF PEOPLE WHO UTILIZE THESE
PLAY ALARM PROGRAMS AND
IMPORTANTLY, THERE ARE
SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF LOW
INCOME FAMILIES THAT ALSO
UTILIZE THE PLAY AND LEARN THE
PROGRAM AND OF COURSE,
IMPORTANT TO ME IS THE FACT
THAT IN MOST INSTANCES THE
PRIMARY LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
BY THESE PROGRAMS IS REALLY
HIGH.
SO CURRENTLY, SPL HAS P&L
GROUPS, THAT'S PLAY AND LEARN
INTO DISTRICTS, DISTRICT 2 AND
DISTRICT 5 DID.
I HAVE MENTIONED THE NUMBER OF
CHILDREN SERVED THROUGH THOSE
THAT I THINK THAT INVESTING IN
EXPANSION OF A PLAN LEARN GROUP
WOULD STRENGTHEN PROGRAMMING IN
THESE DISTRICTS TO MORE
LIBRARIES AND EXPAND TO THREE
BRANCH LOCATIONS IN DISTRICT 1.
IT WOULD GIVE CAPACITY TO BE
ABLE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF
PLAY AND LEARN GROUPS AT
DIFFERENT TYPES OF LANGUAGES.
JUST QUICKLY, WE LEARNED IN OUR
RESEARCH AROUND THIS PROGRAM
THAT IT IS AN INCREDIBLY
HEAVILY UTILIZED PROGRAM.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I FOUND
MORE REMARKABLE IS LEARNING
EXACTLY HOW THE STORY TIME AND
PLAY AND LEARN GROUPS ARE USED.
I PROVIDED INFORMATION TO
PEOPLE AT THE VERY BACK OF THIS
PACKET.
IT TALKS ABOUT THE NUMBER OF
PROGRAMS THAT ARE DONE THROUGH
THE EXISTING FUNDING IN 2018.
THERE WERE 2866 GRAMS THAT WERE
COMPLETED IN 2018.
A TOTAL OF 106,740 PEOPLE
ATTENDED THESE VARIOUS
STORYTIME PROGRAMS.
I ALSO BROKEN DOWN BY DISTRICT
SO THAT YOU CAN GET A SENSE
BASED ON YOUR OWN DISTRICT AT
HOW THESE STORY TIMES AND PLAY
AND LEARN GROUPS ARE UTILIZED
AT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARIES IN YOUR
DISTRICTS AND THEIR -- IT IS
DEFINITELY USED VERY INTENSELY
IN MANY DISTRICTS WITH DISTRICT
5 BEING THE ONE THAT IS THE
HIGHEST USER OF THE SERVICES
WITH 28,000 PEOPLE WHO HAVE
USED THESE PROGRAMS IN 2018.
DISTRICT 6 IS THE SECOND
HIGHEST USER OF THE SERVICES
COMING IN AT 20,000.
AGAIN, A VERY POPULAR PROGRAM.
I BELIEVE THAT FAMILIES WHO ARE
ASKED TO AND THE VOTERS WHO ARE
ASKED TO APPROVE THIS LEVY
WOULD SEE THIS AS A WISE
INVESTMENT OF THEIR TAX DOLLARS
TO CONTINUE TO INVEST AND
EXPAND IN THESE SERVICES AND IT
WILL REALLY PROVIDE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR PARENTS AND
CAREGIVERS AND CHILDREN TO
CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON IN LANGUAGE
LITERACY OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE
SUPPORTED BY PROMISING
PRACTICES AND EVIDENCE-BASED
STRATEGIES.
HONESTLY IN THE ABSENCE OF
INFANT CARE MANY PEOPLE ARE
TURNING TO NETWORKS OF
CAREGIVERS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND
NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS.
WE KNOW THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO
PROVIDE AS MANY RESOURCES AS WE
CAN TO THOSE CAREGIVERS TO
ENSURE THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF
CHILDREN AS THEY GET READY TO
ENTER PRESCHOOL AND
KINDERGARTEN WILL BE BEST
PREPARED TO DO SO.
IN THIS INSTANCE, THE RESEARCH
INDICATES THAT THESE PLAY AND
LEARN GROUPS ACTUALLY INCREASE
BY A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE THE
NUMBER OF CHILDREN WHO WILL
ACTUALLY GO FROM THESE TYPES OF
PROGRAMS INTO PRE-K AND BE
READY FOR KINDERGARTEN AS WELL.
I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS
PARTICULAR PROPOSAL AND EXCITED
THAT WE CAN INVEST IN THIS
SIGNIFICANT AND MEANINGFUL WAY
AT AN AVERAGE ANNUAL COST OF
$.84 ON TOP OF THE CURRENT LEVY.
THANK YOU THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SECOND THE
AMENDMENT IF THAT WAS THE
MOTION.
>> I SECOND THAT.
I WAS GOING TO SAY SOMETHING.
>> OKAY.
>> SO YOU SECONDED?
>> OKAY.
>> YES.
I MOVE -- LET ME SAY THIS.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR WORKING
SO CLOSE WITH THE LIBRARY.
BREAKING DOWN THE DEMOGRAPHICS.
IT IS DASHED TO USE YOUR WORDS,
A WISE INVESTMENT.
TANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU
DID.
I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT.
SO WE DO HAVE SO MOVED TO DO WE
HAVE AND SECONDED?
>> ASKED THAT WE MOVE, THE
COMMITTEE PASSED THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT NUMBER 1. SECOND.
>> THAT HAS BEEN SECOND.
MOVED AND SECONDED.
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY IN
CONCLUSION?
>> I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THIS.
IT CONTINUES TO I THINK
REAFFIRM THIS COUNSEL'S
COMMITMENT TO MAKING SURE THAT
WE CONTINUE TO INVEST IN OUR
LITTLEST LEARNERS.
THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT WAY
FOR US TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT
NOT JUST THROUGH FAMILIES IN
EDUCATION BUT BY INVESTING IN
LIBRARIES WHERE ALL OF THE
LITERACY MATERIALS RESIDE.
AGAIN, I THINK THIS WILL ALSO
INVITE -- AND WHAT WE HAVE
HEARD FROM LIBRARY STAFF IS
THAT THESE HAVE ALLOWED PEOPLE
WHO WOULD NOT ORDINARILY TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF LIBRARY SERVICES,
IT IS ATTRACTING THOSE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO USE THE
LIBRARY. I'M REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY, THE
ENTRY POINT THIS PROVIDES TWO
NEW ENTRIES TO BE ABLE TO
EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF READING
AND THE JOY OF USING OUR PUBLIC
LIBRARY SYSTEM.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY MORE DISCUSSION?
>> OKAY.
SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR OF
THIS AMENDMENT SAY I?
>> THE EYES HAVE IT.
THE MOTION PASSES AND NUMBER
ONE IS ADDED TO THAT.
NOW I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY
FOLLOW MY SCRIPT AND NOT THROW
NADINE OFF AGAIN.
CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE NEXT
AMENDMENT AND GIVE US A SHORT
BRIEFING ON THE STIPULATIONS
AND THAT I WILL YIELD TO OUR
SPONSOR.
>> SHORTLY.
>> I CAN READ THAT FOR THE
FIRST AMENDMENT AS WELL.
A RECITAL TO THE ORDINANCE THAT
SIGNALS INTENT AROUND THE
FUNDING.
EXCUSE ME THIS IS AN ATTACHMENT
1. WHEREAS COUNSEL INTENDS THAT
BY INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF
LEVY BY $2 MILLION 120 EXCUSE
ME 2,000,001 OF $20,760 OVER
213.3 MILLION FUNDING WILL BE
ALLOCATED TO SUPPORT A CATEGORY
FOR SUPPORTING CHILDREN
INCLUDING EXPANDING PLAY AND
LEARN PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN.
FOR PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER 2
THERE ARE SEVERAL OPTIONS
PROVIDED.
THIS IS A AMENDMENT SPONSORED
BY O'BRIEN WITH THREE OPTIONS.
THE FIRST IS TO OPEN THE
CENTRAL LIBRARY FOR AN
ADDITIONAL HOUR MONDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY.
OPTION 2 WOULD BE TO OPEN THE
BRANCH LIBRARY BY ONE
ADDITIONAL HOUR MONDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY.
BOTH OF THOSE INCLUDE CUSTODIAL
STAFFING AND OPTION C DIG WOULD
OPEN THE CENTRAL BRANCH AND THE
26 BRANCH LIBRARIES BY AN
ADDITIONAL HOUR MONDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY WITH CUSTODIAL
STAFFING.
>> OKAY.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR PREPARING THAT
FOR ME.
I AM GOING TO USE A COUPLE OF
NUMBERS HERE.
PLEASE CHIME IN IF I GET THEM
WRONG.
MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO
GO WITH OPTION 3, EXTEND AN
ADDITIONAL HOUR FOUR DAYS A
WEEK AT ALL LIBRARIES.
THAT WOULD COME AT A TOTAL COST
OVER THE LIFE OF THE LEVY OF
ABOUT $6.2 MILLION.
THAT TRANSLATES TO THE MEDIAN
HOUSEHOLD EXCUSE ME IS THAT THE
HOMEOWNER?
>> YES.
THE HOME OWNER OF $2.47 PER
YEAR.
I LOOK AT THE COST TO THE
AVERAGE HOMEOWNER COMPARED TO
THE BENEFIT WE GET AT IT SEEMS
LIKE FOR THE COST OF ABOUT A
BUS TICKET A YEAR WE COULD HAVE
ADDITIONAL SERVICE FOR A
VARIETY OF FOLKS ACROSS THE
ENTIRE SYSTEM.
THAT WOULD BE MY FIRST
RECOMMENDATION.
I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO HEAR IF
YOU ARE SUPPORTIVE.
THE ALTERNATE WOULD BE THE
SECOND WHICH WOULD BE TO DO
EXTEND THE HOURS OF THE BRANCH
LIBRARIES ONLY AT A COST OF
JUST UNDER $2 MILLION.
2.5 MILLION WITH CUSTODIAL
STAFFING.
WE ARE LOOKING AT OVER A DOLLAR
A YEAR FOR THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD
ON THAT.
I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND DOING
EXCLUSIVELY THE DOWNTOWN
LIBRARY BUT NOT THE BRANCH
LIBRARIES.
I WOULD NOT PUT THAT FORWARD
FOR CONSIDERATION.
I WOULD INVITE DISCUSSION FROM
COLLEAGUES IF THAT IS OKAY TO
HEAR WHERE PEOPLE ARE ON THIS.
I GUESS I COULD PUT AN
AMENDMENT FORWARD.
DISCUSSION MIGHT BE NICE.
>> LET'S HAVE SOME DISCUSSION.
>> SO I LOVE THIS IDEA OF
KEEPING THE LIBRARIES OPEN AS
MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
I AM CONCERNED ABOUT INCREASING
THE AMOUNT OF THIS LEVY.
I AM INCLINED TO HELP THE
BRANCH LIBRARIES, NOT THAT I
WOULDN'T LOVE TO HAVE MY OWN
LIBRARY OPEN.
IF WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE A
BALANCE HERE AND MAKE A
DECISION AND BE WARY OF GETTING
IT, THE TOTAL AMOUNT UP TO
HIGH.
I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM
COLLEAGUES.
ANY OTHER?
>> YES.
I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF OPTION
B AS WELL.
AGAIN, I LOVE THE CENTRAL
LIBRARY.
I ALSO THINK THAT THIS IS A
CITYWIDE LEVY THAT IS DESIGNED
TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS
ACCESS TO OUR LIBRARIES ACROSS
THE CITY.
TO ME IT MAKES SENSE TO FOCUS
ON THE ALL BRANCH LIBRARIES
OPTION REPRESENTED IN OPTION B
TO ENSURE THAT THE VOTERS AND
RESIDENTS AND USERS FEEL AS
THOUGH THE DOLLARS ARE GOING TO
BE EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTED
THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND THAT
THEY WILL SEE THE RETURN IN
TERMS OF ADDITIONAL HOURS AT
THEIR BRANCH LIBRARIES.
ANYONE ELSE?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU HAVE PUT
FORWARD HERE AND I LIKE OPTION
A. AS WE LOOK AT TRYING TO
INCREASE ACCESS TO ONE OF OUR
HIGHEST UTILIZED LIBRARIES IN
THE DOWNTOWN CORE YOU HAVE
INCORPORATED THE CENTRAL CORE
AND ALL BRANCHES.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT
APPROACH.
I THINK IF WE ARE GOING TO GO
DOWN A ROUTE OF HAVING TO SCALE
BACK AND BE PHYSICALLY
RESPONSIBLE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT.
I WOULD LOVE TO SUPPORT THE
FULL EXTENT OF YOUR AMENDMENT.
I WILL SUPPORT OPTION B IF THAT
IS THE DIRECTION OF THE BODY.
COULD WE HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT
WHY THE LIBRARY CONSIDERED IT
BUT DID NOT INCLUDE THIS
PROPOSAL IN THE MAJOR PROPOSAL?
I GO I BELIEVE THE MAYOR AND
HIS OFFICE DID THAT.
>> IT WAS ACTUALLY THE MAYOR'S
DECISION, NOT THE LIBRARY
SAYING WE DON'T WANT EXTRA
HOURS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HAVE A FEW COMMENTS.
FIRST THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A
TON OF AMENDMENTS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I APPRECIATE ALL OF THEM.
I HAVE MANY CHOICES.
AFTER HAVING DISCUSSIONS WITH
THE LIBRARY PEOPLE AND THE
FOUNDATION PEOPLE AND MY
COLLEAGUES AND HEARING THE
COMMENTS OF COUNCILMEMBERS I AM
CONCERNED ABOUT THE COST OF THE
LEVY AND THE TAXPAYERS AND
VOTERS AND WHAT WE ARE TRYING
TO KEEP TO THOSE FOUR
CATEGORIES MOST IMPORTANT TO US
AND TO THE PEOPLE THAT WANT
THIS LEVY TO PASS.
I WOULD ALSO ASK THAT WE LOOK
AT OPTION B. THAT IS WHAT I
WILL BE VOTING FOR.
ANYONE ELSE?
OKAY.
>> HI MOVE THE COMMITTEE DASHED
>> OKAY.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT
TO ADD?
>> NO.
I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT. I
HAVE NOT HEARD FROM OTHERS. I
ASSUME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE
STRONG FEELINGS.
>> WHY DON'T I MOVE THE OPTION
THAT WOULD ADD ADDITIONAL HOURS
AT ALL THE BRANCH LIBRARIES BUT
NOT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY.
>> I WILL SECOND THAT.
DID YOU WANT TO -- I CAN READ
IT IN.
>> WEARS CANCEL INTENDS THAT BY
INCREASING THE MONEY BY
$2,012,000 OVER 213 MILLION AS
TRANSMITTED THERE WILL BE OPEN
HOURS AND ACCESS BY OPENING
BRANCHES MONDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY WITH APPROPRIATE
CUSTODIAL STAFFING.
>> EXCELLENT.
THAT IS MY MOTION.
>> SO WITH THAT, I KNOW YOU ALL
CORRECT ME I MOVE THE COMMITTEE
PASSED A MOMENT EXCUSE ME
AMENDMENT TO WHICH IS OPTION B.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT
TO ADD?
>> KNOW.
THANK YOU.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OPPOSED?
THE MOTION PASSES AND COUNSEL
BILL 119491 IS AMENDMENT TO
INCLUDE OPTION B. I WRITE.
>> TO WANT TO GO AHEAD WITH THE
THIRD ONE?
>> SHORTLY.
AMENDMENT 3 IS PROPOSED BY
VIZCAINO AND WOULD EXPAND
RESOURCE SPECIALIST PROGRAM TO
ADD YOUTH SERVICE SUPPORT.
THAT WOULD COME AT A COST OF
$1.1 MILLION IN ADDITION TO THE
PROPOSED DASHED
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WANT TO FIRST START BY
THANKING YOU FOR THE WORK THAT
YOU HAVE DONE WITH OUR OFFICE
OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
I AM EXCITED THAT WE ARE ABLE
TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE MINIMUM
DESIRED BENEFITS THAT WE ARE
INCLUDING IN THE LEVY AS WE
MOVE FORWARD.
WE KNOW WE WOULD LOVE TO SCALE
UP ON SO MANY IDEAS.
WITH YOUR HELP AND THE BOARDS
HELP WE ARE TRYING TO STAY
WITHIN A CERTAIN FRAMEWORK SO
PEOPLE WHAT UNDERSTAND WHAT IS
INCLUDED AND IT IS PASSABLE.
WE BROUGHT FORWARD A
FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS AND TRYING
TO SEE WHICH LIBRARY COULD
INCLUDE A CHILD CARE FACILITY.
I'M NOT BRING THAT FORWARD
TODAY.
I WILL WORK WITH COUNSEL
COLLEAGUES IN THE FUTURE ON
THAT TO SEE WHAT IS IMPOSSIBLE.
WE HAD CONSIDERED BRINGING
FORWARD TO ADDITIONAL SECURITY
GUARDS SO THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE
WORKING IN OUR LIBRARY AND
PATRONS COULD CONTINUE TO FEEL
SAFE ACCESSING ALL BRANCHES.
THAT IS SOMETHING I LOOK
FORWARD TO TALKING TO YOU ALL
ABOUT.
WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE NEED
TO GET THE INFORMATION WE NEED.
LASTLY, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
WAS UNDERSCORED BY A AN
INDIVIDUAL WHO CAME TO TESTIFY
LAST TIME WE MET AND THAT WAS
PAULA BECKER.
SHE TALKED ABOUT HER CHILD AND
THE LOVE OF LIBRARIES IN
GROWING UP AND HAVING HER KID
GO WITH HER TO STORYTIME AND
ALWAYS HAVING THE LOVE OF
LIBRARIES AND UNFORTUNATELY
USED OUR LIBRARY AS A DAY
CENTER AS MANY PEOPLE DO IF THEY
ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSESS
OR HAVING A MENTAL HEALTH
SITUATION.
UNFORTUNATELY SOMETIMES COUPLED
WITH ADDICTION.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS
PEOPLE ACCEPT THE LIBRARIES WE
HAVE THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO
CONNECT THEM TO SERVICES THAT
CAN HELP STABILIZE PEOPLE, GET
THEM HOUSE AND BACK ON THE ROAD
TO RECOVERY.
THIS IS REALLY EXCITING.
BLENDING WHAT WE HAVE HEARD
DIRECTLY FROM THE LIBRARIANS,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
PRESENTING, THANK YOU TO THE
BOARD.
TO ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU
HAVE DONE OVER THE LAST FEW
WEEKS TO TRY TO REALLY HOPE US
SCOPE THIS EFFORT.
I THINK THIS IS THE TOP
PRIORITY OF THE ONES BROUGHT
FORWARD.
THIS WOULD ALLOW 1.5 FTES TO BE
ADDED TO THE RESOURCES OF THE
COMMUNITY RESOURCE SPECIALIST
PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY YOUTH
FOCUSED SOCIAL WORKER AND A
CASEWORKER.
CURRENTLY THE LIBRARY CONTRACTS
TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS SOME
ROAMING STAFF AT THE CENTRAL
LIBRARY HAVING HEARD DIRECTLY
FROM THE PEOPLE WORKING WITHIN
THE LIBRARIES THERE IS A DEEP
DESIRE TO MAKE SURE THAT IN
HIGH NEED LOCATIONS AND IN
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT THAT WE
CREATE AN ACCESSIBLE
ENVIRONMENT AND MEET THE NEEDS
OF OUR PATRONS.
I LOVE CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH
PROGRAMS AND BOOKS AND IN THIS
CASE LIFE-SAVING SERVICES THAT
WE ARE ALSO OFFERING.
I AM REALLY EXCITED TO BRING
THIS FORWARD.
I THINK THIS IS BOTH CONTINUING
TO ENHANCE THE TYPE OF SERVICES
THAT OUR LIBRARY IS NOT KNOWN
FOR BECAUSE WE ALWAYS THINK OF
BOOKS.
THE CONNECTION AND THE
COMMUNITY THAT THEY ACTUALLY
CREATE AND THE WALLS OF OUR
PUBLIC LIBRARIES ACROSS THE
CITY IS A TREMENDOUS ASSET TO
OUR COMMUNITY, RESIDENTS,
FAMILIES AND WITH YOUR
INDULGENCE I WOULD LOVE TO MOVE
FOR CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT
THREE OPTION EIGHT.
THAT WOULD BE FOUR CENTS PER
MONTH TO ADD THIS INCREDIBLE
NEW RESOURCE.
>> I WOULD SECOND THAT.
>> THANK YOU MR. O'BRIEN.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS
FROM MY COLLEAGUES?
>> OKAY.
>> MAN MAKE ONE MORE COMMENT?
>> OKAY.
>> BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD I
WANT TO UNDERSCORE MY
APPRECIATION FOR YOU GETTING US
TO THIS POINT AND HAVING A
TIGHT PROPOSAL AND HAVING IT BE
ROBUST IN QUALITY.
I WANT TO THANK OSHER FOR YOUR
QUICK TURNAROUND AND WORKING
WITH US AND THE DIRECT
LIBRARIANS, THE FOLKS ON THE
FRONT LINE.
OUR LIBRARY NEEDS TO CONTINUE
TO SERVE OUR RESIDENTS, PATRONS
AND WORKFORCE.
I'M VERY EXCITED TO BRING THIS
FORWARD TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
WITH THAT I WILL MOVE FORWARD.
WILL BE COMMITTEE PASSED NUMBER
3. I WANT TO THANK YOU.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU AND
YOUR STAFF WORKING WITH US
RIGHT UP UNTIL 8 O'CLOCK LAST
NIGHT AND THEN THIS MORNING
AGAIN.
WE NEEDED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD
THIS NAILED DOWN.
I MOVE THAT WE PASS THIS.
IT IS A SECONDED?
>> YOU WANT TO WRAP IT UP AND
THEN WE WILL GO TO THE ACTUAL
VOTE?
>> I THINK WE ALREADY DID THAT.
ALL THOSE --
>> WE NEED TO STATE IN THE
RECORD, YOU ARE DOING GREAT.
WE NEED TO PUT IN THE RECORD.
>> I'M SORRY.
>> THE PROPOSED LANGUAGE FOR A
VOTE IS WHEREAS COUNSEL INTENDS
THAT BY INCREASING THE AMOUNT
OF THE YOU HAVE A BY $1,149,992
OVER THE 213.3 MILLION AS
TRANSMITTED FUNDING WILL BE
ALLOCATED TO SUPPORT OPEN HOURS
.
>> OKAY.
NOW I CAN MOVE TO A VOTE?
>> YES.
THANK YOU.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE; ALL
THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
OKAY.
LET'S MOVE FORWARD ON THE
TECHNICALS.
THESE ARE CHANGES FOR THE LEVY
AMOUNT WHICH I UNDERSTAND HAS
BEEN DOING AND SHE HAS A
CALCULATOR DOWN THERE.
ALSO AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE DID
TO ADD THE LEVY CATEGORY.
I'M GOING LET YOU KIND OF TAKE
OVER ON THIS PART.
>> OKAY.
IN THE ORDINANCE AS IT IS
CURRENTLY DRAFTED THE TAX RATE
IN AS ALLOCATED IN SECTION 2
PAGE 3 OF ATTACHMENT A. THE
AMOUNT AMENDED IS THE
PROPOSITION IS LIMITED SO THE
FIRST YEAR THE CITY SHALL NOT
LEVEL LEVY MORE THAN 0.119
CENTS PER THOUSAND DOLLARS OF
ASSESSED VALUE.
THE AMENDMENT WOULD BE TO
CHANGE THAT TO 0.122 CENTS PER
$1000 OF ASSESSED VALUE.
THAT SAME CHANGE WOULD BE MADE
ON PAGE 4 UNDER SECTION 6 OF
THE LEVY.
THIS WILL GO ON THE BALLOT AND
THE SENTENCES THE 2020 TAX
INCREASE UP TO .119 PER
THOUSAND DOLLARS OF ASSESSED
VALUE.
THAT WOULD BE CHANGED TO 0.122.
BOTH OF THOSE WOULD BE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT NUMBER 4.
>> SO WE ARE GOING FROM 0.119
TO ZERO .122?
>> GUESS.
>> CORRECT.
>> OKAY.
DISCUSSION?
>> I MOVE THE COMMITTEE PASSED.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE; ALL
THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
THE MOTION PASSES.
THIS INCLUDES AMENDMENT 4 WHICH
CHANGED THE LEVY AMOUNT AN
ADDITIONAL TAX RATE . WITH THAT
WE WILL MOVE TO OUR FINAL
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT NUMBER 5.
THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> THIS AMENDMENT AMENDS A
SECTION 4 OF THE ORDINANCE.
FIRST IT WOULD EXPAND THE
SENTENCE THAT SAYS LEVY
INVESTMENTS WILL BE MADE IN
FIVE CATEGORIES OF LIBRARY
SERVICE.
THAT WOULD BE CHANGED TO SIX.
THEN PROGRAM ELEMENT WOULD BE
CHANGED TO SUBSECTIONS FOR A TO
4F AND AT THE END OF PAGE 7 YOU
WILL SEE THE ADDITION OF A
CATEGORY WHICH IS SUBSECTION 4 F
TARGETED TOWARD CHILDREN AGES
ZERO TO FIVE.
>> OKAY.
>> CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?
>> SO THIS IS REFLECTING --
>> OKAY.
IT IS ZERO TO FIVE.
>> OKAY.
ANY DISCUSSION?
>> OKAY.
I MOVE THE COMMITTEE PASSED --
>> DO YOU HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING
ELSE?
>> OKAY.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE.
I MOVE PAST AMENDMENT NUMBER
FIVE.
THE MOTION IS MOVED AND
SECONDED.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE; ALL
THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO.
LISA HERBOLD EXCUSE ME THE
MOTION CARRIES AND THE
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED..
THE COMMITTEE AMENDS THE
COUNCIL BILL TO INCLUDE THE
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT NUMBER 5.
>> OKAY.
SO NOW THAT WE HAVE DONE THE
AMENDMENTS WE ARE GOING TO GO
TO THE ACTUAL FINAL PASSAGE OF
THE AMENDED BILL OF THE
ORIGINAL BASE LEGISLATION.
ITEM 1 HAS BEEN READ INTO THE
RECORD?
DO WE NEED TO DO THAT AGAIN?
>> IT IS READ IN THE RECORD.
>> USUALLY ALL HAVE OPINIONS.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
ITEM 1 HAS BEEN READ INTO THE
RECORD.
I MOVE THE COMMITTEE PAST
COUNCIL BILL 119491 AS AMENDED.
>> THE MOTION IS MOVED AND
SECONDED.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?
OH YES.
I JUST WANTED TO ECHO THE
THANKS TO YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON
DEVELOPING AND SHEPHERDING
THROUGH THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE PEOPLE
OVER AT THE LIBRARY INCLUDING
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR YOUR
ONGOING STEWARDSHIP.
IT'S GOOD STEWARDSHIP.
THESE ARE IMPORTANT INVESTMENTS
IN OUR PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM.
I AM EXCITED ABOUT THE NEXT
STEP AND I REALLY AM HONORED TO
BE ABLE TO BE ABLE TO ADVANCE
THIS TO THE NEXT PHASE.
>> THANK YOU.
ANYONE ELSE?
>> OKAY.
SO WITH THAT, NO FURTHER
DISCUSSION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR
SAY AYE; ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY
NO.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
WITH THAT, I THINK WE ARE DONE.
WAIT, DON'T LEAVE YET.
I HAVE ONE MORE THING TO SAY.
I AM GLAD THIS IS OVER.
IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING
WITH MY COLLEAGUES.
IT WAS REALLY NICE WORKING WITH
OSHER.
GREAT JOB ON ALL YOUR RESEARCH.
THANK YOU MT AND YOUR STAFF, J,
ALL OF YOU HAVE BEEN GREAT
GETTING THIS INFORMATION.
I WANT TO THANK THE
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO DID THE
AMENDMENTS.
THEIR STAFF WAS PHENOMENAL IN
GETTING BACK INFORMATION IN
WORKING WITH US.
EDITING AND REWRITING AND I AM
ALWAYS PROUD WHEN WE ALL WORK
TGETHER AND THINGS GET DONE.
WITH THAT, BEFORE WE ADJOURN, I
LOOK FORWARD TO DISCUSSING THE
PROPOSAL IN ITS FINALITY TO THE
APRIL 22 SEATTLE CITY
COUNCILMEMBER FOR A FINAL VOTE
TO BE PLACED ON THE PROPOSAL ON
AUGUST 6 BALLOT.
WITH THAT WE STAND ADJOURNED.
>> THANK YOU.
>>