>>> WE ARE RECORDING.
>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
TODAY IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26,
2021.
I AM THE CHAIR OF THE SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE WILL THE CLERK
THESE CALL ROLE.
>> LEWIS.
OR ALICE.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
EIGHT PRESENT.
>> IF WE ARE JOINED BY ANOTHER
COLLEAGUE I WILL ANNOUNCE THEM.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING THIS
IS DAY ONE OF THREE.
TO GO THROUGH THE VARIOUS
AMENDMENTS THAT COUNCILMEMBERS
HAVE SUBMITTED.
THIS IS AMENDMENTS TO THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET.
THE BEGINNING OF THE COUNCILS
OPPORTUNITY TO SHAPE OUR BUDGET
SO WE CAN HAVE A PROPOSED
BUDGET FOR THE COMMUNITY TO
REVIEW IN EARLY NOVEMBER. TODAY
WE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
HEAR FOUR DIFFERENT SECTIONS.
YOU WILL SEE THOSE OUTLINED IN
THE AGENDA IN FRONT OF US.
WE HAVE CATEGORIZED ALL OF THE
PRESENTATIONS FOR THE VARIOUS
DEPARTMENTS INTO FIRST
ADMINISTRATION, WHICH INCLUDES
SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS.
NEXT IS UTILITIES PRESENTATION.
WE WILL THEN HAVE ARTS,
EDUCATION AND CULTURE.
AND FINALLY WE WILL CONCLUDE
WITH THE FOURTH, PLANNING,
COMMUNITY AND WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT.
COLLEAGUES, I WOULD LIKE TO
MOVED TO ADOPT THE AGENDA SO I
MAY MAKE A QUICK AMENDMENT TO
INCLUDE THE WALK ON AMENDMENTS
FOR TODAY.
I MOVED TO ADOPT THE AGENDA IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
IT IS BEEN MOVED TO ADOPT THE
AGENDA.
I APPRECIATE THAT MANY HAVE
BEEN WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK
ON THE AMENDMENTS YOU SUBMITTED
ON TIME.
WE KNOW THERE ARE A FEW
ADDITIONAL WALK ON AMENDMENTS.
THERE WAS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION PROVIDED TO
COUNCILMEMBERS FROM THE
DEPARTMENTS AFTER OUR DEADLINE
OF MONDAY AT NOON LAST WEEK.
WE ARE ABLE TO CONSIDER WALK ON
AMENDMENTS THAT DID NOT MEET
OUR INTERNAL DEADLINE AND DO
NOT HAVE TWO COSPONSORS BY
AMENDING THE AGENDA TODAY.
WE GREATLY APPRECIATE ALL THE
WORK YOU HAVE DONE WHO TRY TO
SUBMIT AMENDMENTS EARLY BUT
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
CONSIDER LATE AMENDMENTS TO
MAKE SURE WE HAVE THEM IN FRONT
OF US. I MOVED TO ADD THE
FOLLOWING THREE WALK ON
AMENDMENTS.
ARTS, WALK ON, 1. IDT, WALK ON,
1. IN THE FINAL IS RET, WALK
ON, 1. IN PLACE THESE AGENDA
ITEMS AS A LAST ITEM UNDER THE
ASSOCIATED SECTION.
>> SECOND.
>> THESE WILL BE CONSIDERED
AFTER EACH OF THE PREVIOUSLY
SUBMITTED AMENDMENTS THAT HAD
BEEN WORKED ON BY CENTRAL STAFF
BUT WE WILL GET TO THEM BEFORE
MOVING ON TO THE OTHER
CATEGORIES.
THANK YOU FOR THE MOVE IN THE
SECOND. OTHER ANY ADDITIONAL
THOUGHTS?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLE.
>> LEWIS.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, YES .
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, YES.
TRAINING, YES.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, YES.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ, YES.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, --
JUAREZ, YES . COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, YES.
>> THANK YOU COLLEAGUES.
THE AGENDA IS IN FRONT OF US IN
THE FIRST AGENDA IS PUBLIC
HEARING.
WE HAVE COMMITTD TO HAVING 30
MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING.
BECAUSE OF A LATE START ON MY
BEHALF I WILL ALLOW FOR THE
PUBLIC COMMENT TO GO UNTIL
10:07 AND THEN WE WILL START
WITH THE REGULAR MEETING.
WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE SIGNED
UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, WE WILL
HAVE IT AT THE BEGINNING OF
EVERY MEETING AND WE HAVE A
PUBLIC HEARING THE NIGHT OF
NOVEMBER 10 THAT IS DEDICATED
TO HEARING EVERY PERSON WHO
DIALS IN.
TODAY WE WILL HAVE PUBLIC
COMMENT FOR THE NEXT 30 MINUTES
AND THEN IF WE ARE NOT ABLE TO
HEAR FROM YOU I APOLOGIZE. THAT
MEANS IF YOUR NUMBER IS HIGHER
THAN 25 OR 30, IT IS PROBABLE
YOU WILL NOT HAVE THE CHANCE TO
SPEAK THIS MORNING BUT YOU ARE
WELCOME TO SEND YOUR COMMENTS
IN.
AND YOU HAVE THE CHANCE TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC, TOMORROW
MORNING.
WE WILL HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT AT
9:30 A.M.
I WILL CALL TWO NAMES AT A
TIME.
YOU CAN PROVIDE YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED.
AND THAT IS THE INDICATION TO
HIT STAR SIX TWO UNMUTE YOUR
OWN LINE.
ONCE FINISHED SPEAKING, HANG UP.
THE CHIME IS ALSO A 10 SECOND
INDICATOR TO WRAP UP YOUR
COMMENT. WE APPRECIATE YOU
WRAPPING UP THE COMMENTS YOU
DON'T GET CUT OFF.
>> GOOD MORNING.
NASHVILLE, SAN DIEGO, LONG
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, PORTLAND,
OREGON, SALT LAKE CITY,
PITTSBURGH, THESE ARE SOME OF
THE MANY U.S. CITIES THAT
RECENTLY ESTABLISHED A ROBUST
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM
BUILT ON A FOUNDATION OF REAL
CIVILIAN CONTROL ON
INVESTIGATION AND DISABILITY 17
MONTHS AFTER GEORGE FLOYD'S
MURDER IN MINNEAPOLIS, THE CITY
COUNCIL HAS MADE POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND UNTOUCHABLE
SUBJECT.
THE COUNCIL HAS FOUND IT EASIER
TO VIRTUE SIGNAL THEN ACT WITH
VIRTUE.
THIS IS OBVIOUS IN THE CASE OF
THE CITY BUDGET WHERE 30+
MILLION DOLLARS ARE SPENT ON THE
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY AND
FORCING SEATTLE TAXPAYERS TO
PAY TWICE FOR SERVICE THEY
DON'T RECEIVE. GIVEN THE RECENT
SCANDAL, THE COUNCIL MUST START
ASKING HARD QUESTIONS AS TO
WHAT THESE DOLLARS ARE BEING
WASTED ON.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT.
>> HELLO.
I AM A SEATTLE LANDLORD.
I STRONGLY SUPPORT
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AMENDMENT
TO CONVENE A SMALL LANDLORD
STAKEHOLDER GROUP.
AND ALSO A RENTAL MARKET STUDY.
IT IS CRITICAL THAT SEATTLE
HAVE A FRAMEWORK FOR
UNDERSTANDING AND ENGAGING WITH
SMALL OWNER OPERATORS TO
ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO BECOME
AND REMAIN AS HOUSING PROVIDERS
DURING THE CITY'S HOUSING CRISIS
LONG-TERM.
THE LATEST REPORT SHOWS THE
CITY LOST ALMOST 5000
PROPERTIES FROM THE RENTAL
REGISTRY.
THE COMPLICATED NEW REGULATIONS
AND LENGTHY ELECTION MORATORIUM
HAVE TREATED MOM-AND-POP
LANDLORDS WITH THE SAME BROAD
BRUSH AS LARGE CORPORATIONS AND
CORPORATIONS OTHER WINNERS.
THIS IS DECREASING AVAILABILITY
AND AFFORDABILITY IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
ESPECIALLY FOR FAMILIES.
IT IS INCREASING BARRIERS TO
COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP AND EQUITY
BUILDING.
PLEASE SUPPORT THE LANDLORD
STAKEHOLDER GROUP.
AND THE STUDY.
>> NEXT SPEAKERS.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I AM WITH SEATTLE FOR EVERYONE.
I AM GOING TO SUPPORT BUDGET
AMENDMENTS RELATED TO THE STUDY
OF DESIGN REVIEW AND PLANNED
RESOURCES.
WE SUPPORT THE STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT TO STUDY
PROGRAM OUTCOMES AND EQUITY
WITHIN THE PROCESS.
WE BELIEVE A DIVERSE GROUP OF
ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNITIES
STAKEHOLDERS CAN BEST WORK WITH
THEM TO FIND THE RIGHT SET OF
SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE ARTS OF
THE PROGRAM THAT ARE NOT
WORKING.
UNNECESSARY OR EXCLUSIONARY AND
TO TRY TO FIX THEM.
AESTHETICS AND NEIGHBORHOOD
CARRIER. WE SUPPORT AMENDMENTS
TO INCREASE FUNDING TO HAVE
RESOURCES AND STAFFING TO DO
ROBUST AND EQUITABLE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT REGARDED TO THE PLAN
UPDATE.
>> NEXT.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I AM LIVING IN DISTRICT 2. AS
ENDORSES OF THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET WE ARE GOING ON THE
COUNCIL TO MEET COMMUNITY
GENERATED DEMANDS.
WE SUPPORT THE COMMITMENT TO
ADDRESSING AFFORDABILITY AND
HOMELESSNESS.
WE CANNOT FIND HOUSING IN THE
BUDGET WITHOUT MENTIONING THE
SPENDING PLAN.
IS CALLING FOR AN INVESTMENT --
WOULD ENSURE THAT RENTERS NO
RIGHTS. I WANT TO [
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>>
>> A MEMBER OF A NUMBER OF
HOUSING GROUPS LOCALLY
INCLUDING SEATTLE GRASSROOTS
LANDLORDS.
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PROPOSING
A SMALL HOUSING PROVIDER
STAKEHOLDER GROUP.
PERSONALLY AS A REPRESENTATIVE
OF HUNDREDS OF SMALL MOM AND
POP HOUSING PROVIDERS IN
SEATTLE WHAT WE HAVE BEEN
ASKING FOR IS A SEAT AT THE
TABLE TO CREATE EFFECTIVE AND
SUSTAINABLE HOUSING POLICY.
SO THE IDEA OF A STAKEHOLDER
GROUP IS ACE STEP IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION.
AND I HAVE A FEELING THAT THE
DATA ON HOUSING SUPPLY LOSS MUST
BE RESONATING WITH THE MEMBERS
OF THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL.
I AM NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR ON HOW
YOU ARE PUTTING THE STAKEHOLDER
GROUP TOGETHER BUT I WOULD LIKE
TO BE CONSIDERED AS A MEMBER.
AND A PERSONAL THANK YOU TO A
HANDFUL OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS
WHO HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO MEET
úWITH OUR GROUP PERSONALLY.
AND FOR THE OVERALL
CONSIDERATION OF THE
STAKEHOLDER GROUP.
THANK YOU.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> HELLO?
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS FOR
PROPOSING THE SMALL LANDLORD
STAKEHOLDER GROUP. OVER THE
LAST SEVERAL YEARS MOM-AND-POP
LANDLORDS IN SEATTLE HAVE BEEN
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY
LEGISLATION AND PANDEMIC
EVICTION MORATORIUMS. MANY HAVE
LOST TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS IN EQUITY OR UNPAID
RENT.
OTHERS HAVE BEEN FORCED TO
TOLERATE ABUSIVE AND
DESTRUCTIVE TENANTS WHO HAVE
BEEN ENABLED BY CARELESSLY
WRITTEN POLICIES ARE.
ACCORDING TO THE CITY OF
SEATTLE'S 2018 RENTAL AND
HOUSING STUDY, 60% OF SEATTLE
LANDLORDS MAKE LESS THAN
$75,000 PER YEAR.
OUR GROUP, SEATTLE GRASSROOTS
LANDLORDS INCLUDES
SCHOOLTEACHERS, ARTIST,
STAGEHANDS, SINGLE MOMS AND
CITY EMPLOYEES.
WE WANT TO BE PART OF THE
SOLUTION TO SEATTLE'S HOUSING
PROBLEM AND OUR VOICES NEED TO
BE HEARD.
THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> I AM A DOCTOR AND A MEMBER OF
WASHINGTON PHYSICIANS FOR
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
WE NEED A BUDGET TO ENSURE
CLIMATE JUSTICE -- THAT
BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
WILL NOT ACCEPT BIG CHANGE.
PEOPLE CAN CHANGE THEIR
BEHAVIOR IF LIVES ARE AT STAKE.
WE NEED A MASSIVE INVESTMENT IN
PEOPLE.
úTENS OF MILLIONS AND LOCAL
CLIMATE RESILIENCY PROJECTS.
I LIKE THE COUNCIL TO
UNDERSTAND THAT THE SURVIVAL OF
PEOPLE IN SEATTLE IS MORE
IMPORTANT THAN A STATUS QUO.
THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> I CANNOT HEAR YOU.
YOU ARE STILL MUTED.
YOU CAN HIT STAR SIX, JENNIFER.
>> I AM WRITING THIS LETTER ON
BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY
ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF A TINY
HOUSE VILLAGE. WE ARE THE
COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE --
WE THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO -- ALL OF US
HAVE BEEN DEEPLY INVOLVED. [
INDISCERNIBLE ] WESTMARK
>> I AM CURRENTLY THE YOUTH
PROGRAM MANAGER AND I SUPPORT
THE ADDITION OF AN ALLOCATION
TO DEAL WITH AFTERSCHOOL
PROGRAMS FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE STILL HAVE YOU ON THE LINE,
JENNIFER.
YOU CAN UNMUTE.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> I AM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
AT -- AND -- I SUPPORT
[INDISCERNIBLE-AUDIO CUTTING
OUT]
AND HOUSING BACKGROUNDS FOR
EXAMPLE RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS
AT ALL LEVELS INCLUDING -- IT
IS CRITICAL TO UNDERSTAND HOW
THE PROGRAM MAY CREATE BARRIERS
AND WE SHOULD FULLY UNDERSTAND
THE LINK BETWEEN HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY --
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL.
I ORGANIZE WITH 350 SEATTLE.
WE STRONGLY SUPPORT THE GREEN
NEW DEAL AMENDMENT ARE
TRANSITIONING LOW INCOME HOMES
FOR INDIGENOUS LEAD
SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS AND FOR
COMMUNITY CLIMATE RESILIENCE
PLANNING.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER'S FOR A MOMENT
THAT EXPAND THE BUDGETS TO
ALLOW FOR SUFFICIENT COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT.
WE KNOW THE PLAN NEEDS TO
INCLUDE ZONING CHANGES IS
RECOMMENDED -- WE KNOW THE
PROCESS NEEDS TO BE DRIVEN BY
THE VOICES AND THE NEEDS OF THE
COMMUNITIES MOST HARMED BY PAST
AND CURRENT ZONING AND THE
DISPLACEMENT PRESSURE IT HAS
PRODUCED. CLIMATE RESILIENT
PLAN REQUIRES A PLAN AND
FUNDING THAT WILL CENTER THE
COMMUNITY VOICES AND REVERSE --
SIR COMMUNITIES CAN SUPPORT
EACH OTHER.
>> [ INDISCERNIBLE ] IF YOU ARE
NOT PRESENT WE WILL GO TO THE
NEXT ONE.
>> I AM THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM
COORDINATOR. I AGREE WITH
AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING FOR
MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS.
[INDISCERNIBLE-POOR AUDIO]
>> IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE STILL
NOT PRESENT.
YOU ARE UP NEXT.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
>> I WILL TRANSLATE QUICKLY.
THANK YOU FOR CALLING.
GOOD MORNING.
I AM GOING TO SUPPORT CHILDCARE
PROGRAM.
THIS WILL HELP US TO KEEP THE
DOORS OPEN AND THIS PROGRAM
HELPS EVERYONE --
>> I AM A RESIDENT AND I AM
CALLING ON THE CITY COUNCIL TO
CONTINUE THEIR COMMITMENT TO
SAFETY FOR ALL RESIDENTS IN
LEADING THE WAY IN CLIMATE
SUSTAINABILITY BY SUPPORTING
TH SOLIDARITY BUDGET AND THE
GREEN NEW DEAL.
I HAVE URGING THE CITY COUNCIL
TO APPROVE AMENDMENTS FOR --
$100,000 FOR COMMUNITY CLIMATE
RESILIENCE PLANNING AND 300,000
FOR INDIGENOUS LEAD
SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS.
WE ARE EXPERIENCING THE EFFECTS
OF CLIMATE.
[INDISCERNIBLE-POOR AUDIO]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
PLEASE SEND THE REST OF YOUR
COMMENTS AND.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I AM THE CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
FOR LOW INCOME HOUSING
INSTITUTE.
I AM HERE TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT
OF REINSTATING THE JUMPSTART
SPENDING PLAN FOR MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND IN
SUPPORT OF COUNCILMEMBER
GOEBBELS -- THERE'S GOING TO BE
A NUMBER OF BUDGET AMENDMENTS
PUT IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL
TODAY TO MAKE SOME EQUITY
IMPROVEMENTS AT THE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES.
THIS WILL ADD A SEWER LINE TO
THE SITE.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE
HIGH QUALITY STANDARDS AT EACH
OF OUR SHELTER LOCATIONS.
I URGE YOU TO VOTE YES ON THE
BUDGET PROPOSAL TO APPROVE
CONDITIONS AT CAMP SECOND
CHANCE.
>> WE HAVE JENNIFER ON THE LIST.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]. YOU CAN STAR
62 UNMUTE YOURSELF.
>> I AM CALLING TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF THE AMENDMENT THAT
WILL [INDISCERNIBLE-POOR AUDIO]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I AM A POLICY ANALYST. I AM
REACHING OUT TO ASK YOU TO
SUPPORT THE -- [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
>> WE WILL TRY TO GET THROUGH
THE NEXT SPEAKERS.
>> I AM IN SUPPORT OF THE
BUDGET AMENDMENT TO REALLOCATE
RESOURCES.
IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO BE PART OF
THE PROGRAM WHICH CREATES A SAFE
PLACE FOR YOUTH OF COLOR.
[INDISCERNIBLE-POOR AUDIO]
IT IS IMPORTANT AND I ENCOURAGE
YOU TO VOTE YES TO BE ABLE TO
MAKE SURE THE WORK CONTINUES.
IT IS IMPORTANT IMPACTFUL.
THANK YOU.
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
>> GOOD MORNING.
I AM CALLING AND ASKING FOR A
YES VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THE
SCHOOL.
HER DAUGHTER HAS HAD THE
BENEFIT OF GOING THERE AND IT
SUPPORTS ALL OF THE LATINO
COMMUNITY.
AND ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR
YOU TO VOTE IN SUPPORT.
>> I AM HERE TODAY ASKING THE
COUNCIL TO CONTINUE FUNDING.
I AM THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM
ASSISTANT AND I AM WORKING
THROUGH AMERICORPS AND SEEING
FIRSTHAND HOW THE PROGRAM NOT
ONLY NURTURES AND CULTIVATES
STUDENTS AND IT IS NOT ONLY
ACADEMICS.
IN THEIR DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS
AND VERY MUCH THROUGH CULTURAL
AND SOCIAL ISSUES THAT NEED TO
BE ADDRESSED AND TAUGHT TO
YOUTH.
IT ALSO IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR
US TO CONTINUE HELPING THEIR
FAMILIES IN WHATEVER WAYS WE
CAN AND HOPE TO HAVE THE
COUNCIL VOTE YES ON THE BUDGET.
>> I AM A RESIDENT AND I AM
TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT OF THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET.
THE BUDGET ALLOCATION OF
$100,000 WOULD BENEFIT MY
PATIENTS.
THE CITY NEEDS TO EXPAND THE
NUMBER OF CLEAN-AIR --
[INDISCERNIBLE-POOR AUDIO]
>> GOOD MORNING.
FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC WE WILL
TRY TO GET THROUGH THE NEXT TWO
MINUTES AND THEN HAVE -- I
DON'T THINK WE CAN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. THANK YOU FOR WAITING.
>> THIS SLATE OF AMENDMENTS
MAKES ME HAPPY.
THERE ARE HIGH IMPACT PROGRAMS
THAT DESERVE FUNDING.
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW.
THE AMENDMENTS OF RESOURCES AND
WE HAVE MORE EDUCATION AND --
SEVEN AND NINE ARE THE KIND OF
INVESTMENTS WE MUST MAKE AND
AMENDMENT 3 --
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> GOOD MORNING I SERVE ON
[INDISCERNIBLE-POOR AUDIO]
TO IMPROVE -- IN THIS DAY AND
AGE WE ARE USING -- EACH
WEEKDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] WHICH WOULD
HAVE ACCESS -- AND ALLOW
UPDATES TO BE UPDATED --
THERE'S SO MUCH MORE TO SHARE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE WILL GET THE LAST SPEAKER IN.
AND WE WILL HAVE TO CALL IT AT
THAT FOR TODAY.
WE WILL HAVE PUBLIC TESTIMONY
TOMORROW.
GOOD MORNING.
>> MY NAME IS DENNIS AND I WORK
FOR PLYMOUTH HOUSING.
THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING
PRIORITIZED HOUSING.
[INDISCERNIBLE-POOR AUDIO]
WE SUPPORT INCREASING
OPERATIONS AND SERVICE FUNDS --.
[INDISCERNIBLE-POOR AUDIO]
WE THINK COUNCIL FOR SOMETHING
A PLAN TO USE THE MAJORITY OF
FUNDS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
PLYMOUTH SUPPORTS ADDRESSING
HOMELESSNESS PLAN THROUGH HSD
AND THAT INCLUDES -- WE
ENCOURAGE [ INDISCERNIBLE ].
LASTLY WE SENT A LETTER IN JULY
2 MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL --
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT WILL BE THE LAST SPEAKER
TODAY.
GOOD MORNING.
YOU ARE STILL ON MUTE.
ONE MORE TIME.
THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR DIALING
IN.
>> I APOLOGIZE.
GOOD MORNING COUNCIL MEMBERS
AND THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN MY
SUPPORT FOR THREE NEW DEAL
INVESTMENTS IN THE AMENDMENTS
AND THE BUDGET.
[INDISCERNIBLE-POOR AUDIO]
AS WELL AS -- AND I WANT TO
EXPRESS THIS IS A REAL
OPPORTUNITY FOR SEATTLE TO LIVE
UP TO ITS COMMITMENT AND THE
GREEN NEW DEAL RESOLUTION AT
PAST AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE
PASSAGE OF THESE AMENDMENTS.
THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD DAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR DIALING IN
TODAY.
WE HAD A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM 30
SPEAKERS TODAY.
WE WILL MOVE ONTO THE AGENDA
AND WE APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU
HAVE DONE TO DIAL IN TODAY.
TOMORROW MORNING PUBLIC COMMENT
OPENS AT 7:30 A.M.
FOR SIGN UP.
>> AGENDA ITEM 1. INTRODUCTION
OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS OVERVIEW.
>> GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU
FOR THE WORK YOU AND YOUR TEAM
HAVE DONE.
WE APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO
HAVE YOU ON THE LINE. I HAVE
SOME COMMENTS I WOULD LIKE TO
OFFER PERHAPS I WILL OFFER
THOSE AFTER YOU PROVIDE A BRIEF
OPENING FROM THE CENTRAL STAFF
PERSPECTIVE AND THEN I WILL
GIVE YOU CHAIRS COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR AND GOOD
MORNING. CENTRAL STAFF
DIRECTOR.
WELCOME TO THE FIRST OF THREE
DAYS OF DISCUSSION ON PROPOSED
COUNCIL BUDGET ACTIONS TO A MAN
THE 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET.
THIS IS THE THIRD PHASE OF YOUR
DELIBERATION THE FIRST STEP
EXECUTIVE STAFF PRESENTED THE
PROPOSED BUDGET AND YOU
RECEIVED INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC
ON PUBLIC COMMENT AND INANE
EVENING PUBLIC HEARING.
THE SECOND STEP WAS ISSUE
IDENTIFICATION CENTRAL STAFF
TEAM PRESENTED NEARLY 200 PAGES
OF ANALYSIS ON THIS PROPOSED
BUDGET OVER THREE DAYS.
IDENTIFYING ISSUES AND OPTIONS
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
AND SINCE OUR LAST DISCUSSION
YOU ALL HAVE SUBMITTED PROPOSED
CHANGES TO THE BUDGET. OUR TEAM
HAS DRAFTED THOSE IN AMENDMENT
FORM WHAT YOU WILL BE
DISCUSSING TODAY.
WE ASKED YOU TO CONSIDER
SEVERAL KEY QUESTIONS WHICH YOU
ARE RESPONDING TO IN THE
PROPOSED BUDGET ACTIONS.
FIRST WAS, DO YOU AGREE WITH
THE WAY THAT THE JUMPSTART
POLICIES AND PRIORITIES HAVE
BEEN MET IN THIS PROPOSED
BUDGET?
AND LARGELY WHAT WE HEARD FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS WAS, NO.
THE INTENTLY OF THE POLICY WAS
TO PROVIDE A COMMITTED SOURCE
OF REVENUE TO PROVIDE
CONTINUITY OF SERVICES DURING
THE PANDEMIC AND MAKE LARGE NEW
INVESTMENTS IN FOUR KEY
STRATEGIES.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACQUISITION,
DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES,
INVESTMENT TO SUSTAIN THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
, TO ADVANCE A GREEN NEW DEAL
FRAMEWORK AND TO SPUR ECONOMIC
REVITALIZATION.
WE WILL START DISCUSSION WITH
THE CHAIRS PROPOSED OMNIBUS
RESTORED JUMP START FUNDING TO
THESE FOUR PROGRAMS IN 2022 IN
AN ONGOING WAY.
SECOND WE ASKED YOU TO REFLECT
ON THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THIS
BUDGET. NOTING THAT ABSENT ANY
FUNDING SOURCES OR DEEP CUTS TO
PROGRAMS FROM MANY GENERAL FUND
SUPPORT PROGRAMS COULD NOT BE
SUSTAINED IN 2023 OR BEYOND.
TO PRIORITIZE WE ASKED YOU TO
REFLECT ON WHERE IS THERE A
COHESIVE POLICY STRATEGY TO
ADDRESS THE MOST PRESSING
ISSUES THE CITY FACES.
I WILL MENTION A COUPLE OF
THEMES THAT HAVE EMERGED IN
úTHESE 200 PROPOSED BUDGET
AMENDMENTS YOU HAVE CRAFTED
THAT WE WILL WEAVE THROUGH
DISCUSSION OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS.
THE FIRST IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND ANTI-DISBURSEMENT
STRATEGIES CONTINUE TO BE CORE.
THE SECOND IS THAT HOMELESSNESS
SERVICES ARE BEING REALLY
CLOSELY ANALYZED AS WE TRANSFER
CITY RESOURCES TO THE REGIONAL
AUTHORITY, MAKING GOOD ON THE
CITY'S COMMITMENT TO TAKE IN A
REGIONAL APPROACH.
THE THIRD IS ACHIEVING
COMMUNITY SAFETY THROUGH
ALTERNATIVES TO POLICING IS ON
EVERYONE'S MINDS AS YOU ASK HOW
TO SCALE THESE PROGRAMS MORE
QUICKLY AND DETERMINE IF WE
HAVE THE RIGHT PROGRAMS ON THE
TABLE.
FOURTH, MANY HAVE PROPOSED
EXPANSIONS OF BEHAVIORAL AND
MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES TO MEET
THE URGENT AND CURRENT NEEDS OF
OUR COMMUNITY AND WE EXPECT
ROBUST DISCUSSION ON THOSE
PROGRAMS ON THURSDAY.
AND PLANNING PARKS AND
INFRASTRUCTURE ARE A FOCUS AS
YOU ASK, ARE WE ADEQUATELY
INVESTING IN OUR TRANSPORTATION
INTO STRUCTURE TODAY AND DO WE
HAVE APPROPRIATE RESOURCES AHEAD
, LIKE THE MAJOR CONFERENCE OF
PLANT UPDATE TO BUILD A LIVABLE
AND EQUITABLE CITY?
AS YOU DISCUSS THE MANY
PROPOSALS THIS WEEK I ASK YOU
TO REFLECT ON HOW INDIVIDUAL
ACTIONS MOVE THE NEEDLE ON THE
ACTIONS YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED AS
WE WORK TOWARD THE 22 BUDGET. I
WILL HANDED TO THE POLICY AND
BUDGET MANAGER TO ORIENT YOU TO
DISCUSSING PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
>> GOOD MORNING. WE ARE ON STEP
THREE OF THE BUDGET PROCESS AND
JUST UNDER FOUR WEEKS AWAY FROM
WHEN YOU TAKE FINAL ACTION ON
THE 2022 BUDGET.
OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS WE
WILL PRESENT ABOUT 200
AMENDMENTS THAT ARE ORGANIZED
AS OUTLINED ON THE SCREEN.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
HEARING FROM ALL OF YOU ABOUT
THE AMENDMENTS AS WE GET READY
FOR THE NEXT STEP IN THE
PROCESS, WHICH IS DEVELOPING
THE BALANCING PACKAGE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO YOU SEEING OR
COLLEAGUES ON CENTRAL STAFF AS
THEY WALK YOU THROUGH THE
AMENDMENTS IN THESE CATEGORIES.
THE BALANCING PACKAGE IS THE
NEXT STEP IN THE PROCESS. THE
BALANCING PACKAGE WILL BE
PUBLISHED ON NOVEMBER 10 IN
ADVANCE OF THE SECOND PUBLIC
HEARING EVENING PUBLIC HEARING
SCHEDULED DURING THIS BUDGET
PROCESS.
WE WILL BE PRESENTING IN MORE
DETAIL TO THE COMMITTEE ON
NOVEMBER 12. OVER THE NEXT TWO
WEEKS FOLLOWING DISCUSSION OF
THE MEMBERS THIS WEEK WE WILL
WORK WITH THE BUDGET CHAIR WHO
WILL WORK WITH YOU TO DETERMINE
WHAT BUDGET AMENDMENTS WILL BE
INCLUDED IN THE BALANCING
PACKAGE.
IN SOME CASES THEY MAY BE
MODIFIED OR COMBINED, AS WE
DEVELOP A PROPOSAL THAT
REFLECTS THE PRIORITIES
IDENTIFIED BY ALL OF YOU
THROUGH THESE BUDGET AMENDMENTS
. US THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE PROCESS, I AM READY TO GIVE
IT BACK TO THE CHAIR.
>> I WILL ADD A LITTLE TO THE
PROCESS OF THE WE WILL SEE IF
THERE ARE QUESTIONS.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE
OPENING REMARKS FOR THE FRAMING
AS WE CONSIDER THE AMENDMENTS.
I THINK THE COUNCIL HAS SHOWN A
LOT OF INTEREST IN SIMILAR
PRIORITIES AND GREATLY
APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU HAVE
DONE IN THE WORK THE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS HAVE DONE TO SUBMIT
VARIOUS AMENDMENTS.
WE KNOW THERE IS SHARED VALUES
AND PRIORITIES AND IS BUDGET IS
A MORAL DOCUMENT.
I AM HOPEFUL THAT AS WE
CONSIDER THE AMENDMENTS AND GO
OVER THE PROCESS WE WILL HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT A
BUDGET THAT IS REFLECTING THE
COUNCILS PRIORITIES AND THUS
THE COMMUNITIES PRIORITIES.
I HAVE A FEW ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS TO ADD.
I WANT TO THANK THE ENTIRE TEAM
FOR THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE.
AND FOR PROVIDING US WITH
ROBUST DETAILS. THIS IS THE
FIRST OF THREE DAYS.
IT WILL BE LONG AND WE WILL
HAVE A RECESS FROM 1:00 UNTIL
2:00 P.M.
EAH DAY AND I WILL DO MY BEST
TO ADJOURN BY 5:00 PM.
WE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
HEAR ABOUT EVERYBODY'S PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS.
I WANT TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD JOINED
US.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US
TODAY.
AND COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, HAPPY
ANNIVERSARY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR SUBMITTING YOUR
BUDGET AMENDMENTS ON TIME.
THERE WAS NEARLY 200 AMENDMENTS
THAT WE WILL BE CONSIDERING
THIS WEEK.
I HOPE YOU WERE ABLE TO SET
ASIDE TIME YESTERDAY TO REVIEW
THE AMENDMENTS.
I HOPE YOU WILL SET ASIDE TIME
THIS EVENING OR IN THIS
AFTERNOON TO REVIEW THE
AMENDMENTS THAT WILL BE
CONSIDERED TOMORROW AND SAME
THING FOR THURSDAY.
IT IS GREAT WORK THAT HAS BEEN
DONE.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU
HAVE DONE TO PROVIDE THE
NECESSARY AND FACTUAL
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED
BUDGET ACTIONS.
AS YOU SAW FROM MY MEMO
YESTERDAY, IF YOU HAVE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, EITHER
MORE PERSUASIVE OR DISSUASIVE
IN NATURE, YOU ARE WELCOME TO
SHARE THOSE WITH THE FULL
COMMITTEE.
THIS IS A REQUEST YOU SEND
INFORMATION AS AN ADDENDUM IN
ADVANCE OF THE MEETING.
THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO SENT
AROUND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
THEY CAN POINT TO IN THEIR
CONVERSATIONS TODAY SO FOLKS
HAVE THE CHANCE TO SIT WITH IT.
YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO SHARE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
BUT IF YOU DO SO, THANK YOU FOR
PUTTING IT IN ONE PDF.
SO THEY CAN BE ON HAND FOR
REVIEW.
THESE WILL BE BECOME PART OF
THE LEGISLATIVE RECORD.
WE HAVE A LOT TO COVER IN THE
NEXT THREE DAYS. I WILL KEEP
TRACK OF THE TIME FOR EACH OF
THE ALLOTTED AMENDMENTS.
THERE ARE ABOUT THREE MINUTES
EACH. THAT INCLUDES ALLOWING
CENTRAL STAFF TO PROVIDE A
SHORT OVERVIEW, PRIME SPONSOR
TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND
ALLOWS FOR TIME TO
COUNCILMEMBERS TO ASK A FEW
QUESTIONS.
THERE ARE SOME AMENDMENTS THAT
WILL NOT REQUIRE DISCUSSION OR
QUESTIONS.
WE WILL TRACK THE CLOCK.
I AM GOING TO TRY TO KEEP US ON
TIME.
IF I ASK YOU TO WRAP IT UP IT
IS SO THAT WE WILL STAY ON
TRACK.
IF WE WERE TO AVERAGE EACH
AMENDMENT WE WOULD HAVE THREE
MINUTES EACH.
PLEASE PROVIDE SHORT REMARKS.
I WILL DO MY BEST TO DO THE SAME
AFTER I GET THROUGH THESE
OPENING COMMENTS.
WE HAVE RECEIVED A NUMBER OF
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUESTS THAT
WERE NOT SUBMITTED ON TIME.
THEY DID NOT COME IN VIA EMAIL
BEFORE NOON ON MONDAY OR DID
NOT MEET THESE SPONSORSHIP
REQUIREMENTS. GIVEN THE AMOUNT
OF WALK-ON'S WE HAVE INTERESTED
WE WILL BE ABLE TO ALLOW FOR
THOSE TO BE CONSIDERED BY DOING
WHAT WE DID THIS MORNING.
I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND
THE AGENDA.
AMENDMENTS THAT ARE BEING
DRAFTED BY CENTRAL STAFF OR
WALK ON WILL BE SENT TO YOU
BEFORE 5:00 PM THE DAY BEFORE
SO THAT WILL FULFILL THE
COMMITMENT OF THE COMMITTEE
RULE THAT IT REQUIRES
DISTRIBUTION BEFORE 5:00 PM ON
THE PRECEDING BUSINESS DAY.
THOSE ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS WE
WILL BE HEARING AT THE END OF
EACH OF THE ALLOTTED CATEGORY
BY DEPARTMENT.
THANK YOU TO CENTRAL STAFF FOR
YOUR WORK ON THE WALK ON
AMENDMENTS AND FOR
CONSIDERATION TODAY.
WE WILL HAVE THREE WALK ON
AMENDMENTS THAT WE WILL MAKE
SURE THAT WE INCLUDE THOSE IN
OUR TIME ALLOTMENT. THE FINALLY,
I WANT TO NOTE AT THE TOP OF
OUR DISCUSSION, GIVEN THE LARGE
NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS, NEARLY 200
THIS YEAR IN TOTAL, TO
STREAMLINE THE DISCUSSION AND
THE PROCESS, I AM ASKING YOU TO
LIMIT THE NUMBER OF NEW
COSPONSORSHIP REQUEST THAT YOU
MAY HAVE. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO
ADD YOUR NAME TO INDICATE
SUPPORT.
THE NUMBER OF COSPONSORS ON AND
AMENDMENT DOES NOT IMPACT THE
LIKELIHOOD AND AMENDMENT WOULD
BE CONSIDERED FOR THE BALANCING
PACKAGE.
JUST LIKE WITH THE
COSPONSORSHIP REQUEST FOR THE
AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED FOR THE
CBAS, SHOWING COSPONSORSHIP
DOES NOT EQUAL A VOTE LATER.
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS
DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE TO
RAISE THEIR HAND AND ADD THEIR
NAME TO AND AMENDMENT AT THIS
POINT.
I AM INTERESTED IN THE
DISCUSSION AND QUESTIONS.
THAT WILL HELP INFORM THE
CONVERSATION.
DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU NEED TO ADD
YOUR NAME TO EVERY AMENDMENT.
FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC IF YOU
DON'T HEAR A COUNCILMEMBER ADD
THEIR NAME, IT IS NOT AN
INDICATION OF NONSUPPORT.
I WANT TO HEAR ABOUT ALL OF THE
200 AMENDMENTS.
AND I WANT US TO BE VERY
LIMITED AND JUDICIOUS IN
PUTTING OUR HAND UP IF YOU WANT
TO ADD YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
PLEASE BE SELECTIVE IN DOING SO.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.
IF THERE IS INTEREST IN
COSPONSORSHIP I WILL NOTE IT
FOR THE RECORD.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS
TO BE CONSERVATIVE IN THAT
ASPECT.
FINALLY, JUST A NOTE.
REVENUE FORECAST IS COMING ON
NOVEMBER 3. WE DON'T EXPECT A
LARGE SWING.
WE WILL ALL RECEIVE THAT
INFORMATION TOGETHER FOR THE
FIRST TIME ON NOVEMBER 3. THAT
MAY GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY
HAVING FUTURE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT
HOW TO ADDRESS ANY NEWS WE
RECEIVE ON NOVEMBER 3. I WANT
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ AND THE
TEAM AS WELL AS WE SET UP A
REVENUE FORECAST IT WILL BE
TRANSPARENT AND PUBLIC WHEN WE
RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION. WE
HAVE A TIGHT AGENDA TODAY AND I
HAVE SHARED A LOT OF
INFORMATION ABOUT PROCESS.
THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
PROCESS FOR CENTRAL STAFF WILL
FOR MYSELF ALL RIGHT.
MADAM CLERK WOULD YOU READ ITEM
2 INTO THE RECORD.
>> FINANCE GENERAL FOR
BREATHING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU.
AT THIS TIME I WILL TURN IT
OVER TO CENTRAL STAFF.
THEY WILL PROVIDE A SCREEN FOR
US.
THIS IS A SUMMARY TABLE AT THE
BEGINNIN OF EACH OF THE
SECTIONS ON THE AGENDA YOU WILL
SEE A SUMMARY TABLE.
THE SPONSOR WILL BE NOTED AND
THE COSPONSOR SUBMITTED THEIR
NAMES TO MAKE THE DISCUSSION
POSSIBLE WILL ALSO BE NOTED AND
WE WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE
PRIME SPONSOR FOR A SHORT
COMMENT. I WILL BE UP FIRST.
I WILL HAVE TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE
AND I WILL DO MY BEST.
THIS IS A LARGE AMENDMENT.
IT IS OMNIBUS AMENDMENT SO
PLEASE ALLOW ME A LITTLE BIT AS
THE CHAIR AND IT IS A LARGE AND
VERY FOUNDATIONAL TO HOW WE SET
UP OUR BUDGET GOING FORWARD.
ANYTHING ELSE, TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU.
WE WILL START WITH AMENDMENT FG
1 A 1. WE DID ASSUME MORE TIME
FOR THIS ONE AS IT HAS MORE
THAN 64 TRANSACTIONS AND MAKES
A LOT OF MOVES AND WANT TO MAKE
SURE IT IS CLEAR TO EVERYONE
WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS
AMENDMENT.
GOING TO ASK IF WE COULD JUMP
TO PAGE EIGHT OF THE PACKET.
THAT IS THE ATTACHMENT TO THE
AMENDMENT.
THIS AMENDMENT SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER, -- WOULD ALIGN
THE JUMPSTART EXPENDITURES WITH
JUMPSTART POLICIES PAST IN JULY
2021 THAT CODIFIED AS A FUND
THE SPENDING PLAN THAT HAD BEEN
PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED. IT WOULD
ALIGN COMMUNITY LED INVESTMENTS
WITH ONE-TIME RESOURCES.
THIS ENSURES THAT ONGOING
JUMPSTART INVESTMENTS, ECONOMIC
REVITALIZATION, GREEN NEW DEAL
AND EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE ARE PROTECTED AS
ANTICIPATED AND WILL ELIMINATE
THE NEED TO A PEN THE POLICIES
TO IMPLEMENT THE 2022 BUDGET.
THIS AMENDMENT ADJUST THE
AMOUNTS FOR THE EQUITABLE
IMMUNITIES TASK FORCE,
PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING AND
COMMUNITY SAFETY. THIS INCLUDES
THE COMMUNITY SAFETY BUILDING
AND THE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE
INITIATIVE.
THIS WILL ENSURE THERE IS $70
MILLION TO SPEND IN THESE AREAS
IN 2022 AND FREEZE UP ABOUT $40
MILLION OF GENERAL FUND TO
SUPPORT OTHER COUNCIL
PRIORITIES.
THE NEXT AMENDMENT FG2A1
COMPLEMENTS.
THAT IDENTIFIES A NEW ONGOING
FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE
COMMUNITY LED PROPOSALS IN 2023
AND BEYOND.
IF WE COULD CHOP TO THE TOP OF
PAGE 9.
>> THE FIRST ACTION IS TO
REALLOCATE ABOUT $60.5 MILLION
OF ONE-TIME FEDERAL CORONAVIRUS
LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY ACT FUNDS.
TO REVENUE REPLACEMENT IN THE
GENERAL FUND.
WILL ENSURE THAT CITY PROGRAMS
AND SERVICES ARE MAINTAINED IN
2022.
THIS ALSO SHIFTS THE FUND
SOURCE FOR THE CHILDCARE
STABILIZATION GRANTS AND THE --
IF WE CAN MOVE TO THE BOTTOM OF
PAGE 9. WE NEED TO ADJUST THE
AMOUNT OF FUNDING FOR THE
COMMUNITY LED INVESTMENTS I
DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY.
YOU CAN SEE WHEN COMBINED WITH
THE UNSPENT DOLLARS
APPROPRIATED IN 2021 THIS
RESULTED MORE THAN $70 MILLION
OF FUNDS AVAILABLE TO SPEND IN
2022.
HAD ALSO REVISES THE PROPOSED
BUDGET TO MAKE THE ONE-TIME
INVESTMENTS RATHER THAN ONGOING
UNTIL THE COUNCIL AND NEXT
YEAR'S MAYOR ABLE TO IDENTIFY
FUNDS TO SUPPORT THESE
INVESTMENTS IN AN ONGOING
NATURE.
IF YOU COULD MOVE TO THE NEXT
TABLE AT THE TOP OF, MIDWAY
THROUGH THE NEXT PAGE.
COMBINATION OF STEPS ONE AND TWO
IS WHAT ALLOWS FOR THE FREEING
UP OF RESOURCES FOR OTHER
COUNCIL PRIORITIES.
AND ALLOWS US TO MAKE
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE PROPOSED
BUDGET TO MAKE EXPENDITURES FOR
2022 CONSISTENT WITH THE
JUMPSTART FUND POLICIES.
THIS TABLE OUTLINES HOW THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD MODIFY PROPOSED
EXPENDITURES FROM THE JUMPSTART
FIND.
THE SECOND COLUMN THAT IS
LABELED, -- OUTLINES WHAT WE
WOULD EXPECT TO SEE IN THE
BUDGET IF IT WAS ALIGNED
EXACTLY WITH THE JUMPSTART FUND
POLICIES AS PASSED BY THE
COUNCIL.
COLUMN HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN IS
WHAT IS IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET
AS TRANSMITTED BY THE MAYOR.
AND THE COLUMN WITH BLUE
HEADING, PROPOSED AMENDMENT
OUTLINES WHAT TRANSACTIONS
WOULD OCCUR IN THIS AMENDMENT
TO REALIGN SPENDING WITH THE
SPEND PLAN POLICIES.
THERE ARE MULTIPLE STEPS AND
MANY TRANSACTIONS.
ON TO PICK MY COLLEAGUE YOU CO-
AUTHORED THIS AMENDMENT WITH ME.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME
GRACE ON THIS LARGE AMENDMENT.
THE SHEER AMOUNT OF CHANGES
INVOLVED AND WE WILL KEEP UP
BEST KEEPING ON TIME.
THIS ALIGNES JUMPSTART
INVESTMENTS WITH PUBLICLY SPEND
PLAN.
IT WAS PROVIDED WITH A SIGNATURE
AND WAS ALLOWED TO GO INTO LAW.
THIS IS A WAY FOR US TO ENSURE
STABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY IN
OUR INVESTMENTS IN HOUSING,
ECONOMIC RECOVERY, GREEN NEW
DEAL INVESTMENTS -- BASED ON
THIS, IN 2022 AND AFTER THAT
THE CITY HAS THE FIRM
COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE TO
INVEST IN THESE PRIORITIES BY
PERCENTAGE CATEGORY.
THIS YEAR WE ANTICIPATED THE
AMOUNT COMING IN FOR THE
INVESTMENT DOLLARS GOING TO THE
PRIORITIES ABOUT $149 MILLION
SHOULD GO TO THE JUMPSTART FUND
PLAN.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] IT WAS
SUPPOSED TO INCLUDE $23 MILLION
GOING INTO ECONOMIC
REVITALIZATION AND INSTEAD
ABOUT 13% WAS -- EXCUSE ME, $13
MILLION WAS DIVERTED.
AND $14 MILLION FOR EACH GREEN
NEW DEAL INVESTMENT AND -- WERE
THE COMMITMENT. IN TOTAL WANT
TO MAKE SURE WE ARE CORRECTING
FOR THE $62 MILLION THAT WOULD
HAVE BEEN DIVERTED FROM THE
JUMPSTART PRIORITIES TO OTHER
AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE PRIORITIES.
WE HAVE IDENTIFIED ONE TIME
FIND SOURCE USING FEDERAL
DOLLARS TO ALLOW FOR THE
INVESTMENTS TO GO FORWARD.
WE ARE NOT MAKING A CHOICE
WHETHER SOMETHING IS CUT.
EVERYTHING INCLUDED IS BEING
FUNDED.
WE ARE SWAPPING THE FIND A
SOURCE MAKING SURE WE ARE
MAINTAINING COMMITMENTS AS
OUTLINED.
I WANT TO NOTE THE IMPORTANCE
OF THIS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
WE CODIFIED MAKING SURE THERE
WAS A KNOWN AMOUNTS. $100
MILLION WAS SUPPOSED TO GO INTO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
BECAUSE THERE IS TREMENDOUS
NEED OVER $100 MILLION IN
PROJECTS SUBMITTED REQUESTS FOR
THIS YEAR [ INDISCERNIBLE ]. WE
WERE ONLY ABLE TO PROVIDE ABOUT
$35 MILLION.
WE KNOW THERE IS ONE OTHER
PROJECTS THAT APPLIED FOR THE
STRATEGIC ACQUISITION PLAN [
INDISCERNIBLE ]. THERE IS
TREMENDOUS NEED AND WE WILL BE
PARTNERING -- TO BANK ON FUTURE
JUMPSTART FUND SO WE CAN
INCREASE THE -- FOR PROJECTS
THAT HAVE SUBMITTED REQUESTS
FOR THIS YEAR AS WELL.
PROVIDING STABLE FUNDING
INVESTMENTS FOR HOUSING IS
CRITICAL SO PLANNERS CAN
LEVERAGE THE CITY FUNDS AND
ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL
STRAINS FOR CAPITAL AND FUTURE
OPERATION SERVICES.
WE NEED TO HAVE KNOWN SOURCES
IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO ALLOW
FOR BUILDING TO START NOW.
IF WE SEE A REDUCTION IN THE
AMOUNT THIS YEAR, WE CAN ASSUME
THE BASE YEAR BUDGET GOING
FORWARD WILL HAVE THE REDUCED
AMOUNT AND WE ARE INTERESTED IN
CORRECTING THOSE REVENUE
STREAMS.
ALONG WITH THIS COMES THE NEXT
AMENDMENT WHICH IS COMMITTING
TO WORKING WITH ADDITIONAL
REVENUE STREAMS. [
INDISCERNIBLE ] ALL I WILL NOTES
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] TO IDENTIFY
ADDITIONAL FUTURE REVENUE.
LOOKS -- I WILL TAKE QUESTIONS
NOW.
>> THANK YOU.
I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS TO
UNDERSTAND THE AMENDMENT IN
TERMS OF NUMBERS.
I WILL ASK ALL OF THEM AND LET
YOU RESPOND.
WHEN THE BUDGET AMENDMENT SAYS
IT RESTORES THE -- AM I RIGHT
THAT WHAT THAT MEANS IS IT
RESTORES INTO THE REDUCED LEVEL
-- GIVEN THE ECONOMIC CRISIS
AND EVERYTHING.
THERE'S AN ALL SPENDING PLAN --
IT WOULD HAVE REQUIRED MORE
FUNDING FOR HOUSING AND GREEN
NEW DEAL.
THAT IS ONE QUESTION.
MY RIGHT THAT THIS BUDGET
AMENDMENT DOES NOT
SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE FUNDING
FOR HOUSING AND GREEN NEW DEAL?
IT DOES SO BY SMALL AMOUNT AND
IT SWAPS AROUND THE SOURCES OF
FUNDING.
ALL THE SWAPPING BAR AND PARK
ON THE -- THE CITY CAN FUND.
AND THE THIRD IS WHEN THE
BUDGET AMENDMENT SAYS QUOTE
ADJUST THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING
FOR COMMUNITY SAFETY INVESTMENTS
AND WHEN COMBINED WITH THE --
INVESTMENT IN THESE AREAS, I
WRITE THAT THIS AMENDMENT IS --
TALKS ABOUT RECOGNIZING
CARRYFORWARD. DOES THAT MEAN
THAT FUNDING THAT THE BLACK
LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT AS
LARGELY NOT BEEN SPENT AND IT
IS BEING CARRIED FORWARD TO
NEXT YEAR AND THIS AMENDMENT --
AND SAYING THERE'S MONEY LEFT
OVER --
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT . I THINK I NOTED THE
QUESTIONS BUT LET ME KNOW IF I
MISSED ANYTHING.
TO YOUR FIRST QUESTION ABOUT
WHETHER OR NOT THE AMENDMENT
WOULD RESTORE THE AMOUNT OR
ALIGN THE JUMPSTART SPENDING
WITH THE JUMPSTART ORDINANCE
PASSED IN 2021 OR THE ORIGINAL
SPENDING PLAN.
CURRENT LAW WOULD ALLOW FOR UP
TO $85 MILLION OF JUMPSTART
FUND TO SUPPORT THE BASE
GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES IN
2021 AND BEYOND.
THE AMENDMENT ALLIES THE
SPENDING WITH CURRENT LAW AND
NOT THE PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED
SPENDING PLANS THAT HAVE SINCE
BEEN AMENDED THROUGH ADOPTION
OF THE JUMPSTART FUND POLICIES.
THEY ARE A LESS AMOUNT.
I WOULD NOTE THAT ABSENT
SUPPORT FROM THE JUMPSTART FUND
TO BACKFILL GENERAL FUND
REVENUES, THE COUNCIL WOULD BE
LOOKING AT ABOUT $80 MILLION OF
CUTS TO BASE SERVICES.
THAT IS WHY YOU MADE THAT
DECISION, I BELIEVE, TO ALLOW
FOR THAT EXPENDITURE.
WHAT THIS AMENDMENT DOES DO IS
SAY THAT UNLIKE THE PROPOSED
BUDGET, IT WILL NOT ALLOW THE
USE AND DEPENDENCE ON THE
GENERAL FUND AND AN ONGOING
BASIS.
GENERAL FUND REVENUES START TO
REBOUND, ASSUMING THEY DO, THE
AMOUNT OF JUMPSTART THAT COULD
BE USED TO SUPPORT THESE
SERVICES WOULD BE REDUCED.
YOU ARE CORRECT.
MUCH OF THIS AMENDMENT IS
ALIGNING THE SPENDING WITH THE
POLICY.
IT IS NOT SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
RIGHT NOW IN THE AMOUNT OF
SPENDING IN THE CATEGORIES LIKE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND GREEN
NEW DEAL.
THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CATEGORY
IT INCREASES THE AMOUNT FOR
INVESTMENTS IN HOUSING BY ABOUT
$8 MILLION AND IT IS A MINOR
ADJUSTMENT TO THE GREEN NEW
DEAL.
AND IMPORTANTLY, WHAT IT
SIGNALS IS THAT ON AN ONGOING
BASIS THOSE AMOUNTS SHOULD NOT
BE REDUCED IN FUTURE YEARS
OPPOSED BUDGETS AND SHOULD
INCREASE AS GENERAL FUND
REVENUES REBOUND. IN TERMS OF
HOW WE TALK ABOUT THE COMMUNITY
LED INVESTMENTS, LAST YEAR THE
COUNCIL PASSED A BUDGET THAT
INCLUDED ONE TIME FINDING FOR
THE EQUITABLE COMMUNITY TASK
FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR --
THE PROPOSED BUDGET WOULD ADD
THE SAME AMOUNT IN 2022.
BY RELYING ON A LARGER
PROPORTION OF THE JUMPSTART
FUNDS.
RELYING ON A REVENUE SOURCE
THAT WAS NOT INTENDED FOR THE
SPECIFIC PURPOSES AND WORD
CONTINUE TO RELY ON THAT ON AN
ONGOING NATURE.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE
INTENT WAS FOR THE PARTICIPATORY
BUDGETING AS AN EXAMPLE, THERE
WAS $30 MILLION APPROPRIATED IN
2021 AND ABOUT $27.2 MILLION IS
STILL REMAINING FUN IS GENERAL
THAT IS AWAITING THE PROCESS
PIECES BEING SET UP SO THOSE
DECISIONS COULD BE MADE.
AN ADDITIONAL $30 MILLION WAS
ADDED, IS IN THE PROPOSED
BUDGET FOR THAT USE.
THE REASON THIS AMENDMENT IS
LOOKING AT ACKNOWLEDGING THE
CARRYFORWARD IS THAT NEXT YEAR
THAT COULD RESULT IN ALMOST $60
MILLION BEING AVAILABLE FOR THE
PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING PROCESS
AND IT COULD BE A BIG SPENDING
CLIFF IF THERE IS NOT AN
IDENTIFIED REVENUE SOURCE.
THIS ALLOWS FOR FREEING UP OF
OTHR RESOURCES, BUT IT IS
REDUCING THE AMOUNT IN THE
PROPOSED BUDGET AND
ACKNOWLEDGING THE CARRYFORWARD
TO ENSURE THE SAME AMOUNT OF
DOLLARS, $30 MILLION IN 2022 IS
AVAILABLE BUT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT
UNDER SPEND.
IF WE COULD SCROLL BACK TO THE
BOTTOM OF PAGE 9 OF THE PACKET.
THAT TABLE SUMMARIZES THE 2022
APPROPRIATION.
IN THE BLUE COLUMNS, THE GREEN
IS WHAT WAS PROPOSED. THE BLUE,
THE FIRST 2022 APPROPRIATION IS
WHAT IT WOULD APPROPRIATE.
THE MIDDLE IS THE PHONES THAT
WILL NOT BE SPENT IN 2021.
AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE
FOR 2022.
I WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THE
COMMUNITY SAFETY LINE, THAT IS
INCLUSIVE OF $3 MILLION THAT
THE COUNCIL APPROVED TO
INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING
AVAILABLE FOR THE COMMUNITY
SAFETY CAPACITY BUILDING IN THE
RFP.
THAT IS NOT BEEN SPENT IN OUR
UNDERSTANDING IS WILL NOT BE
SPENT OR CONTRACTED FOR IN 2021.
I THINK I COVERED ALL THE
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU CELL MARCH
>> WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE
EQUITABLE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE
IN THE NEXT AMENDMENT. ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
THANK YOU TO THE CENTRAL STAFF
TEAM.
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU HAVE
DONE TO HELP ALIGN THE
PRIORITIES WITH INVESTMENTS.
EVEN THE REVISED SPEND PLAN TO
CREATE THE SILOED FUND AND
MAINTAIN THE INVESTMENT
PERCENTAGES. EVERY TIME WE
PASSED THE SPEND PLAN IT IS
BEEN A UNANIMOUS VOTE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK
YOU HAVE DONE.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE THE
REVENUE INCREASE BECAUSE WE KNOW
COMPANIES AND HAVE HIGH PAID
EMPLOYEES IN THE SECTOR WE SEE
GROSS IN THE TECH INDUSTRY
SPECIFICALLY IN A NUMBER OF
STARTUPS HAS GROWN IN THE WAKE
OF COVID.
WE KNOW REVENUE WILL STABILIZE.
THE AMOUNT WE HAVE ALLOWED FOR
TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP GOVERNMENT
SERVICES WHOLE, WE WILL SEE
THAT GO DOWN.
THE FULL PERCENTAGE, 62% GOING
INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING WILL
GROW EVEN THOUGH THAT REMAINS
CONSTANT.
IF THERE WERE NO QUESTIONS ON
THIS OMNIBUS AMENDMENT I WILL
NEW BOND.
>> THIS IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT SPONSORED BY
-- I WILL NOTE THIS WAS BROKEN
INTO TWO AMENDMENTS.
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
EXPRESSES THE INTEL TO IDENTIFY
AN ONGOING REVENUE SOURCE [
INDISCERNIBLE ] AND THE
COMMUNITY SAFETY INVESTMENTS
AUTHORIZED BY COUNCIL.
THIS COMPLEMENTS [
INDISCERNIBLE ] THERE ARE A
NUMBER OF CHANGES AND CHANGES
THE INVESTMENTS IN THOSE AREAS
AND MAKE THEM ONE TIME RATHER
THAN ONGOING.
THIS IS CONFIRMING THE INTENT
TO WORK NEXT YEAR THAT
INVESTMENTS CONTINUED IN FUTURE
YEARS.
>> I AM INTERESTED IN CONTINUING
TO WORK ON THE LANGUAGE TO MAKE
SURE IT REFLECTS A TASK FORCE
TO COME UP WITH RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR REVENUE STREAMS IN THE
FUTURE.
IN ADDITION, THERE IS A CALL
FOR ADDITIONAL REVENUE. WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE WE ARE PUTTING
TOGETHER A TASK FORCE.
AND IT COULD INCLUDE REDUCTIONS
TO EXISTING SERVICES TOWARD
TRADITIONAL POLICING.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
CONTINUING OUR COMMITMENT TO
KEEP THE INVESTMENTS AT $30
MILLION FOR PARTICIPATORY
BUDGETING -- MAINTAINING THE
HUMAN SERVICE -- AND WE ALSO
HAVE $4 MILLION THAT WAS NOT IN
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET FOR
GUN VIOLENCE AND YOUTH DIE
VERSION.
THAT TOTAL WOULD BE MAINTAINED.
SHOWING UP ANY SPENDING TO
REFLECT [ INDISCERNIBLE ] SO
EACH OF THE CATEGORIES HAVE THE
AMOUNTS COMMITTED.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE
THE FULL $30 MILLION.
I THINK THIS DOVETAILS WITH
MANY AREAS OF THE BUDGET.
AFTER THIS YEAR WE NEED TO MAKE
SURE THERE'S NOT A CLIFF.
WILL BE EQUIPPED AT THE END OF
2022 WHERE HALF OF THE PROJECT
OR HALF OF THE FUNDING WOULD GO
AWAY AND WE WANT TO CREATE
STABILITY AND TRUE INVESTMENTS
TO THE TUNE WE COMMITTED TO.
>> I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU
AND THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING
THIS SLIDE.
ARE BLACK AND BROWN NEIGHBORS
HAVE BEEN CLEAR THEY WANT TO
SEE A MEANINGFUL SHIFT IN THE
WAY WE ALLOCATE RESOURCES IN
THE CITY. SO WE CAN FUND MORE
UPSTREAM INVESTMENTS AND
INVESTMENTS PART OF THAT
CONVERSATION AND PART OF THAT
STRATEGY IS FOR THINGS LIKE
PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING. THE
PROCESS IS IN DEVELOPMENT.
WE WILL GET A CHANCE TO SEE
NEXT YEAR HOW THE $30 MILLION
IN INVESTMENTS AND SUPPORT
EFFORTS TO BUILD UP
ALTERNATIVES TO COMMUNITY
SAFETY.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT
PROCESS. IT IS MY INTENT THAT
THIS PARTICIPATORY BUDGET
PROCESS DOES REMAIN AN ONGOING
EFFORT TO ALLOW FOR COMMUNITY
DRIVEN PRIORITIES AND TO SHARE
ACCESS TO POWER AND RESOURCES
WITH NEIGHBORS. I APPRECIATE
THE SLIDE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH THE CHAIR IN THE
MAYOR AND THE TASK FORCE TO
IDENTIFY HOW WE WILL BEGIN TO
BASELINE PROJECT INVESTMENTS
LIKE THIS IN THE FUTURE. I
APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK ON THIS
LET'S KEEP GOING.
>> THE NEXT COUNCIL BUDGET
ACTION IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ.
IT WOULD ADD $620,000 TO MOBILE
PHONES AND FUN IS GENERAL
RESERVES TO FUND A JUNETEENTH
HOLIDAY THAT IS PROPOSED AS
SEPARATE LEGISLATION SPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER MORALES THAT
WOULD BE CONSIDERED BY THE
GOVERNANCE AND EDUCATION
COMMITTEE IN MID DECEMBER.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
>> AS A REMINDER, THIS IS
ACKNOWLEDGING THE DAY WE
COMMEMORATE THAT ENSLAVED
PERSONS IN TEXAS WERE INFORMED
ABOUT THEIR EMANCIPATION
PROCLAMATION TWO YEARS AFTER
THE END OF THE CIVIL WAR.
AND PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THIS TO
BECOME A PAID CITY HOLIDAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK
ON THIS.
NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS LET'S MOVE ON.
>> THE NEXT -- ARE WILL READ.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ADD
$50,000 FOR HARDWARE BUOYS AND
SIGNAGE. THIS WAS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND MORRIS.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
>> MY NOTES ARE GETTING LOST.
THIS WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
LARGER BUOYS AND SIGNAGE IN
INJURES BAY.
THE INTENT IS PARKS AND THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT WORK TOGETHER
WITH MEMBERS OF THE BOATING
COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR
IMPLEMENTING THIS TO IMPROVE
WATER SAFETY AND TO REPORT BACK
TO THE PUBLIC ASSET COMMITTEE
NEXT SPRING. A SHARED A LOT OF
INFORMATION OVER THIS SUMMER
ABOUT ISSUES WE ARE HAVING WITH
VIOLATIONS OF THE NOISE
ORDINANCE AT INJURES BAY.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY WATER
SAFETY.
THE SOUTH END OF ANDREWS DAY
INCLUDES A SWIM BEACH.
AND WE LOST A LIFEGUARD ON DUTY
HOURS THIS SUMMER.
IT IS A PLACE WHERE THERE ARE
LOTS OF KIDS SWIMMING.
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ANCHOR THEIR
BOATS IN THE BAY OVER THE
WEEKENDS. WE HAVE LOTS OF
PEOPLE WHO RECREATE ON THE
BOARDS AND KAYAKS.
IT IS IMPORTANT WE PROVIDE
GREATER SIGNALS TO THE BOATING
COMMUNITY THEY HAVE TO OBSERVE
WATER SAFETY RULES.
SAFETY COULD BE IMPROVED WITH
VISIBLE BUOYS THAT INCLUDE
IMPROVED SIGNAGE ABOUT NOT
SPEAKING, NO WAKE ZONES. AS
WELL AS INFORMATION ABOUT THE
NOISE ORDINANCE.
THAT IS THE PROPOSAL WE ALLOW
FOR BETTER SIGNAGE. SO BETTORS
AND SWIMMERS AND DOES NOT IN
THE WATER HAVE GREATER SAFETY
IN THE AREA.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LET'S MOVE ON.
ARE WE READY FOR THE NEXT
SECTION OF OUR AGENDA?
>> THERE IS ONE MORE.
>> THE FINAL ITEM IS ADDING $2
MILLION OF ONE TIME GENERAL
FUND TO FINANCE GENERAL
RESERVES FOR THE FOUR PERMANENT
PUBLIC TOILETS WITH THE HIGHEST
CONCENTRATION OF THOSE ON HOUSE.
THEY WORK ON IMPLEMENTATION AND
A STATUS REPORT WILL BE
PREVENTED PROVIDED. ALL
>> IT IS CLEAR WE NEED PUBLIC
TOILETS IN THE CITY.
WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS
FOR A LONG TIME AND WE HAD A
CAMPAIGN A FEW YEARS AGO.
THIS PROPOSAL IS INTENDED TO
SUPPORT NEIGHBORS YOU ARE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS BUT
ALSO FAMILIES WHO ARE WALKING
AROUND DOWNTOWN.
GIG ECONOMY WORKERS YOU NEED A
PLACE TO USE THE RESTROOM AS
THEY DELIVER FOOD.
BUS DRIVERS, TAURUS, ANYONE WHO
NEEDS ACCESS.
THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES NOT JUST
THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE
PLUMBING AND THE FACILITY BUT
STAFFING. WHAT WE KNOW FROM
OTHER CITIES THEY ARE MOST
SUCCESSFUL WHEN IT INCLUDES
GOOD PAYING JOBS TO SUPPLY AND
CLEAN AND KEEP THE RESTROOM
STAFFED.
THAT IS THE INTENT.
WE KNOW OVER PEOPLE -- WE KNOW
OVER 60% OF WORKERS IN THE GATE
ECONOMY ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR AND
WE KNOW THAT THE ABILITY TO
ACCESS A RESTROOM IS SOMETHING
WE ALL NEED.
BUT WE NEED TO CONSIDER WAS
BEING DISPROPORTIONATELY
AFFECTED BY THE LACK OF ACCESS
.
SO WE REALLY CAN BECOME THE
WORLD-CLASS CITY WE WANT TO BE.
THAT MEANS HAVING WORLD-CLASS
PUBLIC TOILETS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR LIFTING
UP THIS PUBLIC HEALTH NEED.
FOR THE REASONS STATED IN THE
AUDIT REPORT AND FOR THE
ARGUMENTS, I WOULD LIKE TO BE
ADDED AS A COSPONSOR.
>> I WANTED TO ADD [
INDISCERNIBLE --LOW VOLUME ]
>> ALSO ADDING HER NAME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO ANOTHER
CATEGORY.
I THINK I SHOULD DOUBLE CHECK.
AT THE END OF EACH SECTION TO
MAKE SURE THERE IS NO
ADDITIONAL WALK ON AMENDMENTS.
IF THERE IS YOU CAN HELP FLAG
IT FOR ME BEFORE WE MOVE ON.
>> THAT SOUNDS GREAT.
>> SEE NOTHING ADDITIONAL LET'S
MOVE TO THE NEXT SECTION.
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES
>> DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FOR
BREATHING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THE FIRST COUNCIL BUDGET
AMENDMENT IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS . IT
WOULD ADD $200,000 IN ONE TIME
GENERAL FUND TO FAS FOR A
CONSULTANT LED STUDY OF PUBLIC
SAFETY STAFFING ON CITY WATER
WAS.
THE GOAL COULD BE A BASELINE
FIRST.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> THIS WOULD ADD $200,000 TO
CONTRACT WITH AN INDEPENDENT
CONSULTANT TO ENSURE PUBLIC
SAFETY AND ALL TYPES OF SAFETY
ON OUR WATERWAYS.
IT IS NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT
A WATER-BASED SAFETY NEEDS ARE.
WHAT IS THE LEVEL OF SERVICE WE
NEED ON OUR WATERWAYS?
THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IS
CURRENTLY UNKNOWN.
WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN
RECREATION, PADDLE BOARDING,
KAYAKING, PEOPLE RENTING. WE
HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN BOATING
. THIS IS A CRIME ON LAKE
WASHINGTON AND OUT ON THE PUGET
SOUND.
WE HAVE HAD TWO THINGS OCCUR.
WE HAVE HAD THIS INCREASE IN
RECREATION AND IN THE LAST YEAR
WE HAVE HAD HARBOR PATROL HAD
HALF OF THEIR STAFF GO ON LONG
TERM LEAVE.
HARBOR PATROL HAS PREVIOUSLY
BEEN ONE OF THE ENTITIES
RESPONDING TO THESE CRISIS.
LAST NIGHT CELL FIRE DEPARTMENT
RESPONDED TO A POTENTIAL SURFER.
THERE WAS NOT ANYONE.
JUST TO SAY THAT THIS IS TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT COMPARISONS ARE.
EVEN BEFORE HARBOR PATROL HAD
HALF THE STAFF GO ON LEAVE, WE
ONLY HAD THREE VESSELS ON ALL
WATERWAYS. THE QUESTION IS, IS
THAT THE RIGHT STAFFING?
USE ANSWERS ARE UNKNOWN AT THIS
TIME AND WE NEED TO HAVE A
THIRD-PARTY CONSULTANT MUCH
LIKE THE NATIONAL STUDENT FOR
CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM
PRODUCED A STUDY FOR US BETTER
UNDERSTANDING HOW WE NEED TO
TRANSITION FROM GUN AND BADGE
THIS RESPONSES AND WE NEED A
CONSULTANT TO TELL US WHAT ARE
THE STAFFING NEEDS OF OUR
WATERWAYS. IF WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE BENCHMARK IS TO MEET,
WE CANNOT CREATE A PATHWAY TO
MEET IT.
THANK YOU.
>> QUICKLY I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING FORWARD THE ACTION.
I THINK MANY OF US ARE LOOKING
FOR NOT JUST ABOUT THE NEEDS ON
THE WATERWAYS BUT CAN BEST DO
THAT WORK.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
FOR BRINGING THE PROPOSAL
FORWARD.
THIS IS MORE FOR THE VIEWING
PUBLIC AND HARBOR PATROL
STAKEHOLDERS.
I THINK IT IS EVIDENT AS WE
HAVE A HIGH RATE OF ATTRITION
IN THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND UNDER NO
SCENARIO COULD THERE BE
RECRUITING OR RETENTION TO
IMMEDIATELY REPLACE ALL OF THAT
ATTRITION.
AND ULTIMATELY HARBOR PATROL
STAFFING IS GOING TO AN EXTENT
BE CONTINGENT ON THE PRIORITY
THE DEPARTMENT PUTS ON
REFILLING IT.
THIS IS A NECESSARY ACTION TO
SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE TO CHANGE
THE STAFFING PLAN TO HAVE A
FUNCTIONING HARBOR PATROL.
I DON'T FEEL LIKE I AM
SPECULATING TOO MUCH TO SAY IN
THE NEAR TERM IT WILL LIKELY
NOT BE A HIGH STAFFING PRIORITY.
WHICH MAKES THE STUDY NECESSARY
TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN
MAINTAIN THE CRITICAL SERVICES
IN A MORE ADAPTIVE WAY.
THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN THAT
DIRECTION AND I APPRECIATE YOUR
LEADERSHIP IN BRINGING THIS
FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.
>> I AM INTRODUCING THIS, ADD
$227,000 TO THE GENERAL FUND
ONGOING TO FAS TO ADD TWO FTE
POSITIONS TO THE SEATTLE ANIMAL
SHELTER.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
>> THIS WOULD FUND TWO
POSITIONS AT THE SEATTLE ANIMAL
SHELTER TO BETTER MEET THE
NEEDS OF THE SHELTER.
THE SHELTER IS NOT IN MY
DISTRICT, OFTENTIMES PEOPLE
FORGET ABOUT THE ANIMAL SHELTER
BECAUSE IT IS IN A NONDESCRIPT
BUILDING.
THIS BUILDING AND THIS BUILDING
SERVES THE ENTIRE CITY.
THE FIRST POSITION IS A
BEHAVIORAL LIST, WHICH IS AN
EXISTING POSITION.
UNFORTUNATELY IT IS TEMPORARY
AND FUNDED BY GRANTS AND
DONATIONS.
THE IMPORTANCE OF A BEHAVIORAL
LIST IS THEY WORK WITH THE
ANIMALS TO IMPROVE BEHAVIORS
AND FACILITATE ADOPTIONS AND
WORK WITH ADOPTERS TO ENSURE
ANIMALS DO NOT NEED TO BE
RETURNED TO THE SHELTER AND BY
MAKING THIS DECISION PERMANENT,
IT WILL HELP THE ANIMAL SHELTER
CONTINUE TO BE A LEADER IN
ENSURING DOGS AND ALL ANIMALS
ARE ABLE TO CHANGE THE
BEHAVIORS RATHER THAN
UNFORTUNATELY NEED TO BE PUT
DOWN IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES
SEATTLE ANIMAL SHELTER IS A
LEADER IN MAKING SURE THAT DOGS
AND OTHER ANIMALS DON'T HAVE TO
BE PUT DOWN AND THAT IS BECAUSE
OF THIS POSITION.
WOULD MAKE SURE THAT POSITION
IS PERMANENT.
AND IF THEY CAN HAVE GRANTS AND
DONATIONS IT WOULD EXPAND THEIR
ABILITY TO REHOUSE ANIMALS IN A
MEANINGFUL WAY.
SECOND POSITION IS FOR FOSTER
CARE MANAGER.
THIS IS A POSITION WHICH THE
ANIMAL SHELTER HAS PREVIOUSLY
HAD BUT WAS CAUGHT SEVERAL
YEARS AGO.
VOLUNTEERS ARE STRUGGLING.
VOLUNTEERS ARE MANAGING THE
FOSTER CARE SYSTEM.
THEY ARE STRUGGLING TO DO THIS.
ALL THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS IS
WHILE THE ANIMAL SHELTER IS A
LEADER IT IS RELIANT ON HAVING
ANIMALS NEARBY AND THIS CAN
CREATE BEHAVIORAL ISSUES. BY
HAVING FOSTER HOMES, IT PROVIDES
A SAFE AND ADJUSTED PLACE TO
LIVE.
THESE REQUESTS ARE CONNECTED.
ENSURING THAT WE ARE NOT
RELYING ON VOLUNTEERS.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
LET'S MOVE ON.
>> THIS WILL PROVISO SPENDING
IN FAS FOR ANIMAL CONTROL
OFFICER PATROLS IN CITY PARKS.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD . AND IS
ALSO COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
IT WOULD IMPOSE A PROVISO ON
THE ANIMAL SHELTER BUDGET AND
WOULD RESTRICT $380,000 OF
GENERAL FUND SPENDING TO BE
SPENT ONLY FOR ANIMAL CONTROL
POSITIONS DEDICATED TO ENFORCING
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] AND IT IS
GENERATED FROM CALCULATING THE
ANNUAL COST TO SUPPORT THOSE
POSITIONS.
>> THIS IS A TOPIC I HEAR FROM
CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE SEEKING
ADDITIONAL OFF LEASH
ENFORCEMENT.
I THINK IT WORKS WELL WITH THE
PROPOSAL. THE PROPOSAL WOULD ADD
POSITIONS FOR ANIMAL CONTROL.
THIS IS NOT IMPACT THAT
PRIORITY.
IT TAKES A LOOK AT THE EXISTING
POSITIONS THAT ARE UNFILLED.
THERE ARE NUMBER OF VACANCIES
AND FAS NOTED THE CHALLENGE
THEY HAVE HAD IN HIRING NEW
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS IN THE
LAST FEW YEARS.
WHAT THIS WOULD DO, IT WOULD
NOT ADD MORE POSITIOS, WE FELT
IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO ADD MORE
POSITIONS, GIVEN THE VACANCIES,
BUT IT WOULD INCREASE THE
NUMBER OF EXISTING POSITIONS
THAT ARE DEDICATED TO ANIMAL
CONTROL IN PARKS. RIGHT NOW
THERE ARE TWO FOR ALL OF THE
PARKS IN THE CITY UP TO FOUR.
WITH THE GOAL OF ADDITIONAL
MONITORING OF PARKS. AND THOSE
THAT HAVE DOGS WILL ADHERE TO
OFF LEASH LAWS.
>> THANK YOU.
MOVING ON.
>> SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. IT WILL REQUEST THAT THE
EXECUTIVE PROVIDE
RECOMMENDATIONS AND DRAFT
AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY SHORT-
TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE.
CURRENTLY RENTERS CAN ONLY
OPERATE SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN A
SPECIFIC AREA OF THE DOWNTOWN
AND THIS AMENDMENT IS BASED ON
THE OBJECTIVE THAT ALL TENANTS
IN THE CITY SHOULD BE ABLE TO
OFFER THEIR PRIMARY RESIDENCE
FOR SHORT TERM RENTAL USE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I WOULD SAY THERE'S BEEN
SOME INTERESTING REQUESTS IN
THE COMMUNITY ABOUT AN AREA
THAT WAS NOT ENVISIONED IN OUR
ORIGINAL SHORT TERM RENTAL
ORDINANCE, WHAT ABOUT A SCENARIO
WHERE THERE IS A TENANT WHO DOES
FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, SAY
THREE DAYS, WANT TO OFFER THEIR
PRIMARY RESIDENCE WHERE THEY
ARE THE RESIDENT TENANT FOR
SOME KIND OF OPPORTUNITY THAT
IT COULD BE LISTED ON A SHORT-
TERM RENTAL COMPANY. AIRBNB THE
MOST FAMOUS BUT THERE ARE OTHER
úSHORT-TERM RENTALS THAT HAVE
THIS KIND OF MODEL.
FOR OBVIOUS REASONS IT WAS NOT
ENVISIONED INITIALLY IN THE
ORIGINAL ORDINANCE FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF DISPLACEMENT OF
RENTERS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
TAKING SPACE THAT SHOULD BE
RENTAL STOCK AND POTENTIALLY
TURNING IT INTO A SPECULATIVE
INVESTMENT.
I THINK IT IS A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT WHEN YOU LOOK AT
CITIES THAT HAVE A MODEL THAT
HAVE A RESIDENT TENANT
REQUIREMENT WHERE THAT IS THE
PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF THE
TENANTS AND THEREFORE OFFERING
IT AS A SHORT-TERM RENTAL
OPPORTUNITY WHEN THEY ARE OUT
OF TOWN.
THERE'S WAYS TO POTENTIALLY
EXPLORE AND REVISIT THIS TO SEE
IF IT WOULD POTENTIALLY PROVIDE
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TENANTS TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOME OF THESE
LAWS WE HAVE AROUND SHORT-TERM
RENTALS AS LONG AS IT DOES NOT
HAVE A DEMONSTRABLE, NEGATIVE
IMPACT ON HOUSING SUPPLY OR AN
IMPACT ON INCREASING THE COST
OF HOUSING.
AND THAT IS REALLY WHAT THIS
WOULD GET TOWARD.
EXAMINING THIS QUESTION AND SEE
IF IT IS NOT TO UPDATE THE
REQUIREMENT SO WE ARE NOT
WALKING SO MANY IN THE PEOPLE
OUT IN THE CITY, GIVEN WE ARE A
MAJORITY RENTERS CITY AND GIVEN
THERE ARE CITIES THAT ARE DOING
THIS CURRENTLY.
I THINK DENVER AND ATLANTA ARE
CURRENTLY DOING SOME VARIATION
OF THIS.
THAT IS ESSENTIALLY WHAT IS
BEING REQUESTED. I AM HAPPY TO
DIRECT ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
>> I WILL BE BRIEF.
YOU KNOW WE ARE 51% RENTERS IN
DISTRICT 5. WE HAVE A MARKET
AND I THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA
THAT WE HAVE TENANTS WORKING
WITH LANDLORDS FOR ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY.
SO WE CAN AVOID DISPLACEMENT
AND ACTUALLY HAVE A
RELATIONSHIP THAT WORKS WELL
FOR SURE TERM THAT RENTERS HAVE
THE SAME ACCESS TO THE SAME
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. PEOPLE ARE
MORE TRANSIENT IN THE ECONOMIC
COMMUNITY THAT COULD PROVIDE AT
LEAST IN DISTRICT 5 WITH THE
ONSLAUGHT OF WELL OVER 3000
MORE UNITS COMING ONLINE, NOT
JUST MARKET RATE CONDO OWNERSHIP
BUT RENTAL UNITS.
I THINK THIS IS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THIS MIGHT BE A QUESTION FOR
AN.
I THINK WHAT WE ARE SUGGESTING
OR WHAT IS BEING SUGGESTED IS
ALLOWING TENANTS TO BASICALLY
SUBLET THEIR UNITS IF THEY ARE
GONE. WHICH I THINK IS A CAUSE
FOR EVICTION.
I JUST WANT TO GET A LITTLE BIT
OF CLARITY OF WHAT WE ARE
DISCUSSING.
>> THE AMENDMENT IS SPECIFIC
THAT THIS PROPOSED NEW USE BY
TENANTS IS ONLY PERMISSIBLE
WHEN THEY HAVE THE PERMISSION
OF THE UNIT OWNER OR PROPERTY
OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE. THERE
MAY BE SOME OWNERS WHO DECIDE
THEY DON'T WANT TO MAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE TO
TENANTS.
FOR THOSE WHO DO, THIS AMENDMENT
WOULD ALLOW SOMETHING THAT IS
NOT CURRENTLY PERMISSIBLE UNDER
THE CITY ORDINANCE.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THE CALL
QUESTIONS.
I DON'T SEE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS LET'S MOVE ON.
>> GOOD MORNING.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
. IT WOULD ADD $360,000 GENERAL
FUND TO FAS TO ESTABLISH A
VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND AND
PROVIDE FOR COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATION SUPPORT.
THE FUND WOULD BE $100,000.
$50,000 INTENDED TO GO TO AN
ORGANIZATION TO CONDUCT OUTREACH
TO FICTIVE THAT HAVE
EXPERIENCED FINANCIAL LOSS AND
MIGHT BE ELIGIBLE FOR
COMPENSATION AND $200,000 WE GO
TO AN ORGANIZATION OF COMMUNITY
MEMBERS FOR A LONGER-TERM
RESTORATIVE RESPONSE TO THE
CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM INCLUDING
HOW SUCH FUNDS MIGHT BE HOUSED
IN THE COMMUNITY.
>> THIS IS TWO THINGS COMBINED
INTO ONE REQUEST.
THE FIRST IS A VICTIM
COMPENSATION FUND TO FILL A
CRITICAL WHOLE WE CURRENTLY HAVE
IN OUR RESTORATIVE SYSTEM
LOCALLY.
THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
PRACTICE IS TO MAKE VICTIMS
WHOLE AS PART OF THE PROCESS OF
COMMUNITY-BASED ACCOUNTABILITY.
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE DOES NOT
ASK VICTIMS TO NOT SEEK SOME
KIND OF REDRESS FOR A HARM THEY
HAVE EXPERIENCED. IN SEATTLE
WHERE WE HAVE A LOCAL CRIMINAL
LEGAL SYSTEM THAT REVOLVES
ENTIRELY AROUND MISDEMEANORS,
THERE ARE MANY CASES IN A GIVEN
YEAR THAT INVOLVE SOME LEVEL OF
LOSS.
TYPICALLY FOR A SMALL DOLLAR
AMOUNT OTHERWISE IT WOULD NOT
BE A MISDEMEANOR. $100,000 WILL
GO A LONG WAY TO REPAIR DAMAGE
TO PROPERTY. COVER MINOR
EXPENSES RELATED TO MISDEMEANOR
ASSAULT INJURY RECOVERY. MONEY
FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE TO A
WINDOW.
THINGS THAT END UP IN THE
MISDEMEANOR COURT.
AND IT IS REALLY CRITICAL
BECAUSE UNDER THE CURRENT SYSTEM
WHERE YOU HAVE AN OVERWHELMING
MAJORITY OF DEFENDANTS IN THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT YOU ARE
INDIGENT UNLIKELY TO REMAIN IN
THIS PIGEON FOR THE DEPENDENCY
OF RESOLVING THE CASE.
RESTITUTION IS ORDERED TO BE
PAID BY THE DEFENDANT.
BUT AS THEY ARE JUDGMENT PROOF,
NO ONE GETS PAID.
BECAUSE IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR
PEOPLE TO GET COMPENSATION FROM
COMPLETELY INDIGENT DEFENDANTS.
THIS WOULD PROVIDE A MECHANISM
TO MAKE SURE VICTIMS ARE WHOLE.
I CAN SPEAK FROM PERSONAL
EXPENSE AS A PROSECUTOR, MOST
VICTIMS WANT TO BE MADE WHOLE.
THEY DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO
COME FORWARD AND LITIGATE
AGAINST A CRIMINAL DEFENDANT.
THIS MAKES RESTORATIVE
ALTERNATIVES VIABLE AND ALLOWS
US TO BUILD INTO THAT KIND OF
SYSTEM.
THE LAST THING I WOULD SAY,
THERE WERE MASSIVE INEQUITIES
IN THE CURRENT SYSTEM IN THE
ABILITY OF DEFENDANTS WHO HAVE
BEEN THE VICTIM OF A CRIME,
SIMILARLY ARE EXPERIENCING
EXTREME POVERTY, HAVE LOW TRUST
OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM OR A
DIFFICULT TO FIND GIVEN THE
EXISTING WAYS WE COMMUNICATE
WITH VICTIMS.
YOU ARE NEVER CONTACTED TO
DETERMINE IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO
SEEK COMPENSATION OR IF THERE'S
A WAY TO REACH THEM.
TO EVEN GET THE COMPENSATION IN
THE FIRST PLACE.
PART OF THIS WOULD BE CAPACITY
BUILDING FOR COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS TO ESTABLISH
CONTACT WITH THE FULL SCOPE OF
THE ROOMS THAT INTERACT WITH
OUR MUNICIPAL COURT THROUGH
CREDIBLE COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS.
TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ELIGIBLE
FOR COMPENSATION ARE IN A
POSITION WHERE THEY CAN GET
THAT COMPENSATION. UNDER THE
CURRENT SYSTEM THERE IS A HIGH
RATE OF PEOPLE REFUSING TO
COMMUNICATE. I WOULD ADD THE
ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING
PROBABLY HAS LOTS OF OTHER
BENEFITS THAT GO BEYOND THE
COMPENSATION FUND. IN BUILDING
CAPACITY AND RESTORATIVE
JUSTICE.
IN TERMS OF BUILDING THEIR
ABILITY TO DO SYSTEM NAVIGATION
AND VICTIM SUPPORT BEYOND JUST
DELIVERING THE COMPENSATION
FUND WHICH IS WHY I THINK IT IS
BEST ARTICULATED AS TWO
REQUESTS.
$100,000 FOR THE COMPENSATION
FUND AND ANOTHER SET OF MONEY
IN THE PROPOSAL FOR BROADER
CAPACITY BUILDING FOR
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAMMING.
I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO THE
CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I JUST WANT TO ADD A COUPLE
THINGS.
THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE VERY
TIMELY IN THAT THEY ARE
ADDRESSING WHAT WE ARE HEARING
FROM EXPERTS WHO WORK IN THIS
AREA.
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS
-- IN CITY AND COUNTY'S -- AS
PART OF THE GRANT TEAM AND THAT
PARTICULAR WORKING GROUP
RECOMMENDED THE CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE SET UP A VICTIM
COMPENSATION FUND.
THE COMMUNITY TASK FORCE ON
CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM ALIGNMENT
HAD A SERIES OF RECOMMENDATIONS
SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON
RESTITUTION.
I WANT TO SAY -- FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD.
BUT THANK YOU FOR MAKING SURE
THE RECOMMENDATION INCORPORATES
THE GUIDANCE FROM THE COMMUNITY
ALIGNMENT AND IS CONSISTENT
WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE TASK
FORCE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE SMART
POLICY ADDITION TO THE BUDGET.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY NAME TO
THE LIST.
'S
>> LET'S CONTINUE.
>> THIS SHOULD BE THE LAST ITEM
AND MAY FAS CATEGORY.
WHO WOULD ADD $80,000 OF ONE
TIME GENERAL FUND TO FAS FOR
CONNECTING CAMP SECOND CHANCE
TO THE SEWER SYSTEM.
PRIMARY SPONSOR IS
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THIS IS ONE OF THREE ACTIONS
RELATED TO CAMP SECOND CHANCE.
THE THREE BUDGET ACTIONS WOULD
ENABLE EXPANSION OF CAMP SECOND
CHANCE TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL
20 TINY HOUSES AND ADDRESS LONG-
STANDING ISSUES AS WE HEARD ON
PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY.
IT PROVIDES FOR A SEWER
CONNECTION.
AND WILL HAVE HYGIENE TRAILERS
SERVICE AND IT WOULD BE A WALK
ON ON THURSDAY RELATED TO
FUNDING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 20
NEW UNITS.
THESE THREE ACTIONS TOGETHER TO
HELP ADDRESS LONG-STANDING
ISSUES AT THE SITE.
CURRENTLY THE SITE IS NOT
CONNECTED TO A SEWER LINE.
FOR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS CAMP
SECOND CHANCE HAS BEEN AT THIS
LOCATION.
VILLAGERS HAVE HAD TO USE PORTA
POTTY'S AND HAVE NOT HAD
REGULAR ACCESS TO SHOWERS.
MY OFFICE SHARED MATERIALS BY
EMAIL YESTERDAY EVENING.
NOTING THAT TINY HOUSE VILLAGES
PROVIDE OUTCOMES THAT ARE
ASSOCIATED WITH EXITS FROM TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES INTO PERMANENT
HOUSING AT THE RATE OF 24.7%.
6% HAVE MOVED -- I'M SORRY, 47%
MOVED INTO PERMANENT HOUSING
AND 6% MOVED INTO TRANSITIONAL
HOUSING IN 2020.
CONSISTENT WITH COUNCILS
EFFORTS TO EXPAND DOWN THE
HOUSE VILLAGES, I AM LOOKING AT
EXPANDING THE CAMP THAT IS
BROUGHT OUR COMMUNITIES
TOGETHER.
THERE ARE RELIGIOUS AND
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT
HAVE COME TOGETHER TO HELP CAMP
SECOND CHANCE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF
THESE THREE MEASURES THAT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
FORESHADOWED FOR CAN'T SECOND
CHANCE TO BE EXPANDED.
THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR EFFORT
TO EXPAND SHELTER CAPACITY AND
THIS COUNCIL HAS BEEN REALLY
UNITED IN PURSUING AN
AGGRESSIVE STRATEGY ABOUT
SHELTER EXPANSION.
THAT HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN
EMBRACED BY EXTERNAL
STAKEHOLDERS.
BUT A KEY CORNERSTONE HAS BEEN
LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES FOR
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW
VILLAGES, BUT IF IT IS FASTER
AND TAKES CARE OF CITING THE
NEW VILLAGES, AND EXPANDING
EXISTING VILLAGES WHERE
POSSIBLE, CAMP SECOND CHANCE IS
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT
AND MAKE GOOD ON OVERDUE
PROMISES TO BRING IT TO THE
SAME QUALITY OF LIFE THAT OTHER
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES ARE
EXPERIENCING.
I APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY
IN THIS BUDGET CYCLE TO MAKE
GOOD ON THOSE COMMITMENTS AND
PROVIDE MORE CAPACITY. MAKING
SURE CAN'T SECOND CHANCE
REMAINS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE
IN SHELTER WHILE TRANSITIONING
TO HOUSING.
>> THANK YOU.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP ON
THAT.
>> I LIKE TO REQUEST TO BE
ADDED AS A COSPONSOR. [
INDISCERNIBLE ] MY OFFICE --
ESTABLISHED A COMMUNITY TO
SUPPORT EACH OTHER.
MY OFFICE JOINED THEM -- HAS A
LONG HISTORY OF HELPING
HOMELESS NEIGHBORS GET BACK ON
THEIR FEET.
I STRONGLY SUPPORT PROVIDING
BASIC UTILITIES -- THANK YOU.
>> ADDING YOUR NAME TO THIS.
>> I JUST WANT TO REQUEST TO BE
ADDED AS A COSPONSOR.
WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT TONY HOUSE
VILLAGES AND THEIR ONGOING
VIABILITY AS PART OF THE
SPECTRUM OF INTERVENTIONS WE
OFFER INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN
NEED OF SAFER HOUSING OPTIONS,
AS WE WORK TO SCALE UP THOSE
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
OPTIONS AND TRANSITIONAL
HOUSING OPTIONS.
WE HEAR THAT WE NEED TO IMPROVE
THE CONDITIONS AT THE TONY
HOUSE VILLAGES.
THIS IS A KEY WAY FOR US TO
CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE
CONDITIONS WHILE WE STAY
FOCUSED AND NOT LOSE FOCUS --
APPRECIATE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
SIGNAL SUPPORT ON THIS ONE AS
WELL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ADDING YOUR NAME.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. PERHAPS
FOR THE SPONSOROR CENTRAL
STAFF.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] ALL OF THE
ITEMS RELATED TO TINY HOUSES,
DO WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS OR
COMMITMENTS THAT WHEN WE
ADVANCE PRIORITIES SPECIFIC TO
ANY TONY HOUSE VILLAGE OR
SUPPORT IN GENERAL THERE IS
ONGOING COMMITMENT AND
IMPLEMENTATION THAT WILL BE
FOLLOWED THROUGH FROM OUR
PARTNERS?
>> I WILL GO FIRST TO GIVE YOU
COVERAGE.
AND YOU FILL IN. I WOULD SAY
MADAM CHAIR TO SPEAK
SPECIFICALLY TO THOSE.
WE ARE EXPANDING AN EXISTING
VILLAGE.
I THINK THE SQUARE IS FINE
WITHIN THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE
ASSETS WE HAND OVER.
THIS IS NOT STRICTLY SPEAKING
EXPANDING THE NUMBER OF
VILLAGES BUT RATHER EXPANDING
AN EXISTING ONE.
I FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT STATING
THAT.
IN TERMS OF BROADER SYSTEM
EXPANSION, I KNOW REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY WOULD
LIKE TO BUILD UP AND THEN
ASSESS THE ENTIRE SYSTEM
ENVISIONING THE SIX NEW
VILLAGES THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS
FUNDED AND ARE ANTICIPATED TO
BE STOOD UP. THREE VILLAGES ARE
OPENING THIS FALL.
THREE ADDITIONAL VILLAGES WOULD
BE STOOD UP IN RESPONSE TO AN
RFQ THAT THE AUTHORITY IS
ASSURING.
THAT IS EXPECTED IN THE FIRST
QUARTER OF 2022.
SOME OF THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
INCORRECT.
THAT IS MY CURRENT
UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE THINGS
STAND.
I WOULD IMAGINE IT WOULD BE
FINE BECAUSE WE ARE EXPANDING
AN EXISTING VILLAGE.
>> ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> A FEW THINGS FOR THE RECORD.
I DON'T THINK YOU SAID ANYTHING
INCORRECT BUT I WOULD ADD A
COUPLE OF ADDITIONAL POINTS.
TO THE DIRECT QUESTION, WE
DON'T HAVE DIRECT ASSURANCES
THAT ADDITIONS EARMARKED FOR
SPECIFIC VILLAGE WOULD BE
FOLLOWED THROUGH ON.
THAT IS NOT BEEN A CONVERSATION
WE HAVE NEEDED TO HAVE AT THIS
POINT.
I WILL NOTE THAT THE LIVED
EXPERIENCE HAS ISSUED STATEMENTS
-- VERY FOCUSED ON CENTERING OF
VOICES WITH PEOPLE WITH LIVED
EXPERIENCE.
THE CONVERSATION THAT
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS REFERRED TO
FOR THE CONTINUED EXPANSION AND
THE RFP, ALL ENVISION LEVELS OF
SERVICE ALONG THE LINES OF
ACTUALLY HAVING TOILETS ARE NOT
FOR THE PARTIES.
IT WOULD BE THE TYPE OF FACILITY
THAT PEOPLE WOULD WANT TO
UTILIZE.
IT SEEMS IN LINE WITH OTHER
STATEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE
ON THE QUALITY OF SERVICES THAT
THE AUTHORITY IS INTERESTED IN
PROVIDING AT ANY SHELTER
LOCATION. BUT THESE HAVE NOT
BEEN DIRECTLY ADDRESSED.
>> VERY HELPFUL.
THIS IS GOOD NEWS.
BELIEVE WE ARE AT THE END OF
FAS.
ARE WE READY TO MOVE ON?
>> LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> GOOD MORNING AGAIN.
>> THIS IS A COUNCIL BUDGET
ACTION TO ADD $600,000 TO THE
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ . SPECIFICALLY THIS
ACTION WOULD FIND TWO EXISTING
POSITIONS IN THE CENTRAL STAFF
DIVISION THAT WERE VACANT AND
UNFUNDED IN 2021.
IT WOULD RESTORE FUNDING FOR
THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE IN
SEVERAL JOB RECLASSIFICATIONS.
PROVIDE FUNDING TO ADDRESS PAY
EQUITY FOR COUNCIL STAFF.
RESTORE FUNDING TO THE COUNCIL
CONSULTING BUDGET AND FINALLY
USED TO PREPARE THE COUNCIL
CHAMBERS FOR HYBRID, IN PERSON
AND VIRTUAL MEETINGS.
>> THANK YOU.
AS YOU MIGHT RECALL THE
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT DID TAKE
MERELY A $700,000 CUT WITH THE
2021 BUDGET IN ORDER TO SUPPORT
CITYWIDE 5% BUDGET REDUCTIONS
THAT WERE NECESSARY DUE TO THE
PANDEMIC RELATED ECONOMIC
CONDITIONS.
THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS PROPOSED
IN THIS ACTION ARE NECESSARY TO
PARTIALLY RESTORE THE CUTS THE
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT REALIZED
IN 2021.
AND IS ALSO NECESSARY TO ADDRESS
ADDITIONAL NEEDS AND THE
DEPARTMENTS WIDE BUDGET.
THERE WERE MULTIPLE VACANT
POSITIONS THAT WERE LEFT
UNFILLED FOR EXTENDED PERIODS
OF TIME TO ACCOMMODATE THE 5%
BUDGET REDUCTION THAT WE
IMPOSED IN 2021.
WITH THE CITY'S RECENT ECONOMIC
RECOVERY AND STABILIZATION OF
REVENUE PROJECTIONS, THE
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT PLANS TO
FILL THE VACANT POSITIONS.
THAT WILL PROVIDE THE COUNCIL
WITH A MORE SUBSTANTIAL
CONSULTANT BUDGET AFTER
REDUCTIONS TO THAT LINE ITEM IN
2020 AND 2021.
AND IT WOULD ALLOW FOR NEW AND
ADDITIONAL SPENDING IN A COUPLE
OF CRITICAL CATEGORIES.
FIRST IS TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES TO
THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS TO ALLOW
FOR HYBRID, IN PERSON AND
VIRTUAL MEETINGS AS WELL AS AN
INCREASED OF COUNCIL OFFICE TO
ADDRESS PAY EQUITY ISSUES THAT
HAVE CONTINUED FOR THE LAST 5-6
YEARS.
THE NEED FOR INCREASED BUDGET
DATES BACK TO 2015 WHEN A FOURTH
FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT WAS ADDED
TO EACH COUNCILMEMBER STAFF BUT
ONLY FUNDED WITH 50% OF THE
NECESSARY FUNDS.
FOR THAT ADDITIONAL FTE.
THE IMPACT OF THIS ACTION WAS
THE TYPICAL LEGISLATIVE AIDE
WAGES WELL BELOW COMPARABLE
SALARIES AND SIMILAR
INSTITUTIONS PARTICULARLY AS IT
RELATES TO KING COUNTY
LEGISLATIVE AIDE FUNCTION AND
ROLE.
THIS WILL CREATE SLIGHTLY MORE
PAY EQUITY FOR THOSE PARTICULAR
POSITIONS WITHIN OUR OFFICES.
THAT IS WHAT IS REPRESENTED BY
THE ENTIRETY OF THIS PARTICULAR
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
I WANT TO THANK THE COSPONSORS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK FOR
MAKING SURE WE WERE ADDRESSING
THIS EQUITY NEED.
WANT TO THANK CODY FOR HIS WORK.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD TO
MAKE SURE WE -- I THINK THIS
GOES A LONG WAY TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE FULLY STAFFED AND
WORKING TOWARD MORE EQUITABLE
PAY. WE WILL DO MORE TO ADDRESS
THE LEGISLATIVE AIDS.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WITH
-- WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
INVESTING EQUITABLY AND OUR
STAFF.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING THE LEAD
SPONSOR.
SEVERAL OF US HAD SIMILAR IDEAS
ABOUT HOW TO BOLSTER THE
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
I AM HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS
AMENDMENT. IT BENEFITS THE
ENTIRE CITY GOVERNMENT WHEN THE
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT OR
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH IS
APPROPRIATELY STAFFED AND WE
ARE SUPPORTING WORKERS HERE.
THERE ARE ONLY 100 OR SO WITH
DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES WHILE
THERE ARE 12,000 IN THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH.
WE SHOULD NOT BE SHY ABOUT
SUPPORTING OUR LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT SO WE PROVIDE THE
BEST SERVICE TO OUR
CONSTITUENTS AND THE
POLICYMAKING AS A WHOLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES .
>> I AM INTERESTED IN
COSPONSORING.
>> ADDING YOUR NAME.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED .
>> I AM ADDING YOUR NAME.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
SECTION.
WE ARE LOOKING AT AGENDA ITEM
FIVE.
>> MAYOR'S OFFICE.
FOR BREATHING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WE
HAVE A STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT THAT WILL REQUEST THAT
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE SUBMIT TO
THE COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
CREATING AN INDEPENDENT CHIEF
ARBORIST POSITION TO OVERSEE
THE CITY'S MANAGEMENT OF TREES
WITH AN INITIAL FOCUS ON THE
PRESERVATION OF EXCEPTIONAL
TREES. THIS RESPONSE WILL BE DO
TO THE COMMITTEE OR ITS
SUCCESSOR COMMITTEE BY APRIL 8,
2022.
>> I KNOW WE WANT TO DO MORE TO
ADAPT TO THE CRISIS OF CLIMATE
CHANGE AND A KEY PART OF THAT
RESILIENCY IS CONSERVING WHAT
WE CAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL OF
INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE URBAN
TREES.
MANAGEMENT NUMBER CITY TREES IS
SCATTERED ACROSS SEVERAL
DEPARTMENTS BUT THERE IS NO
UNIFYING PERSON WHO ADVOCATES
FOR TREES INTERNALLY.
OF THE CITIES HAVE CHIEF
ARBORIST.
OTHERS HAVE A CHIEF ARBORIST.
THIS IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
TO HAVE THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
CONSULT ALL THE RELEVANT
DEPARTMENTS AND RETURN THE
COUNCIL WITH A PROPOSAL TO
CREATE THE POSITION OF CHIEF
ARBORIST.
THE POSITION COULD INCLUDE A
RAPID REVIEW OF REMOVAL OF
EXCEPTIONAL TREES WHICH ARE
TYPICALLY THE LARGEST TREES
THAT PROVIDE SEATTLE WITH THE
MOST BENEFITS FOR RESIDENTS.
DURING RECENT HEAT WAVES AND
THE COOLING BENEFITS OF TREES
WERE REINFORCED AND THE
NEGATIVE IMPACT OF TREE
REMOVAL.
I BELIEVE IT IS TIME FOR
SEATTLE TO HAVE A CHIEF
ARBORIST.
THANK YOU.
>> DO YOU MIND REPEATING THE
CITIES THAT HAVE ACHIEVED
ARBORIST? THAT YOU NOTED.
>> A LOT OF CITIES CALL THEM
THE LEAD CITY ARBORIST THOSE
THAT CALL THEM CHIEF ARBORIST,
DALLAS, CHARLOTTE ARE JUST A
COUPLE THAT COME TO MIND.
WHEN I WAS IN OAKLAND,
CALIFORNIA THEY HAD DEPOSITION
AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ONE THING WE HAVE HEARD ABOUT
IN THE PAST HAS BEEN HOW THE
ARBORIST ROLE IS SHARED.
IS IT YOUR VISION THAT THEY
WOULD BE LOCATED IN ONE PLACE
BUT THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF
COORDINATING WITH DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENTS. TO ENHANCE EXISTING
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART?
>> YES.
>> GREAT.
>> I SAW THAT LISA CAME OFF
MUTE.
I'M NOT SURE IF SHE HAD
SOMETHING TO ADD.
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
I WAS GOING TO ASK THAT
QUESTION.
I HAVE NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY
TO READ THE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE
BY CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHETHER
IT INCLUDES ANY LANGUAGE RELATED
TO RACIAL EQUITY IN THIS
PARTICULAR POSITION OR ANALYSIS
OF SORT OF THE UNDERLYING YOU
KNOW SUITE OF POTENTIAL
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAN BE
GENERATED BY THIS POSITION?
>> I WOULD EXPECT THAT THEY
WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO THAT.
THAT WOULD JUST BE PART OF THE
CREATION OF THE POSITION.
BUT I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ADD
THAT LANGUAGE.
>> I THINK THAT BECAUSE THE
ARGUMENTS AROUND CLIMATE CHANGE
ARE BEING MADE TO SUPPORT THE
CREATION OF A CHIEF ARBORIST
POSITION, I THINK IT WOULD BE
IMPERATIVE THAT ANY KIND OF
EFFORT BE DRIVEN BY THE CITY'S
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GOALS.
AND THAT THERE WOULD BE A
STRONG RACIAL EQUITY LENS
IMPOSED UPON ANY CREATION OF A
NEW POSITION AND/OR DEFINING
FUNCTIONS AND PRIORITIES RELATED
TO THE BODY OF WORK THAT WOULD
BE ASSIGNED TO A CHIEF ARBORIST,
SHOULD THAT POSITION BE FORMED.
>> I TOTALLY AGREE.
WE WOULD ABSOLUTELY ONE THAT.
WE SEE THE RACIAL, NEGATIVE
RACIAL DISPARITIES WITH THE
REMOVAL OF TREES.
ALL WE WANT IS ALARM PANEL
BENEFITS TO BE WHERE THEY HAVE
NOT BEEN IN THE PAST.
ALL I WOULD WELCOME THAT.
AND IN TERMS OF BECAUSE THE
AMENDMENTS AS THEY ARE
PUBLISHED ONLINE I'M HAPPY TO
HEAR ABOUT THE PROCESS IF WE
ADD A SENTENCE OR DELETE A
SENTENCE FROM THE VARIOUS
AMENDMENTS.
I KNOW CENTRAL STAFF IS
LISTENING AND I SUPPORT THAT
CLARITY.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR
COUNCILMEMBERS TO IDENTIFY
SHARED PRIORITIES AND VOICE
WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE
SOME ENHANCEMENTS OR
CLARIFICATION. CENTRAL STAFF IS
TAKING NOTES. AS WE CRAFT THE
PROPOSED PACKAGE. THIS WILL BE
FORMATIVE FOR THE LANGUAGE THAT
ENDS UP IN THE DRAFT BUDGET.
WE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
FURTHER AMENDMENTS ONCE THE
DRAFT BUDGET IS AVAILABLE AND
WE CAN OFFER CLARITY.
I AM NOTING THAT YOU ARE SAYING
VERY SIMILAR THINGS.
ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT?
>> I WOULD JUST NOTE TO MAKE
SURE IT IS CLEAR WE WILL UPDATE
AND MODIFY THE AMENDMENT THAT
WILL BE PART OF THE BALANCING
PACKAGE.
IF THERE ITEMS THAT DON'T END
UP IN THE BALANCING PACKAGE,
YOU WILL NOT BE UPDATING THESE
DOCUMENTS.
>> THIS IS A LAUNCHING POINT
FOR THE DISCUSSION.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION AND
CLARIFICATION.
I AGREE AND THANK YOU FOR
NOTING YOUR INTEREST IN
EXPANDING UPON THAT ELEMENT.
LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM 6.
>> AGENDA ITEM 6. OFFICE OF
CITY AUDITOR FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ONE NOTE BEFORE I MOVE ON
THAT [ INDISCERNIBLE ] WILL
HAVE A WALK ON ON THE [
INDISCERNIBLE ] TO DISCUSS
AFTER THIS ITEM.
ADD $562,000 TO FUND THREE
AUDITORS AND TWO TEMPORARY HAVE
TIME RESEARCH AND EVALUATION
ASSISTANT TO INCREASE THE
OFFICE OF CITY AUDITOR'S
CAPACITY.
úTHIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
>> THANK YOU.
I LOOK AT THIS IN A SIMILAR
VEIN TO THE CAPACITY BUILDING
IN THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
ITSELF. THE OFFICE OF THE CITY
AUDITOR IS SUCH A CRITICAL
RESOURCE FOR THE OVERSIGHT
PORTION OF THIS COUNCIL.
WE SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE
ABILITY OF THE AUDITOR TO DRIVE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND DELIVERY OF
EXECUTIVE SERVICES AT THE CITY
OF SEATTLE.
WE HAVE SEEN OVER THE LAST
COUPLE OF YEARS A LOT OF REALLY
BIG CONFLICTS IN THE PUBLIC AND
DISAGREEMENTS IN THE PUBLIC
BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND THE
EXECUTIVE OVER HOW EXECUTIVE
SERVICES ARE DELIVERED. THE
EFFICACY OF EXECUTIVE SERVICES
AND ADDRESSING BIG SYSTEMIC
ISSUES LIKE HOMELESSNESS,
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING
PRIORITIES AND KEEP GOING DOWN
THE LIST.
úONE OF THE BIGGEST TOOLS THAT
WE HAVE IS A LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT IS WORKING WITH THE
CITY AUDITOR WAS ALSO A
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OFFICIAL,
WHICH IS NOT ALWAYS MADE CLEAR
IN THE PUBLIC.
THE AUDITOR IS AN INDEPENDENT
OFFICIAL APPOINTED BY THIS
COUNCIL WITHOUT EXECUTIVE INPUT.
AND OUR ABILITY TO GET
EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH QUALITY,
AWARD-WINNING ANALYSIS AND
ASSESSMENT FROM A GREAT
AUDITING TEAM THAT IS HELP THIS
COUNCIL LOOK INTO BRIDGE
FUNDING.
WE HAVE A PENDING AUDIT ON
SIDEWALK REPAIR THAT WILL COME
OUT.
AUDITS ON ALL SORTS OF EARLYBIRD
PRIORITIES THAT HAVE COME DOWN
RELATED TO PUBLIC SAFETY
INVESTMENTS RELATED TO
HOMELESSNESS POLICY RELATED TO
THE NAVIGATION TEAM WHICH HAVE
BEEN VALIDATING OF LONG-HELD
COUNCIL PRIORITIES AND HAVE
SHOWN THAT THERE ARE MORE
EFFICACIOUS PRACTICES WE CAN
PURSUE AS A CITY WE CAN
EMPIRICALLY PROVE IT BY
BRINGING FORWARD THIS CRITICAL
WORK FROM THE OFFICE OF THE
CITY AUDITOR.
EARLIER THIS YEAR MY OFFICE
INTO THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE TO
EXPLORE WHAT CAPACITY
ENHANCEMENT COULD LOOK LIKE.
THIS IS A PROPOSAL THAT THE
AUDITOR'S OFFICE WOULD ALLOW
THEM TO ADD CONSIDERABLY MORE
ABILITY TO DOG COUNCIL
REQUESTED AUDITS, AUDITS
REQUESTED FOR MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC, FOLLOW UP ON AUDITING
RECOMMENDATION THAT HAVE MADE.
BUT HAVE NOT BEEN FULLY
REALIZED.
THIS IS ESSENTIALLY THE HIGH
WATER MARK OF WHAT CAN BE
ASSUMED IN ONE BUDGET CYCLE IN
ONE YEAR.
I THINK THIS COULD CONSIDERABLY
ENHANCE OUR CRITICAL
RESPONSIBILITY UNDER THE CHARTER
TO MAINTAIN OVERSIGHT OF
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND ALSO
TO DRIVE MORE EFFECTIVE SERVICE
DELIVERY PRACTICES AS OUR ROLE
AS A CITY COUNCIL IN CLOSE
PARTNERSHIP AND ALLOW US TO
PURSUE MORE OF THESE KIND OF
INITIATIVES AND WHAT WE ARE
CURRENTLY OUTFITTED TO DO AND
IT WOULD BRING US CLOSER TO --
KING COUNTY GOVERNMENT INVESTS
A LOT MORE IN THEIR AUDITOR'S
OFFICE THEN WE DO WITH THE CITY
OF SEATTLE.
AND I THINK THAT IS LED TO KING
COUNTY DEVELOPING A REPUTATION
FOR BEING INEFFECTIVE AND WELL-
RUN GOVERNMENT.
LIKE US TO BE IN A POSITION
WHERE OUR MUNICIPALITY IS
SECOND TO NOBODY AND BEING ABLE
TO GO TO THE PUBLIC AND SAY WE
HAVE EFFECTIVE FEEDBACK LOOPS.
I THINK THIS PROPOSAL GETS US
CLOSER TO THAT AND REALLY HELPS
US BE IN A POSITION WHERE WE
ARE MEETING THE CHARTER
OBLIGATION FOR OVERSIGHT.
I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO THE
CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
>> JUST WANTING TO NOTE I RELY
ON THE AUDITOR'S REPORTS FOR
OUR POLICYMAKING AND IT IS SO
IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND IF THE
POLICIES WE ARE CREATING OUR
MEETING THE MARK IN WHICH THEY
ARE INTENDED WANT TO THINK THE
SPONSOR FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD.
>> ADDING YOUR NAME.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS FOR BEING FOR THIS
ADDITIONAL ITEM HERE I WILL NOT
ADVOCATE AGAINST THIS
PARTICULAR AMENDMENT BUT I WANT
TO PUT A FEW THINGS INTO THE
RECORD TO CONSIDER. WE WILL
CONTINUE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS
WITH THE SPONSOR OF THIS ITEM
AS WELL AS WITH AUDITOR JONES
ON THIS SORT OF PRACTICALITIES
OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS
PARTICULAR REQUEST.
I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT THE
DISTINCTION S ONE OF WHETHER
WE WANT TO GROW THE CITY
AUDITOR'S OFFICE IN ADDITION TO
ADDRESSING SOME OF THE BUDGET
REDUCTIONS THEY EXPERIENCED
LAST YEAR.
MAYO'S PROPOSED BUDGET DOES
RESTORE FUNDING TO THE CITY
AUDITOR'S OFFICE TO ALLOW FOR
IT TO GET TO ITS BASELINE
CAPACITY THAT PREEXISTED THE
COVID RELATED BUDGET REDUCTIONS
THE CITY AUDITOR OFFICE WAS ONE
OF THE ONLY DEPARTMENTS
ACTUALLY CITYWIDE THAT ACTUALLY
REALIZED SOME BUDGET IMPACTS AS
A RESULT OF THAT REDUCTION LAST
YEAR. SO I AM PLEASED THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET
INCLUDED A RESTORATION OF THE
CITY AUDITOR'S BUDGET TO ALLOW
FOR IT TO GET BACK TO ITS
BASELINE CAPACITY.
THIS PROPOSAL HOWEVER, WHAT IT
IS PROPOSING IS AN EXPANSION OF
THE CAPACITY FROM THE BASELINE.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION WITH THE SPONSOR
AND WITH CITY AUDITOR JONES ON
WHETHER THE PROPOSED INCREASE
AND CAPACITY AS PROPOSED IS ONE
THEY CAN BE OPERATIONALIZED AND
REALIZED IN TERMS OF SCALE OF
THE PROPOSAL.
AND WHETHER OR NOT THERE WILL
BE OTHER REVENUE NEUTRAL WAYS
TO ADDRESS THE CAPACITY CONCERNS
THAT HAVE BEEN PUT ON THE TABLE
VIA THIS AMENDMENT BY
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS INCLUDING
PRIORITIZATION OF OTHER PARTS
OF THE AUDITOR'S WORK PLAN,
PROPOSED WORKPLAN WHICH GETS
PRESENTED. THAT MIGHT ALLOW FOR
THE CAPACITY ISSUES TO BE
ADDRESSED IN A REVENUE NEUTRAL
MANNER AND RESERVE GENERAL FUND
DOLLARS FOR OTHER POTENTIAL
CONSUL PRIORITIES.
I DID WANT TO NOTE THE EARLY
TOUGHTS FROM MY PERSPECTIVE
FOR THE RECORD AND FOR THE
BENEFIT OF THE BUDGET CHAIR HAS
A LOT OF DIFFICULT AND
CHALLENGING DECISIONS TO MAKE
IN REBALANCING AND PRESENTING A
NEW BALANCED-BUDGET.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT CONTEXT.
>> I SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT.
I THINK WE NEED TO GROW THE
CITY AUDITOR'S OFFICE. ONE
REASON IS THERE IS A GROWING
BODY OF WORK SUCH AS THE
SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE.
THERE ARE THINGS THAT THE
AUDITOR HAS TO REVIEW.
THE SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGIES
THAT WE ARE PROVING.
THE LEGACY ONES WILL HAVE TO
GET AN ANNUAL REVIEW ON THE
AUDITOR AND THAT BODY OF WORK
IS GROWING.
WE HAVE SEEN SOME VERY
SUCCESSFUL AUDITS LATELY.
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AUDIT THAT
WAS DONE AND THE BRIDGE AUDIT
THAT WAS DONE AS IT WAS WELL
RECEIVED. I THINK IT WILL BE
BENEFICIAL TO HAVE THE CITY
AUDITOR HAVE THAT ADDITIONAL
BANDWIDTH. I KNOW SEVERAL OF US
HAVE THOUGHT OF THINGS WE
NEEDED TO LOOK FURTHER INTO
REQUIRING AN AUDIT.
WE ARE TOLD THERE WAS NOT THE
CAPACITY.
IF THERE'S A WAY TO ADDRESS THE
CAPACITY ISSUE, THAT WOULD BE
THE ULTIMATE GOAL.
AND IT DOES SEEM LIKE IT WILL
TAKE ADDITIONAL FTES TO DO THAT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
WE DO HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL WALK
ON ITEM.
FOR RETIREMENT ASSISTANCE. THAT
WILL BE ME.
>> GOOD MORNING.
BEFORE TURNING IT OVER TO COVER
, I WILL DISCUSS THIS WALK ON
AMENDMENT WHICH WOULD ADD
$248,000 FROM THE RETIREMENT
FUND TO THE SEATTLE RETIREMENT
SYSTEM.
THE BOARD APPROVED ADDING THESE
POSITIONS TO DEAL WITH WORKLOAD
ISSUES. THE INDICATED YEAR-END
SUPPLEMENTAL LEGISLATION
PROPOSED DURING THE PROCESS
WOULD ADD THE POSITIONS.
THIS WALK ON AMENDMENT WOULD
ADD THE FUNDING AUTHORITY.
>> THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
AS PART OF THE ROLE OF BEING
BUDGET CHAIR I ALSO SHARE
SEATTLE CITY RETIREMENT SYSTEM
BOARD.
WAS NOT PRESENT AT THE LAST
MEETING BUT THERE WAS A VOTE TO
REQUEST THE ABILITY TO ADD
THESE POCKETS.
THIS IS FUNDING THAT COMES FROM
THE SEATTLE CITY EMPLOYEE
RETIREMENT SYSTEM ALLOTMENT. IT
HAS NO IMPACT ON THE GENERAL
FUND.
ALSO HAVE HEARD FROM MEMBERS TO
REPRESENT MEMBERS THAT THEY ARE
SUPPORTIVE OF MAKING SURE THERE
IS SUFFICIENT STAFF TO ADDRESS
THE NEEDS AND CAPACITY.
THERE IS A NEW SYSTEM WE ARE
TRYING TO MAINTAIN A LEVEL OF
SERVICES WE HAVE HAD OVER THE
PAST FEW YEARS AND MAKE SURE WE
ARE MAKING HEADWAY.
WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN
RETIREMENT SERVICE REQUESTS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
PROVIDING EMPLOYEES AND FUTURE
RETIREES WITH HIGH ACCESS TO
MAKE SURE ANY EMPLOYEES HAVE
ACCESS TO GET THE INFORMATION
THEY NEED.
I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] SECOND
POSITION WOULD ALLOW -- TO
RETURN TO NORMAL DUTIES.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
I WILL NOTE THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT THE CITY'S BUDGET OFFICE
HAS INDICATED WILL BE PART OF
THE REQUEST FOR YEAR-END
SUPPLEMENTAL. I APPRECIATE THE
CONSIDERATION.
I THINK WE ARE READY TO MOVE ON
TO THE NEXT ITEM.
COULD YOU READ ITEM 7 INTO THE
RECORD.
>> THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE
SECOND SUBCATEGORY.
>> I WOULD NOTE THIS UTILITY
SECTION WILL COVER INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY, PUBLIC UTILITIES
AND CITY LIGHT. AFTER I DISCUSS
THESE, WE WILL HAVE WALK ON TO
PRESENT.
MOVING TO THE FIRST PUBLISHED
ITEM. WOULD ADD $697,000 TO THE
IT DEPARTMENT FOR A DIGITAL
NAVIGATORS PROGRAM.
THEY WOULD BE COMMUNITY MEMBERS
WITH CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE TO ASSIST
WITH THE USE OF COMPUTERS AND
DEVICES AND OTHER SERVICES.
SPONSORED --
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
INTRODUCTION.
IN 2020 WE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
THIS TO ACCELERATE OUR PURSUIT
OF UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO AND
ADOPTION OF AFFORDABLE AND
RELIABLE INTERNET SERVICES. THE
DIGITAL DIVIDE WAS LAID BARE
GOING TO HUNDRED. THE BUDGET
PROPOSAL FROM THE EXECUTIVE
NEEDS MORE FOR DIGITAL EQUITY.
I HAVE FOUR COMMITMENTS THAT
TOGETHER WOULD ENABLE US TO
HONOR THE RESOLUTION AND PUSH
AHEAD WITH INTERNET FOR ALL AND
CONSIDER IT AS A FOUR-LEGGED
STOOL NEEDED TO SUPPORT
INTERNET FOR ALL.
THE FIRST IS THE AMENDMENT A
DIGITAL NAVIGATOR PROGRAM TO
HELP THOSE NEW TO THE INTERNET
INCLUDING IMMIGRANT FAMILIES,
SENIORS, LOW INCOME RESIDENTS
AND OTHERS WHO BENEFIT FROM
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
SECOND IS MAINTAINING THE
RECENT INCREASE IN THE
TECHNOLOGY MATCHING FUND.
THERE WILL BE WI-FI HOTSPOTS
FOR LIBRARIES.
THAT IS IN THE LIBRARY
DISCUSSION LATER.
AND A BASIC RELIABLE, SO WE CAN
TRACK THE PROGRESS OF INTERNET
FOR ALL.
THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT CREATES
THE DIGITAL NAVIGATOR PROGRAM
TO HELP THOSE WHO NEED
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ACCESS
AND USE THE INTERNET FOR VITAL
SERVICES.
THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
>> WE DID DO YOU WORK LAST YEAR
THAT YOU NOTED IN THE DOCUMENT
TO INCREASE DIGITAL NAVIGATORS.
CAN YOU CONFIRM HOW THIS IS
DIFFERENT OR HOW THIS WOULD BE
ADDITIVE TO WHAT WE DID LAST
YEAR AND WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE
ANY INTEL ON THE CENTRAL STAFF
SIDE ABOUT WHAT THAT THE
DOLLARS WENT OUT AS WE DIRECTED
IN THE WAKE OF COVID.
>> AS I UNDERSTAND IT BECAUSE
OF THE ONE TIME FEDERAL MONEY
WE WERE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE
TECHNOLOGY MATCHING FUND. AND
EXPAND THE NUMBER OF
ORGANIZATIONS THAT RECEIVED
FUNDING.
I THINK 55 APPLICANTS. THEY HAD
ONLY FUNDED 15.
WE WERE ABLE TO FUND AN
ADDITIONAL 14. OF THOSE
APPLICANTS.
DO HAVE AN AMENDMENT FOR THE
TECHNOLOGY MATCHING FUND.
SOME OF THE NONPROFITS WILL
PROVIDE SIMILAR TYPES OF
ASSISTANCE.
DIGITAL NAVIGATOR PROGRAM IS
NOW A NATIONAL BEST PRACTICE TO
PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
SO IT WOULD BE STANDING UP THAT
PROGRAM SO WE CAN ACTUALLY MOVE
THE NEEDLE ON INTERNET FOR ALL
INSTEAD OF TREADING WATER.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I AM NOT SEE ANY ADDITIONAL
HANDS.
>> WOULD ADD $300,000 TO THE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT FOR THE TECHNOLOGY
MATCHING FUND.
THIS WAS STARTED IN 1997 TO
SUPPORT COMMUNITY DRIVEN
SOLUTIONS TO ACHIEVING DIGITAL
EQUITY AND PROVIDE COMPETITIVE
GRANTS OF UP TO $25,000 TO
QUALIFYING ORGANIZATIONS.
GRANT RECIPIENTS PROVIDE A
MATCH OF CASH.
THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES
$320,000.
>> COLLEAGUES.
THIS IS THE TECHNOLOGY MATCHING
FUND AND IT IS A PROVEN
SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM THAT
TRADITIONALLY THE NUMBER OF
APPLICATIONS FAR EXCEED THE
DOLLARS AVAILABLE.
TO INCREASE ACCESS AND ADOPTION
OF INTERNET SERVICES WE HAVE TO
DOUBLE DOWN ON THIS.
WE DID LAST FALL.
, WE DID EARLIER THIS YEAR.
BUT THAT IS NOT GOING TO EXTEND
INTO NEXT YEAR UNLESS WE DO
SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE
THE SAME LEVEL IN 2022. WE NEED
TO INCREASE THE FUNDING FOR THE
TECHNOLOGY MATCHING FUND.
WE HAD 55 APPLICATIONS EARLIER
THIS YEAR AND WE ARE ABLE TO
FUND 15 AND WE DOUBLED THAT TO
30.
THIS WOULD ENABLE US TO HAVE
APPROXIMATELY 30 GOING FORWARD
THAT ARE FUNDED.
SO WE DON'T RECEDE OR BACKTRACK
ON THIS WE ARE TRYING TO GET
THE LAST 10% OF THE CITY ACCESS
AND EVEN A GREATER PERCENT TO
ADOPT AND USE THE INTERNET IN A
SAFE AND EFFECTIVE MANNER.
>> I NEED A LITTLE MORE
CLARIFICATION ON HOW THIS ITEM
AND THE OTHER ITEM ARE RELATED.
DO THEY GO TOGETHER OR CAN THEY
BE DECOUPLED?
THE FIRST QUESTION I ASKED IT
SOUNDED LIKE WE NEEDED TO HAVE
THIS BECAUSE WE HAD SO MUCH OF
A NEED BUT WE CANNOT FULFILL
THAT NEED FOR THE DIGITAL
NAVIGATORS.
>> THEY MIGHT BE IMMIGRANT
FAMILIES OR SENIORS LOW INCOME
RESIDENTS WHO HAVE ACCESS OR
CUT HAVE ACCESS BUT HAVE NOT
GOTTEN THE SERVICE AND DON'T
HOW TO USE IT SO THIS DID
LITTLE NAVIGATOR PROGRAM IS A
TRUSTED GROUP OF KEY MEMBERS TO
ARE ABLE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
THE TECHNOLOGY MATCHING FUND IS
A BROADER FUND ADDRESSING
DIGITAL DIVIDE PROBLEMS.
AND IT IS LEFT UP TO THE GROUPS
TO DECIDE HOW TO DO IT.
>> DIGITAL NAVIGATORS IS ONE
TYPE OF MEETING THE DIGITAL
EQUITY DIVIDE.
THERE WERE 55 APPLICATIONS AND
15 OF THOSE WERE MATCHED.
BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH
MONEY.
>> LET'S MOVE ON TO.
>> THIS IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT ASKING FOR
AN EXPENDITURES REPORT ON
INTERNET FOR ALL AND DIGITAL
EQUITY IN THE 2022 ADOPTED
BUDGET.
>> THE BUDGET DOCUMENT IS
SOMETIMES NOT SET UP TO DO THAT
VERY WELL.
WE WERE HAVING, EVEN THOUGH WE
HAVE THE INTERNET FOR ALL
RESOLUTION WE HAVE AN ACTION
PLAN WE HAVE STRATEGIES TO HAVE
AFFORDABLE AND RELIABLE
INTERNET SERVICE. WHEN YOU LOOK
AT THE BUDGET IT IS ABSENT OR
SCATTERED IN DIFFERENT PLACES.
WHEN THEY PROPOSE THE BUDGET
NEXT YEAR THEY DO THE SAME.
SO WE CAN SEE THE YEAR-OVER-
YEAR INVESTMENTS.
WITH THIS BUDGET DOCUMENT IT
STATES THE VALUES ARE IMPORTANT
TO BRING IT TOGETHER.
SO WE CAN SEE WHETHER WE ARE
DOING ENOUGH FISCALLY TO CLOSE
THE DIGITAL DIVIDE.
>> WE HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING
LIKE THIS IN THE PAST?
>> LAST YEAR WE HAD TO TELL THE
EXECUTIVE TO PUT INTERNET FOR
ALL IN THE BUDGET SO THE PUBLIC
KNEW WE HAD PAST IT AND IT WAS
PART OF THE ONGOING BUDGET.
SOME OF US WERE SURPRISED. PUT
IT IN AGAIN.
BECAUSE THIS IS IMPORTANT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THERE IS A WALK ON.
WE HAVE A WALK ON AMENDMENT.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> JUST FOR THE RECORD. I AM ON
THE CENTRAL STAFF.
THE EFFECT OF THIS AMENDMENT,
$1.3 MILLION OF GENERAL FUNDS
TO THE SEATTLE INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OR CYBER
SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS.
IT IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
THIS IS AN INADVERTENT OMISSION
THAT A COSPONSOR -- THANK YOU
FOR YOUR NOTING OF THAT.
IT WOULD BE INTO PIECES.
$850,00 FOR ONE TIME SPENDING.
IN 2022.
AND FOUR AND $55,000 OF ONGOING
SPENDING BEGINNING IN 2022 OF
THE ONE TIME SPENDING IN 2022,
GENERAL FUND $300,000 WOULD
AFFECT ONE OF THE PROGRAMS, ONE
OF THE PROJECTS WITHIN ITD.
>> I THINK WE ALL SHARE THE
CONCERN I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT ALL OUR SYSTEMS ARE
PROTECTED.
THE GOOD NEWS IS WE HAVE A VERY
GOOD STRONG SEATTLE INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT.
THIS WOULD ENHANCE CYBER
SECURITY FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND IT DOES IT BY
MOVING FORWARD IN A MORE RAPID
FASHION WITH SOME OF THE BEST
PRACTICES INCLUDING MULTIFACTOR
AUTHENTICATION AND HELPING OUR
VENDORS WITH BASICALLY HELPING
THEM WITH THEIR CYBER SECURITY
AS WELL BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT
OF FINANCIAL RISK AND
TRANSACTIONS WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT OUR VENDORS HAVE WHAT
THEY NEED.
WE ARE ALSO WHAT IS COMMON FOR
OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND LARGE
CORPORATIONS IS TO HIRE
COMPANIES TO SORT OF TEST THE
SYSTEM FROM THE OUTSIDE AND
FIND OUT WHETHER THERE ARE ANY
WEAKNESSES.
WE DON'T KNOW OF ANY WEAKNESSES
RIGHT NOW, WE JUST WANT TO STEP
UP OUR GAME BECAUSE WE KNOW
THAT THOSE WHO ARE DOING THE
CYBER ATTACKS AND BECOMING
INCREASINGLY SOPHISTICATED
HELPS US TO ACCELERATE THAT AND
WE ALSO HAVE WE HAVE THE
RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE
ELECTRICITY IS NOT INTERRUPTED,
CLEAN WATER AND ARE UP DID AND
SO, YOU KNOW, WE ALL WANT TO
LOOK BACK ON 2021 AND THINK WE
COULD'VE DONE SOMETHING BETTER
FOR CYBER SECURITY AND WE WANT
TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN AND
THAT IS WHAT THIS AMENDMENT IS
TRYING TO DO.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO
READ IT, NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO
ASK THE COUNCIL ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
OKAY.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PETERSON FOR OFFERING THIS.
I KNOW THEY WILL BE TAKING A
LOOK AND IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS
WE MAY BE GETTING BACK IN TOUCH
WITH YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LET'S MOVE
ON TO ITS ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
WONDERFUL THANK YOU, WE ARE
GOING TO TAKE A RECESS IN ABOUT
43 MINUTES SO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR WORK TODAY TO GET US INTO
DISCUSSION AND ALSO BEING
CAUTIOUS ABOUT THE TIME
RESTRAINTS THAT WE HAVE.
MADAME CLERK APPRECIATE YOUR
WORK TODAY AND I WILL DO A
QUICK REMINDER AS WE ARE
GETTING CLOSER TO THAT 1:00
OUR.
LET'S GO AHEAD WITH SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
IN GOOD, THANK YOU.
THIS WOULD ADD $125,000 OF
GENERAL FUND TO PUBLIC SEATTLE
UTILITIES TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
CLEANUP SERVICES FOR THINGS
LIKE GARBAGE AND GRAFFITI IN
THE CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT.
THE SPONSOR FOR THIS ITEM IS
MIRELES AND SPONSORED BY TWO
COUNCILMAN.
>> ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> HI, EVERYONE, SORRY, YES,
BRIEFLY THE INTENT HERE IS TO
PROVIDE SOME MORE SUPPORT TO
THE CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT.
THAT IS THE AREA OF TOWN WITH
THE DENSEST RESTAURANT DISTRICT
ACTUALLY IN STATE.
THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF LOW
INCOME BUSINESS AND PROPERTY
OWNERS AS WELL AS THE LARGEST
CONCENTRATION OF LOW INCOME
RESIDENTS IN THE CITY.
WE DO HAVE THE CITIES CLEAR
PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES, YOU
KNOW, SAFE RALLIES AND PROVIDES
FOR TRASH PICKUP BUT THE WAY
THAT IT IS STRUCTURED RIGHT NOW
IT CREATES AN UNDUE FINANCIAL
BURDEN ON THE BUSINESSES AND
RESIDENTS.
THEY ARE EXPECTED TO PAY A
MONTHLY FEE FOR CLEANUP FOR
TRASH PICKUP PLUS WHEN WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT THE HIGH VOLUME
OF RESTAURANT SERVICE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, THE HIGH
CONCENTRATION OF LOW INCOME
BUSINESS OWNERS AND PROPERTY
OWNERS AND RESIDENTS, PROGRAMS
LIKE THIS REALLY DON'T OFFER
THE KIND OF INCENTIVES THAT ARE
AFFORDABLE TO FOLKS IN THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD.
THEY BASICALLY CAN'T AFFORD IT.
THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD DOES
PROVIDE SOME SUPPORT BUT AGAIN
BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMIC STATUS
OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THEY
AREN'T REALLY ABLE TO GENERATE
THE KIND OF REVENUE THAT THEY
NEED TO KEEP PACE WITH THE
SUPPORT FOR TRASH PICKUP THAT
THE NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS.
AND SO, WE ARE REQUESTING OR
SUBMITTING THIS AMENDMENT TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CLEANUP
SERVICE.
THE REQUEST WAS FOR $350,000
OVER A TWO-YEAR PERIOD AND SO
WE ARE SUBMITTING THE AMENDMENT
FOR HALF OF THAT AMOUNT FOR THE
FIRST YEAR.
THING THAT I WANT TO THINK THE
COUNCILMEMBER FOR ALREADY
INDICATING SHE WOULD LIKE TO BE
ADDED AS A COSPONSOR.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
AND WHERE DOES SORT OF THE
OPPORTUNITY COME IN TO TRY TO
BOTH BRING PRIVATE INVESTMENT
ALONG AT THE SAME TIME?
>> I WILL TAKE A STAB AT IT AND
THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE
MORE INFORMATION BUT AS YOU
KNOW THE SUPPLEMENT IS NOT ABLE
TO BE THE RESOURCE FOR REGULAR
TRASH PICKUP AND SO FOR THIS
PROGRAM, THEY ARE ABLE TO
SUPPORT SOME PICKUP HERE
BECAUSE WE HAVE THE DIFFERENT
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREAS
ACROSS THE CITY HAVE WIDELY
DIFFERENT REVENUE AND BOTTOM
LINES AND VERY TREMENDOUSLY AND
HOW THEY ARE ABLE TO SUPPORT
THEIR DIFFERENT BUSINESS
NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICTS AND IT
IS JUST THE CASE FOR THE
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT THAT THOUGH THERE
EXISTS, THEIR ANNUAL REVENUES
ARE, YOU KNOW, RELATIVELY SMALL
COMPARED TO THE DOWNTOWN FOR
EXAMPLE.
AND SO THEY DO PROVIDE SOME
SUPPORT, BUT IT IS NOT, THEY
ARE JUST NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE
THE KIND OF SUPPORT THAT IS
NEEDED IN ORDER TO KEEP PACE
WITH THE TRASH PICKUP THAT IS
NEEDED IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
PARTICULARLY GIVEN, YOU KNOW,
THE HIGH AMOUNT OF FOOD WASTE
AND TRASH THAT IS GENERATED BY
THEM.
>> OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON.
THE NEXT ITEM IN HERE IS SP
002.
>> THANK YOU.
>> TO ENSURE THAT SECOND CHANCE
IN WEST SEATTLE IS PROVIDED
REGULAR SERVICE BY ONE OF SPU'S
LOCAL HYGIENE TRAILERS.
IT IS COSPONSORED BY MIRELES
AND LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THIS IS THE SECOND OF THREE
BUDGET ACTIONS RELATED TO
SECOND CHANCE AS MENTIONED
EARLIER AND IT IS CONNECTED TO
THE ITEM THAT WE DISCUSSED
FURTHER UP IN THE AGENDA FOR A
SEWER LINE CONNECTION.
THIS FUNDING WOULD RESERVE
RESOURCES TO ENSURE THAT THE
MOBILE HYGIENE TRAILER THAT
THEY ARE PURCHASING OR ACCESS
TO THE MOBILE HYGIENE TRAILER
WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE SITE
IN RECOGNITION THAT
UNDERSTANDING FROM SPU THAT
IT'S MOBILE HYGIENE'S TRAILER
WILL BE INTENDED TO ROTATE
AMONG LOCATIONS JUST MERELY
ENSURES THAT IT IS ONE OF THOSE
LOCATIONS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I JUST WANTED TO ADD MY NAME
AS A COSPONSOR.
ELECTRIC YOU VERY MUCH.
WE APPRECIATE THE INCREDIBLE
NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORT.
THEY HAVE THE SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES NEEDED.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE ATTENTION
ON THIS.
WITH THE 21 HYGIENE STATIONS
AND TWO HYGIENE TRAILERS THAT
ARE INTENDED TO BE FUNDED IN
THE BASELINE BUDGET, CAN YOU
REMIND US OVERALL HOW MANY OF
OUR SECTION ENCAMPMENTS ARE
GOING TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND WHERE
THERE MAY STILL BE A GAP IN
SERVICES THAT WE ARE TRYING TO
SHORE UP?
THINGS SPECIFICALLY, YOU KNOW,
FOR CAMP SECOND CHANCE WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS THE
ONGOING SERVICES AT THE
CENTERS.
HOW MANY OTHER LOCATIONS ARE
INTENDED TO BE SERVED AND IF
THERE ARE FOLKS THAT WILL BE
LEFT OUT OF THE EXISTING
BASELINE ADJUSTMENT IN THE
PROPOSED BUDGET.
>> THIS WOULD REQUEST THAT CAMP
SECOND CHANCE BE ONE OF THOSE
FIGHTS.
I DON'T HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT
HOW MANY TOTAL SITES THERE ARE
BUT I COULDN'T TELL MANY HOW
MANY IS BEING SERVED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> JUST WANTED TO ADD MY NAME
AS A SPONSOR.
>> EXCELLENT.
LET'S MOVE ON.
SPU 003.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
THIS COUNSEL BUDGET ACTION
WOULD ADD $1.4 MILLION OF
GENERAL FUND TO SPU TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL WASTEWATER AND
CLEANUP SERVICES FOR
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND THEY
WOULD HAVE THE CHANCE TO DIRECT
THESE IN THE WASTEWATER PROGRAM
DISTRIBUTION AND ADDITIONAL
TRACK PICKUP SERVICES.
IT IS COSPONSORED BY MIRELES
AND LEWIS.
>> WONDERFUL, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS IS ONE OF THE TWO
AMENDMENTS WHICH MEANS HALF OF
THE UNHALLOWED PEOPLE IN
SEATTLE AND THIS BUDGET BUDGET
AMENDMENT WOULD INCREASE
FUNDING FOR GARBAGE COLLECTION
FOR ALL OF THE RVS AND OTHER
VEHICLE THAT THEY ARE NOW
RELYING ON FOR SHELTER IN THE
CONTEXT OF NOT ONLY THE RECENT
PANDEMIC AND ECONOMIC PLACES
BUT THE ONGOING AND EVER
EXACERBATING HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY CRISIS.
THIS WILL IMPROVE THE LIVES OF
RESIDENTS BY PROVIDING ACCESS
TO THE BASIC SANITATION
SERVICES AND IT ALSO WOULD
IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THE HOUSE
NEIGHBORS CLEANED UP ACROSS
THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND IN FACT THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT THEY ARE IN STRONG
AGREEMENT OF AS WELL AS THERE
ARE PEOPLE BEING FORCED TO
LEAVE IN THEIR VEHICLES BECAUSE
OF THE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
CRISIS AND BE SURE TO HAVE
THESE BASIC SERVICES PROVIDED
TO OUR RESIDENTS AND AS I
MENTIONED THE OTHER ESTABLISHES
THREE SAFE PARKING LOTS OF
ADOPTED AND THESE WOULD HAVE TO
$6 MILLION FOR THE CAMPAIGN
THIS YEAR THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ALL RIGHT.
I'M NOT SEEING ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, THANK
YOU COUNCILMEMBER FOR YOUR WORK
ON THIS.
LET'S MOVE ON TO SPU 004.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS IS FOR THE LAST ITEM.
THIS IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT THAT WOULD
REQUEST THAT SPU INCOORDINATION
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION PERFORM AN
ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL
DRAINAGE OPTIONS BETWEEN NORTH
125th STREET AND NORTH 130th
STREET.
REQUEST THAT SPU PROVIDE A
RECORD REPORT TO THE COMMITTEE
OR THE SUCCESSOR COMMITTEE BY
JUNE 21st, 2022.
>> THANK YOU, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> LET ME TELL YOU, THIS ISSUE
WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS
APPROACHING MY OFFICE HAS BEEN
GOING ON WELL BEFORE I WAS
ELECTED IN 2016 CONCERNING THE
FLOODING THAT OCCURS ON THE
STREET AND FLOODING IN
BASEMENTS AND RISKY BEHAVIOR
FOR CHILDREN THE STREET LIKE
MANY IN DISTRICT 5 AND UP NORTH
HAVE NO SIDEWALKS AND CHILDREN
FREQUENTLY WALK IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE ROAD TO AVOID PUDDLES
THAT FORM ON THE BORDERS.
SO WE SEE THIS A LOT UP IN THE
NORTH END SO WHAT WE ARE SEEING
AS WE WANT OUR CHILDREN AND OUR
NEIGHBORS TO BE ABLE TO SAFELY
WALK IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD
WITHOUT THE FEAR OF BEING HIT
BY A CAR WHICH AS YOU KNOW THEY
HAVE THE HIGHEST PEDESTRIAN
RATE OF DEATHS.
SO, AGAIN, THIS IS A SAFETY
ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON
FOREVER THAT AFFECTS OBVIOUSLY
DISABLED FOLKS, ELDERS AND AS
YOU WOULD SAY, CHAIR, AND MADAM
CHAIR, KIDDOS.
AND SO, WE WOULD LIKE THE SLIDE
TO REQUEST THAT SPU AND ESTAR
COME TOGETHER TO CREATE AN
ACTION PLAN FOR MOVING FORWARD
TO PROVIDE US WITH OPTIONS AND
WORK WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS TO
COMMUNICATE THE RESULTS OF THE
ASSESSMENT.
I SHOULD SAY, THOUGH, AND THANK
YOU SPU AND SDOT THAT THEY
HAVE ALWAYS BEEN GREAT ONGOING
WORK OUTSIDE OF THE BUDGET
CYCLE PROCESS BUT I THINK WE
ARE FINALLY GAINING SOME
MOMENTUM IF YOU WILL, TO
ACTUALLY GETTING MORE TARGETED
AREAS THAT ARE MORE HIGH-
TRAFFIC AND AS YOU KNOW THOSE
ARE AROUND LIGHT RAIL STATIONS
THAT WILL BE AROUND SCHOOLS,
THAT WILL BE AROUND COMMUNITY
CENTERS, GROCERY STORES AND SO
THAT IS WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR
HERE.
SO, THAT IS ALL I'VE GOT FOR
YOU.
THANK YOU.
>> THAT IS GREAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
OKAY.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY I BELIEVE
THAT CONCLUDES THE SPU SECTION.
DID I HEAR THAT CORRECTLY?
>> YES.
>> OKAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO
OUR TEAM.
LET'S MOVE ON TO THE LAST ITEM
IN THIS CATEGORY, THAT IS
UTILITIES.
SEATTLE CITY LIGHTS.
LET'S GO AHEAD.
>> THIS NEXT ITEM IS --
>> EXCUSE ME, I MISSED A STEP,
THAT IS MY MISTAKE.
>> AGENDA ITEM 9 SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU,
COUNSEL.
THANK YOU MADAM CLERK.
PLEASE GO AHEAD, ERIC.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS IS SPU ONE A1 AND THIS
COUNSEL BUDGET ACTION WOULD ADD
$160,000 OF GENERAL FUND TO
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT TUBES ABORT
THE INSTALLATION OF
STREETLIGHTS ALONG NORTHWEST
AND SIXTH AVENUE NORTHWEST AND
ALONG THE ALLEYS NORTH AND SOUTH
THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
COSPONSORS FOR ALICE MORALES
AND LOUIS.
SYMMETRIC YOU VERY MUCH.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
THIS REQUEST COMES FROM MY
REGULARLY SCHEDULED DISTRICT
OFFICE HOURS WITH WHERE WE HAD
A REQUEST FOR INCREASED
LIGHTING FOR SAFETY MEASURES IN
THE ALLEYWAYS.
THIS LED TO US DOING A WALKING
TOUR OF THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD
TO ASSESS WHAT AREAS WOULD NEED
ADDITIONAL LIGHTING AND THROUGH
THIS PROCESS I WORKED WITH
STEVE HAYNES FROM MY OFFICE IN
THE DARK, I TOOK THEM UP
UNIMPROVED ALLEYWAYS, PILL,
THROUGH THE DARK.
I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE
FOR GOING ON THAT WALK WITH ME.
WHAT WE FOUND, AS I TRY TO
REFRAIN FROM THE LONG OLD
HISTORY OF BEING ITS OWN CITY
AND HOW FREMONT WAS DEVELOPED,
WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS TWO
DIFFERENT PLOTS THAT WERE
DEVELOPED IN A STREET THAT DOES
NOT HAVE ANY STREETLIGHTS SO,
AS ERIC NOTED FOR THE RECORD IS
THAT WE CAN'T USE FUNDS TO PUT
STREETLIGHTS ON THE STREET.
IT IS A VERY LONG WALK.
IT HAS A GOOD TREE CANOPY AND
SO THERE IS VERY LITTLE LIGHT.
WHEN WE DID OUR WALKING TOUR AS
CITY EMPLOYEES WE HAD TO USE
OUR FLASHLIGHTS JUST TO
NAVIGATE THE STREET.
AND SO THAT IS WHY I YOU
BRINGING THIS AMENDMENT HERE
BECAUSE WE NEED TO HAVE THE
GENERAL FUND HOURS PAY FOR THIS
IMPROVEMENT SO THAT I GUESS I
WON'T JUMP BUT THAT WE WILL
ALSO THEN BE SPENDING OUR
GENERAL FUND DOLLARS ON THE
ELECTRICAL ACTIVATION OF THESE
LIGHTS.
WE HAVE THE NEIGHBORS AROUND
THIS AND HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE
OUTREACH TO EVERYONE ON THE
BLOCK AND THERE IS WIDE
CONSENSUS THAT THIS IS A
DESIRED IMPROVEMENT THAT THEY
WOULD LIKE TO SEE.
SO THANK YOU TO THE NEIGHBORS
OF 40th STREET AND THANK YOU
COLLEAGUES FOR CONSIDERING THIS
REQUEST.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN I JUST
WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M READING
YOUR FACE CORRECTLY.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FEEL FREE
TO REACH OUT.
I THINK THIS IS ACTUALLY VERY
HELPFUL FOR YOU FOLKS TO HAVE
QUESTIONS THAT THIS IS THE TIME
TO DO IT AND AS A COUNCIL
PRESIDENT KNOW THAT IN SOME OF
THE COMMENTS EARLIER TODAY,
QUESTIONS ARE NOT INTENDED TO
BE DELETING AND I THINK WHAT WE
ARE TRYING TO DO IS REALLY SUSS
OUT THE ISSUE AND HAVE A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR SIMILAR
ISSUES THAT ARE GOING ON AND
YOU HAVE OTHER IDEAS YOU WANT
TO SHARE THAT MAY CORRELATE,
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DO THAT AS
WELL.
THERE ARE ADDED PUBLIC SAFETY
ISSUES BECAUSE OF BEING
ADJACENT TO AN INDUSTRIAL ZONE
AND I ALSO WANT TO THINK CITY
LIFE ARE DOING WHAT THEY COULD.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
STREETLIGHTS OUT ON EIGHT
AVENUE.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PLACES
THAT THEY COULD ADD
STREETLIGHTS THEMSELVES BUT
THIS REQUEST TO BRING
STREETLIGHTS TO A STREET THAT
DOES NOT HAVE THEM AND REQUIRES
A FLASHLIGHT TO NAVIGATE IN THE
DARK NEEDS OUR SUPPORT HERE
TODAY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON
THEN.
I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES OUR
CITY LIGHT SECTION AND IF
THERE'S NO OTHER FOR THIS
úSUBCATEGORY, WE WILL MOVE ON T
SUBCATEGORY THREE, ARTS,
EDUCATION AND CULTURE.
MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE
READ ITEM NUMBER 10 INTO THE
RECORD?
>>.AMENDMENT 10 TO THE PUBLIC
LIBRARY FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
PLEASE GO AHEAD, LISA.
>> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.
IT WITHOUT $99,000 TO THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY TO
PERSONAL PURCHASE ADDITIONAL
HOTSPOT DEVICES IN ORDER TO
MAINTAIN EXISTING HOTSPOT
DEVICES.
THE HOTSPOTS PROVIDE USERS A
WIRELESS CONNECTION TO THE
INTERNET FOR UP TO 15 DEVICES.
IN 2020, THE LIBRARY 675
DEVICES WERE CHECKED OUT NEARLY
1000 TIMES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
THIS HARKENS BACK TO THE
INTERNET FOR ALL EDITIONS THAT
WE HAD WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT
THE DIGITAL NAVIGATORS AND THE
TECHNOLOGY MATCHING FUND AND
IMPROVING THE TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE BUDGET.
THIS IS THE ADDITION OF THE
HOTSPOTS THAT ARE ONE OF THE
MOST EFFICIENT WAYS TO INCREASE
INSTANT ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY
INTERNET.
SO I THINK CENTRAL STAFF SAID
THAT VERY WELL.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THIS?
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE DO KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN
EXPRESSED BEFORE.
I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER WAR AS
WHEN SHE WAS SHARING THE
LIBRARY THERE WAS A TREMENDOUS
NEED FOR FOLKS WHO ARE LIVING
IN VEHICLES AND SHELTERS ABOUT
THE WAY THAT THESE HOTSPOTS
PROVIDE CONNECTION TO JOBS,
HEALTHCARE AND OTHER SERVICES,
SO THANK YOU FOR RAISING THIS
AGAIN.
LET'S GO ON TO 002, SEATTLE
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
>> THANK YOU, THIS IS THE LAST
OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
ACTION ITEMS.
IT WOULD ADD $1.7 MILLION TO
THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES TO PROVIDE
AIR-CONDITIONING AS A CLIMATE
ADAPTATION MEASURE IN THE
NORTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST BRANCH
LIBRARIES.
IT WOULD ALSO IMPROVE A PROVISO
SO THEY COULD NOT HAVE FUNDING
FOR ANY OTHER THAN THIS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
COLLEAGUES, AS PART OF OUR
ADAPTING TO THE REALITY AND THE
CRISIS OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE,
WE HAVE TO HAVE THESE COOLING
CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY
DURING THE HEAT WAVE THIS PAST
SUMMER, THERE WERE A COUPLE OF
LIBRARIES, OR A FEW LIBRARIES
THAT HAD TO BE SHUT DOWN
BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE AIR
CONDITIONING, SO THEY COULD NOT
BE LIBRARIES OR COOLING
CENTERS, SO, THERE ARE, THERE
IS A PLAN, A CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PLAN TO UPGRADE, TO
SEISMICALLY UPGRADE SEVERAL OF
THE OLDER LIBRARIES AND WHEN
THEY DO THAT, AIR-CONDITIONING
WILL BE INSTALLED.
HOWEVER, THERE ARE TWO
LIBRARIES THAT ARE NEWER AND
ARE NOT PART OF THAT PLAN IT
WAS VERY WELL SERVED NOT JUST
BECAUSE OF THE ABSENCE OF THE
COOLING SYSTEM OF THIS LIBRARY
ASSOCIATED WITH OUR GEOGRAPHIC
DISTANCE FROM THE LOCATION OF
MANY COOLING CENTERS TO THE
CITY BUT ALSO BECAUSE OF THE
BRIDGE BEING DOWN.
EVEN WHEN THE BRIDGE IS UP AND
FUNCTIONING IT IS A CHALLENGE
FOR DISTRICT 1 FOLKS ON THE
PENINSULA TO ACCESS EMERGENCY
SHELTER WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT THE RESPONSE IN
THE WINTERTIME WERE COOLING
CENTERS AND HEAT WAVES SO,
REALLY APPRECIATE THE ATTENTION
TO THIS NEED.
>> APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> AGENDA ITEM 11.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING FOR DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE HAVE ABOUT 15 MINUTES LEFT.
18 MINUTES LEFT.
LET'S SEE HOW MUCH WE CAN GET
THROUGH.
I WOULD LOVE TO FINISH AND GET
THROUGH..
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THIS ACTION ITEM WOULD ADD $1
MILLION OF ONE-TIME GENERAL
FUND TO DEEL ARE CULTURALLY
RESPONSIVE AND ENTERED
IDENTITY AFFIRMING FOR BLACK
GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN AND BLACK
AND TRANSGENDER YOUTH.
THE PRIMARY SPONSOR FOR THIS
ITEM IS MIRELES AND IT IS
COSPONSORED BY HER BOLD AND
LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, I DO HAVE SEVERAL
AMENDMENTS THAT ADDRESSED THE
LACK OF ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY
THAT MANY OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE
FACE.
AS YOU KNOW, ONE OF MY
PRIORITIES IS TO ADDRESS THE
RACIAL WEALTH GAP AND THAT
REALLY BEGINS WITH THE KIND OF
EXPOSURE THAT MANY BLACK AND
BROWN YOUNG PEOPLE GET.
TWO THINGS LIKE MENTORING AND
TUTORING AND LEADERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES.
WE DID DEVELOP STRATEGIES FOR
INCREASING THEIR INVESTMENT IN
BLACK GIRLS AND AND TRANSGENDER
YOUTH.
THE STUDY THEY CONDUCTED WAS
PRESENTED TO COUNCIL IN JUNE
AND REALLY HIGHLIGHTED THAT
LATERALS AND TRENDS YOUTH ARE
MADE INVISIBLE BY MANY OF OUR
SYSTEMS, SO, THIS SEEKS TO AND
IT WOULD INCREASE ACCESS FOR
PROGRAMMING FOR THE 2022, 2023
SCHOOL YEAR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
I'M NOT SEEING ANY, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER
002.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS BUDGET ACTION ITEM WOULD
ADD $2 MILLION TO DEEL FOR
AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING FOR
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
WITH A PRIORITY FOR REFUGEE
YOUTH AND SUPPORT.
THE PRIMARY SUPPORT FOR THIS IS
FOR COUNCILMEMBER MIRELES.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS DOES ADDRESS AS I WAS
SAYING THE NEED FOR PROVIDING
SUPPORT, CONTINUED SUPPORT
ESPECIALLY FOR THE AFTERSCHOOL
PROGRAMMING I THINK WE HEARD
FROM LOTS OF FOLKS CALLING IN
WHO ARE TALKING ABOUT THE NEED
TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE
AFTERSCHOOL MENTORSHIP AND
TUTORING PROGRAMS AND FAMILY
SUPPORT IN LANGUAGE AND SO THIS
AMENDMENT SEEKS TO PROVIDE THAT
SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> I JUST WANT TO HAVE MY NAME
ADDED AS A COSPONSOR TO THIS
ITEM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I ALSO WANT TO THINK THE
COUNCILMEMBER AND HAVING THE
CHANCE TO SEE GLOSSARY, I'M
HEARING MORE ABOUT THE
POTENTIAL REDUCTION REALLY
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPONSOR THIS AS WELL.
WE KNOW THAT THESE SERVICES ARE
NOT ONLY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL
CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, BUT
ALSO MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR
PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO GO TO WORK
AND NOT WORRY ABOUT SAFETY OF
THEIR KIDDOS AND ESPECIALLY IN
THIS TIME, WE WANT TO PRESERVE
THESE AND NOT REDUCE THEM SO
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS.
OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON.
ITEM NUMBER 003.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION
WITHOUT $50,000 OF ONE-TIME
GENERAL FUND TO COVER THE
NONLABOR OPERATING COSTS FOR
OPENING CHILDCARE CLASSROOMS
AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.
THE PRIMARY SPONSOR FOR THIS
ITEM IS COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
PLEASE GO AHEAD COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU.
SO, AS YOU KNOW DUE TO THE
CHALLENGES OF COVID-19 AND
TRANSITION TO VIRTUAL LEARNING
, NORTH SEATTLE COLLEGE CLOSED
THEIR CHILDCARE CENTER IN MARCH
OF 2020.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY
WITH DOCTOR CRAWFORD, THE
PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE TO GET
A PRE-K CHILDCARE PROGRAM BACK
ONLINE.
SO, THIS FUNDING AIMS TO ASSIST
THE COLLEGE TO REOPEN ITS
CHILDCARE FACILITY.
THIS BUDGET ACTION WOULD
SUPPORT THE OPERATING COSTS FOR
TWO CLASSROOMS PROVIDING 28
CHILDREN HIGH-QUALITY CARE AND
ALLOWING THEIR PARENTS,
STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES OF NORTH
SEATTLE COLLEGE TO CONTINUE TO
PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION OR
TEACH AS FACULTY MEMBERS.
WE HAVE LEARNED THAT 69% OF
FAMILIES SUPPORTED BY THIS
CHILDCARE FACILITY, WHICH HAS
BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR QUITE A
WHILE, ARE SPEAKING SPANGLISH
-- ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
AND IT HAS GOT EVEN MORE
DIVERSE AS THEY HAVE GROWN.
CHILDCARE SHOULD NOT BE A
BARRIER TO EDUCATION, OR
CERTAINLY NOT TO EMPLOYMENT.
SINCE THE OPENING OF THE JOHN
LEWIS MEMORIAL BRIDGE AND
NORTHGATE LIGHT RAIL, THIS IS
ONE OF THE MOST ACCESSIBLE
CHILDCARE FACILITIES IN THE
CITY.
IF YOU RECALL THE JOHN LEWIS
BRIDGE, IT LANDS RIGHT, ALMOST
RIGHT NEXT TO THE CHILDCARE
FACILITY AND THAT WAS BY
DESIGN.
ORIGINALLY THE BRIDGE WAS
SUPPOSED TO BE AT THE SOUTH END
OF THE CAMPUS BUT WE FELT THAT
THE NORTH AND WAS BETTER AND
WOULD PROVIDE MORE ACCESS WHERE
PEOPLE COULD DROP THE CHILDREN
OFF AT THE CHILDCARE.
AND USE THE CHILDCARE TO COVER
THE COST OF THE BRIDGE TO BE
EMPLOYED AT THE NORTHGATE PLAZA
OR THE NORTHGATE AREA.
SO, ANYWAY, WE WOULD LOVE TO
SEE THE SCHOOL BACK UP AND
RUNNING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
AND I THINK I'VE SHARED THIS
WITH YOU BEFORE.
HOPEFULLY, THIS IS OUR VERY
FIRST STEP THAT WE STARTED
TALKING ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE
YEARS AGO.
BESIDES ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT OR
ORIENTED HOUSING.
WE INDEED HAD TRANSIT ORIENTED
CHILDCARE.
THANK YOU.
>> WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
THAT.
AND KNOW THAT YOU WORKED ON
HELPING TO GET FUNDING SECURED
FOR THAT BRIDGE THROUGHOUT FOUR
MARISOL THANK YOU FOR THE WORK
THERE.
YOU HAVE TAKEN IT FROM SOUND
LIKE IT WAS A DARK TUNNEL THAT
WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE AND BECAUSE
OF THE WORK THAT YOU AND
COUNSEL DID TO EXPAND THE
VISION REALLY ACTUALLY MADE IT
AN ACCESSIBLE, WALKABLE AND
BEAUTIFUL BRIDGE DEDICATED TO
JOHN LEWIS SO I JUST WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT THAT HISTORY AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.
>> I WANT TO AND IF YOU DON'T
MIND, JUST BRIEFLY, THIS IS THE
WORK OF THIS COUNCIL AND THE
COUNCIL BEFORE AND LIKE YOU
SAID FOUR YEARS INCLUDING
YOURSELF, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN
SUPPORTIVE OF THIS BRIDGE AND
WIDENING IT AND MAKING IT MORE
ACCESSIBLE FOR STROLLERS AND
MOMS IN WHEELCHAIRS AND
STUDENTS.
SO, YOU KNOW, AS YOU ALL KNOW,
I CAN'T, I CAN'T TAKE CREDIT,
BUT IT IS MAINLY BEEN THE
LEGISLATIVE BODY AND THE
GOODWILL OF THE LAST FOUR YEARS
THAT HAD MADE CLEAR THAT THE
CITY OF SEATTLE WOULD
CONTRIBUTE THROUGH SDOT.
IT WOULD MAKE IT A MORE
ACCESSIBLE BRIDGE.
SO MY THINGS AND MY HANDS UP TO
MY COLLEAGUES AND TO THE LAST
FOUR YEARS.
SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
APPRECIATE IT AND APPRECIATE
YOUR LEADERSHIP.
WE DID IT.
NEXT ITEM IS DEAL 4 A1.
TO ASSIST SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS WITH IMPROVING BUS
WRITING TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING
THE PURCHASE OF THE BUSES.
THE PRIMARY SPONSOR FOR THIS
ITEM IS COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
AND IT IS COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MIRELES AND
GONZALES.
>> THANK YOU, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THIS IS A REQUEST FROM OUR
SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
WHICH IS SURPRISED OF SCHOOL
DISTRICT STAFF AND COMMUNITY
LEADERS CONCERNED WITH
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.
IT IS ALSO A REQUEST FROM
SEVERAL SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS
AND IT WILL BE WELCOMED BY
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THIS AMENDMENT PROVIDES A ONE-
TIME CAPITAL INVESTMENT TO
ENABLE SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TO ADDRESS THE SCHOOL BUS
CRISIS BY USING TECHNOLOGY TO
HELP BUS DRIVERS, PARENTS AND
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THE TECHNOLOGY INCLUDES
ROUTING, TRANSPORTATION
SOFTWARE AND TABLETS ON EACH
BUS BUT THAT WOULD BE OWNED BY
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THIS WOULD MAKE IT MUCH EASIER
FOR BUS DRIVERS TO STAFF AND
UNDERSTAND THE REVISED ROUTES
THAT THEY HAVE TO GET KIDS TO
WHERE THEY NEED TO GO ON TIME.
CURRENTLY THEY ARE PRINTED ON
PAPER.
PARENTS ARE LEFT WONDERING WHEN
THEIR CHILDREN WILL ARRIVE.
AND THEN STUDENTS ARE
CONSTITUENTS TOO AND THIS IS A
WAY THAT WE CAN PROVIDE ONE-
TIME FUNDING TO HELP SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH AN
IMMEDIATE NEED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
I WANT TO THANK YOU AND THE
MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR
THE WORK YOU'VE DONE TO
IDENTIFY THIS ISSUE LAST YEAR
AND KNOW WE CONTINUE TO RECEIVE
CONCERNS AND CALLS FROM SCHOOL
BOARD MEMBERS WERE VERY
CONCERNED ABOUT THE CITIES AND
HELPING PROVIDE HOUSING
SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO ARE UN-
SHELTERED AND ON YOUR SCHOOL
PROPERTY AND THAT VERY MUCH
FELT LIKE IT WAS THEIR
RESPONSIBILITY TO BE A BETTER
PARTNER THERE AND AGAIN I THINK
IT IS LAMENTABLE THAT WE WANT
THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AT
THAT TIME.
AND I'M WONDERING WHAT THE RULE
IS FOR THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO
HELP PROVIDE THE TECHNOLOGY
NEEDED FOR THE SCHOOL BUSES.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS
SOMETHING RATHER THAN USING
REGULAR GPS TRACKING.
ALSO COULD YOU TELL ME ABOUT
THE SCHOOL BOARD OR THE STATE
LEGISLATURE AND THAT THEY MIGHT
HAVE ON THIS.
>> WELL, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT,
WE WERE READING ABOUT THIS
CRISIS RIGHT NOW AND THE PAPER
AND I THINK THAT THE SCHOOL
BOARD'S BUDGETARY OPTIONS ARE
AS WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR
BUDGET PROCESS NOW AND WE HAVE
MULTIPLE SOURCES OF FUNDS.
AND THEY ARE ABLE TO HELP
SUPPORT SCHOOLS, PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, SO THIS IS JUST A ONE-
TIME CAPITAL FUNDING THAT WE'VE
BEEN ASKED ABOUT TO SUPPORT
AGAIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD
OWN THIS EQUIPMENT.
BUT THE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW IS
BUS DRIVERS ARE PRINTING IT OUT
ON PAPER AND IT IS WHAT IS
CONTRIBUTING TO THE CRISIS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THAT WAS A MISTAKE.
MY APOLOGIES.
>> NO PROBLEM.
[ LAUGHTER ] THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER, GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
JUST SO HAPPENED I MET WITH
SOME OF THESE FOLKS YESTERDAY
DURING MY DISTRICT 6 OFFICE
HOURS.
WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF DISTRICT
6 RESIDENTS ON THE SCHOOL
SAFETY COMMISSION HERE, SO,
JUST LOOKING AT MY NOTES, I
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF
THINGS THAT I HEARD YESTERDAY,
WHICH IS THAT AS WE KNOW THE
STATE LEGISLATURE PROVIDES A
BUCKET OF GENERAL FUNDING FOR
TRANSPORTATION.
THAT DOES NOT NECESSARILY
INCLUDE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
TRANSPORTING STUDENTS WHO ARE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR
HOME INSTABILITY TO AND FROM
THEIR SCHOOLS.
AS WE KNOW IF A STUDENT IS
ENROLLED AT A SCHOOL, THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT IS STILL
RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING THAT
STUDENT TO THEIR SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOL.
GRANTED, THIS IS, AND I TOLD
THEM YESTERDAY, THIS IS
SQUARELY, THE STATE LEGISLATURE
NEEDS TO PROMISE AND AS WE KNOW
FROM THAT, AND LUCKILY I
UNBLINKING ON THE NAME OF THE
LAWSUIT AT THIS POINT BECAUSE
WE'VE GOTTEN FAR ENOUGH AWAY
FROM IT, BUT WE DO KNOW THAT
THE STATE IS NOT FUNDING THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT AT THE RATE
THAT IT SHOULD BE.
WHEN I PUSH BACK ON THE
CONVERSATION LAST NIGHT, YOU
KNOW, I SUGGESTED THAT THIS IS
INCLUDED IN THAT CONTRACT SO
THAT AS TECHNOLOGY CHANGES, IT
IS NOT, WE DON'T NEED TO COME
BACK TO THIS CONVERSATION AND
IT DOES SEEM THAT THIS IS A
NEED THAT IS NEEDED TODAY,
BECAUSE AGAIN, YOU CAN'T JUST
TAKE A PHONE AND PLUG IN THE
GPS ROUTE FOR THE BUS ROUTE ON
YOUR PHONE BECAUSE OF THE
LENGTH AND THE DIFFICULTY OF
NAVIGATING SCHOOL BUSES THROUGH
RIDGES GENTLE STREETS.
SO THE CASE WAS MADE TO ME EVEN
AFTER I PUSHED BACK YESTERDA
AND I SUPPORT THIS AS WELL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I JUST WANTED TO ADD A
LITTLE CONTEXT HERE AND PERHAPS
SOME NUANCE.
I AM LISTED AS A COSPONSOR OF
THIS ITEM I DID CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT IT.
I WILL SAY THAT I SEE THIS AS A
STOPGAP MEASURE TO THE
REALITIES AROUND THE ONGOING
TRANSPORTATION DIFFICULTIES
RELATED TO HOW SPS MEETS THE
NEEDS OF TRANSPORTATION FOR
THOSE CHILDREN IN SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHO CONTINUE TO
RELY ON THE BUSING SYSTEM TO
GET TO AND FROM SCHOOL AND IS
IN CLASS EVERY SINGLE DAY.
I WANT TO FLAG THAT IN MY
CONVERSATIONS WITH
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN WHEN WE
ALKED ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR
ITEM, I WAS VERY TRANSPARENT IN
MY CONCERNS THAT I THINK THAT
THE WAY THAT SPS IS CONTINUING
TO MANAGE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS
OF STUDENTS IS UNSUSTAINABLE
AND THAT THE CITY OF SEATTLE
HOULD NOT BE CONTINUOUSLY PUT
IN THE POSITION OF BEING THE
BACKFILL OR THE SAFETY NET FOR
ADDRESSING MANY OF THOSE
SYSTEMIC CONCERNS.
NOW, THAT BEING SAID, AGAIN,
GETTING BACK TO THE NEED TO
ADDRESS THE REALITIES OF OUR
CONSTITUENTS ABILITIES TO GET
TO AND FROM SCHOOL, THEY DON'T
GET TO VOTE, BUT THEY ARE STILL
OUR CONSTITUENTS, IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT AND SO I DO THINK
THAT WHILE WE CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH OUR PARTNERS ON THE SCHOOL
BOARD, WHILE WE CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH THE ADMINISTRATION
OVER AT THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS ON THOSE LONG-TERM
ISSUES RELATED TO
TRANSPORTATION IN THE SCHOOL
SYSTEM, I DO MAKE IT IS
IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE THIS
TECHNOLOGY AS A WAY TO CREATE
SOME GREATER EFFICIENCY WITHIN
THE BUS SYSTEM THAT WILL
HOPEFULLY YIELD SOME POSITIVE
RESULTS IN BEING ABLE TO IN THE
CONTEXT OF HAVING LESS BUS
DRIVERS TO REALLY SORT OF GET
MORE KIDS TO AND FROM SCHOOLS
AND I KNOW THAT ALL OF US HERE
FROM PARENTS WITHIN THE PUBLIC
SCHOOL SYSTEM ARE TALKING ABOUT
HOW BUSES SOMETIMES JUST DON'T
SHOW UP.
SOMETIMES THEY ARE AN HOUR TO
TWO HOURS LATE AND SO I THINK
THAT THIS TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT
COULD HELP CREATE SOME
EFFICIENCY IS, AGAIN, WHILE WE
HAVE A GOOD PARTNER WORK WITH
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON
ADDRESSING THE LONGER-TERM
STRUCTURAL ISSUES THAT FRANKLY
HAVE CONTINUED TO WORSEN YEAR
AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR AND SO I
THINK IT BEHOOVES US TO BUILD
STRONG PARTNERSHIP THERE AND TO
WORK TOWARDS A LONG-TERM
SOLUTION.
SO I JUST WANTED TO OFFER THAT
UP AS THE CHAIR AND OTHER
MEMBERS THINK ABOUT THIS
PARTICULAR POTENTIAL
INVESTMENT.
>> RAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I THINK THAT WAS A GOOD EXAMPLE
OF SORT OF THE DIALOGUE AND
QUESTIONS BACK-AND-FORTH THAT
WE LOVE TO HEAR ON SOME OF
THESE AMENDMENTS AS WE GO
FORTH.
WE WILL TAKE ONE MORE ITEM HERE
TO CLOSE OUT DEEL AND THEN WE
WILL GO TO OUR RECESS.
THANK YOU FOR THE DISCUSSION.
>> THE LAST ITEM IS FIVE A1 ON
THIS COUNCIL BUDGET ITEM
WITHOUT $450,000 OF GENERAL
FUNDS TO SUPPLEMENT FUNDING FOR
A RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PILOT
PROGRAM IN SCHOOLS.
>> GREETED FUN THIS LAST YEAR
FOR A PARTNERSHIP WITH SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND WITH
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
TO REALLY SORT OF BUILD OUT
RESTORATIVE PRACTICES IT WOULD
ALLOW US TO INCREASE AND THE
NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS WHO CAN
PRODUCE DEBATE IN THE PILOT SO
AS A CITY, WE CAN LEARN FROM A
FEW DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS AND
LEARN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ABOUT
HOW TO FIND AND IMPLEMENT THESE
KINDS OF CHANGES CITYWIDE.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
IS THIS BRINGING TO SCALE SOME
OF THE EXISTING SERVICES IF WE
ARE ALREADY PROVIDING A
$550,000 FROM SUPPORT FROM LAST
YEAR?
>> THIS PILOT ALLOWS US TO WORK
WITH I THINK TWO SCHOOLS IN THE
HOPE IS THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE
TO START WORKING WITH
ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS AS I
MENTIONED WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT
THIS LAST YEAR, THERE IS A LOT
OF LIKE PRACTICES IN PLACE IN
SOME SCHOOLS BUT WHAT THIS
REALLY IS GETTING AT IS HOW WE
CHANGE CULTURE WITHIN THE
ADMINISTRATION, WITHIN THE
STAFF, SO IT ISN'T JUST ABOUT
TEACHING THE KIDS AND IT EXISTS
WITHIN THE AT MINISTRATION OF
THE SCHOOLS AND SO THE HOPE IS
THAT WE CAN EXPAND THAT WORD
INTO MORE THAN JUST ONE OR TWO
HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE AREA.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
CLARIFICATION.
NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS ON THIS.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD AND THANK YOU FOR
EVERYTHING ON DEEL.
I THINK WE ARE AT THE END OF
OUR DEEL PRESENTATION.
WE HAVE ARTS NEXT AND WE DO
HAVE ONE WALK ON AMENDMENTS I'M
GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CAUSE
THEM TO RECESS.
WE WILL COME BACK AGAIN AT TWO
P.M.
WE WILL FINISH UP THE REST OF
THE SECTION BEFORE WE MOVE ON
TO THE COMMUNITY WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT.
WITHOUT IT THERE IS NO
OBJECTION THE COMMITTEE WILL BE
IN RECESS UNTIL TWO P.M.
THANKS, WE WILL SEE YOU AT TWO
P.M..
THANK YOU ALL.