>>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I
WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME WITH ME
CHIEF FROM SEATTLE POLICE,
THE CHIEF FROM SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, THE DIRECTOR
FROM SEATTLE PARKS AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES. WE ARE GOING
TO BE SHARING SOME INFORMATION
AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS RELATED
TO THE CITY PREPARATION FOR
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ALL-STAR
WEEK. I WOULD LIKE TO START BY
SAYING HOW INCREDIBLY EXCITED
WE ARE TO BE HOSTING ALL-STAR
WEEK. MANY OF YOU KNOW IT'S
BEEN 22 YEARS SINCE THE LAST
ALL-STAR GAME HERE AND BEFORE
THAT 22 YEARS BEFORE THE FIRST
ALL-STAR GAME SO THIS IS A
ONCE IN A GENERATION
OPPORTUNITY THAT WE GET IN THE
CITY TO HIGHLIGHT ALL THAT IS
GREAT ABOUT SEATTLE ON BOTH A
NATIONAL AND THE WORLD STAGE.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR
NEARLY 2 YEARS COLLABORATING
WITH SEATTLE SPORTS COMMISSION,
THE MARINERS, MAJOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL, T-MOBILE PARK, LUMEN
FIELD AND MANY OTHERS TO
ENSURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS AND
VISITORS HAVE A SAFE AND
ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE
THROUGHOUT ALL-STAR WEEK BOTH
AT EVENTS AND WHILE EXPLORING
THE CITY. WE HAVE BEEN
PLANNING THE OPERATIONAL
SUPPORTS NEEDED TO EXECUTE
THESE MAJOR SPECIAL EVENTS
ENSURING DOLLARS GENERATED
BENEFIT LOCAL ECONOMY AND
MAKING SURE WE HAVE LEGACY
INVESTMENT THAT WILL BENEFIT
COMMUNITIES FOR MANY YEARS TO
COME. I AM VERY PROUD OF HOW
OUR CITY LEADERS AND
DEPARTMENTS HAVE WORKED
TOGETHER AND TIRELESSLY WITH
PARTNERS ASSOCIATED WITH
ALL-STAR GAME TO MAKE SURE
THIS WILL BE AN ENJOYABLE AND
SAFE EVENT FOR EVERYONE. THIS
IS TRULY ONE SEATTLE IN
ACTION. VISIT SEATTLE ONE OF
OUR KEY PARTNERS IS
FORECASTING MORE THAN $50
MILLION WILL BE GENERATED OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS FROM MORE
THAN 100,000 FANS ATTENDING
GAMES AND EVENTS IN STADIUMS,
STADIUM DISTRICT AND AROUND THE
DOWNTOWN AREA. THIS IS INFLUX
OF RESIDENTS FROM OUR REGION
AND GUESTS FROM AROUND THE
WORLD PROVIDING A SIGNIFICANT
AND WELCOME BOOST TO FOOT
TRAFFIC. TO CAPITALIZE
PARTNERS AND VISIT SEATTLE
HAVE CREATED A MAP THAT
HIGHLIGHTS THE BIPOC, WOMEN
AND LGBTQ OWNED BUSINESSES.
CURATED ALONG A MAP BEING
CALLED THE GREEN PATH AND THE
DIRECTOR WILL TALK MORE ABOUT
THAT IN DETAIL SHORTLY. AS I
MENTIONED, DEPARTMENTS OF THEM
WORKING TO ADDRESS EVERYTHING
FROM CLEANING AND
BEAUTIFICATION TO
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
SAFETY. TO BE CLEAR CREATING A
CLEAN, SAFE AND VIBRANT
COMMUNITY IN CITY HAS BEEN THE
MAYOR'S PRIORITY FROM DAY ONE
AND WE WORKED TIRELESSLY EVERY
SINGLE DAY TO MAKE THAT A
REALITY. WE KNOW THAT MAJOR
EVENTS LIKE THE ALL-STAR GAME
CREATE A DIFFERENT IMPACT ON
THE CITY AND ARE A CHANCE FOR
SEATTLE TO SHINE ON THE
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
STAGE. IN PREPARATION FOR THE
ALL-STAR GAME HAVE DOUBLED THE
REGULAR DEPARTMENTAL CLEANING
EFFORTS INCLUDING GLITTER
PICKUP TO TWICE A DAY DOWNTOWN
, SOTO AND CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL AS THOSE
NEIGHBORHOODS WILL SEE THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN
VISITORS. OUR RIGHT-OF-WAY
MAINTENANCE AND URBAN FORESTRY
TEAMS HAVE BEEN CLEANING UP
TREE PITS AND PLANNERS,
TRIMMING TREES, ADDRESSING
GRAFFITI AND PRESSURE WASHING.
WE ARE WORKING TO ENSURE
PEDESTRIANS CAN SAFELY NAVIGATE
CITY STREETS AND WITH THE
GRAFFITI RANGERS TO INCREASE
CLEANING SERVICES THROUGHOUT
THE CITY. WE HAVE A NEW
PARTNERSHIP WITH A NONPROFIT
UPLIFT NORTHWEST HELPING TO
ADDRESS GRAFFITI ON PRIVATE
BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY IN
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL WHERE
THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR MANY
MONTHS. SINCE OUR ONE SEATTLE
DAY OF SERVICE IN MAY THE CITY
HAS WORKED WITH AND PROVIDED
SUPPLIES TO COMMUNITY GROUPS
THAT COME TOGETHER TO HELP
ENSURE SEATTLE IS BEAUTIFIED
AND CLEAN. NOT JUST FOR
ALL-STAR WEEK, BUT FOR ALL OF
US THAT LIVE, WORK AND PLAY IN
SEATTLE YEAR-ROUND. THAT IS A
TESTAMENT TO THE PEOPLE OF
SEATTLE. SEATTLE IS VERY PROUD
OF WHERE THEY LIVE AND WHEN
ASKED IF THEY COULD BE PART OF
THE SOLUTION TO MAKE SURE OUR
CITY IS SHINING FOR ALL-STAR
WEEK THEY HAVE SAID YES AND
THEY BEEN COMING TOGETHER TO
HELP VOLUNTEER TO BE PART OF
THE SOLUTION. AS VISITORS AND
RESIDENTS NAVIGATE OUR CITY
THEY WILL NOTICE BEAUTIFUL
MURALS , THEY WILL NOTICE
ENHANCEMENTS TO PUBLIC
SERVICES, VIBRANT DOWNTOWN
NEIGHBORHOODS AND CREWS HARD
AT WORK KEEPING EVERYTHING
CLEAN AND EASY TO NAVIGATE. WE
ARE WORKING WITH PARTNERS TO
ENSURE EVERYONE CAN PARTICIPATE
IN THESE ACTIVITIES AND ENJOY
ALL THAT IS HAPPENING. THERE'S
A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON FOR
ALL-STAR WEEK. A CHOCK FULL
CALENDAR OF EVENTS, OFFICIAL
AND OTHERS WE ARE WORKING TO
PUT ON, NOT ONLY TICKETED
EVENTS, BUT ALSO FREE. THERE
WILL BE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY
FOR ALL TO COME AND BE PART OF
IT. IN ADDITION TO THE
ALL-STAR MAIN EVENTS WE
ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO STOP BY
THE SEATTLE CENTER, HOSTING
MOVIE NIGHTS, AFTER THE HOME
RUN DERBY AND ALL-STAR GAME AND
SUNDAY NIGHT WE WILL BE DOING A
DRONE SHOW FOR FREE. A RED
CARPET LEADING UP TO THE
ALL-STAR GAME NEIGHBORHOODS
LIKE WESTLAKE, PIONEER SQUARE
AND MORE WILL HAVE ACTIVITIES
THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. THESE
ARE THE TYPES OF EVENTS THAT
BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.
NOT ONLY CREATING A STRONG AND
BETTER CITY, BUT STIMULATE
LOCAL ECONOMY AND BRING ONE
SEATTLE TO LIFE. I HOPE
EVERYONE HAS A CHANCE TO GET
OUTSIDE TO ATTEND SOME OF THESE
EVENTS. FREE OR TICKETED AND
EXPLORE EVERYTHING OUR CITY HAS
TO OFFER, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE
WHO HAVE NOT COME AND VISIT A
DOWNTOWN, PIONEER SQUARE OR CID
NEIGHBORHOODS IN A WHILE . I
WILL NOW TURN IT OVER TO CHIEF
DIAZ TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ABOUT PUBLIC
SAFETY.
>> THANK YOU DEPUTY MAYOR AND
FOR EVERYBODY ATTENDING. REALLY
IT IS ABOUT PARTNERSHIP AND
COLLABORATION. WE BEEN
PLANNING THIS A COUPLE YEARS
IN THE MAKING. AND EVEN AS WE
HAVE, LAST YEAR WE HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT DOWN INTO
LA WHERE THE DODGERS HOSTED
THE LAST 2022 ALL-STAR EVENT,
IT REALLY GIVE US GOOD INSIGHT
ABOUT THE THINGS WE NEEDED TO
DO AND ADJUST TO MAKE SURE THIS
IS A SAFE AND EXCITING 2023
EVENT. I WORKED IN 2001
ALL-STAR EVENT WATCHING CAL
RIPKEN HIT A HOME RUN IN HIS
LAST ALL-STAR GAME. WE
REMEMBER CERTAIN THINGS THAT
BROUGHT US TO BASEBALL HERE IN
SEATTLE. SPD WILL BE DEPLOYING
SEVERAL HUNDRED OFFICERS
THROUGHOUT EACH DAY, ALL THE
WAY UP UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING
WHEN WE WILL DEMOBILIZE NEAR
MIDNIGHT. HE WILL SEE VISIBLE
PATROL, YOU WILL SEE , IN THE
DOWNTOWN CORE AROUND STADIUMS
AT ALL THE VARIOUS SPECIAL
EVENT SITES AND WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING TIRELESSLY WITH FEDERAL
PARTNERS TO ASSIST AND I WANT
TO THANK EVEN A COUPLE TO
MENTION. TSA, ATF, FAA, THE
COAST GUARD, KING COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND WASHINGTON
STATE PATROL. THEY HAVE BEEN
INSTRUMENTAL. WHEN YOU LOOK AT
THE SITES YOU HAVE TO RENDER
THEM SAFE SO SOMETIMES IT'S
USING DOGS TO GO AROUND
DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND MAKING
SURE THERE IS NO ONE THAT WILL
POTENTIALLY TRY TO HARM THE
EVENT. WE HAVE A SECURITY
PLAN IN THE SENSE OF WE HAVE
DONE DIFFERENT EVENTS AT EACH
SITE WE'RE HOSTING THESE ALL
START EVENTS AT. ANYTHING FROM
LUMEN FIELD TO T-MOBILE TO
PIKE PLACE MARKET, WE HAVE
DONE MULTIPLE EVENTS, THIS IS
PART OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE OVER
THE COURSE OF MY CAREER AND
LONGER. SO WE HAVE ALREADY A
GOOD SAFETY PLAN IN PLACE AND
WE ADJUST AND ACCOMMODATE FOR
HOW THE EVENT WANTS TO RUN. SO
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE A LOT OF
THESE SUCCESSFUL EVENTS WILL
CONTINUE HOPEFULLY IN THIS IDEA
THAT WE WILL CONTINUE THIS
SUCCESSFUL OPERATION. SAFETY IS
TOP OF MIND AND MAKE SURE YOU
HAVE A FAMILY PLAN. AS HE TRIED
TO GET INTO AND AROUND THESE
FACILITIES, WE ENCOURAGE, WE
HAVE TO MONITOR TRAFFIC CONTROL
AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE
PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO UTILIZE
OTHER TRANSPORTATION SO WE ARE
NOT STUCK JUST TRYING TO
MANAGE TRAFFIC. SO WE WILL END
UP MAKING SURE YOU HAVE A PLAN
COMING INTO DOWNTOWN. PARK IN
WELL LIT AREAS, SECURE
BELONGINGS AND HAVE A MEETING
PLAN WITH YOUR FAMILY. A LOT
OF PEOPLE ARE COMING IN
UTILIZING THIS SPACE AND WE
ENCOURAGE THAT, WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE IT'S SAFE AND FUN BUT
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A PLAN.
WHEN IT COMES TO 911 CALLS AND
VIOLENT CRIME WE HAVE A PLAN TO
ADDRESS THE ISSUE, THAT REMAINS
THE TOP PRIORITY. WE WILL MAKE
SURE WE ARE RESPONDING TO ALL
CALLS FOR SERVICE COMING INTO
911. WE ARE STILL HAVING
COMMUNITY VIOLENCE TASK FORCE
PLAYING A ROLE IN ADDRESSING
THE OVERALL VIOLENCE, THEY ARE
COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE WE
RECOVER GUNS OFF THE STREETS.
WE HAVE MADE A LOT OF ARRESTS
IN THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS BUT
THERE IS MORE TO DO IN
ADDRESSING OVERALL VIOLENCE.
THAT WILL NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT
TO THE PERSONNEL USING, THAT WE
ARE UTILIZING FOR THE ALL-STAR
EVENT. I WILL THEN TURN IT
OVER BACK TO THE DEPUTY MAYOR.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT I WILL
CALL UP FROM SEATTLE FIRE.
>> THANK YOU DEPUTY MAYOR AND
A HALF TO LEAD WITH THIS IS ONE
SEATTLE AT ITS BEST
COLLABORATION COMING TOGETHER
WITH SO MANY PEOPLE COMING
TOGETHER TO WORK TOGETHER TO
MAKE THIS HAPPEN. WE ARE
EXCITED TO WELCOME SO MANY
VISITORS TO THE COMMUNITY AND
I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU LIKE
MENTIONED WE HAVE BEEN PLANNING
FOR THIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
PEOPLE VISITING THE SOTO AREA,
THE STADIUMS, PIONEER SQUARE,
VISIT THE WATERFRONT, SEATTLE
CENTER, PIKES PLACE MARKET TO
SEE ALL THE THINGS SEATTLE HAS
TO OFFER AND THAT'S WHAT WE
WANT. WE WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME
REMINDERS BECAUSE THE SEATTLE
FIRE DEPARTMENT IS THINKING
ABOUT YOU AND YOUR SAFETY. IF
YOU TAKE MEDICATIONS THROUGHOUT
THE DAY, THINK ABOUT THAT. IF
YOU NEED TO BRING EXTRA BECAUSE
IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG DAY
NAVIGATING YOUR PATH AROUND THE
CITY. WE WANT YOU THINKING
ABOUT THAT. WE ARE SEEING A 20
DEGREE TEMPERATURE SWING
BETWEEN MIDDAY AND LATE INTO
THE EVENING WHICH CAN AFFECT
EVERYONE DIFFERENTLY. WE WANT
YOU TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE
HYDRATED, HAVE WATER WITH YOU
AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS AND
YOU'LL PROBABLY BE TAKING A LOT
OF STEPS. I JUST FINISHED A
WALK-THROUGH OF LUMEN FIELD,
THE PLAY BALLPARK, T-MOBILE
PARK AND ALL-AROUND AREA. IN
ONE AND HALF HOURS I WALKED
5000 STEPS SO THAT MEANS
YOU'RE PUTTING SOME STEPS ON
YOUR APPLE WATCH OR HOWEVER YOU
CLOCK YOUR STEPS. THAT SAYS
YOU NEED TO BE PREPARED, HAVE
LAYERS OF CLOTHING, COMFORTABLE
SHOES BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE WILL
PROBABLY BE NAVIGATING AROUND
THE COMMUNITY BY FOOT OR
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. IF
YOU'RE NOT USED TO WALKING
FIVE, SIX, 7000 STEPS, THINK
ABOUT THAT. ALONG THE WAY,
KNOW WE'RE GOING, LOOK FOR
SHADE SPOTS, LOOK FOR
RESTAURANTS TO STOP AND RELAX.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT ALL
RIGHT NOW. AS FOR THE EVENT
PLANNING, YOUR SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN PREPARING A
VERY LONG TIME TO MAKE SURE AS
DEPUTY MAYOR MENTIONED THOSE
WHO LIVE HERE WORK HERE AND
VISIT ARE PREPARED. YOU'LL SEE
ALL FOLKS AROUND THE EVENTS AND
AROUND THE CITY, ALL 33
STATIONS FULLY STAFFED AND WE
KNOW WE HAVE THE RESOURCE, BUT
AROUND THE EVENTS YOU WILL SEE
SOME FOLKS AND I WANT YOU TO
KNOW WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE IN
CASE YOU NEED HELP. YOU'LL SEE
BIKE EMTS AND PARAMEDICS AND
THEY WERE BRIGHT RED SHIRTS. IF
YOU NEED HELP FROM ANY FOLKS
YOU'LL SEE THEM IN THE BRIGHT
RED SHIRTS ON BREAD BIKES WITH
ALL THE NECESSARY EMT
EQUIPMENT. TO SEE PARAMEDICS,
THOSE PARAMEDICS WERE WHITE
SHIRTS OR WHITE SMOCKS SO THEY
WILL BE AROUND LUMEN FIELD,
AROUND T-MOBILE, AT PIKE PLACE
MARKET ALL AROUND THE EVENTS.
IF YOU NEED HELP FROM THOSE
FOLKS YOU KNOW WHO TO LOOK FOR
DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME.
FIREFIGHTERS YOU WILL SEE THEM,
THEY WILL HAVE BLUE SHIRTS OR
BLACK SHIRTS ON SIMILAR TO THE
UNIFORM THAT I AM WEARING
TODAY. THEY ARE THERE TO HELP
YOU. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
RESOURCES ON SITE, THEY ARE
ALREADY ON SITE AND I JUST HAD
A WALK AROUND OF THE
FACILITIES. WE ARE READY TO GO
WITH EMS FIRE AND RESCUE AND
COMMAND AND CONTROL AND WE WANT
THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT WE
ARE PREPARED TO SERVE IN ANY
CAPACITY NEEDED OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS. I WILL TURN IT
BACK OVER TO DEPUTY MAYOR.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU CHIEF. I LOVE
HEARING ABOUT THE NUMBER STEPS
WALKED. WE ARE ENCOURAGING
PEOPLE TO WALK, TAKE PUBLIC
TRANSIT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE
GOOD FLOW TO THE GAMES. WITH
THAT I WILL NOW ASK DIRECTOR
FROM DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO COME TO THE
PODIUM.
>> THANK YOU AND GOOD MORNING.
EVERYBODY HAS BEEN WORKING
REALLY HARD TO MAKE IT EASY
FOR FOLKS TO GET AROUND WITH SO
MANY PEOPLE IN TOWN. WE HAVE
BEEN PREPARING FOR A LONG TIME
TO BE READY. WE HAVE MADE
IMPROVEMENTS LARGE AND SMALL TO
GET READY. WE REPAVED
OCCIDENTAL AVENUE THE MAIN
STREET ACCESSING STADIUMS AND
WE REPAVED ROYAL, WE FRESHENED
UP 100 CROSSWALKS , REPLACED
STREET SIGNS. AND FIXED ALL
KINDS OF MINOR REPAIRS WITH
LANDSCAPING AND POTHOLES AND
OTHER THINGS. THE BEST WAY TO
GET AROUND ACROSS THE WEEKEND
AND MONDAY AND TUESDAY IS
WALKING, BIKING, SCOOTER OR
TRANSIT. MONDAY AND TUESDAY
TRANSIT IS FREE, VERY EXCITING.
THE MAJOR TRANSIT IS FREE
ACROSS ALL OF KING COUNTY. THE
BUS SYSTEM, THE LIGHT RAIL AND
THE STREETCARS THAT ARE
OPERATED BY S.D.O.T.. WE HAVE
MARKED SOME ROUTES TO GET TO
AND FROM THE STADIUMS. THERE
IS A WALKING ROUTE THAT IS A
GREEN TRAIL WITH LITTLE GREEN
ARROWS , THERE LIKE STICKERS ON
THE SIDEWALK AND THAT WILL
TAKE YOU ACROSS PINE AND DOWN
FIRST AVENUE OR FROM THE
WATERFRONT DOWN ALASKA WAY.
SO LOOK OUT FOR THOSE. IF YOU
ARE BIKING THERE IS A WONDERFUL
PROTECTED LIKELY ALL THE WAY
LONG SECOND AVENUE THAT IS A
GREAT AMENITY AND THERE'S A
NEW BIKE LANE ALONG ALASKA WAY
DOWN THE WATERFRONT AND THOSE
ARE YOUR BEST BIKE ROUTES.
THERE HAVE IT IS A CASCADE BIKE
CLUB IS OFFERING BIKE PARKING
AT THE STADIUMS WHICH IS A
NICE AND SAFE WAY TO KEEP YOUR
BIKE WE CAN USE BIKE SHARE OR
SCOOTER SHARE AND CHOOSE A
DIFFERENT MODE ON THE WAY OUT.
THERE IS ALSO A NEW RIDESHARE
PARKING AREA NEAR THE STADIUM
SO IF YOU WANT TO TAKE
RIDESHARE HOME, AFTER THE
EVENT, THERE WILL BE A WELL
ORGANIZED AREA WHERE YOU CAN
DO THAT. I WOULD ADVISE
EVERYONE IN SEATTLE TO THINK
ABOUT ALTERNATIVES TO CARS,
ESPECIALLY MONDAY AND TUESDAY
AT THE PEAK BUSYNESS. SO FREE
TRANSIT CAN ALSO HELP FOLKS WHO
MAY WANT TO AVOID CONGESTION
IN GENERAL DURING THE EVENTS.
WE ARE STAFFING OUR
TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS
CENTER 24 72. MONITORING ALL
THE ROUTES. PEOPLE WHO CHOOSE
TO ARRIVE SHOULD BE AWARE OF
STREET CLOSURES THAT MAY BE
DIFFERENT FROM WHAT YOU ARE
USED TO ON A TYPICAL DAY. BUT
AGAIN, WALKING, BIKING AND
USING TRANSIT IN THE BEST WAYS
TO GET AROUND AND TRANSIT IS
FREE MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO MAKE
SURE, BEFORE WE GET TO
QUESTIONS. THERE IS A LOT OF
EVENTS, THERE IS THE GREEN
PATH, ANYONE INTERESTED IN
FINDING A COMPREHENSIVE LIST
OF WHAT'S GOING ON, VISIT
SEATTLE'S WEBSITE, SEATTLE.ORG
WITH A WHOLE PAGE DEDICATED TO
THE ALL-STAR GAME LISTING
OFFICIAL EVENTS AND COMMUNITY
EVENTS. IT HAS LINKS TO THINGS
LIKE THE GREEN PATH SO ANYONE
WHO WANTS TO LOOK AND SEE WHAT
EVENTS THEY WANT TO GO TO, WE
ENCOURAGE THEM TO VISIT THAT
SITE WITH A MAJOR-LEAGUE
BASEBALL WEBSITE. NOW I WILL
BRING UP CHRIS TO MODERATE Q&A.
>> FOR MEDIA CREDENTIALS YOU
WILL NEED TO GO THROUGH MLB
DIRECTLY AND ON THEIR WEBSITE
IT IS THEIR PROCESS FOR GETTING
APPROVED FOR DIFFERENT MEDIA
CREDENTIALS.
>> FOLLOWING UP WITH STAFFING.
HOW ARE YOU HANDLING THAT?
HAVE YOU LENGTHENED SHIFTS OR
CANCELED THE TIME OFF?
>> WHAT WE REFER TO IS A
MODIFIED LOOPHOLE FOR WHEN WE
HAVE BIG EVENTS LIKE THIS FOR
LONG PERIODS OF TIME. WE PUT
PEOPLE ON 12 HOUR SHIFTS AND
THE WAY THEY ARE BUTTED UP
WITH ANOTHER 12 HOUR SHIFT AS
WE MAKE SURE WE HAVE SEAMLESS
COVERAGE OF ALL THE TOLL TIME.
THEY ARE ON THAT, WE GIVE
PEOPLE DAYS OFF TO MAKE SURE
PEOPLE GET ENOUGH REST DURING
THAT TIME. SO WE WILL BE ON THE
MODIFIED THROUGHOUT THE WAY
UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING. AND
THEN WHAT WE WILL ALSO BE
DOING IS WE'RE STILL STAFFING
PATROL STAFF. WILL TRY TO
FIGURE OUT AND MAKE SURE WE ARE
AUGMENTING SOME EMPHASIS AREAS
AS WELL SO WE STILL ADDRESSING
A LOT OF POTENTIAL VIOLENCE
THAT IS OCCURRING THROUGHOUT
THE CITY.
>> THIS MORNING I WAS , CAME
ACROSS A SWEEP OF A GUY ON THE
STREET WITH A TENT AND I
CHECKED THE NAMES OF THE
DETECTIVES AND ONE OF THEM WAS
SPECIAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
DETECTIVE AND ANOTHER WAS A
SPECIAL ORDER DETECTIVE OR
ORDER SERVICE DETECTIVE. HAVE
YOU PULL PEOPLE OFF OF HOMICIDE
AND SEXUAL ASSAULT AND
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO HELP WITH
CLEARING THE HOMELESS AREA IN
SOTO ?
>> TYPICALLY OUR INTERNAL
RESPONSE TEAM THAT WORKS WITH
THE UNIFIED CARE TEAM WHICH IS
A LOT OF THE HOMELESS WORK IS
OFF TODAY BECAUSE OF THE BLUE
GOLD MODIFICATION. AND SO WE
ARE PULLING THE OFFICERS
WORKING THE VENUE, WE HAD A
LITTLE BIT OF DEPLOYMENT TO
ASSIST IN ANYTHING THAT THE
UNIFIED CARE TEAM MAY NEED.
THEY HAVE BEEN REDEPLOYED BACK
INTO THEIR EMPHASIS AREA
THROUGHOUT ALL THE VENUES
SINCE. SO IT WAS A VERY SHORT
BIT OF TIME TO ASSIST WHATEVER
WAS NEEDED AND THEN THEY'RE
BACK INTO THEIR ASSIGNED VENUE.
>> WHAT ABOUT HOMELESS SWEEPS?
HAVE YOU SWEPT THE AREAS THAT
ARE CONSIDERED MOST IMPORTANT
AND WHAT ABOUT ANY POTENTIAL
PROTEST THAT MAY COME FROM
THAT?
>> TWO QUESTIONS AND THERE.
ONE IS IN TERMS OF ENCAMPMENT
REMOVAL. THROUGH UNIFIED CARE
TEAM WE DO OBJECTIVE MATRIX OF
REMOVALS TAKING PLACE. THERE
HAS BEEN NO ARTIFICIAL RAMP-UP
IN THE AREA AROUND THE STADIUMS
IN THE LEAD UP TO THE ALL-STAR
GAME. WE ALL KNOW THAT SOTO
AND SURROUNDING AREAS ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY, THEY HAVE A
LOT OF ENCAMPMENTS AND RVS SO
THEY HAVE SINCE THE MAYOR TOOK
OFFICE HAVE HAD A STEADY
STREAM OF REMOVALS THAT ARE
NECESSARY. THERE HAS BEEN NO
ARTIFICIAL RAMP-UP. IN TERMS OF
PROTEST I WILL LET CHIEF
ANSWER THAT.
>> TO THE SECOND QUESTION. WE
MONITOR ALL LEVELS OF
COMMUNICATION ABOUT POTENTIAL
PROTEST AND WE ARE AWARE OF
ANY POTENTIAL PROTEST THAT
MIGHT OCCUR. WE HAVE
CONTINGENCY PLANS SET UP SHOULD
SOMETHING ARRIVE SO WE WANT TO
HELP FACILITATE SO WE HAVE TO
MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE
VIOLATING LAW SO WE DO HAVE
PLANS IN PLACE SHOULD
SOMETHING COME UP.
>> HAVE YOU BEEN ALERTED TO THE
FACT THAT THERE ARE PLAN
PROTESTS?
>> WE HAVE BEEN ALERTED THERE
IS A POTENTIAL OF A PLANNED
PROTEST AND WE'RE NOT GOING
INTO WHETHER IT'S ONE DAY OR
THROUGHOUT, BUT THROUGHOUT THE
WEEK WE ARE CONSTANTLY
MONITORING ANY , ANYTHING THAT
MAY END UP COMING UP.
>> FOR THE DEPUTY MAYOR.
DRIVING AROUND THIS MORNING IN
SOME OF THE PROBLEM AREAS,
SPECIFICALLY THIRD AND PIKE IT
DOES LOOK SOMEWHAT CLEANER SO
ARE THEIR EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN
THAT BEYOND ALL-STAR WEEKS? IS
THERE A BUDGET TO CONTINUE THE
EFFORT?
>> AS I MENTIONED BEFORE MAKING
SURE OUR CITY IS CLEAN AND
VIBRANT FOR ALL RESIDENTS IS
SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN DOING
SINCE DAY ONE FOR THE MAYORAL
ADMINISTRATION. WE HAVE HAD
CONCENTRATED EFFORTS OVER THE
PAST YEAR AND A HALF FOR AREAS
LIKE THIRD AVENUE, THIRD AND
PIKE, THE THIRD AVENUE PROJECT
HAS BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT AND ALL
OF THOSE EFFORTS ARE BEARING
FRUIT NOW. SO THOSE ARE NOT
ONE-TIME INVESTMENT, THOSE ARE
ONGOING AND SO WE HOPE AND
EXPECT TO SEE THAT LASTING
BEYOND THE ALL-STAR GAME.
>> CAN YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT
WHAT THE SWEEP LOOK LIKE? THE
BIGGEST ONE WHERE WE SAW THE
MOST NOTICEABLE CHANGES WITH
IT BEING CLEANER WITH FEWER
HOMELESS PEOPLE AROUND.
>> NOT SURE EXACTLY WHICH YOU
ARE REFERRING TO. THIRD AVENUE?
I'M NOT SURE THE SPECIFICS.
BUT AGAIN ANYTHING WE DO IS
CONSISTENT WITH NORMAL
OPERATING PRACTICE OF THE
UNIFIED CARE TEAM. SO FOR
ANYTHING THAT IS IN CAMI
REMOVAL THERE IS NOTICE GIVEN,
OUTREACHES GIVEN, THE GOAL IS
TO MAKE SURE WE GET FOLKS
SERVICES AND HOUSING THEY NEED
AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE
BEEN DOING FOR A YEAR AND A
HALF AND IS WHAT WE WILL
CONTINUE DOING.
>> HOW MANY OFFICERS WILL BE
THERE EVERY NIGHT AND DOES THE
PRESENT INCREASE COMPARED TO
HOW MANY PEOPLE NORMALLY ATTEND
DURING MARINERS GAMES AND CAN
YOU SHARE YOUR DEPARTMENT
COMMUNICATION WITH FBI?
>> WE ARE STAFFING 24/7.
TYPICALLY ON A ONE-DAY EVENT
WE WOULD STAFF LEADING UP TO
THE EVENT AND THEN UP TO THE
CLOSE OF THE EVENT AND THEN WE
WOULD DEMOBILIZE WHICH OCCURS
AFTER THE EVENT. SINCE THIS IS
SEVERAL DAYS A LOT OF SITES
HAVE TO MAINTAIN SECURITY AND
WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE
SECURITY OVERNIGHT. LESS STAFF
IN THE EVENING , BUT WE WILL
STILL HAVE THAT MONITORED. WE
WORK WITH THE FEDERAL PARTNERS
ON THAT. SO WHEN IT COMES TO
WORKING WITH THE FBI AND A
VARIETY OF DIFFERENT FEDERAL
AGENCIES, THAT HAS BEEN
ONGOING BASIS FOR A LOT OF
SPECIAL EVENTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN
WE HAVE A LOT OF FANS COMING IN
. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S
NORMAL AND ROUTINE SO
COMMUNICATION WE ARE
MONITORING ANY POTENTIAL ISSUES
THAT PEOPLE MIGHT WANT TO
DISRUPT. NOT JUST PROTEST, BUT
OTHER LEVELS OF DISRUPTION SO
WE WORK WITH THEM ON BEING
ABLE TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING
WE CAN IDENTIFY TO ADDRESS
THOSE ISSUES BEFORE THEY BECOME
ISSUES. RIGHT NOW THAT IS A
PRETTY NORMAL PROCESS FOR
EVENTS LIKE THIS. AS WE GET
INTO THE FUTURE OF THIS, WE'VE
GOT THE NHL CLASSIC LATER THIS
YEAR AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT
YEAR. WE HAVE THE WORLD CUP,
SWAY WORKING NOT JUST THIS
EVENT, BUT WE HAVE OTHER
AGENCIES THAT ARE COMING IN AND
CHECKING OUT HOW WE ARE RUNNING
IT BECAUSE THEY WILL BE
PLANNING THEIR EVENTS FOR NEXT
YEAR WITH THE FUTURE. WE ARE
CONSTANTLY TRYING TO MAKE SURE
WE PULL ALL THE RESOURCES WE
CAN INTO THESE EVENTS.
>> YESTERDAY OR THE DAY BEFORE,
THERE WAS QUESTION ABOUT THE
ECO-BLOCKS ON THIRD AND COLBY
AND S.D.O.T. SAID IT WAS NOT
THEM AND IT WAS NOT THE CITY.
ANY CLARIFICATION ON WHO PUT
THOSE UP AND HOW LONG THEY WILL
BE THERE?
>> THOSE WERE NOT DONE BY THE
CITY. WE DID NOT KNOW ABOUT
THEM AND THEIR NOT ASSOCIATED
WITH ALL-STAR PARTNERS. I WILL
DEFER TO THE DIRECTOR ON THE
S.D.O.T. APPROACH, IN THE PAST
THERE WERE CAPACITY ISSUES WITH
ECO-BLOCKS SO THAT SOMETHING
WE WILL HAVE TO ASSESS OVER
THE COMING DAYS.
>> IN TERMS OF REMOVING THEM,
THIS IS A PRIME CONSTRUCTION
SEASON AND WE ARE FOCUSED ON
BUILDING SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
AND MOBILITY. IT WOULD BE
UNLIKELY TO TAKE PEOPLE OFF
JUST MOVE ECO-BLOCKS AROUND.
>> BEFORE THIS PRESS
CONFERENCE, I WALKED THIRD AND
PIKE, THIRD AND CHERRY, 12th
AND JACKSON, THERE IS STILL A
LOT OF ILLICIT ACTIVITY
HAPPENING INCLUDING OPEN-AIR
DRUG USE. WILL YOU BE ADDING
EXTRA OFFICERS IN THOSE
HOTSPOTS?
>> YES, AS WE MENTIONED WE HAD
OFFICERS WORKING THE EVENTS.
WE BRIEFLY PULLED THEM OFF TO
MAKE SURE WE SUPPORTED THE TEAM
AND THEN BACK ONTO THOSE AREAS.
WILL MAKE SURE THEIR OFFICERS
IN THE CID DOWN TO THIRD AND
PIKE AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS FROM THE
HOTEL DISTRICTS INTO THE ACTUAL
STADIUM DISTRICT WITH A SAFE
PATH WE WILL HAVE OFFICERS
AROUND THOSE LOCATIONS. THAT
WILL BE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK
AND WE WILL WRAP UP MONDAY INTO
TUESDAY WITH BIGGER EVENTS
WITH LARGER SCALE POPULATIONS
WE LOOKING AT 60,000 TO 80,000
PEOPLE MONDAY AND TUESDAY
BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE HOME RUN
DERBY AND THE GAME SO YOU WILL
HAVE A LOT MORE STAFF DURING
THOSE DAYS RATHER THAN OTHER
DAYS, BUT WE STILL HAVE THOSE
EVENTS.
>> ARE YOU ENFORCING PUBLIC
USE LAW AT THIS TIME?
>> THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE
WORKING WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
AND WE HAVE DONE A COUPLE IS
CONFERENCES , THE FENTANYL
WORKGROUP IS WORKING ON
PUTTING FORTH A COMPANY
LEGISLATION PACKAGE THAT IS IN
THE WORKS NOW, HOPEFULLY SOON
WE WILL BE ABLE TO PRODUCE
SOMETHING THE CITY COUNCIL FOR
THEM TO VOTE. RIGHT NOW WE
DON'T HAVE ABILITY ON DRUG
USAGE LAW BUT THAT IS SOMETHING
WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING TOWARD
NOW.
>> THERE WAS AN INCIDENT
EARLIER THIS WEEK WHERE A MAN
WAS STOPPED NEAR THIRD AND PIKE
FOR USING FENTANYL AND THEN
HE RESISTED AND GOT A CHARGE
WITH AN ASSAULT ON AN OFFICER.
WHAT HAPPENS IF A OFFICER SEE
SOMEONE USING FENTANYL?
>> RIGHT NOW THERE IS INTENT
TO DELIVER, DELIVER, THERE IS
OTHER VIOLATIONS, THERE CAN BE
OPERATIONS WE ARE CURRENTLY
RUNNING IN AND AROUND
ADDRESSING FENTANYL ISSUES. SO,
THERE MAY BE OTHER KINDS WE
ARE CONTACTING PEOPLE FOR AND
IT HAS ESCALATED FROM OTHER
CRIMES AND WE FIND OURSELVES
ARRESTING AND POTENTIAL LEVELS
OF USE OF FORCE. ALL OF THAT
GETS VETTED OUT THROUGH A
COMPREHENSIVE PROCESS. FOR
ALL-STAR EVENTS REGARDING
ALL-STAR EVENTS, YES WE ARE
WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
JAIL FOR THE ALL-STAR THINGS
THEY WOULD ALLOW US TO HAVE THE
ABILITY TO BOOK. AGAIN IT IS A
VERY SMALL NARROW OF THINGS
RELATED TO THOSE EVENTS.
>> THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR
COMING. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
HAVE A GOOD ALL-STAR WEEKEND.