>>> GOOD MORNING.
TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12,
2019 IS.
IT IS 9:30 A.M.
THIS IS OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETING OF THE GENDER EQUITY
SAFE COMMUNITIES, NEW
AMERICANS, AND EDUCATION
COMMITTEE.
I'LL BE JOINED BY SOME OF MY
COLLEAGUES LATER THIS MORNING.
IF THERE IS NO OX, I'M THE ONLY
ONE HERE TO OBJECT TO THE
AGENDA, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED.
TODAY'S AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
THERE ARE TWO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
FIRST WE WILL HEAR AND POSSIBLY
VET ON COUNCIL BILL 119539,
WHICH RELATES TO THE COUNTY
WIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES, EMS LEVY THAT WILL BE
UP FOR RENEWAL FOR KING COUNTY
VOTERS AT THE NEXT GENERAL
ELECTION, WHICH IS NOVEMBER 5
OF 2019.
THIS COUNCIL BILL WOULD
AUTHORIZE THE PAYOR TO ENTER
INTO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
WITH KING COUNTY AND FURTHER
AUTHORIZE KING COUNTY TO PLACE
ON THE BALLOT FOR THE GENERAL
ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 5, 2019.
SECONDLY WE WILL HEAR FROM THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
EARLY EARNING ON THEIR CHANGE
TEAM PRESENTATION.
AS USUAL WE ALWAYS BEGIN ALL OF
OUR MEETINGS WITH PUBLIC
COMMENTS.
THERE IS NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT.
THERE ARE NO MEMBERS IN THE
AUDIENCE, SO WE WILL GO AHEAD
AND CLOSE OUT THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD AND GO AHEAD AND
BEGIN WITH ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON
THE AGENDA.
SO WE ARE MISSING THE EXECUTIVE
IN TERMS OF THE PRESENTATION
FOR THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE.
IT IS THEIR PRESENTATION, SO
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE
ROXANNA READ THIS INTO THE
RECORD, AND THEN I'LL HAND IT
OVER TO GREG FOR SOME
FILIBUSTERING.
>> AGENDA ONE, 119539, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES, AUTHORIZING
EXECUTION, PURSUANT TO THE
INTERLOCAL COOPERATE ACT OF AN
AGREEMENT WITH KING COUNTY
REGARDING THE IMPOSITION AND
ALLOCATION OF PROPERTY TAX
REVENUES GENERATED BY A SIX-
YEAR VOTER-APPROVED KING COUNTY-
WIDE TAX LEVY FOR EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES, FOR POSSIBLE
VOTE.
>> THANK YOU, ROXANNA.
LUCKY FOR, YOU DR. NOBLE, WE
HAD INTRODUCTORY REMARKS TO BE
MADE.
LET THIS BE A LESSON TO YOU
THAT I START ON TIME.
>> I'M IMPRESSED AND DULY
NOTED.
>> WE'LL DO INTRODUCTIONS AND
THEN HAND IT OVER TO YOU FOR A
WALK-THROUGH PRESENTATION.
THERE IS A POWER POINT
PRESENTATION THAT IS NOT YET
PRESENTING, BUT ROXANNA WILL
HELP YOU WITH THAT AS WELL.
>> GREG DOSES, COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF.
>> BEN NOBLE, DIRECTOR, CITY
BUDGET OFFICE.
>> GREAT, SHOULD WE JUST HAND
IT OVER TO YOU, BEN?
>> YEAH, UNLESS GREG --
>>
GO AHEAD.
>> OKAY.
SO RELATIVELY STRAIGHTFORWARD
PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
PLACE, WOULD BE THE CITY'S ROLE
IN PLACING ON THE BALLOT FOR
NOVEMBER, A LEVY THAT WOULD BE
A COUNTY-WIDE LEVY FOR
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
THIS WOULD BE A RENEWAL OF A
LEVY THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR
I THINK SEVERAL DECADES
ACTUALLY.
THE MOST RECENT ONE WAS
APPROVED IN 2014.
IT WAS A SIX-YEAR LEVY, AND THE
PROPOSAL NOW WOULD BE
ESSENTIALLY TO RENEW THAT LEVY.
SO THIS IS A COUNTY-WIDE
PROPERTY TAX MEASURE.
UNLIKE MANY OF THE COUNTY-WIDE
MEASURES, THIS ONE IS -- FROM
THE CITY'S PERSPECTIVE
DISTRIBUTES THE REVENUES
ENTIRELY TO THE ASSESSED
VALUES, WHERE THE MONEY IS
GENERATED.
THE CITY THEN RECEIVES THAT
MONEY, AND I'LL EXPLAIN IT IN A
MOMENT, TO SUPPORT OUR OVERALL
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE
RESPONSE, SO ESSENTIALLY THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT AT THIS POINT,
SOMETHING LIKE 80 PLUS PERCENT
OF THEIR CALLS ARE FOR
EMERGENCY SERVICES.
THAT IS ESSENTIALLY HOW THE
CITY WOULD PROVIDE THAT
SERVICE.
SO WE TAKE THAT IN AS GENERAL
REVENUE FOR THAT PURPOSE.
IT'S DESCRIBED HERE THERE'S AN
ADVISORY TASK FORCE THAT HELPS
DETERMINE THE POTENTIAL SCOPE
AND SIZE OF THE LEVY.
FOR THE REST OF THE COUNTY,
THAT ENDS UP BEING MORE
NEGOTIATIONS ABOUT THE ACTUAL
USE OF THE REVENUES AND THE
PURPOSES FOR THEM.
FOR THE CITY, WE GET OUR MONEY
AND USE IT ESSENTIALLY AS WE
CHOOSE.
SO WE'RE LESS INVOLVED IN THE
DISCUSSIONS AND THE
NEGOTIATIONS ABOUT HOW THE REST
OF THE COUNTY MONEY IS
ALLOCATED ACROSS THE VARIOUS
FIRE DISTRICTS AND CITIES.
FOR US IT'S ESSENTIALLY A
REVENUE SOURCE.
SO AGAIN JUST GIVES YOU AN IDEA
OF SOME LEVEL OF WHAT HAS BEEN
PROPOSED BY THAT GROUP AND
WHATWE ARE SEEKING APPROVAL FOR
IN TERMS OF PLACING THIS
MEASURE ON THE BALLOT.
SO CURRENTLY THE LEVY, THE SIX-
YEAR LEVY WILL GENERATE THROUGH
THE END OF THIS YEAR, $284
MILLION OVER SIX YEARS FOR THE
CITY.
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THE
PROPERTY TAX RATE HAS AVERAGED
ABOUT $0.27.
THE PROPOSED LEVY WOULD RAISE
CONSIDERABLY MORE, ABOUT 20%
MORE OVERALL.
YOU CAN SEE IT IS SLIGHTLY
HIGHER, SLIGHTLY LOWER
ACTUALLY, PROPERTY TAX RATE.
WHAT'S GOING ON THERE, THE
OVERALL PROPERTY VALUES ARE
INCREASING.
IN ORDER TO GENERATE EVEN MORE
MONEY, YOU COULD ACTUALLY DO IT
AT A LOWER RATE.
IN TERMS OF THE AVERAGE
HOUSEHOLD, THE PROPERTY TAX
INCREASE AVERAGE FOR THE
RENEWED LEVY COMPARED TO THE
PREVIOUS LEVY WOULD BE ABOUT
20% HIGHER.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT DO WE DO WITH
THIS MONEY AND HOW DOES IT FIT
IN TO THE OVERALL BUDGET FOR
SEATTLE'S SERVICES IN THIS
SPACE.
SO WHAT YOU CAN SEE HERE IS A
COMPARISON JUST OVER THE COURSE
OF THE PREVIOUS LEVIES, SO THE
YEAR BEFORE, AND THE YEAR
CURRENT.
WHAT HAS CHANGED IN TERMS OF
THE REVENUE THAT WE GET FROM
THE EMS LEVY ON THE ANNUAL
BASIS, AND WHAT THE CITY'S
OVERALL ADOPTED BUDGET IS FOR
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THE POINT HERE ALTHOUGH THE
LEVY HAS INCREASED AND WILL
INCREASE AGAIN UPON RENEWAL
ASSUMING VOTER APPROVAL, THE
COST THAT WE INCUR FOR
EMERGENCY SERVICES, ACTUALLY
INCREASED BY CONSIDERABLY MORE
THAN THAT.
ALTHOUGH VOTERS WILL BE ASKED
FOR ADDITIONAL -- FOR
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, AND MIGHT
PERHAPS EXPECT SOME VERY LARGE
DISCREET INCREASE IN SERVICES.
WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING,
THEY'RE HELPING TO SUPPORT THE
ONGOING INCREASE IN COST OF
PROVIDING THOSE SERVICES.
THAT SAID I WOULD NOTE THERE
HAVE BEEN SOME NOTABLE
INCREASES IN THE LEVEL OF
SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE
PARTICULARLY IN THE PERJURY
SERVICES SPACE.
SO OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, WE
HAVE ADDED TWO CARDS, AND ARE
WORKING NOW ON A PILOT TO ADD A
VEHICLE THAT WOULD SERVE IN A
COMPARABLE FUNCTION, BUT IN A
MORE TARGETED WAY.
>> THAT'S THE MODEL.
>> YES, EXACTLY.
AT THE SAME TIME THE OVERALL
COST, INCLUDING LABOR COST IN
OPERATING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
HAS INCREASED CONSIDERABLY OVER
THAT TIME PERIOD.
AND LOOKING FORWARD WE EXPECT
INFLATIONARY PLUS INCREASES FOR
LABOR AND OTHER COSTS.
SO FOR INSTANCE IN THIS
PARTICULAR CASE YOU'LL SEE IN
2019 I'M USING THE POINTER
HERE, WE'LL RECEIVE ABOUT $53
MILLION, ALMOST $53 MILLION
FROM LEVIES THAT WILL INCREASE
-- IF VOTERS APPROVE, TO $68
MILLION, SO A NOTICEABLE
INCREASE.
OUR COST HAS INCREASED BY YET
AGAIN MORE THAN THAT.
WE HAVE ASSUMED IN THE ENDORSED
BUDGETS, WHEN WE PRESENTED THE
ENDORSED BUDGET TO YOU LAST
FALL AND MORE RECENTLY GAVE YOU
A REVENUE FORECAST UPDATE.
WE HAVE ASSUMED THE EMS LEVIES
IN THAT BASE REVENUE FORECAST.
THEY WERE NOT ADOPTED LAW, BUT
OUR EXPERIENCE WITH WITH THE
VERY HIGH PROBABILITY THIS
MEASURE PASSES COUNTY WIDE AT
60 PLUS PERCENT LAST TIME.
WE HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF
CONFIDENCE THE REVENUES WILL
COME THROUGH.
WE HAVE BEEN COUNTING ON THESE
REVENUES, WE HAVE BEEN COUNTING
ON THESE REVENUES TO SUPPORT
THE INCREASES IN EMERGENCY
SERVICES THAT WE HAVE
EXPERIENCED, AND THAT WE WILL
EXPERIENCE.
>> BEN, WHAT LED TO THE
REDUCTION FROM THE POINT IN
TIME THAT WE WERE PROJECTING
THE $0.27 TO THE $0 .265?
>> OVERALL PROPERTY VALUE,
AVERAGE PROPERTY VALUES IN THE
COUNTY INCREASED ENOUGH THAT IN
ORDER TO GENERATE THE SAME
AMOUNT OF MONEY, YOU COULD COME
IN WITH A LOWER RATE.
THE BODIES MAKING THE
RECOMMENDATION WERE SENSITIVE
TO THE PROPERTY TAX IMPACTS AND
NOT WANTING TO GENERATE MORE
REVENUE THAN THEY HAD
NEGOTIATED TOWARDS AND
INTENDED.
>> SO IN COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF'S MEMO, WRITTEN BY GREG
ON HIS PAGE THREE, IT NOTES
THAT IN THE EVENT THAT THE
RENEWED EMS LEVY IS APPROVED BY
COUNTY VOTERS, CITY BUDGET
INDICATES THE $2.9 MILLION
DIFFERENCE WOULD BE BACK FILLED
WITH GENERAL FUNDS AND THE
DIFFERENCE WOULD BE ADDRESSED
IN THE OVERALL PICTURE OF THE
MAYOR'S 2020 PROPOSED BUDGET.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I
UNDERSTAND.
>> I'M SORRY, THERE WERE TWO
THINGS THAT HAPPENED.
BOTH A DECISION TO GENERATE A
LITTLE BIT LESS REVENUE AND
ALSO THE OTHER IMPACTS.
SO WE HAVE INITIALLY THOUGHT
THEY WERE GOING TO GO FOR A
HIGHER RATE AND A HIGHER
REVENUE OVERALL REVENUE TAKE.
ULTIMATELY DECIDED THROUGH THE
NUMBERS PREVIOUS.
AS PART OF THE ADJUSTED REVENUE
FORECAST, WE WERE ACKNOWLEDGING
COMPARED TO WHAT WE HAVE DONE
FOR THE SLIGHTLY LESS REVENUE
FROM THIS SOURCE AND WE WILL
HAVE TO BALANCE, HAVE TO
BALANCE THE 2020 BUDGET FROM
THE ENDORSEMENT NOW TO THE
PROPOSED WITH A LITTLE LESS
REVENUE ON THIS FRONT.
>> I GUESS I'M NOT
UNDERSTANDING.
IS THERE GOING TO BE -- I GUESS
I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND, IS IT
STILL GOING TO BE $71.2 OR IS
IT GOING TO REFLECT $68.3
MILLION FOR THIS PARTICULAR
ITEM?
>> WHEN WE PROPOSE THE BUDGET,
IT WILL BE THE CORRECT NUMBER.
>> THE $68.3?
>> CORRECT.
>> WE'RE MODIFYING THE ENDORSED
BUDGET IN 2020 TO REFLECT THE
ACTUAL REVENUE WE ANTICIPATE
FROM THIS LEVY?
>> CORRECT.
>> IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A
SITUATION WHERE WE'RE GETTING
THESE LEVY REVENUE DOLLARS AND
THEN WE'RE ADDING ADDITIONAL
MONEY FROM THE GENERAL FUND?
>> NO.
THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT THIS
REVENUE SOURCE THAT IS
ESSENTIALLY A REVENUE SOURCE TO
THE GENERAL FUND, WE SPEND WELL
MORE ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
THAN THE LEVY GENERATES.
>> GOT IT.
>> WE'VE BEEN ON THE BACK
FILLING, FRONT FILLING IF YOU
WILL WITH THE GENERAL FUND ON
THIS SITE FOR A VERY, VERY LONG
TIME.
WE HAVE ALWAYS CONSIDERED PART
OF THE OVERALL REVENUE FORECAST
FOR THE CITY.
THE OVERALL REVENUE FORECAST
FOR THE GENERAL FUND BASED ON
THESE LATE DECISIONS OR LATER
DECISIONS, THERE'S A LITTLE
LESS MONEY COMING IN FROM THIS
LEVY.
THERE MAY BE MORE OR LESS MONEY
COMING IN FROM OTHER SOURCES.
>> RIGHT.
>> AND THEN IN THE ATTACHMENT
TO I THINK IT'S THE FISCAL
NOTE.
IT'S THE 2020 AND 2025 EMS
STRATEGIC PLAN AND LEVY
FINANCIAL PLAN, SO IT'S A
SPREAD SHEET FOR THOSE OF YOU
WHO ARE LOOKING FOR IT.
SO IT LAYS OUT REVENUES AND
THEN IT HAS EXPENDITURES.
AND THEN THERE'S A CATEGORY
THAT IS SPECIFIC TO SEATTLE,
AND IT SAYS PROJECTED.
THERE IS A LINE THERE.
THERE'S PROPORTION, PROJECTED
KING COUNTY, EMS LEVY, AND THEN
THERE'S THE THIRD LINE THAT
SAYS PROJECTED UNDER
COLLECTION.
AND THAT'S IN THE NEGATIVE
ACROSS THE BOARD FOR A TOTAL OF
$6.5 MILLION.
CAN YOU JUST -- THERE WASN'T A
LOT OF MEET OR EXPLANATION AS
TO WHAT THAT ACTUALLY MEANS.
SO I WAS HOPING YOU WOULD BE
ABLE TO SHED SOME LIGHT ON
THAT.
>> IT'S -- IT'S ESSENTIALLY THE
DELINQUENT TAXPAYERS AT SOME
LEVEL.
SO IT'S MONEY, YOU KNOW, IF YOU
TAKE THE TOTAL ASSESS VALUE AND
YOU DO THE MATH, YOU GET TO ONE
PARTICULAR NUMBER.
BUT EXPERIENCE TELLS US THAT WE
WON'T COLLECT.
WE'LL COLLECT 99% OF IT, BUT
NOT 100% OF IT, SO IT'S A
RECOGNITION.
>> GOT IT.
>> THOSE REVENUES, SOME
PORTIONS OF THOSE ARE PAID
YEARS OVER TIME, SO THEY FLOW
IN, BUT A RECOGNITION THAT WE
WON'T GET IT.
THE MATH ISN'T QUITE AS SIMPLE
AS THE TAX RATE TIMES WITH THE
ASSESSED VALUE BECAUSE YOU'RE
NOT GOING TO COLLECT EVERY
PENNY.
>> SO UNDER COLLECTION IS
LITERALLY THE INABILITY TO
COLLECT THE ASSESSED PROPERTY
TAX VALUE FROM PROPERTY OWNERS
WHO LIVE IN KING COUNTY, WHO
ARE ASSESSED ON THE LEVY, BUT
NOT YET PAYING IT.
>> CORRECT.
AND THERE MAY BE SOME FOLKS WHO
HAVE A REASON TO PROTEST.
I HAVE TO DIG DEEER INTO THE
SPECIFICS, BUT THE UNDERLYING
AFFECTS, WHICH I THINK IS REAL,
WE DON'T COLLECT EVERY PENNY
THAT THE MATH WOULD SUGGEST YOU
COULD GET.
>> OKAY, GREAT.
>> THAT'S ALL I HAD.
AT A HIGH LEVEL AGAIN, IN ORDER
FOR THIS MEASURE TO GET TO THE
BALLOT, THE COUNTY REQUIRES THE
APPROVAL OF THE JURISDICTIONS
WITHIN THE COUNTY.
SO IN THIS CASE IT'S THE CITY.
WE'VE WORKED WITH THE COUNTY IN
DEVELOPING OUR PROPOSAL.
IT PROVIDES A BASIC REVENUE
STREAM TO SUPPORT THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT, AND WE STRONGLY
SUPPORT MOVING FORWARD WITH THE
BALLOT.
TO PROVIDE THE REVENUES FOR
THOSE ESSENTIAL SERVICES.
>> AND ON THIS I WANT TO GO
BACK TO THE SPREAD SHEET
BECAUSE IT LAYS OUT IN VERY
GENERAL TERMS WHAT THE
ANTICIPATED EXPENDITURES ARE
GOING TO BE.
SO OF COURSE IT WILL TALK ABOUT
THE TWO LINES OF BUSINESS THAT
I THINK HAVE ORDINARILY AND
HISTORICALLY BEEN FUNDED
THROUGH THIS LEVY, THE FIRST
BEING THE ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT
SERVICES AND THE SECOND BEING
THE BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
SERVICES, BOTH SEATTLE AND IN
KING COUNTY.
NOTABLY UNDER THE BASIC LIFE
SUPPORT SERVICES THERE'S A NEW
LINE OF THE MOBILE INTEGRATED
HEALTH CARE, WHICH SAYS IT'S
KING COUNTY AS OPPOSED TO JUST
SEATTLE.
SO CAN YOU SHED SOME LIGHT FOR
ME ON THAT?
>> I CAN SHED A LITTLE BIT.
I MAY RELY ON OTHERS.
>> OKAY.
>> ESSENTIALLY AGAIN WHAT I WAS
DESCRIBING FOR THE SEATTLE
PORTION, WE GET OUR SHARE OF
REVENUES AND WE DO OUR THING IF
YOU WILL.
AS YOU KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS
WE'RE LOOKING AT ACTUALLY IS A
MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTH
APPROACH.
SO AGAIN THE LOW ACUITY.
SO ON THE COUNTY SIDE, AGAIN,
PROVIDING SERVICE OUTSIDE THE
CITY, AND NEGOTIATING BETWEEN
AND AMONG THE CITIES AND THE
FIRE DISTRICTS.
SO THEY HAVE SET ASIDE SOME
FUNDING FOR MOVING INTO A
COMPARABLE SPACE, RECOGNIZING
THIS IS THE ISSUES WE SEE, THAT
THEY SEE AS WELL IN MATERIALS
OF SOME SET OF FOLKS WHO ARE
CALLING 911 ARE REALLY NOT
NECESSARILY IN AN URGENT CARE
SITUATION, BUT NEED MEDICAL
SERVICES OF A FORM.
>> BUT IN MATERIALS OF THE
SEATTLE EXPENDITURE, THERE'S
NOTHING IN THE LEVY LANGUAGE --
EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT CALLED OUT
IN THE SPREAD SHEET.
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT.
AGAIN IN MY MIND THIS IS THE
SIMPLEST FROM AN EQUITIES
PERSPECTIVE.
THE ISSUE WE HAVE ON THE COUNTY
WIDE LEVY.
THE CITY GETS THE MONEY
GENERATED IN THE CITY TO USE
FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES AS WE
DETERMINE.
AGAIN I DON'T WANT TO OVERSTATE
THAT AS WELL.
I MEAN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS
IN CLOSE QUARTERS.
MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS CURRENTLY
PLANNING AROUND THE
COMMUNICATION SYSTEM THAT THEY
ALL USE.
BUT FROM A PERSPECTIVE, WE'RE
SELF-DETERMINING.
>> OKAY, GREAT.
>> GREG, DID YOU WANT TO ADD
SOME LIGHT?
>> I JUST WANTED TO ADD ONE
QUICK THING.
>> SURE.
>> THERE ARE SOME TIMELINES THE
COMMITTEE AND THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WILL HAVE TO MEET IN
ORDER TO GET THE ORDINANCE
PASSED TO KING COUNTY IN TIME
TO GIVE THEM AUTHORIZATION TO
PUT IT ON THE BALLOT, AND THOSE
ARE AT THE END OF THE STAFF
REPORT.
BUT ESSENTIALLY THE QUICK
VERSION IS IT WOULD BE BEST IF
THE COMMITTEE PASSED IT OUT
TODAY.
THE COMMITTEE COULD PASS IT OUT
IN A SPECIAL MEETING.
THE FINANCIAL SORT OF DEAD DROP
DEADLINE IS THE 24th OF JUNE
FOR THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL TO
PASS THIS.
ANYTHING AFTER THAT WOULD
REQUIRE SPECIAL AUTHORIZATIONS.
>> OKAY.
AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS
PROPOSAL ACTUALLY IS GENERATED
THROUGH A TASK FORCE THAT WAS
PREVIOUSLY CREATED THAT HAD
REPRESENTATION FROM THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, BUT ALSO FROM THE
OTHER CITIES IN KING COUNTY AND
KING COUNTY ITSELF, AND THEY
SORT OF SPENT A YEAR WORKING
THROUGH THE PROCESS IN
IDENTIFYING THE PLAN THAT'S
BEFORE US.
THAT LEADS ME TO THE CONCLUSION
THAT THERE ISN'T A LOT OF
FLEXIBILITY IF TERMS OF WHAT
THE CITY COUNCIL CAN ACTUALLY
DO IN TERMS OF MOVING LEVERS
RELATED TO THE PROPOSED LEVIES.
I'M JUST LOOKING TO, YOU BEN,
FOR CONFIRMATION OR REBUKE OF
THAT PERCEPTION.
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
AND AGAIN AS I'VE NOTED, I
THINK WE DO WHAT WE HAVE DONE
VERY WELL.
IT'S THE SAME REASON WE HAVE
HISTORICALLY.
I DON'T WANT TO SAY WE SUDDENLY
CUT A NEW DEAL AND I DON'T HAVE
A PIECE OF PAPER TO WAIVE.
BUT THIS IS A DEAL.
IT'S A LONG STANDING
ARRANGEMENT THAT SERVES THE
CITY WELL AS YOU DESCRIBED.
IT'S BEEN WORKED TOGETHER WITH
OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS, SO WE
ARE STANDING WITH THEM AS WE
MOVE TO THE BALLOT AND ASKED
THE VOTERS FOR THE SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF FUNDING TO PROVIDE
AGAIN THIS CRITICAL SERVICE.
>> OKAY.
ANY QUESTIONS?
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
CAN YOU REMIND ME HOW THE FOLKS
AT THE TEAMSTER 763 WHO PROVIDE
THE SERVICES SUCH AS BASIC LIFE
SUPPORT AND ADVANCED LIFE
SUPPORT ARE FOLDED INTO HERE,
AND WHETHER OR NOT WE'VE BUILT
INTO THE LEVY OR THE FOLKS WHO
DID THE ANALYSIS OVER THE LAST
YEAR HAVE BUILT INTO THE LEVY
THE POSSIBILITY OF A NEED FOR
INCREASING WAGES.
IS THAT PART OF THIS OR IS
THERE ADDITIONAL GENERAL FUND
OR FUNDING FROM THE CITY AND
COUNTY THAT WE WOULD PULL
TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THE
UNDERFUNDING OF THOSE
CONTRACTS?
>> I DID NOT PARTAKE DIRECTLY
IN THE DISCUSSIONS, THE
NEGOTIATIONS, SO WHAT I CAN SAY
-- SORRY, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT
ISSUE SPECIFICALLY CAME UP.
WHAT I'M DESCRIBING IS THIS
MONEY WILL FLOW TO THE CITY, TO
THE GENERAL FUND WITH THE
RESTRICTION THAT IT HAS TO BE
USED FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES.
SO ULTIMATELY IF WE DETERMINE,
IF YOU DETERMINE, YOU KNOW,
WHAT THE APPROPRIATE USE OF
THAT MONEY IS TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL WAGES TO THE BASIC
LIFE SUPPORT.
JUST AT A HIGH LEVEL HERE FOR
THE PUBLIC, ADVANCE LIFE
SUPPORT.
IF YOU'RE HAVING A HEART
ATTACK, IF YOU'RE IN AN
IMMEDIATE SERIOUS MEDICAL
EMERGENCY, YOU ARE TRANSPORTED
BY THE SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
ASSUMING YOU WOULD CALL 911.
IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING LESS
SIGNIFICANT, I'M GOING TO
SPECULATE HERE, A BROKEN LEG OR
SOMETHING AND NEED TRANSPORT,
THAT'S PROVIDED BY A PRIVATE
SERVICE, AND THAT'S THE BASIC
LIFE SUPPORT.
IT'S THE CONTRACT THAT THE CITY
HAS WITH AMR AND WITH THE PAGE
ACT YOU'RE REFERRING TO.
SO CURRENTLY WE DON'T PROVIDE A
DIRECT GENERAL FUND SUBSIDY TO
THAT CONTRACT.
AT LEAST IN THEABSTRACT WE
COULD.
BUT I BELIEVE THESE FUNDS WOULD
BE ELIGIBLE FOR THAT USE,
ALTHOUGH I WANT TO EMPHASIZE
CURRENTLY WE'RE COUNTING ON THE
REVENUES, AND THEY ARE IN OUR
FORECAST FOR 2020 AND HAVE BEEN
IN OUR FORECAST FOR 2020 TO
SUPPORT IF YOU WILL THE
ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SIDE OF
THIS, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S
BASIC FUNCTION.
SO WE DON'T HAVE AN OBVIOUS
ADDITIONAL MONEY TO DIRECT
TOWARDS THAT, BUT AGAIN THAT'S
A QUESTION OF OVERALL GENERAL
FUND PRIORITIES, AND WHERE WE
ULTIMATELY CHOOSE TO INVEST
THOSE FLEXIBLE DOLLARS.
>> AND A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION TO
THAT.
IN THE BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
SERVICES, ASSUMING THAT THE
EMTs PROVIDE SERVICES THROUGH
MEDICAL RESPONSE AS THE
CONTRACTOR, DO WE HAVE A
GENERAL SENSE OF WHAT THE
PROJECTED INCREASE IN WAGES OR
COMPENSATION IS FROM PREVIOUS
YEARS OR PREVIOUS LEVY TO THESE
PROPOSED OUTYEARS?
>> AGAIN THIS LEVY DOES NOT
DICTATE THAT CONTRACT IN ANY
WAY.
>> OKAY.
>> SO THIS PROVIDES RESOURCES
WE COULD USE FOR THAT CONTRACT,
BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH.
>> NOT ASSUMED.
>> EXACTLY.
>> THERE IS A SEPARATE CONTRACT
THAT'S NEGOTIATED BETWEEN THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT AND AMR.
>> CORRECT.
>> THAT CONTAINS THE DETAILS
THAT COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA IS
ASKING ABOUT, CORRECT?
>> EXACTLY.
TO DATE AND IN OUR PROJECTIONS,
WE DON'T HAVE THE GENERAL FUND
PROVIDING SUBSIDY INTO THAT
CONTRACT.
IF YOU BREAK YOUR LEG AND
YOU'RE TRANSPORTED, YOU GET A
BILL FOR THOSE SERVICES OR YOUR
INSURANCE COMPANY GETS A BILL
FOR THOSE SERVICES.
THE CITY DOES NOT STEP IN.
THE REASON WE NEGOTIATE A
CONTRACT WITH AMR AT LEAST
TWOFOLD.
ONE IS THE CONTINUITY OF CARE
IF YOU WILL.
SO WE COULD DO A SMOOTH
HANDOFF.
OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND THE FOLKS
AT AMR WORK TOGETHER AND KNOW
HOW TO TAKE A PATIENT IN AND
TRANSFER FROM ONE TO THE OTHER.
ANOTHER IS TO ENSURE THE LEVEL
OF SERVICE AND THE DEGREE OF
COVERAGE WE HAVE, SO WHEN YOU
CALL 911 AND TURNS OUT YOU ONLY
HAVE A BROKEN LEG, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO WAIT TOO LONG FOR THE
AMR AMBULANCE TO ARRIVE.
SO IT'S NOT A CONTRACT WHERE WE
ARE PAYING, BUT IT IS A
CONTRACT WE ARE PROVIDING
ESSENTIALLY A FRANCHISE
AGREEMENT, AN EXCLUSIVE RIGHT
TO OPERATE WITHIN THE CITY,
AGAIN, FOR THE REASONS I JUST
DESCRIBED TO ENSURE SMOOTH
HANDOFFS AND EFFECTIVE COVERAGE
ACROSS THE CITY.
>> AND JUST TO CLARIFY, TO
REITERATE WHAT I THINK I HEARD.
OBVIOUSLY WE DO HAVE A CONTRACT
THAT WE HAVE INITIATED WITH AMR
FOR THE BASIC SERVICES THAT THE
FOLKS AT TEAMSTERS 763 PROVIDES
AS EMS PROVIDERS.
OR EMTs, I'M SORRY.
BUT WE DON'T NECESSARILY IF
THAT CONTRACT DICTATE HOW MUCH
OF THIS PERCENT OF THIS LEVY
WOULD GO TO THAT.
THAT WOULD BE, I THINK I'M
HEARING YOU SAYING, A POLICY
DECISION AT A LATER POINT IF WE
DECIDED WE WANTED TO DO
ADDITIONAL GENERAL FUND FOR
THOSE WORKERS SPECIFICALLY TO
ENHANCE OR TO FUND THE CONTRACT
THAT IS GENERATED ON.
>> AND I BELIEVE, AGAIN, THIS
PARTICULAR COLOR OF MONEY IF
YOU WILL COULD BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE OR AN ALTERNATIVE TO
USE THE GENERAL FUND AND IT
WOULDN'T REALLY MATTER BECAUSE
WE WERE ALREADY SPENDING FROM
THIS SERVICE WELL MORE THAN
WHAT THIS LEVY PROVIDES.
>> OVERALL.
>> EXACTLY.
>> JUST GIVEN THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET.
>> AND THE PRIMARY THING THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT DOES IS PROVIDE
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AT
THIS STAGE.
>> RIGHT.
I THINK THE BIG TAKEAWAY FOR ME
IS THAT THIS IS A MECHANISM.
THIS IS SORT OF A STABLE
MECHANISM BY WHICH TO CONTINUE
TO GENERATE MUCH NEEDED REVENUE
IN ORDER FOR THE CITY AND THE
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN
PARTICULAR TO CONTINUE TO
PROVIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES IN THE CITY AND
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
THAT'S WHAT THIS INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO
CONSIDER TODAY ACCOMPLISHES, IS
ALLOWING US TO ENTER INTO THAT
REGION WIDE, COUNTY WIDE
SYSTEM.
TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.
AND THE BENEFITS OF RECEIVING
SOME OF THE REVENUES THAT ARE
GENERATED THROUGH THIS LEVY.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, ONCE THE
REVENUES ARE RECEIVED BY THE
CITY OF SEATTLE, IT IS UP TO
POLICYMAKERS AT THE CITY TO
DETERMINE HOW TO BEST
PRIORITIZE THOSE DOLLARS WITH
THE OVERARCHING, UNDERSTANDING
THAT THE DOLLARS CAN ONLY BE
USED FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES, WHICH IS A BROAD
CATEGORY.
BUT HISTORICALLY DEFINED IT AS
ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT AND BASIC
LIFE SUPPORT, AND THAT WOULD
INCLUDE PROGRAMS LIKE THE LOW
ACUITY MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTH
UNIT.
IS THAT ACCURATE?
>> THAT IS.
>> OKAY.
>> GREAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
ALL RIGHT.
I THINK WE'RE PROBABLY READY TO
VOTE ON THIS PARTICULARLY GIVEN
MR.
DOSS'S OUTLINING OF THE
DEADLINES ASSOCIATED WITH
NEEDING TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS.
ALSO I WILL BE OUT OF TOWN ON
JUNE 24, SO I WOULD REALLY LIKE
TO BE ABLE TO GET THIS OVER THE
FINISH LINE ON MONDAY, THIS
UPCOMING MONDAY.
SO I THINK IT WOULD BE WISE IF
THERE'S NO OBJECTION FROM YOU,
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA TO TAKE
A VOTE ON THIS TODAY.
OKAY, GREAT.
THEN I WILL ORGANIZE MY
THOUGHTS, SO THAT I CAN MAKE
THIS MOTION.
I WILL MOVE THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL
PASS 119539.
>> SECOND.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
SEEING NONE, THOSE IN FAVOR
VOTE AYE.
>> AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSED?
NO OPPOSITION, SO THE MOTION
CARRIES AND PASS COUNCIL BILL
119539 AS IS.
AND WE WILL GO AHEAD AND TAKE
THIS UP AT FULL COUNCIL ON
MONDAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU TO BOTH OF YOU.
>> I'M GOING TO HAVE ROXAFNA
READ THE SECOND AGENDA ITEM,
WHICH IS A PRESENTATION.
IF YOU ARE HERE TO PARTICIPATE
IN THIS PRESENTATION, I INVITE
YOU TO MAKE YOUR WAY UP TO THE
TABLE AS ROXANNA READS THIS
ITEM.
>> AGENDA TWO, SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF EARLY EDUCATION
AND EARLY LEARNING'S RACE AND
SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE
PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU.
HI, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
HI, GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
WITH US.
ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS CLICK ON A
BUTTON AND WE'LL SEE THE
PRESENTATION COME UP ON THE
SCREEN THERE.
THERE WE GO, PERFECT.
EXCELLENT.
GREAT.
SO WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND
START WITH INTRODUCTIONS AND
I'LL HAND IT OVER TO YOU TO
LEAD US IN THE PRESENTATION.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU FOR
THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I'M DWANE CHAPPELLE, THE
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND EARLY
LEARNING.
>> I'M MICHELLE WINTERS, CHANGE
TEAM LEAD FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING.
>> THANKS FOR BEING WITH US.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
YOU ALL ARE ALWAYS A STANDOUT
IF TERMS OF THE WORK YOU'RE
DOING IN THIS SPACE, SO REALLY
EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU
ALL AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE
WITH US, THE MEMBERS OF THIS
COMMITTEE AND THE PUBLIC WHAT
YOU HAVE BEEN UP TO THIS YEAR.
TAKE IT AWAY.
>> OKAY.
SO MICHELLE AND I AS YOU SAID
WILL GUIDE US THROUGH AND TO
SHARE WITH YOU WHAT WE HAVE
BEEN UP TO THIS YEAR.
ALSO HERE IS A HIGH-LEVEL
AGENDA OF WHAT WE'LL BE TALKING
ABOUT.
WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE
2018 YEAR REVIEW.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE EQUITY
TOOL KIT, AND WE WILL CLOSE
WITH SOME ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
>> UH-OH.
HERE WE GO.
>> ONE MORE.
>> OKAY, SO UNDER OUR YEAR-END
REVIEW, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS
WE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WAS
STAFF ENGAGEMENT.
WE FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT OVER
THE PAST YEAR TO OFFER
CONSISTENT STAFF ENGAGEMENT
OPPORTUNITIES TO OUR STAFF.
AND SO WHAT WE DID, WE OFFERED
LUNCH AND LEARN SEMI MONTHLY
AND ALSO TOOK 30 TO 45 MINUTES
OF STAFF MEETINGS TO TALK ABOUT
A TOPIC.
FOR US THIS PROVIDED AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR STAFF TO ENGAGE
AROUND A PARTICULAR AREA OF
INTEREST ON RACE AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE, TO PRACTICE A LITTLE
BIT OF THEIR EQUITY LANGUAGE,
AND THEN ENGAGE IN PEER
LEARNING.
SO IT'S BEEN A REAL POSITIVE
EXPERIENCE.
OUR STAFF PARTICIPATED IN
TOPICS ON APPROPRIATION.
WE TALKED ABOUT GENTRIFICATION,
WE HAD A FIVE-PART SERIES ON
WHITE CULTURE.
AND ACTUALLY ONE THING I WOULD
HIGHLIGHT AS AN ACCOMPLISHMENT
OUT OF THAT, WITH WE DID THE
FIVE-PART SERIES ON WHITE
CULTURE, IT REALLY INSPIRED
SOME OF OUR STAFF TO ACTUALLY
LEAD DEEPER WORK ON CONTINUING
THAT CONVERSATION AND LOOKING
AT HOW WHITE CULTURE AND WHITE
PRIVILEGE PLAY OUT IN OUR WORK.
SO THEY STARTED A RACIAL
IDENTITY CAUCUSING GROUP AND
THAT'S BEEN MEETING MONTHLY.
THAT'S A POSITIVE THING THAT
STARTED FROM, YOU KNOW, KIND OF
A LIGHT ENTRY CONVERSATION,
TABLE TOPIC AT A LUNCH AND
LEARN AND THEN BECAME DEEPER
WORK THAT THEY'RE CARRYING
THROUGH THIS YEAR.
WE ALSO BEGAN INTEGRATING
SPACES INTO OUR MEETING THIS
YEAR.
SO COLOR BRACE SPACING IF YOU
HAVEN'T HEARD OF IT,
CONVERSATION NORMS DEVELOPED BY
EQUITY MATTERS OR ANTI-RACIST
ORGANIZATION, AND THESE NORMS
WERE INTENDED TO HELP US CENTER
EQUITY IN OUR CONVERSATIONS.
THIS IS A PRETTY SMALL PIECE,
BUT A VERY INTENTIONAL PIECE OF
SHIFTING OUR WORK CULTURE IN
THE UPCOMING JOURNEY TO
BECOMING A MORE EQUITY-FUNDED
ORGANIZATION.
AND SOME OF THE EXAMPLES OF
WHAT COLOR BRACE SPACES ARE,
POWER DYNAMICS IN THE ROOM,
IDENTIFYING PROCESSES, KEEPING
RELATIONSHIPS FIRST, AND MAKING
SPACE FOR MULTIPLE TRUTHS.
>> I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON
THE COLOR SPACES REAL QUICKLY.
THIS IS ALL GREAT WORK.
BUT IN ADDITION TO BEING THE
CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE, I HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON THE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
ALWAYS A MOUTHFUL OF THE TITLE.
BUT WE HAVE -- DEEL HAS
IMPLEMENTED THE COLOR BRACE
SPACES IN THAT SPACE AND I'VE
HAD AN OPPORTUNITY THROUGHOUT
THIS YEAR, REALLY EXPERIENCE
AND REFINE MY OWN, MY OWN
SKILLS IN THIS SPACE AND
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
IT'S A WONDERFUL GESTURE ON HOW
WE ARE DOING OUR WORK
THROUGHOUT THIS CITY, SO THANKS
FOR THAT.
>> AS YOU'LL SEE DEEL AND OUR
CHANGE TEAM MEMBERS, WE
PARTICIPATED IN UIR TRAINING
DEVELOPMENT TEAM.
WE INVESTED IN TRAINING AND IT
WAS A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR
US IN DEEL, BUT TO BE MORE
EFFECTIVE OF THREE THINGS WE
WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
FOLLOW UP WITH THIS TRAINING
AND MAKE SURE ALL DEEL STAFF
PARTICIPATE IN THE UIR TRAINING
IN ORDER FOR US TO REALLY
CREATE THAT DEEP CULTURE SHIFT.
WE FOE THAT ON DOING UIR
PRINCIPLES, WORK MUST HAPPEN
SYSTEMICALLY IN ORDER FOR US TO
MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR WORK.
SO WE WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH
YOU AS WELL.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT OUR RACIAL
SOCIAL JUSTICE WORK THROUGHOUT
DEEL.
HERE ARE THINGS WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON AS WELL.
WE HAVE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE
PROGRAMMING WORK GROUP.
WE HAVE SOME RACIAL IDENTITY
CAUCUSING, INCLUSIVE WORK GROUP
FOR EARLY LEARNING AND
IMPLEMENTATION.
WE ALSO HAVE WORK AROUND
LANGUAGE ACCESS PLANNING.
AS YOU JUST MENTIONED THE COLOR
BRAVE SPACE, YOU'LL SEE THAT
THROUGHOUT HERE.
AND ULTIMATELY WE'VE HAD A HIGH
LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION BETWEEN
OUR CHANGE TEAM AND OUR DEEL
STAFF THAT WE'RE SUPER EXCITED
ABOUT.
>> OKAY, SO ONE THING WE ALSO
WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THE ANTI-
RACIST CONTINUUM.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER
THIS FROM LAST YEAR, WE
INTRODUCED THIS DOCUMENT.
WE WANT TO BRIEFLY TALK ABOUT
IT, WHERE DOES DEEL RANK
ITSELF.
THIS IS A TOOL DEVELOPED BY
CROSSROADS MINISTRY, ONE WAY AN
ORGANIZATION CAN MEASURE ITS
ANTI-RACISM EFFORTS.
WE USED THIS TOOL WHEN OUR
CHANGE TEAM WAS FIRST CREATED.
WE USE IT ABOUT ONCE A YEAR, AN
INFORMAL WAY TO TAKE THE
TEMPERATURE ON OUR DEPARTMENT
AND HOW STAFF ARE FEELING ABOUT
THE RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
EFFORTS.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE WE'LL LOOK AT
WHERE WE RANK OURSELVES.
SO YOU CAN SEE WE SHOW A COUPLE
YEARS OF DATA THERE, USING IT
FOR A FEW YEARS.
THE DIFFERENT BUBBLES ARE
BECAUSE WE BEGAN DISAGGRAVATING
BY RACE IN 2018, UNDERSTANDING
THAT PEOPLE OF COLOR AND PEOPLE
THAT IDENTIFY AS WHITE MAY HAVE
DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES, SO WE
STARTED DOING THAT.
WE SAW A SMALL DECREASE IN
2018, BUT INCREASED AGAIN IN
2019.
SO WE HAVE BEEN MIDDLING AROUND
THIS THREE NUMBER, WHICH IS A
SYMBOLIC CHANGE OR COMPLIANCE
ORGANIZATION.
THIS TOOL IS INTERESTING AND A
THOUGHT PROVOKING WAY.
A LOT OF OUR STAFF
CONVERSATIONS HAVE BEEN AROUND
HOW DO WE GO DEEPER, WHAT DO WE
DO FROM HERE?
BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN IN THIS
MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, FLOATING IN
A THREE, AND WE'D LIKE TO TAKE
THE CONVERSATION DEEPER.
SO THAT'S BEEN SOMETHING WE'VE
BEEN WORKING WITH OUR CHANGE
TEAM AND STAFF ON.
>> AND MICHELLE, REMIND ME
WHAT'S THE FULL, THE HIGHEST
NUMBER YOU COULD GET, IS IT
FIVE?
>> YES, THE HIGHEST IS A SIX,
SOMETHING LIKE A TRANSFORMED,
LIVING IN A LIBERATED
TRANSFORMED SOCIETY WHERE RACE
IS NOT AN INDICATOR OF QUALITY
OF LIFE.
>> WE'RE ALL WORKING TOWARDS
THAT, AREN'T WE?
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS OUR
STAFF HAS TALKED ABOUT, IT IS
VERY DIFFICULT FOR US TO SEE,
SOMETIMES WORKING IN THE
BUREAUCRACY HOW WE REACH A SIX,
BUT WE DON'T WANT THAT TO BE
THE CONVERSATION STOPPER.
OKAY, WE HIT 3.6, WE'RE DONE.
SO WE'RE LOOKING TO TAKE IT A
LITTLE BIT DEEPER WITH THE
BULLET POINTS ON THE LIST THAT
WE CAN CONTROL.
SO YEAH, WE COULD MAYBE GO TO
DWANE FOR THE NEXT STEPS ON
THAT.
>> SO WHAT'S NEXT AFTER THE
ARC.
THROUGH STAFF SURVEYS, WE'VE
HAD FEEDBACK.
IT IS INDICATED THAT WE VALUE
OUR DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND
EQUITY.
BUT WE KNOW IN ORDER TO ENGAGE
IN DEEPER WORK OR TO MAKE
SYSTEMIC CHANGE, WE NEED TO
CONTINUE THIS WORK AND CONTINUE
OUR PROCESSES AND PRACTICES,
SOMETHING THAT'S COMING UP
NEXT, OUR CHANGE TEAM AND OUR E
TEAM WILL BE WORKING TOGETHER
WITHIN THIS YEAR TO CREATE ONE
OF DEEL'S COLLABORATIVE
PRIORITIES, IMPROVING OR I
SHOULD SAY WORKPLACE CULTURE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE DEVELOPING
OUR PULLTY-YEAR PLAN TO SUPPORT
STAFF LIKE PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF
WORKPLACE CULTURE THROUGH AND
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, YOU
KNOW, WE KNOW THAT INCLUDING
THE COLOR BRAVE SPACE TO GIVE
US AN OPPORTUNITY TO DIVE DEEP.
SO THAT'S WHAT'S NEXT, WHAT'S
COMING UP AFTER THE ARC.
>> DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE, WHAT
OTHER, BESIDES THE COLOR BRAVE
SPACES, WHAT OTHER POLICIES OR
PRACTICES HAVE YOU SUPPORTED OR
ADVANCED EITHER BECAUSE YOU
THOUGHT OF IT OR BECAUSE IT
CAME FROM YOUR STAFF THAT SORT
OF ADVANCES THIS PRIORITY
AROUND WORKPLACE CULTURE?
>> SO WHAT WE DID, TO TELL YOU
HOW WE GOT TO THE WORKPLACE
CULTURE.
SO MEDIC CAME UP WITH THREE
PRIORITIES THAT WE'RE GOING TO
FOCUS ON THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE
YEAR.
THE THIRD PRIORITY WE DECIDED
WAS WORKPLACE CULTURE.
SO THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO WORK
WITH THE E TEAM TO HELP COME
UP, FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS WE
WANT TO FOCUS ON.
SO WE'LL BE HAVING MORE OF THAT
COMING UP SOON.
BUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING
PREVIOUSLY SOMETHING THAT WAS
RECOMMENDED BY THE STAFF IS
STARTED OFF AS JUST ME, JUST
BRINGING DONUTS IN TO THE
STAFF.
SO NOW WHAT WE DO, WE HAVE
DONUTS THROUGHOUT THE
DEPARTMENT THAT JUST GIVES
FOLKS AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME
TOGETHER FOR US TO BRING IT
PROFESSIONALLY AND ALSO ENGAGE
AND GET DISCUSSIONS ABOUT
SPENDING TIME WITH THE E TEAM
OR MYSELF AND JUST LEARN ABOUT
WHAT HAS HAPPENED THROUGHOUT
THE DEPARTMENT AND BRINGING
EVERYONE ELSE TOGETHER.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE
IMPLEMENTED THAT THE STAFF HAS
RECOMMENDED.
AND THEN SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE
WILL ACTUALLY BE TAKING PLACE
TOMORROW, WHAT WE ARE DOING,
JUST TRYING TO THINK OF IT AT
THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
WE HAVE DEEL DAY IN THE PARK
TOMORROW.
JUST SOME TEAM BUILDING FOR OUR
WHOLE STAFF.
WE IMPLEMENTED THIS LAST YEAR,
OUR FIRST YEAR DEEL DAY IN THE
PARK.
AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED FROM OUR
SOCIAL COMMITTEE.
FOR US TO KIND OF GET TOGETHER,
TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SOME
PRIORITIES, BUT ALSO AT THE END
OF THE DAY DO SOME TEAM
BUILDING WORK WITH THE STAFF.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE'LL BE
DOING TOMORROW, KICKING IT OFF.
THOSE ARE A FEW THINGS AND
THERE'S A LOT MORE.
>> YEAH.
AND I KNOW THAT DEEL IS ONE OF
THE DEPARTMENTS THAT HAS THE
NUMBERS THAT ARE NOT IN HERE.
YOU DIDN'T GIVE US THE
STATISTICS, BUT IT IS AN
INCREDIBLY DIVERSE DEPARTMENT
IN BOTH GENDER, BUT ALSO IN
RACE.
AND SO I KNOW -- AND I KNOW
THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT PART OF
THE DEPARTMENT'S WORK FORCE,
OUR WOMEN IN PARTICULAR, AND I
KNOW I'VE HEARD YOU TALK IN THE
PAST BEFORE ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF FLEX TIME AND
FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES DURING THE
WEEK.
I THINK THAT'S ALSO A REALLY
IMPORTANT COMPONENT
PARTICULARLY BECAUSE A LOT OF
THE WOMEN THAT WORK IN DEEL ARE
WOMEN OF COLOR.
AND REALLY WANTED TO JUST
APPRECIATE THAT PRACTICE.
AND THE THOUGHTFULNESS AROUND
MAKING SURE WE'RE TAKING FOLKS
NEEDS INTO CONSIDERATION THAT
REALLY GOES A LONG WAY TOWARDS
PROMOTING A POSITIVE WORKPLACE
CULTURE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
OUR WOMEN IN MINORITY BUSINESS
ENTERPRISING PURCHASING AND
CONSULTING OVER THE PAST YEAR.
SO YOU CAN SEE ON THAT TABLE
THERE, IT JUST SHOWS THE
PERCENTAGES.
SO OUR 2018 NUMBER FOR
CONSULTANT PURCHASING ACTUALLY
DECREASED BY A LITTLE BIT.
OUR PURCHASING WENT UP BY A
SIGNIFY HAD CANT AMOUNT.
AND OUR UNDERSTANDING OF WHY
THE CONSULTANT PURCHASING WENT
DOWN SO MUCH WAS THAT OUR
SEATTLE PRESCHOOL EVALUATION
CONTRACTS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST
CONTRACTS.
IT'S A LARGE ACCUSATION THAT IS
NOT A WMBE, BUT SOMETHING WE
HAVE BEEN TALKING WITH OUR
FINANCE TEAM ABOUT HOW TO BEGIN
TO STRATEGIZE AROUND INCREASING
OUR WBME SPENDING AND HOW
PURCHASING HAS INCREASED.
SO YOU SEE THAT IN THOSE
NUMBERS THERE.
>> CAN YOU GO TO THE NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE?
>> SURE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU.
SO WHEN I HEAR PURCHASING AND
CONSULTING FROM A DEPARTMENT, I
USUALLY THINK WHO ARE YOU
CONTRACTING WITH TO PROVIDE
SERVICES MAYBE TO THE
DEPARTMENT ANALYSIS, ETC.
BUT GIVEN THE INTENSE WORK THAT
YOU ALL DO, TRYING TO GET MORE
PEOPLE AND TO BE CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS, IS THIS INCLUDING
THE CHILDCARE PROVIDER
POPULATION?
>> YOU KNOW, I DO NOT THINK
THIS IS INCLUDING THE CHILDCARE
POPULATION.
THIS IS REALLY FOR PURCHASING
AND CONSULTING.
>> OKAY.
W DEAL I'M NOT SURE IF WE
CONSIDER THE FOLKS THAT WE DO
THAT ARE FUNDED THROUGH THE
LEVY.
THOSE ARE CATEGORICALLY
DIFFERENT THAN CONTRACTING AND
CONSULTING FIRMS.
>> WITH YOU THINK OF
CONTRACTING IN THE TRADITIONAL
SENSE, IT WOULD BE DIRECT
VERSES THE CONTRACTING THAT WE
ENGAGE WITH, THE PROVIDERS,
ETC.
>> THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO
OTHERS.
>> EXACTLY, SO THIS IS NOT
INCLUSIVE OF THOSE FOLKS?
>> YES.
>> OKAY, GOT IT.
>> I THINK THESE NUMBERS WOULD
LOOK DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT IF
THAT WAS THE CASE BECAUSE I'VE
SEEN THOSE NUMBERS ACTUALLY.
>> YES, THEY WOULD.
>> AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
FOR US TO STILL BE LOOKING AT
THAT PARTICULAR CONSULTING
NUMBER.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TEAM
TO REALLY LOOK AT HOW WE CAN
INCREASE OUR WMBE SPENDING TO
THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE BECAUSE WE
KNOW US BEING ABLE TO INFUSE
THOSE RESOURCES BACK INTO THE
COMMUNITY IS A REAL IMPORTANT
PART OF THE EQUITY WORK THAT
WE'RE DOING.
>> AND JUST TO PUT A PIN IF
THAT.
THE QUESTION THAT YOU ASKED,
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA, IS AN
IMPORTANT ONE.
SOMETIMES FORGET THAT WE DON'T
CREATE SPACE IN THIS COMMITTEE
TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS,
BUT THE INFORMATION LIVES IN MY
HEAD AND YOUR HEAD AND WE SHARE
IT WITH EACH OTHER AT THE LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
I KNOW WE JUST FINISHED UP OUR
EVALUATION OVER THE LAST YEAR
OF LEVY FUNDING UNDER THE
FAMILIES AND EDUCATION LEVY
PROGRAM, BUT I DO THINK IT WILL
BE HELPFUL IN OUR SHARED
INTEREST AROUND CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS, CHILDCARE SERVICES,
AND IF THAT SPACE IN GENERAL.
I DO THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL
TO PERHAPS FIND THE TIME BEFORE
WE GO TO RECESS TO SEE IF WE
CAN GET A QUICK UPDATE FROM THE
DEPARTMENT ON BOTH THE SPECIFIC
QUESTION, ASKED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA AROUND RACIAL
AND ETHNIC REPRESENTATION IN
TERMS OF OUR CHILDCARE WORK
FORCE PROVIDERS THAT WE'RE
CONTRACTING WITH, AND JUST SORT
OF A GENERAL SENSE OF THIS
STATE OF AFFAIRS IN TERMS OF
OUR LAST YEAR OF FUNDING FOR
THE LEVY.
OF COURSE IT'S THE LAST YEAR OF
THE FUNDING UNDER THAT LEVY, SO
IT DOESN'T REFLECT THE NEW
PROGRAMMING THAT WE'VE FUNDED.
THAT INFORMATION WILL NOT COME
OUT UNTIL NEXT YEAR, SEEING
AROUND THE SAME TIMEFECTION
YEAR.
SO WE CAN AT LEAST SEE WHAT THE
LAST PICTURE LOOKS LIKE UNDER
THE LAST YEAR OF THE FORMER
LEVY THAT MIGHT HELP US INFORM
SOME OF OUR BUDGET
CONVERSATIONS AND OTHER
PRIORITIES AS WE HEAD INTO
MONITORING OF THE FIRST YEAR OF
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
LEVIES.
SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE A
HELPFUL EXERCISE AND WOULD
WELCOME THAT CONVERSATION IF
YOU'RE AGREEING TO THAT,
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
I APPRECIATE THE REQUEST FOR
THE INFORMATION PRIOR TO
RESOURCE.
I AGREE THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL
TO SEE VISUALLY FOR US AND FOR
THE COMMUNITY.
I ASK FOR A GEOGRAPHIC OVERLAY
OF WHERE THE CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS EXIST.
I KNOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE
STRUGGLED TO FIND CHILDCARE AND
HAVING A GENERAL SENSE OF WHERE
OUR CONTRACT PROVIDERS EXIST IS
A MUCH MORE ACCURATE TOOL THAN
PEOPLE GOING ONLINE TO GOOGLE
MAPS AND TRYING TO PLUG IN
INFORMATION WHERE WE COULD FIND
QUALITY CHILDCARE, ESPECIALLY
THE ONES ACCREDITED BY THE
CITY.
IF WE COULD OVERLAY THE
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION, THAT
WOULD BE GREAT.
>> THERE IS A BIG HOLE AT CITY
HALL.
FOG.
>> IT HAPPENS TO BE VACANT.
>> IT IS JUST SAD, IT'S EMPTY,
WAITING FOR CHILDREN, THE JOY
OF SOUND, CHILDCARE PROVIDERS.
>> WAITING FOR THOSE KIDS.
>> IT'S AMAZING.
>> HARDER TO WORK.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> OR EASIER TO WORK BECAUSE
YOU ARE ALWAYS DOWNSTAIRS.
>> VERY JOYFUL.
>> WE COULD DO THIS ALL
MORNING.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> YES.
>> ALSO JUST LOOKING AT THE
GOALS WE HAD SET THE LAST
COUPLE OF YEARS THE GOALS WERE
SET AT 50%.
SO WE WANTED TO HAVE GOALS THAT
WERE BASED ON ACTUAL NUMBERS
AND REALISTIC MEASURES THAT WE
THOUGHT WE COULD ACHIEVE.
SO WE MAINTAINED OUR CONSULTING
GOAL AT 50%, AND WE'RE GOING TO
TRY TO WORK ON INCREASING.
BUT THEN WE INCREASED OUR
PURCHASING GOAL TO 65% TO SAY
LET'S AT LEAST MAINTAIN THAT
MOMENTUM, TRYING TO DO A
PRACTICAL APPROACH TO OUR GOALS
THERE.
AND THEN IN TERMS OF AN ACTION
PLAN ON HOW DO WE GET THERE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING A
QUARTERLY ANALYSIS OF OUR WMBE
SPENDING.
WE'RE ALSO LOOKING THROUGH OUR
FINANCE TEAM THAT HAS BEEN
GREAT ABOUT IDENTIFYING VENDORS
WHO ARE NOT REGISTERED AS WMBE.
ENCOURAGING THEM TO REGISTER
AND THEN OFFERING TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE, AND ALSO TRAINING
ON WMBE STAFF.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
NEXT SLIDE.
>> NEXT, WE WILL TAKE A QUICK
LITTLE DIVE, EXCUSE ME, INTO
OUR RACE AND EQUITY TOOL KITS.
SO THE FIRST ONE IS SEATTLE
PROMISE.
WHAT THE SEATTLE PROMISE RACE
AND EQUITY TOOL KIT CONSISTED
OF IS A DESIGN TEAM MEMBER,
MEMBERS OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE,
DEEL, SOCR, SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, AND THE SUCCESS
FOUNDATION.
WE KNOW AFTER CONSULTING WITH
SOCR AND THE DESIGN TEAM AND
ALL OF OUR FOLKS THAT WERE
INVOLVED, YOU KNOW, WE
DETERMINED THAT WE WANTED TO DO
A MORE THOROUGH VIEW WITH THE
SEATTLE PROMISE.
AS YOU KNOW WE DO BELIEVE IN
LEADING OUR WORK WITHIN RACE
AND EQUITY LENS.
SO THE THOROUGH WAS GOING TO
LOOK AT THE MULTIFACES, THAT
WOULD BE TAKING PLACE THIS YEAR
IN 2019.
SO I WANTED TO SHARE JUST A
BRIEF HIGH LEVEL OF THE SIX
SPACES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE
LOOKING AT.
WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT
FUNDING FOR PHASE I, PHASE II
LOOKING AT ASSEMBLING RET AND A
PLANNING TEAM.
THAT'S PHASE II.
PHASE III WE'LL DO A RET
REFLECTION AND PHASE IV WE'LL
BE LOOKING AT A COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT, THEN WE'RE GOING TO
WRAP THIS UP WITH PHASES V AND
VI, AN ANALYSIS AND SOME TYPE
OF IMPLEMENTATION BASED ON THE
RECOMMENDATIONS.
>> AND DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE, HAS
THAT WORK STARTED ALREADY?
>> WE'LL BE STARTING SOME TIME
COMING UP SOON THIS YEAR.
>> OKAY.
>> I'VE ONLY GOT TWO YEARS LEFT
IN MY TERM.
I NEED THIS TO HAPPEN BEFORE
THEN.
>> THAT'S THE GOAL BEFORE THE
END.
SO THE NEXT RET WAS THE RFI AND
RFP PROCESS.
ULTIMATELY OUR GOAL FOR THIS IS
TO UNDERSTAND AND JUST REDUCE
RACE OR EQUITY BARRIERS TO
ACCESSING OUR FUNDING IN DEEL.
AND SO AS YOU'LL SEE THESE
THREE KEYRECOMMENDATIONS THAT
WE HAVE, THE SECOND
RECOMMENDATION IS ALREADY
COMPLETE.
SO JUST SO YOU KNOW THIS
PROCESS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING
NOW AND IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH
THE RFP AND RFI PROCESS IS
BEING SEEN AS WE ARE DEVELOPING
AND COMING UP ON THESE RFI AND
RFP RELEASES.
WE ANTICIPATE WE'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE THESE CONVERSATIONS
WITH OUR PARTNERS TO INFORM
THIS PROCESS.
>> OKAY, SO ONE OF THE THINGS
WE DID WANT TO TALK ABOUT WAS
JUST OUR APPROACH TO RACIAL
EQUITY TOOL KITS THAT WE REALLY
WANT THEM TO BE MORE THAN A
CHECKLIST.
A LOT OF TIMES THEY CAN BE
VIEWED AS JUST A SIMPLE
CHECKLIST, SOMETHING THAT WE GO
THROUGH SORT OF AN ANNUAL
PROCESS, CITY DEPARTMENTS ARE
ASKED TO DO FOUR PER YEAR, YOU
KNOW, YOU DO YOUR FOUR RETs AND
THEN IN DECEMBER 2018, START
FRESH NEXT YEAR.
SO WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO LOOK
AT ACKNOWLEDGING THE REALITIES
OF RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE WORK
AND TRYING TO BE A BIT MORE
FLEXIBLE WITH OURSELVES, GIVING
OURSELVES ROOM TO DO THE RETs
THAT WE FEEL NEED TO HAPPEN AS
THE ISSUES COME UP.
SO A COUPLE OF THINGS WE DID
THAT I THINK STARTED TO
INITIATE WHAT WE ARE CALLING
RET-LEVEL THINKING, WE DID A
DEPARTMENT WIDE RET TRAINING,
SO WE ACTUALLY HAD STAFF FROM
SOCR COME TO OUR DEPARTMENT AND
DO GROUP TRAINING WITH US
SPECIFICALLY AROUND THAT.
ONE THING THAT WAS REALLY GREAT
ABOUT THAT, IT REALLY INSPIRED
SOME STAFF TO LEAD THEIR OWN
RET EFFORTS AND TAKE DEEPER
TRAINING ON IT.
SO THAT WAS SOMETHING REALLY
EXCITING.
AFTER THOSE TRAININGS I HAD AT
LEAST FOUR DIFFERENT STAFF COME
UP SAYING I'M INTERESTED N
LEADING A RET, WHAT CAN I DO?
PEOPLE THAT HADN'T ENGAGED IN
THAT WORK BEFORE AND THEY HAVE
WAYS TO LOOK AT THEIR WORK FROM
A RACIAL EQUITY ANALYSIS.
SO THAT WAS REALLY EXCITING.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE ALSO DID,
WE REVISITED A RET WE DID IN
2017 ON HIRING PRACTICES.
SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WHEN
WE DO A RET, IT DOESN'T BECOME
A SET IT AND DID IT.
WE DID IT AND GOOD FOR US.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE
IMPLEMENTED THOSE PRACTICES, SO
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE
CHANGE TEAM AND THE EXECUTIVE
TEAM TO ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT THE
REGIESES THAT CAME OUT OF OUR
HIRING RET, WORKING WITH THE
WORK MANAGERS AND JUST MAKING
SURE WE COULD START TO
IMPLEMENT THOSE.
SO THAT'S BEEN PRETTY EXCITING
WORK.
AND THEN EVEN WORKING BEYOND
OUR OWN CITY DEPARTMENT, ONE
GREAT EXAMPLE OF CITY
COLLABORATION IS STAFF
SUPPORTED A KING COUNTY RACIAL
EQUITY TOOL KIT, ANOTHER
EXAMPLE OF HOW WE DON'T
NECESSARILY DO THE WORK WITHIN
OUR OWN SPACES, BUT WE RELY ON
PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION.
NEXT SLIDE FOR 2019 AND BEYOND.
SO WE DID SOMETHING A LITTLE
DIFFERENT RATHER THAN SAYING
WE'RE GOING TO DO THE FOUR RETs
IN ONE WITH CALENDAR YEAR.
WE WROTE THESE FIVE RETs INTO
THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO SAY
THESE WERE FIVE RETs WE KNEW
HAD TO HAPPEN.
SO YOU CAN SEE THESE ARE SOME
PRETTY BIG AREAS THAT ARE
PRETTY CRITICAL TO OUR
COMMUNITY.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE TOOK
THE TIME TO DO THEM RIGHT, SO
THEY'RE NOT STARTED ON THE CAR
DOOR YEAR, THEY MIGHT TAKE ONE
TO THREE YEARS TO COMPLETE.
AND SO THAT WAS KIND OF WORKING
WITH SOCR TO COME UP WITH THAT
PLAN.
ADD NEW RETs AS ISSUES COME UP
OR AS STAFF IS LOOKING AT THE
WORK SAYING THIS NEEDS TO BE
ANALYZED DEEPER.
>> THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT IS COMMENDABLE FOR DEEL IS
THAT YOU ALL REALLY -- IN TERMS
OF THE WORK YOU DO, THERE IS
ENOUGH FLEXIBILITY BUILT INTO
THIS PROGRAMMING THAT'LL ALLOW,
SORT OF FOSTERS THAT ADDITIONAL
CREATIVITY AND ALLOWS US TO
SORT OF COURSE CORRECT WHEN WE
NEED T.
TO.
AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE TO
DO MORE OF THE COOL STUFF THAT
IS EMERGING OR A PROMISING
PRACTICE.
SO REALLY APPRECIATE THE
THOUGHTFULNESS AROUND INSTEAD
OF CREATING THE CHECKLIST OF
WE'RE GOING TO DO THESE IN ONE
YEAR AND TAKE THE MUCH MORE
PHASED APPROACH AND A REALISTIC
APPROACH TO THE FACT THAT DOING
RACISM WILL CERTAINLY TAKE MORE
THAN A YEAR.
>> THE CALENDAR YEAR?
>> YEAH.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT FEEDBACK.
THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING
THAT HAS BEEN IMPORTANT TO US,
SO THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
AS I THINK ABOUT THE USE OF THE
RACIAL EQUITY TOOL KIT, I KNOW
THAT YOU USE IT INTERNALLY TO
EVALUATE YOUR CURRENT PRACTICES
AND HOW YOUR STAFF WILL ALIGN
WITH PRIORITIES AND THE VISION
MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT.
AND ALSO I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU
USE IT FOR ANALYZING THE
SERVICES THAT YOU PROVIDE OR
THE CONTRACTORS ARE REQUIRED TO
PROVIDE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD
LOVE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT IS HOW
YOU USE THE RACIAL EQUITY TOOL
KIT TO ANALYZE PROPOSALS THAT
COME TO YOU.
SO LET'S SAY CITY COUNCIL, FOR
EXAMPLE, SENT A REQUEST TO YOU
TO OPEN UP A CHILDCARE FACILITY
ON SITE.
HOW DOES THE ANALYSIS OF A
REQUEST THAT'S COMING TO YOU
GET ANALYZED, SO THAT
POTENTIALLY IT GETS PRIORITY IF
IT SCORES HIGH ON NEEDING
RACIAL EQUITY GOALS.
IS THAT SOMETHING WE CURRENTLY
DO EITHER FROM EXTERNAL
PARTNERS ASKING SOMETHING OF
THE DEPARTMENT OR WHEN THE CITY
PROVIDES FUNDING FOR CERTAIN
PROGRAMS, SO THAT IT CAN BE
EXPEDITED OR INITIATED WITHOUT
DELAY.
IF NOT THAT WOULD BE A REAL
EXCELLENT WAY TO USE THE TOOL
KITS, SO WE CAN PRIORITIZE AND
PUT TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE
ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE
BACK BURNER AND SHELVED FOR
VARIOUS REASONS IN THE PAST.
WITH THE USE OF THE TOOL KIT IT
COULD BE POTENTIALLY ADVANCED.
IS THAT A WAY IN WHICH TO USE
IT NOW?
>> THAT'S A GREAT
RECOMMENDATION.
WE DO NOT CURRENTLY OPERATE
THAT WAY.
BUT THAT IS A GREAT
RECOMMENDATION.
WE CAN TAKE IT BACK AND LOOK TO
SEE HOW TO EMBED THAT IN OUR
DECISION MAKING PROCESS FOR
REQUESTS TO COME IN.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WOULD SAY ON THE FUTURE
RETs FOR 2019, 2021, SEVERAL OF
THOSE WERE GENERATED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL, WHICH ARE NOW
GOING TO BE SUBJECT TO RETs,
WHICH I APPRECIATE.
SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, I THINK,
I DON'T THINK IT'S AS
INTENTIONAL OR SORT OF SYSTEMIC
AS YOUR QUESTION POSES.
I DO THINK THERE'S AN
OPPORTUNITY TO THINK A LITTLE
BIT MORE INTENTIONALLY ABOUT
HOW TO DO THAT.
THIS CAME ABOUT ORGANICALLY FOR
OUTSTANDING PROGRAMS.
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IN CLOSING WE REALLY WANTED
TO JUST THANK ALL OF OUR STAFF
MEMBERS, OUR CHANGE TEAM
MEMBERS, OUR FORMER CHANGE TEAM
MEMBERS, DEEL STAFF WHO ARE
COMMITTED TO ADVANCING RACIAL
EQUITY.
I WANT TO THANK OCR AND OUR
LIAISONS AND OTHER CITY
DEPARTMENT CHANGE TEAM FOR THIS
WORK ON THE SUPPORT THAT THEY
HAVE BEEN DOING WITH DEAL.
I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ACTIVISTS,
AND ORGANIZERS WHO HAVE REALLY
BUILT THE FOUNDATIONFOR THIS
WORK AND CONTINUING TO LEAD
THIS WORK.
BUT YOU KNOW SPECIFICALLY
SPECIAL THANKS TO LIKE MICHELLE
AND GOING BACK TO THE DEEL
STAFF THAT REALLY LEAD THIS
WORK DAY IN AND DAY OUT THAT
MAKE THE GREAT RECOMMENDATIONS
THAT I GET TO COME UP HERE AND
TALK ABOUT.
A LOT OF THESE GREAT THINGS
THAT ARE HAPPENING.
MOST OF THEM WOULD COME FROM
OUR STAFF WHO ARE EMBEDDED IN
THE WORK DAY-TO-DAY.
AND IT IS REALLY APPRECIATIVE
TO HAVE SUCH OUTSTANDING FOLKS
AROUND THE TABLE.
COMMITTED TO SEATTLE, COMMITTED
TO OUR KIDS, AND SEEING EQUITY
INVOLVED AND BRAIDED THROUGH
EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.
THANK YOU, BUT I'M SURE YOU
HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY TOO.
>> YES, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO
ECHO THAT.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY WHO
PARTICIPATES IN THIS WHEN
YOU'RE LOOKING AT ANTI-RACISM
WORK.
WE ARE ASKED TO BE VERY
VULNERABLE.
WE ARE ASKED TO CHALLENGE LAWN,
HEALTH, INSTITUTIONAL NORMS,
EXPOSING OURSELVES TO NEW
TRAUMA WITHOUT REALIZING THAT'S
HAPPENING.
REALLY UNDERSTANDING THAT
NOBODY DOES THIS WORK ALONE.
IT'S A VAST NETWORK OF SUPPORT
BOTH INSIDE THE CITY AND
OUTSIDE THE CITY THAT SUPPORT
IT.
AND WE ARE JUST REALLY GRATEFUL
FOR EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATES
IN THAT.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
>> BUT AS YOU ALL NOTED, THIS
WORK IS VERY, VERY HARD AND
COULD BE MENTALLY TAXING.
SO AGAIN JUST THANKS TO
EVERYONE THAT IS STICKING
THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
AT TIMES, IT'S REALLY MENTALLY
DRAINING SOMETIMES.
>> YEAH.
AND CERTAINLY THE WORK THAT SO
MANY OF US DO IN AN INSTITUTION
LIKE THE CITY OF SEATTLE THAT
IS REALLY COMMITTED TO UNDOING
INSTITUTIONAL RACISM AND
RACISM.
IT IS REALLY PROFOUND AND COULD
BE REALLY HEAVY, AND I THINK
THERE'S SO MANY PUBLIC SERVANTS
HERE IN THE CITY THAT ARE
DEDICATED TO THAT GOAL AND THAT
MISSION AROUND RSJI AND
APPRECIATE THE ONGOING EFFORTS
AND THE SPACE TO HELP US SERVE
OUR COMMUNITY IN A MUCH MORE
JUST WAY.
REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT WORK.
I CAN'T THINK OF A MORE
IMPORTANT SPACE TO DO THAT WORK
THAN AN EDUCATION.
WE KNOW THAT EDUCATION IS, YOU
KNOW, I DON'T EVEN LIKE SAYING
IT, BUT IT CREATES A LEVEL OF
PLAYING FIELD, BUT IT DOESN'T.
IT ACTUALLY SORT OF UNDOES AND
TIPS THE BALANCE FOR EQUITIES
AND PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY
THAT HAVE BEEN INTENTIONALLY
SYSTEMATICALLY, SINCE THE
BEGINNING OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE EDUCATION SYSTEM IN AMERICA
LEFT OUT.
AND SO IT'S MORE THAN JUST
EQUALIZING.
IT IS, YOU KNOW, PUTTING US ON
A BETTER TRAJECTORY TO BREAK
THE CYCLES OF POVERTY AND TO
FULFILL OUR POTENTIAL IN
SOCIETY.
SO REALLY WANT TO APPRECIATE
ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING
EVERY DAY IN THE EARLY LEARNING
AND EDUCATION SPACE, SO SUPER
IMPORTANT.
I'M A HUGE BELIEVER IN YOU ALL,
AND A BIG CHAMPION OF THIS
ISSUE AS YOU KNOW.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO BE AN ALLY
AND A SUPPORTER IN THE WORK
YOU'RE DOING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
ONGOING PARTNERSHIP ON ALL
AREAS OF WORK, BUT IN
PARTICULAR IN THIS SPACE, SO
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> FANYTHING ELSE?
GREAT.
SO YOUTH LAST AGENDA ITEM, SO
THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE, SO WE ARE
ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.