>>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE.
TODAY IS OCTOBER 30th, 2020.
TIME IS 9:35 A.M.
I'M CHAIR OF THE SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
[ROLL CALL]
NINE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH MADAME
CLERK.
THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING THIRD
AND FINAL DAY OF OUR
CONSIDERATION OF FORM Bs.
THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO
HIGHLIGHT PRIORITY ITEMS
FOR AMENDMENTS OR ADDITIONS
THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO
SEE FOR THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED
BUDGET.
THE COUNCIL HAS GONE THROUGH
TWO DAYS.
TODAY WILL BE ANOTHER LONG DAY.
JUST A QUICK REMINDER.
WE'LL TAKE A BREAK BETWEEN 1:00
AND 2:00 FOR A LUNCH
BREAK.
WE'LL ENDEAVOUR TO MAKE SURE
YOU GET DONE AND BACK
TO YOUR COMMUNITY OR FAMILY
OBLIGATIONS BY 5:00 P.M.
THERE'S OVER 50 ITEMS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA.
WE'LL GO THROUGH THEM WITH ALL
THE DUE CONVERSATIONS
NECESSARY FOR QUESTIONS FOR
PEOPLE TO BE
UNDERSTANDING THE PROPOSALS BUT
ALSO ASK YOU TO KEEP
YOUR COMMENTS BRIEF.
IT'S BEEN HELPFUL.
THANK YOU FOR KEEPING COMMENTS
BREECH WE'VE BEEN
ABLE TO ADJOURN AN HOUR TO HOUR
AND A HALF EARLY.
THANK YOU.
WANT TO WISH YOU ALL AN EARLY
HAPPY HALLOWEEN.
WE REMIND VIEWING PUBLIC AND
OUR TEAMS AS WELL THE
FORM Bs IN FRONT OF US WERE
SUBMITTED LAST WEEK ON
THURSDAY AT 5:00 P.M.
WE DID ASK FOR TWO COSPONSORS
TO BE LIST IN ADDITION
TO THE ONE PRIME SPONTANEOUS SO
THIS IS SO THEY HAVE SUFFICIENT
TIME TO REVIEW AND
WORK WITH CENTRAL STAFF OR LAW
IF NECESSARY.
TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE READY FOR
Z THIS ALLOWS US TO
HAVE THE MATERIALS IN HAND AND
REALLY MAKE SURE
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF SURPRISE
AMENDMENTS COMING
FORWARD WHICH HELPS THE VIEWING
PUBLIC AND ALL OF US
AS WELL.
AS WE HAVE DONE ON THE FLOOR
THE LAST TWO DAYS,
THOSE AMENDMENTS THAT YOU WOULD
LIKE TO CONSIDER FOR
CONSIDERATION THAT DID NOT MEET
THE 5:00 P.M.
DEADLINE THURSDAY, WE CAN STILL
DO THAT.
TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE READY FOR
DISCUSS, WE ASKED FOR
WALK ON AMENDMENTS TO BE
CIRCULATED BY 5:00 P.M.
THE
DAY BETTER AND PROPOSING
COUNCILMEMBER SUBMIT THE
INFORMATION, WHETHER CENTRAL
STAFF HAD TIME TO
REVIEW, AND IF NECESSARY,
REVIEWED BY LAW.
THIS ALLOWS PRESS TO MAKE SURE
COUNCIL IS
CONSIDERING POTENTIAL
AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE
SUFFICIENT RESEARCH GONE INTO
THEM FOR OUR
CONSIDERATION TODAY.
AS A REMINDER, THE DISCUSS
ABOUT AMENDING THE AGENDA
TO ADDITIONAL FORMS IS NOT
WHETHER OR NOT INDIVIDUAL
COUNCILMEMBERS LIKE THE
PROPOSAL BUT RATHER A
QUESTION ABOUT PROCESS.
DOES THE AMENDMENT MEET THE
CRITERIA FOR
CONSIDERATION TODAY BY AMENDING
THE AGENDA?
DO WE HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION
IN FRONT OF US TO MAKE
SURE IT MET THAT CRITERIA?
WE ARE ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS
MERELY ON A STANDPOINT
AT THIS POINT AT THE TOP OF THE
AGENDA.
AS A REMINDER, BECAUSE A
PROPOSAL MIGHT NOT BE
DEEMED FOR CONVERSATION TODAY,
THAT DOES NOT MEAN
THE CONVERSATION IS OVER.
WE HAVE FORM Cs OR THE CHANGED
DOCUMENTS TO THE
COUNCIL'S PROPOSED BALANCING
PACKAGE THAT CAN BE NOR
THE UPCOMING WEEKS.
WITH THAT, WE DO KNOW WE HAVE
AT LEAST ONE WALK-ON
AMENDMENT FOR CONSIDERATION
THIS MORNING.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, I
BELIEVE THAT COMES FROM
YOU.
BEFORE WE CONSIDER IT, I'M
GOING TO MOVE TO HAVE THE
AGENDA IN FRONT OF US.
I MOVE TO ADOPT THE AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND TO
ADOPT THE AGENDA.
COUNSELMEMBER MORALES, IT IS MY
UNDERSTANDING THIS
AMENDMENT 1 WAS SENT TO ALL OF
OUR OFFICES BEFORE
5:00 P.M.
YESTERDAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
FOR THE RECORD, I NEED TO
VERIFY WITH THE CLERK.
MADAME CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE
VERIFY THE AMENDMENT,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AMENDMENT
1 DID MEET THE RULE
FOR CIRCULATION ON AMENDMENT
AND CIRCULATED BEFORE
5:00 P.M.
ON THE DAY BEFORE THE AGENDA?
YES, IT WAS CIRCULATED BEFORE
5:00 P.M.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MADAME
CLENCH WITH THAT
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO MOVE YOUR
AMENDMENT?
YES, I ADD WE MOVE THE
AMENDMENT BY ADDING WALK-ON
AMENDMENT.
I HAVE TWO.
ALLOCATE FUNDS FROM S ISPD CUTS
THROUGH THE PROCESS
AND PLACING IT AT END OF THE
CORRESPOND DEPARTMENT
SECTION.
>>> SECOND.
>> OKAY.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
CAN WE TAKE THEM IN INDIVIDUAL
ORDER?
CAN YOU AGAIN TELL US THE NAME
OF THE FIRST
AMENDMENT THAT YOU'RE
CONSIDERING HERE?
SO, SORRY, NO.
I HAVE IT LISTED AS AMENDMENT
2. I BELIEVE YOU SAID AMENDMENT
1. I'M ASKING FOR
CLARIFICATION.
>> ALLI, GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR MOSQUEDA,
GOOD MORNING
COUNCILMEMBERS.
WE HAD INITIALLY BEEN WORKING
WITH OFFICES ON
POTENTIAL WALK-ON AMENDMENTS.
SOMETIMES THIS NUMBERING GETS
OUT OF ORDER.
THERE'S ONE WALK-ON AMENDMENT
FOR SPD TODAY.
IT IS NUMBERED SBD WALK ON 2.
THAT IS THE ONLY WALK-ON TODAY.
>> THAT HELPS ME AND THE
VIEWING PUBLIC AS WELL.
JUST ONE AMENDMENT TO BE
CONSIDERED TODAY, ONE
AMENDMENT TITLED AMENDMENT 2.
IT'S MOVED AND SECONDED.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, I'LL
TURN OVER TO YOU TO
DESCRIBE AMENDMENT 2.
>> THANK YOU.
SO THIS AMENDMENT WOULD IS --
SORRY, LET ME GOAT
MY NOTES.
THIS IS A BUDGET ACTION THAT
WOULD ALLOCATE ALL
SAVINGS FROM CUTS TO THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S
2021 BUDGET AND OTHER SOURCES
TO FUND 55 COMMUNITY
LED ANNUAL BUDGETORY PROCESS
WHERE RESIDENTS WOULD
DECIDE HOW TO SPEND A PORTION
TO ADDRESS SAFETY,
FUND PROPOSALS COMING OUT OF
THAT PROCESS.
>> THANK YOU.
I THINK THAT'S HELPFUL FOR
RIGHT NOW.
THERE MAY BE QUESTIONS AND THEN
WE'LL ASK YOU TO
CONTINUE.
IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE, FEEL
FREE.
>> THE IDEA IS WE WOULD
ALLOCATE UP TO $1 MILLION TO
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
AND CITY DEPARTMENTS
TO BASICALLY RUN THE
PARTICIPATE BUDGET PROCESS.
THIS IS SETTING THE STAGE TO
THINK ABOUT THE
INFRASTRUCTURE OF HOW WE RUN A
PROCESS THROUGH THE
COURSE OF THE YEAR.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
THE COVER MEMO THAT OUR OFFICE
GENERATED TO
SUMMARIZE WHETHER OR NOT THE
WALK-ON AMENDMENT MET
THE CRITERIA WAS CIRCULATED
JUST TO SUMMARIZE.
IT APPEARS THE PROPOSAL WAS
VETTED AND DISCUSSED
WITH KEY COMMUNITY MEMBERS SUCH
AS SOLIDARITY, KING
COUNTY EQUITY NOW AND OTHERS
LISTED THAT IT WAS
DISCUSSED WITH CENTRAL STAFF.
AND THAT IT DID NOT NEED A LAW
REVIEW.
WORKED WITH CENTRAL STARK AND
DOES NOT NEED LAW
REVIEW.
AT THIS POINT, IT DOES SAY THE
DEPARTMENT THAT THIS
WOULD AFFECT HAS NOT BEEN
CONSULTED WITH.
LIKE THE FIRST AMENDMENT WE
CONSIDERED WEDNESDAY, IF
THIS IS TO MOVE FORWARD, WE'LL
OBVIOUSLY WORK AND
SEEK FEEDBACK FROM THE
DEPARTMENT AS WELL.
THAT'S THE CRITERIA I'LL LOOK
AT TO INSURE IT MET
THE FIRST BASE LINE QUESTION.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON THIS AMENDMENT
BEFORE CONSIDERATION FOR
AMENDING THE AGENDA?
THANK YOU.
THANKS MORALES AND FOR
SUBMITTING THE COVER SHEET.
MADAME CHAIRWOMAN, CALL THE
ROLL TO TAKE THE
AMENDMENT 2. [ROLL CALL]
NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
AGENDA IS AMENDED.
NOT AWARE OF ADDITIONAL WALK-ON
AMENDMENTS OR
AMENDMENTS THIS MORNING.
I DO HAVE ONE TECHNICAL
CORRECTION I'D LIKE US TO
CONSIDER BEFORE WE VOTE ON THE
AMEND AGENDA.
WE HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL ITEM
ADDED.
A OBAMACARE BDID MEET AND WAS
LEFT OFF OF TODAY'S AGENDA.
THE BUDGET ACTION WOULD AMEND
THE RECOMMENDED
PASSAGE OF 119933 WHICH WOULD
REMOVE THE EXISTING
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
FROM THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ESTABLISH
IT AS A SEPARATE
OFFICE IN THE EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENT.
THE AMENDMENT WOULD MAINTAIN
OEM EXISTING AUTHORITY
UNDER THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
CODE AND REMOVE
INFERENCE.
I'LL MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES
BEFORE MOVING TO
AMEND THE AGENDA.
>> SECOND.
>> IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE
SELECT BUDGET
COUNCIL RULED RELATING TO
CIRCULATION OF AMENDMENTS
BY 5:00 P.M.
ON THE BUSINESS DAY WILL BE
SUSPENDED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE RULE
IS SUSPENDED.
I'LL MOVE TO AMEND THE AGENDA
BY ADDING COUNCIL
BUDGET ACTION ITEM BLG 031B 001
ENTITLED AMENDMENT
PASSED AS AMENDED COUNCIL BILL
119933 WHICH WOULD
CREATE THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT IN THE
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT BY PLACE
IT AT THE END OF THE
CORRESPONDING DEPARTMENT
SECTION.
IS THERE A SECOND?
SECOND.
>> SECOND.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
TO AMEND THE AGENDA BY ADDING
COUNCIL.
ARE THIS ANY COMMENTS ON THE
AMENDMENT TO THE
AGENDA?
SEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT TO
THE AGENDA?
[ROLL CALL]
NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU COLLEAGUES.
THE MOTION CARRIES.
THE AGENDA IS AMENDED ADDING
AMENDMENT 2 TO THE END
OF THE CORRESPONDING DEPARTMENT
SECTION WE ALREADY
DID AND ADDING THIS AMENDMENT
FOR BLG 031B 011 TO
THE END OF THE CORRESPONDING
DEPARTMENT SECTION AS
WELL.
ANY OTHER FURTHER COMMENTS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA?
HEARING NONE, MADAME CLERK,
COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL
ON THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDED
AGENDA?
[ROLL CALL]
NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU MADAME CLERK.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND AMENDED
AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WITH THAT, LET'S GO INTO PUBLIC
COMMENT.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS
KNOW WE DO HAVE
RESERVED THE ABOUT TO HAVE
PUBLIC COMMENT AT
BEGINNING OF EVERY SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING.
WE ARE ONLY RESERVING 30
MINUTES FOR THIS
CONVERSATION.
WE APOLOGIZE TO THOSE THAT
MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO GET
THEIR TIME HEARD.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE PUBLIC
COMMENT EVERY BUDGET
MEETING AND LOOK FORWARD TO
HEARING MORE FROM YOU
ALL.
AT THIS POINT, LET'S GO AHEAD
AND OPEN PUBLIC
COMMENT.
I'LL READ THE NAMES IN WHICH
THEY APPEAR IN ORDER ON
THE CALL-IN LIST.
YOU'LL HAVE ONE MINUTE.
YOU'LL HEAR A 10 SECOND CHIME
CLOSE TO THE END OF
YOUR ALLOTTED TIME.
THEN AFTER YOUR ALLOTTED TIME,
THE MICROPHONE WILL
BE CUT OFF.
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO HANG UP AND
DIAL IN TO THE
LISTEN LINE AT THE SEATTLE
CHANNEL FEED OR OTHER
OPTION ON TODAY'S AGENDA
APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU IS
DIALING IN TODAY.
THE FIRST THREE PEOPLE HOWARD
GAIL, BRITTANY V AND
IS KATE RUBEN.
GOOD MORNING, HOWARD.
>> GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.
THIS IS HOWARDDALE DISTRICT 2.
LAST YEAR ON MAY 8th RYAN
SMITH, NEAR COMATOSED
FROM A BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT
.38 WAS KILLED BY
SEATTLE POLICE.
THIS YEAR ON MAY 19th, SIX DAYS
BEFORE THE MURDER
OF GEORGE FLOYD, HEIR CAVE WAS
MEASURED IN
SEATTLE.
I FILED A COMPLAINT THEN LOST
FOR TWO MONTHS.
THESE MEN HAD MANY THINGS IN
COMMON BLACK AND
EXPERIENCING A SEVERE MENTALLE
HEALTH BREAK.
WE SHARED ANOTHER TREND THAT
MADE IT EASY FOR
POLITICIANS AND POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY POSITION TO
IGNORE FAMILIES LIVID OUTSIDE
OF SEATTLE.
SEAT NEEDS A POLICE SYSTEM.
WE NEED A SYSTEM SENSITIVE TO
TRAGEDY AND NOT
TRAGEDY, NOT TO AVOID
EMBARRASSMENT.
THE SYSTEM SEEKING JUSTICE AND
NOT JUSTIFICATION TO
PROTECT LIFE AND NOT JUSTIFY
POLICY.
THANK YOU, HOWARD.
THE NEXT PERSON IS BRITTANY.
GOOD MORNING, BRITTANY.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS BRITTANY.
I'M THE CHAIR OF THE SEATTLE
GROUP.
I'M CALLING TO EXPRESS SUPPORT
FOR THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET INCLUDING REDUCTIONS IN
THE POLICE BUDGET,
SCOPE AND STAFFING AND THE
BUDGETING PROCESS AS WELL
AS THE SPECIFIC ITEMS FROM
TODAY'S AGENDA.
CAPITOL HILL PUBLIC LIFE STUDY,
MARKET PROJECT,
THOMAS REDESIGN PROJECT S ROUTE
44 CORRIDOR PROJECT
CONSTRUCTION OF THE GEORGETOWN
SOUTH PARK TRAIL BIKE
PROJECT S ROUTE 7 RAINIER
AVENUE SIDEWALK
IMPROVEMENTS, INCREASED HOUSING
AND SHELTER SERVICES
FOR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS
PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO
HEAT, STROKE, SEVERE WEATHER,
OTHER EFFECTS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ALL
OF YOUR WORK.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.
>> THANK YOU, BRITTANY.
YOU TOO.
GOOD MORNING.
>> HI.
MY NAME IS KATE RUBEN.
I'M A RENTER IN DISTRICT 2. I'M
CALLING IN TODAY ON THE HALF OF
THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET.
THIS IS THROUGH A PAR TIS I
PARTICIPATION.
THEY PRIORITIZE HEALTH,
SANITATION, COORDINATION
WITH TRUSTED COMMUNITY-BASED
AGENCIES.
I'VE SEEN FIRST HAND NEGLECTING
SANITATION HAS LIKE
TRASH PICK UP.
WE NEED ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR
TINY HOMES, HOTELS FOR
SHELTER, TENTS, SHARED WHEEL
SERVICES AND ADDITIONAL
ENGAGEMENT WORK.
THANK YOU, KATE.
PLEASE SEND THE REST OF YOUR
COMMENT IN AS WELL.
THE NEXT THREE PEOPLE ARE
PATRICK TAYLOR.
GOOD MORNING, PATRICK.
HI, PATRICK.
LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE MUTED.
IF YOU CAN PRESS STAR 6 ONE
MORE TIME?
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
MY NAME IS PATRICK TAYLOR.
I'M A SOUTH SEATTLE RESIDENT
AND CHAIR OF THE
ADVISORY BOARD.
I SPEAK TODAY AS AN INDIVIDUAL.
I'M CALLING IN TO URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT ITEM 5 AND
ITEM 7 FUNDING FOR THE PLANNING
OF MLK BIKE ROUTE
AND GEORGETOWN BIKE ROUTE N.
THE LAST BICYCLE
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, SOUTH
SEATTLE WAS
UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE
PROJECT.
SOUTH SEATTLE HAS HIGH QUALITY
BIKE PATHS.
OUR GOAL IS UNDUE DISPARITY AND
PROVIDE ALL AGES AND
CONNECT PEOPLE OF SOUTH SEAT
TOLL EACH OTHER AND
LARGER CITY.
THE BOARD IN CAST CASE,
GREENWAY, SEATTLE ADVOCATES
ADDED TO THE PLAN.
IN ADDITION, DURING THE
OUTREACH, THESE PRODUCTS
WERE IDENTIFIED AS HIGHEST
PRIORITY.
THIS WILL HELP THE CITY LIVE UP
TO EQUITY GOALS.
IT WILL MITIGATE BRIDGE TASK
CONTINUING THE PROJECT
MAKE SURE THEY'RE READY WHEN
FUNDS BECOME AVAILABLE.
THANK YOU FOR TIME AND
ATTENTION AND WORK YOU DO FOR
OUR CITY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH IS.
>> THE NEXT PERSON IS CARLY.
GOOD MORNING, CARLY.
>> HI.
MY NAME IS CARLY GAME.
I'M A RESIDENT OF ANDREW
LEWIS.
I'M A MEMBER OF SUB RISE CITY
SEATTLE.
I'M CALLING IN SUPPORT OF A
SOLIDARITY BUDGET.
TODAY I'M SPECIFICALLY WANTING
TO ADDRESS THE HIRING
FREEZE IN THE SEAT POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
I'M ASKING THE COUNCIL TO
CONTINUE THE SPD HIRING
FREEZE INTO 2021.
AS YOU'VE HEARD IN MANY BUDGET
MEETINGS, STREETS AND
OUTSIDE RESIDENTS, WE NEED TO
TAKE IT DOWN 20%.
THIS IS HARASSMENT AND VIOLENCE
TOWARDS SEATTLE
RESIDENTS.
VERY FEW PEOPLE ARE PAYING
THEIR SALARIES.
RATHER THAN WELCOMING NEW
PEOPLE INTO THIS BRUTAL
VIOLENT INSTITUTION, DOES NOT
PROVIDE PUBLIC SAFE
DIRKS I ASK YOU CONTINUE THE
FREEZE TO 2021.
THIS IS WILL ALLOW THE CITY
REALLOCATE MONEY OUT OF
POLICE SALARIES AND INTO
PRIORITIES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH CARLY.
PEGGY, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I'M PEGGY HOLTS.
I'M A NICHOLSVILLE FOUNDER.
IT'S HALLOWEEN EVE STOCKED UP
ON CAN CITY.
SOME HOMELESS PEOPLE NEED A
REST, BUT FOR OTHER
PEOPLE O MODEL WORKS BEST.
DEMOCRACY AND EM TOWER SELF-
MARIJUANA IS WHERE IT'S
AT.
NICKELODEONS KNOW YOU'VE GOT TO
BE SOAK TORE DO.
THAT I'M NOT GOING TO YET OR
THROW OUT OBJECTIVE,
I'M GOING TO SAY OUR VILLAGES
ARE WAY MORE COST
EFFECTIVE.
VOTE FOR THE AMENDMENT EVEN IF
IT HURTS, BECAUSE
WHEN THE PANDEMIC IS OVER,
WE'RE COMING BACK IN OUR
PINK SHIRTS.
THANK YOU.
>> THAT WAS EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU V. YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> HAVE A GREAT DAY.
>> THE NEXT THREE ARE MATTHEW
LANG, CHRISTINE SAP,
ROBERT STRAUSSER.
GOOD MORNING, MATTHEW.
>> HAVEN GOOD MORNING.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
YES, THANK YOU.
HELLO?
GREAT.
MY NAME IS MATTHEW LANG.
I'M A NORTH SEATTLE RESIDENT,
LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS
OWNER AND IS HERE TODAY ON THE
SEATTLE TRANSIT
RIDERS UNION.
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL
MEMBERS WORKING
TIRELESSLY TO MAKE SURE THIS IS
FUNDED IN THIS
BUDGET.
THIS IS NOT TO RAID JUMP START
FUND TECHNOLOGY BACK
FILL THE BUDGET.
WE SUPPORT THE HOPE OUTREACH
TEAM PROPOSAL TO
REPLACE THE NAVIGATION TEAM.
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, I'VE
SPENT PAY GREAT DEAL
OF TIME IN ENCAMPMENTS AND
WORKING ALONG SIDE
UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS AND
PROVIDERS, FOR SOLUTIONS
ATHAT WORK BEST FOR COMMUNITY
AS DESCRIBED FOR
COMMUNITY RATHER UNANIMOUS
FORIT.
WHAT IS NOW NOT WORK.
AS SOMEONE HOMELESS BEFORE
MYSELF, I BELIEVE THIS
THE HOPE PROPOSAL IS A BIG STEP
FORWARD.
PLEASE PASS THIS AMENDMENT AND
LET'S CONTINUE THE
CONVERSATION.
THANK YOU, HAVE A GOOD DAY.
>> THANK YOU, MATTHEW.
NEXT PERSON IS CHRIS DAN.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
IT IS CHRIS ANN.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE
CHANCE TO SPEAK.
I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE
SEATTLE PARKING
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS GUILD.
WHEN I BECAME A PARKING
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, I WAS
STRUCK BY DIVERSITY AND TALENT
IN OUR UNIT.
60%.
12 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES ARE
SPOKEN.
OUR OFFICERS ARE A DIVERSE WORK
FORCE.
WHEN THE CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCED
POSSIBLE CHANGES AND
CIVILIANIZATION IN RESPONSE TO
NONVIOLENT INCIDENTS,
I BECAME EXCITED AT THE
PROSPECT OF POTENTIAL GROWTH
IN THE UNIT.
AS VICE PRESIDENT OF OUR GUILD,
I FULLY SUPPORT THE
PROPOSAL TO MOVE PEOs TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF
COMMUNITY SAFETY AND
COMMUNICATION CENTER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING
ME TO SPEAK.
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO.
>> THANK YOU VICE PRESIDENT
SAP.
THE NEXT PERSON IS ROBERT.
GOOD MORNING, ROBERT.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS ROBERT STRAUSSER.
I'M A PARKING ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER AS WELL AS
BIRACIAL.
I'VE BEEN HERE FIVE AND A HALF
YEARS.
I SUPPORT THE PROPOSAL COUNCIL
ISMEMBER HERBOLD PUT
FORTH.
WITH ALL GOING ON WITH POLICING
IN THIS COUNTY, IT'S
IMPERATIVE WE AS A SOCIETY
EVOLVE WHICH MEANS
EVOLVING PUBLIC SAFETY AS WE
KNOW IT.
WE VOLUNTEER TO TAKE OUR DUTY
TO BE A PART OF THE
SOLUTION.
THIS WILL HELP INSURE THE
COMMUNITY OR RECEIVE THE
RESPONSE IT DESERVES BY MOVING
FORWARD WITH THE
IDEA.
WE'D BECOME A PART OF THE
SOLUTION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
COUNCILMEMBERS.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND
WORK AS WELL.
>>> THE NEXT PERSON IS NATE.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> I'M NANETTE.
I'VE BEEN A PARKING ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER 14 YEARS.
I'M ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THE
GUILD AND REPRESENT 98
PEOs.
ALL OF US HAVE SEEN THE EVENTS
IN 2020 THAT LED TO A
COMMUNITY DIVIDED.
THIS IS DIVIDED BY DESPAIR AND
DISTRESS.
AS PUBLIC SERVANTS AND AS A
UNIT 60% HAS BEEN DEEPLY
SADDENING TO US.
OUR GUILD LOOKED AT
CIVILIANIZATION AND OTHER
PROGRAMS SUCH AS EUGENE AND
DENVER.
WE SUGGESTED TO THE
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WOULD BE
A
GOOD START IS TO REIMAGINING
POLICING.
IN 14 YEARS AS A P EO AND IS
FIELD TRAINING OFFICER,
WE KNOW IT'S ADAPTABLE AND
HIGHLY TRAINED.
AS PRESIDENT, I SUPPORT THE
PEOs TO THE DEPARTMENT
OF COMMUNITY SAFETY AND
COMMUNICATION CENTER.
I SPEAK FOR MEMBERS WHEN I SAY
WE'RE EAGER AND
EXCITED TO EXPAND OUR DUTIES
ONCE COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING IS CONCLUDED.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO
MAINE THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBERS FOR YOUR
SPONSORSHIP.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO BEING PART
OF THE SOLUTION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE NEXT PERSON IS SUSAN.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS SUSAN WELLS.
I'M A PARKING ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER WITH THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
I'M HERE TO SHOW SUPPORT OF
COMMUNITY SAFETY
COMMUNICATION CENTER AND MOVING
THE PARKING
ENFORCEMENT UNIT TO THIS
DEPARTMENT UNLISTING
UNARMED CIVILIANS WITH LOW
LEVEL PRIORITY CALL.
MAKES SENSE.
WE'RE INTERESTED IN TAKING ON
THE LARGER ROLE IN THE
APPROACH TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND
RESPONSIBILITIES THAT
ENCOMPASS THESE CHANGES.
WE'RE ACCLIMATED TO THESE IN
WAYS THAT ARE
BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY AND
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
OUR JOB IS DYNAMIC IN NAY
FUTURE.
WE'RE CAPABLE,
RESOURCEFUL.
OUR CORE VALUES ARE CENTERED
AROUND QUALITY SERVICE,
RESPONDING TO AND RESOLVING
ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I WANT TO SAY THESE PROPOSALS
ARE BOLD AND FORWARD
THINKING.
THE CALL FOR CHANGE IS NOW.
IN CLOSING, WE BELIEVE OUR UNIT
SKILL SET WOULD BE
BEST UTILIZED MOVING FORWARD
WITH PROPOSALS.
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
HAVE A GOOD DAY.
>> THE NEXT PERSON IS JACKSON.
GOOD MORNING, JACKSON.
>> HI.
GOOD MORNING COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THANKS FOR THE COMMUNITY TO
COMMENT.
I'M JACKSON PEACH LIKE THE
FRUIT.
I'M A REPRESENTATIVE IN THE
DISTRICT.
PLEASE SUPPORT MORALES'
AMENDMENT FOR A BUDGET
PROCESS.
COUNCIL, I APPRECIATE YOUR
WARNINGS THAT MAYOR
DURKAN'S ACTIONS PERPETUATE
VIOLENCE AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE LANG WAM.
I HOPE YOU'VE HEARD THE NAME OF
KEVIN PEDERSON JR.,
SHOT AND KILLED LAST NIGHT AND
LEFT TO LIE ON THE
GROUND FOR 11 HOURS.
I HOPE YOU RECOGNIZE SEATTLE IS
VANCOUVER, PHILLY,
MINNEAPOLIS, LOUISVILLE AND SPD
LONG HISTORY OF
RESISTING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR
NOT CARING WHAT'S STAND
AS LONG AS ATS OF THE STATE ARE
CALLED TO HANDLE
SOCIAL PROBLEMS MORE THAN THEY
SHOULD NO MATTER HOW
MUCH TRAINING THEY GET, NO
MATTER HOWDY VERSE THE
FORCE.
IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN HERE.
PLEASE IS KEEP UP YOUR HARD
WORK, CONTINUE THE
HIRING FREEZE INTO 2021.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE NEXT THREE ARE DEBORAH,
VANNA AND BARBARA.
GOOD MORNING, DEBORAH.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS DEBORAH FROST.
I REPRESENT THE UPTOWN ALLIANCE
AND BROAD COALITION
THAT SUPPORTS THE FUNDING OF
THOMAS STREET.
WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER
THE SPONSORSHIP AND
SUPPORT OF COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS
STRAUSS AND CON GAL
GONZALEZ.
THIS IS A RANGE OF PROGRAMS TO
ALL OF SEATTLE BY
PROVIDING A MORE AFFORDABLE
WAY.
THEY'LL ARRIVE BY TRANSIT TO
HAVE A SAFE,
AFFORDABLE, ACCEPTABLE ROUTE,
SUPPORTS THE ORIGINAL
VISION OF ALSO PLACING THE NEW
CLIMATE PURGE IN THE
RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD
WITHOUT DESTROYING IT WITH
TRAFFIC.
THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING.
I'M DANA.
I'M THE FORMER VICE PRESIDENT
OF THE PARKING AND
PUBLIC SAFETY.
I'M A PARKING ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER NOW FOR EIGHT
YEARS.
WE'RE READY FOR A CHANGE AND
WANT TO BE PART OF THE
SOLUTION.
I ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD'S
PROPOSAL AND MOVE THROUGH THE
COMMUNITY IS.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE NEXT PERSON IS BARBARA.
GOOD MORNING BARBARA.
>> GOOD MORNING CITY COUNCIL.
I'M A RESIDENT IN DISTRICT 7.
I'M ASKING CITY COUNCIL TO
MAYBE MAKE A CONCRETE
PLAN BY DEFUNDING SEATTLE PD
50% AND INVESTING THE
FUNDS IN BLACK COMMUNITIES AND
COMMUNITY LED HEALTH
AND SAFETY PROGRAMS FOR A
BUDGETING PROCESS. THE IS IS
IT HAS NOT COME AT THE JUMP
START OF
FUNDS.
WE NEED INVESTMENTS IN PUBLIC
SERVICE, HOUSING
INFRASTRUCTURE, GREEN NEW DEAL.
EDFOR EXAMPLE, IT SAYS A LOT
ABOUT THE KIND OF SOCIETY
WE ARE BUT ALSO THE KIND OF
SOCIETY WE WANT TO BE.
I'M ASKING CITY COUNCIL TO PASS
A SOLIDARITY BUDGET
THAT MITIGATES THE ARMS CAUSED
BY SYSTEMIC RACISM,
BUILD COMMUNITIES AND SET
SEATTLE ON THE PATH TO
BECOME THE EQUITABLE
SUSTAINABLE CITY IT NEEDS TO BE
IN THE 21st CENTURY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE NEXT THREE PEOPLE ARE
LORETTE, WILL, BILLY.
I WILL NOTE WILL, WE SEE YOU
LISTED AS NOT PRESENT.
IF YOU DIAL IN, WE'RE ABLE TO
GET TO YOU NUMBER 18.
UNTIL THEN, WE'LL GO WITH
LORETTE AND BILLY.
>> GOOD MORNING IS,
COUNCILMEMBERS.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
YES, WE CAN.
THANK YOU.
>> LET'S RESTART.
SO SORRY LORETTE.
WANT TO GIVE YOU A FULL MINUTE.
THERE YOU GO.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
URBAN CITY RETIRED TEACHER,
UNION MEMBER.
I'M CALLING TO VOICE SUPPORT
FOR COUNCIL MEMBER SAY
WANT'S PROPOSAL
SAWANT'S PROPOSAL AND ENCOURAGE
YOU TO DO THE SAME.
THE IMPORTANT POINT CONCERNS
TIMING.
IT'S CRUCIAL IN SEATTLE TO
POLICE FORCE TO END
APPLICATION THAT THE
ACCOUNTABILITY PROBLEMS BE
ADDRESSED NOW AT SAME TIME AS
POLICE REFORM SUCH AS
FUNDING, THOSE REFORMS THAT
COME UP THIS YEAR.
THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND REFORM
ARE TWO SIDES OF THE
SAME COIN.
IT'S OBVIOUSLY THE POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM
ISN'T WORKING AND TIMING NOW IS
EVERYTHING.
WHATEVER REFORMS ARE TO COME
THIS YEAR, THE REFORMS
CANNOT AND WILL NOT BE FULLY
AFFECTED WITHOUT A
CHANGE IN POLICE ACCOUNTABLE.
PLEASE SUPPORT SAWANT'S
PROPOSAL FOR AN ELECTED
ACCOUNTABILITY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE NEXT PERSON IS WILL.
WE SEE YOU LISTED AS NOT
PRESENT.
WE'RE GOING TO BILLY.
GOOD MORNING BILLY.
>> GOOD MORNING CHAIR MOSQUEDA
AND MEMBERS.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON THE $24
MILLION ADDED ON SDOT
BRIDGES.
I WANT TO THANK PEDERSEN FOR
HIS LEADERSHIP.
THIS SHOWS THE LACK OF FUNDING
IN THE BUDGET TO
PROPERLY MAINTAIN SEATTLE'S
BRIDGE INFRASTRUCTURE.
LOCAL 242 MEMBERS AS A WHOLE
ARE EXPERIENCING
THELE EFFECTS AND CLOSURE THE
BRIDGE CAN HAVE ON
PEOPLE AND MOVING GOODS
THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
PRESERVATION OF ROADS AND
BRIDGES HAS BEEN
DRASTICALLY UNDERFUNDED IN THE
STATE.
I ASKED TO FUND THE BRIDGE
INFRASTRUCTURE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYBODY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, BILLY.
THE NEXT THREE ARE LYNNE JUDGE,
PAUL CHAPMAN,
JONATHAN FOGU.
GOOD MORNING, LYNNE.
>> HI.
THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS LYNN JUDGE.
I'M CALLING ON YOU TO PASS THE
2021 BUDGET THAT
REFLECTS YOUR STATED COMMITMENT
SUPPORTING BLACK
COMMUNITIES.
IN PARTICULAR, I'M ASKING FIRST
EXTEND THE SPD
HIRING FREEZE THROUGH 2021.
IT'S TO ALLOCATE ALL FUNDS TO
COMMUNITY LED SAFETY
SOLUTIONS AND THOSE MOST
AFFECTED BY RACISM AND
VIOLENCE TO CREATE EQUITABLE
SAFETY SOLUTIONS.
FORMTHIS PRODUCT IS
JUSTIFICATION THAT IS DISSPLICE
MUCH
OF SEATTLE'S BLACK COMMUNITY IN
THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT.
I'M ASKING TO REJECT THE
MAYOR'S BUDGET THAT'S
PRIORITIES AGAINST EACH OTHER
FOR THE DEAL OF THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND COVID-19
SUPPORT.
THANK YOU.
>>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE NEXT PERSON IS PAUL.
GOOD MORNING, PAUL.
>> HI, GOOD MORNING.
ANALYSIS YESTERDAY FROM THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL'S
PROPOSAL CUTTING 17% OF THE
SEATTLE POLICE BUDGET.
17% ISN'T BOLD.
IT WON'T SEND A MESSAGE.
COMMUNITY HAS ASKED FOR A CLEAR
MESSAGE.
KING COUNTY EQUITY NOW, SEATTLE
REFUGEES COMMISSION,
THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION,
43rd DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS, THE 37 TH DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS, 36th
DISTRICT IS DEMOCRATS, NICKELS
ZONE, EAL CHANGE.
THESE GROUPS HAVE ASKED YOU TO
SEND A MESSAGE.
17% WON'T STOP COPS FROM
INFLICTING PERMANENT NERVE
DAMAGE.
17% WON'T STOP HARASSMENT.
17% WON'T STOP COPS FROM
SHOOTING PEOPLE IN MENTAL
CRISIS.
17% WON'T STOP COPS FROM
GUESSING OUR KIDDOS.
I KNOW WE CAN DO BEFORE.
I URGE YOU TO DO BETTER.
DEFUND SPD BY 50%.
THAT'S NOT ALL.
I IMPLORE YOU TO REPLACE THE
CODING IN THE
DYSFUNCTIONAL, UNJUST CONTRACT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT PERSON IS JONATHANA.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I MISSPELLED MY NAME.
MY BAD.
MY NAME IS JONATHAN.
I'M REPORTING LIVE FROM BEACON
HILL.
I WANT TO URGE COUNCIL MEMBERS
TO MAINTAIN THE
HIRING FREEZE AS SPD AS PART OF
THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET.
MY BACKGROUND IS IN CLIMATE
JUSTICE ORGANIZING.
PART OF MY ORGANIZING
PHILOSOPHY IS WE'VE GOT ONE
STOP THE BAD AND TWO BUILD THE
NEW.
I THINK RELEASING THE HIRING
FREEZE OR MAINTAINING
THE HIRING FREEZE, I'M SORRY,
IS PART OF THE
STOPPING THE BAD.
WE HAVE SEEN POLICE BRUTALITY
DISPLAYED AT SUCH
DRASTIC HIGH LEVELS AND IT
DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO
HIRE MORE COPS NOW.
THAW DOESN'T SEEM TO BE THE
THING PEOPLE ARE CALLING
FOR.
PEOPLE TAKING IT TO THE
STREETS, THIS WHOLE UPRISING
HAS NOT BEEN ABOUT HIRING MORE
COPS.
PLEASE MAINTAIN THE HIRING
FREEZE.
THANK YOU SO TRUE THANK YOU.
THE NEXT THREE MARIA HAUL, STAN
ES ISTIBAN AND KATY
LEWIS.
>> I'M MARIA HALL.
I'VE BEEN A PARKING OFFICER FOR
THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
I'M CALLING TO SUPPORT THE PO
POSELE TO EXPAND THE
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARKING
ENFORCEMENT UNIT.
IS WE ARE A DIVERSE TEAM.
WE HAVE VALUABLE TRAINING AND
VARIETY OF SERVICES.
IS WE DO TRAFFIC CONTROL,
RESPONDING TO RESPONDING
TO SERVICE REQUESTS AND
ENFORCEMENT CODES AND
PARTNERING TO OTHER AGENCIES
AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO
ADDRESS PARKING RELATED ISSUES.
WE ARE CUSTOMER SERVICE DRIVEN.
WE STRONGLY BELIEVE WE'RE
CAPABLE OF PROVIDING
ADDITIONAL SERVICES TO THE
COMMUNITY OF SEATTLE IF
GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND
CONVERSATION TODAY.
THE NEXT PERSON IS STAN.
>> HI, GOOD MORNING.
I'M HOPING TO EXPAND
RESPONSIBILITIES BEYOND PARKING
ENFORCEMENT.
AS A UNIT, I BELIEVE WE HAVE
THE ABOUT TO HANDLE
EMERGENCY SITUATION BEYOND
PARKING RELATED ISSUES.
IN MY EXPERIENCE, I HANDLED
SITUATIONS WHERE I'VE
REUNITED LOST PETS WITH OWNERS,
HELPED THE ELDERLY
FIND THEIR VEHICLE, JUMP
STARTED STRANDED MEMBERS AS
WELL AS ASSISTED SPD CONTROL
UNITS IN COMMUNICATION
IN CAPTURING A BANK ROBBERY
SUSPECT ON CAPITOL HILL.
AS PEOs, WE'RE TRAINED TO
IDENTIFY SUSPICIOUS
ACTIVITIES, WRITING SUPPORTS
AND TAKING CONTROL OF
TRAFFIC CONTROL SITUATIONS.
I HOPE YOU CONSIDER OUR
PROPOSAL TO TRANSFER PARKING
ENFORCEMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT
OF COMMUNITY SAFETY
AND COMMUNICATION SENTS.
I FULLY SUPPORT THE POTENTIAL
MOVE 100%.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD MORNING KATY.
MY NAME IS KATY LEWIS.
I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR
PROPOSAL BAD FUNDING FOR
ROUTE 44 IMPROVEMENTS, WORK
FORCE OF A BUS UP HERE.
IT HELPS THE CITY EAST TO WEST.
SECOND, I WANTED TO ASK YOU
INCLUDE FUNDING AS PART
OF THAT FOR THE PROPOSAL
PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS
ACROSS I-5 AT 41st STREET AS
PROPOSED BY THE
COMMUNITY AND EVALUATED BY S IS
DOT.
THIS PROVIDES A LOT OF VALUE
IT MAKES SENSE TO DO THIS NOW.
CRITICAL CONNECTION POINT.
THIS ACTS AS A BARRIER IS FOR
THE U DISTRICT.
THERE'S A LOT OF CROSSING
POINTS.
A NUMBER OF THEM ARE NOT GREAT.
YOU HAVE A GOOD EXPERIENCE DOWN
IN THE SOUTH AND
REALLY SOLID EXPERIENCE UP
NORTH.
408th AND MY 50th AREN'T GREAT
EXPERIENCES.
LIGHT RAIL GOING IN, IT WILL BE
THE MOST CENTRAL
CONNECTION IN THE U-DISTRICT.
BOTH OF THOSE ARE NOT GREAT.
WE NEED A CONNECTION TO COME
LIGHT RAIL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NEXT PERSON IS VALERIE.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THIS IS VALERIE FROM DISTRICT
2. AGENDA ITEM 28 IS $65,000 TO
THE OIG FOR A SENTINEL
REVIEW OF POLICE INTERACTION
DURING THE CUSTOMER'S
GEORGE FLOYD IS DEMONSTRATIONS.
I LISTENED TO A VIRTUAL
COMMUNITY LISTENING FORM
HOSTED BY THE OIG IN OFF.
IT WAS A DRAMATIC EXAMPLE OF
EVERYTHING THAT'S WRONG
WITH THE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
SYSTEM IN SEATTLE.
THE EVENT WAS NOT PUBLICIZED.
A FEW PROTESTORS CALLED IN TO
PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF
VIOLENT AND TRAUMATIZING POLICE
BEHAVIOR AT
DEMONSTRATIONS OVER THE SUMMER.
THE EVENT CONTINUED AND
APPEARED TO BE A SET UP.
ONCE AGAIN OUR ACCOUNTABILITY
SYSTEM PROVIDED
ILLUSION OF AN OFFICIAL
RESPONSE WITH NO REAL
CONSEQUENCES FOR ABUSIVE
POLICING.
THE OIG IS THE WRONG ENTITY TO
REVIEW POLICE
BEHAVIOR.
IT IS NOT INDEPENDENT OF THE
SPD LIKE THE OPA.
PLEASE MOVE FUNDS FROM OUR
CURRENT SYSTEM
PARTICULARLY OIG AND OPA.
SUPPORT COUNCIL-
THANK YOU VALERIE.
THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ARE
VICKIE CLARK, MELANIE K,
IS DOUG TRUMP.
>> VICKIE GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL.
THIS IS VICKIE PARK, POLICY
DIRECTOR.
SPEAKING THIS MORNING TO
SUPPORT AND EXPRESS SUPPORT
FOR THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET AND
MOVE OF ALL SEATTLE
SUSTAINABILITY PRIORITIES
CIRCULATED TO COUNCIL.
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SUPPORT FOR
TWO BUDGET
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY COUNCIL.
IS ONE ON FUNDING GEORGETOWN
SOUTH PARK TRAIL AND
TWO, 400,000 TOWARDS PLANNING
FOR SOUTH SEATTLE BIKE
ROUTES.
I WANT TO ECHO THE COMMENTS OF
AN EARLIER SPEAKER IS
REGARDING 40 THESE PROJECTS
MARRY THE PRIORITY
BOARD PRIORITIES.
ADDITIONAL POLICE, THESE WERE
THE HIGHEST PRIORITY
IDENTIFIED THROUGH PUBLIC
OUTREACH AS THE 2019 BIKE
MASTER IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WHEN
A MOUTHFUL WAS
DEVELOPED LAST YEAR.
SPECIFIC TO ITEM NUMBER 7 AND
400,000 FOR PLANNING
OF A BIKE ROUTE AND ANOTHER
ROUTE THROUGH GEORGETOWN
TO DOWNTOWN, NEEDED TO MAKE
DISTANCE SAFER BIKING
ANDS STOICALLY PARTS OF THE
CITY.
THANKS COUNCIL FOR SUPPORTING
THESE PRIORITIES.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING MELANIE.
>> GOOD MORNING.
CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY?
YES, WE CAN.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS MELANIE KAY.
I'M CALLING TO EXPRESS MY
OPPOSITION FOR THE
CONTINUED CUTS AND HIRING
FREEZE TO THE SPD.
I BELIEVE WE NEED MORE
RESOURCES TO THE POLICE AND
NOT LESS.
I'D LIKE TO SPEAK GENERALLY
ABOUT THE PROPOSAL
PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD TO EXPAND THE
MISDEMEANOR CRIMES TO INCLUDE
DRUG ABUSE, MENTAL
ILLNESS AND POVERTY FOR A VALID
EXCUSE FOR UNLAWFUL
BEHAVIOR.
THIS IS CONCERN ON THE SURFACE
AND MORE SO IT WAS A
BUDGET ISSUE WHEN CLEARLY IT'S
A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE
AND OUGHT TO BE LEGISLATED AS
SUCH.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER
PEOPLE ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THEIR OWN TRACES AND THERE
OUGHT TO BE A
RECOGNIZED PERSONAL
ACCOUNTABILITY.
THIS IS COUNCIL TO RECOGNIZE
THIS PRINCIPAL.
IT'S FOOLISH AND DANGEROUS TO
PLACE A NUMBER ON . IT SEEM
THIS IS PROPOSAL AND RECENT
CUTS TO SPD ARE
EXACT OPPOSITE OF THAT.
AGAIN THIS NEEDS TO BE A PUBLIC
SAFETY ISSUE.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE LIKE
ME AND MY FAMILY THAT
CARE ABOUT LIVING IN A SAFE
SOCIETY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, DOUG.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
I'M EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND
RENTER IN D 4. I WANTED TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR THE
SOLIDARITY
BUDGET AND FOR THE SEATTLE
SUSTAINABILITY BUDGET I
ECHO WHAT VICKIE SAID ABOUT THE
INVESTMENTS THERE
AND THANK YOU FOR COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES FOR LEADING
THAT.
I WANTED TO SPEAK TO THE
GEORGETOWN SOUTH PARK TRAIL
AND ROUTE 44 UPGRADES.
BOTH THESE PROJECTS ARE A LONG
TIME COMING AND WOULD
GREATLY IMPROVE BOTTLENECKS
AND THE SOUTH PARK
TRAIL IN PARTICULAR WITH THE
BRIDGE OUT IS A HUGE
PRIORITY FOR GETTING PEOPLE
THROUGH THAT BUSY SOUTH
PARK BRIDGE AREA.
I ALSO -- THIS IS ALL PART OF
THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET.
I REALLY ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL
TO BE BOLD IN
REWORKING THE MAYOR'S BUDGET.
THERE IS A LOT OF TALK OF
REIMAGINING POLICING.
THE IMAGINATION SEEMS MOSTLY
FOCUSED ON BUDGET
TRICKS.
I HOPE THAT -
OKAY, COLLEAGUES.
THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF
THE 30 MINUTE
ALLOTMENT.
WE DO HAVE FIVE MORE PEOPLE.
I'M SORRY, SIX MORE PEOPLE
PRESENT.
I'LL OFFER SIX MORE MINUTES OF
PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
WE HAVE A LONG AGENDA TODAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, PUBLIC
COMMENT WILL BE
EXTENDED ANOTHER SIX MINUTES.
LET'S GET THROUGH EVERYONE.
I HEAR NO OBJECTION.
LET'S GO AHEAD.
JENNIFER, LAUREN, ALANA, DAVID,
DAVID.
GOOD MORNING JENNIFER.
>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIRPERSON
MOSQUEDA AND COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
I HAVE CALLED BACK IN TODAY TO
AGAIN ADVOCATE FOR
THE S ISPD CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT
BOARD PROPOSED BY
SAWANT.
AS YESTERDAY, BOTH
ACCOUNTABILITY BODIES HAVE BEEN
INEFFECT OR DYSFUNCTIONAL.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO USE REAL
ACCOUNTABILITY POWERS AND
PRACTICES.
IN ORDER TO ILLUSTRATE MY
POINT, I WANT YOU TO THINK
OF JUST ONE SIGNIFICANT
PRACTICE CHANGE THAT EATING
TORE CPC OR OPA EFFECTED?
THERE ISN'T ONE BECAUSE BODIES
DON'T HAVE WHAT THEY
NEED.
DESPITE 27 DEATH HANDS OF SPD.
HOW DOES THIS WARRANT PEOPLE
KILLED IN OTHER PLACES
WITHOUT TWO PEOPLE CHARGED FOR
THE MURDER.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, MORGAN.
>> STAR 6 TO UNMUTE.
PERFECT.
>> HEY THERE.
MY NAME IS MORGAN.
I'M A CITY OF SEATTLE RESIDENT.
I WORK WITH HOMELESS AND HOUSE
YOUTH UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT.
I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
FOR TREATING HOUSE LIKE THE
HUMAN RIGHT IT IS.
ANYONE IN MY FIELD KNOWS THE
BEST WAY TO SOLVE
HOMELESSNESS IS GIVING PEOPLE A
PLACE TO CALL HOME.
THE DISCUSSION OF HOMELESSNESS
IS COMPLETE WITHOUT
ADDRESSING THE SYSTEMIC
VIOLENCE THAT PLACE PEOPLE
INTO MY CARE IN THE FIRST PLAY.
I'M TALKING OF COURSE ABOUT THE
SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
WE USE TO SAY TO EACH OTHER
AFTER THE THIRD CRISIS
IN SHELTER WE'RE DOING MORE
THAN SPD AND SHOULD HAVE
THAT LEVEL OF FUNDING.
WE NOW HAVE AN UNPRECEDENTED
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE
THAT A REALITY DEFUNDING 50% AT
LEAST AND
REALLOCATING INTO BLACK PUBLIC
SERVICES ALL OF US
DEPEND ON.
I SUPPORT THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET
AND ASK CITY COUNCIL
TO OBJECT ANY THAT MAKES CUTS
TO WHAT WE NEED
INSTEAD OF WHAT WE DON'T.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT PERSON IS LAUREN.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS LAUREN BUTLER I'M
CALLING TO VOICE
CONCERN FOR DEEPLY DIVESTING S
ISPD I WORK IN SOCIAL
SERVICES, CURRENTLY FOLKS
LIVING WITH HIV.
EVERY HOUR OF MY DAY IS DOING
MORE WITH LESS
RESOURCES.
EVERY AGENCY I WORKED FOR FACES
BUDGET CUTS ALL THE
TIME.
OUR RESPONSE IS WORK HARDER AND
MORE CREATIVELY TO
MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE WE IS.
>>> SPD RESPONSE TO MINIMAL
BUDGET CUTS IS EXTREMELY
REVEALING OF THEIR LACK OF
ABOUT TO RESPOND TO THE
SAFETY PRY YOUR TIS OF THE
COMMUNITY, BUDGET THEY
DRAIN IN ORDER TO SUPPOSEDLY
PROJECT.
IT'S WILD S ISPD CONTINUES TO
THREATEN OUR COMMUNITY
WITH MANY DANGERS WE'LL FACE
THEY LOSE A FEW
OFFICERS.
DEFUND S ISPD TO INVEST IN
COMMUNITY SAFETY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING ALANA.
JUST STAR 6 TO UNMUTE.
PERFECT.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS.
I LIVE IN DISTRICT 5. I'M
MOURNING THE LOSS OF WALTER
WALLACE JR. AND
KEVIN PETERSON JR., SENSELILY
MURDERED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.
POLICE DON'T KEEP US SAFE.
I SUPPORT THE DEFUNDING POLICE
50% AND INVESTING IN
OUR COMMUNITY.
AS PART OF THE 2021 BUDGET,
THIS IS A NECESSARY
STEP.
WE NEED COUNCIL TO DON'T HIRING
FREEZE INTO 20216789
WITH EVERY OFFICE RESIGNING
PRESENTS OPPORTUNITY TO
EXPAND CRITICAL INVESTMENTS IN
PUBLIC SAFETY
SOLUTIONS AND BLACK LIVES OVER
POLICE BUDGET.
THE LAST THING WE NEED IS NEW
COPS TO REPLACE THOSE
THAT VOLUNTARILY LEFT.
EVERY NEW POLICE HIRE IS
ANOTHER INVESTMENT INTO A
POLICE SALARY AND PENSIONS.
THANK YOU.
I YIELD MY TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS
MORNING.
>> THE NEXT PERSON IS DAVID
HINES.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING.
WE HAVE A HOMELESS CRISIS NOW.
NOT NEXT YEAR DURING ELECTION
TIME OR DURING BUDGET
DEMANDS FOR MORE RAISES.
WE NEED TO SOLVE THE HOMELESS
CRY CITIES AND USE
THAT MONEY IMMEDIATELY TO GET
PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS
WHERE THEY NEED TO BE.
STOP THE DRUG PUSHERS DESTROY
LIVES DAILY MAKING IT
IMPOSSIBLE TO DEAL WITH JUNKY
THIEVES YOU KEEP GAVE
PASS FROM JAIL AFTER STEEL 18
OF MY BICYCLES
SQUANDERING EMERGENCY GRANT
MONEY THIS WINTER TO PAY
OFF SHARON LOW AND ACTIVISTS
FOR THE NEXT ELECTION
WHILE NOT SOLVING THE CRISIS
NOW.
WE CAN'T GET A SHOWER IN
BALLARD BECAUSE SHARON LEE
RIPS OFF HER SUBSIDIARY URBAN
REST STOP.
SO LEHI.
COUNCIL NEEDS TO RECONSIDER
THEIR USE OF EMERGENCY
COVID HOMELESS CRISIS MONEY
USED BY THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL RE-
ELECTION APPARATUS
FINANCED THROUGH CONTRACT OWNER
AND DOUGH NO, SIR
WHO'S ACTVILLES EMPLOYEES
SATURATE PUBLIC COMMENT,
INTIMIDATE COUNCIL, NEVER TO
INVESTIGATE WHY SHARON
LEE IS UNQUALIFIED -- . THANK
YOU DAVID.
THE LAST PERSON IS DAVID
CAPNIS.
GOOD MORNING, DAVID.
LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE STILL MUTED
ON MY END, DAVID.
ONE MORE TRY.
STAR 6 TO UNMUTE.
DAVID, I'M SO SORRY.
I KNOW YOU WERE WAITING.
STAR 6 TO UNMUTE.
PERFECT, GREAT.
GO AHEAD.
>> MY NAME IS DAVID.
I'M A STRANDED WEST SEATTLE
RESIDENT.
THERE'S MUCH MORE IMPORTANT
THINGS GOING ON HERE.
I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE
SYSTEMIC THREAT SUCH AS
POLICE BEHAVIOR.
BY PLAY DEMANDING OUR ONLY
SYMPTOMS TO EQUALITY.
TRUE EQUALITY STARTS HERE WITH
THE BUDGET PROCESS
THAT PROMOTES ECONOMIC EQUITY.
EACH YEAR ACTS OF ECONOMIC
INEQUALITY ARE REENACTED
TO A BUDGET PROCESS THAT
INCLUDES THE NEEDS OF
NOISES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AT THE END OF THE BALANCE
BUDGET IS PROUDLY AS AN
ACCOMPLISHMENT.
IT'S NOT BALANCED AT ALL.
IT'S NOT BALANCED FROM THE
START.
THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DEDICATED
THOUGH THE POLICING IS
A PRIME EXAMPLE.
I'M A SEATTLE PATRIOT.
WE ARE A CITY OF PEOPLE WILLING
TO GIVE UP POWER TO
COMMUNITIES HISTORICALLY
MARGINALIZED. ECONOMIC EQUAL
THANK YOU SEATTLE NEEDS A
GOVERNMENT WILLING TO DO THE
SAFE.
LET'S START A NEW HISTORY
DECREASING POLICE FUND BY
50% AND PROVIDE FUNDS TO AREAS
ENGAGED BY COMMUNITY
RECOMMENDED BY A GREEN ECONOMY
-
OKAY EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CALLING
IN THIS MORNING.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC
SYSTEM FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER
30th.
APPRECIATE YOU ALL OFFERING
ADDITIONAL TIME FOR LAST
SPEAKERS.
LET'S MOVE ONTO ITEMS IN OUR
AGENDA IN OUR ITEM.
CAN YOU READ ITEMS 1 AND 2 INTO
THE RECORD.
ROPE MAN NUMERAL 1 AND ROMAN
NUMERAL II.
>> THANK YOU.
WE HAVE POSSIBLE IDEAS FOR
CONVERSATION OF THE
PROPOSED PACKAGE.
LET'S TURN OVER S. MY NAME IS
CALVIN WITH COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF.
THERE ARE NINE ITEMS RELATED TO
S DOT TODAY.
I'LL MOVE FORWARD AT A CRISP
CLIP AND ASKED THE
SPONSORS TO SPEAK TO THE
PROPOSALS IN MORE DETAIL.
ITEM 11 SDOT 1A 1 TO ADD
$150,000 FOR A PUBLIC LIFE
STUDY OF CAPITOL HILL.
THIS ITEM WAS PROPOSED IN THE
2020 BUDGET IS USING
TNC TAX REV NIGH WHICH DID NOT
MATERIALIZE THIS YEAR
SO THIS ITEM WOULD RESTORE
FUNDING FOR NEXT YEAR.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ AND
COSPONTANEOUS SUPPORTED BY SAWAN
T AND STRAUSS.
>> GOOD MORNING
THIS IS A LEGACY ITEM FROM LAST
YEAR'S BUDGET THAT
I'M HOPING WE CAN CONTINUE TO
PRIORITIZE.
I DO THINK THE FOCUS OF THE
PUBLIC LIFE STUDY ON
CAPITOL HILL WILL BE CRITICAL
TO THE POST COVID
RECOVERY EFFORTS AS WELL AND
JUST WANT TO STRONGLY
ENCOURAGE LEAGUES TO CONTINUE
TO SUPPORT THIS PUBLIC
LIFE STUDY WHICH WILL FOCUS ON
IDENTIFYING THOUSAND
MAKE THIS NEIGHBORHOOD MORE
WALKABLE, SUSTAINABLE,
AND MULTI MODEL FOR
NEIGHBORHOOD WIDE USE.
THE HOPE IS THIS PILOT WOULD
TAKE HOLD IN CAPITOL
HILL AND WOULD BE ABLE TO LEARN
A LOT FROM IT AND
IMMOLATE MODELS AND LESSONS IN
NEIGHBORHOODS LOOKING
TO CREATE PEDESTRIAN FORWARD
NONMOTORIZED VEHICLE
FORWARD OPTIONS FOR PUBLIC LIFE
AND PUBLIC SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE BUILT IN
ENVIRONMENTS AND
NEIGHBORHOODS YOU CAN
EXTRAPOLATE FROM THE LESSONS
HERE AND APPLY TO OTHER
NEIGHBORHOODS LOOKING FOR
SIMILAR STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE
PUBLIC LIFE AND PUBLIC
SAFETY IN THEIR BUILT IN
ENVIRONMENT.
THANK YOU MADAME CHAIR.
THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE YOU MOVING THIS ITEM
FORWARD.
ADDS WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, IF
YOU'RE INTERESTED IN
COSPONSORS, RAISE THE VIRTUAL
HAND.
COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ, I SEE
YOUR, SAWANT AND
STRAUSS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THIS ITEM WOULD ADD MARKET TO
MOEHI PROJECT THIS.
PROPOSAL WOULD RESTORE FUNDING
FOR 2021.
THE PROPOSAL IS SPONSOR BY
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS WITH
COSPONSORSHIP STRAUSS AND
GONZALEZ.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS, GO AHEAD.
>> CALVIN, THANK YOU FOR
QUEUING THAT UP.
HAPPY TO BRING THIS FORWARD.
WANT TO DO A RECOGNITION AND
TIP OF THE HAT TO
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS AND HIS
WORK ON THIS AND TIP
OF THE HAT TO FORMER COUNCIL
MEMBER BAGSHAW FOR
BEING A LEADER.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A CRITICAL
PEDESTRIAN AND
INFRASTRUCTURE IN TOURISM
INVESTMENT AS WE COME OUT
OF COVID AND LOOKING TO ATTRACT
PEOPLE TO COME BACK
TO DOWNTOWN SEATTLE TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THIS SORT
OF TWO CIVIC DUALS, PARK PLACE
MARKET AND NEW MOHI
CAMPUS IN SOUTH LAKE UNION.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
KEEP THIS GOING
ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT THERE'S
MONEY FROM OTHER
JURISDICTIONS AND A LOT OF
STAKEHOLDER INVESTMENT IN
THIS AND REALLY WANT TO MAKE
SURE EVEN IF THESE
DIFFICULT TIMES WE KEEP THIS ON
THE TRACK TO BE PART
OF OUR BROADER STITCHING
TOGETHER OF A LOT OF CIVIC
INSTITUTIONS DOWNTOWN THAT ARE
IMPORTANT CULTURAL
AND AND SPACES IN THE CITY.
I APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ, STRAUSS AND
GONZALEZ JUMPING ON BOARD.
LOOK FORWARD TO MOVING IN.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL ISMEMBER
LEWIS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON.
THIS ITEM WAS IN THE 2020
PROPOSED BUDGET OR ADOPTED
BUDGET USING TNC REVENUES WHICH
HAVE NOT MATERIAL
XIZED.
THIS ITEM IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS AND
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS AND
GONZALEZ.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, GO
AHEAD.
>> REALLY HAPPY TO BRING THIS
FORWARD AGAIN.
TIP OF THE HAT TO COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND BAGSHAW
FOR GETTING THIS DONE IN PAST
BUDGETS.
THE THOMAS STREET REDESIGN IS
ONE OF THE MOST THINGS
I'M EXCITED ABOUT.
IS REALLY CRITICAL EXAMPLE OF
KIND OF
INFRASTRUCTURES AROUND
MULTIMMODAL STREET DESIGN THAT
I HOPE IS IN THE CITY AND THERE
ARE MORE STREETS
THAT WILL BE DESIGNED WITH WHAT
IS ANTICIPATED IN
THE THOMAS STREET REDESIGN.
I REALLY THINK GETTING THIS
PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE
OFF THE GROUND SO IT CAN SERVE
AS THAT EXAMPLE OF
THINGS TO COME AND BE A
CRITICAL PART OF OUR MULTI
MODAL INFRASTRUCTURE IS
SOMETHING WE SHOULD CONTINUE
TO PUSH FOR.
PROUD TO BRING THIS FORWARD TO
BUILD ON THAT WORK OF
FORMER LEGISLATIVE AID DAN
STRAUSS AND FORMER MEMBER
BAGSHAW.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS?
OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
I SEE COUNCILMEMBERS JUAREZ,
STRAUSS AND GONZALEZ.
NO ADDITIONAL QUESTION?
OKAY, LET'S GO ON.
ITEM 4 IS SDOT 4A 1. THIS WOULD
ADD $1 MILLION FOR THE ROUTE 44
TRANSIT
PLUS MULTI MODAL PROJECT.
THIS WAS REDUCED IN TOTAL
BUDGET BY $1 MILLION IN
PROPOSED CIP THIS YEAR.
THIS WOULD RESTORE FUNDING TO
THE PROJECT TO THE
PREVIOUS LEVEL.
SIT SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS, MORALES AND
LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
GO AHEAD.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU.
IT'S A GREAT SUMMARY.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBERS.
IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE BUS ONLY
LANES, CHANNELIZATION,
SIDEWALK UPGRADES AND SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS.
ROUTE 44 IS A CRITICAL EAST
WEST CONNECTION
CONNECTING RIGHTS D E AND LIGHT
RAIL.
SIT ONE OF THE HIGHEST
RIDERSHIP ROUTES IN THE CITY.
THIS PROVIDES A UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON LIGHT RAIL
STATION AND ONE OF THE PRIMARY
TO THE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT JUST OFF THE AVE NEXT
YEAR.
TRAVEL TIMES THROUGH THIS
CORRIDOR CAN VARY
DRAMATICALLY AND BE HARD TO
PREDICT.
THE CHANGES BEING DELIVERED IN
THIS PROJECT ARE SO
IMPORTANT TO BRING PREDICTABLE
AND FASTER TRAVEL
TIME.
WE KNOW WHEN PEOPLE CAN DEPEND
AND RELY ON TRAVEL
TIMES ON THEIR BUS, THEY'RE
MORE ABLE TO USE AND
RELY ON THE BUST.
THAT'S WHY THIS IS SO
IMPORTANT.
I'D BE HAPPY TO INCLUDE YOUR
ASPECTS ABOUT THE I-5
OVERPASS AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH IS.
ARE THERE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON GO A.
>> THANK YOU FOR MOVING THIS
FAR.
TOUT THANK THE DIRECTOR FOR
SEATTLE DIRECTOR OF
COMMUNICATION FOR PUTTING
TOGETHER AN SDOT BUDGET
THAT'S DIFFICULT TO CRAFT
DURING THE BACK TO BACK
BUDGET DEFICITS WE'VE HAD.
THERE ARE LOTS OF PROJECTS HERE
THAT HAVE MERIT AND
I'VE BEEN VERY CAREFUL ABOUT
WHAT I SIGN ONTO
INITIALLY.
THIS ONE IS VERY COMPELLING.
IT CONNECTS SO MANY DIFFERENT
NEIGHBORHOODS AND
DIFFERENT MODES OF TRAVEL.
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS ALLUDED
TO, THAT CROSSING
OVER I-5 ON 45th STREET
CONNECTING WALLENFORD TO
THE U-DISTRICT IT'S BEST TO
HAVE IMPROVEMENTS THERE.
I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH CYCLING
ADVOCATES,
PEDESTRIANS, SAFETY ADVOCATES
FOR THAT CROSSING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE SPONSOR, CHAIR, CALVIN.
HOW DOES THIS FIT IN WITH OTHER
S DOT IS PRIORITIES
IN THE PROCESS?
IT IS ONE OF THE MOVE SEATTLE
PROJECTS.
IT WAS ONE OF SEVERAL
MULTIMODAL CORRIDOR PROJECT
INCLUDED IN SEATTLE.
IT IS PART OF THE ONGOING
MANAGEMENT AND BALANCE OF
THAT PORTFOLIO PROJECT THE MOVE
SEATTLE OVERSIGHT
BOARD HELPS ADVISE THE
DEPARTMENTS, MAYOR AND
COUNCIL ON.
BEYOND THAT, I'M NOT SURE I CAN
EXPRESS OR EXPLAIN
HOW IT'S PRIORITIZED.
IT WAS IDENTIFIED EARLY ON AS
ONE OF THE CORRIDORS
WHEN WE WENT TO VOTERS BACK IN
2005.
IN '15, APOLOGIES.
>> FEELS LIKE THAT LONG AGO.
OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I DON'T SEE ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS.
ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT
COLLEAGUES?
OKAY.
SO, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS
JOINED BY COUNSELMEMBER
MORALES, SAWANT, LEWIS,
PEDERSON, GONZALEZ.
LET'S MOVE ON.
>> ITEM 5 IS SDOT 5A 1. BEFORE
I GO INTO THIS, I WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT I HAVE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT
CAME AFTER THIS PROPOSAL
WAS PUBLISHED FOR THE AGENDA.
PLEASE BARE WITH ME.
THIS WOULD ADD 1.8 MILLION FOR
THE GEORGETOWN SOUTH
PARK TRAIL.
THE 1.8 MILLION WAS ORIGINALLY
IDENTIFIED BY COUNCIL
AS A FUTURE FUNDING NEED THAT
WAS NOT FUNDED WHEN
THE PROJECT WAS FIRST
IDENTIFIED.
ESSENTIALLY THE COUNCIL
APPROVED DESIGN MONEY AND
PUT A PLACE HOLDER IN THE
FUTURE BUDGET YEARS TO
IDENTIFY THE CONSTRUCTION MONEY
WOULD BE NEEDED FOR
THIS PROJECT.
THE PROJECT IS CURRENTLY FULLY
FUNDED THROUGH
DESIGN.
WE HAVE A REVISED PROCESS.
WE NOW KNOW THE COST ESTIMATE
FOR THIS PROJECT IS
$6.8 MILLION.
THE DEPARTMENT IDENTIFIED $1.6
MILLION POTENTIAL
GRANT FOR THIS PROJECT.
IT LEAVES AN UNFUNDED
CONSTRUCTION AMOUNT
$5.2 MILLION.
THAT'S NEW INFORMATION NOT
INCLUDED IN THE WRITE UP.
I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
IT'S NEW INFORMATION.
THIS PROPOSAL IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES
AND HAS COSPONSORSHIP FROM
HERBOLD AND COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT AND
HERBOLD.
I AM -- I APPRECIATE THE NEW
INFORMATION CALVIN.
WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET MORE
CLARITY ON WHETHER
THE DESIGN PHASE WAS FULLY
FUNDED AND COMPLETED OR
I WILL SAY IF WHAT WE ARE NOW
UNDERSTANDING IS
THERE'S A $5 MILLION
CONSTRUCTION BALANCE THAT WE
NEED TO WORK ON, I MIGHT ASK
CHAIR IF WE CAN DIG
INTO THIS A LITTLE MORE AND TRY
TO GET A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE NEED
TO DO.
IT WAS PREPARED TO ASK MY
COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THE
1.8.
I STILL THINK THIS IS A REALLY
IMPORTANT PROJECT FOR
THE COMMUNITY.
FOR OVER 20 YEARS THE COMMUNITY
HAS BEEN ASKING FOR
A CONNECTION BETWEEN SOUTH PARK
AND GEORGETOWN TO
CONNECT COMMUNITIES ON OPPOSITE
SIDES OF THE RIVER.
I DO THINK THIS WOULD PROVIDE A
REALLY IMPORTANT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONNECTION
BETWEEN THE BUSINESS
CORRIDORS IN BOTH
NEIGHBORHOODS, PROVIDE A REALLY
MUCH SAFER AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY
WAY FOR NEIGHBORS IN
BOTH COMMUNITIES TO WALK AND
BIKE ACROSS THE ROUTE.
AND WOULD REALLY JUST UNITE THE
VALLEY BY
CONNECTING TO SCHOOLS AND
MEDICAL FACILITIES AND
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
I THINK THIS IS A REALLY
IMPORTANT PROJECT I WOULD
ASK FOR THE CHAIR'S INDULGENCE
FOR US TO HAVE
ANOTHER CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT
RESOURCES THERE
MIGHT BE AVAILABLE TO FUND THAT
5 MILLION.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD COMMENT?
YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I REALLY WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
THIS IS A HIGH PRIORITY ITEM
FOR GEORGETOWN AND YOU
SOUTH PARK.
I APPRECIATE THAT RECONNECT
WEST SEATTLE HAS AGREED
TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO COMMITTEE
THE 90% DESIGN FOR
THIS PROJECT AND RECOGNIZE THAT
THEY ARE
PRIORITIZING THIS PROJECT AMONG
MANY, MANY RECONNECT
WEST SEATTLE PRIORITIES.
I'M NOT SURE IF THE FUNDING GAP
THAT CALVIN
MENTIONED DOES MENTION THE
GRANT.
THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD AND
PERHAPS WAS ANSWERED IN
SHARE POINT AND I MISSED IT.
CALVIN S CAN YOU REMIND US OF
THE ACTION THE COUNCIL
TOOK LAST YEAR IN THE CONTEXT
OF PRIORITIZING BIKE
MASTER PLAN PROJECTS?
THIS WAS ONE OF THE HIGHLY
PRIORITIZED PLANS SORRY,
ONE OF THE HIGHLY PRIORITIZED
PROJECTS FROM THE
MASTER PLAN.
WE I THINK PASSED A RESOLUTION
DURING BUDGET LAST
YEAR IDENTIFYING A HALF DOZEN
PROJECTS AS THINGS WE
FELT STRONGLY THE PRY YOUR TIS
NEED TO BE FOCUSED
ON.
WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME?
WHAT WAS THE ACTION AND OUTCOME
OF THE ACTION?
I BELIEVE IT WAS IN THE 2019
BUDGET.
THERE WAS MONEY IDENTIFIED FROM
THE MEGA BLOCK SALE
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING RELATED
TO THE AREA USED FOR
TRANSPORTATION PURPOSES THAT
WAS HIGHLIGHTED FOR
ADDITIONAL WORK ON SOME OF
THESE BIKE FACILITIES.
A LOT WAS DIRECTED TO KIND OF
FURTHER THAT DESIGN
AND CONCEPTS.
A LOT OF FOCUS ON THE MLK
ROUTE, SOUTH DOWNTOWN TO
GEORGETOWN ROUTES.
I BELIEVE THAT WAS THE SAME
TIME THIS PROJECT WAS
IDENTIFIED AS A NEW -- IT HAD
BEEN ADVOCATED.
NOT REALLY KNOWING WHAT THE
COST ESTIMATE WAS AT.
I THINK THIS ITEM AND ALSO THE
ITEM 7 WE'LL COME TO
IN A MOMENT ARE FOLLOW ON FROM
SOME OF THAT WORK.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WAS GOING TO REFERENCE THE
ILLUSTRATION.
31894 LISTED THIS PROJECT.
CALVIN DESCRIBED IT IN THE WAY
IT WAS A LIST WITHOUT
SPECIFIC FUNDING IDENTIFIED.
IT WASN'T A PRIORITIZED LIST.
? THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT
INFORMATION.
I'M NOT SEEING ADDITIONAL HANDS
THAT POINT.
I WANT TO THANK MORALES FOR
FLAGGING THE ONGOING
EVALUATION HERE.
HAPPY TO CONTINUE CHATTING WITH
YOU ABOUT THIS AND
LOOK FORWARD TO FOLLOWING UP ON
THIS ITEM AND MORE
DETAILS SOON.
AT THIS POINT, IT LOOKS LIKE
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
IS JOINED BY STRAUSS, HERBOLD
ALONG WITH SAWANT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ITEM 6 IS SDOT 6 ARC 1. THIS
WOULD ADD 943,000 TO THE ROUTE
7 PROJECT
SPECIFICALLY FOR SIDEWALK
PROJECTS IN THE RAINIER
CORRIDOR.
IT WOULD RESTORE FOR FIVE
SIDEWALK SEGMENTS AND THE
RAINIER VALLEY IT IS SPONSOR BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES WITH
COSPONSOR BY LEWIS AND SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU.
I WANT TO THANK THE COSPONSORS
FOR JOINING ME HERE
MOST EVERY WEEK.
MY OFFICE RECEIVES AN EMAIL
ABOUT SIDEWALKS AND MY
CONSTITUENTS MAY NOT HAVE SAFE
STREETS TO GO ACROSS
TO WALK HOME, TO SCHOOL.
RAINIER AVENUE WAS GOING TO
RECEIVE REPAIRS AS PART
OF THE RAPID RIGHT
IMPROVEMENTS.
I'M HOPING TO RESTORE FUNDING
AS CALVIN MENTIONED.
IT'S FOR DIFFERENT SEGMENTS OF
SIDEWALK ALONG THE
ROAD.
WE HAVE STRONG SUPPORT FROM THE
MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS
INCLUDING TRANSIT RIDERS
UNIONS, SEATTLE GREENWAYS,
350 SEATTLE, BICYCLE CLUB AND
OTHERS WHO UNDERSTAND
THAT BEING ABLE TO GET THROUGH
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS
SAFELY IS REALLY IMPORTANT
PARTICULARLY BECAUSE WE
HAVE SO MANY ELDERLY AND A LOT
OF FOLKS THAT HAVE
MOBILITY IMPAIRMENTS THAT NEED
TO GET DOWN THAT ROAD
SAFELY.
I AM SEEKING SUPPORT TO RESTORE
FUNDING FOR THESE
IMPROVEMENTS.
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
ARE THERE QUESTIONS THON ITEM?
ON THE FIVE SIDEWALK CORRIDORS
LISTED ON THE BACK OF
THE FORM, IS THERE A
CORRESPONDING DATA THAT
IDENTIFIES WHICH AREAS ARE THE
BIGGEST HAZARD OR
RISK RIGHT NOW?
I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THE
DEPARTMENT TO SEE IF
THERE'S A RATING ON THESE.
I'M FAIRLY SURE THEY ALL RANK
HIGH ON THE LIST.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANKS FOR THAT CALVIN.
OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR
SIGNING ON.
COUNSELMEMBER MORALES JOINED BY
SAWANT, PEDERSON,
STRAUSS, LEWIS, GONZALEZ.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ITEM NUMBER 7.
>> ITEM 7 IS SDOT 7A 1. IS THIS
WOULD ADD $700,000 FOR THE BIKE
LANE PROJECT
SPECIFIC THROW FUND CONCEPT
CONCEPTION PLANNING.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
CALVIN, THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
SAWNT
SAWNT.
WE'RE HOPING IT CAN BE
DISTRIBUTED TO COMPLETE THE
MLK PLANNING STUDY THAT DID
START THIS YEAR.
FUNDING FOR THE GEORGETOWN TO
DOWNTOWN VIA SOTTO
STUDY WHICH HAS NOT BEGUN.
WE'RE HOPING TO GET THAT
STARTED.
ALSO TO ADVANCE DESIGN FROM THE
GEORGETOWN TO
DOWNTOWN SOTTO TRAIL.
AT LEAST TO GOAT 60%.
A LOT OF PROJECTS NEED DESIGN
TIME BEFORE THEY'RE
READY FOR CONSTRUCTION.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE BALL
ROLLING FINISHING ON
MLK IN PARTICULAR KEEPS THAT
ALIVE ABOUT A SAFE BIKE
ROUTE THROUGH THE RAINIER
VALLEY.
THIS IS ONE OF THE PARTS OF
TOWN WHERE WE DON'T HAVE
ANY SAFE BIKE PATH TO GET INTO
THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENT
STUDIES THAT ARE BEING
PROPOSED.
I'D LIKE TO FIGURE THOUSAND DO
THIS WELL AND SAFELY.
BOTH OF THESE CONNECTION LONG
WITH THE BEACON AVENUE
TRAIL WHICH WAS FUNDED THROUGH
THE MERCER BLOCK
PROCEEDS COULD REALLY HELP
HIGHLIGHT THE MISSING
GAPS THAT WE HAVE IN THE BIKE
NETWORK IN THE RAINIER
VALLEY.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
RETAINING FUNDING FOR
THE PLANNING AND DESIGN OF
THESE TWO ROUTES ALONG
WITH THE WORK THAT'S HAPPENING
ON BEACON HILL AND
HONOR THE COMMUNITY INPUT AND
TIME NEIGHBORS PUT IN
TO IDENTIFYING THESE PRIORITIES
AND TO MAKE SURE WE
ARE KEEPING THE PROMISES THAT
WE MADE THROUGH THE
BIKE MASTER PLAN IMPROVEMENTS
PROGRAMS.
>> THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
I DO HAVE A QUESTION SIMILAR TO
THE ONE I WAS ASKING
EARLIER.
DO WE HAVE A SINCE WHERE THIS
FITS IN WITH THE
VARIOUS PRIORITY DOCUMENTS S
ISDOT PRODUCED ALREADY?
THEY WERE NEED THE BIKE MASTER
PLAN.
I CAN FOLLOW UP WHERE THEY FIT
ON THE PRIORITY LIST.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LET'S KEEP GOING.
THIS IS AN INCREASE FROM THE
CITY AUDITOR'S 2020
BRIDGE MAINTENANCE REPORT.
IT'S SPONSOR BY COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSON, HERBOLD AND
LEWIS.
COUNCILMEMBERS LEWIS AND
HERBOLD, THANK YOU TO
LABORERS FOR CALLING AND
WRITING TO US AND SOTTO
SMALL BUSINESS AREA WRITING TO
US FOR NEED TO REPAIR
OUR BRIDGES.
THE RECENT AUDIT OF BRIDGE
ACROSS SEATTLE CONNECTED
WITH OUR CITY AUDITOR, THEY
CONCLUDED THAT OUR CITY
GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN
SUBSTANTIALLY UNDERINVESTING IN
THE MAINTENANCE OF BRIDGES
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
THE RESULT OF UNDERFUNDING OUR
BRIDGE
INFRASTRUCTURE INCREASES THE
RISK OF HARM AND
DISRUPTION.
FAILING TO INVEST IN ADEQUATE
LEVELS TODAY MEANS
TAXPAYERS MAY BARE LARGER
REPLACEMENT COSTS LATER,
PAY NOW OR PAY MORE LATER.
THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE WILL BE
A WAKE UP CALL TO
TAKE CARE OF INFRASTRUCTURE,
KEEP OUR RESIDENTS AND
LOCAL ECONOMY MOVING.
I APPRECIATE THE MAYOR'S BUDGET
TRIED TO KEEP LEVEL
THE AMOUNT OF SPENDING FOR
BRIDGE MAINTENANCE
DESPITE THE BUDGET DEFICITS
WOULD INCREASE SDOT'S GOWN
PROVIDE THE BARE MINIMUM
OF MAINTENANCE FUNDING AS
RECOMMENDED BY THE AUDIT
OF ALL BRIDGES BY OUR CITY
AUDITOR.
HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND REALLY
APPRECIATE
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON BRINGING
THIS FORWARD AND
LEADERSHIP ASKING FOR THE
BRIDGE AWE DIFFICULT JUST A
LITTLE BIT OF BEHIND THE SCENES
ON THE
DELIBERATIONS AROUND THE FUTURE
PATH TO ADDRESS THE
WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE CLOSURE FOR
FOLKS WHO AREN'T
PAYING SUPER CLOSE ATTENTION.
YOU KNOW THE CITY IS SERIOUSLY
CONSIDERING NOT
MOVING FORWARD WITH THE REPAIR
DESPITE THE FACT IS
THAT IT'S COST IS MODEST.
THERE'S A HIGH CONFIDENCE FROM
THE PANEL THAT A
REPAIR WOULD LAST.
ONE OF THE REASONS, ONE OF THE
BIGGEST REASONS WHY
THE CITY IS LEANING TOWARDS
REPLACEMENT AT A HIGHER
COST, UPFRONT PURCHASE COST IS
BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT
CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL FUND THE
ANNUAL MAINTENANCE
OF THE EXISTING BRIDGE.
A NEW BRIDGE WOULD COST $250
MILLION ANNUALLY TO
MAINTAIN $5 MILLION YEARLY TO
MAINTAIN.
I'M FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO
JUSTIFY THE EXPENDITURE
WHEN WE HAVE FINITE
TRANSPORTATION DOLLARS TO MEET
A
LOT OF NEEDS.
THE BUILDING OF A BRAND NEW
BRIDGE BECAUSE WE'RE
AFRAID WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE
DYSFUNCTIONAL
PRACTICES ABOUT MAINTAINING OUR
CURRENT
INFRASTRUCTURE.
I HOPE WE FIND A WAY TO FOLLOW
THE CITY AUDITOR'S
RECOMMENDATIONS AS IT RELATES
TO WE CAN BETTER
MAINTAIN EXISTING BRIDGES.
OUR BRIDGES ARE SURVEYING MORE
AND MORE COMMUTERS
USING TRANSIT.
AND MANY BRIDGES HAVE TRANSIT
ONLY LANES.
THERE ARE MULTIMODAL AND SERVE
FREIGHT CORRIDORS
THAT ARE SO IMPORTANT TO OUR
SMALL BUSINESSES.
REALLY FEELING THAT IN WEST
SEATTLE.
SMALL IMPACTS FROM SMALL
BUSINESSES NOT HAVING THE
BRIDGE RUNNING.
I REALLY HOPE THAT EVERYBODY
TAKE THIS IS SERIOUSLY
AND WE WORK TOGETHER TO FIND
THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF
THE CITY AUDITOR.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M HAPPY TO COSPONSOR THIS,
BUT I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO ALSO NOTE THAT AND
THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION'S BUDGET HAS
BEEN CUT BY MAYOR DURKAN
$117 MILLION.
THIS IS A SORT OF NECESSARY
MAINTENANCE WHICH IS AN
EXAMPLE OF WHAT IS BEING CUT.
WHILE I'M HAPPY TO COSPONSOR
THIS, I PROPOSED A
BUDGET AMENDMENT TO RESTORE ALL
THIS ON $17 MILLION
WORTH OF CUTS BY INCREASING IS
THE TAXES ON BIG
BUSINESSES THAT THE COUNCIL
PASSED EARLIER THIS
YEAR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I DO HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS.
COUNCILMEMBER CALVIN.
YOU HAVE FOUR A AT THES INSIST
THE MAINTENANCE
PROPOSAL HERE.
THREE ITEMS WITH A $4 MILLION
PRICE TAG AND ONE WITH
A $12 MILLION PRICE TAG?
ARE THOSE SEQUENTIAL OR STAND
ALONE ITEMS?
DID YOU UNDERSTAND MY QUESTION?
YES, THOSE ARE -- SO THE WAY
WE ALLOCATE THE
24 MILLION, THE IDEA IS GET UP
TO THE $34 MILLION
FIGURE, THE BARE MINIMUM
RECOMMENDED BY THE AUDITOR.
THE AUDITOR SAID $102 MILLION.
WE'RE SPEND $3 MILLION NOW.
THE THREE ITEMS WERE IDENTIFIED
AS THE CORE BRIDGE
MAINTENANCE ITEMS.
WE WOULD BE AGENT PROPORTIONAL
TO THE EXISTING
BUDGET FOR THOSE LINE ITEMS,
TAKING THE 24 MILLION
AND APPLYING PROPORTIONALLY TO
THOSE LINE ITEMS.
>> SO IT'S A PROPORTIONAL
INCREASE ON ITEMS ALREADY
THERE.
YOUR PROPOSAL -- I'M ASKING
WOULD IT BE FEASIBLE
IF YOU IDENTIFIED ONE OR TWO OF
THOSE FOUR ITEMS.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ANSWER IS
NO, IT NEEDS TO BE
PROPORTIONAL INCREASE.
>> YES, EXACTLY.
YOU MENTIONED PROPOSED REVENUE
SOURCES.
I'M JUST WONDERING IF YOU HAVE
ALSO HAD THE ABOUT TO
HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE ABOUT THE
INTEREST IN ANY OF THESE ITEMS
AS WELL SPECIFICALLY
ITEM 3 AND 4. IF NOT, THAT'S
OKAY.
WE CAN CHAT ABOUT IT.
THE QUESTION IS REALLY ABOUT
HOW DO WE TRY TO
IDENTIFY THE NEEDED REVENUE
SOURCES TO FILL THIS
RELATIVELY LARGE BUDGET ITEM
AND RECOGNIZING THAT WE
NEED THE EXECUTIVE TO BE
WILLING TO IMPLENTY
POSSIBLE REVENUE SOURCES AS
IMPORTANT AS WELL.
>> YES.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEW
REVENUE FORECAST AND
OBVIOUSLY WITH OVERTURNING OF
76, THAT MIGHT PRESENT
AN OPPORTUNITY WITH VEHICLE
LICENSE FEES.
IT'S INFLUX OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF WEEKS.
EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THIS ITEM IS AN ANNUAL
MAINTENANCE BUDGET.
IT IS THE SOURCE OF REVENUE FOR
ONGOING COST.
IT'S GOING TO BE A MAJOR
CONSIDERATION.
>> SAY THAT AGAIN, CALVIN.
>> UNLIKE OTHER PROPOSALS WE'VE
TALKED ABOUT, ONE
TIME ADS FOR 2021, THIS IS AN
ANNUAL INCREASE IN
BRIDGE MAINTENANCE TO MEET THE
COMMITMENT OR NEED
IDENTIFIED IN THE AUDITOR'S
REPORT.
I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT FUND
DOLLARS IS A ONE TIME
THING.
SOME REVENUE SOURCES NEED TO BE
PLEDGED FOR ONGOING
TIME TO FILL THE NEED OVERTIME.
>> THANK YOU V. OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON.
YOU'RE JOINED BY HERBOLD,
JUAREZ S STRAUSS, LEWIS.
I THINK WE GOT EVERYONE.
THANK YOU COLLEAGUES.
LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 9.
>> SDOT 9A 1. IT REQUESTS THAT
S ISDOT PROVIDE WEEKLY
REPORTING ON
PROGRESS ON THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE RESPONSE
PROGRAM.
IT IDENTIFIES FORMING
CATEGORIES OF REPORTING ONE ON
THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE, ONE ON
THE LOWER SPOKANE
SWING BRIDGE ONE ON MAINTENANCE
OF OTHER BRIDGES IN
THE CORRIDOR AND ONE ON THE
WEST SEAT MILLION
PROGRAM WHICH IS THE TRAFFIC
MITIGATION AND RESPONSE
PROGRAM THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH
THE PROJECT.
THIS SLIDE IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
COSPONSORED BY PEDERSON AND
STRAUSS.
>> HERBODY, THIS SEEMS TO BE OF
GROWING IMPORTANCE.
PLEASE LET US KNOW MORE ABOUT.
THE INTENT IS CONTINUE THE
WEEKLY REPORTING THAT THE
COUNCIL HAS BEEN RECEIVING FROM
SDOT ON THE WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE AND THE
RECONNECT WEST SEATTLE
INVESTMENTS.
THIS IS A REASONABLE REQUEST
GIVEN THAT THE BUDGET
PROPOSES A BOND SALE OF $100
MILLION TO FUND
ACTIVITIES.
THIS IS ADDING 30 MILLION IN
ADDITION TO THE INNER
FUND LOAN OF 70 MILLION ALREADY
APPROVED BY THE
COUNCIL.
ONE NOTE IS WE ORIGINALLY
EXPECTED THE DECISION TO
EITHER REPAIR OR REPLACE BY
THIS TIME.
DEPENDING ON WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
MONTH, IT'S POSSIBLE
THIS ITEM COULD BE EDITED TO BE
TAILORED TO THE
PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE.
THE CURRENT VERSION AS IT'S
DRAFTED MENTIONS REPAIR
OR REPLACE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
MAKE UNTRAN ARE THERE QUESTIONS
THON ITEM?
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ IS?
THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
REALLY QUICKLY, CAN
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD OR
CALVIN,
CAN YOU REMIND ME CADENCE OF
REPORTING CURRENTLY?
I THINK ITS WEEKLY.
OKAY THIS SLIDE PROPOSES
CONTINUATION OF THOSE
WEEKLY REPORTS PROVIDED BY THE
DEPARTMENT TO CITY
COUNCIL ON THIS PARTICULAR
PROJECT?
CORRECT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I DO WANT TO NOTE FOR THE
RECORD I BELIEVE COUNCIL
ISMEMBER JUAREZ YOU'RE
INTERESTED IN ADDING YOUR
NAME TO THIS AS WELL.
EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU PATTY FOR ADDING
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
THAT WAS MY QUESTION AS WELL.
THIS IS JUST A CONTINUATION OF
THE EXISTING WEEKLY
REPORTS.
>> CHAIR, I DID RAISE MY HAND
VIRTUALLY TO ADD MY
NAME TO THIS.
I SEE YOU NOW.
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I THINK WE HAVE EVERYONE.
I'M SUMMARIZE ALONG WITH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
PEDERSON, JUAREZ, STRAUSS,
LEWIS, GONZALEZ.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SO DOES THAT CONCLUDE ALL OF
OUR ITEMS IN THE S
ISDOT CATEGORY?
THAT'S THE END OF THE S ISDOT
CATEGORY.
>> ARE THERE ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS OR ANYBODY DIDN'T
GET THE CHANCE TO ADD THEIR
NAMES TO ANY SDOT ITEMS?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CALVIN.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
BEFORE WE JUMP IN, JEFF, I
MIGHT OFFER TO MY
COLLEAGUES THE NEXT FOUR ITEMS
IN THE HOMELESSNESS
SECTION WHEN WE DID OUR FORM A
WALK THROUGHS, THESE
ARE FOUR ITEMS WHEN I SUGGESTED
THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE
A LOT OF COMMONALITY, PERHAPS
ENERGY BETWEEN WHAT WE
WERE ASKING FOR.
I DON'T SEE THEM HERE LISTED AS
A ONE FORM B. AS WE WALK
THROUGH THESE FIRST FOUR FORMS,
I WOULD
LIKE TO CONTINUE TO THINK ABOUT
THE COMMUNITIES TO
FIREMENNAL
COMMONALITIES OF THESE.
IF YOU'RE CONNECTING THE TISSUE
BETWEEN THE TWO.
THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
JUST AGAIN, SEEMINGLY MY
INTERESTS SEEKING THESE
WOVEN TOGETHER IN SOME WAY
SATISFYING OF THE
PROJECTIVE OF THE PROPOSAL.
LET'S TURN OVER TO JEFF TO WALK
US THROUGH THE
HOMELESSNESS IN THE SESSION.
>> YOU'RE EXACTLY CORRECT.
ON ITEMS 10, 11, 12, 13 ON THE
AGENDA, ACTUALLY I
PUT ALL SPONSOR OFFICES, ALSO
EMAILED ME AS WE
COMMITTED THESE.
IT WAS A MORE FUNCTION OF TIME
IN ORDER TO WORK OUT
SPECIFICS HOW TO MERGE THESE
ALL TOGETHER.
THE SENTIMENT FROM ALL THE
OFFICES WAS THEY WANTED
TO WORK TO FIND A WAY TO ROLL
EACH OF THESE TOGETHER
GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF OVERLAPSE
AND COME OUT WITH A
CRISP PROPOSAL THAT WOULD BE
ONE SINGLE ITEM EACH
RUN THROUGH HOMELESSNESS
OUTREACH.
THEY'RE IN A GENERAL RANGE OF
100,000 OR 200,000.
SOME HAVE UNIQUE IS SPECIFICS
TO THEM.
I'LL START OFF WITH 1 AND THE
FACTOR HERE IS FOCUS
ON THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ABOUT
OF THE PROVIDERS TO
PROVIDE HEALTH SERVICES.
THERE'S A GEOGRAPHIC PURPOSE TO
EACH OF THESE.
IN THIS, ISSUE ONE IS WEST SEAT
AND WILL SOUTH PARK.
THERE'S ALSO A STRONG
DESCRIPTION AS YOU CAN SEE IN
THE FORMAT PROVIDED RELATED TO
THE WAY THE THIS TEAM
WOULD ENACT WITH NUMBERS BOTH
COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING UNSHELTERED
HOMELESSNESS AND BUSINESSES
IN THE AREA.
THE SPONSOR FOR H 1 IS COUNCIL
MEMBERHER COUNCIL MEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER HERBODE.
>> THANK YOU SO HER BOLD.
>> THANK YOU.
I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF
POTENTIAL TO COMBINE MY
PROPOSED BUDGET ACTION WITH
THOSE OF OTHER COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
THE IMPORTANT THING TO FOCUS ON
IS THERE'S A STRONG
INTEREST TO HAVE GEOGRAPHICALLY
FOCUSED NEIGHBORHOOD
FOCUSED OUTREACH SERVICES.
I THINK THE CALL FOR THESE
SERVICES IS REALLY A
TESTAMENT TO HOW MUCH OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS AND
COMMUNITIES ARE UNDERSTANDING
THE IMPORTANCE OF
OUTREACH AS A CRITICAL SKILL
SET AND SERVICE RIGHT
NOW.
OUTREACH IS A COMPASSIONATE
RESPONSE.
PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO SURVIVE
WITHOUT A ROOF OVER
THEIR HEADS.
IT'S ALSO A PRACTICAL RESPONSE
AS NEW NEIGHBORS ARE
STRUGGLING TO FIND WAYS TO LIVE
SIDE BY SIDE.
OF COURSE OUTREACH IS NOT A
REPLACEMENT FOR
SUFFICIENT NONCONGREGATE
SHELTER SPACE AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
IT'S VITAL WE CONTINUE TO
INVEST IN SCALING UP
RESOURCES AS WELL SO THAT FOLKS
LIVING UNSHELTERED
HAVE A SAFETY AND HEALTHY
ALTERNATIVE TO LIVING
OUTSIDE.
OUTREACH AS WE KNOW CAN DETECT
OTHER NEEDED SERVICES
SUCH AS LEAD OR HEALTH CARE
IDENTIFY THE NEED FOR
CITY SERVICE SUCH AS GARBAGE
REMOVAL, IS HEALTH
ENCAMPMENT SERVICES AND PROVIDE
INFORMATION TO
ENCAMPMENT NEIGHBORS THERE A
GREAT NEED FOR THIS SKILL SET
IN SOUTH SEAT AND
WILL SOUTH PARK.
WE'RE SEEING THE INCREASE OF
PEOPLE LIVING
UNSHELTERED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC
AND ECONOMIC
DOWNTURN.
BECAUSE OF THE STRAINS ON
MOBILITY DUE TO THE WEST
SEAT BRIDGE BEING OUT OF
COMMISSION, IT'S HARD FOR
WORKERS NOT STAYINGED IN
DISTRICT 1 TO MAKE IT HERE
REGULARLY.
I APPRECIATE THE WORK THEY'VE
BEEN DOING TO BE
PRESENT IN DISTRICT 1 AT LEAST
ONCE A WEEK.
I WANT TO SIGNAL THAT IF WE
WERE ABLE TO WORK
TOGETHER TO COMBINE THE
PROPOSALS THAT VARIOUS
COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE FOR
GEOGRAPHIC NEIGHBORHOOD
BASED OUTREACH, I WOULD SAY
THAT TO BE A REALLY
CRITICAL PART OF THE PROPOSAL
THAT WE'LL HEAR LATER
FROM COUNCILMEMBER MORALES ON
THE IS HOPE PROPOSAL.
I DON'T WANT TO CALL IT A TEAM.
WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE AWAY FROM
CALLING IT A TEAM.
THAT IS THE NEW APPROACH TO
REPLACE THE NAVIGATION
TEAM.
THE THING THAT'S REALLY MISSING
FROM THAT IS THE
FUNDING FOR OUTREACH AND
FLEXIBLE SERVICES THAT WE
JUST PASSED ON MONDAY WHEN WE
LIFTED THE PROVIDER ON
THE NAVIGATION TEAM.
WE LIFTED THE PROVIDER ON THE
OLD NAVIGATION TEAM,
FUNDED A PERSON, HSD STAFFING
THAT DOES NOT DO
ENGAGEMENT ON THE STREET BUT
FUNDS ROBUSTLY OUTREACH
FROM OUR OUTREACH PARTNERS WHO
HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATING
WITH THE EXECUTIVE ABOUT THIS
APPROACH.
WE DON'T HAVE THAT COMPLIMENT
FOR 2021 IN THE BUDGET
THAT WE JUST PASSED FOR THE
REMAINDER OF 2020.
I WOULD THAT WHEN WE LOOK AT
PERHAPS DOING THIS CITY
WIDE BUT STILL WITHIN
NEIGHBORHOOD GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS
FOR OUTREACH THAT WE REPLICATE
THE APPROACH WE USED
IN THE BUDGET PROVIDER WE JUST
LIFTED AND MAKE CLEAR
THAT FUNDING OUTREACH ALSO
INCLUDES FUNDING CASE
MANAGEMENT,EN FUNDING ACCESS TO
HOUSING NAVIGATORS,
FUNDING THE SERVICES OF THE
DIVERSION SERVICES THAT
WORK SO WELL WHEN OUTREACH
PROVIDERS HAVE IS ACCESS
TO THEM AND FLEXIBLE FINANCIAL
SERVICES.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT?
NO QUESTIONS ON THAT.
APPRECIATE YOU FLAGGING HOW
THIS COULD POTENTIALLY,
THESE GEOGRAPHIC EFFORTS COULD
TIE INTO A BROADER
REFRAME ON HOW WE DO OUTREACH
AND HOUSING AND
SHELTER PLACEMENT.
WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING
MORE AS WE CONTINUE TO
DIVERSE THAT TODAY AND ALSO
HEAR BACK FROM
PROVIDERS.
THANK YOU FOR FLAGGING THAT
OPPORTUNITY THERE.
MAKES ME HOPEFUL.
I'LL STOP.
I DON'T SEE ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS.
WE HAVE DECISIONAL COUNCIL
MEMBERS. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
NEXT ITEM UP IS HON 2A 1. THIS
IS BY COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
THIS WOULD PROVIDE $98,000.
IN THIS CASE, THE TARGET IS
COLUMBIA CITY AND
RAINIER BEACH.
ANOTHER UNIQUE ASPECT COMPARED
TO
OTHER THREE IS UTILIZING AGENCY
THAT REPRESENTS
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE
EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS AND
AS THE AGENCY PROVIDES IF
SERVICES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
SO THIS IS AN THE ATTEMPT
AGAIN.
THIS WOULD ADD WORK TORE
RAINIER VALLEY TO PROMOTE
ENGAGEMENTS IN DISTRICT 2. WE
RECENTLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
VISIT WITH
SEVERAL ENCAMPMENTS GOING ALONG
SIDE OUTREACH
WORKERS AND SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE
TO SEE FIST HAND THE
REALLY IMPORTANT WORK THAT THEY
DO THROUGH THIS SORT
OF ENGAGEMENT BEYOND THE
OUTREACH ITSELF, OFFERING
CLOTHING AND HELP CONNECT TO
SERVICES AND HELPING
CONNECT THEM TO SHELTER.
JUST HAVING THESE OUTREACH
WORKERS THERE TO BE
PRESENT AND TO BE A RESOURCE IS
TO FOLKS HAS BEEN
IMPORTANT.
WE KNOW THIS IS DEEPLY
APPRECIATED.
SO AS THE CHAIR MENTIONED
EARLIER, WE HAVE HAD
CONVERSATIONS.
THERE'S BEEN A STAFF LEVEL
CONVERSATION ABOUT
ROLLING THESE UP TO ONE
PROPOSAL.
HAPPY TO THINK ABOUT THAT AND
THINK ABOUT SOMETHING
LARGER.
I WANT TO SAY WE'VE HAD
CONVERSATIONS DURING THIS
BUDGET PROCESS THAT RIGHT
THROUGH CALL OUT OUTREACH
ADDS ONLY ONE PIECE OF A
GREATER ECOSYSTEM.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO
AS WE'LL DISCUSS
LATER WITH THE HOPE PROPOSAL.
THIS REALLY IS ABOUT CREATING A
BROADER ECOSYSTEM.
IT ISN'T JUST OUTREACH WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT.
WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE'S
A NEED TO BUILD MORE
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING,
MORE LOW AND NO
BARRIER SHELTER.
OUR HOPE IS WE START TO MOVE
FORWARDS HAVING A DEEP
CONVERSATION WITH INVESTMENTS
AS WELL.
THAT SAID, ENGAGEMENT OUTREACH
MEAN A LOT TO 00
FOLKS LIVING OUTSIDE.
WE'RE HAPPY TO BRING THIS
BUDGET ACTION TO SUPPORT
THE OUTREACH WORK BEING DONE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM?
OKAY.
YOU SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED
REACH.
I WANTED TO NOTE THAT THE
PROPOSAL YOU'RE BRINGING
FORWARD REALLY IDENTIFIES REACH
AS A CORE SERVICE
PROVIDER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
BIPOC ORGANIZATION.
WE KNOW THERE'S BIPOC MEMBERS
STRONG MEMBERS AND
LEADERS IN REACH.
I WANTED TO BE SURE BECAUSE
REACH HAS GOTTEN A LOT
OF SUPPORT AND EVIDENCE BEHIND
IT.
WANTED TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT.
>> SURE.
SO WE'VE -- THROUGHOUT THESE
CONVERSATIONS, WE'VE
BEEN TALKING FOR EXAMPLE THE
SEATTLE HEALTH BOARD
WITH CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB AND WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD THAT WE
ARE FINDING FOLKS
AND SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS
THAT HAVE MORE DIRECT
CONTACT, REACHES ONE
ORGANIZATION.
THERE ARE OTHERS THAT ARE
ENGAGED IN THIS WORK AS
WELL.
THAT IS DISCUSS HAVING TWO
STAFF THAT WOULD BE ADDED
IN ORDER TO PROVIDE OUTREACH
SERVICES.
THIS IS PUT FORWARD BY
COUNSELMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
THANK YOU.
I'M GLAD YOU CHARACTERIZED
MADAME CHAIR WHAT WE'RE
DEALING WITH HERE.
I THINK IT'S NO COINCIDENCE
THAT ITEMS 10, 11, 12 S
13 CORRESPOND WITH DISTRICT 1,
DISTRICT 2, DISTRICT
5, DISTRICT 6. WE ARE FEELING
THE EFFECTS OF THE REMOVAL OF
THE
NAVIGATION TEAM.
WHATEVER THE POLITICS ARE, THE
NEED IS STILL THERE.
IT'S A GAPING NEED.
WE'RE FINDING MORE AND MORE.
WE'VE BEEN LASER FOCUSED ON
COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
I WANTED TO JUST ADD GOING
THROUGH ADVOCACY HERE.
I WANT TO COMMENT WE WANT THIS
TO BE COMMUNITY
BASED.
WE'LL HAVE THE RESOURCES,
FAMILY, ON A TRANSIT
SPINE, THAT USE OUR COMMUNITY
CENTER, OUR LIBRARY,
FOOD BANKS, OUR CLINIC, WHERE
THEY GET THEIR HEALTH
CARE.
A LOT OF FOLKS ACTUALLY LIVE
HERE.
SO THAT IS WHY I'M PUTTING THE
FOCUS ON PUTTING
PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY SO
YOU'RE NOT DEPLOYING
HSD FROM THE SOUTH END UP NORTH
THAT AREN'T FAMILIAR
WITH THE COMMUNITY.
BEST SUCCESSES WE HAVE HAD IN
GETTING PEOPLE INTO
HOUSING, THE TINY HOW HAS
VILLAGE IS BECAUSE FOLKS
IN THE COMMONS, HEALTH LINE,
MENINIT E COMMUNITY,
LAKE CITY ALL KNOW THESE FOLKS.
WE FEED THEM TWICE A WEEK AT
NORTH SEATTLE LIBRARY,
LAKE CITY LIBRARY, BROADVIEW
LIBRARY.
I KNOW SOME PEOPLE DON'T --
THOSE OF US THAT
UNDERSTAND AND KNOW OUR
UNSHELTERED COMMUNITY, WE
KNOW THESE FOLKS AND SEE THEM
ALL THE TIME.
THAT'S OUR GREATEST SUCCESS.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES POINTED
OUT TOO.
THE TRUST IS ALREADY THERE.
THAT'S 80% OF IT.
ONCE YOU GOAT THAT POINT, YOU
CAN MEET PEOPLE WHERE
YOU'RE AT TO GET THEM INDOORS
TO GET THEIR SERVICES
WITHOUT ANY JUDGMENT IS.
THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN DEALING
WITH.
I'VE LIVED IN THIS DISTRICT AND
NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE
NORTH END 34 YEARS.
LET ME GO A LITTLE INTO SOME OF
THE STUFF OF MY
SCRIPT HERE.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE I CHECK OFF
THE BOXES OR MY
STAFF AND GOING TO KILL ME.
YES, THIS PROPOSAL WOULD ADD
220,000 TO HIRE TWO
INDIVIDUALS TO WORK WITH
COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE
DEESCALATION IN CRISIS
INTERVENTION.
IN LAKE CITY UP TO 145th,
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON A
VOLUNTEER BASIS HAVE ORGANIZED
AND TAKEN ACTION TO
HELP THE UNSHELTERED NEIGHBORS
THROUGH A GRASS ROOTS
EFFORTS OF RESIDENTS, BUSINESS
OWNERS, NONPROFIT
LEADER AND FAITH BATHE
ORGANIZATIONS IN A GROUP OF
30 COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
THEY PROPOSED AND CAME TO WORK
WITH US IN HIRING TWO
TRAINED BEHAVIOR HEALTH WORKERS
TO PROVIDE
DEESCALATION IN CRISIS
INTERVENTION FOR FOLKS LIVING
IN THE ENCAMPMENT WITH
COLLABORATION FROM THE
NONPROFIT BUILD LAKE CITY
TOGETHER.
WE HOPE THESE SOCIAL WORKERS
CAN BE LOCATE OR
DEPLOYED IMMEDIATELY TO THE
NORTH, BE ON THE SCENE
HELPING FOLKS WITHIN MINUTES.
THAT'S THE KIND OF CRISIS WE'RE
DEALING WITH NOW.
THIS MODEL COULD BE REPLICATED
TO PROVIDE HELP TO
THOSE IN NEED QUICKLY.
COMMUNITY FOLKS UP HERE ARE
DOING THE WORK.
TWO WEEKS AGO, WE MET WITH
VOLUNTEERS.
THEY'RE ALREADY PICKING UP
TRASH, NEEDLES, DELIVER
FOOD ALONG SIDE OF S ISDOT,
SPR, S ISPU AS THOSE
CITY DEPARTMENTS EMPTY CANS,
PICK UP TRASH, NEEDLES,
REPLENISH HAND WASHING STATIONS
ET CETERA.
JUST TO NAME A FEW PARKS, IN
THE LAST THREE MONTHS
THAT HAVE WENT AND INCREASE
FOUR TENTHS UP TO 60,
ALBERT DAVIS PARK, MINI PARK ON
LAKE CITY WAY,
125th.
NOW I'VE LOOKED THE OTHER DAY.
WE HAVE SIX NEW RVs.
OBVIOUSLY THE NEED IS THERE.
LET ME MOVE FORWARD ON NUMBERS
OR WHAT WE HOPE TO
SEE.
LAKE CITY NEEDS TRAINED
PROFESSIONALS. AS I SHARED,
LAKE CITY HAS SOCIAL SERVICE
OUTREACH
ORGANIZATIONS IN A STRONG,
FAITH BASED COMMUNITY.
ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE
SUPPORTED THIS BUDGET ACTION
INCLUDE BETHANY COMMUNITY
CHURCH, REFUGEES ARTISAN
INITIATIVE, EAST LAKE CITY
COLLABORATIVE, JET CITY,
BEYOND THE BOWL, PIERRE
ENTERPRISES, GOD'S LITTLE
ACRE, MANY, MANY COMMUNITY
VOLUNTEERS.
LAST COUNT WAS 30.
SO I'M HERE TO SHARE -- I
HAVE NO PROBLEM JOINING
MY OTHER BROTHERS AND SISTERS
WHO REPRESENT
DISTRICTS PARTICULARLY
DISTRICTS 1, 2, 6. I THINK
WE'RE SEEING IT HIT THE HARDEST
BECAUSE WE
HAVE MORE SPACIOUS PARKS, GREEN
SPACE.
I HAVEN'T LISTED ALL THE PARKS.
I'VE GIVEN YOU THE TOP THREE
THAT HAVE QUADRUPLED IN
SIZE SINCE JULY.
SO, THERE IS A NEED.
I HOPE THAT YOU'LL JOIN US.
I HAVE NO PROBLEM WORKING WITH
THE OTHER DISTRICT
REPRESENTATIVES IN MAYBE
BUNDLING THIS UP TOGETHER.
I WANT TO CAUTION ONE THING.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
USE THE PEOPLE THAT
ARE ALREADY ON THE GROUND WHO
LIVE HERE WHO WORK
HERE, WHO HAVE BUSINESSES HERE
WHO ARE ALREADY DOING
THE WORK.
SO THAT IS MY ONLY CAUTION.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL
MEMBER JUAREZ.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
POINTS.
I WANT TO ADD A PIECES AS WELL.
WE KNOW THAT FROM PUBLIC
TESTIMONY AND FROM ORING
WITH FOLKS ON THE GROUND, THOSE
TRUSTED COMMUNITY
PARTNERS IT'S BEEN REALLY
CHALLENGING BECAUSE PEOPLE
ARE AWARE THAT COVID IS
SPREADING IN INDOOR AREAS.
NATIONALLY I THINK WE'VE SEEN
MORE VISIBLE PRESENCE
OF FOLKS WHO ARE LIVING OUTSIDE
AND UNSHELTERED.
THAT HELPS UNDERSCORE YOUR
POINT WE NEED TRUSTED
COMMUNITY PARTNER ON THE GROUND
THAT HAVE
RELATIONSHIPS THAT KNOW THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, KNOW FOLKS
IN THE COMMUNITY AND HOW TO
APPROACH PEOPLE IN A
MORE TRUSTWORTHY WAY TO MAKE
SURE THEY'RE NOT ONLY
BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP BUT A
NONCONGREGATE SHELTER
SETTING.
THEY'RE ABLE TO HELP THEM GET
IN QUICKLY.
IN JUNE AND JULY, WE SAW MORE
PRESENCE.
ALL OF YOU ARE RECOGNIZING
THAT.
THIS WAS WELL BEFORE THE
NAVIGATION TEAM DISCUSSION
THAT DIDN'T GO IN EFFECT UNTIL
OCTOBER 22nd.
I THINK BOTH AT NATIONAL LEVEL
SEEING THIS TREND,
EVERYTHING YOU ALL AS
COUNCILMEMBERS ARE
EXPERIENCING IN DISTRICTS ARE
REALLY UNDERSCORING
THE NEED FOR US TO NOT POSSIBLE
GET MORE MONEY OUT
THE DOOR FOR THIS OUTREACH
EFFORT BUT AS YOU AND
PREVIOUS COUNSELMEMBER SPOKE
ABOUT THE NEED TO MAKE
SURE IT'S NOT JUST OUTREACH
THAT YOU'RE GETTING
FOLKS INSIDE GETTING INSIDE IN
THE MIDDLE OF A DEADLY PANDEMIC
REQUIRES THE NONCONGREGATE
SHELTER SETTING.
I THINK THESE ARE ALL ISSUES
úTHAT ARE ABSOLUTE ISLY
HEARD FOR THE NEED TO MAKE SURE
WE'RE WORKING WITH
THOSE ON THE GROUND LEVEL.
THIS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING
WE'VE SEEN OVER THE
LAST FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS AND
NOT JUST THE LAST TWO
TO THREE WEEKS.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>>>
THANK YOU.
I'M ALREADY COSPONSORING THIS
AMENDMENT AS IT SHOWS
THROUGH.
UNDOUBTEDLY MY OFFICE SUPPORTS
THE OUTREACH WORKERS
AND SOCIAL WORKERS COMPLETELY.
IN FACT, THAT'S WHY MY OFFICE
IS CONSISTENTLY
FIGHTING TO DEFUND THE POLICE
BY AT LEAST 50% AND
INSTEAD USE FUNDS FOR SERVICES
THAT ACTUALLY WORK
AND IN ADDITION TO PROPOSING TO
INCREASE THE AMAZON
TAX SO THAT WE CAN FUND WHAT
OUR COMMUNITIES KNEED
WHICH IS SERVICES AND HOUSING
AND THE GREEN NEW
DEAL.
UNFORTUNATELY SO FAR MY OFFICE
IS THE ONLY OFFICE TO
HAVE PUT FORWARD PROPOSALS LET
ALONE FIGHT FOR IT IN
A MEANINGFUL WAY.
I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT IN
RESPONSE TO COMMENTS MADE,
NAVIGATION TEAM WAS NEVER
ACTUALLY REMOVED.
THE CITY COUNCIL'S BUDGET VOTE
NEVER TOOK EFFECT.
THIS PAST MONDAY, THE CITY
COUNCIL MINIMIZED THE
SUMMER ORDNANCE EVEN FURTHER.
I WAS A SOLID NO VOTE ON THAT
ORDNANCE.
MAYOR DURKAN LIKES TO BLAME
HOMELESSNESS ON THE
SUPPOSED END OF THE NAVIGATION
TEAM.
THAT IS NOT BASED IN FACTS.
I WOULD LIKE THE ADD IN TERMS
OF WHERE FUNDS SHOULD
COME FROM, NOT ONLY SHOULD THE
CITY COUNCIL BE
RESPONDING TO THE DEMAND TO
REDUCE SEATTLE POLICE TO
DEFUND SERVICES, THIS WEEK,
WE'VE GOT IMPORTANT
NEWS.
THREE SEATTLE CORPORATIONS
REPORTED STAGGERING
PROFIT THIS IS WEEK AMAZON $6.2
BILLION OF PROFIT FOR THE THIRD
QUARTER.
THESE ARE QUARTERLY PROFIT
REPORTS.
THIS IS A 200% INCREASE OVER
THE CORPORATION'S LAST
YEAR'S PROPERTIES.
SINCE IS THE PANDEMIC STRUCK
EARLY THEY ARE YEAR,
AMAZON OWNERS MADE RECORD
PROFITS OF $11.5
BILLION. MICROSOFT ANNOUNCED A
30% INCREASE.
I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE
WHICH CORPORATION IS
GOING TO BE TAXED IN SEATTLE
BECAUSE THE POINT THAT
I'M TRYING TO MAKE SURE IS THAT
MANY CORPORATIONS
HAVE PROFITED DURING THIS
PANDEMIC.
IT'S CORRECT THE BURDEN OF THE
CRISIS SHOULD NOT BE
PLACED ON WORKING PEOPLE IN
MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES.
THE ACTION AT THATS ON BIG
BUSINESS SHOULD BE
INCREASED BECAUSE THEY'RE
MAKING HIGHER PROFITS.
ANOTHER CORPORATION IN SEATTLE,
STARBUCKS JUST
REPORTED $400 MILLION PROFITS
FOR THE THIRD QUARTER
WHICH DELIGHTED FINANCIAL
ANALYSTS.
IT EXCEEDED THEIR EXPECTATIONS.
THESE ARE IMPORTANT FACTS TO
TAKE INTO ACCOUNT AND
UNDERSTAND THE FULL FUNDING OF
SERVICE WILL REQUIRE
THOSE PROGRESSIVE MEASURES.
I ALSO ADD THAT I'VE
COSPONSORED ALL THE PROPOSALS
FROM ALL DISTRICTS FOR REGIONAL
OR DISTRICT BASED
COORDINATORS, OUTREACH WORKERS.
WE CERTAINLY WANT TO PROPOSE
SOMETHING IS SIMILAR
FOR CAPITOL HILL AND THE
DISTRICT BECAUSE WE'RE
SEEING AN INCREASED ISSUE OF
HOMELESSNESS THAT IS
AFFECTING THE COMMUNITY HERE.
I HOPE THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE
THAT EVERY PART OF THE
CITY HAS ADEQUATE FUNDS.
IT'S NOT ONE REGION VERSUS
ANOTHER.
I AGREE WITH THE COUNCILMEMBER
ON THAT.
ALL THE REGIONS OF OUR CITY
NEED THIS.
IT'S OUR HOMELESS NEIGHBORS AND
CONSTITUENTS THAT
ARE SUFFERING.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, ALL OF
THAT LEAVES THE
QUESTION OF HOW THESE SERVICES
ARE GOING TO BE
FUNDED.
IT LEAVES THAT QUESTION
UNANSWERED.
I THINK WE HAVE ANSWERS.
WE WILL NEED POLITICAL ON THE
COUNCIL.
>> OKAY.
WE HAVE QUITE A BIT MORE TO
COVER.
I DON'T SEE ANY ADDITIONAL
HANDS ON THIS ONE.
THANK YOU AGAIN COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
JOINING IS COUNCILMEMBERS,
MORALES, SAWANT,
PEDERSON, STRAUSS, LEWIS.
I THINK I GOT EVERYONE.
ALREADY.
LET'S KEEP GOING.
>> NUMBER 13 ON THE AJEAN IS
CBA HOM 4A 1. THIS IS AS NOTED
TO BE A $200,000 INCREASE TO
HSD
FOR HOMELESSNESS OUTREACH
SERVICES.
IN THIS CASE, THE UNIQUE
DESCRIPTION WOULD BE A
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PROGRAM
MANAGERS FOR BUSINESS
AND ASSOCIATIONS THAT THAT'S A
MODEL UNDERTAKEN
AND THE U DISTRICT.
IT WOULD PROPOSE THAT MODEL.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU CHAIRMAN AND J.
LIKE THE LAST THREE
PROPOSALS, THIS WOULD ADD
FUNDING IN DISTRICT 6. THIS IS
A CONTINUE SITUATION OF IS
CONTINUOUS RECENT
YEARS FOR THE DOWNTOWN BALLARD
AREA.
I AM VERY INTERESTED AND
WILLING TO COMBINE THIS IF
REQUEST WITH THE OTHER THREE WE
JUST HEARD.
AS FOLKS PERFORMING HAVE SAID,
WE KNOW HAVING
PROPERLY TRAINED COMMUNITY
BASED OUTREACH WORKERS
ARE MOST EFFECTIVE.
G OUTREACH WILL ONLY BE AS
SUCCESSFUL AS THE
RESOURCES OF ADEQUATE AND
APPROPRIATE SHELTER AND
CASE MANAGEMENT.
THESE OUTREACH WORKERS HAVE
ACCESS TO.
THIS PROPOSAL WOULD BUILD ON
THE ALLIANCE CONTRACT
FOR THE OUTREACH WORKER WIDELY
APPRECIATED BY
BUSYSTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
IN THE AREA PROVIDING
$200,000 FOR ORGANIZATION THAT
HAPPENS SERVE AS
PROGRAM MANAGERS FOR
,000,000,000As.
THIS FUNDING WOULD ALLOW
,000,000,000As TO EXPAND
HOURS OUTREACH WORKERS OPERATE
OR EXPAND TO SERVICE
TO AREAS WE KNOW THE
CONCENTRATION OF PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN
THE AREA HAS ALSO
EXPANDED.
THIS PROPOSAL WOULD ALSO ALLOW
SOME FUNDING TO BE
USED FOR CLEANING OR SECURITY
PURPOSES AS LONG AS
THE MAJORITY OF THE FUNDS ARE
USED FOR OUTREACH
WORKERS.
THE REASON I MADE THIS SLIGHT
CHANGE IS BECAUSE WE
HAVE NOTICED AS BARS AND
RESTAURANTS CLOSE EARLIER
DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THE HOURS
OF NO ONE ON THE
STREETS HAS EXTENDED.
IT COULD BE TYPICAL BUSINESS
PRACTICES, COULD BE 1
TO 2 HOURS PER NIGHT AND NOW 3
TO 4 HOURS PER NIGHT.
THANK YOU CHAIR AND COLLEAGUES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THIS ONE?
THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE IT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING MORE
AS WELL ABOUT THE
ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
BIA.
OKAY.
COUNCIL MEMBERS HERBOLD,
PEDERSON AND JUAREZ WERE
THE COSPONSORS ON COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS' PROPOSED.
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT ONE.
>>> THE NEXT ITEM 14 ON THE
AGENDA IS CBA HON 5A 1
PUT FORWARD BY COUNSELMEMBER
MORALES.
THIS CREATE ACE HOPE TEAM
ALLUDED TO BY CUTTING FROM
THE UNSHELTERED OUTREACH AND
ENGAGEMENT TEAM THAT
PROPOSED THE 2021 BUDGET
ASSOCIATED FUNDING WITH
THOSE REDUCTIONS AND
REPURPOSING REMAINING FIVE
INDIVIDUALS TO DIFFERENT ROLES
AND THEN ALSO
UTILIZING THE FUNDS THAT WERE
BY THE THREE POSITIONS
TO EXPAND HOMELESSNESS OUTREACH
SERVICES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WANT TO JUST STATE FOR THE
RECORD, WE DO REQUIRE
TWO COSPONSORS.
THIS ONE DID HAVE TWO
COSPONSORS ON IT.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
THE PRIOR SPONSOR RECEIVED
EFFICIENT COSPONSORSHIP
TO MAKE IT IN TIME FOR THE
FILING HERE AS BY ANY
COUNCILMEMBER.
THEY DID REMOVE THEIR NAME.
THAT IS REFLECT ON THIS FORM.
I THINK ITS INDICATION MORE
WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE.
I DON'T WANT TO PUT WORDS IN
ANYBODY'S MOVEMENT I THINK THIS
IS SOMETHING IS THAT YOU'LL
HEAR FROM
THE SPONSOR IN A MINUTE.
COUNSELMEMBER MORALES, THANK
YOU FOR WALKING US
THROUGH THIS PROPOSAL HERE.
I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A WORK IN
PROGRESS AND JUST
WANTED TO OFFER THAT
CLARIFICATION IN CASE FOLKS
WERE WONDERING ABOUT THE
COSPONSORS AT THIS POINT.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO ADD TO THIS
ITEM?
YES.
THANK YOU.
>> SORRY.
IT'S LUNCH LADY TIME AGAIN.
OKAY.
SO THANK YOU JEFF AND CHAIR
MOSQUEDA.
I DO NEED TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
COSPONSORING
THIS.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS, FOLKS
THAT HAVE LIVED EXPERIENCE WITH
HOMELESSNESS,
SERVICE PROVIDERS, COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES THAT HAVE
REALLY HELP SHAPE THIS PROPOSAL
THIS FAR.
I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR.
HE'S BEEN WORKING WITH
PROVIDERS OVER THE LAST MANY
WEEKS.
THAT WORK HAS REALLY MADE THIS
PROPOSAL POSSIBLE.
SO I WANT TO SAY THAT WE ARE IN
CONTINUOUS
CONVERSATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS
ON THIS PROPOSAL.
I WOULD LIKE TO SIGNAL ALSO IT
DIDN'T MAKE IT INTO
THE FORM B BUT THE NUMBER OF
FTEs ARE FLEXIBLE UP
TO 8 AS LONG AS ROLES REFLECT
THE STRUCTURE WE'RE
WORKING ON HERE.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING
THIS WORK WITH STAKE
HOLD% BUDGET CHAIR.
FOR SEVERAL YEARS THIS COUNCIL
HAS HEARD FROM FOLKS
LIVING UNHOUSED AND FROM
PROVIDERS FROM OTHER
ADVOCATES THAT THE NAVIGATION
TEAM WAS JUST NOT
WORKING.
IN FACT, FOR MANY NEIGHBORS, IT
WAS DOING MORE HARM
THAN GOOD.
SO THIS SUMMER, WE WERE TABLE
ADDRESS CONCERNS AND
SHIFT AWAY FROM THE NAVIGATION
TEAM MODEL OR BEGIN
TO TRY TO.
PROVIDERS, EXECUTIVE, HERBOLD
AND LEWIS AND I HAVE
BEEN ENGAGED IN PROMISE AS GOOD
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT
OUTREACH.
I'M HAPPY TO SAY THE EXECUTIVE
AND SERVICE
PROVIDERS, THOSE ARE
CONVERSATIONS STILL ONGOING.
THIS PROPOSAL IS AN ATTEMPT TO
FINALIZE, SHIFT AWAY
FROM THE NAVIGATION TEAM MODEL.
IT WAS REALLY BORN OUT OF THE
CONVERSATIONS THAT
WE'VE BEEN HAVING SINCE AS FAR
BACK AS APRIL.
JUST TO TELL YOU A LITTLE ABOUT
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO
DO HERE.
THE TRANSFORMED TEAM OR PROGRAM
WOULD ACT IN SUPPORT
AND COORDINATION ROLES WITHIN A
PROVIDER LED
OUTREACH ECOSYSTEM.
THAT MEANS COORDINATING THINGS
LIKE LITTER PICKS OR
PURPLE BAG PROGRAM,
COLLABORATING WITH SERVICE
PROVIDERS ON BEST OUTCOMES FOR
FOLKS LIVING
UNHOUSED.
THE ECOSYSTEM WOULD TRY TO
UPLIFT AND ALIGN THE
FRAME WORK RECEIVED THIS WEEK
DESIGNED BY THE
EXECUTIVE AND PROVIDERS AND
WOULD ALLOW FOR FIRST
RESPONDERS AND POLICE TO
ADDRESS ISSUES WITH
ENCAMPMENTS IF PROVIDERS ARE
CALLING FOR THAT.
IT WOULDN'T GIVE LICENSE FOR
WHOLESALE EVICTION OF
FOLKS.
SO THIS HOPE PROGRAM IS REALLY
MEANT TO BECOME THE
CITY'S APPARATUS FOR A MORE
HOLISTIC APPROACH.
THIS IS ONE WAY TO COMMUNICATE
WITH FOLKS ON THE
GROUND AND IN THE FIELD
EVERYDAY.
THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE
RELATIONSHIPS, THE
ONES ON THE STREETS THAT KNOW
WHO NEIGHBORS ARE AND
WHAT THEY NEED.
HOPE IS HOW WE CAN START TO
REPAIR THE HARM CAUSED
BY THE NAVIGATION TEAM.
IF YOU WANT AN EXAMPLE OF THIS
APPROACH, WHAT IT
MIGHT LOOK LIKE WE RECEIVED AN
EMAIL THIS WEEK FROM
JUST CARE, THE PILOT PROJECT
THAT WAS HAPPENING IN
THE CID.
THAT REALLY DEMONSTRATES HOW
EFFECT THEY'VE KIND OF
MODEL CAN BE.
I WANT TO THANK DEVEN ON MY
STAFF WHO WAS THE PERSON
THAT FACILITATED THE
CONVERSATION BETWEEN JUST CARES
AND THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS
FRUSTRATE BID THAT
PARTICULAR ENCAMPMENT.
BECAUSE OF THE WORK HE DID THAT
OUR OFFICE DID TO
MAKE CONNECTIONS AND EXPLAIN TO
FRUSTRATED COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WHAT THIS PROGRAM COULD
BE, IT REALLY GAVE
THE FOLKS WHO WERE LIVING IN
THE ENCAMPMENT A LITTLE
BREATHING ROOM AND THEY
VOLUNTARILY MOVED BECAUSE OF
THE OUTREACH PROVIDED TO THEM.
IT REALLY KIND OF RATCHETED
DOWN THE TENSION
HAPPENING THERE.
THAT'S WHAT WE COULD BE DOING.
SO I WANT TO THANK REACH AND
COLEAD, ACRS, CHIEF
SEATTLE CLUB AND SEATTLE INDIAN
HEALTH BOARD.
ALL OF THOSE FOLKS WORKED
REALLY HARD TO MAKE THAT
HAPPEN.
I'M DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE OF
THAT.
THIS IS OUR CHANCE TO MOVE
FORWARD AND CLOSE THE
BOOK ON THE NAVIGATION TEAM.
I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR SUPPORT
ON THIS PROPOSAL.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, GO AHEAD
HIM.
>> MAKE A FEW BRIEF COMMENTS.
I REMOVED MY NAME OVER FOR
SEQUENCING AND THE
PARALLEL PROGRESS.
IT WILL ULTIMATELY LEAD TO A
MODEL LIKE HOPE THAT IS
REFLECTIVE OF THE FRAME WORK
DISTRIBUTED ON MONDAY.
I THINK ONE OF THE UNFORTUNATE
TIMING THINGS IS THAT
THIS -- OUR BUDGET PROCESS IS
NOT NECESSARILY
LINED UP EXACTLY WITH THOSE
CONVERSATIONS WHICH HAVE
BEEN FRUITFUL IN WHICH THE
PROVIDERS HAVE BEEN
SATISFIED WITH SO FAR IN
LEADING TO MATERIAL CHANGES
AND PROGRESS IN HOW THE
EXECUTIVE HAS PERCEIVED
OUTREACH AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT ON
WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE
TO BE MOVING TOWARDS THIS
MODEL.
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO
PUSH THROUGH 2
PROJECT PROCESS AND HOPE THOSE
TWO DIFFERENT
CONVERSATIONS WILL BE ABLE TO
MERGE IN THE NEXT
COUPLE WEEKS TO INFORM EACH
OTHER.
WE DO NEED.
THERE NEEDS TO BE LEGISLATION
OF SOME KIND TO
REFLECT THE NEW MODEL OF
OUTREACH.
IT IS NO LONGER ACKNOWLEDGED BY
ANYBODY THAT JUST
PUTTING FORWARD WHAT HAS BEEN
PRESENTED IN THE
DEFAULT PROPOSAL FROM THE LAST
MONTH THE EXECUTIVE
PUT FORWARD THAT IS GOING TO BE
THE THING WE ADOPT.
THERE WILL NEED TO BE
LEGISLATIVE CHANGES.
IT IS FROM THE CONVERSATIONS
I'VE HAD LOOKING LIKE
THAT CONVERSATION CONTINUES TO
LEAN TOWARDS A LOT OF
WHAT IS MANIFESTED IN THE HOPE
MODEL.
SO, THIS WILL BE A GOOD
CONVERSATION OVER THE NEXT
TWO WEEKS AND THE RATE OF THOSE
CONVERSATIONS
BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE AND
PROVIDERS SHOULD BE ABLE
TO CATCH UP TO WHERE WE ARE
HERE BEFORE WE HAVE TO
SET A BUDGET IN NOVEMBER.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, GO A.
>> BETWEEN SAY I APPRECIATE
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
PROPOSING THIS ITEM.
I HOPE IT CAN BUILD ON THE
CONVERSATIONS ONGOING
BETWEEN COUNCIL OUTREACH
PROVIDERS AND THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE.
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT WE ALL
TOOK A STEP ON MONDAY
IN APPROVING LEGISLATION THAT
MARKS A REAL BEFORE
AND AFTER MOMENT WHEN ALL
PARTIES AGREED TO TAKE THE
NAVIGATION TEAM OUT OF THE
FIELD INSTEAD IT BUILT A
NEW APPROACH BASED ON CITY
COORDINATION OF
ENCAMPMENT MANAGEMENT FROM
CONTRACTED OUTREACH
PROVIDERS THAT WILL BE OUT IN
THE FIELD HELPING
PEOPLE SHELTER IN PLACE AND BE
GOOD NEIGHBORS AS
WELL AS HELPING THEM GET INTO
SHELTER AND HOUSING.
AS I NOTED AT THE TIME, THAT
LEGISLATION AND THE
ACCOMPANY FRAME WORK THAT WAS
AGREED TO BY PROVIDERS
AND THE MAYOR SALES OFFICE
MARKED THE BEGINNING OF
BUILDING THIS NEW APPROACH.
I SEE A LOT OF THAT FRAME WORK
REFLECT IN THIS
BUDGET ACTION PROPOSED BY COST
MORALES.
SOME IS NECESSARY AS LEWIS JUST
MENTIONED.
IT IS NECESSARY TO CARRY THE
NEW APPROACH INTO THE
20-21 BUDGET.
AS I'VE EXPRESSED TO THE
SPONSOR IS IN THE PAST, I
HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE BUDGET
ACTION IN ITS CURRENT
FORM AND APPRECIATE THE
SPONSOR'S MENTION OF THEM.
WONDERING WHETHER OR NOT WE
COULD CONSIDER CHANGES
CHANGES WITH THE GOAL OF
AVOIDING ROADBLOCKS TO
CONTINUING THE WORK STARTED
MONDAY AND ONGOING
CONVERSATION.
I DON'T WANT THINGS THAT WE DO
IN THIS BUDGET CYCLE
TO BE INTERPRETED BY THE
EXECUTIVE AS A REASON TO
END THE REALLY PRODUCTIVE
CONVERSATIONS THAT THEY'RE
HAVING.
SPECIFICALLY, I'M CONCERNED
ABOUT THE INCLUSION IN
THIS TO TAKE THE NEW GROUP OF
CITY EMPLOYEES
ASSIGNED TO HOPE DOWN TO FIVE
FTEs.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE BELIEVE THEY
NEED FTEs AND THIS PARTICULAR
LEVEL OF STAFFING
WAS A CONDITION OF THE NEW
FRAME WORK.
SO I'M JUST INTERESTED IN
WHETHER OR NOT THE SPONSOR
WOULD BE WILLING TO KEEP THE
STAFF LEVEL AT 8
FTEs.
I'M ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT
POTENTIALLY BEING TWO
PRESCRIPTIVE AROUND THE
SPECIFIC ROLE DESCRIPTIONS.
I UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE IS TO
INSURE CITY EMPLOYEES
ASSIGNED TO HOPE ARE NOT
DUPLICATING THE WORK OF
CONTRACTED OUTREACH PROVIDERS
AND STAYING WITHIN
PRESCRIBED FUNCTIONS SUCH AS
COORDINATION AND
PRIORITIZATION.
I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT THAT WHEN
BUILDING SOMETHING
ENTIRELY NEW LIKE HOPE, TO
ALWAYS PREDICT WITH 100%
ACCURACY WHAT FUNCTIONS AND
POSITIONS WILL BE
NEEDED.
I'D LIKE TO OFFER A LITTLE
FLEXIBILITY HERE.
I THINK THE LEGISLATION PASSED
ON MONDAY ALONG WITH
THE ACCOMPANYING FRAME WORK AND
REMAINDER OF
LANGUAGE IN THIS BUDGET ACTION
CONTAIN GUARDRAILS I
BELIEVE ARE SUFFICIENT, REALLY
FOCUSING ON THE FACT
WE DON'T WANT IS WE DON'T WANT
THE CITY FUNCTIONS
ASSIGNED TO HOPE IS TO BE
DUPLICATING THE ACTIVITIES
OF THE FOLKS WHO ARE OUT IN THE
FIELD.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, YOU
SPOKE TO ITEMS AT
BEGINNING.
COULD YOU OFFER CLARIFICATION?
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
AS I SAID, IT DIDN'T MAKE IT
INTO THE FORM B. WE'RE FLEXIBLE
IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF ROLES
OF
THE FTEs.
SO I'M HAPPY TO CONTINUE HAVING
THAT CONVERSATION.
I DO WANT TO SAY THAT WE WERE
ON THE PHONE LAST
NIGHT WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT
PROVIDER WHO IS ARE
EAGER TO SEE THIS MOVE FORWARD.
THEY ARE EAGER TO, AS WE WERE
TALKING ABOUT DURING
THE OUTREACH CONVERSATION,
EAGER TO SEE THAT WORK
AND HAVE THE ADDITIONAL
CONVERSATION ADDED TO IT
ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO INVEST
IN THE ACTUAL
HOUSING PART OF THIS
CONVERSATION.
IT'S IMPORTANT WE CONTINUE THIS
CONVERSATION.
THIS IS NOT THE END.
THE LANGUAGE THAT IS IN THE
FORM B, I WILL SAY IT IS
A BIT PRESCRIPTIVE.
WE UNDERSTAND THERE'S A DESIRE
TO SEE FLEXIBILITY IN
THAT AND MORE FLEXIBILITY IN
THE FUNDING AND WHAT
THINGS CAN BE USED FOR AS WELL
S. I DO THINK ALL OF
THAT IS PART OF THE
CONVERSATION THAT NEEDS TO
CONTINUE.
WE NEED TO THINK HOW THIS CAN
BECOME A PROGRAM THAT
IS NOT ABOUT OUTREACH BUT IS A
MORE COMPREHENSIVE
AND LISTIC APPROACH.
WE HAVE INVEST SOD MUCH IN
OUTREACH ALREADY AND AND
KNOW THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH
PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO GO.
THAT'S HOW WE'RE GOING TO SOLVE
HOMELESSNESS BY
MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING, LOW BARRIER SHELTER,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
WE NEED PEOPLE PEOPLE AS I'VE
HEARD SEVERAL
COLLEAGUES SAY, WE NEED PLACES
TO NAVIGATE PEOPLE TO
WHICH IS WHY WE NEED TO CHANGE
THE WAY WE'RE DOING
IT.
I THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
FIRST STEP IN GETTING
US THERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
YES, THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS
TO BE FLEXIBLE AS IT
RELATES TO THE HISD STAFFING
LEVEL.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY NAME AS
A SPONSOR TODAY IN
ADDITION TO YOUR STATEMENT THAT
YOU ARE WILLING TO
BE FLEXIBLE.
WILL YOU, IN THE NEXT IT RATION
OF THIS ACTION HAVE
THE FTE LEVEL BE 8 SO THAT I
CAN AGREE TO SPONSOR
THIS TODAY?
THANK YOU FOR CONVERSATION
AROUND THE SCOPE OF WORK
AND FTEs.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
I APPRECIATE THE DETAILED
DISCUSSION BACK AND FORTH.
THAT WAS HELPFUL AND REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
BEING UP AND
RUNNING.
I AGREE WE NEED TO BUILD MORE
PERMANENT SUPPORT OF
HOW HASSING AND AFFORDABLE
PERMANENT HOUSING.
I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THE
INITIAL DRAFT OF THE
PROPOSAL.
I FEEL WE AGREED DURING THIS
SUMMER TO THAT'S WHERE
WE WENT FROM 14 HSD EMPLOYEES
DOWN TO 8? I FEEL THAT ACCORD
WAS JUST REACHED.
WE VOTE ON THAT DAYS AGO.
I WAS VIEWING THIS AS COULD BE
INTERPRET AS MOVING
THE GOALPOST RIGHT AFTER THE
CORD WAS REACHED?
I FEEL WE NEED MORE SUPPORT AND
COORDINATION FROM
-- I WANT TO LIFT UP WORK OF
OUR HISD EMPLOYEES
THAT PROVIDE AND CARE ABOUT
REDUCING HOMELESSNESS. WE'RE
TRACKING THE INFORMATION
CENTRALLY.
WE'RE GOING TO INCREASE THE
TRASH PICK UP SERVICE
FOR EXAMPLE.
THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PIECES.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE
SUFFICIENT SUPPORT IS
FROM OUR HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT.
SO TO ME, EIGHT EMPLOYEES IS
TOO FUME WE CUT IT FROM
14.
I DON'T WANT TO SEE IT GO IN
THE SMALLER DIRECTION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSON.
I SEE COUNCIL MEMBERS LEWIS AND
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
THANK YOU MADAME CHAIR.
I WANT TO REFLECT THAT GIVEN
THE REPRESENTATIONS
MADE IN THE EXCHANGE BETWEEN
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
AND HERBOLD, I TOO AM WILLING
TO BE ADDED TO THIS
POINT AS A COSPONSOR GIVEN THAT
NEW INFORMATION ON
THE SUBSEQUENT DRAFT TO THE
PROPOSAL.
I WANTED TO MAKE A MOMENT TO
EXPRESS APPRECIATION
FOR COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND
HERBOLD'S ROLE IN
THESE ONGOING DIFFICULT
CONVERSATIONS TO TRY TO IRON
OUT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COUNCIL, PROVIDERS,
MAYOR TO COME TO A PATH FORWARD
AND BREAK THE
IMPASSE.
IT'S BEEN REALLY GREAT TO HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
AND HERBOLD IN THE ROOM ON THAT
TO DO, TO BE DOING
THAT WORK.
IT'S MANIFESTING ITSELF IN A
PROCESS THAT SEEMS TO
BE MOVING FORWARD VERY WELL.
WANTED TO TAKE A SECOND TO
RECOGNIZE THEIR
CONTRIBUTIONS.
>> WELL SAID.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COUPLE
COMMENTS QUICKLY AS
TO WHY I AM ADDING MY NAME AS A
COSPONSOR HERE.
I'LL START OFF BY SAYING THAT
THANKS TO COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES AND OTHERS
WORKING IN THE BACK GROUND
TO IDENTIFY WHERE WE CAN --
WHERE THE GAPS ARE AND
HOW TO BRIDGE THE GAP AS IT
RELATES TO WHAT THE CITY
PLANS TO DO COLLECTIVELY WITH
PROVIDERS WHO WE RELY
ON TO PROVIDE CRITICAL SERVICES
AND WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE ADMINISTRATION AND
THE OPERATIONALLIZING OF WHAT
IT IS AND HELPING US
THINK ABOUT THE POLICY FRAME
WORK AND STRATEGY
SHOULD BE MOVING FORWARD.
THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO'S
BEEN WORKING ON THOSE
PARTICULAR ISSUES.
WE APPRECIATE THE FLEXIBILITY
OF COUNCIL MEMBER
THROUGH THIS CONVERSATION IN
THIS PUBLIC
And my second point,
there's a lot of
emphasis placed on the
homelessness and I do
know that the navigation
team services were never
slightly slated. There's
a reason for that.
The reason for that is
because the county
didn't want to take on
that model. Given the
voluminous amount of
literature, that clearly
tells us that having law
enforcement working hand-
in-hand with social
service providers on
doing outreach work is
counterproductive.
The ultimate goal of
transitioning people to
other permanent or
temporary housing
options.
The authority was never
intended to house the
team.
They are intended to
absorb many aspects of
the homelessness
outreach efforts and our
strategies and
interventions generally.
That does not absolve
from the need to
continue to do outreach
and services. And I
think, ultimately, it is
important that the city
Council signal to the
public and to the mayor
and our provider partners
the general direction in
which we are headed and
that there has been
conversation about how
many bodies should be
doing this work and I
hope we are equally
focused on what the work
should be.
In addition to how many
people should be doing
this important work. I
think i is important to
make sure the Council is
providing counsel
Mireles and others who
are working on this
issue with the support
as many councilmembers
as we can get to allow
her and the COUNCIL
MEMBER and the chair to
be able to effectively
negotiate on a consensus
approach on how we are
going to move beyond the
navigation team and
implement an outreach
and provider ecosystem
that is really truly
designed to do outreach
and to outreach people
and intervention that is
appropriate to that
people so we are happy
to have my name as a
cosponsor. There are
many details being
worked on.
And also in the spirit
of offering a prime
sponsor, my support in
her efforts to continue
to negotiate this on
behalf of the city
Council and in
partnership with service
providers and in
collaboration with the
mayor's office and I am
deeply appreciative of
those ongoing efforts
for all parties in the
city government and our
partners that we rely on
deeply to actually
provide these services.
Thank you, Madam chair.
>> Councilmember
Strauss, please go ahead
.
>> Thank you chair and
Council President.
You summarized remarks
better than I could.
Let's just say signaling
a directional support
for this proposal,
understanding there are
many details to iron
out.
COUNCIL MEMBER her bold
and Louis, your
comments, questions and
answers provided also
made me feel comfortable
signing on to single
this is a direction that
we want to go and that
there are more details
to be ironed out so
thank you for all of
your work on this.
Thank you for the
mayor's office for
continuing to work on
this and for everyone
getting to work together
because we have got to
work together to solve
this crisis together.
>> Are there any
additional comments on
this item?
>> Okay, I am going to
offer as well as a
symbol of my support for
the ongoing negotiations
to go ahead and add my
name to this item.
I think that the Council
colleagues have made a
very important
statement, not just
about the policy and
discussion but the
intent to show united
effort along with the
executive office and our
community partners that
this is clearly an item
that we are committed to
finalizing.
I want to underscore the
importance of the
discussion today which
identified not just
flexibility on the
number of FGE's but a
real interest in making
sure we get the scope of
the work right, that
this is not just about
outreach but that
through pledge into
stable housing and as I
understand, and a lot of
details yet to be worked
out.
Indicating my interest
in making sure that this
core issue, this core
component of the budget
continues to have the
support for the ongoing
negotiations, I want to
echo my appreciation for
the prime sponsor and
for all of you who have
been engaged in this
conversation over the
last few months and also
to the mayor's office.
The mayor herself and
along with the provider
so we do look forward to
hearing more about what
those details are but I
think showing that we
want to come together
and identify a path
forward [ Indiscernible
] and really includes
these production models
and as the other
councilmembers have
already said, really
partners well with the
community, trusted
organizations. I see a
lot of that coming
together here.
Clearly still a work in
progress.
I want to make sure that
you know this is an area
that we are going as a
counsel want to see
finalized for the budget
is complete at the end
of November.
The cosponsors include
Strauss, Lewis, [
Indiscernible ] and
Gonzales.
With that, let's go to
the next item.
>> The next item is item
#15.
Just to make sure. There
is not an M6 . H1 71
provides [ Indiscernible
] report provides $1
million in general fund
support to increase
funding from crisis
teams such as local
crisis team.
The EST mobile crisis
team is currently a 43
member team. It
currently berries a
little bit. [
Indiscernible ] but it
is a team that provides
a connection to health
services and the mobile
crisis team is facing
reduction in funding.
Its primary funding
source is from mental
illness and sales tax to
the county and also
there was not a [
Indiscernible ] provided
for this contract this
year by the county, not
anticipated to be and as
a result, the team is
looking at a $750,000
short fall.
Expanding capacity by
another $250,000 which
would be three and four
additional staff.
>> Wonderful.
Go ahead.
>> Thank you.
Your summary is very
excellent.
The mobile crisis team
is one much like health
one, one of the primary
first responders that we
need to be transferring
hour 911 calls to.
Mobile crisis team is
currently requires
primarily relies on law-
enforcement referrals
and this means that a
law enforcement officer
has to show up on scene,
make a referral and then
the mobile crisis team
comes.
So, beyond the fact that
they have a shortfall,
this is a budgetary
shortfall, this is a
very type of program
that we need to be
investing in to scale up
so that we can transfer
the areas responsibility
to having the most
appropriate first
responders show up in a
timely manner.
As Jeff mentioned,
mobile crisis teams of a
43 member team including
mental health
professionals and
substance abuse disorder
professionals.
The team currently takes
referrals from the
crisis connection line,
designated crisis
responders and first
responders primarily law
enforcement.
When responding to the
team to refer people to
resources they need
whether it is services,
shelters, health care or
just food and clothing
and will transport
individuals to the
crisis center when
needed.
Unfortunately, the team
has a budget deficit of
$750,000 next year which
is expected to lead off
layoff 11 members, one
quarter of the team so
this one million-dollar
proposal will provide
funding to team those
proposals as well as
1100 and $50,000 to meet
our growing needs.
Finally, what I find to
be one of the most
important aspects of
this budgetary action is
this proposal includes a
request for strategies
to decouple law
enforcement roles from
the programs referral
process.
By adding our city
funding to mobile crisis
team, we will be able to
move forward reporting
strategies to decouple
law enforcement's role
from the referral
process as being a
primary referral.
Thank you, colleagues.
Thank you, chair.
>> Are there any
questions?
>> Counsel, Madam chair,
I would like to join in
support of item #15.
>> Thank you COUNCIL
MEMBER Juarez. We will
note you.
I do want to double
check.
It looks like the hole
in the gap in funding is
750,000. The additional
$258,000 is to expand
the program and then
there is sufficient
capacity to scale up?
>> That is my
understanding, yes. When
I originally did this
budget proposal, I
wanted to expand by 11
people but when we
realize that there is
already a budget
deficit, we wanted to be
sure that that deficit
was covered and saved a
little bit of money to
make sure we could
expanded as we are able
to.
>> Thank you so much.
250 and how many
additional team members?
>> Jeff, could you help
me out with that one?
>> Sure.
You are correct. It is
expected to be three or
four additional numbers
of the team.
>> Wonderful.
Thank you very much.
Great summary.
COUNCIL MEMBER Strauss,
I don't see any
questions on this one.
We do see a number of
hands so let me
summarize those for you.
COUNCIL MEMBER Strauss
is joined by Juarez and
Lewis.
And Council President
Gonzales.
Just give us a quick
second so we can
officially reflect that.
COUNCIL MEMBER Strauss,
thank you very much for
all of your work on this
. Let's talk about the
next one.
>> Item #16 on the
agenda.
This is proposed by
COUNCIL MEMBER salon
adding $12 million to
the budget in order to
increase. The $11.2
million expansion would
support the common model
already supported where
there is a homelessness
services agency operating
for the management agency
and provide case
management services and
the other sports utility
services.
And a second component,
$800,000 managing or not
managing some type of
services agency so it
would not be a role for
an outside agency.
$800,000.
In the primaries
counselor on this day.
[ Indiscernible ]
>> Thank you.
This budget amendment
would essentially double
the amendment adding
$11.2 million.
Villages operated by
Lehigh and also includes
an additional 800,000
authorized like those
operated by residents of
Nichols Bill and I
wanted to thank is no
will a couple of weeks
ago when the services
department was
presenting their 2020
budget, the services we
have had by far, the
most in fact, there is
simply overwhelming
evidence.
We have heard from
hundreds of homeless
people over the last
years.
Without exaggeration,
and lifesaver.
There has been no other
homeless service that
has had anything like
the level of support.
Actual people
experiencing
homelessness and
experiencing being in a
tiny house and whatever
funding affordable
housing has been
available into
affordable housing.
In addition, the People's town
hall, we heard from many
residents how tiny house [
Indiscernible ] have been quite
effective keeping many COVID
infections at bay.
The first step in Seattle's
social justice initiative is
adopting a people that are
actually facing homelessness to
learn what is needed and if
that method was really used for
homeless services in Seattle,
then we would have had hundreds
of tiny houses already
available or anyone who needed
them but that is the principle
behind the reason the social
justice initiative for those
facing impacts of whatever
oppression we are talking
about.
By that measure, tiny houses
are safe, warm, secure. They
have electricity to charge the
phone and a locked door
providing peace of mind,
privacy, security that you will
not be attacked or robbed in
the night.
Also helping people overcome
the crushing isolation and any
donation of living on the
streets.
There is simply no excuse for a
city of the staggering wealth
of Seattle to fail to provide
housing for everyone.
There should also be tiny
houses available for whoever
needs them so that they don't
have to go through dehumanizing
and dangerous experience of
living in sheltered.
My offer is to discuss with
Lehigh and they are confident
they can open a new villages
next year if the city provides
the funding and they have
already located six sites.
They have authorized [
Indiscernible ] $800,000 will
be put to very good use and will
transform people's lives in
those villages. Every time
Seattle opens tiny house
villages, people immediately
moved of the streets to fill
them and we have heard from the
service providers that the
request for tiny homes far
outpaces what is available
right now so the Council passes
this budget amendment, it will
provide funding to open at
least 300 new tiny houses
allowing around 500 people to
get off the street, out from
under highways, out of parks
and into warm and safe tiny
houses.
There are several budget
amendments today to fund social
workers to do outreach to
people of our communities.
The doctor will tell you the
most important thing they need
to support is places for them
to go.
They will tell you that if
there are tiny houses
available, people will accept
them so I hope the
councilmembers will supportit.
[ Indiscernible ]
>> Just a quick comment.
I totally agree with everything
said and it has been good to
collaborate with her office on
this priority.
There is a very common sort of
trope of people who are
critical of and approach to
addressing the homeless crisis
that people who are living in
shelters don't live help and
that there are plenty of
shelters available and the only
issues that they don't want to
go. That is just manifestly not
true and I know all of us here
know that is not true and there
is no better evidence of that
than tiny house villages.
Based on the experience that
tiny houses are highly in
demand among folks that they
provide outreach to.
I prefer the same sentiments
expressed by business
improvement area directors,
police officers, uniformly
among anyone having any
interaction with in sheltered
people, they can confirm that
tiny house villages are highly
in demand and, yes!
There can be high rates of
refusal or congregate shelters
in the middle of the pandemic
because people have agency and
people where their choices and
people way what is best for
their health and safety and
tiny house villages deliver on
all of those factors and we
really need to be structured
and centered on what do our
neighbors currently living on
shelter need, what do they want
and what will they accept
offers to and tiny house
villages check all of those
boxes and we should definitely
be adding more.
I do want to briefly flag, my
hope is that we not put
ourselves in a position where
tiny house village expansion
competes where scaling up whole
telling is a potential
intervention.
It is good to everyone I talked
to to have a diverse portfolio
of offerings.
There are potential advantages
to hotel rooms. Hotel rooms are
highly desirable.
I do want to make sure as this
goes forward, we are not put
into a position or ratcheted
down the commitment or request
to expand to a, eight the tiny
house but then we do both at
the same time to increase the
transitional shelter capacity
to meet the crushing need that
we are seeing in the city.
>> #17, a 1981.
Sponsored by Councilman
Peterson.
$1.65 million to use funds for
a temporary tiny home village
in the district.
For some context here, 2021
proposed an addition to the
resources in 2020 and also a
$23.45 million in USG funds
utilized for either hotel rooms
that would be least by shelter,
and expansion briefly of
housing services and also
diversion services. This is a
portion of those funds to be
used elsewhere.
Also, as identified, we will
learn a little bit more about
the site and I believe there
are revisions to the cost and
balance.
>> Thank you.
To my initial cosponsors, thank
you to Jeff Sims on our staff
who has been working with our
office on these details to make
this tiny home village a reality
. This council budget would set
aside funds within a proposed
2021 budget two set up and
operate with case management a
potential new tiny home village
in Northeast Seattle of 35 to
40 units. Specifically, in the
University District which has
great access to transit.
Given the COVID-19 pandemic and
the ongoing crisis, I agree
that well organized tiny house
villages can be cost-effective
as an intervention when
combined with case management
and performance-based contract
with HST.
We have seen a sharp rise in
district for and on the legwork
of doing an actual suitable
side, a short-term location for
a tiny house village, this
would enable us to
expeditiously address this need
of finding shelter with case
management.
Based on research, we believe
this amount of 1.65 could come
down by at least $150,000 based
on the condition of the site
which is a good condition to
start up right away.
>> Thank you very much and I
also know that councilmember
Juarez has indicated [
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I see Councilman Lewis and [
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>> [ Indiscernible ]
councilmember Peterson for his
extremely energetic [
Indiscernible ] and his
responsiveness to some of my
questions last week
specifically around possible
cost savings due to the state
of the site.
It is a site I was familiar with
and in supporting temporary
buildings for a while through
sound transit, the possibility
that could save money and I
appreciate the diligence in
following up on that and coming
back this weekend demonstrating
but yes, due to the site, there
are some where we can stretch
this limited dollars a little
bit more.
I just really appreciate that.
I also further want to make a
point that my office has been
receiving a lot of emails about
this project from people in the
Councilman's district who are
not organized and I really just
want to say at a time when we
are getting a lot of
constituent emails about
homelessness and those
constituent emails are not
always framed in compassion for
the people who are living in
sheltered. Councilman Peterson
with his office and team did
outreach to really direct that
energy in a very positive and
compassionate direction in
advocating for this policy and
it is having a material impact
where we are being lobbied by
constituencies who do not
always obvious for a tiny house
village and I really appreciate
that and also the groundwork
like the maps and the plans
that were distributed and
Councilman Peterson's
newsletter and what it could
look like.
And I think this will be a
great site and a successful
site for the tiny house village
and I am happy to support those.
>> Councilmember Lewis, go ahead
.
>> Thank you.
I would be otherwise very
excited to support this
proposal.
I am really concerned about the
suggested source of funds.
As it relates to the suggestion,
I am concerned that dipping
into funds that are intended
for these hotel rooms, that is
part of the marriage proposed
sort of throughput approach to
address moving folks off the
street, into at least hotel
rooms.
I agree that tiny home villages
are also very attractive and
desirable places to go from the
street.
Just like hotel rooms.
I am also concerned that the
other pots of money here are
things that I have either, I
have historically epic and more
I am currently on this budget
advocating for the $9 million
rapid rehousing in the 2021
budget. It is not sufficient to
meet the need and there are
people who are receiving rapid
rehousing vouchers right now
who will be come homeless
because of the length of stay.
People are experiencing rapid
rehousing program so I am, I
actually have a budget proposal
to expand rapid rehousing about
this $9 million. Finally, the
homeless diversion funds are
funds that I have been
advocating for.
We have not had a centralized
homeless diversion fund for
outreach workers to access.
Or for the team to access. It
is a central recommendation of
the city auditor several years
ago.
That we should be able to
access the diversion fund.
Last year, the city works to
get the navigation team trained
on how to access the diversion
fund and just as they became
trained, the centralized
diversion fund was depleted.
And this budget corrects that
and I think it is a really
important engagement,
intervention for folks who are
living outside.
So, again, support the effort.
Concerned about the impacts of
these identified funds to
address other needs that I have
been strongly advocating for.
>> Thank you, councilmember
Peterson, please go ahead.
>> In addition to looking at
the cost side of things for
this particular village and
reducing the cost to 1.5, I
don't know if you are prepared
to talk about calculations on
providing the 300 hotel rooms
and where it might be some
differences in numbers. There
might be more funds available.
>> Obviously, this would be a
discretion, budgetary as the
packages put together but I
have gone through and looked at
the estimate cost that the
executive provided both for
activities at the end of 2020
using S2 funds and the 2020
resources in the allocation so
first I want to look at the,
the executive has provided cost.
Hotel rooms in order to be a
non-congregant shelter. And
just looking at those costs and
projecting them out over the
times when we are told and the
number of units, there seems to
be about a $365,000 padding in
the amount incurred by the
executive.
That primarily comes from the
resources provided that would
be used the first couple of
months.
It is actually money that the
executive has said will begin
using this in 2020 and 2021.
It is $3 million even though it
looks like it is only going to
cost around $2.6 million and
also I note at this time that
we haven't seen the budget
proposed beginning the use of
these hotel rooms on November 1.
In two days time, it is my
knowledge that we neither have
a provider operating these
hotel rooms if not already
posted is being distributed at
this point but as it seems
unlikely that the executive
will be able to continue the
operation of these by November 1
which councilmembers are aware
is quite earlier that we would
be providing through
legislation and finally, the
third place that I have been
double checking the executive's
analysis, again, use numbers
that they have provided based
on the 125 new shelters they
hope to provide and just using
the numbers they have provided
and multiplying it out, it
seems like there is an
overestimation of about
$270,000 for that project in
2021. If you add all of that
together, that does open up a
substantial amount of space
that could be supported.
Most of them are EFG funds
related to homelessness and as
customer Peterson noted, also
revisions to the actual cost and
for example, the site that has
been proposed, utility stubs
are still in place.
All of this to reduce the start
up cost so we are still looking
at a final number but I think
it would certainly be less than
what is displayed [
Indiscernible ].
>> Thank you Jeff. I want to
thank my staff as well for her
hard work on this.
We are trying to make it work.
There are some good ones up and
running.
We will try to make this one a
reality.
I think we can make it work.
>> Thank you very much.
Any follow-up questions?
>> [ Captioner transitioning ]
>> WE ALSO SAYING WE DO NOT
NEED TO TOUCH THE RAPID
REHOUSING DOLLARS NOR THE
DIVERSION DOLLARS?
>> I HAVE REVIEWED THE
ESTIMATES AND THE CALCULATION
APPROACH THE EXECUTIVE PROVIDED
FOR BOTH AND I DID NOT FIND ANY
OVERESTIMATION OF COSTS FOR THAT
. WITH BOTH OF THOSE I WOULD
NOTE THAT THOSE VERY A GREAT
DEAL SO WHAT YOU TALK ABOUT IS
THE AVERAGE COST TO SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD AND, AS YOU KNOW, THE
COUNCIL MEMBER, THE KOSTERMAN
AND THE ABILITIES TO MOVE, I
HAVE ALSO HEARD THERE ARE
REQUIREMENT FOR HAVING LONGER
PERIODS OF SERVICE OR STAY IN
THE RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAMS SO
THERE'S DIFFERENCES BUT TO YOUR
DIRECT QUESTION, I DID NOT LIST
ANYTHING THAT WOULD BE REDUCING
FOR THE EXECUTIVE EITHER FOR THE
DIVERSION EXPANSIONS.
>> PLEASE ADD MY NAME.
AS A SPONSOR.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> OKAY.
I FOUND THIS CONVERSATION
HELPFUL.
I HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
ABOUT UPCOMING ITEMS THAT I
HAVE MY NAME ON SO, JEFF, WE
MAY NEED YOUR EXPERTISE AS WE
THINK ABOUT HOW THESE FUNDING
SOURCES INTERWEAVE.
THE COUNCIL MEMBER, I
APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND
YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT FOR THIS
TYPE OF NON-CONGREGANT SHELTER
OPTION.
LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE HANDFUL OF
HANDS THAT WERE ADDED SO LET ME
READ THOSE.
COUNCILMAN PEDERSEN IS JOINED
BY COUNCIL MEMBERS KSHAMA
SAWANT, JUCEZ, STRAUSS, AND
COUNCIL MEMBER PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ.
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT ONE.
>> ITEM NUMBER 18 ON THE AGENDA
IS CBA HON 10 81.
THIS IS PUT FORTH BY COUNCIL
MEMBER SAWANT.
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT COME IN
PROVIDE $655,000 IN THE GENERAL
FUND TO SUPPORT 24-HOUR
OPERATIONS OF BASIC SHELTERS.
FOR SOME CONTEXT FOR COUNCIL
MEMBERS THIS WAS PROVIDED
PREVIOUSLY DURING THE PANDEMIC
A LOT OF THE PROGRAMS WERE
TARGETED WITH THE'S FUNDS AND
THE OPERATE IN FACILITIES THAT
ARE FAITH-BASED INSTITUTIONS
AND BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC
THEY WERE NOT UTILIZING SPACES
THAT THEY OTHERWISE WOULD USE
FOR BASIC SHELTERS TO EXIST IN.
OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR
FUNDS WERE PROVIDED TO THESE
ORGANIZATIONS, ESPECIALLY SHARE
WILL, PRIMARILY SHARE REAL, TO
INCREASE THE HOURS OF OPERATION
SO INSTEAD OF HAVING PEOPLE
STAY NOT ON THE FLOOR
OVERNIGHTS, THEY WOULD STAY IN
THESE LOCATIONS ALL DAY LONG
AND THIS PROPOSAL WOULD
ANNUALIZE THAT AMOUNT.
LAST YEAR IT WAS APPROXIMATELY
DOES I DON'T HAVE RIDLEY --
HERE IT IS.
$265,000 PROVIDED LESTER
BETWEEN THE COUNTY IN THE CITY
TO SUPPORT THOSE 24-HOUR
SERVICES ANNUALIZING THAT WOULD
BE ABOUT $353,000.
AND AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE
PROVIDERS, OTHER COST OF THEY
ARE HOPING TO ADDRESS A VARIETY
OF CHANGES.
THE NORMAL STAFF WAGE
INCREASES.
HEALTH BENEFITS FOR THE STAFF.
ADDING MORE PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
AND MAKING CHANGES TO THE
OFFERINGS AS WELL AS
ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT INCREASED
MAINTENANCE THEY HAVE TO INCUR
OR INCREASED UTILITY COST
UTILIZING THESE FACILITIES FOR
LONGER PERIODS.
THE TOTAL COST FOR THE CBA IS
$655,000.
AS I MENTIONED THE PRIMARY
SPONSOR IS COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT?
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, JEFF, FOR THAT
DESCRIPTION AND THANK YOU TO
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ AND
GONZALEZ FOR THE SUPPORT.
AS WAS MENTIONED IS WHAT AT
$650,000 TO SERVICES. TO
CONTRACT WITH NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS SHARE
WHEEL TO MAINTAIN 24 HOUR
OPERATIONS OF BASIC SHELTERS.
BASIC SHELTERS ARE THE SHELTERS
THAT DO NOT HAVE MANY OF THE
SERVICES PROVIDED BECAUSE THERE
ISN'T ENOUGH SHELTER SPACE AND
WE NEED TO PROTECT EVERY
SHELTER BED POSSIBLE.
ALSO THE FACT THAT THE SHARE
WHEEL SHELTER ALLOWS THEM TO
BUILD A COMMUNITY AND A WAY
THAT OTHER SHELTERS EVEN
ENHANCED SHELTERS OFTEN CANNOT.
THIS YEAR THE BASIC SHELTERS
THAT SHARE AND WILL OPERATE
WILL PROVIDE EXTRA FUNDING TO
ALLOW THEM TO PROVIDE 24 HOUR
SERVICE. WE HEARD TESTIMONIALS
AS TO HOW IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE
AND WE WOULD IMPACT THE PEOPLE
DIRECTLY THAT ENHANCE THE
SERVICES AND HOW GREAT IT WOULD
BE TO HAVE A 24 HOUR SERVICE.
WE ALSO KNOW IT IS ESSENTIAL,
ESPECIALLY NOW, TO HELP KEEP
PEOPLE SAFE DURING COVID.
EVEN WITHOUT COVID WE KNOW THAT
THE 24 HOURS SHELTER IS A HUGE
IMPROVEMENT COMPARED TO HAVING
IT OVERNIGHT.
FOR HOUSE PEOPLE IS LIKE
IMAGINING NOT BEING ABLE TO GO
HOME DURING THE DAY OR EVEN TO
USE THE BATHROOM.
THE RESIDENTS ARE FIGHTING TO
MAINTAIN 24 OPERATIONS FOR THE
SHARE SHELTERS IN 2021 AND THIS
BUDGET AMENDMENT. THAT WOULD
MAKE THIS FUNDING POSSIBLE.
>> THANK YOU.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
>> OKAY.
I AM NOT SEEING ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS.
I WANTED TO ASK.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS LAST
WEEK IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY
PICKED THE QUESTION WAS WHETHER
OR NOT IT IS 600,000 PLUS
DOLLAR AMOUNT WAS JUST FOR TWO
SITES OR WHAT WITH THE AMOUNT
BE FOR OVER ALL ACROSS THE
CITY.
JEFF, DID YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO
LOOK INTO THAT?
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS IS
NOT JUST TALK ABOUT TWO SITES
BECAUSE THE NATURE OF HOW SHARE
AND WE'LL WORK WITH YOU SPACE-
BASED INSTITUTIONS.
THERE IS OFTEN A ROTATION SAID
DONE . STAY AND ONE FACILITY AT
ALL TIMES.
THIS IS INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS
THE ENTIRETY OF SHARE AND
WE'LL'S OPERATIONS ACROSS THEIR
LOCATIONS.
>> GRADE.
SO IT IS $650,000 TOTAL TO BE
ABLE TO CONVERT THESE BASIC
SHELTERS INTO 24/7 SHELTERS. I
SHOULD NOT SAY BASIC. I GUESS
I CAN SAY BASIC.
THESE ARE BASIC SHELTERS,
CORRECT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
THESE WOULD STILL BE WHAT WE
CALL BASIC SHELTERS BECAUSE WE
WOULD NOT BE ADDING THE TYPE OF
SERVICES THAT WE REFER TO AS AN
ENHANCED SHELTER.
A LOT OF THAT AS THE COUNCIL
MEMBER NOTED DUE TO THE LENGTH
OF THE SPACE LIMITATIONS THAT
THE SHELTERS OPERATE IN SO THIS
WOULD ALLOW THE PRESENCE OF
PEOPLE FOR A 24 HOUR.
HOWEVER IT WOULD NOT MOVE THESE
FROM BEING BASIC SHELTERS AND
START PROVIDING CASE MANAGEMENT
AND OTHER TYPES OF SERVICES
THAT MAKE IT BECOME AN ENHANCED
SHELTER.
>> RATES.
THANK YOU FOR FOLLOWING UP.
ANYTHING ELSE, COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU TO JEFF FOR THE
THOROUGH RESPONSES.
>> THANK YOU.
THE COUNCIL MEMBER IS JOINED BY
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ
AND COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD .
>> THE NEXT ITEM NUMBER 19 IS
CBA HOM IS CBA HOM11-01.
THAT'S AS $1 MILLION, A LITTLE
MORE THAN $1 MILLION TO GENERAL
FUND AND $110 MILLION TO AGE IS
DUE TO CONTINUE OPERATION IN
CITY HALL OF BASIC SHELTER
EVENTS.
AS THE COUNCILMEMBERS ARE AWARE
THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT
OF FUNDING OVER THE COURSE OF
2020 THAT HAS ALLOWED FOR THE D
INTENSIFICATION OF SHELTERS IN
ORDER TO INCREASE SOCIAL
DISTANCING AND PROVIDE OTHER
TYPES OF PROTECTIONS AS WELL AS
THE EQUIPMENT NECESSARY SUCH AS
PPE OR MASKS AND THINGS LIKE
THAT FOR THE STAFF AND
RESIDENTS AND AS A RESULT OF
THAT MANY OF THE EXPANDED
SPACES THAT HAVE BEEN USED TO
SPREAD OUT THE EXISTING NUMBER
OF SHELTER BEDS AND OTHER TYPES
OF MODIFICATIONS WILL BE ABLE
TO BE RETURNED BACK TO
LOCATIONS.
IN PARTICULAR THOUGH THERE WILL
BE A NEW LOCATION OPENING ANA
SOTO.
I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY
COUNCILMEMBERS HAD A CHANCE TO
EXPLORE THIS. THIS IS WHERE
THE MAJORITY OF THE PROGRAMS
OPERATED BY THE SALVATION ARMY
WILL BE MOVING TO INCLUDING --
INITIALLY THE SHELTER THAT HAS
BEEN OPERATING IN CITY HALL
WOULD MOVE TO THAT LOCATION.
THEY HAVE ALSO, THE CITY HALL
SHELTERS COME AND MANY OF THE
INDIVIDUALS THAT UTILIZE THAT
SHELTER COME HAVE BEEN STAYING
IN FISHER PAVILION DURING THE
PANDEMIC ALL THESE PROGRAMS
WILL BE MOVING TO THE SODO
SHELTER.
THE COUNTY PROGRAMS ALSO
OPERATED BY SALVATION ARMY IN
THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION
BUILDING, FOR EXAMPLE, WILL
EVENTUALLY HAVE EVERYONE MOVING
ON THE SAME DAY.
I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE OTHER
PLANS FOR THIS FACILITY AS
WELL.
WITH THAT THEN THE CITY WOULD
NOT BE CONTINUING AT THIS TIME
TO PROVIDE THE SHELTER BEDS
THAT ARE BASIC SHELTER BEDS IN
CITY HALL.
SO THIS PROPOSAL WOULD CONTINUE
THAT FUNDING AND THE PROPOSAL
RIGHT NOW FROM THE EXECUTIVE IS
THAT THE CITY HALL SHELTER
WOULD BE MAINTAINED AS A STORM
SHELTER.
OR A SEARCH FILTER.
WE'VE SEEN BOTH IN THE LAST TWO
YEARS WHEN THERE HAS BEEN SNOW,
ESPECIALLY EXTREME WEATHER.
THERE HAS BEEN EXPANSION,
USUALLY WITHIN UTILIZING THE
SEATTLE CENTER TO HAVE SOME
ADDITIONAL BASIC SHELTER SPACE
SO THAT INDIVIDUALS UNSHELTERED
CAN COME INSIDE.
THAT'S WITH THE EXECUTIVE PLANS
TO USE CITY HALL FOR CURRENTLY
BUT THIS COULD ACTUALLY SUPPORT
THE CONTINUATION OF THE BASIC
SHELTER THAT HAS BEEN OPERATING
IN CITY HALL.
THE SPONSOR OF THIS IS COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> THANK YOU.
REALLY QUICKLY. OVER THE PAST
YEAR HSD'S USE OF CITY HALL IS
AN OVERNIGHT BASIC SHELTER
FACILITY HAS BEEN A WELCOME
ADDITION TO OUR CITY SHELTER
INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, THIS
FUNDING WAS NOT INCLUDED.
AND I UNDERSTAND THE MOTIVATION
FOR THIS BUDGET REDUCTION IS
HSD'S BELIEF THEY WILL BE
UNABLE TO IDENTIFY A PROVIDER
TO OPERATE THE SHELTER AS JEFF
JUST MENTIONED.
THE CURRENT OPERATOR WILL BE
MOVING THEIR OPERATIONS TO THE
NEW SODO SITE AND AS A RESULT
MAY NOT HAVE CAPACITY TO
CONTINUE OPERATING THE CITY
HALL SHELTER.
MY OFFICE IS GOING TO CONTINUE
TO WORK WITH COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF, SERVICE PROVIDERS AND
HSD TO SEE IF THERE IS A
POSSIBILITY OF IDENTIFYING AN
INTERESTED OPERATOR FOR THIS
ADDITIONAL SHELTER CAPACITY.
IF IT DOES BECOME CLEAR THAT
THIS FUNDING WILL NOT BE NEEDED
FOR THE CITY HALL SHELTER THEN
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT EVEN
WITHOUT THIS FUNDING AS JEFF
JUST MENTIONED HSD DOES
CONTINUE TO INTEND TO USE CITY
HALL AS A FLEXIBLE SURGE
SHELTER SPACE TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY SHELTER
BEDS DURING COLD WEATHER EVENTS
THIS WINTER SIMILAR TO THE ONES
WE HAVE EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST
2-3 YEARS.
THERE IS SOME FLEXIBILITY HERE
AND A LITTLE BIT OF WORK THAT
NEEDS TO HAPPEN BUT MY HOPE IS
WE WILL BE ABLE TO REALIZE THIS
FUNDING IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO
BOLSTER THE CITY'S SHELTER
INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH THE USE
OF A CITY HALL FACILITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU.
I AM INDICATING MY SPONSORSHIP,
CO-SPONSORS OF THIS.
I THINK MADAM PRESIDEN FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
THERE HAS BEEN A SHELTER
OPERATING IN CITY HALL, IN THIS
CITY HALL, SINCE IT OPENED IN
2001.
THE INTENT WHEN IT WAS FIRST
BUILT WAS NOT TO INCLUDE THE
SHELTER THAT WAS ACTUALLY IN
THE PREVIOUS CITY HALL AND I
REMEMBER THERE WAS A CAMPAIGN
LED BY ADVOCATES CALLED, BEHIND
THE RED DOORS AND THAT WAS THE
CAMPAIGN TO OPEN UP THE AREA
BEHIND THE RED DOORS AT CITY
HALL TO ALLOW THE SHELTER AT
CITY HALL THAT HAD BEEN IN THE
PREVIOUS VOTING TO CONTINUE IN
2001 IN THIS PARTICULAR NEW
CITY HALL.
I THINK IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT
STATEMENT ABOUT THE CITY'S
COMMITMENT TO USE ITS OWN
RESOURCES AND FACILITIES TO
SUPPORT FOLKS WHO ARE LIVING
UNSHELTERED AND, AGAIN, UNTIL I
SAW MADAM PRESIDENT'S
RECOMMENDATION TO INCLUDE THIS,
I HAD NO IDEA THERE WAS A PLAN
TO END IT AND, AGAIN, THIS IS A
COMMITMENT THAT GOES LONGER
THAN 20 YEARS TO PROVIDE THIS
SERVICE IN OUR CITY'S BUILDING
THAT IS SORT OF OUR CIVIC ON.
TODAY FOR DOING THAT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I DO WANT TO ASK A QUICK
QUESTION ON THIS.
I JUST WANT TO DOUBLE CHECK.
WAS THERE ANY CAVEATS INCLUDED
HERE?
I DO NOT SEE IT IN THE SUMMARY
ABOUT OPENING THIS BACKUP WHEN
COVID CONDITIONS IMPROVE OR IS
THIS JUST MAKING SURE THAT THE
FUNDING IS THERE FOR THE FULL
CALENDAR YEAR?
>> MY BELIEF IS THAT IS FOR THE
FULL CALENDAR YEAR.
THE CITY HALL SPACE IS AN
INTERESTING SPACE SO THE
SHELTER USED TO BE PRIMARILY
LOCATED DOWNSTAIRS BEHIND THE
REDWALL, AS THE COUNCILMEMBER
JUST REMINDED US OF THAT
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE.
THERE WAS AT SOME POINT AND
EXPANSION OF THE OPERATIONS TO
ALLOW FORMATS TO BE PLACED ON
THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE MAIN
FLOOR WHICH IS MUCH MORE SPREAD
OUT.
I THINK THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY
HERE TO LOOK AT HOW THE CITY
HALL SHELTER BEDS CAN BE
STRUCTURED IN A WAY TO HAVE
APPROPRIATE SOCIAL DISTANCING
AND FURTHER CONTRIBUTE TO THE
CITY'S D DENSIFICATION
STRATEGIES AS A RELATES TO
CONGREGATE SHELTER AND THAT MAY
COME I FRANKLY, REQUIRE A
LITTLE BIT MORE RESOURCES.
HAPPY TO TAKE A FURTHER LOOK AT
THAT QUESTION AND WOULD ASK FOR
JEFF'S SUPPORT IN MAKING SURE
THAT WE TRACK THAT PARTICULAR
ISSUE AS YOU HAVE HIGHLIGHTED
IT.
>> THANK YOU
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SPEND ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
OKAY.
WONDERFUL.
I SEE A NUMBER OF FOLKS WHO
HAVE SIGNED ON SO COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ HAS SIGNED
BACK ON.
OKAY.
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT ONE.
>> NUMBER 20 ON THE AGENDA.
THE CITY PROVIDES $2.5 MILLION
OF EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT
FUNDING ONE TIME FUNDING AND
HSD TO ACQUIRE A FACILITY OR
EMERGENT DISEASE SHELTER FOR
HOUSING.
THIS IS PUT FORWARD BY
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
WE CAN COME BACK --
>> YES.
GETTING TO THE LITTLE MUTE
BUTTON WAS HARD THERE FOR SOME
REASON.
>> NO PROBLEM.
>> THIS IS A PROPOSAL SIMILAR
WHEN WE WERE HERE LAST WEEK
TALKING ABOUT THAT
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS TO PUT
FORWARD AND I APPRECIATE
WORKING WITH HER OFFICE ON
THIS.
THIS IS REALLY A JOINT PROPOSAL
FROM US . IF THERE IS AN
ABILITY TO TO JOINTLY PRIMARY
SPONSOR RATE THAT WOULD BE
APPROPRIATE HERE BUT WE HAVE
BEEN TALKING TO THE SAME FOLKS
WHO ARE INTERESTED IN EXPLORING
A WAY TO USE THIS ESD MONEY TO
ACQUIRE A HOTEL OR SOME OTHER
FACILITY FOR TRANSITIONAL
SHELTER AND ULTIMATELY
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
THIS IS SOMETHIN THAT I THINK
COULD BE AN INTERESTING
ARRANGEMENT. IN THE CONTEXT OF
BAY TELLING AMBITIONS IN THIS
BUDGET TO POTENTIALLY SQUEEZE
MORE VALUE OUT OF A THIRD OF
THOSE UNITS IF, FOR EXAMPLE, WE
HELP TO PROVIDE OR ACQUIRE A
100 UNIT HOTEL AND THEN ENTERED
INTO A MORE FAVORABLE PIECE BUT
THAT IS SORT OF DEPENDENT ON
MAYBE TALKING TO HSD AND THE
EXECUTIVE SIDE ABOUT HOW SOME
KIND OF ARRANGEMENT LIKE THAT
MAY IMPACT THEIR PLANT NEXT
YEAR.
I WOULD THINK THAT IT COULD BE
A WAY TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF
THIS TEMPORARY MONEY TO CREATE
A PERMANENT RESOURCE.
DESIGNED AROUND EXPANDING OUR
SHELTER CAPACITY WITH HIGH-
QUALITY, HIGHLY DESIRABLE UNITS.
AND FROM TALKING TO SOME
PROVIDERS, THEY ARE VERY
DETAILED AND THOUGHTFUL
PROPOSALS ABOUT HOW THIS COULD
BE DONE AND BE DONE QUICKLY
WITH HOTELS THAT ARE SORT OF A
TURNKEY OPERATION WHERE WE
COULD GET PEOPLE INSIDE VERY
FAST.
AND ALSO POTENTIALLY WITH MORE
LONG-TERM RELIABILITY BECAUSE
WE WOULD NOT NEED TO BE IN A
POSITION WHERE A LEASE EXPIRES
IN 10 MONTHS OR THERE'S
PRESSURES FOR TOURISM AND
TRAVEL TO RESUME. ESSENTIALLY
FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES
úTHEY BECOME PART OF OUR BROADE
SYSTEM OF TRANSITIONAL SHELTER
AND ULTIMATELY WITH SOME
IMPROVEMENTS AROUND
KITCHENETTES OR WHATEVER,
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IF
THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT ARE
NEEDED FOR THE CODE.
THAT COULD BE PARTICULARLY
ATTRACTIVE GIVEN THAT AS WE KNOW
FROM A LOT OF WORK, THE
PROVIDER COMMUNITY HAS DONE IN
ANALYZING THE COSTS, THEY COST
ABOUT $320,000 PER UNIT TO
BUILD AFFORDABLE, PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. SOME OF
THESE PROPOSALS I'VE SEEN FROM
PROVIDERS COULD BE $170,000 PER
UNIT AND TERMS OF THE COST OF
ACQUIRING HOTELS IN THEN
RETROFITTING THEM.
I THINK THIS IS A CREATIVE WAY
TO USE THIS MONEY TO BUILD
LASTING CHANGE AND I DO THINK
THERE IS STILL SOME
CONVERSATIONS THAT NEED TO
HAPPEN ON THE EXECUTIVE AND IN
TERMS OF APPETITE FOR
IMPLEMENTING AND PURSUING THIS.
I KNOW THAT KING COUNTY IS
PUTTING A LOT OF RESOURCES INTO
ACQUIRING HOTELS THROUGH THEIR
SALES TAX AND BONDING PROGRAM
AS WELL AND THERE MIGHT BE SOME
ROOM FOR COLLABORATION THERE.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME IF THERE
ARE PROVIDERS OUT THERE WHO ARE
INTERESTED IN ENGAGING IN THIS
KIND OF PARTNERSHIP AND I THINK
IT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD
PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
THEM AND THE EXECUTIVE TO
PURSUE.
>> ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS , LIKEWISE FOR THE
EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY WE HAD TO
WORK TOGETHER ON THIS AND ALSO
ON THE TINY HOUSE PROPOSAL THAT
WE JUST TALKED ABOUT AND TO ADD
TO THAT COMMENTS THAT ARE MADE
BY COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
I WOULD SAY, YES, THIS IS A
REALLY IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY
AND THERE ARE MILLIONS AND
BESTED IN RENTING HOTEL ROOMS
FROM FOR-PROFIT HOTELS TO
SHELTER HOMELESS PEOPLE AND
ESPECIALLY DISTANCE WAY WHICH
IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO
SAVE LIVES BUT THIS PROPOSAL,
IT WOULD BE EVEN BETTER BECAUSE
THE BUILDING COULD SERVE
ANOTHER PURPOSE AFTER THE
HEALTH EMERGENCY IN PROVIDING
PERMANENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SO, THIS IDEA IS THAT THIS IS A
WELL THOUGHT OUT PROPOSAL.
THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED AND I
WOULD URGE COUNCILMEMBERS TO
SUPPORT THIS.
>> I SEE YOUR HAND AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
SIMILAR TO MY EARLIER COMMENTS
AROUND THE HOUSING SURGE
PROPOSAL FROM THE MAYOR AND ITS
CONNECTION TO THE SUCCESS OF
THE HOPE PROGRAM, COUNCIL VOTED
EARLY THIS WEEK TO APPROVE A
NEW APPROACH TO ENCAMPMENT
MANAGEMENT AND HOMELESSNESS
OUTREACH.
THAT APPROACH IS BEEN
CODEVELOPED BY OUT REACH
PROVIDERS AND IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT WE HAVE THE AGREEMENT OF
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
THE LEGISLATION WAS ACCOMPANIED
BY A FRAMEWORK THAT INCLUDES
SHARED PRINCIPLES AND THAT
FRAMEWORK WAS SHARED WITH
COUNCILMEMBERS AND IS AVAILABLE
ALSO PUBLICLY.
PART OF THOSE PRINCIPLES IS A
STATEMENT WHERE THEY ARE
SEEKING TO SUPPORT CURRENT
RESOURCES ALLOCATED TO RELOCATE
425 ADDITIONAL PEOPLE FROM
UNSAFE CONDITIONS ON THE STREET
INTO SAFE LODGING. FOR
EXAMPLE, TEMPORARY HOTELS AND
ENHANCED SHELTER THROUGH
OUTREACH THAT LEADS TO
PLACEMENT AND LODGING
APPROPRIATE TO THE NEEDS OF
INDIVIDUALS GIVEN AVAILABLE
RESOURCES.
SO THIS IS THE FRAMEWORK THAT
OUTREACH PROVIDERS GAVE TO US
THIS WEEK.
AGAIN, WE ARE NOT AT MISSION
ACCOMPLISHED ON THE WHOLE ISSUE
OF ENCAMPMENT MANAGEMENT AND
OUTREACH.
THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS TO
BE ANSWERED BUT THIS SURGE,
HOUSING PLACEMENT INITIATIVE,
IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF
THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
THE MAYOR'S BUDGET USES ESG
FUNDS TO OPEN UP 325 SHORT-TERM
SHELTER.
SHELTER OR HOE TELLING BEDS AND
USES THAT SURGE INVESTMENT FOR
HOUSING SUPPORT PROGRAMS LIKE
DIVERSION AND RAPID REHOUSING,
AS MENTIONED EARLIER.
AT THE BUDGET PRESENTATION ON
OCTOBER 2, THE DEPUTY MAYOR AND
HSD DIRECTOR JOHNSON SPOKE TO
THIS NEW INVESTMENT AND
INDICATED THAT 425 NEW BEDS
WOULD BE STOOD UP AND AVAILABLE
LATER THIS YEAR MAKING IT
ESSENTIAL THAT THE FUNDING IS
CONTINUED INTO 2021 AS WELL.
THEY DESCRIBED THE PLAN AS ONE
THAT PARES THE NEW OUTREACH
APPROACH THAT WE ARE ALL
WORKING ON TOGETHER WITH THE
SURGE INVESTMENT IN NEW SHELTER
AND HOTEL UNITS.
THE RAPID REHOUSING AND NEW
DIVERSION RESOURCES AND THE 600
UNITS OF PERMANENT, SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING THAT WILL BE COMING ON
NEXT YEAR.
SO, I'M REALLY SEEKING TO MAKE
SURE THAT WHAT IS BEING
PROPOSED TODAY IS ADDITIVE, NOT
INTENDED TO REPLACE THE MAYOR'S
PLAN FOR THE HOTEL AND STRATEGY.
I AM DEFINITELY INTERESTED IN
THIS PROPOSAL BUT I'M ALSO
REALLY INTERESTED TO KNOW WHAT
THE TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE IS FOR
THE HOTEL AND HOW THE REMAINDER
WOULD BE FINANCED.
THE INFORMATION I RECEIVED
ABOUT THIS HOTEL PURCHASE IS
THAT IN ADDITION TO THE $2.5
MILLION IN ACQUISITION, THE
OPERATOR WOULD ALSO NEED THE
CITY'S HOTEL LEASE RATE FOR 102
UNITS. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT
THERE ARE FURTHER REQUESTS TO
THE CITY THAT WOULD BE
NECESSARY TO HELP PAY FOR THE
HOTEL AND, AGAIN, THIS IS 102
UNITS VERSUS THE 300 UNITS
UNDER THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL.
SO, AGAIN, JUST WANT TO HEAR
THAT THIS IS ADDITIVE, NOT
INTENDED TO REPLACE THE HOTEL
AND STRATEGY THAT IS PLANNING
TO COME ONLINE VERY SOON
WITHOUT ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AS
OPPOSED TO REPLACING THAT
STRATEGY WITH THIS ONE WHICH IS
FOR ONE THIRD OF THE UNITS.
NOT GOING TO REQUIRE A LOT MORE
CITY RESOURCES, AND NOT LIKELY
TO COME ON AS QUICKLY AS THE
HOTEL AND STRATEGY WELL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER .
IF THERE IS A COUNCILMEMBER --
IS THERE ANY TECHNICAL FEEDBACK
AS WELL.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO CHIME IN.
>> I WOULD DEFER TO CENTRAL
STAFF AT THIS POINT.
AS I ALLUDED TO IN MY EARLIER
COMMENTS I DON'T AT THIS POINT
REALLY HAVE ANY OF THOSE
UPDATES SO IF CENTRAL STAFF
DOES, THEY MAY BE WAITING MORE
FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF OUR
DISCUSSIONS.
>> CAN YOU PROVIDE SOME
ADDITIONAL DETAIL HERE.
THE $2.5 MILLION PROPOSED UNDER
THIS CBA IS THE MAXIMUM
ALLOWABLE UNDER FEDERAL
REGULATION.
TYPICALLY WE ARE NOT ABLE TO USE
AND $32 FOR THE ACQUISITION OF
A FACILITY AT ALL.
SPECIAL ROSE WITH THE COVEN
AMOUNTS THAT ALLOW US TO SPEND
UP TO $2.5 MILLION.
THAT'S WHY THAT NUMBER WAS
CHOSEN HERE.
$2.5 MILLION WOULD NOT BE TO
PURCHASE OR RENOVATE THE
FACILITY.
I WILL SPECULATE ON THE EXACT
AMOUNT BUT I HAVE HEARD NUMBERS
THAT ARE SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER
THAN THAT AND IT SEEMS
INCREDIBLY UNLIKELY TO SUPPLY
THAT.
TO COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
QUESTION.
THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME TYPE OF
TRADE-OFF IF THESE FUNDS WERE
TO BE TAKEN TO ACQUIRE A HOTEL
THAT WAS NOT ALSO THE HOTEL
THAT IS THEN RELEASED BY THE
CITY, I DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS
OF WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE IS ONLY
A PROPOSAL BUT IF WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS
THEN WE WOULD BE TALKING ABOUT
A REDUCTION IN FUNDING FOR
THOSE 300 UNITS THAT WOULD BE
LEAST HOTEL ROOMS ALONG WITH
THEIR SERVICES THAT ARE
INTENDED TO BE SPLIT UP THIS
YEAR.
YOU REFERRED TO A TOTAL OF 425
BEDS.
IT IS CORRECT THAT APPROXIMATELY
-- BETWEEN ESG MONEY BOTH IN
2020 AND 2021 -- LET'S JUST
TALK 2021 SO WE DON'T CONFUSE
THE ISSUE.
WE WOULD TALK ABOUT $15.8
MILLION IN 2021 BETWEEN ESG AND
CDBG FUNDS.
THAT WOULD SUPPORT ABOUT 300
ARE AN ESTIMATED 300 HOTEL ROOM
, NON-CONGREGANT SHELTER BEDS.
AN ADDITIONAL 125 UNITS TO GET
TO THE 425 TOTAL ARE ACTUALLY
THE INTENDED ACQUISITION OF
SOME FACILITY.
I DO NOT HAVE THE DETAILS OF
THAT.
IS NOT A PROPOSAL THAT HSD
WOULD NOT BE ACQUIRING THE
FACILITY THAT WE UNDERSTAND A
VARIETY OF LOCATIONS ARE UNDER
CONSIDERATION.
THE 125 UNITS ARE MAINTAINED
WITH GENERAL FUND DOLLARS SO
THEY WOULD NOT BE IN DIRECT
COMPETITION HERE AND I CAN'T
SPEAK TO WHETHER OR NOT THE
FACILITY IN QUESTION IS
NECESSARILY -- BUT THERE IS
LIKELY SOME IMPACTS ON THE
ABILITY TO SUPPORT A 300 HOTEL
ROOMS THAT WOULD BE LEAST IF
$2.5 MILLION OF THESE FUNDS
WERE REQUESTED.
>> OKAY, JEFF.
I AM THINKING A FLOWCHART MAY
BE HELPFUL AFTER THE LAST TWO
CONVERSATIONS.
I WAS JUST NOTING FROM MY TEAM
THAT I THINK I NEED TO GO BACK
AND LISTEN TO THE LAST HALF
HOUR AND A LITTLE MORE DETAIL
SO IF OTHERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR
QUESTIONS OR IF IT'S ALL FAIR
TO YOU, THAT'S GREAT BUT IF
úTHERE SOME VISUAL THAT MIGHT B
ABLE TO ACCOMPANY THIS
CONVERSATION, THAT WOULD BE
HELPFUL.COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> I WANT TO AGAIN SAY THAT
OUR ABODE ON MONDAY INCLUDED A
FRAMEWORK AND THAT WAS A
FRAMEWORK GIVEN TO US BY
PROVIDERS AND IN THAT FRAMEWORK
THIS TELLING STRATEGY, THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSED TELLING
STRATEGY IS INCLUDED.
I JUST DON'T WANT AN EFFORT
HERE TO CONTRADICT OUR SUPPORT
OF THAT FRAMEWORK EARLIER THIS
WEEK.
>> THANK YOU.
IMPORTANT POINT UNTIL HE NOTED
I SEE ALLIE ON THE SCREEN AND I
WOULD GO TO COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT AFTER THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
I WANT TO CLARIFY ONE POINT
THAT JEFF MADE AND I WILL FOCUS
MORE ON IT BUT THIS IS A
QUESTION OF TRADE-OFFS.
I THINK OF $2.5 MILLION OF THE
ESG FUNDS ARE USED TO ACQUIRE A
FACILITY YOU CAN THINK ABOUT IT
EITHER AS THE FUNDS FROM ESG
TO SUPPORT THE 300 CELL ROOMS
WOULD BE SUPPORTED FOR A
SHORTER AMOUNT OF TIME, 300
ROOMS FOR ABOUT 10 MONTHS SIX
MONTHS UNTIL THE NEW HOTEL IS
ONLINE.
BUT THE INVESTMENT, IF THE CITY
WAS ABLE TO ACQUIRE A HOTEL
OVER THE LONG TERM, THERE WOULD
BE MORE ROOMS AVAILABLE FOR A
LONGER-TERM SO IT IS -- OR IT
WOULD BE FEWER ROOMS FOR THE
SAME AMOUNT OF TIME.
IT WOULD BE $2.5 MILLION OUT OF
THE LEASING STRATEGY AND
DIRECTING IT TOWARDS
ACQUISITION.
WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHEN THAT
ACQUISITION PIECE WOULD BE
STOOD UP AND WHAT THE TOTAL
COST FROM THE CITY WOULD BE.
>> [ CAPTIONERS TRANSITIONING ]
>> [ Captioners Transitioning
]>> I was concerned and it
Allie's description of the
trade-offs, it is not a trade-
off among this particular
number of dollars, because
there is an unknown number of
dollars that this proposal
would need in order to be
completed.
We don't know how much more
city dollars they would be
seeking an order to purchase
this hotel.
>> Thank you, councilmember --
>> I'm sorry.
Go ahead.
I'm sorry.
Folks we are going to get your
break here in a minute.
Please go ahead.
It's okay.
>> I thought counsel person --
Was trying to speak.
>> I would say this is a
provider.
Because we are in a in a --
Situation where whatever
services we provide it's not
like it is going to go away.
Because there is such a huge
problem and housing and
security.
-- Make it so the additive, of
course I would not be -- And I
would strongly champion that.
I would say just in general
there is an advantage to
purchasing a hotel.
Because anything used for
affordable housing afterwards
other than just giving it as
money for the proper hotel
owner is going to be happy.
The city should have something.
In fact to have more for
housing than anything else.
Ultimately that is the root of
the lack of affordable housing.
But as far as, just lastly as
far as the question of, we do
not know how much we need to
complete this project.
We can have that dollar figure.
No doubt.
The provider -- And will be
able to.
Sometime.
The point I'm trying to make,
we have so much need in our
community.
I don't think we should be, on
just taken by how much debate
there is on many small amounts
for very real problems that
need to be solved.
In all of these dollars could
be easily made available by
expanding progressive revenues.
And that's with the city
Council should be doing.
>> Thank you.
>> Thank you very much.
So I am going to see if there
is any less comments.
I don't see any hams I know.
I do think this composition
about acquisition of Wallace
about done.
We will put a timeout for a
quick second to take a lunch
break for a full hour.
And want to make sure that we
do continue as other
councilmembers of said and see
how these pieces interact with
the overall acquisition
úefforts.
So we will pick up again on an
acquisition related topic and
when we come back from our
break.
Councilmember warez has let me
know her questions were
answered and sentiments were
stated already.
So we are going to go ahead and
summarize this item. Council
member Louis was joined by
councilmembers Morales,
Strauss, and Sawant.
Thank you very much for that
discussion folks.
We will come back.
We will be on item M013 001.
And we will see you at 2:05.
Did you have something for the
good of the order?
>> Yes.
I'm sorry.
Fortunately I have an
unavoidable conflict starting
at roughly 3:00.
I believe I have one more item
for my office which is the very
last item of the agenda.
So with your indulgence if you
could take it before I have to
leave I would appreciate that.
>> The meeting is in recess and
we will see you at 2:05 p.m.
Have a good one.