>> WE ARE RECORDING.
>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE THANK
YOU FOR JOINING THE FINANCE AND
HOUSING COMMITTEE TODAY'S APRIL
20, 2021.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> FOUR PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH DO YOU
HAVE ANY ALTERNATES TODAY?
WONDERFUL.
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE WE DO HAVE
A LENGTHY AGENDA TODAY.
WANT TO REMIND FOLKS DURING
THIS TIME CONSIDERING FEDERAL
DOLLARS THE CITY WILL USE TO
RESPOND TO THE COVID CRISIS WE
HAVE INVITED VARIOUS COUNCIL
MEMBERS TO JOIN US ESPECIALLY
FOR THE FIRST-HALF AS WE TAKE
ON CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE
INTERESTED IN FOR THE AMERICAN
RESCUE PLAN ASKED DOLLARS, FOR
COVID RELIEF DOLLARS AND WE
WILL HAVE THAT FIRST PART OF
THE DISCUSSION FOCUSING ON
THOSE FEDERAL DOLLARS.
I DID GET A MESSAGE. ON THE
AGENDA TODAY WE HAVE ANOTHER
NUMBER OF ITEMS, WE WILL HAVE A
COMMUNITY PANEL THAT HAS A
ROBUST SET OF COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING SMALL
BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, HOUSING
GROUPS, FOLKS WHO WORK WITH THE
HOMELESS, WHO ARE WORKING TO
MAKE SURE THE MOST VULNERABLE
ARE ABLE TO GET INSIDE AND
THOSE WORKING WITH THE
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE POPULATION
AND CHILDCARE ADVOCATES.
WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION OF THE
COVID RELIEF FUND EXTENSION OF
$18 MILLION AVAILABLE TO US TO
USE IN 2021.
THANK YOU ALY PENNUCCI FOR
BEING ON THE LINE.
WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FROM
THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE ON THE
ECONOMIC REVENUE FORECAST FOR
THE SPRING RESOLUTION AND THEN
WE WILL GO TO OTHER ITEMS OF
BUSINESS INCLUDING THE
NORTHGATE COMMONS ACQUISITION
FROM SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
WILL SAY HELLO TO THE DIRECTOR
AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK
ABOUT THE TRANSPARENCY
REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACT
WORKERS.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION
TODAY'S AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
WE DO HAVE A HANDFUL OF FOLKS
SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE TO GET
EVERYONE.
WHERE THE NEXT 25 MINUTES TO
HEAR FROM YOU SO WE'LL TRY TO
WRAP THIS UP BY 10:00.
IF WE CANNOT DO THAT I WILL
SHORTEN YOUR TIME.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL
END AT 10:00 A.M.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SIGN UP
YOU CAN DO SO BY GOING TO
SEATTLE.GOV, THE PUBLIC COMMENT
LINK IS LISTED ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
WHEN I CALL THE SPEAKER NAME
YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO UNMUTE
YOURSELF, PRESS STAR SIX TO DO
THAT AND MAKE SURE YOUR PHONE
IS OFF MUTE.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM
YOU ON THE ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE
TO TALK TO.
REMEMBER TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE REMARKS.
YOU WILL HEAR A 10 SECOND SHINE
BEFORE REMARKS WILL END AND
THEN WE HAVE THE CHANCE TO MOVE
ONTO THE NEXT PERSON.
WHEN YOU COMPLETE YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENT WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE
DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE AND
LISTEN IN ON SEATTLE CHANNEL OR
THE OTHER LISTENING OPTIONS.
OKAY PUBLIC COMMENT THE FIRST
THREE PEOPLE WE HAVE.
GOOD MORNING YOU'RE NOT LISTED
AS PRESENT SO PLEASE DIAL IN.
GOOD TO SEE YOU AS ALWAYS,
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US YOU
ARE UP FIRST.
>> GOOD MORNING I AM WITH
WORKING WASHINGTON, I AM
THANKING YOU FOR TAKING UP THE
ISSUE FOR TRANSPARENT FOR
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS.
WE KNOW SEATTLE HAS BEEN A
LEADER IN THE AREA WITH
DOMESTIC WORKER RIGHTS AND SIX-
DAY ORDINANCES IN THE FAIR
SHARE A STANDARD FOR FOUR AND
LYFT.
WHILE THE CURRENT DISCUSSION
TODAY DOES NOT DO ENOUGH TO
ADDRESS GIG WORKERS IT IS
ENCOURAGING TO SEE YOU ARE
CONSIDERING INCLUDING EXPANDING
PROTECTIONS IN THIS LEGISLATION
MOVING FORWARD.
I URGE YOU TO TAKE THIS STEP
AND EXPAND THE CURRENT DRAFT TO
ADDRESS THE KEY PAY POLICIES
INCLUDING MINIMUM WAGE WITH
EXPENSE OF TIPS, FLEXIBILITY
PROTECTION AND MEANINGFUL
TRANSPARENCY.
I KNOW YOU HAVE HEARD FROM
DOZENS OF WORKERS IN PUBLIC
COMMENT AND HUNDREDS MORE VIA
EMAIL ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS
TO ADDRESS MINIMUM WAGES,
FLEXIBILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.
TODAY YOU WILL HEAR DIRECTLY
FROM WORKERS ABOUT HOW CRITICAL
AND URGENT THESE ISSUES ARE.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE
AWARE OF THE BROAD AND GROWING
COALITION OF ORGANIZATIONS
WORKING RIGHTS AND OTHER
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
WHO HAVE OFFICIALLY SIGNED ON
TO SUPPORT INCLUDING CIVIC
VENTURES LGBT NATIONAL LION
LAWN SHIP SEATTLE RESTAURANTS
UNITED -- WASHINGTON LOW-INCOME
HOUSING ALLIANCE AND MANY
OTHERS.
SOME OF WHOM YOU WILL BE
HEARING FROM TODAY.
WE ARE CALLING ON YOU TO EXPAND
CITY LABOR STANDARDS AND END A
SUB MINIMUM WAGE FOR THE
MARGINALIZED WORKERS.
THOSE WHO RELY ON GIG WORK
INCLUDING PEOPLE COLOR,
IMMIGRANTS, WORKERS OF
DISABILITIES AND SINGLE PARENTS.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO EXPAND THE
SCOPE OF THIS LEGISLATION AND
HELP ENABLE INEQUITABLE
RECOVERY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THE NEXT PERSON IS NANCY.
GOOD MORNING NANCY.
>> GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING CITY COUNCIL MY
NAME IS NANCY CALLAHAN.
I AM EXCITED TO BE HERE.
I HAVE QUITE A STORY.
I AM A SURVIVOR OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AND I HAVE LIVED
THROUGH MANY CHAPTERS OF THE
KIND OF POWER AND CONTROL WHERE
JOBS WERE AFFECTED FOR MANY
YEARS.
WHEN THE GIG ECONOMY CAME ALONG
FOR ME IT WAS SUCH A GODSEND
BECAUSE MY HEALTH STARTED TO
DETERIORATE SO MUCH THAT I
FINALLY HAD TO APPLY FOR
DISABILITY AFTER LOSING 70 JOBS.
SO WHEN THERE WAS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK FOR UBER
AND LYFT I WAS OVERJOYED.
I FINALLY HAD SOMETHING IN MY
CONTROL AS LONG AS YOU ARE ABLE
TO PROVIDE YOURSELF WITH A
VEHICLE AND UPKEEP ALL THE
BUSINESS EXPENSES SO AT THAT
TIME IT WAS PERFECT FOR ME AND
OF COURSE I WAS ONLY DOING IT
PART-TIME AND I LOVED IT AND
ENJOYED IT WHILE TRYING TO
FINISH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE TO
BETTER MYSELF AND DURING THAT
TIME I LEARNED HOW DIFFICULT IT
WAS TO MAINTAIN ALL OF THE
EXPENSES AND MAKE ANY MONEY AT
ALL SIMULTANEOUSLY EVEN THOUGH
IT WAS WONDERFUL.
IT WAS EARNING MONEY AND THERE
WAS NOT MUCH PROTECTION BUT FOR
ME IT WAS A GODSEND BECAUSE I
ALWAYS HAD A WAY TO MAKE MONEY
AND I KNOW THERE ARE OTHER
VICTIMS OR SURVIVORS FOR OTHER
PEOPLE AND DISABILITY SITUATIONS
OR VERY SITUATIONS THAT DO GIG
FOR THAT REASON.
SO WE REALLY COUNTING ON THE
CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE UP THE PAY
UP POLICY THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF
THE THINGS I HAVE WATCHED HAPPEN
IN TERMS OF HOW EXPENSIVE IT
CAN BE TO KEEP GOING TO
MAINTAIN YOURSELF BUT IT MIGHT
BE THE ONLY THING YOU CAN FIND
TO DO IN THIS BOAT AND MANY OF
US HERE WE ARE TODAY THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
SHARING YOUR STORY.
THE NEXT PERSON WE HAVE IS -- I
WILL GO TO THE NEXT PEOPLE.
[ CALLING NAMES ]
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> WE CAN HEAR YOUR.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> OKAY.
MY NAME IS [ INDISCERNIBLE NAME
] I AM A GIG WORKER, I WORK
FOR UBER AND LYFT ALSO FOR
AMAZON PIME.
I WAS TRYING, TODAY I WILL SAY
SOMETHING WHEN EXPERIENCE WITH
THESE COMPANIES.
I AM HERE TO GIVE SOME EXAMPLES
ABOUT WHAT IS BEING PAID BELOW
THE MINIMUM WAGE AND WE NEED TO
PRIORITIZE RAISING PAY
STANDARDS IN THE INDUSTRY.
I WAS WORKING FOR AMAZON FOR
THREE YEARS AND AFTER THREE
YEARS THEY DID NOT UPDATE MY
ACCOUNT.
THE REASON THEY SAY THAT IS --
BASICALLY THERE ARE TWO REASONS.
ONE IS BECAUSE I AM COMPUTER
SAVVY TOO THE CURRENT PEOPLE
WITHOUT ISSUE WITH ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE SOFTWARE PROBLEMS
AS WELL AS ALSO AMAZON THEY ARE
DOING A LOT OF TACTICS TO
REMOVE PEOPLE OR DRIVERS OR
WITH THEM FOR A LONG TIME
BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE SYSTEM
VERY WELL AND THEY CANNOT MAKE
MONEY FROM THESE DRIVERS.
FOR EXAMPLE THEY TELL YOU YOU
HAVE TIPS BUT THEY JUST DO NOT
PAY YOU EVEN SOMETIMES.
SOMETIMES THEY GIVE YOU BLOCKS
OF TWO HOURS, $40 FOR EXAMPLE.
YOU JUST GET PAID FOR THE $40
ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY SEND YOU
ALL THE WAY UP TO THE TACOMA
AREA AND THEN THEY SAY I DON'T
WANT TO GO BUT YOU HAVE TO GO
BECAUSE YOU ARE ASSIGNED 40 SO
BASICALLY THE CITY HAS TO HAVE
OME KIND OF POLICY OR
INITIATIVE TO CONTROL THIS AND
TO FIGHT FOR THE RIGHTS OF
THESE GIG WORKERS.
BESIDES THAT I WANT TO SAY A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE UBER AND
LYFT AS WELL BECAUSE THE
DRIVERS GET HARASSED, THEY
DON'T CARE ABOUT THE DRIVERS
BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ANYBODY
TO DEFEND THEM.
I AM A VICTIM OF THAT MYSELF.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
SHARING THOSE EXAMPLES.
WE APPRECIATE ANY ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION YOU CAN SEND IT TO
US.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME.
JEREMY YOU ARE UP NEXT GOOD
MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS JEREMY AND I AM A
GIG WORKER CURRENTLY WITH INSTA
CART FOR MILLIE GRUBB OF AN
AMAZON FLEX.
I AM HERE BECAUSE SEATTLE GIG
WORKERS ARE STILL BEING PAID
LESS THAN MINIMUM WAGE AND WE
NEED SEATTLE TO PRIORITIZE
RAISING PAY AND SETTING
STANDARDS IN THE INDUSTRY.
I STARTED DOING GIG WORK
BECAUSE I WAS DOING SCHOOL AND
NEEDED A JOB THAT WORKED WITH
MY SCHEDULE AND I HAD BEEN
INJURED RECENTLY SO I NEEDED
SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT
PHYSICALLY DEMANDING.
MOST RECENTLY I'VE BEEN DOING
INSTACART TO COVER MY RENT AND
TO HELP FRIENDS IN FINANCIAL
NEED DURING THE PANDEMIC.
I ACCEPTED ORDERS THAT LOOKED
DECENT BUT I CANNOT TELL HOW
LONG IT WOULD TAKE AND SOME OF
THE ORDERS ENDED UP TAKING SO
LONG TIMEWISE THAT I MADE $10
AN HOUR OR LESS NOT EVEN
COUNTING GAS AND MILEAGE.
I WAS WAITING FOR THE BAD
ORDERS TO BE EVENED OR BALANCED
OUT BY GOOD ORDERS BECAUSE I
ASSUMED THAT IS HOW IT WOULD
WORK BUT IT DID NOT SEEM TO
HAPPEN THAT WAY.
IS YOUR ENDED UP HAVING TO MAKE
MAJOR REPAIRS ON MY CAR DUE TO
THE WEAR AND TEAR OF PUTTING SO
MANY MILES ON IT.
I DID NOT REALIZE UNTIL THEN
JUST HOW MUCH COST THERE WAS IN
MILEAGE.
THOSE REPAIRS ARE SO EXPENSIVE
I NEED IN MY CAR TO WORK SO I
HAD TO GO INTO DEBT AND I'M
STILL DEALING WITH THAT DEBT
AND I CANNOT AFFORD BASIC THINGS
LIKE A NEW PAIR OF GLASSES.
MANY GIG WORKERS ARE LED TO
BELIEVE IF THEY INVEST TIME
INTO IT THEY WILL MAKE ENOUGH
TO BE WORTH IT BUT WHEN YOU ADD
IN THE COST LIKE GAS AND
MILEAGE YOU REALIZE IT WAS NOT
A GOOD DEAL AT ALL.
WE NEED TRANSPARENCY AND WE
NEED SEATTLE TO PASS THE PAY UP
POLICY FOR GIG WORKERS.
THANK YOU.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING KATIE.
>> HI COUNCILMEMBERS.
KATIE WILSON REPRESENTING THE
TRANSIT RIDERS UNION.
I AM SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF GIG
WORKER DEMANDS FOR HIGHER PAY,
TRANSPARENCY AND FLEXIBILITY.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING UP THE
ISSUE TODAY.
SEATTLE DESERVES TO BE PROUD OF
STANDARD LABOR LAWS, THE CITY
WAS AMONG THE FIRST IN THE
NATION TO PASS $15 AN HOUR
MINIMUM WAGE, SECURE SCHEDULING
AND MORE BUT THE GROWING GIG
ECONOMIES LEFT OUT OF THESE
LAWS, WORKERS FOR COMPANIES
LIKE JORDACHE, INSTACART AND
TASK RABBITS ARE NOT GUARANTEED
MINIMUM WAGE.
THEY SHOULDER THE RISK AND
OFTEN HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH
THEY WILL MAKE IN A GIVEN WEEK.
MINIMUM WAGE IS UNPREDICTABLE
PAY WHICH MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE TO
LIVE YOUR LIFE HOW ARE YOU
SUPPOSED BE CONFIDENT YOU CAN
PAY YOUR RENT?
THE PROBLEM IS GOING, MANY
WORKERS WHO LOST THEIR JOBS
DURING THE PANDEMIC HAVE TURNED
TO GIG WORK TO MAKE ENDS MEET
WITH DELIVERY JOB EXPANDING
RAPIDLY.
ON BEHALF OF THE TRANSIT RIDERS
UNION I HOPE YOU WILL LISTEN TO
THE CALLS OF GIG WORKERS FOR
HIGHER PAY AND TRANSPARENCY
WHILE SERVING FLEXIBILITY.
GIG WORKERS DESERVE A PAY FOR
TO GUARANTEE THEY WILL MAKE AT
LEAST MINIMUM WAGE AFTER
EXPENSES.
WE WOULD NOT ACCEPT ANYTHING
LESS FOR OTHER WORKERS AND WE
SHOULD DEMAND THIS FOR GIG
WORKERS.
GIG WORKERS DESERVE TO KNOW HOW
THEIR PAY IS CALCULATED.
WORKER WAGES SHOULD NOT BE A
BLACK BOX, I HOPE YOU WILL ACT
WITH URGENCY TO REGULATE THIS
INDUSTRY THAT OPERATES UNDER
ITS OWN RULES.
SEATTLE CAN LEAD ON LABOR
STANDARDS AS WE HAVE BEFORE.
PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE GIG WORKERS
BEHIND.
>> THANK YOU, THE NEXT THREE
PEOPLE.
[ CALLING NAMES ] GOOD MORNING
ALEX.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS ALEX I AM A GIG
WORKER AND A MEMBER OF THE PAY
UP CAMPING.
I DRIVE FOR MILLIE IN NORTH AND
CENTRAL SEATTLE.
I AM HERE BECAUSE MY FAMILY
DEPENDS ON MY WAGES FROM
DRIVING TO CONTRIBUTE TO BASIC
RENT, FOOD, HEALTHCARE,
CHILDCARE AND I NEED A RELIABLE
WAY TO HAVE A FLOOR.
THERE'S CURRENTLY NO MINIMUM
WAGE FOR WORKERS LIKE ME AND IN
ORDER TO MAKE THE ADVERTISED 20
TO 25 DOLLARS PER HOUR WORKERS
LIKE ME ARE FORCED TO RUN
MULTIPLE APPS SIMULTANEOUSLY
WHILE DRIVING, ACCEPTING AND
DECLINING ORDERS ON THE
FREEWAY.
ALTHOUGH I DRIVE SENSIBLY I
FEAR IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF
TIME BEFORE I GET INTO AN
ACCIDENT AND INJURE SOMEONE OR
MYSELF WHICH FOR MANY DRIVERS
WILL BE ENDING THIS KIND OF
WORK WITH A TOTAL CAR OR WORSE.
IF I ACCEPT A BAD ORDER WITH
COMBINATION AND PAY IN TIPS I
CANNOT MAKE ABOVE MINIMUM WAGE
WHICH IS TRUE WITH THE MAJORITY
OF THE OFFERS THAT I GET THAT I
AM STUCK STRESSING IF I'LL MAKE
MY GOAL FOR THE HOUR IF I MAKE
MONEY AS A DRIVER THAT DAY
AFTER FACTORING IN EXPENSES
LIKE ADDITIONAL INSURANCE
MAINTENANCE AND GAS.
EVEN WITH MY SYSTEM WITHOUT
CUSTOMER TIPS I WOULD NEVER MAKE
THE MINIMUM WAGE OF $16.59,
THESE BAD ORDERS ARE NOT GOING
UNDELIVERED FOR THE MOST PART
AND INSTEAD OTHER DRIVERS ARE
PICKING THEM UP.
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE
FINANCIAL DESPERATION AND
LIMITED OPTIONS THAT LEADS A
WORKER TO WORK FOR LESS THAN
THE MINIMUM WAGE AND KEEP
COMING BACK AND I ASK YOU TO
PAY THE PAY A POLICY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE NEXT PERSON IS LINDSAY,
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE.
MY NAME IS LINDSAY FRANKLIN AND
CONSTITUENT OF 98122 AND A
SECOND YEAR LAW STUDENT AT
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY BUT AM HERE
AS A VOLUNTEER ORGANIZER FOR
THE PEOPLE'S PARITY PROJECT.
THE PROJECT IS A NATIONWIDE
NETWORK OF LAW STUDENTS AND NEW
ATTORNEYS ORGANIZING TO BUILD A
JUSTICE SYSTEM VALUING PEOPLE
OVER PROFIT, WE BELIEVE WE HAVE
A RESPONSIBILITY TO DEMYSTIFY
LEGAL TOOLS THAT HAVE STACKED
THE SYSTEM AGAINST THE PEOPLE.
WE ARE FIGHTING FOR A SYSTEM
THAT WORKS FOR WORKING PEOPLE
ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM OPPRESSED
COMMUNITIES.
I AM HERE IN SUPPORT AND
SOLIDARITY WITH THE GIG WORKERS
OF SEATTLE CALLING ON CITY
COUNCIL TO PASS PERMANENT LAWS
THAT RAISE WORKING STANDARDS
FOR GIG WORKERS, COMPANIES
ASSERT THEY ARE NOT PROTECTED
BY THE SAME LABOR STANDARDS SO
MANY COMPANIES PARRY THEM LESS
THAN MINIMUM WAGE.
WITH SOME PAYING AS LITTLE AS
TWO DOLLARS PER JOB.
THESE WORKERS ARE SUFFERING DUE
TO THE ACTIONS OF THESE
COMPANIES.
RAISING PAY AND OTHER STANDARDS
IS ONE WAY SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
CAN ADDRESS THE INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTOR LOOPHOLE WHILE
MAINTAINING THE FLEXIBILITY OF
THE JOB THAT IS IMPORTANT TO
THESE WORKERS.
THE PROJECT URGES THE COMMITTEE
TO TAKE UP BROAD POLICY
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ADDRESSES
THE ISSUES GIG WORKERS HAVE
BEEN RAISING AROUND PAY,
FLEXIBILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME AND PLEASE TAKE
ACTION TO SUPPORT GIG WORKERS
BY PASSING THE RECOMMENDATION
IN THE PAY UP CAMPAIGN.
THANK YOU.
>>
HELLO CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> THANK YOU, I'M SORRY I
CANNOT GET MYSELF OFF MUTE.
IS THIS AERIAL?
>> YES THIS IS.
>> WONDERFUL, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> I AM A GIG WORKER WITH A
WONDERFUL PLATFORM RIGHT NOW
CALLED TASK RABBIT.
I AM A MEMBER OF THE PAY UP
CAMPAIGN AND I VOLUNTEERED
THIS YEAR WITH UNITED WAY OF
KING COUNTY SO I VOLUNTEERED
ASSISTANCE WITH TAX PREP FOR
MANY OTHER GIG WORKERS AND I
JUST WANT TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE
. I STARTED OUT AS A SINGLE MOM
WITH BUILDING MY OWN BUSINESS
FROM SCRATCH.
INITIALLY AS A GIG WORKER.
YOU KNOW I HAD TO LEARN A LOT
OF THINGS ALONG THE WAY AND I
REALIZED A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO
START OUT IN GIG WORK THEY
REALLY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO RUN
THEIR OWN BUSINESS AND THIS HAS
CREATED ENVIRONMENT FOR GIG
PLATFORMS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE REALLY
IN NEED.
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, BEING
A MOM, IMMIGRANT, PEOPLE WHO
REALLY DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF
OPTIONS IN THE TRADITIONAL JOB
MARKET.
SO YES I THINK IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT THAT WE DO PROVIDE
PROTECTIONS FOR GIG WORKERS
ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE NEW
TO THE ARENA OF SMALL BUSINESSES
AND RUNNING YOUR OWN BUSINESS.
I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE REPORT THEIR
INCOME TAX MOVE FROM PLATFORMS
LIKE INSTACART, DOORDASH AND
MORE AND YOU KNOW THEY'RE
SHOWING, THEY BARELY BREAK EVEN
OR THEY TAKE A BUSINESS LOSS
AND THAT IS REALLY UNACCEPTABLE.
WE NEED PROTECTIONS AND WE NEED
THEM NOW.
I DON'T KNOW, NOT A LOT MORE I
WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
CALLING IN.
THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS WE HAVE
LISTED ARE [ CALLING NAMES ]
>> DO WE HAVE JASON WITH US
TODAY?
>> JASON IS ON THE LINE.
>> STAR SIX TO UNMUTE, THERE
YOU GO.
>> OKAY SORRY.
HELLO MY NAME IS JASON.
I HAVE TALKED TO YOU ALL BEFORE
AMY GIG WORKER.
I HAVE DONE THIS FOR SIX YEARS
NOW.
I HAVE WORKED IN SEATTLE AND
TACOMA, ALL UP AND DOWN THE
CORRIDOR.
WHAT I HAVE SEEN HAS BEEN
TALKED ABOUT HERE FROM MANY
EXPENSES AND I'M HERE TO SAY IT
IS VERY TRUE.
WE NEED SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL TO
REALLY HELP TO BACK US UP. WE
NEED IMPORTANT STANDARDS FROM
THE WORKING WASHINGTON POLICY
THAT IS IMPORTANT AND AFFECTS
MOST COMMUNITIES.
INCLUDING THOSE OF IMMIGRANTS,
SINGLE-PARENT HOUSEHOLDS,
DISABLED WORKERS, COMMUNITIES
OF COLOR WHICH I AM PART OF,
AND ABOVE ALL ELSE THE
ESSENTIAL WORKERS PROVIDING
FRONTLINE YOU KNOW KEEPING
PEOPLE CONNECTED, PROVIDING
FOOD AND SERVICES THAT THE
PANDEMIC.
THE CREATION OF A STANDARDS HAS
LAID OUT IN POLICIES CLEAR
FRAMEWORK THAT WOULD HELP THE
WORKER AND THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN
MARGINALIZED OUT OF EVEN
EARNING A DECENT LIVING IN
RECLAIMING SOME OF THEIR POWER.
JUST LIKE OTHER PEOPLE
MENTIONED TODAY, I FOUND GIG
WORK BECAUSE I NEEDED SOMETHING
FLEXIBLE, AS A STUDENT I AM AN
ANIMATOR SO I NEED TIME TO DO A
LOT OF ART.
SO THIS WORKED OUT UNTIL I CAME
AROUND TO TAX SEASON THE FIRST
TIME, I THOUGHT IT HAS TO BE
SOMETHING I DID WRONG.
IN THE NEXT TAX SEASON AGAIN I
WAS AT A LOSS AND EVEN FURTHER
BEHIND.
THIS TREND HAS CONTINUED AND
THE LACK OF STANDARDS IS WHAT
IS HURTING US.
PLEASE BACK US UP, SUPER
WORKING WASHINGTON'S PAY UP
POLICY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH JASON.
AND THEN WE HAVE DAVID, GOOD
MORNING DAVID.
>> GOOD MORNING CITY COUNCIL.
I THINK IT IS TIME TO FINALLY
SOLVE THE HOMELESS CRISIS WITH
THE AMERICAN RECOVERY ACT MONEY.
TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE SUFFERED
AT THE HANDS OF POLICIES THAT
IMPLODE FIRST WORLD SOCIETY.
THERE HAVE BEEN TOO MANY
POLICIES RELATED TO THE
HOMELESS CRISIS PROLIFERATED
THROUGHOUT THIS REGION AND IT
IS TIME WE SOLVE AN OPPRESSIVE
PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN FURTHERED
BY THE LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY
WITH THE GOVERNMENT AND
NONGOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIPS
USING THE HOMELESS AS A
LIFETIME CAREER, TRADING
REELECTION SUPPORT FOR
DEMOCRATIC PARTY LOYALTY AND
PROTECTION FROM INVESTIGATION
AT THE EXPENSE OF INNOCENT
HOMELESS PEOPLE BEING PREDATOR
ICED BY THE EVIL CRIMINALS
EXEMPTED FROM JAIL BY THE CITY
COUNCIL, THE MAYOR AND THE
PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE IS.
WHO SHOULD BE OVERTHROWN OUT OF
PRINCIPLE OF ENDANGERING OUR
LIVES.
SPEAKING OF ENDANGERING LIVES
WE NEED TO BOYCOTT AND BAN ALL
AMERICAN RECOVERY ACT MONEY
FROM THE SO-CALLED PUBLIC
DEFENDERS ASSOCIATION WHO
SHOULD CHANGE THE NAME BECAUSE
ALL THEY ARE DOING IS AIDING
AND ABETTING EVIL CRIMINALS
ACTING LIKE THEY'RE THE MOST
SOPHISTICATED LIBERALS IN THE
HISTORY --
>> PLEASE DIRECT YOUR COMMENTS
TO CITY COUNCIL.
>> SHAME ON THE PUBLIC
DEFENDER'S ASSOCIATION WHO DOES
NOTHING BUT RUN INTERFERENCE
FOR THE EVIL THAT CONDUCTS
CIVIL WAR WITH SELF-DESTRUCTIVE
VIOLATIONS SUPPORTED BY DONORS
USING WRAPAROUND SERVICES THAT
DISCRIMINATE AGAINST INNOCENT
SOBER DRUG-FREE HOMELESS
CITIZENS.
SORT AND I WILL ASK YOU TO KEEP
YOUR COMMENTS DIRECTED TO CITY
COUNCIL AND ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
>> STOP GIVING MONEY TO THE
PUBLIC DEFENDERS ASSOCIATION
RUNNING INTERFERENCE FOR THE
CRIMINAL WHO ARE MAKING LIFE A
LIVING .
>> THANK YOU DAVID.
THE LAST PERSON WE HAVE IS [
INDISCERNIBLE NAME ] OKAY THAT
DOES CONCLUDE PUBLIC TESTIMONY
FOR TODAY.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR
DIVING IN.
REALLY APPRECIATE THE EXAMPLES
AND PERSONAL STORIES THAT WE
HEARD TODAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME.
NEXT WE'RE GOING TO GET ON
TIMES A BUSINESS MADAM CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM ONE INTO THE
RECORD.
>> ITEM NUMBER ONE AMERICAN
RESCUE PLAN ACT COMMITTEE PANEL
FOR BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND GOOD
MORNING TO YOU.
THANK YOU FOR STAFFING US AS
ALWAYS, TODAY WE HAVE A HANDFUL
OF ORGANIZATIONS AND
INDIVIDUALS PRESENT.
I WANT TO WELCOME PHOEBE SADE
ANDERSON FROM CHILDCARE
RESOURCES.
MATT LANDER FROM GREATER
SEATTLE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION.
MALLORY VAN ABBEMA FROM
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM.
DERRICK BELGARDE FROM CHIEF
SEATTLE CLUB, DERRICK BELGARDE
FROM REACH, TIARRA DEARBONE
FROM PUBLIC DEFENDERS AND
VICTOR LOO FROM ASIAN
COUNSELING AND REFERRAL SERVICE.
ARE YOU ALL WITH US TODAY?
WONDERFUL.
IF YOU COULD RAISE YOUR HAND IN
THE CHAT FUNCTION THAT WILL
ALLOW FOR YOU TO STAY AT THE
TOP OF THE SHEET HERE AS WE
WATCH THE PANEL PRESENTATION.
IF YOU CAN KEEP YOUR HAND RAISED
AND IT WILL POP UP AT THE TOP
OF THE SCREEN.
AS YOU SPEAK SEATTLE CHANNEL
WILL BROADCAST TO THE ENTIRE
VIEWING AUDIENCE.
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING
HERE WITH US TODAY.
WE HAVE DEDICATED THE FIRST
PART OF THE MEETING TO HEAR
FROM FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH SOME OF THE MOST
VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS
THROUGHOUT THIS PANDEMIC.
AS MANY OF YOU HAVE SPOKEN TO
US BEFORE YOU HAVE ILLUSTRATED
AND HIGHLIGHTED WAYS IN WHICH
COVID DID NOT CREATE THE CRISIS
MANY OF YOUR CLIENTS AND
FAMILIES AND MEMBERS YOU ARE
WORKING WITH IT DID NOT CREATE
MANY OF THE CRISIS, IN MANY
WAYS IT EXACERBATED THEM OR
EXPOSED SOME OF THE INEQUITIES
IN THE SYSTEM.
SO WE HAVE ASKED YOU HERE TODAY
TO GIVE US AN EXAMPLE OF THE
WAYS IN WHICH YOU ARE SEEING
COVID MANIFEST IN COMMUNITIES
YOU ARE SERVING AND TO PROVIDE
SOME EXAMPLES OF THE WAYS IN
WHICH YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT DOLLARS
BE USED IN THE FUTURE.
WE DID HAVE A CHANCE LAST
MEETING TO HEAR FROM OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS AS WELL
INCLUDING IN AUSTIN AND DENVER
AND MINNEAPOLIS AND MANY
STORIES WE HEARD FROM THOSE
RESONATED WITH WHAT WE ARE
HEARING HERE.
WE ARE INTERESTED IN
STABILIZING THE FOUNDATION OF
WHAT WORKING FAMILIES AND SMALL
BUSINESSES, PARENTS AND
CAREGIVERS NEED AND HOW WE ARE
ADDRESSING THE CRISIS OF
HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING
THROUGH SOME OF THESE DOLLARS.
MANY OF US HAVE HAD THE CHANCE
TO TALK WITH INDIVIDUALS OVER
THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND YEAR TO
HEAR HOW YOUR RESPONDING TO THE
CRISIS BUT THIS IS A HUGE
OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THE
TRANCHES OF FUNDS COMING THROUGH
THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT
DOLLARS.
THE CITY IS ABOUT TO RECEIVE
$239 MILLION OVER THE COURSE OF
TWO INSTALLMENTS, THE FIRST
$119 MILLION.
SO THE BILL TODAY WE WILL
DISCUSS IS A CARRYOVER FROM THE
FIRST ROUND OF COVID RELIEF
FUNDS AND WHAT WE ARE EXCITED
TO HEAR FROM YOU ALL IS WHAT DO
WE DO NEXT WITH THE $119
MILLION ABOUT TO COME FORWARD.
YOU HAVE SEEN THE RESOLUTION
INFORMED BY PAST CONVERSATIONS,
THE VALUES AND PRINCIPLES
ASSOCIATED WITH PROTECTING THE
MOST VULNERABLE AND HOW TO
INVEST IN SMALL BUSINESS AND
CREATE A THRIVING MORE
EQUITABLE ECONOMY.
NOW IT IS TIME FOR ACTION SO WE
WILL BE PULLING TOGETHER
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOW TO USE
COVID RELIEF DOLLARS IN THE
MEETINGS IN MAY SO THIS REALLY
HELPS WITH THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR
YOUR PRESENTATION TODAY IN
ADVANCE AND AGAIN YOU HAVE
ABOUT FIVE MINUTES.
I WANT TO WELCOME COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
I LET FOLKS KNOW YOU WOULD BE
JOINING US AND YOU ARE PROMPT
AS USUAL.
SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND START.
WHY DON'T WE HAVE PHOEBE SADE
ANDERSON SPEAK FIRST AND THEN
MATT LANDER, MALLORY VAN
ABBEMA, DERRICK BELGARDE,
DERRICK BELGARDE , TIARRA
DEARBONE AND VICTOR LOO.
IF YOU CAN INTRODUCE YOURSELF
FOR THE RECORD AND LET FOLKS
KNOW ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION
AND THE FOLKS YOU REPRESENT.
AGAIN WE WILL START WITH PHOEBE.
>> I WANT TO SHARE THE SCREEN.
ARE YOU BOSSING THIS?
OKAY THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE.
GREAT TO BE HERE TO TALK ABOUT
EVERYTHING GOING ON.
AND THE CEO OF CHILDCARE
RESOURCES A THIRTY-YEAR
ORGANIZATION.
WE HAVE IN HELPING FAMILIES
FIND AND NAVIGATE AND PAY FOR
EARLY LEARNING.
WE HAVE A STATEWIDE NO-COST
CALL CENTER, A SPECIFIC FOCUS
ON FAMILIES EXPERIENCING
HOUSING INSTABILITY.
WE WORK WITH A VAST FRIEND AND
FAMILY NEIGHBOR NETWORK FRANKLY
ACROSS THE STATE AND IN OTHER
STATES.
WE DO A LOT OF WORK WITH
FAMILIES AROUND NAVIGATING
SUBSIDY AND ADVOCATING AROUND
THE STATE SYSTEM.
ON THE FLIPSIDE WE HAVE ABOUT
60 COACHES AND TRAINERS ON THE
GROUND WORKING WITH LICENSED
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS.
WE WORK ACROSS KING AND PIERCE
COUNTY AND WE HAVE BEEN
PLUMMETING THE STATE QUALITY
RATING IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM EARLY
ACHIEVERS.
WE HAVE A VERY SPECIFIC FOCUS
ON INFANT EARLY CHILDHOOD
MENTAL HEALTH SO WE HAVE BEEN
SPENDING THAT.
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE OUR WORK HAS
CHANGED OVER THE LAST YEAR,
WORKING WITH FAMILIES AND
PROVIDERS IN WHATEVER WAY THEY
NEED TO NAVIGATE COVID.
FOR PROVIDERS IT WAS ABOUT
HELPING THEM SUSTAIN AND ADJUST
TO THE SHIFTING LANDSCAPE, TRY
TO STAY OPEN, GET AS MUCH PPE
SUPPLIES AS THEY COULD AND THEN
THINKING ABOUT SUPPORTING
FAMILIES AS THEY EXPERIENCE SO
MUCH TRAUMA.
SO THAT IS A BIT OF WHO WE ARE.
I WANTED TO GET A SENSE OF SORT
OF THE LANDSCAPE OF CHILDCARE
RIGHT NOW IN SEATTLE.
WE ARE LOOKING AT ABOUT 689
PROVIDERS.
25,000 SLOTS.
THE MAJORITY OF CHILDCARE
CONSISTENT AROUND THE STATE AND
COUNTY'S FAMILY CHILD CARE.
SO, THAT IS A MUCH SMALLER
VOLUME UP TO 12 CHILDREN MIXED
AGE IN-HOME.
THIS IS WHERE WE SEE
NONTRADITIONAL HOURS SO
OVERNIGHT AND EXTENDED CARE IT
IS FLEXIBLE TO SHIFT WORK, WE
SEE THE MOST CULTURALLY AND
RESPONSIVE CHILDCARE IN THESE
SETTINGS.
THAT IS AN IMPORTANT THING TO
THINK ABOUT WITH SMALL BUSINESS
AND THE IMPACT OF COVID.
30% OF THE CHILDCARE IS CENTERED
AND YOU CAN IMAGINE IT IS
LARGER WITH SEPARATE CLASSROOMS
AND ABOUT 30% OF CHILDREN IN
CHILD CARE ARE ON SUBSIDY,
WORKING CONNECTIONS TO STATE
SUBSIDIES AND IN SEATTLE WE
ONLY HAVE 31 SITES LICENSED FOR
OVERNIGHT CARE AND THAT IS
SIGNIFICANT AS WE THINK ABOUT
THE FLEXIBLE CARE, THE SHIFT
WORK AND THAT IS, SUPPLY WILL
BE A CONSIDERABLE ISSUE AND SO
I WANT TO SORT OF LEAVE THAT
INFORMATION THERE.
MORE THAN 60% OF THE AVAILABLE
CHILDCARE SLOTS ARE PRESCHOOL
AND SCHOOL AGE SO WE KNOW
INFANTS AND TODDLERS HAS BEEN
DROPPING SUPPLY AND WE NEED TO
THINK ABOUT THAT AS WE THINK
ABOUT GETTING FAMILIES BACK TO
WORK.
1/3 OF ALL CHILDCARE IN KING
COUNTY IS IN SEATTLE AND WHAT
WE SEE BASED ON CENSUS NUMBERS
IS BASED ON EVERY AVAILABLE SLOT
THERE IS A MINIMUM OF THREE
KIDS VYING FOR THE SLOT AND IN
SOME AREAS IT IS MUCH HIGHER.
THE SIGNIFICANCE IS THAT WE HAD
A COMPETITIVE MARKET AND WE ARE
SEEING FAMILIES UNABLE TO FIND
CARE, UNABLE TO KEEP HER PAY
FOR CARE AND THIS IS ALL
EXASPERATED BY COVID.
ACCESS AND SUPPLY ARE THE MOST
IMPORTANT THINGS TO CONSIDER.
IF WE SEE SUPPLY DROP IN
FAMILIES WILL FIGHT OVER FEWER
SLOTS.
THE GOOD NEWS, WE HAD A
SIGNIFICANT DROP IN CHILDCARE
DURING COVID BUT WE ARE SEEING
REOPENING'S.
THERE'S ONLY ABOUT A PERCENT OF
CENTERS THAT ARE CLOSED AND 5%
OF FAMILY CHILD CARE.
FAMILY CHILD CARE NEVER REALLY
CLOSED.
THAT IS THE MOST COMMUNITY
RESPONSIVE CHILDCARE, PEOPLE
TRYING TO KEEP DOORS OPENED,
STRUGGLING AND JUST BECAUSE WE
HAVE OPEN SITES DOES NOT MEAN
THEY ARE SUSTAINING OR STABLE
BUT IT DOES MEAN WE HAVE
SOMETHING TO WORK WITH AND THAT
IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
SADDLE HAS INVESTED HEAVILY IN
THE SEATTLE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM.
WE ARE SEEING HEADSTART AS WELL
BUT AS WE SEE MORE PRESCHOOL WE
HAVE A DROP IN INFANT CARE.
IT IS MORE EXPENSIVE TO RUN
BECAUSE OF THE SMALLER RATIOS
AND WE ARE HIGHLY REGULATED SO
THERE'S A LOT OF EXPECTATIONS.
BUT WE HAVE TO INCREASE SUPPLY
OF INFANT AND TODDLER CARE.
WORKING CONNECTIONS IS THE
PRIMARY SUBSIDY.
WHAT WE HAVE SEEN FOR YEARS AND
HAS BEEN EXACERBATED WITH COVID
IS THE REIMBURSEMENT RATE FROM
THE STATE DOES NOT MEET THE
COST OF RUNNING CHILDCARE.
ESPECIALLY IN SEATTLE.
IT IS AMPLIFIED IN A PLACE WITH
A HIGH MEDIAN INCOME.
THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER BUT I
DO SEE A PLACE WHERE THE
AMERICAN RECOVERY ACT CAN
SUPPORT FAMILIES AND PROVIDERS
AT THE SAME TIME.
THIS IS A WORKFORCE THAT OFTEN
HAS NO MEDICAL OR RETIREMENT
BENEFITS AND THAT SORT OF BLEW
UP AS WE WERE WATCHING COVID.
IF SOMEBODY NEEDED TO NOT BE AT
WORK BECAUSE THEY HAD BEEN
EXPOSED OR AT RISK THERE WAS NO
SAFETY NET AND WE HAVE TO FIX
THAT.
WE HAVE HIGH COST OF CURRENT
TURNOVER AND INSTABILITY FOR
FAMILIES WHO ARE TRYING TO
MAINTAIN WORK AND JOBS.
WHAT WE HAVE SEEN BECAUSE OF
COVID, IN KING COUNTY IS A 46%
DECREASE IN INCOME FOR
CHILDCARE BUSINESSES.
SO THOSE THAT ARE OPEN ARE
HANGING ON BY A THREAD AND
WE'RE TRYING TO SUPPORT THEM
THE BEST WE CAN.
50% OF THE WASHINGTON
HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE ARE PEOPLE
OF COLOR SO THIS IS A
SIGNIFICANT INEQUITY ISSUE FOR
US.
I'M TRYING TO TALK QUICKLY
BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT GOING ON
TODAY.
WE HAVE HAD A SIGNIFICANT TASK
FORCE HAPPENING IN THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON THAT A LOT OF GREAT
STAKEHOLDERS AND FINAL REPORTS
ARE COMING OUT ABOUT THE
FINDINGS.
POINTING YOU TO THE FINAL THREE
BULLETS, SUPPORT IS NEEDED FOR
PROVIDERS PARTICIPATING IN THE
CHILDCARE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS SO
WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT WORKING
CONNECTIONS.
WE NEED COMPETITIVE LIVING
WAGES WITH ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE
FOR CHILDCARE PROVIDERS IF WE
ARE GOING TO SUPPORT
SUSTAINABILITY OF THIS
INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND WE NEED TO DO MAJOR CHANGE.
THE GOOD NEWS, THE FAIR START
ACT IN THE LEGISLATURE WILL
MAKE SOME SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.
NOT GOING TO FIX EVERYTHING AND
IT WILL BE SLOW SO AS WE THINK
ABOUT THE NEXT FEW YEARS THE
AMERICAN RECOVERY ACT FUNDING
IS TIMED REALLY WELL.
WHAT IT WILL FIX IS THE CO-PAY
ISSUE THAT FAMILIES IN POVERTY
HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH FOR
YEARS.
IT HAS BEEN REACHING CLIFF
LEVELS WHERE FAMILIES CANNOT
CHOOSE TO TAKE THE SUBSIDY
ANYMORE AND THEY'RE PULLING
KIDS OUT OF CHILDCARE.
THERE WILL BE CHANGES THERE IN
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
MOVING FROM A FEDERAL POVERTY
LEVEL AS A METRIC OF
QUALIFICATION TO A STATE MEDIAN
INCOME WHICH IS GREAT FOR
FAMILIES BECAUSE WE WILL SEE
MORE FAMILIES ABLE TO ACCESS
WORKING CONNECTIONS SUBSIDIES
BUT IT WILL ALSO PUT A LOT OF
PRESSURE ON SUPPLY.
IF WE DO NOT MAKE SURE THAT WE
STABILIZE THE CURRENT PROVIDERS
AND EVEN INCREASE, WE WILL NOT
BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE ABILITY
OF MORE FAMILIES TO AFFORD
CHILDCARE WHICH IS KIND OF A
GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE.
WE WANT MORE FAMILIES BUT WE
NEED TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE
PLACES FOR THEM TO GO.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH PHOEBE.
>> THIS IS THE LAST ONE.
WHAT WE ARE THINKING ABOUT IS
CONTINUING TO THINK ABOUT
CHILDCARE VOUCHERS FOR FAMILIES
WHO ARE INELIGIBLE FOR WORKING
CONNECTION.
UNDOCUMENTED CHILDREN IS A
SIGNIFICANT GROUP THAT WILL
NEVER ACCESS WORKING CONNECTIONS
AND ALL THE FAMILIES THAT FIT
BETWEEN THE ELIGIBILITY LINE
AND MAKING LIVING WAGES.
IN SEATTLE THERE IS A HUGE
SWATH OF FAMILIES IN POVERTY
NOT ELIGIBLE FOR WORKING
CONNECTIONS BECAUSE THEY MAKE
TOO MUCH MONEY BUT NOT ENOUGH
TO AFFORD RENT, CHILD CARE, ET
CETERA.
INCENTIVIZE INFANT AND TODDLER
CARE AND WE CAN DO THAT WITH
PROVIDERS AND BULK UP THE
SUPPLY.
CONTINUE TO INVEST IN
RECRUITMENT AND EXPANSION OF
EXISTING SUPPLY AND THIS IS THE
ONE THAT IS PROBABLY THE MOST
INTERESTING AND INNOVATIVE.
REALLY SOME OF THESE FUNDS CAN
BE USED TO PAY CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE WORKING CONNECTIONS
REIMBURSEMENT AND THE MARKET
BECAUSE WE WILL SEE MORE
PROVIDERS TAKING WORKING
CONNECTIONS AS IT SLOWLY
INCREASES WHICH IS GREAT BUT IN
SEATTLE IT WILL NEVER REACH
MARKET RATE SO PROVIDERS WILL
NOT BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN THEIR
BUSINESS MODEL.
AND ACTUALLY DO THINGS LIKE
HEALTHCARE AND HAVE ADEQUATE
STAFF AND HANDLE ALL OF THAT.
THIS IS AN AREA THAT COULD BE A
WONDERFUL INVESTMENT FOR THE
DOLLARS BECAUSE IT COULD RIGHT
SIZE CHILDCARE IN SEATTLE AND
WE COULD BE A MODEL AND IT
WOULD BE AMAZING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THAT WAS WONDERFUL, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
SENDING THE POWERPOINT SLIDE TO
EVERYBODY ON THE SECOND FLOOR
INCLUDING LA'S AND ALY PENNUCCI
TO SHARE WITH CENTRAL STAFF.
FEEL FREE TO SPEAK.
I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE
PRESENTERS HERE TODAY.
WILL GO ON TO THE NEXT PERSON
WHO IS MATT AND IF YOU CAN
INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH PHOEBE.
FOLKS WE WILL DO QUESTIONS AT
THE END SO TAKE NOTE OF THE
QUESTIONS.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU I AM
HAPPY TO BE PART OF THIS PANEL
TODAY.
I AM SPEAKING IN PRONOUNS I AM
THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY
AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AT
GSBA . AS WELL AS THE CAPITAL
HOME BUSINESS ALLIANCE
REPRESENTING THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE HAVE 1400 MEMBERS PRE-
PANDEMIC INCLUDING HUNDREDS IN
SEATTLE ITSELF.
OF COURSE OUR MEMBERS LIKE
SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN
HURTING REALLY BAD.
WE ESTIMATE AROUND 1/4 OF OUR
MEMBERS HAVE PERMANENTLY CLOSED
THEIR DOORS IN THE LAST YEAR.
RELIEF EFFORTS HAVE BEEN SLOW
TO MATERIALIZE AND THEY OFTEN
DO NOT COME CLOSE TO ADDRESSING
THE TRUE SCOPE OF THE ECONOMIC
CRISIS AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT
WOULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE
GIVEN THE SCALE WE ARE DEALING
WITH BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF
SMALL PIECES OF THE PUZZLE THAT
WE THINK THE CITY CAN HELP
ADDRESS.
IF WE COME TOGETHER TO
REVITALIZE NEIGHBORHOODS AND
SMALL BUSINESSES.
FIRST AND FOREMOST WE WANT TO
URGE THE CITY TO KEEP THE LASER
FOCUS ON THE SECTORS AND
DEMOGRAPHICS WHO HAVE BEEN HIT
HARDEST BY THE PANDEMIC
INCLUDING DOUBLING DOWN ON THE
CITY FOCUSING ON INVESTMENTS OF
LGBT OWNED AND WOMEN-OWNED
SMALL BUSINESSES INCLUDING
RESTAURANTS, ARTS AND
ENTERTAINMENT VENUES, SMALL
RETAIL, THE ENTIRE HOSPITALITY
AND SERVICE SECTORS.
THEY ARE THE THINNEST MARGINS
AND EMPLOY SO MANY PEOPLE IN
WASHINGTON AND THEY'RE HAVING
THE HARDEST TIME COMING BACK.
AND ACROSS THE BOARD IT IS
RECOGNIZED CHILDCARE IS
ESSENTIAL TO AN ECONOMIC
RECOVERY FOR EMPLOYEES, FOR
BUSINESSES AND FOR ALL OF US
ALL AROUND.
ACROSS THE BOARD THE NUMBER ONE
MOST NEEDED PIECE OF ASSISTANCE
IS THE NEED FOR THE DIRECT CASH
ASSISTANCE.
WE HOPE WITH FEDERAL DOLLARS
YOU CAN ALLOCATE MORE THEM TO
THE SMALL BUSINESS
STABILIZATION FUND.
IT SEEMS SMALL IN THE BIG
SCHEME OF THINGS BUT THE DIRECT
CASH REALLY DOES HELP.
AND AS MORE PEOPLE ARE
VACCINATED AS IT IS SAFER TO DO
MORE THINGS INDOORS AND AS THIS
GLORIOUS WEATHER IS COMING BACK
TO SEATTLE AND PEOPLE WANT TO
BE OUTSIDE MORE OFTEN DOING
EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO
FACILITATE A FULL REOPENING AS
CD ALLOWS.
FIRST AND FOREMOST AMONG THIS
EASE IN PERMITTING MAKING THIS
EASIER WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
WHETHER IT IS SIDEWALK CAFES OR
SALES, STREET FESTIVALS, ANY OF
THE OPTIONS ARE THE ONES THAT
COME TO MIND.
EXTEND PERMITS FAR OUT, WAIVE
THE FEES WHERE POSSIBLE AND
MAKE IT EASIER FOR BUSINESSES.
WAS SO MANY EMPTY COMMERCIAL
SPACES AROUND THE CITY WE WANT
TO MAKE THIS EASIER FOR NEW
ENTREPRENEURS TO BE ABLE TO GET
ESTABLISHED QUICKLY AND FILL IN
THE PHYSICAL HOLES.
IN LATE 2019 AND EARLY 2020 THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE WAS MAKING A
GOOD EFFORT WITH A LOT OF THE
DEPARTMENTS ON CUTTING RED TAPE
AND EASING PERMITTING.
WE NEED TO KEEP THAT UP, WE
HAVE GOT ROOM TO IMPROVE.
AGAIN PLENTY OF GOOD WORK WITH
D.O.T.
BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE IT IS
WORKING FOR THE SMALL
BUSINESSES ON THE GROUND.
THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO ACT IN A
TIMELY MANNER AS WE ARE
REOPENING QUICKLY.
WE DO HAVE A NUMBER IN LONGFORD
TRYING TO GET THIS OUTDOOR
SEATING AREA.
THE PERMIT WAS WAITING FOR
SEVEN MONTHS AND THEN WAS
REJECTED BECAUSE OF AN ARGUMENT
OVER A POTENTIAL 0.1% DIFFERENCE
IN SLOPE OF THE SIDEWALK AND
STRUCTURES FOR LIGHTING AND
HEATING GENERALLY CONSIDERED
ESSENTIAL WERE DEEMED DECORATIVE
AND NOT ESSENTIAL.
SO FIRST WE NEED MORE PEOPLE TO
JUST A PERMITTING BACKLOG AS
MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO GET PERMITS
OUT AS WE APPROACH THE SUMMER
SEASON AND WE URGE THE CITY TO
WORK COLLABORATIVELY AND WITH
SMALL BUSINESSES TO FIND THE
COMMON CAUSE.
START THE CONVERSATION WITH A
BUSINESS OWNER SO THEY CAN
ADDRESS THE PERMITTING CONCERNS.
AND GET TO THE SOLUTIONS THAT
WORK FOR EVERYONE.
THAT ALLOW THE BUSINESS TO
REOPEN SO THEY CAN HIRE
EMPLOYEES, GET MORE REVENUE IN
THE CITY AND SUPPORT
REVITALIZING NEIGHBORHOODS.
AS OFTEN BROUGHT UP IN COUNCIL
AS THE EVICTION MORATORIUM AT
SOME POINT COMES TO AN END WE
NEED ASSISTANCE WITH COMMERCIAL
TENANTS AS WELL WITH LEASES.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESSES THAT
STILL EXIST THAT HAVE MANAGED
TO HOLD ON, THAT THEY CAN STAY
IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE DO NOT WANT TO SEE THEM
EJECTED JUST BECAUSE THEY WENT
THROUGH THE HARDEST ECONOMIC
YEAR IN MEMORY AND THEY HAVE
WORKED TO CATCH UP ON.
WE WANT TO MAKE IT AS EASY AS
POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO STAY IN
BUSINESS AND KEEP THEIR
EMPLOYEES.
ACROSS ALL NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE
HEARD REQUEST FROM BUSINESSES
FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE CITY ON
GRAFFITI CLEANUP.
WE CAN SEE THAT WHENEVER WE GO
OUT AND FINALLY ANY MARKETING
AND PROMOTION EFFORTS THAT THE
CITY CAN ASSIST WITH, TO
ENCOURAGE SEATTLE RESIDENTS TO
SHOP SMALL, PATRONIZE
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESSES THAT
SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY.
WE KNOW IT IS NOT THE EASIEST
OPTION ALWAYS AND IS NOT OFTEN
THE CHEAPEST OPTION BUT HAS THE
BIGGEST IMPACT ALL AROUND US
WHEN WE SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES
IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND WILL
TAKE THAT EFFORT TO RESTORE
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESSES.
AS WE ARE ABLE TO OPEN UP THIS
YEAR.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME
YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GIVE ME
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ANSWERING
ANY QUESTIONS.
SO THANK YOU.
>> APPRECIATE IT, THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE AND WE LOOK FORWARD
TO MORE DISCUSSION.
THE NEXT PERSON IS MALLORY.
GOOD MORNING MALLORY.
>> MORNING EVERYONE.
MALLORY VAN ABBEMA POLICY
ADVOCACY MANAGER WITH THE
CONSORTIUM OF SEATTLE AND KING
COUNTY.
WE ARE A NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION
WITH OVER 190 ORGANIZATIONAL
MEMBERS ALL ACTIVELY WORKING TO
MEET AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDS
OF ALL RESIDENTS WITHIN KING
COUNTY AND WE DESIGN DEVELOP
FINANCE AND OPERATE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING COMMUNITIES IN SEATTLE
AND SURROUNDING CITIES AND
ADAPTED BIG TIME TO COVID-19
WHEN THE PANDEMIC CAME ON
INTRODUCE A NEW LAYER OF
CHALLENGES INTO THE ORIGINAL
HOUSING ECOSYSTEM.
WE SAW INCREDIBLE ADAPTATION
FROM SERVICE PROVIDERS AND
DEVELOPERS AND OF COURSE
RESIDENCE ACCESSING SERVICES.
SO WE SEE THE AMERICAN RESCUE
PLAN IS A REALLY VITAL PIECE OF
THE PUZZLE TO ENSURE RENTERS
AND HOMEOWNERS ARE ABLE TO
MAINTAIN HOUSING STABILITY.
THIS IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR US
AND WE SEE THAT RENTERS IN
PARTICULAR THE MOST RECENT
CENSUS POLL SHOWS WE HAVE AN
ESTIMATED 12% OF RENTERS WHO
ARE STILL BEHIND ON RENT ACROSS
WASHINGTON AND THE HOUSING
PROVISIONS IN THE RESCUE PLAN
COULD NOT BE MORE TIMELY TO
SUPPORT THOSE FOLKS.
WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO SEE
EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE
INCLUDED AND WE URGE THE CITY
TO SWIFTLY ALLOCATE THESE
RESOURCES TO RENTERS, EMPLOYEE
LESSONS LEARNED FROM PREVIOUS
RENTAL ASSISTANCE
ADMINISTRATION'S TO ENSURE
EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF
RESOURCES IS ACHIEVED,
PRIORITIZING LANGUAGE ACCESS,
WORKING WITH COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS.
TAKING LESSONS LEARNED SO FOLKS
ARE NOT WAITING ON A WAIT LIST
FOR A LONG TIME TRYING TO GET
TOGETHER RESOURCES THAT ARE
DIFFICULT TO ACCUMULATE.
WE ARE PLEASED TO SEE THE
HOUSING COUNSELING FUNDING IN
THE PLAN AT IT IS INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT AND UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCE OF THE FORECLOSURE
MORATORIUM WAS DEPOSITS IN THE
STATE FORECLOSURE PREVENTION
PROGRAM WERE HALTED AND THE
RESOURCES WOULD SUPPLEMENT THE
PROGRAM ITSELF AND SUPPORT
MEDIATION AND FORECLOSURE
PREVENTION COUNSELING FOR
HOMEOWNERS ON THE EDGE AT THIS
TIME.
WE ALSO PLEASED TO SEE THE
ASSISTANCE FUND WITH A TOTAL OF
$10 MILLION IN THE FEDERAL
PACKAGE THAT WILL HELP
HOMEOWNERS WHO HAVE FALLEN
BEHIND ON MORTGAGES AND UTILITY
PAYMENTS TO AVOID FORECLOSURE.
IT CAN BE A DIFFICULT CHALLENGE
AND HURDLE TO OVERCOME.
ANOTHER COMPONENT OF THE RESCUE
PLAN THAT IS REALLY EXCITING IS
AN INVESTMENT IN FAIR HOUSING
ACTIVITY.
WE KNOW HOUSING DISSEMINATION
HAPPENS.
IT IS DIFFICULT TO ENFORCE AND
THERE'S $20 MILLION IN THE
FEDERAL PLAN TO STRENGTHEN
ENFORCEMENT, TO PROVIDE
INVESTIGATIVE RESOURCES FOR
DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS AND
IT IS SO DESPERATELY NEEDED
WHEN WE HAVE HAD QUITE THE
ROLLBACK WITH OUR PREVIOUS
FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION ON FAIR
HOUSING LAWS SO IT'S GREAT TO
SEE THAT INVESTMENT AND WERE
LOOKING FORWARD TO FOLKS BEING
ABLE TO ACCESS THE LEGAL
SUPPORTS AND COUNSELING
AVAILABLE FROM THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL'S OFFICE.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT NEW HOUSING
OPTIONS ARE BADLY NEEDED
SETTING OF THIS COUNCIL AND
COMMUNITY KNOWS THAT VERY WELL
AND WE CONTINUE TO STRONGLY
SUPPORT THE LEADERSHIP OF THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL ON
ENSURING DEEPLY THAT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND HOUSING WITH
SERVICES IS AVAILABLE AND YOU
HAVE TAKEN GREAT STEPS TO
SUPPORT FRONT-LINE WORKERS THE
HST WAGE INFLATION WAS A HUGE
WIN FOR SOCIAL SERVICE
PROVIDERS.
YET THEY ARE ASKED TO SHOULDER
AN INCREDIBLE BURDEN IN A
SYSTEM THAT IS UNDER RESOURCED
WHEN IT COMES TO MENTAL AND
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND
SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT
DISORDERS.
SO WE NEED TO DO BETTER IN
SUPPORTING FRONTLINE STAFF,
ADEQUATELY COMPENSATING THEM
EVEN BEYOND THE PHENOMENAL WORK
THAT HAS HAPPENED RECENTLY FROM
THIS COUNCIL.
THEY ARE ESSENTIALY STANDING
IN THE GAP OF A UNDER RESOURCED
SYSTEM.
WE ALSO SEE THE HUGE ASSET OF
INVESTMENT HOUSING CHOICE
VOUCHERS FROM THE AMERICAN
RESCUE PLAN AS A GREAT WAY TO
GET FOLKS THAT ARE CURRENTLY
EXPENSING HOMELESSNESS OR ARE
AT RISK, SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE, OTHER FOLKS
STRUGGLING TO COMMIT TO
HOUSING, TO USE THE RESOURCES
THAT ARE BEING INVESTED IN THE
HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM
TO SECURE HOUSING IN THEIR
DESIRED NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH IS
WONDERFUL.
WE HAVE AN EXTENSIVE WAITLIST
WITH THOUSANDS OF HOUSEHOLDS ON
BOTH THE SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY AND KING COUNTY
HOUSING AUTHORITY WAITLIST.
SO IT IS EXCELLENT TO SEE AN
INVESTMENT THERE.
FURTHER WE WANT TO SEE THE
WONDERFUL WORK OF THIS COUNCIL
AROUND PERMANENT HOUSING,
LIMITED BY THE INVESTMENTS FROM
THIS PLAN.
THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP
PROGRAM IS GOING TO DELIVER
RESOURCES THAT WILL HELP US
ACQUIRE REHAB AND CONSTRUCT
PERMANENT HOUSING AT A SWIFT
PLACE PACE, COMPLEMENTS THE
WORK OF THE KING COUNTY AND
SEATTLE COUNCIL WITH AN
EMPHASIS ON SCALING THE
PRODUCTION OF PERMANENT HOUSING.
IT IS A PREFERRED SOLUTIO TO
ENDING EXPERIENCES OF
HOMELESSNESS FOR MANY.
AND IT WILL COMPLEMENT THE WORK
AND EXPEDITE THE PRODUCTION AND
WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO SEE THAT
COME THROUGH.
BEYOND THAT I THINK THAT WE
ALSO WANT TO SEE THESE RESOURCES
AS RAPIDLY DEPLOYED AS POSSIBLE
PARTICULARLY WITH RENTAL
ASSISTANCE AND MORTGAGE
ASSISTANCE.
HIGH-LEVEL WE ARE VERY INTENT
ON ADEQUATELY SUPPORTING AND
ENSURING UP FRONTLINE STAFF
BECAUSE THEY ARE ASKED TO DO
REALLY DIFFICULT WORK AND WE AS
A STATE HAVE NOT DONE VERY WELL
ON THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM AND
PROVIDING ACCESS TO TREATMENT
WHEN FOLKS WANT IT WHEN THE
DOORS OPEN.
SO WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO BE
HERE, I AM PLEASED TO BE HERE
WITH YOU TODAY AND I THINK WE
ARE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THE PLAN
CAN DO FOR RESIDENTS IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE AND WE ALSO
PLEASED TO HEAR THE OTHER
PRIORITIES FROM THE OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE
PRESENTED TODAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH MALLORY.
I SHOULD NOTE WE ARE DOING WITH
THE CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PLAN
TODAY.
WHERE DURING THE AMERICAN
RESCUE PLAN ACT NEXT IN MAY.
SOON WE WILL BE DOING WITH THE
JUMPSTART IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS
AND THE 2021-2022 BUDGET SO
WE'RE TRYING TO CAPTURE AS MANY
OF THEM AS WE CAN SO WE DON'T
GET IT ALL IN WE CAN THEN SEE
WHAT IS COMING FORWARD I WANT
TO MAKE SURE ALL IDEAS ARE OUT
THERE SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO TRY
TO CAPTURE THOSE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING
HERE TODAY, IF YOU CAN
INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
>> IN MORNING EVERYBODY DERRICK
BELGARDE CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB,
TO SET A CLUB IS OPERATED
DOWNTOWN, WE PRIMARILY SERVE
THE URBAN NATIVE AMERICAN
COMMUNITY TARGETING
HOMELESSNESS AND CHRONIC
HOMELESSNESS MOSTLY.
EARLY ON WE WERE, WE DID THE
HOT MEALS, SHOWERS, LAUNDRY,
THE REST AREA AND THAT TYPE OF
THING BUT WE HAVE GROWN IN THE
LAST SEVERAL YEARS, EXPANDING
SERVICES.
WE HAVE WRAPAROUND FOR
COUNSELING TO MENTAL HEALTH YOU
KNOW WE HAVE HOUSING SERVICE
TEAM OF RAPID REHOUSING,
INTERVENTION AND ALL THOSE
THINGS. WE HAVE AN ART ROOM.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
WE HAVE A REALLY HOLISTIC MODEL
IN OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE
SAFE SPACE TO AFFIRM, RENEW AND
NATURE THE SPIRIT OF URBAN
NATIVE PEOPLE.
IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT FEEDING
PEOPLE WERE BUILDING HOUSING OR
THINGS TO GIVE THE COMMUNITY A
SENSE OF BELONGING AGAIN, WE
HEAL THEIR SPIRITS AND WE
PROVIDE EVERYTHING, WE BELIEVE
IN TREATING THE WHOLE PERSON
NOT JUST THE SYMPTOMS OF
HOMELESSNESS.
WE KNOW PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING
EMOTIONALLY AND SPIRITUALLY AS
WELL.
SO WE PROVIDE CULTURALLY
APPROPRIATE SERVICES.
CEREMONIES, TALKING CIRCLES.
WE PROVIDE A NATIVE SPIN ON THE
AA PROGRAM.
EVERYTHING IS VERY CULTURALLY
APPROPRIATE AND RELEVANT.
BEFORE THE PANDEMIC WE WERE
SERVING 130 NATIVES A DAY AT
RIGHT NOW THE NUMBERS WITH THE
PANDEMIC IS OFF BECAUSE WE
SERVE A LOT OF FOOD OUTSIDE THE
DOORS AND WE CANNOT CHECK
EVERYBODY IN AND WE ARE SERVING
A LOT OF NONMEMBERS BUT NUMBERS
HAVE DWINDLED DOWN, THE PANDEMIC
HAS BEEN DISRUPTIVE TO THE
COMMUNITY FOR OUR MODEL AND
MISSION OF BRINGING PEOPLE
TOGETHER.
NOT BEING ABLE TO BRING PEOPLE
TOGETHER FOR CEREMONY OR TO
BREAK BREAD.
WANTING AS A DAY CENTER IT IS
MORE THAN THAT IT IS A SOCIAL
CLUB FOR THE NATIVE COMMUNITY
COMING TOGETHER.
TO BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY
AGAIN, THAT BEING SAID A LOT OF
THINGS ARE BEING DONE OVER THE
LAST SEVERAL YEARS FOR HOUSING.
WE HAVE TWO PROJECTS WE'RE
WORKING ON AND A THIRD ONE
WHICH IS ABOUT 50% DONE IN
OCTOBER 1st THAT WILL PROVIDE
80 UNITS OF LOW INCOME HOUSING
WITH THE HEALTH BOARD
PARTNERING WITH A CLINIC ON THE
GROUND FLOOR.
THERE WILL BE A CAFE ON THE
GROUND FLOOR AND ABOUT THE SAME
TIME WILL BREAK GROUND ON THE
SECOND PROJECT SUPPORTING
HOUSING 125 UNITS AND I WILL BE
DONE IN FALL OF 2022.
WE WILL HAVE 200 UNITS OF
HOUSING TARGETING THE COMMUNITY
BUT WE KNOW THAT IS NOT ENOUGH.
WE NEED SO MUCH MORE SO TALKING
ABOUT SOME OF THE FUTURE
DOLLARS, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT
ENABLE WAYS FOR ORGANIZATIONS
TO BUILD MORE ASSETS AND
CAPACITY ESPECIALLY SMALLER
ORGANIZATIONS.
WE KNOW THE SMALLER
ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO NOT HAVE
ACCESS TO FUNDING HAVE ACCESS
TO MARGINALIZED POCKETS THAT
LARGER ORGANIZATIONS DO NOT
SWIPE LIKE TO SEE INVESTMENT IN
THE AREA.
ANOTHER ISSUE WITH FEDERAL
FUNDING COMING TO RELATED TO A
CAP OF 10% ON ADMIN COSTS AND
IT SEEMS THE WAY THINGS ARE
GOING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AND
ALL OF THAT IS GETTING MORE
STRINGENT COUPLED WITH A LESS
CAP ON THAT WHICH CREATES A
NIGHTMARE GETTING SERVICES DONE
IN AN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE
WAY.
SO MAYBE CREATIVE WAYS TO LEND
SOME CITY DOLLARS TO OFFSET
THAT BURDEN.
SOME OF THE SHORTFALLS FOR THE
SEATTLE CLUB WE KNOW WE NEED TO
BUILD OR ACQUIRE A REENTRY HOUSE
FOR PEOPLE COMING OUT OF THE
PRISON AND JAIL SYSTEM.
TO INTEGRATE BACK IN AND WE'RE
HAVING A HARD TIME TRYING TO
MAKE THAT WORK SO THAT IS AN
ASSET THAT WE NEED HERE IN THE
SHORT TERM.
WE KNOW WE NEED SAFE HOUSES FOR
WOMEN AND PEOPLE FLEEING FROM
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL
ASSAULT AND WE NEED ELDER
HOUSING.
IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG UPHILL
CLIMB TO GET TO WHERE THE
COMMUNITY NEEDS TO BE.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME OF
THE FUNDING GO IN THAT
DIRECTION.
I IMAGINE A LOT OF COMMUNITIES
THAT ARE NOT NATIVE HAVE THE
SAME SIMILAR ISSUES SO ONE
THING WE DO KNOW WITH OUR TRACK
RECORD AT THE SEATTLE CLUB IS
THE BEST SUCCESS COMES FROM
COMMUNITY LED AND COMMUNITY
DRIVEN APPROACHES.
WE SERVE 130 TO 150 NATIVE
AMERICANS PER DAY AND THEIR 1%
OF THE POPULATION.
15% OF THE HOMELESS.
THAT WILL COME THROUGH OUR
DOORS, WE NEED TO EXPAND
CAPACITY AND ALL THE NATIVE
ORGANIZATIONS NEED TO GET
CAPACITY BUILT UP TO SERVE THE
COMMUNITY.
A LOT OF THE COMMUNITIES ARE IN
THE SAME WAY.
SOME OF THE SMALLER
ORGANIZATIONS, THEY NEED TO
BUILD CAPACITY TO THE NEXT
LEVEL TO SERVE THEIR
COMMUNITIES.
>> THAT IS WONDERFUL, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
THE NEXT PERSON WE HAVE IS
CHLOE GALE.
GOOD MORNING.
>> HI GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING ME
COUNCILMEMBERS AND DEREK IS A
HARD ACT TO FOLLOW BECAUSE THEY
DO SUCH BEAUTIFUL WORK.
I AM HERE FROM THE REACH
PROGRAM A CODIRECTOR OF THE
REACH PROGRAM AND I WILL SPEAK
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT FOLKS THAT
WE SEE LIVING OUTSIDE TODAY,
SOME OF THE FOLKS IN OUR
ORGANIZATION.
REACH HAS BEEN AROUND 25 YEARS
SERVING PEOPLE LIVING OUTSIDE
IN THE COMMUNITY. WE FOCUS ON
HIGH NEEDS ADULTS, THOSE WITH
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, MENTAL
HEALTH DISORDERS AND THOSE
DISPROPORTIONATELY TARGETED BY
THE LEGAL SYSTEM SO FOLKS WHO
ARE BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND
LATINX.
WE REALLY SHIFTED THE REACH
MODEL TO BE A NEIGHBORHOOD
STRUCTURE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL
YEARS TO TRY TO BUILD COMMUNITY
WITH THE NEIGHBORHOODS
IDENTIFYING WITH THE NEEDS ARE
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN TERMS OF
PEOPLE LIVING ON SHELTERED AND
THE SERVICES NEEDED AND THEN
MOVE THEM INSIDE SO YOU HAVE A
STRONGER RELATIONSHIP WITH
PEOPLE, WE HAVE A RELATIONSHIP-
BASED MODEL AND THE PROBLEM
WITH THE LARGEST TEAM IN THE
COUNTY THE CITY FUNDS ABOUT 17
FOLKS WHO JUST DO OUTREACH. I
WILL SPEAK A LITTLE BIT WHAT WE
SAW OVER THE LAST YEAR AND
WHERE WE SEE THINGS NEEDING TO
GO.
THERE WAS AN UNPRECEDENTED
INCREASE IN PEOPLE LIVING
OUTSIDE.
WE DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO
COUNT NUMBERS BUT IT SHOULD BE
CLEAR TO ALMOST EVERYONE LIVING
IN THE COMMUNITY THE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE OUTSIDE HAS VASTLY
INCREASED.
PEOPLE ARE IN NEW LOCATIONS,
PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO LIVE IN A
MORE SECLUDED AREA AND THEN
PEOPLE ARE IN PUBLIC AREAS NEAR
AMENITIES SO THE FOLKS WE HAVE
SEEN SHOWING UP WE HAVE NOT
SEEN BEFORE HAVE BEEN NEWLY
HOMELESS FOLKS WHO HAVE LOST
HOUSING BECAUSE OF THEIR
EMPLOYMENT AND SECURITY OR
AFFORDABILITY ISSUES IN THE
COMMUNITY.
SO THEY ARE LIVING IN VEHICLES
MORE OFTEN THEY ARE DOUBLED UP,
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO
SURVIVE AND THEN WE HAVE SEEN A
VAST INCREASE IN TRAUMA AND
DESPERATION.
UNFORTUNATELY THAT COMES WITH
AN INCREASE SO WE HAVE HAD
MULTIPLE PEOPLE DIE OUTSIDE AND
HAS BEEN A REALLY HARD YEAR.
I THINK OVER THE LAST YEAR WITH
THE PANDEMIC RESPONSE WE REACHED
SIMILAR TO THE SEATTLE CLUB WE
HAVE STARTED OUR BUILDING
RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE BY
BUILDING COMMUNITY, BUILDING
SUPPORT NETWORKS, CREATING
AFFINITY GROUPS AND BRINGING
PEOPLE INSIDE WHO MAY HAVE BEEN
OUTSIDE FOR YEARS.
FOCUSING ON THE CHRONICALLY
HOMELESS POPULATION.
WE HAVE HAD DROP-IN CENTERS
WHERE FOLKS CAN COME INSIDE AND
BE IN RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE
ANOTHER.
UNFORTUNATELY DURING THE
PANDEMIC WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE
TO STAFF THOSE SAFELY SO THE
STAFF WENT OUTSIDE MOSTLY AND
WE HAD TO BRING BASIC SURVIVAL
NEEDS TO THE PEOPLE LIVING OUT
THERE INCLUDING HYGIENE AND
SANITATION.
SIGNIFICANT NEEDS OUTSIDE FOR
BASIC LIVING SURVIVAL NEEDS,
SHELTERS, TENTS, FOOD, MEDICAL
AND BEHAVIORAL CARE WERE VERY
HARD TO ACCESS AND THEN
FUNDAMENTAL NEEDS THAT MOST OF
US HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY WHICH
IS FINANCIAL NEEDS, PEOPLE
CANNOT GET DOCUMENTATION.
PEOPLE WITH THE STIMULUS CHECKS
THAT HAVE JUST COME OUT RE-
SIGNED HUNDREDS OF HUNDREDS OF
PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO GET THEIR
MONEY FROM THE GOVERNMENT TO
SUPPORT THEM IN MOVING FORWARD
BUT IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT WITH
OFFICES BEING CLOSED AND
NEEDING ACCESS TO CARE.
WE REALLY SHIFTED THE MODEL TO
BE OUTSIDE AND HELPING FOLKS
SURVIVE.
UNFORTUNATELY OUR COMMUNITY IS
STILL THERE.
SO I WILL SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO
WHAT WE SEE THE HIGHEST NEEDS
RIGHT NOW.
I WILL MENTION I THINK WE WILL
STILL HAVE THE NEED TO HELP
SURVIVE OUTSIDE.
THAT IS BASIC HYGIENE AND
SANITATION INCLUDING THINGS LIKE
TRASH REMOVAL, ACCESS TO
BATHROOMS AND FUNDAMENTAL
SURVIVAL NEEDS WHICH WILL
CONTINUE FOR A WHILE.
I ALSO WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT WHAT
WE ULTIMATELY NEED WHICH IS
PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO GO INSIDE
AND LIVE BACK INTO THEIR HOMES,
RECONNECT WITH THEIR COMMUNITY
AND I KNOW THE CITY HAS
INVESTED IN MANY PATHWAYS
TOWARD HOUSING AND INTERIM
HOUSING AND I THINK OTHER
PANELISTS WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO
SPEAK BETTER TO THAT SO I WILL
SPEAK ABOUT THE TRANSITION FOR
FOLKS LIVING ON SHELTERED
TRYING TO MOVE INTO THIS CARE.
ONE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES WE
HAVE HAD HAS BEEN TO CREATE
SOME INNOVATIVE MODELS AND ONE
OF THOSE HAS BEEN A PARTNERSHIP
WITH MULTIPLE PROVIDERS.
SOME OF THEM ON THIS PANEL, BUT
THEY JUST CARE MODEL WHICH WE
ESTABLISHED THIS YEAR REALLY
WAS LOOKING AT CAN WE BRING
EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS
ON THE STREET FOR FOLKS TO MOVE
OFF THE STREET AND THEN
CONTINUE TO MOVE ON INTO
STABILIZATION, HEALING AND
SUPPORT.
WE WERE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT JUST
CARE REALLY WELL IN THE PIONEER
SCARE AND CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT.
IT HAS BEEN A CONSORTIUM OF
MULTIPLE PROVIDERS WORKING
TOGETHER DATA FROM THE COMMUNITY
THAT REPRESENTS THE COMMUNITY
AND WE CHOSE THESE
NEIGHBORHOODS PARTLY BECAUSE
THEY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT
REPRESENTATION OF THE COMMUNITY
UNFORTUNATELY LEFT OUTSIDE IN
THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS ALSO PEOPLE
WITH HIGH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
NEEDS AND OTHER BARRIERS TO
GETTING CARE.
IN FACT ONE COMMUNITY OF FOLKS
WE WERE ABLE TO INVESTIGATE IN
THIS GROUP THAT WE WERE WORKING
WITH CLOSELY THAT WE WERE ABLE
TO PULL UP DATA AROUND THEM.
THAT 70% IN THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT.
90 INDIVIDUALS, 70% WERE BIPOC,
90% OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES
, MOST OF THEM HAD SUBSTANCE USE
DISOER INCLUDING
METHAMPHETAMINE USE.
ALL BUT ONE INDIVIDUAL WERE
CHRONICALLY HOMELESS AND ALMOST
ALL OF THEM WERE INVOLVED WITH
ACTIVITIES THAT EXPOSED THEM TO
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND REALLY
CREATED LEGAL SYSTEM BARRIERS
FOR THEM TO MOVE INSIDE.
VISITED AN ASSESSMENT OF THEM
IN THE HOMELESS MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM AND ONLY 60% WERE
ENROLLED IN HOMELESS SERVICES
SO THEY WERE LEFT OUTSIDE NOT
ENGAGED IN ANY CARE OTHER THAN
ENFORCEMENT PRACTICE.
WE WERE ABLE TO ENGAGE WITH
THEM, WORK WITH THEM, BUILD
TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS AND
SUPPORT THEM TO MOVE INSIDE AND
95% OF THE MOVE INSIDE INTO THE
STAFF MOTEL MODELS WHICH MY
COLLEAGUES WILL BE ABLE TO
DESCRIBE.
THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE I WANT TO
SHARE ABOUT HOW WE CAN SUPPORT
PEOPLE TO MOVE INSIDE AND HOW
WE KNOW IT'S NOT THE PEOPLE WHO
DON'T WANT SERVICES OUTSIDE, WE
HAVE TO BRING THE SERVICES THAT
MEET THEIR NEEDS AND SUPPORT
THEM TO MOVE FORWARD.
SO I WILL JUST ADD, WHEN WE
HAVE LEARNED FROM JUST CARE AND
FROM BEING OUTSIDE IS IT IS
CRITICAL WE MOVE PEOPLE INSIDE
TO CARE AND THAT IS WHAT IS
MOST NEEDED FOR THEM TO START
HEALING.
FOR THEM TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE
PATHWAY TO STABILITY.
THAT MEANS WE NEED TO NOT
INVEST IN ANY KIND OF
DISPLACEMENT STRATEGY BUT
CONTINUE BUILDING THAT FORWARD.
I THINK THE REACH MODEL OF
DOING A NEIGHBORHOOD LOCALLY
FOCUSED OUTREACH MODEL IS
EFFECTIVE BECAUSE DIFFERENT
COMMUNITIES IN DIFFERENT PARTS
OF THE CITY REALLY IT IS THE
ONE ON ONE TRUSTING
RELATIONSHIPS THAT HELP PEOPLE
MOVE INSIDE.
WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO FIND
HOUSING WHEN POSSIBLE AND
INTERIM OPTIONS SIMILAR TO JUST
CARE.
WE HAVE OUT OTHER PROVIDERS
COME FORWARD AND DO A FANTASTIC
JOB CREATING STAFF HOTEL AREAS
WHERE WE CAN REALLY BRING
WRAPAROUND CARE AND SUPPORT FOR
PEOPLE TO MOVE INSIDE THAT
MATCH THEIR NEEDS.
AND FINALLY WE WILL CONTINUE TO
NEED A RELATIONSHIP-BASED
OUTREACH MODEL SIMILAR TO WHAT
OTHER AGENCIES DO, THE SEATTLE
CLUB IS ONE OF THEM.
REALLY IT BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS
WITH PEOPLE, THAT IS
NEIGHBORHOOD FOCUSED, EQUITY
FOCUSED, STAFFED BY SKILLED AND
EXPERIENCED FOLKS MOST OF WHOM
HAVE LIVED EXPERIENCES AND CAN
RELATE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH CHLOE.
APPRECIATE THE OVERVIEW AND
THAT IS A GOOD SEGUE TO TIARRA
DEARBONE.
WE HAVE ABOUT 20 MINUTES LEFT
FOR THE SECTION SO THERE'S
PLENTY OF TIME AND WILL HAVE A
CHANCE TO HEAR FROM FOLKS WITH
QUESTIONS.
AND THERE IS 5 MILLION IN THE
KING COUNTY PROPOSAL RIGHT NOW
FOR JUST CARES OVER AND THE
KING COUNTY CHAMBERS SO LOOKING
FORWARD TO SEEING HOW WE CAN
SUPPORT THAT.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBERS FOR
HAVING ME HERE.
KOBE, THAT WAS EXCELLENT.
MY NAME IS TIARRA DEARBONE AND
I WORK FOR THE PUBLIC
DEFENDERS ASSOCIATION AS A
PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE PROGRAM
FOR WEST AND SOUTH PRECINCTS OF
SEATTLE.
WE ADVANCE SOCIAL AND RACIAL
EQUITY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
THROUGH REFORM OF THE LEGAL
SYSTEM THROUGH A NUMBER OF
PROJECTS.
PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS AND ONE
OF WHICH IS LEAD WORKS WITH
INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN LOW-
LEVEL LAW VIOLATIONS RELATED TO
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS OR
EXTREME POVERTY.
SO A LOT OF CLIENTS ARE
EXPRESSING HOMELESSNESS WHEN
ENTERING THE PROGRAM PIERCED
MORE RECENTLY WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON IS THE JUST CARE
PROGRAM THAT WE STOOD UP AS A
RESULT OF THE CONDITIONS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
RELATED TO COVID AND
INDIVIDUALS LIVING OUTDOORS.
WE REALLY STARTED EFFORTS IN
OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR AND WE GOT
OFF TO A PROMISING START BUT
THE EFFORTS WERE PAUSED BY
FUNDING UNCERTAINTY A FEW TIMES
WHICH HAS PREVENTED US FROM
BEING ABLE TO MOVE INDIVIDUALS
INDOORS QUICKLY FROM
GEOGRAPHICALLY FOCUSED AREAS
BUT WE HAVE HAD REALLY GOOD
SUCCESS IN SOME AREAS THAT CHLOE
WAS SPEAKING ABOUT LIKE PIONEER
SQUARE.
WITH THE FUNDING FROM ARP OR
FEMA WE CAN COMPLETE THE
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT WE PLANNED
AND CREATE A MODEL FOR STREET
TO SHELTER THAT IS EFFECTIVE
FOR PEOPLE WITH HIGH BARRIERS
AND COMPLEX BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
NEEDS.
WE KEEP CLOSE COMMUNICATION
WITH NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS AND
BUSINESS OWNERS, MANY OF WHOM
STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS APPROACH.
WE HAVE A LOT OF NEIGHBORHOOD
LEADERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS WHO
SHOW UP TO THE MEETINGS WE
HAVE, THERE'S A LOT OF
COMMUNITY CORONATION AROUND
AREAS OR INDIVIDUALS LIVING
SPECIFICALLY IN FRONT OF A
BUSINESS OR IN OTHER AREAS THAT
ARE OBSTRUCTING MAYBE
OBSTRUCTING WALKWAYS OR
INTERRUPTING PEOPLE'S ATTEMPT
TO REOPEN BUSINESS AFTER COVID.
MANY OF THESE COMMUNITY LEADERS
ARE ADVOCATES OF THE WORK.
THEY CONTACT US REGULARLY.
IT IS A COMBINED COMMUNITY
EFFORT AND ENGAGEMENT AND THERE
IS SO MUCH SUPPORT FOR THIS
WORK.
NEIGHBORS WANT A RESPONSE TO
THE CONDITIONS AND COMMON
SPACES THAT IS NOT DISPLACEMENT
OR DISPERSAL AND NONENFORCEMENT
BUT KAREN RESPONSE KNOWING
INDIVIDUALS LIVING OUTSIDE ARE
BEING MET WHERE THEY ARE AT,
OFFERING DESIRABLE SERVICES
THAT MEET COMPLEX NEEDS AND
THAT IS AN ALTERNATIVE TO 911
RESPONSE.
ENGAGING WITH PEOPLE PRECRISIS
AND RESPONDING TO CONDITIONS
WERE MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO ENGAGE
IN THE ILLICIT ECONOMY AND 100%
OF THE PEOPLE PLACED IN HOTELS
ARE DEALING WITH SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER.
SO I WILL LET VICTOR TALK ABOUT
SOME OF THE WORK THAT HE AND
HIS TEAM DOES WITH THE
INDIVIDUALS IN ORDER TO
STABILIZE PEOPLE AND REALLY
WORK WITH THEM BUT I WANTED TO
EMPHASIZE THE COMING OF THE FACT
THAT THIS REALLY IS A COMMUNITY
EFFORT AND 70 PEOPLE ARE
INVOLVED AND SUPPORTIVE OF THIS
APPROACH.
IT ACCOMPLISHES THE DESIRE FOR
PUBLIC ORDER OUTDOORS AND
GIVING PEOPLE RESOURCES THEY
ACTUALLY NEED IN ORDER TO
STABILIZE AND ADDRESS SUBSTANCE
USE DISORDER, IN ORDER TO
ADDRESS OTHER CHRONIC NEEDS
PEOPLE HAVE.
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CHIEF
SEATTLE CLUB FOR THEIR
CONTRIBUTION AND SERVING
INDIGENOUS NEIGHBORS.
I WILL END AND PASS IT OVER TO
VICTOR.
>> THANK YOU AGAIN.
APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION AND
HOW THIS IS CONNECTED.
MUCH OF WHAT WE HAVE HEARD
REMINDS ME OF CONVERSATIONS WE
HAVE HAD IN THE PAST SO PLEASE
INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND THINK OF
HAVING TO.
>> IN MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS
AND FELLOW COLLEAGUES MY NAME IS
VICTOR LOO.
AND FROM THE ASIAN COUNSELING
AND THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF
INNOVATION SO WE ARE AN
ORGANIZATION EVEN THOUGH TOP
POPULATIONS ARE ASIAN AND
PACIFIC ISLANDERS IMMIGRANTS
AND REFUGEES DURING THE LAST
FEW YEARS WE EXPANDED MORE
INDIVIDUALS.
INCLUDING THE BIPOC COMMUNITY.
I LIKE TO SHARE SOME STORIES
WHEN I HAVE THIS KIND OF
MEETING.
I WAS HER PERSONAL STORY.
I AM A FIRST GENERATION
IMMIGRANT, I GREW UP REALLY
úREALLY POOR WITH MY TWO BROTHES
. OFTENTIMES MY PARENTS HAD TO
GO HUNGRY SO THE THREE OF US
COULD EAT.
THE REASON I SURE THAT STORY IS
BECAUSE IT REALLY IGNITES MY
PASSION. EVEN THOUGH WE LIVED
SO POOR GROWING UP I WAS
FORTUNATE THAT I NEVER REALLY
EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS OR AN
UNFILTERED SITUATION BUT THINK
ABOUT THE CHALLENGES THE
COMMUNITY IS FACING ESPECIALLY
RIGHT NOW.
I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT
IS THE EASIEST MODEL OF
APPROACH.
WE PARTNER CLOSELY WITH EACH
PROGRAM THAT CHLOE JUST SHARED.
SO WE WILL TAKE REFERRALS AND
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL AS WELL
AS CHINA SQUARE.
AS A LICENSED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
PROVIDER SPECIALIZING IN
SUBSTANCE DISORDER WE SERVE THE
HIGHEST OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS
WHO HAVE CHRONIC MENTAL HEALTH
ISSUES AND SUBSTANCE USE ISSUES.
THE MAJORITY OF THE CLIENTS WE
SERVE NOW ARE FROM THE BIPOC
COMMUNITY FROM THOSE
ENCAMPMENTS I WANT TO SAY WHEN
WE HAD OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS
LAST OCTOBER WE WERE ON A TIME
CRUNCH TO IMPLEMENT VERY
QUICKLY BECAUSE OF THE URGENCY.
THE PROGRAM WAS IMPLEMENTED BY
THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM IN
LESS THAN THREE DAYS AT THE
24/7 HOTEL.
THE REASON I WAS SO MOTIVATED
TO DO IT IS I HAVE SEEN CLIENTS
IN ENCAMPMENTS AND ONE
PARTICULAR CLIENT WAS LEAVING
AT A BUS STOP THAT I FOUND OUT
THE REASON SHE WAS LEAVING IS
BECAUSE THERE IS NO MORE TENSE
IN THE ENCAMPMENT.
THAT BECAME A MOTIVATION FOR US
AND STAFF TO DO THIS BODY OF
WORK.
THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY, ALL OF
US ARE FROM THE BIPOC
COMMUNITY.
SOME HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THIS
POPULATION AND WE HAVE SERVED
OVER 67 INDIVIDUALS PROVIDING
WHICH MEANS IF SOMEBODY WANTS
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES RIGHT NOW
WE CAN PROVIDE IT.
IF THEY WANT SUBSTANCE SERVICE
WE CAN PROVIDE IT.
IT IS A 24/7 PROGRAM.
WE HAVE SERVED OVER 7600
INDIVIDUALS IN A SHORT PERIOD
OF TIME, THE MAJORITY FROM THE
BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITY THAT
WE SERVE AT THIS MOMENT.
THIS IS REALLY STARTING WITH
CARE AND THE SAMPLE I WILL
SHARE IS WHEN THE CLIENT MOVES
FROM THE INCOME INTO THE HOTEL,
THE FIRST THING I PRESENT THEM
AS A WELCOME KIT, TO WELCOME
THEM TO THE PROGRAM WITH
ESSENTIAL ITEMS SUCH AS A
TOOTHBRUSH, TOOTHPASTE, SNACKS
AND BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC WE
DO COVID-19 TESTING.
TIMES WHEN CLIENTS ARE PRESENTED
WITH KITS, THEY WOULD CRY, THE
STAFF AND I GOT EMOTIONAL ABOUT
PEOPLE CANNOT BELIEVE FOR THE
FIRST TIME THERE WAS A PROGRAM
THAT CAN ASSIST THEM FROM THE
OUTSIDE TO THE INSIDE.
I REALLY LIKE THAT REFERENCE.
AND ADDRESSING SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER WE HAVE PRIMARY CARE,
DENTAL CARE, VISION CARE.
TAKING CARE OF THE INTEGRATED
CARE, WE ADDRESS SOCIAL AND
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IF THEY
NEED HELP NAVIGATION TO GET
MEDICAID IN THE SYSTEM AND THEN
BEYOND THAT WE ALSO PARTNER
WITH PUBLIC HEALTH TO PROVIDE
THE EXCHANGE PROGRAM AND WE CAN
ALSO PROVIDE LOW BARRIER
MEDICATION ASSISTIVE TREATMENT
AND I WANT TO REMIND
COUNCILMEMBERS THIS PROGRAM IS
START UP IN LESS THAN THREE
DAYS AND WE STARTED IN NOVEMBER.
OFTENTIMES WHEN I LOOK AT THIS
WE HAVE TREMENDOUS PRIDE IN
BEING ABLE TO DO THIS WORK AND
I REALLY HOPE WE WILL BE ABLE
TO LEVERAGE THE AMERICAN RESCUE
PLAN FUNDS AND FEMA TO SUPPORT
THIS AUTHORITY OF WORK AND
CONTINUE.
THIS PROGRAM IS EFFECTIVE AND I
HAVE SAID JOKINGLY WHAT IS THE
FORMULA TO APPROACH, THREE
WORDS.
COMPASSION, INTEGRITY AND
INVESTMENT, THAT IS WHAT WE DO
FOR THE CLIENTS AT THE JUST
PROGRAM.
100% OF THE CLIENTS HAVE
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND
DURING THE PANDEMIC WE CAN
LEVERAGE FEMA TO SUPPORT THIS
BUT I REALLY HOPE WE WILL
CONTINUE.
ONE OTHER STORY I WANT TO SHARE
IS THE INTENTION OF JUST CARE
FROM CLIENTS FROM THE HOTEL TO
PERMANENT HOUSING.
WE'VE ASSISTED FOUR CLIENTS
INTO HOUSING, EVEN HEALTH
CONDITIONS.
LAST WEEK AN OLDER CLIENT
SHARED WITH US HE GOT HIS
HOUSING VOUCHER.
WHEN WE HEAR THAT OUR STAFF AND
I ARE ELATED BUT SHE SHARED
WITH US SHE WANTS TO CONTINUE
RECEIVING SERVICES FROM THE
JUST CARE PROGRAM.
EVEN AFTER HE MOVED AND I THINK
IT DEMONSTRATES HOW WE ARE ABLE
TO REACH THE CLIENT, PROVIDING
HOUSING TO A CLIENT IS CRITICAL
BUT IF YOU HAVE CHRONIC MENTAL
HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDERS THEIR SERVICE NEEDS
TO BE CONTINUED BECAUSE RECOVERY
IS A LIFELONG PROCESS AND I
WILL ADD MORE INFORMATION ABOUT
THE COST EFFECTIVENESS OF THE
JUST CARE PROGRAM.
I HAD DONE A CONSERVATIVE COST
ANALYSIS THAT ON AVERAGE
BECAUSE OF 0911 CALLS THERE
HAVE BEEN ZERO 911 CALLS SINCE
THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN INITIATED
AT THE HOTEL.
AND REDUCED EMERGENCY
DEPARTMENT URGENT CARE
UTILIZATION.
WE NEVER INVOLVE LAW ENFORCEMENT
BECAUSE IT IS A COMMUNITY
DRIVEN APPROACH.
BECAUSE OF THAT WE ARE ABLE TO
PREVENT PEOPLE FROM USING THE
SYSTEM GOING BACK TO JAIL,
PRISON OR URGENT CARE PEERS THE
AVERAGE COST SAVINGS IS ABOUT
$22,600 PER YEAR TO A CLIENT.
I WANT TO REITERATE NOT ONLY IS
IT A CARING AND INNOVATIVE
PROGRAM BUT IT IS ALSO COST
EFFECTIVE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING
HERE.
I THINK YOUR STORY IS A GOOD
REMINDER OF THE TYPE OF ANXIETY
AND TRAUMA AND BEHAVIORAL OR
MENTAL MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
FOLKS ARE EXPERIENCING WHETHER
HOUSED OR UN-HOUSED AND HOW THE
CRISIS HAS EXACERBATED THOSE
EXPERIENCES.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE WORK
THAT YOU DO AND IN PARTNERSHIP
YOUR COLLEAGUES ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS FOR OUR PANELISTS
HERE TODAY?
I KNOW EVERYBODY WAS TAKING
NOTES LIKE CRAZY SO I WANT TO
GIVE YOU A HUGE ROUND OF
APPLAUSE FIRST.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH MANAGER
AND TICKET FOR ASSEMBLING THIS
GREAT PANEL OF PEOPLE THAT I
HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO WORK
WITH MANY OF THEM OVER THE LAST
YEAR ON SOME OF THE THINGS
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY.
I WANT TO DRILL IN A LITTLE ON
THE TOPIC WE WERE ON WITH THE
LAST TWO PANELISTS ON JUST CARE.
FIRST I WANT TO START WITH A
COUPLE BRIEF COMMENTS TO SAY
YOU KNOW WE TALK A LOT ABOUT
THE STRUGGLES WE ARE FACING AND
WHEN WE HAVE THE SOLUTION
STARING US IN THE FACE
SOMETIMES IT TAKES A WHILE FOR
POLICYMAKERS TO GRAB IT WITH
BOTH HANDS AND SAY THIS IS WHAT
WE ARE GOING TO DO BUT I THINK
WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY HERE
WITH THE AMERICAN RECOVERY ACT
MONEY.
SO I WANT TO ASK DEFERRING TO
THE PANEL WHOEVER WANTS TO TAKE
THE QUESTION BUT JUST TO DRILL
DOWN A LITTLE BIT INTO EXACTLY
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN
TERMS OF SCOPE.
IF SOMEONE COULD MAYBE TALK
ABOUT COST PER PERSON BECAUSE
THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF
NUMBERS OUT IN THE MEDIA ABOUT
THE COST RELATIVE TO OTHER
POTENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS
AND THEN IF SOMEONE COULD ALSO
TALK ABOUT THE GAP THAT JUST
CARE FILLS RELATIVE TO SOME OF
THE OTHER INTERVENTIONS THAT
ARE OUT THERE.
AND HOW IT MIGHT FIT WITH THE
HOTEL SURGE AND SOME OF THE
OTHER THINGS THE CITY IS DOING.
THOSE WOULD BE USEFUL PIECES OF
INFORMATION FOR OUR
DELIBERATIONS.
>> IF I MAY TAKE THOSE TWO
QUESTIONS AND FEEL FREE TO
CHIME IN AS WELL.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
FOR THE QUESTIONS.
SO LISA IS NOT HERE FROM PUBLIC
DEFENDER BUT SHE USES AN ANALOGY
THAT SAYS IT IS A SURVIVOR SO
THAT MEANS IT IS A COST-
EFFECTIVE PROGRAM AND ON
AVERAGE COST $49,000 PER CLIENT
PER YEAR.
THERE HAS BEEN SOME SPECULATION
WHERE IT CAME FROM HOW MUCH
MORE IT COSTS WHICH I JUST
WANTED TO SET THE RECORD
STRAIGHT THAT IS ACTUALLY NOT
TRUE IT IS A COST-EFFECTIVE
MODEL.
IN TERMS OF SERVICE GAPS I
WOULD SAY WE ALREADY KNOW THE
BIPOC COMMUNITY IS
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED
EVEN PRE-PANDEMIC.
WHAT THE PANDEMIC HAS DONE IS
MAGNIFIED THE CHALLENGES.
THOSE INDIVIDUALS IN THE
COMMUNITY, THEY FACE MORE
BARRIERS AND THE PANDEMIC
CONTINUES TO BRING MORE
CHALLENGES AND PART OF THAT WE
THINK ABOUT CHRONIC MENTAL
HEALTH DISORDERS OR OTHER
HEALTH CONDITIONS.
CERTAIN THERE ARE ABOUT 45
PROVIDERS IN THE KING COUNTY
NETWORK SYSTEM HOWEVER THERE IS
INCREASING DEMAND FOR SERVICES
BUT NO ONE IS REALLY DOING THE
WORK THAT IS 24/7 THAT CAN
PROVIDE THE MODELS SO WE ARE
PROVIDING, IF SOMEBODY WANTS AN
ASSESSMENT TODAY THEY WOULD BE
ABLE, FOR INSTANCE WE CAN DO
THAT SO THAT IS THE GAP AND
AGAIN I THINK THAT WE ARE DOING
SOMETHING REALLY INNOVATIVE
THAT PROVIDES CARE WHEN CARE IS
NEEDED AND WE ARE ABLE TO
RESURFACE AND REDUCE
HOSPITALIZATION.
GOING BACK TO USING A COMMUNITY-
BASED TREATMENT APPROACH THAT
IS CULTURALLY ACCESSIBLE AND
LINGUISTICALLY ACCESSIBLE.
I FORGOT TO MENTION EARLIER
PART OF THE BIPOC COMMUNITY
THAT WE SERVE, SOME THEM ARE
ALSO FROM THE LBGT-Q COMMUNITY
AND WE TALK ABOUT TRANSGENDER
INDIVIDUALS.
HAVE HIGHER DISPARITY ISSUES SO
WE ARE DOING SOMETHING THAT THE
SYSTEM IS NOT ADDRESSING.
THE CRITICAL AND VITAL NEEDS
THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS NEED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH VICTOR.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
FOR THE PANELISTS?
OKAY.
I WANT TO LIFT UP A SENSE OF
THE FEW PIECES THAT WE HEARD
AND THANK YOU FOR ASKING
QUESTIONS ABOUT CARES AND ALL
THE WRAPAROUND SERVICES WE WILL
BE PROVIDING.
A FEW THINGS THAT RESONATED
WERE WAYS WE CAN INVEST IN
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO
BUILD CAPACITY BUT ALSO
RECOGNIZE THAT IN MANY WAYS
THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE
PROVIDING CULTURAL HUBS AND
SOCIAL HUBS WHICH HELPS ADDRESS
MENTAL HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH ISSUES, CREATING SOCIAL
COHESION AS FOLKS EMERGE BACK,
AFTER FOLKS GET VACCINATED THIS
IS AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY NOT
ONLY FOR US TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
PROVIDING IMPORTANT SERVICES
LIKE MEALS AND SOCIAL SERVICES
BUT ALSO CREATING MENTAL HEALTH
WELL-BEING AROUND THE COMMUNITY.
SO THAT REALLY RESONATED.
THANK YOU TO THE FOLKS WHO
BROUGHT UP THE NEED FOR RENTAL
ASSISTANCE.
WE SPENT TIME FOCUSING ON BUT
ALSO CAPACITY TO SUPPORT
CHILDCARE AND SMALL BUSINESSES
AND SMALL BUSINESSES WITH
DIRECT AID, THAT SEEMS LIKE A
REALLY IMPORTANT LEVER THAT WE
CONTINUE TO WANT TO PULL TO
MAKE SURE THERE IS ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT.
APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS MADE
ABOUT USING DOLLARS AS GREAT
EQUALIZERS TO INVEST IN WHERE
WE HAVE SEEN
AND RECOGNIZING THINGS LIKE
CHILDCARE SYSTEMS AND SMALL
BUSINESS ASSISTANCE, HOUSING
ASSISTANCE, ALREADY BY VIRTUE
OF MANY WITHIN THE LGBTQ,
PEOPLE OF COLOR COMMUNITIES,
WOMEN, PEOPLE WHO ARE LOW WAGE
WORKERS, PEOPLE WHO WERE
AFFECTED BY INSTABILITY PRIOR
TO THE PANDEMIC, MAKING SURE
THOSE INVESTMENTS GO TO A MORE
EQUITABLE ECONOMY SEEMS
PARAMOUNT.
I REALLY THANK YOU FOR ALL OF
YOUR IDEAS, BECAUSE I THINK WE
CAN CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THESE.
WE HAVE $119 MILLION. WE WILL
ALSO SOON HAVE $214 MILLION
FROM THE JUMPSTART INVESTMENTS
AND THE 2022 BUDGET THAT WE
WILL BEGIN RELATIVELY QUICKLY
HERE.
I THINK ALL OF THESE ITEMS ARE
REALLY CRITICAL.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
OKAY, I AM NOT SEEING ANY.
I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THIS IS RECORDED FOR THE
RECORD, AS WELL, FOR THE
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE.
FOLKS WILL GO BACK AND CONTINUE
TO WATCH THIS AS WE PULL
TOGETHER THE ELEMENTS OF OUR OR
FUNDS.
THIS IS NOT THE LAST TIME GIVING
THE ONGOING CONVERSATIONS
AROUND INFRASTRUCTURE.
INFRASTRUCTURE IS NOW NOT JUST
BEING SEEN AS PAYMENT
INVESTMENTS, BUT WHAT WE NEED
FOR CHILD CARE AND HOUSING AND
INFRASTRUCTURE, FOR COMMUNITY
SUPPORT.
THERE WILL BE MORE CONVERSATIONS
HOPEFULLY WITH ADDITIONAL
RELIEF.
A HUGE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR
YOU ALL BEING HERE WITH US
TODAY AND ALL THE WORK YOU DO
TO MAKE OUR CITY HEALTHIER AND
MORE EQUITABLE.
WE GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME
TODAY.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.
>>> LET'S GO AHEAD AND READ
ITEM 2 INTO THE RECORD.
>> IT IS THE EMERGENCY
ALLOCATION OF $18 MILLION, AN
ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE 2021
BUDGET.
THERE WILL BE A BRIEF
DISCUSSION BEFORE A VOTE.
>> I SEE ALY PENNUCCI AND
JULIE DINGLEY.
AS I MENTIONED AT YESTERDAY'S
BRIEFING AND THE VERY TOP OF
THIS MEETING, WE HAVE ABOUT $18
MILLION IN CRF FUNDS THAT WERE
NOT EXPENDED LAST YEAR.
THESE DOLLARS MUST BE EXPENDED
IN 2021.
THIS IS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR
US TO PAIR THESE INVESTMENTS OF
$18 MILLION WITH FUTURE FUNDS,
$190 MILLION TO BE ALLOCATED,
WHICH WILL BE DISCUSSED IN OUR
TWO MEAN MEETINGS COMING UP.
THESE CRF FUNDS ARE A SEPARATE
BUCKET OF MONEY THAT WE WILL BE
ABLE TO USE TO IDENTIFY
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT ARE
AT RISK OF FALLING OFF A CLIFF
IF WE DON'T CONTINUE TO PROVIDE
IMMEDIATE DOLLARS.
WHAT WE ARE DOING TODAY IS
HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE
DRAFT BILL IN FRONT OF US.
WE WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR
FEEDBACK AND INPUT.
IF FOLKS FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE A
NEED FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS,
WE CAN TAKE THIS UP AT OUR NEXT
MEETING.
WE WOULD LOVE TO GET A CHANCE
TO WALK THROUGH THIS WITH THE
CBO OFFICE AND OUR ESSENTIAL
STAFF OFFICE.
THE GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE
PROGRAMS THAT ARE CURRENTLY
BEING USED WITH CRF DOLLARS AND
HOW THOSE DOLLARS COULD BE USED
TO EXPAND AND EXTEND THE LIFE OF
VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND PROVIDE A
RUNWAY INTO FUTURE SERVICES.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE
HAVE THOSE EXTENDED SERVICES
AND NOBODY FACES A CLIFF WHEN
WE HAVE THIS $18 MILLION THAT
WE NO LONGER NEED TO HOLD IN
OUR POCKET AND WE WANT TO SPEND
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
WITH THAT, I WILL STOP AND LET
ALY GIVE US MORE OF AN
OVERVIEW.
JULIE, I WANT TO THANK YOU.
ALY, I KNOW YOU'RE WORKING
VERY HARD TO COME UP WITH A
DRAFT BILL FOR US TO CONSIDER
TODAY.
ALY?
AND YOU ARE ON MUTE, ALY, IN
CASE YOU ARE SPEAKING.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
I AM ALY PENNUCCI.
I AM JOINED BY JULIE DINGLEY
FROM THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE.
I WILL JUMP RIGHT IN, BUT I
WANT TO MAKE SURE MY SCREEN IS
SHARED.
GREAT.
TODAY, WE WILL UPDATE THE
COMMITTEE BRIEFLY ON THE
SCHEDULE FOR THESE ONGOING
DISCUSSIONS OF FEDERAL FUNDS
AND PROVIDE A PROCESS OVERVIEW
GOING FORWARD FOR THE RECOVERY
FUNDS, MORE FLEXIBLE DOLLARS
THAT WE ARE EXPECTING FROM THE
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN, AND
PROVIDE A SUMMARY AND MORE
DETAILED DESCRIPTION FOR THE
PROPOSED USES FOR THE 2020
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUNDS AS
PROPOSED IN COUNCIL BILL
120041, WHICH IS BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE TODAY.
JULIE WILL PROVIDE MORE DETAILS
ON THOSE APPROPRIATIONS AFTER
PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW.
THIS TABLE IS AN UPDATED
COMMITTEE SCHEDULE FOR THE
DISCUSSIONS MOVING FORWARD.
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THERE
IS A PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED
TO HEAR ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK
FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT
PROPOSED INVESTMENTS FOR USE OF
THOSE FUNDS.
FOLLOWING ACTION ON THE BILL
BEFORE YOU TODAY ON ALLOCATING
THE REMAINING $18 MILLION OF
CRF FUNDS, THE COMMITTEE WILL
DIVE INTO MORE DETAILS ON
POTENTIAL SPENDING PROPOSALS.
WE WILL BE DEVELOPING
LEGISLATION FOR INTRODUCTION IN
LATE MAY AND ACTION BY THE
COMMITTEE AND COUNCIL IN JUNE,
ASSUMING WE STAY ON SCHEDULE.
I WILL ALSO JUST NOTE THAT THIS
UPDATED COMMITTEE SCHEDULE HAS
BEEN UPDATED ON THE WEBSITE FOR
THE USE BY THE PUBLIC.
THIS PROCESS WILL CONTINUE TO
INCLUDE MULTIPLE APPROPRIAION
BILLS.
THE FIRST BILL BEFORE YOU TODAY,
THE $18 MILLION IN CRF FUNDS,
AND MOVING INTO ONE OR TWO
ADDITIONAL BILLS THAT WILL
APPROPRIATE FUNDS FROM THE
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN THAT WILL
INCLUDE FLEXIBLE AIDS THAT I
DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY AS WELL AS
TARGETED AID, SUCH AS $12.2
MILLION THAT WE KNOW WE ARE
GOING TO RECEIVE FROM THE HOME
INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM.
THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL
TARGETED AID FOR THINGS LIKE
RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND THAT TYPE
OF THING.
DEPENDING ON THE TIMING OF WHEN
MORE GUIDANCE IS ISSUED AND WE
KNOW WHAT THE CITY'S ALLOCATION
WOULD BE, THAT WON'T TELL US
WHEN THOSE BILLS ARE TAKEN UP.
-- WILL TELL US WHAT THOSE
BILLS ARE.
ON COUNCIL BILL 120041, THE
COMMITTEE WILL FOCUS ON
DEVELOPING A STARTING POINT FOR
THE 2021 FUNDS.
THAT INCLUDES ABOUT $120
MILLION IN APPROPRIATIONS THIS
YEAR.
THE SECOND HALF OF THAT MONEY
WILL BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF
THE 2022 BUDGET PROCESS.
THOSE INVESTMENTS WILL SUPPORT
ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND REOPENING
EFFORTS, INVESTMENTS FOR PEOPLE
WHO ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS, AND OTHER
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS TO
SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY,
INCLUDING SMALL BUSINESSES AND
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND
DECISIONS ON ANY TARGETED AID
WE HAVE RECEIVED.
WE ARE WORKING WITH EXECUTIVE
STAFF TO DEVELOP A PROPOSAL
BASED ON COUNCIL RESOLUTION
31999 AND THE PRIORITIES OF THE
OR THE DISCUSSIONS HAVE
REVEALED THAT THERE IS A HIGH
DEGREE OF ALIGNMENT IN THE
PRIORITY AREAS.
AS WE WORK THROUGH THE DETAILS,
WE WILL BRING MORE INFORMATION
TO THE COMMITTEE.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR
GUIDANCE FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT AND COORDINATE WITH
THE STATE AND COUNTY PROPOSED
SPENDING TO MAXIMIZE THE
INVESTMENTS.
PROPOSALS WILL ALSO BE
CONSIDERED OR WILL BE REVIEWED
TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACTS OF
PROPOSALS AND WHAT THEY MIGHT
HAVE ON COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
AND SOCIAL JUSTICE EFFORTS FOR
THE CITY.
I SPOKE REALLY QUICKLY ON THE
PROCESS SO WE CAN MOVE INTO THE
DETAILS OF THE COUNCIL BILL.
I WILL PAUSE QUICKLY THERE
BEFORE YOU MOVE INTO THAT
DISCUSSION.
ANY QUESTIONS?
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO JULIE TO
WALK THROUGH MORE DETAIL OF
THOSE PROPOSED INVESTMENTS.
>> GREAT.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
I AM JULIE DINGLEY FROM THE
CITY BUDGET OFFICE.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY
CLOSELY AND IT HAS BEEN A REAL
PLEASURE.
WE ARE EXCITED WITH A HIGH
DEGREE OF ALIGNMENT ON WHERE WE
ARE HEADED OVERALL FOR THESE
DOLLARS.
DIGGING IN SPECIFICALLY TO THE
CRF DOLLARS WE HAVE AVAILABLE,
THE FIRST IS UNDER A CATEGORY OF
COMMUNITY WELL-BEING.
THE FIRST IS $600,000 FOR
CHILDHOOD STABILIZATION
GRANTSBORO IN FEBRUARY, THE
CITY ANNOUNCED GRANTS TO 506
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS IN SEATTLE,
TOTALING $2.3 MILLION.
THESE ARE PRIORITIZED FOR FOUR
PROVIDERS THAT HAVE THE WITH
SUBSIDIES OVER THE LAST 12
MONTHS AND OPERATE IN A
GEOGRAPHICAL PRIORITY AREA.
THESE DOLLARS ARE TO PROVIDE
GRANTS FOR THE 74 REMAINING
ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS IN THE TIER 2
CATEGORY OVERALL.
THAT IS IN ADDITION TO THOSE
506 ALREADY DISTRIBUTED.
NEXT IS, ON FOOD SERVICES, WE
HAVE A NUMBER OF INVESTMENTS IN
FOOD.
IT WILL BE THIS SLIDE AND THE
FOLLOWING ONE.
THIS IS $107,000 FOR EMERGENCY
VOUCHERS.
THIS IS DUE TO HIGHER THAN
ANTICIPATED REDEMPTION RATES IN
2021.
WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE CITY
TRANSITION TO A MORE FLEXIBLE
SOURCE OF SUPPORT DUE TO
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN
ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL
SYSTEMS THE CITY WOULD NEED TO
PUT IN PLACE IN ORDER TO
DEVELOP A RETOOLED GROCERY
VOUCHER PROGRAM THAT COULD
INCLUDE ADDITIONAL RETAILERS.
HERE ON OTHER FOOD SERVICES,
FOR FOOD BANK SUPPORT, WE HAVE
TO $.12 MILLION.
I SHOULD SAY AT THE OUTSET OF
2021, WE HEARD FROM PROVIDERS
THAT THERE WAS STILL A NEED FOR
ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS.
THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE IN
CONNECTION WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT
WE WERE GOING TO START SPENDING
ON A LOT OF THESE PROGRAMS SO
WE DID NOT FALL OFF THE CLIFF
FOR PROVIDING SERVICE TO THE
COMMUNITY.
WHERE YOU SEE BELOW, THESE ARE
COSTS THROUGHOUT 2021, STARTING
IN JANUARY AND THROUGH THE END
OF THE YEAR.
ON FOOD BANK SUPPORT THIS IS
PROVIDING FOR FOOD, STAFFING,
AND OPERATIONAL COSTS LIKE HOME
DELIVERY AND OTHER SERVICE
CHANGE ISSUES.
THIS IS ADDITIVE TO STANDARD
MONEY.
FOR SHELTER MEALS, WE ARE
PROVIDING MEALS AT 12 LOCATIONS
CONSISTENT WITH SOCIAL
DISTANCING GUIDELINES.
FOR PERMANENT SUPPORT OF
HOUSING MEALS, WE ARE PROVIDING
$3.7 MILLION FOR MEALS AT 28
LOCATIONS, ALSO TO DISCOURAGE
CONGREGATE EATING.
FOR THESE TWO ITEMS, IN SHELTER
AND PSH, THOSE FOLKS ARE ABLE
TO HAVE MEALS IN CONGREGATE
SETTINGS.
DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THAT WAS
NOT SOMETHING THAT WAS GOING TO
BE POSSIBLE.
WE HAD TO QUICKLY WORK TO
COMPLETELY CHANGE THE SERVICE
MODEL.
THESE ARE THE INCREASED COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING THAT
SERVICE IN A DIFFERENT, NON-
CONGREGATE MODEL.
ROUNDING OUT THE FOOD SPACE IS
$1.14 MILLION FOR SCHOOL
PRODUCE BAGS.
THIS SERVES 7500 INCOME
QUALIFIED FAMILIES PER WEEK.
THEY RECEIVE A TWO POUND BAG OF
PRODUCE.
THEY CAN PICK IT UP. WE HAVE
HEARD THIS HAS BEEN A
CONVENIENCE FOR THOSE FAMILIES
AND IT IS DEEPLY APPRECIATED.
ONTO PUBLIC HEALTH AND
EMERGENCY RESPONSE, THE FIRST
ITEM HERE IS $5.8 MILLION TO
EXTEND CLEAN CITY EFFORTS
THROUGH THE END OF 2021.
THIS WILL HELP IMPROVE THE
SAFETY OF PARKS, SIDEWALKS, AND
REDUCE COMMUNITY DEGREE.
HE CONTINUES FUNDING FOR THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT, FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
AND PUBLIC UTILITIES.
SPU LITTER TEAMS AND GRAFFITI
RANGERS ARE FUNDED, AS WELL.
SPU COMMUNITY LITTER ROUTES IS
$225,000.
GRAFFITI RANGERS IS ABOUT
$65,000.
ALSO IN THIS GROUP IS VACCINE
OUTREACH FOR HARD-TO-REACH
GROUPS.
IT IS SPLIT OUT BETWEEN
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS
AND DEPARTMENT NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE WOULD CONTRACT WITH
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
FOR COMMUNITY VACCINE EVENTS
AND OUTREACH AND ETHNIC AND IN
LANGUAGE VACCINE OUTREACH.
FURTHER, $183,000 WILL GO TO
PROMOTING MORE EQUITABLE
VACCINATION RATES.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE
CITY RETURN TO WORK AND
REOPENING.
THIS IS LARGELY $800,000 FOR
TERM-LIMITED POSITIONS IN THE
CITY BUDGET OFFICE AND THE
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
TO PROVIDE NEEDED STAFFING FOR
PROPER MANAGEMENT ON FEDERAL
FUNDS.
IN CBO, THE REQUEST IS FOR
POSITIONS FOR BUDGETING,
REPORTING, AND TRACKING FEDERAL
FUNDING ACTIVITIES.
IT IS FOR TRACKING, CORRECTING,
DOCUMENTING, AND REPORTING CITY
EXPENDITURES FOR FEMA AND OTHER
FUNDS.
AND THEN YOU WANT TO LIFT UP AT
HER COORDINATION FOR RECOVERY
EFFORTS RELATED TO COORDINATING
FOR COVID-19.
IN THIS CATEGORY IN PARTICULAR,
THESE ARE ITEMS THAT, IN
HINDSIGHT, HAD WE KNOWN THAT
THE PANDEMIC WAS GOING TO LAST
THIS LONG AND HAVE THIS MANY
COMPLEX, INTERRELATED SOURCES
CAN WE WOULD HAVE REPLACED IT
IN MARCH 2020.
WE ARE LEARNING FROM THOSE
MISTAKES AND NEED TO RETURN
CURRENT STAFF TO THEIR DAY JOBS
WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING DOUBLE
DUTY FOR THE LAST 14 MONTHS.
>> THANK YOU.
I THINK THAT CONCLUDES THE
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED
SPENDING AND THE COUNCIL BILL
WILL GO THROUGH THE COMMITTEE
TODAY.
WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE.
AND EQUIP
>> I SEE COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
AND COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> I AM SORRY IF YOU HAVE
ALREADY EXPLAINED THIS.
THIS IS DESCRIBED AS
APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN 2021 FOR
CONTINUED SUPPORT.
CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
HOW THESE $18 MILLION WERE
ORIGINALLY APPROPRIATED AND WHY
IT WAS THAT THEY WENT ON SPENT?
>> I CAN TAKE AN INITIAL STAB
AT THAT, THEN JULIE PROBABLY
HAS MORE DETAILS.
THERE WERE A NUMBER OF
ASSUMPTIONS WHEN WE WERE
CONSIDERING HOW TO BEST USE THE
FEDERAL FUNDS AND BALANCING
DIFFERENT SOURCES OF FUNDS IN
2020, SOME OF WHICH WAS
ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT REQUIRED FEMA
MATCHES THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD
HAVE TO MAKE, SORT OF LIKE A
CONTINGENCY.
THE MAJORITY OF THESE FUNDS
WERE RESERVED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
I CANNOT RECALL EXACTLY WHEN
THE ANNOUNCEMENT CAME DOWN FROM
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT
WITH THE TRANSITION CHANGING,
ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR LOCAL
MATCH, THAT FREED UP SOME
RESOURCES, AS WELL AS EXTENDING
THE TIMING OF WHEN THOSE FUNDS
WOULD BE SPENT.
HAD THAT DECISION NOT BEEN MADE
AS WELL AS THE EXTENSION OF THE
USE OF FUNDS, THE CITY WOULD
HAVE ACTED SWIFTLY TO USE THESE
FUNDS BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
GIVEN THE UNDERSTANDING THAT
THERE WOULD BE ADDITIONAL
NEEDS, THOSE DECISIONS WERE
DELAYED UNTIL THIS BILL.
>> ALLEE NAILED IT.
SHE CAN MOONLIGHT FOR THE CITY
BUDGET OFFICE.
WE FOUND OUT ON DECEMBER 27
THAT THE CRF FUNDS WOULD BE
EXTENDED.
THEY WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR
SPENDING IN 2021.
THAT WAS THE VERY LAST MINUTE
OF 2020.
WE FOUND OUT JANUARY 22, SO
JUST AFTER INAUGURATION, THAT
FEMA WAS GOING TO SWITCH TO
100% LOCAL MATCH.
IT CHANGED OUR CALCULUS ON THE
IT.
WE WILL STILL NEED A RESERVE,
BUT IT IS LONGER-TERM.
FEMA IS MUCH SLOWER THAN WE
INITIALLY PLANNED IN GETTING
REIMBURSEMENTS OUT.
THAT WILL BE A CONVERSATION
WHERE WE TAKE UP THE REST OF
THE ARPA DOLLARS.
>> SO THERE ARE NO OTHER
ALLOCATIONS THAT HAVE TO BE
REALLOCATED OTHER THAN THAT
FEMA CATEGORY?
I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF THERE
ARE ANY CHANGES IN PRIORITIES
BECAUSE OF ANY OTHER REASONS
THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO SPEND THE
DOLLARS.
>> NO, WE WILL JUST HAVE TO
CREATE A FEMA RESERVEWITH THE
ARPA DOLLARS, INSTEAD.
THIS IS NOT A HUGE PRIORITY.
THIS IS JUST ALLOCATING THOSE
DOLLARS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GOOD QUESTION.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
GO AHEAD.
>> CAN WE GO BACK?
YOU KNEW I WAS GOING TO ASK
THIS.
CAN WE GO BACK TO THE PARK
SLIDE?
THANK YOU, ALY, FOR FILLING ME
IN ON FRIDAY.
SO THE $5.8 MILLION, I CANNOT
REMEMBER WHAT WE HAD IN THE
ORIGINAL BUDGET, I THINK IT WAS
$3.9 MILLION, OUT OF THE 2021
BUDGET THAT WAS ALLOCATED.
HE ORIGINALLY ASKED FOR $5.9
MILLION.
I CANNOT REMEMBER WHAT WE
ORIGINALLY GOT.
>> THAT SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT.
THERE WAS SOME INCREASED
APPROPRIATIONS IN THE THIRD
QUARTER SUPPLEMENTAL FOR 2020,
AS WELL AS FUNDING IN THE 2021
ADOPTED BUDGET THAT FUNDED
THESE SERVICES THROUGH APRIL
2021.
TRACI IS ALSO ON THE LINE AND
MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
>> $3.1 MILLION.
YOU WERE CLOSE.
>> I SHOULD SAY THAT TRACI HAS
BEEN FRANTICALLY EMAILING ME
BACK AND FORTH WITH NUMBERS.
I KNEW YOU WERE ON THE LINE.
THEN YOU SAY SO WE CAN PUT THIS
IN CONTEXT.
SINCE DECEMBER 28 THROUGH APRIL
11, WE HAVE THE CLEAN CITIES
INITIATIVE.
PEOPLE HAVE GATHERED OVER
48,000 NEEDLES.
SINCE THE 28th AND APRIL 11,
THEY HAVE PICKED UP 1,540,000
POUNDS OF TRASH.
THAT IS DECEMBER TO APRIL WITH
$3.1 MILLION.
THIS BOOST IN CONJUNCTION WITH
SPU AND SDOT IS REALLY GOING TO
HELP A LOT.
I THINK, TRACI, YOU SENT ME A
NARRATIVE, BUT WE HAVE NOT
QUITE PLATEAUED YET.
IS THAT FAIR TO SAY ON THE
NUMBERS ON THE TRASH AND THE
NEEDLES?
OR MAYBE WE HAVE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN BY
PLATEAUED.
YOU MEAN WE REACHED A HIGH?
>> I GUESS WE HAVE.
YOU HEAR ME EVERY MONDAY MORNING
TALK ABOUT THE PRE-K AND HOW
MUCH FOOD HAS BEEN GIVEN TO
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO NEED IT.
THAT WE TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH
TRASH IS BEING PICKED UP.
I DON'T DO THAT TO BE
PERFORMATIVE.
I DO THAT SO THE TAXPAYERS AND
THE CHAIRWOMAN AND MY
COLLEAGUES CAN SEE THAT THE
MONEY THAT WE GOT, THE $3.1
MILLION, WE ORIGINALLY ASKED
FOR $5.9 MILLION, I THINK, THAT
THIS HAS GONE TO A MUCH-NEEDED
USE.
I DON'T SEE THAT THIS IS GOING
TO GO AWAY TOO SOON.
FOR ME, THANK YOU CHAIRWOMAN
FOR ALLOCATING THIS.
WE HAD SOME REALLY GOOD
CONVERSATIONS, YOU AND I, YOUR
STAFF AND MY STAFF, REGARDING
THIS ALLOCATION OF THE $5.8
MILLION.
THIS WILL GO A LONG WAYS TOWARD
CLEANING UP OUR CITY AND
HELPING THOSE WHO NEED GARBAGE
PICKED UP, WHO ARE LIVING IN
SHELTERS, AND THE HEALTH AND
SAFETY CONCERNS WITH ALL THE
NEEDLES.
I KNOW IT IS NOT POPULAR TO
SHARE SOME OF THIS INFORMATION,
BUT I THINK IT IS NEEDED.
PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW THAT WE ARE
OUT THERE, THAT PARKS IS OUT
THERE, THAT SPU IS OUT THERE,
THAT SDOT IS OUT THERE TRYING
TO USE THIS MONEY AND USE THESE
FUNDS TO CLEAN UP OUR CITY.
I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT AND
TO THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, FOR
INCLUDING SOME FUNDS IN HERE
FROM THE LEFT OVER CRF MONEY
FOR THE CLEAN CITIES INITIATIVE.
THANK YOU
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
I SEE THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S
HAND.
I DO ALSO WANT TO RESPOND.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, FOR SAYING THAT.
WHICH YOU HEARD FROM CHLOE IN
THE PRESENTATION IS THAT THERE
IS A NEED FOR ONGOING GARBAGE
PICKUP, BUT THERE IS A MORE
PRESSING NEED FOR HOUSING AND
PROVIDING SHELTER AND
SANITATION SERVICES.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO PUT
THIS INVESTMENT INTO CONTEXT
WITH THE FUNDS THAT WILL SOON
COME FROM THE ARPA FUNDS.
THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT
INCREASES FOR HOMELESSNESS AND
HOUSING SERVICE PROGRAMS, ALONG
WITH ECONOMIC RELIEF.
I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT THIS
INVESTMENT WILL BE PAIRED WITH
A MUCH LARGER INVESTMENT INTO
THE ROOT CAUSES OF WHY WE
CONTINUE TO SEE FOLKS WITHOUT
THEIR OWN GARBAGE CLEANUP
BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS
TO A HOUSE.
IF WE CAN GET FOLKS INSIDE INTO
NON-CONGREGATE SHELTERS THAT
HAVE BEEN OPENED AND INTO
HOUSING SERVICES, PERMANENT
HOUSING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ACROSS THE BOARD, THEN WE WILL
KNOW THAT FOLKS HAVE GARBAGE
PICKUP AND THAT WILL HELP
REDUCE THE NEED FOR CLEAN
CITIES INITIATIVE. BOTH ARE
NEEDED AT THE ONSET.
YOU WILL SEE A MUCH MORE
SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN HOUSING
AND HUMAN SERVICES TO SERVE
THOSE WHO ARE LIVING ON
SHELTERED OUTSIDE.
PLEASE TAKE THIS IN CONTEXT WITH
THE FUTURE FUNDS TO COME.
>> THAT WAS MY POINT, MADAM
CHAIR.
IT IS TO EMPHASIZE THAT YOU
NEED BOTH TO WORK.
FOR US, THE ORIGINAL ASKED FROM
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WAS $5.6
MILLION AND WE RECEIVED $3.1
MILLION.
NOW WE KNOW THE EXTENT, AND YOU
ARE RIGHT, THEY DON'T HAVE SPU
COMING TO THEIR ENCAMPMENT ONCE
WE TO PICK UP THEIR GARBAGE.
THIS IS THE OTHER SIDE OF
LEADERSHIP, MAKING SURE THERE
IS A NEED AND MAKING SURE WE
ALLOCATE FUNDS AND DO IT IN
CONJUNCTION WITH SHELTERING THE
ON SHELTERED, BUT RECOGNIZING
THE REALITY THAT GARBAGE HAS TO
BE PICKED UP. WE DON'T WANT
ANOTHER PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE.
I WANTED TO SHARE THAT.
THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN
YOU PUT THIS MONEY OUT THERE TO
DO THE KIND OF CLEANING AND
PICKING UP OF THE NEEDLES.
OBVIOUSLY, SOME OF THE ISSUES
THAT WE HEAR AND COMMENTS AND
CONCERNS WE GET FROM
CONSTITUENTS CITYWIDE IS THAT
WE ARE NOT DOING ENOUGH.
HOPEFULLY WITH THIS, WE CAN DO
MORE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THANKS.
I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO
WEIGH IN ON THIS YEAH, BECAUSE
MY INTERNET IS ACTING UP TODAY.
I WANT TO SAY THAT I AM A
SPONSOR ON THIS PARTICULAR
PROPOSAL.
I THINK THE POINTS THAT
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ MAKING IS
REALLY IMPORTANT.
I WHICH I -- I WILL TRY NOT TO
REPEAT WHAT YOU HAD AN EXCHANGE
UPON.
I CONTINUE TO HEAR FROM FOLKS
WHO ARE BOTH HOUSED AND UN-
HOUSED THAT THERE ARE REAL
PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS RELATED
TO A LACK OF VIABLE SHELTER AND
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
IN THE CITY AND AS A RESULT OF
LIVING IN THE OUTDOORS AND OUR
PUBLIC SPACES.
I THINK THAT THIS $5.8 MILLION
TO EXTEND THE CLEAN CITY EFFORT
IS REALLY IMPORTANT. IT IS NOT
GOING TO SOLVE HOMELESSNESS.
NONE OF US ARE ARGUING THAT THE
CLEAN CITY INITIATIVE IS GOING
TO SOLVE FOR THE EXPERIENCE OF
HOMELESSNESS.
BUT IT DOES ADDRESS THE PUBLIC
HEALTH IMPACTS TO BOTH THE
HOUSE AND ON HOUSED INDIVIDUALS
WHO ARE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE ALSO WANT TO REMAIN SQUARELY
FOCUSED ON THE URGENCY OF
INCREASING OUR THROUGHPUT
CAPACITY BY BRINGING TO SCALE
INVESTMENTS OF OUR RAPID
REHOUSING TRANSITIONAL HOUSING,
AND ALSO OUR PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING WITH THE
SERVICES IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE
PEOPLE STAY HEALTHY, SAFE, AND
HOUSED.
I JUST WANTED TO LAND A LITTLE
BIT OF SUPPORT HERE TO
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND HER
PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE AND THANK
HER FOR CONTINUING TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE WELL INFORMED ON
WHAT THE METRICS ARE RELATED TO
THE EXISTING INVESTMENT. I
THINK THAT CREATES AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CONTINUE
TO WORK ON THESE PUBLIC HEALTH
ISSUES AND WAY THAT FEELS
RESPONSIVE.
I AM HAPPY THAT IT IS INCLUDED
IN THIS BILL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT
ON THIS BILL.
THANKS TO YOUR OFFICE, AS WELL.
I KNOW THAT CODY HAS HAD A
CHANCE TO BE DEEPLY ENGAGED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COSPONSORSHIP
. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS?
NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS, ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS OF ADDITIONAL CONTEXT
FROM JULIE OR ALY ?
>> I WILL JUST QUICKLY HIGHLIGHT
THE LAST COUPLE OF SLIDES IN
THE PRESENTATION.
YOU REALLY COVERED THIS.
THIS WAS JUST MEANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT IT WAS CLEAR THAT
THIS IS JUST ONE PIECE OF A
LARGER PART OF THE DISCUSSION
THAT WILL BE ONGOING FOR THE
NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS AS WE
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP PROPOSALS
AND COORDINATE WITH THE COUNTY,
PARTICULARLY IN THE
HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING SPACE.
COMING UP, DEPENDING ON WHAT
THE COMMITTEE DECIDES TODAY ON
THE COUNCIL BILL, THERE WILL BE
A PUBLIC HEARING ON MAY 4 WE
WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THE
PROPOSALS AND INTRODUCE A BILL
IF THE COMMITTEE IS NOT ACT ON
COUNCIL BILL 120041 TODAY.
WE WOULD HAVE THIS BACK IN TO
GET BETTY AT THE SPECIAL
COMMITTEE MEETING ON MAY 5.
>> THERE WAS A LOT MORE TO
COME.
>> VICE CHAIR HERBOLD, GO
AHEAD.
>> I AM SORRY TO GO BACK.
I WAS PULLING UP THE DESCRIPTION
OF THE CURRENT FUNDING FOR
CLEAN CITIES AND HOW IT IS
CURRENTLY BEING USED.
I WANT TO GET A SENSE, AGAIN,
AS IT RELATES TO THIS
ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
IS THIS ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO
FUND AT CURRENT SERVICE LEVELS
THROUGH HE END OF THE YEAR?
OR IS IT INTENDED TO INCREASE
SERVICE LEVELS?
I WAS JUST LOOKING AT THE
LITTER PICKUP ROUTE THAT SPU
DOES.
WITH OUR LAST BIT OF FUNDING,
THEY ADDED 10 ROUTES TO THE
EXISTING ONES.
I AM JUST TRYING TO, LOOKING AT
THE MAP, I SEE A COUPLE OF
AREAS THAT COULD DEFINITELY USE
ONGOING, WEEKLY PICKUP. SOUTH
IN MY DISTRICT.
AND I'M WONDERING, ADDITIONAL
FUNDING, IS THIS GOING TO GO TO
MORE PLACES, OR JUST CONTINUING
TO GO TO SAME PLACES FOR THE
REST OF THE YEAR?
>> SO THIS IS SUSTAINING THE
INCREASE THAT WE DID FOR COVID.
SO IT WILL CONTINUE AT THAT
HEIGHTENED LEVEL THROUGH THE
END OF 2021, WHERE IT IS
CURRENTLY SLATED TO END AND GO
BACK TO THE BASE BUDGET AMOUNTS
AT THE END OF APRIL.
THIS IS ASSURING THAT WE DON'T
STOP THOSE, THAT IT CONTINUES
THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR.
SO IT IS NO ADDITIONAL SERVICE.
IT IS JUST CONTAINING THE
CURRENT INCREASE SERVICE.
SYMANTEC I AM JUST TRYING TO
WRAP MY HEAD ABOUT WHAT WAS
REQUESTED VERSUS WHAT WAS
FUNDED.
>> CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG,
BUT ARE YOU SAYING IT WAS ONLY
INTENDED TO GO THROUGH A
CERTAIN NUMBER OF MONTHS IN
2021?
>> YEAH, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
THE EXPANDED SERVICES THAT WERE
FUNDED THROUGH THE CLEAN CITY,
THE ADDITIONAL $3.1 MILLION,
WAS JUST FOR THE ADDITIONAL
SERVICE LEVELS.
THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT ARE
BASED SERVICES THAT WERE
EXPANDED AS A PART OF THIS.
PART OF WHY THE INITIAL ASK WAS
REDUCED WAS WITH THE GOOD WORK
OF THE CENTRAL STAFF TEAM AND
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BUDGET
OFFICE, THERE WERE SOME
EFFICIENCIES IDENTIFIED IN
TERMS OF THE INITIAL PROPOSA,
AS WELL AS REDUCING OVERALL TO
ADDRESS OTHER COMMUNITY NEEDS
AND COUNCIL MEMBER PRIORITY.
THIS ADDITIONAL FUNDING WILL
EXTEND THAT EXPANSION THROUGH
THE END OF THE YEAR.
INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED BY
THE COMMUNITY SO THEY CAN
TARGET ADDITIONAL HOTSPOTS AND
TARGET SPECIFIC PROBLEM AREAS
WHERE THERE IS A LARGE GARBAGE
SITUATION, FOR LACK OF A BETTER
WAY OF DESCRIBING IT.
WHEN I THINK I AM HEARING YOU
SAY IS THAT AN UNDERSTANDING OF
WHAT IT WOULD COST TO ADD SOME
ADDITIONAL ROUTES, WHICH WE CAN
LOOK INTO AND CONSIDER AS WE
CONTINUE DISCUSSIONS OF
INVESTMENTS OVER THE NEXT MONTH
FOR THE OTHER TARGETED AID.
>> THANK YOU.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU
ARE CURING ME CORRECTLY.
PART OF MY QUESTION THAT I HAD
NOT QUITE UNDERSTOOD AN ANSWER
TO IS THAT THE FUNDS THAT THE
COUNCIL PROVIDED WERE FOR
ENHANCED SERVICES OVER THE
BASELINE BUDGET.
MY QUESTION WAS, DID WE INTEND
THOSE SERVICES IN THE 2021
BUDGET TO BE FOR ALL OF 2021?
OR DO WE PLAN FOR THEM TO TERM
OUT?
>> IT WAS KNOWN AND INTENDED
THAT THE FUNDING WOULD ONLY
EXTEND THROUGH APRIL.
>> ACTUALLY, SOME OF THEM WERE
FUNDING THROUGH APRIL AND SOME
LIKE THE NEEDLE DISPOSAL AND
THE ENCAMPMENT BANK PROGRAM,
THOSE ARE FUNDED THROUGH THE
END OF 2021.
YOU DON'T SEE ANYTHING
ADDITIONAL FOR THAT, BECAUSE WE
FUNDED THAT IN THE ADDITIONAL
MONEY.
THESE OTHER PORTIONS, SOME OF
THEM WERE FUNDED UNTIL APRIL,
AND SOME WERE FUNDED UNTIL JULY
LIKE THE GRAFFITI RANGERS.
SOME WENT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER
INTO THE YEAR.
>> VERY HELPFUL.
THANK YOU, TRACI.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER, TO FOLLOW
UP ON YOUR QUESTION, DO THOSE
ROUTES GO TO THE SAME PLACE
EVERY WEEK?
I DON'T HAVE THAT
UNDERSTANDING.
I UNDERSTOOD MORE ABOUT WHAT
ALY WAS SAYING, WHICH IS THAT
THEY COULD IDENTIFY MORE PLACES
THAT MIGHT DIRECT THEM TO
DIFFERENT PLACES.
I WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW UP TO
ASK THEM THE QUESTION.
DO YOU GO TO THE SAME PLACE
EVERY WEEK?
OR DO YOU GO TO AREAS THAT THE
COMMUNITY SAYS NEED ATTENTION?
CAN IT SHIFT FROM WEEK TO WEEK?
>> THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL, AS
WELL.
I AM LOOKING AT THE WEBSITE FOR
THE CLEAN CITIES.
THERE IS A PAGE CALLED THE
CLEAN CITY ROUTE ANALYSIS.
THERE IS A MAP OF THE CITY WITH
ALL OF THE DIFFERENT HOTSPOT
AREAS WHERE THERE ARE PRESUMABLY
WEEKLY LITTER PICKUP ROUTES.
IF THAT IS JUST A MOMENT IN
TIME AS OPPOSED TO SOMETHING
THAT IS ORGANIC AND CHANGING,
THAT WOULD BE GREAT TO KNOW.
>> I THINK THERE ARE THE FOUR
DIFFERENT TEAMS THAT GO
ROTATING AROUND THE CITY, BUT
ALSO THE COMMUNITY LITTER TEAMS,
WHICH ARE DIFFERENT TEAMS THAT
GO TO DO LITTER PICKUP. I GUESS
MY QUESTION IS, DO YOU WANT THE
ANSWER TO BOTH OF THOSE?
OR CAN CHANGE FROM WEEK TO WEEK?
DO YOU WANT ONE OR BOTH?
>> I THINK IT WOULD BE USEFUL
AND HELPFUL FOR BOTH, BUT I AM
SPECIFICALLY MOST CONCERNED, I
THINK, ON THE SPU PROGRAM.
>> THE LITTER ROUTE, THEN.
PERFECT.
WE WILL FIND THAT OUT FOR YOU.
CONNECT THANK YOU, TRACI.
I SEE COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
TRACI, WHILE YOU ARE WRITING
THINGS DOWN TO GET SOME
CLARIFICATION FROM THE
EXECUTIVE ON THIS PROGRAM, I
HAVE SORT OF A SIMILAR LINE OF
INQUIRY TO WHAT COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD WAS TALKING ABOUT.
AS WE GET MORE PEOPLE INTO
SHELTER, I ANTICIPATE THAT THE
SURGE WILL ADD.
THE FEWER ENCAMPMENTS THERE
ARE, I WOULD IMAGINE THERE
WOULD BE A CORRELATION TO
REDUCED DEMAND FOR THIS
PROGRAM.
IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE
IF THEY ARE ENVISIONING IN
THEIR MODELING HOW THESE TWO
THINGS INTERACT FROM A RESOURCE
USE PROSPECTIVE.
I WOULD HOPE THEY ARE IN
COMMUNICATION ABOUT THAT.
>> YEAH, I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM
ANYBODY ON THE EXECUTIVE SIDE
THAT THEY EXPECT THIS WILL TAPER
BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.
TO REITERATE WHAT ALY HAD SAID
, THERE IS BASELINE BUDGET FOR
CLEANING UP PARKS AND OTHER
AREAS.
SPR HAS A TEAM THAT DOES THAT
WORK.
THAT HAS BEEN AMPLIFIED AND
ENHANCED, SOME WITH THE CLEAN
CITIES INITIATIVE.
SPU HAS LITTER ROUTES THAT HAVE
A BASE LEVEL OF FUNDING FOR
THEIR TEAMS.
I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYBODY SAYING
THEY ANTICIPATE THIS SURGE IN
ACTIVITY TAPERING BEFORE THE
END OF THE YEAR.
THAT WOULD BE LOVELY, BUT I
HAVE NOT HEARD ANYBODY SAY
THAT.
>> I WOULD ALSO JUST ADD THAT
THIS FUNDING, MY UNDERSTANDING
IS THAT IT ASSUMES THIS, THESE
ENCAMPMENTS ARE NOT BEING
RELOCATED OR IDEALLY THAT PEOPLE
ARE MOVING INSIDE AT ANY
INCREASED RATE.
IF WE ARE SUCCESSFUL AT MOVING
PEOPLE INSIDE AT A FASTER RATE,
THERE MAY ACTUALLY BE A NEED
FOR ADDITIONAL SHORT-TERM FUNDS
TO CLEAN UP THOSE SITES AFTER
THE FACT.
RIGHT NOW, THE ASSUMPTION IS
THAT THERE IS A SORT OF
ACCELERATION OF THAT.
WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT
FUTURE LOOKS LIKE.
I IMAGINE THIS WOULD BE PART OF
A DISCUSSION AT THIS PART OF
THE 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET, AS
WELL.
>> AS A BRIEF FOLLOW-UP, I
THINK THAT SHOULD BE A
COMPONENT OF THIS.
FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF MONTHS
OF THE EXISTENCE OF THIS
PROGRAM FROM FALL 2020 UNTIL
NOW, THE CITY HAS NOT REALLY
HAD PRETTY MUCH ADDED DESIRABLE
SHELTER CAPACITY.
NOW WE HAVE A ROBUST NO TELLING
PROGRAM.
WE ARE ABOUT TO GET MORE TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES ONLINE.
THAT SEEMS LIKE A RELEVANT
CONSIDERATION NOW, WHERE WAS NOT
FOR THE FIRST SEVERAL MONTHS OF
THIS.
IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO KNOW
HOW THESE THINGS INTERACT.
>> GOOD FOLLOW-UP.
OKAY.
JULIE, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING
ELSE YOU WANTED TO ADD RIGHT
NOW?
>> NO, I THINK WE COVERED IT.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, TO YOUR
CONCERN, THE TEAMS WOULD
PROBABLY USE UP THAT RESOURCE
WERE QUICKLY.
THIS AMOUNT IS THE CURRENT RATE
OF SERVICE PROJECTED THROUGH
THE END OF THE YEAR.
IT COULD BE THAT WE END UP IF
WE NEED A RESOURCE IN NOVEMBER
OR DECEMBER, WE COULD COME BACK
TO TALK ABOUT THAT DURING
BUDGET.
I THINK IT IS A DEFINITE CAN AS
WITH ALL EMERGENCY RESPONSE, WE
HAVE TO REMAIN DYNAMIC AND ABLE
TO RESPOND.
I APPRECIATE THE CONCERN.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE
TRACKING.
>> AS MORE PEOPLE GET ACCESS TO
APPROPRIATE NON-CONGREGATE
SHELTERS, THERE ARE FEWER
PEOPLE LIVING IN THE ELEMENTS
WITHOUT REGULAR GARBAGE PICKUP
BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE
BENEFIT OF HAVING A UNIT THAT
ALLOWS FOR REGULAR GARBAGE
PICKUP.
I CAN ASSUME THAT THERE IS
SOMEWHAT OF A BALANCE, AS WELL,
IF WE ARE ABLE TO MOVE FOLKS
INTO APPROPRIATE NON-CONGREGATE
SHELTERS AND MAKE SURE THEY
HAVE HOUSING AS A TRUE
ALTERNATIVE TO LIVING OUTSIDE.
I APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION
TODAY.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, I
APPRECIATE YOU ASKING ABOUT
WHAT THE $18 MILLION WAS
ORIGINALLY FOR.
IT WAS HELD FOR A MATCH FOR
FEMA DOLLARS.
WE WANT TO EXPEDITE THE
ALLOCATION OF THIS $18 MILLION
TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE RELIEF.
I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE TYPE OF
SERVICES WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
HERE, CHILDHOOD STABILIZATION
GRANTS, EMERGENCY VOUCHERS,
FOOD BANK SUPPORT, OTHER MEALS
AND SERVICES, PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING MEALS,
SCHOOL, PRODUCE BAGS, VACCINES
AND TESTING PARTNERSHIPS FOR
HARD-TO-REACH GROUPS WITH OUR
AMAZING PARTNERS AT KING
COUNTY, AND OTHER HEALTH NEEDS,
INCLUDING MAKING SURE THERE IS
A CLEAN CITIES INITIATIVE THAT
IS FUNDED.
IT IS A ROBUST PACKAGE. WE
SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME
TALKING ABOUT ONE ELEMENT.
THAT WILL BE PAIRED WITH ARPA
DOLLARS THAT WILL GET AT THE
ROOT CAUSE OF INEQUITIES THAT
WE SEE OUT THERE, INVESTMENTS
IN EQUITABLE, RESILIENT RECOVERY
, AND HOUSING AND HUMAN
SERVICES, AND GETTING THAT THE
TRUE TRAUMA WE HAVE SEEN BECOME
WORSENED DUE TO COVID.
A LOT MORE CONVERSATIONS TO
HAVE, THIS IS THE INITIAL BILL
TO HELP GET THOSE DOLLARS OUT
THE DOOR.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD CAN YOU
HAD SOME FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, YOU HAD
SOME FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS, AS
WELL.
DO YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE MOVING
FORWARD WITH THE BILL TODAY?
I AM SEEING A NOD FROM CONSUL
NUMBER HER BOLD AND THUMBS-UP
FROM COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
WONDERFUL.
I DO LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING
MORE FROM TRACI ABOUT THOSE
DETAILS.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN
FLEXIBLE AND NIMBLE DURING THE
PANDEMIC.
THIS IS ALL RELATED TO COVID
RELIEF.
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO
MOVE QUICKLY, IF WE CAN'T.
I AM NOT SEEING ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO CENTRAL
STAFF, ALY PENNUCCI, JULIE
DINGLEY AND THE CITY BUDGET
OFFICE, AND MY STAFF AND THEIR
IMPORTANT WORK, AS WELL.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THIS OUT
OF COMMITTEE TODAY.
I MOVED THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 120041.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THE BILL?
SEEING NONE, THANKS FOR THE
EARLIER DISCUSSION.
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 120041 ?
>> CHAIRMAN MOSQUEDA?
SELECT AYE.
>> CAN YOU SAY THAT ONE MORE
TIME.
>> THERE WE GO.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MADAM CHAIR, THAT IS FOUR IN
FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> I WILL NOTE THE MOTION
CARRIES WITH AFFIRMATIVE
SUPPORT FROM OUR GUESTS,
INCLUDING COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
WILL BE SENT TO THE FULL
COUNCIL FOR THE APRIL 26 CITY
COUNCIL MEETING FOR A FINAL
VOTE AND THANKS TO THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT FOR HELPING TO
SHEPPARD THAT THROUGH THE FULL
COUNCIL DISCUSSION.
>>> LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM
NUMBER THREE CAN YOU PLEASE
READ THAT INTO THE RECORD?
>> ITEM NUMBER THREE, ECONOMIC
REVENUE FORECAST, A BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION.
>> WE ARE ABOUT 15 MINUTES
BEHIND.
APOLOGIES FOR THAT.
I WANT TO WELCOME BEN NOBLE,
DAVE HENNES, JAN DURAS, AND JOE
RUSSELL.
ALY PENNUCCI IS STILL WITH US.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
I SHOULD HAVE SAID THANKS YOUR
WHOLE TEAM, ALY, FOR THEIR WORK
ON THE CRF DOLLARS.
I APPRECIATE YOUR DUE
DILIGENCE TO GO INTO DETAIL ON
WHAT THOSE DOLLARS COULD BE
USED FOR IN THE NEAR-TERM.
NOW WE HAVE SOME SLIGHTLY GOOD
NEWS.
I DON'T WANT TO BE OVERLY
OPTIMISTIC, THE GOOD NEWS TO
TALK ABOUT THE REVENUE FORECAST
IN FRONT OF US.
DIRECTOR NOBLE, THANKS FOR
SHARING A MEMO YESTERDAY WITH
ALL OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS.
WE SAW IN YOUR BRIEF EMAIL A
QUICK PREVIEW OF THE
PRESENTATION FOR TODAY.
I WILL RESERVE SOME OF THE
COMMENTS I HAVE ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF THIS DISCUSSION.
I DO WANT TO SAY THAT THERE ARE
SOME IMPORTANT CAVEATS TO BE
CONSIDERED WHEN WE THINK ABOUT
THE POTENTIAL INCREASE OF ABOUT
$40 MILLION.
WE WANT TO BE CAUTIOUS DESPITE
SOME OF THE POSITIVE NEWS IN
THIS FORECAST AND RECOGNIZE
SOME MOVING PARTS IN THE FUTURE.
THIS IS GOOD NEWS.
A YEAR AGO AT THIS POINT, WE
THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE
SIGNIFICANT DECREASES IN
REVENUE.
I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT WE ARE
NOT SEEING THAT TREND CONTINUE
IN THAT WE HAVE JUMPSTART
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE THAT PASSED
THAT HELPS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT.
I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO
YOU.
WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO HEAR WHAT
IS EMBEDDED IN THIS NEWS YOU
HAVE TO SHARE WITH US TODAY
FROM THE SPRING REVENUE
FORECAST.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
I WILL OFFER A FEW WORDS OF
INTRODUCTION BEFORE I TURN IT
OVER TO DAVE HENNES AND JAN
DURAS TO GIVE YOU MORE THE
TECHNICAL DETAILS.
TO SET THE STAGE OF THE DEBATE,
PER OUR NORMAL CALENDAR, THIS
IS THE FIRST OF TWO MAJOR
REVENUE FORECASTS THAT THE
BUDGET OFFICE DEVELOPS, THE
FIRST IN APRIL AND THE SECOND
IN AUGUST.
IT IS THAT SECOND FORECAST THAT
WE USE IN THE BUDGET OFFICE AS
THE BASIS FOR A PROPOSED BUDGET
THAT WE DELIVER IN SEPTEMBER.
WE PROVIDE A THIRD, SHORTER
UPDATE TO YOU IN LATE OCTOBER
OR EARLY NOVEMBER AS YOU MOVE
THROUGH YOUR BUDGET
DELIBERATIONS AND MAKE YOUR
FINAL DECISIONS.
AS YOU RECALL LAST YEAR, GIVEN
THE TIMING OF THE EVENTS, THERE
WAS A SIGNIFICANT UPWARD
REVISION LAST NOVEMBER AS WE
GOT NEW DATA.
AS YOU SEE THE DATA, THERE HAVE
BEEN SOME UPDATES AND REVISIONS
IN THE UNDERLYING DATA, AS
WELL.
WE WILL SPEND A FAIR AMOUNT OF
TIME REVIEWING THE LOCAL
ECONOMY, BECAUSE IT IS OUR
MODEL OF THE LOCAL ECONOMY THAT
IS AN INPUT TO THE REVENUE
MODEL.
OBVIOUSLY, WE ARE IN VERY
UNUSUAL ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES
WITH THE RECESSION CAUSED BY A
PANDEMIC.
IT IS NOT ANYTHING THAT I HAVE
SEEN IN MY YEARS.
WE SEE EVIDENCE THAT WE ARE
COMING OUT OF IT, BUT IT IS NOT
SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE
EXPERIENCED RECENTLY ENOUGH TO
FULLY UNDERSTAND.
WE WILL DO THE ECONOMIC UPDATE
AND A FORECAST FOR REVENUE.
WE WILL GIVE AN UPDATE FOR THIS
YEAR.
WE ARE BALANCED AGAINST THE
FORECAST, AS WE ALWAYS ARE.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE
FORECAST TO BE SURE THAT WE
WILL GET THE RESOURCES TO
SUPPORT THE SPENDING THAT YOU
HAVE APPROPRIATED.
WE WERE HERE WITH YOU A YEAR
AGO WITH THAT REVENUE FORECAST.
WE NO LONGER HAD THE REVENUES
EXPECTED TO BALANCE LAST YEAR'S
BUDGET.
TWO OTHER POINTS I DO WANT TO
MAKE.
ONE IS THAT YOU WILL NOT SEE
THE NEW FEDERAL DOLLARS
REFLECTED IN THIS FORECAST.
WE WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH
YOU SEPARATELY.
WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO
SUMMARIZE REVENUES, THE
ADDITIONAL, AS CHAIR MOSQUEDA
DESCRIBED, ROUGHLY $240 MILLION
THAT WILL COME FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT OVER THE NEXT TWO
YEARS.
WE WILL ENGAGE IN THAT
DISCUSSION WITH YOU AND THE
STAFF IN TERMS OF ALLOCATING
HALF THOSE RESOURCES FOR THIS
YEAR AND THE REMAINING AS WE
DEVELOP THE 2022 BUDGET, LIKELY
CONTINUING MANY THINGS IN TERMS
OF SUPPORTS THAT WE FUND.
THERE MAY BE NEW OPPORTUNITIES
IN 2022.
THE OTHER THING CONSISTENT WITH
MY EMAIL, YOU WILL SEE THERE IS
A MODEST UPWARD REVISION IN THE
REVENUE FORECAST.
WE ARE NOT BRINGING TO YOU
TODAY ANY KIND OF EXPENDITURE
PROPOSAL WITH REGARD TO THAT
INCREMENT.
OUR FOCUS RIGHT NOW HAS BEEN
INTERNALLY AND WITH YOUR STAFF
ON THE ADDITIONAL FEDERAL
RESOURCES.
AGAIN, I THINK IT IS WORTH
RECOGNIZING THAT.
AS WE BALANCE THE USE OF OUR
RESOURCES, WE ARE LOOKING BEYOND
JUST THIS YEAR AND LOOKING INTO
NEXT YEAR AND MAYBE EVEN 2023,
AS WELL.
CURRENTLY, MUCH OF THE SPENDING
BY THE CITY IS BEING SUSTAINED
BY ONE-TIME RESOURCES EITHER
FROM THE CORONAVIRUS RELIEF
FUNDS, OUR OWN RESERVES THAT WE
HAVE LEANED ON, EMERGENCY FUND
RESERVES, AND ADDITIONAL
STIMULUS.
AS WE THINK ABOUT EXPANDING THE
RESOURCES, WE DO WANT TO THINK
ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY AS AN
IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THAT.
WITH THAT INTRODUCTION, I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO DAVE AND JAN AND
JOE TO GIVE YOU THE FIRST
DETAILS ON THE ECONOMY AND THE
REVENUES THEMSELVES.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I AM JAN DURAS FROM THE CITY
BUDGET OFFICE.
WE WOULD FIRST LIKE TO START
WITH AN ECONOMIC UPDATE AND
PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF FACTORS
THAT WE BELIEVE ARE THE MOST
RELEVANT FOR THE REVENUE
FORECAST.
CAN WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE?
SO THIS CHART HERE SUMMARIZES
THE CURRENT STATE OF THE LABOR
MARKET IN THE SEATTLE AREA AND
THE UNITED STATES.
THE MAIN TAKE AWAY HERE IS THAT
IN THE SECOND HALF OF 2020, THE
RECOVERY HAS BEEN SLOWER IN THE
SEATTLE AREA COMPARED TO THE
U.S. THE RED LINE SHOWS THAT
SEATTLE HAS BEEN HIT LESS THAN
THE U.S. AND HAS BEEN
RECOVERING SLOWER.
SO IT STARTS AT A LOWER
POSITION GOING INTO 2021.
WE SAW A PICKUP IN JOBS CREATED.
THIS CHART DOES NOT CERTAINLY
SAY THAT THE COMPLETE RECOVERY
WILL TAKE LONGER IN SEATTLE
COMPARED TO THE U.S., BUT IT IS
IMPORTANT TO REALIZE THAT THE
SEATTLE AREA IS STARTING FROM A
LOWER POSITION GOING INTO 2021.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE?
THIS CHART GIVES SOME USEFUL
INSIGHT INTO WHICH SECTORS OF
THE ECONOMY HAS BEEN HIT HARDER
BY THE RECESSION AND ARE
RECOVERING SLOWER AND WHICH
SECTORS ARE DOING BETTER BY
COMPARISON.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THESE ARE AND
HOSPITALITY SECTOR ACCOUNTS FOR
10% OF THE JOBS IN OUR COUNTY.
THE BIGGEST DROP IN JOBS HAS NOT
RECOVERED SIGNIFICANTLY YET IN
THE SEATTLE AREA.
THE RECOVERY HAS BEEN MUCH
FASTER IN THE REST OF THE U.S.
THAT WOULD BE DUE TO STRICTER
SOCIAL DISTANCING RESTRICTIONS
IMPOSED IN THE SEATTLE AREA AND
SOME VOLUNTARY CHANGES IN
BEHAVIOR, RESTRICTING SPENDING
ON ACTIVITIES. THAT LEADS TO
JOB LOSSES IN LEISURE AND
HOSPITALITY.
THE SECOND BIGGEST DROP
OCCURRED IN THE MANUFACTURING
SECTOR, WITH ABOUT TWO THIRDS
OF THOSE JOBS IN AEROSPACE
MANUFACTURING. THAT IS DUE TO
LOWER DEMAND FOR AIR TRAVEL AND
BOEING MOVING ITS PRODUCTION OF
787 TO SOUTH CAROLINA.
THERE HAVE BEEN ABOUT 17,500
JOBS LOST IN AEROSPACE
MANUFACTURING IN 2020 AND
THROUGH FEBRUARY 2021.
THOSE TWO ARE THE BIGGEST
CONTRIBUTORS TO THE JOB LOSSES.
THERE ARE SEVERAL SECTORS IN
WHICH WE HAVE BEEN DOING QUITE
WELL.
INFORMATION, ONLINE COMMERCE,
IT HAS GROWN IN THE SEATTLE
AREA, EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN
DECLINING IN THE U.S. AS A
WHOLE.
WHAT IS ALSO IMPORTANT HERE IS
THAT THE JOBS THAT HAVE BEEN
CREATED ARE REPLACING JOBS THAT
ARE LOST.
SOME OF THOSE LOST JOBS ARE
NEVER REALLY COMING BACK.
WE PROBABLY WON'T SEE BOEING
MOVE ITS PRODUCTION BACK FROM
SOUTH CAROLINA.
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THOSE JOBS
TO BE REPLACED SO WE CAN START
THE RECOVERY AND PROVIDE
SUSTAINED RECOVERY.
BASED ON A RECENT STUDY FROM
THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT, THE JOBS CREATED IN
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY
ARE THE ONES THAT ARE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LARGEST
POSITIVE EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS.
SO MULTIPLIERS ARE THE HIGHEST
FOR THOSE SORTS OF JOBS.
THE 4.67 MULTIPLIER FOR
SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS MEANS THAT
FOR EVERY DIRECT JOB CREATED IN
THE INFORMATION SERVICES SECTOR,
3.7 ADDITIONAL JOBS ARE CREATED
ELSEWHERE IN OTHER PARTS OF THE
ECONOMY, IN PROFESSIONAL AND
BUSINESS SERVICES, EDUCATION
SERVICES, TRADE, LEISURE AND
HOSPITALITY. THOSE SECTORS ARE
BENEFITING THE MOST FROM,
INDIRECTLY BENEFITING THE MOST
FROM THE GROWTH OF THE
TECHNOLOGY SECTOR.
THERE ARE SOME RIPPLE EFFECTS
THAT ARE QUITE SIGNIFICANT FOR
A JOB CREATED IN INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGIES.
THE MULIPLIER EFFECT IS MUCH
SMALLER FOR THOSE JOBS THAT
HAVE BEEN LOST IN AEROSPACE
MANUFACTURING. FOR EACH
ADDITIONAL JOB THAT WOULD HAVE
BEEN CREEK CREATED REPLACING
THE OLD LOST JOB, AN ADDITIONAL
1.42 JOBS WOULD BE CREATED
ELSEWHERE.
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT IMPACT OF JOBS
IN AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING IS
2.42 JOBS OVERALL IN THE
REGIONAL ECONOMY AS A WHOLE.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE LEISURE AND
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY HAS THE
SMALLEST MULTIPLIER, THE
SMALLEST RIPPLE EFFECTS,
CREATING THE FEWEST NUMBER OF
JOBS OF THESE THREE GROUPS HERE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THIS CHART SHOWS THAT, IN
ADDITION TO SLOWER EMPLOYMENT
RECOVERY IN THE REGION, IN THE
SEATTLE AREA, THERE HAS BEEN A
SLOWER RECOVERY IN SPENDING.
EMPLOYMENT, NUMBER OF JOBS, AND
SPENDING ARE CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT.
WE NEED THESE FOR OUR TAX
REVENUE FORECAST.
THE CHART ON THE RIGHT SHOWS A
DROP IN CONSUMER SPENDING,
CREDIT AND DEBIT CARD SPENDING,
AND COMPARES THAT TO THE U.S.
YOU CAN SEE THAT BECAUSE OF
THOSE STRICTER SOCIAL DISTANCING
RESTRICTIONS AND VOLUNTARY
CHANGES IN BEHAVIOR, THE
OVERALL DROP IN SPENDING AND
THE RECOVERY HAS BEEN SLOWER
COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE U.S.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE?
IN ADDITION TO TRACKING
CONSUMER BEHAVIOR, WE ARE NOW
PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE
OUTLOOK OF A CONSTRUCTION
SECTOR, WHICH REMAINS VERY
UNCERTAIN.
THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR IS VERY
IMPORTANT FOR TAX REVENUE, BOTH
SALES AND B&O TAXES. WE
GENERATED ABOUT $100 MILLION IN
THIS SECTOR IN 2019 AND $10
MILLION LESS IN 2020.
THERE HAS BEEN A SLIGHT DROP IN
REVENUE FROM THE CONSTRUCTION
SECTOR.
THE BIG QUESTION IS, WHAT WILL
HAPPEN GOING FORWARD?
WE HAD SOME DATA ON BUILDING
PERMITS ISSUED BY SDCI, WHICH
PROVIDES SOME INSIGHT. YOU CAN
SEE THE NUMBER OF BUILDING
PERMITS ISSUED.
WE HAVE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT DROP
IN BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED IN
2020.
IF REVENUE CONTINUES TO BEHAVE
IN THE SAME KIND OF PATTERN AS
IT HAS IN THE PASSED, WE WILL
LIKELY SEE A DROP IN
CONSTRUCTION SECTOR REVENUE
AFTER THE PROJECTS THAT ARE
CURRENTLY BEING FINISHED ARE
OVER AND THERE ARE FEWER NEW
PROJECTS.
THAT WOULD BE PRETTY BIG BASED
ON THE NUMBER OF BUILDING
PERMITS ISSUED.
GOING FORWARD, THIS IS WHAT THE
U.S. FORECAST LOOKS LIKE FOR
EMPLOYMENT AND OUTLAYS.
AGAIN, EMPLOYMENT AND PERSONAL
OUTLAYS, PERSONAL SPENDING ARE
THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS
IN BUILDING OUR TAX REVENUE
FORECAST.
FOR THE U.S., THERE HAS BEEN A
VERY SLOW EMPLOYMENT RECOVERY
IN THE SECOND HALF OF 2020. AS
WE TRACK, THE PESSIMISTIC
SCENARIO THAT I JUST PUBLISHED
IN OCTOBER FOR THE REMAINDER OF
2020, THE ACTUALS WERE VERY
CLOSE TO THAT PESSIMISTIC
SCENARIO FORECAST.
PERSONAL OUTLAYS PERFORMS
BETTER THAN EXPECTED. IN THE
U.S., THE CURRENT FORECAST HAS
BEEN REVISED SIGNIFICANTLY
UPWARD FOR PERSONAL OUTLAYS.
THAT IS THANKS TO THE FISCAL
STIMULUS PACKAGE.
INCOMES ARE GOING TO INCREASE
EVEN MORE, BUT WE ARE STILL
EXPECTING TO SEE AN INCREASE IN
THE SAVINGS RATE, WHICH WILL
PREVENT AN EVEN LARGER INCREASE
IN PERSONAL OUTLAYS.
>> I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT
SOME FOLKS ARE TEXTING SAYING
THEY ARE HAVING A HARD TIME
HEARING YOU.
IF YOU COULD SPEAK UP, THAT
WOULD BE GOOD.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET A
CHANCE TO GET TO THE FOLLOWING
SLIDES, SO WE MAY WANT TO PICK
UP THE PACE ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
>> YES, WE ARE WORKING ON THE
ECONOMIC FORECAST.
CAN WE GET TO THE NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE?
FOR REGIONAL ECONOMIC FORECAST,
IN ADDITION TO THOSE FACTORS
THAT I MENTIONED FOR THE U.S.
FORECAST, THERE ARE TWO
IMPORTANT CHANGES COMPARED TO
THE OCTOBER FORECAST.
THERE HAS BEEN A DOWNWARD
REVISION FOR EMPLOYMENT OVER
THE LAST QUARTER OF 2020.
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT
HAS REVISED EMPLOYMENT DATA AND
ESTIMATE FOR EMPLOYMENT BY ABOUT
1.2% THROUGH THE FIRST QUARTER
OF 2020.
WE ARE STARTING IN THAT LOWER
POSITION HEADING INTO 2021.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE INCOME
DATA THAT HAS BEEN RELEASED IN
NOVEMBER SHOWS SLOWER INCOME
GROWTH IN 2019.
BECAUSE OF THAT LOWER INCOME IN
2020, WE HAD A LOWER STARTING
POSITION FOR INCOME GOING INTO
2021.
THOSE ARE TWO ADDITIONAL
NEGATIVE FACTORS WHICH WOULD
PREVENT AN EVEN LARGER INCREASE
IN TAX REVENUE.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU, JAN.
MOVING ON, WE HAVE TO TRANSLATE
THAT IF YOU CAN MOVE ON TO THE
NEXT SLIDE.
WE HAVE TO TRANSLATE THAT
ECONOMIC INFORMATION, AS WELL
AS ACTUAL REVENUES THAT CAME IN
IN 2020 TO THE GENERAL
FORECAST.
THE GENERAL OUTLOOK IS FOR A
POSITIVE FORECAST, BUT AS JAN
HIGHLIGHTED, WE ARE LOOKING AT
SOME DOWNSIDE RISKS, AS WELL.
I THINK ONE OF THE AREAS WHERE
THERE ARE SOME POSITIVE
OPPORTUNITIES AND WE HAVE HAD
GROWTH IS e-COMMERCE,
TELECOMMUTING, CLOUD COMMUTING.
THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED GROWTH.
MEANWHILE, A NUMBER OF OTHER
SECTORS HAVE NOT.
WE ARE TRYING TO BALANCE THOSE.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE
LOOKING AT, WE ARE LOOKING AT
SHORT-TERM, MIDTERM, AND LONG-
TERM EFFECTS.
WE ARE LOOKING AT WHAT SHARE OF
CONSTRUCTION AND EMPLOYMENT
ACTIVITY OCCURS IN SEATTLE AS
OPPOSED TO OUTSIDE OF SEATTLE.
AN EXAMPLE IS THE SEPTEMBER
2020 ANNOUNCEMENT BY AMAZON
THAT THEY WERE GOING TO TRY TO
ACCOMMODATE 25,000 EMPLOYEES IN
BELLEVUE OVER THE NEXT FEW
YEARS.
IT IS NOW THE CASE THAT THEY DO
NOT HAVE ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS FOR SEATTLE.
MAYBE THIS ONLY AFFECTS US AT
THE MARGINS?
BUT IF THEY START MOVING
EMPLOYEES AROUND, WE WILL LOSE
OUT ON SOME OF THAT ACTIVITY,
NOT JUST THE CONSTRUCTION
ACTIVITY, BUT THE DAY OF THE,
TAKING LUNCH AND OTHER RETAIL
ACTIVITY THAT GOES ON FROM
HAVING EMPLOYEES, NOT TO
MENTION THEIR WAGES AND
SALARIES.
NEXT SLIDE?
SO AGAIN, THE LONGER OUTLOOK IS
POSITIVE.
ONE THING WE HAVE HAD TO DO AND
NEED TO FACTOR INTO ANY
FORECAST IS, WHERE HAVE WE JUST
BEEN?
WILL YOU HAVE NOTICED IS THAT
THE NATIONAL AND REGIONAL
EMPLOYMENT HAVE TRACKED
PESSIMISTIC SCENARIOS THAT CAME
OUT OF THE FORECASTS IN THE
SECOND HALF OF 2020.
THAT IS CRUCIAL.
WE FEEL LIKE WE ARE ON TRACK
WITH THAT PESSIMISTIC, SLOWER
GROWTH SCENARIO.
THAT IS TRUE FOR OUR ACTUAL TAX
REVENUES THAT CAME IN IN 2020.
WE BELIEVE WE SHOULD STICK WITH
THAT UNTIL WE SEE DATA THAT
INDICATES OTHERWISE.
THAT FORECAST YOU ARE ABOUT TO
SEE, IT STICKS TO THAT SLOWER
GROWTH TRAJECTORY.
PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE WE ARE
NOT SEEING ENOUGH DATA YET.
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS AT OUR
LAST PRESENTATION.
WE ARE ALWAYS IN A LAG POSITION
FROM SEEING WHAT IS GOING ON IN
THE CURRENT TIME PERIOD.
WE TEND TO HAVE A BACKWARD
VIEW.
WE ARE LOOKING AT ALL THE DATA.
SO FAR, WE ARE NOT LOOKING AT
DATA THAT REFLECTS THE NEW
ACTIVITY FROM REOPENING AND SO
FORTH.
A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS THAT
WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT AFFECTS
OUR FORECAST, THE WORK FROM
HOME.
I BELIEVE WE MENTIONED THIS
WITH OUR LAST PRESENTATION, AS
WELL.
THAT CREATES SOME REASONABLE
UNCERTAINTY FOR PAYROLL EXPENSE
TAXES.
AS EMPLOYEES ARE WORKING FROM
HOME, SOME OF THAT WORK GETS
ASSIGNED OUTSIDE OF SEATTLE AND
NO TAXES WOULD BE PAID ON THAT
ON PAYROLL OR BUSINESS
ACTIVITY.
WE ARE TRACKING THAT AS CLOSELY
AS WE CAN GIVEN THE DATA WE
HAVE.
THEN THERE IS A LARGE
UNCERTAINTY REGARDING
CONSTRUCTION. WITH THE MOVEMENT
OF EMPLOYEES, SO DOES
CONSTRUCTION FOR OFFICE SPACE
AND SO FORTH.
SORRY, I'M GETTING AN ECHO HERE.
AGAIN, THIS IS ONE WE ARE GOING
TO HAVE TO WATCH IN THE SHORT-
TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, AND LONG-
TERM.
WE COULD BE AT THE POINT IN
SEATTLE WHERE WE HAVE SATURATED
SEATTLE WITH OFFICE SPACE.
IT COULD ALSO BECAUSE OF
MOVEMENT OF EMPLOYEES POSSIBLY
BECAUSE THEY ARE WORKING FROM
HOME OR THEY ARE BEING MOVED OUT
, SUCH AS IN THE AMAZON CASE IF
THAT WERE TO OCCUR.
NEXT SLIDE?
>> TO LOOK MORE SPECIFICALLY AT
SALES TAX, HERE IS WHAT WE ARE
LOOKING AT.
THE LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THIS
CHART IS SHOWING LEFT OF THE
VERTICAL DOTTED LINE, WE ARE
SHOWING 2019 ACTIVITY.
THIS HAS CHANGED YEAR-OVER-YEAR.
ON THE LEFT SIDE, IT IS 20
19/2018.
WHERE THE DRAMA IS ON THE RIGHT
SIDE, IT IS 20 20/2019.
WE ARE JUST GENERALLY BELOW
WHERE WE WERE IN 2019.
THE BIG HIT, AS EVERYONE HAS
ALREADY OBSERVED, IS IN THE
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY SECTORS.
AN EXAMPLE OF THE DELAY IN THE
DATA IS WE RECEIVED OUR ARCH
2021 DISTRIBUTION, WHICH
REFLECTS JANUARY SALES TAX
ACTIVITY.
IT WAS SOMEWHAT HIGHER THAN OUR
FORECAST.
IT IS STILL 7.2% LOWER THAN THE
MARCH 2020 YEAR-OVER-YEAR
MEASURE.
WE ARE STILL CLIMBING OUT OF
THIS.
>> BEFORE YOU MOVE ON, IT IS
IMPORTANT TO NOTE WHEN WE LOOK
AT, AS WELL, WHEN WE LOOK AT
CONSTRUCTION AND TAKE INTO
CONTEXT THE COMMENTS WE JUST
HEARD ABOUT THE DELAY FROM SDCI
WITH PERMITTING AND SOME OF THE
COMPLICATIONS THAT SMALL
BUSINESSES AND THOSE WHO MAY
WANT TO CONSTRUCT IN OUR CITY
ARE RUNNING INTO, ESPECIALLY
DURING COVID, IF THERE IS
ANYTHING WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO
TO EXPEDITE IT, IT IS NOT ONLY
GOOD FOR THOSE WE ARE TRYING TO
SERVE, BUT ACCORDING TO THIS
CHART, IT WOULD BE GOOD AS AN
ECONOMIC STIMULANT TO OUR LOCAL
ECONOMY.
I AM PUTTING IN A MARKER FOR
THAT, A LITTLE ADVOCACY PIECE
TO EXPEDITE PERMITTING.
NUMBER TWO, JUST AS I
INTERRUPTED YOU, AND I
APOLOGIZE THAT I, I WANT TO
MAKE A THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SOMETHING
REGARDING WORKPLACE
TRANSPARENCY.
WE WILL HAVE THAT ON THE NEXT
MEETING.
WE WILL NEED A LONGER PERIOD OF
TIME TO DISCUSS WORKPLACE
TRANSPARENCY.
THAT IS MAY 4 AT 9:30 AM.
THAT ALLOWS US 22 MORE MINUTES
OF THIS PRESENTATION BEFORE WE
MOVE ON TO THE HOUSING
PRESENTATION.
I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW
ABOUT THE TIME IN FRONT OF US.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT SLIDE?
WITH BUSINESS AND OCCUPATION
TAX, WE WERE DOWN BY 11.1% IN
2020 COMPARED TO 2019.
YOU CAN SEE BY THE BULLETS ON
THE LEFT-HAND SIDE THE
COMPOSITION OF THAT 11.1% IN
TERMS OF WHICH INDUSTRY
CATEGORIES CARRIED THE LOAD
WERE REPRESENTED THE LARGEST
SHARES OF THAT 11.1% DROP.
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY AGAIN
LEADS THE LIST.
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS
SERVICES, INCLUDING THINGS LIKE
HAIRCUTTING AND NAIL SALONS AND
THINGS LIKE THAT, ACCOUNTING
FIRMS AND WHATNOT.
TRADE IS DOWN.
CONSTRUCTION IS DOWN, AS WELL.
ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE, YOU CAN
SEE THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES FROM
2020 OVER 2019.
MOST OF THEM ARE IN THE 10% TO
15% RANGE, AS IS OUR TOTAL.
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY, YOU
SEE THAT DRAMATIC BLUE LINE AT
THE BOTTOM THERE, DOWN AT 56%
DECREASE YEAR OVER YEAR.
IT JUST GOT HAMMERED.
EVEN WITHIN THAT NEGATIVE NEWS,
INFORMATION AND FINANCE
ACTUALLY SHOWED SOME GROWTH AT
THE END OF THE DAY.
THERE ARE SIGNS OF GROWTH.
WHAT WE ARE HOPING AND
FORECASTING IS MODERATE GROWTH
IN MANY OF THESE AREAS.
I THINK WHAT WE ARE SEEING,
OBVIOUSLY, IS THAT THE POLICY
DRIVEN CLOSURES ARE GOING TO BE
THE LAST TO RECOVER.
NEXT SLIDE?
IN TERMS OF A FORECAST, BUT WE
ARE SHOWING HERE IS SALES AND
B&O COMBINED WITH BLUE BEING
THE B&O TAX AND THE RED BEING
THE SALES TAX, THE TRANSPARENT
COLUMNS ARE THE FORECASTS FOR
2021 AND 2022.
THE MORE OPAQUE COLUMNS
REPRESENT THE CURRENT UPDATE.
WHAT YOU SEE IS MODERATE
INCREASES IN BOTH COLUMNS
BETWEEN NOVEMBER AND THE
CURRENT.
AND THEN WE SEE AN ADDITIONAL
INCREASE FROM 2021 TO 2022.
YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT-HAND
SIDE OF THE SLIDE, WE ARE
ADDING ABOUT $10 MILLION IN
2021 FROM THE LOCAL SHARE OF
THE SALES TAX AND THE BUSINESS
AND OCCUPATION TAX WE WILL HAVE
AN ADDITIONAL $22.5 MILLION IN
2022 FROM THESE TWO SOURCES.
NEXT SLIDE?
BEFORE JUMPING TO THE TABLE, I
WANTED TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT REAL ESTATE EXCISE TAX.
THIS IS A MAJOR TAX FOR CAPITAL
PROJECTS IN THE CITY.
>> DID WE JUST LOSE DAVE?
>> IT LOOKS LIKE IT.
OKAY, I WILL TAKE OVER WHILE HE
TRIES TO GET BACK ON.
IN TERMS OF REAL ESTATE EXCISE
TAX, YOU CAN SEE WE HAD A RATE,
A BANNER YEAR IN 2019.
2020 FELL OFF.
IT DID NOT FALL OFF AS MUCH AS
WE HAD FORECAST.
OUR ACTUAL REVENUES FOR 2020
BEAT OUR FORECAST.
THERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES THERE.
BASED ON THAT AND WHAT WE ARE
SEEING, PARTICULARLY IN THE
RESIDENTIAL MARKET, BUT ALSO IN
THE COMMERCIAL MARKET, WE ARE
FORECASTING RECOVERY IN REAL
ESTATE EXCISE TAX REVENUES TO
APPROXIMATELY $80 MILLION A
YEAR FOR THIS YEAR AND NEXT.
JUST A REMINDER IN GENERAL THAT
REVENUES ARE DEDICATED TO
CAPITAL PROJECTS AND PROVIDE
THE BACKBONE FUNDING FOR THE
BASIC MAINTENANCE OF CITY
FACILITIES AND CITY ASSETS.
THE PARKS, SDOT, FAS, VARIOUS
COMMUNITY FACILITIES.
AGAIN, THE REAL ESTATE EXCISE
TAX IS RECOVERED MORE QUICKLY
THAN WE HAD ANTICIPATED.
COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS
RECESSION, BANKING AND
FINANCIAL MARKETS ARE STILL
WORKING AND ARE ABLE TO SUPPORT
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS.
I SEE THERE IS A QUESTION.
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THIS LOOK BACK AS WELL AS THE
FORECAST, I SEE THAT THE 2022
BAR IS COUNTERINTUITIVE TO WHAT
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD CONTINUE
GOING UP.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY IT DOES NOT?
>> OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I
DID NOT GENERATE THIS FORECAST.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THIS MARKET AND UPDATE AS WE
MOVE FORWARD.
IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR A SINGLE
TRANSACTION ON THE MARGIN TO
HAVE A NONTRIVIAL IMPACT HERE.
THERE ARE TWO 0.25% TAXES HERE.
COLUMBIA TOWER WAS SOLD TWICE
WITHIN THE SPAN OF THE YEAR AND
ONTO ITSELF GENERATED SEVERAL
MILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUE.
CONNECT IT LOOKS LIKE THE
REDUCTION IS ACTUALLY IN THE
RESIDENTIAL PART OF THE BAR.
>> SOME OF THAT MAY ALSO BE,
ONE OF THE FACTORS DRIVING REAL
ESTATE RESIDENTIAL EXCISE TAXES
ARE CONDOMINIUMS.
WHEN A CONDOMINIUM HITS THE
MARKET, EVERY ONE OF THOSE
UNITS IS TRANSACTED IN A
RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
WE ARE SEEING EXISTING PROJECTS
REACH COMPLETION, AND THERE HAS
BEEN STRENGTH IN THE OVERALL
RESIDENTIAL MARKET, BUT THE
CONDOMINIUM MARKET DOWNTOWN IS
SOMEWHAT DEPRESSED.
WE ARE PROBABLY NOT SEEING
PEOPLE CONSUME NEW PRODUCTS
BEYOND WHAT IS ALREADY
UNDERWAY.
WE CAN GIVE YOU MORE DETAIL ON
THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND THEN WE WILL MOVE TO THE
NEXT SLIDE.
IF DAVID GETS BACK ON, HE CAN
INTERRUPT ME.
THIS IS A SUMMARY TABLE. I WILL
GIVE YOU A MOMENT OR TWO TO
WALK YOU THROUGH THE FORMAT AND
HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE FINDINGS.
THE FIRST ONE IS OUR 2020
REVENUES.
HAVING COMPLETED YEAR-END TOTAL
OF THE REVENUES TAKEN IN, THE
UPPER PART OF THIS TABLE
HIGHLIGHTS THE GENERAL FUND.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE THE
SOURCES THERE.
THAT LEADS ME TO THE TOTAL IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE TABLE.
THE LOWER PART OF THE TABLE
HIGHLIGHTS REVENUE SOURCES THAT
ARE LARGELY DEDICATED TO ONE
PURPOSE OR ANOTHER.
HOWEVER, THEY SUPPORT GENERAL
GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES THAT I
THINK ARE RELEVANT TO THIS
PARTICULAR CONVERSATION.
IN PARTICULAR, OVER THE PASSED
YEAR, AS REVENUES FOR
ADMISSIONS TAX AND SHORT-TERM
RENTAL TAX AND SWEETENED
BEVERAGE TAX HAVE FALLEN OFF,
WE HAVE HAD TO SCALE BACK SOME
OF THE ACTIVITIES FUNDED BY
THOSE SOURCES.
SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO SEE THE
WHOLE PICTURE OF OUR GENERAL
GOVERNMENT RESOURCES.
THE FIRST COLUMN IS 2020
ACTUALS.
THE SECOND COLUMN IS 2021
ADOPTED.
THAT IS THE FORECAST WHICH THE
CURRENT BUDGET IS BALANCED,
REFLECTING AN UPDATE WE
PROVIDED IN NOVEMBER.
2021 APRIL, THE THIRD COLUMN,
IS THE FORECAST THE REVENUE FOR
THE YEAR AS OF TODAY.
YOU SEE SOME CHANGES. THAT IS
THE DELTA, THE CHANGE IN THE
FORECAST THAT WE ARE BRINGING
YOU.
2022 IS NEXT YEAR'S FORECAST.
THIS IS THE FIRST DETAILED
FORECAST OF THOSE REVENUES.
WE HAVE BEGUN DEVELOPING THE
2022 BUDGET FOR LIMRA LEE WITH
THAT REVENUE FORECAST IN THE
FINAL COLUMN AS THE BASIS FOR
OUR INITIAL WORK.
WE UPDATE THAT IN AUGUST TO
PROVIDE THE FINAL FORECAST THAT
UNDERLIES THE PROPOSAL WE WILL
BRING FORWARD.
I AM FOCUSING MOST SPECIFICALLY
ON THIS CHANGE TO SHOW HOW ALL
THE ECONOMIC INFORMATION
PROVIDED IS TRANSLATED.
LOOKING AT THE 2021 APRIL AND
THEN THE LINE INCREASE IN
PROPERTY TAXES, WE HAD FORECAST
A HIGHER LEVEL OF DELINQUENCY.
WE ARE NOT SEEING THAT.
THAT IS GOOD NEWS BOTH IN
GENERAL AND IN TERMS OF
REVENUE.
WE HAVE NOTED SALES AND B&O
HAVE COME BACK MORE QUICKLY THAN
WE HAD THOUGHT.
THESE ARE MODEST DIFFERENCES
WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE OVERALL
BASE.
IT IS LESS THAN A 2%
DIFFERENCE.
UTILITY TAXES ARE UP MORE
CONSIDERABLY.
THAT IS BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
UTILITY TAX REVENUES COLLECTED
THERE.
COURT FINDS AND PARKING ARE
DOWN SLIGHTLY.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS
APPROXIMATELY $20 MILLION OF
INCREASED REVENUES FOR 2021.
WE HAVE NOT CHANGED SOME OF THE
OTHER NUMBERS FOR INTERMISSION
TAX OR SHORT-TERM RENTAL TAX OR
SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX.
THOSE NUMBERS REMAIN THE SAME.
BABY BEFORE THE FALL, WE MAY
CHANGE THOSE NUMBERS.
WITH REDUCED OCCUPANCY, WE ARE
NOT EXPECTING A DRAMATIC
INCREASE IN ADMISSION TAX
REVENUES.
MOVIE THEATER SALES ARE A MAJOR
COMPONENT OF IT.
WE HAD PRESUMED SOME LEVEL OF
RESUMED ACTIVITY, AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO AN OPPORTUNITY TO
UPDATE THAT FORECAST.
SIMILARLY, SWEETENED BEVERAGE,
THE MERCR MEGA BLOCK, THIS IS
AN ACCOUNTING ISSUE.
WE HAD ANTICIPATED THAT THOSE
REVENUES WOULD COME IN 2020.
THAT DID NOT CLOSE LAST YEAR.
IT WILL CLOSE THIS YEAR.
WE HAVE SHIFTED THOSE REVENUES
TO SHOW THEM IN 2021.
WE HAVE LITERALLY SPENT THOSE
DOLLARS.
WE HAVE AN INTERFUND LOAN
AGAINST THOSE DOLLARS THAT WAS
USED TO FUND ACTIVITIES.
AS SOON AS THOSE REVENUES COME
IN, THEY WILL GO OUT TO PAY THE
LOAN.
THIS IS NOT A NET INCREASE IN
REVENUE.
WITH SCHOOLS REOPENING, WE WILL
SEE INCREASED REVENUES THERE.
IF YOU TAKE OUT THE MEGA BLOCK,
THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE.
QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
DIRECTOR NOBLE AND TEAM AT CBO.
WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO HAVE THESE PRESENTATIONS.
AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE ARE
DEFINITELY INTERESTED IN HAVING
A REGULAR CALENDAR THAT IS
PUBLISHED SO WE CAN MAKE SURE
TO HAVE THE TIME FOR THE
REVENUE FORECAST QUARTERLY ON
OUR CALENDAR.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE EXTRA
TIME FROM COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
AS WELL TO FREE UP MORE TIME
FOR THIS DISCUSSION.
WE HAVE ABOUT 10 MORE MINUTES
HERE.
I WANT TO ADD A FEW POINTS
SINCE I AM NOT SEEING ANY
IMMEDIATE HANDS.
I WANT TO REITERATE SOME OF THE
IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF WHY I AM
BOTH OPTIMISTIC AND ALSO
CAUTIOUS, DESPITE THE
RELATIVELY POSITIVE NEWS HERE
TODAY.
SOME OF THESE POINTS YOU HAVE
ALREADY MADE, DIRECTOR NOBLE
AND TEAM. ONE, THE ECONOMIC
RECOVERY FROM A PANDEMIC
INDUCED RECESSION IS SOMETHING
NONE OF US HAVE EVER
EXPERIENCED FIRSTHAND.
IT IS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT FOR
US TO PREDICT NEXT STEPS.
ON BALANCE, THIS IS GOOD NEWS
TODAY.
THE OTHER REASON I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT TO BE CAUTIOUS IS THE
2021 BUDGET IS BALANCED USING A
SIGNIFICANT DRAW ON FISCAL
RESERVES.
AS THE ECONOMY BEGINS TO
RECOVER AND FEDERAL DOLLARS ARE
AVAILABLE, THERE IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REPLENISH SOME
OF THE RESERVES AS BASE REVENUES
BOUNCE BACK TO BRACE FOR OTHER
ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS.
LAST YEAR, WE PUT TOGETHER SOME
ADDITIONAL QUESTION IN THIS IN
CASE THERE IS A NEED FOR
EMERGENCY PROVISIONS.
I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR
INCLUDING $40 MILLION IN LAST
YEAR'S BUDGET.
THE 2021 BUDGET INCLUDED SOME
REDUCTIONS IN SPENDING AREAS,
INCLUDING HOLDING POSITIONS
OPEN, DELAYING CAPITAL
INVESTMENTS, OTHER CUTS TO
CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS LIKE SDOT
AND PARKS.
THAT MAY NOT BE SUSTAINABLE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN
OPEN UP OUR ECONOMY AND PROVIDE
SERVICES WE NEED, ESPECIALLY IN
PARKS.
WE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE
ISSUES AS WE LOOK AT THE 2022
BUDGET.
THAT WILL BE REALLY IMPORTANT.
AS WE LOOK AT THE 2021 BUDGET,
WE SEE THAT A RELIES HEAVILY ON
MAKING SURE THAT THE JUMPSTART
PAYROLL TAX REVENUE GOES TO
WHAT IT WAS INTENDED TO DO.
THAT WAS CODIFIED IN RESOLUTION
301957.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
PRIORITIZING INVESTMENTS AND
ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN PUT ON
THE BACK BURNER, INCLUDING
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS.
I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT
AS WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT
VARIOUS REVENUE STREAMS COMING
IN THAT WE ARE PROTECTIVE AND
DILIGENT TO USE THOSE DOLLARS
AS WE COMMITTED TO WITH BOTH
VOTERS AND THE BROAD COALITION
THAT CAME FORWARD AND SUPPORTED
THE EFFORT AROUND THOSE FUNDS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
BOTH LOOKING AT AVOIDING RISKS
IN BALANCING OUR BUDGET AND
MAINTAINING INTEGRITY OF THOSE
FUNDS, AS WELL.
I WILL SEE IF THERE ARE
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS.
I SAW A FEW FOLKS COME ON
SCREEN.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> CAN YOU GO BACK TO SLIDE
FOUR, PLEASE?
FANTASTIC.
ONE MORE FORWARD.
THERE YOU GO.
APPRECIATE IT. ONE OF THE,
HAVING A PANEL EARLIER TO
GROUND SOME OF OUR DISCUSSIONS,
MATT LANDER FROM SBA WAS ON THE
PANEL THIS MORNING.
HE CALLED OUT ARTS AND
ENTERTAINMENT AS ONE OF THE
HARDEST HIT SECTORS.
I APPRECIATE THAT THIS SLIDE IS
FOCUSED ON WHAT IS DRIVING THE
RECOVERY.
BUT KNOWING THAT THE ARTS AND
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY HAS BEEN
PARTICULARLY HIT HARD BY THE
PANDEMIC, AND THEY HAVE BEEN
UNIQUELY IMPACTED, THOUGH THEIR
NUMBERS ARE RELATIVELY SMALL, I
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR
SITUATION IS NOT BEING OBSCURED
BY THAT OF THE LARGER
INDUSTRIES.
I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND
WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE
CAPTURED IN ANY OF THE
CATEGORIES HERE.
>> JAN, I DEFER TO YOU.
>> SO LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY
INCLUDES DRINKING AND FOOD
SERVICES, AS WELL AS ARTS. THAT
IS A PART OF THAT.
>> SO THAT CATEGORY INCLUDES
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT IN
ADDITION TO -- OKAY.
>> LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY
INCLUDES ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT.
>> FANTASTIC.
THANK YOU.
I WANT TO SPEAK TO THE
IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNIZING WHAT
IS DRIVING OUR RECOVERY, BUT
ALSO THE IMPORTANCE IN MAKING
SURE THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING THE
HISTORIC INDUSTRIES IN OUR
REGION THAT HAVE LED TO A
VIBRANT ECONOMIC CLIMATE. WE
WANT TO LOOK NOT ONLY TO INVEST
IN THOSE SECTORS THAT ARE
DRIVING RECOVERY, BUT LOOKING
TO THOSE SECTORS THAT ARE,
WITHOUT OUR ASSISTANCE, WILL
CONTINUE TO LAG BEHIND.
WE SHOULD REALLY ENDEAVOR TO
TRY TO AVOID THAT SORT OF A
SCENARIO AND LOOK AT REALLY
FOCUSING SOME OF OUR
INVESTMENTS IN THE SMALLER
INDUSTRIES THAT HAVE A POWERFUL
IMPACT ON OUR ECONOMY.
>> TO MAKE THIS PRESENTATION
MIX A LITTLE BIT WITH OUR
PREVIEW, WE LOOK TO HAVE A
SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN ARTS AND
CULTURE.
WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT THE
SECTOR MAY BE THE WRONG WAY TO
THINK ABOUT IT, BECAUSE IT IS
ABOUT MORE THAN ECONOMICS RIGHT
NOW.
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE
RECOVERY.
IS AMONG THOSE WHO HAVE
SUFFERED THE MOST DURING THE
PANDEMIC.
>> ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
VICE CHAIR, DID YOU HAVE
SOMETHING ELSE?
ALY, I AM WONDERING IF YOU CAN
PUT THIS REVENUE FORECAST INTO
CONTEXT FOR THE UPCOMING TWO
PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT ARE
NOT ON TODAY'S AGENDA BUT WERE
ON THE CALENDAR YESTERDAY?
HOW WILL THOSE DISCUSSIONS
FACTOR INTO THE ONGOING
CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT GETS
SPENT THIS YEAR IN ANTICIPATION
OF OUR 2022 BUDGET COMING UP
THIS FALL?
>> I THINK YOU ARE REFERRING
FORWARD TO THE CARRYFORWARD
ORDINANCE AND WILL BE ON THE
AGENDA FOR THE COMMITTEE ON MAY
5 FOR A DISCUSSION AT THAT
SPECIAL MEETING.
THOSE BILLS ARE SOMEWHAT
TECHNICAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE IN
NATURE.
THEY ARE ALLOWING CERTAIN
APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED IN
2022 CARRYFORWARD INTO 2021.
THAT IS SPENDING THE
DEPARTMENTS INTEND TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH, BUT IT WAS NOT
AUTOMATICALLY CARRIED FORWARD
THROUGH LEGISLATION.
AND THEN MAKING SOME
ADJUSTMENTS THROUGH THE BUDGET
EXCEPTIONS ORDINANCE TO THE
APARTMENTS THAT MAY HAVE -- TO
DEPARTMENTS THAT MAY HAVE
OVERSPENT OR UNDER SPENT
COMPARED TO THEIR APPROPRIATION
IN 2020.
THOSE ARE RELATIVELY TECHNICAL
IN NATURE.
THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF
DECISIONS ABOUT THE SPENDING
INCLUDED IN THAT.
FOLLOWING CLOSELY ON THE HEELS
OF THAT DISCUSSION WILL BE
CONTINUED DISCUSSIONS OF
FEDERAL FUNDS AND THE
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET ORDINANCE
IN JUNE, WHERE YOU WILL SEE
REQUESTS FROM DEPARTMENTS FOR
NEW SPENDING OR ADJUSTMENTS TO
THEIR ADOPTED BUDGET.
I WILL ALSO NOTE THAT THERE
HAVE BEEN OTHER, ONE OFF
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET ORDINANCES
THAT THIS COMMITTEE AND OTHERS
HAVE CONTEMPLATED THIS YEAR AND
PASSED IN SOME CASES.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
KEEPING THAT IN MIND AS WE
THINK ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES IDENTIFIED THROUGH
THE REVENUE FORECAST, AS WELL
AS OTHER SPENDING CAN DECISIONS.
YOU WILL RECALL LAST YEAR AT
AROUND THIS TIME, WE HAD A MUCH
MORE DRASTIC NEGATIVE FORECAST
COMING FROM THE BUDGET OFFICE.
THAT WAS NOT AWESOME, AS WELL,
IN AUGUST.
WE HAD BETTER NEWS IN NOVEMBER.
WE CAN SEE FLUCTUATIONS
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
THAT IS ALONG THE LINES OF WHAT
YOU STARTED WITH, WHICH IS SOME
OPTIMISM, BUT ADVISING CAUTION
AND MAKING BIG CHANGES OUTSIDE
OF THOSE ONE-TIME FUNDS GIVEN
THE UNCERTAINTY MOVING FORWARD.
>> GREAT.
I DO SEE THAT DAVID HAS
REJOINED THE MEETING.
APOLOGIZE FOR HAVING YOU DROP
OFF.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD
LIKE TO ADD BEFORE WE CLOSE
THIS PRESENTATION?
>> I WILL CLOSE BY SAYING THANK
YOU AND I APOLOGIZE THAT I WAS
KICKED OFF.
I THINK IT WAS ON MY END.
>> ALL HAVING COMPUTER AND
INTERNET ISSUES TODAY, NO
PROBLEM.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> I AM SORRY THAT I AM DOING
THE OLD SCHOOL RAISE MY HAND.
SOMETIMES I HAVE THAT FEATURE
ON ZOOM AND SOMETIMES I DON'T.
TODAY, I DON'T.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
CONTINUE TO BE GROUNDED IN
REALITY IN TERMS OF WHAT THIS
REVENUE FORECAST IS TELLING US.
I THINK WHAT IT IS TELLING US
IS THAT THE REVENUE IS STARTING
TO FRIEND IN A DIRECTION THAT
WE WANT TO SEE IT TREND, WHICH
IS UPWARDS.
BUT THERE IS STILL A LOT OF
UNCERTAINTY IN OUR REVENUE.
I AM HEARING A LOT OF GENERAL,
I GUESS THE ECONOMIC TERM IS
PESSIMISM AROUND FUTURE REVENUE
FORECASTS.
I DON'T WANT FOLKS TO WALK AWAY
WITH THE IMPRESSION, PEOPLE WHO
MIGHT BE VIEWING THIS MEETING,
THAT WE SOMEHOW THINK THAT, YOU
KNOW, WE HAVE REACHED THE
PANACEA OF RECOVERY BY VIRTUE
OF SEEING THIS REVENUE FORECAST.
THERE IS STILL A LOT MORE WORK
THAT NEEDS TO BE HAPPENING.
WE NEED A LOT MORE SUPPORT AND
CONDUCTIVITY TO FEDERAL AND
STATE PARTNERS FOR VIABLE
ADDITIONAL REVENUE TO SUPPORT
THE ONGOING RECOVERY AND
REVITALIZATION NEEDS OF THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I
AM RECEIVING THE REVENUE
FORECAST THROUGH THE PROPER
FILTER, BECAUSE I CERTAINLY
DON'T WANT TO CREATE AN
IMPRESSION THAT WE ON THE CITY
COUNCIL AND AT THE CITY BUDGET
OFFICE ARE SOMEHOW IGNORING THE
REALITY OF THE REMAINING
DIFFICULTY AND CHALLENGES THAT
WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
HAVE IN OVERCOMING THIS ONCE-IN-
A-LIFETIME ECONOMIC CRISIS.
I DID WANT TO SORT OF HEAR FROM
DAVE, BEN, OR JAN ON THAT BIG
MACRO TAKEAWAY OF WHAT WE SHOULD
BE, HOW WE SHOULD GROUND
OURSELVES WITH THIS
INFORMATION.
>> I THINK THAT IS EXACTLY
RIGHT.
WHAT WE ARE SHOWING TO YOU IS
THAT WE HAVE BEGUN A RECOVERY.
REVENUES HAVE TURNED BACK TO
POSITIVE GROWTH.
WE HAVE NOT ACHIEVED THE LEVELS
FROM THE PRE-COVID PERIOD.
ALSO TO HIGHLIGHT, AND THE DATA
REALLY SHOW IT, THERE CONTINUE
TO BE SECTORS, THERE IS THAT
PHRASE OF NOT TO NEGLECT THE
PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THOSE PLACES
AND RELY ON THOSE INDUSTRIES
FOR THEIR LIVELIHOOD WHO ARE
STILL DECIMATED.
WE ARE HOPING FOR SOMETHING IN
THE SHORT TERM.
CONTACTS, LONG-TERM IMPACTS
DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTED TO COVID OR
PERHAPS OTHERWISE.
IT IS GOOD TO BE BACK ON A
GROWTH TRAJECTORY.
THERE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE DONE.
WE ARE NOT ALL THE WAY BACK.
AGAIN, WE WANT TO BE THOUGHTFUL
AND CAUTIOUS ABOUT THE WAY WE
DEPLOY RESOURCES.
TO USE A PERHAPS TRITE ANALOGY,
IT IS MORE OF A MARATHON THAN A
SPRINT.
THIS WILL NOT BE THAT HARD ON
SOME INDUSTRIES, BUT FOR OTHERS,
IT WILL BE CONSIDERABLE.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT
I THINK THE GRAVE REALITY THAT
WE ARE FACING RIGHT NOW, RIGHT,
THAT THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF
THE RECOVERY AND WE ARE SEEING
THE NUMBERS TREND IN A BETTER
DIRECTION MAKES THE WORK THAT
WE ARE DOING AROUND ARPA AND
ADVOCACY AROUND ADDITIONAL
FEDERAL DOLLARS AND STATE
DOLLARS, PARTICULARLY AROUND
THAT AREA OF HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS, IS THAT MUCH MORE
CRITICAL TO MAKING SURE -- I
THINK THIS INFORMATION IS
REALLY HELPFUL TO MAKE SURE WE
CAN DEPLOY RESOURCES
STRATEGICALLY AND IDENTIFY HOW
WE CAN BEST LEVERAGE OUR
AVAILABLE REVENUE AT WHATEVER
LEVEL IT IS WITH THOSE
ADDITIONAL DOLLARS COMING INTO
OUR ECOSYSTEM BY VIRTUE OF THOSE
SUPPORTS FROM THE FEDERAL AND
STATE GOVERNMENTS.
I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT
THERE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE GROUNDED IN
THIS INFORMATION AS WE CONTINUE
TO MAKE IT REALLY DIFFICULT
DECISIONS ABOUT HOW TO BEST
LEVERAGE OUR DOLLARS AND HOW TO
BEST MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN, IN
FACT, DECIMATED BY THIS
ECONOMIC CRISIS AND ARE
CERTAINLY NOT FEELING LIKE WE
ARE AT THE START OF AN ECONOMIC
RECOVERY FOR MANY FAMILIES AND
WORKERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS.
THEY VERY MUCH FEEL LIKE THIS
IS STILL THE BEGINNING OF THE
END FOR THEM.
THE CHALLENGES ARE GREAT, BUT
THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE THERE. I
REMAIN HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN
THREAD THE NEEDLE HERE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
AND ARE THERE ANY LAST
COMMENTS?
OKAY.
I THINK COUNCIL PRESIDENT, YOUR
SUMMARY NOTES ARE A GOOD NOTE TO
LEAVE THIS ON TO SET THE TONE
FOR OUR TEACHER CONVERSATIONS.
THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING
THOSE PIECES.
DIRECTOR NOBLE, THANKS TO YOU
AND YOUR TEAM, DAVE, JAN,
JOSEPH, AND, AS ALWAYS, ALY,
THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING US WITH
AN OVERVIEW, AS WELL.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO FUTURE
CONVERSATIONS WITH ALL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
>>> MADAM CLERK, THAT'S GO
AHEAD AND READ ITEM NUMBER
FOUR, OUR LAST ITEM FOR THIS
AGENDA.
THE NORTHGATE COMMONS
SUPPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF
A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU.
WE HAVE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ANDREW LOFTON AND TERRY GALINEY
FROM THE SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY ALONG WITH TRACI
RATZLIFF FROM COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF.
BEFORE ALLOWING YOU TO TALK
ABOUT THE GREAT WORK THAT SHA
IS UP TO, I WANT A CHANCE TO
PRESENT TO YOU THE PROCLAMATION
THAT WE JUST EMAILED TO YOU.
THIS IS THE FINAL PROCLAMATION
WITH SOME UPDATES THAT WE
WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU HAD IN
YOUR HANDS TO HONOR YOU AND
YOUR LEGACY AS A PUBLIC SERVANT
AND SPECIFICALLY HERE IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
AS YOU SEE IN THE PROCLAMATION,
IT DOES DECLARE MAY 7 TO BE
ANDREW LOFTON DAY.
THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO SEE
YOU BEFORE YOUR RETIREMENT ON
THAT DAY.
THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO
COME TO THE HOUSING COMMITTEE
OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
I APPRECIATED THE OPPORTUNITY
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WORK
YOU ARE DOING AT SHA AND THE
DIRECT SERVICE THAT YOU
PROVIDE.
VERY BRIEFLY, I WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE FEATURES
IN THE RESOLUTION.
IN THE LAST 16 YEARS, THERE HAS
BEEN CONTINUED GROWTH IN THE
NUMBER OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
UNITS. SINCE 2012, THE HOUSING
INVENTORY HAS GROWN BY OVER
1500 UNITS.
THAT INCLUDES BOTH VOUCHERS AND
SHA OWNED AND MANAGED UNITS.
I KNOW YOU ARE DOING STRATEGIC
ACQUISITION.
YOU ARE SETTING UP THE
ORGANIZATION TO BE IN A GOOD
POSITION FOR ACQUISITION OF
ADDITIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING
UNITS.
FOR THE CITY, THERE HAS BEEN
MORE THAN 10,000 SHA FAMILIES
WHO WERE ABLE TO GET ACCESS TO
THE UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM.
RECOGNIZING THAT ONE IN 10
STUDENTS IN SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS ALSO LIVES IN PUBLIC
HOUSING, DIRECTOR LOFTON
DIRECTED THE EDUCATION
INITIATIVE, WHICH INCLUDES
PARTNERSHIPS WITH SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES,
AND OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN
OUR AREA.
SUPPORTING YOU'RE CAREER IN
PUBLIC SERVICE INCLUDES WORK AT
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND
THE CITY OF SEATTLE UNDER
MULTIPLE MAYORS AND
DEPARTMENTS.
IT HAS BEEN A DEDICATION, A
SERVICE TO THE CITY TO BE ABLE
TO HAVE YOU IN THE STEWARD
POSITION AT SHA.
I AM HONORED TO BE ABLE TO
RECOGNIZE YOUR 40 YEARS OF WORK.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME WITH US
IN THE LAST 40 YEARS AND THE
LAST FOUR YEARS WITH OUR
COMMITTEE SPECIFICALLY.
A LOT OF FOLKS MAY WANT TO SAY
SOMETHING BEFORE I TURN IT OVER
TO YOU.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED
IN THIS NORTHGATE PROJECT, AS
WELL.
ANYTHING ANYBODY ELSE WOULD
WANT TO SAY BEFORE I TURN IT
OVER TO DIRECTOR LOFTON?
DIRECTOR LOFTON, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR RECEIVING THIS.
WE ARE EXCITED TO CELEBRATE
YOUR RETIREMENT.
ANY WORDS FROM YOU BEFORE WE
TURN IT OVER TO YOU FOR THE
PRESENTATION?
>> COUNCIL CHAIR, AND YOU VERY
MUCH FOR THIS HONOR.
TO THE REST OF THE CITY
COUNCIL, I DO APPRECIATE IT.
I FEEL VERY HUMBLED BY IT.
I DO WANT TO SAY THAT THE
ACHIEVEMENTS THAT YOU HAVE
ACKNOWLEDGED, I AM NOT ONLY
VERY PROUD OF, BUT I WOULD BE
REMISS IF I DID NOT SAY THOSE
ARE NOT MY ACHIEVEMENTS.
THOSE ARE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF
THE STAFF AND PEOPLE AT THE
SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
I COULD NOT BE IN THE POSITION
I AM NOW WITHOUT THEIR SUPPORT.
I AM EXTREMELY APPRECIATIVE AND
THANKFUL FOR ALL OF THE STAFF
WHO HAVE PUT THEIR WORK BEHIND
THOSE ACHIEVEMENTS THAT YOU JUST
DESCRIBED.
THOSE ACHIEVEMENTS ARE ALSO A
REFLECTION OF THE PARTNERSHIPS
WE HAVE HAD WITH THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, THE PARTNERSHIPS WE
HAVE HAD WITH OTHER COMMUNITY
PARTNERS TO REALLY FOCUS ON
WHAT I THINK HAS BEEN THE
NUMBER ONE DRIVING FORCE FOR SHA
, WHICH IS HOW WE IMPROVE THE
LIVES OF OUR RESIDENTS.
ALL OF THOSE EFFORTS ARE DRIVEN
BY THAT FUNDAMENTAL CONCERN.
I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE OF BEING
ABLE TO SERVE PEOPLE DURING OUR
TENURE AND HAVING DONE
SOMETHING THAT I THINK HAS
CREATED AN OPPORTUNITY AND A
PATHWAY FOR MANY OF OUR
RESIDENTS TO IMPROVE THEIR
SITUATION.
THANK YOU TO THE CITY COUNCIL
AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE, THE
STAFF FOR YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS
AND THIS HONOR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> EXCELLENT.
THE FINAL PROCLAMATION WILL BE
UPLOADED BEFORE OUR NOTES ARE
FINALIZED FOR THE FINANCE AND
HOUSING COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR LOFTON.
YOU ARE NOT DONE YET.
WE HAVE MORE WORK OVER THE NEXT
FEW WEEKS BEFORE YOU LEAVE.
I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO
YOU.
TRACI, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE
ANY OPENING COMMENTS, BUT THIS
IS OUR ANTICIPATED UPDATE ON
THE NORTHGATE DEVELOPMENT PLAN,
WHICH IS TO ACQUIRE AFFORDABLE
ASSISTED HOUSING.
THIS CAN BE MORE COST-EFFICIENT
TO PURCHASE EXISTING UNITS THAT
CAN BE UPDATED AND TURNED INTO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS.
I AM EXCITED OF THIS EXAMPLE TO
USE OUR STRATEGIC ACQUISITION
TO LEVERAGE PURCHASING EXISTING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I THINK THIS IS AN EXTENSION OF
THE WORK THAT WE DID IN 2018 TO
MAKE SURE WE WERE LOOKING AT
MORE PRESERVATION AND STRATEGIC
ACQUISITION OPTIONS.
ANYTHING MORE, TRACI ?
>> GIVEN THE LATENESS OF THE
HOUR, AND I DID NOT EAT MY
WHEATIES THIS MORNING, I WILL
LET MR. LOFTON GO AHEAD WITH
THIS PRESENTATION SO WE CAN GET
TO LUNCH AFTERWARDS.
>> I KNOW HOW IT IS TO BE IN
THE WAY OF LUNCH.
WE WILL TRY TO MOVE VERY
QUICKLY THROUGH THIS, BUT ALSO
GIVE YOU A BRIEF BACKGROUND
OVERVIEW OF THE NORTHGATE
COMMONS PROJECT THAT WE ARE
DEVELOPING.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO TERRY
GALINEY WITHOUT ANY FURTHER
ADO SO WE CAN MOVE RIGHT INTO
THE PRESENTATION.
TERRY?
TERRY, YOU ARE ON MUTE.
WE CAN'T HEAR YOU.
I CAN'T HEAR YOU.
>> I THINK YOUR AUDIO MIGHT NOT
BE WORKING WITH YOUR EARBUDS.
STILL NOT WORKING?
I CAN REACH HER LIPS, THAT I
CANNOT HEAR YOU.
DO YOU WANT TO PINCH-HIT,
DIRECTO LOFTON?
I THINK THAT IS THE TERM.
I DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW.
>> DIRECTOR LOFTON IS NOW ON
MUTE.
>> THERE WE GO.
IS THAT BETTER?
NORTHGATE, I DON'T KNOW IF WE
HAVE THE SLIDES UP, BUT WE
WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT
THE, BACK IN 2019, WE ACQUIRED
THE NORTHGATE PROPERTY.
IT IS ON FIFTH AVENUE NORTHEAST
AND NORTHGATE WAY.
IT IS A FIVE ACRE SITE THAT HAS
APPROXIMATELY 211 UNITS THAT
ARE ACTUALLY AFFORDABLE.
THE CURRENT RENTS ARE
AFFORDABLE AT ABOUT 60% OF
MEDIAN INCOME.
THOSE UNITS ARE WHAT WE HAVE
BEEN POINTING TO TO REDEVELOP.
THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE
SITE.
THOSE ARE THE 211 UNITS
CURRENTLY.
THEY ARE ONE AND TWO STORY
BUILDINGS ON THIS ENTIRE SITE.
THE GOALS THAT WE HAD FOR THIS
WERE TO PRESERVE THE EXISTING
211 UNITS, CREATE A VERY
CONNECTED AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY,
PARTNER WITH LOCAL AND
COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO DEVELOP A
VISION FOR THE SITE, AND
INTEGRATE THE ENVIRONMENTAL
STEWARDSHIP PRIORITIES AND
HEALTH PRIORITIES WE HAD INTO
THE COMMUNITY.
>> ANDREW?
I AM BACK.
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> YES.
>> I APOLOGIZE.
IT WORKS IN THE PRE-SESSION.
SOMETHING MUST HAVE HAPPENED
ALONG THE WAY.
>> I JUST GAVE THE OPENING
COMMITMENTS.
WHY DON'T YOU TAKE IT UP ON
PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES?
>> TERRY, I HAVE MY SCREEN
SHARED.
YOU CAN JUST TELL ME WHEN TO
MOVE THE SLIDE.
>> THAT WORKS GREAT.
AGAIN, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE
FOR GIVING US THE TIME TO TALK
ABOUT NORTHGATE COMMONS.
I AM RELIEF -- REALLY THRILLED
TO BE HERE.
THIS IS A WONDERFUL CHANCE TO
CREATE SOME SUBSTANTIAL
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD.
AS A BACKGROUND, SHA PURCHASED
THIS SITE AT THE END OF 2019
FOR $65 MILLION.
IT WAS ON THE MARKET.
THERE WERE MARKET RATE BUYERS
WHO WERE INTERESTED IN THE SITE.
THE SITE WAS AT RISK OF LARGELY
GOING TO THE MARKET AT THE
TIME.
SHA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY
STEPPED UP TO HELP PRESERVE
THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR CREATING A
SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON THE SITE.
IT IS A WONDERFUL SITE.
I DON'T HAVE TO GO INTO ALL THE
BENEFITS THEIR WONDERFUL ACCESS
TO TRANSPORTATION, SERVICES,
THE MALL REDEVELOPMENT, ACCESS
TO THE SEATTLE KRAKEN.
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THAT.
THE OTHER THING THAT IS REALLY
WONDERFUL ABOUT HIS
NEIGHBORHOOD IS THAT IT FITS
WITHIN SHA'S CREATE A MOVE TO
OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM.
THIS IS A HIGH OPPORTUNITY
NEIGHBORHOOD.
IT IS A WONDERFUL LOCATION FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
PARTICULARLY FOR FAMILIES.
THAT FITS INTO THE COMMITMENTS
ON THE SECOND SLIDE THAT IS
SHOWN HERE.
THANK YOU.
THE CORE COMMITMENTS THAT ARE
FOUNDATIONALHERE ARE
PRESERVING THE EXISTING 211
NATURALLY OCCURRING AFFORDABLE
UNITS AS LONG AS WE CAN UNTIL
REDEVELOPMENT.
THERE WILL EVENTUALLY BE A
RELOCATION REQUIRED IN ORDER TO
REDEVELOP THE SITE.
WE WILL BE COMMITTED TO
DEFERRING THAT FOR AS LONG AS
POSSIBLE.
WE WANT TO CREATE A CONNECTED,
DIVERSE COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE
THAT THE SITE ENGAGES THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND IT WITH
PATHWAYS AND OPEN SPACE.
TRANSPARENCY WITH LOCAL
STAKEHOLDERS, LOCAL AND
REGIONAL STAKEHOLDERS TO
DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A VISION
FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE WANT TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF
INCOMES, WHICH IS REALLY
IMPORTANT WHEN YOU ARE CREATING
NEIGHBORHOODS AND BREAKING DOWN
BARRIERS ACROSS POPULATIONS.
AND THEN INTEGRATE
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND
HEALTH INTO THE COMMUNITY.
SHA HAS HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS
WITH THE BREATHE EASY PROGRAM.
THERE ARE LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES
AROUND STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
AND INTERESTING IDEAS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.
THE GOALS HERE ARE TO CREATE A
SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF NEW
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON-SITE. WE
THINK THAT AT LEAST DOUBLING
THE NUMBER OF UNITS ON-SITE IS
A GOOD GOAL HERE.
WE DO NEED TO BALANCE THAT WITH
THE NEED TO SELL OFF PARTS OF
THE PROPERTY TO MARKET RATE
PARTNERS IN ORDER TO HELP FUND
THE SITE COSTS AND
REDEVELOPMENT COSTS.
IT IS A KEY COMPONENT TO THE
REDEVELOPMENT.
IT WILL NOT FULLY COVER THE
COSTS, BUT IT IS KEY TO OFFSET
SOME OF THE PLANNING COSTS.
THANK YOU.
THIS SLIDE REALLY OUTLINES THE
KEY ROLES FOR SHA AND OUR KEY
CITY PARTNER, THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING.
SHA DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED
THE MASTER PLAN.
WE HAVE SPENT THE LAST YEAR
CONFIRMING SITE CONDITIONS,
SITE CAPACITY, VEHICULAR AND
PEDESTRIAN OPPORTUNITIES, AND
WORKING WITH VARIOUS CITY
DEPARTMENTS CONFIRMING THE
INFRASTRUCTURE OUTSIDE.
SHA WILL RECEIVE A RELOCATION
WHEN THE TIME COMES, AND ALSO
MARKET AND SELL PARCELS FOR
MARKET RATE DEVELOPMENT.
I AM TRYING TO BE REALLY QUICK.
OWH, OUR PARTNER IN PLANNING
FOR THIS, OH WILL BE THE LEAD
IN IDENTIFYING WHO IS
DEVELOPING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ON THE SITE.
THE KEY IN HELPING IDENTIFY
FUNDING SOURCES AND DEVELOPERS.
THE SITE IS SOMEWHAT
CONSTRAINED IN TERMS OF WHAT
CAN HAPPEN ON THE SITE, BECAUSE
WE DO NEED TO ACHIEVE SOME SORT
OF VALUE OUT OF THE SITE THAT
IS NOT SET ASIDE FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
BUT THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES
WITH THE CITY.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, LIKE I
MENTIONED, THE FOCUS OF THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES
ARE AROUND DIRECTING GROUND FOR
GROUND FLOOR USES.
WE TALKED ABOUT CHILD CARE AND
EARLY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ON
THE SITE.
AMENITIES AROUND SUPPORTING
FAMILIES AND THEN WE HAD
DISCUSSION AROUND OPPORTUNITIES
FOR SPACE FOR THE ARTS.
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES, TARGETED
ENGAGEMENT, SITE INFRASTRUCTURE
AROUND GREEN STORM WATER
MANAGEMENT, PARTNERSHIPS WITH
SDCI AROUND PERMITTING,
EXPEDITING PERMITTING TO
FACILITATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
AND THEN NEIGHBORHOOD
CONNECTIONS SUCH AS OPEN SPACE,
MULTIUSE TRAILS, MULTIMODAL
CONNECTIONS, ETC.
THERE ARE MANY OPPORTUNITIES
REGARDING THE MALL TO THE EAST,
CONNECTIONS TO THE FREEWAY, AND
CONNECTIONS OBVIOUSLY TO THE
SOUND TRANSIT STATION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING
PARTNERSHIP ASSISTANCE AND
OPPORTUNITIES WITH VARIOUS CITY
DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING SPU
AROUND GREEN STORM WATER
OPPORTUNITIES.
I JUST IDENTIFIED THE CAPACITY
ON THE SITE.
THE SITE IS GOING TO GO FROM
ROUGHLY 200 UNITS TO SOMEWHERE
BETWEEN 1200 AND 1400 UNITS.
THERE IS AMPLE CAPACITY ON THE
SITE.
WE WILL BE WORKING WITH SPU ON
SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS.
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
IS A KEY ALLY IN COORDINATING
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS,
ALONG WITH COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
HER NEWSLETTER AND DISCUSSIONS
WITH VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAVE HELPED.
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, WORKING
WITH THEM ON CAPACITY FOR THE
SITE.
SDOT IS OUR PARTNER ON
CONFIRMING THE PROPOSED TRAFFIC
MITIGATIONS.
COMMUNITY PLANNING IS A KEY
COMPONENT OF THIS.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS HAD A LOT
OF EFFORT PUT INTO IT TODAY.
HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF THEM.
THE MHS REZONE FROM 2017, THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE, AND
THE NORTHGATE URBAN DESIGN
FRAMEWORK.
SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE
BEEN EXTRACTED FROM SOME OF
THOSE EARLY PLANNING PROCESSES
ARE HERE.
FORTUNATELY, THE NORTHGATE
COMMONS REDEVELOPMENT FITS WELL
WITHIN THE COMMENTS THAT WERE
PULLED OUT OF THOSE PLANS.
I THINK WE HAVE A GOOD
FOUNDATION FOR OUR PROPOSED
OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT.
I JUST WANTED TO KNOW, THERE IS
NO REZONE OR LAND-USE
LEGISLATION APPROVAL REQUIRED.
THE ZONING THERE IS
APPROPRIATE.
LIKE I SAID, THE SITE CAN HOLD
1200 TO 1400 UNITS AT THE END
OF THE DAY.
THAT IS VERY APPROPRIATE FOR
THE SITE.
OUR PROPOSED OUTREACH PRIOR TO
THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
APPROVAL, WHICH WE EXPECT TO BE
COMING BEFORE THE COUNCIL LATER
THIS YEAR, A PRELIMINARY SET OF
ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES HERE,
INCLUDING MAILERS TO RESIDENTS,
NEIGHBORS WITHIN 1000 FEET,
DIRECT DISCUSSIONS WITH KEY
STAKEHOLDERS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
SOME OF THAT HAS ALREADY
HAPPENED.
INFORMATION, LIKE I ALLUDED TO
EARLIER, INCLUDING INFORMATION
ABOUT NORTHGATE COMMONS AND THE
DIGITAL NEWSLETTER OF
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ IS A GOOD
AVENUE FOR SOME OF THAT EARLY
ENGAGEMENT.
WITH THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT,
IT WOULD BE A MORE ROBUST
ENGAGEMENT WITH AREA
STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING
PRESENTATIONS, SOME OF WHICH
CAN BE HOSTED ON THE SHA
WEBSITE, AS WELL AS VIRTUAL
PRESENTATIONS.
AND THEN FAQS DISTRIBUTED TO
NEIGHBORHOODS AND OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS.
>> I WILL LEAVE THIS SLIDE UP
HERE WITH THE TIMELINE SO FOLKS
CAN SEE THAT.
I WILL LEAVE IT UP THERE FOR
CONTEXT BEHIND OUR DISCUSSION.
REALLY QUICK, BEFORE WE WRAP UP
HERE, I WANTED TO SEE IF
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ WANTED TO
ADD ADDITIONAL CONTEXT ON
OUTREACH OR ANY QUESTIONS YOU
MAY HAVE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
CHAIR, INTO INVITING ME TO YOUR
EXCITING COMMITTEE.
I CAN SEE THIS IS THE FUN
PLACE.
MAY BE MORE FUN THAN MY
COMMITTEE.
>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
>> THANK YOU, MR. LOFTON.
I KNOW WE HONORED YOU WITH A
PROCLAMATION.
IT HAS BEEN A JOY WORKING WITH
YOU SINCE 2016.
TERRY, THANK YOU FOR THE
OVERVIEW.
YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN GREAT ABOUT
THE WHOLE NORTHGATE COMMONS,
THAT PARTICULAR BLOCK AND WHAT
WE WANT TO DO.
WHAT I WANTED TO SHARE, AND I
HAVE A FEW PREPARED STATEMENTS,
THERE IS SOME OTHER GREAT STUFF
GOING ON, WHICH THIS PROJECT
FITS PHENOMENALLY WITHIN THE
FOOTPRINT.
WE KNOW THAT D 5 HAS BEEN LIFE
WITH ACTIVITY AND GROWTH.
THIS FITS RIGHT IN WITH TRANSIT
HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT,
CHILDCARE.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TO
ESTABLISH AN INDIGENOUS
FOOTPRINT, AS WELL.
WE KNOW AN EXTENSION FOR PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION WILL OPEN IN
OCTOBER.
THEY ARE ANTICIPATING 800,000
PEOPLE ANNUALLY TO BE
CIRCULATING THROUGH THAT HOBBY,
NORTHGATE COMMONS, NORTHGATE
LIGHT RAIL, AND THE NORTHGATE
MALL AND TRAINING CENTER.
WE WILL NEED MORE HOUSING. THE
OTHER ISSUE THAT IS REALLY
EXCITING FOR US IS THAT THE
CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB WILL PUT UP
200 UNITS OF HOUSING AND A
LONGHOUSE AT NORTH SEATTLE
COLLEGE.
WE HAVE MET WITH THE NEW
PRESIDENT OF NORTH SEATTLE
COLLEGE.
SHE IS WORKING WITH OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS.
HAVING THAT HOUSING UNIT THERE,
WE CAN DOUBLE THE CAPACITY.
THE LIGHT RAIL BRIDGE THAT
CONNECTS NORTHGATE TO NORTH
SEATTLE COLLEGE IS GOING TO BE
PHENOMENAL.
I HAVE BEEN ON THE NORTH
SEATTLE COLLEGE CAMPUS.
THERE WILL BE 200 UNITS OF
HOUSING THERE WITH THE
LONGHOUSE.
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT, WE
HAVE BEEN MEETING TO PLACE A
CLINIC IN EITHER SPOT,
HOPEFULLY.
WE WERE TALKING WITH MR. LOFTON
ABOUT THIS AND DIRECTOR
CRAWFORD.
WE PROVIDE INTERVENTION
SERVICES AND HOUSING AND
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR
NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH.
WE DOVETAIL THAT WITH GETTING
THEM INTO THE PROMISE PROGRAM
AT NORTH SEATTLE COLLEGE.
I WANT TO END WITH THIS.
THERE IS SO MUCH GOING ON IN
THAT PARTICULAR HOTSPOT.
MR. LOFTON HAS BEEN GREAT WITH
US EXPLORING FOR THE FIRST
TIME, WHICH OUR COMMUNITY HAS
BEEN ASKING FOR FOUR YEARS, TO
HAVE A POTENTIAL PERFORMING
ARTS SPACE.
THERE IS NOT ONE IN THE
DISTRICT.
WE USE NATHAN HALE'S AUDITORIUM.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ORGANIC
VIEW, THE THINGS WE LIKE TO
TALK ABOUT, WE ARE WORKING WITH
SHA ON A POTENTIAL PERFORMING
ARTS SPACE, A SPACE POTENTIALLY
FOR THE SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH
BOARD AND WHAT THEY BRING, AND
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR
HOUSING.
ALL OF THE CONNECTS PERFECTLY.
THE REASON WHY I SAY THIS IS
THAT WHEN WE ARE TRYING TO
BUILD, AND I HAVE BEEN DOING
THIS SINCE I WAS ELECTED,
BUILDING THIS INDIGENOUS
FOOTPRINT IN THE NORTH END, THE
SOUTH END HAS BEEN CENTRALIZED.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THOSE
ORGANIZATIONS TO EXTEND IT TO
THE NORTH END.
WE HAVEN'T NORTHGATE WITH THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR TRANSPORTATION,
WE HAVE THAT ACCESS TO
SERVICES, NOT ONLY JUST LIGHT
RAIL, BUT MEDICAL.
WE HAVE BEEN NORTHWEST
HOSPITAL, THE EDUCATION WITH
NORTH SEATTLE COLLEGE, THE
SOCIAL SERVICES.
WE NEED TO PULL ALL THAT
TOGETHER TO HAVE THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE PEOPLE HAVE
A 10 MINUTE WALK TO GO TO WORK,
TO GO TO SCHOOL, THE HOP ON
LIGHT RAIL, TO GO TO THE STORE,
TO PICK UP THE CHILDREN AT
CHILDCARE, AND NOT TO HAVE A
CAR.
OR THEY CAN ACTUALLY USE LIGHT
RAIL.
AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE PUSHING FOR
A SECOND STOP ON 130th. THE
NUMBERS WE WERE LOOKING AT
BEFORE IN SOUND TRANSIT DID NOT
HAVE THESE NUMBERS FOUR YEARS
AGO ABOUT WHAT THE GROWTH WOULD
BE AT NORTHGATE, PARTICULARLY
WITH INKING A DEAL WITH
VIRGINIA MASON.
AND THEN TWO NEW HOTELS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF GROWTH ON THE
MARKET RATE UNITS.
WE ARE GETTING MORE GROWTH ON
THE AFFORDABLE AND LOWER INCOME
UNITS.
THE WEATHER, CHIEF SEATTLE
CLUB, ALL THESE GREAT
ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN WORKING
WITH US.
IT WAS WONDERFUL TO HAVE ANDREW
SIT DOWN WITH US FOR AN HOUR.
THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE
ARE HEARING THAT THE NORTHGATE
COMMUNITY WANTS.
WE WANT THAT DENSITY.
WANTED TO SHARE THAT.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR. LOFTON.
THANK YOU, TERRY.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, TERRY.
I THINK THIS LAST SLIDE SPEAKS
FOR ITSELF.
WE ARE ALL VERY EXCITED ABOUT
THESE NEXT STEPS FOR 2021 AND
2022.
ARE THERE ANY FINAL COMMENTS
YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE?
>> JUST TO SAY THAT WE LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUED
COOPERATION AND WORK WITH THE
CITY ON A VISION FOR THE
NORTHGATE COMMONS.
I THINK THAT SOME OF THE GOALS
AND OBJECTIVES THAT
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ JUST
DESCRIBED ARE IN LINE WITH THE
OBJECTIVES OF THE HOUSING
AUTHORITY, AS WELL.
I THINK IT IS A PHENOMENAL
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY.
WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE
POTENTIAL THAT IT MIGHT BRING.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
CONTINUING THAT RELATIONSHIP.
>> WE ARE, AS WELL.
I REMEMBER EXACTLY WHERE THIS
PLOT IS, BECAUSE IT IS NEXT TO
THE PARK WHERE I SAW
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ GET DUNKED
IN A THANK IN HER LIFE IN D 5
EVENT.
PLEASE NOTE FOR THE VIEWING
AUDIENCE, SORRY, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, FOR THE VIEWING
AUDIENCE, THERE IS MORE TO
COME.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
CAN WE GO BACK TO THE SLIDE
WITH THE POTENTIAL
REDEVELOPMENT SCENARIOS?
I THINK IT WAS THE SECOND SLIDE.
>> I AM SORRY.
I NEED TO CUE THAT UP.
TERRY, CAN YOU SHARE YOUR
SCREEN?
>> I CAN JUST DESCRIBE IT.
IT HAD THREE DIFFERENT AREAS,
PLOT A, PLOT D, AND PLOT E. OF
THE PLOTS THAT LOOK LIKE THEY
RUN FROM A TO G, A, D, AND E
ARE THE AREAS WHERE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IS PROPOSED TO BE
DEVELOPED.
MY ROUGH ESTIMATE IS IT IS ABOUT
450 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
THERE.
I AM INTERESTED TO KNOW,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS
EVERYTHING UNDER 80% AVERAGE
MEDIAN INCOME.
I AM WONDERING, WHAT IS THE
POTENTIAL ON THESE THREE LOTS
FOR THE NUMBERS OF UNITS THAT
WILL BE DEEPLY SUBSIDIZED
HOUSING AFFORDABLE TO FAMILIES
STRUGGLING ON THE SMALLEST
INCOMES OF 80% AMI AND BELOW?
>> THANK YOU.
IS THIS THIS SLIDE YOU ARE
REFERRING TO?
THE ONE THAT IS UP NOW?
>> YES.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
THIS IS A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING.
>> ACTUALLY, IT IS NOT.
I HAD THE RIGHT SLIDE UP ON MY
SCREEN.
IT IS THE SECOND SLIDE.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS ONE.
WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS WE HAVE SET
AS A TARGET A DOUBLING OF THE
AFFORDABLE AMOUNT OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING HERE.
THIS SLIDE REFLECTS
APPROXIMATELY 422 AFFORDABLE
UNITS.
>> I WAS NOT THAT FAR OFF.
>> KNOW, YOU HAVE GOOD EYES TO
BE ABLE TO READ THOSE.
THAT IS WHAT IS REFLECTED HERE.
WHEN I HAD MENTIONED OUR
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING AND THE ABILITY TO
CRAFT THE PRIORITIES FOR WHAT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING LOOKS LIKE
ON THIS SITE, THOSE ARE EXACTLY
SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE
HAVE BEEN ADDRESSING IN TERMS
OF THE PRIORITIES FOR WHAT TYPE
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I WILL ALSO NOTE THAT, IN
ADDITION TO WHAT THE
TRADITIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
60% AND BELOW, THIS WOULD ALSO
BE PRODUCING A SUBSTANTIAL
NUMBER OF 80% UNITS.
THE SLIDE HAS A MIX OF TYPICAL
ONES, TWOS, AND THREES AT 60%
AND BELOW, AND ALSO A SMALL
COMPONENT OF PSH.
>> DO WE HAVE A SENSE OF WHAT
PROPORTION OF THE UNITS ARE 60%
AND BELOW AND WHAT PERCENTAGE
ARE PSH?
>> THAT IS A LEVEL OF
REFINEMENT THAT WE HAVE NOT
FULLY RESOLVED YET.
>> THANK YOU.
AND THE AND FTE, UNDER 80%, ARE
THOSE GOING TO BE THE MARKET
RATE BUILDINGS?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE
WOULD SEE THAT WOULD PROBABLY
SHOW UP IN THE COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND
SHA WHEN WE GET TO THAT POINT,
SOME ARTICULATION OF THE
EXPECTATION ABOUT UNITS AND
AFFORDABILITY, AS WELL AS THE
CONTRIBUTION OF THE CITY IN
HELPING TO ACCOMPLISH THAT.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT, TRACI.
I AM THINKING THAT WE MIGHT
WANT TO EXPRESS OUR HOPES AND
IT IS GOOD TO KNOW THAT THERE
WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY COMING
FORWARD.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
OKAY, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
THIS PRESENTATION.
I KNOW THIS WAS A CARRYOVER
FROM A MEETING WE PREVIOUSLY
HAD.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS
WE GOT TO THIS AGENDA ITEM.
WE WENT A FEW MINUTES OVER, BUT
I DON'T SEE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS FOR. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, I WANT TO SIGNAL MY
SUPPORT FOR THE FLAGGING OF
PRIORITIES YOU JUST TEED UP, AS
WELL.
I KNOW TODAY IS A PRETTY HEAVY
DAY.
A LOT OF US GOT A NOTICE ON OUR
DEVICES THAT THE JURY HAS
REACHED A VERDICT IN THE
DELIBERATION OF WHETHER OR NOT
TO CONVICT DEREK CHAUVIN, PHASES
MURDER AND MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES
IN MINNEAPOLIS.
WE KNOW THAT THAT VERDICT WILL
BE READ HERE MOMENTARILY.
I JUST WANT TO NOTE THE
HEAVINESS IN WHICH MANY OF US
ARE LEAVING THIS MEETING TODAY,
NOT ONLY IN SEATTLE, BUT ACROSS
THIS COUNTRY.
WITH THAT, THERE ARE NO OTHER
ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
WE WILL RECONVENE ON MAY 4 AT
9:30 AM.
WE WILL HAVE THE TRANSPARENCY
REQUIREMENTS.
THANK YOU AGAIN, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, FOR YOUR FLEXIBILITY
TODAY.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE THE SOUND
TRANSIT PROPERTY TRANSFER.
WE WILL SEE COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ AGAIN.
>> GREAT. GREAT.
>> WE ALSO HAVE A PUBLIC
HEARING THAT AFTERNOON ON THE
FOURTH.
THAT STARTS AT 5:30 PM.
AND THEN SPECIFIC TO THE
FEDERAL DOLLARS, WE WILL
CONTINUE THAT ON THE FIFTH AT 2
PM.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE
CARRYFORWARD ORDINANCE, THE
2020 BUDGET EXCEPTIONS BILL,
AND OR DETAILS TO THE ARPA OR
WHAT WE ARE CALLING THE
CORONAVIRUS LOCAL RELIEF FUNDS.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE ALPHABET
SOUP.
IT MEANS LEAVE FOR SEATTLE.
WITH THAT, IF THERE IS NOTHING
ELSE TO GO OVER, TODAY'S
MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBERS.
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR LOFTON.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR
RETIREMENT.