>> SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL. SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING.
TODAY IS OCTOBER 27, 2022. THE
TIME IS 9:30 A.M. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS .
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS ,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA. EIGHT
PRESENT .
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. IF ANY OF
THE COLLEAGUES JOIN US, WE
WILL ANNOUNCE THEM. WE HAVE A
FULL AGENDA HERE TODAY. THERE
ARE FOUR DEPARTMENTS WE WILL
COVER THROUGH TODAY'S
DISCUSSION. THAT INCLUDES THE
HUMAN SAFETY AND HUMAN SURFACE
DEPARTMENT AND SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT. THERE ARE A NUMBER
OF WALK ON IN AMENDMENTS THAT
WERE CIRCULATED BEFORE 5:00
P.M. THE DAY BEFORE THE
PRECEDING. I WILL GO AHEAD AND
MAKE THE MOTION TO EXCLUDE
THOSE. I WILL PAUSE AFTER I
READ THOSE BECAUSE I WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE FULL LIST
OF WALK ON AMENDMENTS AS A
COURTESY TO OUR COLLEAGUES.
I'M GOING TO AMEND THE AGENDA
IN THE FOLLOWING WAY TO INCLUDE
THE WALK ON HSC WALK ON 3.5
MILLION TO HC TO MAKE
ABORTIONS FREE IN SEATTLE BY
COUNCILMEMBER KSHAMA SAWANT.
AND 60 MILLION IN 2023 AND 3.6
MILLION IN 2024 FOR AGENCIES
AND STARTUP COSTS OPERATIONS
FROM COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT. SPD
WALK ON TO PRODUCE FUNDING
FOR REDUCTIONS STAFF BY $1
MILLION FOR 2023 AND AGAIN IN
2024. FROM COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT. THERE IS ONE
ADDITIONAL CAL LAST.
AMENDMENT. S. ONE FROM
COUNCILMEMBER DAN STRAUSS.
>> TRIANGLE FROM PART.
>> THANK YOU FOR NOTING THAT.
I MOVED TO ADOPT THE AGENDA,
IS THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU
SO MUCH IS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ADOPT THE AGENDA
WITH NOTED FOUR WALK ON
AMENDMENTS THAT I READ INTO THE
RECORD. BEFORE WE CONSIDER THE
AMENDMENTS, I WANT TO CONFIRM
WITH CENTRAL STAFF THERE IS NO
ADDITIONAL WALK ON AMENDMENTS
THAT I DON'T HAVE HERE .
>> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN, I'M NOT
AWARE OF ANY MORE FOR TODAY .
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. MADAM
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
AMENDMENT TO THE AGENDA?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS .
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
TERESA MOSQUEDA. COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON. COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN. COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT. COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
>> I'M SORRY, DID YOU CALL ME ?
>> I DID. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JUAREZ.
>> I'M HERE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSE.
>> NOW WE NEED TO CONSIDER THE
MOTION TO ADOPT THE AMENDED
AGENDA. ALL COUNCILMEMBERS ARE
PRESENT . WE NOW HAVE NINE IN
ATTENDANCE. IN FRONT OF US IS
THE AMENDED AGENDA . ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS BEFORE WE CALL THE
ROLE ON THE AMENDED AGENDA X
HEARING NONE, MADAM CLERK WILL
YOU CALL THE ROLE ON THE
AMENDED AGENDA?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS .
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ .
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSE.
OKAY THE ADDED AMENDMENT WILL
BE CONSIDERED AT THE END THAT
WE WILL WALK THROUGH TODAY AND
THOSE SUBMITTED ON TIME AND
PUBLISHED ON THE AGENDA. THOSE
ITEMS ARE INCLUDED FOR THE
DELIBERATIONS THROUGHOUT TODAY.
WE WILL AND BY 5:00 P.M. IT
WILL BE A LONG DAY . LET'S JUMP
RIGHT INTO A. MADAM CLERK, WILL
YOU READ ITEM 1 INTO THE
RECORD.
>> COMMUNITIES SAFETY AND
COMMUNICATION CENTER . FOR
DISCUSSION.
>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN AND
COUNCILMEMBERS. AND GORMAN,
COUNSEL STAFF. FIRST ITEM I
HAVE 1A , 1. THIS ITEM WOULD
ADD 498,000 GENERAL FUND IN 20
23 . AND 2.6 MILLION IN 2024.
AND ADD 911 DISPATCH FOR
EMERGENCY. TO NEW STAFF WOULD
ANSWER THE 911 EMERGENCY LINE
AND GATHER INFORMATION FOR
CALLERS FOR DISPATCH. IN THE
IMPACT WOULD BE SHORTER
AVERAGE WAIT TIME TO ANSWER
WHICH WOULD ALSO ENHANCE THE
ABILITY TO MEET CALL IN
STANDARDS. GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD.
>> THE DESCRIPTION ONGOING
FUNDING FOR POSITIONS BEFORE
ANSWERING THE 911 EMERGENCY
LINE. LAST YEAR COUNSEL ADDED
26 SPE POSITIONS, 13 WERE
FUNDED . UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE
OF HIGH TURNOVER, SEE IF CC
WAS NOT ABLE TO HIRE THE
POSITIONS FROM THE TURNOVER.
THE BUDGET WAS BASED ON 2016
REPORT , WHICH STATED THE
DISPATCH CENTER BE STAFFED WITH
159 POSITIONS WE CURRENTLY
HAVE 39. THEY HAD OVER TIME FOR
FTE'S WITH PROPOSED BUDGET FOR
12 HOURS PER WEEK . DURING THE
BUDGET MEETINGS, THEY WILL BE
FULLY STAFFED BY THE END OF THE
YEAR. THEY'VE DONE A FANTASTIC
JOB HIRING. HAVING BROUGHT ON
SEVERAL NEW STAFFERS FOR 90%
STAFFING FOR THE DEPARTMENT
WEEKS AGO. WE LEARNED THAT THE
PROPOSED BUDGET THAT THEY HAVE
BEEN WARNED OF POTENTIAL FINES
FOR NOT MEETING THE CALL
ANSWERING STANDARD. GIVEN
THAT IT'S PART OF OUR CITY'S
PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSE SYSTEM.
ADEQUATE STAFF AND ADDING MORE
REPORT SAID WE NEEDED . WE FELT
THIS WAS IMPORTANT.
>> ANY QUESTIONS?
>> OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER , I'M
NOT SEEING QUESTIONS. TO THANK
YOU FOR PUTTING THIS FORWARD. A
LOT ON THE RESPONSE TIMES , WE
CAN'T RESPOND OF PEOPLE CAN'T
ANSWER THE CALL. APPRECIATE
MOVING FORWARD. LET'S MOVE ON
TO ITEM TWO.
>> AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE MADAM
CHAIR. MY COMPUTER IS
FREEZING. IT JUST GOES OUT. I'M
NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON. I
MISSED ALL OF WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WAS SAME.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M
THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING
COMPUTER PROBLEMS.
>> I THINK YOU MIGHT BE AND WE
CAN'T SEE YOU EITHER.
>> I'M HERE.
>> THERE YOU ARE. LOOKING
AMAZING. I CAN HEAR YOU AND
SEE YOU WELL.
>> I'M GONNA SWITCH OVER TO
THE TV. IF SOMETHING HAPPENS,
THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENED .
>> OKAY, REMEMBER THERE IS A
SLIGHT DELAY ON THE TV .
>> WE ARE ON TWO NOW?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU, SORRY.
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD .
>> CSCC COUPLE 2A 1 IS ALSO
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. NEXT SLIDE.
>> THIS WILL ADD GENERAL FUNDS
TO IMPLEMENT PROPOSALS THAT
EXPAND THE CITY'S 911 EMERGENCY
RESPONSE. CONTEXT FOR THIS
COUNSEL BUDGET ACTION THE IS
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN LEGISLATIVE
AND EXECUTIVE BRANCHES TO
DEVELOP PROPOSALS THAT WILL
EXPAND THE CITY'S 911 EMERGENCY
RESPONSE. ESTABLISHED A WORK
CREW EARLY THIS YEAR AND AGREED
ON THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES.
BROUGHT FOR FOUR PROPOSALS .
TWO OF THE FOUR PROPOSALS AND
FUNDING ADDED TO A TOTAL OF 1.9
MILLION GENERAL FUNDS THAT THE
PROPOSED BUDGET HOLES IN
RESERVE IN 2023 FOR EXPANDED
EMERGENCY RESPONSE. PROJECTS
ARE AN EXPANSION OF DUTIES OF
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS AND
SWORN OFFICERS AND CIVILIAN
STAFF TO ANSWER 911 CALLS AND
BEHAVIORAL MENTAL HEALTH
CAUSE. COUNSEL WILL BE KEPT
APPRISED AS TIMELINE AND
DETAILS MORE IN FOCUS OVER THE
NEXT FEW MONTHS. COUNSEL BUDGET
ACTION ALSO PROVIDE THE
RESERVES IN THE 2023 PROPOSED
BUDGET ONLY BE SPENT FOR
EXPANDED 911 RESPONSE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD .
>> I HAVE THE SAME SPONSORS,
THANK YOU, COSPONSORS LEWIS
AND DAN STRAUSS, FOR SIGNING
ONTO THE PROPOSAL. AND FOR
DESCRIBING UP. COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS AND I SHIFT $1.2 MILLION
ORIGINALLY BUDGETED FOR ONE .
FOR USE FOR 911 FUNDING.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS, I WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS KNOW TO
MUTE. COUNCILMEMBER, YOUR
AUDIO IS COMING THROUGH. I
DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN HEAR US.
>> THANK YOU. GO AHEAD
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> 2.6 MILLION FROM THE
GENERAL FUND. IT STARTED WHEN
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND I
PROPOSED A MEASURE FOR 1.2
MILLION FOR TRIAGE ONE TO BE
USE FOR 911 ALTERNATIVES.
POST A BUDGET FOR ANOTHER
700,000 FOR 9 MILLION IN 2023,
AFTER PRICING OUT SOME OF THE
PRIORITY ALTERNATIVES, WE HAVE
PROPOSED TO ADD FUNDS TO THE
1.9 MILLION. ALSO ADDING THE
FUNDING APPROPRIATED FOR THE
EXPANSION OF OFFICER DUTIES
AND SWORN OFFICER AND CIVILIAN
STAFF AND CURRENT RESPONSE
FOR THE MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH. TWO OF THE FOUR WORK
ITEMS THAT THE MAYOR HAS SEEN
TOGETHER WITH COUNSEL STAFF
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON
DEVELOPING. ANTICIPATED FOR
EXPANSION OF THE SERVICE OFFICE
BY 2024. THAT WILL BE INFORMED
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF RISK
MANAGEMENT DEMAND ANALYSIS.
THERE IS A SECTION LATER ON
ABOUT THAT. AND THEN IT
ANTICIPATES 2.6 MILLION
ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN 2024.
THE PROPOSAL AMONG THE FOUR,
THAT DON'T NEED FUNDING AT THIS
POINT, ONE IS CHANGES TO
SUPPORT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
HELP ONE UNIT FOR CALL TIMES.
THEY ARE ALREADY DOING DIRECT
DISPATCH FOR SOME CALL TYPES .
LOOKING FORWARD TO GO LARGER.
NOT DEFUNDING, AT THIS POINT.
AND THEN THERE IS AN
INTELLIGENCE REPORTING SYSTEM
THAT HAS A LOT OF CAPABILITIES
TO REPLACE THE ONLINE
REPORTING SYSTEM. WE ARE NOT
INCLUDING THIS RIGHT NOW. FTE
WAS SUPPOSEDLY ENGAGED IN
LANGUAGE PROJECT FOR
REPORTING. I'M LOOKING TO FIND
OUT WHERE THE BUDGET IS NOW ,
THE ONE THEY'VE ALREADY
CONTINUED TO COMMIT TO IN 2021
FOR MORE OF A VERSION OF THIS
PROPOSAL. THAT'S A RUNDOWN OF
THE PROPOSAL FOR THE FOUR
DIFFERENT OPTIONS. THE TWO
MOVING FORWARD IN THIS BUDGET.
THERE IS AGAIN DOLLARS THAT
ARE SPENT IN 2023. THOSE ARE
THE FUNDS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE ARE USED AS A TOP
PRIORITY.
>> WONDERFUL . COUNCILMEMBERS ,
ARE THERE QUESTIONS?
COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD.
THIS IS A POLICY IN FRONT OF
US, I MIGHT WANT TO FOLLOW UP
WITH YOU AFTERWARDS ABOUT THE
INTERACTION WITHIN FOLKS OF
THESE DEPARTMENTS . JUST WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT I FULLY
UNDERSTAND THE SCOPE OF THE
PROPOSAL HERE. IS THERE
ANYTHING THAT YOU MIGHT COMMENT
ON VICE CHAIR ABOUT MOVING
FORWARD ARE WE EXPRESSING THE
ANALYSIS. I KNOW YOU'VE DONE A
LOT OF WORK ON THE REPORT. I,
ALONG WITH YOU AND OTHERS HAVE
EXPRESSED CONCERN WITH NOT
MOVING FORWARD WITH
ALTERNATIVE ANALYSI. I'M
WONDERING IF YOU CAN COMMENT ON
THAT. ARE WE PRIORITIZING THE
ANALYSIS ?
>> OUR FOCUS IN THE COMMITTEE
ON THE ANALYSIS AND I HAVE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR SETTING THE
TONE. IT WAS UNNECESSARILY
NEGATIVE AND FOCUSED TOO MUCH
ON REVERSAL AND HEADLINES IT
ACTUALLY SUPPORTS THE NEXT
ANALYSIS. THE RESULT IS THE
R&D ANALYSIS A SIMILAR NUMBER
OF CALLS CAN BE DIVERTED AS
WAS PROPOSED IN THE REPORT .
THAT'S THE HEADLINES THAT IS
MISSING . MY CRITICISM OF HOW
THEY GOT TO THOSE PERCENTAGES
IN THE ANALYSIS. THAT ASIDE,
THAT'S A LONG-TERM BODY OF
WORK. THIS DEVELOPMENT THESE
PILOTS, PARTICULARLY.
PARTICULARLY THE DUAL RESPONSE
PILOT IS IN NO WAY DEPENDENT
ON THE R&D ANALYSIS. THERE MAY
BE EXPANDED DUTIES TO R& D BUT
I'M NOT DOING A GOOD JOB OF
EXPLAINING THIS BUT THIS
ANALYSIS IS DETERMINING THE
RISK FOR ALTERNATE RESPONSE
ACROSS ALL TYPES IT WILL BE
ALIVE SYSTEM THAT WILL ALLOW
FOR DIVERTING FROM PULLEYS
ACROSS ALL CALL TYPES IN REAL
TIME. THE PILOT WE ARE
DEVELOPING ON THE REAL
DISPATCH IS NOT DEPENDENT ON
THAT ANALYSIS. IT IS
IDENTIFYING A COUPLE OF
DIFFERENT TYPES OF CALLS AND
TAKING IT OUT OF THE SYSTEM.
R&D ANALYSIS WILL SUPPORT IN
REAL TIME ABILITY ACROSS ALL
CALL TYPES. THAT'S A
LONG-TERM BODY OF WORK, WHERE
IS THE DUAL RESPONSE PILOT IS
MORE SHORT-TERM AND AGAIN, NOT
DEPENDENT ON THE R&D ANALYSIS.
HAPPENINGS SEPARATELY.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS .
>> THANK YOU . JUST TO JUMP IN.
I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO HAVE
THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THIS
AND THE R&D. THIS IS MOVING TO
A MORE PRACTICAL STAGE WHERE WE
ARE BUILDING A POLICY THAT CAN
BE INFORMED BY THE PROCESSES.
I DON'T THINK EITHER OF THE
REPORTS ARE GATEKEEPING
FURTHER PROGRESS. I DON'T THINK
OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE DONE
THIS WORK SPENT SO MUCH TIME
ON THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
THIS REPORT OR THAT REPORT . I
THINK THEY ROLLED UP THEIR
SLEEVE TO RESPOND TO THE CRISIS
IN THE STREET. THAT IS
HOPEFULLY WHAT THIS AMENDMENT
WILL DO AND I'M HAPPY TO
INTRODUCE THIS WITH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD TO
FINALLY GET A DUAL DISPATCH
PILOT. TO BETTER WAIT LATE
THAN NEVER, WE ARE 2 TO 3
YEARS BEHIND MAKING SIGNIFICANT
PROGRESS. THE PROPONENTS OF
THIS NOT RECOMMENDATION THE
DUAL DISPATCH , IS THE
BEGINNING OF DOING THINGS
DIFFERENTLY ON PUBLIC SAFETY
THAT ALL OF US IN THE CITY CAN
BE PROUD OF AND RESPONSIVE TO
WHAT WE HEAR FROM
CONSTITUENTS, WHICH IS WE WANT
FASTER RESPONSE TIMES. WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE THE APPROPRIATE
RESPONDER ARRIVES AND RESOLVES
THE SITUATION. THIS AMENDMENT
GETS US CLOSER TO DOING THAT
WORK. I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO
SLOW DOWN OR SPEND MORE TIME
RECONCILING NICK JUNIOR WITH
THE R&D. I THINK AS CHAIR OF
PUBLIC SAFETY, LISA HERBOLD,
REPORTED THAT THERE IS SIMILAR
GROUPING ABOUT 12% OF TOTAL
CALLS THAT WILL BE A PILOT AND
HOPEFULLY THE DUAL RESPONSE ,
WE WILL FIGURE OUT WAYS TO DEAL
WITH THAT SLICE OF CALLS. WE
HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE. THIS
IS A GOOD WAY TO GET ROLLING ON
THIS. THIS IS SIMILAR TO HOW
OTHER ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE
SYSTEMS IN CITIES HAVE US
STARTED WITH A PILOT ABOUT THIS
SIZE IN TERMS OF A FUNDING
OUTLAY. I'M OPTIMISTIC TO GET
THIS DONE. I WANT TO THANK
EXECUTIVE PARTNERS WITH THE
GROUPS WE'VE ESTABLISHED. I
WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR
PARTNERSHIP IN AGREEING TO
PROACTIVELY WORK WITH US TO
STAND UP AND GET US MUCH-NEEDED
RELIEF OUT ON THE STREETS OF
THE CITY . THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER , ANYTHING
ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD?
GIVING A THUMBS UP. WATCHING
ON TV W. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING MORE
ABOUT THE PROPOSAL. IN
CONSULT, IT'S BEEN PUSHED FOR
THE LAST 3+ YEARS. I LOOK
FORWARD TO LEARNING MORE ABOUT
THE DETAILS. LET'S MOVE ON TO
THIS ONE. IT HAS A NUMBER OF
AMENDMENTS. HOW EXCITING. MADAM
CLERK, WOULD YOU READ ITEM
NUMBER TWO IN THE RECORD.
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> GOOD MORNING AMY.
>> GOOD MORNING. I'M WITH
COUNSEL CENTRAL STAFF . THE
NEXT COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION. THE PRIME
SPONSOR . THIS BUDGET ACTION
WILL ADD 7.1 MILLION EIGHT
TWO ONGOING FUNDS TO THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR
CONTRACTS. AS YOU KNOW ,
COUNSEL LEGISLATION IN 2019
REQUIRE HST INCREASER CONTRACT
EACH YEAR FOR THE CONSUMER
PRICE INDEX FOR EARLY TO WAGE
EARNERS. THIS SHOULD BE
INCREASED BY 7.6 OVER THERE
2022 LEVELS. THIS WOULD COST
15.1 MILLION IN 2023. OF THE
PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES A 4%
INCREASE OF 7.9 MILLION FOR
CONTRACT INFLATION. THIS WILL
ADD 7.1 MILLION IN GENERAL
FUNDS SO THAT HST CONTRACTS
WILL BE INFLATED AT THE FULL
RATE . THE INTENTION OF THE
FUNDING IS ALLOW ORGANIZATIONS
TO ADJUST COST AND HAVE WAGES
FOR STAFF. THEY ARE HAVING
TROUBLE RECRUITING AND OF
KEEPING STAFF DUE TO LOW WAGES
WHICH IS A SIGNIFICANT
PRESSURE. WITH THAT, I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO THE SPONSOR.
>> I DON'T SEE THE SPONSOR BUT
I SEE A HAND FROM
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> I'M GONNA GO HAVE. I WANT TO
SAY IF YOU COMMENTS AND THEN
TURN OVER TO COLLEAGUES. I AM
REALLY THANKFUL FOR THIS
COUNSEL'S PAST AMENDMENTS TO
MAKE SURE WE CODIFY THIS
ADJUSTMENT FOR HUMAN SERVICE
PROVIDER. THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT WAS NOT DONE EASILY. IT
TOOK OVER 10 YEARS TO CODIFY
THAT INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENT
IN LAW THAT IT IS REFERRED TO.
I WANT TO THANK THE EXTREMELY
LARGE COALITION AND THE KING
COUNTY COALITION ON
HOMELESSNESS TO CONTINUE TO
BRING THIS TO COUNSEL YEAR
AFTER YEAR TO ADDRESS THE
UNDERPAYMENT AND THE NEED THAT
WE KEEP UP WITH INFLATION
COST. I WANT TO THANK THE COAL
SPONSORS. AS YOU NOTE,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAVE AN
AMENDMENT FOR 2023 AND 2024.
WE FLIPPED A COIN TO WHO GOT
TO SPONSOR EACH ONE BECAUSE WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THE PRIMARY
THEME OF WHAT THE COUNCIL
CONSIDERED IN THE UPCOMING
BALANCED-BUDGET. THIS HAS BEEN
A PARTNERSHIP WITH COLLEAGUES
OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. I WANT
TO THANK THE STAFF AND MY
OFFICE AND THOSE IN
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD'S OFFICE
AND WATCHING THIS REMOTELY AND
I WANT TO THANK THE PROVIDERS
WHO NOT ONLY PROVIDED PUBLIC
TESTIMONY BUT TOLD THEIR
STORIES OVER AND OVER AGAIN
ABOUT THE SAME PROGRAM THAT
THEY QUALIFY THERE CLIENTS FOR
AND LIVING IN CARS WHEN THEY
HAVE CLIENTS TRYING TO FIND
HOUSING AND STRUGGLING TO PUT
FOOD ON THE TABLE AND THEY ARE
STRUGGLING WITH FOOD
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. THIS IS
NOT RIGHT . THANK YOU TO FOLKS
TELLING THEIR STORY OVER AND
OVER AGAIN. KEEPING UP WITH
THE COST OF INFLATION IS
IMPERATIVE IN THESE TIMES TO
MAKE SURE HOW HOUSING
INSECURITY AND FOOD SECURITY
AND INVESTMENT OVERALL. TO DO
TO THE SUPPORT OF FUNDING, MANY
OF THESE WORKERS ARE EXTREMELY
UNDERPAID. IN 2017, WE
CONTINUE TO ADDRESS NOT ONLY
INFLATIONARY NEEDS BUT WORKING
WITH COLLEAGUES LIKE
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, TO PUSH
FORWARD AN ANALYSIS SAYING THIS
IS NOT RIGHT, IT MUST BE
CORRECTED. WE WOULD NOT STAND
FOR THIS AMONG THE OLDEN CITY
FAMILY AND WE MUST CORRECT
THIS. THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING
COMMUNITY PARTNERS WITH TRUST
IN THE COMMUNITY PARTNER TO
SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE AND ABLE
TO PROVIDE SERVICES ON THE
GROUND FOR COMMUNITIES THAT
THEY KNOW AND TRUST. IMPORTANT
ROLE FOR CONTRACTED WORKERS BUT
WE NEED TO INVEST IN THEM AS
IF THEY WERE CITY FAMILY.
HAVING INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENT
THAT MATCHES INFLATION THAT WE
SEE IN THE COMMUNITY IS THE
BARE MINIMUM THAT WE SEE FOR
THESE WORKERS. THIS IS A PROUD
MOMENT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO SAY
WE HAVE LED. WE MADE SURE
THERE WAS INFLATIONARY
ADJUSTMENT YEAR OVER YEAR. WE
KNEW THIS WAS IMPORTANT TO KEEP
UP WITH INFLATION SO THAT
THEIR WAGES DID NOT CONTINUE TO
FALL FURTHER BEHIND. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO THE WORK THAT THE
COUNCIL MEMBERS AND SO MANY
OTHERS CONTINUED TO PUSH ON
THOUGH WAGE EQUITY NEED IN THE
INDUSTRY, SO WE CAN RESPOND TO
THE BASE WAGE CONCERN. UNTIL
THE BASE WAGE CONCERN IS
ADDRESS, WE HAVE TO KEEP UP
WITH THE COST OF INFLATION. I
LOOKED FORWARD TO HELPING TO
WRITE THIS IN THE UPCOMING
BUDGET AND MAKE SURE THE FOLKS
PROVIDING THE CRITICAL SERVICES
HAVE STABILITY IN THE INDUSTRY,
AS WELL. WE SEE IN THE
ORGANIZATION, A TURNOVER RATE .
WE DO NOT HAVE THE PEOPLE SERVE
THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN
THE COMMUNITY. THE MOST
PRESSING CRISIS WE SEE EVERY
DAY ON HER WAY TO WORK OR DAY
CARE OR CHURCH, FOLKS ARE
STRUGGLING OUT THERE. WE HAVE
TO HAVE A STABLE WORKFORCE
THAT PEOPLE CAN GET CARE AND
SERVICES THEY NEED AND A HUMAN
SERVICE PROVIDER WAGE
ADJUSTMENT. WE KEEP THAT
COMMITMENT IN THIS YEAR'S
BUDGET AND UPCOMING BUDGETS AS
WE FOLLOW ALONG. I LOOK FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH YOU TO MAKE
SURE THESE WORKERS DON'T FALL
FURTHER BEHIND. IN ORDER FOR
US TO SERVE THE MOST VULNERABLE
PEOPLE. THE PEOPLE SERVING
THEM NEED TO BE INVESTED. THIS
IS A COMPLEMENTARY AMENDMENT
FROM COUNCILMEMBER , LISA
HERBOLD, AS WELL. I SEE HANDS.
>> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. I
THINK THIS AMENDMENT IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT AMENDMENT OF
THE ENTIRE BUDGET CYCLE. I
APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. I WILL HAPPILY ADD MY
NAME. AND NONE OF THE THINGS
THAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO AROUND
HOMELESSNESS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHOUT THIS AMENDMENT .
WITHOUT THE STABILITY THIS
AMENDMENT CAN PROVIDE WITHOUT
THE WORK THIS AMENDMENT DOES TO
SHORE UP OUR CURRENT SYSTEM,
LET ALONE EXPANDING A SYSTEMIC
CARE FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS. WITHOUT THIS
AMENDMENT, I FEEL LIKE I'M ON
PRETTY FIRM GROUND PREDICTING
THAT WE WILL SEE MORE TURNOVER,
MORE INSTABILITY AND MORE
SERVICE GAPS IN OUR EXISTING
SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE, LET
ALONE A EXPANDING ONE. I KNOW
WE WILL TALK ABOUT LOTS OF
DIFFERENT PROPOSALS THAT ALL
OF US WILL BE AFFIXING
OURSELVES TO AS COSPONSORS OR
SIGNATORIES. I WANT TO FLAG IT
IN TERMS OF TRIAGING MY OWN
PERSONAL GOAL AS A
COUNCILMEMBER, THIS AMENDMENT
BEING RECONCILED WITH THE
BUDGET SITS HIGHER THAN ANY
OTHER PRIORITIES I'M MAKING
THIS BUDGET SEASON, I'M HAPPY
TO SAY THAT ON THE RECORD.
PLEASE ADD ME AND I AM PLEASED
TO SEE IT IN THE FINAL PACKAGE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS ADDING
AS COSPONSOR. COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
>> I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BE A
COSPONSOR OF THIS AMENDMENT. MY
OFFICE IS ALL OFFICES. OF
INFLATION ADJUSTMENT FOR
SERVICE PROVIDERS . DOZENS OF
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PUBLIC
COMMENT HAVE TESTIFIED,
INFLATION IS REAL FOR OUR
WORKERS, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE
WITH SALARIES THAT HAVE
CHRONICALLY STAGNATED AND LOST
MORE GROUND . LOST HUMAN
SERVICE WORKERS. THE COST OF
FOOD, GANT, GAS HAS GONE UP.
EFFECTIVELY MAKES IT A WAGE
CUT IN REAL TERMS. THIS IS
HAPPENING TO WORKERS ACROSS
THE COUNTRY. WAGES ARE AFFECT
DOUBLY CUT WHEN THE MAJORITY
OF THE COUNCIL AND MAYOR VOTED
TO END HAZARD PAY. PUBLIC
SCHOOL TEACHERS OF THE FLEET
HAD THEIR WAGES CUT BECAUSE
OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE A
FORMULA FOR THE ADMINISTRATION,
THE MEAN FORMULA USED TO
CALCULATE INFLATION COST AND
ADJUSTMENTS THAT DOES NOT KEEP
KEEP UP WITH THE RISING COST
OF LIVING. THE INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT NO MORE THAN 4%,
REGARDLESS HOW EXTREME
INFLATION IS RIGHT NOW. WE NEED
TO BE CLEAR. THE CURRENT LAW
USES ANOTHER STRANGE FORMULA
THAT DOES NOT FULLY CAPTURE
RIGHT IN COSTS. ONE YEAR AGO,
INFLATION ADJUSTMENT SHOULD BE
10% NOT 7.6% AND NOT 4%.
FINALLY THIS AMENDMENT REQUIRES
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. I LIKE
THE QUESTION OF HOW THIS CAN BE
PAID FOR WITHOUT ROBBING
WORKING PEOPLE OF THE FILLING
OF ONE OF THEIR NEEDS AND
ANOTHER OF THEIR NEEDS. THE
AMENDMENT INCREASED THE TAX
RAID . RAISE AN ADDITIONAL $95
MILLION TO PREVENT CUTS LIKE
THIS ONE . THERE ARE MANY
OTHERS. KNOW THERE
COUNCILMEMBER HAS VOICE SUPPORT
FOR THIS, YET. THE BUDGET
AMENDMENTS LIKE THIS ONE FOR
HUMAN SERVICES ARE POSSIBLE IF
THERE IS A POLITICAL WILL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, ADDING
HER NAME AS A COSPONSOR.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THE
DESIRE TO MAINTAIN THE POLICY
OF AS IT WAS CITED THREE ,
20, 60. FOR THE VIEWERS
INFORMATION THAT WAS PASSED IN
2019 WHEN INFLATION THE WAR THE
CPI W INCREASED EACH YEAR WAS
SIGNIFICANTLY LESS. IF I'M
READING THE TWO AMENDMENTS IN
COMBINATION, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD WAS PLANNING ON A 13%
INCREASE IN INFLATION BETWEEN
NOW AND 2024. I WILL MOVE ON
AND YOU CAN'T CORRECT ME. YOU
CAN CORRECT ME. WITH THE
PANDEMIC, ALL THE CITIZENS
HAVE TAKEN ON. I UNDERSTAND THE
QUESTIONS. YOU ARE TALKING
ABOUT FAMILIES AND WAGE PARITY
, ETC. . WHAT IS BEING BALL
PARKED OR AVERAGE WITH
INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENT FOR
CITY WORKERS REPRESENTED AND
UNREPRESENTED. I KNOW YOU
ENTERED IN NEGOTIATIONS, BUT
THERE IS AN AMOUNT ON THE
BUDGET FOR IN CASE LABOR COST.
JUST KNOW THE AVERAGE
CONSENT. I'M CONCERNED IT
COULD BE THAT THIS IS DESIGNED
TO RAISE THE BASE AND FOCUS ON
GETTING PAID, I AGREE. ARE WE
GOING TO GET INTO A SITUATION
WHERE EVERY YEAR , EMPLOYEES
FEEL AS THEY ARE NOT GETTING
INCREASE THAT IS EQUAL. MAYBE
WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION TO
YOU LATER. THE SECOND QUESTION
I HAVE, THIS LEGISLATION
REQUIRED A REPORT IN MAY.
I'VE ASKED FOR IT, AND I'VE
BEEN TOLD IT DOES NOT EXIST.
IS THAT THE CASE, IT HAS NOT
BEEN WRITTEN? A REPORT DUE MAY
OF THIS YEAR TO REPORT BACK ON
THE IMPACT AND BENEFIT OF THE
INCREASE AS IT WAS IMPLEMENTED
IN 2020.
>> THAT IS CORRECT. THERE WAS
A REPORT IN THIS TO
DEMONSTRATE THE IMPACT OF THIS
FUNDING. HOWEVER, DURING COVID,
SOME OF THE NONESSENTIAL
ACTIVITIES THAT THEY WERE
PLANNING ON DOING WERE SET
ASIDE TO FOCUS ON COVID
RESPONSE. THERE WERE STAFFING
CHANGES SO THAT WORK WAS NOT
DONE. SLIDE PROPOSAL TALKED
ABOUT LATER IN THIS PARTICULAR
MEETING THAT WOULD REVISIT THAT
STUDY AND ASK THEM TO PRODUCE
THAT THIS YEAR, WITH ADDITIONAL
WORK. I WILL LET THAT BE
DISCUSSED THEN. YOU ARE CORRECT
. THERE IS INFLATIONARY
INCREASE FOR WORKERS IN THIS
CITY , I BELIEVE IT IS
APPROXIMATELY 4%, RIGHT NOW.
THAT IS NEGOTIATED WITH THE
EVENTS. NOT NECESSARILY TIED
TO CPI. LIKE THIS ONE IS.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR
THAT , I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT
REPORT. I DON'T KNOW IF WE
HAVEN'T HEARD IT, I HAVE NOT
READ ALL THE MATERIALS. I DO
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE
TRACK WHAT IS IN THE
ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES IN THE
CONTRACTS AND WHETHER OR NOT
THEY ARE TIED TO ADJUSTMENTS.
I DO THINK THAT TO BUILD AND
MAINTAIN AND BUILD PUBLIC
TRUST, WE HAVE TO SHOW WE ARE
SPENDING OUR MONEY WISELY.
THAT'S ONE WAY TO DO IT. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
INFORMATION. WE WILL FOLLOW-UP
LATER ON IN THE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, NOT SEEN
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. LET'S GO
AHEAD AND MOVE ON. WE HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT. OAK
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, ICU.
>> I APOLOGIZE, I TRIED TO
SWITCH COMPUTERS AND I GOT
BACK ON. I'M GUESSING, I
APOLOGIZE, I REALLY DO. WE ARE
STILL ON THE BUDGET REQUEST OF
THE 7.1?
>> THAT'S CORRECT. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT WE ARE IN ITEM NUMBER
1 ON HSD. I CAN ONLY SEE THE
TOP OF YOUR HEAD. OKAY THERE
YOU GO . SHARING ADJUSTMENT .
>> LET ME ADD THIS. I
APOLOGIZE I WAS SWITCHING
COMPUTERS. IT DOESN'T MATTER,
I'M HERE NOW. A LITTLE
BACKGROUND. I WANT TO THANK
YOU MADAM CHAIR, WE HAD
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE
INFLATIONARY PIECE AND ALSO
HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH
MY COLLEAGUES ABOUT HOW THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD LOOK. TO TWO
THINGS, I WOULD LIKE TO BE A
COSPONSOR. ALSO, YOU SAID IT
ALL VERY ELOQUENTLY, BUDGETARY
WORKING WITH THIRD-PARTY
PROVIDERS ON BUDGET SERVICES. I
WANT TO END ON THIS NOTE.
PROFESSIONS NORMALLY LABELED
CARING PROFESSIONS OR NURTURING
PROFESSIONS ARE OFTEN THE
MOST OVERLOOKED AND UNDERPAID.
THERE'S AN ISSUE HERE WITH
WHAT EMPLOYEE CAN CONTRACT
WITH SALARY AND WHAT THIRD
PARTY PROVIDER . THEY CARRY
OUT SERVICES THAT GOVERNMENT
SHOULD DO, A GOOD GOVERNMENT
SHOULD DO. ESSENTIAL GOVERNMENT
SERVICE AND FUNCTION. IT IS A
POLICY DECISION AT THIS POINT,
FOR ME. I UNDERSTAND THE
BUDGETARY CONCERNS, AND I
UNDERSTAND HOW MAINTAINING AND
LOOKING FOR A THIRD PARTY
PROVIDER WITH INFLATIONARY
STATUS. WE SHOULD CROSS THAT
ROAD WHEN WE GET TO IT. WE
SHOULD REALLY TAKE PRIDE IN
HAVING A POLICY POSITION THAT
CARRYING POSSESSIONS ARE
VALUED. I'VE BEEN ON COUNSEL
100 YEARS NOW, FIVE OR SIX.
SOME COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE BEEN
HERE LONGER. IF WE WATCH THE
TREND OF HISTORY, WE NEVER NOT
JUST VALUE BUT PROVIDED THE
FUNDING AND THE SALARY THAT
THE INDIVIDUALS FOR CARING
PROFESSIONS DESERVE. I WILL
GIVE IT BACK. THANK YOU.
>> I'M THANKFUL YOU ADDED
THOSE COMMENTS. I THINK THAT'S
A GOOD NOTE TO END ON. SEND IT
TO THE NEXT ITEM.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT AND
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ ADDING
THEIR NAMES.
>> LET'S MOVE ON.
>> THE NEXT ITEM.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
COSPONSORS COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
. THIS COUNSEL BUDGET ACTION
WOULD ADD 5.6 MILLION UPON
GENERAL FUNDS HSD FOR SERVICE
PROVIDER CONTRACT IN 2024.
THE FORECAST HAS ESTIMATED THE
CPI W INFLATIONARY INCREASE
WILL BE 6.7%. PROPOSED BUDGET
INCLUDES 4.0 PERCENT INCREASE
OR 7.6 MILLION. AND 5.5
MILLION IN ONGOING GENERAL
FUND. CONTRACTS WOULD BE
INFLATED AT 6.7 RATE . I WANT
TO MAKE A QUICK NOTE. THIS IS
ON CURRENT ONGOING CONTRACTS.
COUNCILMEMBERS MAY ADD NEW
ONGOING FUNDING IN THE 2023
BUDGET, THEN THIS WOULD HAVE
TO BE RECALCULATED FOR
INFLATION IN NEW INVESTMENTS
INTO 2024.
>> CONTINUE WITH THE TOPIC.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM
CHAIR. THIS WOULD NORMALLY BE
COVERING BOTH YEARS. BUT
MADAM CHAIR AND I BOTH FELT
STRONGLY ABOUT THIS AND WE
DECIDED TO SPLIT THE YEARS SO
WE CAN SPONSOR ON ONE OF
THESE. THE BILL AND
OBLIGATION UNDER THE 2019
ORDINANCE, TO MAKE SURE THAT
COUNCILMEMBERS AMENDMENTS, NOT
ONLY ARE WE PROVIDING
INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENT FOR
2023 FOR THIS AMENDMENT, WE ARE
ADDING FOR 2024, AS WELL.
RESPOND TO THE IDEA THAT 2019
WAS A DIFFERENT TIME AND PLACE.
IT WAS LOWER. IS TO THE POINT.
THAT'S WHY IT'S TIED TO A
PROFESSION THAT WE KNOW THAT IS
UNNAMED YEAR-TO-YEAR. A
PARTICULAR PERCENTAGE NAMED ,
BUT A CONCEPT. THE CONCEPT THAT
FLUCTUATES FROM YEAR-TO-YEAR.
THAT'S WHY FORMER COUNCILMEMBER
CAROL, OR NOW MAYOR HARRELL,
INCLUDED IN AMENDMENT THAT
SPECIFIED THIS WAS AN ORDINANCE
PLACE BOTH IN ECONOMIC GROWTH
AS WELL AS ECONOMIC HARDSHIP.
THE REASON FOR ALL OF THAT,
THIS WORKFORCE IS ALREADY
UNDERPAID AS COUNCIL
PRESIDENT JUAREZ ELOQUENTLY
EXPLAINED, ABOUT HOW OUR
CULTURE AND ECONOMY SEES
PEOPLE WHO DO CARE WORK . IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE'S WAGES
DO NOT LOSE THEIR EARNING
POWER. WHILE WE DEPEND ON
THEM, SO MUCH, DO MISSION
CRITICAL PEOPLE'S LIVES . THEY
DO THE WORK WE ASKED THEM TO
DO. AGAIN, THE FORECAST FOR
INFLATION IS 6.7 SO THE DOLLAR
AMOUNTS ARE THE SAME FOR THAT
PRODUCTION. WE HAVE HEARD FROM
THE ASSESSMENT OF THE
VACANCIES HOMELESS SERVICE
PROVIDERS IN THE COUNTY. THEY
HAVE 300 AND VACANCIES IN
FIVE POSITIONS. IT'S OBVIOUS
THEY CARRY OUT THEIR
PRIORITIES. IT'S LOW WAGES PAID
FOR STAFF. MOST SUBSTANTIAL FOR
THOSE VACANCIES. ISSUES
ASSOCIATED WITH WAGES NOT
KEEPING UP WITH THE COST OF
LIVING, THE WORK OF THE SOCIAL
SERVICE COMES TO PEOPLE
HELPING PEOPLE. INCREDIBLY
HARD WORK. STAFF ON THE FRONT
LINES OF PUBLIC HEALTH RISK
FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE
ABILITY OF THE SAFETY NET TO
FUNCTION , COMPLETELY AND
UTTERLY DEPENDS ON STAFF.
WITHOUT THAT SYSTEM, THE WHOLE
SYSTEM FALLS APART. THE
MAJORITY OF SOCIAL SERVICE
PROVIDERS ARE WOMEN, OFTEN
WOMEN OF COLOR. ANYTHING LESS
THIS CITY INCLUDES INCLUDING
INFLATIONARY AGENCY CONTRACTS
WILL HAVE A DISPROPORTIONATE
IMPACT ON WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF
COLOR. PEOPLE WORKING TO HELP
OTHERS SHOULD NOT THEMSELVES
STRUGGLED TO PAY RENT AND
FALLS FURTHER BEFORE BELOW A
LIVING WAGE. THIS IS THE
PREVIOUS ACTION BY MADAM
CHAIR. THIS COUNSEL SAYING
THAT WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO
THE POLICY THAT WE HAVE , IN
ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THESE
WAGES ARE AGAIN KEEPING UP
WITH THE COST OF LIVING. STILL
NOT ADDRESSING THE LARGER ISSUE
OF PAY EQUITY FOR THESE TYPES
OF JOBS, COMPARED TO OTHER JOBS
IN THE NONPROFIT SECTOR. IN
EDUCATION AND CAPACITY
ABILITIES. THAT'S ANOTHER
BIGGER PICTURE ISSUE THAT WE
NEED TO ADDRESS. WE WILL NEVER
BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE
IF WE ARE NOT STAYING TRUE TO
THE COMMITMENT ESTABLISHED IN
THE POLICY IN 2019, UNDER THE
LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, VICE
CHAIR. VERY WELL SAID.
APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, PLEASE GO
AHEAD .
>> I WOULD LIKE TO COSPONSOR
THE AMENDMENT .
>> ADD COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
TO THE AMENDMENT. ANY OTHER
SHOW OF HANDS. I WANT TO THANK
THE COSPONSORS YOU HAD. I
COMMENT THE EARLIER COMMENTS
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ ,
I WILL ECHO WHAT ALL OF US HAVE
ALREADY SAID. IT'S NO SEEK
GRID THAT WAGE AND EQUITY
ACROSS INDUSTRIES IS
PROBLEMATIC . ABET INDUSTRIES
ESPECIALLY PROVIDED BY WORK
PROVIDED BY A WOMEN, PEOPLE OF
COLOR AND REFUGEES AND
IMMIGRANTS. THEY ARE UNDERPAID.
I'M EXCITED WE ARE SHOWING A
STRONG COMMITMENT HERE TODAY TO
CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
INVESTED IN THIS WORKFORCE FROM
AN EQUITY PERSPECTIVE . MAKING
SURE THAT THIS CRISIS IN THE
CITY WITH THOUGH WORKFORCE
STABILITY IT DESERVES PEOPLE
CAN GET THE CARE THAT THEY
NEED.
>> NOTE FOR THE RECORD , I AM
NOT AT ALL SUGGESTING THIS WORK
IS NOT IMPORTANT. I DON'T THINK
ANYONE WAS SAYING I WAS. BUT I
WANT TO SAY I RECOGNIZE IT'S
EXTREMELY CRUCIAL. AND TENDS
TO BE VERY GENDERED WORK I GET
THAT ASPECT , AS WELL. MY,
NON-ACCOUNTABILITY WAS THE
FACT THAT CITY EMPLOYEES, EASY
TO TRACK OUTCOMES. THAT IS WHY
MENTION THE ACCOUNTABILITY
MEASURES.
>> I THINK WE ARE READY TO
MOVE ON.
>> NEXT COUNSEL FOR DISCUSSION
IS 12 A 1. PRIME SPONSOR IS
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT . AND THEN
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. IT WOULD
ADD DOLLARS TO AN EMERGENCY
FUND. OF THE FUNDING WOULD BE
DISTRIBUTED BY THE SEATTLE FOOD
COMMITTEE AND SUPPORT
ADDITIONAL STAFFING COST AND
INCREASED INCREASE PURCHASE FOR
FOOD FOR CLIENTS.
>> I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
NOPE.
>> I'M SORRY. I WAS SKIPPING
OVER EVERYONE ELSE'S, ONLY
GOING THROUGH MINE, ABSOLUTELY
MY FAULT.
>> WE ARE ON COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> I THINK WE SKIPPED FOUR
AND WE ARE INVITING KARINA TO
DESCRIBE THE AMENDMENT AND WE
WILL DESCRIBE THE OTHER
AMENDMENTS LATER.
>> ALL RIGHT. SOMETIMES
AMENDMENT NUMBERS SKIP AROUND A
BIT. NUMBER THREE WITHIN HSD
IS LISTED AS 004.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING,
KARINA.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS
. COUNCILS CENTRAL STAFF . THE
NEXT BUDGET ACTION IS HSD 4
A 1. THIS COUNSEL BUDGET
ACTION WOULD ADD $500,000 IN
ONGOING GENERAL FUNDS TO THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO
DEFINE ABORTION ACCESS AND
AWARENESS CAMPAIGN. HOW THE
PROPOSAL WOULD BE USED TO
INVEST IN AN ORGANIZATION THAT
FUNDS ABORTION ACCESS AND
PROVIDES SUPPORT. THEY DEFINED
THE ACCESS FUND FOR THIS
FUNDING AND THE ORGANIZATION
FUND FOR ABORTION ACCESS
FUNDING VOUCHERS DIRECTLY TO
CLINICS INCLUDING PAYMENT AND
TRANSPORTATION AND LODGING, FOR
PAYSON'S THAT ARE TRAVELING FOR
CARE. THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED
BUDGET INCLUDES 250,000 FOR
THE ABORTION ACCESS FUND AND
ACCESS TO PUBLIC HEALTH. THIS
WAS DOUBLE THE INVESTMENT TO
SUPPORT AN ESTIMATED INFLUX OF
PATIENTS ESTIMATED AT 385%.
PATIENTS SEEKING ABORTION CARE
IN SEATTLE . FOLLOWING THE
RECENT SUPREME COURT DECISION
THAT OVERTURNED THE
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO
ABORTION. THE OTHER HALF OF THE
PROPOSAL WOULD SUPPORT
ABORTION CARE EDUCATION AND
AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.
UNCERTAINTY ABOUT REPRODUCTIVE
RIGHTS FOLLOWING THE SUPREME
COURT DECISION. IDENTIFIED
PUBLIC HEALTH CONTRACT FOR
THIS WORK.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES .
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, KARINA.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD FOR HER CONTINUING
PARTNERSHIP ON THE ISSUE OF
ABORTION ACCESS AND SUPPORT. WE
RESPONDED TO THE CHANGING
LANDSCAPE AFTER THE DECISION. I
WANT TO THANK HER OFFICE, AS
WELL IT'S BEEN AMAZING HELPING
OUR OFFICE IN GETTING THE
WORK DONE. THE LAST SUMMER,
COUNCILMEMBER AND I ATTENDED
THE LOCAL CONFERENCE. WE
CONNECTED WITH THE NATIONAL
INSTITUTE OF REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTH. SEATTLE RECEIVED ONLY
THREE STARS OF TOP CITIES.
AFTER THE CONFERENCE WE WORK
WITH THEM BEYOND THE
EXPLORATION OF ACCESSIBLE
ABORTION LAWS, WHICH WE ALREADY
HAVE SO MANY IN THIS STATE. THE
LARGEST SUPPORT FOR ABORTION
SANCTUARY STATE REALLY NEEDS
TO BE PROVIDING FUNDING FOR
THE KINDS OF FUNDS FOR
ABORTION ACCESS FUND. THIS IS
RESPONSIVE TO THAT. WE
APPRECIATE EXECUTIVE PROPOSED
BUDGET THAT INCLUDES $250,000.
WE WOULD SEEK TO DOUBLE THAT.
MAKE SURE WE ARE PROVIDING
ACCESS KNOWING THAT WE ARE
ALREADY INCREDIBLE INCREASE
PEOPLE COMING OUTSIDE OF
WASHINGTON TO SEEK CARE HERE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD
EXAMPLE OF TANGIBLE OUTCOME .
THANK YOU FOR THAT
CONVERSATION. COUNCILMEMBER,
PLEASE GO AHEAD .
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THE
COSPONSOR OF THIS AMENDMENT MY
OFFICE AN ORGANIZATION
ALTERNATIVE. CAMPAIGN HAS
ORGANIZING ABORTIONS TO BE
FREE AND AVAILABLE THIS WAS.
AN AMENDMENT LATER ON IN THE
SECTION. I WANT TO REMIND
EVERYONE IF COUNCILMEMBERS
VOTED IN ADDITION TO THIS
AMENDMENT , THE OTHER AS WELL,
IT WOULD FOLLOW UP LEGISLATION
IN THE PAST IN JULY. FROM MY
OFFICE. TO MAKE SEATTLE AND
ABORTION SANCTUARY FOR THOSE
FROM STATES WHERE ABORTIONS
HAVE BEEN CRIMINALIZE ON THE
WAVE OF THE DECISION.
>> THE AMENDMENT. IN REALITY
SOCIALIST SUPPORT THAT. ACCESS
ABORTION AS PART OF THAT. THE
COSPONSOR, IT'S NOT A
SINGLE-PAYER SYSTEM. AS LONG
AS HEALTHCARE PROVIDING
FUNDING IS CRUCIAL. I'M HAPPY
TO SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT AND
UPCOMING AMENDMENT FROM MY
OFFICE LATER ON.
>> ADDING HER NAME AS A
COSPONSOR.
>> NEXT ITEM, NUMBER SEVEN.
>>
>> I SHOULD'VE SAID THIS
RIGHT. OF THE COUNCIL IS
DOLLARS FEDERAL FUNDED IN 2023.
ONE TIME ADD TO SUPPORT CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS LICENSE
CHILDCARE FACILITIES IN SEATTLE
TO INCREASE, STABILIZE. WITH
THAT, SEND IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER.
>> THANK YOU. GREAT SUMMARY.
WE ALL KNOW SEATTLE HAS FACED
CHILDCARE CRISIS . MASSIVE
FINANCIAL STRAIN ON WORKING
FAMILIES. WE'VE HAD DOLLARS
GIVEN TO CHILDCARE PROVIDERS TO
RENOVATE BUILDINGS. WE PUT OUT
$5 MILLION. WE'VE RECEIVED $18
MILLION IN APPLICATIONS.
FUNDING ADDED . I AM SUPPOSING
ANOTHER ROUND OF $5 MILLION FOR
CHILDCARE FACILITY TO MAKE IT
MORE ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE AND
CLOSER TO HOME. FOLKS DON'T
HAVE TO DRIVE OUT OF THEIR WAY
TO WAIT IN LINE FOR CHILDCARE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. COMMENTS OR QUESTION.
THANKS FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.
EXCITED TO BE A COSPONSOR.
LET'S KEEP MOVING.
>> THIS NEXT ITEM IS HSD 10
A 1. THIS WOULD ADD $200,000
GENERAL FUND AND SAME AMOUNT
IN 2024 TO THE SERVICES
DEPARTMENT WHICH WORKS A
PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES FREE
FRESH PRODUCE TWO PEOPLE IN THE
CENTRAL COMMUNITY SUCH AS CLEAN
GRAINS. THAT EXPIRES AT THE
END OF 22.
>>> THEY GROW VEGETABLES AT
LOCAL FARMS AND DISTRIBUTED
THAT FRESH, ORGANIC LOCAL
PRODUCE FREE OF CHARGE IN
SEATTLE CENTRAL AREA FROM THE
BERGAMOT FROM THE MISSIONARY
BAPTIST CHURCH. THIS YEAR, THEY
ARE FUNDED BY THE $100,000
GRANT FROM THE CITY THAT WAS
WON BY THE CAMPAIGN LAST YEAR,
WHICH ERIC MENTIONED, HOWEVER,
THAT DOES NOT CONTINUE IN 2023.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD WITH STORY
THE FUNDING AND IT WILL ALLOW
CLEAN GRADES TO HIRE STAFF TO
INCREASE CAPACITY AND ADD
YOUTH PROGRAMMING ON THE FARM.
CLEAN GREENS REPORTS THAT THEY
RECEIVED FAR, FAR MORE REQUEST
FOR PRODUCE THAT THEY ARE
CURRENTLY ABLE TO FULFILL,
WHICH SHOWS A PROVEN NEED TO
EXPAND THE PROGRAM. OTHER THAN
BY THINK I MIGHT HAVE SEEN THE
WORK THAT THEY DO. THE GREENS
AND OTHER VEGETABLES ARE
WONDERFULLY FRESH AND IT IS
GRATIFYING TO KNOW THAT THESE
VEGETABLES ARE REACHING THE
NEIGHBORS WHO NEED THEM THE
MOST.
>> THANK YOU. I'M NOT SEEING
ANY ADDITIONAL HANDS. COUNCIL
MEMBER. OKAY. LET'S GO AHEAD
AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
WE ARE ON HSD-11 . I'M JUST
LOOKING FOR ESSENTIAL STAFF
MEMBER.
>> HI, ALI.
>> HEY. I'M JUST GOING TO JUMP
IN HERE. IN CASE ANY OF MY
OTHER COLLEAGUES ARE INTENDING
TO PRESENT THIS WHEN,
OTHERWISE, I WOULD JUST GO FOR
IT. HSD-11-NUMBER EIGHT, ONE
WILL ADD $40,000 GENERAL FUND
TO 2023 AND $40,000 GENERAL
FUND IN 2024 TWO HSD FOR
SENIORS AND HIS WIFE ENDING ON
TOP OF THE $15,000 INCLUDED IN
THE BASE BUDGET AND THIS IS
SPONSORED BY THEM.
>> IN QUEUE, SO MUCH. PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. IT WOULD ADD TO
THE BUDGET . THE ASIAN
COUNSELING AND REFERRAL
SERVICE. THIS IS A PART OF
BECAUSE THE ARE IMPORTANT, BUT
IT IS ALSO CRUCIAL FOR
PROVIDING COMMUNITY BUILDING
ACTIVITIES FOR SENIORS, WHILE
AT RISK OF BEING VERY
ESCALATED AND I KNOW FROM
HAVING TALKED TO MANY OF THE
SENIORS, PERSONALLY, HOW MUCH
IT'S IMPORTANT IN THE COMMUNITY
ACTIVITIES ARE ALSO A LIFELINE
FOR THEM . LAST MONTH, MY
OFFICE ATTENDED THE MOON
FESTIVAL ORGANIZED BY THE
BEN-AMI SENIOR ASSOCIATION AND
THEY HAVE DONE SO FOR MANY
YEARS AND WE SAW HOW THESE
FUNDS ARE BRINGING THE
COMMUNITY TOGETHER. THE PAST
BUDGET AMENDMENT TO FUND THIS
WORK FOR THE PAST SEVERAL
YEARS. JUST A SMALL ,
TECHNICAL NOTE . I BELIEVE
CITY COUNCIL HAS GOTTEN AN
ANSWER HUMAN SERVICES TO THE
APARTMENT ABOUT WHETHER THIS
FUNDING IS INCLUDED IN THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET THIS
YEAR OR NOT AND CORRECT ME IF
I'M WRONG, BUT I BELIEVE WE
HAVE NOT HEARD AN ANSWER
BECAUSE IT IS INCLUDED IN A
LARGER TO A CRS. I BELIEVE IT
IS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN
SIMPLY LOOK UP , BUT ONCE WE
GET THAT ENTERED, THIS BUDGET
AND ACTION THE MAY BE ADJUSTED
.
>> YES, COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT,
I WOULD CONFIRM THAT WE ARE
STILL WAITING FOR THE
CONFIRMATION OF THAT. I
RECEPTION IS THAT IT SHOULD BE
BECOME THE FUNDING AND WE WILL
UPDATE YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES
THAT WE HEAR OTHERWISE OR GET
CONFIRMATION THAT IT IS IN THE
BUDGET.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT?
>> NO.
>> OKAY. THANKS. I'M NOT
SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL HANDS AT
THIS MOMENT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. I THINK WE ARE READY TO
MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 12.
HSD-12.
>> ALL RIGHT. GREAT. I'M WITH
THE COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE FOR SKIPPING
AHEAD AT THIS WENT. THIS IS
COUNSEL BUDGET ACTION HSD-
12-DE- 1. THIS COUNSEL BUDGET
ACTION WOULD ADD $1.7 MILLION
ONE-TIME GENERAL FUND DOLLARS
TO HST IN 2023 FOR AN EMERGENCY
FOOD FUND. AS I MENTIONED, THE
FUNDING WOULD BE DISTRIBUTED BY
THE SEATTLE FOOD COMMITTEE AND
WOULD SUPPORT ADDITIONAL
STAFFING COSTS AND INCREASE
PURCHASE OF FOOD FOR CLIENTS.
AS YOU KNOW, MANY FOOD BANKS
ARE DEALING WITH SEVERAL
CHALLENGES, INCLUDING THE
REDUCTION OF VOLUNTEERS DURING
THE PANDEMIC THAT NEEDED TO BE
REPLACED WITH STAFF, INCREASED
DEMAND FOR THEIR SERVICES DUE
TO THE REMAINING ECONOMIC
IMPACTS OF COVID, AND THE
INCREASED COST OF BUYING FOOD
FOR CLIENT DURING TIMES OF
SIGNIFICANT INFLATION. THE 2022
ADOPTED BUDGET INCLUDES 19.1
MILLION FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION
PROGRAMS AND THIS WOULD
INCREASE THAT TO 20.8 MILLION.
WITH THAT, I WOULD TURN IT OVER
TO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH .
COUNSEL NEVER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. MY
APOLOGIES RIGHT THERE FOR A
MOMENT. AS DETAILED IN THE
ARTICLE, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ARE BRINGING MORE VISITORS TO
FOOD BANKS , WHILE FOOD COSTS
ARE INCREASING. ONE-TIME
FEDERAL FUNDS HAVE EXPIRED AND
IT DONATIONS TO FOOD BANKS HAVE
SLOWED DOWN. FOR EXAMPLE, IN
2019, THE FOOD BANK HAD 39,488
HOUSEHOLD VISITS AND
DELIVERIES. THIS NEARLY DOUBLED
WITH 79,497 HOUSEHOLD VISITS
IN 2021. TO MEET THIS
INCREASED NEED AND ENSURE
FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS COULD
ACCESS HEALTHY AND CULTURALLY
APPROPRIATE FOOD , THE FOOD
BANK HAD TO INCREASE ITS
PURCHASING BUDGET 300%. THE
AMENDMENT BEFORE US TODAY
WOULD KEEP FOOD AND NUTRITION
PROGRAMS FUNDED, AS FOOD BANKS
EXPECT MORE PEOPLE WILL NEED
THEIR SERVICES TO MAKE ENDS
MEET AND BE FOOD SECURE. THANK
YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNSEL NEVER
STRAUSS. APOLOGIES TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. I KNOW
YOU ARE A COSPONSOR AS WELL. WE
WILL UPDATE SITES OR FOR ANY
SOCIAL MEDIA PURPOSES, BUT HAVE
REALLY APPRECIATE THE NEW
FORMAT AS WELL , BUT
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AS
PRIMARY SPONSOR ALONG WITH
MORALES AND HERBOLD AS
COSPONSORS. OKAY. LET'S
CONTINUE.
>> THE NEXT COUNSEL BUDGET
ACTION IS HSD-13. THE PRIME
SPONSOR IS COUNSEL NEVER
SAWANT AND THE CALL SPONSORS
ARE JUAREZ AND MORALES. THIS
ACTION WOULD AT 4.8 MILLION
ONGOING GENERAL FUND DOLLARS
FOR FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL
PROGRAMS, SPECIFICALLY , THREE
INVESTMENTS. FIRST, IT WOULD
ADD 1.7 MILLION ONGOING FUNDS
FOR HSD FOR THE EMERGENCY FOOD
FUND WE JUST DISCUSSED. AS WE
JUST DISCUSSED, HSD-12-NUMBER
8-1 WHAT AT. BOTH ARE
INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET AND IT
WOULD BE A TOTAL OF ABOUT 4
MILLION IN 2023 AND 1.7 PER
YEAR AFTER THAT. SECOND, IT
WOULD FUND 3 MILLION FOR MILK
PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDES
CONJUGATE MEAL PROGRAMS AND
MEAL DELIVERY SERVICES . THAT
WOULD MAINTAIN FUNDING RECEIVED
DURING THE PANDEMIC AND SUSTAIN
EXISTING SERVICE LEVELS.
FINALLY, IT WOULD ADD $100,000
FOR A HYBRID MAIL PROGRAM FOR
SENIORS. THE 2022 ADOPTED
BUDGET INCLUDED $200,000 IN
ONE-TIME FUNDS FOR A HYBRID
MAIL PROGRAM. THAT MEANS IT IS
A COMBINATION OF BOTH ON-SITE
MEALS AND MEALS THAT CAN BE
DELIVERED, WHICH WAS A NEW,
KIND OF , WAY OF SERVICE
DELIVERY THAT WAS DEVELOPED
DURING THE PANDEMIC, BUT THE
PROPOSED BUDGET ADDS $100,000
ONGOING FUNDING FOR THIS
PURPOSE AND SO THIS CBA WOULD
ADD AN ADDITIONAL 100,000 TO
BRING FUNDING TO 2022 LEVELS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
DESCRIPTION . THIS AMENDMENT
WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION
BY THE SEATTLE HUMAN SERVICES
COALITION CAN ONLY HAS A RIGID
BEEN EFFECTIVELY CUT BY THE
ABSENCE OF INFLATION, BUT THE
MONEY FOR SERVICES CAME FROM
FEDERAL FUNDS UNDER THE CODE
COVERAGE. IF YOU READ THE CITY
BUDGET AS SOME SORT OF
TECHNICAL DOCUMENT, THERE IS
ONE-TIME FUNDING HAS THE
DOLLARS WERE ONE-TIME, BUT IF
YOU READ THE BUDGET AS A HUMAN
BEING, THE HUMAN NEEDS OF THOSE
SERVICES MET WAS NOT ONE-TIME
NEEDS. THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT
WILL MAKE SURE THESE CAN BE
MAINTAINED OVER THE NEXT YEAR
AND, AGAIN, THESE ARE, LIKE
MANY OTHER NEEDS THAT THE
COMMUNITY FACES, AND ALL OF
THOSE NEEDS COULD BE FUNDED IF
THE COUNSEL WAS WILLING TO
INCREASE BUSINESS TAXES. THIS
IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IN
ITSELF.
>> THANK YOU , COUNSEL NEVER
SAWANT. I'M NOT SEEING ANY
ADDITIONAL HANDS ON THIS WENT.
OKAY. LET'S CONTINUE ON. HSD
.
>> CAMARA, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
GAME WITH COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF. THE NEXT ITEM IS HSD-20-
I-1. THE SAME AMOUNT IN 2024
TO HST FOR A DEDICATED PHONE
LINE FOR CRISIS PREVENTION AND
INTERVENTION SERVICES IN FIRST
RESPONDERS. IN PREVIOUS YEARS,
THE COUNCIL HAS FUNDED CRISIS
CONNECTIONS ONE CALL, WHICH IS
A DEDICATED 24 SEVEN , 365
DAYS A YEAR ONLINE FOR FIRST
RESPONDERS TO CALL FOR THEM TO
CONSULT WITH THE BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH EXPERT ON PRIOR TO
ARRIVING AT THE SCENE OF A
EMERGENCY EVENT, TO PROVIDE
THOSE FIRST RESPONDERS WITH
SUPPORT AND INFORMATION ABOUT
HOW TO DEAL WITH A CRISIS IF
IT IS, IN FACT, A BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH CRISIS . LOOKING AT
CURRENT AND PAST MENTAL HEALTH
TREATMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS.
WHAT CASE MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION MIGHT LOOK LIKE
AND, IN GENERAL , HELPS FIRST
RESPONDERS TO MOVE EFFICIENTLY
THROUGH CAUSE AND DIVERT
POTENTIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CAUSE
WHEN THAT RESPONSE IS NOT
NECESSARY. THE PRIME SPONSOR
HERE IS COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
WITH COSPONSORS HERBOLD AND
LEWIS AND I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO COUNSEL NEVER STRAUSS.
>> SOUNDS GOOD. COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> IN QUEUE, CHAIR. WONDERFUL
SUMMER HERE. AS YOU MENTIONED,
ONE CALL IS A DEDICATED 24
SEVEN, 365 ONLINE ENTERED BY
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMMISSIONS
AND PROVIDE CRISIS
INTERVENTION SERVICES TO HELP
OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, POLICE,
FIRE, MEDICAL, EMERGENCY
PROFESSIONALS IN SEATTLE AND
KING COUNTY, TO GET THE SUPPORT
AND GUIDANCE THEY NEED THE
MOMENT TO THE SUPPORT THE
PEOPLE THAT THEY ARE SERVING.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
DEPARTMENT , SUCH AS THE
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE
PUBLIC HEALTH COUNTY, THE
PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED WITH THE
RECOGNITION THAT WHAT EMERGENCY
DEPARTMENT IS OFTEN NOT THE
BEST RESPONSE FOR INDIVIDUALS
IN CRISIS AND TWO , FIRST
RESPONDERS SUPPORT TO NAVIGATE
THE MENTAL HEALTH IN OUR
SUBSTANCE ABUSE CAUSE THAT
THEY ARE DISPATCHED TO. WHEN
CARL HAS PROVEN TO BE A HIGHLY
VALUABLE TOOL IN FIRST
RESPONDERS AND DE-ESCALATION
OF CRISIS, BRINGING THE RIGHT
AND IS APPROPRIATE RESOURCES TO
SUPPORT THOSE PEOPLE IN CRISIS,
BECAUSE IT IF GEL IS NOT THE
RIGHT PLACE, WE WOULD STILL
NEED A PLACE FOR THEM TO GO AND
THIS ALLOWS BRINGING OUR FIRST
RESPONDERS TO MOVE ON TO THE
NEXT QUICKLY, AS WELL AS BEING
A LAW-ENFORCEMENT DIVERSION
TACTIC. THANK YOU, CHAIR AND
THANK YOU, USHA, FOR YOUR
SUMMARY.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER. I'M NOT SEEING
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THIS
WENT OR HANDS. EXCUSE ME. I DO
SEE ONE. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
IS THIS COMPATIBLE WITH
EXISTING TECHNOLOGY? I KNOW
FOR HIS -- BECAUSE I KNOW SPD
WAS TALKING ABOUT IT. I CAN'T
REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE
TECHNOLOGY THAT THEY ARE GOING
TO BE PUTTING IN PLACE TO
IMPROVE THE SITUATION AROUND
THESE THE CODE THINK .
>> AS FAR AS MY UNDERSTANDING,
IT IS COMPATIBLE MAYBE USHA CAN
SHARE MORE INFLATION THERE.
>> I'M NOT SURE, BUT I'M SURE I
CAN FOLLOW UP.
>> OKAY. THANKS.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR THE FOLLOW UP
THERE. NOTHING ANY ADDITIONAL
HANDS. I THINK WE CAN GO AHEAD
AND MOVE ON TO NUMBER 21.
>> HSD-21-A- ONE. THERAPEUTIC
SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS OF
COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPORTATION,
THE MYSTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL
ASSAULTS AND ALSO IMPOSE THIS
. IN PREVIOUS YEARS, THE
COUNCIL HAS FUNDED CHIC
CLINIC, WHICH IS THE SAFE,
HEALTHY, EMPOWERED CLINIC AND
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN AURORA
COMMONS AND THE HARBORVIEW
MEDICAL CENTER. IT PROVIDES
SUPPORT TO SURVIVORS OF
COMMERCIAL, SEXUAL EXPECTATION
. IT'S BEEN ABOUT $20,000 A
YEAR SUPPORTING 400 MEN AND
WOMEN AND SO THE ADDITION OF
THE FUNDS BUT ALSO BE UNDER AND
IT WOULD RELEASE THE FUNDS
UPON SEEING THE RESULTS OF THE
RFP THAT HST ISSUED EARLIER
THIS YEAR FOR GENDER BASED
VIOLENCE SERVICES . EXCUSE ME,
THE 2022 GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
SERVICES REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS,
WHICH IS ANTICIPATED TO COME
OUT LATER THIS YEAR THE PRIME
SPONSOR IS COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ AND COSPONSORED BY
NELSON AND MOSQUEDA. I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO COUNSEL NEVER
JUAREZ.
>> IN QUEUE, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, USHA. YOU DO A
GREAT JOB AS USUAL. I DON'T
WANT TO GO AHEAD AND LEAD THE
WHOLE BUDGET ACTION
DESCRIPTION, SO I WILL ADD A
FEW ITEMS. I KNOW THAT -- LET
ME START WITH THE LIST OF
SERVICES. THIS IS JUST BASIC
AND I WANT TO ADD PERSONAL
NOTES IN OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH
ROYAL COMMONS AND A SEX
TRAFFICKING AND ALL OF THE
ABUSES THAT WE SEE IN THE
SERVICES THAT ARE DESPERATELY
NEEDED. IT HAS FIVE CATEGORIES
OF SERVICES WITH OVER A DOZEN
SERVICES THAT INCLUDE ENROLLING
PEOPLE IN INSURANCE AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
MEDICINE. FAMILY PLANNING AND
CONTRACEPTIVE SERVICES THAT
WOUND CARE AND ABSCESS
DRAINAGE. LABS AND IMAGING,
FOOT WASHING, MEDICATION
MANAGEMENT FOR CHRONIC MEDICAL
CONDITIONS, SUCH AS
HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES AND
MORE. VACCINES . THEY DO THE
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION
TESTED. THEY DO HIV
ENVIRONMENTAL HEPATITIS
SCREENINGS AND HIV PREEXPOSURE
AND REFERRALS. STATED MANY
REFERRALS FOR DETOX TREATMENT
AND HOUSING , THE INTEGRATED
TREATMENT OF THE WHOLE PAGE,
INCLUDING THOSE WITH OPIATE USE
AND DISORDER AND PRENATAL CARE.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, WHAT WE SEE
WITH THAT THIS TYPE OF
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE ,
PROSTITUTION, SEX TRAFFICKING,
WE COULD GO ON AND ON WITH THE
LIST AND I WANT TO THANK THIS
COUNT ON PRIOR COUNSEL TO HAVE
ALWAYS OFFENDED AND HELPED
AURORA COMMONS AND EVERYONE
ACROSS THE CITY IN DEALING WITH
THESE TYPES OF ISSUES IN OUR
SOCIETY . THE HUMAN CONDITION
IS DIFFICULT AND WE DON'T
ALWAYS HAVE THE MONEY IN THE
SERVICES, BUT THANK GOD THERE
ARE NONPROFITS OUT THERE THAT
DO DO THESE THINGS. I KNOW,
SOMETIMES, BUDGET, WE GET A
LITTLE BOGGED DOWN WITH PAPER
AND FACTS AND FIGURES, BUT THIS
IS THE TYPE OF BUDGET ACTION
THAT HAS REAL LIFE CHANGING
CONSEQUENCES THAT WE HAVE SEEN
AND WE HAVE SEEN THE SUCCESS. I
LIKE TO PROMOTE ORGANIZATIONS
WHERE THERE ARE DELIVERABLES.
THERE ARE MEASUREMENTS FOR
SUCCESS, BUT BEYOND THE DRYNESS
OF THAT, JUST SEEING THAT
LIVES HAVE BEEN CHANGED AND I
KNOW WE SAY THIS A LOT ABOUT
MEETING PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE
AT, BUT WHEN YOU MEET THE BODY
WHERE THEY ARE AT AND THEY ARE
READY TO LEAVE THIS LIFE AND
NOT BE ABUSED AND USED, IT IS
TRANSFORMATIVE. WE HAVE HAD
OVER A SEVEN-YEAR RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE AURORA COMMONS. WE
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE AURORA
COMMONS AND OTHER NONPROFITS A
LOOK AT GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
AND SEX TRAFFICKING,
PROSTITUTION, VIOLENCE, AND ALL
OF THE SPINOFF CRIMES THAT
HAPPENED FROM THAT. I KNOW THIS
IS AN UNLIKELY THANK YOU, BUT I
WANT TO THANK GDS FOR OUR
RECENT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT
IS GOING ON ON AURORA. THE SEX
TRAFFICKING, PERSECUTION, AND
THE BALANCE, AND THE
INDIVIDUALS AND PROFIT AND PAY
FOR THE SERVICES AND WITH THE
OPERATIONAL ACTIONS THEY HAVE
BEEN DOING BEHIND THE SCENES
AND WHAT THE OUTCOMES HAVE BEEN
AND, ALSO, THE CITY'S
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND HAVING
MORE PUNISHMENT ON THE, IF YOU
WILL, BUT JOHN SIDE OF IT.
AGAIN, IT IS NOT A VICTIMLESS
CRIME. WE ALL KNOW THE PEOPLE
THAT ARE USED TO MAKE THIS
MONEY ARE WOMEN AND CHILDREN
AND YOUNG GIRLS AND IT'S NOT
GOING TO END. AGAIN, I WANT TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER NELSON AND
I WANT TO THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR, FOR BEING A WONDERFUL
SUPPORTER AND PAYING ATTENTION
TO THIS ISSUE AND WITH THAT I
WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE CITY
OF SEATTLE FOR, IS, WE'VE NEVER
GONE DOWN THIS PATH OF THING
JUDGMENTAL AND WE DON'T THROW
OUR PEOPLE AWAY. THESE ARE OUR
RELATIVES, OUR BROTHERS, OUR
SISTERS. I'M HOPING THAT SOME
OF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD JOIN ME
IN THE SUPPORT OF THIS BUDGET
ACTION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. WELL SAID.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM
CHAIR AND THANK YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENT FOR BRINGING THIS
MEASURE FORWARD. I WOULD LIKE
TO BE ADDED AS A CO-SIGNATORY.
>> THANK YOUVERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS. COUNCIL
MEMBER LOUIS ADDING HIS NAME TO
NUMBER 21 , HSD. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU. LIKEWISE, MYSELF.
I WOULD APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO LEND MY SUPPORT
TO MADAM PRESIDENTS BUDGET
ACTION AND THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ADDING
HER NAME ASA COSPONSOR. OKAY,
COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND
HERBOLD ADDING THEIR NAME TO
21. LET'S MOVE ON TO NUMBER 22
.
>> OKAY. HSD-22-A-1 WOULD AT
$1.5 MILLION OF GENERAL FUND IN
2023 TWO HSD FOR MOBILE
ADVOCACY SERVICES WITH
FLEXIBLE FINANCIAL SERVICES
FOR SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE. SPONSORED BY STRAUSS
AND COSPONSORED BY HERBOLD AND
NELSON. JUST ALLOWS WHEN AND
WHERE TO ACCESS SERVICES, WHICH
CAN HELP PROTECT THE SURVIVORS
SAFETY AND CONFIDENTIALITY.
FLEXIBLE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
ARE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO ADVOCATE
AND THE SURVIVORS TO BE USED
FOR THOSE NEEDS IDENTIFIED BY
SURVIVORS AND I WILL TURN IT
OVER TO IS A MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER TRAN40, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, ALSO, AGAIN. THIS
COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION WOULD
INCREASE FUNDING FOR
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. MOBILE,
FLEXIBLE, ADVOCACY SERVICES
WITH PRIORITY GIVEN TO
ADDRESSING NEW OR PRE-EXISTING
GAPS IN SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS,
FACING DISPROPORTIONATE
CHALLENGES AND
MARGINALIZATION'S. SAID
ANOTHER WAY, THIS IS A WAY FOR
A MOBILE TEAM TO ADDRESS GAPS
IN GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
SITUATIONS. IF THERE IS NOT A
BRICK-AND-MORTAR LOCATION OR
IF AN INCIDENT OCCURS WHERE A
PERSON HAS TROUBLE GETTING TO
A BRICK-AND-MORTAR LOCATION,
THIS IS A MOBILE TEAM THAT IS
ABLE TO HELP THEM THROUGH A
TRYING TIME. THIS FUNDING WOULD
BE USED TO HELP COMMUNITY-BASED
, GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PROGRAM
STABILIZE AND INCREASE THEIR
CAPACITY TO ADVOCACY, WITH
FLEXIBLE, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE,
AND ABLE TO DO SO ON A MOBILE
BASIS. THE FUNDING CAN BE USED
FOR ANY PROGRAM NEED OF STAFF,
INCLUDE FLEXIBLE FUNDS TO
SUPPORT SURVIVORS , INCREASING
EXISTING CONTRACTS, AND OR
AWARD FUNDS NEW ORGANIZATIONS
FOR THE SERVICE. THIS LEVEL OF
FUNDING WILL ALLOW FOR
APPROXIMATELY 10 ADVOCATES WHO
CAN PROVIDE ACCURACY EFFLUX FOR
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO
PROXIMALLY 800-1000 SURVIVORS A
YEAR. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, I'M NOT
SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL HANDS.
I'M JUST CHECKING, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. OKAY. WONDERFUL.
MEMBER NELSON, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THEY YOU SO MUCH FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. I FEEL
REALLY STRONGLY ABOUT
RESPONDING ROBUSTLY, VIGOROUSLY
, TO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. I
SEE IT IS A -- AS A PRECURSOR
TO A LOT OF OTHER ISSUES THAT
WE ARE STRUGGLING WITH
ADDRESSING. SO, JOBLESSNESS,
HOMELESSNESS , CHILDHOOD TRAUMA
THAT CAN REPEAT CYCLES OF
VIOLENCE. I REALLY DO THINK
THAT PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR
HELPING PEOPLE THAT ARE IN
THIS SITUATION, IN A WAY THAT
MEETS THEM WHERE THEY ARE IS
VERY, VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IN
A WAY, IT PREVENTS A LOT OF THE
OTHER ISSUES THAT I JUST
MENTIONED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER,
NELSON. I THINK WE ARE GOOD TO
GO AHEAD ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
NUMBER 30. JUMP INTO NUMBER 30.
>> GREAT. AND ME OREGON AND
THE NEXT COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION
FOR DISCUSSION IS HSD-30. THE
PRIME SPONSOR IS COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES AND THE COSPONSORS ARE
PETERSON AND LEWIS. THE CBA
WOULD ADD NINE FOOT 4 MILLION
IN ONGOING GENERAL FUND DOLLARS
TO HST TO MAINTAIN
HOMELESSNESS SERVICES. AS WE
HAVE DISCUSSED OVER THE PAST
SEVERAL WEEKS, THE 2022 ADOPTED
BUDGET INCLUDED SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF ONE-TIME FUNDING,
PARTICULARLY FOR COUNCILS
HIGHEST PRIORITY ITEMS LIKE
HOMELESSNESS. THEREFORE, THE
EXPIRATION OF THESE FUNDS WILL
BE MOST IMPACTFUL IN THESE
AREAS. THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
SPECIFICALLY , THEIR FUNDING
WOULD DECREASE FROM 180 MILLION
IN THE 2022 REVISED BUDGET, TO
IMPROVISE 87 WITH 7 MILLION IN
2023 , DUE IN PART TO
EXPIRATION OF ONE-TIME FUNDING.
THE AUTHORITY HAS IDENTIFIED
9.4 MILLION OF EXPIRED FUNDS
THAT HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING
ORGANIZATIONS, PROVIDING
EMERGENCY SHELTER, RAPID
REHOUSE AND , DIVERSION, AND
OUTREACH SERVICES THAT, IF NOT
REPLACED, WOULD RESULT IN A
REDUCTION OF SERVICES. THE CBA
REPLACES THE EXPIRING FUNDING
WITH ONGOING GENERAL FUND
DOLLARS TO MAINTAIN 2022
FUNDING LEVELS.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> THANK YOU , CHAIR. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, AMY . I DON'T EVEN
KNOW WHERE TO START WITH THIS
ONE. IT IS SO CLEAR . WE HAVE
ALL BEEN IN COMMUNITY MEETINGS,
LISTENING TO OUR NEIGHBORS
FRUSTRATION WITH OUR RESPONSE
TO HOMELESSNESS. WE SIMPLY
CAN'T AFFORD IT TO REDUCE
INVESTMENT IN THE SERVICES
THAT CAN ACTUALLY HELP GET
FOLKS OFF THE STREET AND INTO
STABILITY. WE KNOW THAT THERE
ARE NO EASY SOLUTIONS TO THIS
CHALLENGE. WE HAVE ALL BEEN
HEARING PEOPLE SAY, YOU KNOW,
HOMELESS FOLKS JUST NEED TO GET
A JOB. THEY NEED TO GET OFF
DRUGS. JUST THROW THEM IN
JAIL. JUST MOVE THEM TO SOMEONE
ELSE'S NEIGHBORHOOD. THESE ARE
NOT REAL SOLUTIONS. YESTERDAY I
PROPOSED A GREEN BUILDING
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. THE
INTENT OF THAT WAS TO REALLY
FOCUS ON HOMELESS YOUTH TO HELP
SUPPORT THEM GETTING INTO
EMPLOYMENT. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON IS ADVOCATED FOR
INVESTMENT AND SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER TREATMENT. WE NEED ALL
OF THIS BECAUSE THE TRUTH IS,
THAT EACH HOMELESS PERSON IS IN
THAT SITUATION FOR UNIQUE
REASONS AND EACH NEEDS THE KIND
OF INDIVIDUAL CONNECTION THAT
COMES WITH SERVICES AND SUPPORT
THOMAS OF THE SOCIAL SERVICE
PROVIDERS CAN IDENTIFY THE
RIGHT PATH FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL.
SO THERE ARE THREE THINGS THAT
I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AS
REASONS WHY WE NEED THIS. SO IT
PREVENTS LOSS OF SERVICE.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE
SLEEPING OUTSIDE, SO WE CAN'T
AFFORD TO REDUCE THE SERVICES
AND THESE FUNDS WOULD OFFSET
THE LOSS OF ONE-TIME FEDERAL
FUNDING. IT WOULD ALSO PROVIDE
STABILITY FOR OUR NONPROFIT
PARTNERS. THE HOMELESS SECTOR
IS DEFINITELY FEELING THE
EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC AS WE
ALL ARE AND WORKING WITH
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS , THIS
KIND OF A REDUCTION IN FUNDING
REALLY IMPACTS THE STAFF . WHO,
FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, HAVE
BEEN ON THE FRONT LINES OF
TRYING TO SUPPORT PEOPLE IN THE
FACE OF OVERLAPPING CRISIS.
THIS -- IF WE DON'T DO THIS ,
THE AFFECTED PROGRAMS WOULD
LOSE AN AVERAGE OF 40% OF
THEIR TOTAL OPERATING BUDGETS.
THERE IS ALMOST 2 DOZEN
PROGRAMS , PLUS ALL OF THE
PEOPLE THAT THEY SERVE, WHO
WOULD -- WHO WOULD BE AT RISK.
I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT TWO
GROUPS. THERE ARE, AS I SAID,
ALMOST 2 DOZEN. ONE HIS NEW
HORIZON MINISTRIES, WHICH
RECENTLY COMPLETED A MAJOR
RENOVATION TO SHIFT FROM
CONGREGANT TO NON-CONGREGANT
SETTING. THE NEST IN CEDAR
CREEK SERVICES ARE
CONSOLIDATING TO BETTER SERVE
THE NEEDS OF A GROWING ALONG
POPULATION. THE INTENTION WAS
TO ENSURE THAT OUR SHELTER
PARTICIPANTS HAD PRIVATE PLACE
TO REST , TO LEAVE THEIR ITEMS,
AND TO HAVE ACCESS TO SERVICES
TO SUPPORT THEM ON THEIR PATH
TO HOUSING AND TO STABILITY.
THE BUDGET CUT WOULD IMPACT
SERVICES TO YOUTH AND YOUNG
ADULTS SUPPORTED BY THE NEW
HORIZONS DOWNTOWN CORE AND
ADJACENT AREAS. THEY ARE ONE OF
THE ONLY YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT
PROGRAMS IN THE CITY THAT
OFFERS A COMMUNITY FOR THESE
YOUNG PEOPLE AND WRAPAROUND
SERVICES, INCLUDING A SHELTER,
A DAY CENTER, CASE MANAGEMENT,
AND HOUSING NAVIGATION SUPPORT.
JUST ONE OTHER EXAMPLE , THE
SALVATION ARMY, THEIR PIKE
STREET SHELTER IS WHEN OF THE
FEW WOMEN IDENTIFIED SHELTERS
IN THE CITY THAT ARE SPECIFIC
FOR FOLKS WHO ARE LIVING IN
SHELTERED -- THIS IS WHAT OF
THE SMALL NUMBER THAT
SPECIALIZES, THAT OFFERS
SPECIAL SERVICES FOR WOMEN
EXPENSING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR
INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE AS A
COMPONENT OF THE PROGRAMMING
THAT IS SET UP FOR THEM. THERE
ARE MANY OTHERS, BUT I THINK,
WE ALL KNOW THAT THIS IS A
CRISIS AND THIS IS ONE-WAY FOR
US TO BEGIN WORK CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT CASEY RHA AND THE
VERY CRITICAL WORK THAT THEY
PROVIDE TO OUR NEIGHBORS. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I SEE A
FEW HANDS. COUNCILMEMBER,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER, FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. YOU
KNOW, LAST YEAR, I SAID THAT
COUNSEL MUST CRACK A BUDGET
THAT PROVIDES TWO PARALLEL
VISIONS TO HOMELESSNESS. A
BUDGET THAT PROVIDES ENHANCED
SHELTER AND SERVICES TO ADDRESS
THE IMMEDIATE CRISIS AND,
SECOND, AND POWER THE KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM
SOLUTIONS ON A REGIONAL LEVEL.
UNDERSTANDING THAT THESE FUNDS
ARE BACKED BY THE ONE-TIME
FEDERAL DOLLARS. OSHER, OR
MAYBE IT WAS AMY THAT WAS
REPORTING ON THIS, CAN YOU
PROVIDE ME AN UNDERSTANDING OF
WHAT PROGRAMS ARE AT RISK? I
KNOW THAT YOU TALK ABOUT
OUTREACH, BUT ARE THERE
SPECIFIC PROGRAMS THAT WOULD BE
LOSING FUNDING?
>> SURE. LET ME PULL THAT UP
QUICKLY. EXCUSE ME. SO IT
WOULD BE 3.5 MILLION THAT HAVE
BEEN GOING TO TO COVID
MITIGATION AND SHELTERS AND DAY
CENTERS AND, SO SOME OF THAT
WOULD BE FOR THE
INTENSIFICATION, BUT IT ALSO
INCLUDED THINGS LIKE STAFF,
ADDITIONAL STAFFING, TO COVER
PEOPLE BEING OUT SICK MORE
FREQUENTLY. THE FUNDING
INCLUDES 3.9 MILLION FOR RAPID
REHOUSING PROGRAMS. 1 MILLION
FOR DIVERSION PROGRAMS,
$675,000 FOR OUTREACH AND
$421,000 FOR EMERGENCY
SHELTER.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. THE
SHELTERS AND DAY CENTERS, ARE
THERE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS OR
PARTNERS THAT WOULD BE LOSING
THIS FUNDING OR IS IT
GENERALIZED?
>> IT WAS SPECIFIC PARTNERS,
FOR EXAMPLE, I KNOW ONE OF THEM
IS THE GOD'S LITTLE ACRE .
LET'S SEE. HOLD ON. I CAN
PROVIDE A LIST, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. I HAVE A LIST OF THE
SPECIFIC PROGRAMS , SOME OF
THEM ANYWAY, IF THAT WOULD BE
HELPFUL. I CAN SEND IT ON.
>> YES, AND IT INCLUDES, VERY
QUICKLY, YOUTH CARE, THE LAKE
CITY PARTNERS, URBAN LAKE
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES .
THINGS LIKE NEW HORIZON
MINISTRIES, COMPASS, SALVATION
ARMY, DES THE, ROOTS , AND
AFRICA TOWN. I BELIEVE ARE THE
LESSON I WILL ALSO CIRCULATE A
LIST .
>> THANKS, AMY. THAT'S HELPFUL.
JUST HEARING, ESPECIALLY ABOUT
YOUTH CARE AND ROOT'S WHO ARE
ADDRESSING YOUTH HOMELESSNESS,
I KNOW YOU CARE, HISTORICALLY,
HAS HER CLIENTELE ABOUT A
THIRD OF KIDS COMING OUT OF
FOSTER CARE SYSTEMS. I KNOW
THAT THERE DAY CENTERS AND
OVERNIGHT SHELTERS ARE ABLE TO
WORK WITH THE JUVENILE JUSTICE
SYSTEM TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL
TRANSFER OUT OF JUVENILE
JUSTICE INTO A PATHWAY AND
INTO THE REST OF THEIR LIVES
AND WE KNOW, HISTORICALLY,
YOUTH PROGRAMS, IN PARTICULAR,
HAVING TO OPERATE IN A REALLY
DIFFERENT WAY AND WE KNOW THAT
WHEN WE ARE ADDRESSING -- IF WE
DON'T HELP THE YOUTH WHO ARE ON
THE VERGE OR BRINK OF
HOMELESSNESS, THAT, THAT
CREATES EVEN WORSE ADULT
HOMELESSNESS IN THEIR LIVES.
YOU KNOW, I DO SUPPORT THIS
AMENDMENT WITH THE RECOGNITION
THAT WE NEED THE HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM
ON A REGIONAL LEVEL AND
FUNDING THE PROGRAMS, AS YOU
JUST SHARED. SEATTLE CANNOT
CONTINUE TO BUILD THIS GAP FOR
EVER THOUGH. SETTLE HAS
HISTORICALLY PUT ON THE BURDEN
OF THE REGIONAL CRISIS AND
WITH THE REGIONAL AUTHORITY, WE
ARE SEEING THAT BURDEN FOR THE
ENTIRE REGION , WHICH IS GOOD,
HOWEVER, AT THIS POINT, YOU
KNOW , MAYBE I'M SAYING IT
OUT LOUD, BUT IT SEEMS THAT THE
ORIGINAL AUTHORITY SHOULD HAVE
ITS OWN AUTHORITY AND RAISE
ITS OWN REVENUE BECAUSE SEATTLE
CANNOT CONTINUE TO FILL THE
GAP AND BEAR THE BURDEN. THANK
YOU, AMY. THANK YOU ,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALE IS, FOR
BRING THIS FORWARD. THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU FOR EMPHASIZING
STABLE REVENUE FOR REGIONAL
APPROACH. COUNCILMEMBER,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> PLEASE ADD ME AS A COSPONSOR
TO THIS AMENDMENT, THANK YOU.
>> THEY DO, COUNSEL EVER
SAWANT. ADDING HER NAME . SOME
OF HER HERBOLD.
>> YES, I GUESS I HAVE A
COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. I'M
INCLINED TO WANT TO SUPPORT
THIS, BUT I WANT TO UNDERSTAND
A COUPLE BASELINE ASSUMPTIONS
HERE. I SEE , JUST READING
PLAINLY WHAT IS HAS I GUESS I
JUST WANT A LITTLE MORE
INSPIRATION THAT THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES A
REDUCTION FOR THE BASELINE
FUNDING? AM I MISREADING THAT
SENTENCE? THE -- OH . STATUS
FUNDING. GIFT. GO AHEAD, AMY.
>> THERE IS A PRIZE BENTLEY $45
MILLION THAT WAS IN THE 2022
ADOPTED BUDGET THAT WAS , BUT
CARRIED FORWARD FROM 2021, AS
WELL AS ONE-TIME FUNDING. SO
THAT FUNDING IS NOT INCLUDED IN
THE 2023 PROPOSED BUDGET.
HOWEVER, THERE IS ABOUT $40
MILLION OF NEW ONGOING FUNDING
THAT IS PROVIDED IN THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET, SO
THE NET CHANGE IS, ESSENTIALLY,
A REDUCTION OF $30 MILLION
OVERALL IN THE CONTRACT.
>> IF I COULD SAY THAT , THE
SAME INFORMATION , JUST
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT, IN TERMS OF
HOW I AM UNDERSTANDING IT,
RIGHT? THE 40+ MILLION DOLLARS,
THIS IS LARGELY THE ONE-TIME
INVESTMENTS FROM RBI. I KNOW
THERE ARE A FEW OTHER SOURCES,
BUT THESE ARE FEDERAL DOLLARS
THAT WE KNEW WERE GOING TO BE
ONE-TIME ONLY AND IF YOU LOOK
AT THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET,
A $40 MILLION INCREASE IN
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTIONS ,
BRINGING OUR CITY'S OWN
RESOURCES TO A HIGHER LEVEL
THAN FOR , BUT YES, THE
ONE-TIME FUNDS THAT WERE
LARGELY PASSED THROUGH ARE NO
LONGER AVAILABLE, SO WE ARE
TRYING TO INCREASE OUR
CONTRIBUTION FROM OUR GENERAL
FUND, RECOGNIZING THOUGH, THAT
THE BOTTOM LINES TO REFLECT
THAT THE FEDERAL MONEY THAT
WAS ONE-TIME IN NATURE, IS NO
LONGER AVAILABLE.
>> THANK YOU. THE OTHER
QUESTION I HAD IT , I REMEMBER
LOOKING AT THE TIME AND I
DON'T REMEMBER IF I FOUND THE
ANSWER. WHAT IS THE COUNTY'S
PROPOSED CONTRIBUTION TO KING
COUNTY RHA FOR 2023-2024?
>> I THINK I'M AMY, YOU ARE
TRYING TO RESPOND, BUT YOU ARE
ON MUTE.
>> OKAY. LET ME GRAB THAT FOR
YOU AND CIRCLE BACK TO IT. JUST
ONE SECOND. I HAVE IT ON A
SPREADSHEET, JUST NOT RIGHT IN
FRONT OF ME.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. LOOKING
AT THE GOVERNING BOARDS ACTIONS
FROM OVER THE SUMMER, WE
DEFINITELY ME AND I'LL WE
EVERYDAY BUDGET, BUT THE
UNDERSTANDING IS NOT ONLY --
NATALIE WOOD SEATTLE LOOK AT
WAYS BY INCREASING FUNDS MADE
AVAILABLE IN 2022, BUT THAT
OTHER JURISDICTIONS WOULD AS
WELL AND I'M ALSO INTERESTED TO
SEE HOW KING COUNTY IS
DEALING WITH THIS PARTICULAR
ISSUE OF PROVIDING FUNDING
FOR SERVICES THAT WERE FUNDED
IN A 2022 WITH ONE-TIME
DOLLARS. I HAVE TRIED TO
EXPLAIN TO PROVIDERS WHO HAVE
APPROACHED ME , MANY OF THEM
HAVING RECEIVED FUNDING, THAT ,
IN A , PART OF OUR PARTNERSHIP
IS, YOU KNOW, RECOGNIZING THAT
WE ARE NOT ABLE TO BACKFILL ALL
OF THOSE AND THAT WE SHOULD
HAVE CHARACTERIZED THOSE
THINGS AS CUTS, BECAUSE WE WERE
REALLY, REALLY CLEAR DURING
BUDGET , DURING THE BIANNUAL
ADJUSTMENTS. EACH OF THE TIMES
THAT WE WERE WORKING ON
IMPLEMENT THOSE ONE-TIME
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES THAT ,
IT WAS ON SOMETHING THAT WAS
GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE
SUSTAINED AT THAT LEVEL WITHOUT
THE REVENUE. AGAIN, INTERESTED
TO KNOW HOW THE COUNTY IS
DEALING WITH THE ISSUE OF
PROVIDING FUNDS FOR SERVICES
THROUGH RHA AND THE 2022
FUNDING, ALSO, THE TOTAL LEVEL
AND ANY OF THE OTHER THEY ARE
CONSIDERING IN THEIR BUDGETS,
FUNDING FOR RHA, BECAUSE AS IT
STANDS CURRENTLY, IT IS ON THE
CITY OF SEATTLE AND KING
COUNTY. THANK YOU.
>> I WILL ADD, VERY QUICKLY,
THE COUNTY CONTRIBUTION IS
MORE IN THE 60 MILLION RANGE
AND I'M SORRY. I WILL GET THAT
EXACT NUMBER TO YOU. THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 2022 AND
2023. ALSO AT THAT THE 2023
PROPOSED BUDGET FOR KCI K, DOES
INCLUDE AN INCREASE OF OTHER
FUNDING PARTNERS. FOR EXHIBIT,
THEY DID RECEIVE FUNDING FROM
THE STATE THIS YEAR , AS WELL
AS I THINK, SOME OTHER, MAYBE
PHILANTHROPIC FUNDING PARTNERS.
WILL BREAK ALL OF THAT AND FOR
YOU, BUT I DO THINK THAT THEY
-- THE 2023 BUDGET, IN
PARTICULAR, HAS NEW RESOURCES
THAT GO BEYOND JUST THE CITY
AND COUNTY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I
BELIEVE THE COUNTY FINAL
BUDGET IS THE SAME DAY OF OUR
FINAL BUDGET VOTE. IF THERE IS
ANY ONGOING DELIBERATIONS THAT
YOU ARE ABLE TO LET US KNOW
ABOUT AS WELL , IN TERMS OF
AMENDMENTS FROM THE COUNTY,
THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
>> I HAVE A WEEKLY MEETING WITH
THE KING COUNTY AND SO WE ARE
MEETING, I THINK, TOMORROW
MORNING AND I WILL LEARN A
LITTLE MORE ABOUT ANY PROPOSED
BUDGET MINUTES THAT ARE COMING
FROM THE COUNTY COUNSEL AND I
CAN LET YOU KNOW THAT.
>> OKAY. EXCELLENT. THANKS.
GREAT. GREAT DISCUSSION. THANK
YOU SO MUCH AND WE WILL
CONTINUE ON, IT LOOKS LIKE. I
DON'T SEE ANY ADDITIONAL HANDS.
OKAY. LET'S GO ON TO HSD .
EXCUSE ME. DID YOU HAVE
SOMETHING ELSE? OKAY. HSD,
NUMBER 31.
>> THE NEXT SCOUNDREL BUDGET
ACTION IS HSD -31. THIS
COUNSEL BUDGET ACTION IT WOULD
HAVE $220,000 OF ONGOING
FUNDING SO THEREFORE IN 2023
AND 2024, TO THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT, TO INCREASE
OUTREACH IN THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT
NEIGHBORHOOD IN SUPPORT OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY MODEL .
THIS FUNDING WOULD GO TO A
CONTRACTED SERVICE PROVIDER FOR
TWO POSITIONS. IT WOULD BE
DEDICATED OUTREACH STAFF
SPECIALIZING IN NEIGHBORHOOD
SUPPORT, CURRENTLY REACH
PROVIDING ONE STAFF POSITION
DEDICATED TO THIS EFFORT, SO
THIS FUNDING WOULD INCREASE
FROM TOTAL STAFF FROM 1 TO 3
AND THESE FUNDS WOULD BE
CONTRACTED THROUGH THE KING
COUNTY HOMELESS AUTHORITY.
>> THANK YOU. AS A MEMBER
MORALES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AMY. AS
AMY SAID, THIS FUNDING COMES IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH FRANCE LITTLE
SAIGON . COLLEAGUES, I HAVE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS SINCE,
I THINK, MAYBE LATE SPRING. ALL
OF THIS YEAR , MY OFFICE HAS
BEEN WORKING WITH FOLKS
CONVENING MUTUAL AID
STAKEHOLDERS , RESIDENTS,
BUSINESSES AND WE HAVE ALSO
HAD OUR LOCAL AND STATE AND
FEDERAL OFFICIALS AS PART OF
THESE BIWEEKLY CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT HOW TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES
. SO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPED
WITH THEIR CALLING IN
NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY PLAN AND
THIS IS A REQUEST DIRECTLY
FROM THEM, TO INCLUDE FUNDING
FOR TWO ADDITIONAL POSITIONS .
WE SEND SOME INFORMATION OUT
LAST NIGHT OR MAYBE IT WAS THIS
MORNING TO DESCRIBE A LITTLE
BIT WITH THE PLAINTIFFS , BUT
THEY ARE BASICALLY ASKING FOR
THEIR PART WOULD BE TO CREATE
POSITIONS THAT COULD SERVE IN
THE APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE AND
UNDERSTANDING . AS A LINK TO
THE OUTREACH WORKERS, BUT THERE
IS A REQUEST FOR TWO FTES ,
LIKELY TO CONTRACT ITS REACH
TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO FOLKS
WHO ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS IN THE CID.
>> THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I AM
NOT SEEING ANY, COUNCIL MEMBER.
BUT GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO
NUMBER 33.
>> EXCUSE ME. 32.
>> YES, THE NEXT COUNSEL BUDGET
ACTION FOR DISCUSSION IS HST
32-A-1. THE PRIME SCOUTS ARE IS
COUNCIL MEMBER LOUIS AND THE
COSPONSORS ARE CUSTOMER
MORALES AND STRAUSS. THIS WOULD
AT A TOTAL OF 21 8 MILLION
GENERAL FUND DOLLARS IN 2023
AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE 200 AND
$76,000 IN FINES AND 2.5
MILLION AND ONGOING FUNDS TO
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
TO SUPPORT EXISTING TINY HOME
VILLAGES . THE 2023 PROPOSED
BUDGET ENCLOSED AN INCREASE OF
ABOUT 5.2 MILLION FOR TINY
HOME VILLAGES. HOWEVER, THAT
FUNDING IS FOR NEW VILLAGES.
THIS IS TO BE A WOULD PROVIDE
ONE-TIME, ONGOING FUNDS FOR
EXISTING TINY HOME VILLAGES.
LIKE I SAY, ONE EMERGENCY
SHELTER. THE ONE-TIME FUNDING
WOULD BE FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS
AT NINE EXISTING TINY HOME
VILLAGES AND THAT WOULD GO
TOWARDS TO REPAIR AND REPLACE
OF UNITS, REFURBISHMENT OF
COMMON AREAS AND IMPROVEMENTS
TO HYGIENE FACILITIES . THE 2.5
MILLION ONGOING , WITH SUPPORT
OPERATING COSTS, PARTICULARLY
ADDITIONAL STAFFING FOR CASE
MANAGERS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SUPPORT, AND SECURITY. I
WANTED TO MENTION THAT THE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STAFFING HAS
BEEN -- WAS PART OF THE
ONE-TIME FUNDING IN 2022 OF
$880,000 AND THAT HAS BEEN
SUPPORTING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SPECIALIST AT TINY HOME
VILLAGES AND THIS FUNDING
WOULD REPLACE THAT IN AN
ONGOING -- WITH ONGOING FUNDS.
WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU MEMBER LOUIS.
>> THANK YOU, AMY, FOR THAT
OVERVIEW . I DON'T HAVE TOO
MUCH TO ADD TO WHAT AMY STATED,
EXCEPT TO MAYBE JUST
UNDERLINED THE IMPORTANCE OF
THIS INVESTMENT AND OUR OVERALL
SYSTEM TO RESPONDING
EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY TO
OUR HOMELESSNESS CRISIS AND TO
THE CRISIS OF A WAREHOUSING
OUR HOMELESS NEIGHBORS INTENSE,
SET OF GIVING THEM A SAFE AND
WARM PLACE WHERE THEY CAN MOVE
ON , ULTIMATELY, TO FULL
HOUSING. ALL OF US HAVE AT
LEAST ONE TINY HOUSE VILLAGE IN
OUR DISTRICT. WE KNOW THAT
THESE TINY HOUSE VILLAGES ARE
WELL-MANAGED. THEY ARE SAFE
RESIDENTS OF THE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES MOVE ON AT A VERY HIGH
RATE TO PERMANENT HOUSING .
THAT IS DUE IN NO SMALL PART
TO THE SUPPORT SERVICES THAT
ARE MADE AVAILABLE FOR
SUBSTANCE ADDICTION, FOR
BEHAVIOR MENTAL HEALTH, FOR
HOUSING AND JOB PLACEMENT AND
THE SUPPORT HELPS US TO
MAINTAIN THOSE SERVICES, WHICH
AS AMY INDICATED, IS
PARTICULARLY FOR SOME OF THE
BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES WITH SUPPORTED WITH
ONE-TIME FEDERAL MONEY AND
THAT CRITICAL RESOURCE CAN GO A
WAY AS IT INCREASES THE
FUNCTIONALITY AND CAPACITY OF
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES TO ACCEPT
HIGHER ACUITY . INDIVIDUALS WHO
OTHERWISE MIGHT NOT BE A GOOD
FIT FOR BEING IN THOSE
COMMUNITIES PROVIDES ONE-TIME
MONEY FOR EXIGENT CAPITAL
NEEDS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN
SHORE UP THE FACILITIES THAT
MAKE THESE TINY HOUSE VILLAGES
DESIRABLE PLACES TO SHELTER
WHILE PEOPLE WAIT FOR HOUSING
AND WITH THAT, I DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING ADDITIONAL TO ADD.
JUST THAT, NONE OF THESE THINGS
THAT WE TALK ABOUT, IN TERMS OF
NEW TECHNIQUES TO DO OUTREACH
AND WAYS TO ORGANIZE OUTREACH,
NONE OF THOSE THINGS WORK IN
THIS WILL HAVE A PLACE TO GO TO
THE BOTTOM LINE IS, PEOPLE NEED
TO HAVE A PLACE TO GO. I'M
TOTALLY FLEXIBLE ON HAVING A
LARGE AND DIVERSE PORTFOLIO OF
THOSE PLACES. IT'S EVIDENT THAT
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES ARE A
SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE
STRATEGY, AS EVIDENCED BY THE
OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WHO
REPORT TO OUTREACH WORKERS THAT
THEY WOULD LIKE TO GO TO ONE
AND THE HIGH UTILIZATION RATE
OF THIS PARTICULAR FORM OF
ENHANCED SHELTERS. THIS IS NOT
A PROPOSAL TO ADD NEW TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES. THIS IS A
PROPOSAL TO REINFORCE AND
ENHANCE THE SERVICES AND THE
FACILITIES AT CURRENT ONES AND
IT IS A CRITICAL INVESTMENT.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT.
>> PLEASE ADD ME AS A COSPONSOR
TO THIS AMENDMENT. THIS NOTE,
MY OFFICE ALSO SENT THE SAME
BUDGET AMENDMENT TO THE
COUNCIL AS WELL AND I'M HAPPY
TO SUPPORT THIS AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT. TRENT EIGHT ADDING
HERS TO HSD-31.
>> OKAY. LET'S MOVE ON. THE
NEXT COUNSEL BUDGET ACTION IS
HSD-33- A-1. THE PRIME SPONSOR
IS COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT AND
THE COSPONSORS ARE
COUNCILMEMBERS PEDERSEN AND
HERBOLD. THIS COUNSEL BUDGET
ACTION WITHOUT 5 MILLION
ONE-TIME GENERAL FUND DOLLARS
TO THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT IN 2023 TO SUPPORT
THE PURCHASE OF A HOTEL TO BE
USED FOR NON-CONGREGANTS
SHELTER. IT WOULD INCREASE
NON-CONGREGANTS SHELTER BY 72
UNITS. THE TOTAL PROPOSED
DEVELOPMENT COST IS A KEY POINT
2 MILLION WITH THE REMAINDER
INTENDED TO BE COMING FROM THE
STATE RAPID HOUSING
ACQUISITION FUNDING. IT WOULD
REQUIRE ONGOING OPERATION COST
OF 21 8 MILLION PER YEAR,
WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU AND THANK YOU TO
AMY FOR THAT DESCRIPTION . THIS
BUDGET AMENDMENT WOULD
PARTIALLY FUND , AS AMY POINTED
OUT, AN EXCELLENT PROJECT
PROPOSED BY THE PUBLIC
DEFENDERS ASSOCIATION AND THE
LOW INCOME KEY HOUSING
INSTITUTE. THEY WOULD LIKE TO
REDUCE THE COMFORT INN LOCATED
IN SEATTLE, TO CONVERT INTO AN
ENHANCED SHELTER RESOURCE FOR
THE JUST CARE PROGRAM. THEY
WOULD OWN AND OPERATE THE SITE
AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
ASSOCIATION WOULD PROVIDE
SERVICES ON SITE. LAST YEAR,
THE CITY FUNDED A SIMILAR
PROPOSAL FOR LEHIGH TO
PURCHASE A OLD HOTEL USE IT
FOR ENHANCED SHELTER AND,
ULTIMATELY, CONVERTED INTO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THIS IS FAR
BETTER THAN TO SIMPLY LEASE
PROPERTY BECAUSE OWNING THE
HOTEL MEANS IT CAN BE USED FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING . THEY
REPORT THAT THEY HAVE A CELL
AGREEMENT FOR THE PROPERTY AND
ARE ONLY WEDDED TO BE FUNDED
AND AS AMY POINTED OUT, THE
NUMBERS , THE TOTAL PURCHASE
PRICE AND LEHIGH IS ALSO
SEEKING FUNDING FROM OTHERS,
INCLUDING THE REGIONAL
AUTHORITY. AS POINTED OUT, THIS
BUDGET AMENDMENT WOULD FIND
ONE THIRD OF THE PURCHASE COST.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM
CHAIR. I APPRECIATE COUNCILMAN
FOR SAWANT BRINGING UP HOWARD.
I HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD SIMILAR
AMENDMENTS OVER THE PAST COUPLE
OF BUDGET CYCLES, INVOLVING THE
SAME HOTEL IN A VARIETY OF
DIFFERENT PARTNERSHIPS. I
THINK THIS IS A VERY ESSENTIAL
INVESTMENT. I'M HOPEFUL THAT
THIS TIME WE CAN BE SUCCESSFUL.
I WOULD LIKE TO HUMBLY REQUEST
THAT I ADD MY NAME TO THIS AND
HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOME
TRACTION TO FINALLY BE ABLE
TO USE THE SPACE. TO GET PEOPLE
A DIGNIFIED PLACE TO LIVE THAT
ISN'T A TENT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS ADDING HIS
NAME TO HSD-33. COUNSEL
PRESENT JUAREZ, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THIS IS MORE OF A SHINE OUT
AND I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR
BRING THIS FORWARD. WE'VE
ALWAYS BEEN A BIG SUPPORTER OF
LEHIGH AND TINY HOUSES IN
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. WE HAVE
MUCH COMPLEMENTED AND A GOOD
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE WORK OF
LEHIGH ON THE ROYAL QUARTER,
INCLUDING FRIENDSHIP HEIGHTS
AND THE ELECTRIC COMMUNITY
HOUSE CURRENTLY IN OPERATION.
WE HAVE DONE SOME OTHER WORK
WITH LEHIGH, DOING FROM
TEMPORARY OR ENCAMPMENTS AND
THEN HAVING THEM TURN INTO
BRICK-AND-MORTAR , SO I JUST
WANT TO ADD ON A CAUTIONARY
NOTE AND THIS IS FOR EVERYBODY
WHO REPRESENTS -- WELL, IT'S
ALL FOR CANCER, BUT RETURNED
LATELY THOSE IN DISTRICTS. I
THINK THAT DATA WOULD HOPE THAT
MORE OF OUR DISTRICTS WOULD BE
MORE WELCOMING TO PROVIDING
SPACE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LOW
INCOME HOUSING , TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
CARE FROM ALL OF THE THINGS
THAT WE WORK ON, BECAUSE WHILE
I AM SUPPORTIVE , MY CONCERN IN
THE LAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS IS,
I DON'T WANT TO SEE AND I
WOULD JUST BE TO MY DISTRICT,
DISTRICT 5. I'M ALWAYS
CONCERNED ABOUT WHY EVERYONE
WANTS TO PUT EVERYTHING ON THE
LAKE CITY WAY IN AURORA 90s AND
THAT'S WHERE SERVICES ARE AND I
GET THAT, BUT THAT IS A
CONVENTIONAL WISDOM THAT YOU
PROBABLY SHOULD BE
CONVENTIONAL ANYMORE. OTHER
NEIGHBOR SHOULD SHOULDER AND BE
MORE WELCOMING AND AGAIN, THIS
GETS BACK TO SOMETHING, MADAM
CHAIR, THAT YOU HAVE DISCUSSED
IT WE HAVE ALL DISCUSSED ABOUT
SINGLE-FAMILY ZONING. I BELIEVE
IT IS A RELIC OF THE PAST . I
FEEL LIKE A RELIC OF REDLINING
AND I THINK THAT NEIGHBORHOODS,
OTHER PLACES IN THE CITY ,
SHOULD BE SHOULDERING AND MORE
WELCOMING TO THESE TYPE OF
TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT, BECAUSE
HOMELESSNESS AFFECTS THE CITY
AND THE COUNTY IN THE STATE, AS
WE KNOW. I WANT TO END ON THE
NOTE OF, I WOULD ASK AND I'M
SURE THIS WILL GET SLICED 100
DIFFERENT WAYS, BUT I WOULD ASK
THAT OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS BE
MORE WELCOMING AT WORK MORE
CLOSELY WITH THESE
ORGANIZATIONS IN PLACING THESE
TYPES OF HOMELESS SHELTERS OR
STRUCTURES IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOODS AND NINE I DON'T
THINK SINGLE-FAMILY ZONING
SHOULD BE COMPLETELY OFF LEMON
AND HELD TO A HIGHER STANDARD
WHERE NO ONE CAN TOUCH IT, BUT
-- I SEEN THIS AND I HAVE
DEALT THIS IN THE INDIAN
ORGANIZATIONS. WE CAN'T KEEP
BUILDING PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO
LIVE IN UNHEALTHY
NEIGHBORHOODS. IF I WERE TO
BUILD -- AM WORKING WITH
INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATIONS NOW IN
MY CAUTION TO THEM, AS WELL AS
SOME TRIBES, AND ALSO WITHIN
THE SEX TRAFFICKING NONPROFIT
GROUPS, I DON'T WANT TO KEEP
PUTTING PEOPLE IN THOSE SAME
PLACES WERE THOSE SAME PRICES
ARE. I THINK EVERYONE IF WE ARE
GOING TO HAVE LOW INCOME
HOUSING AND DO THE SERVICES,
THAT IT SHOULD BE NEAR A
COMMUNITY CENTER AND
TRANSPORTATION BUT IT ALSO
SHOULD HAVE THE GOOD STUFF. IT
SHOULD HAVE COMMUNITY CENTERS
AND LIBRARIES AND WATERSHEDS.
AGAIN, I'M HOPING THAT WHEN I
AM GONE, THAT THE CONVERSATION
WILL CONTINUE ABOUT MORE
NEIGHBORHOODS BEING MORE
WELCOMING. ABOUT NOT JUST
HOMELESSNESS, BUT OPEN ENDED UP
TO RENTERS AND OTHER TYPE OF
STRUCTURES AND NOT JUST MAKE
SINGLE-FAMILY ZONING OR
PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOODS, THE
HOLY CROW THAT CAN'T BE
TOUCHED. I WILL LEAVE IT AT
THAT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT JUAREZ, AND YOU KNOW
I AGREE WITH YOU. I WILL KEEP
GOING HERE ON THE LIST.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> I WANT TO INQUIRE WITH THE
SPONSOR . THE CBA I AGREED TO
COSPONSOR AND WAS DESCRIBED AS
A PROVISO ON THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING. FUNDING RATHER THAN A
GNAT, AND I AM FAIRLY CERTAIN
THAT I EXPRESSED THAT MY
WILLINGNESS TO SPONSOR, WAS
REALLY DEPENDED ON IT BEING A
PROVISO. I UNDERSTAND THAT
SOMETIMES CONFUSION HAPPENS
IN THE EFFORT, THE SCRAMBLE TO
COLLECT SPONSORS, BUT WOULD
JUST LIKE TO UNDERSTAND FROM
THE SPONSOR, WHY THAT APPROACH
WAS NOT CONSIDERED OR IF IT
WAS CONSIDERED, WHY THEY
SHOULD DIDN'T MAKE THE FINAL
VERSION OF THIS . ULTIMATELY,
IF CENTRAL STAFF HAS
INFORMATION ABOUT THAT, THAT
WOULD BE HELPFUL.
>> YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD?
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> I WANT TO RESPOND TO
PRESENT JUAREZ'S POINTS. ON
THIS, I'M NOT SURE WHAT
HAPPENED , COUNSEL FOR HERBOLD
. IF THERE WAS ANY CONFUSION.
IT WAS CERTAINLY NOT
INTENTIONAL. MY OFFICE NEVER
SAID PROVISO AND THAT IS NOT
WHAT WAS SENT TO COUNCIL
MEMBERS, BUT I'M HAPPY TO
RESOLVE THAT OFF-LINE IF YOU
WOULD LIKE THAT, BUT JUST TO
CLARIFY, WE NEVER SAID THAT AND
WE NEVER INTENDED TO SAY THAT
BUT, YES, SOMETIMES CONFUSION
HAPPENS, NONE THE LESS. ON THE
POINT THAT JUAREZ RATES, I
ABSOLUTELY AGREE THAT THIS IS
A REGIONWIDE CRISIS AND IF
THERE IS ANYBODY WHO HAS THE
MOST RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS
THIS CRISIS, IT IS THE
WEALTHIER COMMUNITY MEMBERS
AND BIG BUSINESS . SO I AGREED
THAT, IN FACT, THERE HAS BEEN
A RARE , AS THE HOMELESSNESS
PROBLEM EXPLODES, WHICH IT IS,
IT IS MAGNIFYING AND CONCLUSION
BECAUSE OF THE OVERALL CRISIS
ABOUT THE RENT, WITH SALARIES
STAGNATING, WITH JOB LOSSES
THAT HAPPENED DURING COVID AND
OF COURSE, THE PROBLEM
PREDATES COVID. IT HAS JUST
NOW GOTTEN EXACERBATED, BUT ALL
OF THAT , ADDRESSING
HOMELESSNESS REQUIRES A FAR
BIGGER POLICY PROGRAM THAT,
UNFORTUNATELY, HAS NOT BEEN
SUPPORTED BY ESTABLISHMENT
POLITICIANS I MOST CERTAINLY
AGREE THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE
RELEGATED TO JUST
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT DON'T HAVE
THAT KIND OF INFLUENCE , THE
POLITICAL INFLUENCE, THAT WITH
YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE, AND IN
FACT, MY OFFICE IS EXTREMELY
SUPPORTIVE OF PROVIDING THE
SERVICES IN DISTRICT 3 ALSO
AND, IN FACT, WE HELPED FIND
THE LOCATION FOR TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES. TO VERIFY ON THIS
PARTICULAR AMENDMENT, WE ARE
PROPOSING THIS BUSINESS BECAUSE
AGREEMENT ALREADY DONE. IT'S
NOT LIKE WE ADVOCATED FOR THAT
LOCATION. IT IS A CONCRETE
OPPORTUNITY THAT THEY HAVE
ALREADY IDENTIFIED AND I WILL
ALSO SAY THAT IN ORDER TO DO
THIS EQUITABLY AND ON
NEIGHBORHOODS, WHICH AS I SAID,
I AGREE WITH, IT ON ONLY WOULD
REQUIRE ELECTED OFFICIALS TO
HAVE THE COURAGE TO OVERCOME
THE POLITICAL BACKLASH THAT
EVERYBODY , IF YOU GO AGAINST
WHAT THE PEOPLE, YOU GET THE
BACKLASH. I KNOW THAT BETTER
THAN ANYONE ELSE . THEN YOU
HAVE TO OVERCOME THAT, BUT ALSO
, IT IS THE COST OF DOING THOSE
SERVICES . PROVIDING THOSE
SERVICES. THE COST OF BUILDINGS
IN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS IS
HIGHER . IF YOU WHAT THAT
EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION , THEN
YOU HAVE TO ADVOCATE FOR MORE
FUNDING AND THAT MORE FUNDING
CAN ONLY COME THROUGH EXPANDING
THE REST OF REVENUE. ELECTED
OFFICIALS CAN COME ON THE ONE
HAND, BE AN OBSTACLE TO
INCREASING THE PROGRESSIVE
REVENUES AND SAY, OH WELL, IT
SHOULD BE EQUITABLY DONE.
ABSOLUTELY, IT SHOULD BE DONE,
BUT THAT IS WIRED TO BE DONE.
JUST WHEN I SING, SORRY . I WAS
JUST REALIZING, ON
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD'S POINT.
IF IT CAN GO TO A PROVISO
DURING THE BALANCING, THAT SORT
OF THING HAS HAPPENED IN THE
PAST, BUT IT'S A PROCESS.
PERHAPS THAT'S WHERE THE
CONFUSION COMES FROM. I'M NOT
SURE. I WOULD LIKE TO TALK YOU
OFF-LINE. THANK YOU.
>>> IT IS INCENTIVIZED FOR THE
PURPOSE OF THE DISCUSSION.
THAT'S THE POINT OF THE
COSPONSORSHIP TO GET OUT THERE
AND PUBLISHED EARLY. IT DOESN'T
NOT AFFECT OUR DELIBERATIONS
ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. I JUST
WANT TO MAKE SURE TO LET
COUNCILMEMBERS KNOW THEY HAVE A
CHANCE TO RESEND AT THIS POINT,
IF THEY WANT. A RECONFIGURED
ITEM. DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING
TO ADD ON THAT?
>> I WAS GOING TO ADD TO
CLARIFY THE BUDGET AMENDMENT
WAS SUBMITTED AS A $5 MILLION
AD WITHOUT A PROVISO. I AM
HAPPY TO REVISE THAT , OR
REFLECT WHATEVER THE
COUNCILMEMBERS DECIDE ON . THAT
IS HOW IT WAS SUBMITTED. I'M
NOT SURE OF THE HISTORY OF HOW
THAT WAS DISCUSSED.
>> THANKS. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD?
>> WHEN I SAY MY PREFERENCE
INCLUDED A PROVISO, IT WAS NOT
THE IDEA OF A PROVISO ON ADDED
FUNDS. I WAS UNDER THE
IMPRESSION THE SPONSOR WAS
LOOKING TO SEE OR NOT THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING ALREADY HAD
FUNDS IN ITS BUDGET THAT WERE
GOING UNUSED THAT WE WOULD NEED
A PROVISO FOR THIS PURPOSE. I
HAVE SOME VERY LARGE PRICE TAGS
, AND PRIORITIES THAT ARE MY
TOP PRIORITIES. THE INCREASE
FOR OUR PROVIDERS, THE LEAD
FUNDING, AND THE DISTRICT ONE
FIRE DEPARTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECTS. I WAS NOT
COMFORTABLE SIGNING ON TO
SOMETHING SO LARGE THAT WAS AN
AD, BUT I WAS VERY COMFORTABLE
WITH FINDING EXISTING DOLLARS
WITHIN DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET
THAT WE COULD EARMARK FOR THIS
PURPOSE. THAT IS WHERE I AM
OUT RIGHT NOW. I THINK IN THE
COURSE OF THIS DISCUSSION, THIS
ITEM RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL
SPONSOR . NO HARM, NO FOUL, IF
I TAKE MY NAME OFF FOR NOW.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE WILL CORRECT THAT FOR THE
RECORD. NO PROBLEM .
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, DID YOU
HAVE SOMETHING ELSE TO ADD?
>> YES, THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.
SIMILAR TO COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, I DO NOT WANT TO
REMOVE MY NAME FROM
COSPONSORING. I AM HAPPY TO
COSPONSOR AS IT STANDS. AS FAR
AS A IS AN EXERCISE AS MADAM
CHAIR GATHERING FEEDBACK, I
WOULD LIKE TO VOICE MY
APPROVAL FOR THE PAST
RECOMMENDED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD , OF A PROVISO ON
EXISTING FUNDING RATHER THAN
DOING AN AD. AS FAR AS THOSE
ARE DECISIONS WEIGHTED BY
CENTRAL STAFF AND THE CHAIR.
CRAFTING HOW TO POTENTIALLY
ACCOMMODATE THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT. I JUST WANT TO TAKE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THAT ON
THE RECORD. I DEFINITELY WANT
TO STAY AS A NAMED COSPONSOR.
BUT WOULD SUPPORT THE PATH
BEING ADVOCATED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. I HOPE
THAT IS DULY CONSIDERED BY THE
CENTRAL STAFF ON THE CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I SEE YOU
HAVE YOUR HAND UP.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST NOTE THIS
PROPOSAL -- OPPOSITE HOUSING
FUNDS ARE NOT A GOOD FIT. THE
EXISTING BUDGET. I DON'T THINK
IT WOULD WORK FOR THE WAY THIS
PROPOSAL IS CRAFTED. WITH THE
CHAIR AND YOU TO IDENTIFY
OPTIONS. I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY
FUNDS IN THE BUDGET THAT WOULD
BE AVAILABLE FOR THIS USE. I
WANT TO SET EXPECTATIONS NOW
ABOUT WHAT IS POSSIBLE ON THIS
SPECIFIC ONE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE REMINDER.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> WHAT ARE THE LIMITATIONS
FOR OH FUNDS BEING USED TO
PURCHASE A NON-CONGREGANT
SHELTER ? THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE SHELTER AND A FORM
OF HOTEL, AND HOUSING , VERY
NARROW DISTINCTION. OF WHAT
THE DIFFERENCES. I'M TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT ARE THE
STRUCTURAL LIMITATIONS THAT
WOULD NOT MAKE THAT POSSIBLE?
>> IN SOME CASES IT WOULD
DEPEND ON THE FUND SOURCES.
CONTRACTING FOR OPERATING A
SHELTER IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT
THAN SOME OF THE PERMITS FOR
HOUSING PROVIDERS ON THAT SORT
OF THING. IN SOME CASES, IS
THERE MONEY THAT COULD BE
SHIFTED? IN OTHER CASES, THERE
ARE RESTRICTIONS WITHIN THE
CITY'S POLICIES THAT HAVE NOT
ALLOWED AND RESTRICTED THE
FUNDS FOR PERMANENT HOUSING.
JUMPSTART HOUSING FUNDS ARE
SPECIFICALLY FOR PERMANENT
HOUSING. IT WOULD BE A SHIFT
IN POLICY. IT'S NOT TO SAY IT'S
IMPOSSIBLE, AND THERE COULD BE
MAYBE SOME FUNDS THAT ARE
CURRENTLY APPROPRIATED FOR OR
PROPOSED FOR OH BY THE THAT
CAN BE -- FEDERAL RESTRICTION
ON THEM. YOU MAY REQUIRE A
LOCAL CHANGE IN POLICY ON THE
USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS.
>> OKAY. I JUST WANT TO
CLARIFY. THIS IS ONLY THE
PURCHASE. IT DOES NOT
CONTRIBUTE TO OPERATING FUNDS.
AS I UNDERSTAND IT.
>> WE CAN GET SOME ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON LIMITATIONS
REGARDING ACQUISITION
SPECIFICALLY. THAT'S NO
PROBLEM. COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES, WANT TO CLARIFY, TOO.
MY OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING ON
POTENTIALLY TRYING TO ACQUIRE
THIS HOTEL FOR SEVERAL YEARS
NOW. THE ISSUE THAT HAS COME
UP , AS ALLIE WAS INDICATING,
THERE ARE CERTAIN FUNDS THAT
PROBABLY COULD NOT BE SPENT ON
THIS. I WOULD REALLY LIKE US
TO LOOK IN THIS BUDGET
PROCESS, SINCE WE ARE PLUGGING
SO MANY DIFFERENT SOURCES OF
MONEY INTO IT , MORE THAN I
BELIEVE WE HAVE DONE
HISTORICALLY. MAYBE SOME OF
THAT MONEY COULD BE
PROGRAMMABLE FOR AN OPPORTUNITY
LIKE THIS. IF THAT REQUIRES
TWEAKING SOME KIND OF
DISCRETIONARY POLICY , I WOULD
HOPE WE COULD HAVE A POLICY
THAT IS BASICALLY SOMETHING
LIKE LIVING IN A HOTEL IS
BETTER THAN LIVING IN A TENT AS
A POLICY. AND SOMEHOW STRUCTURE
THE DISTRIBUTION OF OUR MONEY
TO MAKE SURE WE CAN TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT
COME ALONG , EVEN IF THEY ARE
NOT COMPLETELY PERFECT, BASED
ON WHAT WE HAVE HISTORICALLY
DONE. I KNOW SOME OF THESE,
THERE WILL BE LEGAL REASONS WHY
WE CANNOT SPEND CERTAIN SOURCES
OF HOUSING MONEY. BUT THERE'S
ALMOST CERTAINLY THINGS THAT
ARE WITHIN DISCRETIONARY
POLICY, OR SOMETHING LIKE THIS
COULD BE ACCOMMODATED IF WE
WANTED TO. I WOULD JUST HOPE WE
COULD FIGURE OUT HOW TO BE
CREATIVE TO GET MORE PEOPLE OFF
THE STREET, AND NOT GET MIRED
DOWN IN BUREAUCRACY. I JUST
WANTED TO PUT THAT ON THE
RECORD.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. I THINK
THAT IS AN OLD HAND. I'M GOING
TO MOVE ON. OKAY. ALL RIGHT,
GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK
YOU FOR THE DISCUSSION,
COLLEAGUES. LET'S CONTINUE ON.
>> THE NEXT COUNCIL BUDGET
ACTION . THE PRIME SPONSOR IS
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COSPONSORS ARE COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN AND JUAREZ. ADD
20,000 ONGOING FUNDS , 2023 AND
2024, TO EXPAND A PROGRAM FOR
VEHICLE OUTREACH . FLEXIBLE
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR
VEHICLE RESIDENCE. THE 2022
ADOPTED BUDGET INCLUDED
$100,000 OF ONGOING GENERAL
FUND FOR THIS PROGRAM. THE CBA
WOULD ADD $120,000, SO IT WOULD
BRING THE TOTAL TO $220,000
PER YEAR MOVING FORWARD. WITH
THAT I WIND IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, THANK YOU
AMY.
>> OUTREACH IS INTENDED TO GIVE
PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS, LIVING IN CARS
CONNECTED TO THE SERVICES THEY
NEED. OVER 30% OF PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN
SEATTLE ARE LIVING IN VEHICLES.
IT'S THE FASTEST GROWING
SEGMENT OF UNHOUSED U.S.
POPULATION NATIONALLY. AT A
POINT IN TIME SNAPSHOT, HERE IN
SEATTLE LAST MONTH, THERE WERE
ABOUT 273 VEHICLES THROUGHOUT
THE CITY. A CAR OR RV IS OFTEN
THE LAST REMAINING PERSONAL
PROPERTY THAT REPRESENTS THEIR
HOME, PRIVACY, STORAGE AND
TRANSPORTATION , ALL IN ONE
MATERIAL OBJECT. PEOPLE LIVING
IN THEIR CARS OFTEN HAVE
SPECIFIC AND COMPLEX NEEDS.
OUTREACH SERVICES NEED TO
BRING SOMEONE INSIDE OFTEN
NEEDS TO BE DIFFERENT THAN
ADDRESSING SOMEONE LIVING IN A
TENT. FROM THE CONVERSATION WE
JUST HAD ABOUT THE
NON-CONGREGANT SHELTER AND
COMFORT IN, I WANT TO SAY I
AGREE WITH COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S
COMMENTS . IT IS NOT ONE PART .
IT IS NOT ONE PART OF OUR CITY
THAT NEEDS TO BEAR THE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR A
REGIONWIDE CRISIS. THAT SAID,
THE BENEFITS OF A COMFORT IN,
OR PLACE LIKE THAT, IT HAS
NON-CONGREGANT SHELTER
CONNECTED TO A PLACE THAT
PEOPLE'S CARS OR RVS COULD BE
PARKED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.
PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO TRANSITION
OF LIVING OUT OF THEIR CARS AND
RVS, INTO SHELTER. NOT HAVING
TO GIVE UP THEIR LAST PIECE OF
PERSONAL PROPERTY AT THAT VERY
MOMENT OF MOVING INSIDE. AND
HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE OKAY
WITH LETTING THAT PIECE OF
PROPERTY GO, BECAUSE THEY KNOW
THEY ARE STABILIZED AND ON THE
TRACK TO HAVE PERMANENT
HOUSING. ALL OF THIS SAID , THE
MISSING GAP -- CURRENTLY THE
CITY HAS ONE TEAM FOCUS ON
VEHICLE RESIDENCY FOR THE
ENTIRE CITY. CHAIR MOSQUEDA
AND I SAVED THIS FROM BEING
MOVED FROM THE BUDGET IN THE
PAST. SINCE THEN IT'S CHANGE
FROM OF VOLUNTEER TEAM TO A
PROFESSIONAL OUTREACH TEAM. NOW
IT'S TIME TO EXPAND THE TEAM
TO ADDRESS THE VEHICLE
RESIDENCY WE HAVE IN THE CITY.
THANK YOU, JOE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER. ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? ALL
RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS. LET'S GO ON TO
NUMBER 35.
>> ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT COUNCIL
BUDGET ACTION IS HSD 35.
PROPOSED EXPANSION TO THE
UNIFIED CARE TEAM. THE
MULTI-DEPARTMENT EFFORT TO
PROVIDE OUTREACH ON SERVICES TO
PEOPLE LIVING OUTSIDE, AS WELL
AS PROVIDING CLEANING,
MAINTENANCE, AND SERVICES
THROUGHOUT THE CITY IN PUBLIC
SPACES. CURRENTLY IT PROVIDES
SUPPORT TO THE UNIFIED CARE
TEAM IN THREE WAYS. FIRST, HSD
MAINTAINS THE LIST WHICH
INCLUDES INFORMATION ON
INDIVIDUALS , AND USES THE LIST
TO INCORPORATE APPROPRIATE
OUTREACH TO INDIVIDUALS. HST
ALSO CONSOLIDATES INFORMATION
ON SHELTER AND HOUSING
AVAILABILITY, WHICH IS USED BY
OUTREACH PROVIDERS FOR
REFERRALS. THEY TRACK REFERRALS
THAT ARE MADE TO THE SHELTER
AND HOUSING. FINALLY, HST
COORDINATES WITH OTHER CITY
DEPARTMENTS TO PROVIDE SERVICES
AND CLEANING AT ENCAMPMENT
SITES. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE
INCLUDED AND INTENDED TO BE
DONE AT A SITE REGARDLESS
WHETHER THE SITE IS SCHEDULED
FOR REMOVAL. CURRENTLY THEY
HAVE SIX FUNDED POSITIONS FOR
THIS WORK, INCLUDING FOUR
SYSTEM NAVIGATORS AND TWO
POSITIONS PROVIDING SUPPORT
AND PROGRAM COORDINATION. IN
ORDER TO EXPAND THE SERVICES
AND REORGANIZE INTO
GEOGRAPHICALLY BASED TEAMS, THE
MAYOR'S BUDGET WOULD ADD EIGHT
NEW POSITIONS , INCLUDING SIX
NEW SYSTEM MET NAVIGATORS
BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 10. IN
TWO COORDINATOR POSITIONS
BRINGING THE TOTAL TO FOUR.
OVERALL THIS WOULD INCREASE
STAFFING FROM SIX TO 14
POSITIONS. THIS WOULD SHIFT
SOME OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES
FOR OUTREACH AND SUPPORT TO THE
KING COUNTY HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY, AND WHICH SHIFT
RESOURCES TO THE AUTHORITY FOR
THIS WORK. UNDER THIS PROPOSAL,
STAFF FROM HST WOULD STILL
PERFORM ASSESSMENTS OF THE
PHYSICAL CONDITIONS OF SITES,
AND COORDINATE CITY STAFF TO
RESPOND TO THE SITE NEEDS.
HOWEVER THEY WOULD BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INITIAL
SURVEYS OF THE SITE TO
DETERMINE THEIR NEEDS, DEVELOP
A PERSONALIZED CARE PLAN, AND
WOULD COORDINATE OUTREACH TO
THOSE INDIVIDUALS. THE
AUTHORITY WOULD ALSO TAKE ON
RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTAINING
DATA ON AVAILABLE HOUSING AND
WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
TRACKING REFERRALS. TO SUPPORT
THE SHIFT IN RESPONSIBILITIES,
THIS CBA WOULD REDUCE THE
NAVIGATORS FROM SIX TO ONE.
THIS WOULD BRING THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF SYSTEM NAVIGATORS TO
FIVE. THAT WOULD BE ONE SYSTEM
NAVIGATOR FOR EACH OF THE
GEOGRAPHIC TEAMS. THE FUNDING
FOR THE OTHER PROPOSED NEW
SYSTEM NAVIGATOR POSITIONS,
WHICH IS $811,000, ALONG WITH
AN ADDITIONAL $400,000, WOULD
BE APPROPRIATED TO KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY, TO SUPPORT THEIR
EXPANDED RESPONSIBILITIES. IN
TERMS OF OUTREACH, DATA
SUPPORT, AND PROGRAM
COORDINATION. IN TOTAL, 1.2
MILLION WOULD GO TO THEM TO
SUPPORT THEIR WORK . THEY WOULD
STILL RECEIVE THREE NEW
POSITIONS. THEY WOULD RECEIVE
AN INCREASE OF $437,000 TO FUND
THESE POSITIONS AND THEIR
SUPPORT OF THE UNIFIED CARE
TEAM. WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT
OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AMY. I
APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU PUT
INTO THIS AMENDMENT. COLLEGE,
I MENTIONED YESTERDAY AND THE
DAY BEFORE THAT ASKED CENTRAL
STAFF TO WORK ON THESE THAT
MAKES A NUMBER OF CHANGES , AS
WE RECOGNIZE THERE WAS
SIGNIFICANT POLICY SHIFTS THAT
WERE INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED
BUDGET THIS IS ONE OF THE
POLICY CHANGES. WE HAVE BEEN
SPENDING QUITE A BIT OF TIME
TALKING BOTH WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION AT THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, AND ADMINISTRATION OF
THE HOMES AUTHORITY . I'M
EXCITED TO BRING THIS PROPOSAL
FORWARD FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION,
AND WANT TO HAVE A HERE FOR THE
PURPOSES OF TRANSPARENCY AS WE
HEAD INTO DELIBERATE WHAT WOULD
BE THE BALANCING PACKAGE. THE
SHORT AMENDMENT HERE, THE TITLE
THAT WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE TO
REFER THIS TO IS, SOLUTIONS
BEYOND REMOVALS. THIS IS THE
THING THAT MERRILL WASHINGTON
AND HER TEAM USE WHEN TALKING
ABOUT THE CONCEPTS OF THE FIVE
GEOGRAPHIC REASONS. I THINK
THAT CONCEPT IS SOMETHING
EVERYONE WANTS TO SEE. WE HAVE
BEEN MEETING WITH THE MAYOR'S
ADMINISTRATION. I WANT TO
SINCERELY THANK DEPUTY MERRILL
WASHINGTON, AND HER TEAM. I
WANT TO THINK MARK ON THEIR
TEAM, ESPECIALLY JEFF SIMS. OUR
KEY COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO
PROVIDE OUTREACH ON THE GROUND
TO FOLKS WHO ARE IN NEED OF NOT
ONLY SHELTER AND HOUSING, BUT
ONGOING SERVICES NOT TIED TO
REMOVALS AS WELL. THIS
SOLUTIONS BEYOND REMOVALS
AMENDMENT HELPS TO MEET
PEOPLE'S NEEDS YOU AROUND, BY
SERVING HYGIENE AND SERVICE
NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS, AND ALSO
LOOKS AT WHAT THE LAND NEEDS IN
TERMS OF CLEANLINESS AND
SUPPORT. THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY
ON THE RESIDENCE. THIS
MAINTAINS THE FIVE
GEOGRAPHICALLY REGIONS ACROSS
THE CITY, AND CREATES TWO
DISTINCT ROLES FOR OUR CITY AND
PARTNERS OF THE ORIGINAL HOMES
AUTHORITY AND THEIR OUTREACH
CONTRACT PARTNERS. IT MOVES
FUNDING TO THE REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY FOR
ADVANCED OUTREACH, AND ALLOWS
FOR REGIONAL HOME AUTHORITY TO
MANAGE CERTAIN LISTS TO PROVIDE
SERVICES FOR PERSONALIZED
NEEDS AS WELL AS MAKING SURE WE
ARE LOOKING AT THE AVAILABLE
BEDS AND UNITS AND RESOURCES
MORE BROADLY ACROSS OUR CITY.
OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS RULE, AS
DEFINED IN THE PROPOSAL HERE,
WOULD MAINTAIN THE FTE S
NEEDED FOR FOCUSING ON THE
LAND. CLEANING, HYGIENE,
MAINTENANCE. ALL THE PHYSICAL
NEEDS COULD BE COORDINATED
AMONGST DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY
TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE,
RESIDENCE BOTH HOUSE AND ON
HOUSE, FOR SOLUTION BEYOND
REMOVAL. HAVE YOU HEARD FROM
AMY, THE FOCUS AND THE
OUTREACH CONTRACT PARTNERS
WOULD BE PEOPLE FOCUSED.
GEOGRAPHICALLY BASED, OUTREACH
STAFF, HOMELESS RESPONSE,
PLACEMENT OF PEOPLE, CONNECTING
PEOPLE TO DIVERSIFIED
PORTFOLIO OF BEDS IN REAL TIME
. IT CAN HELP BEYOND REMOVALS.
I WANT TO SPEND A FEW MORE
SECONDS LIFTING UP THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE WORK THAT
HAS BEEN JOINTLY CRAFTED HERE .
WITH THE EXECUTIVE AND
LEGISLATIVE AND REGIONAL HOME
AUTHORITY BRANCHES. OUR
OUTREACH COMMUNITY AS WELL.
THE SUMMARY HERE IS IT HELPS
PLACE PEOPLE IN DISABLED
HOUSING AND SHELTER TO MEET
THEIR NEEDS, WHEN APPROPRIATE
BEDS ARE AVAILABLE. EXPANDING
THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS OUTREACH
WORKERS ON THE GROUND, WHO HAVE
RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE
RESIDENTS WHO CAN USE THEIR
RELATIONSHIPS TO ENHANCE
COMMUNICATION, ENHANCE HARM
REDUCTION STRATEGIES, AND
PROVIDE DATA FOR STRONGER
MATCHES BETWEEN AN INDIVIDUAL'S
NEED AND HOUSING AND SHELTER.
XPANDS CLEANING, SANITATION
AND TRASH REMOVAL SERVICES
FOCUSING ON MAINTAINING SAFE
AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS FOR
EVERYONE. RESPONDING TO
NEIGHBORHOOD AND SITE NEEDS.
AND PROVIDES THE MUCH
AGREED-UPON APPROACH TO
GEOGRAPHICALLY FOCUS
NEIGHBORHOOD SOLUTIONS AND
HUMAN LEVEL SUPPORT FOR HELPING
THOSE INDIVIDUALS ON SITES GET
STABILIZED. THIS BUILDS UPON
SOME OF THE APPROACHES WE'VE
INCLUDED IN THE PAST YEARS. I
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES AND MY COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES . MANY WHO HAVE
ASKED FOR GEOGRAPHIC SUPPORT.
AND CHAMPIONED BY
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AS WELL.
WE WANT TO SEE THESE FIVE
REGIONS BE ESTABLISHED. WE ALSO
WANT TO MAKE SURE THE OUTREACH,
THE DIRECT PEOPLE INTERACTION
WAS BEING DONE BY THOSE TRUSTED
COMMUNITY PROVIDERS THROUGH THE
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY, HOPE AND PRAISE FOR
THE WORK OF THE PARTNERSHIP FOR
HELPING TO FIND THE
APPROPRIATE AND STABLE HOUSING
FOR PEOPLE IN THE LONG-TERM
AND CONNECTING PEOPLE'S NEEDS
YEAR-ROUND, NOT TIED TO
REMOVALS. I WANTED TO LIFT UP
THE FOUR LETTERS YOU RECEIVED
IN YOUR INBOX. ONE FROM DEPUTY
MERRILL WASHINGTON,, REGARDING
PROPOSED AMENDMENT, WE WILL NOT
OFFER ANY OBJECTION. IF THIS IS
THE PATH YOUR COLLEAGUES
CHOOSE TO PURSUE, IT WOULD BE
CONCISELY CONTINGENT ON THE
AGREEMENT AND ARE AMENDABLE TO
BOTH PARTIES. IT IS ALWAYS
GREAT TO WORK WITH YOU AND YOUR
TEAM. I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. SHE
WROTE SUPPORTING PRAISE FOR THE
COLLABORATION . RHA WROTE
SIMILARLY, THEY STAND WITH
THIS AMENDMENT. IT WOULD HELP
EQUIP THEM WITH THE STAFF
NECESSARY TO MANAGE SHELTER AND
REFERRALS, AND VACANCY
RESPONDING. LISTS FOR SHELTER
REFERRALS AND THE LIST OF
AVAILABLE BEDS THAT ARE
VACANT. IN ADDITION, THE BUDGET
ACTION PROVIDES ADDITIONAL
FUNDING TO EXPAND
GEOGRAPHICALLY BASED SERVICES.
IT HELPS TO EXPAND THE NUMBER
OF HOMELESS OUTREACH WORKERS
WHO ARE PROVIDING ONGOING
RELATIONSHIPS , AND ALLOW FOR
BETTER COMMUNICATION. AN
INCREASED HARM REDUCTION
STRATEGIES. SIMILARLY, MOVING
THESE FUNCTIONS TO THEM HELPS
IMPROVE CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS
WITH SHELTER AND OUTREACH, AND
HIS ALIGNS WITH THE COMMITMENT
TO IDENTIFYING AND BUILDING
DEEPLY CONNECTED ACTIVITIES
THAT EVERYONE WILL BENEFIT
FROM. I HAD LIVED AT THE END.
BUT YOU HAVE THE LETTER IN YOUR
INBOX. FINALLY, FROM OUR
COMMUNITY PARTNERS, EVERGREEN
TREATMENT SERVICES AND OUTREACH
PROGRAM ARE WRITING IN SUPPORT
OF THIS AMENDMENT, AND
COORDINATIONS TO COORDINATE AND
CONDUCT SOLUTIONS BEYOND
REMOVALS. THROUGH THIS
PARTNERSHIP THAT IS BEING
OUTLINED HERE, IT BUILDS ON THE
PARTNERSHIP THAT THEY HAVE HAD
IN THE PAST, AND FIRST-HAND
EXPERIENCE OF KNOWING WHAT
NEIGHBORS AND PARTNERS NEED AND
WANT TO CREATE SOLUTIONS FOR
THE HOMELESSNESS COMMUNITY, TO
BE ABLE TO NOT JUST HAVE --
NOT JUST BE DISPLACED, BUT HAVE
ONGOING NEEDS MET. PROUD TO
STEP FORWARD AND PARTNER WITH
STAKEHOLDERS AND THE WORK THEY
CURRENTLY DO. PROPOSE THE
PROPOSAL TO MOVE IN THE FUNDS
TO KING COUNTY HOMELESSNESS
OUTREACH AUTHORITY. I WRITE TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK TO
DEVELOP THIS PROPOSAL, AND
OFFER THE STRONG SUPPORT OF THE
COALITION TO SUPPORT THIS
REASONABLE REGIONAL APPROACH TO
ASSISTING PEOPLE WITHOUT HOMES
IN OUR CITY, TO WORKING TOWARDS
CLEANER AND MORE USEFUL
DIVERSION ROLES. DIVISION OF
ROLES, AND SERVICES AND AMONGST
CITY EMPLOYEES. AND SUPPORT
THE AUTHORITY AS THE AGENCY
RESPONSIBLE FOR CRISIS RESPONSE
SERVICES AND SYSTEMS. AND TO
CONNECT THE SKILL PROVIDERS
WORKING THROUGH RHA, WITH THOSE
INDIVIDUALS IN NEED. AGAIN I
WANT TO THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES,
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS
AMENDMENT. WE WANTED TO SHARE
IT REALLY FOR THE PURPOSES OF
TRANSPARENCY. THIS IS WHAT WE
WILL BE WORKING TOWARDS
BUILDING INTO THE BALANCE
PACKAGE, BECAUSE IT
ACCOMPLISHES THE THREE GOALS
THAT I BELIEVE WE HEARD IN OUR
EARLIER DISCUSSIONS WHERE THERE
IS ALIGNMENT WITH WHAT IS
BEING DESIRED. OUTREACH THAT
EFFECTIVELY CONNECTS PEOPLE
WITH HOUSING SHELTER AND
SERVICES THAT MEET THEIR NEEDS
, NOT TIED TO SPECIFIC REMOVAL.
YEAR-ROUND. THE RESOURCES TO
SCALE UP OUR HYGIENE, TRASH
REMOVAL SERVICES TO BE ABLE TO
MAINTAIN SAFE AND HEALTHY
COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTS FOR
EVERYONE. FINALLY SEE THE
GEOGRAPHICALLY BASED SUPPORT
ACROSS THE CITY SO WE CAN
PROVIDE CARE AND SUPPORT THE
HEALTH DISABLE COMMUNITY.
CONNECT PEOPLE TO SHELTER AND
CARE, AND TO REDUCE AND MAKE
THE IMPACTS REDUCED FOR ALL.
THINGS FOR THE PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND
RHA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COLLABORATION ON THIS PROPOSAL.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU , COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA. I WANT TO START OFF
BY SAYING I DO LIKE THE
APPROACH ENVISIONED BY THIS
AMENDMENT. I LIKE THAT IT
RECONCILES THE RULE OF THE CITY
WITH THE RULE ENVISIONED FOR
THE CASE OF HRA. ORIGINAL
STRATA JEEP. I LIKE THAT IN A
LOT OF WAYS OF FOLLOWS THE
CADENCE OF THE JUSTIN KIER
APPROACH TO DOING THIS WORK,
WHICH WE SEEM TO BE THE BEST
PRACTICE LOCALLY, IN RESOLVING
THESE LOCATIONS OVER THE LAST
COUPLE OF YEARS. I WOULD LIKE
TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MOVE
FORWARD AND LEAN INTO THE
THINGS THAT ARE MADE THAT
APPROACH SUCCESSFUL. FOR THOSE
REASONS, I WANT TO TENTATIVELY
ADD MYSELF AS AN ADDITIONAL
COSPONSOR TO THIS SATURDAY.
THAT IS HAVING CONSULTED WITH
A LOT OF THE SAME STAKEHOLDERS
WHO YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH
TO RECONCILE A LOT OF THESE
BUDGET LINE ITEMS, WHO
CONFIRMED THEIR INTEREST. I DO
WANT TO FLAG A COUPLE OF THINGS
THAT I WOULD LIKE FEEDBACK
FROM THE EXECUTIVE ON
THROUGHOUT THE PENDENCY OF OUR
BUDGET PROCESS. I DO, IN THE
CORRESPONDENCE WE HAVE
AVAILABLE IN OUR PACKETS, I
HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW
THIS IS RECONCILED. I DO NOT
WANT US TO CREATE A BUDGET THAT
LEADS TO EXECUTIVE SIDE
FINGER-POINTING ON THE
INABILITY TO RESOLVE ENCAMPMENT
BASED ISSUES , OVER THE COURSE
OF THE NEXT YEAR, BECAUSE IT'S
NOT CLEAR WHO IS RESPONSIBLE,
WHO HAS AUTHORITY OR
ACCOUNTABILITY. PARTICULARLY
LOOKING AT DEPUTY MERRILL
WASHINGTONS EMAIL, WHICH YOU
JUST READ INTO THE RECORD, WITH
A INDICATE THEY WILL NOT OBJECT
IF THIS IS THE PATH WE CHOOSE .
I AM CURIOUS TO HEAR A LITTLE
MORE ABOUT THEIR ENTHUSIASM FOR
THIS NEW APPROACH. AND HOW
EFFECTIVELY SOME OF THE
RESOURCES THAT ARE STAYING ARE
GOING TO BE USED TO MAKE THIS
AN EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIP. I AM
ALSO CURIOUS ABOUT THE
COMPONENT OF DEPUTY MERRILL
WASHINGTONS EMAIL WHICH
INDICATES THIS TRANSFER
FUNCTION WOULD BE CAN ENTIRELY
CONTINGENT TO TERMS THAT ARE
AMENDABLE TO BOTH PARTIES. I
LEAVE THAT TO BELIEVE TERMS
THAT WOULD BE AGREEABLE TO THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, AND TO KCRHA.
I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT THOSE
TERMS WOULD BE, AND THE EXTENT
THAT THOSE TERMS FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE PERSPECTIVE ARE
REFLECTED IN THIS PROPOSAL, TO
MAKE THIS WORKABLE ON THEIR
PART. IN READING JEFF SIMS '
EMAIL, SUPPORTING THE
AMENDMENT, I GUESS MY STARTING
POINT WOULD BE REQUESTING A
RESPONSE FROM THE EXECUTIVE ON
THE TERMS OF DIVISION AND
LABOR, AS INDICATED IN THE JEFF
SIMS EMAIL. IF THOSE TERMS ARE
AGREEABLE , OR NOT. AND IF NOT,
WHAT IS REQUIRED TO MAKE IT
WORKABLE? ONCE ALL OF THAT IS
RECONCILED, WE STILL AS I
COUNSEL NEED TO COME UP WITH
PERFORMANCE METRICS THAT ARE
AUDITABLE AND THIRD-PARTY
VERIFIABLE , TO MEASURE THE
PROGRESS OF THE SYSTEM IN
GENERATING THE OUTCOME IN THE
REAL WORLD, THAT WE AS A
COUNSEL WANT TO STRUCTURE AN
EXECUTIVE RESPONSE TO RESPOND
TO. IDENTIFY WHICH PARTIES AND
AGENCIES WE ARE GOING TO HOLD
ACCOUNTABLE FOR PRODUCING THOSE
RESULTS. JUST TO PUT A COUPLE
OF METRICS I WOULD LIKE TO
ASSESS THE SYSTEM UNDER -- IT
LOOKS LIKE OUR ASSESSMENT AND
HOW THEY CAN ADMINISTER THE
SERVICES. THIS IS MAYBE A
MESSAGE FOR CENTRAL STUFF. IT
IS SOMETHING I ALLUDED TO WHEN
WE HAD THE PRESENTATION LAST
WEEK. DEPUTY MERRILL
WASHINGTON. I WOULD LIKE
COUNCILS ACTIONS TO INDICATE WE
WANT TO GATHER DATA AND ASSESS
THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS TEAM
ON AT LEAST THE FOLLOWING
METRICS. ONE IS THE NUMBER OF
ENCAMPMENTS , AND THE SIZE OF
ENCAMPMENTS IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. AS A GENERAL POLICY,
THIS COUNSEL WANTS TO REDUCE
THE NUMBER OF INCOME IS BY
GETTING PEOPLE INSIDE. WE WANT
PEOPLE TO LIVE IN HOUSING. IN
SHORT OF HOUSING, LIVE AND WELL
RECEIVED -- TINY HOMES AND
HOTELS FOR A TERM OF WEEKS TO
MONTHS , BEFORE BEING PLACED IN
HOUSING. BUT WE DON'T WANT
PEOPLE TO BE WAREHOUSED IN
TENTS ON THE STREET OF THE
CITY. THAT IS A UNIVERSALLY
HELD VALUE ON THIS COUNSEL. THE
FIRST METRIC WOULD BE , HOW
MANY INCUMBENTS ARE THERE, AND
WHAT IS THE SIZE AND NATURE OF
THOSE IN COMMENTS? I BELIEVE
THAT IS DATA THAT IS ALREADY
COLLECTED. BY MAKING THE DATA
UPDATED MORE FREQUENTLY AND
PUBLICLY AVAILABLE. THE AVERAGE
LENGTH TO RESOLVE A ENCAMPMENT
LOCATION WOULD BE THE SECOND
METRIC . THE DEVIATION FOR THAT
AVERAGE LENGTH OF TIME TO THE
EXPECTATION OF THE BEST
PRACTICE FOR THE LENGTH OF
TIME, TO REMOVE THE ENCAMPMENT,
SO WE CAN MEASURE, OR NOT --
WE ARE KEEPING TO OUR
DEADLINES, KEEPING TO OUR
SCHEDULES FOR THE KIND OF
TEMPO TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE HAVE
AN OPTION TO LIVE IN A PLACE
THAT IS NOT A TENT ENCAMPMENT.
SIMILARLY, HAVING AN
ASSESSMENT ON WHAT THE REASON
AND REFLECTION FROM THE
DEPARTMENT THAT CAN BE VERIFIED
FOR A THIRD PARTY BY AN AUDITOR
@OR EXTERNAL CONSULTANT , ABOUT
WHY THERE'S A DEVIATION IN THE
AMOUNT OF TIME. I SUSPECT IT
WOULD BE BECAUSE THERE'S NOT
ENOUGH HOUSING PLACEMENTS AND
ENHANCE SHELTER AVAILABLE.
THERE MIGHT BE OTHER REASONS
THAT THIRD-PARTY EVALUATOR
COULD DETERMINE. THAT WOULD
ALSO MEAN TRACKING SHELTER
UTILIZATION RATE. AS IT STANDS
RENTAL, WE HAVE A VERY HIG
ENHANCED SHELTER UTILIZATION
RATE. I THINK THAT WILL
CONTINUE TO BE CONFIRMED BY THE
DATA. IF WE ARE IN A POSITION
WHERE THIS TEAM IS HAVING
TROUBLE GETTING PEOPLE INTO
ENHANCED SHELTER , AND AT THE
SAME TIME WE HAVE A HIGH
VACANCY RATE AND SHELTER, THAT
WOULD BE SOMETHING THE COUNCIL
OULD WANT TO KNOW. I DO NOT
ANTICIPATE THAT WILL BE THE
CASE. I ANTICIPATE IT WILL
CONTINUE TO SHOW OUR ENHANCED
SHELTER IS VERY HIGHLY
UTILIZED, BECAUSE THERE IS HIGH
DEMAND AND PEOPLE WANT TO GET
OUT OF ENCAMPMENTS AND GO TO
PLACES LIKE HOTEL SHELTERS AND
TINY HOUSE SHELTERS. WE NEED
TO TRACK THAT INFORMATION AND
HAVE THAT AVAILABLE AS WELL.
SIMILARLY, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF
THE, THE SUPPLY AND
AVAILABILITY OF SUITABLE
HOUSING FOR SHELTER TO HOUSING,
ANSWERS TO HOUSING PLACEMENTS.
MAKING SURE WE ARE TRACKING
THAT, AND HAVING A THIRD-PARTY
EVALUATOR ASSESS STRATEGIES TO
INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF HOUSING
PLACEMENTS , D COMMODIFIED
HOUSING PLACEMENTS, SUBSIDIZED
HOUSING PLACEMENTS. LOWER-COST
MARKET RATE. HOUSING
PLACEMENTS, AND PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING THAT ARE
SUITABLE FOR STRATEGIES TO MOVE
PEOPLE FOR STREET TO HOUSING.
THAT'S ANOTHER METRIC WE NEED
TO REQUIRE. WHATEVER ENTITY
HOLDS THIS TO REPORT BACK ON.
AS I INDICATED EARLIER, TO HAVE
ALL OF THESE PERFORMANCE
METRICS BE EVALUATED BY A
THIRD PARTY, WHICH COULD BE THE
CITY AUDITOR, IT COULD BE THE
COUNTY AUDITOR AND PUT HENSCHEL
PARTNERSHIP. SO WE CAN ASSESS
WHETHER THIS IS GOING TO BE
WORKING , OR NOT, AS A WAY TO
ORGANIZE THIS WORK. JUST
PUTTING THAT DOLL OUT THERE, I
THINK WE NEED TO RECONCILE A
LITTLE BIT HERE. WHAT I REALLY
DO NOT WANT TO HAPPEN IS SIX
MONTHS FROM NOW, COUNSEL
COLLEAGUES ARE TRYING TO WORK
ON PROJECTS TO ORGANIZE
RESOURCES TO GET REALLY
CONCERNING ENCAMPMENT
LOCATIONS RESOLVED , BUT THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE SAYS IT'S
KCRHA AND KCRHA SAYS IT'S THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE. WE DID NOT
RECONCILE THESE PROBLEMS IN THE
BUDGET. I THINK THIS IS GOOD
THAT'S ALL THE PARTIES ARE
ENGAGING AND OPEN TO THIS
APPROACH. I DO THINK THIS IS
THE RIGHT APPROACH TO ORGANIZE
THIS WORK , BUT WE NEED TO MAKE
SURE WHEN WE ARE FINISHED
PUTTING WHAT WE WOULD PREFER ,
OR AS DEPUTY MERRILL WASHINGTON
REFERS TO AN EMAIL, WHAT WE
CHOOSE TO PURSUE, THAT I
TRANSLATE FROM PAPER TO
REALITY. THE WAY WE ARE
ENVISIONING BY WORKING WITH OUR
EXECUTIVE AUTHORITIES , TO BE
ABLE TO DO THE JOB THAT POLL
AFTER POLL , AND TOWN HALL
AFTER TOWN HALL SHOWS THE
PUBLIC THAT THE PUBLIC IS
INTERESTED AS THE TOP
PRIORITY. A SYSTEM TO
COMPASSIONATELY HANDLE THE
SITUATION . I THINK IF
PROPERLY IMPLEMENTED, THIS
COULD GET US THERE. WE NEED TO
MAKE SURE WE HAVE RECONCILED
THE POTENTIAL IMPLEMENTATION
CHALLENGES BETWEEN THESE TWO
AUTHORITIES. EVERYONE IS ON THE
SAME PAGE. AND THAT WE HAVE
METRICS THAT ARE CLEARLY
ESTABLISH ABOUT WHOEVER IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS, KNOWS HOW
TO BE RESPONSIVE TO WHAT THE
COUNCIL IS TRYING TO SEE. THAT
WAS A LONG ANSWER ON THIS. BUT
I GIVE TREMENDOUS CREDIT TO
YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA, FOR
EFFECTIVELY RECONCILING THIS,
SINCE OUR HEARINGS LAST WEEK ,
AND LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING
CLOSING ALL OF THE GAPS , TO
MAKE SURE WE HAVE SOMETHING
WORKABLE GOING FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
ADDING HIS NAME AS A COSPONSOR
TO COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS. BEFORE
GOING TO ANOTHER COUNCILMEMBER
I WANT TO ASK CENTRAL STAFF TO
SPEAK TO THE LANGUAGE THAT IS
INCLUDED, AGAIN WITHIN
OWNERSHIP WITH DEPUTY MERRILL
WASHINGTON AND THE HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY, RECOGNIZE THERE IS
WORK TO DO TO QUANTIFY THE
APPROACH. I THINK THAT IS WHAT
IS REFERENCED IN THE SUPPORTIVE
ETTERS WE HAVE RECEIVED. AND
WE ALSO ARE NOTING IN THE
AMENDMENTS, AS DRAFTED, THAT
AS THE MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING, OR CONTRACT
UPDATE THAT IS GOING TO BE
DEVELOPED BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE
AND HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY,
THAT SHOULD NOT DELAY THE
DEPLOYMENT OF THE FUNDS WE ARE
NOW GOING TO BE MOVING OVER TO
ENHANCE THE OUTREACH THROUGH
THE REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY OUTREACH CONTRACTOR.
THE PROCESS IS UNDERWAY FOR
GETTING THOSE RFPS OUT THE DOOR
FOR 2023 OUTREACH AND
CONNECTION AND ACTIVITIES. WE
WANT THOSE FUNDS TO BE PART OF
THE DISCUSSION. WE ALSO DO NOT
WANT TO SEQUENCE IN SUCH
THERE'S A MISSED OPPORTUNITY TO
INCLUDE THE FUNDING THAT IS
CURRENTLY GOING TO BE PART OF
THE LEADER THIS YEAR OF
DELIBERATIONS FOR RFP. I ALSO
THINK THE SUPPORTIVE LETTER WE
RECEIVED FROM DEPUTY MAYOR
WASHINGTON IS REALLY THAT.
IT'S A SUPPORTIVE LETTER
RECOGNIZING THERE IS WORK TO BE
DONE BETWEEN BOTH PARTIES
STILL. SUPPORTIVE OF OF THIS
APPROACH. I THINK THE LANGUAGE
THAT WAS USED REFLECTS THE FACT
WE ARE SEPARATE BUT COEQUAL
BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT. THEY
APPRECIATE THE DECISION IS UP
TO US IN OUR NEXT FOUR WEEKS
PROCESS. BUT WE HAVE ALSO BEEN
OVERLY INTERESTED IN MAKING
SURE IT'S ACTIONABLE AND THAT
THERE IS DESIRE TO HAVE THE
LANGUAGE WORKABLE FOR THE
PARTNERS. I DO WANT TO
EMPHASIZE THIS WAS DONE IN DEEP
COLLABORATION, AND THE LANGUAGE
I AM HOPING AMY WILL WALK US
THROUGH ALSO HAS DIRECT INPUT
FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, AS WE
THOUGHT ABOUT HOW SOME OF THESE
COMPONENTS YOU JUST OUTLINED
WOULD BE FURTHER FLUSHED OUT IN
THE UPCOMING MONTHS. AMY, DO
YOU MIND?
>> SURE. I THINK, AS YOU
PROBABLY KNOW, EARLIER THIS
YEAR, HST AND P COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
SAT DOWN AND TALKED ABOUT THE
DIFFERENT RESPONSIBILITIES TO
RESPONDING TO ENCAMPMENT. CAME
UP WITH THE DIVISION OF LABOR.
THIS PROPOSAL DOES SHIFT THAT
DIVISION OF LABOR A LITTLE BIT.
WHILE EVERYBODY IS AT THE
TABLE TALKING ABOUT IT, IT
THINK THERE ARE STILL SOME
DETAILS TO BE WORKED OUT.
THEREFORE, THIS CBA INCLUDES A
REVISE OH, WHICH WOULD WOULD
STATE THE ONE POINT MILLION
GOING TO THE AUTHORITY WOULD
NOT BE APPROPRIATE OR SPENT
UNTIL HST AND THE AUTHORITY,
WITH AN AGREEMENT THAT OUTLINES
AND MEMORIALIZES THE SPECIFIC
-- I THINK IT SAYS MEMORIZES,
I WILL CHANGE THAT IN THE CBA
-- BUT MEMORIALIZES THE
SPECIFIC RULE THAT KCRHA AND
THE PARTNERS WOULD PROVIDE .
IT STATES THAT COULD EITHER BE
DONE THROUGH THE MASTER
SERVICES AGREEMENT, BETWEEN THE
TWO PARTIES, WHICH HAPPENS
EVERY YEAR, OR THROUGH A
SEPARATE MLU. THE OPERATIONAL
DETAIL GETS COMPLETELY IRONED
OUT BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF
JANUARY. THAT WOULD BE THE
INTENTION.
>> CENTRAL STAFF, THEY WILL
REMIND ME, WE CAN OF ONLY
ACCOMPLISH SO MUCH. THE BUDGET
AMENDMENT ACTION. THERE'S ONLY
SO MUCH LEVEL OF POLICY WE CAN
GET INTO. ORGANIZING THOSE
DISCUSSIONS ARE MUCH BETTER, AS
I THINK EVERYBODY RECOGNIZES ,
AND THE CHAIR OF HOMELESSNESS
HAS DESCRIBED, THERE IS MANY
MORE DETAILS THAT WILL BE
WORKED OUT. WE WANTED TO
CODIFY, IN THE CEMENT AS WELL,
THAT THERE IS AN EXTENT.
EVERYBODY'S AT THE TABLE AND
AGREEMENT OF HOW THAT WOULD
MOVE FORWARD. IN TERMS OF THE
PROCESS TO CODIFY THE SERVICES
BETWEEN THE RSG AND THE CITY.
OKAY. AMY, DID I GET ANYTHING
ELSE? I SEE NOTES. WE HAVE A
FEW HANDS. I'M GOING TO SAY ,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. I FEEL LIKE I
READ THAT LETTER FROM THE
DEPUTY MERRILL WASHINGTON, AND
IT SOUNDED MORE LIKE
RESIGNATION. IF YOU'RE GOING
DOWN THIS ROAD THEN SUPPORT.
I'M NOT GOING TO TRY TO SPEAK
FOR THEM. I THINK I NEED IT
SPELLED OUT FOR ME, HOW THIS
REDUCTION OF CITY STAFF,
TRANSFERRED TO RHA , WHO WOULD
SUBCONTRACT THIS WORK , HOW
WOULD THAT CHANGE THE NATURE OF
THE WORK BEING DONE? THIS ONE
IS CALLED , AS YOU NOTED,
SOLUTIONS BEYOND HOMELESSNESS.
IT SEEMS AS THOUGH, WHAT YOU
ARE DESCRIBING YOUR AMENDMENT
WILL DO, IS THE SAME AS WHAT
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL WILL DO.
THEY'RE BOTH TRYING TO GET
PEOPLE INTO HOUSING. THAT'S
WHAT I'M TRYING TO WRAP MY MIND
AROUND. A COUPLE MORE
QUESTIONS. WHY IS REACH DOING
THIS WORK OTHER THAN CITY
STAFF DOING IT? ARE THEY PEER
NAVIGATORS AND EMPLOYEES OF
RHA? AS THE CHAIR SAID, HOW
WILL THIS BE ENHANCED OUTREACH?
ESPECIALLY IF IT'S DONE BY THE
PEOPLE DOING THIS WORK RIGHT
NOW. I GUESS I WOULD LIKE THE
SLIGHTLY NEW MODEL, AND THE
EMPHASIS ON BETTER COORDINATION
BETWEEN THE CITY AND RHA AND
THE OUTREACH PROVIDERS. AND
ALSO, THE GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS AND
BINDING LIST. I UNDERSTAND
THERE WILL STILL BE A
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS. I'M STILL
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW THAT
MIGHT BE CHANGED WITH THEM
DOING THIS WORK PROUDLY. IN
GENERAL, I DO NOT SEE, AS WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS, THAT
THE GOALS ARE DIFFERENT. WHAT
ARE THE BENEFITS OF MOVING
THOSE EMPLOYEES OVER , AND
SUBCONTRACTING WITH THE
NONPROFIT?
>> I THINK THERE IS A NUMBER OF
THINGS THAT MIGHT BE DESERVING
OF CLARIFICATION. NUMBER ONE,
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE EXAMPLES AT
WOODLAND PARK , THAT GOT A LOT
OF PRAISE AND APPRECIATION FROM
FOLKS ACROSS THE CITY. I KNOW
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS HAS
COMMENTED ON A FEW TIMES. THE
FOLKS DOING THE DIRECT OUTREACH
ON THE GROUND WHERE OUTREACH
PROVIDERS. THOSE ARE THE FOLKS
THERE FOR MULTIPLE WEEKS.
MAKING SURE PEOPLE HAVE
CONNECTION. OUTREACH
CONTRACTORS, THEY ARE HAVING
THE DISCUSSIONS WITH PEOPLE ON
WHAT TYPE OF HOUSING THEY NEED
AND MAKING SURE THERE WAS
APPROPRIATE HOUSING PLACEMENT.
IN SIMPLE TERMS, WHAT THIS
AMENDMENT ACCOMPLISHES, IS
MAKING SURE THAT EXISTING
OUTREACH CONTRACTOR HAS
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT THROUGH THE
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS FUNDS,
AND THAT WHAT WE DO IS MAINTAIN
A FOCUS ON SUPPORTING OUTREACH
PARTNERS WHO ARE ALREADY OUT
THERE, LAB RELATIONSHIPS AND
COMMUNITY, AND HAVE A MODEL
THAT IS HELPING TO GET PEOPLE
INTO HOUSING PLACEMENT. THERE'S
A REAL NEED, AS WELL. I AGREE
WITH THE DEPUTY MAYOR AND THEIR
TEAM, FOR A FIVE GEOGRAPHICAL
APPROACH, AND FOR HAVING PEOPLE
WHO CAN HELP CONDUCT NEEDS AND
ASSESSMENTS ON THE LAND, AND
WHAT'S NEEDED ACROSS
DEPARTMENTS, AND WHAT WE ARE
DOING IS TAKING THAT APPROACH,
IN APPLYING THE FIVE TO THE
BEHIND-THE-SCENES CONDUCTORS.
CONDUCTORS WAS THE WORD WE KEPT
COMING BACK TO, BECAUSE THEY
ARE CONDUCTING THE NEEDS
BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS, AND MAKING
SURE HYGIENE SERVICES ARE
THERE. IF IT'S THE RIGHT TO
PERMIT, WHETHER IT'S PARKES OR
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES,
ANOTHER DEPARTMENT THAT ARE
GOING OUT AND PROVIDING
ASSISTANCE ON THE LAND. AND
THEN SIMULTANEOUSLY, THAT WE
MAINTAIN THE RELATIONSHIP WITH
INDIVIDUALS, AND AVERAGE
PROVIDER SO WE ARE NOT TO BE
KIDDING, OR CREATING A PARALLEL
SYSTEM OF OUTREACH STRATEGIES.
WHAT WE HAVE SEEN HERE IS THAT
THIS BIFURCATION OF ROLES, NOT
ONLY SUPPORTS THE DIVISION OF
HAVING MORE COORDINATED
STRATEGIES FOR GEOGRAPHICAL
REGION, BUT ALLOWS THE CITY
STAFF TO BE THOSE CONDUCTORS
BEHIND THE SCENE, WHILE THE
OUTREACH CONTRACTORS WE
CURRENTLY HAVE GET ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT TO PROVIDE THAT DIRECT
IN PERSON ASSISTANCE. I LOOK
FORWARD TO ADDITIONAL
CONVERSATIONS, BUT I KNOW WE
WILL PROBABLY HAVE COME UP
WITH THE EXECUTIVE ON THE
PROPOSAL WE ARE TALKING ABOUT,
BUT ALSO WITH FOLKS LIKE REGION
COALITION OF HOMELESSNESS TO
HELP EXPLAIN WHY THE
SUPPORTED EFFORT HERE , TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE NOT ADVOCATING
SYSTEMS, BUT THAT WE ARE
COMPLEMENTING THE ALREADY
TRUSTED AND PROVEN STRATEGIES
OF USING KEY PARTNERS LIKE
REACH. I THINK IT'S ALSO A
BENEFIT TO THE CITY THAT WE ARE
WORKING TOWARDS A SYSTEM WHERE
RHA WILL TAKE ON MORE OF THE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
INDIVIDUALIZED PERSONALIZED
NEED TOOLS FOR BUILDING OUT AN
ENHANCED LIST OF SHELTER BEDS.
WE WANT TO SUPPORT THEM AS
WELL, IF THEY ARE WILLING TO
TAKE ON THAT WORK. WHAT WE ARE
ADDING IS ADDITIONAL FTE S TO
RHA, TO HELP PROVIDE THE
SERVICE THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN
TRYING TO WORK TOWARDS. IT IS A
WIN WIN. I WANT TO MAKE SURE
WE GET TO OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS
WHO HAVE THEIR HANDS UP. I KNOW
THERE'S DISAGREEMENT ABOUT THE
APPROACH. IT'S GOOD TO GET
VERIFICATION FROM THE
PROVIDERS, AS WELL AS THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AS WELL.
>> JUST A FOLLOW-UP. THIS IS
NOT A DISAGREEMENT. ARE WE NO
LONGER GOING TO BE CONTRACTING
WITH REACH FOR OUTREACH?
>> RIGHT. THAT'S WHERE I THINK
THERE'S A MISUNDERSTANDING. THE
OUTREACH CONTRACT GOES THROUGH
RHA. THIS IS ACTUALLY ENHANCING
THE REACH CONTRACT THROUGH RHA.
CENTRAL STAFF , FEEL FREE TO
CHIME IN OR CORRECT ME.
>> I WOULD SAY THIS COUNCIL
BUDGET WOULD ADD 1.2 MILLION
TO FUNDING FOR KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
FOR OUTREACH DATA SUPPORT AND
PROGRAM COORDINATION. HOW THEY
CHOOSE TO PROVIDE THOSE
SERVICES, IN TERMS OF WHO THEY
CONTRACT WITH, HOW MANY
POSITIONS THEY MIGHT KEEP
IN-HOUSE OR WHAT EXACTLY THE
DIVISION OF LABOR WILL BE FOR
THAT ONE .2 MILLION, THAT
WOULD BE UP TO THE REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY AND
CONTRACTED PARTNERS, TO FIGURE
OUT EXACTLY HOW TO USE THAT
MONEY TO FULFILL THE
RESPONSIBILITIES THAT ARE
ALIGNED IN THE CBA.
>> THAT'S IMPORTANT
CLARIFICATION. WE, AS A
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH DO NOT
SPECIFY WHICH CONTRACTOR. IT IS
ALSO UP TO RHA THROUGH THE
OUTREACH PROCESS. THAT IS A
LARGE PORTION OF WHO THEIR
OUTREACH CONTRACTORS GO TO
RIGHT NOW. OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, GO AHEAD.
>> I AM NOT SEEING IT. I'M
SORRY DON'T HAVE IT OPEN ON MY
COMPUTER. I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE YET TO BE
DEFINED ISSUES. IT IS NOT
CLEAR TO ME THAT WE ARE SEEKING
AN ANSWER, ALTHOUGH IT MIGHT
BE IN THE LIST AND I DON'T SEE
IT. IN ADDITION TO SEEKING AN
ANSWER TO THE QUESTION -- THE
RESPONSIBILITY TO DO SITE
ASSESSMENTS, LOOKS LIKE HST IS
CHARGED WITH THAT. WHAT I
DON'T SEE IS, WHO MAKES THE
DECISION THAT AN ENCAMPMENT
REMOVAL IS THE PREFERRED
STRATEGY FOR DEALING WITH THE
OUTCOMES OF THAT . THEY DO A
SITE ASSESSMENT. AND THERE IS
A LOCATION THAT THE EXECUTIVE,
FOR INSTANCE, FEELS IS MAY BE
INTERFERING WITH THE ABILITY
OF SOMEONE TO WALK ON THE
SIDEWALK, FOR INSTANCE. THEY
FEEL THAT THE EFFORT SHOULD BE
FOCUSED ON ENGAGING WITH THE
FOLKS AT THAT LOCATION , SEEING
IF THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES AND
WAYS TO PERHAPS GET PEOPLE TO
RELOCATE. BUT THERE COMES A
TIME , BECAUSE OF THE SITE
ASSESSMENT WHERE THERE IS A
QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT
THAT ENCAMPMENT LOCATION CAN
STAY. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHO
MAKES THAT DECISION. SECONDLY,
I HAVE BEEN ASKING SINCE
APRIL , WITH THE EXECUTIVES
PRIORITIZATION, DECISION-MAKING
MATRIX IS FOR THOSE DECISIONS.
THERE WAS A SCORING SYSTEM
THAT WAS PUBLICLY RELEASED BY
THEM. THE EXECUTIVE SAID
HAT'S NOT THE SCORING S
WE ARE USING. THAT IS ANOTHER
ELEMENT I DON'T UNDERSTAND
HOW THE DECISIONS WILL BE MADE,
AND BY WHOM. LASTLY, I KNOW
KING COUNTY RHA IS LASER
FOCUSED ON PARTNERSHIP 40. IN
DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOODS. I JUST
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS
MODEL DOES NOT GET SUBSUMED.
I UNDERSTAND THERE IS REFERENCE
TO THE A DRASTICALLY BASED
OUTREACH, BUT HOW CAN WE BE
CERTAIN THAT THIS MODEL DOES
NOT BECOME SUBSUMED IN THE
WORK OF THE PARTNERSHIP
FOCUSED ON DOWNTOWN AND IS
TRULY GEOGRAPHICALLY BASED
THROUGHOUT THE FIVE AREAS IN
THE CITY?
>> THANKS. I CAN D FOR TO AMY,
OR CAN JUMP IN. AMY, DO YOU
WANT TO?
>> I WILL SAY , ON THE DECISION
MATRIX, YOU ARE RIGHT, WE HAVE
REQUESTED THAT, AND I WILL
CIRCLE BACK ON THAT AS WELL.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE
DECISION ABOUT AN ENCAMPMENT
REMOVAL WOULD STILL BE THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CITY . I
THINK ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT
IS OUTSTANDING IS WHAT YOU
ALLUDED TO, ABOUT WHAT IS THE
AMOUNT OF TIME THAT IS REQUIRED
TO DO THE OUTREACH AND
REFERRALS PRIOR TO AN
ENCAMPMENT REMOVAL? I THINK
THAT'S ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT
HAS BEEN FLAGGED FOR CONTINUED
DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY, AND THE
CITY. AS THEY RESTRUCTURE
THROUGH THIS APPROACH.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. I WOULD ALSO
SAY, THERE'S CONTEMPLATION
ABOUT PUTTING A TIMELINE INTO
A CBA. I THINK CENTRAL STAFF
WAS HELPFUL TO NOTE THE
LIMITATIONS OF THE CBA, NOT
BEING ABLE TO PUT THAT TYPE OF
POLICY THAT IS STILL BEING
DISCUSSED BETWEEN THE TWO
ENTITIES TO THIS AMENDMENT.
THAT IS SOMETHING THEY ARE VERY
MUCH DISCUSSING. IN ADDITION TO
THE PURCHASE PRIORITIZATION
STRATEGIES. ON THE LAST
QUESTION ABOUT THE FIVE
REGIONAL AREAS, I WILL GIVE
YOU MY ASSUMPTION, AS PART OF
THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAD. MY
BELIEF IS THAT BECAUSE WE ARE
ENSURING EACH OF THE FIVE
GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS HAVE ONE
INDIVIDUAL , ONE FOR EACH OF
THE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS, AND
THAT IS BEING HOUSED AT HST .
THEY WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO
BUILD INTO THE OUTREACH
CONTRACT THE FOCUS WITHIN
THOSE FIVE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS.
REMEMBER THE PHRASE
CORRECTLY. JUST THE RIGHT TIME
TO HELP INFLUENCE HOW THE RFP
DETAILS ARE FINALIZED, BEFORE
IT GOES OUT FOR CONTRACT. FOLKS
KNOW THIS OUTREACH CONTRACT IS
REALLY GOING TO BE FOCUSED IN
FIVE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS.
CONDUCT OR, IF YOU WILL, IN
EACH OF THE REGIONS . CONTRACT
SPECIFIC FOR THOSE REGIONS, AND
THAT OUTREACH TOUCH POINTS
THROUGH THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
I'M GOING TO TURN TO ALLIE TO
SEE IF SHE HAD CLARIFICATION ON
ANY OF THOSE POINTS.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO
PROVIDE FEEDBACK FROM THE
EXECUTIVE , IN REAL TIME, ON
SLIGHT ENHANCEMENTS TO THIS
AMENDMENT, THEN MOVES FORWARD.
ONE OF THE THINGS THEY HAVE
FLAGGED IS ON THE DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE
AUTHORITY . IT WOULD BE TO
PROVIDE AND COORDINATE
REGULARLY WITH THE CITY'S
UNIFIED CARE TEAM. PROVIDING
DATA THROUGH RESOLUTIONS AND
TIMELINES. THE TIMELINES
RESOLVING ENCAMPMENT LOCATION
WILL NEED TO BE PART OF IT. I
THINK ULTIMATELY, A LOT OF THIS
IS GOING TO BE DEPENDENT ON A
SUCCESSFUL ATTITUDE EXECUTION
AND AGREEMENT. THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE. THE AUTHORITY ON HOW
THIS WILL BE OPERATIONALIZED. I
@THINK IT IS BASED ON AN
ASSUMPTION THAT THE AUTHORITY
WILL TAKE ON, AND EMBRACE THE
OFFICE, TO PROVIDE THIS YOR'S -
GEOGRAPHIC-BASED APPROACH TO
SOME OF THIS , AND THUS THE
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO ENHANCE
THEIR OUTREACH FUNDING.
>> THANK YOU. OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL SAY I'M
JUST COMING UP TO SPEED ON THIS
PROPOSAL. I AM INTERESTED TO
KNOW MORE. THE PROFESSIONAL
OUTREACH THAT REACH PROVIDES,
OR THE PEOPLE I TRUST THE MOST
AND RELY ON IN OUR CITY. I
ABSOLUTELY THINK THEY NEED TO
BE IN THE DECISION-MAKING
DECISIONS. NO MATTER WHAT. IT
COMES TO THIS WORK. THEY ARE
ABSOLUTELY PEOPLE I TRUST AND
RELY ON. I WILL TELL YOU THIS
CONVERSATION IS GIVING ME
PAUSE , AND I WOULD LIKE TO
KNOW MORE. IT IS GIVING ME
PAUSE BECAUSE THE REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY HAS AND
NEEDS TO BE FOCUSED ON
PARTNERSHIP. WHAT STANDS OUT TO
ME FROM DEPUTY MAYOR
WASHINGTON THE EMAIL , THAT I
THINK IS THE CRUX OF THIS , AND
I WILL QUOTE FROM THAT EMAIL.
QUOTE, THIS TRANSFER FUNCTION
WITH B ENTIRELY CONTINGENT ON
KING COUNTY HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY AGREEING TO THE TERMS
THAT ARE AMENABLE TO BOTH
PARTIES. AND QUOTE. THIS IS
CRITICAL TO ME. I CAN SURE
THAT I HAVE BEEN RUNNING AN
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT OUTREACH
MEETING FOR SIX MONTHS OR SO ,
AND WE HAVE BEEN REQUESTING
PARTICIPATION. IT WAS ONLY
TODAY THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO
JOIN US. FOCUSING ON THE
POSITIVE, ON ABSOLUTELY VERY
HAPPY THAT THEY ARE
PARTICIPATING NOW , IT HAS BEEN
CHALLENGING TO MAKE THESE
REQUESTS TIME AND TIME AGAIN.
THAT IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN
FOCUSED ON FIXING BROKEN
SYSTEMS. MAKING THE REGIONAL
PLAN. AND SETTING IT UP FOR
ZERO, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT
THEY SHOULD BE DOING. IF THE
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY CAN DO THIS, GREAT,
AMAZING. LET'S DO THAT. MY
CONCERN IS THEY HAVE BEEN
FOCUSED ON NIXING THE BROKEN
SYSTEMS AND BUILDING
PARTNERSHIPS, WHICH IS WHAT
THEY NEED TO BE DOING. I DO NOT
WANT TO DISTRACT OR ADD TO THE
PLATE WHEN SUCH IMPORTANT WORK
IS GOING ON. MY QUESTION IS
HERE, IF WE GO DOWN THIS PATH,
WHAT IS THE CALLBACK METHOD IF
WE FIND THAT THE TRANSFER OF
FUNCTION IS NOT AN AGREED-UPON
TERMS AMENABLE TO BOTH
PARTIES. I THINK CHAIR
MOSQUEDA, YOUR POINT WAS WELL
TAKEN AND ESSENTIAL TO THIS. WE
CAN MAKE AS A BUDGET
DECISIONS, BUT THAT DOESN'T
NECESSARILY -- THE TIME
BETWEEN MAKING BUDGET DECISIONS
AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE
DESIRES. WHAT IS THE PATHWAY
FORWARD ON THIS? WHAT ARE OUR
OPTIONS ALONG THAT PATH?
>> ALLIE, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. THE PROVISO
INCLUDED IN THE AMENDMENT WOULD
ESSENTIALLY REQUIRE THAT THERE
IS A SUCCESSFUL AGREEMENT
BEFORE THE FUNDS ARE RELEASED
TO THE AUTHORITY. IF THAT DID
NOT HAPPEN, AND I THINK THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE MIGHT SUGGEST A
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO PUT A
DATE ON THAT, WHEN THE
AGREEMENT NEEDS TO BE REACHED,
THEN THE COUNSEL WOULD HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE
DECISION, WHICH WOULD BE TO
KEEP THE FUNDS . THAT WAS THE
CHOSEN PATH. AS DEPUTY MAYOR
WASHINGTON --
OUT THOSE DETAILS. LEGISLATION
EARLY IN 2023, TO RETHINK HOW
THESE FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED, IF
THAT AGREEMENT DOESN'T COME TO
FRUITION.
>> THANKS.
>> THAT IS REALLY HELPFUL.
ALSO, THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
CHAIR MOSQUEDA, FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. EVEN IF THE
ORIGINAL AUTHORITY IS IN READY
TO TAKE ON THIS WORK, THIS IS
ABSOLUTELY THE DIRECTION WE
NEED TO GO IN . IRONING OUT
THESE WRINKLES IS EXACTLY WHAT
WE SHOULD BE DOING. THANK YOU
FOR LEADERSHIP.
>> THANK YOU, SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> GIVEN THE ADVANCED HOUR, I
WILL TAKE MY COMMENTS OFF-LINE,
COUNSEL CHAIR. I THINK WE NEED
TO DO A LOT MORE WORK WITH A
DIFFERENT EXECUTIVE ENTITIES
TO RECONCILE THE LOOSE POINTS
HERE. I HESITATE TO SUGGEST
IT, BUT MAYBE THIS TOPIC AREA
WOULD WARRANT SOME KIND OF
SPECIAL DEDICATED HEARING WITH
THE ENTITIES PRESENT , TO
COMMENT ON THE PATH FORWARD ,
AND HAVE A PUBLIC SESSION ON
IT. GIVEN THE PUBLIC INTEREST
IN THE ISSUE . GIVEN HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS. GIVEN OUR
INTEREST AS A LEGISLATIVE BODY
AND HAVING A WORKABLE SYSTEM
THAT RESPONDSTO WHAT OUR
CONSTITUENTS WANT TO SEE. IT
MIGHT LEAD TO THE WORK NOT
GETTING DONE. HAPPY TO TALK
MORE OFF-LINE.
>> THANK YOU. THE STATEMENT HE
MADE , THAT THIS BUDGET ACTION
WOULD BE CONTINGENT ON UPON
REACHING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN
KING COUNTY RHA AND THE CITY .
I FIND IT TO BE VERY
REASSURING. THERE IS NOT AN
AGREEMENT . THE STATUS QUO IS
IT WOULD STAND. IS THAT WHAT -
WE ARE SAYING?
>> IT WOULD REQUIRE FURTHER
COUNSEL ACTION , TO LIFT THE
PROVISO AND REAPPROPRIATED THIS
FUNDS TO STAY WITHIN HSD'S
HOMELESSNESS PROGRAMS . IF THAT
WAS THE CASE.
>> IF THERE WAS NO AGREEMENT,
THEN IT WOULD COME BACK TO
COUNSEL, AND COUNSEL WOULD HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIFT THE
PROVISO. OKAY. I AM VERY
COMFORTABLE WITH THAT APPROACH
, AND JUST WANT TO ADD MY NAME
AS A COSPONSOR . I THINK THAT
PUTS IN THE APPROPRIATE
SAFEGUARDS.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. OKAY, COLLEAGUES, I
THINK WE SHOULD MOVE ON. I JUST
WANT TO SUMMARIZE, THIS IS A
SIMPLE PROPOSAL TO REALLY TRY
TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ALIGNING
THE REGIONAL DESIRE TO MAKE
SURE THERE'S FIVE GEOGRAPHIC
REGIONS WE CAN FOCUS ON . WITH
THE RIGHT NUMBER OF FOLKS
BEHIND THE SCENES, AS REQUESTED
BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, AS WELL
AS THE RIGHT FOLKS OUT IN THE
FIELD THAT WE KNOW WE HAVE HAD
POSITIVELY RECEIVED BY
NEIGHBORS AND RESIDENTS, BOTH
HOUSED IN ON HOUSE. I THINK
THE LEVEL OF DETAIL YOU SEE
HERE IS, AS FAR AS WE REALLY
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GO. IT'S
POSSIBLE FOR US TO HAVE THE
ANSWERS TO THOSE, ONCE THERE'S
FINAL DELIBERATIONS AND
NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THE REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY.
ABSOLUTELY. I DON'T WANT US TO
GET INTO A POSITION OF THEM --
ASSUMING HOW MUCH WE CAN ADD.
OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS WITH
CENTRAL STAFF, EVERY WORD HAS
BEEN REVIEWED BY BOTH PARTIES.
THERE STILL MORE WORK TO BE
DONE. I'M GOING TO TURN IT
OVER BEFORE WE MOVE ON.
>> I WILL BE BRIEF. I WILL
SAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CAN
YOU ADD ME AS A COSPONSOR. AS
YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN A BIT
ADVOCATE FOR BEING DISTRICT
FOCUSED. I APPLAUD WE FOCUSED
ON DOWNTOWN , BUT WHAT I HAVE
SEEN IN THE LAST SIX OR SEVEN
YEARS IS, IF WE DO NOT GET
BEYOND DOWNTOWN, AND START
WORKING WITH DISTRICT
REPRESENTATIVES THAT KNOWS
WHAT'S GOING GOES ON AND WHERE
THE INCUMBENTS ARE, WE DON'T
GET THAT ATTENTION UNTIL
THERE'S A DEATH, FIRE, CRIME.
WE JUST CAN'T DO THAT ANYMORE.
I KNOW EVERY DISTRICT PERSON
HERE CAN PROBABLY RATTLE OFF 10
HOTSPOTS IN THEIR DISTRICT.
ALSO, ONE EYE FIVE AND
CLEANING THERE. IT IS A
NIGHTMARE. FOR ME, HAVING THAT
FLEXIBILITY IN PARITY, -- IT
WILL BE NICE. PLEASE LIST ME
AS A COSPONSOR.
>> LET'S MOVE ON. THANK YOU,
AMY. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR
WORK ON THIS.
>> HELLO AGAIN. I WILL BE
PRESENTING TO THE NEXT FIVE
COUNSEL BUDGET ACTIONS. HSD
36 ONE IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
COSPONSORED BY HERBOLD AND
LEWIS. 631,000 GENERAL FUND IN
2024. ONGOING. PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE
DOWNTOWN EMERGENCY SERVICE
CENTER , WHICH CONTRACTS WITH
HSD TO PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH MOBILE INTERVENTION
SERVICES. OF THESE ANNOUNCED,
$500,000 WOULD BE INCREMENTAL
TO THE CURRENT CONTRACT . IN
THE 2022 ADOPTED BUDGET,
COUNSEL ADDED 2.5 MILLION FOR
THE MOBILE CRISIS TEAM , FOR A
TOTAL OF 3.5 MILLION. 2023
-2024 PROPOSED POSITIVE REDUCED
IT. IT WOULD RESTORE 2023
FUNDING 20 2.2 MILLION. ALSO
INCLUDED IS A ONE TIME AD OF
60,000 GENERAL FUND IN 2023.
THE CONTRACT WITH THE MOBILE
CRISIS TEAM WAS MISTAKENLY NOT
INFLATED IN 2022 OR 2023. THIS
WILL CORRECT THAT ERROR.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER BUT
WAS 11.
>> I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP
ON THE. IT'S A COMPLEX
CONVERSATION. I'M IMPRESSED
WITH YOUR LEADERSHIP THERE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SPEAKING TO THIS AMENDMENT.
I WILL BE BRIEF. THIS SEEKS TO
FUND THE CONTINUUM PRE-,
DURING AND POST CRISIS EVENT.
BREAK OUT OF THE CYCLE OF
BEHAVIORAL CRISIS WITHOUT
INVOLVING THE POLICE. WE'VE
HEARD DIRECTLY FROM
ORGANIZATIONS THAT THESE FUNDS
ARE NEEDED , AND ONE NOT
SUPPLANTED BY STATE RESOURCES.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE BEHAVIORAL
RESPONSE TEAM WORKS FOR VICTIMS
FOR TWO WEEKS POST CRISIS, AND
CAN FOLLOW PARTICIPANTS FOR ALL
UP TO 90 DAYS. THE CITY
PROVIDES 60% OF THE FUNDING,
AND THE STATE PROVIDES 27.
HOWEVER, STATE FUNDS ARE ONE
TIME, AND CURRENTLY SET TO
EXPIRE IN JUNE OF 2023, WITHOUT
THE CITY'S INVESTMENTS. THESE
PROGRAMS WILL EXPERIENCE
REVENUE STABILITY ISSUES. ALSO
ANOTHER WAY OF SAYING, IT WILL
HAVE REVENUE AND SERVICE
DECREASES. THIS AMENDMENT
CORRECTS AN ACCOUNTING
OVERSIGHT THAT DO NOT GIVE THE
MOBILE CRISIS TEAM THE 2022
INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENT . IF
WE DO NOT CORRECT THIS ERROR
NOW, FUTURE ADJUSTMENTS WILL
COMPOUND THIS ERROR . THE
MOBILE CRISIS TEAM'S LEVEL OF
SERVICE WILL NEED TO BE
REDUCED. THANK YOU, JERABEK
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS? I AM NOT SEEING ANY.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO
NUMBER 37.
>> HSD 37 A ONE, SPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN AND JUAREZ. IT WOULD
ADD $2 MILLION GENERAL FUND IN
2023 TO SUPPORT HSD 'S THAT
WOULD MAKE ADDICTION TREATMENT
AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE LIVING IN
SADDLE. THE RFP WOULD AWARD
FUNDING TO ONE OR MORE
TREATMENT FACILITIES. THE
FACILITIES WILL MAKE FUNDS
AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE SEEKING
TREATMENT. REGULAR REPORTS TO
HSD . HSD WOULD DEVELOP A
MEANS TO EVALUATE THE IMPACTS
OF TREATMENT ON THOSE PEOPLE.
TREATMENT PROVIDED FOR THIS
FUNDING WOULD BE CONSISTENT
WITH THE GUIDANCE OF THE
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG
ABUSE, AND AMERICAN SOCIETY OF
ADDICTION MEDICINE.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON. GO AHEAD.
>> THIS CAUGHT MY EYE THIS
MORNING. OVERDOSE NOW ACCOUNT
FOR 71% OF ACCIDENTAL DEATHS
AMONG PEOPLE LIVING IN
SHELTERS. THE NUMBER OF
OVERDOSES OF FENTANYL HAS GONE
FROM THREE IN 2015 TO 385 SO
FAR THIS YEAR. THE OTHER WAS
IN THE TIMES ABOUT A WEST COAST
DRUG BUST, WHICH TURNED UP
TWO GUERRILLA GRAMS OF
FENTANYL. 10 POUNDS OF
METHAMPHETAMINE, AND 67
FIREARMS. WE JUST HAVE TO FACE
THE FACT THAT SUBSTANCE ABUSE
DISORDER PLAYS A SIGNIFICANT
RULE IN PUBLIC SAFETY CRISIS.
THE HARM REDUCTION STRATEGIES
OFFERED THROUGH THE CITY'S
CONTRACTS WITH PUBLIC HEALTH
AND HOMELESSNESS SERVICE
PROVIDERS , PREVENT OVERDOSES ,
AND PROVIDE STABILITY FOR FOLKS
THAT ARE IN THE THROWS OF
ADDICTION , AND THEY ALSO
REDUCE THE ASSOCIATED HARMS
WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER.
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. THEY
MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE AT.
VERY IMPORTANT. RIGHT NOW, AS
FAR AS I'VE BEEN ABLE TO
ASCERTAIN, WE'VE GOT NOTHING TO
OFFER SOMEONE IN ACTIVE
ADDICTION , WHO WANTS TO
RECOVER FROM A SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER, IF THAT IS WHERE THEY
ARE AT. I█'M CONVINCED WE ARE
NOT GOING TO MAKE RAPID ENOUGH
PROGRESS ON OUR HOMELESSNESS
CRISIS , UNTIL WE DO SO. UNTIL
WE PROVIDE THIS KIND OF
TREATMENT. MY PROPOSAL WILL
FUND EVIDENCE-BASED
FULL-SPECTRUM TREATMENT
ENDORSED BY THE NATIONAL
INSTITUTE OF DRUG ABUSE.
CONFORMING TO THE AMERICAN
SOCIETY OF ADDICTION
MEDICINE'S LEVEL OF CARE AS
LISTED IN THE CBA ASSESSMENT,
ET CETERA. THAT CAN ALSO BE
COMBINED WITH CONTINGENCY
MANAGEMENT , A MEDICATION THAT
CAN REDUCE CRAVINGS FOR
ALCOHOL AND OPIOIDS. HOUSING,
WHATEVER. THE LEVELS OF CARE
ARE ALSO REFERRED TO AS THE
PATIENT PLACEMENT CRITERIA.
THE UNIVERSAL DEFINITION OF
MEDICALLY NECESSARY TREATMENT
USED BY WASHINGTON STATE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE
INSURANCE COMMANDER IN
PROVIDERS. THE WAY THIS WOULD
WORK IS PRETTY SIMPLE.
REFERRALS WOULD BE MADE BY
CASE MANAGERS, PEER NAVIGATORS
, MEMBERS OF THE UNIFIED CARE
TEAM . WHOEVER HAS CONTACT WITH
FOLKS THAT NEED HELP. THE
CONTRACTED PROVIDER WOULD
INVOICE THE CITY FOR THE
SERVICES RENDERED. THAT IS
BASICALLY HOW I AM THINKING
ABOUT IT. THE REPORTING SHE
MENTIONED AS PART OF THIS. FOR
ANY KIND OF TREATMENT TO BE
EFFECTIVE, IT HAS TO BE
FRICTION FREE. NO HOUSEHOLD.
IT HAS TO BE IMMEDIATE WHEN
PEOPLE WANTED. NO MEDICAID
NECESSARY. INSURANCE CARD NOT
NECESSARY. JUST MAKE IT EASY
FOR PEOPLE TO GET INTO
TREATMENT WHEN THEY WANT IT.
THAT IS WHAT I AM AIMING FOR.
ONCE THEY ARE THERE, THEY CAN
HAVE SERVICES THAT ARE RIGHT
FOR THEM. I JUST WANT TO MAKE
CLEAR , AS I FINISH TALKING
HERE, THIS IS NOT POLITICAL.
THIS IS NOT IDEOLOGICAL ISSUES.
THIS IS HUMANITARIAN. IT IS
NOT EITHER OR. WHAT I'M REALLY
TRYING TO DO IS SIMPLY PUT
ANOTHER OPTION ON THE TABLE. I
WELCOME YOUR COMMENTS , AND
CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU , COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE
THINKING HERE WITH ASKING THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
USUALLY WE HAVE AN HIM AWAY
WITH KING COUNTY PUBLIC
HEALTH. USUALLY WHEN WE WANT
TO FUND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SERVICES, ABOVE THE SERVICES
KING COUNTY IS , BY CHARTER,
REQUIRED TO PROVIDE TO ALL
RESIDENTS IN KING COUNTY. KING
COUNTY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE
PAYROLL HEALTH SERVICES. WHEN
WE WANT TO ADVISE SOMETHING
THEY ARE NOT ALREADY
PROVIDING, THE CITY USUALLY
FUNDS -- IT GOES THROUGH HSD.
BUT WE ASK EITHER THE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT , OR THERE'S
ANOTHER DEPARTMENT AT KING
COUNTY I'M FORGETTING. DEALING
WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORK,
FACILITIES AND SERVICES. THEY
RUN THE PROGRAMMING. BY STATE
LAW, IT'S THE STATE AND COUNTY
THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. I
TOTALLY ACKNOWLEDGE WE HAVE ON
OCCASION , WANTED TO BUY MORE
OF THOSE SERVICES, BUT THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
DOESN'T DO THAT. THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS
WITH KING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
TO DO THAT. I'M JUST TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE THINKING
IS IN HAVING HSD TAKE ON A
NEW AREA THAT BOTH KING COUNTY
AND WASHINGTON STATE ARE
CHARTERED, BY STATE LAW, TO BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR. AN EXAMPLE .
THE COUNCIL FUNDED ADDITIONAL
PAYROLL SERVICES AND LAST
YEAR'S BUDGET . CONTRACTED WITH
KING COUNTY. ALSO, THE SAME
TIME, PASSED A RESOLUTION THAT
ACCOMPANIED THE FUNDING, THAT
CALLED ON KING COUNTY AND THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON TO MORE
FULLY IDENTIFY RESOURCES TO
MEET THE NEEDS . WE'VE HEARD
THAT KING COUNTY EXECUTIVE
CONSTANTINE HAS RECENTLY
ANNOUNCED THE INTENT TO DO IT
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LEVY. I'M
HOPING THAT WILL BE MORE
ROBUSTLY FUNDING PROGRAMS LIKE
WHEN YOU ARE PROPOSING. I AM
NOT SUGGESTING WE WAIT UNTIL
THE PASSAGE OF THAT LEVY, OR
ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I'M MORE
INTERESTED IN WHY YOU ARE
PROPOSING HSD DO THIS RATHER
THAN CONTRACTING WITH KING
COUNTY TO DO WHAT THEY ARE
CHARGED TO DO. THANKS.
>> KING COUNTY IS NOT MAKING
AVAILABLE THIS KIND OF
TREATMENT I'M TALKING ABOUT
RIGHT NOW. IT IS CONCEIVABLE
THEY COULD. HOWEVER, I AM
INTERESTED IN CUTTING OUT
LEADERS OF BUREAUCRACY , AND
MAKING SURE WE CAN DEFINE THE
TREATMENT THAT IS MISSING.
THERE IS A GAP IN WHAT IS
PROVIDED THROUGH PUBLIC HEALTH
, THROUGH THE CONTRACT WITH
PUBLIC HEALTH. FOR EXAMPLE ,
REMEMBER I ASKED WHERE'S THE
TREATMENT IN OUR BUDGET . I DID
NOT RECEIVE AN ANSWER TO
QUESTION 89 IN THE Q&A. PUBLIC
HEALTH CONTRACTS . WE HAVE
$829,000 THROUGH PUBLIC HEALTH
. THAT IS FOR THE DOWNTOWN
GROUP AND METHADONE
MILLION CONTRACT -- EXCUSE ME,
THIS IS PUBLIC HEALTH.
ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS
CONTRACT IS A BIT OF
SUBSTANCE DISORDER , BUT THAT'S
DEDICATION MANAGEMENT. WE DO
HAVE A KING COUNTY CONTRACT ,
HOWEVER THIS IS THROUGH THE
COMMUNITY HUMAN SERVICES
DIVISION. THEY MAKE REFERRALS
TO OTHER PROVIDERS. I LOOKED
AT THE DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THEY
ARE DOING, AND IT'S VERY
DIFFICULT TO FIND ANY MENTION
. THERE IS NO FACILITY ON THE
LIST ON THEIR WEBSITES, OR IN
THE LANGUAGE I'M SEEING HERE,
THAT WILL OFFER THE BROAD
SPECTRUM. THE ASSESSMENT BY A
CLINICIAN. MEDICALLY
SUPERVISED WITHDRAWAL AND
DETOXIFICATION. THE INPATIENT
OR INTENSIVE OUTREACH. I AM
SUGGESTING THAT IF THIS EXISTED
, I'M SURE WE WOULD BE DOING
IT. I'M ONLY PUTTING THIS
FORWARD BECAUSE IT IS NOT
OFFERED THROUGH OUR COUNTY
PARTNERS. AND WHEN YOU SAY
THEY ARE THE CONTRACTORS FOR
PUBLIC HEALTH, THAT IS TRUE.
THEY WORK WITH MEDICAID
PATIENTS. THEY ARE ABLE TO
REFER PEOPLE WITH MEDICAID TO
DIFFERENT FACILITIES. BUT
AGAIN, IF YOU DO NOT HAVE
MEDICAID, THE HASSLE TO GET
ONTO MEDICAID. YOU NEED SOCIAL
SECURITY CARD ET CETERA. IT IS
NOT RIGHT AWAY. I'M LOOKING AT
SOMETHING THAT IS MUCH QUICKER
, AND WE DO CONTRACT WITH
EVERGREEN TREATMENT SERVICES.
THAT IS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AS
WELL. THEY HAVE A
THAT WE WORK WITH. THE
CONTRACT I BELIEVE IS HELD
WITH THE COUNTY. HOWEVER, --
YEAH.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE?
>> I DID. I APPRECIATE COUNCIL
MEMBERS NELSON'S FOCUS ON KING
COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH. I WAS THE
KING COUNTY ENTITY I COULD NOT
REMEMBER. THERE'S ALSO THE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY
DIVISION. ANOTHER COUNTY
DEPARTMENT THAT IS IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND
HUMAN SERVICES. THEY WILL BE
FUNDING FOR SIMILAR THINGS IN
THE 2023 STATE BUDGET , PER THE
SUBSTANCE ABUSE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS.
JUST WANTING TO FLAG THAT
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE ,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, WERE
SEEING THIS GAP. WE HAVE
LIMITED RESOURCES. I'M JUST
HOPING WE CAN FIND A WAY TO
SUPPORT THE TWO GOVERNMENTS ,
KING COUNTY AND THE STATE
GOVERNMENT, LOVE CHARTERED
RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS AREA.
GIVEN THAT MEANS PROVIDING
FUNDING FOR THEM TO DO THE
WORK WE IDENTIFY. THANK YOU.
>> ONE LAST THING I WANTED TO
SAY -- BYE FOR THE GOOD OF THE
ORDER. WE HAVE 10 MINUTES LEFT.
I WAS GOING TO TRY TO GET
THROUGH THE NEXT FIVE
AMENDMENTS IN THE TIME SO WE
COULD WRAP UP HSD. I AM JUST
GOING TO ASK COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS TO ASKED THE QUESTION,
AND THEN MAYBE WE COULD WRAP
THIS ITEM.
>> YEAH, IT'S SORT OF IN THE
SAME VEIN OF WHAT COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD WAS GETTING UP. I AM
ON THE WEBSITE FOR 14 COUNTIES
PREVENTION INTERVENTION
TREATMENT AFTERCARE. THE
CONTINUUM OF CARE. WHERE IT
LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE INVESTING
IN SIMILAR SERVICES . I WANTED
TO GET A DISTINCTION BETWEEN
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT , AND
MAYBE IT GOES TO ACCESS OR
NATURE OF FACILITIES. I WANTED
TO GIVE THE SPONSOR AND CENTRAL
STAFF TO TIME TO CLARIFY. ON
THE INTERVENTION PART OF THE
LINKED WEBSITES, IT INDICATES
THERE ARE TWO KING COUNTY
DETOX FACILITIES. ONE IN
SEATTLE . AND BEACON HILL
THAT KING COUNTY IS FUNDING,
WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO FOR 3 TO 5
DAYS TO DETOX. I AM JUST
CURIOUS IF THIS COMPLEMENTS
THAT SAME SERVICE, OR HOW THIS
IS ENVISIONING TO INTERACT WITH
THE CONTINUUM OF CARE THEY
HAVE ESTABLISHED. MAYBE THAT
IS FOR THE SPONSOR AND CENTRAL
STAFF.
>> I AM HAPPY TO RESPOND TO
THAT. THE WEBSITE YOU ARE
CITING TO SAY IT IS HARM
REDUCTION. WE HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT PEOPLE INTERESTED IN
LONG-TERM RECOVERY AS PART OF
THE SUPPORT FOR THAT. I WILL
NOTE THAT 3 TO 5 DAYS OF DETOX
IS GREAT. BUT THAT IS NOT
GOING TO DO MUCH, IF YOU DON'T
HAVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPIES. IF
YOUR HEALTHCARE NEEDS AREN'T
BEING MET. TRY DETOXING AND
GOING BACK INTO THE SAME
SITUATION WITHOUT HAVING A
MORE FOUNDATIONAL SET OF , I
DON'T KNOW, SUPPORTS LET'S JUST
SAY , TO RECOVER. FUNDAMENTALLY
DIFFERENT. I AM TALKING ABOUT
WHEN MOST PEOPLE THINK ABOUT
REHAB. YOU KNOW? IT'S A FEW
WEEKS. YOU GO IN THERE, AND YOU
LEARN DIFFERENT WAYS OF
THINKING ABOUT YOUR LIFE. I'M
NOT SEEING IT. WHEN YOU SAY
LIMITED RESOURCES, THIS IS 2
MILLION. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
-- DON'T GET ME STARTED ON THE
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT SPENDING ON THE
MANIFESTATIONS OF SUBSTANCE
ABUSE DISORDER. AND TRY
SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE A
LITTLE NEW. IT'S A DIFFERENT
MODEL. BUT WE HAVE TO PROVIDE
PEOPLE WITH THE FULL SPECTRUM
OF OPTIONS FOR THE VERY
SPECIFIC NEEDS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
OUTLINING THE PROPOSAL. I'M
GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE US
ON. THANKS. I SEE COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS WITH HER HAND STILL UP.
I HOPE WE WILL GET FOLLOW-UP.
>> A BRIEF FOLLOW-UP. I DON'T
THINK ANYONE IS SAYING IT'S NOT
SOMETHING GOOD TO INVEST IN,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, I THINK
IT'S A MATTER OF YOU HAVE SAID
IT INDICATES HSD MY HAVE TO
CREATE A NEW FTE TO RUN THIS
PROGRAM. IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO
RUN THE INFRASTRUCTURE, I
THINK NUMBERS ARE INDICATING IT
WOULD BE PREFERABLE TO HAVE HSD
CREATE A POTENTIALLY REDUNDANT
WAY TO DELIVER THE SERVICE. I
AM HAPPY TO LEAVE IT AT THAT.
PASS IT BACK OVER TO MADAME
CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I DO
WANT TO LIFT UP AS WELL, THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE NEW
INITIATIVE ANNOUNCED FROM THE
NEW EXECUTIVE. THE FACILITIES,
THE FIVE FACILITIES BEING
CREATED. MOBILE MEDICAL UNITS
THAT ARE BEING SUPPORTED, AND
TO THE CONVERSATION YESTERDAY.
THE WORKFORCE STATED WITH THE
FACILITIES . AND INDUSTRY TO
STABILIZE THOSE SERVICES. LOTS
OF SHARED INTEREST IN
ADDRESSING THIS. I APPRECIATE
THAT. I'M GOING TO MOVE US ON,
AND LOOK FORWARD , PERHAPS, TO
ANY OF OUR FRIENDS ACTING
COUNTY OR ANY OF THE OTHER
SERVICE PROVIDERS WOULD LIKE TO
PROVIDE GREATER INFORMATION OF
WHAT IS CURRENTLY BEING
PROVIDED. RECOGNIZING WE NEED
TO DO MORE. THERE'S AN EXISTING
SYSTEM. WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR
MORE ABOUT HOW THE EXISTING
SYSTEM PLUS EXPANSION OF KING
COUNTY COMPARES TO WHAT'S BEING
PROPOSED. ALL RIGHT. WHAT'S
MOVE ON. I DON'T KNOW IF WERE
GOING TO MAKE IT. WE HAVE FIVE
MINUTES. LET'S GO RIGHT UP TO
THE CLOCK ON THIS NEXT ONE.
THAT WILL KEEP US ROLLING.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IS UP
NEXT WITH 30. THESE GO AHEAD.
>> YES, I AM HERE. HSD 38 A
ONE IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES AND LEWIS. FUNDING TO
THE PUBLIC DEFENDERS
ASSOCIATION , WHICH OPERATES TO
THE LET EVERYONE ADVANCE WITH
DIGNITY AND CO-LEAD PROGRAMS.
IT .1 MILLION GENERAL FUND IN
2024. ONGOING. THE CITY HAS
PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR THE LEAD
PROGRAM FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AND
IT'S A NEW PROGRAM IN
RESPONSE TO COVERT
RESTRICTIONS. THE COUNCIL
ADOPTED RESOLUTION 31916 AND
2019, WHICH EXPRESSED INTENSE
THAT BY 2023 THE PROGRAM
SHOULD UPGRADED SCALE.
OPERATE THE SKILL WITH FUNDING
FROM OUR VARIETY OF SOURCES TO
CITYWIDE. TODAY, THE CITY
FUNDING OF L.E.A.D. HAS NOT
BEEN PROPORTIONATE. THE 2022
PROPOSED IS IT BUDGET DID NOT
PROVIDE ADEQUATE FUNDING.
SUPPORTS CURRENT OPERATIONS
AND IMPLEMENT TOTAL INCREASE.
THE CDA USED INSTEAD TO FILL
A GAP IN THE PROGRAM. THE 2023
PROPOSED BUDGET DID NOT
SUPPORT PROGRAMS AT THE
CURRENT LEVEL. IT WOULD NOT
ONLY PROVIDE THE SUPPORT THAT
WOULD INCLUDE ADDITIONAL
FUNDING FOR THE CONSISTENT
RESOLUTION. CENTRAL STAFF AND
THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE ARE
CURRENTLY WORKING TO DEVELOP A
COMMON UNDERSTANDING OF HOW
THE FUNDING THAT IS REQUIRED TO
MAINTAIN PROGRAMS AT THEIR
CURRENT CAPACITY, SO WE CAN
ISOLATE THE INCREMENT THAT
WOULD SOLELY SUPPORT L.E.A.D.
EXPANSION.
>> THANK YOU. PLEASE GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT DESCRIPTION.
ONE POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
BEFORE I GO INTO MY SHORT
REMARKS. IT IS TRUE THAT THE
ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT THE
COUNCIL PROVIDED WERE USED ,
BUT THAT WAS ON THE EXECUTIVE
REQUEST TO SOLVE A BUDGET
PROBLEM FOR IT BECAUSE IT WAS
NOT POSSIBLE TO USE THOSE FUNDS
FOR L.E.A.D. BECAUSE THEY WERE
MADE AVAILABLE SO LATE IN THE
YEAR. I JUST WANT TO INCLUDE
THAT AS SORT OF A BASELINE SO
THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT
L.E.A.D. DID THIS ON THE
REQUEST OF THE CITY , TO SOLVE
A PROBLEM THAT EXISTED WITH
COL.E.A.D.. WE THANK THEM FOR
THEIR WILLINGNESS TO DO THAT.
IT WAS A REALLY CRITICAL
PERIOD OF TIME IN
COL.E.A.D.'S TRANSITION.
SPECIFICALLY TRANSITIONING
FROM HOTEL ROOMS TO ANOTHER
FACILITY EARLIER THIS YEAR OR
LAST YEAR. JUST WANTING TO
SAY I THINK EVERYBODY
UNDERSTANDS THE FUNDING
PROVIDED OR PROPOSED IN THE
2023 MAYOR'S BUDGET WAS DUE TO
A MISUNDERSTANDING. EVERYBODY
AT THIS POINT UNDERSTANDS THAT
THE PROPOSED BUDGET FALLS NEAR
8 MILLION SHORT OF WHAT IT
COSTS TO MAINTAIN THE 2022
BASELINE THE DIVERSION
OPTIONS, AND TO MAINTAIN THE
PROPORTION OF JUST CARE THAT
WAS MEANT TO BE INTEGRATED
INTO THE CITY'S PUBLIC SAFETY
PORTFOLIO. THE GAP IS A RESULT
OF A NOW RESOLVED
MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE COST
MODEL. I WANT TO THANK HSD ,
DEPUTY MAYOR WASHINGTON,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS , AND OUR
STAFF , AND CENTRAL STAFF, FOR
MEETING LAST WEEK TO HELP
RESOLVE THIS. I WANT TO LIFT
UP THE WORDS OF A PUBLIC
COMMENT OR LAST WEEK . EARLIER
THIS WEEK. SPECIFICALLY OF THE
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT
PARTNERSHIP, WHO SAID, SEATTLE
NEIGHBORHOODS ARE BROADLY
SUPPORTIVE OF THE IDEA WE
CANNOT ARREST OUR WAY OUT OF
THE PROFOUND ISSUES ON OUR
STREETS , RELATED TO DRUG USE,
POVERTY AND MENTAL ILLNESS.
BROAD SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU. OKAY.
>> ARRESTING FOLKS IS NOT THE
SOLUTION. AS ANN MENTIONED,
THEY PASSED IT IN 2019,
COMMITTING US TO READ BRING
L.E.A.D. TO SCALE. IT'S A MODEL
. WE CAN ONLY SCALE THE
RESOURCES FOR THESE SITUATIONS,
AND IN DOING SO CAN WE LOOK
AT ALTERNATIVES THAT ARE NOT
ARREST AND JAIL AS THE ONLY
PLAN. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU , COUNCILMEMBER.
I'M GOING TO GO TO
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, AND CASE
IS A BRIEF COMMENT ON
COSPONSORSHIP.
>> NO. NO, IT'S NOT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> I CAN WAIT.
>> HERE'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.
I'M GOING TO RECESS US.
>> BUT COUNCILMEMBER HAS
OUTLINED THE AMENDMENT. WE WILL
COME BACK TO THIS SLIDE. HSD
38 . WE WILL TAKE COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS, AND THE COUNCILMEMBER
PRESIDENT.
>> AND I MAKE A SUGGESTION,
MADAME CHAIR?
>> OF COURSE. ACTUALLY, I DO
NOT WANT TO MAKE, IF IT'S NOT
APPROPRIATE, I UNDERSTAND. I DO
NOT WANT TO MAKE CENTRAL STAFF
WORK OVER THEIR LUNCH HOUR. I
HAD BASIC QUESTIONS. I WAS JUST
THINKING, IF THEY WANTED TO, TO
PUT THEM OUT THERE, THEN MAYBE
THEY WOULD BE PREPARED TO JUST
ANSWER THEM. THERE'S BASIC
BUDGET QUESTIONS.
>> WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND
THROW THEM OUT. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON, I'M GOING TO PUT YOU IN
THE QUEUE FOR WHEN WE COME BACK
AS WELL.
>> OKAY.
>> THAT WAY I WILL CUT TIME. WE
WILL GET RIGHT TO IT. I MAY NOT
EVEN RAISE MY HAND WHEN WE COME
BACK BASICALLY I WANTED TO KNOW
WHAT HAS BEEN THE BUDGET
HISTORY SINCE L.E.A.D. PRISKIE
INCEPTION. SINCE I'VE BEEN ON
COUNSEL WE'VE INCREASED THEIR
BUDGET EVERY CYCLE. SECOND WAS,
WHEN WE KEEP HEARING IT SHOULD
OPERATE AT SKILL BY 2023, DON'T
KNOW WHAT THAT NUMBER IS. WHAT
THAT AMOUNT IS PIXMA MICHAEL
KAY. I SAW SOME NODS FROM THE
PRIME SPONSOR AS WELL. WE WILL
COME BACK TO THIS TOPIC. HSD
ZERO THREE EIGHT . OKAY.
COLLEAGUES. 1:02. WE WILL SEE
YOU BACK AT 2:02 P.M. HAVE A
GRATEFUL OUR LUNCH. WE REALLY
APPRECIATE WORK.