.
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE
MEETING OF THE FINANCE AND
HOUSING COMMITTEE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> HERBOLD?
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> PRESENT.
>> THAT IS A FOUR PRESENT ONE
ABSENT I DON'T THANK YOU VERY
MUCH AND GOOD MORNING
COLLEAGUES.
THANKS FOR JOINING US AGAIN
TODAY.
WE HAVE THREE ITEMS ON OUR
AGENDA TODAY.
I'LL BRIEFLY READ THEM.
WE WILL HAVE A BRIEFING ON THE
CAPITAL PROJECTS WATCH LIST
THAT HAS A PRESENTATION AND
MEMO FROM CENTRAL STAFF.
THIS IS JUST A BRIEFLY AND
THERE IS A SHORT PRESENTATION
FROM CENTRAL STAFF AS WELL ASK
THEN WE HAVE SOME COMMUNITY
GUESTS JOE PATERNO US THANKS TO
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD AND OUR
VICE CHAIR WHO GO AHEAD TO
INVITE JEN PRIDE AT PRIDE PLACE
TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF SOME
OF THE GREAT WORK THEY ARE
DOING REGARDING OUR MOST
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AND THE
MOST PRESSING NEED.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION
TODAY'S AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION TODAY'S
AGENDA IS TO WANT.
COLLEAGUES WE WOULD MOVE INTO
PUBLIC COMMENT.
I DO NOT SEE ANYONE SIGNED UP,
SO I WILL PAUSE BRIEFLY JUST TO
CONFIRM.
WITH OUR IT CREW THAT WE DON'T
HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT?
>> THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENT
REGISTRANTS.
>> OKAY.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR THAT.
FOR ANYBODY WHO DOES WANT TO
PROVIDE US WITH PUBLIC COMMENT
YOU CAN REACH US ON ANY TOPIC
RELATED TO THE FINANCE AND
HOUSING COMMITTEE.
AND FOR THAT MATTER ANY TOPIC
RELATED TO CITY BUSINESS.
>>> WE WILL KIP PUBLIC COMMENT
THEN AND ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO
SEND IN ANY COMMENTS THEY MAY
HAVE RELATED TO ITEMS ON OUR
AGENDA TO US ELECTRONICALLY.
>>> AT THIS TIME LET'S MOVE ON
TO OUR FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS.
MADAM CLERK CAN YOU PLEASE READ
ITEM 1 INTO RECORD.
>> CAPITAL PROJECT WATCH LIST
FOR BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MADAM CLERK.
AND COLLEAGUES, I WANT TO
WELCOME TO THE STAGE HERE BRIAN
GOOD NIGHT.
BRIAN IS WITH OUR CENTRAL STAFF
TEAM WHO HAS PROVIDED US WITH A
MEMO AND A PRESENTATION.
BOTH OF THOSE ARE LINKED ON
TODAY'S AGENDA AND WE'LL BE
GOING OVER THOSE IN TODAY'S
COMMITTEE.
CENTRAL STAFF IS HERE TO
PRESENT ON THE RESOLUTION THAT
THE CAPITAL PROJECTS WATCH LIST
HAS CREATED.
BY WAY OF REMINDER IN 2018
COUNCIL PASSED RESOLUTION
318533 CO-SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBERS BAG SHAW AND HERBOLD.
THIS REQUIRED THE SMALL LIST OF
CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT REQUIRE
ENHANCED QUARTERLY REPORTING
FROM THE MAYOR TO BE PRESENTED
TO COUNCIL.
TODAY WE ARE GOING TO HEAR
ABOUT SOME OF THESE PROPOSED
ITEMS ON THE LIST THAT HAS BEEN
TRANSMITTED BY MAYOR HARRELL.
DO COMPANY MEMBERS HAVE
ANYTHING TO ADD TO THE WATCH
LIST NOTIFY BRIAN GOOD NIGHT BY
MARCH 22, TUESDAY.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US
TO HAVE A BRIEFING TODAY FOR
YOU TO SEE WHAT THE WATCH LIST
INCLUDES FOR THIS YEAR.
AND IF YOU DO HAVE ANY
AMENDMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL IDEAS
YOU WOULD LIKE IT ADD YOU ARE
WELCOME TO DO THAT BY NOTIFYING
CENTRAL STAFF NEXT TUESDAY.
WE WILL ENDEAVOR TO BRING BACK
TO THIS COMMITTEE A FINAL
PROJECT WATCH LIST WITH ANY
AMENDMENTS THAT YOU ALL ARE
SUGGESTING.
BY APRIL 6. AND APRIL 6 WOE
WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A BRIEFING
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>>> BRIAN I'LL TURN IT OVER TO
YOU TO WALK US THROUGH THE
REPORTING WE HAVE IN FRONT OF
US FOR OUR COUNCIL REVOW.
AND AGAIN COLLEAGUES, IF YOU
HAVEN'T HAD THE CHANCE TO DIVE
INTO THIS WATCH LIST BEFORE,
THIS INCLUDES A LIST OF
POSSIBLE PROJECT FOR INCREASED
DEPARTMENTS OR CITY BUDGET TO
PROVIDE US WITH ADDITIONAL
OVERSIGHT.
WE DO TRY TO KEEP THIS LIST
PRETTY SHORT BECAUSE WE HAVE
LIMITED CAPACITY.
OBVIOUSLY FROM STAFF WITHIN
VARIOUS DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE
THEY ARE ADDING ADDITIONAL
DETAIL FOR US.
THAT IS ALWAYS APPRECIATED.
IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT
ADDING A SPECIFIC PROJECT TO
THIS LIST, JUST WOULD ENCOURAGE
YOU TO BE CAUTIOUS OR
THOUGHTFUL ABOUT THE LONG LIST
ALREADY.
AND THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE.
AND WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT
OVER FIRST, LET ME JUST DOUBLE
CHECK TO SEE IF OUR VICE CHAIR
HAS JOINED US.
SHE HAS NOT YET.
IF SHE DOES I WANT TO MAKE SURE
TO TURN IT OVER TO HER GIVEN
HER WORK IN CRAFTING THIS WATCH
LIST AND THE RESOLUTION FROM
THE PAST.
AND WITH THAT, BRIAN, I THINK
WE ARE READY FOR YOU.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE IT
AWAY.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBER.
FOR THE RECORD BRIAN GOOD NIGHT
FOR COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
I WILL SHARE MY SCREEN NOW TO
BRIEFLY WALK THROUGH THE
PROPOSED CAPITAL PROJECT LIST.
HOPEFULLY YOU ALL CAN SEE THAT
NOW.
>> SO AS COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA SAID IN 2018 THE
COUNCIL ESTABLISHED
EXPECTATIONS FOR ENHANCED
REPORTING ON A WATCH LIST OF
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS.
THE PROCESS CALLS FOR THE
EXECUTIVE TO PROPOSE A LIST OF
PROJECTS FORREN COLLUSION ON
THE ANNUAL WATCH LIST BY
JANUARY 15 OF EACH YEAR AND THE
COUNCIL TYPICALLY ADOPTS THE
WATCH LIST VIA RESOLUTION.
YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THE AGENDA
FOR TODAY'S MEETING DOESN'T
INCLUDE THE RESOLUTION YET.
THAT IS JUST AN ISSUE OF
TIMING.
A RESOLUTION THAT BE DRAFTED.
THE RESOLUTION AS DRAFT
REFLECTS THE EXECUTIVE'S ROPED
LIST OF PROJECTS FOR 2022 THAT
WE'LL WALK THROUGH IN JUST A
MOMENT.
WHICH IS A STARTING POLICE FOR
THE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION.
SO ON JANUARY 14 THE EXECUTIVE
DID SUBMIT A PROPOSED LIST OF
PROJECTS FOR 2022.
THE LIST CONTAINS 18 PROJECTS
FROM SIX CITY DEPARTMENT AND
THERE IS ONLY ONE CHANGE FROM
THE LIST COUNCIL ADOPTED IN
2021.
THE EXECUTIVE HAS PROPOSED
REMANUFACTURING THE SEATTLE DAM
OF TRANSPORTATION'S NORTHGATE
BRIDGE AND CYCLE TRACK PROJECT
BECAUSE IT IS NOW OPEN TO
PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC.
AND UNLESS THERE IS ANY
QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT I'LL
JUST MOVE ON TO GOING THROUGH
THE LIST.
>> SO THE FIRST DEPARTMENT THAT
HAS A PROJECT ON THE PROPOSED
WATCH LIST FOR 2022 IS FINANCE
AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVES AND
THE PROJECT IS THE REPLACEMENT
OF FIRE STATION 31.
THIS PROJECT IS STILL IN THE
INITIAL DESIGN PHASE, WHICH IS
WHY THERE IS A PROJECT COST
RANGE OF 35 TO $56 MILLION
RATHER THEN A MORE CONCRETE
TOTAL PROJECT COST FIGURE.
JUST BY WAY OF CONTEXT, PROJECT
BUDGETS FROM TYPICALLY
ESTABLISHED ONCE IT REACHES THE
30% DESIGNED MILESTONE.
I ALSO TAKE JUST A BRIEF MOMENT
TO DESCRIBE WHERE THE
INFORMATION COMES FROM SINCE
YOU'LL SEE THAT IN THIS SLIDE
AND THEN ON THE FUTURE SLIDES
AS WELL.
SO THE FIGURE COMES FROM A
SUMMARY SECTION AT THE TOP OF
EACH PROJECT PAGE AND THE
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PATROLLING
BOOK.
IT IS A SEPARATE FEEL THE
DEPARTMENTS MUST UPDATE.
SO IN SOME CASES IF YOU ARE
CROSS REFERENCING THIS
PRESENTATION ALONG WITH THE
BOOK, THE AMOUNTS WON'T EXACTLY
MATCH WHAT THE PLAN SPENDING IS
OVER THE SIX YEARS OF THE CIP.
THIS COULD BE THE CASE EITHER
BECAUSE THE PROJECT EXTENDS
BEYOND THE 6 YEAR TIME FRAME OR
BECAUSE OF JUST A SIMPLE
OVERSIGHT BY A DEPARTMENT
UPDATING THE FIELD.
AND JUST TO PROVIDE
CLARIFICATION THESE AMOUNTS
WILL NOT APPEAR TO ESTABLISH
THE WATCH LIST.
THESE ARE JUST ON THE SLIDES IF
INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.
>> AND I'M GOING TO PAUSE REAL
QUICK AND WELCOME VICE CHAIR
HERBOLD TO THE COMMITTEE.
WANTED IT NOTE IT FOR THE
RECORD.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD, IF YOU
DO HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL CONTEXT
REGARDING THE CREATION OF THE
WATCH LIST OR ANY COMMENTS
AFTER YOU HEAR THE
PRESENTATION, I'LL GO AHEAD AND
TURN TO YOU FORCE IT PROVIDE
COMMENTS AND THEN
WE'LL TAKE OTHER COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
>> ALL RIGHT BRIAN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
>> SO THE NEXT DEPARTMENT IS
THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT AND THEY HAVE JUST
ONE PROJECT ON THE LIST.
IT IS A PROJECT ESTIMATED A
LITTLE MORE THAN $49 MILLION
AND IS INTENDED TO REPLACE AN
OUTDATED CASE MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM.
AND I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND A
LOT OF TIME.
PLEASE STOP ME IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS.
THIS IS JUST AN OVERVOW.
>> SO THE NEXT DEPARTMENT IS
SEATTLE CITY LIGHTS AND THERE
ARE TWO PROJECTS ON THE
PROPOSED LIST FOR THEM.
THE FIRST IS A UTILITY
RELOCATIONS PROJECT RELATED TO
WORK ON THE WATERFRONT AND THE
SECOND IS RELATED TO OVERHEAD
EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENTS AND THIS
DOES INCLUDE THE FULL
REPLACEMENT PROGRAM THAT CITY
HAS BEEN UNDERTAKING.
FOR THAT PROJECT IN PARTICULAR.
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE COST
COLUMN IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT
THAN THE OTHERS.
AND THIS IS BECAUSE THAT
PROJECT ISN'T A DISCRETE
PROJECT BUT RATHER AN ONGOING
PROGRAM OF WORK.
SO ALTHOUGH THE PROJECT DOESN'T
HAVE A SPECIFIC TOTAL COST, THE
SLIDE DOES SHOW THE AMOUNT OF
PLANNED SPENDING THAT IS IN THE
SIX YEAR CIP, TO PROVIDE
CONTEXT FOR HOW LARGE THAT
PROGRAM IS.
>>> THE NEXT TWO SLIDES ARE
GOING TO SHOW PROJECTS PROPOSED
FOR SDOT.
THERE ARE NINE CAN'T PROJECTS
FOR SDOT AND THAT MAKES UP HALF
OF THE PROJECTS ON THE PROPOSED
LIST.
OF THE FIRST FIVE, TWO ARE
RELATED TO RAPID RIDE LINES AND
THE OTHERS ARE THE ALWAYS ATLAS
AN WAY MAIN CORRIDOR THE CENTER
CITY STREETCAR PROJECT AND THE
GEORGETOWN TO SOUTH PARK TRAIL.
>> AND THE OTHER BEFORE I
PROJECTS ARE THE NORTH LAKE
RETAINING WALL THE OVERLOOK
WALK EAST WEST CONNECTIONS
RAPID RIDE FOR ROOSEVELT AND
LAST BUT MOTT LEAST THE PROJECT
RELATED TO THE REPAIR OF THE
WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE.
>> AND THERE ARE TWO MORE
DEPARTMENT.
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
HAS THREE PROJECTS ON THE LIST.
THE REPLACEMENT OF THE LAKE
CITY COMMUNITY CENTER, THE
REHABILITATION AND REBUILDING
OF PUBLIC PARK FACILITIES ON
WATERFRONT PIERS, AND THE
DEVELOPMENT OF SMITH COVE PARK.
>>> AND LASTLY, THE LAST
DEPARTMENT IS SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES AND THEY HAVE TWO
PROJECTS.
THE FIRST IS THE LARGEST
CAPITAL PROJECT THE CITY HAS
THE SHIP CANAL WATER QUALITY
PROJECT AND THE SECOND IS THE
SOUTH PARK STORM WATER PROGRAM
TO REDUCE FLOODING IN THE SOUTH
PARK NEIGHBORHOOD.
>>> AND THE FINAL SLIDE I HAVE
IS SIMPLY NEXT STEPS, AND
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA TOUCHED
ON THIS.
SO I WON'T SPEND TOO LONG ON
IT.
BUT IF YOU HAVE PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS FOR THE LIST, IT
WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW OF
THEM BY MARCH 22.
AND AT THE APRIL 6 MEETING THE
RESOLUTION WILL BE BEFORE YOU
AND ANY AMENDMENTS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BRIAN.
AND THANKS FOR THE MEMO AS WELL
ATTACHED TO OUR AGENDA.
VICE CHAIR HERBOLD, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THERE IS ONE AMENDMENT I AM
INTERESTED IN POTENTIALLY
PURSUING.
IT IS RELATED TO THE SOUTH PARK
STORM WATER PROJECT THAT YOU
JUST MENTIONED, BRIAN.
THAT PROJECT HAS A RELATED
PROJECT IN SDOT CALLED THE S PU
PARTNERSHIP SOUTH PARK.
THAT IS LISTED FOR JUST UNDER
$10 MILLION WITH 8.1 LISTED IN
SPENDING DURING 2022.
THE S PU, PROJECT AS YOU
MENTIONED IS A PUMP STATION,
AND THE DESCRIPTION UNDER THE
SDOT PROJECT DESCRIBES THE SDOT
PROJECT WHICH IS NOT ON THE
WATCH LIST SAYING THE PROJECT
WILL BE USED TO PARTNER WITH S
PU'S SOUTH PARK DRAINAGE
IMPROVEMENT AND THE FUNDING
WILL ALLOW TO INSTALL THE
NEEDED COLLECTION SYSTEM AND
REPAIR THE DETERIORATED ROADS.
GIVEN THESE TWO PROJECTS ARE SO
CLOSELY RELATED AND THE TWO
DEPARTMENTS ARE PARTNERING ON
THE PROJECT AND ONE ELEMENT IS
INCLUDED ON THE WATCH LIST AND
THE OTHER ISN'T, I'M INTERESTED
IN POTENTIALLY ADDING SDOT
PROJECT TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES
PROJECT SINCE THEY ARE RELATED.
I DON'T THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
THANKS FOR THE EARLY HEADS UP
ON THAT.
>>> ANY ADDITIONAL COUNCIL
MEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS, LIKE TO FLAG
ANYTHING?
OKAY.
I DO APPRECIATE THE CREATION OF
THIS LIST AND THE REQUEST FROM
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD AND
COUNCIL MEMBER BAG SHAW AT THE
TIME.
I APPRECIATE THE CONTINUED
COMMITMENT FROM THE HARRELL
ADMINISTRATION TO WORK WITH
COME ON PROVIDING THIS WATCH
LIST AND THANK YOU BRIAN FOR
ALL THE WORK YOU ARE DOING ON
THIS.
AND AGAIN, IF COUNCIL MEMBERS
DO HAVE AMENDMENTS THAT YOU
WOULD LIKE TO SEE, THE DEADLINE
IS MARCH 22.
SO THAT BRIAN CAN MAKE THOSE
AMENDMENTS BEFORE IT COMES TO
US AT OUR NEXT COMMITTEE.
VICE CHAIR HERBOLD.
>> THANKS.
I WANT TO MAKE A PITCH FOR HOW
I HOPE THAT THIS LIST WILL BE
USED IF THE FUTURE.
IT HAS NEVER QUITE REALIZED I
THINK ITS FULL POTENTIAL.
THE INTENT I KNOW HAS BEEN
DISCUSSED OF THE LIST AS TO
ALLOW THE COUNCIL TO HAVE MORE
INFORMATION AND MORE OVERSIGHT
OF PROJECTS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED
AS ACCORDING TO CRITERIA THAT
WE HAVE AGREED ON WITH THE
DEPARTMENT AND THE BUDGET
OFFICE.
THE HOPE HAS ALWAYS BEEN THAT
WHEN WE GET OUR REPORTS ON THE
PROJECT ON THESE LISTS, THAT
THE COMMITTEES THAT ARE SORT OF
THE HOME TO THE PROJECTS WOULD
THEN USE THEIR COMMITTEE TIME
TO DO SORT OF A DEEPER DIVE ON
THE REPORTING ON THE PROJECTS
ON THE WATCH LIST, JUST WITH
THE IDEA OF GETTING MORE
TRANSPARENCY AND MORE EYES ON
THE PROJECTS.
OF COURSE I KNOW OUR COMMITTEE
SCHEDULES HAVE BEEN DEEPLY
IMPACTED OVER THE LAST TWO
YEARS.
BUT JUST WANTED TO PUT A PITCH
OUT THERE FOR THAT.
ONCE AGAIN.
THANKS.
>>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL
MEMBER.
THAT IS HELPFUL CONTEXT.
THANKS TO ADDING THAT.
>>> OKAY, BRIAN, I DON'T THINK
THERE IS ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME AND THE WORK YOU HAVE
DONE.
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU
APRIL 6, AND COLLEAGUES ANOTHER
HEADS UP TO YOU, WE DO LOOK
FORWARD TO GETTING THOSE
AMENDMENTS WORKED INTO THIS
LIST IF THERE ARE ANY BY THE 22
SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A BRIEFING
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON
APRIL 6.
>>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
TAKE CARE, BRIAN.
>>> LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM TWO
ON OUR AGENDA.
CAN YOU READ IT.
>> UPDATING REGULAR PAYMENTS OF
CLAIMS BILL FORMAT FOR
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH MADAM
CLERK.
IT IS GREAT TO SEE YOU ACTING
DIRECTOR PENUCHE WHICH I AND
TOM FROM CENTRAL STAFF.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS ITEM
HERE FOR OUR PREVIEW TODAYMENT
COLLEAGUES, THEN THIS IS JUST A
PREVIEW OF A BELIEVE RESOLUTION
WE ARE WORKING ON TO HELP
PROVIDE GREATER TRANSPARENCY TO
YOU ALL AS MEMBERS OF THE
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE
AS MEMBERS OF THE SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE AS WELL AND TO
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON THE
FINANCES FOR THE CITY.
IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO
UPDATE OUR POLICIES TO REALLY
REFLECT CURRENT PRACTICES.
I WANT TO THANK INTERIM
DIRECTOR AND CENTRAL STAFF IF
THE WORK THEY HAVE DONE WITH US
FOR THE NOW TWO YEARS AND THREE
MONTHS AS I HAVE BEEN SERVING
AUR CHAIR OF BUDGET AND IF I
INNOCENCE.
I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THE
WORK THEY ARE DOING TO THINK
HOW TO UPDATE SOME OF THESE
PRACTICES.
IT HAS BEEN 20 YEARS SINCE WE
UPDATED THE WAY IN THIS WHICH
INFORMATION IS TRANSMITTED TO
COUNCIL AND REALLY APPRECIATE
THE WORK THAT CENTRAL STAFF HAS
DONE.
AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK
MEMBERS OF THE CITY BUDGET
OFFICE AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
GLENN LEE.
BETH THOSE TEAMS HAVE BEEN
CONNECTED WITH AND BY WII OF
PREVIEW FOR THE UPDATE THAT IS
PROVIDED HERE TODAY IN
ANTICIPATION OF THE RESOLUTION
TO CLARIFY THE PRACTICES THAT
WE ARE HOPING TO INTRODUCE ON
APRIL 6 FOR OUR COMMITTEE.
WE HAVE BEGUN CONVERSATIONS
WITH THEM AND WILL CONTINUE TO
DO SO.
OUR HOPE IS THAT WE CAN HAVE AN
INITIAL DISCUSSION ON
LEGISLATION ON APRIL 6, AND
HAVE THE LEGISLATION IN FRONT
OF US FOR APRIL 20.
AND OF COURSE HAPPY TO STAY
FLEXIBLE IF CENTRAL STAFF NEEDS
ADDITIONAL TIME OR IF WE ARE
ALL FEELING COMFORTABLE MOVING
FORWARD AT AN EARLIER DATE THAT
IS FINE WITH ME.
>>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE PRO
HAVE YOU HAD THIS ITEM TO HAVE
ROBUST OVER MARCH AND APRIL.
THAT WAY FOLKS, IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS, YOU CAN ALWAYS WORK
WITH CENTRAL STAFF OR MY
OFFICE?
THE UP COMING WESCO.
HAVE I DON'T I'LL TURN IT OVER
TO YOU TO HELP WALK US THROUGH
THE PROPOSED CONCEPTS.
AGAIN IN ANTICIPATION OF
POSSIBLE RESOLUTION COMING NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING.
>> THANK YOU.
FACEBOOK.
COUNCIL MEMBER I'LL TURN IT
OVER TO TOM TO INTRODUCE
HIMSELF WHILE I SHARE MY
SCREEN.
>> GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU,.
>>> THANK YOU, I WANT TO MAKE
SURE, ARE YOU SO LONG THE
PRESENTATION?
MY SCREEN LOOKS A LITTLE ODD
RIGHT NOW.
OKAY GREAT.
WE ARE GOING TO BRIEFLY WALK
YOU THROUGH THE PLAN FOR
UPDATING THE REGULAR PAYMENTS
OF CLAIMS BILL.
SO AS CHAIR MOSQUEDA DESCRIBED,
THIS PROPOSAL IS IN AN EFFORT
TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO
INCREASE TRANSPARENCY AND
CLARITY IN THE CITY'S BUDGET.
PROCESS AND FINANCIAL MANAGE.
SO WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THE
PAYMENTS OF CLAIMS BILL FOR
ABOUT A YEAR NOW.
AND GETTING MORE FAMILIAR WITH
IT AND THINKING ABOUT HOW WE
COULD IMPROVE THE PROCESS.
SO JUST ON BACKGROUND, THE CITY
CHARTER REQUIRES PRESENTATION
OF CERTAIN PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
THROUGH THE CITY COUNCIL PRIOR
TO MAKING PAYMENT.
SO THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS
REGULARLY PAYMENTS OF CLAIMS
BILL AT ITS COUNCIL MEETINGS
HELD EVERY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
EVERY OTHER WEEK OF THAT BILL
INCLUDES AUTHORIZATION OF
PAYING THE CITY'S PAYROLL.
THE PAYMENT AND CLAIMS BILL
USES THE STANDARD FORMAT.
AS THE CHAIR DESCRIBED, IT HAS
NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE AT LEAST
1999.
AS WE HAVE BEEN LOCKING AT SOME
OF THE VARIOUS LEGISLATIVE
TOOLS THAT ARE USED IN THE
CITY'S BUDGET AND FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, WE
IDENTIFIED AT LEAST ONE ISSUE
WITH THIS BILL, WHICH IS THAT
THE TEMPLATE INCLUDES REFERENCE
TO AN AUDITING
COMMITTEE.
THE COMMITTEE WOULD MAKE A
RECOMMENDATION ABOUT WHETHER TO
APPROVE THOSE PAYMENTS OR NOT
THAT.
AUDITING COMMITTEE WAS LIMITED
IN NOVEMBER OF 1999 BUT THE
TEMPLATE FOR THIS BILL HAS NOT
BEEN UPDATED.
SO THE PROPOSED CHANGES WE ARE
WORKING ON WITH CHAIR MOSQUEDA
WOULD REQUEST A RESOLUTION THAT
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES USE AN
UPDATED TEMPLATE FOR THE WEEKLY
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.
THE INTENT HERE IS TO CLARIFY
MAT PURPOSE OF THE BILL IS SO
IT WILL PROVIDE GREATER
TRANSPARENCY TO THE PUBLIC AND
CLARITY TO ELECTED OFFICIALS
WHO ARE BEING ASKED TO MAKE A
DECISION ON THESE BILLS AND
UPDATING THE LANGUAGE TO
REFLECT CURRENT PRACTICE AND
REFERENCE CURRENT STATE LAW
REGARDING THE CITY'S BUDGETS.
>> SO SPECIFICALLY, WE WOULD BE
CONSIDERING CHANGES TO THE
TEMPLATE TO REMOVE REFERENCES
TO THE OBSOLETE AUDITING
COMMITTEE.
AND PAYMENTS AND CLAIMS
PRESENTED BY THE EXECUTIVE ARE
CONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT
ADOPTED BUDGET AUTHORITY.
THAT INCLUDES ALL APPROVED
BUDGET AMENDMENTS.
SO ANY CHANGES APPROVED
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO THE
ADOPTED BUDGET WOULD AND ANY
PAYMENTS MADE BASED ON THOSE
WOULD BE CONSISTENT AND MAKES
EXPLICIT REFERENCE TO CURRENT
STATE LAW AROUND THE BUDGET
ACT.
SO IT REALLY WON'T CHANGE WHAT
THE CITY IS DOING GENERALLY,
BUT IT PROVIDES MORE
SPECIFICITY IN WHAT THE COUNCIL
IS BEING ASKED TO APPROVE.
SO IT IS A FAIRLY TECHNICAL
EXERCISE IN TERMS OF UPDATING
THAT BILL.
>> OH OUR NEXT STEP IS TO WORK
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO
DEVELOP THE AGREED UPON
TEMPLATE AND THEN INTRODUCE A
RESOLUTION FOR CONSIDERATION AT
THE FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE IN APRIL.
AND REALLY, THE PURPOSE OF
DOING THIS THROUGH RESOLUTION
IS TO MEMORIALIZE THE DIRECTION
THE COUNCIL IS PROVIDING, AND
ENSURING THAT, IN THE FUTURE,
THAT THE CHANGES THE PROPOSED
CHANGES TO THE TEMPLATE PERSIST
UNLESS DIRECTED OTHERWISE BY
THE CITY COUNCIL AND AGREED TO
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
AND MENSTRUATETIVE SERVICES.
I DON'T IS HE THAT IS A QUICK
SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSAL.
WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS.
I DO WANT TO APPLAUD THE WORK.
SINCE I HAVE BEEN IN THIS SEAT,
FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS AS YOUR
BUDGET CHAIR, I HAVE REALLY
TRIED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO MINE THE EXPERT MINDS OF TOM
AND ALI AS WE LOOK AT WHERE
OTHER JURISDICTIONS HAVE MADE
INROADS INTO GREATER
RANSPARENCY AND ACOUNSE
AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO
DECONSTRUCT THE BUDGET AND
BUDGET MAKING FOR MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC.
SO THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH YOU ON
THIS.
AND TO LEARN FROM YOUR PAST
EXPERIENCES AS WELL AND LOOKING
AT WHAT OTHER JURISDICTIONS
HAVE DONE HAS BEEN VERY
HELPFUL.
THIS MAY SOUND MINOR, BUT I
THINK IT IS AN IMPORTANT
ELEMENT TO OUR LARGER EFFORTS
TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL WAYS FOR
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND US AS
COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL TO HAVE
ALL THE INFORMATION WE NEED AS
WE LOOK AT THE BUDGETS IN FRONT
OF US.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
I AM NOT SEEING ANY.
TOM, WOULD YOU ADD ANYTHING
ELSE?
I DON'T NO, MADAM CHAIR, ALI
COVERED IT VERY WELL.
>> WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES, IF
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS IN THE
MEANTIME OF COURSE YOU KNOW
WHERE TO FIND CENTRAL STAFF AND
LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING SOME
LANGUAGE IN THE FORM OF A
RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF US IN
APRIL FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
>>> OKAY, THANKS SO MUCH,
EVERYONE.
THANK FOR THE EARLY HEADS UP ON
THAT, S WE CAN HAVE A ROBUST
CONVERSATION IN ANTICIPATION OF
THE DRAFTING.
THANKS SO MUCH.
>>> MADAM CLERK ITEM NUMBER
THREE.
>> JEN PRIDE AT PRIDE PLACE FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> I WANT TO WELCOME OUR
GUESTS.
WE ARE MOVING RIGHT ALONG
PRETTY FAST, SO I WANT TO MAKE
SURE THE FOLKS THAT WE HAVE
INVITED ARE ON THE LINE HERE
WITH US.
BECAUSE WE ARE A LITTLE BIT
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.
SO IF WE DON'T HAVE EVERYONE
ALREADY, IF WE COULD SEND THEM
A QUICK MESSAGE TO LET THEM
KNOW WE ARE COMING IN EARLY,
THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
AS WE ARE DOING THAT, I WANT TO
THANK COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD,
WHO REALLY PUT THIS ITEM ON OUR
RADAR.
AND IN CONVERSATION WITH A
COMMUNITY PARTNER SAID HEY
THERE IS REALLY GREAT WORK THAT
IS
HAPPENING HERE WITH OUR
PARTNERS AT PRIDE AND PRIDE
PLACE.
I'M GOING TO LET HER DO A
LITTLE BIT OF INTRODUCTION
BEFORE THE PRESENTERS START.
I WANT TO NOTE WE HAVE
CHRISTOPHER THE CEO OF, OH,
EXCUSE ME, HELLO, CHRIS.
THERE YOU ARE.
OKAY GREAT.
AND KELLY, MASON, UPTOWN ROOTS
HOUSING.
ALL OF THAT AND SARAH NELSON,
NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE
OTHER SARAH NELSON.
>>> THIS LAST ITEM PROVIDES US
WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT THAT
ARE NOT JUST CREATING A POLICE
TO LIVE BUT CREATING A SENSE OF
PLACE AND COMMUNITY.
I WILL TURN IT OVER BRIEFLY TO
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD FOR
OFFER INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS AND
I'LL WRAP-UP WITH COMMENTS OF
MY OWN.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING
ABOUT THE GUESTS WITH US TODAY?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I REALLY APPRECIATE MADAM CHAIR
THE GENEROSITY OF YOU PROVIDING
TIME FOR THIS REMARKABLE
PROJECT.
I WOULD JUST AND I APPRECIATE
ALSO HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO
FROM VOID SOME CAN'T TEXT FOR
THIS PRESENTATION AND THE
COUNCIL'S LIGHTNING HISTORY OF
SUPPORT FOR THIS PARTICULAR
PROJECT.
>>> BACK IN 2015 A REPORT FOUND
THAT ACROSS EVERY CENSUS
DIVISION IN THE UNITED STATES,
SEATTLE HAS THE HOST DEVELOPED
SERVICES FOR LGBTQ OLDER ADULTS
AND THEIR FAMILIES.
WE ARE ALSO RUNNING BEHIND ON
DEVELOPING HOUSING FOR LGBTQ
SENIORS.
IN APRIL OF 2016 COUNCIL PASSED
LEGISLATION THAT PUT THE
HOUSING LEVEE ON THE NOVEMBER
2016 BALLOT AND WE SPECIFICALLY
CALLED OUT LGBTQ SENIORS AS A
PRIORITY POPULATION IN THE
ORDINANCE PUTTING IT ON THE
BALLOT.
THE LGBTQ SENIORS WERE THE ONLY
SPECIFIC DEMOGRAPHIC NAMED
BECAUSE THE COUNCIL WANTED TO
EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF
MEETING THE COMPLETELY UP MET
NEED FOR THIS POPULATION.
THEN IN 2017 WE WORKED TO
PRIORITIZE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
NO LGBTQ SENIORS AND AT THE
TIME CAPITOL HILL HOUSING
APPLIED FOR FUNDS FOR LGBTQ
SENIOR HOUSING IN 2017 THAT
REQUEST WITH HIS IN THE
AWARDED.
AND THE COMMUNITY AGAIN BEGAN
ORGANIZING TOWARD LIFTING UP
THAT SHARED GOAL.
THE COMMUNITY TRIED A NEW
APPROACH AND IN 2018 THE COME
APPROVED FUNDING IF A HOUSING
NEEDS STUDY FOR LOW INCOME
LGBTQ SENIORS.
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE FORMER
COUNCIL MEMBER AND FORMER
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ IN
HELPING TO CHAMPION THAT
FUNDING.
OVER 500 PEOPLE COMPLETED THAT
SURVEY, WHICH IDENTIFIED THE
CHALLENGES IN SUPPORTING LGBTQ
ELDERS AND CONCLUDED AGAIN WHAT
WE HAD ALREADY FOUND THAT
SEATTLE WAS FALLING BEHIND
OTHER MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS
IN
PROVIDING SERVICES TO LGBTQ
SENIORS.
IT CALLED FOR CREATING AN LGBTQ
SENIOR CENTER AND AFFORDABLE
LGBTQ SENIOR HOUSING.
SCOURED $9.8 MILLION FROM THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING IN 2021.
AND YOU KNOW I REALLY
APPRECIATE THEIR TENACITY IN
PURSUING THIS VISION.
I THINK WE ALL HAVE HAD THAT
EXPERIENCE WHERE SOME THINGS
ARE A REALLY GOOD IDEA AND YOU
JUST TRY, TRY TRY AGAIN AND NOW
THEY ARE HERE TO TALK TO US
ABOUT PRIDE PLACE I DON'T THANK
YOU.
REALLY EXITED ABOUT THE
PRESENTATION IN FRONT OF US.
I WANT TO THANK ALSO THE FOLKS
FROM COMMUNITY ROOTS HOUSING
WHO INVITED OUR TEAM AS WELL TO
COME AND SEE PRIDE PLACE SITE
AND FOLLOW ALONG.
WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING ALONG ON
THE VIDEOS YOU HAVE BEEN
PUTTING OUT.
I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF JOY
AND HOPE FOR THIS PROJECT AS
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD NOTED.
I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR MORE AND
LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT YOU HAVE
DONE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF
TIME AS WELL SINCE YOU DID HAVE
THE GROUND BREAKING LAST
SEPTEMBER.
WITH THAT CEO PEARSON, I'M
GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
YOUR TEAM IS HERE ALONG WITH
SARAH NELSON.
SO WHY DON'T YOU TAKE IT AWAY?
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
MOSQUEDA AND COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
AND I THINK I'M GOING TO TURN
IT OVER TO KYLIE, WHO IS GOING
TO BE PULLING UP OUR
PRESENTATION.
AND I BELIEVE OUR SARAH NELSON
IS GOING TO START.
>> HI, EVERYONE.
SO HAPPY TO BE HERE AND THANK
YOU FOR HAVING US.
AS I THINK YOU KNOW, STEVEN NIP
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS
UNABLE TO ATTEND TODAY.
AND I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH
THIS PROJECT JUST FOR A LITTLE
UNDER A YEAR NOW, HELPING WITH
THE FUNDRAISING FOR PRIDE
POLICE.
SO JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE
BACKGROUND, IN 2015 THE FIRST
NATIONAL STUDY OF LGBTQ MID
LIFE AND OLDER ADULTS WAS
CONDUCTED BY AGING WITH PRIDE
OUT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON.
AND THEY SOUGHT TO ANSWER ONE
PRIMARY QUESTION, WHICH WAS DO
LOBE PEOPLE AGE DIFFERENTLY
THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION IN
AND THE SLIDE HERE SHOWS WHAT
WAS
FOUND FROM THAT STUDY.
PRIMARILY, ONLY 15% OF LGBTQ
SENIORS ACCESS SERVICES AND
THAT 15% OF THEM FEAR ACCESSING
HEALTHCARE SERVICES OUTSIDE OF
THEIR OWN COMMUNITY.
SO THESE AND OTHER STATISTICS
REALLY WERE THE.
AND AT THIS POINT IT IS
DEDICATED AND SERVING AND
EMPOWERING OLDER LGBTQ ADULTS
AND THEIR FAMILIES IN KING
COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
AND WE PROVIDE FITNESS,
EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET THE
SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE
COMMUNITY, AND ALSO OFFER A
RANGE OF INDIVIDUAL CASE
MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT GROUPS
FOR CAREGIVERS.
AND STARTING NEXT YEAR AT THE
NEW CENTER WE'LL BE PROVIDING
AFFORDABLE MEALS AND HEALTH
SERVICES, IN ADDITION TO THE
OTHER SERVICES WE PROVIDE
CURRENTLY.
AND THIS SITE WILL ALSO BE THE
FIRST HOME FOR THE MISSION.
RIGHT NEW, THE OFFICE IS BASED
IN 1th AVENUE ALONG WITH
COMMUNITY HOUSING AND OTHER
NONPROFITS.
BUT WE ARE REALLY EXITED ABOUT
HAVING THEIR OWN STAMM AND
THEIR OWN COMMUNITY AND THEIR
OWN BUILDING.
SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO BACK TO
COILLY, I BELIEVE.
>> I THINK IT IS OVER TO CHRIS.
>> SORRY, CHRIS.
>>> I WAS MUTED.
SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT COMMUNITY
HOUSING, WE ARE A 45-YEAR-OLD
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION
REALLY SERVING THE ENTIRE CITY.
WE DEVELOP, MANAGE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND
INCREASINGLY OUTSIDE THE CITY,
SURVEYING OVER 2000 RESIDENTS.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE
BEEN FOCUSED ON AS AN
ORGANIZATION, ASENING MOST OF
THE CITIES COUNCIL MEMBERS KNOW
IS DEEP PARTNERSHIP WITH
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS LIKE
WITH AFRICA TOWN AND BLACK
OPPORTUNITY IMPACT ALLIANCE,
AND AFRICAN PLAZA AND OUR WORK
HERE AT PRIDE PLACE.
WE ARE VERY THRILLED TO BE PART
OF THIS PROJECT AND LOCKING
FORWARD TO GETTING IT UNDER
CONSTRUCTION AGAIN SOON.
>> AS COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD
MENTIONED THIS IS A PROJECT WE
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A
LONG, LONG TIME.
IT HAS CHIPPING LOCATION ONCE,
AND WE HAVE YOU KNOW, HAD A
LONG COMMUNITY PROCESS FOR
DETERMINING IT AS THE PARTNER.
THEY WILL BE ELECTED AS YOU
KNOW ON THE BOTTOM FLOOR, AS
WELL AS PROVIDING SERVICES TO
THE MOUNT AND THE RESIDENTS OF
THE BUILDING.
>>> OVER TO MASON TO TELL US A
LITTLE ABOUT THE SENIOR CENTER
AND HI, EVERYBODY.
I'M A SENIOR DEVELOPMENT
MANAGER AT COMMUNITY ROOTS.
AS CHRIS MENTIONED WE HAVE A
4400 SQUARE FOOT SPACE FOR THE
COMMUNITY CENTER ACCESS AT
GROUND LEVEL.
WE HAVE A MAIN LOBBY ENTRANCE
WHERE YOU CAN ENTER INTO THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING SPACE OR THE
PRIDE SPACE.
WE HAVE OUR SATELLITE HEALTH
CENTER IT IS WHAT IS SHADE IN
PINKISH RED ALONG BROADWAY.
THAT IS GOING TO BE A HEALTH
SERVICES SITE.
AND WITH GAY CITY TO PROVIDE
PRIMARY CARE TO LGBTQ
RESIDENTS.
WE ALSO HAVE A LARGE COMMUNITY
MEETING SPACE.
THAT IS ABOUT 1000 FEET WITH
THE CAPACITY OF 75 PEOPLE.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO RECONFESSION
THAT SPACE IN A VARIETY OF WAYS
WITH A RETRACTABLE PARTITION
DOWN THE MIDDLE AND MODULAR
FURNITURE.
AND WE'LL BE HOSTING A MEAL
PROGRAM IN THERE THERE IS AN
OVERHEAD GARAGE DOOR THAT
PROVIDES OPEN AIR ACCESS INTO
THE COURTYARD AS WELL.
WE HAVE A FULL COMMERCIAL
KITCHEN.
THE IDEA IS PROVIDING SEVERAL
MEAL SERVICES PER WOKE.
THE KITCHEN IS SET UP TO
PROVIDE 50 TO 75 MEALS,
PROBABLY THREE TO GIVE TIMES A
WEEK AS OF MAO.
THAT IS THE IDEA.
WE ALSO HAVE OFFICE SPACE.
THERE IS AN OPEN OFFICE FLOOR
PLAN FOR EIGHT TO 10 STAFF AND
WE HAVE TWO PRIVATE STAFF
OFFICES FOR THE DIRECTOR LEVEL
POSITIONS IN ADDITION TO A
CONFERENCE ROLL AND TWO SMALL
MEETING/ZOOM ROOMS AND A BREAK
ROOM.
THIS WILL CERTAINLY BE
REVOLUTIONARY FOR THE ABILITY
TO CREATE A HEADQUARTERS
SITUATION THEY OWN.
SO THEY ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE
WHIMS OF THE MARKET AND ONE
WHERE THEY HAVE AN ANCHOR AND A
BUILDING SERVING BOTH TENANTS
OF THE BUILDING AND OF THE
BROADER COMMUNITY.
>>> THANKS, MASON.
BACK TO YOU, SARAH.
>> SO THIS IS A MODULAR VOW OF
WHAT THE COMMUNITY GATHERING
SPACE MIGHT LOOK LIKE.
AND HOLD ON ONE SECOND.
I APOLOGIZE.
SO THERE IS BACK HERE IS THE
KIND OF GATHERING AREA.
AND THIS WILL ALSO BE THE
CENTER FOR WHERE SERVICES WILL
BE PROVIDED.
CLOUDING MEALS, WELLNESS,
SUPPORT AND SOCIAL NETWORKING
TO COMBAT HEALTH CHALLENGES.
I KNOW THAT WE HAVE ALREADY
RECEIVED SOME MONEY FROM THE
CITY OF SEATTLE'S AGING
DISABILITY SERVICES FOR MEAL
PROGRAMS.
RIGHT NOW.
I DON'T YES, THAT THE JUST A
COMPANIRY OF THE PLANNED
SERVICES AT PRIDE PLACE.
WE TALKED ABOUT MEALS ALREADY
AND SOME OF THE SOCIAL
NETWORKING AND WELLNESS
SUPPORT.
SERVICES.
WE ALSO PROVIDE CAREGIVERS
SUPPORT CASE MANAGEMENT AND
LGBTQ FRIENDLY REFERRALS.
AND FACILITATE
INTERGENERATIONAL LGBTQ MENTOR
AND CHAT PROGRAMS, TRANSPACIFIC
REFERRALS AND SUPPORT.
AND WE TRAIN OTHER REGIONAL
SENIOR CENTERS AND HOUSING
PROVIDERS ON HOW TO INCLUDE
CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE AND
LGBTQ AFFIRMING ENVIRONMENT.
>> THANKS, SARAH.
>> SO I'LL JUST TALK YOU ALL
THROUGH HOW WE ARE FUNDING THIS
PROJECT.
YOU CAN SEE THIS IS THE FUNNING
STACK FOR PRIDE PLACE THE TOTAL
DEVELOPMENT COST OF $52.2
MILLION.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE FINANCED IT
USING THE LOW INCOME TAX CREDIT
PROGRAM AND HAVE ALSO RECEIVED
FUNDING FROM THE CITY, STATE
AND COUNTY.
WE DID HAVE A GAP ON THE
PROJECT WE ARE FILLING THROUGH
A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN WHICH I WILL
SAY MORE
ABOUT IN THE FOLLOWING SLIDES.
SO THESE ARE BOTH PART OF A
UNIQUE COLLABORATING
FUNDRAISING EFFORT CALLED RISE
TOGETHER.
WE ARE A GROUP OF SIX COMMUNITY
BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
WITH A COLLECTIVE VISION FOR
THE FUTURE WITHOUT A
DISPLACEMENT WHERE EVERYONE CAN
SHARE IN OUR REGION'S SUCCESS.
TOGETHER WE ARE RAISING $40
MILLION TO BUILD MORE THAN 400
NEW AFFORDABLE HOMES IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT, CAPITOL HILL
AND CENTER ALONGSIDE SPACE FOR
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND
SMALL RUN BUSINESSES.
WE HAVE RAISED MORE THAN $20
MILLION TO DATE TOWARD THAT
GOAL.
AROUND $12 MILLION LEFT TO
RAISE COLLECTIVELY.
AND HIS CAM OPINION REALLY IS
ABOUT CREATING NEW
OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS
ACROSS THESE RAPIDLY CHANGING
RESIDENCES IN SEATTLE THAT
INCLUDES PRIDE PLACE THE FIRST
LGBTQ AFFIRMING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN SEATTLE.
>> SO HER'S SLIGHTLY MORE
DETAILED BREAKDOWN OF THE
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR PRIDE
PLACE.
IN ORDER TO BUILD UP THE SENIOR
CENTER COLD SHELL, WE NEED TO
RAISE $2 MILLION AND WE HAVE
RAISED 1.2 TO DATE.
TO COMPLETE THE TENANT
IMPROVEMENT FOR THE CENTER, WE
NEED $2.3 MILLION AND WE HAVE
RAISED $2 MILLION TO DATE SO
REALLY GETTING CLOSE ON THAT.
AND THEN ALSO RAISING FUNDS FOR
A TRANSITIONAL RATING FUND TO
SUPPORT THEIR NEEDED GROWTH TO
OPERATE THIS NEW SENIOR CENTER.
SO ALL TOGETHER, WE HAVE RAISED
ABOUT $3.25 MILLION TOWARD A $5
MILLION GOAL.
IT IS OUR HOPE TO RAISE THE
REMAINING FUNDS THIS YEAR.
>>> AND WE JUST WANTED TO LET
YOU GUYS KNOW THAT WE ARE
HOLDING A BENEFIT FOR PRIDE
PLACE ON MAY 15.
SO PLEASE DO SAVE THE DATE.
IT IS CALLED OUT AND PROUD IT
REALLY IS ABOUT CELEBRATING
LGBTQ ELDERS AND SO I KNOW THEY
ARE STILL WORKING ON DETAILS
AROUND VENUE AND GETTING
TICKETS OUT FOR SALE, BUT MORE
TO COME ON THAT.
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MASON TO
TALK PROJECT STATUS TIMELINE.
>> SURE, THANKS, KYLIE.
SO AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED WE
DID BREAK GROUND IN SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER 2021.
WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT WE'D
BE COMPLETE IN APRIL 2023 AFTER
ABOUT AN 18 MONTH CONSTRUCTION
TERM.
THAT HAS BEEN DERAILED SOME
WHAT BY THE START OF THE
CONCRETE WORKERS STRIKE IN
DECEMBER.
SO AS OF NOW WE ARE ABOUT THREE
MONTHS DELAYED.
SO THE EXPECTATION IS THAT
HOPEFUL WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A
RESOLUTION TO THE CONCRETE
IMPASSE SEENER THAN LATER.
IN 2023.
WE ARE ALSO HOPING TO OPTIMIZE
THE TIMING OF THE TENANT
IMPROVEMENT BUILD OUT SUCH THAT
WE ARE NOT STARTING THE
BUILDOUT ONCE WE COMPLETE
CONSTRUCTION ON THE AFFORDING
HOUSING PROJECT.
WE ARE HOPING TO START.
ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS PRIOR TO THE
COMPLETION OF THE BROADER
PROJECT SO THAT WE ARE
FINISHING CONSTRUCTION ON THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING SPEECH AND
THE IMPROVEMENTS AT THE SAME
TIME.
SO THEY CAN START OFFERING
SERVICES TO RESIDENTS IN THE
BUILDING ONCE THE BUILDING IS
COMPLETE AND RESIDENTS START
MOVING IN.
RIGHT NEW, WE ARE EFFECTIVELY
SEIZED UP.
BUT AGAIN, THE HOPE IS THAT WE
WILL WHERE WERE UP CONSTRUCTION
IN THE SUMMER OF 2023, AND THEN
BE STABILIZED IN OPERATIONAL IN
Q3 HOPEFULLY NOT Q4 2023.
WITH THAT I'LL HAPPENED IT BACK
OVER TO CHRIS.
>>> OKAY JUST HOP IN THERE FOR
A QUICK SECOND TO ADD
ADDITIONAL CONTEXT.
AND I KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE
BEEN SENTING MESSAGES OF
SOLIDARITY FOR THE STRIKING
TEAMSTER CONCRETE DRIVERS AND I
MIGHT REFRAME IT TO SAY THAT I
THINK FROMMY PERSPECTIVE THE
STALL IS LARGELY DUE TO THE
COMPANIES NOT COMING TO THE
TABLE IN GOOD FAITH AND
OFFERING ONLY A NICKEL INCREASE
IN THE LAST NEGOTIATION.
SO I THINK OVER 115 DAYS
DEFINITELY WOULD MAKE AN IMPACT
ON YOUR PROJECT.
THAT IS IMPORTANT YOU CALL IT
OUT THANK YOU.
>>> ALSO I WANT TO CALL OUT
SOME OF THE BEHAVIOR WE HAVE
SEEN ON THE EMPLOYER SIDE WITH
AN UNWILLINGNESS TO COME TO THE
TABLE AND NEGOTIATE IN GOOD
FAITH.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD DID
A GREAT JOB SUMMARIZING SOME OF
THE CONCERNING BEHAVIOR OF THE
SORT OF YOU KNOW THE
CONSEQUENCES THAT HAVE BEHAVIOR
IN HER LATEST NEWSLETTER, WHICH
WE LIFTED A LITTLE BIT OF THIS
MY NEWSLETTER YESTERDAY.
BUT I WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR
FIRST NOTING IT.
BECAUSE WE KNOW IT IS AN
IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF HOW IT
AFFECTED YOUR TIMELINE AND
DIDN'T WANT THAT TO BE
DISMISSED AT ALL.
BECAUSE I KNOW THE TIMELINE HAS
BEEN DRAMATICALLY AFFECTED.
BUT ALSO WANT TO PARTICULAR
AMEN TO THANK THE TEAMSTERS.
AS OF YESTERDAY THEY HAVE BEGUN
TO DO SOME WORK EVEN THOUGH
THEY ARE DEFINITELY ON TRYING
AND I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT IS
A TOUGH THEY THINK TO DO.
SOMETIMES A STRIKE IS YOUR LAST
LEVERAGING OPPORTUNITY.
BUT SINCE THESE COMPANIES
APPEARS IT IS GOING TO PASS THE
COST ON TO ALL OF US, WE ALL
WANT TO SPORE THEM AS THEY TRY
TO GO BACK ON THIS LEVEL FOR
WORKING BUT DON'T WANT TO MISS
THE OPPORTUNITY TO LET THE
EMPLOYERS KNOW WHILE THAT WORK
MAY CONTINUE IN SOME FORM, ALL
OF US, INCLUDING THOSE WHO NEED
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND WANT A
WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE, WANT THEM
TO BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH.
SO THE PRESSURE IS NOT OFF
THOSE EMPLOYERS TO COME TO THE
TABLE AND BARGAIN FROM GOOD
FAITH SO PROJECTS LIKE THIS CAN
CONTINUE.
APPRECIATE THE PRESSURE BEING
PLACED ON THEM SO THEY COME
BACK WITH OFFERS THAT ARE
BETTER THAN A NICKEL IN THESE
TIMES.
>>> I THANK YOU, CHRISTOPHER
FOR LETTING MIO PINE FOR A
SECOND.
I'LL PASS IT BECOME TO YOU AND
DEFINITELY APPRECIATE AND
UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF
HOW THAT HAS IMPACTED THIS
TIMELINE.
SO THANKS FOR SHARING THAT.
>>> AND ABOUT I HAVE TO SAY
JUST UNDERSCORES WHAT YOU JUST
SAID COUNCIL PRESIDENT
MOSQUEDA.
WE WERE VERY GRATEFUL TO SEE
THE GOD FAITH OFFER OF THE
DRIVERS AND RETURNING TO WORK
ON
PROJECTS AND THE MESSAGE FROM
RICK HICKS.
WE ARE A MISSION BASED
ORGANIZATION.
SO WE ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT FAIR
WAGES FOR THE WORKERS HEALTH
INSURANCE, THE RIGHT TO STRIKE.
WE FEEL VERY CONFLICTEDMY THE
FACT THAT THE IMPASSE, AND WE
REFER TO IT AS AN IMPASSE,
BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT IT TO
SOUND LIKE IT IS THE FAULT OF
THE STRIKE.
BUT THE IMPASSE HAS CREATED
ENORMOUS ADDITIONAL COSTS ON
OUR PROJECTS THROUGH MARCH ON
PRIDE PLACE ALONE, WE ESTIMATE
ADDITIONAL COSTS TO BE $1.7
MILLION.
AND THE COST OF ALL OF OUR
PROJECT THROUGH MARCH IS NORTH
OF $4 MILLION.
THIS IS THE ADDITIONAL COST BY
THE IMPACT.
AND OUR PROJECTIONS HAVE SHOWED
THAT GOING UP AT ABOUT $870,000
A MONTH.
SO THOSE ARE SIGNIFICANT COSTS
AS AN INDUSTRY WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT.
HOW WE ARE GOING TO FIND
SOURCES TO HELP US PAY FOR
THOSE HOLES IN OUR BUDGET AS
THEY BECOME CLEARER.
AND CERTAINLY LOOKING TO OUR
PARTNERS AT THE STATE AND CITY
TO SUPPORT THOSE EFFORTS.
ONE OF THE MESSAGES THAT HAS
BEEN MORE DIFFICULT TO CONVEY
IS THAT WITH, BECAUSE OF THE
REALLY KIND OF QUIRKY AND
ARCANE FINANCING THAT WE USE
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
FINANCING,
THERE ARE ALSO VERY SIGNIFICANT
CLIFFS WE FACE IN IF I
INNOCENCING AND RECAPTURE
EVENTS WHERE THE INVESTORS CAN
YOU KNOW, FORCE REPAYMENT OF
ALL OF THE EQUITY.
AND SO WE HAVE ANALYZED THOSE
AND ANALYZED THE ABSOLUTE DROP
DEAD DATE THAT WE HAVE TO BE
UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH
THE TEAMSTERS AND LOCK FORWARD
TO WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH
THEM, MOVING OUR PROJECT
FORWARD AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
NOT ONLY ARE WE DELAYED IN
DELIVERING VITAL AFFORDABLE
HOUSING TO FOLKS, BUT THE RISK
PLACED ON THE PROJECTS
THEMSELVES AND THE DEVELOPERS
OF THOSE PROJECTS IS
EXISTENTIAL.
AND WE'D LIKE FOLKS TO
UNDERSTAND THAT AS WELL.
>> SO I THINK THAT CONCLUDES
THE PRESENTATION.
WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO WE ARE ANY
QUESTIONS THAT ANYBODY MIGHT
HAVE.
I DON'T THAT WAS A REALLY GREAT
PRESENTATION.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH MASON AND
KYLIE THANK YOU SARAH, THANK
YOU CHRISTOPHER.
AND THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD FOR HELPING TO GET THIS
ON OUR AGENDA HERE TODAY SO
THAT WE COULD GET AN UPDATE.
AND I KNOW THAT THIS IS
SOMETHING I HEARD A TON ABOUT
WHEN I FIRST CAME INTO OFFICE
AS WELL.
SO YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IT
FOR LONGER THAN THAT.
IT IS GREAT TO SEE IT COME TO
FRUITION AND HEARTBREAKING TO
HAVE THIS IMPASSE.
I APPRECIATE THE WORD IMPASSE
THAT IS AFFECTING ALL OF YOU.
LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE
FROM OUR COLE PLEASE.
PORTFOLIOS GO AHEAD COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU.
I HAVE ONE QUESTION ABOUT THE
PROJECT'S SERVICES ASSOCIATED
WITH THE PROJECT AND A QUESTION
OF CONCRETE STREAK.
SLIDE EIGHT TALKED ABOUT
PLANNED SERVICE TO TRAIN
REGIONAL SENIOR CENTERS AND
HOUSING PROVIDERS ON HOW TO
INCLUDE CULTURALLY COMPETENT
CARE IN AN LGBTQ AFFIRMING
ENVIRONMENT.
I WANTED TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT THAT NEED AS
IDENTIFIED.
I THINK IT TRACKS BACK TO SOME
OF THE SURVEYS YOU HAVE DONE AS
WELL AS WHAT YOUR PLAN IS FOR
PROVIDING THAT SERVICE TO THE
BROADER PROVIDER COMMUNITY.
THAT IS ONE QUESTION I DON'T
THEN AS IT RELATES TO THE
STRIKE, MADAM CHAIR MOSQUEDA
MENTIONED THERE HAS BEEN A
SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT, AND
THE TEAMSTERS HAVE OFFERED TO
FOUR OF THE CONCRETE SUPPLIERS
THAT THEY WILL, THEY ARE
WILLING TO BEGIN DELIVERING
CONCRETE AGAIN FOR THOSE FOUR
SUPPLIERS AND I'M JUST
WONDERING WHETHER OR NOT THIS
PROJECT HAS ONE OF THOSE FOUR
SUPPLIERS AS ITS CONCRETE
PROVIDER.
I HAVE REACHED OUT WITH RICK
HICKS HOPING TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION WITH HIM TODAY
JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
IN UNITY AND HOW TO MOVE
FORWARD IN A WAY THAT DOESN'T
UNDERMINE THE CONCRETE WORKERS.
THE INCREASING COST FOR ALL THE
PROJECTS.
IT IS ABOUT $3 MILLION A MONTH
INCREASING.
SO TO THE EXTENT WE CAN FOR ONE
OF THE PROVIDERS, FOR WHOM THE
WORKERS HAVE AGREED TO DELIVER
THEIR CONCRETE, WE CAN GET THEM
MOVING.
AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE ALL
WANT TO SEE HAPPEN.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> AND COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD,
JUST TO ADDRESS YOUR FIRST
QUESTION ABOUT THE TRAINING AND
HOW PRIDE INTENDS TO DO THAT, I
CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT
SPECIFICALLY.
I WOULD BE HAPPY TO GET IN
TOUCH WITH STEVEN AND THEIR
PROGRAM PEOPLE THERE TO ANSWER
IT MORE HOLISTICALLY, BUT I
THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH THE
FACT THAT THIS WILL BE THE
FIRST BUILDING OF ITS KIND IN
THE NORTHWEST AND GEN PRIDE HAS
BEEN TARGETING THIS I THINK IT
HAS TO DO WITH THEIR HISTORY IN
DOING THIS AND BEING CONTACTED
BY OTHER SMALLER ORGANIZATIONS
WHO ARE TRYING TO PRO VIE
SIMILAR SERVICES.
BUT I'M JUST TAKING A NOTE HERE
I WILL GET A MORE COMPLETE
ANSWER FOR YOU AND SEND THAT IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS IF THAT
IS OKAY.
>> THANK YOU.
SARAH.
IT IS AN AREA I'M KEENLY
INTERESTED IN.
OFTEN IDENTIFIED BY THE USERS
OF MANY OF OUR HUMAN SERVICES,
THE NEED FOR PROVIDERS TO OFFER
A CULTURALLY COMPETENT SERVICES
TO LGBTQ MEMBERS OF OUR
COMMUNITY.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU MIGHT BE
FOCUSED ON HOUSING PROVIDERS.
I WOULD SAY IF YOU ARE ABLE TO
INCLUDE PROVIDING THESE
TRAININGS TO PROVIDERS OF
SERVICES FOR OUR HOME'S
POPULATION, THAT MIGHT BE VERY,
VERY USEFUL AND APPRECIATED.
>> YES, WELL NOTED.
THANK YOU.
>>> ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD COUNCIL
MEMBER NELSON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS
PRESENTATION.
THIS IS A FABULOUS PROJECT.
I DON'T REMEMBER CHRIS IF IT
WAS YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE THAT
WAS TELLING ME WHEN AN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDER IS
BUILDING A PROJECT THAT THE
GROUND, THE STREET LEVEL IS
TENANT IMPROVEMENTS AND ALL
THAT GOES IN THERE, WHETHER OR
NOT IT IS THE COMMUNITY SPACE,
HOWEVER IT IS GOING TO BE.
CAN THE OFFICE OF HOUSING FUNDS
BE USED FOR THAT GROUND-LEVEL
OR DO ALL HOUSING PROVIDERS
HAVE TO DO THE CAPITAL PROJECT
FOR, IS THAT A SEPARATE POT OF
MONEY OR IN ADDITION COST IN
ADDITION TO THE HOUSING ON TOP
THAT IT HAS TO BE PAID FOR?
>> YEAH, I'LL START AND THEN
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO
MACE IN SO.
HE IS MORE THE EXPERT ON THIS.
GENERALLY OUR TAX CREDIT
FUNDING AND HOUSING FUNDING IS
NOT ALLOWED TO SUPPORT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE GROUND FLOOR
USES.
THERE ARE SOME ALLOWED USES FOR
COMMUNITY PURPOSES THAT CAN BE
IN THE, WHAT WE CALL THE BASIS
FOR THE TAX CREDIT FINANCING,
FOR INSTANCE, IN A DIFFERENT
PROJECT THE FAMILY PROJECT WE
ARE DOING IN PARTNERSHIP, THE
EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM IS PART
OF THE BASIS.
AND SO IT DOES GET SOME TAX
CREDIT FINANCING.
FOR GEN PRIDE, I DON'T THINK
ANY OF THE GROUND FLOOR IS IN
BASIS BUT I'M GOING TO LEAVE
THAT TO MASON TO CLARIFY.
>> YEAH.
THAT'S CORRECT, CHRIS.
BECAUSE WE ARE NOT IN A
QUALIFIED CENSUS TRACT, WE DO
NOT QUALIFY FOR LOW INCOME
HOUSING TAX CREDIT BASIS FOR
THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
I WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT IT IS A
FUNCTION OF ZONING THAT WE
CANNOT HAVE RESIDENTIAL UNITS
ALONG THE GROUND-LEVEL ALONG
BROADWAY, AND IT IS ALSO A PART
OF OUR ACQUISITION AGREEMENT
WITH SOUND TRANSIT AND SEATTLE
CENTRAL COLLEGE THAT WE ARE
REQUIRED TO HAVE A COMMERCIAL
OR COMMUNITY USE SPACE ON THE
GROUND-LEVEL.
WE DO HAVE A SERIES OF PRIVATE
LOANS AND THEN THE CAPITAL
CAMPAIGN THAT KYLIE SPOKE ABOUT
ERR TO FUND THOSE SPACES.
BUT AS OF NOW, THERE IS NO
MONEY FROM THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING EACH THOSE
NONRESIDENTIAL SPACES.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
BACKGROUND.
I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT HOW
WHAT IS ALLOWED FUNDING BY THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING AND I DON'T
KNOW IF THAT IS BY LAW OR WHAT.
THANK YOU FOR THIS INFORMATION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND FOR THE TEAM, BUT ALSO
ESPECIALLY FOR MASON IF YOU DO
ALL THE TRY TO BRAVE THE
FUNDING IS THERE ANY GOOD NEWS
THAT CAME FROM OLYMPIA FROM THE
LAST SESSION THAT YOU WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT FOR US?
MAYBE MORE GENERALLY OR ANY
ADDITIONAL ASK THAT YOU ADMIT
HAVE OF THE CITY TO COMPLEMENT
SOME OF THAT FUNDING I DON'T
WELL I THINK IT IS YOU KNOW,
OBVIOUSLY GOD THAT YOU KNOW THE
STATE HAS SIGNALED A
WILLINGNESS TO PROVIDE MORE
FUNDING THAN PREVIOUS YEARS FOR
THE LOW INCOME WORK FORCE
HOUSING THAT WE PROVIDE.
WHICH IS GREAT NEWS.
IT IS A CRITICAL SUPPLEMENT
OFTENTIMES TO THE FUNNING WE
GET FROM THE OFFICE OF HOUSING.
AND IT ENABLES US TO PROVIDE
DEEPER AFFORDABILITY TO OUR
PROJECTS.
SO WE ARE ABLE TO OFFER MORE
UNITS WITH THE ADDITIONAL STATE
FUNDING.
I THINK I'LL ALSO SEE IF CHRIS
HAS ANY THOUGHTS.
I KNOW HE HONORS THE
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I'M GOING TO PASS THAT TO
KYLIE AND DOING AN END AROUND
HERE BECAUSE I THINK KYLIE CAN
TALK INTEREST BSOME OF THE
SPECIFIC GRANTS WE HAVE GOTTEN
FOR FROM PROJECT FOR THE STATE
AND OTHER PROJECT, REALLY I
DON'T VERY HAPPY TO SHARE THAT.
THANKS TO LEADERSHIP FROM
REPRESENTATIVE NICOLE MACK, WE
RECEIVED OR WERE INCLUDED GEN
PRIDE WAS INCLUDED FOR A HALF
MILLION DOLLARS DIRECT
APPROPRIATION IN THE
SUPPLEMENTAL CAPITAL BUDGET AT
THE STATE LEVEL JUST THIS PAST
SESSION.
SO IT ISEN CREDITABLY
IMPACTFUL.
AT THIS POINT WE HAVE ABOUT $2
MILLION IN DIRECT
APPROPRIATIONS TO SUPPORT THE
BUILDOUT OF THAT SENIOR CENTER.
AND SO, YOU KNOW,ENING THAT IS
PROBABLY IT IN TERMS OF WHAT
GOING TO ASK FOR IN A DIRECT
APPROPRIATION FROM THE STATE,
ABOUT YOU THAT $2 MILLION AS
YOU CAN IMAGINE TOWARD A $4.3
MILLION GOAL IS IMPACTFUL AND
HELPING US LEVERAGE PRIVATE
FUNDING INTO THE PROJECT AS
WELL.
>>> AND THEN IF I COULD JUST
ADD KIND OF TO I THINK COUNCIL
MEMBER NELSON'S POINT, I AGREE
WITH THE POLICY THAT HOUSING
DOLLARS SHOULDN'T BE SPENT ON
NONHOUSING USES.
BUT IT IS VERY, VERY
CHALLENGING DEVELOPING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHEN YOU
HAVE TO GO THROUGH SORT OF
PRETZEL LOGIC TO FUND THE
GROUND FLOOR IN THE ADDITIONAL
DEMAND ON MISSION BASED.
ORGANIZATIONS JUST MEANS WE
HAVE TO DO A LOT MORE
FUNDRAISING AND THE CAMPAIGN
KYLIE ALLUDED TO, THAT IS A $40
MILLION CAMPAIGN.
ALL THAT IS DOING IS
ESSENTIALLY RAISING CAPITAL FOR
THE GROUND FLOOR COMMUNITY USES
ON A BUNCH OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROJECTS.
A LITTLE MORE THAN THAT.
BUT THE
>> THANK YOU FOR FILLING THE
GAP BETWEEN THE NEEDS OF THE
MISSION-BASED ORGANIZATION AND
THAT.
>>> IF IT IS OKAY FOR ME TO
ADD, AS FAR AS GENPRIDE IS
CONCERNED, WE WOULD HAVE NEVER
BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS PROJECT
WITH OUT THE.
SHIP OF COMMUNITY ROOTS.
GENPRIDE IS A SMALL
ORGANIZATION THAT DOES NOT HAVE
MUCH HISTORY AND FUNDRAISING.
THIS CAMPAIGN AND THIS PROJECT
IS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR
GENPRIDE TO BOTH SERVE MORE OF
THE COMMUNITY MORE EFFECTIVELY,
BUT TO REALLY GROW AT THE SAME
TIME IN ITS FUNDRAISING CAPACITY
AND PARTNERSHIP CAPACITY.
THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT.
>>> THANK YOU FOR THAT CONTEXT,
AS WELL.
I HAVE A FEELING THAT AFTER
THIS PROJECT, A LOT OF PEOPLE
WILL COME TO YOU AND SAY, HOW
DID YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN?
THAT TYPE OF TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY
BUILDING IS SOMETHING THE CITY
SHOULD BE SUPPORTING, AS WELL.
WE WILL STAND AT THE READY TO
DO SO.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALSO
YOUR SUPPORT FOR JUMPSTART.
TWO YEARS AGO, YOU WERE
CLAMORING FOR ADDITIONAL
DOLLARS FOR ADDITIONAL
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THEY WANTED SOME SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES.
ON THE MACRO LEVEL, YOU HAVE
HELPED TO KEEP THIS
CONVERSATION ALIVE.
IT IS ABOUT CREATING NOT JUST
ADDITIONAL UNITS, BUT A SENSE
OF PLACE.
THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF
WHERE WE CAN REALLY RESPECT
FOLKS AND CREATING HOUSING
COMMUNITIES THAT INSTILL A
SENSE OF PRIDE AND RESPECT FOR
THE RESIDENCE THERE.
I AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS
PARTNERSHIP AND I AM VERY
THANKFUL, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, FOR PUTTING IT ON OUR
RADAR.
I AM GLAD WE HAD TIME TO DO SO
TODAY.
I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A CHANCE
TO WRAP ANYTHING UP.
OKAY, YOU ARE INCREDIBLE.
THANK YOU FOR SPENDING YOUR
TIME WITH US TODAY.
I AM GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO GET
YOU IN A LITTLE BIT EARLY TODAY.
I WILL LET YOU ALL HAVE THE
REST OF YOUR TIME BACK.
I DON'T SEE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS FROM OUR
COUNCILMEMBERS.
THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US.
PLEASE DON'T BE SHY TO LET US
KNOW HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS TIME.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXPERTISE.
I APPRECIATE THIS CONVERSATION.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
NOT HEARING ANY, WE HAVE
REACHED THE END OF OUR AGENDA
FOR OUR NEXT FINANCE AND
HOUSING COMMITTEE MEETING WILL
BE AT APRIL 6 AT 9:30 AM.
WE DO ANTICIPATE WANTING TO
COME BACK TO YOU.
FIRST, WE WILL HAVE THE TOPIC
OF CANNABIS EQUITY AND PROBABLY
A PRESENTATION FROM HOUSING
LEVY OVERSIGHT APPOINTMENTS.
AS YOU HEARD EARLIER TODAY,
THERE WILL BE A POSSIBLE VOTE
AND REVIEW OF THE CAPITAL
PROJECTS WATCHLIST.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN
APRIL.
THIS YEAR IS FLYING BY SO FAST
ALREADY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN
APRIL AT OUR NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING.
THANK YOU ALL.
THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
>> THANK YOU.
GOODBYE.