>>> I AM . THE COMMITTEE WILL
COME TO ORDER. MADAM CLERK,
PLEASE CALL THE REAL.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ].
NINE PLAYER -- PRESENT.
>> WONDERFUL. JUST FOR THE
VIEWING AUDIENCE I WANT TO MAKE
SURE THE GYM PRESENTATION IS
APPEARING CORRECTLY ON THE
SCREEN FOR MEMBERS OF THE
VIEWING PUBLIC AND ON THE
SEATTLE CHANNEL. JUST PAUSE
REALLY QUICK TO MAKE SURE THE
SCREEN IS NOT ELONGATED LIKE I
IS ON MY COMPUTER. DOES
EVERYTHING LOOK OKAY TO YOU,
SEATTLE CHANNEL?
>> YES, IT IS.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH AGAIN FOR DIALING IN TODAY
. COLLEAGUES, I APPRECIATE THE
FULL PRESENTATION WE HAVE IN
FRONT OF US TO DO. I WANT TO DO
AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC MY APOLOGIES. I NOTE
AT THE TAIL END OF OUR 3:15
HEARING ON WEDNESDAY THAT I
THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE A CHANCE
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY. MY
APOLOGIES. THAT WAS AN OVERSIGH
ON MY PART. THE NEXT OPPORTUNIT
TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT IS
NEXT FRIDAY. THAT GIVES EVERYON
A FULL WEEK TO BE ABLE TO
PROVIDE COMMENTS AND DIVE IN
DEEP TO THE PROPOSED BALANCING
PRACTICE WE HAVE IN FRONT OF
US. THE MID-BIENNIAL BALANCING
PRACTICE HAS BEEN SUBMITTED A
OF 8 A.M. WE WILL HAVE COMMENT
ON OCTOBER 72 HERE DIRECTLY FRO
THE MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY. WE
WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A
EVENING PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION
NOVEMBER 13th, STARTING AT 5:00
P.M. CLERKS, PLEASE LET ME KNO
IF ANY OF THOSE DATES ARE STATE
INCORRECTLY AS WELL. WE HAVE
OVER A MONTH TO COMPLETE THE
FINAL BUDGET PROCESS HERE. THE
FINAL VOTE ON THE 2024 CALENDAR
YOUR BUDGET, SECOND PART OF
BIANNUAL PROCESS WILL BE WRAPPE
UP BY NOVEMBER 21st. FOR A FUL
VIEW OF THE CALENDAR, YOU CAN G
TO OUR SEATTLE COUNCIL BUDGET
CALENDAR WEBSITE, WHICH PROVIDE
ALL OF THE DETAILED INFORMATION
AND THAT IS THANKS TO OUR
COMMUNICATIONS TEAM, WHO HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO COME IN REAL TIME,
UP DATE THE BUDGET GRAPHICS AND
MAKE SURE THAT THE MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC HAVE THE ENTIRE
CALENDAR IN FRONT OF YOU. PLEAS
DO GO TO
SEATTLE.GOV÷COUNSEL÷ISSUES ÷
BUDGET PROCESS. THANKS AGAIN TO
THE TEAM TO MAKING SURE THIS
GETS OUT TO MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC IN A TIMELY WAY.
COLLEAGUES, ON TODAY'S BUDGET
COMMITTEE AGENDA WE HAVE COUNCI
CENTRAL STAFF WILL PROVIDE AN
OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGET ACTIONS
AND STATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT THAT COMPRISE OF THE
CHAIRS INITIAL BALANCING
PRACTICE -- PACKAGE FOR 2024.
WE ARE LISTED ON THE CALENDAR
-- SORRY, WE ARE LISTED ON THE
INTRODUCTION AGENDA FOR TODAY
TO HAVE AN OVERVIEW FROM
DIRECTOR HANDY AND THAT PETER
DIRECTOR FROM CENTRAL STAFF ,
LISTED AS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER
ONE. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO
INSTEAD IS GO WITH THE ECONOMIC
ENVIRONMENT -- AND FROM OFFICE
OF ECONOMIC REVENUE FORECAST,
DAVE, FROM THE CITY'S BUDGET
OFFICE. MOVING THAT TO NUMBER
ONE WALL OFFER US TO HAVE THE
CONTACTS OF THE NEW REVENUE
FORECAST THAT WAS JUST RELEASED
ON TUESDAY THIS WEEK. AND THEN
WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW FROM
CENTRAL STOP ON THE PROPOSED
PACKAGE WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE
OVERVIEW FROM CENTRAL STAFF
STOOD OUT AS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER
ONE, AND THE PRESENTATION LISTE
AS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE.
THERE IS NO OBJECTION WE WILL G
IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER, NUMBER
TWO, NUMBER ONE, AND THEN NUMBE
THREE. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
COLLEAGUES, AS I MENTIONED,
THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT THIS
MORNING, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO
OFFER SOME OPENING COMMENTS AS
WE BEGIN TO DELIBERATE OUR
BUDGET IN FRONT OF US. I WANT T
THANK YOU. BEFORE WE TURN IT
OVER TO THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE
JUST GIVE SOME FRAMING FOR
TODAY'S CONVERSATION. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT THE UPDATED
INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE
REVENUE FORECAST COUNCIL ON
TUESDAY. YOU WILL HEAR FROM THE
REVENUE FORECAST COUNCIL , AND
FROM THE CITY'S BUDGET OFFICE
DIRECTORS AND TEAM ABOUT THE
IMPACT OF REVENUE FORECAST JUST
RELEASED ON TUESDAY. I WANT TO
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES FOR
PUTTING THAT IN CONTEXT, BUT
JUST NOT FOR THE 2024 CALENDAR
YEAR, BUT FOR THE LATER YEARS.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE
ENGAGEMENT YOU PROVIDED TO OUR
OFFICE AND WORKING IN DEEP
COLLABORATION WITH CENTRAL STAF
AS WE CONSIDER VARIOUS
AMENDMENTS TO THE 2024 PROPOSED
BUDGET. THANKS TO THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE FOR SETTING DOWN THE
BUDGET AND FOR THE WORK YOU HAV
DONE, COLLEAGUES, AND COUNCIL,
TO IDENTIFY AMENDMENTS TO
ENHANCE AND DEEPEN INVESTMENTS
AND COMMUNITY. THE
INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUPPORT. TO
WE WE HAVE A BALANCING PACKAGE
FOR THE PROCESS I BELIEVE
PRIORITIZES ACCOUNTABILITY ,
SUSTAINABILITY, AND EQUITY.
THIS PACKAGE MAINTAINS THE
CITIES FOCUS ON INVESTING OUR
MOST VULNERABLE , REJECTING
AUSTERITY, AND ENSURING VITAL
JUMPSTART REVENUE IS TARGETED.
TARGETING THE ORIGINAL INTENT T
GROW THE HEALTH OF OUR ECONOMY
AND TO GROW THE HEALTH OF THE
COMMUNITY THROUGH HOUSING,
ECONOMIC RESILIENCE, GREEN NEW
DEAL, AND EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVES. WITH MANY OF YOUR
AMENDMENTS, COLLEAGUES, THIS
PACKAGE NOW MAINTAINS AND BUILD
UPON THE 2023 AND 2024 BIANNUAL
WALLET -- BUDGET THE
PRIORITIZES KEEPING OUR
COMMUNITY CARED FOR, HOUSED,
CONNECTED IN A RESILIENT,
HEALTHY AND SAFE. WE DID
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WORK
THANKS TO CENTRAL STAFF WORKIN
WITH THE BUDGET OFFICE TO
UNDERSTAND THE WAYS IN WHICH I
WAS PROGRAMMED IN THE PROPOSED
2024 BUDGET. THANK YOU FOR THAT
WE REALIZED FUNDING STREAMS TO
PROTECT THE TARGETED JUMPSTART
INVESTMENTS AS CODIFIED IN
STATUTE RESTORING AND MOVING
AROUND NEARLY $20 MILLION. THI
INCLUDES RESTORING $5 MILLION
BACK TO HOUSING. YIELDING A
HISTORIC INVESTMENT OVER THE
BIENNIUM OF NEARLY 600 MILLION
DOLLARS INVESTED INVESTED INTO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING THESE TWO
YEARS. THIS IS MADE IMPOSSIBLE
-- POSSIBLE IN LARGE PART TO TH
TAX. WE RESTORED $2 MILLION OF
JUMPSTART BACK TO THE ECONOMIC
RESILIENCE CATEGORY, BUILDING U
THE INVESTMENT AND WORKFORCE
TRAINING , SMALL BUSINESS
SUPPORTS, ARTS AND CULTURE,
STREET ACTIVATION FOR RITTER
COMMUNITY COHESION. THE
ADHERENCE TO THE PLAN MEETS TH
ALLEGATIONS FOR 2024 AND NOW
ALIGNED WITH THE CODIFIED
CORTICAL WORRIES IN JUMPSTART.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING , GREEN NEW
DEAL INVESTMENTS, ECONOMIC
RESILIENCE, AND EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE. AS WE
WILL HEAR FROM COMMUNITY
PARTNERS CONTINUING INTO THE
UPCOMING WEEK, WE ARE BEGINNING
TO SEE -- AS WE HEARD FROM
COMMUNITY PARTNERS THE BEGINNIN
OF THIS WEEK, WE ARE BEGINNING
TO SEE THE TANGIBLE RESULTS OF
OUR PRIOR JUMPSTART INVESTMENTS
INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND
WORKFORCE STABILIZATION FOR
FRONT-LINE WORKERS SERVING OUR
MOST VULNERABLE COMMITTEES. WE
ARE SEEING THE TANGIBLE RESULTS
AND EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT AND
GREEN NEW DEAL DEVELOPMENTS. IT
IS TIME TO MAKE GOOD ON OUR
COMMITMENTS BY BUILDING ON THE
SUCCESSES. THAT PRESENTATION
FROM OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS ON
JUMPSTART SHOW THE POWER OF THE
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE TO DELIVER
ON REAL RESULTS FOR THE PEOPLE
IN THE CITY. IN THIS UPCOMING
BUDGET DISCUSSION WE WILL TALK
ABOUT HOW WE REPROGRAMMED
FUNDING FOR HUMAN CONTRACT
INCREASES, CHILDCARE
ALLOTMENTS, INITIAL START UP
COSTS, ALONG WITH CODE
COMPLIANCE , STUFFING ALL THE
NEEDS WE SUPPORT THAT THE MAYOR
INCLUDED IN HIS BUDGET. WE
INCLUDED THE FULL FUNDING FOR
THOSE. WE NOW JUST REALIZED TH
FUNDING SOURCE TO MAKE IT MORE
OF AN APPROPRIATE GENERAL FUND
REVENUE STREAM. THE BALANCE
PACKAGE INVESTS MILLION MORE
INTO PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNIT
HEALTH THROUGH EARLY
INTERVENTION AND UPSTREAM
SOLUTIONS THAT CREATE SELF
DETERMINATION AND ECONOMIC
STABILITY. WHICH ALSO HELP
ADDRESS RISING TRAUMA AND
STRESS. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED
THROUGH NEW INVESTMENTS AND
CULTURALLY COMPETENT SERVICES,
AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY
SAFETY COORDINATORS, SUPPORT FO
YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION
WORKERS, THE HARBORVIEW OF
BEDSIDE GUN INTERRUPTION
SERVICES, CLEANING DIRECTIVE
SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT, AND MUC
MORE. COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU
PROBABLY RECOGNIZE YOUR
AMENDMENTS IN THIS OTHER LIST I
HAVE MENTIONED ALREADY TODAY. W
WILL HAVE THE CHANCE THIS
MORNING TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM
YOU AS THE SPONSORS FROM THIS
-- THESE IDEAS ABOUT WHY YOU
WANTED THOSE INCLUDED. I THOUGH
IT WAS IMPORTANT TO LIFT UP SOM
OF THESE INVESTMENTS TO SHOW TH
BRONZE -- BROAD SUPPORT ACROSS
THE COUNCIL FOR EARLY
INTERVENTION AND UPSTREAM
INVESTMENTS, WHICH WE HAVE
ACCOMMODATED FOR IN THE
BALANCING PACKAGE. WE LEARN FRO
THE REVENUE FORECAST THIS WEEK
THAT UNFORTUNATELY, WHILE
GENERAL FRONT AND JUMPSTART
WERE UP SLIGHTLY, THERE WAS
NEARLY A $10 MILLION COMBINED
DOWNTURN IN REVENUE TO SUPPORT
SPECIFIC INVESTMENTS IN
TRANSPORTATION AND
INFRASTRUCTURE. ACCORDINGLY,
THE BALANCING PACKAGE IN FRONT
OF US TODAY REALIZED FUNDING
STREAMS FULLY CLOSE THAT GAP.
THERE IS NO LONGER A GAP OF
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN SERVICE
DIRECTLY FOR VISION ZERO,
BRIDGES, SIDEWALKS, OR SAFE
SCHOOL INVESTMENTS. WE
ACCOMPLISH THIS BY APPROPRIATIN
$3 MILLION FROM GENERAL FUND
AND REDIRECTING THE
CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE EMERGENCY
FUND IN 2024 TO THE TUNE OF
ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF $1
MILLION. NOT SOMETHING I TAKE
LIGHTLY, BUT WE DID THIS WITH
THE GOAL TO CONTINUE TO FIND
COST-SAVING OPPORTUNITIES IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SO
WE CAN CLOSE ANY FUNDING GAP .
ULTIMATELY MY HOPE IS WE RESTOR
ANY FUNDING TO THE EMERGENCY
RESERVE , BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE
SURE TO FULLY PRESERVE THE
INVESTMENTS IN TRANSPORTATION I
2024 TWO AVOID BROAD TESTS TO
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, AND
PREVENT PITTING IMMUNITIES
AGAINST EACH OTHER . WHEN VISIO
ZERO, BRIDGES, SIDEWALKS, SAFE
SCHOOL INVESTMENT ALL COMPLEMEN
EACH OTHER AND ARE ALL NECESSAR
TO IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE AND
THE SAFETY OF OUR CITY. THIS WA
THE ONLY CHANGE TO THE
CONTRIBUTIONS MADE TO THE
EMERGENCY FUND. WE HAVE ALMOST
FULLY MAINTAINED THE INVESTMENT
IN RAINY DAY EMERGENCY FUNDS
WITH THE GOAL OF HOPING TO STIL
DO THAT WITHOUT -- THROUGHOUT
THIS PROCESS. THROUGH YOUR
AMENDMENTS AND CONVERSATIONS,
WE'VE HAD OVER THE LAST THREE
MONTHS, COLLEAGUES, WE'VE
IDENTIFIED URGENT NEEDS YOU'VE
ASKED FOR PRIORITIZING. FOOD
SECURITY, ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
FOR THOSE IN SHOULDERS AND
ADDITIONAL HOUSING. HEALTH
SERVICES AND BROADENING OUT TH
TYPES OF SERVICES OFFERED TO
OUR COMMUNITY. WE'VE HELPED TO
PUT FUNDING FORWARD FOR EMERGIN
NEEDS, SUCH AS THE MIGRANT AND
HUMANITARIAN CRISIS UNFOLDING I
OUR AREA. THERE'S MANY MORE
INVESTMENTS I LOOK FORWARD TO
YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS,
HIGHLIGHTING WHEN WE GET TO YOU
ITEMS IN THE CENTRAL STAFF 70
IS WE WILL GO THROUGH EACH OF
THOSE COMPONENTS. IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT THE COMMUNITY GETS TO
HEAR FROM YOU WHY AND WHO YOU
WERE HOPING TO INVEST IN THE
AMENDMENTS YOU PUT FORWARD. I
WANT TO UNDERSCORE THIS
REITERATION OF THE BUDGET
CONTINUES THE PROPOSED
SURVEILLANCE PILOT FOR THE
CLOSED CAPTIONING TELEVISION AN
ACOUSTIC GUNSHOT LOCATOR
TECHNOLOGY THE MAYOR PROPOSED.
WHILE I REMAIN OPPOSED TO THE
COST TO -- COSTLY TECHNOLOGY,
CONCERN ABOUT THE DATA THAT
SHOWS IN THE PAST, AND OTHER
CITIES WHERE SHOTS SPOTTER HAS
BEEN DEPLOYED AS THE STRATEGY,
IT IS INEFFECTIVE. DATA SHOWS
YOU CAN NEGATIVELY AFFECT
RESPONSE TIMES, AND LEAD TO
DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT FOR
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. IT HAS
BEEN RAISED BY THE ACLU AND
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITH MANY
CIVIL LIBERTY CONCERNS. THE
COUNCIL WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO
HAVE MORE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT
WHETHER OR NOT THIS TECHNOLOGY
SHOULD BE MAINTAINED AS A PILOT
PRIOR TO ITS PASSAGE. THE
PACKAGE ALL NOW INCLUDES A
PROVISO HOLDING THE FUNDING
UNTIL A TOOLKIT CAN BE COMPLETE
IN THE SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE
POLICY COMPLETED BY GEOGRAPHIC
LOCATION PRIOR TO THE BUDGET -
PRIOR TO ANY IMPLEMENTATION OR
PURCHASE OF A TECHNOLOGY.
FINALLY, AND THIS IS WHERE WE
GET TO REVENUE, FRIENDS FROM
CITY BUDGET OFFICE AND ECONOMIC
REVENUE FORECAST. FINALLY, THI
BALANCING PACKAGE IS ONLY ONE
COMPONENT OF THE PROCESS. THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET DOES
NOT INCLUDE A PROPOSAL FOR NEW
REVENUE. IT DID EXPAND THE GAP
BETWEEN REVENUE AND EXPENSES TO
A TOTAL OF $247 MILLION EACH
YEAR ON AVERAGE STARTING IN
2025. THE PROPOSED DEFICIT IN
THE CHAIRS PROPOSED BALANCING
PACKAGE IN FRONT OF US HAS
REDUCED THAT, BUT IT IS STILL A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT . $221
MILLION ON AVERAGE BEGINNING I
2025. WE WERE ABLE TO CLOSE
THIS PRIMARILY DUE TO THE
FORECAST UPDATE AND AN ERROR I
THE TRANSMITTED FINANCIAL PLAN,
BUT THE GAP IS STILL
SIGNIFICANT AND MUST BE CLOSE B
2025 WHEN THE TEMPORARY USE OF
JUMPSTART, PROGRESSIVE PAYROLL
TAX, CAN NO LONGER SHOULD BE
USED TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL
FUND. AS WE CONTINUE THE 2024
BUDGET DISCUSSIONS TODAY AND
OVER THE NEXT MONTH, THE LOOMIN
REVENUE CHALLENGES THAT ARE ON
THE HORIZON IN 2025 AND BEYOND
MUST BE FRONT OF MIND. OUR
CITY'S VALUES DO NOT ALIGN WITH
THE BUDGET THAT ASSUMES THIS
LEVEL OVER $200 MILLION IN
POTENTIAL CUTS COMING WITHOUT
ADDITIONAL REVENUE. THE FUTURE
OF OUR CITY AND SUSTAINABILITY
OF OUR COMMUNITY IS FAR TOO
IMPORTANT TO GAMBLE ON. THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE WILL ADDRESS
ANY ADDITIONAL REVENUE AND FEE
RELATED POLICIES FROM COUNCIL
MEMBERS IN THE NOVEMBER MEETING
PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF THE
2024 BUDGET PROCESS. WITH THAT,
I LOOK FORWARD TO OUR
DISCUSSIONS TODAY . MADAM CLERK
CAN YOU PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEM
NUMBER ONE -- EXCUSE ME, AGENDA
ITEM NUMBER TWO FOR THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO,
ECONOMIC AND REVENUE FORECAST
UPDATE FOR A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> WONDERFUL. I WANT TO WELCOME
TO THE DAIS HERE. WE HAVE DAVE
AND BEN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TEAMS TO THE WORK YOU HAVE DON
OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS AS WE
HAVE A CHANCE TO HAVE THIS NEW
PARTNERSHIP WITH AN INDEPENDENT
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC FORECAST, AN
THE CORRESPONDING ADDITIONAL
REVENUE THAT DOESN'T GET
INCLUDED IN THE REVENUE FORECAS
OFFICE CONSIDERATIONS AND THE
FULLER PICTURE PROVIDED BY THE
BUDGET OFFICE. WE'VE HAD A
CHANCE TO MEET ORDERLY SINCE TH
INCEPTION OF THE REVENUE
FORECAST CANCEL LAST JANUARY. I
WANT TO THANK COUNCIL PRESIDEN
FOR SERVING ON THAT BODY COME
ALONG WITH ME. WE HAVE TWO
MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANC
THAT ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF THE
REVENUE FORECAST. THE MAYOR'S
REPRESENTATIVE IS OFTEN THE
DEPUTY MAYOR. I WANT TO THINK
THE DEPUTY MAYOR FOR
PARTICIPATING IN THOSE MEETINGS
ALONG WITH THE FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
DIRECTOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FO
ALL OF THE WORK THAT GOES INTO
THOSE QUARTERLY REVENUE
FORECAST MEETINGS, IN THE
INDEPENDENT OFFICE FOR CREATING
THE WEBSITE THAT PROVIDES ALL O
THE INFORMATION IN REAL TIME TO
THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH,
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH AND THE
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. WHAT WE
HAVE DONE OVER THE LAST TWO
YEARS IS ENSURE THE REVENUE
FORECAST OFFICE HAS A CHANCE TO
PRESENT TO THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE,/BUDGET COMMITTEE,
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE
PRESENTATION , FOR THOSE WHO
HAVEN'T TUNED IN. WANT TO
ELEVATE A DAY IN LIFE ALL OF TH
REVENUE INFORMATION AS QUICKLY
AS POSSIBLE, AND BRING IN OUR
CITY BUDGET OFFICE TEAM, AS WEL
AS SUPERVISE UPDATES ON REVENUE
STREAMS THAT ARE OUTSIDE THE
REVENUE FORECAST PURVIEW. TODA
I WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR
BEING HERE WITH US, AND I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO YOU TO WALK US
THROUGH AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE
LEARNED ON TUESDAY, AND TO FILL
IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON
ADDITIONAL REVENUE STREAMS FROM
THE BUDGET OFFICE. GOOD MORNING
>> MORNING. THANK YOU FOR THE
INTRODUCTION. AS YOU DESCRIBED,
A PRESENTATION I HAVE FOR YOU
TODAY IS SOMEWHAT COMPACT
VERSION OF THE DISCUSSION WE
LED THIS PAST TUESDAY FOR THE
REVENUE FORECAST COUNCIL. I AM
GOING TO DIG IN BY FIRST --
NEXT SLIDE. A LITTLE BIT OF AN
OUTLINE. I WILL START BY GIVING
YOU A SUMMARY OF THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, NATIONALLY AND
REGIONALLY SINCE AUGUST
FORECAST AND THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET. GIVE YOU SOME
CONTEXT FOR THE REVISIONS IN TH
FORECAST. AND THEN JUMP TO THE
REVENUE FORECAST ITSELF. PUT U
SOME RATHER COMPLICATED TABLES.
I WILL WALK YOU THROUGH WHAT IS
IN EACH OF THEM. THOSE WILL
HIGHLIGHT THE CHANGES IN THE
REVENUE FORECAST FOR THE GENERA
FUND, AND THEN SEPARATELY FOR
TWO SETS OF NON-GENERAL FUND
REVENUES. ONE IS GENERAL
REVENUES. IN PARTICULAR, THE
JUMPSTART PAYROLL TAX AND
EXCISE TAX AND ADMISSION TAX FO
EXAMPLE. ON A SET FOR
TRANSPORTATION REVENUES OUTSIDE
THE GENERAL FUND. AGAIN RTU
REVENUE STREAMS AND ARE OF
INTEREST TO THE COUNCIL, AND
INDICATED FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES
AS YOU WILL SEE, A NUMBER OF
NOTABLE CHANGES THERE. WITH THA
I'M GOING TO DIVE IN. NEXT
SLIDE. ONE MORE. WHAT'S BEEN
HAPPENING IN THE ECONOMY SINCE
AUGUST? IF YOU HAVE BEEN READIN
THE NEWS, THE HEADLINES WON'T
SURPRISE YOU. GENERALLY THE
ECONOMY HAS REMAINED QUITE
STRONG OVER AUGUST, SEPTEMBER
AND THE FIRST PART OF OCTOBER.
PROJECTED AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL
AND WE EXPECTED IT REGIONALLY.
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH
REPORTED IN AUGUST, 2% . THE
FORECAST NOW , WHEN I WROTE THI
, WAS FROM OUR NATIONAL FORECAS
WAS FOR A 4% GROWTH IN THE
THIRD QUARTER. DID NOT ACTUALLY
UPDATED TO BETTER THAN 5%. VER
STRONG PERFORMANCE. STRONGER
THAN HAD BEEN PROJECTED. IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT TO SPEND A
LITTLE LESS TIME IN THIS
PRESENTATION THAN REDO THE
FORECAST COUNCIL. IMPORTANT TO
RECOGNIZE THAT ALTHOUGH WE HAVE
SEEN GREATER THAN THE PROJECTE
GROWTH NEAR TERM, AND THAT'S
EXPECTED ON THE MOMENTUM BASIS
TO CONTINUE INTO THE FOURTH
QUARTER AND THE FIRST PART OF
2024 . AFTER THAT, THERE STILL
AN EXPECTATION WE WILL BE
ENTERING A PERIOD OF LONG-TERM
RELATIVELY SLOW GROWTH. WE ARE
SEEING LONG-TERM INTEREST RATES
CREEP UP . WE KNOW THE FED IS
COMMITTED TO REDUCING INFLATION
THEIR EXPECTATION IS THAT
INFLATION CANNOT COME DOWN UNTI
THE EMPLOYMENT MARKET TOOLS
CONSIDERABLY. THE WAY THAT WILL
HAPPEN , THEY NO LONGER PROTEC
IT WILL TAKE A RECESSION , BUT
THEY ARE ANTICIPATING A LONG
PERIOD TIME OF SLOW TERM GROWT
IS WHAT WILL BE NEEDED. THEIR
GOAL IS TO BRING INFLATION DOWN
. CALLING THE LABOR MARKET IS
WHAT IT TAKES, THEY ARE PREPARE
TO HOLD INTEREST RATES AT A
HIGHER LEVEL TO MAKE THAT THE
CASE. PERFORMANCE NEAR TERM.
THAT'S GOING TO BE REFLECTED IN
THE FORECAST. EXPECTATION FOR
THE LONG RUN HASN'T CHANGED. AN
EXPECTATION OF SLOW GROWTH.
RELATIVE TO THE PRE-PANDEMIC
PERIOD, REAL CHANGE. IN TERMS
OF EMPLOYMENT, MORE STRENGTH.
THE ECONOMY CONTINUES TO ADD
JOBS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE CHART
ABOVE THERE , IF YOU READ THE
ORANGE LINES, IT MOVES
MONTH-TO-MONTH. THERE HAS BEEN
SLOWING OF THE RATE IN WHICH
NEW JOBS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE
ECONOMY. SEPTEMBER CAME AS A
REAL SURPRISE. OTHER THAN
EXPECTED PERFORMANCE. JOB
GROWTH IS QUITE STRONG STILL .
UNEMPLOYMENT HAS REMAINED AT
PLUS OR MINUS THREE, 3 1/2% FO
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. ON
THE INFLATION FRONT, AND AGAIN
HIGH INFLATION HAS BEEN
SOMETHING THE FED HAS BEEN
ACTIVELY FIGHTING. INFLATION HA
BEEN COMING DOWN. YOU CAN SEE
THE CPI USE, THE INDEX FOR URBA
WORKERS , THE GENERAL NUMBER YO
HEAR QUOTED FOR INFLATION. ON A
STEADY DOWNWARD TREND. IT DID
THE TAKE UP IN AUGUST. THE MOST
RECENT FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER,
3.7% INCREASE RELATIVE TO
SEPTEMBER A YEAR AGO. THE MOST
RECENT SPIKE DRIVEN
SIGNIFICANTLY BY FOOL -- FUEL
PRICES. ANOTHER MEASURE OF
INFLATION APPEAR AS A DATA
POINT, AND ONE THAT IS WORTH
KNOWING ABOUT FOR TRACKING. THE
FEDERAL RESERVE IS LESS FOCUSED
ON CPI INFLATIONS, THEY FOCUS
ON THE PCE INDEX. IT'S LESS
VOLATILE THAN INFLATION. THEY
WILL AT THE CORE PCE, WHICH
TAKES EFFORT AND ENERGY. THEY
DON'T TAKE THOSE OFF BECAUSE
THEY WANT TO IGNORE THEM OR TO
RECOGNIZE THEY REPRESENT REAL
PRESSURES ON CONSUMERS, THE
RATHER LOOK AT THE LONG-TERM.
THE CORE IS A GOOD PREDICTOR OF
LONG-TERM INTEREST RATES. THEI
GOAL IS TO BRING DOWN LONG-TERM
INTEREST RATES. WHEN YOU LOOK A
THE CORE INDEX , THEY BEEN
COMING DOWN MORE SLOWLY THAN
HEADLINES CPI. AGAIN, GOOD NEW
THERE LARGELY. ON THE INFLATIO
FRONT, STILL TOO HIGH, IF YOU
WILL. BUT CONTINUING TO COME
DOWN. NEXT SLIDE. I THINK WE
ARE MAY BE BACK UP ONE. MAYBE
HAD THE ORDER WRONG. NEXT SLID
IS FINE, THANK YOU. SORRY. I
HAVE THE ORDER WRONG. THAT SAID
WE'VE HAD THE STRONG VOTES
SINCE AUGUST. THERE ARE NUMBER
OF NEW RISKS EMERGE TO THE
ECONOMY. NONE OF THESE ARE
SURPRISING. I THINK THEY ARE
WORTH HIGHLIGHTING. THE UAW
STRIKES, AUTOWORKERS STRIKE ,
WHETHER IT HAS A LONG-TERM
IMPACT ON THE OVERALL NATIONAL
ECONOMY WILL DEPEND ON HOW LONG
THE STRIKE LASTS AND HOW BROAD
IT GETS. IT IS CERTAINLY A MINO
DRAG ON THE ECONOMY . IN CERTAI
STATES, MICHIGAN AND OHIO, IT'S
A MORE SIGNIFICANT RISK.
OBVIOUSLY THE WAR IN UKRAINE HA
BEEN AN ONGOING RISK AND HAS PU
A RUSH ON COMMODITIES. RICES I
ONE OF OBVIOUS REASONS WE HAD I
INFLATION SPIKE. CONFLICT IN
ISRAEL AND GAZA AND PALESTINE,
IT'S ONLY ADDING TO THOSE RISKS
SOMETHING TO BE AWARE OF. THE
MOST IMMEDIATE PRESSURE IS
LIKELY TO BE ON ENERGY PRICES.
GAS. SPENDING MORE IN GAS
IMMEDIATELY MEANS THE CONSUMER
HAVE LESS MONEY TO SPEND ON
OTHER THINGS. HIGHER FUEL PRICE
PERCOLATE THROUGH THE WHOLE
ECONOMY. TRANSPORTATION COSTS G
UP. TRANSPORTATION OF ALL
GOODS. WE CAN SEE RENEWED
INFLATION PRESSURE THERE.
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN,
CONGRESSIONAL CHAOS. THAT IS
WHAT REALLY ONGOING AS WE SPEAK
THERE HAS NOT BEEN A VOTE THIS
MORNING IN THE HOUSE. NO SIGNS
OF THAT RESOLVING. RAISING NEW
RISKS ABOUT A GOVERNMENT
SHUTDOWN. AGAIN, THE MAGNITUD
OF THAT WILL DEPEND ON HOW LON
IT TAKES TO RESOLVE THOSE
ISSUES. CERTAINLY A NOTE OF
CONCERN. THE LAST ONE IS
ACTUALLY ONE THAT IS A
LONGER-TERM ISSUE. WHEN WE ALL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR. YOU CAN SE
THE CHART ON THE RIGHT , 30 YEA
MORTGAGE, THAT'S THE ACTUAL DAT
FOR 30 YEAR MORTGAGE RATES. YOU
WILL SEE THAT ALTHOUGH INFLATIO
HAS BEEN COMING DOWN THE PAST
THREE MONTHS, MORTGAGE RATES
HAVE BEEN GOING UP. THOSE
INCREASED INTEREST RATES WILL
PUT LONG-TERM PRESSURE .
CONSISTENT WITH THE PROJECTION
WE HAVE THAT LONG-TERM, BEYOND
THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, WE
EXPECT TO SEE GROWTH AT MODEST
RATES. NEXT SLIDE. REGIONALLY,
AND OVERALL THE ECONOMY HAS
PERFORMED WELL, I THINK THERE
ARE SOME THINGS WE ARE NOW
SEEING IN THE DATA I WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT. THESE ARE NOT THINGS
BRINGING DOWN OUR FORECAST PER
SE, BECAUSE WE HAD THE -- WE HA
BEEN EXPECTING THEM. IT'S THE
THEY ARE PLAYING OUT THE WAY WE
THOUGHT. THINGS THAT ARE GOING
TO SLOW GROWTH. WE RECEIVED
RESIDE -- REVISED EMPLOYMENT
DATA FROM THE STATES. YOU ARE
LOOKING AT THE UPPER CHART. THE
GREEN DOTTED LINE IS WHAT WE
THOUGHT. AT ABOUT 1.78 MILLION
AND GROWING TOWARDS 1.8 MILLION
THIS IS A REGIONAL MEMBER --
NUMBER. WITH THE REVISED DATA,
WE SEE , THROUGH MUCH OF THE
EARLY PART OF THIS YEAR, THEY
HAD LOW LEVELS . ABOUT 20,000
JOBS LESS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE
LOWER CHART , WE PRESENTED A
VERSION OF THIS IN AUGUST WHERE
WE SAW SOME JOB LOSS IN BOTH
INFORMATION AND PROFESSIONAL
BUSINESS SERVICES , WHICH ARE
THE TECHNICAL JOBS. ALSO IN
CONSTRUCTION. THERE WERE MORE
MODEST REDUCTIONS. YOU SEE WIT
THE REVISED DATA, SIGNIFICANT
JOB LOSS IN THOSE AREAS. ADDING
THEM UP . ALMOST 18,000 JOBS
INTACT, AND ADDITIONAL JOBS IN
CONSTRUCTION. AGAIN, WE HAVE
SEEN THIS. WE'VE SEEN THE TECH
COMPANIES ANNOUNCE THEY ARE NOT
HIRING. THEY ARE IN FACT
ENGAGED IN LAOS. WE INCORPORATE
THAT INTO OUR FORECAST. THE
DATA HAD IN SHONA YET. WE ARE
NOW SEEING IT. I WANTED TO
EMPHASIZE AGAIN, THIS IS NOT
TRADING FOR NEW RISK TO THE
FORECAST, BUT THEY ARE
HIGHLIGHTING WHAT WE THOUGHT WA
HAPPENING DOES REALLY SEEM TO B
HAPPENING. I SEE THE QUESTION.
I'M HAPPY TO TAKE THEM AS WE GO
>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT IS DRIVING --
WHETHER OR NOT THE REVISED DATA
FROM ESD IS A NATURAL
OCCURRENCE ASSOCIATED WITH
PROJECTIONS, AND REAL NUMBERS,
OR IF THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE
GOING ON HERE.
>> GOOD QUESTION. IT'S A
NATURAL THING. THEY REVISE THEI
DEBT ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE
DATA FOR UNEMPLOYMENT, THERE AR
TWO SOURCES. ONE IS A SURVEY
THEY DO FOR EMPLOYERS, WHERE
THEY GET PARTIAL INFORMATION .
THEY ESSENTIALLY TAKE A SAMPLE,
IF YOU WILL. THAT'S HOW THEY
PROVIDE THE MOST CURRENT DATA.
THEY ARE ALSO REFLECTING PAYROL
DATA. ON A QUARTERLY BASIS THE
CORRECT AND RE-BASE BASED ON
THEIR ACTUAL PRACTICES A NORMAL
PROCESS. THIS IS UNUSUALLY LARG
CORRECTION. BUT IT'S AGAIN A
NATURAL PART OF THE PROCESS.
AGAIN, REAFFIRMS WHAT WE HAVE
BEEN WORRIED ABOUT , IF YOU
WILL.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT SLIDE.
>> THIS THEME WILL REAPPEAR IN
THE NEXT SLIDE. INSTRUCTION IS
AN AREA WHERE WE HAVE BEEN
CONCERNED AND EXPECTING IT TO B
LASIKE DVD. WE KNOW THERE'S LES
DEMAND FOR OFFICE SPACE NOW ON
THE COMMERCIAL SIDE. WE KNOW
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF
RESIDENTIAL PRODUCTION,
MULTIFAMILY PRODUCTION IN THE
LAST FEW YEARS. THINK ABOUT
CONDOS GOING UP DOWNTOWN. AND
ALSO IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS .
TOWNHOMES AND SMALLER APARTMENT
BUILDINGS AND THE LIKE. SEEING
IT PLAY OUT THE DATA. THE CHAR
ON THE RIGHT, THE FAR CHART IS
TO GIVE YOU A BASELINE. WE PUT
THE PRE-PANDEMICS. THESE ARE O
VALUE OF PERMITS ISSUED. THESE
ARE PROJECTS LIKELY TO COME TO
FRUITION. PEOPLE SUBMIT THEIR
PERMITS . A NATURAL PROCESS
WHERE THEY ARE BEING REVIEWED A
SDCI. COMPANIES DECIDE,
DEVELOPERS DECIDE WHEN TO HOLD
THE PERMIT , WHEN TO MAKE IT AN
ISSUE PERMIT AND GO TO
CONSTRUCTION. 2019, VERY HIGH
LEVEL OF CONSTRUCTION. 2022 IS
IN THE ORANGE. YOU CAN SEE THE
SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS RELEVAN
TO 2019. WHAT WE ARE SEEING FOR
2023 IS A FURTHER STEP BACK.
INDICATED IN THE TITLE OF THE
CHART THERE. 2023, COMPARED TO
2022 , TO DATE, RUNNING ABOUT
16% BELOW. 44% BELOW 2019.
NOTABLY LOWER LEVELS OF
CONSTRUCTION AND ACTIVITY. THER
WAS A BIG SPIKE IN THE -- IN
SEPTEMBER. IF YOU TAKE SWEDISH
HOSPITAL OUT WE ARE DOWN
FURTHER. AGAIN, NOT PER SE
SURPRISED, BUT AFFIRMATION OF
SLOWING IN THAT SECTOR. I WOUL
NOTE THAT WE ARE STILL SEEING
THAT FOLKS ARE STILL WORKING ON
PROJECTS. THE VALUE OF PERMIT
INTAKE IS DOWN LESS. ABOUT 6%
COMPARED TO THE 16% PER ISSUE.
AGAIN THERE IS A NATURAL PROCES
BETWEEN MANY MONTHS BETWEEN
SUBMITTAL, ISSUANCE, AS PART OF
NATIONAL -- NATURAL PROCESS OF
WORKING THROUGH THIS. AT THE
SAME TIME, DURING SLOWDOWNS, IT
IS TYPICAL TO SEE THE RATIO
BETWEEN PERMITS SUBMITTED AND
ISSUED CHANGES. PEOPLE CHOOSE
NOT TO PULL THEIR PERMITS. IT I
NO LONGER -- THEY CAN EITHER
NOT FIND FINANCING OR FOR
ECONOMIC REASONS IT DOES NOT
MAKE SENSE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
THE PROJECT. AGAIN WE ARE SEEIN
THE PATTERN WE EXPECTED TO SEE.
ON THE INFLATION SIDE LOCALLY,
GENERALLY GOOD NEWS. WE HAVE
BEEN RUNNING AT A HIGHER
INFLATION RATE THAN THE NATION
AND STILL ARE. WE ARE ABOUT 5
1/2%. A LITTLE BIT LESS. KEY
FOR US IN BRINGING THAT DOWN IS
THE STABILIZATION OF APARTMENT
RENTAL RATES. THE CONSUMER
PRICE INDEX IN THE CALCULATION
WHAT THEY ARE DOING IS A BASKET
OF GOODS . THEY GO OUT AND
SURVEY WHAT THOSE GOODS COST.
ONE OF THE THINGS CONSUMERS ARE
BUYING IS HOUSING. 30% OF
BUDGETS ON AVERAGE ARE SPENT ON
HOUSING. BRINGING THOSE COSTS
IN MINE ARE HELPING BRING DOWN
LOCAL INFLATION. THE CHART IS
HIGH-LEVEL SUMMARY , AN AVERAGE
OF APARTMENT PRICES. YOU CAN SE
, A SLIGHT UPWARD TREND, BUT
MUCH MORE STABLE THAN THEY HAD
BEEN IN RECENT YEARS. GOOD NEWS
LOCALLY ON THAT FRONT AS WELL.
NEXT SLIDE. BEFORE I MOVE ON T
HOOK UP THE REVENUE NUMBERS AN
HIGHLIGHTING THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS
I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ONE OTHE
ASPECT OF THE FORECAST WE
PRESENT, AND THE WORK THE
FORECAST COUNCIL DOES. I HAD NO
GONE INTO DO -- DETAIL HERE
BECAUSE OF TIME, BUT WE LOOK AT
A FORECAST , AND WE ALSO LOOK A
A PESSIMISTIC AND OPTIMISTIC
FORECAST. GETTING A SENSE OF TH
RANGE OF POSSIBILITIES AND
ULTIMATELY MAKE A
RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH TO USE A
THE BASIS FOR THE FORECASTS.
HIGHLIGHTED HERE AT THE BOTTOM
OF THIS PAGE. WE ULTIMATELY
RECOMMEND THE BASELINE SCENARIO
I WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME FEEL OF
WHY WE HAVE DONE THAT. THE
CHART THAT APPEARS ON THE PAGE
IS PART OF THE REASON WHY. ONE
OF THE THINGS WE DO IS BENCHMAR
OUR OWN FORECASTER. SMP GLOBAL
IS THE FORECAST REUSE. WHAT THI
CHART DOES IS COMPARE THE
FORECAST FOR MEASURES OF THE
ECONOMY. INFLATION, FEDERAL
FUNDS, INTEREST RATE, EMPLOYMEN
RATE AND GDP GROWTH. COMPARE
THEM TO ANOTHER NATIONAL FIRM
WE HAVE A SUBSCRIPTION TO.
MOODY'S. THE YELLOW DOTS. AND
THEN A QUARTERLY SURVEY FROM TH
WALL STREET JOURNAL. THEY SURVE
ACADEMIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR TO
GET THEIR ANSWERS TO A SERIES O
QUESTIONS. WHAT WE CAN SEE IS
THE NATIONAL FORECAST IS IN LIN
WITH OTHERS. WE ARE NOT LOOKING
AT AN OUTLIER HERE. OTHER THING
I NOTED IN THE TEXT IS THAT THE
BASELINE FORECAST IS A
RELATIVELY MODEST GROWTH.
ALTHOUGH WE HAVE IDENTIFIED
RISKS THAT EXIST AT THE
NATIONAL LEVEL, WE DON'T THINK
THEY ARE SPECIFIC TO SEATTLE.
AUTOWORKERS STRIKE WILL HAVE A
IMPACT NATIONALLY, A MODEST
IMPACT NATIONALLY, DEPENDING ON
WHAT REGION YOU ARE IN. IT MIGH
BE AN IMPACT. IT MIGHT BE A
PESSIMISTIC FORECAST IF YOU ARE
IN AN AREA DOMINATED BY AUTO
PRODUCTION. OURS IS NOT.
ULTIMATELY WE HAVE RECOMMENDED
BASELINE . THAT IS THE FORECAST
THAT WAS ENDORSED BY THE
FORECAST COUNCIL. WE MOVE
FORWARD NOW TO INTRODUCE THE
DOLLAR AMOUNTS. WE KNOW IT WAS
BASED ON THAT BASELINE. ONE
MORE SLIDE. WE WILL DIVE INTO
THE NUMBERS THEMSELVES. AS
PROMISED, DETAILED SLIDE . A LO
OF DATA HERE. LET ME WALK YOU
THROUGH THE STRUCTURE OF THE
SLIDE, AND THEN I WILL MOVE ON
AND TALK ABOUT THE SPECIFIC
RESULTS. REVENUE CATEGORY IS
DOWN THE LEFT COLUMN THERE. . I
WILL TALK ABOUT THOSE.
HIGHLIGHTING HERE THAT THOSE
HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE ARE THE ONE
WITH THE FORECAST OFFICE LEADIN
IN ESTIMATES. THESE ARE THE
ONES MOST ECONOMICALLY DEPENDEN
-- DEPENDENT ON THE FORECAST
REVENUES. IN DOLLAR TERMS THEY
ARE VERY SIGNIFICANT OF THE
OVERALL TOTAL. GIVING YOUR 22
ACTIVE BOWLS FOR THESE
CATEGORIES, AND A POINT OF
COMPARISON. 2023 REVISED.
THOSE ARE THE FIGURES USED AS
PART OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET.
THE NEXT COLUMN, OCTOBER
FORECAST GOES WITH THE CURRENT
NUMBERS, HAS UPDATED THIS WEEK.
THE NEXT COLUMN, THE
DIFFERENCE, IT'S REALLY THE
CHANGE IN REVENUES AND
POTENTIALLY WHERE YOU WANT TO
FOCUS. FOR 2024, SAME STRUCTURE
WE HAVE PROPOSED. UNDERLINED
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET.
THE NEW FIGURES. OCTOBER
FORECAST. THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THOSE. THE CUMULATIVE
DIFFERENCE ACROSS THE TWO YEARS
IN THE FINAL COLUMN. I'M GOING
TO WORK DOWN THE COLUMN. 2023.
THE COLUMN HIGHLIGHTING
DIFFERENCES AND EXPLAIN WHAT IS
CHANGED. POVERTY TAX, $20,000.
MY NO TECHNICAL CORRECTION
THERE. RETAIL SALES , YOU SEE A
SIGNIFICANT UPTICK ACROSS THE
TWO OF THEM, ABOUT $5 MILLION.
LARGELY REFLECTING PERFORMANCE
YEAR TO DATE, AND AN
EXPECTATION WE WILL HAVE GOOD
PERFORMANCE IN THE THIRD
QUARTERS. AGAIN, CONSISTENT WIT
THE FORECAST PRESENTED AND
DISCUSSED ALREADY TODAY. ON THE
PUBLIC UTILITY SIDE, THESE ARE
TAXES WITH A SIGNIFICANT
REDUCTION . THAT'S ACTUALLY
COMPONENT . TWO OFFSETTING
THINGS THERE. ONE-TIME INCREAS
IN SOLID WASTE REVENUES . HAVIN
TO DO WITH ACCOUNTING ISSUES
LAST YEAR. A COUPLE MILLION
DOLLARS. THEN A REFUND TO CITY
LIGHTS OF ALMOST $5 MILLION.
CITY LIGHTS IN PAST YEARS HAD
OVERPAID THE TAXES AND HAVE BEE
WORKING THROUGH THE ISSUE WITH
FAS. WE ARE EXPECTING A PAYMENT
FOR OVERPAYMENT . THE NET OF
THOSE IS ALMOST $2 MILLION
REDUCTION. LARGELY A ONE-TIME
EFFECT SO YOU DON'T SEE THAT
REPEATED IN THE 2024 FORECAST.
AGAIN, ONE-TIME INCREASE , AND
ONE-TIME DECREASE WITH THAT
REFUND. THE COURT IS UP A
LITTLE BIT. RED LIGHT CAMERA
ACTIVITY HIGHER THAN ORIGINALLY
EXPECTED. GOOD NEWS ON THAT
FRONT. SERVICE CHARGES AND
REIMBURSEMENTS, AGAIN, YOU CAN
SEE THEM CONTINUE FOR 2024.
SOME REALIZED REVENUE
REIMBURSEMENTS FOR VARIOUS
DEPARTMENTS. LICENSES, PERMITS
THIS IS ANOTHER CATEGORY . A
COUPLE OF MILLION DOLLAR
REDUCTION THERE. ALMOST HALF OF
THAT IN INTEREST EARNINGS ,
SOMEWHAT LOWER BALANCES THAT
WERE EXPECTED. THE TOTAL
EARNINGS, 10, 20 OR $30 MILLION
SMALL CHANGE IN TERMS OF THE
RELATIVE VALUE THERE. ANOTHER
BIG CHANGE OF REDUCTION IN
PAYROLL TAX . IF YOU STEP BACK
FOR A MOMENT, THAT MIGHT SEEM
CURIOUS. THE PAYROLL TAX AND
GENERAL DOES NOT GO TO THE
GENERAL FUND. WHY IS THE PAYROL
TAX AND GENERAL FUND AND WHY IS
IT NEGATIVE? PER THE ORDINANCE
THAT DIRECT PAYROLL TAX INTO IT
OWN FUND, 2021 REVENUES ARE
DEPOSITED INTO THE GENERAL
FUND. WERE DEPOSITED INTO THE
GENERAL FUND. ANY ACTIVITIES
STILL FLOW THROUGH THE GENERAL
FUND. IF YOU LOOK AT THE
REVISED COLUMN, WE HAVE BEEN
EXPECTING, AND WE ACTUALLY
RECEIVED OVER $2 MILLION IN LAT
PAYMENTS FOR 2021 IN 2023. WE
WERE STILL GETTING THE MONEY
FROM 2021. I WAS BEING DEPOSITE
INTO THE GENERAL FUND. WHAT
HABITS HAPPEN NOW IS SOMEONE
APPLIED FOR A REFUND. THEY
OVERPAID THEIR 2021 JUMPSTART
PAYROLL EXPENSE TASK. I WAS IN
THE TUNE OF ABOUT 3 1/2 MILLION
DOLLARS. THAT WOULD BE PAID BY
YEAR-END. PAID FROM THE GENERAL
FUND BECAUSE IT IS A 2021
REFUND. ONLINE, ONE-TIME EFFEC
THERE. AND A NEGATIVE VALUE.
TOTAL ACROSS 2023 IS STILL
POSITIVE. ABOUT $800,000 OF NE
REVENUE FOR 2023. IF YOU THINK
ABOUT THIS IN TERMS OF
SUSTAINABILITY, THAT WOULD BE
CLOSER TO SIX OR 7 MILLION. BUT
WE DO HAVE THE REFUNDS. THAT'S
NOT AN UNUSUAL THING. THEY COME
AND GO, IF YOU WILL. FOR 2024,
LOOKING DOWN THE DIFFERENCE
COLUMN, WHAT HAS CHANGED. AND
PROPERTY TAX. MINOR DIRECTIONS
THERE. RETAIL SALES, WE ARE
EXPECTING THE STRONG GROWTH IN
2023 TO LEAD TO A NEW BASE,
HIGHER BASE FOR 2024. AND THEN
SOME HIGHER GROWTH IN 2024.
PARTICULARLY IN THE FIRST HALF
OF THE YEAR. SIGNIFICANT
INCREMENT THERE. SMALLER
INCREMENT FOR P AND O TAXES. AN
ONLY MODEST CHANGES BEYOND THAT
FOR ANY OTHER CATEGORIES. COURT
FINES UP AGAIN RELATED TO RED
LIGHT CAMERA ACTIVITY. THE NE
INCREMENT FOR 2024 IS A --
EXACTLY MY MILLION DOLLARS.
ACROSS THE TWO YEARS, 2023 AND
2024, ALMOST 10 MILLION. 9.8.
FOR 2023 AND 2024, A SUMMARY OF
THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE CHANGE
. WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS. NEXT SLIDE I WAS
GOING TO GIVE YOU INFORMATION
ABOUT THE LONG-TERM TRENDS, AND
MOVE ON TO THE NON-GENERAL FUND
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS HERE
I'M HAPPY TO TAKE THEM.
>> COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND A
QUESTION SO FAR? OKAY. I
APPRECIATE THE DIRECTORS DOING
A TRUNCATED PRESENTATION. IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE FULL
TWO AND HALF HOUR PRESENTATION
WE DID ON TUESDAY, IT IS LINKED
ON THE SEATTLE CHANNEL. LET'S G
AHEAD, DIRECTOR NOBLE.
>> OKAY, NEXT SLIDE. I WANT TO
SHIFT AND TALK ABOUT THE
LONG-TERM GROWTH. WE FOCUS A LO
ON 2023 AND 20 TO 24 -- 2024.
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR
SUSTAINABILITY AND OVERALL WORK
WE WANT TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF
THE LONG-TERM AS WELL. WHAT I
PUT ON THIS GRAPH HERE, AND I
TRY TO MAKE THE SIMPLE, TWO
BARS. ONE IS THE PURE GENERAL
FUND, THE BLUE BARS. AND THEN
THE ORANGE, BECAUSE FOR 2023
AND 2020 FOR THE GENERAL FUND
DEPENDS ON SIGNIFICANT TRANSFER
AND RESIDUAL STIMULUS DOLLARS,
IT WAS INTERESTING TO TAKE A
LOOK AT IT WITHOUT THE GRANDSON
TRANSFERS. THE ORANGES YOUR
CORE GENERAL RUN OF --
REVENUES. WHAT THIS TELLS YOU
IS THAT IN 2023, CORE REVENUE
HAS DECLINED SOMEWHAT RELATIVE
TO 2022. BEYOND THAT, WHAT YOU
SEE ARE VERY LOW RANKS. 2024
WILL BE LESS THAN 2023. SETTIN
ASIDE THE TRANSFERS. YOU CAN SE
GOING FORWARD, 2%. NOT QUITE 2
1/2. THREE. VERY SLOW GROWTH
RATES. THESE GROWTH RATES ARE
IN THE NEAR-TERM, BELOW
INFLATION. WE WILL CONTINUE TO
FALL BEHIND IN TERMS OF CITIES
BUYING POWER, IF YOU WILL.
COMPARED TO THE PRE-PANDEMIC
LEVELS, WE ARE STILL BELOW
INFLATION. BOTTOM LINE HERE, W
WILL NOT CATCH UP FROM THE
NATURAL GROWTH TO THE GENERAL
FUND. IMPORTANT YOU HAVE THAT
CONTEXT AS YOU CONSIDER THE
TERM ACTIONS AND THE LONG-TERM
IMPLICATIONS. THIS HAS NOT
CHANGED FROM THE AUGUST
FORECAST. THE LEVELS OF THE
GENERAL FUND HAVE CHANGED. THER
WILL BE MORE OF THIS DISCUSSION
TODAY. THE $10 MILLION INCREMEN
WE WERE SHOWING GROWS QUICKLY
TO A $20 MILLION INCREMENTS. TH
GENERAL FUND IS PER YEAR. ABOU
$20 MILLION OFF ON A PROJECTED
BASIS THAN WE THOUGHT IN AUGUST
REALLY, IN TERMS OF BIGGER, 1.
BILLION. THAT'S A SMALL
INCREMENT. THE SLOW GROWTH RACE
IS STILL THE CASE. THAT DOESN'
CHANGE THAT FACT. NEXT SLIDE
WAS GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE
GENERAL FUND.
>> I THINK IT WOULD BE REALLY
FASCINATING TO SEE THIS
LONG-TERM GROWTH, OR I SHOULD
SAY, STAGNATION, OF THE GENERAL
FUND , COMPARED TO THE
POPULATION GROWTH. THAT MIGHT
BE PROJECTED.
>> I APOLOGIZE IT DIDN'T ASK FO
THAT LAST TIME WE MET. THIS IS
MORE IN LINE WITH HOW WE
PREPARE AS A CITY FOR THE
FUTURE. WE KNOW THAT OVER THE
LAST DECADE THERE HAS BEEN A 21
INCREASE IN THE POPULATION IN
SEATTLE. JUST LAST YEAR THE
NATIONAL DATA SHOWS SEATTLE WA
THE LARGEST , LARGE CITY, WHO
HAD THE HIGHEST GROWTH AND
POPULATION THROUGHOUT 2022.
WHEN THE QUESTION COMES UP ON
WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE A
SPENDING PROBLEM OR A REVENUE
PROBLEM, AND WE SEE THE
STAGNATION IN THE GENERAL FUND
FORECASTED OVER THE NEXT FIVE
YEARS , I WOULD VERY MUCH LOVE
FOR THE COMMUNITY AND OUR
COLLEAGUES TO PUT INTO CONTEXT
THE GROWTH IN POPULATION, AND
THUS, THE GROWTH IN NEEDS.
NEVERMIND COMPOUNDING WE HAVE A
GLOBAL PANDEMIC THAT HAS EGGS U
-- EXACERBATED THOSE NEEDS.
THANK YOU FOR PAUSING ON THIS
SLIDE. FOR FUTURE REFERENCE, IT
WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE THE
COMBINATION OF THE POPULATION
FORECAST, IF THAT'S AVAILABLE.
I THINK SOME UNKNOWN FACTORS CA
REMAIN. GROWTH IN IMMIGRATION
AND MIGRATION ACROSS THE COUNTR
. WE HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF
PEOPLE MOVED TO THIS REGION
BECAUSE WE KNOW THIS HAS A MOR
RELATIVELY STABLE CLIMATE
COMPARED TO OTHER REGIONS OF OU
NATION AND GLOBE. IT IS PROBABL
HARD TO FORECAST FOR THAT. BUT
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO TRY T
DO AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO PROJECT
GROWTH IN POPULATION, AND
CORRESPONDING NEED WITH THE
EXISTING GENERAL FUND REVENUE
STREAMS. THEY GIVE SO MUCH,
DIRECT AND NOBLE. I DO SEE A
HAND. COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, MOSQUEDA.
I AGREE IT IS IMPORTANT TO SHOW
THE GROWTH IN THESE FUNDING
SOURCES, ALONG WITH OTHER
FACTORS, SUCH AS POPULATION
GROWTH . IT WOULD HELP TO SEE
THAT HISTORICALLY, TOO . MAYBE
THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE REFERRING
TO. OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS,
WHATEVER IS HOPEFUL. IN
ADDITION, IT IS HELPFUL TO SEE
THE INCREASE IN THE CONSUMER
PRICE INDEX. IF WE DID THE
POPULATION BY ITSELF, IT WOULD
ACTUALLY BE GROWING NOT AS
QUICKLY AS THE GENERAL FUND. IF
YOU LATER IN THE CONSUMER PRICE
INDEX AS WELL, THEN YOU -- IT I
MY UNDERSTANDING YOU WOULD SEE
THE DOUBLE IMPACT OF THINGS.
THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO SEE .
THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT.
>> I THINK ANOTHER MEASURE THAT
MIGHT BE INTERESTING TO TRACK A
WELL WOULD BE THE GROWTH IN
INCOME OVER THE SAME PERIOD.
AS A MEASURE OF COMMUNITY WEALT
. YOU GIVE A SENSE --
SENSIBILITY TO PAY AS WELL.
THOSE ARE THINGS WE ARE WELL
AWARE OF. GOING FORWARD WE HAVE
TO DO TO PRESENT MORE CONTEXT
OF OVERALL OVER THE LONG RUN.
IN ANY CASE, BEFORE WE MOVE ON,
TO EMPHASIZE AGAIN, IT'S GOING
TO BE A CHALLENGE FOR THE CITY
NEAR-TERM. WE HAVE BEEN USED TO
-- AS THE ECONOMY BOOMS, IN TH
PRE-PANDEMIC PERIOD, LED BY
TECH, BUT ALSO THROUGH
CONSTRUCTION AND THE LIKE, WE
GOT USED TO SIGNIFICANT
YEAR-TO-YEAR GROWTH.
EXPECTATIONS GOING FORWARD IS
SIGNIFICANTLY LESS. NEXT SLIDE.
WE MOVE ON TO TALK ABOUT
NON-GENERAL FUND REVENUE
STREAMS. AGAIN, THE SHADING AS
BEFORE, THE FORECAST OFFICE.
THOSE NOT SHADED FROM THE
BUDGET OFFICE. THE FIRST LINE
HERE IS THE PAYROLL TAX. I'M
GOING TO WALK THROUGH THOSE
NUMBERS. WE HAD TWO MORE SLIDES
TO FOLLOW. THE LAST TWO SLIDES
OF THE PRESENTATION, TO TALK
MORE ABOUT THE TAX AND TO PUT
IT INTO CONTEXT. ALMOST $6
MILLION IN THE PAYROLL FORECAST
FOR 2023. AND THE REVISION
UPWARDS OF A -- UPWARDS. AS MY
COLLEAGUE WILL EXPLAIN CHARLIE
THAT IS EXPECTATIONS AROUND
STOCK VALUES. WHAT WE DISCOVERE
IS FOR A SIGNIFICANT SHARE OF
THE LARGEST PAYERS OF THE STOC
COMPENSATION , IF THE DRIVER.
AND THAT INFLUENCES OUR NET
REVENUES . THIS MAKES IT VERY
HARD TO FORECAST WHAT'S GOING T
HAPPEN. PART OF THE DISCUSSION
OVER THE NEXT TWO SLIDES IS A
HIGH DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY WE
HAVE IN THIS FORECAST. AGAIN,
HIGHLIGHTING REDUCTION THIS YEA
, ALMOST 6 MILLION OF ALMOST
2024 . YOU CAN SEE THE NET OVER
TWO YEARS. OMISSIONS TAX --
EMISSIONS TAX UP SLIGHTLY. AN
EXPECTATION THAT WILL CONTINUE
OTHER NOTABLE CHANGE IS IN REAL
ESTATE EXCISE TAX. THIS IS A
REAL ESTATE ON EXCISE TAX. I
AUGUST WE HAD 50 1/2 MILLION,
BRINGING THAT DOWN TO JUST
BELOW 49 MILLION. THAT'S AGAIN
BASED ON PERFORMANCE OVER THE
PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. WE
THOUGHT WE LOWERED THIS ENOUGH,
BUT WE CONTINUE TO SEE
SLUGGISHNESS. AGAIN, CONSIDER
THE VOLATILITY HERE. THIS WAS A
$91 MILLION SOURCE OF REVENUE ,
NOW EXPECTED TO BE LISTENED 30
MILLION. TWO HUGE FACTORS HERE
INTEREST RATES, WHICH IS ON TH
RESIDENTIAL SIDE. ON THE
COMMERCIAL SIDE, INTEREST RATES
ARE ALSO BINDING. THE LACK OF
DEMAND FOR NEW OFFICE . THE
VOLUME OF NEW RESIDENTIAL WORK
AND MULTIFAMILY COMING ONLINE,
MEANING THERE'S LESS ACTIVITY A
WELL. REDUCTIONS OF ALMOST 1.9
IN 2023, AND 1.6+ IN 2024.
LOOKING DOWN , ONE TIME LOSS OF
REVENUES FOR THE VEHICLE LICENS
FEE DUE TO THE DELAY OF THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FEE RATES
THAT DOES NOT CONTINUE INTO
2024. COMMERCIAL PARKING TAX
LOWERED. AGAIN, REFLECTING LESS
ACTIVITY THAN HAD BEEN
ANTICIPATED YEAR TO DATE.
SCHOOL ZONE SPEED ENFORCEMENT,
SMALL REDUCTION IN 2023. A MORE
SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN 2024
RELATED TO SCHOOL CLOSURES.
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION, ACTUALLY.
A COUPLE OF LOCATIONS WHERE WE
HAVE CAMERAS IN PLACE. THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ENGAGED IN
MAJOR REHABILITATION OF MAJOR
FACILITIES. THEY'RE CLOSING THE
SCHOOLS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS
WHILE THE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
IS UNDERWAY. HOPEFULLY IT IS N
LONGER A SCHOOL ZONE. WE LOSE
REVENUE RELATED TO THOSE
CAMERAS. THAT'S THE NATURE OF
THE CHANGE THERE. ANTICIPATES
OVERTIME, AS THOSE SCHOOLS COM
BACK ONLINE. BEFORE WE DIG IN
TO TALK MORE ABOUT THE
JUMPSTART PAYROLL TAX FORECAST,
ARE THERE QUESTIONS ABOUT OTHER
REVENUES ON THIS PAGE?
>> I DO NOT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
I WANT TO ECHO THE POINTS YOU
MADE ARE SPELLED OUT IN A
CENTRAL STAFF MEMO THAT TOM MAD
PUT TOGETHER EARLIER THIS YEAR
AND HAS BEEN FOR SHATTERING THI
CONVERSATION OVER THE LAST TWO
OR THREE YEARS. IF YOU WANT
ADDITIONAL REFERENCES TO WHAT
DIRECTOR NOBLE HAS BEEN TALKING
ABOUT, PLEASE LOOK BACK AT THE
CENTRAL STAFF MEMOS AS WELL.
REALLY TALKED ABOUT THE YEARS
AND THE PROJECTED PROBLEMS WE
SEE COMPOUNDING FOR THE
POTENTIAL ECONOMIC STABILITY.
THANKS AGAIN FOR HIGHLIGHTING
THOSE IN PREVIOUS MEMOS AS
WELL.
>> THANK YOU. WILL GIVE YOU
MORE INSIGHTS. MORE INSIGHTS
ABOUT THE PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX
FORECAST.
>> THANKS, GOOD MORNING. FIRST
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT FORECAST
UPDATE, AND WE WILL HAVE ONE
MORE SLIDE WITH A DISCUSSION O
GENERAL UNCERTAINTY , RELATING
TO THE JUMPSTART PAYROLL EXPENS
FORECAST. 2023 REVENUE
FORECAST , SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN
IN AUGUST . THAT REFLECTS ONE O
THE TWO WE USED TO DEVELOP THE
FORECAST. WE USED OUT ON RETUR
AS ONE IMPORTANT FACTOR, AND
THEN STOP PRICE EXPECTATION .
THE PRICE OF THE STOCK FOR THE
COMPANIES THAT ARE MAJOR
TAXPAYERS , TURNED OUT TO BE
IMPORTANT AND AFFECTS THE
REVENUE. IN TERMS OF THE RETURN
, THE DATA WE ARE SEEING, IT'S
VERY CLOSE TO WHAT WE WERE
EXPECTING IN AUGUST. THE MAIN
REASON FOR THE CHANGE IS
DIFFERENT EXPECTATION REGARDING
STOCK RACES. IN PARTICULAR, I
THE CHART ON THE RIGHT. THE
LIGHT BLUE AND THE DARKER BLUE
DOTS COMPARE THE EXPECTED
YEAR-OVER-YEAR GROWTH. IN
AUGUST. THAT'S THE LIGHT BLUE
POINTS. IN THE CURRENT YEAR OVE
YEAR IN THE DARK BLUE POINTS.
YOU CAN SEE THERE'S BEEN A
DOWNWARD TRANSITION IN THE --
THEY HAVE -- THE SLIDES AROUND
THE DOTS, THEY SLIDE -- SHOW
HOW MUCH UNCERTAINTY THERE IS
RELATIVE TO THE AVERAGE POINT.
. THE ANALYST. THE LINE GOES
FROM THE LOW TO HIGH ESTIMATES
FOR PEOPLE PROVIDING THE
REPORTS. AS WE ARE GETTING
CLOSER TO THE NEAR -- URINE FO
2023, THE AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY
THERE IS SMALL. AGAIN, THE MAI
CHANGE THAT EXPLAINS IT,
SLIGHTLY LOWER EXPECTATIONS
THAN AVERAGE FOR 2023. LOOKING
OUT THE FORECAST FOR 2024, THE
CHANGE , THE LARGE UPWARD
POSITION IS PRIMARILY BECAUSE O
BETTER EXPECTATIONS FOR STOCK
PRICES NEXT YEAR . AVERAGE 2024
. THEY BELIEVE 2024 WILL BE A
GOOD YEAR FOR THE STOCK MARKET
A COUPLE OF COMPANIES THAT ARE
INCLUDED IN THIS CHART ARE HERE
FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES.
THEIR COMPANIES KNOWN TO HAVE
SIGNIFICANT PRINT IN SEATTLE
CITY, OR THE REGION .
MICROSOFT, FOR EXAMPLE HAS A
HEADQUARTERS OUTSIDE OF SEATTLE
WE INCLUDED THEM IN THE CHART
TO PROVIDE SOME SENSE OF HOW
MUCH UNCERTAINTY THERE IS , AND
WHERE THE WHOLE SECTOR MIGHT BE
HEADING IN THE NEXT YEAR. THOS
PURPLE POINTS ARE, AGAIN, THE
AVERAGE EXPECTATIONS BY WALL
STREET JOURNAL ANALYSTS. THE
LINE GOES FROM BELOW TO THE HIG
ESTIMATE FOR THE YEAR-OVER-YEA
CHANGE , IN SOME CASES, THE LOW
POINT ACTUALLY LIES WITH THE
DECLINE IN STOCK PRICE OF THAT
PARTICULAR COUNTRY -- COMPANY.
ON AVERAGE, THE ANALYSTS ARE
QUITE OPTIMISTIC. THAT'S THE
REASON WHY THE FORECAST FOR 202
HAS BEEN REVISED SIGNIFICANTLY
IN TERMS OF RETURN TO THE OFFIC
, IT SEEMS TO BE PLATEAUING.
THERE HASN'T BEEN A MAJOR
CHANGE IN OUR EXPECTATIONS. TH
LAST ONE BUT RESULTED IN
INCREASED TO 5 MILLION FORECAST
FOR NEXT YEAR, THE SUNSETTING O
THE NONPROFIT HEALTHCARE
ENTITIES DEDUCTIONS. AROUND
FOUR POINT IN THE FORECAST. WE
CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. WE
HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF ADDITIONAL
DETAIL ON THE AMOUNT OF
UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE
FORECAST. THE JUMPSTART TAX IS
QUITE SIGNIFICANT . ALMOST AS
LARGE AS RETAIL SALES. BUSINESS
AND OCCUPATION TAX. IT'S QUITE
DIFFERENT FROM THOSE TWO YEAR.
IN GENERAL, OUR UNDERSTANDING
OF THE TAX BASE IS LIMITED IN
LEARNING MORE AS WE GO, TRYING
TO INCORPORATE OUR IMPROVED
UNDERSTANDING INTO OUR FORECAST
AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON
IMPROVING OUR MODELS. ONE OF
THE FACTS WE HAVE FOUND OUT TO
BE SIGNIFICANT AND EXPLAINS
BOTH THE OVER PERFORMANCE ,
THE PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX , IT'S
BEEN MORE THAN -- SIGNIFICANTL
MORE THAN EXPECTED IN THE FIRST
YEAR AND DROPPING ABOUT 50
MILLION IN 2021 AND 2022. THA
STOCK PRICE DEVELOPMENT HAS
PROVED TO BE QUITE A
SIGNIFICANT FACTOR. THE CHART
THERE AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT SHOW
AGAIN HOW MUCH THE STOCK PRICE
EXPECTATION MATTERS FOR THE
FORECAST NEXT YEAR. KEEP IN
MIND THAT THE PREVIOUS SLIDE
SHOWED A LARGE RANGE FOR THOSE
COMPANIES INCLUDED IN THE
ILLUSTRATED EXAMPLE. THE RANGE
FROM THE PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO
TO THE OPTIMISTIC SCENARIO FOR
NEXT YEAR IS ABOUT 400 MILLION
50 MILLION DOWN FROM BASELINE.
ROUGHLY 50 MILLION UP BETWEEN
BASELINE AND THE OPTIMISTIC
SCENARIO. THAT IS REALLY JUST
THE RESULT OF LARGE UNCERTAINT
REGARDING THE STOCK PRICE
CHANGES. BEYOND THAT, THERE IS
-- THERE ARE ADDITIONAL FACTOR
THAT INCREASE THE UNCERTAINTY
THE DATA WE HAVE TO DEVELOP
THE FORECAST IS STILL RATHER
LIMITED. WE HAVE WORKED TO
OBTAIN ACCESS TO THE PAYROLL
DATA TO IMPROVE OUR ABILITY TO
FORECAST THE JUMPSTART PAYROL
TAX REVENUE. AS WE COLLECT MOR
DATA, WE WILL BE ABLE TO IMPROV
OUR FORECAST. THE AMOUNT OF
UNCERTAINTY SHOULD BE SMALLER.
THERE ARE FACTORS IN THE LONG
RUN ESPECIALLY THAT POSE
POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT
DOWNWARD TREES. THE CHART ON
THE TOP HERE SHOWS THE
EXPECTATIONS REGARDING THE
OFFICE -- AS THE RETURN TO TH
OFFICE SEEMS TO BE STABILIZING
SOMEWHERE AROUND THREE DAYS IN
THE OFFICE RATHER THAN FOUR OR
FIVE. THE EXPECTATIONS THAT TH
RATES WILL CONTINUE TO CLIMB .
COMPANIES WE NEED TO -- NEED
TO RE-ELEVATE WHETHER TO EXTEN
THOSE LEASES, OR LET THEM EXPIR
AND GO OUTSIDE OF THE CITY.
THERE'S THE POSSIBILITY THAT
SOME OF THE TAX BASE HAS
INCREASED, AND THE COMPANIES ,
IF THEY DECIDE TO RELOCATE
OUTSIDE OF THE CITY, THEY WILL
NO LONGER BE PART OF THE
EMPLOYMENT THAT WILL MOVE OUT
AND WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE
PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX. THE
SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE
OFFICE HE -- OFFICE VACANCY RAT
, TOGETHER WITH THE OVERALL
DECLINE WITH THE SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF OFFICE SPACE
CONSTRUCTION THAT IS CURRENTLY
IN PLACE ON THE EAST SIDE POSE
A POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT
INCREASE. IT'S HARD TO QUANTIFY
HOW MUCH . THE UNCERTAINTY IS
NOT DIRECTLY INCORPORATED TO TH
FORECAST. THE UNCERTAINTY [
INDISCERNIBLE ] COULD
POTENTIALLY MATTER QUITE
SIGNIFICANTLY. WITH THAT, I
THINK WE ARE AT THE END OF THE
DISCUSSION FOR JUMPSTART
PAYROLLS . I AM HAPPY TO TAKE
ANY QUESTIONS.
>> QUESTIONS OVERALL AS WELL.
>> GREAT PARK I DO NOT SEE ANY
QUESTIONS. LET'S ROLL INTO
DAVID'S PRESENTATION, AND THEN
WE CAN TAKE THE PRESENTATION -
TAKE QUESTIONS OVER THE WHOLE
PICTURE.
>> I THINK THERE'S MAYBE A
MISTAKE. I DON'T HAVE A
SEPARATE PRESENTATION.
>> GREAT PARK APOLOGIES FOR
THAT.
>> SAVE YOU SOME TIME WITH HER.
>> QUESTIONS WE COULD'VE
OTHERWISE ANSWERED. YEAH.
>> I AM NOT SEEING ANY HANDS. I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR WALKING U
THROUGH THE INFORMATION. IT WA
A MIX OF GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS,
FOR THE NEAR TERM, RIGHT?
SLIGHTLY UP , REVENUE FOR
JUMPSTART AND GENERAL FUNDS.
SLIGHTLY DOWN FOR
TRANSPORTATION AND
INFRASTRUCTURE STREAMS. I
APPRECIATE THE REAL-TIME
INFORMATION THAT HELPS INFORM
THE BUDGET DELIBERATIONS IN
FRONT OF US. AGAIN, HAPPY TO
USE SOME OF THE GENERAL FUND
INCREASES TO PUT ADDITIONAL
FUNDING INTO PLANNING RESERVES,
AND SMALLER INVESTMENTS IN THE
OVERALL BALANCING PACKAGE .
JUMPSTART REVENUES ALLOW US TO
BUILD BACK SOME OF THE
REDUCTIONS PROPOSED ACROSS
CATEGORIES, AND ALSO ENSURE
THERE WAS ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO
REALLY STABILIZE AND ADMINISTE
THE PROGRAMS. AND THEN TO
ACCOMMODATE FOR THE
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
REDUCTIONS. WE WERE ABLE TO
CLOSE THE REMAINING GAP. THERE
WAS ABOUT A $10 MILLION COMBINE
REDUCTION ACROSS THOSE REVENUE
STREAMS. THINGS TO SOME CREATIV
WORK AND GOOD THINKING FROM
CENTRAL STAFF AND OUR EXECUTIV
PARTNERS, WE WERE ABLE TO CLOSE
PART OF THAT GAP . THE CENTRAL
STAFF, ALONG WITH MY OFFICE,
WORKED TO CLOSE THE REMAINING
$5 MILLION HOLD THAT NEEDED TO
BE CLOSED UP WITH THE USE OF
GENERAL FUND WE WANT TO
CONTINUE TO INVEST IN THOSE
PROGRAMS AND OUR INFRASTRUCTURE
I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.
DIRECTOR NOBLE, DID YOU HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO
ADD?
>> NO, TO SINK THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY. IF THERE ARE
ANY FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS WE ARE
AVAILABLE OFF-LINE, IF YOU WILL
THANK YOU AGAIN. I LOOK FORWAR
TO DOING THIS AGAIN IN THE
FUTURE.
>> EQUITY, EXCELLENT. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU
PLEASE READ ITEM THE ONE AND
THREE INTO THE RECORD TOGETHER?
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE, INTRODUCTIO
AND OVERVIEW FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION, AND AGENDA ITEM
THREE, CHAIRS BALANCING PACKAGE
FOR BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AS
WE HAVE THIS OVER TO OUR CENTRA
STAFF TEAM, WANT TO TAKE ANOTHE
MINUTE TO THANK THE INCREDIBLE
COLLEAGUES FROM CENTRAL STAFF
WHO HAVE BEEN HERE WITH US
THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION, WH
HAVE BEEN WORKING LITERALLY
AROUND THE CLOCK AROUND CREATIN
THE PROPOSED BALANCING PACKAGE
IN FRONT OF US, AND HELP TO
IDENTIFY THE CHANGES IN EXISTIN
REVENUE STREAMS, AND THE NEW
INFORMATION WE RECEIVED AT THE
BEGINNING OF THIS PROCESS AND
ALLOWED FOR US TO CREATE A
STREAMLINED PROCESS THAT ALLOWE
FOR THE CHAIRS BALANCING PACKAG
TO INCORPORATE AS MANY
AMENDMENTS AS POSSIBLE TO REALL
ENSURE THIS WAS A COLLECTIVE
PRODUCT FROM ALL OF US. AND THE
THIS GIVES US THE PLATFORM TO
IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS
THAT MIGHT BE NECESSARY OR
DESIRED FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS. I
WANT TO THANK YOU CENTRAL STUFF
FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE WORK ON THE
ANALYSIS THAT HAS GONE INTO
ENSURING WE HAVE A BALANCED 202
CALENDAR YEAR BUDGET IN FRONT
OF US, BUT REALLY , THANK YOU
FOR HEARING ALL OF THE COUNCIL
MEMBERS , AND THE ISSUES THEY
ARE TRYING TO RAISE AND IDENTIF
WAYS TO POSSIBLY FUND TO THOSE.
BUT ALSO TO FLUSH OUT THE
CONCEPTS. YOUR EXPERTISE AND
DILIGENCE TO SERVING ALL OF US
IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. BY NAME
I WANT TO TO THINK DIRECTOR
HANDY, DEPUTY DIRECTOR,
EXECUTIVE SYSTEM, SEATTLE
COUNCIL COUNSEL.. I ALSO WANT
TO THANK YOU -- AM I MISSING
ANYBODY, CENTRAL STAFF?
>> YOU ARE MISSING THE RAINBOW
BUDGET PONY.
>> OUR LITTLE STATUES HERE IN
FRONT. ALL OF THE FOLKS WHO HAV
GONE INTO MAKING THE INCREDIBLE
AMENDMENTS YOU WILL SEE IN FRON
OF US TODAY. REALLY, THANK YOU
TO EVERYBODY WHO HAS PROVIDED
FEEDBACK ON POLICY IDEAS,
FUNDING STRATEGIES, AND FLUSHED
OUT INITIAL POLICY IDEAS WITH
THE EXPERTISE OF CENTRAL STAFF
ARE NONPARTISAN. CENTRAL STAFF.
YOU WILL SEE ALL COUNCIL
MEMBERS FINGERPRINTS IN THIS
PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2024.
THANK YOU. WITH THAT I HANDED
OVER TO ESTHER HANDY TO WALK U
THROUGH THE OVERVIEW OF 2024
BALANCING PACKAGE. THANK YOU,
CHAIR MOSQUEDA, THANK YOU FOR
THE LIFT UP OF THIS TEAM. IT'S
BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YO
ON THE COUNCIL MEMBERS OVER TH
PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS TO
UNDERSTAND THIS BUDGET AND GET
TO THIS BALANCING PACKAGE. I A
GOING TO BEGIN WITH A SET OF
SLIDES THAT PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW
OF SOME OF THE BIG PICTURE
BALANCING . THIS WILL INCLUDE
HOW THE JUMPSTART FUNDS ARE USE
IN THE PACKAGE, HOWEVER RESPONS
TO THE OCTOBER REVENUE FORECAST
, AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE
GENERAL FUND DEFICIT. WE WILL
TAKE QUESTIONS ON THAT, AND THE
WE WILL TURN TO THE INDIVIDUAL
TRANSACTIONS IN THE PACKAGE.
WE'LL WALK THROUGH THEM ONE BY
ONE, CATEGORIZED BY DEPARTMENT.
DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND I ARE
GOING TO DO MOST OF THE
PRESENTING TODAY FOR EFFICIENC
SAKE. WE HAVE MUCH OF THE
CENTRAL STAFF TEAM ON THE LINE
TO ENTER SUBJECT MATTER
QUESTIONS. I WANT TO NOTE, WHAT
I PRESENT IS THE TEAM'S
COLLECTIVE WORK. PATTY, LET'S
JUMP INTO THE FIRST SLIDE . TH
PACKAGE RETAINED THE $84
MILLION TRANSFERRED TO THE FUND
PROPOSED IN THE BUDGET.
SUPPORTING GENERAL FUND
PROGRAMS. IT DOES SO BY
TRANSFERRING BACK 93 POINT
MILLION DOLLARS , JUMPSTART
DOLLARS TO THE GENERAL FUND.
THANKS FOR GIVING ME A MINUTE
AS I FIND MY RHYTHM HERE THIS
MORNING. WITH IT IT MOVES THE
PROGRAMS LISTED ON THE SLIDE.
THE INCREASE FOR WAGE EQUITY
FOR HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS, TH
STARTUP COSTS FOR THE HOUSING
PDA, RELOCATION OF ROZZI'S
VILLAGE, AND COMPLIANCE STAFF
FOR THE ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS. THOSE ARE ALL THE
SAME FUNDING LEVELS AS PROPOSED
IN THE MAYOR'S BUDGET, BUT THE
ARE NOT SUPPORTED BY GENERAL
FUNDING INSTEAD OF JUMPSTART
RESOURCES. SECOND, THE CHAIRS
PACKAGE RESTORES AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND ECONOMIC RESILIENC
CATEGORIES TO LEVELS IN THE 202
ENDORSED BUDGET. IT REDUCES
ABOUT $1 MILLION OF PROPOSED
SPENDING IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE
CATEGORY THAT WAS FOCUSED ON AN
-- EVALUATION OF THE TAGS AND
PROGRAMS. WHEN WE GET INTO
SPECIFICS WE WILL DESCRIBE THAT
MORE IN DETAIL . WITH THE
REDUCTION THERE'S A SWAP OUT O
THE -- ECONOMIC RESILIENCE
CATEGORY INTO ADMIN. WE WILL
WALK YOU THROUGH THOSE IN THE
NEXT SECTION. THE FINAL PIECES
ADDS $2 MILLION TO THE
JUMPSTART PLAN AND RESERVE TO
SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS SUPPORTED
. THE PROPOSED BUDGET
PROJECTED , $1.8 MILLION IN THE
RESERVE , AND THE BALANCING
PACKAGE BRINGS THAT UP TO $3.8
MILLION . THE JUMPSTART FUND HA
A LARGER RESERVE ON THE SCALE
OF $15-$20 MILLION USED TO
ADDRESS REVENUES EXPECTED IN
2023 AND 2022. YOU JUST HEARD
FROM THE FORECAST OFFICE ABOUT
THE RANGE OF UNCERTAINTY IN TH
FORECAST FOR THIS TAX. BUILDING
RESERVES HELPS PROTECT AGAINST
THAT VOLATILITY. THE NEXT SLIDE
SHOWS THE TOTALS. MAYBE I WILL
WALK THROUGH THE AND TAKE
QUESTIONS.
>> THAT WILL BE FINE. I SEE
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAD A
QUESTION. I WANT TO NOTE, I
APOLOGIZE, DO NOT INCLUDE ON TH
AGENDA THE SUMMARY DOCUMENT WE
CREATED THAT PROVIDES A 4 1/2
PAGE SUMMARY OF ALL OF THE
INVESTMENTS , AND THE MAJOR
CHANGES THAT DIRECTOR HANDY IS
WALKING THROUGH RIGHT NOW. I
HAVE JUST EMAILED THAT TO THE
FLOOR. YOU WOULD HAVE RECEIVED
IT IN THE PRESS RELEASE, BUT I
APOLOGIZE I SHOULD HAVE ASKED
EFFORT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE
AGENDA AS WELL. WE WILL GO BACK
TO DIRECT THE -- DIRECTOR
HANDY. COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
IS FIRST IN THE QUEUE.
>> THIS COLUMN SHOWS THE 2020
ENDORSED BUDGET -- 2024 ENDORSE
BUDGET BY CATEGORY. THE METAL
COLUMNS ARE THE PROPOSED BUDGET
FROM THE MAYOR, THE LAST TWO
COLUMNS ARE THE CHAIRS
BALANCING PACKAGE. YOU WILL SEE
UNDER GENERAL FUND BALANCING, 8
MILLION PROPOSED. 83 1/2 MILLIO
IN THE BALANCING PACKAGE.
ADMINISTRATION AND EVALUATION
STAYS UNDER THAT UP TO 5%. 4%
OF TOTAL JUMPSTART SPENDING.
THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION
CATEGORY IS RESTORED TO 34
MILLION, WHICH IS THE 15%
ALLOCATION OF JUMPSTART FUNDS,
DEFINED BY THE FUND OF POLICIES
NO CHANGE IN EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT. VERY NICE -- VERY
MINOR CHANGE IN GREEN NEW DEAL.
YOU WILL SEE HOUSING IS UP TO
THE $41 MILLION LEVEL IN THE
BALANCING PACKAGE. 63% OF TOTAL
RESOURCES, MEETING THE REQUIRED
62%. I'M HAPPY TO TAKE
QUESTIONS ON THE JUMPSTART
MOVES AND TOTALS.
>> OKAY, GREAT, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU. I WAS JUST
REFLECTING , THE STATEMENT YOU
MADE, DIRECTOR HANDY, THAT THE
FUND A SWAP FOR THE ITEMS
FUNDED DOES NOT CHANGE THE
NUMBER OF DOLLARS ALLOCATED,
AND I JUST WANTED TO -- I THIN
THERE IS ONE EXCEPTION TO THAT.
THE HUMAN SERVICES WAGES. I
THINK THERE'S AN ACCEPTED BUDGE
REQUEST IN THE CHAIRS PACKAGE
THAT INCREASES -- IT DOESN'T
INCREASE THE 2%, INCREASES THE
WAY TO GET TO 2%, IT INCREASES
THE DOLLARS. THE DOLLAR AMOUNT
IS CHANGE. THE PERCENTAGE IS
THE SAME.
>> THANK YOU, YES. THE
BALANCING PACKAGE RETAINS A 2%
WAGE EQUITY INCREASE FOR HUMAN
SERVICE CONTRACT PROVIDERS. ON
THE ORDER OF A $300,000
INCREASE IN THE PACKAGE , SUCH
THAT THE CONTRACTS RECEIVE THE
INCREASE. EQUITY IS ON TOP O
THOSE AMOUNTS, RATHER THAN
HAVING THE WAGE EQUITY AMOUNT
AND INFLAMMATION AMOUNT ADDED
TOGETHER. THANK YOU.
>> SORRY TO JUMP AHEAD. PERHAP
SOME FOLKS LISTENING MIGHT MIS
, AS YOU ACCURATELY SAID, THE
PERCENTAGES WERE THE SAME, BUT
THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS, WE WILL
LEARN MORE ABOUT LATER.
>> WAS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANTE
TO ADD THERE?
>> I THINK I WILL JUST MAYBE
CLARIFY , HOPEFULLY NOT ADD TO
AND ANY CONCLUSION. TO ADD TO
THAT BUCKET THEY ARE NOT BACKE
BY THE GENERAL STORE TRANSFERS.
THEY ARE UNRELATED TO THE
BREAKDOWN OF THE PERCENTAGES,
BUT THEY ARE FUNDED BY SOME OF
THE GENERAL FUND THROUGH
CERTAIN PIECES OF THE PACKAGE
AS WELL AS THE REVENUE FORECAST
>> GREAT. IF THERE AREN'T ANY
FURTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT
JUMPSTART, WILL MOVE TO THE
FORECAST. GREAT, NEXT SLIDE,
PATTY.
>> JUST TO WALK YOU THROUGH TH
FORECAST, TWO BIG REVENUE
SOURCES ARE UP AS THEY
DESCRIBED. THE CHAIR WAS
RESPONDING TO A $9.8 MILLION
INCREASE IN GENERAL FUND
REVENUES. THAT'S TWO PRIMARY
WAYS IN THE PACKAGE. THE FIRST
$5 MILLION IS TO AVOID
REDUCTION IN INVESTMENTS. AND T
INCREASE CONTRIBUTIONS TO
PLANNING RESERVES . 4 1/2
MILLION IS TO USE FOR EXPANDED
SERVICES. AGAIN, WE WILL WALK
THROUGH THOSE LINE BY LINE. TH
9 1/2 MILLION DOLLAR INCREASE
IS USED PRIMARILY TO RESTORE
THE HOUSING RESILIENCE
CATEGORIES, AS JUST DESCRIBED,
TO THE 2024 ENDORSED BUDGET
LEVELS AND $2 MILLION IS USED
TO ADD TO PLANNING RESERVES.
THOSE ARE THE TWO BIG NUGGETS O
NEW RESOURCES. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> SOUNDS GOOD. COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, KNOW YOU ARE EAGER T
GET TO TRANSPORTATION. LET'S
TAKE QUESTIONS ON THE SLIDE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. SORRY IF
YOU ALLUDED TO THIS ALREADY, BU
THE 9.5 MILLION INCREASE IN
JUMPSTART REVENUE , I THOUGHT
THAT THEY WERE REFERRING TO A
$19 MILLION OR $14 MILLION
INCREASE IN JUMPSTART.
>> HAPPY TO CLARIFY THERE. THE
FORECAST SHOWED APPROXIMATELY A
$19 MILLION INCREASE IN 2024,
AND IT IS A 14 1/2 MILLION
DOLLAR INCREASE ACROSS THE
BIENNIUM. THIS PACKAGE ASSUMES
THE EXTENSION OF THE PAYROLL TA
EXEMPTION FOR NONPROFIT ,
HEALTHCARE, LIFE SCIENCE
FACILITIES THAT HAS BEEN IN
PLACE SINCE THE ADOPTION OF THE
TAGS AND EXPIRES AT THE END OF
THE YEAR. IF YOU ASSUME THAT,
THE NET TOTAL IS 9 1/2 MILLION
DOLLARS IN INCREASED AMOUNTS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
THANKS FOR THE CLARIFICATION.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO TO
TRANSPORTATION, THE STRATA
FOLLOW-UP, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN? OKAY, TRANSPORTATION
>> THE TOUGHER PART OVER THE
LAST WEEK. THE BALANCING
PACKAGE RESPONSE TO A THREE AND
HALF MILLION DOLLARS DECREASE I
REAL ESTATE EXCISE TAX BY
SPENDING OUT A PORTION OF THE
$5 MILLION RESERVE . THAT
ALLOWS US TO SUSTAIN CAPITOL
PROGRAMS . A $1.3 MILLION
INCREASE , AND A $2.4 MILLION
INCREASE IN SCHOOLS BEADS ON
ENFORCEMENT REVENUES, THEY ARE
JUST TOGETHER WITH THE TRANSFER
OF $3 MILLION GENERAL FUND --
>> ACCUSE ME -- EXCUSE ME. I'M
NOT SURE THE SEATTLE CHANNEL IS
BROADCASTING THE SPEAKER OR THE
SLIDE, CAN WE DOUBLE CHECK ON
THAT? WE SHOULD HAVE THE SHARE
SCREEN, AND DIRECTOR ESTHER
HANDY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE CA
CHANGE THAT . YOU ARE NOW
SHOWING. FOR ANYONE WHO MISSED
IT, THOSE ARE LINKED ON THE
AGENDA. WE WILL GET THE SUMMARY
DOCUMENT I MENTIONED EARLIER.
OKAY, I'M GOING TO TURN IT BACK
TO DIRECTOR HANDY AND KEEP MY
EYE ON THE SCREEN SO WE CAN HAV
THE POWERPOINT SHOWING, AND
DIRECTOR HANDY.
>> HOURS ADDRESSING THE
DECREASE IN VEHICLE LICENSE FEE
AND SCHOOL SPEED ZONE
ENFORCEMENT REVENUE, NOTING
THEY ARE ADDRESSED BY A
APPLYING $3 MILLION OF GENERAL
FUND INCREASE FROM THE REVENUE
FORECAST, AND A REDUCTION OF
$75,000 FROM THE CONTRIBUTIONS
TO THE EMERGENCY FUND. I WILL
NOTE THAT TRANSACTION MOVES THE
PAYMENT TO THE EMERGENCY FUND
FROM 2020 420-2025 THIS
CONTINUES TO FULLY REPLENISH
THE FUND BY 2026, AS PLANNED. A
SHIFT IN THAT FUND, IN ORDER TO
SUSTAIN THOSE TRANSPORTATION
ADVANCEMENTS. FINALLY, IT
ADDRESSES THE $2.4 MILLION
DECREASE IN THE PARKING TAX BY
USING A REVENUE STABILIZATION
FOR THAT FUND. THE NUTS OF
THOSE ACTIONS IS TO PRESERVE AL
CAPITOL AND TRANSPORTATION
PROJECTS BY THESE FUNDS. I WILL
NOTE AS WE HEAD INTO THE COMPAN
WEEKS, THE CHAIR, CENTRAL STUFF
AND THE BUDGET OFFICE WILL DIVE
FURTHER INTO THE TECHNICAL
DETAILS OF THESE FUNDS TO
THOROUGHLY DETERMINE IF THERE
ARE WAYS TO BALANCE THAT RELY
LESS ON THE RESERVES, BUT STILL
AVOID CUP TO THE CURRENT
PROJECT, AND WE WILL BE BRINGIN
THIS FORWARD . ANY QUESTIONS ON
TRANSPORTATION FUNDS.
>> I AM NOT SEEING ANYTHING.
>> GREAT. YEP. SEEING MAN, I
WILL RETURN -- I WILL TURN TO
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE
PROJECTED GENERAL FUND DEFICIT,
AND APPRECIATION FOR TOM IN
PUTTING THIS TOGETHER IN SHORT
ORDER. AS A REMINDER, THE BLUE
CHARTS, THE BLUE LINE IS
REVENUE, REDLINE IS A EXPECTED
-- $247 MILLION FOR 2025 AND
BEYOND. IF WE GO TO THE NEXT
SLIDE WE WILL SEE THE AVERAGE
DEFICIT REDUCED TO 221 MILLION.
THIS IS PRIMARILY DUE TO THE
FORECAST, SHOWING AN ONGOING
INCREASE IN REVENUE, AS WELL AS
TO A CORRECTION OF AN ERROR IN
THE PLAN. I WILL ADD THE
BALANCING PACKAGE ONLY ADDS A
VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF ONGOING NE
SPENDING TO THE GENERAL FUND,
WHICH HELPS WITH THIS LOOK AT
THE SUSTAINABILITY. EDITIONS AR
PRIMARILY ONE-TIME EXPENDITURE
TO THE GENERAL FUND. WERE YOU
SEE ONGOING PROGRAMS, THERE AR
LARGELY SUPPORTED BY JUMPSTART
FUNDS. QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
DEFICIT? I WILL TURN TO BUDGET
LEGISLATION.
>> LET'S KEEP GOING.
>> GREAT. THIS PACKAGE, IN
ADDITION TO THE TRANSACTIONS WE
WILL GO THROUGH SHORTLY BY
DEPARTMENT , ASSUME THE
INCLUSION OF A SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF BUDGET LEGISLATION.
ON OCTOBER 11th, CENTRAL STAFF
PRESENTED A LIST OF PROPOSED
BUDGET LEGISLATION. THIS
INCLUDES ALL THE PIECES THAT
WERE TRANSMITTED WITH THE
BUDGET, AND A FEW PROPOSED BY
COUNCIL MEMBERS. THAT LIST IS
LINKED TO THESE SLIDES, AND WE
CAN PULL IT UP IF NEEDED. THE
PACKAGE ASSUMES THE ADOPTION OF
THAT LEGISLATION, EXCEPT FOR
THE JUMPSTART FUND FLEXIBILITY
ORDINANCE TRANSMITTED WITH THE
BUDGET AND IT'S BEING REPLACED
WITH ONE THAT AMENDS THE
POLICIES ONLY TO EXTEND THE
DEDUCTION TO NONPROFIT
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, WITH THE
REALIGNMENT DONE IN THIS PACKAG
, ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY IS NOT
NEEDED. I WAS INCLUDED THE
EXECUTIVE ORDINANCE. THE
CAPITOL GAINS AND WATER BILLS
ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE
PACKAGE, BUT THEY'VE BEEN
INTRODUCED TO THE COUNCILS.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN MAY
BRING THEM FORWARD IN THE NEXT
ROUND OF AMENDMENTS. COUNCIL
MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO ALL OF
THE TRANSMITTED LEGISLATION.
LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANCE, IF YOU
ARE NOT SURE OF WHERE TO FIND
THOSE, THEY CAN HELP YOU TO
THEM. A FEW BILLS ARE STILL
BEING DRAFTED, INCLUDING
REGARDING FISCAL TRANSPARENCY,
EQUITY, AND I BELIEVE THE
NETWORK COMPANY FEE ORDINANCE.
MOST BILLS WILL BE ON THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL COUNCIL
CALENDAR ON TUESDAY , OCTOBER
24th. ALL BILLS TO BE
CONSIDERED ALONGSIDE THE BUDGET
NEED TO BE INTRODUCED BY
NOVEMBER 7th. IF ADDITIONAL
LEGISLATION IS PROPOSED THROUG
COUNCILMEMBER AMENDMENTS NEXT
WEEK, WE WILL PREVIEW THEM IN
COMMITTEE ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27
AND WE WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH
COUNCIL MEMBERS ABOUT THE
LOGISTICS OF MOVING THAT THROUG
THE BUDGET PROCESS. FINALLY, I
WILL NOTE THERE ARE INEVITABLY
A SET OF TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS
THAT MUST BE MET AT THE END OF
THE PROCESS. THOSE INCLUDED IN
THE PACKAGE, WHEN THE PACKAGE I
RELEASED AT THE END OF THE
PROCESS. THIS PACKAGE IS BEING
RELEASED EARLIER IN THE PROCESS
I AM JUST NOTING WE WILL BRING
THEM FORWARD IN THE NOVEMBER 13
TWO TRIX15 DELIBERATIONS. NEXT
I WILL MOVE TO PROCESS.
PROVIDING US WHERE WE ARE AT.
TODAY KICKS OFF THE BUDGET
DELIBERATIONS. THE SELF
BALANCED AMENDMENTS ARE DUE TO
CENTRAL STAFF BY NOON ON
TUESDAY. NEXT FRIDAY WE WILL BE
BACK HERE IN COMMITTEE
PREVIEWING THE SUBMITTED
AMENDMENTS. CENTRAL STAFF TEAM
WILL TAKE THE NEXT TWO WEEKS TO
WRITE THOSE UP. THEY WILL BE UP
FOR DISCUSSION ON NOVEMBER 13t
AND 15. 13 THROUGH 15. YOUR
NEXT PUBLIC HEARING IS MONDAY
NIGHT, NOVEMBER 13th, AFTER YOU
AND THE PUBLIC HAVE RECEIVED A
FULL BRIEFING ON THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS. THAT IS MY
PRESENTATION. I'M HAPPY TO TAKE
QUESTIONS, AND WE WILL TURN IT
OVER . WE WILL WALK THROUGH TH
CHANGES BY DEPARTMENT.
>> IT JUST OCCURRED TO ME TO
FLAG FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE
VIEWING PUBLIC YOU WILL HAVE A
CHANCE TO WEIGH IN ON POSSIBLE
AMENDMENTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO
SEE, INCLUDING ON FRIDAY NEXT
WEEK. THE AMENDMENTS DUE ON
TUESDAY. THEY WILL BE PUBLISHE
ON THE AGENDA. THAT'S A GOOD
OPPORTUNITY TO CALL AND GIVE
THE LEGISLATIVE BODY HERE TO
HEAR ABOUT WHICH AMENDMENTS YO
WOULD LIKE TO SEE. THAT'S NEXT
FRIDAY. A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO
WEIGH IN ON THE AMENDMENTS YOU
SEE. WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER CHANC
FOR FULL PUBLIC HEARING A MORE
PUBLIC COMMENT TO COME. THAT'S
GOOD FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH
IN NEXT WEEK AT 10:00 A.M.
ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT , CENTRAL
STAFF? OKAY. COLLEAGUES,
THAT'S A REMINDER. NEXT TUESDAY
IS THAT DEADLINE FOR AMENDMENT
YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE TO THIS
PROPOSED PACKAGE WE ARE ABOUT T
WALK THROUGH. IS THAT ON NOON O
TUESDAY?
>> THAT IS A NOON DEADLINE.
CENTRAL STOPS MOST SERIOUS
DEADLINE OF THE YEAR. OUR TEAM
IS FULLY AVAILABLE TO YOU ON
MONDAY TO HELP YOU GO GET THE
AND.
>> EXCELLENT. EVEN IF IT'S NOT
A FULLY FLESHED OUT IDEA, I'M
SURE CENTRAL STUFF WOULD LIKE T
HEAR ABOUT IT BEFORE THE
DEADLINE SO THEY CAN WORK WITH
YOU. OKAY. WITH THAT, WE READ
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE INTO
THE RECORD. I'M GOING TO ASK
THAT EACH COUNCILMEMBER, IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE
AMENDMENTS YOU SEE IN THE
BALANCING PACKAGE, WHERE YOU AR
THE PRIME SPONSOR, PLEASE BE
PREPARED TO SHARE SHORT
COMMENTS. I WILL TURN OR TWO
AFTER THE TEAM DOES THEIR
PRESENTATION ON THE TOPIC AND
THE DOLLAR AMOUNT. IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO ADDITIONAL CONTACTS WH
YOU BROUGHT A FORWARD ON THE
IMPACT, THAT'S VERY HELPFUL FOR
THE VIEWING PUBLIC. AGAIN,
PLEASE TRY TO KEEP YOUR COMMENT
RELATIVELY SHORT. WE ARE GOING
TO PLOW THROUGH YOUNG -- THROUG
LUNCH. IF YOU NEED TO EAT,
PLEASE KEEP CLOSE TO YOUR
COMPUTER. WE ARE GOING TO GO
ALL THE WAY THROUGH THIS
PRESENTATION. THIS AGAIN IS A
REALLY IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY FO
YOU TO SHOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS
YOU HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO,
WHERE THEIR IDEAS ENDED UP IN
THE PROPOSED BALANCING PACKAGE
AND TO FLUSH OUT ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. I WILL FLAG
FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, THIS IS A
GOOD TIME TO ASK QUESTIONS. IT'
NOT A GREAT TIME TO DEBATE. WE
WILL HAVE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY
FOR DEBATE AND DISCUSSION, AND
BACK-AND-FORTH , ESPECIALLY NEX
FRIDAY, AND CONTINUING INTO TH
SUBSEQUENT WEEKS. IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET
TO THE BOTTOM OF, WOULD
ENCOURAGE YOU TO ASK QUESTIONS.
THESE REFRAIN FROM DEBATES. THI
IS A BRIEFING AND AN OVERVIEW O
THE PROPOSED PACKAGE. IF
QUESTIONS AND DISCUSS --
DISCUSSION HELP, THAT IS
ENCOURAGED AND WELCOME. OKAY.
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT
TO CENTRAL STAFF. THANK YOU
AGAIN. YET ANOTHER YEAR WHERE I
HAVE SEEN THE INCREDIBLE ABILIT
FOR CENTRAL STAFF TO ALLOW FOR
MULTIPLE IMPORTANT IDEAS TO BE
ABLE TO BE ACCOMMODATED IN THE
BALANCING PACKAGE. THANKS TO
YOU, CENTRAL STAFF, AND THINGS
TO YOU , COLLEAGUES, FOR
FLAGGING EARLY.
>> THANK YOU. THE DIRECTOR AND
I WILL WALK THROUGH THE ITEMS I
THE PACKAGE. I WILL PREFACE THI
WITH WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH
YOU IN EARNEST, SINCE THE
FORECAST CAME OUT, TO GET THE
PACKAGE TOGETHER OVER THE LAST
TWO WEEKS. WE HAVE DEVELOPED
DESCRIPTIONS OF THESE ITEMS . I
SOME CASES, NOT AS FULLY
DESCRIBED AS WE NORMALLY WOULD
WHEN THE BALANCING PACKAGE IS
RELEASED LATER IN THE PROGRESS.
I WILL NOTE, SOME OF THESE WILL
BE ENHANCED AND REFINED AS WE
MOVE TOWARDS DISCUSSIONS ON
NOVEMBER 13th THROUGH 15th.
SING THAT FOR AWARENESS. PATTY
IF YOU CAN ZOOM IN ON THIS TABL
SO WE CAN REALLY SEE THE TITLE
THE DESCRIPTION, AND THE
SPONSOR. MAYBE THE LEFTMOST
COLUMNS OF THE TABLE. THAT MIGH
HELP FOR LEGIBILITY FOR THE
PEOPLE VIEWING AT HOME. DOES
THAT WORK FOR YOU, CHAIR
MOSQUEDA?
>> THAT SOUNDS GREAT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, PATTY.
>> OKAY. I'M GOING TO DESCRIBE
THE FIRST TWO ITEMS TOGETHER.
THEY ARE RELATED TO EACH OTHER.
THE FIRST ITEM, SPONSORED BY
CHAIR MOSQUEDA, AND ADAM TO,
ALSO PROPOSED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA. THIS YEAR, IN THE
NUMBERING PROTOCOL , IF YOU SEE
A S AFTER THE FIRST THREE DIGI
NUMBER, IT INDICATES THAT THE
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT, OR SLIDE, AS YOU WILL
HEAR US SAY THROUGHOUT THE
PRESENTATION. THE FIRST ITEM
WOULD ADD A $100,000 FROM THE
ARTS AND CULTURE FUND FOR
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND
STRATEGIC PLANNING SUPPORT. THE
ASSOCIATED STATEMENT ASKS THE
OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE TO
PLAN -- AND LAYS OUT TWO STAGE
OF DEVELOPMENT FOR THAT
PROPOSAL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE YOU
DONE WITH THE SUMMARY? I WILL
JUMP IN. FOLKS, I APPRECIATE WE
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER
TO MAKE SO MANY INVESTMENTS OVE
THE LAST FEW YEARS. ESPECIALLY
WITH THE ONGOING PANDEMIC IN TH
WAY THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEE
IMPACTED. BOTH SMALL BUSINESSES
AND WORKERS. AS A CITY WE NEED
TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP A
FRAMEWORK FOR ARTS AND CULTURE
THIS FUNDING WILL BE USED FOR
COMMUNITY STIPENDS, AND
CONSULTATION TO BETTER SUPPORT
ROBUST PLANNING PROCESS. THE
SCOPE OF WORK THAT INCLUDES
SURVEY , BEST PRACTICES, RACIA
EQUITY ANALYSIS, AMONG OTHER
CONSIDERATIONS. THIS WILL HELP
PROVIDE PARITY AND TRANSPARENC
FOR THE EXECUTIVE AND COUNCIL
ON COMMUNITY INFORMED
PRIORITIES.
>> THANK YOU. WE ARE GOING TO
PROVIDE A VERY HIGH LEVEL
DESCRIPTION OF THE AMENDMENTS.
WE ARE HAPPY TO SAY MORE . I
SHOULD HAVE NOTED AT THE
BEGINNING, WE HAVE THE REST OF
OUR TEAM, MOST OF THE TEAM ON
THE LINE, IF THERE ARE MORE
DETAILED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
HOSEL. THEY ARE SUBJECT MATTER
EXPERTS THAT CAN WEIGH IN AS
NEEDED. THE THIRD ITEM
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, WOULD ADD $20,000 TO
ARTS AND CULTURE FOR SUPPORTIN
AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTISTS AND
EXPERIENCES IN OTHER COUNTRIES,
SUCH AS THE NATIONAL NORDIC
MUSEUMS, AFRICAN AMERICANS IN
THE 20th CENTURY EXHIBIT.
>> EXCELLENT.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, THANK YOU
FOR THE BRIEF DISCUSSION. YES,
THE NATIONAL NORDIC MUSEUM HAS
THIS EXHIBIT IN THE 20th
CENTURY. IN SCANDINAVIAN
COUNTRIES. THIS IS TRAVELING TH
COUNTRY. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNIT
FOR US TO NOT ONLY SUPPORT OUR
LOCAL CULTURAL INSTITUTION. AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GET OUR
CITY'S NAME OUT AND ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. I HAVE SAID THIS A
NUMBER OF TIMES, THE NATIONAL
NORDIC MUSEUM OPERATES MORE LIK
AN EMBASSY TO COUNTRIES IN
SEATTLE, THAN IT DOES IN THE
MUSEUM. WE HAVE DIGNITARIES
COMING FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
ERIC NELSON, THE CEO HAS BEEN
KNIGHTED BY ALMOST EVERY SINGLE
NORDIC COUNTRY. THIS IS A
PROMINENT PLACE TO HAVE OUR CIT
SEAL , WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING
ARTS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS.
I WILL NOTE THE FULL COST OF
THIS ITEM IS $50,000. I
APPRECIATE THE $20,000 IN
PLACE. I'M NOT SURE THAT WILL
ACTUALLY -- I'M NOT SURE THAT
WILL ACTUALLY ACCOMPLISH THE
GOAL HERE. I APPRECIATE
EVERYONE'S ASSISTANCE ON IT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. WE WILL FOLLOW-UP WIT
YOU ON THAT ONE. LET'S GO TO
NUMBER FOUR.
>> SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ. NEIGHBORHOOD IDENTITY
AND PUBLIC SPACE ACTIVATION .
AND INTEGRATE WITH THE STORM ,
SEATTLE STORM TRAINING FACILITY
THE INTENT IS FOR THIS FUNDING
TO BE USED FOR ARTIST OR ARTS
ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE
MURALS, CROSSWALKS AND FUNDING
AS WELL IS TO SUPPORT THE WORK
OF LOCAL BLOCK, INDIGENOUS AND
PEOPLE OF COLOR ARTISTS.
>> PEOPLE OF PRESIDENTS, WE AR
TALKING ABOUT THE TRAINING
FACILITY IN ACTIVATION AND ART
THEY HAVE BEEN TALKING TO
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT ITEM
NUMBER FOUR ON THIS LIST?
>> I'M PREPARING FOR YOU, MADAM
CHAIR, AND THE PUBLIC . I WILL
HAVE MORE TO SAY. I APOLOGIZE
FOR NOT HAVING PARTICULAR
COMMENTS TO YOU . IT'S NOT SO
MUCH ABOUT THE SEATTLE STORM AS
IT IS ABOUT THIS PROCESS STARTE
THREE YEARS AGO WHEN WE REZONE
THE AREA FOR TRAINING CENTER,
AND MOVED OVER LIKE RAIL ONE
BLOCK TO ACCOMMODATE AND
ACTIVATE THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND
BRANDED WITH THE DISCUSSIONS W
TALKED ABOUT WITH TRANSIT
ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. OBVIOUSL
CHILDCARE, YOU NAME IT. THE
URBAN INTENSITY THERE. MAKING I
WALKABLE. WE PUT TOGETHER A
TIMELINE FOR YOU, WHICH I WILL
BE SHARING -- I'VE ALREADY
SHARED WITH YOUR OFFICE, BUT WE
HAVE ANOTHER TIMELINE COMING UP
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TRAININ
CENTER. WITH THAT, I HAVE MORE
TO SHARE WITH MY COLLEAGUES, BU
THAT'S WHERE WE STAND RIGHT NOW
I WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR
STAFF. OF COURSE OUR STAFF AND
WORKING WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
AND MAKING SURE WE -- I HATE
USING THESE KIND OF WORDS. WE
CENTER AND UPLIFT SOMETHING AS
A TRAINING CENTER. AND HAVE
SPENT THE LAST FIVE YEARS
PLAYING EVERYWHERE , AND
PRACTICING EVERYWHERE EXCEPT FO
THE CITY OF SEATTLE. THAT'S
WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. I WILL
HAVE MORE TO COME LATER. THANK
YOU.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER LOUIS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM
CHAIR. I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE
THE AMENDMENTS. WE'VE BEEN
TALKING UP A STORM ABOUT THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD SINCE THE COUNCIL
TOOK OUR LAND-USE ACTIONS A
COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. I'M VERY
SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROJECTS AND
AMBITIONS THE STORM HAS IN THIS
PARTICULAR SECTION. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THIS CREATIVE AND
RESPONSIVE PROPOSAL TO GET
THESE NEEDED INVESTMENTS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD TO MAKE THESE
IMPROVEMENTS AND ENHANCEMENTS
THAT REALLY ESTABLISH THE
PRESENCE OF THE STORM IN THIS
COMMUNITY AND HELP SHAPE THE
IDENTITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I
WANT TO SHARE MY FULL SUPPORT
FOR THIS ITEM.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU SO MUCH
I ALSO WANT TO ECHO THE THE
APPRECIATION FOR THE COMMUNITY.
PUBLIC ASSET THAT IS BEING
CREATED, I THINK THE COUNCIL -
THANK THE COUNCIL FOR BRINGIN
THIS FORWARD. THAT'S NOT JUST
FOR THE STORM, AS OUR COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NOTED, BUT REALLY
ABOUT HOW WE ENCOURAGE AND
INVITE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNIT
ESPECIALLY, COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR, TO BE PART OF THE
PRACTICE FACILITY. THERE'S GOIN
TO BE PROGRAMMING AND
OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT. WE WANT TO LIGHT UP
THE PATH TO MORE OPPORTUNITIES
TO HAVE THE COMMUNITY ENGAGED I
THIS NEW FACILITY. WITH THE
EXPANSION OF LIGHT RAIL , AS
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NOTED, AND TH
CREATION OF THE STORM
FACILITIES, AND COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, GOING TO GIVE YOU A
SHADOW, BRINGING THE SOCCER
PLAYERS AND SOCCER FANS TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. WE KNOW THERE'S
HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR ACTIVATION
IT'S ALSO ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY
AND CELEBRATING OUR COMMUNITY
ASSETS. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO
ALL THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN
THIS. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THANK
YOU FOR LIFTING THIS UP ABOUT
HOW IT'S INVESTING IN LOCAL BY
POCK -- BIPOC ATHLETES, BUT
ALSO NAY ARTISTS. THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> THE NEXT ITEM, SPONSORED BY
CHAIRMAN SKINNER, WOULD ADD
$40,000 TO THE OFFICE OF CITY
AUDITOR FOR STAFFING COSTS.
THESE FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR
STAFF RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION
ENABLING COMPETITIVE SALARY ,
AND SALARY ADJUSTMENTS TO
ADVANCE PAY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I KNOW
MANY COUNCILMEMBERS RECEIVED TH
REQUEST FROM AUDITOR JONES ABOU
THE ONGOING ASK THE AUDITORS
OFFICE RECEIVES FROM THE JUST
LEADER BRANCH, IN THE NEED TO
RESPOND TO THOSE FOR THE CITY
FAMILIES. I'M HAPPY TO PUT
FORWARD THIS REQUEST. I KNOW
THERE'S A NUMBER OF
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO WANTED IT. W
PUT MY NAME ON IT SINCE IT'S
PART OF A LARGER REQUEST. I WIL
NOTE, THE INTEREST AND
CONTINUING TO SUPPORT STAFFING
FOR THE OFFICE OF THE CITY
OFFICER. A LARGE NUMBER OF
STAFF RETIRING. THIS FUNDING IS
REALLY IMPORTANT FOR HELPING T
ATTRACT AND RECRUIT EXPERIENCED
CANDIDATES TO ENJOY THIS
IMPORTANT TEAM. THANKS TO MY
COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE CONTINUED T
IDENTIFY WAYS TO ENGAGE WITH
AUDITOR AND DAYLIGHT ISSUES THA
CAN TURN INTO POLICY PROPOSALS
AND CHANGE LAWS IN THE CITY. I
APPRECIATE THAT. I WANT TO THAN
THE AUDITOR FOR THE EARLY WORK
THEY DID WITH MY OFFICE IN 2018
AND 2019 ON CITY LIGHT RATE
CHANGES, AND THE GOOD WORK THAT
WENT INTO THAT. COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUITO, I
APPRECIATE YOU INCORPORATING
THIS INTO THE BALANCING
PACKAGE. I KNOW MY OFFICE WILL
BE LOOKING TO SEE IF THERE IS
ADDITIONAL OFFSETTING SOURCES S
WE CAN INCREASE THE CITY
AUDITOR'S , AND EVEN WITH MORE
WE HAD AN EXCELLENT REPORT WIT
THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE THIS
MORNING. LOOKING AT ONE OF THE
DEPARTMENTS. WE HAVE THE BRIDGE
AUDIT THAT WON A NATIONAL
AWARD. WE KNOW THAT THEIR
AUDITS HAVE SAVED THE CITY
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, OBVIOUSLY,
HAS SUBSTANTIAL RESOURCES ON
THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH SIDE TO
LOOK AT THINGS DEEPER INTO THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH, WHICH IS THE
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, TH
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE, OR
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
OFFICE, CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH
SERVICE. I WILL BE LOOKING TO
SEE IF WE WILL ADD MORE TO THE
CITY AUDITOR'S OFFICE TO ASK AN
THEIR BANDWIDTH, WHICH THEY
WILL HAVE A MORE ROBUST JOB
DONE. THERE'S YOUR BUDGET BINGO
A MORE ROBUST JOB FOR OUR
OVERSIGHT. THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT. COUNCILMEMBER
LOUIS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA. VERY GLAD TO SEE THI
AD REFLECTED GIVEN THE STRONG
SUPPORT FROM COLLEAGUES AND
KEEPING THIS IN THE BUDGET.
SIMILAR TO COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN'S REMARKS, THERE IS A
OFFICE EXPANSION PLAN THAT HAS
BEEN PROFFERED FOR THE LAST
COUPLE OF BUDGET CYCLES THAT I
WOULD BE INTERESTED IN LOOKING
AT AGAIN, AND PROMOTING THE AD
A COUPLE OF ADDITIONAL FTE AND
CAPACITY FOR PAID INTERNSHIPS.
WANT TO REFLECT MY INTEREST AS
WE CONTINUE TO GO THROUGH THE
BUDGET PROCESS AND REALIZING
THE CAPACITY INCREASE IS , FOR
THE REASON MENTIONED, THIS
OFFICE HAS DONE EXCELLENT WORK
THEY ARE PART OF THE SOLUTION
FOR OUR ONGOING BUDGET
CHALLENGES.
>> EXCELLENT. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> WHAT'S THE PLUG FOR THE NEE
FOR ADDITIONAL CAPACITY IN SOM
FORM, BECAUSE MANY TIMES I HAVE
THOUGHT ABOUT A BIG POLICY
ISSUE . WE SHOULD STUDY THIS.
ARE WE SPENDING OUR RESOURCES
WISELY, ARE WE GETTING THE
RESULTS WE WANT, ET CETERA? I D
SUPPORT INCREASED CAPACITY FO
THE BODY OF WORK, WHICH IS
IMPORTANT WORK TO DO, AND ALSO
WE GET THOSE REPORTS THAT SAY
THESE ARE RECOMMENDATIONS. ALSO
IT WILL HELP US BETTER , I
THINK, WITH MORE CAPACITY. WE
CAN ASK FOLLOW-UP RUSSIANS
ABOUT THE MECHANICS OF HOW WE
WILL IMPLEMENT THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR PUTTING THIS
FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, I
THINK WE ARE READY TO MOVE ON T
THE NEXT ITEM.
>> GREAT. THE NEXT ITEM, IT
WOULD ADD -- EXCUSE ME,
SPONSORED MEMBERED -- SPONSORE
BY COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS. THE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU. BEFORE I TURNED T
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, I'M SORRY
TO ASK THIS, PATTY, DO YOU MIND
SHIFTING THE SLIDE SLIGHTLY SO
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN SEE
THE DOLLAR AMOUNT AS WE WALK
THROUGH THOSE AS WELL? OKAY,
GREAT. SORRY TO ASK FOR THE
CHANGES LIKE THIS MIDWAY. I
APPRECIATE IT. COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS, LET'S TURN IT TO YOU TO
WALK US THROUGH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA. AS
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES KNOW, THIS
YEAR WE SAW A LONG ANTICIPATED
RETURN UNDER NEW OPERATOR OF TH
MUSIC FESTIVAL. REALLY EXCITIN
COMPONENTS OF THE RETURN . THE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
IT HELPS MENTOR AND GIVE
RESOURCES AND TRAINING TO YOUNG
PEOPLE TO BE THE NEXT GENERATIO
OF MUSIC PROVIDERS , EVENT
PLANNERS, AND BE INVOLVED IN TH
MUSIC INDUSTRY. THE ONLY THING
I HAVE TO ADD TO THIS IS THE
FIRST NUMBER WORKS --
BUMBERSHOOT COHORTS THIS YEAR ,
HAD 16 IN THE COHORTS. ABOVE
AND BEYOND WHAT IS MENTIONED IN
THE LANGUAGE OF THE AMENDMENT
HERE. WHICH IS REALLY GREAT.
THAT WAS WITH A SMALLER AMOUNT
OF SUPPORT IN LAST YEAR'S
BUDGET, ABOUT $100,000. VERY
MUCH APPRECIATE THE CHURCH
LEADERSHIP IN BUMPING THIS WORK
FORCE DEVELOPMENT UP WITH SOME
OF THE OTHER WORK FORCE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES. I
REALLY APPRECIATE THIS EXPANDED
IMPACT OF BUMBERSHOOT. FROM
SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN A MUSIC
FESTIVAL ON LABOR DAY WEEKEND T
SOMETHING THAT HAS YEAR-ROUND
ACTIVATIONS AND ECONOMIC AND
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
APPLICATIONS. I REALLY IMPRESSE
WITH THE INCLUSION OF THIS
AMENDMENT, AND HOPE TO SUPPORT
IT THROUGH TO BEING A SUCCESSFU
PART OF THE FINAL BUDGET.
>> FIGURES ARE MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN. ON AN
EARLIER SPREADSHEET WE HAD,
THERE WAS A COLUMN THAT SHOWED
WHETHER OR NOT SOMETHING WAS
JUMPSTART SUPPORTED, OR WHETHER
IT WAS GENERAL FUND SUPPORTED ,
DIFFERENT REVENUE STREAM, WE
NOTED THAT, TOO. I WILL NOTE ON
THIS ONE, THIS IS A GREAT
TANGIBLE EXAMPLE OF JUMPSTART
DOLLARS GOING DIRECTLY INTO
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. WE WERE
ABLE TO ENHANCE THE CATEGORIES
ACROSS THE CITY USING SOME OF
THE ECONOMIC RESILIENCE FUNDING
. ADDITIONAL FUNDING WE BUILT
BACK INTO THE BUDGET AS WE
NOTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
PRESENTATION. AS COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS JUST NOTED, THIS IS ONE O
A HANDFUL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITIES YOU WILL SEE TO I
UP HERE AND A SECOND I'M AWARE
WE'VE CREATED HARMONY AND BERNI
-- PARODY FOR THE WORKS. THE
WORKFORCE TRAINING, AND THE MLK
LAYERING HIRING HALL TO SUPPOR
THE CREATION OF A MORE
EQUITABLE ECONOMY AS WE SEEK T
RECOVER FROM ONGOING PANDEMIC.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD, AND THE FOLKS FOR THE
SUCCESS THEY'VE HAD IN THE LAST
FEW YEARS. I'M EXCITED TO
CONTINUE THAT INVESTMENT. LET'S
CONTINUE.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL JUST NOTE,
WE DID TAKE OUT THE COLUMN WITH
THE FUND NAME, JUST TO GET IT I
A REASONABLE SNIDE -- EYES ON
THE SCREEN. THE FUND AND THE
ONE-TIME ONGOING. SORRY, IF IT
IS WENT ON, IT'S NOTED IN THE
DESCRIPTION WITH THE INFORMATIO
. IT'S AVAILABLE FOR THOSE OF
YOU FOLLOWING ALONG AT HOME
WITHIN THE DESCRIPTION.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU. I
APPRECIATE IT. I DO APPRECIATE
THE SLIDES HERE , AND ALSO FOR
THE VIEWING PUBLIC, YOU CAN
ALWAYS CLICK ON THE LINK IN THE
AGENDA , AND ZOOM IN ON THESE
DOCUMENTS, BUT WE DO APPRECIATE
THIS MATERIAL IS PROVIDED ON TH
SCREEN IN THE LARGEST FORMAT
POSSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR GETTIN
THE INFORMATION OUT THERE SO
PEOPLE CAN SEE WHERE WE ARE AT.
DO CLICK ON THE AGENDA ITEMS,
THE PRESENTATION HAS ALL OF
THESE DETAILS, AND YOU CAN ZOOM
IN FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC.
>> NEXT ITEM , SPONSORED BY
CHAIR MOSQUEDA AND COUNCILMEMBE
HERBOLD, WOULD AMEND AND PASS A
AMENDED LEGISLATION TRANSMITTED
WITH THE BUDGET TO RENAME THE
COMMUNITY SAFETY AND
COMMUNICATION CENTER TO THE
COMMUNITY -ASSISTED RESPONSE AN
ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT , AND TO
EXPAND THE MISSION AND PURVIEW.
THIS BUDGET ACTION WOULD AMEND
THE LEGISLATION IN THE FOLLOWIN
WAYS. IT CHANGES REFERENCES TO
PUBLIC HEALTH TO HEALTH,
INCORPORATES REFERENCE AND
LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CIT
AND PUBLIC HEALTH AND KING
COUNTY, NOTING IT SETS FORTH
RULES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTH
POLICIES, AND RETAINS THE
DIRECTOR TITLE FOR DEPARTMENT
HEAD.
>> EXCELLENT, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEA
TO THIS ITEM?
>> THANK YOU. THE ISSUES AROUN
LACK OF CLARITY IN THE
ORIGINALLY PROPOSED
LEGISLATIONS, SPECIFICALLY AS
RELATED TO INTENT ,
INCORPORATING AS A SERVICE , A
A POLICY AREA , THERE WAS,
AGAIN, CONFUSION ABOUT WHETHER
OR NOT THE PROPOSAL WAS A FOO
IN THE DOOR TO TAKING ON SOME
OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES WE
CONTRACT WITH KING COUNTY
PUBLIC HEALTH ON , SINCE THEY
ARE , KING COUNTY PUBLIC
HEALTH, OR THE ORGANIZATION, BY
STATE LAW, RESPONSIBLE FOR
HEALTH SERVICES. ALTHOUGH, THE
CITY OF SEATTLE DOES BY ENHANCE
SERVICES , AND HAS BEEN
COORDINATED THROUGH THE LOCAL
AGREEMENT. THIS IS INTENDED TO
MAKE THEM MORE CLEAR THAT WE AR
NOT TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH
AS IT RELATES TO THOSE SERVICE
THE CITY CONTRACTS WITH THE
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT. MORE
BROADLY, THE IDEA OF VIOLENCE
PREVENTION, AND THE PREVENTION
EFFORTS AS PART OF WHAT MAKES
HEALTHY COMMUNITY. MAKING THOSE
CHANGES. IN ADDITION, THE
DEPARTMENT HEAD CHANGED TO
REFLECT THE INTENT THAT THIS IS
A COMMUNITY SAFETY DEPARTMENT
THE DESCRIPTION OF THE MISSION
OF THE DEPARTMENT REFERS TO
COMMUNITY MULTIPLE TIMES. ALS
IN THE DEPARTMENT NAME. I THIN
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IF WE AR
LOOKING FOR CLEAR COMMUNITY
SUPPORT FOR THIS DIRECTION OF
THIRD PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT
, IF WE WERE , IN THE FUTURE,
GOING TO CHANGE THE TITLE TO
DIRECTOR , THAT MIGHT BE
SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE
CONSIDERED IN COLLABORATION
WITH THE COMMUNITY. ALSO THE
FACT THAT WHAT IS ENVISIONED I
MANY OF THE PROGRAMS ARE
FUNDED UNDER THE HUMAN SERVICE
DEPARTMENT THROUGH THE SAFE AN
THRIVING'S COMMUNITY DEPARTMENT
IS GOING TO BE MOVING UNDER THE
NEW CARE DEPARTMENT. I THINK
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US T
BE MORE DELIBERATIVE, AND HAVE
LOTS OF CONVERSATION WITH OUR
COMMUNITY PROVIDERS CURRENTLY
IN THE SAFE AND THRIVING
DIVISION OF THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT. WHAT IT WOULD MEAN
FOR THEM, AS OUR COMMUNITY
SAFETY RESPONSE PROVIDERS, WHAT
IT WOULD MEAN FOR THEM TO BE
CONTRACT DID BY AN AGENCY THAT
IS LED BY SOMEBODY WITH THE
CHIEF TITLE . IF WE WERE, I
TOTALLY RECOGNIZE WILL BE HEARD
IN THE PRESENTATION , THAT THE
OBJECTIVE OF USING THE WORD
CHIEF, INSTEAD OF DIRECTOR,
WOULD BE TO MAKE THIS POSITION
NORMALLY MORE ON PAR WITH THE
POLICE AND THE FIRE CHIEF. I
THINK WE REALLY NEED TO BALANCE
WHAT OUR OBJECTIVE IS FOR THI
DEPARTMENT TO BE A COMMUNITY
SAFETY DEPARTMENT . IT DOES NOT
LOOK LIKE A LAW ENFORCEMENT
DEPARTMENT . IT DOES NOT DO LAW
ENFORCEMENT. I THINK THAT IS
THE THINKING BEHIND MY AND
MADAM CHAIRS THINKING ON THESE
CHANGES TO THE ORDINANCE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH , VICE
CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK
ON THIS. I ALSO APPRECIATE THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR HELPING TO
WEIGH IN WITH SOME OF THE
LANGUAGE THAT HELPS TO REFOCUS
THE CONCEPT ON COMMUNITY HEALTH
AND REFERENCING THE AGREEMENT
WITH THE KING COUNTY PUBLIC
HEALTH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HAPPY TO SUPPORT YOU ON THAT. I
WILL JUST ADD TO THIS, I THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT
AFTER HEARING FROM MISSES SMITH
AND COMMITTEE, AND HEARING
SUBSEQUENTLY THE CONSENSUS AMON
THE DISPATCHERS GUILD THAT THE
WERE IN FAVOR OF RETAINING THE
DIRECTOR TITLE, SUPPORT FROM TH
FIREFIGHTER COMMUNITY, THAT
UNDERSCORED THE IMPORTANCE OF
MAINTAINING A DIRECTOR TITLE. I
THINK IT IS GOOD WE ARE MAKING
THIS CHANGE IN THE PROPOSAL
HERE. I THINK IT IS A WORK IN
PROGRESS, AS WE NOTED. WE ALSO
WANT TO START OFF ON THE RIGHT
FOOT AND ENSURE COMMUNITY HAS A
CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE
PROPOSAL AS IT IS BEING STOOD
UP SO FOLKS KNOW HOW ACCESSIBLE
IT WILL BE. THE UNIQUE STRUCTUR
WE ARE CREATING HERE. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. SEEING NO QUESTIONS,
LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON. I
MIGHT ASK COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. I'M GOING TO STEP OUT
REALLY QUICK. PLEASE JUMP IN
AFTER THE NEXT TWO ITEMS .
>> THANK YOU CHAIR MOSQUEDA. I
WILL NOTE ON THE LAST ITEM,
THERE IS AN ERROR IN THE FIRST
SENTENCE. IT AMENDS THE CITY
CHARTER, IT AMENDS THE
MUNICIPAL CODE, NOT THE CITY
CHARTER, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE
ADDITIONAL PROCEDURAL ATTEMPTS
THIS NEXT ITEM , DEEL-802-A-1
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES AND CHAIR MOSQUEDA,
WOULD ADD $143,000 GENERAL
FUND, ONE TIME, TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING. AND IMPOSES A
PROVISO ON THE FUNDING, TO
CONTRACT WITH ORGANIZATION THAT
PROVIDES AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMME
LEARNING PROGRAMS GROUNDED IN
ETHNIC STUDIES FOR MIDDLE SCHOO
STUDENTS, SUCH AS EL CENTRO DE
LA RAZA'S ROBERTO MAESTAS AFTER
SCHOOL PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU, ALLIE. THIS IS A
PROGRAM WE ARE HOPING TO
SUPPORT. IT'S REALLY GEARED
TOWARDS HELPING STUDENTS IN
GRADES SIX THROUGH EIGHT. THE
PROGRAM DEDICATES ITSELF TO
GUIDING YOUNG PEOPLE DURING
THEIR FORMATIVE YEARS. IT HELPS
ESTABLISH HEALTHY HABITS AROUN
AFTERSCHOOL STUDYING , AND ALSO
REALLY PROVIDES WRAPAROUND
SERVICES TO THE EXTENT TO
PROVIDE SUPPORT TO FAMILIES.
VERY LOW INCOME STUDENTS. IT I
A BILINGUAL PROGRAMMING, AND
PROVIDES THE ABILITY FOR THE
YOUNG PEOPLE TO REALLY IMPACT
IN A COMPREHENSIVE WAY THE
STUDENTS
LEARNING, AND THE SUPPORT .
SOMETHING WE ARE HOPING TO HAVE
YOUR SUPPORT FOR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. I WILL NOTE MY
APPRECIATION FOR THIS ITEM. I A
REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THE WAYS
IN WHICH OUR COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY
PARTNERS BRING TOGETHER
COMMUNITIES TO PROVIDE DIRECT
SUPPORT FOR YOUTH. ESPECIALLY I
THE WAKE OF THE PANDEMIC, AND
ONLINE TEACHING FOR OVER A
YEAR. MANY STUDENTS HAVE ONGOIN
NEEDS THAT ARE BEYOND ACADEMIC
AS WELL. IT IS VERY EXCITING T
HEAR ABOUT PROGRAMS LIKE THIS
THAT HELP NOT ONLY PROVIDE
ACADEMIC TRAINING, ESPECIALLY
FOR OUR BIPOC YOUTH, AND IN
CULTURALLY COMPETENT WAYS, BUT
ALSO IDENTIFY WAYS TO GET
FAMILIES INTO SERVICES THEY MAY
NEED AS WELL. IT'S ABOUT
SUPPORTING RESILIENCE AND
STABILITY FOR FAMILY SO THAT
KIDDOS CAN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO LEARN WELL IN SCHOOL. THIS
IMPORTANT AGE OF -- FOR YOU, I
IS CRITICAL WE ARE INVESTING IN
THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF
ACADEMIC STUDIES. THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. IT'S MY
HONOR TO SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT
AS WELL. BIG PRIORITY IN OUR
BUDGET HERE.
>> YES.
>> ALL RIGHT, NEXT ONE?
>> I WILL DESCRIBE THE NEXT TW
TOGETHER, AS THEY ARE ASSOCIATE
WITH EACH OTHER. DON-801-A-1
AND DON-801S-A-1, SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. THE FIRS
ACTION WOULD ADD 2.5 TO TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS TO
RESTORE STAFFING FOR COMMUNITY
WEALTH -- THE PROPOSED BUDGETS
WITH THE INTENT THE POSITIONS
WOULD CONTINUE THIS WORK. THIS
ACTION WOULD MAINTAIN THOSE
POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS , AND ALLOW FOR
GRADUAL TRANSITION . THIS IS
BASED ON THE PLAN REQUESTED IN
THE STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT, THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH
WOULD ASK THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS AND OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE
EQUITABLE ECONOMY AND COMMUNIT
WEALTH BUILDING FINAL REPORTS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> THANK YOU. FOLKS, WE HAVE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT COMMUNITY
WEALTH BUILDING FOR FOUR YEAR
NOW. IT'S VERY EXCITING THAT TH
CITY IS REALLY STARTING TO LEAD
ON THIS WORK . THE DEPARTMENT O
NEIGHBORHOODS IS DOING WORK,
AND THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING
TOGETHER ON THIS. THERE IS AN
INTEREST IN -- THE EXECUTIVE
HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE
WORK . IN THE LAST COUPLE OF
WEEKS I'VE BEEN MEETING WITH
BOTH DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS THE
COMMUNITY WEALTH BUILDING
ROUNDTABLE. WE HAVE SIX PILOT
PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING O
FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS .
THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ARE
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE CITY
LEADING ON THIS WORK AND THE
FACT THEY WERE BROUGHT TOGETHE
TO COLLABORATE IN THE CREATION
OF HOW TO IMPLEMENT THIS WORK.
THERE'S AN INTEREST IN SLOWING
DOWN THE TRANSITION PROCESS. I
THERE'S NOT A STRONG
IMPLEMENTATION FOR THE , OR FOR
HOW THIS COMMUNITY ROUNDTABLE
WOULD BE ABLE TO CONTINUE .
THERE'S A REAL INTEREST FROM
THEM IN BEING ABLE TO STAY IN
THIS PROCESS. THIS WOULD JUST
REQUEST THAT THE POSITIONS STA
FOR NOW , WHILE THIS
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IS BEING
DEVELOPED, IN COLLABORATION WIT
THE COMMUNITY ROUNDTABLE. THEN
WE WOULD REVISIT THIS AFTER THA
PLAN IS PUT TOGETHER.
>> THANK YOU , COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. I AM NOT SEEING ANY
HANDS ON THIS. I SEE
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> PLEASE REFRESH MY MEMORY. DI
THEY REPORT DETAIL -- DID THE
REPORT DETAIL THE PLAN THAT TO
BE INTIMATE -- IMPLEMENTED?
>> WHICH REPORT ARE YOU
REFERRING TO, COUNCILMEMBER?
>> THE COMMUNITY WEALTH BUILDIN
FINAL REPORT, I THINK. THAT IS
REFERENCED HERE.
>> THE REPORT IS WHAT WE
REVIEWED IN MY COMMITTEE A
COUPLE WEEKS AGO. WHAT I AM
REFERRING TO AS WANTING TO SLOW
DOWN A LITTLE BIT IS THE
TRANSITION THAT WAS PROPOSED IN
THE MAYOR'S BUDGET PATRICK --
PACKAGE TO MOVE IT. THAT PLAN
IS NOT YET FLUSHED OUT . THE
CONCERN IS THE RISK LOSING THE
INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY OF THE
STAFF WHO WERE THERE, AND THE
COMMUNITY ROUNDTABLE NOT BEING
ABLE TO CONTINUE , AND BRING IN
THEIR RELATIONSHIPS AND
INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY INTO THE
WORK AT OED. THAT IS THE INTEN
HERE.
>> DO YOU SEE A DIVERSION , A
DIFFERENCE IN PHILOSOPHY OR
WORKPLAN ITEMS , BETWEEN THEM
THAT IS SLOWING DOWN THE
TRANSITION THAT SEEKS TO
MEDIATE?
>> A LITTLE BIT. I'M HAPPY TO
TALK WITH YOU OFF-LINE ABOUT
THIS MORE. THE CRUX OF THE
ISSUE, OR THE DIFFERENCE OF
PERSPECTIVE, MAYBE, IS THAT OE
IS TYPICALLY GEARED MORE
TOWARDS BUILDING INDIVIDUAL
BUSINESS, INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLD
WEALTH , AND THE APPROACH THAT
YOU -- THAT THE COMMUNITY
WEALTH FOLKS FROM THE
ROUNDTABLE HAVE BEEN TAKING
ABOUT COMMUNITY. OWNERSHIP OF
ASSETS AND COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP
FOR CO-OPS FOR EXAMPLE. IT IS
TRYING TO MAKE SURE THOSE
PRINCIPLES AND THAT APPROACH CA
ALSO BE PART OF THE WORK AT
OED.
>> COUNCIL MEMBERS, I WILL NOTE
HERE, IN MY CONVERSATIONS ABOU
THIS ITEM, I THINK , REGARDLESS
OF THE LONG TERM VISION, THERE
IS SOME IMMEDIATE LABOR CONCERN
THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN INTO
ACCOUNT. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THERE IS SUFFICIENT AND STABLE
ONGOING FUNDING ANYTIME THERE I
A NEW FTE MOVED OR ADDED. PART
OF OUR INTEREST HERE IS TURNING
THE STABILITY OF THE WORKFORCE
TO CARRY OUT THE WORK OVER THE
YEARS, AND ENSURING THAT
STABILITY AND ONGOING FUNDING
ALIGNS IN FUTURE DEPARTMENTS.
WE HAVE, I THINK, COMMITMENT T
DO THAT ACROSS DEPARTMENTS. THI
IS ONE OF THOSE. I LOOK FORWARD
TO CHATTING WITH FOLKS MORE
ABOUT THAT. I WANTED TO
UNDERSCORE MY INTEREST AND
CONTINUING TO MAKE THE
TRANSITION BUT FULL AND MORE
PLANS. RETAINING FOLKS WHILE
PEOPLE PLAN FOR THE LONGER
TRANSITION. SUSTAINABILITY,
ONGOING PERMANENT POSITIONS ARE
CRITICAL AS WE LOOK TO THE
STANDARD PROGRAMS. OKAY.
EXCELLENT. LET'S KEEP GOING.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL JUST NOTE
ON THIS ONE, TOO, IF THIS
AMENDMENT, AS PROPOSED, DID MOV
FORWARD, THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE
HAS REQUESTED A TECHNICAL CHANG
TO HOW THIS POSITION TRANSITION
WAS PROPOSED IN THE BUDGET , AN
WOULD HAVE BEEN SEEKING A
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO MOVE TH
TWO POSITIONS , RATHER THAN THE
PLAN AS DESCRIBED IN THE
PROPOSED BUDGET. I'M HAPPY TO
TALK MORE OFF-LINE WITH COUNCI
MEMBERS IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS
ABOUT THAT.
>> YOU MEAN THE ORIGINAL
PROPOSED BUDGET TRANSMITTED IN
SEPTEMBER?
>> YES. THEY WERE SEEKING A
CORRECTION TO WHAT THEY
TRANSMITTED IN TERMS OF HOW
THESE POSITIONS WERE HANDLED,
WHICH I THINK SPEAKS TO THE
POINT COUNCILMEMBER MORALES WAS
MAKING WAS TO SLOW THIS DOWN
AND THINK THAT THROUGH A LITTLE
BIT MORE WHILE THIS WORK
CONTINUES.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. I WANT
TO MAKE THE DISTINCTION SINCE
WE HAVE MULTIPLE PROPOSED
BUDGETS OUT THERE. THE ONE IN
FRONT OF US IS THE BALANCING
PACKAGE FOR THE COUNCIL'S
CONSIDERATION OF THE NEXT FOUR
WEEKS. THE CHAIRS -- CHAIR'S
BALANCE PACKAGE. I KEEP SAYING
AGENDA ITEM. AMENDMENT NUMBER
11 , IS THAT WHERE WE ARE AT?
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> OKAY, LET'S KEEP GOING.
>> DON-802-A-1 WOULD ADD THE
PROPOSED BUDGET TRANSMISSIONS
ADDS $50,000 FOR NONLABOR COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEES WORK, THIS WOULD
BRING THE TOTAL RESOURCES
AVAILABLE TO THE $250,000 TO
SUPPORT THEIR WORK IN 2024. I
WILL NOTE THE SIGNALS AND
INTENT HOW THAT EVALUATION WOR
HAPPENS AND IS SHAPED AND
FORMED AND DIRECTED BY THE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE . I WILL
STOP THERE.
>> OKAY, EXCELLENT. I WANT TO
THANK THE MEMBERS OF THE
EXECUTIVE TEAM WE ARE DOING .
THIS IS A REQUIREMENT WE
CODIFIED IN 2020 WHEN WE PASS
THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE FOR, TO
THINK THE MAYOR FOR THE WORK TO
ADVANCE THE CONCEPT FOR THE
OVERSIGHT BOARD, AND
ACCOUNTABILITY BAKED INTO
JUMPSTART FROM THE ASSUMPTION.
IT WILL BE CONSIDERED SOON.
THE MAYOR HAS FIVE APPOINTMENTS
THEY ARE WORKING ON. I
APPRECIATE THAT THIS BODY WILL
BE THE BODY OF THE FUTURE TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT AS
WE LOOK AT FUTURE INVESTMENTS,
BUT REALLY TO KEEP AN EYE ON
REVENUE THAT COMES IN AS WELL
AS ALIGNMENT WITH THE SPEND
PLAN. I WANT TO SAY THAT THE
CHARGE OF THE BOARD IS TO
EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF THE
REVENUE STREAM AND TO ENSURE
THE REVENUE COMMUNITY AND LOCAL
ECONOMY ARE RECEIVING THOSE
DIRECT FUNDS TO ENSURE WE HAVE
CONTINUITY, TRUST AND WE KEEP
THE SOCIAL CONTRACT WITH THE
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. IT'S AN
IMPORTANT ASSET. THIS IS WHAT
THE FUNDING IS INTENDED FOR TO
SUPPORT THE ANNUAL EVALUATION
AND REPORTING THE BOARD AND OUR
CITY FAMILY WILL BE DOING. LET'
CONTINUE.
>> NEXT ITEM , DON-803. ADDIN
175,000 GENERAL FUND TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS TO
INCREASE FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY
SAFETY COORDINATORS IN BALLARD,
THE CHINATOWN-INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT, AND SOUTH PARK. THES
HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD FOR A NUMBER OF
YEARS. STARTING IN 2017, AND TH
CID, AND BALLARD BEING. THE
LAST ONE IS A MIX IN 2023. EACH
COMMUNITY WOULD RECEIVE $100,00
IN THE 2024 PROPOSED BUDGET
ADJUSTMENTS. THIS ADDS AN
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR EACH OF
THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS, AS WELL AS
SUPPORT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS TO DO THEIR
CONTRACTING WORK WITH THE
COMMUNITY BASED POSITIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH .
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. PLEASE G
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. HAVE A FAI
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS,
BECAUSE I THINK MY ORIGINAL
BUDGET REQUEST HAD BEEN ABOUT
THE AMBASSADORS PROGRAM, WHICH
IS SEPARATE FROM THE COMMUNITY
SAFETY COORDINATORS. ARE WE
TALKING ABOUT THE COMMUNITY
SAFETY COORDINATOR POSITION, OR
THE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE FLOCK, I
WILL FLUSH OUT WHERE I THINK
SOME OF THE EVOLUTION ON THIS
CONCEPT HAPPEN. I WILL LET
CENTRAL STOP AFTER THE FIRST
PART OF YOUR QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU. PER MY COLLEAGUE
I DON'T KNOW IF HE CAN ADD IN
SOME.
>> OKAY, WONDERFUL. I WILL HOLD
MY COMMENTS. DID YOU HEAR THE
COMMENTS?
>> YEAH, INSTRUCTED THIS WOULD
ADD FUNDING TO THE THREE
NEIGHBORS TO SUPPORT THE
EXISTING COMMUNITY SAFETY
REPORTER POSITIONS. THERE'S
BEEN A LOT OF TURNOVER WITHIN
THE COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS, IN TERMS OF
STAFFING. THEY HAVE NOT HAD AN
INCREASE IN FUNDING. THIS IS TO
MAKE SURE OF THE STABILITY IN
THAT RULE.
>> I'LL ADD TO THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, WILL TUR
IT BACK TO YOU FOR QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR FLAGGING CONCERNS
AS WELL, TOO , IN CASE WE DIDN'
CAPTURE THE INTENT OF THE
ORIGINAL AMENDMENT, OR AS YOU
THINK ABOUT CHANGES IN THE
UPCOMING WEEK. WE DID RECEIVE
THE REQUEST FOR AN AMBASSADOR,
RECOGNIZING AN AMBASSADOR USES
ADDITIONAL FUNDING LOCALLY, AN
THERE WAS A REQUEST IN. PART O
THE CONVERSATION WE HAD WAS THE
ADDITIONAL REQUEST FROM OTHER
NEIGHBORHOODS WHO HAD ALSO A
NEED AND DESIRE TO SEE INCREASE
PRESENCE. AND RECOGNIZING THAT
THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER OF YEARS
SINCE THESE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS FUNDED CONTRACTS
THAT SUPPORT NEIGHBORHOODS LIK
BALLARD, SOUTH PARK, AND THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT . THE OTHER
NEIGHBORHOOD THERE? THEY HAVE
NOT SEEN AN INCREASE IN THEIR
FUNDS FOR A WHILE? WE WANTED T
CREATE PARITY ACROSS THOSE
INVESTED . I WILL PAUSE THERE T
SEE IF YOU HAD ANYTHING TO ADD
TO THAT DISCUSSION THAT TOOK
PLACE.
>> SORRY, MY CAMERA DOESN'T --
KNOW.
>> OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
TURNING IT BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I
ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT PARITY ACROS
THESE COORDINATOR POSITIONS.
UNFORTUNATELY THIS WAS NOT THE
AMENDMENT I REQUESTED.
SPECIFICALLY I REQUESTED AN
AMBASSADOR PROGRAM SIMILAR TO
WHAT IS IN UNIVERSITY DISTRICT
WHICH SUPPORTS OUR OUTREACH
WORKERS. WHETHER IT'S EVERGREEN
TREATMENT , HOST WORKERS, OR
MULTIPLE -- MULTITUDE OF OTHER
PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY YOUR
AMBASSADOR PROGRAM. THE ORIGINA
AMENDMENT WAS FOR $175,000,
WHICH IS COST-SHARING WITH THE
DIA. THE BALLARD FOR THE MOS
RECENT CHANGES THAT CAME BEFOR
COUNCIL EMBEDDED THEIR SHARE
FOR THIS PROGRAM WITHIN THE NEW
RATE STRUCTURE. IT IS NOT ABOU
THE PUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATOR
POSITION. I ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT
PARITY ACROSS THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COORDINATOR POSITIONS. I THINK
EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD SHOULD HAVE
ONE. TO SCALE UP THE WORK TO
OPERATE LIKE THE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT DOES WITH THEIR
AMBASSADOR PROGRAM , IS MY
AMENDMENT . THAT WOULD BE
$175,000 FOR JUST BALLARD.
>> GREAT.
>> I AM MORE -- YEAH, I AM MORE
THAN HAPPY TO SUPPORT ALL OF
THESE. I THINK IT IS JUST THAT
WE MIGHT NOT HAVE CONNECTED
CORRECTLY ABOUT WHAT MY REQUEST
WAS.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. IN A
CALLINGS WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE
YOU TEE UP POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS.
A POSSIBLE AMENDMENT TO THIS
REVENUE SOURCE HERE. I LOOK
FORWARD TO HAVING THE DISCUSSIO
ABOUT VARIOUS AMENDMENTS. YOU
WILL SEE , COLLEAGUES, THERE AR
SOME COUNCILMEMBERS WHO PUT
FORWARD AMENDMENT IDEAS MAY BE
SIMILAR IN NATURE TO ANOTHER, O
HAD A NEXUS TO AN INVESTMENT
THAT COULD BE MADE ACROSS THE
CITY . WHERE POSSIBLE WE TRY TO
ENSURE THERE WERE INVESTMENTS I
MULTIPLE NEIGHBORHOODS , BUT I
APPRECIATE YOU FLAGGING YOU MAY
BRING AN AMENDMENT FORWARD ON
THIS TO CORRECT THAT. AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR MORE
FROM OTHER COLLEAGUES ON THIS
PIECE, IF THAT AMENDMENT COMES
FORWARD. ALL RIGHT. IT'S GOOD
TO THE NEXT ITEM.
>> THE NEXT ITEM, FAS-801S-A-1
SPONSORED BY CHAIRMAN SKITTER.
INTENTION OF INTENT. THE
EXECUTIVE IN COLLABORATION WITH
THE CITY COUNCIL AND KEY
STAKEHOLDERS CONVENE OUR GROUP
TO DETERMINE HOW TO MODIFY THE
CITY'S POLICIES FOR THE
DISPOSITION OR REUSE OF SURPLUS
CITY-OWNED PROPERTIES. THIS
SHOULD ADDRESS SPECIFIC INTERES
IN FRONT OF ORGANIZED TRIBES,
ORGANIZATION SERVING NATIVE
AMERICANS, BLACK, INDIGENOUS
INCOME -- INDIGENOUS, AND
PEOPLE OF COLOR AND
REPRESENTATIVES OF NONPROFIT
HOUSING PROVIDERS.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL. WE
HAVE HAD HAD CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT WAY WE CAN ENHANCE OUR
POLICIES. THIS IS ABOUT BRINGIN
TOGETHER WORKGROUP. THIS IS TO
CONVENE A STAKEHOLDER WORK
GROUP IF TO DETERMINE IF AND HO
THE CITY MODIFIES ITS POLICIES
AS WE BEGAN THE REVIEW OF THE
LAND DISPOSITION POLICY IN OUR
HOUSING COMMITTEE EARLIER THIS
YEAR, THERE WAS A CONVERSATION
THAT WAS INITIATED. THANKS, IN
LARGE PART FROM THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, THE TRIBAL LIAISON AN
TRIBAL DIRECTOR IN THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, WHO FLAGGED THAT IN
PIERCE COUNTY, THE LAND
DISPOSITION POLICY THAT
JURISDICTION HAD JUST UPDATED,
DID INCLUDE A CONVERSATION ABOU
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, AND NATIVE
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND HO
THOSE ORGANIZATIONS AND TRIBES
FOR GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS POLICY WERE
INCORPORATED . WE ARE REALLY
PROUD OF THE WORK WE HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH SINCE THE
PASSAGE OF THE POLICIES I
SPONSORED IN 2019. VERY EXCITED
WE HAVE PRIORITIZED AMONG THE
AVAILABLE SURPLUS LAND, WHICH I
NOT A LOT. WHEN THERE IS SURPLU
LAND, WE HAVE RETAINED IT IN
PUBLIC HANDS, AND/OR PARTNERED
WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
THAT ARE DEDICATED TO INVESTIN
IN BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND OTHER PUBLIC ASSETS. WE
HAVE FURTHER PRIORITIZED AMONGS
THE PROCESS ENSURING THAT
HOUSING IS BEING BUILT ON THOSE
PROPERTIES. DOING SO FOR
COMMUNITIES IN HIGHER RISK OF
DISPLACEMENT BY ENSURING
THERE'S ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIO
OF THOSE COMMUNITIES AT HIGHEST
RISK OF DISPLACEMENT. AS PART
OF THE PROCESS IN 2019 WE SET U
THAT WITHIN A FOUR YEAR. WE
WOULD COME BACK AND TAKE A LOOK
AT THE POLICY TO SEE HOW IT'S
WORKING. GIVEN OUR NEIGHBORS IN
PIERCE COUNTY ARE ALSO NOW ON
THE CUTTING EDGE OF INCLUDING
THE TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AND
NATIVE ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR
POLICY, IT SEEMED LIKE A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH TH
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL, WH
WE'VE MET WITH TWICE, TO TALK
ABOUT WAYS TO INCLUDE ADDITIONA
LANGUAGE , AND ONGOING
CONVERSATIONS THROUGHOUT
COMMITTEE CONVERSATIONS WITH TH
HOUSING ROUNDTABLE WE CONVENE
QUARTERLY. UNIVERSALLY, PEOPLE
ARE INTERESTED IN CONTINUING TO
-- CONVERSATION AND MINIMUM
TIME. I THINK IT'S DELIBERATIV
TO HAVE THIS BE RUN THROUGH
THROUGHOUT NEXT YEAR SO WE CAN
HAVE ROBUST ENGAGEMENT WITH KE
PARTNERS AND GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS WITH OUR TRIBAL
GOVERNMENT PARTNERS IN THE
REGION AS WELL. LOOKING FORWARD
TO THAT AND WANTED TO SET ASID
TO CONTINUE IN EARNEST. ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? YES,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR , FOR DOING THIS. I KNOW
IT'S BEEN AN ONGOING
CONVERSATION. I WILL BE QUICK.
AS YOU KNOW WE GOT YOUR BUDGET
IN:00 THIS MORNING. I WAS CAUGH
A LITTLE FLAT-FOOTED ON SOME OF
THESE ISSUES. QUICKLY I WILL -
THE LAND-USE DISPOSITION POLICY
IS THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S VERSIO
OF LAND BACK. THAT'S BEEN THE
TREND WE HAVE BEEN SEEING THE
LAST FIVE YEARS. THANK YOU, CIT
OF SEATTLE, TO BE ONE OF THE
FIRST CITIES OF RECOGNIZING
THAT FOUR YEARS AGO. LAND BACK
LAND DISPOSITION GOES INTO THE
CATEGORY WE HAVE BEEN WORKING O
WITH THE ADVISORY COUNCIL AND M
COLLEAGUES . THIS IS MORE THAN
LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT, WHICH I
REFER TO AS VERBAL DREAM
CATCHERS. MOVING ON ON THE
PIECE, GOING BACK TO TRAVEL
CONSULTATION. WORKING NOT ONLY
WITH THE TRIBAL -- TRIBAL
SURPLUS PROPERTY, AS WE SAW
AND LOCAL SHOOT, THEY BOUGHT A
BUILDING TO THE HOUSING. WE'RE
NOT JUST TALKING SURPLUS, -- A
YOU STATED, MADAM CHAIR, FOR
HOUSING. I WILL DARESAY, WITH
THE ADVISORY COUNCIL, THIS
COUNCIL, WE ARE BEING VERY
PROGRESSIVE. I KNOW YOU LIKE TO
HEAR THAT, MADAM CHAIR. MOVING
FORWARD AND MAKING THESE
THINGS, THESE POLICIES, BECOME
REALITIES ON THE GROUND AT THE
CITY LEVEL. AS YOU KNOW,
GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT,
CONSULTATION WITH THE TRIBES ,
DOESN'T BEGIN AND END WITHIN TH
CITY LIMITS. THANK YOU. I HOPE
TO SPONSOR THIS WITH YOU. THAN
YOU.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU, COUNCI
PRESIDENT. WE WILL ADD YOUR NAM
HERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
INITIAL REQUEST AS WE WERE
CONSIDERING THE POLICY THIS
YEAR TO ENHANCE HOW THE
LANGUAGE IS DESCRIBED IN OUR
CITY CODE. AND WHAT OUR
PARTNERS IN PIERCE COUNTY HAD
DONE. LOOKING FORWARD TO
CONTINUING THIS CONVERSATION.
WE KNOW IT WILL CONTINUE INTO
NEXT YEAR AND WE WILL ADD THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT AS A COSPONSO
ON THIS ITEM. LET'S CONTINUE.
>> NEXT ITEM, FAS-802S-A-1,
SPONSORED BY CHAIRMAN SKITTER
THE REPORT ON THE
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR ADOPTIN
RESPONSIBLE CONTRACT POLICY.
THIS SHOULD INCLUDE WORKING
WITH STAKEHOLDERS IN OTHER
JURISDICTIONS TO DEVELOP
CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS THAT
EXPAND EXPAND -- EXISTING
OBLIGATIONS AND DEMONSTRATES TH
COMMITMENT TO FAIR AND
RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS PRACTICES.
A PLAN FOR ADOPTING RESPONSIBLE
CONTRACTOR POLICY AND PROVIDING
ACCOMPANYING REGISTRATION AS
APPROPRIATE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M REALL
EXCITED ABOUT THIS. THIS SETS U
A PROCESS FOR US TO ASK FINANCE
AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO
DEVELOP A PLAN FOR COMPREHENSIV
RESPONSIBLE CONTRACTOR POLICY .
IT DRAWS FROM AND BUILDS UPON
GOOD POLICY EXAMPLES IN OUR
REGIONS, SUCH AS SOUND TRANSIT.
THANK YOU FOR SITTING THERE AND
REPRESENTING US . THERE'S OTHER
GREAT EXAMPLES IN THE REGION OF
RESPONSIBLE CONTRACT
LEGISLATION, INCLUDING ACTING
COUNTY. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE TO BUIL
UPON THOSE EXISTING CONTRACT
LAWS WE CURRENTLY HAVE, THANKS
TO THE PAST LEADERS FOR THE
WORK. AND TO EXPAND ON THAT
EFFORT AND SHOW LEADERSHIP FOR
FAIR AND RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS
PRACTICES. AGAIN, PULLS TOGETHE
A REQUEST FOR FUTURE WORK THAT
THE COUNCIL WOULD CONSIDER UPON
RECEIVING FAS REPORTS. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. LET'S KEEP GOING.
>> NEXT ITEM. FAS-803-A-1,
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. ADD 900,000 JUMPSTART
FUNDS FOR THE PROPOSED NETWOR
COMPANY FEE. 500,000 JUMPSTART
FUND TO THE OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS FOR THE WORKER
DEACTIVATION RIGHT OR NEED .
THE FUNDING FOR ONGOING WORK
FOR ALL THE PROPOSED EXPENSES
WERE CONSIDERED DURING THE 2025
BUDGET DELIBERATIONS, BASED ON
ASSUMED KEY REVENUES. THE INTEN
HERE IS THAT THIS FUNDING WILL
ALLOW FOR THE START UP OF THAT
NEW FEE, AND ONGOING COSTS
WOULD BE COVERED BY THAT FEE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M GOING
TO TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR, FOR THE
INCLUSION OF THE FUNDING FOR
THE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM TO B
DEVELOPED BY FAS , AND THE
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS AND
THAT ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM IS I
SELF-RELIANT ON A FUNDING
MECHANISM. JUST REFERRING TO
RECENT MEMOS WE RECEIVED FROM
THE OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS.
THEY IDENTIFIED THAT NEW
ORDINANCES RAISE THE NEED FOR
SCALABLE AND STABLE SOURCE OF
REVENUE FOR THIS EVER
INCREASING RESPONSIBILITIES.
DISCUSSIONS REGARDING FUNDING
FOR APP-BASED WORKER
IMPLEMENTATION AND FOCUSED ON
IDENTIFYING SOURCES OUTSIDE OF
THE FUND. THIS IS NECESSARY AND
HELPFUL IN THE CONTEXT OF
FUNDING OLS. IT BEGS THE
FUNDING STREAM REGARDING THE
ORDINANCES AND FORCES,
INCLUDING THE ONES FOCUSED ON
THE TRADITIONAL EMPLOYER
SECTOR, AND THE INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTOR SECTOR. AGAIN, THIS
IS INFRASTRUCTURE AND FUNDING
TO SUPPORT FUTURE ONGOING
REVENUE, BUT IT ALSO FUNDS
NECESSARY POLICIES , AND
RULEMAKING FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ORDINANCE
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU. I
APPRECIATE -- WHAT IS THE
LETTER CALLED WE RECEIVED FROM
OFFICES OF LABOR? PAYMENT
CERTIFICATION MEMBER RICK
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU
REFERENCING THE CERTIFICATION
MEMO. SOMETHING WE RECEIVE EVER
YEAR PRIOR TO THE BUDGET
PROCESS. REALLY IT IDENTIFIES
ONGOING NEEDS . THIS IS THE
CRITICAL OPPONENT . I THANK YO
FOR THE CREATION OF THE, COUNCI
PROMOTERS, PRIOR TO MY ARRIVING
AT COUNCIL. IT WAS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO ADVOCATE
FOR THAT. IT'S REALLY , AMONG
VERY FEW LOCAL JURISDICTIONS, W
WERE ONE OF THE FIRST TO HAVE A
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS. IT'S
A GREAT WAY FOR US TO LIFT UP
THE ONGOING NEEDS FOR LABOR
STANDARDS, BOTH EDUCATION, AND
ENFORCEMENT REVENUE NEEDS FOR
THE DEPARTMENT TO BE
SUSTAINABLE. BUILDING ON WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD MENTIONE
THE NEED IN LABOR STANDARDS
AND TECHNOLOGY TO PREPARE
PURCHASED IN -- AND IMPLEMENTE
FULLY. THE NEW ORDINANCE PASSED
FISHER ADDED FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. WE
FULLY FUNDED BOTH OF THOSE
REQUESTS . THE ENFORCEMENT AND
EDUCATION THROUGH FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND
OFFERS OF LABOR STANDARDS
ACROSS THE 1.4 MILLION. THIS IS
GOING TO YIELD ADDITIONAL
RETURNS FOR WORKERS TO BE ABLE
TO ENSURE THEIR RIGHTS ARE
PROTECTED. ALSO TO ENSURE THAT
EMPLOYERS HAVE ADEQUATE ACCESS
AND TIME TO ADOPT THE
TECHNOLOGY BEING REQUESTED.
>> THIS WAS DESCRIBED . THIS
WOULD TRANSFER $9.3 MILLION OF
JUMPSTART FUND TO FINANCE
GENERAL. AND THEN SWAP THE FUN
SOURCE FOR THOSE EXPENDITURES
DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY WITH
GENERAL FUND .
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS FIRST
>> I THINK I WOULD DEFER TO YOU
MADAM CHAIR. THE BROADER POLICY
SHIFT IS -- AS FAR AS THE
FUNDING, THE REVENUE SOURCES --
I THINK IT IS A POLICY THAT YO
HAVE CHAMPIONED, AND CAN SPEAK
BEST TO. I ASKED THE COSPONSOR
-- AND YOU INCLUDED ME BECAUSE
OF THE SPECIFIC ELEMENT RELATED
TO THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT. AND THE CONTRACTOR
WAGES, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR SWITCHING OUT THE REVENUE
SOURCE TO FUND THE EQUITY
RAISES IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE
THAT THOSE INCREASES ARE NOT
FUNDED BY ONE-TIME FUNDING.
THAT MAY NOT BE RELIABLE
THROUGHOUT SWINGS AND DOWNTURN
IN THE ECONOMY. SO THAT WAS TH
PIECE OF THIS LARGER PIECE THA
I WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT. I THINK
YOU ARE THE BEST PERSON TO TALK
ABOUT THE BROADER PIECE. THANK
YOU.
>> EXCELLENT. I WANT TO THANK
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THE MAYO
FOR INCLUDING THE CONCEPT OF
INCREASING THE HUMAN SERVICE
PROVIDER WAGES IN THE PROPOSED
BUDGET. WHAT THIS ALIGNMENT DOE
IS ENSURE THAT AMONG THE ITEMS
THAT WERE TEED UP TO BE
INTEGRATED INTO THE JUMPSTART
SPEND PLANT IN A FIXABLE
FUNDING CATEGORY , WE HAVE
MAINTAINED THOSE COMMITMENTS AN
FUNDED THEM THROUGH THE GENERAL
FUND. AS THEY NOTED, IT NOT
ONLY MAINTAINS THEM, BUT
SPECIFIC TO THE HUMAN SERVICE
THE PROMPT OF EDUCATION AND
REALLY AWNING AND HUMAN SERVICE
PROVIDER PAY, WE INCREASED IT
IN THE PROPOSED PACKAGE IN FRON
OF YOU. SO CHILDCARE WORKERS,
HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS, THE
CODE COMPLIANCE ENFORCEMENT
DEPARTMENT, AND THE FUNDING
NECESSARY TO STAND UP TO SOCIAL
HOUSING PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY PAST VIA INITIATIVE,
ALONG WITH THE RELOCATION COST
FOR ROSIE'S VILLAGE. ALL OF
THOSE, AS PROPOSED IN THE
PROPOSED BUDGET ARE INCLUDED IN
THIS PACKAGE, JUST SWAPPING THE
FUNDING FROM JUMPSTART TO
GENERAL FUND. AS THE COUNCIL
BUDGET VICE CHAIR NOTED, THE
INTENT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT
THINGS LIKE THE PROVIDER PAY
CHANGES REMAIN ONGOING IN THE
OUT YEARS THROUGH GENERAL
FUNDS. SO I APPRECIATE THE
SHARED INTEREST IN THESE
CATEGORIES. JUST OUR ALIGNMENT
OF THE FUND SOURCE THERE. ART,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, A
QUESTION FROM YOU?
>> ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT USING
THE ADDITIONAL REVENUE THAT
BECAME AVAILABLE IN THE
FORECAST ? IF YOU ARE USING TH
GENERAL FUND INSTEAD OF
JUMPSTART.
>> CENTRAL STUFF, DO YOU WANT T
DESCRIBE HOW YOU USED THE
ADDITIONAL REVENUE FROM THE
FORECAST?
>> SO ON THIS ACTION IN
PARTICULAR, WHAT IS HAPPENING I
THERE IS MORE JUMPSTART MONEY
BEING TRANSFERRED TO THE GENERA
FUND AND THEN BEING SPENT ON
THESE PURPOSES. IT IS STILL
USING THAT. IT USES THE
JUMPSTART MONEY ONE TIME. THE
WAY THE PROPOSED BUDGET CAME IN
THESE EXPENDITURES WERE FUNDED
OUT OF THE JUMPSTART FUND.
INSTEAD, THESE ARE GOING TO BE
FUNDED DIRECTLY OUT OF GENERAL
FUND, MADE POSSIBLE BY
INCREASING THE TRANSFER FROM
THE JUMPSTART FUND TO THE
GENERAL FUND. WHAT DOES THAT
MEAN? THIS IS SAYING, CONSISTEN
WITH WHAT THE COUNCIL ADOPTED
LAST YEAR, UP TO $84 MILLION
WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE
JUMPSTART THROUGH THE GENERAL
FUND, THROUGH THE JUMPSTART FUN
FOR GENERAL EXPENDITURES. THES
ARE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE IN
THIS BUDGET. IT IS INDICATING
INTENT THAT IN AN ONGOING WAY,
THESE EXPENDITURES SHOULD BE
SUPPORTED BY A GENERAL FUND
REVENUE. SO THAT IS WHAT IS
HAPPENING IN THIS ONE. IT IS
JUST SWAPPING WHICH FUND THEY
ARE BEING PAID OUT OF IN --
THIS YEAR. THE NEW GENERAL FUN
REVENUES ARE USED IN A VARIETY
OF WAYS THAT INCLUDES $5 MILLIO
TO HELP ADDRESS THE DECLINE IN
TRANSPORTATION REVENUE, AS WELL
AS INCREASE CONTRIBUTION TO THE
PLANNING RESERVES, AND THEN THE
REMAINING FUNDS ARE SUPPORTING
THE PROPOSALS THAT WE ARE
WORKING THROUGH TODAY THAT ARE
FUNDED BY THE GENERAL FUND.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
>> SORRY.
>> SURE. I WOULD JUST COME ALSO
UNDERSCORE ONE POINT THAT
DIRECTOR ALY PENNUCCI MADE, A
WELL. IT IS NOT INCREASING THE
TRANSFER TO THE GENERAL FUND
HIGHER THAN THE AMOUNT ALREADY
AUTHORIZED IN LAST YEAR'S 2024
BUDGET. I THINK THAT'S AN
IMPORTANT CAVEAT. WE ALREADY
AUTHORIZED 84 MILLION TO BE USE
TO SUPPORT GENERAL FUND
INVESTMENTS AND LAST YEAR'S
DELIBERATIONS. WE ARE
BRINGING THE AMOUNT FROM
JUMPSTART AS ENDORSED IN OUR
2024 PROCESS. MANY OF THE
INVESTMENTS THAT WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT SUPPORTING HERE ARE COMIN
FROM THE GENERAL FUND CATEGORY,
BUT WE HAVE RETAINED THE SUPPOR
TO SUPPLANT GENERAL FUND
INVESTMENTS FOR 2024. PART OF
THOSE INVESTMENTS HELP ENSURE
FUNDING FOR THESE FIVE
CATEGORIES THAT ARE DELINEATED
IN THIS ITEM.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON,
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT
CLARIFICATION. I APPRECIATE IT.
I WAS ABOUT TO SAY THAT FOR ME,
FOR THE SHORT TERM, I DON'T
HAVE A LOT OF INVESTED IN WHIC
FUND THIS COMES OUT OF. I WANT
TO RESTATE THE CONVERSATION FO
THE RECORD. IT IS IMPORTANT .
DIFFERENT INTERPRETATION AND
WHAT IS AN APPROPRIATE USE OF
JUMPSTART FUNDING SEEMS TO KEEP
COMING UP. I DON'T KNOW HOW
THAT IMPACTS OTHER CHANGES TO
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET, BU
I FEEL LIKE IT IS A MATTER OF
INTERPRETATION, AND I HOPE THAT
WE CAN MOVE BEYOND THAT BACK
AND FORTH GOING FORWARD WITH TH
PANEL . SO THE OVERSIGHT BOARD
SO, THANK YOU.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU.
>> I THINK THIS IS AN
INAPPROPRIATE USE, BUT FOR THE
SHORT TERM, NO PROBLEM.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND
I THINK THAT THERE IS NOT A LOT
OF DISAGREEMENT ABOUT WHAT THE
CURRENT STATUTE SAYS. IN FACT,
IF WE WERE TO INCLUDE THESE FIV
ITEMS HERE, WE WOULD'VE HAD TO
STATUTORILY AMEND JUMPSTART,
WHICH THE EXECUTIVE UNDERSTOOD
AND REALIZED IN THE TRANSMISSIO
OF THEIR BUDGET PROPOSALS. SO I
IS CLEAR THAT THESE ARE NOT
AUTHORIZED EXPENSES, BUT WHAT
WAS BEING PROPOSED WAS TO CHANG
THAT AUTHORIZATION TO INCLUDE
BROADER DEFINITION OF FLEXIBLE
FUNDS. I THINK THERE IS CLEAR
DELINEATION IN THE STATUTE OF
WHAT IS AUTHORIZED EXPENSES. I
AGREE WITH COUNCILMEMBER. I
MENTIONED THIS IN THE COMMITTEE
MEETING LAST TIME THAT WE HAD A
DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS, AS WELL.
I HOPE THIS HELPS US MOVE AWAY
FROM HAVING THE BACK AND FORTH
ON WHAT IS INCLUDED. WE ARE IN
THIS PROPOSED BUDGET, STICKING
WITH EXISTING STATUTORY
DEFINITION, AND THUS, ABLE TO
JUST MOVE FORWARD ON HOW WE WAN
TO ADJUST FOR ANY NEW REVENUE
THAT IS COMING INTO THE EXISTIN
DEFINED USE OF VARIOUS REVENUE
STREAMS. SO FROM NOW ON, WE'RE
STICKING WITH THE DEFINITION IN
THE STATUTE IS CURRENTLY IN
CODE, AND AGREE WITH THE
IMPORTANCE OF HAVING THAT
OVERSIGHT BOARD REALLY HELP US
NOT HAVE TO GO INTO THESE
CONVERSATIONS YEAR AFTER YEAR.
POINT WELL TAKEN. ALL RIGHT.
LET'S CONTINUE.
>> ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO PICK
UP HERE, AS WE BEGIN WITH THE
HUMAN SERVICE THE PERMANENT
CHANGES. ITEM 17. IT IS
HSD-801-A -1 . IT WOULD ADD
$100,000 TO SURVIVORS OF POLICE
VIOLENCE AND INDIVIDUALS KILLED
BY THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMEN
TO GREAT RECOGNITIONS FOR
SUPPORT SERVICES. YOU WILL SEE
ANOTHER SECTION IN THE BUDGET.
A REDUCTION OF $50,000 IN 2023
AND $50,000 IN 2024. IT IS
ALLOCATED FOR AND AFFECTED
PERSONS PROGRAM. THAT WORK HAS
BEEN REORGANIZED IN THE CITY
AND THOSE FUNDS SUPPORT THIS .
>> OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I
WANT TO THANK THE EXECUTIVE'S
OFFICE WHO HAS BEEN WORKING ON
THIS FOR THE LAST PART OF THIS
YEAR AND THE OFFICE OF POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY WHO WAS WORKING
ON THIS CONCEPT FOR THE
BEGINNING PART OF THIS YEAR. AS
YOU REMEMBER, WE WERE LOOKING A
OTHER JURISDICTIONS THAT HAD A
AFFECTED PEOPLE'S PROGRAM TO SE
HOW THE CITY OF SEATTLE MAY
CREATE A SIMILAR PROGRAM WITHIN
OUR OWN JURISDICTION. THE
FUNDING HAS NOT BEEN FULLY
SPENT, SO WE ARE TRANSFERRING
THE UNSPENT FUNDS FROM THIS YEA
TO NEXT YEAR. IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION
WE WILL BE EVALUATING HOW THE
CITY OF SEATTLE SHOULD ENGAGE
WITH SETTING UP THE STATE
EFFORT THAT THEY ARE CREATING T
HAVE A BODY THAT LOOKS AT THE
AFFECTED PEOPLE PROGRAM, AS
WELL. SOMETHING PASSED EARLIER
THIS YEAR. IT WOULD ANALYZE HO
THE CITY CAN TAP INTO THAT STAT
PROCESS THAT IS BEING DIRECTED
OR SUPPLEMENT AND ENHANCE THE
WAYS IN WHICH WE SUPPORT
AFFECTED PEOPLE. AGAIN, THIS WA
DISCUSSED IN DETAIL LAST YEAR.
IN THIS SPECIFIC BUDGET ITEM, W
ARE JUST TRANSFERRING THE
UNSPENT FUNDS TO THIS ONGOING
INVESTMENT IN 2024. WE ARE
WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO
ENSURE THAT THERE IS A TRUSTED
PARTNER TO HAVE THE DISCUSSION.
THANKS TO DEPUTY MAYOR BURGESS
AND THEIR TEAM FOR HAVING THE
LATTER PART OF THIS
CONVERSATION, ESPECIALLY WITH
-- I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF
IT. THE ACCOUNTABILITY JUDGES
THAT ARE LOOKING AT VARIOUS
IMPLEMENTATIONS. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. OKAY. WELL. I'LL COM
BACK TO THAT. DIRECTOR HANDY,
IF IT IS OFF THE TOP OF YOUR
MIND, THE ENTITY THAT PROVIDES
OVERSIGHT HAS BEEN WORKING WITH
THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE TO WORK
WITH VARIOUS MODELS ACROSS THE
GLOBE. THIS WILL GIVE US A
CHANCE TO BUILD ON THE FEEDBACK
THEY HAVE AND IT UNDERSCORES TH
IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A COMMUNIT
ORGANIZATION REALLY BE A TRUSTE
PARTNER AS WE THINK ABOUT THE
CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY AND THE
CITY'S ROLE IN STANDING UP AND
AFFECTED PEOPLE'S PROGRAM THAT
CAN COMPLEMENT THE CONVERSATION
HAVE PENDING AT THE STATE LEVEL
AS WELL.
>> YEAH. I THINK YOU ARE
THINKING OF THE FEDERAL MONITOR
TEAM. THEY ARE ENGAGED IN THIS
PROCESS. GREAT.
>> NEXT, WE HAVE HSD-802-A .
THIS WOULD EMPOWER NATIVE
YOUTH TO PROVIDE AWARENESS AN
CHARACTER ACTIVITIES TO THE RIS
ABOVE PROGRAM.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> I'M GOING TO READ WHAT WE HA
BEFORE. THE GOAL OF RISE ABOVE
IS TO KEEP AT-RISK ADOLESCENTS
OUT OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE
SYSTEM BY EXPOSING THEM TO
SOCIAL , MULTIGENERATIONAL AND
CULTURALLY RELEVANT PREVENTION
PROGRAMS THROUGH COLLABORATIONS
AND INITIATIVES TARGETING USE
BETWEEN THE AGES OF 5 TO 18.
NOT JUST LIMITED TO THE GREATER
SEATTLE AREA. WHAT I WANT TO AD
HERE IS WHAT I KNOW THIS
PROGRAM TO BE -- AND THERE IS
MORE TO COME, THIS IS BEYOND
BASKETBALL CLINICS. THIS IS A
TRULY EFFECTIVE UPSTREAM
DIVERSION PROGRAM THROUGH
SPORTS MENTORSHIP COUNSELING,
AND BACK-TO-SCHOOL PREP. NOT
ONLY WORKING WITH THE TRIBES,
BUT THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO AND
THE WILKINS FOUNDATION. I ALSO
WANT TO ADD THAT WE HAVE HAD
SUCH TREMENDOUS SUCCESS . THIS
COUNCIL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
FUNDING IT IN PRIOR BUDGETS.
THROUGH COACH WILKINS FORMER
SEATTLE SONICS PLAYERS .
SEATTLE STORM PLAYERS. CURRENT
AND FORMER SEAHAWKS, TRIBAL
LEADERS, NATIVE AMERICAN
ATHLETES. ALL OF THESE FOLKS
PARTICIPATE IN VOLUNTEER AND
SUPPORT THIS AMAZING PROGRAM.
IT ISN'T JUST LIMITED TO THE
CITY LIMITS OF SEATTLE. IT IS
WHAT WE WOULD CALL AN ORGANIC
INDIGENOUS BASED INDIGENOUS
CREATION ABOUT HOW WE MODEL OU
YOUTH TO PROTECT THEM AND KEEP
THEM SAFE WITH SPORTS BEING TH
MODALITY TO KEEP OUR CHILDREN
ENGAGED IN COMMUNITY. WE WORK
CLOSELY WITH THE BOYS AND GIRL
CLUB. FOR THE MONEY THAT WE ARE
PUTTING INTO THIS PROGRAM, THE
RETURNS HAVE BEEN PHENOMENAL.
WILL SAY THIS FROM A PERSONAL
PERSPECTIVE. I WANT TO THINK
THIS COUNCIL. IN THE LAST COUPL
OF SESSIONS, FOR FUNDING AND TH
MAYOR FOR SUPPORTING THIS
ORGANIZATION BECAUSE I THINK
THIS IS A GREAT MODEL OF
SUSTAINABILITY OF A REAL
UPSTREAM PROGRAM THAT DIVERTS
AND WORKS . WE HAVE
DELIVERABLES. WE HAVE
ACCOUNTABILITY. WE HAVE
TRANSPARENCY. WE HAVE SUCCESS.
IT ONLY CONTINUES TO GROW EACH
TIME WE ADD MORE PEOPLE TO THE
RISE ABOVE FAMILY BEYOND THIS
FOUNDATION. ALL THE OTHER
UNIVERSITIES I LISTED. BUT ALSO
FOR THE FIRST TIME, OUTSIDE, NO
JUST WITHIN KING COUNTY TRIBES
THAT ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED, BUT
TRIBES EAST OF THE MOUNTAIN. W
WILL CONTINUE WITH THAT. ALSO,
THE SENATOR'S OFFICE HAS BEEN
GREAT. I THINK IT IS A GREAT
INVESTMENT. I HOPE I HAVE SOME
OF MY COLLEAGUES JOIN ME IN
SPONSORING THIS ORGANIZATION
THAT I HOPE LIVES EVEN AFTER I'
GONE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS. LET'S
CONTINUE.
>> HSD-803-A- IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. IT HAS
$100,000 FOR TAX PREP
ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE UNITED
WAY OF KING COUNTY.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> THERE IS NOT MUCH MORE TO SA
THAN THAT. THIS IS FREE TAX
PREPARATION FOR LOW INCOME
FAMILIES. IT ALSO CONNECTS FOLK
TO PUBLIC BENEFITS, SO FOLKS
WHO ARE ENTITLED TO PUBLIC
BENEFITS BUT HAVE NOT SIGNED UP
FOR THEM. THIS HAS HISTORICALLY
BEEN THE PART OF THE HST BASE
BUDGET. THIS WOULD CONTINUE OF
THIS IMPORTANT SERVICE FOR FOLK
THAT MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR TAX
REFUNDS OR FOR -- MAY NOT BE
AWARE THAT THEY HAVE ENTITLEMEN
OR A BENEFIT THAT THEY ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU. I WOUL
JUST NOTE, OUR SUPPORT FOR THIS
AS WELL, IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET
AND LAST YEAR'S BUDGET,
INCLUDING THE FREE TAX PREP THA
UNITED WAY OFFERS, WE HAD THE
CHANCE TO GO VISIT THAT AT THE
WHITE CENTER LIBRARY. UNITED WA
WORKS AROUND THE REGION, AND
THEY WERE SERVING RESIDENTS OF
SEATTLE TO ENSURE THAT THEY GOT
ACCESS TO NOT ONLY
TAX-PREPARATION, BUT ESPECIALLY
IMPORTANT, THE CHILD CARE TAX
CREDIT THAT WAS AVAILABLE FOR
THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR, BUT
NOT WIDELY ADVERTISED, WITH MAN
OF THE NATIONAL PLATFORMS. SO
THE HANDS-ON WORK THAT THE FREE
TAX PREP TEAM DOES HELPS TO
ENSURE THAT THE COMMUNITY AND
ECONOMIC -- LET ME SEE -- IT
ENSURES THE RESILIENCY OF OUR
COMMUNITY AND INJURES ECONOMIC
STABILITY ESPECIALLY FOR OUR
MOST LOW INCOME RESIDENTS AROUN
SEATTLE DID I LOOK FORWARD TO
HOPEFULLY THIS BEING AN EFFORT
THAT WE CAN SEE BUILT INTO OUR
CITIES EFFORTS YEAR OVER YEAR I
THE FUTURE. LET'S CONTINUE.
>> HSD-804S-A, SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD REQUESTS
THAT THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE
AND THE FROM THE FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PROVIDE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REPORTING O
NONUTILITY GRANT EXPENDITURES
MADE FROM THE FUND. IT CAN BE
CHALLENGING TO TRACK EACH
RESOURCE ACROSS THE BUDGET. IT
ASKS FOR A REVIEW OF CURRENT
PRACTICES AND CONSIDERATION OF
DRAFT BILL THAT THE COUNCIL
COULD CONSIDER TO ENABLE BETTER
TRACKING AND REPORTING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> NOT A LOT TO ADD HERE. THIS
WAS FLANKED BY COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF DURING DELIBERATIONS ON A
PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT WENT
THROUGH MY COMMITTEE , THAT THE
COUNCIL VOTED ON. THAT WAS THE
REALLOCATION OF $7 MILLION .
SOME OF IT WOULD EXPIRE IF NOT
USED WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD. W
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS NO
ONLY THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
THAT KNOW ABOUT THE EXISTENCE O
THOSE FUNDS IN THEIR BUDGETS
BECAUSE SOME OF THESE FUND
SOURCES GO TO NUMEROUS
DEPARTMENTS, BUT WE WANT TO BE
ABLE TO HAVE THE TRANSPARENCY S
THAT THE LEGISLATIVE THE PROMPT
AND THE PUBLIC ALSO KNOWS HOW
MUCH FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE AND
WHEN THEY ARE LIKELY TO EXPIRE,
IF NOT USED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET'S GO
ON TO ITEM NUMBER 16. 16?
>> I THINK I MEANT 21.
>> MY SIDE COLUMN IS DIFFERENT
THAN THE ACTUAL NUMBERS HERE.
OKAY.
>> NO PROBLEM.
>> HSD-805-A IS SPONSORED BY
CHAIR MOSQUEDA. THESE ARE
CONTRACTS FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL
HUD ADMINISTERED BY THE CITY.
THEY ARE NOW ADMINISTERED BY TH
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
THIS WOULD PROVIDE AN
INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENT FOR
2024. THAT ADJUSTMENT WOULD BE
SUSTAINED IN AN ONGOING WAY. I
EXPRESSES THE COUNCIL'S INTENT
THAT ADDITIONAL INFLATIONARY
ADJUSTMENT WOULD NOT BE PROVIDE
IN 2025 AND BEYOND.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO
ADD ON THIS?
>> SORRY. I MEANT TO UNMUTE.
YES. I JUST WANT TO COME AGAIN
-- THANK YOU FOR THE LEADERSHI
IN THIS AREA. PROBABLY, AND
SPECIFICALLY TO THIS PARTICULAR
BUDGET ITEM, WE KNOW THAT THER
IS A CONCERN WITH THE FACT THAT
HUD DOES NOT PROVIDE ANNUAL
INFLATION INCREASES FOR WHICH
IS IN CONTINUUM OF CARE GRANT
FUNDING. AND THIS IS -- THESE
SERVICES ARE A HIGH PRIORITY
FOR COUNCIL TO ENSURE THAT
THEY ARE SERVICES THAT ARE
DELIVERED AND TO ENSURE THAT
THEY ARE NOT STAFF TURNOVER AN
VACANCIES THAT IMPEDE THEIR
ABILITY TO BE DELIVERED. THIS
IS A NATIONAL ISSUE WITH
IMPLICATIONS BEYOND THE CITY O
SEATTLE. IT IS ALSO ONE OF THE
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON
HOMELESSNESS'S PRIORITIES, TO
INCREASE THE CONTINUUM OF CARE
CONTRACTS TO ADDRESS BOTH OF
THE GROWING NEED AND ALSO TO
ALLOW FOR MODEST COST OF LIVIN
INCREASES. THERE IS AN
APPROPRIATIONS BILL THAT WOULD
PROVIDE $25 MILLION FOR
COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES FOR
HOMELESSNESS SERVICES. THAT BIL
HAS NOT PASSED. IT'S STATE IS
UNCERTAIN. I TRUST THAT WE HAVE
OUR LOBBYING STAFF AT OIR
WORKING ON THIS ISSUE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> THAT MONEY WAS IDENTIFIED .
IT WAS PAID FOR . IT WAS PAID T
THE REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY WHILE THERE WAS A
TRANSITION FROM THOSE CONTRACTS
GOING FROM THE CITY TO KCRHA,
AS I UNDERSTAND IT. AND I
APPRECIATE THAT THE 7.5 IS NOT
ONGOING. IT IS ONE TIME. THAT
DOES INCREASE THE BASE. THE 4%
IS ONGOING. SO DO WE KNOW -- WE
DON'T KNOW POINT THERE WILL
PROBABLY BE A PUSH TO MAKE THE
ADDITIONAL INFLATIONARY
ADJUSTMENTS GOING FORWARD. IF
THAT BILL THAT WAS JUST
REFERENCED DOES NOT PASS, ARE W
PUTTING A FUNDING
RESPONSIBILITY ON RHA THAT THE
MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SUPPORT
GOING FORWARD? ARE WE KIND OF
JUST TAKING THAT ON AND GOING
FORWARD OURSELVES? WE ARE THE
MAJOR FUNDING AUTHORITY. ONE O
THE FUNDERS IS KCRHA. WHAT DO
YOU SEE GOING DOWN IN THE
FUTURE, GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY
OF THAT ACT, I SUPPOSE?
>> DIRECTOR HANDY.
>> I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT THIS,
BECAUSE THERE WERE A VARIETY OF
TRANSACTIONS OF WHAT WAS
ONGOING IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET,
AT THE END OF THE DAY, AFTER
THIS 1.9 MILLION, IT MAKES AN
11.5% INCREASE ONGOING. IT
SUSTAINS THE INFLATIONARY
ADJUSTMENT THAT IS PROVIDED
THROUGH THIS SECTION. IT WILL B
SUSTAINED, BUT THE CITIES
INTEND NOT TO PROVIDE AN
ADDITIONAL INFLATIONARY INCREAS
IN FUTURE YEARS. I MIGHT TURN
IT BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS TO
ANSWER THE QUESTION OF, WHAT DO
YOU THINK HAPPENS IF HSD-806-A
DOESN'T STEP IN? WHAT IS THE
CRYSTAL BALL ABOUT THE FUTURE
HERE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD?
>> YEAH. I THINK THE QUESTION
OF WHAT OUR INTENT IS IS A GOOD
ONE. IT IS ONE THAT CAME UP
WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF DEVELOPIN
THIS PARTICULAR BUDGET ACTION.
LOOKING BACK AT WHAT OUR INTEN
WAS LAST YEAR. I THINK -- I
THINK THE CLARIFICATION THAT
DIRECTOR HANDY MADE ABOUT WHAT
OUR ONGOING FUNDS AND WHAT ARE
NOT ONGOING FUNDS I THINK
EXPRESSES OUR POLICY INTENT AT
THIS TIME. BUT RECOGNIZING, AS
WAS SET, THAT WE DON'T HAVE AN
GUARANTEES ON WHAT HAPPENS IN
CONGRESS . THIS MAY BE
TRANSPARENT. THIS MAY BE
SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE
REVISITED, WHETHER OR NOT
ONGOING INCREASES OF INFLATION
ABOVE WHAT WE ARE CREATING AS A
BASE IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE
TO CONSIDER.
>> THANKS.
>> LET'S GET GOING. ITEM NUMBE
22. HSD-806-A SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES WOOD AT
$500,000 GENERAL FUND HSD FOR
CULTURALLY COMPETENT BEHAVIORA
HEALTH SERVICES TO THE LATINO
COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> SO CONSEJO RINGS A
THERAPEUTIC LENS TO THEIR
SERVICES. THEY ARE ADVOCACY
BASED COUNSELING. THEY OFFER
WELLNESS PROGRAMS. ALL OF THEIR
SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN SPANIS
AND DELIVERED WITHIN THAT
CULTURAL FRAMEWORK. THIS FUNDIN
KEEPS THE DOOR OPEN AND ALLOWS
THIS VITAL PROGRAM TO CONTINUE
WITH THEIR AFTER HOURS CRISIS
LINES, AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I DON'T
SEE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
I'LL GO ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
NUMBER 23. I WILL NOTE THAT THI
IS PROBABLY MISSED TITLED WITH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AT THE
TOP, GIVEN THE MISS MEDICATION
THAT WE HAD. I WILL INVITE HIM
TO SAY ANYTHING HE WOULD LIKE
TO, BUT WE WILL ALSO NOTE THAT
THIS WAS A PRIORITY LIFTED UP B
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND
MYSELF. PLEASE GO AHEAD, CENTRA
STAFF.
>> YEAH. THIS IS HSD-807-A. IT
WOULD ADD $650,000 GENERAL FUND
TO THE HUMAN SERVICES THE PROMP
FOR AN EMERGENCY FOOD FUND.
THIS IMPARTS A ONE-TIME
INVESTMENT OF THIS SIZE AROUND
EMERGENCY FOOD SERVICES THAT
EXISTED IN 2023. THIS IS A
ONE-TIME AD FOR AN EMERGENCY
FOOD FUND, AS WELL AS NEIL
PROVISION.
>> GREAT. THANKS. WE HAVE TWO
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO HAD BROUGHT
FORTH VARIOUS AMENDMENTS RELATE
TO FOOD SECURITY ITEMS. SO
PROBABLY FOOD SECURITY ITEMS
WERE BOTH IDENTIFIED FOR THE
BALLARD NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE
RANIER BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD. I
TOOK SOME LIBERTIES HERE TO
IDENTIFY CATEGORIES THAT
ALLOWED FIRST DOSE FOR FOOD
SECURITY. I WILL GET THEIR
OFFICIAL NAME IN A MOMENT. AND
THEN APPLY BOTH OF THESE COUNCI
MEMBERS NAMES TO IT. SO IF WE
HAVE MISLABELED YOU AS A SPONSO
ON THIS AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO
REMOVE YOUR NAME, YOU'RE MORE
THAN WELCOME TO. BUT I WANTED T
GIVE SOME CONTEXT TO WHY SOME
MEMBERS SEE THEIR NAME HERE IF
IT WASN'T CLEAR FROM OUR
CONVERSATIONS YESTERDAY.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, WOULD YO
LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS
ITEM?
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN A
PRIORITY FOR ME TO FIND FOOD
SECURITY ITEMS, WHETHER IT IS
FOR THIS OR FOOD BANKS. THERE
ARE SOME ADVOCATES TODAY. THERE
IS CONCERN ABOUT MEAL PROGRAMS.
EMERGENCY FOOD FUNDS. I WANT
TO TELL EVERYONE I WILL CONTINU
WORKING ON THIS TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE HAVE BOTH PROGRAMS
APPROPRIATELY FUNDED. IF YOU
DON'T HAVE FOOD, YOU CAN'T
REALLY DO MUCH ELSE WITH YOUR
DAY. SO THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> EXCELLENT . COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIK
TO ADD?
>> THANK YOU. I WOULD JUST SAY,
YOU KNOW, WE ARE RECOVERING FRO
THE PANDEMIC, BUT THERE IS STIL
TREMENDOUS NEED, AND
PARTICULARLY, DOWN IN THE SOUTH
END, WE CONTINUE TO SEE GROWING
LINES AND INCREASINGLY FAMILIES
WITH KIDS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF
FOOD BACKPACK PROGRAMS, FOR
EXAMPLE, SO WE KNOW THAT THERE
CONTINUES TO BE A HIGH NEED FOR
FOLKS TO GET THEIR FOOD NEEDS
MET, PARTICULARLY AS OUR CITY
BECOMES MORE UNAFFORDABLE. THIS
IS ONE WAY TO SUPPORT AND
ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS. THANK YOU.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU BOTH.
THANKS TO THE SEATTLE HUMAN
SERVICES COALITION, AND THE
SEATTLE FOOD COMMITTEE FOR YOUR
ADVOCACY ON THIS AREA AND
FLAGGING THE NEED FOR 650,000 T
SUPPORT THE EMERGENCY FOOD FUND
AND TO RESPOND TO THE CONTINUED
NEED THAT WE ARE SEEING IN OUR
COMMUNITY. ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE
HIGH INFLATION AND COST
INCREASES AND EXPIRING COVID
RELIEF. WE KNOW THAT FOOD
SECURITY AND FOOD PROGRAMMING I
A CRITICAL INVESTMENT IN THIS
YEAR'S BUDGET, AGAIN. I KNOW
THAT THERE'S ADDITIONAL FOOD
SECURITY REQUESTS THAT ARE NOT
INCLUDED, AS I UNDERSTAND, FROM
YESTERDAY, CONVERSATION I HAD
WITH SOME STAKE HOLDERS
YESTERDAY, SO OF COURSE, LOOK
FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ABOUT
THOSE SPECIFICS AND SEEING WHAT
ELSE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO IN
THE FOOD SECURITY ARENA WITH OU
COLLEAGUES HERE. COUNCILMEMBER
-- OKAY. I DON'T SEE A HAND.
GREAT. I'M GOING TO CONTINUE OU
CONVERSATION HERE. WE ARE ON
ITEM NUMBER 24.
>> HSD-808-A. SPONSORED BY
CHAIR MOSQUEDA. IT IS ADDED
FOR SENIOR FOOD PROGRAMS. THIS
IS IN ADDITION TO $100,000 THAT
IS ONGOING IN THE BASE BUDGET
FOR THIS PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AGAIN,
THIS COMES TO US FROM THE KING
COUNTY SR. CITIZENS -- SERVICES
COALITION. THE BUDGET INCLUDED
100,000 IN THE BUDGET. THIS
WOULD BE A CONTINUATION OF THEI
FUNDING. THEY DID ASK FOR AN
ADDITIONAL 42,000 TO HELP THEM
FORMALIZE AND FINALIZE THEIR
HYBRID PROGRAM PROVIDING BOTH I
PERSON DINING AND DELIVERIES
INTO GO MEALS. IT BEST MEETS
THE NEEDS OF THE SENIOR STRICT
ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE KNOW THA
ABOVE THE -- AMONG THE
COMMUNITIES, SENIORS ARE AMONG
THAT PUBLISHING. THESE PROGRAM
THAT USED TO BE ONLY IN PERSON.
MANY OF THEM HAD TO ADAPT TO
PROVIDING DELIVERY AND TO GO
MEALS. THIS HYBRID APPROACH
ALLOWS THEM TO CONTINUE TO
EXPAND CRUCIAL NUTRITION
SERVICES TO SENIORS THAT FACE
BARRIERS AT SENIOR CENTERS. THI
IS A JOINT INTEREST AND SHARED
PRIORITY FROM THE EXECUTIVE AND
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH. WE ARE JUST
BRINGING THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT UP
BY 42,000 TO MEET THEIR
EXPRESSED NEED -- NEEDED
AMOUNT. LET'S CONTINUE.
>> HSD-809-A IS SPONSORED BY
CHAIR MOSQUEDA AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. I SPOKE
ABOUT THIS IN MY OVERVIEW
PRESENTATION. I WILL BE BRIEF.
IT ADDS $324,000 GENERAL FUND
TO DEEL FOR ADDITIONAL COSTS
RELATED TO THE 2% PROVIDER PAY
INCREASE FOR HUMAN SERVICES
PROVIDER CONTRACTS. THIS IS
ABOUT APPLYING THE ADJUSTMENT.
THIS IS APPLIED ON TOP OF THE
BASE.
>> I THINK WE HAVE SPOKEN TO
THIS CONCEPT. IS THERE ANYTHING
ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADD?
>> I'M SEEING A NO THERE. WE'LL
TAKE THIS MOMENT TO PAUSE AND
SAY, THANK YOU TO JENNIFER
LABRECQUE. THANK YOU FOR HER
DEEP DIVE INTO THIS ISSUE. I SE
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS'S HAND IS
UP. THE BASE WAGE ADJUSTMENT
REPORT AND ONGOING WORK NEEDED
TO INVEST IN HUMAN SERVICE
PROVIDERS NEEDED. COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS.
DID WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND JOIN
MY COLLEAGUES IN RECOGNIZING TH
ONGOING ASK FOR A ONE-TIME
INVESTMENT OF $300,000. THAT'S
FOR FOOD AND OPERATIONAL COSTS
FOR FOOD PROVIDERS. THAT IS
WHAT THEY HAD REQUESTED. I KNOW
THAT IS NOT SOMETHING IN THE
INITIAL PACKAGE. IT IS
SOMETHING I WANT TO LOOK TO SEE
IF IT CAN BE ACCOMMODATED AS A
ONE-TIME ASK. I DO APPRECIATE
THE WORK OF THE CHAIR AND
PUTTING FORWARD THE PACKAGE.
THAT IS WHAT HSD-809-A ONE
PRESENTED HERE. THAT IS ONE ITE
I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO WOR
ON. I DON'T WANT TO PUBLICLY
FLAG MY INTEREST IN THAT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE
LEAD ON BRINGING THAT UP TODAY.
THAT IS ONE OF THE $300,000 ASK
THAT WE HEARD ABOUT YESTERDAY
THAT UNFORTUNATELY IS NOT IN HI
PROPOSED PACKAGE, BUT I
APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST IN
BRINGING THAT FORWARD NEXT WEEK
LET'S CONTINUE.
>> HSD-810-A ADDS FUNDS FOR
PREFILING DIVERSION PROGRAMS.
IT CAN SERVE UP TO AN ADDITIONA
200 OR SO CLIENTS.
>> EXCELLENT. AND COUNCILMEMBE
LEWIS, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH ,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA. THIS
IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO ENGAGE IN
PROGRAMMATIC ARRANGEMENT WITH
COMMUNITY AND ORGANIZATIONS TO
DIVERT PEOPLE TO PROGRAMS
OFFERED BY THIS PROVIDER AS AN
ALTERNATIVE TO A TRADITIONAL
CHARGE AND ADJUDICATION IN THE
CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM. WE HEARD
A PRESENTATION EARLIER THIS YEA
I BELIEVE IN SPRING FROM THE
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ABOUT TH
EXPANDED POOL OF PARTNERS THAT
THEY ARE USING FOR PREFILED
DIVERSION AND THE ADDITIONAL
CAPACITY THAT THAT UNLOCKS TO B
ABLE TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF
THAT SERVICE. THIS INCREASE
HELPS US TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF
THOSE PARTNERSHIPS AND CONTINUE
THAT WORK TO HAVE A MORE JUST
AND EQUITABLE SYSTEM OF JUSTIC
IN THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER. I APPRECIATE YOU
BRINGING THIS FORWARD, AND YOUR
INTEREST IN EXPANDING THE
PREFILED DIVERSION PROGRAMMING.
I'M ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN
THIS AND SUPPORTING THE REQUEST
OF THE 200,000 BECAUSE OF THE
NEW DRUG LEGISLATION IT JUST
PAST. WE KNOW THAT THE
PRE-FILING DIVERSION PROGRAMS
AND THE INVESTMENTS THAT WE ARE
MAKING THERE ARE EVEN MORE
CRUCIAL NOW AS THE FOCUS IS
EXPANDING AND WE NEED TO ENSURE
THAT WE MITIGATE THE HARMFUL
IMPACTS OF CRIMINALIZATION OF
THE PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS.
AGAIN, WHAT IS NOT IN QUESTION
IS WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS A
GROSS MISDEMEANOR REQUIREMENT.
THE STATE LEGISLATURE ALREADY
DECIDED THAT. THE QUESTION I
THINK THE CITY HAS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST IN IS
WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE USING
THESE PROGRAMS. IN THE PROPOSED
BUDGET WE RECEIVED, THERE WAS N
ENHANCED FUNDING FOR PREFILING
DIVERSION. THERE WAS A
CONTINUATION OF LEAD FUNDING,
PLUS INFLATION. WITH THE
INCLUSION OF THIS, THERE'S AT
LEAST SOME SMALL DOWN PAYMENT
AND PREFILING DIVERSION
EXPANSION. $200,000 IS SOMETHIN
I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT HERE. I
THINK WE ALL RECOGNIZE THIS IS
NOT SUFFICIENT TO EXPAND TO THE
LARGER POPULATION AND INCREASED
NEED THAT WE WILL SEE ACROSS TH
COMMUNITY. HOPEFULLY WE WILL
CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO INCREASE
THIS INVESTMENT YEAR-OVER-YEAR.
OKAY. LET'S MOVE ON TO 27.
>> HSD-813-A IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. THIS WOUL
ADD $300,000 GENERAL FUND
HSD-813-A ON FOR SUBSTANCE
ABUSE DISORDER TREATMENT. THIS
WOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE
COMMUNITY AND HUMAN SERVICES.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY
DIVISION, TO GROW A POOL OF
FUNDING THAT COULD BE USED
FLEXIBLY TO SUPPORT CARE, TO
SUPPLEMENT MEDICAID
REIMBURSEMENT FOR TREATMENT.
>> EXCELLENT. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON, I KNOW THIS IS A BIT OF
AN ADAPTATION OF THE CONCEPT
THAT YOU HAVE BEEN SPEARHEADING
. I'M HAPPY TO TURN IT TO YOU,
AND THEN HELP FILL IN ANY
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HOW W
GOT HERE, BUT APPRECIATE YOUR
INTEREST IN CONTINUING TO
BROADEN THE TYPE OF TREATMENT
OPTIONS. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
CHAIR. THIS PACKAGE CAME
TOGETHER QUICKLY. I APPRECIATE
YOU INCLUDING PLACEHOLDER
FUNDING FOR MY CONCEPT. AND
INVITING REVISIONS ONCE AND
GORMAN CONTINUES TO GATHER
INFORMATION FROM HSD-813-A ONE
IN THE COUNTY. FOR NOW, WHAT
PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND IS TH
TREATMENT THAT WE FUND, THE CIT
OF SEATTLE, IS FOR MEDICATION
FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER, WHICH
IS METHADONE. THAT IS IT. IT I
NECESSARY. IT HELPS STABILIZE
PEOPLE. IT CAN REDUCE OVERDOSES
ET CETERA. THAT IS THE ONLY
TREATMENT THAT WE FUND. SO
ALSO, THEY DO SOME COUNSELING
SERVICES. IN OUR CONTRACTS, WE
FUND MEDICATION FOR OPIOID USE
DISORDER. NOW, WHEN PEOPLE THIN
OF REHAB, OR WHAT USED TO BE
CALLED DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE
TREATMENT, WHAT THAT REFERS TO
IS INPATIENT OR INTENSIVE
OUTPATIENT TREATMENT WITH
ADJACENT SERVICES THAT ARE
DESCRIBED IN THE CBA. SO AN
EVALUATION BY A DOCTOR. PHYSICA
AND PSYCHOLOGICAL. AND THEN,
DETOX FROM WHATEVER SUBSTANCE.
ALCOHOL, OPIOIDS, ET CETERA. AN
THEN, IN TERMS OF BEHAVIORAL
THERAPIES, EITHER IN A
RESIDENTIAL FACILITY OR IN
INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT BASIS, AN
THAT CAN SOMETIMES GO LONGER
THAN NORMAL. IT IS TYPICALLY 2
DAYS OR SO. ABOUT FOUR WEEKS.
INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT CAN GO
LONGER THAN THAT. BUT THE POINT
IS THAT THE INDIVIDUAL CAN
CHOOSE WHAT MODALITY THEY WOULD
LIKE. THERE IS NOT FUNDING FOR
THIS. THAT IS NOTED IN THE
RESPONSE TO QUESTION 117 IN TH
Q&A TRACKER. SO JUST IMAGINE
THE PERSON , THE LEAD CLIENT,
FOR EXAMPLE, OR THE RESIDENT
ANNA SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
FACILITY THAT HAS JUST COME OU
OF HIS OR HER THIRD OVERDOSE.
THAT PERSON DECIDES THAT THEY
NEED TO MAKE A CHANGE BEFORE
THEY DIE, FRANKLY. NOW, EVEN IF
THEY HAVE MEDICAID, THEY ARE OU
OF LUCK , ASSUMING THAT THEY
DON'T HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE OR
OUT-OF-POCKET. MEDICAID HAS
SPOTS IN REGIONAL FACILITIES.
THEY ARE EXCEEDINGLY LIMITED IN
NUMBER. AND SO THE CONCEPT THAT
I BROUGHT FORWARD LAST YEAR AND
THAT I AM TRYING TO FORWARD THI
YEAR IS THAT HSD, OR DC HS, I
THE CBA BEFORE US, THEY WOULD
SIMPLY PAY THE INVOICE OF A
FACILITY ONCE THAT TREATMENT IS
COMPLETED, OR A SEGMENT OF THE
TREATMENT BECAUSE I RECOGNIZE
THAT PEOPLE DON'T COMPLETE THE
WHOLE COURSE OF TREATMENT. NOW,
HOW WOULD PEOPLE GET INTO THOS
FACILITIES? DELETE CASEWORKER
OR THE PERMIT SUPPORTING
CASEWORKER, OR PERHAPS EVEN AN
OFFICER THAT IS RESPONDING TO
SOMEONE ON THE STREET USING
DRUGS, WHO CHOOSES OR CALLS OU
DIVISION -- DIVERSION PARTNERS
THAT PERSON CAN FACILITATE ENTR
INTO ONE OF THESE FACILITIES.
THAT IS THE GENERALLY --
GENERAL CONCEPTS. IT PROVIDES
IMMEDIATE ACCESS. WE WANT TO
GET PEOPLE IN THE MOMENT THAT
THEY WANT TO CHANGE THEIR LIVES
PROVIDING MONEY AFTER THE FACT
INDIRECTLY, THAT IS A WAY TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE FOR THOSE
OUT-OF-POCKET SPOTS IN REGIONA
FACILITIES, WHICH, THERE IS
CAPACITY. IT IS NOT TOO
DIFFICULT TO GET SOMEONE INTO A
TREATMENT FACILITY. THE PROBLEM
IS, IF THEY ARE GOING TO BE
PAYING BY MEDICAID, THAT IS
GOING TO BE A REALLY LONG WAIT
LIST. AND SO, I REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT WE ARE MOVING
FORWARD ON RECOGNIZING THAT WE
NEED A BROADER RANGE OF
TREATMENT SERVICES FOR PEOPLE
WHO ARE ADDICTED TO THINGS
BESIDES OPIOIDS.
METHAMPHETAMINE AND FENTANYL AR
THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN
FATAL OVERDOSES. WE HAVE TO BE
ABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR
PEOPLE TO GET OVER MULTIPLE
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. THAT I
WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO WITH THIS
PROPOSAL. WE WILL SEE HOW IT
MIGHT TRANSFORM GOING FORWARD I
THE WEEKS AHEAD. AGAIN, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR INCLUDING
THIS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON. COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I JUST
WANT TO -- HEARING
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON TALK ABOU
HER PROPOSAL, I THINK I
UNDERSTAND HER TO SAY THAT THE
CITY IS NOT PROVIDING FUNDING
FOR THE OPERATIONS OF
TREATMENT. WE HAVE, AS WE
TALKED ABOUT ALREADY, RECENTLY
PROVIDED $5 BILLION FOR A LOW
BARRIER OUTPATIENT TREATMENT
FACILITY. THOSE ARE CAPITAL
COSTS. THE NEED FOR OPERATIONA
COSTS IS AN ISSUE THAT CENTRA
STAFF FLAGGED. AND I
ANTICIPATE IT WILL BE AN ISSUE
THAT NEXT YEAR'S COUNCIL WILL
NEED TO ADDRESS. NEITHER ONE O
THE TWO FACILITIES -- ONE BEING
A LOW BARRIER TREATMENT
FACILITY, THE OTHER BEING THE
POST OVERDOSE RECOVERY CENTER -
THEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO COME
ONLINE. THAT'S IN THE BEGINNIN
OF THE YEAR. THERE WILL BE SOME
TIME FOR HSD AND KING COUNTY,
BOTH PARTNERS IN BOTH PROGRAMS
TO TALK ABOUT ADDRESSING THE
OPERATIONAL NEEDS. I JUST WANT
TO BE CLEAR THAT WE HAVE
PROVIDED FUNDING AND CAPITAL
COSTS FOR A LOW BARRIER
OUTPATIENT TREATMENT FACILITY.
AND THEN MADAM CHAIR, JUST
WANTED TO SAY, I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH THE
DIRECTOR AT BE HEARD TODAY.
OUR CONVERSATION WAS ABOUT
IMPLEMENTATION OF CRISIS CARE
OBJECTIVES. BUT I DID DISCUSS
THIS IDEA OF HAVING CITY
DOLLARS COMPLEMENT THEIR
FLEXIBLE FUND FOR COSTS THAT
ARE NOT COVERED BY MEDICAID
BEFORE MEDICAID ELIGIBLE
PEOPLE RECEIVE TREATMENT , AND
THAT THERE IS GREAT NEED TO
ENHANCE THAT FUND, AND I JUST
REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
THINKING CREATIVELY ABOUT HOW T
ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS
OF CLIENTS ALREADY BEING SERVED
AS WELL AS WORKING TO ADDRESS
THE PRIORITIES OF COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PLEASE
GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> I APPRECIATE YOUR
CONVERSATIONS WITH MR. FLOOR.
IF SOME OF THAT INFORMED THIS
CBA, THAT IS GOOD TO KNOW. WE
ARE NOT STANDING UP A NEW
PROGRAM. WE ARE PAYING US -- A
BILL TO A VENDOR. THIS DOES NOT
GO TO THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS. IT
IS DESIGNED TO LAST AS LONG AS
IT LASTS ON A CASE-BY-CASE
BASIS. WE WILL SEE IF IT WAS A
GOOD IDEA. I DO WANT TO NOTE
THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF
TREATMENT WILL BE OFFERED IN
THE CRISIS CARE CENTERS THAT
ARE BUILT BY -- FROM THE LEVY.
I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE
ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL BE
SETTING UP THAT FACILITY FOR
WHICH WE ARE PROVIDING CAPITAL
COSTS AND OPERATIONAL COSTS, I
DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THEY WILL B
OFFERING ANYTHING FOR OPIOID US
DISORDER, EITHER. I'M JUST
HIGHLIGHTING THE NEED FOR A
WIDER RANGE OF SERVICES.
FINALLY, I WILL SAY THAT AGAIN,
WE HAVE TO BE -- IF PEOPLE
ARE ON MEDICAID, THAT'S GREAT.
SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR PEOPL
ON MEDICAID, THAT IS HELPFUL,
DEFINITELY, BUT IF THEY ARE ON
MEDICAID, THEY ARE GOING TO BE
ON A REALLY LONG WAIT LIST. WE
WANT TO HELP PEOPLE THAT ARE
DECIDING TO MAKE A CHANGE IN
THEIR LIVES RIGHT NOW. THEY ARE
TIRED OF OVERDOSING, OR THEY
JUST REALIZED THAT THEY CAN'T G
ON THE PATH. THEY CAN'T CONTINU
ON THE PATH THAT THEY ARE ON.
HENCE OVER THE PEOPLE THAT ARE
NOT ON MEDICAID OR WHO HAVE
MEDICAID, WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO
PROVIDE SOME WAY TO ACCOMMODATE
THEIR ENTRY INTO A FACILITY
WHERE THEY ARE TAKEN OUT OF
THEIR DAILY LIVES, AND DETOXED,
AND GIVEN SOME COUNSELING AND
BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, NUTRITION,
ET CETERA. THOSE ARE THE
COMPONENTS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED
WITH TRADITIONAL DRUG REHAB.
AND SO I'M JUST CLARIFYING THAT
THAT IS -- THOSE WERE -- THOSE
ARE THE REASONS I MADE MY
COMMENT ABOUT MEDICAID.
>> OKAY. LET'S CONTINUE TO MOVE
ON. I WANT TO THANK YOU BOTH FO
THOSE COMMENTS HERE TODAY. AS
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON NOTED, THI
IS A CONCEPT THAT IS STILL IN
DEVELOPMENT. I WANT TO THANK
ANN GORMAN, WHO HAS HAD INITIAL
CONVERSATIONS WITH KING COUNTY,
AS WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO. I
WANT TO THANK MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNITY THAT WE REACHED OUT
TO TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON HOW T
BRING TOGETHER THE CONCEPTS AND
CREATE A SHARED VISION FOR
REDUCING BARRIERS. IF I COULD
SUMMARIZE IT AS EASY AS THAT, W
WANT TO REDUCE ANY BARRIERS THA
EXIST, WHETHER IT IS A COST
BARRIER, OR FLEXIBLE FUNDING
NEEDED TO GET SOMEWHERE, AND
WHEN SOMEONE IS READY FOR
TREATMENT, ALONG THE TREATMENT
SPECTRUM, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE REDUCING BARRIERS.
I'M GLAD THAT THERE IS A SHARED
INTEREST AMONGST COUNCILMEMBERS
HERE. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON, FOR BRINGING THE INITIA
CONCEPT FORWARD. WE WILL DEVELO
THIS WITH KING COUNTY. I WANT T
THANK MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY
THAT PROVIDED FEEDBACK, AS WELL
I APPRECIATE THE BEST PRACTIC
IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ARRAY OF
TREATMENT OPTIONS, AND, ALSO, I
WOULD NOTE THAT THIS BUILDS ON
THE 2022 STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT THAT DID NOT
THAT THERE WAS A SMALL POOL OF
PEOPLE IMPACTED BY BARRIERS TO
ACCESS TO TREATMENT DUE TO COST
AND ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO,
AGAIN, TO ENSURE THAT SOMEONE I
ABLE TO GET ACCESS THE TREATMEN
IS ALWAYS A VALUE ADDED. OKAY.
LET'S MOVE ON TO AMENDMENT ITEM
28.
>> HSD-814-A IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS. IT ADDS
$500,000 GENERAL FUND ONGOING
TO HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THIS FUNDING WOULD BE DIRECTED
TO LOW INCOME HOUSING INSTITUTE
FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF MANY TINY
HOME VILLAGES AROUND THE CITY.
LAST YEAR, THEY WERE PROVIDED
$2.5 MILLION IN ONE-TIME FUNDS
FOR THIS PURPOSE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS, RECOGNIZING THAT THIS IS
NOT THE FULL AMOUNT REQUESTED
FOR THIS ITEM. IT IS A DOWN
PAYMENT. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, FOR BEING
THE SPONSOR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA. THANK YOU FOR
HIGHLIGHTING THE THING THAT IS
THE BAD NEWS, WHICH IS THAT IT
IS NOT THE FULL AMOUNT THAT WAS
REQUESTED BY THE HIGH. I WOULD
INDICATE THAT AS A BILL FROM ON
OF -- THIS CAN BE AN ONGOING
SOURCE OF SUPPORT TO PROVIDE
MORE CONSISTENCY AND
RELIABILITY, INSTEAD OF PATCHIN
IT TOGETHER WITH ONE-TIME MONE
EVERY SINGLE BUDGET. THAT IS
WHAT WE HAVE HAD TO DO. I AM
STILL COMMITTED TO WORKING TO
FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN ENHANCE
THE SERVICE. IT REALLY DOES --
IT REALLY DOES NEED TO BE HIGHE
THAN THE HALF $1 MILLION. I
DON'T THINK ANYONE WOULD DENY
THAT. THIS IS A REALLY CRITICAL
COMPONENT OF WHY OUR TINY HOUS
VILLAGES HAVE BEEN SO
SUCCESSFUL. THEY BILLED IT TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR
BEHAVIORAL MENTAL HEALTH. MAKIN
SURE THAT WE ARE WORKING TO KEE
THAT SERVICE INTACT AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE. IT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME. I'M
REALLY THRILLED TO SEE THIS
INITIAL FIGURE AND THE FACT
THAT IT IS ONGOING, INCLUDED IN
THIS BUDGET TODAY, AND LOOKING
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK
WITH OUR PARTNERS AT LEHIGH ON
HOW TO ENHANCE AND EXPAND THE
SERVICES OF TINY HOUSE VILLAGES
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. I'M GLAD THAT YOU LIFTED
UP PART OF THE TRADE-OFF. IT I
ONGOING, HALF $1 MILLION ADDED
TO THAT. OVER $10 MILLION GOING
INTO THIS CATEGORY, BUT
RECOGNIZE THAT UNLESS THERE IS
ADDITIONAL FUNDING, THE
ORGANIZATION HAS FLAGGED THAT
LAST YEAR'S ONE-TIME INVESTMENT
REVEALED A CLIFF THIS YEAR. SO
BOTH ARE TRYING TO EBB THAT
CLIFF. BUILD UP THE GROUND, IF
YOU WILL, IF WE CAN, WITH
ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT'S COMING
FORWARD, BUT DEFINITELY WANT TO
ADD TO THE LONG-TERM
SUSTAINABILITY BY MAKING THIS A
ONGOING ADD TO THE BASE BUDGET.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, THANK YOU
FOR LIKING THE INTEREST IN A
POTENTIAL AMENDMENT THERE. GO
AHEAD, DIRECTOR HANDY.
>> NO PROBLEM. HSD-815-A.
THESE ARE THE COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS THAT PARTICIPATE
IN THE SEATTLE COMMUNITY SAFETY
INITIATIVE. THEY HELP RESPOND T
AND DE-ESCALATE SHOOTING
INCIDENTS AND PROVIDE SUPPORT T
INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR INCLUSION
IN THE BALANCING PACKAGE. THAN
YOU, DR. HANDY, FOR YOUR
EXPLANATION. THE ONLY THING I
WOULD ADD IS THAT THIS IS
RECOGNIZED BY THE HUMAN SERVICE
THE FRONT AS THE MOST CRITICAL
UNFUNDED PROGRAMMATIC NEED FOR
THE DEPARTMENT RIGHT NOW. WE
KNOW THAT THE FOLKS ON THE FRON
LINES DELIVERING VIOLENCE
INTERRUPTION SERVICES IN
RESPONSE TO GUN VIOLENCE, WHEN
IT HAPPENS, AS WELL AS ENGAGIN
IN ACTIVITIES INTENDED TO
PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE, THEY ARE
PUTTING THEMSELVES IN HARMS
WAY. THEY ARE SEEING THE
OUTCOMES OF VIOLENCE. OF
VIOLENCE DIRECTED AT PEOPLE THA
THEY WORK WITH. PEOPLE THAT AR
CLIENTS. AND PEOPLE THAT COME
IN WHAT IS A RELATIVELY SMALL
COMMUNITY IN SEATTLE, PEOPLE WH
CROSS RELATIONSHIPS, BOTH --
WHETHER IT IS AS A CLIENT OR A
FAMILY MEMBER -- THE WORK THAT
THESE FOLKS ARE DOING, THEY ARE
NOT JUST DOING THIS WORK FOR TH
COMMUNITY. THEY ARE DOING THIS
WORK FOR PEOPLE THAT IN MANY
CASES ARE KNOWN TO THEM, AND
KNOWN TO THEIR FAMILIES, AND SO
THIS IS JUST SO INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT, AND I AM JUST VERY,
VERY, VERY GLAD WE COULD INCLUD
FUNDING TO ASSIST THE AGENCIES
IN SUPPORTING THEIR STAFF.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR
BRINGING THIS. IT ACKNOWLEDGES
THAT THIS IS NOT NEARLY ENOUGH
FOR THIS REALLY IMPORTANT WORK.
WE KNOW THAT WHEN GUN VIOLENC
IS ERUPTING AROUND OUR
COMMUNITY, THERE HAVE TO BE
PEOPLE TO RESPOND TO SUPPORT TH
VICTIMS, TO SUPPORT THE
PERPETRATORS , EVEN. AND ALL OF
THEIR FAMILIES. AND SO THIS
INTERRUPTION WORK IS IMPORTANT
FOR THIS SERVICE THAT IS
OFFERED. IT IS IMPORTANT. I
THINK SOMETHING THAT WE ARE
STARTING TO ALSO HERE IN MY
DISTRICT IS THAT AS IMPORTANT
AS THIS WORK IS, IT IS VERY
RELATIONAL. AND SO, AS
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD SAID, VER
OFTEN, THE PEOPLE RESPONDING
KNOW THE PEOPLE ENGAGED. THOSE
ARE SOMETIMES LIMITED NETWORKS
AND SO WHAT WE ARE HEARING MORE
AND MORE IS A REQUEST FOR
SIMILAR KINDS OF RESPONSES THAT
ARE MORE CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE
OR THAT ARE ROOTED IN OTHER
COMMUNITIES . AND SO, I'M JUST
FLAGGING THIS TO SAY THAT IF WE
REALLY WANT TO START ADDRESSING
SOME OF THE COMMUNITY SAFETY
ISSUES THAT WE KEEP HEARING
ABOUT, WE ALSO NEED TO START
THINKING ABOUT HOW TO MODIFY
THIS MODEL SO THAT IT IS
CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE TO
DIFFERENT SEGMENTS OF OUR
COMMUNITY, WHO ARE ALSO ENGAGED
IN SOME OF THIS BEHAVIOR,
BECAUSE THAT REALLY HELPS TO
SCALE UP THIS REALLY IMPORTANT
EVIDENCE-BASED WORK IN RESPONSE
TO SAFETY. THIS IS WORK THAT M
OFFICE IS STARTING TO DO IN MY
DISTRICT. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
KING COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER 'S .
WANT THE FLAG FOR FOLKS THAT
THIS IS CRITICAL. WE NEED MUCH
MORE OF IT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, BEFOR
I GO TO COUNCILMEMBER NELSON,
DID YOU HAVE A RESPONSE YOU
WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE? YOU ARE
ON MUTE.
>> REALLY QUICK, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, I WOULD LOVE TO SHARE
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE
PROPOSAL. WE ARE WORKING TO
IDENTIFY SPECIFIC PROVIDERS
WHOSE EXPERTISE IS REALLY IN
DELIVERING CULTURALLY
APPROPRIATE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND THE
HAVE A COMPLEMENT OF SERVICES
THAT IS CONTRACTED THAT CAN BE
TAILORED TO DIFFERENT
ORGANIZATIONS ACCORDING TO THE
NEED, SO WE WOULD LOVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE SOME MORE
WITH YOU.
>> GREAT. AND COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROGRAM
LIVES AT PUBLIC HEALTH. THEY
ALSO HAVE THE COMMUNITY SAFETY
INITIATIVE, WHICH FUNDS MUCH O
THE SAME WORK THROUGH HSG. THA
IS WHAT I WANTED TO ASK. HOW IS
THIS PROGRAM DISTINCT FROM THE
WORK THAT IS PERFORMED BY
COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS . THEY
SUBCONTRACT WITH THE BOYS AND
GIRLS CLUB.
>> THIS IS FOR THE SEATTLE
COMMUNITY SAFETY INITIATIVE,
WHICH IS THE PROGRAM THAT IS
ADMINISTERED AND FUNDED BY THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
>> OKAY. BUT IT IS HOUSED IN
PUBLIC HEALTH.
>> NO. IT IS NOT.
>> I'M HAPPY TO CLARIFY.
>> THE NEXT ONE. THE HARBORVIE
PROGRAM IS HOUSED IN PUBLIC
HEALTH.
>> ARE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FO
THE DISCUSSION ON THIS. THIS IS
ONE OF THE BIGGEST PUBLIC
HEALTH CRISES WE ARE FACING. GU
VIOLENCE AND YOUTH VIOLENCE
REDUCTION STRATEGIES, ANYTHING
THAT WE CAN DO IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE TO REDUCE VIOLENCE IS
PRIMARY GOAL AND PRAY DOHERTY
CATEGORY IN THIS BUDGET. THIS
IN THE NEXT ITEM, WE WILL TALK
ABOUT IN A SECOND. I APPRECIATE
THE INTEREST IN THE SPIRIT I
WOULD ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO TRY TO
KEEP YOUR COMMENTS RELATIVELY
SHORT. WE ARE GOING TO GET
THROUGH THE NEXT 30 ITEMS HERE
TOGETHER. I WON'T HAVE A LOT OF
COMMENTS ON THE LAST FEW ITEMS,
BUT IF WE CAN SPEND AT LEAST TH
NEXT HOUR AND A HALF GOING
THROUGH THE NEXT 30 ITEMS, THEN
WE CAN TRY TO GET FOLKS OUT OF
HERE BY 4:30, 5:00 AT THE
LATEST. OKAY. LET'S GO TO THE
NEXT ITEM, PLEASE.
>> THIS IS LEG-800-A-1. THIS
IS THE SECOND CBA RELATED TO GU
VIOLENCE. IT ADDS $500,000
GENERAL FUND TO LEG-800-A-1 ON
FOR GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION
PROGRAM. THIS IS FOR THE
REGIONAL PEACEKEEPERS COLLECTIV
THAT WORKS WITH BLACK AND
AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN AND BOYS
AND IS CONTINUED -- TO
CONTINUE TO EXPAND THIS PROGRAM
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> THIS IS A PILOT THAT WE
STARTED LAST YEAR WITH THE
EXPECTATION THAT THERE WOULD BE
A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR
CONTINUATION BASED ON MORE
KNOWLEDGE ON THE COST TO RUN
THE PROGRAM AND I APPRECIATE
THE CHEERS ADDITION.
>> EXCELLENT . THANK YOU. I
WOULD NOTE ON THIS ITEM IN THE
PREVIOUS ITEM, WE ARE
SIGNIFICANTLY SCALING UP
INVESTMENTS AS COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD NOTED FOR INTERRUPTION
STRATEGIES, WORKING IN
PARTNERSHIP TO TRY TO ENSURE
THAT WE INTERRUPT VIOLENCE AT
THE POINT WHERE SOMEONE HAS
BEEN HURT SO MORE PEOPLE DON'T
FALL INTO THE CYCLE OF USING
GUNS FOR RETALIATION, AND IT
HAS PROVEN EFFECTIVENESS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, I KNOW
YOU HAVE LIFTED UP THOSE
STATISTICS IN THE PAST. MAYBE W
CAN HAVE THOSE AT OUR
FINGERTIPS, AS WE THINK ABOUT
EXPLAINING TO FOLKS WHAT THE
EXAMPLE INVESTMENTS HAVE ALREAD
YIELDED . ON THE PREVIOUS
INVESTMENT FOR 200,000, I WOULD
NOTE THAT THE PREVIOUS
INVESTMENT IN THIS CATEGORY FOR
SUPPORTING THE WORKERS, THE
FRONT-LINE PROVIDERS, WHO ARE
THE MEMBERS THAT MAKE UP THE
SAFETY INITIATIVE, WORKERS ON
THE FRONT LINE , PREVIOUSLY THI
CATEGORY HAD $5000 IN IT. WE AR
MAKING A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMEN
IN THIS FRONT-LINE PROVIDERS.
THANK YOU FOR BOTH OF THESE
ITEMS. I SEE THEM IN TANDEM,
HELPING TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> SO THE CRUX OF MY QUESTION I
BASICALLY, WE DID GET A
PRESENTATION ON THIS A LONG TIM
AGO IN YOUR COMMITTEE. THIS IS
BASICALLY FOCUSED ON PEOPLE THA
ARE LEAVING THE HOSPITAL. I
UNDERSTAND THE REASONS FOR THAT
IS THERE COORDINATION WITH
COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS? IS IT
COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS DOING THI
WORK? I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THIS
COLLECTIVE ARE WORKING TOGETHER
WITH THE OTHER PROGRAM .
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. THIS
IS HOUSING AND PUBLIC HEALTH.
THE BODY OF WORK IS WITH
LEG-800-A-1 ONE .
>> COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS IS A
MEMBER OF THE COLLECTIVE.
>> YES . THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> ARE THERE OTHER MEMBERS?
>> THERE ARE OTHER ORGANIZATION
THAT ARE MEMBERS. COMMUNITY
PASSAGEWAYS IS THE MEMBER OF TH
COLLECTIVE THAT IS FOCUSED ON
THIS PARTICULAR WORK.
>> OKAY. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU. OKAY. LET'S MOVE
ON.
>> WITH OUR NEXT ITEM, WE WILL
MOVE OUT OF THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT AND OVER TO THE
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. THIS I
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON. IT ADDS $200,000
GENERAL FUND FOR COUNCIL
TRANSITIONS. THIS SUPPORTS THE
TRANSITION OF NEW COUNCIL
MEMBERS ELECTED AND APPOINTED
IN 2023 AND 2024 AND THEIR
STAFF, WITH THINGS LIKE
TEMPORARY SUPPORT IN HR,
OPERATIONS, I.T., AND
COMMUNICATIONS, AS WELL AS FOR
THE TRAINING AND ON BOARDING OF
NEW ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THEIR
STAFF. THERE IS OFTEN FUNDING
FOR A MAYORAL TRANSITION AND
COUNCIL, IF PREPARING FOR A
SIGNIFICANT TRANSITION IN
JANUARY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> NOT A LOT TO ADD. WE
ANTICIPATE FOUR NEW
COUNCILMEMBERS NEXT YEAR. THIS
WOULD PROVIDE A TEMPORARY STAFF
TO HELP WITH ALL OF THAT
TRAINING AND ON BOARDING.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHI
ON THIS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT
THIS IS TIED INTO THE
CONVERSATION WE HAD ON MY
COMMITTEE ABOUT SIGNIFICANT
TRANSITIONS AND WAYS TO HELP
MITIGATE FOR THEM. ANOTHER TIME
ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO AGENDA
ITEM NUMBER 32,
>> THIS BEGINS THE CONVERSATIO
ABOUT THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT. OED-801-A,
SPONSORED BY CHAIR MOSQUEDA
AND COUNCILMEMBER MORALES ADDS
$150,000 TO OED TO SUPPORT A
WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM THA
FOCUSES ON TECHNOLOGY SKILLS.
THIS WOULD GO THROUGH A PROGRAM
LIKE THE E FILIPINO COMMUNITY
OF SEATTLE'S INNOVATION LEARNIN
CENTER. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE
WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS.
>> WONDERFUL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO SPEAK FIRST?
>> YOU CAN GO AHEAD, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU
FOR THE PARTNERSHIP ON THIS.
THIS TRAINING PROGRAM IS AN
EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO
PUT FUNDING DIRECTLY INTO
REHABILITATIVE WORKFORCE
TRAINING PROGRAMS. ONES OFFERED
AT THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY OF
SEATTLE'S INNOVATION LEARNING
CENTER IS ONE ON THE FIRST
FLOOR. IT HAS SENIORS INCLUDED.
IT IS NEXT TO COMMUNITY SPACE I
THIS TRAINING PROGRAM PROVIDES
EDUCATION, CAREER COUNSELING,
JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES, AND MUC
MORE, WITH A FOCUS ON STEM
FIELDS. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
HELPING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE AR
INVESTING IN WORKFORCE
TRAINING, BUT SPECIFICALLY,
INVESTMENTS IN REHABILITATIVE
WORKFORCE TRAINING FOR THOSE
THAT ARE REENTERING COMMUNITY
AFTER INCARCERATION. WE WANT TO
SHOW IT OUT -- SHOUT OUT
WORKERS THAT WENT TO HAWAII AND
HELPED CONNECT TO THEIR
INFRASTRUCTURE. IMMEDIATELY IN
THE WAKE OF THE HORRIFIC FIRES.
I HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO SOME
OF THE WORKERS AS THEY RETURNED
FROM THAT TRIP. A VERY HARROWIN
EXPERIENCE. I'M REALLY EXCITED
THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO
INVEST IN THAT TYPE OF WORK THA
IS NOT ONLY HAVING IMPACTS HERE
BUT APPARENTLY COME ACROSS OUR
NATION. WE ARE CREATING. WITH
THE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES. IT IS
FUNDED THROUGH JUMPSTART. ALL
RIGHT. LET'S KEEP GOING.
OED-802-A.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> THIS IS FOR VIRTUAL HIRING,
SUPPORTED BY THE MLK LABOR
COUNCIL.
>> SWEETHEART WORKERS. WE LOVE
YOU IN JUMPSTART. INVEST IN
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS
AN INVESTMENT THAT HAS BEEN MAD
IN THE LAST TWO BUDGETS. I WANT
TO THANK THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT. THE DIRECTOR HAS
BEEN IN CONVERSATION WITH
MEMBERS OF THE LABOR COMMUNITY
WHO HAVE A VIRTUAL HIRING HALL
THIS IS SOMETHING THE COMMUNITY
IDENTIFIED IN THE BEGINNING OF
THE PANDEMIC , AND WE WORKED TO
INCORPORATE THIS AS A FUNDING
SOURCE WHEN WE CONCEIVED OF
JUMPSTART, AND WE ARE WORKING O
THE ECONOMIC RESILIENCE THAT
OCCURS IN THE LAST BUDGET FOR
2023. THE HIRING HALL RECEIVED
FUNDING. WE ARE PLEASED WITH
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. IT CONTINUE
THE MONEY INTO 2024 TO CREATE.
HE WITH THE OTHER WORKFORCE
TRAINING AREAS, AS WE HEARD
ABOUT WITH BUMPER WORKS INTO
FILIPINO HIRING, FOR EXAMPLE. W
ARE INCREASING THIS AMOUNT TO
MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS. THE
ACROSS THESE WORKFORCE TRAINING
PROGRAMS. ALL RIGHT. NUMBER 34.
>> THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MARTRELL SPAIGHT
IT AT $50,000 TO SUPPORT
COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT, SPECIFICALLY, THEIR
NIGHT MARKET, WHICH HAS RECENTL
BEEN CANCELED DUE TO LACK OF
SPONSORS AND RESIN COSTS.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. THANK YOU, CHAIR. WE
HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR, WHO EXPRESSED IN
SEPTEMBER THAT THE ORGANIZATION
NEEDED AT LEAST $50,000 IN
SPONSORSHIPS TO RUN THE CID
NIGHT MARKET THIS YEAR. THOSE
SPONSORSHIPS DECLINED ACROSS AL
ITS EVENTS. THAT'S SINCE THE
PANDEMIC BEGAN IN 2020. SO THE
MARKET AT OTHER EVENTS LIKE
DRAGON FEST AND THE LUNAR NEW
YEAR CELEBRATION ARE DESIGNED
TO BE FUNDRAISERS FOR THE
NONPROFIT . THIS PACE FOR
VARIOUS PROGRAMS INCLUDING
NEIGHBORHOOD TRASH PICKUP,
GRAFFITI REMOVAL, PUBLIC SAFETY
OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND
MARKETING, FOR SMALL BUSINESSE
IN THE AREA, AND SO THIS FUNDIN
WOULD HELP ENSURE THAT THE
NIGHT MARKET CAN CONTINUE FOR
THIS YEAR.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
>> ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE ON.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> OED 804 LETTER A IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA. IT IS PAIRED WITH
903 LETTER EIGHT. IT ADDS
$155,000 TO OED FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ASSOCIATED
WITH ECONOMIC RESILIENCE
PROGRAMS. OED 903 IS A
REDUCTION TO MOVE SOME OF THES
ITEMS OUT OF THE JUMPSTART
ECONOMIC RESILIENCE CATEGORY,
AND THIS CBA ADDS THEM BACK IN
THE ADMINISTERED OF CATEGORY.
THESE THREE ITEMS INCLUDE
$80,000 FOR PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT OF OED STAFF ,
SCALED DOWN FROM $120,000 IN
THE PROPOSED BUDGET. THE SECON
ITEM IS $225,000 FOR TWO GRANTS
AND CONTRACT SPECIALISTS.
AGAIN, PROPOSED IN THE BUDGET,
RETAINED HERE, BUT MOVED FROM
THE SUBJECT CATEGORY TO
ADMINISTRATIVE CATEGORY. AND
FINALLY, $150,000 TO IMPLEMENT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANALYTIC
SOFTWARE SCALED DOWN FROM
$200,000 IN PROPOSED BUDGET.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. I WILL
SPEAK TO BOTH ITEMS THAT YOU
READ IN. I WANT TO UNDERSCORE
THE IMPORTANCE OF ENSURING THAT
THERE IS STAFF TO CARRY OUT THE
GOOD WORK THAT HAS BEEN
REQUESTED OF THEM. THIS
CONTINUES THE INVESTMENTS IN
STAFF AND REALIGNS WHERE THOSE
POSITIONS ARE CATEGORIZED, AND
ALSO, I THINK IT UNDERSCORES OU
SUPPORT FOR THE DEPARTMENT IN
THE LONG TERM. I DON'T THINK
THAT THIS IS A MAJOR DEPARTURE
FROM WHAT WAS ALREADY INTENDED
IN TERMS OF THE VISION. IT
INFERS THAT THE FUNDING IS BEIN
MORE APPROPRIATELY CATEGORIZED
FOR WHERE THERE ARE ADMINISTERE
OF COSTS AND ONGOING POSITIONS
VERSUS OTHER INVESTMENTS.
CENTRAL STUFF, WOULD YOU HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD TO THAT?
>> I HAVE NOTHING MORE TO ADD.
>> THANKS. LET'S GO ON.
>> OED-805-A IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. IT
SUPPORTS THE SEATTLE MUSIC
COMMISSION. $10,000 EACH.
>> GREAT. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> SHE MAY HAVE STEPPED AWAY
FOR A MOMENT. IT IS
SELF-EXPLANATORY. I APPRECIATE
THAT WE HAVE JUMPSTART
PROGRESSIVE PAYROLL TAX TO
SUPPORT BOTH OF THESE
CATEGORIES. PART OF THE VISION
OF JUMPSTART WAS TO ENSURE
ACTIVATION AND INCLUDE MORE ART
AND CULTURE IN SMALL BUSINESSES
AND REALLY TRIED TO CREATE
GREATER COMMUNITY COHESION. THA
IS ALSO GOOD FOR THE HEALTH OF
OUR SMALL BUSINESSES, AND AS WE
INVEST MORE IN ARTS AND CULTURE
SO I AM FILIBUSTERING LONG
ENOUGH TO LET COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON CATCH HER BREATH AND I
WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO SPEAK ON
ITEM 36 .
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
SO OF COURSE, FILM AND MUSIC AR
CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE
CREATIVE ECONOMY, AND, WE KNOW
THAT THE BOYS IN THE BOAT MOVI
WILL BE OPENING ON CHRISTMAS
DAY, AND YOU KNOW WHAT I'VE
HEARD ABOUT THAT BEFORE, WHICH
IS THAT WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT
OUR LOVELY CITY IS NOT JUST THE
YOU KNOW, PANORAMA AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE MOVIE, BUT
THESE FILMS ARE ACTUALLY MADE
RIGHT HERE, AND THAT WE SUPPORT
OUR EXISTING, YOU KNOW, VERY
DIVERSE, IN TERMS OF JOBS AND
ALSO, BACKGROUNDS OF PEOPLE
THAT WORK IN THE FILM INDUSTRY
HERE. AND ALSO, OUR MUSIC
INDUSTRY. THE PANDEMIC DIMIS -
DECIMATED THE REVENUE STREAMS
OF OUR NIGHTLIFE AND OUR MUSIC
VENUES. WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO
HERE IS TO SUPPORT THE WORK THA
THE FILM COMMISSION AND THE
MUSIC COMMISSION ARE DOING ALL
THE TIME AND HAVE BEEN . THE
MUSIC COMMISSION, SINCE ITS
INCEPTION, TO FORM A BRIDGE
BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE MUSIC
ECONOMY SECTORS. THIS IS FUNDIN
THAT IS IDENTIFIED TO HELP THOS
COMMISSIONS FULFILL THE WORK
THAT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING
IN THE INDUSTRY SAY IS MOST
IMPORTANT FOR THEIR VIABILITY S
THAT WE DON'T LOSE THESE ARTIST
TO OTHER CITIES THAT -- AS SO
OFTEN HAS BEEN HAPPENING AS OUR
CITY BECOMES MORE EXPENSIVE.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> AND WE HAVE, AS A REMINDER
FOR FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN
TRACKING, WE HAVE ALL 11
COMMISSIONERS SEATED ON THE
FILM COMMISSION THAT WAS
ESTABLISHED LAST YEAR, AND THEY
ARE BRINGING FORWARD ITEMS THA
WILL HELP THEM DO THEIR WORK
THAT WE HAVE BESTOWED UPON THE
TO STRENGTHEN THE COMMISSION.
THE FILM INDUSTRY IN SEATTLE.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM
NUMBER 37.
>> OED-806S IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. IT
REQUESTS THE LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS
OF CHILDCARE IN SEATTLE, AND
COORDINATED CITY APPROACH TO
INCREASING CHILDCARE SUPPLY.
>> GREAT. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE T
ADD?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. NO, JUST
THAT CHILDCARE IS IMPORTANT. WE
NEED TO BE DOING AS MUCH AS WE
CAN TO SUPPORT NEW -- MORE
CHILDCARE IN OUR CITY FOR EVERY
WORKING FAMILY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I DON'T SEE ANOTHER HAND.
LET'S GO ON TO ITEM 38.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO THE
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS WATCHING MY
KIDS COME AS WELCOME AS I
TRANSITION TO THE NEXT ITEM.
OED-807A WOULD ADD $600,000 FO
PUBLIC SPACE ACTIVATION OUTSIDE
OF DOWNTOWN. THESE ARE
INVESTMENTS IN THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET. THE FUTURE
SEATTLE STRATEGY FOR ACTIVATION
SPECIFICALLY AT CAPITOL HILL I
THE NORTH RAINIER MT. BAKER
AREA.
>> THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW IF
PEOPLE ARE PLAYING BINGO AT
HOME, BUT I'M GOING TO SAY
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL COHESION
AGAIN. I'M EXCITED THAT WE HAVE
THIS AMENDMENT TO FURTHER PUBLI
SPACE ACTIVATION. THIS IS USIN
FUNDING FROM JUMPSTART. EXCUS
ME. LET ME DOUBLE CHECK THAT
FUND SOURCE.
>> THIS IS JUMPSTART ECONOMIC
RESILIENCE FUNDING, SUPPORTING
THIS.
>> I WANTED TO DOUBLE CHECK
HERE.
>> THIS IS EXCITING TO BE ABLE
TO USE JUMPSTART ECONOMIC
RESILIENCE DOLLARS TO ENSURE
GREATER ACTIVATION FOR NEIGHBOR
OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN AND IT
COMPLEMENTS THE MAYOR'S VISION
OF TRYING TO ACTIVATE MORE
SPACES IN OUR DOWNTOWN CORE.
THIS IS THE KIND OF ACTIVITY WE
ENVISIONED WHEN JUMPSTART WAS
GRADED SO THAT WE COULD SUPPORT
ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND TO CREATE
HEALTHY, SAFE, VIBRANT SPACES
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND ARTIST
IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. IT ALSO
HELPS GET PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR
CARS WHEN WE INVEST IN
ACTIVATION IN PUBLIC SPACES. I'
EXCITED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A
LONG-STANDING ADVOCACY FOR
GREATER ACTIVATION AND PROMOTIN
THE SAFE PATHS FOR PEDESTRIANS
IN PLACES LIKE CAPITOL HILL.
THERE HAS BEEN SUPPORT FROM THE
COMMUNITY FOR ALLOWING DELIVERY
AND RESIDENTIAL PASSAGEWAYS,
AND THAT HAS REALLY BEEN ONGOIN
FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS. I'M
EXCITED, AS WELL, THAT THIS
AMENDMENT INCLUDES THE CONCEPT
OF EXPANDING OUT TO A
NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND SEATTLE,
WHERE THERE HAS BEEN MUCH NEED
FOR INVESTMENTS IN SAFE STREET
AND PEDESTRIANIZATION, TO
REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HIT
BY CARS. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEALT
BENEFIT THROUGHOUT OUR CITY,
ESPECIALLY WHERE THERE IS NEED
FOR GREATER INVESTMENTS IN THE
HEALTH AND COMMUNITY COHESION
OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
ART. MOVING ON TO ITEM 39.
>> ITEM 39 . WE DISCUSSED ABOUT
THIS IS OED-903. THIS IS THE
MOVE TO ADD TO ADMINISTRATIVE
FUNDS. I WILL PASS IT BACK TO
DEPUTY DIRECTOR ALY PENNUCCI ,
START THE CONVERSATION.
>> THANKS SO MUCH. THANKS FOR
TALKING ABOUT HOW THAT HAS BEEN
ADDRESSED.
>> NUMBER 40. OH 801 A WOULD
ADD $20,000 OF GENERAL FUNDS T
FUND THE WORKGROUP TO STUDY THE
OPERATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY NEED
OF NON-PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING PROVIDERS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COLLEAGUES, I THINK,
SPECIFICALLY, WE ARE LOOKING FO
WAYS TO ADDRESS THE IMPACT THAT
THE PANDEMIC HAS HAD ON
EXACERBATING LONG-STANDING
INEQUITIES THROUGHOUT OUR
COMMUNITY, AND THE LONG-STANDIN
OPERATIONAL INSTABILITIES WITHI
OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING SYSTEM I
ONE OF THOSE COSTS . THEY HAVE
INCREASED NEEDS AMONG RESIDENTS
AS WE SAID BEFORE, DIRECTLY
FROM THE MOUTH OF THE HOUSING
PROVIDERS, THE BUILDINGS MAY
LOOK THE SAME ON THE OUTSIDE,
BUT THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS
ON THE INSIDE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR
THIS HAS CREATED AN OPERATIONA
SUSTAINABILITY CRISIS AMONG HER
HOUSING PROVIDERS. THERE ARE
LONG-TERM IMPLICATIONS FOR THAT
INSTABILITY. THERE IS IMMEDIAT
NEED FOR NEAR-TERM RELIEF FOR
THESE HOUSING PROVIDERS. I AM
EXCITED THAT WE HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY HERE TO PARTNER WIT
OUR STATE AND OUR COUNTY TO
OFFER SOLUTIONS TO ENSURE THAT
WE CAN HELP PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT FOR THE PROVIDERS WHO
ARE PROVIDING SERVICES ON THE
INSIDE, AND ALLOW FOR PEOPLE TO
REMAIN STABLY HOUSED. THIS
AMENDMENT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR
THE OFFICE OF OF -- HOUSING.
FOR NONPERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING PROVIDERS WITH THE GOAL
OF PROVIDING AND WORKING WITH
THE STATE AND OTHER PROVIDERS O
SHORT AND LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS T
IDENTIFY ISSUES AND WAYS TO
CLOSE THE GAP. WE'RE ASKING THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING TO SUPPORT TH
SUBMIT A REPORT ON THE NEEDS AN
SOLUTIONS RECOMMENDED BY THE
WORKGROUP, WILL BE PRESENTED TO
THE COMMITTEE BY MIDYEAR NEXT
YEAR. THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING
TO WORK WITH US ON THIS CONCEPT
ITEM NUMBER 41, PLEASE.
>> THIS WOULD AT $4.6 MILLION O
FUNDS TO THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
FOR THE MULTIFAMILY HOUSING
PROGRAM. THIS RESTORES THE
FUNDING LEVELS TO THE 2024
ENDORSED BUDGET GOAL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AS WE
NOTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS
PRESENTATION, ONE OF THE MAJOR
CHANGES THAT WE WORKED ON IN TH
CREATION OF THE CHEERS OF
BOUNCING PACKAGE WAS TO MOVE
ADDITIONAL JUMPSTART FUNDING
INTO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
INVESTMENTS TO THE TUNE OF ABOU
$5 BILLION. THIS AMENDMENT
ACCOMPLISHES THAT, AND WE KNOW
THE LONG-TERM IMPACTS ON OUR
COMMUNITY OF NOT HAVING
SUFFICIENT HOUSING HURTS OUR
ECONOMY, AND OUR HEALTH, AND SO
THIS HELPS ENSURE THAT THERE IS
FUNDING IN THE PIPELINE FOR
PROJECTS AND THAT WE ARE ABLE T
BUILD AS MANY HOUSING UNITS AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. UNITS,
COUPLED WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICE
LIKE SMALL BUSINESSES, CHILDCAR
FACILITIES, COMMUNITY SPACE, AN
MUCH MORE. TWO THIRDS OF
JUMPSTART WAS A SPECIFICALLY
DEDICATED FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. THAT IS WHY IT IS SO
IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
MAKE GOOD ON THAT COMMITMENT.
THESE ARE LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
THAT HAVE GENERATIONAL VALUE.
LET'S CONTINUE.
>> OH-803-A. IT AUTHORIZES
THE DIRECTOR TO FORGIVE A LOAN
PROVIDED PREVIOUSLY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE BEEN IN
LONG CONVERSATIONS WITH OFFICE
OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY ROUTES
HOUSING, DUE TO ONGOING
FINANCIAL HARDSHIP THAT I JUST
DESCRIBED ABOVE, AND DUE TO TH
ONGOING IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC
WE ARE HOPING TO CONVERT THIS
LOAN INTO A GRANT, SO THAT WE
CAN REDUCE SOME OF THE FINANCIA
STRAIN ON THIS HOUSING PROVIDER
BECAUSE THIS IS ACTUALLY
COMPOUNDING THE ISSUE OF LOST
RENT AND INCREASED NEEDS IN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THEY
ASSUMED THE PAYMENT ON THIS LOA
TO THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND THE
AMOUNT EQUAL TO THAT IS NOW
BEING REPLACED IN THE BOUNCING
BUDGET TO INSTEAD TREAT THIS
LIKE A GRANT INSTEAD OF A LOAN.
I WANT TO THINK ROUTES HOUSING
FOR THEIR WORK ON SERVING OUR
MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS AND PUTTING THIS ON OUR
RADAR LAST YEAR. HAPPY TO FOLLO
THROUGH ON THIS CONVERSATION
HERE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING, AND OUR
COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THAT WE
CAN HELP ENSURE STABLE HOUSING
FOR VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBER
THROUGHOUT SEATTLE.
>> THIS IS TRAN20: IT WOULD A
$25,000 TO THE OFFICE OF
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS T
SUPPORT A CONFERENCE ON HUMAN
TRAFFICKING, INTENDING TO
PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE
PROBLEM, BARRIERS TO COMBAT
TRAFFICKING COMMANDER CONDITION
FOR POLICY AND PROGRAMMATIC
ACTION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, AS FOLKS
PROBABLY KNOW, THE CITY OF
SEATTLE HAS BEEN A LONG-STANDIN
PARTNER WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON, SPECIFICALLY, THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON'S
WOMEN'S CENTER, LED BY DIRECTOR
--. THEY HAVE BEEN CONVENING
WITH THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING
COALITION FOR OVER 10 YEARS. I
USED TO BE A MEMBER OF THAT.
SHE HAS BEEN A MEMBER, AS WELL.
SHE WAS A STATE SENATOR, AS
WELL. THEY ARE A STATEWIDE
LEADER AND FRANKLY NATIONAL
LEADER WHEN IT COMES TO RAISING
ARENAS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND
ANTITRAFFICKING EFFORTS AND
USING OF -- OF PUBLIC HEALTH
PLANS, AND A COLLABORATION
BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS T
LIFT UP THE ISSUES AROUND HUMAN
TRAFFICKING AND CREATE
MITIGATION STRATEGIES. OUR
REGION IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST
RATES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
THROUGHOUT ITS CORRIDOR. IT
HELPS TO FIND SOLUTIONS, AND
HAVING THE CITY OF SEATTLE BE A
PARTNER
>> THIS WOULD ADD $200,000 TO
SUPPORT ASYLUM SEEKERS. THIS
COULD INCLUDE FUNDING FOR PUBLI
HEALTH INTERVENTIONS, HOUSING O
SHOULDER SUPPORT, TRAINING FOR
HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS,
CAPACITY BUILDING FOR LOCAL
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, SERVIN
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
COMMUNITIES, AND DEVELOPING A
LONG-TERM COURT NEEDED RESPONSE
TO THE EMERGING MIGRANT CRISIS
IN THE SEATTLE AREA.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH BUT I WANT
TO THANK THE FOLKS THAT DOES
DIVIDED EARLIER THIS WEEK ON TH
EMERGING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
OCCURRING IN OUR REGION HERE.
THEY LIFTED UP WHAT WE HAD HEAR
THROUGH THE OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT
AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS THEIR
COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THEY ARE
BRINGING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
FROM IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
COMMUNITIES TO OUR NEIGHBORING
JURISDICTION. IT HAS GROWN TO
OVER 200 PEOPLE. TWO BRAND-NEW
NEWBORNS. THAT IS IN CONNECTIO
WITH SEATTLE HAVING A
CONTRIBUTION TO THE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE COMING TO THAT REGION.
AND THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS,
TIED TO THESE INDIVIDUALS. THEY
ARE REFUGEES. WE THOUGHT IT WA
IMPOTENT TO PUT A DOWN PAYMENT
TOWARDS THE REQUEST BEING MADE
BY COMMUNITY LEADERS, INCLUDING
THE CHURCH COUNCIL OF GREATER
SEATTLE, IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS
THAT WE HEARD JUST THIS WEEK.
AGAIN, I WILL GO OUT THERE WITH
THE OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AND
REFUGEE AFFAIRS TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT WHAT IS OCCURRING THERE
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING PAR
OF A REGIONAL SOLUTION TO ENSUR
THAT KING COUNTY ENTER LOCAL
JURISDICTIONAL PARTNERS HAVE
INFORMATION FOR PEOPLE LIVING
IN THE ENCAMPMENT, RECOGNIZING
THIS IS AN ARRAY OF NOT JUST
HOMELESS SERVICES, BUT WAYS THA
WE CAN HELP THOSE WITH LIMITED
ENGLISH CAPABILITIES AND
ADDITIONAL NEEDS THAT THE OFFIC
OF REFUGEE AFFAIRS IS MOST
POISED TO SUPPORT. WITH THAT,
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. DID YOU
HAVE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO
ADD ON THAT ITEM? OKAY.
>> ONLY THAT I APPRECIATE THIS.
WE GOT THE CALL EARLY A COUPLE
OF DAYS AGO, AND OR I SHOULD
SAY LATE IN THIS PROCESS, BUT
UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS LOOMING
AND URGENT FOR US TO SUPPORT
AND ADDRESS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE
FULL REQUEST -- I APPRECIATE
THAT WE ARE WORKING HARD TO MAK
SURE THAT FAMILIES ARE SAFE.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL ALSO NOTE,
THANKS TO THE MAYOR, THERE IS
$150,000 INCLUDED IN HIS
PROPOSED BUDGET, WITH THE CYST
SPECIFIC LINE ITEM FOR REFUGEE
COMMUNITY SUPPORT. LOOK FORWARD
TO HEARING MORE ABOUT HOW THESE
EFFORTS COULD BE COMBINED. ITEM
NUMBER 45, PLEASE.
>> OLS-801-A, SPONSORED BY CHAI
MOSQUEDA WOULD ADD $100,000
JUMPSTART FUNDS TO THE OFFICE
OF LABOR STANDARDS TO SUPPORT
CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF PAID
OFF TIME POLICY. THIS INCLUDES
OUTREACH AND EDUCATION TO
DOMESTIC WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS.
$35,000 FOR CONSULTANT RESEARC
ON PUBLICLY FUNDED OPTIONS AND
PAID TIME OFF FOR DOMESTIC
WORKERS. $5000 FOR NECESSARY
TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AS PART O
OUR EFFORTS, FOR YEARS AGO TO
PASS THE DOMESTIC WORKERS BILL
OF RIGHTS, WE INCLUDED THE
DOMESTIC WORKERS STANDARDS BOAR
WHICH WAS TASKED WITH
IDENTIFYING POSSIBLE POLICY
ENHANCEMENTS FOR THE COUNCIL'S
CONSIDERATION. AS WE DID NOT
WANT LEGISLATION TO JUST SIT ON
THE SHELF, AND THINK THAT IT WA
STAGNANT AND GOOD ENOUGH. WE
KNEW THERE WERE A NUMBER OF
ADDITIONAL PRODUCTIONS THAT
DOMESTIC WORKERS NEED GIVEN THA
THEY ARE EXCLUDED FROM STATE AN
NATIONAL LABOR STANDARDS. THE
DOMESTIC WORKERS BILL BOARD
IDENTIFIED THE EFFORTS TO
DELIBERATE ON POSSIBLE
AFFORDABLE BENEFITS. THIS
FUNDING WILL GO TO OUTREACH AN
EDUCATION OF DOMESTIC WORKERS
AND EMPLOYERS COVERED BY THE
DOMESTIC WORKERS BILL OF RIGHTS
IT WILL ALSO GO TO FURTHERING
RESEARCH ON OPTIONS TO EXPAND
PORTABLE BENEFITS FOR DOMESTIC
WORKERS WHO DO NOT HAVE
COVERAGE, SUCH AS PAID TIME OFF
AND OTHER SERVICES. I APPRECIAT
THAT THIS AMENDMENT BUILDS ON
PAST WORK THAT HELPED ESTABLISH
COVERAGE FOR COMMUNITIES THAT
WERE OFTEN LEFT OUT OF PREVIOUS
LABOR PROTECTIONS. WE WERE ABLE
TO EXPAND SERVICES TO A SUBSET
-- A SUBSET OF WORKERS IN THE
PAST, BUT LOOKED FORWARD TO HOW
WE CAN EXPAND LEAVE POLICIES TO
OTHER WORKERS THAT ARE CURRENTL
NOT COVERED. THANK YOU VERY MUC
FOR YOUR JOINT PARTNERSHIP ON
THIS. I THINK COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU
WOULD LIKE TO ADD? I DON'T KNOW
IF WE ARE GOING TO ADD YOUR NAM
TO THIS OR NOT. I WANTED TO MAK
SURE DEFLECT THAT.
>> YEAH. I WOULD LOVE TO. WE
HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE
COALITION FOR A LITTLE OVER A
YEAR NOW TO DEVELOP THIS.
EXCELLENT. LET'S MOVE ON TO 46
>> OLS-802-A. IT WOULD ADD TO
THE OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M GOING
TO BUILD OFF THE COMMENTS THAT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD MENTIONED
EARLIER ABOUT THE CERTIFICATION
FROM THE OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS IDENTIFYING THE
ONGOING NEED FOR THERE TO BE
INVESTMENTS IN STAFFING, TO DO
BOTH EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
ALONG WITH ENFORCEMENTS . IT IS
CRITICAL THAT WE CONTINUE TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES FOR THE OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS SO THAT THE
POLICIES WE ARE PASSING ARE NOT
JUST WORDS ON PAPER. THAT THEY
ACTUALLY YIELD ADDITIONAL
ENFORCEMENT IN THOSE COMPLIES
WITH THE LAW. I APPRECIATE THAT
THERE IS SOMETHING THAT HELPS
ILLUSTRATE THE ONGOING NEEDS OF
LABOR COSTS, OF COSTS TO THE
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS EVERY
YEAR. I ENCOURAGE COUNCILMEMBER
TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT
CERTIFICATION MEMO EVERY YEAR.
WE RECEIVE IT IN SEPTEMBER. AS
NOTED, IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET
THAT WE RECEIVED, THE OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS WAS ASKED TO
OFFSET ONGOING NEEDS BY HOLDING
A 4.5% VACANCY RATE. IT WOULD
LEAVE VACANT AND INVESTIGATIVE
POSITION. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THIS POSITION WILL HELP T
ENSURE THAT WE CAN ADD AT LEAS
ONE MORE INVESTIGATOR. AGAIN,
FOLKS, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE
EVIDENCE OF INVESCO IS NOT JUST
DEALING ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR
COMBINES FOR THE WORKERS, BUT
THERE IS A MULTIPLIER EFFECT
WHEN COMPANIES , WHO, THAT ARE
NOT COMPLYING WITH THE LAW, SEE
IN THE COMPANY HELD TO THE
STANDARDS OF THE LAW DOES MORE
PEOPLE BENEFIT FROM HAVING AN
INVESTIGATOR BEING ABLE TO LIF
UP EXAMPLES AND SITUATIONS SO
THAT MORE PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THE
LAW IS, AND THEY CAN APPLY, --
COMPLY. IT IS A GOOD RETURN ON
OUR INVESTMENT HERE. COUNCIL
MEMBER NELSON.
>> FOR THE RECORD, THE BEST WAY
TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE AND TO
PREVENT VIOLATIONS IS TO MAKE
SURE THAT OUR EMPLOYERS KNOW
ABOUT THE NEW LAWS THAT WE
PASS. I HAVE NOTED IN THE PAST
THAT THE RESOURCES ALLOCATED T
EDUCATING BUSINESSES ABOUT
CHANGES TO OUR LABOR LAWS IS
ABOUT ONE THIRD. IF THAT. THAT
IS OF THE RESOURCES ALLOCATED T
INVESTIGATIONS. AT SOME POINT,
I WILL BE LOOKING AT HOW TO
BALANCE THAT OUT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WILL
LOOK INTO THE RATIOS THERE, AS
WELL. I APPRECIATE YOU FIGHTING
THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION AND
OUTREACH. THAT'S ON THE FRONT
END. ITEM NUMBER 47, PLEASE.
>> THIS WOULD ADD 130,000 OF
FUNDS TO THE OFFICE OF
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR WORK
CREATED IN THE UPDATE. THE
UPDATE WILL BE COMPLETED IN
2023, HOWEVER, RELEASE OF THE
DRAFT PLAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT STUDENTS HAVE BEEN
DELAYED. IT WILL NOW OCCUR IN
2024.
>> ITEM NUMBER 47, CORRECT?
>> 47, YES.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU. I THINK
THERE'S A NUMBER OF PEOPLE
INTERESTED IN THIS ITEM, AS
WELL. IN THE PAST, WE HAVE A
SPONSOR TO THE RACIAL EQUITY
TOOK IT ON SEATTLE'S GROWTH
STRATEGY. WE REQUESTED AND
FUNDED AN EQUITABLE ENGAGEMENT
STRATEGY TO ENSURE INCLUSIVE
CONVERSATIONS IN PREPARATION FO
A CHANGE IN OUR ZONING CODE THA
WOULD ALLOW FOR MORE DIVERSE
HOUSING AND INCLUSIVE HOUSING.
OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS, WE HAV
BEEN HELPING LAY THE GROUNDWORK
FOR THE UPCOMING COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN THAT IS COMING NEXT YEAR.
THE WORK IS NEARING COMPLETION.
IT IS NOT DONE YET. NEXT YEAR'S
CONFERENCE OF PLAN WILL BE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY T
TRULY ENGAGE AND INFORM THE
FINAL DELIBERATIONS. WE KNOW
THAT THERE WILL BE SUBSEQUENT
ZONING CHANGES AS REQUIRED BY
THE STATE THROUGH THE MIDDLE
HOUSING BILL. WE WANT TO ENSURE
THAT THERE IS ADEQUATE RESOURCE
FOR OP CD TO CONDUCT THE NEEDE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ON THESE
AND PUT THEM CONVERSATIONS SO
THAT WE CAN HAVE A CITY THAT
GROWS TO MEET OUR FUTURE AND
CURRENT NEEDS. THIS AMENDMENT
ADDS BACK IN FUNDING THAT WAS
REDUCED IN THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED
BUDGET FOR THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE
OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ON THE
UPCOMING CONFERENCE OF PLAN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I KNOW THAT
THERE ARE MANY COUNCILMEMBERS
INTERESTED IN THIS BUT I WILL
JUST NOTE SHARED INTEREST ACROS
THE COUNCIL AND ENSURING
SUFFICIENT FUNDING FOR OUTREACH
AND ENGAGEMENT ON THE PLAN.
NUMBER 48, PLEASE. OSE-801-A.
THIS WOULD ADD A JUMPSTART FUND
TO THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILIT
AND SUPPORT OUTREACH FOR THE
CANOPY EQUITY AND RESILIENCE
PLAN. THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL
AMOUNT OF JUMPSTART GREEN NEW
DEAL FUNDING FOR THIS PLAN TO
$180,000. THIS INCREASED FUNDIN
IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE RESOURCE
. THERE IS A FOCUS ON RESIDENT
IN ENVIRONMENTAL AREAS.
>> EXCELLENT. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEA
TO THIS FIRST?
>> THIS WAS REQUESTED BY
SEVERAL STAKEHOLDER GROUPS.
THIS WOULD DIRECT THEM TO FORM
STAKEHOLDER GROUP. THAT'S WITH
THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING EQUIT
ANALYSIS. THIS IS PART OF THE
ORDINANCE WE PASSED THIS YEAR.
SORRY. IT WOULD ALLOW US THIS
IS TREE CANOPY.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT
YOU BROUGHT THIS FORWARD. AS
PART OF OUR COMMITMENT EARLIER
THIS YEAR, ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT WE COMMITTED TO WAS
FOLLOWING UP IN THE BUDGET TO
ENSURE THAT THERE WAS FUNDING
FOR OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. I
THINK THAT THIS IS PART OF THA
CONVERSATION TO MAKE SURE THAT
THERE IS EQUITABLE EXPANDED
OPPORTUNITIES TO TREAT CANOPY
THROUGHOUT THE CITY . THERE IS
THE PROGRESSIVE PAYROLL TAX. W
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS
IMPORTANT ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
REQUEST. ITEM NUMBER 49,
PLEASE.
>> OSE-802-A. SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON. THIS
ADDS $50,000 TO THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT
DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH
THE CITIES URBAN FORESTRY
MANAGEMENT TEAM. IT WOULD
INCREASE COMMUNITY CARE
>> THIS IS AN ADAPTATION BETWEE
A PROPOSAL . THERE MIGHT BE MOR
WORK TO BE DONE ON THIS. UNLESS
I'M CONFUSING THIS WITH ANOTHER
ONE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA. I WANT TO GIVE YOU
CREDIT FOR TAKING THE INITIATIV
TO RECOGNIZE THAT THEY SENT US
A LETTER ON OCTOBER 8th. IS TH
BUDGET PROPOSAL. THEY HAD AN
ADDITIONAL REQUEST OF SEVEN
ADDITIONAL REQUESTS. I
APPRECIATE YOUR OFFICE , WHEN W
DISCUSSED THE LIST, I'M HAPPY
TO HAVE MY NAME ON IT. I'M
LOOKING AT THE REST OF THE
URBAN FORCE LETTER TO SEE IF
THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS
A PRIORITY FOR THEM . MY OFFICE
WAS IN CONTACT WITH THEM
YESTERDAY. I AM HAPPY TO HAVE
THIS HERE. WE WILL DO AS PART
OF THE AMENDMENT PROCESS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS I
NOTED IN THE PREVIOUS AMENDMENT
AS WELL, I DID WANT TO MAKE SUR
THAT WE COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING
THE TREE CANOPY ORDINANCE. THAN
YOU AGAIN TO COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS FOR THE LEADERSHIP IN
SHEPHERDING THAT THROUGH THE
COUNCIL. AND FOR CENTRAL STAFF'
LONG-STANDING ENGAGEMENT ON THA
ISSUE, TOO, SO THAT WE ARE
EXPANDING AND PROTECTING THE
TREE CANOPY IN OUR CITY. I
APPRECIATE THE JOINT WORK ON
THIS. MAYBE I WILL ASK TO ADD M
NAME TO THIS IS A COSPONSOR, AS
WELL, BECAUSE PART OF WHAT WE
WANTED TO DO WAS TO MAKE SURE
THAT THERE WAS FOLLOW-UP TO DO
DID THE -- THE OUTREACH. THERE
IS A LIST OF REQUESTS FOR
MITIGATION STRATEGIES. WE
WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD THE
INFORMATION GETTING OUT THE
FOLKS ABOUT THE NEW CODE
CHANGES, SO THANK YOU FOR THE
JOINT INTEREST IN THIS. I WOULD
LOVE TO ADD MY NAME TO THIS IS
COSPONSOR. ARE. LET'S GO TO ITE
NUMBER 50.
>> ITEM 50. SDCI-801-A.
SPONSORED BY CHAIR MOSQUEDA
WOULD ADD $1 MILLION TO S DCI.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANT TO
THANK THE HOUSING JUSTICE
PROJECT FOR THEIR DEEP
ENGAGEMENT WITH THE CHIEF OF
STAFF OF MY OFFICE. THE
EVICTIONS HAVE INCREASED AS
COVID PROTECTIONS AND RELIEF
HAVE EXPIRED. MANY HOUSEHOLDS
ARE STRUGGLING TO PAY RENT. MAN
OF THE HOUSEHOLDS IN THE
EVICTION PROCESS DO 1 TO 2
MONTHS. MANY OF THE EVICTIONS
-- THE FAMILIES ARE THERE. IT
GREATLY INCREASES WHEN
HOUSEHOLDS ARE AFFECTED. WHEN
MANY SOURCES ARE EXHAUSTED, THI
CAN BE ONE OF THE ONLY SOURCES
TO HELP PREVENT HOUSEHOLD
EVICTIONS. THANK YOU TO THE
HOUSING JUSTICE PROJECT.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> I WILL SAY WHAT I SAID LAST
YEAR. IF WE HAVE EXTRA MONEY, W
SHOULD BE HELPING TENANTS STAY
IN THEIR UNITS. I WOULD LIKE TO
KNOW IF THERE IS ANY DIRECT
FUNDING SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT
THIS DOES DIRECTLY HELP PREVEN
EVICTION BY HELPING TO PAY FOR
RENT DIRECTLY.
>> THAT IS CORRECT. THIS MONEY
IS TYPICALLY USED WITH
ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE LEGA
EVICTION DEFENSE SERVICES FOR
THE BACK RENT. IT IS OFTEN THE
STRATEGY TO AVOID AN EVICTION
WHEN THERE ARE FUNDS AVAILABLE
>> YOU ARE CORRECT. THERE IS
ANOTHER INVESTMENT WE MADE OVER
PAST YEARS TO HELP PEOPLE WHEN
THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
PAYING LEGAL FUNDS. THIS WILL
HELP PEOPLE STAY IN PLACE AND I
PREVENTS PEOPLE FROM FALLING
INTO HOMELESSNESS, TO YOUR
POINT. ITEM NUMBER 51.
>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THA
IT IS NOT GOING TO LAWYERS. IT
IS GOING TO ACTUAL DOSE THE
PAYMENT OF RENT. IT IS NOT JUST
PRIVATE HOUSING PROVIDERS THAT
THIS WILL ALSO HOPEFULLY HELP
NONPROFIT HOUSING PROVIDERS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM 51
>> SDCI-802S-A , SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN. THE
REPORT SHOULD IDENTIFY OPTIONS
NEEDED AND RESOURCES NEEDED FO
IMPROVING RESPONSE TIME TO
ACHIEVE THE 2018 PERFORMANCE
TARGETS FOR LAND-USE
CONFERENCE. WHILE ACHIEVING SAM
DAY OR 24 HOUR RESPONSE TIMES
IN THE HOUSING AREA.
>> EXCELLENT. COUNCILMEMBER
PETERSON.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
THANK YOU FOR COLLABORATING WIT
MY OFFICE ON THIS CONCEPT . A
LOT OF OUR OFFICES GET PHONE
CALLS AND EMAILS OVER THE
WEEKEND WHEN THEY ARE CONCERNED
THERE MIGHT BE A CODE
VIOLATION, PERHAPS A TREE BEIN
REMOVED , AND THEN THEY WANT
CLARIFICATION AS TO WHETHER THA
IS APPROPRIATE , AND SO, THIS
HAPPENS A LOT ON SATURDAYS AND
SUNDAYS, AND SO, WE WANT TO
EXPLORE WAYS TO ENABLE THERE T
BE SOMEONE TO PICK UP THE PHONE
AND TRY TO PREVENT ANY SORT OF
ILLEGAL ACTIVITY. I WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE COMPLIED WITH
CONSIDERATIONS WITH HAVING TO D
WORK ON THE WEEKENDS. I
APPRECIATE YOUR CONCLUDING IT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON. ITEM
NUMBER 52.
>> SDCI-803-A. IT WOULD ADD
$50,000 TO SEATTLE DEPARTMENT
OF CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS
TO CONVENE A TENANT WORKGROUP T
DEVELOP AND DRIVEN STRATEGIES T
PROTECT THE HEALTH AND
WELL-BEING OF SEATTLE RENTERS.
THIS COULD INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT
LIMITED TO, CREATING A NEW
OFFICE DEDICATED TO ENFORCING
CURRENT LAWS AND ESTABLISHING
NEW LAWS, REQUIREMENTS, AND
STANDARDS.
>> WE ARE NEARING THE FINISH
LINE HERE. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS A CPA
REQUESTED BY ADVOCATES.
[ CAPTIONERS TRANSITIONING ]
>> -- SPEAKING UP ON THIS FOR
THE PUBLIC MEETING. I'M GLAD
THIS WAS ELEVATED IN THAT
DISCUSSION AND WE WERE ABLE TO
ACCOMMODATE IT IN THE BALANCING
PLANNING HERE. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS. LET'S
CONTINUE. 53?
>> ITEM 53, SPONSORED BY COUNCI
PRESIDENT JUAREZ WOULD IMPOSE
ONE-TIME FUNDING OF $1.1 MILLIO
THAT IS FOR MULTIPLE FUNDS IN
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
RESOURCES THAT IS INTENDED TO
CONDUCT THE FIRST PHASE OF A
CITYWIDE CLASSIFICATION AND
COMPENSATION PROGRAM REVIEW.
THIS PROVISO IS BUILDING OFF A
REPORT FROM THE OFFICE OF CITY
AUDITORS WORKFORCE AND
PROMOTIONS AUDIT WHERE THEY
HAVE THE EXISTING METHODS FOR
COLLECTING GENDER IDENTITY AND
HUMAN RESOURCE INFORMATION
SYSTEM THAT ONLY SEPARATES
THREE OPTIONS FOR GENDER
IDENTITY, MALE, FEMALE AND
UNSPECIFIED. THEY REPORTED THAT
THIS -- IMPACTING EMPLOYEES.
THIS DETERMINES THAT THE
CITY'S COLLECTION OF VOLUNTARY
EMPLOYEE DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
INCLUDES TWO SPIRIT FEMALE,
MALE, NON-BINARY, TRANSGENDER
MALE, TRANSGENDER FEMALE AND
OTHER DIVERSE IDENTITIES TO
BETTER INFORM AUDITS AND ENFORC
EQUITY INITIATIVES.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE A LITTLE
BIT MORE BACKGROUND. THANK YOU,
ALLIE. I AGAIN APOLOGIZE. I GOT
CAUGHT A LITTLE FLAT-FOOTED ON
THIS. ON SOME OF THE BACKGROUND
HERE JUST BRIEFLY, SO, I MAY BE
REPEATING WHAT ALLIE SHARED, BU
I WANT TO MAKE THIS POINT WHY W
ARE BRINGING THIS FORWARD. SO
CURRENTLY, HR DESIGN DOES NOT
INCLUDE AS SHE SAID TRANSGENDE
MALE AND TRANSGENDER FEMALE
IDENTITIES. AND THOSE IDENTITIE
CONTINUE IN THE CITIES EFFORTS
TO EVALUATE WORKFORCE DATA AND
IMPROVE PERSONNEL PRACTICES.
DATA FROM THE U.S. CENSUS BUREA
AND WILLIAMS INSTITUTE INDICATE
53% OF TRANSGENDER PEOPLE IN TH
UNITED STATES WOULD NOT SEE
THEIR TRANSGENDER IDENTITY
REFLECTED IN THE NEW HRIS
PLATFORM AT ITS LAUNCH. SO, WHE
WE TALK ABOUT THE GENDER
IDENTITY TERMINOLOGY , A LITTLE
BACKGROUND HERE WHICH IS
IMPORTANT, BACK IN 2015 THE
MAYOR ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER
AND THE CITY COUNCIL PASSED A
RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THAT TH
GENDER IDENTITY TERMINOLOGY,
GENDER IDENTITY INFORMATION
SHOULD BE MORE INCLUSIVE. IT OF
COURSE IS MORE SELF IDENTIFIED,
THOSE WHO WISH TO IDENTIFY. SO
THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS IS WE
NEED TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE TO
GATHER THIS DATA. BUT
INFORMATION IS NEEDED TO BETTER
MEASURE NOT ONLY WORKFORCE DAT
AND RECRUITING, BUT ALSO BETTE
UNDERSTAND AND MEASURE THE
IMPACTS OF ANTI-TRANS BIAS WHIC
CAN IMPACT THE WORKFORCE, NOT
THE CITY'S WORKFORCE. AND WE
LOOK AT A FEW OTHER STUDIES THA
DID THIS. SO, REVISING THE
GENDER IDENTITY CATEGORIES IN
TIME FOR THE NEW HRIS PLATFORM
LAUNCH IN 2024 SHOULD ALLOW THE
CITY TO BETTER MEASURE THE
IMPACTS OF ANTI-TRANS BIAS
WHICH, AGAIN, IMPACTS THE
WORKPLACE. WE ARE TRYING TO
ACCOMMODATE AND KEEP UP WITH TH
PROMISE THAT WE MADE BACK IN
2015 TO THAT COMMUNITY TO BE
COUNTED. IF THEY CHOOSE TO BE
COUNTED, WE SHARE IT FOR ALL
KINDS OF REASONS AND SHOULD BE
COLLECTING THE DATA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP O
THIS. LET'S GO TO THE NEXT ONE.
>> THE NEXT ONE, SDOT 8018,
SPONSORED BY CHAIR MUST GET UP.
THIS WOULD IMPLEMENT STRATEGIE
FOR ISSUES IN THE TRANSPORTATIO
REVENUE STREAMS THAT WERE
DESCRIBED IN A BIT OF DETAIL IN
THE DIRECTORY SLIDES. I WILL GO
INTO THOSE UNLESS THE COUNCIL
MEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS.
>> I THINK WE COVERED IT. I ALS
WANT TO UNDERSCORE THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE WORK THAT
CALVIN HAS DONE ON CENTRAL STAF
TO IDENTIFY WAYS TO REDUCE THE
IMPACT OF REDUCTION IN FUNDING
FOR TRANSPORTATION AND
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. THE
LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS HAV
ANY OF OUR TRANSPORTATION
ADVOCATES WHETHER THEY ADVOCATE
FOR BRIDGES , ROADS, SIDEWALKS,
BUS LANES OR BIKE LANES TO EVER
FEEL LIKE THEY ARE BEING PITTED
AGAINST EACH OTHER WITH SCARCE
RESOURCES. SO WE HAVE MAINTAINE
OUR FULL COMMITMENT IN THIS
BUDGET TO THE FULL PORTFOLIO O
INVESTMENTS THAT WERE ALREADY
DELIBERATED LAST YEAR AND
CONTINUE IN THIS 2024 SECOND
PART OF OUR BIANNUAL BUDGET.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSON, IF YOU HAVE
ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY
AS THE TRANSPORTATION CHAIR,
FEEL FREE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIRED MOSQUEDA
I WANT TO THANK YOU AND CENTRAL
STAFF FOR THE REALIZATION THA
THESE INVESTMENTS ARE IMPORTANT
AND THE REVENUE FORECAST
OBVIOUSLY OVERALL WAS POSITIVE
AND THERE ARE SOME OF THESE LIN
ITEMS THAT TRADITIONALLY GO
TOWARD TRANSPORTATION THAT HAD
DECLINED FOR VARIOUS REASONS. I
DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE
REAL ESTATE -- REAL ESTATE AND
SIZE TAX, I KNOW TRADITIONALLY
IT DOES GO TO TRANSPORTATION
PROJECTS. GOES TO CAPITAL
PROJECTS ACROSS ALL DEPARTMENTS
BUT I DO APPRECIATE YOU USING
THAT SOURCE TO RESTORE THESE
INVESTMENTS. ALSO, WE WILL TAK
A LOOK AT WHAT THE EXECUTIVES
ARE TELLING US ABOUT THE
DOUBLING OF SCHOOL ZONE TRAFFIC
SAFETY CAMERA PROGRAM THAT THE
COUNCIL AUTHORIZED LAST YEAR. I
THINK THIS IS RESTORING A DIP I
THOSE REVENUES. AND WE ALSO WAN
TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE DOUBLING
THAT PROGRAM AS CITY COUNCIL
REQUESTED LAST YEAR. THAT
PROGRAM ULTIMATELY DOES BRING I
REVENUE. I REALLY APPRECIATE
COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE LED THE
OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS, LET THEM KNOW THAT
THEY ARE INTERESTED IN HAVING
THOSE LEGISLATURE AMENDED THE
LAW SO WE CAN CLARIFY OTHER CIT
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES CAN ISSUE
THE TICKETS FOR AUTOMATED
ENFORCEMENT. IT SHOULD NOT BE
SWORN OFF . THAT HAS CREATED A
BOTTLENECK IN THE SYSTEM. SO A
WE TRY TO DEPLOY MORE OF THESE
SAFETY MEASURES, WE NEED TO MAK
SURE FROM THE BACKEND WE HAVE
EFFICIENCIES BUILT IN TO ENABLE
THE EXPANSION. THANK YOU.
>> YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER. ALL RIGHT. LET'S
KEEP GOING.
>> SDOT 803 A SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ WOULD
HAVE $600,000 IN THE DEPARTMEN
OF TRANSPORTATION FOR PAVING
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE VICINITY OF
THE SEATTLE STORM TRAINING
FACILITY SPECIFICALLY THIS
WOULD RESERVE FUNDS IN THE
NON-ARTERIAL STREET RESURFACIN
AND RESTORATION CIP PROJECT
WHICH WAS CURATED AS CONCRETE
PANELS ON NON-ARTERIAL STREETS.
SO THIS WOULD RESTRICT THE USE
OF $600,000 AND THE TOTAL BUDGE
FOR THAT GENERAL CIP PROGRAM I
2.4 MILLION IN 2024 PROPOSED
BUDGET.
>> ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT'S. LET'S DO THIS. ON
SECOND. SHE IS ON MUTE STILL.
>> MY BUTTON WAS NOT WORKING. I
SAID SOME GREAT STUFF. I'M SORR
YOU MISSED IT. LET ME START
AGAIN. SO BEFORE WE -- I WANT
TO PUT THIS IN CONTEXT HOW THIS
ALL CAME TO BE. I WILL BE VERY
QUICK. NEXT TIME AROUND YOU WIL
RECEIVE A QUICK LITTLE MEMO ON
SOME BACKGROUND. THE LEGISLATIV
HISTORY IS IMPORTANT HERE NOT
ONLY FOR MY COLLEAGUES BUT ALSO
FOR THE PUBLIC. THE LEGISLATIVE
HISTORY GOES BACK TO 2020. I
WANT TO THANK LISH BECAUSE LISH
WORKED ON THE REZONE PIECE. I
WANT TO THANK CALVIN. I WANT T
THANK THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. I WAN
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AN
STRAUSS WHO WORKED WITH ME TO
GET THE REZONE DONE. NOW, THE
REASON WHY I SAY IT WAS A
LONG-TERM LEGISLATIVE PLAN AND
TO CONTEXTUALIZE HOW WE GOT HER
, LONG-TERM PLANNING WAS MORE
THAN JUST A TRAINING CENTER. WE
STARTED WITH THE REZONE IN 2021
WHICH WE KNEW IN THE CITY
COUNCIL PASSED THAT UNANIMOUSLY
IN 2022 WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFIC
AND MYSELF BEING A BOARD MEMBER
ON SOUTH TRANSIT WE DID
ADDITIONAL STUDIES, MODIFIED TH
SOUND TRANSIT ALIGNMENT. WE
REDUCE THE COST BY $33 MILLION,
AND WE MOVED THE LINE OVER ONE
BLOCK TO AVOID DISPLACING CITY
LINE PROPERTY AND THE FUTURE
SEATTLE STORM TRAINING CENTER.
SO THERE WERE A LOT OF PARTIES
INVOLVED. THE SOUND TRANSIT, TH
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND CITY COUNCIL
SO THAT BRINGS US TO WHERE WE
ARE IN 2023. SO, WHERE WE ARE A
IN THE TRAINING FACILITY , YOU
HEARD ME SAY EARLIER ABOUT
BRINGING VITALITY, FURTHER
ACTIVATING THIS NEIGHBORHOOD AN
THIS COMMUNITY, AND OF COURSE,
THE INCREDIBLE VALUE ADDED
HAVING LIGHT RAIL ONE BLOCK
AWAY. HOPEFULLY, ALL THE GOOD
STUFF WILL COME WITH THIS
DENSITY WE HAVE SEEN AT LEAST
UP IN DISTRICT V WITH NORTH GAT
STATION AND NOW THE 1/30 STREET
STATION. I SEE GOOD THINGS
HAPPENING FOR THAT NEIGHBORHOOD
SO THE RIPPLE EFFECT STARTING I
2020 THROUGH TODAY FROM THE
REZONE AND THE WORK THAT WE DID
AND THE WORK WE DID WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND SOUND TRANSI
AND MY 18 OTHER SOUND TRANSIT
MEMBERS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FO
PASSING THE MOTION TO GET THIS
DONE. IT IS INHERENT TO THIS
WHOLE CONCEPT WE HAVE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT AT LEAST SINCE
2014, THE WHOLE TRANSIT ORIENTE
DEVELOPMENT AND WHAT THAT MEANS
IT IS BEYOND JUST BUILDING
HOUSING AROUND THE SOUND TRANSI
LIGHT RAIL STATION WHICH IS
IMPORTANT. THERE WERE OTHER
THINGS THAT CAN GROW AROUND
THERE AS WELL. AND COUNCILMEMBE
MOSQUEDA, I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN
SUPPORTER FOR ME AND WHEN
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALES WAS HER
FOR CHILDCARE AS WELL. GROCERY
STORES, DAYCARE, I MEAN, ALL
THOSE THINGS YOU NEED AROUND
LIGHT RAIL AND ONCE YOU HAVE
THAT THERE IS A RIPPLE EFFECT.
SO, I THINK THE STONE -- IF I
CAN GO WITH THIS ANALOGY -- THE
FIRST REZONE. AND FROM THERE,
HOPEFULLY, THOSE RIPPLE EFFECT
CAN BE MEASURED IN BRICK AND
MORTAR. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, I
THINK THEY CAN BE MEASURED
INHERENTLY BY WHAT THEY BRING T
THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND REALLY, I
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS AND COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
BECAUSE THEY WORKED HARD WITH M
ON MAKING SURE AND UNDERSTANDIN
THE VISION, THE LONG-TERM VISIO
OF WHAT WE WANTED TO SEE, ALL O
THIS HAPPENED WHEN DISCUSSIONS
STARTED IN 2020. SO WITH THAT,
HOPE MY COUNCILMEMBERS SEE THE
BIG PICTURE. I HAVE ALSO PUT
TOGETHER A CHRONOLOGY THAT YOU
WILL ALL GET IN YOUR INBOXES
PROBABLY BEFORE CLOSE OF
BUSINESS TODAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET'S MOV
ON.
>> HELLO AGAIN, FOLKS. I'M GOIN
TO PICK UP WITH SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT. SFD 801S IS A SLID
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. IT REQUESTS THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT TO REPORT ON HEALTH
99. THIS PROGRAM ENGAGES PEOPLE
WHO HAVE RECENTLY RECEIVED
EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR A DRUG
OVERDOSE TO CONNECT THEM WITH
SERVICES AND SUPPORT .
>> COUNCIL MEMBER? PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS TIM
I REALLY MEAN IT. I HAVE NOTHIN
MORE TO ADD. THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. LET'S KEEP GOING.
>> NEXT IS THE SEATTLE MUNICIPA
COURT, SMC 801 AS A SPONSORED B
CHAIR MOSQUEDA, REQUEST THAT
THE MUNICIPAL COURT CONVENED
THE CITY'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE,
THE NEW CARE DEPARTMENT AND FAS
AND REPORT BACK ON HOW TO
IMPLEMENT THE OFFICE OF
INSPECTOR GENERAL'S
ACCOMMODATIONS REGARDING
INCREASED COMPLIANCE WITH
VEHICLE EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS T
ENSURE THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE AR
DRIVING SAFELY. THE REPORT ALSO
ASKS FOR AN UPDATE ON SPD'S
EFFORTS TO DETERMINE HOW TO
DE-PRIORITIZE TRAFFIC STOPS
REGARDING VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
VIOLATIONS LIKE A TAIL LIGHT
OUT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANT TO
THANK MELANIE CRAY. MY OFFICE
HAS DONE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF
WORK ON THIS. THE CONCEPT HERE
IS TRY TO REDUCE ANY BARRIERS
THAT WE HAVE THE INDIVIDUALS
PAYING THESE SMALL DOLLAR
AMOUNTS AND ENSURE MORE PEOPLE
CAN HAVE ACCESS TO COMPLY WITH
CITATIONS. WE WANT TO PREVENT
PEOPLE FROM BEING PULLED BACK
INTO THE CYCLE OF PENALIZATION
AND CRIMINALIZATION SIMPLY FOR
HAVING LACK OF FUNDS TO PAY FOR
THESE SERVICES. I LOOK FORWARD
FOR FUTURE WORK TO BE DONE. I
WANT TO THANK MELANIE FOR HER
WORK ON THIS. I HOPE I DID THIS
ITEM JUSTICE AS I GOT A LITTLE
OFF MY NOTES. THANK YOU TO
MELANIE AND THE WORK OF THE
COMMUNITIES. WE HAVE BEEN ASKIN
FOR THIS FOR A LONG TIME.
>> OKAY, SPD 801 SA, SPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
REQUIRES THAT THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT HAVE QUARTERLY
REPORTS ON POLICE STAFFING,
OVERTIME AND POLICE METRICS AS
THEY HAVE OVER THE PAST COUPLE
YEARS TO INFORM THE LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT .
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, DO YO
MIND IF I GO BACK ONE SECOND? I
FOUND MY NOTES I WANT TO MAKE
SURE TO GET IN FOR THE RECORD O
THE PREVIOUS ONE. SORRY TO
INTERRUPT YOU. LOOKING AT ITEM
NUMBER 57, CORRECT?
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 57 ASKS --
IS THE ASK -- IS SOURCED FROM
THE RECOMMENDATION OF OFFICE OF
INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR PUBLIC
SAFETY ON MAKING NONMOVING
VIOLATIONS MORE EQUITABLE. THIS
COMES AT THE RESULT OF THEIR
AND MY STAFF'S PARTICIPATION
WITH ACLU WASHINGTON AND A
COHORT FROM THE INSTITUTE OF
JUSTICE ON TRAFFIC SAFETY. IT I
MODELED OFF THE WASHINGTON STAT
ACLU TRAFFIC FOR ALL BILLED
THAT UNFORTUNATELY STALLED IN
COMMITTEE IN THE LEGISLATURE
LAST YEAR. THE ASK REQUESTS
STAKEHOLDERS TO CONVENE TO
FIGURE OUT HOW TO SET UP A
VEHICLE COMPLIANCE FUNDS THAT
WOULD REPLACE PENALTIES FOR --
LIKE HAVING A BURNED OUT BRAKE
LIGHT OR TAIL LIGHT, NOISILY
MUFFLER OR REGISTRATION. IF
THESE VIOLATIONS DO NOT IMPACT
CAR OR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY WE WAN
TO FREE UP OFFICERS TO FOCUS ON
UNSAFE DRIVING THAT PUTS
PASSENGERS AND PEDESTRIANS IN
DANGER. THIS CHANGE ALSO HELPS
US AVOID DISPROPORTIONATELY
PENALIZING LOW INCOME DRIVERS
WHO WILL -- WHO LIKELY ARE NOT
FIXING THESE ITEMS ON THEIR
VEHICLES BECAUSE THEY CANNOT
AFFORD TO. AFTER PROVIDING FOR
THEIR BASIC NEEDS LIKE FOOD AND
SHELTER, MEANING, THEY CAN ALS
BE DRIVEN INTO DEBT WITH
MONETARY FINES. THE GRANDSON
WOULD INCLUDE EDUCATION FOR
SIMPLE AT-HOME FIXES, FIX-IT
TICKETS THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WIT
LOCAL KARA FRIENDSHIP PROGRAMS
AND AUTOMATING THE VOUCHER
SYSTEM SO THAT POLICE DO NOT
HAVE TO PULL SOMEONE OVER TO
CONNECT THEM TO THIS FUND. THAN
YOU SO MUCH AGAIN TO MELANIE
CRAY FOR THE CONCEPT SHE HAS
OUTLINED HERE. I ALSO WANT TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WH
HAS BEEN PART OF THE SPARE
INSTITUTE PROCESS AND ONGOING
CONVERSATION OVER THE YEARS AS
WELL. WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT
BACK OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD FOR ANY COMMENTS ON THA
ONE, SPECIFICALLY ITEM NUMBER 5
WHICH IS REGARDING THE QUARTERL
SPD STAFFING, FINANCES AND
OVERTIME METRICS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SO
JUST A COUPLE WORDS ON THE
PREVIOUS ITEM THAT YOU ARE
SPONSORING, I WANT TO JUST
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. I THINK THE WORK WITH
THEIR INSTITUTE IS GREAT WORK
THAT IS AN OUTGROWTH OF EFFORT
INITIATED A COUPLE YEARS AGO
NOW BY THE OFFICE OF THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL AND A
WORKGROUP THAT THEY CONVENED
WOULD BE SO YOU AND SOME OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS -- INCLUDING THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT
LED TO A SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT POLICY THAT D
PRIORITIZES TRAFFIC STOPS FOR
CERTAIN NON-SAFETY-RELATED
TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS . THE CHIEF
DS ANNOUNCED THAT CHANGE IN
POLICY AND I BELIEVE DECEMBER O
2021. AND CHIEF DIAZ HAS
HIMSELF OFTEN SPOKE TO HIS WIS
THAT THERE WAS SOME SORT OF A
PROGRAM THAT FOLKS COULD AVAI
THEMSELVES OF TO HELP FIX
ISSUES RELATED TO THEIR CAR
THAT WOULD OTHERWISE RESULT IN
TICKETS FOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
ISSUES. SO, REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR TAKING THIS WORK TO THE
NEXT LEVEL. ON THE SPD
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
, SIMPLY REPEATING A SLIDE THA
WE HAVE HAD FOR A FEW YEARS NOW
I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANY
CHANGES TO IT . AS FOR REPORTIN
ON OVERTIME , RESPONSE TIMES,
STAFFING, NUMBERS BOTH HIRES
AND SEPARATION ACROSS A NUMBER
OF DIFFERENT METRICS THAT WE
HAVE IDENTIFIED IN THE PAST IS
IMPORTANT TO THE COUNCILS
OVERSIGHT OF THE DEPARTMENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. GOOD
BUDGET ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISION
THERE, HAPPY TO SUPPORT THAT
AGAIN. LET'S GO TO NUMBER 59.
>> SPD 900 A IS SPONSORED BY
CHAIR MOSQUEDA. THIS IS A
PROVISO ON $1.5 MILLION OF
GENERAL FUND RESOURCES IN SPD
FOR THE PORTION OF THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE PILOT PROGRAM THAT WOUL
DEPLOY CLOSE CIRCUIT TELEVISION
AND GUNSHOT LOCATOR SYSTEMS .
THIS PROVISO REQUIRES THE
EXECUTIVE AND OFFICE FOR CIVIL
RIGHTS TO COMPLETE A RACIAL
EQUITY TOOLKIT ON THE PILOT
PROGRAM AND PRESENT THE TOOLKIT
TO THE COUNCIL PRIOR TO DOING
COMMUNITY OUTREACH ON THE
SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORT. IT
REQUIRES THE COMPLETION OF THE
SURVEY ARREST IMPACT REPORT
PROCESS AND COMPLETION OF
ANOTHER RACIAL EQUITY ANALYSIS
TO EVALUATE THE IMPACTS OF THE
PILOT ONCE IT IS LAUNCHED. FUND
ARE PROVISO WOULD FOR THE
TOOLKIT AND SURVEILLANCE IMPAC
REPORT ARTHRITIC COUNCIL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH , ESTHER
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING
TODAY I NOTED THE CONVERSATION
WAS GOING TO BE ONGOING ABOUT
THIS ITEM IN THE BUDGET. I WOUL
NOTE THAT THESE ARE SOME
PROVISIONS THAT ARE INCLUDED TO
ENSURE THAT THE FUNDING IS
FROZEN ON THIS PILOT CONCEPT
UNTIL BOTH A RACIAL EQUITY
TOOLKIT ANALYSIS CAN BE PROVIDE
IN A SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE IS
ACTUALLY PASSED BY THE COUNCIL
PRIOR TO ANY PURCHASE OF
EQUIPMENT OR IMPLEMENTATION OF
ANY POLICY. I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR THIS COUNCIL AS I
NOTED AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR
DISCUSSION TO RECOGNIZE THAT
THERE ARE TRADE-OFFS WITH THE
INCLUSION OF THIS ITEM IN THE
BUDGET. I CONTINUE TO BE OPPOSE
TO HAVING THE ACOUSTIC GUNSHOT
TECHNOLOGY INCLUDED IN OUR FINA
PACKAGE KNOWN AS SHOT SPOTTER
EVEN IF IT IS PAIRED WITH CCTV.
I REMAIN CONCERNED AND OPPOSED
DUE TO THE COSTLY NATURE OF THI
ITEM. I'M ESPECIALLY CONCERNED
THAT THE DATA HAS SHOWN IN OTHE
JURISDICTIONS THAT THIS
TECHNOLOGY IS INEFFECTIVE. IT
CAN NEGATIVELY AFFECT POLICE
RESPONSE TIMES. AND IT CAN LEAD
TO DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACTS
ESPECIALLY FOR COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR. AND AS WE ARE COMMITTED
TO ENSURING THAT WE ARE
COMPLYING WITH THE JOINT GOAL
OF PUTTING ALL FUNDING AVAILABL
DIRECTLY INTO COMMUNITY NEEDS I
THE IMMEDIATE GIVING ONGOING
IMPACTS OF COVID, I THINK THERE
ARE BETTER USES FOR THIS FUNDIN
VERSUS A NEW TECHNOLOGY.
COUNCIL, WE WILL HAVE MORE
DISCUSSIONS AND DELIBERATION ON
THIS ITEM FINAL TO ITS PRIOR
PASSAGE. AT THIS POINT, I
APPRECIATE CENTRAL STAFF HAS
WORKED WITH US TO REALLY OUTLIN
THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE
IN STATUTE FOR BOTH THE
SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE AND THE
RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKIT TO BE
PASSED PRIOR TO ANY PURCHASE OR
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS THIS SINCE
WE DO NOT HAVE A STATUTE THAT
ALLOWS FOR THIS TECHNOLOGY
CURRENTLY IN THE BOOKS. THIS
ALSO INCLUDES A RACIAL EQUITY
TOOLKIT REQUIREMENT AFTER ANY
SUCH IMPLEMENTATION AND I WOULD
ALSO NOTE THAT THESE
REQUIREMENTS ARE APPLIED BY
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION. I WANT TO
FLAG FUTURE CONVERSATION COMING
ON THIS. CLEARLY, I HAVE A
NUMBER OF CONCERNS. I'M HAPPY T
GET INTO SOME OF THOSE
STATISTICS NOW. I WANT TO TURN
IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, THE CHAIR OF PUBLIC
SAFETY.
>> THANK YOU. AND IN THE SPIRIT
OF YOUR DIRECTIONS AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, I AM
NOT GOING TO SPEAK TO THE MERIT
OF THIS PROPOSAL. I DO
APPRECIATE THE APPROACH THAT YO
ARE PROCEEDING HERE. I WANT TO
FOR TRANSPARENCY'S SAKE --
EXCUSE ME. JUST NOTE THAT WHE
WE HAD THE PRESENTATION , WE
LEARNED THAT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
THEORY IS THAT SYSTEMS THAT
COMBINE GUNSHOT LOCATORS WITH
CCTV HAVE FEWER FALSE POSITIVES
AND RESULT IN MORE EVIDENTIARY
DATA. WE ASKED WHETHER THERE
WERE STUDIES THAT DEMONSTRATE
GREATER EFFICACY IN THE AREAS
OF ACCURACY AND USEFULNESS IN
COURT . AND MY RECOLLECTION IS
THAT THEY AGREED THAT THERE
WERE SUCH STUDIES AND THEY WOUL
BE PROVIDED . TO MY KNOWLEDGE,
THAT HAS NOT OCCURRED. WE HAVE
NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION
ABOUT HOW THE SPOTTER COMBINE
WITH CCTV TESTED THE ISSUES
EFFICACY. WE HAVE LEARNED THAT
THERE IS ACTUALLY A STUDY THAT
SAYS THAT IMPLEMENTING GUNSHOT
DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES WITH
CCTV VIDEO SURVEILLANCE DOES
NOT IMPROVE THEIR ACCURACY.
THIS STUDY WAS FOCUSED ON A HIG
CRIME AREA IN PHILADELPHIA.
JUST SAYING SO FOR THE PURPOSES
IF ANY FOLKS FROM THE EXECUTIV
ARE LISTENING TODAY -- WOULD
STILL REALLY APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW STUDIES
THAT HAVE LED YOU TO THIS
THEORY OF CHANGE THAT MANY OF
THE SHORTFALLS -- OR SHORTFALL
ASPECTS OF THE TECHNOLOGY CAN
BE MITIGATED WITH CCTV. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND CHAIR
OF PUBLIC SAFETY. I APPRECIATE
THAT. I KNOW COUNCILMEMBERS ARE
CONSIDERING VARIOUS AMENDMENTS
TO THE PACKAGE. I WILL
UNDERSCORE INFORMATION HERE AS
WE CONSIDER WAYS IN WHICH THE
PACKAGE WOULD BE AMENDED TO NOT
OUR ANALYSIS FOUND A 2018 STUDY
WHICH EXAMINED THE EFFICACY OF
COMBINING AUDIO GUNSHOT
DETECTIVE SYSTEMS WITH CCTV AS
PUBLIC SAFETY CHAIR HERBOLD
NOTED WHICH SHOWED SIMILAR
RESULTS TO SHOT SPOTTER ALONE,
QUOTE, DID NOT SIGNIFICANTLY
AFFECT THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED
SHOOTINGS. IT DID INCREASE THE
WORKLOAD OF POLICE ATTENDING
INCIDENCES FOR WHICH NO EVIDENC
OF THE SHOOTING WAS FOUND. IT
MEANS MORE OFFICERS GOING TO
NEIGHBORHOODS ON HIGH ALERT WIT
POTENTIALLY GUNS DRAWN. OUR OW
CITY AUDITOR SAID IN 2016,
QUOTE, THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE
RESEARCH TO DATE ON THE EFFICAC
OF ACOUSTIC GUNSHOT LOCATION
SYSTEMS INCREASING CRIME
ALTHOUGH A FEW STUDIES HAVE
FOUND THAT ACOUSTIC GUNSHOT
LOCATION SYSTEMS CAN RESULT IN
SLIGHTLY HIGHER FASTER RESPONSE
TIMES, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THA
RAISES THESE SMALL GAINS IN
POLICE RESPONSE TIMES THAT THEY
HAD A DETERRENT EFFECT OR HAD
LED TO INCREASED APPREHENSION O
OFFICERS WHICH WAS NOTED IN THE
HEARING LAST FRIDAY. AND I SEE
HAND. I WILL CONCLUDE WITH THIS
ITEM HERE. SHOT SPOTTER'S FALSE
ALARMS IN POLICE ON NUMEROUS
TRIPS MORE THAN 60 TIMES A DAY
INTO COMMUNITIES FOR NO REASON
ON HIGHER ALERT EXPECTING TO
POTENTIALLY CONFRONT A DANGEROU
SITUATION GIVEN THE ALREADY
TRAGIC NUMBER OF SHOOTINGS FOR
THE BIPOC COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY
THE BLACK COMMUNITY BY POLICE,
THIS IS A RECIPE FOR TROUBLE.
AND I WOULD ALSO NOTE AS COUNCI
MEMBER HERBOLD NOTED, THERE IS
NO INDICATION IN THE DATA WE
HAVE RECEIVED SO FAR ABOUT
COUPLING CLOSED-CAPTIONED
TELEVISION WITH SHOT SPOTTER
BEING A SOLUTION FOR THESE
ISSUES. I WILL CONTINUE THE
CONVERSATION HERE WITH
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY WAY
TO MAKE THE RACIAL EQUITY
TOOLKIT ANALYSES CONCURRENT WIT
WHAT IS HAPPENING -- WITH WHAT
IS ALREADY REQUIRED IN THE
PROCESS?
>> I WILL DEFER TO CENTRAL
STAFF. I BELIEVE BY STATUTE WE
ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A RACIAL
EQUITY TOOLKIT. AND HELLO, GREG
DOSS. I'VE NOT SEEN YOU YET
TODAY. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH
US. GREG DOSS AND CENTRAL STAFF
HAVE ALL THINGS PUBLIC SAFETY.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THE
PROCESS THAT COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON REQUESTED REQUIRES A RE
AS ONE OF MANY COMPONENTS
INCLUDING THE AVERAGE COMPONENT
AND THE COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE
WORKING GROUP. SO ALL THAT NEED
TO BE DONE BEFORE IT IS
DEVELOPED. AND IT IS INCLUDED
IN THE SERVER THAT IS
TRANSMITTED TO YOU ALL. SO THER
IS NO WAY TO -- THERE'S --
THERE IS NO WAY TO DO IT OUT OF
ORDER. WHAT THIS SLIDE WOULD
DO, IT WOULD INTERRUPT THE
PROCESS. AND IT WOULD INVOLVE
OCR IN THE RAT PROCESS AS THEY
ARE DOING IT. THEN IT ALSO ASKS
THAT THEY COME TO COUNCIL FOR
YOUR ALL REVIEW. AND THEN IT
WOULD SET BACK INTO PLACE THE
SERVE PROCESS, THE COMMUNITY
OUTREACH PROCESS AND THE
SURVEILLANCE FORCE WORKING
GROUP.
>> WHEN YOU SAID THAT THE
PROCESS THAT THE EXECUTIVE IS
ALREADY DOING, YOU ARE NOT
REFERRING TO WHAT THE WORKING
GROUP IS DOING. CAN YOU REFINE
OR EXPLAIN WHAT YOU MEANT BY
THAT?
>> SO WHEN THE EXECUTIVE BEGINS
ITS SURVEILLANCE PROCESS, AND I
DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE -- I
DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE ALREADY
BEGUN THEIR SERVED DEVELOPMENT
PROCESS, SURVEILLANCE IMPACT
REVIEW PROCESS, WHEN THEY BEGI
THE PROCESS AND THEY START TO G
THROUGH THE STEPS TO COMPLETE
THE SERVER, THEY WILL COME TO
THE RET COMPONENT. WHEN THEY GE
TO THE RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKIT
COMPONENT, THAT'S ALL -- THAT'
WHEN THEY WILL HAVE TO INVOLVE
OCR AND THE CITY COUNCIL.
>> DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW
LONG THIS COULD DELAY IT? CAN
WE TALK TO THE OFFICE OF CIVIL
RIGHTS TO FIND OUT WHAT THEIR
CAPACITY IS OR WHEN THEY MIGHT
DO THIS WORK?
>> I DID TALK WITH HIM THIS
MORNING. THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO
START THIS WORK AS SOON AS THE
EXECUTIVE CONTACTS THEM TO
COPRODUCE A RACIAL EQUITY
TOOLKIT WITH THE EXECUTIVE.
THEY NEED TO MAKE CONTACT AND
FIGURE OUT AS WELL WHERE THE
EXECUTIVE IS IN THIS PROCESS,
THE IMPACT REPORT PROCESS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTIONS
AND I THINK THAT THE INCLUSION
OF OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS IS
IMPORTANT. APPRECIATE THE PAST
CONVERSATIONS WITH SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT'S HAVE SHOWN
THEY ARE NOT NECESSARILY ALWAY
THE LEAD ON RACIAL EQUITY
TOOLKIT ANALYSES. INCLUDING THE
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS IS A
CRITICAL PARTNER . I KNOW
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAS WORKE
WITH THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
ON A NUMBER OF THESE THREATS. I
THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE T
ADD FOR THE CONCLUSION?
>> JUST THAT THE OFFICE OF
CIVIL RIGHTS AND HAS AN
INDEPENDENT ROLE AS IT RELATES
TO DOING THIS WORK. SO I AM
CONFIDENT EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A
PROPOSAL OF THE MAYOR AND THE
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, THAT S
OCR IS WELL-POSITIONED TO DO TH
ANALYSIS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I DO WANT TO THANK THE
MEMBERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN
LAST FRIDAY'S DISCUSSION AS
WELL. WE HAD A NUMBER OF
QUESTIONS IN THE MEETING. I
THINK THEY LIFTED UP TO THE
CONVERSATION THE IMPORTANCE OF
UNDERSCORING IMPLEMENTATION AND
PURCHASE CANNOT BE COMPLETED
UNTIL SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE AN
RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKIT IS
COMPLETED. THAT IS STATUTE. W
WANTED TO UNDERSCORE THAT IN TH
STATUTE WITH THE PROVISO HERE.
ALSO APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSIONS
I HAVE HAD WITH THE EXECUTIVE
TEAM ABOUT THE CONCERNS THAT I
AND SOME OTHERS HAVE ABOUT THE
TECHNOLOGY HERE . I WILL
CONTINUE TO RAISE THOSE
CONCERNS. I DO APPRECIATE THAT
THERE IS RECOGNITION OF THE
NEED FOR THE RACIAL EQUITY
TOOLKIT AND THE SURVEILLANCE
ORDINANCE TO BE COMPLETED BEFOR
ANY IMPLEMENTATION. I THINK
THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT THAT
IN THE COMMITTEE MEETING. NO
PURCHASE WOULD BE DONE EITHER
THIS PROVISO JUST ENSURES THAT
IN STATUTE. AGAIN, I THINK IT I
IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT SOME OF
THE DATA. WE LIKE TO BE DATA
DRIVEN HOPEFULLY IN THE
NORTHWEST, DATA DRIVEN AS WE
INFORM POLICY DECISIONS, THE
CITATION I READ EARLIER IS FROM
THE JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL
CRIMINOLOGY. AND AGAIN, THE DAT
FROM OTHER JURISDICTIONS, THIS
IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO LOOK AT
WE WILL CONTINUE TO AWAIT ANY
INFORMATION THAT SHOWS CCTV
COUPLED WITH THE SHOT SPOTTER
TECHNOLOGY YIELDING ANY OFFICIA
CHANGES. WHAT WE HAVE TO GO ON
RIGHT NOW IS THE EVIDENCE FROM
OTHER JURISDICTIONS. FOR
EXAMPLE, CHICAGO'S INSPECTOR
GENERAL ANALYSIS OF CHICAGO
POLICE DATA FOUND, QUOTE, THE
PERCEIVED AGGREGATE FREQUENCY O
SHOOTING IN SOME NEIGHBORHOODS
ALLOWS OFFICERS TO ENGAGE IN
MORE PATDOWNS. THE PLACEMENT OF
SENSORS FOR SOME PLACES AND NOT
OTHERS MEANS OFFICERS WILL
DIRECT MORE INCIDENTS, REAL OR
FALSE IN PLACES WHERE THEY ARE
LOCATED. I HAVE AN ONGOING
CONCERN ABOUT DISPROPORTIONATE
IMPACT ESPECIALLY FOR
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, A REAL
CONCERN THAT STATISTICS THAT
DISTORTED GUNFIRE STATISTICS CA
CREATE A CIRCULAR STATISTIC
JUSTIFICATION FOR OVER POLICING
IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND THE
ONGOING CONCERN THAT SHOT
SPOTTER'S METHODOLOGY IS USED
TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE FOR
DEFENDANTS IN CRIMINAL CASES BU
ISN'T A TRANSPARENT TOOL AND HA
NOT BEEN PEER-REVIEWED OR
OTHERWISE INDEPENDENTLY
EVALUATED. I LOOK FORWARD
ONGOING CONVERSATIONS WITH
COUNCILMEMBERS ABOUT THIS AND
OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE BUDGET
AND LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR
EXAMPLE THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON CENTER FOR HUMAN
RIGHTS PUBLISHING REPORT JUST
LAST YEAR IN DECEMBER OF 2022
INDICATING AUTOMATIC LICENSE
PLATE READERS CAN POSE A THREA
TO IMMIGRANT AND REPRODUCTIVE
RIGHTS IN WASHINGTON STATE. I
THINK WE ALREADY HAVE TECHNOLOG
APPROPRIATED FOR THAT AND I KNO
IT HAS BEEN USED IN VARIOUS
PLACES AROUND THE CITY SO WHAT
IS IN QUESTION HERE FOR THE ITE
IN FRONT OF US IS ONGOING
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ONGOING USE
OF TECHNOLOGY AND GATHERING
DATA. WE AT LEAST HAVE THE
SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE ALREADY
IN STATUTE FOR LICENSE PLATE
READERS AND SO, THUS, WE HAVE
PROVISO THAT IS PLACED ON 1.5
MILLION OF THE 1.8 MILLION. THA
IS THE LINE ITEM FOR THE
PROPOSED PILOT IN THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET RELATED TO
SURVEILLANCE. 1.5 ON THE ITEMS
FOR THE SURVEILLANCE ORDER OR
RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKIT COMPLETED
ON THOSE. OKAY? I THINK WE HAVE
EXHAUSTED THAT ONE FOR NOW.
APPRECIATE COLLEAGUES , YOUR
FEEDBACK ON THAT AS MY DESIRE
WOULD BE TO SEE IF THERE ARE
OTHER INVESTMENTS WE CAN
APPROPRIATE THE 1.54, ESPECIALL
THE ONGOING NEEDS IN OUR
COMMUNITY OUTSIDE OF ADDITIONAL
NEW TECHNOLOGIES. ITEM NUMBER
60, PLEASE?
>> THIS IS OUR LAST SPD ITEM,
SPD 902A SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. IT WOULD
PLACE A PROVISO ON SALARY AND
THEN IF IT'S IN THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, REQUIRES THAT ONLY
BE SPENT ON SALARY AND BENEFIT
PURPOSES INCLUDING FUNDS FOR
BENEFITS SUCH AS WORKERS PAY OR
COMPENSATION AND FOR OVERTIME.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
WRAPPING US UP?
>> YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THI
IS AN EXTENSION OF THE CURRENT
PROVISO THAT WE HAVE ON SALARY
SAVINGS PREVIOUS TO THE MOST
RECENT VERSION OF THE PROVISO.
WE DID NOT INCLUDE OVERTIME AS
UNALLOWABLE USE OF SALARY
SAVINGS. WE HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY
AMENDED THAT PROVISO OR
MODIFIED THE PROVISO TO INCLUDE
THE ALLOWANCE FOR OVERTIME TO
BE PAID FOR OUT OF SALARY
SAVINGS. THIS REPLICATES THE
DECISION THAT THE COUNCIL MADE
JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO TO MAKE
THAT MODIFICATION TO THE
EXISTING PROVISO. THE
USEFULNESS, I THINK, OF THE
PROVISOS IS WHEN THERE ARE
SALARY SAVINGS. IT GIVES THE
COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW TO USE
THOSE SALARY SAVINGS IN A WAY
THAT REFLECTS OUR SHARED GOALS
IN THE PAST, SALARY SAVINGS HAV
BEEN USED FOR COORDINATORS AND
CSO'S. OTHER POLICE DEPARTMENT
INVESTMENTS THAT WE AGREE NEE
ADDITIONAL FUNDING WHEN THE
DOLLARS AREN'T BEING USED FOR
OFFICER SALARY. SO, JUST
PUTTING THAT OUT THERE. I THINK
IT IS A GOOD FINANCIAL CONTROL
AS THE COUNCIL IS THE BUDGET
MAKER.
>> RECORDING STOPPED.
>> WE WANT TO BE SURE WE HAVE
THE ABILITY --
>> RECORDING IN PROGRESS.
>> WE DID NOT MISS ANYTHING. I
THINK WE LOST YOU. WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THERE.
>> SURE. THE COUNCIL IS THE
BUDGET MAKER. AND WHEN THERE
ARE FUNDS IN THE BUDGET THAT AR
NOT BEING USED IN THE WAY THAT
THE COUNCIL VOTED ON IN ITS
ENDORSED BUDGET, WE WANT TO MAK
SURE THAT THERE IS A
COLLABORATIVE WAY TO MAKE THOS
MID YEAR AND END OF YEAR
DECISIONS FOR HOW THOSE DOLLARS
SHOULD BE USED OUTSIDE OF THE
BUDGET OFFICE.
>> THANK YOU. VICE CHAIRMAN, I
ASK YOU TO STEP IN FOR CHAIRING
FOR A MOMENT. IF YOU CAN CALL O
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, THEN
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, IF YOU
DON'T MIND, I SENT YOU MY
TALKING POINTS FOR ITEM 61 IN
CASE I DON'T MAKE IT BACK. THAN
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND
VICE-CHAIR HERBOLD . I WILL TUR
IT OVER TO YOU.
>> THANKS. I HAVE A QUESTION FO
GREG. CAN YOU FILL US IN ON THE
DEPLOYMENT OF THE RECORDING
SOFTWARE THAT WOULD'VE MADE IT
EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO REPORT
CRIMES? AND ALSO THE UPDATE ON
THE TECHNOLOGY OR SOFTWARE THAT
IS GOING TO SUPPORT THE CAMERA
SYSTEM? I'M WONDERING IF THEY
HAVE REMAINING TECHNOLOGY NEEDS
AND ALSO, I THINK THIS PROBABLY
, OVER TIME, MIGHT TAKE UP THE
SALARY SAVINGS BUDGETS AS WELL.
IF THERE IS ANY DOUBT OF THAT
YOU KNOW OF OR YOU CAN PREDICT,
CAN YOU DO THAT?
>> I THINK WHAT YOU ARE
REFERRING TO EARLY IN THE YEAR,
AS YOU KNOW, COUNCIL CHANGED
THE PROVISO OF THE SALARY
SAVINGS PROVISO AND PROVIDED
FURTHER AUTHORIZATION FOR
SPENDING MONEY ON OVERTIME AND
CRIME REPORTING, ONLINE CRIME
REPORTING. AND AT THE TIME TH
COUNCIL WAS MAKING THE
AUTHORIZATION, THE DEPARTMENT
HAD ALREADY COMPLETED ABOUT HAL
OF THE ONLINE REPORTING
PROJECT. AND THEY HAD ABOUT HAV
TO GO. THE SECOND COMPONENT WA
LANGUAGE ACCESS WHICH ESTIMATED
TO BE FINISHED THIS FALL. I
HAVE NOT CHECKED ON THEM TO SEE
IF THEY HAVE FINISHED IT. BUT
THEY HAD THE MONEY SECURED. IT
WAS SEPARATE AND APART FROM TH
OVERTIME ISSUE THAT THEY HAD
BEEN SEEKING TO ADDRESS. SO
THOSE THINGS ARE DESPAIRED OF
ISSUES AND SHOULDN'T -- ONE
THING SHOULDN'T AFFECT ANOTHER.
>> OKAY. THAT WAS ALL -- THAT
WAS ALL FOR THE REPORTING STUFF
RIGHT? REPORTING AND THEN
LANGUAGE ACCESS TO -- YOU KNOW?
TO EXTEND THE CAPABILITY TO
PEOPLE WHO DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH
AS A FIRST LANGUAGE. IT WASN'T
THERE ANOTHER -- WASN'T THERE
ANOTHER REQUEST OR THINKING
THERE WAS SOME SOFTWARE OR
SYSTEM CHANGES TO FACILITATE
THIS STATURE , CO-DISPATCH?
>> I DON'T BELIEVE SO. I
BELIEVE IT WAS, THE SOFTWARE HA
TWO PARTS TO IT . THAT MAY BE
WHY YOU ARE REMEMBERING IT AS
SEPARATE THINGS. IT HAD SORT OF
THE MAIN PART WHICH WAS GETTING
IT UP AND RUNNING AND RECORDING
CRIMES, AND THE SECOND PART
WHICH WAS THE LANGUAGE ACCESS.
>> OKAY. AND THEN ANY -- YOU'R
SAYING WE DON'T NEED MORE MONEY
FOR THAT BECAUSE AUTHORITY PUT
AWAY WITH WHAT NEEDS TO BE
DONE? THEN OUT OF CURIOSITY, IS
THERE ANY DELTA BETWEEN OVERTIM
NEEDS AND PROJECTED SALARY
SAVINGS? DID YOU MENTIONED THA
LAST WEEK?
>> AS OF WHAT I KNOW RIGHT NOW,
THE AMOUNT OF SALARY SAVINGS
THAT IS PROJECTED IS -- IS
ENOUGH TO COVER THE OVERTIME -
ENOUGH TO COVER THE OVERTIME
ISSUES THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS.
THAT IS WHAT I KNOW AS OF RIGH
NOW GIVEN WHAT THE CITY BUDGET
OFFICE HAS TOLD US.
>> SO THERE IS ENOUGH? I'M
WONDERING IF THERE IS LEFT OVER
WE CAN TALK OFF-LINE.
>> THERE IS NOT ANYTHING LEFT
OVER.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> WE SHOULD KNOW WHETHER OR
NOT THE FINANCIAL PICTURE HAS
CHANGED SINCE THEY TRANSMITTED
THE BUDGET WHICH WAS ABOUT A
MONTH AGO. AND SO, WHAT I KNOW
AS OF TODAY IS THAT IT HAS NOT.
BUT IF THE EXECUTIVE PROVIDES
US ANY DIFFERENT INFORMATION,
THAT MAY CHANGE IT. I AM FAIRL
CERTAIN IT WOULD NOT BE FOR THE
BETTER IF IT HAPPENED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THIS
ITEM? THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. APPRECIATE -- THIS IS
CONTINUING THE IMPORTANT THEME
OF BUDGET ACCOUNTABILITY AND
GIVEN THE SIZE OF THE BUDGET
REALLY HELPFUL TO PROVIDE
GREATER TRANSPARENCY. ALL RIGHT
LET'S KEEP GOING.
>> WE HAVE ONE ITEM IN THE
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
DEPARTMENT. THIS ADDS SPR 801A
SPONSORED BY CHAIR MOSQUEDA AT
$80,000 OF JUMPSTART FUND TO SP
TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY PLANNING
COST FOR THE FIELD SUPERBLOCK
PROJECT.
>> GREAT. I DID ASK A
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES TO SPEAK
ABOUT THIS. I APPRECIATE IF I A
BACK. IF YOU OR ANYONE ELSE
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS,
THANKS TO THE ONGOING PLANNING,
VISIONING AND FUNDRAISING THE
COMMUNITY PARTNERS HAVE DONE TO
RECOGNIZE THE GARFIELD BLOCK
SUPERBLOCK PROJECT. WE HAVE
SUPPORTED THIS WITH OTHER
COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THE PAST
YEARS TO CREATE ENHANCEMENTS TO
GARFIELD SUPERBLOCK THAT WOULD
ACTIVATE THE PARK AND CELEBRATE
THE CULTURE OF THE SECOND
DISTRICT. THE PROJECT IS SO
CLOSE TO BEING FINALLY
COMPLETED. THIS CAPACITY FUNDIN
WILL HELP GARFIELD SUPERBLOCK
PARTNERS
>>
>>> SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES THAT ASKS SEATTLE PUBLI
UTILITIES TO LOOK AT THE CLEAR
ALLEYS PLAN AND CONSIDER ALTER
NAH IT WASTE REMOVAL SOLUTIONS.
THE NEXT ITEM SPU802A IS ALSO
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES THIS ONE PROVICES
$400,000 IN SPU FOR EXPANDED
SERVICES IN THE CHINA TOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT.
>> THANK YOU.
FOOD RELATED BUSINESSES AND AS
IT STANDS HAS TRASH PICK UP,
COUPLE TIMES A DAY. MORE THAN
ONCE A DAY IN ORDER TO MAKE
THERE NOT FOOD WASTE SITTING
AROUND GENERATING OTHER PROBLEM
LIKE RODENTS.
PROPOSED BUDGET AND THIS WAS
DISCUSSED IN
THE
ISSUE ID PRESENTATIONS. ITEM 68
WOULD REDUCE FUNDING FOR ANA
EFFECTED PERSON'S PROGRAM BY
$50,000 GENERAL FUND IN SPD'S
OFFICE OF POLICE RESPONSIBILITY
BUDGET INCLUDED IN THE 2024
ENDORSED BUDGET. THE MAYOR HAS
TAKEN OVER THIS -- THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE HAS TAKE ESPECIALLY OVER
THIS WORK AND ANTICIPATES THE
FEDERAL MONITORING WILL HAVE
COMPLETED THEIR REVIE USING
THEIR BUDGET BY THE END OF THIS
YEAR SO THE FUNDING NO LONGER
NEEDED SIMILARLY THE NEXT THREE
ITEMS. > ON THIS ITEM I JUST
WANT TO NOTE IT MAY LOOK LIKE A
REDUCTION BUT AS YOU MAY RECALL
FROM EARLIER WE ARE MOVING THAT
FUNDING TO 2024 TO ENSURE THE
FULL FUNDING CARRIES FORWARD
FOR THE NEXT YEAR FOR COMMUNITY
PARTNER TO REALLY BE A TRUSTED
EXTERNAL GROUP TO HELP PROCESS
THE FEEDBACK THAT WE GET FROM
COMMUNITY ON HOW TO STAND UP
ANA EFFECTED PERSON'S PROGRAM.
THAT WILL BE IN CONJUNCTION
WITH ANY INFORMATION AND INTEL
WE GET FROM THE FEDERAL MONITOR
BUT HAVING AN EXTERM PARTNER
SEEMED REALLY PRUDENT TO ENSURE
THERE WAS TRUST IN THE GROUP
THAT WAS ASKING FOR FEEDBACK. I
WANT TO THANK CASTILLE
HIGHTOWER WHOSE ORIGINAL
TESTIMONY HAS HELPED INFORM THE
NEED FOR ANA EFFECTED PERSON'S
PROGRAM AND JUST WANTED TO
ENSURE THAT FOLKS KNOW THAT
THIS IS ALLOWING FOR THAT
CONVERSATION TO CONTINUE BY
TRANSFERRING THE FUNDS OVER AND
REALLY ALLOWING FOR THAT THIRD
PARTY EXTERNAL ORGANIZATION TO
BE THE CONVENER FOR HOW TO
STAND UP SOMETHING IN OUR CITY
SO THANKS FOR THE ORIGINAL
FEEDBACK FROM AFFECTED PEOPLE
AND HAVING AFFECTED PEOPLE AT
THE FOREFRONT TO DETERMINE WHAT
THE PROGRAM LOOKS LIKE IS THE
GOAL FOR 2024 AND THE FUNDING
IS GOING TO BE CONTINUED IN 24
WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE
EXECUTIVES SO THANK YOU SO
MUCH. I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT
ADDITIONAL CONTEXT.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL JUST
CLARIFY THE ONE I DESCRIBED IS
A REDUCTION TO THE 24 BUDGET.
THERE WAS $50,000 IN THE 23
ADOPTED AND THEN ANOTHER 50,000
IN THE 24 ENDORSED SO THIS --
THE ACTION I JUST DESCRIBED IN
THIS NEXT ONE WHICH IS A -- AN
AMENDMENT IN THE YEAR SENT
SUPPLE MENTAL ORDINANCE WOULD
IN COMBINATION REDUCE BY
$100,000 THE FUNDING THAT WAS
PROVIDED OVER -- FOR THIS
PROGRAM THAT'S NO LONGER
NEEDED. THE WORK IS BEING
ACHIEVED ELSEWHERE AND BEING
USED FOR ANOTHER PURPOSE. SO,
THE FIRST I'M IS A REDUCTION TO
THE 24 BUDGET THAT WAS INCLUDED
IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET
ADJUSTMENTS AND IN THE ENDORSED
THEN THE SECOND ACTION IS A
REDUCTION TO THE 23 BUDGET BY
$50,000. THE NEXT ITEM, ITEM 70
IS ALSO AN AMENDMENT TO THE
2023 ADOPTED BUDGET ACTION
REDUCES BY 166,000 OF GENERAL
FUND, THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT -- THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT BUDGET THAT
WAS ORIGINALLY SET ASIDE FOR
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE STORAGE
PROGRAMS. THAT WAS JUST
RECENTLY RELEASED. THERE WAS
ONE MILLION IN 2023 AND ONE
MILLION IN 2024. THIS REDUCES
JUST THE 23 PORTION BY
$166,000. THE REST OF THE FUNDS
ARE REMAINING FOR 23 AND 24.
THE FINAL ACTION IS ONE LAST
AMENDMENT TO THE YEAR. THE 2023
YEAR END BUDGET ORDINANCE THAT
WOULD RETUESDAY FUNDING SET FOR
THE JUMP START FUND FOR THE
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT TRUST AND
THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THIS WAS
ADDED LAST YEAR AND THE ADOPTED
BUDGET FOR LEARNING LICENSES
AND IMPLEMENTATION. THIS WILL
NOT BE SPENT IN 23 SO ITS BEEN
MOVED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THAT
CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION
TODAY OF 71 ITEMS IN THE CHAIR
STYLE OF THINGS PACKAGE
ALONGSIDE 30 PIECES OF BUDGET
LEGISLATION. HAPPY TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS.
>> WE HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY
NICE WITH YOUR TIME. THANK YOU
FOR THE ENGAGE MENT AND THE
OPPORTUNITY TO FLESH OUT THE
PARTS THAT YOU HAVE REQUESTED
THAT MADE IT INTO THIS INITIAL
BALANCING PACKAGE. AGAIN WITH
MORE DELIBERATIONS AND
DISCUSSION TO CONTINUE NEXT
FRIDAY. I JUST WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PARTICIPATION. I'M TURNING OVER
TO YOU COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> YOU SAID AT THE BEGINNING OF
THE MEETING THAT COUNCIL WILL
BE CONSIDERING LEGISLATION THAT
WILL -- I BELIEVE YOU SAID
SOMETHING ABOUT MAKING THE 2025
BUDGET GAP -- WILL REDUCE IT
AND SO WHEN WILL WE SEE THIS
LEGISLATION? DO YOU HAVE A
ROUGH TIMELINE WHEN WE MIGHT BE
SEEING?
>> I WILL ASK COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
REVIEW THE CALENDAR THAT WE
POSTED ABOUT WHEN BUDGET
RELATED LEGISLATION THAT IS NEW
WOULD BE INTRODUCED AND THEN
ALSO AS A REMINDER FOR FOLKS
THERE IS EXISTING LEGISLATION
THAT HAS BEEN ADAPTED AND
INCLUDED AS PART OF THE
BALANCING PACKAGE AS WELL
THAT'S ALREADY SUMMARIZED IN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR -- IN
DIRECTOR HANDY'S MEMO FROM THIS
MORNING. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
SUMMARIZE WHEN NEW LEGISLATION
NEEDS TO BE ONTO INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR AND WHEN WE
WOULD CONSIDER THAT IN
COMMITTEE?
>> IF COUNCILMEMBERS WANT
ADVANCE ANY ADDITIONAL
LEGISLATION THAT AMENDS THE
2024 BUDGET OR WOULD START IN
2024 TO START GENERATES REVENUE
IN 20252026 YOU WOULD NEED TO
SUBMIT IT BY THE TUESDAY NOON
DEADLINE NEXT WEEK ON THE 24th.
ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 7th WE WILL
PREVIEW ALL BUDGET AMENDMENTS
AND THEN WE WILL HAVE A
SUBAGENDA ITEM ON THAT AGENDA
FOR ANY NEW REVENUE PROPOSAL
THAT WILL BEING EXPLORED DURING
THIS BUDGET PROCESS. ALL
LEGISLATION RELATED TO THE
BUDGET MUST BE INTRODUCED BY
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7th SO AT
THAT HINT WE WILL HAVE FULL AND
PUBLIC COPIES OF LEGISLATION
THAT HAS BEEN INTRODUCED THOSE
PROPOSALS WILL BE IN COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 13 THROUGH 15. I
RECOGNIZE THAT -- NOVEMBER 7
AND 13 IS PAST OUR AMENDMENT
LINE SO WE WILL HAVE AN INTERIM
DEADLINE IF A PIECE OF
LEGISLATION IS BROUGHT FORWARD
IN THE NEXT ROUND AND
COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO
BRING AMENDMENTS TO THAT
LEGISLATION. SO, WE WILL SEE
WHAT SORT OF COMES IN NEXT WEEK
AND IF THERE ARE MORE PROPOSALS
WE WILL UPDATE YOU WITH
AMENDMENT DEADLINES TO THAT
LEGISLATION.
>> SO ARE -- PROPOSALS FOR NEW
REVENUE ON THE SAME TIMELINE AS
AMENDMENTS TO THE BALANCING
PACKAGE?
>> YES. OFTEN A PIECE OF --
THE WAY WE AMEND THE BUDGET IS
THROUGH A COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION
THAT SAYS PASS X ORDINANCE SO
THEY ARE ON THE SAME TIMELINE
AS BUDGET AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED
TUESDAY NOON AND PREVIEWED NEXT
FRIDAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. AGAIN,
COUNCILMEMBERS AMENDMENTS AND
CONCEPTS FOR POLICY RELATED TO
BUDGET LEGISLATION DUE AT NOON
ON TUESDAY, NEXT WEEK. THEN
THAT WILL GIVE CENTRAL STAFF
TIME TO SUMMARIZE CONCEPTS. I'M
ASSUMING THAT THE FULL
AMENDMENTS WILL NOT BE FULLY
DEVELOPED BY NEXT FRIDAY BUT
CONCEPTS WILL BE SUMMARIZED FOR
OUR DISCUSSION ON FRIDAY. THAT
ALLOWS FOR CENTRAL STAFF TO
HAVE A FULL WEEK PLUS TO
DEVELOP THE LEGISLATION
AMENDMENTS, SHEI SAY THE
AMENDMENT AND LEGISLATION AND
THEN WE WILL HAVE FURTHER
DELIBERATIONS THE 11th, 12th
AND 13th FOR ROBUST
CONVERSATION WITH OUR COLLEGES
AND CENTRAL STAFF FOR THE GOOD
OF THE ORDER DID YOU WANT TO
SAY ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT PROCESS
OR TIMELINE?
>> I WOULD JUST MAKE A -- I
WOULD JUST MAKE A PLUG THAT
SELF BALANCED AMENDMENTS ARE
DUE AT NOON ON TUESDAY WITH
THEIR CO SPONSORS AND IF YOU
ARE THINKING OF ANY BUDGET
CHANGES THAT YOU ALREADY KNOW
OR THINK MIGHT REQUIRE
LEGISLATION OR REALLY ANY IDEAS
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO START
TALKING TO US ON MONTH SO WE
CAN START THINKING THROUGH HOW
WE CAN HELP SUPPORT YOU IN
DEVELOPING THEM.
>> AND ONE MORE REQUEST OF
CENTRAL STAFF. I KNOW YOU HAVE
SENT THIS INFORMATION AROUND IN
MEMOS FROM THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND FROM MYSELF AND
FROM YOU AS THE LEADS OF
CENTRAL STAFF BUT I WOULD ASK
FOR ONE MORE TIME IF YOU COULD
SUMMARIZE THE PROCESS FOR WHERE
TO FILL OUT THE -- THE FORM FOR
REQUESTING AMENDMENTS, THE CO
SPONSOR PROCESS AND THE PLUG
AGAIN FOR THESE TO BE SELF
BALANCED MEANING YOU DO NEED TO
IDENTITY A REVENUE SOURCE YOU
THAT WOULD LIKE TO PULL FROM TO
FUND YOUR AMENDMENT IF YOU ARE
ADDING ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE PROPOSED BUDGET. OKAY.
WE WILL GET THAT SUMMARIZED AND
SENT. ANYTHING ELSE? THUMBS UP
FROM THE TEAM. I WANT TO THANK
OUR CLERK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
WHO -- HAS BEEN HERE WITH US
THE ENTIRE DAY SINCE 7:00 A.M.
I HOPE YOU DID GET A LITTLE BIT
OF A BREAK. THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE MADAM CLERK AND TO AWFUL
THE FOLKS THAT MADE THE
PRODUCTION OF THESE MEETINGS
POSSIBLE, THANK YOU. WE WILL GO
HEAD AND SEE YOU AT 10:00 A.M.
NEXT FRIDAY OCTOBER 27th. HAVE
A WONDERFUL WEEKEND. IT IS
4:15. HAVE A GREAT REST OF YOUR
EVENING. THANK YOU.
>> RECORDING STOPPED.