1 00:00:10,410 --> 00:00:20,620 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 2 00:00:23,623 --> 00:00:25,225 -- MORNING. COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 3 00:00:25,225 --> 00:00:25,792 GOOD MORNING. COUNCILMEMBER 4 00:00:25,792 --> 00:00:29,696 JUAREZ. WE ARE STARTING. GOOD TO 5 00:00:29,696 --> 00:00:31,264 SEE YOU., THE JULY 29th SPECIAL 6 00:00:31,264 --> 00:00:32,999 MEETING OF THE GOVERNANCE AND 7 00:00:32,999 --> 00:00:34,768 UTILITIES COMMITTEE WILL COME TO 8 00:00:34,768 --> 00:00:36,603 ORDER. IT IS 9:33 A.M.. I'M JOY 9 00:00:36,603 --> 00:00:37,237 HOLLINGSWORTH COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 10 00:00:37,237 --> 00:00:37,904 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE 11 00:00:37,904 --> 00:00:41,174 ROLL 12 00:00:41,174 --> 00:00:44,978 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. HERE. 13 00:00:44,978 --> 00:00:45,445 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 14 00:00:45,445 --> 00:00:49,883 -- PRESENT 15 00:00:49,883 --> 00:00:50,417 -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 16 00:00:50,417 --> 00:00:52,619 -- PRESENT HERE. 17 00:00:52,619 --> 00:00:55,321 -- VICE CHAIR JUAREZ. 18 00:00:55,321 --> 00:00:55,588 -- HERE. 19 00:00:55,588 --> 00:00:56,756 -- CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. 20 00:00:56,756 --> 00:00:57,157 -- HERE. 21 00:00:57,157 --> 00:00:58,525 -- CHAIR. THERE ARE FIVE 22 00:00:58,525 --> 00:00:59,025 COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT. 23 00:00:59,025 --> 00:01:00,026 -- AWESOME. AND I WANT TO THANK 24 00:01:00,026 --> 00:01:02,896 MY COLLEAGUES FOR SQUEEZING THIS 25 00:01:02,896 --> 00:01:04,230 MEETING INTO THEIR SCHEDULE. I 26 00:01:04,230 --> 00:01:04,931 KNOW THERE'S A LOT GOING ON, SO 27 00:01:04,931 --> 00:01:06,633 I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL 28 00:01:06,633 --> 00:01:10,003 TAKING THE TIME TO GET THIS VERY 29 00:01:10,003 --> 00:01:10,537 IMPORTANT MEETING FOR THE 30 00:01:10,537 --> 00:01:11,571 SPECIAL GOVERNANCE AND UTILITIES 31 00:01:11,571 --> 00:01:12,238 COMMITTEE. IT'S ALMOST AUGUST. 32 00:01:12,238 --> 00:01:14,240 THE SUMMER HAS FLOWN BY. WE HAVE 33 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:15,675 A PACKED AGENDA. SO LET'S GET 34 00:01:15,675 --> 00:01:17,043 STARTED. WE'RE NOW GOING TO 35 00:01:17,043 --> 00:01:17,977 CONSIDER THE AGENDA. AND IF 36 00:01:17,977 --> 00:01:19,446 THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE 37 00:01:19,446 --> 00:01:21,848 AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING 38 00:01:21,848 --> 00:01:23,850 NONE, THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. 39 00:01:23,850 --> 00:01:25,652 WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO NOW 40 00:01:25,652 --> 00:01:26,186 OPEN UP THE HYBRID PUBLIC 41 00:01:26,186 --> 00:01:27,987 COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENT 42 00:01:27,987 --> 00:01:29,756 SHOULD BE RELATED TO ITEMS ON 43 00:01:29,756 --> 00:01:31,424 TODAY'S AGENDA OR BE WITHIN THE 44 00:01:31,424 --> 00:01:32,258 PURVIEW OF THE COMMITTEE. I SEE 45 00:01:32,258 --> 00:01:33,993 THERE'S ONE SIGNED UP IN PERSON 46 00:01:33,993 --> 00:01:35,128 AND ONE ONLINE. THANK YOU FOR 47 00:01:35,128 --> 00:01:37,096 BEING HERE IN PERSON. I'M GOING 48 00:01:37,096 --> 00:01:38,731 TO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. 49 00:01:38,731 --> 00:01:39,365 EVERYONE'S GOING TO GET TWO 50 00:01:39,365 --> 00:01:41,835 MINUTES AND THEN WE WILL GET IT 51 00:01:41,835 --> 00:01:43,069 GOING. SO THE PUBLIC COMMENT 52 00:01:43,069 --> 00:01:44,337 PERIOD WILL BE MODERATED IN THE 53 00:01:44,337 --> 00:01:45,405 FOLLOWING MANNER. SPEAKERS WILL 54 00:01:45,405 --> 00:01:47,207 BE CALLED IN ORDER IN WHICH THEY 55 00:01:47,207 --> 00:01:48,007 ARE REGISTERED ON THE COUNCIL'S 56 00:01:48,007 --> 00:01:49,609 WEBSITE OR SIGN UP SHEET 57 00:01:49,609 --> 00:01:50,143 AVAILABLE HERE IN COUNCIL 58 00:01:50,143 --> 00:01:51,344 CHAMBERS, STARTING WITH THE IN 59 00:01:51,344 --> 00:01:53,480 PERSON SPEAKERS. FIRST, IF YOU 60 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:54,080 HAVE NOT REGISTERED BUT WOULD 61 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:56,216 LIKE TO, YOU CAN SIGN UP BEFORE 62 00:01:56,216 --> 00:01:59,085 THE END OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT 63 00:01:59,085 --> 00:01:59,919 PERIOD. BEFORE THE END OF THE 64 00:01:59,919 --> 00:02:02,956 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD OR ON THE 65 00:02:02,956 --> 00:02:03,490 COUNCIL'S WEBSITE. WHEN 66 00:02:03,490 --> 00:02:04,557 SPEAKING, PLEASE BEGIN BY 67 00:02:04,557 --> 00:02:05,258 STATING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM 68 00:02:05,258 --> 00:02:07,360 THAT YOU ARE ADDRESSING. YOU 69 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:08,628 WILL HEAR A CHIME WITH 10 70 00:02:08,628 --> 00:02:10,630 SECONDS ARE LEFT FOR THE 71 00:02:10,630 --> 00:02:12,132 ALLOTTED TIME. IF THE SPEAKERS 72 00:02:12,132 --> 00:02:13,566 DO NOT END THEIR COMMENTS AT THE 73 00:02:13,566 --> 00:02:16,002 ALLOTTED TIME, THE MICROPHONE 74 00:02:16,002 --> 00:02:17,137 AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF AND WE 75 00:02:17,137 --> 00:02:19,539 ARE NOW GOING TO BEGIN THE 76 00:02:19,539 --> 00:02:21,641 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. AND YOUR 77 00:02:21,641 --> 00:02:22,709 NAME IS HANNAH. WELCOME. GOOD TO 78 00:02:22,709 --> 00:02:24,077 SEE YOU. YOU'RE GOING TO GET 79 00:02:24,077 --> 00:02:25,612 TWO MINUTES. WE'LL GET THE 80 00:02:25,612 --> 00:02:26,679 TIMER UP AND THEN WE WILL GET IT 81 00:02:26,679 --> 00:02:28,882 STARTED. AND THEN WE'LL GO RIGHT 82 00:02:28,882 --> 00:02:30,617 ONLINE. HANNAH, WELCOME. 83 00:02:30,617 --> 00:02:31,251 -- THANK YOU. MY NAME IS HANNAH. 84 00:02:31,251 --> 00:02:32,952 I'M FROM PIONEER SQUARE AND I 85 00:02:32,952 --> 00:02:36,156 WANT TO ADDRESS THE UTILITIES 86 00:02:36,156 --> 00:02:39,926 COST LIGHTING AND PIONEER SQUARE 87 00:02:39,926 --> 00:02:41,161 AND EMERGENCY EFFORTS. AND I 88 00:02:41,161 --> 00:02:43,196 THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS 89 00:02:43,196 --> 00:02:44,631 TOWARDS THIS. AND WHEN I THINK 90 00:02:44,631 --> 00:02:45,698 ABOUT UTILITIES, THE FIRST THING 91 00:02:45,698 --> 00:02:47,133 I THINK ABOUT IS MY FAMILY 92 00:02:47,133 --> 00:02:49,235 MEMBER WHO HELPED RAISE ME. 93 00:02:49,235 --> 00:02:50,837 SHE'S A HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR. 94 00:02:50,837 --> 00:02:51,471 SO ANYTHING THAT GOES WRONG IN 95 00:02:51,471 --> 00:02:53,206 THAT HOSPITAL, FROM MEDICAL 96 00:02:53,206 --> 00:02:56,309 EQUIPMENT TO EMERGENCY PLANS FOR 97 00:02:56,309 --> 00:02:57,777 HURRICANES, SHE'S IN CHARGE OF 98 00:02:57,777 --> 00:03:00,046 WRITING THAT. SHE DOES A 99 00:03:00,046 --> 00:03:01,347 PHENOMENAL JOB, AND SHE'S THE 100 00:03:01,347 --> 00:03:04,150 BEST IN HER COUNTY., JUST FOR 101 00:03:04,150 --> 00:03:04,918 STANDING ON BUSINESS. SHE 102 00:03:04,918 --> 00:03:06,886 DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A COLLEGE 103 00:03:06,886 --> 00:03:10,356 DEGREE., UTILITIES ARE VITAL FOR 104 00:03:10,356 --> 00:03:12,358 PRODUCTIVITY. IN A HOSPITAL AS 105 00:03:12,358 --> 00:03:16,396 WELL AS THE CITY., ALL ACROSS 106 00:03:16,396 --> 00:03:17,263 THE WORLD. SEATTLE OWNS CITY 107 00:03:17,263 --> 00:03:18,898 LIGHT, WHICH IS AN OPPORTUNITY 108 00:03:18,898 --> 00:03:21,100 FOR US TO PROTECT OUR LOCAL 109 00:03:21,100 --> 00:03:23,970 ECONOMY AND LIVELIHOODS. I'VE 110 00:03:23,970 --> 00:03:26,072 HEARD ONE PERSON SAY THEY WANT 111 00:03:26,072 --> 00:03:26,706 TO DRASTICALLY REDUCE THE COST 112 00:03:26,706 --> 00:03:28,441 OF WATER, AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS 113 00:03:28,441 --> 00:03:30,510 KIND OF ODDLY SPECIFIC. AND NOW 114 00:03:30,510 --> 00:03:32,045 THERE'S THIS MEETING COMING UP. 115 00:03:32,045 --> 00:03:34,280 SO I WANTED TO RELAY THAT TO 116 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:37,083 YOU., 10% COST INCREASE IS 117 00:03:37,083 --> 00:03:39,252 ASTRONOMICAL IN FISCALLY 118 00:03:39,252 --> 00:03:42,155 IRRESPONSIBLE COST INCREASES OF 119 00:03:42,155 --> 00:03:42,689 UTILITIES SHOULD REFLECT 120 00:03:42,689 --> 00:03:46,025 INFLATION. AND THIS IS A CHANCE 121 00:03:46,025 --> 00:03:47,427 FOR US TO ECONOMICALLY STIMULATE 122 00:03:47,427 --> 00:03:49,696 OUR CITY ACROSS THE BOARD. FROM 123 00:03:49,696 --> 00:03:54,200 THE BOTTOM UP SIDEWAYS EVERY 124 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:54,867 WHICH DIRECTION. OTHERWISE WE'RE 125 00:03:54,867 --> 00:03:56,636 GOING TO GO BACKWARDS AND INSIDE 126 00:03:56,636 --> 00:04:00,139 OUT. NO ONE I KNOW DOWNTOWN. SO 127 00:04:00,139 --> 00:04:01,407 I, LIKE I SAID, I'M IN PIONEER 128 00:04:01,407 --> 00:04:02,475 SQUARE. SO THIS IS AS FAR AS I 129 00:04:02,475 --> 00:04:04,210 COULD SEE. I DON'T KNOW., BUT 130 00:04:04,210 --> 00:04:05,979 NO ONE I KNOW DOWNTOWN SAYS 131 00:04:05,979 --> 00:04:08,615 IT'S NOT ADEQUATELY LIT. AND, 132 00:04:08,615 --> 00:04:11,184 WE DON'T WANT OUR COPPER LIGHT 133 00:04:11,184 --> 00:04:13,286 POSTS REPLACED IN THE PIONEER 134 00:04:13,286 --> 00:04:15,321 SQUARE PROTECTED AREA. THAT'S 135 00:04:15,321 --> 00:04:16,623 REALLY IMPORTANT. WE NEED TO 136 00:04:16,623 --> 00:04:19,826 PROTECT THE CHARACTER DOWNTOWN. 137 00:04:19,826 --> 00:04:20,693 THANK YOU. 138 00:04:20,693 --> 00:04:21,828 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU. HANNAH, 139 00:04:21,828 --> 00:04:23,930 IS THAT EVERGREEN COLLEGE FROM 140 00:04:23,930 --> 00:04:25,398 OLYMPIA? YOU ARE THE GOOEY 141 00:04:25,398 --> 00:04:26,933 DUCKS. THAT'S YOUR MASCOT. 142 00:04:26,933 --> 00:04:28,434 AWESOME. THANK YOU. HANNAH. NOW 143 00:04:28,434 --> 00:04:31,337 WE'RE GOING TO GO ONLINE., WE 144 00:04:31,337 --> 00:04:36,376 HAVE MR. ALVAREZ. YOU ARE UP. 145 00:04:36,376 --> 00:04:40,413 STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. AND 146 00:04:40,413 --> 00:04:42,515 THEN DAVID HAYNES. 147 00:04:42,515 --> 00:04:45,852 -- THANK YOU. AND GOOD MORNING. 148 00:04:45,852 --> 00:04:47,353 THERE ARE AFFORDABILITY PIECES 149 00:04:47,353 --> 00:04:49,355 IN TODAY'S AGENDA. WATER AND 150 00:04:49,355 --> 00:04:52,258 POWER BILLS FOR PEOPLE AND 151 00:04:52,258 --> 00:04:56,596 DISCOUNT PROGRAMS. AND FOR 152 00:04:56,596 --> 00:04:57,163 RESIDENTS NEEDING EMERGENCY 153 00:04:57,163 --> 00:04:58,498 ASSISTANCE. YET HOW MUCH OF HIS 154 00:04:58,498 --> 00:05:02,068 WORK AND AFFORDABILITY WILL BE 155 00:05:02,068 --> 00:05:03,703 NEGATED BY THE BUDGET CUTS TO 156 00:05:03,703 --> 00:05:06,806 CRITICAL SERVICES THAT PRESIDENT 157 00:05:06,806 --> 00:05:08,374 HOLLINGSWORTH AND MEMBERS FOSTER 158 00:05:08,374 --> 00:05:12,011 AND STRAUSS WILL BE PROPOSING? 159 00:05:12,011 --> 00:05:16,215 THE MAYOR HAD PROVIDED A VIABLE 160 00:05:16,215 --> 00:05:16,816 AND FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE PLAN 161 00:05:16,816 --> 00:05:18,217 FOR UNIVERSAL MEALS FOR ALL 162 00:05:18,217 --> 00:05:21,554 CHILDREN NOW, THIS CRITICAL NEED 163 00:05:21,554 --> 00:05:23,690 WILL BE ROLLED INTO THE BUDGET 164 00:05:23,690 --> 00:05:27,060 DEFICIT PITTED AGAINST OTHER 165 00:05:27,060 --> 00:05:29,062 CRUCIAL SERVICES LIKE TODAY, 166 00:05:29,062 --> 00:05:30,763 BEFORE THE WEEKS PASS LEADING UP 167 00:05:30,763 --> 00:05:33,499 TO COUNCIL'S ACTIONS AND DEALING 168 00:05:33,499 --> 00:05:36,569 WITH THE BUDGET, FAMILIES AND 169 00:05:36,569 --> 00:05:39,806 ALL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE GIVEN 170 00:05:39,806 --> 00:05:42,341 EARLY NOTICE THAT COUNCIL IS 171 00:05:42,341 --> 00:05:44,210 AIMING TO CUT SERVICES OF PEOPLE 172 00:05:44,210 --> 00:05:48,614 IN DIRE NEED. IN ONE COMMITTEE, 173 00:05:48,614 --> 00:05:50,650 YOU PROP UP THE APPEARANCE OF 174 00:05:50,650 --> 00:05:54,287 HELPING WITH AFFORDABILITY. IN 175 00:05:54,287 --> 00:05:56,556 ANOTHER, YOU WILL HURT FAMILIES 176 00:05:56,556 --> 00:05:59,959 WITH PROPOSED SERVICE CUTS THAT 177 00:05:59,959 --> 00:06:03,229 THEY DEPEND ON. MAKING ALL THIS 178 00:06:03,229 --> 00:06:06,599 WORK TODAY. PERFORMATIVE AND 179 00:06:06,599 --> 00:06:07,467 HYPOCRITICAL. THANK YOU ALL AND 180 00:06:07,467 --> 00:06:08,701 HAVE A GOOD DAY. 181 00:06:08,701 --> 00:06:11,771 -- THANK YOU, MR. ALVAREZ., NEXT 182 00:06:11,771 --> 00:06:15,208 WE HAVE DAVID HAYNES. GOOD 183 00:06:15,208 --> 00:06:19,946 MORNING. 184 00:06:19,946 --> 00:06:21,748 -- HI. GOOD MORNING DAVID IT'S A 185 00:06:21,748 --> 00:06:23,382 TELL TALE SIGN THAT WE HAVE A 186 00:06:23,382 --> 00:06:26,352 RACIST, TAINTED SCHOOL AND LIVED 187 00:06:26,352 --> 00:06:27,587 EXPERIENCE PLANS THAT THE 188 00:06:27,587 --> 00:06:28,154 COUNCIL IS LOOKING THROUGH 189 00:06:28,154 --> 00:06:32,625 BEFORE THEY DECIDE THE FATE OF 190 00:06:32,625 --> 00:06:35,495 DOLLARS AND POLICIES. AND 191 00:06:35,495 --> 00:06:36,129 SPENDING PRIORITIES. AND IT'S 192 00:06:36,129 --> 00:06:39,132 KIND OF WEIRD HOW THE CITY 193 00:06:39,132 --> 00:06:40,199 COUNCIL SEEMS TO LIKE IT'S 194 00:06:40,199 --> 00:06:41,834 ALMOST LIKE Y'ALL WANT TO TEAR 195 00:06:41,834 --> 00:06:43,236 EVERYTHING DOWN AND THEN PICK 196 00:06:43,236 --> 00:06:45,204 AND CHOOSE SKIN COLOR TO PROP 197 00:06:45,204 --> 00:06:46,839 UP, WHETHER IT'S YOU'RE RAISING 198 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:47,874 THE RATES ON EVERYTHING SO YOU 199 00:06:47,874 --> 00:06:52,779 CAN PAY $4 BILLION TO THE 200 00:06:52,779 --> 00:06:53,346 TRIBES, AND THEN YOU'RE 201 00:06:53,346 --> 00:06:54,013 IMMEDIATELY FOCUSING ON THE 202 00:06:54,013 --> 00:06:54,580 MAJORITY OF WHERE THE BLACK 203 00:06:54,580 --> 00:06:56,082 COMMUNITY IS ON THE SOCIO 204 00:06:56,082 --> 00:06:58,317 ECONOMIC DEMOGRAPHIC OF 80% AMI, 205 00:06:58,317 --> 00:06:59,752 WE'RE SAYING WE'RE GOING TO 206 00:06:59,752 --> 00:07:01,154 THROW THE MAJORITY OF THE 207 00:07:01,154 --> 00:07:02,555 ASSISTANCE TOWARDS THEM, BECAUSE 208 00:07:02,555 --> 00:07:05,591 WE'RE GOING TO PROP UP THEM. 209 00:07:05,591 --> 00:07:06,592 IT'S LIKE IT'S EVIDENT THAT 210 00:07:06,592 --> 00:07:09,162 THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CITY 211 00:07:09,162 --> 00:07:11,597 COUNCIL IS CONDUCTING A RACE WAR 212 00:07:11,597 --> 00:07:14,901 BASED ON SOME IGNORANT PAST THAT 213 00:07:14,901 --> 00:07:15,501 KEEPS GETTING REGURGITATED BY 214 00:07:15,501 --> 00:07:19,605 YOU ALL. AND IT'S REVOLTING. 215 00:07:19,605 --> 00:07:22,108 AND IT'S A REAL CONCERN, 216 00:07:22,108 --> 00:07:22,742 ESPECIALLY WHEN THE GOVERNANCE 217 00:07:22,742 --> 00:07:23,943 COMMITTEE TOOK OUT THE 218 00:07:23,943 --> 00:07:24,844 ACCOUNTABILITY, BECAUSE YOU 219 00:07:24,844 --> 00:07:26,245 DON'T WANT TO IMPROVE THE 220 00:07:26,245 --> 00:07:27,413 POLICIES THAT WERE BAKED IN THE 221 00:07:27,413 --> 00:07:29,482 BUDGET FROM THE LEFTOVER FAILED 222 00:07:29,482 --> 00:07:31,584 MAYORS THAT KEEP UNDERMINING 223 00:07:31,584 --> 00:07:33,619 PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE HOMELESS 224 00:07:33,619 --> 00:07:34,954 CRISIS AND THE HOUSING CRISIS 225 00:07:34,954 --> 00:07:35,955 AND THE CRISIS FOR THE WORKERS, 226 00:07:35,955 --> 00:07:37,723 NOT JUST ONE SKIN COLOR OF 227 00:07:37,723 --> 00:07:39,559 WORKERS, BUT ALL THE WORKERS WHO 228 00:07:39,559 --> 00:07:41,494 ARE BEING CHEATED OUT OF THE 229 00:07:41,494 --> 00:07:43,095 UNFORESEEN CAPITAL GAINS. IT'S 230 00:07:43,095 --> 00:07:47,867 LIKE IF YOU REALLY, TRULY CARED, 231 00:07:47,867 --> 00:07:48,501 YOU WOULD FOCUS ON LEGISLATION 232 00:07:48,501 --> 00:07:49,869 TO DISCIPLINE THE GREED OF THE 233 00:07:49,869 --> 00:07:52,071 NON-WORKING SHAREHOLDER 234 00:07:52,071 --> 00:07:53,072 MIDDLEMEN WHO KEEP DRAINING THE 235 00:07:53,072 --> 00:07:54,674 LIFEBLOOD OF THE WORKING CLASS. 236 00:07:54,674 --> 00:07:59,812 AND YET, INSTEAD, YOU WOULD 237 00:07:59,812 --> 00:08:00,413 RATHER PLAY RACE WAR CARDS TO 238 00:08:00,413 --> 00:08:01,113 PIT ONE AGAINST ANOTHER, TO 239 00:08:01,113 --> 00:08:02,849 DISTRACT FROM THE FACT THAT 240 00:08:02,849 --> 00:08:04,183 THERE IS AN IMMORAL FINANCIAL 241 00:08:04,183 --> 00:08:05,785 SYSTEM AND YOU ALL ARE NOT 242 00:08:05,785 --> 00:08:07,753 ADDRESSING IT PROPER. YOU TAKE 243 00:08:07,753 --> 00:08:09,055 THESE IGNORANT IDEAS OF THE PAST 244 00:08:09,055 --> 00:08:10,523 LIKE, OH, SOMETHING WAS DONE TO 245 00:08:10,523 --> 00:08:12,391 SOMEBODY WAY BACK IN THE DAY. SO 246 00:08:12,391 --> 00:08:13,559 WE'RE GOING TO ACT LIKE THAT 247 00:08:13,559 --> 00:08:14,727 JUST HAPPENED AND WE'RE GOING 248 00:08:14,727 --> 00:08:16,229 TO RETALIATE AS IF IT JUST 249 00:08:16,229 --> 00:08:17,530 HAPPENED. IT'S LIKE THE KING OF 250 00:08:17,530 --> 00:08:18,998 ENGLAND SAID 250 YEARS AGO WAS 251 00:08:18,998 --> 00:08:20,032 SOMETHING THAT THEY DISCUSSED AS 252 00:08:20,032 --> 00:08:21,767 IF IT JUST OCCURRED YESTERDAY, 253 00:08:21,767 --> 00:08:23,402 WHICH MEANS. 254 00:08:23,402 --> 00:08:24,871 -- THANK YOU, DAVID HAINES. IF 255 00:08:24,871 --> 00:08:26,272 THERE'S NOT ANY MORE PUBLIC 256 00:08:26,272 --> 00:08:28,374 COMMENT PERIOD, PUBLIC COMMENT 257 00:08:28,374 --> 00:08:29,542 PERIOD IS NOW OVER. WE'LL JUMP 258 00:08:29,542 --> 00:08:30,576 RIGHT INTO AGENDA. WILL THE 259 00:08:30,576 --> 00:08:32,511 CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER 260 00:08:32,511 --> 00:08:37,016 ONE INTO THE RECORD AGENDA ITEM. 261 00:08:37,016 --> 00:08:38,951 OH. GO AHEAD. NO NO NO. YOU'RE 262 00:08:38,951 --> 00:08:39,619 GOOD. 263 00:08:39,619 --> 00:08:40,686 -- AGENDA ITEMS ONE AND TWO. 264 00:08:40,686 --> 00:08:42,855 COUNCIL BILL 121246. AN 265 00:08:42,855 --> 00:08:44,657 ORDINANCE RELATING TO EMERGENCY 266 00:08:44,657 --> 00:08:47,193 ASSISTANCE FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC 267 00:08:47,193 --> 00:08:47,827 UTILITIES CUSTOMERS AND COUNCIL 268 00:08:47,827 --> 00:08:49,829 BILL 121247. AN ORDINANCE 269 00:08:49,829 --> 00:08:52,098 RELATING TO CITY LIGHT 270 00:08:52,098 --> 00:08:53,799 DEPARTMENTS EMERGENCY BILL 271 00:08:53,799 --> 00:08:55,101 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR BRIEFING, 272 00:08:55,101 --> 00:08:56,569 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE. 273 00:08:56,569 --> 00:08:57,570 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I 274 00:08:57,570 --> 00:08:59,872 KNOW WE HAVE. BRIAN. GOOD NIGHT. 275 00:08:59,872 --> 00:09:02,508 HERE AT THE TABLE. WE'LL MAKE 276 00:09:02,508 --> 00:09:03,776 SURE YOUR MIC GETS FIXED. NO 277 00:09:03,776 --> 00:09:05,144 WORRIES. GOOD MORNING. IS IT 278 00:09:05,144 --> 00:09:08,014 GOOD? OKAY, AWESOME. IS IT OKAY? 279 00:09:08,014 --> 00:09:09,148 AWESOME. GO AHEAD AND STATE YOUR 280 00:09:09,148 --> 00:09:10,616 NAME FOR THE RECORD, BRIAN, AND 281 00:09:10,616 --> 00:09:10,983 JUMP RIGHT IN. 282 00:09:10,983 --> 00:09:11,584 -- ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY 283 00:09:11,584 --> 00:09:14,587 MUCH. BRIAN. GOOD NIGHT. COUNCIL 284 00:09:14,587 --> 00:09:16,088 CENTRAL STAFF., SO THESE FIRST 285 00:09:16,088 --> 00:09:17,456 TWO BILLS,, THIS IS THE SECOND 286 00:09:17,456 --> 00:09:18,457 DISCUSSION FOR THEM AS THEY'RE 287 00:09:18,457 --> 00:09:21,360 BOTH PRESENTED BY SPU. AND THE 288 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:22,495 COMMITTEE DISCUSSED THEM AT THE 289 00:09:22,495 --> 00:09:24,730 JULY 9th MEETING. SO THESE TWO 290 00:09:24,730 --> 00:09:26,332 BILLS RELATE TO THE EMERGENCY 291 00:09:26,332 --> 00:09:27,967 ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS OFFERED BY 292 00:09:27,967 --> 00:09:28,567 BOTH SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES 293 00:09:28,567 --> 00:09:30,770 AND SEATTLE CITY LIGHT. ALTHOUGH 294 00:09:30,770 --> 00:09:32,071 THE PROGRAMS VARY SLIGHTLY, THEY 295 00:09:32,071 --> 00:09:33,472 GENERALLY OFFER THE SAME TYPES 296 00:09:33,472 --> 00:09:34,640 OF ASSISTANCE. AND THE TWO BILLS 297 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:35,741 GENERALLY PROPOSE THE SAME TYPES 298 00:09:35,741 --> 00:09:38,010 OF CHANGES TO THE PROGRAMS. SO 299 00:09:38,010 --> 00:09:39,145 IN SUMMARY, THE BILLS WOULD DO A 300 00:09:39,145 --> 00:09:40,813 FEW THINGS. FIRST, THEY WOULD 301 00:09:40,813 --> 00:09:43,015 CHANGE THE ELIGIBILITY THRESHOLD 302 00:09:43,015 --> 00:09:45,084 FOR THE PROGRAMS FROM 80% OF 303 00:09:45,084 --> 00:09:46,152 STATE MEDIAN INCOME TO 80% OF 304 00:09:46,152 --> 00:09:48,754 AREA MEDIAN INCOME. SECOND, THE 305 00:09:48,754 --> 00:09:50,323 BILLS WOULD ALLOW THE CUSTOMERS 306 00:09:50,323 --> 00:09:52,692 ALL CUSTOMERS TO ACCESS THE FULL 307 00:09:52,692 --> 00:09:53,693 AMOUNT OF POSSIBLE CREDIT, 308 00:09:53,693 --> 00:09:54,894 REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY HAVE 309 00:09:54,894 --> 00:09:56,495 CHILDREN IN THE HOME, AND THEY 310 00:09:56,495 --> 00:09:57,863 WOULD REDUCE THE BURDEN ON 311 00:09:57,863 --> 00:09:59,365 CUSTOMERS BY THAT ARE APPLYING 312 00:09:59,365 --> 00:10:00,766 FOR ASSISTANCE BY AUTOMATICALLY 313 00:10:00,766 --> 00:10:02,101 GIVING THEM THE FULL MAXIMUM 314 00:10:02,101 --> 00:10:03,269 CREDIT AMOUNT, RATHER THAN 315 00:10:03,269 --> 00:10:04,604 HAVING THE CUSTOMERS HAVE TO 316 00:10:04,604 --> 00:10:07,039 CALL BACK MULTIPLE TIMES. AND 317 00:10:07,039 --> 00:10:07,907 THEN THIRD, THEY WOULD MOVE SOME 318 00:10:07,907 --> 00:10:09,475 PROGRAM POLICIES OUT OF THE 319 00:10:09,475 --> 00:10:11,143 SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE AND INTO 320 00:10:11,143 --> 00:10:12,979 RULES OR POLICIES THAT ARE 321 00:10:12,979 --> 00:10:13,512 CONTROLLED BY DEPARTMENT 322 00:10:13,512 --> 00:10:14,280 DIRECTORS, AND THAT WILL HELP 323 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:16,115 WITH FUTURE ADMINISTRATION OF 324 00:10:16,115 --> 00:10:17,950 ANY CHANGES THAT ARE NEEDED. 325 00:10:17,950 --> 00:10:19,819 OVERALL, THE CHANGES ARE 326 00:10:19,819 --> 00:10:20,419 EXPECTED TO INCREASE PROGRAM 327 00:10:20,419 --> 00:10:22,355 ACCESS BY ABOUT 13,000 CUSTOMERS 328 00:10:22,355 --> 00:10:24,123 FOR SPU AND ABOUT 50,000 329 00:10:24,123 --> 00:10:25,691 CUSTOMERS FOR SEATTLE CITY 330 00:10:25,691 --> 00:10:27,727 LIGHT. AND THEN LASTLY, ONE 331 00:10:27,727 --> 00:10:28,728 AMENDMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR 332 00:10:28,728 --> 00:10:31,230 EACH OF THE BILLS. SO THEY'RE 333 00:10:31,230 --> 00:10:32,164 BOTH TITLED AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE 334 00:10:32,164 --> 00:10:33,432 FOR EACH BILL, AND THEY'RE BOTH 335 00:10:33,432 --> 00:10:35,001 SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER 336 00:10:35,001 --> 00:10:35,768 STRAUSS. AND THEY WOULD CHANGE 337 00:10:35,768 --> 00:10:37,336 THE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE BILLS 338 00:10:37,336 --> 00:10:39,038 FROM APRIL 10th OF 2027 TO 339 00:10:39,038 --> 00:10:42,375 JANUARY 1st OF 2027. AND 340 00:10:42,375 --> 00:10:43,009 ALTHOUGH COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS 341 00:10:43,009 --> 00:10:43,909 CAN SPEAK MORE FULLY TO THE 342 00:10:43,909 --> 00:10:45,111 INTENT OF THE AMENDMENTS, IN THE 343 00:10:45,111 --> 00:10:47,480 SIMPLEST TERMS, THEY WOULD ALIGN 344 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:48,547 THE CHANGES IN THESE BILLS WITH 345 00:10:48,547 --> 00:10:50,549 THE EFFECTIVE DATES THAT WERE IN 346 00:10:50,549 --> 00:10:51,951 PRIOR BILL THAT THE COUNCIL 347 00:10:51,951 --> 00:10:53,319 PASSED RELATED TO THE UTILITY 348 00:10:53,319 --> 00:10:54,954 DISCOUNT PROGRAM, AND ALSO WITH 349 00:10:54,954 --> 00:10:55,755 THE EFFECTIVE DATES FOR 350 00:10:55,755 --> 00:10:57,189 FORTHCOMING RATE CHANGES, BOTH 351 00:10:57,189 --> 00:10:58,724 FOR SPU AND FOR SEATTLE CITY 352 00:10:58,724 --> 00:10:58,958 LIGHT. 353 00:10:58,958 --> 00:11:02,194 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU. MR.. GOOD 354 00:11:02,194 --> 00:11:04,330 NIGHT., COLLEAGUES, DOES ANYONE 355 00:11:04,330 --> 00:11:05,531 HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TWO 356 00:11:05,531 --> 00:11:08,034 BILLS BEFORE US? I DO SUPPORT 357 00:11:08,034 --> 00:11:11,170 AND I WANT TO THANK CENTRAL 358 00:11:11,170 --> 00:11:12,972 STAFF AND SEATTLE PUBLIC 359 00:11:12,972 --> 00:11:13,606 UTILITIES AND ALSO COUNCILMEMBER 360 00:11:13,606 --> 00:11:15,041 STRAUSS FOR HIS AMENDMENTS AS 361 00:11:15,041 --> 00:11:19,145 THEY JUST AS PLAINLY AS BRIAN. 362 00:11:19,145 --> 00:11:21,480 ARTICULATED TO US THAT THEY JUST 363 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:23,115 BRING IT INTO ALIGNMENT WITH THE 364 00:11:23,115 --> 00:11:24,984 START DATE OF THE PROGRAM. SO 365 00:11:24,984 --> 00:11:25,918 WE'RE ALL IN ALIGNMENT WITH 366 00:11:25,918 --> 00:11:28,254 DATES AND THEY CAN BE EFFECTIVE 367 00:11:28,254 --> 00:11:30,089 ONCE THESE PROGRAMS, ONCE THEY 368 00:11:30,089 --> 00:11:32,258 START TAKING EFFECT WITH THE, 369 00:11:32,258 --> 00:11:34,560 THE EXPANSION WITH ADDING 370 00:11:34,560 --> 00:11:36,095 ADDITIONAL HOUSEHOLDS. SO, 371 00:11:36,095 --> 00:11:37,430 REALLY SUPPORT THESE AMENDMENTS. 372 00:11:37,430 --> 00:11:38,264 THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS 373 00:11:38,264 --> 00:11:40,366 FOR CATCHING THAT. AND I'LL BE 374 00:11:40,366 --> 00:11:43,502 SUPPORTING THOSE COLLEAGUES. IS 375 00:11:43,502 --> 00:11:44,837 THERE ANY COMMENTS REGARDING THE 376 00:11:44,837 --> 00:11:47,073 BILLS BEFORE US BEFORE WE START 377 00:11:47,073 --> 00:11:51,377 MOVING INTO AMENDMENTS AWESOME. 378 00:11:51,377 --> 00:11:53,279 YOU ALL MAKE IT VERY EASY. MY 379 00:11:53,279 --> 00:11:55,281 JOB. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK 380 00:11:55,281 --> 00:11:57,783 YOU., OKAY, SO I'M GOING TO 381 00:11:57,783 --> 00:11:59,318 MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE 382 00:11:59,318 --> 00:11:59,919 RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL 383 00:11:59,919 --> 00:12:03,456 BILL 121346. IS THERE A SECOND. 384 00:12:03,456 --> 00:12:04,557 -- SECOND, SECOND. 385 00:12:04,557 --> 00:12:05,591 -- THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED 386 00:12:05,591 --> 00:12:07,226 AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND 387 00:12:07,226 --> 00:12:07,927 PASSAGE OF THE BILL. ARE THERE 388 00:12:07,927 --> 00:12:11,030 ANY COMMENTS ON THE BILL? I'M 389 00:12:11,030 --> 00:12:12,598 GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE 390 00:12:12,598 --> 00:12:14,300 COUNCIL BILL ONE, TWO, ONE, TWO, 391 00:12:14,300 --> 00:12:17,803 FOUR, SIX AS PRESENTED ON 392 00:12:17,803 --> 00:12:19,772 AMENDMENT ONE SECOND. THANK YOU. 393 00:12:19,772 --> 00:12:21,774 IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND, TO 394 00:12:21,774 --> 00:12:23,209 AMEND THE BILL AS PRESENTED ON 395 00:12:23,209 --> 00:12:25,911 AMENDMENT ONE. COUNCILMEMBER 396 00:12:25,911 --> 00:12:27,613 STRAUSS IS THE SPONSOR, AND I 397 00:12:27,613 --> 00:12:29,815 WILL TALK ABOUT THIS AMENDMENT. 398 00:12:29,815 --> 00:12:32,785 AS BRIAN HAD SAID, IT'S PRETTY 399 00:12:32,785 --> 00:12:33,419 STRAIGHTFORWARD. THIS SPECIFIC 400 00:12:33,419 --> 00:12:35,254 ONE JUST BRINGS US INTO 401 00:12:35,254 --> 00:12:36,255 ALIGNMENT WITH. ONCE THE PROGRAM 402 00:12:36,255 --> 00:12:38,991 STARTS, IT JUST MAKES THE DATE 403 00:12:38,991 --> 00:12:41,360 EFFECTIVE TO EXPAND WHEN PEOPLE 404 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:43,763 ARE BROUGHT ON IN THE HOUSEHOLD. 405 00:12:43,763 --> 00:12:44,363 DID I SAY THAT CORRECTLY? YES 406 00:12:44,363 --> 00:12:45,664 YOU DID. OKAY. AND IF I DIDN'T, 407 00:12:45,664 --> 00:12:46,665 YOU COULD HAVE SAID THAT TOO. 408 00:12:46,665 --> 00:12:48,534 BUT ANYWAYS, THANK YOU. 409 00:12:48,534 --> 00:12:49,869 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. AND IF 410 00:12:49,869 --> 00:12:51,403 THERE'S, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS 411 00:12:51,403 --> 00:12:55,374 REGARDING THE AMENDMENT BEFORE 412 00:12:55,374 --> 00:12:56,242 US? AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. WILL THE 413 00:12:56,242 --> 00:12:59,145 CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 414 00:12:59,145 --> 00:13:02,882 THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT ONE. 415 00:13:02,882 --> 00:13:03,482 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. I 416 00:13:03,482 --> 00:13:05,551 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. I 417 00:13:05,551 --> 00:13:10,923 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS I VICE 418 00:13:10,923 --> 00:13:13,159 CHAIR JUAREZ. I CHAIR 419 00:13:13,159 --> 00:13:13,526 HOLLINGSWORTH. 420 00:13:13,526 --> 00:13:14,560 -- YES. 421 00:13:14,560 --> 00:13:15,594 -- FIVE IN FAVOR. NONE OPPOSED. 422 00:13:15,594 --> 00:13:17,229 -- MOTION CARRIES. AN AMENDMENT 423 00:13:17,229 --> 00:13:18,731 ONE IS ADOPTED. ARE THERE ANY 424 00:13:18,731 --> 00:13:19,732 FINAL COMMENTS ON COUNCIL BILL 425 00:13:19,732 --> 00:13:22,501 ONE, TWO, ONE, TWO, FOUR SIX AS 426 00:13:22,501 --> 00:13:24,470 AMENDED? ALL RIGHT. WILL THE 427 00:13:24,470 --> 00:13:25,704 CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 428 00:13:25,704 --> 00:13:28,274 THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL, AS 429 00:13:28,274 --> 00:13:28,541 AMENDED? 430 00:13:28,541 --> 00:13:30,109 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 431 00:13:30,109 --> 00:13:30,342 -- AYE. 432 00:13:30,342 --> 00:13:34,113 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 433 00:13:34,113 --> 00:13:34,346 -- AYE. 434 00:13:34,346 --> 00:13:34,880 -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 435 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:36,148 -- AYE. 436 00:13:36,148 --> 00:13:38,751 -- VICE CHAIR JUAREZ 437 00:13:38,751 --> 00:13:38,984 -- AYE. 438 00:13:38,984 --> 00:13:40,219 -- CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. 439 00:13:40,219 --> 00:13:40,452 -- YES. 440 00:13:40,452 --> 00:13:42,655 -- FIVE IN FAVOR. NONE OPPOSED. 441 00:13:42,655 --> 00:13:44,089 -- MOTION CARRIES. COMMITTEE 442 00:13:44,089 --> 00:13:44,723 RECOMMENDATION TO PASS THE BILL, 443 00:13:44,723 --> 00:13:47,626 AS AMENDED, WILL BE SENT TO THE 444 00:13:47,626 --> 00:13:49,228 AUGUST 4th CITY COUNCIL MEETING. 445 00:13:49,228 --> 00:13:50,563 I'M GOING TO MOVE THAT THE 446 00:13:50,563 --> 00:13:51,530 COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF 447 00:13:51,530 --> 00:13:54,200 COUNCIL BILL ONE TWO, 1247. IS 448 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:55,301 THERE A SECOND? SECOND. IT'S 449 00:13:55,301 --> 00:13:58,904 BEEN MOVED IN SECOND. THANK YOU. 450 00:13:58,904 --> 00:14:02,841 IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. 451 00:14:02,841 --> 00:14:03,242 -- I'M ON IT. 452 00:14:03,242 --> 00:14:07,346 -- OKAY. YOU'RE OFF. YOU'RE OFF. 453 00:14:07,346 --> 00:14:08,147 -- MUTE COUNCIL. I WAS JUST 454 00:14:08,147 --> 00:14:10,583 SAYING I'M ON IT. I'M VERY 455 00:14:10,583 --> 00:14:11,750 ENTHUSIASTIC. I APOLOGIZE, 456 00:14:11,750 --> 00:14:12,184 COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 457 00:14:12,184 --> 00:14:14,253 -- I'M JUST GLAD YOU'RE EXCITED 458 00:14:14,253 --> 00:14:15,621 ABOUT UTILITIES AND WATER AND 459 00:14:15,621 --> 00:14:17,356 DISCOUNTS. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND 460 00:14:17,356 --> 00:14:19,325 SECONDED. MY MOTHER REMINDED ME 461 00:14:19,325 --> 00:14:21,727 THAT IT'S NOT. SECOND. IT'S 462 00:14:21,727 --> 00:14:24,096 SECONDED. THANK YOU. THE ENGLISH 463 00:14:24,096 --> 00:14:25,631 MAJOR FROM HBCU TO RECOMMEND 464 00:14:25,631 --> 00:14:27,366 PASSAGE OF THE BILL. ARE THERE 465 00:14:27,366 --> 00:14:29,969 ANY COMMENTS ON THE BILL BEFORE 466 00:14:29,969 --> 00:14:31,737 US? SO I'M GOING TO MOVE TO 467 00:14:31,737 --> 00:14:32,805 AMEND COUNCIL BILL ONE, TWO, 468 00:14:32,805 --> 00:14:35,074 ONE, TWO, FOUR, SEVEN AS 469 00:14:35,074 --> 00:14:36,675 PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT ONE. 470 00:14:36,675 --> 00:14:39,378 SECOND IT'S BEEN MOVED AND 471 00:14:39,378 --> 00:14:41,013 SECONDED TO AMEND THE BILL AS 472 00:14:41,013 --> 00:14:43,115 PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT ONE., 473 00:14:43,115 --> 00:14:44,516 BRIAN, CAN YOU JUST REFRESH OUR 474 00:14:44,516 --> 00:14:46,051 MEMORIES, WHAT THIS AMENDMENT 475 00:14:46,051 --> 00:14:47,152 DOES FOR THIS COUNCIL BILL? IT 476 00:14:47,152 --> 00:14:49,255 DOES THE SAME THING AS THE FIRST 477 00:14:49,255 --> 00:14:49,555 AMENDMENT. 478 00:14:49,555 --> 00:14:50,122 -- IT DOES EXACTLY THE SAME 479 00:14:50,122 --> 00:14:50,956 THING AS THE FIRST ONE. IT JUST 480 00:14:50,956 --> 00:14:52,458 CHANGES THE EFFECTIVE DATE FROM 481 00:14:52,458 --> 00:14:56,862 APRIL 10th TO JANUARY 1st OF 482 00:14:56,862 --> 00:14:57,062 2027. 483 00:14:57,062 --> 00:14:57,663 -- FROM APRIL 10th TO JANUARY 484 00:14:57,663 --> 00:14:58,664 1st. SO WHEN THESE PROGRAMS KICK 485 00:14:58,664 --> 00:15:02,301 IN AT THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, 486 00:15:02,301 --> 00:15:02,935 EVERYONE IS INCLUDED ON THOSE. 487 00:15:02,935 --> 00:15:05,504 SO THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 488 00:15:05,504 --> 00:15:06,739 STRAUSS. EXCELLENT WORK. SO 489 00:15:06,739 --> 00:15:08,307 IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED., 490 00:15:08,307 --> 00:15:10,542 ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS 491 00:15:10,542 --> 00:15:11,377 REGARDING THE AMENDMENT AND THE 492 00:15:11,377 --> 00:15:13,712 CHANGE OF DATE FROM APRIL 10th 493 00:15:13,712 --> 00:15:15,047 TO JANUARY 1st? SEEING NONE, 494 00:15:15,047 --> 00:15:17,616 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE 495 00:15:17,616 --> 00:15:18,684 ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF 496 00:15:18,684 --> 00:15:20,953 AMENDMENT ONE? 497 00:15:20,953 --> 00:15:22,721 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 498 00:15:22,721 --> 00:15:23,222 -- AYE. 499 00:15:23,222 --> 00:15:25,658 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AYE. 500 00:15:25,658 --> 00:15:29,295 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AYE. VICE 501 00:15:29,295 --> 00:15:31,397 CHAIR JUAREZ. I CHAIR 502 00:15:31,397 --> 00:15:31,964 HOLLINGSWORTH YES. FIVE IN 503 00:15:31,964 --> 00:15:33,165 FAVOR. NONE OPPOSED. 504 00:15:33,165 --> 00:15:34,033 -- THE MOTION CARRIES AN 505 00:15:34,033 --> 00:15:36,001 AMENDMENT ONE IS ADOPTED. ARE 506 00:15:36,001 --> 00:15:37,069 THERE ANY OTHER FINAL COMMENTS 507 00:15:37,069 --> 00:15:43,475 ON COUNCIL BILL ONE, 21247. 508 00:15:43,475 --> 00:15:45,277 AWESOME SEEING NONE. I LOVE THIS 509 00:15:45,277 --> 00:15:47,379 ONE IS SPECIFICALLY TO SEATTLE 510 00:15:47,379 --> 00:15:48,847 CITY LIGHT AND I KNOW THAT THAT 511 00:15:48,847 --> 00:15:50,649 IS VERY IMPORTANT TO FOLKS 512 00:15:50,649 --> 00:15:52,685 MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE 513 00:15:52,685 --> 00:15:53,886 ACCESS TO LIGHT AND DISCOUNTS. 514 00:15:53,886 --> 00:15:55,287 SO I WILL DECLARE AN EMERGENCY 515 00:15:55,287 --> 00:15:56,789 ASSISTANCE. EXCUSE ME, WILL THE 516 00:15:56,789 --> 00:15:57,756 CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 517 00:15:57,756 --> 00:16:00,726 THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL, AS 518 00:16:00,726 --> 00:16:00,993 AMENDED? 519 00:16:00,993 --> 00:16:02,928 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. AYE. 520 00:16:02,928 --> 00:16:03,462 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 521 00:16:03,462 --> 00:16:08,901 -- AYE. 522 00:16:08,901 --> 00:16:09,868 -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AYE. 523 00:16:09,868 --> 00:16:10,302 VICE CHAIR JUAREZ. 524 00:16:10,302 --> 00:16:10,836 -- AYE. 525 00:16:10,836 --> 00:16:11,704 -- CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. 526 00:16:11,704 --> 00:16:12,571 -- YES. 527 00:16:12,571 --> 00:16:13,472 -- FIVE IN FAVOR AND NONE 528 00:16:13,472 --> 00:16:13,739 OPPOSED. 529 00:16:13,739 --> 00:16:15,074 -- MOTION CARRIES. THE COMMITTEE 530 00:16:15,074 --> 00:16:15,708 RECOMMENDATION TO PASS THE BILLS 531 00:16:15,708 --> 00:16:17,543 WILL BE SENT TO THE AUGUST 4th 532 00:16:17,543 --> 00:16:19,044 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU 533 00:16:19,044 --> 00:16:20,479 COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU, CENTRAL 534 00:16:20,479 --> 00:16:21,714 STAFF. THANK YOU. SEATTLE CITY 535 00:16:21,714 --> 00:16:23,182 LIGHT, SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES. 536 00:16:23,182 --> 00:16:24,683 AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 537 00:16:24,683 --> 00:16:26,719 STRAUSS, FOR YOUR GREAT 538 00:16:26,719 --> 00:16:28,120 AMENDMENTS., NOW WE'RE GOING TO 539 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:29,221 JUMP INTO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 540 00:16:29,221 --> 00:16:30,222 THREE, WHICH IS COUNCIL BILL TO 541 00:16:30,222 --> 00:16:31,423 READ INTO THE RECORD COUNCIL 542 00:16:31,423 --> 00:16:33,459 BILL ONE TWO, ONE, 245, AN 543 00:16:33,459 --> 00:16:35,627 ORDINANCE RELATING TO RATES AND 544 00:16:35,627 --> 00:16:37,563 CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICES OF 545 00:16:37,563 --> 00:16:38,998 SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES. THIS 546 00:16:38,998 --> 00:16:41,133 IS FOR BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION. 547 00:16:41,133 --> 00:16:42,668 AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE SPU COMING 548 00:16:42,668 --> 00:16:45,070 TO THE TABLE. 549 00:16:45,070 --> 00:16:47,005 -- AND POSSIBLE VOTE. 550 00:16:47,005 --> 00:16:48,073 -- AND THANK YOU AND POSSIBLE 551 00:16:48,073 --> 00:16:54,613 VOTE. THANK YOU. ALEX. CLERK. IN 552 00:16:54,613 --> 00:16:56,448 YOU WILL INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND 553 00:16:56,448 --> 00:16:57,983 JUMP RIGHT INTO THE PRESENTATION 554 00:16:57,983 --> 00:17:00,019 WHENEVER YOU'RE READY., 555 00:17:00,019 --> 00:17:00,586 -- MARIA KO, SEATTLE PUBLIC 556 00:17:00,586 --> 00:17:02,154 UTILITIES RATES AND FINANCIAL 557 00:17:02,154 --> 00:17:03,822 PLANNING MANAGER. 558 00:17:03,822 --> 00:17:04,590 -- HI, MARIA. 559 00:17:04,590 --> 00:17:06,592 -- AND COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF. 560 00:17:06,592 --> 00:17:07,593 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU. WE'RE 561 00:17:07,593 --> 00:17:09,661 LOOKING FORWARD TO RETAIL WATER 562 00:17:09,661 --> 00:17:10,529 RATES. 563 00:17:10,529 --> 00:17:12,731 -- OKAY. THANK YOU. SO THIS IS 564 00:17:12,731 --> 00:17:13,799 LIKE THE PREVIOUS TWO ITEMS. 565 00:17:13,799 --> 00:17:15,434 THIS IS THE SECOND DISCUSSION 566 00:17:15,434 --> 00:17:16,802 FOR COUNCIL BILL ONE TWO, ONE, 567 00:17:16,802 --> 00:17:20,072 TWO, FOUR FIVE, COMMONLY KNOWN 568 00:17:20,072 --> 00:17:22,341 AS THE 2027 TO 2029, WATER RATES 569 00:17:22,341 --> 00:17:23,609 ORDINANCE., SO I'LL JUST RUN 570 00:17:23,609 --> 00:17:24,910 THROUGH SOME SLIDES THAT LARGELY 571 00:17:24,910 --> 00:17:25,911 MIRROR THE CONTENTS OF THE STAFF 572 00:17:25,911 --> 00:17:27,079 MEMO THAT'S ATTACHED TO THE 573 00:17:27,079 --> 00:17:28,580 AGENDA. AND THAT WAS SENT TO 574 00:17:28,580 --> 00:17:30,149 COMMITTEE MEMBERS LAST WEEK. AND 575 00:17:30,149 --> 00:17:31,150 IF THERE ARE, OF COURSE, THE 576 00:17:31,150 --> 00:17:32,451 MEMO PROVIDES MORE DETAILED 577 00:17:32,451 --> 00:17:33,519 INFORMATION, BUT I'LL TRY TO RUN 578 00:17:33,519 --> 00:17:36,889 THROUGH THESE RELATIVELY QUICKLY 579 00:17:36,889 --> 00:17:39,291 TODAY., SO FIRST, A COUPLE OF 580 00:17:39,291 --> 00:17:41,193 BACKGROUND SLIDES. SEATTLE 581 00:17:41,193 --> 00:17:41,827 PUBLIC UTILITIES OR SPU OPERATES 582 00:17:41,827 --> 00:17:44,430 THREE DISTINCT UTILITIES, 583 00:17:44,430 --> 00:17:46,498 DRAINAGE AND WASTEWATER, SOLID 584 00:17:46,498 --> 00:17:46,999 WASTE AND WATER COUNCIL 585 00:17:46,999 --> 00:17:49,101 TYPICALLY CONSIDERS RATE SETTING 586 00:17:49,101 --> 00:17:50,335 LEGISLATION FOR ONE OF THE ONE 587 00:17:50,335 --> 00:17:52,204 OF THE UTILITIES EACH YEAR, WITH 588 00:17:52,204 --> 00:17:53,105 RATES BEING SET FOR A THREE YEAR 589 00:17:53,105 --> 00:17:55,774 PERIOD. COUNCIL ALSO ADOPTS A 590 00:17:55,774 --> 00:17:57,242 STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN EVERY 591 00:17:57,242 --> 00:17:58,377 THREE YEARS, AND THOSE PLANS 592 00:17:58,377 --> 00:18:00,779 HAVE A SIX YEAR TIME HORIZON. 593 00:18:00,779 --> 00:18:02,114 THE COUNCIL MOST RECENTLY 594 00:18:02,114 --> 00:18:03,615 APPROVED THE BUSINESS PLAN IN 595 00:18:03,615 --> 00:18:05,951 SEPTEMBER OF 2024, AND SPU IS 596 00:18:05,951 --> 00:18:07,019 EXPECTED TO SEND OVER THE NEXT 597 00:18:07,019 --> 00:18:10,589 ITERATION OF THE PLAN NEXT 598 00:18:10,589 --> 00:18:12,991 YEAR., TURNING MORE SPECIFICALLY 599 00:18:12,991 --> 00:18:14,793 TO THE WATER UTILITY, SPU WATER 600 00:18:14,793 --> 00:18:16,495 SYSTEM SUPPLIES DRINKING WATER 601 00:18:16,495 --> 00:18:17,896 TO CUSTOMERS BOTH INSIDE AND 602 00:18:17,896 --> 00:18:20,499 OUTSIDE OF THE CITY BOUNDARIES., 603 00:18:20,499 --> 00:18:21,066 REVENUES FOR THE SYSTEM ARE 604 00:18:21,066 --> 00:18:22,901 RAISED PRIMARILY FROM THREE 605 00:18:22,901 --> 00:18:24,203 SOURCES. THE FIRST IS RETAIL 606 00:18:24,203 --> 00:18:25,404 WATER RATES, WHICH IS THE 607 00:18:25,404 --> 00:18:26,772 SUBJECT OF THIS ORDINANCE, AND 608 00:18:26,772 --> 00:18:28,607 THAT COMES FROM CUSTOMERS THAT 609 00:18:28,607 --> 00:18:31,009 THE CITY SERVES DIRECTLY. THE 610 00:18:31,009 --> 00:18:31,910 SECOND IS WHOLESALE CONTRACTS, 611 00:18:31,910 --> 00:18:33,712 WHICH ARE NEARBY CITIES AND 612 00:18:33,712 --> 00:18:34,780 WATER DISTRICTS THAT HAVE THEIR 613 00:18:34,780 --> 00:18:36,415 OWN WATER DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND 614 00:18:36,415 --> 00:18:38,484 ASSETS. AND THEN THIRD, THERE'S 615 00:18:38,484 --> 00:18:39,918 OTHER NON RATE REVENUES. AND 616 00:18:39,918 --> 00:18:41,086 THAT'S LIKE THINGS LIKE 617 00:18:41,086 --> 00:18:43,489 INTEREST INCOME AND FEES. AND 618 00:18:43,489 --> 00:18:45,457 WITHIN THE RETAIL GROUPING, SPU 619 00:18:45,457 --> 00:18:47,693 USES A COMPLEX COST ALLOCATION 620 00:18:47,693 --> 00:18:49,294 PROCESS TO DISTRIBUTE COSTS 621 00:18:49,294 --> 00:18:49,828 AMONG DIFFERENT CUSTOMER 622 00:18:49,828 --> 00:18:51,997 CLASSES. A CUSTOMER CLASS ARE 623 00:18:51,997 --> 00:18:52,764 ESSENTIALLY GROUPS OF CUSTOMERS 624 00:18:52,764 --> 00:18:54,533 THAT HAVE SIMILAR DEMAND 625 00:18:54,533 --> 00:18:55,901 PATTERNS. AND ALSO THAT COST 626 00:18:55,901 --> 00:18:57,236 ABOUT THE SAME FOR THE UTILITY, 627 00:18:57,236 --> 00:18:59,271 FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES. 628 00:18:59,271 --> 00:19:01,540 SO AS IS SHOWN ON THE SLIDE, 629 00:19:01,540 --> 00:19:03,509 THERE ARE FOUR RETAIL CUSTOMER 630 00:19:03,509 --> 00:19:05,210 CLASSES. THE FIRST IS 631 00:19:05,210 --> 00:19:05,878 RESIDENTIAL AND THAT'S SINGLE 632 00:19:05,878 --> 00:19:10,182 FAMILY HOMES AND DUPLEXES. THE 633 00:19:10,182 --> 00:19:10,716 GENERAL SERVICE CLASS IS 634 00:19:10,716 --> 00:19:12,618 COMMERCIAL, GOVERNMENTAL AND 635 00:19:12,618 --> 00:19:15,454 INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS. AND IT 636 00:19:15,454 --> 00:19:15,954 ALSO SERVES MULTIFAMILY 637 00:19:15,954 --> 00:19:17,523 RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS. AND THEN 638 00:19:17,523 --> 00:19:18,357 THERE'S PRIVATE FIRE, WHICH IS 639 00:19:18,357 --> 00:19:19,958 SPRINKLER SYSTEMS ON PRIVATE 640 00:19:19,958 --> 00:19:21,460 PROPERTY. AND LASTLY, PUBLIC 641 00:19:21,460 --> 00:19:23,228 FIRE, WHICH ARE THE GOVERNMENTAL 642 00:19:23,228 --> 00:19:25,831 AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR FIRE 643 00:19:25,831 --> 00:19:26,665 PROTECTION AND INCLUDE THINGS 644 00:19:26,665 --> 00:19:29,268 SUCH AS FIRE HYDRANTS. IF ANYONE 645 00:19:29,268 --> 00:19:31,103 IS INTERESTED IN A MORE DEEP 646 00:19:31,103 --> 00:19:32,671 DIVE, THE ACTUAL FULL WATER RATE 647 00:19:32,671 --> 00:19:34,139 STUDY DOCUMENT IS ATTACHED TO 648 00:19:34,139 --> 00:19:35,107 THE SUMMARY AND FISCAL NOTE FOR 649 00:19:35,107 --> 00:19:39,077 THE PIECE OF LEGISLATION., 650 00:19:39,077 --> 00:19:40,679 MOVING ON TO THE BILL ITSELF. SO 651 00:19:40,679 --> 00:19:41,847 COUNCIL BILL ONE, TWO, ONE, TWO, 652 00:19:41,847 --> 00:19:44,983 FOUR, FIVE DOES THREE THINGS. IT 653 00:19:44,983 --> 00:19:47,185 ESTABLISHES THE RETAIL WATER 654 00:19:47,185 --> 00:19:49,221 RATES FOR 2027 THROUGH 2029. IT 655 00:19:49,221 --> 00:19:49,855 REVISES ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS 656 00:19:49,855 --> 00:19:51,590 FOR THE UTILITY DISCOUNT 657 00:19:51,590 --> 00:19:53,525 PROGRAM. AND WE'LL COME BACK TO 658 00:19:53,525 --> 00:19:55,093 THAT TOPIC IN JUST A FEW 659 00:19:55,093 --> 00:19:56,762 MOMENTS. AND THEN THIRD, IT 660 00:19:56,762 --> 00:19:59,464 AUTHORIZES WITHDRAWALS FROM THE 661 00:19:59,464 --> 00:20:00,098 WATER FUND REVENUE STABILIZATION 662 00:20:00,098 --> 00:20:00,732 SUBFUND. AND THERE'S ALSO A 663 00:20:00,732 --> 00:20:02,167 SLIDE ON THAT LATER IN THE IN 664 00:20:02,167 --> 00:20:03,201 THE PRESENTATION. SO I'LL DIVE 665 00:20:03,201 --> 00:20:06,705 INTO THAT MORE LATER BUT FIRST, 666 00:20:06,705 --> 00:20:08,006 BEFORE GETTING TO A FEW OF THE 667 00:20:08,006 --> 00:20:09,575 ISSUES OR A FEW OF THE ASPECTS 668 00:20:09,575 --> 00:20:10,976 OF THE BILL, I JUST WANTED TO 669 00:20:10,976 --> 00:20:13,178 BRING UP THIS CHART, WHICH SHOWS 670 00:20:13,178 --> 00:20:15,614 A COMPARISON OF THE PROPOSED 671 00:20:15,614 --> 00:20:18,083 RATE INCREASES FOR 2027 THROUGH 672 00:20:18,083 --> 00:20:19,785 2029 COMPARED AGAINST TWO 673 00:20:19,785 --> 00:20:21,186 DIFFERENT THINGS. THE FIRST ARE 674 00:20:21,186 --> 00:20:22,955 RATE INCREASES ENDORSED IN THE 675 00:20:22,955 --> 00:20:24,189 STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLANS. AND 676 00:20:24,189 --> 00:20:24,790 TWO OF THOSE PLANS ARE 677 00:20:24,790 --> 00:20:26,558 REPRESENTED ON THIS SCREEN., 678 00:20:26,558 --> 00:20:29,595 BOTH 2021 AND 2024. AND THEN THE 679 00:20:29,595 --> 00:20:31,363 RATE INCREASES THAT HAVE BEEN 680 00:20:31,363 --> 00:20:31,897 PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED BY THE 681 00:20:31,897 --> 00:20:34,600 COUNCIL. SO THE LIGHT AND DARK 682 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:36,835 BLUE BARS ON THIS CHART SHOW THE 683 00:20:36,835 --> 00:20:38,337 BUSINESS PLAN RATE INCREASES 684 00:20:38,337 --> 00:20:39,905 THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE STRATEGIC 685 00:20:39,905 --> 00:20:42,474 BUSINESS PLANS. THE GRAY BARS 686 00:20:42,474 --> 00:20:44,409 SHOW, RATE INCREASES THAT HAVE 687 00:20:44,409 --> 00:20:46,011 BEEN ADOPTED BY COUNCIL 688 00:20:46,011 --> 00:20:47,212 PREVIOUSLY. AND THEN THE ORANGE 689 00:20:47,212 --> 00:20:48,280 BARS SHOW NEWLY PROPOSED RATES 690 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:49,948 THAT WOULD BE ADOPTED BY THIS 691 00:20:49,948 --> 00:20:52,150 BILL BEFORE YOU TODAY. SO AS YOU 692 00:20:52,150 --> 00:20:56,555 CAN SEE, THE PROPOSED RATE 693 00:20:56,555 --> 00:20:58,423 INCREASES FOR 2027 AND 2029 ARE 694 00:20:58,423 --> 00:20:59,024 LOWER THAN THE INCREASES THAT 695 00:20:59,024 --> 00:21:00,459 WERE ENDORSED IN THE 2024 696 00:21:00,459 --> 00:21:01,393 BUSINESS PLAN, BUT THE RATE 697 00:21:01,393 --> 00:21:05,197 INCREASE FOR 2028 IS A LITTLE 698 00:21:05,197 --> 00:21:07,532 BIT HIGHER., OVERALL, THE 4.3% 699 00:21:07,532 --> 00:21:09,334 RATE INCREASES FOR EACH YEAR 700 00:21:09,334 --> 00:21:10,969 WOULD RESULT IN A LOWER 701 00:21:10,969 --> 00:21:11,670 CUMULATIVE RATE INCREASE OVER 702 00:21:11,670 --> 00:21:13,171 THE THREE YEAR PERIOD THAN THE 703 00:21:13,171 --> 00:21:14,539 RATES THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE 704 00:21:14,539 --> 00:21:16,575 BUSINESS PLAN., AND AT THE 705 00:21:16,575 --> 00:21:19,177 COMMITTEE'S LAST MEETING, SPU 706 00:21:19,177 --> 00:21:20,012 INDICATED THAT THE RATE 707 00:21:20,012 --> 00:21:20,679 INCREASES HAVE BEEN MODERATED, 708 00:21:20,679 --> 00:21:22,814 AT LEAST IN PART, BY MORE 709 00:21:22,814 --> 00:21:24,182 FAVORABLE CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION 710 00:21:24,182 --> 00:21:24,650 MARKET. AND ALSO THE 711 00:21:24,650 --> 00:21:27,452 DEPARTMENT'S GOOD BOND RATING, 712 00:21:27,452 --> 00:21:28,520 WHICH HELPS SAVE SAVE IN TERMS 713 00:21:28,520 --> 00:21:32,758 OF THE COST OF DEBT SERVICE. 714 00:21:32,758 --> 00:21:34,126 OKAY, SO THE NEXT FIVE SLIDES 715 00:21:34,126 --> 00:21:35,027 ARE INTENDED TO JUST HIGHLIGHT 716 00:21:35,027 --> 00:21:36,862 SOME OF THE ASPECTS OF THE 717 00:21:36,862 --> 00:21:38,130 PROPOSED WATER RATES OR THE 718 00:21:38,130 --> 00:21:40,098 PROPOSED LEGISLATION. SO THIS 719 00:21:40,098 --> 00:21:42,501 FIRST ONE RELATES TO THE UTILITY 720 00:21:42,501 --> 00:21:45,671 DISCOUNT PROGRAM OR THE UDP. 721 00:21:45,671 --> 00:21:46,338 CONSISTENT WITH THE EXECUTIVE'S 722 00:21:46,338 --> 00:21:47,506 RESPONSE TO A COUNCIL STATEMENT 723 00:21:47,506 --> 00:21:49,107 OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT OR SLI 724 00:21:49,107 --> 00:21:51,376 FROM LAST FALL, THE PROPOSED 725 00:21:51,376 --> 00:21:52,577 WATER RATES ASSUME A CHANGE IN 726 00:21:52,577 --> 00:21:54,546 ELIGIBILITY FOR THE UDP, AND THE 727 00:21:54,546 --> 00:21:55,480 BILL PROPOSES CHANGES TO THE 728 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:57,449 SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE TO 729 00:21:57,449 --> 00:21:59,618 IMPLEMENT THAT SHIFT. EARLIER 730 00:21:59,618 --> 00:22:01,286 THIS MONTH, HOWEVER, THIS 731 00:22:01,286 --> 00:22:04,690 COMMITTEE AND ALSO THE FULL 732 00:22:04,690 --> 00:22:07,125 COUNCIL PASSED ORDINANCE 127468, 733 00:22:07,125 --> 00:22:07,759 WHICH MADE THE SAME ELIGIBILITY 734 00:22:07,759 --> 00:22:09,661 CHANGES THAT ARE ASSUMED IN THE 735 00:22:09,661 --> 00:22:11,163 PROPOSED BILL., MOVING FROM AN 736 00:22:11,163 --> 00:22:13,031 INCOME THRESHOLD FROM 70% OF 737 00:22:13,031 --> 00:22:15,067 STATE MEDIAN INCOME TO 60% OF 738 00:22:15,067 --> 00:22:17,002 AREA MEDIAN INCOME. THEREFORE, 739 00:22:17,002 --> 00:22:18,904 AN AMENDMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED, 740 00:22:18,904 --> 00:22:19,805 AND IT'S LISTED AS AMENDMENT 741 00:22:19,805 --> 00:22:22,140 NUMBER ONE ON THE AGENDA 742 00:22:22,140 --> 00:22:22,708 SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER 743 00:22:22,708 --> 00:22:24,209 STRAUSS. THAT WOULD REMOVE THE 744 00:22:24,209 --> 00:22:25,744 NOW UNNECESSARY DUPLICATIVE CODE 745 00:22:25,744 --> 00:22:31,316 CHANGES FROM THIS BILL THE 746 00:22:31,316 --> 00:22:32,984 SECOND HIGHLIGHT FROM THE BILL 747 00:22:32,984 --> 00:22:33,485 RELATES TO THE REVENUE 748 00:22:33,485 --> 00:22:35,721 STABILIZATION SUBFUND, WHICH IS 749 00:22:35,721 --> 00:22:38,156 ODDLY KNOWN AS THE RSF. SO I 750 00:22:38,156 --> 00:22:38,957 THINK THAT'S BECAUSE OF FUND 751 00:22:38,957 --> 00:22:39,858 INSTEAD OF SUBFUND. SO WHEN I 752 00:22:39,858 --> 00:22:41,126 SAY R SF, JUST TALKING ABOUT 753 00:22:41,126 --> 00:22:43,428 THAT SUBFUND. SECTION FIVE OF 754 00:22:43,428 --> 00:22:45,197 THE BILL AUTHORIZES THE GENERAL 755 00:22:45,197 --> 00:22:47,532 MANAGER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE 756 00:22:47,532 --> 00:22:48,600 OFFICER OF SPU TO MAKE ONE OR 757 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:49,768 MORE WITHDRAWALS FROM THE R SF 758 00:22:49,768 --> 00:22:52,904 UP TO A CUMULATIVE MAXIMUM OF 759 00:22:52,904 --> 00:22:55,107 $19.8 MILLION. THIS 760 00:22:55,107 --> 00:22:56,842 AUTHORIZATION IS CONTINGENT UPON 761 00:22:56,842 --> 00:23:00,112 THE SF BALANCE REMAINING ABOVE 762 00:23:00,112 --> 00:23:01,813 $17.1 MILLION. SPU EXPECTS TO 763 00:23:01,813 --> 00:23:02,881 USE THE AUTHORITY AND FUNDS FROM 764 00:23:02,881 --> 00:23:04,850 THE SF FOR POSSIBLE CAPITAL 765 00:23:04,850 --> 00:23:08,453 EXPENSES, LATER THIS YEAR, AND 766 00:23:08,453 --> 00:23:09,054 THE DEPARTMENT WOULD REQUEST 767 00:23:09,054 --> 00:23:10,122 ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION 768 00:23:10,122 --> 00:23:12,924 AUTHORITY AT THAT TIME IF 769 00:23:12,924 --> 00:23:13,725 NEEDED., SO JUST BESIDES SIMPLY 770 00:23:13,725 --> 00:23:15,494 HIGHLIGHTING THIS ELEMENT OF THE 771 00:23:15,494 --> 00:23:17,829 BILL, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION, 772 00:23:17,829 --> 00:23:18,430 MENTION THAT AMENDMENT NUMBER 773 00:23:18,430 --> 00:23:19,831 ONE, ALSO AMENDS THE BILL'S 774 00:23:19,831 --> 00:23:20,632 TITLE TO CALL OUT THIS 775 00:23:20,632 --> 00:23:21,867 AUTHORIZATION. AND THAT IS JUST 776 00:23:21,867 --> 00:23:23,502 CONSISTENT WITH PAST PRACTICE 777 00:23:23,502 --> 00:23:29,541 FOR WITHDRAWALS FROM THE SF. THE 778 00:23:29,541 --> 00:23:30,642 THIRD ITEM FROM THE PROPOSED 779 00:23:30,642 --> 00:23:31,576 RATES HIGHLIGHT IS IN REGARD TO 780 00:23:31,576 --> 00:23:33,044 RATE SMOOTHING, BY WAY OF A 781 00:23:33,044 --> 00:23:34,513 LITTLE BACKGROUND, THE COUNCIL 782 00:23:34,513 --> 00:23:35,380 HAS ESTABLISHED A SET OF 783 00:23:35,380 --> 00:23:36,948 FINANCIAL POLICIES FOR THE 784 00:23:36,948 --> 00:23:37,983 MANAGEMENT OF THE WATER SYSTEM. 785 00:23:37,983 --> 00:23:39,384 AND THOSE WERE MOST RECENTLY 786 00:23:39,384 --> 00:23:43,088 UPDATED IN 2005. TYPICALLY, 787 00:23:43,088 --> 00:23:44,489 WATER RATES ARE SET TO GENERATE 788 00:23:44,489 --> 00:23:46,825 ENOUGH REVENUE TO COVER THE 789 00:23:46,825 --> 00:23:48,927 SYSTEM'S COSTS AND TO SATISFY 790 00:23:48,927 --> 00:23:50,695 ALL OF THOSE FINANCIAL POLICIES. 791 00:23:50,695 --> 00:23:51,863 WITH THE PROPOSED RATES. 792 00:23:51,863 --> 00:23:53,198 HOWEVER, THE INCREASES ARE 793 00:23:53,198 --> 00:23:55,100 DESIGNED TO SMOOTH THE IMPACT OF 794 00:23:55,100 --> 00:23:56,768 A CAPITAL PROGRAM IN 2029 795 00:23:56,768 --> 00:23:57,669 THAT'S LARGER THAN PRIOR YEARS. 796 00:23:57,669 --> 00:24:00,806 SO TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, SMOOTHING 797 00:24:00,806 --> 00:24:03,008 THE RATES IN 2027 AND 2028 ARE 798 00:24:03,008 --> 00:24:05,277 PROPOSED TO INCREASE ABOVE THIS 799 00:24:05,277 --> 00:24:06,178 MINIMUM REQUIREMENT AMOUNT IN 800 00:24:06,178 --> 00:24:06,845 ORDER TO GENERATE A CASH 801 00:24:06,845 --> 00:24:09,548 BALANCE, WHICH IS THEN USED IN 802 00:24:09,548 --> 00:24:11,149 2029. SO THAT ESSENTIALLY BUYS 803 00:24:11,149 --> 00:24:13,185 DOWN THE RATE INCREASE IN 2029. 804 00:24:13,185 --> 00:24:14,386 SO ALTHOUGH THIS TYPE OF 805 00:24:14,386 --> 00:24:16,755 PRACTICE IS ENTIRELY OPTIONAL, 806 00:24:16,755 --> 00:24:17,455 RATE SMOOTHING HAS OFTEN BEEN 807 00:24:17,455 --> 00:24:21,560 USED BY THE CITY IN ORDER TO 808 00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:22,127 PREVENT RATE VOLATILITY AND 809 00:24:22,127 --> 00:24:25,463 LARGE RATE SPIKES FROM YEAR TO 810 00:24:25,463 --> 00:24:30,502 YEAR. ANOTHER INTERESTING ASPECT 811 00:24:30,502 --> 00:24:31,102 OF THE PROPOSED RATES THAT I 812 00:24:31,102 --> 00:24:32,571 WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT FOR THE 813 00:24:32,571 --> 00:24:35,373 COMMITTEE FOCUSES ON, INCREASING 814 00:24:35,373 --> 00:24:36,942 THE SHARE OF FIXED REVENUE. SO 815 00:24:36,942 --> 00:24:38,477 AS CURRENTLY DESIGNED, WATER 816 00:24:38,477 --> 00:24:39,544 RATES ARE A COMBINATION OF A 817 00:24:39,544 --> 00:24:42,180 BASE SERVICE CHARGE, WHICH IS 818 00:24:42,180 --> 00:24:42,914 ESSENTIALLY A FLAT FEE THAT'S 819 00:24:42,914 --> 00:24:45,584 DEPENDENT UPON A WATER METER 820 00:24:45,584 --> 00:24:46,218 SIZE AND A COMMODITY CHARGE, 821 00:24:46,218 --> 00:24:47,719 WHICH IS BASED ON WATER USAGE. 822 00:24:47,719 --> 00:24:49,454 SO THE BASE SERVICE CHARGE 823 00:24:49,454 --> 00:24:51,389 REPRESENTS FIXED REVENUE AND 824 00:24:51,389 --> 00:24:52,824 THAT THE REVENUE IS CONSISTENT 825 00:24:52,824 --> 00:24:54,926 FROM MONTH TO MONTH, WHEREAS THE 826 00:24:54,926 --> 00:24:56,027 COMMODITY CHARGE FLUCTUATES FROM 827 00:24:56,027 --> 00:24:57,662 MONTH TO MONTH BASED ON A 828 00:24:57,662 --> 00:24:58,363 CUSTOMER'S WATER CONSUMPTION. 829 00:24:58,363 --> 00:25:00,765 SO THE PROPOSED WATER RATES 830 00:25:00,765 --> 00:25:02,367 INCREASE BASE SERVICE CHARGES AT 831 00:25:02,367 --> 00:25:04,402 A FASTER RATE THAN COMMODITY 832 00:25:04,402 --> 00:25:06,638 CHARGES ARE INCREASED. AS IT 833 00:25:06,638 --> 00:25:07,839 CURRENTLY STANDS, SPU GENERATES 834 00:25:07,839 --> 00:25:09,541 ABOUT 28% OF ITS REVENUES FROM 835 00:25:09,541 --> 00:25:11,409 BASE SERVICE CHARGES, BUT THE 836 00:25:11,409 --> 00:25:13,111 REGIONAL AVERAGE FOR FIXED 837 00:25:13,111 --> 00:25:15,814 REVENUES IS ABOUT 40%. SO IN 838 00:25:15,814 --> 00:25:17,182 THIS RATE PERIOD AND IN THE LAST 839 00:25:17,182 --> 00:25:18,483 ONE AS WELL, ACTUALLY, SPU IS 840 00:25:18,483 --> 00:25:20,418 TRYING TO NUDGE THAT REVENUE 841 00:25:20,418 --> 00:25:21,553 PERCENTAGE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER 842 00:25:21,553 --> 00:25:24,623 FOR FIXED REVENUES., THE 843 00:25:24,623 --> 00:25:25,257 BENEFITS FROM HAVING A LARGER 844 00:25:25,257 --> 00:25:27,092 PORTION COME FROM FIXED REVENUES 845 00:25:27,092 --> 00:25:29,361 IS BOTH FOR SPU AND FOR THE 846 00:25:29,361 --> 00:25:31,196 CUSTOMERS. SO FOR SPU, IT 847 00:25:31,196 --> 00:25:31,830 PROVIDES REVENUE STABILITY AND 848 00:25:31,830 --> 00:25:34,866 FOR CUSTOMERS, IT RESULTS IN 849 00:25:34,866 --> 00:25:35,500 MORE PREDICTABILITY FROM MONTH 850 00:25:35,500 --> 00:25:39,638 TO MONTH ON THEIR CHARGES. AND 851 00:25:39,638 --> 00:25:41,106 THE LAST ONE, SO THE LAST 852 00:25:41,106 --> 00:25:43,008 HIGHLIGHT FROM THE PROPOSED 853 00:25:43,008 --> 00:25:45,710 RATES IS RELATED TO ANNUAL FIRE 854 00:25:45,710 --> 00:25:46,344 HYDRANT INSPECTIONS. AT THE LAST 855 00:25:46,344 --> 00:25:48,280 COMMITTEE MEETING ON JULY 9th, 856 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:50,181 SPU INDICATED THAT ONE OF THE 857 00:25:50,181 --> 00:25:50,815 NEW INVESTMENTS SINCE APPROVAL 858 00:25:50,815 --> 00:25:52,884 OF THE 2024 BUSINESS PLAN WAS 859 00:25:52,884 --> 00:25:54,719 THE TRANSFER OF ANNUAL FIRE 860 00:25:54,719 --> 00:25:55,320 HYDRANT INSPECTIONS FROM THE 861 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:57,022 SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 862 00:25:57,022 --> 00:25:58,356 CURRENTLY, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT 863 00:25:58,356 --> 00:25:59,758 PERFORMS THIS WORK, AND IT'S 864 00:25:59,758 --> 00:26:02,627 FUNDED ENTIRELY BY THE GENERAL 865 00:26:02,627 --> 00:26:03,194 FUND IN PREPARATION FOR THE 866 00:26:03,194 --> 00:26:04,095 UPCOMING PROPOSED BUDGET. 867 00:26:04,095 --> 00:26:05,564 HOWEVER, THE EXECUTIVE IS 868 00:26:05,564 --> 00:26:07,966 CONSIDERING OPTIONS FOR SHIFTING 869 00:26:07,966 --> 00:26:08,600 OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR 870 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:10,602 THIS WORK TO SPU. ADDITIONALLY, 871 00:26:10,602 --> 00:26:13,104 THEY'RE EXPLORING WHETHER SPU 872 00:26:13,104 --> 00:26:14,673 WATER UTILITY BENEFITS FROM THE 873 00:26:14,673 --> 00:26:16,074 INSPECTION PROGRAM AND COULD 874 00:26:16,074 --> 00:26:17,709 THEREFORE JUSTIFY HAVING THE 875 00:26:17,709 --> 00:26:18,543 WATER FUND COVER SOME OF THE 876 00:26:18,543 --> 00:26:20,512 PROGRAM'S COSTS. SO FOR THE 877 00:26:20,512 --> 00:26:21,813 PURPOSES OF THE WATER RATE STUDY 878 00:26:21,813 --> 00:26:25,317 THAT UNDERLIES THESE, THE RATE 879 00:26:25,317 --> 00:26:25,951 PROPOSAL SPU ASSUMED ASSUMED A 880 00:26:25,951 --> 00:26:28,219 PRELIMINARY COST OF 881 00:26:28,219 --> 00:26:28,853 APPROXIMATELY $273,000 PER YEAR 882 00:26:28,853 --> 00:26:30,755 FOR THE WATER FUND., THIS IS A 883 00:26:30,755 --> 00:26:32,057 RELATIVELY SMALL AMOUNT OF 884 00:26:32,057 --> 00:26:34,492 FUNDING IN TERMS OF THE CONTEXT 885 00:26:34,492 --> 00:26:36,061 OF BOTH THE PROPOSED RATES 886 00:26:36,061 --> 00:26:37,362 PACKAGE AND FOR THE WATER FUND 887 00:26:37,362 --> 00:26:38,363 GENERALLY., BUT THIS IS A TOPIC 888 00:26:38,363 --> 00:26:40,298 THAT THE COUNCIL CAN ANTICIPATE 889 00:26:40,298 --> 00:26:42,067 PROBABLY SEEING AGAIN THIS FALL 890 00:26:42,067 --> 00:26:45,337 DURING BUDGET DISCUSSIONS AND 891 00:26:45,337 --> 00:26:48,073 THE FINAL SLIDE JUST RELATES TO 892 00:26:48,073 --> 00:26:50,675 AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE, WHICH I'VE 893 00:26:50,675 --> 00:26:51,609 DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY., SO THE 894 00:26:51,609 --> 00:26:53,278 AMENDMENT DOES TWO THINGS. IT 895 00:26:53,278 --> 00:26:54,946 WOULD REMOVE THE DUPLICATIVE 896 00:26:54,946 --> 00:26:55,580 CHANGES RELATED TO THE UDP AND 897 00:26:55,580 --> 00:26:57,082 IT WOULD ADD LANGUAGE TO THE 898 00:26:57,082 --> 00:26:59,351 TITLE REGARDING THE REVENUE 899 00:26:59,351 --> 00:27:00,819 STABILIZATION SUB FUND 900 00:27:00,819 --> 00:27:01,920 WITHDRAWAL. THIS AMENDMENT CAN 901 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:02,988 BE VIEWED AS PURELY TECHNICAL. 902 00:27:02,988 --> 00:27:04,689 IT DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING 903 00:27:04,689 --> 00:27:06,358 SUBSTANTIVE ABOUT THE BILL, BUT 904 00:27:06,358 --> 00:27:08,293 IT'S THERE FOR CLEANUP 905 00:27:08,293 --> 00:27:08,960 PURPOSES. AND WITH THAT, I'LL 906 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:10,628 TURN IT OVER TO MARIA AND I'LL 907 00:27:10,628 --> 00:27:12,564 SWITCH THE SLIDE PRESENTATION SO 908 00:27:12,564 --> 00:27:14,265 SHE CAN TALK ABOUT A FOLLOW UP 909 00:27:14,265 --> 00:27:16,568 FROM COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 910 00:27:16,568 --> 00:27:18,370 -- AWESOME. AND I'LL, BEFORE WE 911 00:27:18,370 --> 00:27:19,004 GO INTO QUESTIONS. YEAH. WELL, 912 00:27:19,004 --> 00:27:20,505 NO, NO, NO YOU'RE GOOD. BRIAN, 913 00:27:20,505 --> 00:27:21,539 THAT WAS GREAT PRESENTATION. AND 914 00:27:21,539 --> 00:27:23,375 THANK YOU FOR YOUR MEMO ON IT. 915 00:27:23,375 --> 00:27:24,142 IT WAS VERY THOROUGH AND JUST 916 00:27:24,142 --> 00:27:26,344 GOT A LOT OF INFORMATION. I 917 00:27:26,344 --> 00:27:28,079 WANTED TO PAUSE HERE TO SEE IF 918 00:27:28,079 --> 00:27:30,648 ANY COUNCILMEMBERS HAD ANY 919 00:27:30,648 --> 00:27:37,389 QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS 920 00:27:37,389 --> 00:27:37,856 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 921 00:27:37,856 --> 00:27:39,324 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 922 00:27:39,324 --> 00:27:41,793 THANK YOU. MR.. GOODNIGHT. AND 923 00:27:41,793 --> 00:27:44,763 THE CENTRAL STAFF TEAM, A LOT OF 924 00:27:44,763 --> 00:27:46,598 INTERESTING POINTS THAT WERE 925 00:27:46,598 --> 00:27:48,199 RAISED THAT NOT, YOU KNOW, 926 00:27:48,199 --> 00:27:49,034 PROBABLY SHOULD BE REMARKED ON 927 00:27:49,034 --> 00:27:51,369 BECAUSE I THINK THEY'RE 928 00:27:51,369 --> 00:27:52,904 IMPORTANT, PARTICULARLY FOR THE 929 00:27:52,904 --> 00:27:53,972 GENERAL PUBLIC. ONE IS JUST THE 930 00:27:53,972 --> 00:27:57,075 BASE RATE SYSTEM., YOU KNOW, 931 00:27:57,075 --> 00:27:58,576 HAVING THIS SIX YEAR LOOK, YOU 932 00:27:58,576 --> 00:28:00,645 KNOW, THREE YEAR SOLID THREE 933 00:28:00,645 --> 00:28:04,616 YEAR, YOU KNOW, GUIDING, BUT NOT 934 00:28:04,616 --> 00:28:08,019 SET, I WON'T SPEAK FOR COUNCIL 935 00:28:08,019 --> 00:28:10,088 PRESIDENT, BUT I WAS 936 00:28:10,088 --> 00:28:11,890 FLABBERGASTED THAT THE COUNTY ON 937 00:28:11,890 --> 00:28:13,525 THE REGIONAL WATER SIDE, WASTE 938 00:28:13,525 --> 00:28:15,527 TREATMENT DIVISION DID IT YEAR 939 00:28:15,527 --> 00:28:18,296 BY YEAR. I HATE TO USE THE WORD 940 00:28:18,296 --> 00:28:20,365 WINGING IT, BUT, THEY DIDN'T 941 00:28:20,365 --> 00:28:26,471 HAVE THE, YOU KNOW, THE. THE 942 00:28:26,471 --> 00:28:27,305 DEPTH THAT OUR SYSTEM HAS AND, 943 00:28:27,305 --> 00:28:28,973 AND IT SHOWS IN THE SITUATION 944 00:28:28,973 --> 00:28:31,276 THAT WE'RE IN, IN TERMS OF LIKE 945 00:28:31,276 --> 00:28:33,545 THE BIGGER PICTURE WITH THE WTD. 946 00:28:33,545 --> 00:28:36,548 AND I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS, THIS 947 00:28:36,548 --> 00:28:37,849 PROCESS IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO 948 00:28:37,849 --> 00:28:39,384 HAVE THE SIX YEAR LOOK OUT, YOU 949 00:28:39,384 --> 00:28:40,819 KNOW, THREE SOLID AND THEN THREE 950 00:28:40,819 --> 00:28:44,122 ADVISE, YOU KNOW, TO SET UP FOR 951 00:28:44,122 --> 00:28:45,857 THE NEXT, YOU KNOW, THREE YEAR 952 00:28:45,857 --> 00:28:49,327 PERIOD. AND I DON'T THINK 953 00:28:49,327 --> 00:28:49,961 PEOPLE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. 954 00:28:49,961 --> 00:28:51,529 AND IT IMPACTS WHERE WE ARE FROM 955 00:28:51,529 --> 00:28:53,565 A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE. BECAUSE, 956 00:28:53,565 --> 00:28:55,300 YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO PLAY 957 00:28:55,300 --> 00:28:56,935 CATCH UP. YOU COULD SEE IT IN A 958 00:28:56,935 --> 00:28:59,170 GRAPH, LIKE WITH THE THREE, YOU 959 00:28:59,170 --> 00:29:00,472 KNOW, LEVELING OUT, YOU KNOW, 960 00:29:00,472 --> 00:29:01,639 YOU COULD SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING 961 00:29:01,639 --> 00:29:02,607 AND YOU KNOW, YOU SEE THE 962 00:29:02,607 --> 00:29:03,675 THOUGHT BEHIND IT TOO. SO I 963 00:29:03,675 --> 00:29:08,246 THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, 964 00:29:08,246 --> 00:29:10,915 TO RAISE., AND, AND SHOW THE 965 00:29:10,915 --> 00:29:12,183 CONTRAST AS WELL. YOU, YOU 966 00:29:12,183 --> 00:29:15,220 QUICKLY MENTIONED BOND RATES. 967 00:29:15,220 --> 00:29:18,056 THAT'S SUPER IMPORTANT TOO. 968 00:29:18,056 --> 00:29:19,524 RECENTLY I'VE BEEN TALKING A LOT 969 00:29:19,524 --> 00:29:20,458 ABOUT AFFORDABILITY IN THE SENSE 970 00:29:20,458 --> 00:29:22,560 OF THE COMBINATION OF BETWEEN 971 00:29:22,560 --> 00:29:25,864 WHAT WE DO HERE IN THE CITY, BUT 972 00:29:25,864 --> 00:29:27,599 ALSO THE COUNTY AND THE STATE 973 00:29:27,599 --> 00:29:30,268 AND ITS IMPACTS ON PROPERTY TAX, 974 00:29:30,268 --> 00:29:32,871 SALES TAX, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY, 975 00:29:32,871 --> 00:29:34,672 UTILITY RATES IS ANOTHER BIG 976 00:29:34,672 --> 00:29:37,842 ISSUE HERE. AND AS WE'VE SEEN, 977 00:29:37,842 --> 00:29:40,512 IN OLYMPIA WE'RE AT RISK FROM A 978 00:29:40,512 --> 00:29:42,347 STATE PERSPECTIVE. THE STATE 979 00:29:42,347 --> 00:29:44,516 TREASURER ADVISED THE 980 00:29:44,516 --> 00:29:46,251 LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR ON 981 00:29:46,251 --> 00:29:48,520 THIS, AND THEY WENT AHEAD. AND 982 00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:50,622 THEN NOW WE'VE BEEN GIVEN 983 00:29:50,622 --> 00:29:51,256 WARNINGS. IF WE WERE TO HAVE THE 984 00:29:51,256 --> 00:29:53,458 SAME THING, THIS WOULD IMPACT 985 00:29:53,458 --> 00:29:55,894 OUR ABILITY TO DO THIS FROM A 986 00:29:55,894 --> 00:29:56,528 FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE, BECAUSE 987 00:29:56,528 --> 00:29:59,664 YOU MADE A VERY IMPORTANT POINT. 988 00:29:59,664 --> 00:30:00,431 BOND RATES., AND I JUST WANTED 989 00:30:00,431 --> 00:30:02,433 TO FOOT STOMP THAT BECAUSE IT 990 00:30:02,433 --> 00:30:04,869 WAS LIKE ONE, TWO AS PART OF THE 991 00:30:04,869 --> 00:30:06,571 PRESENTATION. BUT THERE'S A LOT 992 00:30:06,571 --> 00:30:08,106 BEHIND THAT, WHICH I DON'T THINK 993 00:30:08,106 --> 00:30:11,209 A LOT OF PEOPLE TRULY 994 00:30:11,209 --> 00:30:12,377 APPRECIATE. AND WE NEED TO 995 00:30:12,377 --> 00:30:14,546 PROTECT THAT. AND WE NEED TO 996 00:30:14,546 --> 00:30:15,914 HAVE THIS APPROACH ACROSS THE 997 00:30:15,914 --> 00:30:17,515 BOARD, NOT JUST WITH UTILITIES, 998 00:30:17,515 --> 00:30:20,451 BY THE WAY. AND IT'S NOT JUST 999 00:30:20,451 --> 00:30:21,553 US, THE CITY, THE COUNTY AND THE 1000 00:30:21,553 --> 00:30:24,722 STATE, BECAUSE ULTIMATELY IT'S 1001 00:30:24,722 --> 00:30:26,658 GOING TO COST US IN THE LONG RUN 1002 00:30:26,658 --> 00:30:29,360 IF WE DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO 1003 00:30:29,360 --> 00:30:30,228 THESE FUNDAMENTALS, IF YOU WILL. 1004 00:30:30,228 --> 00:30:36,367 SO THANK YOU FOR RAISING THAT. 1005 00:30:36,367 --> 00:30:37,602 MR.. GOODNIGHT., I APPRECIATE 1006 00:30:37,602 --> 00:30:38,536 THE WORK OF MY COLLEAGUES ON 1007 00:30:38,536 --> 00:30:40,805 THE, YOU KNOW, THE DISCOUNT 1008 00:30:40,805 --> 00:30:42,640 PROGRAM THAT ALSO GOES TO THE 1009 00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:44,709 AFFORDABILITY PIECE. AND EVEN AT 1010 00:30:44,709 --> 00:30:47,045 THIS LOWER LEVEL, WHEN YOU 1011 00:30:47,045 --> 00:30:47,645 COMBINE THIS WITH CITY LIGHT, 1012 00:30:47,645 --> 00:30:48,947 WHEN YOU COMBINE IT WITH THOSE 1013 00:30:48,947 --> 00:30:50,248 THAT HAVE PUGET SOUND ENERGY, 1014 00:30:50,248 --> 00:30:52,483 AND THEN WITH THE SALES TAX 1015 00:30:52,483 --> 00:30:53,084 PIECES, AND NOW I'M HEARING 1016 00:30:53,084 --> 00:30:54,419 THERE'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER TAX 1017 00:30:54,419 --> 00:30:57,021 COMING, WE COULD HIT 11% BY THIS 1018 00:30:57,021 --> 00:30:58,489 TIME NEXT YEAR WITH A 1019 00:30:58,489 --> 00:31:03,228 COMBINATION ON THAT. AND I THINK 1020 00:31:03,228 --> 00:31:04,028 THE UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM CAN 1021 00:31:04,028 --> 00:31:07,232 HELP THOSE THAT ARE BEING MOST 1022 00:31:07,232 --> 00:31:09,901 SEVERELY IMPACTED BY THIS 1023 00:31:09,901 --> 00:31:14,606 COMBINATION THAT IS BEING DONE. 1024 00:31:14,606 --> 00:31:15,240 WITH NO APPARENT UNDERSTANDING 1025 00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:16,341 OF WHAT THE OTHER ELEMENT IS 1026 00:31:16,341 --> 00:31:18,176 DOING, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY 1027 00:31:18,176 --> 00:31:18,876 UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE STATE 1028 00:31:18,876 --> 00:31:19,711 AND COUNTY ARE DOING. I DON'T 1029 00:31:19,711 --> 00:31:21,045 THINK THE COUNTY HAS AN 1030 00:31:21,045 --> 00:31:21,779 UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE CITY 1031 00:31:21,779 --> 00:31:23,314 AND THE STATE ARE DOING. AND THE 1032 00:31:23,314 --> 00:31:26,084 STATE, AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, 1033 00:31:26,084 --> 00:31:28,052 DOESN'T CARE, DOESN'T HAVE ANY 1034 00:31:28,052 --> 00:31:28,653 UNDERSTANDING ABOUT WHAT THE 1035 00:31:28,653 --> 00:31:30,188 COUNTY AND THE CITY ARE DOING. 1036 00:31:30,188 --> 00:31:32,123 AND THAT'S PROBLEMATIC. AND IT 1037 00:31:32,123 --> 00:31:33,691 GOES TO GOOD GOVERNANCE. AND 1038 00:31:33,691 --> 00:31:34,659 I'M SO I'M GOING TO LEVERAGE 1039 00:31:34,659 --> 00:31:36,494 THIS BRIEFING AND THESE 1040 00:31:36,494 --> 00:31:37,395 DIFFERENT POINTS YOU MADE. MR.. 1041 00:31:37,395 --> 00:31:38,229 GOODNIGHT, BECAUSE THEY NEED TO 1042 00:31:38,229 --> 00:31:40,298 BE MADE AS PART OF THIS BROADER 1043 00:31:40,298 --> 00:31:45,270 DISCUSSION THAT WE'RE HAVING. 1044 00:31:45,270 --> 00:31:46,471 TWO QUESTIONS THAT I HAD IN 1045 00:31:46,471 --> 00:31:47,872 ADDITION TO, TO THOSE POINTS, 1046 00:31:47,872 --> 00:31:50,909 ONE WAS THE, ON THE, THE RSF 1047 00:31:50,909 --> 00:31:53,144 AUTHORIZATION. THIS ALSO IS A 1048 00:31:53,144 --> 00:31:55,346 FINANCIAL RESERVES ARE VERY 1049 00:31:55,346 --> 00:31:56,948 IMPORTANT., AND WE'VE SEEN THIS, 1050 00:31:56,948 --> 00:31:58,116 WE'VE SEEN IT WITH GENERAL 1051 00:31:58,116 --> 00:31:59,384 FUND, WE'VE SEEN IT WITH THE 1052 00:31:59,384 --> 00:32:01,653 PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX RESERVE 1053 00:32:01,653 --> 00:32:03,087 FUND. WE SEE THIS IN DIFFERENT 1054 00:32:03,087 --> 00:32:04,022 PLACES AND THEN THEY GET RATED. 1055 00:32:04,022 --> 00:32:05,456 THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED IN OLYMPIA 1056 00:32:05,456 --> 00:32:07,725 BY THE WAY, WHICH IS WHAT GAVE 1057 00:32:07,725 --> 00:32:10,228 US GOT US THE WARNING AS A 1058 00:32:10,228 --> 00:32:11,663 STATE., IN TERMS OF BOND RATES, 1059 00:32:11,663 --> 00:32:15,166 FOR EXAMPLE. AND, CAN YOU GIVE I 1060 00:32:15,166 --> 00:32:17,468 MEAN, IT MAKES ALL SENSE., BUT 1061 00:32:17,468 --> 00:32:21,239 CAN YOU GIVE US SOME HISTORICAL 1062 00:32:21,239 --> 00:32:22,507 CONTEXT? IS THIS STANDARD LIKE, 1063 00:32:22,507 --> 00:32:23,975 YOU KNOW, IS THIS A REPEATED 1064 00:32:23,975 --> 00:32:26,978 THING? ARE WE STAYING WITHIN OUR 1065 00:32:26,978 --> 00:32:29,914 LIMITS? ARE WE, ARE WE TESTING 1066 00:32:29,914 --> 00:32:31,149 THOSE LIMITS? ARE WE GOING 1067 00:32:31,149 --> 00:32:32,817 DIPPING BELOW THE KIND OF 1068 00:32:32,817 --> 00:32:34,018 STANDARD NORM? CAN YOU GIVE SOME 1069 00:32:34,018 --> 00:32:35,053 CONTEXT IN TERMS BECAUSE THE 1070 00:32:35,053 --> 00:32:36,754 RESERVES IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND 1071 00:32:36,754 --> 00:32:38,256 WE'VE BEEN LOOSE WITH RESERVE 1072 00:32:38,256 --> 00:32:39,457 ACROSS ALL ELEMENTS OF 1073 00:32:39,457 --> 00:32:40,325 GOVERNMENT OVER THE LAST FEW 1074 00:32:40,325 --> 00:32:41,626 YEARS. AND I JUST WANTED TO HAVE 1075 00:32:41,626 --> 00:32:42,860 SOME CONTEXT ON THAT. 1076 00:32:42,860 --> 00:32:46,097 -- YES. THANK YOU., IN TERMS OF 1077 00:32:46,097 --> 00:32:48,533 SO THE, THE LAST TIME COUNCIL 1078 00:32:48,533 --> 00:32:50,268 UPDATED FINANCIAL POLICIES FOR 1079 00:32:50,268 --> 00:32:52,904 THE UTILITY WAS IN 2005. SO IN 1080 00:32:52,904 --> 00:32:54,505 THAT RESOLUTION AND THERE'S A 1081 00:32:54,505 --> 00:32:56,841 COMPANION ORDINANCE THAT GOES 1082 00:32:56,841 --> 00:32:57,709 WITH IT, THE MINIMUM THAT 1083 00:32:57,709 --> 00:32:58,409 THEY'RE SUPPOSED THAT SPU IS 1084 00:32:58,409 --> 00:33:00,445 SUPPOSED TO KEEP IN THE PSF IS 1085 00:33:00,445 --> 00:33:03,247 $9 MILLION. FROM A PRACTICAL 1086 00:33:03,247 --> 00:33:04,449 STANDPOINT, SPU ESSENTIALLY HAS 1087 00:33:04,449 --> 00:33:06,317 BEEN KIND OF INFLATING IT FOR 1088 00:33:06,317 --> 00:33:08,553 THEMSELVES OVER TIME. SO THAT'S 1089 00:33:08,553 --> 00:33:09,554 WHERE THAT 17.1 MILLION COMES 1090 00:33:09,554 --> 00:33:11,456 IN. SO EVEN THOUGH THE COUNCIL 1091 00:33:11,456 --> 00:33:12,457 ADOPTED POLICY, SAY 9 MILLION IS 1092 00:33:12,457 --> 00:33:14,459 THE MINIMUM, THEY ARE TREATING 1093 00:33:14,459 --> 00:33:15,526 ABOUT 17 MILLION AS THEIR 1094 00:33:15,526 --> 00:33:18,329 MINIMUM., IN THE EFFORT TO BE 1095 00:33:18,329 --> 00:33:19,764 RESPONSIBLE AND ALSO TO PROTECT 1096 00:33:19,764 --> 00:33:21,532 BOND RATINGS. SO, THIS 1097 00:33:21,532 --> 00:33:22,500 WITHDRAWAL RIGHT NOW, THE 1098 00:33:22,500 --> 00:33:23,768 CURRENT BALANCE IS ABOUT $38 1099 00:33:23,768 --> 00:33:25,570 MILLION. SO EVEN IF THEY TAKE 1100 00:33:25,570 --> 00:33:29,240 THE 19, IF THEY TOOK THE FULL 1101 00:33:29,240 --> 00:33:29,841 $19.8 MILLION AND SPENT IT ON 1102 00:33:29,841 --> 00:33:30,808 CAPITAL EXPENSES, THEY'D STILL 1103 00:33:30,808 --> 00:33:32,410 REMAIN ABOVE THAT LIMIT. SO I 1104 00:33:32,410 --> 00:33:35,213 THINK, WITHDRAWALS OCCUR FROM 1105 00:33:35,213 --> 00:33:36,714 TIME TO TIME. THE LAST ONE WE 1106 00:33:36,714 --> 00:33:38,583 DID WAS TO REBATE SOME WHOLESALE 1107 00:33:38,583 --> 00:33:40,018 WATER REVENUES THAT HAD COME 1108 00:33:40,018 --> 00:33:41,919 IN., BUT I THINK CONTEXTUALLY 1109 00:33:41,919 --> 00:33:43,354 THIS IS THIS FITS WITHIN THE 1110 00:33:43,354 --> 00:33:45,723 HISTORICAL STANDARD AND ISN'T 1111 00:33:45,723 --> 00:33:47,492 SOMEHOW OUTSIDE OF THE NORM. 1112 00:33:47,492 --> 00:33:47,992 YEAH. 1113 00:33:47,992 --> 00:33:49,027 -- OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU CAUGHT 1114 00:33:49,027 --> 00:33:52,530 MY ATTENTION THERE. SO SPU IS 1115 00:33:52,530 --> 00:33:54,065 BEING RESPONSIBLE BY HAVING AT 1116 00:33:54,065 --> 00:33:55,299 THE 17 MILLION MARK, RIGHT? ARE 1117 00:33:55,299 --> 00:33:57,535 WE BEING IRRESPONSIBLE BY HAVING 1118 00:33:57,535 --> 00:33:58,803 OUR SET AT 9 MILLION? 1119 00:33:58,803 --> 00:33:59,837 -- WELL, I THINK THE COUNCIL 1120 00:33:59,837 --> 00:34:00,571 COULD LOOK AT IT. I MEAN, IT'S 1121 00:34:00,571 --> 00:34:02,073 BEEN OVER 20 YEARS SINCE WE 1122 00:34:02,073 --> 00:34:03,241 UPDATED THE FINANCIAL POLICY. 1123 00:34:03,241 --> 00:34:05,143 MANY YEARS. 2005 WAS THE LAST 1124 00:34:05,143 --> 00:34:06,277 TIME. SO I THINK. 1125 00:34:06,277 --> 00:34:07,678 -- 20 YEARS. 1126 00:34:07,678 --> 00:34:08,079 -- RIGHT. 1127 00:34:08,079 --> 00:34:09,580 -- WE GOT WE HAVE THE FINANCE 1128 00:34:09,580 --> 00:34:11,048 BUDGET CHAIR ON THE DAIS. WE 1129 00:34:11,048 --> 00:34:12,283 HAVE COUNCIL PRESIDENT AT THE 1130 00:34:12,283 --> 00:34:13,518 TABLE. AND WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, 1131 00:34:13,518 --> 00:34:14,719 THE RIVERA DUE DILIGENCE, WHICH 1132 00:34:14,719 --> 00:34:16,954 IF WE STICK IT TO THIS, I THINK 1133 00:34:16,954 --> 00:34:18,089 COULD GET SOME INTERESTING 1134 00:34:18,089 --> 00:34:19,857 RESULTS. AND OF COURSE, YOU 1135 00:34:19,857 --> 00:34:23,895 KNOW, OUR EMERITUS, CP WITH THE 1136 00:34:23,895 --> 00:34:24,762 LONGEVITY HERE ON THE COUNCIL 1137 00:34:24,762 --> 00:34:25,063 WHO COULD. 1138 00:34:25,063 --> 00:34:28,766 -- PROBABLY YOU MEAN OLD? 1139 00:34:28,766 --> 00:34:29,600 -- ELDERLY. 1140 00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:30,601 -- THAT'S OKAY. I'LL TAKE IT. 1141 00:34:30,601 --> 00:34:30,968 I'LL TAKE IT. 1142 00:34:30,968 --> 00:34:32,437 -- WHICH I'M. I'M PRETTY MUCH 1143 00:34:32,437 --> 00:34:37,608 THERE WITH YOU. SO THAT'S KIND 1144 00:34:37,608 --> 00:34:38,810 OF STRIKING. HASN'T BEEN LOOKED 1145 00:34:38,810 --> 00:34:41,612 AT 20 YEARS. AND AGAIN, GOOD 1146 00:34:41,612 --> 00:34:42,814 GOVERNANCE, DUE DILIGENCE. ANY 1147 00:34:42,814 --> 00:34:44,482 WORD YOU WANT TO USE, 1148 00:34:44,482 --> 00:34:45,550 PARTICULARLY IN THE CONTEXT OF 1149 00:34:45,550 --> 00:34:47,085 WHERE WE ARE TODAY ACROSS ALL 1150 00:34:47,085 --> 00:34:48,486 ELEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT IN 1151 00:34:48,486 --> 00:34:49,954 WASHINGTON STATE, I THINK THIS 1152 00:34:49,954 --> 00:34:50,988 IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD LOOK 1153 00:34:50,988 --> 00:34:53,624 AT. SO I WOULD LIKE TO I LIKE TO 1154 00:34:53,624 --> 00:34:54,926 ASK CENTRAL STAFF, I HATE TO, 1155 00:34:54,926 --> 00:34:57,428 YOU KNOW, BUT A REQUEST HERE 1156 00:34:57,428 --> 00:34:58,496 FROM THE DAIS, BUT I THINK WE 1157 00:34:58,496 --> 00:35:01,232 SHOULD LOOK AT THAT., JUST FROM 1158 00:35:01,232 --> 00:35:02,934 A. WE HAVE TO BE CONSISTENT. YOU 1159 00:35:02,934 --> 00:35:04,268 KNOW, IF WE TALK ABOUT GOOD 1160 00:35:04,268 --> 00:35:05,770 GOVERNANCE, WE TALK ABOUT DUE 1161 00:35:05,770 --> 00:35:07,805 DILIGENCE AND WE HIGHLIGHT 1162 00:35:07,805 --> 00:35:08,406 DIFFERENT PIECES. AND THEN WE 1163 00:35:08,406 --> 00:35:10,241 DON'T FOLLOW THROUGH. I THINK 1164 00:35:10,241 --> 00:35:14,545 THAT'S A BIT OF AN ISSUE., SO 1165 00:35:14,545 --> 00:35:16,814 THANK YOU. THIS IS INTERESTING. 1166 00:35:16,814 --> 00:35:18,449 THE LAST ONE IS PARTICULARLY AS 1167 00:35:18,449 --> 00:35:20,184 CHAIR OF PUBLIC SAFETY, I FIND 1168 00:35:20,184 --> 00:35:23,187 THIS VERY INTERESTING BECAUSE 1169 00:35:23,187 --> 00:35:24,455 FIRE DEPARTMENT, YOU KNOW, THE 1170 00:35:24,455 --> 00:35:26,491 DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY 1171 00:35:26,491 --> 00:35:27,959 UPSTAIRS, I DID NOT HEAR THAT 1172 00:35:27,959 --> 00:35:29,594 THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS LOOKING 1173 00:35:29,594 --> 00:35:31,929 TO OFFSHORE, IF YOU WILL., THE, 1174 00:35:31,929 --> 00:35:34,031 YOU KNOW, THE FIRE HYDRANT 1175 00:35:34,031 --> 00:35:37,101 INSPECTIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENT 1176 00:35:37,101 --> 00:35:41,038 TO SPU SO I'LL HAVE SEPARATE 1177 00:35:41,038 --> 00:35:41,639 CONVERSATIONS WITH FIRE ABOUT 1178 00:35:41,639 --> 00:35:44,642 THAT LEARNING, BUT GOING BACK TO 1179 00:35:44,642 --> 00:35:46,344 BUDGET AGAIN, WE HAVE FINANCE 1180 00:35:46,344 --> 00:35:48,613 BUDGET CHAIR WITH US. THIS IS A 1181 00:35:48,613 --> 00:35:49,714 WAY TO PUSH THINGS OFF GENERAL 1182 00:35:49,714 --> 00:35:50,515 FUND. WE DO THIS ALL THE TIME 1183 00:35:50,515 --> 00:35:52,850 WITH ALL THE LEVIES. AND YOU 1184 00:35:52,850 --> 00:35:54,252 KNOW, IT'S PART OF THE A BIT OF 1185 00:35:54,252 --> 00:35:55,152 A, YOU KNOW, THE SHELL GAME AS 1186 00:35:55,152 --> 00:35:56,754 IT COMES TO BUDGETS AND, YOU 1187 00:35:56,754 --> 00:35:58,556 KNOW, AFFORDABILITY AND ALL 1188 00:35:58,556 --> 00:36:00,791 THESE PIECES. SO I UNDERSTAND 1189 00:36:00,791 --> 00:36:04,061 110%. I DON'T KNOW IF THE 1190 00:36:04,061 --> 00:36:04,695 GENERAL PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS WHY 1191 00:36:04,695 --> 00:36:05,696 WE WOULD WANT. I THINK SPU 1192 00:36:05,696 --> 00:36:07,899 PROBABLY CAN DO IT AND DO IT 1193 00:36:07,899 --> 00:36:10,501 WELL., BUT IT IS A CHANGE AND 1194 00:36:10,501 --> 00:36:11,202 IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF 1195 00:36:11,202 --> 00:36:12,236 LIKE, HEY, SHOULD WE DO FIRE 1196 00:36:12,236 --> 00:36:16,674 DISTRICT? IT'S ALL ABOUT 1197 00:36:16,674 --> 00:36:20,611 SHIFTING MONIES AND SO I JUST 1198 00:36:20,611 --> 00:36:21,245 WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS BECAUSE 1199 00:36:21,245 --> 00:36:24,448 THIS IS MORE THAN JUST, SHIFTING 1200 00:36:24,448 --> 00:36:26,584 FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE ACTUAL 1201 00:36:26,584 --> 00:36:28,686 INSPECTIONS, THIS IS A FINANCIAL 1202 00:36:28,686 --> 00:36:30,621 BUDGET MOVE AND IT SHOULD BE 1203 00:36:30,621 --> 00:36:32,757 UNDERSTOOD. AND PARTLY BECAUSE 1204 00:36:32,757 --> 00:36:33,424 THERE'S GOING TO BE OTHERS WHO 1205 00:36:33,424 --> 00:36:36,060 WILL BE SAYING, OH, LET'S DO 1206 00:36:36,060 --> 00:36:37,495 THIS. THEY'LL USE NUMBERS 1207 00:36:37,495 --> 00:36:38,429 RELATED TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE 1208 00:36:38,429 --> 00:36:40,798 GENERAL FUND PERCENTAGES, 1209 00:36:40,798 --> 00:36:41,432 HISTORICAL PERCENTAGES. THERE IS 1210 00:36:41,432 --> 00:36:45,436 SO MUCH SHIFTING GOING ON THAT 1211 00:36:45,436 --> 00:36:46,070 IF SOMEBODY MAKES THAT ARGUMENT, 1212 00:36:46,070 --> 00:36:48,172 IT'S A BIT OF A JOKE. AND THIS 1213 00:36:48,172 --> 00:36:49,407 IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE. YOU 1214 00:36:49,407 --> 00:36:51,142 HAVE SO MUCH SHIFTING FROM 1215 00:36:51,142 --> 00:36:52,677 GENERAL FUND AS IT RELATES TO 1216 00:36:52,677 --> 00:36:53,377 PUBLIC SAFETY, WHETHER IT'S, YOU 1217 00:36:53,377 --> 00:36:57,148 KNOW, THINGS GOING INTO,, THE 1218 00:36:57,148 --> 00:36:59,250 LEVEE, WHATEVER IT MAY BE, OR IN 1219 00:36:59,250 --> 00:37:01,152 THIS CASE, TO A PUBLIC UTILITY. 1220 00:37:01,152 --> 00:37:03,487 SO THANK YOU 1221 00:37:03,487 --> 00:37:04,055 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 1222 00:37:04,055 --> 00:37:04,589 KETTLE. 1223 00:37:04,589 --> 00:37:05,623 -- I ENJOYED THIS CONVERSATION. 1224 00:37:05,623 --> 00:37:07,925 MR.. GOODNIGHT. THANK YOU. 1225 00:37:07,925 --> 00:37:08,559 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. YOU 1226 00:37:08,559 --> 00:37:09,727 CAN ALWAYS SPEAK FOR ME WHEN 1227 00:37:09,727 --> 00:37:11,028 YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WASTEWATER 1228 00:37:11,028 --> 00:37:12,096 RATES AT KING COUNTY. SO WE'RE 1229 00:37:12,096 --> 00:37:16,200 ALIGNED ON THAT PIECE, AND THEIR 1230 00:37:16,200 --> 00:37:18,703 PLANNING., COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 1231 00:37:18,703 --> 00:37:19,337 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT 1232 00:37:19,337 --> 00:37:22,707 AND CHAIR., I'M ACTUALLY I HAD 1233 00:37:22,707 --> 00:37:25,209 SIMILAR QUESTIONS TO MY 1234 00:37:25,209 --> 00:37:27,011 COLLEAGUE COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 1235 00:37:27,011 --> 00:37:28,246 SO I'LL JUST, I'LL SAY A COUPLE 1236 00:37:28,246 --> 00:37:30,448 OF THINGS TO UNDERSCORE WHAT 1237 00:37:30,448 --> 00:37:32,083 HE'S ALREADY RAISED IN TERMS OF 1238 00:37:32,083 --> 00:37:37,321 THE REVENUE. PIECE AND ALSO EVEN 1239 00:37:37,321 --> 00:37:38,956 THE OFF SHORING, THE FIRE 1240 00:37:38,956 --> 00:37:40,291 HYDRANT PIECE TO, TO THE 1241 00:37:40,291 --> 00:37:43,127 UTILITIES IS, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE 1242 00:37:43,127 --> 00:37:45,896 BEST PRACTICES AND INDUSTRY 1243 00:37:45,896 --> 00:37:47,865 STANDARDS FOR EACH OF THOSE IN 1244 00:37:47,865 --> 00:37:48,633 TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, THE 1245 00:37:48,633 --> 00:37:50,334 RESERVES. AND THEN ALSO, YOU 1246 00:37:50,334 --> 00:37:53,471 KNOW, OUR OTHER, OUR OTHER 1247 00:37:53,471 --> 00:37:55,606 UTILITIES TAKING UP THIS FIRE 1248 00:37:55,606 --> 00:37:57,642 HYDRANT PIECE, OR IS THAT IN 1249 00:37:57,642 --> 00:38:03,214 OTHER PLACES? VERY MUCH SQUARELY 1250 00:38:03,214 --> 00:38:04,482 ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS. I THINK 1251 00:38:04,482 --> 00:38:08,686 IT'S IMPORTANT. COUNCILMEMBER 1252 00:38:08,686 --> 00:38:11,555 KETTLE YOU RAISE, AN IMPORTANT 1253 00:38:11,555 --> 00:38:12,256 CONCERN THAT I'VE HAD AS WELL, 1254 00:38:12,256 --> 00:38:13,624 WHICH IS WE KEEP WANTING TO 1255 00:38:13,624 --> 00:38:15,459 OFFSHORE MORE THINGS TO THE 1256 00:38:15,459 --> 00:38:18,729 LEVIES THAT WE COLLECT. THAT HAS 1257 00:38:18,729 --> 00:38:22,900 A HUGE IMPACT ON, ON, THAT 1258 00:38:22,900 --> 00:38:25,169 LEVIES THEMSELVES BECAUSE NOW 1259 00:38:25,169 --> 00:38:27,705 WE'RE SHIFTING BURDEN TO THE 1260 00:38:27,705 --> 00:38:28,306 LEVIES AND WE'RE INCREASING 1261 00:38:28,306 --> 00:38:31,842 LEVIES IN ORDER TO SHIFT BURDEN. 1262 00:38:31,842 --> 00:38:34,378 AND IF WE DO THAT, IT SHOULD BE, 1263 00:38:34,378 --> 00:38:36,380 THIS SHOULD BE CLOSELY, 1264 00:38:36,380 --> 00:38:38,516 CONSIDERED. AND SO WHAT DOES 1265 00:38:38,516 --> 00:38:43,854 THAT MEAN?, IN THIS CONTEXT. 1266 00:38:43,854 --> 00:38:45,856 I'D LOVE TO FIND OUT MORE 1267 00:38:45,856 --> 00:38:47,091 INFORMATION ABOUT THAT. AND, AND 1268 00:38:47,091 --> 00:38:52,863 THEN, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF, 1269 00:38:52,863 --> 00:38:54,732 DOES THIS LIMIT THE UTILITIES 1270 00:38:54,732 --> 00:38:56,000 CAPACITY TO DO SOMETHING ELSE? 1271 00:38:56,000 --> 00:38:59,136 IF THIS IS GETTING TRANSFERRED 1272 00:38:59,136 --> 00:39:00,137 OVER? SO I KNOW SPU IS HERE AND 1273 00:39:00,137 --> 00:39:01,639 MAYBE WILL BE ADDRESSING SOME OF 1274 00:39:01,639 --> 00:39:06,243 THESE THINGS LATER IN THE, IN 1275 00:39:06,243 --> 00:39:08,479 THE MEETING, BUT JUST RAISED 1276 00:39:08,479 --> 00:39:09,213 SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE ON 1277 00:39:09,213 --> 00:39:11,649 MY MIND IN TERMS OF THIS AND, 1278 00:39:11,649 --> 00:39:13,284 AND BEST PRACTICES AND INDUSTRY 1279 00:39:13,284 --> 00:39:13,918 STANDARDS, BECAUSE I KNOW THERE 1280 00:39:13,918 --> 00:39:15,720 ARE BEST PRACTICES OUT THERE. I 1281 00:39:15,720 --> 00:39:17,355 JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE 1282 00:39:17,355 --> 00:39:19,590 SPECIFIC TO THIS. FOR EACH OF 1283 00:39:19,590 --> 00:39:21,492 THESE PIECES. 1284 00:39:21,492 --> 00:39:22,093 -- AND,, FOR TODAY'S 1285 00:39:22,093 --> 00:39:23,027 DISCUSSION, COUNCILMEMBER, I'LL 1286 00:39:23,027 --> 00:39:23,928 JUST CHIME IN AND SAY, I THINK 1287 00:39:23,928 --> 00:39:25,663 THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE 1288 00:39:25,663 --> 00:39:27,098 EXECUTIVE IS CONSIDERING. AND IT 1289 00:39:27,098 --> 00:39:28,365 STRUCK ME AS A SURPRISE AT THE 1290 00:39:28,365 --> 00:39:29,400 LAST PRESENTATION AS WELL, WHICH 1291 00:39:29,400 --> 00:39:33,270 IS WHY I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IT. 1292 00:39:33,270 --> 00:39:34,271 I THINK IF INDEED THE EXECUTIVE 1293 00:39:34,271 --> 00:39:34,972 DOES PROPOSE THAT AS PART OF THE 1294 00:39:34,972 --> 00:39:36,273 BUDGET, THAT WOULD BE THE MOMENT 1295 00:39:36,273 --> 00:39:37,208 WHERE LIKE, I DON'T THINK STAFF 1296 00:39:37,208 --> 00:39:38,709 TODAY IS PREPARED TO, TO ADDRESS 1297 00:39:38,709 --> 00:39:39,810 THESE THINGS. BUT CERTAINLY, 1298 00:39:39,810 --> 00:39:40,878 LIKE I WAS TAKING NOTES WHILE 1299 00:39:40,878 --> 00:39:42,279 YOU WERE TALKING AND THESE ARE 1300 00:39:42,279 --> 00:39:43,514 THINGS WE'D BE PREPARED TO 1301 00:39:43,514 --> 00:39:45,015 EXPLORE WITH THEM IF INDEED THEY 1302 00:39:45,015 --> 00:39:48,119 DO PROPOSE TO, TO PROPOSE THIS 1303 00:39:48,119 --> 00:39:50,755 SHIFT IN THE BUDGET. YEAH. SO, 1304 00:39:50,755 --> 00:39:53,057 -- MAY AYE. YEAH. THANK YOU 1305 00:39:53,057 --> 00:39:56,160 BRIAN. I'M, I'M GLAD TO HEAR 1306 00:39:56,160 --> 00:39:57,661 YOU'RE TRACKING IT. AND 1307 00:39:57,661 --> 00:39:58,696 DEFINITELY I'M LOOKING INTO IT. 1308 00:39:58,696 --> 00:40:01,599 I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD WAIT 1309 00:40:01,599 --> 00:40:02,299 UNTIL THE PROPOSAL IS MADE. I 1310 00:40:02,299 --> 00:40:04,635 THINK THE FACT THAT IT'S BEEN 1311 00:40:04,635 --> 00:40:06,403 RAISED IS PROBABLY UNDER SERIOUS 1312 00:40:06,403 --> 00:40:08,105 CONSIDERATION, OR WE WOULDN'T BE 1313 00:40:08,105 --> 00:40:09,273 HAVING THIS DISCUSSION IN 1314 00:40:09,273 --> 00:40:10,307 CHAMBERS. SO I THINK IT'S 1315 00:40:10,307 --> 00:40:11,809 PRUDENT FOR US TO GO AHEAD AND 1316 00:40:11,809 --> 00:40:14,678 AND GET THAT INFORMATION SOONER 1317 00:40:14,678 --> 00:40:15,980 RATHER THAN LATER. SURE, 1318 00:40:15,980 --> 00:40:16,680 ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. THANK YOU. 1319 00:40:16,680 --> 00:40:18,048 THANK YOU. CHAIR. 1320 00:40:18,048 --> 00:40:20,251 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU, 1321 00:40:20,251 --> 00:40:21,852 COUNCILMEMBER SEPA., IF THERE'S 1322 00:40:21,852 --> 00:40:22,920 NOT ANY MORE IF THERE'S NOT ANY 1323 00:40:22,920 --> 00:40:24,789 MORE QUESTIONS. COUNCILMEMBER 1324 00:40:24,789 --> 00:40:25,055 STRAUSS. 1325 00:40:25,055 --> 00:40:27,625 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, 1326 00:40:27,625 --> 00:40:30,694 IF WE COULD TAKE BACK TO SLIDE 1327 00:40:30,694 --> 00:40:33,431 FOUR. I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT 1328 00:40:33,431 --> 00:40:35,366 THIS ONE MORE TIME. CAN YOU I 1329 00:40:35,366 --> 00:40:37,535 KNOW YOU WALKED THROUGH THIS 1330 00:40:37,535 --> 00:40:39,370 DURING THE PRESENTATION FROM THE 1331 00:40:39,370 --> 00:40:41,939 LIGHT BLUE OF WHAT THE 2021 1332 00:40:41,939 --> 00:40:44,542 STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN WAS AND 1333 00:40:44,542 --> 00:40:45,676 THEN WHAT THE RATES WERE, AND 1334 00:40:45,676 --> 00:40:47,511 THEN THE UPDATE OF THE DARKER 1335 00:40:47,511 --> 00:40:50,848 BLUE OF WHAT WAS PROPOSED AND 1336 00:40:50,848 --> 00:40:52,249 WHERE WE'RE AT. I UNDERSTAND 1337 00:40:52,249 --> 00:40:55,953 THAT WE HAVE A LOWER AVERAGE 1338 00:40:55,953 --> 00:40:58,456 RATE INCREASE COMPARED TO THE 1339 00:40:58,456 --> 00:40:59,089 STRATEGIC PLAN, BUT I DO SEE ONE 1340 00:40:59,089 --> 00:41:00,324 OF THOSE ORANGE LINES A LITTLE 1341 00:41:00,324 --> 00:41:01,659 BIT HIGHER THAN THE BLUE LINE. 1342 00:41:01,659 --> 00:41:04,295 SO CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH JUST 1343 00:41:04,295 --> 00:41:06,063 ONE MORE TIME TO BRING ATTENTION 1344 00:41:06,063 --> 00:41:07,498 TO THE GOOD WORK THAT YOU, THE 1345 00:41:07,498 --> 00:41:12,136 SPU, HAS DONE TO MANAGE BONDS, 1346 00:41:12,136 --> 00:41:12,937 TO MANAGE COSTS? WALK US THROUGH 1347 00:41:12,937 --> 00:41:15,072 THIS ONE MORE TIME, PLEASE. 1348 00:41:15,072 --> 00:41:17,408 -- SURE. I THINK WHAT YOU SEE 1349 00:41:17,408 --> 00:41:18,042 THERE IS, WELL, THERE'S, 1350 00:41:18,042 --> 00:41:19,376 THERE'S TWO PARTS TO IT. SO 1351 00:41:19,376 --> 00:41:20,744 THEY'RE BOTH IN THE THREE YEAR 1352 00:41:20,744 --> 00:41:21,412 PERIOD THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING 1353 00:41:21,412 --> 00:41:24,381 RATES FOR. SO THEY'VE KEPT THIS 1354 00:41:24,381 --> 00:41:25,516 4.3 CONSISTENT ACROSS THE THREE 1355 00:41:25,516 --> 00:41:28,118 YEARS., PART OF THAT IS,, 1356 00:41:28,118 --> 00:41:28,953 BECAUSE OF THE RATE SMOOTHING 1357 00:41:28,953 --> 00:41:30,187 THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING, RIGHT 1358 00:41:30,187 --> 00:41:32,857 TO KEEP IT RATES FROM SPIKING 1359 00:41:32,857 --> 00:41:35,359 TOO HIGH OR TOO LOW., SO DURING 1360 00:41:35,359 --> 00:41:36,660 THAT THREE YEAR PERIOD, EVEN 1361 00:41:36,660 --> 00:41:38,229 THOUGH YOU SEE THE 2028, THAT IS 1362 00:41:38,229 --> 00:41:39,697 A LITTLE BIT HIGHER. THE 1363 00:41:39,697 --> 00:41:40,297 CUMULATIVE INCREASE OVER THAT 1364 00:41:40,297 --> 00:41:42,833 THREE YEAR PERIOD IS LOWER THAN 1365 00:41:42,833 --> 00:41:43,601 WAS ADOPTED IN THE STRATEGIC 1366 00:41:43,601 --> 00:41:45,803 BUSINESS PLAN. AND THEN THE 1367 00:41:45,803 --> 00:41:46,737 SLIDE, I DON'T HAVE IT READY FOR 1368 00:41:46,737 --> 00:41:48,706 YOU THIS TIME, BUT WHAT THEY 1369 00:41:48,706 --> 00:41:50,274 PRESENTED LAST TIME, THE 1370 00:41:50,274 --> 00:41:51,408 COMMITTEE, EVEN OVER THE SIX 1371 00:41:51,408 --> 00:41:53,510 YEAR PERIOD, IF YOU BLEND THE 1372 00:41:53,510 --> 00:41:55,045 PROPOSED WATER RATES AMONG THE 1373 00:41:55,045 --> 00:41:56,146 WITH THE DRAINAGE AND WASTEWATER 1374 00:41:56,146 --> 00:41:57,114 RATES AND THE SOLID WASTE, SOLID 1375 00:41:57,114 --> 00:41:59,750 WASTE RATES, THE AVERAGE OVER 1376 00:41:59,750 --> 00:42:01,852 THE SIX YEAR PERIOD CUMULATIVELY 1377 00:42:01,852 --> 00:42:03,454 IS ALSO DECREASING FROM WHAT THE 1378 00:42:03,454 --> 00:42:06,223 UTILITY DID. SO TO YOUR POINT, 1379 00:42:06,223 --> 00:42:07,892 THEY'RE TRYING TO BE 1380 00:42:07,892 --> 00:42:10,261 RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS., SOME 1381 00:42:10,261 --> 00:42:10,961 BENEFIT FROM A MORE BENEFICIAL 1382 00:42:10,961 --> 00:42:12,930 CONSTRUCTION MARKET., SO BIDS 1383 00:42:12,930 --> 00:42:14,098 ARE COMING IN A LITTLE BIT LOWER 1384 00:42:14,098 --> 00:42:16,634 THAN ENGINEER'S ESTIMATES. AND 1385 00:42:16,634 --> 00:42:23,007 THEN OBVIOUSLY THEY PLAN TO 1386 00:42:23,007 --> 00:42:24,008 HAVE, THEY PLAN CONSERVATIVELY. 1387 00:42:24,008 --> 00:42:24,975 SO WHEN OUR BOND RATES STAY GOOD 1388 00:42:24,975 --> 00:42:25,676 AND EVERYTHING IS HEALTHY, THEN 1389 00:42:25,676 --> 00:42:26,343 WE'RE GETTING BETTER RATES ON 1390 00:42:26,343 --> 00:42:27,144 OUR DEBT SERVICE AS WELL. 1391 00:42:27,144 --> 00:42:28,746 -- AND THIS IS EXCUSE ME, THIS 1392 00:42:28,746 --> 00:42:32,983 IS REALLY GOOD NEWS BEYOND JUST 1393 00:42:32,983 --> 00:42:33,584 US PLANNING AGAINST OURSELVES 1394 00:42:33,584 --> 00:42:34,919 AND COMING IN WITH BETTER 1395 00:42:34,919 --> 00:42:37,087 OUTCOMES, MORE AFFORDABLE 1396 00:42:37,087 --> 00:42:38,756 OUTCOMES FOR SEATTLEITES, I 1397 00:42:38,756 --> 00:42:40,624 NOTICE THAT THERE'S A COMPARISON 1398 00:42:40,624 --> 00:42:41,292 CHART ATTACHED TO THE LEGISTAR 1399 00:42:41,292 --> 00:42:43,694 ITEM HERE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU 1400 00:42:43,694 --> 00:42:44,561 HAVE IT HANDY, BUT I CAN JUST 1401 00:42:44,561 --> 00:42:46,263 SPEAK TO IT IF YOU DON'T. 1402 00:42:46,263 --> 00:42:48,265 SHOWING OUR AVERAGE MONTHLY BILL 1403 00:42:48,265 --> 00:42:53,337 COMPARED TO OUR NEIGHBORS, ONLY 1404 00:42:53,337 --> 00:42:55,472 REDMOND IS LOWER., I'LL DIG IN. 1405 00:42:55,472 --> 00:42:57,975 WHY? REDMOND IS BEATING US ON 1406 00:42:57,975 --> 00:42:58,876 THE CHARGE THERE LATER, BUT NOT 1407 00:42:58,876 --> 00:43:00,577 FOR TODAY. THIS IS JUST A REALLY 1408 00:43:00,577 --> 00:43:03,480 IMPORTANT TO SLIDE TO SHOW THAT 1409 00:43:03,480 --> 00:43:06,517 BEYOND US HITTING, MAKING 1410 00:43:06,517 --> 00:43:11,355 REALISTIC TARGETS, BEING ABLE TO 1411 00:43:11,355 --> 00:43:11,922 ACHIEVE BELOW THOSE TARGETS 1412 00:43:11,922 --> 00:43:13,223 ACROSS NOT JUST THIS LINE OF 1413 00:43:13,223 --> 00:43:14,725 SERVICE, BUT ALL THREE LINES OF 1414 00:43:14,725 --> 00:43:16,493 SERVICE. AND THEN IN COMPARISON 1415 00:43:16,493 --> 00:43:20,898 TO OUR NEIGHBORS, WE'RE STILL 1416 00:43:20,898 --> 00:43:21,932 DOING REALLY WELL. I GUESS I 1417 00:43:21,932 --> 00:43:24,168 DON'T HAVE A QUESTION. I'M JUST 1418 00:43:24,168 --> 00:43:25,135 WALKING. I JUST WANTED TO BRING 1419 00:43:25,135 --> 00:43:27,104 SOME FINAL ATTENTION TO THIS TO 1420 00:43:27,104 --> 00:43:28,706 HIGHLIGHT THE GOOD WORK OF 1421 00:43:28,706 --> 00:43:30,941 SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES FOR NOT 1422 00:43:30,941 --> 00:43:33,677 ONLY CREATING TARGETS THAT THAT 1423 00:43:33,677 --> 00:43:35,112 ARE REALISTIC, BUT THEN DOING 1424 00:43:35,112 --> 00:43:37,748 BETTER THAN THEM., THIS IS WHEN 1425 00:43:37,748 --> 00:43:40,384 WE TALK ABOUT AFFORDABILITY. 1426 00:43:40,384 --> 00:43:41,986 WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT 1427 00:43:41,986 --> 00:43:42,519 AFFORDABILITY THROUGH THE 1428 00:43:42,519 --> 00:43:44,221 UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM. BUT NO 1429 00:43:44,221 --> 00:43:48,258 MATTER IF YOU ARE OR ARE NOT ON 1430 00:43:48,258 --> 00:43:50,828 THAT UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM, 1431 00:43:50,828 --> 00:43:51,428 ADDITIONAL RATE INCREASES CAN 1432 00:43:51,428 --> 00:43:52,696 IMPACT YOUR BOTTOM LINE. AND SO 1433 00:43:52,696 --> 00:43:55,332 THAT'S WHERE I'M JUST HERE 1434 00:43:55,332 --> 00:43:56,233 SINGING YOUR PRAISES FOR DOING 1435 00:43:56,233 --> 00:43:59,837 GOOD WORK AND BRINGING US RATES 1436 00:43:59,837 --> 00:44:01,338 THAT ARE LOWER THAN WHAT WE SAID 1437 00:44:01,338 --> 00:44:04,174 WE MIGHT DO. AND SO I REALLY 1438 00:44:04,174 --> 00:44:04,708 APPRECIATE THAT. COUNCIL 1439 00:44:04,708 --> 00:44:06,510 PRESIDENT, WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO 1440 00:44:06,510 --> 00:44:08,846 MOVE MY AMENDMENT TO THIS BILL 1441 00:44:08,846 --> 00:44:09,146 RIGHT NOW? 1442 00:44:09,146 --> 00:44:10,080 -- THAT WOULD BE GREAT. BUT I 1443 00:44:10,080 --> 00:44:11,982 THINK WE WERE GOING TO HEAR 1444 00:44:11,982 --> 00:44:12,883 INFORMATION FROM MARIA. WAS THAT 1445 00:44:12,883 --> 00:44:13,717 CORRECT? 1446 00:44:13,717 --> 00:44:15,652 -- OH, YEAH. SORRY, I JUST 1447 00:44:15,652 --> 00:44:15,886 JUMPED. 1448 00:44:15,886 --> 00:44:17,821 -- ACTUALLY TEED UP MY SLIDE 1449 00:44:17,821 --> 00:44:19,690 QUITE WELL. THANK YOU. 1450 00:44:19,690 --> 00:44:20,958 -- THAT'S OKAY. AND THEN WE'LL 1451 00:44:20,958 --> 00:44:21,659 DO YOUR AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. GO 1452 00:44:21,659 --> 00:44:21,992 AHEAD MARIA. 1453 00:44:21,992 --> 00:44:23,427 -- SO AT THE REQUEST OF 1454 00:44:23,427 --> 00:44:24,828 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WE DO HAVE 1455 00:44:24,828 --> 00:44:26,697 REGIONAL WATER BILL COMPARISONS. 1456 00:44:26,697 --> 00:44:28,532 YOU KNOW THIS IS THE AVERAGE 1457 00:44:28,532 --> 00:44:30,034 MONTHLY BILL FOR EACH OF OUR 1458 00:44:30,034 --> 00:44:31,802 REGIONAL NEIGHBORS. AND YOU DO 1459 00:44:31,802 --> 00:44:34,905 NOTE THAT AS HE SAID, SEATTLE IS 1460 00:44:34,905 --> 00:44:38,442 SECOND TO ONLY REDMOND., WE HAVE 1461 00:44:38,442 --> 00:44:40,544 BEEN VERY AGGRESSIVE IN HITTING 1462 00:44:40,544 --> 00:44:42,346 IN OUR MAINTAINING AND MANAGING 1463 00:44:42,346 --> 00:44:43,647 OUR SYSTEM. SO WE DON'T WAIT TO 1464 00:44:43,647 --> 00:44:46,684 GET OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 1465 00:44:46,684 --> 00:44:47,785 IN., WE'VE BEEN AHEAD OF THE 1466 00:44:47,785 --> 00:44:48,419 GAME WITH A LOT OF THEM, EVEN 1467 00:44:48,419 --> 00:44:50,721 THOUGH WE HAVE A LARGER SYSTEM 1468 00:44:50,721 --> 00:44:53,791 THAN MANY OF THESE, WE HAVE 1469 00:44:53,791 --> 00:44:55,025 TRIED TO ACTIVELY MANAGE OUR 1470 00:44:55,025 --> 00:44:56,894 SYSTEM AND ACTIVELY BE STEWARDS 1471 00:44:56,894 --> 00:44:58,629 OF OUR FINANCIALS AS WELL. SO WE 1472 00:44:58,629 --> 00:45:00,764 DO MAINTAIN WE'RE AAA RATED. WE 1473 00:45:00,764 --> 00:45:02,633 MAINTAIN THOSE. WE TAKE 1474 00:45:02,633 --> 00:45:04,868 ADVANTAGE OF BOND REFUNDING WHEN 1475 00:45:04,868 --> 00:45:06,570 WE CAN, AND WE DO WHAT WE CAN 1476 00:45:06,570 --> 00:45:09,673 FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND 1477 00:45:09,673 --> 00:45:10,307 GETTING THOSE GETTING RATES AS 1478 00:45:10,307 --> 00:45:11,375 LOW AS POSSIBLE. SO THE RESULT 1479 00:45:11,375 --> 00:45:13,977 IS COMBINED WITH A STELLAR 1480 00:45:13,977 --> 00:45:16,914 CONSERVATION ETHOS THAT CITY OF 1481 00:45:16,914 --> 00:45:18,382 SEATTLE RESIDENTS PARTAKE IN IS. 1482 00:45:18,382 --> 00:45:20,084 SEATTLE DOES HAVE A TYPICAL 1483 00:45:20,084 --> 00:45:23,053 AVERAGE MONTHLY BILL FOR SINGLE 1484 00:45:23,053 --> 00:45:25,789 FAMILY RESIDENTS OF $50.71. 1485 00:45:25,789 --> 00:45:26,457 REDMOND PART OF THEIR BILL BEING 1486 00:45:26,457 --> 00:45:27,091 LOWER IS THEY HAVE A LOT OF 1487 00:45:27,091 --> 00:45:29,526 THEIR OWN WATER IN VARIOUS 1488 00:45:29,526 --> 00:45:35,499 AQUIFERS. SO YES. ANY FURTHER 1489 00:45:35,499 --> 00:45:35,799 QUESTIONS? 1490 00:45:35,799 --> 00:45:36,633 -- SO IT COMES DOWN TO 1491 00:45:36,633 --> 00:45:39,837 REDMOND'S GOOD SPRINGS. 1492 00:45:39,837 --> 00:45:41,872 -- YES, YES. PART OF THEIR 1493 00:45:41,872 --> 00:45:42,206 SUPPLY. YES. 1494 00:45:42,206 --> 00:45:43,207 -- WONDERFUL. WELL, JUST REALLY 1495 00:45:43,207 --> 00:45:44,742 GOOD WORK. THANK YOU FOR 1496 00:45:44,742 --> 00:45:45,375 BRINGING THIS ADDITIONAL SLIDE 1497 00:45:45,375 --> 00:45:48,612 AND DOING THE ADDITIONAL WORK ON 1498 00:45:48,612 --> 00:45:49,179 BEHALF OF SEATTLEITES. JOB 1499 00:45:49,179 --> 00:45:50,748 REALLY WELL DONE. THANK YOU 1500 00:45:50,748 --> 00:45:51,081 -- AND MAYBE. 1501 00:45:51,081 --> 00:45:52,049 -- THE 1502 00:45:52,049 --> 00:45:53,150 -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 1503 00:45:53,150 --> 00:45:57,554 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. OKAY. NO. 1504 00:45:57,554 --> 00:45:58,455 SO WE HAVE THIS BILL BEFORE US 1505 00:45:58,455 --> 00:46:00,524 WHERE WE HAVE AN AMENDMENT FROM 1506 00:46:00,524 --> 00:46:01,658 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, AND I'M 1507 00:46:01,658 --> 00:46:03,560 JUST CHECKING WITH MEMBERS 1508 00:46:03,560 --> 00:46:06,230 BECAUSE WE ARE WE HAVE THE 1509 00:46:06,230 --> 00:46:06,864 SCHEDULED FOR POSSIBLE VOTE. AND 1510 00:46:06,864 --> 00:46:07,931 I JUST WANT TO CHECK TO SEE IF 1511 00:46:07,931 --> 00:46:10,267 THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE FEEL 1512 00:46:10,267 --> 00:46:11,201 LIKE WE CAN GET OUT OF COMMITTEE 1513 00:46:11,201 --> 00:46:14,271 TODAY. I SEE THUMBS UP. 1514 00:46:14,271 --> 00:46:15,606 -- I DO HAVE A QUESTION. 1515 00:46:15,606 --> 00:46:16,473 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 1516 00:46:16,473 --> 00:46:17,040 -- WELL. 1517 00:46:17,040 --> 00:46:20,210 -- I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT 1518 00:46:20,210 --> 00:46:20,711 THESE TRANSFERRING THE 1519 00:46:20,711 --> 00:46:21,812 INSPECTIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT 1520 00:46:21,812 --> 00:46:24,948 AND WHAT CONSEQUENCE THAT WOULD 1521 00:46:24,948 --> 00:46:27,084 HAVE FOR THE DEPARTMENT. I KNOW 1522 00:46:27,084 --> 00:46:29,319 WE TALKED ABOUT THE, THE 1523 00:46:29,319 --> 00:46:31,255 POTENTIAL MONEY ASPECTS WITH THE 1524 00:46:31,255 --> 00:46:34,858 BUDGET, BUT WHAT I MEAN, I STILL 1525 00:46:34,858 --> 00:46:36,860 DON'T KNOW, LIKE. 1526 00:46:36,860 --> 00:46:37,694 -- YEAH., I'LL TAKE A MOMENT 1527 00:46:37,694 --> 00:46:40,497 JUST TO TRY TO TRY TO SEPARATE 1528 00:46:40,497 --> 00:46:41,165 THE ISSUE FROM WHAT'S ACTUALLY 1529 00:46:41,165 --> 00:46:43,200 BEFORE THE COUNCIL TODAY. SO THE 1530 00:46:43,200 --> 00:46:44,334 WATER RATES, LIKE ANY RATE 1531 00:46:44,334 --> 00:46:45,569 PACKAGE, IT'S BASED ON A WHOLE 1532 00:46:45,569 --> 00:46:47,804 BUNCH OF ASSUMPTIONS THAT GO 1533 00:46:47,804 --> 00:46:49,306 INTO HOW THEY'RE FORECASTING 1534 00:46:49,306 --> 00:46:50,140 RATES, BOTH WHAT WE'LL SPEND ON 1535 00:46:50,140 --> 00:46:51,642 CAPITAL, WHAT THE OPERATING AND 1536 00:46:51,642 --> 00:46:53,577 MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE WILL BE, 1537 00:46:53,577 --> 00:46:54,378 WHAT INFLATION WILL BE. SO 1538 00:46:54,378 --> 00:46:56,146 THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF, OF 1539 00:46:56,146 --> 00:46:59,449 FACTORS THAT GO INTO IT. SO THE, 1540 00:46:59,449 --> 00:47:00,184 AS I CAN SWITCH THE SLIDE AS 1541 00:47:00,184 --> 00:47:03,654 WELL. BUT, AS WAS SAID, THE 1542 00:47:03,654 --> 00:47:09,326 ASSUMPTION BUILT INTO THE WATER 1543 00:47:09,326 --> 00:47:10,394 RATE STUDY. SO WHEN STAFF AT SPU 1544 00:47:10,394 --> 00:47:11,728 EARLIER THIS YEAR WAS GOING 1545 00:47:11,728 --> 00:47:15,866 THROUGH THAT PROCESS, THEY BUILT 1546 00:47:15,866 --> 00:47:17,768 IN APPROXIMATELY $273,000 AS 1547 00:47:17,768 --> 00:47:19,536 ADDITIONAL COST EACH YEAR FOR 1548 00:47:19,536 --> 00:47:20,304 THIS PROGRAM. THAT IS A DROP IN 1549 00:47:20,304 --> 00:47:22,272 THE BUCKET. IF THE COUNCIL IN 1550 00:47:22,272 --> 00:47:24,708 THE FALL OR WHENEVER THE 1551 00:47:24,708 --> 00:47:25,342 PROPOSAL, ASSUMING IT COMES FROM 1552 00:47:25,342 --> 00:47:26,210 THE EXECUTIVE, HAPPENS. IF THE 1553 00:47:26,210 --> 00:47:26,910 COUNCIL SAID, NOPE, WE DON'T 1554 00:47:26,910 --> 00:47:27,778 WANT TO TRANSFER IT, WE'RE NOT 1555 00:47:27,778 --> 00:47:30,013 GOING TO DO IT. IT WOULDN'T 1556 00:47:30,013 --> 00:47:31,715 ACTUALLY FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE. 1557 00:47:31,715 --> 00:47:32,316 LIKE I HAD THIS CONVERSATION 1558 00:47:32,316 --> 00:47:33,083 WITH SPU. THEY WOULDN'T 1559 00:47:33,083 --> 00:47:34,451 RECOMMEND THAT WE ADJUST THE 1560 00:47:34,451 --> 00:47:36,086 RATE PACKAGE FOR THE NEXT THREE 1561 00:47:36,086 --> 00:47:39,156 YEARS. EVEN WITH THAT AMOUNT OF 1562 00:47:39,156 --> 00:47:40,524 MONEY. SO, I THINK IN TERMS OF 1563 00:47:40,524 --> 00:47:42,492 THE KIND OF CADENCE OF THINGS OR 1564 00:47:42,492 --> 00:47:43,794 THE SEQUENCE, I THINK TODAY'S 1565 00:47:43,794 --> 00:47:45,495 ACTION, IT IS INFORMATIVE THAT 1566 00:47:45,495 --> 00:47:47,598 THIS IS BUILT IN. WE KNOW THAT 1567 00:47:47,598 --> 00:47:48,599 IT'S THERE., BUT IT'S NOT SUCH 1568 00:47:48,599 --> 00:47:50,500 A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT IT 1569 00:47:50,500 --> 00:47:50,834 WOULD IMPACT. 1570 00:47:50,834 --> 00:47:51,869 -- IT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S GOING 1571 00:47:51,869 --> 00:47:53,737 TO HAPPEN. IT'S JUST ALLOWING IT 1572 00:47:53,737 --> 00:47:55,672 TO HAPPEN. IF, IF THAT'S WHAT WE 1573 00:47:55,672 --> 00:47:58,075 SHOULD WANT TO DO IN THE FALL. 1574 00:47:58,075 --> 00:47:59,276 IS THAT RIGHT? SO THAT WE CAN GO 1575 00:47:59,276 --> 00:48:01,411 AHEAD AND PASS THESE WATER RATES 1576 00:48:01,411 --> 00:48:03,347 NOW VERSUS WAITING. WE'RE JUST 1577 00:48:03,347 --> 00:48:04,381 SAYING THIS COULD HAPPEN. AND IF 1578 00:48:04,381 --> 00:48:07,885 IT DOES, WE'RE OKAY WITH THAT 1579 00:48:07,885 --> 00:48:10,120 SCENARIO. BUT WE WOULD STILL 1580 00:48:10,120 --> 00:48:12,089 HAVE TO PASS THE BUDGET AND 1581 00:48:12,089 --> 00:48:13,724 FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH THAT WOULD 1582 00:48:13,724 --> 00:48:15,859 BE CORRECT. AND IT DOESN'T EVEN 1583 00:48:15,859 --> 00:48:17,094 MEAN THAT IT'S GOING TO 1584 00:48:17,094 --> 00:48:18,795 TRANSFER FOR FOR. 1585 00:48:18,795 --> 00:48:19,196 -- IT DOESN'T. 1586 00:48:19,196 --> 00:48:20,197 -- DEFINITIVELY, RIGHT? 1587 00:48:20,197 --> 00:48:21,665 -- THE EXECUTIVE MIGHT DECIDE 1588 00:48:21,665 --> 00:48:22,232 THROUGH CONVERSATIONS. THEY 1589 00:48:22,232 --> 00:48:23,267 DON'T WANT TO SWITCH IT, AND IT 1590 00:48:23,267 --> 00:48:24,868 WOULD STILL BE FULLY FUNDED. 1591 00:48:24,868 --> 00:48:26,703 -- YEAH. GOT IT. YEAH. OKAY. 1592 00:48:26,703 --> 00:48:28,205 THANK YOU. 1593 00:48:28,205 --> 00:48:28,472 -- YEAH. 1594 00:48:28,472 --> 00:48:30,274 -- OKAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU. 1595 00:48:30,274 --> 00:48:31,942 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, THE DUE 1596 00:48:31,942 --> 00:48:32,509 DILIGENCE OF COUNCILMEMBER 1597 00:48:32,509 --> 00:48:34,778 RIVERA IS ALWAYS ON POINT. SO 1598 00:48:34,778 --> 00:48:36,546 I'M GOING TO MOVE THE COMMITTEE 1599 00:48:36,546 --> 00:48:37,147 RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL 1600 00:48:37,147 --> 00:48:39,983 BILL ONE, TWO, ONE, 245. IS 1601 00:48:39,983 --> 00:48:41,118 THERE A SECOND? 1602 00:48:41,118 --> 00:48:41,585 -- SECOND. 1603 00:48:41,585 --> 00:48:42,653 -- THANK YOU, THANK YOU. IT'S 1604 00:48:42,653 --> 00:48:45,155 BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO 1605 00:48:45,155 --> 00:48:46,890 RECOMMEND THE PASSAGE OF THE 1606 00:48:46,890 --> 00:48:48,525 BILL. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS YOU 1607 00:48:48,525 --> 00:48:50,193 ARE RECOGNIZED TO MOVE YOUR 1608 00:48:50,193 --> 00:48:50,494 AMENDMENT. 1609 00:48:50,494 --> 00:48:52,829 -- URG. SORRY, I GOT CONFUSED 1610 00:48:52,829 --> 00:48:53,430 WITH ROBERT'S RULES FOR THE 1611 00:48:53,430 --> 00:48:55,565 SECOND TIME IN A ROW THERE. I 1612 00:48:55,565 --> 00:48:56,633 WOULD LIKE TO MOVE AMENDMENT 1613 00:48:56,633 --> 00:49:00,170 ONE, VERSION ONE TO COUNCIL BILL 1614 00:49:00,170 --> 00:49:02,806 ONE, TWO, 145. 1615 00:49:02,806 --> 00:49:04,474 -- A SECOND. IT'S BEEN. IT'S 1616 00:49:04,474 --> 00:49:05,776 BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND 1617 00:49:05,776 --> 00:49:07,611 THE BILL AS PRESENTED ON 1618 00:49:07,611 --> 00:49:08,945 AMENDMENT ONE. COUNCILMEMBER 1619 00:49:08,945 --> 00:49:09,813 STRAUSS SPONSOR. YOU ARE 1620 00:49:09,813 --> 00:49:11,048 RECOGNIZED TO. IN ORDER TO 1621 00:49:11,048 --> 00:49:11,348 ADDRESS IT. 1622 00:49:11,348 --> 00:49:12,482 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 1623 00:49:12,482 --> 00:49:14,751 I'M GLAD, MADE MY HEART PAUSE 1624 00:49:14,751 --> 00:49:16,520 THERE FOR A MOMENT. IF I MIGHT 1625 00:49:16,520 --> 00:49:17,988 NOT GET A SECOND ON THIS 1626 00:49:17,988 --> 00:49:18,622 IMPORTANT AMENDMENT THAT BRINGS 1627 00:49:18,622 --> 00:49:21,224 THIS, PROGRAM IN LINE WITH THE 1628 00:49:21,224 --> 00:49:24,695 UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM CHANGES 1629 00:49:24,695 --> 00:49:26,496 THAT WE MADE JUST A FEW WEEKS 1630 00:49:26,496 --> 00:49:31,601 AGO AS RELATED TO THE REVENUE, 1631 00:49:31,601 --> 00:49:32,169 REVENUE STABILIZATION FUND. 1632 00:49:32,169 --> 00:49:33,337 PRETTY TECHNICAL, JUST IN LINE 1633 00:49:33,337 --> 00:49:34,204 WITH THE OTHER TWO THAT WE 1634 00:49:34,204 --> 00:49:36,206 PASSED TODAY. 1635 00:49:36,206 --> 00:49:37,541 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU, 1636 00:49:37,541 --> 00:49:39,576 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. DON'T 1637 00:49:39,576 --> 00:49:40,811 WORRY. YOU GOT A SECOND FOR ME? 1638 00:49:40,811 --> 00:49:41,745 WE'RE ALL GOOD. YOU HAVE A 1639 00:49:41,745 --> 00:49:43,847 SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH ON 1640 00:49:43,847 --> 00:49:45,215 THIS ONE., COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE 1641 00:49:45,215 --> 00:49:47,818 ANY OTHER COMMENTS REGARDING 1642 00:49:47,818 --> 00:49:50,387 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AMENDMENT? 1643 00:49:50,387 --> 00:49:52,756 OKAY, AWESOME. IF THERE'S NO 1644 00:49:52,756 --> 00:49:54,191 COMMENTS, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 1645 00:49:54,191 --> 00:49:56,760 CALL THE ROLL ON AMENDMENT 1646 00:49:56,760 --> 00:49:57,060 NUMBER ONE. 1647 00:49:57,060 --> 00:50:01,064 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. I 1648 00:50:01,064 --> 00:50:01,565 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. I 1649 00:50:01,565 --> 00:50:03,667 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. AYE VICE 1650 00:50:03,667 --> 00:50:05,569 CHAIR JUAREZ. I HOLLINGSWORTH. 1651 00:50:05,569 --> 00:50:06,570 -- YES. 1652 00:50:06,570 --> 00:50:07,537 -- FIVE IN FAVOR AND NONE 1653 00:50:07,537 --> 00:50:07,804 OPPOSED. 1654 00:50:07,804 --> 00:50:09,272 -- MOTION CARRIES. AMENDMENT ONE 1655 00:50:09,272 --> 00:50:11,875 IS ADOPTED. ARE THERE ANY FINAL 1656 00:50:11,875 --> 00:50:12,476 COMMENTS REGARDING THE BILL? 1657 00:50:12,476 --> 00:50:14,811 COUNCIL BILL ONE, TWO, ONE, TWO, 1658 00:50:14,811 --> 00:50:16,913 FOUR, FIVE SEEING NONE. CLERK 1659 00:50:16,913 --> 00:50:19,950 WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? 1660 00:50:19,950 --> 00:50:20,484 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 1661 00:50:20,484 --> 00:50:21,418 -- AYE. 1662 00:50:21,418 --> 00:50:21,952 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 1663 00:50:21,952 --> 00:50:23,286 -- AYE. 1664 00:50:23,286 --> 00:50:23,820 -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 1665 00:50:23,820 --> 00:50:26,523 -- AYE. 1666 00:50:26,523 --> 00:50:28,525 -- VICE CHAIR JUAREZ. I CHAIR 1667 00:50:28,525 --> 00:50:28,892 HOLLINGSWORTH. 1668 00:50:28,892 --> 00:50:29,126 -- YES. 1669 00:50:29,126 --> 00:50:31,294 -- FIVE IN FAVOR. NONE OPPOSED. 1670 00:50:31,294 --> 00:50:31,895 -- MOTION CARRIES. COMMITTEE 1671 00:50:31,895 --> 00:50:32,529 RECOMMENDATION TO PASS. THE BILL 1672 00:50:32,529 --> 00:50:34,564 WILL BE SENT TO AUGUST 4th. CITY 1673 00:50:34,564 --> 00:50:37,100 COUNCIL MEETING. BUT IF PEOPLE 1674 00:50:37,100 --> 00:50:37,701 NEED MORE TIME, DON'T MIND 1675 00:50:37,701 --> 00:50:38,468 BUMPING IT TO THE 11th. BUT I 1676 00:50:38,468 --> 00:50:40,737 WILL TALK TO YOU ALL ABOUT THAT. 1677 00:50:40,737 --> 00:50:41,838 BUT RIGHT NOW STANDS AS THE 1678 00:50:41,838 --> 00:50:43,073 FOURTH. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. 1679 00:50:43,073 --> 00:50:45,709 THANK YOU. MR.. GOOD NIGHT. AND 1680 00:50:45,709 --> 00:50:47,677 MARIA. APPRECIATE YOU. ALL 1681 00:50:47,677 --> 00:50:49,780 RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO JUMP 1682 00:50:49,780 --> 00:50:50,747 ALONG TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 1683 00:50:50,747 --> 00:50:52,082 FOUR. AND THANK YOU, 1684 00:50:52,082 --> 00:50:52,983 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, FOR ALL 1685 00:50:52,983 --> 00:50:54,117 THE AMENDMENTS THAT YOU BROUGHT 1686 00:50:54,117 --> 00:50:55,552 TODAY. JUST KEEPING US IN 1687 00:50:55,552 --> 00:50:56,720 ALIGNMENT, WHICH IS GREAT. JUST 1688 00:50:56,720 --> 00:51:00,123 CHANGING DATES, MAKING SURE THAT 1689 00:51:00,123 --> 00:51:00,724 WE ARE CROSSING OUR T'S AND 1690 00:51:00,724 --> 00:51:03,827 DOTTING OUR EYES. WILL THE CLERK 1691 00:51:03,827 --> 00:51:04,428 PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER FOUR 1692 00:51:04,428 --> 00:51:06,396 INTO THE RECORD.? 1693 00:51:06,396 --> 00:51:08,632 -- AGENDA ITEM FOR INFO ITEM 1694 00:51:08,632 --> 00:51:10,067 2889 RESPONSE TO STATEMENT OF 1695 00:51:10,067 --> 00:51:14,271 LEGISLATIVE INTENT I TD 010 S 1696 00:51:14,271 --> 00:51:14,738 EIGHT TWO. ARTIFICIAL 1697 00:51:14,738 --> 00:51:15,672 INTELLIGENCE, INVESTMENT AND 1698 00:51:15,672 --> 00:51:17,407 USAGE REPORT FOR BRIEFING AND 1699 00:51:17,407 --> 00:51:20,710 DISCUSSION. 1700 00:51:20,710 --> 00:51:21,545 -- AWESOME. LOOKING FORWARD TO 1701 00:51:21,545 --> 00:51:24,581 THIS. GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL TODAY. 1702 00:51:24,581 --> 00:51:27,717 AND I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS 1703 00:51:27,717 --> 00:51:30,353 LEGISLATIVE THIS SLIDE WAS FROM 1704 00:51:30,353 --> 00:51:30,954 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK., WAS IT 1705 00:51:30,954 --> 00:51:32,122 COUNCIL? IT WAS. COUNCILMEMBER 1706 00:51:32,122 --> 00:51:34,224 RINCK. CORRECT. AWESOME. AND I 1707 00:51:34,224 --> 00:51:35,225 BELIEVE SHE MIGHT BE JOINING US 1708 00:51:35,225 --> 00:51:36,493 TODAY, BUT LOOKING FORWARD TO 1709 00:51:36,493 --> 00:51:39,696 HEARING AN UPDATE FROM OUR 1710 00:51:39,696 --> 00:51:41,598 PHENOMENAL I.T. DEPARTMENT. 1711 00:51:41,598 --> 00:51:42,199 PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR 1712 00:51:42,199 --> 00:51:43,733 THE RECORD, AND YOU CAN GO AHEAD 1713 00:51:43,733 --> 00:51:46,436 AND START. 1714 00:51:46,436 --> 00:51:48,071 -- THANK YOU., MY NAME IS 1715 00:51:48,071 --> 00:51:50,006 SHANNON SMITH. I AM THE CHIEF 1716 00:51:50,006 --> 00:51:52,642 TECHNOLOGY OFFICER FOR THE CITY 1717 00:51:52,642 --> 00:51:52,943 OF SEATTLE. 1718 00:51:52,943 --> 00:51:55,078 -- MY NAME IS LISA CHAN. I AM 1719 00:51:55,078 --> 00:51:56,413 THE CITY AI OFFICER. 1720 00:51:56,413 --> 00:51:58,014 -- GOOD MORNING. COUNCILMEMBERS. 1721 00:51:58,014 --> 00:51:59,616 WILLIAM SMITH, CHIEF OF STAFF. 1722 00:51:59,616 --> 00:52:00,984 -- AWESOME. WELCOME. 1723 00:52:00,984 --> 00:52:02,552 -- THANK YOU. WELL, FIRST, I 1724 00:52:02,552 --> 00:52:04,488 WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL 1725 00:52:04,488 --> 00:52:06,389 PRESIDENT AND CHAIR 1726 00:52:06,389 --> 00:52:06,857 HOLLINGSWORTH FOR THE 1727 00:52:06,857 --> 00:52:08,592 OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT, AT 1728 00:52:08,592 --> 00:52:10,560 COMMITTEE, THE QUARTERLY AI 1729 00:52:10,560 --> 00:52:11,795 USAGE REPORT. I WOULD ALSO LIKE 1730 00:52:11,795 --> 00:52:15,065 TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR 1731 00:52:15,065 --> 00:52:18,301 SPONSORING THE STATEMENT OF 1732 00:52:18,301 --> 00:52:18,835 LEGISLATIVE INTENT. WHICH 1733 00:52:18,835 --> 00:52:20,937 PRODUCED THIS REPORT. I'D ALSO 1734 00:52:20,937 --> 00:52:22,772 LIKE TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF THE 1735 00:52:22,772 --> 00:52:24,975 GOVERNANCE AND UTILITIES 1736 00:52:24,975 --> 00:52:28,178 COMMITTEE., VICE CHAIR JUAREZ 1737 00:52:28,178 --> 00:52:31,148 AND MEMBERS COUNCILMEMBERS 1738 00:52:31,148 --> 00:52:31,781 KETTLE COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND 1739 00:52:31,781 --> 00:52:33,984 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. SO WITH 1740 00:52:33,984 --> 00:52:35,752 THAT, NEXT SLIDE. SO THERE IS A 1741 00:52:35,752 --> 00:52:37,120 LOT OF INFORMATION ON THESE 1742 00:52:37,120 --> 00:52:38,922 SLIDES. WE WILL GO THROUGH THE 1743 00:52:38,922 --> 00:52:40,624 HIGHLIGHTS. IN ORDER TO LEAVE 1744 00:52:40,624 --> 00:52:42,192 ROOM FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU 1745 00:52:42,192 --> 00:52:45,161 MAY HAVE AT THE END. THIS IS TO 1746 00:52:45,161 --> 00:52:47,030 READ OUT THE WORK THAT WE DID 1747 00:52:47,030 --> 00:52:49,132 FOR THE QUARTERLY REPORT. THAT 1748 00:52:49,132 --> 00:52:50,767 WE HAVE PRESENTED TO COUNCIL. SO 1749 00:52:50,767 --> 00:52:53,270 WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE 1750 00:52:53,270 --> 00:52:55,672 BACKGROUND AND THE RESPONSIBLE 1751 00:52:55,672 --> 00:52:59,142 AI PROGRAM. WE ARE GOING TO GO 1752 00:52:59,142 --> 00:53:00,277 OVER THE INTAKE AND REVIEW 1753 00:53:00,277 --> 00:53:02,746 PROCESS, WHICH WE HAVE DEVELOPED 1754 00:53:02,746 --> 00:53:06,716 AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THEN 1755 00:53:06,716 --> 00:53:08,385 SPEAK TO THE RESPONSE TO THE 1756 00:53:08,385 --> 00:53:11,054 STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE 1757 00:53:11,054 --> 00:53:12,889 INTENT., WORKFORCE UPSKILLING IS 1758 00:53:12,889 --> 00:53:14,558 NOT PART OF THAT RESPONSE, BUT 1759 00:53:14,558 --> 00:53:15,592 WE WANT TO INCLUDE IT BECAUSE WE 1760 00:53:15,592 --> 00:53:18,795 KNOW IT'S AN IMPORTANT TOPIC. 1761 00:53:18,795 --> 00:53:22,899 SO WITH THAT, IN 2025, THE 1762 00:53:22,899 --> 00:53:24,668 COUNCIL ADOPTED THE 26th 1763 00:53:24,668 --> 00:53:27,337 STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT, 1764 00:53:27,337 --> 00:53:27,971 REQUESTING SEATTLEITE PROVIDE A 1765 00:53:27,971 --> 00:53:30,206 SERIES OF REPORTS ON THE CITY'S 1766 00:53:30,206 --> 00:53:33,910 INVESTMENTS IN AND USE OF 1767 00:53:33,910 --> 00:53:37,247 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. SO, WE 1768 00:53:37,247 --> 00:53:41,251 PRESENTED A REPORT, ON 4126. WE 1769 00:53:41,251 --> 00:53:44,888 ARE NOW PRESENTING TO YOU Q2, 1770 00:53:44,888 --> 00:53:45,722 WHICH IS JULY 1st, 26. YOU WILL 1771 00:53:45,722 --> 00:53:48,625 SEE TWO MORE REPORTS, ONE IN 1772 00:53:48,625 --> 00:53:50,794 OCTOBER AND ONE IN DECEMBER., IT 1773 00:53:50,794 --> 00:53:54,331 IS MEANT TO SPEAK TO THE USAGE 1774 00:53:54,331 --> 00:53:56,032 OF AI ACROSS THE CITY 1775 00:53:56,032 --> 00:53:57,767 DEPARTMENTS. THE COST, THE PLANS 1776 00:53:57,767 --> 00:54:00,837 FOR PARTNERSHIPS, BOTH, PRIVATE 1777 00:54:00,837 --> 00:54:02,439 AND PUBLIC AND ACADEMIC, THE 1778 00:54:02,439 --> 00:54:07,611 LESSONS LEARNED AND AGAIN, TO 1779 00:54:07,611 --> 00:54:09,312 SPEAK TO WORKFORCE UPSKILLING 1780 00:54:09,312 --> 00:54:10,614 THE RESPONSIBLE AI PROGRAM IS 1781 00:54:10,614 --> 00:54:13,049 REALLY TO UPHOLD THE CITY'S 1782 00:54:13,049 --> 00:54:14,851 COMMITMENTS TO, IN OUR 1783 00:54:14,851 --> 00:54:16,319 PARTNERSHIP POLICY AND PRACTICE. 1784 00:54:16,319 --> 00:54:17,487 SO THIS IS REALLY FOCUSED ON 1785 00:54:17,487 --> 00:54:22,192 EQUITY, SECURITY, PRIVACY, AND 1786 00:54:22,192 --> 00:54:23,660 COMMUNITY., WE HAVE A NUMBER OF 1787 00:54:23,660 --> 00:54:26,663 LINKS HERE WITH THE, DOCUMENTS 1788 00:54:26,663 --> 00:54:27,931 THAT WE HAVE CREATED IN SUPPORT 1789 00:54:27,931 --> 00:54:30,066 OF OUR RESPONSIBLE AI POLICY. SO 1790 00:54:30,066 --> 00:54:32,769 YOU WILL SEE HERE, WE HAVE BEEN 1791 00:54:32,769 --> 00:54:35,271 DOING THIS WORK FOR QUITE A FEW 1792 00:54:35,271 --> 00:54:38,208 YEARS, EVEN BEFORE THIS 1793 00:54:38,208 --> 00:54:38,808 LEGISLATION, THE FIRST POLICY 1794 00:54:38,808 --> 00:54:41,711 AROUND GENERATIVE AI WAS BACK IN 1795 00:54:41,711 --> 00:54:43,046 OCTOBER 23rd, ONE OF THE FIRST 1796 00:54:43,046 --> 00:54:46,549 IN THE, THE NATION., WE HAVE 1797 00:54:46,549 --> 00:54:47,651 ADDITIONAL POLICIES AND PLANS. 1798 00:54:47,651 --> 00:54:51,021 THIS IS ALL TIED TO THE MAYOR'S 1799 00:54:51,021 --> 00:54:55,258 AI VISION, WHICH SHE RELEASED IN 1800 00:54:55,258 --> 00:54:56,092 MAY OF 26 OF THE I WAS ABOUT TO 1801 00:54:56,092 --> 00:54:56,960 SAY OF THIS YEAR, BUT I JUST 1802 00:54:56,960 --> 00:55:00,063 SAID THAT. SO, WE ALSO APPOINTED 1803 00:55:00,063 --> 00:55:02,932 OUR FIRST CITY AI OFFICER, WHO 1804 00:55:02,932 --> 00:55:04,134 IS WITH ME TODAY TO HELP PRESENT 1805 00:55:04,134 --> 00:55:10,840 THIS WORK. OKAY. SO IN TERMS OF 1806 00:55:10,840 --> 00:55:12,008 GOVERNANCE, AGAIN, WE HAVE A 1807 00:55:12,008 --> 00:55:14,911 NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ITEMS. WE 1808 00:55:14,911 --> 00:55:17,113 HAVE, A TOOLKIT, WE DO A REVIEW, 1809 00:55:17,113 --> 00:55:17,947 WHICH WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT 1810 00:55:17,947 --> 00:55:23,086 TODAY. AND WE HAVE CREATED, IN 1811 00:55:23,086 --> 00:55:25,388 ADDITION TO OUR MAYOR'S 1812 00:55:25,388 --> 00:55:25,889 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 1813 00:55:25,889 --> 00:55:27,490 SUBCABINET, WE ALSO HAVE AN AI 1814 00:55:27,490 --> 00:55:29,526 WORK GROUP, WHICH HAS A NUMBER 1815 00:55:29,526 --> 00:55:31,561 OF DEPARTMENT LEADS WHO ARE 1816 00:55:31,561 --> 00:55:32,996 USING AI OR INTERESTED IN AI, SO 1817 00:55:32,996 --> 00:55:35,298 THAT WE HAVE A COMBINED 1818 00:55:35,298 --> 00:55:36,399 GOVERNANCE AND REVIEW OF THE 1819 00:55:36,399 --> 00:55:40,070 WORK THAT WE'RE DOING. 1820 00:55:40,070 --> 00:55:43,173 STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT. AS I SAID, 1821 00:55:43,173 --> 00:55:44,607 THIS IS ALL ALIGNED WITH THE 1822 00:55:44,607 --> 00:55:47,177 COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES. THE 1823 00:55:47,177 --> 00:55:47,777 MAYOR'S VISION AND WITH THE 1824 00:55:47,777 --> 00:55:50,280 RESPONSIBLE AI WORK THAT WE HAVE 1825 00:55:50,280 --> 00:55:52,282 BEEN DOING. WE WANT TO HELP 1826 00:55:52,282 --> 00:55:54,818 ACCELERATE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT 1827 00:55:54,818 --> 00:55:55,985 CITY SERVICES. I KNOW YOU'VE 1828 00:55:55,985 --> 00:55:57,754 HEARD A LOT ABOUT PERMITTING., 1829 00:55:57,754 --> 00:56:00,290 WE ALSO LOOK AT, CUSTOMER 1830 00:56:00,290 --> 00:56:02,992 SERVICE TOOLS ACCESSIBLE AND 1831 00:56:02,992 --> 00:56:08,198 PLAIN LANGUAGE COMMUNICATIONS 1832 00:56:08,198 --> 00:56:09,065 AND DIGITAL WORKPLACE. WE 1833 00:56:09,065 --> 00:56:09,699 EVALUATE THESE THROUGH A PROOF 1834 00:56:09,699 --> 00:56:11,334 OF VALUE FRAMEWORK. AND WE WORK 1835 00:56:11,334 --> 00:56:14,170 WITH BUSINESSES, OUR LABOR 1836 00:56:14,170 --> 00:56:16,206 UNIONS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO 1837 00:56:16,206 --> 00:56:18,775 DEVELOP THESE PUBLIC POLICIES 1838 00:56:18,775 --> 00:56:20,877 AND ENSURE THAT THE PROTECTIONS 1839 00:56:20,877 --> 00:56:22,278 ARE IN PLACE, THAT WE NEED TO 1840 00:56:22,278 --> 00:56:28,752 HAVE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION. 1841 00:56:28,752 --> 00:56:29,352 WHILE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, 1842 00:56:29,352 --> 00:56:32,789 AGAIN, ARE NOT PART OF THIS, 1843 00:56:32,789 --> 00:56:34,691 OFFICIAL REPORT, WE FEEL THAT IN 1844 00:56:34,691 --> 00:56:36,659 LIGHT OF THE CURRENT INTEREST IN 1845 00:56:36,659 --> 00:56:39,629 THIS SPACE, AND PARTICULARLY 1846 00:56:39,629 --> 00:56:42,565 BECAUSE THE COUNCIL ADOPTED 1847 00:56:42,565 --> 00:56:46,603 COUNCIL BILL ONE, TWO, ONE, TWO, 1848 00:56:46,603 --> 00:56:48,138 ONE FOUR AND RESOLUTION 32204. 1849 00:56:48,138 --> 00:56:49,939 TO ENACT A ONE YEAR MORATORIUM 1850 00:56:49,939 --> 00:56:51,808 ON DATA CENTERS, A NEW LARGE 1851 00:56:51,808 --> 00:56:53,343 DATA CENTERS. WE WANTED TO LET 1852 00:56:53,343 --> 00:56:56,813 YOU KNOW THAT WE FACTOR THAT IN, 1853 00:56:56,813 --> 00:56:57,847 TO THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING. 1854 00:56:57,847 --> 00:56:59,249 SO YOU'LL SEE HERE SOME LINKS 1855 00:56:59,249 --> 00:57:01,151 TO INFORMATION AND RESOURCES 1856 00:57:01,151 --> 00:57:03,153 AROUND ENERGY, WATER AND 1857 00:57:03,153 --> 00:57:04,788 COMMUNITY HEALTH. AND AS THE 1858 00:57:04,788 --> 00:57:06,256 CTO, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW 1859 00:57:06,256 --> 00:57:08,858 THAT SEATTLEITE IS COMMITTED TO 1860 00:57:08,858 --> 00:57:12,162 SUPPORTING, THE INTERESTS AND 1861 00:57:12,162 --> 00:57:13,429 CONCERNS OF THE COUNCIL AND THE 1862 00:57:13,429 --> 00:57:17,967 MAYOR, AS IS APPROPRIATE. SO 1863 00:57:17,967 --> 00:57:19,869 WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER 1864 00:57:19,869 --> 00:57:23,506 TO LISA TO SPEAK TO OUR INTAKE 1865 00:57:23,506 --> 00:57:24,741 AND OUR REVIEW PROCESS. 1866 00:57:24,741 --> 00:57:26,910 -- THANK YOU, SHANNON, AND GOOD 1867 00:57:26,910 --> 00:57:30,346 MORNING., SO ALL AI SOFTWARE 1868 00:57:30,346 --> 00:57:31,948 PILOTS AND PROOFS OF CONCEPTS 1869 00:57:31,948 --> 00:57:35,018 WITHIN THE CITY ARE REQUIRED TO 1870 00:57:35,018 --> 00:57:36,352 PASS A ROBUST SET OF REVIEWS LED 1871 00:57:36,352 --> 00:57:40,990 BY THE IT DEPARTMENT. SO THERE 1872 00:57:40,990 --> 00:57:41,524 ARE FOUR MANDATORY REVIEW 1873 00:57:41,524 --> 00:57:44,360 PROCESSES. HERE. SO FIRST, AS 1874 00:57:44,360 --> 00:57:46,463 THE AI OFFICER I DO AN INITIAL 1875 00:57:46,463 --> 00:57:48,631 REVIEW OF ALL REQUESTS WHERE I 1876 00:57:48,631 --> 00:57:49,065 ASSESS THE BUSINESS 1877 00:57:49,065 --> 00:57:50,967 JUSTIFICATION. AND EXISTING 1878 00:57:50,967 --> 00:57:53,803 SOLUTIONS. THE ARCHITECTURE TEAM 1879 00:57:53,803 --> 00:57:55,305 EVALUATES THE QUALITY AND 1880 00:57:55,305 --> 00:57:55,939 MAINTAINABILITY OF THE PROPOSED 1881 00:57:55,939 --> 00:57:59,108 SOFTWARE. AFTER THAT, THE CYBER 1882 00:57:59,108 --> 00:57:59,676 SECURITY TEAM REVIEWS DATA 1883 00:57:59,676 --> 00:58:01,277 PROTECTION AND ACCESS CONTROLS 1884 00:58:01,277 --> 00:58:03,880 ALONG WITH AI SPECIFIC SECURITY 1885 00:58:03,880 --> 00:58:05,882 RISKS, AND THE PRIVACY TEAM 1886 00:58:05,882 --> 00:58:08,017 LOOKS AT IF THE TECHNOLOGY IS 1887 00:58:08,017 --> 00:58:09,319 COMPLIANT WITH OUR CITY'S AI 1888 00:58:09,319 --> 00:58:13,089 POLICY. THIS IS WHERE WE ALSO 1889 00:58:13,089 --> 00:58:13,690 ASSESS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, 1890 00:58:13,690 --> 00:58:15,291 RACIAL BIAS AND DISCRIMINATION 1891 00:58:15,291 --> 00:58:17,427 RISKS, ALONG WITH DATA RETENTION 1892 00:58:17,427 --> 00:58:20,530 AND OTHER PRIVACY IMPACTS AND 1893 00:58:20,530 --> 00:58:23,199 OBLIGATIONS. SO IN ADDITION TO 1894 00:58:23,199 --> 00:58:24,868 THESE REVIEWS, PILOTS AND PROOFS 1895 00:58:24,868 --> 00:58:26,603 OF CONCEPTS MUST ALSO INCLUDE AN 1896 00:58:26,603 --> 00:58:28,471 EVALUATION AND MEASUREMENT PLAN. 1897 00:58:28,471 --> 00:58:31,207 AND WE REVIEW THAT PLAN BEFORE 1898 00:58:31,207 --> 00:58:33,209 PILOTS BEGIN, AS WELL AS RESULTS 1899 00:58:33,209 --> 00:58:35,278 AFTER THE PILOT IS COMPLETE. AND 1900 00:58:35,278 --> 00:58:37,614 AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE AI 1901 00:58:37,614 --> 00:58:41,618 WORKING GROUP HOLDS THE FINAL 1902 00:58:41,618 --> 00:58:42,252 DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY, AND 1903 00:58:42,252 --> 00:58:42,852 THIS GROUP HAS REPRESENTATION 1904 00:58:42,852 --> 00:58:46,990 ACROSS DEPARTMENTS AND THE 1905 00:58:46,990 --> 00:58:48,224 MAYOR'S OFFICE., THIS IS A 1906 00:58:48,224 --> 00:58:49,993 SUMMARY OF AI USAGE ACROSS THE 1907 00:58:49,993 --> 00:58:53,997 CITY. IN MAY, WE ROLLED OUT 1908 00:58:53,997 --> 00:58:55,598 COPILOT CHAT AS THE FIRST AI 1909 00:58:55,598 --> 00:58:58,134 TOOL THAT'S AVAILABLE TO ALL 1910 00:58:58,134 --> 00:59:00,003 CITY EMPLOYEES BEFORE. BESIDES 1911 00:59:00,003 --> 00:59:01,538 THAT, THERE ARE 20 DEPARTMENTS 1912 00:59:01,538 --> 00:59:04,340 THAT ARE CURRENTLY USING AI 1913 00:59:04,340 --> 00:59:05,208 SOFTWARE THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH 1914 00:59:05,208 --> 00:59:07,110 THE REVIEW PROCESS. I JUST 1915 00:59:07,110 --> 00:59:09,512 OUTLINED, 21 ARE IN ACTIVE USE, 1916 00:59:09,512 --> 00:59:11,481 ALONG WITH FIVE AI PILOTS THAT 1917 00:59:11,481 --> 00:59:14,417 ARE IN EXECUTION, AND THERE ARE 1918 00:59:14,417 --> 00:59:16,085 VARIOUS OTHER TOOLS AND PILOTS 1919 00:59:16,085 --> 00:59:17,387 IN DIFFERENT STAGES OF APPROVAL 1920 00:59:17,387 --> 00:59:17,954 AND PROCUREMENT. AND IF YOU 1921 00:59:17,954 --> 00:59:20,189 WOULD LIKE A DETAILED LIST OF 1922 00:59:20,189 --> 00:59:21,557 TOOLS, PILOTS AS WELL AS 1923 00:59:21,557 --> 00:59:22,125 DEPARTMENTS ARE USING THEM, 1924 00:59:22,125 --> 00:59:24,894 PLEASE REFER TO OUR QUARTER TWO 1925 00:59:24,894 --> 00:59:28,298 AI REPORT THAT WAS SUBMITTED ON 1926 00:59:28,298 --> 00:59:32,402 JULY 1st. SO HERE'S SOME 1927 00:59:32,402 --> 00:59:34,304 CATEGORIES OF AI USAGE ACROSS 1928 00:59:34,304 --> 00:59:37,206 THE CITY. AI IS USED IN PUBLIC 1929 00:59:37,206 --> 00:59:39,242 SAFETY TO IMPROVE DISPATCH 1930 00:59:39,242 --> 00:59:42,345 DECISIONS, ENHANCE LEGAL 1931 00:59:42,345 --> 00:59:42,879 RESEARCH CAPABILITIES IN 1932 00:59:42,879 --> 00:59:44,113 PERMITTING IN THE PERMITTING 1933 00:59:44,113 --> 00:59:49,385 SPACE. SDCI HAS PILOTED SOME 1934 00:59:49,385 --> 00:59:49,852 TECHNOLOGIES AIMED AT 1935 00:59:49,852 --> 00:59:52,989 STREAMLINING THE PERMITTING 1936 00:59:52,989 --> 00:59:55,058 PROCESS AND REDUCING BACKLOG IN 1937 00:59:55,058 --> 00:59:56,859 TRANSPORTATION. AS THOUGHT IS 1938 00:59:56,859 --> 00:59:57,360 CURRENTLY DEPLOYED, HAS 1939 00:59:57,360 --> 00:59:59,529 CURRENTLY DEPLOYED AI POWERED 1940 00:59:59,529 --> 01:00:01,264 VIDEO ANALYSIS TOOLS TO SUPPORT 1941 01:00:01,264 --> 01:00:06,102 THEIR VISION ZERO EFFORTS., AND 1942 01:00:06,102 --> 01:00:08,571 ACROSS DEPARTMENTS, AI POWERED 1943 01:00:08,571 --> 01:00:11,941 COMMUNICATION TOOLS ASSIST 1944 01:00:11,941 --> 01:00:13,876 -- WITH MANY TASKS LIKE TEXT 1945 01:00:13,876 --> 01:00:14,310 EDITING, IMPROVING 1946 01:00:14,310 --> 01:00:17,413 COMMUNICATIONS. AND ASSISTING IN 1947 01:00:17,413 --> 01:00:20,049 TECHNICAL LANGUAGE AND ENSURING 1948 01:00:20,049 --> 01:00:22,085 CONSISTENCY IN VOICE. AND 1949 01:00:22,085 --> 01:00:23,653 FINALLY, WE HAVE CHATBOT TOOLS. 1950 01:00:23,653 --> 01:00:26,189 SO COPILOT CHAT IS A GOOD 1951 01:00:26,189 --> 01:00:27,790 EXAMPLE OF THAT. IF A GENERAL 1952 01:00:27,790 --> 01:00:29,559 GENERAL USE CHATBOT THAT IS 1953 01:00:29,559 --> 01:00:30,893 ACCESSIBLE TO ALL EMPLOYEES. BUT 1954 01:00:30,893 --> 01:00:33,229 BESIDES THAT, THERE ARE OTHER 1955 01:00:33,229 --> 01:00:34,864 SPECIALIZED CHATBOTS THAT ARE IN 1956 01:00:34,864 --> 01:00:40,737 USE ACROSS A FEW DIFFERENT 1957 01:00:40,737 --> 01:00:42,005 APPLICATIONS. OKAY. OKAY. THIS 1958 01:00:42,005 --> 01:00:45,008 IS THE AI PROOFS OF VALUE 1959 01:00:45,008 --> 01:00:46,409 CONCEPT THAT I ALLUDED TO 1960 01:00:46,409 --> 01:00:48,077 EARLIER. SO ALL PILOTS AND 1961 01:00:48,077 --> 01:00:50,480 PROOFS OF CONCEPTS ARE EVALUATED 1962 01:00:50,480 --> 01:00:52,648 ON A FRAMEWORK THAT HAS 1963 01:00:52,648 --> 01:00:55,785 MEASURABLE RESULTS AND 1964 01:00:55,785 --> 01:00:56,386 PERFORMANCE METRICS. SO THIS 1965 01:00:56,386 --> 01:00:57,820 ENSURES THAT PILOTS ARE BEING 1966 01:00:57,820 --> 01:01:00,490 EVALUATED ON CLEAR OBJECTIVES. 1967 01:01:00,490 --> 01:01:01,057 BUSINESS INCLUDING BUSINESS 1968 01:01:01,057 --> 01:01:02,525 VALUE, RESPONSIBLE USE AND LONG 1969 01:01:02,525 --> 01:01:05,895 TERM SUSTAINABILITY. SO HERE'S A 1970 01:01:05,895 --> 01:01:09,632 BREAKDOWN OF WHAT WE EVALUATE IN 1971 01:01:09,632 --> 01:01:13,436 THAT FRAMEWORK. OKAY. HERE ARE A 1972 01:01:13,436 --> 01:01:15,471 FEW EXAMPLES OF LESSONS THAT WE 1973 01:01:15,471 --> 01:01:17,607 HAVE LEARNED THROUGH PILOTS THAT 1974 01:01:17,607 --> 01:01:19,375 HAVE BEEN EVALUATED THROUGH THAT 1975 01:01:19,375 --> 01:01:21,544 FRAMEWORK. SO, I WANT TO 1976 01:01:21,544 --> 01:01:23,446 HIGHLIGHT A FEW EXAMPLES. THE 1977 01:01:23,446 --> 01:01:26,549 FIRST ONE IS AROUND AI POWERED 1978 01:01:26,549 --> 01:01:27,150 PERMITTING PRESCREENING TOOLS 1979 01:01:27,150 --> 01:01:31,888 THAT SDCI HAS BEEN WORKING ON. 1980 01:01:31,888 --> 01:01:34,057 THESE TOOLS HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO 1981 01:01:34,057 --> 01:01:36,125 BE CAPABLE OF REDUCING INTAKE 1982 01:01:36,125 --> 01:01:39,062 SCREENING TIMES BY UP TO 46 DAYS 1983 01:01:39,062 --> 01:01:41,597 BY LOOKING AT, A PERMITTING 1984 01:01:41,597 --> 01:01:42,131 APPLICATION BEFORE IT IS 1985 01:01:42,131 --> 01:01:45,501 SUBMITTED TO LOOK FOR ERRORS. 1986 01:01:45,501 --> 01:01:47,336 COPILOT CHAT. IT WAS RUN AS A 1987 01:01:47,336 --> 01:01:49,172 PILOT BEFORE WE LAUNCHED IT, AND 1988 01:01:49,172 --> 01:01:50,606 EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATING IN THAT 1989 01:01:50,606 --> 01:01:53,943 PILOT REPORTED AN AVERAGE TIME 1990 01:01:53,943 --> 01:01:55,378 SAVINGS OF 2.5 HOURS PER WEEK 1991 01:01:55,378 --> 01:01:59,115 PER USER. AND FINALLY, AS A 1992 01:01:59,115 --> 01:02:02,118 LEARNING, RAN A PILOT TO, WITH, 1993 01:02:02,118 --> 01:02:04,787 WITH A THIRD PARTY VENDOR TO 1994 01:02:04,787 --> 01:02:05,421 IMPROVE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY. 1995 01:02:05,421 --> 01:02:06,556 AND IT SHOWED REALLY PROMISING 1996 01:02:06,556 --> 01:02:07,790 RESULTS. BUT THEN AFTERWARDS, 1997 01:02:07,790 --> 01:02:10,460 THE TEAM DISCOVERED THAT 1998 01:02:10,460 --> 01:02:12,195 PRODUCTIONIZING AND MAINTAINING 1999 01:02:12,195 --> 01:02:14,964 THE SOFTWARE WILL REQUIRE 2000 01:02:14,964 --> 01:02:15,465 SIGNIFICANT EFFORT AND 2001 01:02:15,465 --> 01:02:17,300 ADDITIONAL STAFFING THAT MADE 2002 01:02:17,300 --> 01:02:19,068 THE INVESTMENT TOO GREAT. SO 2003 01:02:19,068 --> 01:02:21,137 THIS IS A VALUABLE LESSON WHERE 2004 01:02:21,137 --> 01:02:22,338 WE DON'T WANT TO BE SHIFTING 2005 01:02:22,338 --> 01:02:24,006 RESOURCES FROM ONE TEAM TO 2006 01:02:24,006 --> 01:02:26,275 ANOTHER. AND IT CAN BE APPLIED 2007 01:02:26,275 --> 01:02:29,645 TO OTHER PROJECTS AS WELL. YEAH. 2008 01:02:29,645 --> 01:02:31,714 SO WITH THAT, I WILL HAND IT 2009 01:02:31,714 --> 01:02:32,615 OVER TO WILL. 2010 01:02:32,615 --> 01:02:35,685 -- THANK YOU. LISA. AND SO PART 2011 01:02:35,685 --> 01:02:40,323 OF OUR 2025 2026 AI PLAN SUCCESS 2012 01:02:40,323 --> 01:02:41,757 PILLARS WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE 2013 01:02:41,757 --> 01:02:44,393 HAD EFFECTIVE AI PARTNERSHIPS 2014 01:02:44,393 --> 01:02:47,530 AND HOW WE ENVISION THAT TO 2015 01:02:47,530 --> 01:02:48,164 HAPPEN WAS THROUGH COLLABORATING 2016 01:02:48,164 --> 01:02:51,968 WITH ACADEMIA, NONPROFITS, AND 2017 01:02:51,968 --> 01:02:52,535 INDUSTRY LEADERS THAT HAD A 2018 01:02:52,535 --> 01:02:55,138 REFLECTIVE SHARED VALUES. WE 2019 01:02:55,138 --> 01:02:58,274 ENGAGED THE PUBLIC THROUGH 2020 01:02:58,274 --> 01:02:59,675 EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGNS, RESIDENT 2021 01:02:59,675 --> 01:03:02,712 FOCUSED TOOLS, AND COMMUNITY 2022 01:03:02,712 --> 01:03:04,480 FEEDBACK. WE ALSO ALIGNED WITH 2023 01:03:04,480 --> 01:03:06,382 OTHER GOVERNMENTS TO MONITOR 2024 01:03:06,382 --> 01:03:06,883 POLICY AND ADVOCATE FOR 2025 01:03:06,883 --> 01:03:09,685 REASONABLE AND RESPONSIBLE 2026 01:03:09,685 --> 01:03:10,953 TECHNOLOGY LEGISLATION. THEN, OF 2027 01:03:10,953 --> 01:03:12,455 COURSE, PARTNERING WITH OUR 2028 01:03:12,455 --> 01:03:13,122 LABOR PARTNERS TO ENSURE 2029 01:03:13,122 --> 01:03:16,125 PROACTIVE ENGAGEMENT THAT HAD 2030 01:03:16,125 --> 01:03:18,227 CLEAR COMMUNICATION SO YOU MAY 2031 01:03:18,227 --> 01:03:19,829 ASK, HOW DID WE ENGAGE WITH THE 2032 01:03:19,829 --> 01:03:21,197 COMMUNITY, ONE OF WHICH WE 2033 01:03:21,197 --> 01:03:24,867 CREATED A PARTNERSHIP WITH UW. 2034 01:03:24,867 --> 01:03:25,434 AND ALLOWED ENGAGEMENT WITH 2035 01:03:25,434 --> 01:03:27,470 RESEARCHERS AT UW TO HELP 2036 01:03:27,470 --> 01:03:28,538 PROJECTS DEVELOPMENT AND 2037 01:03:28,538 --> 01:03:30,406 TECHNICAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. 2038 01:03:30,406 --> 01:03:32,208 WE HAD A HUGE ENGAGEMENT WITH AI 2039 01:03:32,208 --> 01:03:33,643 HOUSE, IN WHICH WE ALSO HAD 2040 01:03:33,643 --> 01:03:35,278 PARTNERSHIP FROM THE OFFICE OF 2041 01:03:35,278 --> 01:03:39,615 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT THE 2042 01:03:39,615 --> 01:03:41,751 ACADEMY ITSELF HAD 210,000 2043 01:03:41,751 --> 01:03:43,219 INVESTMENTS FROM OED TO SUPPORT 2044 01:03:43,219 --> 01:03:44,220 THE PROGRAMMATIC NEEDS, AND 2045 01:03:44,220 --> 01:03:45,555 400,000 FROM THE WASHINGTON 2046 01:03:45,555 --> 01:03:47,156 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FOR REAL 2047 01:03:47,156 --> 01:03:50,793 ESTATE. SO 24 TEAMS RECRUITED 2048 01:03:50,793 --> 01:03:52,395 THE INCUBATORS 40.6 MILLION 2049 01:03:52,395 --> 01:03:54,363 RAISED, AND 119 EVENTS WERE 2050 01:03:54,363 --> 01:03:59,535 HELD, WITH 11,153 PARTICIPANTS 2051 01:03:59,535 --> 01:04:01,604 WE HAD COMMUNITY INNOVATION 2052 01:04:01,604 --> 01:04:03,539 HACKATHONS. WE HAD ONE IN 2053 01:04:03,539 --> 01:04:05,074 SEPTEMBER OF 2025 WHERE WE 2054 01:04:05,074 --> 01:04:06,409 LOOKED TO IMPROVE AWARENESS AND 2055 01:04:06,409 --> 01:04:09,011 ACCESS TO YOUTH ENRICHMENT 2056 01:04:09,011 --> 01:04:10,680 PROGRAMS CITYWIDE. IN OCTOBER OF 2057 01:04:10,680 --> 01:04:12,915 2025, WE STREAMLINED PERMITTING 2058 01:04:12,915 --> 01:04:14,550 PROCESSES, AND THEN IN NOVEMBER 2059 01:04:14,550 --> 01:04:16,185 OF 2025 LOOKED TO IMPROVE THE 2060 01:04:16,185 --> 01:04:20,523 CUSTOMER SERVICE PROCESS OR 2061 01:04:20,523 --> 01:04:22,592 EXPERIENCE. AND WE ALSO HAD AN 2062 01:04:22,592 --> 01:04:24,160 EVENT AT THE JEFFERSON COMMUNITY 2063 01:04:24,160 --> 01:04:25,561 CENTER, WHERE OUR GOAL WAS TO 2064 01:04:25,561 --> 01:04:27,029 SIMPLY TALK ABOUT AI FROM ANYONE 2065 01:04:27,029 --> 01:04:28,231 THAT WAS WILLING TO COME AND 2066 01:04:28,231 --> 01:04:33,936 LISTEN OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH 2067 01:04:33,936 --> 01:04:36,472 LABOR IS VITALLY IMPORTANT. WE 2068 01:04:36,472 --> 01:04:38,774 WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE 2069 01:04:38,774 --> 01:04:40,643 PARTNERSHIPS WE UNDERSTOOD THAT 2070 01:04:40,643 --> 01:04:41,177 THERE WAS ENGAGEMENT AND 2071 01:04:41,177 --> 01:04:42,345 COMMUNICATION ACROSS THE BOARD. 2072 01:04:42,345 --> 01:04:44,247 WE COMMUNICATED TO OUR LABOR 2073 01:04:44,247 --> 01:04:45,147 PARTNERS THAT WE WERE INVESTED 2074 01:04:45,147 --> 01:04:46,716 IN THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2075 01:04:46,716 --> 01:04:48,985 OF OUR EMPLOYEES TO PROTECT 2076 01:04:48,985 --> 01:04:50,586 THEIR JOBS AND PRESERVE THE 2077 01:04:50,586 --> 01:04:52,755 RIGHTS OF WORKERS, WHILE 2078 01:04:52,755 --> 01:04:53,389 IMPROVING THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES 2079 01:04:53,389 --> 01:04:56,092 OF WHAT AI COULD OFFER. THE CITY 2080 01:04:56,092 --> 01:04:58,561 LABOR PARTNERS. THEY BROUGHT A 2081 01:04:58,561 --> 01:04:59,095 CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING OF 2082 01:04:59,095 --> 01:05:01,097 WORKFLOWS, WORKING TOGETHER THAT 2083 01:05:01,097 --> 01:05:02,732 ENSURED THAT AI SOLUTIONS ARE 2084 01:05:02,732 --> 01:05:04,734 CO-DESIGNED TO ENHANCE AND NOT 2085 01:05:04,734 --> 01:05:08,137 DISRUPT. AND WE ARE HERE TO MAKE 2086 01:05:08,137 --> 01:05:08,704 SURE THAT THAT PARTNERSHIP 2087 01:05:08,704 --> 01:05:10,306 CONTINUES THROUGH AI. IN OUR 2088 01:05:10,306 --> 01:05:11,807 LABOR, CONVERSATIONS WERE 2089 01:05:11,807 --> 01:05:13,109 CENTERED AROUND TO RELIEVE THE 2090 01:05:13,109 --> 01:05:14,744 BURDENS OF WHERE EMPLOYEES MIGHT 2091 01:05:14,744 --> 01:05:15,478 FEEL THEM. KNOWING AI IS 2092 01:05:15,478 --> 01:05:17,880 SOMETHING NEW, ALLOWING US TO 2093 01:05:17,880 --> 01:05:19,715 MAKE MUCH BETTER DECISIONS AS WE 2094 01:05:19,715 --> 01:05:21,484 CREATE AND DEVELOP, BUT ALSO 2095 01:05:21,484 --> 01:05:22,818 ENABLE LEVELS OF HIGH 2096 01:05:22,818 --> 01:05:24,920 RESPONSIVENESS TO STAFF AND 2097 01:05:24,920 --> 01:05:29,158 COMMUNITY AS WE SAW FIT, AND 2098 01:05:29,158 --> 01:05:32,929 THAT ARE CURRENTLY POSSIBLE. 2099 01:05:32,929 --> 01:05:35,398 ANOTHER IMPORTANT PIECE IS 2100 01:05:35,398 --> 01:05:38,301 AROUND THE UPSKILLING OF OUR 2101 01:05:38,301 --> 01:05:39,535 STAFF. SO WORKFORCE UPSKILLING 2102 01:05:39,535 --> 01:05:40,703 IS ONE OF THE FOUR MAJOR PILLARS 2103 01:05:40,703 --> 01:05:42,705 THAT WE DISCUSSED EARLIER IN THE 2104 01:05:42,705 --> 01:05:44,507 STRATEGIC PLAN. CONTINUOUS 2105 01:05:44,507 --> 01:05:48,811 TRAINING AND EDUCATION IS WITHIN 2106 01:05:48,811 --> 01:05:49,578 THE AR JOURNEY ALTOGETHER. WE 2107 01:05:49,578 --> 01:05:51,514 WANT TO SUPPORT OUR EMPLOYEES 2108 01:05:51,514 --> 01:05:52,782 AND THE CITY AS WE MOVE FORWARD 2109 01:05:52,782 --> 01:05:55,351 AS TO WHAT AI IS GOING TO BE AND 2110 01:05:55,351 --> 01:06:02,692 WHAT IT CURRENTLY IS WE'VE 2111 01:06:02,692 --> 01:06:03,726 CURRENTLY LAUNCHED A 2112 01:06:03,726 --> 01:06:04,260 COMPREHENSIVE CITYWIDE AI 2113 01:06:04,260 --> 01:06:05,328 TRAINING PROGRAM, WHICH IS 2114 01:06:05,328 --> 01:06:08,130 COMPLETED BUT ALSO CONTINUOUS 2115 01:06:08,130 --> 01:06:09,699 AND ONGOING. WE ARE LOOKING TO 2116 01:06:09,699 --> 01:06:11,067 RESKILL STAFF TO NAVIGATE 2117 01:06:11,067 --> 01:06:12,101 ETHICAL AI USAGE AND PREPARE FOR 2118 01:06:12,101 --> 01:06:14,670 SHIFTS IN ROLES AND 2119 01:06:14,670 --> 01:06:15,304 RESPONSIBILITIES THAT IS ONGOING 2120 01:06:15,304 --> 01:06:18,474 AND PLAN TO PLACE TO CREATE IN 2121 01:06:18,474 --> 01:06:21,344 2026 AND THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHING 2122 01:06:21,344 --> 01:06:24,180 CONTINUOUS EDUCATION AND 2123 01:06:24,180 --> 01:06:24,814 CULTURAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT AND 2124 01:06:24,814 --> 01:06:26,682 COLLABORATION WITH UNIONS TO 2125 01:06:26,682 --> 01:06:27,316 SUPPORT WORKFORCE TRANSITIONS, 2126 01:06:27,316 --> 01:06:28,517 WHICH IS CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS 2127 01:06:28,517 --> 01:06:30,186 AND WILL CONTINUE, AND TRAINING 2128 01:06:30,186 --> 01:06:32,021 AND COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE FOR 2129 01:06:32,021 --> 01:06:34,523 APPROVED DEPLOYED ENTERPRISE AI 2130 01:06:34,523 --> 01:06:37,560 TOOLS THAT IS ALSO ONGOING. SO 2131 01:06:37,560 --> 01:06:39,261 WITH THAT, I'LL PASS IT BACK TO 2132 01:06:39,261 --> 01:06:43,132 SHANNON TO TALK ABOUT FINANCIAL 2133 01:06:43,132 --> 01:06:43,399 STRATEGY. 2134 01:06:43,399 --> 01:06:45,935 -- THANK YOU. WILL. SO 2135 01:06:45,935 --> 01:06:48,270 SEATTLEITE SET A STRATEGY IN 2136 01:06:48,270 --> 01:06:52,375 2024 TO NOT MAKE MAJOR AI 2137 01:06:52,375 --> 01:06:53,642 INVESTMENTS UNTIL 2025 2026, 2138 01:06:53,642 --> 01:06:55,111 BECAUSE IT WAS TOO EARLY AND 2139 01:06:55,111 --> 01:06:56,746 DYNAMIC. AND OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE 2140 01:06:56,746 --> 01:06:59,382 HERE NOW. SO LET ME UPDATE YOU 2141 01:06:59,382 --> 01:07:00,883 ON WHAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR., WE 2142 01:07:00,883 --> 01:07:03,552 HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO OBTAIN A 2143 01:07:03,552 --> 01:07:04,620 SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF 2144 01:07:04,620 --> 01:07:07,089 INVESTMENTS THROUGH GRANTS, TO 2145 01:07:07,089 --> 01:07:08,691 COVER THE COSTS OF THE 2146 01:07:08,691 --> 01:07:11,827 DIFFERENT, PILOTS AND PROOF OF 2147 01:07:11,827 --> 01:07:13,329 CONCEPTS ACROSS THE DIFFERENT 2148 01:07:13,329 --> 01:07:15,097 TOOLS THAT WE HAVE NOW APPROVED 2149 01:07:15,097 --> 01:07:16,932 IN OUR SYSTEMS. AS LISA 2150 01:07:16,932 --> 01:07:18,734 MENTIONED, INVESTMENTS HAVE BEEN 2151 01:07:18,734 --> 01:07:21,937 SMALL. WE WANT TO TRY DIFFERENT 2152 01:07:21,937 --> 01:07:23,839 THINGS TO SEE WHICH ONES HAVE 2153 01:07:23,839 --> 01:07:25,875 THE RIGHT SET OF CAPABILITIES 2154 01:07:25,875 --> 01:07:26,509 FOR THE SERVICES WHERE WE FEEL 2155 01:07:26,509 --> 01:07:28,010 IT WILL BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE. 2156 01:07:28,010 --> 01:07:29,912 WE ARE TRACKING ONE TIME AN 2157 01:07:29,912 --> 01:07:32,982 ONGOING FINANCIAL COST CLOSELY, 2158 01:07:32,982 --> 01:07:34,383 OUR BIGGEST CONCERN IS WHEN YOU 2159 01:07:34,383 --> 01:07:37,253 MOVE FROM PILOT TO 2160 01:07:37,253 --> 01:07:38,521 IMPLEMENTATION., WE WANT TO 2161 01:07:38,521 --> 01:07:40,322 ENSURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE 2162 01:07:40,322 --> 01:07:41,724 FULL COSTS. IF WE FULLY DEPLOY 2163 01:07:41,724 --> 01:07:46,228 SOMETHING, MOVING FORWARD TO 2164 01:07:46,228 --> 01:07:49,698 REFLECT APPROPRIATELY IN OUR 2165 01:07:49,698 --> 01:07:52,334 SPEND. SO I WANTED TO THANK YOU 2166 01:07:52,334 --> 01:07:56,605 ALL FOR THE INNOVATION FUND. SO 2167 01:07:56,605 --> 01:07:58,174 YOU HAVE APPROVED THE $400,000 2168 01:07:58,174 --> 01:08:00,776 FOR US TO CONTINUE WITH PILOTS 2169 01:08:00,776 --> 01:08:03,579 AND INVEST, IN PROJECTS THAT 2170 01:08:03,579 --> 01:08:05,614 DELIVER MEASURABLE COMMUNITY AND 2171 01:08:05,614 --> 01:08:07,917 STAFF BENEFITS., WE HAVE AN 2172 01:08:07,917 --> 01:08:09,485 ADDITIONAL 700. WE HAVE 2173 01:08:09,485 --> 01:08:12,154 ADDITIONAL TWO SETS OF FUNDING, 2174 01:08:12,154 --> 01:08:16,425 AROUND PERMITTING. SO, 750,000 2175 01:08:16,425 --> 01:08:18,627 FOR THE PURCHASE AND ONGOING 2176 01:08:18,627 --> 01:08:19,195 SUBSCRIPTION FOR PERMITTING 2177 01:08:19,195 --> 01:08:23,966 TOOL. AND THEN, 750,000 FOR THE 2178 01:08:23,966 --> 01:08:27,670 WORK ASSOCIATED WITH PERMITTING 2179 01:08:27,670 --> 01:08:28,270 PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH I 2180 01:08:28,270 --> 01:08:33,843 KNOW IS AN EVERGREEN TOPIC. OKAY 2181 01:08:33,843 --> 01:08:35,511 SO, THIS, THIS SOUNDS LIKE A 2182 01:08:35,511 --> 01:08:37,313 BROAD RANGE, RIGHT? SO OUR 2183 01:08:37,313 --> 01:08:42,418 SOFTWARE HAS RANGED FROM 199 TO 2184 01:08:42,418 --> 01:08:43,319 289,000. IT DEPENDS ON THE TOOL. 2185 01:08:43,319 --> 01:08:45,654 IT DEPENDS ON HOW MANY PEOPLE 2186 01:08:45,654 --> 01:08:47,156 ARE USING IT., BUT THIS IS STILL 2187 01:08:47,156 --> 01:08:50,226 AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE TRYING TO 2188 01:08:50,226 --> 01:08:50,793 HAVE SMALL INVESTMENTS THAT 2189 01:08:50,793 --> 01:08:51,961 PROVIDE THE MOST VALUE TO 2190 01:08:51,961 --> 01:08:53,762 DETERMINE HOW WE WANT TO MOVE 2191 01:08:53,762 --> 01:08:56,365 FORWARD WITH OUR ROADMAP. THERE 2192 01:08:56,365 --> 01:08:58,534 ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF 2193 01:08:58,534 --> 01:09:02,338 EXPENSES., AS YOU SEE, SOME OF 2194 01:09:02,338 --> 01:09:07,877 THEM HAD NO COSTS FOR THE 2195 01:09:07,877 --> 01:09:08,477 PILOTS., SOME HAD, UP TO 2196 01:09:08,477 --> 01:09:11,447 $60,000. BUT IT WAS VERY, IT 2197 01:09:11,447 --> 01:09:12,681 WAS, IT WAS VARIED. AND ALL OF 2198 01:09:12,681 --> 01:09:17,386 THAT IS IN THE Q2 REPORT. SO 2199 01:09:17,386 --> 01:09:18,187 WITH THAT, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR 2200 01:09:18,187 --> 01:09:19,522 TIME. AND I'M GOING TO PAUSE NOW 2201 01:09:19,522 --> 01:09:22,024 AND SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY 2202 01:09:22,024 --> 01:09:22,591 QUESTIONS FOR MYSELF OR THE 2203 01:09:22,591 --> 01:09:23,826 TEAM. 2204 01:09:23,826 --> 01:09:24,593 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU 2205 01:09:24,593 --> 01:09:26,729 ALL FOR THAT PRESENTATION. SUPER 2206 01:09:26,729 --> 01:09:28,497 HELPFUL. JUST TO KIND OF GET A 2207 01:09:28,497 --> 01:09:31,634 LAYOUT WHERE WE ARE IN TERMS OF 2208 01:09:31,634 --> 01:09:33,636 AI AND THE IMPLEMENTATION THAT 2209 01:09:33,636 --> 01:09:35,571 YOU ALL ARE DOING IN THE CITY. 2210 01:09:35,571 --> 01:09:37,139 AND, AND SO REALLY, REALLY THE 2211 01:09:37,139 --> 01:09:39,842 INTENTIONAL APPROACH AS WELL, 2212 01:09:39,842 --> 01:09:41,277 COLLEAGUES, DO WE HAVE ANY 2213 01:09:41,277 --> 01:09:43,479 QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 2214 01:09:43,479 --> 01:09:45,614 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL 2215 01:09:45,614 --> 01:09:47,616 PRESIDENT., CHAIR THANK YOU FOR 2216 01:09:47,616 --> 01:09:49,752 BEING HERE. I REALLY APPRECIATE 2217 01:09:49,752 --> 01:09:51,487 THE UPDATE. AND TO SEE OUR NEW 2218 01:09:51,487 --> 01:09:54,924 AI PERSON, WHICH IS THE FOCUS OF 2219 01:09:54,924 --> 01:09:58,827 THIS BRIEFING,, FOR THE MOST 2220 01:09:58,827 --> 01:10:01,163 PART, YOU MENTIONED THERE'S 20 2221 01:10:01,163 --> 01:10:02,665 DEPARTMENTS AND OF THAT IS A 2222 01:10:02,665 --> 01:10:04,533 SUBSET IS PUBLIC SAFETY., I 2223 01:10:04,533 --> 01:10:08,037 WOULD LOVE TO GET A MEETING. 2224 01:10:08,037 --> 01:10:10,105 WITH YOU TO DISCUSS WHAT'S 2225 01:10:10,105 --> 01:10:11,640 HAPPENING IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY 2226 01:10:11,640 --> 01:10:13,108 SPACE., IS THERE ANYTHING YOU 2227 01:10:13,108 --> 01:10:15,711 CAN SAY HERE IN TERMS OF THE, 2228 01:10:15,711 --> 01:10:18,514 THE WORK AI IS, YOU KNOW, THE AI 2229 01:10:18,514 --> 01:10:20,282 CENTERED WORK THAT IS BEING 2230 01:10:20,282 --> 01:10:20,883 ACCOMPLISHED WITH OUR VARIOUS 2231 01:10:20,883 --> 01:10:22,117 PUBLIC. I HAVE NINE ENTITIES 2232 01:10:22,117 --> 01:10:25,721 THAT REPORT TO MY COMMITTEE,, 2233 01:10:25,721 --> 01:10:27,389 TWO OF THEM CITY ATTORNEY'S 2234 01:10:27,389 --> 01:10:28,791 OFFICE AND THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL 2235 01:10:28,791 --> 01:10:29,592 COURT. I'M INTERESTED IN YOUR 2236 01:10:29,592 --> 01:10:31,894 RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM, BUT, BUT 2237 01:10:31,894 --> 01:10:33,629 GENERALLY YOUR WORK WITH AI AND 2238 01:10:33,629 --> 01:10:35,564 THE PUBLIC SAFETY ELEMENT OF 2239 01:10:35,564 --> 01:10:37,566 CITY GOVERNMENT 2240 01:10:37,566 --> 01:10:39,902 -- OKAY., WOULD YOU LIKE, YOU 2241 01:10:39,902 --> 01:10:42,438 WOULD LIKE A BRIEFING, NOT A 2242 01:10:42,438 --> 01:10:43,072 COMMITTEE BRIEFING, AM I 2243 01:10:43,072 --> 01:10:43,339 CORRECT? 2244 01:10:43,339 --> 01:10:44,873 -- YEAH. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO 2245 01:10:44,873 --> 01:10:45,708 HAVE A MEETING AT MY OFFICE JUST 2246 01:10:45,708 --> 01:10:50,746 TO, YOU KNOW, DIVE IN. BUT IF 2247 01:10:50,746 --> 01:10:51,413 THERE'S ANYTHING, HERE GENERALLY 2248 01:10:51,413 --> 01:10:52,715 OR MORE GENERAL, WHATEVER THAT 2249 01:10:52,715 --> 01:10:55,017 YOU CAN SAY TO THAT PUBLIC 2250 01:10:55,017 --> 01:10:57,219 SAFETY AND AI WOULD BE GREAT. 2251 01:10:57,219 --> 01:10:59,955 -- YES. THIS IS OH, SORRY. THESE 2252 01:10:59,955 --> 01:11:01,290 ARE A FEW EXAMPLES THAT WE 2253 01:11:01,290 --> 01:11:04,727 SHARED ON THE SLIDE HERE., SO A 2254 01:11:04,727 --> 01:11:10,165 COUPLE EXAMPLES INCLUDE, USING 2255 01:11:10,165 --> 01:11:13,869 AN AI POWERED, DISPATCH TOOL TO, 2256 01:11:13,869 --> 01:11:16,438 IMPROVE THIS PAST DECISIONS FOR 2257 01:11:16,438 --> 01:11:18,507 NON-EMERGENCY CALLS. I KNOW SPD 2258 01:11:18,507 --> 01:11:24,446 IS ALSO USING, WESTLAW TO 2259 01:11:24,446 --> 01:11:24,947 ENHANCE LEGAL RESEARCH 2260 01:11:24,947 --> 01:11:26,048 CAPABILITIES SO THAT IT'S EASIER 2261 01:11:26,048 --> 01:11:27,816 FOR THEM TO, TO RESEARCH 2262 01:11:27,816 --> 01:11:31,620 POLICIES. AND THEN THERE ARE A 2263 01:11:31,620 --> 01:11:34,657 COUPLE PILOTS GOING ON ONE, 2264 01:11:34,657 --> 01:11:37,593 WHICH IS IN PROGRESS RIGHT NOW 2265 01:11:37,593 --> 01:11:38,394 THAT IS BEING BUILT., AND IT'S 2266 01:11:38,394 --> 01:11:41,897 TO KIND OF STREAMLINE SOME OF 2267 01:11:41,897 --> 01:11:48,237 THE, SOME OF THE, WORK THAT, 2268 01:11:48,237 --> 01:11:49,238 THAT THE DEPARTMENT USES, WHEN, 2269 01:11:49,238 --> 01:11:50,973 WHEN THEY'RE LOOKING UP 2270 01:11:50,973 --> 01:11:51,573 DIFFERENT POLICIES AND THINGS 2271 01:11:51,573 --> 01:11:54,543 LIKE THAT. SO, THEY'RE, WORKING 2272 01:11:54,543 --> 01:11:57,713 ON BUILDING OUT A CHATBOT TO 2273 01:11:57,713 --> 01:11:59,982 HELP THE DEPARTMENT. 2274 01:11:59,982 --> 01:12:00,783 -- THANK YOU. I, I HAD HEARD OF 2275 01:12:00,783 --> 01:12:02,251 THE FIRST ONE, ADMITTEDLY FIRST 2276 01:12:02,251 --> 01:12:04,053 THROUGH THE SEATTLE TIMES, 2277 01:12:04,053 --> 01:12:04,753 RIGHT? 2278 01:12:04,753 --> 01:12:07,489 -- THAT IS CORRECT. YES. 2279 01:12:07,489 --> 01:12:10,893 -- WHICH IS A, A TREND 2280 01:12:10,893 --> 01:12:13,295 ACTUALLY., AND NOT BRAND NEW 2281 01:12:13,295 --> 01:12:15,597 GENERAL TREND THAT PREDATES 2026 2282 01:12:15,597 --> 01:12:18,534 TWO I SHOULD ADD., AND, BUT 2283 01:12:18,534 --> 01:12:19,868 YEAH, THE THIRD PIECE IS MORE 2284 01:12:19,868 --> 01:12:20,836 GENERAL. I WOULD, YEAH, TO BE 2285 01:12:20,836 --> 01:12:21,937 GREAT TO GET A MEETING JUST TO 2286 01:12:21,937 --> 01:12:22,871 UNDERSTAND LIKE WHICH 2287 01:12:22,871 --> 01:12:24,606 DEPARTMENTS ARE ENGAGED AND HOW 2288 01:12:24,606 --> 01:12:25,341 THEY'RE USING IT. AND I'LL 2289 01:12:25,341 --> 01:12:26,375 ENGAGE WITH THEM SEPARATELY, BUT 2290 01:12:26,375 --> 01:12:28,744 I WOULD LIKE TO GET IT. AND 2291 01:12:28,744 --> 01:12:31,413 PARTICULARLY THE AI TEAMS, VIEW 2292 01:12:31,413 --> 01:12:32,548 ON THAT. I THINK THAT'S 2293 01:12:32,548 --> 01:12:35,951 IMPORTANT TO SEE. YOU KNOW, HOW 2294 01:12:35,951 --> 01:12:37,753 IT'S BEING USED., YOU KNOW, AND 2295 01:12:37,753 --> 01:12:39,655 THE VARIOUS PIECES, I'M ALWAYS 2296 01:12:39,655 --> 01:12:43,092 WARY OF AI. I'VE HAD MULTIPLE 2297 01:12:43,092 --> 01:12:45,928 MEETINGS WITH AI WITH IT., PRIOR 2298 01:12:45,928 --> 01:12:48,363 TO JANUARY 1st. AND THEN ON TOP 2299 01:12:48,363 --> 01:12:52,000 OF THAT, MEETINGS WITH AMAZON 2300 01:12:52,000 --> 01:12:54,169 AND MICROSOFT AS WELL ON AI. AND 2301 01:12:54,169 --> 01:12:56,705 SO I WOULD LOVE TO, YOU KNOW, 2302 01:12:56,705 --> 01:12:57,439 DELVE INTO THIS A LITTLE BIT 2303 01:12:57,439 --> 01:13:01,009 MORE. I'M A, I'M A LITTLE BIT 2304 01:13:01,009 --> 01:13:02,277 OF A SKEPTIC A LITTLE BIT. YES, 2305 01:13:02,277 --> 01:13:03,579 ACTUALLY, I AM, YOU KNOW, 2306 01:13:03,579 --> 01:13:07,416 BECAUSE IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S 2307 01:13:07,416 --> 01:13:08,817 LIKE. IN THE INFORMATION WORLD, 2308 01:13:08,817 --> 01:13:09,418 THE INTELLIGENCE WORLD, YOU 2309 01:13:09,418 --> 01:13:11,653 KNOW, THERE'S DEGREES OF 2310 01:13:11,653 --> 01:13:13,922 CONFIDENCE. IT'S LIKE, WHAT'S 2311 01:13:13,922 --> 01:13:16,625 THE SOURCE? AND, AND THE 2312 01:13:16,625 --> 01:13:18,594 PROBABLES AND THE POSSIBLES AND 2313 01:13:18,594 --> 01:13:20,863 THE LIKE. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S 2314 01:13:20,863 --> 01:13:24,133 AN AREA WHERE, AND PARTICULARLY 2315 01:13:24,133 --> 01:13:25,534 WITH BAD ACTORS IN TODAY'S 2316 01:13:25,534 --> 01:13:27,870 WORLD, I MEAN, THERE'S NO SCREEN 2317 01:13:27,870 --> 01:13:30,906 ON THAT, YOU KNOW, AS OPPOSED TO 2318 01:13:30,906 --> 01:13:32,307 THE WORK THAT I DID OR OTHERS 2319 01:13:32,307 --> 01:13:35,177 LIKE THAT IN TERMS OF 2320 01:13:35,177 --> 01:13:36,779 UNDERSTANDING THAT CONFIDENCE 2321 01:13:36,779 --> 01:13:38,747 PIECE. AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO 2322 01:13:38,747 --> 01:13:39,615 UNDERSTAND THAT AS IT RELATES, 2323 01:13:39,615 --> 01:13:41,250 PARTICULARLY WITH PUBLIC SAFETY 2324 01:13:41,250 --> 01:13:43,418 ACROSS THE BOARD, BUT 2325 01:13:43,418 --> 01:13:44,553 PARTICULARLY WITH PUBLIC SAFETY. 2326 01:13:44,553 --> 01:13:45,721 SO YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT 2327 01:13:45,721 --> 01:13:48,490 WHEN WHEN POSSIBLE. NO RUSH. 2328 01:13:48,490 --> 01:13:50,025 BUT, YOU KNOW, NOT TOMORROW, BUT 2329 01:13:50,025 --> 01:13:55,097 WE'D LIKE TO DO THAT AT SOME 2330 01:13:55,097 --> 01:13:56,265 POINT SOON., ON THE LABOR PIECE, 2331 01:13:56,265 --> 01:14:00,469 YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THE POINT 2332 01:14:00,469 --> 01:14:00,969 ABOUT PROTECT JOBS AND 2333 01:14:00,969 --> 01:14:02,638 EVERYTHING IN THAT LABOR 2334 01:14:02,638 --> 01:14:03,972 SECTION. GENERALLY I'M IN 2335 01:14:03,972 --> 01:14:05,841 AGREEMENT WITH AND YES, ALTHOUGH 2336 01:14:05,841 --> 01:14:07,543 I THINK WHEN IT COMES TO AI, 2337 01:14:07,543 --> 01:14:09,144 IT'S NOT THE JOB TO REALLY 2338 01:14:09,144 --> 01:14:14,249 PROTECT JOBS AS MUCH AS USE THE 2339 01:14:14,249 --> 01:14:15,050 TOOLS TO AUGMENT THE POSITIONS. 2340 01:14:15,050 --> 01:14:17,252 CORRECT. YEAH. IT'S AN 2341 01:14:17,252 --> 01:14:18,387 AUGMENTATION OF THE JOB, NOT 2342 01:14:18,387 --> 01:14:19,888 NECESSARILY PROTECT THE JOB. 2343 01:14:19,888 --> 01:14:21,023 BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST 2344 01:14:21,023 --> 01:14:22,624 THING THAT COMES TO MY MIND, 2345 01:14:22,624 --> 01:14:23,292 TECHNOLOGY CHANGES EVERYTHING. I 2346 01:14:23,292 --> 01:14:25,494 MEAN, IT USED TO BE A DAY WHEN 2347 01:14:25,494 --> 01:14:26,295 SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS USED TO GO 2348 01:14:26,295 --> 01:14:27,529 LIKE THIS AND, YOU KNOW, TO 2349 01:14:27,529 --> 01:14:30,065 ROUTE CALLS AND SO FORTH. AND 2350 01:14:30,065 --> 01:14:31,533 OBVIOUSLY THAT JOB WASN'T 2351 01:14:31,533 --> 01:14:34,036 PROTECTED. YOU KNOW, THERE'S 2352 01:14:34,036 --> 01:14:34,803 PEOPLE NOT IN CITY GOVERNMENT 2353 01:14:34,803 --> 01:14:36,371 STILL TODAY, YOU KNOW, DOING 2354 01:14:36,371 --> 01:14:38,874 THAT WORK. AND SO WE NEED TO BE 2355 01:14:38,874 --> 01:14:40,042 MINDFUL OF THAT. BUT I DO 2356 01:14:40,042 --> 01:14:41,643 APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, THE IDEA 2357 01:14:41,643 --> 01:14:44,313 THAT WE SHOULD IT'S LIKE THE OLD 2358 01:14:44,313 --> 01:14:46,682 BASF COMMERCIALS. WE DON'T DO 2359 01:14:46,682 --> 01:14:47,349 THE WE DON'T MAKE THE PRODUCTS 2360 01:14:47,349 --> 01:14:49,718 YOU USE. WE MAKE THEM BETTER. 2361 01:14:49,718 --> 01:14:51,019 YOU KNOW, AI SHOULD BE 2362 01:14:51,019 --> 01:14:52,721 AUGMENTING AND ALLOWING OUR 2363 01:14:52,721 --> 01:14:54,590 WORKERS TO DO BETTER. AND THE 2364 01:14:54,590 --> 01:14:57,993 ROLES THAT THEY'RE FILLING, CAN 2365 01:14:57,993 --> 01:15:00,395 I ASK A QUESTION ON AI? 2366 01:15:00,395 --> 01:15:03,565 OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE IN A AND STAFF 2367 01:15:03,565 --> 01:15:06,401 LABOR AND SO FORTH. WE'RE IN A 2368 01:15:06,401 --> 01:15:09,071 VERY TOP AI LEVEL AREA OF THE 2369 01:15:09,071 --> 01:15:11,907 COUNTRY, OF THE WORLD, FRANKLY. 2370 01:15:11,907 --> 01:15:12,841 AND THERE'S A LOT OF COMPETING 2371 01:15:12,841 --> 01:15:19,214 DEMANDS. I'M HEARING ABOUT AI 2372 01:15:19,214 --> 01:15:20,649 STARTUPS AND MORE TRADITIONAL 2373 01:15:20,649 --> 01:15:21,283 COMPANIES LIKE, YOU KNOW, GOING 2374 01:15:21,283 --> 01:15:21,984 OVER TO BELLEVUE. AND THEN I 2375 01:15:21,984 --> 01:15:22,784 HEAR BELLEVUE'S FULL, AND THEN 2376 01:15:22,784 --> 01:15:23,385 I HEAR MORE AI COMPANIES ARE 2377 01:15:23,385 --> 01:15:23,919 SETTING UP SHOPS HERE IN 2378 01:15:23,919 --> 01:15:24,520 ADDITION TO THE ONES THAT ARE 2379 01:15:24,520 --> 01:15:28,924 ALREADY HERE., WE DO ALSO HAVE 2380 01:15:28,924 --> 01:15:30,192 SOME DATA CENTERS AND SO FORTH 2381 01:15:30,192 --> 01:15:32,861 AND ALL THESE DIFFERENT PIECES. 2382 01:15:32,861 --> 01:15:35,664 HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOUR LIFE 2383 01:15:35,664 --> 01:15:37,299 BETTER OR WORSE IN TERMS OF 2384 01:15:37,299 --> 01:15:39,201 TRYING TO MAINTAIN STAFF, 2385 01:15:39,201 --> 01:15:40,536 MAINTAIN EXPERTISE AND MAINTAIN 2386 01:15:40,536 --> 01:15:43,005 THE ABILITY TO WORK AI IN A 2387 01:15:43,005 --> 01:15:48,677 CIVIL AND A CITY GOVERNMENT KIND 2388 01:15:48,677 --> 01:15:50,579 OF, CONTEXT. WELL, I THINK. 2389 01:15:50,579 --> 01:15:53,582 -- IT ALSO CONNECTS TO YOUR 2390 01:15:53,582 --> 01:15:56,084 QUESTION OR CONCERN AROUND THE 2391 01:15:56,084 --> 01:15:56,952 AUGMENTATION OF AI. IT'S WE HAVE 2392 01:15:56,952 --> 01:16:02,024 TO BE VERY OBSERVANT OF WHAT'S 2393 01:16:02,024 --> 01:16:03,625 GOING ON AROUND US AS IT 2394 01:16:03,625 --> 01:16:06,094 PERTAINS TO AI, BECAUSE IT'S 2395 01:16:06,094 --> 01:16:07,963 MOVING SO QUICKLY AND RAPIDLY 2396 01:16:07,963 --> 01:16:09,464 THAT HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT 2397 01:16:09,464 --> 01:16:12,034 TECHNOLOGY IS MOVING, BUT ALSO 2398 01:16:12,034 --> 01:16:13,235 PROTECTING THE RESIDENTS AND OUR 2399 01:16:13,235 --> 01:16:14,770 EMPLOYEES AS WHAT AI COULD BE 2400 01:16:14,770 --> 01:16:17,306 AND WHAT'S GOING TO BE JUST 2401 01:16:17,306 --> 01:16:18,707 BECAUSE IT'S QUICKER AND FASTER 2402 01:16:18,707 --> 01:16:20,275 DOESN'T MAKE IT BETTER, RIGHT? 2403 01:16:20,275 --> 01:16:21,209 AND SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT 2404 01:16:21,209 --> 01:16:23,445 AUGMENTATION, IT'S NOT ONLY JUST 2405 01:16:23,445 --> 01:16:27,149 WITH, THE ROLES AND JOBS ITSELF, 2406 01:16:27,149 --> 01:16:28,250 BUT IT'S ALSO TAKING OUR 2407 01:16:28,250 --> 01:16:29,885 EMPLOYEES ALONG THAT JOURNEY AS 2408 01:16:29,885 --> 01:16:31,019 TO WHAT WILL YOUR JOB LOOK LIKE 2409 01:16:31,019 --> 01:16:33,488 IN THE FUTURE AND HOW CAN WE 2410 01:16:33,488 --> 01:16:35,324 SUPPORT YOU AS AN ORGANIZATION 2411 01:16:35,324 --> 01:16:36,525 TO GET YOU THOSE SKILLS THAT YOU 2412 01:16:36,525 --> 01:16:39,995 NEED TO GET THERE? AND SO I 2413 01:16:39,995 --> 01:16:41,029 THINK IT'S MORE IT'S A LOT OF 2414 01:16:41,029 --> 01:16:42,965 INTERNAL, BUT IT'S ALSO EXTERNAL 2415 01:16:42,965 --> 01:16:45,167 TO YOUR POINT. 2416 01:16:45,167 --> 01:16:46,068 -- OKAY. THANK YOU. 2417 01:16:46,068 --> 01:16:47,603 -- SO I HAVE I HAVE WORKED IN 2418 01:16:47,603 --> 01:16:49,237 LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN THIS PUGET 2419 01:16:49,237 --> 01:16:53,542 SOUND AREA FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS. 2420 01:16:53,542 --> 01:16:55,777 AND, IN TERMS OF COMPETITION, 2421 01:16:55,777 --> 01:16:59,481 THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN ISSUE 2422 01:16:59,481 --> 01:17:01,483 THAT WE ARE COMPETING AGAINST 2423 01:17:01,483 --> 01:17:04,920 LARGE TECHNOLOGY FIRMS. SO 2424 01:17:04,920 --> 01:17:09,858 TALENT ACQUISITION IS, IT IS A 2425 01:17:09,858 --> 01:17:11,093 LITTLE ACCELERATED BY AI, BUT IT 2426 01:17:11,093 --> 01:17:14,997 IS, IT IS NOT A NEW, THING THAT 2427 01:17:14,997 --> 01:17:17,899 WE NEED TO ADDRESS. I WILL SAY 2428 01:17:17,899 --> 01:17:19,167 THAT I AGREE WITH YOU. IT'S, 2429 01:17:19,167 --> 01:17:21,837 IT'S EXCITING ACTUALLY TO HAVE 2430 01:17:21,837 --> 01:17:23,305 SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES, WITH THE 2431 01:17:23,305 --> 01:17:24,973 STARTUP COMMUNITY AND THE LARGE 2432 01:17:24,973 --> 01:17:28,076 TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES. OUR FOCUS 2433 01:17:28,076 --> 01:17:32,614 IS ON, WHERE CAN WE MOVE FOLKS 2434 01:17:32,614 --> 01:17:35,751 TO HIGHER VALUE WORK? HOW CAN WE 2435 01:17:35,751 --> 01:17:38,854 USE AI TO, UPSKILL THEM OR 2436 01:17:38,854 --> 01:17:39,921 AUTOMATE THINGS THAT ARE MORE 2437 01:17:39,921 --> 01:17:41,056 ROUTINE SO THAT WE CAN MOVE THEM 2438 01:17:41,056 --> 01:17:43,058 TO THE MORE, THE THINGS THAT 2439 01:17:43,058 --> 01:17:47,029 WOULD BE OF MORE INTEREST AND 2440 01:17:47,029 --> 01:17:47,629 THEREFORE RETAIN THAT TALENT. 2441 01:17:47,629 --> 01:17:49,765 -- THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THOSE 2442 01:17:49,765 --> 01:17:51,667 ANSWERS. AND I'M ALSO THINKING 2443 01:17:51,667 --> 01:17:53,802 THERE'S IN CHAOS. THERE'S 2444 01:17:53,802 --> 01:17:55,103 ALWAYS OPPORTUNITY. AND WITH 2445 01:17:55,103 --> 01:17:57,172 THE, THE SHIFTING OF THE TECH 2446 01:17:57,172 --> 01:17:59,608 COMMUNITY HERE AND DISPLACEMENT 2447 01:17:59,608 --> 01:18:02,044 OF JOBS IN THAT WORLD, THERE'S 2448 01:18:02,044 --> 01:18:02,677 PROBABLY SOME TALENT. THAT'S 2449 01:18:02,677 --> 01:18:03,311 ALL OF A SUDDEN AVAILABLE THAT 2450 01:18:03,311 --> 01:18:04,880 WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN OTHERWISE. 2451 01:18:04,880 --> 01:18:06,014 SO FOR USE AT THE LOCAL 2452 01:18:06,014 --> 01:18:08,183 GOVERNMENT LEVEL. SO THANK YOU. 2453 01:18:08,183 --> 01:18:09,484 -- WE'RE ALWAYS SCANNING. YES. 2454 01:18:09,484 --> 01:18:10,786 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU. 2455 01:18:10,786 --> 01:18:12,020 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 2456 01:18:12,020 --> 01:18:14,322 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 2457 01:18:14,322 --> 01:18:16,024 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 2458 01:18:16,024 --> 01:18:17,526 THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. 2459 01:18:17,526 --> 01:18:19,828 VERY HELPFUL. ONE THING I WANTED 2460 01:18:19,828 --> 01:18:22,097 TO HIGHLIGHT WAS THE PIECE ABOUT 2461 01:18:22,097 --> 01:18:25,500 COMMUNICATIONS. IN PARTICULAR 2462 01:18:25,500 --> 01:18:27,235 TRANSLATION TOOLS. AND I'D LOVE 2463 01:18:27,235 --> 01:18:29,237 TO HEAR MORE ABOUT HOW THE CITY 2464 01:18:29,237 --> 01:18:34,576 MIGHT BE USING AI TO HELP. 2465 01:18:34,576 --> 01:18:36,011 SUPPLEMENT OUR ABILITY TO BE 2466 01:18:36,011 --> 01:18:42,117 ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, TRANSLATE, 2467 01:18:42,117 --> 01:18:44,986 WEBSITES AND DOCUMENTS FOR, 2468 01:18:44,986 --> 01:18:46,221 FOLKS,, IN COMMUNITY. I KNOW 2469 01:18:46,221 --> 01:18:47,956 THAT THIS IS A SUBJECT THAT'S 2470 01:18:47,956 --> 01:18:50,225 BEEN HARD FOR THE CITY. IT'S 2471 01:18:50,225 --> 01:18:53,161 JUST WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO 2472 01:18:53,161 --> 01:18:58,734 THE LEVEL OF TRANSLATION, 2473 01:18:58,734 --> 01:18:59,401 WHETHER IT'S, PAPER OR WHETHER 2474 01:18:59,401 --> 01:19:00,635 IT'S PHYSICAL TRANSLATION FOR 2475 01:19:00,635 --> 01:19:03,171 FOLKS WHO NEED THAT TRANSLATION 2476 01:19:03,171 --> 01:19:04,172 SERVICES. AND SO THIS IS AN AREA 2477 01:19:04,172 --> 01:19:08,543 WHERE I THOUGHT THERE COULD BE 2478 01:19:08,543 --> 01:19:09,744 OPPORTUNITY AND ONE THAT I JUST 2479 01:19:09,744 --> 01:19:12,647 HAVEN'T HEARD THE CITY. REALLY, 2480 01:19:12,647 --> 01:19:16,551 USING MORE ROBUSTLY, I'VE HAD 2481 01:19:16,551 --> 01:19:18,186 CONVERSATIONS WITH PRIOR I.T 2482 01:19:18,186 --> 01:19:19,421 FOLKS ABOUT IT. AND OF COURSE, 2483 01:19:19,421 --> 01:19:23,592 I'VE TALKED TO THE OFFICE OF 2484 01:19:23,592 --> 01:19:24,259 IMMIGRANT REFUGEE AFFAIRS, ABOUT 2485 01:19:24,259 --> 01:19:25,694 THE ABILITY, BUT IT'S NOT JUST 2486 01:19:25,694 --> 01:19:27,529 THAT OFFICE, IT'S JUST ACROSS 2487 01:19:27,529 --> 01:19:28,764 THE BOARD. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO 2488 01:19:28,764 --> 01:19:32,267 PROVIDE, INFORMATION AND 2489 01:19:32,267 --> 01:19:34,503 LANGUAGES THAT OUR RESIDENTS 2490 01:19:34,503 --> 01:19:35,437 SPEAK. CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE 2491 01:19:35,437 --> 01:19:38,673 BIT ABOUT THAT? AND IF NOT, ALSO 2492 01:19:38,673 --> 01:19:40,442 HAPPY TO SCHEDULE SOMETHING TO 2493 01:19:40,442 --> 01:19:41,977 HEAR MORE ABOUT HOW THE WORK 2494 01:19:41,977 --> 01:19:43,979 THAT YOU'RE DOING, IS 2495 01:19:43,979 --> 01:19:45,447 ADDRESSING SOME OF THIS NEED. 2496 01:19:45,447 --> 01:19:46,982 -- SURE. WE'RE HAPPY TO 2497 01:19:46,982 --> 01:19:49,351 SCHEDULE TIME WITH YOUR OFFICE 2498 01:19:49,351 --> 01:19:51,019 AS IS APPROPRIATE. WE DO HAVE A 2499 01:19:51,019 --> 01:19:55,223 PILOT, RIGHT NOW, WHICH LISA CAN 2500 01:19:55,223 --> 01:19:58,226 SPEAK TO. THERE'S ONE TOOL. 2501 01:19:58,226 --> 01:20:00,629 -- YES. SO, THAT'S SOMETHING 2502 01:20:00,629 --> 01:20:01,730 THAT WE'LL DEFINITELY GET BACK 2503 01:20:01,730 --> 01:20:03,331 TO YOU ON. I THINK IN GENERAL, 2504 01:20:03,331 --> 01:20:05,634 THERE'S, WE'VE LOOKED AT USING 2505 01:20:05,634 --> 01:20:07,802 AI TOOLS TO IMPROVE 2506 01:20:07,802 --> 01:20:09,070 ACCESSIBILITY. SO THAT'S A, 2507 01:20:09,070 --> 01:20:11,473 THAT'S A BIG AREA, AND 2508 01:20:11,473 --> 01:20:12,807 INCLUDING TRANSLATION., ONE 2509 01:20:12,807 --> 01:20:13,475 THING THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT 2510 01:20:13,475 --> 01:20:16,144 IS I MEAN, ALGORITHMS AND AI 2511 01:20:16,144 --> 01:20:18,480 HAVE BEEN CAPABLE OF DOING 2512 01:20:18,480 --> 01:20:19,548 TRANSLATIONS FOR A WHILE., IT'S 2513 01:20:19,548 --> 01:20:22,317 REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE TONE 2514 01:20:22,317 --> 01:20:25,120 AND THE ACTUAL, YOU KNOW, THE 2515 01:20:25,120 --> 01:20:27,122 TRANSLATIONS ARE ACCURATE AND 2516 01:20:27,122 --> 01:20:27,589 MATCHES THE CULTURAL 2517 01:20:27,589 --> 01:20:28,823 SENSITIVITIES OF THE, OF THE 2518 01:20:28,823 --> 01:20:30,492 COMMUNITIES. SO THERE'S 2519 01:20:30,492 --> 01:20:33,061 DEFINITELY STILL A HUMAN LAYER 2520 01:20:33,061 --> 01:20:33,762 THAT'S INVOLVED, BUT AI CAN BE 2521 01:20:33,762 --> 01:20:35,263 USED TO ACCELERATE THAT PROCESS 2522 01:20:35,263 --> 01:20:37,399 FOR SURE., SO WE CAN. 2523 01:20:37,399 --> 01:20:39,234 -- WE'RE HAPPY TO BRIEF YOU. 2524 01:20:39,234 --> 01:20:41,269 THANK YOU. OF COURSE. 2525 01:20:41,269 --> 01:20:41,736 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU 2526 01:20:41,736 --> 01:20:43,939 COLLEAGUES. I DON'T KNOW IF 2527 01:20:43,939 --> 01:20:46,007 THERE'S ANY MORE QUESTIONS, 2528 01:20:46,007 --> 01:20:46,841 JUST COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS., 2529 01:20:46,841 --> 01:20:47,943 -- THANK YOU. I WAS JUST WAITING 2530 01:20:47,943 --> 01:20:49,778 TO SEE IF COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, 2531 01:20:49,778 --> 01:20:52,647 WHO IS OUR AI HAWK, WAS GOING TO 2532 01:20:52,647 --> 01:20:53,415 JUMP IN. I WAS GOING TO LET HER 2533 01:20:53,415 --> 01:20:55,917 GO FIRST, BUT I CAN JUMP IN. 2534 01:20:55,917 --> 01:20:56,718 JUST WANT TO THANK. 2535 01:20:56,718 --> 01:20:57,819 -- I DID HAVE MY HAND UP. I 2536 01:20:57,819 --> 01:21:00,722 JUST, I JUST, YOU KNOW, 2537 01:21:00,722 --> 01:21:01,323 CATEGORICALLY HAVE SOME MAJOR 2538 01:21:01,323 --> 01:21:04,259 ISSUES WITH AI, BUT THOSE ARE 2539 01:21:04,259 --> 01:21:04,926 THE HYPOCENTERS AND WHAT THEY'RE 2540 01:21:04,926 --> 01:21:05,527 DOING AND I DON'T THINK WE 2541 01:21:05,527 --> 01:21:08,363 SHOULD, AS I SAID BEFORE, 2542 01:21:08,363 --> 01:21:08,997 OUTSOURCING CRITICAL THINKING., 2543 01:21:08,997 --> 01:21:09,764 AND I THINK THIS BUBBLE IS GOING 2544 01:21:09,764 --> 01:21:11,166 TO POP, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, 2545 01:21:11,166 --> 01:21:13,401 THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. 2546 01:21:13,401 --> 01:21:15,070 I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. I'M 2547 01:21:15,070 --> 01:21:15,837 JUST HOPING SEATTLE CITY LIGHT 2548 01:21:15,837 --> 01:21:17,172 CAN GET UP TO SPEED TOO. WITH 2549 01:21:17,172 --> 01:21:19,941 THE AI, THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND 2550 01:21:19,941 --> 01:21:21,076 HOW THE TEAMS, BECAUSE NO ONE 2551 01:21:21,076 --> 01:21:22,744 CAN UNDERSTAND IT AT THIS POINT. 2552 01:21:22,744 --> 01:21:23,311 PEOPLE ARE STILL TRYING TO 2553 01:21:23,311 --> 01:21:25,647 FIGURE IT OUT. SO IT WAS GOOD 2554 01:21:25,647 --> 01:21:27,415 PRESENTATION. THERE'S GOOD 2555 01:21:27,415 --> 01:21:29,150 FACTS. AND, WE'RE GOING TO BE 2556 01:21:29,150 --> 01:21:31,686 WORKING WITH SEATTLE CITY LIGHT 2557 01:21:31,686 --> 01:21:32,254 AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER 2558 01:21:32,254 --> 01:21:33,688 STRAUSS FOR, FOR, PITCHING IT 2559 01:21:33,688 --> 01:21:35,590 OVER TO ME FOR THAT. SO I'LL 2560 01:21:35,590 --> 01:21:37,592 LEAVE IT AT THAT. THANK YOU. 2561 01:21:37,592 --> 01:21:40,362 -- NO ONE CAN SAY IT BETTER THAN 2562 01:21:40,362 --> 01:21:40,962 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ ON THESE 2563 01:21:40,962 --> 01:21:42,964 TOPICS OR MANY OTHERS. AND TO 2564 01:21:42,964 --> 01:21:44,165 HER POINT, YOU KNOW, LISTENING 2565 01:21:44,165 --> 01:21:45,567 TO THE RADIO THIS MORNING ABOUT 2566 01:21:45,567 --> 01:21:47,836 THE STORY ON AI THAT THE 2567 01:21:47,836 --> 01:21:49,638 LABORATORY AND THE CLASSROOM ARE 2568 01:21:49,638 --> 01:21:52,274 USUALLY PRETTY FAR APART. AND 2569 01:21:52,274 --> 01:21:54,142 RIGHT NOW AND WEATHER, AND 2570 01:21:54,142 --> 01:21:54,776 THAT'S ACROSS ALL SPECTRUMS, 2571 01:21:54,776 --> 01:21:56,544 RIGHT? THE THINGS THAT WE ARE 2572 01:21:56,544 --> 01:21:57,145 DEVELOPING BETWEEN THE THINGS 2573 01:21:57,145 --> 01:21:59,481 THAT WE ARE TEACHING ARE USUALLY 2574 01:21:59,481 --> 01:22:01,116 SOMEWHAT DISTANT., ENGLISH IS 2575 01:22:01,116 --> 01:22:02,250 LEARNING ENGLISH, LEARNING 2576 01:22:02,250 --> 01:22:03,985 READING. THOSE ARE GREAT 2577 01:22:03,985 --> 01:22:06,788 EXAMPLES. RIGHT., BUT FOR AI, 2578 01:22:06,788 --> 01:22:09,190 THAT SPACE IS INTERTWINED RIGHT 2579 01:22:09,190 --> 01:22:10,859 NOW BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH 2580 01:22:10,859 --> 01:22:12,260 DEVELOPMENT GOING ON SO QUICKLY. 2581 01:22:12,260 --> 01:22:13,495 AND THE COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 2582 01:22:13,495 --> 01:22:16,298 POINT, WE DON'T WANT TO REPLACE, 2583 01:22:16,298 --> 01:22:18,033 WE WANT TO SUPPLEMENT OR 2584 01:22:18,033 --> 01:22:21,436 AUGMENT. AND HOW DO WE USE THESE 2585 01:22:21,436 --> 01:22:21,936 TOOLS EFFECTIVELY WHILE 2586 01:22:21,936 --> 01:22:24,839 PROTECTING OUR, OUR DATA THAT WE 2587 01:22:24,839 --> 01:22:27,242 HAVE AS THE CITY, PROTECTING OUR 2588 01:22:27,242 --> 01:22:30,011 RESIDENTS FROM INACCURATE 2589 01:22:30,011 --> 01:22:30,612 INFORMATION, FROM PROTECTING 2590 01:22:30,612 --> 01:22:33,214 CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS THAT 2591 01:22:33,214 --> 01:22:35,517 ONLY HUMANS HAVE. OUR CITY ARE 2592 01:22:35,517 --> 01:22:37,619 AMAZING. SEATTLE CITY EMPLOYEES 2593 01:22:37,619 --> 01:22:41,056 WHO MAKE THIS CITY HUM., I 2594 01:22:41,056 --> 01:22:42,924 APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR YOUR 2595 01:22:42,924 --> 01:22:44,526 PRESENTATION TODAY. I JUST BRING 2596 01:22:44,526 --> 01:22:47,262 THOSE HIGHLIGHTS UP. THANK YOU 2597 01:22:47,262 --> 01:22:49,297 FOR COMING QUARTERLY. WHAT 2598 01:22:49,297 --> 01:22:50,098 SHOULD WE EXPECT BETWEEN NOW AND 2599 01:22:50,098 --> 01:22:51,633 THE NEXT QUARTERLY REPORT? WHAT 2600 01:22:51,633 --> 01:22:53,501 WHAT IS ON THE HORIZON FOR YOUR 2601 01:22:53,501 --> 01:22:55,403 WORK RIGHT NOW 2602 01:22:55,403 --> 01:22:57,038 -- SO FOR US, WE'RE IN THE 2603 01:22:57,038 --> 01:22:59,407 PROCESS OF PARTNERING WITH THE 2604 01:22:59,407 --> 01:23:02,377 MAYOR'S STAFF, TO DETERMINE 2605 01:23:02,377 --> 01:23:03,945 WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS WE NEED 2606 01:23:03,945 --> 01:23:07,482 TO PUT TOGETHER A MORE,, A 2607 01:23:07,482 --> 01:23:11,386 CONTINUING WORK PLAN AROUND 2608 01:23:11,386 --> 01:23:14,522 TAKING THE, THE VISION AND 2609 01:23:14,522 --> 01:23:16,491 TAKING THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN 2610 01:23:16,491 --> 01:23:17,559 DONE PREVIOUSLY, AND PUTTING IT 2611 01:23:17,559 --> 01:23:18,827 INTO WORK STREAMS THAT ADDRESS 2612 01:23:18,827 --> 01:23:20,862 THINGS LIKE UPSKILLING THE 2613 01:23:20,862 --> 01:23:23,565 INTERNAL WORKFORCE. HOW DO WE 2614 01:23:23,565 --> 01:23:24,199 HAVE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS? HOW 2615 01:23:24,199 --> 01:23:25,500 DO WE HAVE GOOD GOVERNANCE? AND 2616 01:23:25,500 --> 01:23:26,601 THEN WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS 2617 01:23:26,601 --> 01:23:29,003 THAT WE NEED TO DO., ON THE 2618 01:23:29,003 --> 01:23:30,705 TECHNICAL SIDE TO ENSURE THAT 2619 01:23:30,705 --> 01:23:31,873 WE'RE MEETING ALL OF THESE 2620 01:23:31,873 --> 01:23:36,478 THINGS, IN A ROBUST FASHION. SO, 2621 01:23:36,478 --> 01:23:37,812 I THINK WE WILL HAVE MORE 2622 01:23:37,812 --> 01:23:38,780 INFORMATION ON THAT BEFORE THE 2623 01:23:38,780 --> 01:23:41,750 END OF THE YEAR., I'M NOT SURE 2624 01:23:41,750 --> 01:23:45,320 ABOUT THE TIMELINES BECAUSE 2625 01:23:45,320 --> 01:23:49,090 IT'LL START, BECAUSE THE BUDGET 2626 01:23:49,090 --> 01:23:50,024 CYCLE IS AT THE, IN THAT SAME 2627 01:23:50,024 --> 01:23:53,061 TIME FRAME, WE JUST WANT TO BE 2628 01:23:53,061 --> 01:23:53,495 SENSITIVE TO THAT. 2629 01:23:53,495 --> 01:23:56,498 -- THANK YOU. MAYBE THE QUESTION 2630 01:23:56,498 --> 01:23:58,400 REPHRASED IS, ARE YOU WORKING ON 2631 01:23:58,400 --> 01:24:00,034 A STRATEGIC PLAN WHERE YOU HAVE 2632 01:24:00,034 --> 01:24:01,336 A CERTAIN BODY OF WORK EVERY 2633 01:24:01,336 --> 01:24:03,838 QUARTER OR, AND IF SO, WHAT 2634 01:24:03,838 --> 01:24:04,773 SHOULD WE EXPECT FOR THE NEXT 2635 01:24:04,773 --> 01:24:06,041 REPORT? NO MATTER WHEN IT 2636 01:24:06,041 --> 01:24:08,543 HAPPENS, WHETHER IT'S IN BUDGET 2637 01:24:08,543 --> 01:24:10,612 OR DECEMBER 2638 01:24:10,612 --> 01:24:12,814 -- OKAY. SORRY. LET US FOLLOW UP 2639 01:24:12,814 --> 01:24:14,449 WITH COUNCIL AND YOUR OFFICE IN 2640 01:24:14,449 --> 01:24:16,284 THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WE ARE 2641 01:24:16,284 --> 01:24:18,052 STARTING TO DRAFT THAT, BUT I 2642 01:24:18,052 --> 01:24:19,521 DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC, BODY OF 2643 01:24:19,521 --> 01:24:20,855 WORK AT THIS TIME., BECAUSE 2644 01:24:20,855 --> 01:24:22,056 THOSE MEETINGS ARE JUST STARTING 2645 01:24:22,056 --> 01:24:23,725 TO OCCUR. 2646 01:24:23,725 --> 01:24:24,626 -- THANK YOU KNOW, THAT'S, 2647 01:24:24,626 --> 01:24:25,727 THAT'S HELPFUL. I MEAN, AND 2648 01:24:25,727 --> 01:24:26,661 THAT'S ALL THE INFORMATION I 2649 01:24:26,661 --> 01:24:28,129 LIKE TO KNOW, WHERE ARE WE 2650 01:24:28,129 --> 01:24:28,930 TODAY? WHERE HAVE WE BEEN AND 2651 01:24:28,930 --> 01:24:31,132 WHERE ARE WE GOING? IT SOUNDS 2652 01:24:31,132 --> 01:24:32,667 LIKE YOU ARE NOW DRAFTING YOUR 2653 01:24:32,667 --> 01:24:35,136 NEXT VERSION OF YOUR STRATEGIC 2654 01:24:35,136 --> 01:24:36,070 PLAN WITH THE NEW MAYOR'S 2655 01:24:36,070 --> 01:24:37,505 OFFICE AND GETTING UNDERWAY. IS 2656 01:24:37,505 --> 01:24:39,841 THAT A GOOD STATUS UPDATE FOR 2657 01:24:39,841 --> 01:24:40,108 POSITION. 2658 01:24:40,108 --> 01:24:40,775 -- PLAN FOR THE PLAN? 2659 01:24:40,775 --> 01:24:42,644 -- ALL RIGHT. WELL, THEN WE 2660 01:24:42,644 --> 01:24:43,978 WE'RE EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT THE 2661 01:24:43,978 --> 01:24:46,214 PLAN AT OUR NEXT MEETING. OKAY. 2662 01:24:46,214 --> 01:24:46,514 THANK YOU. 2663 01:24:46,514 --> 01:24:47,782 -- THANK YOU, THANK YOU. 2664 01:24:47,782 --> 01:24:48,716 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU. 2665 01:24:48,716 --> 01:24:51,586 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. THANK 2666 01:24:51,586 --> 01:24:53,054 YOU. I T, GREAT PRESENTATION. 2667 01:24:53,054 --> 01:24:54,622 JUST GOOD TO GET A GROUND FLOOR 2668 01:24:54,622 --> 01:24:58,126 OF OF AI AND HOW WE'RE DOING 2669 01:24:58,126 --> 01:25:00,228 IT. AND THANK YOU, 2670 01:25:00,228 --> 01:25:02,096 COUNCILMEMBER., STRAUSS AND 2671 01:25:02,096 --> 01:25:03,531 KETTLE FOR THOSE COMMENTS ABOUT 2672 01:25:03,531 --> 01:25:04,299 NOT SUPPLEMENT REPLACE, WHATEVER 2673 01:25:04,299 --> 01:25:05,767 THAT WORD YOU SAID, BUT 2674 01:25:05,767 --> 01:25:07,068 SUPPLEMENT AUGMENTED. THANK YOU. 2675 01:25:07,068 --> 01:25:09,270 BUT SUPPLEMENT THANK YOU. BUT 2676 01:25:09,270 --> 01:25:11,105 YOU SAID SUPPLEMENT ANYWAYS, YOU 2677 01:25:11,105 --> 01:25:13,875 SAID IT COUNCILMEMBERS. OKAY, 2678 01:25:13,875 --> 01:25:15,510 CAN WE READ ITEM NUMBER FOUR 2679 01:25:15,510 --> 01:25:17,312 INTO THE RECORD? FIVE ITEM 2680 01:25:17,312 --> 01:25:17,946 NUMBER FIVE INTO THE RECORD. 2681 01:25:17,946 --> 01:25:20,882 I'M SORRY. 2682 01:25:20,882 --> 01:25:22,717 -- AGENDA ITEM FIVE INFO ITEM 2683 01:25:22,717 --> 01:25:24,486 292 FOR TECHNOLOGY MATCHING FUND 2684 01:25:24,486 --> 01:25:25,086 PROGRAM OVERVIEW FOR BRIEFING 2685 01:25:25,086 --> 01:25:25,820 AND DISCUSSION. 2686 01:25:25,820 --> 01:25:26,688 -- THANK YOU. AWESOME. 2687 01:25:26,688 --> 01:25:28,523 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 2688 01:25:28,523 --> 01:25:30,959 RIVERA. IF THERE'S NO. 2689 01:25:30,959 --> 01:25:32,327 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA WILL BE 2690 01:25:32,327 --> 01:25:33,828 EXCUSED FOR THE REST OF THE 2691 01:25:33,828 --> 01:25:35,497 MEETING. AWESOME. THANK YOU. 2692 01:25:35,497 --> 01:25:37,432 LOOKING FORWARD TO THE 2693 01:25:37,432 --> 01:25:40,602 TECHNOLOGY MATCHING FUND. 2694 01:25:40,602 --> 01:25:41,236 HEARING INFORMATION ABOUT THAT 2695 01:25:41,236 --> 01:25:46,774 AND 2696 01:25:46,774 --> 01:25:47,008 -- YES. 2697 01:25:47,008 --> 01:25:48,510 -- JULY HAS FLOWN BY. I'M 2698 01:25:48,510 --> 01:25:50,211 FILLING TIME, BUT IT'S FLOWN BY. 2699 01:25:50,211 --> 01:25:51,579 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT POINT OF 2700 01:25:51,579 --> 01:25:53,581 PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. JUST 2701 01:25:53,581 --> 01:25:55,149 NOTICING. VENTING IN THE BACK, 2702 01:25:55,149 --> 01:25:56,117 SITTING, MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF 2703 01:25:56,117 --> 01:25:57,452 THIS WORK COMES TO COUNCIL. HE 2704 01:25:57,452 --> 01:25:58,620 HASN'T BEEN UP TO THE COMMITTEE 2705 01:25:58,620 --> 01:26:01,289 TABLE TODAY, BUT, JUST WANTED TO 2706 01:26:01,289 --> 01:26:03,725 NOTE THE LAST PRESENTATION WAS 2707 01:26:03,725 --> 01:26:06,227 21 SLIDES. THIS PRESENTATION IS 2708 01:26:06,227 --> 01:26:08,329 30 SLIDES. THAT IS A LOT OF 2709 01:26:08,329 --> 01:26:08,863 INFORMATION THAT YOU ARE 2710 01:26:08,863 --> 01:26:09,864 PROVIDING US TODAY. SO I JUST 2711 01:26:09,864 --> 01:26:12,767 WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK 2712 01:26:12,767 --> 01:26:13,368 VIN FOR BEING EXTREMELY 2713 01:26:13,368 --> 01:26:14,135 DILIGENT. DIRECTOR, I KNOW THAT 2714 01:26:14,135 --> 01:26:14,936 YOU HAVE A LOT TO DO WITH THIS, 2715 01:26:14,936 --> 01:26:17,405 BUT JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT 2716 01:26:17,405 --> 01:26:17,739 TO THANK VIN. 2717 01:26:17,739 --> 01:26:19,107 -- I'M VERY FORTUNATE TO WORK 2718 01:26:19,107 --> 01:26:21,276 WITH VIN. HE HAS BEEN SUPER 2719 01:26:21,276 --> 01:26:21,943 HELPFUL. 2720 01:26:21,943 --> 01:26:22,977 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 2721 01:26:22,977 --> 01:26:23,912 STRAUSS. YEAH, IF IF YOU ALL 2722 01:26:23,912 --> 01:26:25,947 WANT TO DO AN EXPEDITED VERSION 2723 01:26:25,947 --> 01:26:27,582 OF THE 30 SLIDES, MORE THAN 2724 01:26:27,582 --> 01:26:29,517 THAT'S MORE THAN WELCOME. JUST. 2725 01:26:29,517 --> 01:26:30,552 HOWEVER, HOWEVER YOU MOVE. 2726 01:26:30,552 --> 01:26:32,654 -- THROUGH, THAT IS THE PLAN. 2727 01:26:32,654 --> 01:26:34,756 -- OKAY, AWESOME. THANK YOU. 2728 01:26:34,756 --> 01:26:35,323 -- SO,. 2729 01:26:35,323 --> 01:26:36,424 -- PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR 2730 01:26:36,424 --> 01:26:37,325 THE RECORD, EVERYONE, THE NEW 2731 01:26:37,325 --> 01:26:39,527 FOLKS THAT ARE AT THE TABLE. AND 2732 01:26:39,527 --> 01:26:40,194 THEN WE'LL JUST JUMP RIGHT IN. 2733 01:26:40,194 --> 01:26:41,663 THANK THANK YOU. 2734 01:26:41,663 --> 01:26:43,231 -- HI, I'M MARY JO, DIGITAL 2735 01:26:43,231 --> 01:26:46,467 EQUITY ADVISOR WITH SEATTLE I T. 2736 01:26:46,467 --> 01:26:47,368 -- GOOD MORNING. I'M JENNY 2737 01:26:47,368 --> 01:26:48,469 CROOKS. I'M THE COMMUNITY 2738 01:26:48,469 --> 01:26:53,007 GRANTS MANAGER AT THE DEPARTMENT 2739 01:26:53,007 --> 01:26:53,408 OF NEIGHBORHOODS. 2740 01:26:53,408 --> 01:26:56,644 -- OKAY, SO THANK YOU AGAIN. 2741 01:26:56,644 --> 01:26:57,278 COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH 2742 01:26:57,278 --> 01:26:58,212 AND CHAIR FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY 2743 01:26:58,212 --> 01:26:59,280 TO PRESENT ON A GREAT CITY 2744 01:26:59,280 --> 01:27:01,316 PROGRAM CALLED THE TECHNOLOGY 2745 01:27:01,316 --> 01:27:02,216 MATCHING FUND THAT DIRECTLY 2746 01:27:02,216 --> 01:27:05,353 BENEFITS OUR COMMUNITY., IT IS A 2747 01:27:05,353 --> 01:27:06,721 YEARLY GRANT PROGRAM THAT HAS 2748 01:27:06,721 --> 01:27:10,458 BEEN A CORNERSTONE OF OUR 2749 01:27:10,458 --> 01:27:11,059 DIGITAL EQUITY PROGRAM SINCE 2750 01:27:11,059 --> 01:27:14,062 1998. AS PART OF SHOWCASING 2751 01:27:14,062 --> 01:27:15,697 THIS, WE'VE INVITED RECENT 2752 01:27:15,697 --> 01:27:17,532 RECIPIENTS OF THE GRANTS, WHICH 2753 01:27:17,532 --> 01:27:18,900 IS WHERE WE SPEND THE MAJORITY 2754 01:27:18,900 --> 01:27:20,568 OF OUR TIME TODAY. AND THEY WILL 2755 01:27:20,568 --> 01:27:22,203 HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRIEFLY 2756 01:27:22,203 --> 01:27:23,871 SPEAK TO WHAT IT MEANS TO BE, 2757 01:27:23,871 --> 01:27:25,306 TO, TO BE REPRESENTING THE 2758 01:27:25,306 --> 01:27:26,407 COMMUNITY. IN CLOSING THE 2759 01:27:26,407 --> 01:27:27,742 DIGITAL DIVIDE., WE ALSO HAVE 2760 01:27:27,742 --> 01:27:29,310 OUR PARTNERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT 2761 01:27:29,310 --> 01:27:32,780 OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE 2762 01:27:32,780 --> 01:27:34,515 COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY 2763 01:27:34,515 --> 01:27:36,918 BOARD., WITH THAT, I WILL PASS 2764 01:27:36,918 --> 01:27:37,785 IT TO MYRA, WHO MANAGES THE 2765 01:27:37,785 --> 01:27:39,520 TECHNOLOGY MATCHING FUND 2766 01:27:39,520 --> 01:27:40,054 PROGRAM. THANK YOU. 2767 01:27:40,054 --> 01:27:43,124 -- YES. SINCE 1998, THE CITY HAS 2768 01:27:43,124 --> 01:27:46,361 AWARDED OVER $9 MILLION TO 480 2769 01:27:46,361 --> 01:27:47,528 COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS. 2770 01:27:47,528 --> 01:27:50,064 AND THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE 2771 01:27:50,064 --> 01:27:52,166 MATCHED THE CITY'S INVESTMENT 2772 01:27:52,166 --> 01:27:55,370 BY CONTRIBUTING OVER 10 MILLION 2773 01:27:55,370 --> 01:27:56,004 TO DIGITAL EQUITY. $10,000,010 2774 01:27:56,004 --> 01:27:57,338 MILLION TO DIGITAL EQUITY 2775 01:27:57,338 --> 01:28:01,275 PROJECTS. THE 2024 TECHNOLOGY 2776 01:28:01,275 --> 01:28:03,544 ACCESS AND ADOPTION STUDY 2777 01:28:03,544 --> 01:28:06,381 DEMONSTRATES THE ONGOING DIGITAL 2778 01:28:06,381 --> 01:28:08,149 EQUITY NEEDS OF SEATTLE 2779 01:28:08,149 --> 01:28:10,585 RESIDENTS. WE LEARNED THAT 63% 2780 01:28:10,585 --> 01:28:14,188 OF RESIDENTS DO NOT HAVE ALL 2781 01:28:14,188 --> 01:28:17,458 THEIR INTERNET, DEVICE AND 2782 01:28:17,458 --> 01:28:18,626 DIGITAL SKILLS NEEDS MET. IN 2783 01:28:18,626 --> 01:28:23,164 2026, THE CITY WILL BE INVESTING 2784 01:28:23,164 --> 01:28:26,267 $455,000 TO FUND 11 COMMUNITY 2785 01:28:26,267 --> 01:28:28,603 ORGANIZATIONS IMPLEMENTING 2786 01:28:28,603 --> 01:28:31,773 DIGITAL EQUITY PROJECTS, WITH AN 2787 01:28:31,773 --> 01:28:34,375 ADDITIONAL 60,000 FROM COMCAST 2788 01:28:34,375 --> 01:28:39,747 $15,000 FROM T-MOBILE AND $5,000 2789 01:28:39,747 --> 01:28:41,416 FROM VERIZON. WITH THESE 2790 01:28:41,416 --> 01:28:43,484 CORPORATE PARTNERS. FOR MORE 2791 01:28:43,484 --> 01:28:44,018 TECHNOLOGY, MATCHING FUND 2792 01:28:44,018 --> 01:28:46,521 PROJECTS HAVE BEEN FUNDED. THIS 2793 01:28:46,521 --> 01:28:49,123 YEAR, WE PARTNERED WITH THE 2794 01:28:49,123 --> 01:28:50,358 DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS TO 2795 01:28:50,358 --> 01:28:52,493 SELECT 2026 TMF GRANTEES, AND I 2796 01:28:52,493 --> 01:28:54,095 INVITE JENNY CROOKS FROM THE 2797 01:28:54,095 --> 01:28:56,297 DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS TO 2798 01:28:56,297 --> 01:28:57,965 PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE 2799 01:28:57,965 --> 01:29:00,101 2026 TMF GRANT CYCLE. 2800 01:29:00,101 --> 01:29:02,370 -- THANK YOU, MAYOR., 2801 01:29:02,370 --> 01:29:03,004 NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING FUND STAFF 2802 01:29:03,004 --> 01:29:05,273 CARRIED OUT THE 2026 TECHNOLOGY 2803 01:29:05,273 --> 01:29:06,574 MATCHING FUND RFP PROCESS AS 2804 01:29:06,574 --> 01:29:08,910 PART OF THIS PILOT PARTNERSHIP 2805 01:29:08,910 --> 01:29:10,778 BETWEEN ITD AND DEPARTMENT OF 2806 01:29:10,778 --> 01:29:11,679 NEIGHBORHOODS. THE GOAL OF THE 2807 01:29:11,679 --> 01:29:13,448 PARTNERSHIP WAS TO INCREASE 2808 01:29:13,448 --> 01:29:15,083 OUTREACH AND ACCESS TO CITY 2809 01:29:15,083 --> 01:29:16,350 RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITY, AS WELL 2810 01:29:16,350 --> 01:29:18,419 AS SHARED LEARNING AND 2811 01:29:18,419 --> 01:29:18,986 OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALIGNMENT 2812 01:29:18,986 --> 01:29:22,423 ACROSS PROCESSES AND PROGRAMS. 2813 01:29:22,423 --> 01:29:23,057 THE PARTNERSHIP WITH DON STAFF, 2814 01:29:23,057 --> 01:29:24,292 IN ADDITION TO THE WORK OF THE 2815 01:29:24,292 --> 01:29:26,661 COMMUNITY GRANT STAFF, INCLUDED 2816 01:29:26,661 --> 01:29:29,130 COLLABORATION WITH OUR COMMUNITY 2817 01:29:29,130 --> 01:29:29,697 ENGAGEMENT COORDINATORS AND 2818 01:29:29,697 --> 01:29:31,666 INTENTIONAL OUTREACH EFFORTS 2819 01:29:31,666 --> 01:29:32,834 FROM OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM. A 2820 01:29:32,834 --> 01:29:34,268 TEAM OF COMMUNITY REVIEWERS IN 2821 01:29:34,268 --> 01:29:35,436 ALIGNMENT WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD 2822 01:29:35,436 --> 01:29:37,805 MATCHING FUND AND TMF REVIEW 2823 01:29:37,805 --> 01:29:40,308 PROCESSES REVIEWED ELIGIBLE 2824 01:29:40,308 --> 01:29:42,610 APPLICATIONS AND THE RESULTING 2825 01:29:42,610 --> 01:29:43,244 RECOMMENDATIONS WERE PRESENTED 2826 01:29:43,244 --> 01:29:44,812 TO THE COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY 2827 01:29:44,812 --> 01:29:46,180 ADVISORY BOARD AND CTO FOR 2828 01:29:46,180 --> 01:29:49,851 APPROVAL. ON MARCH 10th. WHILE 2829 01:29:49,851 --> 01:29:51,719 THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE IN 2830 01:29:51,719 --> 01:29:54,589 NEED FOR RESOURCES, APPLICATIONS 2831 01:29:54,589 --> 01:29:55,089 AND THE COMPETITIVENESS 2832 01:29:55,089 --> 01:29:56,357 COMPETITIVENESS OF GRANT 2833 01:29:56,357 --> 01:29:59,060 PROGRAMS LIKE TMF, THE BENEFITS 2834 01:29:59,060 --> 01:30:00,461 OF THIS CROSS-DEPARTMENTAL 2835 01:30:00,461 --> 01:30:01,095 PARTNERSHIP MEANT PROGRAMS COULD 2836 01:30:01,095 --> 01:30:04,832 LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER AND STAFF 2837 01:30:04,832 --> 01:30:05,399 COULD CONNECT APPLICANTS TO 2838 01:30:05,399 --> 01:30:09,771 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ACROSS OUR 2839 01:30:09,771 --> 01:30:10,104 DEPARTMENTS. 2840 01:30:10,104 --> 01:30:12,039 -- THE TECHNOLOGY MATCHING FUND 2841 01:30:12,039 --> 01:30:13,908 GRANTS OVERVIEW, GEO EQUITY 2842 01:30:13,908 --> 01:30:16,210 DASHBOARD OVERLAYS, TMF OUTCOMES 2843 01:30:16,210 --> 01:30:17,512 WITH DATA FROM THE RACE, THE 2844 01:30:17,512 --> 01:30:19,680 CITY'S RACIAL AND SOCIAL EQUITY 2845 01:30:19,680 --> 01:30:22,617 INDEX ILLUSTRATING THAT THE TMF 2846 01:30:22,617 --> 01:30:25,019 PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED IN THE MOST 2847 01:30:25,019 --> 01:30:27,555 INEQUITABLY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES 2848 01:30:27,555 --> 01:30:30,224 OVER THE NEXT YEAR, 2026 TMF 2849 01:30:30,224 --> 01:30:32,260 AWARDEES WILL ADDRESS THE 2850 01:30:32,260 --> 01:30:37,331 ONGOING AND EVOLVING DIGITAL 2851 01:30:37,331 --> 01:30:37,832 EQUITY NEEDS OF SEATTLE 2852 01:30:37,832 --> 01:30:39,901 RESIDENTS BY PROVIDING DIGITAL 2853 01:30:39,901 --> 01:30:42,170 LITERACY INSTRUCTION, DIGITAL 2854 01:30:42,170 --> 01:30:44,172 NAVIGATION DEVICES AND TECHNICAL 2855 01:30:44,172 --> 01:30:44,639 SUPPORT AND INTERNET 2856 01:30:44,639 --> 01:30:48,042 CONNECTIVITY I INVITE TMF AWARDS 2857 01:30:48,042 --> 01:30:50,344 TO PRESENT THEIR PROJECTS FOR 2858 01:30:50,344 --> 01:30:57,051 THE 2026 GRANT CYCLE. ASIAN 2859 01:30:57,051 --> 01:31:03,758 COUNSELING AND REFERRAL SERVICE. 2860 01:31:03,758 --> 01:31:04,792 -- PROGRAM. 2861 01:31:04,792 --> 01:31:06,627 -- CAN WE JUST HAVE YOU TO JOIN? 2862 01:31:06,627 --> 01:31:08,563 YEAH, JUST JOIN US TO THE FRONT 2863 01:31:08,563 --> 01:31:09,831 OKAY, I DIDN'T HOW MANY GROUPS 2864 01:31:09,831 --> 01:31:11,833 DO YOU HAVE?, HOW MANY GROUPS 2865 01:31:11,833 --> 01:31:13,034 DID YOU DO YOU ALL HAVE INVITED? 2866 01:31:13,034 --> 01:31:14,268 SHOULD WE HAVE THEM ALL? 2867 01:31:14,268 --> 01:31:15,736 -- 12. AND SO IT WOULD BE 2868 01:31:15,736 --> 01:31:17,672 HELPFUL TO HAVE THIS MIC SET UP 2869 01:31:17,672 --> 01:31:19,640 SO WE CAN GET THROUGH THEM. 2870 01:31:19,640 --> 01:31:21,008 -- OKAY. I WASN'T YEAH. YEAH, 2871 01:31:21,008 --> 01:31:22,410 THEY CAN ALL JUST COME UP TO THE 2872 01:31:22,410 --> 01:31:23,644 TABLE. 2873 01:31:23,644 --> 01:31:24,312 -- YEAH. WHY DOESN'T EVERYBODY 2874 01:31:24,312 --> 01:31:25,179 COME ON UP? 2875 01:31:25,179 --> 01:31:25,646 -- SORRY I WASN'T. 2876 01:31:25,646 --> 01:31:26,848 -- WE WERE JUST TEASING YOU 2877 01:31:26,848 --> 01:31:27,815 ABOUT THE TIME. 2878 01:31:27,815 --> 01:31:29,817 -- OH, OKAY. 2879 01:31:29,817 --> 01:31:31,752 -- DON'T WORRY. 2880 01:31:31,752 --> 01:31:32,386 -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WAS. I 2881 01:31:32,386 --> 01:31:36,591 WAS I WAS I WAS JOKING TO 2882 01:31:36,591 --> 01:31:39,393 CRACKING, BUT BACK IN. 2883 01:31:39,393 --> 01:31:40,528 -- WE HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS WHO 2884 01:31:40,528 --> 01:31:42,196 ARE EXCITED TO SPEAK TO YOU. 2885 01:31:42,196 --> 01:31:44,098 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU. EVERYONE 2886 01:31:44,098 --> 01:31:46,234 CAN COME UP AWESOME I DIDN'T 2887 01:31:46,234 --> 01:31:48,336 KNOW THIS. I DIDN'T KNOW THIS 2888 01:31:48,336 --> 01:31:52,707 WAS HAPPENING. NO, I JUST WOULD 2889 01:31:52,707 --> 01:31:54,575 LIKE TO KNOW, ALEX, THAT THIS 2890 01:31:54,575 --> 01:32:00,781 WAS HAPPENING. COME THIS WAY. 2891 01:32:00,781 --> 01:32:02,850 AWESOME. WELCOME. THIS IS GREAT. 2892 01:32:02,850 --> 01:32:07,188 THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. THIS 2893 01:32:07,188 --> 01:32:09,757 IS EXCELLENT. IF. DO WE HAVE 2894 01:32:09,757 --> 01:32:13,361 ENOUGH CHAIRS IF NOT, WE HAVE 2895 01:32:13,361 --> 01:32:17,164 THIS CHAIR IN FRONT OF THIS 2896 01:32:17,164 --> 01:32:17,565 CLERK RIGHT HERE. 2897 01:32:17,565 --> 01:32:19,734 -- THERE WE GO. OKAY, HERE YOU 2898 01:32:19,734 --> 01:32:20,601 GO. AND THEN YOU NEED ONE MORE 2899 01:32:20,601 --> 01:32:23,571 CHAIR. IS THAT RIGHT? I THINK 2900 01:32:23,571 --> 01:32:24,238 THAT'S WE'RE PERFECT. YEAH, 2901 01:32:24,238 --> 01:32:25,006 THERE IT IS. 2902 01:32:25,006 --> 01:32:25,706 -- WE HAVE ENOUGH CHAIRS. 2903 01:32:25,706 --> 01:32:27,441 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. 2904 01:32:27,441 --> 01:32:28,609 -- RIGHT HERE TOO. AWESOME., 2905 01:32:28,609 --> 01:32:29,043 -- WE'RE ALL SET. 2906 01:32:29,043 --> 01:32:30,778 -- WE GOT ALL THE GROUPS. OKAY. 2907 01:32:30,778 --> 01:32:32,446 THIS IS A WELCOME SURPRISE. I 2908 01:32:32,446 --> 01:32:33,481 WASN'T AWARE OF THAT. SO THANK 2909 01:32:33,481 --> 01:32:35,316 YOU. THAT TOOK ME BY SURPRISE. I 2910 01:32:35,316 --> 01:32:36,317 JUST THOUGHT PEOPLE WERE 2911 01:32:36,317 --> 01:32:39,854 INTERESTED IN 2912 01:32:39,854 --> 01:32:40,187 -- [LAUGHTER] 2913 01:32:40,187 --> 01:32:41,355 -- TECHNOLOGY. YEAH, YEAH. OKAY. 2914 01:32:41,355 --> 01:32:44,025 -- VERY INTERESTED., SO ASIAN 2915 01:32:44,025 --> 01:32:45,560 COUNSELING, REFERRAL SERVICE. 2916 01:32:45,560 --> 01:32:47,495 -- OH, HI., SO THIS IS ONE FROM 2917 01:32:47,495 --> 01:32:50,765 AC R S. DIGITAL LITERACY IS A 2918 01:32:50,765 --> 01:32:53,067 BASIC REQUIREMENT FOR 2919 01:32:53,067 --> 01:32:54,902 PARTICIPATING IN MODERN LIFE, 2920 01:32:54,902 --> 01:32:57,338 APPLYING FOR JOBS, ACCESSING 2921 01:32:57,338 --> 01:32:57,905 HEALTHCARE, CONNECTING WITH 2922 01:32:57,905 --> 01:32:59,674 FAMILY AND ENGAGING WITH CITY 2923 01:32:59,674 --> 01:33:03,611 SERVICES. NEARLY ALL OF IT NOW 2924 01:33:03,611 --> 01:33:04,211 HAPPENS ONLINE WHEN RESIDENTS 2925 01:33:04,211 --> 01:33:06,080 LACK THESE SKILLS, THEY ARE 2926 01:33:06,080 --> 01:33:07,815 LOCKED OUT OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT 2927 01:33:07,815 --> 01:33:08,316 SHOULD HAVE BEEN WITHIN 2928 01:33:08,316 --> 01:33:11,319 EVERYONE'S REACH. SO THAT'S WHY 2929 01:33:11,319 --> 01:33:11,919 ACES OFFERS DIGITAL LITERACY 2930 01:33:11,919 --> 01:33:14,722 CLASSES AT FREE LEVELS, HELPING 2931 01:33:14,722 --> 01:33:17,558 JOB SEEKERS TO BE MORE 2932 01:33:17,558 --> 01:33:19,393 COMPETENT. LEVEL ONE BUILD 2933 01:33:19,393 --> 01:33:20,027 FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS LIKE SENDING 2934 01:33:20,027 --> 01:33:21,996 EMAIL ON COMPUTERS AND 2935 01:33:21,996 --> 01:33:23,331 SMARTPHONES. LEVEL TWO FOCUSES 2936 01:33:23,331 --> 01:33:25,766 ON SAFETY, LIKE PROTECTING 2937 01:33:25,766 --> 01:33:28,069 PERSONAL INFORMATION, SPOTTING 2938 01:33:28,069 --> 01:33:29,570 AND AVOIDING SCAMS, AND STEERING 2939 01:33:29,570 --> 01:33:31,872 CLEAR OF MALWARE. LEVEL THREE 2940 01:33:31,872 --> 01:33:33,908 PREPARES FOR PEOPLE FOR THE 2941 01:33:33,908 --> 01:33:35,309 WORKFORCE USING AI TOOLS TO 2942 01:33:35,309 --> 01:33:37,378 BUILD RESUMES, APPLY FOR JOBS 2943 01:33:37,378 --> 01:33:39,413 AND PRACTICE FOR INTERVIEWS. 2944 01:33:39,413 --> 01:33:40,948 THIS WORKS MATTERS FOR 2945 01:33:40,948 --> 01:33:42,316 SEATTLE'S FUTURE. IT MAKES THE 2946 01:33:42,316 --> 01:33:44,385 COMMUNITY TO BE MORE CONNECTED, 2947 01:33:44,385 --> 01:33:46,287 SECURED AND ECONOMICALLY 2948 01:33:46,287 --> 01:33:49,590 RESILIENT. THANK YOU 2949 01:33:49,590 --> 01:33:50,057 -- CREATION CULTURE. 2950 01:33:50,057 --> 01:33:51,492 -- AWESOME. 2951 01:33:51,492 --> 01:33:51,993 -- THANK YOU. 2952 01:33:51,993 --> 01:33:52,426 -- HELLO. 2953 01:33:52,426 --> 01:33:55,096 -- MY NAME IS PAULO., I'M VERY 2954 01:33:55,096 --> 01:33:56,197 THANKFUL TO BE HERE. SO THANK 2955 01:33:56,197 --> 01:33:59,300 YOU ALL FOR COMING., I JUST WANT 2956 01:33:59,300 --> 01:34:01,702 TO STEP INTO, IMAGINATION HERE. 2957 01:34:01,702 --> 01:34:02,703 SO IMAGINE YOUR LIFE IF YOU 2958 01:34:02,703 --> 01:34:04,538 NEVER FOUND YOUR PASSION, YOUR 2959 01:34:04,538 --> 01:34:07,641 GIFTEDNESS, THE THING THAT YOU 2960 01:34:07,641 --> 01:34:09,610 ABSOLUTELY LOVE TO DO. AND EVERY 2961 01:34:09,610 --> 01:34:11,045 YEAR I SEE HUNDREDS AND 2962 01:34:11,045 --> 01:34:13,014 THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE 2963 01:34:13,014 --> 01:34:15,116 ABANDON THEIR GRAPHIC DESIGN 2964 01:34:15,116 --> 01:34:16,584 GOALS BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST 2965 01:34:16,584 --> 01:34:18,252 OF EDUCATION, DIGITAL LITERACY 2966 01:34:18,252 --> 01:34:19,820 BARRIERS, AND LACK OF ACCESS TO 2967 01:34:19,820 --> 01:34:22,189 PROFESSIONAL MENTORSHIP. SEEING 2968 01:34:22,189 --> 01:34:22,923 THIS HAPPEN REPEATEDLY, I KNEW 2969 01:34:22,923 --> 01:34:23,991 SOMETHING HAD TO BE DONE. SO 2970 01:34:23,991 --> 01:34:25,760 THAT'S WHY I LAUNCHED CREATION 2971 01:34:25,760 --> 01:34:26,961 CULTURE. WE'RE A NONPROFIT 2972 01:34:26,961 --> 01:34:30,531 GRAPHIC DESIGN MENTORSHIP STUDIO 2973 01:34:30,531 --> 01:34:31,799 THAT PROVIDES PAID 2974 01:34:31,799 --> 01:34:33,067 OPPORTUNITIES, CREATIVE TOOLS, 2975 01:34:33,067 --> 01:34:33,701 AND PROFESSIONAL MENTORSHIP TO 2976 01:34:33,701 --> 01:34:35,569 HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH. IN 2977 01:34:35,569 --> 01:34:37,004 PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SEATTLE 2978 01:34:37,004 --> 01:34:38,639 BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, THE METRO 2979 01:34:38,639 --> 01:34:40,074 METROPOLITAN URBAN LEAGUE. WE 2980 01:34:40,074 --> 01:34:41,809 RUN IN-PERSON GRAPHIC DESIGN 2981 01:34:41,809 --> 01:34:43,778 PROGRAMS WHERE YOUTH DESIGN 2982 01:34:43,778 --> 01:34:46,547 BRANDS AND BUILD REAL APP 2983 01:34:46,547 --> 01:34:48,616 PROTOTYPES BASED ON REAL 2984 01:34:48,616 --> 01:34:49,817 COMMUNITY NEEDS,, FROM OUR 2985 01:34:49,817 --> 01:34:52,420 STUDENTS. THEY DESCRIBED 2986 01:34:52,420 --> 01:34:53,254 REPORTED INCREASED CONFIDENCE IN 2987 01:34:53,254 --> 01:34:55,022 DIGITAL DESIGNING, FEELING 2988 01:34:55,022 --> 01:34:56,957 EMPOWERED TO CREATE ON THEIR 2989 01:34:56,957 --> 01:34:59,293 OWN. AND THEY HAVE AN INCREASED 2990 01:34:59,293 --> 01:35:02,329 INTEREST IN CREATIVE CAREERS AND 2991 01:35:02,329 --> 01:35:03,230 MENTORSHIP. TO NAME A FEW MORE 2992 01:35:03,230 --> 01:35:04,732 OF OUR PARTNERS, WE PARTNERED 2993 01:35:04,732 --> 01:35:05,966 WITH PCS FOR PEOPLE FOR 2994 01:35:05,966 --> 01:35:07,601 AFFORDABLE COMPUTER ACCESS AND 2995 01:35:07,601 --> 01:35:09,103 GIVEAWAYS. FATHERS AND SONS. 2996 01:35:09,103 --> 01:35:10,504 TOGETHER, OUR YOUTH ORGANIZATION 2997 01:35:10,504 --> 01:35:12,206 IN RAINIER AND AIGA, THE 2998 01:35:12,206 --> 01:35:14,909 AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF GRAPHIC 2999 01:35:14,909 --> 01:35:15,743 ARTISTS CREATION CULTURE IS HERE 3000 01:35:15,743 --> 01:35:16,944 TO BE A BEACON FOR YOUNG PEOPLE 3001 01:35:16,944 --> 01:35:18,879 WHO MAY NOT OTHERWISE HAVE 3002 01:35:18,879 --> 01:35:19,480 ACCESS TO CREATIVE CAREERS, 3003 01:35:19,480 --> 01:35:20,848 DIGITAL TOOLS, OR PROFESSIONAL 3004 01:35:20,848 --> 01:35:22,650 MENTORSHIP. IN OUR CITY, WE'RE 3005 01:35:22,650 --> 01:35:24,518 BUILDING AN ACCESSIBLE PIPELINE 3006 01:35:24,518 --> 01:35:25,519 INTO THE DESIGN INDUSTRY WHERE 3007 01:35:25,519 --> 01:35:27,154 SEATTLE YOUTH CAN LEARN REAL 3008 01:35:27,154 --> 01:35:28,622 DESIGN SKILLS, WORK WITH 3009 01:35:28,622 --> 01:35:31,692 PROFESSIONAL MENTORS, AND BUILD 3010 01:35:31,692 --> 01:35:33,494 MEANINGFUL PROJECTS. SO THANK 3011 01:35:33,494 --> 01:35:34,095 YOU, TECHNOLOGY MATCHING FUND 3012 01:35:34,095 --> 01:35:36,130 FOR HELPING MAKE THIS HAPPEN. 3013 01:35:36,130 --> 01:35:36,730 -- AWESOME. 3014 01:35:36,730 --> 01:35:37,665 -- THANK YOU FOR 3015 01:35:37,665 --> 01:35:38,733 -- GOOD MORNING, COMMITTEE 3016 01:35:38,733 --> 01:35:40,301 MEMBERS. MY NAME IS BRIAN 3017 01:35:40,301 --> 01:35:42,069 MCCRAY. I'M MANAGING DIRECTOR 3018 01:35:42,069 --> 01:35:44,038 OF SEATTLE. PROUD RECIPIENTS OF 3019 01:35:44,038 --> 01:35:46,140 THE TECHNOLOGY MATCHING FUND 3020 01:35:46,140 --> 01:35:48,342 GRANT FOR FIVE YEARS HAS 3021 01:35:48,342 --> 01:35:48,976 PROVIDED TUITION FREE TECHNICAL 3022 01:35:48,976 --> 01:35:50,711 SKILLS TRAINING RIGHT HERE IN 3023 01:35:50,711 --> 01:35:51,946 SEATTLE FOR HIGH DEMAND CAREERS. 3024 01:35:51,946 --> 01:35:55,082 LIKE IT SUPPORT CYBER SECURITY 3025 01:35:55,082 --> 01:35:56,650 AND CLOUD COMPUTING, ALL OF 3026 01:35:56,650 --> 01:35:58,686 WHICH INCLUDES INDUSTRY 3027 01:35:58,686 --> 01:35:59,286 RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATIONS AND 3028 01:35:59,286 --> 01:36:00,855 ALL OF WHICH ARE NOW AI ENABLED 3029 01:36:00,855 --> 01:36:02,957 TRAINING PROGRAMS LIKE OURS ARE 3030 01:36:02,957 --> 01:36:05,826 VITAL TO SEATTLE NOT ONLY TO 3031 01:36:05,826 --> 01:36:07,394 ADVANCE DIGITAL EQUITY, BUT TO 3032 01:36:07,394 --> 01:36:07,962 EQUIP LOCAL ADULTS WITH THE 3033 01:36:07,962 --> 01:36:09,764 TECHNICAL AND AI SKILLS NEEDED 3034 01:36:09,764 --> 01:36:12,099 IN TODAY'S COMPETITIVE 3035 01:36:12,099 --> 01:36:14,502 WORKFORCE. LOOKING AT PRESCHOOLS 3036 01:36:14,502 --> 01:36:16,103 WITHIN 85% OF OUR LEARNERS ARE 3037 01:36:16,103 --> 01:36:17,838 PEOPLE OF COLOR, 41% ARE WOMEN 3038 01:36:17,838 --> 01:36:20,608 OR FEMALE IDENTIFIED IN 30% 3039 01:36:20,608 --> 01:36:21,475 ENTER PRESCHOOLERS WITH NOTHING 3040 01:36:21,475 --> 01:36:23,310 MORE THAN A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA 3041 01:36:23,310 --> 01:36:26,981 OR GED. AS A RESULT, 80% OF OUR 3042 01:36:26,981 --> 01:36:28,816 GRADUATES LAND JOBS WITHIN A 3043 01:36:28,816 --> 01:36:31,285 YEAR. IN MANY CASES TRIPLING 3044 01:36:31,285 --> 01:36:33,854 THEIR PRE TRAINING INCOME. AS TO 3045 01:36:33,854 --> 01:36:36,724 DATE, WE HAVE TRAINED OVER 600 3046 01:36:36,724 --> 01:36:37,758 LOCAL RESIDENTS, MOST OF WHOM 3047 01:36:37,758 --> 01:36:40,127 LIVE WITHIN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. 3048 01:36:40,127 --> 01:36:42,096 ON BEHALF OF THE OF THE 3049 01:36:42,096 --> 01:36:42,663 PRESCHOOL ORGANIZATION, THE 3050 01:36:42,663 --> 01:36:43,631 ENTIRE ORGANIZATION. WE'D LOVE 3051 01:36:43,631 --> 01:36:46,667 TO THANK YOU FOR BEING FOR 3052 01:36:46,667 --> 01:36:48,269 BELIEVING IN US. WITH YOUR 3053 01:36:48,269 --> 01:36:50,504 CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP, WE WILL 3054 01:36:50,504 --> 01:36:51,805 TRAIN 120 JOB SEEKERS THIS YEAR 3055 01:36:51,805 --> 01:36:54,441 ON OUR PATH TO REACHING 300 3056 01:36:54,441 --> 01:36:58,379 ANNUALLY BY 2030, MOVING MORE 3057 01:36:58,379 --> 01:36:58,979 SEATTLEITES INTO LASTING HIGH 3058 01:36:58,979 --> 01:37:01,215 WAGE CAREERS AND LESS RELIANCE 3059 01:37:01,215 --> 01:37:03,517 ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. SO TO 3060 01:37:03,517 --> 01:37:04,819 LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT 3061 01:37:04,819 --> 01:37:06,187 US, I WHOLEHEARTEDLY INVITE ALL 3062 01:37:06,187 --> 01:37:09,623 OF YOU TO JOIN US AT OUR NEXT 3063 01:37:09,623 --> 01:37:10,224 GRADUATION IN NOVEMBER, WHERE 3064 01:37:10,224 --> 01:37:11,258 WE'RE GOING TO BE GRADUATING 3065 01:37:11,258 --> 01:37:15,362 ABOUT 20 LEARNERS WHO HAVE GONE 3066 01:37:15,362 --> 01:37:17,064 THROUGH OUR NEW PROGRAM CALLED 3067 01:37:17,064 --> 01:37:18,933 NEXT GEN AI IT SUPPORT. SO THANK 3068 01:37:18,933 --> 01:37:21,068 YOU VERY MUCH. 3069 01:37:21,068 --> 01:37:21,635 -- THE GRADUATION EVENT IS 3070 01:37:21,635 --> 01:37:22,837 WONDERFUL. SO I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE 3071 01:37:22,837 --> 01:37:24,638 TO ATTEND AND, AND SEE ALL THE 3072 01:37:24,638 --> 01:37:29,176 GOOD WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING, 3073 01:37:29,176 --> 01:37:29,643 SIMULATED IMMERSIVE, 3074 01:37:29,643 --> 01:37:31,245 EXPERIMENTAL REALITIES. 3075 01:37:31,245 --> 01:37:31,879 -- GOOD MORNING, AND THANK YOU 3076 01:37:31,879 --> 01:37:33,180 FOR HAVING US TODAY. MY NAME IS 3077 01:37:33,180 --> 01:37:35,583 AUDREY LANE, THE INTERIM 3078 01:37:35,583 --> 01:37:36,951 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SIX HOUR, 3079 01:37:36,951 --> 01:37:39,553 WHO IS A SEATTLE BASED NONPROFIT 3080 01:37:39,553 --> 01:37:40,688 EMPOWERING UNDERREPRESENTED 3081 01:37:40,688 --> 01:37:42,790 COMMUNITIES THROUGH IMMERSIVE 3082 01:37:42,790 --> 01:37:45,226 STORYTELLING, MEDIA, ARTS AND 3083 01:37:45,226 --> 01:37:46,660 EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES. TO US, 3084 01:37:46,660 --> 01:37:47,228 DIGITAL EQUITY MEANS GIVING 3085 01:37:47,228 --> 01:37:49,430 PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN, 3086 01:37:49,430 --> 01:37:51,565 CREATE AND TELL THEIR OWN 3087 01:37:51,565 --> 01:37:52,099 STORIES, EXEMPLIFIED WITH 3088 01:37:52,099 --> 01:37:53,701 EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES. WE 3089 01:37:53,701 --> 01:37:55,836 PROVIDE HANDS ON EDUCATION AND 3090 01:37:55,836 --> 01:37:57,404 IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING, VIRTUAL 3091 01:37:57,404 --> 01:37:59,206 REALITY AND AI ASSISTED CREATIVE 3092 01:37:59,206 --> 01:38:01,842 TOOLS, DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTION 3093 01:38:01,842 --> 01:38:04,211 AND OTHER CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES. 3094 01:38:04,211 --> 01:38:04,778 MANY OF THE COMMUNITIES WE 3095 01:38:04,778 --> 01:38:06,413 SERVE, INCLUDING BIPOC, 3096 01:38:06,413 --> 01:38:08,282 IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE 3097 01:38:08,282 --> 01:38:10,184 FAMILIES, LGBTQ+ YOUTH IN LOW 3098 01:38:10,184 --> 01:38:11,151 INCOME COMMUNITIES HAVE LIMITED 3099 01:38:11,151 --> 01:38:14,054 ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL CREATIVE 3100 01:38:14,054 --> 01:38:15,723 TOOLS. THIS GRANT WILL HELP SIX 3101 01:38:15,723 --> 01:38:17,858 BUILD PORTABLE, CREATIVE 3102 01:38:17,858 --> 01:38:19,393 TECHNOLOGY LABS. THE EQUIPMENT 3103 01:38:19,393 --> 01:38:21,895 ALLOWS US TO BRING IMMERSIVE 3104 01:38:21,895 --> 01:38:23,998 TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION DIRECTLY 3105 01:38:23,998 --> 01:38:24,632 INTO SCHOOLS, CULTURAL CENTERS, 3106 01:38:24,632 --> 01:38:26,033 YOUTH PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY 3107 01:38:26,033 --> 01:38:29,536 SPACES ACROSS SEATTLE. MOBILE 3108 01:38:29,536 --> 01:38:31,238 TECHNOLOGY EXPANDS ACCESS BY 3109 01:38:31,238 --> 01:38:33,741 MEETING COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY 3110 01:38:33,741 --> 01:38:35,209 ALREADY GATHER. PARTICIPANTS 3111 01:38:35,209 --> 01:38:37,278 WILL GAIN TECHNICAL SKILLS, 3112 01:38:37,278 --> 01:38:37,811 CREATIVE CONFIDENCE, AND 3113 01:38:37,811 --> 01:38:39,480 INDUSTRY RELEVANT EXPERIENCE. 3114 01:38:39,480 --> 01:38:40,914 THEY WILL DEVELOP A PATHWAY INTO 3115 01:38:40,914 --> 01:38:44,218 HIGHER EDUCATION, 3116 01:38:44,218 --> 01:38:44,852 ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CAREERS IN 3117 01:38:44,852 --> 01:38:46,220 MEDIA, ARTS, IMMERSIVE 3118 01:38:46,220 --> 01:38:48,355 TECHNOLOGIES AND THE CREATIVE 3119 01:38:48,355 --> 01:38:50,157 ECONOMY. OUR GOAL IS TO EMPOWER 3120 01:38:50,157 --> 01:38:53,127 THE PARTICIPANTS TO BECOME 3121 01:38:53,127 --> 01:38:53,627 STORYTELLERS, ARTISTS, 3122 01:38:53,627 --> 01:38:55,195 ENTREPRENEURS, TECHNOLOGISTS, 3123 01:38:55,195 --> 01:38:57,131 AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. LEADERS 3124 01:38:57,131 --> 01:38:58,832 WHO CAN HELP SHAPE A MORE 3125 01:38:58,832 --> 01:39:02,736 INCLUSIVE DIGITAL FUTURE. THANK 3126 01:39:02,736 --> 01:39:02,936 YOU. 3127 01:39:02,936 --> 01:39:05,105 -- UN LOOP. 3128 01:39:05,105 --> 01:39:08,075 -- HI, I'M KERRY JENKINS, I'M 3129 01:39:08,075 --> 01:39:09,543 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UN 3130 01:39:09,543 --> 01:39:12,179 LOOP. ON LOOP IS A SEATTLE BASED 3131 01:39:12,179 --> 01:39:13,614 NONPROFIT THAT FOR THE LAST TEN 3132 01:39:13,614 --> 01:39:16,250 YEARS HAS BEEN SOLELY FOCUSED ON 3133 01:39:16,250 --> 01:39:18,085 DIGITAL EQUITY AND TECHNICAL 3134 01:39:18,085 --> 01:39:20,321 SKILLS BUILDING FOR FORMERLY 3135 01:39:20,321 --> 01:39:21,789 INCARCERATED ADULTS IN THE 3136 01:39:21,789 --> 01:39:23,957 WASHINGTON STATE, AND PRIMARILY 3137 01:39:23,957 --> 01:39:25,960 SEATTLE AREA. SO MANY OF THE 3138 01:39:25,960 --> 01:39:27,594 PEOPLE WE SERVE LEAVE 3139 01:39:27,594 --> 01:39:29,563 INCARCERATION WITH LITTLE TO NO 3140 01:39:29,563 --> 01:39:31,598 PRIOR EXPOSURE TO THE DAILY 3141 01:39:31,598 --> 01:39:35,002 TOOLS THAT ALL OF US USE EVERY 3142 01:39:35,002 --> 01:39:36,403 SINGLE DAY TO ACCESS ALL OF THE 3143 01:39:36,403 --> 01:39:38,739 THINGS WE NEED TO PARTICIPATE IN 3144 01:39:38,739 --> 01:39:39,773 CIVIC LIFE. SO ON TOP OF ALL OF 3145 01:39:39,773 --> 01:39:42,076 THE OTHER BARRIERS THESE PEOPLE 3146 01:39:42,076 --> 01:39:44,912 FACE, THEY HAVE ACCESS ISSUES TO 3147 01:39:44,912 --> 01:39:46,814 EMPLOYMENT, TO HOUSING, TO 3148 01:39:46,814 --> 01:39:48,749 EDUCATION, AND TO THE SUPPORT 3149 01:39:48,749 --> 01:39:51,118 BENEFITS. SO ONE OF OUR 3150 01:39:51,118 --> 01:39:54,288 PARTICIPANTS RECENTLY HAD NEVER 3151 01:39:54,288 --> 01:39:57,658 USED A SMARTPHONE. THE INTERNET 3152 01:39:57,658 --> 01:40:00,661 OR A COMPUTER. HIS VERY FIRST 3153 01:40:00,661 --> 01:40:02,463 VIDEO CALL WAS ORIENTATION FOR 3154 01:40:02,463 --> 01:40:04,198 OUR PROGRAM. SO WHAT WE DO TO 3155 01:40:04,198 --> 01:40:07,401 ADDRESS THIS GAP IS PROVIDE LIVE 3156 01:40:07,401 --> 01:40:10,070 COHORT BASED DIGITAL SKILLS 3157 01:40:10,070 --> 01:40:11,572 TRAINING LED BY INSTRUCTOR WHO 3158 01:40:11,572 --> 01:40:12,740 IS NOT ONLY A TECHNICAL EXPERT, 3159 01:40:12,740 --> 01:40:16,510 BUT HAS LIVED EXPERIENCE OF 3160 01:40:16,510 --> 01:40:18,345 INCARCERATION. AND ONE OF THE 3161 01:40:18,345 --> 01:40:21,448 BIG BARRIERS FOR OUR 3162 01:40:21,448 --> 01:40:21,982 PARTICIPANTS IS ACCESS TO 3163 01:40:21,982 --> 01:40:22,950 DEVICES. THEY CAN'T PARTICIPATE 3164 01:40:22,950 --> 01:40:27,388 IF THEY DON'T HAVE A LAPTOP OR 3165 01:40:27,388 --> 01:40:28,122 INTERNET CONNECTION. SO WHAT THE 3166 01:40:28,122 --> 01:40:30,991 FUNDING WE RECEIVED THIS YEAR 3167 01:40:30,991 --> 01:40:33,994 DOES IS ALLOW US NOT ONLY TO 3168 01:40:33,994 --> 01:40:36,163 PROVIDE A LAPTOP AND OR INTERNET 3169 01:40:36,163 --> 01:40:37,965 CONNECTIVITY, BUT TO GIFT IT, 3170 01:40:37,965 --> 01:40:39,800 WHICH IS A HUGE PART OF THE 3171 01:40:39,800 --> 01:40:42,636 BENEFIT OF THIS PROGRAM, BECAUSE 3172 01:40:42,636 --> 01:40:43,670 THEN THEY CAN CONTINUE TO BUILD 3173 01:40:43,670 --> 01:40:45,239 SKILLS, THEY CAN CONTINUE TO 3174 01:40:45,239 --> 01:40:49,510 ACCESS EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, 3175 01:40:49,510 --> 01:40:53,347 HOUSING, AND BENEFITS. OUR 3176 01:40:53,347 --> 01:40:55,249 THEORY OF CHANGE AT UN LOOP IS 3177 01:40:55,249 --> 01:40:57,017 THAT THAT ACCESS LEADS TO 3178 01:40:57,017 --> 01:40:58,886 FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE, WHICH 3179 01:40:58,886 --> 01:41:01,822 WILL LEAD TO MORE ECONOMIC 3180 01:41:01,822 --> 01:41:03,190 OPPORTUNITIES AND MOBILITY. SO I 3181 01:41:03,190 --> 01:41:04,625 WANT TO HAVE A HUGE THANK YOU TO 3182 01:41:04,625 --> 01:41:06,493 SEATTLE I T MATCHING FUND AND 3183 01:41:06,493 --> 01:41:07,895 VERIZON FOR THE FUNDING THEY 3184 01:41:07,895 --> 01:41:10,097 PROVIDED THIS YEAR. FOR MANY 3185 01:41:10,097 --> 01:41:11,598 PEOPLE, THIS IS THE FIRST LAPTOP 3186 01:41:11,598 --> 01:41:16,270 THEY HAVE EVER OWNED. THANKS 3187 01:41:16,270 --> 01:41:17,538 -- HORN OF F OH, I'M SORRY, 3188 01:41:17,538 --> 01:41:18,505 WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO 3189 01:41:18,505 --> 01:41:20,474 HORN OF AFRICA. LOCAL 3190 01:41:20,474 --> 01:41:23,043 CONNECTIVITY LAB HI. 3191 01:41:23,043 --> 01:41:24,912 -- MY NAME IS ESTHER JIANG. I'M 3192 01:41:24,912 --> 01:41:26,146 A DIRECTOR OF THE LOCAL 3193 01:41:26,146 --> 01:41:30,684 CONNECTIVITY LAB. AT SCL. WE SEE 3194 01:41:30,684 --> 01:41:31,785 INTERNET ACCESS AS A CRITICAL 3195 01:41:31,785 --> 01:41:33,487 PUBLIC UTILITY THAT SHOULD BE 3196 01:41:33,487 --> 01:41:35,055 UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. 3197 01:41:35,055 --> 01:41:37,758 AND THIS NEED WILL NOT GO AWAY. 3198 01:41:37,758 --> 01:41:39,626 AND TO THAT END, WE EDUCATE AND 3199 01:41:39,626 --> 01:41:41,128 ENABLE LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO 3200 01:41:41,128 --> 01:41:42,796 BUILD AND SUSTAIN OUR OWN 3201 01:41:42,796 --> 01:41:44,798 NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE. AS A 3202 01:41:44,798 --> 01:41:46,967 COMMUNITY GRASSROOTS PROJECT, 3203 01:41:46,967 --> 01:41:48,602 ESPECIALLY IN SEATTLE'S HOMELESS 3204 01:41:48,602 --> 01:41:49,570 SHELTERS AND LOW INCOME HOUSING, 3205 01:41:49,570 --> 01:41:51,605 WE SEE PEOPLE STRIVING TO FIND 3206 01:41:51,605 --> 01:41:53,707 JOBS AND HOUSING AND UPSKILL, 3207 01:41:53,707 --> 01:41:55,309 WHICH REQUIRES INTERNET. BUT WE 3208 01:41:55,309 --> 01:41:56,677 SEE UNAFFORDABILITY AND LACK OF 3209 01:41:56,677 --> 01:41:59,513 RESOURCES FOR CLIENT INTERNET 3210 01:41:59,513 --> 01:42:00,881 AND DEVICES. OUR GRASSROOTS 3211 01:42:00,881 --> 01:42:01,882 PROJECT, THE SEATTLE COMMUNITY 3212 01:42:01,882 --> 01:42:04,017 NETWORK, BUILDS AND PROVIDES 3213 01:42:04,017 --> 01:42:05,652 INTERNET SERVICE FOR OVER 300 3214 01:42:05,652 --> 01:42:08,255 USERS. AT 14 TINY HOUSE 3215 01:42:08,255 --> 01:42:09,556 VILLAGES, SHELTERS AND LOW 3216 01:42:09,556 --> 01:42:11,258 INCOME HOUSING SITES, AND WE 3217 01:42:11,258 --> 01:42:13,227 ALSO REFURBISH AND DONATE 3218 01:42:13,227 --> 01:42:15,496 LAPTOPS. THE FUNDING WE RECEIVED 3219 01:42:15,496 --> 01:42:16,930 THIS YEAR FROM T MOBILE WILL 3220 01:42:16,930 --> 01:42:19,867 HELP US KEEP EXISTING SITES 3221 01:42:19,867 --> 01:42:21,702 ONLINE, INSTALL NEW HARDWARE AND 3222 01:42:21,702 --> 01:42:23,103 UPGRADE HARDWARE AT VILLAGES, 3223 01:42:23,103 --> 01:42:24,905 AND HOLD A PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL 3224 01:42:24,905 --> 01:42:26,573 WORKSHOP ON COMMUNITY NETWORKS 3225 01:42:26,573 --> 01:42:29,042 TO GROW OUR MOVEMENT LONG TERM, 3226 01:42:29,042 --> 01:42:30,544 WE INVITE THE CITY TO CONSIDER 3227 01:42:30,544 --> 01:42:32,513 INTERNET ACCESS A PUBLIC UTILITY 3228 01:42:32,513 --> 01:42:33,981 AND WORK WITH US TO ACHIEVE 3229 01:42:33,981 --> 01:42:42,956 UNIVERSAL ACCESS. 3230 01:42:42,956 --> 01:42:43,924 -- SOLID GROUND WASHINGTON. HI. 3231 01:42:43,924 --> 01:42:45,259 -- MY NAME IS JEN AND I'M HERE 3232 01:42:45,259 --> 01:42:48,695 ON BEHALF OF SOLID GROUND. OUR 3233 01:42:48,695 --> 01:42:51,131 SAND POINT, OUR SAND POINT 3234 01:42:51,131 --> 01:42:53,100 HOUSING PROGRAM IS HOME TO OVER 3235 01:42:53,100 --> 01:42:54,334 400 SEATTLE RESIDENTS EXITING 3236 01:42:54,334 --> 01:42:56,904 HOMELESSNESS AND LIVING ON LOW 3237 01:42:56,904 --> 01:42:59,139 INCOMES WITH ACCESS TO CASE 3238 01:42:59,139 --> 01:43:02,142 MANAGEMENT, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, 3239 01:43:02,142 --> 01:43:04,278 FULLY WRAP TODAY, AS WE KNOW, WE 3240 01:43:04,278 --> 01:43:06,046 ALL RELY ON THE INTERNET FOR 3241 01:43:06,046 --> 01:43:07,381 ALMOST EVERYTHING WE DO, SUCH AS 3242 01:43:07,381 --> 01:43:08,615 PAYING OUR BILLS, LOOKING FOR 3243 01:43:08,615 --> 01:43:10,684 WORK, MAKING MEDICAL 3244 01:43:10,684 --> 01:43:12,152 APPOINTMENTS, CHECKING OUR 3245 01:43:12,152 --> 01:43:14,354 EMAIL, AND FOR OUR CHILDREN TO 3246 01:43:14,354 --> 01:43:17,024 DO THEIR HOMEWORK. AT SOLID 3247 01:43:17,024 --> 01:43:19,960 GROUND SAND POINT HOUSING, WE 3248 01:43:19,960 --> 01:43:22,229 REMOVE BARRIERS TO ACCESSING 3249 01:43:22,229 --> 01:43:22,829 RELIABLE INTERNET SERVICE FOR 3250 01:43:22,829 --> 01:43:23,931 RESIDENTS EXITING HOMELESSNESS 3251 01:43:23,931 --> 01:43:26,099 SO THEY CAN FULLY PARTICIPATE IN 3252 01:43:26,099 --> 01:43:28,835 AN INCREASINGLY DIGITAL WORLD. 3253 01:43:28,835 --> 01:43:31,538 OUR CHALLENGE HAS BEEN THAT THE 3254 01:43:31,538 --> 01:43:33,006 WI-FI INFRASTRUCTURE IN SEVERAL 3255 01:43:33,006 --> 01:43:34,474 OF OUR PRE WORLD WAR TWO 3256 01:43:34,474 --> 01:43:36,043 BUILDINGS, WHICH ARE MADE OF 3257 01:43:36,043 --> 01:43:38,245 CONCRETE, ARE MORE THAN IS MORE 3258 01:43:38,245 --> 01:43:40,480 THAN TEN YEARS OLD, RESULTING IN 3259 01:43:40,480 --> 01:43:41,949 FREQUENT OUTAGES, WEAK COVERAGE, 3260 01:43:41,949 --> 01:43:43,951 AND DEAD ZONES WITH NO 3261 01:43:43,951 --> 01:43:46,153 CONNECTIVITY AT ALL. THIS 3262 01:43:46,153 --> 01:43:50,123 PROJECT, WILL HELP WITH THIS 3263 01:43:50,123 --> 01:43:52,459 PROJECT WILL UPGRADE AND EXPAND 3264 01:43:52,459 --> 01:43:53,026 WI-FI INFRASTRUCTURE IN TWO 3265 01:43:53,026 --> 01:43:54,828 RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS AND BRING 3266 01:43:54,828 --> 01:43:56,530 INTERNET ACCESS TO A RESIDENT 3267 01:43:56,530 --> 01:43:58,532 COMMUNITY CENTER FOR THE FIRST 3268 01:43:58,532 --> 01:44:01,168 TIME. REPLACING AGING CABLING 3269 01:44:01,168 --> 01:44:02,536 AND EQUIPMENT ACCESS POINTS, AND 3270 01:44:02,536 --> 01:44:06,406 IMPROVING COVERAGE AND INCREASE 3271 01:44:06,406 --> 01:44:06,873 SERVICE RELIABILITY. 3272 01:44:06,873 --> 01:44:09,109 APPROXIMATELY 240 RESIDENTS, 3273 01:44:09,109 --> 01:44:10,744 INCLUDING MORE THAN 150 3274 01:44:10,744 --> 01:44:13,113 CHILDREN, WILL GAIN FREE, 3275 01:44:13,113 --> 01:44:15,882 RELIABLE INTERNET ACCESS IN 3276 01:44:15,882 --> 01:44:16,483 THEIR HOMES AND APPROXIMATELY 3277 01:44:16,483 --> 01:44:17,651 400 RESIDENTS WILL GAIN ACCESS 3278 01:44:17,651 --> 01:44:21,521 TO FREE WI-FI IN THE COMMUNITY 3279 01:44:21,521 --> 01:44:22,856 CENTER. OUR GOAL IS NOT SIMPLY 3280 01:44:22,856 --> 01:44:24,992 BETTER WI-FI. IT'S GREATER 3281 01:44:24,992 --> 01:44:28,261 OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL BECAUSE, 3282 01:44:28,261 --> 01:44:31,531 RELIABLE CONNECTIVITY IS 3283 01:44:31,531 --> 01:44:33,700 ESSENTIAL FOR WORKFORCE 3284 01:44:33,700 --> 01:44:34,668 DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC MOBILITY, 3285 01:44:34,668 --> 01:44:37,004 EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, 3286 01:44:37,004 --> 01:44:39,239 HEALTH CARE, HOMEWORK RESOURCES, 3287 01:44:39,239 --> 01:44:41,775 AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES WHILE 3288 01:44:41,775 --> 01:44:44,945 MAINTAINING HOUSING STABILITY. 3289 01:44:44,945 --> 01:44:45,245 THANK YOU. 3290 01:44:45,245 --> 01:44:47,047 -- CHINESE INFORMATION AND 3291 01:44:47,047 --> 01:44:48,548 SERVICE CENTER. 3292 01:44:48,548 --> 01:44:49,950 -- HI. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. MY 3293 01:44:49,950 --> 01:44:52,119 NAME IS CARRIE WONG AND I'M WITH 3294 01:44:52,119 --> 01:44:53,287 CHINESE INFORMATION SERVICE 3295 01:44:53,287 --> 01:44:55,022 CENTER, FOUNDED BY A GROUP OF 3296 01:44:55,022 --> 01:44:56,423 VOLUNTEERS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND 3297 01:44:56,423 --> 01:44:58,325 COLLEGE. WE HAVE BEEN SERVING 3298 01:44:58,325 --> 01:45:00,093 THE COMMUNITIES SINCE 1972, AND 3299 01:45:00,093 --> 01:45:03,063 OUR MISSION IS TO HELP 3300 01:45:03,063 --> 01:45:04,998 IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES 3301 01:45:04,998 --> 01:45:07,567 SUCCEED WHILE HONORING THEIR 3302 01:45:07,567 --> 01:45:09,102 HERITAGE. DIGITAL EQUITY IS 3303 01:45:09,102 --> 01:45:09,636 ESSENTIAL TO THIS MISSION 3304 01:45:09,636 --> 01:45:11,238 BECAUSE TECHNOLOGY IS NOW THE 3305 01:45:11,238 --> 01:45:13,373 GATEWAY TO JOBS, EDUCATION, 3306 01:45:13,373 --> 01:45:15,442 PUBLIC RESOURCES, COMMUNITY 3307 01:45:15,442 --> 01:45:17,177 ENGAGEMENT, AND CIVIC 3308 01:45:17,177 --> 01:45:19,112 PARTICIPATION. THIS NEED IS 3309 01:45:19,112 --> 01:45:20,314 SIGNIFICANT, AND NEARLY 90% OF 3310 01:45:20,314 --> 01:45:23,617 OUR CLIENTS SPEAK LITTLE TO NO 3311 01:45:23,617 --> 01:45:24,818 ENGLISH. AND WHILE MOST OF THEM 3312 01:45:24,818 --> 01:45:27,454 ARE COMFORTABLE WITH 3313 01:45:27,454 --> 01:45:30,157 SMARTPHONES, 62% ARE NOT 3314 01:45:30,157 --> 01:45:30,791 COMFORTABLE WITH USING COMPUTERS 3315 01:45:30,791 --> 01:45:35,162 AND MANY STRUGGLES WITH EMAILS. 3316 01:45:35,162 --> 01:45:35,696 ONLINE APPLICATIONS, AND 3317 01:45:35,696 --> 01:45:38,432 ACCESSING RESOURCES ONLINE. OUR 3318 01:45:38,432 --> 01:45:40,233 PROJECT BRIDGES THAT GAP BY 3319 01:45:40,233 --> 01:45:42,936 USING TOUCH SCREEN LAPTOPS AND 3320 01:45:42,936 --> 01:45:44,771 BILINGUAL, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE 3321 01:45:44,771 --> 01:45:47,007 TRAINING. WE HELP PARTICIPANTS 3322 01:45:47,007 --> 01:45:49,376 TO BUILD PRACTICAL SKILLS FOR 3323 01:45:49,376 --> 01:45:50,310 EMPLOYMENT, ONLINE SAFETY AND 3324 01:45:50,310 --> 01:45:52,446 NAVIGATING DIGITAL SYSTEMS. OUR 3325 01:45:52,446 --> 01:45:55,015 GOAL IS SIMPLE TO HELP PEOPLE 3326 01:45:55,015 --> 01:45:57,317 GAIN THE CONFIDENCE AND 3327 01:45:57,317 --> 01:45:58,952 INDEPENDENCE TO USE TECHNOLOGY 3328 01:45:58,952 --> 01:46:02,589 ON THEIR OWN. OPENING DOORS TO 3329 01:46:02,589 --> 01:46:04,391 GREATER OPPORTUNITIES, ECONOMIC 3330 01:46:04,391 --> 01:46:06,660 STABILITY AND LONG TERM SUCCESS. 3331 01:46:06,660 --> 01:46:07,260 AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE 3332 01:46:07,260 --> 01:46:09,596 TECH MATCHING FUND AND MAKE ALL 3333 01:46:09,596 --> 01:46:15,535 THIS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU 3334 01:46:15,535 --> 01:46:16,236 -- VIA COMUNITARIA. 3335 01:46:16,236 --> 01:46:17,371 -- HELLO. GOOD MORNING AND THANK 3336 01:46:17,371 --> 01:46:19,873 YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK 3337 01:46:19,873 --> 01:46:20,874 TODAY., MY NAME IS GLADYS 3338 01:46:20,874 --> 01:46:22,909 CLEMENTE. I'M THE SKILLS AND 3339 01:46:22,909 --> 01:46:24,845 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT MANAGER 3340 01:46:24,845 --> 01:46:27,614 AT VIA COMUNITARIA VIA 3341 01:46:27,614 --> 01:46:29,416 COMUNITARIA MISSION IS TO 3342 01:46:29,416 --> 01:46:31,918 CULTIVATE LEADERS TO CREATE 3343 01:46:31,918 --> 01:46:33,320 STRONGER COMMUNITY. DIGITAL 3344 01:46:33,320 --> 01:46:33,954 EQUITY IS DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO 3345 01:46:33,954 --> 01:46:35,756 THAT MISSION BECAUSE TECHNOLOGY 3346 01:46:35,756 --> 01:46:38,191 IS NOW ESSENTIAL FOR EDUCATION, 3347 01:46:38,191 --> 01:46:40,060 EMPLOYMENT, HEALTHCARE, AND 3348 01:46:40,060 --> 01:46:40,694 CIVIC PARTICIPATION. LIKE THIS 3349 01:46:40,694 --> 01:46:43,964 ONE, YOU KNOW, THROUGH OUR WORK, 3350 01:46:43,964 --> 01:46:45,632 WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT MANY 3351 01:46:45,632 --> 01:46:46,233 FAMILIES FACE BARRIERS BEYOND 3352 01:46:46,233 --> 01:46:48,402 SIMPLY HAVING INTERNET ACCESS. 3353 01:46:48,402 --> 01:46:50,670 PARENTS OFTEN NEED SUPPORT 3354 01:46:50,670 --> 01:46:51,571 NAVIGATING SCHOOL PLATFORMS, 3355 01:46:51,571 --> 01:46:53,740 COMMUNICATING WITH TEACHERS, 3356 01:46:53,740 --> 01:46:55,842 ACCESSING ONLINE SERVICES, AND 3357 01:46:55,842 --> 01:46:57,878 BUILDING CONFIDENCE TO USE 3358 01:46:57,878 --> 01:46:59,913 TECHNOLOGY INDEPENDENTLY. OUR 3359 01:46:59,913 --> 01:47:02,115 PROJECT FAMILY DIGITALIS AND 3360 01:47:02,115 --> 01:47:03,817 ACTION OF DIGITAL FAMILIES IN 3361 01:47:03,817 --> 01:47:04,384 ACTION IN ENGLISH ADDRESSES 3362 01:47:04,384 --> 01:47:06,052 THESE NEEDS BY PROVIDING DIGITAL 3363 01:47:06,052 --> 01:47:08,622 LITERACY CLASSES ONE ON ONE 3364 01:47:08,622 --> 01:47:10,490 DIGITAL NAVIGATOR SUPPORT AND 3365 01:47:10,490 --> 01:47:12,092 LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR PARENTS 3366 01:47:12,092 --> 01:47:15,328 LEADERS. KNOW, KNOW AS DIGITAL 3367 01:47:15,328 --> 01:47:17,464 EDUCATION PROMOTERS. THESE 3368 01:47:17,464 --> 01:47:19,800 PROMOTERS, WITH THE HELP OF 3369 01:47:19,800 --> 01:47:23,837 OTHER FAMILIES AND SPANISH WILL 3370 01:47:23,837 --> 01:47:26,139 IN SPANISH ACCESS TECHNOLOGY, 3371 01:47:26,139 --> 01:47:26,773 TECHNOLOGY AND ENGAGE MORE FULLY 3372 01:47:26,773 --> 01:47:29,242 IN THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION. 3373 01:47:29,242 --> 01:47:30,877 OUR LONG TERM GOAL IS FOR 3374 01:47:30,877 --> 01:47:33,613 PARENTS TO BECOME CONFIDENT 3375 01:47:33,613 --> 01:47:35,382 TECHNOLOGY USERS, STRONGER 3376 01:47:35,382 --> 01:47:37,217 ADVOCATES FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND 3377 01:47:37,217 --> 01:47:38,351 LEADERS WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES. 3378 01:47:38,351 --> 01:47:40,787 WE WANT FAMILIES TO FEEL 3379 01:47:40,787 --> 01:47:41,321 EMPOWERED TO ACCESS THESE 3380 01:47:41,321 --> 01:47:42,956 OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT STUDENT 3381 01:47:42,956 --> 01:47:45,759 SUCCESS AND FULLY PARTICIPATE IN 3382 01:47:45,759 --> 01:47:46,860 TODAY'S DIGITAL WORLD. THANK 3383 01:47:46,860 --> 01:47:49,329 YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE 3384 01:47:49,329 --> 01:47:50,263 TECHNOLOGY MATCHING FUND AND FOR 3385 01:47:50,263 --> 01:47:51,798 INVESTING IN DIGITAL EQUITY 3386 01:47:51,798 --> 01:47:55,101 PROJECTS LIKE THIS ONE. THANK 3387 01:47:55,101 --> 01:47:55,302 YOU. 3388 01:47:55,302 --> 01:47:58,038 -- AND THEN I'M GOING TO ADD A 3389 01:47:58,038 --> 01:48:01,341 2025TMF GRANTEE CAMBODIAN 3390 01:48:01,341 --> 01:48:02,876 AMERICAN COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF 3391 01:48:02,876 --> 01:48:03,310 WASHINGTON. 3392 01:48:03,310 --> 01:48:05,145 -- THANK YOU CAN MOVE THAT 3393 01:48:05,145 --> 01:48:06,847 MICROPHONE. OKAY. 3394 01:48:06,847 --> 01:48:07,147 -- OKAY. 3395 01:48:07,147 --> 01:48:08,982 -- GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBER, 3396 01:48:08,982 --> 01:48:09,783 AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR GIVING 3397 01:48:09,783 --> 01:48:11,351 ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I 3398 01:48:11,351 --> 01:48:16,523 MY NAME IS SAMBAR. I AM WITH THE 3399 01:48:16,523 --> 01:48:17,123 CAMBODIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY 3400 01:48:17,123 --> 01:48:18,391 COUNCIL OF WASHINGTON, AND WE 3401 01:48:18,391 --> 01:48:20,794 ARE HERE TO EMPOWER AND UPLIFT 3402 01:48:20,794 --> 01:48:21,294 OUR CAMBODIAN AMERICAN 3403 01:48:21,294 --> 01:48:21,928 COMMUNITY, NOT JUST IN SEATTLE, 3404 01:48:21,928 --> 01:48:23,864 BUT ACROSS THE STATE. SO WE ARE 3405 01:48:23,864 --> 01:48:24,998 A PART OF, JUST LIKE YOU'RE 3406 01:48:24,998 --> 01:48:28,301 SAYING, IS PART OF THE 2025 3407 01:48:28,301 --> 01:48:29,269 MATCHING FUNDS AND OUR PROJECTS 3408 01:48:29,269 --> 01:48:30,670 THAT WE CREATED WAS CALLED THE 3409 01:48:30,670 --> 01:48:31,404 TECHNOLOGY AS A THIRD LANGUAGE, 3410 01:48:31,404 --> 01:48:33,807 WHERE WE PROVIDE DIGITAL 3411 01:48:33,807 --> 01:48:35,842 LITERACY TO OLDER, MAINLY OLDER 3412 01:48:35,842 --> 01:48:39,546 ADULTS WITH LOW ENGLISH 3413 01:48:39,546 --> 01:48:40,280 PROFICIENCY TO BUILD SKILLS THAT 3414 01:48:40,280 --> 01:48:42,315 THEY NEED TO USE TECHNOLOGY IN 3415 01:48:42,315 --> 01:48:46,253 THE DAY, IN THEIR DAILY LIFE. 3416 01:48:46,253 --> 01:48:47,854 OUR CLASS JUST GO BEYOND JUST 3417 01:48:47,854 --> 01:48:50,190 TEACHING THEM HOW TO USE THEIR 3418 01:48:50,190 --> 01:48:50,991 DEVICES, BUT WE SHOW THEM HOW TO 3419 01:48:50,991 --> 01:48:53,326 COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR FAMILY 3420 01:48:53,326 --> 01:48:56,129 MEMBERS, COMMUNICATE WITH 3421 01:48:56,129 --> 01:48:58,565 DOCTORS AND OTHER SERVICES. FOR 3422 01:48:58,565 --> 01:49:00,934 THEIR, AND USING VARIOUS 3423 01:49:00,934 --> 01:49:03,436 TRANSLATION TOOLS. WE HELP THEM 3424 01:49:03,436 --> 01:49:05,338 ACCESS IMPORTANT INFORMATION 3425 01:49:05,338 --> 01:49:06,339 INDEPENDENTLY ON HOW TO USE. 3426 01:49:06,339 --> 01:49:07,941 IMPORTANTLY, AS WE TALK ABOUT 3427 01:49:07,941 --> 01:49:11,511 AI, HOW TO USE AI SUCH AS 3428 01:49:11,511 --> 01:49:13,113 CHATGPT SAFELY, BECAUSE A LOT OF 3429 01:49:13,113 --> 01:49:14,247 SENIORS STILL DON'T EVEN KNOW 3430 01:49:14,247 --> 01:49:15,649 WHAT AN AI IS. SO WE MOSTLY 3431 01:49:15,649 --> 01:49:17,484 DOING LIKE, YOU KNOW, JUST SAY 3432 01:49:17,484 --> 01:49:19,052 BASICS, BUT WE WANT THEM SAFE. 3433 01:49:19,052 --> 01:49:19,953 SO THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO 3434 01:49:19,953 --> 01:49:21,621 INTRODUCE IT TO THEM. SO THIS 3435 01:49:21,621 --> 01:49:22,889 ALLOWED THEM TO BETTER 3436 01:49:22,889 --> 01:49:25,091 UNDERSTAND THESE TOOLS AND 3437 01:49:25,091 --> 01:49:26,493 HOPEFULLY INCORPORATE THEM INTO 3438 01:49:26,493 --> 01:49:28,094 THEIR DAILY LIFE WITH SAFE AND 3439 01:49:28,094 --> 01:49:30,063 PRACTICAL AND HOPEFULLY 3440 01:49:30,063 --> 01:49:31,531 MEANINGFUL WAY. AND ONE GREATEST 3441 01:49:31,531 --> 01:49:33,199 IMPACT THAT I SAW AND WITNESSED 3442 01:49:33,199 --> 01:49:33,833 THROUGH THIS PROGRAM IS SEEING 3443 01:49:33,833 --> 01:49:36,136 OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, OUR 3444 01:49:36,136 --> 01:49:39,072 SENIORS, BECOME MORE INDEPENDENT 3445 01:49:39,072 --> 01:49:40,740 AND MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT A 3446 01:49:40,740 --> 01:49:44,210 FEW OF THE TECHNOLOGIES., AND 3447 01:49:44,210 --> 01:49:44,878 ONE OF THE SENIORS THEY SHARE, 3448 01:49:44,878 --> 01:49:46,813 SHE SHARED WITH ME THROUGH OUR 3449 01:49:46,813 --> 01:49:47,614 CLASSES THAT SHE'S NO LONGER 3450 01:49:47,614 --> 01:49:48,848 HAVE TO WAIT FOR HER CHILDREN. 3451 01:49:48,848 --> 01:49:52,052 USUALLY SHE WAITS FOR HER BOYS 3452 01:49:52,052 --> 01:49:53,520 TO TRANSLATE, BUT BECAUSE I'M 3453 01:49:53,520 --> 01:49:54,854 SHOWING HER USING THAT 3454 01:49:54,854 --> 01:49:57,424 TRANSLATION TOOL, SHE'S ABLE TO 3455 01:49:57,424 --> 01:49:59,326 USE THAT TOOLS TO TRANSLATE SOME 3456 01:49:59,326 --> 01:50:00,193 OF THE INFORMATION THAT SHE 3457 01:50:00,193 --> 01:50:02,228 RECEIVED. SO THAT WAS VERY, VERY 3458 01:50:02,228 --> 01:50:03,296 REFRESHING AND VERY HELPFUL FOR 3459 01:50:03,296 --> 01:50:04,965 ME. LIKE, YOU KNOW, AS I RUN 3460 01:50:04,965 --> 01:50:07,467 THIS PROGRAM. SO AS YOU SEE, 3461 01:50:07,467 --> 01:50:09,970 THIS PROGRAM IS A REALLY TRUE 3462 01:50:09,970 --> 01:50:12,472 POWER OF DIGITAL EQUITY WHEN IT 3463 01:50:12,472 --> 01:50:14,274 IS IMPLEMENTED WITH THOUGHTFUL 3464 01:50:14,274 --> 01:50:15,809 AND EFFECTIVELY. SO IT'S NOT 3465 01:50:15,809 --> 01:50:17,143 JUST ABOUT ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY, 3466 01:50:17,143 --> 01:50:19,379 IT'S ALSO ABOUT INDEPENDENT 3467 01:50:19,379 --> 01:50:21,348 CONNECTIONS AND DIGNITY, AND 3468 01:50:21,348 --> 01:50:23,583 ESPECIALLY BELONGING FOR OUR 3469 01:50:23,583 --> 01:50:26,252 SENIORS AND OTHER LOW ENGLISH 3470 01:50:26,252 --> 01:50:28,221 PROFICIENCY FOLKS. SO AT THE 3471 01:50:28,221 --> 01:50:30,757 END, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE 3472 01:50:30,757 --> 01:50:31,391 SEATTLE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 3473 01:50:31,391 --> 01:50:33,326 AND THE MATCHING FUNDS FOR 3474 01:50:33,326 --> 01:50:34,728 INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITIES, 3475 01:50:34,728 --> 01:50:36,596 ESPECIALLY FOR RESIDENTS WITH 3476 01:50:36,596 --> 01:50:37,998 LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY. AND 3477 01:50:37,998 --> 01:50:41,034 TOGETHER, I HOPE THAT WE CAN 3478 01:50:41,034 --> 01:50:42,202 MAKE TECHNOLOGY NOT A BARRIER 3479 01:50:42,202 --> 01:50:45,238 ANYMORE, BUT AN ACCESS TO 3480 01:50:45,238 --> 01:50:45,872 OPPORTUNITIES, TO RESOURCES AND 3481 01:50:45,872 --> 01:50:48,008 TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN OUR 3482 01:50:48,008 --> 01:50:50,844 EVOLVING AND CRAZY TECHNOLOGY AS 3483 01:50:50,844 --> 01:50:53,980 WE WITNESS. SO. SO THANK YOU. 3484 01:50:53,980 --> 01:50:56,282 -- AND THEN WE HAVE THREE 3485 01:50:56,282 --> 01:50:57,550 PRESENTERS OF VIRTUAL 3486 01:50:57,550 --> 01:50:59,185 PRESENTERS. THE FIRST IS THE 3487 01:50:59,185 --> 01:51:09,696 LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND SEAN 3488 01:51:14,034 --> 01:51:15,835 -- WHICH INDIVIDUAL IS THIS? 3489 01:51:15,835 --> 01:51:16,870 -- SEAN. A LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE 3490 01:51:16,870 --> 01:51:21,207 BLIND. SEAN DOBBS 3491 01:51:21,207 --> 01:51:24,878 -- THERE BEING MADE A PANELIST. 3492 01:51:24,878 --> 01:51:25,078 NOW. 3493 01:51:25,078 --> 01:51:28,114 -- SAY THAT ONE MORE TIME. 3494 01:51:28,114 --> 01:51:28,715 -- SO THEY'RE BEING MADE A 3495 01:51:28,715 --> 01:51:32,352 PANELIST. HI, SEAN. WE BELIEVE 3496 01:51:32,352 --> 01:51:33,286 YOU'RE A PANELIST NOW, AND YOU 3497 01:51:33,286 --> 01:51:35,622 CAN GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOURSELF 3498 01:51:35,622 --> 01:51:37,857 AND GIVE US YOUR PRESENTATION. 3499 01:51:37,857 --> 01:51:38,124 HI, SEAN. 3500 01:51:38,124 --> 01:51:40,827 -- GREAT 3501 01:51:40,827 --> 01:51:41,428 -- GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. MY 3502 01:51:41,428 --> 01:51:43,029 NAME IS SEAN DOBBS. I'M SENIOR 3503 01:51:43,029 --> 01:51:45,532 VICE PRESIDENT OF ADMINISTRATION 3504 01:51:45,532 --> 01:51:46,066 AND COMMUNICATIONS AT THE 3505 01:51:46,066 --> 01:51:47,834 LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND 3506 01:51:47,834 --> 01:51:49,602 INCORPORATED. OUR MISSION IS TO 3507 01:51:49,602 --> 01:51:50,403 EMPOWER PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND, 3508 01:51:50,403 --> 01:51:52,305 DEAF, BLIND, AND BLIND WITH 3509 01:51:52,305 --> 01:51:54,574 OTHER DISABILITIES THROUGH 3510 01:51:54,574 --> 01:51:56,843 SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT AND 3511 01:51:56,843 --> 01:51:57,410 TRANSFORMATIVE SERVICES FOR 3512 01:51:57,410 --> 01:51:59,879 INDEPENDENCE AND CAREER 3513 01:51:59,879 --> 01:52:01,948 ADVANCEMENT., WE WORK THROUGH 3514 01:52:01,948 --> 01:52:05,885 THIS BY BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE, 3515 01:52:05,885 --> 01:52:06,720 TO THE PEOPLE WE SERVE, THE 3516 01:52:06,720 --> 01:52:09,556 RESOURCES, SKILLS, AND TOOLS 3517 01:52:09,556 --> 01:52:11,524 NECESSARY TO USE TECHNOLOGY IN 3518 01:52:11,524 --> 01:52:13,893 THE WORKPLACE AND IN THEIR 3519 01:52:13,893 --> 01:52:15,295 PERSONAL LIVES. PEOPLE WHO ARE 3520 01:52:15,295 --> 01:52:20,300 DEAF, BLIND EXPERIENCE NUMEROUS 3521 01:52:20,300 --> 01:52:20,934 AND DISPROPORTIONATE BARRIERS TO 3522 01:52:20,934 --> 01:52:25,438 TECHNOLOGY, PRIMARILY DUE TO A 3523 01:52:25,438 --> 01:52:28,641 LACK OF ACCESSIBLE TECHNOLOGY 3524 01:52:28,641 --> 01:52:29,943 AND ALSO NOT ENOUGH TECHNOLOGY 3525 01:52:29,943 --> 01:52:31,244 INSTRUCTORS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF 3526 01:52:31,244 --> 01:52:33,813 THE FOLKS WHO ARE DEAF BLIND IN 3527 01:52:33,813 --> 01:52:38,284 THE SEATTLE DEAFBLIND COMMUNITY. 3528 01:52:38,284 --> 01:52:41,521 THE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY FOR DEAF 3529 01:52:41,521 --> 01:52:44,357 BLIND ADULTS PROJECT, ALLOWS 3530 01:52:44,357 --> 01:52:46,326 INDIVIDUALS TO WORK ONE ON ONE 3531 01:52:46,326 --> 01:52:48,895 WITH A DIGITAL NAVIGATOR AT THE 3532 01:52:48,895 --> 01:52:50,830 INDIVIDUALIZED PROGRAM TO 3533 01:52:50,830 --> 01:52:51,431 DEVELOP THE TECHNOLOGY SKILLS 3534 01:52:51,431 --> 01:52:53,700 THAT THEY NEED. AS A RESULT, 3535 01:52:53,700 --> 01:52:57,203 PEOPLE WHO ARE DEAF BLIND ARE 3536 01:52:57,203 --> 01:52:58,738 NOW ABLE TO ACCESS CALENDARS, 3537 01:52:58,738 --> 01:53:01,107 READ, AND SEND EMAILS. THEY'RE 3538 01:53:01,107 --> 01:53:01,674 ABLE TO SCHEDULE DOCTOR'S 3539 01:53:01,674 --> 01:53:03,376 APPOINTMENTS, READ BOOKS, AND 3540 01:53:03,376 --> 01:53:06,212 ACTUALLY HAVE GREATER ACCESS AND 3541 01:53:06,212 --> 01:53:08,214 PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY. 3542 01:53:08,214 --> 01:53:09,816 SO THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF 3543 01:53:09,816 --> 01:53:12,152 SEATTLE AND THE TECHNOLOGY 3544 01:53:12,152 --> 01:53:13,887 MATCHING FUND FOR EMPOWERING 3545 01:53:13,887 --> 01:53:18,491 PEOPLE WHO ARE DEAF, BLIND., 3546 01:53:18,491 --> 01:53:21,494 -- AND THEN WE HAVE HORN OF 3547 01:53:21,494 --> 01:53:22,195 AFRICA SERVICES. SO WE'RE GOING 3548 01:53:22,195 --> 01:53:27,767 TO GO BACK TO THE 2026 GRANTEES 3549 01:53:27,767 --> 01:53:35,642 SO GUY, ARE YOU ONLINE? SAKA. 3550 01:53:35,642 --> 01:53:35,875 -- YEP. 3551 01:53:35,875 --> 01:53:37,110 -- I THINK WE HAVE A PANELISTS. 3552 01:53:37,110 --> 01:53:39,712 SO GUY, YOU JUST PRESS GO AHEAD 3553 01:53:39,712 --> 01:53:40,713 AND UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU CAN 3554 01:53:40,713 --> 01:53:42,949 GO AHEAD AND GIVE US A 3555 01:53:42,949 --> 01:53:50,557 PRESENTATION 3556 01:53:50,790 --> 01:53:51,891 -- GOOD MORNING. CITY 3557 01:53:51,891 --> 01:53:54,761 COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS GUY. 3558 01:53:54,761 --> 01:53:56,296 I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF 3559 01:53:56,296 --> 01:53:58,264 HORN OF AFRICA SERVICES. I'M 3560 01:53:58,264 --> 01:54:00,733 SHARING THIS COMMENT TO STRONGLY 3561 01:54:00,733 --> 01:54:02,402 ADVOCATE FOR THE EXPRESS. OUR 3562 01:54:02,402 --> 01:54:04,671 DEEP GRATITUDE FOR TECHNOLOGY 3563 01:54:04,671 --> 01:54:05,972 MATCHING FUND. THE TECHNOLOGY 3564 01:54:05,972 --> 01:54:08,374 MATCHING FUND IS ONE OF THE MOST 3565 01:54:08,374 --> 01:54:09,742 VITAL CITY OF SEATTLE 3566 01:54:09,742 --> 01:54:11,644 INITIATIVES. IT SUPPORTS OUR 3567 01:54:11,644 --> 01:54:13,880 COMMUNITIES IN NUMEROUS WAYS, 3568 01:54:13,880 --> 01:54:16,249 INCLUDING PROVIDING FREE 3569 01:54:16,249 --> 01:54:16,850 INTERNET FOR COMMUNITY BASED 3570 01:54:16,850 --> 01:54:18,551 ORGANIZATIONS, CRUCIAL FUNDING, 3571 01:54:18,551 --> 01:54:20,553 AND MANY OTHER DIGITAL EQUITY 3572 01:54:20,553 --> 01:54:21,788 RESOURCES. ALL OF AFRICA 3573 01:54:21,788 --> 01:54:23,656 SERVICES IS ONE OF THE 3574 01:54:23,656 --> 01:54:24,891 ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAS DIRECTLY 3575 01:54:24,891 --> 01:54:28,294 BENEFITED FROM THIS FUND SINCE 3576 01:54:28,294 --> 01:54:32,298 ITS INCEPTION. OUR COMMUNITY HAS 3577 01:54:32,298 --> 01:54:32,899 GREATLY PROSPERED BECAUSE OF 3578 01:54:32,899 --> 01:54:35,301 THIS, INCLUDING OUR SENIORS, 3579 01:54:35,301 --> 01:54:37,737 YOUTH AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. 3580 01:54:37,737 --> 01:54:39,606 HOWEVER, THE NEED REMAINS 3581 01:54:39,606 --> 01:54:40,340 PROFOUND. MANY OF THE COMMUNITY 3582 01:54:40,340 --> 01:54:42,375 MEMBERS WHO OURSELVES ARE STILL 3583 01:54:42,375 --> 01:54:44,043 IN CRITICAL NEED OF BASIC 3584 01:54:44,043 --> 01:54:47,847 COMPUTER SKILLS AND TECHNOLOGY 3585 01:54:47,847 --> 01:54:50,283 DEVICES AS FREQUENTLY PORTION OF 3586 01:54:50,283 --> 01:54:53,019 OUR POPULATION HAS PASSED 3587 01:54:53,019 --> 01:54:55,388 THROUGH IMMERSED TRAUMA WHILE 3588 01:54:55,388 --> 01:54:59,058 LIVING IN REFUGEE CAMPS OR 3589 01:54:59,058 --> 01:54:59,692 FEELING POLITICAL PERSECUTION IN 3590 01:54:59,692 --> 01:55:00,326 THEIR NATIVE COUNTRIES. COMING 3591 01:55:00,326 --> 01:55:02,195 FROM THIS DIFFICULT BACKGROUND, 3592 01:55:02,195 --> 01:55:04,597 ADAPTING TO THE DIGITAL FIRST 3593 01:55:04,597 --> 01:55:07,367 SOCIETY IS A STEEP CHALLENGES. 3594 01:55:07,367 --> 01:55:08,735 THE TECHNOLOGY MATCHING FUND IS 3595 01:55:08,735 --> 01:55:10,870 ONE OF THE GREATEST FUNDING 3596 01:55:10,870 --> 01:55:13,606 RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO DIRECTLY 3597 01:55:13,606 --> 01:55:15,575 ADDRESS THIS GAP. BY OFFERING 3598 01:55:15,575 --> 01:55:17,944 THIS COMMUNITY ESSENTIAL 3599 01:55:17,944 --> 01:55:18,544 RESOURCES SUCH AS REFURBISHED 3600 01:55:18,544 --> 01:55:20,647 COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL DEVICES 3601 01:55:20,647 --> 01:55:23,149 THAT THEY OTHERWISE COULD NEVER 3602 01:55:23,149 --> 01:55:24,951 AFFORD. THANK YOU TO THE SUPPORT 3603 01:55:24,951 --> 01:55:27,654 OUR ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN ABLE 3604 01:55:27,654 --> 01:55:30,023 TO PROVIDE THIS LIFE CHANGING 3605 01:55:30,023 --> 01:55:32,158 SERVICES AS A GRANT RECIPIENTS. 3606 01:55:32,158 --> 01:55:34,127 THIS MONEY IS CRUCIAL FOR OUR 3607 01:55:34,127 --> 01:55:36,963 ORGANIZATION AND OUR COMMUNITY 3608 01:55:36,963 --> 01:55:37,430 THROUGH THE MATCHING 3609 01:55:37,430 --> 01:55:39,599 REQUIREMENT, OUR VOLUNTEERS 3610 01:55:39,599 --> 01:55:41,467 PROVIDE SERVICES THAT MULTIPLY 3611 01:55:41,467 --> 01:55:43,303 THE IMPACT OF EVERY DOLLAR. THE 3612 01:55:43,303 --> 01:55:44,737 TECHNOLOGY MATCHING FUND IS 3613 01:55:44,737 --> 01:55:47,640 SMART, COMPASSIONATE INVESTMENT 3614 01:55:47,640 --> 01:55:50,643 THAT EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITIES AND 3615 01:55:50,643 --> 01:55:53,112 STRENGTHENS SEATTLE AS A WHOLE. 3616 01:55:53,112 --> 01:55:55,615 THANK YOU FOR THE TIME AND 3617 01:55:55,615 --> 01:55:56,149 CONTINUED SUPPORT DIGITAL 3618 01:55:56,149 --> 01:56:05,591 EQUITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH 3619 01:56:05,591 --> 01:56:06,893 -- THE COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY 3620 01:56:06,893 --> 01:56:07,827 ADVISORY BOARD PLAYS AN 3621 01:56:07,827 --> 01:56:08,361 IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE TMF 3622 01:56:08,361 --> 01:56:09,028 PROCESS. VOTING ON AWARD 3623 01:56:09,028 --> 01:56:10,730 RECOMMENDATIONS AND PROVIDING A 3624 01:56:10,730 --> 01:56:11,965 FORUM FOR RECRUITING COMMUNITY 3625 01:56:11,965 --> 01:56:14,233 VOLUNTEER REVIEWERS. I INVITE 3626 01:56:14,233 --> 01:56:15,568 SEATAC CHAIR PHILLIP MING TO 3627 01:56:15,568 --> 01:56:19,205 SPEAK ABOUT THEIR SUPPORT OF TMF 3628 01:56:19,205 --> 01:56:21,341 -- THANKS, MARY. I'LL KEEP MY 3629 01:56:21,341 --> 01:56:23,076 REMARKS BRIEF. VERY HAPPY TO 3630 01:56:23,076 --> 01:56:25,111 JOIN. JOIN THIS PRESENTATION. 3631 01:56:25,111 --> 01:56:27,880 SEATAC WAS WAS INSTRUMENTAL TO 3632 01:56:27,880 --> 01:56:30,516 SUPPORTING TMF ESTABLISHMENT 3633 01:56:30,516 --> 01:56:31,984 BACK IN IN 1998 AND AND WE'VE 3634 01:56:31,984 --> 01:56:34,520 BEEN PROUD TO BE PART OF THIS 3635 01:56:34,520 --> 01:56:36,489 PROCESS SINCE. IT'S VERY 3636 01:56:36,489 --> 01:56:37,090 INSPIRING EVERY YEAR TO LEARN 3637 01:56:37,090 --> 01:56:38,725 ABOUT THESE ORGANIZATIONS AND 3638 01:56:38,725 --> 01:56:39,926 WORK WITH SEATTLE. I.T., 3639 01:56:39,926 --> 01:56:42,261 DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND 3640 01:56:42,261 --> 01:56:43,730 OTHER CITY AGENCIES AND MAKING 3641 01:56:43,730 --> 01:56:47,700 THIS HAPPEN 3642 01:56:47,700 --> 01:56:48,234 -- AND THEN OUR COMMUNITY 3643 01:56:48,234 --> 01:56:49,569 PARTNER, DIGITAL EQUITY LEARNING 3644 01:56:49,569 --> 01:56:51,371 NETWORK, PROVIDES PRACTITIONER 3645 01:56:51,371 --> 01:56:52,905 SUPPORT TO OUR TMF ORGANIZATION. 3646 01:56:52,905 --> 01:56:56,042 SO I INVITE CATHERINE VAN HENLEY 3647 01:56:56,042 --> 01:56:57,744 FROM DLDELN TO SPEAK ABOUT OUR 3648 01:56:57,744 --> 01:56:58,544 PARTNERSHIP. 3649 01:56:58,544 --> 01:56:59,979 -- THANK YOU, THANK YOU, 3650 01:56:59,979 --> 01:57:01,481 COUNCILMEMBERS, FOR THE 3651 01:57:01,481 --> 01:57:02,949 OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. I'M 3652 01:57:02,949 --> 01:57:04,917 CATHERINE VAN HENLEY, PROGRAM 3653 01:57:04,917 --> 01:57:06,853 MANAGER FOR DIGITAL EQUITY 3654 01:57:06,853 --> 01:57:08,421 LEARNING NETWORK, AND WE ARE A 3655 01:57:08,421 --> 01:57:10,390 COALITION OF OVER 100 3656 01:57:10,390 --> 01:57:11,357 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS KING 3657 01:57:11,357 --> 01:57:12,925 COUNTY, INCLUDING MOST, IF NOT 3658 01:57:12,925 --> 01:57:14,060 ALL. AND IF YOU'RE NOT WITH US, 3659 01:57:14,060 --> 01:57:16,062 I'M GOING TO COME FIND YOU 3660 01:57:16,062 --> 01:57:20,299 AFTER TODAY. AND, YOU KNOW, WE, 3661 01:57:20,299 --> 01:57:21,567 WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER TO DO 3662 01:57:21,567 --> 01:57:24,404 EVERYTHING YOU'VE HEARD TODAY SO 3663 01:57:24,404 --> 01:57:26,539 FAR, PROVIDE ACCESS, SKILLS AND 3664 01:57:26,539 --> 01:57:28,641 SUPPORT NEEDED TO, FOR RESIDENTS 3665 01:57:28,641 --> 01:57:30,877 TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN TODAY'S 3666 01:57:30,877 --> 01:57:32,945 DIGITAL WORLD., AND WHILE DLN 3667 01:57:32,945 --> 01:57:35,047 AND OUR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS 3668 01:57:35,047 --> 01:57:37,216 HAVE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS 3669 01:57:37,216 --> 01:57:39,285 EXPANDING ACCESS AND SKILLING, 3670 01:57:39,285 --> 01:57:41,054 THE DIGITAL DIVIDE HAS NOT 3671 01:57:41,054 --> 01:57:42,722 DISAPPEARED. IT'S CHANGING AND 3672 01:57:42,722 --> 01:57:43,956 IT'S EVOLVING., MORE ESSENTIAL 3673 01:57:43,956 --> 01:57:45,992 SERVICES FROM HEALTH CARE, 3674 01:57:45,992 --> 01:57:48,394 EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, SNAP, 3675 01:57:48,394 --> 01:57:51,030 MEDICAID ENROLLMENT ARE MOVING 3676 01:57:51,030 --> 01:57:53,466 ONLINE, EVEN IN THE PREVIOUS 3677 01:57:53,466 --> 01:57:55,501 PRESENTATION REGARDING AI AND 3678 01:57:55,501 --> 01:57:56,602 CITY SERVICES, WE CAN'T ASSUME 3679 01:57:56,602 --> 01:57:58,204 THAT ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS HAVE 3680 01:57:58,204 --> 01:58:00,073 ACCESS. AND WITHOUT TRUSTED 3681 01:58:00,073 --> 01:58:01,641 SUPPORT, SUCH AS THE SUPPORT 3682 01:58:01,641 --> 01:58:04,343 THEY RECEIVE FROM TMF GRANTEES, 3683 01:58:04,343 --> 01:58:05,812 SOME RESIDENTS NOT ONLY RISK 3684 01:58:05,812 --> 01:58:10,883 BEING LEFT BEHIND, BUT LEFT IN 3685 01:58:10,883 --> 01:58:11,517 VERY VULNERABLE CIRCUMSTANCES. 3686 01:58:11,517 --> 01:58:15,221 DEEL AS A COALITION EXISTS TO 3687 01:58:15,221 --> 01:58:15,855 STRENGTHEN THE ORGANIZATIONS WHO 3688 01:58:15,855 --> 01:58:18,791 ARE DOING THIS WORK. WE CONNECT 3689 01:58:18,791 --> 01:58:20,760 COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WE PROVIDE 3690 01:58:20,760 --> 01:58:24,096 TRAINING, WE SHARE RESOURCES AND 3691 01:58:24,096 --> 01:58:24,597 BEST PRACTICES AND HELP 3692 01:58:24,597 --> 01:58:26,532 ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE TMF 3693 01:58:26,532 --> 01:58:28,401 GRANTEES TO LEARN FROM ONE 3694 01:58:28,401 --> 01:58:30,136 ANOTHER SO THAT THEIR IMPACT 3695 01:58:30,136 --> 01:58:32,405 EXTENDS BEYOND A SINGLE 3696 01:58:32,405 --> 01:58:33,940 PROJECT., AS A COALITION, WE'RE 3697 01:58:33,940 --> 01:58:36,042 BUILDING A STRONGER DIGITAL 3698 01:58:36,042 --> 01:58:37,543 EQUITY ECOSYSTEM THAT HELPS 3699 01:58:37,543 --> 01:58:41,481 SEATTLE RESIDENTS THRIVE. THANK 3700 01:58:41,481 --> 01:58:41,647 YOU 3701 01:58:41,647 --> 01:58:42,849 -- I KNOW WE'VE GONE OVER TIME, 3702 01:58:42,849 --> 01:58:46,319 BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR 3703 01:58:46,319 --> 01:58:48,221 PATIENCE AND YOUR UNDERSTANDING 3704 01:58:48,221 --> 01:58:50,823 AS WE PROVIDE THIS PLATFORM FOR 3705 01:58:50,823 --> 01:58:51,457 OUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO 3706 01:58:51,457 --> 01:58:53,025 SHARE ABOUT THEIR EXCELLENT WORK 3707 01:58:53,025 --> 01:58:55,294 AND TO SHARE ABOUT OUR 3708 01:58:55,294 --> 01:58:57,997 TECHNOLOGY MATCHING FUND. 3709 01:58:57,997 --> 01:58:58,865 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU ALL SO 3710 01:58:58,865 --> 01:59:02,101 MUCH. I AM VERY BLOWN AWAY AND I 3711 01:59:02,101 --> 01:59:03,069 DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR MY 3712 01:59:03,069 --> 01:59:04,670 COLLEAGUES, JUST BLOWN AWAY BY 3713 01:59:04,670 --> 01:59:05,872 THE IMPACT. IT'S ONE THING WHEN 3714 01:59:05,872 --> 01:59:08,107 YOU SEE IT ON A PRESENTATION, 3715 01:59:08,107 --> 01:59:09,509 YOU SEE THE NUMBERS, YOU SEE THE 3716 01:59:09,509 --> 01:59:11,344 ORGANIZATIONS. BUT TO HEAR YOU 3717 01:59:11,344 --> 01:59:12,745 ALL COME HERE, TAKE TIME OUT OF 3718 01:59:12,745 --> 01:59:14,313 YOUR DAY TO COME AND SPEAK ABOUT 3719 01:59:14,313 --> 01:59:15,748 THE IMPACT THAT IT'S HAD FOR THE 3720 01:59:15,748 --> 01:59:18,251 VARIOUS COMMUNITIES IS 3721 01:59:18,251 --> 01:59:19,785 ABSOLUTELY IMPRESSIVE AND VERY 3722 01:59:19,785 --> 01:59:21,888 MOTIVATING FOR US TO CONTINUE 3723 01:59:21,888 --> 01:59:24,157 SUPPORTING THIS PROGRAM, AS WELL 3724 01:59:24,157 --> 01:59:25,725 AS WE ARE NAVIGATING, YOU KNOW, 3725 01:59:25,725 --> 01:59:28,961 ALL THE THINGS THAT COME WITH 3726 01:59:28,961 --> 01:59:30,630 CABLE AND TECHNOLOGY AND, AND AI 3727 01:59:30,630 --> 01:59:31,664 THAT IS HERE. SO JUST TO HEAR IT 3728 01:59:31,664 --> 01:59:34,066 IN PERSON FROM YOU ALL ABOUT THE 3729 01:59:34,066 --> 01:59:36,402 IMPACTFUL PROGRAMS THAT YOU ARE 3730 01:59:36,402 --> 01:59:36,869 RUNNING IS ABSOLUTELY 3731 01:59:36,869 --> 01:59:37,537 IMPRESSIVE. AND I DON'T WANT TO 3732 01:59:37,537 --> 01:59:38,171 SPEAK FOR MY COLLEAGUES, BUT I 3733 01:59:38,171 --> 01:59:39,238 KNOW THEY WOULD PROBABLY SAY THE 3734 01:59:39,238 --> 01:59:40,573 SAY THE SAME THING. I WILL PAUSE 3735 01:59:40,573 --> 01:59:41,607 HERE TO SEE IF MY COLLEAGUES 3736 01:59:41,607 --> 01:59:43,843 WANT TO SAY ANYTHING. 3737 01:59:43,843 --> 01:59:44,343 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 3738 01:59:44,343 --> 01:59:46,479 -- YEAH. THANK YOU. JUST THIS IS 3739 01:59:46,479 --> 01:59:47,813 THE BEST 30 SLIDE PRESENTATION I 3740 01:59:47,813 --> 01:59:52,451 HAVE. HAD ALL YEAR LONG. JUST 3741 01:59:52,451 --> 01:59:53,085 REALLY, LIKE COUNCIL PRESIDENT 3742 01:59:53,085 --> 01:59:54,754 SAID, BLOWN AWAY. IT'S ONE THING 3743 01:59:54,754 --> 01:59:58,457 TO READ WORDS ON PAPER., AND 3744 01:59:58,457 --> 01:59:59,091 IT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT 3745 01:59:59,091 --> 02:00:01,427 EXPERIENCE TO GET TO SEE YOU ALL 3746 02:00:01,427 --> 02:00:02,929 HERE IN PERSON. A COUPLE 3747 02:00:02,929 --> 02:00:04,263 HIGHLIGHTS THAT I HAVE TO THINK 3748 02:00:04,263 --> 02:00:06,332 ABOUT. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT 3749 02:00:06,332 --> 02:00:08,000 AFFORDABILITY. WE CONTINUE TO 3750 02:00:08,000 --> 02:00:08,501 HAVE THE AFFORDABILITY 3751 02:00:08,501 --> 02:00:09,101 CONVERSATION HERE AT COUNCIL 3752 02:00:09,101 --> 02:00:10,636 THIS YEAR. THANK YOU TO COUNCIL 3753 02:00:10,636 --> 02:00:14,006 PRESIDENT FOR USHERING THAT 3754 02:00:14,006 --> 02:00:15,174 CONVERSATION. AND THROUGH THE 3755 02:00:15,174 --> 02:00:17,143 AFFORDABILITY CONVERSATION. IT 3756 02:00:17,143 --> 02:00:19,879 IS SO CRITICAL THAT WHILE WE 3757 02:00:19,879 --> 02:00:21,013 PROVIDE AFFORDABILITY ASSISTANCE 3758 02:00:21,013 --> 02:00:23,716 TO ALL SEATTLEITES THAT THE 3759 02:00:23,716 --> 02:00:25,918 FOLKS THAT HAVE NEED THE MOST 3760 02:00:25,918 --> 02:00:27,720 HELP GET THAT EXTRA HELP. AND 3761 02:00:27,720 --> 02:00:28,888 THAT'S WHAT I'M SEEING AROUND 3762 02:00:28,888 --> 02:00:30,890 THIS TABLE TODAY. YOU ARE 3763 02:00:30,890 --> 02:00:33,893 HELPING US AND THIS, GRANT 3764 02:00:33,893 --> 02:00:36,696 FUNDING IS HELPING US MAKE 3765 02:00:36,696 --> 02:00:37,263 SEATTLE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR 3766 02:00:37,263 --> 02:00:39,865 PEOPLE WHO NEED IT MOST., OVER 3767 02:00:39,865 --> 02:00:42,134 THE LAST TWO WEEKS, WE'VE HAD AN 3768 02:00:42,134 --> 02:00:43,002 INTERESTING SERIES OF 3769 02:00:43,002 --> 02:00:44,637 PRESENTATIONS. SO I'M GOING TO 3770 02:00:44,637 --> 02:00:46,672 CALL OUT ASIAN COUNSELING, 3771 02:00:46,672 --> 02:00:47,273 REFERRAL SERVICES IN A REALLY 3772 02:00:47,273 --> 02:00:50,743 GOOD WAY., YOU ARE LIVING THE 3773 02:00:50,743 --> 02:00:53,613 LEGACY OF UNCLE BOB SANTOS HERE 3774 02:00:53,613 --> 02:00:58,251 TODAY WITH US. AND IN LAST WEEK 3775 02:00:58,251 --> 02:00:59,885 WE HAD A PRESENTATION ABOUT HOW 3776 02:00:59,885 --> 02:01:01,587 BERNIE WHITE BEARS UNITED 3777 02:01:01,587 --> 02:01:03,522 INDIANS OF ALL TRIBES IS GOING 3778 02:01:03,522 --> 02:01:06,859 TO BE EXPANDING ITS OPERATIONAL 3779 02:01:06,859 --> 02:01:09,295 FOOTPRINT AT,, AT DISCOVERY 3780 02:01:09,295 --> 02:01:10,363 PARK. AND THEY HAD POWWOW LAST 3781 02:01:10,363 --> 02:01:12,398 WEEK, TWO WEEKS AGO, CONTINUING 3782 02:01:12,398 --> 02:01:15,101 TO LIVE THAT LEGACY OF THE GANG 3783 02:01:15,101 --> 02:01:17,236 OF FOUR. WE HAD ELMER DIXON HERE 3784 02:01:17,236 --> 02:01:17,937 IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, WHO FOUNDED 3785 02:01:17,937 --> 02:01:19,972 THE SEATTLE CHAPTER OF THE BLACK 3786 02:01:19,972 --> 02:01:20,806 PANTHERS. YEAH. YOU KNOW THAT 3787 02:01:20,806 --> 02:01:23,509 LARRY GOSSETT WAS A BIG PART OF 3788 02:01:23,509 --> 02:01:24,143 HERE IN CHAMBERS IN THIS LAST 3789 02:01:24,143 --> 02:01:25,077 WEEK. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO 3790 02:01:25,077 --> 02:01:27,480 TAKE THAT MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE 3791 02:01:27,480 --> 02:01:29,715 THAT THOSE LEGACIES WERE NOT 3792 02:01:29,715 --> 02:01:32,885 POINTS IN TIME IN THE 1960s AND 3793 02:01:32,885 --> 02:01:33,953 70s. THEY'RE CONTINUING TO LIVE 3794 02:01:33,953 --> 02:01:34,720 THROUGH THE WORK THAT YOU'RE 3795 02:01:34,720 --> 02:01:36,155 DOING, THROUGH THE WORK THAT 3796 02:01:36,155 --> 02:01:37,690 WE'RE ALL DOING HERE TOGETHER. 3797 02:01:37,690 --> 02:01:38,891 SO THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO 3798 02:01:38,891 --> 02:01:39,525 HIGHLIGHT THAT. I GUESS WE NEED 3799 02:01:39,525 --> 02:01:42,928 TO HAVE EL CENTRO DE LA RAZA 3800 02:01:42,928 --> 02:01:46,532 COME DOWN SOMETIME THIS WEEK, 3801 02:01:46,532 --> 02:01:47,199 AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A COMPLETE 3802 02:01:47,199 --> 02:01:48,968 SET OF FOUR. SO THANK YOU FOR 3803 02:01:48,968 --> 02:01:50,102 LIVING THAT LEGACY. ALSO WANT TO 3804 02:01:50,102 --> 02:01:50,736 HIGHLIGHT SOLID GROUND, THE WORK 3805 02:01:50,736 --> 02:01:51,704 OF FRANK CHOPP, WHO WAS NOT PART 3806 02:01:51,704 --> 02:01:53,906 OF THE GANG OF FOUR, BUT HE WAS 3807 02:01:53,906 --> 02:01:54,807 RUNNING AROUND BEING HIM, HIS 3808 02:01:54,807 --> 02:01:56,442 OLD SELF BUILDING BUILDINGS AND 3809 02:01:56,442 --> 02:01:59,945 SUCH., IT'S ALL GROUND. WAS THE 3810 02:01:59,945 --> 02:02:02,682 FREMONT PUBLIC ASSOCIATION AND 3811 02:02:02,682 --> 02:02:03,783 IT'S JUST REALLY INCREDIBLE TO 3812 02:02:03,783 --> 02:02:05,284 SEE ALL OF THE WORK THAT SOLID 3813 02:02:05,284 --> 02:02:07,987 GROUND DOES BEYOND JUST FREMONT 3814 02:02:07,987 --> 02:02:09,255 NOW ACROSS OUR ENTIRE CITY. 3815 02:02:09,255 --> 02:02:10,389 THAT'S ANOTHER LEGACY THAT THAT 3816 02:02:10,389 --> 02:02:12,124 YOU ARE LIVING TODAY. AND THEN 3817 02:02:12,124 --> 02:02:14,060 FOR EVERYONE ELSE HERE AT THE 3818 02:02:14,060 --> 02:02:15,661 TABLE, SOMETHING THAT I THINK 3819 02:02:15,661 --> 02:02:17,063 ABOUT WHEN I RECEIVE 3820 02:02:17,063 --> 02:02:19,665 PRESENTATIONS LIKE THIS AND WHEN 3821 02:02:19,665 --> 02:02:22,068 I'M HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT 3822 02:02:22,068 --> 02:02:24,603 INTANGIBLE BENEFITS THAT WE'RE 3823 02:02:24,603 --> 02:02:26,639 PROVIDING, WE NEVER KNOW WHAT 3824 02:02:26,639 --> 02:02:29,842 IMPACT WILL HAVE ON SOME YOUNG 3825 02:02:29,842 --> 02:02:31,410 PERSON'S LIFE OR EVEN AN OLDER 3826 02:02:31,410 --> 02:02:33,646 PERSON LIKE MYSELF. AND WE 3827 02:02:33,646 --> 02:02:36,782 DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW TODAY 3828 02:02:36,782 --> 02:02:37,883 WHAT THAT LEGACY IMPACT THAT YOU 3829 02:02:37,883 --> 02:02:38,784 ARE CREATING BY THE WORK THAT 3830 02:02:38,784 --> 02:02:40,186 YOU ARE DOING TO CHANGE 3831 02:02:40,186 --> 02:02:42,655 SOMEBODY'S LIFE FOREVER OR 3832 02:02:42,655 --> 02:02:44,957 GENERATIONALLY, OR JUST FOR THE 3833 02:02:44,957 --> 02:02:47,626 NEXT 15, 20 MINUTES, WHICH IS 3834 02:02:47,626 --> 02:02:49,261 ALSO IMPORTANT. AND SO JUST, 3835 02:02:49,261 --> 02:02:50,629 I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT 3836 02:02:50,629 --> 02:02:51,864 LEGACIES ARE BORN FROM THE WORK 3837 02:02:51,864 --> 02:02:53,966 THAT YOU'RE DOING TODAY. JUST 3838 02:02:53,966 --> 02:02:54,633 NO QUESTIONS FOR YOU ALL. JUST A 3839 02:02:54,633 --> 02:02:56,235 MOMENT OF GRATITUDE. BUT COUNCIL 3840 02:02:56,235 --> 02:02:57,169 PRESIDENT, I WOULD SAY MAYBE WE 3841 02:02:57,169 --> 02:03:00,039 HAVE A PICTURE WITH EVERYONE 3842 02:03:00,039 --> 02:03:00,973 AFTER. 3843 02:03:00,973 --> 02:03:02,208 -- YOU READ MY MIND. 3844 02:03:02,208 --> 02:03:03,409 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. YEAH, 3845 02:03:03,409 --> 02:03:05,444 WE'D LOVE TO HAVE A PICTURE. 3846 02:03:05,444 --> 02:03:06,545 WITH, WITH EVERYONE JUST TO 3847 02:03:06,545 --> 02:03:08,581 CAPTURE THIS MOMENT BECAUSE 3848 02:03:08,581 --> 02:03:09,882 AGAIN, YOU CAN HIGHLIGHT IT IN 3849 02:03:09,882 --> 02:03:11,016 WORDS AND PUT IT ON PAPER, BUT 3850 02:03:11,016 --> 02:03:12,284 TO SEE THE PEOPLE THAT'S 3851 02:03:12,284 --> 02:03:13,386 IMPACTED AND ALL THE GREAT WORK 3852 02:03:13,386 --> 02:03:15,588 THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING IS, IS 3853 02:03:15,588 --> 02:03:16,789 PHENOMENAL. SO JUST REALLY 3854 02:03:16,789 --> 02:03:19,191 GRATEFUL, AS YOU SAID, MOMENT OF 3855 02:03:19,191 --> 02:03:19,825 GRATITUDE. COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, 3856 02:03:19,825 --> 02:03:20,493 I DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU ON THE 3857 02:03:20,493 --> 02:03:21,994 SPOT. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS 3858 02:03:21,994 --> 02:03:25,531 BEFORE WE END 3859 02:03:25,531 --> 02:03:26,832 -- I ACTUALLY, I, I'LL BE VERY 3860 02:03:26,832 --> 02:03:30,736 I'LL BE VERY QUICK., SO I, I'VE 3861 02:03:30,736 --> 02:03:31,704 BEEN AROUND A WHILE, BUT LOOKING 3862 02:03:31,704 --> 02:03:32,772 AT THIS POWERPOINT AND GOING 3863 02:03:32,772 --> 02:03:34,440 THROUGH YOU, 3864 02:03:34,440 --> 02:03:35,007 -- CERTAINLY, YOU CERTAINLY 3865 02:03:35,007 --> 02:03:37,409 SHOWED US TODAY THAT YOU HAVE 3866 02:03:37,409 --> 02:03:40,279 UPHELD THE VISION OF EMPOWERING 3867 02:03:40,279 --> 02:03:40,813 HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED 3868 02:03:40,813 --> 02:03:41,947 COMMUNITIES THROUGH COMMUNITY 3869 02:03:41,947 --> 02:03:43,783 LED SOLUTIONS FOR ADVANCED 3870 02:03:43,783 --> 02:03:45,818 DIGITAL EQUITY. I MEAN, 28 3871 02:03:45,818 --> 02:03:47,253 YEARS, $10 MILLION, ALL THESE 3872 02:03:47,253 --> 02:03:48,254 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, THIS IS 3873 02:03:48,254 --> 02:03:50,656 WHAT WE HAD ENVISIONED. WE 3874 02:03:50,656 --> 02:03:52,591 CERTAINLY PROVIDED FOR IN THE 3875 02:03:52,591 --> 02:03:54,660 BUDGET. AND I ALSO A BIG THANKS 3876 02:03:54,660 --> 02:03:56,429 TO THE TEN MEMBER BOARD, THE 3877 02:03:56,429 --> 02:03:58,964 COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY 3878 02:03:58,964 --> 02:04:00,432 BOARD., AND I'M HOPING THAT WE 3879 02:04:00,432 --> 02:04:03,068 CAN HAVE MORE ORGANIZATIONS AND, 3880 02:04:03,068 --> 02:04:05,404 AND, AND, CLOSE THAT WHAT THEY 3881 02:04:05,404 --> 02:04:07,740 CALL THE DIGITAL DIVIDE. SO 3882 02:04:07,740 --> 02:04:09,742 THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 3883 02:04:09,742 --> 02:04:11,043 BEING HERE TODAY. AND THANK YOU, 3884 02:04:11,043 --> 02:04:11,477 COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 3885 02:04:11,477 --> 02:04:13,078 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU, 3886 02:04:13,078 --> 02:04:13,746 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, I'LL TELL 3887 02:04:13,746 --> 02:04:15,181 YOU ALL THIS QUICK STORY BEFORE 3888 02:04:15,181 --> 02:04:16,749 WE JUMP BACK TO YOU ALL FOR YOUR 3889 02:04:16,749 --> 02:04:18,551 ENDING COMMENTS. WE KNOW THAT WE 3890 02:04:18,551 --> 02:04:21,287 HAVE A TON OF AND I HEARD SOME 3891 02:04:21,287 --> 02:04:22,788 OF YOU TALKED ABOUT LIKE HELPING 3892 02:04:22,788 --> 02:04:24,223 ON BOARD OUR ELDERS AND MAKING 3893 02:04:24,223 --> 02:04:26,192 SURE THAT THEY HAD ACCESS TO 3894 02:04:26,192 --> 02:04:28,060 TECHNOLOGY. AND WE'RE GOING TO 3895 02:04:28,060 --> 02:04:29,528 SEE A LOT. WE HAVE A LOT OF BABY 3896 02:04:29,528 --> 02:04:31,530 BOOMERS THAT ARE IN OUR CITY. 3897 02:04:31,530 --> 02:04:33,365 AND THAT BARRIER TO TECHNOLOGY. 3898 02:04:33,365 --> 02:04:34,834 AND THERE WAS A TON OF PEOPLE 3899 02:04:34,834 --> 02:04:37,169 THAT WERE IN DIFFERENT 3900 02:04:37,169 --> 02:04:38,137 NEIGHBORHOODS IN CENTRAL 3901 02:04:38,137 --> 02:04:39,405 DISTRICT AND SOUTH END WHO WERE 3902 02:04:39,405 --> 02:04:42,174 HAVING A REALLY HARD TIME OF 3903 02:04:42,174 --> 02:04:44,043 GETTING ONLINE AND APPLYING FOR 3904 02:04:44,043 --> 02:04:44,977 PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION. AND THE 3905 02:04:44,977 --> 02:04:46,579 COUNTY WAS JUST TRYING TO FIGURE 3906 02:04:46,579 --> 02:04:48,447 OUT LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHAT THIS 3907 02:04:48,447 --> 02:04:50,049 ISSUE WAS? WHY COULDN'T, YOU 3908 02:04:50,049 --> 02:04:53,853 KNOW, THEY GET ONLINE WHAT? AND 3909 02:04:53,853 --> 02:04:56,388 SO, THIS ONE ORGANIZATION GOT A 3910 02:04:56,388 --> 02:04:58,791 TECHNOLOGY GRANT AND THEY WENT 3911 02:04:58,791 --> 02:04:59,859 DOOR TO DOOR AND THEY WOULD GO 3912 02:04:59,859 --> 02:05:01,994 ONLINE AND HELP PEOPLE ENROLL 3913 02:05:01,994 --> 02:05:03,095 AND SHOW THEM HOW TO DO IT. AND 3914 02:05:03,095 --> 02:05:04,663 THAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE OF 3915 02:05:04,663 --> 02:05:06,832 GETTING PEOPLE PROPERTY TAX 3916 02:05:06,832 --> 02:05:08,667 RELIEF, JUST SENDING SOMEONE OUT 3917 02:05:08,667 --> 02:05:11,270 TO HELP THEM BE ABLE TO NAVIGATE 3918 02:05:11,270 --> 02:05:12,872 THAT AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS 3919 02:05:12,872 --> 02:05:14,673 FOR, FOR PEOPLE. OFTENTIMES YOU 3920 02:05:14,673 --> 02:05:16,775 HAVE TO HAVE A PERSON 3921 02:05:16,775 --> 02:05:18,711 INTERVENTION AND HELP WITH 3922 02:05:18,711 --> 02:05:20,112 TECHNOLOGY ACCESS. AND SO 3923 02:05:20,112 --> 02:05:20,713 THINKING ABOUT IT THAT WAY TO 3924 02:05:20,713 --> 02:05:22,481 SEE THAT THE WORK THAT YOU ALL 3925 02:05:22,481 --> 02:05:24,817 DO, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE 3926 02:05:24,817 --> 02:05:26,819 INTERNET OR INSTALLING FAST 3927 02:05:26,819 --> 02:05:28,254 WI-FI OR PUTTING A QR CODE ON A 3928 02:05:28,254 --> 02:05:30,723 PIECE OF PAPER FOR PEOPLE TO 3929 02:05:30,723 --> 02:05:31,790 SCAN. MY PARENTS DON'T EVEN KNOW 3930 02:05:31,790 --> 02:05:33,125 WHAT THAT IS. MY MOM'S LIKE, 3931 02:05:33,125 --> 02:05:36,328 WHAT IS THAT?, BUT TO BE ABLE TO 3932 02:05:36,328 --> 02:05:37,463 TRANSLATE IT FOR PEOPLE, MAKE 3933 02:05:37,463 --> 02:05:38,497 SURE IT'S IN THEIR LANGUAGE, 3934 02:05:38,497 --> 02:05:40,332 MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THAT 3935 02:05:40,332 --> 02:05:42,134 CONNECTION., THAT, THAT FOR ME 3936 02:05:42,134 --> 02:05:43,903 WAS VERY EYE OPENING THAT IT 3937 02:05:43,903 --> 02:05:44,904 REALLY SOMETIMES TAKES DOOR TO 3938 02:05:44,904 --> 02:05:45,905 DOOR. AND THAT'S WHAT YOU ALL 3939 02:05:45,905 --> 02:05:47,973 ARE DOING EVERY SINGLE DAY. SO 3940 02:05:47,973 --> 02:05:49,475 JUST VERY GRATEFUL FOR, FOR 3941 02:05:49,475 --> 02:05:50,509 THAT. SO IS THERE ANY CLOSING 3942 02:05:50,509 --> 02:05:51,877 COMMENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO 3943 02:05:51,877 --> 02:05:52,077 ADD? 3944 02:05:52,077 --> 02:05:55,614 -- YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO END OUR 3945 02:05:55,614 --> 02:05:56,148 PRESENTATION WITH A SOME 3946 02:05:56,148 --> 02:05:58,817 COMMENTS FROM COMMUNITY 3947 02:05:58,817 --> 02:06:00,386 ORGANIZERS, ORGANIZER SABRINA 3948 02:06:00,386 --> 02:06:02,588 ROACH, AND ALSO MEMBER OF THE 3949 02:06:02,588 --> 02:06:04,156 DEEL N STEERING COMMITTEE, TO 3950 02:06:04,156 --> 02:06:07,626 TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW OUR 3951 02:06:07,626 --> 02:06:08,260 PROGRAM FITS WITHIN THE CONTEXT 3952 02:06:08,260 --> 02:06:12,798 OF THE GREATER ECOSYSTEM IN 3953 02:06:12,798 --> 02:06:13,198 SEATTLE. 3954 02:06:13,198 --> 02:06:16,035 -- SO DO YOU WANT ME TO GO JUST. 3955 02:06:16,035 --> 02:06:17,336 -- RIGHT HERE? IT'S FULL OF 3956 02:06:17,336 --> 02:06:18,437 SURPRISES. TODAY WE GOT A BUNCH 3957 02:06:18,437 --> 02:06:20,539 OF GUESTS. IT'S GREAT. ANYWHERE 3958 02:06:20,539 --> 02:06:22,308 YOU CAN GO. YEAH, ANYWHERE THAT 3959 02:06:22,308 --> 02:06:22,908 LOOKS ANYWHERE THAT'S 3960 02:06:22,908 --> 02:06:24,710 COMFORTABLE. 3961 02:06:24,710 --> 02:06:24,977 -- OKAY. 3962 02:06:24,977 --> 02:06:25,578 -- ALL RIGHT. BUT YOU GOT TO 3963 02:06:25,578 --> 02:06:26,679 SCOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN THERE AND 3964 02:06:26,679 --> 02:06:29,415 YOU CAN. 3965 02:06:29,415 --> 02:06:30,783 -- YOU'RE ALL GOOD. THANK YOU. 3966 02:06:30,783 --> 02:06:31,884 AND THEN YOU'LL GO AHEAD AND 3967 02:06:31,884 --> 02:06:33,352 GRAB THAT MIC AND JUST PULL IT 3968 02:06:33,352 --> 02:06:38,390 TOWARDS YOU. AND IT SHOULD BE 3969 02:06:38,390 --> 02:06:39,491 GREEN. 3970 02:06:39,491 --> 02:06:42,695 -- THANK YOU. I'M, I'M 3971 02:06:42,695 --> 02:06:43,228 ACTUALLY FEELING A LITTLE 3972 02:06:43,228 --> 02:06:46,165 EMOTIONAL ABOUT ALL OF THIS. SO 3973 02:06:46,165 --> 02:06:48,067 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING 3974 02:06:48,067 --> 02:06:49,401 THIS., MY NAME IS SABRINA ROACH. 3975 02:06:49,401 --> 02:06:54,373 I, I'VE BEEN ON THE DEEL 3976 02:06:54,373 --> 02:06:55,007 STEERING COMMITTEE FOR MAYBE SIX 3977 02:06:55,007 --> 02:06:59,645 YEARS NOW., AND I'M THE CHAIR 3978 02:06:59,645 --> 02:07:01,847 OF THE WASHINGTON DIGITAL EQUITY 3979 02:07:01,847 --> 02:07:03,615 PARTNERS COALITION, A STATEWIDE 3980 02:07:03,615 --> 02:07:06,352 COALITION OF FOLKS WHO, WHO 3981 02:07:06,352 --> 02:07:07,886 ORGANIZE AROUND THIS. IT JUST 3982 02:07:07,886 --> 02:07:09,755 TAKES A BIG GRASSROOTS EFFORT. 3983 02:07:09,755 --> 02:07:12,157 THERE'S NOT A LOT OF MONEY IN 3984 02:07:12,157 --> 02:07:13,492 DIGITAL EQUITY. AND WE ALL 3985 02:07:13,492 --> 02:07:15,561 WORKED REAL HARD TOGETHER TO 3986 02:07:15,561 --> 02:07:16,929 PASS STATE LEGISLATION. WE 3987 02:07:16,929 --> 02:07:19,631 WORKED ON FEDERAL LEGISLATION. 3988 02:07:19,631 --> 02:07:22,401 AND, A LOT OF A LOT OF THAT IS 3989 02:07:22,401 --> 02:07:26,505 ZEROED OUT AT THIS POINT., BUT 3990 02:07:26,505 --> 02:07:29,641 THE CREATIVITY AND BIG HEARTS OF 3991 02:07:29,641 --> 02:07:31,744 ALL OF THESE FOLKS AND SO MANY 3992 02:07:31,744 --> 02:07:33,112 MORE WHO AREN'T IN THIS ROOM 3993 02:07:33,112 --> 02:07:35,381 HAVE REALLY MADE IT HAPPEN. AND 3994 02:07:35,381 --> 02:07:38,317 THE PARTNERSHIP WITH FOLKS IN 3995 02:07:38,317 --> 02:07:41,186 ELECTED OFFICES, IT'S JUST SO 3996 02:07:41,186 --> 02:07:43,922 KEY. REPRESENTATIVE MIA 3997 02:07:43,922 --> 02:07:45,758 GREGERSON HAS, HAS BEEN OUR 3998 02:07:45,758 --> 02:07:48,227 PRIME SPONSOR ON, ON THIS 3999 02:07:48,227 --> 02:07:50,295 LEGISLATION, I GUESS FOR 4000 02:07:50,295 --> 02:07:50,629 -- [LAUGHTER] 4001 02:07:50,629 --> 02:07:56,301 -- SIX YEARS, SEVEN YEARS WAS 4002 02:07:56,301 --> 02:07:58,570 THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANTED 4003 02:07:58,570 --> 02:08:00,272 ME TO SAY? JUST SORT OF A MOMENT 4004 02:08:00,272 --> 02:08:02,875 OF THANK YOU. AND YEAH, I'M VERY 4005 02:08:02,875 --> 02:08:03,108 MOVED. 4006 02:08:03,108 --> 02:08:06,178 -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 4007 02:08:06,178 --> 02:08:07,246 -- AWESOME. THANK, THANK YOU SO 4008 02:08:07,246 --> 02:08:08,614 MUCH. THAT WAS THAT WAS 4009 02:08:08,614 --> 02:08:10,149 PHENOMENAL. YOU SAID EXACTLY 4010 02:08:10,149 --> 02:08:11,316 WHAT NEEDED TO BE SAID. AND WE 4011 02:08:11,316 --> 02:08:12,885 SAW AND FELT YOUR EMOTION THERE. 4012 02:08:12,885 --> 02:08:14,787 AND THAT SAID, MORE THAN 4013 02:08:14,787 --> 02:08:16,221 ANYTHING WORDS COULD SAY. SO 4014 02:08:16,221 --> 02:08:19,191 THANK YOU SO MUCH COLLEAGUES, 4015 02:08:19,191 --> 02:08:21,260 BEFORE WE END THE MEETING, WELL, 4016 02:08:21,260 --> 02:08:21,860 WE'LL END THE MEETING, BUT 4017 02:08:21,860 --> 02:08:24,096 AFTER WE WOULD LOVE TO TAKE A 4018 02:08:24,096 --> 02:08:24,730 PHOTO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND 4019 02:08:24,730 --> 02:08:26,565 I, I KNOW SOME OF THE COMMITTEE 4020 02:08:26,565 --> 02:08:27,766 MEMBERS HAD HARD STOPS. WOULD 4021 02:08:27,766 --> 02:08:29,334 LOVE TO TAKE A COMMITTEE PHOTO 4022 02:08:29,334 --> 02:08:30,669 WITH YOU ALL AFTER THIS AS 4023 02:08:30,669 --> 02:08:33,505 WELL., AND SO THAT BRINGS US TO 4024 02:08:33,505 --> 02:08:36,041 THE END OF OUR JULY 29th 4025 02:08:36,041 --> 02:08:36,575 GOVERNANCE AND UTILITIES 4026 02:08:36,575 --> 02:08:38,410 MEETING. THANK YOU, EVERYONE, 4027 02:08:38,410 --> 02:08:39,044 AND THANK COMMITTEE COLLEAGUES 4028 02:08:39,044 --> 02:08:40,546 FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO 4029 02:08:40,546 --> 02:08:41,947 AND FOR SQUEEZING THE SPECIAL 4030 02:08:41,947 --> 02:08:42,681 COMMITTEE MEETING. AND TODAY, 4031 02:08:42,681 --> 02:08:44,316 WITH THAT, WE HAVE NO OTHER 4032 02:08:44,316 --> 02:08:45,384 ITEMS ON THE AGENDA FOR TODAY. 4033 02:08:45,384 --> 02:08:47,086 AND IF THERE'S NO FURTHER 4034 02:08:47,086 --> 02:08:48,720 BUSINESS, THIS CONCLUDES OUR 4035 02:08:48,720 --> 02:08:49,254 JULY 29th MEETING OF THE 4036 02:08:49,254 --> 02:08:50,355 GOVERNANCE AND UTILITIES 4037 02:08:50,355 --> 02:08:51,590 COMMITTEE. OUR NEXT MEETING IS 4038 02:08:51,590 --> 02:08:54,359 AUGUST 13th, 2026, 9:30 A.M.. 4039 02:08:54,359 --> 02:08:56,895 THAT IS OUR LAST MEETING BEFORE 4040 02:08:56,895 --> 02:08:58,664 COUNCIL WILL GO INTO RECESS ON 4041 02:08:58,664 --> 02:08:59,531 AUGUST 21st. SO THIS THAT WILL 4042 02:08:59,531 --> 02:09:02,101 BE OUR LAST MEETING, NOT FOR THE 4043 02:09:02,101 --> 02:09:04,636 YEAR, BUT BEFORE WE DO OUR, OUR 4044 02:09:04,636 --> 02:09:05,971 RECESS THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR. 4045 02:09:05,971 --> 02:09:09,274 ALL RIGHT. IT IS 11:42 A.M.. THE 4046 02:09:09,274 --> 02:09:11,143 MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. 4047 02:09:11,143 --> 02:09:13,112 -- THANK YOU 4048 02:09:13,112 --> 02:09:23,455 -- [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 4049 02:09:28,227 --> 02:09:38,437 [MUSIC] [MUSIC]