1 00:00:11,044 --> 00:00:15,215 [MUSIC] 2 00:00:15,348 --> 00:00:17,283 -- GOOD MORNING. THE HUMAN 3 00:00:17,283 --> 00:00:19,119 SERVICES, LABOR AND ECONOMIC 4 00:00:19,119 --> 00:00:19,719 DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OF THE 5 00:00:19,719 --> 00:00:21,221 SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW 6 00:00:21,221 --> 00:00:26,359 COME TO ORDER. IT IS 9:37 A.M. 7 00:00:26,359 --> 00:00:28,061 SEPTEMBER 18th, 2026. I'M 8 00:00:28,061 --> 00:00:28,661 COUNCILMEMBER ALEXIS MERCEDES 9 00:00:28,661 --> 00:00:30,430 RINCK, CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. 10 00:00:30,430 --> 00:00:31,498 WILL THE COMMITTEE CLERK PLEASE 11 00:00:31,498 --> 00:00:32,699 CALL THE ROLE AND LET THE RECORD 12 00:00:32,699 --> 00:00:35,335 REFLECT THAT? COUNCIL PRESIDENT 13 00:00:35,335 --> 00:00:35,969 HOLLINGSWORTH AND COUNCILMEMBER 14 00:00:35,969 --> 00:00:38,104 JUAREZ ARE EXCUSED. 15 00:00:38,104 --> 00:00:41,241 -- VICE CHAIR FOSTER HERE. 16 00:00:41,241 --> 00:00:41,674 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 17 00:00:41,674 --> 00:00:43,410 -- GOOD MORNING. HERE. 18 00:00:43,410 --> 00:00:45,011 -- CHAIR RINCK. PRESENT CHAIR. 19 00:00:45,011 --> 00:00:47,547 THERE ARE THREE MEMBERS PRESENT 20 00:00:47,547 --> 00:00:49,716 TO EXCUSED 21 00:00:49,716 --> 00:00:52,752 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE WILL 22 00:00:52,752 --> 00:00:54,854 NOW MOVE ON TO APPROVAL OF 23 00:00:54,854 --> 00:00:56,823 TODAY'S AGENDA. COLLEAGUES, I'LL 24 00:00:56,823 --> 00:00:58,825 BE WALKING THROUGH APPROVAL OR 25 00:00:58,825 --> 00:00:59,392 WALKING THROUGH THE AGENDA 26 00:00:59,392 --> 00:01:00,026 SHORTLY. BUT I DO WANT TO NOTE 27 00:01:00,026 --> 00:01:02,395 FOR THE RECORD THAT WE WILL BE 28 00:01:02,395 --> 00:01:04,831 PULLING AN ITEM OFF THE AGENDA 29 00:01:04,831 --> 00:01:05,465 PERTAINING TO COMMERCIAL TENANT 30 00:01:05,465 --> 00:01:06,666 TRANSPARENCY TO TAKE UP AT A 31 00:01:06,666 --> 00:01:08,635 LATER TIME, SO I'LL BE REMOVING 32 00:01:08,635 --> 00:01:11,204 THAT FROM THE AGENDA FOR TODAY. 33 00:01:11,204 --> 00:01:14,541 SO HEARING IF THERE IS NO 34 00:01:14,541 --> 00:01:17,744 OBJECTION TO THAT, THE AGENDA 35 00:01:17,744 --> 00:01:19,245 WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO 36 00:01:19,245 --> 00:01:21,047 OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS 37 00:01:21,047 --> 00:01:22,682 ADOPTED. GOOD MORNING AND 38 00:01:22,682 --> 00:01:24,818 WELCOME, EVERYONE TO OUR FINAL 39 00:01:24,818 --> 00:01:25,752 PRE-BUDGET MEETING OF THE HUMAN 40 00:01:25,752 --> 00:01:28,755 SERVICES, LABOR AND ECONOMIC 41 00:01:28,755 --> 00:01:30,156 DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. ON 42 00:01:30,156 --> 00:01:33,326 TODAY'S AGENDA, WE WILL BE 43 00:01:33,326 --> 00:01:34,427 TAKING UP FIVE ITEMS WITH THE 44 00:01:34,427 --> 00:01:35,829 REMOVAL OF THE COMMERCIAL LEASE 45 00:01:35,829 --> 00:01:37,197 TRANSPARENCY ORDINANCE. WE WILL 46 00:01:37,197 --> 00:01:38,832 THEN BE JUMPING TO A BRIEFING, 47 00:01:38,832 --> 00:01:41,034 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTES ON 48 00:01:41,034 --> 00:01:43,703 FOUR PIECES OF LEGISLATION FROM 49 00:01:43,703 --> 00:01:45,371 SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN 50 00:01:45,371 --> 00:01:47,207 RESOURCES, ALSO KNOWN AS SDHR, 51 00:01:47,207 --> 00:01:49,642 WHICH IMPACTS SEVERAL 52 00:01:49,642 --> 00:01:50,176 DEPARTMENTS AND EMPLOYEE 53 00:01:50,176 --> 00:01:52,879 POSITIONS. LEGISLATION INCLUDES 54 00:01:52,879 --> 00:01:53,413 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO 55 00:01:53,413 --> 00:01:57,183 CORRECTING PAY, COMPRESSION AND 56 00:01:57,183 --> 00:01:57,650 INVERSION FOR CERTAIN 57 00:01:57,650 --> 00:01:58,618 NON-REPRESENTED CLASSIFICATIONS 58 00:01:58,618 --> 00:02:00,720 AND ADJUSTING RATES OF PAY. AN 59 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:02,822 ORDINANCE RELATING TO EXEMPTING 60 00:02:02,822 --> 00:02:04,357 AND OR RETURNING POSITIONS FROM 61 00:02:04,357 --> 00:02:06,459 THE CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM. AN 62 00:02:06,459 --> 00:02:08,761 ORDINANCE RETITLING, EXISTING 63 00:02:08,761 --> 00:02:10,430 TITLE AND AUTOMOTIVE SHEET METAL 64 00:02:10,430 --> 00:02:12,232 WORKER TO AUTOMOTIVE SHEET METAL 65 00:02:12,232 --> 00:02:12,765 WORKER PAINTER WITHIN THE 66 00:02:12,765 --> 00:02:14,934 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND 67 00:02:14,934 --> 00:02:16,769 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND AN 68 00:02:16,769 --> 00:02:19,706 ORDINANCE RETITLING, THE PLANT 69 00:02:19,706 --> 00:02:20,240 ECOLOGISTS TO RESTORATION 70 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:22,108 ECOLOGIST CREATING A RESTORATION 71 00:02:22,108 --> 00:02:24,277 ECOLOGIST, SENIOR CLASSIFICATION 72 00:02:24,277 --> 00:02:25,512 TITLE AND ESTABLISHING RATES OF 73 00:02:25,512 --> 00:02:28,515 PAY WITH SEATTLE PARKS AND 74 00:02:28,515 --> 00:02:29,516 RECREATION. FINALLY, WE WILL 75 00:02:29,516 --> 00:02:30,583 CLOSE WITH A BRIEFING AND 76 00:02:30,583 --> 00:02:32,285 DISCUSSION FROM THE KING COUNTY 77 00:02:32,285 --> 00:02:32,919 REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY 78 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:34,821 ON THEIR 90 DAY CORRECTIVE 79 00:02:34,821 --> 00:02:36,122 ACTION PLAN FOR BOTH MY 80 00:02:36,122 --> 00:02:37,257 COLLEAGUES IN THE VIEWING 81 00:02:37,257 --> 00:02:38,691 PUBLIC. AS A REMINDER, THIS 90 82 00:02:38,691 --> 00:02:41,060 DAY CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN COMES 83 00:02:41,060 --> 00:02:42,095 FROM THE RESOLUTION PASSED BY 84 00:02:42,095 --> 00:02:44,030 THIS COMMITTEE AND FULL COUNCIL 85 00:02:44,030 --> 00:02:47,600 EARLIER THIS YEAR IN RESPONSE TO 86 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:48,101 THE FORENSIC EVALUATION 87 00:02:48,101 --> 00:02:49,669 FINDINGS. A SIMILAR UPDATE WAS 88 00:02:49,669 --> 00:02:51,371 PROVIDED TO KING COUNTY 89 00:02:51,371 --> 00:02:52,639 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. JUST A 90 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:55,408 FEW WEEKS AGO, THAT WAS WHILE 91 00:02:55,408 --> 00:02:56,876 THE CITY COUNCIL WAS ON RECESS. 92 00:02:56,876 --> 00:02:58,978 AND WITH THAT, WE WILL NOW OPEN 93 00:02:58,978 --> 00:03:01,080 THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT 94 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:02,181 PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD 95 00:03:02,181 --> 00:03:03,516 RELATE TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S 96 00:03:03,516 --> 00:03:05,451 AGENDA OR WITHIN PURVIEW OF THE 97 00:03:05,451 --> 00:03:06,286 COMMITTEE CLERK. HOW MANY 98 00:03:06,286 --> 00:03:08,388 SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP FOR 99 00:03:08,388 --> 00:03:08,621 TODAY? 100 00:03:08,621 --> 00:03:10,223 -- CURRENTLY, WE HAVE TWO 101 00:03:10,223 --> 00:03:12,725 IN-PERSON SPEAKERS AND ONE 102 00:03:12,725 --> 00:03:13,092 REMOTE SPEAKER. 103 00:03:13,092 --> 00:03:14,627 -- THANK YOU. EACH SPEAKER WILL 104 00:03:14,627 --> 00:03:16,396 BE GIVEN TWO MINUTES, AND WE 105 00:03:16,396 --> 00:03:18,298 WILL START WITH OUR IN-PERSON 106 00:03:18,298 --> 00:03:20,333 SPEAKERS. FIRST. FIRST, KIRK, 107 00:03:20,333 --> 00:03:21,935 CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE PUBLIC 108 00:03:21,935 --> 00:03:24,370 COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS? 109 00:03:24,370 --> 00:03:25,905 -- THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD 110 00:03:25,905 --> 00:03:27,407 WILL BE MODERATED IN THE 111 00:03:27,407 --> 00:03:28,708 FOLLOWING MANNER. THE PUBLIC 112 00:03:28,708 --> 00:03:29,909 COMMENT PERIOD IS UP TO 60 113 00:03:29,909 --> 00:03:31,211 MINUTES. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED 114 00:03:31,211 --> 00:03:33,546 IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE 115 00:03:33,546 --> 00:03:35,081 REGISTERED. PLEASE BEGIN BY 116 00:03:35,081 --> 00:03:36,883 STATING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM 117 00:03:36,883 --> 00:03:38,751 YOU ARE ADDRESSING. SPEAKERS 118 00:03:38,751 --> 00:03:40,219 WILL HEAR A CHIME 10 SECONDS. 119 00:03:40,219 --> 00:03:41,788 WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT ON 120 00:03:41,788 --> 00:03:42,889 THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS MICS WILL 121 00:03:42,889 --> 00:03:43,890 BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END 122 00:03:43,890 --> 00:03:44,824 THEIR COMMENTS WITHIN THE 123 00:03:44,824 --> 00:03:45,992 ALLOTTED TIME. TO ALLOW US TO 124 00:03:45,992 --> 00:03:48,294 CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. THE 125 00:03:48,294 --> 00:03:49,062 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW 126 00:03:49,062 --> 00:03:50,396 OPEN, AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE 127 00:03:50,396 --> 00:03:52,465 FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST. 128 00:03:52,465 --> 00:03:55,501 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR FIRST 129 00:03:55,501 --> 00:04:01,007 SPEAKER IS JOAN PAULSON, 130 00:04:01,007 --> 00:04:01,641 FOLLOWED BY CHRIS MACKERT. JOAN, 131 00:04:01,641 --> 00:04:03,109 FEEL FREE TO USE WHICHEVER MIC 132 00:04:03,109 --> 00:04:05,445 AT THE FRONT BEST SUITS YOUR 133 00:04:05,445 --> 00:04:09,082 HEIGHT OR WHICHEVER ONE YOU WANT 134 00:04:09,082 --> 00:04:09,315 TO USE. 135 00:04:09,315 --> 00:04:12,118 -- MY NAME IS JOAN PAULSON. I'M 136 00:04:12,118 --> 00:04:14,320 A BOARD MEMBER OF THE CENTRAL 137 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:15,822 AREA SENIOR CENTER, DISTRICT 138 00:04:15,822 --> 00:04:18,524 THREE. I WISH TO EXPRESS SUPPORT 139 00:04:18,524 --> 00:04:19,792 TODAY FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGES 140 00:04:19,792 --> 00:04:22,662 TO THE LOW RISE ZONING CODE THAT 141 00:04:22,662 --> 00:04:25,865 WOULD BENEFIT INSTITUTIONS LIKE 142 00:04:25,865 --> 00:04:29,102 CHILDCARE, EDUCATION, WORSHIP, 143 00:04:29,102 --> 00:04:32,672 ARTS AND CULTURE, AND SENIOR 144 00:04:32,672 --> 00:04:37,744 CENTERS. PLEASE MAKE THESE 145 00:04:37,744 --> 00:04:40,213 PROPOSED CHANGES TO. PROVIDE 146 00:04:40,213 --> 00:04:43,049 MORE COMMUNITY SERVICES WITHIN 147 00:04:43,049 --> 00:04:45,251 THE LOW RISE ZONING AREAS. 148 00:04:45,251 --> 00:04:47,453 SECONDLY, THE. THE CENTRAL AREA 149 00:04:47,453 --> 00:04:49,255 SENIOR CENTER IS JUST NOW 150 00:04:49,255 --> 00:04:52,225 GETTING REIMBURSED FOR THE MONTH 151 00:04:52,225 --> 00:04:55,028 OF JUNE, WHICH STILL MEANS THAT 152 00:04:55,028 --> 00:04:58,798 STAFF AND BILLS FOR THE CENTER 153 00:04:58,798 --> 00:05:02,035 HAVE CONTINUED TO BE SLOW DUE TO 154 00:05:02,035 --> 00:05:04,904 THE CONTINUED CHANGES IN HOW 155 00:05:04,904 --> 00:05:07,473 BILLS ARE REQUIRED TO BE 156 00:05:07,473 --> 00:05:10,209 PROVIDED. PLEASE HELP US SPEED 157 00:05:10,209 --> 00:05:14,147 THIS REIMBURSEMENT PROCESS 158 00:05:14,147 --> 00:05:15,848 FORWARD FASTER. THIS IS MY 159 00:05:15,848 --> 00:05:19,552 SECOND TIME THAT I HAVE SPOKEN 160 00:05:19,552 --> 00:05:23,423 ABOUT THIS SUBJECT AND WE NEED 161 00:05:23,423 --> 00:05:25,391 HELP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP 162 00:05:25,391 --> 00:05:27,493 FOR DISTRICT THREE AND FOR 163 00:05:27,493 --> 00:05:32,799 GREATER SEATTLE 164 00:05:32,799 --> 00:05:34,701 -- THANK YOU. JOAN. NEXT UP, WE 165 00:05:34,701 --> 00:05:40,873 HAVE CHRIS MCCART. CHRIS, ARE 166 00:05:40,873 --> 00:05:49,549 YOU IN CHAMBERS? FINAL CALL FOR 167 00:05:49,549 --> 00:05:50,616 CHRIS MAY CUT. AND I APOLOGIZE 168 00:05:50,616 --> 00:05:53,986 IF I'M MISPRONOUNCING YOUR LAST 169 00:05:53,986 --> 00:06:01,427 NAME. MAYKUT. ALL RIGHT. PERHAPS 170 00:06:01,427 --> 00:06:03,296 CHRIS WILL JOIN US IN A COUPLE 171 00:06:03,296 --> 00:06:05,031 OF MINUTES. AT THIS TIME, WHY 172 00:06:05,031 --> 00:06:07,700 DON'T WE MOVE TO OUR REMOTE 173 00:06:07,700 --> 00:06:08,801 SPEAKERS? SO I'M GOING TO PASS 174 00:06:08,801 --> 00:06:12,105 IT OVER TO THE CLERK. 175 00:06:12,105 --> 00:06:13,973 -- OUR FIRST AND ONLY ONLINE 176 00:06:13,973 --> 00:06:15,441 SPEAKER IS DAVID HAINES. PLEASE 177 00:06:15,441 --> 00:06:17,043 PRESS STAR SIX WHEN YOU HEAR THE 178 00:06:17,043 --> 00:06:27,587 PROMPT. YOU'VE BEEN UNMUTED. 179 00:06:28,187 --> 00:06:38,664 PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX WHEN YOU 180 00:06:42,268 --> 00:06:45,605 HEAR THE PROMPT, YOU'VE BEEN 181 00:06:45,605 --> 00:06:48,641 UNMUTED. 182 00:06:48,641 --> 00:06:49,809 -- HI. THANK YOU, DAVID HAINES. 183 00:06:49,809 --> 00:06:51,377 WE STILL HAVE A HOMELESS CRISIS. 184 00:06:51,377 --> 00:06:52,779 I WANT TO HEAR SOME REAL 185 00:06:52,779 --> 00:06:54,313 QUESTIONS POSED TO THE KING 186 00:06:54,313 --> 00:06:56,415 COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESS 187 00:06:56,415 --> 00:06:58,184 AUTHORITY ABOUT THEIR LEADERSHIP 188 00:06:58,184 --> 00:06:59,218 AND SOLVING THE PROBLEM AND 189 00:06:59,218 --> 00:07:00,586 THEIR BETTER OVERSIGHT, AND ALL 190 00:07:00,586 --> 00:07:01,087 THE NONPROFITS THAT ARE 191 00:07:01,087 --> 00:07:03,489 SUBHUMAN, MISTREATING PEOPLE AND 192 00:07:03,489 --> 00:07:04,323 PUTTING THE COST. BUT THE ONLY 193 00:07:04,323 --> 00:07:06,159 THING WE SEE FROM COUNCIL IS THE 194 00:07:06,159 --> 00:07:07,860 ENCOURAGEMENT OF KING COUNTY 195 00:07:07,860 --> 00:07:09,262 REGIONAL HOMELESS AUTHORITY TO 196 00:07:09,262 --> 00:07:10,696 FINALLY GET IT RIGHT AND MAKING 197 00:07:10,696 --> 00:07:12,165 SURE THAT THEY PAY ALL THE 198 00:07:12,165 --> 00:07:14,100 NONPROFITS WITHOUT ANY SCRUTINY 199 00:07:14,100 --> 00:07:15,501 OF THE BAD SERVICES THAT PEOPLE 200 00:07:15,501 --> 00:07:17,403 ARE BEING SUBJECTED TO. AND IT 201 00:07:17,403 --> 00:07:18,938 SEEMS LIKE COUNCIL'S JUST GOING 202 00:07:18,938 --> 00:07:20,339 THROUGH THE MOTIONS TO MAKE SURE 203 00:07:20,339 --> 00:07:21,941 THAT THE VOTING BLOC OF 204 00:07:21,941 --> 00:07:23,276 GOVERNMENT UNIONS ARE GOING TO 205 00:07:23,276 --> 00:07:24,911 BE PAID MORE MONEY GUARANTEED 206 00:07:24,911 --> 00:07:27,213 FOR THEIR VOTING BLOC OF 207 00:07:27,213 --> 00:07:30,016 LOYALTY. SO THE INTEGRITY OF THE 208 00:07:30,016 --> 00:07:30,516 OVERSIGHT IS QUESTIONED 209 00:07:30,516 --> 00:07:31,551 CONSIDERABLY, BECAUSE THERE'S A 210 00:07:31,551 --> 00:07:34,153 OF PEOPLE THAT ARE SUFFERING 211 00:07:34,153 --> 00:07:35,555 UNNECESSARILY AND PEOPLE BEING 212 00:07:35,555 --> 00:07:38,057 SUBHUMAN, MISTREATED IN ALL OF 213 00:07:38,057 --> 00:07:39,091 THESE NONPROFITS FORGET THERE'S 214 00:07:39,091 --> 00:07:40,626 NO SCRUTINY FROM THE KING COUNTY 215 00:07:40,626 --> 00:07:42,662 REGIONAL HOMELESS AUTHORITY. 216 00:07:42,662 --> 00:07:43,229 THERE'S STILL SIX FIGURE 217 00:07:43,229 --> 00:07:43,930 SALARIES AND AN ATTEMPT TO GET 218 00:07:43,930 --> 00:07:45,598 IT RIGHT WHEN IT COMES TO JUST 219 00:07:45,598 --> 00:07:48,501 PAYING WITHOUT EVER SCRUTINIZING 220 00:07:48,501 --> 00:07:49,902 THE SERVICES, IT'S REVOLTING. I 221 00:07:49,902 --> 00:07:51,370 WISH I HAD COME DOWN THERE TODAY 222 00:07:51,370 --> 00:08:00,746 AND GIVEN YOU ALL HELL ABOUT IT. 223 00:08:00,746 --> 00:08:03,416 -- RIGHT. THERE ARE NO 224 00:08:03,416 --> 00:08:04,483 ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. ACTUALLY, 225 00:08:04,483 --> 00:08:06,586 I'LL DO ONE FINAL CALL FOR 226 00:08:06,586 --> 00:08:10,122 CHRIS JUST TO MAKE SURE WE 227 00:08:10,122 --> 00:08:11,157 HAVEN'T MISSED ANYBODY. ALL 228 00:08:11,157 --> 00:08:13,793 RIGHT. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL 229 00:08:13,793 --> 00:08:14,360 REGISTERED SPEAKERS AT THIS 230 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:16,028 TIME, SO I WILL BE CLOSING THE 231 00:08:16,028 --> 00:08:18,598 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. I WILL 232 00:08:18,598 --> 00:08:20,533 NOTE JUST TO JOAN, OUR FIRST 233 00:08:20,533 --> 00:08:21,167 PUBLIC COMMENT OR MY TEAM IS 234 00:08:21,167 --> 00:08:22,301 GOING TO COME ON OUT AND GET 235 00:08:22,301 --> 00:08:23,069 SOME INFORMATION FROM YOU TO SEE 236 00:08:23,069 --> 00:08:24,770 WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT THE 237 00:08:24,770 --> 00:08:28,174 INVOICING ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR 238 00:08:28,174 --> 00:08:29,609 COMING TODAY. AND WITH THAT, WE 239 00:08:29,609 --> 00:08:31,043 WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR FIRST 240 00:08:31,043 --> 00:08:33,412 ITEM OF BUSINESS. WILL THE CLERK 241 00:08:33,412 --> 00:08:34,480 PLEASE READ ITEM ONE INTO THE 242 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:36,082 RECORD? OH, PARDON ME, I 243 00:08:36,082 --> 00:08:39,952 MISSPOKE. WE WILL BE MOVING TO 244 00:08:39,952 --> 00:08:41,854 ITEM TWO AT THIS TIME. SO COULD 245 00:08:41,854 --> 00:08:46,425 THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM TWO 246 00:08:46,425 --> 00:08:52,598 INTO THE RECORD? 247 00:08:52,598 --> 00:08:52,865 -- THREE. 248 00:08:52,865 --> 00:08:55,034 -- ALL RIGHT. ANOTHER SMALL 249 00:08:55,034 --> 00:08:56,936 CHANGE. WE ARE ACTUALLY SWAPPING 250 00:08:56,936 --> 00:08:59,472 ITEMS TWO AND THREE. SO WE'LL BE 251 00:08:59,472 --> 00:09:01,040 TAKING UP ITEM THREE FIRST FOR 252 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:02,441 TODAY. COLLEAGUES. THANKS FOR 253 00:09:02,441 --> 00:09:04,744 HANGING WITH US. SO WILL THE 254 00:09:04,744 --> 00:09:08,814 CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM THREE 255 00:09:08,814 --> 00:09:14,787 INTO THE RECORD? 256 00:09:14,787 --> 00:09:16,689 -- COUNCIL BILL 121284. AN 257 00:09:16,689 --> 00:09:17,256 ORDINANCE RELATING TO CITY 258 00:09:17,256 --> 00:09:18,491 EMPLOYMENT EXEMPTING POSITIONS 259 00:09:18,491 --> 00:09:20,126 FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEMS 260 00:09:20,126 --> 00:09:21,761 AND RETURNING POSITIONS TO THE 261 00:09:21,761 --> 00:09:22,728 CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM, ALL BY A 262 00:09:22,728 --> 00:09:24,630 TWO THIRDS VOTE OF THE CITY 263 00:09:24,630 --> 00:09:29,035 COUNCIL BRIEFING, DISCUSSION AND 264 00:09:29,035 --> 00:09:29,402 POSSIBLE VOTES. 265 00:09:29,402 --> 00:09:32,605 -- SO AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO 266 00:09:32,605 --> 00:09:34,840 INVITE OUR FOLKS FROM SEATTLE 267 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:38,110 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES TO 268 00:09:38,110 --> 00:09:41,847 THE TABLE FOR THE PRESENTATION. 269 00:09:41,847 --> 00:09:43,716 AND AS YOU GET SETTLED IN, 270 00:09:43,716 --> 00:09:45,184 PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO 271 00:09:45,184 --> 00:09:45,785 INTRODUCE YOURSELF BY STATING 272 00:09:45,785 --> 00:09:46,586 YOUR NAME INTO THE MICROPHONE. 273 00:09:46,586 --> 00:09:50,990 FOR THE RECORD. 274 00:09:50,990 --> 00:10:01,300 -- CIVIL SERVICE. 275 00:10:02,234 --> 00:10:12,278 OKAY. 276 00:10:18,818 --> 00:10:29,295 -- ALL RIGHT. HELLO, MY NAME IS 277 00:10:41,340 --> 00:10:43,576 SHANE EUBANK. I AM THE 278 00:10:43,576 --> 00:10:46,012 COMPENSATION PROGRAM MANAGER FOR 279 00:10:46,012 --> 00:10:47,413 THE CITY. MY TEAM, THE 280 00:10:47,413 --> 00:10:49,015 COMPENSATION AND CLASSIFICATION 281 00:10:49,015 --> 00:10:51,584 UNIT WITHIN SEATTLE HUMAN 282 00:10:51,584 --> 00:10:54,020 RESOURCES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 283 00:10:54,020 --> 00:10:56,322 CLASSIFYING ALL POSITIONS 284 00:10:56,322 --> 00:10:56,922 CITYWIDE AND MAINTAINING THE 285 00:10:56,922 --> 00:11:00,026 CITY'S CLASSIFICATION AND 286 00:11:00,026 --> 00:11:02,228 COMPENSATION PAY PROGRAMS 287 00:11:02,228 --> 00:11:03,562 UPDATING THE CITY'S PAY 288 00:11:03,562 --> 00:11:04,196 PROGRAMS SO THAT THEY MEET THE 289 00:11:04,196 --> 00:11:06,032 CURRENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS OF THE 290 00:11:06,032 --> 00:11:09,735 CITY REQUIRES MY TEAM TO WORK IN 291 00:11:09,735 --> 00:11:12,171 CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR 292 00:11:12,171 --> 00:11:12,805 DEPARTMENT AND LABOR RELATIONS 293 00:11:12,805 --> 00:11:17,209 PARTNERS TODAY, WE WILL BE 294 00:11:17,209 --> 00:11:17,743 PRESENTING FOUR PIECES OF 295 00:11:17,743 --> 00:11:20,813 LEGISLATION THE FIRST AUTHORIZES 296 00:11:20,813 --> 00:11:23,149 CHANGES IN THE CIVIL SERVICE 297 00:11:23,149 --> 00:11:23,716 STATUS FOR POSITIONS WITHIN 298 00:11:23,716 --> 00:11:26,652 SEATTLE CITY. LIGHT, SEATTLE 299 00:11:26,652 --> 00:11:28,487 PUBLIC UTILITIES AND THE SEATTLE 300 00:11:28,487 --> 00:11:30,990 MUNICIPAL COURT. BASED ON 301 00:11:30,990 --> 00:11:31,624 CHANGES IN CLASSIFICATION TITLES 302 00:11:31,624 --> 00:11:33,259 DUE TO CHANGES IN ASSIGNED 303 00:11:33,259 --> 00:11:35,327 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR 304 00:11:35,327 --> 00:11:38,531 THOSE POSITIONS, THE SECOND 305 00:11:38,531 --> 00:11:41,367 AUTHORIZES SALARY RANGE 306 00:11:41,367 --> 00:11:41,834 ADJUSTMENTS FOR FIVE 307 00:11:41,834 --> 00:11:43,235 CLASSIFICATION TITLES IN ORDER 308 00:11:43,235 --> 00:11:45,838 TO SUPPORT INTERNAL PAY EQUITY 309 00:11:45,838 --> 00:11:48,274 IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY'S 310 00:11:48,274 --> 00:11:50,042 COALITION BARGAINING AGREEMENT 311 00:11:50,042 --> 00:11:52,111 THE THIRD EXPANDS THE CITY'S 312 00:11:52,111 --> 00:11:54,413 CURRENT PLANT ECOLOGIST 313 00:11:54,413 --> 00:11:56,582 CLASSIFICATION TITLE INTO A TWO 314 00:11:56,582 --> 00:11:58,851 TITLE SERIES BY AUTHORIZING THE 315 00:11:58,851 --> 00:12:00,986 RETITLING OF THE PLANT ECOLOGIST 316 00:12:00,986 --> 00:12:03,789 TITLE TO RESTORATION, ECOLOGIST 317 00:12:03,789 --> 00:12:05,558 AND CREATING A NEW SENIOR 318 00:12:05,558 --> 00:12:08,127 RESTORATION ECOLOGIST TITLE, 319 00:12:08,127 --> 00:12:08,727 WHICH APPROPRIATELY CAPTURES 320 00:12:08,727 --> 00:12:11,030 IMPORTANT PROJECT LEADERSHIP 321 00:12:11,030 --> 00:12:12,665 FUNCTIONS BEING PERFORMED WITHIN 322 00:12:12,665 --> 00:12:15,167 THE ECOLOGY TEAM AT SEATTLE 323 00:12:15,167 --> 00:12:17,136 PARKS AND RECREATION. AND 324 00:12:17,136 --> 00:12:20,239 LASTLY, THE FOURTH WILL 325 00:12:20,239 --> 00:12:20,873 AUTHORIZE THE CONSOLIDATION OF 326 00:12:20,873 --> 00:12:22,508 CLASSIFICATION TITLES USED BY 327 00:12:22,508 --> 00:12:24,477 THE PART AND BODY SHOP WITHIN 328 00:12:24,477 --> 00:12:26,579 FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE 329 00:12:26,579 --> 00:12:28,681 SERVICES IN ORDER TO ALIGN THE 330 00:12:28,681 --> 00:12:30,683 CITY'S CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURE 331 00:12:30,683 --> 00:12:31,317 WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S CURRENT 332 00:12:31,317 --> 00:12:33,552 STAFFING AND OPERATIONAL MODEL. 333 00:12:33,552 --> 00:12:37,623 SO TO GET US STARTED WITH CB 334 00:12:37,623 --> 00:12:40,693 121284, THIS ORDINANCE. 335 00:12:40,693 --> 00:12:41,794 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZES CHANGES IN 336 00:12:41,794 --> 00:12:44,797 THE CIVIL SERVICE STATUS FOR 337 00:12:44,797 --> 00:12:47,066 POSITIONS PER THE SEATTLE OR PER 338 00:12:47,066 --> 00:12:49,702 THE SMC. COUNCIL MUST APPROVE 339 00:12:49,702 --> 00:12:52,471 ALL CHANGES IN CIVIL SERVICE 340 00:12:52,471 --> 00:12:54,406 PROTECTIONS FOR POSITIONS 341 00:12:54,406 --> 00:12:57,443 GENERALLY, THE LEGISLATIVE 342 00:12:57,443 --> 00:13:00,246 CRITERIA FOR EXEMPTION FOR CIVIL 343 00:13:00,246 --> 00:13:01,714 SERVICE PROTECTIONS ARE THAT THE 344 00:13:01,714 --> 00:13:03,582 POSITION MUST HAVE A HIGH DEGREE 345 00:13:03,582 --> 00:13:06,685 OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIVENESS, 346 00:13:06,685 --> 00:13:08,854 A PARTICULARLY HIGH DEGREE OF 347 00:13:08,854 --> 00:13:12,758 INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTABILITY, OR A 348 00:13:12,758 --> 00:13:13,292 CONFIDENTIAL OR FIDUCIARY 349 00:13:13,292 --> 00:13:14,960 RELATIONSHIP WITH THE 350 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:17,596 DEPARTMENT. APPOINTING AUTHORITY 351 00:13:17,596 --> 00:13:20,099 IN THESE CASES BEFORE US TODAY 352 00:13:20,099 --> 00:13:23,035 IN THIS ORDINANCE, SMC 413010 353 00:13:23,035 --> 00:13:25,471 INCLUDES SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS 354 00:13:25,471 --> 00:13:28,607 RELATED TO THESE PARTICULAR 355 00:13:28,607 --> 00:13:30,643 TITLES. SPECIFICALLY, EXECUTIVES 356 00:13:30,643 --> 00:13:32,978 MUST BE EXEMPT, AND OUR 357 00:13:32,978 --> 00:13:33,612 RECOMMENDATIONS TODAY ADHERE TO 358 00:13:33,612 --> 00:13:37,650 THOSE REQUIREMENTS. SEATTLE CITY 359 00:13:37,650 --> 00:13:40,019 LIGHT, SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES 360 00:13:40,019 --> 00:13:40,653 AND SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT WILL 361 00:13:40,653 --> 00:13:42,521 NOW PRESENT THEIR POSITION 362 00:13:42,521 --> 00:13:44,123 CHANGES, AND I WILL ALLOW THE 363 00:13:44,123 --> 00:13:44,623 PRESENTERS TO INTRODUCE 364 00:13:44,623 --> 00:13:54,967 THEMSELVES AS WE GO. 365 00:13:54,967 --> 00:13:58,571 -- YEAH, YOU GOT IT. YEP. 366 00:13:58,571 --> 00:13:59,905 -- GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. MY 367 00:13:59,905 --> 00:14:02,241 NAME IS KAVYA SETHI. TALENT 368 00:14:02,241 --> 00:14:02,841 ACQUISITION AND COMPENSATION 369 00:14:02,841 --> 00:14:06,145 MANAGER AT SEATTLE CITY LIGHT. 370 00:14:06,145 --> 00:14:08,814 SO FOR CITY LIGHT, THE NEXT ONE, 371 00:14:08,814 --> 00:14:11,183 THANK YOU FOR CITY LIGHT. WE ARE 372 00:14:11,183 --> 00:14:13,152 BRINGING FORWARD CIVIL SERVICE 373 00:14:13,152 --> 00:14:15,487 STATUS CHANGES FOR TWO 374 00:14:15,487 --> 00:14:18,123 POSITIONS. A STRATEGIC ADVISOR, 375 00:14:18,123 --> 00:14:21,727 TWO POSITION MOVING TO EXECUTIVE 376 00:14:21,727 --> 00:14:23,796 ONE CLASSIFICATION. SO THIS 377 00:14:23,796 --> 00:14:25,631 POSITION OVERSEES PEOPLE 378 00:14:25,631 --> 00:14:26,232 OPERATIONS WITHIN PEOPLE AND 379 00:14:26,232 --> 00:14:28,667 CULTURE BUSINESS UNIT. AND THEN 380 00:14:28,667 --> 00:14:31,604 WE HAVE A MANAGER THREE POSITION 381 00:14:31,604 --> 00:14:34,139 MOVING TO AN EXECUTIVE. TWO 382 00:14:34,139 --> 00:14:36,141 CLASSIFICATION. AND THIS SITS 383 00:14:36,141 --> 00:14:38,577 WITHIN OUR ENGINEERING DIVISION. 384 00:14:38,577 --> 00:14:39,778 THE POSITION OVERSEES JOINT USE 385 00:14:39,778 --> 00:14:43,649 AND WOOD POLE DESIGN. THESE 386 00:14:43,649 --> 00:14:44,183 ROLES HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY 387 00:14:44,183 --> 00:14:45,551 EXPANDED IN SCOPE AND NOW 388 00:14:45,551 --> 00:14:47,353 OVERSEEING MAJOR UTILITY WIDE 389 00:14:47,353 --> 00:14:49,855 FUNCTIONS AND POLICY DIRECTION. 390 00:14:49,855 --> 00:14:52,992 THESE CHANGES STRENGTHEN 391 00:14:52,992 --> 00:14:55,194 LEADERSHIP, SUPPORT CONTINUITY, 392 00:14:55,194 --> 00:14:55,728 AND ALIGN AUTHORITY WITH 393 00:14:55,728 --> 00:14:58,764 RESPONSIBILITY. THE TOTAL BUDGET 394 00:14:58,764 --> 00:15:00,299 IMPACT IS MINIMAL, AND IT'S 395 00:15:00,299 --> 00:15:02,234 FULLY ABSORBED WITHIN THE 396 00:15:02,234 --> 00:15:04,870 EXISTING CITY LIGHT FUND BECAUSE 397 00:15:04,870 --> 00:15:06,372 THESE POSITIONS ARE NOW OPERATE 398 00:15:06,372 --> 00:15:09,275 AT AN EXECUTIVE LEVEL OR 399 00:15:09,275 --> 00:15:10,542 EXECUTIVE CLASSIFICATION BY 400 00:15:10,542 --> 00:15:11,910 LEGISLATION, IT IS REQUIRED THAT 401 00:15:11,910 --> 00:15:13,913 THEY BE DESIGNATED AS CIVIL 402 00:15:13,913 --> 00:15:22,021 SERVICE. THANK YOU. 403 00:15:22,021 --> 00:15:29,895 -- OH. 404 00:15:30,129 --> 00:15:39,705 -- NEXT WE HAVE SEATTLE PUBLIC 405 00:15:39,705 --> 00:15:40,005 UTILITIES. 406 00:15:40,005 --> 00:15:41,740 -- GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS 407 00:15:41,740 --> 00:15:43,709 ADRIAN THOMPSON AND I'M THE 408 00:15:43,709 --> 00:15:44,310 HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR FOR 409 00:15:44,310 --> 00:15:46,545 SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES. AND 410 00:15:46,545 --> 00:15:47,546 THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO 411 00:15:47,546 --> 00:15:53,419 PRESENT TODAY. WE ARE PROPOSING 412 00:15:53,419 --> 00:15:55,621 TWO POSITIONS TO BE MOVED FROM, 413 00:15:55,621 --> 00:15:57,890 SAY, THREE POSITIONS TO 414 00:15:57,890 --> 00:16:00,459 EXECUTIVE TWO POSITIONS. THE TWO 415 00:16:00,459 --> 00:16:02,628 POSITIONS ARE THE GOVERNMENT 416 00:16:02,628 --> 00:16:04,596 RELATIONS AND LEGISLATIVE 417 00:16:04,596 --> 00:16:05,130 AFFAIRS DIRECTOR AND THE 418 00:16:05,130 --> 00:16:06,999 CORPORATE POLICY AND PLANNING 419 00:16:06,999 --> 00:16:08,834 DIVISION DIRECTOR. BOTH OF THESE 420 00:16:08,834 --> 00:16:10,936 ROLES ARE LOCATED IN OUR GENERAL 421 00:16:10,936 --> 00:16:13,038 MANAGER'S OFFICE, AND THEY 422 00:16:13,038 --> 00:16:14,073 OVERSEE ON BEHALF OF THE 423 00:16:14,073 --> 00:16:16,809 DEPARTMENT, SIGNIFICANT 424 00:16:16,809 --> 00:16:19,178 LEGISLATION, CONFIDENTIAL 425 00:16:19,178 --> 00:16:19,678 INFORMATION. THEY HELP 426 00:16:19,678 --> 00:16:22,047 PRIORITIZE STUFF ACROSS THE 427 00:16:22,047 --> 00:16:24,516 REGION, WORK WITH FEDERAL 428 00:16:24,516 --> 00:16:25,784 PARTNERS AND WORK ACROSS THE 429 00:16:25,784 --> 00:16:30,456 CITY. NEXT SLIDE. THEY DO MEET 430 00:16:30,456 --> 00:16:33,092 THE WHAT WE CALL THE APEX 431 00:16:33,092 --> 00:16:34,660 CRITERIA IN THE EXECUTIVE 432 00:16:34,660 --> 00:16:35,160 TITLES. THEY HAVE BROAD 433 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:38,030 CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITIES. THEY 434 00:16:38,030 --> 00:16:40,332 MAKE SIGNIFICANT POLICY 435 00:16:40,332 --> 00:16:41,734 RECOMMENDATIONS, AND THEIR 436 00:16:41,734 --> 00:16:43,168 AUTHORITY RANGES AT A CITY WIDE 437 00:16:43,168 --> 00:16:44,303 LEVEL, REGIONAL, STATE AND 438 00:16:44,303 --> 00:16:49,208 FEDERAL LEVEL. NEXT SLIDE. WHY 439 00:16:49,208 --> 00:16:50,776 WE BELIEVE THESE SHOULD BE 440 00:16:50,776 --> 00:16:51,310 POSITIONS SHOULD BE CIVIL 441 00:16:51,310 --> 00:16:52,945 SERVICE EXEMPT AND ARE 442 00:16:52,945 --> 00:16:54,013 REQUESTING THAT IS BASED ON 443 00:16:54,013 --> 00:16:56,615 THEIR LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITIES 444 00:16:56,615 --> 00:16:59,351 AND IMPACT. THESE POSITIONS 445 00:16:59,351 --> 00:16:59,985 REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT CONFIDENTIAL 446 00:16:59,985 --> 00:17:01,820 RELATIONSHIP WITH SPU GENERAL 447 00:17:01,820 --> 00:17:03,455 MANAGER AND OUR CHIEF EXECUTIVE 448 00:17:03,455 --> 00:17:05,624 OFFICER. INCUMBENTS ARE REQUIRED 449 00:17:05,624 --> 00:17:07,126 TO POSSESS A HIGH LEVEL OF 450 00:17:07,126 --> 00:17:09,528 INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTABILITY TO 451 00:17:09,528 --> 00:17:11,330 MEET THEIR POSITIONS, GOALS AND 452 00:17:11,330 --> 00:17:12,431 PRIORITIES. ALSO, AS SHANE HAD 453 00:17:12,431 --> 00:17:14,666 MENTIONED, EXECUTIVE POSITIONS 454 00:17:14,666 --> 00:17:15,601 ARE EXEMPT FROM CIVIL SERVICE. 455 00:17:15,601 --> 00:17:20,572 ACCORDING TO OUR SMC 4.13.010 456 00:17:20,572 --> 00:17:22,808 CODE. NEXT SLIDE. THE IMPACTS 457 00:17:22,808 --> 00:17:24,009 THE BODY OF WORK. THERE ARE TWO 458 00:17:24,009 --> 00:17:25,744 CURRENT INCUMBENTS. THEY 459 00:17:25,744 --> 00:17:27,579 ACTUALLY DID REQUEST THIS IN 460 00:17:27,579 --> 00:17:29,415 CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT. 461 00:17:29,415 --> 00:17:30,749 THEY'LL CONTINUE TO PERFORM 462 00:17:30,749 --> 00:17:34,620 THIS BODY OF WORK. THE BUDGET IS 463 00:17:34,620 --> 00:17:35,921 ACTUALLY MINIMAL IMPACTS. AS YOU 464 00:17:35,921 --> 00:17:37,656 KNOW WE ARE AN ENTERPRISE FUND. 465 00:17:37,656 --> 00:17:41,026 IT IS NOT GENERALLY FUNDED AND 466 00:17:41,026 --> 00:17:42,795 THEY HAVE BEEN AT THE TOP OF 467 00:17:42,795 --> 00:17:44,229 THEIR PAY BAND FOR QUITE A 468 00:17:44,229 --> 00:17:45,631 SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME. SO 469 00:17:45,631 --> 00:17:47,633 MOVING FROM AN SA THREE TO AN 470 00:17:47,633 --> 00:17:49,101 EXECUTIVE TWO HAS A VERY DE 471 00:17:49,101 --> 00:17:50,836 MINIMIS IMPACT TO OUR ANY OF OUR 472 00:17:50,836 --> 00:17:55,874 RATES THANK YOU. 473 00:17:55,874 --> 00:17:57,543 -- AND NEXT WE HAVE SEATTLE 474 00:17:57,543 --> 00:17:59,411 MUNICIPAL COURT. 475 00:17:59,411 --> 00:18:01,447 -- HI, MY NAME IS AMINA LONG. I 476 00:18:01,447 --> 00:18:05,651 AM THE HR MANAGER FOR SEATTLE 477 00:18:05,651 --> 00:18:07,753 MUNICIPAL COURT. DUANE MCLEAN IS 478 00:18:07,753 --> 00:18:10,255 THE DEPUTY COURT ADMINISTRATOR 479 00:18:10,255 --> 00:18:12,491 FOR SMC, AND I AM HERE TO LET 480 00:18:12,491 --> 00:18:15,260 YOU ALL KNOW THAT OUR BAILIFF, 481 00:18:15,260 --> 00:18:18,030 WE HAD SEVEN POSITIONS TITLED 482 00:18:18,030 --> 00:18:20,199 BAILIFF THAT WERE RECENTLY 483 00:18:20,199 --> 00:18:22,701 RECLASSED TO COURT CLERK AND THE 484 00:18:22,701 --> 00:18:25,571 ASK HERE IS TO RECLASS THE COURT 485 00:18:25,571 --> 00:18:28,040 OR THE COURT CLERKS ALL REQUIRE 486 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:29,842 RETURNING TO CIVIL SERVICE. 487 00:18:29,842 --> 00:18:32,811 BAILIFF WAS PREVIOUSLY A CIVIL 488 00:18:32,811 --> 00:18:35,948 SERVICE EXEMPT CLASSIFICATION. 489 00:18:35,948 --> 00:18:37,883 THE COURT IN FULL HAS GONE AWAY 490 00:18:37,883 --> 00:18:39,585 WITH THE BAILIFF CLASSIFICATION, 491 00:18:39,585 --> 00:18:42,554 SO THAT IS NO LONGER BEING USED. 492 00:18:42,554 --> 00:18:46,458 WE NOW HAVE 31 COURT CLERKS WITH 493 00:18:46,458 --> 00:18:49,595 THE CHANGE, AND SO WE ARE ASKING 494 00:18:49,595 --> 00:18:52,431 FOR ALIGNMENT. THE SEVEN 495 00:18:52,431 --> 00:18:55,267 POSITIONS WITH THE COURT CLERKS 496 00:18:55,267 --> 00:18:56,869 WITHIN SMC. THE IMPACTS TO THE 497 00:18:56,869 --> 00:18:58,270 EMPLOYEES. THE WORK CONTINUES, 498 00:18:58,270 --> 00:19:00,038 BUT UNDER THE CORRECT 499 00:19:00,038 --> 00:19:02,107 CLASSIFICATION, WHICH IS NOW 500 00:19:02,107 --> 00:19:04,877 TITLED COURT CLERK, IT ENSURES 501 00:19:04,877 --> 00:19:06,745 CONSISTENCY, EQUITY AND 502 00:19:06,745 --> 00:19:08,580 ALIGNMENT WITH ALL COURT CLERK 503 00:19:08,580 --> 00:19:11,416 POSITIONS. THERE ARE NO NEGATIVE 504 00:19:11,416 --> 00:19:13,652 PERSONNEL IMPACTS IDENTIFIED AS 505 00:19:13,652 --> 00:19:15,754 THIS ROLE SUPPORTS THE ACCURATE 506 00:19:15,754 --> 00:19:17,723 ROLE DEFINITION AS IT RELATES TO 507 00:19:17,723 --> 00:19:19,558 BUDGET. SMC HAS ALREADY ABSORBED 508 00:19:19,558 --> 00:19:22,561 THE COST OF RECLASSIFYING THESE 509 00:19:22,561 --> 00:19:25,297 POSITIONS. THE MIDPOINT COSTS 510 00:19:25,297 --> 00:19:28,867 DIFFERENCE PER POSITION IS 511 00:19:28,867 --> 00:19:31,036 APPROXIMATELY $6,300, AND THE 512 00:19:31,036 --> 00:19:34,740 TOTAL SMC COSTS COST ABSORBED IS 513 00:19:34,740 --> 00:19:37,743 APPROXIMATELY $44,000. THERE'S 514 00:19:37,743 --> 00:19:38,310 NO ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION 515 00:19:38,310 --> 00:19:44,149 REQUIRED THANK YOU. 516 00:19:44,149 --> 00:19:45,951 -- ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL FOR 517 00:19:45,951 --> 00:19:47,219 WALKING THROUGH THIS. ANY 518 00:19:47,219 --> 00:19:48,487 ADDITIONAL NOTES BEFORE WE OPEN 519 00:19:48,487 --> 00:19:50,956 IT UP FOR THE COMMITTEE 520 00:19:50,956 --> 00:19:51,723 WONDERFUL. COLLEAGUES, TURNING 521 00:19:51,723 --> 00:19:56,361 FIRST TO YOU. ANY QUESTIONS YOU 522 00:19:56,361 --> 00:20:00,299 HAVE? ALL RIGHT. SEEING I'M 523 00:20:00,299 --> 00:20:01,466 SEEING A FEW HEAD SHAKES. I'LL 524 00:20:01,466 --> 00:20:03,502 ASK JUST ONE. ONE SHORT ONE. FOR 525 00:20:03,502 --> 00:20:05,470 THE RECORD, I KNOW YOU TOUCHED 526 00:20:05,470 --> 00:20:07,139 ON THIS POINT EARLIER, BUT I'M 527 00:20:07,139 --> 00:20:08,740 WONDERING IF YOU CAN REITERATE, 528 00:20:08,740 --> 00:20:10,142 JUST FOR THE RECORD, ABOUT 529 00:20:10,142 --> 00:20:11,843 ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR LABOR 530 00:20:11,843 --> 00:20:12,377 PARTNERS ON SHAPING THIS 531 00:20:12,377 --> 00:20:15,414 LEGISLATION 532 00:20:15,414 --> 00:20:17,149 -- SURE. THIS PARTICULAR 533 00:20:17,149 --> 00:20:19,284 ORDINANCE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD 534 00:20:19,284 --> 00:20:22,521 SIGNIFICANT LABOR IMPACT. IT'S A 535 00:20:22,521 --> 00:20:23,989 EVALUATION. MY TEAM WOULD HAVE 536 00:20:23,989 --> 00:20:26,258 EVALUATED THE POSITIONS, THE 537 00:20:26,258 --> 00:20:28,727 UPDATED CURRENT BODY OF WORK, 538 00:20:28,727 --> 00:20:31,263 THE UPDATED BODY OF WORK MADE 539 00:20:31,263 --> 00:20:32,764 DETERMINATIONS THAT THEY DID 540 00:20:32,764 --> 00:20:34,866 MEET THE THE PROPOSED TITLES. 541 00:20:34,866 --> 00:20:37,436 AND SO THIS IS MORE OF AN 542 00:20:37,436 --> 00:20:38,070 ADMINISTRATIVE PIECE TO ENSURE 543 00:20:38,070 --> 00:20:40,372 THAT THE CIVIL SERVICE STATUS 544 00:20:40,372 --> 00:20:42,174 NOW ALIGNS WITH THE POSITION 545 00:20:42,174 --> 00:20:43,575 TITLES. 546 00:20:43,575 --> 00:20:45,310 -- THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT 547 00:20:45,310 --> 00:20:47,546 POINT, COLLEAGUES. I'M NOT 548 00:20:47,546 --> 00:20:49,514 SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL HANDS, SO 549 00:20:49,514 --> 00:20:51,550 I AM GOING TO MOVE US TO A VOTE 550 00:20:51,550 --> 00:20:53,785 UNLESS THERE'S ANY OBJECTION 551 00:20:53,785 --> 00:20:56,855 FROM A COMMITTEE MEMBER SEEING 552 00:20:56,855 --> 00:20:58,056 AND HEARING NONE. I MOVE THAT 553 00:20:58,056 --> 00:20:59,925 THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE 554 00:20:59,925 --> 00:21:01,059 OF COUNCIL BILL ONE, TWO, ONE, 555 00:21:01,059 --> 00:21:03,362 TWO, EIGHT FOUR. IS THERE A 556 00:21:03,362 --> 00:21:03,595 SECOND? 557 00:21:03,595 --> 00:21:04,396 -- SECOND. 558 00:21:04,396 --> 00:21:05,897 -- THANK YOU. IT IS MOVED AND 559 00:21:05,897 --> 00:21:07,032 SECONDED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF 560 00:21:07,032 --> 00:21:10,469 THE BILL. ANY FINAL REMARKS? 561 00:21:10,469 --> 00:21:11,436 I'LL JUST SAY THANK YOU TO EACH 562 00:21:11,436 --> 00:21:13,639 OF YOU FOR BEING HERE ON A 563 00:21:13,639 --> 00:21:15,607 FRIDAY MORNING AND PRESENTING ON 564 00:21:15,607 --> 00:21:16,775 THIS. AND WITH THAT, WILL THE 565 00:21:16,775 --> 00:21:18,477 COMMITTEE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE 566 00:21:18,477 --> 00:21:18,944 ROLL ON THE COMMITTEE 567 00:21:18,944 --> 00:21:22,114 RECOMMENDATION TO PASS THE BILL? 568 00:21:22,114 --> 00:21:22,581 -- VICE CHAIR FOSTER. 569 00:21:22,581 --> 00:21:24,950 -- YES. 570 00:21:24,950 --> 00:21:27,252 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AYE. 571 00:21:27,252 --> 00:21:27,586 CHAIR RINCK. 572 00:21:27,586 --> 00:21:28,620 -- YES. 573 00:21:28,620 --> 00:21:31,089 -- THERE ARE THREE IN FAVOR AND 574 00:21:31,089 --> 00:21:31,423 ZERO OPPOSED. 575 00:21:31,423 --> 00:21:32,424 -- THANK YOU. THE MOTION CARRIES 576 00:21:32,424 --> 00:21:33,592 AND THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION 577 00:21:33,592 --> 00:21:34,226 THAT THE BILL PASS WILL BE SENT 578 00:21:34,226 --> 00:21:36,828 TO THE OCTOBER 20th FULL CITY 579 00:21:36,828 --> 00:21:38,397 COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU ALL 580 00:21:38,397 --> 00:21:40,799 AGAIN. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND. 581 00:21:40,799 --> 00:21:41,667 THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, 582 00:21:41,667 --> 00:21:44,336 COLLEAGUES, NOW WE'RE GOING TO 583 00:21:44,336 --> 00:21:47,639 BACKTRACK AND TAKE US TO OUR 584 00:21:47,639 --> 00:21:49,508 SECOND ITEM OF BUSINESS. SO WILL 585 00:21:49,508 --> 00:21:51,543 THE COMMITTEE CLERK PLEASE READ 586 00:21:51,543 --> 00:21:53,679 ITEM TWO INTO THE RECORD. 587 00:21:53,679 --> 00:21:55,881 -- COUNCIL BILL ONE TWO, 1219. 588 00:21:55,881 --> 00:21:57,749 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CITY 589 00:21:57,749 --> 00:21:59,751 EMPLOYMENT CORRECTING PAY, 590 00:21:59,751 --> 00:22:00,352 COMPRESSION AND INVERSION FOR 591 00:22:00,352 --> 00:22:02,487 CERTAIN NON-REPRESENTED 592 00:22:02,487 --> 00:22:03,088 CLASSIFICATIONS AND ADJUSTING 593 00:22:03,088 --> 00:22:04,423 RATES OF PAY FOR AFFECTED 594 00:22:04,423 --> 00:22:06,224 TITLES, BRIEFING, DISCUSSION AND 595 00:22:06,224 --> 00:22:08,293 POSSIBLE VOTES. 596 00:22:08,293 --> 00:22:10,162 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WILL 597 00:22:10,162 --> 00:22:12,731 INVITE AGAIN OUR PRESENTER ON 598 00:22:12,731 --> 00:22:15,133 THIS ITEM TO INTRODUCE 599 00:22:15,133 --> 00:22:17,336 THEMSELVES AGAIN. AND WE ARE 600 00:22:17,336 --> 00:22:18,603 JUST SWITCHING COMMITTEE 601 00:22:18,603 --> 00:22:26,378 PRESENTATIONS 602 00:22:26,611 --> 00:22:36,988 -- FOR OUR NEXT PIECE OF 603 00:22:59,010 --> 00:22:59,544 LEGISLATION, LABOR RELATIONS 604 00:22:59,544 --> 00:23:01,747 DIRECTOR WILLIAM WINFIELD WILL 605 00:23:01,747 --> 00:23:06,518 PRESENT CB 121219. THIS 606 00:23:06,518 --> 00:23:08,487 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZES PAY RANGE 607 00:23:08,487 --> 00:23:08,954 ADJUSTMENTS FOR FIVE 608 00:23:08,954 --> 00:23:10,822 CLASSIFICATION TITLES WITH THE 609 00:23:10,822 --> 00:23:13,658 PURPOSE OF RESTORING AND 610 00:23:13,658 --> 00:23:14,292 SUPPORTING INTERNAL PAY EQUITY 611 00:23:14,292 --> 00:23:17,295 IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE 2023 TO 612 00:23:17,295 --> 00:23:19,030 2026 COALITION OF CITY UNIONS 613 00:23:19,030 --> 00:23:21,700 LABOR AGREEMENT. 614 00:23:21,700 --> 00:23:24,136 -- GREAT. 615 00:23:24,136 --> 00:23:24,770 -- GOOD MORNING. COUNCILMEMBERS. 616 00:23:24,770 --> 00:23:25,971 I'M WILLIAM WHITFIELD, LABOR 617 00:23:25,971 --> 00:23:27,439 RELATIONS DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY. 618 00:23:27,439 --> 00:23:28,774 I APPRECIATE THE TIME AND THE 619 00:23:28,774 --> 00:23:30,142 OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN YOU REMOTELY 620 00:23:30,142 --> 00:23:34,246 TO PRESENT THIS ORDINANCE. NEXT 621 00:23:34,246 --> 00:23:38,583 SLIDE. TODAY I'LL BE REVIEWING 622 00:23:38,583 --> 00:23:40,752 COUNCIL BILL 12129121219, WHICH 623 00:23:40,752 --> 00:23:44,022 ADDRESSES PAY, COMPRESSION AND 624 00:23:44,022 --> 00:23:44,623 PAY INVERSION AFFECTING FIVE 625 00:23:44,623 --> 00:23:46,224 NON-REPRESENTED SENIOR AND 626 00:23:46,224 --> 00:23:49,494 SUPERVISORY TITLES. FOLLOWING 627 00:23:49,494 --> 00:23:52,297 THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2023 628 00:23:52,297 --> 00:23:53,932 2026 COALITION OF CITY UNIONS 629 00:23:53,932 --> 00:23:55,567 LABOR AGREEMENT. SO SIMPLY PUT, 630 00:23:55,567 --> 00:23:57,302 COMPRESSION OCCURS WHEN THE PAY 631 00:23:57,302 --> 00:24:00,205 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EMPLOYEES AND 632 00:24:00,205 --> 00:24:02,874 THEIR SUPERVISORS BECOMES TOO 633 00:24:02,874 --> 00:24:05,577 SMALL TO APPROPRIATELY REFLECT 634 00:24:05,577 --> 00:24:05,977 THE DIFFERENCE IN 635 00:24:05,977 --> 00:24:06,611 RESPONSIBILITY, AND ON THE OTHER 636 00:24:06,611 --> 00:24:09,414 HAND, INVERSION OCCURS WHEN A 637 00:24:09,414 --> 00:24:11,950 SUBORDINATE CLASSIFICATION IS 638 00:24:11,950 --> 00:24:14,920 ACTUALLY PAID MORE THAN THE 639 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:15,353 SENIOR SUPERVISORY 640 00:24:15,353 --> 00:24:17,789 CLASSIFICATION. SO THIS 641 00:24:17,789 --> 00:24:20,258 LEGISLATION WOULD CORRECT THOSE 642 00:24:20,258 --> 00:24:22,727 RELATIONSHIPS FOR THOSE IMPACTED 643 00:24:22,727 --> 00:24:23,261 ROLES AND RECOGNIZES THE 644 00:24:23,261 --> 00:24:26,698 ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, 645 00:24:26,698 --> 00:24:27,132 LEADERSHIP AND THE 646 00:24:27,132 --> 00:24:28,834 ACCOUNTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH 647 00:24:28,834 --> 00:24:33,171 THOSE ROLES. NEXT SLIDE. SO AS 648 00:24:33,171 --> 00:24:35,307 BACKGROUND, AGAIN, THE 2023 2026 649 00:24:35,307 --> 00:24:37,609 COALITION OF CITY UNIONS LABOR 650 00:24:37,609 --> 00:24:40,145 AGREEMENT, INCREASED PAY RATES 651 00:24:40,145 --> 00:24:42,113 FOR APPROXIMATELY 500 652 00:24:42,113 --> 00:24:42,681 REPRESENTED CLASSIFICATION 653 00:24:42,681 --> 00:24:46,051 TITLES THOSE NEGOTIATED 654 00:24:46,051 --> 00:24:47,052 INCREASES ESTABLISH A NEW 655 00:24:47,052 --> 00:24:50,322 JOURNEY LEVEL PAY RATES FOR 656 00:24:50,322 --> 00:24:52,657 CERTAIN RELATED NON-REPRESENTED 657 00:24:52,657 --> 00:24:53,258 SENIOR AND SUPERVISORY TITLES 658 00:24:53,258 --> 00:24:55,260 DID NOT RECEIVE THE 659 00:24:55,260 --> 00:24:57,329 CORRESPONDING ADJUSTMENTS, SO AS 660 00:24:57,329 --> 00:24:59,798 A RESULT, ESTABLISHED PAY 661 00:24:59,798 --> 00:25:00,432 RELATIONSHIPS WERE NARROWED OR 662 00:25:00,432 --> 00:25:04,636 IN SOME CASES REVERSED. AND 663 00:25:04,636 --> 00:25:05,270 WE'VE IDENTIFIED THOSE FIVE 664 00:25:05,270 --> 00:25:08,073 CLASSIFICATIONS. THEY REPRESENT 665 00:25:08,073 --> 00:25:10,442 11 POSITIONS CITYWIDE WHERE 666 00:25:10,442 --> 00:25:10,976 COMPRESSION OR INVERSION 667 00:25:10,976 --> 00:25:13,211 OCCURRED. SO LABOR RELATIONS 668 00:25:13,211 --> 00:25:15,413 WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR 669 00:25:15,413 --> 00:25:16,047 COMPENSATION AND CLASSIFICATION 670 00:25:16,047 --> 00:25:18,450 COLLEAGUES. AND SDR TO DEVELOP 671 00:25:18,450 --> 00:25:21,686 THE TARGETED CORRECTIONS BEFORE 672 00:25:21,686 --> 00:25:25,423 YOU TODAY. NEXT SLIDE. SO THE 673 00:25:25,423 --> 00:25:26,992 PRIMARY OUTCOME OF THIS 674 00:25:26,992 --> 00:25:29,327 LEGISLATION IS TO ENSURE 675 00:25:29,327 --> 00:25:32,097 APPROPRIATE PAY RELATIONSHIPS 676 00:25:32,097 --> 00:25:32,664 BETWEEN THOSE JUNIOR LEVEL 677 00:25:32,664 --> 00:25:35,367 EMPLOYEES AND THE SENIOR 678 00:25:35,367 --> 00:25:38,837 SUPERVISORY CLASSIFICATIONS 679 00:25:38,837 --> 00:25:40,538 ABOVE THEM. THE ADJUSTMENTS 680 00:25:40,538 --> 00:25:43,108 AFFECT FIVE TITLES ACROSS 681 00:25:43,108 --> 00:25:45,544 MULTIPLE CITY DEPARTMENTS. AND 682 00:25:45,544 --> 00:25:46,111 IN ADDITION TO CORRECT THE 683 00:25:46,111 --> 00:25:48,413 IMMEDIATE COMPENSATION ISSUE, 684 00:25:48,413 --> 00:25:51,449 MAINTAINING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS 685 00:25:51,449 --> 00:25:53,685 SUPPORTS RECRUITMENT, RETENTION 686 00:25:53,685 --> 00:25:56,087 AND CAREER PROGRESSION, AND 687 00:25:56,087 --> 00:25:56,588 CERTAINLY APPROPRIATELY 688 00:25:56,588 --> 00:25:58,823 RECOGNIZES INCREASED SUPERVISORY 689 00:25:58,823 --> 00:26:05,664 RESPONSIBILITY NEXT SLIDE. SO 690 00:26:05,664 --> 00:26:08,333 THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE FIVE 691 00:26:08,333 --> 00:26:11,236 IMPACTED CLASSIFICATIONS AND THE 692 00:26:11,236 --> 00:26:11,736 SPECIFIC ADJUSTMENTS TO 693 00:26:11,736 --> 00:26:13,805 CLASSIFICATIONS ARE EXPERIENCING 694 00:26:13,805 --> 00:26:15,507 COMPRESSION. ANIMAL CONTROL 695 00:26:15,507 --> 00:26:16,074 OFFICER SUPERVISOR AND THE 696 00:26:16,074 --> 00:26:17,976 SAFETY AND HEALTH SUPERVISOR. 697 00:26:17,976 --> 00:26:21,179 AND THERE ARE THREE EXPERIENCING 698 00:26:21,179 --> 00:26:23,248 INVERSION CASHIER, SENIOR BEACH 699 00:26:23,248 --> 00:26:25,750 AND POOL MANAGER AND FACILITY 700 00:26:25,750 --> 00:26:31,222 TECHNICAL SUPERVISOR NEXT SLIDE. 701 00:26:31,222 --> 00:26:36,695 SO THERE IS NO NEW APPROPRIATION 702 00:26:36,695 --> 00:26:40,799 REQUIRED. THE 2026 ADOPTED 703 00:26:40,799 --> 00:26:43,101 BUDGET INCLUDED $537,000 704 00:26:43,101 --> 00:26:43,735 SPECIFICALLY FOR COMPRESSION AND 705 00:26:43,735 --> 00:26:45,637 INVERSION CORRECTIONS RESULTING 706 00:26:45,637 --> 00:26:47,706 FROM THE COALITION AGREEMENT. SO 707 00:26:47,706 --> 00:26:50,709 AGAIN, THIS LEGISLATION IMPACTS 708 00:26:50,709 --> 00:26:52,811 11 POSITIONS ACROSS FIVE CITY 709 00:26:52,811 --> 00:26:54,479 DEPARTMENTS, AND FUNDING HAS 710 00:26:54,479 --> 00:26:57,916 ALREADY BEEN CONFIRMED WITH THE 711 00:26:57,916 --> 00:26:59,718 EXISTING APPROPRIATIONS THANK 712 00:26:59,718 --> 00:27:08,326 YOU OPEN THE FLOOR TO QUESTIONS. 713 00:27:08,326 --> 00:27:09,861 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE 714 00:27:09,861 --> 00:27:11,196 PRESENTATION, COLLEAGUES. 715 00:27:11,196 --> 00:27:14,399 TURNING FIRST TO YOU FOR ANY 716 00:27:14,399 --> 00:27:20,271 QUESTIONS. SEEING A HAND FROM 717 00:27:20,271 --> 00:27:21,806 VICE CHAIR FOSTER. 718 00:27:21,806 --> 00:27:22,674 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR 719 00:27:22,674 --> 00:27:24,309 RINCK, AND THANK YOU FOR THE 720 00:27:24,309 --> 00:27:26,044 PRESENTATION. AYE. THERE WAS YOU 721 00:27:26,044 --> 00:27:27,178 SAID DURING THE PRESENTATION, I 722 00:27:27,178 --> 00:27:28,246 JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I WAS 723 00:27:28,246 --> 00:27:29,514 HEARD YOU. CORRECT. SO THE FOLKS 724 00:27:29,514 --> 00:27:31,049 WHO ARE IN THE POSITIONS ARE, 725 00:27:31,049 --> 00:27:34,319 ARE MOVING UP INTO THE CORRECT 726 00:27:34,319 --> 00:27:34,986 CLASSIFICATION AND IT'S BUDGET 727 00:27:34,986 --> 00:27:35,954 NEUTRAL GIVEN THIS WAS ADOPTED 728 00:27:35,954 --> 00:27:38,156 LAST YEAR, I WASN'T SURE IF I 729 00:27:38,156 --> 00:27:40,291 ALSO HEARD YOU SAY THAT THERE'S 730 00:27:40,291 --> 00:27:41,826 THEN A VACANCY CREATED OR IF I 731 00:27:41,826 --> 00:27:44,229 MISHEARD THAT. 732 00:27:44,229 --> 00:27:46,664 -- NO, THERE ARE NO VACANCIES 733 00:27:46,664 --> 00:27:47,265 CREATED BY THIS LEGISLATION. 734 00:27:47,265 --> 00:27:48,666 -- GOT IT. THANK YOU FOR 735 00:27:48,666 --> 00:27:48,967 CLARIFYING. 736 00:27:48,967 --> 00:27:50,001 -- THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. I 737 00:27:50,001 --> 00:27:52,370 APPRECIATE THAT., 738 00:27:52,370 --> 00:27:55,340 -- GREAT QUESTION. VICE CHAIR 739 00:27:55,340 --> 00:27:57,709 FOSTER, I HAVE ONE QUICK 740 00:27:57,709 --> 00:27:59,711 QUESTION JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. 741 00:27:59,711 --> 00:28:03,048 I UNDERSTAND LIKE, ARE THERE 742 00:28:03,048 --> 00:28:03,581 OTHER POSITIONS THAT ARE 743 00:28:03,581 --> 00:28:05,050 CURRENTLY IMPACTED BY PAY 744 00:28:05,050 --> 00:28:09,287 COMPRESSION AND INVERSION? 745 00:28:09,287 --> 00:28:12,023 -- THERE ARE POSITIONS, AND I 746 00:28:12,023 --> 00:28:16,061 WILL SAY GOING FORWARD A LOT, 747 00:28:16,061 --> 00:28:18,196 WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUALLY WORK 748 00:28:18,196 --> 00:28:18,696 CLOSELY WITH COMP CLASS 749 00:28:18,696 --> 00:28:20,865 THROUGHOUT OUR COLLECTIVE 750 00:28:20,865 --> 00:28:21,766 BARGAINING PROCESS JUST TO 751 00:28:21,766 --> 00:28:24,803 ENSURE, AGAIN, ANY POTENTIAL 752 00:28:24,803 --> 00:28:27,238 COMPRESSION OR INVERSION ISSUES 753 00:28:27,238 --> 00:28:27,806 WHENEVER WE NEGOTIATE WAGE 754 00:28:27,806 --> 00:28:29,674 CHANGES THAT MAY AFFECT THOSE 755 00:28:29,674 --> 00:28:30,709 NON-REPRESENTED CLASSIFICATIONS, 756 00:28:30,709 --> 00:28:32,644 WE'RE GOING TO IDENTIFY THOSE 757 00:28:32,644 --> 00:28:35,647 EARLY. SO I DO KNOW I'M WORKING 758 00:28:35,647 --> 00:28:37,482 VERY CLOSELY IN COMP CLASS WITH 759 00:28:37,482 --> 00:28:40,285 MY COLLEAGUES THERE TO IDENTIFY 760 00:28:40,285 --> 00:28:41,419 THOSE OTHER ISSUES. AND 761 00:28:41,419 --> 00:28:42,087 CERTAINLY, SHANE, I DON'T KNOW 762 00:28:42,087 --> 00:28:44,556 IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING 763 00:28:44,556 --> 00:28:45,990 FURTHER TO THAT. 764 00:28:45,990 --> 00:28:47,425 -- YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S CORRECT. 765 00:28:47,425 --> 00:28:49,694 THIS HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, A GOOD 766 00:28:49,694 --> 00:28:51,129 PROCESS, OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO 767 00:28:51,129 --> 00:28:53,298 IDENTIFY HOW CAN WE IDENTIFY 768 00:28:53,298 --> 00:28:55,400 THESE EARLY? WELL, IT'S 769 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:58,470 PRESENTED SIMPLY HERE. I WANT TO 770 00:28:58,470 --> 00:28:59,971 EMPHASIZE HOW, HOW COMPLEX THIS 771 00:28:59,971 --> 00:29:02,841 ISSUE REALLY IS. THE CITY DOES 772 00:29:02,841 --> 00:29:05,009 NOT REQUIRE DEPARTMENTS, NOR 773 00:29:05,009 --> 00:29:06,845 SHOULD THEY REQUIRE DEPARTMENTS 774 00:29:06,845 --> 00:29:09,647 TO USE CLASS CLASSIFICATION, 775 00:29:09,647 --> 00:29:11,850 TITLE SERIES UNIFORMLY ACROSS 776 00:29:11,850 --> 00:29:12,484 DEPARTMENTS. IT'S CRITICAL IN 777 00:29:12,484 --> 00:29:14,352 ORDER FOR THEM TO MEET THEIR 778 00:29:14,352 --> 00:29:16,187 OPERATIONAL NEEDS, TO BE ABLE TO 779 00:29:16,187 --> 00:29:19,524 USE THE. WHICHEVER TITLE IS 780 00:29:19,524 --> 00:29:20,792 APPROPRIATE. AND SO A DEPARTMENT 781 00:29:20,792 --> 00:29:23,128 MAY USE ONE TITLE HERE, ONE 782 00:29:23,128 --> 00:29:24,929 TITLE THERE. AND WE HAVE TO LOOK 783 00:29:24,929 --> 00:29:26,097 CITY WIDE WHEN WE DO THIS TO 784 00:29:26,097 --> 00:29:27,532 ENSURE THAT WE'RE CAPTURING ALL 785 00:29:27,532 --> 00:29:29,934 OF THAT TO AVOID COMPRESSION AND 786 00:29:29,934 --> 00:29:31,870 INVERSION ISSUES LIKE THIS. 787 00:29:31,870 --> 00:29:32,137 -- YEAH. 788 00:29:32,137 --> 00:29:33,771 -- BECAUSE AS I UNDERSTAND IT, 789 00:29:33,771 --> 00:29:35,173 IT'S UNUSUAL TO HAVE SITUATIONS 790 00:29:35,173 --> 00:29:36,207 LIKE THIS. CORRECT. 791 00:29:36,207 --> 00:29:37,609 -- THAT IS THAT IS CORRECT. 792 00:29:37,609 --> 00:29:37,876 -- OKAY. 793 00:29:37,876 --> 00:29:41,079 -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR 794 00:29:41,079 --> 00:29:42,881 UNPACKING THIS, COLLEAGUES. ANY 795 00:29:42,881 --> 00:29:43,481 ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS BEFORE I 796 00:29:43,481 --> 00:29:50,021 MOVE US TO A VOTE? HEARING AND 797 00:29:50,021 --> 00:29:50,722 SEEING NONE, I WILL MOVE US TO A 798 00:29:50,722 --> 00:29:52,423 VOTE. SO I MOVE THAT THE 799 00:29:52,423 --> 00:29:55,393 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PASSAGE OF 800 00:29:55,393 --> 00:29:59,364 COUNCIL BILL 121219. IS THERE A 801 00:29:59,364 --> 00:29:59,597 SECOND? 802 00:29:59,597 --> 00:29:59,898 -- SECOND. 803 00:29:59,898 --> 00:30:00,532 -- IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO 804 00:30:00,532 --> 00:30:01,799 RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF THE BILL. 805 00:30:01,799 --> 00:30:05,203 ANY FINAL COMMENTS? HEARING AND 806 00:30:05,203 --> 00:30:05,770 SEEING NONE. WILL THE CLERK 807 00:30:05,770 --> 00:30:06,905 PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE 808 00:30:06,905 --> 00:30:08,740 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO PASS 809 00:30:08,740 --> 00:30:10,909 THE BILL? 810 00:30:10,909 --> 00:30:13,378 -- VICE CHAIR FOSTER YES. 811 00:30:13,378 --> 00:30:15,613 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AYE. CHAIR 812 00:30:15,613 --> 00:30:15,847 RINCK. 813 00:30:15,847 --> 00:30:17,081 -- YES. 814 00:30:17,081 --> 00:30:18,416 -- THERE ARE THREE IN FAVOR AND 815 00:30:18,416 --> 00:30:18,750 ZERO OPPOSED. 816 00:30:18,750 --> 00:30:20,285 -- THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE 817 00:30:20,285 --> 00:30:20,885 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. THE 818 00:30:20,885 --> 00:30:22,420 BILL PASS WILL BE SENT TO THE 819 00:30:22,420 --> 00:30:24,289 OCTOBER 20th FULL CITY COUNCIL 820 00:30:24,289 --> 00:30:25,023 MEETING. THANK YOU AND THANK 821 00:30:25,023 --> 00:30:26,324 YOU, DIRECTOR WINNEFELD, FOR 822 00:30:26,324 --> 00:30:29,727 BEING HERE. THANK YOU. ALL 823 00:30:29,727 --> 00:30:31,629 RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE TO OUR 824 00:30:31,629 --> 00:30:33,097 FOURTH ITEM OF BUSINESS. WILL 825 00:30:33,097 --> 00:30:34,699 THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE ITEM 826 00:30:34,699 --> 00:30:36,935 INTO THE RECORD? 827 00:30:36,935 --> 00:30:39,904 -- COUNCIL BILL ONE 21285. AN 828 00:30:39,904 --> 00:30:41,839 ORDINANCE RELATING TO CITY 829 00:30:41,839 --> 00:30:44,175 EMPLOYMENT RETITLING. THE 830 00:30:44,175 --> 00:30:45,543 EXISTING TITLE AUTOMOTIVE SHEET 831 00:30:45,543 --> 00:30:46,911 WORKER TO AUTOMOTIVE SHEET METAL 832 00:30:46,911 --> 00:30:47,912 WORKER. PAINTER. BRIEFING, 833 00:30:47,912 --> 00:30:50,915 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTES. 834 00:30:50,915 --> 00:30:53,251 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S A 835 00:30:53,251 --> 00:30:54,485 MORNING WHERE WE GET TO GET A 836 00:30:54,485 --> 00:30:56,988 LOT OF SHANE AT THE TABLE. SO 837 00:30:56,988 --> 00:30:58,756 THANKS FOR HANGING WITH US, 838 00:30:58,756 --> 00:31:00,725 SHANE. AND WE HAVE ADDITIONAL 839 00:31:00,725 --> 00:31:04,996 PRESENTERS JOINING US FROM FAS. 840 00:31:04,996 --> 00:31:08,800 AND AS YOU ALL GET SETTLED IN 841 00:31:08,800 --> 00:31:10,301 AND YOU'RE READY, PLEASE TAKE A 842 00:31:10,301 --> 00:31:10,902 MOMENT TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF. 843 00:31:10,902 --> 00:31:21,079 FOR THE RECORD. 844 00:31:21,312 --> 00:31:31,756 -- NEXT, WE HAVE LET'S SEE 845 00:31:43,835 --> 00:31:44,335 FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE 846 00:31:44,335 --> 00:31:49,974 SERVICES WILL PRESENT CB 121285. 847 00:31:49,974 --> 00:31:50,575 THIS ORDINANCE AUTHORIZES THE 848 00:31:50,575 --> 00:31:52,710 CONSOLIDATION OF THREE 849 00:31:52,710 --> 00:31:53,278 CLASSIFICATION TITLES TO A 850 00:31:53,278 --> 00:31:56,080 SINGLE AUTOMOTIVE SHEET METAL 851 00:31:56,080 --> 00:31:58,683 WORKER PAINTER TITLE TO ALIGN 852 00:31:58,683 --> 00:31:59,284 THE CITY'S CLASSIFICATION 853 00:31:59,284 --> 00:32:00,985 STRUCTURE WITH FAS CURRENT 854 00:32:00,985 --> 00:32:02,820 STAFFING AND OPERATIONAL MODEL, 855 00:32:02,820 --> 00:32:04,923 AND I WILL ALLOW THE PRESENTERS 856 00:32:04,923 --> 00:32:06,524 TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES 857 00:32:06,524 --> 00:32:10,695 -- ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. GOOD 858 00:32:10,695 --> 00:32:12,563 MORNING. I'M CHRIS WILEY. I'M 859 00:32:12,563 --> 00:32:13,264 THE CITY'S FLEET DIRECTOR. I 860 00:32:13,264 --> 00:32:15,166 WORK IN THE FINANCIAL AND 861 00:32:15,166 --> 00:32:15,667 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 862 00:32:15,667 --> 00:32:18,303 DIVISION. OUR DEPARTMENT, AND 863 00:32:18,303 --> 00:32:20,939 I'M GOING TO JUST GO FIRST 864 00:32:20,939 --> 00:32:23,274 HERE. SO I, I THANK YOU FOR 865 00:32:23,274 --> 00:32:26,911 TAKING THE TIME TO CONSIDER THIS 866 00:32:26,911 --> 00:32:28,680 LEGISLATION. I WANTED TO TALK 867 00:32:28,680 --> 00:32:29,781 QUICKLY ABOUT JUST THE PAINT 868 00:32:29,781 --> 00:32:30,715 SHOP. THIS. I'M GOING TO REFER 869 00:32:30,715 --> 00:32:33,818 TO IT AS THE PAINT SHOP. THIS IS 870 00:32:33,818 --> 00:32:35,053 WHERE ALL THE WORK GETS DONE FOR 871 00:32:35,053 --> 00:32:37,755 ALL THE VEHICLES THAT ARE 872 00:32:37,755 --> 00:32:39,557 DAMAGED IN OPERATION OR VEHICLE 873 00:32:39,557 --> 00:32:41,926 ACCIDENTS. THE FLEET HAS OVER 874 00:32:41,926 --> 00:32:44,195 4200 VEHICLES, SO THERE'S LOTS 875 00:32:44,195 --> 00:32:45,530 OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR, FOR THINGS 876 00:32:45,530 --> 00:32:47,999 TO TO GO WRONG. AND SO THIS IS A 877 00:32:47,999 --> 00:32:54,072 BUSY SHOP. AND RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 878 00:32:54,072 --> 00:32:54,739 THREE DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATIONS 879 00:32:54,739 --> 00:32:57,742 FOR ONLY FIVE SKILLED 880 00:32:57,742 --> 00:33:00,478 TECHNICIANS. AND THESE 881 00:33:00,478 --> 00:33:01,012 CLASSIFICATIONS SPAN TWO 882 00:33:01,012 --> 00:33:04,782 DIFFERENT UNIONS AS WELL. SO 883 00:33:04,782 --> 00:33:05,350 BECAUSE OF THIS IT CAUSES A 884 00:33:05,350 --> 00:33:08,820 LITTLE BIT OF. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE 885 00:33:08,820 --> 00:33:10,388 CAUSES A LITTLE BIT OF CHALLENGE 886 00:33:10,388 --> 00:33:15,626 IN US DELIVERING OUR SERVICES. 887 00:33:15,626 --> 00:33:16,260 IF YOU CAN IMAGINE TAKING YOUR 888 00:33:16,260 --> 00:33:17,795 CAR TO THE SHOP AND YOU HAVE A, 889 00:33:17,795 --> 00:33:19,230 YOU KNOW, A BUMPER THAT NEEDS TO 890 00:33:19,230 --> 00:33:21,599 BE FIXED. OUR GUYS IN THE SHOP 891 00:33:21,599 --> 00:33:23,601 ARE DOING THAT. THEY'RE FIXING 892 00:33:23,601 --> 00:33:24,836 THE BUMPER. AND IDEALLY THEY'D 893 00:33:24,836 --> 00:33:26,337 BE ABLE TO GO INTO A PAINT SHOP 894 00:33:26,337 --> 00:33:27,739 AND PUT THE FINISHING COAT ON, 895 00:33:27,739 --> 00:33:29,774 ON THE CAR AND BE DONE WITH IT. 896 00:33:29,774 --> 00:33:31,909 THAT'S HOW A VERY EFFICIENT 897 00:33:31,909 --> 00:33:35,313 PROCESS FLOW WOULD LOOK LIKE. IN 898 00:33:35,313 --> 00:33:36,848 OUR CASE, BECAUSE WE HAVE PEOPLE 899 00:33:36,848 --> 00:33:38,016 IN DIFFERENT TITLES, THERE CAN 900 00:33:38,016 --> 00:33:41,219 BE SOME DELAYS IN GETTING 901 00:33:41,219 --> 00:33:42,620 SERVICE DONE. IN ONE PARTICULAR 902 00:33:42,620 --> 00:33:44,489 CASE, YOU KNOW, THE ONE STAFF 903 00:33:44,489 --> 00:33:45,590 MEMBER CAN ONLY DO THE BODY WORK 904 00:33:45,590 --> 00:33:47,992 AND CAN'T GO INTO THAT PAINT 905 00:33:47,992 --> 00:33:49,460 BOOTH AND PAINT. SO WE'RE 906 00:33:49,460 --> 00:33:50,061 REALLY TRYING TO CONSOLIDATE 907 00:33:50,061 --> 00:33:52,397 THOSE POSITIONS INTO ONE 908 00:33:52,397 --> 00:33:54,165 CLASSIFICATION WHERE WE CAN SEEK 909 00:33:54,165 --> 00:33:57,702 OUT THE SKILLS THAT WE NEED TO 910 00:33:57,702 --> 00:33:59,337 DELIVER. AND THAT IS HAVING A 911 00:33:59,337 --> 00:34:00,371 COMBINATION OF SOMEONE WHO CAN 912 00:34:00,371 --> 00:34:01,606 DO BODY WORK AND PAINT AT THE 913 00:34:01,606 --> 00:34:03,674 SAME TIME. SO THIS 914 00:34:03,674 --> 00:34:05,510 CLASSIFICATION IS IMPORTANT TO 915 00:34:05,510 --> 00:34:09,047 OUR, OUR OPERATION. 916 00:34:09,047 --> 00:34:10,848 -- GOOD MORNING. I'M HEATHER 917 00:34:10,848 --> 00:34:12,650 HARTLEY. I'M FAS HR DIVISION 918 00:34:12,650 --> 00:34:14,652 DIRECTOR. AS CHRIS SAID, THE 919 00:34:14,652 --> 00:34:16,287 IMPACT OF THIS LEGISLATION WOULD 920 00:34:16,287 --> 00:34:19,690 BE THAT FIVE EMPLOYEES WOULD BE 921 00:34:19,690 --> 00:34:22,193 IMPACTED BY THE ELIMINATION OF 922 00:34:22,193 --> 00:34:22,827 TWO DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATIONS. 923 00:34:22,827 --> 00:34:24,295 THREE EMPLOYEES ARE CURRENTLY 924 00:34:24,295 --> 00:34:25,830 CLASSIFIED AS SHEET METAL 925 00:34:25,830 --> 00:34:27,465 WORKERS AND WOULD BE RETITLED TO 926 00:34:27,465 --> 00:34:28,900 AUTO SHEET METAL WORKER PAINTER. 927 00:34:28,900 --> 00:34:32,003 AND THERE WOULD BE NO CHANGES IN 928 00:34:32,003 --> 00:34:33,704 THEIR PAY. TWO EMPLOYEES 929 00:34:33,704 --> 00:34:34,305 CURRENTLY CLASSIFIED AS AUTO 930 00:34:34,305 --> 00:34:36,607 BODY WORKER PAINTERS, WOULD BE 931 00:34:36,607 --> 00:34:38,309 RECLASSIFIED TO AUTO SHEET METAL 932 00:34:38,309 --> 00:34:39,243 WORKER PAINTER, AND THEY WOULD 933 00:34:39,243 --> 00:34:41,012 RECEIVE A PAY INCREASE UPON 934 00:34:41,012 --> 00:34:43,681 SALARY STEP PLACEMENT. THE TOTAL 935 00:34:43,681 --> 00:34:46,384 FINANCIAL IMPACT IS $34,000 936 00:34:46,384 --> 00:34:47,285 ANNUALLY, AND THIS WILL BE 937 00:34:47,285 --> 00:34:49,921 COVERED BY SALARY SAVINGS IN 938 00:34:49,921 --> 00:34:52,523 2026 AND BY RATES THAT FAS 939 00:34:52,523 --> 00:34:54,158 CHARGES. OTHER DEPARTMENTS FOR 940 00:34:54,158 --> 00:34:54,926 SERVICES IN FUTURE YEARS. OUR 941 00:34:54,926 --> 00:34:56,694 LABOR PARTNERS ARE IN AGREEMENT 942 00:34:56,694 --> 00:35:04,335 WITH THESE CHANGES. 943 00:35:04,335 --> 00:35:05,369 -- AND I'LL ADD ONE POINT IS 944 00:35:05,369 --> 00:35:06,337 THAT, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE MONTHS 945 00:35:06,337 --> 00:35:09,674 AGO WHEN I WAS HERE, WE TALKED 946 00:35:09,674 --> 00:35:10,241 ABOUT UPDATING THE CITY'S 947 00:35:10,241 --> 00:35:11,876 CLASSIFICATION COMPENSATION 948 00:35:11,876 --> 00:35:12,477 STRUCTURES AND HOW IMPORTANT 949 00:35:12,477 --> 00:35:14,378 THAT IS. I THINK THIS IS AN 950 00:35:14,378 --> 00:35:17,448 EXAMPLE OF THAT, WHERE IN 951 00:35:17,448 --> 00:35:19,050 DECADES AGO, THE CLASSIFICATION 952 00:35:19,050 --> 00:35:20,618 STRUCTURE, HAVING THESE 953 00:35:20,618 --> 00:35:22,353 DIFFERENT TITLES, THREE 954 00:35:22,353 --> 00:35:24,155 DIFFERENT TITLES MADE SENSE, AND 955 00:35:24,155 --> 00:35:26,090 THE NATURE OF WORK HAS CHANGED 956 00:35:26,090 --> 00:35:27,592 OVER TIME. THIS IS A PART OF 957 00:35:27,592 --> 00:35:30,928 THAT MODERNIZATION AND 958 00:35:30,928 --> 00:35:33,564 DELIVERING OUR CLASSIFICATION 959 00:35:33,564 --> 00:35:35,399 STRUCTURE TO MEET THE CURRENT 960 00:35:35,399 --> 00:35:40,438 NEEDS OF THE OF FAS 961 00:35:40,438 --> 00:35:41,139 -- THANK YOU. CARLY, THANK YOU 962 00:35:41,139 --> 00:35:44,942 SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION, 963 00:35:44,942 --> 00:35:46,844 COLLEAGUES. TURNING TO YOU FOR 964 00:35:46,844 --> 00:35:50,047 ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ON THIS 965 00:35:50,047 --> 00:35:54,318 BILL. VICE CHAIR FOSTER, YOU'RE 966 00:35:54,318 --> 00:35:54,619 RECOGNIZED. 967 00:35:54,619 --> 00:35:55,253 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. JUST A 968 00:35:55,253 --> 00:35:56,454 QUICK QUESTION. I REALLY 969 00:35:56,454 --> 00:35:58,222 APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. I 970 00:35:58,222 --> 00:35:59,323 THINK ON YOUR FIRST SLIDE, YOU 971 00:35:59,323 --> 00:36:02,026 TALKED ABOUT THE THE GRIEVANCES 972 00:36:02,026 --> 00:36:03,694 THAT WERE YOU RECEIVED AS A 973 00:36:03,694 --> 00:36:05,429 RESULT OF SOME OF THE 974 00:36:05,429 --> 00:36:06,430 CLASSIFICATION CHALLENGES. AND 975 00:36:06,430 --> 00:36:08,266 THEN I HEARD A LATER PRESENTER 976 00:36:08,266 --> 00:36:09,600 SAY, THE LABOR THAT YOU'RE 977 00:36:09,600 --> 00:36:10,501 WORKING WITH IS FULLY IN SUPPORT 978 00:36:10,501 --> 00:36:13,004 OF THE CHANGES. I JUST WANTED TO 979 00:36:13,004 --> 00:36:15,273 UNDERSTAND WHETHER THERE WAS 980 00:36:15,273 --> 00:36:16,307 ADDITIONAL WORK, STRUCTURAL OR 981 00:36:16,307 --> 00:36:18,442 POLICY WORK THAT NEEDED TO 982 00:36:18,442 --> 00:36:19,076 HAPPEN TO COVER THE GRIEVANCES 983 00:36:19,076 --> 00:36:21,012 YOU MENTIONED, OR IF WE FEEL 984 00:36:21,012 --> 00:36:23,214 THAT THIS IS THE COMPLETE 985 00:36:23,214 --> 00:36:23,814 PACKAGE THERE, TO THE EXTENT 986 00:36:23,814 --> 00:36:27,485 THAT YOU CAN TALK ABOUT IT HERE 987 00:36:27,485 --> 00:36:33,624 AT COUNCIL. 988 00:36:33,624 --> 00:36:35,126 -- I IF I COULD INTERJECT. 989 00:36:35,126 --> 00:36:35,893 -- SURE. THANK YOU. 990 00:36:35,893 --> 00:36:37,962 -- EVERYBODY HEAR ME? OKAY. 991 00:36:37,962 --> 00:36:41,732 GREAT. YES. SO I WILL SAY THIS 992 00:36:41,732 --> 00:36:44,869 RESOLVES THE UNION'S CONCERNS 993 00:36:44,869 --> 00:36:47,138 AROUND THIS NEW CLASSIFICATION 994 00:36:47,138 --> 00:36:48,906 TO CAPTURE THIS FULL BODY OF 995 00:36:48,906 --> 00:36:51,742 WORK AS DIRECTOR WILEY AND HR 996 00:36:51,742 --> 00:36:53,444 DIRECTOR HEATHER HAD TALKED 997 00:36:53,444 --> 00:36:57,014 ABOUT. SO IT DOES ADDRESS THE 998 00:36:57,014 --> 00:36:57,281 CONCERN. 999 00:36:57,281 --> 00:36:59,016 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH, DIRECTOR. 1000 00:36:59,016 --> 00:37:03,087 -- THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. 1001 00:37:03,087 --> 00:37:03,988 -- THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. 1002 00:37:03,988 --> 00:37:08,226 VICE CHAIR FOSTER, I'LL HOP IN 1003 00:37:08,226 --> 00:37:09,961 WITH A VERY QUICK QUESTION AND 1004 00:37:09,961 --> 00:37:11,596 CAN WHOEVER IS MOST APPROPRIATE, 1005 00:37:11,596 --> 00:37:15,333 CAN YOU ALL SPEAK TO ANY COSTS 1006 00:37:15,333 --> 00:37:19,370 ASSOCIATED WITH NOT MOVING ON 1007 00:37:19,370 --> 00:37:19,870 THIS PARTICULAR CHANGE? 1008 00:37:19,870 --> 00:37:22,173 -- YEAH, I CAN ADDRESS SOME OF 1009 00:37:22,173 --> 00:37:24,442 THAT. I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE TALK 1010 00:37:24,442 --> 00:37:27,211 ABOUT DELAYS IN DELIVERING OUR 1011 00:37:27,211 --> 00:37:29,981 SERVICES. MOST OF OUR CUSTOMERS 1012 00:37:29,981 --> 00:37:31,382 ARE IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND 1013 00:37:31,382 --> 00:37:33,084 FIRE DEPARTMENT. SO WE'RE 1014 00:37:33,084 --> 00:37:35,653 TALKING ABOUT TURNING OVER 1015 00:37:35,653 --> 00:37:36,287 VEHICLES QUICKLY TO PUBLIC AND 1016 00:37:36,287 --> 00:37:39,890 LIFE SAFETY SERVICES. SO THERE 1017 00:37:39,890 --> 00:37:40,558 ARE OPERATIONAL COSTS BY NOT 1018 00:37:40,558 --> 00:37:42,693 HAVING THOSE VEHICLES TO DO 1019 00:37:42,693 --> 00:37:46,397 THOSE JOBS. BUT I THINK 1020 00:37:46,397 --> 00:37:48,899 INTERNALLY IN OUR IN OUR 1021 00:37:48,899 --> 00:37:51,402 OPERATION IN FAS, YOU KNOW, I 1022 00:37:51,402 --> 00:37:53,337 THINK IF IF A IT TAKES ONE ONE 1023 00:37:53,337 --> 00:37:55,172 HOUR A WEEK TO FIND SOME 1024 00:37:55,172 --> 00:37:55,806 PRODUCTIVITY, EACH OF THESE, IF 1025 00:37:55,806 --> 00:37:58,976 THEY FIND ONE HOUR A WEEK, IT'S 1026 00:37:58,976 --> 00:38:00,411 PAYING FOR THAT COST DIFFERENCE. 1027 00:38:00,411 --> 00:38:02,813 AND, YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO 1028 00:38:02,813 --> 00:38:04,682 DEFINE THAT AND BE MORE 1029 00:38:04,682 --> 00:38:07,218 EFFICIENT IN THAT HANDOFF WITH, 1030 00:38:07,218 --> 00:38:08,686 WITH OUR WORK JUST AVOIDS THE 1031 00:38:08,686 --> 00:38:12,289 DELAYS, WHICH ALWAYS COMPOUNDS 1032 00:38:12,289 --> 00:38:12,523 COSTS. 1033 00:38:12,523 --> 00:38:13,724 -- THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING TO 1034 00:38:13,724 --> 00:38:16,160 THAT. AND I WANT TO THANK ALSO 1035 00:38:16,160 --> 00:38:18,729 JUST THE WORK ALONGSIDE UNION 1036 00:38:18,729 --> 00:38:21,966 PARTNERS TO GET ON BOARD WITH A 1037 00:38:21,966 --> 00:38:23,267 PROPOSED RESOLUTION HERE. SO 1038 00:38:23,267 --> 00:38:24,769 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE 1039 00:38:24,769 --> 00:38:28,105 PRESENTATION. AND AGAIN, FOR 1040 00:38:28,105 --> 00:38:28,706 ANSWERING THAT QUESTION. WITH 1041 00:38:28,706 --> 00:38:30,608 THAT, COLLEAGUES, I'M NOT 1042 00:38:30,608 --> 00:38:32,276 SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL HANDS, SO 1043 00:38:32,276 --> 00:38:34,745 I'M GOING TO MOVE US TO A VOTE. 1044 00:38:34,745 --> 00:38:36,213 SO I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE 1045 00:38:36,213 --> 00:38:38,516 RECOMMEND AND RECOMMEND PASSAGE 1046 00:38:38,516 --> 00:38:41,018 OF COUNCIL BILL 121285. IS THERE 1047 00:38:41,018 --> 00:38:43,120 A SECOND? SECOND IS MOVED AND 1048 00:38:43,120 --> 00:38:44,455 SECONDED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF 1049 00:38:44,455 --> 00:38:47,458 THE BILL. ANY FINAL COMMENTS? 1050 00:38:47,458 --> 00:38:49,760 SEEING AND HEARING? NONE. WILL 1051 00:38:49,760 --> 00:38:51,162 THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE 1052 00:38:51,162 --> 00:38:51,796 IN THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION 1053 00:38:51,796 --> 00:38:53,631 TO PASS THE BILL? 1054 00:38:53,631 --> 00:38:55,266 -- VICE CHAIR FOSTER. 1055 00:38:55,266 --> 00:38:58,302 -- YES. 1056 00:38:58,302 --> 00:39:00,838 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AYE. 1057 00:39:00,838 --> 00:39:02,206 CHAIR RINCK YES. THERE ARE THREE 1058 00:39:02,206 --> 00:39:03,841 IN FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED. 1059 00:39:03,841 --> 00:39:04,775 -- THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE 1060 00:39:04,775 --> 00:39:05,876 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO PASS 1061 00:39:05,876 --> 00:39:07,244 THE BILL WILL BE SENT TO THE 1062 00:39:07,244 --> 00:39:08,913 OCTOBER 20th FULL CITY COUNCIL 1063 00:39:08,913 --> 00:39:09,980 MEETING. THANK YOU AGAIN TO OUR 1064 00:39:09,980 --> 00:39:11,148 COLLEAGUES AT FAS FOR BEING HERE 1065 00:39:11,148 --> 00:39:16,053 THIS MORNING. HAVE A GREAT 1066 00:39:16,053 --> 00:39:19,123 WEEKEND. AND WE WILL NOW MOVE TO 1067 00:39:19,123 --> 00:39:22,026 OUR FIFTH ITEM OF BUSINESS. WILL 1068 00:39:22,026 --> 00:39:27,898 THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM THE 1069 00:39:27,898 --> 00:39:28,365 ITEM INTO THE RECORD 1070 00:39:28,365 --> 00:39:29,734 -- COUNCIL BILL 121286. AN 1071 00:39:29,734 --> 00:39:30,301 ORDINANCE RELATING TO CITY 1072 00:39:30,301 --> 00:39:31,836 EMPLOYMENT RETITLING. THE PLANT 1073 00:39:31,836 --> 00:39:34,305 ECOLOGIST CLASSIFICATION TITLE 1074 00:39:34,305 --> 00:39:36,273 TO RESTORATION. ECOLOGIST AND 1075 00:39:36,273 --> 00:39:38,809 CREATING A RESTORATION ECOLOGIST 1076 00:39:38,809 --> 00:39:40,745 SENIOR CLASSIFICATION TITLE AND 1077 00:39:40,745 --> 00:39:41,378 ESTABLISHING CORRESPONDING RATES 1078 00:39:41,378 --> 00:39:42,546 OF PAY. BRIEFING, DISCUSSION AND 1079 00:39:42,546 --> 00:39:46,317 POSSIBLE VOTES. 1080 00:39:46,317 --> 00:39:47,985 -- WONDERFUL COLLEAGUES, AS WE 1081 00:39:47,985 --> 00:39:53,090 ARE MOVING TO OUR NEXT ITEM, 1082 00:39:53,090 --> 00:39:54,358 WE'RE JUST GOING TO BE AT EASE 1083 00:39:54,358 --> 00:39:56,327 WHILE WE SWITCH THOSE COMMITTEE 1084 00:39:56,327 --> 00:40:00,164 PRESENTATIONS AND WELCOME OUR 1085 00:40:00,164 --> 00:40:08,105 NEXT SPEAKER. 1086 00:40:08,339 --> 00:40:18,783 -- LAST FOR COMPENSATION AND 1087 00:40:27,792 --> 00:40:30,795 CLASSIFICATION. TODAY, WE HAVE, 1088 00:40:30,795 --> 00:40:35,199 LET'S SEE, SEATTLE PARKS AND 1089 00:40:35,199 --> 00:40:35,766 RECREATION WILL PRESENT CB 1090 00:40:35,766 --> 00:40:38,903 121286. THIS ORDINANCE 1091 00:40:38,903 --> 00:40:40,805 AUTHORIZES THE RETITLING OF THE 1092 00:40:40,805 --> 00:40:43,774 CITY'S PLANT ECOLOGIST TITLE TO 1093 00:40:43,774 --> 00:40:45,910 A RESTORATION ECOLOGIST TITLE 1094 00:40:45,910 --> 00:40:48,612 AND CREATES A NEW SENIOR 1095 00:40:48,612 --> 00:40:49,079 RESTORATION ECOLOGIST 1096 00:40:49,079 --> 00:40:50,080 CLASSIFICATION TITLE. AND I WILL 1097 00:40:50,080 --> 00:40:52,750 ALLOW THE PRESENTER TO INTRODUCE 1098 00:40:52,750 --> 00:40:53,017 HERSELF. 1099 00:40:53,017 --> 00:40:56,187 -- GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS. 1100 00:40:56,187 --> 00:40:58,656 THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME 1101 00:40:58,656 --> 00:41:00,624 IS LISA. AND THE ECOLOGY TEAM 1102 00:41:00,624 --> 00:41:02,626 MANAGER WITH SEATTLE PARKS AND 1103 00:41:02,626 --> 00:41:03,861 RECREATION. AND I'M HERE TODAY 1104 00:41:03,861 --> 00:41:05,896 TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT A 1105 00:41:05,896 --> 00:41:08,332 CHANGE TO ONE CLASSIFICATION IN 1106 00:41:08,332 --> 00:41:09,867 SUPPORT OF OUR ECOLOGICAL 1107 00:41:09,867 --> 00:41:12,236 RESTORATION WORK AT SEATTLE 1108 00:41:12,236 --> 00:41:14,205 PARKS AND RECREATION. SO OVER 1109 00:41:14,205 --> 00:41:16,407 THE PAST 20 YEARS, SEATTLE PARKS 1110 00:41:16,407 --> 00:41:19,176 AND RECREATION'S ECOLOGICAL 1111 00:41:19,176 --> 00:41:19,777 RESTORATION WORK HAS EXPANDED 1112 00:41:19,777 --> 00:41:20,945 SIGNIFICANTLY THROUGH 1113 00:41:20,945 --> 00:41:26,083 INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE GREEN 1114 00:41:26,083 --> 00:41:26,717 SEATTLE PARTNERSHIP, A CITY WIDE 1115 00:41:26,717 --> 00:41:27,218 COLLABORATION INVOLVING 1116 00:41:27,218 --> 00:41:29,553 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, 1117 00:41:29,553 --> 00:41:30,054 VOLUNTEERS, CITY STAFF, 1118 00:41:30,054 --> 00:41:32,156 CONTRACTORS AND COMMUNITY 1119 00:41:32,156 --> 00:41:34,959 PARTNERS WORKING TO RESTORE AND 1120 00:41:34,959 --> 00:41:35,593 STEWARD NATURAL AREAS THROUGHOUT 1121 00:41:35,593 --> 00:41:38,295 THE CITY. SEATTLE PARKS AND 1122 00:41:38,295 --> 00:41:38,929 RECREATION STAFF NOW PERFORM A 1123 00:41:38,929 --> 00:41:40,331 BROADER BODY OF WORK PLANNING 1124 00:41:40,331 --> 00:41:41,599 ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION EFFORTS 1125 00:41:41,599 --> 00:41:44,468 AT THE PARK SYSTEM SCALE AND 1126 00:41:44,468 --> 00:41:46,203 IMPLEMENTING RESTORATION ACTIONS 1127 00:41:46,203 --> 00:41:48,305 IN OVER 130 PARKS ANNUALLY. 1128 00:41:48,305 --> 00:41:50,841 THESE ROLES PROVIDE TECHNICAL 1129 00:41:50,841 --> 00:41:51,509 EXPERTISE ON ECOLOGY AND NATURAL 1130 00:41:51,509 --> 00:41:54,278 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT THAT SUPPORT 1131 00:41:54,278 --> 00:41:56,780 CITYWIDE URBAN FORESTRY AND 1132 00:41:56,780 --> 00:41:58,782 ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT GOALS. THIS 1133 00:41:58,782 --> 00:42:01,318 WORK IS OFTEN DONE 1134 00:42:01,318 --> 00:42:01,886 COLLABORATIVELY, REQUIRING 1135 00:42:01,886 --> 00:42:03,721 SKILLS TO SUPPORT EXTENSIVE 1136 00:42:03,721 --> 00:42:07,091 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, VOLUNTEER 1137 00:42:07,091 --> 00:42:07,658 PROGRAMING AND CROSS-AGENCY 1138 00:42:07,658 --> 00:42:09,894 COLLABORATION. SEATTLE 1139 00:42:09,894 --> 00:42:11,695 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES 1140 00:42:11,695 --> 00:42:12,296 REVIEWED THE PLANT ECOLOGIST 1141 00:42:12,296 --> 00:42:13,397 POSITION AND DETERMINED THAT THE 1142 00:42:13,397 --> 00:42:15,466 SCOPE, COMPLEXITY, AND 1143 00:42:15,466 --> 00:42:17,334 COMPLEXITY OF THIS WORK EXCEEDS 1144 00:42:17,334 --> 00:42:19,436 THE CURRENT PLANT. ECOLOGIST 1145 00:42:19,436 --> 00:42:21,338 CLASSIFICATION AND WOULD BE MORE 1146 00:42:21,338 --> 00:42:21,972 ACCURATELY REFLECTED THROUGH A 1147 00:42:21,972 --> 00:42:24,775 RESTORATION ECOLOGY ECOLOGIST 1148 00:42:24,775 --> 00:42:27,611 SERIES. SO WE ARE HERE TODAY TO 1149 00:42:27,611 --> 00:42:28,145 PROVIDE BACKGROUND ON AN 1150 00:42:28,145 --> 00:42:29,046 ORDINANCE RELATING TO CITY 1151 00:42:29,046 --> 00:42:32,116 EMPLOYMENT THAT RETITLES THE 1152 00:42:32,116 --> 00:42:32,750 PLANT ECOLOGIST CLASSIFICATION 1153 00:42:32,750 --> 00:42:34,718 TO RESTORATION ECOLOGIST CREATES 1154 00:42:34,718 --> 00:42:36,654 A RESTORATION ECOLOGIST, SENIOR 1155 00:42:36,654 --> 00:42:37,554 CLASSIFICATION TITLE AND 1156 00:42:37,554 --> 00:42:39,757 ESTABLISHES CORRESPONDING RATES 1157 00:42:39,757 --> 00:42:42,927 OF PAY. SO WE WILL WALK THROUGH 1158 00:42:42,927 --> 00:42:44,328 AN OVERVIEW OF THESE PROPOSED 1159 00:42:44,328 --> 00:42:45,930 CHANGES. A REVIEW OF HOW THESE 1160 00:42:45,930 --> 00:42:47,765 CHANGES BENEFIT BOTH COMMUNITY 1161 00:42:47,765 --> 00:42:48,732 EMPLOYEES, AND A SUMMARY OF THE 1162 00:42:48,732 --> 00:42:55,873 POSITION AND BUDGET CHANGES. SO 1163 00:42:55,873 --> 00:42:57,641 THIS SLIDE OUTLINES THE CURRENT 1164 00:42:57,641 --> 00:43:00,177 CLASSIFICATION ON THE LEFT AND 1165 00:43:00,177 --> 00:43:00,744 THE PROPOSED CHANGES ON THE 1166 00:43:00,744 --> 00:43:01,645 RIGHT TO PROVIDE A KIND OF SIDE 1167 00:43:01,645 --> 00:43:04,648 BY SIDE COMPARISON. UNDER THE 1168 00:43:04,648 --> 00:43:05,950 CURRENT PLANT ECOLOGIST 1169 00:43:05,950 --> 00:43:08,452 CLASSIFICATION, YOU WILL SEE 1170 00:43:08,452 --> 00:43:10,020 THAT THE CLASSIFICATION FOCUSES 1171 00:43:10,020 --> 00:43:12,623 STRICTLY ON DESIGNING, PLANNING, 1172 00:43:12,623 --> 00:43:14,625 IMPLEMENTING AND EVALUATING 1173 00:43:14,625 --> 00:43:15,259 VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PROJECTS 1174 00:43:15,259 --> 00:43:16,994 ON CITY MANAGED PROPERTIES. THIS 1175 00:43:16,994 --> 00:43:18,462 INCLUDES DEVELOPING SCOPES OF 1176 00:43:18,462 --> 00:43:21,031 WORK AND BUDGETS FOR CONTRACTED 1177 00:43:21,031 --> 00:43:22,967 WORK, AND PRODUCING RESEARCH AND 1178 00:43:22,967 --> 00:43:25,135 REPORTS. THE CLASSIFICATION 1179 00:43:25,135 --> 00:43:27,204 ENGAGES WITH IMMEDIATE STAFF AND 1180 00:43:27,204 --> 00:43:27,805 REGULATORY AGENCIES, LIMITING 1181 00:43:27,805 --> 00:43:29,440 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT TO SHARING OUT 1182 00:43:29,440 --> 00:43:31,809 PROJECT INFORMATION. THIS 1183 00:43:31,809 --> 00:43:33,077 CLASSIFICATION IS CURRENTLY ONLY 1184 00:43:33,077 --> 00:43:34,578 USED BY THREE POSITIONS WITH 1185 00:43:34,578 --> 00:43:36,347 SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION AND 1186 00:43:36,347 --> 00:43:38,816 NOT USED IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS 1187 00:43:38,816 --> 00:43:40,250 UNDER THE PROPOSED 1188 00:43:40,250 --> 00:43:40,851 CLASSIFICATION CHANGE COLUMN, 1189 00:43:40,851 --> 00:43:42,953 YOU'LL SEE A RESTORATION 1190 00:43:42,953 --> 00:43:44,355 ECOLOGIST POSITION. THIS ROLE 1191 00:43:44,355 --> 00:43:46,857 WILL TAKE ON ALL DUTIES 1192 00:43:46,857 --> 00:43:48,158 CURRENTLY OUTLINED FOR THE PLANT 1193 00:43:48,158 --> 00:43:50,160 ECOLOGIST, AND IN ADDITION, THEY 1194 00:43:50,160 --> 00:43:52,029 WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL GUIDANCE 1195 00:43:52,029 --> 00:43:53,564 ON TERRESTRIAL AND AQUATIC 1196 00:43:53,564 --> 00:43:55,366 HABITAT RESTORATION, MOVING AWAY 1197 00:43:55,366 --> 00:43:58,202 FROM PLANT ECOLOGISTS. EXPERTISE 1198 00:43:58,202 --> 00:44:00,471 ON VEGETATION MANAGEMENT TO 1199 00:44:00,471 --> 00:44:01,105 INCORPORATE ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS 1200 00:44:01,105 --> 00:44:03,941 AT ALL SCALES. SO FROM SOIL 1201 00:44:03,941 --> 00:44:06,744 MICROBES TO BIRDS TO HUMANS, 1202 00:44:06,744 --> 00:44:07,378 THIS CLASSIFICATION ENGAGES MORE 1203 00:44:07,378 --> 00:44:08,879 BROADLY IN ECO CULTURAL 1204 00:44:08,879 --> 00:44:10,948 RESTORATION, LINKING RESTORATION 1205 00:44:10,948 --> 00:44:13,417 ACTIONS CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITY 1206 00:44:13,417 --> 00:44:14,051 ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION RELATED 1207 00:44:14,051 --> 00:44:17,187 TO THE CITY'S ECOSYSTEM. HEALTH 1208 00:44:17,187 --> 00:44:18,389 GOALS. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE 1209 00:44:18,389 --> 00:44:20,324 OUTLINED A SENIOR RESTORATION 1210 00:44:20,324 --> 00:44:21,692 ECOLOGIST LEVEL AS WELL. THIS 1211 00:44:21,692 --> 00:44:23,761 POSITION WAS CREATED TO 1212 00:44:23,761 --> 00:44:24,395 DISTINGUISH ADVANCED LEVEL LEAD 1213 00:44:24,395 --> 00:44:26,597 WORK INVOLVING GREATER TECHNICAL 1214 00:44:26,597 --> 00:44:28,932 COMPLEXITY, BROADER SCOPE, AND 1215 00:44:28,932 --> 00:44:30,634 INCREASED RESPONSIBILITY. THIS 1216 00:44:30,634 --> 00:44:32,403 INCLUDES IDENTIFYING GOALS AND 1217 00:44:32,403 --> 00:44:35,005 MONITORING PROGRAMS IN LINE WITH 1218 00:44:35,005 --> 00:44:35,572 THE ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION 1219 00:44:35,572 --> 00:44:37,775 PRINCIPLES AND BUILDING BROADER 1220 00:44:37,775 --> 00:44:39,243 PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS DEPARTMENTS 1221 00:44:39,243 --> 00:44:39,877 AND WITH EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS 1222 00:44:39,877 --> 00:44:42,279 AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO JOINTLY 1223 00:44:42,279 --> 00:44:46,717 PURSUE ECOSYSTEM HEALTH NEXT 1224 00:44:46,717 --> 00:44:48,886 SLIDE. THESE CHANGES BETTER 1225 00:44:48,886 --> 00:44:50,387 REFLECT THE CURRENT BODIES OF 1226 00:44:50,387 --> 00:44:52,456 WORK, RECOGNIZING THE TECHNICAL 1227 00:44:52,456 --> 00:44:54,291 COMPLEXITY OF ECOLOGICAL 1228 00:44:54,291 --> 00:44:55,092 RESTORATION PROGRAMING, WE SEE 1229 00:44:55,092 --> 00:44:56,994 BENEFITS FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE 1230 00:44:56,994 --> 00:44:59,129 EMPLOYEES AND THE BROADER 1231 00:44:59,129 --> 00:45:00,898 COMMUNITY RESTORATION. ECOLOGY 1232 00:45:00,898 --> 00:45:02,800 WAS A YOUNG PROFESSION 35 YEARS 1233 00:45:02,800 --> 00:45:05,102 AGO WHEN THE ORIGINAL 1234 00:45:05,102 --> 00:45:05,702 CLASSIFICATION WAS DEVELOPED. 1235 00:45:05,702 --> 00:45:07,337 THIS CHANGE HELPS RECOGNIZE THE 1236 00:45:07,337 --> 00:45:10,140 SKILLS AND EXPERTISE OUTLINED IN 1237 00:45:10,140 --> 00:45:12,609 THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR 1238 00:45:12,609 --> 00:45:13,243 RESTORATION ECOLOGY THAT SEATTLE 1239 00:45:13,243 --> 00:45:16,313 PARKS AND RECREATION REFERENCES. 1240 00:45:16,313 --> 00:45:18,816 THIS SHIFT ALSO DISTINGUISHES 1241 00:45:18,816 --> 00:45:20,150 EXPECTATIONS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS 1242 00:45:20,150 --> 00:45:22,219 IN THE SERIES AND CREATES A 1243 00:45:22,219 --> 00:45:24,388 CAREER PROGRESSION PATH, BOTH OF 1244 00:45:24,388 --> 00:45:25,255 WHICH SUPPORT RECRUITMENT FOR 1245 00:45:25,255 --> 00:45:26,123 THE TWO POSITIONS THAT ARE 1246 00:45:26,123 --> 00:45:28,225 CURRENTLY VACANT. I EXPECT THAT 1247 00:45:28,225 --> 00:45:29,493 THIS WILL ALSO IMPROVE THE 1248 00:45:29,493 --> 00:45:32,062 CITY'S CAPACITY EFFECTIVENESS 1249 00:45:32,062 --> 00:45:33,564 AND DELIVERING ECOSYSTEM 1250 00:45:33,564 --> 00:45:34,164 RESTORATION COMMITMENTS THAT 1251 00:45:34,164 --> 00:45:36,133 WE'VE MADE TO COMMUNITY 1252 00:45:36,133 --> 00:45:38,769 AFFIRMING SHARED PRIORITIES LIKE 1253 00:45:38,769 --> 00:45:39,403 ECOSYSTEM HEALTH, LIVABILITY AND 1254 00:45:39,403 --> 00:45:44,508 CLIMATE JUSTICE. NEXT SLIDE. SO 1255 00:45:44,508 --> 00:45:48,045 AS KIND OF A SUMMARY, THIS 1256 00:45:48,045 --> 00:45:48,579 LEGISLATION AFFECTS THREE 1257 00:45:48,579 --> 00:45:49,980 POSITIONS IN SEATTLE PARKS AND 1258 00:45:49,980 --> 00:45:51,849 RECREATION. OF THE THREE 1259 00:45:51,849 --> 00:45:53,517 POSITIONS CURRENTLY CLASSIFIED 1260 00:45:53,517 --> 00:45:54,618 AS PLANT ECOLOGIST, ONE WILL BE 1261 00:45:54,618 --> 00:45:56,386 RETITLED TO RESTORATION 1262 00:45:56,386 --> 00:45:58,388 ECOLOGIST. THE PAY RANGE OF THE 1263 00:45:58,388 --> 00:46:00,090 OLD AND RETITLED CLASSIFICATION 1264 00:46:00,090 --> 00:46:00,824 ARE THE SAME, SO THERE WILL BE 1265 00:46:00,824 --> 00:46:02,726 NO FINANCIAL IMPACT AS A RESULT 1266 00:46:02,726 --> 00:46:04,962 OF THE RETITLING. THE POSITION 1267 00:46:04,962 --> 00:46:07,064 IS CURRENTLY VACANT AND WITH 1268 00:46:07,064 --> 00:46:07,731 APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE, WILL 1269 00:46:07,731 --> 00:46:10,734 BE FILLED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS 1270 00:46:10,734 --> 00:46:12,836 THE NEW CLASSIFICATION. THE 1271 00:46:12,836 --> 00:46:14,638 REMAINING TWO POSITIONS WILL BE 1272 00:46:14,638 --> 00:46:15,139 RECLASSIFIED FROM PLANT 1273 00:46:15,139 --> 00:46:16,540 ECOLOGIST TO THE NEW 1274 00:46:16,540 --> 00:46:18,609 CLASSIFICATION OF RESTORATION. 1275 00:46:18,609 --> 00:46:19,243 ECOLOGIST SENIOR. ONE POSITION 1276 00:46:19,243 --> 00:46:20,444 IS VACANT AND AGAIN WILL BE 1277 00:46:20,444 --> 00:46:22,980 FILLED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH 1278 00:46:22,980 --> 00:46:24,281 APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE. THE 1279 00:46:24,281 --> 00:46:25,516 SECOND POSITION IS HELD BY AN 1280 00:46:25,516 --> 00:46:27,618 INCUMBENT WHO WILL RECEIVE A PAY 1281 00:46:27,618 --> 00:46:29,153 INCREASE UPON SALARY STEP 1282 00:46:29,153 --> 00:46:31,288 PLACEMENT IN THE NEWLY CREATED 1283 00:46:31,288 --> 00:46:32,956 TITLE. THE ANNUAL TOTAL 1284 00:46:32,956 --> 00:46:35,626 FINANCIAL IMPACT IS EXPECTED TO 1285 00:46:35,626 --> 00:46:36,927 BE APPROXIMATELY 23,000. THIS 1286 00:46:36,927 --> 00:46:39,363 WILL BE PAID WITHIN THE EXISTING 1287 00:46:39,363 --> 00:46:42,366 GREEN SEATTLE PARTNERSHIP 1288 00:46:42,366 --> 00:46:45,869 CAPITAL BUDGET. SO WITH THAT, 1289 00:46:45,869 --> 00:46:49,606 THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. ANY 1290 00:46:49,606 --> 00:46:49,907 QUESTIONS? 1291 00:46:49,907 --> 00:46:51,642 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE 1292 00:46:51,642 --> 00:46:52,709 PRESENTATION, COLLEAGUES. 1293 00:46:52,709 --> 00:46:57,381 TURNING TO YOU FIRST FOR ANY 1294 00:46:57,381 --> 00:46:58,482 QUESTIONS. I'M SEEING SOME HEAD 1295 00:46:58,482 --> 00:47:00,784 SHAKES, SO I'LL JUST PER OUR 1296 00:47:00,784 --> 00:47:05,255 RHYTHM FOR TODAY, I'LL ASK ONE 1297 00:47:05,255 --> 00:47:05,889 QUESTION JUST FOR CLARIFICATION 1298 00:47:05,889 --> 00:47:10,093 PURPOSES HOW CAN YOU DESCRIBE A 1299 00:47:10,093 --> 00:47:12,196 LITTLE BIT THE BASIS FOR 1300 00:47:12,196 --> 00:47:13,764 DETERMINING THE PAY FOR SENIOR 1301 00:47:13,764 --> 00:47:17,568 LEVEL POSITIONS 1302 00:47:17,568 --> 00:47:20,304 -- YEAH. HAPPY TO. SO THERE IS 1303 00:47:20,304 --> 00:47:24,074 NO STANDARDIZED APPROACH TO THIS 1304 00:47:24,074 --> 00:47:26,143 IN COMPENSATION. WE CONSIDER IT 1305 00:47:26,143 --> 00:47:28,779 AN ART AND A SCIENCE. THE 1306 00:47:28,779 --> 00:47:29,813 IMPORTANT THE IMPORTANT THING 1307 00:47:29,813 --> 00:47:32,182 FOR THIS. TO ANSWER THIS 1308 00:47:32,182 --> 00:47:33,817 QUESTION AND JUST COMPENSATION 1309 00:47:33,817 --> 00:47:35,252 BROADLY, IS THAT WE NEED TO BE 1310 00:47:35,252 --> 00:47:36,753 ABLE TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN 1311 00:47:36,753 --> 00:47:37,888 TALENT TO GET THIS WORK DONE 1312 00:47:37,888 --> 00:47:39,056 RIGHT. THAT IS A CORE PURPOSE OF 1313 00:47:39,056 --> 00:47:43,293 ANY COMPENSATION PROGRAM. WE WE 1314 00:47:43,293 --> 00:47:44,328 USUALLY LOOK AT A FOUR STEP 1315 00:47:44,328 --> 00:47:46,129 DIFFERENCE, LOOKING AT OUR 1316 00:47:46,129 --> 00:47:48,298 CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURE, GRADE 1317 00:47:48,298 --> 00:47:49,833 STRUCTURE, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT 1318 00:47:49,833 --> 00:47:50,701 WE WOULD PARTNER WITH THE 1319 00:47:50,701 --> 00:47:52,002 DEPARTMENT TO SAY, DO YOU 1320 00:47:52,002 --> 00:47:53,904 BELIEVE IN YOUR CAPACITY AS A 1321 00:47:53,904 --> 00:47:55,806 MANAGER? YOU ARE ABLE TO ATTRACT 1322 00:47:55,806 --> 00:47:57,507 PEOPLE. YOU KNOW THE WORK THE 1323 00:47:57,507 --> 00:47:58,976 BEST. ARE YOU ABLE TO ATTRACT 1324 00:47:58,976 --> 00:48:01,678 PEOPLE AT THIS RATE? AND THEN, 1325 00:48:01,678 --> 00:48:03,313 YOU KNOW, THINKING ABOUT OUR 1326 00:48:03,313 --> 00:48:04,548 LAST PRESENTATION, IF WE DID 1327 00:48:04,548 --> 00:48:06,250 THAT, WOULD IT CREATE 1328 00:48:06,250 --> 00:48:07,784 COMPRESSION WITH ANOTHER JOB? SO 1329 00:48:07,784 --> 00:48:09,219 IT'S A BALANCE OF SAYING, ARE 1330 00:48:09,219 --> 00:48:10,287 WE ABLE TO ATTRACT ARE WE ABLE 1331 00:48:10,287 --> 00:48:10,988 TO RETAIN THE TALENT WE NEED? 1332 00:48:10,988 --> 00:48:14,124 ARE WE CREATING OTHER PROBLEMS 1333 00:48:14,124 --> 00:48:15,726 BY, YOU KNOW, CHOOSING THAT AND 1334 00:48:15,726 --> 00:48:18,595 THEN FINDING THE APPROPRIATE 1335 00:48:18,595 --> 00:48:18,862 BALANCE? 1336 00:48:18,862 --> 00:48:20,430 -- THANK YOU FOR UNPACKING THAT. 1337 00:48:20,430 --> 00:48:23,867 THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL TO 1338 00:48:23,867 --> 00:48:24,668 UNDERSTAND. COLLEAGUES. I AM NOT 1339 00:48:24,668 --> 00:48:25,969 SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL HANDS, SO 1340 00:48:25,969 --> 00:48:29,006 I'M JUST GOING TO KEEP US 1341 00:48:29,006 --> 00:48:32,576 MOVING TO A VOTE. SO WITH THAT, 1342 00:48:32,576 --> 00:48:34,878 I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE 1343 00:48:34,878 --> 00:48:36,113 RECOMMENDED RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF 1344 00:48:36,113 --> 00:48:38,782 COUNCIL BILL ONE, TWO, 1286. IS 1345 00:48:38,782 --> 00:48:40,083 THERE A SECOND? 1346 00:48:40,083 --> 00:48:40,384 -- SECOND. 1347 00:48:40,384 --> 00:48:41,952 -- IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED 1348 00:48:41,952 --> 00:48:43,220 TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF THE 1349 00:48:43,220 --> 00:48:44,922 BILL. ARE THERE ANY FINAL 1350 00:48:44,922 --> 00:48:46,990 COMMENTS? SEEING AND HEARING? 1351 00:48:46,990 --> 00:48:49,459 NONE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL 1352 00:48:49,459 --> 00:48:50,794 THE ROLE ON THE COMMITTEE 1353 00:48:50,794 --> 00:48:54,164 RECOMMENDATION TO PASS THE BILL 1354 00:48:54,164 --> 00:48:54,631 -- VICE CHAIR FOSTER. 1355 00:48:54,631 --> 00:48:57,000 -- YES. 1356 00:48:57,000 --> 00:48:59,236 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AYE. 1357 00:48:59,236 --> 00:48:59,569 CHAIR RINCK. 1358 00:48:59,569 --> 00:49:00,604 -- YES. 1359 00:49:00,604 --> 00:49:02,773 -- THERE ARE THREE IN FAVOR AND 1360 00:49:02,773 --> 00:49:03,106 ZERO OPPOSED. 1361 00:49:03,106 --> 00:49:04,541 -- THANK YOU. THE MOTION CARRIES 1362 00:49:04,541 --> 00:49:05,409 AND THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION 1363 00:49:05,409 --> 00:49:06,810 TO PASS THE BILL WILL BE SENT TO 1364 00:49:06,810 --> 00:49:08,445 THE OCTOBER 20th FULL CITY 1365 00:49:08,445 --> 00:49:09,279 COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU SO 1366 00:49:09,279 --> 00:49:10,514 MUCH FOR BEING IN COMMITTEE THIS 1367 00:49:10,514 --> 00:49:15,385 MORNING ALL RIGHT, COLLEAGUES, 1368 00:49:15,385 --> 00:49:17,688 WE ARE MOVING ON TO OUR SIXTH 1369 00:49:17,688 --> 00:49:18,689 ITEM OF BUSINESS AND ALSO OUR 1370 00:49:18,689 --> 00:49:20,157 FINAL ITEM OF BUSINESS FOR 1371 00:49:20,157 --> 00:49:22,092 TODAY. SO WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 1372 00:49:22,092 --> 00:49:24,828 READ THE ITEM INTO THE RECORD? 1373 00:49:24,828 --> 00:49:27,965 -- KING COUNTY REGIONAL 1374 00:49:27,965 --> 00:49:28,598 HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY. KCRHA90 1375 00:49:28,598 --> 00:49:30,567 DAY CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN CAP 1376 00:49:30,567 --> 00:49:35,772 UPDATE THANK YOU AND DISCUSSION. 1377 00:49:35,772 --> 00:49:37,741 -- THANK YOU. CLERK. SO AS 1378 00:49:37,741 --> 00:49:38,775 STATED AT THE TOP OF THE 1379 00:49:38,775 --> 00:49:40,377 MEETING, COLLEAGUES, THIS 90 DAY 1380 00:49:40,377 --> 00:49:42,813 CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN UPDATE 1381 00:49:42,813 --> 00:49:44,314 COMES AS A PART OF OUR 1382 00:49:44,314 --> 00:49:45,983 RESOLUTION PASSED BY THIS 1383 00:49:45,983 --> 00:49:46,550 COMMITTEE AND FULL COUNCIL 1384 00:49:46,550 --> 00:49:47,584 EARLIER THIS YEAR IN RESPONSE TO 1385 00:49:47,584 --> 00:49:50,754 THE FORENSIC EVALUATION 1386 00:49:50,754 --> 00:49:52,723 FINDINGS, OUR PRESENTERS TODAY 1387 00:49:52,723 --> 00:49:53,357 ARE GETTING SETTLED IN AT THE 1388 00:49:53,357 --> 00:49:54,458 TABLE, SO I ASK FOR YOUR 1389 00:49:54,458 --> 00:49:59,663 PATIENCE AS WE SWITCH OUT 1390 00:49:59,663 --> 00:50:07,571 PRESENTATIONS. 1391 00:50:07,704 --> 00:50:18,181 WELCOME. PLEASE PROCEED BY FIRST 1392 00:50:24,154 --> 00:50:24,721 INTRODUCING YOURSELVES AND THEN 1393 00:50:24,721 --> 00:50:25,822 FEEL FREE TO START YOUR 1394 00:50:25,822 --> 00:50:26,790 PRESENTATION. THANK YOU FOR 1395 00:50:26,790 --> 00:50:28,058 BEING HERE 1396 00:50:28,058 --> 00:50:29,493 -- GOOD MORNING. IT'S WONDERFUL 1397 00:50:29,493 --> 00:50:31,661 TO BE HERE WITH YOU AGAIN. I'M 1398 00:50:31,661 --> 00:50:33,330 KELLY KINNISON, I'M CEO OF THE 1399 00:50:33,330 --> 00:50:36,066 KING COUNTY REGIONAL 1400 00:50:36,066 --> 00:50:38,335 HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY, AND WE 1401 00:50:38,335 --> 00:50:39,703 ARE GOING TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE 1402 00:50:39,703 --> 00:50:42,906 ON OUR 90 DAY CORRECTIVE ACTION 1403 00:50:42,906 --> 00:50:45,075 PLAN. WILLIAM TOWEY, OUR CHIEF 1404 00:50:45,075 --> 00:50:46,243 OPERATING OFFICER, WILL PRESENT 1405 00:50:46,243 --> 00:50:48,045 THAT, AND THEN WE'LL BE 1406 00:50:48,045 --> 00:50:52,816 -- BE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. 1407 00:50:52,816 --> 00:50:57,387 THANK YOU. 1408 00:50:57,387 --> 00:50:57,888 -- GOOD MORNING CHAIR. 1409 00:50:57,888 --> 00:50:58,555 COUNCILMEMBERS. WILLIAM. TOWER. 1410 00:50:58,555 --> 00:51:01,958 HERE TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON 1411 00:51:01,958 --> 00:51:08,098 OUR CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN I 1412 00:51:08,098 --> 00:51:09,599 WANT TO PROVIDE THE UPDATE ON 1413 00:51:09,599 --> 00:51:11,802 WHERE WE ARE FOLLOWING THE 90 1414 00:51:11,802 --> 00:51:13,737 DAY. POINT IN CASE A CORRECTIVE 1415 00:51:13,737 --> 00:51:16,039 ACTION PLAN, AND PARTICULARLY 1416 00:51:16,039 --> 00:51:20,310 HOW THAT WORK IS NOW. 1417 00:51:20,310 --> 00:51:20,944 TRANSITIONING INTO THE FINANCIAL 1418 00:51:20,944 --> 00:51:22,546 STABILIZATION AND IMPLEMENTATION 1419 00:51:22,546 --> 00:51:24,548 WORK BEING. LED WITH TURNING 1420 00:51:24,548 --> 00:51:27,050 POINT STRATEGIC ADVISORS AT A 1421 00:51:27,050 --> 00:51:28,985 HIGH LEVEL. THE IMMEDIATE 1422 00:51:28,985 --> 00:51:30,987 CONTROLS AND PROCESSES 1423 00:51:30,987 --> 00:51:33,256 ESTABLISHED THROUGH THE CAP 1424 00:51:33,256 --> 00:51:34,424 REMAIN IN OPERATION. AND A 1425 00:51:34,424 --> 00:51:35,826 NUMBER OF THE ORIGINAL 1426 00:51:35,826 --> 00:51:37,527 CORRECTIVE ACTION ITEMS HAVE NOW 1427 00:51:37,527 --> 00:51:40,530 MOVED FROM DEVELOPMENT INTO. 1428 00:51:40,530 --> 00:51:42,666 RECURRING PRACTICE. THE 90 DAY 1429 00:51:42,666 --> 00:51:43,266 REPORT LARGELY COMPLETES THE 1430 00:51:43,266 --> 00:51:45,202 INITIAL REPORTING CYCLE 1431 00:51:45,202 --> 00:51:45,836 ASSOCIATED WITH THE CORRECTIVE 1432 00:51:45,836 --> 00:51:48,105 ACTION PLAN, BUT IT DOES NOT 1433 00:51:48,105 --> 00:51:49,873 REPRESENT THE END OF THE WORK. 1434 00:51:49,873 --> 00:51:52,442 TURNING POINT HAS NOW COMPLETED 1435 00:51:52,442 --> 00:51:53,810 ITS INITIAL ASSESSMENT AND IS 1436 00:51:53,810 --> 00:51:55,445 EMBEDDED WITH OUR FINANCE TEAM, 1437 00:51:55,445 --> 00:51:58,181 WORKING DIRECTLY ON 1438 00:51:58,181 --> 00:51:58,782 RECONCILIATION. MONTHLY CLOSE 1439 00:51:58,782 --> 00:52:01,918 FINANCIAL REPORTING, INTERNAL 1440 00:52:01,918 --> 00:52:03,787 CONTROLS AND IMPLEMENTATION. 1441 00:52:03,787 --> 00:52:06,089 THEY ARE ALSO BEGINNING TO TAKE 1442 00:52:06,089 --> 00:52:07,390 A MORE ACTIVE OPERATIONAL ROLE 1443 00:52:07,390 --> 00:52:09,659 IN SOME OF THOSE PROCESSES. AS 1444 00:52:09,659 --> 00:52:11,828 WE STABILIZE THE FINANCE 1445 00:52:11,828 --> 00:52:13,263 FUNCTION. SO INCREASINGLY, THE 1446 00:52:13,263 --> 00:52:14,097 WORK THAT BEGAN THROUGH THE CAP 1447 00:52:14,097 --> 00:52:16,900 IS MOVING INTO SUSTAINED 1448 00:52:16,900 --> 00:52:18,969 IMPLEMENTATION AND INDEPENDENT 1449 00:52:18,969 --> 00:52:19,536 VALIDATION THROUGH TURNING 1450 00:52:19,536 --> 00:52:21,071 POINT. THE IMPORTANT DISTINCTION 1451 00:52:21,071 --> 00:52:25,242 IS THAT WHILE THE FORMAL 90 DAY 1452 00:52:25,242 --> 00:52:25,742 CAP REPORTING CYCLE IS 1453 00:52:25,742 --> 00:52:27,577 CONCLUDING, THE UNDERLYING 1454 00:52:27,577 --> 00:52:29,179 FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENT WORK IS 1455 00:52:29,179 --> 00:52:31,915 CONTINUING AND IS INCREASINGLY 1456 00:52:31,915 --> 00:52:34,584 BEING INCORPORATED INTO KCRA'S 1457 00:52:34,584 --> 00:52:41,024 ONGOING FINANCIAL OPERATIONS ONE 1458 00:52:41,024 --> 00:52:43,627 AREA WHERE THAT WORK HAS ALREADY 1459 00:52:43,627 --> 00:52:44,127 MATERIALLY IMPROVED OUR 1460 00:52:44,127 --> 00:52:44,594 UNDERSTANDING IS THE 1461 00:52:44,594 --> 00:52:46,630 APPROXIMATELY $8 MILLION IN 1462 00:52:46,630 --> 00:52:48,298 RECEIVABLES IDENTIFIED IN THE 1463 00:52:48,298 --> 00:52:50,367 FORENSIC EVALUATION IS NOT 1464 00:52:50,367 --> 00:52:51,735 RECONCILABLE FROM THE RECORDS 1465 00:52:51,735 --> 00:52:54,237 AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME. TURNING 1466 00:52:54,237 --> 00:52:56,039 POINT HAS SUBSTANTIALLY ADVANCED 1467 00:52:56,039 --> 00:52:56,673 THE BALANCE SHEET RECONCILIATION 1468 00:52:56,673 --> 00:52:59,175 AND IDENTIFIED HISTORICAL 1469 00:52:59,175 --> 00:53:00,243 ACCOUNTING ENTRIES AND REPORTING 1470 00:53:00,243 --> 00:53:02,445 PRACTICES THAT CONTRIBUTED TO 1471 00:53:02,445 --> 00:53:03,947 THAT BALANCE. THE WORK IS STILL 1472 00:53:03,947 --> 00:53:06,116 BEING VALIDATED AGAINST FUNDER 1473 00:53:06,116 --> 00:53:07,684 RECORDS, SO I DON'T WANT TO 1474 00:53:07,684 --> 00:53:08,852 CHARACTERIZE THE ORIGINAL 1475 00:53:08,852 --> 00:53:10,921 FINDING AS COMPLETELY RESOLVED, 1476 00:53:10,921 --> 00:53:12,722 BUT OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THAT 8 1477 00:53:12,722 --> 00:53:14,157 MILLION IS CONSIDERABLY BETTER 1478 00:53:14,157 --> 00:53:15,659 TODAY THAN IT WAS WHEN THE 1479 00:53:15,659 --> 00:53:18,295 FORENSIC REPORT WAS ISSUED. MORE 1480 00:53:18,295 --> 00:53:20,130 BROADLY, THE RECONCILIATION WORK 1481 00:53:20,130 --> 00:53:23,400 HAS ADVANCED CONSIDERABLY SINCE 1482 00:53:23,400 --> 00:53:29,039 OUR AUGUST UPDATE TO ON THE CAP. 1483 00:53:29,039 --> 00:53:31,508 PARTICULARLY ON THE CASH SIDE. 1484 00:53:31,508 --> 00:53:34,945 TURNING POINT IS NOW MOVING FROM 1485 00:53:34,945 --> 00:53:35,478 ESTABLISHING THE OVERALL 1486 00:53:35,478 --> 00:53:37,547 FINANCIAL POSITION TOWARD 1487 00:53:37,547 --> 00:53:38,148 UNDERSTANDING AND VALIDATING 1488 00:53:38,148 --> 00:53:40,083 WHAT SPECIFICALLY MAKES UP THAT 1489 00:53:40,083 --> 00:53:43,687 POSITION. I ALSO WANT TO BE 1490 00:53:43,687 --> 00:53:44,254 CAREFUL NOT TO OVERREAD THE 1491 00:53:44,254 --> 00:53:44,955 PROGRESS ON THE ORIGINAL 8 1492 00:53:44,955 --> 00:53:47,057 MILLION, FINDING THAT 1493 00:53:47,057 --> 00:53:49,492 REPRESENTED A PARTICULAR 1494 00:53:49,492 --> 00:53:51,861 POPULATION IDENTIFIED THROUGH 1495 00:53:51,861 --> 00:53:54,364 THE FORENSIC REVIEW. RESOLVING 1496 00:53:54,364 --> 00:53:54,931 ACCOUNTING ISSUES WITH THAT 1497 00:53:54,931 --> 00:53:56,499 POPULATION DOES NOT ESTABLISH 1498 00:53:56,499 --> 00:53:59,302 THAT EVERY HISTORICAL 1499 00:53:59,302 --> 00:53:59,903 EXPENDITURE WAS APPROPRIATELY 1500 00:53:59,903 --> 00:54:02,239 BILLED AND RECOVERED. TURNING 1501 00:54:02,239 --> 00:54:04,808 POINT AND KCRW ARE CONTINUING TO 1502 00:54:04,808 --> 00:54:07,077 RECONCILE RECEIVABLES, INVOICES, 1503 00:54:07,077 --> 00:54:10,547 ADVANCES AND FUNDER RECORDS. IT 1504 00:54:10,547 --> 00:54:11,181 REMAINS POSSIBLE THAT ELIGIBLE 1505 00:54:11,181 --> 00:54:12,649 EXPENDITURES WERE PAID BY KCRW 1506 00:54:12,649 --> 00:54:14,751 BUT WERE NOT FULLY BILLED BACK 1507 00:54:14,751 --> 00:54:17,821 TO THE CITY OR COUNTY. THE 1508 00:54:17,821 --> 00:54:20,257 BROADER RECONCILIATION MAY 1509 00:54:20,257 --> 00:54:20,890 IDENTIFY ADJUSTMENTS IN EITHER 1510 00:54:20,890 --> 00:54:22,058 DIRECTION. THAT IS WHY WE'RE 1511 00:54:22,058 --> 00:54:23,493 CONTINUING THE TRANSACTION LEVEL 1512 00:54:23,493 --> 00:54:25,128 WORK, RATHER THAN DRAWING 1513 00:54:25,128 --> 00:54:27,764 CONCLUSIONS FROM ANY SINGLE 1514 00:54:27,764 --> 00:54:30,533 BALANCE. THE ADMINISTRATIVE 1515 00:54:30,533 --> 00:54:31,101 OVERSPEND IDENTIFIED IN THE 1516 00:54:31,101 --> 00:54:33,269 FORENSIC EVALUATION IS ALSO 1517 00:54:33,269 --> 00:54:36,239 STILL UNDER VALIDATION. WE 1518 00:54:36,239 --> 00:54:38,375 AREN'T PRESENTING A REVISED 1519 00:54:38,375 --> 00:54:39,009 HISTORICAL NUMBER TODAY BECAUSE 1520 00:54:39,009 --> 00:54:41,111 THE BALANCE SHEET RECEIVABLES 1521 00:54:41,111 --> 00:54:42,846 AND ATTRIBUTION WORK NEEDS TO BE 1522 00:54:42,846 --> 00:54:44,180 SUFFICIENTLY COMPLETE BEFORE 1523 00:54:44,180 --> 00:54:47,083 THAT EXPOSURE CAN BE RELIABLY 1524 00:54:47,083 --> 00:54:49,452 STATED. IN PARALLEL. TURNING 1525 00:54:49,452 --> 00:54:51,855 POINT IN KCRW REFINING THE 2026 1526 00:54:51,855 --> 00:54:54,791 YEAR END BUDGET AND CASH 1527 00:54:54,791 --> 00:54:56,960 FORECAST, AND OUR BEGINNING AND 1528 00:54:56,960 --> 00:54:58,995 EFFECTIVE ADVANCED QUITE WELL 1529 00:54:58,995 --> 00:55:01,998 THE WORK NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH 1530 00:55:01,998 --> 00:55:04,934 SOME PRO FORMA BUDGETING 1531 00:55:04,934 --> 00:55:07,003 FORECASTS FOR THE 2027 FUTURE 1532 00:55:07,003 --> 00:55:10,240 STATE KCRW, H. AYE. FOLLOWING 1533 00:55:10,240 --> 00:55:14,010 THE TRANSITION OF THE LOCAL 1534 00:55:14,010 --> 00:55:15,378 CONTRACTS. 1535 00:55:15,378 --> 00:55:16,479 -- MR. TOWEY, IF I IF I MAY, I 1536 00:55:16,479 --> 00:55:17,647 WANTED TO WAIT TILL THE END OF 1537 00:55:17,647 --> 00:55:18,782 THE PRESENTATION, BUT YOU JUST 1538 00:55:18,782 --> 00:55:21,551 SHARED A LOT OF REALLY IMPORTANT 1539 00:55:21,551 --> 00:55:22,986 INFORMATION THERE THAT I THINK 1540 00:55:22,986 --> 00:55:24,120 WOULD BE WORTHWHILE TO UNPACK 1541 00:55:24,120 --> 00:55:24,888 VERY BRIEFLY. SO IF I MAY, I 1542 00:55:24,888 --> 00:55:27,190 JUST DO HAVE A QUESTION TO 1543 00:55:27,190 --> 00:55:29,426 CLARIFY FOR THE RECORD. SO TO BE 1544 00:55:29,426 --> 00:55:30,827 VERY CLEAR, YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE 1545 00:55:30,827 --> 00:55:34,798 TO RECONCILE $8 MILLION IN 1546 00:55:34,798 --> 00:55:38,435 FORENSIC RECEIVABLES, CORRECT? 1547 00:55:38,435 --> 00:55:43,940 -- THE $8 MILLION ITEM, IF YOU 1548 00:55:43,940 --> 00:55:46,943 WILL, WAS CLARIFIED THROUGH 1549 00:55:46,943 --> 00:55:49,412 RECONCILIATION AND RESOLVED. 1550 00:55:49,412 --> 00:55:52,816 -- AND THERE IS NO NEED FOR 1551 00:55:52,816 --> 00:55:54,284 BACKFILLING THAT AMOUNT FROM 1552 00:55:54,284 --> 00:55:57,687 CITY OF SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY. 1553 00:55:57,687 --> 00:55:57,954 CORRECT. 1554 00:55:57,954 --> 00:56:01,391 -- WHILE THAT PARTICULAR ITEM 1555 00:56:01,391 --> 00:56:02,992 HAS BEEN RECONCILED, IT'S 1556 00:56:02,992 --> 00:56:05,128 IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE 1557 00:56:05,128 --> 00:56:07,330 COMPLETE RECONCILIATION HAS NOT 1558 00:56:07,330 --> 00:56:09,165 BEEN COMPLETED AND FULLY 1559 00:56:09,165 --> 00:56:10,934 RESOLVED YET. SO IT'S POSSIBLE 1560 00:56:10,934 --> 00:56:13,837 THAT THERE COULD BE OTHER 1561 00:56:13,837 --> 00:56:15,004 SIMILAR ITEMS THAT WE REALLY 1562 00:56:15,004 --> 00:56:17,240 WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE FULL 1563 00:56:17,240 --> 00:56:20,276 CLARITY ON BEFORE OFFERING ANY 1564 00:56:20,276 --> 00:56:22,212 FINAL STATEMENT OF WHERE WE'RE 1565 00:56:22,212 --> 00:56:23,446 AT IN THAT POSITION. 1566 00:56:23,446 --> 00:56:23,713 -- OKAY. 1567 00:56:23,713 --> 00:56:24,948 -- THAT IS THAT IS A FAIR 1568 00:56:24,948 --> 00:56:30,854 RESPONSE AT THIS TIME. AND DO WE 1569 00:56:30,854 --> 00:56:33,189 UNDERSTAND THE REASON FOR WHY 1570 00:56:33,189 --> 00:56:36,459 THIS WAS ON THE BOOKS AS 1571 00:56:36,459 --> 00:56:36,760 RECEIVABLE? 1572 00:56:36,760 --> 00:56:40,797 -- WE DO. 1573 00:56:40,797 --> 00:56:43,099 -- ANY EXPLANATION TO SHARE ON 1574 00:56:43,099 --> 00:56:50,106 THAT? 1575 00:56:50,106 --> 00:56:50,707 -- THE $8 MILLION RECEIVABLE 1576 00:56:50,707 --> 00:56:54,577 THAT WAS IDENTIFIED STEMMED FROM 1577 00:56:54,577 --> 00:56:56,646 A TRANSACTIONAL ENTRY ERROR IN 1578 00:56:56,646 --> 00:57:05,422 OUR FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING SYSTEM. 1579 00:57:05,422 --> 00:57:06,689 -- ONE TIME ERROR OR ONGOING. 1580 00:57:06,689 --> 00:57:09,893 -- IT WAS A ONE TIME ERROR. BUT 1581 00:57:09,893 --> 00:57:12,796 I WOULD NOTE THAT IT WAS 1582 00:57:12,796 --> 00:57:14,497 REFLECTIVE OF SOME OF THE 1583 00:57:14,497 --> 00:57:16,966 CHALLENGES THAT WERE CLEARLY 1584 00:57:16,966 --> 00:57:19,869 IDENTIFIED AROUND HOW OUR 1585 00:57:19,869 --> 00:57:22,906 HISTORICAL ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS 1586 00:57:22,906 --> 00:57:25,008 AND FINANCIAL LEDGERS HAVE BEEN 1587 00:57:25,008 --> 00:57:27,677 OPERATED OVER THE YEARS. AND SO 1588 00:57:27,677 --> 00:57:30,914 WHILE THAT PARTICULAR ITEM WAS 1589 00:57:30,914 --> 00:57:34,017 DISCOVERED AND RESOLVED 1590 00:57:34,017 --> 00:57:35,785 SUCCESSFULLY, IT IS INDICATIVE 1591 00:57:35,785 --> 00:57:40,857 OF AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE 1592 00:57:40,857 --> 00:57:41,491 PRACTICES AND REALLY TO. GUIDE 1593 00:57:41,491 --> 00:57:44,427 US INTO IT ACTED AS A WAY FOR US 1594 00:57:44,427 --> 00:57:46,796 TO REALLY LEAN IN TO TRYING TO 1595 00:57:46,796 --> 00:57:48,731 UNDERSTAND, LIKE, HOW COULD 1596 00:57:48,731 --> 00:57:50,600 SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPEN? HOW 1597 00:57:50,600 --> 00:57:52,936 DID IT PERSIST? AND WERE THERE 1598 00:57:52,936 --> 00:57:56,806 ANY OTHER TRANSACTIONS OF A 1599 00:57:56,806 --> 00:57:57,173 SIMILAR NATURE? 1600 00:57:57,173 --> 00:57:58,107 -- OKAY. 1601 00:57:58,107 --> 00:57:59,175 -- THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR 1602 00:57:59,175 --> 00:58:01,010 LETTING ME JUMP IN ON THAT 1603 00:58:01,010 --> 00:58:02,712 PRESENTATION. JUST TO UNPACK A 1604 00:58:02,712 --> 00:58:04,113 LITTLE BIT MORE ON THIS SLIDE. I 1605 00:58:04,113 --> 00:58:05,248 DON'T KNOW, COLLEAGUES, IF 1606 00:58:05,248 --> 00:58:07,016 THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL 1607 00:58:07,016 --> 00:58:07,617 QUESTIONS ON THIS POINT OR WE 1608 00:58:07,617 --> 00:58:10,787 WANT TO KEEP GOING. OKAY. PLEASE 1609 00:58:10,787 --> 00:58:11,421 PROCEED WITH THE PRESENTATION. 1610 00:58:11,421 --> 00:58:11,721 THANK YOU. 1611 00:58:11,721 --> 00:58:18,962 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR. FINALLY, I 1612 00:58:18,962 --> 00:58:21,164 WANT TO DISTINGUISH THE NEGATIVE 1613 00:58:21,164 --> 00:58:22,832 BALANCE IN THE KING COUNTY 1614 00:58:22,832 --> 00:58:24,701 INVESTMENT POOL FROM ESTABLISHED 1615 00:58:24,701 --> 00:58:29,906 FINANCIAL LOSS. THE NEGATIVE KC 1616 00:58:29,906 --> 00:58:32,008 IP BALANCE IS SIGNIFICANT AND 1617 00:58:32,008 --> 00:58:33,810 SOMETHING KC TAKES SERIOUSLY. AT 1618 00:58:33,810 --> 00:58:36,246 ITS MOST BASIC LEVEL, IT MEANS 1619 00:58:36,246 --> 00:58:38,848 CASH OUTFLOWS HAVE EXCEEDED 1620 00:58:38,848 --> 00:58:40,316 REIMBURSED CASH AND ADVANCES 1621 00:58:40,316 --> 00:58:42,452 OVER TIME. BUT THE CASH BALANCE 1622 00:58:42,452 --> 00:58:46,890 BY ITSELF DOES NOT TELL US WHAT 1623 00:58:46,890 --> 00:58:49,525 PORTION REPRESENTS AN ACTUAL 1624 00:58:49,525 --> 00:58:51,794 UNRECOVERABLE DEFICIT. SINCE THE 1625 00:58:51,794 --> 00:58:52,395 AUGUST PRESENTATION, TURNING 1626 00:58:52,395 --> 00:58:53,796 POINT HAS SUBSTANTIALLY 1627 00:58:53,796 --> 00:58:55,832 COMPLETED THE CASH 1628 00:58:55,832 --> 00:58:57,867 RECONCILIATION OF KCRA'S 1629 00:58:57,867 --> 00:59:01,304 ACTIVITY FROM THE FORMATION OF 1630 00:59:01,304 --> 00:59:03,006 KCRA THROUGH JULY 2026. THAT IS 1631 00:59:03,006 --> 00:59:05,008 AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE BECAUSE 1632 00:59:05,008 --> 00:59:06,809 WE NOW HAVE CONSIDERABLY GREATER 1633 00:59:06,809 --> 00:59:09,145 CONFIDENCE IN THE OVERALL CASH 1634 00:59:09,145 --> 00:59:10,780 PICTURE AND HOW IT RELATES TO 1635 00:59:10,780 --> 00:59:12,949 THE KC IP BALANCE. THE NEXT 1636 00:59:12,949 --> 00:59:15,818 QUESTION FOR US IS ATTRIBUTION. 1637 00:59:15,818 --> 00:59:17,353 UNDERSTANDING WHAT ACTUALLY 1638 00:59:17,353 --> 00:59:19,889 MAKES UP THAT NEGATIVE POSITION 1639 00:59:19,889 --> 00:59:22,759 THAT INCLUDES OUTSTANDING AND 1640 00:59:22,759 --> 00:59:23,226 UNBILLED RECEIVABLES, 1641 00:59:23,226 --> 00:59:25,628 REIMBURSEMENT TIMING FUND 1642 00:59:25,628 --> 00:59:26,729 ADVANCES, HISTORICAL ACCOUNTING 1643 00:59:26,729 --> 00:59:29,599 ADJUSTMENTS ADMINISTRATIVE 1644 00:59:29,599 --> 00:59:32,101 REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE 1645 00:59:32,101 --> 00:59:32,602 TREATMENT INTEREST, AND 1646 00:59:32,602 --> 00:59:34,671 POTENTIALLY SOME AMOUNTS THAT 1647 00:59:34,671 --> 00:59:37,440 ULTIMATELY PROVE UNRECOVERABLE. 1648 00:59:37,440 --> 00:59:40,076 SO WHILE CASH RECONCILIATION HAS 1649 00:59:40,076 --> 00:59:41,210 ADVANCED CONSIDERABLY, WE ARE 1650 00:59:41,210 --> 00:59:42,045 NOT YET AT THE POINT WHERE I 1651 00:59:42,045 --> 00:59:44,447 WOULD CHARACTERIZE THE KC IP 1652 00:59:44,447 --> 00:59:47,984 BALANCE AS THE AS A FINAL 1653 00:59:47,984 --> 00:59:50,086 FINANCIAL DEFICIT. TURNING POINT 1654 00:59:50,086 --> 00:59:50,687 IS COMPLETING THE ADDITIONAL 1655 00:59:50,687 --> 00:59:53,189 WORK TO MAKE THAT DISTINCTION 1656 00:59:53,189 --> 00:59:59,696 RELIABLY AND THAT BRINGS US TO 1657 00:59:59,696 --> 01:00:01,898 THE NEXT PHASE OF THE WORK. 1658 01:00:01,898 --> 01:00:03,933 TURNING POINT AND KCRA CHAIR 1659 01:00:03,933 --> 01:00:04,534 COMPLETING THE RECONCILIATION 1660 01:00:04,534 --> 01:00:05,902 WITH CITY AND COUNTY FUNDER 1661 01:00:05,902 --> 01:00:08,738 RECORDS AND POSTING VALIDATED 1662 01:00:08,738 --> 01:00:11,174 ADJUSTMENTS INTO NETSUITE. 1663 01:00:11,174 --> 01:00:13,376 NETSUITE IS OUR GENERAL LEDGER 1664 01:00:13,376 --> 01:00:15,778 FINANCIAL SOFTWARE AT THE SAME 1665 01:00:15,778 --> 01:00:17,447 TIME, WE ARE ESTABLISHING THE 1666 01:00:17,447 --> 01:00:20,083 RECURRING CASH AND BALANCE SHEET 1667 01:00:20,083 --> 01:00:22,018 RECONCILIATION AND MONTHLY CLOSE 1668 01:00:22,018 --> 01:00:24,520 PROCESS NECESSARY TO MAKE THIS 1669 01:00:24,520 --> 01:00:26,990 PART OF NORMAL FINANCIAL 1670 01:00:26,990 --> 01:00:28,391 MANAGEMENT GOING FORWARD. THAT 1671 01:00:28,391 --> 01:00:29,993 WORK WILL ALLOW US TO MORE 1672 01:00:29,993 --> 01:00:32,996 RELIABLY DISTINGUISH OUTSTANDING 1673 01:00:32,996 --> 01:00:35,098 RECEIVABLES, REIMBURSEMENT, 1674 01:00:35,098 --> 01:00:35,698 TIMING, HISTORICAL ACCOUNTING 1675 01:00:35,698 --> 01:00:38,668 ADJUSTMENTS AND OTHER COMPONENTS 1676 01:00:38,668 --> 01:00:40,803 OF THE KING COUNTY INVESTMENT 1677 01:00:40,803 --> 01:00:43,906 POOL POSITION FROM ANY ACTUAL 1678 01:00:43,906 --> 01:00:45,174 UNRESOLVED FINANCIAL DEFICIT. IT 1679 01:00:45,174 --> 01:00:47,343 WILL ALSO ALLOW US TO COMPLETE 1680 01:00:47,343 --> 01:00:49,812 THE VALIDATION OF THE HISTORICAL 1681 01:00:49,812 --> 01:00:50,346 ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSPEND 1682 01:00:50,346 --> 01:00:53,016 EXPOSURE. SO I WOULD 1683 01:00:53,016 --> 01:00:55,018 CHARACTERIZE THE 90 DAY POINT AS 1684 01:00:55,018 --> 01:00:56,519 AS A TRANSITION RATHER THAN AN 1685 01:00:56,519 --> 01:00:59,188 END POINT. WE KNOW CONSIDERABLY 1686 01:00:59,188 --> 01:01:00,657 MORE TODAY THAN WE DID WHEN THE 1687 01:01:00,657 --> 01:01:02,558 FORENSIC EVALUATION WAS 1688 01:01:02,558 --> 01:01:04,494 COMPLETED. SOME OF THE ORIGINAL 1689 01:01:04,494 --> 01:01:06,963 FINDINGS ARE BEING MATERIALLY 1690 01:01:06,963 --> 01:01:09,399 CLARIFIED, WHILE OTHER QUESTIONS 1691 01:01:09,399 --> 01:01:11,367 REMAIN UNDER VALIDATION. OUR 1692 01:01:11,367 --> 01:01:12,735 FOCUS NOW IS COMPLETING THAT 1693 01:01:12,735 --> 01:01:14,537 WORK AND MAKING SURE RIGOROUS 1694 01:01:14,537 --> 01:01:16,372 RECONCILIATION MONTHLY, CLOSE 1695 01:01:16,372 --> 01:01:19,275 AND RELIABLE FINANCIAL REPORTING 1696 01:01:19,275 --> 01:01:21,644 BECOME A PART OF THE 1697 01:01:21,644 --> 01:01:24,247 ORGANIZATION'S NORMAL FINANCIAL 1698 01:01:24,247 --> 01:01:26,616 MANAGEMENT AND TURNING POINT 1699 01:01:26,616 --> 01:01:27,784 REMAINED DIRECTLY ENGAGED WITH 1700 01:01:27,784 --> 01:01:33,456 US THROUGH THAT NEXT PHASE. I'M 1701 01:01:33,456 --> 01:01:38,061 HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS 1702 01:01:38,061 --> 01:01:38,528 -- THANK YOU FOR THE 1703 01:01:38,528 --> 01:01:39,929 PRESENTATION, COLLEAGUES. 1704 01:01:39,929 --> 01:01:41,931 TURNING TO YOU FOR QUESTIONS TO 1705 01:01:41,931 --> 01:01:46,302 KICK US OFF. VICE CHAIR FOSTER 1706 01:01:46,302 --> 01:01:49,939 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR, AND 1707 01:01:49,939 --> 01:01:50,573 THANK YOU SO MUCH, WILLIAM, FOR 1708 01:01:50,573 --> 01:01:53,676 YOUR PRESENTATION. AND AS ALWAYS 1709 01:01:53,676 --> 01:01:54,811 TO YOU, DIRECTOR KENNISON AND 1710 01:01:54,811 --> 01:01:57,113 ALL THE STAFF AND THE TEAM AT 1711 01:01:57,113 --> 01:01:58,681 KCRA AND TO THE FOLKS AT TURNING 1712 01:01:58,681 --> 01:01:59,882 POINT. I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN 1713 01:01:59,882 --> 01:02:02,552 A LOT OF WORK UNDERTAKEN, SO I, 1714 01:02:02,552 --> 01:02:03,519 I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS 1715 01:02:03,519 --> 01:02:04,087 THAT I WANT TO KIND OF GO 1716 01:02:04,087 --> 01:02:05,154 THROUGH. I'M GOING TO SORT OF 1717 01:02:05,154 --> 01:02:06,889 RESTATE, I THINK WHAT A LITTLE 1718 01:02:06,889 --> 01:02:08,024 BIT OF WHAT COUNCILMEMBER RINCK 1719 01:02:08,024 --> 01:02:09,926 SAID. JUST TO START OFF, WHICH 1720 01:02:09,926 --> 01:02:10,693 IS, YOU KNOW, EARLIER THIS YEAR, 1721 01:02:10,693 --> 01:02:13,362 A LOT OF OUR CONVERSATION WITH 1722 01:02:13,362 --> 01:02:15,465 THE AUDIT STEMMED AROUND THE THE 1723 01:02:15,465 --> 01:02:17,266 13 MILLION. AND THEN WITHIN THAT 1724 01:02:17,266 --> 01:02:20,203 13 MILLION, THIS 8 MILLION. AND 1725 01:02:20,203 --> 01:02:22,105 MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THAT 8 1726 01:02:22,105 --> 01:02:24,874 MILLION HAS NOW BEEN ACCOUNTED 1727 01:02:24,874 --> 01:02:25,508 FOR THROUGH THE RECONCILIATION 1728 01:02:25,508 --> 01:02:28,144 PROCESS AND THE PARTNERSHIP WITH 1729 01:02:28,144 --> 01:02:28,978 KCRA. AND THERE'S AN 1730 01:02:28,978 --> 01:02:31,047 UNDERSTANDING THAT IT'S 1731 01:02:31,047 --> 01:02:33,549 REFLECTIVE OF AN ERROR ON AN 1732 01:02:33,549 --> 01:02:35,351 OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES AND DATA 1733 01:02:35,351 --> 01:02:37,587 ENTRY OVER THE YEARS. AND SO I 1734 01:02:37,587 --> 01:02:39,455 THINK THAT'S THAT'S HELPFUL. 1735 01:02:39,455 --> 01:02:41,124 AND I MY UNDERSTANDING IS ALSO 1736 01:02:41,124 --> 01:02:45,628 THAT WE HAVE NOW OR YOU HAVE NOW 1737 01:02:45,628 --> 01:02:48,064 GOTTEN UP TO DATE THROUGH JULY 1738 01:02:48,064 --> 01:02:50,032 2026 WITH THE WORK WITH TURNING 1739 01:02:50,032 --> 01:02:50,933 POINT USA OR BOTH OF THOSE. 1740 01:02:50,933 --> 01:02:52,602 CORRECT. BEFORE I ASK MY OTHER 1741 01:02:52,602 --> 01:02:56,172 QUESTIONS 1742 01:02:56,172 --> 01:02:58,841 -- THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. 1743 01:02:58,841 --> 01:03:00,676 AND TURNING POINT STRATEGIC 1744 01:03:00,676 --> 01:03:01,677 ADVISORS HAVE BEEN A GREAT 1745 01:03:01,677 --> 01:03:06,249 PARTNER IN THIS WORK, AND IT IS 1746 01:03:06,249 --> 01:03:10,520 COMPLEX WORK. WE YOU KNOW, I CAN 1747 01:03:10,520 --> 01:03:11,420 SHARE THAT. AND IT'S REALLY 1748 01:03:11,420 --> 01:03:14,023 IMPORTANT TO BE VERY SPECIFIC 1749 01:03:14,023 --> 01:03:16,192 ABOUT WHAT IS BEING STATED. SO 1750 01:03:16,192 --> 01:03:18,895 TO THAT POINT, YOU KNOW, TURNING 1751 01:03:18,895 --> 01:03:22,665 POINT HAS NOW RECONCILED KCRA'S 1752 01:03:22,665 --> 01:03:26,102 CASH FROM INCEPTION THROUGH JULY 1753 01:03:26,102 --> 01:03:28,905 20th THROUGH JUNE 30th, 2026. 1754 01:03:28,905 --> 01:03:32,475 AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE INTO JULY 1755 01:03:32,475 --> 01:03:33,109 ALREADY. AND ROUGHLY, YOU KNOW, 1756 01:03:33,109 --> 01:03:34,977 YOU HAVE TO THINK OF THE LARGE 1757 01:03:34,977 --> 01:03:37,513 THE BIG PICTURE HERE IS, YOU 1758 01:03:37,513 --> 01:03:43,119 KNOW, THERE'S ABOUT $773 MILLION 1759 01:03:43,119 --> 01:03:45,221 SPENT, $720 MILLION RECEIVED. 1760 01:03:45,221 --> 01:03:47,824 AND WITH INTEREST. THAT HELPS 1761 01:03:47,824 --> 01:03:49,959 EXPLAIN WHY WE HAVE A CCIP 1762 01:03:49,959 --> 01:03:51,394 BALANCE IN THE MID 50s. THIS IS 1763 01:03:51,394 --> 01:03:53,462 AN ORGANIZATION WITH A LARGE 1764 01:03:53,462 --> 01:03:56,332 CASH FLOW. SO DEPENDING ON THE 1765 01:03:56,332 --> 01:03:58,201 TIMING OF CASH FLOWS, SOME OF 1766 01:03:58,201 --> 01:04:01,437 THESE NUMBERS WILL MOVE AROUND 1767 01:04:01,437 --> 01:04:02,905 ON THE SIP BALANCE. AND IT'S A 1768 01:04:02,905 --> 01:04:05,308 SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE BECAUSE IT 1769 01:04:05,308 --> 01:04:07,844 ESTABLISHES THAT THE THE CASH 1770 01:04:07,844 --> 01:04:10,446 SIDE RECONCILIATION IS, IS REAL. 1771 01:04:10,446 --> 01:04:12,148 NOW WE HAVE A SOLID HANDLE ON 1772 01:04:12,148 --> 01:04:14,717 THAT FOR THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF 1773 01:04:14,717 --> 01:04:17,420 THE ORGANIZATION. WHAT REMAINS 1774 01:04:17,420 --> 01:04:19,956 IS THE ATTRIBUTION EXERCISE. HOW 1775 01:04:19,956 --> 01:04:22,892 MUCH OF THAT DIFFERENCE IS 1776 01:04:22,892 --> 01:04:29,065 RECEIVABLE UNBILLED PROVIDER 1777 01:04:29,065 --> 01:04:29,498 UNDERSPEND IMPACTS 1778 01:04:29,498 --> 01:04:32,802 ADMINISTRATIVE REVENUE THAT'S 1779 01:04:32,802 --> 01:04:35,271 NOT EARNED INTEREST. GENUINE 1780 01:04:35,271 --> 01:04:36,906 OVERSPEND OR SOMETHING ELSE. AND 1781 01:04:36,906 --> 01:04:39,141 SO THAT'S THIS SORT OF FINAL 1782 01:04:39,141 --> 01:04:40,643 PART OF THE PROCESS WE'RE 1783 01:04:40,643 --> 01:04:42,411 WORKING THROUGH RIGHT NOW, WHICH 1784 01:04:42,411 --> 01:04:45,748 WILL REALLY HELP US DETERMINE 1785 01:04:45,748 --> 01:04:50,319 WHAT THE COMPOSITION OF THAT 1786 01:04:50,319 --> 01:04:50,820 CCIP BALANCE REFLECTS. 1787 01:04:50,820 --> 01:04:52,855 -- GOT IT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. 1788 01:04:52,855 --> 01:04:54,857 AGAIN, I'LL DO MY SIMPLIFIED 1789 01:04:54,857 --> 01:04:55,691 VERSION AND I APPRECIATE THAT 1790 01:04:55,691 --> 01:04:57,193 YOU'RE MAKING SURE WE'VE GOT 1791 01:04:57,193 --> 01:04:58,894 IT TECHNICALLY CORRECT. BUT WHAT 1792 01:04:58,894 --> 01:05:00,863 I HEAR IS THE THE CASH 1793 01:05:00,863 --> 01:05:03,032 RECONCILIATION IS SOLIDLY 1794 01:05:03,032 --> 01:05:04,000 HANDLED, AND THERE'S STILL MORE 1795 01:05:04,000 --> 01:05:06,402 WORK TO DO ON OTHER, OTHER 1796 01:05:06,402 --> 01:05:07,903 ATTRIBUTES THAT ARE IN THE 1797 01:05:07,903 --> 01:05:10,873 SYSTEM AND THAT IS IN PROCESS. 1798 01:05:10,873 --> 01:05:12,842 DO WE HAVE A DATE FOR THAT 1799 01:05:12,842 --> 01:05:14,210 SECOND BODY OF WORK THAT YOU 1800 01:05:14,210 --> 01:05:15,878 JUST MENTIONED? 1801 01:05:15,878 --> 01:05:17,446 -- YEAH, WE'RE REALLY CLOSE. I 1802 01:05:17,446 --> 01:05:19,615 WOULD IMAGINE WE WILL HAVE THE 1803 01:05:19,615 --> 01:05:20,983 ATTRIBUTION COMPONENT OF THAT 1804 01:05:20,983 --> 01:05:24,654 COMPLETED IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. 1805 01:05:24,654 --> 01:05:25,588 OKAY. 1806 01:05:25,588 --> 01:05:26,756 -- OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. 1807 01:05:26,756 --> 01:05:29,158 OKAY. AND THEN NOW I WANT TO 1808 01:05:29,158 --> 01:05:30,293 TURN TO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS 1809 01:05:30,293 --> 01:05:32,228 THAT I HAD. I ONE THING I WOULD 1810 01:05:32,228 --> 01:05:36,065 LOVE TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE 1811 01:05:36,065 --> 01:05:37,900 ABOUT IS WHEN WE'RE THINKING 1812 01:05:37,900 --> 01:05:39,101 ABOUT THE 2027, THE LOOK AHEAD, 1813 01:05:39,101 --> 01:05:40,636 IF YOU WILL, RIGHT? SO, YOU 1814 01:05:40,636 --> 01:05:43,205 KNOW, AS I'M LISTENING TO THE, 1815 01:05:43,205 --> 01:05:45,007 THE PRESENTATION AND I HAD A 1816 01:05:45,007 --> 01:05:47,510 GREAT BRIEFING WITH TURNING 1817 01:05:47,510 --> 01:05:49,345 POINT AND EVEN HEARING THE 1818 01:05:49,345 --> 01:05:52,214 SOURCE OF THE CHALLENGE, I WANT 1819 01:05:52,214 --> 01:05:54,250 TO UNDERSTAND THE PIVOT OR THE 1820 01:05:54,250 --> 01:05:56,852 CHANGES HAPPENING INSIDE THE 1821 01:05:56,852 --> 01:05:57,853 ORGANIZATION SO THAT AS WE LOOK 1822 01:05:57,853 --> 01:06:01,257 AHEAD TO 2027, WE HAVE OR THE 1823 01:06:01,257 --> 01:06:03,826 AGENCY IS ABLE TO HAVE THE 1824 01:06:03,826 --> 01:06:06,262 APPROPRIATE ACCOUNTING PRACTICES 1825 01:06:06,262 --> 01:06:09,832 TO ENSURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE, IF 1826 01:06:09,832 --> 01:06:12,535 YOU WILL, A REPEAT OF THE SAME 1827 01:06:12,535 --> 01:06:15,237 KIND OF YOU KNOW, INCORRECT DATA 1828 01:06:15,237 --> 01:06:18,107 ENTRY OR OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES 1829 01:06:18,107 --> 01:06:19,108 THAT LED TO THIS IN THE FIRST 1830 01:06:19,108 --> 01:06:20,676 PLACE. SO, SO HOW ARE WE 1831 01:06:20,676 --> 01:06:23,612 ENSURING THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN 1832 01:06:23,612 --> 01:06:23,846 AGAIN. 1833 01:06:23,846 --> 01:06:24,981 -- DEEPLY APPRECIATE THAT 1834 01:06:24,981 --> 01:06:28,184 QUESTION BECAUSE IT'S A REALLY 1835 01:06:28,184 --> 01:06:30,319 IMPORTANT ONE. AND I WOULD NOTE 1836 01:06:30,319 --> 01:06:33,289 THAT FINANCIAL BEST PRACTICES 1837 01:06:33,289 --> 01:06:35,725 ARE WELL KNOWN. PERFORMANCE OF 1838 01:06:35,725 --> 01:06:39,762 THEM CAN AT TIMES BE ELUSIVE AND 1839 01:06:39,762 --> 01:06:41,864 A STRUGGLE, PARTICULARLY FOR A 1840 01:06:41,864 --> 01:06:44,433 BRAND NEW ORGANIZATION GRAPPLING 1841 01:06:44,433 --> 01:06:46,202 WITH THE SORT OF COMPLEXITY AND 1842 01:06:46,202 --> 01:06:49,405 SCALE AND SCOPE OF OPERATIONS 1843 01:06:49,405 --> 01:06:53,943 THAT KCRA WAS NEWLY FORMED TO 1844 01:06:53,943 --> 01:06:58,180 TAKE ON. IT'S UNSURPRISING TO 1845 01:06:58,180 --> 01:07:00,850 ME THAT THERE WERE CHALLENGES, 1846 01:07:00,850 --> 01:07:01,417 PARTICULARLY DURING THE THE 1847 01:07:01,417 --> 01:07:04,453 EARLY YEARS OF KCRA RELATIVE TO 1848 01:07:04,453 --> 01:07:07,256 THEIR ABILITY TO PROPERLY 1849 01:07:07,256 --> 01:07:10,860 ARCHITECT AND EXECUTE THE 1850 01:07:10,860 --> 01:07:12,962 FINANCIAL SYSTEMS NEEDED FOR THE 1851 01:07:12,962 --> 01:07:16,899 OPERATION AT HAND. BUT WANT TO 1852 01:07:16,899 --> 01:07:19,068 NOTE THAT THAT ARCHITECTURE IS 1853 01:07:19,068 --> 01:07:21,871 WELL ESTABLISHED IN GENERAL 1854 01:07:21,871 --> 01:07:24,340 BUSINESS PRACTICES. TURNING 1855 01:07:24,340 --> 01:07:26,876 POINTS, ENGAGEMENT WITH US OVER 1856 01:07:26,876 --> 01:07:30,012 THE COMING MONTHS WILL HELP OUR 1857 01:07:30,012 --> 01:07:32,214 ORGANIZATION IMPLEMENT THOSE 1858 01:07:32,214 --> 01:07:35,885 BEST PRACTICES, THOSE NORMAL 1859 01:07:35,885 --> 01:07:37,720 ROUTINIZED ACTIVITIES, AND 1860 01:07:37,720 --> 01:07:39,321 ENSURE THAT OUR FINANCE TEAM IS 1861 01:07:39,321 --> 01:07:40,923 OPERATING THEM. THEN PROPERLY, 1862 01:07:40,923 --> 01:07:42,591 THEY WILL ALSO BE IDENTIFYING 1863 01:07:42,591 --> 01:07:44,527 SOME OF THE ARCHITECTURAL 1864 01:07:44,527 --> 01:07:45,428 OPPORTUNITIES, IF YOU WILL. IF I 1865 01:07:45,428 --> 01:07:48,230 CAN TURN A PHRASE, THERE, 1866 01:07:48,230 --> 01:07:51,500 PARTICULARLY RELATIVE TO THE 1867 01:07:51,500 --> 01:07:53,502 NATURE OF SOME OF THESE LARGER 1868 01:07:53,502 --> 01:07:56,205 CONTRACTS FOR HOMELESSNESS 1869 01:07:56,205 --> 01:07:58,374 SERVICES THAT ARE COMPLEX, 1870 01:07:58,374 --> 01:07:59,742 THEY'RE COMPLICATED. IS THE IS 1871 01:07:59,742 --> 01:08:01,410 THE REALITY OF THEM IN TERMS OF 1872 01:08:01,410 --> 01:08:05,614 THEIR REIMBURSEMENT CYCLES, 1873 01:08:05,614 --> 01:08:06,148 COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS, 1874 01:08:06,148 --> 01:08:07,516 REPORTING. AND WHILE THE FUTURE 1875 01:08:07,516 --> 01:08:14,356 STATE KCRA WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY 1876 01:08:14,356 --> 01:08:15,791 SMALLER IN TERMS OF REVENUE, 1877 01:08:15,791 --> 01:08:19,261 SOME OF THAT COMPLEXITY WILL 1878 01:08:19,261 --> 01:08:19,795 STILL PERSIST THROUGH OUR 1879 01:08:19,795 --> 01:08:22,064 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE CONTRACTS 1880 01:08:22,064 --> 01:08:24,700 WITH WASHINGTON STATE, OUR HUD 1881 01:08:24,700 --> 01:08:27,870 CONTRACTS, AND, YOU KNOW, 1882 01:08:27,870 --> 01:08:28,871 CONTINUING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE 1883 01:08:28,871 --> 01:08:32,341 CITY AND THE COUNTY AROUND THE 1884 01:08:32,341 --> 01:08:35,277 REGIONAL IMPACT AND BENEFIT OF 1885 01:08:35,277 --> 01:08:37,746 WHAT IS, YOU KNOW, APPROACHING 1886 01:08:37,746 --> 01:08:39,849 250, 300 MILLION A YEAR IN 1887 01:08:39,849 --> 01:08:44,353 HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE SYSTEM 1888 01:08:44,353 --> 01:08:46,555 INVESTMENTS. SO THE SHORTER 1889 01:08:46,555 --> 01:08:47,790 VERSION, WE FEEL LIKE WE'LL BE 1890 01:08:47,790 --> 01:08:49,191 ABLE TO HAVE THIS IN GOOD ORDER 1891 01:08:49,191 --> 01:08:53,662 AND OPERATING PROPERLY OURSELVES 1892 01:08:53,662 --> 01:08:55,297 MOVING INTO 2027. 1893 01:08:55,297 --> 01:08:56,265 -- OKAY. I WANT TO ASK JUST 1894 01:08:56,265 --> 01:08:59,168 MAYBE TO GO A LITTLE BIT MORE IN 1895 01:08:59,168 --> 01:09:01,670 DETAIL HERE, BECAUSE I THINK 1896 01:09:01,670 --> 01:09:02,938 WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR IS TO KIND 1897 01:09:02,938 --> 01:09:06,275 OF UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE 1898 01:09:06,275 --> 01:09:09,111 WOULD EXPECT TO SEE THAT BUDGET, 1899 01:09:09,111 --> 01:09:09,645 THAT STAFFING PLAN, THOSE 1900 01:09:09,645 --> 01:09:10,846 PIECES, I'M HEARING THE 1901 01:09:10,846 --> 01:09:11,847 COMMITMENT AND I THINK I'M 1902 01:09:11,847 --> 01:09:14,250 WONDERING IF WE HAVE ANY ANY 1903 01:09:14,250 --> 01:09:17,052 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON 1904 01:09:17,052 --> 01:09:17,620 TIMELINE OR THE STRUCTURAL 1905 01:09:17,620 --> 01:09:19,088 CHANGES. AND OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE 1906 01:09:19,088 --> 01:09:22,191 PREPARING TO HEAD INTO OUR 1907 01:09:22,191 --> 01:09:24,193 BUDGET SEASON HERE. AND I'M 1908 01:09:24,193 --> 01:09:26,428 LOOKING TO UNDERSTAND WHETHER OR 1909 01:09:26,428 --> 01:09:29,365 NOT WE'LL SEE A BUDGET FROM 1910 01:09:29,365 --> 01:09:31,333 KCRA THAT REFLECTS TWO THINGS. 1911 01:09:31,333 --> 01:09:33,168 BOTH THE CHANGE IN APPROACH. 1912 01:09:33,168 --> 01:09:34,303 OBVIOUSLY, GIVEN SOME OF THE 1913 01:09:34,303 --> 01:09:35,304 CONTRACTS THAT WILL BE RETURNING 1914 01:09:35,304 --> 01:09:37,540 HERE TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE, AND 1915 01:09:37,540 --> 01:09:38,774 THEN ALSO WHETHER OR NOT THAT 1916 01:09:38,774 --> 01:09:40,576 BUDGET IS GOING TO REFLECT, AS 1917 01:09:40,576 --> 01:09:43,379 YOU SAID, ARCHITECTURALLY, THE 1918 01:09:43,379 --> 01:09:45,648 THE CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE MADE 1919 01:09:45,648 --> 01:09:47,416 INTERNALLY. AGAIN, WITH THAT 1920 01:09:47,416 --> 01:09:49,185 SORT OF PREVENTION AND BEST 1921 01:09:49,185 --> 01:09:49,752 PRACTICES MINDSET. SO I'M 1922 01:09:49,752 --> 01:09:51,220 LOOKING FOR SORT OF AN 1923 01:09:51,220 --> 01:09:52,087 AFFIRMATION AND WHAT YOU CAN 1924 01:09:52,087 --> 01:09:53,322 PROVIDE ME ON TIMING, BECAUSE I 1925 01:09:53,322 --> 01:09:55,190 THINK THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL. 1926 01:09:55,190 --> 01:09:59,929 GIVEN AGAIN, HEADING INTO BUDGET 1927 01:09:59,929 --> 01:10:00,329 SEASON NEXT WEEK. 1928 01:10:00,329 --> 01:10:02,865 -- YES. AND GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF 1929 01:10:02,865 --> 01:10:05,134 YOU IN THAT WORK. I KNOW IT'S 1930 01:10:05,134 --> 01:10:08,270 INCREDIBLY INTENSE. WE ARE 1931 01:10:08,270 --> 01:10:10,406 WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH CITY 1932 01:10:10,406 --> 01:10:14,076 AND COUNTY EXECUTIVE PARTNERS TO 1933 01:10:14,076 --> 01:10:16,345 IDENTIFY EXACTLY WHAT WORK KCRA 1934 01:10:16,345 --> 01:10:19,682 MAY HOLD IN 2027. THAT IS FUNDED 1935 01:10:19,682 --> 01:10:22,251 IN PART OR IN WHOLE BY THE CITY 1936 01:10:22,251 --> 01:10:23,919 AND COUNTY. WE ARE CLEAR ON OUR 1937 01:10:23,919 --> 01:10:26,689 HUD COC RESPONSIBILITIES. WE'RE 1938 01:10:26,689 --> 01:10:31,894 CLEAR ON OUR STATE ENCAMPMENT 1939 01:10:31,894 --> 01:10:32,528 RESOLUTION RESPONSIBILITIES, BUT 1940 01:10:32,528 --> 01:10:35,197 THERE'S A LOT AROUND THE EDGES 1941 01:10:35,197 --> 01:10:37,066 OF TAKING BACK LOCAL CONTRACTS 1942 01:10:37,066 --> 01:10:39,101 THAT NEEDS TO BE SORT OF SORTED 1943 01:10:39,101 --> 01:10:42,438 OUT, INCLUDING SOME OF THE DATA 1944 01:10:42,438 --> 01:10:44,206 WORK, SOME OF THE MONITORING AND 1945 01:10:44,206 --> 01:10:46,375 COMPLIANCE WORK, AND THEN THE 1946 01:10:46,375 --> 01:10:48,277 TIMING OF WHEN YOU KNOW, THE 1947 01:10:48,277 --> 01:10:50,779 STATE AND I'M SORRY, THE CITY 1948 01:10:50,779 --> 01:10:52,314 AND COUNTY TEAMS WILL BE READY 1949 01:10:52,314 --> 01:10:54,416 TO FULLY TAKE ON THAT WORK WHEN 1950 01:10:54,416 --> 01:10:57,553 KCRA WILL BE FULLY READY TO RAMP 1951 01:10:57,553 --> 01:11:00,122 DOWN. SO THAT'S THE ONGOING 1952 01:11:00,122 --> 01:11:03,225 CONVERSATION RIGHT NOW WITH HSD 1953 01:11:03,225 --> 01:11:04,827 AND DC IN THE EXECUTIVE'S 1954 01:11:04,827 --> 01:11:05,761 OFFICE AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, 1955 01:11:05,761 --> 01:11:08,497 WE'VE PROVIDED OUR EXECUTIVE 1956 01:11:08,497 --> 01:11:10,733 INSIGHT INTO A VISION FOR KCRA 1957 01:11:10,733 --> 01:11:14,403 IN 2027. WE UNDERSTAND THAT 1958 01:11:14,403 --> 01:11:16,939 THAT'S GOT TO MEET BUDGET 1959 01:11:16,939 --> 01:11:18,307 REALITIES FOR THE CITY AND 1960 01:11:18,307 --> 01:11:21,043 COUNTY. SO WE WOULD EXPECT THIS 1961 01:11:21,043 --> 01:11:24,046 BODY TO RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION 1962 01:11:24,046 --> 01:11:26,649 ON THE PROGRESS OF THAT IN THE 1963 01:11:26,649 --> 01:11:30,586 BUDGET SUBMISSION FROM THE MAYOR 1964 01:11:30,586 --> 01:11:33,656 IN SOON, VERY SOON. AND I THINK 1965 01:11:33,656 --> 01:11:36,091 THERE'S PROBABLY SOME 1966 01:11:36,091 --> 01:11:36,725 SEQUENCING THINGS THAT NEED TO 1967 01:11:36,725 --> 01:11:37,593 BE SORTED OUT. SO OF COURSE, I 1968 01:11:37,593 --> 01:11:41,096 WON'T SPEAK FOR THE CITY, BUT 1969 01:11:41,096 --> 01:11:42,264 THAT WORK IS ACTIVE AND ONGOING, 1970 01:11:42,264 --> 01:11:45,334 AND I THINK THEY THE MECHANISM 1971 01:11:45,334 --> 01:11:47,369 FOR PRESENTING THAT TO CITY 1972 01:11:47,369 --> 01:11:48,837 COUNCIL WILL BE THROUGH THE 1973 01:11:48,837 --> 01:11:49,338 MAYOR'S BUDGET. 1974 01:11:49,338 --> 01:11:53,375 -- OKAY. THAT'S HELPFUL. THANK 1975 01:11:53,375 --> 01:11:54,376 YOU. I THINK SO I LOOK FORWARD 1976 01:11:54,376 --> 01:11:55,310 TO GET TO DIGGING INTO THAT IN 1977 01:11:55,310 --> 01:11:56,779 THE BUDGET, AND I'M SURE WE'LL 1978 01:11:56,779 --> 01:11:59,748 HAVE MORE CONVERSATIONS MOVING 1979 01:11:59,748 --> 01:12:00,816 FORWARD. I KNOW ONE OF THE OTHER 1980 01:12:00,816 --> 01:12:03,085 THINGS THAT WE HEARD, AND AGAIN, 1981 01:12:03,085 --> 01:12:04,219 I'M LOOKING TO UNDERSTAND WHERE 1982 01:12:04,219 --> 01:12:04,953 THIS IS BEING MANAGED. AND ONE 1983 01:12:04,953 --> 01:12:06,188 OF THE OTHER THINGS, AND I 1984 01:12:06,188 --> 01:12:07,456 DON'T REMEMBER WHETHER THIS WAS 1985 01:12:07,456 --> 01:12:11,293 IN THE AUDIT OR LATER REPORT, 1986 01:12:11,293 --> 01:12:11,794 BUT WAS JUST AROUND THE 1987 01:12:11,794 --> 01:12:14,563 RESPONSIVENESS AND THE TIME FOR, 1988 01:12:14,563 --> 01:12:17,533 EXCUSE ME, THE TIME FOR 1989 01:12:17,533 --> 01:12:18,167 COMPLETING INVOICES WITH PARTNER 1990 01:12:18,167 --> 01:12:20,736 AGENCIES TO KCRA. IS THAT 1991 01:12:20,736 --> 01:12:22,805 SOMETHING THAT YOU'VE BEEN ABLE 1992 01:12:22,805 --> 01:12:24,707 TO MAKE PROGRESS ON THROUGH 1993 01:12:24,707 --> 01:12:26,308 EITHER THE INTERNAL WORK OR THE 1994 01:12:26,308 --> 01:12:29,144 COLLABORATION WITH TURNING 1995 01:12:29,144 --> 01:12:33,315 POINT? 1996 01:12:33,315 --> 01:12:34,883 -- YES. WE HAVE HAD PARTICULAR 1997 01:12:34,883 --> 01:12:41,156 FOCUS ON TWO AREAS. ONE IS 1998 01:12:41,156 --> 01:12:41,724 IMPROVING OUR MONTHLY CLOSE 1999 01:12:41,724 --> 01:12:43,726 PROCESSES AND THE NEXT BIG AREA 2000 01:12:43,726 --> 01:12:45,961 IS INVOICING. THAT REPRESENTS AN 2001 01:12:45,961 --> 01:12:47,296 IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY FOR US 2002 01:12:47,296 --> 01:12:48,530 MOVING FORWARD. THERE ARE MANY 2003 01:12:48,530 --> 01:12:50,399 REASONS WHY, AT TIMES THE 2004 01:12:50,399 --> 01:12:52,434 INVOICING CYCLE HAS BEEN SLOW. 2005 01:12:52,434 --> 01:12:55,237 THERE. PART OF THAT SITS WITH US 2006 01:12:55,237 --> 01:12:58,307 IN TERMS OF PERHAPS SUBMITTING 2007 01:12:58,307 --> 01:12:59,174 INVOICES THAT ARE REJECTED FOR 2008 01:12:59,174 --> 01:13:01,043 SOME REASON OR ANOTHER BY THE 2009 01:13:01,043 --> 01:13:03,746 CITY OR THE COUNTY OTHER TIMES 2010 01:13:03,746 --> 01:13:05,581 THERE HAVE BEEN JUST LONG 2011 01:13:05,581 --> 01:13:06,949 PERIODS OF TIME WHERE INVOICING 2012 01:13:06,949 --> 01:13:11,487 WAS ON HOLD DUE TO DELAYS. 2013 01:13:11,487 --> 01:13:13,589 COMPLETING AN MSA AGREEMENT, AND 2014 01:13:13,589 --> 01:13:15,090 THOSE REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT 2015 01:13:15,090 --> 01:13:17,593 OPPORTUNITIES FOR US. THE 2016 01:13:17,593 --> 01:13:18,127 TIGHTER WE CAN CLOSE THE 2017 01:13:18,127 --> 01:13:19,561 REIMBURSEMENT CYCLE, WHICH 2018 01:13:19,561 --> 01:13:22,731 SOMETIMES SITS 90 TO 120 DAYS, 2019 01:13:22,731 --> 01:13:24,466 THAT REPRESENTS A LARGE AMOUNT 2020 01:13:24,466 --> 01:13:26,668 OF CASH THAT SITS IN THE CCIP 2021 01:13:26,668 --> 01:13:28,003 ACCRUING INTEREST. AND IF WE CAN 2022 01:13:28,003 --> 01:13:29,705 GET A DECLINATION AND THE 2023 01:13:29,705 --> 01:13:33,442 AVERAGE PAYMENT CYCLE TIME, THAT 2024 01:13:33,442 --> 01:13:33,842 WILL SAVE MONEY. 2025 01:13:33,842 --> 01:13:36,245 -- YEAH, I AGREE, AND ANYTHING 2026 01:13:36,245 --> 01:13:38,447 YOU CAN SHARE ON NEW STRATEGIES 2027 01:13:38,447 --> 01:13:40,616 TO ACHIEVE THAT DECLINATION IN 2028 01:13:40,616 --> 01:13:42,818 RESPONSE TIME. 2029 01:13:42,818 --> 01:13:43,719 -- YOU KNOW, I CAN GIVE YOU A 2030 01:13:43,719 --> 01:13:46,822 COUPLE OF CONCRETE EXAMPLES. ONE 2031 01:13:46,822 --> 01:13:48,190 FROM WITHIN. YOU DON'T HAVE TO 2032 01:13:48,190 --> 01:13:49,725 GET INTO THE KIND OF GUTS OF THE 2033 01:13:49,725 --> 01:13:51,226 ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AND PRACTICES, 2034 01:13:51,226 --> 01:13:53,762 BUT WE THINK WE CAN HAVE A 2035 01:13:53,762 --> 01:13:56,031 LITTLE CLEARER UNDERSTANDING OF 2036 01:13:56,031 --> 01:13:58,801 WHAT'S CAUSING REJECTIONS MORE 2037 01:13:58,801 --> 01:14:01,236 EXPLICITLY AND HAVE TIGHTER 2038 01:14:01,236 --> 01:14:02,204 PARTNERSHIP WITH COUNTY AND 2039 01:14:02,204 --> 01:14:04,406 CITY. BUT IT'S WORTH NOTING 2040 01:14:04,406 --> 01:14:05,707 THAT THOSE REJECTIONS EXIST 2041 01:14:05,707 --> 01:14:06,575 SOLELY WITHIN THE LOCAL CONTRACT 2042 01:14:06,575 --> 01:14:08,110 SPACE. WE DON'T HAVE THAT ISSUE 2043 01:14:08,110 --> 01:14:10,579 WITH HUD OR COMMERCE, SO THAT 2044 01:14:10,579 --> 01:14:12,881 PROBLEM GOES AWAY FOR KCRA. ONCE 2045 01:14:12,881 --> 01:14:15,217 THOSE LOCAL CONTRACTS MIGRATE. 2046 01:14:15,217 --> 01:14:16,919 SIMILARLY, ANOTHER ANOTHER 2047 01:14:16,919 --> 01:14:17,886 EXAMPLE OF WHERE THE DELAYS IN 2048 01:14:17,886 --> 01:14:22,825 THE PAST WERE THE MSA AGREEMENTS 2049 01:14:22,825 --> 01:14:24,827 ARTICULATE THE FINANCIAL 2050 01:14:24,827 --> 01:14:28,330 CONSIDERATIONS THAT ARE IN PLAY 2051 01:14:28,330 --> 01:14:30,098 RELATIVE TO THE SUMS THAT ARE 2052 01:14:30,098 --> 01:14:31,800 BEING ULTIMATELY INVOICED. BUT 2053 01:14:31,800 --> 01:14:34,436 THEY AT TIMES ALSO INTEGRATE 2054 01:14:34,436 --> 01:14:34,837 OTHER OPERATIONAL 2055 01:14:34,837 --> 01:14:37,506 CHARACTERISTICS AROUND PERHAPS 2056 01:14:37,506 --> 01:14:40,075 LANGUAGE AROUND NEW LEGISLATION. 2057 01:14:40,075 --> 01:14:41,977 AND WHAT I'VE SEEN IS THAT THE 2058 01:14:41,977 --> 01:14:45,747 MSA RENEWAL PROCESS CAN GET HELD 2059 01:14:45,747 --> 01:14:47,983 UP AS LANGUAGE GOES BACK AND 2060 01:14:47,983 --> 01:14:48,484 FORTH BETWEEN DIFFERENT 2061 01:14:48,484 --> 01:14:50,786 DEPARTMENTS AND COUNCIL TO GET 2062 01:14:50,786 --> 01:14:52,120 THE RIGHT LANGUAGE, FOR 2063 01:14:52,120 --> 01:14:55,190 INSTANCE, RELATIVE TO 2064 01:14:55,190 --> 01:14:55,824 IMMIGRATION CONSIDERATIONS, IF 2065 01:14:55,824 --> 01:14:59,127 YOU WILL, IN SHELTERS OR 2066 01:14:59,127 --> 01:15:00,896 SOMETHING LIKE THAT. ONE 2067 01:15:00,896 --> 01:15:02,764 OPPORTUNITY WOULD BE TO PARSE 2068 01:15:02,764 --> 01:15:04,566 OUT THE MSAS SO THAT THERE'S AN 2069 01:15:04,566 --> 01:15:06,969 MSA JUST FOR THE FINANCIAL 2070 01:15:06,969 --> 01:15:08,737 COMPONENTS. SO THOSE ARE SETTLED 2071 01:15:08,737 --> 01:15:09,838 QUITE QUICKLY. AND WE COULD HAVE 2072 01:15:09,838 --> 01:15:12,107 AN MSA AMENDMENT THAT THAT 2073 01:15:12,107 --> 01:15:14,142 ADOPTS THOSE FINANCIAL 2074 01:15:14,142 --> 01:15:16,011 CONSIDERATIONS DONE QUITE 2075 01:15:16,011 --> 01:15:17,546 PROMPTLY WHILE HAVING A FOLLOW 2076 01:15:17,546 --> 01:15:19,381 ON MSA FOR SOME OF THOSE MORE 2077 01:15:19,381 --> 01:15:21,617 COMPLEX MATTERS THAT TAKE TIME 2078 01:15:21,617 --> 01:15:23,719 AND HAVE A HISTORICALLY DELAYED 2079 01:15:23,719 --> 01:15:25,387 THAT PROCESS. OKAY. 2080 01:15:25,387 --> 01:15:26,455 -- I THINK THAT'S HELPFUL. AND 2081 01:15:26,455 --> 01:15:27,823 I THINK WHAT I'M, I THINK WHAT 2082 01:15:27,823 --> 01:15:28,957 I'M GATHERING IS THERE'S A 2083 01:15:28,957 --> 01:15:31,093 COUPLE OF STRATEGIES THAT HAVE 2084 01:15:31,093 --> 01:15:34,296 BEEN IDENTIFIED. I'M GATHERING 2085 01:15:34,296 --> 01:15:35,697 THAT THE SHIFT IN ON SOME OF THE 2086 01:15:35,697 --> 01:15:37,666 CONTRACT RESPONSIBILITY THAT WE 2087 01:15:37,666 --> 01:15:39,201 ANTICIPATE THROUGH THE BUDGET 2088 01:15:39,201 --> 01:15:40,569 PROCESS WILL TAKE CARE OF SOME 2089 01:15:40,569 --> 01:15:44,640 OF THOSE, BECAUSE I'M HEARING 2090 01:15:44,640 --> 01:15:45,974 THAT THOSE THOSE REJECTIONS WERE 2091 01:15:45,974 --> 01:15:46,608 SORT OF HAPPENING WITH THE CITY. 2092 01:15:46,608 --> 01:15:47,876 SO AS WE'RE TAKING THOSE 2093 01:15:47,876 --> 01:15:50,279 PORTIONS BACK THAT THAT SHOULD 2094 01:15:50,279 --> 01:15:51,647 MANAGE FOR THAT COMPONENT, BUT 2095 01:15:51,647 --> 01:15:53,548 THEN THERE'S STILL THE NEED TO 2096 01:15:53,548 --> 01:15:54,283 MAKE SURE THAT INVOICES ARE 2097 01:15:54,283 --> 01:15:56,718 GETTING COMPLETED ON TIME TO THE 2098 01:15:56,718 --> 01:15:59,288 KCRW PARTNERS. AND THERE MAY BE 2099 01:15:59,288 --> 01:16:01,423 AN ONGOING BODY OF WORK AND 2100 01:16:01,423 --> 01:16:03,091 IMPROVEMENTS. THERE. IS THAT 2101 01:16:03,091 --> 01:16:03,859 ACCURATE? OR AGAIN, I WANT TO 2102 01:16:03,859 --> 01:16:04,960 MAKE SURE I'M GETTING IT 2103 01:16:04,960 --> 01:16:05,227 CORRECT. 2104 01:16:05,227 --> 01:16:06,395 -- YEAH, I KNOW, I APPRECIATE 2105 01:16:06,395 --> 01:16:08,997 THE CIRCLING IN ON IT. I MEAN, 2106 01:16:08,997 --> 01:16:11,833 THE KEY POINT IS THAT FOR OUR 2107 01:16:11,833 --> 01:16:13,335 REMAINING PORTFOLIO IN 2027 WITH 2108 01:16:13,335 --> 01:16:14,970 HUD AND COMMERCE, WE DON'T HAVE 2109 01:16:14,970 --> 01:16:16,538 THESE PROBLEMS. WE GET PAID 2110 01:16:16,538 --> 01:16:17,940 PROMPTLY, VERY QUICKLY WITH BOTH 2111 01:16:17,940 --> 01:16:20,108 OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS. IT IS 2112 01:16:20,108 --> 01:16:21,510 THE LOCAL CONTRACTS THAT HAS 2113 01:16:21,510 --> 01:16:22,611 BEEN VERY CHALLENGING AND 2114 01:16:22,611 --> 01:16:24,212 DIFFICULT, AND IT SPEAKS TO THE 2115 01:16:24,212 --> 01:16:26,448 OVERALL PROJECT COMPLEXITY OF 2116 01:16:26,448 --> 01:16:28,016 TAKING THESE TWO POOLS OF 2117 01:16:28,016 --> 01:16:28,583 CONTRACTS, ORIGINALLY FROM 2118 01:16:28,583 --> 01:16:30,919 COUNTY AND CITY, AND TRYING TO 2119 01:16:30,919 --> 01:16:32,521 HAVE A THIRD PARTY RUN THEM. 2120 01:16:32,521 --> 01:16:34,189 -- THANK YOU. AND FINAL QUESTION 2121 01:16:34,189 --> 01:16:35,357 ON THIS. I THINK WHAT I'M JUST 2122 01:16:35,357 --> 01:16:36,358 TRYING TO MAKE SURE I'M HEARING 2123 01:16:36,358 --> 01:16:39,962 IS I HEAR THAT YOU HAVE THE THE 2124 01:16:39,962 --> 01:16:41,763 POSITIVE INVOICING TIMELINE WITH 2125 01:16:41,763 --> 01:16:42,664 YOUR OTHER PARTNERS. AND I THINK 2126 01:16:42,664 --> 01:16:45,767 THAT'S GREAT. AND I THINK THAT 2127 01:16:45,767 --> 01:16:47,235 ALSO REFLECTS THE THE NEW AND 2128 01:16:47,235 --> 01:16:48,337 REFRESHED AND REVAMPED ROLE THAT 2129 01:16:48,337 --> 01:16:49,404 THE AGENCY IS GOING TO PLAY. AND 2130 01:16:49,404 --> 01:16:51,073 WHAT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE 2131 01:16:51,073 --> 01:16:53,075 I'M CLEAR ON IS THAT I'M ALSO 2132 01:16:53,075 --> 01:16:53,709 HEARING THAT THE OTHER PART OF 2133 01:16:53,709 --> 01:16:55,610 THAT, NOT JUST WITH THE AGENCY, 2134 01:16:55,610 --> 01:16:57,913 BUT WITH THE PROVIDER, THAT 2135 01:16:57,913 --> 01:16:59,348 BECAUSE OF THAT RELATIONSHIP YOU 2136 01:16:59,348 --> 01:17:00,782 HAVE WITH THOSE AGENCIES. ARE WE 2137 01:17:00,782 --> 01:17:03,018 EXPECTING. WE'LL SEE IMPROVED 2138 01:17:03,018 --> 01:17:05,220 INCREASED RESPONSIVENESS TO THE 2139 01:17:05,220 --> 01:17:06,922 PROVIDERS WITH KCRA, NOT JUST 2140 01:17:06,922 --> 01:17:08,190 THE AGENCY FUNDERS? 2141 01:17:08,190 --> 01:17:10,959 -- I APPRECIATE THAT, YEAH. FOR 2142 01:17:10,959 --> 01:17:16,732 SEVERAL YEARS NOW, KCRA HAS BEEN 2143 01:17:16,732 --> 01:17:17,299 WHOLLY RESPONSIVE TO PAYING 2144 01:17:17,299 --> 01:17:20,002 PROVIDER INVOICES IN LESS THAN 2145 01:17:20,002 --> 01:17:21,570 3045 DAYS. THERE'S BEEN NO ISSUE 2146 01:17:21,570 --> 01:17:23,872 IN THAT AREA FOR MANY YEARS. 2147 01:17:23,872 --> 01:17:24,673 -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR. 2148 01:17:24,673 --> 01:17:25,841 I MAY HAVE A FEW MORE QUESTIONS, 2149 01:17:25,841 --> 01:17:27,809 BUT I WANT TO I WANT TO REVIEW 2150 01:17:27,809 --> 01:17:28,577 WHAT I'VE HEARD. THANK YOU SO 2151 01:17:28,577 --> 01:17:30,779 MUCH, WILLIAM 2152 01:17:30,779 --> 01:17:32,614 -- THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR FOSTER, 2153 01:17:32,614 --> 01:17:33,281 I APPRECIATE THAT. I KNOW 2154 01:17:33,281 --> 01:17:34,883 THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION TO 2155 01:17:34,883 --> 01:17:36,418 UNPACK HERE, SO I'M HAPPY TO 2156 01:17:36,418 --> 01:17:38,654 PICK UP THE TORCH AND ASK A 2157 01:17:38,654 --> 01:17:42,624 COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AS WE'RE ALL 2158 01:17:42,624 --> 01:17:43,258 ABSORBING THAT NEW INFORMATION 2159 01:17:43,258 --> 01:17:44,493 TO. AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT 2160 01:17:44,493 --> 01:17:47,396 LINE OF QUESTIONING. JUST SO 2161 01:17:47,396 --> 01:17:49,031 I'M CLEAR ON THIS POINT AS 2162 01:17:49,031 --> 01:17:51,967 WELL. JUST TO BRING INTO THE 2163 01:17:51,967 --> 01:17:52,934 CONVERSATION, AS I UNDERSTAND 2164 01:17:52,934 --> 01:17:54,770 IT, KCRA RECENTLY WENT THROUGH A 2165 01:17:54,770 --> 01:17:58,607 SERIES OF LAYOFFS. AND HEARING 2166 01:17:58,607 --> 01:18:01,009 THAT MUCH OF THE WORK ON THE 2167 01:18:01,009 --> 01:18:02,878 2027 BUDGET IS TO BE DEVELOPED. 2168 01:18:02,878 --> 01:18:04,279 I KNOW YOU MENTIONED MAKING SURE 2169 01:18:04,279 --> 01:18:04,813 THAT WE'RE COVERING THE 2170 01:18:04,813 --> 01:18:07,282 CONTINUUM OF CARE 2171 01:18:07,282 --> 01:18:08,917 RESPONSIBILITIES THAT ARE 2172 01:18:08,917 --> 01:18:10,285 LEGALLY OBLIGATED BY HUD. JUST 2173 01:18:10,285 --> 01:18:11,520 SO I'M CLEAR ON THE RECORD, 2174 01:18:11,520 --> 01:18:12,921 YOU'RE CONFIDENT AT THIS STAGE 2175 01:18:12,921 --> 01:18:15,257 WITH CURRENT STAFFING LEVELS, WE 2176 01:18:15,257 --> 01:18:16,958 ARE COVERING OUR BASES AND HAVE 2177 01:18:16,958 --> 01:18:18,460 THE STAFFING PLAN TO SUPPORT THE 2178 01:18:18,460 --> 01:18:21,029 WORK TO KEEP US FEDERALLY 2179 01:18:21,029 --> 01:18:22,731 COMPLIANT WITH CONTINUUM OF CARE 2180 01:18:22,731 --> 01:18:24,299 GUIDELINES. 2181 01:18:24,299 --> 01:18:27,402 -- YES, YES WE DO. WE HAVE JUST 2182 01:18:27,402 --> 01:18:29,938 REVISED ONE OF OUR LAST BIG 2183 01:18:29,938 --> 01:18:31,740 POLICY PIECES SO THAT OUR COSO 2184 01:18:31,740 --> 01:18:34,810 FRAMEWORK IS IN PLACE. WE'LL BE 2185 01:18:34,810 --> 01:18:37,612 ROLLING THAT OUT. THE SORT OF 2186 01:18:37,612 --> 01:18:39,414 REFRESHED RE-UPPED POLICIES VERY 2187 01:18:39,414 --> 01:18:42,484 SOON. AND SO REMAIN IN STRONG 2188 01:18:42,484 --> 01:18:46,688 COMPLIANCE WITH WITH HUD 2189 01:18:46,688 --> 01:18:47,022 REQUIREMENTS. 2190 01:18:47,022 --> 01:18:48,990 -- ALL RIGHT. THAT'S HELPFUL TO 2191 01:18:48,990 --> 01:18:50,892 HEAR. AND AND APOLOGIES FOR 2192 01:18:50,892 --> 01:18:53,161 THIS. THIS POINT, WHEN YOU SAY 2193 01:18:53,161 --> 01:18:54,396 POLICY, CAN YOU JUST EXPAND A 2194 01:18:54,396 --> 01:18:56,298 LITTLE BIT ON REFRESHED POLICIES 2195 01:18:56,298 --> 01:18:57,799 ON THIS AREA? 2196 01:18:57,799 --> 01:18:58,967 -- YES. SO WILLIAM IS GOING TO 2197 01:18:58,967 --> 01:19:00,268 HAVE TO JUMP IN HERE. BUT THE 2198 01:19:00,268 --> 01:19:03,505 COSO FRAMEWORK REALLY DETERMINES 2199 01:19:03,505 --> 01:19:06,041 WHAT KINDS OF STANDARD OPERATING 2200 01:19:06,041 --> 01:19:06,842 PROCEDURES AND POLICIES NEED TO 2201 01:19:06,842 --> 01:19:09,044 BE IN PLACE FOR THE 2202 01:19:09,044 --> 01:19:10,846 ORGANIZATION. THAT INCLUDES 2203 01:19:10,846 --> 01:19:13,381 FINANCIAL POLICIES, BUT ALSO 2204 01:19:13,381 --> 01:19:16,017 INCLUDES THINGS LIKE HR POLICIES 2205 01:19:16,017 --> 01:19:17,452 AND SIGNATURE AUTHORITY AND 2206 01:19:17,452 --> 01:19:19,254 THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO AS A 2207 01:19:19,254 --> 01:19:20,989 PART OF THE WORK I'VE BEEN DOING 2208 01:19:20,989 --> 01:19:22,624 SINCE I ARRIVED, WE'VE BEEN 2209 01:19:22,624 --> 01:19:24,526 SURFACING POLICIES, MAKING SURE 2210 01:19:24,526 --> 01:19:27,729 THAT THEY WERE UPDATED. 2211 01:19:27,729 --> 01:19:28,230 OBVIOUSLY, THE FORENSIC 2212 01:19:28,230 --> 01:19:29,698 EVALUATION SURFACED, MORE 2213 01:19:29,698 --> 01:19:30,966 POLICIES THAT COULD BE 2214 01:19:30,966 --> 01:19:32,501 STRENGTHENED, OR PERHAPS SOME 2215 01:19:32,501 --> 01:19:36,004 THAT WERE MISSING. SO AS WE'VE 2216 01:19:36,004 --> 01:19:38,640 BEEN DOING ALL OF THIS WORK WITH 2217 01:19:38,640 --> 01:19:40,509 TURNING POINT, OUR TEAM HAS BEEN 2218 01:19:40,509 --> 01:19:42,677 GOING THROUGH EVERY POLICY IN 2219 01:19:42,677 --> 01:19:46,181 THAT FRAMEWORK, ENSURING THAT IT 2220 01:19:46,181 --> 01:19:47,516 IS CURRENT, THAT IT IS IN A 2221 01:19:47,516 --> 01:19:49,451 PLACE THAT CAN BE ACCESSED BY 2222 01:19:49,451 --> 01:19:51,419 STAFF, THAT STAFF WILL RECEIVE 2223 01:19:51,419 --> 01:19:53,121 TRAINING ON ANY UPDATES. AND 2224 01:19:53,121 --> 01:19:55,123 AGAIN, A LOT OF THOSE POLICIES 2225 01:19:55,123 --> 01:19:56,825 WERE IN PLACE. THEY MAY HAVE 2226 01:19:56,825 --> 01:19:58,660 BEEN SLIGHTLY OUTDATED, HAD A 2227 01:19:58,660 --> 01:20:00,729 TITLE FROM A FORMER 2228 01:20:00,729 --> 01:20:01,363 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE EARLY 2229 01:20:01,363 --> 01:20:03,131 IN THE ORGANIZATION. SO WE'VE 2230 01:20:03,131 --> 01:20:05,967 REALLY DONE A THOROUGH REFRESH 2231 01:20:05,967 --> 01:20:08,203 OF THOSE POLICIES. 2232 01:20:08,203 --> 01:20:10,772 -- THANK YOU FOR UNPACKING THAT. 2233 01:20:10,772 --> 01:20:12,641 AND I'M REALIZING WE'RE TALKING 2234 01:20:12,641 --> 01:20:13,875 ABOUT TWO ELEMENTS OF FEDERAL 2235 01:20:13,875 --> 01:20:14,810 COMPLIANCE. AND MUCH OF OUR 2236 01:20:14,810 --> 01:20:15,744 DISCUSSION HERE HAS BEEN AROUND 2237 01:20:15,744 --> 01:20:18,747 ENSURING THAT WE HAVE THOSE 2238 01:20:18,747 --> 01:20:19,915 THOSE SOLID ACCOUNTING 2239 01:20:19,915 --> 01:20:20,949 PRINCIPLES IN PLACE. AND SO 2240 01:20:20,949 --> 01:20:23,084 THANK YOU FOR COVERING THAT 2241 01:20:23,084 --> 01:20:24,886 COMPONENT. I'M THINKING ABOUT 2242 01:20:24,886 --> 01:20:26,488 SOME OF OUR HOW WE ARE REMAINING 2243 01:20:26,488 --> 01:20:27,789 FEDERALLY COMPLIANT WITH JUST 2244 01:20:27,789 --> 01:20:29,324 THE ACTIVITIES OF THE C, O, C 2245 01:20:29,324 --> 01:20:33,228 AND THAT BODY OF WORK. SO IN 2246 01:20:33,228 --> 01:20:33,828 PARTICULAR, COORDINATED ENTRY 2247 01:20:33,828 --> 01:20:36,064 SYSTEM MANAGEMENT, OUR ABILITY 2248 01:20:36,064 --> 01:20:38,667 TO CONDUCT A POINT IN TIME 2249 01:20:38,667 --> 01:20:39,367 COUNT. CAN YOU SPEAK TO A LITTLE 2250 01:20:39,367 --> 01:20:41,169 BIT OF THAT? 2251 01:20:41,169 --> 01:20:45,240 -- ABSOLUTELY. SO OUR REDUCTION 2252 01:20:45,240 --> 01:20:47,676 IN FORCE DID NOT AFFECT TEAM 2253 01:20:47,676 --> 01:20:51,112 MEMBERS. WHO DO THOSE PRIMARY 2254 01:20:51,112 --> 01:20:53,782 COC FUNCTIONS IN PARTICULAR, 2255 01:20:53,782 --> 01:20:58,320 COORDINATED ENTRY, MANAGING OUR 2256 01:20:58,320 --> 01:21:00,822 OUR APPLICATION AND OUR BOARD, 2257 01:21:00,822 --> 01:21:03,124 OUR GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE. WE DID 2258 01:21:03,124 --> 01:21:05,827 HAVE A COUPLE OF REDUCTIONS IN 2259 01:21:05,827 --> 01:21:07,562 OUR DATA TEAM. WE FEEL CONFIDENT 2260 01:21:07,562 --> 01:21:08,997 THAT WE STILL HAVE THE CORRECT 2261 01:21:08,997 --> 01:21:13,935 STAFFING. THERE FOR OUR SYSTEMS 2262 01:21:13,935 --> 01:21:16,071 GROUP THAT NEEDS TO MEET SYSTEMS 2263 01:21:16,071 --> 01:21:17,939 COMMITTEE THAT MEETS FOR THE COC 2264 01:21:17,939 --> 01:21:20,141 BOARD, AND WE'RE HAVING TO 2265 01:21:20,141 --> 01:21:23,245 REDEPLOY STAFF INTO DIFFERENT 2266 01:21:23,245 --> 01:21:24,446 AREAS. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING 2267 01:21:24,446 --> 01:21:26,915 THAT'S VERY CHALLENGING FOR OUR 2268 01:21:26,915 --> 01:21:29,084 STAFF, RIGHT? TO ASK THEM TO 2269 01:21:29,084 --> 01:21:29,618 SHIFT FROM SOMETHING THAT 2270 01:21:29,618 --> 01:21:31,286 THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK ON TO 2271 01:21:31,286 --> 01:21:33,455 SOMETHING THAT'S MAYBE A LITTLE 2272 01:21:33,455 --> 01:21:35,724 BIT CLOSER TO THE CORE BUSINESS 2273 01:21:35,724 --> 01:21:38,960 OF THE COC, BUT THAT'S WHAT 2274 01:21:38,960 --> 01:21:40,495 RESPONSIBLE FINANCIAL 2275 01:21:40,495 --> 01:21:42,964 STEWARDSHIP DOES. AND SO WE ARE 2276 01:21:42,964 --> 01:21:44,532 MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE 2277 01:21:44,532 --> 01:21:45,867 SUFFICIENT STAFFING TO TAKE CARE 2278 01:21:45,867 --> 01:21:49,838 OF ALL OF THOSE HUD, COC 2279 01:21:49,838 --> 01:21:50,238 RESPONSIBILITIES. 2280 01:21:50,238 --> 01:21:51,473 -- THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING TO 2281 01:21:51,473 --> 01:21:54,109 THAT. JUST TAKING US IN A 2282 01:21:54,109 --> 01:21:55,577 DIFFERENT DIRECTION. BRIEFLY, 2283 01:21:55,577 --> 01:21:57,045 WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT 2284 01:21:57,045 --> 01:22:00,448 TURNING POINT STRATEGIC PARTNERS 2285 01:22:00,448 --> 01:22:02,651 AND THE ROLE THAT THEY'VE HAD 2286 01:22:02,651 --> 01:22:05,887 IN RECONCILING THE FINANCIAL 2287 01:22:05,887 --> 01:22:08,156 CHALLENGES AND WORKING ON FISCAL 2288 01:22:08,156 --> 01:22:10,425 HEALTH FOR THE AGENCY. IT'S BEEN 2289 01:22:10,425 --> 01:22:13,428 A PRETTY LARGE ROLE. DO YOU 2290 01:22:13,428 --> 01:22:15,363 THINK KCRA SHOULD CONTINUE THEIR 2291 01:22:15,363 --> 01:22:17,198 WORK WITH THEM INTO 2027? I'M 2292 01:22:17,198 --> 01:22:20,268 TRYING TO GET A SENSE OF HOW WE 2293 01:22:20,268 --> 01:22:22,637 CAN SUPPORT FISCAL HEALTH MOVING 2294 01:22:22,637 --> 01:22:25,273 FORWARD, AND SO CAN YOU SPEAK TO 2295 01:22:25,273 --> 01:22:28,543 THE NEED FOR THAT ONGOING 2296 01:22:28,543 --> 01:22:32,847 EXPERTISE? 2297 01:22:32,847 --> 01:22:34,082 -- THE WORK WITH TURNING POINT 2298 01:22:34,082 --> 01:22:35,517 HAS BEEN REALLY PRODUCTIVE AND 2299 01:22:35,517 --> 01:22:38,253 USEFUL. THEY'RE AN EXCELLENT 2300 01:22:38,253 --> 01:22:40,388 ORGANIZATION. THEY HAVE DONE 2301 01:22:40,388 --> 01:22:41,022 THESE ENGAGEMENTS OF THIS TYPE 2302 01:22:41,022 --> 01:22:44,326 MANY TIMES, AND THE NORMAL KIND 2303 01:22:44,326 --> 01:22:45,560 OF CADENCE FOR WORK LIKE THIS IS 2304 01:22:45,560 --> 01:22:47,329 THAT THERE'LL BE THIS EMBEDDED 2305 01:22:47,329 --> 01:22:51,733 PERIOD OF TIME WHILE THEY WORK 2306 01:22:51,733 --> 01:22:55,270 WITH US TO UPDATE, REMEDIATE AND 2307 01:22:55,270 --> 01:22:57,772 ESTABLISH NEW OPERATING 2308 01:22:57,772 --> 01:23:00,175 PROCEDURES, WE ANTICIPATE THAT 2309 01:23:00,175 --> 01:23:02,344 BEING LARGELY COMPLETED IN Q4 OF 2310 01:23:02,344 --> 01:23:06,414 THIS YEAR. HOWEVER, I THINK IT 2311 01:23:06,414 --> 01:23:09,718 WOULD BE WE ARE ANTICIPATING 2312 01:23:09,718 --> 01:23:11,619 THAT WE WILL STAY IN A 2313 01:23:11,619 --> 01:23:12,087 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 2314 01:23:12,087 --> 01:23:13,321 RELATIONSHIP WITH TURNING POINT, 2315 01:23:13,321 --> 01:23:16,558 STRATEGIC ADVISORS IN THE 2316 01:23:16,558 --> 01:23:19,794 FUTURE, AND THAT WE WOULD 2317 01:23:19,794 --> 01:23:21,363 INCLUDE THAT AS PART OF OUR SORT 2318 01:23:21,363 --> 01:23:23,631 OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BUDGET. 2319 01:23:23,631 --> 01:23:27,202 WE WOULD NOT SEE THAT AS BEING A 2320 01:23:27,202 --> 01:23:28,970 SIGNIFICANTLY BURDENSOME FISCAL 2321 01:23:28,970 --> 01:23:31,673 ARRANGEMENT, BUT MORE JUST SORT 2322 01:23:31,673 --> 01:23:34,609 OF A HEALTHY CONTINUING 2323 01:23:34,609 --> 01:23:35,210 RELATIONSHIP SO THAT WE HAVE 2324 01:23:35,210 --> 01:23:37,645 THEM AVAILABLE. IF THERE'S 2325 01:23:37,645 --> 01:23:39,280 FURTHER QUESTIONS OR ANY OTHER 2326 01:23:39,280 --> 01:23:40,815 UPDATES THAT ARE NEEDED. BUT WE 2327 01:23:40,815 --> 01:23:42,150 BELIEVE THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR 2328 01:23:42,150 --> 01:23:44,753 CURRENT PLAN IS FOR THEM TO COME 2329 01:23:44,753 --> 01:23:47,122 IN, DO THE WORK, GET US STABLE 2330 01:23:47,122 --> 01:23:48,623 AND LEAVE, AND THEN BE AVAILABLE 2331 01:23:48,623 --> 01:23:52,193 TO US TO SUPPORT AS NEEDED. 2332 01:23:52,193 --> 01:23:54,596 -- YOU MENTIONED A LARGER 2333 01:23:54,596 --> 01:23:57,866 WORKLOAD IN Q4. I'M JUST DRAWING 2334 01:23:57,866 --> 01:23:59,300 A DOTTED LINE. I'M ASSUMING 2335 01:23:59,300 --> 01:24:00,835 THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE ROLE. TO 2336 01:24:00,835 --> 01:24:02,637 PREPARE. THE 2027 BUDGET, IS 2337 01:24:02,637 --> 01:24:05,440 THAT CORRECT? 2338 01:24:05,440 --> 01:24:07,375 -- NO, THE THE I MEAN, IN THE IN 2339 01:24:07,375 --> 01:24:09,544 THE SCOPE OF WORK THAT'S BEING 2340 01:24:09,544 --> 01:24:11,579 UNDERTAKEN BY TURNING POINT, THE 2341 01:24:11,579 --> 01:24:14,215 GREAT BULK OF THE WORK IS AROUND 2342 01:24:14,215 --> 01:24:17,819 OUR OUR NET SUITE SYSTEM, OUR 2343 01:24:17,819 --> 01:24:19,921 FINANCIAL FINANCE DEPARTMENT, 2344 01:24:19,921 --> 01:24:21,856 HOW WE'RE CONFIGURED IN THAT 2345 01:24:21,856 --> 01:24:25,093 AREA, OUR OUR OUR BUDGET WORK 2346 01:24:25,093 --> 01:24:27,362 FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2026 AND 2347 01:24:27,362 --> 01:24:30,398 OUR SORT OF PRO FORMA 2027 WORK 2348 01:24:30,398 --> 01:24:32,700 IS QUITE NOMINAL, REALLY, THAT 2349 01:24:32,700 --> 01:24:34,469 IS CLEAN AND TIGHT. WE'RE, WE'RE 2350 01:24:34,469 --> 01:24:35,370 ALIGNING BOTH OF OUR WORK IN 2351 01:24:35,370 --> 01:24:36,538 THAT SPACE AND WE'RE ALREADY 2352 01:24:36,538 --> 01:24:39,874 VERY, VERY CLOSE. AS CAO 2353 01:24:39,874 --> 01:24:42,577 MENTIONED, THERE ARE SOME 2354 01:24:42,577 --> 01:24:43,144 TECHNICAL CHALLENGES AROUND 2355 01:24:43,144 --> 01:24:44,078 HANDING BACK, YOU KNOW, 2356 01:24:44,078 --> 01:24:45,747 TRANSFERRING THIS NUMBER OF 2357 01:24:45,747 --> 01:24:47,549 CONTRACTS AND THIS DOLLAR 2358 01:24:47,549 --> 01:24:49,317 AMOUNT. THERE ARE THERE ARE 2359 01:24:49,317 --> 01:24:52,120 MEANINGFUL QUESTIONS. SO, FOR 2360 01:24:52,120 --> 01:24:55,824 EXAMPLE, EVERY YEAR WE MONITOR 2361 01:24:55,824 --> 01:24:58,793 FULLY ONE THIRD OF THE LOCAL 2362 01:24:58,793 --> 01:25:01,129 CONTRACTS. AND SO IN 2026, WE 2363 01:25:01,129 --> 01:25:02,897 ARE MONITORING, WE'RE DOING 2364 01:25:02,897 --> 01:25:04,265 MONITORING SERVICE TO MAKE SURE 2365 01:25:04,265 --> 01:25:04,799 THAT THESE CONTRACTS ARE 2366 01:25:04,799 --> 01:25:06,034 PERFORMED PROPERLY. THE SERVICES 2367 01:25:06,034 --> 01:25:08,736 ARE CORRECT. FULLY ONE THIRD OF 2368 01:25:08,736 --> 01:25:10,438 THE PORTFOLIO. SO IN 2026, WE 2369 01:25:10,438 --> 01:25:15,477 ARE MONITORING ACTIVELY RIGHT 2370 01:25:15,477 --> 01:25:17,645 NOW THE 2025 CONTRACTS. ONE OF 2371 01:25:17,645 --> 01:25:19,681 THE QUESTIONS THAT IS AT HAND 2372 01:25:19,681 --> 01:25:23,785 WITH DCS AND HSD RIGHT NOW IS, 2373 01:25:23,785 --> 01:25:25,787 WHO IS GOING TO MONITOR, WHO'S 2374 01:25:25,787 --> 01:25:28,323 GOING TO PERFORM THE MONITORING 2375 01:25:28,323 --> 01:25:31,359 IN 2027 OF THE 2026 CONTRACTS? 2376 01:25:31,359 --> 01:25:32,460 IS THAT GOING TO BE US, OR IS 2377 01:25:32,460 --> 01:25:35,296 THAT GOING TO BE THE COUNTY OR 2378 01:25:35,296 --> 01:25:36,531 THE CITY? AND SO THAT'S A 2379 01:25:36,531 --> 01:25:39,067 QUESTION THAT WOULD IMPACT OUR 2380 01:25:39,067 --> 01:25:39,701 2027 FUTURE STATE, BECAUSE IT 2381 01:25:39,701 --> 01:25:42,170 WOULD BE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF 2382 01:25:42,170 --> 01:25:43,571 FTES THAT WOULD BE APPLIED TO 2383 01:25:43,571 --> 01:25:45,273 THAT WORK. AND WHO'S GOING TO 2384 01:25:45,273 --> 01:25:46,641 HOLD THAT? SO SOME OF THOSE 2385 01:25:46,641 --> 01:25:48,843 QUESTIONS ARE STILL BEING 2386 01:25:48,843 --> 01:25:49,777 FINALIZED. I THINK IN TERMS OF 2387 01:25:49,777 --> 01:25:51,679 THE CONTRACT TRANSITION. BUT 2388 01:25:51,679 --> 01:25:53,581 WHEN WE TRY AND EVALUATE WHAT WE 2389 01:25:53,581 --> 01:25:56,951 SEE AS A FUTURE STATE, 27KCRHA, 2390 01:25:56,951 --> 01:25:58,386 WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA OF 2391 01:25:58,386 --> 01:26:02,490 WHAT THAT BUDGET LOOKS LIKE. 2392 01:26:02,490 --> 01:26:06,461 -- THANK YOU. AND BUILDING ON 2393 01:26:06,461 --> 01:26:07,729 THIS POINT OF JUST FISCAL 2394 01:26:07,729 --> 01:26:08,296 HEALTH, IT'S IT'S MY 2395 01:26:08,296 --> 01:26:10,899 UNDERSTANDING THAT THE 2396 01:26:10,899 --> 01:26:12,333 CONTROLLER AT KCRA WILL BE 2397 01:26:12,333 --> 01:26:12,967 LEAVING THE AGENCY SOON. I THINK 2398 01:26:12,967 --> 01:26:15,503 WE CAN ALL AGREE. IT'S A REALLY 2399 01:26:15,503 --> 01:26:17,939 CRITICAL ROLE AND ENSURING THAT 2400 01:26:17,939 --> 01:26:20,408 THE PERSON WHO FILLS THAT ROLE 2401 01:26:20,408 --> 01:26:21,176 HAS THE EXPERTISE TO BE ABLE TO 2402 01:26:21,176 --> 01:26:23,244 CARRY OUT THOSE 2403 01:26:23,244 --> 01:26:23,878 RESPONSIBILITIES, ESPECIALLY TO 2404 01:26:23,878 --> 01:26:26,414 CARRY THROUGH THE NEW PROCESSES 2405 01:26:26,414 --> 01:26:28,216 AND PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED BY 2406 01:26:28,216 --> 01:26:29,450 TURNING POINT STRATEGIC 2407 01:26:29,450 --> 01:26:30,952 PARTNERS. SO CAN YOU SPEAK TO 2408 01:26:30,952 --> 01:26:33,121 THE PLAN FOR FILLING THIS VITAL 2409 01:26:33,121 --> 01:26:36,257 CONTROLLER ROLE TIMELINE 2410 01:26:36,257 --> 01:26:37,458 PROCESS? WILL TURNING POINT BE A 2411 01:26:37,458 --> 01:26:39,761 PART OF THAT HIRING PROCESS? AND 2412 01:26:39,761 --> 01:26:43,298 WOULD YOU WELCOME THAT 2413 01:26:43,298 --> 01:26:43,631 INVOLVEMENT? 2414 01:26:43,631 --> 01:26:46,668 -- YES. SO AT KCRA, THE 2415 01:26:46,668 --> 01:26:49,037 CONTROLLER ROLE IS THE PERSON 2416 01:26:49,037 --> 01:26:50,838 WHO'S LARGELY RESPONSIBLE FOR 2417 01:26:50,838 --> 01:26:54,042 THE NETSUITE FINANCIAL GENERAL 2418 01:26:54,042 --> 01:26:54,676 LEDGER ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE, AND 2419 01:26:54,676 --> 01:26:57,545 OUR CURRENT CONTROLLER HAS 2420 01:26:57,545 --> 01:26:59,714 SUBMITTED THEIR RESIGNATION. 2421 01:26:59,714 --> 01:27:01,349 TURNING POINT WILL BE ASSUMING 2422 01:27:01,349 --> 01:27:03,651 THE DUTIES OF THE CONTROLLER 2423 01:27:03,651 --> 01:27:05,420 DURING THE COMING MONTHS. AS 2424 01:27:05,420 --> 01:27:07,522 THEY DO THE REMEDIATION OF OUR 2425 01:27:07,522 --> 01:27:10,391 NETSUITE SYSTEM. THEY ARE ALSO 2426 01:27:10,391 --> 01:27:13,628 WORKING WITH US TO ARTICULATE, 2427 01:27:13,628 --> 01:27:17,532 AGAIN, THIS IS A SUBSTANTIVE, 2428 01:27:17,532 --> 01:27:18,066 SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE IN OUR 2429 01:27:18,066 --> 01:27:19,567 REVENUE MODEL. WITH THE 2430 01:27:19,567 --> 01:27:21,369 DEPARTURE OF THE LOCAL 2431 01:27:21,369 --> 01:27:24,339 CONTRACTS. AND SO WE ARE 2432 01:27:24,339 --> 01:27:25,473 TOGETHER DETERMINING WHAT THE 2433 01:27:25,473 --> 01:27:28,676 IDEAL COMPOSITION OF THE REVISED 2434 01:27:28,676 --> 01:27:32,480 FINANCE DEPARTMENT WILL BE, 2435 01:27:32,480 --> 01:27:36,184 ENSURING WE HAVE THE CORRECT JOB 2436 01:27:36,184 --> 01:27:36,784 DESCRIPTIONS AND POSITIONS IN 2437 01:27:36,784 --> 01:27:38,419 PLACE, AND ENSURING WE HAVE THE 2438 01:27:38,419 --> 01:27:44,525 RIGHT PEOPLE IN THOSE POSITIONS 2439 01:27:44,525 --> 01:27:45,827 -- I'M SORRY I MISSED THE THE 2440 01:27:45,827 --> 01:27:48,262 SECOND PART OF THAT QUESTION 2441 01:27:48,262 --> 01:27:51,833 ABOUT TURNING POINTS, POTENTIAL 2442 01:27:51,833 --> 01:27:52,166 INVOLVEMENT. 2443 01:27:52,166 --> 01:27:53,768 -- TURNING POINT ARE ASSUMING 2444 01:27:53,768 --> 01:27:56,037 THE ROLE OF THE CONTROLLER 2445 01:27:56,037 --> 01:27:58,506 FUNCTION FOR THE NEXT COMING 2446 01:27:58,506 --> 01:27:59,107 MONTHS WHILE THEY PERFORM THE 2447 01:27:59,107 --> 01:28:00,508 REMEDIATION OF THE NETSUITE 2448 01:28:00,508 --> 01:28:02,277 SYSTEM AND HOLD THAT WORK AND 2449 01:28:02,277 --> 01:28:03,544 HELP US REESTABLISH THAT. AND 2450 01:28:03,544 --> 01:28:05,146 THEN THEY WILL BE WORKING WITH 2451 01:28:05,146 --> 01:28:10,785 US CLOSELY AS WE DETERMINE WHAT 2452 01:28:10,785 --> 01:28:11,252 THE CORRECT STAFFING, 2453 01:28:11,252 --> 01:28:12,654 CONFIGURATION AND ROLE 2454 01:28:12,654 --> 01:28:14,455 ASSIGNMENT IS FOR THAT 2455 01:28:14,455 --> 01:28:14,756 DEPARTMENT. 2456 01:28:14,756 --> 01:28:15,556 -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR 2457 01:28:15,556 --> 01:28:18,893 CLARIFYING THAT POINT. 2458 01:28:18,893 --> 01:28:22,296 COLLEAGUES, I'VE REACHED A 2459 01:28:22,296 --> 01:28:23,798 NATURAL STOPPING POINT IN MY 2460 01:28:23,798 --> 01:28:24,599 QUESTIONS. VICE CHAIR FOSTER, DO 2461 01:28:24,599 --> 01:28:27,068 YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? 2462 01:28:27,068 --> 01:28:29,537 -- I DON'T THINK I DO. 2463 01:28:29,537 --> 01:28:30,772 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR. I 2464 01:28:30,772 --> 01:28:31,906 BELIEVE I GOT THROUGH MY 2465 01:28:31,906 --> 01:28:33,274 QUESTIONS. I MEAN, I THINK WHAT 2466 01:28:33,274 --> 01:28:35,276 I'M I'M SO THANK YOU AGAIN, I 2467 01:28:35,276 --> 01:28:36,944 THINK WHAT I'M STILL THINKING 2468 01:28:36,944 --> 01:28:37,879 ABOUT, AND THIS ISN'T SO MUCH A 2469 01:28:37,879 --> 01:28:39,947 QUESTION AS IT IS JUST A 2470 01:28:39,947 --> 01:28:42,383 STATEMENT IS THE, THE NEED TO 2471 01:28:42,383 --> 01:28:43,651 GET TO WHAT I, WHAT I WOULD SAY 2472 01:28:43,651 --> 01:28:46,521 IS SORT OF THAT NEXT, NEXT PHASE 2473 01:28:46,521 --> 01:28:50,792 AROUND THIS WORK, WHICH IS THE, 2474 01:28:50,792 --> 01:28:52,360 THE REESTABLISHMENT, THE ONGOING 2475 01:28:52,360 --> 01:28:53,628 ESTABLISHMENT OF THOSE LIKE 2476 01:28:53,628 --> 01:28:56,331 STRONG INTERNAL PRACTICES TO 2477 01:28:56,331 --> 01:28:58,700 ENSURE THAT THE FORWARD FACING 2478 01:28:58,700 --> 01:29:00,501 WORK IS CONTINUES TO, TO BE 2479 01:29:00,501 --> 01:29:01,569 STRONG. SO I THINK THAT FEELS 2480 01:29:01,569 --> 01:29:03,004 REALLY IMPORTANT. WHAT I WHAT I 2481 01:29:03,004 --> 01:29:05,540 HEARD FROM YOU TODAY IS THAT IS 2482 01:29:05,540 --> 01:29:08,042 DEEPLY UNDERWAY IN THE 2483 01:29:08,042 --> 01:29:08,676 PARTNERSHIP WITH TURNING POINT, 2484 01:29:08,676 --> 01:29:11,279 AND IT SEEMS IMMINENT. SO I 2485 01:29:11,279 --> 01:29:13,114 THINK THAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD 2486 01:29:13,114 --> 01:29:14,549 TO THAT ENGAGEMENT AND WILL 2487 01:29:14,549 --> 01:29:16,150 FOLLOW UP, I THINK, OUTSIDE OF 2488 01:29:16,150 --> 01:29:17,118 COMMITTEE TO GET THAT UPDATE, 2489 01:29:17,118 --> 01:29:18,252 BECAUSE I BELIEVE WHAT I HEARD 2490 01:29:18,252 --> 01:29:19,454 YOU SAY IS, YOU KNOW, THE NEXT 2491 01:29:19,454 --> 01:29:20,855 COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND I THINK 2492 01:29:20,855 --> 01:29:22,356 THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK 2493 01:29:22,356 --> 01:29:24,392 DONE TO DATE TO, TO GET THE 2494 01:29:24,392 --> 01:29:26,494 UPDATED CASH FROM INCEPTION TO, 2495 01:29:26,494 --> 01:29:28,963 TO JUNE. AND SO I UNDERSTAND 2496 01:29:28,963 --> 01:29:29,630 THAT IT'S TAKING JUST A LITTLE 2497 01:29:29,630 --> 01:29:31,365 BIT MORE TIME TO GET THAT FINAL, 2498 01:29:31,365 --> 01:29:33,334 THAT FINAL PIECE IN PLACE. SO 2499 01:29:33,334 --> 01:29:35,002 I'LL BE ENGAGING WITH YOU ALL 2500 01:29:35,002 --> 01:29:36,571 ON THAT FOLLOW UP. SO THANK YOU 2501 01:29:36,571 --> 01:29:37,705 BOTH SO MUCH. AND THANK YOU, 2502 01:29:37,705 --> 01:29:38,606 CHAIR. 2503 01:29:38,606 --> 01:29:39,841 -- THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR FOSTER. 2504 01:29:39,841 --> 01:29:41,609 AND JUST AS A FOLLOW UP 2505 01:29:41,609 --> 01:29:42,777 CLARIFICATION ON MY POINT, I'M 2506 01:29:42,777 --> 01:29:44,879 HEARING CORRECTLY, YOU ALL ARE 2507 01:29:44,879 --> 01:29:46,948 INTENDING TO HIRE A NEW 2508 01:29:46,948 --> 01:29:47,582 CONTROLLER. YOU'RE CONSULTING 2509 01:29:47,582 --> 01:29:50,118 WITH TURNING POINT TO DETERMINE 2510 01:29:50,118 --> 01:29:51,719 WHAT THAT ROLE LOOKS LIKE. AND 2511 01:29:51,719 --> 01:29:52,320 IN THE INTERIM, TURNING POINT 2512 01:29:52,320 --> 01:29:53,421 WILL BE SERVING IN THAT 2513 01:29:53,421 --> 01:29:56,624 CONTROLLER ROLE. AM I 2514 01:29:56,624 --> 01:29:57,225 UNDERSTANDING THAT CORRECTLY? 2515 01:29:57,225 --> 01:29:58,292 -- YES. ALTHOUGH I WOULD JUST 2516 01:29:58,292 --> 01:30:00,595 CLARIFY, IT'S A CONTROLLER 2517 01:30:00,595 --> 01:30:02,797 CONTROLLER. 2518 01:30:02,797 --> 01:30:04,265 -- THANK YOU. THAT'S FAIR. 2519 01:30:04,265 --> 01:30:04,899 -- YOU KNOW, THE LABELS MATTER, 2520 01:30:04,899 --> 01:30:08,302 I GUESS. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. WE 2521 01:30:08,302 --> 01:30:10,838 YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A STRONG TEAM 2522 01:30:10,838 --> 01:30:14,108 OF ACCOUNTANTS INTERNALLY AND 2523 01:30:14,108 --> 01:30:15,309 ESSENTIALLY, YOU KNOW, LIKE, 2524 01:30:15,309 --> 01:30:20,581 LIKE, LIKE MANY EXAMPLES HOW YOU 2525 01:30:20,581 --> 01:30:21,849 GET STARTED ON SOME OF THESE 2526 01:30:21,849 --> 01:30:23,885 THINGS REALLY MATTERS. AND IN 2527 01:30:23,885 --> 01:30:25,386 THE EARLY DAYS OF THE FORMATION 2528 01:30:25,386 --> 01:30:28,222 OF KCRA, THE ORIGINAL 2529 01:30:28,222 --> 01:30:31,025 CONFIGURATION OF THE NETSUITE 2530 01:30:31,025 --> 01:30:33,127 SYSTEM AND THE UNDERSTANDING OF 2531 01:30:33,127 --> 01:30:35,930 HOW POLICIES, PRACTICES AND 2532 01:30:35,930 --> 01:30:37,698 OPERATIONS AND DECISIONS MADE 2533 01:30:37,698 --> 01:30:39,167 AROUND HOW TO IMPLEMENT THOSE 2534 01:30:39,167 --> 01:30:41,936 WITHIN THE GENERAL LEDGER AND 2535 01:30:41,936 --> 01:30:43,404 THE NETSUITE SYSTEM. JUST TURNED 2536 01:30:43,404 --> 01:30:45,439 OUT TO NOT BE IDEAL FOR THE WORK 2537 01:30:45,439 --> 01:30:47,508 THAT WAS AT HAND. AND IT LED TO 2538 01:30:47,508 --> 01:30:51,746 THIS KIND OF ACCUMULATING, YOU 2539 01:30:51,746 --> 01:30:53,848 KNOW, CLARK NEUBER DESCRIBED IT 2540 01:30:53,848 --> 01:30:56,117 AS SORT OF COMPOUNDING PROBLEMS 2541 01:30:56,117 --> 01:30:57,718 OVER YEARS. AND WE'RE REALLY 2542 01:30:57,718 --> 01:30:58,986 JUST UNTANGLING ALL OF THAT AT 2543 01:30:58,986 --> 01:31:00,888 THIS POINT AND RESETTING THAT 2544 01:31:00,888 --> 01:31:04,258 SYSTEM WITH TURNING POINTS HELP 2545 01:31:04,258 --> 01:31:07,428 -- IF I COULD ADD. SO THEY SPEAK 2546 01:31:07,428 --> 01:31:08,896 TO ME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGE THAN 2547 01:31:08,896 --> 01:31:11,332 THEY SPEAK TO WILLIAM AND OUR 2548 01:31:11,332 --> 01:31:12,767 PARTNERS THERE. I THINK, YOU 2549 01:31:12,767 --> 01:31:13,901 KNOW, THEY'VE SORT OF DESCRIBED 2550 01:31:13,901 --> 01:31:15,036 IT AS WE'RE GOING TO THEY'RE 2551 01:31:15,036 --> 01:31:16,337 COMING, WE'RE SORTING IT OUT, 2552 01:31:16,337 --> 01:31:17,505 WE'RE SETTING IT UP, AND THEN 2553 01:31:17,505 --> 01:31:19,307 WE'RE GOING TO TRAIN YOUR 2554 01:31:19,307 --> 01:31:20,408 PEOPLE OR GET THE RIGHT PEOPLE 2555 01:31:20,408 --> 01:31:22,276 IN TO CONTINUE RUNNING IT. AND 2556 01:31:22,276 --> 01:31:28,082 AGAIN, THIS IS NOT A NOVEL 2557 01:31:28,082 --> 01:31:29,183 CREATIVE, SUPER INNOVATIVE 2558 01:31:29,183 --> 01:31:31,252 THING. IT'S JUST GETTING IT SET 2559 01:31:31,252 --> 01:31:31,819 UP CORRECTLY WITH THE RIGHT 2560 01:31:31,819 --> 01:31:33,488 FOLKS, KNOWING WHAT TO DO AND 2561 01:31:33,488 --> 01:31:35,223 HAVING THE RIGHT CONTROLS THAT 2562 01:31:35,223 --> 01:31:38,893 THEY'RE DOING THAT. AND WE'VE 2563 01:31:38,893 --> 01:31:40,595 NEVER HAD THAT. AND SO THAT IS 2564 01:31:40,595 --> 01:31:42,363 REALLY WHAT THEY'RE INTENDING 2565 01:31:42,363 --> 01:31:44,465 TO DO. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE 2566 01:31:44,465 --> 01:31:46,968 ENVISIONING A CONTROLLER 2567 01:31:46,968 --> 01:31:48,803 POSITION. WE'RE GOING TO GO 2568 01:31:48,803 --> 01:31:53,307 FROM A $200 MILLION A YEAR 2569 01:31:53,307 --> 01:31:53,908 ORGANIZATION TO $40 MILLION A 2570 01:31:53,908 --> 01:31:55,076 YEAR ORGANIZATION. AND SO WE MAY 2571 01:31:55,076 --> 01:31:58,613 END UP WITH A THREE PERSON 2572 01:31:58,613 --> 01:32:00,114 FINANCIAL TEAM. SO THOSE ARE THE 2573 01:32:00,114 --> 01:32:01,282 KINDS OF THINGS WE'RE WORKING 2574 01:32:01,282 --> 01:32:03,217 OUT WITH THEM NOW, ESPECIALLY IF 2575 01:32:03,217 --> 01:32:06,854 WE ARE NOT DOING THINGS BY HAND 2576 01:32:06,854 --> 01:32:08,689 IN SPREADSHEETS, IN JOURNAL 2577 01:32:08,689 --> 01:32:11,692 LEDGERS, IN FLUX. YOU MIGHT NOT 2578 01:32:11,692 --> 01:32:12,894 NEED TEN PEOPLE. YOU MIGHT BE 2579 01:32:12,894 --> 01:32:14,161 ABLE TO DO THREE PEOPLE WHEN 2580 01:32:14,161 --> 01:32:18,232 YOU'VE GOT A PROPERLY 2581 01:32:18,232 --> 01:32:18,699 CONFIGURED NETSUITE. 2582 01:32:18,699 --> 01:32:20,701 -- I MIGHT JUST ADD ON TO THAT. 2583 01:32:20,701 --> 01:32:24,672 IT IS. IT IS. IT IS HARD TO 2584 01:32:24,672 --> 01:32:27,074 OVERSTATE THE NATURE OF THE 2585 01:32:27,074 --> 01:32:31,145 CHANGE. THE VAST AMOUNT OF THE 2586 01:32:31,145 --> 01:32:32,947 CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE FACED 2587 01:32:32,947 --> 01:32:33,581 ORGANIZATIONALLY, HISTORICALLY, 2588 01:32:33,581 --> 01:32:37,952 AS WE LOOK THROUGH THIS REVIEW, 2589 01:32:37,952 --> 01:32:40,955 HAVE CENTERED IN AND AROUND THE 2590 01:32:40,955 --> 01:32:42,356 LOCAL CONTRACTS WITH THE COUNTY 2591 01:32:42,356 --> 01:32:45,726 AND THE CITY. IT WAS A 2592 01:32:45,726 --> 01:32:47,061 ASPIRATIONAL GOAL AT THE 2593 01:32:47,061 --> 01:32:50,031 FORMATION OF KCRA TO TRY AND DO 2594 01:32:50,031 --> 01:32:53,401 THIS. IT ENDED UP BEING QUITE 2595 01:32:53,401 --> 01:32:54,001 COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT IN 2596 01:32:54,001 --> 01:32:56,704 SOME REGARDS ON THAT. LOCAL 2597 01:32:56,704 --> 01:32:57,305 CONTRACTS, ADMINISTRATION AND 2598 01:32:57,305 --> 01:32:59,941 ALL OF THAT'S GOING BACK. THOSE 2599 01:32:59,941 --> 01:33:01,075 CONTRACTS ARE GOING BACK TO THE 2600 01:33:01,075 --> 01:33:03,978 COUNTY AND THE CITY. SO THE 2027 2601 01:33:03,978 --> 01:33:08,883 KCRA IS A MUCH SIMPLER, MORE 2602 01:33:08,883 --> 01:33:09,417 STRAIGHTFORWARD OPERATING 2603 01:33:09,417 --> 01:33:10,151 ENVIRONMENT. AND THAT'S A REALLY 2604 01:33:10,151 --> 01:33:11,953 IMPORTANT THING TO UNDERSTAND 2605 01:33:11,953 --> 01:33:13,254 BECAUSE A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT 2606 01:33:13,254 --> 01:33:14,789 WE'VE BEEN ENGAGING WITH 2607 01:33:14,789 --> 01:33:17,158 RELATIVE TO THE CORRECTIVE 2608 01:33:17,158 --> 01:33:18,793 ACTION PLAN, THE LANDSCAPE 2609 01:33:18,793 --> 01:33:21,529 AROUND ALL OF THAT CHANGED ONCE 2610 01:33:21,529 --> 01:33:25,733 THE DECISION TO BRING THOSE 2611 01:33:25,733 --> 01:33:26,267 CONTRACTS BACK WAS MADE. 2612 01:33:26,267 --> 01:33:29,070 -- AND IN THE SPIRIT OF US ALL 2613 01:33:29,070 --> 01:33:30,071 HEADING INTO BUDGET SEASON, JUST 2614 01:33:30,071 --> 01:33:33,174 SO I'M CLEAR, WILL WE SEE A 2615 01:33:33,174 --> 01:33:36,844 BUDGET RECONCILIATION FOR 2026 2616 01:33:36,844 --> 01:33:41,282 SEPARATE FROM THE 2027 PROPOSED 2617 01:33:41,282 --> 01:33:41,515 BUDGET? 2618 01:33:41,515 --> 01:33:43,851 -- I'M I'M NOT PRIVY TO WHAT 2619 01:33:43,851 --> 01:33:45,319 THE MAYOR WILL TRANSMIT TO 2620 01:33:45,319 --> 01:33:46,354 COUNCIL. CERTAINLY WITH YOUR HAT 2621 01:33:46,354 --> 01:33:47,922 AS A BOARD MEMBER, YOU WILL SEE 2622 01:33:47,922 --> 01:33:49,423 THAT. 2623 01:33:49,423 --> 01:33:49,690 -- OKAY. 2624 01:33:49,690 --> 01:33:50,691 -- THANK YOU. 2625 01:33:50,691 --> 01:33:52,593 -- THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, ONE 2626 01:33:52,593 --> 01:33:55,062 FINAL CALL FOR ANY FINAL 2627 01:33:55,062 --> 01:33:57,031 QUESTIONS. BUT SEEING AND 2628 01:33:57,031 --> 01:33:58,199 HEARING NONE. I'M GOING TO CLOSE 2629 01:33:58,199 --> 01:34:01,469 OUT THIS ITEM AND THANK AGAIN 2630 01:34:01,469 --> 01:34:02,069 OUR PRESENTERS FROM KCRA FOR 2631 01:34:02,069 --> 01:34:05,740 BEING IN COMMITTEE THIS MORNING. 2632 01:34:05,740 --> 01:34:07,608 THANK YOU. AND COLLEAGUES. WE 2633 01:34:07,608 --> 01:34:09,810 HAVE REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S 2634 01:34:09,810 --> 01:34:11,345 AGENDA. IS THERE ANY FURTHER 2635 01:34:11,345 --> 01:34:13,848 BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE 2636 01:34:13,848 --> 01:34:16,851 COMMITTEE BEFORE WE ADJOURN 2637 01:34:16,851 --> 01:34:18,119 SEEING AND HEARING NONE. THE 2638 01:34:18,119 --> 01:34:19,854 NEXT HUMAN SERVICES, LABOR AND 2639 01:34:19,854 --> 01:34:20,488 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 2640 01:34:20,488 --> 01:34:22,957 IS SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, 2641 01:34:22,957 --> 01:34:24,558 DECEMBER 4th, 9:30 A.M.. HEARING 2642 01:34:24,558 --> 01:34:25,926 NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE ARE 2643 01:34:25,926 --> 01:34:29,663 ADJOURNED. IT IS 11:11 A.M..