>>> ALL RIGHT.
IS THIS WORKING?
NO, IT'S NOT.
IS IT ON?
IT'S AMPLIFYING?
OKAY.
GOOD MORNING.
TODAY IS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14
9:30 A.M.
THIS IS A SPECIAL MEETING OF
THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE -- THE
GENDER EQUITY, SAFE
COMMUNITIES, NEW AMERICANS, AND
EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
AND THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE
JOINED BY ROB JOHNSON.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE THIS MORNING.
THERE ARE 13 ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
WE ARE GOING TO CONSIDER 11
APPOINTMENTS TO THE PRESCHOOL
AND PROMISE LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE, WHICH IS BEING
ESTABLISHED FOLLOWING THE
SUCESSFUL PASSAGE OF
PROPOSITION 1. AND THE CROWD
GOES WILD.
JUST KIDDING.
I WANT TO THANK THE SEATTLE
VOTERS FOR THEIR ONGOING
SUPPORT OF THE CITY'S
INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION AND
EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT.
WE WILL THEN CONSIDER 119-4311
WHICH IS AN ORDINANCE RELATED
TO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT IN
THE SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND
OTHER JURISDICTIONS WITH KING
COUNTY.
OUR LAST ITEM IS A BRIEFING AND
UPDATE ON THE WORK OF THE
OFFICE OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY.
AS USUAL, WE START ALL OF OUR
MEETINGS WITH A PERIOD OF
PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP
HERE BECAUSE ANYBODY IN THE
AUDIENCE WHO WANTED TO OFFER
PUBLIC COMMENT BUT DIDN'T HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN UP?
SEEING NO ONE WE WILL GO AHEAD
AND CLOSE OUT THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD AND BEGIN WITH
THE ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON OUR
AGENDA.
IF YOU ARE A NOMINEE TO THE
LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, I'M
GOING TO INVITE YOU TO START
MAKING YOUR WAY UP WHILE CODY
READS ITEMS 1 THROUGH 11 INTO
THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEMS 1 THROUGH 11,
01214 THROUGH 01224, PENN --
APPOINTMENT OF MacKENZIE CHASE,
AARON A CRENNEL AND RACHAEL
STEWARD THROUGH DECEMBER 31,
2019.
THE APPOINTMENT OF STEFAN
BLANFORD, NICOLE GRANT,
KIMBERLY WALKER, AND GREG WONG
TO TURN DECEMBER 31, 2021.
AND PHYLLIS COMPANO, TRISH DOES
HE GO, DONALD FELDER AS WELL AS
CONSTANCE RICE THROUGH DECEMBER
1 21 -- DECEMBER 31, 2021 ALL
FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE
VOTE.
>> RATE, THANK YOU.
YOU GUYS ALL HAVE NAMEPLATES.
IF YOU COULD MAKE SURE THEY ARE
FACING US SO WE CAN KEEP TRACK
OF EVERYBODY, THAT WOULD BE
AWESOME.
WELCOME EVERYBODY AND THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO
JOIN US.
WE TYPICALLY ASK THAT ALL
PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING CONSIDERED
FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR AN
APPOINTMENT TO ONE OF OUR
COMMISSIONS JOIN US AT
COMMITTEE TO MAKE SURE THE
PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS WHO YOU ARE
AND THAT WE ALL HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET EACH OTHER.
I WILL GO AHEAD AND BEGIN
TODAY'S MEETING JUST GOING
AROUND AND HAVING INTRODUCTIONS.
JUST GIVES US YOUR NAME AND WE
WILL GO THROUGH SOME
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS WORK LET'S
START WITH INTRODUCTIONS.
>> I AM DOING CHAPELLE DIRECTOR
OF EARLY LEARNING AND
EDUCATION.
>> DOCTOR STEPHAN BLANFORD.
>> ERIN OKUNO.
>> EMERLY WALKER.
>> GREG WONG.
>> RACHAEL STEWARD.
>> DONALD FELDER.
>> TRISH DZIKO.
>> MacKENZIE CHASE.
>> GREAT AND I SEE PHYLLIS
COMING UP TO THE TABLE.
WE WILL GIVE HER A MOMENT.
BUT WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND
GET STARTED, DOCTOR CHAPELLE?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY HELLO TO
YOU TOO AND GOOD MORNING.
I AM HERE ACTUALLY TO NOMINATE
THESE APPOINTED INDIVIDUALS TO
SERVE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
THIS COMMITTEE WILL OVERSEE THE
FAMILIES AND EDUCATION, AND
PRESCHOOL PROMISE LEVY.
I WANT TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND
THINK THAT YOU ALL FOR
EVERYTHING YOU DID AND YOUR
HARD WORK FORGETTING AND
SUPPORTING THIS LEVY PASSAGE.
A LITTLE BIT INTO OUR NOMINEES,
WE WORKED REALLY HARD TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE NOMINEE SITTING
HERE TODAY MET THE CRITERIA OF
THE ORDINANCE AND THESE
NOMINEES ALL HAVE THE
PROFESSIONAL, PERSONAL, AND
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE ASSOCIATED
WITH THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
OF THE CHILDREN INCLUDING THE
STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
AND POST SECONDARY JOB
OPPORTUNITIES.
ALL OF THESE AMAZING
INDIVIDUALS REPRESENT THE
ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES,
EXCUSE ME THAT ARE IMPACTED BY
OUR LEVY INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION
LABOR, COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS, AND CULTURAL AND
LANGUAGE-BASED ORGANIZATIONS,
AS WELL.
ALL OF THESE NOMINEES ALSO HAVE
EXPERIENCED EITHER WORKING OR
THEY WERE PRESENT THE
HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED GROUPS
THAT WE SERVE HERE IN OUR
AMAZING CITY OF SEATTLE.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, IN ADDITION TO
THE CITIZEN MEMBERS, THE
ORDINANCE FOR THE FAMILIES AND
EDUCATION PRESCHOOL AND PROMISE
LEVY ALSO APPOINTS THE MAYOR,
WHICH IS THE CHAIR OF THE CITY
COUNCIL COMMITTEE, WITH THE
OVERSIGHT OF EDUCATION
PROGRAMS, BUT ALSO APPOINTS THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF SEATTLE
SCHOOL DISTRICT AND A MEMBER OF
THE SEATTLE SCHOOL BOARD AND
THE LAST MEMBER THAT IT
APPOINTS IS THE CHANCELLOR OF
THE SEATTLE COLLEGES.
SO I'M GOING TO TAKE A STEP
BACK NOW AND I'M GOING TO START
BY READING A BIO OF EACH OF THE
NOMINEES, AND I WILL START WITH
THE FIRST ONE.
WE WILL START WITH MacKENZIE
CHASE.
MacKENZIE IS A GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS MANAGER FOR SAVE THE
CHILDREN ACTION NETWORK.
McKENZIE WORKS TO EXPEND --
EXPAND ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY
EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE FOR
CHILDREN IN WASHINGTON AND
THROUGHOUT OUR STATE, AND LOCAL
ADVOCACY.
McKENZIE HAS BEEN AN ADVOCATE
FOR EARLY LEARNING, ESPECIALLY
THE SEATTLE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM.
DO YOU WANT ME TO GO THROUGH
ALL OF THEM?
>> LET'S CIRCLE THROUGH ALL OF
THEM AND THEN WE WILL COME BACK
WITH BROAD QUESTIONS.
SPOT NEXT I WILL INTRODUCE ERIN
OKUNO, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE SOUTHEAST EDUCATION
COALITION KNOWN AS SUSAC WHICH
IS A COALITION OF COMMUNITY-
BASED ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS,
EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY
LEADERS, PARENTS, CAREGIVERS,
AND CONSENT RESIDENTS WHO ARE
WORKING TO IMPROVE EDUCATION
FOR ALL CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY
THOSE IN SOUTHEAST SEATTLE, AND
THOSE FURTHEST AWAY FROM
OPPORTUNITIES.
ERIN OKUNO HAS BEEN A STRONG
PARTNER TO THE EFFORTS AND
SERVED ON ADVISORY BOARDS
GUIDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
SEATTLE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM, AND
SERVED ON THE FAMILIES AND
EDUCATION LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE PREVIOUSLY.
SHE ALSO BRINGS A FOCUS OF
RACIAL EQUITY AND INCLUSION,
COMMUNITY VOICE TO HER WORK.
SHE'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE ASSET
TO DEAL AND AS AN ADVISOR.
THE NEXT INDIVIDUAL I WILL
SPEAK TO HIS MISS RACHAEL
STEWARD.
RACHEL HAS SERVED INSTITUTIONS
OF HIGHER EDUCATION SINCE 2001.
DURING THAT TIME, SHE HAS
SOUGHT TO INCREASE ACCESS TO
OPPORTUNITIES FOR MARGINALIZED
GROUPS BY LEVERAGING CAMPUS
RESOURCES TO BENEFIT THE CAMPUS
AND COMMUNITY.
RACHEL CURLEY WORKS IN A
LEADERSHIP POSITION AT THE
SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND
RACHEL FORMERLY WORKED AS THE
DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR SEATTLE
UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
IN RACHEL'S REVIEW IS ROLE AT
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY, SHE LED THE
PLANNING AND INFORM -- AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SEATTLE
YOUTH INITIATIVE, EXCUSE ME
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY YOUTH
INITIATIVE.
RACHEL'S ROLE AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE YOUTH
INITIATIVE WAS TO PROVIDE
STRATEGIC ADVICE, AND LEADERSHIP
FOR BUILDING, SUSTAINING, AND
ORGANIZING COMPUTER --
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.
MUCH OF RACHEL'S WORK REVOLVED
AROUND CONNECTING GRASSROOTS
WITH TREETOPS, AND JUST
CREATING A SPACE FOR THE
PARADIGM SHIFT, AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT.
RACHEL WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN
FOSTERING A GROWING SENSE OF
TRUST BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY
AND THE RESIDENTS OF
NEIGHBORHOODS SOUTH OF THE
CAMPUS.
RACHEL ALSO SERVED ON THE
FAMILIES AND EDUCATION
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, SO
WELCOME, RACHEL.
THE NEXT INDIVIDUAL I WILL
SPEAK TO IS DOCTOR STEPHAN
BLANFORD.
DOCTOR BLANFORD HOLDS A MASTERS
DEGREE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
úFROM THE OF HIS -- FROM THE
EVANS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY
AND GOVERNANCE.
DOCTOR BLANFORD ALSO OWNS OR
HOLDS A DOCTORATE IN
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP, AND
POLICY STUDIES FROM THE COLLEGE
OF EDUCATION, BOTH FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AS
WELL.
DOCTOR BLANFORD HAS LED SEVERAL
EDUCATION AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND
CURRENTLY SERVES AS A BOARD OF
DIRECTORS FOR UNITED WAY KING
COUNTY.
IN ADDITION TO THIS, DOCTOR
BLANFORD WAS ELECTED TO THE
SEATTLE SCHOOL BOARD IN 2013
WITH A HISTORIC MARGIN OF
VICTORY.
HE ADVOCATED FOR POLICIES AND
PRACTICES THAT BALANCE ACADEMIC
EXCELLENCE, AS WELL AS EQUITY.
I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU
TOO.
NEXT IS NICOLE GRANT.
I KNOW SHE IS NOT HERE BUT I
WILL READ ABOUT HER.
NICOLE GRANT IS THE EXECUTIVE
SECRETARY AND TREASURER OF THE
MARTIN LUTHER KING LABOR
COUNCIL IN SEATTLE.
PRIOR TO ACCEPTING THIS
POSITION, MISCREANT WAS THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CERTIFIED
ELECTRICAL WORKERS OF
WASHINGTON FROM 2009 TO 2015.
MISCREANT ALSO HELD THE
POSITION OF STATEWIDE POLITICAL
COORDINATOR OF THE WASHINGTON
STATE ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL
WORKERS FROM 2010 TO 2015.
MISCREANT IS CURRENTLY A
JOURNEYMAN, WIREMAN AND IBEW
LOCAL 46 -- IN IBEW LOCAL 46.
SHE HAS ALSO SERVED ON VARIOUS
BOARDS INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO THE WASHINGTON STATE
LABOR COUNCIL AND THE
WASHINGTON STATE LABOR COUNCIL
DIVERSITY COMMITTEE.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR NICOLE TO
BRING A STRONG VOICE OF LABOR
AND JOB ACCESS TO OUR LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
NEXT, WE HAVE MISS KIMBERLY
WALKER.
MISS KIMBERLY WALKER IS THE
SENIOR MANAGER FOR PARTNERSHIPS
IN COLLABORATION AT S.O.A.R.
WITH EXPERIENCE IN GERONTOLOGY
AND A HEARTFELT COMMITMENT TO
THE NEEDS OF HER FAMILIES.
KIMBERLY'S MISSION IS TO
CONNECT AND EMPOWER COMMUNITIES
TO UPLIFT THEIR VOICE, AND LEAD
THE CHANGE THEY WANT TO SEE.
KIMBERLY'S EDUCATIONAL
BACKGROUND INCLUDES A BACHELOR
OF ARTS IN ADVERTISING FROM
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY.
AND A MASTERS OF SOCIAL WORK
WITH AN EMPHASIS ON POLICY AND
ADMINISTRATION IN K-12 SCHOOL
OF SOCIAL WORK FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
WELCOME, MISS KIMBERLY.
>> THANK YOU.
SPOT NEXT I WOULD LIKE TO
INTRODUCE MISTER GREG WONG.
GREG WONG SERVES AS LEGAL
COUNSEL TO A DIVERSE GROUP OF
PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND NOT-FOR-
PROFIT CLIENTS.
BREAD SPECIALIZES IN COMPLEX
ISSUES, OFTEN ONES THAT IMPACT
PEOPLE'S LIVES IN THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST.
AS A LITIGATOR AND APPELLATE
ATTORNEY, GREG HAS BEEN
SUCCESSFUL IN TRIAL COURTS,
COURTS OF APPEALS AND THE
SUPREME COURT.
GREG ALSO PROVIDES STRATEGIC
AND GENERAL COUNSEL IN NUMEROUS
AREAS INCLUDING EDUCATION
POLICY AND LAWS, ELECTIONS, AND
INITIATIVE ISSUES,
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW,
LEGISLATION, AND PUBLIC POLICY,
PUBLIC -- PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS, AS WELL.
THE FAMILIES AND EDUCATION
RIGHTS PRIVACY ACT, WE KNOW
THAT AS FOR BUT, AND -- AS
FERPA AND THE WASHINGTON
PUBLICATIONS ARCH.
HE HAS ASSISTED WITH OUR PUBLIC
SCHOOL PROGRAM.
GREG CHALLENGED THE
CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE TWO
THIRDS INITIATIVE, SUCCESSFULLY
AND DRAFTED, AND LITIGATED
SEVERAL BALLOT MEASURES, AND
ADVISED SEVERAL COLLECTIVE
IMPACT COALITIONS INVOLVING
SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND
NONPROFITS WORKING TOGETHER TO
IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES.
GREG HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS
ASSET TO DEAL AND PREVIOUSLY
SERVED ON THE OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE.
WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU
BACK, MISTER WONG.
NEXT IS MISS PHYLLIS COMPANO.
PHYLLIS COMPANO BEGAN TEACHING
IN WASHINGTON STATE AS A
SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER IN
2001.
PRIOR TO TEACHING, PHYLLIS
WORKED FOR A NONPROFIT COMPANY
IN MASSACHUSETTS AS DIRECTOR OF
HOMES FOR ADULTS.
WITH A DEVELOPMENTAL -- HOMES
FOR ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL
AND MEDICAL CHALLENGES.
SHE CHANGED CAREER PATHS TO
TEACHING BY BECOMING A
CERTIFIED OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPIST FOCUSING ON CHILDREN
WITH AUTISM, AND YOUNG ADULTS
WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES.
AS A MEMBER OF THE TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE TEAM, PHYLLIS IS
RECOGNIZED BY HER PEERS FOR HER
EXPERTISE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION
PRACTICES AND LAW.
PHYLLIS HAS A SUBSTANTIAL
EXPERIENCE, AND EXPERIENCE WITH
BARGAINING CONTRACTS.
PHYLLIS WAS ALSO ELECTED AS THE
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE SCA
SEATTLE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
IN 2012, AND PHYLLIS IS
CURRENTLY SERVING AS THE
PRESIDENT OF NCA SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU,
TOO.
NEXT, WE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO
TRISH DZIKO.
DOCTOR TRISH COFOUNDED THE TAFT
ACADEMY.
THAT'S TECHNOLOGY ACCESS
FOUNDATION IN 1996, AFTER
SPENDING 15 YEARS AS A
DEVELOPER, DESIGNER, AND MANAGER
IN THE HIGH-TECH INDUSTRY.
DURING HER CAREER, SHE SAW VERY
LITTLE CHANGE IN THE HIGH-TECH
INDUSTRY, AND WOMEN, AND PEOPLE
OF COLOR REMAIN GROSSLY
UNDERREPRESENTED, SO AFTER
CAREFUL AND LOTS OF RESEARCH,
TRISH TRACED THE ROOTS OF THE
PROBLEM TO THE LACK OF ACCESS
TO RIGOROUS, RELEVANT
TECHNOLOGY TRAINING IN OUR
PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PARTICULARLY
THOSE IN TRADITIONALLY
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR.
TRISH HAS LED THE GROWTH OF TAFT
INTO A STATEWIDE LEADER IN
S.T.E.M.
EDUCATION.
OPERATING TAFT ACADEMY,
INCREASING THE NUMBER OF
TEACHERS OF COLOR THROUGH THE
MARTINEZ FELLOWSHIP AND
PARTNERING WITH PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TO TRANSFORM THEM INTO ACADEMIC
ENVIRONMENTS THAT WILL PROMOTE
THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF STUDENT
LEARNING.
WE WOULD LIKE TO ALSO WELCOME
YOU.
NEXT, WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME
DOCTOR DONALD FELDER.
DOCTOR FELDER SPENT 30 YEARS
WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS
A TEACHER, PRINCIPAL, AND WITH
CASEY FAMILY PROGRAMS.
HE MANAGED SERVICES FOR
VENERABLE FAMILIES FOR 10 YEARS.
BROADLY, THIS PERIOD REPRESENTS
40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN
EDUCATION, SOCIAL WORK, MENTAL
HEALTH, AND COACHING.
SPECIFICALLY, DOCTOR FELDER
GROOMED SMALL SCHOOLS TO EDUCATE
ALL STUDENTS WHILE CHAMPIONING
CHILDREN'S SERVICES THROUGHOUT
MARTIN LUTHER KING COUNTY.
HIS LEADERSHIP HELPED TO
POSITIVELY TRANSFORM THE LIVES
OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS, AND
ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
THAT CONTINUE TO THIS DAY.
TO HELP STUDENTS THRIVE, DOCTOR
FELDER LEFT A LEGACY THAT
UNDERSCORES HIS CONSISTENCY IN
LEADERSHIP, AND FOR HIS
TENACITY IN DETECTING THE
INTERESTS OF CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES.
DOCTOR FELDER IS ALSO RESPECTED
FOR HIS UNPARALLELED HISTORY IN
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WHICH
INCLUDES HIGH ETHICAL STANDARDS,
HONESTY, AND COMMITMENT.
THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, DOCTOR
FELDER PROVED HIS ABILITY TO
LEAD BY IMPLEMENTING NUMEROUS
STRATEGIES FOR DIVERSE AND
CHALLENGING SITUATIONS.
HE ALSO HAS AN AFFINITY TO
PROMOTE THE BEST OUTCOMES FOR
MARGINALIZED YOUNG PEOPLE.
WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU,
TOO.
OUR LAST NOMINEE WAS NOT ABLE
TO BE PRESENT TODAY, BUT IT IS
DOCTOR CONSTANCE RICE.
DOCTOR CONSTANCE RICE IS THE
PRESIDENT OF THE VERY STRATEGIC
GROUP, A CONSULTANT OF --
CONSULTING GROUP FOR
COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS.
DOCTOR RICE WAS FORMERLY THE
SENIOR EXECUTIVE FELLOW FOR
CASEY FAMILY PROGRAMS.
THE NATION'S LARGEST OPERATING
FOUNDATION FOCUSED ON SAFELY
REDUCING THE NEED FOR FOSTER
CARE AND BUILDING COMMUNITIES
OF HOPE ACROSS AMERICA.
SHE WAS ALSO THE MANAGING
DIRECTOR FOR KNOWLEDGE
MANAGEMENT FOR CASEY FAMILY
PROGRAMS, AND THAT TEAM
PROVIDED SUBJECT MATTER CONTENT
FOR STRATEGIC CONSULTANTS,
WORKING IN 50 STATES AND
JURISDICTIONS.
INFORMATION INCLUDES BUT IS NOT
LIMITED TO CHILD PROTECTION,
POLICY IMMIGRATION, BEST
PRACTICE, EDUCATION,
EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, MENTAL
HEALTH, AND KINSHIP CARE.
AND CURRENTLY, DOCTOR RICE IS
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
BOARD OF REGENTS PRESIDENT.
SO OVER -- OVER HER CAREER SHE
HAS BEEN A TIRELESS ADVOCATE
FOR OUR COMMUNITIES AND WE
WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME DOCTOR
RICE, AS WELL.
THAT CONCLUDES EVERYONE THAT WE
ARE INTRODUCING TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
I KNOW THAT WAS A MOUTHFUL, BUT
WE HAVE A LOT OF APPOINTMENTS
TO CONSIDER TODAY BECAUSE IT'S
VERY EXCITING TO HAVE THE NEW
ENTITY CREATED PURSUANT TO THE
ORDINANCE THAT WAS ADOPTED BY
THE VOTERS.
THIS IS REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR US TO HIT THE GROUND
RUNNING BY HAVING AS CLOSE TO
FULL MEMBERSHIP AS WE CAN OF
THE LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
I THINK WE HAVE ONE POSITION
THAT STILL REMAINS A VACANT,
WHICH WILL BE A MAYORAL
NOMINATION THAT WILL COME TO
THE COMMITTEE HOPEFULLY AFTER
THE NEW YEAR.
AUSTIN IS SHAKING HIS HEAD YES.
SO, THIS LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE IS GOING TO BE
SPENDING A LOT OF TIME OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS REALLY
DIGGING INTO THE HARD WORK OF
DEVELOPING AN IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN AND PRIORITIES FOR
INVESTMENTS, AND PROGRAMMATIC
INVESTMENTS AS IT RELATES TO
THE REVENUE WE ANTICIPATE
RECEIVING TO BE ABLE TO FUND
THE CONCEPTS OF THE LEVY THAT
WAS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS THIS
LAST FALL.
ALL OF US AT THE TABLE WILL BE
SPENDING A LOT OF TIME
TOGETHER, REALLY DIGGING INTO
THIS REALLY CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT WORK THROUGHOUT THE
FULL SPECTRUM OF THE EDUCATION
SYSTEM, WHICH IS REALLY
EXCITING.
OUR LAST FAMILIES OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE WAS FOCUSED PRIMARILY
ON PRESCHOOL, AND K-12.
NOW, WE WILL HAVE THE FULL
SPECTRUM OF INVESTMENTS TO BE
MADE ALONG THE FULL EDUCATION
SYSTEM, WHICH IS REALLY
THRILLING AND EXCITING.
I AM HAPPY TO HAVE ALL OF YOU
HERE, AND ALL OF YOU WILLING TO
DEDICATE YOUR TIME, TO THE
IMPORTANT WORK OF MAKING SURE
THAT WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE
VOTERS AND THAT WE ARE
ACCOUNTABLE TO THE CHILDREN
THAT WE HAVE SIGNED UP TO
SUPPORT, AND ENSURE THEIR
SUCCESS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE LET'S GO
AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
I WILL GO IN THE ORDER THAT YOU
ALL APPEAR ON THE AGENDA.
I WILL ASK THE GENERAL QUESTION
OF WHY YOU WANT TO SERVE AND
WHAT PERSPECTIVE OR PRIORITIES
YOU HOPE TO COME TO BEAR AS WE
KICK OFF THE PROCESS OF
DEVELOPING THE IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN IN CONJUNCTION WITH STAFF.
McKENZIE, YOU ARE UP FIRST.
>> I AM INTERESTED IN SERVING
ON THE COMMITTEE BECAUSE MY
ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN INVOLVED
IN THIS PROCESS FROM THE
BEGINNING OF THE DESIGN OF THE
NEW LEVY.
I AM REALLY EXCITED TO SEE NEW
PRESCHOOL OLD AND IN.
I AM AN EARLY LEARNING ADVOCATE
AND I AM COMMITTED TO MAKING
SURE THE PRESCHOOL INVESTMENTS
THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE LEVY,
AND THE VOTERS SUPPORTED ARE
REALIZED TO THEIR FULL EXTENT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE
THAT AMBITIOUS RAMP-UP OF
PROGRAMS WHILE MAKING SURE WE
ARE MAINTAINING HIGH QUALITY
AND SERVING THE NEEDS OF
CHILDREN, THIR FAMILIES, AND
EDUCATORS.
I AM EXCITED TO MAKE THAT
HAPPEN AS WELL AS THE VOUCHERS
FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
PROGRAMS AS WELL, AND OF COURSE
DOING THAT WHILE BALANCING THE
ENTIRE EDUCATION CONTINUUM
REPRESENTED IN THIS LEVY.
>> REALLY IMPORTANT.
ANY FOLLOW-UP?
WE HAVE BEEN HEARING A LOT
LATELY.
IT'S NOT NEWS TO FOLKS OR
PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN THAT
THERE IS A REALLY DEEP NEED FOR
CHILD CARE, AND I THINK THIS IS
OUR WAY OF BEING ABLE TO
CONTRIBUTE TO ADDRESSING AT
LEAST PART OF THAT DEEP NEED,
AND CRISIS, AND SORT OF THE
LACK OF AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE IN
OUR CITY.
I THINK WHAT I APPRECIATE IS
YOU ALL HAVE A STATEWIDE
PERSPECTIVE AS WELL.
I THINK THAT WILL BE REALLY
HELPFUL IN A LEGISLATIVE
SESSION COMING UP IN 2019 IN
TERMS OF FIGURING OUT HOW WE CAN
BORROW FROM YOUR EXPERTISE TO
FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN COMPLEMENT
LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS TO THE
INVESTMENTS WE'RE MAKING IN THE
EARLY LEARNING CHILD PRESCHOOL
SPACE.
>> THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLEX
SYSTEMS AND IN -- ANYTHING YOU
DO ON ONE AREA HAS AN IMPACT ON
ANOTHER SO WE HAVE TO BE
THOUGHTFUL ABOUT HOW WE MARCH
FORWARD TO SERVING MORE
FAMILIES IN WAYS THAT WORK FOR
THEM.
WHILE STILL BEING MINDFUL THAT
IT NEEDS TO WORK FOR EDUCATORS,
PROVIDERS, AND SOME POSITIVE
PROGRESS YOU KNOW CAUSES A
CHALLENGE IN ANOTHER AREA.
WE JUST HAVE TO KEEP MOVING ALL
THE PIECES AND THINKING IN A
SYSTEMS WAY.
>> ANYTHING ELSE?
WE ARE GOING TO KEEP GOING DOWN
THE LINE.
ERIN, YOUR NEXT.
SHARE WITH US WHY YOU WANT TO
BE ON THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
AND WHAT PRIORITIES YOU HOPE TO
ADVOCATE FOR IN THE
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS.
>> THE PRIORITIES I AM MOST
INTERESTED IN IS MAKING SURE
THE INVESTMENTS ARE WORKING TO
CLOSE OPPORTUNITY AND
ACHIEVEMENT GAPS ACROSS THE AGE
SPECTRUM.
THIS IS REALLY EXCITING TO BE
úABLE TO START WITH EARLY
LEARNING, PRESCHOOL ALL THE WAY
UP TO COLLEGE.
THE INVESTMENT REALLY SHOULD BE
AIMED AT WAYS THAT SUPPORT
FAMILIES, AS WELL AS FAMILIES
OF COLOR AND STUDENTS OF COLOR,
AND EDUCATORS SET TO REACH THAT
GOAL.
>> ANYTHING FOR ERIN?
WE ARE ALL VERY FAMILIAR WITH
ERIN AND HER WORK.
I DON'T WANT TO SIGNAL TO THE
AUDIENCE THAT WE DON'T HAVE
PROBING QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH YOU
FOR A WHILE AND WE APPRECIATE
YOUR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO
CONTINUE TO SERVE IN THIS
CAPACITY.
THE NEXT PERSON IS RACHEL.
DO YOU WANT TO WALK US THROUGH
AGAIN, WHAT YOU HOPE TO BE ABLE
TO BRING TO BEAR IN TERMS OF
YOUR PRIORITIES AND SORT OF
AFFIRM WHERE YOU SIT IN THE
HIGHER EDUCATION WORLD.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
OF GREATEST CONCERN FOR ME IS
ENSURING THAT FAMILIES WHO HAVE
CHILDREN OF ALL AGES ARE ABLE
TO BE STABLE, NOT ONLY IN THEIR
HOUSING AND IN ACCESS TO
EMPLOYMENT, BUT ALSO IN SUCH A
WAY THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVESTMENTS
EING PROVIDED FROM THE LEVY.
WHAT I AM SEEING FROM MY SEAT
PREVIOUSLY AT THE UNIVERSITY
AND NOW SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY IS HOW IMPORTANT IT IS
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO
ACCESS SERVICES WHERE THEY ARE,
AND IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT IS
RESPONSIVE TO THEIR PARTICULAR
NEEDS.
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ARE ABLE
TO SUCCEED REACHING THEIR GOALS
WHEN THEY KNOW THE RESOURCES
THEY DEPEND UPON ARE NOT IN
CONFLICT WITH ONE ANOTHER, AND
THAT THEY CAN MAKE CHOICES ON A
REGULAR BASIS TO OPEN DOORS FOR
THEM.
THAT WILL BE MY FOCUS AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO
ENSURE THE INVESTMENTS WE MAKE
IN YOUNG PEOPLE, PRE-K-12,
REALIZE AS THEIR EXITING INTO
THE POST SECONDARY SPACE.
>> THAT'S WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU.
OKAY, NEXT IS DOCTOR BLANFORD.
SAME QUESTION.
>> I ALSO STUDIED TO BE ON THE
COMMITTEE.
I ACTUALLY SERVED ON THE
COMMITTEE WAS I -- WHEN I WAS A
SCHOOL BOARD DIRECTOR AND BACK
THEN I WAS REALLY TROUBLED BY
THE LARGE RACIALLY-BASED
OPPORTUNITY GAPS THAT WERE IN
PLACE.
AND THE MOST RECENT DATA OF
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
DEMONSTRATES THE GAPS HAVE
GOTTEN LARGER.
EACH YEAR OVER THE LAST FIVE
YEARS, THE GAP HAS GOTTEN
LARGER.
TO THE POINT THAT WE ARE NOW
THE FIFTH-LARGEST -- WE HAVE
THE FIFTH-LARGEST OPPORTUNITY
GAP OF ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN
THE NATION.
IT STRIKES ME THAT IN A
COMMUNITY THAT IS AS WEALTHY,
AND AS COMMITTED TO PUBLIC
EDUCATION AS SEATTLE IS, AND IS
GENEROUS, SUPPORTING A LEVY THAT
MOST CITIES DON'T HAVE, THAT WE
STILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE
LARGE GAPS, SO I WAS REALLY
PLEASED TO SEE THAT THE LEVY IS
FOCUSED ON EARLY LEARNING, ON K-
12, AND NOW THE PROMISE OF TWO
YEARS OF COLLEGE FOR ALL
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL
GRADUATES.
THERE IS A LOT OF EDUCATIONAL
RESEARCH THAT SHOWS THE
ARTICULATION POINTS FOR EACH
ONE OF THOSE SECTIONS, WHERE
YOU ACTUALLY LOSE STUDENTS OF
COLOR, SO TRYING TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE HAVE ALIGNMENT, AND WE
ARE VERY THOUGHTFUL ABOUT KIDS
MOVING FROM EARLY LEARNING INTO
K-12, AND FROM K-12 INTO HIGHER
EDUCATION.
I THINK THAT WILL DEMONSTRATE A
LOT OF POSITIVE EFFECT AND HELP
TO RESOLVE SOME OF THE ISSUES
THAT WE HAVE SEEN SYSTEMICALLY
OVER THOSE LAST FIVE YEARS.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OKAY.
GOING THROUGH THE LIST HERE OF
WHO IS HERE AND WHO ISN'T.
SO WE ARE GOING WITH GREG.
>> THAT'S ME.
THANK YOU.
IT'S AN HONOR TO SERVE ON THIS
COMMITTEE AND I -- I APPRECIATE
BEING ASKED TO RENEW THAT
COMMITMENT.
THIS DOESN'T SHOW UP IN THE
BIO, RIGHT?
THE PROFESSIONAL ACCOLADES,
WHICH IS I GREW UP HERE, LOW
INCOME, VERY POOR IN SEATTLE
WHEN THE SEATTLE SCHOOLS K-12
-- WAS K-12 AND I SAW THE
DIFFERENCE THAT MY EDUCATION
MADE AS COMPARED TO MY PEERS,
FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, WHO ARE NOT
ABLE TO SIT AT THIS TABLE TODAY.
AND I WENT, AND I BECAME A
TEACHER.
I TAUGHT IN A LOW INCOME AREA.
I NOW HAVE THREE KIDS IN
SEATTLE TITLE I SCHOOLS ON THE
SOUTH END.
THAT IS REALLY TO ME THE WHY.
WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THIS IS
REALLY ABOUT THE KIDS, AND WE
CAN GET CAUGHT UP IN POLICY AND
WHAT THEORETICALLY MAKES THE
MOST SENSE BUT IF IT DOES NOT
ACTUALLY IMPACT THE KIDS, IT IS
NOT MONEY WELL SPENT IN MY
OPINION.
SO, WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR IN
THE LEVY IS I LOOK TO PUSH THE
CITY TO ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT
OUR IMPACT IS REAL.
THAT WE ARE BEING EFFECTIVE AND
EFFICIENT IN THE USE OF OUR
DOLLARS.
WE OWE THAT NOT ONLY TO THE
TAXPAYERS WHO VOTED YES, BUT TO
ALL THE KIDS.
THAT'S WHY I AM HONORED AND
EXCITED TO HELP FURTHER WITH
THE NEW LEVY.
>> THANK YOU.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO CONTINUE TO
SERVE.
I THINK YOU HAVE BEEN ENGAGED
IN THE LEVY OVERSIGHT WORK FOR
SEVERAL, SEVERAL, SEVERAL YEARS.
I APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS
TO CONTINUE TO HELP US OUT IN
THIS CAPACITY BECAUSE I THINK
YOU BRING A REALLY UNIQUE
PERSPECTIVE TO THE WORK OF THE
LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE SO
THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE.
MISS WALKER, WE'RE GOING TO
DOUBLE BACK.
I ACCIDENTALLY SKIPPED OVER YOU
AS I WAS SHUFFLING THROUGH
THESE PAPERS.
LET'S GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY
TO SHARE WITH US WHY YOU WANT
TO BE ON THE LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE, AND WHAT YOU HOPE TO
BE ABLE TO PRIORITIZE.
>> I FIND THE HONOR TO SERVE --
I FIND IT AN HONOR TO SERVE MY
COMMUNITIES AND OTHER
COMMUNITIES, BUT SECONDLY TO BE
ABLE TO MAKE SURE THE VOICE OF
THE COMMUNITY IS HEARD, TAKEN
INTO CONSIDERATION AND WHEN
POSSIBLE BRING THEM TO THE
TABLE TO BE HEARD FURTHER.
WORKING IN EARLY LEARNING I SAY
THE P OF PRENATAL TO 24 IS
SUPER IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES TO
GROW, FEEL SAFE, AND TO THRIVE.
NOT JUST SURVIVE.
I AM REALLY INTERESTED IN
MAKING SURE WE CAN PROVIDE
THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPECT
THANK YOU, MISS WALKER.
>> MISS WALKER, TO SAY THAT YOU
HAVE AN IMPRESSIVE RCSUMC WOULD
BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT.
I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T
LET THIS OPPORTUNITY GO PAST.
I HAVE A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD AT HOME
WHO FIRMLY BELIEVES ONE DAY SHE
WILL WIN THE VOICE OR AMERICAN
IDOL, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
YOUR RCSUMC SUGGESTS YOU HAVE
SIMILAR INSPIRATION AS THE ONE
AND ONLY PALM AND IDLE.
I CAN'T GO FORWARD WITHOUT
UNDERSTANDING MORE ABOUT THE
PULLMAN IDLE.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING I'VE HEARD
ABOUT FROM OUR CHAIR.
I WAS WONDERING IF YOU WOULD
SING OF A FEW BARS.
>> DO YOU ASK -- DO YOU
ACTUALLY WANT HER TO SING?
>> NO, IT'S A COLLOQUIUM --
COLLOQUIALISM I USED.
>> WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY WAS
HAVING A ROUGH BASKETBALL
SEASON, SO THEY NEEDED
SOMETHING EXTRA TO BRING PEOPLE
TO WATCH THE GAMES.
WE WERE IT.
I COMPETED FOR THREE MONTHS
WITH ABOUT 25 FOLKS WHO WERE
COMPETING.
WE WOULD SING AT HALFTIME AND
IN THE END, I WON.
THEY HAVEN'T DONE IT SINCE SO I
AM THE ONLY ONE.
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT UP.
GO, COUGARS!
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE ON.
PHYLLIS, YOU ARE NEXT.
AGAIN, WHY DO YOU WANT TO BE ON
THE LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
AND WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO
PRIORITIZE WITH THIS NEW SET OF
INVESTMENTS?
>> THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THE
VOICE OF AN EDUCATOR IN THIS
IMPORTANT WORK.
I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE
CITY LEVY SINCE THE BEGINNING
OF THE PRESCHOOL.
I WAS ON THE ORIGINAL
EXPLORATION TRIP TO BOSTON AND
NEW JERSEY.
AND TO WATCH THE WORK THAT HAS
BEEN DONE OVER THE YEARS IS
PRETTY EXCITING, AND TO WATCH
THE GROUPS COMING TOGETHER, THE
COMMUNITY, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
AND THE CITY TO COME TO WORK
FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS OVER
4000 HOMELESS STUDENTS.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IT
IS NOT JUST THE SCHOOL THAT
WORKS ON THOSE ISSUES.
THAT IT'S THE ECONOMY, THE
HOUSING AND THE CITY THAT COME
TOGETHER.
THE SEATTLE EDUCATION
ASSOCIATION HAS MADE RACIAL
JUSTICE ONE OF OUR PRIORITIES.
WE HAVE MADE OUR OWN CENTER FOR
RACE AND EQUITY, WHERE WE
EDUCATE, AND BRING FORWARD OUR
EDUCATORS OF COLOR TO PUT THEM
IN LEADERSHIP, AND WE ARE
WORKING HARD TO GET MORE
EDUCATORS OF COLOR IN THE
SYSTEM.
WHILE WE'RE DOING THAT, HOW DO
WE EDUCATE THE EDUCATORS NOW
THAT ARE WHITE TO WORK WITH OUR
KIDS OF COLOR, SO I AM SUPER
EXCITED ABOUT ALL OF THIS WORK,
AND TO BRING ALL OF THAT IN,
AND AS GREG SAID, BRING IT TO
OUR STUDENTS.
>> THOSE ARE REALLY IMPORTANT
COMPONENTS OF CLOSING THE
OPPORTUNITY GAP.
ALL THE LITERATURE THAT I'VE
SEEN TALKS ABOUT HOW STUDENTS
ACHIEVE AT A GREATER RATE
ACADEMICALLY WHEN -- WHEN THEIR
EDUCATORS COME FROM SIMILAR
COMMUNITIES AS THEY DO, SO WHEN
OUR TEACHER WORKFORCE REFLECTS
DIVERSITY CULTURALLY AND
LINGUISTICALLY OF THE STUDENT
POPULATION, THEN THE ACADEMIC
LITERATURE TALKS ABOUT HOW
STUDENTS ARE MUCH MORE LIKELY
AND DO IN FACT ACHIEVE AT A
HIGHER RATE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE SCA'S
CONTINUED COMMITMENT, AND THE
EDUCATOR'S -- EDUCATORS'
COMMITMENT TO FIGURING OUT AND
GRAPPLING WITH THE REALITIES OF
WHAT THAT MEANS IN TERMS OF OUR
EXISTING WORKFORCE, AND THE
NEEDS OF A FUTURE WORKFORCE OF
EDUCATORS WITHIN THE K-12
SYSTEM.
SO, THANK YOU FOR LIFTING UP
THAT WORK IN TODAY'S COMMITTEE.
I KNOW THERE IS A LOT MORE WORK
THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN THAT
REGARD.
I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO
SUPPORT THAT ONGOING WORK BY
EDUCATORS.
THE OTHER THING YOU BROUGHT UP
THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TALK A LOT ABOUT
IS THAT THIS SET OF LEVY
INVESTMENTS FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN THE HISTORY OF THE CITY WILL
BE INVESTING SIGNIFICANT
DOLLARS TO STUDENTS, AND THEIR
FAMILIES, WHO ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS, AND I AM REALLY
PERSONALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT
NEW LINE OF BUSINESS IF YOU
WILL, FOR US.
I THINK IT WILL BE ONE OF THOSE
AREAS THAT WILL HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY AS A LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE TO DIG INTO.
HOW TO MAKE THOSE DOLLARS, HAVE
THE GREATEST IMPACT WITH THE
LEAST AMOUNT OF BUREAUCRACY.
AND SORT OF THINKING ABOUT HOW
TO LEVERAGE OTHER PARTNERSHIPS
WITHIN THE SYSTEM THROUGH FOR
EXAMPLE BEST ART FOR KIDS IN
TERMS OF HOW DO WE CREATE THE
MOST FLEXIBILITY AROUND THAT
SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF DOLLARS.
I THINK IT'S A TOTAL OF $7
MILLION OVER THE LIFE OF THE
LEVY.
INVESTMENTS SPECIFICALLY
TOWARDS STUDENTS EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
BRAINSTORMING WITH A COLLECTIVE
GROUP ABOUT HOW DO WE BEST
IMPLEMENT THOSE DOLLARS TO GET
TO PEOPLE WHO NEED IT THE MOST,
AND AS QUICKLY, AND AS
SEAMLESSLY AS WE CAN POSSIBLY
MAKE THAT OCCUR.
SO I WILL BE INTERESTED TO HEAR
FROM EVERYBODY, FROM YOUR
PERSPECTIVES ON HOW WE CAN
ACCOMPLISH THAT.
ALL RIGHT.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO
ADD?
ALL RIGHT.
OKAY, I THINK IT IS DOCTOR
DZIKO.
>> JUST TRISH.
>> USUALLY, IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
WE ARE SURROUNDED BY LAWYERS OF
WHICH I AM ONE, AND I THINK
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE
HEARD THE TITLE DOCTOR AS MUCH
AS I HAVE.
ALL OF YOU ARE NOW DOCTORS
TODAY.
CONGRATULATIONS.
ALL RIGHT, TRISH.
WHY DO YOU WANT TO SERVE AND
WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO PRIORITIZE?
>> ABOUT EIGHT OR NINE YEARS
AGO, TAFT RECEIVED A LEVY
ALLOCATION FOR THREE YEARS.
FOR OUR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM AND
MIDDLE SCHOOL.
WE FELT THAT IT WAS SO POORLY
RUN THAT WE TURNED DOWN THE
LAST YEARS AND DECIDED NOT TO
SERVE.
I WANT TO HELP WITH THE
OPERATIONS OF THE LEVY, HOW
IT'S TIED TO LEARNING, HOW IT'S
TIED TO CREATING A CULTURE THAT
FOSTERS LEARNING, THAT'S ONE
SIDE.
THE OTHER SIDE, NOW THAT IT'S
GOING TO GETTING STUDENTS INTO
COLLEGE, HOW DO WE ACTUALLY
PREPARE THEM FOR COLLEGE?
THAT IS REALLY WHERE MY
EXPERTISE LIES.
WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN THIS
STATE TALKING ABOUT THE
OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP,
SIGNING KIDS UP IN MIDDLE
SCHOOL, BUT THERE IS NOT A LOT
OF EFFORT TO GET THEM
ACADEMICALLY READY, AND GET
THEIR HABITS OF MIND READY TO
GET THEM THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL
AND ON TO COLLEGE.
SO THAT IS REALLY WHAT MY FOCUS
WOULD BE.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PERSPECTIVE
BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE AREN'T MAKING IT
TOO CUMBERSOME FOR
ORGANIZATIONS WHO WORK IN THIS
SPACE TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY
LEVERAGE DOLLARS THAT WE HAVE
AVAILABLE TO THEM SO I WILL BE
EXCITED TO HEAR MORE FROM YOU
AS WE CONTINUE THROUGH THE
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO MAKE
SURE THE RFP PROCESS AND
EVERYTHING ELSE IS AGAIN
SEAMLESS, TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
HAVING THE GREATEST IMPACT.
>> I THINK THE TRACKING OF THE
OUTCOMES, NOT THE ACADEMIC
OUTCOMES, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE,
IS MORE IMPORTANT BECAUSE ALL
OF THOSE OTHER THINGS LEAD TO
THE ACADEMIC OUTCOMES.
I THINK THE LAST LEVY TIED TOO
MUCH OF THE ACTIVITY OF THE
NONPROFITS THAT WERE GETTING
THE LEVY TO HOW THEY CAN
DIRECTLY IMPACT IN THE
CLASSROOM, BUT I WOULD SAY MOST
OF THEM COULDN'T POINT TO THAT.
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY WERE
NOT A GOOD THING FOR THE SCHOOLS
THEY WERE SUPPORTING SO REALLY
LOOKING DEEPLY AT THAT TO MAKE
SURE THEY ARE EFFECTIVE AND CAN
REMAIN EFFECTIVE.
>> AND THAT WE HAVE A HOLISTIC
VIEW OF WHAT WE ARE MEASURING
AND WHY WE ARE MEASURING IT.
>> EXACTLY.
>> THE CHALLENGE OF
ATTRIBUTION.
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR STUDENT
SUCCESS?
>> OKAY, DOCTOR FELDER.
SAME QUESTION.
WHY DO YOU WANT TO SERVE AND
WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO BE ABLE TO
PRIORITIZE?
>> FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY
JOY.
AND SECOND, I WOULD SAY THAT
THE REASON THAT I AM CHOOSING
TO PARTICIPATE, IS BECAUSE THIS
IS AN HONOR.
THIRDLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY
THAT I SEEM TO THRIVE AROUND
SMART PEOPLE.
SO HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SERVE WITH THE INDIVIDUALS WHO
ARE SITTING AROUND THIS TABLE
MEANS THAT THERE IS A
POSSIBILITY OF SOMETHING
GETTING DONE.
WHAT I BRING IS A PERSPECTIVE OF
WHY SO MANY OF OUR CHILDREN
DON'T LEARN.
WHAT I BRING IS A PERSPECTIVE
OF WHY OUR SYSTEMS THAT ARE
INVOLVED IN THIS WORK SOMETIMES
DON'T WORK TOGETHER.
WHAT I BRING TO THIS WORK IS A
COMMITMENT TO THE CHILDREN WHO
OFTEN FAIL IN OUR SYSTEMS.
AND WHAT I ALSO BRING IS A
NETWORK OF FOLKS WHO HAVE
COMMON CONCERNS ABOUT THE FOCUS
OF THIS LEVY COMMITTEE.
SO MY THOUGHT IS GIVEN THAT I
WAS ONCE UPON A TIME A
PUBLISHED SCHOOL STUDENT, -- A
PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT, ONE OF
TE SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL
STUDENTS WHO BARELY GOT BY,
GIVEN THAT I WAS A TEACHER IN
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WHO
WORKED WITH CHILDREN, WHO OFTEN
HAD DIFFICULTY FINDING THEIR
PLACE IN SOCIETY, AND GIVEN
THAT I HAVE HAD CHILDREN COME
THROUGH SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
I THINK I AM FAMILIAR WITH HOW
THE OPERATION OCCURS.
GIVEN THAT BODY OF KNOWLEDGE,
AND ONCE AGAIN JUST KNOWING HOW
WELL PEOPLE ARE FOCUSED IN THIS
AREA, I JUST THINK THAT WE ARE
ON THE VERGE OF OPPORTUNITY TO
MAKE SOME BREAKTHROUGHS, AND
WITH BREAKTHROUGHS, WE THEN
HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO REALLY
UNDERSTAND THE STRATEGIES, THE
PRACTICES THAT MAKE THE
DIFFERENCE FOR OUR CHILDREN.
WE REALLY THEN HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO VALIDATE SOME OF
OUR WORK.
SO THAT GUESSWORK ABOUT HOW WE
EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN VANISHES,
DISAPPEARS.
AND THAT WE AS A CITY ARE
COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE THAT
EVERY CHILD HAS THE OPPORTUNITY
TO NOT ONLY SURVIVE, BUT
THRIVE.
>> WELL SAID.
THANK YOU.
THAT IS OUR LAST NOMINEE THAT IS
PRESENT WITH US TODAY, SO IF
THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS
FROM MY COLLEAGUE OR COMMENTS.
>> A BRIEF COMMENT, IF I MAY.
>> OF COURSE.
>> I WANT TO SAY HOW GRATEFUL I
AM TO ALL OF YOU FOR BEING
WILLING TO SERVE.
AS SOMEONE WITH THREE LITTLE
KIDS IN SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
RIGHT NOW, WHOSE AUNT IS HEAD
SECRETARY OF INGRAM HIGH SCHOOL
AND ABOUT TO RETIRE AFTER MORE
THAN 30 YEARS OF SERVING THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT, MY MOM IS ONE
OF SIX, ALL OF THEM HAVE THEIR
TEACHING CERTIFICATE.
I HAVE ABOUT 20 COUSINS.
ALL OF THEM ARE EDUCATORS UP
AND DOWN THE WEST COAST.
I FEEL REALLY COMMITTED TO THE
COLLABORATIVE WORK BETWEEN THE
CITY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
AROUND HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO
MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR
STUDENTS PARTICULARLY STUDENTS
OF COLOR THRIVE IN OUR SCHOOL
DISTRICT, AND USING LEVY FUNDS
TO MAKE SURE WE CLOSE THOSE
ACHIEVEMENTS AND OPPORTUNITY
úGAPS IS GOING TO BE REALLY
CRITICAL TO THAT SUCCESS.
AS A COUNSEL, WE VALUE YOUR
TIME, ENERGY, AND COMMITMENT TO
THAT MISSION AND I CAN'T --
MISSION AND I CAN'T SAY THANK
YOU ENOUGH FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS
TO SERVE.
>> DOCTOR -- DIRECTOR CHAPELLE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY
CLOSING REMARKS?
>> SURE.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANKED YOU ALL
FOR SIGNING UP TO TAKE THIS
JOURNEY WITH US.
I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE AN
AMAZING JOURNEY, BUT THE
REALITY IS I AM JUST REALLY
THRIVING OR SHOULD I SAY I AM
WAITING TO GET US ALL TOGETHER
SO WE CAN START MAKING SURE
THAT OUR INVESTMENTS ARE GOING
TO BE CLOSING OPPORTUNITY GAPS
AND WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING
WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR SEATTLE
KIDS AND FAMILIES.
I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS STEPPING
UP AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING THIS COMMITTEE ALONG
THE WAY.
THANK YOU BOTH AGAIN FOR GIVING
US AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE
TODAY.
>> DO YOU WANT TO TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT WHAT WE CAN EXPECT
NEXT?
ONCE WE HAVE THE APPOINTMENTS
CONFIRMED BY THE FULL COUNCIL,
WHICH WILL OCCUR THIS MONDAY?
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT TO OCCUR
NEXT IN TERMS OF CONVENING US
AND THE FIRST SET OF WORK
PRODUCT THAT YOU EXPECT FROM
THE LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE?
>> THE PLAN IS FOR US TO ALL,
ONCE THE APPOINTMENTS ARE
CONFIRMED, WE ARE LOOKING AT
TRYING TO CONVENE IN I THINK
THE SECOND TUESDAY OF JANUARY,
BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE EMAILING
EVERYONE OUT LIKE THE CALENDAR
FOR THE YEAR BECAUSE IT MIGHT
OCCUR ON THE SECOND TUESDAY,
BUT WE ARE GOING TO CHANGE THE
DATE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A
SEATTLE SCHOOLS BOARD MEMBER
THE MEETING. NDENT AVAILABLE AT
I THINK THERE WAS A DATE
CONFLICT IN THE PAST SO THAT'S
THE FIRST THING.
AND AROUND THE FIRST, WE WILL
BE LOOKING AT TRYING TO PUT IT
TOGETHER NOW.
WE ARE LOOKING AT GIVING
EVERYONE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT
THEIR EYES ON WHERE WE ARE WITH
THE FAMILIES AND EDUCATION,
PRESCHOOL AND PROMISE
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN BECAUSE THE
REALITY IS WE ARE ALL GOING TO
HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S
PREPARED FOR US TO BRING IT TO
COUNSEL, AND I CAN'T THINK OF
THE DATE BUT I THINK IT'S THE
END OF JANUARY, FEBRUARY, SOME
MORE IN THERE.
THOSE ARE THE FIRST TWO THINGS
WE ARE DOING.
>> GREAT.
OKAY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE
FORWARD.
I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDED THE CITY COUNCIL
CONFIRM APPOINTMENTS 1214
THROUGH 1224.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
UNANIMOUS.
WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH
UNANIMOUS VOTE BY THIS
COMMITTEE.
I'M NOT GOING TO MOVE TO
SUSPEND COUNSEL RULES TO ALLOW
THESE APPOINTMENTS TO BE
COMPLETED -- TO BE CONFIRMED BY
THIS COUNSEL. ALL THOSE IN
FAVOR SAY . NO NOSE, NO
EXTENSIONS.
THE MOTION PASSES AND THESE
APPOINTMENTS WILL BE CONSIDERED
THIS MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2018.
YOU ALL ARE NOT REQUIRED TO
ATTEND FULL COUNCIL ON MONDAY.
YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO
ATTEND IF YOU WISH, BUT YOU ARE
NOT REQUIRED.
JUST IN CLOSING BEFORE YOU GO,
I WANTED TO JUST GIVE A REALLY
QUICK THANK YOU TO A COUPLE OF
STAFF OVER AT DEAL WHO HAVE
BEEN REALLY HELPFUL IN HELPING
MY OFFICE COORDINATE THE
APPOINTMENT PACKETS, AND GOING
THROUGH THE PROCESS.
I WANT TO END TALISHA PHILLIPS
AND AUSTIN PHILLIPS FOR THEIR
ASSISTANCE HELPING US OUT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD ALL THE
T'S CROSSED AND EYES DOTTED --
IS' DOTTED SO WE COULD DO
IMPORTANT SUBSTANTIVE WORK.
THANK YOU TO THEM FOR THEIR
WONDERFUL WORK IN AROUND TO GET
US HERE.
>> IF I MAY, TODAY HAPPENS TO
BE THE DAY THAT MY OFFICE
THROWS OUR ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE.
IT'S SCHEDULED FROM 9:30 TO
11:00.
IF ANY OF YOU WANT TO GO HANG
OUT WITH MY WIFE AND MY STAFF,
AND ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE
HANGING OUT, JUST GO AROUND THE
CORNER.
WE HAVE BAGELS, DONUTS, COFFEE
AND TEA.
AT SOME POINT, I WILL DISAPPEAR
AND COME AND JOIN YOU.
YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME IF
YOU HAVE A COUPLE MINUTES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR
NEXT AGENDA ITEM.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
OKAY, CODY.
CAN YOU READ I GUESS THE 12th
AGENDA ITEM IN THE RECORD?
>> JULY 12 COMFORTABLE 119431
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
AUTHORIZING THE FIRE CHIEF TO
EXECUTE AND ADMINISTER ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
FOR BRIEF DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE FOLKS JOINING US AT THE
TABLE, AND WE WILL GET STARTED
IN A MINUTE.
LET'S DO A ROUND OF
INTRODUCTIONS AND THEN GREG,
DID YOU WANT TO MAKE
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS?
>> SURE.
>> LET'S DO DIRECTIONS FIRST.
>> GREG DOS, COUNSEL CENTRAL
STAFF.
>> HAROLD SCOGGINS, FIRE CHIEF.
>> TAKE IT AWAY, GREG.
>> COUNSEL BILL 119431 AS CODY
SAID WOULD ALLOW THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT TO EXECUTE AND
ADMINISTER INTO A LOCAL
AGREEMENT WITH 29 AGENCIES --
FIRE AGENCIES OPERATING
THROUGHOUT KING COUNTY AND TO
PROVIDE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY
RESPONSE SERVICES UNDER CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES.
SO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AS
CHIEF SCOGGINS WILL TELL YOU IN
A MINUTE, DOES A SIMILAR EFFORT
WITH MUTUAL AID, WITH FIRE
AGENCIES AROUND KING COUNTY.
THIS ILA WOULD SUPERSEDE THAT
AGREEMENT, OR THOSE AGREEMENTS,
AND PROVIDE AUTOMATIC AID
THROUGH THE DISPATCH SYSTEM.
HE WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT THAT, AND THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN MUTUAL AID AND
AUTOMATIC AID.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
GOOD MORNING.
THE KING COUNTY FIRE CHIEFS, WE
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR
ABOUT TWO YEARS NOW.
THE GOALS ARE SIMPLE.
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT
AGREEMENTS OUT THERE BETWEEN
THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES THAT
HAVE EVOLVED OVER TIME AND
THERE IS NOT MUCH CONSISTENCY.
OUR GOAL WAS TO DEVELOP
CONSISTENCY, SINCE WE WERE
GOING TO BE RESPONDING TO EACH
OTHER'S JURISDICTIONS.
SOME OF OUR FOCUSES WERE SIMPLE.
RENUMBERING THE AGENCIES AND
THE COUNTIES, SO WE WOULDN'T
HAVE DUPLICATE RIGS AT THE SAME
INCIDENT, WHICH IS A SAFETY
ISSUE, ENSURING THAT WE ALL HAD
AN AGREED-UPON LEVEL OF
TRAINING, SO IF FIREFIGHTERS
FROM ANOTHER AGENCY COME INTO
SEATTLE, THE EXPECTATION IS
THEY WOULD BE TRAINED TO A
CERTAIN LEVEL JUST AS IF WE
WENT TO ANOTHER AGENCY.
WE WOULD ALL OPERATE UNDER THE
INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM IN THE
SAME WAY.
WE HAVE ALSO TAKEN THE TIME TO
SHORE UP AND BUILD 30 MODEL
PROCEDURES IN KING COUNTY BUT
ALLOW OUR OPERATIONS TO BE VERY
SIMILAR SO WHEN WE MOVE ACROSS
JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES, WE
ALL OPERATE IN THE SAME MANNER.
THERE IS A LOT OF ADVANTAGE.
THE MUTUAL AID SYSTEM IS STILL
IN EFFECT.
IT'S EVERYTHING 12 HOURS OR
GREATER.
THIS IS TO GET US T█O THE 12
HOUR WINDOW. THE 0 TO 12 HOUR
WINDOW.
WE HAD A LUMBERYARD FIRE
SEVERAL WEEKS AGO.
WE HAD TWO THIRDS OF THE
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT AT THAT
FIRE.
WE ACTUALLY CALLED IN THROUGH
MUTUAL AID, BELLEVUE, MERCER
ISLAND, RENTON, AND ONE OTHER
DEPARTMENT.
I THINK IT WAS PUGET SOUND OR
TUKWILA TO ACTUALLY COVER OUR
STATIONS BECAUSE WE WERE ALL AT
THAT FIRE.
THAT'S UNDER THE MUTUAL AID
PLAN.
OUR GOAL IS IN THIS AGREEMENT,
THE FIRST TWO HOURS, WE GET
HELP COMING.
AFTER THAT, WE START HIRING
BACK OUR PERSONNEL, SO AT 12
HOURS EVERYONE IS GOING HOME OR
IT HAS GOTTEN SO BIG THAT WE
NEED MORE MUTUAL AID RESOURCES,
SO THIS IS TO ENSURE WE HAVE
SIMILAR TRAINING, SHORE UP THE
NUMBERING ISSUE, AND MAKE SURE
WE ARE OPERATING THE SAME WAY
OUT IN THE FIELD.
NO EXCHANGE OF FUNDS OR
RESOURCES, BUT THIS WILL GUIDE
US TO TRAINING TOGETHER, DOING
MORE TOGETHER, AND MAKING SURE
WE ARE OPERATING ON THE SAME
PAGE.
>> ANY QUESTIONS?
>> IT SEEMS VERY SELF
EXPIRATORY.
>> I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF
FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS.
REALLY JUST RELATED TO THE
FINANCIAL IMPACT AND FISCAL
REALITIES OF HOW THIS MUTUAL
AID AGREEMENT PLAYS OUT, SO THE
FIRST QUESTION IS REALLY AROUND
SOME OF THE DEFINITIONS RELATED
TO THE DRAWING DOWN OF
RESOURCES AND THE LIMITED AND
PREDEFINED CIRCUMSTANCES, WHICH
ARE CLEARLY DEFINED IN THE ILA
THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE BILL,
SO WE WANT TO GET A SENSE FROM
YOU ABOUT IN TERMS OF
IMPLEMENTING THE CONCEPTS
RELATED TO THE MUTUAL AID ILA.
WHAT DO YOU ANTICIPATE IN TERMS
OF HOW THOSE TERMS WILL BE
INTERPRETED BY THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT, AND ANY SORT OF
PARTNER AGENCIES UNDER SORT OF
THE CONSTRUCT OF THIS
PARTICULAR PROPOSAL?
>> BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY
DIFFERENT AGENCIES IN THE
COUNTY THAT ARE SO MANY
DIFFERENT SIZES, DRAWDOWN MEANS
ONE THING TO SEATTLE VERSUS
ANOTHER THING TO BELLEVUE FOR
EXAMPLE, BUT THIS IS NOT FOR
THE DATE TODAY -- DAY TO DAY
RESPONSES AND CALLS.
THIS IS NOT FOR THOSE EIGHT EMS
CALLS, AND LESS EXTREME
CIRCUMSTANCES ARE HAPPENING.
IF THERE IS A LARGE TWO OR FOUR
ALARM FIRE IN SHORELINE THAT
HAS TAKEN ALL THEIR RESOURCES,
OUR GOAL WOULD BE TO HELP THEM
RUN THOSE DAY TO DAY COSTS
BECAUSE THAT ONE EVENT HAS
TAKEN SO MANY OF THEIR
RESOURCES, BUT FOR EXAMPLE
SHORELINE WOULD THEN START TO
HIRE BACK THEIR PERSONNEL TO
COME AND FILL THOSE.
SO THIS IS NOT MEANT TO BE FOR
DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS AND IT'S
NOT MEANT TO OFFSET ANY OF THE
OTHER AGENCIES RESPONSIBILITIES
OF RESPONDING TO THOSE DAY TO
DAY EMERGENCIES IN THE -- IN
THEIR CITY.
WE INVITE THEM IN RIGHT NOW AND
WE HAVE A BIG DEAL GOING ON.
>> DO YOU EXPECT THAT THE TERMS
OF THIS PARTICULAR MUTUAL AID
AGREEMENT WILL IMPACT THE SORT
OF VOLUME OF CALLS THAT THE
DEPARTMENT IS CURRENTLY
HANDLING?
AND IF SO, HOW MUCH?
>> I DON'T.
I DON'T THINK IT IS GOING TO
IMPACT OUR DAY TO DAY CALL
LOAD, CALL VOLUME.
SON ONE, WHICH IS REALLY THE
NORTH AND EAST SIDE FIRE
DEPARTMENTS.
THEY ALREADY HAVE AGREEMENTS
THAT THEY ARE CROSSING
BOUNDARIES EVERY DAY.
WHEN YOU ARE A SMALLER AGENCY,
YOU HAVE TO DO THAT, TO RUN
THOSE CALLS.
THE SAME THING IN ZONE THREE,
THE IN THE SOUTH END OF THE
COUNTY.
THEY ALREADY HAVE THOSE
AGREEMENTS.
THEY ARE CROSSING BOUNDARIES
EVERY DAY.
IF YOU ONLY HAVE TWO OR THREE
STATIONS, YOU CAN'T PUT A FULL
ALARM ON A FIRE SO YOU HAVE TO
HAVE THOSE AGREEMENTS.
WE DON'T HAVE THAT SAME
CONSTRUCT.
ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDE, WE
HAVE WATER SO WE ARE ONLY
REALLY GOING NORTH, SOUTH, OR
ACROSS I-90.
IT HAS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT
EVENT.
THERE WAS A HEAVY RESCUE
SEVERAL MONTHS AGO IN BELLEVUE.
THEY MADE THE REQUEST FOR
MUTUAL AID FOR OUR TECHNICAL
RESCUE TEAMS.
I'M VERY PROUD THAT WE HAVE ONE
OF THE BEST TECHNICAL RESCUE
TEAMS IN THE NATION.
THEY'VE BEEN ALL OVER THE
COUNTRY SERVING SO THEY WERE
ABLE TO GO TO BELLEVUE AND
HELP.
THOSE TYPE OF REQUESTS COULD
COME IN.
>> OKAY, GREAT.
I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU LOVE DATA.
YOU ARE ENVISIONING AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TRACK AND RECORD
RESPONSES TO -- RESPONSES THAT
WOULD BE UNDER THE SCOPE OF
THIS, IS THAT ACCURATE?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WE HAVE BEEN TRACKING ALL THE
RESOURCES THAT COME INTO
SEATTLE AND ALL THE RESOURCES
THAT GO OUT OF SEATTLE, SO WE
ALREADY HAVE THOSE DASHBOARDS
BUILT.
WE ALREADY PAY ATTENTION TO
THEM SO IF THERE IS AN UPTICK,
WHAT I HAVE TOLD MY PEERS IS IF
THERE'S AN UPTICK IN SEATTLE OR
ANY OTHER AGENCY GOING INTO
ANOTHER JURISDICTION, IT'S NOT
AN AUTOMATIC AID AGREEMENT, WE
NEED TO TALK ABOUT A CONTRACT
FOR SERVICE.
THERE IS A DEFINITE DIFFERENCE
AND WE HAVE BEEN HONEST WITH
ALL THE CHIEFS ON THAT TOPIC.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
THAT IS UNDERLYING MY CONCERN
HERE AND MY LINE OF QUESTIONING
IS I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
IT'S A REAL MUTUAL AID
AGREEMENT AND NOT A SORT OF
WORKAROUND IN TERMS OF THE
CONTRACT FOR THE SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT SERVICES THAT WOULD
BE TREATED DIFFERENTLY AND
COMPENSATED DIFFERENTLY.
SO I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMITMENT
TO CONTINUING TO TRACK THAT
DATA, AND IF YOU WOULD BE SO
KIND AS TO KEEP MY OFFICE AND
GREG POSTED ON WHETHER OR NOT
THERE ARE UPTICKS, THAT ARE NOT
ANTICIPATED OR WERE NOT
ANTICIPATED WHEN YOU KNOW AS A
RESULT OF TODAY'S ACTION.
I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
>> WILL DO.
TALK THANK YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS?
DID I GET EVERYTHING, GREG?
ALL RIGHT.
SO, I WILL MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THE CITY
COUNCIL PASSED A 119431.
>> SECOND.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THERE ARE NO NOSE OR
ABSTENTION'S.
THE COMMITTEE WILL RECOMMEND
THE CITY COUNCIL CONFIRM EXCUSE
ME PASS COUNCIL BUILT 119-4311
WITH A UNANIMOUS VOTE.
I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE COUNSEL
RULES TO ALLOW THIS BILL TO BE
CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
THIS MONDAY DECEMBER 14 2018.
ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THIS BILL WILL BE CONSIDERED
THIS MONDAY, DECEMBER 17 2018
BY THE FULL COUNSEL.
IS THAT IT?
OKAY.
THANK YOU, ALL.
UNLESS YOU ARE AGENDA ITEM 13,
GO ENJOY THE OPEN HOUSE.
IF YOU'RE HERE TO PRESENT ON
THE LAST AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE
JOIN US AT THE TABLE.
>> AGENDA ITEM 13 OFFICE OF
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY UPDATES
AND INNOVATIONS FOR BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION.
>> WELCOME, EVERYONE.
>> HELLO.
>> WE WILL LET YOU ALL SETTLE
IN.
WHO IS GOING TO DRIVE THE
POWERPOINT?
>> THAT'S WHAT WE ARE DEBATING,
COUNCILMEMBER.
>> THEY JUST MOVED AS FAR AWAY
FROM YOU AS THEY POSSIBLY
COULD.
>> THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS IN OUR
OFFICE.
>> LET'S START WITH
INTRODUCTIONS FOR THE RECORD,
AND THEN YOU CAN DIG INTO THE
PRESENTATION.
>> ANDREW MYERBERG, DIRECTOR OF
THE OFFICE OF POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY.
>> MONIQUE GUERRA POLICY
ANALYST.
>> TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING
US HERE.
WE ARE EXCITED TO PRESENT.
I WANTED TO DO A MORE IN-DEPTH
INTRODUCTION FOR MONIQUE AND
ANNE.
ANNE WAS ONE OF MY FIRST TIRES
AT THE OPA.
WE TOOK HER FROM CPA WHICH WAS
SUCCESSFUL FOR US.
THIS PRESENTATION WAS ONE OF
HER CREATIONS, SO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR HARD WORK, AND MONIQUE WAS
ONE OF OUR MORE RECENT HIRES.
SHE JUST GRADUATED FROM THE
OVEN SCHOOL AND WE ARE
INCREDIBLY EXCITED TO HAVE HER
AS A PART -- AS A POLICY
ANALYST.
THERE'S A LOT MORE PEOPLE I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK BUT YOU
WILL HAVE TO DO FOR NOW.
>> THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF
OPPORTUNITIES.
YOU CAN BRING EVERYBODY IN.
I AM EXCITED YOU ALL ARE HERE.
I KNOW WE ARE OVERDUE ON THIS
PRESENTATION SO I AM EXCITED
ABOUT BEING ABLE TO HAVE IT
NOW.
>> WHAT WE THOUGHT WE WOULD DO
IS REALLY BREAK THIS
PRESENTATION UP INTO THREE
PARTS.
FIRST, WHERE WE WERE.
LOOKING AT SOME OF THE DATA
FROM 2017, OUR LAST ANNUAL
REPORT.
SECOND, WHERE WE ARE NOW.
SOME OF OUR FOCUSES AND WHAT WE
IN DOING THIS YEAR, AND WHERE
WE ARE GOING.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO
ACCOMPLISH IN 2019.
WE CAN'T AND WON'T COVER
EVERYTHING IN THIS PRESENTATION
BUT WE WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME
HIGHLIGHTS JUST SO YOU KNOW
WHAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON
AND WHAT WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT.
SO FIRST, WHERE WE HAVE BEEN
THIS LAST YEAR.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE RECEIVED 1300
OR AROUND 1300 CONTACTS LAST
YEAR.
THE REASON WE ARE USING 2017 IS
WE HAVEN'T YET FINALIZED OUR
2018 DATA.
SO AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WE
WILL DO THAT AND DO OUR ANNUAL
REPORT FOR 2018, AND HOPEFULLY
COME BACK TO YOU.
>> DO YOU EXPECT WE WILL GET
2018 ANNUAL REPORT AND THE
FIRST QUARTER?
>> I THINK SO, YEAH.
>> WE ARE AIMING FOR MARCH 1.
>> OKAY.
WE WILL TAKE THAT INTO
CONSIDERATION FOR COMMUNITY
WORK PLANS SO WE CAN MAYBE WORK
NOW TO SAVE A COMMITTEE DATE
FOR 2018, TO HAVE YOU ALL COME
BACK AND BE PREPARED TO
PRESENT.
>> THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
>> MARCH WOULD BE GREAT.
>> OKAY JUST TO BE CLEAR.
WHAT A CONTACT MEANS IS THAT
ANY TIME SOMEONE REACHES OUT TO
OPA THROUGH A MECHANISM.
IT COULD BE EMAILS, PHONE
CALLS, SOMEONE COMING INTO OUR
OFFICE.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE, CONTACTS
SPIKED IN 2016 AND ARE RIGHT NOW
LOWER IN 2017 AND THEY HAVE BEEN
THE LAST TWO YEARS.
WE DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW WHAT
THAT MEANS OR WHAT IT SAYS.
BUT IT'S AN INTERESTING
STATISTIC.
>> IS THERE A WAY TO ANALYZE OR
EVALUATE WHY THERE WAS AN
UPTICK?
>> THERE IS ALWAYS A WAY TO
LOOK AND ANALYZE IT.
I THINK AS FAR AS 2015 WE WOULD
HAVE TO LOOK BACK TO HISTORIC
DATA.
I GUESS I WOULD BE MORE
INTERESTED IN WHY WE ARE DOWN
AS OPPOSED TO WHY WE WERE UP,
BUT IT IS SOMETHING WE COULD
LOOK INTO.
WE HAVE TALKED INTERNALLY ABOUT
NOT JUST DOING OUR ANNUAL
REPORTS BUT BEING MORE RESEARCH
FOCUSED, MORE INNOVATION
FOCUSED.
SO THAT COULD BE ONE AREA WE
LOOK AT.
AN AREA WE TRY TO ANALYZE
PARTICULARLY IF IT'S OF
INTEREST TO THE COMMITTEE.
SO, NOT ALL CONTACTS BECOME AN
INVESTIGATION.
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM 2017, ABOUT
34% WERE INVESTIGATED AND WHAT
THAT ENDS UP BEING IS NUMBER
WISE, ABOUT 435 CASES WERE
INVESTIGATED LAST YEAR.
THAT NUMBER IS ALSO A LITTLE
BIT MISLEADING BECAUSE
VIRTUALLY ALL CONTACTS HAVE AN
AMERICAN TAKE INVESTIGATION.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS IT'S A 30
DAY MINIATURE INVESTIGATION TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT ARE WE LOOKING
AT, WHAT ARE THE ALLEGATIONS
AND WHO ARE THE NAMED
EMPLOYEES?
REALLY I WOULD SAY THERE ARE
CLOSE TO 1000 CASES
INVESTIGATED, EVEN THOUGH ONLY
A THIRD OF THE OVERALL CONTACTS
GO TO FULL INVESTIGATION.
NEXT SLIDE.
IN 2017, 29% OF CASES HAD AT
LEAST ONE SUSTAINED FINDING.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE, 18% OF CASES
AD ALL ALLEGATIONS SUSTAINED.
THAT IS HIGHER THAN IT HAS BEEN
IN THE PAST.
BUT AGAIN, IT'S TOTALLY
DEPENDENT ON THE CASES THAT WE
SAW WITH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT
FACTORS.
IF THAT IS SOMETHING COUNSEL IS
INTERESTED IN, WE CAN LOOK AT
THAT, AS WELL.
>> CAN YOU MAYBE JUST FOR FOLKS
WHO MIGHT BE WATCHING AT HOME OR
ONLINE, CAN YOU JUST QUICKLY
EXPLAIN WHAT IT MEANS WHEN YOU
SAY SUSTAINED?
>> JUST TO GIVE A SORT OF
GLOBAL LOOK, THE 435 CASES WE
INVESTIGATE, EVERY
INVESTIGATION IS INVESTIGATED
CURRENTLY BY A SERGEANT.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT AT THE
END OF THE PRESENTATION BUT
THEY COMPLETE THEIR
INVESTIGATION TO THE OFFICE OF
INSPECTOR GENERAL.
THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
REVIEWS IT TO MAKE IT -- MAKE
SURE IT IS THOROUGH, OBJECTIVE
AND TIMELY.
THEN IT COMES TO ME FOR
FINDINGS.
I READ THE CASE FILE, LOOK AT
THE VIDEO, LOOK AT WHAT REPORTS
I NEED TO LOOK AT, THE
INTERVIEWS AND WRITE UP A
DIRECTOR CERTIFICATION MEMO.
IN THAT MEMO, I AM LOOKING AT
EVERY ALLEGATION ONE BY ONE AND
I AM ANALYZING THEM TO SEE WHAT
IS THE CONDUCT ISSUE AND DID IT
VIOLATE POLICY OR NOT?
IF I FIND THE OFFICER VIOLATED
POLICY, I CAN ISSUE A SUSTAINED
FINDING.
IF I FIND THERE IS NO VIOLATION
OR THAT THERE WAS A VIOLATION
BUT PERHAPS IT'S BETTER FROM
TRAINING LIKE A NOT SUSTAINED
FINDING, THERE IS FIVE GENERAL
CATEGORIES.
WE HAVE UNFOUNDED,
INCONCLUSIVE, LAWFUL AND
PROPER, TRAINING REFERRAL WHICH
IS TO SAY MAYBE THERE WAS A
VIOLATION BUT TRAINING AND
COUNSELING IS THE APPROPRIATE
RESULT, AND THEN MANAGEMENT
ACTION.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT MANAGEMENT
ACTIONS LATER BUT THAT'S THE
ABILITY FOR ME TO SAY MAYBE
THERE WAS A VIOLATION, BUT IT
WAS CAUSED BY A FLAW IN POLICY
OR TRAINING.
OR MAYBE THERE IS NO POLICY OR
TRAINING AND THERE SHOULD BE.
I HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE I THINK
WITH ANNE'S HELP WE HAVE DONE
A LOT OF THAT IN THE LAST YEAR.
>> JUST TO BE CLEAR THE GRAPH
YOU ARE SHOWING IS NOT SHOWING
THE POTENTIAL DIVERGENCE
BETWEEN YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS --
>> NO.
>> AND THE CHIEF'S ULTIMATE
DECISION TO EITHER --
>> NO.
>> REVERSE OR AGREE WITH YOUR
FINDINGS.
>> I WILL SAY I BECAME INTERIM
DIRECTOR IN JULY 2017, SO I'VE
BEEN IN THE JOB FOR ABOUT A
YEAR AND A HALF.
IN THAT TIME, I HAVE BEEN
REVERSED FOUR TIMES, ONCE BY
CHIEF O'TOOLE AND THREE TIMES
BY CHIEF BEST.
SO I WOULD SAY LOOKING AT THE
PERCENTAGE OF CASES I'VE
WRITTEN UP, I'VE PROBABLY
WRITTEN CLOSE TO 200 SUSTAINED
CASES, SO OBVIOUSLY THOSE ARE
THE CASES THAT MAKE THE NEWS.
THE DISAGREEMENT IS LARGELY
HEALTHY, I THINK AND IT'S A
VERY LOW PERCENTAGE OF THE
CASES THAT WERE SUSTAINED.
IN THE HIGH 90% OF CASES, THE
CHIEF AND CHAIN OF COMMAND
AGREES WITH OPA'S FINDINGS.
>> THOSE ARE DATA POINTS.
YOU CONTINUE TO TRACK THOSE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
SO WHENEVER THE CHIEF
DISAGREES, AND THIS IS
SOMETHING WE HAVE WORKED INTO
THE ACCOUNTABILITY LEGISLATION,
IS WHENEVER THE CHIEF
DISAGREES, SHE HAS TO WRITE A
LETTER TO YOU, TO OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS, TO THE MAYOR,
úTHE CITY ATTORNEY, OIG, AND TH
CPC.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO KEEP
THAT TRANSPARENCY.
AND OBVIOUSLY, WE WOULD WHEN WE
PUT OUR CASES OUT ON OUR
WEBSITE, THE CASE SUMMARIES
WILL NOTE THIS WAS A CASE IN
WHICH THE CHIEF DISAGREED AND
THUS THE CASE WAS REVERSED.
>> GREAT.
PERFECT SEGUE TO THE NEXT
SEGMENT OF THE PRESENTATION.
>> YES.
SO, OVER THE LAST YEAR -- I
MEAN, THE ROOF BREAD AND -- THE
BREAD AND BUTTER WILL BE OUR
INVESTIGATIONS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THAT IS REALLY
THE CORE PART OF OUR VISION AND
MISSION.
WE ARE PURPOSED TO SAFEGUARD
THE CULTURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT BY
CONDUCTING INVESTIGATIONS THAT
WHEN NECESSARY, HOLD OFFICERS
ACCOUNTABLE.
TWO OTHER BIG ELEMENTS OF WHAT
WE'VE DONE AND I TALKED ABOUT
THIS BEFORE HAS BEEN OUR POLICY
WORK.
EXPANDING OUR REACH AND THE
WORK WE'VE BEEN DOING WITH
POLICY BUT ALSO INNOVATION AND
TRYING NEW THINGS.
A BIG FOCUS FOR US HAS BEEN
COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPARENCY.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE SEEN
IN THE LAST YEAR IS THERE ISN'T
A LOT OF COMMUNICATION WITHIN
THE DEPARTMENT AND IT'S NOT
NECESSARILY A DEPARTMENT
CENTRIC THING.
OPA HAD BEEN DOING IT TOO.
I DON'T THINK WE WERE DOING A
GOOD JOB HISTORICALLY ABOUT
MESSAGING OUT WHAT WE'RE DOING
AND WHY.
SO OFTEN EVEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS
CAN SEE WHY DID YOU REACH THIS
DECISION?
WHAT WERE THE FACTS?
HOW DO WE GIVE RULES OF THE ROAD
FOR OFFICE JUST TO SAY WHAT DID
I DO WRONG AND HOW DO WE FIX IT?
WE STARTED TO CREATE SOMETHING
WE CALL THE CASE AND POLICY
UPDATE.
THIS IS AN EMAIL THAT IS SENT
OUT TO OFFICERS EVERY TWO WEEKS.
IT'S AN OPT IN EMAIL.
OFFICERS CAN SIGN UP IF THEY
WANT TO.
WITH HAD REALLY GREAT FEEDBACK.
THAT IS ONE OF THE RESPONSES WE
HAD FROM AN OFFICER.
WE REACH RIGHT NOW AROUND 200
OFFICERS, AND SUPERVISORS ARE
SIGNED UP FOR THIS LIST.
BASICALLY WHAT WE DO, AND I
BELIEVE YOU HAVE A SAMPLE IN
YOUR MATERIALS IS WE TALK
THROUGH A CASE OR TWO OF HIGH-
PROFILE CASES AND WE TALK
THROUGH POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
WE HAVE ISSUED.
I THINK THE ONE IN YOUR
PACKAGE, WE INCLUDE THE LETTER
WE WROTE IN RESPONSE TO YOUR
REQUEST ABOUT THE CONTRACT.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALK ABOUT
IN THIS LAST CASE AND POLICY
EMAIL IS WE HAD CASES WHERE
OFFICERS, A COUPLE CASES WERE
OFFICERS WERE PULLING PEOPLE
OVER THE THRESHOLD OF THE DOOR.
IN ORDER TO DO THAT, YOU HAVE
TO HAVE A SEARCH WARRANT OR
EXCEPTION FROM THE SEARCH
WARRANT REQUIREMENT OFFICERS
FOR SOME REASON WERE NOT
UNDERSTANDING THAT, AND I THINK
THE PROBLEM WAS THEY WERE NOT
RECEIVING ENOUGH TRAINING ON
SEARCH AND SEIZURE LAW.
AT THE ACADEMY, THEY GOT THE
TRAINING, BUT THERE WASN'T A
LOT OF IN-SERVICE TRAINING,
PARTICULARLY FOR UPDATES IN THE
LAW SO WE SENT THIS OUT SO WE
COULD SAY WE ARE SAYING DON'T
DO THIS AND HERE IS THE CASE
LAW.
FIXING THE PROBLEM.
NOT LETTING IT PERPETUATE
BECAUSE THIS DOES MORE THAN
GIVING AN OFFICER A DAY OFF.
WE ARE SYSTEMICALLY FIXING THE
PROBLEM SO IT DOESN'T HAPPEN
AGAIN.
>> GREAT.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DOING
THE CASE AND POLICY UPDATE?
>> WE HAVE DONE THREE, SO ABOUT
A MONTH AND A HALF.
SO EVERY TWO WEEKS IT GOES OUT.
>> HOW DO OFFICERS KNOW TO SIGN
UP FOR IT?
I KNOW IT'S AN OPT IN.
>> GREAT QUESTION.
WE WILL DISCUSS THIS IN THE
NEXT TWO SLIDES BUT TWO THINGS,
WE JUST -- MAY BE JUMP TO THE
NEXT SLIDE.
WE JUST DID NINE 2 1/2 HOUR
PRESENTATIONS FOR ALL THE
SERGEANTS IN THE DEPARTMENT.
AT EACH ONE, WE GAVE THE SIGN
UP LIST TO PLEASE SAY SIGN UP.
WE HAD GONE TO EVERY SECOND
WATCH WILL CALLS, AND I ALSO
ASKED OFFICERS DO YOU WANT TO
SIGN UP?
THEY SIGN UP.
IT'S WORD-OF-MOUTH, TOO.
OFFICERS EMAIL US PRETTY
REGULARLY AND SAY COULD YOU PUT
-- PUT US ON THE LIST?
>> THEY ARE FORWARDING IT TO
EACH OTHER.
>> YES AND I THINK SERGEANTS
ARE USING THESE AS TALKING
POINTS FOR ROLL CALL.
THE MORE PEOPLE WHO SEE IT, THE
MORE PEOPLE WHO WANT IT.
I THINK IT IS ORGANICALLY
GROWING.
I WOULD LOVE FOR EVERYONE TO BE
ON IT AND I THINK MAYBE, WE
WILL GET THERE BUT I THINK IT'S
MORE IMPORTANT THAT THEY WANT
TO OPT IN.
THIS WAS A BIG PROJECT FOR US
THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS.
WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS
WHEN I FIRST CAME ONTO OPA ABOUT
HAVING OPA GO TO THE SERGEANTS
WHO ARE THE FRONT-LINE
SUPERVISORS AND EXPLAIN TO THEM
WHAT WE DO, AND WHY SO THEY CAN
COMMUNICATE TO THAT -- THAT TO
THEIR PEOPLE AND ALSO SAY HERE
ARE SOME OF THE INNOVATIONS WE
ARE TRYING TO PUT IN PLACE.
HERE ARE THE FLAWS WE SEE WITH
THE SYSTEM AND WHAT WE'RE DOING
TO TRY TO FIX IT.
AND ALSO SAYING THESE ARE OUR
BASELINE EXPECTATIONS FOR YOU
OUT IN THE FIELD.
WHAT WE VERY MUCH BELIEVE NEEDS
TO HAPPEN IS WE NEED TO START
REVERTING MINOR MISCONDUCT BACK
TO THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.
THOSE RECOGNIZED IN THE DECREE
AND THE ACCOUNTABILITY
ORDINANCE.
IT'S OVERDUE BUT THE CAVEAT IS
THE SERGEANTS HAVE TO SHOW US
THEY CAN DO IT AND THEY HAVE TO
BE WILLING TO DO IT.
I THINK THAT THEY ARE.
THIS WAS A WAY FOR US TO REACH
OUT AND SAY TO THEM WE WANT TO
BE IN THIS REGARD, YOUR ALLY,
NOT YOUR ADVERSARY.
WE WANT TO HELP YOU AND WE WILL
BE A SOURCE OF INFORMATION, AND
WE ALL WANT THE SAME THING.
WE WANT THIS TO BE THE BEST
POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE
COUNTRY.
HOW DO WE GET THERE?
>> I THINK THIS IS REALLY AN
IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT HAS BEEN
MISSING IN THE PAST.
YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS I
THINK IS GOING TO BE CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
YEARS, IS NOT ONLY IN THE
CONTEXT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE
CONSENT DECREE, BUT THE ONGOING
ITERATIVE WORK THAT IS
ACCOUNTABILITY, AS OUR
SUPERVISORS AND HOW ARE WE
HOLDING SUPERVISORS ACCOUNTABLE
TO OUR EXPECTATIONS AROUND THE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM IS I
THINK A REALLY IMPORTANT ASPECT
OF ULTIMATELY ACHIEVING
MEANINGFUL CULTURAL CHANGE
WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
THAT I THINK IS GOING TO YIELD
HUGE RESULTS FOR US AS A
COMMUNITY, AND AS A POLICE
DEPARTMENT IF WE ARE ABLE TO DO
IT WELL.
>> I COULD NOT AGREE WITH YOU
MORE.
I THINK I CAN SPEAK FOR ANNE
AND MONIQUE, YOU NEED THE
CULTURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY BUT
ALSO OF SUPERVISION AND
COMMUNICATION.
THIS IS WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO
PUSH OUT.
THE WAY WE HAVE DONE IT IS I
USE THIS TERM AND ANNE AND
MONIQUE WILL PROBABLY STRANGLE
ME BUT TO BE MORE CARING AND
LESS STICK.
THERE ARE CASES, AND IT HAPPENS
WHEN MISTAKES ARE MADE, BUT
THERE ARE SERIOUS MISTAKES WITH
CONSEQUENCES, BUT FOR THIS,
HELPING SURGEONS GROW TO BECOME
BETTER SUPERVISORS, TO SUPPORT
THAT GROWTH, AND TO UNDERSTAND
THAT REVERTING THE CONDUCT
REVIEWS BACK TO THEM, THERE IS
GOING TO BE SOME GROWING PAINS,
BUT TO TEACH, COUNSEL, AND
TRAIN AS OPPOSED TO PUNISHING
FOR THESE SUPERVISORS BECAUSE I
THINK EMPOWERING THEM IS WHAT'S
GOING TO MAKE US TAKE THE NEXT
STEP.
>> YEAH.
AND I THINK YOU SAW THAT IN
YOUR PACKETS, A SUMMARY OF ALL
THE FEEDBACK WE GOT FROM THOSE
TRAININGS AND SOME COMMENTS
THAT REALLY WERE PHENOMENAL.
WE WERE SHOCKED AT HOW MANY
PEOPLE ACTUALLY FILLED OUT THE
SURVEY, GIVE THE COMMENTS AND
GAVE POSITIVE FEEDBACK SAYING
WE HAVE NOT HAD THIS KIND OF
TRANSPARENCY IN A DECADE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE COMING
TO TALK TO US.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SO IT WAS A GREAT INDICATOR
THAT WE WERE ON THE RIGHT --
RIGHT TRACK.
>> 37% APPLAUDED THE MEETING.
ANOTHER 20% SAID SPD SHOULD SEE
THE PRESENTATION AND THE OTHERS
HAD A SPECIFIC IDEA OR QUESTION
RELATED TO OPA PROCESSES.
I THOUGHT THOSE WERE GREAT
RESULTS.
THE MORE WE CAN GET THAT OUT
THERE, IS HELPFUL.
>> AND I THINK THE NEXT STEP,
AND ONE OF THE COMMENTS WE SAW
THE MOST WAS PEOPLE SAYING THIS
SHOULDN'T JUST BE A SERGEANT
TRAINING.
IT SHOULD BE A CAPTAIN AND
LIEUTENANT TRAINING TOO SO
HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE ABLE TO
ROLL THAT OUT TO THE ENTIRE
DEPARTMENT, SO WE ARE ON THE
SAME PAGE.
THE NEXT WAY IN WHICH WE ARE
TRYING TO CONVEY OR COMMUNICATE
MORE TRANSPARENCY IS THROUGH
ROLL CALL.
I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GO TO
EVERY ROLL CALL.
I HAVE STARTED WITH ALL SECOND
WATCH.
SO FOR PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW,
THE SHIFTS ARE FIRST WATCH,
SECOND WATCH AND THIRD WATCH.
SECOND WATCH STARTS AROUND
11:00 UNTIL ABOUT 7:00 OR 8:00
AND THIRD WATCH IS THE NIGHT
SHIFT.
FIRST WATCH IS THE EARLY
MORNING SHIFT.
SO THESE ARE ABOUT 30 MINUTE
PRESENTATIONS AND USUALLY THERE
IS A ROUND 15 OFFICERS OR SO AT
EACH PRESENTATION.
SO WHAT I AM REALLY TRYING TO
DO IS AGAIN YOU KNOW BE THAT
ONE PERSON THAT WILL COME INTO
THE PRECINCTS AND ANSWER
WHATEVER QUESTIONS THEY HAVE
JUST TO LET THEM KNOW WE DON'T
HAVE SECRETS AT OPA.
I DON'T TALK ABOUT OPEN CASES
BUT OTHERWISE EVERYTHING IS
PUBLIC AND AVAILABLE.
THERE IS NO QUESTIONS THAT ARE
SO DIFFICULT WE WON'T ANSWER.
I THINK THEY HAVE SHOWN AN
APPRECIATION.
IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT AT TIMES
BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE ANGRY AND
FRUSTRATED, BUT AT THE SAME
TIME IT'S AN INTENSELY VALUABLE
THING TO HAVE THESE
COMMUNICATIONS AND SHOW I AM A
HUMAN BEING, THEY ARE HUMAN
BEINGS AND TO STOP BOTHERING
EACH OTHER.
AND POLICING IN GENERAL.
THIS IS WHAT I WAS SAYING ABOUT
MANAGEMENT ACTION
RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE VERY MUCH BELIEVE THIS IS
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
THINGS THAT WE DO.
IT'S OUR ABILITY TO ISSUE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO CHANGE
POLICIES AND TRAINING.
WE HAVE BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN
THIS REGARD.
MUCH MORE ACTIVE I THINK THAN
ANY OF MY PREDECESSORS, AND
PERHAPS IT'S BECAUSE I WAS A
LAWYER FOR THE DEPARTMENT, AND
FOR OTHERS IN THE PAST, AND I
AM FAMILIAR WITH THESE AREAS
BUT I THINK SYSTEMICALLY
CHANGING WHAT WE DO AND WHY WE
DO IT, THE BEST WAY TO DO IT IS
CHANGE THE POLICY, AND THE
TRAINING.
A COUPLE EXAMPLES HERE.
COMMUNITY CARE TANKING.
AS I'M SURE YOU ARE AWARE,
THERE'S AN EXCEPTION FROM THE
WARREN REQUIREMENT, BUT THERE
IS NO EXCEPTION WITHIN SPD
POLICY.
SO, IT CREATES THIS ODD
SCENARIO WHERE OFFICERS CAN ACT
CONSISTENTLY WITH LAW BUT NOT
POLICY.
WHY IS THAT?
I THINK IT'S INADVERTENT, SO WE
RECOMMEND TO PLEASE CHANGE
THAT.
WE ALSO HAD CASES WHERE
OFFICERS WERE FOLLOWING
AMBULANCES AND TURNING OFF
THEIR ICP.
THEY WERE DOING IT BECAUSE ONCE
A PERSON WAS IN THE AMBULANCE,
THEY WERE NEVER GOING TO
INTERACT WITH THEM AGAIN OR AT
LEAST NOT IN A RECORDED SPACE
BECAUSE THEY WERE BEING TAKEN
TO THE HOSPITAL, SO THE
OFFICERS WERE SAYING I'M NOT
TRANSPORTING THEM PERSONALLY,
I'M NEVER GOING TO SEE THEM
AGAIN SO WHY DO I NEED TO
RECORD?
BUT IT WAS INCONSISTENT WITH
THE PLAINLY WHICH OF THE POLICY
SO WE SAID PLEASE FLEX THE
POLICY AND THEY DID.
HIGH RISK VEHICLE STOPS.
YOU ARE PROBABLY AWARE OF THIS
TOO.
A HIGH-RISK VEHICLE STOP IS
WHERE AN INDIVIDUAL IN A
VEHICLE IS SUSPECTED OF
COMMITTING A FELONY OR SERIOUS
OFFENSE AND THEY ARE ORDERED
OUT AT GUNPOINT, HANDCUFFED AND
PUT IN THE BACK OF A PATROL CAR.
IT'S A TERRY STOP, BUT IT'S ONE
OF THE MOST INVASIVE TERRY
STOPS YOU CAN POSSIBLY HAVE.
FROM OPA'S PERSPECTIVE, WE
WOULD LIKE THERE TO BE A POLICY
SURROUNDING THIS.
>> AND THERE ISN'T ONE.
>> NO.
SO IT WAS JUST OUR PERSPECTIVE
TO SAY IT'S NOT AN ARREST.
YOU JUST NEED REASONABLE
SUSPICION.
SO WE ARE SENSITIVE TO SAYING
YOU CAN'T SET UP A ROLE FOR
EVERY SCENARIO BECAUSE IT IS SO
FACT SPECIFIC BUT WHEN ARE WE
USING IT AND WHY?
AND WE HAD A GREAT DIALOGUE
WITH THE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THIS
AND NEXT STEPS.
>> GREAT.
>> THE NEXT PART IS WHERE WE
ARE GOING.
REALLY, I THINK WHERE WE ARE
GOING IS SYSTEM COLLABORATION.
WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS ONE OF
THE REAL CORES OF THE
ACCOUNTABILITY LEGISLATION WAS
TO CREATE THIS SYSTEM WITH A
SCENARIO WHERE SPD, OIG, CBC
AND OPA WERE ALL WORKING
TOGETHER.
SOMETIMES, NOT AGREEING.
SOMETIMES,, BEING CRITICAL OF
EACH OTHER'S WORK, BUT BEING
THOSE CHECKS ON EACH OTHER AND
BEING THOSE COLLABORATORS WITH
EACH OTHER.
HERE IS SOME OF THE WORK WE
HAVE BEEN DOING.
AS YOU MAY BE AWARE, THE CPC
HAD CREATED A TASK FORCE TO
LOOK AT THE SERIOUS AND DEADLY
FORCE INVESTIGATION, AND THE
CHANGES FROM 940.
OPA HAS BEEN PART OF THAT
WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE CPC
AND OIG TO DRIVE THAT PROCESS,
AND COME UP WITH A SCENARIO
THAT REALLY WORKS FOR SEATTLE.
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THAT PROGRESS.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY
WITH SPD ON TWO CRUCIAL POLICY
AREAS.
FIRST IS THE REPORTING AND
MISCONDUCT, AND THAT IS KIND OF
A GENERAL TERM BUT REALLY WHAT
WE MEAN IS WHEN MISCONDUCT
SHOULD BE REPORTED TO OPA.
WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH CASES
THAT ARE CLEARLY
UNSUBSTANTIATED OR FRIVOLOUS?
EMPOWERING THE SUPERVISORS TO
TAKE MORE ACCOUNTABILITY,
CREATING MORE SUPERVISOR LED
MECHANISMS, BUT AT THE SAME
TIME AND I KNOW YOU'RE
INTERESTED IN DATA CREATING
MODULES WITHIN BLUE TEAM AND
I.E.
PRO, WHICH ARE THE DATA SYSTEMS
TO DOCUMENT EACH AND EVERY
INCIDENT.
SO IF A SUPERVISOR IS GOING TO
ANALYZE OR INVESTIGATE MINOR
MISCONDUCT, YOU HAVE TO CREATE
A SORTABLE MODULE.
IT HAS TO BE DOCUMENTED BECAUSE
WE WANT TO KNOW IF IT IS YOUR
FOURTH PROFESSIONALISM OR YOUR
THIRD.
USE OF FORCE.
WE WERE WORKING CLOSELY WITH
THE DEPARTMENT, AND CREATING
EVIDENCE -- BUT IT'S.
THAT WAS A REALLY COLLABORATIVE
EFFORT.
I BELIEVE THE JUDGE JUST
APPROVED IT.
>> OKAY.
>> IT WILL BE ROLLED OUT IN
EARLY MARCH.
I'M SORRY, EARLY JANUARY.
>> THAT WILL BE A HUGE STEP
FORWARD AGAIN FOR THE CITY.
>> GREAT.
>> WE HAVE BEEN COLLABORATING
WITH THE OIG.
ABOUT SETTING UP SOME ITEMS FOR
THEIR WORK PLAN.
FIRST SUGGESTIONS ARE FROM THE
ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS.
>> THEY WILL BE WITH US I THINK
IN JANUARY TO PRESENT TO US
THEIR PROPOSED WORK PLAN.
>> THEY'VE BEEN GETTING THE
OFFICE UP AND RUNNING.
THEY HAVE BEEN DOING REALLY A
GREAT JOB, SO WE ARE EXCITED TO
PARTNER WITH THEM.
WE HAVE NOW TRANSITIONED OUR
CASES, INVESTIGATIONS AND
CLASSIFICATIONS SO THEY ARE NOW
REVIEWING THOSE.
IT'S EXCITING.
WE ARE REALLY MOVING FORWARD.
LASTLY, WE HAVE BEEN HAVING OUR
QUARTERLY ACCOUNTABILITY
PARTNERS MEETINGS ANTICIPATED
BY THE ACCOUNTABILITY
LEGISLATION.
AGAIN, THEY HAVE BEEN VERY
PRODUCTIVE AND EVEN BEYOND
THOSE TWO LOPEZ AND JUDGE AND I
MEET PERIODICALLY TO KEEP THAT
DISCUSSION GOING.
ANOTHER BIG AREA OF FOCUS FOR
US, AND I KNOW FOR YOU
COUNCILMEMBER CAVA IS THE
MEDIATION PROGRAM.
WE NEED TO IMPROVE THIS PROGRAM
AND WE HAVE REALLY STARTED THE
PROCESS OF RETHINKING
EVERYTHING THAT WE ARE DOING AND
REALLY WITH ALL OF OUR WORK AT
OPA, WE HAVE DONE THINGS FOR A
CERTAIN WAY FOR THE LAST EIGHT
YEARS OR 10 YEARS.
I THINK IT IS TIME.
WE ARE RETHINKING POLICING.
THE PARADIGM OF POLICING.
SO WHY NOT RETHINK OPA?
SO HOW DO WE DO THIS BETTER?
MONIQUE, AND ONE OF OUR
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
SPECIALISTS, JEANNIE TAYLOR, OR
WORKING TOGETHER TO DO THIS
WORK.
SO WHAT ARE WE CURRENTLY DOING?
IS IT WORKING?
I THINK IT IS PROBABLY WORKING
OKAY.
WHAT ARE NATIONAL BEST
PRACTICES?
LET'S GET FEEDBACK FROM YOU,
THE CPC, OIG, SPD, AND RELAUNCH
OUR PROGRAM.
THAT WILL BE A FOCUS THIS
COMING YEAR.
>> I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF
POWER TO THE MEDIATION PROGRAM
IF WE CAN GET IT RIGHT, AND IN
THE PAST, I DON'T HAVE YOU KNOW
FAVORABLE OPINIONS OF THE
MEDIATION PROGRAM BECAUSE IT
REQUIRED FOLKS TO GIVE UP
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS IF MEDIATION
FAILED, AND I ALSO HAD A LOT OF
CONCERNS THAT OFFICERS WHO WERE
VOLUNTEERING FOR IT WERE NOT
DOING SO IN GOOD FAITH SO I
THINK WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIX
THOSE PARTICULAR ISSUES THROUGH
THE ACCOUNTABILITY LEGISLATION.
MY HOPE IS WE WILL HAVE A MUCH
MORE ROBUST MEDIATION PROGRAM
THAT IS MEANINGFUL TO THE
PROCESS OF FINDING SOME SORT OF
SOLUTION TO AN ISSUE THAT
DOESN'T NEED TO GO TO THE FULL
BLOWN INVESTIGATIVE PROCESS.
>> AND I THINK PART OF THE
RELAUNCH ALSO HAS TO BE A
MARKETING COMPONENT.
WE NEED TO MARKET IT TO THE
COMMUNITY AND TO THE POLICE
BECAUSE SOMETIMES I THINK WE
HAVEN'T DONE A GOOD JOB AND
THIS IS NOT OPA'S FAULTS
NECESSARILY BUT COMMUNICATING
THE BENEFITS OF MEDIATION.
PERHAPS, THE OFFICERS DIDN'T
KNOW.
IT CAN BE REALLY VALUABLE AND
IMPACTFUL.
IT'S ON US TO COMMUNICATE THAT
OUT, AND TO SELL IT.
CIVILIAN UTILIZATION.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE
REALLY BEEN FOCUSING ON.
WE WERE INCREDIBLY EXCITED AT
THE TIME MONIQUE WAS HIRED.
WE ALSO HEARD OUR THREE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
SPECIALISTS.
WE WERE REALLY DELIVERED AS TO
WHO WE WERE HIRING.
WANTED PEOPLE WITH
COMPLEMENTARY SKILLS BUT WHO
WOULD CHALLENGE EACH OTHER SO
WE HIRED GENEVA TAYLOR WHO
COMES FROM THE RANIER VALLEY
AREA.
SHE HAS EXPERIENCE WITH
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND FOR
MEDIATION.
WE HEARD ENRIQUE GONZALEZ FROM
THE CPC.
AND THE DEFENDER ASSOCIATION.
AND HE OBVIOUSLY UNDERSTANDS
SYSTEMS AS WELL AS ANYONE AND
UNDERSTANDS HOW WE'VE GOTTEN TO
THE PLACE WE ARE HERE, AND IS
WORKING CLOSELY ON OUR SOCIAL
MEDIA, AND HOW WE ARE GOING TO
EXPAND OUR REACH TO PEOPLE.
WE ALSO HIRED JENNIFER TIPPINS
AND JENNIFER KAYLEE FROM THE
COMMUNITY.
SHE HAS BEEN EXCELLENT AT
TAKING DATA, SYNTHESIZING DATA,
MAKING IT EASY TO DIGEST SO I
THINK THOSE THREE PEOPLE WILL
BE A GREAT TEAM.
WE ARE TRYING TO BE AS ORGANIC
AS WE CAN DEVELOPING A PLAN.
AND WE ARE SUPERVISING THEM.
TOGETHER WE ARE WORKING TO SAY
HOW DO WE COMMUNICATE AND WHAT
ARE WE COMMUNICATING INTERNALLY
AND EXTERNALLY?
SO WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THEM.
>> THAT BRINGS YOU TO BEING
FULLY STAFFED?
>> IT DOES.
>> GREAT.
>> WE HIRED MARK OBAMA AS OUR
INVESTIGATIONS SUPERVISOR.
MARK CAME TO US FROM THE
CHICAGO CIVILIAN OFFICE OF
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY WHERE HE
WAS THE FIRST DEPUTY
ADMINISTRATOR IN THE OFFICE.
MARK HAS DEEP INVESTIGATIONS
EXPERIENCE.
I'M EXCITED BECAUSE HE'S GOING
TO HELP ME RIGHT WHICH HAS BEEN
OVERWHELMING.
BUT IT'S BEEN GREAT TO HAVE
MARK ON BOARD.
>> HE HAS STARTED ALREADY?
>> MARK HAS STARTED.
UNDER THE ACCOUNTABILITY
ORDINANCE WE INTERPRET THAT WE
ARE REQUIRED TO SUPERVISE
SUPERVISORS BY 2019 SO THAT'S
OUR GOAL BUT WE ARE TRYING TO
DO SO, AND I THINK THIS IS THE
ADVICE YOU WOULD HAVE GIVEN US,
AS DELIBERATELY AS WE CAN, AND
AS CAREFULLY AS WE CAN.
>> IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET IT
RIGHT.
>> THE NEXT STEP FOR US WILL BE
CONTINUING TO HIRE SUPERVISORS
BUT THE NEXT STEP WILL BE THE
INVESTIGATORS.
AS YOU ARE AWARE, THE
>> CONTRACTS ALLOW US TO
CIVILIAN EYES TWO INVESTIGATORS.
WE ARE WORKING ON THAT PDQ
RIGHT NOW.
WE WILL DO THE JOB DESCRIPTION
NEXT AND SEND IT TO YOUR OFFICE
LIKE WE DID THE SUPERVISORS,
AND I THINK REALISTICALLY, I
THINK WITHIN THE NEXT THREE
MONTHS, WE WILL TRY TO GET OUR
FIRST ONE ON BOARD.
>> AWESOME.
SO THAT WILL BRING
CIVILIANIZATION TO WHAT % MIX?
>> RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE NINE
SWORN SERGEANTS THAT WORK FOR
US.
AND 25 TOTAL STAFF.
>> THAT'S ABOUT 60-40.
>> YEAH.
>> I THINK WE ARE STILL MAPPING
OUT BUDGET, OBVIOUSLY.
IN THE PERFECT WORLD, I WOULD
ADD THE CIVILIAN INVESTIGATORS
WITHOUT ELIMINATING THE
SERGEANTS BECAUSE OUR CASELOADS
ARE SO HIGH BUT IT'S REALLY
GOING TO DEPEND ON HOW WE CAN
WORK IT FOR BUDGET AND WHAT WE
HAVE RESOURCE WISE.
>> KEEP US POSTED ON THAT.
>> THAT'S ALL WE HAD.
I THOUGHT IF THERE WAS ANY
QUESTIONS YOU HAVE FOR US WE
ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER.
>> I THINK I ASKED THE
QUESTIONS AS WE WENT THROUGH
THE PRESENTATION SO THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR MAKING TIME TO COME
AND PRESENT ON THESE ISSUES.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU
BACK IN MARCH TO TALK ABOUT THE
2018 YEAR AND EVENTUALLY WE
WILL SORT OF CREATE THIS SPACE
FOR YOU ALL TO PRESENT A LITTLE
BIT MORE GRANULAR DETAIL IN
TERMS OF WHAT YOUR WORK PLAN
WILL BE IN 2018.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING WITH
US.
THAT IS THE LAST ITEM ON OUR
AGENDA SO WE ARE ADJOURNED.