PACHECO ARE BOTH INSIDE AND
WILL BE JOINING SOON.
SO SINCE I'M GOING TO BE HERE
FOR MYSELF, BY MYSELF IN THE
BEGINNING.
I AM GOING TO ADOPTION OF THE
AGENDA AND SINCE THERE ARE NO
OBJECTIONS, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT WAS WELL DONE.
DON'T YOU THINK?
THANKS SO MUCH.
JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE
UPDATE, I WILL TAKE PUBLIC
COMMENT.
I WILL ASK YOU TO KEEP YOUR
COMMENTS TO A MINUTE.
I HAVE THIS NOTEBOOK FULL OF
THINGS WE GET TO GO THROUGH
TODAY.
I KNOW YOU'RE ALL EXCITED ABOUT
THE TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
I KNOW THAT IS WHY YOU ARE
HERE.
BUT ACTUALLY, AS A LITTLE
PREVIEW, ON THE AMENDMENTS, I
THINK WE HAVE WORKED MOST OF
THE THROUGH SO DON'T FEEL LIKE
YOU ARE HAVING TO TWIST OUR
ARMS.
THERE IS MONEY IN THE BUDGET.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR
WEEKS TO MAKE SURE FOR EXAMPLE
THAT OUR DOWNTOWN EMERGENCY
SERVICES CENTER NURSE WILL BE
FUNDED.
OUR LEAD TO BASE STAFFING AND
FUNDS WILL BE FUNDED.
THE EIGHTH MEMORIAL PATHWAY,
THAT IS A SPECIAL ADD.
FORMER COUNCILMEMBER TOM
RASMUSSEN HAS BEEN HERE WORKING
WITH US ON THIS.
THE HUMAN SERVICES COLA THAT
WILL PAY THE COLA INCREASES FOR
NON-GENERAL FUND CONTRACTS.
WE HAVE MONEY IN THE BUDGET TO
HANDLE THAT.
THE HIGHLAND PARK INTERSECTION,
THE UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS
ELEVATOR, ALL INCLUDED.
THE FOOD BANK SUPPORT FOR THE
YOU DISTRICT FOOD BANK, WE HAVE
AN AMENDMENT FOR D5 THE NORTH
HELPLINE.
NO, WE DON'T.
HAVING ON, THE GREEN JANITOR
EDUCATION PROGRAM.
THAT WILL BE SUPPORTED THE LAST
TWO WE WILL HAVE TO FINESSE A
BIT ON THE NATIVE CULTURAL
ORGANIZATION SUPPORT BECAUSE WE
HAVEN'T RUN THROUGH ANY KIND OF
AN RFP OR COMPETITIVE PROCESS.
ALSO, THE HSD DASHBOARD
TRACKING PERFORMANCE.
THERE ARE SOME ISSUES WE DON'T
WANT TO DUPLICATE WHAT HAS BEEN
GOING ON WITH ALL OF THOSE.
IF YOU ARE ON ANY OF THE TOP
10, YOU ARE COVERED SO WELCOME
TO CITY HALL AND GLAD THAT WE
WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE AHEAD.
YOU JUST KNOW THAT WE WILL HAVE
MONEY TO SUPPORT YOUR PROJECT.
SO WITH THAT, I THINK THE NEXT
THING WE WILL DO IS JUST JUMP
INTO PUBLIC COMMENT FOR 1
MINUTE A PIECE.
IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE WE HAVE 15
PEOPLE SIGNED UP.
SO WEDNESDAY GRAD, WELCOME
BACK.
F, I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN A
WHILE.
I AM GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
MAUREEN EMMA YOU ARE THE TOP
THREE.
IF I COULD ASK YOU TO JUST LINE
UP AT THE MICROPHONE SO WE ARE
JUST READY TO GO ONE AFTER THE
OTHER.
>> WELCOME.
>> FOR THE RECORD, LINDSAY ON
BEHALF OF SEI YOU.
GREAT TO START OF THE MORNING
BY SAYIG YOU ARE ALREADY IN
SUPPORT OF WHAT I WAS HERE TO
TALK ABOUT TODAY WHICH WAS THE
DESC NURSE IN PARTICULAR.
THE HSD INFLATIONARY INCREASES.
I AM REALLY GLAD THAT BOTH OF
THESE AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN
BROUGHT FORWARD AND ARE BEING
SUPPORTED AND IN PARTICULAR,
WHEN IT COMES TO REDIRECTING
FOR SOME MORE PURPOSES, THAT
HSD INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENTS,
WE SUPPORT BOTH YOUR BUDGET
WORK LAST YEAR WHICH CREATED
THIS POT OF MONEY AND THE
INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENT WORKED
ON THE SPRING.
THIS IS THE LOGICAL WAY TO
FOLLOW FORWARD ON THOSE VALUES
AND MAKE SURE THESE WORKERS ARE
BEING TAKEN CARE OF.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND
WORK ON THAT.
>> LINDSAY, THANK YOU FOR ALL
OF THE SUPPORT YOU AND THOSE
THAT YOU REPRESENT.
IT HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL TO
HEAR FROM YOU.
>> BATH?
MAUREEN AND THEN JENNIFER.
>> GREAT.
GOOD MORNING, MADAME CHAIR AND
COUNCILMEMBER BAD SHOP.
I AM DEATH AS THE COCHAIR OF
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS.
IF I HEARD YOU CORRECTLY, WE
ARE INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED
BUDGET AMENDMENTS.
THAT IS WHAT I WAS HERE TO
ADVOCATE FOR.
I WILL JUST BRIEFLY SAY THAT
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS HAS INVESTED
OVER $4 MILLION INTO THE
CAPITAL PROGRAM AND PROJECTS.
FROM, SINCE THE TIME THAT THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON AND CITY OF
SEATTLE PURCHASED THE COMMITTEE
CENTER IN 2009, WE HAVE MADE
HUGE PROGRESS ON ALL SORTS OF
PROJECTS.
WE ARE COMPLETING THE OUTSIDE,
THE PARK, THE P PATCH, THE
PARKING LOT AND THE NEXT THING
WE NEED TO TACKLE IS OUR ADA
ACCESS TO THE BUILDING.
SO THAT IS WHY THIS LEVATOR
PROJECT IS SO IMPORTANT TO US.
SO IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY.
>> GOOD.
BETH, THANK YOU.
I JUST WANT TO ASK YOU TO
EXTEND MY THANKS TO YOUR BOARD.
THAT UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS CENTER
IS SUCH A GEM FOR THE
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU
HAVE HAD GREAT SUPPORT FROM
ABEL PACHECO AND HIS
PREDECESSOR ROB JOHNSON AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE HAS ALSO
INDICATED THAT SOME IMPORTANT.
IS A GREAT REQUEST.
WE ARE HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT.
>> JENNIFER AND THEN JEROME AND
THEN MATTHEW.
>> GOOD MORNING.
COUNTRY, WE ARE APPRECIATIVE
THAT YOU ARE INCLUDING US IN
THE RE-APPROPRIATION.
AS YOU KNOW, RENTS, COMMERCIAL
RENTS ARE GOING UP.
BUT U RENTS ARE STAYING THE
SAME.
WE HAVE ORGANIZATIONS THAT
PROVIDE CRITICAL COMMUNITY
SERVICES FOR CHILDREN ON THE
AUTISM SPECTRUM, FOR HOMELESS
YOUTH, OLDER ADULTS, AND MORE.
OUR VISION IS TO BE A PLACE FOR
ALL AND WE CAN'T DO THAT
WITHOUT AN ELEVATOR, RIGHT NOW
YOU HAVE TO CLIMB 15 STEPS.
>> DON'T WE KNOW?
>> EITHER PEOPLE GET TO THE
DOOR AND THEY LEAVE, WE HAVE
HAD THEATER GROUPS FROM OUR NEW
THEATER ALIGNMENTS REFUSED TO
PERFORM BECAUSE WE ARE AND 88
ACCESSIBLE.
JUST LAST WEEK, WE HAD A
HOGWARTS CAMP AND THERE WAS 11-
YEAR-OLD GIRL WHO PARTICIPATED
WHO WAS WHEELCHAIR-BOUND.
I WATCHED HER EVERY DAY.
SHE REFUSED TO GET ON THE LIFT
BECAUSE IT IS SCARY.
NOW IT IS NOT WORKING.
OR HAVING TO DUMP FIVE GRAND
INTO IT.
BUT I WATCHED HER CLIMB UP THE
STAIRS USING ONLY HER ARMS.
SHE HAD TO GO IN AND OUT
SEVERAL TIMES A DAY.
SHE IS ALWAYS THE LAST PERSON
OUT.
WE DO NOT WANT ANYONE ELSE TO
HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THAT.
WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO BE A
WELCOMING PLACE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
SUPPORT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU, MAUREEN.
I THINK YOU AND APPRECIATE
THAT.
THAT IS QUITE A VISUAL.
YOU KNOW OUR OFFICE HAS BEEN
REALLY LEADING THE CHARGE
AROUND ALL AGES AND ABILITIES
AND MAKING SURE OUR BUILDINGS
AND CITIES AS A WHOLE ARE
ACCESSIBLE.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT UP.
JENNIFER, JEROME AND MATTHEW.
>> MY NAME IS JENNIFER
ANNABELLE AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE
FOR THE ACADEMY OF PRECISION
LEARNING.
WE ARE LOCATED IN UNIVERSITY
HEIGHTS AND WE SERVICE KIDS ON
THE AUTISM SPECTRUM.
WE REALLY HAVE OUR HIGH SCHOOL
ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
WE HAVE FAMILIES, A DEBT WHO IS
IN AN ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR AND
THE LEFT WON'T HOLD HIM.
WE HAVE MEETINGS, WE HAVE TO
MEET OFF-CAMPUS.
WE ALSO AT GRADUATION TIME,
WHEN WE HOLD IT UPSTAIRS IN THE
GREAT AUDITORIUM, I HAVE TO GO
STATE IF I HAVE ANYBODY WHO IS
UNABLE TO ACCESS THE BUILDING.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
THAT WE CAN NOW BE ACCESSIBLE
TO EVERYBODY.
ALSO, SO THEY CAN PARTICIPATE
IN THEIR KIDS PLANNING AND
EDUCATION.
THE OTHER THING, I AM ON THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR BROADWAY
BOUND HILTONS THEATER.
THEY HAVE, THEY PUT ON SHOWS UP
IN AUDITORIUM AS WELL.
THE SUMMERTIME, IT IS FIVE
SHOWS EVERY FRIDAY.
HAVE A REALLY HARD TIME COMES
TO GRANDPARENTS.
AND HELPING THEM BE ABLE TO GET
UP THOSE STAIRS?
THEY TAKE MANY BREAKS AND IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO BE ABLE
TO COME AND PARTICIPATE.
SO WE ARE GRATEFUL AND VERY
THANKFUL THAT YOU SUPPORT THIS.
WE GREATLY APPRECIATE IT SO
THAT EVERYBODY CAN HAVE ACCESS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
THAT.
AND FOR ALL OF THE WORK YOU'RE
DOING.
AROUND?
MATTHEW, STEPHANIE?
>> MY NAME IS JEROME.
>>> CAN YOU PLEASE ALL THE
MICROPHONE CLOSER TO YOU?
>> I AM A JANITOR AT 1101
MEDICINE.
THE SWEDISH COMPLEX.
I HAVE BEEN A JANITOR FOR 42
YEARS.
MY CONCERN IS ENVIRONMENTAL
PRODUCTS THAT WE USE TO CLEAN
THE BUILDINGS.
THE EDUCATION PROGRAM, WE MUCH
APPRECIATE IT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
DOING THE RIGHT THING FOR THE
FUTURE GENERATIONS TO COME
AFTER US.
EDUCATION PROGRAMS WOULD BE
VERY HELPFUL.
I KNOW THAT MANY OF MY
COWORKERS PROBABLY DON'T HAVE
AN INTEREST BUT THERE ARE SOME
OF US THAT DO HAVE THESE
CONCERNS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I APPRECIATE YOUR COMING
DOWN TODAY.
NEPHEW, STEPHANIE AND THEN
LAUREN ROSS.
>> I AM MATTHEW AND I'M THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
SEATTLE 2030 THE STRICT AN
ORGANIZATION TRYING TO
SIGNIFICANT, SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCED THE ENVIRONMENT WILL
IMPACTS.
I AM TALK, TALKING ABOUT THE
GREEN JANITORS..
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT.
IT IS NICE TO HEAR THAT.
I HAVE TO CHANGE MY COMMENTS
QUICKLY.
>> I THOUGHT IT MIGHT SHORTEN
THINGS.
>> IT DOES.
IT PROVIDES ONE MORE SOLUTION
TO BUILDING OWNERS TO HELP THEM
IMPROVE THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL
PERFORMANCE OF THE BUILDINGS
BUT IT ALSO PROVIDES ADDITIONAL
TRAINING TO JANITORS IN THOSE
BUILDINGS.
THE PROGRAM IN LA HAS SHOWN
SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS IN BOTH
ENERGY, WATER, WASTE AND ALSO
THE CLEAN, GREEN CLEANING
PRODUCTS, THAT IS HARD TO SAY
FAST.
BUT THIS PROGRAM ALSO SHOWS
THAT EVERY ONE HAS A
SIGNIFICANT ROLE TO PLAY IN
COMBATING CLIMATE CRISIS THAT
WE HAVE HERE.
IN THE WORLD.
FROM THE DEVELOPER, THE
DESIGNER OF THE BUILDING, ALL
OF THE PEOPLE WHO WORK HERE AS
WELL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING.
STEPHANIE?
LAUREN, BRITAIN AND RICHARD.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS STEPHANIE AND I AM
THE WASHINGTON STATE POLICY
COORDINATOR FOR THE BLUE-GREEN
ALLIANCE.
WE ARE A LABOR ENVIRONMENTAL
PARTNERSHIP THAT SEEKS TO
CREATE AND SUPPORT GOOD JOBS
AND THE CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY.
I AM HERE SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF
THE GREEN JANITOR EDUCATION
PROGRAM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
SUPPORT.
I WILL JUST BRIEFLY SAY THAT I
WORK IS OFTEN FOCUSED ON TRYING
TO CREATE THE JOBS AND THEY
OFTEN, THE ONCE WE THINK ABOUT
OUR MOSTLY IN THE CLEAN ENERGY
SECTOR.
SOLAR INSTALLERS, RETROFITS,
THAT KIN OF THING.
IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO BE
THINKING ABOUT THE FULL RANGE
OF OUR WORKFORCE AND OUR
WORKERS THAT CAN BENEFIT AND
WANT TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION
IN A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY THAT
WANT TO HAVE CLEAR MATERIALS TO
BE DOING THEIR WORK AT
DIFFERENT TIMES OF DAY THAT CAN
HELP SAVE ENERGY WHILE HAVING A
BETTER WORKLIFE BALANCE.
AND TO PROVIDE WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT AND MORE ECONOMIC
SECURITY.
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THIS PROGRAM.
OUR COLLEAGUES IN CALIFORNIA
HAVE BEEN INVOLVED AND FOUND IT
SUCCESSFUL.
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO SEE IT
ROLLOUT HERE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
COMING, BOTH MATTHEW AND
STEPHANIE.
IT MATTERS A LOT THAT WE ARE
FOCUSING ON NOT JUST WORKERS
HEALTH BUT THAT THE POSITIVE
IMPACT THAT WE CAN HAVE ON
BUILDINGS BY GETTING RID OF
SOME OF THE TOXIC MATERIALS.
WELL DONE.
THANK YOU FOR DOING IT.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA,
COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO, MY
BUDDIES, THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS LORI ROSS AND I WORK
WITH THE SOTO BUSINESS
APARTMENT AREA.
I AM IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY
LOOKING FORWARD TO A SOLUTION
SURROUNDING UNSAFE RV
CONDITIONS.
THEY FACE A PUBLIC SAFETY
CRISIS.
THE ENCAMPMENTS PROVIDE AN
UNSAFE AND UNSANITARY
ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL.
THEY HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT OF
THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
OF THE AREA.
WE SAW SUPPORT POLICIES THAT
ADDRESS THE HEALTH AND WELL-
BEING OF OUR CITIES UNFILTERED
RESIDENTS AND HEALTH AND WELL-
BEING OF THAT MORE THAN 45,000
EMPLOYEES THAT COME TO WORK IN
SOTO EACH DAY.
THE SOTO BIA REMAINS COMMITTED
TO BEING PART OF THE SOLUTION.
WE WANT TO WORK WITH THE CITY
TO DEVELOP A PLAN THAT
ADDRESSES THE VERY REAL TRAGEDY
OF HOMELESSNESS AND THE UNSAFE
ENVIRONMENT IT CREATES WHEN
NEGLECTED AS IT HAS BEEN IN
SOTO.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
COMING.
BRITAIN?
RICHARD?
AND TRACY GILLESPIE.
>> HELLO.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE RECORD.
MY NAME IS BRITAIN AND I AM
REPRESENTING THE NORTHWEST
ENERGY EFFICIENCY COUNSEL.
WE ARE A LOCALLY BASED
NONPROFIT TRADE ASSOCIATION
THAT REPRESENTS ENERGY
EFFICIENCY PRODUCT AND SERVICE
PROVIDERS.
I AM HERE REPRESENTING ONE OF
OUR PROGRAMS WHICH IS THE
BUILDING OPERATOR CERTIFICATION
PROGRAM.
IT IS THE NATIONAL PROGRAM THAT
IS A TRAINING CERTIFICATION
PROGRAM THAT HELPS THE PEOPLE
WHO GO THROUGH THE PROGRAM MAKE
THE BUILDINGS MORE COMFORTABLE,
EFFICIENT AND ENVIRONMENTALLY
FRIENDLY.
WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT THE
GREEN JANITOR TRAINING PROGRAM
AS WELL.
WE ARE VERY INTERESTED TO
SUPPORT THE PROGRAM AND HELP
EMPOWER THE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN
BUILDINGS IN SEATTLE.
I REALIZE THEY ARE THE ONES WHO
CAN MAKE THE BUILDINGS MORE
GRAIN AND HELP SEATTLE MEET
THEIR CLIMATE GOALS.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
SUPPORT AND THAT IS ALL I WOULD
LIKE TO SAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING,
BRITAIN.
RICHARD?
TO SEE YOU AGAIN TRACY
GILLESPIE AND TIM.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> I AM HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF
THE YOUTH CARE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS AND IN SUPPORT OF
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA'S MOVE
FORWARD FOR THE FUNDING OF A
INFLATION ADJUSTMENT NOT
SUPPORTED BY THE GENERAL FUND.
I WANT TO TAKE YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP IN PASSING A
NATIONAL INFLATION ADJUSTMENT
TIED TO CPI.
AS YOU HEARD DURING TESTIMONY,
HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES ARE
STRUGGLING TO PAY OUR STAFF A
LIVING WAGE AND ALSO TO KEEP
OUR DOORS OPEN.
OUR LIGHTS ON, ARE WATER
RUNNING.
THE ANNUAL INFLATION ADJUSTMENT
IS A FIRST STEP THAT WILL ALLOW
HUMAN SERVICES AGENCIES TO
STABILIZE THE BUDGET AND BEGIN
TO FOCUS ON COMMENTATING OUR
STAFF FOR THE INCREDIBLE WORK
THEY DO EVERY DAY.
THIS AMENDMENT OFFERS US AN
OPPORTUNITY TO PROTECT FUNDING
THAT WAS INTENDED TO SUPPORT
THESE AGENCIES.
WE SHOULD SAFEGUARD THAT
FUNDING AND HONOR WHAT IT WAS
MEANT FOR.
SUPPORTING AND NOT UNDERCUTTING
THE HUMAN SERVICES SECTOR.
YOUTH CARE SUPPORTS CARRYING
THESE FUNDS FORWARD IN 2020 TO
SERVE THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH
THEY WERE INTENDED, NOT PUTTING
THEM BACK INTO THE GENERAL
FUND.
>> VERY GOOD, RICHARD.
THANK YOU.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, THANK
YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON
THIS.
YOU HAVE BEEN THE STALWART
STARTING LAST BUDGET.
CARRYING IT ALL THE WAY TO THIS
YEAR.
SO YOU ARE DOING THE RIGHT
THING.
SO TRACY, TIM, KATRINA JOHNSON.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I AM TRACY GILLESPIE, A PROJECT
MANAGER FOR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
DIVERSION PROGRAM.
AND WE ARE HERE IN REGARDS TO
THE BUDGET PROVISIONS, PREPARED
BY YOU, 32 ENSURE THAT THERE IS
SUPPORT FOR SEATTLE I.T.
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LEE
DATABASE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THIS,
COUNCILMEMBER.
THE LEE DATABASE IS COMPLETELY
FUNDED BY MICROSOFT AND WILL BE
BILLED BY CONTRACTORS.
HOWEVER, THESE ADDITIONAL FUNDS
WOULD PREPARE THAT OVERSIGHT
AND ENSURE THAT THE LEAD
DATABASE IS GRADED ANYWAY THAT
IS EFFECTIVE FOR ALL OF OUR
LEAD PARTNERS.
SEATTLE I.T.
HELPS CREATE THE SCOPE OF WORKS
OF A DEEPLY UNDERSTAND THE
PROJECT AND THE SUPPORT WOULD
BE ESSENTIAL TO ITS ROLLOUT.
THERE ARE TWO MAIN GOALS FOR
THE LEE DATABASE, WANT TO
SUPPORT COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN
PARTNERS AND ALSO TO HELP AND
SURE OUR ABILITY TO SHARE DATA
WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS COME A
WITH OUR FUNDERS AND WITH OUR
GOVERNING PARTNERS AS WELL.
WE ARE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO OUR
TRANSPARENCY AND BEING ABLE TO
PROVIDE REPORTING AND DATA THAT
IS ACCURATE.
THESE FUNDS WOULD REALLY HELP
ENSURE THAT THE DATABASE IS
ABLE TO DIVIDE THAT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I KNOW TIM AND KATRINA, YOU ARE
TALKING ABOUT THE SAME TOPIC.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
ALL OF YOU FOR MAKING THIS
HAPPEN.
AND TO RECOGNIZE OUR KING
COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY,
DAN SAT HER BERG WHO WAS
INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING THE
$3000 GRANT FROM MICROSOFT.
WELL DONE TO ALL OF YOU.
PLEASE, GO AHEAD TIM.
>> FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS
TIM KENDALL, A PROJECT MANAGER,
SPECIFIC TO THE LEAD PROGRAM.
THE EVER-GROWING QUESTIONS AND
THE EXPANSION OF LEADS, PEOPLE
WANT TO KNOW ABOUT REAL-TIME
PERFORMANCE.
SO IN RESPONSE TO THAT, ONCE
AGAIN, THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW, YOU PUT TOGETHER A
SLIDE.
YOU ALLOTTED AS A BUSINESS
ANALYST TO IDENTIFY A VENDOR.
WE WILL ABLE TO IDENTIFY A
VENDOR.
TRACY MENTIONED IT FILLED OUT
THE SCOPE OF WORK.
UPON REVIEW, SEATTLE I.T.
DEEMED THAT IT WAS A REASONABLY
PRICED DATABASE, ESPECIALLY FOR
WHAT THEY WERE BEING ABLE TO
DIVIDE AGAIN, ECHOING THE
IMPORTANCE OF KING COUNTY
PROSECUTING DAN ZETTERBERG AND
HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH MICROSOFT
FOR US TO SECURE THAT 300,000
AND WE DID SIGN OUR CONTRACTS
WITH DX SEE TECHNOLOGY WITH A
GO LIVE DATE OF MARCH 2020.
THE EXTRA SUPPORT FROM SEATTLE
I.T.
AND CONTINUING THIS WOULD BE
INSTRUMENTAL IN ENTERING IT IS
EFFECTIVE AND HOLISTIC.
SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
VERY GOOD.
KATRINA?
AFTER KATRINA, PETER AND
ALLISON.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I AM A PROJECT MANAGER FOR THAT
LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVERSION
PROGRAM.
SOUTH PRECINCT, SPECIFICALLY
THE SOTO AREA.
AND OPERATIONALLY, THE CROSS
AGENCY DATA SHARING THAT
HAPPENS WITH PARTNERS IS
ESSENTIAL.
THAT DATABASE WILL BE AWAY FOR
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO SEE
WHAT IS GOING ON WITH CLIENTS
IN A REAL-TIME WAY.
SO THAT WE CAN FIND OUT IF THEY
HAVE HOUSING THAT IS COMING UP.
OTHER IMPORTANT DATES.
SO PROSECUTORS WILL ALSO BE
ABLE TO SEE IF THEY HAVE
UPCOMING COURT DATES AND THINGS
LIKE THAT.
SO OFFICERS CAN GET THE WHOLE
PICTURE WHEN THEY ARE
INTERACTING WITH THESE
INDIVIDUALS AND MAKE THE BEST
DECISION FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS
IN THIS DATABASE.
IT WILL ENHANCE THAT.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU,
COUNCIL MEMBER, FOR TAKING THE
LEAD ON THIS.
MAKING SURE THAT WE GET THOSE
DOLLARS IN SEATTLE I.T.
WE ARE ABLE TO OVERSEE THAT
DATABASE IMPLEMENTED AND BEING
DONE IN A TIMELY FASHION.
THE WAY IT IS MEANT TO BE DONE.
>>
>> WE WILL BE TALKING MORE
ABOUT LEAD AS WE GET INTO THE
INDIVIDUAL AMENDMENTS.
IT IS SOMETHING I HAVE BEEN
SUPPORTING FOR YEARS NOW.
AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME
FOLKS THAT THINK WE DON'T HAVE
THE OUTCOMES TO SHOW THE
POSITIVE STEPS FORWARD, BASED
UPON THE INVESTMENTS WE ARE
MAKING.
I THINK THIS DATABASE WILL BE
REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO
SHOW, THE HARM REDUCTION MODEL
WORKS IF WE ARE ABLE TO FOLLOW
UP AND MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE
HAVE A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD AND
THAT WE HAVE THE CASE
MENTIONED, WHETHER IT IS MENTAL
HEALTH OR BEHAVIOR HEALTH.
THE SERVICES THEY NEED TO GET
THEMSELVES BACK ON THERE FEET
AND MOVE FORWARD.
IT HAS A REALLY IMPORTANT PART
TO PLAY IN THIS.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
WE HAVE A BABY HERE.
I DON'T SEE PETER.
I DON'T SEE HIS NAME.
>> HIS NAME IS KYOTO.
>> VERY NICE.
>> SO WHAT DO HAVE?
>> I AM PETER.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MLK
LABOR.
THE KING COUNTY LABOR COUNCIL.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK AND SUPPORT
OF THE GREEN JANITOR TRAINING
PROGRAM.
THE REASON WE SUPPORT THIS
PROGRAM, I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO
WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID.
IT CREATES THE GREEN JOBS WE
NEED AS WE ARE ALL LIVING
THROUGH CLIMATE CHANGE.
IT ALSO HELPS DOWNTOWN
BUILDINGS, THE CITY NEEDED
SUSTAINABILITY GOALS.
THAT OTHERS HAVEN'T MENTIONED,
WORKERS BRING WHAT THEY BRING
ON THE JOB TO HOME.
AS THEY ARE LEARNING THESE MORE
SUSTAINABLE CLEANING PRACTICES,
THEY WILL BE BRINGING THAT BACK
TO THEIR OWN HOMES AND TO THE
CIVIL SECTOR INSTITUTIONS THEY
ARE A PART OF.
SCHOOLS, WHEN THEY VOLUNTEER
THERE.
WE BELIEVE THE PROGRAM WILL
HAVE AN IMPACT FAR BEYOND WHAT
THE IMMEDIATE JOBS IT IT WILL
AFFECT.
>> THAT IS A VERY GOOD POINT.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ASK
WHOMEVER IS INVOLVED IN THE
PROGRAM, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT
YOU REACH OUT TO SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES.
THEY HAVE DONE A TREMENDOUS
AMOUNT OF WORK ON GREEN OPTIONS
SO THINGS THAT DO HELP US CLEAN
OUR HOMES AND AREN'T NECESSARILY
THE STRONG, TOXIC THINGS THAT
MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING TO
WORK IN THESE BUILDINGS HAVE
SEEN FOR YEARS.
SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
THINK YOU FOR BRINGING YOUR
BABY.
ALWAYS A GOOD MOVE.
ALLISON?
>> NEVER FOLLOW BABIES.
SO FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS
ALLISON I THINK HER AND I'M
WITH THE KING COUNTY COALITION
ON HOMELESSNESS.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW, COUNCILMEMBER
PACHECO, AND COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
OF COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA'S
PROVISO WITH REGARDS TO THE
REMAINING FUNDS FROM THE BUDGET
WORK THAT YOU HAVE HELPED US
THROUGH.
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW, LAST
YEAR, TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL
FUND HUMAN SERVICES CONTRACTS.
I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
NOTE THAT THIS IS A REALLY
INTERESTING PART OF THE BUDGET
PROCESS THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T
SEE.
THE IDEA OF INVESTING IN GREEN
EDUCATION FOR JANITORIAL
WORKERS.
IT IS EXTRAORDINARILY IMPORTANT
WITH DISABILITY ISSUES FOR MY
LOCAL COMMUNITY CENTER IN THE
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT.
THANK YOU.
THE WORK TO PROVIDE THE ABILITY
TO TECHNICALLY GATHER AND
REPORT GOOD DATA.
THESE ARE ALL OF THE SMALL
ADDITIONAL CORRECTIONS AND
CHANGES THAT COUNSEL CAN MAKE
TO THE BUDGET.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR DOING THAT
AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO OUR
BUDGET SESSION THIS FALL AND I
HOPE THAT WE WILL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER TO
MAKE SOME MUCH MORE LARGE AND
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS.
>> WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO COME
BACK WITH IN SIX WEEKS?
>> COUNCILMEMBER, YOU KNOW AS
WELL AS I DO THAT WHAT WE NEED
IS OF COURSE THE KINDS OF
SUSTAINED AND SIGNIFICANT
INVESTMENTS THAT MEAN THAT
THESE KINDS OF PROGRAMS CAN DO
THEIR WORK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
IN BETWEEN THAT $100,000
ADJUSTMENTS THAT IMPORTANT
COMMUNITY MEETINGS LIKE THIS
ARE MAKING.
>> IT WOULD BE SUCH A LESSING
IF AT ONE POINT, IN JUST OUR
CITY'S HISTORY GOING FORWARD
THAT WE HAVE THE NECESSARY
REVENUES TO DO THE GOOD WORK
YOU'RE DOING.
WITHOUT YOU HAVING TO COME BACK
TWO OR THREE TIMES PER YEAR.
TO PUT A FULL ON EFFORTS TO SAY
THIS MONEY IS NEEDED IN A
SUSTAINABLE WAY.
I AM ALSO GOING TO BE COMING
BACK AND ASKING ALL OF YOU AND
THE WORK YOU ARE DOING TO HELP
US FIGURE OUT HOW WE GET MORE
PEOPLE INSIDE THE 24/7 SHELTER
THAT IS A BRIDGE.
IT IS NOT THE END ALL.
WE ALL KNOW THAT.
BIT ESPECIALLY AS WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT THE RVS VERY
SOON, I NEED TO HAVE PLACES TO
PUT PEOPLE.
I CANNOT JUST SAY THAT IT IS
OKAY TO PUT THEM BACK OUT ON
THE STREET.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU ON THIS.
>> I DO TOO.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW, I HAVE
SOME IDEAS I'M HAPPY TO SHARE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THAT IS THE END OF PUBLIC
COMMENT.
WE WILL GET GOING INTO OUR
FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS.
ALLISON, IF YOU WOULD READ THAT
IN.
>> HABITUDE.
I HAVEN'T NUMBER ONE, COUNCIL
BILL 119603, AND ORDINANCE
RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF
CITY REAL PROPERTY FOR HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT, DECLARING THE
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1314, 1326,
AND ONE TREE 36, AVENUE SOUTH.
>> GREAT TO SEE YOU AS ALWAYS.
SO EMILY IS NOT HERE BUT WE
HAVE THE STANDEN'S.
IF YOU WOULD ALL INTRODUCE
YOURSELVES.
>> TRACI RATZLIFF.
>> ERICA MALONE, SENIOR
SPECIALIST WITH THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
JENNIFER LABRECQUE, OFFICE OF
HOUSING.
>> IN ADVANCE, FOR THIS GREAT
PROJECT YOU BRING FORWARD TO
US.
SO DISPOSITION OF, AVENUE AND
THE NEW TOWNHOMES.
>> WE ARE HERE TODAY TO TALK TO
YOU ABOUT THIS POSITION OF THE
COME UP, YEAH, IT USES LAND TO
ADVANCE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN
THE CITY.
IT IS ONE OF MANY ACTIONS THAT
THE MAYOR IS TAKING THIS SUMMER
TO ENHANCE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
FOR LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME
HOUSES.
AT THAT POINT I WILL TURN IT
OVER TO ERIC TO TALK ABOUT THE
PROPERTY AND THE THIS POSITION
PROCESS.
>> SO WE HAVE COME SEVERAL
TIMES BEFORE YOU WITH THIS
PROPERTY AND TODAY WE ARE
CLOSING THE FINAL LOOP AND
MOVING TOWARDS DISPOSITION.
JUST A QUICK REMINDER, WE
ORIENTATION IS A ZOOMED OUT MAP
OF THE PROPERTY LOCATION.
JUST NORTH OF I 90, WEST OF MLK
AND EAST OF 32nd.
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ADJACENT TO
JUDKINS PARK, A VERY SHORT WALK
TO THE SOON TO BE OPENING AND
2023.
JUDKINS PARK LIGHT RAIL
STATION.
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THAT.
AS YOU RECALL, THIS IS A PIECE
OF PROPERTY THAT HUSBAND OWNED
BY THE CITY BY MANY YEARS.
ANOTHER JURISDICTION ON THE
CORNER HERE OF THE 19 AND SOUTH
IRVING STREET.
WE FIRST PRESENTED TO THE
COUNCIL BACK IN 2016, AFTER FAS
CIRCULATED THE EXCESS PROPERTY
NOTICE TO ALL OF THE CITY
DEPARTMENTS.
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING WAS THE
ONLY DEPARTMENT THAT EXPRESSED
INTEREST.
WITH COUNSEL DIRECTION, WE
PUBLISHED A REQUEST FOR
INTEREST TO GAUGE THE ARE NOT
PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE
HOMEOWNERSHIP OR AFFORDABLE
HOMEOWNERSHIP WOULD BE FEASIBLE
ON THIS SITE.
IT TURNS OUT THAT IT IS.
AS WE RETURNED IN 2017 WITH A
DRAFT PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
PROCESS, WHICH IS NOW COMPLETE,
WITH COUNSEL DIRECTION AGAIN,
ISSUED A REQUEST FOR A
PROPOSAL.
THROUGH THAT RFP PROCESS, THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING SELECTED A
JOINT PROJECT WITH COMMUNITY
LAND TRUST AND EDGE DEVELOPERS,
ORIGINALLY OH HAD DETERMINED OR
ESTIMATED RATHER THAT THERE
WOULD BE BETWEEN SEVEN AND NINE
TOWNHOMES BUILT ON THE SITE.
THE SELECTED DEVELOPER WAS
REALLY CREATIVE WITH THE SITE
AND WAS ABLE TO PUT 16
TOWNHOMES ON THAT PIECE OF
PROPERTY.
>>> DO WE KNOW WITH THE SQUARE
FOOTAGE IS MORE OR LESS OF
THESE?
>> OF THE HOMES THEMSELVES?
GREAT QUESTION.
I THINK PROBABLY ABOUT 1200
FT.B2.
>> IF WE COULD GET BACK TO YOU
ON THAT.
>> I THINK WE HAVE A WAVE BACK
THERE.
GO AHEAD AND SPEAK UP.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO THERE WILL BE 10 OF THESE
16 TOWNHOMES.
10 WILL BE PERMANENTLY
AFFORDABLE.
AFFORDABLE PRICING TO
HOUSEHOLDS MAKING AT OR BELOW
80% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME.
AND SIX OF THE HOMES WILL BE
MARKET RATE, ALL OF THE NET
SALES PROCEEDS WILL GO TO
SUBSIDIZE THE AFFORDABLE HOMES.
WE ARE WORKING THROUGH
HOMESTEAD.
>> THE LAND TRUST.
SO WOULD YOU GIVE A QUICK
EXAMPLE.
SO A FAMILY COMES TO YOU AND
WANTS TO BUY THIS, HOW DO THEY,
WHAT IS THE NEXT PROCESS?
HOW DID THEY FIND OUT ABOUT IT?
HOW DO THE LOANS WORK?
HOW IS THE FINANCING AND HOW DO
YOU KEEP AND RETAIN THEM AS
PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE?
SO HOMESTEAD IS ENGAGED IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH AFRICA TOWN
COMMUNITY LAND TRUST TO DO A
BROAD AFFIRMATIVE FAIR
MARKETING EFFORT.
WITH THE HOPE THAT FOLKS WILL,
FOLKS WHO HAVE EVEN BEEN
DISPLACED FROM THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, TO BE ABLE TO
RETURN.
HOMESTEAD ALSO HAS AN APPLICANT
POOL OF 400 HOUSEHOLDS WHO ARE
INCOME ELIGIBLE AND READY TO
BUY.
SO THEY WOULD FIND OUT ABOUT
THE OPPORTUNITY THROUGH
HOMESTEAD APPLY TO HOMESTEAD TO
DETERMINE INCOME ELIGIBILITY
AND THEN THEY GET A MORTGAGE
FROM A CONVENTIONAL LENDER THAT
IS A MONTHLY COST THAT THEY CAN
AFFORD, THE HOME PRICES, THE
270-290 IS WHAT IS AFFORDABLE
TO A HOUSEHOLD OF THREE OR FOUR
AT ABOUT 65-70% AREA MEDIAN
INCOME.
THEY WOULD GO THROUGH EIGHT
NORMAL IF YOU WILL HOMEBUYING
PROCESS.
AND HOMESTEAD WILL RETAIN
OWNERSHIP OF THE LAND, HAVE A
99 YEAR GROUND LEASE WITH THE
HOMEOWNER, THE CITY'S
REGULATORY AGREEMENT WILL BE
FOR 50 YEARS.
DIMMING DOES HOMES TO BE RESELL
RESTRICTED BUT BECAUSE OF
HOMESTEAD LONG-TERM
AFFORDABILITY MODEL, IT WILL BE
AFFORDABLE FOR MUCH LONGER,
SERVING LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA HAS A
QUESTION.
>> SORRY.
KEEP GOING.
AS WERE TALKING ABOUT AFRICA
TOWN, WILL INDIVIDUALS WHO
HAVE BEEN DISPLACED FROM THE
NEIGHBORHOOD HAVE ANY FIRST
PRIORITY TO COME BACK?
OR HOW ARE YOU MAKING SURE THAT
THAT IS FAIR?
>> GREAT QUESTION.
SO THE OFFICE OF HOUSING, ALONG
WITH THE OFFICE FOR CIVIL
RIGHTS ARE WORKING ON A
COMMUNITY PREFERENCE POLICY OR
GUIDANCE RATHER THAT WILL
INFORM THIS PROCESS AS WELL.
I THINK THE DETAILS HAVE YET TO
BE DETERMINED BUT THE HOPE IS
THAT THERE WILL BE SOME
PRIORITY FOR FOLKS WHO HAVE
BEEN DISPLACED WITH HISTORIC
TIES TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> THANK YOU.
SO AT THE TIME OF RESALE, IF A
FAMILY, WHEN OR IF A HOUSEHOLD
IS READY TO RESALE, THEY DO SO
AT A PRICE THAT IS AFFORDABLE
TO THE NEXT BUYER, TAKING WITH
THEM SOME OF THE EQUITY THAT
HAS ACCRUED NOT AT THE EXPENSE
OF PRICING OUT THE NEXT
HOMEOWNER.
THE RESALE FORMULA THAT IS
EMBEDDED IN THE GROUND LEASE IS
TO BALANCE THE NEED FOR
STABILITY, SECURITY, EQUITY,
FOR TODAY'S HOMEBUYERS.
WHILE OFFERING THE SAME
OPPORTUNITY TO HOUSEHOLDS IN
THE FUTURE.
>> EXCELLENT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> LIKE YOU SAID, THE LOCATION
IS SO PERFECT FOR FAMILIES NEXT
TO THE PARK AND WITH LIGHT
RAIL'S COMING IN.
IN JUST A COUPLE YEARS.
>> JUST THREE OR FOUR YEARS.
>> IT WILL BE ONE YEAR BEFORE
WE KNOW IT.
>> THE LEGISLATION QUICKLY JUST
DOES TWO THINGS, MOSTLY ASKING
FOR A JURISDICTIONAL TRANSFER
FROM FAS TO THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING AND AUTHORIZING THE
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING TO ENTER INTO THE A
PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
WITH THE DEVELOPER.
THE TRANSFER WOULD TAKE PLACE
AT SUCH TIME THAT THE DEVELOPER
HAS ALL NECESSARY PERMITS AND
READY TO GO FORWARD WITH
CONSTRUCTION AND THEY ARE IN
THE PERMITTING PROCESS RIGHT
NOW.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS,
COLLEAGUES?
>> THANK YOU.
LET'S HAVE A QUESTION AND MORE
OF A THANK YOU.
I WANT TO THANK CHAIR BRADSHAW
FOR TAKING SOME OF THE ITEMS WE
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON AND
INCLUDING THEM IN YOUR AGENDA.
I KNOW THE AGENDA IS PACKED.
WE HAVE AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY
AND I WANT TO FRAME IT IN SOME
OF THE THINGS YOU TALKED ABOUT.
THE 90 YEAR LEASE, THE ABILITY
TO HAVE ACCESS TO HOMEOWNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES.
IF YOU LOOK AT THIS SLIDE, I
THINK IT WAS SLIDE 2 OR 3, THE
BROADENED OUT MAP AND THE AREA
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS IS AN
ACCESS TO HIGH OPPORTUNITY
NEIGHBORHOODS AND RELATIVELY
EXPENSIVE AS WELL.
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT OFFERING
HOMES LESS THAN $300,000, THAT
IS AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY
FOR FAMILIES THAT IS REALLY
BEEN PRICED OUT OF THIS MARKET.
THE AVERAGE COST OF A HOME IS
AROUND $720,000.
EVEN IN THE AREA JUST SOUTH OF
THIS, AND BE A CITY IN THE
SOUTH AND, WE THINK OF IT AS
BEING MORE AFFORDABLE.
IT IS STILL AN AVERAGE COST OF
$650,000.
IT IS SO OUT OF REACH FOR
FAMILIES.
THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE
AFFIRMATIVE MARKETING AND THE
WAY IN WHICH WE HAVE ENGAGED IN
NONPROFIT DEVELOPERS AROUND
COMMITTEE PREFERENCE AND OTHER
WAYS AROUND THE CITY, THIS IS A
GREAT ASSET TO BRING FORWARD.
IT COULD BE SEEN AS A ROUTINE
TRANSFER BUT I THINK IT IS
REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO
SHOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO HAVE
A PROACTIVE PROJECT COOPERATIVE
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING AS WE CREATE MORE
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
AROUND THE CITY.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO
HAVE THIS CONVERSATION IN YOUR
COMMITTEE.
I REALLY THINK IT IS EXCITING
ALSO TO LOOK AT THE PROXIMITY
TO THE PARKS AS WE CREATE THIS
DENSITY, WHICH WE WANT DENSITY.
TO CONTINUE TO CREATE DENSITY
AROUND PARKS BECAUSE IT WILL BE
FOLKS IN THE BACK YARDS.
NEW PLACES FOR KIDDOS TO GROW
AND SENIORS TO ENJOY THEIR
RETIREMENT.
I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS
WORK AND I WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU FOR INCREDIBLE WORK.
YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH US
ON TIME.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING IN THIS
COMMITTEE TODAY.
>> IF I COULD ADD ONE THING
AROUND GREEN SPACE, BASED UPON
LOOKING DOWN AT THE
PHOTOGRAPHS, WE ARE TAKING OUT
A LOT OF TREES TO PUT IN THIS
AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
FACT THAT WE ARE REDUCING THE
EXISTING CANOPY AND I AM
HOPEFUL AS OFFICE OF HOUSING IS
DOING THE DESIGNS, AND THERE
WERE SAYING THAT, PLEASE MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE GETTING AS
MANY TREES BACK IN AND GOOD-
SIZED TREES.
I KNOW I.T.
IS PEOPLE SOMETIMES, ST. JOHN'S
WORT DOESN'T COUNT.
IT IS GREEN, IT IS ON THE
SIDEWALK, BUT I AM REALLY
LOOKING TO PUT BACK SOME OF THE
STREET TREES ALL AROUND THE
AREA.
IT MAKES IT A NICER PLACE BUT
ALSO HELPS US KEEP THE NUMBERS
UP AS FAR AS THE TREES THAT
WERE TAKEN OUT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.
DO YOU MIND DIMMING OUT TO THAT
SLIDE THAT SHOWS THE BROADER
PICTURE OF THE LAND REALLY
QUICK?
>> CAN YOU POINT TO US IF YOU
CAN WEAR JENKINS PARK IS?
>> JUST DIRECTLY SOUTH.
YOU CAN SEE THE GREEN TRIANGLE
THERE.
>> THE RECTANGLE.
>> I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT ALSO
TO NOTE IN THE CONTEXT OF NOT
JUST GRADING OPPORTUNITY FOR
OPPORTUNITIES SITE.
CREATING EQUITIES OF PEOPLE CAN
GET OUT OF GENERATIONAL
POVERTY.
THE MAP ILLUSTRATES THE PAST
AREAS THAT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY
REDLINED.
THE HOMES THAT ARE SITUATED IN
AND AROUND JUDKINS PARK WERE
PREVIOUSLY REDLINED
NEIGHBORHOODS.
IT IS INTERESTING TO THINK
ABOUT THE WORK WE ARE DOING NOW
IN COMPARISON TO WHAT WE ARE
TRYING TO DO TO MOVE FORWARD.
THE REDLINING, THE
DISCRIMINATORY MORTGAGE
LENDING, RACIALLY RESTRICTIVE
COVENANT, EVEN ALL OUT
EXCLUSION ORDINANCES PREVIOUSLY
INCLUDED PEOPLE FROM LIVING IN
THESE AREAS.
INCLUDING NATIVE AMERICAN
POPULATIONS EXPLICITLY.
I WANTED TO CALL THAT OUT AS A
WAY FOR US TO WRITE HISTORIC
WRONGS AND TO BE REALLY
EXPLICIT WHEN WE ARE DOING SO.
THAT THIS ISN'T JUST A NICE TO
DO.
IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO TO
FIX THOSE PAST PURCHASES.
MAYBE WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT ON
MONDAY.
WHEN YOU BRING THIS FORWARD, IT
IS HELPFUL TO HAVE THE MAP.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO DOES THIS COME FORWARD?
>> OKAY.
WE HAVE TIME.
I AM ASSUMING YOU WILL BE
AROUND.
>> ANOTHER SIX WEEKS.
>> GREAT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
ON THIS?
SO AGAIN, THIS IS A FANTASTIC
TOOL IN OUR TOOLBOX.
I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES WE LOOK
AT THIS AND WE ARE JUST LIKE,
IT IS SO SLOW.
BUT IF YOU LOOK AT HOW MANY
UNITS THAT WE HAVE BROUGHT ON
BOARD IN THE LAST DECADE, IT IS
LIFE-CHANGING FOR THE FAMILIES.
IT IS ALSO REALLY IMPROVING AND
MAKING OUR CITY A MORE
EQUITABLE PLACE TO BE.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU BOTH
FOR YOUR GOOD WORK.
SO IF THERE ARE NO OTHER
COMMENTS, I WOULD MOVE TO PASS
COUNSEL BILL 119603.
>> SECOND.
>> ANYTHING ELSE?
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
NONE OPPOSED.
NO EXTENSION.
GOOD JOB.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND 12.
>> OKAY.
AS WE JUST SAID, IT IS PAST AND
IT WILL FORWARD IN SEPTEMBER
AFTER OUR BREAK.
OKAY.
SO WOULD YOU READ ITEM NUMBER
TWO?
>> I WOULD BE HAPPY TO.
>> IT IS CENTERS, PLEASE COME
UP TO THE TABLE.
>> ITEM NUMBER TWO, COUNSEL
BILL 119572.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE
125493 WHICH ADMITTED EXECUTIVE
APARTMENTS OF SEATTLE.
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT THE
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION TO ACCEPT SPECIFIED
GRANTS, PRIVATE FUNDING AND
SUBSIDIZED LOANS TO ISAAC,
DELIVER AND PERFORM.
>> WE HAVE FIVE COUNSEL BILLS
THAT WE ARE GOING TO REVIEW AND
CONSIDER.
THIS FIRST ONE IS THAT GRANT
ACCEPTANCE ORDINANCE.
WE TALKED ABOUT IT IN OUR LAST
MEETING.
THESE ARE GRANTS THAT COME FROM
OUTSIDE ND THEY COME TO
VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS BUT WE HAVE
TO ACCEPT THEM OFFICIALLY.
SO I THINK, THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE.
TOM AND LISA, WE WILL GO
THROUGH AND EXPLAIN WHAT THEY
ARE.
THIS IS ROUTINE, WE DO THIS
ANNUALLY.
SO THANK YOU.
IF YOU WANT TO DIVE IN.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
I AM TOM MIKESELL WITH YOUR
COUNSEL STAFF.
AS THE CHAIR MENTIONED, THE
FIRST ITEM THAT WE HAVE TODAY
IS THE GRANT ACCEPTANCE
ORDINANCE.
SO THIS, AS STATED, FORMALLY
ACCEPTS GRANTS.
WE NEED TO ACCEPT THEM BEFORE
WE SPEND THEM.
THIS DOES THAT.
WE PROVIDED A MEMO WHICH COVERS
THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION AS
WELL AS OTHER TOPICS ON TODAY.
TODAY'S AGENDA.
THERE IS ONE AMENDMENT THAT HAS
BEEN SUBMITTED FOR THIS PIECE
OF LEGISLATIN, WHICH REFERS TO
TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS
IDENTIFIED BUT THE CITY BUDGET
OFFICE AFTER IT WAS INTRODUCED.
>> GREAT.
YES.
SO THERE ARE, THERE IS ONE
AMENDMENT THAT ACCEPTS
DIFFERENT GRANTS.
ONE IS, I SHOULD ACTUALLY REFER
TO THE ACTUAL AMENDMENT.
$225,000 FROM AMAZON THAT GOES
TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION FUND.
SO THIS ONE WAS ACTUALLY
INCLUDED IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET, WHICH IS LATER ON IN
THE DISCUSSION TODAY.
>> WE HAVE TO ACCEPT THIS SO WE
CAN SPEND IT.
THIS IS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AS I
UNDERSTAND FOR SUMMER CAMP AND
FOR KIDS WHO WOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO OTHERWISE GO.
>> CORRECT.
AND SO THAT IS 225,000 TO THE
PARKS AND RECREATION FUND.
THE OTHER ONE IS A
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT
BOARD GRANT THAT IS $500,000
GOING TO PROVIDE AGE FRIENDLY
SCREEN ESCAPE IN THE DELRIDGE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
THIS ONE IS NOT IN THE
SUPPLEMENTAL.
IT WILL BE ONCE IT IS RECEIVED.
THEY WILL INCLUDED IN FUTURE
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET
ADJUSTMENTS.
HOWEVER, WE DO NEED TO FORMALLY
ACCEPT THE GRANT TO BE IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE TIB
PROCESS.
>> VERY GOOD.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THIS?
IT IS FAIRLY SIMPLE.
ROUTINE.
I DON'T HAVE ANY REASON TO
THINK WE SHOULDN'T ACCEPT THE
GRANT.
SO TWO THINGS, ONE IS WE WILL
MOVE TO ACCEPT, ZOOMING IT
PASSES, WE THE SECOND MOTION
THAT WILL ALLOW US TO BRING IT
FORWARD NEXT MONDAY.
AT FULL COMMITTEE.
IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
HAVE THE MONEY IN ORDER TO
SPEND IT.
>> OKAY?
SO IF WE HAVE NO OTHER
QUESTIONS, I WOULD MOVE TO PASS
COUNSEL BILL 119 574.
THE AMENDMENT THAT WE HAVE HERE
IS, IT IS A GRANT ACCEPTANCE
FOR THIS ADDITION TO THE OTHER
GRANTS WE HAVE ALREADY
DISCUSSED.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE A MEMO
NUMBER 1 FOR 119574.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
I JUST THE AMENDED, SAY AYE.
THEN WE HAVE THE AMENDED GRANT
IN FRONT OF US.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE
COUNSEL BILL 119574 AS AMENDED.
OKAY.
ALL THOSE, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE DIG.
NONE OPPOSED.
NO EXTENSIONS.
THAT WILL MOVE FORWARD.
SO NOW THAT THIS IS PAST, I
WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE HAVE
A SPECIAL RECOGNITION THAT THIS
WILL COME FORWARD, THIS MONDAY,
AUGUST 12, FOR REVIEW AND
APPROVAL BY THE COUNCIL.
OKAY.
SECOND?
ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
GOOD.
NONE OPPOSED.
NO EXTENSIONS.
SO WE WILL BRING THAT ITEM IN
FRONT OF FULL COUNCIL ON
MONDAY.
THANK YOU, TOM, THANK YOU
ALLISON FOR REMINDING ME ABOUT
THAT.
OKAY.
SO ITEM NUMBER THREE.
>> ITEM NUMBER THREE, COUNSEL
BILL 119575, AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING 125 74 WHICH ADOPTED
THE 2002 BUDGET, INCLUDING THE
2019-2024 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.
DIGITAL PREPARATIONS TO VARIOUS
DEPARTMENT AND BUDGET CONTROL
LEVELS AND FROM VARIOUS FUNDS
IN THE BUDGET.
>> WE WILL SPEND MORE TIME ON
THE OTHER ITEMS BECAUSE WE ARE
GOING THROUGH ONE BY ONE.
WITH THE AMENDMENTS THAT WE
HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD.
OKAY, TOM, DO YOU WANT TO
EXPLAIN THIS TO US?
>> GREAT.
YES.
SO LISA HANDED YOU A COPY OF
THE MEMO THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED
BECAUSE IT WILL HELP ORIENT AS
WE WALK THROUGH THE AMENDMENTS.
THIS IS THE ONLY OTHER PIECE OF
LEGISLATION WITH AMENDMENTS.
SO JUST IN TERMS OF ORIENTING,
WE WILL START THE AMENDMENTS ON
PAGE 2 OF 19.
IT IS ESSENTIALLY, AFTER WE
MOVE PAST THE GRANT, IT IS THE
THIRD PIECE OF PAPER IN THE
MEMO.
>> I'M SORRY.
>> YES.
>> AND SO, THANK YOU ALLISON.
IT WOULD BE ON ONE OF 19.
RIGHT.
AGAIN, KIND OF TO PREFACE THE
CITY BUDGET OFFICE AND THE
DEPARTMENTAL COLLEAGUES, THEY
ARE DOING THIS IN THE NEW
BUDGET SYSTEM FOR THE FIRST
TIME SO I THINK THAT IS KIND OF
THE REASON THAT THERE ARE A
NUMBER OF TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS
THAT THEY HAD SENT TO US.
SO THE FIRST THREE, THEY ARE
ONES WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT.
THEY ARE TECHNICAL IN NATURE,
SENT TO US BY THE CITY BUDGET
OFFICE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
ALSO, IN THIS TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT, WE HAVE CHANGED THE
NAME OF THE FUN.
IT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN HERE
ARENA FIND AND NOW IT IS
SEATTLE CENTER FUND.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
THAT IS THE CHANGE.
IT CHANGES THE FUND TITLE AND
THE BCL WHERE THE MONEY GOES.
OTHERWISE, THERE IS NO
SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE.
THAT IS AMENDMENT ONE A IN THE
PACKET.
>> WE WILL GO THROUGH THESE
INDIVIDUALLY.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS?
THEN I WILL MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT
AMENDMENT ONE A. THIS IS A
TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENT GUARDING
THE SEATTLE CENTER FUND.
SECOND?
AGAIN.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE DIG.
NONE OF POSE.
NO EXTENSIONS.
THIS PASSES.
AMENDMENT ONE A, THE TECHNICAL
ADJUSTMENT FUND.
>> GOOD.
ALL RIGHT, TOM PLEASE KEEP
GOING ON TO 1B.
>> SO ONE BE IS ON PAGE 2 OF
19.
IN A SIMILAR VEIN, THIS IS A
TECHNICAL CORRECTION.
IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, IT IS
CORRECTING SECTION 11 OF THE
SUPPLEMENTAL BILL.
IT IS ALIGNING THE POSITION
TOTALS AND THE TABLE OF SECTION
11 WITH THE OTHER ELEMENTS OF
THE SUPPLEMENTAL WHERE THERE IS
EITHER APPROPRIATIONS PROVIDED
OR OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE ADS
DISCUSSED.
SO WHAT THIS DOES IS IT
INCREASES THE POSITION TABLE BY
1.5 POSITION TOTALS.
IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
RESOURCES OR POSITIONS TO
PROVIDE WORK SUPPORTING HR.
IT ALSO ADDS LANGUAGE THAT
ALLOWS THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
RESOURCES, SO THE HUMAN
RESOURCES DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR
TO HIRE THESE POSITIONS, WHICH
IS A TECHNICAL REQUIREMENT FOR
THIS TYPE OF AN AD.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> IT SEEMS PRETTY PERFUNCTORY.
THERE'S NOTHING HERE WE NEED TO
BE CONCERNED ABOUT.
SO I WILL MOVE AMENDMENT ONE
BE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE DIG.
NONE OPPOSED?
THIS MOTION, THIS AMENDMENT
PASSES.
THANK YOU.
IF YOU WANT TO PROCEED TO ONE
SEE.
>> SO ONE SEE IS ON PAGE 4 OF
19.
AND SIMILAR, THIS GOES IN THE
OTHER DIRECTION.
IT UPDATES THE POSITION TABLE,
WHICH DEALS WITH THE EXCEPT
POSITION CATEGORY.
IT REMOVES A POSITION FROM THAT
TABLE, CORRECTING THE TOTAL
FROM 4 TO 3. IT IS UNDER THE
SAME TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS
IDENTIFIED BY CBO AFTER
DEDUCTION.
>> ANY QUESTIONS?
ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS AN
AMENDMENT THAT PROVIDES
TECHNICAL CHANGE TO THE POSITION
IN OUR HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE DIG.
NONE OPPOSED?
NO EXTENSIONS.
THIS AMENDMENT ONE SEE PASSES.
SO MOVING THROUGH THE AGENDA,
NOW WE ARE DEALING WITH COUNSEL
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
AMENDMENT 2 DEALS WITH THAT
CENTRAL COMMUNITY PRESERVATION
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY PROPOSED
BY COUNCILMEMBER HARRELL.
FOR SOME REASON THE PRINTOUT WE
HAVE DOESN'T HAVE THE FULL
TITLE.
ON THE TOP HERE.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT PAGE WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT?
>> FIVE OF 19.
>>> FOR SOME REASON MINE
PRINTED WITH HAVE A TITLE.
THANK YOU FOR JUST KEEPING
THAT.
>> THAT IS SO FUNNY.
>> I GOT A NEW COPY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> NO WORRIES.
I AM FOLLOWING ALONG.
I GOT YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU.
>> PLEASE.
CONTINUE.
SO THIS AMENDMENT, SO GREEN
SHEET 13.4 B 1 EMMA IT CREATES
AND PUTS THE MONEY AND A
GENERAL FUND FOR A FEASIBILITY
STUDY TO INFORM A NEW CENTRAL
AREA COMMUNITY PRESERVATION AND
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
IT IS FUNDS FROM THE STATE AND
COUNTY, TOTALLY TO $50,000 TO
SUPPORT INITIAL PLANNING AND
OUTREACH WORK.
WHAT THIS AMENDMENT DOES IS IT
MOVES THE MONEY FROM FINANCE
GENERAL TO THE LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT TO ENGAGE IN
NETWORK.
>> THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL
MONEY?
IT IS JUST A TRANSFER?
>> A ZERO NET INCREASE.
>> ANY QUESTIONS?
SO I WILL MOVE AMENDMENT NUMBER
TWO, WHICH IS THE CENTRAL AREA
COMMITTEE PRESERVATION AND
DEVELOP INTO AUTHORITY.
SECOND?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE DIG.
NONE OPPOSED.
THANK YOU.
THIS AMENDMENT PASSES.
SO THE NEXT ONE IS OUR DOWNTOWN
EMERGENCY SERVICES CENTER
NURSE.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE
IT EMMA I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A
FEW WORDS ABOUT IT.
>> OKAY.
SO WHAT THIS AMENDMENT DOES IS
IT DOES NOT ADD TO THE BUDGET.
IT REDIRECTS SOME BUDGET
SAVINGS WITHIN THE ADDRESSING
HOMELESSNESS BSL.
IT DIRECTS $40,000 TO A PROVISO
TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE DURING
EVENING OR OVERNIGHT HOURS AT A
SHELTER FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
AND IT IS PROPOSED BY THE
CHAIRMAN.
MADAM CHAIR.
AND BECAUSE IT IS REPURPOSING
FUNDS THAT ARE EXISTING, IT IS
A NET ZERO INCREASE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT STEP
THAT FOLLOWS ON THE WORK THAT
WE DID WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDER
HEALTH ONE LAST YEAR.
ONE THING THAT WE KNOW IS THAT
IN THE SHELTERS, THERE ARE
PEOPLE WHO NEED IMMEDIATE
RADICAL ATTENTION BUT THEY
DON'T NEED A TRIP TO
HARBORVIEW.
THE $2000 TRIP AS WE REFERRED
TO IT.
WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE
AVAILABLE AND DESC HAS SOMEBODY
ON STAFF DURING MOST DAYS BUT
THEY RECOGNIZE THAT HAVING
SOMEBODY WHO IS AVAILABLE IN
THE EVENING WILL REALLY REDUCE
THE NUMBER OF CALLS.
OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, FIRST
RESPONDERS, FULLY SUPPORT THIS.
WE HAD $44,000, $44,400 LAST
YEAR.
WE HAD BUDGETED IN THE PAST FOR
HANDWASHING STATIONS BUT
INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, NEITHER
PARKS NOR SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES FELT LIKE IT WAS
SOMETHING THEY WANTED TO PURSUE
BECAUSE IT REALLY WOULD BE
TEMPORARY.
THEY WERE CONCERNED THAT IT
REALLY WASN'T SOLVING ANY
PROBLEMS.
I GRABBED IT BACK.
WE ARE GOING TO APPLY THAT FOR
THIS UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
MAYOR DURKIN BECAUSE NOT ONLY
DOES SHE CONCUR WITH THIS, SHE
TOLD ME THAT SHE WILL PUT MONEY
IN HER BUDGET TO CONTINUE IT.
AND THE DELIGHT IS THAT OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS ARE SEEING THIS
AS REAL MONEY SAVERS.
BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE OUR
FIREFIGHTERS HAVING TO RESPOND
WITH TWO TRUCKS.
EIGHT FIREFIGHTERS TO TAKE CARE
OF ONE PERSON.
WE ARE REALLY ABLE TO USE THE
NURSE TO HELP US THROUGH THAT.
UNION GOSPEL MISSION CAME AND
úSAID THE SAME THING.
THEY ARE INTERESTED IN HAVING
IT ON SITE.
IT WILL REDUCE THE NUMBER OF
CALLS HERE TOO.
THANK YOU FOR SETTING THIS UP.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU
WOULD LIKE TO ADD?
>> YES.
ONE MINOR CHANGE.
IT IS PURELY TECHNICAL TO
ENSURE THIS ORIENTS TO OUR
ACCOUNTING SYSTEM IN THE BUDGET
SUMMARY LEVEL B CO CODE COLUMN.
THE FUND WAS LEFT OUT SO WHERE
IT SAYS, INSTEAD OF ESSENTIALLY
THE VOICE AMENDMENT, INSTEAD OF
THIS, USE 001800 -- BL, HS
3000.
IT IS JUST A DIFFERENT THING.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
GOODNESS KNOWS I WOULD NEVER
HAVE PICKED THAT UP.
I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP, SO NOW
WE HAVE AMENDMENT 3 THAT WILL
PROVIDE THIS 44,400 FOR AN
EMERGENCY SERVICES NURSE.
AND WE HAVE GOT THE CORRECT
NUMBERS HERE?
UNDER THE BCL CODE?
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE
PASS AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE
DIG.
ANY OPPOSED?
NONE.
SO WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH
THAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND THANK YOU CENTRAL STAFF FOR
HELPING US IDENTIFY THAT THE
SOURCE.
WE APPRECIATE THAT.
OKAY.
AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR IS THE
LEAD LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSESSMENT
DIVERSION DATABASE.
IF YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE IT, I
HAVE A FEW THINGS I WOULD LIKE
TO ADD AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
SO THIS ESSENTIALLY TRANSFERS
$137,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND
TO THE SEATTLE I.T.
DEPARTMENT TO HIGHER TEMPORARY
STAFF ON THE SHORT-TERM BASIS
TO WORK ON THE LEAD DATABASE.
IN ESSENCE.
>> GOOD.
WE HAD TRACY, TIM AND KATRINA
THIS MORNING FROM LEEDS SPEAK
TO IT.
THEY ARE STILL HERE.
AT LEAST SOMEBODY IS STILL
HERE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
JESSE IS HERE TOO.
THANK YOU.
GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
WELCOME HOME.
I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE HOW
IMPORTANT LEAD IS AND WE KNOW
THAT THE HARM REDUCTION MODEL
IS SOMETHING THAT IS WORKING.
IT IS GETTING INTERNATIONAL
ATTENTION.
AND AT THE SAME TIME, WE
CONTINUE TO HEAR.
WE ARE NOT SURE ABOUT THE
OUTCOME.
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE ENGAGED
IN THIS BUT THERE IS CONCERN
THAT WE ARE NOT GETTING THE
RESULTS.
WE ARE NOT SEEING THE RESULTS
AND THAT SOMETIMES CASE
MANAGERS DON'T GET HOOKED UP
WITH INDIVIDUALS.
POLICE ARE SOMETIMES CONFUSED
ABOUT, IF AN INDIVIDUAL IS
INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM, THERE
IS FURTHER CONCERNS OF WHAT
THEY CAN DO, I THINK THIS
DATABASE IS SOMETHING THAT
EVERYBODY IS ASKING FOR.
WE WANT TO SEE IT MOVED
FORWARD.
AGAIN, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THE KING COUNTY PROSECUTING
ATTORNEY DAN ZETTERBERG FOR HIS
WORK AND HELP IN THIS.
AND THIS IS A REAL CREATIVE
EFFORT TO TRY TO GET PEOPLE WHO
ARE CURRENTLY ON HOUSED OR ARE
FINDING THEMSELVES WITH DRUG
ADDICTION COME UP WITH LOW-
LEVEL PROSTITUTION EMMA FINDING
DIFFICULTY IN LIVING.
THAT THIS IS ONE WAY OUR CITY
IS ABLE TO PUT OUR ARMS AROUND
THEM AND HELP IMPROVE
CONDITIONS FOR THEM AND FOR THE
STREETS IN WHICH THEY ARE
LIVING.
SO I AM A HUGE FAN OF LEAD.
I WANT TO SEE US MOVE FORWARD
WITH THIS.
AND THIS WILL GIVE US SOME
ADDITIONAL MONEY OF 137,000.
$102 TO HELP WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION WITHIN OUR IDT,
OUR INFORMATION I.T.
DEPARTMENT.
TO HELP THEM COORDINATE THE
WORK WITH THE GRANTS THAT THE
LEAD PROGRAM HAS ALREADY
ACCOMPLISHED.
WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE
AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE DIG.
ANY OPPOSED?
NO EXTENSION.
AND WE HAVE NO MMN ON THAT ONE.
RIGHT?
OKAY.
SO MMM 4 PASSES.
LET'S MOVE ONTO AIDS MEMORIAL
PATHWAY.
I CAN SPEAK TO THIS AS WELL.
>> JUST FOR PURPOSES OF OF
ORIENTATION, IT IS OF PAGE
NUMBER EIGHT OF 19.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WHAT THIS DOES IS IT
APPROPRIATE $100,000 FROM THE
GENERAL FUND AND THE DEPARTMENT
OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
TO SUPPORT THE AIDS MEMORIAL
PATHWAY PHASE 2 NARRATIVE
PROJECT.
>> OKAY SO I WOULD LIKE TO
EXTEND THANKS TO COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, WHO HAS BEEN WORKING
WITH ME ON THIS.
AND OUR FORMER COLLEAGUE,
COUNCIL MEMBER TOM RASMUSSEN IS
LEADING THIS, COCHAIRING ON
CAPITOL HILL, I MET WITH HIM
AND MICHELLE HASSON RECENTLY.
THIS IS GOING TO RECOGNIZE MANY
OF THE PERSONAL STORIES, ALL OF
THE IMPACT ON THE CAPITOL HILL
COMMUNITY WITH THOSE WHO HAVE
AIDS AND HIV AIDS.
THIS IS A PHASE PROJECTS THAT
WILL BE UP NEAR CAL ANDERSON
PARK.
I THINK THAT JUST RECOGNIZING
THE TRAUMA THOSE FOLKS WHO HAVE
SURVIVED THIS TERRIBLE DISEASE
AND THE IMPACT ON THE
COMMUNITY.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US
TO RECOGNIZE WHAT THE COMMUNITY
HAS GONE THROUGH AND MANY OF
THE STORIES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE
AVAILED.
SO I AM SUPPORTIVE OF THIS.
WE WILL BE PUTTING IN $100,000
TO LET THEM MOVE FORWARD NOW.
NOT WAIT UNTIL THE END OF THE
YEAR.
I BELIEVE THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS
ALSO SUPPORTIVE, WE WILL ADD
THAT TO HER BUDGET.
GOOD.
ANY COMMENTS?
>> OKAY.
VERY GOOD.
DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING?
>> A SLIGHT NOTE IN THE
NARRATIVE SAYS 75,000.
JUST KNOW THAT IT IS 100,000.
AS THE ACTUAL AMENDMENT SAYS.
>> THAT SAID 75,000.
I FOUND OUT THAT WE WOULD HAVE
ACCESS TO $100,000 WORKING WITH
AND NOBLE.
WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THE PROJECT COULD MOVE FORWARD.
SO WITH THAT, AMENDMENT NUMBER
FIVE, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO
PASS THIS TODAY.
>> OKAY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE DIG.
NONE OPPOSED.
NO EXTENSIONS.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AND THANK YOU TO FORMER
COUNCILMEMBER TOM RASMUSSEN,
MICHELLE HASSON AND ALL OF
THOSE SUPPORTING THE PROJECT.
OKAY.
A MEMO NUMBER SIX, IT IS A
PROVISO ON FUNDS PROVIDED FOR
HUMAN SERVICES CONTRACTS AND
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, THIS IS
YOURS.
TOM, DO YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE
IT?
>> YES.
SO THIS IS ON PAGE 9 OF 19.
WHAT THIS DOES IS, IT DOESN'T
RESULT IN A NET BUDGET
INCREASE.
IT ESTABLISHES A PROVISO ON A
268,000 IN THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT AND THE GENERAL
FUND.
IT RESTRICTS THOSE FUNDS FOR
USE TO SUPPORT HUMAN SERVICES
CONTRACT PROVIDERS AND
INFLATIONARY INCREASES FOR
THOSE CONTRACTS THAT ARE NOT
SUPPORTED BY THE GENERAL FUND.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> THAT'S OKAY.
I FIRST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR
SUPPORT AS WE HAVE BEEN WORKING
TO GET THE HSD INFLATIONARY
ADJUSTMENT INCLUDED, NOT JUST
IN ONE YEAR'S BUDGET BUT TO
HAVE THE BASE LEGISLATION.
YOU HAVE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE
AND HAVE ASKED ALL OF THE RIGHT
QUESTIONS AND MAKING SURE THAT
WE ARE LOOKING AT CONTINUITY
AND STABILITY FOR THE FUND.
I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE
WORK OF THE COMMUNITY HAS DONE.
IT HAS BEEN A TEN-YEAR EFFORT
AS WE HAVE HEARD OVER THE LAST
YEAR OR SO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
ASKING FOR THIS INFLATIONARY
ADJUSTMENT TO BE INCLUDED.
WE ARE EXCITED TO BRING THIS
FORWARD.
WE HAVE TALKED A LOT ABOUT IT
OVER THE LAST YEAR.
I WON'T GO INTO THE DETAILS BUT
IT IS VERY EXCITING TO BE ABLE
TO MAKE SURE THAT WITH THIS,
THERE WAS A SET-ASIDE FOR A
SMALL SET OF CONTRACTS FOR
VARIOUS REASONS LAST YEAR.
IT WAS APPROXIMATELY $268,000.
IT WAS UNUSED.
SO THE EXCITING PART IS THAT WE
ARE ABLE TO NOW APPLY THIS TO
THE HSD CONTRACTS GOING FORWARD
AND ENSURE THAT THE LEGISLATION
AS DESIRED, IT IS APPLIED TO
THE CPI INCREASES THE FOR THE
PROVIDER CONTRACT.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE AFFIRM OUR
COMMITMENT FOR THE WORK THESE
ORGANIZATIONS DO.
THE WORKERS WHO ARE CONDUCTING
THE SERVICES AND THE CRITICAL
SOCIAL SAFETY NET THEY PROVIDE
TO THOSE WHO ARE UNFILTERED AND
ELDERS, USE, EXPERIENCING
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL
ASSAULT SURVIVORS.
AND MORE.
SUGGEST A HUGE AMOUNT OF
APPRECIATION FOR THE ONGOING
PRESENCE HERE TODAY AND OVER
THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF.
+10 YEARS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS?
THEN I WILL MOVE WE ADOPT
AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX.
OKAY?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE DIG.
NONE OPPOSED.
NO EXTENSIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX PASSES.
A MEMO NUMBER SEVEN IS A
HIGHLAND PARK INTERSECTION
IMPROVEMENTS.
I KNOW THIS IS COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD IS WITH THE SUPPORT
FROM COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ.
>> SO PAGE NUMBER 10 OF 19.
AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN DOES NOT
AFFECT THE CURRENT YEAR'S
BUDGET.
IT DOES MAKE CHANGES TO THE CIP
AND IT INCLUDES ATTACHMNTS OF
THOSE CHANGES.
IT UPDATE THE TITLE AND
DESCRIPTION OF THE HIGHLAND
PARK CIP PROJECT TO REFLECT THE
DESIGN OPTIONS UNDER
CONSIDERATION BY THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
COMMUNITY.
THE APARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
HAS IDENTIFIED 3000 OF LOCAL
MATCHING FUNDS TO SUPPORT STATE
RANT UP LOCATIONS AND
ANTICIPATE FOR THIS YEAR.
THE AMENDMENT SHOWS THE LOCAL
MATCH AND POTENTIAL GRANTS IN
2020.
IT SHOWS THE DECREASE IN THE
ZERO CIP PROJECT.
>> OKAY.
I DON'T THINK THERE IS MUCH
HERE THAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS.
AS YOU SAID, IT IS AN EFFORT TO
IMPROVE THE NEIGHBORHOODS.
IT HAS BEEN PLANNED.
IT HAS GONE THROUGH VARIOUS
COMMUNITY PROCESSES.
AND IT IS A VISION ZERO CAPITAL
PROJECT.
ANY FOR THE QUESTIONS?
>> YOU ARE A WEST SEATTLEITE,
YOU ARE PROBABLY SUPPORTING
THIS TOO.
>> IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE
A MEMO NUMBER SEVEN.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE DIG.
NONE OPPOSED.
NO EXTENSIONS.
OKAY.
NEXT ITEM IS ATTACHMENT EIGHT.
WE DO HAVE ANOTHER ONE OF THESE
BUDGET NUMBER CHANGES THAT I
MIGHT AS WELL BRING UP IN THAT
BSL.
>> IF I COULD, ATTACHMENT A,
THOSE WERE ACTUALLY JUST THE CIP
LOGIC PAGES.
IF WE MOVE TO PAGE 15 OF 19, WE
WILL GET TO THE NEXT ONE.
THOSE ATTACHMENTS WERE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE
TRANSPORTATION.
>> I HAVE AMENDMENT NUMBER
EIGHT.
THERE WAS ANOTHER CHANGE.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> I CAN COVER THAT.
SO THEM IT NUMBER EIGHT ON PAGE
15 OF 19.
>> WHERE IS THE UNIVERSITY
HEIGHTS PEOPLE?
>> GREAT.
THIS IS YOURS.
>> SO THIS APPROPRIATE $125,000
FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO ALLOW
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
TO SUPPORT IMPROVEMENTS.
TO NONPROFIT COMMUNITY CENTERS
THAT PROVIDE MULTIPLE ARTS,
CULTURAL AND EDUCATION GROUPS
WITH FREE AND REDUCED RENTAL
SPACE.
IT WOULD BE SUPPLEMENTAL TO A
STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
GRANT AND PRIVATE DONATIONS TO
CONSTRUCT THE ELEVATOR AT THAT
SITE.
>> VERY GOOD.
DID YOU WANT TO HAVE US CHANGE
THAT BSL, THE BCL CODE?
SO I THINK YOU ALL HAVE AN
ATTACHMENT HERE.
AND INSTEAD OF BOD AND 1330,
001 ZERO -- PO -- THE END THAT
1330.
HOW DID WE DO?
VERY GOOD.
THAT WILL BE ADDED TO BUDGET,
AMENDMENT EIGHT UNDER THE
BUDGET SUMMARY LEVEL AND I JUST
WANT TO SPEAK BRIEFLY TO THIS.
I THINK COUNCIL COLLEAGUES
DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, A NUMBER
OF THE FOLKS IN THESE LOVELY
BLACK SHIRTS SPOKE VERY
ARTICULATELY ABOUT THE NEED FOR
THE ELEVATOR TO PROVIDE ACCESS.
THIS IS NOT ONLY AN ADA APPROVED
, BUT FROM ALL AGES AND
ABILITIES THAT WE ARE
PROMOTING.
MAKING SURE THAT BUILDINGS LIKE
THIS, WHICH ARE SUCH A
COMMUNITY GEM, HAVE ACCESS AND
ARE AVAILABLE.
YOU TALKED ABOUT THE
GRANDPARENTS THAT WANT TO COME
AND SEE THE CONCERTS OR SEE THE
DANCE RECITALS.
SO I AM A FAN OF THIS.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD
WITH THE AMENDMENT NUMBER
EIGHT.
OKAY?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE DIG.
ABLE, DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO
IT?
IT IS YOUR DISTRICT.
>> I DID WANT TO SPEAK TO IT
BUT I WANTED TO CLARIFY WITH
YOU MADAM CHAIR, BECAUSE ONE,
MY DISTRICT OFFICE IS INSIDE
THE UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS CENTER.
DO I ABSTAIN?
>> NO.
>> I WANT TO SPEAK TO THE
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS CENTER, IT
IS NOT JUST WHERE, IT HAS BEEN
A COMMUNITY TREASURE FOR
DISTRICT 4. AND ALSO FOR
NORTHEAST SEATTLE.
THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST
REQUEST THAT WE HAD RECEIVED IN
OUR OFFICE WITH REGARDS TO THE
IMPORTANCE OF IT.
I AM REALLY EXCITED TO SUPPORT
IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA AS WELL
FOR HER WORK ON THIS.
>> RING PUBLIC COMMENT, ONE OF
OUR SPEAKERS TALKED ABOUT A
LITTLE GIRL WHO WAS IN A
PROGRAM AND COULDN'T GET UP A
LIFT BECAUSE THE LIFT WAS
BROKEN AND HAD TO LITERALLY
CRAWL UP THE STAIRS.
NOTABLE TIMES.
IT BREAKS YOUR HEART BECAUSE,
TO IMAGINE THAT VISION.
WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH
THIS.
I WILL TAKE A VOTE AGAIN.
ABLE, THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA,
THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO INCLUDE THIS IN
THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET.
WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GO OUT
TO EACH DISTRICT COURSE BONDING
WITH THE MONTH OF THE YEARS
THAT WE WERE IN THE FOR 4
MONTHS 4. I HAVE THE CHANCE TO
MEET WITH THE FOLKS AT
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS THEN AND
HEARD ABOUT THE NEED FOR THIS
LIST.
OR FOR AN ACTUAL ELEVATOR TO BE
INCLUDED AT UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS.
I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO HELP
WORK WITH THEM AND NOW THE NEW
REPRESENTATIVES OF DISTRICT 4
TO BRING THIS AMENDMENT FORD.
WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE AS
WELL, WHILE WE ARE WORKING IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH SOME OF THE
STATE PARTNERS, AND OUR LOCAL
COMMUNITY PARTNERS, THEY HAVE
RAISED 70% OF THE CAMPAIGN GOAL
OF THE 700,000 PER MONTH
NEEDED.
úTHEY HAVE LITTLE BIT LEFT TO
RAISE.
THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT
WAY TO BE A GOOD PARTNER FROM
THE CITY TO THE STATE AND OTHER
LOCAL PARTNRS AS WELL.
AND I DID HAVE THE CHANCE TO
LISTEN TO YOUR TESTIMONY.
I WAS ON MY WAY OUT AND I HEARD
ABOUT THE STORY WITH THE
INDIVIDUAL CALLING OF THE
STAIRS.
IT WAS HEARTBREAKING.
SOME OF THE STORIES THEY ALL
MENTIONED, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
HOW THIS IS THE LACK OF AN
ELEVATOR, IT IS TRULY A BARRIER
NOT JUST FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO
TAKE A CLASS THERE BUT FOR THE
GRANDPARENTS AND THE PARENTS
AND THE SIBLINGS THAT WANT TO
COME AND WATCH THE KIDS OR THE
PARENTS WHO ARE TAKING PART IN
SOME OF THE AMAZING CLASSES THE
HAIR.
THEY HAVE WHAT OVER 160 ARTS
AND ARE HOME TO THE 14
ORGANIZATIONS AND OUR GOOD
COLLEAGUES COUNCIL OFFICE
APPARENTLY.
THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS
TRULY ACCESSIBLE AND THAT IT IS
A COMMUNITY GEM ACCESSIBLE TO
THE FULL COMMUNITY, WE ARE
REALLY EXCITED TO BRING THIS
FORWARD AND I ALSO WANT TO
UNDERSCORE OUR OPERATION FOR
THE WORK THEY DO TO MAKE THE
SPACE AFFORDABLE.
50-70% BELOW RATE FOR THESE
SPACES FOR OUR COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS.
TO HAVE SPACE IN THIS FACILITY
IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT ASSET TO
AN INCREASINGLY EXPENSIVE CITY,
INCLUDING FOR NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS.
GIVEN THE COST OF RETAIL SPACE
IN THE CITY.
AND APPLAUD THEM FOR THE WORK
THEY DID LAST NIGHT.
COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO AND I
HAD AN OPPORTUNITY PARTICIPATE
IN A COMMITTEE FORUM IN WHAT IT
LOOKS LIKE TO HAVE SAFE PARKING
LOTS AND WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT
TO HAVE THIS AS AN ADDITIONAL
TOOL IN OUR TOOLKIT AS WE TRY
TO ADDRESS GETTING THINGS INTO
SAFE PLACES TO SLEEP AT NIGHT.
IF THEY'RE ON SHELTERED. THEY
HAVE SHOWN LEADERSHIP ALREADY
WITH THE TYPE OF WORK THEY DO
INSIDE THE BUILDING AS NOW THEY
ARE EXPRESSING AN INTEREST IN
SHOWING LEADERSHIP FOR HOW THEY
USE THE FULL SPACE OUTSIDE OF
THE BUILDING AS WELL.
AND TO HAVE BEEN INCLUSIVE IN
PROACTIVITY AND ENGAGING THE
COMMUNITY.
WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND WHY IT
IS IMPORTANT ACROSS THE CITY.
HUGE TURNOUT LAST NIGHT.
STANDING ROOM IN THE BACK ONLY.
I APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP AND
I AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS
AMENDMENT.
>> THINK OF THAT.
THINK YOU BOTH OF YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO, I WANT
TO SAY IT HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE
PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU.
I APPRECIATE ALL YOU'RE DOING
FOR DISTRICT 4. GOOD.
WITH THAT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
MOVE THIS?
>> PLEASE.
>> I MOVE AMENDMENT NUMBER
EIGHT.
>> VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU.
SECOND?
>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
NOT OPPOSE.
NO EXTENSIONS.
SO ARE AT UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS
ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENT HAS
PASSED.
THAT WILL GO IN FRONT OF THE
FULL COMMITTEE ON MONDAY.
[APPLAUSE]
CONGRATULATIONS.
BIG THANKS TO ALL OF YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
A MEMO NUMBER NINE IS THE FOOD
BANK SUPPORT.
>> SEVEN NUMBER NINE IS ON PAGE
16 OF 19.
THIS ACTUALLY MODIFIES THE
SUPPLEMENTAL ORDINANCE AS
TRANSMITTED.
SO THAT IS A LEGISLATION
INCLUDED $1.2 MILLION FOR FOOD
BANK FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS.
WHAT THIS DOES IS, A PORTION OF
THAT WAS UNALLOCATED.
IT ALLOCATES $85,000 OF THAT
AMOUNT TO PROVIDE SUPPORTS TO
FOOD BANK ORGANIZATIONS
BENEFITING THE NUTRITIONAL
NEEDS OF LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN
NORTHEAST SEATTLE.
>> VERY GOOD.
TO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON
THIS?
>> COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO IT IS
YOURS.
>> AGAIN, THIS IS, BEING IN
THE DISTRICT AND I CAME ACROSS
THIS REQUEST FOR THAT YOU
DISTRICT FOOD BANK.
IT HAS COMMUNITY PANDERS THAT
THIS.
OFFERING COMMUNITY PANTRIES
LIKE THESE AND I THINK IT IS A
TYPE OF PARTNERSHIP WE WANT TO
THE INCREASE FRESH FOOD ACCESS
IN PLACES WITH SUCH LIMITED
OPTIONS.
IT IS SPREAD BETWEEN DISTRICT 4
AND DISTRICT 5. WE KNOW IT IS A
FOOD DESERT.
TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR LOW
INCOME FAMILIES.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO US AS A
CITY, AS A COMMUNITY, AND AS A
DISTRICT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE AMENDMENT
9.
>> I WILL SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF AMENDMENT
NUMBER NINE SAY YES.
NONE OPPOSE.
NO EXTENSIONS.
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL
HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL FOOD BANK
SUPPORT IN A PRETTY LARGE
AMOUNT.
VERY GOOD.
I JUST WANT TO ASK HERE, WE
HAVE 1.7 AND THEN WE HAVE ONE
ASK.
WE ARE STILL IN A MEMO NUMBER
TIME.
JUST CLARIFYING PAGE 3 AND HOW
THIS IS WORKING.
>> YES.
I CAN SPEAK TO THAT.
THE FIRST STEP IN THIS IS TO
REDUCE THE BILL AS PROPOSED BY
$85,000.
THAT WAS AN EXISTING LINE OF
APPROPRIATION IN THE BELL.
I REDUCES IT FROM 1.22 1.115.
THOUSAND.
AND THE NEXT STEP IS TO ADD THE
NEW APPROPRIATION OF $85,000.
WHICH IS ADDED THROUGH THIS
AMENDMENT.
>> OKAY, SO ARE WE ACTUALLY
TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM ONE
BUDGET ITEM TO ANOTHER.
>> ESSENTIALLY, YES.
IT IS BUDGET NEUTRAL.
>> SO THE ORIGINAL TRANSMITTED
BUDGET, IT PUT $1.2 MILLION AND
FOOD BANKS AND LEFT IT BROAD.
IT APPROPRIATES THE $1.2
MILLION, 85,000 OF IT WILL
DIRECTLY BE USED WITH
UNIVERSITY.
>> THAT WAS UNAPPROPRIATED OUT
OF AND UNAPPROPRIATED AMOUNT OF
MONEY.
IT DOESN'T HARM THE BALANCING
OF THE BUDGET.
>> VERY GOOD.
ALL RIGHT.
THE NEXT WE HAVE OUR GREEN
JANITOR EDUCATION PROGRAM.
IT IS A MEMO NUMBER 10.
TOM, WOULD YOU INTRODUCE IT?
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO IT.
>> PAGE 17 OF 19.
THIS ADDS $35,000 FROM THE
GENERAL FUND TO THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY ENVIRONMENT TO
IMPLEMENT A GREEN JANITOR'S
EDUCATION PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH MADAM
CHAIR.
I WOULD LIKE THE THANKS THE
FOLKS HERE AND HAVE BEEN HERE
TALKING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF
THE GREEN JANITOR EDUCATION
PROGRAM.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US
TO PILOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO
LEAD BY EXAMPLE.
OUTSIDE OF JUST CITY BUILDINGS.
TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
GREEN WELDING OWNERS AND WITH
OUR LABOR PARTNERS GO I WANT TO
THANK COMING UP BOWL AND
YOLANDA WHOLE FROM CENTRAL
STAFF WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING
WITH OUR OFFICE.
WITH SEATTLE 2030.
WITH THE STAGE AND GOT GREEN TO
HAVE ALL HELPED TO BRING
FORWARD THIS CONCEPT.
SEATTLE HAS BEEN A LEADER IN
HOW WE INSTITUTE GREEN BUILDING
POLICIES INTERNALLY FOR A VERY
LONG TIME.
HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
LEAD THE NATION IN ESTABLISHING
THE MUNICIPAL GREEN BUILDING
POLICY IN 2000.
WE REQUIRE THE CITY FUNDED
PROJECTS AND RENOVATIONS OVER
5000 FT.B2 OF OCCUPIED SPACE.
ACHIEVE LEED SILVER RATINGS.
THAT WAS A HUGE WIN.
I THINK THAT IT ALSO WAS A PAT
ON THE BACK TO SEATTLE FOR THE
EFFORTS WE MANDATED INTO
THOUSAND 10 TO CREATE ENERGY
BENCHMARKING FOR REPORTING ON
NONRESIDENTIAL AND MULTIFAMILY
BUILDINGS OVER 20,000 FT.B2.
HERE WE ARE, WE HAVE PASSED
SOME UPDATES TO ORDINANCES
REQUIRING BUILDING TUNEUPS IN
2016.
AND WE DID SOME WORK LAST YEAR
TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR ENERGY
EFFICIENCY STANDARDS WERE MET,
ESPECIALLY AT SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT OWNED PROPERTY.
WE HAVE BEEN A LEADER IN MANY
WAYS, ESPECIALLY LOOKING
INTERNALLY AT OUR OWN
BUILDINGS.
THE CLEAN ENERGY STANDARDS AND
GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS.
THE EXCITING PART ABOUT THIS
PROJECT IS IT ALLOWS US TO
EXPAND THE VISION TO OUR
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERS AND
WORKING PARTNERSHIP WITH LABOR
UNIONS AND ENVIRONMENTALISTS AS
YOU HEARD TODAY.
FROM STEPHANIE FROM THE BLUE-
GREEN ALIGNMENT.
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE WORKERS
AND THE LABOR MOVEMENT TO
FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN CONTINUE
TO ADVANCE THIS.
IT IS AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY
TO TRAIN AROUND 30-50 JANITORS
IN 3-4 LEAD BUILDINGS IN
SEATTLE WITH 30 OUR CURRICULUM
ON GREEN CLEANING, INCLUDING
ENERGY, WATER, AND LANDFILL
REDUCTION TECHNOLOGIES.
IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY
OF JANITORIAL STAFF.
I THINK IT IS GOOD THAT WE ARE
MOVING FORWARD.
IF WE ARE ABLE TO TODAY, TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THIS
PILOT UP AND RUNNING THIS YEAR.
IF WE ARE ABLE TO AT THIS PILOT
UP AND RUNNING THIS YEAR, AND
ACCOMPLISH SOME REALLY GREAT
BENCHMARKS BEFORE THE END OF
QUARTER ONE, WE CAN HOPEFULLY
TAKE IT MORE TO SCALE NEXT
YEAR.
I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT BEING
ABLE TO FOLLOW LOS ANGELES'S
LEAD.
TWO DOZEN 14 IS WHEN THEY
STARTED THE PROGRAM.
ALREADY 500 JANITORS HAVE
GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM.
SO THIS IS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY
FOR US TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH
AND SAFETY OF WORKERS AND THE
HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR
BUILDINGS AND MEET THE GOALS WE
HAVE ESTABLISHED FOR LONG TIME
IN THE CITY OF BEING A LEADER
ON GREEN ENERGY AND SUPPORTING
WORKERS.
I WANT TO THANK, ESPECIALLY THE
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AS
THEY ARE ENTHUSIASTICALLY
SUPPORTIVE AND APPRECIATE ALL
OF THE SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE
RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND THE AGENCIES AS WELL
HAVE WE LOOKED AT THIS TO THE
LENS OF NOT JUST SUPPORTING
WORKERS BUT SUPPORTING THE
ENTIRE CITIES COMMITMENT TO
WORKERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
>> DO WE HAVE A SIMILAR.
HIM INTERNALLY?
DO WE TRAIN OUR OWN JANITORS
AND CUSTODIANS ON THIS?
>> IS THERE SOMEBODY FROM SPU?
>> I DID SEE THIS.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO MAKE SURE
THAT IF WE HAVE A SIMILAR
PROGRAM, WE SHOULD BE LEADING
FIRST BY EXAMPLE.
>> WE SHOULD FOLLOW UP WITH THE
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY.
>> COULD YOU JUST, I WILL
SUPPORT YOU OF COURSE IN THIS.
BUT WOULD YOU DESCRIBE WHY WE
ARE PAYING FOR PRIVATE
EMPLOYERS TO DO THIS?
>> IS IT JUST TO ENCOURAGE THEM
TO DO IT?
IS IT AS CONTRASTED?
>> I THINK YOU FOR THAT.
I WONDER IF I MIGHT BE ABLE TO
ASK OUR FRIENDS IN THE AUDIENCE
WHO ARE WORKING ON THIS
PARTNERSHIP.
>> PLEASE ASK THEM TO STEP UP
TO THE MICROPHONE.
>> NOT TO PUT YOU ALL ON THE
SPOT BUT I JUST DEFLECTED THAT
A LITTLE BIT.
>> SO MY QUESTION WAS, IF WE
ARE BUDGETING $35,000,
ESSENTIALLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF
PRIVATE EMPLOYERS TO TRAIN
THEIR JANITORS AND CUSTODIANS
IN THIS, I AM WONDERING, IS
THIS AN APPROPRIATE EXPENDITURE
OF BROADER TAXPAYER MONEY TO
GIVE TO PRIVATE BUSINESSES AND
BUILDINGS TO DO THIS TRAINING?
MAYBE WE CAN TALK ABOUT HOW WE
ARE LEVERAGING THE MONEY?
>> COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW,
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, WE
SEE THIS AS A SEED TO HELP
MEET SEATTLE'S GOALS.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA SAID
THIS IS A PILOT PROJECT WE
WANT TO LIFT OFF THE GROUND.
WITH PLANS TO SUSTAIN THE
PROGRAM, MOVE ON TO PRIVATE
FUNDING AND EMPLOYER BLACKED
TRAINING.
THIS IS REALLY THE SPARK THAT
GETS IT ALL MOVING.
>> THIS IS A PILOT AND WE WILL,
DASHES
>> THE COMBINATION OF LOOKING
AT LOS ANGELES IS EXAMPLE.
WHEN THEY IMPLEMENTED THE
PROGRAM IN 2014, THEY SHOWED
THE JANITOR PROGRAM REDUCED
ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND REDUCE
WATER USAGE.
IT HAS A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE
SUSTAINABILITY OF THE ENERGY
EFFICIENCY IN THE CITY.
ALSO, I AM WEARING MY HAT AS
ENERGY CHAIR.
WITH SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, I
THINK THIS IS WELL IN ALIGNMENT
WITH OUR GOALS TO HELP HOLDING
OWNERS WHO ARE IN THE PRIVATE
SECTOR.
TO BE MORE EFFICIENT WITH THE
ENERGY CONSUMPTION.
WHILE I DON'T REPRESENT SPU,
THAT IS COUNCIL MEMBER,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, WE ARE
ALL LOOKING FOR WAYS TO REDUCE
CONSUMPTION SO WE CAN BE BETTER
CONSERVATIONISTS.
>> GOOD STEWARDS.
>> IN LINE WITH OUR GOOD
COMMITTED TO HELPING THOSE
PRIVATE PARTNERS AS WELL.
>> VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD.
THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP TO
THE MICROPHONE TWO.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
COMMENTS?
ALL RIGHT, I WILL MOVE
AMENDMENT NUMBER 10.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE DIG.
ANY OPPOSED?
NO.
NO EXTENSIONS.
THANK YOU FOR THE GREEN JANITOR
EDUCATION PROGRAM.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
AND IF YOU WILL DESCRIBE
AMENDMENT 11 FOR US.
>> TOM JUST HAD TO STEP AWAY
FOR A MINUTE.
AMENDMENT 11 WOULD APPROPRIATE
$100,000 IN GENERAL FUNDS TO
PAY FOR ONE-TIME CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS TO AN ORGANIZATION
THAT PROVIDES CULTURALLY
RESPONSIVE SERVICES TO NATIVE
AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS YOU
AND I TALKED ABOUT YESTERDAY,
IF YOU COULD, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, TELL US WHETHER YOU
CONNECTED WITH COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ'S OFFICE.
IF THAT WAS POSSIBLE.
AND ALSO IF THIS IS ONE TIME ,
NOT ONGOING.
>> SO ON THE ONGOING, WE HAVE
AMENDED THE AMENDMENT.
FOR POSSIBLE CONSIDERATION
TODAY, TO REALLY FOCUS ON JUST
THE CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS.
AND NOT THE ONGOING OPERATING
COSTS.
WE DO KNOW THAT THERE IS A
ROBUST PROCESS AT EACH OF OUR
PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.
WHILE THE SEATTLE, VARIOUS
NATIVE GROUPS WE DO PARTNER
WITH, INCLUDING FOLKS AT UNITED
NATIVES OF ALL TRIBES, BUT THEY
DO HAVE CONTACT WITH HST.
IT IS IMPORTANT AS YOU
SUGGESTED TO LOOK AT THE ONE
TIME FUNDING, RECOGNIZE WE
DON'T KNOW WHAT OUR BUDGET WILL
ULTIMATELY LOOK LIKE AT THE END
OF THE YEAR.
ON THE FIRST QUESTION YOU ASKED
ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE HAD ONE
TIME FUNDING HERE, WHAT YOU SEE
IN FRONT OF YOU IS A REQUEST
FOR $100,000.
82,000 OF THAT WOULD GO TOWARDS
RESTROOM RENOVATIONS WHICH
INCLUDE COMPLETE RENOVATION OF
THE MEN'S ROOM DOWNSTAIRS.
AND RENOVATIONS OF WOMEN'S ROOM,
DELETION OF A WALK-IN FREEZER
AND INSTALLATION, A STANDING
FREEZER.
THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT
POTENTIALLY COULD BE DONE IF WE
LOOKED AT THAT.
THERE IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR US THEN TO LOOK AT THE
$70,000 FOR APPROPRIATE
FREEZERS AND REFRIGERATORS AND
STOVES.
IF FOLKS HAVE BEEN TO DAYBREAK
AS AN EXAMPLE, THEY KNOW THAT
IT HASN'T BEEN UPDATED SINCE
THE 70s.
IT IS A GREAT CULTURAL GEM.
CHECKING IN TO SEE IF OUR TEAM
HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, IT
DOESN'T SOUND LIKE WE HAVE.
I'M NOT SURE CENTRAL STAFF HAD
A CHANCE TO HEAR THE REQUEST.
I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
I DID NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO DO
THAT.
>> I KNOW IT IS BUSY.
I'M GOING TO GO OUT ON A LIMB
AND BELIEVE THAT COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ WILL BE SUPPORTING IT.
>> I WILL DEFINITELY REACH OUT
TO HER IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS.
>> WILL LET HER KNOW THAT WE
ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS.
>> IT IS JUST A REQUEST THAT
SOMETIMES I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT AS WE ARE GOING FORWARD
WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS, THAT
THE COMMUNITY SUPPORTS IT.
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE
SOME FOLKS THAT THINK WE ARE
PICKING FAVORITES HERE.
FROM A CAPITAL STANDPOINT,
DAYBREAK STAR IS SOMETHING THAT
THE COMMUNITY IS WELCOME TO.
WE USE IT A LOT.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK
THE FACT THAT THEY OPENED THAT
CENTER DURING ALL OF THE
CONVERSATIONS WE HAD AT FORT
LAWTON.
I THINK IT IS APPROPRIATE FOR
US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS.
I WILL SUPPORT THIS AND
COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO, DO YOU
HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> AND THE EFFECT THAT IT
STILL SAYS IT IS ONGOING
SUPPORT, IS IT YOUR INTENT FOR
IT TO BE ONE TIME?
>> IT IS MY INTENT FOR IT TO BE
ONE TIME.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR NOTICING THAT.
>> ONGOING.
>> I WOULD SAY ONE TIME.
TO PROVIDE ONE-TIME SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> DO WE NEED AN AMENDMENT?
>> DO WE NEED TO AMEND THE
AMENDMENT?
>> YOU CAN JUST FIX IT BEFORE
MONDAY.
>> THE AMENDMENT WILL STILL BE
THE SAME TO THE BELL.
I THINK THE COMMENT ABOUT HOW
THE EFFECTS CHANGED WOULD BE
SUFFICIENT.
>> INC.
YOU FOR CATCHING THAT.
I WANT TO SAY ONE MORE THING.
I THINK IT IS SO APPROPRIATE
THAT YOU ASKED US TO REACH OUT
TO COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AS WE
WERE TALKING ABOUT THE
DISCOVERY PARK CREATION AT THE
CREATION OF DAYBREAK CENTER FOR
EXAMPLE.
SHE HAD A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE
CREATION OF THAT CULTURAL GEM.
SO WE WILL DEFINITELY REACH OUT
TO HER AND WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
ALL OF HER WORK ON THAT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ONE MORE, LISA?
>> WITH YOUR PERMISSION, WE ARE
DOING SOME FURTHER
INVESTIGATION TO MAKE SURE WE
HAVE THE RIGHT BUDGET SUMMARY
LEVEL ON THIS ONE.
>> VERY GOOD.
SO YOU CAN JUST PRESENT THAT ON
MONDAY IN FRONT OF THE FULL
COUNSEL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
TRACKING THAT.
AND FOR CATCHING THE ONE TIME.
THAT IS IMPORTANT.
THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THE
WORK THAT COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ
HAS BEEN DOING TWO.
I APPRECIATE THIS.
AS AMENDED, ONE TIME, LITTLE
FUNDING THAT WILL BE USED FOR
SUCH THINGS, WE ARE NOT
NECESSARILY TYING THEIR HANDS
TO THIS BUT IT IS RESTAURANT
RENOVATION, KITCHEN RENOVATION,
AND THEY WILL COME BACK TO US
WITH A LIST.
IT IS NOT LIKE WE ARE HANDING
THEM A CHECK.
>> SO I WILL MOVE AMENDMENT
NUMBER 11.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE DIG.
NONE OPPOSED.
NO EXTENSION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
>> OKAY.
I THINK THAT THERE'S GOING TO
BE A CHANGE IN AMENDMENT 12.
I WILL LET YOU SPEAK TO THAT
AND THEN I WILL ADD SOME
THINGS.
>> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.
DO YOU WANT TO BRIEF US ON WHAT
ITEM NUMBER 12 WAS?
>> IS ABOUT TO BE PULLED.
WE DON'T HAVE TO GO TOO FAR ON
THAT.
>> THIS AMENDMENT WAS GOING TO
ADD 400,000 TO THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT FROM THE
GENERAL FUND.
TO PROVIDE PUBLIC FACING
DASHBOARD METRICS FOR
INVESTMENTS IN HOMELESSNESS.
>> SO WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN
WHAT YOUR INTENTIONS ARE AND
WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN GOING
FORWARD?
>> YES.
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, NOT
ONLY IN THIS COMMITTEE BUT ON
THE SELECT COMMITTEE OF HOUSING
AND HOMELESSNESS.
OF THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS, WE
HAVE REALLY BEEN TALKING ABOUT
THE DESIRE TO SEEK APPLES TO
APPLES DATA POINTS.
RECOGNIZING SOMETIMES DATA CAN
BE USED IN A PUNITIVE WAY.
ESPECIALLY FOR OUR
ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE TRYING TO
SERVE A REALLY DIVERSE AND HARD
TO SERVE POPULATION.
WE DON'T WANT DATA TO BE
MISUSED.
BUT WE WANT TO HAVE APPLES TO
APPLES COMPARISONS TO SEE HOW
WE ARE DOING AS A CITY.
PART OF THE CONVERSATION WE
HAVE HAD WITH THE PUBLIC, WITH
OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS HAS BEEN
TO SAY THAT WE ARE DOING A
REALLY GOOD JOB IN MANY WAYS OF
TRYING TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS
WITH THE SERVICES WE HAVE.
WE KNOW THERE IS STILL 5500 ON
SHELTERED FOLKS OUTSIDE WHO
DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO SLEEP
INSIDE EACH NIGHT.
TRYING TO GET THEM INTO
SHELTERS OR A SAFE PLACE HAS
BEEN VERY CHALLENGING.
IF WE LOOK AT JUST ONE DATA
POINT, BEING THE LAST TIME WE
ASKED FOR THE NUMBER OF
VACANCIES A MONTH ON AVERAGE,
THERE ARE ONLY 5-6 ENHANCED
SHELTER BEDS (NIGHT.
WHICH HELPS PUT IN PERSPECTIVE
WHY FOLKS SEE SO MANY PEOPLE
SLEEPING OUTSIDE.
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A MONTH
OVER MONTH DATA SET THAT
COMBINES ALL HOME DATA.
SEATTLE HSD SEATTLE DATA THAT
WE CURRENTLY RECEIVE AND TO
COUPLE THAT WITH POTENTIALLY
WHAT WE HAVE HEARD FROM
COMMUNITY PARTNERS ABOUT WHAT
COULD BE APPROPRIATE WAYS TO
MEASURE SUCCESS.
SUCH AS WAS SOMEBODY ABLE TO
STAY WITH THEIR CASE MANAGER?
WERE THEY ABLE TO STAY IN THE
SAME SCHOOL?
ACCESS MEDICATIONS IF THEY NEED
TO?
OR GET THEIR HEALTH CARD?
SOME OF THOSE THINGS WE HAVE
HEARD FROM COMMUNITY PARTNERS
ARE A MORE ACCURATE
REPRESENTATION TATIAN OF THE
TYPE OF SERVICES THEY PROVIDE.
IMPORTANT, ON THE PREVENTION
SIDE, HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE
ALLOWED TO STAY IN THEIR HOME
OR APARTMENT WITHOUT GETTING
EVICTED BECAUSE THEY GOT $200
THAT MONTH AND WERE KICKED OUT
ONTO THE STREET?
I DON'T PRETEND TO HAVE THE
EXACT FORMULA WE SUGGESTED BUT
WE STILL METRICS.
THE CITY IS WORKING IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE COUNTY TO
CREATE A REGIONAL ACCESS PLAN
THAT IS FORTHCOMING.
WE HAVE HEARD FROM OUR COUNTY
PARTNERS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE
TO CONTINUE TO PURSUE THIS IDEA
BUT NEED A LITTLE BIT OF
ADDITIONAL TIME.
MY HOPE WOULD HAVE BEEN THAT
THIS WORK WOULD HAVE STARTED IN
DECEMBER WHEN WE STARTED ASKING
FOR IT.
I WILL BE PULLING THIS
AMENDMENT TODAY WITH THE
RECOGNITION THAT THE REGIONAL
ACCESS PLAN WILL COME TO US FOR
CONSIDERATION IS SEPTEMBER.
AND I THINK THAT WHILE THERE IS
SOME NUMBERS OF VACANCIES THAT
OF ALLOWED FOR US TO IDENTIFY A
$400,000 BUCKET, WHAT I AM
HOPING FOLKS WILL DO IN THE
FUTURE WITH YOUR SUPPORT IS
THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO DIRECT
EITHER THE REGIONAL ENTITY OR
OUR CITY PARTNERS TO REALLY
INCORPORATE MORE OF THESE
COMMUNITY DRIVEN DATA METRICS
AND THAT WE CAN HAVE A VISUAL
DASHBOARD THAT IS PRESENTED TO
US MONTH AFTER MONTH THAT USES
THE SAME TYPE OF MEASUREMENT SO
THAT WE HAVE THE SAME
METHODOLOGY APPLIED EACH MONTH.
SO WE ARE NOT SCRAMBLING TO
COMPARE NUMBERS THAT MIGHT NOT
BE APPLES TO APPLES.
SO WHILE WE ARE NOT POTENTIALLY
MOVING FORWARD, THIS A MOMENT
TODAY, THE DESIRE IS STILL
THERE.
OUR PULLING OF THIS SHOULD NOT
INDICATE THAT WE ARE NOT
INTERESTED IN THIS TYPE OF
COORDINATED DATA ACROSS THE
COUNTY AND ACROSS THE CITY.
FOR THAT DATA, AT SOME POINT IN
THE VERY NEAR FUTURE, HOPEFULLY
BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR, TO
INCLUDE THOSE METRICS WE HAVE
HEARD FROM COMMUNITY PARTNERS
ARE SO DESPERATELY NEEDED TO
MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT THAT
KIND OF SERVICES AND THE NEED
FOR MORE SERVICES OUT THERE SO
WE ARE ABLE TO APPROPRIATELY
DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS IN THE
FUTURE WHERE WE NEED TO SCALE
UP OR WERE WE HAVE SEEN
SOMETHING WORK REALLY WELL AT
HOW WE ARE DOUBLING DOWN.
I WILL BE PULLING THIS
AMENDMENT TODAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ALSO, I WANT TO APPRECIATE THE
FACT THAT BOTH OF YOU ARE
TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE
FACT THAT WE GOT THIS EARLY
MEMO THIS MORNING FROM THEN
NOBLE AND FROM JASON JOHNSON.
I GOT AN EMAIL FROM MEG ALSO
THAT SAID WE HAVE A LOT GOING
ON.
ALL HOME HAS A PROGRAM
PERFORMANCE METRIC THAT THEY
ARE BUILDING.
IT HAS TAKEN THEM 18 MONTHS TO
BUILD OUT.
I WANT TO BUILD ON THAT.
AND ADD THE KINDS OF THINGS AND
THE CRITERIA THAT YOU ARE
TALKING ABOUT.
I, ONE OF THE THINGS I HAVE
BEEN STRUGGLING WITH WITH SOME
OF THE PARTNERS, WE NEED TO BE
ABLE TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS
AND TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE VISUAL BY INDIVIDUAL
ARE GETTING THE HELP THEY NEED.
OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE THIS
THROUGH A FORM OF ID.
AND WE ARE NOT TRYING TO BE BIG
BROTHER, WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE INDIVIDUALS WHO
ARE OUT THERE ARE GETTING WHAT
THEY NEED.
AND THAT IS A BIT OF A SIDE
FROM THE DASHBOARD BUT TO MAKE
THIS EFFECTIVE AND AS OUR
REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP IS COMING
TOGETHER, WE HAVE SOME NEW
OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD ON WHAT
WE'VE GOT.
NOT START OVER.
AT THE SAME TIME, BE A LOT MORE
EFFECTIVE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR CALLING IT.
I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT.
>> I WILL ASK THAT MEMO.
I ACTUALLY DIDN'T RECEIVE A
COPY OF THAT.
>> I THINK IT FLOWED IN ABOUT
830 THIS MORNING.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
WE WILL WORK WITH YOU, MADAM
CHAIR, SO WE CAN FOLLOW UP ON
THIS.
WHETHER IT IS IN THIS COMMITTEE
OR WHETHER IT IS IN OUR NEW
REGIONAL EVER MEANT ENTITY.
I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT FOR
THE ACTION WE ARE CALLING FOR.
>> GOOD.
THAT IS PULLED.
NOW WE HAVE JUST GONE THROUGH A
NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS.
AND I THINK, ALLISON, GO AHEAD.
>> I WILL REMIND YOU.
WHEN YOU'RE MAKING THE MOTION
TO REFER IT TO MONDAY.
>> VERY GOOD.
WE HAVE ALREADY SAID WE WERE
GOING TO DO THAT, RIGHT?
>> EVERY SINGLE AMENDMENT?
>> FINE.
VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU.
SO WE ARE NOW AT COUNSEL BILL
119575.
AND WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE
AMENDMENTS THAT IS BEEN MOVED
AND PASSED.
DO WE MOVE FIRST TO PUT IT
FORWARD TO THE COMMITTEE ON
MONDAY?
SO I AM GOING TO MOVE THAT WE
AGREE TO, ON A SPECIAL
FASTTRACK SCHEDULE, TO MOVE
THIS AMENDMENT FOR OUR BUDGET
AND WITH THE ADDITIONAL
AMENDMENTS, TO FULL COMMITTEE
THIS MONDAY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
NONE POST.
NO EXTENSIONS.
WE WILL GO FORWARD.
NOW WE WILL MOVE TO PASS 119575
AS AMENDED.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE
DITCH.
THEN OPPOSED.
WE HAVE NO EXTENSIONS.
THAT WILL GO FORWARD TO FULL
COMMITTEE ON MONDAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
PATIENCE AND YOUR WORK THROUGH
ON THIS.
NOW ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
119572.
>> ITEM NUMBER FOUR, CONSTABLE
119572, AMENDING THE 2018
BUDGET.
INCLUDING THE 2018-2023 CIP.
>> VERY GOOD.
TOM?
YOU ARE ON.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
THIS IS SORT OF A TECHNICAL
PIECE OF LEGISLATION.
WHAT THIS REFERS TO IS THE 2008
TEAM EXCEPTIONS.
BY LAW, WE ARE REQUIRED TO,
EXPENDITURES NEED TO BE BELOW
THE LEVEL OF BUDGET AUTHORITY.
AND THE ABUNDANT LEVEL OF
CASES, THAT IS THE CASE.
HOWEVER, THERE ARE SOME RARE
EXCEPTIONS.
WHAT THIS ORDINANCE DOES IS
RETROACTIVELY INCREASES THE
2018 BUDGET APPROPRIATION TO
DIVIDE THE AUTHORITY FOR THOSE
RARE EXCEPTIONS TO GO UNDER THE
THRESHOLD.
>> OKAY.
VERY GOOD.
ANYTHING SPECIFIC?
THESE ARE PASS-THROUGHS?
>> IN MOST CASES, IT IS A, THE
TOTAL IMPACT IS $13 MILLION.
THE LARGEST LION SHARE OF THAT
IS IN THE CUSTOMER REQUESTED
MOVEMENTS PROGRAM.
FAS.
THAT IS JUST PASSED THROUGH
AUTHORITY FOR THE FAS TO DO
WORK ON BEHALF OF OTHER
DEPARTMENTS.
SO THAT WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN
DONE
THE MONEY HAS ALREADY BEEN
SPENT.
THIS JUST INCREASES,
ESSENTIALLY CORRECTS FOR
SOMETHING THAT WOULD'VE BEEN
DONE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER
SUPPLEMENTAL.
HOWEVER, IT WAS MISSED.
ú>> IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO
NEEDS TO SPEAK TO THIS?
OR ALL REGARD.
THERE ARE NO AMENDMENTS.
IT IS AS DISCUSSED PRIOR.
>> ANY FOR THE QUESTIONS,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
I WILL MOVE COMES A BELT
119572.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE
DITCH.
WE MISSED ONE WE STILL HAVE A
MAJORITY.
VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU.
SO ITEM NUMBER FIVE.
>> MADAM CHAIR, IF I COULD.
LISA POINTED OUT WE DIDN'T
SUSPEND THE RULES AND THAT ONE.
THE INTENT IS TO DISCUSS THE
EXCEPTIONS ON MONDAY.
>> VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I WILL MOVE ON THIS ITEM NUMBER
FOUR TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO
ALLOW US TO PUT IT FORWARD ON
MONDAY, AUGUST 12.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE
DITCH.
NONE OPPOSED.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US ON
TRACK.
>> ITEM NUMBER FIVE, CONSTABLE
119576.
MMS AMENDING ORDINANCE 125 74
WHICH ADOPTED THE 2019 BUDGET
INCLUDING THE 2019-2024 CIP.
>> CONSTABLE 119576, THIS IS
THE CAPITAL AND GRANTS
ABANDONMENTS ORDINANCE.
IT IS IN THE SIMILAR VEIN AS
THE EXCEPTIONS.
IN SOME CASES, THE DEPARTMENTS
RECOGNIZE THAT THE
APPROPRIATION AUTHORITY IS NO
LONGER NECESSARY.
FOR A VARIETY OF TECHNICAL
REASONS.
AND THIS IS JUST THEIR REQUEST
TO DECREASE THE AUTHORITY TO
MATCH WHAT THEIR NEEDS TRULY
ARE.
>> IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN BUT
THE IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE,
THE BUDGET IS BEING REDUCED.
I RECOMMEND QUESTIONS?
WE WENT THROUGH THIS PRETTY
WELL.
>> WE NEED TO MOVE TO SUSPEND
THIS ONE AS WELL.
>> SHOULD WE DO THAT FIRST?
I WILL MOVE TO SUSPEND OUR
RULES THAT WILL ALLOW US TO PUT
THIS FORWARD TO FULL COUNCIL ON
MONDAY, THE 12th.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE
DITCH.
NONE OPPOSED.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
NOW WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER
FIVE.
I WILL MOVE 119576.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE
DITCH.
NONE OPPOSED.
NO EXTENSIONS.
THE GIFT THAT.
VERY MUCH.
SO NOW WE ARE MOVING OFF OF
BUDGET.
ALL, WE STILL HAVE ONE.
>> ITEM NUMBER SIX.
VISIBLE 19573.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE
125 74, WHICH ADOPTED THE 2019
BUDGET, INCLUDING THE 2019-2024
CIP.
>> SHOULD WE FIRST MOVED TO
SUSPEND THE RULES?
SEE IF WE HAVE THIS RIGHT YET.
I WILL MOVE TO SUSPEND THE
RULES TO ALLOW IS ABOUT 119573
IF IT PASSES TO FULL COUNCIL ON
MONDAY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE
DITCH.
ALL RIGHT.
PLEASE SPEAK TO COUNSEL BILL
119573.
>> THIS IS THE 2019
CARRYFORWARD PREPARATION.
SO WHAT THIS DOES IS IN SOME
CASES, THERE WAS A PREPARATION
AUTHORITY THAT WAS PROVIDED IN
2018.
OH HOWEVER, THE WORK THAT
AUTHORITY WAS PROVIDED FOR WAS
NOT COMPLETE.
THERE IS STILL CASH AVAILABLE.
HOWEVER, DEPARTMENTS NEED THE
AUTHORIZATION FROM COUNSEL IN
ORDER TO SUSPEND THAT, TO
COMPLETE THE WORK.
SO IN A NUTSHELL, THAT IS WHAT
THIS DOES.
IT MOVES THE MONEY AND THE
APPROPRIATIONS TO 2019 TO
COMPLETE THE PROJECTS.
>> WE TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST
WEEK.
WE ARE MOVING THE AUTHORITY TO
PAY FOR WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN
DONE.
>> WE HAVE 14 PAGES OF THIS.
>> CORRECT.
I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO GO
THROUGH IT AGAIN SINCE WE WENT
THROUGH AT THE LAST MEETING
UNLESS YOU HAVE PARTICULAR
QUESTIONS.
THIS IS ALREADY APPROVED.
WE SUSPEND THE RULES.
AND WE ARE READY FOR THE BOAT,
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE PASSED COUNTABLE
119573.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE
DITCH.
NONE OPPOSED.
NOTE ABSTENTION'S.
THANK YOU.
I THINK WE ARE NOW ABLE TO MOVE
ON TO OUR LAST ITEM ON THE
BUDGET.
>> ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.
INHIBITING EDITORIAL RENTING OF
EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED VEHICLES.
WE WILL GET THE FIRST BRIEFING.
MAY I AND VOID FOLKS TO COME
UP?
ERIC?
JEFF?
TEST?
>> ITEM NUMBER SEVEN,
EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED MOTOR
VEHICLES ORDINANCE BEEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> NICE TO SEE ALL OF OUR
FRIENDS COMING UP.
IT PROBABLY WOULD'VE BEEN
SIMPLER IF WE JUST CAME OUT TO
YOU.
SINCE WE HAVE HAVE THE AUDIENCE
MOVED UP.
DO WANT TO COME JOIN US?
COME ON.
VERY GOOD.
JEFF, WOULD YOU LIKE TO START
INTRODUCTIONS?
>> JEFF SIMMS, COUNSEL CENTRAL
STAFF.
>> CALVIN WILLIAMS.
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE INITIATIVE
SERVICES.
>> PATRICE BEAUREGARD,.
>> CHRISTIAN GROWTH.
>> JEFF, ARE YOU GOING TO SPEAK
TO THIS?
>> I COULD PROVIDE A
DISCUSSION.
AS COUNCIL MEMBERS KNOW,
PROXIMALLY 1/5 OF THE PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN
SEATTLE ARE LIVING IN VEHICLES,
ABOUT 7%, AND ALL OF KING
COUNTY.
7% OF THEM ARE RESIDING IN RVS.
THESE ORDINANCES WOULD DEAL
VEHICLES AS EXTENSIVELY
DAMAGED.
IMMOVABLE.
THE SANITATION SYSTEMS DO NOT
WORK SO THEY DON'T HAVE THE
OPTION, IF THEY HAVE AN RV,
THEY DON'T HAVE THE OPTION OF
DUMPING INTO SOURCE.
IT WOULD MAKE IT ILLEGAL TO
RENT THESE VEHICLES.
THESE EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED
VEHICLES, NOT JUST RVS BUT ALL
VEHICLES, OUT TO INDIVIDUALS.
AND HAS PENALTIES ASSOCIATED
WITH THE VIOLATION.
>> AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
HEARING FROM THE MAYORS OFFICE
ON THIS.
I DID HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK TO
THE MAYOR EARLIER THIS WEEKEND.
I WANT TO SET UP A FRAME ON
THIS.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR 3 THINGS.
ONE, WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO
LIVE IN HORRIBLE SUBSTANDARD
HOUSING.
OF ANY KIND.
ANY PLACE.
AND SO I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLDGE
THAT I BELIEVE, IT IS REALLY
FIRST AND FOREMOST IN PEOPLE'S
MINDS.
WE DON'T ALLOW PEOPLE TO LIVE
IN RAT INFESTED OR MOLD.
WE HAVE DONE OUR BEST OVER THE
YEARS TO REALLY TAKE A FIRM
POSITION THAT WE WILL NOT ALLOW
THAT KIND OF HOUSING TO BE
RENTED TO ANYBODY OR ANY
FAMILY.
I ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT
NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE SAID THESE
DILAPIDATED THINGS SHOULD NOT
BE LIKE TO REMAIN IN
NEIGHBORHOODS.
THE THIRD BIG ITEM FOR US, I
KNOW IS TO BE ABLE TO FIND
SPACES FOR THESE FOLKS.
THAT WE DON'T JUST TAKE WHAT IS
PROBABLY THEIR LAST DITCH
EFFORT AS A PLACE TO SURVIVE
EMMA BUT TO CREATE MORE 24/7
PLACES FOR THEM TO BE.
I BELIEVE.
SO WITH THAT FRAME UP, PLEASE,
CALVIN, NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>>> THANK YOU FOR THE CHANCE TO
BE HERE TODAY.
GOOD MORNING.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AND
COUNCIL.
AS YOU MAY KNOW, CHAIR BAGSHAW,
OVERSEES THE ADMINISTRATION
CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND THE BUDGET
OVERSIGHT REGARDS TO RV
DISPOSAL.
I AM HERE BEFORE YOUR
COMMITTEE, WHICH HAS OVERSIGHT
OF FAS.
WE ARE HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS
LEGISLATION THAT WOULD PROHIBIT
PREDATORY RENTALS OF VEHICLES
THAT POSE HEALTH AND PUBLIC
SAFETY RISKS TO THE OCCUPANTS
INTO THE BROADER PUBLIC.
IN THE COURSE OF OUR WORK WITH
PEOPLE LIVING IN VEHICLES AND
THEIR AMENITIES, STAFF ACROSS
MULTIPLE DEPARTENTS HAVE COME
TOGETHER TO RECOGNIZE THAT
THERE ARE CONDITIONS WHERE
PEOPLE ARE LIVING THAT ARE
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
ANY PEOPLE LIVING IN THESE
CONDITIONS ARE ALSO PAYING TO
DO SO.
LACKING PROTECTIONS UNDER OUR
EXISTING LAWS, STAFF WORKED
WITH PARTNERS AT SEATTLE KING
COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH.
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO
DEVELOP LEGISLATION THAT WE ARE
HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT
TODAY.
I APPRECIATE THE CHANCE TO DO
SO.
BEFORE I START, I WANT TO NOTE
THAT WE ARE HERE TODAY TO TALK
ABOUT THE PREDATORY RENTALS OF
UNSAFE VEHICLES.
THE PREDATORY RENTALS OF UNSAFE
VEHICLES.
WE RECOGNIZE THIS LEGISLATION
DOES NOT SOLVE THE BROADER
VEHICLE LIVING CHALLENGES.
WE DO THINK THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT STEP IN MAKING
CONDITIONS SAFER FOR EVERYONE.
WITH THIS, I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO EDRIS BEAUREGARD TO GIVE AN
OVERVIEW OF THE SITUATION AND
GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE
CITIES WORK REGARDING VEHICLE
LIVING AND TRASH CLEANUP IN THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY THROUGH THE RV
REMEDIATION PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU.
AND THINK YOU FOR COMING TO THE
TABLE.
THANK YOU TO SBU AND FAS AND
THE MAYORS OFFICE FOR BRINGING
THIS INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM
TOGETHER.
>> THANK YOU AND GOOD MORNING.
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES.
OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, THERE
HAS BEEN AN INCREASE OF
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, PARKING
THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, WHICH HAS LED
TO PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME.
WHICH LED TO ESSENTIALLY A LOT
OF TRASH ACCUMULATION AND
DEBRIS BUILDUP.
BAKE ON THE CIRCUMSTANCE WE ARE
DEALING WITH, WE HAVE THE RV
REMEDIATION PILOT, BROUGHT
TOGETHER IN NOVEMBER 2017,
WHICH ULTIMATELY EXPANDED TO A
CITYWIDE.
WE STARTED IN THE SODA
DISTRIC.
BASED ON SEVERAL CITY
DEPARTMENTS THAT CAME TOGETHER,
AS CALVIN MENTIONED, INCLUDING
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES, FAS,
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION,
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT,
COMMUNITY POLICE AND TEAM AND
IT WAS ESSENTIALLY DESIGNED TO
WORK WITH RV OCCUPANTS AND HAVE
THEM VOLUNTARILY MOVE THEIR
VEHICLES.
IN A WAY THAT WOULD ENABLE CITY
CREWS TO COME AND WORK TOGETHER
TO CLEAN UP THE SAFETY, THE
PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARDS REGARDING
RV VEHICLES.
THROUGH THIS WORK, TEAMS CAME
ACROSS SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES
OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
ISSUES THAT THEY ENCOUNTERED.
THEY FELL INTO 4 MILLION
CATEGORIES.
INADEQUATE THAT IT TATIAN,
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS, FIRE
HAZARDS, AND INADEQUATE
PROTECTION AND WHETHER.
>> WHAT WAS THE LAST ONE?
>> INADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM
WEATHER.
THEY HAVE SEEN THAT OFTEN TIMES
DURING THE RV REMEDIATION
PILOT.
THEY WOULD COME ACROSS
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES THAT
WOULD BE DILAPIDATED.
THE ROOFS TORN OUT.
THE STRUCTURE WAS A VERY WEAK.
POSING A THREAT TO THE WEATHER.
WHETHER IT IS RAIN, SNOW, HARSH
CONDITIONS LEADING TO BUILDUP
AND OTHER CONCERNS WITHIN THE
RV ITSELF.
>> I AM RESPECTFUL OF WHAT YOU
JUST SAID AND I WOULD LIKE TO
KNOW, HOW DOES THIS DIFFER WHEN
WE RUN INTO PEOPLE WHO ARE
LIVING IN A TENT?
THAT IS CLEARLY INADEQUATE
SHELTER.
IT COULD BE AN ENVIRONMENTAL
DISASTER. I KNOW THAT WE
REMOVED TENTS FROM UNDERNEATH I-
5 BECAUSE WE ARE WORRIED ABOUT
FIRE AND CLEARLY INCREMENT
WEATHER.
HOW ARE WE DIFFERENTIATING THE
ICKY LIVING CONDITIONS INSIDE A
MOBILE HOME OR CAR FROM THE BAD
CONDITIONS FOR PEOPLE LIVING
INTENSE?
>> THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION.
WE LET THE NAVIGATION TEAM
HANDLE HOW THEY ADDRESS THE
LIVING CONDITIONS WITHIN THE
TENTS.
NAVIGATION TEAM WORKS DIRECTLY
WITH THE HUMAN CONDITIONS THAT
THEY ARE EXPERIENCING IN
HOMELESS IN CAMAS.
FOR US, WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS,
IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WITH THE
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY RISK
WAS BASED UPON, WE PARTNERED
WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC HEALTH AND
KING COUNTY IN ORDER TO
ESTABLISH SOME CRITERIA THAT
IDENTIFIES SOME OF THE RISKS
THAT ARE INVOLVED.
THAT LANGUAGE WAS DEVELOPED
USING THE INITIAL JUNK VEHICLE
AFFIDAVIT THAT WAS ALREADY
CREATED.
THE CRITERIA FOR THE PART
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND
INFORMATION FROM THE CITY OF
SEATTLE HOUSING AND BUILDING
CODE ALONG WITH THE CITY OF
SEATTLE STORM WATER CODE.
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE WAYS WE
HAVE ESTABLISHED SOME PUBLIC
AND SELF AND SAFETY
REQUIREMENTS.
WE ARE APPLYING THAT TO THE RVS
THEMSELVES.
>> SOME OF THESE UNDER THE
CATEGORIES, WHAT WE DO COME
ACROSS WHEN THEY ARE OUT IN THE
FIELD WORKING WITH THE RVS,
THERE ARE SOME ALARMING
CONDITIONS, WHICH INCLUDE
INFESTATION, RODENTS, RATS,
OTHER PESTS.
LARGE AMOUNTS OF GARBAGE,
DEBRIS AND IT ALSO INCLUDES AIR-
QUALITY HAZARDS AS WE MENTIONED
FOR MOLD, EXPOSED INSULATION
AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS.
A LARGE AMOUNT OF URINE, BLOOD,
HUMAN WASTE, LACK OF PROPERLY
WORKING RV SEWER SYSTEMS AND
HAZARDOUS WASTE FROM IMPROPERLY
PLACED PROPANE TANKS, BATTERIES
AND CHEMICAL OR MOTOR OILS.
>> ARE WE TALKING SPECIFICALLY
ABOUT RVS THAT ARE BEING
BRANCHED OR LEASED OUT?
OR ALL RVS?
>> THESE RVS THAT WE ARE
REFERRING TO, THAT WE HAVE
NOTICED IN THE FIELD IS BASED
ON THE REMEDIATION PILOT.
OUR STAFF, SPU STAFF, PARKING
ENFORCEMENT STAFF, THEY ARE
COMING ACROSS LARGE AMOUNTS OF
RVS.
THESE ARE PARTICULAR TO THE RV
REMEDIATION PILOT.
OTHER PARKING ENFORCEMENT STAFF
HAVE ALSO COME ACROSS RVS THAT
WERE IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS AND
MOST COMMONLY, THE CONDITIONS
THAT WE RUN ACROSS WITH RVS,
THE REMEDIATION PILOT ARE IN
OPERABLE.
>> THESE PEOPLE ARE EXTREMELY
POOR SO THEY CAN'T AFFORD NICE
RVS.
I GET THAT.
BUT MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE
IMPETUS OF THIS LEGISLATION IS
ABOUT THE ISSUE AROUND PEOPLE
LEASING OUT RVS.
I CAN'T TELL IF YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT SPECIFIC SUBSETS OF THESE
THAT ARE LEAST.
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT BROADLY?
WE KNOW THE RVS ARE IN BAD
CONDITIONS.
THERE ARE EXTREMELY POOR
PEOPLE.
>> THIS IS AN OVERVIEW OF THE
RV REMEDIATION PILOT.
WE ARE RUNNING ACROSS THESE
TYPES OF RVS AND RV REMEDIATION
PILOT'S.
THIS IS BROADLY ABOUT RVS AND
GENERAL.
>> I THINK YOU ARE ABOUT TO
TRANSITION.
IN THE COURSE OF THIS WORK, IN
THE COURSE OF THIS WORK, WE
HAVE DEVELOPED LANGUAGE IN
ORDER TO IDENTIFY THE RISKS
THAT ARE INVOLVED, THE PUBLIC
SAFETY RISKS THAT ARE INCLUSIVE
OF THESE.
THESE ARE JUST SOME THAT YOU
CAN LOOK UP TO.
BUT WE HAVE ALSO NOTICED
WORKING ON THE RV REMEDIATION
PILOT.
THE DAMAGED RVS.
THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PREDATORY
BEHAVIOR THAT WAS PREYING ON
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES SUBSETS
LIVING IN THE RV.
THAT INCLUDES THE LEASING AND
TRADING OF CERTAIN SERVICES IN
ORDER TO BE ABLE TO RESIDE IN
RVS.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT ARE RV
REMEDIATION TEAMS HAVE NOTICED
IN ADDITION TO IDENTIFYING GAPS
IN OUR CURRENT CITY COME AT THE
SYSTEM AND THE WAY WE ARE
TOWING THE VEHICLES AFTER THEY
ARE LEFT BEHIND.
OFTENTIMES, 53% OF THE TIME, WE
HAVE SEEN THE SAME VEHICLES
BACK UP IN THESE CLUSTERS THAT
WE ARE DEALING WITH.
>> I WILL LET YOU GO THROUGH AS
I TALK ABOUT WHAT WE ARE HERE
TO TALK ABOUT TODAY.
THE PROPOSE LEGISLATION.
SO ESSENTIALLY IN THE COURSE OF
THE WORK THAT SP D, HSD ARE
DOING RELATED TO RVS, THEY
HAVE, ACROSS A NUMBER OF
CONDITIONS WHERE RESIDENTS ARE
REPORTING THAT THEY ARE
ACTUALLY PAYING TO LIVE IN THIS
CONDITION.
SITUATIONS WHERE PEOPLE DON'T
HAVE THE KEYS TO THEIR VEHICLES
TO MOVE THEM.
FOR PICK UP SITUATIONS WHERE
PEOPLE ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE
SECURITY OF THEIR BELONGINGS
WITHIN THESE RVS.
THE PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION,
GO AHEAD.
>> CAN I ASK A QUESTION?
I HAVE NEVER OWNED AN RV.
BUT THERE IS AN IGNITION KEY
THAT IS AN OPERABLE.
I ASSUME IT IS A KEY THAT LOCKS
THE DOORS.
IT IS A SEPARATE KEY?
>> I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO
THAT.
WE DO KNOW THAT PEOPLE REPORT
THEY ARE UNABLE TO MOVE THEIR
VEHICLES BECAUSE THEY DO NOT
HAVE THE KEYS.
AS A CONDITION OF THE AGREEMENT
TO LIVE THERE.
>> I AM INTERESTED IN KNOWING
IF THEY HAVE THE KEYS TO LOCK
THEIR BELONGINGS.
BECAUSE THAT IS, WHEN I READ
THE ARTICLE, I WAS UNCLEAR
WHICH SET OF KEYS THEY WERE
TALKING ABOUT.
>> THE TODAY WE ARE HERE TO
TALK ABOUT TWO THINGS.
ONE IS WE ARE HERE TO ADDRESS
TWO ISSUES.
ONE IS WE HAVE THE SITUATION.
IT IS PREDATORY BEHAVIOR.
AFFECTING VULNERABLE PEOPLE.
WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT
PUTTING RENTING OF RVS.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
PROHIBITING RENTING OF
DANGEROUS VEHICLES.
VEHICLES THAT THE HEALTH
CONDITION POSES A CHALLENGE TO
THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THOSE
VEHICLES.
AND A CHALLENGE TO THE PEOPLE
IN THE SURROUNDING
NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO TO DO THIS, I THINK HE HAS A
FEW PICTURES OF THE CONDITIONS
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.
WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE HERE IS THE
SITUATION WITH MOLDS.
THE SITUATION WITH RAIN COMING
INTO THE BUILDING'S.
THESE ARE CONDITIONS WHERE
PEOPLE ARE LIVING.
THE INSECTS, THE VERMIN, IT IS
PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL.
I THINK ALSO NOTEWORTHY, JUST
THE SITUATION OF NOT HAVING ANY
TYPE OF WORKING BATHROOM OR
RUNNING WATER.
IN THIS CONDITION.
>> EXCUSE ME.
WHEN I STEPPED UP, DID YOU
ANSWER THE QUESTION OF HOW MANY
PEOPLE YOU THINK ARE IMPACTED
BY THIS?
>> THE QUESTION IS, HOW MANY
PEOPLE ARE RENTING AND A
CONDITION LIKE THIS.
>> IF WE ARE FOCUSING ON THE
PREDATORY APPROACH OF PEOPLE
LIVING IN SOMETHING WHERE
THEY'RE HAVING TO PAY RENT, YOU
ARE GOING AFTER THE RANCHERS,
DO WE HAVE A SENSE OF HOW MANY
PEOPLE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT?
>> WE HAVE HEARD OF SOMEWHERE
BETWEEN TWO AND FIVE PEOPLE.
THIS IS A REALLY FLUID
SITUATION, WHO ARE IN FACT
RENTING THESE VEHICLES OUT TO
OTHER PEOPLE.
ANY TIME, THERE COULD BE A
VARIABLE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WHO
ARE LIVING IN ONE RV OR MANY
RVS.
THE ACTUAL MEASURING THAT
PARTICULAR THING, IT IS
CREDIBLY FLUID.
BUT WE HAVE HEARD OF 2-5
RANCHERS.
>> I KNOW WE TALKED BEFORE YOU
CAME IN.
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN, WE ARE
TRYING TO ADDRESS A HEALTH
PROBLEM.
WE ARE ALSO TRYING TO FIND
PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO GO, MY
REAL CONCERN IS, YOU FINALLY
GET A SENSE OF, IF WE ENACT
THIS LEGISLATION AS
RECOMMENDED, THEN HOW MANY
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE,
GOODNESS KNOWS WE DON'T WANT
PEOPLE LIVING IN THESE TERRIBLE
CONDITIONS BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE
A PLACE FOR THEM TO GO TO BE
BETTER.
DURING THEM BACK OUT ON THE
SIDEWALK AND CARDBOARD BOXES
DOESN'T STRIKE ME AS BEING
BETTER.
AS WE ARE GOING THROUGH THIS, I
WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THE
FOCUS YOU HAVE ALL DONE ON THE
PUBLIC HEALTH NATURE OF THIS.
I WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE
ARE WE GOING TO NEED TO
ACCOMMODATE?
I BELIEVE THE MAYOR TOLD ME
THEY ARE OFFERED SHELTER BUT IF
IT IS JUST OVERNIGHT SHELTER,
WE STILL HAVEN'T SOLVED THE
PROBLEM.
I AM HELPFUL THAT WE ARE ALL ON
THE SAME TEAM HERE.
TRYING TO ADDRESS THE PUBLIC
HEALTH CRISIS BUT ALSO MAKE
SURE WE HAVE BETTER PLACES FOR
PEOPLE TO GO.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WE ARE.
IF YOU DON'T MIND, I WOULD LIKE
TO SPEAK ON THAT.
>> I APOLOGIZE.
>> AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
YOUR PARTICULAR QUESTIONS.
SO THE CONTENT OF THE
LEGISLATION, ESSENTIALLY, IT IS
PRETTY SIMPLE.
IT PROHIBITS ALLOWING ANOTHER
PERSON TO OCCUPY A VEHICLE.
IT CAUSES PUBLIC HEALTH AND
SAFETY THREATS TO THOSE
INDIVIDUALS AND TO THE PUBLIC.
IT DEFINES SUCH A VEHICLE AS
BEING APPARENTLY AN OPERABLE.
SO THINGS LIKE MISSING TIRES,
MISSING ENGINE BLOCKS.
HAVING AN ADEQUATE SET OF
QUOTATION.
THINGS LIKE INSECTS, GARBAGE,
WASTEWATER SYSTEMS, HEALTH,
SAFETY AND FIRE HAZARDS.
WE ARE INCREASINGLY SEEING
THOSE.
FINALLY, INSUFFICIENT
PROTECTION FROM THE WEATHER.
IN ORDER TO MEET THOSE
CRITERIA, A VEHICLE WOULD HAVE
TO MEET TWO OF THOSE FOR
SPECIFIC CRITERIA TO QUALIFY.
AND THEN THE LEGISLATION ITSELF
ESTABLISHES PENALTIES FOR THE
OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, THE
PERSON ESSENTIALLY LETTING THE
OTHER PERSON OCCUPY THIS.
THOSE PENALTIES ARE A CIVIL
INFRACTION.
FOR THE FIRST OCCURRENCE.
A MISDEMEANOR FOR EVERY
OCCURRENCE THEREAFTER.
IT ALSO INCLUDES A $250 FINE
FOR EACH OCCURRENCE AS WELL AS
UP TO $2000 IN RESTITUTION FOR
THE VICTIM.
>> I WILL TURN IT OVER TO TESS
TO SPEAK MORE ON THAT.
>> ON THE LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY,
THIS IS THE MEAT OF THE
CONVERSATION.
YOU HAVE A PIECE OF LEGISLATION
THAT DOES NOT ESTABLISH BETWEEN
AN INDIVIDUAL THAT IS RENTING
OUT THESE VEHICLES IN A
PREDATORY NATURE.
THERE IS NOTHING IN THIS
LEGISLATION THAT DIRECTLY TALKS
ABOUT THE PENALTY BEING APPLIED
TO THOSE WHO ARE ENGAGED IN A
MARKET BECAUSE THERE IS NO
OTHER SHELTER OPPORTUNITY.
I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE,
ESPECIALLY FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH
PERSPECTIVE, THAT ALL OF THE
WAYS IN WHICH WE HAVE SEEN
INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN THESE
VERY UNSAFE CONDITIONS, IT IS
NOT ONLY HEARTBREAKING TO SEE,
BUT WE KNOW FROM A PUBLIC
HEALTH PERSPECTIVE, IT IS
IMMORAL TO ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO
LIVE IN THOSE SITUATIONS.
BUT THE REASON THEY ARE LIVING
THERE IS BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE
OTHER OPTIONS.
THEY ARE LIVING THERE BECAUSE
THERE IS NOT THE ABILITY TO
OCCUPY A BED WITH IN OUR
ENHANCED SHELTERS THAT ALLOW
FAMILIES TO STAY TOGETHER, FOR
COUPLES TO STAY TOGETHER, FOR
PEOPLE TO BE WITH THEIR PETS
AND STAY WITH THEIR BELONGINGS.
PEOPLE ARE OPTING TO USE THESE
ITEMS BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT
CREATED AN ALTERNATIVE.
SO I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS AN
UNSAFE CONDITION THAT MANY
INDIVIDUALS ARE FACING.
I UNDERSTAND FROM THE PUBLIC'S
PERSPECTIVE THAT THEY SEE
UNSANITARY CONDITIONS AND THEY
WANT THOSE VEHICLES MOVED OFF
THE STREET.
I GET IT.
BUT WE HAVE NOT CREATED AN
ALTERNATIVE TO THESE VEHICLES.
THAT IS THE POINT WE SHOULD ALL
UNDERSCORE.
THE SECOND THING IS,
SPECIFICALLY TO THIS
LEGISLATION, IT DOES NOT
SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY WHO THE
PENALTY GOES AFTER.
WHEN IT SAYS NO PERSON SHALL I
KNOW ANOTHER PERSON TO OCCUPY,
IT DOES NOT CLARIFY IF WE ARE
GOING AFTER THE PREDATORY
NATURE IN WHICH MANY OF THESE
ENTITIES HAVE ENGAGED IN
MARKETING OR RENTING THESE
DEPLORABLE VEHICLES WERE RVS TO
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NO OTHER
OPTION.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE
ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
SECTION, I WOULD LOVE TO WORK
WITH YOU ON THIS BECAUSE I KNOW
WE SHARE AN INTEREST IN MAKING
SURE PEOPLE HAVE A SAFE PLACE
TO LIVE, A SAFE ALTERNATIVE TO
LIVING IN VEHICLES AND CARS.
NONE OF THE LANGUAGE AND THE
ENFORCEMENT SECTION IS DIRECTED
AT THE PREDATORY LESSOR OR THE
RENTER.
>> I WOULD HAVE TO SAY I DO
DISAGREE WITH THAT.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT
BECAUSE IT DOES NOT SPECIFY IN
THE LEGISLATION WHO THE
MISDEMEANOR GOES TO.
WHERE THE PENALTY GOES.
IT DOES ACTUALLY LEAVE UP TO
QUESTION WHETHER OR NOT THE
INDIVIDUAL AND THE CAR IS GOING
TO GET PENALIZED OR IF --
>> THAT IS NOT OUR INTENTION.
THE INTENTION IS THE PERSON WHO
IS PROFITING FROM THE PREDATORY
BEHAVIOR TO BE PENALIZED.
>> THAT IS NOT CLEAR.
>> IF THAT IS THE CASE, I JUST
WANT A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION.
BECAUSE I AM AFRAID I HAVE A
HARD STOP AT A FEW MINUTES.
BUT THAT CLARIFICATION WOULD BE
EXTREMELY WELCOME.
THE OTHER THING IS, IF THERE IS
NOT AN ALTERNATIVE FOR THEM,
WHAT ARE WE OFFERING THESE
FOLKS?
THE FOLKS WERE LIVING IN THESE
VEHICLES CLEARLY ARE DOING SO
AS A LAST OPTION.
AS A LAST RESORT.
SO GIVEN OUR ONGOING
CONVERSATION ABOUT THE LACK OF
VACANCIES AT ENHANCED SHELTERS
OR TINY HOMES OR EVEN BETTER,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WHAT ARE WE
DOING AS AN ALTERNATIVE IF WE
ARE GOING TO BE TAKING AWAY
THIS LAST OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM
TO HAVE A PLACE TO FEEL SAFE.
MANY PEOPLE DON'T FEEL SAFE ON
THE GROUND SHELTERS.
THEY DON'T FEEL SAFE IN TENTS.
SOMETIMES A VEHICLE GIVE THEM
AN ABILITY TO LOCK THE DOOR AS
YOU TALKED ABOUT.
IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT FOR
PEOPLE ESCAPING VIOLENCE AND
NEED TO FEEL SAFE.
I UNDERSTAND FROM A HEALTH
PERSPECTIVE WHY THESE ARE NOT A
HEALTHY OPTION, WE NEED TO
OFFER THEM AN ALTERNATIVE.
>> WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT ALL
RVS.
WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT ALL
VEHICLES.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A VERY
SPECIFIC SUBSET OF THIS.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO
ARE RENTING.
THESE VEHICLES.
NOT NECESSARILY ABOUT THE
PEOPLE WHO ARE THERE.
THE PENALTIES OCCUR TO THE
PEOPLE WHO ARE RENTING THESE
VEHICLES OUT TO OTHER PEOPLE.
>> SEEKING CLARIFICATION, THIS
LEGISLATION BEFORE IT MOVES
FORWARD, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT
ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO BE
CLARIFIED IN THE LEGISLATION AS
WELL.
I DON'T READ ANYTHING IN THESE
TWO SECTIONS THAT ACTUALLY TALK
ABOUT THE TYPE OF VEHICLE
BEYOND ITS DEPLORABLE
CONDITIONS.
WE CAN ALL ACKNOWLEDGE THE
DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS YOU JUST
SHOWED, WE HAVE ALL SEEN ON A
DAILY BASIS, I SEE IT COMMUTING
IN ON EAST MARGINAL WAY.
I SEE IT ON MY COMMUTE TO GO
ENJOY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
I SEE IT.
WE KNOW THIS EXISTS.
WE KNOW THAT FROM OUR FRIENDS
AT BIA, THEY SEE IT ON A DAILY
BASIS.
WE KNOW IT EXISTS.
THERE IS NOTHING IN THE
LEGISLATION THAT SPECIFICALLY
TALKS ABOUT JUST THOSE VEHICLES
WERE PEOPLE HAVE RENTED THEM
OUT IN A PREDATORY WAY.
THAT CLARIFICATION REALLY NEEDS
TO BE CLEAR.
>> I WOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE, IF
YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, DISCUSSED
THIS SPECIFICALLY WITH THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AS WELL.
TO MAKE SURE WE ARE CLEAR ON
SPECIFIC LANGUAGE AND THAT WE
HAVE A COMMON UNDERSTANDING.
>> WHAT I AM HEARING IS THAT
YOU ARE OPEN TO ADDING
CLARIFYING LANGUAGE.
>> OPEN TO HAVE A CONVERSATION,
MAKING SURE WE ARE ON THE SAME
PAGE.
>> THANK YOU.
I THINK THE FOUNDATIONAL
QUESTION IS, DOES THE COUNCIL
AGREE THIS IS A PROBLEM?
DOES THE COUNCIL AGREE THAT
THESE CONDITIONS, THESE SQUALOR
CONDITIONS ARE NOT FIT FOR OUR
FELLOW CITIZENS?
IF SO, I THINK YOU DO.
WORK WITH US TO PERFECT THE
LEGISLATION.
THE CHAIR BROUGHT THIS AS A
DRAFT FOR PARTLY THIS REASON.
WE ARE VERY INTERESTED IN DOING
THIS RIGHT.
WORKING WITH COUNSEL STAFF, BUT
THIS IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
THE TENTS AND SOME OF THE OTHER
CONDITIONS, THIS IS AN ISSUE
THE CITY HAS A ROLE AND
CURRENTLY.
THERE IS AN INHUMANE SUPPLY
CHAIN OF RVS THAT ARE PUTTING
THE MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS AT
RISK.
THE CITY HAS I BELIEVE A MORAL
OBLIGATION BECAUSE WE ARE
INVOLVED IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN TO
SAY THAT IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
TO PUT FORWARD THE BEST
PROPOSAL TO REMEDY THE
SITUATION.
WE ARE VERY INTERESTED IN
WORKING WITH THE LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH TO PERFECT THE
LEGISLATION.
I THINK YOU SHARE THE VALUES.
ABOUT THESE CITIZENS.
WE SHOULD NOT BE PART OF A
SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS FOR A
REVOLVING DOOR OF A PREDATORY
SYSTEM WITHIN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
>> AGAIN, I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL
WHEN WE ARE TALKING.
IF WE ARE TALKING NARROWLY
ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING
PREDATORY, THESE DEPLORABLE
CONDITIONS ARE EVERYWHERE.
THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE WHO
ARE SLEEPING WITHOUT
SANITATION.
ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
AND IF, I READ THE ARTICLE.
IT TALKS ABOUT TWO PEOPLE.
ONE WHO I THINK WAS OUT OF THE
BUSINESS.
ONE WAS DOWN TO ONE RV.
HE SAID MAYBE OF THE 800 RVS,
WE WERE TALKING FIVE.
ARE WE TALKING 300?
>> BECAUSE THIS IS A SITUATION
WE ARE ACTIVELY ENFORCING, IT
IS DIFFICULT TO DO A CENSUS OF
THAT.
WE HAVE THE ANECDOTAL REPORTS.
>> CALVIN, WHEN YOU ASKED THE
QUESTION, DO WE AGREE THIS IS A
PROBLEM?
IF THERE ARE THREE RVS THAT ARE
BEING PREDATORY, $40 PER WEEK,
THAT IS NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT
PROBLEM TO BE DISCUSSING RIGHT
NOW.
IF IT IS 300, IT IS.
MAYBE ON THE LIST.
I WOULD EXPECT SOMEONE TO GET
THAT INFORMATION.
SIMILAR TO THE COUNCILMEMBER,
WHEN I READ AT THE LEGISLATION
OR LOOK AT THE SUMMARY HERE,
HOW DO YOU DISTINGUISH?
THE PICTURES OF THESE ARE
DEPLORABLE, RIGHT?
YOU KNOW, THERE ARE THESE
COMPLETELY UNINHABITABLE. I
DON'T KNOW IF SOMEONE IS
ACTUALLY LIVING IN THOSE AT THE
MOMENT.
I HAVE BEEN THROUGH RVS THAT,
DOING OUTREACH STUFF, I SEE
ONES THAT ARE MUCH MORE
LIVABLE.
THEY PROBABLY FAILED THE TEST.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE A
BATHROOM THAT WORKS.
OF THEM DON'T SEEM TO.
THEY MIGHT NOT BE OPERATING BUT
IT IS STILL PROVIDING SHELTER
THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT UPGRADE
FROM A TENT.
>> AND SIMILARLY, THERE ARE
PEOPLE, WHEN I LOOK AT SOME OF
THESE PICTURES, THEY REMIND ME
OF PEOPLE WHO ARE BOARDING
HOUSES AND EVERYWHERE ELSE.
IT WOULDN'T SURPRISE ME IF
THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT MENTAL
HEALTH ISSUES.
THE IDEA THAT WE WILL IMPOUND
YOUR MAC VEHICLE AND PUT THEM
ON THE STREET AS OPPOSED TO
MAKING SURE THEY HAVE ACCESS TO
MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT.
>> I KNOW TEST WAS HOPING TO
GET THERE.
BUT TO YOUR CONCERN AND OTHERS.
IF THIS PROPOSAL WAS TO PASS,
THESE DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS,
THESE UNSAFE SQUALID RVS, IF
THEY WOULD BE APPROPRIATELY
JOHN, WHAT ARE THE WRAPAROUND
SERVICES?
TEST HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET TO
THAT POINT.
I'M NOT SURE IF I AM ALLOWED
THAT OR NOT.
>> THIS WAS THE FIFTH TIME, IT
SEEMS THAT WE ALWAYS JUMP THE
GUN AND DON'T LET YOU DO YOUR
PRESENTATION.
I WONDER IF WE COULD ALLOW YOU
TO DO THAT?
MAYBE AT THE SAME TIME YOU
COULD TALK ABOUT, IN YOUR MIND,
IN TIM'S MIND, HOW WILL THE
PROCESS BE AN INITIATED?
IF SOMEBODY, IS THAT SOME OF
THE INTERNALLY WHO IS LIVING
THERE?
I DOUBT OFTENTIMES THEY WOULD
BE WORRIED ABOUT GETTING TOSSED
OUT.
IF THEY WERE TO, IF THEY WERE
TO REPORT THE PERSON WHO IS
RENTING.
MAYBE YOU COULD JUST WALK
THROUGH AND TELL US WHAT IT IS
YOU ALL ARE THINKING ABOUT?
HOW THE PROCESS WORKS?
AND WE CAN RESPOND AGAIN AFTER
WE HEAR MORE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AGAIN, TEST WILL BE WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE.
SO WE HAVE DEFINITELY BEEN
TALKING ABOUT THE GOAL OF THE
LEGISLATION IN TERMS OF
STOPPING AUDITORY BEHAVIOR.
FOLKS WHO ARE ALLOWING PEOPLE
TO OCCUPY RVS THAT ARE EXPOSED
TO HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS.
WE UNDERSTAND WE ARE REMOVING
THESE VEHICLES FROM CIRCULATION
IT OFTEN CAUSES OCCUPANTS DOES
SEEK ALTERNATIVE SHELTER.
WITH RVS OCCUPIED IT, THEY ARE
TOED AND SYSTEM NAVIGATORS ARE
USED WITHIN THE 72 HOUR PERIOD.
THERE INCLUDED ON THE DAY OF
THE CLEAN.
THE WAY THEY WORK WITH THE
FOLKS LIVING IN AND KIMMONS,
THE OFFER SERVICES SUCH AS
RECONNECTING PEOPLE TO CASE
MANAGEMENT.
IT IS ACTUALLY THE PRIMARY
SERVICE PEOPLE ARE ASKING FOR,
TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE FOLKS
THEY ALREADY HAVE A
RELATIONSHIP WITH.
THOSE OF THE FOLKS WHO CAN
ACTUALLY LONG-TERM HELP THEM
ACCESS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OR
GRAMS, ACCESS HOUSING AND HELP
THEM GENERALLY BECOME STABLE.
THE NAVIGATOR OF COURSE ALSO
OFFER SHELTER.
THEY KNOW WHICH SHELTER HAVE
AVAILABLE BEDS SO THEY CAN
REFER PEOPLE TO SHELTER.
THAT SHELTER INCLUDES VILLAGES
AND WE KNOW THE VILLAGES ARE IN
FACT THE TYPE OF SHELTER THAT
IS MOST OFTEN REQUESTED.
SO THAT ADDRESSES IN PART THE
ISSUE OF PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO
KEEP PETS WITH THEM OR COUPLES
BEING ABLE TO FIND A PLACE TO
STAY AS WELL.
SO I WILL SAY THE NAVIGATION
CENTER ALSO ADDRESSES THOSE
NEEDS.
THAT ADMITTEDLY, BASIC SHELTER
DOES NOT ADDRESS.
SO WHEN A REFERRAL IS EXCEPTED,
THE NAVIGATORS CAN OFFER
TRANSPORTATION AND THEY OFTEN
DO YOU THE TRANSPORTATION
THEMSELVES TO MAKE SURE THAT
YOU WILL HAVE ACCESS AND ARE
ABLE TO GET TO THE SHELTER.
AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THIS WORKS
IN REAL LIFE, LAST MONTH, THE
RV REMEDIATION TEAM ENCOUNTERED
A KNOWN CAR RANCHER DURING A
CLEANUP EVENT IN GEORGETOWN.
THE INDIVIDUALS ALSO LIVING IN
THE VEHICLE WITH SIGNIFICANT
DEBRIS AND INFECTIOUS WASTE.
AT FIRST THE INDIVIDUAL WAS
VERY CONFRONTATIONAL BUT BECAME
MUCH, WHEN THE NAVIGATION TEAM
WAS CALLED TO MAKE CONTACT AND
OFFER OUTREACH SERVICES.
EVENTUALLY THEY ACCEPTED
SHELTER AND WERE TRANSFERRED TO
THAT SHELTER.
SO IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO KEEP
IN MIND, PEOPLE WHO ARE
OCCUPYING RVS GENERALLY DON'T
CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE
HOMELESS.
AND THE ACCEPTANCE OF SERVICES
OR SHELTER MAY NOT HAPPEN
REGULARLY.
IN FACT, IN DATA WE HAVE SEEN
RECENTLY, IT HAPPENS SOMEWHERE
BETWEEN 10-50% OF THE TIME.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE GIVE
UP ON THEM IF THEY SAY THEY
DON'T WANT SERVICES.
THE NAVIGATORS CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH EVERYONE TO ENSURE THEY
KNOW WHAT OPTIONS ARE.
THAT THEY CAN HELP THEM FIND AN
ALTERNATIVE SAFE SPACE.
IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING
SUPPORT TO OCCUPANTS THROUGHOUT
THE SYSTEM NAVIGATORS, WE
WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY
HAVE ACCESS TO REIMBURSEMENT OF
COSTS THAT ARE INCURRED.
SUCH AS THOSE FOR RELOCATION.
AGAIN, UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY
ARE GOING TO NEED TO LOOK FOR
ALTERNATIVE SHELTER.
SO FOR THAT REASON, WE HAVE
INCLUDED A RESTITUTION
REQUIREMENT FOR UP TO $2000 FOR
VIOLATORS THAT HELPS FOLKS.
>> DO YOU THINK THAT IS
REALISTIC?
DO YOU THINK THE RANCHERS HAVE
MONEY?
>> I THINK SOME RANCHERS DO.
>> I THINK THEY DO.
>> DO YOU THINK PEOPLE HAVE THE
WHEREWITHAL TO CHECK THE
RANCHERS?
>> I THINK THIS LEGISLATION
GIVES US THE ABILITY TO WORK
WITH THEM IN THE COURT SYSTEM.
TO HAVE THAT HAPPEN.
AND ABSENT IS SOMETHING LIKE
THIS, WE DO NOT HAVE THAT
ABILITY.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
TEST, THANK YOU FOR DOING THE
OUTRAGE SLIDE.
I THINK YOUR OUTREACH ELEMENTS
FOCUS ON THOSE WEAPONS THE
COMES OF THIS TYPE OF PREDATORY
RENTAL SCHEME.
IT IS IMPORTANT.
WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE TYPE
OF LANGUAGE INCLUDED IN THE
LEGISLATION.
I THINK THAT IS AN IMPORTANT
ELEMENT.
HOWEVER, THE FACT THAT WHEN WE
TALKED ABOUT OUTREACH AND
ENFORCEMENT, IT WAS REALLY
AGAIN FOCUSED ON THE OCCUPANT
OF THESE VEHICLES.
THESE RVS.
UNDERSCORES TO ME THAT WE ARE
NOT THINKING ABOUT THE
INDIVIDUAL ENTITY OR THE
INDIVIDUAL PERSON WHO IS
ENGAGING AS A CAR RANCHER.
IN FACT, WE HADN'T EVEN DEFINED
WHAT A CAR RANCHER IS IN THIS
LEGISLATION OR DEFINED THE
ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL THAT IS
RENTING OUT OR MARKETING THESE
UNSAFE PRODUCTS.
IF WE WANT THIS LEGISLATION TO
BE FOCUSED ON THE PREDATORY
NATURE AND THE PREDATORY CROP
UP IN THE STREET OR MARKET THAT
HAS BECOME A HUGE PROBLEM,
POINT OF CONCERN FOR US WHEN WE
LOOK AT THESE PICTURES,
ANECDOTALLY, WE NEED THE DATA
AS COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN SAID,
TO UNDERSTAND WHETHER OR NOT IT
IS HUGE IN TERMS OF PRESENCE IN
OUR CITY.
IT WILL BE HELPFUL TO HAVE
DEFINITIONS OF WHAT THE CAR
RANCHER IS OR THE MARKET VERSUS
SAYING NO PERSON SHALL ALLOW
ANOTHER PERSON TO OCCUPY A
VEHICLE.
I WORRY THAT IT IS SO
INCREDIBLY BROAD THAT PEOPLE
MIGHT TAKE IT UPON THEMSELVES
TO SAY YOU CANNOT BE HERE
BECAUSE THE ORDINANCE PASSED.
WE NEED TO BE SPECIFIC IN THE
LEGISLATION OF WHO IT IS.
THAT THIS TYPE OF PENALTY
SHOULD APPLY TO AND WHAT THE
INTENT OF THE PENALTY IS IN
ADDITION TO THE GOOD OUTREACH
YOU JUST OUTLINED.
I APPRECIATE THAT FOR THE FOLKS
WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIM TO THIS
TYPE OF PREDATORY MARKETING AND
VICTIM TO THE FACT THAT WE
HAVEN'T CREATED ENOUGH SHELTER
AROUND THE CITY.
I DO HAVE TO GO.
I WANT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION
DIRECTLY.
YOU ASKED THE QUESTION, DOES
THE COUNCIL SHARE THE CONCERN
OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN THIS
TYPE OF SITUATION.
I THINK FROM THE LAST YEAR AND
A HALF THAT I HAVE BEEN ON
COUNSEL, IT IS VERY CLEAR TO ME
THAT THE FULL COUNSEL SHARES
THE CONCERN OF PEOPLE LIVING IN
UNSAFE CONDITION.
THAT IS WHY WE HAVE CALLED FOR
ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR ENHANCED
SHELTERS.
WE HAVE DONE MORE TO TRY TO
HELP PEOPLE GET ACCESS TO
HEALTH SERVICES ACROSS THE CITY
AND FRANKLY, WHY WE HAVE EVEN
THOUGH THERE ARE OTHER SERVICES
WE KNOW NEED FUNDING, WE HAVE
CONTINUED TO INVEST IN THE
ROBUST REQUEST THAT COME FROM
THE EXECUTIVES AROUND THE
NAVIGATION SERVICES.
THE NAVIGATION TEAM,
SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE WE WANT
PEOPLE TO GET ACCESS TO THE
HUMAN SERVICES ELEMENT OF IT.
ALL OF THAT SHOULD UNDERSCORE A
SHARED INTEREST.
BUT WHEN YOU ASK HIM IT DOESN'T
MATTER OR DO WE SHARE THE SAME
LEVEL OF INTEREST WHEN WE ARE
LOOKING AT SPECIFIC
LEGISLATION, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT
THE LANGUAGE HERE.
LEGISLATION MATTERS.
THE WORDS AND NOT LEGISLATION
MATTER.
TO THE EXTENT THAT WE ARE NOT
BEING SPECIFIC ENOUGH TO THE
INDUSTRY, THE MARKETING,
TARGETING, THE TRUCK PREDATORY
NATURE THAT HAS CROPPED UP, IT
REALLY DOES LEAVE OPEN THE
QUESTION OF WHO WE ARE TRYING
TO GET AT AND WHAT THE
CONSEQUENCES WILL BE.
THE INCREDIBLE SPEAKER I HAD
THE CHANCE TO SIT WITH AT U
HEIGHTS, HE SAID WHEN HE LOOKED
AT THIS LEGISLATION, HE SAW
THAT THIS WAS DIRECTED AT THE
VEHICLE AND NOT THE PEOPLE.
AND YES, IF WE WANT TO LOOK AT
THE TYPE OF VEHICLES THAT ARE
BEING RENTED, WE HAVE TO LOOK
AT WHO IS RENTING THOSE
VEHICLES AND WITHOUT
CLARIFICATION IN THIS
LEGISLATION, IT IS I THINK
SENDING THE WRONG MESSAGE
ACROSS THE CITY THAT THOSE
LIVING IN THIS TYPE OF
SITUATION, IT IS THE PEOPLE
WITHIN IT THAT WILL SUFFER THE
CONSEQUENCES VERSUS US
INTENTIONALLY GOING AFTER THOSE
WHO ARE PREYING ON PEOPLE WHO
HAVE NO OTHER OPTIONS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU ON AMENDMENTS.
I AM NOT CLEAR IF THIS IS, AS
COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN SAID,
THE RIGHT APPROACH TO GETTING
AT THE CONCERNS WE SEE BUT
WHETHER O NOT THE COUNSEL
SHARES OUR CONCERNS ABOUT
PEOPLE LIVING IN THIS TYPE OF
CONDITION, I'M EQUIVOCAL BILLY,
WITH UNEQUIVOCALLY DO NOT WANT
PEOPLE TO BE LIVING THERE.
WE WILL WORK WITH YOU ALL TO
FIND ALTERNATIVES TO THAT.
I AM NOT SURE THAT THIS IS THE
RIGHT VEHICLE IF YOU WILL TO
GET US THERE.
>> I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS,,
COUNCIL MEMBER.
MY COMMENTS WERE AT THIS
LEGISLATION.
I APPRECIATE THAT CONTACTS.
I THINK WE SHOULD BE VERY CLEAR
ABOUT WHAT WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT.
THESE ARE INHUMANE CONDITIONS.
RUN BY SLUMLORDS ON WHEELS.
AND THESE CONDITIONS ARE NOT
FIT FOR A DOG.
PART OF THE FAS OVERSIGHT IS
ANIMAL SHELTERS.
IF THERE WERE ANIMALS LIVING
LIKE THIS, WE WOULD CEASE THOSE
ANIMALS.
AND PLEASE TELL ME THAT SEATTLE
IS NOT A PLACE THAT WOULD NOT
ALLOW A DOG TO LIVE BUT WE
WOULD ALLOW HUMAN BEINGS TO
LIVE.
WE ARE ABSOLUTELY COMMITTED TO
GETTING THIS PITCH PERFECT.
WE WOULD VERY MUCH WELCOME
WORKING WITH YOU.
THAT IS AGAIN WHY I THINK THE
CHAIR RIGHTFULLY BROUGHT THIS
LEGISLATION AS A DRAFT TO
ENGAGE IN THIS DIALOGUE.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO DOING SO.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
TEST, DID YOU WANT TO CONTINUE?
I THINK YOU HAD SOMETHING ELSE.
>> I WAS THE FIRST WANT TO
INTERRUPT.
YOU WANT TO CONTINUE?
WHERE I LEFT OFF WAS, WHETHER
OR NOT WE WILL USE THE TERM
RANCHERS.
IF THEY ACTUALLY HAVE THE MONEY
TO PAY.
>> SO AGAIN, WE BELIEVE THAT
THEY DO.
WE BELIEVE THIS IS, WE ALSO
THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
MESSAGE TO SEND TO RANCHERS.
AN INCENTIVE TO CONTINUE TO DO
THIS.
WE BELIEVE THIS IS THE
APPROPRIATE LEVEL.
FRANKLY, THERE WAS A LOT OF
CONVERSATION AND THE
INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM MEETINGS
ABOUT HOW TO ENSURE THAT THE
LEGISLATION IS ALSO DRAFTED IN
A WAY TO PROTECT AND PREVENT
THE FOLKS THAT ARE BEING PRAYED
UPON.
AND WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE
RIGHT COURSE TO TAKE.
>>
>> DO WE HAVE MONEY LEFT OVER
FROM THE LAST TIME WE ASKED TO
HAVE ANOTHER VILLAGE BUILT?
JUST THIS WEEK I HAVE TALKED
WITH A COUPLE OF INDIVIDUALS
REACHING OUT TO SOME OF THE
FAITH INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE
SAYING THEY WERE WILLING TO
RECONSIDER AND PUT IN SOME TINY
HOMES IN THE PARKING LOT.
I WOULD FEEL MUCH BETTER IF AS
PART OF THIS, WE COULD HAVE SET
UP IN ADVANCE PLACES FOR PEOPLE
TO GO.
I KNOW WE ARGUE ALL THE TIME
THAT TINY HOMES ARE INHUMANE AS
WELL.
I HEAR THAT.
NOBODY SAYS THEY WANT PEOPLE
LIVING IN TINY HOMES FOREVER.
AS A BRIDGE, BETTER THAN A
TENT.
BETTER THAN THIS DILAPIDATED,
MOLD INFESTED, WHATEVER YOU'VE
GOT.
I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO SAY
THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL, THIS IS
AN INHUMANE PLACE TO LIVE.
WE WANT TO OFFER YOU SOMETHING
BETTER.
>> I WISH I COULD GET IT INSIDE
THAT I WOULD RATHER HAVE
SOMEBODY HAVE SOMETHING WITH
RUNNING WATER CLOSE.
WITH COOKING FACILITIES CLOSE.
WITH A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD AND
A DOOR THEY CAN LOCK.
IT WOULD COST US BY THOUSAND
DOLLARS A PIECE OR SOME OF THIS
MODULAR'S WE ARE LOOKING AT, I
REALLY BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO
GET PLACES SET UP SO WE CAN
DIRECT PEOPLE WHERE TO GO.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.
THAT IS THE REASON WHY THE
MAYOR SET UP 500 ADDITIONAL
SHELTER BEDS.
WHY OUR EMPHASIS HAS BEEN ON
ENHANCED SHELTER.
AND ON SUPPORTING THE EXISTING
VILLAGES.
WE COMPLETELY AGREE WITH YOU.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE
SHELTER THAT IS, THAT PROVIDES
ALL OF THE BASICALLY HUMAN
NEEDS.
AND THE NECESSARY SERVICES FOR
FOLKS.
WE THINK THE APPROACH WITH THE
SYSTEM NAVIGATORS, MAKING SURE
THAT THEY HAVE OFFERS, THAT
THEY KNOW WHICH SHELTERS HAVE
BEDS.
WHICH VILLAGES HAVE SPACE, THAT
IT IS CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS
OF THIS.
AND I WILL NOTE THAT BOTH
ENHANCED SHELTER AND THE
NAVIGATION CENTER AND IN
VILLAGES, THERE ARE CASE
MANAGERS, STAFF AVAILABLE TO
REALLY HELP PEOPLE TAKE THE
NEXT STEPTOWARDS HOUSING.
>> THE QUESTION IS, ARE THEY
FULL?
DO THEY NEED MORE?
CAN WE ACCOMMODATE THE 500?
BLESS YOU AND BLESS THE MAYOR
FOR HAVING I'VE HUNDRED MORE
BEDS.
DO WE NEED MORE TO BE ABLE TO
HAVE OPEN SPACES FOR THESE
INDIVIDUALS IF WE ARE GOING AND
SAYING THIS RV IS IMPOSSIBLE?
IF IT IS ONE BEING LEASED OUT
INAPPROPRIATELY, CAN WE SAY TO
THAT INDIVIDUAL, WE HAVE A BED
BUT NOT JUST AN OVERNIGHT
SHELTER.
WE HAVE A PLACE FOR YOU TO GO.
IS THERE SPACE NOW?
OR DO WE HAVE TO DO A FAST
TRACK TO SAY WE NEED 50 MORE.
>> TELL ME WHERE WE ARE.
>> WHAT WE HAVE SEEN NOW,
MOVING TO ENHANCED SHELTER, IT
HAS DEFINITELY IMPROVED.
ENHANCED SHELTER HAS A BETTER
RATE OF EXITING PEOPLE TO
PERMANENT HOUSING.
THE VILLAGES ARE ALSO
IMPROVING.
IT CREATES OPPORTUNITIES AND
CREATES VACANCIES IN BEDS.
IT HAS FOLKS LIVING OUTSIDE AS
WELL.
FOR FOLKS WHO ARE IN THIS KIND
OF INHUMANE SITUATION, IN RVS
AND ALSO AS YOU KNOW, THE
NAVIGATION TEAM THAT IS WORKING
IN AND KAMPMANN'S, THEY HAVE A
SIMILAR OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER
PEOPLE INTO SHELTER.
THEY ONLY OFFER IT WHEN THEY
KNOW THAT THERE ARE SHELTER
BEDS AVAILABLE.
SO THAT IS PART OF THE
RATIONALE TO REALLY MOVING INTO
A SHELTER SYSTEM AND A SHELTER
MODEL THAT HAS MORE HEIGHTENED
SERVICES AND IS MUCH MORE
FOCUSED THROUGH THEIR HOUSING
NAVIGATORS ON MOVING PEOPLE
INTO SAFE, STABLE HOUSING.
>> COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN?
>> THE LAST DATA I SAW ON
ENHANCED SHELTERS SHOW THEY ARE
ESSENTIALLY FULL.
THERE IS A 1-2 PERCENT VACANCY
RATE.
IS THAT STILL ROUGHLY ACCURATE?
>> I THINK YOU ARE REFERRING TO
THE UTILIZATION RATES.
WE ACTUALLY LIKE A HIGH
UTILIZATION RATE.
IT SHOWS THAT THERE ARE NOT
BEDS GOING WANT THEM.
IT DOESN'T MING THAT ON ANY
GIVEN NIGHT THAT ALL OF THE
BEDS ARE UTILIZED, WHICH IS WHY
THERE ARE REGULARLY BEDS
AVAILABLE FOR THE NAVIGATION
TEAM TO REFER TO.
SOME OF THE BEDS GET HELD
SPECIFICALLY FOR FOLKS BEING
REFERRED TO THEM.
BUT THEN, QUITE FRANKLY, IF
THEY DON'T GET FILLED BY THE
NAVIGATION TEAM, THERE ARE
PEOPLE STILL AVAILABLE TO FILL
THEM.
THE GOAL REALLY, THIS MIGHT
SOUND COUNTERINTUITIVE, BUT THE
GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THERE IS
SPACE AVAILABLE FOR THE
NAVIGATION TEAM AND TO MAKE
SURE THE BEDS ARE FILLED SO WE
DON'T DELIBERATELY HAVE PEOPLE
SLEEPING OUTSIDE.
>> I THINK WHAT YOU SAID IS
CONSISTENT WITH MY
UNDERSTANDING.
IN GENERAL, THE BEDS ARE FULL.
WE HAVE PEOPLE TO FILL THEM UP
WE MIGHT YOUR TIES POPULATION
AT DIFFERENT TIMES BUT WE ARE
STRUGGLING TO FIND PEOPLE TO
GET INTO THEM.
SIMILARLY, ON THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING SIDE, THE LAST I
UNDERSTOOD WAS IT WAS A REALLY
LONG WAIT LIST TO GET INTO
THAT.
ON ANY GIVEN NIGHT, THERE IS
TURNOVER.
THERE MIGHT BE NEW SPOTS WHILE
THE GET PEOPLE TO MOVE IN.
BUT WE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR ENHANCED
SHELTERS.
WE JUST CAN'T FIND PEOPLE.
>> SO THE CHALLENGE FOR ME,
WELL I GUESS WE HAVE SPECIFIC
QUESTIONS ON THIS LEGISLATION.
MAYBE WE WILL GET FEEDBACK.
>> SO THE LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY
TALKS ABOUT THE DAMAGED
VEHICLES AND SAYS TO THESE
CONDITIONS NEED TO BE MET.
IS THAT ONLY IN THE CASE OF THE
VEHICLE BEING BRANCHED OR ANY
VEHICLE WITH HESITATION.
>> HOW DO WE DETERMINE IF IT IS
BEING HARASSED?
>> THEY WOULD NEED TO BE,
SOMEONE WOULD NEED TO REPORT IN
FACT THAT THEY HAD BEEN IN FACT
THE DEMISE.
OR THAT SOMEBODY HAD ENGAGED IN
THIS BEHAVIOR.
>> WOULD IT BE THE TENANT WOULD
SAY THAT?
OR COULD ANYONE SAY THAT?
>> IT COULD BE THE TENANT.
BUT I WOULD ASK THAT YOU
PROBABLY SHOULD DIRECT SOME OF
THESE QUESTIONS TO LAW BECAUSE
IT WILL PLAY OUT.
IN A COURT SYSTEM.
THE WAY THAT WE ARE SEEING THIS
HAPPEN ON THE GROUND, AT LEAST
IN TERMS OF HOW OUR STAFF ARE
INTERACTING WITH PEOPLE
AFFECTED BY THIS, AN INDIVIDUAL
WILL SAY I AM A VICTIM OF THIS
CONDITION.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO OR HOW
TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION.
IN THAT CASE, WE IMAGINE THAT
WE COULD SAY THIS WAS A VEHICLE
FOR YOU TO PURSUE IF YOU ARE
INTERESTED.
CHARGES COULD THEN BE FILED
AGAINST A PERSON WHO IS IN FACT
THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE.
>> SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE
WOULD NEED TO BE A PROCESS IN
PLACE TO DETERMINE THAT.
I WOULD LOVE TO DO IT ADVANCE
OF PASSING THIS LEGISLATION,
HAVE THE PROCESS PLAY OUT A BIT
SO THAT WE CAN DETERMINE IF
THERE ARE 10 OF THESE OR 100 OF
THESE.
HOW LIKELY ARE WE TO BE USING
THIS?
THAT WOULD BE REALLY
INFORMATIVE,
>> WE GOT CAUGHT UP IN THE
EARLIER CONVERSATION BUT WE
HAVE HAD REPORTS, PERHAPS
DOZENS OF CONDITIONS LIKE THIS.
THEY EXIST ON THE GROUND.
WE DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO ANSWER THAT EARLIER.
IT IS NOT ONE OR TWO.
BUT AGAIN, I WILL STRESS THAT
GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE
VEHICULAR LIVING, IT IS A
CHANGING SITUATION.
ON A DAILY BASIS.
I THINK TEST MENTIONED THIS
EARLIER, THERE IS BENEFIT TO
HAVING THIS ON THE BOOK IN
TERMS OF HOW IT WOULD IS
COURAGE THE PRACTICE IN THE
FUTURE.
>> SO ANOTHER QUESTION, IT
WOULD BE GREAT TO GET A LITTLE
MORE DATA ON THAT.
AS WE MOVE FORWARD, THE, I
WOULD ALSO LOVE CLARITY ON IF A
TENANT IS LIKE, I DON'T WANT
TO&.
I WISH I WEREN'T PAYING $40 A
MONTH OR WEEK OR WHATEVER.
10 IS MORE FAIR.
OR THE LANDLORD WON'T GIVE ME
ACCESS TO THIS OR IS BEING
ABUSIVE.
THE ARTICLE TALKED ABOUT DRUGS,
SEX TRADE, THOSE TYPES OF
THINGS.
OBVIOUSLY, THAT IS COMPLETELY
ILLEGAL AND INAPPROPRIATE AND
WE SHOULD ACT ON THAT IF IT IS
GOING ON.
BUT I WANT TO BE CLEAR IF THIS
IS GOING TO BE A TOOL THAT
SOMEONE SAYS, I SUSPECT THIS IS
GOING AND WE WILL TAKE AWAY
SOMEONE'S HOUSING.
OR IF IT IS ONLY USING THE CASE
WHERE A PERSON SAYS I NEED YOU
TO HELP ME GET OUT OF THE
SITUATION.
IF THE RESULT IS THAT IT GETS
IMPLANTED, IT IS OKAY.
BUT THE WAY IT IS BEING DRAFTED
AND INTERPRETED, PEOPLE WILL
IMPOSE THIS UPON TENANT'S.
>> THAT IS NOT THE INTENT.
I THINK FOR US TO, THERE WERE
TO OCCUPY HAS COME UP A LITTLE
BIT.
I WANT TO STRESS THAT THE
OPTING OF USING THE WORD OCCUPY
AS OPPOSED TO ALLOWING PEOPLE
WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMIZED BY
THIS CONDITION.
IN THEIR ABILITY TO PROVE WHAT
THE CONDITIONS OF THEIR
AGREEMENT WERE.
>> YOU ALL HAVE MADE REFERENCES
TO THE CITIES ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE.
I CAN APPRECIATE THAT.
I CAN APPRECIATE THAT THERE IS
A LOT OF TENANT LANDLORD STUFF.
BUT UNDERSTANDING THE POLICY I
THINK IS IMPORTANT TO ME.
WE CAN DISCUSS THAT HERE.
SO TO WHAT I HEAR YOU SAYING IS
THAT THE INTENT IS ONLY WOULD
THE INTENT OF THE OCCUPANT
WOULD WE PURSUE THIS.
THERE IS A QUESTION ABOUT THIS.
SO IF I HAD AN EXTRA RV AND
SAID YOU COULD USE IT FOR FREE
AND I WILL MOVE IT AROUND EVERY
THREE DAYS, I DON'T DO THAT FOR
PEOPLE OUT THERE WATCHING.
THAT IF ONE WANTED TO DO THAT,
THEY ARE NOT PAYING RENT.
I AM NOT PROFITING OFF OF THIS.
BUT THERE HAS BEEN A QUESTION
RAISED ABOUT WHETHER THEY PAY
RENT OR NOT.
I SUSPECT THAT, IF I GET THIS
CORRECT, THEY MIGHT NOT BE
PAYING RENT BUT THERE WOULD BE
OTHER FORMS OF COMPENSATION LIKE
SEX ACTS, DRUG TRADE, ALL OF
THAT.
YOU WANT TO INCLUDE ALL OF
THAT?
>> THAT IS THE INTENT.
I WANT TO STRESS THE CONDITION
YOU ARE PUTTING FORWARD.
IT IS NOT ABOUT ANY RV OR
VEHICLE.
IT IS ABOUT A SEVERELY DAMAGED
PUBLIC HEALTH HAZARD.
IT IS A VERY SPECIFIC SUBSET OF
THESE.
>> IT IS VERY NARROW.
WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO
ACCOMPLISH IN THIS LEGISLATION.
>> VERY NARROW.
IS A THREE OR 300?
PROBABLY IN THE DOZENS.
WE FEEL THAT BEING AWARE OF
EVEN HALF-DOZEN OR A DOZEN
PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING VICTIMIZED
IN THIS REVOLVING DOOR, THIS
PREDATORY CYCLE IS TOO MANY.
THE EXECUTIVE REALLY WANTS TO
WORK WITH THE COUNCIL TO GET
THIS RIGHT, WHICH WOULD ADDRESS
A SMALL PIECE.
THE PIECE THAT WE CAN ADDRESS
TODAY HERE AND NOW.
>> SO A SUGGESTION WOULD BE, I
APPRECIATE THAT CLARIFICATION.
THAT HELPS.
I HAD THAT YOU HAD TO WRITE
THIS WITH LAW OVERSIGHT.
AND IT IS A DRAFT THAT IS BEING
INTRODUCED.
>> CLARITY AROUND ALL OF THAT
WILL BE HELPFUL.
>> A SUGGESTION, I HAVEN'T
THOUGHT THIS THROUGH.
NOR HAVE I TALKED TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY BUT INSTEAD OF COMING
AT THIS FROM A NEGATIVE ANGLE,
OMING FROM A MORE POSITIVE
ANGLE, SAYING SOMEONE IS
RENTING A PLACE, WE WILL SET UP
A VEHICLE INSPECTION PROGRAM
JUST LIKE WE DO WITH RENTALS.
AND IF SOMEONE SAYS THIS IS NOT
MY VEHICLE, THERE IS A
LANDLORD, WHETHER I AM PAYING
POSITION, MONETARY COMPENSATION
OR SOMETHING ELSE, WHATEVER
THAT IS, YOU CAN SAY THAT IS
THE CASE.
WE NEED TO CONNECT WITH THE
LANDLORD AND GET CERTAIN THAT
THEY MADE CERTAIN CRITERIA.
THERE MIGHT BE A VEHICLE ON THE
SIDE.
IT HAS BEEN GOOD TO GO.
AND SOME PENALTY IF A LANDLORD
FAILS TO GO THROUGH THAT.
YOU KNOW, THE ARTICLE THAT
TALKED TO A COUPLE OF THESE, I
HAVEN'T MET ANY OF THESE
RANCHERS, IT IS HARD TO TELL
WHAT THE MOTIVES ARE, OF COURSE
IN THE PRESS THEY SOUND LIKE
SOMEWHAT GENEROUS HUMAN BEINGS
THAT ARE TRYING TO MAKE A FEW
BUCKS.
NOT A LOT.
BUT THEY ARE TRYING TO HELP
PEOPLE GET HOUSING.
BUT I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT
THERE MIGHT BE SOME PRETTY
AWFUL PEOPLE WHO TAKE
ADVANTAGE.
WE WANT TO SUBMIT ON.
BUT SOME PROGRAM THAT IS A
LITTLE MORE, FEELS A LITTLE
LESS THREATENING AND SAY THERE
IS A PATH TO DO THIS IF YOU
WANT TO RENT THEM OUT.
THIS IS WHAT WE REQUIRE.
IF YOU DON'T DO THAT, WE WILL
ENFORCE AND WE WILL FIND
HOUSING FOR THE OTHER FOLKS.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS
SOUNDS LIKE IT IT IS A NARROW
PROGRAM.
THIS LEGISLATION, THE INTENT IS
TO NEARLY DEFINE THAT.
WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF VEHICLES
OUT THERE AFTER THE SYSTEM.
MANY OF WHICH ARE PROBABLY,
MOST OF WHICH WOULDN'T MEET OUR
STANDARDS OF ACCEPTABLE LIVING.
MAYBE NOT AS DEPLORABLE AS
THOSE IN THE FOREST BUT IT IS
NOT A LONG-TERM SOLUTION.
THE BEST WAY FOR US TO SOLVE
THE CRISIS IS WE GIVE PEOPLE
BETTER OPTIONS.
AND WHEN WE ARE TAKING AWAY THE
BEST OPTION THEY HAVE, THAT IS
WHEN IT FEELS, I LOOK AT A YOU
SHOW ME THE PICTURE.
THAT IS AN AWFUL OPTION.
IF THAT WERE MY BEST OPTION AT
THE MOMENT, TAKING THAT AWAY
MAKES IT EVEN WORSE OFF.
IF THESE PEOPLE ARE MAKING BAD
DECISIONS BECAUSE THEY HAVE
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, WE NEED
TO GET SOME TREATMENT.
THIS IS THE BEST OPTION THEY
HAVE, HOW DO WE GET THEM INTO
SOMETHING BETTER IS THE THING
THAT WILL HELP?
>> WE CAN DRIVE THEM OUT OF
BUSINESS BY PROVIDING ENOUGH
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND OF
ENHANCED SHELTER.
WE ARE TRYING.
WE HAD 500 AND THEY FILL UP.
THAT IS A CHALLENGE.
>> I WOULD JUST POINT OUT THAT
THIS PARTICULAR LEGISLATION
CREATES AN OPTION TO ACTUALLY
GET SOME RESTITUION.
AND TO POTENTIALLY TRANSITION
TO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE
SUBSTANTIAL.
CURRENTLY, WE DO NOT HAVE THAT.
>> WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST, I
BELIEVE SIMILAR TO THE
LANDLORD, JUST FOR FEEDBACK,
THE CITY WOULD PROVIDE THE
RESTITUTION AND BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR COLLECTING IT.
KEEP KICKING A TENANT OUT AND
SOMEDAY YOU MIGHT GET SOME
MONEY, BUT THE GUY THAT WAS
JUST EVICTED, I CAN'T IMAGINE
HE HAS A BUNCH OF CASH.
HE WILL JUST HAVE A JUDGMENT.
IS LIKE HE IS LIVING IN AN RV
TWO.
HE IS PRIOR OTHER PROBLEM.
SO THE CITY FEELS STRONGLY
ABOUT THIS, LET'S PUT UP SOME
MONEY AND SAY WHEN THIS
HAPPENS, IF YOU ARE BEING, WE
WILL FIND SOME MONEY TO DO IT.
WE WILL PUT MECHANISMS IN PLACE
SO WE CAN RECOVER THAT.
WE WILL SEE HOW MUCH THAT WE
ACTUALLY RECOVER.
THAT SHOULD BE ON US, NOT
SOMEONE WHO IS ALREADY LIVING
IN DEEP POVERTY TO HAVE TO WAIT
FOR A COURT SYSTEM TO PRODUCE
SOMETHING WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE
ATTORNEYS.
SO THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER
SUGGESTION FOR AMENDMENTS TO
HOW THAT MIGHT WORK.
>> WHAT I HEAR IS THAT THERE IS
GENERAL AGREEMENT?
THIS IS A PROBLEM?
THERE IS FINE TUNING TO BE
DONE.
ON THIS NARROW SLICE.
IT MAY BE SOME OPPORTUNITIES
WITH A LONGER-TERM CONVERSATION
ABOUT, THE OTHER 750
CERTIFICATION INSPECTION
PROGRAMS.
IT WOULD BE AN INTERESTING
CONVERSATION TO HAVE.
>> SO JUST IN ONE OF THOSE
STATEMENTS.
IT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL FOR
YOU TO SAY THIS IS A PROBLEM.
WE KNOW RENTER A HAS 12 OF
THESE IN THE FIELD.
WHAT I HAVE HEARD TODAY THAT WE
THINK IT IS 2-5. PEOPLE.
US ON ARTICLE THAT SAID ONE OF
THEM IS OUT OF THE BUSINESS.
ONE HAS LEFT.
ONE IS TOO MANY.
BUT I ALSO DON'T KNOW THAT WE
IN THE WHOLE CITY
INFRASTRUCTURE NEED TO BE
SPENDING A BIG CHUNK OF OUR
RESOURCES ON A PROBLEM IF IT IS
JUST A HANDFUL.
IF IN FACT THERE IS AN ACTOR
TWO, THAT WE KNOW IS OUT THERE,
I'M SURE WE CAN INVESTIGATE AND
TRACK IT DOWN.
AND SEE WHO IS SELLING THESE
AND FIGURED OUT.
LET'S FIGURE OUT THE BEST WAY
TO GET THEM OUT OF THE BUSINESS
WITHOUT DAMAGING THE PEOPLE IN
THERE.
SOME EVIDENCE WOULD BE VERY
HELPFUL.
>> WE HAVE ANOTHER CONVERSATION
SCHEDULED ON AUGUST 14.
YOU HAVE WRITTEN A GOOD MEMO ON
THIS.
WE CAN GO THREAT.
WHAT I AM HEARING LOUD AND
CLEAR FROM YOU IS WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE HAVE INFORMATION
RATHER THAN SPENDING A LOT OF
TIME ON LEGISLATION.
IF WE ARE SPINNING OUR WHEELS,
I WOULD MUCH RATHER BE
TARGETING WHAT WE WILL DO.
HOW MANY PEOPLE INVOLVED.
I LIKE WHAT YOU ARE SUGGESTING
ABOUT HAVING THE CITY BEING
ABLE TO HELP FIND OTHER SPACES
FOR PEOPLE.
GO AFTER IF THERE IS REAL
RESTITUTION FOR THE CITY TO BE
ABLE TO DO THIS.
I COMPLETELY CONCUR WITH YOU.
SOMEBODY WHO HAS NO RESOURCES
OR WHO MAY BE IS STRUGGLING
WITH MENTAL HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH PROBLEMS, THEY WILL NOT
HAVE THE WHEREWITHAL TO RUN TO
THE LEGAL SYSTEM TO RECOVER
THAT.
I HOPE WE CAN TAKE ANOTHER
CONVERSATION ON THIS AND
REALLY, I WANT TO GET BACK TO
THE IDEA OF BEING A TEAM HERE.
THAT IS NOT SEVENTH FLOOR
VERSUS SECOND FLOOR.
I WANT US TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE
OUT WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO
SOLVE.
I KNOW BASED UPON CONVERSATIONS
WITH COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, WE
NEED TO ADD MORE PLACES FOR
PEOPLE TO GO.
I DON'T WANT TO SAY WE ARE
TAKING THIS HORRIBLE THING AND
THE STORY.
GOOD LUCK TO, MR. TENANT.
WE REALLY HAVE TO FIND A
SOLUTION TO THAT NEXT STEP AS
WELL.
BUT I AM WILLING TO WITH YOU ON
THAT.
I HOPE THAT COUNCILMEMBER
O'BRIEN, YOU ARE WILLING AS
WELL.
I KNOW JEFF, YOU HAVE WRITTEN A
GREAT MEMO.
WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER
CONVERSATION WITH THIS IN MY
COMMITTEE NEXT WEDNESDAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO PICK THAT UP
WITH OUT PEOPLE SAYING THIS IS
GARBAGE.
LET'S SAY, HOW DO WE CARE FOR
THE PEOPLE?
TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM AS A
COLLECTIVE EFFORT?
THAT WOULD BE MY PROPOSAL.
OKAY.
ANYTHING ELSE?
REALLY, MANY THANKS FOR COMING
TOGETHER AROUND THIS.
I JUST KEEP FEELING LIKE WE ARE
CHIPPING AWAY.
IF WE HAD TONS OF RESOURCES,
UNFETTERED, I THINK WE COULD
MAKE SOME FASTER PROGRESS BUT
JUST GETTING PEOPLE INSIDE IS
IMPORTANT TO ME.
>> CAN I SAY ONE LAST THING?
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
COMMENTS.
YOU PROBABLY SENSED FRUSTRATION
FOR ME.
>> WE DIDN'T, MIKE.
>> I WANT TO JUST SAY THAT WE
HAVE ALL STATED A COUPLE TIMES,
THE CHALLENGE WE ARE FACING IS
A REALLY HARD ONE.
I DON'T QUESTION, I AM TRYING
NOT TO QUESTION THE MOTIVES.
I PUSH IT THE CLARIFICATION.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING THAT
HAPPEN.
AND YOU KNOW, WE ARE DOING SOME
AMAZING WORK.
THE MAYOR ADDED I'VE HUNDRED
NEW SHELTER UNITS.
WE WILL OPEN CLOSE TO 1000 NEW
UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
THREE HEAVEN FOUR TIMES AS MUCH
AS WE DID THREE OR FOUR YEARS
AGO.
THAT SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING
THING.
YOU'RE GETTING MORE BECAUSE OF
THAT.
ALL THE THINGS ARE GOOD AND YET
WE STILL HAVE THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE ENTERING HOMELESSNESS
EVERY YEAR BECAUSE OF FAILED
SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING.
THE WHOLE ECONOMIC SYSTEM.
WE ARE ALL TRYING TO DO GOOD
WORK.
I WOULD ARGUE WE ARE DOING
AMAZING WORK.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL SIT HERE
AND ARGUE ABOUT THE FAILURES.
I THINK IT IS MORE JUST SHARED
FRUSTRATON.
IN A CITY WITH SO MANY
RESOURCES, NOT JUST THE ENTITY
BUT EVERYONE HERE.
THAT WE CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO
HOW IS EVERYONE.
IT IS MADDENING.
WE ALL SHARE THAT.
THANK YOU.
>> YOU.
ANYTHING ELSE?
YOU WANT TO WRAP IT UP?
>> I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO ADD.
>> THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE THIS.
GOOD FIRST CONVERSATION.
GOOD PUTTING THINGS ON THE
TABLE.
LET'S HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF
WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WE ARE
TRYING TO SOLVE.
VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING AN IDT.
I AM VERY RESPECT FOR THAT ALL
OF YOU WERE TALKING TOGETHER.
THIS IS OUR LAST AGENDA ITEM.
WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER MEETING AS
I SAID NEXT WEDNESDAY.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO KNOWLEDGE
COUNSEL CENTRAL STAFF AND THE
GREAT WORK ON BUDGET MOVING
ABOUT THROUGH TODAY.
IT WAS SUPER.
THANK YOU ALLISON FOR KEEPING
US ON TRACK.
GETTING ME ORGANIZE.
WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED.