>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
TODAY IS THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2019.
THE HOUSING, HEALTH, ENERGY AND
WORKERS RIGHTS COMMITTEE WILL
COME TO ORDER.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
I AM TERESA MOSQUEDA CHAIR OF
THE COMMITTEE.
WE HAVE SIX ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA, THREE CANCEL
APPOINTMENTS TO THE ADVISORY
COMMISSION.
THE APPOINTMENT OF AND I
HEARING FROM THE HOTEL INDUSTRY
ARE GOING TO BE HERE.
AND OUR FIRST BRIEFING OF THE
FORT LAWN DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE.
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A QUICK
MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THAT
YESTERDAY WAS INTERNATIONAL
WORKERS DAY.
MADE A AS MANY FOLKS THAT WAS
CELEBRATED HERE BUT MORE
IMPORTANTLY AROUND THE WORLD
WITH WORKERS UNITED AROUND
SOLIDARITY.
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A QUICK
SECOND TO INVITE WALTER BOWDEN.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND
YOU CAN CORRECT MY
PRONUNCIATION OF YOUR LAST
NAME.
HE WILL SHARE A FEW WORDS WITH
US BECAUSE THERE'S A EXHIBIT
RIGHT OUTSIDE CITY HALL.
YOU CAN SEE THE PILLARS OF THE
BEAR.
THE EXHIBIT TALKS ABOUT LABOR
UNIONS. THE UNION MAKES A
STRONGER.
HE'S AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
AND PARTICIPATED IN THE STRIKE
BY MEMBERS OF CTA AGAINST THE
COMPTON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AFTER RETIRING FROM TEACHING
HIS LIFELONG INTEREST HAS
BROUGHT A PHOTOGRAPHY PROGRAM.
THE MISSION OF HIS NONPROFIT IS
TO WORK WITH AND TO WORK WITH
PHOTOGRAPHY AND EXPERIENCE
THEIR WORLD IN NEW WAYS.
HE IS AWARDED FROM THE ARTS AND
HUMANITIES.
HE IS HERE WITH US. THIS IS AN
HONOR OF WORKERS THIS MONTH.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO A SHORT
HESITATION WE WILL BE
INTERESTED IN WHAT YOU HAVE TO
SAY.
PLEASE SPEAK INTO THE
MICROPHONE.
AND DOUBLE CHECKING TO MAKE
SURE IT IS ON.
YOU SOUND GOOD.
>> YESTERDAY WHEN PEOPLE WERE
CELEBRATING THE INTERNATIONAL
WORKERS DAY AND WE WERE
INSTALLING THE EXHIBIT THAT IS
HERE IN THE LOBBY THAT YOU PASS
COMING IN IT'S A GREAT HONOR TO
HAVE THIS EXHIBIT HERE AT CITY
HALL.
THE IDEA OF THE PROJECT CAME
ABOUT LAST FALL NEAR LABOR DAY
WHEN SOME BAD COURT DECISIONS
WERE COMING IN AND THEN ALSO
THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT
CELEBRATING THE CENTENNIAL OF
THE GENERAL
>>> ON SEATTLE.
THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER THINGS
THAT CAME ABOUT. DEMETRI GOODSON
AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT THE
GREAT HISTORY OF LABOR
SITUATIONS ON THIS PART OF THE
COUNTRY.
WITHOUT IT WOULD BE A GOOD
PROJECT TO TAKE PORTRAITS OF
TODAY'S WORKERS AND SHOW THE
DIVERSITY AND DIGNITY OF THE
STRENGTH OF THOSE PEOPLE WE
STARTED THE PROJECT OF TAKING
PORTRAITS OF THEM AND THE RESULT
, A PORTION OF THE PORTRAITS WE
ARE PROUD TO HAVE HERE.
WISH OF THE DIVERSITY AND
STRENGTH OF THE WORKING PERSON.
THAT'S WHAT WE FOUND AND WE
FOUND A LOT MORE.
WITHOUT A WOMAN AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON HAS A
PLUMBING KEEPING THE TOILETS
GOING AND WE FOUND MECHANICS
ASSEMBLING AIRPLANES FOR BOEING
AND WE FOUND LONGSHOREMEN FOR
CARGO AND ITEMS THAT WERE
DESPERATE FOR COSTCO.
WE FOUND IT DELIVERING THE
ITEMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF AMAZON
CUSTOMERS.
IN LINEMAN LEAVING THE
ELECTRICITY AND POWER ON AND
MAKING SURE THAT MICROSOFT
SOFTWARE WOULD WORK AND ALL OF
THESE THINGS WERE HERE AND
ESPECIALLY AND WE HAVE MOTOR
CARRIERS AND UPS DRIVERS THAT
ARE ALSO PART OF THE PROGRAM.
IT WAS WONDERFUL FINDING THEM
AND THE HOPE WILL HAVE A CHANCE
TO LOOK AT THEM.
I AM VERY PROUD TO HAVE THIS
OPPORTUNITY AND THANK YOU FOR
HELPING US GET THE EXHIBIT UP
AND TO THE ARTS AND CULTURES
DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR SUPPORT
AND HELP.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR LONG-
STANDING ACTIVISM AS A LABOR
ACTIVIST AND FOR THE YOUTH FOR
THEIR LABOR AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR LIFTING UP THE
VOICES OF WORKERS, SOMETHING WE
TRY TO DO AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL
HAVE THE PHOTOS AROUND HERE IN
THE HALLS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY.
A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE
YOUTH THAT HELPED YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU.
>> WELCOME COUNCILMEMBER WIRES
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
I WANT TO TAKE A SECTION BEFORE
WE DO PUBLIC COMMENT TO SAY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY DAD AS
WELL YESTERDAY. HE TURNED 70.
HIS BIRTHDAY IS ON
INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY AND
HE'S A LONG-STANDING ACTIVIST
AND CHICANO FIGHTER EDUCATOR AND
HE MARCHED YESTERDAY IN THE
STREETS WITH THOUSANDS OF
WORKERS.
. AT THIS TIME WE WOULD LIKE TO
WELCOME PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY.
WE WELCOME ANDREW TO THE DESK.
GOOD TO SEE A.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU FOR HOLDING THIS
HEARING.
MY NAME IS ANDREW AND I'M
REPRESENTING THE HOUSING
DEVELOPENT CONSORTIUM OF
SEATTLE KING COUNTY.
SEATTLE IS GROWING AND WE WANT
TO MOVE THE DEVELOPMENT FORWARD.
THE ALMOST 250 AFFORDABLE HOMES
SET TO BE BUILT AT FORT LAWTON
WILL KEEP US ON THE PATH TO
ENSURING THAT SEATTLE IS
AFFORDABLE AND INCLUSIVE.
IT WILL ALSO GENERATE
AFFORDABLE SEATTLE AND
DEMONSTRATE THAT IT IS A CIVIC
PRIORITY.
THE TIME TO DEMONSTRATE THAT
PRIORITY IS NOW.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT PERSON THAT WE HAVE TO
SPEAK IS TOM HAMLIN.
WELCOME.
THAT IS ALL THE FOLKS THAT I
HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
IN CASE ANYBODY IS INTERESTED
IN SPEAKING AND YOU DID NOT GET
A CHANCE TO SIGN UP THERE IS
ANOTHER SIGN UP SHEET AT THE
FRONT.
WELCOME, TOM.
>> THANK YOU.
I AM NOT VERY GOOD AT HEARING
WITH THE ECHO.
>> I CAN HEAR YOU GREAT.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> I CAN HEAR YOU.
>> BEFORE I GET INTO THE MAIN
THING I JUST WANT TO COMMENT ON
WHERE I COME FROM.
ONE OF THE THREE MAIN THINGS I
DID IN MY LIFE WAS AS A LAWYER
ON THE NORTH OREGON COAST
REPRESENTING PEOPLE THAT WERE
INJURED AT CANNERIES OR IN THE
WOODS.
I PROBABLY REPRESENTED 2 TO
3000 IW A MEMBERS.
SO I HAVE DEEP LABOR ROOTS.
MY PURPOSE HERE TODAY IS SELF-
CENTERED AND FOR THAT I
APOLOGIZE.
IT IS MY LIVING SITUATION.
I HAVE BEEN IN MAGNOLIA SINCE
THE MID-90s AND A COUPLE YEARS
AGO I GOT NOTICE THAT MY RENT
WAS GOING TO GO UP -- LET ME
PREFACE THIS.
I AM 73.
A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO I GOT
NOTICE THAT MY RENT WAS GOING
TO GO UP 75% SO I WAS GOING TO
FIND ANOTHER PLACE.
WHICH I DID.
I ALSO IN OCTOBER 2016 APPLIED
TO THE SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY
AND I AM ON THE SHORT LIST AS OF
DECEMBER 2018 FOR THE FORT
LAWTON SENIOR HOUSING FACILITY
UNDER THE SHA AND ANOTHER UNIT.
I SENT AN EMAIL YESTERDA ABOUT
SPEAKING TODAY AND I THOUGHT
THAT I WAS GOING TO GET A
NOTICE TO VACATE IN MY CURRENT
SITUATION AND THAT CAME A
FRUITION LATER IN THE DAY
YESTERDAY. A 30 DAY NOTICE.
MY INCOME IS $1197 PLUS $57 EBT.
LET ME THINK ABOUT THIS FOR A
SECOND.
I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING AT THE
HOUSING AUTHORITY THAT I COULD
DO AND I AM ON THE LIST. THEY
TELL ME THAT IS FINE BUT THERE
ARE PEOPLE AHEAD OF ME.
THE OTHER KICKER WITH ME AND I
WOULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE SYSTEM
BUT THE OTHER KICKER WITH ME --
I UNDERSTAND THIS IS ON TV FOR
THE PUBLIC BUT NONETHELESS YOU
SHOULD KNOW THAT I AM GRAVELY
ILL.
WHEN I SAY THAT I SPOKE TO MY
ONCOLOGIST LAST WEEK AND HE IS
WRITING A LETTER THAT MAY DO
SOME GOOD WITH THE HOUSING
AUTHORITY, THAT IT MAY NOT.
I DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT
SAID.
THE LETTER IS WRITTEN AND I DO
NOT KNOW WHAT IT SAID BUT HIS
COMMENT TO ME WAS THAT MY
MEDICAL CONDITION IS LIFE-
THREATENING.
IN ANY CASE IT IS AN ISSUE AND
I THINK IT IS SELF-CENTERED BUT
I DON'T THINK IT IS JUST ME AND
MY AGE GROUP
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> GIVEN MY INCOME.
>> I WILL OFFER THAT WE HAVE MY
FRIEND AARON WHO IS HERE FOR MY
OFFICE AND SHE CAN ACTUALLY
WORK WITH YOU TO SEE IF THERE
IS ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN DO IN
THE INTERIM.
I THINK WHAT YOU HAVE
UNDERSCORED IS NOT SELFISH AT
ALL.
WHAT YOU HAVE OUTLINED IS A
SITUATION THAT MANY FAMILIES
AND INDIVIDUALS ARE AND
ESPECIALLY FOLKS THAT ARE ON
LIMITED INCOME AND THIS IS
EXACTLY THE URGENCY THAT I THINK
THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER SPOKE
ABOUT WITH LAWTON AND THE NEED
TO CREATE THE HOUSING.
WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT SHE
FOLLOWS UP WITH YOU.
SHE IS RIGHT HERE IN THE BACK
WITH THE PURPLE SCARF.
WE ALSO HAVE HEARING DEVICES IF
YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THAT AS
WELL.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR
SHARING YOUR STORY.
WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.
IF THAT IS NOT ANYBODY ELSE
HERE TO SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC
TESTIMONY TODAY WE WANT TO
THANK MR. HAMLIN FOR TESTIFYING
TODAY.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE FIRST
ITEM OF BUSINESS.
WOULD YOU MIND READING INTO THE
RECORD THE FIRST ITEM OF
BUSINESS AND AS WE DO THAT IF
WE COULD ALSO BE JOINED AT THE
TABLE BY DIRECTOR GARFINKEL AND
KEREM TO GIVE US AN UPDATE.
WE WILL ALSO BE JOINED BY
WILLIAM PITTS,GILMORE, AND
MARILYN WATKINS.
IF YOU ARE ALSO HERE YOU ARE
WELCOME TO JOIN US AT THE TABLE
AT THIS TIME
>> AND I READ THE AGENDA ITEMS?
THE APPOINTMENT OF GAY GILMORE
WILLIAM PITTZ AND WATSON.
FOR A BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS.
HAPPY LABOR DAY TO YOU AT THE
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS.
>> WE DO HAVE THREE GREAT
APPOINTMENTS WE WILL TALK ABOUT
TODAY.
BEFORE WE GET INTO THAT I WOULD
LOVE THE CHANCE TO HEAR FROM
BOTH OF YOU ABOUT WHAT THE
LABOR STANDARDS ADVISORY
COMMISSION HAS BEEN UP TO IF
YOU CAN GIVE US AN UPDATE AND I
WILL GET THE BACKGROUND ON THE
INDIVIDUALS THAT I KNOW.
>> BEFORE I DO THAT I HAVE TO
PAUSE ON INTERNATIONAL WORKERS
DAY AS MANY OF YOU KNOW IT
STARTED 143 YEARS AGO IN
CHICAGO IN SUPPORT OF A LABOR
STANDARD, THE EIGHT HOUR DAY.
OF COURSE, SEATTLE HAS FOLLOWED
QUICKLY AFTERWARDS WITH ITS OWN
LABOR STANDARDS.
IN RECOGNITION OF THAT DAY JUST
SO THAT YOU KNOW OUR OFFICE
EMPTIED OUT FOR A DAY OF
OUTREACH AND EDUCATION BECAUSE
WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE VAST
MAJORITY OF BUSINESSES WANT TO
COMPLY AND THEY SOMETIMES NEED
HELP IN COMPLYING AND
UNDERSTANDING THE LAWS.
EVERYBODY IN OUR OFFICE WENT
OUT TO ALL CORNERS OF SEATTLE
AND KNOCKED ON BUSINESSES AND
DISTRIBUTED LITERATURE AND MADE
SURE THEY HAD A PHONE NUMBER.
I SPENT A WONDERFUL DAY IN D5.
IT WAS -- WE CONSIDERED THAT
OUR FIRST ANNUAL OLS
INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY.
I AM REALLY HERE TO INTRODUCE
KAREN LEVITZ US AND DUE TO THE
FUNDING WE WERE ABLE TO HIRE
ANOTHER POLICY ANALYST AND
KEREM IS THAT POLICY ANALYST
AND ONE OF HIS JOBS WILL BE TO
STAFF. IN THE PAST WE WERE
STAFFING IT WITH VARIOUS PEOPLE
THAT PITCHED IN AND ELLIE HAVE
THE CAPACITY TO HAVE A
DEDICATED PERSON WHICH IS
REALLY HELPFUL TO US.
KEREM HAS BEEN WITH OLS FOR
ALMOST 3 YEARS PLAYING
DIFFERENT ROLES MOSTLY AS AN
ENGAGEMENT AND POLICY
SPECIALIST AND HAS AT TIMES
WORKED WITH LSAC.
BEFORE HE BECAME AN EMPLOYEE HE
WORKED AS AN ATTORNEY FOR BOTH
WORKERS AND BUSINESSES
PROVIDING ADVICE ON WAGE AND
HOUR DISCRIMINATION AND OTHER
EMPLOYMENT ISSUES SO WE ARE
VERY LUCKY TO HAVE HIM AND HE
IS A GREAT PERSON TO BE IN THAT
ROOM.
WITH THAT I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO KEREM.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT
INTRODUCTION.
JUST A FEW QUICK WORDS.
AS MARTY MENTIONED I HAVE
WORKED WITH LSAC ON MANY
DIFFERENT FORMS FOR MANY YEARS
SO I'M EXCITED TO HAVE THAT
ROLE EVOLVED AND MOVE INTO A
MORE FORMAL POLICY AND SUPPORT
WALL.
AND JUST BRIEFLY WE ARE VERY
APPRECIATIVE AT OLS FOR THE
EXPERTISE THAT THE
COMMISSIONERS LEND IN TERMS OF
THE REALITIES OF IMPLEMENTING
LABOR STANDARDS FOR BUSINESSES
AND WORKERS.
THEY PROVIDED EXTREMELY
VALUABLE SUPPORT AND POLICY
DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC
ENFORCEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT
EFFORTS IN THE OUTREACH EFFORTS.
THEY REALLY SERVE AS OUR
INITIAL STAKEHOLDER GROUP AND
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE
POLICIES AND PROGRAMS.
ONE LSAC INITIATIVE I WILL BE
WORKING ON IN THE NEAR-TERM IS
A SUBCOMMITTEE ON CLASSIFICATION
WITH THE ADVISING APPROACHES.
THAT IS IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO
THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS PASSED
A COUPLE MONTHS AGO.
>> THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD FOR THAT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT YOUR NEW ROLE.
I AM SO GLAD THAT WE DID THIS
THE DAY AFTER LABOR DAY.
IT IS REALLY EXCITED TO TALK
ABOUT THE MOMENTUM IN THE CITY.
TODAY WE HAVE THE HONOR OF
PUTTING FORTH THREE NOMINEES
FOR THE ADVISORY COMMISSION.
THESE THREE INDIVIDUALS WILL BE
REPLACING THREE COMMISSIONERS.
TWO OF THEM HAVE TRIMMED OUT
AND ONE TOOK A NEW JOB.
FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
REBECCA SMITH YOU HAVE THE
COCHAIR OF THE COMMISSION. I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK THEM FOR
THEIR SERVICE AND HELPING TO
LAUNCH IN.
I WILL START WITH THE
INDIVIDUAL WHO IS NOT HERE YET.
THAT IS WILL PITTZ WHO WILL BE
WORKING IN DISTRICT 9. I HAD A
CHANCE TO WORK WITH THEM . HE
CURRENTLY WORKS AT TEAMSTERS
LOCAL 17 AND BRINGS A LONG
HISTORY OF WORKING WITH UNIONS.
I KNOW THAT MY CHIEF OF STAFF
WORKED WITH HIM ON THE $15 AN
HOUR FASTER IT STRIKES IN 2013
AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THE WORK THEY ARE CURRENTLY
ENGAGED IN AN RIDESHARING AS WE
CONSIDER HOW LABOR PROTECTIONS
AND MISCLASSIFICATION.
SINCE HE IS NOT HERE HE MAY
HAVE MORE TO SHARE BUT I WANTED
TO PROVIDE THAT BACKGROUND.
I AM REALLY EXCITED TO SEE GAY
GILMORE . THE COFOUNDER OF
OPTIMISM BREWING COMPANY.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE WORK
YOU DID IN 2017 WHEN WE HAD THE
CHANCE TO WORK WITH YOU WHEN I
WAS RUNNING AND YOU WERE VERY
WELCOMING NOT JUST IN TERMS OF
THE SPACE BUT SHARING IDEAS
ABOUT HOW WE COULD LIFT UP
WORKERS AND SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS AT THE SAME TIME AND
MAKE IT WORKABLE FOR SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS INCLUDING
THINGS LIKE HOW DO WE IMPROVE
ZONING AND PERMITTING WHICH IS
SOMETHING THAT WE KNOW THAT
MANY SMALL BUSINESSES DEAL WITH
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP WITH HELPING TO BE A
HIGHROAD EMPLOYER PAYING
WORKERS $20 AN HOUR.
THEY HAVE 100% MEDICAL LEAVE
AND DENTAL AND VISION PAID FOR.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AND FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND HOW
WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE LABOR
STANDARDS WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT
THE LAW IS ONLY AS GOOD AS THE
PAPER IT IS WRITTEN ON IT THE
CAN'T BE IMPLEMENTED BY OUR
SMALLEST BUSINESSES.
AND MARILYN WATKINS I HAVE THE
CHANCE TO WORK WITH HER OVER
THE LAST 10 YEARS OR SO.
SHE IS SEEKING THE POSITION FOR
NUMBER 13 AND SHE IS THE POLICY
DIRECTOR AT THE OPPORTUNITY
INSTITUTE.
I HAVE HAD THE CHANCE TO WORK
WITH MARILYN FOR EIGHT OF THE
10 YEARS IT TOOK US TO GET IT
PASSED.
MINIMUM WAGE AND SICK LEAVE
PAST THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND EXPERTISE ON THAT
AND THEN WORKING ON PASSING THE
EQUAL PAY LEGISLATION.
MARILYN IS TRULY A WALKING
DICTIONARY AND THESAURUS AND
LEGAL RESOURCE WHEN IT COMES TO
LABOR STANDARDS IMPLEMENTATION.
I HAVE TO SAY THIS. MARYLAND
GRADUATED FROM THE GREATEST
UNIVERSITY IN THE COUNTRY
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN.
GO BLUE.
THAT IS WHAT IT SAYS.
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
FOR THEIR INTEREST IN SERVING
AND MAYBE I CAN TURN IT OVER TO
THE NOMINEES FOR THE COMMENTS.
IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO SHARE
MORE ABOUT WHAT INTERESTS YOU
AND WHAT IMPACT GROUND IS AND
WHY YOU WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO
SERVING.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
LOVELY INTRODUCTION.
I THINK I WAS ASKED AS HE
MENTIONED TO BE ON THE
COMMITTEE BECAUSE I'M ONE OF
THOSE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND
WE DO TRY TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE
PAYING $20 AN HOUR GIVING
HEALTH, DENTAL, VISION.
WE PRACTICE SECURE SCHEDULING
EVEN THOUGH WE ARE A SMALL
BUSINESS AND WE ARE NOT
REQUIRED TO AND WE PROVIDE
VACATION AND SICK LEAVE TO OUR
WORKERS AS WELL.
IT IS ALL VERY RARE IN OUR
INDUSTRY WHICH IS REALLY THE
HOSPITALITY AND SERVICE INDUSTRY
. THE REAL REASON I ACCEPTED
THIS IS NOT JUST BECAUSE I WANT
TO SPREAD WHAT WE DO TO OTHER
SMALL BUSINESSES.
I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN SPREAD IT
NOT JUST BY EXAMPLE BUT BY
HAVING THE RIGHT ECONOMIC
INCENTIVES AND THE RIGHT
STRUCTURAL OR LEGISLATIVE ONE
SO I WANT TO HELP INFLUENCE
THAT.
I CARE MORE ABOUT LABOR
STANDARDS NOW THAT I AM AN
ACTUAL EMPLOYER.
ONE OF OUR GREAT PRICES
EMPLOYING PEOPLE I KNOW THAT
THEY ARE MAKING FAMILIES HAPPEN
AND ALLOWING PEOPLE TO SURVIVE
AND LIVE.
IT IS A GREAT PRIDE AND
SOMETHING THAT I NEVER
CONSIDERED UNTIL I WAS THE ONE
CUTTING THE CHECKS FOR THOSE
INDIVIDUALS.
I HAVE LIVED IN SEATTLE FOR
MORE THAN 30 YEARS AND I
STARTED WORKING IN THE
TECHNOLOGY SECTOR SO I ALSO
KNOW AND CARE A LOT ABOUT WHAT
IS HAPPENING IN THE CITY SO
IT'S NOT JUST WHAT HAPPENS TO
THE LOWEST LEVEL WORKERS BUT
ALSO THE WORKERS THAT ARE THE
HIGHEST PAID AND THERE ARE
DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE CAN DO
FOR BOTH SORTS OF BUSINESSES
AND I REALLY JUST WANT TO THANK
TERESA AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
GETTING BACK TO THE CITY I HAVE
LIVED IN FOR A LONG TIME AND I
HOPE MY KIDS WILL GROW UP AND
STAY HERE AS WELL.
>> HELLO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
INTRODUCTION.
IT IS GREAT TO BE HERE AND IT
HAS BEEN WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH
YOU OVER SO MANY YEARS ON SO
MANY FRONTS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE BEING
NOMINATED TO THIS POSITION.
I'VE WORKED IN ADVANCING
HIGHROAD LABOR STANDARDS FOR
ABOUT 20 YEARS NOW AND I JUST
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT TWO OF THE
THINGS I HAVE REALLY LEARNED
DURING THAT TIME. THE FIRST ONE
IS HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO
REALLY INVOLVE A WIDE VARIETY
OF VOICES IN CRAFTING POLICY
INCLUDING SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS.
INCLUDING THE LOWEST WAGE
WORKERS AND WORKERS UP AND DOWN
THE ECONOMIC LADDER AT THE
TABLE AS WELL AS STARTING TO
WORK FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF
POLICY DEVELOPMENT WITH THE
IMPLEMENTING AGENCY AND I THINK
BOTH OF THOSE THINGS ARE
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO DEVELOP
REALLY GOOD POLICY THAT WILL BE
EFFECTIVE AND WELL IMPLEMENTED
AND AFTER FOLLOWING THROUGH
THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION
PROCESS. I THINK THAT IS WHAT
HELPED MAKE THE PAID SICK AND
HOPEFULLY OF. IT ALSO MADE THE
ABILITY TO PASS.
FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE IN A
BIPARTISAN FASHION.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT BEING
ABLE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE
CITY ON DEVELOPING LABOR
STANDARDS.
I'VE LIVED HERE FOR 40 YEARS
NOW AND I WANT TO HELP TO
CONTINUE TO MAKE AND MAINTAIN
SEATTLE AND ITS LEADERSHIP IN
TERMS OF MAKING THIS REALLY A
CITY THAT EVERYBODY CAN LIVE
AND THRIVE IN.
>> WONDERFUL.
QUESTIONS FOR THE NOMINEES.
>> IT IS NOT A QUESTION, TWO
COMMENTS.
FIRST OF ALL I ACKNOWLEDGE THE
AMOUNT OF WORK BOTH OF YOU HAVE
DONE AND I JUST WANTED TO TELL
YOU SOMETHING HOW GRATEFUL I
HAVE BEEN FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
IN THIS ARENA.
2011 PAID SICK LEAVE HERE IN
COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
I SPOKE TO THE NIGHT BEFORE THE
VOTE AND AT THAT TIME I WAS
STILL THINKING THIS HAS TO BE A
STATEWIDE EFFORT.
WE CANNOT DO IT ALONE.
WE KEPT HEARING FROM BUSINESSES
BUT ALSO THINKING ABOUT WHAT
BELLEVUE WOULD DO AND WHAT THE
REACTION WAS AND YOU WERE THE
ONE THAT CONVINCED ME.
YOU SAID IF SEATTLE DOES NOT DO
IT THE STATE WILL NEVER DO IT.
SO I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
HOW MUCH I HAVE APPRECIATED YOU
AND YOUR VOICE SO THANK YOU FOR
BEING WILLING TO SERVE ON THIS
BOARD AND JUST HOW MUCH YOU
HAVE MEANT AND GAY SINCE WE
ARE SHAMELESSLY PLUGGING YOUR
BEAUTIFUL PLACE IT WAS
INTERESTING THAT I HAVE A NEXT-
DOOR NEIGHBOR WHO HAS TWO SMALL
KIDS AND I BELIEVE YOU OPEN IT
UP ON SUNDAY MORNING AND ALLOW
FAMILIES TO COME UP AND THEY
SAY THAT IT IS SO GREAT AND YOU
PEOPLE ARE SO GRACIOUS TO THE
FAMILIES AND THEY CAN DO A
BIRTHDAY PARTY OR HAVE A BRUNCH
AND IT'S A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN
BE SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU
ARE DOING AND I REALLY THINK
JUST THE FACT THAT YOU CARE SO
MUCH FOR YOUR WORKERS IT IS
REALLY A MODEL THAT WE ALL
ACKNOWLEDGE AND WE KNOW THAT IT
IS NOT EASY BUT WE APPRECIATE
THE WORK YOU ARE DOING AND
THANK YOU FOR BEING WILLING TO
SERVE ON THIS BOARD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IF THERE IS NO MORE QUESTIONS
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS
YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE.
WE KNOW THAT THE LSAC COMMITTEE
HAS HAD A LOT ON ITS PLATE AND
ALSO THE WORK PLAN IS NEVER
ENDING.
IF THERE ARE THINGS THAT COME
UP IN YOUR CONVERSATIONS, IF
THERE'S ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE
THAT YOU NEED PLEASE BE SURE TO
REACH OUT TO US AND LET US KNOW
HOW THINGS ARE GOING.
WE WANT THIS TO BE A PRODUCTIVE
BODY FOR YOUR TIME AND THAT IT
RESULTS IN ADDITIONAL POLICY
CHANGES AND CONSIDERATION.
EVERY PIECE OF LEGISLATION IS
NOT FLAWLESS.
WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO UPDATE
IT.
SO PLEASE CONTINUE TO LET US
KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO TO ADVANCE
SOME OF THE POLICY CHANGES THAT
WILL BE NEEDED AND THANK YOU
AAIN FOR YOUR INTEREST IN
SERVING.
AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO
MOVE THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
THE CONFIRMATION OF WILL PITTZ
AND GAY GILMORE. YOU GUYS I'M
UNANIMOUSLY MOVING ON TO THE
FULL COUNCIL MEETING ON MAY 6.
WE WILL SEE YOU AND YOU ARE NOT
REQUIRED TO BE THERE ON MAY 6.
WE ALWAYS WELCOME YOU IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO BE THERE BUT WE
KNOW THAT YOU ARE ALSO BUSY.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO PASSING A
FINAL CONFIRMATION ON MAY 6 AT
FULL COMMITTEE.
>>> LET'S MOVE ON TO THE FOURTH
ITEM OF BUSINESS.
WHILE YOU DO THAT IF WE COULD
HAVE DR. KHAN JOIN US.
>> WELCOME DR. KHAN IT IS SO
GOOD TO SEE YOU THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
IF WE COULD HAVE FOLKS MAYBE
INTRODUCE THEMSELVES FOR THE
RECORD AND MAYBE WE COULD START
WITH YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL MEMBERS
I AM WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS AMARAH KHAN.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE.
I'M VERY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU IN
FRONT OF US TODAY.
AS YOU ARE WALKING UP WE WERE
COMMENTING ON THE IMPRESSIVE
PORTFOLIO THAT WAS SUBMITTED
ALONG WITH YOUR NAME FOR THIS
NOMINATION.
I WANT TO TAKE A QUICK SECOND
TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PATH THAT IT
TOOK FOR US TO GET HERE.
AFTER MANY MONTHS OVER FOUR
MONTHS THE ANTI-HARASSMENT AND
DISCRIMINATION
INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM WAS
FORMED TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS
AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT TO MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS.
IT ESTABLISHES AN INCLUSIVE AND
SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL
EMPLOYEES.
I KNOW THAT WE HAVE HAD A
CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT THE VERY
IMPRESSIVE PRODUCT THAT CAME
FROM THAT CONVERSATION.
34 RECOMMENDATIONS, 126
STRATEGIES THAT.
CAREFULLY DELIBERATED AND
INFORMED BY EXPERIENCE WITH THE
INTENT TO CREATE POLICIES AND
PRACTICES THAT RESPOND AND HELP
PREVENT HARASSMENT,
INTIMIDATION, DISCRIMINATION IN
THE WORKPLACE.
THE RECOMMENDATIONS EMBODY THE
EFFORT TO TRULY MOVE FORWARD
WITH A MORE TRANSPARENT,
ACCOUNTABLE, AND COMMITTED
WORKPLACE SO THAT EVERYBODY CAN
FEEL SAFE WHEN THEY COME TO
WORK IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
ONE OF THOSE KEY RECOMMENDATIONS
IS A CENTRAL HUB THAT SHOULD BE
INDEPENDENT AND USED AS A
RESOURCE FOR EMPLOYEES TO
RECEIVE ASSISTANCE IN
UNDERSTANDING AND ASSESSING
THEIR OPTIONS TO HAVE AN
ADVOCATE AND RESOURCE TO
ADDRESS PERSONAL ISSUES THAT
HAVE COME UP.
ANY CULTURES OF INTIMIDATION OR
HARASSMENT AND MAKING SURE THAT
WE ARE CREATING A CENTRAL HUB
THAT CAN BE ACCESSED BY ALL
EMPLOYEES.
I AM REALLY PLEASED BY WHAT I
HAVE HEARD SO FAR FROM FOLKS
WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE TASK
FORCE IN THEIR INTERVIEW WITH
YOU.
I THINK THAT ALL OF US ON
COUNSEL REALLY TAKE THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF FRONT-LINE
WORKERS AND SILENCE BREAKERS
AND THE FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN
LIVING THIS DAY IN AND DAY OUT.
THE RECOMMENDATION THAT I HAVE
HEARD FROM YOU IS OVERWHELMING
SUPPORT.
SO THIS INCLUDES OUR FRIENDS
AND LABOR AND I HAVE REALLY
ENJOYED OUR CONVERSATIONS. IN
YOUR VISION THAT YOU HAVE
TALKED ABOUT.
SO WELCOME TO THE TABLE AND I
AM HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
IT IS MY GREAT PLEASURE TO
SUBMIT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
THE NOMINATION OF DR. KHAN TO
BE THE FIRST DIRECTOR OF THE
NEWLY MINTED OFFICE OF THE
EMPLOYEE OMBUD. THIS IS THE
CULMINATION OF MORE THAN A
YEAR'S WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE HAVE AN INDEPENDENT AND
NEUTRAL PLACE FOR EMPLOYEES TO
BRING THEIR CONCERNS AND SHARE
THOSE WITH THE OFFICE OF THE ON
BED OMBUD.
WITH DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN
THIS WORK PARTICULARLY IN THE
SPACE OF CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
SHE IS A TRAINED EXPERT IN RACE
AND SOCIAL JUSTICE AND HAS A
DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE
INTERSECTION VALLEY IMPACTS
HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION
IN THE WORKPLACE.
I ECHO WHAT IS SAID.
I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ON
THE INTERVIEW PANEL AND THE
RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUS TO
FORWARD DR. KHAN'S NAME FOR
CONSIDERATION.
JUST A QUICK BRIEF UPDATE ON
THE PROCESS.
WE HAVE CONDUCTED A NATIONAL
SEARCH AND RECEIVED ABOUT 127
APPLICANTS AND FORWARDED THREE
FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION.
OUR FRIENDS FROM LABOR
INTERVIEWED THE APPLICANTS AND
THE PANEL THE MAYOR ALSO
CONSULTED WITH FOLKS FROM THE
CHANGED TEAMS AND OTHER
AFFINITY GROUPS BEFORE SHE MADE
HER FINAL DECISION.
AND WE ARE PLEASED THAT AMARAH
EMERGED AS THE TOP CONTENDER.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THAT
EFFORT AS WE STAND AT THIS
OFFICE AND CONTINUE TO ADVANCE
A MORE EQUITABLE WORKPLACE.
>> I WILL ALSO NOTE FOR THE
VIEWING AUDIENCE AND FOR
COLLEAGUES HERE AT THE TABLE
DR. KHAN HAS PROVIDED
COMPREHENSIVE ANSWERS TO THE
VARIOUS QUESTIONS WE SUBMITTED.
THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THOSE
AND FOR YOUR VERY THOUGHTFUL
ANSWERS ESPECIALLY AROUND
TRAUMA INFORMED SERVICE.
WE WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU IF
YOU CAN GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF
BACKGROUND ON WHO YOU ARE AND
THE PERSPECTIVE YOU CARRY INTO
THIS WORK AND WHAT YOU ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO IN SERVING
IN THIS POSITION.
>> THANK YOU.
EVERY TIME YOU HEAR OTHER
PEOPLE INTRODUCE YOU IT IS SUCH
A HUMBLING MOMENT THAT I WANT
TO SHARE WITH THE RESPECTIVE
PANEL HERE I AM AN
ANTHROPOLOGIST BY TRAINING.
I STUDY CULTURE AND I DID NOT
REALIZE UNTIL LITERALLY
EMBRACING THIS ROLE HOW
IMPORTANT THAT CORE TRAINING IN
UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATIONAL
AND PEOPLE'S CULTURE IS TO WHO
I AM TODAY.
BECAUSE SO MUCH OF THIS WORK IS
GOING TO BE INFORMED BY WHO WE
ARE AS PEOPLE NOT JUST WORKING
FOR THE CITY BUT AS A COMMUNITY.
I WANT TO BE A STUDENT OF THAT
CULTURE.
I WANT TO STUDY IT AND BE
INFORMED BY IT AND RESPOND TO
IT.
THAT WILL BE THE CORE OF MY
SERVICE TO THE CITY.
I WILL RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF
THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON A
DAILY BASIS.
I HAVE WORN A LOT OF HATS IN MY
CAREER.
I'VE BEEN AN INTERNATIONAL AID
WORKER, I HAVE SERVED HIGHER
ADDED.
I'VE BEEN A TEACHER AND I RIGHT-
CLICK ELAM CURRICULUM.
ONE THING THAT HAS BEEN
CONSISTENT IN MY WORK IS THAT
ABILITY TO INTRODUCE HUMANITY
AND GRACE INTO CONFLICT.
CONFLICT IS NATURAL.
IT HAPPENS AND WE CANNOT AVOID
IT.
ORGANIZATIONS SUFFER MORE WHEN
THERE IS A CULTURE OF CONFLICT
AVOIDANCE BUT HOW DO WE ENGAGE
IN CONFLICT FROM THE PLACE OF
ACKNOWLEDGING HUMANITY KNOWING
THAT WE ARE IMPERFECT BEINGS
BUT ALSO HOLDING EACH OTHER
ACCOUNTABLE FOR A VERY HIGH
STANDARD OF SERVICE TO EACH
OTHER.
THAT IS REALLY MY PHILOSOPHY
úAND THAT'S WHAT I'M HOPING TO
SERVE THE CITY WITH.
>> ONE IMPORTANT THING THAT I
THINK THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND
DEPUTY MAYOR AND COUNCIL WOULD
ALL AGREE ON IS WHEN WE WERE
CRAFTING THIS POSITION ONE
IMPORTANT THING THAT WE HEARD
WAS IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE
INDEPENDENCE SO WHEN YOU ARE
SITTING WITH CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE
EXECUTIVE TEAM KENNY TALK ABOUT
HOW YOU WILL HELP TO ENSURE
THAT THE WORKERS ACROSS THE
CITY UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS
NOT GOING TO BE OVERSEEN BY
POLITICAL INFLUENCE.
IT IS TRULY A BODY THAT YOU
WILL HAVE DIRECTION ON.
WHAT IS YOUR VISION FOR HOW YOU
WILL RUN THAT AND COMMUNICATE
THAT.
>> I THINK COMMUNICATING HOW
THE OFFICE IS GOING TO FUNCTION
AND WHAT KIND OF SERVICES WE
CAN AND CANNOT OFFER IS GOING
TO BE A CRITICAL PART OF
LAUNCHING THE OFFICE.
I SHARED IN MY ANSWERS I INTEND
TO SPEND 6 TO 8 WEEKS JUST
MAKING MYSELF AVAILABLE THROUGH
LISTENING SESSIONS.
I HAVE NO PROBLEM SPENDING AN
ENTIRE DAY WITH FOLKS LEARNING
WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE AND ALSO
COMMUNICATING WHAT THIS OFFICE
WOULD DO AND HOW IT WOULD SERVE.
THERE ARE LEGAL AND FUNCTION
RELATED PARAMETERS THAT PEOPLE
NEED TO UNDERSTAND AND
INDEPENDENCE IS A CRITICAL PART
OF IT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HAVE
LEARNED VERY QUICKLY IS THAT
THERE ARE CLEARLY GAPS IN THE
WAY PEOPLE ARE BEING SERVED
RIGHT NOW SO THE CREATION OF
THE OFFICE IN ITSELF IS
TESTAMENT TO THE FACT THAT
PEOPLE NEED SOMETHING NEW,
RELIABLE, AND OBSTACLE FREE.
SO INDEPENDENCE IS KIND OF
BUILT INTO THE DNA OF THIS
OFFICE SO HONORING THAT NEED IS
GOING TO BE MY JOB.
I AM VERY COMFORTABLE SHARING
THAT FOR ME INDEPENDENCE IS AS
MUCH A FUNCTION AS IT IS A
PERSONAL PRINCIPAL FOR ME AND
MY DUTY.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HAVE
SHARED WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS
IS THAT IF PERHAPS PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE THRESHOLD
FOR CARE IS THEY WOULD
UNDERSTAND THAT INDEPENDENCE IS
SOMEWHAT GUARANTEED.
WE ARE NOT ADJUDICATORS OR
JUDGE AND JURY.
MY OFFICE WOULD NOT BE
DETERMINING SO MUCH RIGHT
VERSUS WRONG BUT OUR JOB IS TO
WHEN SOMEBODY WALKS IN THAT IS
ENOUGH EVIDENCE FOR US TO KNOW
THAT A HARM HAS OCCURRED.
VERY FEW PEOPLE JUST WALK
AROUND COMPLAINING BECAUSE THEY
HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO DO.
OUR THRESHOLD FOR CARE IS
LITERALLY VERY ACCESSIBLE.
YOU WALK IN AND YOU STATE WHAT
HAS BEEN ON YOUR MIND AND WHAT
HAS HARMED YOU.
THAT IS ENOUGH FOR US TO KNOW
AND WE WILL TRY TO ENGAGE BOTH
PARTIES TO REMEDY THAT HARM.
IT IS NOT IN OUR INTEREST TO
FIND OUT WHO THE VILLAIN IS BUT
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE JUST
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT PEOPLE
EVERYDAY ARE CARRYING A LOT OF
HURT AND DISRESPECT IN THEIR
HEARTS AND THEY NEED A FARMER
THAT IS ACKNOWLEDGED AND
ADDRESSED AND IF POSSIBLE
THROUGH THIS DISCOURSE REMEDIED.
>> QUESTIONS.
>> QUICK COMMENT.
THANK YOU FOR COMING AND
SPENDING SO MUCH TIME WITH ME
ON TUESDAY.
I THINK SHE WAS PLANNING TO
COME AND TALK TO ME FOR 15 TO
ú20 MINUTES AND I THINK I KEPT
YOU FROM ALL OVER AN HOUR.
I WAS STUNNED BY YOUR SENSE OF
COMPASSION TOWARD THIS JOB AND
I REALLY APPRECIATED THE FACT
THAT YOU SPOKE SO DEEPLY AND
HONESTLY ABOUT THE RESPECT THAT
YOU QUICKLY CAN GARNER FROM
PEOPLE.
THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND
THAT YOU HAVE HAD TONS OF
EXPERIENCE AND THAT YOU WILL
PROVIDE A SAFE PLACE FOR PEOPLE.
YOU ARE NOT THERE TO LOOK FOR
VILLAINS BUT THAT YOU CAN HEAR
FROM WHETHER IT IS JUST BOTH
SIDES OR ALL SIDES AND I AM
DELIGHTED THAT YOU ARE GOING TO
BE OUR FIRST DIRECTOR IN THIS
POSITION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I THINK
MY OFFICE HAS ALREADY REACHED
OUT TO SCHEDULE SOME TIME WITH
YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
COMMENTS.
>> DR. KHAN, THANK YOU.
YOUR CONFIRMATION PACKET IS
VERY IMPRESSIVE AND YOU LOOK SO
YOUNG.
IT IS A COMPLIMENT.
YOU ANSWERED THE 13 QUESTIONS
THAT WE PUT FORWARD TO YOU AND
I WANT TO SAY THAT I HAVE BEEN
LOOKING AT CONFIRMATION PACKET
AND SOMETIMES WE PRESENT A LOT
OF QUESTIONS TO CANDIDATES ON
ALL KINDS OF THINGS AND IT WAS
REFRESHING TO READ YOUR
RESPONSES BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT
JUST TECHNICAL.
I COULD READ THROUGH WHERE YOU
WERE TALKING ABOUT BUILDING
TRUST AND HAVING GRACE AND WE
KNOW THAT CONFLICT IS JUST A
NATURAL HUMAN CONDITION.
WE CANNOT PLEASE EVERYBODY BUT
WHAT YOU ARE SAYING ABOUT
INJECTING HUMANITY AND GRACE
INTO THAT AND HAVING AN OPEN-
DOOR IT IS A HUMANITY PIECE.
YOU KNOW IT IS ALMOST A HEALING
ASPECT AND I APPRECIATE THAT SO
I WILL BE IN YOUR OFFICE NEXT
WEEK.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE BOTH WILL.
>> SO ONE OF THE THINGS I AM
INTERESTED IN IN YOUR
CONVERSATIONS WITH WORKERS,
FOLKS THAT ARE MANAGEMENT, WITH
US, THE FOLKS ON THE EXECUTIVE
TEAM ARE THERE A FEW THEMES
THAT HAVE COME UP ANY
INTERESTING ANECDOTES OR ISSUES
THAT YOU ARE HELPING TO TACKLE
IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS.
WE SPOKE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THAT BUT ARE THERE ANY THINGS
THAT HAVE RISEN UP FROM THE
CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU HAVE HAD
THAT YOU THINK ARE IMPORTANT TO
SHED LIGHT ON.
>> AGAIN.
LIKE I SHARED MY BACKGROUND IN
ANTHROPOLOGY I STUDY PEOPLE.
I STUDY CULTURE AND EVEN DURING
ALL OF THE VARIOUS STAGES OF
INTERVIEW MY SENSE WAS THAT
THERE IS A PATTERN TO WHAT KIND
OF CONFLICT EXISTS IN THIS
COMMUNITY AND I AM A NEWCOMER
AND THIS IS AN OBSERVATION FROM
A PROFESSIONAL STANDPOINT AND
IN MY HEART I COULD SENSE THAT
THERE IS A CERTAIN KIND OF
DISRESPECT AT THE HEART OF SOME
OF WHAT PEOPLE ARE CARRYING AT
THEIR HEART AND IT IS USUALLY
DISRESPECT TOWARD A CERTAIN
KIND OF BODY OR A CERTAIN SHADE
OF BODY AND PERHAPS ACCENT.
A LOT OF STUFF RELATED TO POWER
AND STATUS AND THOSE ARE
CONSISTENT WITH ALL
ORGANIZATIONS BIG AND SMALL.
PERHAPS THAT IS WHY IT IS SO
MUCH MORE OF A MISSION THAN
JUST A JOB FOR ME TO INVITE
PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT POWER
AND INFLUENCE AND PRIVILEGE
DOES IMPACT CERTAIN KINDS OF
PEOPLE AND CERTAIN KIND OF
BODIES IN A MORE DEEPER WAY
BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN DEPRIVED
OF OPPORTUNITY AND PRIVILEGE
FOR A SUSTAINED AMOUNT OF TIME.
WHAT I OBSERVED IS NO DIFFERENT
FROM MY OBSERVATION AND OTHER
PLACES.
IT IS THAT MY AWARENESS OF WHAT
PEOPLE HAVE HEARD AND WHAT THEY
WILL LIKELY HEAR ONLY
SOLIDIFIES MY PERSPECTIVE THAT
WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE
THAT HAVE BEEN HURT AND IT IS
ALREADY A MOVEMENT WITH MOMENTUM
IT IS ONLY FAIR THAT WE MULTIPLY
THE NUMBER OF RESOURCES THAT
EXIST TO HONOR AND REMEDY THAT
HURT.
I'M JUST GOING TO BE ONE OF
THAT RESOURCE AND I WILL MAKE
SURE THAT I WORK AS A
COLLABORATOR WITH ALL OF THE
OTHER PEOPLE.
YOU CANNOT JUST KEEP ASKING
PEOPLE TO SPEAK UP AND NOT
PROVIDE AVENUES FOR THEM TO BE
HEARD SO I AM HONORED I WILL BE
ONE OF THOSE SAFE PLACES.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> THE CONSIDERATION OF THE
OMBUD OFFICE IS NOT JUST HOW WE
PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE
INDIVIDUAL BUT HOW WE LOOK AT
EXACTLY WHAT YOU JUST SAID WITH
THE PATTERNS AND IDENTIFY WHAT
THEY SAY WITH WHAT POLICY NEEDS
TO BE PUT INTO PLACE AND WHAT
TRAININGS NEED TO BE PUT INTO
PLACE TO PREVENT THAT TYPE OF
BEHAVIOR AND INAPPROPRIATE
COMMENTS TO ESCALATED TO
INAPPROPRIATE ACTION.
I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
HEARING FROM YOU ABOUT THE
POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE
TRAINING RECOMMENDATIONS AND
THE RETRAINING SO THIS
CONTINUAL EDUCATION CYCLE THAT
WE ARE GOING THROUGH.
AS WE KNOW PEOPLE AND THINGS
AND THEN THEY NEED TO RELEARN
THEM.
AS TIMES CHANGE THE EXPECTATION
AND NORMS AND BEHAVIOR SHOULD
CHANGE AS WELL.
I THINK THAT WE WILL HEAR FROM
YOU AT THE END OF THE SUMMER
FOR POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS.
FOR ANYBODY WHO IS WATCHING OUT
THERE THAT HAS TO WORK IN THE
CITY AND IS EXCITED ABOUT THIS
OFFICE AND EXCITED ABOUT
RECOMMENDATIONS CAN YOU TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT
CONFIDENTIALITY AND SOME OF THE
STRATEGIES HE MAY BE THINKING
OF SO THAT THERE IS NOT
HESITATION.
THEY COULD BE EXCITED BUT STILL
FEARFUL TO COME FORWARD.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU
WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER AND PUT
IN PLACE TO ADDRESS
CONFIDENTIALITY?
>> IT IS PRECISELY FOR THAT
REASON TO BUILD TRUST NOT JUST
ABOUT THE INSTITUTION OF THE
OMBUD BUT ALSO WHO I AM.
I WANT TO SPEND TIME GOING TO
PEOPLE AND HAVING THEM COME TO
ME AND OPENING THE GATES AND
INVITING PEOPLE AND STARTING
CASE MANAGEMENT.
IT IS A VERY INTENTIONAL EFFORT
ON MY PART TO LET PEOPLE KNOW
WHAT THE PROCESS WOULD BE AND
HOW THE CONFIDENTIALITY COULD
OR COULD NOT BE INSURED.
SO THERE IS THE QUESTION OF
WHAT IS OUR INTENT?
OUR INTENT IS OFFERING PEOPLE
ABSOLUTE SAFETY, TRUST, AND
AFFIRMATION BUT THERE ARE LEGAL
LIMITATIONS.
THE ONLY TIME WE WOULD EVER
REVEAL SOMEBODY COMING TO US AS
IF WE ARE COMPELLED BY THE LAW.
OTHER THAN THAT I AM ALREADY
WORKING WITH VARIOUS
STAKEHOLDERS AND COLLEAGUES
AROUND THE CITY ON
BRAINSTORMING IDEAS ON HOW TO
MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE THAT COME
TO ME COME WITH CONFIDENCE AND
LEAVE WITH CONFIDENCE THAT
THEIR INFORMATION IS SECURE.
SO WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE
LAW I CAN GIVE PEOPLE MY
COMMITMENT THAT WE WILL DO
EVERYTHING LEGALLY POSSIBLE TO
ENSURE THAT THEIR INFORMATION
BUT THAT SAID I'M ALSO
COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE CITY
AND ITS REFORM AND GROWTH
EFFORT.
SO WHAT PEOPLE SHARE WITH US
WOULD BE PART OF OUR DATA. WE
WOULD READ TRENDS AND READ WHAT
KIND OF PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR
ARE TOXIC.
I AM A VERY TRANSPARENT PERSON.
I AM A VERY TRANSPARENT LEADER.
YOU WOULD HAVE TO HOLD ME BACK
FROM SHARING WHAT I AM SCENE
SURVEY CAN CHANGE THE PRACTICE
AND POLICY AND SO FAR I FEEL SO
ENCOURAGED BY ALL COLLEAGUES AT
ALL DIFFERENT LEVELS OF
LEADERSHIP.
PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS
GOING ON AND HOW WE CORRECT IT.
I AM GOING TO BALANCE THE
CONFIDENTIALITY PIECE WITH DATA
ANALYSIS AND LEARNING SO THAT
THE STORIES DO NOT COME TO DIE
IN THE DATA.
THEY LIVE AND WE LEARN FROM
THEM.
>> IF THERE IS NO OTHER
QUESTIONS I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR INTEREST IN DOING
THIS.
I KNOW THAT YOU HAD A VERY
GREAT JOB AS WELL BEFORE THIS
AND TO TAKE ON THIS CHALLENGE
AND OPPORTUNITY IS SOMETHING
THAT WE REALLY APPRECIATE SO
THANK YOU.
I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR AND
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR THE
EXTENSIVE SEARCH.
WE WERE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THE PROCESS THAT YOU WENT
THROUGH AND THE OCCLUSION OF
THE FOLKS AT THE TABLE AND THE
RESULT IS VERY IMPRESSIVE.
I WANT TO THANK MEMBERS OF THE
IDT INCLUDING THE
INTERDEPARTMENTAL TASK FORCE
AND TO REITERATE SOMETHING THAT
YOU SAID WHEN WE MET WITH DR.
KHAN THE WORK IS NOT OVER.
THIS WAS ONE OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS AND IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
CONTINUE TO LIFT UP AND GIVE
VOICE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO COME TO FULL
FRUITION SO I'M REALLY THANKFUL
FOR THEIR ONGOING WORK.
WE HAVE THE BIGGEST SUPPORTER
IN THE AUDIENCE AS WELL BUT I
KNOW THAT THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE
OUT THERE THAT ARE SUPPORTING
YOU IN THIS EFFORT.
I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND
MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE CONFIRMATION OF
AMARAH KHAN . ALL IN FAVOR?
OPPOSED MEN.
IT IS UNANIMOUS.
WE WILL BRING FORWARD YOUR
RECOMMENDATION FOR FULL
CONFIRMATION TO THE FULL
COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON MAY 6. WE
WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU THERE.
YOU WOULD GET A CHANCE TO SAY A
FEW WORDS IF YOU ARE ABLE AND
INTERESTED AND REALLY THANK YOU
FOR YOUR INTENSE WORK.
LET'S MOVE ON TO THE FIFTH ITEM
OF BUSINESS.
>> HOTEL WORKERS AND INDUSTRY
STANDARDS FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> PEOPLE ARE STILL REELING
FROM HOW EXCITING THAT WAS.
THANK YOU.
>> SO WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO HAVE OUR SECOND HEARING OF
MANY ON THE ISSUE OF HOTEL
WORKER SAFETY AND STANDARDS.
WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR
TODAY FROM ANNA FROM THE HOTEL
ASSOCIATION.
SHARON -- SHANNON SHERON,
KATHRYN BARAJAS, MARKUS
TREPPENHAUER AND MR. BOB --
MISSILE OUT HERE ME
>> I AM SURE THAT I
MISPRONOUNCED YOUR NAMES.
WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU HERE
. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THIS ITEM IS ON THE AGENDA FOR
PRETTY MUCH THE NEXT THREE
MONTHS AS WE WORK TO POLICY
CONSIDERATIONS.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU
WILL JOIN US AT THE TABLE TODAY.
WE WILL START WITH ANNA AND GO
AROUND THE TABLE AND WE HAVE
SOME COMMENTS BEFORE WE GET
STARTED
>> ANNA BOONE WITH THE HOTEL
ASSOCIATION.
>> MY NAME IS SHANNON SHERON
AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE
SEATTLE HOTEL ASSOCIATION AS
WELL AS THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
>> I AM KATHRYN BARAJAS
>> I AM MARKUS TREPPENHAUER.
>> WE HAD A CHANCE TO HAVE A
MEETING WITH SOME OF THE
WORKERS IN THE HOTEL INDUSTRY.
THE SOUTH IS A HAD A TALK ABOUT
THEIR EXPERIENCES AND THEIR
DESIRE FOR WORKSITE
PROTECTIONS.
WE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT
YOUR EXPERIENCES WITH
IMPLEMENTATION OF 124 AND
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOW WE CAN
CONTINUE TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS.
I SAID EARLIER WITH OUR FRIENDS
AT THE TABLE WE KNOW THAT ANY
PIECE OF LEGISLATION AND THIS
APPLIES TO INITIATIVES AS WELL
THERE IS ALWAYS A NEED TO LOOK
AT HOW IT IS IMPLEMENTED IN
REAL LIFE AND WHAT STRATEGIES
COULD BE IMPLEMENTED TO MAKE IT
BETTER FOR WORKERS AND THOSE
THAT ARE MAKING THE
IMPLEMENTATION HAPPEN AS THE
EMPLOYERS.
WE ARE EXCITED TO HEAR FROM YOU
AND EXCITED THAT AFTER THE
INITIATIVE WAS PASS THE
RESTAURANT ALLIANCE AND HOTEL
ASSOCIATION ADVOCATED FOR THE
PANIC BUTTONS AT THE STATE LEVEL
. I AM VERY EXCITED TO SEE THAT
ADVOCACY HAPPENED. IF YOU WANT
TO KICK US OFF WITH AN OVERVIEW
.
>> I ASKED THE PANELISTS HERE
TODAY TO SHARE SOME ABOUT THE
BACKGROUNDS AND HOW THEY GOT
INTO THE INDUSTRY BECAUSE I
THINK THAT PROVIDES GREAT
CONTEXT FOR THE CONVERSATION WE
ARE HAVING SO IF YOU DO NOT
MIND I WILL PASS IT OVER TO
SHANNON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND DISCUSS
THIS VERY URGENT AND IMPORTANT
TOPIC.
I GOT INTO THIS BUSINESS ALMOST
30 YEARS AGO OUT OF THE MARINE
CORPS.
I NEEDED A JOB THAT WOULD ALLOW
ME TO WORK FLEXIBLE HOURS,
MOSTLY INDIANS.
NOT KNOWING MUCH ABOUT IT I
TOOK A JOB AND WAS GRATEFUL TO
HAVE A JOB THAT WORKED WITH MY
SCHEDULE.
I STARTED AS AT THE TIME IT WAS
REFERRED TO AS A BUS BOY OR BUS
PERSON. I HAVE DONE ALMOST
EVERY JOB IN THE INDUSTRY.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
ENGINEERING.
I STARTED AS A FOOD SERVER AND
WORKED MY WAY THROUGH THE ROOMS
TO PERMANENT SALES AND I HAVE A
WELL-VERSED UNDERSTANDING OF
ALMOST EVERY CLASSIFICATION OF
JOBS IN THE INDUSTRY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I ACTUALLY STARTED.
MY INTEREST IN HOSPITALITY FOR
STARTED GROWING UP I GREW UP ON
A WHEAT FARM IN EASTERN
WASHINGTON.
I GREW UP DRIVING COMBINE AND
EVENTUALLY BECAME HEAD COOK FOR
A HARVEST CREW AND THAT SPARKED
MY INTEREST IN SERVING AND
BEING IN THIS INDUSTRY.
MY FIRST POSITION WAS ACTUALLY
AS A PBX OPERATOR.
I THEN WORKED FOR COLLEGE AS A
RESTAURANT HOSTESS. AT
BREAKFAST BAR ATTENDANT SO TO
SPEAK GETTING UP VERY EARLY
BEFORE CLASSES AT REALLY
HELPING ME THROUGH COLLEGE AS
WELL.
OUT OF COLLEGE I WAS ABLE TO
JOIN HYATT IN THE MANAGEMENT
TRAINING PROGRAM WHICH WAS A
FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY.
I APPRECIATED THAT WE ROTATED
THROUGHOUT EVERY DEPARTMENT AND
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK
SIDE-BY-SIDE IN EVERY POSITION
IN THE HOTEL.
THAT WAS GREAT EXPOSURE BEFORE
I WENT INTO THE HR FIELD THAT I
AM IN NOW.
>> I WILL TAKE YOU BACK A
LITTLE BIT..
MY NAME IS MASAB ELHIMRI I WAS
BORN IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND DUE
TO CONFLICTS I DID HAVE TO
LEAVE.
I TRAVEL BETWEEN COUNTRIES IN
THE MIDDLE EAST AND THEN I WAS
LUCKY ENOUGH TO COME TO THIS
STATE AS AN UNDOCUMENTED
IMMIGRANT.
UPON ARRIVAL WE GOT HELP FROM
THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THE
COMMUNITY TO PULL TOGETHER.
THAT WAS VERY NEW TO US AS WE
LEARNED THE CULTURE AND THE
LANGUAGE.
UNFORTUNATELY IN EARLY 2000'S
MY PARENTS WERE DEPORTED.
AS AN UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT I
DID NOT HAVE ANYWHERE TO BE
DEPORTED TO SO THEY CANNOT
REALLY KICK ME OUT.
THEY WERE STUCK WITH ME HERE.
SO I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL AT THIS
TIME IN MY PARENTS WERE
DEPORTED SO I WAS HERE IN MY
OWN AND THERE WERE A LOT OF
MIXED EMOTIONS DURING THAT TIME.
I WENT FROM HAVING A FAMILY
HERE WITH SIBLINGS THAT WERE
BORN IN SEATTLE AND RAISED IN
SEATTLE THAT HAD TO LEAVE ALL
OF A SUDDEN.
THEY HAD TO LEAVE DUE TO THEIR
AGE.
I WAS THE ONE THAT COULD NOT
LEAVE AT THAT TIME.
I COULD NOT SEE MY PARENTS FOR
ALMOST 10 YEARS UNTIL I GOT A
REFUGEE TRAVEL DOCUMENT AND WAS
FINALLY ABLE TO SEE THEM AND
WAS ABLE TO GO TO VISIT THEM.
THAT WAS GREAT BUT DURING THAT
TIME WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERN
IN EXCHANGE FOR SOME SCHOOL
CREDIT.
THAT WAS MY FIRST EXPOSURE TO
THE HOTEL INDUSTRY.
IT WAS GREAT EXPOSURE.
I FELL IN LOVE WITH IT RIGHT
AWAY.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK
IN MANY DIFFERENT ROLES WHICH I
REALLY ENJOYED.
LUCKILY THAT SUMMER I DID GET A
WORK AUTHORIZATION PERMIT WHICH
ALLOWED ME TO WORK SO THAT
SUMMER I APPLIED AND GOT MY
FIRST JOB AS A DISHWASHER.
FROM THERE I MOVED ON TO
HOUSEKEEPING AND WORKED IN
VARIOUS ROLES AND SECURITY AS A
VALLEY AND SHUTTLE DRIVER.
I STARTED OFF IN THE SEATAC
AREA BUT MADE MY WAY INTO THE
DOWNTOWN AREA WHERE I WORKED AT
THE WESTIN.
I WAS A UNION MEMBER FOR QUITE
SOME TIME AND I CONTINUE TO GO
TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
I SPENT SIX YEARS GETTING MY
TWO-YEAR DEGREE AND I WAS LUCKY
TO GET TO THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON WHERE I CONTINUED
WORKING IN THE INDUSTRY AND
MOVING MY WAY UP. I GRADUATED
IN 2013 WITH MY BACHELORS.
DURING THAT TIME I JUST KEPT
WORKING MULTIPLE ROLES.
I DID NOT KNOW THAT I WANTED TO
BE IN THE HOTEL INDUSTRY BUT I
REALLY ENJOYED IT.
WORKING WITH PEOPLE IS REALLY
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THE INDUSTRY
AND NOW I'M THE DIRECTOR OF
OPERATIONS AT THE WATERFRONT.
>> SIMILAR TO MANY OF THE
PANELISTS I AM ALSO NOT
AMERICAN.
I AM GERMAN.
I GREW UP IN EUROPE AND I HAVE
WORKED IN FOUR DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES UNTIL I CAME TO
SEATTLE FOUR YEARS AGO.
I THINK SIMILAR TO EVERYBODY ON
THE PANEL I HAVE TAKEN GREAT
PRIDE THROUGHOUT MY 25 YEAR
CAREER TO HAVE WORKED IN EVERY
POSITION IN THE HOTEL.
I THINK THIS IS WHAT MAKES
HOTEL SO UNIQUE THAT YOU HAVE
TO HAVE A HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE
TO BE A BETTER MANAGER.
I HAVE BEEN A HOUSEKEEPER AND
AN ATTENDANT AND I HAVE WORKED
IN THE KITCHEN.
I HAVE DONE THE WORK AND I
THINK THE PRIDE THAT I TAKE
WHICH IS SO MEANINGFUL TO HAVE
A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT
THOSE EMPLOYEES GOES THROUGH.
IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE IT IS VERY
DIFFICULT TO JUDGE WHAT AND
EVERY DAY LOOKS LIKE FOR AN
EMPLOYEE AT A HOTEL.
I THINK THAT ALL OF THAT
EXPERIENCE HELPS US TO PROVIDE
INPUT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> BEFORE WE DIVE IN TO 124
SPECIFIC WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT
WHO WE ARE AND WE WILL ASK ALL
OF THE PANELISTS TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION AROUND SOME OF THE
OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE SEE.
THAT WILL LEAVE PLENTY OF TIME
FOR QUESTIONS.
>> WE ARE HERE REPRESENTING THE
SEATTLE HOTEL ASSOCIATION.
IT IS A COLLECTION OF OVER 80
HOTELS IN THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
AREA.
WHAT WE REPRESENT IS REALLY THE
PROMOTION OF A HEALTHY AND
VIBRANT WORKFORCE.
WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE AN ECONOMIC
TAX BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY.
WE ALSO PROVIDE TRAINING.
THAT IS A REALLY PRETTY
SIGNIFICANT PART OF WHAT WE DO
AND WHO WE ARE.
TRAINING INDIVIDUAL BRANDS AND
BEST PRACTICE AND ALSO THE
PROMOTION OF UPWARD MOBILITY.
EVERYBODY WHO IS SITTING AT
THIS TABLE STARTED OUT AT ENTRY-
LEVEL.
WE STARTED IN HOURLY AND IN THE
DISHWASHING AREAS AND AT THE
FRONT DESK AND HOUSEKEEPING IN
THESE VERY ENTRY-LEVEL
POSITIONS.
SO THAT IS WHAT WE REPRESENT.
AND WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED AND WE
WILL GO THROUGH THAT SHORTLY.
THIS INITIATIVE IS REALLY HERE
TO PROMOTE THE HIGHEST AND BEST
STANDARDS FOR THE INDUSTRY AND
THE CITY AND BEYOND.
THERE IS ALSO A STATE AND
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION THAT WE
HAVE SOME BEST PRACTICE SHARING
AND WE ARE EAGER AND EXCITED TO
TALK THROUGH THE INITIATIVE AND
LET YOU KNOW THAT WE REPRESENT
THE OVER 80 HOTELS ATTENDING TO
AND COMPLIED WITH THE ORDINANCE.
>> SO OVER 80 HOTELS HE SAID
ARE REPRESENTED.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> AND CURRENTLY COMPLYING WITH
THE INITIATIVE.
EXCELLENT.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> I THINK THAT YOU MENTIONED
THE SUPPORT FOR THE BILL.
THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THAT
AND FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE
THAT DO NOT KNOW IN THIS
LEGISLATIVE SESSION THERE WAS A
BILL THAT WAS PASSED THAT
EXTENDS THE PANIC BUTTON
REQUIREMENT TO HOTEL WORKERS
STATEWIDE AND ALSO SOME OTHER
INDUSTRIES.
I WILL LET SHANNON AND
CATHERINE EXPAND A LITTLE BIT
ON THE A COMMITMENT TO EMPLOYEE
SAFETY
>> TO THAT PASSING THE
BIPARTISAN BASIS?
>> OF LISA.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS ORDINANCE
WE REALLY START WITH SAFETY.
SAFETY IS THE CENTERPIECE OF
WHAT WAS INTENDED AND WHAT WE
HAVE ALL ADOPTED.
I THINK WE HAVE BEEN OUT FRONT
AT THE INCEPTION OF THIS LAW
THAT WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF PANIC
BUTTONS AND SAFETY. SAFETY IN
ALL OF THE REALMS.
THAT IS ONGOING TRAINING AS
WELL.
YOU CAN HAVE SOME EQUIPMENT AND
YOU CAN HAVE SOME PROCESS BUT
IF YOU ARE NOT REFOCUSING AND
RETRAINING YOUR ASSOCIATES FOR
THIS VERY UNUSUALLY NEEDED.'S
THEN IT IS NOT TOP OF MIND.
THERE ARE SOME BEST PRACTICES.
CATHERINE LEADS A LARGE
ORGANIZATION AND I WILL LET HER
DIVE IN TO SOME OF THE SPIRIT
THAT WE HAVE ALL ADOPTED AND
BEST PRACTICE.
>> THANK YOU.
AS ONE OF LARGER EMPLOYERS IN
THE CITY IT WAS ABOVE UTMOST
IMPORTANCE THAT WE IMPLEMENTED
THE SAFETY BUTTONS AND WE WERE
PROUD TO START THE PROCESS
BEFORE IT CAME ALONG.
HIGH IT IS ONE OF THE MANY
EMPLOYERS THAT IS PART OF THE
FIVE-STAR PROMISE TO IMPLEMENT
PANIC BUTTONS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN
IMPORTANT TO US FOR A LONG TIME
AND ENSURING THAT OUR EMPLOYEES
HAVE THOSE BONES AVAILABLE TO
THEM AND CONTINUE TO IS REALLY
OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE.
REGARDLESS OF THE LAW EVEN WITH
THE SENATE BILL BEING PASSED
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS
CRITICAL TO US AS AN
ORGANIZATION.
I THINK TOGETHER WITH THE HOTEL
ASSOCIATION WE REALLY FEEL
STRONGLY AND 100% SUPPORT THE
USE OF PANIC BUTTONS FOR THE
EMPLOYEES WORKING IN GUESTROOMS
ALONE WHETHER IT IS A ROOM
ATTENDANT OR A DINING SERVER.
THERE ARE MULTIPLE POSITIONS
THAT THIS COULD IMPACT AND WE
TRULY HOPE THAT THEY NEVER HAVE
TO PRESS THAT BUTTON.
THAT IS THE GOAL IS THAT THAT
NEVER HAPPENS BUT THAT WE
PROVIDE THE TRAINING AND THE
SUPPORT AND THE ONGOING
EDUCATION TO ENSURE THAT THEY
DO KNOW WHAT THEY CAN DO AND IT
STAYS TOP OF MIND IF AND WHEN A
BUTTON EVER NEEDS TO BE PRESSED
SO WE ARE PROUD TO BE A PART OF
THAT.
>> I THINK IN ADDITION TO THAT
THIS IS JUST ONE ELEMENT.
THE SAFETY PROGRAMS.
THERE IS SOME ONGOING TRAINING
RELATED TO OTHER HAZARDS AND
CERTAINLY CHEMICAL WHICH IS
INCLUDED IN THERE AS WELL.
PANIC BUTTONS ARE JUST ONE
ELEMENT OF THE AREAS THAT WE
CONSISTENTLY TRAIN ALL OF OUR
ASSOCIATES ON.
>> THANK YOU.
DO YOU WANT TO USE THIS AS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THE
BEST TRAINING AS WELL.
>> I THINK ANOTHER ELEMENT.
THIS IS NOT TO SELF PROMOTE.
IT IS JUST FACTUAL.
THE SEATTLE HOTEL ASSOCIATION
HAS REACHED OUT TO WHERE THERE
IS A NEED IN THE COMMUNITY AND
HAD SUCCESS IN STRENGTHENING
THROUGH THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH
SO CURRENTLY WE ARE PARTNERED
WITH STOLEN YEARS.
THEY ARE AN ENDEAVOR UMBRELLA
ORGANIZATION THAT ENDEAVORS TO
END HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
FOR ABOUT A DECADE WE HAVE BEEN
INVOLVED WITH BUSINESSES TO END
HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
IT IS A TRAINING THAT WAS
CREATED FOR HOTELS.
IT HAS NOW BEEN ADOPTED BY THE
PORT AND OTHER AGENCIES.
IT REALLY HELPS IDENTIFY RISK
SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS OF THOSE
BEING HELD UNDER DURESS AND
WITHOUT THE CONSENT.
WE ARE PARTICULARLY FOCUSED ON
YOUTH.
STOLEN YOUTH WAS A GREAT PARTNER
. WE RAISED TO JUST UNDER
$600,000 THIS YEAR AND CONTINUE
TO BE ABOUT SUPPORT THEM.
THROUGH THE YEARS OF THE
CHARITIES THAT WE HAVE RAISED
MILLIONS FOR INCLUDE MARY'S
PLACE AND I THINK THAT WE ARE
SO VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT
THEY DO AND THE PARTNERSHIP
THAT WE HAVE CREATED WITH THEM.
PIKE PLACE FOUNDATION WE HAVE
ALSO SUPPORTED OTHER AGENCIES.
BUT REALLY THIS TRAINING THAT
WE JUST RECENTLY DID IT A
COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND WHAT WE
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CREATE
THROUGH THE RELATIONSHIP IS NO
COST, NO FEE FOR THESE HOTELS
TO VOLUNTARILY HAVE THEIR
ASSOCIATES TRAINED AND THEIR
LEADERS TRAINED ON THESE REALLY
IMPORTANT IDENTIFICATION
COMPONENTS.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT DID NOT
START YESTERDAY WE HAVE BEEN IN
DIRECT PARTNERSHIP AND
ALIGNMENT FOR OVER A DECADE.
>>
>> WE FOCUS A LOT ON THE
MEDICAL INDUSTRY WOULD YOU SAY
THAT THE TEAM AND THE STAFF
HAVE BEEN TRAINED IN
IDENTIFYING THOSE THAT HAVE ARE
ARE CURRENTLY BEING VICTIMIZED.
>> THANK YOU.
AS I MENTIONED AT THE OUTSET WE
ARE INTERESTED IN FINDING
SOLUTIONS TO THE CHALLENGES AS
WE SPENT THE LAST 2 1/2 YEARS
IMPLEMENTING AND SEEING HOW
THAT WORKS IN TERMS OF THE
OPERATIONS.
WE HAVE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS
HERE.
I WILL PASS IT OVER TO
CATHERINE TO SPEAK TO MEDICAL
COVERAGE.
>> AS AN EMPLOYER IMPLEMENTING
THE MEDICAL PORTION COVERAGE I
THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE
LEARNED AS PART OF THAT
IMPLEMENTATION AND THE WAY THE
PAROLE PROCESS IMPLEMENTED THE
LAW THERE WAS AN UNFORTUNATE
CIRCUMSTANCE OF HAVING A CASH
INCENTIVE TO OPT OUT.
OUR EMPLOYERS WITHIN THE
ASSOCIATION OFFERING HIGH-
QUALITY COVERAGE IF SOMEBODY
WERE TO OPT OUT THESE WERE A
SIGNIFICANT PORTION OFTEN TIMES
PROVIDING THEM AS MUCH IF NOT
MORE OF NORMAL COMPENSATION FOR
THE CASH PAYOUT.
PART OF WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO
SEE IS IF AN EMPLOYEE IS
OFFERED THAT COVERAGE THAT
THERE IS NOT AN OPTION TO
DECLINE IT AND STILL BE
COMPENSATED.
WHETHER THEY ARE STILL COVERED
FOR THE PLAN.
WE HAD EMPLOYERS RECEIVE
COVERAGE ON THE MILITARY.
THEY DO HAVE MEDICAL COVERAGE.
>> I HAD A CHANCE TO HAVE A
HEALTHCARE BACKGROUND.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ARE
NOT WELL UNDERSTOOD THERE IS
NOT IN THEORY -- THERE IS NOT
SUPPOSED TO BE ACCORDING TO THE
LAW THERE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE
FIREWALLS.
ANY REQUIREMENT THAT THAT
EMPLOYEE VERIFY CITIZENSHIP AT
THE TIME OF OFFERING HEALTH
COVERAGE FOR I THINK IT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT. IT IS
DECLINED COVERAGE BECAUSE IT
MIGHT BE SUBJECT TO SOME OTHER
SCRUTINY WHETHER IT IS VERY
DOCUMENTED OR CITIZENS.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU HAVE
HEARD ANECDOTALLY.
SHOULDN'T FEAR SIGNING UP FOR
HEALTHCARE IF THAT IS A CONCERN
FOR
>> THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I
HAVE SPECIFICALLY HEARD I WILL
DEFER TO MY OTHER PEOPLE HERE.
THEY HAVE TO DECLARE
CITIZENSHIP STATUS AND IT IS
NOT A CONCERN THAT I HAVE HEARD
IN MY HOTELS.
>> I THINK IT HAS BEEN
INCREDIBLY WELL PERCEIVED SO IF
THEY HAVE A SUBSIDY COVERED IF
THERE IS A MINOR GAP OTHER THAN
THAT I HAVE NOT HEARD THAT.
>> ONE THING I WANTED TO ADD IS
INTIMATELY KNOWING THAT
CALCULATION AND HOW IT WORKS.
IT'S A COMPLICATED CALCULATION.
IT ALSO WANTS PEOPLE TO DECLARE
THEMSELVES AS SMOKERS.
IT PROVIDES GREATER
COMPENSATION IF YOU ARE A
SMOKER BECAUSE THE COST OF
COVERAGE IS MORE SUBSTANTIAL.
THERE ARE ALSO UNFORTUNATE SIDE
EFFECTS OF THE WAY THAT IT IS
CALCULATED IF YOU ARE A SMOKER.
>> THAT IS SOMETHING THAT GOT
HASHED OUT IN RULEMAKING. IT
WAS NOT PART OF THE INITIATIVE.
>> I BELIEVE THE INITIATIVE
REQUIRES IT TO BE REFLECTIVE OF
THE COST.
OF THE QUESTIONS ON THE
HEALTHCARE PEACE?
>> IT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE AS YOU
ALL KNOW TO HAVE HIGH-QUALITY
HEALTHCARE TO SOMETHING THAT
MATTERS A LOT.
TO DO ALL THE THINGS THAT THE
HIGH COST OF LIVING CITY
REQUIRES.
>> IF THERE ARE NO OTHER
QUESTIONS ON ROOM CLEANING WE
HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT EVERY
HOTEL IS OWNED DIFFERENT
>> UNDERSTANDING AND LOOKING AT
REGULATING ROOM CLEANING AND
HOW TO MAKE THAT CURRENT PROCESS
AND THINGS THAT WERE MAYBE NOT
CONSIDERED IN THAT INITIAL DRAFT
.
>> THE SQUARE FOOTAGE AT OUR
PROPERTY. HAS NOT CHANGED THE
NUMBER OF ROOMS. SOME OF THE
CHALLENGES THAT WE ARE FACING
IS SOME OF OUR ASSOCIATES TEAM
UP. IT IS NOT 200 FOR EACH BUT
IT IS REALLY LIMITED
AVAILABILITY TO WORK TOGETHER.
HAVING SOMEBODY INSIDE THE ROOM
WITH THEM.
>> COULD YOU JUST EXPLAIN THAT.
I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU
WERE SAYING.
YOU CAN HAVE ONE PERSON AND YOU
GET TWO PEOPLE.
>> IF ONE OF THE ROOMS IS 400
SQUARE FEET PRIOR TO THE
INITIATIVE IT WOULD HELP CLEAN
ROOMS.
WE WOULD HAVE ASSOCIATES WHICH
ARE PERFECTLY FINE AND THEY
WOULD HELP EACH OTHER CLEAN THE
ROOMS AND IN THE CURRENT STATE
THEY ARE UNABLE TO DO THAT
BECAUSE OF THE ASSOCIATES
CLEANING THE ROOM GOES TOWARD
400 SQUARE FEET PER ASSOCIATE.
THEY ARE UNABLE TO DO THAT.
THEY ARE ORDERED TO STAY WITHIN
THEIR SQUARE FOOTAGE.
>> I CAN MAYBE PUT THAT IN
DIFFERENT WORDS.
THE WAY THAT THE LAW IS WRITTEN
IT DEFINES WHAT YOU DO IF AN
EMPLOYEE CLEANS THE GUESTROOM
IF IT IS PART OF THE
CALCULATION AND THE MAXIMUM IS
5000 SQUARE FEET AND AN EIGHT
HOUR DAY.
IF THERE IS NO MECHANISM OF TWO
EMPLOYEES SO YOU WOULD BE
ALLOCATING THE WHOLE SQUARE
FOOTAGE OF THE ROOM TO EACH
EMPLOYEE THAT CLEANED IT RATHER
THAN SPLITTING IT.
>> I AM GOING TO ARGUE THAT
PEOPLE CAN CLEAN SOMETHING AND
MAKE A BETTER FAR FASTER THAN
ONE PERSON CAN SO WHAT WOULD
YOUR RECOMMENDATION BE.
>> I THINK THAT THERE IS A WAY
TO AMEND THE LANGUAGE IF THERE
IS A SERVICE BY MORE THAN ONE
EMPLOYEE.
>> DOES THE LANGUAGE NEED TO BE
CHANGED?
>> YES WE HAVE AN UNDERLYING
ORDINANCE.
>> AT OUR HOTEL SPECIFICALLY WE
WOULD ALLOW THEM TO LEAVE EARLY
IF THEY FINISHED THE BOARD IN
SIX OR SEVEN HOURS WE WOULD PAY
THEM FOR THE ENTIRE DAY BECAUSE
OF THEIR INSPECTIONS ARE GOOD
AND THEY ARE DOING A GREAT JOB
WHY NOT ALLOW THEM TO LEAVE
EARLY. WITH THE I 124 WE ARE
UNABLE TO DO THAT BECAUSE THEY
NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE
MEETING THOSE HOURS WITHIN THE
SQUARE FOOTAGE.
THEY ARE MAKING IT STRETCH FOR
THE ENTIRE DURATION OF THE
EIGHT HOURS.
>> WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU ALL
HAVE.
>> WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS FOR
ALL OF YOU.
>> WE HAVE BEEN PROVIDING THIS
FEEDBACK TO COUNSEL AND WE HAVE
MET WITH THE COUNCILMEMBER AND
I KNOW THAT THERE ARE A FEW
OFFICES WORKING RIGHT NOW AND
WE ARE REALLY HOPEFUL THAT
THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY NOT
ONLY FOR US TO PROVIDE THESE
SOLUTIONS BUT TO HAVE THESE
WRITTEN INTO ANY NEW
LEGISLATION.
>> IN THEIR HOTEL IF THEY GET
DONE FASTER THAN THE EIGHT HOURS
IF THE STANDARDS ARE MET THEY
GET PAID FOR THE FULL EIGHT
HOURS AND THEY CAN LEAVE.
THAT IS AN UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCE THAT IS CLEARLY THE
GOODWILL THAT YOU WERE WILLING
TO DO IS EXTINGUISH A LAW THAT
IS PASSED.
>> JUST TO ADD TO SOME OF THE
CONTEXT HERE WE WILL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE
CONVERSATIONS WITH HOTEL YEARS
AND LOOKING THROUGH VARIOUS
SECTIONS OF THE INITIATIVE.
WHAT WAS THE GOAL ARE WE ABLE TO
ACCOMPLISH THAT AND HOW DO WE
GET TO THAT.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I'M
GLAD THAT WE ARE ABLE TO BE AT
THE TABLE.
>> I ALSO APPRECIATE THE FACT
THAT YOU ARE HERE TALKING TO US
ABOUT IT IN A VERY COLLEGIAL WAY
TO YOU WITH THE CONCERNS ARE
AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO MOVE
FORWARD.
ARE YOU SEEING BEHAVIORS CHANGE?
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT
EMPLOYEES.
I AM TALKING ABOUT OUR GUESTS.
>> I'M NOT SURE THAT YOU CAN
REFER THAT BACK TO THE LAW. WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
EMPLOYEES ARE SAFE SO THAT THIS
BEHAVIOR WITH OUR GUESTS THAT
IS UNSAFE WE WOULD HAVE
ADDRESSED THIS BEFORE.
THIS LAW ADDRESSES THIS BUT WE
HAVE INCIDENTS OF GAS
MISBEHAVING AND WE HAVE ALWAYS
ADDRESSED IT.
WE HAVE PROCESSES IN PLACE TO
ADDRESS THE SAFETY OF OUR
COLLEAGUES.
WE HAVE NOT SEEN A CHANGE IN
BEHAVIOR.
>> A LOT OF OUR GUESTS ARE
INTERNATIONAL. THIS IS MAKING
THE BEHAVIOR BETTER OR WORSE.
WE DO HAVE SYSTEMS IN PLACE AND
TRAININGS IN PLACE IN ORDER TO
HANDLE MANY OF THOSE SITUATIONS.
>> PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THE LAW
IS NECESSARY IF YOU HAVE
SYSTEMS IN PLACE THAT YOU WERE
NOT ADDRESSING LET'S JUST SAY
THAT MISBEHAVING GUEST BEHAVIOR
THERE MUST BE OTHER PLACES THAT
DO NOT HAVE SYSTEMS IN PLACE
BECAUSE WE HEARD A LOT FROM
PEOPLE THAT WERE VULNERABLE.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING SYSTEMS IN
PLACE.
MAYBE THAT WILL BE THE HIGH
STANDARD WE ARE ASKING OTHERS
TO REACH AS WELL.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING.
THAT'S WHAT THE OBJECTIVE IS
FOR PEOPLE TO BE SAFE AND FEEL
SAFE AND THAT THE HOTEL IS FULL
AND THRIVING.
>> I WAS GOING TO ADD THAT
PANIC BUTTONS AS A COMPONENT OF
THE GREATER SAFETY.
I THINK WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE
INDUSTRY IN SEATTLE THAT
COMMITMENT TO SAFETY REALLY
HOLDS TRUE.
>> I APPRECIATE YOU LIFTING UP
THE STORIES BECAUSE WE HAVE
DEFINITELY HEARD STORIES IN
COMMUNITY SETTINGS AND ALSO AT
THE TABLE LAST MONTH SO THANK
YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THAT.
I DO THINK THAT THERE IS
SOMETHING INTERESTING. BEHAVIOR
MIGHT NOT HAVE CHANGED FROM THE
PERSPECTIVE OF THE OWNERS OF
THE HOTEL. THE INTERNATIONAL
GUESTS AND PEOPLE COMING FROM
OTHER STATES.
THERE IS A SENSE OF RELIEF THAT
THEY NOW KNOW THAT THEY CAN
COME TO YOU ALL AND SAY THIS
HAPPENED AND WE REALLY NEED
ACTION TO TAKE PLACE.
I DON'T PRETEND THAT THE
WORKFORCE. WE FEEL LIKE THERE
IS THREATS OF VIOLENCE AND HAVE
NOT HAD THE INCIDENT OF BEING
SEXUALLY HARASSED HERE AT CITY
HALL BUT WE ALSO HAVE PANIC
BUTTONS. WE WANT EVERYBODY TO
FEEL SAFE.
THEY NEED ADDITIONAL PROTOCOLS
AND I KNOW THAT THE BACKING IS
THERE IS REALLY GREAT.
WE HAVE OUR FRIENDS IN THE
SECURITY.
SO ONE TAKE ON THAT QUESTION IS
SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO TAKE
FORWARD KNOWING THAT THERE IS
THE SAFETY NET.
THEY HAVE A POLICY TO RELY ON.
DOING THE TRAININGS AND DOING
THE PANIC BUTTON IN PLACE AND
THAT YOU ARE DOING EVERYTHING
YOU CAN TO HELP YOUR STAFF FEEL
LIKE THEY HAVE THE PROTOCOLS
BUT THAT THEY CANNOT PROTECT
FROM INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR
FROM OTHERS AND MAY HAVE
SOMEBODY IN A POLICY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER DO YOU HAVE
THE FINAL QUESTION HERE FOR US.
>> FROM SOMEBODY WHO HAS BEEN
WORKING ON THIS SINCE THE
SPRING OF 2016 TO WHEN WE
ACTUALLY CRAFTED IT AND IT WAS
PASSED TO GET ON THE NOVEMBER
BALLOT JUST TO BE CANDID, THE
INTENT OF THE LAW WAS TO
PROTECT THE WORKERS.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE MAIN SAFETY
FEATURES.
LAW. SO WHERE ARE YOU OFFENDED
WHERE YOU FEEL LIKE IT IS NOT
WORKING FOR THE INDUSTRY. I CAN
UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE REGISTRY.
IT SOUNDS LIKE WE ARE IN
AGREEMENT. WITHOUT JUST BEATING
AROUND THE BUSH TELL ME WHAT IT
IS YOU THINK WE CAN MEET FROM
OUR DOCTOR WHO WAS JUST IN HERE
ABOUT CONFLICT WHERE WE CAN
INTERJECT GRACE AND HUMILITY
BECAUSE YOU WANT PATRONS AND
EMPLOYEES THAT ARE SAFE.
WITHOUT GOING AROUND AND AROUND.
I THINK WE ARE WASTING OUR TIME.
>> I WILL SAY THAT WE AGREE
WITH THE INTENT FOR A SAFE AND
HEALTHY WORKPLACE.
WE LAID OUT SOME CHALLENGES AND
ALSO PUT OUT OPPORTUNITIES TO
TWEAK THINGS TO MAKE THEM MAKE
MORE SENSE OPERATIONALLY.
AND INTERESTED IN WORKING THAT
IS NOT VIOLATING DUE PROCESS
AND ALSO CONTINUING TO ENSURE
THAT EMPLOYEES FEEL SAFE.
I THINK THERE ARE SOME
CHALLENGES AND THERE'S AN
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE TO MAKE
THINGS MAKE MORE SENSE
OPERATIONALLY.
>> IF HE FELT THAT YOU HAD THEM
PUT BACK IN SPRING 2016 WHAT
WOULD YOU HAVE HAD INPUT IN. I
DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU ON THE
SPOT.
WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS
FOR OVER THREE YEARS NOW.
JUST ONE EXAMPLE WHERE IF THERE
WERE MORE INDUSTRY INPUT THAT
YOU COULD HAVE HELPED US CRAFT
THIS SO IT WITHSTOOD LEGAL
SCRUTINY.
>> I WAS NOT HERE IN 2016.
SO I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH WE CAN
DIVE INTO THAT.
>> WHEN WE LOOK AT THE
OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE.
>> WE HAVE GONE THROUGH
CERTAINLY WITH COUNCILMEMBER
MUSCULAR AND HER STAFF AND
THINGS THAT ARE NOT CONSIDERED
AND JUST MAKE THE ENTIRE PIECE
WORK BETTER.
>> WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT IS
THERE IS NOT A WHOLESALE SPACE.
THERE ISN'T THIS INSIGNIFICANT
DELTA.
THIS IS THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME
THAT YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT
IT.
WHEN IT FIRST COMES OUT YOU
WERE LIKE WE JUST DON'T LIKE
THIS.
ONCE YOU PUT IT IN PLACE AND
LOOK AT IT AND OPERATIONALIZE IT
THERE'S ACCEPTANCE AND BETTER
PRACTICES AND BEST PRACTICS.
THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS WE WERE
LIKE OKAY.
HOW WOULD WE LOOK AT IT
DIFFERENTLY.
PERHAPS THE SQUARE FOOTAGE IS
NOT AN ADEQUATE WAY TO LOOK AT
IT.
I THINK THERE IS A LITTLE BIT
MORE CONVERSATION AND I THINK
WE HAVE SHOWN GENUINE INTEREST
AND CONCERN AND TAKING YOUR
TIME AND MET WITH YOU TO SPEAK
DIRECTLY ABOUT THE AREAS THAT
WE THINK ARE NUANCED AND NEED A
LITTLE BIT GREATER
CLARIFICATION.
WE NEED SUPPORT TO ADMINISTER
COLLECTIVELY AND FAIRLY AT
EVERY SINGLE PROPERTY.
NOT JUST AT THE PEOPLE AROUND
THE TABLE BUT MAKING SURE THEY
ARE EASY TO ADMINISTER.
>> I KNOW THAT WE WERE VERY
ENGAGED THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE
PROCESS.
>> I JUST WANT TO ADD TO GO
BACK TO THE ORIGINAL QUESTION
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE
DISCUSSED AT LENGTH THAT HAS
BEEN AN ONGOING CONVERSATION IS
IF YOU LOOK AT THE CLEANING
SECTION SPECIFICALLY IT HAS
TAKEN A VERY GENERAL STANDARD
WITH THE HOTEL'S OF DIFFERENT
SIZES AND SERVICE AND PARAMETERS
AND IT IS A VERY COMPLICATED
THING TO APPLY VERY SIMPLY.
IT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY
SIMPLIFIED FOR GOOD REASON.
5000 MAYBE AN AGREEABLE SQUARE
FOOTAGE BUT WHAT THAT LOOKS
LIKE FOR EACH OF US AND. METAL
HOTELS PROVIDE REFRESH.
IT IS A GIANT RANGE OF
DIFFERENT LEVELS TRYING TO WORK
INTO THIS NARROW DEFINITION.
THAT IS THE GOAL OF TODAY
MOVING FORWARD IS COLLECTIVELY
TALKING WITH NOT ONLY EMPLOYERS
AND EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE ACTUALLY
LIVED THROUGH THE PROCESS IN
THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. WHAT
HAVE YOU LIKED AND WHAT HAVE
YOU NOT LIKED.
WE HAVE ALL HEARD THINGS THAT
THEY ARE IN FAVOR MUCH LIKE
THINGS THAT WE SHARE THE
EXAMPLES.
>> I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TO BE
CAREFUL BECAUSE THIS IS STILL
PENDING AND THERE ARE LEGAL
PURPOSES.
SO UNTIL WE CAN DRILL DOWN WITH
SOME SPECIFICS THAT DOES NOT
WORK IN THE INDUSTRY OR YOU
FEEL LIKE YOU WERE NOT HEARD I
FEEL LIKE WE ARE GOING AROUND
IN CIRCLES.
THE SECOND PIECE IS WE PASS
THIS LEGISLATION WITH THE
LETTER OF INTENT. WE WOULD BE
ERRING ON THE SIDE OF THAT WITH
UNDERSTANDING. JUST BEFORE
SOCIETY AS A WHOLE SO THEY CAN
BE SAFE.
I WOULD BE INTERESTED IF YOU
COULD GIVE US SOMETHING IN
WRITING. I KNOW THAT YOUR
LAWYERS. IT WOULD GIVE ME SOME
IDEA I THINK WE ARE JUST GOING
AROUND AND AROUND WITHOUT
ACTUALLY SEEING WHAT WE HAVE.
I WOULD PROBABLY AGREE WITH YOU
AND THAT ONE.
I THINK WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
MORE THAN TWEAKING.
IF YOU ARE TELLING ME TODAY
THAT YOU ARE ON BOARD THAT
THERE SHOULD BE A LAW BUT IF WE
KNOW WHAT THE END GOAL IS WHERE
PEOPLE CAN COME TO THE HOTEL'S.
THAT IS WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
>> WE ARE VERY COMMITTED TO
MAKING SURE THAT OUR FEEDBACK
AND IT MIGHT NOT WORK THE WAY
THAT THEY ARE FRAMED.
WE HAVE SHARED THINGS AROUND
MEDICAL ACCESS
>> I AM GOING TO SAY THANK YOU.
I'M GOING TO SAY THANK YOU BOTH
FOR YOUR HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
AND ALSO FOR THE FEEDBACK THAT
YOU PROVIDED US TODAY.
WE WILL BE LOOKING AT ADDING TO
OUR CALENDAR SO BE ON THE
LOOKOUT FOR THAT AND IN THE
MEANTIME THANK YOU FOR ALL OF
YOUR FEEDBACK AND INPUT.
I KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE
MATERIALS COMING.
WE APPRECIATE YOU SHARING YOUR
PERSPECTIVE AND ALL THAT YOU
HAVE IMPLEMENTED.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE PANIC
BUTTONS IN OLYMPIA.
└> WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR LAST
ITEM OF BUSINESS.
I WILL READ THEIR NAMES IN.
EMILY ALVARADO AND MARK MAX
JACOBS AND EMILY MEYERS AND
BRETT D
IF YOU CAN JOIN US AT THE TABLE
AND WE WILL DO FORMAL
INTRODUCTIONS OF THE SECOND.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYBODY
FOR BEING HERE AND AS WE GET
READY TO DO INTRODUCTIONS. IF I
DID NOT CALL YOUR NAME WE
SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY
GETS ON THE RECORD HERE. WHY
DON'T YOU START WITH
INTRODUCTIONS.
>> WE HAVE CAPSULES CENTRAL
STAFF.
>> MIKE TULEE SMALL TRIBES
ASSOCIATION.
>> FRED PODESTA SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
>> MAX JACOBS.
>> EMILY MEYERS.
>> BRETT D
>> ROBERT VAN TASSELL CATHOLIC
COMMUNITY SERVICES.
>> EXCELLENT.
WE ARE SO EXCITED THAT YOU ARE
ONLY HERE TODAY AND THIS IS A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US.
WE HAVE ONLY BEEN HERE FOR A
YEAR AND A HALF I CANNOT EVEN
IMAGINE YOUR ANTICIPATION FOR
THIS CONVERSATION.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US
TO CREATE A VARIETY OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS AND
SERVICES FOR OUR NEIGHBORS.
ALONG WITH AMPLE PUBLIC SPACE
AND RECREATION AREAS AND THEY
OBTAINED MUCH OF THE LAND.
WE SPOKE TO VARIOUS ASPECTS OF
THE PLAN FOR QUITE A WHILE.
AND OPEN SPACE FOR THE PUBLIC.
THIS IS 15 YEARS.
I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
EMILY ALVARADO FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING WILL GIVE
US A HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE
LEGISLATION AND A PREVIEW OF
WHAT IS TO COME.
SHE GAVE A PREVIOUS ITERATION
OF THIS ON THE APRIL 18 MEETING.
TODAY WE WILL GO DEEPER INTO
THAT. WE ARE VERY EXCITED THAT
MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN INVOLVED
IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PLAN.
MAKING SURE THIS COMES INTO
FRUITION.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO REVIEW THE
LOCAL REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY'S
APPLICATION TO THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT FOR THE REUSE OF THE
DECOMMISSIONED ARMY BASE.
THE APPLICATION INCLUDES THE
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND HOMELESS
SUBMISSION. BOTH DOCUMENTS ARE
AVAILABLE ON THE CITY COUNCIL
HOUSING WEBSITES.
WE WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT ON
WHERE FOLKS CAN FIND IT.
AS WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY HEARD THE
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN BUILDS OFF
THE 2008 SUBMISSION THAT WAS
PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED BY AND
APPROVED BY.
HARD.
NOW THE CITY IS UPDATING THE
PLAN AND THE HOMELESSNESS
ASSISTANT SUBMISSION SO WE ARE
REFLECTING CURRENT CONDITIONS.
WITHOUT I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
TRACY AND EMILY TO DO AN
OVERVIEW AND KICK US OFF HERE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE REALLY
GOOD DESCRIPTION. WHEN WE TALK
ABOUT THE FORT LAWTON WORK
THERE IS A BROAD LEGISLATIVE
PACKAGE THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE
BODY OF WORK.
THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN SITUATION
. THOSE DOCUMENTS IF APPROVED
BY COUNCIL COMPRISED THE LOCAL
REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY'S
APPLICATION THAT WE WILL SUBMIT
TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
MAINLY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
THE SECOND KEY TO THIS PACKAGE
WITH THE RESULT LEGISLATION.
WITH OUR PARTNERS FROM SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS THE PARTNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITY WITH THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
>> NOT REALLY PART OF THE SHOW
TODAY.
>> YOU ARE ALWAYS PART OF THE
SHOW.
>> WITHIN THE LEGISLATIVE
PACKAGE AS A RESULT BILL. WE
LOOK AT THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
REDEVELOPMENT.
SO THE COUNCIL IS THE MULTI
FAMILY ZONE AT THE TOWN HOUSES.
IT IS SIMILAR TO THE SINGLE-
FAMILY ZONING.
SO THAT IS NOT WHAT YOU WILL BE
HEARING ABOUT PRIMARILY BUT
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE 21st ONE
OF THE REASONS IS TO HEAR
TESTIMONY.
>> AS YOU CAN OBVIOUSLY TELL
THE ORGANIZATIONS AND
INDIVIDUALS HELP TO CARRY OUT
MANY OF THE COMPONENTS OF THIS
PLAN.
MANY OF THESE PARTNERS WERE
IDENTIFIED AS EARLY AS 2006 OR
SEVEN. I WILL WALK THROUGH
THOSE RESPONSES.
THEY WILL BE DISCUSSING
THEMSELVES AND THEIR
ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTH. I HAVE
TALKED ABOUT AT A HIGH LEVEL.
THERE IS A PUBLICLY OWNED PIECE
OF PROPERTY AND CREATING THIS
FITS IN THIS VISION INTO THE
FRAMEWORK THAT IS ESTABLISHED
BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
>> I'M SORRY THAT I WILL STOP
THE SENTENCE BY SAYING MORE
THAN FOUR DECADES THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HAS CLOSED
SO THEY ENACTED THE McKINNEY
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT.
THEY SAID THAT SERVING THE
HOMELESS IS THE FIRST PRIORITY.
WE HAVE MOVED FORWARD SINCE
THEN IN 1994.
THERE WAS A NEW ACT PASSED THE
BASE CLOSURE HOMELESSNESS
ASSISTANCE ACT. AND BASE REUSE
AND TO MEET ALSO THE NATIONAL
PRIORITY TO ASSIST HOMELESS
INDIVIDUALS.
SUCH A PLACE THAT
RESPONSIBILITY ON THEIR WHICH
IN THIS CASE IS THE CITY OF
SEATTLE TO REALLY BALANCE THE
NEEDS TO THE HOMELESS ASSISTANCE
. GIVEN THAT FEDERAL FRAMEWORK
I THOUGHT IT WAS ESSENTIAL SO
THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD AND
SEEK YOUR REVIEW AND APPROVAL
OF WHAT IS REALLY A BALANCED
PLAN TO SERVE HOMELESS
INDIVIDUALS. WE ARE ADDING THE
EXPANSION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
WE RECEIVED FIVE NOTICES OF
INTEREST. WITH THE SEATTLE
HOUSING AUTHORITY. I BRING THIS
UP IN PART BECAUSE MANY OF THE
NAMES OF THE ORGANIZATIONS ARE
THE EXACT ORGANIZATIONS THAT
ARE SITTING WITH US THESE MANY
YEARS LATER.
WE ALSO TAKE THE COMPONENTS
WHERE THEY ARE REFLECTING THE
STRENGTH OF THE ORGANIZATION
AND THE VISION OF THE PUBLIC
CITY AND COMBINE THEM AS THEY
ARE REFLECTED IN THE PLAN.
AS WE HAVE HAD OVER A DECADE OF
PUBLIC COMMENT I WILL REFLECT
VERY BRIEFLY ON SOME OF THE
COMMENTS WE HAVE HEARD AND TELL
YOU THE INSTANCING WE WERE ABLE
TO ADD THAT COMMENT.
WE HAVE A RANGE OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING ON THE SITES.
PEOPLE OF ALL INCOMES WANT TO
HAVE THEIR CHILDREN LIVE IN
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE SAFE AS WE
BRING. SECOND WE HAVE BEEN
ASKED TO FIND AND I WOULD SAY
AS I HAVE SAID PREVIOUSLY THE
ASSESSMENT FOR FAIR HOUSING TO A
APPROACH THAT WE NEED A LOT OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND WE
CANNOT JUST PURSUE ONE SITE.
THIS IS NOT AN EVEN/OR.
WE CAN BOTH HAVE HOUSING AT THE
SITE AND CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES.
WE HAVE COMMENTS ABOUT NOT
WANTING TO ALLOW HOUSING FOR
PEOPLE WITH ADDICTION AND
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES.
AS WE TALK LATER A PORTION OF
THIS PLAN IS THE HOMELESS
ASSISTANCE SUBMISSION THAT
ASKED US TO LOOK AT THIS PLANS
CONSISTENCY WITH THE ADOPTED
CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR THE
REGION.
THE CONTINUUM OF CARE
PRIORITIZES HOUSING FIRST AS A
VISION FOR SERVING HOMELESS
PEOPLE AND THAT IS ABOUT
PROVIDING THE HOUSING AND
PROVIDING THE SERVICES THAT
PEOPLE NEED AND I KNOW CATHOLIC
COMMUNITY SERVICES CAN TALK
MORE ABOUT THAT.
WE HAD COMMENTS TO BUILD EVEN
MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT WE
HAVE PROPOSED AT THIS SITE.
THERE IS CERTAINLY A NEED FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACROSS THE
CITY.
WE THINK THIS IS A BALANCED
APPROACH THAT WE HAVE PROPOSED
HERE.
WE HAD COMMENT ABOUT BUILDING A
SCHOOL AT THIS SITE AND BECAUSE
OF AN OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF
COMMENTS ON THAT ISSUE WE DID
INCORPORATE THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TO ACQUIRE A PORTION OF THIS
SITE FOR MULTI-PUBLIC FIELDS.
WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO
INCORPORATE A PORTION OF
SEVERAL ACRES THAT WOULD BE
INCORPORATED INTO DISCOVERY
PARK.
WE WERE ASKED TO MINIMIZE THE
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE THROUGHOUT
THE SITE AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT
HOW THERE ARE ADDITIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES PARTICULARLY AT
THAT BUILDING TO CONSIDER WAYS
TO RIGHT SIZE THE AMOUNT OF
IMPERVIOUS SERVICE THAT IS
THERE.
WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO PROTECT
THE BLUE HERON HABITAT AND I
WOULD SAY THAT THE PLAN DOES
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A
WILDLIFE ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSERVATION AREA THAT HAS
MAPPED BY THIS CITY WHICH
INCLUDES THE BLUE MOUNTAIN AREA.
THAT COMES WITH THAT TYPE OF
PROTECTION AT ALL FUTURE
DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED
CONSTRUCTION ON THE SITE WILL
BE SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE STATE
AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS.
FINALLY THERE'S CONSISTENT
PUBLIC COMMENT. THEY POINT OUT
THAT IT IS REALLY SUBJECTIVE
AND INDIVIDUALIZED ASSESSMENT
OF WHAT CONSTITUTES
NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER BUT TO
THE EXTENT THAT THAT COMMENT IS
REALLY ABOUT CREATING HIGH-
QUALITY HOUSING OR LANDSCAPING
WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE
NEIGHBORHOOD THE PLAN REFLECTS
BOTH OF THOSE OUTCOMES.
>> I WILL ASK THAT MAYBE
RETURNED TO SOME COMMUNITY
PARTNERS AT THE TABLE.
WE HAVE SOME GREAT SLIDES HERE
FOR BACKGROUND AND REFERENCE ON
RENTAL OPTIONS AND OWNERSHIP
OPTIONS AND PARKS RELATED TO
USES AN ACTIVE OPEN SPACES ETC.
BUT IF WE MY TURN TO EACH OF
OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS
>> I WILL TURN OVER THE
MICROPHONE.
THE FIRST PORTION OF THE PLAN
IS REALLY ABOUT CREATING 85
UNITS OF PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING.
WE ARE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE
COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND CATHOLIC
HOUSING SERVICES AND UNITED
INDIANS OF ALL TRIBES WHO WOULD
LEAD IN THE WORK OF PROVIDING
THIS PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING THAT WOULD BE AT A NO-
COST CONVEYANCE TO THE CITY
WITH A LONG-TERM LEASE TO THESE
ENTITIES TO BUILD A THREE-STORY
APARTMENT WITH ON-SITE SERVICES
IN THE FORM OF PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING DESIGNED TO
MEET THE POPULATION.
>> OKAY I WILL GO AHEAD AND
START.
I AM ROUGH AND TOTAL WITH
CATHOLIC HOUSING SERVICES.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TO
TALK ABOUT WHO WE ARE AND WHAT
WE DO.
WE HAVE BEEN GOING ABOUT THIS.
I TELL PEOPLE BEFORE THERE WAS
A STATE OF WASHINGTON AND THE
CITY OF SEATTLE THERE WERE NUNS
HERE WORKING WITH THE NATIVE
COMMUNITY AND OTHERS GOING
ABOUT DOING THIS AND TAKING
CARE OF FOLKS.
THIS IS WHO WE ARE AND THIS IS
WHAT WE DO.
WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY NINE
DIFFERENT PROPERTIES AND
SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR TO THIS
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
WE HAVE BEEN DOING IT FOR ABOUT
40 YEARS THROUGHOUT WESTERN
WASHINGTON WE HAVE ABOUT 2500
UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
THAT WE OPERATE.
WE DECIDED TO GO TO THIS WITH
THE REQUIREMENT THAT WE WORK
WITH THE NATIVE COMMUNITY.
THEY HAD THE TRIBES FOUNDATION
WITH THE SERVICES COMMISSION.
WE FEEL THAT IT IS REALLY
CRITICAL.
WE DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH
THIS WITHOUT THAT PARTNERSHIP.
WE KNOW ABOUT THAT KIND OF
RELATIONSHIP THAT HAPPENS WHEN
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH GETS
INVOLVED WITH THE STATE AND THE
NATIVE COMMUNITIES IT DOES NOT
ALWAYS COME OUT WELL.
THAT IS WHY THIS IS REALLY AN
IMPORTANT THING FOR US TO
REALLY COME HERE AND DO IT BUT
TO REALLY PARTNER WITH THEM.
THE OPPORTUNITY HERE IS TO
CREATE WEALTH WITHIN THE
COMMUNITY AS WELL AS SHARE WITH
THEM OUR PROCESSES ABOUT THAT.
WE ARE WORKING ON A MEMO OF
UNDERSTANDING RIGHT NOW.
SO MAYBE NOW MIKE OR JODY OR
BOTH CAN GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
AS YOU KNOW THERE HAS BEEN A
HISTORY THAT HAS BEEN VERY
CONDUCIVE TO THE NATIVE
EXISTENCE IN THIS AREA.
IN 1865 THE NATIVES WERE PUSHED
OUT OF THE AREA AND THE
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE YOU CAN FAST
FORWARD TO 1970 THE TAKEOVER
KIND OF THE BEGINNING OF THAT
PROCESS BUT THAT BEING SAID
THEY HAVE STILL STRUGGLED
PROFUSELY IN THE CITY.
WE ARE DOING OUR PART TO TRY TO
HELP THAT PROCESS ALONG. THEY
ARE STRUGGLING PROFUSELY EVEN
THREE YEARS AGO THE ALMOST
CLOSED I WAS HIRED ABOUT 26
MONTHS AGO.
WE WERE DOWN TO 45 EMPLOYEES
WHEN WE FIRST GOT HERE.
NOW WE HAD UP TO 78 FULL AND
PART-TIME.
WE ARE DOWN TO TWO STRUCTURES
AND NOW WE ARE UP TO FOUR.
WE JUST FOUND OUT YESTERDAY WE
GAINED FUNDING FROM THE STATE
TO FINALIZE THE TROUBLED CANOE
PROJECT OUT OF SOUTH LAKE UNION.
WE WILL BE DEVISING
INFRASTRUCTURE DOWN THERE AND
TAKE OVER A BUILDING AT
COLUMBIA CITY.
SO NOW WE ARE GROWING
NUMERICALLY AND ALSO STARTING
TO PROVIDE STRONGER SERVICES.
THAT BEING SAID WE ARE
DETERMINED TO MAKE SURE ALL OF
OUR OBLIGATIONS ARE MET.
WE ARE VERY DETERMINED.
WE ARE HIRING HIGHLY SKILLED
PEOPLE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
JUST TAKING ATTENTION TOWARD US.
WE ARE ON BOARD. THEY ARE
EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY
OF FINALIZING IT WITH THE
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES.
MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS
ACCOMPLISHED. WRAPAROUND
SERVICES AND THE PHYSICAL
MAINTENANCE OF IT AND SECURITY
AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING.
AS SOON AS THE CONDITION OF TAX
CREDITS IS ACCOMPLISHED WE ARE
MORE THAN GLAD TO TAKE OVER
FULL OWNERSHIP OF THE SYSTEM.
>> GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU
FOR THE TIME AND OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK WITH THE.
I HAVE BEEN ON STAFF WITH THE
COMMISSION FOR ABOUT A YEAR.
IT HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE THE
70s SO I THINK TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT HOW TO BE SUPPORT TO OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSET
ACQUISITION AND BEING A
RESOURCE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT
IS MEANINGFUL.
I HAVE BEEN CONSULTING WITH ROB
AND HIS TEAM WITH COLLEEN AND
HER EFFORTS AND IT IS A
CRITICAL TIME FOR NATIVE
ORGANIZATIONS WITH A LOT OF
UNMET NEED AND TRYING TO KEEP
THIS MOVING FORWARD.
>> I WOULD SAY FROM A TECHNICAL
PERSPECTIVE THE PORTION OF THE
ARRANGEMENT OF HOW THESE GROUPS
WORK TOGETHER IS INCLUDED AS
PART OF THE LEGALLY BINDING
AGREEMENT THAT IS INCLUDED IN
THE THE APPENDIX TO THE
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN.
>> I WILL ALSO ASK EMILY WHO IS
HERE WITH US TO SPEAK ABOUT THE
SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> YOU CAN ADJUST THIS IF YOU
NEED TO.
>> SO GOOD MORNING I SUPERVISE
THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS
IN SEATTLE THAT ARE SERVING
HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS.
WE HAVE SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR
PROJECTS WHERE WE WORK WITH
HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WERE
COMING TO US PRIORITIZE THROUGH
THE COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM
WHO HAVE SIGNIFICANT MENTAL
HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
AND AGING NEEDS.
WE BRING PEOPLE ON SITE AND
WELCOME WHERE WE ARE. HOUSING
FIRST IS A PRIORITY OF THE
COMMUNITY AND ALSO OF HUD.
WE ARE USED TO MEETING PEOPLE
WHO HAVE BEEN HOMELESS AND
OUTSIDE FOR A LONG TIME AND
WELCOMING THEM IN AND BUILDING
RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE.
WE KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF
COMMUNITY AND MEETING PEOPLE
WHERE THEY ARE AND LEARNING
PEOPLE'S NAMES AND HEARING
THEIR STORIES AND BUILDING
RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE AND
WE KNOW THAT THAT CAN HAVE AN
IMPACT ON PEOPLE'S LIVES.
AS WE START TO TALK TO PEOPLE
ABOUT WHAT OTHER GOALS AND WHAT
DOES IT MEAN TO BE A PART OF
THE COMMUNITY AND THE BUILDING.
WE HAVE OTHER BUILDINGS IN THE
CITY WHERE RESIDENTS HAVE
EVENTUALLY GOTTEN REALLY
INVOLVED.
IN NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS AND
CLEANUP EFFORTS AND DIFFERENT
NEIGHBORHOOD ACCUSE THE FELL
STREET PARK WE HAVE A NUMBER OF
BUILDINGS THERE WERE WE HAVE
RESIDENTS THAT ARE ACTIVE AND
PARTICIPATING IN THE IF IT'S
THERE.
WE HAVE A BUILDING IN NORTH
FREMONT WHERE WE ALSO HAVE
RESIDENTS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN
HELPING WITH DIFFERENT CLEANUP
EFFORTS AND BARBECUES AND
CONCERTS AND ALL OF THAT THAT
COMES WITH TIME BUT WE ARE
REALLY IN IT AND WE HAVE BEEN
DOING IT FOR A LONG TIME.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO BUILDING
THAT COMMUNITY WITHIN THE
BUILDINGS WITHIN OUR NEIGHBORS
OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDINGS.
WE WANT TO BE A GOOD PARTNER
AND WHATEVER NEIGHBORHOOD WE
ARE IN SO THAT OUR RESIDENTS
FEEL WELCOMED AND ARE ALSO
FEELING LIKE THEY ARE A PART OF
THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL.
WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE GO THROUGH
UPS AND DOWNS IN HOUSING AND
ALL OF US GO THROUGH UPS AND
DOWNS IN OUR LIVES AND PEOPLE
IN OUR BUILDINGS ARE JUST LIKE
US IN THAT WAY SO WE ARE
COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING AND FOR
HIGHS AND LOWS THAT IS OUR
PRIMARY GOAL.
>> THERE HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT
QUESTIONS THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS
TO WHICH THERE ARE AVAILABLE
SERVICES. YOU HEARD EMILY SAY
THAT PART OF IT TO SUPPORT THAT
POPULATION.
>> WE HAVE MULTIPLE CASE
MANAGERS ON SITE WHO ARE
AVAILABLE TO CONNECT PEOPLE
WITH NEEDED MEDICAL OR
BEHAVIORAL SERVICES GENERALLY
THEY HAVE A VAN FOR
TRANSPORTATION SO WE CAN HELP
PEOPLE GET TO MEDICAL
APPOINTMENTS OR THE SHOPPING
AND HAVING SOMEBODY ON SITE WHO
IS AVAILABLE IF SOMEBODY IS
HAVING WHATEVER TYPE OF
SITUATION THAT ARRIVES.
>> ANOTHER PIECE OF MORE
TECHNICAL DETAIL BEFORE WE HEAR
FROM OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS IS
THE THRUST OF THE ARRANGEMENT
THAT YOU JUST HEARD DISCUSSED
IS THE PORTION OF THE PLAN THAT
IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE OUTLINE
OF THE HOMELESS ASSISTANT
SUBMISSION AND THIS IS THE KEY
PIECE THAT MAKES UP THE
APPLICATION TO THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.
IT IS LARGELY SIMILAR WITH A
FEW NOTABLE CHANGES THAT I
WANTED TO FLAG FOR YOU ALL IT
IS ABOUT HOMELESSNESS IN
SEATTLE BASED ON CURRENT
CONDITIONS AND BASED ON
INFORMATION. WE INCLUDED
UPDATED INFORMATION TO REFLECT
THE FACT THAT THIS NEW PLAN
TRANSITIONS ALL OF THE HOMELESS
úHOUSING TO BE 85 UNITS THAT AR
DESIGNATED FOR SENIORS.
THE OLD PLAN HAD A COMPONENT
WHICH WAS SERVING HOMELESS
FAMILIES.
THERE IS ALSO INFORMATION THAT
ADDRESS GAPS IN THE CONTINUUM
OF CARE.
THAT EMPHASIZES PROVIDING
HOUSING AND PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. THEY WILL
SEE THAT ASSESSMENT FOR THE NEED
FOR HOUSING WHICH OF COURSE
PALES IN COMPARISON TO WHAT THE
ACTUAL NEED IS.
THAT WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED BY
CATHOLIC HOUSING SERVICES.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S
SOMETHING ADDITIONAL THAT YOU
WANT TO SAY.
I THINK THE POWERPOINT SPEAKS
TO IT.
VERY SIMILAR TO HOUSING WE
OPERATE IN OTHER SPACES
THROUGHOUT SEATTLE AND WESTERN
WASHINGTON.
>> THESE ARE FAMILIES WHO HAVE
LEASES AND WHO ARE LONG-TERM
TENANTS OF THE BUILDING.
THIS PROPERTY JUST NOTICEABLY
AS PART OF THE CONVEYANCE THIS
WOULD BE A NEGOTIATED SALE.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS NOT
IDENTIFIED BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT HAS NO COST SO WE
WOULD HAVE A NEGOTIATED SALE.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO
REPRESENT A BALANCE OF INCOMES
AND PRIORITIES.
>> WITH WHO ARE YOU NEGOTIATING
THIS?
>> WANTS TO PARKS AND SCHOOLS.
THE OTHER PORTION OF THIS PLAN
IS AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP.
THIS PIECE HAS BEEN SCALED UP
GOING FROM FOUR OR FIVE
AFFORDABLE HOMES WHICH WAS A 53
BEDROOM HOUSES WE WOULD BE
ARGUING FOR A NO-COST
CONVEYANCE.
BASED ON THE NEEDS AND
CONSTRUCTION COSTS. ANOTHER
IDENTIFIED PARTNER AS JOINING
US AS HAVING DELIVERED THIS
PIECE.
>> THE SEATTLE KING COUNTY IS
ONE OF THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
INTERNATIONAL WITH A COMMON
GOAL TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO
FAMILIES EARNING LESS THAN 80%
OF THEIR MEDIAN INCOME.
AS I MENTIONED WE PROPOSE TO
BUILD AROUND 53 BEDROOM -- 50,
THREE BEDROOM TOWNHOMES.
THEY WILL BE SOLD TO FAMILIES
OF ARCH TO SIX PEOPLE.
IT IS CERTIFIED ENERGY-
EFFICIENT BY A THIRD PARTY TO
KEEP LONG-TERM COST OF
OWNERSHIP DOWN.
IT ESTABLISHES A HOMEOWNERS
ASSOCIATION THAT WILL BE
KEEPING THE MAINTENANCE OF THE
BUILDINGS.
WE HAVE HAD A PRESENCE IN KING
COUNTY FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS.
WITHOUT MORE THAN 300 COMES
ACROSS COUNTY AND REPAIRED AND
REHABBED MORE.
THE HABITAT BUYERS. THEY MUST
HAVE MINIMUM CREDIT
REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY FOR THE
MORTGAGE.
UNDER THAT MODEL FUTURE BUYERS
PERFORM A MINIMUM OF 250 HOURS
OF SWEAT EQUITY.
A LARGE PORTION OF THAT IS
SPENT MEETING THE EDUCATION
REQUIREMENTS.
THIS INCLUDES FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT AND HOME MAINTENANCE
AND MORTGAGE DOCUMENT REVIEW
AND THE ASSOCIATIONS.
ALL OF THE HABITAT HOMES ARE
PART OF THE LAND TRUST PROGRAM
SO THEY WILL NEVER BE SOLD ON
THE MARKET.
THIS ENSURES THAT WHEN IT IS
SOLD TO THE NEXT BUYER THEY CAN
AFFORD IT.
THE PROGRAM REQUIRES HABITAT TO
QUALIFY ANY FUTURE BUYERS TO
MAKE SURE THEY ARE IN NEED OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
ALL HOMES REQUIRED TO BE THE
PERMANENT RESIDENCE OF THE OWNER
WHICH WE VERIFY ANNUALLY.
>> AMAZING.
OTHER HLA FEES INVOLVED?
>> THEY ARE INCLUDED.
>> NOW I WILL TURN TO ROUGHLY
60% OF THE ACREAGE WHICH WILL
BE DEDICATED TO PARK RELATED
USES.
>> THANK YOU FOR KICKING OFF
THE MEETING.
IT IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY
BECAUSE IT TRULY IS.
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT IS THRILLED
. WHAT WE ARE GETTING IS
APPROXIMATELY 13 ACRES OF
PARKLAND. WE ARE EXPANDING THE
REGIONAL PART OF THE PARKING
ALSO HAVING A REALLY GREAT CO-
LOCATION WITH THE FACILITIES.
WE ARE THRILLED TO BE PART OF
THIS EFFORT AND THE 13 ACRES
HAVE AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SLIDE
IT IS PASSIVE RECREATION.
IT'S A COMBINATION OF EXISTING
OPEN FIELDS AND ALSO NATURAL
AREAS AND PORTIONS THAT WILL BE
INCORPORATED INTO THE PARK.
WE ARE THRILLED ABOUT THE BASIC
IDEA OF THE PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PARK THAT
WILL BE PART OF A FUTURE
EFFORT.
>> DO YOU MIND USING THE
MICROPHONE?
>> I LOVE THAT.
IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE WE ARE
PRESERVING LAND THAT IS ALREADY
THERE THAT WAS THE ARMIES SO
WHEN PEOPLE SAY WE WANT MORE
ACRES OF PARK IT IS THERE.
I KNOW THAT WE WILL HEAR FROM
MR. PODESTA ABOUT THE ATHLETIC
FIELDS HERE IN A MOMENT BUT
THAT IS 13 ACRES SO THAT WILL
BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY THAT
WE WILL PRESERVE.
>> EXACTLY.
THANK YOU.
COUNCILWOMAN BAGSHAW.
>> IT IS MADAM BAGSHAW NOW.
>> ACCORDING TO HAVE A LOCAL
CITY WE HAVE TO HAVE ADDITIONAL
OPEN SPACE.
THIS IS A ONCE IN A YEAR AND A
CAREER OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE 13
ACRES OF LAND THAT ARE EXISTING.
TO BRING IT INTO PERMANENT
RECREATION USE.
ANOTHER OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COULD
HAVE SOLD IT AND THEY COULD
HAVE DEVELOPED IT.
THIS COMES AT NO COST WHICH IS
KIND OF AMAZING.
>> DOES THE CHAIR OF THE PARKS
HAVE ANYTHING.
>> ONE THING I WANT TO FLY
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE BOTH
PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND PARTNERSHIP
AND PEOPLE CAME TO SPEAK ABOUT
FORT OMBUD WITH ME LAWTON WITH
ME.
SO THANK YOU FOR HELPING TO
ANALYZE THAT.
PART OF THE GOALS OF THE ENTIRE
CITY IS TO REDUCE UNUSED SPACE
AND MUCH OF THAT IS PARKING LOT
SO IF WE CAN HELP CREATE MORE
WILDLIFE.
THAT IS WORKING INTO THE PLAN
WITH YOU.
>> WE ARE EXACTLY ALIGNED.
>> ALSO THAT PORTION OF THE SITE
WHICH IS THE MAINTENANCE
BUILDING ON THE PARKING
ASSOCIATION IS IN FACT IN
ADDITION TO THESE 13 ACRES.
THESE ARE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT
PASSIVE OPEN SPACE.
THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL SIX
ACRES WHICH WE MOVE INTO NOW
FOR ACTIVE OPEN SPACE.
THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL SITE FOR
THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY THAT
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT WILL LOOK
AT RIGHTSIZING THE VARIOUS
PARKS AND RECREATION COMPONENTS
. THE SECOND PIECE THAT IS NOT
PASSIVE IS THE ACTIVE OPEN
SPACE.
WE STUDY TO HAVE TWO LET
MULTIPURPOSE ATHLETIC FIELDS.
THE OPPORTUNITY HERE PRESENTS
ITSELF WITH A PARTNERSHIP WITH
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I THINK
BOTH SBS AND THE CITY PARKS AND
RECREATION IDENTIFIED A NEED
FOR MORE FIELDS IN THE CITY TO
HAVE RECREATION ON AND SO THIS
PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THEIR
EDUCATIONAL NEEDS WHILE ALSO
ENSURING THE OUTCOME THAT HAS
BEEN PROMISED FOR RECREATION
USES.
>> IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE
ONCE AGAIN.
I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL AND
THE PARTNERS AND THE PARKS AND
RECREATION FOR WORKING WITH US.
THE DISTRICT LIKE EVERYBODY
ELSE AT THE TABLE IT HAS TO
DEVELOP PROPERTY IT IS THANKFUL
TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN AN
OPPORTUNITY LIKE THIS.
WE HAVE NEEDS JUST LIKE
EVERYBODY AROUND THE TABLE IT
IS GETTING HARD TO DO.
WE HAVE DIRECT EDUCATIONAL
NEEDS BUT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A
SHORTAGE OF ATHLETIC FIELDS.
WE ARE OPENING A NEW
COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL THE
FIRST ONE IN DECADES THAT THEY
HAVE OPENED.
WE ARE JOINED AT THE HIP WITH
OUR PARTNERS AND PARKS IN
SHARING ATHLETIC FIELDS WITH
THE JOINT USE AGREEMENT SO
HOWEVER IT GETS DEVELOPED THE
FIELDS WILL BE GOOD FOR THE
CITY AND THE DISTRICT IS
WELCOMING OPPORTUNITY TO
PERHAPS PARTICIPATE AND THE
DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE LEVY
WHICH THE VOTERS GENEROUSLY
APPROVED.
WE WILL WORK IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE PARKS SO AS WE ALWAYS
DO THE RECREATIONAL NEEDS FOR
SCHOOLS AND FOR GENERAL
RECREATIONAL PURPOSES FOR THE
PUBLIC FROM THE STANDPOINT THE
CITY IS ON THE PATH FOR THE
SAME OUTCOME IT IS HOW DO WE
GET THERE AND HOW DO WE WORK
THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.
I GUESS IF THE DISTRICT ENDS UP
OWNING THE PROPERTY DOWN THE
ROAD IT MAY NEED TO BE A
SCHOOL.
WE WOULD HAVE TO JUDGE IN THE
FUTURE.
DO WE NEED ATHLETIC FIELDS MORE
OR DO WE NEED A SCHOOL MORE.
THAT WILL BE A REDEVELOPMENT
EFFORT AND ALL OF THAT.
THAT WOULD BE SAY A DECADE DOWN
THE ROAD.
THAT IS NOT A FOREGONE
CONCLUSION EITHER THAT IS THE
MAIN DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF
WHAT THE COMMUNITY WILL SEE. IF
WE DEVELOP IT MAY BE AN
ATHLETIC FIELD FOREVER OR IT
MAY NEED TO BE A SCHOOL THAT'S
A HIGHER EDUCATIONAL NEEDS.
>> WE HAVE A LOT OF
HORSETRADING BEFORE THAT
HAPPENED SO I'M JUST LETTING
YOU KNOW NOW
>> I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE
NEIGHBORS HAVE ASKED WAR.
I KNOW HOW HARD THIS HAS BEEN.
IT'S BEEN GOING BACK 15 YEARS
AND ANOTHER IS SUFFERED THROUGH
A NUMBER OF PUBLIC MEETINGS
THEY WANT SOMETHING
PASSIONATELY.
I WANT TO REALLY ACKNOWLEDGE
HOW STRONG YOU HAVE BEEN
THROUGH ALL OF THIS.
AND THE FACT THAT THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT HAS STEPPED UP.
THANK YOU FOR THE ALERT.
>> LET'S BE CLEAR. IT WILL BE
AN ATHLETIC FIELD FOR A VERY
LONG TIME.
>> SHE IS REALLY EATING HER
OATS THIS MORNING.
THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE FUNDING FOR AN
ATHLETIC FIELD.
>> FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE PLAN
AND THE PUBLIC IN THE EVENT
THAT THERE WAS A FUTURE USE
THAT WOULD HAVE ITS OWN
ENVIRONMENTAL WORK ASSOCIATED
WITH THAT THE OUTCOME THAT IS
COVERED BY OUR ENVIRONMENTAL
WORK IS THE MULTIPURPOSE FIELDS
AND ALSO THE WAY IN WHICH THE
PLAN HANDLES THE RELATIONSHIP
IS THAT IT PROVIDES AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS TO SUBMIT FOR A
CONVEYANCE AND IN THE EVENT
THAT THEY CHOOSE NOT TO OR ARE
UNSUCCESSFUL THE SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION WOULD GO AHEAD
WITH THE NO COST CONVEYANCE.
>> WOULD YOU MIND WRAPPING US
UP.
>> WE MENTION THE PARK
MAINTENANCE BUILDING AND MORE
OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THAT
JUST VERY QUICKLY SUMMARIZING
THESE CONVEYANCES THE ONLY ONE
THAT WE HAVE NOT MENTIONED THAT
ALSO SHOWS UP ON THIS IS
RELATED TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE
THAT I CAN MENTION LATER.
THAT IS REMEMBERING THIS IS A
FEDERAL PIECE OF LAND SO TEXAS
WAY WHICH IS THE PRIMARY RIGHT
OF WAY AND THAT PROPERTY IS
FEDERALLY OWNED AND WOULD ALSO
NEED TO BE CONVEYED TO THE CITY
TO BECOME A PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
. I WILL MENTION THAT AS PART
OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE DOING THE
PLANNING EFFORT LIKE THIS AND A
REDEVELOPMENT NECESSITATES
SIGNIFICANT ATTENTION TO NEW
AND UPGRADED PUBLIC
INFRASTRUCTURE.
WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR
FRIENDS AT SPU AND CITY LIGHT
AND PUGET SOUND ENERGY AND
SOLID WASTE TO REALLY DISCUSS
HOW WE TRANSITION THIS FROM A
PRIVATE TO MORE PUBLIC PROPERTY.
A PORTION OF THE COST
ASSOCIATED WITH THAT NEW
INFRASTRUCTURE PIECES WILL BE
INCLUDED IN THE DEVELOPMENT
BUDGET AND AS WITH ALL
DEVELOPMENT THIS WILL BE AN
ONGOING PROCESS AND ALL DOES
NOT NEED TO BE COMPLETELY
FINALIZED PRIOR TO SUBMISSION
OF THE PLAN.
I MENTION THE LANDSCAPING THAT
WILL KEEP IN MIND TO KEEP
MOVING ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD
CHARACTER WHAT IS EXISTING IN
THAT COMMUNITY.
THE DEVELOPMENT FUNDING MUCH OF
THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING WOULD BE
FUNDED THE WAY THAT WE DO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUNDING ON
THE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING AND THE AFFORDABLE
RENTAL HOUSING WE ACT AS A GAP
FUNDER.
WE ANTICIPATE THAT THE PROJECTS
WOULD ALSO INCLUDE LOW INCOME
HOUSING TAX CREDITS. IT MAY
INCLUDE STATE MONEY AND ALSO
PRIVATE BOND FINANCING.
FOR THE PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE
HOMEOWNERSHIP UNITS ASIDE FROM
THE FUNDING THAT WOULD COME
FROM THE OFFICE OF HOUSING HOME
MENTORSHIP PROGRAM THE MAJORITY
OF THE LEVERAGE COMES FROM
INDIVIDUALS, DOWNPAYMENTS, AND
MORTGAGES.
THEN THERE ARE SOME OTHER HYPER
VERTICAL PARTNERS THROUGH THE
SELF-HELP HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM.
ON THE PARK SITE THE PRIMARY
DEVELOPMENT COSTS WOULD BE
ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPING
FIELDS.
OTHERWISE THIS WOULD BE A NO-
COST TRANSFER OF PROPERTY AND
AS MAX SAID OVER TIME THAT
COULD BE TALK ABOUT WHAT
RESOURCES AND PLANNING IS
NEEDED TO FURTHER ACTIVATE THE
SPACE.
>> GREAT.
BEFORE WE GO TO QUESTIONS ANY
OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
THIS IS AN IMPRESSIVE GROUP OF
STAKEHOLDERS AND ADVOCATES WHO
HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN THIS.
I WILL TAKE THAT AS 15 YEARS OF
COMMON SEVERITY BEEN PROVIDED.
QUESTIONS FROM OUR COLLEAGUES.
>> SO THIS IS THE DEEPER DIVE
INTO THE PLAN AND WE WILL HAVE
MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS COMING
UP HERE SOON BY WAY OF REMINDER
THE NEXT COMMITTEE DISCUSSION
WILL LOOK AT THE LEGISLATION ON
MAY 16.
WE WILL THEN LOOK AT HAVING THE
COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE AND HELD
IN ENERGY ON JUNE 6, A POSSIBLE
VOTE AFTER ANOTHER DISCUSSION
ON JUNE 6. MAY 16 AND JUNE 6.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A PUBLIC
HEARING IN THE EVENING THAT
WILL BE RIGHT HERE IN COUNCIL
CHAMBERS ON MAY 21 AT 5:30.
WE ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO COME
AND COMMENT ON ALL PORTIONS OF
THE PLAN INCLUDING THE
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, THE
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE SUBMISSION
AND THE RESULT LEGISLATION.
THAT IS WHY WE HAVE MULTIPLE
STAFF MEMBERS HERE.
WE WANT TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW
THAT CHILDCARE WILL BE PROVIDED
THAT EVENING SO WE HOPE THAT
YOU WILL TURN OUT AND CHILDREN
WILL BE CARED FOR.
ALSO I MENTIONED YOU CAN FIND
THE LEGISLATION AND THE PLANS
AND THE SUBMISSIONS ON THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING WEBSITE.
THE PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
AND COMPANION ZONING
LEGISLATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE
ON THIS COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE AS
WELL.
LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THE
CONVERSATION ONGOING WITH PARKS
ABOUT CHANGING THE LEGISLATION
BEFORE FINAL PASSAGE TO INCLUDE
CREATING MORE PUBLIC SPACE OUT
OF THE PARKING LOT.
THAT IS SUCH A HUGE VALUE THAT
WE SHARE.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO FUTURE
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SCHOOLS
ABOUT THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL
SCHOOLS AND CHILDCARE IN
ADDITION TO PARKLAND AND PLAY
FIELDS.
THE LAST THING I WOULD SAY WHEN
YOU COME BACK NEXT TIME WOULD
YOU GIVE US AN UPDATE ON YOUR
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PREMISE
THAT YOU MENTIONED.
SPU AND CITY LIGHT AND SOME OF
THE OTHER CITY AGENCIES AND I
WOULD LOVE TO HAVE AN UPDATE AS
WELL ON THAT TIME I WOULD LOVE
TO HEAR HOW THE CONVERSATIONS
ARE GOING WITH METRO ON
INCREASING POTENTIAL BUS
UTILIZATION.
THOSE ARE THE THREE THINGS THAT
I HEARD.
PEOPLE WERE EXCITED ABOUT
HOUSING AND THEY WISH THAT
THERE WAS MORE.
THEY WANT MORE SCHOOLS AND
PARKLAND AND BUSES.
AS YOU SEE AND WHAT WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT ALREADY WE ARE
DOING A LOT TO ADDRESS THAT
ALREADY WITH THE CONCERNS THAT
WERE OUTLINED AT THE BEGINNING.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE
ABOUT THE.
YOU GUYS ARE TREMENDOUS.
15 YEARS WE ARE GOING TO
ACTUALLY MOVE FORWARD ON THIS
AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL SEE SOME
OF YOU ON THE MAY 16 DATE.
THE NEXT COMMITTEE IS MAY 16.
AS I MENTIONED WE WILL PLAN
AMENDMENTS AT THAT TIME.
WE WILL LOOK AT THE LEGISLATION
AND HAVE AN ADMINISTRATION AND
FINANCE PLAN AND FUNDING
POLICIES.
THE ADMINISTRATION AND
FINANCIAL PLAN IS IS FONDLY
REFERRED TO AS THE A AND F PLAN.
WE ALSO HAVE THE HOUSE IN THE
THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
APPOINTMENTS IN THE CAPITOL
HILL HOUSING TO PRESENT
PROGRAMS.
IT IS HOUSING ALL DAY ON MAY
16.
JUST A QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT.
WE WILL BE HOSTING A HARASSMENT
AND DISCRIMINATION BEST
PRACTICES WORK SESSION THAT
WILL BE NEXT WEEK ON WEDNESDAY,
MAY 8 FROM 5:32 7:00 P.M.
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
FRIENDS MEETING PLACE AT 4001
NINTH AVENUE.
THIS WILL BE THE WITH POST DOCS
AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AS WELL
AND EXPERTS FROM HARASSMENT AND
DISCRIMINATION POLICY AND LEGAL
RESEARCH THAT WILL BE TALKING
ABOUT BEST PRACTICES.
WE AS PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS WANT
TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE AND LIFT UP
THE VOICES OF WORKERS ABOUT
THEIR ISSUES FORWARD SO WE WILL
HEAR FROM WORKERS AND IT WILL
BE A GREAT COMMUNITY FORUM IN
CASE ANYBODY WANTS TO JOIN US.
ANY COMMENTS?
YOU GUYS ARE TREMENDOUS AND I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THIS
OVER THE FINISH LINE WITH ALL
OF YOU AND THE MEETING IS
ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.