>>> LET'S GET STARTED.
GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
TODAY IS JULY 1, 2020.
I AM TERESA MOSQUEDA, CHAIR OF
THE BUDGET COMMITTEE.
THE MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL?
>>> [ CALLING ROLL ]
>>> THERE ARE SIX PRESENT.
A
>> THANK YOU MADAME CLERK.
>> I'M HERE, I AM SORRY.
>> WELCOME COUNCILMEMBER DEBORA
JUAREZ.
ANYBODY ELSE?
>> MADAME CLERK, WILL YOU
RETELLING THE NUMBER?
>> THERE ARE SEVEN PRESENT.
>> THAT WAS A SHORT RECESS WE
TOOK IN THE TWO-PART SESSION
THE AGENDA FOR TODAY.
THE SELECT TO COMMITTEE WILL
CONTINUE NOW. FOR THE PURPOSES
OF CLARIFICATION WE WILL HAVE
30 MINUTES FOR PUBLIC
TESTIMONY.
WE WILL TRY TO GET AS MANY
PEOPLE IN AS POSSIBLE.
WE DID DO A 30 MINUTE, OR 32nd
TIMESLOT.
WILL SEE HOW MANY FOLKS WE CAN
GET IN AT 30 SECONDS.
YOU WILL HAVE SOME SECONDS TO
CONCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS.
WE DO APPRECIATE PEOPLE CALLING
IN AND WAITING AS WE
RECONVENED.
ALSO, JUST FOR THE PURPOSES OF
DISCUSSION AMONGST COUNSEL
COLLIES, A REMINDER THAT WE ARE
ON ITEM 2. WE WILL START THAT
AT 3:30 PM.
THAT IS THE SPEND PLAN WITH THE
POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION A VOTE.
THIS IS CHANGING THE SPEND LAND
TO A HIGH-LEVEL CATEGORY SO IT
WILL BE ALL-INCLUSIVE OF THE
UPCOMING DISCUSSION THAT WE
WILL FOLLOW-UP WITH A DETAILED
DISCUSSION ON THE 17th.
THAT IS FOR DISCUSSION AND VOTE
TODAY.
ITEM NUMBER THREE IS JUST FOR
BRIEFING.
THIS IS ON THE COVID-19, 2020
EMERGENCY RELIEF EFFORTS.
AND WE WILL HAVE A BRIEFING
FROM ALLIE.
THAT WILL BE JUST DUST ON THE
15th.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS THE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BILL.
WE WILL HAVE A BRIEFING AND
POTENTIAL VOTE.
AS A REMINDER, THE CITY BUDGETS
OFFICE HAS BEEN SO KIND TO
OFFER TIME ON THE EIGHTH.
WE WILL GET INTO THE QUESTIONS
OF FOLKS ASKED LAST WEEK IN
THAT PRESENTATION.
IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS, WE ARE INTERESTED IN
HELPING TO FACILITATE THOSE.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE
CITY BUDGETS OFFICE, YOU CAN
DIRECT THOSE TO LISA OR THROUGH
MY OFFICE.
BEFORE WE BEGIN THE COMMITTEE
DISCUSSION, I WILL ASK THE VICE
CHAIR AND CHAIR OF PUBLIC
SAFETY TO CHIME IN AND WE DO
PUBLIC COMMENT, TO SPEAK ABOUT
WHAT WE CAN EXPECT RELATED TO
THE PROCESSES AS WE MOVE
FORWARD.
I WILL OPEN IT UP TO PUBLIC
COMMENT AT THIS TIME.
BEFORE WE DO SO, AS A REMINDER
TO FOLKS, WE HAVE A LOT OF
PEOPLE SIGNED UP.
WE WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN.
IF YOU HEAR A TIME, WRAP UP
YOUR COMMENTS SO WE CAN GET AS
MANY IN AS POSSIBLE.
THE FIRST THREE PEOPLE WILL BE
NATHANIEL THOMAS, SARAH, AND
TYLER.
WELCOME NATHANIEL.
>> YES, I AM SPEAKING IN
SUPPORT OF THE AMAZON TAX AND
THE DEFUNDING OF THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THE FUNDING, AMAZON IS
DESTROYING OUR COMMUNITY AND
GENTRIFYING.
THEY'RE NOT PAY MONEY INTO
SYSTEMS THAT ARE NEEDED TO
SUPPORT THEM.
IN ADDITION, WE HAVE A BLOATED
POLICE BUDGET.
THEY ARE USING THAT TO ATTACK
AND KILL, WITH IMPUNITY, BLACK
AND BROWN INDIVIDUALS.
WE NEED TO FUND THE COMMUNITIES
AND FUND HUMAN LIFE, NOT AMAZON
AND NOT THE POLICE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE NEXT PERSON IS SARAH.
>> HELLO, I AM WITH A COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATION, RAISING MONEY FOR
COMMUNITY SERVICES.
WE ARE [ INDISCERNIBLE ].
IMMUNITIES OF COLORS HAVE BEEN
UNDER THREAT.
THIS IS THE RESULT OF
SKYROCKETING RENT AND
DEVELOPMENT THAT DOES NOT MEET
OUR NEED.
THE, 19 PANDEMIC HAS SHOWN
COMMUNITY RESILIENCE IN THE
FACE OF AN ECONOMIC CRISIS.
OUR ORGANIZATION STANDS IN
SUPPORT TO RAISE [
INDISCERNIBLE ]. [ SILENCE ]
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NOW WE HAVE TYLER BAXTER.
>> MY NAME IS TYLER BAXTER.
HELLO, MY NAME IS TYLER BAXTER.
I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 4,
AND WASHINGTON'S A TEACHER.
I'M ADDRESSING THE AMAZON TAX.
AS OF FEBRUARY 2020, AMAZON IS
$1 TRILLION COMPANY.
OF $500,000 TAX IS NOT A BIG
ENOUGH TAX.
IT IS A BARE MINIMUM START.
BY RAISING THE TAX BY $50
MILLION PER YEAR TO FUND THE
GREEN NEW DEAL IS THE LEAST WE
CAN DO TO HELP REDUCE THE
IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND
GENTRIFICATION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
MOVING ONTO PAUL CHAPMAN.
KAREN TAYLOR, AND THEY
TAMPERED.
PAUL CHAPMAN, WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
34 DAYS AGO, SEATTLE CUT MEALS.
TODAY, THE EMAIL THE RECEIPTS.
LET'S BE HONEST WITH OURSELVES,
THE MAYOR HAS PROVEN SHE CANNOT
REFORM SPD.
SHE OPPOSES DEFUNDING PEER SHE
HAS OPPOSED PROGRESSIVE
REVENUE.
THE MAYORS AN OBSTACLE TO A
MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE CITY.
SHE HAS VIOLATED HER DUTY.
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS AND THOUSAND
OF RESIDENTS WANT TO KNOW, WHEN
WILL YOU IMPEACH HER?
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT PERSON IS THEY
TAMPERED.
>> I AM IN DISTRICT 6, AND
CALLING IN SUPPORT OF THE
AMAZON TAX.
AS IT WAS RENDERED RATHER
TOOTHLESS IN COMPARISON TO ITS
ORIGINAL STATE.
AMAZON IS A MASSIVE CORPORATION
THE SUBJUGATE'S HUNDREDS OF
OTHER CORPORATIONS AROUND THE
WORLD AND OWNS LAND IN OUR
CITY.
THEY MAKE IT WORSE.
IS NOT THAT MUCH TO ASK THAT
THEY CONTRIBUTE BACK TO US.
>> THE NEXT PERSON IS LAUREL,
FOLLOWED BY LILA BURNS.
>> I URGE YOU NOT TO LET THE
PRESSURE TO RETURN TO BUSINESS
AS USUAL DROWN OUT THE MOMENTUM
THAT WE BUILT OVER THE LAST TWO
WEEKS.
THE NEWS STORIES AND SOCIAL
MEDIA FEEDS ARE RETURNED TO
NORMAL, THE SYSTEMIC RACISM IS
UP AND ERADICATED OVERNIGHT.
THE PROBLEM OF POLICE VIOLENCE
AND UNDERINVESTMENT IN
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR IS NOT IN
RESOLVED.
5% AS A TOKEN GESTURE.
PEOPLE IN SEATTLE ARE WATCHING
AND LISTENING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
DANIEL WING, FOLLOWED BY LILA
BURNS.
>> I'M A STUDENT OF DISTRICT 4.
I'M A MEMBER OF SOCIALIST
ALTERNATIVE.
DESPITE THE WATERING DOWN OF
THE AMAZON TAX.
I'M PROUD TO BE PART OF THE
MOVEMENT.
PEOPLE OF SEATTLE ARE TILED.
WE ARE GATHERING SIGNATURES SO
THAT IF THE CITY COUNCIL WERE
TO BETRAY AS WE CAN THE TAX TO
THE BOUT.
WE WILL CONTINUE OUR SOLIDARITY
WITH THE BLM MOVEMENT.
DEFUND THE SPD BY 50%.
REINVEST IN THE COMMUNITY AND
RELEASE THE PROTESTERS.
>>> THANK YOU.
LILA, WELCOME.
>> MY NAME IS LILA BURNS.
I'M CALLING IN SUPPORT OF
TAXING AMAZON.
VOTED THROUGH TODAY, NOT
NOVEMBER.
I LIKE TO RAISE CONCERNS
REGARDING THE ILLEGAL SWEEP OF
C.H.O.P..
IT IS AN ENORMOUSLY SUSPECT
THAT IT COINCIDES WITH THE
MEETING DISCUSSING TAXING
AMAZON, NOT TO MENTION IT
FOLLOWS CALL BY THE MERE TO
INVESTIGATE COUNCIL MEMBERS
THAT UP AND QUESTIONING
AMAZON'S ACTIONS AS WELL AS THE
INHERENT LOYALTY TO THIS
COMPANY.
AMAZON WAS SOONER HIGHER
LOBBYIST THAN GIVE UP ANY BACK
TO SEATTLE.
ABOUT THIS THROUGH.
>> DAVID, WELCOME.
>> I AM FROM DISTRICT 5. I AM
DAVID, FROM DISTRICT 5,
ADDRESSING THE SPD BUDGET.
I AM CALLING TO SUPPORT A
PROGRAM CALLED THE VICTIM
SUPPORT TEAM.
IS A GROUP OF CIVILIAN
VOLUNTEER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
ADVOCATES EMBEDDED INSIDE SPD,
WORKING WITH PATROL TO PROVIDE
INFORMATION AND RESOURCES OF
THOSE EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE.
THE CONTINUED FUNCTION AS PART
OF THE COMMUNITY'S RESPONSE TO
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
>> YOU STILL HAVE TIME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NEXT WE HAVE [ INDISCERNIBLE ],
ELLEN, AND [ INDISCERNIBLE ].
WELCOME.
>> I AM FROM SEATTLE RADICAL
WOMEN.
I SUPPORT CUTTING AT LEAST 50%
OFF OF THE POLICE BUDGET AND
ALLOCATING THE MONEY TO THE
MUCH NEEDED SOCIAL SERVICES AS
FOOD, CHILDCARE, HEALTHCARE,
HOUSING, AND INCREASED HOUSING
ASSISTANCE.
ALSO, PAID COMMUNITY SERVICE
PROFESSIONALS THAT CAN MODERATE
AND DE-ESCALATE WITHOUT
INVOLVING THE LAW ENFORCEMENT.
PERMANENT PUBLIC SERVICE
POSITIONS, NOT OUTSOURCED NGOS.
IF WE HAVE THESE KIND OF
SERVICES, CHARLENA LILES WOULD
BE ALIVE TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, ALAN, WELCOME.
>> I AM A BOARD MEMBER OF THE
SEATTLE 43rd DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS.
THE MAYOR HAS PROVEN THAT SHE
HAS NO INTEREST IN DEFUNDING
SPD AND INCREASING A POSITIVE
CHANGE.
SHE IS ALLOTTED A BLOATED AND
LAWLESS POLICE DEPARTMENT TO
WAGE WAR ON CITIZENS, IN
DEFIANCE OF THE COUNCIL BANDS
OF RUBBER BULLETS.
SHE STANDING IN THE WAY OF
REFUNDING LIBRARIES, PARKS,
PRIEST GOALS, AND TRANSIT.
I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THE
NECESSARY BUDGET GOALS AND
IMPEACHES THE MAYOR FOR HER
LACK OF LEADERSHIP IN A CRISIS.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> I AM FROM DISTRICT 1. WE
NEED 20 MORE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES THAT CAN BE FUNDED
FROM THE CENTRAL C.A.R.E.S.
ACT.
PLEASE ADD 150 6K TO THE BUDGET
TO FEED THE RESIDENCE AT THE
VILLAGES THAT HAVE NO FOOD
RESOURCES.
NUMBER THREE, THE CENTRAL AREA
NEEDS 1000+ NEW AFFORDABLE
HOMES RIGHT NOW.
PLEASE STOP GENTRIFICATION OF
THESE POOR NEIGHBORHOODS.
SUPPORT THE CENTRAL AREA
HOUSING PLAN.
NUMBER FOUR, PLEASE REALLOCATE
FUNDING MEANT FOR SPD TO INVEST
IN HOUSING, SOCIAL SERVICES AND
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS . MORE THAN
THE 20% SHIFT THAT THE MAYOR
HAS PROPOSED.
IT IS AN ATTIC AND WE CAN DO
BETTER.
>> THANK YOU.
TERESA HOLMAN?
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS TERESA
HOLMAN WITH A LOW INCOME
HOUSING INSTITUTE.
WE HAVE RECEIVED TWO URGENT
REQUEST FROM THE MAYOR'S STAFF
TO IMMEDIATELY SHELTER HOMELESS
PEOPLE FROMFIVE.
WE COULD'VE WE HAD MORE
VILLAGES.
THE TINY HOUSES ARE FULL, AND
THEY ARE IN HIGH DEMAND.
WHEN WE EXPAND THE VILLAGE AND
OPENED UP THE LAKEFRONT
COMMUNITY HOUSING, WE MOVED IN
25 PEOPLE FROM THE BALLARD
COMMONS ENCAMPMENT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
STICK THAT WAS GREAT, THANK YOU
TERESA.
PETER TRACY, WELCOME.
>> HELLO, PETER TRACY FROM
DISTRICT 4. I WANT TO EXPRESS
MY SUPPORT FOR TAXING AMAZON
AND ALSO FOR DEFUNDING THE SPD
AND REALLOCATING THE FUNDING
WHERE THEY'RE NEEDED MOST IN
ORDER TO SHRINK THE ROLE OF
POLICE AND GIVE MONEY TO
COMMUNITIES THAT REALLY NEED
IT.
THAT WILL REDUCE CRIME AS A
RESULT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HELLO, I AM A HOUSING
DEVELOPER WITH A LOW INCOME
HOUSING INSTITUTE.
ISAAC OR REDUCING THE SPD
BUDGET BY 50%, AT LEAST AS
THEY FAILED TO KEEP THE
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR SAVE AND
HAVE FAILED TO ADDRESS THE
CHALLENGES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THE FUNDING SHOULD GO TO
EMPOWER COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
I SUPPORT THE AMAZON TAX IN THE
CENTRAL AREA HOUSING FOR
AFRICAN-AMERICAN FAITH LEADERS
TO FIND AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR
RESIDENTS DISPLACED DUE TO
GENTRIFICATION.
>> THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
>> HELLO, WE SUPPORT THE
SPENDING PLAN THAT WILL BRING
NEW REVENUES TO FUND
ACCOUNTABLE IMPROVEMENTS THANK
YOU CAN GO BLIND COUNCIL
MEMBERS WE RECOGNIZE
COUNCILMEMBER TAMMY J. MORALES
FOR ADJUSTING PRIORITIES AND
ADVOCATING FOR THE STRATEGIES.
WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT [
INDISCERNIBLE ] FOR ESSENTIAL
SERVICES THE CITY NEEDS PEOPLE
TO THE STRATEGIES TO BUILD LONG-
TERM COMMUNITY RESULTS.
WE MUST DO IT NOW.
THANK YOU.
>> WE DO HAVE [ INDISCERNIBLE
]. WELCOME BACK.
>> HELLO.
I AM A RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT 4.
THIS IS MOVEMENT FOR BLACK
LIVES.
AS WE SAW THIS MORNING, SPD
VIOLATED MULTIPLE LAWS BY
THREATENING THE PRESS WITH
ARREST.
THEY USED RESPIRATORY AEROSOL
DURING A PANDEMIC MORE.
THERE IS A PLEASED PART THAT
CANNOT BE REFORMED BUT NEEDS TO
BE ABOLISHED.
I WOULD AT THE OFFICERS FROM
SPD A BEEN KNOWN TO FOLLOW AND
ATTEND EVENTS BY THE NAME OF
DAVID GROSSMAN, ENCOURAGING
COPS TO UNLEASH VIOLENCE ON
CROWDS.
THE MOVEMENT HAS MADE A LOT OF
--
>> THANK YOU.
BRADFORD GERBER, AARON
WHITLATCH, AND MARGARET CARY
BRADFORD.
WELCOME.
>> HELLO MY NAME IS BRADFORD
GERBER.
HIM WITH THE LOW INCOME HOUSING
INSTITUTE WITH THE PROJECT
MANAGER WORKING ON THE TINY
HOUSE PROGRAM.
AM HERE TO ADVOCATE STRONGLY
FOR THE ADDITION OF MORE TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
THERE ARE NINE PROGRAMS IN THE
CITY RIGHT NOW THAT ARE
FUNCTIONING.
THEY HAVE VERY HIGH RATES OF
TRANSITION INTO PERMANENT
HOUSING FOR FOLKS.
THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES GIVEN
WITH FEDERAL STATE FUNDING TO
EXPAND THIS PROGRAM.
I'M ENCOURAGING, STRONGLY THAT
THE CITY PARTNER WITH THE
COUNTY AND THE STATE TO PROVIDE
MORE LOCATIONS.
WE COULD CREATE MORE THAN 2000
PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO STAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
BRADFORD.
AARON, WELCOME.
>> HELLO MY NAME IS AARON
WHITLATCH, I'M A MEMBER OF
DISTRICT 6. I WANT TO VOICE MY
SUPPORT IN REDUCING SPD FUNDING
BY 50% AND REALLOCATING THE
FUNDING TO MARGINALIZED AND
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES,
INCLUDING FAITH HOUSING, YOUTH
PROGRAMMING, AND RESTORATIVE
JUSTICE.
DONNA STOP IS ON THE FACT THAT,
IT WILL BE HARDER TO CONTINUE
TO SHOW SUPPORT FROM THE
COMMUNITY AT LARGE, WITH THE
CLOSING DOWN OF C.H.O.P.
AND FAITH TO COMING INTO PLACE
. PLEASE KEEP THE MOVEMENT
GOING.
>>> THANK YOU, MARGARET CARY,
WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS MARGARET CARY.
I AM WITH THE WORKING FAMILIES
PARTY.
NEED A PEOPLE'S BUDGET THAT
REFLECTS THIS HISTORIC MOMENT.
THE TAX AMAZON CAMPAIGN HAS
BROUGHT UP THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
TO SUPPORT A STRONG TAX ON
CORPORATIONS.
I DO SUPPORT THE TAX AMAZON
LEGISLATION AND FUNDING FOR
HOUSING TO REVERSE
GENTRIFICATION.
AND REDUCE THE POLICE BUDGET BY
50%.
WE MUST SEE TWO PEOPLE'S
PRIORITIES.
THANK YOU.
>>> MICHELLE MONTGOMERY, MARINA
GARRETT, AND STACY JOHNSON.
MICHELLE, WELCOME.
>> HELLO, MICHELLE MONTGOMERY
COULD NOT SPEAK TODAY.
SHE ASKED ME TO TAKE HER PLACE.
I AM HATTIE RHODES OF
GEORGETOWN VILLAGE, SPEAKING
FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF THE
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES ARE AS SAFE
AND DIGNIFIED SHELTER.
I URGE YOU TO DO MORE.
WAS PEOPLE ARE HERE, THEY CAN
GO FROM BEING IN A DAY-TO-DAY
SURVIVAL MODE TO BEING ABLE TO
FOCUS ON THE FUTURE AND BEGIN
REBUILDING THEIR LIVES.
PLEASE SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT TO
COUNCIL BILL 11986 FOR STABLE
FOOD FOR THE VILLAGES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR FILLING IN,
PASS ON OUR APOLOGIES FOR THE
DELAY.
I APPRECIATE YOU BEING THERE.
MARINA, WELCOME.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS MARINA
GARRETT.
I'M PROUD TO LIVE IN THIS
IMMENSE DISTRICT.
I WANT TO IT DRESS THE BUDGET
REBALANCING, IN ORDER OF THE
MAYOR'S ORDER AND THE MILITARY
VIOLENT RESPONSE AT THE CAPITOL
HILL.
AS YOU WERE TO BALANCE THE
BUDGET, CONSIDER YOUR
PRIORITIES.
WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT?
DUBBING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS OF FUNDING TO A
REACTIONARY POLICE FORCE TO
ARREST AND CRIMINALIZE, OR
ADDRESS THE CONDITIONS THAT
LEAD TO ADDICTION, CRIME, AND
POVERTY IN THE FIRST PLACE?
DEFINE THE POLICE BY 50% AND
PUT THE MONEY INTO HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES.
>> THANK YOU.
STACY JOHNSON?
>> HELLO, I AM STACY JOHNSON.
I AM A TINY HOUSE VILLAGE
RESIDENT IN GEORGETOWN.
I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH THE
IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUING TO
FUND THE SACK LUNCH PROGRAM AND
THE IMPACT IT HAS HAD ON THE
19.
WE WERE PANICKED AT FIRST.
PEOPLE BECAME LESS WORRIED
ABOUT GETTING FIT IN THE
VILLAGES.
THE PROGRAM ALLOWS US TO STAY
CLOSE TO GEORGETOWN.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO FUND
OPERATIONS SACK LUNCHES FOR THE
REST OF THE YEAR.
>> THANK YOU.
WE APPRECIATE YOU.
CHRIS McDANIELS, FOLLOWED BY
LOLA ANDERSON.
>> HELLO, GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO?.
I AM CHRIS McDANIEL.
I LIVE AT THE VILLAGE OF
GEORGETOWN TINY HOUSE VILLAGE.
AM ONE OF THE LEADERS THERE.
I CANNOT BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW
BATTLE VITAL THE SACK LUNCH HAS
BEEN TO US.
WE HAVE NO RESOURCES AVAILABLE
DOWN HERE.
EVEN DURING NORMAL TIMES, THERE
IS NOT A GROCERY STORE WITHIN
TWO MILES.
PLEASE FUND, PLEASE FUND LISA
HERBOLD'S AMENDMENT.
A
>> THINK IS MUCH.
LOLA?
WELCOME.
>> I AM WITH [ SILENCE ]
>> GO-AHEAD.
>> I AM WITH THE TINY VILLAGE
ON 23rd AND CHERRY.
I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ONE OF
THE FIRST ONES GOING IN.
I GOT TO BE A VIP AND ONE OF
THE LITTLE SHACKS.
I AM SO HAPPY THAT I CAN FEEL
SAFE EVERY DAY AND NIGHT
BECAUSE I HAVE THAT.
THERE IS A KITCHEN WITH HOT,
RUNNING WATER.
IT IS AWESOME FOR ME TO BE PART
OF THAT.
THE FOOD THAT IS DELIVERED IS
EVERYTHING WE NEED, ALL OF US
NEED THAT FOOD EVERY DAY.
I APPRECIATE THAT SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, WE APPRECIATE
YOUR TIME AS WELL.
>> [ INDISCERNIBLE ] NICOLE
GOMEZ, AND DAVID [
INDISCERNIBLE ].
>> [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
>> WILL COME BACK TO YOU.
CAN YOU HEAR US OKAY?
>> LET'S MOVE ON TO NICOLE
GOMEZ ARE YOU WITH US?
>> I AM FROM THE 36th DISTRICT.
I'M A GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION
WITH 360 COMMUNITY MEMBERS
LIVING IN THE FIFTH, SIXTH,
SEVENTH COUNCIL DISTRICTS
INCLUDING 176 PCO'S.
I AM A HOMEOWNER LIVING IN
DISTRICT SIX.
AT THE JUNE MEETING, WE HAD 220
INDIVIDUALS THAT VOTED TO PASS
A RESOLUTION OPPOSING BUDGET
CUTS AND SUPPORTING TAXING THE
RICH BY AN OVERWHELMING
MAJORITY.
WE HAVE THE COUNCIL WORKING
CONCERT WITH THE GOVERNMENT TO
ADDRESS THE BUDGET SHORTFALLS.
IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS THAT DID
PASS ON MEANINGFUL POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> [ INDISCERNIBLE ], DAVID
CRUM, AND TURNER.
ARE YOU WITH US?
>> YES, I AM HERE.
I AM WITH THE ACTION TEAM.
WE ARE TRYING TO RAISE MONEY
THROUGH VARIOUS INITIATIVES.
WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH
DISPLACEMENT FOR YEARS.
WE NEED THE CITY OF SEATTLE TO
PROVIDE ESSENTIALS AND PROVIDE
THE COMMUNITY --
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
DAVID, WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
I AM A MEMBER OF CAMP SECOND
CHANCE AND LISA HERBOLD IS MY
COUNCILPERSON.
I SAW THE REQUEST FOR MORE FOOD
FUNDING.
I DECIDED THAT I WOULD CHIME IN
WITH MY THINKING.
MY THINKING IS, THIS PANDEMIC
IS NOT GOING AWAY ANYTIME SOON.
CAMP SECOND CHANCE CAN USE
FRESH FRUIT, VEGETABLES, AND
FRESH MEAT.
I DO APPRECIATE LISA HERBOLD
DOING THAT FOR US.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
GOING BACK ONE MORE TIME TO [
INDISCERNIBLE ] TURNER.
>> HELLO, I'M A MEMBER OF LOCAL
242, THE LABORERS UNION.
I AM SUPPORTING TAXING THE
AMAZON AND DEFUNDING SPD.
FRIDAY, JUNE 26 SHOWED ME SPD
HAS WAY TOO MUCH MONEY AND WAY
TOO MUCH MONEY THAT THEY
INFLICT ON THE CITY.
I AM A VICTIM OF THEIR
BRUTALITY, AS OF JUNE 26.
I'M A VICTIM OF THEIR
STATISTICS.
AMAZON IS RACIALLY GENTRIFYING
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT.
DEFUND SPD BY 50%.
ASK AMAZON TO PUT THE MONEY
BACK INTO THE BLACK COMMUNITY.
RESTORE THEM.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR WAITING TO SPEAK.
CHRISTINA?
WE HAVE COLIN HOLMES AND AMY
GALLAGHER.
WELCOME.
>> HELLO MY NAME IS CHRISTINA,
I'M ON THE BOARD OF THE MLK
COUNTY WORKING FAMILIES PARTY.
I AM A RENTER AND DISTRICT 3.
I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THE
DEMANDS OF THE MOVEMENT FOR
BLACK LIVES TO DEFUND SPD BY
SPD.
THIS IS PURGING OFFICERS THAT
OF EVER HAD A COMPLAINT OF
BRUTALITY AGAINST THEM.
ALL THE MONEY SHOULD GET
REINVESTED IN THE BLACK
COMMUNITY AT THEIR DIRECTION.
I ALSO SUPPORT THE JUMPSTART,
TAX AMAZON INITIATVE AS WELL.
EPECIALLY THE $50 MILLION IN
THAT GENRIFICATION AMENDMENT
THEY ALL VOTED NO AGAINST.
>> THANK YOU, COLIN HOLMES?
>> MY NAME IS COLIN HOLMES, I'M
A RENTER IN DISTRICT 3. I HAD
SO PREPARED REMARKS.
RIGHT NOW I'M WATCHING A VIDEO
FROM THIS MORNING WITH ONE OF
OUR FINE SEATTLE OFFICERS
KNEELING ON SOMEONE'S NECK.
WAS LIKELY PEACEFUL PROTESTER
EXERCISING FIRST AMENDMENT
RIGHTS.
IT IS FAR TOO LATE TO DEFUND
THE POLICE.
AT THIS POINT, I URGE YOU TO
ABOLISH THE POLICE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AMY GALLAGHER?
AIDEN CAROL AND AVA PATRICE.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS AMY
GALLAGHER, AND I LIVE IN
SEATTLE DISTRICT 3 NEXT TO THE
SPD PRECINCT.
I'M CALLING IN SUPPORT OF
DEFUNDING SPD BY AT LEAST 50%.
THE SEATTLE COMMUNITY,
PARTICULARLY THE BLACK
COMMUNITY HAS BEEN BURNED TIME
AND TIME AGAIN BY THEIR
REACTION OF VIOLENCE AND
RACISM.
PROTESTERS WERE MET WITH POLICE
VIOLENCE AND SILENCING,
INCLUDING PEPPER SPRAY, RUBBER
BULLETS, AND THE THREATS OF THE
ARREST OF JOURNALISTS.
I WOULD CALL ON OTHER CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SUPPORT THE
CALL TO IMPEACH THE MAYOR THAT
HAS FAILED TO ADEQUATELY
RESPOND TO COMMUNITY DEMANDS.
>> THANK YOU.
AIDEN?
WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
PEPPER SPRAY AND RUBBER BULLETS
WERE AMONG THE MUNITIONS USE
THIS MORNING.
THOSE TWO THINGS, AMONG OTHERS,
WERE BANNED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE
JUST THREE WEEKS AGO.
CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT HAVE
COMPLETE CONTROL OVER THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT THING.
THIS IS ANOTHER REASON THAT WE
NEED TO DEFUND THE POLICE BY
50% AND REINVEST THE MONEY.
THIS IS A GOOD THING.
THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT NEED
SUPPORT AT THIS CRITICAL TIME.
WHERE THE GREEN NEW DEAL,
HOMELESSNESS, THE EMERGENCY,
AND OTHERS.
>> THANK YOU, AVA?
>> [ INDISCERNIBLE ] I WANT TO
SHOW MY SUPPORT FOR THE
CONTINUED FUNDING IN REGARDS TO
THE FOOD SUPPLY, WHICH WE KNOW
IS SHORT.
WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK.
>> JUST CHECKING, DO WE HAVE
SEAN WITH US?
OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON.
WE WILL HAVE JOHN ON THE LINE
RIGHT NOW.
>> ALL RIGHT, SEAN DONE,
WELCOME.
>> I THINK YOU MIGHT BE ON
MUTE.
OKAY, WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU
BEFORE WE WRAP UP.
WE HAVE A FEW MARS ACRES.
ARE YOU THERE?
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES WE CAN.
CAN YOU HEAR ME RIGHT NOW?
>> YES WE CAN.
>> I AM FROM DISTRICT 7. I'M
CALLING TO DEFUND THE POLICE BY
AT LEAST 50%.
WE WANT TO INVEST THE MONEY
INTO BLACK COMMUNITIES.
ALSO, I AM ADVOCATING FOR
AMNESTY FOR ALL PROTESTERS WERE
ARRESTED TODAY IN THE VIOLENT
TAKEOVER OF C.H.O.P.
BY THE POLICE.
THIS IS NOT OKAY.
I'M CALLING FOR JENNY TO
RESIGN.
HER EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE ON
1025 IS IMPORTAN.
SHE DOES NOT DESERVE TO BE THE
MAYOR OF OUR CITY.
I YIELD MY TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
THE LAST THREE SPEAKERS,
KELSEY, KIRA WILCOX, AND [
INDISCERNIBLE ]. PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
YOU CAN SPEAK NOW.
>> WE WILL COME BACK TO HER.
NEXT SPEAKER?
>> HELLO?
I'M A STUDENT AT UNIVERSITY OF
W SEATTLE.
I AM VOICING MY SUPPORT FOR THE
IMMEDIATE CUTTING OF SPD BUDGET
BY 50% AND INVESTING IS IN
BLACK COMMUNITIES WITH THE
EVENTUAL GOAL OF ABOLISHING THE
POLICE STATE THAT TERRORIZES
AND MURDERS COMMUNITIES RATHER
THAN PROTECTING THEM.
THE POLICE THAT STARTED CANNOT
BE REFORMED MUST BE RETHOUGHT.
RACISM IS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE
AND WE MUST CONFRONT THIS BY
FINDING COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
>>> THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
>> HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, WELCOME.:GOOD
AFTERNOON.
I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE
COALITION OF SEATTLE.
WE SUPPORT AND FOLLOW THE LEAD
OF THE COUNTY NOW COALITION.
I CALL UP ON THE COUNCIL TO
IMPEACH MAYOR JENNY DURKAN AND
FIRE THE POLICE CHIEF.
THERE WERE COPS KNEELING ON
PROTESTERS.
VIOLENCE WAS USED TO CLEAR
C.H.O.P.
AND I GUESS UNARMED
PROTESTERS.
IT WILL NOT STOP UNTIL HE GETS
THE MONEY TO RUN THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
WE URGE YOU TO MEET THE DEMANDS
IN ADDITION TO THIS.
THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
I WILL GIVE ONE MORE TRY TO
GIVE SEAN JOHN AND KELSEY A
CHANCE TO TALK.
>> THIS IS SEAN.
I'M HERE.
SPEC WE COULD HEAR YOU BEFORE.
GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
A
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE
AMAZON TAX.
EARLIER I DID HEAR THAT COUNCIL
MEMBERS SAID THEY WANTED THE
CITIZENS OF SEATTLE TO BE ABLE
TO VOTE ON IT.
I DO BELIEVE THAT WAITING UNTIL
NOVEMBER IS TOO LATE.
I'M CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED DUE TO
COVID-1.
I'M PAYING A 10% SALES TAX.
I FEEL THAT IS A GREATER BURDEN
ON ME THAN IT IS ON SALES TAX
ON AMAZON.
I WANT TO SPEAK TO DEFUNDING
SPD.
MAYOR JENNY DURKAN PROPOSED A
SMALL CUT THAT WOULD HAPPEN
ANYWAY.
I THINK THAT IS WRONG AND THAT
SPD SHOULD BE CUT TO SAVE THE
PEOPLE OF SEATTLE.
THANK YOU.
>>> OKAY, KELSEY.
GOING ONCE, TWICE, OKAY FOLKS,
THAT'S EVERYONE ASIDE UP TO
TESTIFY THAT IS HERE TODAY.
WE APPRECIATE YOU CALLING IN.
THANK YOU FOR WAITING TO SPEAK.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING
TESTIMONY.
WITH THAT, MADAME CLERK, WILL
YOU READ ITEM NUMBER TWO INTO
THE RECORD.
>> ESTABLISHING A SPENDING PLAN
FOR PROPOSED USE OF THE
PROCEEDS GENERATED FROM THE
PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX, AUTHORIZED
BY THE ORDINANCE INTRODUCED AS
COUNSEL BILL 119810,
ESTABLISHING AN OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE AND ADDING A NEW
SECTION TO THE SEATTLE MENISCAL
CODE.
>> THANK YOU MADAME CLERK.
I DO WANT TO THANK ALY PENNUCCI
AS WELL, AND OTHERS FROM
CENTRAL STAFF THAT HAVE HELD ON
TO DO THIS PRESENTATION ON
ITEMS NUMBER TWO AND THREE.
AS REMINDER FOR FOLKS, ITEM
NUMBER TWO THAT WE ARE
DISCUSSING IS THE HIGH-LEVEL
CATEGORIES OF THE SPENT PLAN
THAT CORRELATES WITH THE
REVENUE PROPOSAL TO JUMPSTART
SEATTLE THAT WE DID JUST PASS
IN THE MORNING SESSION.
ITEM NUMBER THREE IS FOR
BRIEFING ONLY.
THIS DOES INCLUDE THE
CONVERSATION AROUND IMMEDIATE,
19 RELIEF.
I DO WANT TO FLACK FOR FOLKS,
THOSE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ARE
CARRYOVER FROM SESSION 1. WE
WILL HAVE ITEM NUMBER FOUR,
WHICH WILL CONCLUDE THE AGENDA
FOR TODAY, WHICH IS A
PRESENTATION FROM CENTRAL STAFF
ON THE COMMERCE BILL IN FRONT
OF US.
WE DO HAVE EXPRESSED
APPRECIATION.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO PROVIDE
THE OVERVIEW OF WHAT THESE
ITEMS ARE, STARTING WITH THE
COUNSEL BILL 19811 WHICH IS
ITEM NUMBER TWO ON THE AGENDA
TODAY FOR BRIEFING TO RUSSIAN
AND POSSIBLE THOUGH.
>> THANK YOU, GOOD AFTERNOON
COUNCIL MEMBERS.
TODAY, THE COMMITTEE WILL
CONSIDER A SUBSTITUTE VERSION
OF COUNSEL BILL 109 AND 819.
BEFORE JUMPING INTO DESCRIBE
THE SUBSTITUTE, I WILL DESCRIBE
THE TWO PIECES OF LEGISLATION
THAT WE JUST MENTIONED THAT
COMPRISE THE JUMPSTART SPENDING
PACKAGE.
WE WILL AVOID QUESTIONS OR
CONFUSION, I HAVE BEEN FIELDING
THEM TODAY.
THIS IS THE JUMPSTART SEATTLE
SPENDING PLAN THAT DOES
DESCRIBE HOW THE COUNCIL
DOESN'T TEND TO SPEND THE
PROCEEDS FROM THE PAYROLL TAX
BEGINNING IN 2021.
SECOND BILL, THE COVER 19
RELIEF BILL WILL AMEND THE 2020
ADOPTED BUDGET TO AUTHORIZE
SPENDING FROM THE EMERGENCY
FUND AND REVENUE STABILIZATION
FUND TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS
AND SERVICES THAT DO ADDRESS
THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS CAUSED BY
THE COVID-19 EPIDEMIC.
THE NEXT FEW MINUTES, I WILL
FOCUS ON THE FIRST BILL, WHICH
IS THE JUMPSTART SEATTLE
SPENDING PLAN BEGINNING IN THE
YEAR 2021.
TO DATE, THERE APPEARS TO BE
GENERAL CONSENSUS ON THE BROAD
SPENDING CATEGORIES PROPOSED
FOR USE OF THE PROCEEDS FROM
THE PAYROLL TAX.
THERE ARE A VARIETY OF IDEAS
ABOUT HOW TO ALLOCATE FUNDING
ACROSS THOSE CATEGORIES AND
ABOUT THE PROBLEMATIC DETAILS
FOR EACH OF THOSE INVESTMENTS
LIKE THE TYPES OF HOUSING
PROGRAMS THAT WILL BE SUPPORTED
UNDER THE HOUSING AND SERVICES
FUNDING CATEGORY.
THE PURPOSE OF THE SUBSTITUTE
WAS TO ADOPT LEGISLATION,
CONFIRMING THE INTENT TO USE
PROCEEDS FROM THE PAYROLL TAX
REVENUE TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE
CITY SERVICES AND EXTEND COVER
19 RELIEF PROGRAMS IN 2021 AND
BEYOND, EXPAND INVESTMENTS IN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ECONOMIC
REVITALIZATION, THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GREEN NEW
DEAL.
FOLLOWING ADOPTION OF THIS
LEGISLATION TO ESTABLISH THE
SPENDING CATEGORIES, AND THE
ADOPTION OF THE TAX BILL THAT
YOU CONSIDERED IN THE MORNING
SESSION, IT CONFIRMS THE
ESTIMATE OF THE ANNUAL TAX
REVENUE.
THE COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER, BY
RESOLUTION, DETAILS FOR
SPENDING BY YEAR AND PROGRAM
AREA.
THE CENTRAL STAFF MEMO THAT IS
ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA,
DESCRIBES THE PROPOSALS FOR
SOME OF THE DETAILS THAT WILL
BE INCLUDED IN THAT RESOLUTION.
THAT INTRODUCTION OR THROUGH
AMENDMENTS WHEN THE COMMUNITY
CONSIDERS THE RESOLUTION ON
JULY 15.
IN LESUEUR QUESTIONS, I WILL
TURN TO DESCRIBE THE SUBSTITUTE
VERSION OF THE BILL LISTED AS
ATTACHMENT 1 TO THE STAFF MEMO.
>> NO QUESTIONS, THANK YOU AND
CONTINUE.
HISPANIC THE SUBSTITUTE VERSION
OF THE JUMPSTART SPENDING PLAN
DESCRIBES THE BROAD SPENDING
CATEGORIES THAT I JUST
MENTIONED.
IT WILL MAINTAIN THE PORTIONS
OF THE BILL, AS INTRODUCED THAT
REQUIRE THAT THE EXECUTIVE
SEMITES AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
FOR SPENDING IN 2022 AND BEYOND
BY JUNE 30, 2021.
IT WILL ESTABLISH A PAYROLL TAX
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
THE CHANGES INCLUDED IN THE
SUBSTITUTE, REMOVE ATTACHMENT
ONE TO COUNSEL BILL CB 119811,
THAT HAS THE ALLOCATION OF
FUNDING FOR EACH CATEGORY.
YOU CAN AMEND SECTION 2 OF THE
BILL, TO REMOVE ANY REFERENCES
TO SUCH ATTACHMENT.
IT WILL REMOVE ALL REFERENCES
TO SPECIFIC DOLLAR AMOUNTS OR
THE PERCENT OF FUNDING
ALLOCATED TO EACH SPENDING
CATEGORY.
WILL ADD LANGUAGE CONFIRMING
THE COUNSEL INTENT TO ADOPT BY
RESOLUTION THE SPENDING PLAN
DETAILS BY PROGRAM AREA.
IN ADDITION, THERE ARE SOME
TECHNICAL AND CLEANUP OPTIONS
THAT YOU WILL SEE IN A FEW
LOCATIONS IN THE PROPOSED
SUBSTITUTE.
THAT BRIEFLY DESCRIBES THE
SUBSTITUTE.
I WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT LEVEL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ALY
PENNUCCI.
THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING EDITS
SO WE CAN HAVE CATEGORIES
REFLECTED AS WE CONSIDER THE
REVENUE PROPOSAL ON MONDAY AS
WELL.
CASTLE COLLEAGUES, I WILL MOVE
ITEM 2 TO HAVE IT BEFORE US.
THAT WILL ALLOW FOR US TO HAVE
THE DISCUSSION, AND ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AND
COMMENTS ON THE BILL IN FRONT
OF US.
I'M OF THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
PASSAGE OF COUNSEL BILL CB
119811.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE BILL IS
NOW BEFORE US.
I WILL ASK THAT IF ANYBODY HAS
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR ALY
PENNUCCI, OR OTHER COUNCIL
MEMBERS , AS WE THINK ABOUT
WHAT THIS SPENT PLAN INCLUDES,
HOW IT HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY
AMENDED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
PRINCIPLES OF THE SPENT PLAN AS
IT IS PRODUCED IN THE CONCEPTS
CAN LOOK AT THESE AMENDMENTS.
IT IS REFLECTED IN THE DRAFT OF
THE COUNSEL BILL AS AMENDED IN
FRONT OF US.
WILL TALK THROUGH THE NEXT
STEPS.
HANDS.
>> OUT TO THINK CENTRAL STAFF
FOR ADDING SOME LANGUAGE THAT
PRESERVES THE ABILITY TO LATER
BRING FORWARD A HOMEOWNERSHIP
INVESTMENT AMENDMENT.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
ADDED AS A NEW USE OF FUNDING
FOR 2022 AND THE HOUSING AND
SERVICES BUCKET.
>> EXCELLENT POINTS.
I DO ECHO THAT APPRECIATION.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THE UNDERLYING
BILL?
OKAY.
YOU ARE GREAT.
THAT MEANS EVERYBODY GOT THEIR
QUESTIONS ANSWERED AHEAD OF
TIME, OR HAVE SUCH A CLEAR
DOCUMENT IN FRONT OF US THAT WE
DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS.
WOULD WE LIKE TO DISCUSS THE
POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS?
>> I DO BELIEVE CHAIRMAN TERESA
MOSQUEDA YOU NEED TO MOVE THE
SUBSTITUTE AND THEN WE CAN
VOTE.
A
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
PARLIAMENTARY ASSISTANCE THERE.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
THAT WE RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
COUNSEL BILL CB 119811.
I WOULD LIKE TO NOW MOVE THAT
WE, LIKE TO MOVE COUNSEL BILL,
I'M SORRY, I WANT TO MOVE TO
AMEND CB 119811 BY DOING THE
SUBSTITUTION OF BE FOR OPTION
ONE A, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
NOW WE HAVE THE SUBSTITUTE THE
ALLEY DESCRIBED IN FRONT OF US.
BEFORE WE MOVE THE AMENDMENTS,
IF ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER ALEX PEDERSEN.
I'M AWARE OF TWO MEMBERS FOR
CONSIDERATION THAT ARE FROM
YOU.
WOULD YOU LIKE ALY PENNUCCI TO
SPEAK TO THOSE FIRST AND THEN I
CAN TURN TO YOU?
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALY PENNUCCI GO AHEAD AND
THEN WE WILL HAVE ALEX
PEDERSEN DISCUSS.
>> THANK YOU.
IF I COULD JUST ASK FOR A POINT
OF CLARIFICATION FROM THE
DEPUTY CITY CLERK.
DID I MISS THE BOAT ON THE
SUBSTITUTE?
[ LAUGHTER ]>> APOLOGIES.
>> AT THIS POINT, THE
SUBSTITUTE IS BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE.
IF YOU COULD ALSO, CLARIFY
WHETHER OR NOT THE TWO
AMENDMENTS THAT ALEX PEDERSEN,
IS THIS A MEMO TO THE
SUBSTITUTE, OR DO THEY
STANDALONE?
>> THEY ARE AMENDMENTS TO THE
SUBSTITUTE.
CAN I DESCRIBE THE TWO
AMENDMENTS?
>> YES.
>> THERE ARE TWO AMENDMENTS
PROPOSED THE SUBSTITUTED BILL.
THE FIRST AMENDMENT INCLUDED IS
ATTACHMENT TO THE CENTRAL STAFF
MEMO.
IT WOULD ADD LANGUAGE TO
INCLUDE THE COST OF EVALUATING
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE
PROPOSED INVESTMENTS AS A USE
OF FUNDING.
YOU ADD LANGUAGE TO ENSURE THAT
THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
INCLUDES AN EVALUATION, AND
FRAMEWORK TO MEASURE THE
RESULTS OF THE PROGRAMS AND
SERVICES FUNDED BY THE PAYROLL
TAX REVENUE.
COUNCILMEMBER ALEX PEDERSEN, DO
YOU WANT ME TO MOVE ON TO THE
SECOND AMENDMENT FIRST . YOU
CAN MOVE ON TO THE SECOND ONE,
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
THE SECOND AMENDMENT WOULD
MODIFY THE SECTION OF THE BILL
THAT ESTABLISHES THE PAYROLL
TAX OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
THE AMENDMENT WOULD REDUCE THE
NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
ENTITY THAT RECEIVES OR
COMPETES FOR FUNDING FROM FIVE
MEMBERS DOWN TO TWO MEMBERS.
THIS CHANGE IS IN ALIGNMENT
WITH THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS ON
THE FAMILIES EDUCATION
PRESCHOOL AND PROMISE OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE THAT ARE ASSOCIATED
WITH AN ENTITY THAT COMPETES
FOR LEVY FUNDING.
IN ADDITION, THIS AMENDMENT
CLARIFIES WHAT IS ALREADY IN
THE BILL, ALLOWING COMPENSATION
TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT CAN
BE PROVIDED A PARTICIPATING ON
THE COMMITTEE PRESENTS A
FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.
IT CLARIFIES THAT SUCH
COMPENSATION MUST BE APPROVED
BY THE DIRECTOR OF
NEIGHBORHOODS PRIOR TO THE
PAYMENT BEING MADE.
>> OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER ALEX
PEDERSEN , WOULD YOU LIKE TO
MOVE YOUR FIRST AMENDMENT?
>> YES, I DO MOVED TO AMEND CB
119811 WITH AMENDMENT NUMBER
ONE.
TO MAKE IT HAS BEEN MOVED, IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
A
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS
AMENDMENT?
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU CHAIR TERESA
MOSQUEDA.
THIS IS ADDING LANGUAGE TO
AUTHORIZE CITY STAFF TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT
THE POSITIVE OUTCOMES THAT WE
WANT TO ACHIEVE WITH THE
SPENDING PLAN.
WHO WANT TO MAKE SURE THE CITY
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ARE ABLE TO
TRACK RESULTS AND REPORT BACK
ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE
LEGISLATION WITH THE
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS.
AGAIN, THE LANGUAGE AUTHORIZES
THAT USE.
THIS DOES NOT IMPACT THE COVID-
19 RELIEF PROGRAMS.
THIS IS FOR THE PROGRAMS WE
MIGHT CREATE WITH THE SPENDING
PLAN STARTING IN 2022.
>> ARE THERE COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THIS AMENDMENT?
>> I WILL START WITH ONE
QUESTION, CAN YOU TELL US A
LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU
ARE THINKING WITH THIS
AMENDMENT?
WHAT TYPE OF REPORTING ARE YOU
ASSUMING WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE
FROM THIS AMENDMENT?
ARE THERE SPECIFICS THAT YOU
WOULD LIKE TO SEE?
I KNOW OVERSIGHT IS A KEY
ELEMENT OF WHY WE WANT TO HAVE
AN OVERSIGHT BOARD.
I THINK ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
WOULD BE HELPFUL.
>> THANK YOU.
THE WAY THE CURRENT LEGISLATION
IS WRITTEN, IT IS TALKING ABOUT
ADMINISTERING THE PROGRAMS.
THIS ADDS ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE
SAYING TO NEED TO ADMINISTRATE
AND EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS
OF THE PROGRAMS.
WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATION
DOLLARS, GIVES THE ABILITY FOR
CITY AGENCIES TO LOOK MORE
DEEPLY AT HOW THINGS ARE GOING.
ARE WE ACHIEVING THE OUTCOMES
THAT WE ARE HOPING TO ACHIEVE?
ARE WE EVEN TRACKING THE
OUTCOMES?
THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, WHICH
WE WILL GET TO IN THE NEXT
AMENDMENT, THAT LANGUAGE IS NOT
FOCUSED ON TRACKING THE
PROGRESS ALONG THE WAY.
THIS IS JUST TIGHTENING OF THE
LANGUAGE TO SAY THAT CITY
AGENCIES WILL TRACK PROGRESS
AND REPORT TO US EVERY TIME
THEY COME IN WITH AN
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
ARE THE PROGRAMS ACHIEVING A
POSITIVE OUTCOME?
HOW ARE THINGS GOING?
ARE THERE SUGGESTIONS FOR
IMPROVEMENTS?
>> ALY PENNUCCI WOULD YOU ADD
ANYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN WHAT
IS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE BILL ?
TO MAKE SURE.
IS THE COUNCILMEMBER SAYS, IT
MAKES IT MORE EXPLICIT THAT THE
FUNDING, PROVIDED FOR
MINISTRATION CAN INCLUDE
SUPPORTING THE WORK TO EVALUATE
THE PROGRAMS.
ALSO, PLEASE NOTE THAT THE
LANGUAGE SPECIFICALLY SAYS TO
EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
THE INVESTMENTS.
IS POINTING TO THE INVESTMENT
AREAS THAT ARE NEWER INVESTMENT
AREAS, RECOGNIZING THAT THE
CITY IS REPORTING ON
INVESTMENTS IN THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROGRAMS.
ALSO THE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVES HAS AN EVALUATION
FRAMEWORK ALREADY.
WHAT THIS IS DOING, THIS IS THE
EXPECTATION IS THAT THE OTHER
PROGRAM INVESTMENTS WILL BE
EVALUATED AND REPORTED ON FOR
EFFECTIVENESS, AND THE
RESPONSIBILITY WILL FALL TO
CITY STAFF TO REPORT AND WORK
WITH THE OVERSIGHT BOARD, BUT
NOT NECESSARILY TO JUST BE THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE.
PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I AM MISS
REPRESENTIG YOUR INFORMATION.
>> YOU ARE CORRECT.
WELLSITE.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS
PIECE?
COUNCIL PRESIDENT LORENA
GONZALEZ?
>> THANK YOU.
I AM WONDERING HOW WE ARE
DEFINING EFFECTIVENESS UNDER
THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT?
I DON'T SEE THAT BEING DEFINED
ANYWHERE IN THE ORDINANCE.
I AM JUST CURIOUS AS TO WHAT
EFFECTIVE MEANS TO THE SPONSOR
OF THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
IN SECTION 3, SUBSECTION B, IT
TALKS ABOUT TRACKING RESULTS,
COMPARED TO THE PROPOSED
OUTCOMES.
IF WE CREATED A PROGRAM UNDER
THE SPENDING PLAN, AND WE WANT
TO ACHIEVE GOALS, IT IS
BASICALLY JUST TRACKING THE
PROGRESS AGAINST THOSE GOALS.
THAT IS HOW THE EFFECTIVENESS
COULD BE MEASURED.
HOW ARE WE DOING COMPARED TO
THE GOALS?
>> OKAY, BUT THIS ORDINANCE IN
LEGISLATION DOES NOT DEFINE THE
GOALS.
ARE YOU SAYING, WHO IN YOUR MIND
WOULD BE, WOULD BE DESIGNING
THOSE GOALS?
IS THAT THE OVERSIGHT BODY THAT
WOULD BE DEFINING THE GOALS AND
THEN THERE WOULD BE A
REQUIREMENT TO EVALUATE THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF THOSE GOALS
THAT WERE IDENTIFIED AND
CRAFTED, AND CREATED, AND
IMPLEMENTED BY THE OVERSIGHT
BODY?
>> IT WOULD BE A COMBINATION.
THE AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION
THAT WE WILL EVENTUALLY SPEND
ON THE SPENDING PLAN WILL SAY
WHAT TYPE OF PROGRAMS WE ARE
GOING TO FUND, AND WHAT WE WANT
TO ACHIEVE WITH THOSE DOLLARS.
WILL START WITH THE AUTHORIZING
LEGISLATION WITH THE CITY
COUNCIL, VIA THE SPENDING PLAN.
THE CITY AGENCIES WILL COME TO
US WITH IMPLEMENTATION PLANS TO
GET MORE INTO THE DETAILS, SO
CITY DEPARTMENTS WILL BE COMING
BACK WITH THAT INFORMATION.
I IMAGINE THE OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE WILL HELP TO TRACK
AND REPORT BACK TO US.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I'M GOING TO FLAG
COUNCILMEMBER ALEX PEDERSEN.
ONE QUESTION IS HOW WE TRACK
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CERTAIN
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT ARE
IN THE NEAR-TERM AND OUT YEARS.
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE OUT
YEARS OF 2022 AND BEYOND?
WILL THE SUPPLY TO 2021?
>> THINK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
IT WOULD JUST BE THROUGH 2022
AND BEYOND.
IT WOULD NOT BE THE IMMEDIATE
PROGRAMS, WHERE WE NEED TO GET
MONEY OUT THE DOOR.
WE KNOW WHAT WE WANT TO DO
THERE.
ALSO, AS ALY PENNUCCI POINTED
OUT COMETS FOR A NEW PROGRAM.
IT IS NOT FOR EXISTING PROGRAMS
THAT HAVE THE GOALS CLEARLY
STATED AND THE OUTCOMES TRACKED.
>> WOULD YOU ADD ANYTHING ELSE
TO THAT ABOUT NEW PROGRAMS
VERSUS EXTENDED EXISTING
PROGRAMS?
IS THAT CLEARLY STATED?
>> IN MY MIND, IT IS CLEARLY
STATED IN THE AMENDMENT.
I DID HELP DRAFT IT.
I DO THINK THAT IS ACCURATE.
IS FOCUSING ON THE NEW PROGRAMS
AS ALEX PEDERSEN DESCRIBED.
I CANNOT SPEAK TO THE SPECIFIC
MEASURES OF EFFECTIVENESS, OR
EVERY ACTION MADE.
THIS IS SIMILAR TO HOW I WOULD
DESCRIBE A NARROWING APPROACH,
SETTING THE EXPECTATION IN THE
AUTHORIZING ORDINANCE AND
FOLLOWING THAT WITH MORE
DETAILS THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF
THE IMPLEMENTATION PLANS.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE FAMILIES
EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL AND
PROMISE LEVY IMPLEMENTATION AND
EVALUATION PLAN.
THEY GET INTO A MUCH MORE
GRANULAR LEVEL OF DETAIL AS FAR
AS THE MONITORING AND PREP
ORMAN'S.
YOU LOOK AT THE PROCESS FOR
EVALUATION, AND THE OUTCOMES
THEY ARE TRACKING.
MORE OF THIS WOULD BE WORKED
OUT THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN THAT WOULD BE ADOPTED BY
COUNSEL.
>> THANK YOU.
MOTORBIKE AND ASKED THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, I KNOW IS THE
CHAMPION, YOU MAY HAVE GRAPPLED
WITH THE QUESTION OF OVERSIGHT
AND EFFECTIVENESS.
IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL CONTEXT
YOU WANT TO PROVIDE ON HOW THIS
COMPARES?
>> I'M NOT SPENT A LOT OF TIME
DOING A LINE BY LINE
COMPARISON.
ALY PENNUCCI DID WORK WITH ME
ON THE LEVY TO IDENTIFY THESE.
I THINK, ON BALANCE, IT IS
PROBABLY FINE.
I'M SURE THIS PROPOSED
AMENDMENT IS FINE.
I DO THINK I WANT TO SPEND TIME
BETWEEN NOW AND THE TIME WE
TAKE FINAL ACTION ON THE FULL
SPENDING PLAN, MAKING SURE A
FULL UNDERSTANDING OF THE
CROSSTALK BETWEEN THE LANGUAGE
AND IMPLEMENTATION, AND
EVALUATIONS.
I WILL SAY, IN THAT THAT LEVY
COMPLEX AND CONTEXT THERE ARE
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
RESOURCES TO EVALUATION OF THE
PROGRAMS.
THEY ARE FUNDED THROUGH THAT
LEVY.
THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
THIS IS A REVENUE MECHANISM
THAT GENERATES FUNDING THAT
GOES TO SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTS,
TO SET UP NEW PROGRAMING, OR
SUPPLEMENT ADDITIONAL
PROGRAMMING.
SOME OF THE EFFECTIVENESS
STANDARDS ARE ALREADY SENT IN
OTHER PLACES, APPLICABLE
SPECIFICALLY TO INDIVIDUAL
PROGRAMS THAT THE REVENUE WOULD
BE FUNDING.
I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME
RECONCILIATION AROUND HOW WE
ADDRESS THE EXISTING
EXPECTATIONS OF EVALUATION ON
THE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT WOULD
BE SUPPLEMENTED THROUGH THE
REVENUE BEING PRODUCED BY THE
PAYROLL TAX.
I LIKE TO SPEND SOME TIME
GETTING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING
OF THAT.
ON BALANCE, DO WE AS A CITY
COUNCIL WANT TO SUPPORT A
POLICY WHERE WE ARE BEING
THOUGHTFUL AND JUDICIOUS TO
EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
WHAT WE ARE FUNDING?
OF COURSE.
I AM JUST NOT SURE THAT THIS
PARTICULAR PROPOSED AMENDMENT
ADDS VERY MUCH TO WHAT WE ARE
CURRENTLY DOING.
I'M NOT CONVINCED THAT IT TAKES
AWAY FROM WHAT WE ARE CURRENTLY
DOING.
FOR ME, THE BIGGER QUESTION
THAT I WOULD PROPOSE IS, IS
WHAT THE INTENT, OR WHAT THE
DESIRED OUTCOME OF THIS
EVALUATION WOULD BE.
IS IT IF, THERE IS AN
EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS
THAT SAYS IT IS NOT EFFECTIVE,
THAT WOULD PROVIDE THE EVIDENCE
ON THE RECORD TO OVERTURN THE
PAYROLL TAX OR REPEAL THE
PAYROLL TAX?
IS IT JUST INTENDED TO BE
FOCUSED ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
THE THINGS WE ARE FUNDING?
>> THINK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
IT IS THE LATTER.
IT IS ABOUT LOOKING AT THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE THINGS WE
ARE FUNDING.
I BELIEVE THE PROPOSAL
STRENGTHENS THE WHOLE PACKAGE.
I BELIEVE FOR GOING TO COLLECT
$240 MILLION PER YEAR, IT HELPS
TO HAVE THIS LANGUAGE TO ENSURE
THAT WE ARE SIGNALING TO
EVERYBODY IN THE CITY
DEPARTMENTS ON THE OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE, THAT WE WANT THEM TO
MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
THE PROGRAMS AND REPORT WAS ON
HOW IT IS TRACKING AGAINST THE
OUTCOMES.
IT AUTHORIZES LEGISLATION AND
WE CAN WORK THROUGH
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS.>> THAT IS
REALLY HELPFUL.
I THINK IT IS SIMILAR ENOUGH TO
WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN OTHER
LEVIES AND LEVY EVALUATIONS.
ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO GET A
BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF IS JUST
ACROSS IN TERMS OF HOW DOES
THIS INTERPLAY WITH EVALUATION
REQUIREMENTS THAT ALREADY EXIST
FOR PARTICULAR PROGRAMS THAT
THE FUNDING MIGHT SUPPLEMENT.
>> THAT MAKES SENSE.
COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD AND
COUNCILMEMBER ALEX PEDERSEN DO
YOU HAVE A RESPONSE?
>> I DO NOT MEAN TO CUT YOU
OFF.
>> I AM GOOD.
>> OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER LISA
HERBOLD .
>> I THINK I DID LOSE TRACK
CARE.
THIS EVALUATION COMPONENT WILL
NOT INTERFERE WITH EVALUATION
OF THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE
ALREADY FUNDED.
THIS IS AN EVALUATION COMPONENT
ONLY FOR NEW FUNDING
PRIORITIES, AND NEW ACTIVITIES
THAT ARE NOT ALREADY SUBJECT TO
EVALUATION.
IS MY UNDERSTANDING CORRECT?
>> YES.
>> THAT WAS CLARIFIED EARLIER,
I AM SORRY.
I LOST TRACK.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ALY PENNUCCI, GIVEN YOU HAVE
BEEN THE CENTRAL STAFF EXPERT
AS WELL, I THINK THE CROSSWALK
THAT COUNCIL PRESIDENT LORENA
GONZALEZ REQUESTED MAKE SENSE.
MAYBE IT'S A MATTER OF CLEANUP
BY MONDAY.
I DO THINK THE INTENT IS
UNDERSTOOD.
THANK YOU ALEX PEDERSEN FOR THE
WALK-THROUGH.
WE HAVE BEEN VERY EXPLICIT AND
TALKING ABOUT ANY NEW PROPOSED
REVENUE AT THE CITY OF SEATTLE
HAVING A CLEAR OVERSIGHT BOARD.
ALSO, CONTINUING TO PULL FROM
OTHER LEVIES AND EFFORTS TO
MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW HOW
THE DOLLARS GO OUT THE DOOR.
KNOWING THESE ARE PROGRAMS THAT
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T
ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN, BUT WE
WANT TO SEE OTHER PROGRAMS
BEING AND FERMENTED AND USED IN
THE CITY MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.
TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT
BALANCE BETWEEN NOT LAYERING ON
THE HURDLES FROM THOSE
BENEFITING FROM THE PROGRAM IS
THE GOAL.
WITHOUT, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE
SOME POTENTIAL CLEANUP BEFORE
MONDAY.
I THINK YOUR INTENT WAS
UNDERSTOOD AND APPRECIATED.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
>> HEARING ON.
ALEX PEDERSEN DO YOU WANT TO
SAY ANYTHING ELSE ENCLOSING?
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
HEARING THAT, MADAME CLERK,
WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT NUMBER
ONE?
>> [ CALLING ROLL ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER ALEX PEDERSEN
AND THANK YOU LORENA GONZALEZ
FOR THE QUESTION SO WE CAN GET
TO THE HEART OF THE INTENT
HERE.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR ONGOING WORK
TO CROSSTALK THAT WITH OTHER
EFFORTS.
>>> WE HAVE ANOTHER AMENDMENT
YOU WOULD LIKE TO BRING FORWARD
FOR OUR CONSIDERATION.
ALEX PEDERSEN WOULD YOU LIKE TO
MOVE AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO?
>> THANK YOU, I MOVED TO AMEND
COUNCIL BILL CB 119811 WITH
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO ABOUT THE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE .
>>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED ON THE AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
DEBORA JUAREZ.
ARE THERE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
ON AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO?
ALEX PEDERSEN WILL YOU SPEAK TO
THE AMENDMENT ONE MORE TIME SO
WE CAN HEAR FROM YOU , THE
PERSPECTIVE AND INTENT BEHIND
IT?
>> YES, THANK YOU.
THE WAY IT WAS CURRENTLY
WRITTEN WAS TO HAVE, IT WOULD
ENABLE OVER HALF OF THE MEMBERS
TO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
THIS IS WRITTEN IN A WAY TO
MAKE IT MORE PROPORTIONAL TO
THE FAMILIES AND EDUCATION LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, WERE ONLY
BETWEEN 20-30% OF THE PEOPLE
ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE A CONFLICT
OF INTEREST.
SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO FIND
PEOPLE TO SERVE ON COMMITTEES
BECAUSE THEY ARE INVOLVED IN
THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT GET
MONEY.
THEY HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE, BUT
THEY ALSO GET MONEY FROM IT.
TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH AN
IRONCLAD FEELING THAT THE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS AS
INDEPENDENT AS POSSIBLE, IT
WOULD REDUCE THE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE THAT CAN HAVE A CONFLICT
OF INTEREST TO 2 OUT OF THE
TOTAL NUMBER.
THE GETS IT MORE IN LINE WITH
FAMILIES, EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL
PROMISE PROGRAM.
>> THAT IS A FULL MOUTH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ALY PENNUCCI WOULD YOU ADD
ANYTHING TO THAT?
>> NO, I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING
TO ADD.'S TO DID I SEE LISA
HERBOLD'S HAND?
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
>> I HAVE ONE QUESTION.
I'M LOOKING TO SEE IF ANYBODY
ELSE HAS ANYTHING.
DO YOU MIND DESCRIBING THE
PROCESS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOOD'S ABILITY TO
APPROVE PAYMENTS?
>> THAT, I AM LESS CONCERNED
ABOUT THAT PROVISION.
WE CAN STRIKE THAT.
I WAS JUST READING YOUR
LEGISLATION, AND MAKING EDITS
AS I WAS GOING ALONG.
I THOUGHT, BEFORE MONEY WAS
GIVEN OUT, I THOUGHT THERE
WOULD HAVE TO BE SOME APPROVAL
BY THE CITY GOVERNMENT TO HAND
IT OUT.
I DON'T MEAN TO BE FLIPPANT.
I WAS JUST THINKING, MAYBE THAT
WAS THE INTENT IS TO HAVE THE
DIRECTOR APPROVE IT BEFORE THE
MONEY WAS SENT OUT THE DOOR.
I DO NOT FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT
THAT.
IF YOU FEEL LIKE THAT WOULD BE
A HURDLE FOR FOLKS TO NOT GET
PAID BEFORE IT IS APPROVED.
>> ALY PENNUCCI DO YOU KNOW IF
THIS WOULD ADD AN ADDITIONAL
ADMINISTRATIVE HURDLE?
>> I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS
SPECIFIC PROCESS.
THERE ARE VERY FEW COMMITTEES
OR COMMISSIONS I HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR COMPENSATION
FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS IN THE
CITY.
I WILL NOTE, ULTIMATELY, THE
DIRECTOR, OR WHOEVER THE
DIRECTOR WOULD DELEGATE TO THE
PROCESS WOULD INCLUDE HOW THOSE
DECISIONS WOULD BE MADE.
THEY WOULD HAVE TO DETERMINE
HOW THEY ARE GOING TO CONFIRM
OR DECIDE WHO IT PRESENTS A
HARDSHIP FOR.
ULTIMATELY, THE DIRECTOR WOULD
HAVE TO DECIDE TO ALLOCATE THE
FUNDING, WHETHER IT IS STATED
HERE EXPLICITLY OR NOT.
>> OKAY.
DEBORA JUAREZ DID YOU POP OFF
OF ME TO?
>> YES.
JUST BRIEFLY TO THE ISSUE ON
THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, MY
ONLY CONCERN IS THAT WHEN WE
CAME UP WITH THIS SAME ISSUE, I
WILL NOT GO INTO THE LAST TAX
BILL.
WHEN WE WERE PUTTING TOGETHER
THE SEATTLE CENTER COMMUNITY
FUND, WHICH THERE WILL BE
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS HANDED OUT, AND THE
FORMER COUNSEL, EXPLICILY VOTED
THAT THE PEOPLE THAT WILL BE
RECEIVING THE FUNDING COULD NOT
BE ON THE COMMUNITY COUNSEL.
IT WAS FOR THE SPECIFIC REASON
THAT I WOULD NOT BE FAIR TO
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE
NOT SITTING ON A BOARD, TO MAKE
DECISIONS WHERE THEY COULD FUND
THEIR OWN COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATION OR GROUP WHERE
OTHER GROUPS DID NOT HAVE THAT
ACCESS AND WOULD NOT BE
ELIGIBLE, OR HAVE THAT
INFLUENCE.
THIS IS JUST YOUR BASIC,
CONCERN I HAVE, AND THAT WE
ADDRESS IN THE FORMER COUNSEL
ON CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON THE
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE
ACCESSING THIS.
I AM INCLINED TO SUPPORT
COUNCILMEMBER ANDREW J. LEWIS'S
ISSUE . I THINK YOU ARE LOOKING
AT THE MAY ORAL APPOINTMENTS.
WE SEE THAT FROM 3:00 UNTIL
1:00.
I WAS HOPING THAT IF THERE IS
SOMETHING ELSE.
MAYBE WE CAN FIGURE OUT THAT
SECTION 335 100.
THAT IS SECTION B5, READING THE
THEY SHOULD REPRESENT
COMMUNITIES THAT WILL BENEFIT
FROM THE PROPOSED SPENDING.
WHOM OR WHAT DID WE ENVISION,
WHO WOULD THAT BE?
IF I MAY JUST ASK THAT
QUESTION.
>> I WOULD DEFER TO THE BILL
SPONSOR.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS, THAT WOULD
BE THE REPRESENTING COMMUNITY
THAT MIGHT BENEFIT FROM
INVESTMENTS IN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
THEY WOULD BE PART OF A PROJECT
THAT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO
PROVIDE A CHILD CARE BUSINESS
IN AND EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE.
I WILL TURN INTO THE SPONSOR.
>> THAT IS A GREAT ANSWER.
JUST TO BE CLEAR, I DON'T HAVE
ANY MAJOR CONCERNS WITH THE
AMENDMENT AS IS.
IT WAS HELPFUL TO HEAR WHETHER
OR NOT THERE WAS A PROCESS THAT
COUNCILMEMBER ALEX PEDERSEN HAS
IN MIND.
THERE WILL BE A PROCESS.
I DON'T THINK THE NAME WHICH
DECIDES A IS IMPORTANT.
THERE WILL BE A PROCESS THAT IS
HELPFUL.
WITH THREE RECOMPOSITION OF THE
BOARD, I DON'T HAVE A CONCERN
THERE EITHER.
MAJOR IT IS WE HAVE ARE MAKING
SURE THAT LOW-WAGE WORKERS
COULD PARTICIPATE. GIVEN THE
WAYS WE CAN INCENTIVIZE OR DIS-
INCENTIVIZE PEOPLE, THIS IS ONE
WAY TO MAKE SURE THERE IS
ACTIVE PARTICIPATION BY THOSE
AFFECTED.
AS IT RELATES TO THE UNDERLYING
AMENDMENT, THERE ARE NO MAJOR
CONCERNS.
CITY MAKE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
ALEX PEDERSEN ANYTHING IN
CLOSING?
>> NO THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I APPRECIATE THE QUESTIONS AND
FEEDBACK.
YOU FOLKS HAVE MORE QUESTIONS,
THEY KNOW WHERE TO FIND YOU
AFTER TODAY'S MEETING.
PERHAPS THERE WILL BE FOLLOW-UP
QUESTIONS AND ADDITIONAL
CLARIFICATION THAT WE WILL SEEK
FROM CENTRAL STUFF AS WELL ON
THIS AMENDMENT AND THE PREVIOUS
AMENDMENT.
AT THIS POINT, LET'S GO AHEAD
AND CALL THE QUESTION.
COUNCIL CLERK, MADAME CLERK,
WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO?
>> DAN STRAUSS ?
>> [ COUNCIL IS VOTING ] [
CALLING ROLL ].
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER ALEX
PEDERSEN FOR YOUR OVERVIEW OF
THE BILLS AND YOUR THOUGHTFUL
AMENDMENTS, AND YOUR
PRESENTATION.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL
AMENDMENTS?
OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER DEBORA JUAREZ,
ANYTHING FROM YOU?
>> OHNO, THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, GREAT.
IN FRONT OF US WE HAVE THE
BILL, AS AMENDED.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS BEFORE WE DO A FINAL
ROLLCALL?
>> THIS IS AMELIA.
>> HELLO.
SPERMATIC
>> THERE IS MEMO THE NEEDS TO
BE VOTED ON.
>> EXCELLENT.
>> LET ME GIVE THIS A SHOT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
SUBSTITUTE AS AMENDED?
>> [ COUNCIL IS VOTING ] [
CALLING ROLL ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
PAYMENT THE SUBSTITUTE IS
ADOPTED.
VERSION TO BE AS BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THE SUBSTITUTE AS
AMENDED?
HEARING AND SEEING NONE.
WEATHER CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON
THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE
WILL PASS AS AMENDED?
>> [ COUNCIL IS VOTING ] [
CALLING ROLL ].
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT UNANIMOUS
VOTE.
WE WILL HAVE THIS ITEM ON OUR
AGENDA ON JULY 6. THE MOTION IS
CARRIED AND THE BILL, AS
úAMENDED WILL BE UP FOR
DISCUSSION ON JULY 6 AT THE
FULL CITY COUNCIL MEETING THE
FINAL CONSIDERATION.
THANK YOU COUNCIL COLLEAGUES
FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT ON THIS
PROCESS AND ALEX PEDERSEN, AND
THANK YOU ALY PENNUCCI FOR
CENTRAL STAFF AT THIS ELEGANT
APPROACH , AS I HAVE HEARD THIS
THING CALLED ELEGANT.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTFUL
ANALYSIS FOR HOW TO FOLD IN THE
CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE BEEN
HAVING ABOUT AMENDMENTS, AND
MAKING SURE THAT THE HEART OF
THE BILL, THE SOUL OF THE PLAN
WAS REFLECTED IN THIS HIGH-
LEVEL CONCEPT.
THANK YOU FOR CRAFTING THE
SUBSTITUTE AND FOR ALL OF YOUR
HARD WORK.
COUNCILMEMBER ALEX PEDERSEN ?
>> THANK YOU.
I WAS HOPING, MADAM CHAIR, WE
COULD DOUBLE CHECK WITH THE
CLERK.
DID BOTH OF MY AMENDMENTS PASS?
>> YES I DID.
>> OKAY, ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
I WANT TO COMPLEMENT YOU ON
YOUR ORIGINAL SPENDING PLAN.
I KNOW WE ARE STRIPPING OUT
THOSE DETAILS NOW.
I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY
THOUGHTFUL, WHAT YOU PUT IN
THERE, FOR 2021 AND 2022 AND
BEYOND.
THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU.
AS WE WRAP UP ITEM NUMBER TWO,
JUST A REMINDER, THE SUBSTITUTE
BILL, AS AMENDED WILL BE ON THE
JULY 6 FULL COUNCIL MEETING.
WE ARE HOPING FOR THIS BILL AND
THE REVENUE BILL THAT WE DID
DISCUSS TO BE VOTED OUT THAT
DAY.
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, AS A
REMINDER, THE TEXT WE ARE
REFERRING TO, THE TEXT OF THE
BILL WILL BE REINTRODUCED AS A
RESOLUTION FOR THE AMENDMENTS.
THE DISCUSSION FOR POSSIBLE
VOTE WILL HAPPEN ON JULY 15.
PROCESS WISE, DO WE HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD, ALY
PENNUCCI?
HEARING NO OTHER PROCESSES TO
ADD, THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOTE
TODAY ON THIS HIGH-LEVEL SPENT
PLAN CATEGORIES BILL, AND THE
BILL EARLIER THE PUT ALL OF THE
AMENDMENTS INTO THE REVENUE
PROPOSAL.
THEY WILL BOTH BE ON THE JULY 6
FULL COUNCIL MEETING.
WE HAVE ONE MORE ITEM,
IMMEDIATE RELIEF CONCEPT IN
COUNCILMEMBER, COUNCIL BILL CB
119812.
WE READ ITEM NUMBER THREE AND
THE RECORD.
>>AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
ORDINANCE 126000, WHICH ADOPTED
THE 2020 BUDGET; MAKING
APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE
EMERGENCY FUND FOR PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE DURING THE COVID-19
CIVIL EMERGENCY; MAKING AN
APPROPRIATION FROM THE GENERAL
FUND FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
DURING THE CIVIL EMERGENCY; AND
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE
REVENUE STABILIZATION FUND FOR
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE DURING THE
CIVIL EMERGENCY; ALL BY A 3/4
VOTE OF THE CITY COUNCIL IS
READY FOR DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE HAVE COUNCIL BILL CB 119812.
THANK YOU FOR WALKING US
THROUGH.
THIS IS A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION, NOT A VOTE TODAY.
WE WILL TIE THESE TWO ITEMS
TOGETHER FOR POSSIBLE VOTE ON
15 JULY.
THE TIMING HAS BEEN SENT AROUND
ON THE UPDATED CALENDAR THAT
WAS SHARED WITH YOUR OFFICES ON
MONDAY.
ALY PENNUCCI, PLEASE TAKE IT
AWAY.
>> THANK YOU.
CB 119812, THE COVER 19 RELIEF
BILL AUTHORIZES THE SPENDING OF
$66.3 MILLION FROM THE CITY'S
EMERGENCY FUND , 19th $.59 FROM
THE STABILIZATION FUND IN 2020.
THE FUNDING WOULD SUPPORT
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT
ADDRESS THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS
CAUSED BY THE COVER 19
EPIDEMIC, INCLUDING SMALL
BUSINESSES, LOW INCOME AND LOW-
WAGE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES,
AND IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEE
COMMUNITIES.
A DISCUSSION OF POTENTIAL VOTE
IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 15.
THIS WILL PROVIDE TIME FOR THE
COMMITTEE TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE
PROPOSAL FITS INTO THE BROADER,
2020 REBALANCING PACKAGE AND
THE MCNICE'S PROPOSED OPTIONS
FOR THE COVID-19 PROGRAMS.
TASH THE AGENDA TALK ABOUT
AMENDMENTS UP AND IDENTIFIED
FOR CONSIDERATION ON JULY 15.
GIVEN THE TIME OF DAY, I WILL
STOP THERE UNLESS THE CHAIR WAS
MADE TO WALK THROUGH THE
AMENDMENTS INDIVIDUALLY.
>> THANK YOU, ALY PENNUCCI.
GIVEN THE TIME OF DAY, WE KNOW
YOU'LL GO TO THE BEGINNING.
AS A REMINDER, THIS WILL BE ON
THE AGENDA ON THE 15th.
THIS WAS JUST A PRIMER TO
ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO TAKE A LOOK
AT THAT AND RECOGNIZE THE
URGENCY IN WHICH WE NEED TO
PASS THIS.
THIS WILL IDEALLY BE VOTED ON
ON THE 15th AND THE FOLLOWING
MONDAY, JULY 20, WE WILL HAVE A
VOTE APPLE COUNSEL.
IN ANTICIPATION OF THE
CONVERSATIONS, WE ARE ASKING
FOLKS ON ITEM 3 AND ON ITEM 2,
AS AMENDED, IF YOU HAVE
THOUGHTS, AND ADDITIONAL IDEAS
AND AMENDMENTS YOU WANT TO RUN
BY CENTRAL STAFF, THE DEADLINE
IS NEXT THURSDAY, NOT TOMORROW,
NEXT THURSDAY.
10:00 AIM WOULD BE THE DESIRED
TIME.
THAT IS JULY 9. THAT IS
REFLECTED IN THE NOTICE THAT
WENT OUT.
YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO WORK WITH CENTRAL STAFF,
THEIR POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS OR
QUESTIONS YOU HAVE FOR THE VOTE
ON THE 15th.
COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD,
THANK YOU.
IS
>> JUST A QUESTION THAT I HAVE
ASKED A COUPLE OF TIMES.
I APOLOGIZE IF I'VE BEEN
PROVIDED THE ANSWER AND HAVE
MISSED IT.
I'VE HAD A QUESTION ABOUT
WHETHER OR NOT DIRECT FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE, AS PROPOSED BY THIS
BILL COULD CREATE PROBLEMS FOR
FAMILIES THAT RELY ON INCOME
ELIGIBILITY IN ORDER TO QUALIFY
FOR OTHER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS,
LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL
PROGRAMS.
THIS COULD INADVERTENTLY RESULT
IN THEM LOSING THE BENEFITS
THAT THEY RELY ON.
THIS BILL INCLUDES $17 MILLION
IN DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
HOUSEHOLDS.
JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE IS
A WAY TO STRUCTURE THE BENEFITS
THAT WOULD MITIGATE THAT
CONCERN, OR ANOTHER IDEA THAT
HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IS BENEFIT
COUNSELING, TO BE FUNDED BUT
DOESN'T RECEIVE PAYMENTS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HE DID AS THE QUESTION, I
DID PREPARE A RESPONSE, MAB DID
NOT DISTRIBUTE IT.
THE ANSWER IS COMPLICATED.
IT DOES VARY BY PROGRAM AND THE
TYPES OF ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
THE PEOPLE MIGHT BE ENROLLED
IN.
IN GENERAL, LOOKING AT HOW THIS
ASSISTANCE IS BEING PROVIDED IN
OTHER CITIES AROUND THE
COUNTRY, AND TALKING TO STAFF
MEMBERS AND OTHER PLACES, WHAT
WE DETERMINED, IN GENERAL, THE
ONE-TIME ASSISTANCE, USUALLY
WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED INCOME.
THAT IS NOT DEFINITE FOR ALL
TYPES OF PROGRAMS.
THE PROPOSAL IS WRITTEN IN A
WAY THAT ALLOWS THE COMMUNITY-
BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORKS
WITH IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
AFFAIRS WILL DISTRIBUTE THE
FUNDING, PROVIDING RELIEF IN A
VARIETY OF WAYS.
THIS COULD BE A DIRECT CASH
PAYMENT, GIFT CARDS, OR MAKING
PURCHASES AT SPECIFIC
LOCATIONS.
BECAUSE OF THE COMPLEXITIES OF
THE ANSWER BEING DIFFERENT
DIFFERENT TYPES OF ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS.
IT PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY, TO
PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN DIFFERENT
FORMATS IT WILL WORK FOR THE
INDIVIDUAL.
>> ANY FOLLOW-UP?
>> YES.
I AM JUST SIGNALING MY INTEREST
IN RECOGNIZING THIS AS HAVING A
LOT OF COMPLEXITY.
I WANT TO HELP FUND THE EFFORTS
TO HAVE THE POTENTIAL
RECIPIENTS NAVIGATE THE TRADE-
OFFS.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> ALY PENNUCCI, THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
I KNOW YOU DID A LOT OF WORK ,
COMPARED TO OUT AUSTIN, TEXAS,
HAD DONE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT POINT THAT
INFORMATION.
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT DID ASK
THAT WE DO A CROSSWALK SOME OF
THE OTHER WAYS IN WHICH WE
SUPPORTED IMMIGRANTS AND
REFUGEES AND OTHER PROGRAMS.
I THINK YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING
ON THAT AS WELL.
MAYBE WE CAN HAVE THAT AS A
REPORT BACK AT THE JULY 15
MEETING.
I AM SORRY, GO AHEAD.
>> I AM SORRY.
I WAS JUST DOING THIS.
>> THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THIS
HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW TODAY.
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, I
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND DUE
DILIGENCE TO GO THROUGH THE
ITEMS HERE, WHICH WOULD PROVIDE
IMMEDIATE RELIEF TO THOSE THAT
ARE EXPERIENCING THE EFFECTS OF
COVID-19 IN TERMS OF PUBLIC
HEALTH CRISIS AND THE ECONOMIC
CRISIS.
OKAY, ALY PENNUCCI, PLEASE
CONTINUE.
>> THANK YOU, IF I COULD MAKE
ONE REQUEST.
IF THERE ARE ANY MINOR CHANGES
THAT COUNCILMEMBERS ARE
CONSIDERING FOR MONDAY, TO
COUNCIL BILL CB 119811, THE
HIGH-LEVEL SPLINTING PEN PLAN,
OR THE TAX PROPOSAL, IF YOU
COULD LET CENTRAL STAFF NOW AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE, TOMORROW
MORNING, SO WE CAN GET THOSE
AMENDMENTS PREPARED BEFORE THE
HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WE DO WANT TO UNDERSCORE THAT
POINT.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE
TIME AND EFFORT THAT YOU ALL
HAVE PUT INTO THIS.
WITH THAT, WE WILL CONCLUDE
ITEMS ONE, TWO, THREE.
WE HAVE A HUGE AMOUNT OF
APPRECIATION AND
CONGRATULATIONS.
THAT DOES CONCLUDE THE OFFICIAL
WALK-THROUGH OF THE FIRST
ITERATION OF THE JUMPSTART
SEATTLE PROPOSAL, THE TAX PLAN
AND THE SPENDING PLAN.
IT HAS ALL OF YOUR FINGERPRINTS
ON IT.
WE WILL HAVE MORE AS WE AMEND
THE SPENDING PLAN DETAILS, BY
THE RESOLUTION IN THE UPCOMING
WEEKS.
I AM SINCERELY LOOKING FORWARD
TO HAVING THIS CONVERSATION AND
VOTE WITH ALL OF YOU ON MONDAY,
JULY 6. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.
THANK YOU TO CENTRAL STAFF AND
ALL OFFICES AND TEAMS.
YOU HAVE MADE THIS ROBUST
DISCUSSION POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY
PARTNERS THAT WE WILL BE GIVING
MORE SHOUT OUTS TO ON MONDAY.
I COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT
WITHOUT ALL OF THE COMMUNITY
PARTICIPATION, ADVOCACY, AND
SUPPORT.
WITH THAT, LET'S MOVE ON TO
ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
WELCOME BACK, JEFF.
WE HAVE NOT SEEN YOU SINCE YOU
HAVE HAD A BABY.
I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS
TO YOU.
I HAVE THE LITTLE ONE AS WELL.
MAYBE WE WILL GET A CAMEO.
I HOPE YOU CAN GET YOUR FIRST
PATERNAL LEAVE IN.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE PARENTS
GET THAT PARENTALLY.
WE KNOW THERE PRESSING ISSUES
IN THE CITY.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
WELCOME BACK AND
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.
I LOVE THE CITY CLERK READ INTO
THE RECORD ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
MADAM CLERK, WE READ ITEM
NUMBER FOUR INTO THE RECORD?
>> CB119816 , RELATING TO THE
2020, 19 ISSUE ADOPTING THE
2020 BUDGET.
THIS IS FUNNY NOT ANY SOURCES
CHANGING APPROPRIATIONS TO
VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND BUDGET
CONTROL LEVELS FOR MARATHONS IN
THE BUDGET, DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
THIS IS FOR BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION, AND A POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU, HOW ARE YOU, AND
HOW IS THE LITTLE ONE?
>> I'M GOOD AND THE LITTLE ONE
IS EXCELLENT.
>> EXCELLENT.
DECIDED IN FRONT OF US IS A
COSPONSOR BILL FROM MYSELF AND
COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD.
LET'S MOVE SO WE CAN HAVE A
DISCUSSION.
I MOVE THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL
CB119816.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THINK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
LISA HERBOLD.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
NOW, CB119816 IS IN FRONT OF
US.
I WILL ASK THAT CENTRAL STAFF ,
JEFF SIMS, WALK-THROUGH WHAT IS
INCLUDED IN THE BILL.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO LISA
HERBOLD FOR COMMENTS.
I MAY HAVE COMMENTS, AND WE
WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION.
TO
>> THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE
FUNDING IN THE BILL, LITTLE
MORE THAN $13 MILLION COMES
FROM MONEY PROVIDED BY THE
STATE LEGISLATURE THROUGH THE
SHELTER GRANT PROGRAM.
A PORTION WAS PROVIDED THROUGH
RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS
OUTBREAK.
$30 MILLION OUT OF THE $13.5
MILLION IS COMING FROM THAT
SOURCE.
REMAINING AMOUNT OF FUNDING IS
FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, PROVIDED.
THIS IS THE PRIOR CALCULATIONS
AND ESTIMATES FOR WHAT THE
FUNDS ENDED UP BEING MORE THAN
WHAT WE EXPECTED.
WE ARE APPROPRIATING THE FUND
THAT WAY.
FOCUSING ON THE $30 MILLION,
THERE WERE SIX PURPOSES, I'M
SORRY, FIVE PURPOSES OUTLINED
IN THE AGREEMENT WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
THERE TO RESPOND TO THE COVID-
19 OUTBREAK.
THIS IS RELATING TO
HOMELESSNESS.
THE FIVE PURPOSES ARE SHELTER
NEEDS, HYGIENE SERVICES,
SUPPLIES LIKE PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, AND THE
COST BEING INCURRED BY HOUSING
FACILITIES, AND FOOD ACCESS AND
FOOD DELIVERY SERVICES.
THE EXECUTIVE PROPOSED SIX
PURPOSES IN THE BILL.
ONE IS SUPPORTED TO THE SMALLER
AMOUNT OF FUNDING TO SUPPLEMENT
WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED.
WILL GO THROUGH THOSE.
NOTES THERE ARE TWO TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS.
THE FIRST PROPOSED USE IS $3.3
MILLION FOR A PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
THE CITY PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR
THE OPERATIONS OF THOSE
FACILITIES, INCLUDING FUNDING
FROM THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL TAX.
THE REVENUE FROM THAT TAX IS
úLESS THAN WHAT WOULD'VE BEEN
EXPECTED.
THIS WILL BACKFILL THE NUMBERS
TO ENSURE THERE IS FULL
OPERATIONAL SOME WORK.
THE SECOND ITEM IS $2.5 MILLION
IN FOOD SUPPORT TO THESE
FACILITIES.
THE RESIDENTS ARE OFTEN AT HIGH
RISK FOR CORONAVIRUS.
THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCESS THE
WAYS THEY WOULD HAVE RECEIVED
FOOD, PREVIOUSLY LIKE A FOOD
BANK.
THIS PROVIDES FOOD SUPPORT FOR
THOSE RESIDENTS.
THE THIRD ITEM IS $4.8 MILLION
FOR PEOPLE HAVE CALLED AND RFP,
IS ARE FOR PEOPLE TO OPERATE
SHELTERS, AND SUPPORT HOUSING
FACILITIES.
THEY SUBMIT THE COSTS THEY
INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE
OUTBREAK.
WHERE POSSIBLE, THIS WILL GO
THROUGH AND IDENTIFY WHAT IS
ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT.
AFTER THAT, THEY WILL PROVIDE
THIS AS A GRANT TO MAKE THE
ORGANIZATIONS WHOLE FOR THE
EXPENSES THEY INCURRED AS A
RESULT OF THE CORONAVIRUS
OUTBREAK.
ONE ASPECT THAT IS PART OF
THIS, IS THE NEED FOR CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS AND CONFIGURATIONS
THAT ORGANIZATIONS MAY HAVE TO
UNDERTAKE TO ENSURE THEY CAN
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SERVICES
THAT THEY HAVE BEEN FUNDED TO
DO.
IF BARRIERS NEED TO BE ERECTED,
OR THINGS LIKE THAT, TO MEET
PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDELINES MOVING
FORWARD.
THE FOURTH PURPOSE, IS $1.6
MILLION FOR RAMPING DOWN THE
SHELTER INTENSIFICATION.
THIS IS WHEN RESIDENTS FROM
SOME CONGREGANT FACILITIES HAVE
BEEN MOVED TO A DIFFERENT
FACILITY IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR
SOCIAL DISTANCING IN THE
SHELTERS.
THAT FUNDING WILL OPERATE THAT.
THERE ELIGIBLE FOR
REIMBURSEMENT.
AFTER THE FEDERAL DECLARATION
IS ENDED, THERE WILL BE A
TIMEFRAME WHERE WE WILL NEED TO
SUPPORT THOSE SERVICES.
IT WILL BE PROVIDED FOR TWO
MONTHS TO RENT THAT DOWN
THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR.
THE NEXT PROPOSED ITEM IS
$750,000, FOR A SIMILAR
PURPOSE.
THIS IS RAMPING DOWN SERVICES.
IN THIS CASE, IT IS HYGIENE
SERVICES, AS COUNCILMEMBER
SERVICES ARE WHERE, THE
UTILITIES HAVE DEPLOYED
PORTABLE TOILETS AND
HANDWASHING STATIONS AND TWO
MOBILE HYGIENE TRAILERS.
THESE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FEMA
REIMBURSEMENT DURING THE
FEDERAL EMERGENCY.
ONCE THAT HAS ENDED, WE WILL
LIKELY NEED TO HAVE A PERIOD
WHERE WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE
THOSE SERVICES.
THE LAST ITEM IS $498,000.
THAT IS FUNDING PROVIDED FROM
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE
CONGREGANT MEAL PROGRAMS FOR
SENIORS TO MODIFY THE DELIVERY
AND OPERATIONS.
THOSE ARE THE SIX AREAS.
DAY HAVE TWO TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 2 OF THE
BILL WHERE THE LANGUAGE
INDICATED THAT THE FUNDING
WOULD BE AUTHORIZED FOR
EMERGENCY HOUSING.
THAT WAS INCORRECT.
IT DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THE
FISCAL NOTE, OR WHAT HAS BEEN
PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED.
WITH THE FIRST AMENDMENT,
SEATTLE UTILITIES DOES NOT
OPERATE HOUSING.
THAT WAS MEANT TO BE HYGIENE
SERVICES.
WITH THE SECOND AMENDMENT,
CURRENTLY SAYS THAT IT HAS
EMERGENCY HOUSING AGAIN.
IS TO BE CHARACTERIZED AS
HOMELESS SERVICES.
FOOD SUPPORT IS NOT NECESSARILY
HOUSING PROGRAM.
THIS CAN BE REFERRED TO AS
SHELTER, NOT AS HOUSING.
HOMELESS SERVICES WILL
ENCOMPASS ALL THOSE PROPOSED
USES.
I HOPE THAT IS STRONG ENOUGH.
MATERIAL WAS PROVIDED TO
COUNCIL MEMBERS THROUGH MEMO,
ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA FOR THE
PUBLIC AS WELL.
AFTER THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JEFF, IT IS GOOD
TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
I WILL NOTE THAT WE DO HAVE
THIS IN THE ZIP DRIVE PREPARED
BY PATTY.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR HAS A MEMO,
THE TWO AMENDMENTS THAT ARE
TECHNICAL IN NATURE.
COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD, DO
YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THIS
AMENDMENT, I'M SORRY, NOT THE
MEMO, THE UNDERLYING BILL?
>> YES, PLEASE.>> YOUR VIDEO IS
NOT ON.
>> THANK YOU.
WE HAVE BEEN ANXIOUSLY AWAITING
THIS LEGISLATION FOR COUPLE OF
MONTHS.
I HAVE HEARD FROM THE HUMAN
SERVICES DIRECTOR AND A NUMBER
OF SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT ARE
URGENTLY NEEDING THE FUNDING.
THEY ARE INCURRING THE EXPENSES
BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS.
THEY ARE PAYING OUT THE COST OF
THOSE EXPENSES FROM THEIR VERY
LIMITED RESERVES.
THEY ARE MAKING EXTRAORDINARY
EFFORTS TO PROVIDE FRONT-LINE
CARE AND SERVICES TO PEOPLE
THAT HAVE BEEN HIT HARDEST BY
THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.
I DO APPRECIATE ALLOWING THAT
THIS LEGISLATION ALLOWS THE
EXECUTIVE TO RESTORE THE $1.4
MILLION IN THE HOMELESSNESS
PREVENTION AND RENTAL
ASSISTANCE FUNDING, THAT WERE
REMOVED WHEN THE COUNCIL
ACCEPTED FUNDING BACK IN MAY.
I DO APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS OF
CHAIR TERESA MOSQUEDA TO
EXPEDITE COUNCIL CONSIDERATION
OF THIS , ONCE WE GOT THE BILL,
TO ENSURE IT WAS NOT HELD UP BY
THE DISCUSSION OF THE FULL 2020
REBALANCING PACKAGE.
THE SOONER THE DOLLARS GO OUT
THE DOOR TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS,
THE BETTER.
THIS ALSO ALLOWS THE EXECUTIVE
TO ASSESS TO THE RFP PROCESS,
WHAT THE NEEDS ARE, AND WHAT
HER ABILITY TO ASK FEMA FOR.
THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
DEBORA JUAREZ -- LISA HERBOLD,
THANK YOU FOR CHAMPIONING
THIS.
I AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS
LEGISLATION.
OBVIOUSLY, WE ARE PULLING THIS
OUT OF THE PROPOSAL DUE TO THE
NEED TO GET THE DOLLARS OUT.
I WILL NOTE THAT THE DEPARTMENT
OF COMMERCE GRANT CAME THROUGH,
TO THE CITY, IN MARCH.
IT WAS MARCH 27.
THIS IS WHEN THE FUNDING CAME
FORWARD.
MYSELF AND COUNCILMEMBER LISA
HERBOLD, AND EVERY
COUNCILMEMBER HAS BEEN BRIEFED
ON THE COMMERCE PROPOSAL.
THERE IS A LEVEL OF FRUSTRATION
THAT THE DOLLARS HAVE NOT GONE
OUT THE DOOR YOU.
I DO WANT TO THINK COUNCIL FOR
CONTINUING TO PUSH THE MONEY
OUT THE DOOR.
THANK YOU FOR TRYING TO
REALLOCATE FUNDING INTO THE
EFFORTS, RECOGNIZING THE CRISIS
THAT IS COVID-19.
WE HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN WANTING
TO SEE THIS TYPE OF FUNDING BE
USED, AND THE URGENCY TO GET IT
OUT CANNOT BE UNDERSTATED.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT
WAS INSTRUMENTAL TO GET
PROGRAMS RELATED TO
HOMELESSNESS.
WE APPRECIATE THE WORK AT THE
STATE LEVEL.
THE FOLKS FROM THE CITY HAVE
BEEN TRYING TO SEE WHAT WE ARE
DOING WITH THIS FUNDING, AND
WHY WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN THEM
OUT.
THE HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS
ON THE FRONTLINE DURING THE
PANDEMIC OF TALKED ABOUT THE
AMOUNT HE NEEDS GETTING PEOPLE
OFF THE STREETS AND INTO SAFE,
NON-CONGREGANT SETTINGS LIKE
HOTELS AND MOTELS.
THEY NEEDED LENDING SUPPLIES
AND PPE SUPPORT.
THEY NEEDED MORE SUPPORT FOR
PERMANENT HOUSING AND SHELTER
PROVIDERS, AND PREMIUM PAY FOR
SERVICE WORKERS, IN ADDITION TO
MEAL SERVICES.
THERE CONTINUES TO BE A HIGH
DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY ON HOW WE
WILL FUND ALL THESE PRIORITIES.
THIS $13 MILLION FROM THE STATE
CAME AT JUST THE RIGHT TIME,
THREE MONTHS GO.
NOW IT IS TIME FOR US TO GET IT
OUT.
IT IS BEYOND TIME TO GET IT
OUT.
AS YOU HEARD FROM COUNCILMEMBER
LISA HERBOLD, PEOPLE ARE
CALLING DAILY TO GET THE MONEY
OUT THE DOOR.
NOT ONLY ARE THEY WAITING, BUT
THE PROVIDERS, THAT THEY
REPRESENT, SEE PEOPLE EVERY
DAY.
THEY SEE CLIENTS THAT ARE
VULNERABLE THAT ARE HOUSING
INSECURE AND ARE HOUSE LESS. WE
ARE FRUSTRATED THAT IT TOOK US
AS LONG.
LET'S GET THIS OVER THE FINISH
LINE.
I APPRECIATE THE SUMMARY OF ALL
CONTENT IN THE BILL.
THANK YOU, JEFF, FOR YOUR WORK.
THANK YOU FOR IDENTIFYING THE
TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS THAT
NEEDED TO BE MADE.
NOT SEEING ANYBODY ELSE, I JUST
WANT TO DOUBLE CHECK.
WHEN WE DO THIS.
LET'S GO AHEAD.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
WE HAVE BEFORE US TWO TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS.
I DO WANT TO MOVE DID I SAY THE
NUMBER RIGHT?
>> NO, IT IS CB119816.
>> THANK YOU.
I MOVED TO AMEND CB119816 AS
PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT ONE, IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS?
THIS IS THE TECHNICAL
CORRECTION THAT JEFF SPOKE TO?
HEARING NONE.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON
AMENDMENT ONE?
>> DAN STRAUSS?
>> AYE
>> LISA HERBOLD?
>> AYE .
>> LORENA GONZALEZ?
>> AYE .
>> DEBORA JUAREZ?
>> AYE .
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
STICK THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
WE WILL CONSIDER AMENDMENT
NUMBER TWO.
I MOVED TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL
CB119816 AS AMENDMENT, AND AS
PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT TO , IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
LET'S ADOPT MM AS PRESENTED ON
THE AGENDA AT DESCRIBE A
CENTRAL STAFF.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT NUMBER
TWO?
SEE NONE.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON
AMENDMENT TWO?
>> [ COUNCIL IS VOTING ] [
CALLING ROLL ].
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
A
>> ANOTHER UNANIMOUS VOTE.
MOTION CARRIES AND THE BILL, AS
AMENDED, I'M SORRY, MOTION
CARRIES, AND THE BILL IS
AMENDED.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF
THE BILL, ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL AS AMENDED?
>> [ COUNCIL IS VOTING ] [
CALLING ROLL ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
BILL AS AMENDED WILL BE SENT TO
THE JULY 6 FULL COUNCIL AGENDA
FOR A FINAL CONSIDERATION.
COUNSEL COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THAT BILL.
COUNCILMEMBER, LISA HERBOLD,
YOU ARE OFF MOVED ME IT.
THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF
OUR COUNCIL AGENDA AS AMENDED.
WE DO WANT TO THANK THE BUDGET
DIRECTOR, JULIE, AND TIFFANY
WASHINGTON PLANNED IT TO BE
WITH US AS WELL.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO PRESENTING
AT OUR NEXT MEETING.
THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON
JULY 8. WE WILL HAVE PUBLIC, IN
THE MORNING AND THE AFTERNOON.
WILL DO OUR BEST TO GET AS MANY
PEOPLE IN.
WE WERE ABLE TO GET EVERYBODY
PRESENT TO TESTIFY.
I APPRECIATE YOU ALL HANGING IN
THERE AND TESTIFYING.
JUST A PREVIEW, NEXT WEEK WE
WILL HAVE A COMMUNITY PANEL,
FEATURING ORGANIZERS FROM
DECRIMINALIZED SEATTLE AND THE
BUDGET PROJECT.
THEY WILL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW
OF THE COMMUNITY ROADMAP THE
MANY IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON TO RESPOND TO THE
CALL TO DEFUND THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT BY 50%, AND
INVESTING IN HEALTH AND SAFETY
ALTERNATIVES.
THIS IS NOT A NEW PROCESS.
WE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
HEAR FROM THE CHAIR PUBLIC
SAFETY WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN
PAST BUDGETING EFFORTS.
THEY WILL PROVIDE US WITH AN
OVERVIEW OF HOW THE PROCESS HAS
WORKED IN THE PAST.
WE DO APPRECIATE HER LEADERSHIP
ON THAT IN PAST EFFORTS.
WE ALSO WILL HAVE A MORNING AND
AFTERNOON SESSION.
WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THE
AFTERNOON SESSION GETS
FINALIZED AND SENT AROUND.
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT WE
WILL TRY TO STREAMLINE THE
DISCUSSIONS IN THE MORNING SO
FOLKS HAVE MORE OF A BREAK IN
THE AFTERNOON.
THERE IS A PUBLIC HEARING, A
PUBLIC HEARING AT 4 PM THAT
DAY.
THAT WE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC
CAN PARTICIPATE.
IT WILL BE DEVOTED TO HEARING
FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, IN
CASE YOU ARE IN A WORK
SITUATION OR A FAMILY
OBLIGATIONS THAT DO NOT ALLOW
YOU TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT
DURING THE DAY.
WE WILL HAVE THE EVENING
SESSION FOR YOU.
THAT WILL BE FOCUSED ON
BUDGETARY ITEMS INCLUDING THE
SPD INQUEST, AND THE EFFORTS TO
BALANCE THE 2020 BUDGET.
IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS OR ITEMS FOR THE GOOD
OF THE ORDER, WE ARE GOING TO
ADJOIN BEFORE 5:00 P.M.
IT HAS BEEN A LONG DAY.
IT HAS BEEN AN HISTORIC DAY.
I AM PROUD TO BE PART OF THE
EFFORT AND WORKING WITH YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING
WORK.
IS THE ALL OF YOU.
THANK YOU.
ENJOY YOUR EVENING.
HAVE A GREAT, LONG WEEKEND,
ESPECIALLY THE FOLKS IN CENTRAL
STAFF AND THOSE IN EACH OFFICE.
WE APPRECIATE YOU AND ALL OF
YOUR WORK.
ENJOY SOME WELL DESERVED TIME
OFF.
WE WILL SEE YOU ON MONDAY.
WILL SEE YOU ON JULY 6 FOR FULL
COUNCIL.
TAKE CARE EVERYONE.