>>> WELCOME BACK.
I WILL ASK THE CHAIR TO CALL
THE ROLE.
COUNCIL MEMBER PETERSON?
>> THANK YOU, MADAME CLERK. WE
HAD A PRESENTATION SCHEDULED
FOR LAST WEDNESDAY AND OUR
DIRECTOR WAS SO KIND TO OFFER TO
DO THE PRESENTATION TODAY
BECAUSE WE HAD A PACKED AGENDA.
THANK YOU, AND YOUR TEAM.
WE DO NOT HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT AS
USUAL, IT IS AFTER 2:00 P.M.
THE TIME FOR THE 4:00 HEARING
HAS BEGUN, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
PRESENT AND SHARE YOUR PUBLIC
TESTIMONY, THE LINE IS NOW
LIVE, SO GO TO THE LINK ON THE
AGENDA TO SIGN UP FOR
TESTIMONY.
PLEASE BRING ITEM NUMBER THREE
INTO RECORD.
>> THIS PACKAGE IS FOR BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH.
YOU CAN INTRODUCE THE LINEUP OF
THOSE WHO ARE WITH US TODAY FOR
THE 2020 PACKAGE.
WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE,
AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
AS WE LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
PROPOSED BUDGET.
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR.
>> THANK YOU, AND MY PLEASURE.
I'M JOINED BY JULIE DIGBY OF
THE BUDGET OFFICE, HOUSING AND
HUMAN SERVICES. I WILL BE
ANSWERING QUESTIONS IN THOSE
AREAS TODAY.
AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING, AS WELL AS
TIFFANY WASHINGTON, SHE WILL BE
HERE TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS
REGARDING THE FUNDING PROPOSAL.
I WILL BE JOINED BY THE DEPUTY
MAYOR, HOPEFULLY SOON.
SHE WILL INTRODUCE THE SLIDES
BEFORE SHE SIGNS ON.
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I WILL
MOVE INTO THE SLIDE
PRESENTATION.
WE HAVE ANSWERS TO THE SPECIFIC
QUESTIONS THAT WERE POSED
PROPOSED AT THE LAST SESSION,
THEY'VE BEEN FORWARDED FROM THE
CENTRAL STAFF.
WE PUT THE QUESTION UP AND
PARAPHRASED IT, TO MAKE IT MORE
CLEAR FOR OUR VIEWING AUDIENCE.
WE HAVE WRITTEN ANSWERS. WITH
THAT, I'M GOING TO DO THE
SCREEN SHARING THING AND GET
STARTED.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
AND AGAIN THANK YOU FOR MAKING
THIS EASY FOR THE AUDIO FOR THE
AUDIENCE AT HOME, TO FOLLOW
ALONG WITH, WE APPRECIATE THAT.
CAN YOU SEE THAT SLIDESHOW?
>> YES, WE CAN.
YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE IT IN
THE WINDOW.
>> RESPONDING TO YOUR QUESTION,
THERE WE GO. WE TRIED TO
CATEGORIZE THE QUESTIONS AS
WELL.
THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS
REGARDING THE OVERALL BALANCING
SCHEDULE FOR 2020.
WE ARE ONLY USING ROUGHLY A
QUARTER OF THE CITY EMERGENCY
FUNDING AS PART OF THE
BALANCING 2020 STRATEGY.
THE SHORT ANSWER IS THAT EVERY
EXPECTATION OF ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
AND THE FISCAL ISSUES CAUSED BY
COVID-19, IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO
END AT ALL THIS YEAR.
AND IT GOES BEYOND 2021 INTO
2022 AS WELL.
WE ARE TRYING TO PACE OUR
RESERVES. THAT POSES A
SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE FOR 2022.
IS OBVIOUSLY A DYNAMIC
SITUATION THAT IS DIFFICULT TO
MANAGE.
THERE IS ENOUGH PRESSURE THAT
IT MAKES SENSE TO DRAW UPON THE
FUNDING FOR 2021.
OR PROPOSAL WOULD USE 25% OF THE
RESERVES.
PRESERVING THE REMAINDER TO USE
IN 2021.
WE ARE LOOKING AT VERY, VERY
SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS. AND
WITHOUT THE ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY
FUNDING, THAT WOULD BE CLOSER
TO $250 MILLION IN REDUCTIONS.
THAT'S WHY WE ARE PROPOSING THE
USE OF OTHER RESOURCES IN 2020.
THE NEXT QUESTION CONCERNS SOME
OF THOSE RESOURCES.
A LOT OF THOSE RESERVES ARE
GENERALLY DESCRIBED FOR 2020.
AND WE ARE DOING THE SAME FOR
2021, PACING THROUGH THE USE OF
OUR RESERVES.
THE SECOND QUESTION WAS
PACIFICALLY ABOUT THE ONE TIME
RESOURCES THAT WE WERE GOING TO
DEPLOY IN 2020.
AND THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION ON
THOSE ONE TIME RESOURCES.
THE SLIDE THAT WE PRESENTED, WE
ROUNDED THE NUMBER, THE MORE
EXACT TOTAL IS 35.7.
AND THE HIGHLIGHT CONCERN THE
SPECIFIC COMPONENTS OF THIS.
THESE ARE ONE TIME RESOURCES
LEFT OVER FROM 2019 AND 2020.
THINGS THAT
WE HAVE DEPLOYED TO CLOSE THE
GAP THIS YEAR, LARGELY
UNDESIGNATED FUNDING FROM 2019.
THAT IS LARGELY THE RESULT OF
REVENUE EXCEEDING THE FORECAST,
AND SOME UNDER SPENT. WE EXPECT
TO FINISH 2019 WITH A
SIGNIFICANT FUNDING BALANCE.
WE ENDED UP AT 20 MILLION. $1.5
BILLION OF THE GENERAL FUND,
$20 MILLION IS FAIRLY SMALL,
JUST 1%. IT IS GREAT
TO HAVE THAT, DON'T GET ME
WRONG.
BUT IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR US TO
END UP A LITTLE BIT AHEAD OF
WHERE WE ANTICIPATE.
WE ARE CONSERVATIVE, AND YOU
DON'T WANT TO END UP ON THE
SHORT SIDE.
$20 MILLION THERE, IN TRUTH,
THE TOTAL AMOUNT WAS CLOSER TO
$25 MILLION.
I WILL EXPLAIN THAT IN JUST A
SECOND, AS WE DEVELOP
ADDITIONAL BUDGET FORECAST FOR
2020.
WE HAD ANTICIPATED APPROVING
REQUESTS TO CARRY FORWARD.
THESE ARE ITEMS THAT THE
DEPARTMENT HAD
COMPLETED IN 2019 AT HOPES TO
CONTINUE INTO 2020.
ONE OF THE INITIAL ACTIONS THAT
WE TOOK WAS TO REJECT MANY OF
THOSE CARRIES FORWARD.
YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU AN
ORDINANCE THAT APPROVES SOME
CHARACTERISTICS. THINGS THAT WE
THOUGHT WERE
DISCRETIONARY OR NONESSENTIAL.
WE REJECTED THOSE, IN ORDER TO
HAVE MORE RESOURCES TO SUSTAIN
BASIC ACTIVITY THIS YEAR.
THAT WAS AN ADDITIONAL $5
MILLION.
THE NEXT ITEMS WE ARE
ANTICIPATING INCLUDE SOMETHING
THAT GETS A LITTLE TECHNICAL, A
SET OF INTERNAL RATES, AS WE
CHARGE DEPARTMENT OVER THE
COURSE OF THE YEAR.
WE WILL ESSENTIALLY GIVE THEM A
MONTHLY BILL AND GIVE THEM
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND
HEALTHCARE COSTS COVERED, AND
MENTAL SPACE CHARGED, USING
RESTRICTED SOURCES OF MONEY TO
PAY APPROPRIATE COSTS.
LOOKING AT REDUCTION
STRATEGIES, ON THE IT SIDE, WE
EXPECT THAT IT WILL UNDERSTAND
THE BUDGET. SOME OF THE RATES
ARE OVER COLLECTING.
SO WE ARE ANTICIPATING THAT
SAVINGS, IN ADVANCE.
THAT'S PART OF OUR ONE TIME
SAVINGS.
WE
WILL RECONSIDER THE APPROPRIATE
SPENDING LEVEL FOR 2021 AS
WELL.
RATES WILL BE SET TO BETTER
MATCH AND ANTICIPATE SPENDING IN
THIS CONSTRAINED WORLD.
AND AS FAR AS THE HEALTHCARE
FUND, THE CITY IS SELF INSURING
FOR HEALTHCARE.
SO WE ALL HAVE PROVIDERS.
IT'S NOT AN X AND IT IS NOT AN
INSURANCE SCHEME, IT COMES
DIRECTLY TO THE CITY, WE SET
RATES AND COLLECT MONEY IN
ANTICIPATION OF THE COST. AS
WE HOLD VACANCIES, WE LOOK AT
THE ACTUAL HEALTHCARE COSTS AND
CAST THAT WE WILL HAVE MORE
RESOURCES THAN WHAT WE NEED AND
ANTICIPATE SAVINGS IN ADVANCE.
WE ARE LOOKING TO PRESERVE AS
MUCH OPERATIONAL SPENDING IN
2020 AS POSSIBLE.
WE ALSO HAVE SOME PLANNING
RESERVES.
WE HAD THEM FOR THE 2020 BUDGET
TO ADDRESS THINGS THAT WE KNOW
WILL COME, WE ARE JUST NOT SURE
WHAT AMOUNTS.
COVERING ELECTIONS COSTS, THE
CITY IS PROPORTIONATELY BILLED
FOR COSTS ON ANY OF THE BALLOTS.
THE ACTUAL COSTS DEPEND ON HOW
MANY ITEMS WE PUT ON THE
BALLOT, AND HOW MANY ITEMS
OTHER ENTITIES PUT ON THE BALLOT
. IT DEPENDS ON HOW MANY
THINGS ARE IN THE BOOK.
WE EXPECT SOME SAVINGS RELATIVE
TO WHAT WE CAN SET ASIDE.
WE ALSO HAD SOME RESERVES, TO
ADDRESS UNRESOLVED LABOR ISSUES
. WE SETTLED THOSE AND
REALIZED THAT WE HAD A
SUFFICIENT FUND BALANCE,
DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET COULD HANDLE
THOSE COSTS.
THAT'S WHERE NEARLY $36 MILLION
IN ONE TIME RESOURCES CAME
THROUGH 42019 OR FORECASTED
2020 RESOURCES.
THE NEXT QUESTION REGARDS
SPECIFYING THE AMOUNT OF RE-
PRIORITIZED FUNDING FOR THE
METROPOLITAN PARKS DISTRICT.
THIS IS ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY
WERE REDIRECTING TOWARD MORE
BASIC ACTIVITIES.
AGAIN, THE WAY I THINK ABOUT
THIS, THE WAY I THINK IT IS
APPROPRIATE TO THINK OF THIS,
THE GENERAL FUND, THE LEVEES
IN THE PARK WERE DESIGNED TO BE
ADDITIVE TO A BASE LEVEL OF
FUNDING TO BE PROVIDED BY THE
GENERAL FUND, OR SOME EARNED
REVENUES IN K IN THE CASE OF
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. THE NPD
WOULD BE ADDITIVE TO A MUCH
SMALLER BASE WITHIN THAT
CONTEXT.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER THE
APPROPRIATE PRIORITIES FOR
ADDED SERVICES AND BASIC
SERVICES
THAT WE NO LONGER HAVE
RESOURCES TO MAINTAIN.
THAT IS FOR BOTH SEATTLE AND
THE PARKS DISTRICTS. THOSE
ARE WHERE THE MAJOR MOVES ARE.
ESSENTIALLY DEFERRING THE
CAPITAL PROJECTS AND FREEING UP
RESOURCES TO MAINTAIN SOME BASIC
OPERATIONS.
$2 MILLION IS SUBSEQUENTLY IN
QUESTION FOR THIS.
AND THE PRIMARY LEVY ALSO
INCLUDE SOME FUNDING TO BE RE-
PRIORITIZED FROM SOME OF THE
GRANTS, WE USED SOME GRANT
MONEY TO SUPPORT BASIC
ACTIVITIES, RATHER THAN
ENHANCED ACTIVITIES.
AND ALL OF IT IS WITH THE AIM
OF PRESERVING AS MANY BASIC
2020 SERVICES AS WE CAN.
AND THE NEXT QUESTION, IT HAD
TO DO WITH EXPANDING FUNDING FOR
COVID-19.
AND WHAT IS PROPOSED FOR THE
FUTURE.
AS DESCRIBED HERE, 140 OF THE
240 PLUS HAS ALREADY BEEN
SPENT.
ABOUT 90 MILLION OF WHAT
REMAINS, OF THE 90 MILLION THAT
REMAINS, 40 MILLION IS BEING PUT
INTO SHELTER, HYGIENE, CRITICAL
SERVICES AND THE LIKE.
WE WANTED
TO HAVE A SENSE OF FLEX
ABILITY.
WE CONCLUDED IN
THE 143 THAT $65 MILLION OF THE
TOTAL SPENT HERE IS SUPPORTING
CITY FUNCTIONS AND PERSONNEL
BEING REDIRECTED TOWARD COVID-
19.
FOR THE SAKE OF SIMPLICITY, WE
PUT THEM INTO THE SPENT
CATEGORY.
ANYWAY, THIS GIVES YOU A SENSE
OF HOW THEY WILL HAVE TO FIGHT
MORE DETAIL WE HAVE BEEN DOING
THAT. MORE
DETAIL WAS ASKED FOR IN THIS
AREA AND WE ARE
PROVIDING THAT.
FOR THE NEXT QUESTION, IT HAD
TO DO WITH THIS, AND I WANTED
TO GO INTO DETAIL EARLIER.
EDUCATION LEVEES AND WHAT
PROJECTS ARE AFFECTED BY THE $2
MILLION IN LEVY PRIORITIZATION
BLAINE AND TIFFANY COULD PERHAPS
ADD TO THIS. $1.3 MILLION IS
SAVINGS FROM THE FACT THAT
ESSENTIALLY, SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN
CLOSED.
MANY ISSUES WITH PROBLEMATIC
SPENDING HAVE BEEN MODIFIED, OR
IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SPEND MONEY
AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THE
CURRENT EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
, IF YOU WILL.
PRESCHOOL, AS WELL AS ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS.
THERE ARE SOME SALARY SAVINGS
FROM VACANT POSITIONS AT THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING.
WE ARE ALL TRYING TO MANAGE
STAFF COSTS AND IN THE CONTEXT
OF UNDERSTANDING CITY OVERALL
FINANCIAL FOOTPRINT,
THE RESOURCES WE HAVE GOING
FORWARD, AND LOOKING AT THE
BEST MOVE, CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL
ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN CURTAILED
BY THE VIRUS ITSELF WE HAVE
MANAGED TO WORK WITH FEWER STAFF
AND CONSULTANT CONTRACTS
THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT THE
REDUCTION AND HOW IT SQUARES UP
TO OUR COMMITMENT TO
MAINTAINING INVESTMENTS,
PARTICULARLY ISSUES OF RACIAL
JUSTICE.
WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT.
PENDING STATUS WOULD BE
REDIRECTED TO ART GENERAL FUND
EXTENT IS. THESE ARE
PARTICULARLY TARGETED TOWARD
THESE COMMITTEES.
AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPERS AND
ADDITIONAL TRAINING WE CAN USE
IN LEVY RESOURCES. MAINTAINING
INVESTMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY IS
A PARTICULAR FOCUS.
NEXT IS AN AREA WHERE I WANT TO
TREND OVER TO TWIT TIFFANY AND
DUANE. THERE ARE QUESTIONS
ABOUT AS MUCH AS $5 MILLION
IDENTIFIED TO MOVE TOWARD THE
FUND, MENTORING PROGRAMS AND
SOME OF THE RELATED EDUCATIONAL
ENHANCEMENTS WITH THE COMMUNITY
EXPERTS IN THIS AREA.
I WILL TURN THIS TO TIFFANY NOW,
TO DESCRIBE THIS.
>> BEFORE I EVEN ASCRIBE THIS,
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU
ALL KNOW THAT MY COMMITMENT IS
TO MAKE SURE, PERSONALLY, AND
FOR THE DEAL, THAT WILL BE
FOCUSING ON EDUCATIONAL JUSTICE
. WE ARE FOCUSING
ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND NATIVE
AMERICAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
THIS, RIGHT HERE, THIS IS JUST
A SLIDE FOR THE NEXT ONE CHECK
WE REALLY WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU ALL KNOW WHAT
CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING
IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. THIS
PROGRAMMING RIGHT NOW IS
FOCUSING ON RACIAL AND CULTURAL
DIVERSITY WITH STUDENTS HERE IN
SEATTLE.
WE HAVE THREE CURRENT PROGRAMS
THAT WE ARE FOCUSING ON. AND
JUST A REMINDER, WE HAVE THE
TEAM
KINGMAKERS PROGRAM. THAT'S
HAPPENING IN SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, WE ARE LOOKING TO
EXPAND THE KINGMAKERS TO A PAIR
OF ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS THIS
UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR THIS IS AN
AFRICAN-AMERICAN MALE
ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM THAT
PROVIDES IN CLASS SUPPORT
AROUND BLACK CULTURE AND
LEADERSHIP WE ALSO HAVE SOME
MENTOR.
THAT IS NEW, AND IT IS CURRENTLY
A COMMUNITY DESIGNED PROCESS, A
CULTURALLY SPECIFIC RESPONSE
PROGRAM THAT IS HAPPENING FOR
EDUCATIONAL DIVERSITY, WORKING
WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND
INCREASING THE NUMBER OF
TEACHERS OF COLOR GOING INTO THE
PROFESSION.
DIRECTOR, IF YOU COULD GO TO
THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
I WANTED TO SHARE THIS WITH
YOU, AS WE ARE IN A CRITICAL
TIME WE ARE FOCUSING FUNDING ON
2021.
RIGHT NOW YOU WILL SEE THAT WE
HAVE SOME $5 MILLION IN SAVINGS
FROM THE 2011 FUNDING BALANCE.
WE ARE LOOKING AT USING THIS TO
FOCUS ON EDUCATIONAL JUSTICE AND
WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT
SPENDING IS CONSISTENT WITH
WHAT THE VOTERS HAVE ALREADY
APPROVED.
OUR FUNDING IS GOING
TO SUPPORT A SATURDAY ACADEMY
FOR YOUNG BLACK MEN.
WE ARE LOOKING ALSO AT COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT. WHAT THIS IS GOING
TO DO, WE ARE GOING TO WORK
WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS.
WE WILL BE LOOKING AT OUR BEST
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE OUT.
AND WE WILL BE BRINGING INTO
VISUALS FROM ADVISORY
COMMITTEES BACK TOGETHER. THAT
COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF 50
AFRICAN-AMERICAN INDIVIDUALS,
SOCIAL AND PHILANTHROPY
NONPROFITS AND OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS TOGETHER.
LOOKING AT THE RECOMMENDATIONS
PUT FORWARD, A WHILE AGO,
DEPUTY TIFFANY WASHINGTON,
BEFORE I MOVE FORWARD, I WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M CLEAR ON
THIS.
>> THE FUNDING TO DEVELOP THE
ACADEMY WILL COME FROM THE $5
MILLION.
FOR THOSE OF YOU FAMILIAR WITH
THE WE WANT TO LIVE RALLY THAT
HAPPENED IN SOUTH SEATTLE, IT
WAS ORGANIZED BY THE THOUSAND
BLACK MEN INITIATIVE. THEY
CONTACTED AND ASKED US TO
SUPPORT A PROGRAM THAT THE
THOUSAND BLACK MEN REQUESTED.
THEY WANTED TO DO THE SATURDAY
ACADEMY FOR YOUNG BLACK MEN.
THEY REQUESTED A PARTNERSHIP
WITH ACE ACADEMY TO LAUNCH THIS
PROGRAM. IT IS CURRENTLY BEING
PLANNED. SO WE JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS UNDERSTAND
THAT FUNDING FOR THE ACADEMY
WILL COME FROM THE $5 MILLION.
AND THAT ACADEMY WAS BIRTHED
FROM A RESTAURANT ORGANIZATION.
>> THE LAST THING BEFORE I PASS
IT TO DIRECTOR NOBLE, THE LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE HAS ALREADY
EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR THESE
DOLLARS.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT ELLA SHOULD
HAVE RECEIVED AN E-MAIL
REGARDING THAT.
THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE, THANK YOU,
DIRECTOR.
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR CHAPELLE,
FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK.
COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS, DID YOU HAVE A
QUESTION?
>> I SIGNALING MY APPRECIATION
FOR THE WORK THAT YOUR
DEPARTMENT DOES.
I HAVE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF
GREAT ACCOLADES AND EXCITEMENT
OVER YOUR WORK.
>> IS APPRECIATED IN THIS REMOTE
WORLD THAT WE OPERATE IN.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
DIRECTOR NOBLE, I
WILL TURN THIS BACK OVER TO
YOU.
>> THANK YOU DIRECTOR CHAPELLE
AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR WASHINGTON.
THE NEXT QUESTIONS HAVE TO DO
WITH HOMELESSNESS. JULIE IS AN
EXPERT IN THIS AREA.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
THE FIRST QUESTION IN THE
HOMELESSNESS AREA, DOES THE
CITY PLAN TO KEEP SHOWER
TRAILERS AND HYGIENE FACILITIES
THROUGH THE YEARS END?
THE ANSWER IS YES.
CURRENTLY THE PLAN IS TO
LEVERAGE FEMA AS LONG AS THEY
ARE REIMBURSING EXPENSES.
WE HAVE BUILT INTO THE SPENDING
GRANT THAT YOU ALL PAST THIS
LAST MONDAY AND ADDITIONAL TWO
MONTHS, SHOULD THEY CALL
EARLIER THAN THE END OF THE
YEAR.
SO WE SHOULD BE UP TO CUT IT AT
THE END
OF THE YEAR.
AND AROUND THE PROPOSED COVID-
19 SPENDING, $2.53 MILLION FOR
NON- CONGREGATE SHELTERING.
I WAS WONDERING WHAT THIS WAS
REFERRING TO. IN HINDSIGHT, I
COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE CLEAR
IN THAT PRESENTATION.
NON- CONGREGATE SHELTER IS A
TERM WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF
SHELTER FOR INDIVIDUAL LIVING
ARRANGEMENTS, SEPARATED WALLS AS
OPPOSED TO CONGREGATE SHELTER,
WHICH IS WHAT FEMA IS USED TO
BITING. SO THEY SET PEOPLE UP
WITH A SPORTS ARENA, A
CONGREGATE SHELTER IT BE WOULD
BE WHAT THEY ARE USED TO.
NONTARGET SHELTERS IS A NEW
AREA HE WOULD HAVE TO DIVE INTO
. THAT IS WHY WE HAVE THE
DISTINCTION BETWEEN BOTH SHELTER
TYPES.
>> I THINK THE COUNCIL IS
FAMILIAR WITH NON- CONGREGATE
SHELTERS.
I THINK THE QUESTION IS MORE
ALONG THE LINES OF WEATHER WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT HOTELS AND
MOTELS, SPECIFICALLY, BECAUSE
THERE HAS BEEN PUSHBACK ON USING
HOTELS AND MOTELS AS NON-
CONGREGATE SHELTER OPTIONS,
GIVEN THAT THEY ARE READY MADE
SHELTER OPTIONS FOR FOLKS,
ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE LOW
VACANCY RATES RIGHT NOW, AND
SOME OF THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS,
WITH BEEN ENGAGED WITH THEM AND
WE KNOW THAT PHYSICALLY THERE
ARE MOTELS SEATTLE REGION THAT
ARE AVAILABLE. AND THEY WOULD
LIKE TO MAKE THEMSELVES
AVAILABLE IF THERE WAS
IMMEDIATE FUNDING. SO ARE WE
REFERRING TO THAT?
>> THIS PARTICULAR FUNDING IS
TALKING ABOUT TINY HOME
VILLAGES.
THAT NON- CONGREGATE
SHELTERING.
THE OTHER PART IS IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH KING COUNTY COVID-19
RESPONSE.
ADDITIONAL SHELTERS WOULD BE
COMING IN THE FORM OF NEW
FUNDING VEHICLES THAT ARE ON
THEIR WAY, THE RFP IS ACTUALLY
OUTLINED RIGHT NOW FOR OUR
PROVIDERS. AND WITH THE NEW
EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT THAT
THE COMMUNITY IS GOING TO BE
RECEIVING, THOSE WILL ALL BE
COMING IN THE FUTURE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
CAN YOU CORRECT MY INFORMATION
HERE?
I THOUGHT THE TINY HOME
VILLAGES IN THE LAKEFRONT
SHELTER HAD BEEN SET UP WITH
DOLLARS BUDGETED IN THE 2020
BUDGET, BEFORE THE OPENING
WEEKEND.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> WE ARE PURSUING FEMA
REIMBURSEMENT AS PART OF OUR
COVID-19, AND WE SET THEM UP
MUCH FASTER THAN YOU EVER
DREAMED OF DOING.
WE ARE TRYING TO LEVERAGE THOSE
RESOURCES. AND WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH LEFT
TO OPERATE THOSE, IF FEMA IS
GOING TO HOLD ON TO REIMBURE
>> THAT IS HELPFUL.
THE POINT I'M TRYING TO DIVE
INTO IS THE FACT THAT THOSE
SHELTERS WERE ALREADY
IDENTIFIED AS INVESTMENTS BY
PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL.
SO MY QUESTION IS, I HEAR YOU
THAT THEY WERE STOOD UP FASTER,
BECAUSE WE NEEDED ADDITIONAL
VOLUME COMING IN. SHOULD THEY
NOT BE USING THE EXPANSION OF
MORE SHELTERS AT THIS TIME?
>> ANOTHER POINT TO RECOGNIZING
THIS, THERE WERE PLENTY OF
DECISIONS MADE LAST FALL.
WE DON'T
ACTUALLY HAVE THE REVENUE.
SOME OF WHAT WE ARE DOING IS
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF RESOURCE
PROVIDED BY STATE AND FEDERAL
SOURCES, DEPLOYING THEM AS WE
CAN,TO SUSTAIN AND BE ADDITIVE.
THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL FUNDING
YET AGAIN, TO FURTHER EXPAND
YOUR THERE WAS AN ALLOCATION
FOR ADDITIONAL TINY HOMES,
WE'VE IDENTIFIED THE EXISTING
SHELTER SYSTEM AND WE ARE
RELYING ON STATE AND FEDERAL
SOURCES TO PAY FOR THAT.
IT IS A COMPLEX WEB. WHAT IS
SUSTAINED IN OUR BASE AT WHAT
WE CAN'T NECESSARILY AFFORD.
ALSO, OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND.
STRAUSS?
>> THAT IS HELPFUL CONTEXT THAT
WE NEED TO BE SETTING UP AS
FAST AS POSSIBLE WE NEED TO SET
UP THE SHELTERS AS FAST AS
POSSIBLE.
>> I HAVE A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION,
I THINK THIS RAISES MORE
CONCERNS.
CARRIES ACT DOLLARS ARE
INTENDED TO BE ADDITIVE TO HELP
ADDRESS THE CRISIS THAT IS
COVID-19. WE ARE GETTING
CARRIES ACT DOLLARS TO CREATE
ADDITIONAL NON- CONGREGANT
SHELTER SETTINGS.
THAT SHOULD BE IN ADDITION TO
THE MONEY THAT THE CITY COUNCIL
HAS ALREADY ALLOCATED FOR TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES.
THIS BRINGS BACK QUESTIONS AND
CONCERNS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS
WERE RAISING BEFORE.
WE ARE NOT ADDING BEDS, WE ARE
JUST SHIFTING PEOPLE AROUND.
SO WHAT I THINK I HEARD YOU SAY
IS THAT WE ARE USING HERE IS
THAT DOLLARS TO PAY FOR TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES THAT WERE
ALREADY PLANNED IN LAST YEAR'S
BUDGET, NOW THEY ARE BEING
FUNDED WITH CARES ACT DOLLARS
AND
RESOURCES.
WE ARE ALL STILL CONCERNED
ABOUT THE DECREASING REVENUE.
AND STATISTICALLY, SAVING LIVES
AND GETTING PEOPLE INTO HOUSING
TO STAY HOME AND HEALTHY, AND
VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE FACT
THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT USING
CARRIES ACT DOLLARS, MONEY THAT
WAS ALLOCATED FOR TINY HOUSES,
USING CARRIES ACT DOLLARS FOR
ADDITIONAL NON- CONGREGATE
SETTING OPTIONS, ARE YOU
SUGGESTING THAT, HERE WE ARE IN
MID-JULY, WITH THE MONEY TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES, IT HAS NOT BEEN SPENT
AND IS NOT PLANNING TO BE
SPENT.
AND WE ARE GOING TO USE CARES
ACT DOLLARS INSTEAD, AND NOT BE
ADDITIVE?
SO WE COULD USE THOSE DOLLARS
TO CREATE TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.
>> WE ARE SUPPLEMENTING FEDERAL
FUNDING THAT WE HAVE LEFT, TO
MAINTAIN A SHELTER SYSTEM THAT
HAS BEEN FUNDAMENTAL HE CHANGED.
STANDING UP FACILITIES AND
COMMUNITY CENTERS, AND TINY HOME
VILLAGES.
WE KNOW THAT, THIS IS JUST AN
EXAMPLE, THE ADDITIONAL COSTS
FOR THE RFP THAT JUST WENT UP,
THE BUDGET FUNDING FROM STATE
RESOURCES, IS TO IDENTIFY THE
ADDITIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED
WITH JUST MAINTAINING AND
OPERATING SHELTERS IN THE COVID-
19 ENVIRONMENT.
THOSE ARE NOT THINGS THAT WE
HAD BUDGETED FOR.
NOT WITHIN OUR BASE BUDGET
PROVISIONS.
WE THINK OF THE REALLY VERY
REAL EXPENSES AND ADDITIONAL
CAPACITY JULIA, I DON'T KNOW IF
YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD
>> IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, WE
ARE TRYING TO PURSUE FEMA
REIMBURSEMENT.
IT IS AN UNLIMITED RESOURCE,
THERE IS NO LIMIT TO HOW MUCH
WE CAN REQUEST.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THEY
WILL END UP REIMBURSING, AND
THE CHARGE NCE CBO WAS TO NOT
LEAVE A DOLLAR ON THE TABLE FROM
ANYWHERE, JUST MAKE SURE THAT
WE HAD AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
AVAILABLE TO HELP OUR NEIGHBORS
IN SEATTLE.
SO THAT'S REALLY THE DRIVING
FORCE BEHIND THIS, TRYING TO
LEVERAGE FEDERAL FUNDING WHERE
WE CAN.
IF THEY END UP COVERING THIS,
ALL INDICATIONS POINT THAT THEY
WILL.
WE WILL HAVE MORE RESOURCES.
THAT IS NOT A BAD THING. THAT
IS WHAT
WE ARE TRYING TO PURSUE AT THIS
POINT.
>> I AM PAUSING BECAUSE I'M
FRUSTRATED THAT WE ARE NOT
TALKING ABOUT ADDING NEW BEDS,
TO WHAT WE HAD ALREADY BEEN
ADVOCATING FROM BEFORE.
I THINK THE
APPROPRIATE SHELTER THAT YOU
ALL WANT TO FUND WITH COVID-19
DOLLARS IS ABSOLUTELY AN
APPROPRIATE USE, BUT IT SHOULD
BE ADDITIVE. WHEN WE HAVE
HOTELS AND MOTELS, AND TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES THAT ALL NEED
FUNDING, WHAT OTHER TYPES OF
FUNDING ARE WE TRYING TO GET
INTO?
ARE WE LOOKING AT DORMS?
ARE WE ASKING PEOPLE WHO HAVE
VACANT DORM ROOMS WHAT WE CAN
BE DOING?
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HEARD
FROM THE DIRECTOR, WHO
PRESENTED A WEEKS AGO, THEY
DON'T LOVE IT, BUT EVEN HAVING A
LARGE TENTS THAT ARE SPACED
FURTHER APART, IT GIVES PEOPLE
A PLACE THAT IS BUILT IN A
CONGREGATE SETTING.
I GUESS ESPECIALLY FOR THE HIGH-
RISK POPULATION, IT IS STILL
BACK IN A COUPLE GET SETTING.
HOW MANY EXTRA BEDS CAN WE SAY
FOR CERTAIN THAT THESE DOLLARS
ARE GOING TOWARD?
THEY ARE YOU BEING USED FOR
PREVIOUSLY PLANNED CITY FUNDING
CARE
>> I'M TRYING TO SUGGEST THAT
IT IS NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE.
BECAUSE WE ARE PURSUING FEMA
HERE, IT DOES NOT PRECLUDE US
FROM PURSUING IT ELSEWHERE.
AND WE ARE STILL GOING TO BE
PART OF THE RF P THAT IS OUT
FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT
COMMERCE FUNDS.
MAKING THOSE IMPROVEMENTS TO
RECONFIGURE SLEEPING AND
HYGIENE SPACES TO MEET PUBLIC
HEALTH REQUIREMENTS, WE ALSO
HAVE NEARLY $50 MILLION IN
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FROM THE
EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT.
I WILL GO INTO THAT IN A COUPLE
OF SLIDES.
AND MORE RESOURCES WITH THE
JOINT APPLICATION FROM THE
COUNTY. THIS IS THE PLAN THAT
WE DEVELOPED AND EXECUTED
IMMEDIATELY.
THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE COVID-
19 RESPONSE AND THE PLAN TO PAY
FOR THAT.
IS NOT THE END OF THAT PLAN.
WE WILL BE ENGAGING WITH YOU
ALL ON HOW TO USE THE NEW
FUNDING. THIS IS NOT
THE END OF THAT STORY, BY ANY
MEANS.
>> THANK YOU, I DON'T MEAN TO BE
DIRECTING QUESTIONS JUST AT
YOU, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO TELL
ME IF YOU NEED TO COME BACK FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
DIRECTOR,
THIS IS NOT A SURPRISE TO YOU,
I THINK MY BIGGEST FRUSTRATION
WITH THE COMMENT, WE DON'T HAVE
ADDITIONAL TIME WHEN PEOPLE ARE
DYING, BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT
ABLE TO ISOLATE.
ESPECIALLY PEOPLE WHO HAVE
HIGH-RISK CONDITIONS, THOSE WHO
ARE ELDERLY, WHAT I'M HEARING
DIRECTLY FROM SERVICE
PROVIDERS, WE CAN DO SO MUCH
MORE, WE CAN DO BETTER.
THE CONCEPT OF SHIFTING BEDS TO
BE 6 FEET APART IS NOT
CONGRUENT WITH WHAT ACTUALLY
HAPPENS AT SHELTERS.
IN
ADDITION, THE LATEST NEWS FROM
OVER THE WEEKEND IS THAT THIS
VIRUS MAY BE ABLE TO LIVE WITHIN
THE AIR AND BEING 6 FEET APART
IS NOT ENOUGH.
I APPRECIATE THAT THERE WILL BE
ONGOING CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
DIRECTOR.
WE BEGAN CONVERSATIONS THREE
MONTHS AGO, I'M REALLY
CONCERNED THAT WE ARE NOT BEING
ADDITIVE HERE.
>> MOVING FORWARD, THERE ARE
RESOURCES THAT PROVIDE
OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE ADDITIVE
. AT THE SAME TIME, I HEAR YOU
AS WELL.
JULIE AND I ARE NOT DIRECTLY
INVOLVED IN THE SERVICE PRESENT
PROVISION, BUT WE SUPPORT THIS
AND AGAIN ENCOURAGE PROVIDING
ONGOING DIALOGUE WITH OUR
COLLEAGUES ABOUT HOW TO DEPLOY
THAT AND THE ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES. AND I DO WANT TO
EMPHASIZE THIS VERY PAINFUL
REALITY, WE DON'T HAVE THE
RESOURCES TO SUPPORT ALL OF THE
ACTIVITIES THAT WE HAD PLANNED
FOR 2020.
AND WE ARE BEING AS STRATEGIC
AS WE CAN.
I HEAR YOU VERY LOUD AND CLEAR
ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL SHELTERS.
I'M AT A LOSS FOR A BETTER
SCRIPTION BECAUSE IT IS NOT MY
AREA OF EXPERTISE.
BUT I UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES.
>> THAT ME ASK A SIMPLE MATH
QUESTION, HOW MANY ADDITIONAL
SHELTER BEDS TO ADD IN 2020?
AND THE DOLLARS APPROPRIATED
FOR THE CITY LAST YEAR, DO YOU
HAVE A SENSE OF HOW MANY
ADDITIONAL BEDS WE ARE TALKING?
>> I WILL HAVE TO GET BACK TO
YOU ON THAT.
IT
DEPENDS ON A COUPLE OF
DIFFERENT FACTORS.
IT WILL
BE A NUANCED RESPONSE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, I THINK ONE OF
THE THINGS I'VE HEARD FROM YOU,
DIRECTOR NOBLE, PERHAPS YOU
COULD GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE
DETAIL ON THIS.
YOU REFERRED TO THE PARTNERSHIP
WITH KING COUNTY ON NON-
CONGREGATE SHELTERS AT RED LION.
THAT'S WITH DSC.
I THINK IT
WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY UNDERSTOOD
THAT CITY DOLLARS ARE GOING TO
HELP FUND NON- CONGREGATE
SHELTERS.
THAT
IS ADDITIVE, IT IS IN RESPONSE
TO COVID-19, AND IT IS IN
ADHERENCE WITH BEST PRACTICES
AROUND SOCIAL DISTANCING.
CAN YOU CONFIRM MY RECOLLECTION
? CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE
PARTNERSHIP WITH KING COUNTY?
YOU ARE REFERRING TO THE FACT
THAT OUR FUNDING FOR COVID-19
RESPONSE FUNDING, SOME OF IT
HAS GONE TO HELP PURCHASE THOSE
HOTEL ROOMS?
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS, JULIE,
IT IS LESS TO PURCHASE HOTEL
ROOMS.
IT IS MORE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT
SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS. THE
FEMA MONEY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR
USE FOR THOSE SUPPORT SERVICES.
BUT WE ALL KNOW THAT THEY ARE A
CRITICAL COMPONENT OF
PROVIDING AND ADDRESSING THE
NEEDS OF OUR NEIGHBORS WHO FIND
THEMSELVES EXPANDING
HOMELESSNESS.
AND FURTHER STABILIZING THEIR
LIVES.
>> SPECIFICALLY, SUPPORT
SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE
IN NON- CONGREGATE SHELTER
SITUATIONS IN HOTELS?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE PRESENTATIONS FROM KING
COUNTY HAVE INDICATED THAT THE
HOTEL ROOMS ARE GOING TO
ISOLATION AND QUARANTINE.
AGAIN I THINK THE CITY IS
ASKING TO DO SOMETHING THAT IS
ADDITIVE TO WHAT KING COUNTY
HAS ALREADY DONE.
WE'VE PUT SOME FUNDING TOWARD
INVITING SUPPORT SERVICES,
ISOLATION AND QUARANTINE IS NOT
THE SAME THING AS PREVENTATIVE,
AND I KNOW THAT WE ARE PAUSING
ON THIS FOR QUITE A LONG TIME.
I THINK QUITE LITERALLY, THE
QUESTION IS MAKING A DECISION
BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH, FOR
PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE IN
POTENTIAL SITUATIONS WHERE WE
SEE COVID-19 CONTINUE TO
SPREAD, ESPECIALLY IN CONGREGATE
SETTINGS.
AND WE LEARN MORE AND MORE
ABOUT HOW THE DISEASE IS SPREAD
THROUGH THE AIR, NOT JUST FROM
CONTACT OR PARTICLES.
AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO REALLOCATE
FUNDING INTO NON- CONGREGATE
SETTINGS.
YES, WE HAVE A BUDGET IN FRONT
OF US.
I'M NOT TRYING TO DIRECT THIS AT
YOU, I KNOW THAT YOU ARE CONDUIT
. I DON'T THINK WE COULD BE
ANY MORE CLEAR FROM A COUNSEL
PERSPECTIVE. NONCOMPETE
SETTINGS ARE
A PRIORITY FOR US.
WHETHER THAT IS FOR ADDITIONAL
TINY HOMES OR MONEY GOING INTO
HOTELS AND MOTELS, WE WANT IT
TO BE ADDITIVE TO WHAT THE
COUNTY IS PROVIDING AND WE ALSO
WANT IT TO BE DONE IN AN
EXPEDITED WAY, GIVEN THE HIGH
RATES OF COVID-19 CONTRACTION
THAT IS OCCURRING IN OUR MOST
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AND THE
INCREASED RATES AMONG THE
GENERAL POPULATION, WE CAN ONLY
ASSUME THAT THOSE
WHO ARE LIVING WITHOUT A HOME
IN OUR COMMUNITY WILL CONTINUE
TO SEE THAT SPIKE.
THREE WEEKS AGO I SAID FROM THE
CONVERSATIONS THAT WE WERE
HAVING, TO PROVIDE DIRECT
SERVICE, PEOPLE ARE WORRIED THAT
THEY WILL BE LEFT BEHIND.
WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THEM AS
WELL, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS
THAT THEY ARE DESPERATE TO TRY
TO GET MORE OF THE PEOPLE WHO
ARE IN SETTINGS AT THIS POINT,
INTO NON- GET SETTINGS.
500 PEOPLE NEEDED RELOCATION.
SO LET US PLAN TO BRING THIS
CONVERSATION TO THE AGENCIES,
AND I'D APPRECIATE THEM GETTING
BACK TO THIS COUNSEL TO GET
DOLLARS OUT THE DOOR.
THIS IS ONE ELEMENT OF THE 2020
REBALANCING PACKAGE THAT WE
NEED TO ELEVATE AND GET ANSWERS
TO. I AM STILL FRUSTRATED THAT
WE DON'T
HAVE THE ANSWERS.
>> JUST A FURTHER PIECE OF THIS,
WE NEED TO ASSESS THE
SUSTAINABILITY, AND THE REALITY
THAT THE PANDEMIC IS NOT GOING
TO DISAPPEAR BY ANY MEANS.
THAT IS BECOMING MORE APPARENT.
WE WILL HAVE TO ASSUME WHATEVER
WE ESTABLISH, IT MAY NEED TO
EXTEND INTO THE NEXT YEAR.
AND THEIR TO CONSIDER MANAGING
CONCRETE SHELTER WITH THE
APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS.
AND OF COURSE, MOVING PEOPLE
INTO NON- COME GET SETTINGS AND
TESTING.
I AM NO EXPERT IN THESE AREAS.
BUT THOSE ARE ALL AMONG THE
CONSIDERATIONS.
LONGER-TERM FINANCIAL DECISIONS
AND THE APPROPRIATE WAYS TO
MANAGE RISK, HOW AND WHERE IT
CAN BE MANAGED, AND WHAT
SETTINGS. AND THIS IS ADDING
TO THE COMPLEXITY OF THE ACCOUNT
ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE MANAGED
THROUGH ALL OF THIS.
IT'S JUST AN OBSERVATION OR
THOUGHT.
>> I AM NOT AT ALL TRYING TO
SUGGEST THAT THERE IS NOT A LOT
OF FLEXIBILITY AROUND THIS
PRIORITY OF THE COUNCIL. BUT
WHAT IS KEEPING US FROM
BOOSTING FUNDING AND MAKING
THOSE VOUCHERS AVAILABLE FOR
PEOPLE WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN
CONGREGATE MODEL SHELTERS?
I JUST IMAGINE THERE ARE A LOT
OF HOTELS ROOMS THAT ARE NOT
BEING USED IN THE CITY.
WE HAVE AN EXISTING HOTEL AND
MOTEL VOUCHER PROGRAM UNDER
RESOURCES ALREADY HELPING
PEOPLE TO MOVE FROM LIVING
UNSHELTERED. THE NAVIGATION
TEAM SPIRIT THE REMOVAL OF THE
ENCAMPMENTS LAST WEEK.
SEVENTEEN VOUCHERS WERE GIVEN
TO RESIDENTS, LEADING UP TO THE
ENCAMPMENT REMOVAL.
BUT BY THE TIME WEDNESDAY CAME
AROUND, IT WAS TIME TO REMOVE
THE ENCAMPMENT AND THERE WERE
NO MORE VOUCHERS AVAILABLE. IT
SEEMS
LIKE THERE COULD BE A REALLY
GOOD PURPOSE SERVED BY
EXPANDING THE PROGRAM, NOT JUST
FOR PEOPLE LIVING OUTSIDE, BUT
ALSO FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE
CURRENTLY IN CONGREGATE CARE
THAT WANT TO GET OUT OF SHELTERS
.
>> WE ARE FACING COMPLEXITIES
AROUND THE SERVICE THAT IS
NEEDED TO SUPPORT FOLKS, WE ARE
EXPERIENCINGISSUES WITH
HOMELESSNESS AND APPROPRIATE
HOUSING FOR THEM, AND RESOURCE
CONSTRAINTS HERE AS WELL.
GENERAL AND RELATED FUND
PROJECTIONS ARE OFF ALMOST $300
MILLION, WE HAVE SOME
SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES FROM THE
FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT,
NOT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH, NOT
REALLY DIRECTED TO MAKE UP THE
SHORTFALL, NEVERMIND THE
ADDITIONAL EXPENSES OVERALL FOR
THE VARIETY ON THE COVID-19
FRONT. WE
ARE ABOUT TO GET TO SOME SLIDES
THAT HIGHLIGHT
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO USE FOR
SHELTERS THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE
. AGAIN WE ARE CONTINUING TO
INVEST HEAVILY IN AREAS OF
TESTING AND MONITORING.
YOU WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE
DON'T HAVE SIGNIFICANT VIRUS
SPREAD WITHIN THE EXISTING
SHELTER SYSTEM.
TO DATE THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED.
BUT I AM NOT A MEDICAL EXPERT TO
GIVE DETAILS ON THAT THE
RELATIVE SUCCESS OF THAT
ONGOING MONITORING HAS BEEN
PART OF CONSIDERATIONS ON HOW TO
MOST EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THIS
AND PROVIDE SERVICES TO ABLE
WHO ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
>> THERE ARE A COUPLE OF POINTS
THAT I WOULD LIKE TO QUICKLY
MAKE.
WE'VE HEARD FROM DIRECT SERVICE
PROVIDERS.
IT'S BECAUSE OF THEIR WORK TO
FIND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, TO DO
EVERYTHING THAT THEY CAN TO
EXPAND EXISTING SHELTERS, THAT'S
WHY THEY'VE BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL
IN REDUCING THE NUMBER OF
INDIVIDUALS EXPOSED.
WE SHOULD NOT STOP INVESTING IN
THEM BECAUSE THEY KEEP COMING
19 DOWN, WE SHOULD GIVE THEM
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, BECAUSE
THEY'VE BEEN WORKING OVERTIME,
AROUND-THE-CLOCK TO TRY TO
REMOVE AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE.
I DIDN'T HEAR YOU SAY THIS, BUT
I'VE HEARD IT IN PRIOR
CONVERSATIONS, IN THE OFFICE,
ABOUT THE CONCERN OF WHAT
HAPPENS ON THE HORIZON I THINK
THIS CAME UP IN A PREVIOUS
CONVERSATION, THE CONCERN ABOUT
PUTTING PEOPLE INTO TALES OR
MOTELS, NOT KNOWING HOW LONG
FUNDING WILL BE THERE.
I WANT TO PUSH BACK ON THE
NOTION.
WHEN WE ARE ASKED WHAT HAPPENS
IN TWO OR THREE MONTHS IF THE
FUNDING IS NOT THERE, THE FIRST
ANSWER I WOULD LIKE TO
RECOGNIZE IS THAT MORE PEOPLE
WILL BE ALIVE, FEWER PEOPLE HAVE
CONTRACTED COVID-19.
FEWER PEOPLE WILL HAVE BEEN
EXPOSED AT LARGE, AND WE DO
MORE TO GET OUR MOST VULNERABLE
TAKEN CARE OF.
I WOULD CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE
ANYBODY WHO DOES A FOLLOW-UP
WITH US TO NOT USE THE EXCUSE
OF WHAT HAPPENS IN THE HORIZON
OF TWO OR THREE MONTHS AS A
REASON TO NOT PUT PEOPLE IN
HOTELS AND MOTELS RIGHT NOW,
QUITE LITERALLY THAT'S HOW WE
WILL SAVE LIVES.
MORE PEOPLE WILL BE ALIVE FEWER
PEOPLE WILL HAVE CONTRACTED
COVID-19.
WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO SOME
UPCOMING SLIDES IN A SECOND.
ANYONE WHO IS WATCHING THIS
PRESENTATION, FOLLOWING UP WITH
US IN THE NEAR FUTURE, WE WILL
BE PROVIDING ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ABOUT THOSE
NONPROFIT AND HOMELESS SERVICE
PROVIDERS. DOING MORE WITH
>> SOME RESOURCES HAVE PROVIDED.
, TO THE PROVIDERS
WHO HAVE BEEN PROVIDING
SHELTERS AND EXPENSING
CHALLENGES OPERATING AND
MANAGING THEM AT THE SAME TIME.
IT IS A SMALL STEP IN THIS
DIRECTION.
WE
COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT
YOU.
>> I KNOW YOU WERE WAITING
EAGERLY FOR THAT. THERE
WAS FRUSTRATION EXPRESSED THAT
IT TOOK SO LONG.
CAN
YOU PROVIDE A QUICK UPDATE TO
US?
HOW WILL THOSE PROVIDERS BE
ABLE TO RECEIVE FUNDING FROM
THAT COMMERCE GRANT?
>> I CAN TAKE THIS, IF YOU WANT
TO.
THANK YOU FOR
THE QUESTION.
IMMEDIATELY AFTER COUNSEL, HSD
TOOK ACTION AND PROVIDED AN RFP
FOR PROVIDERS TO APPLY FOR.
I BELIEVE IT IS OPEN FOR TEN
DAYS.
THEY WILL
REVIEW THOSE APPLICATIONS IN
THE COMING WEEK.
THEY WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS IT
VERY QUICKLY.
AGAIN THOSE DOLLARS WERE
AVAILABLE TO US AT THE END OF
MARCH OR MID MARCH.
WE WANT TO HEAR BACK FROM
DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDERS ABOUT
THE PROCESS OF FEEDBACK.
LET US KNOW HOW THE PROCESS IS
GOING.
AND JULIE, IF YOU CAN TELL US
HOW QUICKLY AFTER THAT, HOW
QUICKLY OUR PLANS CAN GET OUT
THE DOOR, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
>> I WILL GO INTO THE NEXT
QUESTION.
PROPOSED
SPENDING INCLUDES $8 MILLION
FOR MENTAL ASSISTANCE.
IS THIS FOR HOME-BASED OR OTHER
SIMILAR PROGRAMS?
OVERALL, USING THE CORONAVIRUS
REALLY FUN, IT IS GOING TO BE
SPLIT IN A SIMILAR WAY AS THE
FUNDING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY
PROVIDED.
$4 MILLION WILL GO TO HSD.
THE REST WILL GO TO OH.
A PORTION WILL GO TO THE HOME
BASE AND A PORTION TO THE
CONTRACTS FOR HOMELESSNESS
PREVENTION.
AND PREVENTING THE HOUSING
ASSISTANCE FOR CITY HOUSING
PROJECTS, I RECOGNIZE THAT IT
IS NOT A CATCHY TITLE, BUT
THOSE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN GOING
WELL.
AND THE NEXT QUESTION, WHAT IS
THE TOTAL AMOUNT THAT WOULD GO
TO DIRECT RENTAL ASSISTANCE
REBALANCING PACKAGES?
TOTAL OF THE $14.3 MILLION.
AND THERE ARE DIFFERENT FUNDING
SOURCES AND EIGHT TABLE WAS IN
THE FIRST PRESENTATION A COUPLE
WEEKS AGO. IF FOLKS WOULD LIKE
TO LOOK BACK, THEY CAN SEE HOW
IT ALL BREAKS DOWN THE NEXT
QUESTION, WILL THERE BE ANY
IMPACT ON THE PLAN FOR THE
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY IN TERMS
OF TIMING AND STAFFING LEVELS?
THE REBALANCING PACKAGE LEAVES
THE STARTUP FUNDING INTACT.
THAT FUNDINGIS INTACT.
FOR TIMING, THERE WILL BE A REEF
DELAY. HIRING AND AUTHORITY
CEO, THEY WILL LIKELY COME IN
SEPTEMBER. THE OTHER QUESTION,
WHAT IS AVAILABLE FOR THE
EXPANSION OF TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES?
WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS ALREADY.
OF THE NEW RESOURCES COME TO
THE CITY, COMMERCE FUNDING IS
LIKELY THE BEST OF THOSE.
I NEED TO CORRECT THE WORDING
ON THIS SLIDE.
MY SINCERE APOLOGIES.
ESG
IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO PURCHASE
TINY HOME VILLAGES
BUT IT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR
THE OPERATIONS OF SUCH A
VILLAGE.
AND ON THE FOLLOWING SLIDE I
WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN OVERALL
PREVIEW OF THE MONEY COMING
FORWARD.
TYPICALLY THE CITY RECEIVES
$800,000 ANNUALLY.
THE NEW MONEY COMING TO US IS A
SIGNIFICANT INCREASE.
IN AROUND ONE, THE COUNCIL IS
ALREADY APPROPRIATED $2.8
MILLION OF THAT FUNDING.
$2.1 MILLION WENT TO NEIL'S FOR
EMERGENCY SHELTERS.
$750,000 WAS FOR A GENERAL FUND
SWAP TO CONTAIN THE
RENTAL ASSISTANCE PILOT. THE
NEXT ROUND WAS $269 COME TO THE
CITY, JUST SHY OF $12 MILLION
COMING INTO KING COUNTY.
THAT'S GOING TO BE AVAILABLE
FOR TWO YEARS FROM THE POINT WE
ADOPT THE PLAN CHECK SO THAT IS
GREAT NEWS.
I HAVE SOME ALLOWABLE USES FOR
EDUCATIONAL USES, PROBABLY FOR
STREET OUTREACH AND EMERGENCY
SHELTER.
THIS IS NOT TO PURCHASE, BUT
RATHER TO PROVIDE SERVICES OF
THE SHELTER. RAPID REHOUSING,
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION, DATA
COLLECTION,ANALYSIS, AND SOME
OF THESE ARE CAPPED.
THEN I WILL
GO ON.
>> CAN YOU PAUSE FOR A SECOND?
A QUESTION FROM COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> FOR ROUND TWO ALLOCATION, AS
THE TRANSMISSION OF LEGISLATION
ALREADY HAPPENED FOR THIS?
>> NO, NOT YET.
>> WHEN DO WE ANTICIPATE THAT?
>> WE WILL BE WORKING ON THIS
JUST IN THE COMING WEEKS.
HSD HAS BEEN ASSIGNED.
WE WERE SELECTED FOR A VERY
LARGE SUM OF MONEY NATIONWIDE,
AND WE'VE BEEN PROVIDED WITH
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE EXPERTS.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THAT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER
ON THE MOST STRATEGIC WAYS TO
DEPLOY THIS RESOURCE IN CLOSE
OWNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY
AND WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND
WITH THE COUNTY JUST FIGURING
OUT HOW TO BEST LEVERAGE THIS.
I DON'T HAVE A DATE FOR YOU.
>> IT IS AT THE BACK OF THE
ENVELOPE.
ARE WE TALKING WEEKS, OR
MONTHS?
>> IT WOULD BE AT LEAST ONE OR
TWO MONTHS, THE CLOCK DOES NOT
START ON THAT FUNDING UNTIL WE
HAVE AN APPROVED PLAN FOR THAT,
OBVIOUSLY THERE IS URGENCY IN
GETTING SOLUTIONS. WE DON'T
LOSE OUT ON MONEY FROM A TIMING
IS EFFECTIVE.
SO WE ARE BALANCING THAT
>> FOR THE PUBLIC, AND FOR THE
COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN
EAGERLY AWAITING THE HOME FOR
GOOD CONTRACT TO BE FINALIZED,
I UNDERSTAND THAT THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING IS FINALIZING THAT
CONTRACT THIS WEEK. AND THAT
IS PART OF THE AROUND ONE
FUNDING THAT WE MENTIONED
EARLIER AND AT NOON AND THAT
NEW PROGRAM, THE COUNCIL
INITIATED IT ON THE BUDGET LAST
YEAR.
IT WILL ACTUALLY BE UP AND
RUNNING.
>> I DON'T WANT TO CUT YOU OFF.
MY QUESTION IS ON
THE NEXT SLIDE.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE
NATIONAL ALLIANCE SENT THIS E-
MAIL AROUND TWO CITIES,
SUGGESTING THAT THIS WOULD BE
FOR SHELTER, NOT JUST
PREVENTION HAVE YOU SEEN THE
LETTER?
>> WE HAVE SEEN THAT, AND IT IS
CONSISTENT WITH OTHER EXPERTS
THAT WE ARE HEARING HERE WE ARE
ENCOURAGING THE FUNDING TO BE
USED FOR HOMELESSNESS, AS
OPPOSED TO FOCUSING ON
PREVENTION
>> I KNOW THAT WE ARE ALL
INTERESTED IN ADDITIONAL ENDING
FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE. BEEN
CONSTANTLY
TRYING TO ADD ADDITIONAL MONEY
TO RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND
PROVIDING HELP FOR THOSE WHO
ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT WHERE OTHER FUNDING IS
AVAILABLE FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE
FUNDING FOR THIS PURPOSE?
SEE THE BIGGEST SOURCE THAT
WITHIN TACKLING, MENTAL
ASSISTANCE, AND WE PROPOSE
USING THE CORONAVIRUS RELIEF
FUND.
>> I WANT TO MAKE A POINT THAT
WE USE THE TERM RENTAL
ASSISTANCE IN A WAY THAT I
THINK IS INTERCHANGEABLE BETWEEN
PREVENTION AND SERVING PEOPLE
WHO ARE LITERALLY HOMELESS. FOR
INSTANCE, THE RAPID REHOUSING
PROGRAM IS RENTAL ASSISTANCE,
BUT IT IS LARGELY SERVING
PEOPLE WHO ARE LITERALLY
HOMELESS.
THEN WE HAVE RENTAL ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS THAT PREVENT
EVICTIONS, FOR TENANTS. AND FOR
PEOPLE
WHO ARE FACED WITH A PAY OR
VACATE NOTICE, THEY CAN ACCESS
THAT RENTAL ASSISTANCE FUNDING
I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY WHEN WE
SAY RENTAL ASSISTANCE, IT IS
NOT ALWAYS PREVENTATIVE
SOMETIMES IT IS RENTAL
ASSISTANCE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE
LITERALLY HOMELESS.
>> GOOD REMINDER, AND THANK
YOU.
DO YOU HAVE COMMENTS THEN,
ABOUT THIS?
FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE, HOW ARE
WE DEFINING IT HERE?
>> THIS IS FOR THE HOME FOR GOOD
PILOT THAT THE COUNCIL PUT IN
WITH THE GENERAL FUND.
IN ORDER TO KEEP THAT PROGRAM
FUNDING GOING IN LIGHT OF THE
NEW REDUCTION THAT WE ARE
EXPERIENCING, WE HAVE SWAPPED
IT OUT FOR FUNDING IN THE FIRST
ROUND.
SO, USING THAT FIRST $2.8
MILLION.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER, IS THAT MORE
RAPID REHOUSING?
>> IS NOT, IS REALLY TO ASSIST
PEOPLE.
I THINK IT CAN HELP A SPECTRUM
OF PEOPLE WHO ARE CURRENTLY
HOUSE, AND HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE
AWAITING HOUSING, AND I THINK
THE REASON WHY, MAYBE THE
DIRECTOR CAN SPEAK TO THIS, ON
WHY WE AGREED TO ALLOW THIS
SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR THE
PROGRAM, IT ALLOWED US TO
CREATE RESOURCE FOR A NEW
PROGRAM IN A WAY THAT WOULD BE
SUSTAINABLE, RATHER THAN WHAT
WE THE COUNCIL FUNDED, WITH ONE
TIME FUNDING I THINK WE TOOK IT
IN GOOD FAITH THAT THIS SWAP WAS
INTENDED TO FACILITATE AN
ONGOING ANNUAL FUNDING OF THE
NEW PROGRAM, WHEREAS THE
COUNCIL HAD ONLY PROVIDED ONE
YEAR OF.
>> JUST TO ADD TO THIS, THIS IS
ALSO AN EXAMPLE OF US BEING
CREATED AND EFFICIENT THE
GENERAL FUND DOES NOT EXIST IN
THE WAY THAT WE HAD THOUGHT, SO
WE CANNOT FILL ALL OF THE
GENERAL FUND COMMITMENTS WITH
GENERAL FUNDING RESOURCES.
WE ARE CHOOSING NOT TO SPILL
SOME OF OUR COMMITMENTS.
WE ARE LOOKING AT THE
REDIRECTION OF LEVY RESOURCES
AND OTHER THINGS.
WE ARE RECOGNIZING THAT WE HAVE
A GENERAL FUND FORECAST, NOW.
BROTHER, WE THOUGHT THAT
SECURING THIS PROGRAM WAS A
SOURCE OF FUNDING THAT WAS NOT
AT RISK, AGAIN THIS IS PART OF
MANAGING THE FACT THAT THE
GENERAL FUND DOES NOT EXIST IN
THE WAY THAT WE ALL PLANNED IT
TO
>> FOR MY LAST QUESTION ON THIS,
OUTREACH IS ONE OF THE ALLOWABLE
USES.
UNDER THE HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT. YES, SORRY, I
JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE
INFORMATION.
THESE ARE BROAD AND ALLOWABLE
USES FROM THE CARES ACT. IT'S
A VENUE OF OPTIONS THAT WE WILL
BE PULLING FROM AS WE WORK WITH
THE COMMUNITY AND SERVICE
PROVIDERS TO COME UP WITH A
PLAN.
IT IS
A PLAN THAT WILL COME TO YOU,
INITIALLY.
THIS IS EDUCATIONAL, JUST TO
SHARE WITH YOU WHAT FUNDING IS
ALLOWED TO
>> I FULLY SUPPORT WHAT YOU ARE
TALKING ABOUT I JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CLEAR IN
WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.
WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT FUNDING
GOING TO NAVIGATION, ARE WE?
>> NO.
>> WERE THERE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS, COUNCIL MEMBER?
>> I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT THE
STREET OUTREACH AND GET AN IDEA
OF WHAT WE ARE CURRENTLY
SPENDING.
AND,
HOW SOME OF THIS COULD BE USED.
I THINK YOU COVERED MY
QUESTION, THANK YOU.
>> I WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THE
POINT THAT THESE WERE NOT EASY,
BUT THEY WERE NECESSARY
DECISIONS. GOING
BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND,
THAT'S THE REALITY THAT WE FACE
. REVENUE IS SIMPLY NOT THERE,
AND IT IS NOT COMING BACK THIS
YEAR, NEXT YEAR, OR THE YEAR
AFTER THAT, MOST LIKELY.
WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO ALL
OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAD HOPED
TO DO.
I THINK THIS IS A SMART WAY TO
PRESERVE A PARTICULAR PROGRAM,
BUT WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO IT
WITH ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS.
THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE SIMPLY
CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO DO. I
RECOGNIZE THAT THE COUNCIL
RECENTLY ADOPTED A REVENUE
PACKET THAT IS CURRENTLY
INSUFFICIENT TO COVER WHAT WE
ARE FACING.
THERE ARE UGLY DECISIONS TO COME
HERE I DON'T WANT TO OVER
EMPHASIZE THAT AND I DON'T WANT
TO UNDERSTATE IT EITHER.
>> DEW POINT, DIRECTOR, WHAT WE
ARE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WITH A
LOT OF THESE QUESTIONS IS THE
FACT THAT I THINK, FOR THE SAKE
OF UNDERSTANDING AND
TRANSPARENCY THAT WE ARE TRYING
TO GET FROM THESE QUESTIONS, IF
THERE IS A MASTER SPREADSHEET,
DIFFERENT BILLS AND A LOT OF
DIFFERENT SPREADSHEETS THAT
WERE ATTACHED AND WONDERING IF
THERE IS A MASTER LIST, OR A
PLACE WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY SEE
DESK, WHERE IT PULLS TOGETHER
ALL OF THE REJECTIONS, THE
SWAPS AND ADDITIONS, AND IT
JUST ALLOWS US A SNAPSHOT IN
ONE PLACE, SO THAT WE ARE NOT
TRYING TO PIECE TOGETHER ALL OF
THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF HOW
WE ARE TRYING TO FILL THE WHOLE
CITY BUDGET.
IS THERE ONE.WHERE WE CAN FIND
ALL OF THE INFORMATION IN ONE
PLACE?
>> THERE IS A LIST OF ALL OF
THE OPERATIONAL AND CAPITAL
REDUCTIONS THOSE HAVE BEEN
PROVIDED NOT ONLY TO ESSENTIAL
STAFF, BUT ALSO TO YOU, WE HAVE
BEEN AS TRANSPARENT AS I THINK
WE CAN BE ABOUT ALL OF THOSE
THINGS.
SO THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES.
>> I THINK THERE ARE SOME FOLKS
OFF MUTE, IF YOU ARE NOT
PRESENT, PLEASE MUTE YOURSELF,
THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
COUNCIL MEMBER, DO YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS ON THAT?
>> I DON'T HAVE AS MUCH CLARITY
ABOUT THOSE DOCUMENTS, SO MAYBE
I WILL FOLLOW UP OFF-LINE.
I
WILL SEE IF I'M LOOKING AT
SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY.
>> I CAN SEND THEM TO YOU
DIRECTLY.
YOUR ESSENTIAL STAFF HAS BEEN.
WE PROVIDE THEM SO YOU CAN HAVE
THEM CHECK
>> IT IS A CHALLENGE FOR US,
WORKING ALL REMOTELY.
A BUDGET BINDER WOULD HAVE ALL
OF THE MATERIALS INCLUDED. I
KNOW THAT THERE IS AN
ELECTRONIC HOME FOR ALL OF THE
DOCUMENTS.
KEEPING ALL OF THAT IS
CHALLENGING, SO WE WILL
RECIRCULATE THAT.
HAVING NOT HAD THE PRESENTATIONS
EARLIER, MAYBE FOLKS COULD NOT
IDENTIFY WHERE SOME INFORMATION
IS ABSENT.
WE
WILL ENDEAVOR TO TRY TO GET ALL
OF THAT INFORMATION IN A
COHERENT WAY. OKAY, DIRECTOR?
>> THE NEXT LINE COVERS SEVERAL
QUESTIONS, SEVERAL TOPICS, IT'S
NOT RANDOM.
>> A QUICK FAVOR.
FOR SOME FOLKS WHO MIGHT BE
TRYING TO FOLLOW ALONG, ANGLE
YOUR VIDEO DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
PEOPLE ARE HAVING A HARD TIME
UNDERSTANDING.
>> I SHIFTED TO A DIFFERENT
ROOM, MY DAUGHTER WOKE UP AND I
WAS HOPING TO FIND A QUIETER
SPACE.
>> A QUESTION ABOUT THE MAYORS
COMMITMENT, HOW MUCH IS NEW AND
HOW MUCH IS CARRYING FORWARD.
THIS PROPOSAL IS STILL
UNDERDEVELOPMENT, WITH THE
INTENTION OF GAUGING THE
COMMUNITY PROCESS TO DETERMINE
HOW PUBLIC ON HE WOULD BE
INVESTED AND SERVICES TO
SUPPORT THAT, WE DO ABSOLUTELY
ANTICIPATE NEW RESOURCES. AND
UNDERSTANDING PARITIES OVERALL.
IN THE NEXT QUESTION WAS ABOUT
FUNDING FOR FIRST RESPONDERS
THAT REQUIRED ISOLATION OR
QUARANTINE. THE INFORMATION
PROVIDED WASCONFUSING.
THERE WERE LINE ITEMS THAT WE
IDENTIFIED.
$325,000 FOR FIRST RESPONDERS
AND $3 MILLION FOR ESSENTIAL
WORKERS, AND LOOKING AT THE
DIFFERENCE.
I'M GOING TO USE THIS AS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CLARIFY AND
PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.
THE WAY THINGS HAVE BEEN
PRESENTED, 325 WAS A SUBSET OF
THE 3 MILLION DOLLARS.
WE SIGNED A CONTRACT IN LATE
FEBRUARY OR MARCH, RUNNING
THROUGH JUNE. AND THE
CONTRACT, WE ESSENTIALLY
PURCHASED OR LEASED THE FULL
SET OF ROOMS IN THE HOTEL.
THEY VARIABLE COSTS, THE
CONTRACT BEEN PROVIDED FOR FOOD
AND CLEANING SERVICES FOR THE
OCCUPIED ROOMS.
AS IT TURNS OUT, THE CONTRACT
WAS STILL RUNNING WE'VE NOW
REACHED THE END.
NOW IT IS NAILED DOWN, THE
TOTAL COST WILL BE ABOUT NINE
DOLLARS.
THAT'S FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND
OTHER WORKERS USED THE HOTEL IN
THAT TIMEFRAME, SUBMITTING THE
TOTAL COST FOR REIMBURSEMENT.
WE ARE QUITE CONFIDENT ON THE
FIRST RESPONDER PIECE IN TERMS
OF RECEIVING REIMBURSEMENT, LESS
CERTAIN ABOUT THE REMAINDER,
BUT WE WILL KNOW SOON.
THE TIME THAT WE STRUCK THAT
CONTRACT, THERE WERE LIMITED
OPTIONS AROUND HOTELS.
THESE WERE THE EARLY DAYS, AND
THERE WAS CONCERN ABOUT USING
THOSE FACILITIES FOR ISOLATION
AND ACQUAINTED.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS, GOING
FORWARD WE HAVE A CONTRACT FOR
FIRST RESPONDERS. WE ARE
EXPECTING A SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER
COST.
>> I'M SORRY, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD?
>> I'M SORRY, THIS IS JUST FOR
THE SAKE OF TRANSPARENCY.
YOU DID SAY THIS, DOCTOR, I
JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO BE CLEAR
ON WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
HERE, LIVING FORWARD OUR
CONTRACT WILL ONLY REQUIRE US
TO PAY FOR ROOMS THAT ARE
ACTUALLY USED.
GOING BACKWARD, WE HAVE AN
OBLIGATION TO PAY OR ALL OF THE
ROOMS THAT WE RESERVED, WHETHER
THEY ARE USED OR NOT.
THE REASON THAT IS A PROBLEM
BEYOND THEIR JUST BEING ROOMS
THAT WE HAVE BOOKED, BUT
HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO USE, THE
LARGER PROBLEM IS THAT THE
REIMBURSEMENT IS ONLY FOR THE
ROOMS THAT WERE ACTUALLY USED.
SO WE'VE PUT OUT $3.1 BILLION,
AND WE ARE GETTING REIMBURSED
FOR $325,000, IS THAT RIGHT?
ARE THE NUMBERS RIGHT?
>> THE TOTAL COST IS $2
MILLION.
REQUESTED THE FULL
AMOUNT FROM FEMA.
THE QUESTION IS HOW THEY
PROCESS THE REQUESTS.
>> I SAW ONE OF THE WEEKLY
REPORTS, IT WAS A DEFINITIVE
STATEMENT THAT WE WOULD ONLY BE
REIMBURSED FOR THAT ROOMS USED.
IF THAT IS NOT THE CASE, THAT
IS GOOD TO KNOW.
BUT I THINK IT WAS THE WEEKLY
REPORT THAT WE GET FROM ADAM.
>> CONFIRM, I AM NOT TRAINED TO
BE ABOUT EVASIVE ABOUT THIS,
THERE'S A LOT GOING ON THAT I
DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT.
I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE THE
CURRENT INFORMATION AND I WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU DO, IF YOU
WILL.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO BE WRONG
ABOUT THIS.
>> TO BE CANDID, I'M THE BUDGET
DIRECTOR, SO YOU AND ME BOTH.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO
REMEMBER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. FAS
WENT OUT LOOKING FOR A FACILITY,
WE HAD AN EMERGENCY HOSPITAL
ALMOST SET UP WE ARE
ANTICIPATING A POTENTIAL
SEARCH.
WE ARE PREPARING FOR THE KIND
OF EXPERIENCES, AGAIN, I DON'T
NEED TO BE UNREASONABLE BY ANY
MEANS, BECAUSE THIS IS
HAPPENING EVERYWHERE.
UNDERSTANDING, I DON'T HAVE A
BETTER WORD.
DEAR, CONCERN THAT EXISTED THEN
IS ARGUABLY DIFFERENT NOW IN
TERMS OF THE FACILITY.
FAS WENT OUT LOOKING FOR A
CONTRACT ARRANGEMENT FOR A
FACILITY.
THAT IS ONE THAT THEY WERE ABLE
TO FIND IN AN EMERGENCY
CONTACTS ON SHORT NOTICE AGAIN
I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE SEEN IN
THE LIGHT OF THE SEVEN STANCES
THAT IT WAS STRUCK.
>> CAN YOU CLARIFY AGAIN, WHY
YOU ARE MENTIONING
$2 MILLION?
>> 3.7 MILLION WAS AN ESTIMATE
ASSUMING HIGHER LEVEL AND SEE,
WITH A FIXED CHARGE FOR THE
ROOMS AND A VARIABLE CHARGE. AS
A CONTRACT IS WINDING DOWN, WE
WERE ABLE TO SEE THE TOTAL
VARIABLE CHARGES OVER THAT TIME.
I AM ACTUALLY BEING PROVIDED
SOME INFORMATION IN REAL TIME.
FEMA IS APPARENTLY OPEN TO
RECONSIDERING THE REIMBURSEMENT
HERE, AND AS IT TURNS OUT, WE
ARE NOT THE ONLY CITY THAT
FOUND OURSELVES IN THAT
SITUATION, IN THAT TIME.
$3 MILLION WAS ALL
>> THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
LOOKED AT REIMBURSEMENT IN
GENERAL FOR FEMA, AND IT HAD
BEEN MORE FLEXIBLE.
THEY HAD SEEN MUNICIPALITY
STRUGGLE WITH THIS.
THANKS TO THE COLLECTIVE WORK OF
THE COMMUNITY, WE DODGED A SMALL
BULLET. AND LIVES HAVE BEEN
LOST.
I
DON'T WANT TO OVERSTATE THAT,
IF YOU WILL.
WE WERE RESPONDING IN FEBRUARY
AND MARCH 2 EMERGING CRISIS,
AND WE SEEN THIS PLAY OUT, WITH
THE LOSS OF FIRST RESPONDERS.
WE SAW THAT HERE AS WELL, THE
NUMBERS OF FIREFIGHTERS WHO HAD
TO BE ISOLATED, QUARANTINED,
AS PROTOCOLS AROUND PPE AND HOW
TO APPROACH SITUATIONS, RIGHT
PARTICIPATE REGULARLY IN SOME
OF THE MEETINGS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE
TO REDUCE THE NUMBERS
IN EARLY INDICATIONS THAT IT
COULD BE QUITE SIGNIFICANT AS A
PROBLEM, AND WE NEEDED
FACILITIES TO PROVIDE SERVICES.
>> OKAY, GREAT, THANK YOU FOR
THAT QUESTION, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> THE NEXT QUESTION, THESE
RESOURCES HAVE NOT YET BEEN
ALLOCATED.
BUT WITH THE ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, AND THE ADDITIONAL
STATE RESOURCES THAT WERE WELL-
POSITIONED, TO EVALUATE
OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND
FURTHER, AND SHELTER SERVICES
EXPENDED UNDER DIFFERENT
STRATEGIES. THAT INCLUDES
CONGER GET AND NON- CONGREGATE
SHELTERS. THE NEXT QUESTION, I
WILL TURN TO JULIE FOR THIS, AS
SHE IS BETTER TO EXPLAIN THE
CONTEXT OF THAT ANSWER.
>> NO PROBLEM.
IT HAS NOT UPDATED FOR ME.
WAIT,
THERE WE GO.
THE NEXT QUESTION, HOW MANY
TOTAL INCREASED HOUSING UNITS
AND WHAT TYPES ARE FUNDED IN
TERMS OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE?
THE CITY HAS INVESTED OVER $16
MILLION FOR HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS, OVERALL. THIS
INCLUDES PERMITS FOR SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING. THESE ARE IN ADDITION
TO THE JOINT EFFORT FOR THE
COUNTY, IN ADDITION TO ALL OF
THOSE, THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
HAS ADDITIONAL HOUSING, 500
ADDITIONAL UNITS BY FALL OF
NEXT YEAR, FASTER THAN THEY'VE
EVER DONE IT BEFORE.
THAT IS GRANTED BY THE HOUSING
THAT.
AND THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES WITH
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE
STATE COME RESPONDING WHERE WE
COULD ADVANCE AND INVEST IN
HOUSING SOLUTIONS AS WELL.
>> THE NEXT SET OF QUESTIONS
HAS TO DO WITH THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT AND THE METROPOLITAN
PARKS DISTRICT. AND HOW MUCH
IS BEING DIVERTED, $10 MILLION
BEING RE- DIVERTED, BEING
DIVERTED FROMPARKS T-UPPERCASE-
LETTER PARKS OPERATING
PROJECTS.
REPLACING THE LOST GENERAL FUND
AND EARNED REVENUES THAT WILL
NOT BE REALIZED DUE TO COVID-
19.
THINGS LIKE THE ATHLETIC FEES,
THE SWIMMING POOL POOL FEES,
AND THE LIKE, THE LOSS OF
REVENUES IN EXCESS OF $20
MILLION.
THEY ARE ALSO MAKING A NUMBER
OF REDUCTIONS.
THE NEXT QUESTION HAD TO DO WITH
THE REDUCTIONS IN THE OPERATING
COSTS THAT WE HIGHLIGHTED
AROUND MOWING AND WEEDING.
ARE THOSE SUSTAINABLE?
WE WANT TO GIVE YOU A FULLER
CONTEXT HERE, WITH PARKS, WHAT
THEY'VE DONE IS TO NOT HIRE A
SEASONAL LABOR THAT WOULD BE
INVOLVED.
THEY WOULD BE
INVOLVED IN MAINTENANCE
ACTIVITIES.
MORE MOWING AND CLEANING NEEDS
TO BE DONE IN THE SUMMER.
I THINK
PEOPLE ARE USING THE PARKS,
MORE, HISTORICALLY, AND THEY DO
HAVE PERMANENT STAFF THAT ARE
INVOLVED IN THAT WORK.
SO THEY ARE ABLE TO MAINTAIN A
HIGHER LEVEL THAN WHAT WOULD
NORMALLY BE THE CASE, USING
THOSE PERMANENT STAFF. AND
AGAIN AS WE DEVELOP BETTER
PARTICLES AROUND SAFE WORK
ENVIRONMENTS, THERE ARE SOME
FOLKS THAT WE COULD BRING BACK
INTO THAT WORK, AS WELL. SO IT
IS STILL SUSTAINABLE OVER THE
SHORT RUN, PERHAPS NOT OVER THE
LONG RUN, IF YOUWILL.
THERE WERE QUESTIONS ABOUT
PROJECTS BEING DEFERRED. I HAVE
A COUPLE SLIDES OF LISTS.
I WAS NOT INTENDING TO GO
THROUGH EACH OF THESE.
I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS NOW, OR EVEN BETTER,
OFF-LINE.
I'M NOT TRYING TO CUT THIS
SHORT I'M NOT SURE HOW TO BEST
REVIEW THOSE.
>> THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THAT
LEVEL OF DETAIL.
TALKING ABOUT INVESTMENTS AND
PROJECTS THAT ARE POSSIBLY
UNFOLD I WANTED TO PAUSE A
SECOND AND GET A QUESTION FROM
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
>> WHOEVER IS CONTROLLING THIS
KEEPS HANGING UP
>> I'M SORRY, THAT'S MY FAULT.
>> THAT'S OKAY.
DIRECTOR, I THOUGHT I HAD JUST
SAW THIS, IT WAS GOING BACK AND
FORTH.
I'M LOOKING AT
THIS NOW, THE NEXT CYCLE OF THE
PARK DISTRICT, WHEN YOU SAY
COMPLETED WITH FUNDING FOR THE
NEXT CYCLE OF THE PARKS
DISTRICT, DO YOU MEAN THE ONE
THAT WE ARE EXPECTED TO REVIEW
AND APPROVE IN THE FALL?
OR SOMETHING ELSE LATER DOWN THE
LINE?
WE HAVE A CHANCE TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL PERMISSION AS WELL.
>> IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ONE THAT
WE WOULD BRING YOU IN THE FALL.
WHAT WE'VE DECIDED TO DO HERE,
AGAIN, LET ME BACK UP A SECOND
CHECK THE METROPOLITAN PARKS
DISTRICT IS A PERMANENT SOURCE
OF FUNDING THAT DOES NOT HIRE
RETURNING TO THE VOTERS FOR
RENEWAL.
THAT IS A FUNDAMENTAL
DISTINCTION. IS A VOTER
APPROVED TAX DISTRICT, VOTERS
FROM THE CITY AND THE CITY
COUNCIL.
THE INITIAL SPENDING FOR THE
PROJECT WAS ESTABLISHED AS A
SIX-YEAR SPENDING PLAN THAT WAS
APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL,
SEPARATELY, IN ITS ROLE AS THE
CITY COUNCIL, AND AS THE
GOVERNING BOARD.
AS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THEM,
AND THE CITY.
AND IT SET UP A SIX-YEAR
SPENDING PLAN.
THIS IS THE LAST YEAR OF THAT
SIX-YEAR PLAN. IF THINGS HAD
BEEN EQUAL, WE
WOULD HAVE BEEN ENGAGING
EARLIER THIS YEAR IN THAT
COMMUNITY PROCESS TO IDENTIFY
AND PROPOSE WHAT WOULD LIKELY
BE A SLIGHTLY LONGER SPENDING
PLAN BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS.
GIVEN THAT WE ARE NOT IN A
POSITION TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC
IN A MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE AGAIN,
BECAUSE OF COVID-19, AND ALSO
BECAUSE OF THE LIKELIHOOD THAT
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A REQUEST FOR
AN INCREASED LEVEL OF FUNDING
FOR THE PARKS DISTRICT.
IT WOULD HAVE TRANSLATED TO
INCREASED PROPERTY TAXES.
WE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS THE BEST
TIME TO DO THAT.
THE PLAN WOULD BE FOR A
PROPOSAL TO CONTINUE THE
CURRENT LEVEL OF SPENDING.
WE ARE GOING TO PLAY THIS A
LITTLE BIT, THE PLAN IS TO
ENGAGE THE PUBLIC STARTING EARLY
NEXT YEAR, THAT MAY OR MAY NOT
BE POSSIBLE DEPENDING ON COVID-
19.
BUT WE WANT TO BRING A SPENDING
PLAN FOR THE NEXT
FEW YEARS, 2022 AND BEYOND.
IT'S THE NATURE OF CAPITAL
PROJECTS.
WE DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO
DEAL WITH IT NOW. BUT THE
PROJECTS CAN BE HELD.
AND WHEN WE HAVE THE SUFFICIENT
RESOURCES, WE CAN AGAIN PICK
THEM UP AND COMPLETE THESE
PLANS AND INVESTMENTS.
THAT IS THE REFERENCE HERE.
>> I'M NOT SEEING ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THAT,
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS, DID THAT
ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS?
>> THE NEXT SLIDE IS UP, SO YOU
CAN SPEND A LITTLE TIME WITH
THAT AS WELL.
>> GRADE, DIRECTOR, THANK YOU.
>> WHENEVER YOU ARE READY, WE
CAN MOVE ON TO THAT
>> YOU CAN GO AHEAD.
>> GREAT.
SO, THE NEXT QUESTIONS HAD TO
DO WITH SPD.
THIS HAD TO DO WITH THE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS
AROUND REFORM AND HOW THAT
PROCESS WILL RUN, THE RESOURCES
THAT WILL BE ALLOCATED FOR
THAT, AND DEPUTY MAYOR IS HERE.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR, AND
COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOR HAVING ME.
WHO IS LEADING THE COMMITTEE
ENGAGEMENT PROCESS FOR SPD
REFORM AND WHO HAS BEEN
ANNOUNCED TO PARTICIPATE?
WHAT ARE THE DETAILS OF THE
PROCESS AND THE EXPECTED
OUTCOME?
AND THERE WERE QUESTIONS AROUND
$500,000 THAT THE MAYOR HAS
COMMITTED TO BE ALLOCATED
TOWARD COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
PROCESS. AND WHETHER OR NOT
EXPERTS WHO ARE PARTICIPATING
WOULD BE ABLE T TO BE
COMPENSATED FOR THEIR
PARTICIPATION.
THIS IS RELATED TO THE BUDGET
ITSELF YOU HAVE YOUR GAUGE
MEANT IN A COMMUNITY LED
PROCESS AROUND THAT.
IN ADDITION, AS THE MAYOR
PREPARES TO TRANSMIT THE 2020s
ONE
BUDGET, WE ANTICIPATE A
COMMITTEE ENGAGEMENT PROCESS ON
THIS BUDGET, SO THAT IS ONE
EVENT.
TIGHT THAT IS THE VISA RUN
POLICE REFORM AND BROAD
REIMAGINING OF COMMUNITY
SAFETY.
THE THIRD PIECE IS AROUND THE
COMMITMENT THAT THE MAYOR HAS
MADE.
WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS EARLIER IN
THE PRESENTATION AS TO THE
INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITIES
AND WHAT THAT PROCESS WOULD
LOOK LIKE.
WE INTEND FOR THAT TO BE
COMMUNITY INFORMED.
I WANTED TO GIVE THAT CONTEXT
AND ENGAGE ON COVID-19 RECOVERY
AS WE CONTINUE WITH THIS WORK
ON COVID-19 RESPONSE.
ALL OF THESE WILL REQUIRE
MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT.
AND WHAT WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE OF IS THAT IT IS
NOT A ONE-OFF ENGAGEMENT.
SO WE ARE ANTICIPATING THAT
THIS PROCESS WILL HAVE BEEN IN
SEVERAL PHASES.
THE FIRST PHASE IS ALREADY
ONGOING, LESS COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT.
WE HAVE BEEN COLLECTING DEMANDS
FROM THE COMMUNITY.
THE WORK IS ONGOING WITH THE
POLICY TEAM AND OTHERS TO
BASICALLY BE ABLE TO COLLATE
AND ORGANIZE REQUESTS.
THEY HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS, AND WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
RESPONSIVE TO THAT, SO THE NEXT
LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT THAT WE
ANTICIPATE WILL BE RELATED TO
THE BUDGET PROCESS, AS YOU ALL
HEARD FROM CENTERS EARLIER THIS
MORNING, THERE'S A COMMUNITY
LED PROCESS, COUNTING EQUITY,
AND ORGANIZERS, WE RESPECT
INDEPENDENT PROCESS AND THE
CITY ROLE THAT WILL BE LED BY
THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS,
FOCUSED IN ON SPECIFIC TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE AS IT RELATES TO THE
BUDGET ITSELF.
WE HAVE OFFERED UP THE RESOURCE
OF THE CDO IN THAT ROLE, AS
WELL AS BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE
RESOURCES FOR GROUPS THAT ARE
PARTICIPATING IN THAT SEPARATE
AND INDEPENDENT PROCESS. AS YOU
ALL HEARD FROM THE TIMELINE, WE
ANTICIPATE WORKING THROUGH
THAT, THROUGH THE FALL. IN
ADDITION, WE ARE ANTICIPATING
THAT THE CITY LED PROCESS IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT
OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS, WITH
SUPPORT FROM SPD AS IT RELATES
TO THE BUDGET, WE WILL FOCUS IN
ON A HIGHER LEVEL OF FUNCTIONAL
ANALYSIS OF SPD BUDGET THAT YOU
ARE ALL GOING THROUGH AS A
COUNCIL.
AND WE
WILL SEEK FROM THE COMMUNITY,
AND HAVE COMMUNITY
PARTICIPATION IN THE
CONVERSATION WITH HIGH-LEVEL
PRIORITIES AND VALUES AS IT
RELATES TO THAT.
MANY
OF THOSE HAVE ALREADY BEEN
SHARED BY THE COMMUNITY.
SO OUR INVENTION OUR IDEA IS
NOT TO REINVENT THE WHEEL. WE
PLAN TO PARTICIPATE IN THOSE
WORKSHOPS AND COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS, AND WE WILL BE
ALSO BE LOOKING AT BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS THAT THE CITY HAS
IN THIS PROCESS.
WE WILL BE SUPPORTING THAT
WORK.
THAT IS THE SPD BUDGET PROCESS
AND THE EXECUTIVE BUDGET TO BE
TRANSMITTED IN SEPTEMBER FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION.
WE WILL BE ANTICIPATING
RECOGNIZING THIS AS A VERY
INITIAL ENGAGEMENT.
A LONGER ENGAGEMENT WILL BE
GOING ON IN THE FALL, AND WE
WILL DIVE INTO THE DETAILS AS TO
WHAT THIS WILL LOOK LIKE.
AND OUR HOPE IS TO WORK WITH AN
EXTERNAL COMMUNITY FACILITATOR
AND A GROUP OF FACILITATORS, TO
BE ABLE TO HAVE A BROADER
CONVERSATION WITH THE
COMMUNITY.
AND IN PARALLEL, WE WILL ALSO
HAVE THE COMMUNITY LED PROCESS
AROUND THE INVESTMENTS IN THE
$100 MILLION CATEGORY. SO, WE
ANTICIPATE THAT WORK WILL GO
THROUGH THE FALL.
PROBABLY INTO THE NEXT YEAR,
REALISTICALLY.
AND THEN, WE WILL INFORM THE
VERY SPECIFIC AND VESTMENTS
THAT ARE FOCUSED IN ON THAT.
THE OTHER PIECE TO ADD, THE
EXECUTIVE IS ALSO WANTED TO
MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH
OTHER ENTITIES THAT WILL ALSO
BE CONDUCTING THEIR OWN
OUTREACH, AND THE POLICE
COMMISSION COMES TO MIND, AS
THEY WORK THROUGH EFFORTS
RELATED TO POLICE REFORM AND
BROADER REIMAGINING OF POLICING,
AND HOW WE CAN BECOME HIM ENTRY
TO THAT EFFORT.
FINALLY I
THINK THE GOAL HERE IS TO
APPROACH THIS COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT AS A LAYERED
PROCESS.
YOU WANT TO BE MINDFUL AROUND
HOW WE BRING THIS INFORMATION
TO THE COMMUNITY.
AND HOW WE SEEK FEEDBACK, AND
HOW WE TAKE THAT FEEDBACK AND
COMPLETE IT WITH NEW POLICY AND
BUDGET PROPOSALS.
WE DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO
THE COMMUNITY OVER AND OVER
AGAIN.
SO SO WE WANT TO BE THOUGHTFUL
AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
HONORING TIME FROM COMMUNITY-
BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND
ORGANIZERS FOR THE EVENTS THAT
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A
VERY LONG TIME NOW.
WE ARE ALSO MAKING SURE THAT
THE CITY HAS AN OPPORTUITY TO
PROVIDE RESOURCES AND HELP
SUPPORT INDEPENDENT PROCESSES
THAT ARE TAKING PLACE THAT ALSO
ARE HELPING TO INFORM A BROADER
COMMUNITY VISION, COMMUNITY
SAFETY AND INVESTMENTS.
AND BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND
COLLARD AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
. I AM READY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS ON THOSE PROCESSES.
>> I'M SURE THAT THERE ARE A
HANDFUL OF QUESTIONS, WE HAVE
20 MINUTES LEFT.
AND WE HAVE A HARD STOP FOR OUR
HEARING THAT STARTS AT FOUR WE
COULD PROBABLY SPEND ANOTHER 20
MINUTES ON THIS.
I KNOW
THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
OTHER SLIDES HERE, I THINK GIVEN
THE URGENCY THAT WE ARE
REQUIRED TO RESPOND TO THE
COMMUNITY ISSUES, IF WE TAKE A
HANDFUL OF QUESTIONS, IT APPEARS
WE NEED TO CIRCLE BACK WITH
YOU, WE CAN DO THAT.
LET US ENTERTAIN A FEW
QUESTIONS ON THAT.
>> I'M LOOKING AHEAD AT HOW
MANY SLIDES WE HAVE, I DON'T
CALL.
SO COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ,
YOUR HEAD WAS UP.
>> I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
I WILL START WITH THE END AND
WORK BACKWARDS.
I THINK I HEARD YOU SAY THAT,
DEPUTY MAYOR, PHASE TWO WILL
BEGIN IN THE FALL. WE ARE
LOOKING FOR EXTERNAL
FACILITATION AND AT THAT POINT,
THE PROCESS WOULD BE TO
DETERMINE THAT WITH THE $100
MILLION OF INVESTMENT IN THE
COMMUNITY THAT WOULD BE MADE.
IS THAT RIGHT?
>> THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION.
I THINK WE ARE TRYING TO BE
MINDFUL THAT IF WE WORK BACK
FROM WHEN THE EXECUTIVE
DELIVERS A BUDGET FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION IN LATE
SEPTEMBER, IT'S NOT ENOUGH TIME
TO HAVE MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY
LED ENGAGEMENT AROUND THE
DETERMINATION OF INVESTMENTS.
SO WHAT WE HOPE TO DO, LEANING
ON THE MECHANICS OF THIS,
BASICALLY WE WANT TO PUT DOWN A
MARKER ON THE INTENT TO WORK
THROUGH THE CALL AND ACTUALLY
BRING LIFE TO THAT CONVERSATION
IN TERMS OF SPECIFICITY OF
THOSE INVESTMENTS AND WHAT THE
COMMUNITY WANTS TO SEE,
ANTICIPATING THAT PROCESS WILL
FEED INTO THE END OF THE YEAR
AND EARLY INTO THE NEXT YEAR
YOU KNOW I AM NOT LOOKING AHEAD,
DIGGING INTO THE FUTURE, I
IMAGINE THAT WE WOULD COME BACK
TO THE COUNCIL WITH SOME SORT OF
REQUEST TO SPECIFICALLY ALLOCATE
THOSE RESOURCES AND MAKE THAT
COMMITMENT IN THE BUDGET.
AND THEN TO HAVE A COMMUNITY
DRIVEN PROCESS TO THE
SPECIFICS.
>> THE CITY LED PROCESS WILL BE
LEADING, IT SOUNDS LIKE
>> I THINK THE ABLE TO COME
SEQUENTIALLY.
INITIAL WORK WILL BE FOCUSED ON
THE BUDGET. THE DEEPER WORK
WILL BE TRANSMITTED INTO THE
FALL AND WE ARE HOPING TO
LEVERAGE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
WITH EXPERTISE ON THIS TO HELP
FACILITATE DEEPER CONVERSATIONS
. SO
THEY WILL PARTICIPATE IN THAT,
BUT IT IS MEANT TO BE A BROADER
PIECE OF WORK.
THEY WILL DOVETAIL INTO EACH
OTHER BUT WE RECOGNIZE THAT
THEY ARE SEPARATE AND DISTINCT,
THE BUDGET IS VERY FOCUSED IN
ON A DIFFERENT WAY OF REALIGNING
FUNCTIONS, VERSUS THE
$100 MILLION INVESTMENT THAT IS
MEANT TO BE A BROADER
CONVERSATION AROUND BUILDING
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SECURITY
FOR OUR COMMUNITIES, AS OUTLINED
IN HOUSING, EDUCATION, AND
OTHER TYPES OF COMMUNITY
SUPPORT.
>> MY LAST QUESTION, IT IS MORE
DIRECTLY RELATED TO
THE KING COUNTY IKEA EQUITY NOW
COMMISSION AND THE WORKAROUND
THAT COMMITTEE PROCESS. AND I
JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THIS, THAT
THERE IS AN ATTEMPT TO RESOURCE
THOSE SCRIPTS TO DO THEIR OWN
COMMUNITY PROCESS TO DO THEIR
OWN BUDGETING PROCESS?
>> YES.
SO WE ARE HAVING A CONVERSATION
ON WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE.
BUT YES, WE WELCOME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SUPORT THEM IN
WHATEVER WAY IS APPROPRIATE FOR
THE CITY.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE OTHER QUESTIONS,
COLLEAGUES?
I'M NOT SEEING ANYBODY ON DEPUTY
MAYOR, I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS.
OVERALL, I THINK YOU HAVE TO
SEE THIS IN WRITING TO UTTER
UNDERSTAND THE TIMELINE,
ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE
PUBLICLY STATED THAT THE
PROPOSAL IS IN PROCESS.
I DON'T
WANT TO DO ANYTHING THAT IS A
DISTRACTION, OR DETRACTS FROM
THE WORK THAT THEY ARE TRYING
TO DO, THIS WORKS WITH THE 2020
REBALANCING AND THE FALL
ACTIVITIES.
YOU MENTIONED THAT MANY
ORGANIZATIONS CONSTANTLY GET
TAPPED FOR RECOMMENDATIONS AND
FEEDBACK.
WHILE YOU SAID THAT WE DON'T
WANT TO DO ANYTHING THAT
OVERBURDEN STUFF COMMUNITY OR
PUTS US IN THAT PATTERN, IF I
UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT, THIS IS BEING
REPETITIVE, AND I WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE NOT REPEATING A
PROCESS THAT THE COMMUNITY IS
ALREADY LEADING WITH
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ALREADY
PRESENTING AND SHARING
INFORMATION WITH US.
SO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO OFFER
REVOCATION?
>> THE INTENTION IS NOT TO
DUPLICATE THAT PROCESS.
AS YOU KNOW, THAT WORK IS THAT
WORK IS FOCUSED ON THE CORE
BUDGET.
AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
THE DEPUTY MAYOR SENT THIS DOWN
TO YOU, EARLIER IN THE DAY, THE
BASIC WORKER IN THE BUDGET IS
COMPLICATED.
THIS IS A COMPLEX ORGANIZATION
WITH COMPLEX FUNCTIONS AND PART
OF WHAT WE ARE HOPING TO DO TO
MAKE THIS WORK, IT IS TO BE
ABLE TO SEEK PRIORITIES.
IT IS NOT MEANT TO BE DUPLICATE
OF. WE ARE WORKING TO TAKE THE
LEAD AND ANTICIPATE THE
EXISTING PROCESS AND WHAT THEY
PLAN THROUGH THE FALL. MY HOPE
IS THAT WE CAN ADAPT OUR
PROCESS TO THAT BECAUSE AGAIN,
THAT WILL BE THE LEAD.
AND AS A CITY, WE WANT TO BE
ABLE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO
THOSE FOLKS WHO MAY NOT
NECESSARILY BE PART OF THE
PROCESS.
BUT ALSO, WANT TO LOOK AT HOW WE
CAN SUPPORT THAT PROCESS WITH
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND
OTHER TYPES OF RESOURCES.
>> WILL YOU BE PROVIDING A
TIMELINE TO THE COUNCIL, A
CALENDAR WITH INFORMATION THAT
YOU SHARED WITH US, IN WRITING?
>> YES, IT IS MY HOPE TO DO
THAT.
>> YOU MENTIONED IN AN E-MAIL
THAT WE RECEIVED THAT MAYOR. IT
WAS IN THE MIDST OF THE PATIENT
THAT WE RECEIVED THIS MORNING I
DON'T I DON'T REMEMBER IF THEY
HAD A CHANCE TO SHARE WHAT WAS
SHARED WITH YOU EARLIER.
I THINK MY OVERALL CONCERN IS
THAT WE DIFFERENTIAL TO THE
ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADERS WHO
TALKED ABOUT WANTING TO HONE
THIS PROCESS.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
NOT DOING ANYTHING THAT
APPEARS TO BE A PARALLEL
PROCESS.
ESPECIALLY IF WE ARE OFFERING
TO PROVIDE INFORMATION IN
DETAIL AND ANSWER QUESTIONS,
THAT IS ONE PIECE OF THE
SUBJECT IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
WHAT APPEARED TO BE A PARALLEL
EFFORT THAT WOULD BE
PROBLEMATIC.
>> AGAIN, COUNCIL MEMBER, OUR
INTENT IS TO BECOME THE
MENTORING TO THE EFFORT AND TO
PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE
PUBLIC IN A TRANSPARENT WAY.
WE HAVE RECEIVED LOTS OF
EXISTING FEEDBACK ALREADY, FROM
THE COMMUNITY, REGARDING WHAT
THEY SEE AS THE PRIORITIES FOR
A SPEEDY BUDGET AND
ALTERNATIVES TO POLICING. IN
ORDER FOR THE EXECUTIVE BUDGET
TO BE INFORMED BY THAT, I THINK
WHAT WE DO WANT, AGAIN I THINK
WE DO WANT TO DO THIS AND I
WOULD SAY THIS AGAIN, IN
COVENANT, RECOGNIZING THAT IS
AN INDEPENDENT AND COMMUNITY LED
PROCESS.
WE DO NOT WANT TO INTERFERE IN
THAT PROCESS IT IS FOCUSED IN
ON THE BUDGET.
IS INCREDIBLY COMPLEX, THE
FUNCTIONS OF SPD ARE INCREDIBLY
COMPLEX.
OUR GOAL IS TO WORK TO INFORM
THE BUDGET THAT WILL BE
TRANSMITTED IN SEPTEMBER WITH
HIGH-LEVEL PRIORITIES THAT MAY
BE DEEPER THAN THAT. 911 IS AN
EXAMPLE OF PROPOSED SHIFTS AND
CHANGES TO THAT HOW ARE WE
MAKING SURE THAT IS CHECKED WITH
THE COMMUNITY BEFORE THAT IS
TRANSMITTED AS A POTENTIAL
POSTAL IN THE BUDGET? I HEAR YOU
LOUD AND CLEAR.
OUR INTENTION IS NOT TO BE IN
WITH THE COMMUNITY LED PROCESS.
I THINK WE
ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE
LEVERAGE THE REACH OF THE CITY.
AND AGAIN, THERE ARE SEVERAL
COMMUNITY MEMBERS PARTICIPATING
ON OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
ENGAGEMENT?
>> COLLEAGUES, DO YOU HAVE ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
OKAY, DEPUTY MAYOR, THANK YOU
FOR THE SUMMARY, WE WILL LOOK
FORWARD TO THE WRITTEN
EXPLANATION THAT MAY HELP WITH
THE DETAILS, THE DETAILS MAY
HELP UNDERSTANDING HOW THIS IS
NOT A PARALLEL PROCESS, SO
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US AND
FOR PRESENTING THAT INFORMATION
CHECK I WILL FLAG THIS.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US
TO CAREFULLY TALK ABOUT WHAT
THE COMMUNITY DEMANDS LOOK
LIKE.
THIS WAS PRESENTED THIS
MORNING, ESPECIALLY COMING FROM
DECRIMINALIZED SEATTLE, THEY'VE
DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB PULLING
IN EMENDATIONS, WORKING
DIRECTLY WITH OUR COMMUNITIES
SO THERE IS NOT A MISTRESS OF
MISREPRESENTATION OF
COMMUNITIES.
THERE ARE DEMAND LETTERS THAT
HAVE
BEEN SENT TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
IN THE PAST.
PEOPLE WERE RAISING QUESTIONS AS
TO WHERE THE DEMANDS CAME FROM.
WORKING WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT
HAVE TRUST AND LONG-STANDING
COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS,
UNDERSTANDING WHERE THE DEMANDS
COME FROM, WHAT MAKES US MAKES
IT MUCH EASIER TO APPLY THOSE
TO THE BUDGETING PROCESS AND
FOLLOW THROUGH WITH POLICY
RECOMMENDATIONS.
I HOPE THAT WE ARE DOING A
BETTER JOB IDENTIFYING TRUE
COMMUNITY LEADERS AND WHO THEY
ARE INVITING TO THE TABLE.
MAKING SURE THAT THERE ROOTED
IN WHAT THE TRUSTED COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS HAVE. THANK YOU,
DEPUTY MAYOR, FOR BEING WITH
US.
ONE BULLET POINT ON THIS
PRESENTATION, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS
THE LARGEST ITEM. DIRECTOR
NOBLE, WE ONLY HAVE ONE
ADDITIONAL SLIDE.
>> MY QUESTION WAS REGARDING
THE STREETCAR AND THE ADDITIONAL
MONEY IDENTIFIED.
ESSENTIALLY, WE WILL HAVE SPENT
ABOUT $1 MILLION OF THE $9
MILLION THAT HAD BEEN
APPROPRIATED FOR 2020.
WHAT REMAINS INCLUDING THE
PROCUREMENT IS THE WORK NEEDED
IN NEGOTIATING THOSE TERMS.
THERE WERE GRANT DOLLARS THAT
WENT INTO THE PROJECT. AND
WHETHER THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES
TO AVOID THAT, AND THE LIKE.
$1 MILLION HAS BEEN SPENT OR
NEEDS TO BE SPENT, TO COMPLETE
THE WORK.
THE NEXT SLIDE IS ABOUT ANY
FURTHER QUESTIONS.
>> ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
WE HAVE ABOUT FIVE MORE MINUTES
. THE DEPUTY MAYOR AND
DIRECTOR NOBLE, JULIA, YOU ARE
STILL ON THE LINE AS WELL.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS TO THINK ABOUT IN
REGARDS TO THE PRESENTATION
THAT WAS JUST OFFERED TO US?
DIRECTOR, DIVIDEND MAYOR, AND
TEAM, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME. WE WILL
FOLLOW UP, IF THERE ARE ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
COLLEAGUES, A REMINDER, WE'VE
NOW GOTTEN THE PRESENTATION.
IT
IS NOW ON US TO COME UP WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO
ALLOCATE OR AMEND THE BALANCING
PACKAGE THAT HAS BEEN
SUBMITTED.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS THAT WE CAN
PREEMPTIVELY ANSWER?
WE WILL HAVE OUR AFTERNOON
SESSIONS DEVOTED TO THE 2020
REBALANCING PACKAGE AND IDEALLY
WE WILL HAVE
MORE INFORMATION COMING FROM
ESSENTIAL STAFF.
WE
DID SEND OUT THE CALENDAR. WE
APPRECIATE REALLY APPRECIATE
THE CHAIR AND THE COMMITTEE
WORKING ON THIS WE CAN GET THIS
PASSED ON THE FIRST MONDAY OF
AUGUST SEEING NO ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS, ARE THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
DIRECTOR, I THINK YOU VERY
MUCH.
FOR OUR ESSENTIAL STAFF AND
TEAM, FOLLOW-UP WITH ALL OF YOU
AGAIN FOR A REMINDER OF THE
NEXT STEPS IN REGARDS TO THE
PROCESS HERE. AND A HUGE THANK
YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ALL OF THE
QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY
ANSWERED AND CONTINUE TO ANSWER
AS WE ENDEAVOR TO GET THE
PACKAGES SENT BACK TO YOU BY
THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST.
WITH THAT, WE WILL TAKE A THREE
MINUTE RECESS, FOR THOSE WHO ARE
ABLE TO STAY WITH US, AND THE
PUBLIC HEARING PRESENTATION, WE
WILL PICK UP AS MANY
INDIVIDUALS AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.
IDEALLY KEEP IT TO A ONE MINUTE
PATIENTS GET THROUGH EVERYONE
THAT IS SIGNED UP TO TESTIFY
THANK YOU FOR HANGING IN THERE,
WITH US.
THANK YOU FOR COMING IN WHILE
TAKING CARE OF OTHER FAMILY
OBLIGATIONS.
WE APPRECIATE THAT CHECK OUT OUR
REPORTED LINES, ANYBODY WHO IS
ABLE TO JOIN US, WE APPRECIATE
YOU BEING THERE.
WILL TAKE A QUICK BATHROOM BREAK
AND WE WILL BACK AT 4:00 P.M.
THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
MEETING MEETING WILL BE IN
RECESS FOR TWO MINUTES.
WE WILL BE BACK AT 4:00 P.M.
FOR THE NEXT MEETING.
THANK YOU ALL.
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