>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
THIS IS THE FEBRUARY 27, 2020
MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
. THAT COMMITTEE WILL COME TO
ORDER.
IT IS TO: 08 P.M.
AND I AM TAMMY MORALE IS,
CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE.
I AM JOINED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
HERBOLD AND SAWANT . THE AGENDA
IS ADOPTED. WE WILL MOVE ON.
WE HAVE THREE ITEMS ON OUR
AGENDA TODAY.
THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS
THE APPOINTMENT OF ANNABEL
BACKMAN AS THE SEATTLE LGBTQ
COMMISSION.
PLEASE READ THAT INTO THE
RECORD.
>> OPPONENT OF ANNABEL BACKMAN
AS COMMISSION UNTIL APRIL 30,
2020.
BREEDING, DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP,
THANK YOU.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO A SHORT
INTRODUCTION I GET STARTED?
>> ANNABEL BACKMAN IS A SOFTWARE
ENGINEER SPECIALIZING IN
DIGITAL IDENTITY AND SECURITY.
SHE HAS SEEN HOW SMALL CHANGES
IN DECISION CAN INTRODUCE SMALL
UNINTENDED EFFECTS IN DIFFERENT
COMMITTEES. THERE IS THE 43rd
DISTRICT WHERE THERE IS A CHAIR
OF THE DISTRICT COMMITTEE. SHE
HAS ENDEAVORED TO LEVERAGE HER
INFLUENCE TO INCLUDE AND
SUPPORT THE LGBT PEOPLE, PEOPLE
OF COLOR, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, AND
PEOPLE HAVE DISABILITIES AND
ALL OTHERS.
ANNABEL BRINGS EXPERIENCE TO
THE COMMISSION AND IS HOPED TO
GUIDE SEATTLE TOWARD PROGRAMS
THAT WORK TOWARD EVERYONE.
>> THANK YOU.
I WILL CONTINUE THAT. IT SEEMS
THE MOST IMPORTANT AND MOST
PRESSING QUESTION IS WHY AM I
HERE AND WHY SHOULD I BE HERE?
AND IN LARGE PART, THE ANSWER
IS BECAUSE I CAN BE.
BECAUSE I AM FORTUNATE ENOUGH
TO BE ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAS
THE TIME AND RESOURCES AND
ENERGY CAPACITY TO PARTICIPATE
AND TO SHOW UP AND TO BE ENGAGED
IN PROGRAMS LIKE THIS.
UNFORTUNATELY, MANY OF THE
PEOPLE WHOSE VOICES WE MOST
NEED TO HEAR DON'T HAVE THAT.
AS I SAID, I AM PRIVILEGED TO
HAVE GOTTEN THROUGH LIFE SUCH
THAT I AM IN A PLACE WHERE I
HAVE THAT DESPITE HAVING TO DO
WITH THE FACT THAT WE ARE IN A
TRANCE PHOBIC SOCIETY AND A
HOMOPHOBIC SOCIETY AND ABLEST
SOCIETY.
MY HOPE IS THAT SINCE I HAVE
THAT CAPACITY THAT I CAN
LEVERAGE IT AND USE THAT TO GET
PEOPLE'S VOICES TO THE TABLE.
THAT'S WHAT I HOPE TO DO HERE.
I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH
ALL OF YOU TO ENSURE THEIR
VOICES ARE HEARD AND THEIR
STORIES ARE HEARD AND THEIR
FACES ARE BEING SEEN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WILL START. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR APPLICATION AND FOR BEING
WILLING TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT HOW YOU LEARNED OF
THIS COMMISSION. AS A FORMER
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER
MYSELF, IT IS AN INTERESTING
OPPORTUNITY. WHAT BROUGHT YOU
TO THIS POSITION IN THIS
DECISION?
>> ON THAT NOTE, I WILL TAKE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK FORMER
COCHAIR AND CURRENT COMMISSIONER
JESSE MURRAY FOR BRINGING THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO MY ATTENTION.
SHE HAS RECENTLY RESIGNED FROM
THE 43rd DISTRICT'S DEMOCRATIC
EXECUTIVE BOARD BUT WE SERVED
AT THE SAME TIME. SHE BROUGHT
UP AT A MEETING THAT THE
COMMISSION HAD OPEN SEATS IT
WAS LOOKING TO FILL.
I ASKED HER AFTERWORDS AND SHE
GOT A BIG GRIN ON HER FACE AND
SAID, I'M SO GLAD YOU ARE GOING
TO BE ON THE COMMISSION.
SO, I WILL THANK HER FOR
BRINGING THE OPPORTUNITY TO MY
ATTENTION AND FOR INVITING ME
TO APPLY TO SEE IF I CAN HELP
OUT.
>> GREAT. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS FOR MS. BECKMAN?
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE.
YOU COME HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY
THE COMMISSION ITSELF AND THANK
YOU TO THE CHAIR FOR BEING
WILLING TO BRING FORWARD A
HOLDOVER APPOINTMENT FROM MY
TIME AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE
WITH OVERSIGHT HERE.
I AM REALLY GLAD TO SPONSOR
YOUR TIME WITH THE COMMISSION.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER.
WELL, IN THAT CASE, I KNOW
THERE IS AN OFFICIAL SOMETHING
THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN HERE.
I MOVE THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
THE CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT
01508. THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE
COMMITTEE CONFIRM APPOINTMENT
ZERO 5108 SAY AYE.
>> AYE . AND IT WILL GO TO THE
MARCH 9 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US, BUT
YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO BE
THERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU AND
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU.
THE SECOND ITEM OF BUSINESS IS
RELATED TO THE AGE MEMORIAL
PROJECT.
WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE
MINUTES.
>> THE PRESENTERS WANT TO COME
ON UP, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> AND ORDINANCE RELATING TO
DONATION FUNDS FROM NON-CITY
SOURCES AUTHORIZING THE
DIRECTOR OF ARTS AND CULTURE TO
EXECUTE, DELIVER AND EXECUTE
CORRESPONDING DELIVERANCE ON
PARTS OF THE CITY.
IT IS 12600 ADOPTING THE 2020
BUDGET CHANGING THE DEPARTMENT
OF ARTS AND CULTURE AND
RECOGNIZING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
>> DO YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE
YOURSELVES AND WE GET STARTED?
>> SURE.
I AM THE STORY GATHERING
CONSULTANT FOR THE AIDS
MEMORIAL PATHWAY.
>> I AM THE DIRECTOR OF ARTS
AND CULTURE.
>> I AM JASON AND I AM THE
PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE PATHWAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GREAT, I THINK I WILL KICK
US OFF AND GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF
THE PROJECT. I AM PLEASED TO BE
HERE TO TALK ABOUT THIS
PARTNERSHIP THAT HAS BEEN YEARS
IN THE MAKING.
IN 2016, THE CITY ADOPTED A
BUDGET WITH A LINE-ITEM AVENUE
$75,000 TO HELP A PLANNING
GROUP TO COME TOGETHER AROUND
THE AIDS LEGACY AND MEMORIAL.
THROUGH THAT LINE ITEM, WE
WORKED WITH PRIVATE CONSULTANTS
AND WE WORKED WITH THE MUSEUM
OF HISTORY AND INDUSTRY AND A
NUMBER OF OTHER COMMUNITY
MEMBERS TO SCOPE SCALE
LOCATIONS, PURPOSE AND THE
TIMELINE OF THIS PROJECT. A
COMMUNITY ADVISORY GROUP WAS
BROUGHT TOGETHER AND WE WORKED
WITH THEM TO IDENTIFY A SITE.
THAT SITE IS AT THE NORTHERN
END OF CAL ANDERSON PARK ON THE
LINK LIGHT WHERE ALL STATION.
WE HAVE BEGUN A RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE DEVELOP FOR WHO HAS
BEEN AN EAGER PARTICIPANT IN
THE PROJECT. THROUGH FURTHER
ALLOCATION IN CITY FUNDING IN
2018, THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND
CULTURE IN SEATTLE PARKS AND
REC WERE ABLE TO DEDICATE
FUNDING TO THE AIDS MEMORIAL
PATHWAY ARTS PLAN.
WE COMMISSIONED A PLAN FOR THE
OVERALL PROJECT SPANNING PUBLIC
AND PRIVATE PROPERTY. THAT PLAN
WAS FUNDED THROUGH CITY FUNDING
AND PRIVATE FUNDRAISING OF THE
INDEPENDENT GROUP.
AND THEN, AS A CONTINUATION OF
THAT PLAN, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
COMMISSION ARTISTS TO DEVELOP
ARTWORKS THAT WILL GO ON TO THE
PROPERTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
MASTER ART PLAN. TODAY WE ARE
HERE TO SEEK YOUR APPROVAL TO
SEEK FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN
RAISED PRIVATELY INTO THE CITY
TO DO THE FABRICATION AND
INSTALLATION OF THOSE ARTWORKS
INTO ACCEPT THE ARTWORKS INTO
THE CITY CIVIC COLLECTION. I
THINK THIS IS A UNIQUE
PARTNERSHIP AND NOT ONE WE HAVE
ENTERED TO BEFORE. WE ARE
RESPONSIVE TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS
COMING FORWARD AND SAYING THIS
IS IMPORTANT AND HOW WE
PRIORITIZE MAKING THIS HAPPEN.
THE COMMUNITY DID INDEPENDENT
FUNDRAISING WHICH WE ARE ABLE
TO LEVERAGE AS A CITY.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO JASON.
>> OKAY, I WILL GIVE AN
OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT. I KNOW
SOME OF YOU HAVE HEARD THIS
BEFORE. AS MENTIONED, THE
PROJECT IS DUE TO COMPLETE AND
THIS YEAR, 2020 AND THE
LOCATION IS OVER THE LIGHT RAIL
STATION AT THE NORTHERN END OF
THE PARK.
IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL YEARS, A
FEW YEARS THE COMMITTEE HAS
WORKED TOGETHER AND SOME OF THE
STEERING COMMITTEE IS IN THE
AUDIENCE TODAY.
WE HAVE SOME HERE TODAY TO
CHEER US ON. THE COMMITTEE THAT
WAS FORMED DID A SEARCH FOR THE
APPROPRIATE LOCATION AND THIS
WAS THE AREA THAT HAPPENED TO
WORK OUT. BEING AT THE HEART OF
CAPITOL HILL WAS GREAT BECAUSE
IT PROVIDES A DEEP CULTURAL AND
HISTORICAL CONNECTION.
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD HAS A HISTORY
OF BEING A CENTER FOR THE LGBT
COMMUNITY AND WAS THE LOCUS OF
THE COUNTY AIDS EPIDEMIC.
THEY DEVELOPED THREE GOALS AND
FUNDING WAS WORKED BOTH
COLLABORATIVELY WITH GOVERNMENT
AND PRIVATE DONATIONS. THE
THREE GOALS ARE TO CREATE A
PHYSICAL PLACE FOR REFLECTION
AND REMEMBRANCE AND TO UTILIZE
TECHNOLOGY TO SHARE STORIES
ABOUT THE EPIDEMIC AND TO CALL
FOR ACTION TO END AIDS, HIV AND
THE STIGMA. ONE OF THE
COMPONENTS THAT WE WILL TALK
MORE ABOUT WITH THE PHYSICAL
LOCATIONS AND I ALSO WANT TO
MENTION THE STORY COLLECTION
GOAL HAS BEEN HAPPENING OVER
TWO YEARS NOW. ROSELLE HAS BEEN
LEADING THE EFFORTS TO COLLECT
RECORDINGS FROM PEOPLE IN THE
COMMUNITY AROUND THEIR
EXPERIENCES WITH HIV AND AIDS
AND DEVELOPING A PICTURE OF THE
HISTORY THAT WE HAVE
EXPERIENCED IN THIS REGION.
THE STORIES WILL BE SOLD SHARE
NOT ONLY THROUGH OUR WEBSITE,
BUT THROUGH A DIGITAL COMPONENT
AS WELL. IT IS SO PEOPLE WILL
HAVE ACCESS TO A VARIETY OF
MEANS. ARE WE ABLE TO GO TO THE
VIDEO NOW?
OKAY, LET'S DO THAT. ACTUALLY,
LET'S HAVE ROSETTE TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE STORY
COLLECTION AND WE CAN SHARE
SOME OF THAT.
>> SURE. SO I HAVE BEEN WORKING
FOR TWO YEARS ABOUT NOW AND MY
JOB HAS TWO PHASES. THE FIRST
PHASE WAS FUNDED BY A GRANT
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS FOR THE MATCHING
FUND GRANT AND THAT WAS TO
COLLECT STORIES FROM BLACK AND
BROWN PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT HIV
AND AIDS AND HOW IT IMPACTED
THEIR LIVES IN THE REGION. I
ENDED UP SPEAKING WITH 25-26
INDIVIDUALS AND GOT 60 HOURS OR
SO OF MATERIAL. REALLY MOVING,
COMPELLING, HEARTBREAKING AND
HARD TO LIFTING STORIES ABOUT
HIV AND AIDS IN THE REGION. IT
WAS REALLY A BEAUTIFUL WORK.
NOW WE ARE MOVING TO PHASE 2,
WE WILL BE WORKING WITH BRACKEN
BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES AS
WELL AS IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES
AND ASL COMMUNITIES AND TRANS-
COMMUNITIES AND HOPING TO
REFRAME THE NARRATIVE BY
SPEAKING TO WHITE WOMEN ABOUT
HOW HIV AND AIDS HAS IMPACTED
THEIR LIVES. LESBIANS WORKING
WITH MAN DURING THE EARLY DAYS
OF THE EPIDEMIC. CASTING A WIDE
AND BROAD TAPESTRY OF ALL
DIFFERENT VOICES GIVING US THIS
WONDERFUL STORY. A MOVING AND
TRUTHFUL STORY ABOUT HIV AND
AIDS IN THE REGION.
THAT IS ONE PART OF THE AIDS
MEMORIAL PATHWAY. I'VE SPOKEN
TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AND WE WILL
SHOW THREE MINUTES OR SO OF
SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
SPOKEN WITH OVER THE PAST YEARS.
>> WE WILL DEFINITELY PLAY THAT
IN THE PANEL DISCUSSION
AFTERWARDS.
>> YEAH, IT HAS REALLY BEEN A
FANTASTIC WORK AND IT HAS BEEN
WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH PEOPLE
IN THE CITY AND TO HAVE SUPPORT
FOR A PROJECT LIKE THIS. WHEN I
TELL PEOPLE THAT IT HAPPENS, I
THINK HALF OF THE PEOPLE ARE
SHOCKED. REALLY, YOU'RE GETTING
MONEY FROM THE CITY? IT'S SO
GREAT TO DO A PROJECT LIKE
THAT.
TO KNOW THE CITY SUPPORTS
ELEVATING THE VOICES OF ALL
PEOPLE WITH SOMETHING THAT WILL
BE AROUND AND HAVE PERMANENCE
IN THE CITY. IT IS IMPORTANT TO
MANY PEOPLE WHO FEEL OFTEN
OVERLOOKED AND HAVE TO DEAL
WITH STIGMA ON A DAY-TO-DAY
BASIS.
IT HAS BEEN GREAT.
>> THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ARE
STILL IN HEALING WAS THE THING
THAT WAS REALLY APPARENT TO ME.
IN THE PRESENTATION THAT I WAS
ABLE TO VIEW.
IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENED, IT IS ABOUT WHAT
PEOPLE ARE LIVING WITH STILL
TODAY. THAT'S WHY I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT TO INCORPORATE THESE
STORIES INTO THIS PHYSICAL ART
WORK.
I THINK IT REALLY BRINGS THAT
HOME TO PEOPLE WHEN THEY ARE
EXPERIENCING THE PHYSICAL ART.
>> YEAH, IT'S NOT JUST THE
PAST, BUT OUR PRESENT. IT ALSO
ASKS US HOW WE WILL DEAL WITH
OUR FUTURE TOGETHER AS PEOPLE.
>> RIGHT.
>> ERIC IS GOING TO MAKE THE
MAGIC HAPPEN.
>> [ LAUGHTER ].
>> JASON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
SPEAK AND THEN WE WILL COME
BACK TO THAT?
>> YEAH, I CAN DO THAT.
>> SHOULD WE JUST GO BACK TO
THE POWERPOINT?
>> YEAH, I WILL GO BACK TO THE
POWERPOINT AND WE CAN TRY TO
PLAY THIS LATER.
>> NOT RIGHT NOW, BUT WE WILL
SHARE IT WITH EVERYONE SO YOU
CAN SEE IT LATER.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE A LINK TO THIS ON
OUR YOUTUBE.
>> YOU CAN GO RIGHT NOW.
>> OKAY.
>> SO IN TERMS OF THE WAY THIS
WILL WORK IN THE PUBLIC ART ARE
PROGRM AND WHAT THIS COUNCIL
BILL 119739 WILL ALLOW ALMOST
750 THOUSAND DOLLARS. THOSE
FUNDS ARE BEING SPLIT INTO WHAT
WILL BE EXECUTED THROUGH THREE
CONTRACTS TO THE ARTISTS WHO
HAVE BEEN CHOSEN TO INSTALL THE
ARTWORK THIS YEAR. SO, THREE
ARTISTS ARE CHRISTOPHER JORDAN
WHO IS PLANNED TO DESIGN THE
CENTERPICE ARTWORK WHICH I'M
SURE YOU HAVE MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT.
THERE ARE ARTWORKS CONNECTING
THE DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE
INSTALLATION AND ULTIMATELY A
CONTRACT TO DESIGN ARTWORK FOR
THE TOWER ON THE PLAZA AND THAT
WILL GO TO HORATIO.
DO YOU WANT TO DO THE MASTER
OUR PLAN?
>> I CAN IF YOU WANT. THAT WAS
A GREAT SUMMARY, THANK YOU SO
MUCH. WHAT YOU ARE REFERRING TO
WAS LAID OUT IN THE MASTER ART
PLAN IN 2018 AND COMPLETED IN
2019 THAT LAYS OUT THE PHYSICAL
LOCATION OF THE PLACES WHERE
THE PIECES WILL GO. THE TOTAL
PROJECT IS $2.9 MILLION AND WE
HAVE RAISED $2.4 MILLION
CURRENTLY.
THE ASPECTS OF THE AMP, THERE
ARE THREE MAJOR SEGMENTS OF THE
PROJECT CENTURY NON-REMEMBRANCE
AND REFLECTION AND CELEBRATING
CREATIVITY AND LIFE AND
HONORING COURAGE AND RESILIENCE
AND IT'S CONNECTED TO THOSE
ASPECTS.
THIS IS A RECENT GREAT OVERVIEW
OF THE PROJECT.
THERE WILL BE FOUR DISTINCT
ARTS ZONES THROUGH THIS SPACE.
THE CENTER WAS JUST MENTIONED
BY CHRISTOPHER PAUL JORDAN. THE
CONNECTING ARTWORK THAT YOU SEE
IN THE CENTER AND TO THE LEFT
ARE DESIGNED BY CIVILIZATION.
THE COMMUNITY ROOM ARTWORK WILL
BE IN A PRIVATE SPACE IN THE
CAPITOL HILL HOUSING BUILDING
BUT VISIBLE TO JOHN STREET
BECAUSE THE ROOM IS ALL WINDOWS
ON THE STREET SIDE. AND THEN
THE ARTWORK ON THE NORTHEAST
EDGE OF THE PARK HERE. YOU CAN
SEE THREE DIFFERENT STATIONS
THAT WERE PROPOSED AND RECENTLY
WERE PASSED THROUGH THE PUBLIC
ADVISORY ART COMMITTEE. THOSE
THREE PIECES THERE. SO THE AMP
HAS DONE A LOT TO WORK WITH THE
OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE TO
SELECT THESE ARTISTS AND SELECT
THE COMMISSIONS AND GO THROUGH
THE DESIGN PHASE.
NOW WE ARE READY FOR THE CITY
TO TAKE OVER WITH INSTALLATION
AND EVENTUALLY ACCEPT IT TO THE
COLLECTION.
>> AND JUST TO CLARIFY, THE
COMMUNITY ROOM IS NOT ONE THAT
WILL COME INTO THE CITY'S
COLLECTION BECAUSE IT IS A
PRIVATE SPACE.
WE WERE FOCUSING ON THE ONES
THAT WERE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE
FOR THE ART PROGRAM.
>> EXACTLY.
I JUST MENTIONED WE WERE AT THE
END OF THE DESIGN PHASE FOR A
LOT OF THESE PIECES.
THE FIRST COMMISSION ARTISTS
WAS THE CENTERPIECE ARTWORK AND
THIS IS AN IMAGE OF THAT
ARTWORK TO HELP BY CHRISTOPHER
PAUL JORDAN. THERE IS AN ARTIST
STATEMENT THAT THE PIECE IS NOT
GOING INTO TOO MUCH DETAIL BUT
IT IS BASICALLY A POSITIVE SIGN
ON ITS SIDE. IN SOME WAYS IT IS
TO DISPEL THE DICHOTOMY OF HIV
POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AS BEING
SEPARATE AND REALLY RECOGNIZE
THAT ONCE A PERSON IS INFECTED
WITH HIV AND AIDS, WE ALL ARE
AND WE ALL HAVE TO DEAL WITH
THE EPIDEMIC.
THE X SYMBOL HAS MEANINGS FOR
LOVE AND A SYMBOL OF THE
UNKNOWN AND THINGS WE ARE NOT
SUPPOSED TO SPEAK ABOUT IN
PUBLIC.
THE SCULPTURE IS TALKING ABOUT
GALVANIZING ONGOING ACTION AND
REFERRED TO SPACE AS CONNECTING
ACROSS TIME.
AS A YOUNG BLACK ARTIST, THE
STATEMENT ENDS WITH A NOTE THAT
IN A COUNTRY WHERE 50% OF BLACK
MEN ARE PROJECTED TO BECOME HIV-
POSITIVE IN THEIR LIFETIME ,
THE SPEAKER CALLS INTO
CONNECTION, CARE, ACTIVISM AND
SUPPORT.
YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT OF
OTHER PIECES THAT HAVE BEEN
SUGGESTED FOR THE PLAZA AS WELL
WITH THE CONNECTING ART PIECES
USING PROTEST SIGNS AS AN
EXPLICIT CONNECTION TO THE
HISTORY OF HIV AND AIDS. AND
THIS SLIDE IS HERE TO SHOW WE
HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK
IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS TO
ENGAGE MULTIPLE ARTISTS. WE HAD
TEMPORARY ARTWORKS THAT DID
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OFFICE OF
ARTS AND CULTURE TO ENGAGE THE
AREA IN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES
USING DIFFERENT ART FORMS
RATHER THAN JUST SCULPTURAL
PUBLIC ART. THERE WAS SOME
GRAPHIC DESIGN ELEMENTS THAT
WERE PERFORMANCE ELEMENTS WITH
DANCE PERFORMANCES THAT WERE
USED THROUGHOUT THE AREA TO
CONNECT WITH FOLKS TO LET THEM
KNOW ABOUT THE AMP.
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE SO MANY
MORE QUESTIONS.
AS SOMEONE WHO IS ON THE BOARD
OF HEALTH, JUST THAT LAST
STATISTIC WITH 50% OF MEN
ANTICIPATING TO BECOME HIV-
POSITIVE IS FEELING LIKE
SOMETHING THAT IS PREVENTABLE.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF
UNDERSTANDING THE MESSAGE THAT
THERE IS WORK TO DO TO KEEP
PEOPLE PROTECTED AS WELL.
>> THAT'S ONE THING THE
ARTWORKS ARE DOING.
NOT ONLY TALKING ABOUT THE
PAST, BUT MAINTAINING A VISIBLE
PRESENCE IN REMINDING PEOPLE
THAT HIV IS PRESENT AND THAT
PEOPLE CAN DO THINGS TO STOP IT
THEMSELVES.
IT IS A CALL TO ACTION TO BE
THERE AND BE A PRESENCE IN THE
CITY WHICH WAS WHY I THINK IT
IS IMPORTANT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PRESENTATION AND FOR PREVIOUS
PRESENTATIONS. ONE QUESTION I
HAD WAS, HOW MUCH DO YOU SEE THE
AIDS MEMORIAL PROJECT CONNECTED
TO THE CURRENT?
>> I'M JUST TESTING THE VIDEO,
I'M SORRY.
>> I WILL FINISH ASKING MY
QUESTION.
OBVIOUSLY, AS YOU CORRECTLY SAID
AND AS CHAIR MEMBER MORALE IS
POINTED OUT, IT IS ABOUT THE
STRUGGLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE
EXPERIENCING AND THAT IT
CONNECTS TO THE PRESENT DAY AS
WELL. EXPANDING THAT A LITTLE,
HOW MUCHWILL THIS CONNECT TO
PEOPLE'S THINKING ABOUT THE
OVERALL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
EXPERIENCED BY THE COMMUNITY?
ESPECIALLY TODAY WHAT IS
PROMINENT IS THE HEALTHCARE
NEEDS OF THE TRANS COMMUNITY
AND ACCESS TO MEDICATION AND
PROCEDURES THAT ARE AFFORDABLE.
AND THERE IS A STRUGGLE AT SO
MANY LEVELS TO ACHIEVE THAT.
AND HOW IT RELATES TO THE NEED
FOR MEDICARE FOR ALL. BECAUSE
SOMETHING LIKE MEDICARE FOR ALL
WILL ESPECIALLY BENEFIT THE
TRANS COMMUNITY AND THE LGBT
COMMUNITY.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF WE WILL
SPECIFICALLY BE ADDRESSING
ISSUES LIKE THAT. THERE IS
PARTNERSHIP WITH THOSE ISSUES
LIKE TALKING ABOUT THE
REALITIES OF WHAT FOLKS ARE
FACING HIV TODAY.
THAT IS BROUGHT UP IN THE
VIDEOS BEING CREATED AND THERE
IS OUTREACH TO SPECIFIC
COMMUNITIES TO ENSURE VOICES
ARE HEARD AND THAT MULTIPLE
PERSPECTIVES ARE INCLUDED. ONE
COMPONENTS OF THE AMP IS
WORKING WITH AN AUGMENTED
REALITY AND EXTENDED REALITY
OVERLAY. WE FEEL THAT IS A
GREAT COMPONENT TO THE PHYSICAL
ARTWORKS TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO
ACCESS THE PHYSICAL INFORMATION
. WITH YOUR PHONE YOU MAY HAVE
AN INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE WITH
THE ARTWORK AND THERE MAY BE A
LINK TO FIND OUT MORE THROUGH
ONE OF THE RESOURCE PARTNERS WE
HAVE.
THERE IS CONNECTION TO THAT
ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NOT TALKED
EXPLICITLY ABOUT A POLITICAL
AGENDA THROUGH THE MEMORIAL.
>> BUT I THINK WE COULD SAY WE
HAVE A LIST OF 30 SOME ODD
PEOPLE WE ARE ABOUT TO APPROACH
TO DO MORE INTERVIEWS FOR THIS
SECOND PHASE. I WAS JUST
SPEAKING TO SOMEONE A COUPLE OF
HOURS AGO, A BLACK TRANS-WOMAN
WHO HAS DONE DECADES OF WORK
AROUND HIV AND AIDS IN THE
REGION AND WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT HEALTHCARE AND SORT OF
WHAT THAT MEANS FOR TRANS
COMMUNITIES TO HAVE ACCESS TO
FULL HEALTH CARE AND WHAT THAT
WOULD LOOK LIKE AND HOW IT HAS
BEEN AN IMPEDIMENT FOR SO MANY
PEOPLE LIKE HER AND HER LIFE
AND PEOPLE WHO LOOK LIKE HER.
SHE IS ONE OF THE PEOPLE I AM
THINKING OF HAVING A NICE SIT
DOWN WITH IN THE SECOND PHASE.
I IMAGINE THOSE THINGS WILL
COME UP.
WHAT HAS HAPPENED SO FAR IS
THAT SOMETIMES AN IDEA MAY BE
SPOKEN BY SOMEONE ELSE BUT THEN
WHEN I SIT DOWN WITH SOMEONE IN
FRONT OF A CAMERA, THEY START
TALKING AND IT COMES OUT AGAIN.
I HAVE A FEELING THIS IS
ALREADY IN THE AIR AND IT IS
GOING TO BE VOICED BY CERTAIN
PEOPLE, EVEN WITHOUT ME ASKING
AN EXPLICIT QUESTION ABOUT IT.
>> DO YOU WANT TO TRY THE VIDEO
AGAIN?
THANK YOU ERIC.
>> I WAS WITH A SO-CALLED
BOYFRIEND. IT EVENTUALLY BECAME
SEXUAL. AFTER THE FACT, HE THEN
TOLD ME, BY THE WAY. I SAID YEAH
, HE SAID I'VE GOT IT. I'VE
SAID GOT WHAT?
HE SAID I'VE GOT IT.
AND I SAID, WHAT IS IT?
HE SAID, I'VE GOT AIDS. I SAID
AIDS?
HE SAID YEAH. I'M SUPPOSED TO
BE MEDICATED, BUT I DON'T TAKE
ANY MEDICATION.
I SAID, WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME
BEFORE?
HE SAID COME I THOUGHT YOU
ALREADY HAD IT.
>> I SAID WHY DID YOU THINK I
HAD IT.
HE SAID, BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S
GOT IT.
>> I HAVE TO REINTRODUCE MYSELF
TO MYSELF AND REINTRODUCE
MYSELF TO PEOPLE. I'M OKAY WITH
GETTING MEDS AND I'M OKAY WITH
LETTING MY JOB THIS IS WHAT IS
GOING ON.
I HAVE BEEN OKAY WITH STATING
THAT I AM POSITIVE.
>> IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY, THE
CHURCH IS IT. THAT IS THE
CORNERSTONE AND THE PLACE WHERE
PEOPLE TRADITIONALLY AN
HISTORIC WE HAVE GONE TO SEEK
REFUGE AND CARE AND SUPPORT.
FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING WITH
HIV AND DYING OF AIDS, THEY
COULD NEITHER GO TO THE CHURCH
NOR WITH THE CHURCH COME TO THEM
.
>> THEY COULDN'T STAND UP AND
PUBLICLY ANNOUNCE THEY HAD HIV
OR AIDS OR THEY WOULD BE
FURTHER OSTRACIZED.
>> YEAH.
>> AND PEOPLE DIED OF SHAME.
THEY COULD HAVE LIVED, BUT THEY
DIED OF SHAME.
>> YOU CAN LIVE WITH HIV. THIS
IS NOT A DEATH THREAT ANY LONGER
. YOU HAVE TO LOVE YOURSELF,
THOUGH, IN ORDER TO DO WHAT YOU
NEED TO DO. HOW YOU NEED TO
SHOW OTHER PEOPLE WHERE THEY
CAN GO.
I HAVE BEEN HELPED BY SO MANY
DIFFERENT PEOPLE SINCE I HAVE
BEEN HIV-POSITIVE THAT THERE
WERE THINGS THEY HELPED ME WITH
THAT I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW I COULD
GET.
SO, I AM REALLY KIND OF GLAD.
I TELL PEOPLE THAT THE LORD LET
ME HAVE HIV SO I COULD HELP
SOMEBODY ELSE ALONG THE WAY.
>> I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT I
KNOW THIS WAS NOT CAPTIONED,
BUT EVERYTHING THAT'S ON THE
WEBSITE AND THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL
IS CAPTIONED SO IF PEOPLE NEED
THAT, THEY CAN.
>> THAT WAS POWERFUL, THANK YOU
.
>> CAN I ASK ABOUT SOME OF THE
OTHER PIECES THAT ARE HERE? SO,
GOING BACK TO THE MONOLITH
SERPENTINE AT LAMBDA, THIS IS
PART OF IT?
>> IT WAS PUT FORTH BY HORATIO
LAW.
>> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT
THESE LOOK LIKE? HOW BIG ARE
THEY AND WHAT DO THE SYMBOLS
MEAN?
>> YEAH, SO LIKE I SAID, THESE
WERE JUST APPROVED AND I DON'T
HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION IN
THE POWERPOINT.
BUT THE CONCEPT OF THOSE PIECES
, ONE OF THE MAIN INSPIRATIONS
IS A POEM THROUGH A COMPILATION
OF POEMS AROUND HIV AND AIDS
THAT REFERRED TO WHEN A FRIEND
OF THEIRS DIED, IT WAS LIKE THE
SKY CRACKED AND PIECES OF THE
SKY FELL TO THE GROUND. USING
THAT AS AN ANALOGY WITH THESE
LARGE GLASS PIECES THAT HAVE
FALLEN INTO THE PARK.
ONE OF THE SHAPES IS A SINGULAR
SHARD WHICH IS A MONOLITH AT
EIGHT FEET-NINE FEET TALL AND
24 INCHES WIDE. THE SECOND PIECE
IS DESCRIBED AS A SERPENTINE
SHAPE AND IT IS REALLY THREE
FRAGMENTS KIND OF LYING ON
THEIR SIDE IN THE PARK. THE
THIRD ONE IS A LAMBDA SHAPE AND
IT IS THESE TWO PIECES THAT
HAVE BEEN BROKEN APART BUT ARE
SUPPORTING EACH OTHER AND
HOLDING EACH OTHER UP. OF
COURSE THERE IS SYMBOLISM
THERE.
THE LAMBDA IS A SYMBOL USED BY
THE COMMUNITY MANY YEARS . IT'S
A CATALYST FOR MAKING POSITIVE
CHANGE. THERE ARE OTHER
REFERENCES TO THE SHAPE AS WELL
. SO, THERE ARE DIFFERENT
MEANINGS AROUND THAT. THE
LENGTH OF THEM ARE ALL ABOUT
THAT SAME EIGHT FOOT BY 24 FEET
WIDE AND 4-6 INCHES THICK AND
THE COMPONENTS. THE INTENT IS
TO HAVE THEM ELIMINATED FROM
THE INSIDE SO THERE IS A
GLOWING PRESENCE AS WELL.
>> OKAY.
SO, THIS LOOKS VERY EXCITING. I
DO HAVE A QUESTION THOUGH.
I'M SORRY, I'M TRYING TO FIND
MY NOTES.
WE HAVE FUNDING COMING TO THE
CITY TO PAY FOR THE FABRICATION
úAND INSTALLATION BUT WE DON'T
SEE ANYTHING ABOUT THE
MAINTENANCE OF THESE PIECES.
CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
WHAT THE ANTICIPATED OPERATING
AND MAINTENANCE COSTS WOULD BE
AND FOR HOW LONG?
I KNOW THERE IS EXPECTED
CONTRIBUTION COMING FOR THAT,
BUT WE DON'T HAVE DETAILS.
>> RIGHT. THANK YOU.
WHENEVER THE CITY ACCEPTS
ARTWORK AS A GIFT, WE LOOK FOR
MAINTENANCE FUNDS BECAUSE WE
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
MAINTENANCE AND THE LONG-TERM.
WE LOOK FOR AN APPROXIMATE 30
YEAR LIFE SPAN OF SOMETHING
LIVING IN THE PUBLIC.
WE ARE LOOKING AT WHAT MIGHT
ERODE DUE TO WEATHER VERSUS
SOMETHING THAT MAY BE TAGGED
FREQUENTLY OR ANY OTHER
MATERIALITY THAT MIGHT NEED TO
BE REPLACED THAT WE ARE
FAMILIAR WITH BECAUSE WE
MAINTAIN OTHER ARTWORKS. WE
HAVE AN ARTS CONSERVATOR ON
STAFF WHO HAS LOOKED AT THESE
SPECIFIC ARTWORKS AND SORT OF
DONE A PROJECTION OVER THE NEXT
30 YEARS OF KIND OF WHAT IT
WILL TAKE TO MAKE SURE THESE
ARTWORKS STAY LOOKING GOOD IN
THE PUBLIC SPACE.
WE HAVE ESTIMATED $400,000 FOR
THE SET OF THREE OVER A PERIOD
OF 30 YEARS.
SO, WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT THAT
THE MONEY IS PART OF THAT
SECTION WHICH IS STILL TO BE
FUND RAISED. THAT'S WHY WE ARE
NOT BRINGING IT FORWARD IN THE
LEGISLATION AT THIS TIME BUT WE
ANTICIPATE IT BY THE END OF
THIS YEAR.
>> THE END OF THIS YEAR?
>> YES, BY THE END OF THIS
YEAR.
>> OKAY, SO GIVEN THAT, I THINK
WHAT I AM GOING TO PROPOSE IS
THAT WE AMEND THIS TO WAIT
UNTIL WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE
DETAIL ON THAT SO THAT WE CAN
BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT THE
PARAMETERS ARE ON THAT AND WHEN
THE FUNDING WILL COME. DOES
ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT
THAT PIECE OF IT? THE OPERATING
COST IN THE MAINTENANCE?
>> SO, THE IDEA WOULD BE THAT
WE WOULD NOT VOTE ON THE
ORDINANCE THAT WOULD ACCEPT THE
FUNDS?
>> SO, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO
AMEND THIS TO ACCEPT THE
DONATION PROVIDED THE EXECUTION
OF THE CONTRACTS UNTIL WE HAVE
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.
SHALL I JUST READ IT?
>> YES, I WOULD FEEL MORE
COMFORTABLE WITH THAT APPROACH
AS OPPOSED TO THE APPROACH THAT
WOULD DELAY ACTING ON THE
LEGISLATION TO ACCEPT.
>> LET ME READ MY PROPOSAL AND
THEN WE CAN HAVE A
CONVERSATION.
>> I MOVED TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL
119739 PENDING INCLUSION OF
PROVISIONS REGARDING THE COST
OVERRUNS AND THE POTENTIAL COST
OVERRUNS AND DONATION OF
FUNDING FOR ONGOING
CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES OR
OTHER ISSUES COUNCILMEMBERS MAY
BE INTERESTED IN.
>> I WILL GIVE YOU A MINUTE TO
THINK ABOUT THAT.
I HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, CAN I NOTE
ONE THING?
>> YES.
>> YOU HAVE THE PROVISION WITH
EXECUTION OF THE CONTRACTS.
I JUST NOTE THAT IF I COULD RUN
THAT LANGUAGE BY THE LAW
DEPARTMENT AND THEN HAVE IT
ADDED IN WHEN THIS GOES TO FULL
COUNCIL SO WE CAN MAKE THE
AMENDMENT THERE BECAUSE I DON'T
HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME, IF THAT
WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE?
>> INCLUDING LANGUAGE LIKE
OTHER ISSUES MAKES IT A
PROVIDES THEIR THAT MAY MAKE IT
SUBJECT TO A LOT OF THINGS.
>> YEAH.
>> I CAN DO THAT AND CIRCULATED
TO YOU BY TOMORROW.
>> WE CAN DO THAT AND I WILL
WITHDRAW THE MOTION.
>> MAY I ASK A CLARIFYING
QUESTION?
>> YES.
>> IF WE WERE TO I HAVE A
CONTRACT WITH THE SEATTLE
FOUNDATION THAT JUST OUTLINES
THE EXPECTATIONS, WITH THAT
MEET THE NEEDS MOVING FORWARD?
>> I WOULD THINK SO. WE JUST
DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION
ABOUT WHAT THE COSTS ARE AND
THE EXPECTATION FOR WHEN THAT
FUNDING WOULD COME IN AND THE
PLAN FOR MAINTAINING THESE?
WE HAVE PUBLIC ART ALL OVER THE
CITY AND WE KNOW THAT
MAINTAINING THAT IS A REAL THING
. WE WANT TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY
HOW THAT WOULD HAPPEN. IF YOU
ARE ABLE TO DO THAT, I THINK IT
WOULD ADDRESS THE ISSUE.
>> AND A CLARIFYING QUESTION.
DO YOU SEE THAT IS A DIFFERENT
AMENDMENT WITH THESE ARE THE
COMMITMENTS THAT WILL BE IN THE
CONTRACT?
>> IN THE CURRENT CONTRACT?
>> NO, A DIFFERENT AMENDMENT TO
THE ORDINANCE FROM WHAT THE
CHAIR IS PROPOSING THAT THE
AMENDMENT WOULD SIMPLY SAY
THESE ARE THE AGREEMENTS WE
HAVE WITH THESE OTHER ENTITIES
AND THOSE AGREEMENTS WILL BE
REFLECTED IN THE CONTRACT IN
THE FUTURE?
IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE TALKING
ABOUT?
>> IF THAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE.
>> MAN I PROPOSE SOMETHING?
IF IT WOULD BE FEASIBLE FOR YOU
TO GET THE COUNCILMEMBERS THAT
INFORMATION BETWEEN NOW AND
NEXT WEEK, IT MAY NOT REQUIRE
AN AMENDMENT AND WE CAN JUST
PASS THE BILL.
>> WE CAN INCORPORATE IT THAT
WAY.
>> SO, WE WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH
YOU SOON.
>> THAT SOUNDS GOOD, FANTASTIC.
>> IN THAT CASE, WE WILL JUST
MOVE TO PASSING THE BILL.
SO,, OKAY, SO, I'M JUST READING
THE NOTES.
I MOVED AND THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 119739 . THANK YOU.
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> AYE . THE MOTION CARRIES
AND COUNCIL BILL 119739 WILL
BE MOVED FORWARD TO THE MARCH
9 COUNCIL MEETING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU AND WE ARE LOOKING
FORWARD TO SEEING THIS IN THE
PARK.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND HAVE
A GOOD DAY.
>>> OKAY, THE FINAL ITEM OF
BUSINESS TODAY IS A
PRESENTATION TODAY BY OED.
>> OED'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> OKAY, HELLO THERE. IF YOU
WILL COME ON UP. HI, HOW IS
EVERYBODY DOING TODAY?
>> GOOD.
WELCOME. SO, IF WE COULD DO A
QUICK ROUND OF INTRODUCTIONS
AND GET STARTED, THAT WOULD BE
GREAT.
THANK YOU.
>> ROBBIE LEE, DIRECTOR OF OED.
>> MATT HOWERTON , WORK FORCE
ADVISOR.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, I AM NANCY,
THE WORKFORCE DIRECTOR AT OED.
>> I AM SASHA, THE EMPLOYMENT
ADVISOR .
>> AND I AM THE MARITIME
ADVOCATE AND ADVISOR.
>> OKAY, GO FOR IT.
>> THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO
BE HERE, THIS IS VERY EXCITING.
AS I UNDERSTAND IT, YOU WANTED
AN OVERALL OVERVIEW OF OUR
PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE
MANUFACTURING AND MARITIME
INSIGHT INTO THAT PARTICULAR
INDUSTRY.
>> SURE, SO WE HAVE THE WORK
THAT YOU DO AROUND WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT. WE KNOW THAT THERE
IS A LOT OF CONVERSATION
HAPPENING AND REALLY INTERESTED
IN UNDERSTANDING HOW WE CAN
SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR CITY
AND ALSO FOLKS IN GENERAL WHO
ARE UNEMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYED
AND GETTING ACCESS TO THESE
TYPES OF PROGRAMS.
>> GREAT.
THAT THESIS WE ARE TRYING TO
ADDRESS IS THAT THE ECONOMY IS
EVOLVING IN A WAY WHERE ON
AVERAGE IT LOOKS GOOD. THE
ECONOMY IS BOOMING. BUT, WHEN
YOU LOOK AT THE DATA AND BREAK
IT DOWN BY RACE, GEOGRAPHY AND
ESPECIALLY EDUCATIONAL LEVEL,
AND THERE ARE OTHER INDICATORS.
YOU SEE THAT AS THE ECONOMY IS
MOVING, POVERTY IS GOING UP AT
THE SAME TIME, PARTICULARLY FOR
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.
THE PARADOX, IF YOU WILL WHERE
YOU HAVE THIS BINARY ECONOMY
WITH GROWTH AND POVERTY GROWING
AT THE SAME TIME IS THE PARADOX
WE ARE TRYING TO SOLVE AT OED .
A BIG CHUNK OF THE EFFORT
AROUND TRYING TO ADDRESS THAT
IS THROUGH SMALL BUSINESS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, ESPECIALLY
THOSE OWNED BY PEOPLE OF COLOR
AND IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS. KEY
INDUSTRY STRATEGIES AND
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND
NEIGHBORHOOD ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT. YOU ARE AT ONE OF
THE EVENTS FOR THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT YESTERDAY.
TODAY THE CONVERSATION IS ABOUT
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BUT IT
SERVES TO ADDRESS THIS GROWING
PARADOX THAT WE ARE TRYING TO
ADDRESS.
>> SO, AS THE ECONOMY HAS
EVOLVED OVER TIME AND IF YOU
LOOK AT OUR GRANDPARENTS AND
WHAT THE ECONOMY THAT THEY WERE
A PART OF WHICH WAS A
PRODUCTION AND MANUFACTURING
ECONOMY, WE HAVE EVOLVED TO A
KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY, ESPECIALLY
IN SEATTLE.
IN THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY, AS
YOU KNOW, IT REQUIRES MORE
EDUCATION IF YOU WANT TO THRIVE
IN THAT SECT THERE. OVER TIME,
IF YOU WERE TO COMPARE FROM
2001 TO 2019, YOU CAN SEE HOW
DEMAND FOR A COLLEGE DEGREE HAS
ESCALATED OVER TIME AS THE
ECONOMY IS EVOLVING.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE POPULATION
GROWTH IN THE LAST 10 YEARS IN
SEATTLE WHICH WAS 20%, MANY OF
THE FOLKS COMING IN OUR
KNOWLEDGEABLE WITH COLLEGE
DEGREES AND THAT CONTRIBUTES TO
THIS BINARY ECONOMY THAT I
TALKED ABOUT BEFORE.
AND IF YOU BREAK IT DOWN BY
RACE, YOU CAN SEE HOW IN THE
EIGHT YEARS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATION AND THE ATTAINMENT
OF HIGHER EDUCATION. WHEN YOU
BREAK IT DOWN BY RACE, YOU CAN
SEE ATTAINMENT BY RACE. AS THE
ECONOMY MOVES MORE TOWARD A
KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY, BY
RACE, YOU CAN SEE THE
ATTAINMENT LEVEL WITH DIFFERENT
GROUPS ARE EVOLVING OVER TIME.
IT IS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS
BINARY ECONOMY.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE, AND THIS
CAME OUT OF A FEW MONTHS AFTER
I ARRIVED HERE IN SEATTLE FROM
THE SEATTLE TIMES. THEY DID
THIS COMPARISON AND IT IS
ASTOUNDING HOW IN ONE CITY YOU
COULD HAVE SUCH DISCREPANCY AND
INCOME DISPARITY BASED ON RACE.
105 AND 100,000 PER YEAR FOR
AFRICAN-AMERICANS WITH 4000 --
43,500 PER YEAR.
WE PREDICT THAT DISPARITY WILL
UNFORTUNATELY ONLY GROW. THERE
IS A VARIETY OF THEORIES AS TO
HOW AND WHY. WE WON'T GET INTO
THAT TOO MUCH TODAY BECAUSE
THIS IS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
OUR CONCERN IS THAT THE PARADOX
WILL BE MORE EXACERBATED OVER
TIME. WE CHANGED OUR MISSION AT
OED AND WE FOCUS ON AN
INCLUSIVE ECONOMY. THIS BINARY
ECONOMY CONTRIBUTES TO SOCIAL
ILLS AND WE NEED TO PUT OUR
RESOURCES INTO SUPPORTING.
>> WHAT IS INTERESTING IF YOU
LOOK AT THE BASIC FACTS, AND I
WON'T GO INTO ALL THE DETAILS.
EDUCATION PLAYS A ROLE, BUT
PEOPLE OF COLOR ARE BEING LEFT
OUT WHICH IS THE BOTTOM LINE
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE
POPULATION.
IN SUMMARY, THE HEALTH OF OUR
ECONOMY, ON THE AVERAGE, LOOKS
REMARKABLY POSITIVE, BUT
UNDERNEATH IT ALL, WE HAVE
SERIOUS CHALLENGES AHEAD OF US.
WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO NANCY.
>> MAY I ASK A QUESTION?
>> PLEASE.
>> I ALWAYS FEEL LANGUAGE CAN
BE REALLY POWERFUL AND BEING
ABLE TO DESCRIBE OUR CHALLENGES
.
>> YEP.
>> I THINK WE SHOULD THINK OF
DIFFERENT LANGUAGE ABOUT OUR
ECONOMY SO THAT WE CAN SAY
SOMETHING ELSE BESIDES OUR
ECONOMY IS GROWING OR BOOMING.
SOMETHING THAT IS ACCURATE THAT
PAINTS A PICTURE BECAUSE WE
DON'T HAVE THAT LANGUAGE RIGHT
NOW. IF WE DON'T HAVE THAT
LANGUAGE, THAT WE DON'T HAVE A
WAY TO EXPRESS THE PROBLEM IN A
WAY EVERYONE CAN WRAP THEIR
ARMS AROUND AND GET IN A
POSITION WHERE WE ARE PROBLEM-
SOLVING AROUND IT.
>> REALLY, THE FACT THAT THERE
IS THIS PERCEPTION OF A GROWING
ECONOMY THAT MEANS AN ECONOMY
THAT EVERYONE IS BENEFITING FROM
. IT'S GREAT YOU ARE SAYING WE
WANT AN INCLUSIVE ECONOMY, BUT
WHAT WE CALL THE ECONOMY WE
HAVE RIGHT NOW?
>> IS IT NOT INCLUSIVE?
>> THAT BASICALLY DESCRIBES
WHAT YOU ARE SAYING WITH THIS
CONCEPT AND THE ASSUMPTION THAT
GROWING.
>> WITH THE CLIMATE AND
CATASTROPHE BEING CALLED INTO
QUESTION.
>> WE KNOW TO CONSTANTLY BE
GROWING IS NOT SUSTAINABLE.
I'M SORRY I INTERRUPTED YOU.
>> WITH THE PERSPECTIVE OF
MOVING FORWARD, A COUPLE OF
POINTS.
ONE IS ACTUAL DATA. I DON'T
DISAGREE WITH YOU ABOUT THE
SLIDE THAT YOU HAVE THERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU HAVE
THIS FROM, BUT I'M PRESUMING IT
IS CORRECT DATA WITH THE 2001
JOBS THAT REQUIRE A COLLEGE
DEGREE COMPARED TO THE CURRENT
TIME. I DO THINK THAT WE GO
BEYOND SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO
RECOGNIZE THAT ACROSS THE BOARD
, YOUNGER PEOPLE, THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE SEEKING JOBS NOW OR
HAVE JUST ENTERED THE JOB FORCE
, AND YOU KNOW WHAT I'M GETTING
AT, THEY ARE PAID LESS FOR THE
SAME WORK. I THINK THAT NEEDS
TO BE DRAWN OUT SEPARATE FROM
THE FACT THAT IF YOU ARE A TECH
WORKER AT AMAZON OR GOOGLE, YOU
ARE GETTING PAID GOOD WAGES.
THAT DESCRIBES A SMALL PORTION
OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.
AND CERTAINLY WE ARE ALSO
FACING THIS PROBLEM WHERE YOU
HAVE DATA ONLY FOR SEATTLE AND
A LOT OF WORKERS ARE PUSHED OUT
OF SEATTLE AND IT DOESN'T
REFLECT THE ACTUAL PROBLEM.
THAT'S NOT YOUR FAULT, IT IS
THE DATA.
SO MANY LOWER INCOME PEOPLE
HAVE BEEN PUSHED OUT OF THE
REGION.
WITHIN SEATTLE, EVEN IF YOU
HAVE A COLLEGE DEGREE, YOU
ACTUALLY MAY HAVE A LOW-WAGE
JOB AND ARE SADDLED WITH
STUDENT DEBT. THIS IS AN
HISTORICAL ANOMALY.
UNFORTUNATELY THE WAY THE
ECONOMY IS GOING, THE YOUNGER
GENERATION IS THE FIRST
GENERATION IN AMERICA'S HISTORY
THAT WILL BE OVERALL WORSE OFF
THAN PREVIOUS GENERATIONS AND I
FEEL THAT SHOULD BE REFLECTED
AS WELL.
AND CAN I SAY, AND I KNOW THIS
MAY SOUND -- I'M NOT SURE
MYSELF WHETHER WE SHOULD DO
ANYTHING ABOUT THIS OR NOT.
YOU FEEL THAT SOMETIMES IT
ACTUALLY DOES NOT HELP THE CAUSE
OF HAVING AN INCLUSIVE ECONOMY
IF WE CHARACTERIZE
MANUFACTURING JOBS AS NOT
KNOWLEDGE TO BASE?
I REALLY DO THINK THAT AS A LOT
OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SAYING
RECENTLY, LOW-PAID JOBS OR THE
JOBS CALLED LOW SKILL ARE NOT
LOW SKILL, THEY ARE LOW PAY.
THERE IS A DIFFERENTIAL AND WE
ARE NOT TRYING TO PRETEND ALL
WORK IS THE SAME AND REQUIRES
THE SAME INTELLECTUAL
CHALLENGES AND ALL OF THAT, BUT
THERE ARE OTHER CHALLENGES.
WHEN YOU TALK TO WORKERS AT
MACY'S, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY ARE
NOT WRITING CODE FOR SOFTWARE,
BUT NONETHELESS IT IS
CHALLENGING BECAUSE THERE ARE
OTHER CHALLENGES SUCH AS
PATIENCE AND PHYSICAL STAMINA
TO BE ON YOUR FEET ALL DAY.
THE CHALLENGE OF HAVING THE
EMOTIONAL RESPONSE REGARDLESS
OF THE INTERACTIONS.
ALL OF THAT FOR THE SERVICE
SECTOR WORKERS WAITING TABLES.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE
DON'T UNWITTINGLY HAVE SORT OF
A LOWER SORT OF VIEWPOINT ABOUT
THEM?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> AS A FORMER WAITRESS AND BRA
SIZE ARE AT A DEPARTMENT STORE,
I CAN TELL YOU IT IS NOT EASY
WORK.
>> THANK YOU.
I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU ARE SAYING
.
>> SHOULD I GO AHEAD?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
AND HOPEFULLY OUR PRESENTATION
WILL ADDRESS SOME OF THE
QUESTIONS AND ISSUES YOU BRING
UP TODAY.
WE WANT TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW
OF THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMNT
PROGRAM.
THERE IS A TEAM OF THREE, MYSELF
AS THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
ADVISOR AND SASHA IS THE YOUTH
ADVISOR.
WE CONNECT RESIDENTS,
PARTICULARLY LOW INCOME AND
UNDERREPRESENTED RESIDENCE TO
THE ECONOMY. SO, WE THINK ABOUT
ECONOMY IN A NEUTRAL WAY. IT
REALLY IS ABOUT WHERE IS THE
LABOR MARKET DEMAND AND MAKING
SURE RESIDENTS ARE CONNECTED TO
JOBS IN THE COMMUNITY. AS PART
OF OUR WORK, WE DO PARTNERSHIP
WITH OED'S KEY INDUSTRY TEAMS
WHERE WE FOCUS ON THE SECTORS .
WE DO A LOT OF WORK WITH OUR
REGIONAL PARTNERS AS WELL AS
OUR CITY PARTNERS AND DOING A
LOT OF WORK COORDINATING EFFORT
ACROSS THE CITY. WE WILL GO
INTO A LITTLE MORE AROUND THOSE
DETAILS.
WHEN WE THINK ABOUT OUR
WORKFORCE PRIORITIES FOR 2020,
WE THINK ABOUT IT IN TWO
DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.
ONE IS CENTERED AROUND YOUTH
AND THE OTHER CENTERED AROUND
ADULTS. FOR THE YOUTH
PORTFOLIO, OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO
MAKE SURE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE
CITY HAVE WHAT WE CALL A WINDOW
INTO OUR ECONOMY SO THEY
UNDERSTAND WHERE THE
OPPORTUNITIES ARE AND HOW THEIR
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE IS
RELEVANT TO THOSE JOBS. SASHA
WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT THE STRATEGIES IN THOSE
AREAS. IN THE ADULT SPACE, WE
ARE FOCUSED ON CONTINUING TO
INVEST IN EDUCATION AND
TRAINING FOR COMMUNITIES THAT
ARE PARTICULARLY
UNDERREPRESENTED IN OUR ECONOMY.
AND WHO NEED ADDITIONAL SKILLS
AND TRAINING TO BE ABLE TO
CONNECT TO OUR ECONOMY.
PARTICULARLY IN THE KEY SECTORS
WHERE THERE IS GROWING DEMAND
AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITY FOR
FAMILY WAGE JOBS. THESE
PRIORITIES INCLUDE INVESTMENTS
IN ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE
INGERSOLL GENDER CENTER AND THE
JOBS INITIATIVE THAT SUPPORTS
JOB SEEKERS. WE HAVE
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SEATTLE
COLLEGES TO IMPROVE ACCESS AND
COMPLETION RATES AMONGST OUR
LOW-WAGE WORKING ADULTS.
THIRDLY, WE DO A LOT OF WORK
WITH BUSINESS AND LABOR AROUND
JOINT TRAINING STRATEGIES. WITH
THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER
TO SASHA TO TALK MORE ABOUT THE
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES.
>> THANK YOU. AS NANCY
MENTIONED, ARE YOU STRATEGIES
FOCUS ON CURRENT CONNECTED
LEARNING WHICH IS TO PROVIDE
MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG
PEOPLE TO ACCESS CAREER
EXPERIENCES THAT RANGE FROM
EXPOSURE TO MEETING PEOPLE THAT
LOOK LIKE THEM AND
INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEWS AND
NET WORKING AND JOB SHADOWS AND
INTERNSHIPS ALL THE WAY UP TO
APPRENTICESHIPS AND ENTERING
THE LABOR MARKET. WE KNOW MOST
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE EXPOSED TO JOBS
THEY SEE AROUND THEM LIKE THEIR
FAMILIES AND TEACHERS BUT WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE ALL YOUNG
PEOPLE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITIES,
INFORMATION AND ACCESS TO
EXPLORE THE CAREERS THAT
INTEREST THEM SO THEY KNOW HOW
TO PREPARE FOR THEM.
WHAT CLASSES TO TAKE AT WHAT
AFTERSCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES TO
PURSUE.
IT MAY NOT BE COLLEGE FOR
EVERYONE.
IN 2019, WE LAUNCHED OUR FIRST
CONNECTED TO LEARNING GRANT.
THIS STRATEGY REALLY CAME OUT
OF THAT TOOLKIT.
OED USED TO RUN A MASSIVE
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM BUT WE HEARD
FROM COMMUNITIES AND YOUNG
PEOPLE THAT THEY ARE ON A
SPECTRUM OF READINESS AND SOME
ARE NOT READY FOR INTERNSHIPS
OR THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT
INTERNSHIP THEY WANT TO PURSUE
AND THEY NEED MORE EXPOSURE OR
PRACTICE TALKING TO
PROFESSIONALS.
AND A LOT OF EMPLOYERS ARE ON
THE SAME PATH AND NOT ALL ARE
READY TO WORK WITH INTERNS OR
HOST YOUNG PEOPLE. WE WORK WITH
EMPLOYERS TO HELP THEM GET
READY TO TAKE ON YOUNG PEOPLE.
WE FUNDED NINE ORGANIZATIONS
AND TWO PROJECTS AT THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND ONE AT
SEATTLE COLLEGES AND OTHERS AT
PARTNERS LIKE THE VIETNAMESE
ASSOCIATION AND GOODWILL. WE
EXPECT TO SERVE ABOUT 700 YOUNG
PEOPLE THROUGH THAT AND WE
DON'T HAVE ALL THE DATA YET.
THE PROJECT SPANNED FROM LAST
SUMMER AND SOME ARE ALIGNED TO
THE SCHOOL YEAR. WE CAN GET
BACK TO YOU ON THE FINAL
NUMBERS, BUT WE BELIEVE IT WILL
BE ABOUT 700.
THE PRIORITY FOR OUR GRANTS ARE
TO SERVE YOUTH OF COLOR, LOW
INCOME YOUTH, IMMIGRANTS,
REFUGEES, YOUTH EXPERIENCING
HOLINESS HOMELESSNESS AND LGBTQ
. IN TALKING TO THE PROVIDERS
AND THE YOUNG PEOPLE, WHAT WAS
REALLY GREAT IS THE
OPPORTUNITIES WERE PROPOSED BY
COMMUNITIES.
INSTEAD OF THE CITY SAYING,
THIS MAKES SENSE FOR YOU, THEY
WORKED WITH EMPLOYERS AND YOUNG
PEOPLE AND THAT WAS EVIDENT IN
THE PROPOSALS WE RECEIVED.
THEY REALLY SPANNED THE
SPECTRUM OF WHAT WOULD WORK FOR
THE PEOPLE AND IT FIT THE NEEDS
OF WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE WERE
EXPERIENCING IN THE MOMENT.
WE ARE ALSO PARTNERING WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND COLLEGES
WITH THE CONNECTED INTERNSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES.
IN THE PAST, OED HAS DONE WORK
WITH PARTNERSHIPS AND
INTERNSHIPS AND WE ARE WORKING
TO EXPAND THE OPPORTUNITY.
>> YOU CAN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW
AND WHERE THE INTERNSHIPS ARE
PAID?
>> THEY ARE ALL PAID.
THE SEATTLE PROMISE JOBS ARE
PAID BY THE EMPLOYER AND AT THE
MINIMUM WAGE THAT THE EMPLOYER
IS PAYING. OR THEY CAN USE A
STIPEND OR ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO COVER THAT.
>> FOR THIS PROGRAM, IS THIS
EXTERNAL TO THE CITY
OPPORTUNITIES, OR IS THIS
THINKING
>> THIS IS EXTERNAL TO THE
CITY.
>> THANK YOU.
HOW MANY EMPLOYERS ARE
PARTICIPATING?
>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I
DON'T KNOW OFF THE TOP OF MY
HEAD AND I THINK LAST YEAR WE
HAD 7-10 EMPLOYERS.
THIS YEAR THE GOAL IS 50.
>> YEAH, I MEAN I KNOW THAT THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
HAS PUT TIME AND EFFORT INTO
TRYING TO CULTIVATE THOSE
EMPLOYER OPPORTUNITIES. CAN YOU
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW YOU
SEE THAT WORK HAPPENING IN
MOVING FORWARD?
I KNOW YOU TOUCHED UPON IT WITH
THE WORKFORCE PRIORITIES AND
THAT IT IS A PRIORITY TO
INCREASE PARTICIPATION.
>> YEAH, SO I CAN TOUCH ON THAT
IN THE NEXT SLIDE, ACTUALLY.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT
WAYS WE ENGAGE WITH EMPLOYERS.
ONE I WANT TO MENTION, BEFORE I
FORGET, IS THAT WE PARTNER AND
FUND SOME ORGANIZATIONS
PROVIDING EQUITY TRAINING FOR
EMPLOYERS SO THEY ARE READY TO
HOST YOUNG PEOPLE THAT MAY NOT
TRADITIONALLY WORK IN THEIR
PATHWAY.
THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO
CULTIVATE AND WORK WITH
EMPLOYERS WHO ARE READY. WE
PARTNER WITH KEY INDUSTRY
EMPLOYERS AND WE ARE INVESTING
IN DIFFERENT SECTOR BASED
ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE
RELATIONSHIPS WITH THOSE
EMPLOYER COMMUNITIES SO THEY
CAN DO EMPLOYER RECRUITMENT AND
EMPLOYER TRAINING ON BEHALF OF
THAT.
WE ARE PARTNERING WITH OUR
FRIENDS FOR ARTS FOR THE
CREATIVE AND CULTURAL
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.
WE HAVE NORTHWEST FOLKLIFE
DURING RECRUITMENT AND BUILDING
FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE AND
PLACING YOUNG PEOPLE AND
INTERNSHIPS.
>> I REMEMBER THE SMALL
BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL WAS
TASKED WITH IDENTIFYING THINGS
THE CITY COULD DO TO HELP
EMPLOYERS TAKE MORE INTERNS, IS
THAT WHAT YOU ARE TALKING
ABOUT?
>> YEAH. SMALL BUSINESSES AND
NONPROFITS ARE IN AREA WHERE WE
REALLY LOVE TO PLACE YOUNG
PEOPLE AT BECAUSE OF THE SMALL
EXPERIENCES WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE
CAN GET A LOT OF HANDS-ON WORK.
BUT, WITH SMALL BUSINESSES, WE
KNOW THE COST IS HARD AND THE
TIME IT TAKES. IT'S NOT JUST
THE COST OF HIRING AN INTERN,
BUT SUPERVISING AND COMING UP
WITH THE TASKS.
SOME OF OUR PARTNERS COVER THE
WAGES FOR THE SMALL BUSINESSES
AND OTHER PARTNERS TO INCREASE
THAT.
WE HAVE HEARD THAT INTERNSHIPS
ARE LITTLE HARDER FOR SMALL
BUSINESS AND THEY ARE LOOKING
FOR FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT.
WE ARE TRYING TO COME UP WITH
STRATEGIES AND WORK WITH THEM
TO CONNECT WITH THEM TO THE
TRAINING PROVIDERS IN THAT
SPECIFIC AREA.
>> I THINK IT IS KEY TO CONNECT
THEM WITH THE FOLKS DOING THE
TRAINING TO CONNECT THEM WITH
THE PIPELINE.
I THINK I AM THE LAST COUNCIL
MEMBER ON THE COUNCIL NOW WHO
PARTICIPATED IN THE VISIT TO
HAMBURG.
EVERY EMPLOYER, EVEN SOLE-
SOURCE EMPLOYERS USE INTERNS
BECAUSE IT IS JUST PART OF WHAT
THEY DO.
THEY ALL SEE IT AS USEFUL,
REGARDLESS OF THE SECTOR THEY
ARE IN. IT IS USEFUL TO CREATE
THAT JOB READINESS.
THEY SEE IT IN THEIR OWN BEST
INTEREST.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE TRY TO
PARTNER WITH SMALL BUSINESS
WITH JOB SHADOWS AND TOURS SO
YOUNG PEOPLE KNOW IT IS AN
OPTION FOR THEM WHEN THEY ARE
READY. PERHAPS ONE DAY STARTING
THEIR OWN SMALL BUSINESS. WE
WANT TO EXPOSE THEM TO THAT.
IT MAY NOT BE THERE TALENT
TOMORROW OR IN A YEAR, BUT IT
MAY BE IN FIVE YEARS.
>> THAT'S RIGHT, YOU HIT THAT
RIGHT ON THE NAIL.
67% OF INTERNS EVENTUALLY
BECOME FULL-TIME WORKERS FOR
THEIR BOSS.
IT IS A PIPELINE STRATEGY AND
PEOPLE FIND THE STATISTICS TO
BE SURPRISING, BUT THAT'S A
NATIONAL FIGURE WE USED TO
JUSTIFY OUR INVESTMENTS AND
INTERNSHIPS. THE SECOND PART IS
A BROADER STRATEGIC QUESTION.
THAT IS THAT WE NEED TO BE
INTENTIONAL ABOUT NOW IN THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
THAT THE MINORITIES ARE THE
MAJORITIES NOW.
SO, IN A WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT,
WE REALLY HAVE TO MAKE IT
INCLUSIVE, OTHERWISE THE
EXPERIENCE CAN BACKFIRE.
SO, WE WANT TO BE MUCH MORE
INTENTIONAL ABOUT WORKING WITH
EMPLOYERS TO MAKE SURE THE
WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT IS
CULTURALLY ACCEPTABLE AND
APPROPRIATE. SO, THAT IS A BIG
PART OF OUR PRIORITY.
IN THE SECOND THING IS, AND
THIS IS A BROADER STRATEGY.
IF WE DON'T FIND A WAY FOR THE
FIRST FUTURE EMERGING WORKFORCE
WHICH IS MORE DIVERSE, TO BE
PART OF THE MIDDLE CLASS, THEN
WE WON'T HAVE AN ECONOMY.
WE HAVE A BIG MAC WROTE ISSUE
WE ARE TRYING TO ADDRESS WITH A
LITTLE BIT OF MONEY THAT SASHA
IS RUNNING WITH. AT A BROADER
LEVEL, THAT IS THE ISSUE FOR ME
AT OED.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> BEFORE WE MOVE ON, CAN I ASK
ONE MORE QUESTION?
>> SURE.
>> SO, THERE ARE A BUNCH OF
FOLKS IN SOUTH PARK WHO ARE
WORKING WITH THE PORT ON
DEVELOPING SORT OF A, I
WOULDN'T CALL IT A SKILL
CENTER, IT IS MORE OF AN
ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL. IT IS
SPECIFICALLY FOR THE MARITIME
INDUSTRY. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS
THING IS MOVING.
WHAT CAN OED DO TO HELP IN THAT
ENDEAVOR ?
>> YOU ARE GETTING SARAH REALLY
EXCITED NOW. SHE SPENT ALL
NIGHT TRYING TO ANSWER THAT
QUESTION.
DO YOU MIND IF WE JUST FINISH
UP NANCY'S PART BECAUSE SARAH
WILL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A
SECOND.
>> BEFORE WE GET THERE, MY NAME
IS MATT HOUGHTON AND I AM
WORKING WITH ADULTS. THERE IS
OVERLAP AT TIMES, BUT IT IS
GOOD TO THINK ABOUT THE MAIN
DIFFERENCES THAT ADULTS DO NOT
HAVE WITH THE TIME NECESSARY TO
EXPLORE CAREERS.
TIME IS THE ENEMY OF THE POOR
AND THEY NEED TRAINING TO
BECOME RELEVANT IN THE LABEL
LABOR MARKET. WHAT IS THE LEAST
AMOUNT A PERSON CAN LEARN TO BE
VALUABLE TO AN EMPLOYER AND A
GROWTH INDUSTRY?
THAT IS THE OVERALL STRATEGY,
BUILDING THE ON RAMPS INTO
GROWTH INDUSTRY'S.
THAT REQUIRES PARTNERSHIPS WITH
THE EMPLOYER TO MAKE SURE THEY
HAVE WRAPAROUND SERVICES AND
THAT THE TRAINING IS RELEVANT
TO THE EMPLOYER.
IF I COULD DIVE DOWN. I LOVE
THAT PICTURE. THIS IS A PROGRAM
CALLED GROW HIRE.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THE SEATTLE
JOBS INITIATIVE RIGHT NOW IN A
PARTNERSHIP WITH SWEDISH. THE
FIRST THREE COHORTS WERE JUST
FOR SWEDISH.
WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE IS 60
PARTICIPANTS HAVE GONE THROUGH
THIS SO FAR AND FOR MOST OF
THESE PEOPLE, IS THEIR FIRST
JOB IN THE COUNTRY.
THEY GO THROUGH A FOUR WEEK
TRAINING INTENSIVE THAN THEY
GET JOBS AT ENTRY LEVEL IN THE
HOSPITALS. MOSTLY HAD SWEDISH
RIGHT NOW.
LET ME BACK UP. ALMOST ALL OF
THESE INDIVIDUALS GET EMPLOYED
OUT THE DOOR. THEN, THEY ARE
REPRESENTED AND THEY BECOME
PART OF THE HEALTHCARE TRAINING
FUND. THEY ARE REPRESENTED, BUT
THEY DON'T BE COME ELIGIBLE FOR
ONE YEAR. WE ARE WORKING WITH
THE TRAINING FUND TO RESEARCH
WHAT HAPPENS DURING THAT YEAR
AND HOW WE CAN INCREASE
RETENTION SO THEY ARE
REPRESENTED AND CAN ACTUALLY
GET THE BENEFITS.
THE LAST COHORT YESTERDAY WAS
AWESOME.
A FULL CLASS AND IT WAS KAISER
TOO WHO WANTED IN ON THE ACTION
. THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO
WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
NAVIGATE GETTING THE JOB AND
WHO YOU TALK TO AND HOW YOU DO
THE DIGITAL APPLICATION. WE
PACKAGE THAT FOR THEM AND WE
ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO GROWING
THIS AND OPERATIONALIZING THIS
FOR THE EMPLOYERS.
>> AND THAT IS CALLED GROW
HIGHER?
>> IT IS CALLED GROW HIRE.
>> AND ITS FOCUSED ON
HEALTHCARE?
>> THAT PARTICULAR SECT THERE.
ALL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WAS
ABOUT JUST GIVING SOMEBODY A
JOB AND SEE YOU LATER. WE WANT
TO ENSURE THAT IF THEY GET INTO
A JOB THAT IT IS PART OF A
GROWTH CAREER THAT WILL GIVE
AND IF IT'S AN A LIVING WAGE.
IT'S A LOT HARDER TO DO. WHAT
HAS MADE IT MORE DIFFICULT IS
THAT AS SEATTLE BECOMES MORE
EXCLUSIVE, THE PEOPLE WHO CAN
AFFORD TO LEAVE HAVE LEFT. WE
ARE WORKING WITH PEOPLE WHO
HAVE MORE BARRIERS THAN BEFORE.
THIS IS AT A TIME WHEN EDUCATION
IS MORE AND MORE EXPENSIVE AND
THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS
WORKING AGAINST US TO GET THE
PEOPLE THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO
BE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS.
ANOTHER PROJECT I WANT TO
MENTION IS THE IRONWORKERS PRE-
APPRENTICESHIP. THERE IS
RECRUITMENT AND WRAPAROUND FOR
APPRENTICES INTERESTED IN
BECOMING IRONWORKERS.
THIS IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
IRONWORKERS UNION.
THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS AND 30
INDIVIDUALS HAVE GONE THROUGH
THE APPRENTICESHIP AND THEY ARE
TRAINED AT THE NORTH SEATTLE
COLLEGES APPRENTICESHIP
TRAINING PROGRAM. THEY HAVE
MORE BARRIER THAN AN AVERAGE
PRE-APPRENTICESHIP BUT THE
SUCCESS RATE IS HIGHER BY ABOUT
7%. THE IRONWORKERS ARE EXCITED
ABOUT THIS AND THEY RUN A COHORT
EVERY MONTH OUT OF NORTH
SEATTLE COLLEGE AND IT'S PRETTY
EXCITING.
>> WHAT IS THAT CALLED?
>> IT IS THE IRONWORKERS PRE-
APPRENTICESHIP.
>> AND THE OTHER ONE I WANT TO
MENTION IS A GROWING
APPRENTICESHIP WITH THE
MILLIONAIRES CLUB.
ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THAT?
>> IT IS A DROP IN VALUE FOR
HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WHOSE
FIRST JOB IS USUALLY IN HOUSE
CLEANING UP AND SERVING FOOD.
THEIR NEXT JOB WOULD BE DAY
LABOR AND THAT'S ABOUT AS FAR
AS SERVICES HAVE GONE
HISTORICALLY. THEY ARE WORKING
WITH THE JOBS INITIATIVE TO
THINK ABOUT THE CAREER PATH
AFTER DAY LABOR AND THEY CALL
IT THE STAGE III CAREER PATH.
WHAT IS THAT NEXT STEP SO THEY
CAN START WORKING?
>> AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
OTHER PROGRAMS WE ARE WORKING IN
. GIVEN THE LIMITED TIME, WE
ALSO DO THINGS AROUND PROGRAM
SUPPORT. BOBBY WAS MENTIONING
THE CHANGING ECONOMY AND WE
DIDN'T GET TO MENTION MUCH
ABOUT THE NEXT ECONOMY WHEN 5G
HAPPENS AND THE NETWORK ECONOMY
TAKES PLACE. RIGHT NOW DIGITAL
LITERACY IS ALREADY A BASIC
SKILL.
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT MATH AND
WHAT YOU CAN READ OR RIGHT.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE DIGITAL
LITERACY, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO
SUCCEED. WE HAVE STARTED A
PARTNERSHIP WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARIES AND THE WORK SOURCE
SYSTEM.
AND DHS AND IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS.
AND DO IT WITH THEIR DIGITAL
EQUITY GROUP. WHAT WE ARE
TRYING TO DO IS STANDARDIZED A
DIGITAL LITERACY ASSESSMENT.
SEATTLE COLLEGES ARE THERE AS
WELL. WE LOOK AT THE DIGITAL
ASSESSMENT TO MAKE SURE WE GET
THE PERSON TO THE RIGHT LEVEL
OF INTERVENTION TO HELP
INCREASE THEIR LITERACY. IT
WOULD BE A PRE-AND POST
ASSESSMENT AND IT IS A VERY
TACTICAL OUTCOME WE ARE LOOKING
FOR.
REALLY, THE INTENT IS TO START
UNDERSTANDING EACH OTHER'S
OPERATIONS.
THESE ARE ALL DROP-IN MILIEUX
THAT OPERATE FOR EACH OF THESE
ORGANIZATIONS. WE WANT TO OVER
TIME HAVE MORE OF A COLLECTIVE
EFFORT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE GET
THE RIGHT LEVEL OF SERVICE. I
CAN GO ON AND THERE ARE OTHER
PROGRAMS, BUT I WILL LEAVE IT
AT THAT.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE THE
RIGHT PERSON OR NOT, BUT WHEN
WE ARE THE RIGHT PERSON AND
TALKING ABOUT PRE-
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS, ONE
THING WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IN
OUR OFFICE, AND I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. WE
HAVE TALKED ABOUT HAMBURG AND
IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES WHERE
THIS IS JUST PART OF THE
CULTURE TO HAVE THIS ENTRY
ROUTE STARTING WITH YOUNGER
PEOPLE. SO WE HAVE THE RUNNING
START PROGRAM IN THIS CITY, FOR
EXAMPLE.
HOW DO WE TAKE THAT MODEL AND
HELP PEOPLE CONNECT WHO ARE
JUNIORS OR SENIORS IN HIGH
SCHOOL INTO A PRE-
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AND
CREATE THIS EXPECTATION? IF YOU
THINK THAT COLLEGE IS NOT YOUR
PATH THAT YOU HAVE ANOTHER
OPTION TO THINK ABOUT THAT
SOONER SO THERE IS SOMETHING
INTERESTING AND FUTURE LOOKING
FOR YOU? SO, THAT IS SOMETHIG.
>> ABSOLUTELY. ONE THING TO
CONSIDER IN EUROPE IS ANOTHER
DIFFERENCE IS THAT BETWEEN 60%
AND 70% OF THE PUBLIC EDUCATION
SYSTEM IS FUNDED BY THE PRIVATE
SECTOR.
WE DON'T HAVE THAT LEVEL OF
INFLUENCE HERE.
SO, THAT WAS BUILT INTO THEIR
CULTURE 200 YEARS AGO.
WE ARE ALWAYS TRYING TO
LEVERAGE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
TRAINING PARTNERSHIPS. I
CONTINUE RESEARCH WE DID ON
THAT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THE
SWEET SPOT TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
THE TIPPING POINT BETWEEN THE
PAYOFF FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR
WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO AS
MUCH RECRUITMENT AND TO GET
HIGHER RETENTION RATES WITH
QUALITY STUDENTS OR TRAINEES
WHO ARE TRAINED IN THE PUBLIC
SECTOR.
WE HAVE NEVER REALLY GOTTEN
THAT TO A HUGE SCALE. SO GROW
HIRE IS A GOOD EXAMPLE. OUR
GOAL IS TO OPERATIONALIZE THAT
SO THAT THE HOSPITAL IS
ACTUALLY THE ONE PAYING FOR
THAT SERVICE.
THEY ARE GETTING THEIR.
>> IT WOULD BE GOOD ALSO TO
MAYBE FOCUS ON INDUSTRIES THAT
MOST LIKELY WOULD BE DRAWING
TALENT FROM PLACES OUTSIDE OF
SEATTLE. IF YOU FOCUS ON THIS
MODEL ON THE INDUSTRIES THAT
ARE NOT NECESSARILY HIRING
PEOPLE FROM HERE, BUT THAT WE
HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE MOVING
HERE TO TAKE.
>> EXACTLY.
>> I THINK IT IS USEFUL IN
DEALING WITH SOME OF THE MACRO
ISSUES THAT THE DIRECTOR
IDENTIFIED IN DEALING WITH OUR
ECONOMY. WE HAVE A LOT OF
PEOPLE WHO ARE READY TO LEARN
HIGH WAGE JOBS AND MOVING TO
THE CITY AND PUSHING OUT PEOPLE
WHO ARE NOT READY.
>> EXACTLY.
>> TO FOCUS ON THOSE INDUSTRIES
.
>> I MEAN HEALTHCARE IS GREAT
THAT WAY. THE CEO OF SWEDISH
AND THE CEO OF KAISER HAVE BOTH
SAID, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THE
COMMUNITY AS PART OF OUR
WORKFORCE.
THEY ARE ACTUALLY STEPPING UP.
YOU ARE RIGHT. GENERALLY WHEN
PEOPLE SAY THEY WANT JOBS AND
THERE IS A POLICY FOR JOB
CREATION AND THE JOBS GO TO OUT-
OF-STATE PEOPLE BECAUSE THERE
ARE NO TRAINING DOLLARS TO MAKE
SURE THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE
GET THE SKILLS THEY NEED.
THAT'S THE MISSING AND
INGREDIENT. IF THERE IS NOT
INVESTMENT IN THE SKILL
DEVELOPMENT, YOU WON'T GET THE
PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE.
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT JOB CREATION
.
>> SAUCER WANTED TO SAY
SOMETHING.
>> YEAH. ONE OF THE GRANTS WE
FUNDED THIS YEAR WAS TO THE
SEATTLE COLLEGES AND THEY WERE
DOING TRADE EVENTS AND THE LAST
ONE WAS AT GEORGETOWN, SOUTH
SEATTLE COLLEGE.
80 YOUNG PEOPLE WENT TO IT.
WE WANT TO EXPLORE THE
OPPORTUNITIES THEY HAVE FOR
YOUTH APPRENTICESHIPS AND PRE-
APPRENTICESHIPS. AND THEN THERE
WAS THAT INITIATIVE THAT WE ARE
ALIGNING OUR GRANT TO. THE LAST
PIECE AND THAT CONTINUUM IS
CALLED CAREER LAUNCH AND IT IS
MIMICKING APPRENTICESHIPS WITH
ALIGNED CLASSROOM TRAINING AND
WORK EXPERIENCE AND EMPLOYMENT
PARTNERS ARTICULATED WITH
COLLEGE CREDIT. THERE IS A PUSH
FOR MORE PROGRAMS LIKE THAT
ACROSS THE SECTORS AND NOT JUST
SKILLED TRADES.
IN 2020, WE WILL USE THE SAME
LANGUAGE AND ENCOURAGE THAT. WE
HAVE APPRENTICESHIPS THAT THEY
SEATTLE SCHOOLS THIS YEAR.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO TALK WITH
YOU ABOUT HOW THE PEOPLE IN OUR
HIGH SCHOOLS LEARN ABOUT THIS
OPPORTUNITY.
>> WE DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE
SECTOR WORK TO TOUCH ON THE
COUNCILMEMBER'S POINT. BEFORE
WE DO THAT, I WANT TO TALK
ABOUT THE EFFORTS TO BUILD
REGIONAL ALIGNMENT AROUND
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. IN
ADDITION TO THE DIRECT PROGRAM
INVESTMENTS, WE COORDINATE WITH
OTHER STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING
KING COUNTY AND THE PORT OF
SEATTLE AND THE WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AND THE
LOCAL WORKFORCE TO INVESTMENT
BOARD AROUND STRATEGIES TO
CREATE A STRONGER AND MORE
RESPONSIVE SYSTEM SO THAT WE
ARE BETTER ALIGNED TO THE NEEDS
OF JOBSEEKERS WITH EMPLOYERS
AND SO THAT WE CAN ADDRESS
SYSTEMIC EQUITY GAPS AND
BENEFITS WITH SERVICES.
THIS HAS BEEN A MULTIYEAR
EFFORT THAT CENTERED AROUND
FOUR GOALS.
ONE IS ESTABLISHING A STRONG
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
AND PLAN AND WE ARE ON BARKING
ON THAT THIS YEAR.
I THINK IT GOES TO COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD'S POINT ABOUT HOW WE
WORK AROUND WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT . WE OFTEN TALK
ABOUT IT IN A DEFICIT BASED WAY
WHICH IS NOT THE WAY TO ENGAGE
THE PEOPLE WE WANT TO SUPPORT
AS WELL AS EMPLOYERS. SECONDLY,
WE ARE WORKING TO CREATE A
STRONG BACK BONE ENTITY TO
COORDINATE REGIONAL EFFORT AND
TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC NEEDS
REQUIRED IN THE SYSTEM. THAT
INCLUDES NEEDS AROUND COMMON
DATA AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES.
CREATING FUNDS AND PROGRAM
ALIGNMENT TO SCALE THE
WORKFORCE SERVICES RECEIVED BY
RESIDENTS.
THE THIRD IS TO ENSURE THAT
COMMUNITY HAS AN ONGOING
LEADERSHIP ROLE AND A VOICE IN
THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION
OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGIES. THAT ALSO PROVIDES
REAL-TIME FEEDBACK ON
PERFORMANCE. RATHER THAN A ONE-
TIME ENGAGEMENT, REALLY
THINKING ABOUT THE STRUCTURES
FOR ONGOING PARTICIPATION AND
LEADERSHIP IN THE SYSTEM. AND
DEFINITELY CREATING AND
COORDINATING INDUSTRY INCLUDING
BUSINESS AND LABOR AROUND
PARTICIPATING IN THE WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM.
>> SO, TURNING TO A LITTLE MORE
TIME TALKING ABOUT THE HEALTH
CARE SECTOR BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN
SUCH AN IMPORTANT FOCAL POINT
FOR US AND FOR THIS REGIONAL
PARTNERSHIP.
WE ESTABLISHED A HEALTHCARE
LEADERSHIP INDUSTRY TABLE THIS
YEAR.
THAT WAS TO HAVE LEADERS IN THE
INDUSTRY COALESCE AROUND JOINT
ACTION. SO, ONE OF THE NEEDS
THEY IDENTIFIED WAS THE GAP IN
KNOWLEDGE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN
OUR COMMUNITY AROUND THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR HEALTHCARE
CAREERS.
IT WAS CALLED A CHART YOUR PATH
TO HEALTHCARE CAREER EVENT
WHERE OVER 450 MIDDLE AND HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTENDED. THEY
WERE ABLE TO TALK TO HEALTHCARE
PRACTITIONERS IN THE FIELD AND
ALSO LEARN ABOUT THE EDUCATION
AND CAREER PATHWAYS AVAILABLE
TO HELP THEM MEET THEIR GOALS.
THERE WAS SUCH EXCITEMENT AND
INTEREST IN THIS THAT WE HAVE
BEEN ASKED TO HOST TWO MORE
EVENTS.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
>> AND THE LEADERSHIP TABLE
PROVIDES A FORUM FOR SHARING
BEST PRACTICES.
ONE IS THE KAISER PERMANENTE
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM THAT
LAUNCHED LAST YEAR WHICH
PROVIDES APPRENTICESHIPS WITH
THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN AND
LEARN AT THE SAME TIME.
THAT LOWERS BARRIERS FOR ACCESS
FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO
PARTICIPATE IN TRADITIONAL
TRAINING PATHWAYS.
>> SO, THE GOAL FOR THIS YEAR
IS TO IDENTIFY TWO ADDITIONAL
LEADERSHIP TABLES. WE HAVEN'T
IDENTIFIED WHAT SECTORS THOSE
WILL BE IN.
WE DO KNOW WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THERE IS A STRONG COMMITMENT TO
HIRING LOCALLY AND THAT THERE
IS A GOOD PATHWAY TO FAMILY
WAGE JOBS.
>> SO, WE ALSO DEVELOP AND
IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP
INDIVIDUALS IN KEY SECTORS.
THERE ARE CERTAIN KEY SECTORS
IN OUR COMMUNITY IMPORTANT TO
OUR REGION BOTH IN TERMS OF OUR
CONTINUED ECONOMIC GROWTH AS
WELL AS A LONG HISTORY AND
IDENTITY TIED TO THE REGION.
MOST IMPORTANTLY TO CREATE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILY WAGE
JOBS. THESE ARE SUPPORTED BY
OED STAFF MEMBERS AS PART OF
THE KEY INDUSTRY TEAMS.
BECAUSE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
IS KEY ACROSS THE SECTORS , WE
PARTNER CLOSELY AND DEVELOPING
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGIES.
SO, THE FIRST SECTOR IS THE
CREATIVE AND NETWORK ECONOMY. I
DON'T KNOW BOBBY IF YOU WANT TO
SAY ANYTHING THERE. WE KIND OF
WENT THROUGH YOUR SLIDES.
>> THIS IS ANTICIPATING WITH
THE MODERNIZATION OF THE
TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM THAT
AI AND OTHER AUTOMATION WILL
CONTINUE TO PLAY A BIGGER ROLE
AND WE ARE TARGETING SECTORS
THAT ALLOW PEOPLE TO THRIVE IN
THE ECONOMY WITHOUT BEING
REPLACED BY MACHINES.
THAT IS ONE SECTOR WE ARE
FOCUSED ON.
>> AND SOME OF THE STRATEGIES
BEING DEVELOPED ARE THE
CREATIVE ECONOMY AND YOUTH
PILOTS THAT WE ARE LAUNCHING IN
THE ARTS AS WELL AS THE DIGITAL
SKILLS ASSESSMENT PARTNERSHIP
THAT WE ARE FORMING WITH THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
ANOTHER AREA WHERE WE FOCUS IS
IN MEDIA WHERE WE HAVE A STAFF
PERSON VERY MUCH FOCUSED AND ON
IMPACT HIRING AND HOW TO
DIVERSIFY THE INDUSTRY. WE ARE
ALSO LOOKING AT HOW THE
TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN
TRANSPORTATION AND
ELECTRIFICATION WILL HAVE
WORKFORCE IMPLICATIONS AND HOW
WE CAN START BUILDING A
WORKFORCE THAT WILL BE READY TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE
OCCUPATIONS.
FINALLY, WE HAVE OUR INDUSTRIAL
AND MARITIME SECTORS WHICH
SARAH IS HERE TO TALK ABOUTPUBL
AROUND THAT.
I'M GOING TO TALK MORE WITH
SARAH.
>> SARAH IS NEW TO O.E.D.
CAN YOU GIVE A LITTLE MORE
BACKGROUND TO MEMBERS?
>> SURE.
I HAVE BEEN IN THE MARITIME
INDUSTRY FOR 30-SOME-ODD YEARS.
AND HAVE EVERYTHING FROM SALES
TO WORK AND SAFETY TO DOING
QUALITY MANAGEMENT MY LAST FOUR
YEARS, I WAS THE DEAN OF THE
SEATTLE MARITIME ACADEMY.
SO I WORKED WITH SEATTLE
COLLEGES, CREATING PATHWAYS.
IN FACT, I ACTUALLY STARTED THE
YOUTH MARITIME COLLABORATIVE
WITH THE SUPPORT AND
COLLABORATION OF THE PORT OF
SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU A
LITTLE BIT OF A DEEP DIVE INTO
ONE OF OUR KEY INDUSTRIES,
WHICH IS MANUFACTURING AND
MARITIME.
JUST ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU
GUYS HAVE TALKED ABOUT AND THAT
WE FIND IS THAT PEOPLE JUST
DON'T KNOW THAT THESE
INDUSTRIES EXIST, AND THAT
THERE'S FANTASTIC LIVING-WAGE
JOBS THAT HAVE LOW BARRIERS TO
ENTRY.
SO A LITTLE BIT, JUST -- THIS
IS JUST FROM SOTO.
AND FROM DESTILLERRIES THAT ARE
MAKING SINGLE-MALT WHISKEYS
TORGS SOLSTICE, WHICH IS
CANNABIS.
IN SOTO ALONE, THERE ARE OVER
50 CANNABIS COMPANIES.
THERE'S PHILSON.
WHICH IS CLOTHING AND RUGGED
GEAR.
THEY WERE FOUNDED IN 1897.
AND THEY SUPPLIED CLOTHES FOR
THE GOLD RUSH.
THERE'S A NEON COMPANY THAT
STARTED IN 2004.
AND THEY DO EVERYTHING FROM
REGULAR NEON SIGNS TO PUBLIC
ART TO INTERIOR SIGNS AND
EXTERIOR SIGNS.
AND THE OWNER NOW REALIZED THAT
THERE'S NO ONE TEACHING THIS
SKILL.
SO HE'S ACTUALLY CREATED HIS
OWN NEON SIGN-TRAINING PROGRAM.
SO THAT HE CAN HAVE HIS OWN
PATHWAY.
AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, JUST THAT
CREATIVE NATURE OF A
MANUFACTURING.
THERE'S ALSO WASHINGTON CHAIN
AND SUPPLY.
THEY STARTED IN SOTO, IN 1888.
AS SCRAP MATERIAL.
AND NOW, THEY HAVE SHIFTED OVER
THE YEARS.
AND CHANGED HANDS.
BUT THEIR CHAIN MANUFACTURING
FOR THE WATERFRONT AND THE
SEAPORT.
AND THEY'RE LOCATED.
THEY LOVE BEING LOCATED IN THE
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIAL CENTER
BECAUSE THEY'RE -- THEY CAN
SUPPLY THE PORT OF SEATTLE, AS
WELL AS BEING NEAR BALLARD FOR
ALL THE FISHING INDUSTRIES, TO
THINGS LIKE CANDLES.
SO THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
IS VERY ECONOMICALLY DIVERSE.
AND THERE'S -- IN YOUR
APPENDIX, THERE'S DATA THAT
REALLY HAS A LOT OF
INFORMATION.
BUT THERE ARE GREAT LIVING WAGE
JOBS.
AND AS WE TALK ABOUT, WE WANT
TO FOCUS ON GETTING BLACK AND
BROWN FOLKS AND WOMEN INTO
THESE INDUSTRIES, SO THEY CAN
BE SUCCESSFUL.
SO IN THE DATA, IT BASICALLY
SHOWS THAT THERE ARE MORE JOBS
IN WIDER INDUSTRIES, AND ON
AVERAGE, THEY GET PAID MORE.
AND THERE'S FEWER JOBS IN MORE
DIVERSE INDUSTRIES BUT ON
AVERAGE, THEY GET PAID LESS.
WE WANT TO TRY AND CHANGE SOME
OF THAT.
OVERALL, IT IS 65% WHITE.
COMPARED TO THE TOTAL OF KING
COUNTY, WHICH IS 66% WHITE.
SO -- GO AHEAD.
>> DIRECTOR LEE.
MY FAVORITE SLIDE.
IT'S NOT IN THIS DECK.
BUT CAN YOU JUST SUMMARIZE IT?
IT COMPARES THE PERCENTAGE OF
THE GROWTH -- OR -- GROSS
PRODUCT OF THE CITY.
FOR MANUFACTURING.
HERE TO OTHER CITIES?
>> RIGHT.
>> AND WE'RE -- I MEAN.
WE ARE A MANUFACTURING CITY.
BUT IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT BY
THE NUMBERS, RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
NO, WHAT -- SO IT'S CALLED A
REGIONAL GROWTH PRODUCT.
LIKE GDP, BUT REGIONALLY BASED.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKE
THOSE DATA MEANINGFUL, IS WHEN
YOU LOOK AT MULTIPLE DIFFERENT
POINTS OVER TIME AND LOOK AT
THE CHANGE.
SO CERTAIN INDUSTRY WITHIN
SEATLE HAS REALLY BOOMED IN
THE LAST 15 YEARS.
AND BECAME -- IT'S REALLY
KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY, HIGH TECH.
IT HAS REALLY BECOME A DOMINANT
PLAYER IN A WAY THAT IS --
STILL DOMINANT.
IT ACTUALLY MAKES EVERYBODY
ELSE LOOK SMALL.
>> UH-HUH.
>> SO IN THE OLD DAYS, IN THE
MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION
ECONOMY, BOEING JOBS WERE LIKE
THE HIGH NUMBERS.
BUT NOW, THE MANUFACTURING
NUMBERS.
THEY MAINTAIN RELATIVELY THE
SAME.
BUT OTHER INDUSTRIES HAVE
SKYROCKETED.
NOW THEY LOOK SMALL.
SO THE BEHAVIOR OF THE ECONOMY
HAS REALLY SHIFTED OVER TIME,
IN A WAY THAT IS A LITTLE TOO
DISPROPORTIONATE.
>> RIGHT.
AND WHAT WAS COMPELLING TO ME
ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR SLIDE,
THOUGH, IS IT COMPARES SEATTLE
TO OTHER CITIES.
AND IF YOU HAVE A VISION OF
WHAT A HEALTHY ECONOMY IS.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> IT'S A CROSS SECTOR.
IT'S NOT HEAVILY BASED.
>> THAT'S MY POINT.
IS THAT WE ARE TOO DOMINANT IN
ONE AREA.
AND WE NEED TO BALANCE IT OUT.
AND MANUFACTURING, BECAUSE OF
THE LOW BARRIER TO ENTRY ISSUE.
ALLOWS THAT INCLUSIVE ECONOMY
AGENDA TO BE ACTUALIZED, IF WE
CAN BALANCE THAT OUT A LITTLE
MORE.
RIGHT NOW, IT'S A LITTLE TOO
SKEWED IN ONE AREA.
AND THAT'S CREATING THE
INEQUITY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YEAH.
GO AHEAD.
>>> SO WITH LOW BARRIER TO
ENTRY, MEANING THAT THERE'S
LOTS OF APPRENTICESHIPS THAT
SEATTLE COLLEGES ALREADY
SUPPORT.
THERE'S PROGRAMS THAT YOU CAN
GET A WELDING CERTIFICATE IN
SIX MONTHS.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THAT
BACHELOR'S DEGREE TO BE
SUCCESSFUL.
AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE WAGES
HERE.
THE RANGE IS 44,000 TO 182,000.
AND THE AVERAGE, YOU KNOW, IS
-- I MEAN, IN THAT ONE COMPANY,
EVEN FOR THE ONES THAT ARE
ABOVE-AVERAGE REPRESENTATION OF
COLOR, IT'S $93,000 A YEAR.
SO WE TALK ABOUT TRYING TO
GETFOLKS AN AWARENESS TO GET
INTO JOBS THAT CREATE A
CAREER,RATHER THAN JUST A JOB.
THIS IS ONE OF THEM.
AND WE CAN'T LET THAT GO.
WHAT O.E.D.
IS DOING PARTICULARLY IN THIS
ARENA IS, THEY'RE SUPPORTING
AJACK, WHICH IS THE ARROW SPACE
JOINT APPRENTICESHIP COMMITTEE,
YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP.
THEY'VE HELPED ESTABLISH A
YOUTH SCIENCE BUILDING.
THEY'VE HELPED DO THE
INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING
FACILITY.
THEY'VE DONE -- WE, I GUESS.
SORRY.
SUPPORT TRIED TRADE PROGRAMS
WHICH WE JUST TALKED ABOUT IN
MANUFACTURING AND BUILDING
TRADES.
THEY FUND PORT JOBS, WHICH
HELPS GET JOBS IN THE TRADES,
AND THE TRANSPORTATION
LOGISTICS AND AIRCRAFT
MANUFACTURING AT THE AIRPORT.
OUR PORT AND OUR AIRPORT IS ONE
OF THE FASTEST GROWING AIRPORTS
IN THE NATION.
SUPPORTING THE HARBOR ISLAND
WELDING PROGRAM THAT IS
COLOCATED AT VIGOR SHIPYARD.
AND THAT IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF
A GOOD PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP THAT WE WOULD WANT
TO EMULATE IN THE FUTURE.
HELPING ESTABLISH DIESEL
MECHANICS PROGRAM AT SOUTH
SEATTLE COLLEGE.
AND HELPING ESTABLISH A VEHICLE
MAINTENANCE PROGRAM AT
SHORELINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
SO LOTS OF GOOD WORK IN THE
MANUFACTURING AREA.
SO THE MARITIME INDUSTRY IS MY
BAILIWICK, OBVIOUSLY.
THERE ARE SIX MAIN SECTORS.
SO YOU'VE GOT BOAT BUILDING AND
SHIP REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
SO THAT'S NEW CONSTRUCTION OF
VESSELS, AS WELL AS MAINTENANCE
AND REPAIR.
YOU'VE GOT THE RECREATIONAL
BOATING AND INSTRUCTION.
AND RECREATIONAL BOATING IN
GENERAL, WHICH INCLUDES
RECREATIONAL MARINAS.
RETAIL BOAT DEALERS.
WATER-BORN, LIKE SCENIC,
SIGHTSEEING TOURS.
THEN YOU'VE GOT THE COMMERCIAL
FISHING INDUSTRY.
AND THE SEAFOOD PROCESSING.
THERE'S -- PEOPLE DON'T
REALIZE, BUT 50% OF THE FISH
THAT IS CONSUMED IN THE UNITED
STATES, THOSE SHIPS ARE HOME
PORTED RIGHT HERE AT
FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL.
SO SUPPORTING -- SO SUPPORTING
-- YEAH.
>> I KNEW THAT.
I KNEW THAT.
>> FOOD SERVICE.
THEN THERE'S THE MARITIME
LOGISTICS, WHICH IS ALL THE
DEEP WATER AND SHALLOW WATER
PORT MOVEMENT.
INLAND FREIGHT.
WAREHOUSES STORAGE.
THIS INCLUDES LONGSHOREMEN.
PASSENGER VESSEL, OR PASSENGER
WATER TRANSPORTATION, WHICH WE
ALL THINK OF AS JUST THE
WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES.
BUT THERE'S COMMUTERS WITH THE
WALK-ON FERRIES, THE HIGH-SPEED
FERRIES, VISITORS, CRUISES AND
ARGASY AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THEN YOU ALSO HAVE THE MARITIME
SUPPORT SERVICES, WHICH ARE
EVERYTHING FROM ENVIRONMENTAL
FIRMS, NAVAL ARCHITECTURES,
CONSTRUCTION FIRMS, LAW,
ACCOUNTING, MARINE EDUCATION
SERVICES, ET CETERA.
SO THE MARITIME INDUSTRY IS
REALLY, YOU HAVE TO THINK OF IT
AS AN ECOSYSTEM.
BECAUSE IT ALL RELIES ON ONE
ANOTHER.
AND IF THEY HAVE TO, THE SHIPS
AND THE VESSELS NEED THE
SHIPYARDS AND THE ARCHITECTS
AND THE SUPPLIERS AND THE
WAREHOUSES AND THE
MANUFACTURERS, ALTOGETHER,
SUPPORTING THEM.
AND WE HAVE THIS AMAZING
HISTORY HERE.
AND THIS NATURAL DEEP WATER
PORT THAT MOST CITIES DON'T
HAVE?
AND WE TEND -- I THINK THE
SOCIETY AS A WHOLE IN OUR
COMMUNITY DON'T REALLY REALIZE
THAT THEY'RE CONNECTED TO THE
MARITIME INDUSTRY.
BUT IF YOU EAT FISH.
IF YOU'VE TAKEN A FERRY.
IF YOU WEAR CLOTHES.
IF YOU HAVE ELECTRONICS, YOU'RE
CONNECTED TO THE MARITIME
INDUSTRY.
SO EVERYBODY IS CONNECTED.
SO WHY IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO
-- WHY DO WE CARE?
NOW, THESE ARE STATISTICS FOR
WASHINGTON.
BUT THE -- THE MARITIME
INDUSTRY IN WASHINGTON IS A
37.8 BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY.
IT PROVIDES 69.5 DIRECT JOBS.
THE AVERAGE WAGE OF THE
MARITIME WORKER IS 55 YEARS
OLD.
SO IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS, WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE A MASS
RETIREMENT, WHICH WILL EQUAL
UPWARD MOBILITY.
IN FACT, THE WASHINGTON STATE
FERRIES, TODAY, THE FOLKS THAT
WORK ON THAT, THOSE BOATS, 50%
OF THEIR WORK FORCE IS ELIGIBLE
FOR RETIREMENT TODAY.
SO WE ARE REACHING KIND OF A
CRISIS MODE HERE IN SEATTLE, AS
A STATE.
AS, HONESTLY, AS A NATION.
THERE'S -- IF WE WERE TO DEPLOY
FOR A WAR, HOPEFULLY THAT
WOULDN'T HAPPEN.
BUT WE ARE 8,000 MARINERS SHORT
TO SUPPORT A NATIONAL
DEPLOYMENT.
SO IT'S NOT JUST A SEATTLE
PROBLEM OR A WASHINGTON
PROBLEM.
THERE'S STUFF GOING ON
EVERYWHERE.
SUPPORTING THESE LIVING WAGE
JOBS.
$67,000 A YEAR.
AND WE ARE THE MOST TRADE
DEPARTMENT STATE IN THE U.S. WE
ARE THE GATEWAY WITH THIS
BEAUTIFUL GEOGRAPHIC PORT.
SO WE AT O.E.D., WE HAVE BEEN
SUPPORTING THE YOUTH MARE TIME
COLLABORATIVE.
WHICH THIS YEAR IS IN
COORDINATION WITH LAUNCH 206,
WHICH IS AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
FROM THE SEATTLE SCHOOL
DISTRICT.
SO WE'RE HOPING TO GET MORE
INTERNSHIPS FROM PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE MARITIME
INDUSTRY.
THEY FUNDED SEATTLE GOODWILL'S
YOUTH MARITIME PROGRAM, WHICH
STARTED TWO YEARS AGO.
THEY TOOK THEIR YOUTH YEAR-
ROUND PROGRAM.
AND MADE IT INTO A MARITIME
PROGRAM FOR AWARENESS AND
PREPAREDNESS.
AND THEY BROUGHT ME ON BOARD.
SO WITH 36 YEARS IN MY
CONNECTIONS, TRYING TO GET
THESE EMPLOYERS, PART OF MY JOB
IS TO SUPPORT THEM IN GETTING
THE EMPLOYERS WE WERE JUST
TALKING ABOUT INDUSTRY COMING
TO THE TABLE WITH FINANCES AND
HELPING.
THAT'S PART OF MY JOB IS TO
TALK TO THESE FOLKS AND GET
THEM TO THE TABLE, SO THAT WE
CAN START TALKING ABOUT WHAT
THEY NEED, INCLUDING -- LI'LL
GO INTO THAT IN A SECOND.
BUT THE PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS
DON'T NEED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE.
AND THESE ARE TWO MAIN
INDUSTRIES IN SEATTLE THAT HAVE
A LONG-TERM HISTORY THAT WE CAN
HELP GET PEOPLE, YOUNG PEOPLE
AND ADULTS INTO THESE JOBS IN A
SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE
BEEN DOING IN THIS STRATEGY IS
THE MAYOR PULLED TOGETHER THE
MARITIME AND INDUSTRY STRATEGY
STAKEHOLDERS PROCESS.
THIS IS THE ACTUAL LOCATION
THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SO THESE ARE THE MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRIAL CENTERS.
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT ON THE LEFT-
HAND SIDE, THERE ARE MANY
REGIONAL CENTERS OF
MANUFACTURING, OR MARITIME.
BUT WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT
THESE TWO SPECIFIC PLACES THAT
ARE WHAT'S CALLED THE BIN-MICK.
WHICH IS BALLARD INNER BAY.
AND THEN THE DUAMISH MICK,
WHICH INCLUDES SOTO,
GEORGETOWN, AND SOUTH PARK.
SO THE STAKEHOLDER GROUP
INCLUDES ONE CITY WIDE GROUP.
AND THEN FOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
GROUPS.
THE FOUR NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS
ARE GEORGETOWN, SOUTH PARK,
BALLARD, INNER BAY, AND SOTO.
THE CITY WIDE GROUP WILL HAVE
SEVEN DIFFERENT MEETINGS.
THE FOUR NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS
WILL HAVE FOUR MEETINGS EACH.
AND SO FAR, WE'VE HAD TWO SETS
OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS IN
EACH NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND WE'VE HAD THREE SETS OF
MEETINGS IN THE CITY WIDE
GROUP.
AND MOST OF THE ISSUES THAT
HAVE COME UP, THE DOMINANT
ISSUES HAVE BEEN WORK FORCE
ISSUES.
WE NEED MORE PEOPLE, MORE
PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
THESE.
THEY NEED SKILLED WORK FORCE.
THEY NEED TO DIVERSIFY.
TRANSPORTATION ISSUES.
HOW DO WE GET THESE WORKERS
THAT WE NEED TO THE JOBS IN AN
EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT MANNER?
AND FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL
STANDPOINT, HOW DO WE GET LESS
SINGLE USE CARS ON THE ROAD?
AND WE CAN GET FOLKS THERE TO
REDUCE EMISSIONS?
AFFORDABLE WORK SPACE AND
HOUSING.
IF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE
WORKING, WE HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS
THAT WORK IN THIS PART OF THE
INDUSTRY.
OR IN MIDDLE WAGE JOBS THAT
CAN'T LIVE IN SEATTLE ANYMORE.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY CAN LIVE AND WORK IN
POTENTIALLY THE SAME PLACE.
THERE'S PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES
THAT ARE COMING UP.
OF COURSE, WITH THE HOMELESS
CAMPER SITUATIONS IN THE
INDUSTRIAL AREAS, AS WELL AS
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND
INFRASTRUCTURE CHANGES.
AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES,
PARTICULARLY IN SOUTH PARK,
HAVE COME UP.
AND THEN LAND USE IS OBVIOUSLY
THE MAIN ISSUE THAT IS GOING TO
BE TALKED ABOUT.
AND THE HORSE TRADING THAT IS
GOING TO HAVE TO HAPPEN.
BUT THAT'S NOT THE WHOLE
PROCESS.
THE POINT WAS TO TRY AND MAKE
STRATEGIES THAT WE CAN HAVE
MIDDLE WAGE JOBS AND LAND USE
IS JUST A TOOL.
TO HELP US DO THAT.
SO THE DELIVERABLES, IT WENT
FROM NOVEMBER THROUGH AUGUST.
IT WILL GO INTO THE SUMMER.
THERE WAS A VISION FOR THE
INDUSTRIAL MARITIME LANDS,
WHICH IS OF -- ENVISIONING 10
TO 15 YEARS OUT IN THE FUTURE.
ONE OF THE OTHER DELIVERABLES
IS A NEIGHBORHOOD DIVISION OF
HOW THAT NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD
WANT TO SEE THEIR MARITIME AND
MANUFACTURING AREA.
THE PRINCIPLES, THE MAYOR CAME
UP WITH FIVE DIFFERENT
PRINCIPALS THAT ALL OF THIS
WORK HAS BEEN THE LENS THAT
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LOOKING
THROUGH.
POLICIES, THEY'RE GOING TO BE
MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS ON WHAT
POLICIES AND PROGRAMS WE COULD
BE DOING TO HELP SUPPORT
WHATEVER THIS VISION IS.
AND THEN THERE'S CITY WIDE
ACTIONS AND LOCAL ACTIONS THAT
WOULD HAPPEN IN EACH OF THOSE
NEIGHBORHOODS.
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT.
WE'RE HAPPY TO COME BACK AND
GIVE YOU AN UPDATE, ONCE THIS
IS ALL FINISHED UP.
BUT THERE'S A LOT MORE TO DO.
>> GREAT.
SO I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS FOR
YOU.
COUPLE RELATED TO THIS.
BUT BEFORE I GET THERE.
WE'VE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THE WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT
COUNCIL.
AND THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.
ALSO SHOWED TACOMA.
SO CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP, TOO,
WITH THE PORT?
AND ESPECIALLY THIS PORT-
PARTNERSHIP AS IT RELATES TO
WORK-FORCE DEVELOPMENT?
>> SURE.
SO THE PORT ITSELF HAS AN
ALLIANCE WITH TACOMA.
SO IT'S CALLED THE SEA PORT
ALLIANCE.
>> RIGHT.
>> THEY HAVE THAT GOING ON.
I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT, FROM
THE PORT'S PERSPECTIVE, WHAT
THEY'RE DOING WITH SEATTLE AND
TACOMA FOR WORK FORCE.
THE PORT OF SEATTLE DEFINITELY
HAS A WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM AND PARTNERSHIP.
I'M HOPING WITH ME BEING ON
BOARD THAT I ALREADY HAVE A
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PORT.
NOT THAT WE DIDN'T OBSERVE.
BUT I THINK THAT RELATIONSHIP
WILL GET STRONGER.
SO THAT WE CAN DO SOME OF THAT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, IS THERE A
PARTICULAR ISSUE YOU WANTED US
TO FOLLOW UP ON?
>> AS A NEW ELECTED OFFICIAL,
TALKING WITH THE NEW PORT
COMMISSIONER.
AND SAM CHO IS ALSO INTERESTED
IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
WE'VE HAD SOME OFFLINE
CONVERSATION.
>> WE'LL DIG IN MORE.
>> AND TO GO TO COUNCIL PERSON
HER BOLT'S COMMENT ABOUT THE
HIGH SCHOOL.
I'VE BEEN TALKING TO RYAN
CAULKINS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS
ABOUT THAT IN MY FORMER ROLE.
AND THEY ARE MOVING FORWARD.
THERE IS A POTENTIAL LOOKING AT
THAT BEING LOCATED IN SOUTH
PARK.
IN COLLABORATION WITH SPU.
AND WE'RE WORKING SASHA AND I
HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH SPU TO
FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN WORK THAT
FROM A COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE.
>> OKAY.
>> AND THEN IF YOU GO TO THE
INDUSTRIAL LANDS STRATEGY.
>> THE CALENDAR.
>> THE CALENDAR, YEAH.
SO I'M STILL TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
HOW THIS IS UNFOLDING.
BUT ONE THING THAT I NOTICED ON
THIS IS THE FOR MAY POLICY
RECOMMENDATIONS AND EIS
OOVMENTS.
CAN YOU -- SO MY UNDERSTANDING
ABOUT THE E.I.S.
PROCESS IS THAT IT IS RELATED
TO A PARTICULAR PROJECT.
BUT I DON'T SEE ANY PARTICULAR
PROJECT IDENTIFIED THERE.
SO IS THAT JUST KIND OF A
PLACEHOLDER?
OR?
>> IT IS -- THEY'RE KIND OF
DOING THE ECONOMIC OR THE
E.I.S.
THEY'RE BEGINNING TO PULL
TOGETHER THE THINGS TO DO THE
E.I.S.
KIND OF ON THE SIDE.
BUT THEY'RE WAITING FOR US TO
GET TO THAT POLICY LEVEL AND
WHAT SOME OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE SO THAT
WE CAN KNOW IF WE DID NOTHING,
HERE'S WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE.
IF WE DID THESE THINGS THAT YOU
ASK US TO POTENTIALLY DO, WHAT
WOULD IT LOOK LIKE?
SO THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF
KIND OF GATHERING ALL OF THAT
DATA.
AND THIS NEXT STEP, IN AT LEAST
THE INITIATE PART.
W ARE TO THE PLACES WHERE
THEY'RE GOING TO START
PROPOSING POLICIES AND PROGRAM
CHANGES.
AND THEN IN THE CITY PART,
THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER
BEHIND THAT PIECE.
SO WE'RE NOT QUITE ON THIS TIME
LINE.
BUT THIS IS THE MOST RECENT
ONE.
DOESN'T ANSWER YOUR QUESTION
FULLY.
AND I'M HAPPY TO GIVE MORE
INFORMATION.
>> I KNOW.
I WAS JUST TALK MORE ABOUT
POLICY.
AND THE E.I.S.
WAS PART OF A PARTICULAR
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
AND IF NOTHING HAS BEEN
IDENTIFIED YET.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT WE'RE
ASSESSING.
>> WE COULD FOLLOW WITH AN E-
MAIL.
>> OKAY.
THAT WAS GREAT.
THANK YOU.
IS THAT IT?
>> YES.
WE ARE DONE.
>> THAT'S IT.
THAT'S ALL YOU'RE DOING.
>> YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> OKAY.
DO OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS?
OKAY.
SO I DO HAVE LOTS OF THINGS I'M
EXCITED TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU
ON, DIFFERENT PROGRAMS,
OPPORTUNITIES.
OH.
SO I DID HAVE ONE MORE
QUESTION.
WHICH YOU STARTED TO TALK
ABOUT.
AND THEN I THINK I INTERRUPTED
YOU.
BUT WHAT DO YOU NEED?
YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, YOU
KNOW, AT THE -- YOU HAD STARTED
TALKING ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES FOR
UPWARD MOBILITY AND LAUNCH 206.
>> UH-HUH.
>> AND THEN YOU WERE STARTING
TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE COULD
REALLY USE IS -- AND THEN I
INTERRUPTED YOU.
>> I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT I WAS
SAYING.
>> OKAY.
>> BUT I WILL ALWAYS SAY,
SUPPORT THE INDUSTRY TO HELP US
SUPPORTING.
ONE OF THE THINGS IS NOT HAVING
PARTICULARLY IN MANUFACTURING
AND MARITIME IS MAKING SPACE
FOR THE NEXT GENERATION.
>> UH-HUH.
>> OKAY.
>> SO I'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO
THAT IN MY ROLE AND OTHER
PLACES.
AND GETTING PEOPLE TO OFFER
THESE INTERNSHIPS AND TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE -- THE WORK
THAT SASHA AND THE WORK FORCE
TEAM IS DOING WITH TRYING TO
GET COMMUNITY SERVICE
ORGANIZATIONS AND YOUTH-SERVING
ORGANIZATIONS INTO THE
INDUSTRIES AND THE EMPLOYERS TO
HELP THEM BE PREPARED.
BECAUSE THEY WON'T RETAIN THESE
FOLKS IF THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO
BE WITH THEM.
BECAUSE THE MARITIME INDUSTRY
IS INHERENTLY WHITE, MALE IN
THIS PARTICULAR AREA.
THAT IS NOT TRUE OF THE
MARITIME INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE.
BUT IT IS HERE.
>> OKAY.
GREAT.
WELL, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR
TIME AND YOUR INFORMATION.
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO
HEAR FROM YOU.
AND THIS -- WE HAVE AN OPEN-
DOOR POLICY.
SO AT THE OPEN-ENDED QUESTION
FOR ME IS, WHAT CAN WE DO TO
SUPPORT YOUR WORK AND TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE'RE SCALING THESE
PROGRAMS AND SUPPORTING,
REALLY, THE WORK YOU'RE DOING
TO TRY TO GET PEOPLE INTO GOOD-
PAYING JOBS IN THE CITY.
SO IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS, THEN THE COMMITTEE,
THIS CONCLUDES THE FEBRUARY
27th, 2020 COMMITTEE.
AND WE AE ADJOURNED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THAT WAS GREAT.