WELCOME BACK TO THE CITY
COUNCIL SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
MEETING.
TODAY IS WEDNESDAY OCTOBER
27th AND THE TIME IS 2:01:00
P.M.
WE ARE RECONVENING FROM OUR
RECESS WHICH BEGAN AT 1:00 P.M.
MADAME CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE ON THE RECONVENED
SESSION HERE TODAY.
>> LEWIS.
>> PRESENT.
>> MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> HERE.
>> SAWANT.
>> PRESENT.
>> STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> GONZALES.
>> HERE.
>> HERBOLD.
>> JUAREZ.
>> HERE.
>> OH, THANK YOU.
>> JUAREZ.
>> HERE.
AND COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH MADAME
CLERK.
COLLEAGUES THANKS FOR THE
CONVERSATION THIS MORNING.
WE ARE AT ITEM NUMBER THREE ON
OUR AGENDA.
AS A REMINDER FOR OUR AGENDA
TODAY, WE HAVE ELEVEN TOPICS TO
GET THROUGH.
IF THERE ARE ANY ITEMS THAT WE
DON'T GET THROUGH TODAY, I WILL
BE MOVING THOSE OVER TO
TOMORROW MORNING TO TRY TO
ADJOURN CLOSE TO 5:00 P.M.
TONIGHT.
BUT PLEASE DO CONTINUE TO
EXERCISE RESTRAINT IN YOUR
COMMENTS AND EXPLANATION OF
YOUR PROPOSALS.
WE DO WANT TO HEAR YOUR
QUESTIONS AND ANY ADDITIONAL
CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION YOU HAVE
ON THE AMENDMENTS IN FRONT OF
US.
THANK YOU FOR THE DISCUSSIONS
SO FAR TODAY.
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO
TRACY AFTER I ASK THE CLERK TO
READ ITEM NUMBER THREE INTO THE
RECORD.
PLEASE GO AHEAD MADAME CLERK.
>> PARKS AND RECREATION FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, WELCOME
BACK, TRACY, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBERS.
I AND MY GLOWING COLLEAGUE ANNE
WILL ROCK YOU THROUGH 14
COUNCIL BUDGET ACTIONS AND ONE
WALK ON AMENDMENT FOR THE
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
DEPARTMENT.
MOVING TO THE VERY FIRST ONE
SPR 1A 1 THIS WOULD ADD $3.1
MILLION OF GENERAL FUND TO
SEATTLE PARKS AND REC.
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION.
AND SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES TO
EXTEND THE CLEAN CITIES
INITIATIVE THROUGH THE END OF
2022 TO REMIND COUNCILMEMBERS
THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES
$2.6 MILLION OF ONE-TIME
CORONAVIRUS FUNDS TO CONTINUE
THE CLEAN CITIES PROGRAM BUT
ONLY THROUGH AUGUST OF 2022.
SO THIS ADD WOULD ADD
ADDITIONAL DOLLARS NECESSARY TO
TAKE IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE
END OF 2022.
THE PRIME UPON SORE IS
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, PEDERSEN,
AND MOSQUEDA AS COSPONSORS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO BEFORE WE BEGIN, I JUST
WANT TO SHARE WITH MY
COLLEAGUES AND THE VIEWING
PUBLIC, WE WENT BACK AND LOOKED
AT THE POWER POINT
PRESENTATIONS THAT WERE GIVEN
TO US BY THE EXECUTIVE AND BY
CENTRAL STAFF BACK ON SEPTEMBER
30th AND OCTOBER OCTOBER 1st.
SO A LOT OF WHAT I'M SHARING IS
A REPEAT.
BUT I TRY TO PULL IT ALL
TOGETHER TO PUT IT ALL IN ONE
PLACE ABOUT WHY WE WANT TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH THE 3.1.
THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA AND
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN FOR YOUR
SUPPORT ON THIS.
SO EVERY MONDAY, I DO SHARE
WITH YOU ALL THE RESULTS OF
THIS PROGRAM WHICH I BELIEVE
HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL.
I DO THIS TO DEMONSTRATE THE
NEED IN OUR CITY AND HIGHLIGHT
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE
PROGRAM.
THE CLEAN CITY INITIATIVE HAS
BECOME A VITAL PART OF THE
ESSENTIAL GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES
WE PROVIDE TO OUR RESIDENTS IN
OUR CITY.
THE CLEAN CITY INITIATIVE IS
PART OF OUR CITY'S COORDINATED
RESPONSE TO HOMELESSNESS.
SEATTLE PARKS, SPU, SDOT, OED,
HSD'S HOPE TEAM AND OUR COUNTY
PARTNERS AT KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESS AUTHORITY ARE
ALL WORKING TOGETHER SHARING
INFORMATION AND SOLVING THE
PROBLEMS THAT WE'RE DEALING
WITH NOW WITH NOT ONLY THE
UNSHELTERS PIECE BUT THE
CLEANING PIECE OF THE PARK AND
ALSO FINDING SERVICES FOR OUR
NEIGHBORS.
SO THE CITY'S STRATEGY TO
ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS INCLUDES
WRAP AROUND SERVICES.
RV.
RV REMEDIATION.
HYGIENE STATIONS.
AND WITH CLEAN CITIES FUNDING,
MAINTAINING CLEAN CONDITIONS
FOR THOSE WHO ARE LIVING IN OUR
PARKS.
THE OPERATIONAL COMPONENT.
AND I THINK YOU REMEMBER THIS
FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT WHEN HE
TALKED ABOUT WHAT THE
OPERATIONAL COMPONENT WOULD BE
FOR CITY FAMILY, AND THAT IS,
AGAIN, SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES, SDOT, AND PARKS IS
LASER FOCUSED ON CLEANING, SITE
RESTORATION, STAFF SAFETY, AND
STAFF TRAINING.
WHICH GOES HAND IN HAND WITH
THE SOCIAL SERVICES PIECE
PROVIDED
BY HSD AND THE KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESS AUTHORITY.
SO AS YOU ALL FOE, THESE LAST
COUPLE YEARS IN PARTICULAR, WE
ARE IN A NEW ERA WITH PARKS
WHERE WE ARE WORKING WITH A
HALF A DOZEN CITY DEPARTMENTS
AND WITH THE COUNTY TO CLEAN,
RESTORE, AND PROTECT PEOPLE AND
PARKS.
AND THIS IS, I HAVE TO HAND IT
TO PARKS THAT THEY TOOK A HIT
IN THE BUDGET LAST YEAR, IT GOT
REPLACED BY THE EXECUTIVE.
WE MAINTAINED IT.
AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO --
THEY'VE EXPANDED THEIR SERVICES
FAR BEYOND JUST WORKING AT
PARKS WITH THE COMMUNITY
CENTERS, WHAT THEY'VE DONE WITH
THE PICKING UP THE TRASH AND
THE NEEDLES.
WORKING WITH THE PRE-K PROGRAM.
THE FOOD PROGRAM.
WHAT COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTERS
HAVE BECOME AND OF COURSE THE
EXCESS IN SOME OF THE
DETRIMENTAL USE AND DAMAGE TO
OUR PARKS.
SO BASICALLY, WE BELIEVE THAT
ONCE FOLKS HAVE A SAFE AND
CONSISTENCY CLEAN LIVING
CONDITIONS AND OTHER BASIC
NEEDS MET THAT OUTREACH WORKERS
CAN FOCUS ON THE NEXT STEPS
WHICH MEANS MEANINGFUL SHELTER
AND SERVICE CONNECTIONS.
SO CUMULATIVELY, THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT HAS CLEARED 3.6
MILLION-POUNDS OF TRASH AND
OVER 91,000 NEEDLES THIS YEAR.
AND AGAIN, I SHARE THAT -- I
WAS CRITICIZED FOR SHARING
THAT.
I WANT THE TAXPAYERS TO KNOW
THE CITY OF SEATTLE, SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL WE'RE WORKING WITH
THE COUNTY AND ALL CITY
DEPARTMENTS TO DO OUR BEST TO
CLEAN UP AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
AND WE NEED THE FUNDING FROM
NOW -- WE CAN'T HAVE THE
FUNDING END IN AUGUST 2022.
I THINK IT NEEDS TO GO TO THE
END OF THE YEAR.
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL ONLY
INCLUDED FUNDING UNTIL THE END
OF AUGUST.
I'M SPONSORING THE ACTION TO
ENSURE FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAM
THROUGH THE END OF 2022.
AND I WANT TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUES ON SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL FOR BEING SO GREAT
ABOUT TAKING IN THIS
INFORMATION, CONTACTING OUR
OFFICE, WORKING WITH PARKS, SPU
AND SDOT, A SPECIAL THANKS TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
I KNOW SPU IS IN COMMITTEE.
AND THEY'VE BEEN GREAT WORKING
WITH US AS WELL AS SDOT AND
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, I COULD
READ YOUR LIPS BUT --
>> I WANT TO ADD MY NAME AS A
SPONSOR TO THIS FUND, THANK
YOU.
>> EXCELLENT.
I DID A GOOD JOB OF READING
YOUR LIPS.
YOU WILL BE ADDED TO SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION 001.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> I'D ALSO LIKE TO HAVE MY
NAME ADDED, PLEASE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES
ADDING HER NAME TO SPR 001.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ?
WONDERFUL.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK
YOU HAVE DONE, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ IN KEEP US UPDATED AND
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS
AMENDMENT.
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I MAY
HAVE, TRACY, GOING FORWARD, IS
WHAT POTENTIAL CAPACITY SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND
SEATTLE PARKS AND REC MAY HAVE
TO EVEN DO MORE.
SO NOT JUST CONTINUE THIS
THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR BUT
IF WE WERE TO ADD ADDITIONAL
CAPACITY WHAT MIGHT THAT LOOK
LIKE?
SO THERE WOULD BE A MATTER OF
CAPACITY I THINK WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENTS TO SEE HOW MUCH
MORE THEY COULD ADD TO THEIR
LIST.
BUT I'M HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU
OFFLINE ON THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, JUST TO INDICATE
MY DESIRE TO COSPONSOR SPR 3A
1.
>> OKAY.
NUMBER THREE, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
>> I'M SORRY, SPR 1A 1 I'M SO
SORRY.
>> NO PROBLEM.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT ADDING HER
NAME TO SPR 001 AS WELL.
AND COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, JUST
DOUBLE CHECKING THAT THAT'S A
LEFT OVER HAND, ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ? WONDERFUL, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, ALL, LET'S MOVE ON
TO 002.
VERY GOOD.
002A01.
THIS WOULD ADD $171,000 TO SPR
TO FUND AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
FOR RESETTLED KIDS LIVING AT
MAGNUSON PARK.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THIS MODEST INVESTMENT WOULD
ENABLE ENGAGING IN CULTURALLY
COMPETENT AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
FOR CHILDREN OF LOW INCOME
FAMILIES LIVING IN AND AROUND
MAGNUSON PARK WITH A FOCUS ON
IMMIGRANT FAMILIES I APPRECIATE
THE LEADERSHIP ROLE MANY OF YOU
HAVE TAKEN TO CREATE AFFORDABLE
CHILD CARE.
HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO
PROVIDE IT IMMEDIATELY.
WHERE THERE ARE OVER 850 LOW
INCOME FAMILIES CURRENTLY
RESIDING AT THE PARK.
THESE FAMILIES LIVING AT SOLID
GROUND HOUSING.
MERCY MAGNUSON HOUSING.
BIPOC, AS WELL AS IMMIGRANT
FAMILIES LIVING NEARBY.
THIS PROGRAMMING WOULD SUPPORT
IMMIGRANT CHILDREN.
IT WOULD POTENTIALLY FUND
PROGRAMS SUCH AS KIDS IN PAPER
WHICH IS A NONPROFIT THROUGH
WHICH WE RECEIVED MANY EMAILS
OF SUPPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
DO WE HAVE ANOTHER KIDS IN
PAPER RELATED AMENDMENT?
OKAY, WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT
YOU'VE DONE.
AND THE WORK THAT KIDS IN PAPER
DO.
AND THE SUPPORT THAT YOU'VE
OUTLINED IN THIS AMENDMENT.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS ON 002?
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY NAME
AS A SPONSOR, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALES ADDING HER
NAME AS A SPONSOR TO 002.
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALES.
MOVING ON TO 003.
>> 003A 1 WOULD ADD $50,000 OF
GENERAL FUND TO SEATTLE PARKS
AND REC TO SUPPORT ADDING
PICKLE BALL COURT LINES TO
EXISTING TENNIS COURTS IN THE
CITY.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
COSPONSORS COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
AND STRAUSS.
>> WONDERFUL, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, I DO
DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE BEEN
GETTING THESE CALLS BUT WE HAVE
A LOT OF PEOPLE INTERESTED IN
PICKLE BALL COURTS.
WE HEAR A LOT ESPECIALLY FROM
SENIORS IN THE DISTRICT.
DOW HERE IN SOUTH SEATTLE AND
OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE REACHED
OUT REGARDING INEQUITY AROUND
PICKLE BALL COURT LINES.
SO THIS PROPOSAL WOULD ALLOW US
TO ADD 25 ADDITIONAL PICKLE
BALL COURT LINES TO ALL READY
EXISTING TENNIS COURTS AROUND
THE CITY WHERE THERE IS A
DEFICIENCY.
I WILL ADMIT.
I DID NOT KNOW WE HAD A
DEFICIENCY.
BUT I MET WITH THE PICKLE BALL
ASSOCIATION, AND WE HAVE A
DEFICIENCY.
SO I'M EXCITED FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BEGIN TO ADDRESS
THAT WITH THIS AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THIS?
MOVING RIGHT ALONG, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
SPR 004A 001 THIS WOULD ADD
$250,000 OF GENERAL FUND TO
SEATTLE PARKS AND REC TO FUND
THE GREEN LAKE SMALL CRAFT
CENTER REDEVELOPMENT.
JUST TO REMIND COUNCILMEMBERS
THE 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET DOES
INCLUDE 1.25 MILLION IN FUNDING
FOR THIS PROJECT IN THE MAJOR
PROJECTS CHALLENGE FUND.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AS WELL
AS COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND
LEWIS AS COSPONSORS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
AND BEFORE I JUMP IN, TRACY,
CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT IS THE
CORRECT NUMBER.
I UNDERSTOOD STOOD IT TO BE
$750,000.
>> $750,000 THAT WAS CALLED OUT
IN THE BUDGET.
BUT THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER
500,000-DOLLARS IN THE MAJOR
PROJECT CHALLENGE FUND THAT
WILL GO TOWARDS THIS PROJECT.
AND I THINK THIS IS CONSISTENT
WITH WHAT YOU HAD BEEN TOLD
EARLIER THIS YEAR BY THE BUDGET
DIRECTOR BEN NOBLE.
SO THAT IS THE LATEST
CONFIRMATION I GOT FROM SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION.
>> OKAY.
THAT IS NEW INFORMATION TO ME.
AND ALWAYS GOOD TO RECEIVE GOOD
NEWS.
AND SO, COLLEAGUES THIS,
AMENDMENT SEEKS TO HELP CLOSE A
A BUDGET GAP FOR THE GREEN LAKE
SMALL CRAFT CENTER.
ALSO KNOWN AS THE GREEN LAKE
BOAT HOUSE.
THIS IS A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR
PROJECT THAT IS SHOVEL-READY
AND WITHIN DOLLARS OR INCHES OF
BEING COMPLETED.
THIS IS ONE OF TWO BOAT HOUSES
IN THE CITY.
AND SERVES THE ENTIRE CITY.
THE OTHER BOAT HOUSE IS LOCATED
AT STAN SAYERS PARK IN SOUTH
SEATTLE.
BOTH BOAT HOUSES NEEDED
REPLACEMENT A DECADE AGO.
AND THE ONE AT STAN SAYERS WAS
FIRST. IZED AND RENOVATED
THE GREEN LAKE BOAT HOUSE IS
THE ONLY PLACE IN NORTH SEATTLE
THAT PROVIDES LOW COST ROWING,
PADDLING, AND SAILING ALL IN
ONE PLACE AS WELL.
WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF OLYMPIC
MEDAL WINNERS COMING OUT OF THE
PROGRAMS THERE.
SO THAT IS DESPITE THE GREEN
LAKE BOAT HOUSE IN NEED OF
SERIOUS REPLACEMENT.
THE CURRENT FACILITY IS NOT ADA
ACCESSIBLE.
IT DOES NOT MEET SEISMIC SAFETY
REQUIREMENTS.
IT LACKS PROPER VENTILATION AND
LIGHTING AND IS TOO SMALL FOR
THE CURRENT USAGE OF THE
BUILDING.
IF ANYONE CAN PICTURE THE
STADIUM SEATING THAT IS AT
GREEN LAKE, THE WORK OUT
FACILITY IS UNDERNEATH THE
STAIRS.
AND SO PEOPLE ARE CRAMPED
UNDERNEATH THE STAIRS DOING
THEIR WORK OUTS.
FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS,
COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE LED THE
CAMPAIGN TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE
NEW GREEN LAKE BOAT HOUSE AND
THE PROJECT IS NOW SHOVEL
READY.
BUT PANDEMIC DRIVEN COST
INCREASE HAVES CREATED THIS NEW
BUDGET SHORT FALL.
THE 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET AS I
UNDERSTOOD INCLUDES AN
ADDITIONAL $750,000 OF PARKS
FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE BOAT
HOUSE PROJECT WITH TRACY'S
LATEST INFORMATION, IT SOUNDS
LIKE THERE MIGHT BE MORE MONEY
AVAILABLE.
BUT EVEN WITH THIS ADDITIONAL
FUNDING, THIS BOAT HOUSE STILL
FACES A 700,000-DOLLAR SHORT
FALL.
SO MY AMENDMENT DOES NOT CLOSE
THE SHORT FALL COMPLETELY.
AND THE AMENDMENT PROPOSES TO
ADD THIS ADDITIONAL 250,000,
WHICH WE EXPECT TO BE MATCHED
BY PRIVATE DONORS FOR A TOTAL
OF 500,000-DOLLAR IMPACT.
SO THIS AMENDMENT, THE DESIRE
IS TO USE IT TO BE MATCHED AND
DOUBLE THE FUNDING.
SO AFTER EIGHT YEARS OF
DESIGNING, PLANNING, AND
FUNDRAISING, IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT WE SUPPORT THE BOAT HOUSE
IN CLOSING THIS BUDGET GAP SO
THAT WE CAN BREAK GROUND BEFORE
PREVIOUS DONORS OR GRANTS WALK
AWAY AND SO THAT WE CAN SEND
MORE SEATLITES TO THE OLYMPIC
TO WIN GOLD.
>> NO SMALL FEET THERE.
I HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT TIMING
THE LINE IN THE BUDGET
AMENDMENT THAT SAYS SEATTLE
PARKS AND REC IS PLANNING TO
REVISIT THIS PROJECT AFTER
MAKING REVISIONS TO THE PROJECT
IN AN EFFORT TO LOWER COST,
WHEN WILL WE KNOW WHAT THE NEW
REVISIONS LOOK LIKE TO KNOW WHO
THIS IS HELPING TO PLUG THAT
HOLE?
OR IF THEY HAVE SUFFICIENT
FUNDING?
YOU ARE ON MUTE, TRACY.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE
BIDDING WILL PROBABLY HAPPEN
AFTER THE BUDGET.
BUT THERE IS FUNDING, I HAVE TO
-- I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED THIS
IN THE DESCRIPTION, THERE IS
ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN THE MAJOR
PROJECTS CHALLENGE FUND OF
ABOUT A MILLION AND HALF THAT
COULD BE TAPPED BOTH FOR THIS
PROJECT AS WELL AS THE SOUTH
PARK COMMUNITY CENTER.
SO THERE IS -- THERE IS SOME
ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT WOULD BE
AVAILABLE TO HELP FILL THE GAP
IF THE BIDS COME IN ABOVE WHAT
THE BID WAS LAST FALL.
WITH THE BID THEY HAD LAST FALL
WE HOPE THINGS HAVEN'T
WORSENED.
THEY THINK THEY WOULD HAVE
ENOUGH WITH THE ADDITION OF THE
FUNDING HERE PROPOSED AS WELL
AS THE MONEY THAT'S ACTUALLY IN
THE MAJOR PROJECT CHALLENGE
FUND.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
LET'S MOVE TO THE NEXT ONE.
MOVING TO SPR 005A01.
A NEW PLAYGROUND AT BALLARD
COMMONS PARK.
THE SPONSOR IS COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, WITH COUNCILMEMBERS
JUAREZ AND LEWIS AS COSPONSORS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR, THANK YOU
TRACY.
THIS IS A BUDGET REQUEST FOR
BALLARD COMMONS PARK.
BEFORE WE GET IN.
I NEED TO BE CLEAR AND SET THE
TABLE THAT WE NEED TO USE A
JUST CARE MODEL ENCAMPMENT
REMOVAL AT THE PARK TO ENSURE
EVERYONE'S NEEDS ARE MET AND
THAT WE'RE ABLE TO MOVE PEOPLE
INSIDE WITH -- AND HAVE THE
ADEQUATE SETTLE ADD SHELTER TO
GET FOLKS INSIDE.
THIS AMENDMENT WAS BROUGHT
FORWARD IN 2019.
SO BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, TO
CREATE A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND
AT THE PARK.
SO THE AMENDMENT SEEKS TO
CREATE A MORE VIBRANT AND
UNIQUE EXPERIENCE BY INSTALLING
A PLAYGROUND AT THE PARK.
THE ALLIANCE PREVIOUSLY
RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TO COMPLETE THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT AND DESIGN WORK ON
THE PLAYGROUND AND THE PARK.
SO WE'VE ALL READY DONE THE
FIRST STEP IN 2019.
THE PUBLIC OUTREACH AND
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN STAGE WORK
WAS COMPLETED IN 2019 AND THIS
AMENDMENT SEEKS FUNDING TO
CONSTRUCT THE PREVIOUSLY
ENGAGED UPON AND PLANNED
PLAYGROUND WHICH IS ESTIMATED
TO COST $1 MILLION.
BALLARD HAS GROWN DRAMATICALLY
OVER THE LAST DECADE.
WELCOMED THOUSANDS OF NEW
NEIGHBORS AND FAMILIES WITH
MORE TO COME AS WE PREPARE TO
WELCOME LIGHT RAIL IN ABOUT A
DECADE.
AND AS MORE PEOPLE CALL IT
HOME, PROVIDING ADEQUATE PUBLIC
PARKS AND LAY GROUNDS WILL
ENSURE THE NEIGHBORHOOD REMAINS
VIBRANT, AND A WELCOMING HOME
FOR FAMILIES AND KIDDOS.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE?
THANK YOU FOR REMINDING US HOW
LONG THIS TYPE OF REQUEST HAS
BEEN OUT THERE AS WELL PRIOR TO
THE PANDEMIC.
THE INCREASE IN HOUSING
STABILITY, I APPRECIATE YOUR
COMMENT AS WELL ABOUT THE NEED
TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S A
JUST CARE TYPE MODEL.
I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF WORK
THAT WAS DONE BY LEAD AND REACH
FOLKS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
THERE.
AND OBVIOUSLY THEY NEED TO
CONTINUE TO DO MORE SO THEY
HAVE A PLACE TO REFER FOLKS TO
FOR THOSE WHO NEED HOUSING.
SO THANK YOU.
OKAY.
NUMBER 006A001.
$414,000 OF GENERAL FUND TO
SEATTLE PARKS AND REC FOR
DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF
A BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN TRAIL AT
CHEATY GREEN SPACE.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES WITH
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT AND
STRAUSS AS COSPONSORS.
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU MADAME CHAIR, OUR
OFFICE IS LOOKING TO PROVIDE
SUPPORT FOR O COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP TRAILS
AT THE CHEASTY GREEN SPACE.
NEIGHBORS IN THE AREA HAVE BEEN
WORKING FOR SEVERAL YEARS ON --
TO CLEAR SPACE FOR MOUNTAIN
BIKE AND FOR PEDESTRIAN TRAILS
THERE.
THERE'S TWO LOOPS THAT ARE
ENVISIONED.
ONE LOOP IS COMPLETED.
AND THEY'RE REQUESTING SUPPORT
FROM PARKS TO COMPLETE THE
SECOND LOOP.
THAT WILL CONNECT COMMUNITIES
AND ADD ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR
FOLKS TO RECREATE.
THE PROJECT IS A COLLABORATION
WITH PARKS AND WITH GREEN
SEATTLE PARTNERSHIP.
THEY'RE ALSO WORKING WITH
MOUNTAIN BIKE -- I'M GOING TO
FORGET THE NAME OF THE
ASSOCIATION.
BUT THEY'RE WORKING TO MAKE
SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE SLOPE
AND GRADE AND HOW TO LAY THE
TRAIL SO THAT, ESPECIALLY IN
OUR RAINY WINTERS, IT IS DONE
WELL.
AND THEY'VE ALSO BEEN
MAINTAINING EXISTING TRAILS AND
PLANTING HUNDREDS OF TREES AND
PLANTS THERE EVERY YEAR.
SO THE WORK CONTINUES.
AND THEY'RE LOOKING FOR SUPPORT
TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT IN
WHAT IS A VERY DIVERSE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND REALLY THIS WOULD BE THE
ONLY MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL IN THE
SOUTH END.
SO WE'RE EXCITED TO GET THIS
PROJECT COMPLETED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
>> TRACY.
I MIGHT ASK IF YOU'RE GOING
THROUGH MAYOR PRO TEMPORES AND
THERE ARE ITEMS THAT ARE ON FOR
EXAMPLE THE PARKS LEVY LIST OR
AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR, YOU
KNOW, MOVE SEATTLE LEVY OR
SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IF THERE'S
ANY WAY TO FLAG ITEMS THAT ARE
ON THOSE OTHER LISTS
SIMULTANEOUSLY, THAT WOULD BE
GREAT TO KNOW HOW THEY MIGHT
CORRESPOND WITH THE EXISTING
LIST FOR PROJECT COMPLETION AT
SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE TOO.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, YEP.
MOVING ON TO SPR 007-5001.
THIS WOULD ADD $188,000 TO
SEATTLE PARKS AND REC FOR
COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING FOR
THE GARFIELD SUPER BLOCK
PROJECT.
THIS FUNDING WOULD BE USED TO
HIRE OR MAINTAIN PART TIME
STAFF AT A COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS THIS
PROJECT TO PAY ARTIST STIPENDS
AND SUPPORT COMMUNITY EVENTS.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT WITH COSPONSORS
COUNCILMEMBERS STRAUSS AND
MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
AND THANK YOU TO COSPONSORS
CHAIR MOSQUEDA AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
IN THE SUMMER OF 2021
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET THE COUNCIL
ALLOCATED $500,000 TO SUPPORT
THE PREDEVELOPMENT COST OF THE
GARFIELD SUPER BLOCK.
WITH THOSE FUNDS THE DESIGN AND
ENGINEERING FOR THIS IMPORTANT
PARKS PROJECT IS NOW FULLY
FUNDED.
THE LEAD LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
HAS BEEN CONTRACTED TO COMPLETE
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
PERMITTING AND BIDDING FOR THE
PROJECT.
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET
ALLOCATES A MILLION DOLLARS IN
PARKS FUNDING FOR CAPITOL
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE GARFIELD
PLAY FIELD.
THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT WOULD
ALLOW THE GARFIELD SUPER BLOCK
TO HIRE OR MAINTAIN THE
FOLLOWING PART TIME STAFF TO
MAINTAIN THEIR MOMENTUM.
THE PART TIME PROJECT
COORDINATOR.
A PART TIME ARTS TEAM PROJECT
MANAGER.
A PART TIME FUNDRAISING
CONSULTANT.
A PART TIME YOUTH COORDINATOR.
AND A PART TIME BOOKKEEPER.
THE BUDGET AMENDMENT ALSO
INCLUDES FUNDING TO ALLOW THE
SUPER BLOCK TO MAKE AVAILABLE
ARTIST STIPENDS AND FUND
COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS IN
2022.
AND I ALSO THANK COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALES WHO ASKED TO
COSPONSOR THIS AMENDMENT AFTER
WE HAD SENT IN THREE
COSPONSORS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
MADAME CHAIR, WILL YOU PLEASE
ADD MY NAME AS COSPONSOR TO
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT'S REQUEST
TO PARKS WHICH I WOULD BE
SUPPORTING.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ ASKING TO
BE LISTED AS A COSPONSOR TO SPR
007.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
AND I JUST WANT TO DOUBLE CHECK
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES, IT
SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE ALL READY
COMMUNICATED YOU'D LIKE TO BE
ADDED AS A COSPONSOR AS WELL.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND ADD YOUR
NAME.
IF THERE'S ANY CLARIFICATION
NEEDED WE CAN FOLLOW UP ON
THAT.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
FOR NOTING THAT.
WE'LL ADD COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALES TO THIS AND CONFIRM AS
WELL.
COUNCILMEMBER, ONE QUESTION FOR
YOU, DID YOU WANT TO ADD
ANYTHING ELSE?
>> YEAH.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I
GOT ADDED ON TO -- HOLD ON JUST
A MINUTE HERE.
006 AND 007, PLEASE.
>> OKAY, WONDERFUL COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALES ADDING HER
NAME TO THE BILL REGARDING
GARFIELD SUPER BLOCK AND 006
RELATED TO THE CHEASTY GREEN
SPACE, AM I SAYING THAT RIGHT?
OKAY, THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT ON THE
GARFIELD SUPER BLOCK AGAIN
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON
THIS.
HAPPY TO BE A COSPONSOR WITH
YOU.
JUST WANTED TO GET A CHANCE A
GET ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
YOU HAVE ABOUT THE POSITIONS.
$188,000 IS CLEARLY NOT A LOT
OF MONEY.
AND THERE'S FIVE POSITIONS
LOCATED THERE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THOSE
POSITIONS MAYBE WILL BE
SUPPORTED WITH ADDITIONAL
FUNDING AND A WAY TO MAKE THOSE
SUSTAINABLE WAGES.
>> I ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH YOUR
CONCERN, COUNCIL CHAIR
MOSQUEDA.
I SHARE THOSE CONCERNS.
AND I'VE HAD THOSE CONCERNS.
AND WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING WITH
THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE
-- WHO ARE ADVOCATING FOR THIS.
I MEAN, AS OF NOW, THESE
POSITIONS ARE PART TIME.
BUT YEAH, I THINK IT WOULD MAKE
SENSE TO LOOK INTO IT A LITTLE
BIT AND SEE IF THERE CAN BE
LESS THAN WHAT WE HAVE -- I
MEAN -- SORRY, NOT LESS THAN.
MORE THAN WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT
NOW, I THINK EVEN WITH PART
TIME POSITIONS IS BARE BONES
FUNDING.
>> OKAY, THANKS, WE'LL LOCK
FORWARD TO FOLLOWING UP WITH
YOU IN MORE DETAIL.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> I'D LIKE TO ADD MY NAME AS A
COSPONSOR.
>> I WAS ON MUTE THAT WHOLE
TIME.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
ADDING YOUR NAME TO SPR 007.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
OKAY.
LET'S MOVE ON TO SPR 010 NUMBER
TEN.
>> HANDING IT OVER TO ANNE.
>> THANK YOU, TRACY, GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAME CHAIR AND
COUNCILMEMBERS, ANNE GORMAN
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
THE FIRST THING I'D LIKE TO DO
FOR SPR 10A1 IS NOTE AN ERROR
IN THE FILE IN YOUR PACKET.
WE CURRENTLY SHOW COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES AS A COSPONSOR OF THIS
AMENDMENT.
THAT SHOULD OF COURSE BE
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
SINCERE APOLOGIES TO YOU BOTH.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT THAT.
SPR 10A 1 IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
THIS WOULD ADD $1 MILLION AND
ONE-TIME GENERAL FUND TO
SEATTLE PARKS AND REC TO
SUPPORT SITE RESTORATION IN
CITY PARKS AND RIGHT OF WAY
AREAS.
THERE'S BEEN A DAMAGE TO A LOT
OF PARKLAND FACILITIES DUE TO
PROLONGED USE AND MISUSE DURING
THE PANDEMIC.
THIS FUNDING INCREMENT WOULD
SUPPLEMENT $2 MILLION IN ONE
TIME FINDING FROM THE
CUMULATIVE RESERVE SUB FUND IN
PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE SAME
PURPOSE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, ANYTHING
ELSE TO ADD?
>> YES, I'LL KEEP IT BRIEF, AND
COLLEAGUES, THE NEXT NUMBER OF
MAYOR PRO TEMPORES ARE ALL MINE
BECAUSE I LOVE THE PARKS SO
MUCH.
AND JUST BY WAY OF BACKGROUND,
THERE'S ALL READY, AS ANNE
CORRECTLY STATED, THERE'S ALL
READY $2 MILLION IN THE
TRANSMITTED BUDGET FOR PARKS
REMEDIATION.
I INITIALLY WAS LOOKING TO ADD
$2 MILLION AND HAVE BEEN TALKED
DOWN TO ONE.
WHICH I THINK IS STILL
APPROPRIATE.
BECAUSE THE REMEDIATION EFFORTS
IN OUR CITY PARK -- THERE'S SO
MUCH TO DO.
THIS PARKS REMEDIATION FUNDING
IS DISTINCT FROM THE CLEAN
CITIES EFFORT THAT
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ SPOKE TO
JUST A FEW MOMENTS AGO.
FOCUSING ON THE CITY'S EFFORT
TO REMOVE TRASH AND DEBRIS.
AND WE ALL KNOW THE SUCCESS
BECAUSE SHE REPORTS TO US ON A
REGULAR BASIS OF THE SUCCESS OF
CLEAN CITIES.
PARK REMEDIATION IS DIFFERENT.
IT INCLUDES EFFORTS LIKE
REPLANTING, RECEDING GAS,
REPAIRING LIGHTING AND
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, AND
CONDUCTING SOIL REMEDIATION FOR
PLACES THAT HAVE BEEN HEAVILY
IMPACTED.
THESE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ARE
DESPERATELY NEEDED TO RESTORE
THE PARK SPACES THAT WE ALL
LOVE.
IN MY DISTRICT, THERE ARE MANY
PARKS IN NEED OF SERIOUS
REMEDIATION, INCLUDING BALLARD
COMMONS PARK.
GREEN LAKE PARK AND WOODLAND
PARK.
AND I KNOW IF THAT'S THE CASE
IN MY DISTRICT, IT'S GOING TO
BE THE CASE ACROSS THE CITY.
THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT THIS
AMENDMENT FORWARD.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, COUPE
SILL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN DID YOU
HAVE A LEFT OVER HAND THERE?
>> LEFT OVER HAND.
I'M ALL READY A COSPONSOR ON
THIS.
>> NO PROBLEM THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
COUNCILMEMBERS, ANY ADDITIONA
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS?
WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LET'S MOVE ON TO NUMBER ELEVEN.
PARKS.
>> STR 11A 1 ALSO SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
LEWIS AND PEDERSEN.
THIS WOULD ADD $430,000 AND ONE
TIME GENERAL FUNDS TO SEATTLE
PARKS AND REC TO SUPPORT THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF A SMALL DOG
PARK ON A PARCEL IN BALLARD
CURRENTLY IN THE SDOT RIGHT OF
WAY.
IT WOULD ADD A PROVISO
RESTRICTING THE USE OF THESE
FUNDS TO THE CREATION AND
MAINTENANCE OF THE NEW
FACILITY.
THAT WOULD TRANSFER THE SITE
JURISDICTION TO SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION WHICH WOULD MAKE
IMPROVEMENTS CONSISTENT WITH
ITS STANDARD IN OTHER CITY DOG
PARKS, FOR INSTANCE, THE
INSTALLATION OF FENCING AND
PLUMBING.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
ANNE DID A WONDERFUL JOB
SUMMARIZING THIS.
I'LL ADD MORE CONTEXT THAT THE
NEIGHBORS SURROUNDING THIS SDOT
RIGHT OF WAY THAT IS -- THAT
HAS TREES AND IS A PARK-LIKE
SETTING, THEY'VE BEEN WORKING
ON THIS EFFORT SINCE PROBABLY
2016 OR 17.
BECAUSE THEY WANT TO SEE A MORE
ACTIVE USE OF THE SPACE.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ADD
FUNDING TO CREATE A DOG PARK AT
THE LEERY TRIANGLE IN BALLARD.
I'VE BEEN IN DISCUSSION WITH
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT HOW TO
ESTABLISH FUTURE ACTIVATION OF
THE LEERY TRIANGLE WHICH IS
CURRENTLY SDOT OWNED LAND.
I WILL HIGHLIGHT FOR THE RECORD
THAT THERE ARE FOLKS LIVING
OUTDOORS TO DAY AND CURRENTLY.
AND AGAIN, THE EFFORTS THAT I'M
DISCUSSING HERE WOULD HAVE TO
FOLLOW A JUST CARE MODEL
RESPONSE.
FOR THE RECORD, ALWAYS HAS TO
BE STATED.
WHEN WE'VE ENGAGED WITH THE
COMMUNITY, WE DID A SURVEY AND
HAD A STATISTICALLY
SIGNIFICANCE RESPONSE RATE.
WHICH IS ASTOUNDING.
AND THE LEADING IDEA HAS BEEN A
DOG PARK AS WELL AS A SKATE
PARK OR A FOOD TRUCK CORRAL
ACTIVATION IN THE FUTURE TO
CREATE A UNIQUE ENTRY WAY TO
THE CITY'S BREWERY DISTRICT M
IS SURROUNDING THAT AREA --
WHICH IS SURROUNDING THAT AREA.
THIS 430,000-DOLLAR BUDGET
AMENDMENT WOULD COVER THE COST
OF CREATING THE DOG PARK, AS
WELL AS THE INITIAL OPERATING
AND MAINTENANCE COSTS.
ADDITIONAL OPERATING AND
MAINTENANCE FUNDING WOULD BE
NEEDED IN FUTURE YEARS TO BE
DEDICATED ONCE THOSE COSTS ARE
BETTER UNDERSTOOD STOOD.
THIS IS -- SO WHAT WE HAVE,
COLLEAGUES, IS WE HAVE A
TRIANGLEULAR SPACE OF LAND
THAT'S NOT STREET SCAPE BUT IS
OWNED BY SDOT.
AND ADJACENT TO IT, WE HAVE AN
UNDER UTILIZED STREET.
AND SO WHAT MY REQUEST IS HERE
IS FOR THE TRIANGULAR SECTION
OF THE SDOT LAND, AND THIS
WOULD BE A FIRST STEP TO THEN
ALSO CREATING MORE PEDESTRIAN
SPACE IN THE CURRENTLY USED
STREET.
SO IT'S A MULTI-STEP PROCESS.
AND THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN
EXPANDING OUR PUBLIC SPACE
USING THE RIGHT OF WAY.
I'VE BEEN IN CONVERSATION WITH
PARKS AND SDOT ABOUT RECLAIMING
THE STREET FOR USE AGAIN AS A
SKATE PARK OR A FOOD TRUCK
CORRAL OR ANOTHER COMMUNITY
DRIVEN REQUEST.
THIS IS THE FIRST STEP BECAUSE
WE HAVE A KNOWN UNDERSTANDING
OF THE TRIANGULAR SPACE.
AND THE DESIRE FOR A DOG PARK
AND OUR NEXT STEP WILL BE
REACTIVATING OUR STREET SCAPE
TO BE MORE PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ARE THERE
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS COLLEAGUES ? SHY DOG
PARK, OKAY, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
LET'S GO ON TO NEXT ONE.
>> SPR 12A1 SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
MORALES AND LEWIS.
IT WOULD ADD 119 THANK YOU
DOLLARS AND ONGOING GENERAL
FUND AND ONE FTE STRATEGIC
ADVISER ONE TO SEATTLE PARKS
AND REC TO SUPPORT THE SEATTLE
CONSERVATION CORE.
SPECIFICALLY, THIS WOULD
ESTABLISH AND FUND A NEW
POSITION TO EXPAND AND SUSTAIN
THE CORE'S PIPELINE OF
PROJECTS, WHICH ENROLLEES WORK
ON.
THE PROPOSED POSITION IS TASKED
WITH EXPANDING THE PROJECT
ENROLLEES WORK ON AND LEAD
ANALYTICAL WORK ON EXPANDING
THE PROGRAM ITSELF.
AND TRACK AND REPORT ON PROGRAM
OUTCOMES.
AND JUST FOR SOME CONTEXT, THE
SEATTLE CONSERVATION CORE
PROVIDES PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS WITH TRAINING AND
EXPERIENCE IN A STRUCTURED
GREEN JOBS PROGRAM AND
ENROLLEES PROJECT WORK BENEFITS
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THE
ENVIRONMENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR.
COLLEAGUES, THIS IS THE BUDGET
AMENDMENT THAT I'M THE MOST
EXCITED ABOUT.
THERE'S REALLY GREAT STUFF THAT
WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING WITH
THE MOBILE CRISIS TEAM.
I'M HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT THIS.
BUT THE SEATTLE CONSERVATION
CORE IS ONE OF SEATTLE'S BEST
KEPT SECRETS.
I AM BIASED.
I'M AN ALUMNI OF THE NATIONAL
CIVILIAN COMMUNITY CORE.
WHICH IS A SIMILARLY STRUCTURES
PROGRAM BUT IT IS AN AMERICORE
PROGRAM.
THE SEATTLE CONSERVATION CORE
PROGRAM PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT TO
GREEN JOBS FOR PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
IT'S A STEP OUT OF HOMELESSNESS
WITH A JOB.
THEY ENROLL ABOUT 50 PEOPLE AT
A TIME.
THE PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY
RAMPING BACK UP TO TYPICAL
LEVELS AFTER REDUCING SERVICE
DRAMATICALLY DURING COVID.
IN FUTURE YEARS, I'M VERY
INTERESTED IN EXPANDING THE
CONSERVATION CORE PROGRAM.
BOTH AS A STRATEGY TO ADDRESS
HOMELESSNESS AND AS A
CONSERVATION EFFORT.
WHILE I INITIALLY WANTED TO
EXPAND THE CORE BY ANOTHER
COHORT IMMEDIATELY, I WAS TOLD
THAT WE NEED TO SCALE UP THE
PROGRAM.
AND SO THIS AMENDMENT SEEKS TO
ADD ONE FTE TO THE CONSERVATION
CORE TO ASSIST WITH THE PROGRAM
ADMINISTRATION AND TO PREPARE
FOR THAT FUTURE EXPANSION.
THIS WOULD INCLUDE IDENTIFYING
MORE CITY PROJECTS THAT
CONSERVATION CORE ENROLL LEES
CAN BE EMPLOYED ON AND
UNDERSTANDING WHAT OTHER
CHANGES NEED TO BE MADE BEFORE
SCALING UP.
THE AMENDMENT REQUESTS A REPORT
FROM PARKS DEPARTMENT ON
PROGRAM OUTCOMES AND
OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND THE
PROGRAM IN FUTURE YEARS.
AGAIN, THIS IS ANOTHER MOMENT
WHERE I'M ASKING FOR A REPORT
AND ASKING FOR THE FUNDING FOR
THE STAFF TO DO THAT REPORT AS
WELL, THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
THANK YOU FOR NOTING YOUR
ENTHUSIASM FOR THIS ONE.
DULY NOTED.
AND ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THAT COMPELLING PITCH, I
MUST SIGN ON AS A COSPONSOR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN ADDING
HIS NAME TO SEATTLE PARKS AND
REC AMENDMENT NUMBER TWELVE.
LET'S MOVE ON TO NUMBER 13.
>> FPR 13A1 SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
MORALES AND LEWIS.
THIS COUNCIL BUDGET AMENDMENT
WOULD ADD $361,000 IN ONGOING
GENERAL FUND AND ONE FTE LIFE
GUARD TO SEATTLE PARKS AND REC
TO ENHANCE WATER SAFETY IN AND
AROUND CITY BEACHES AND
WATERFRONT PARKS.
IN ADDITION TO THE FULL-TIME
YEAR-ROUND LIFE GUARD THE
PROPOSED FUNDING WOULD SUPPORT
14 SEASONAL FULL-TIME LIFE
GUARDS.
THESE LIFE GUARDS WOULD WORK ON
BOATS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE WATER
SAFETY EDUCATION AS WELL AS ANY
NEEDED FIRST AID OR RESCUE
SERVICES TO PEOPLE WHO ARE
SWIMMING OR PARTICIPATING IN ON
WATER ACTIVITIES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
PLEASE GO AHEAD COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR, AS ANNE
WELL NOTED THIS AMENDMENT ADDS
$361,000 TO FUND 15 LIFE GUARD
POSITIONS, 14 TEMPORARY.
AND ONE PERMANENT.
TO PROVIDE ON WATER SAFETY
AROUND THE CITY BEACHES AND
SHORELINE PARKS BY WORKING FROM
BOATS.
TWO THINGS THAT I DISCUSSED
YESTERDAY IS ONE, WE NEED TO
HAVE A NATIONALLY CERTIFIED
THIRD PARTY PROVIDE US
RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORT ON
WHAT LEVEL OF SERVICE WE NEED
ON OUR WATER WAYS IN SEATTLE.
AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE
PROGRAMS THAT I BELIEVE WILL
FIT NICELY INTO THAT REPORT.
SECONDLY, I DISCUSSED YESTERDAY
THE RECREATIONAL USE OF OUR
WATER WAYS HAS DRAMATICALLY
INCREASED IN RECENT YEARS.
TO A POINT WHERE WE JUST NEED
-- WE NEED MORE PEOPLE ON
BOATS.
PUTTING LIFE GUARDS ON THE
WATER WILL ENSURE THAT THERE
ARE MORE EYES ON THE WATER AND
PROVIDE MORE ABILITY TO RESPOND
TO BOATERS IN DISTRESS RATHER
THAN ONLY SWIMMERS NEAR
BEACHES.
I THINK THERE'S AN IMPORTANT
COMPONENT HERE.
WITH THE -- THERE'S -- MANY
PEOPLE ARE EXCITED AND USING
PADDLE BOARDS.
MANY PEOPLE ARE EXCITED AND
USING KAYAKS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE RENTING
THEM FOR ONE OR SHORT TIME USE
AND FOR FOLKS THAT ARE NOT
EXPERIENCED ON THE WATER WAYS,
THEY CAN BECOME A VERY DEADLY
PLACE.
I NEED TO BE VERY TRANSPARENT
WITH EVERYONE ON THIS CALL, WE
DO NOT HAVE THE BOATS
IDENTIFIED TO GET THESE LIFE
GUARDS ON THE WATER.
AND I'M WORKING, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ SENT ME A NOTE THIS
MORNING AND I'M WORKING WITH
HER TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A
GOOD PATHWAY FORWARD WITH THIS.
WE DO KNOW THAT CITY CURRENTLY
OWNS 55 BOATS.
AND IF THIS PROGRAM IS NOT
READY FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE
TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES, IT WILL BE
IMPORTANT TO STUDY AND DEVELOP
A PLAN FORWARD FOR THIS PROGRAM
TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND AGAIN, AS
WE DISCUSSED YESTERDAY
REGARDING THE FARMER'S MARKET
AND MY LAST AMENDMENT, IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT IF WE ARE
REQUESTING REPORTS OF THIS
LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE, WE ALSO
HAVE AN FTE ASSOCIATED WITH
THAT.
SO AGAIN, I'LL CONTINUE WORKING
WITH COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND
OTHERS TO IDENTIFY THE BEST
PATHWAY FORWARD.
BECAUSE THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT DIRECTION TO GO TO
REDUCE PREVENTABLE DROWNINGS.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS IN COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, I BELIEVE YOUR HAND
IS A CARRY OVER FROM THE
PREVIOUS.
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS FOR NOTING YOUR
COORDINATION AND CONNECTION
WITH THE PARKS CHAIR THERE.
HOW IS THE DIRECTLY RELATED TO
THE STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT THAT YOU HAVE
IDENTIFIED.
AM I UNDERSTANDING CORRECT THAT
YOU'RE INTERESTED IN A TAPING
AVAILABLE FOR FTEs.
THAT MAY BE INFLUENCED BY THE
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
AND THE ANALYSIS THAT YOU'RE
COMPLETING.
>> THAT'S CORRECT, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I HAVE A WALK-ON AMENDMENT.
THAT'S OUR LAST ONE HERE,
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
WALK-ON NUMBER ONE FROM
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THERE'S ONE MORE, SPR 14A1
BEFORE THE WALK ON.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO CUT YOU OFF
THERE.
>> SPR 14A1 SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
MORALES AND LEWIS.
THE CBA SEEKS TO ENHANCE WATER
SAFETY BY THE ADDITION OF
725,000 IN ONGOING GENERAL FUND
AND TEN FTE.
THESE EMPLOYEES WOULD ALSO WORK
ADDING EDUCATION AND FIRST AID
AND RESCUE SERVICES AND THEY
WOULD ENFORCE THE CITY PARKS
CODE AND ISSUE CITATIONS TO THE
EXTENT ALLOWABLE UNDER THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE.
THE APPROPRIATE JOB
CLASSIFICATION FOR THIS BODY OF
WORK HAS BEEN DETERMINED THIS
COUNCIL BUDGET AMENDMENT
INCLUDES PLACE HOLDER FUNDING
AT THE PARK RANGER LEVEL.
SEATTLE PARKS AND REC WOULD
WORK WITH THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
AND THE LAW DEPARTMENT TO
FURTHER SCOPE THE PERSONNEL
RELATED ASPECTS OF THIS NEW
PROGRAM.
>> APOLOGIES FOR THAT,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> NO WORRIES, BECAUSE THESE
ARE SIMILAR AND DIFFERENT
AMENDMENTS, THANK YOU ANNE FOR
THAT CLEAR DESCRIPTION.
I'M AGNOSTIC AT WHAT LEVEL OR
POSITION RETAINS. ATION THIS
WHETHER IT'S A RANGER OR JUST A
PARKS EMPLOYEE, I'M AGNOSTIC.
WHAT IS IMPORTANT, AND AS
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ REMINDED
ME TODAY, LIFE GUARDS ARE
MOSTLY TEENAGERS HERE IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
AND MANY OTHER CITIES, WE HAVE
ADULTS WORKING AS LIFE GUARDS.
HERE IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE, WE
HAVE TEENAGERS, THAT'S THE
IMPORTANT DISTINCTION BETWEEN
THIS AMENDMENT AND THE PREVIOUS
AMENDMENT.
THIS WOULD BE FOR ADULTS.
ADULT EMPLOYEES ON BOATS.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD PROVIDE
FUNDING FOR TEN YEAR-ROUND
PARKS EMPLOYEES TO WORK ON
BOATS TO PROVIDE ON-WATER
SAFETY.
PARK EMPLOYEES RATHER THAN LIFE
GUARDS WILL HAVE A BROADER ROLE
INCLUDING REMINDING BOATERS OF
SAFE BOATING PRACTICES,
PROVIDING WATER SAFETY
EDUCATION TO BOATERS AND
PADDLERS.
IN ADDITION TO ASSISTING
DISTRESSED BOATERS OR SWIMMERS.
PARKS EMPLOYEES WOULD ALSO
PROVIDE MORE EYES ON THE WATER
AT A TIME WHEN WE HAVE HIGHER
LEVELS OF WATER RECREATION.
YEAH.
AND THEN THIS IS ALSO -- HAS
THE ISSUE OF LIKE THE LAST
AMENDMENT, THIS AMENDMENT HAS
THE ISSUE OF IDENTIFYING BOATS
FOR USE.
I'LL CONTINUE WORKING WITH
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ TO FINE
TUNE THIS PROPOSAL.
AND JUST AS COLLEAGUES, THIS IS
THE THIRD PART OF A THREE-PART
STRATEGY THAT I'M BRINGING
FORWARD IN THIS BUDGET CYCLE.
THE FIST BEING REQUESTING THE
STUDY FOR THE CORRECT LEVEL OF
SERVICE ON OUR WATER WAYS.
AND LIFE GUARDS ON BOATS TO
HAVE MORE LIFE GUARDS FOR
DRAWING OUR WATER WAYS.
AND THEN THIS ONE TO BE ABLE TO
PROVIDE THE PARKS DEPARTMENT
THE ASSETS AND THE RESOURCES
THAT THEY NEED TO KEEP OUR
WATER PARKS SAFE.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT SOUTH LAKE
UNION PARK, GAS WORKS, GOLDEN
GARDENS, SEWARD PARK.
THERE ARE PARKS WATER ADJACENT
TO THEM.
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE THAT
EVERYONE IS BEHAVING SAFELY IN
THOSE SPACES.
AND REDUCING PREVENTABLE
DROWNINGS.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
I WANT TO NOTE OUR COLLEAGUE,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAS ALSO
ASKED TO BE LISTED AS A
COSPONSOR TO THIS ITEM 014 AND
013.
SO COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, THANK
YOU FOR BEING LISTED AS A
COSPONSOR TO SPR 013 AND 014.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
NOW I THINK WE'RE READY TO MOVE
INTO THE WALK-ON.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ANNE.
>> THIS COUNCIL BUDGET
AMENDMENT IS SPR WALK-ON 1
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
IT WOULD ADD $190,000 IN
GENERAL FUND ON AN ONGOING
BASIS TO SUSTAIN THE CURRENT
USE OF THE LAUREL HURST
COMMUNITY CENTER.
AND ITS STAFFING BY SEATTLE
PARKS AND REC EMPLOYEES.
THE 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET ENDS
SEATTLE PARKS AND REC
PROGRAMMING AT THIS FACILITY
AND CONVERTS IT FROM PUBLIC TO
RENTAL USE.
IT ALSO TRANSFERS THE COMMUNITY
CENTER STAFF TO THE REC IN THE
STREETS PROGRAM.
THE COMMUNITY CENTER IS
ADJACENT TO A PUBLIC ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL WHERE A SIGNIFICANT
PROPORTION OF STUDENTS FAMILIES
ARE BIPOC AND OR LOW INCOME AND
THIS IS TRUE OF COMMUNITY
CENTER VISITORS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
THANK YOU FOR THAT SUMMARY.
COLLEAGUES, WHEN WAS THE LAST
TIME YOU HEARD OF THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT PERMANENTLY CLOSING
A COMMUNITY CENTER IN SEATTLE
WITH NO ADVANCED COMMUNITY
NOTICE OR OUTREACH.
MY EARLIER AMENDMENT REQUEST
WAS ABOUT ADDING A PROGRAM TO
MAGNUSON PARK.
WITH THIS AMENDMENT, I'D BE
ASKING YOU TO RETAIN AN
EXISTING COMMUNITY CENTER
THAT'S BEEN PROVIDING
PROGRAMMING FOR PEOPLE
THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST SEATTLE
FOR DECADES.
RECOGNIZING THAT OUR CITY CAN
SOMETIMES BE PAINFULLY SLOW ON
PROCESS, IT WAS ACTUALLY A
SURPRISE TO ME AND TO THE
COMMUNITY THAT THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT AND BUDGET OFFICE
DECIDED TO SUDDENLY CUT THIS
$190,000 OUT OF THE TOTAL
ANNUAL PARKS DEPARTMENT BUDGET
OF OVER 283 MILLION.
SIMPLY TO CLOSE THIS ONE
CENTER.
THIS CLOSURE WOULD
UNFORTUNATELY HAPPEN AT THE
SAME TIME THE PARKS DEPARTMENT
HAS KEPT ANOTHER COMMUNITY
CENTER IN NORTHEAST SEATTLE
CLOSED FOR A LONG, DELAYED
REHAB.
IN OTHER WORDS, NOW BOTH
COMMUNITY CENTERS WOULD BE
CLOSED AT THE SAME TIME.
I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN THE DOZENS
OF EMAILS COMING IN FROM
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE UPSET
WITH THE ADMINISTRATION'S
PROPOSAL TO SUDDENLY CLOSE THIS
PUBLIC BUILDING TO THE PUBLIC.
AND I KNOW THE COMMUNITY'S VERY
OPEN TO WHATEVER TYPE OF
PROGRAMMING IS AVAILABLE AT THE
CENTER.
THEY JUST WANT TO KEEP IT --
KEEP THE BUILDING OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC, CLOSING THE CENTER WILL
GUARANTEE THERE'S NO
PROGRAMMING FOR ANYBODY AT THIS
LOCATION.
SO IF A MAJORITY OF MY
COLLEAGUES, I HOPE YOU CONSIDER
RESTORING THIS 190,000.
IF YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO DO IT
DURING THIS FALL BUDGETING
PROCESS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU ALL ON HOW BEST TO RESTORE
AND REOPEN THE CENTER AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE IN 2022.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD.
AND THIS IS DEFINITELY
SOMETHING THAT WE'VE HEARD
ABOUT IN OUR COMMUNICATION FROM
CONSTITUENTS.
I'M JUST WONDERING IF CENTRAL
STAFF MIGHT BE ABLE TO REMIND
US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
HISTORY OR THE WHY THIS CENTER
WAS SLATED FOR CLOSURE FROM THE
EXECUTIVE?
>> I DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH
BACKGROUND ON THIS.
SO I'LL FOLLOW UP SOME MORE.
I THINK THAT THIS DECISION WAS
MADE PARTLY BECAUSE OF THERE
ARE OTHER COMMUNITY CENTERS
WITHIN A THREE-MILE RADIUS OF
THE LAUREL HURST COMMUNITY
CENTER.
AND I THINK THAT PARK STAFF
BELIEVE THAT SOME OF THE
PATRONS WILL BE ABLE TO GO TO
SOME OF THOSE -- WILL BE ABLE
TO GO TO THE OTHER COMMUNITY
CENTERS AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THE PROGRAMMING THERE.
THE LAUREL HURST CENTER ALSO IS
NOT OPEN AND PROGRAMMED FOR A
LARGE NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK.
UNLIKE SOME OF THE OTHER
COMMUNITY CENTERS.
BUT I WILL GET SOME MORE
SPECIFIC INFORMATION AND FOLLOW
UP.
>> OKAY.
I SEE TRACY ON THE LINE TOO.
ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> ANNE'S DONE A GOOD JOB OF
DESCRIBING IT.
IT'S A LIMITED FACILITY.
IT DOESN'T HAVE A GYM.
THERE'S A NUMBER OF MEETING
ROOMS.
IT'S ALSO JUST PART OF THE PLAN
FOR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO
START DELIVERING SOME OF THEIR
RECREATION PROGRAMS TO OTHER
COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY DON'T
HAVE RECREATIONAL SERVICES,
THEY STARTED THIS WITH THE
PANDEMIC.
SO THE STAFF AND FUNDING THAT
GO ALONG WITH FUNDING ARE
FUNDING THAT REC IN THE STREETS
PROGRAM, THEY'RE IN FACT TRYING
TO GET TO OTHER COMMUNITIES
WITH NO RECREATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SOUTH END
AND SO FORTH.
SO IT'S THEIR WAY OF EXPANDING
RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE CITY AND
THEY FELT LIKE THIS WAS A
CENTER THAT HAS LIMITED
CAPACITY FOR PROVIDING
RECREATION SERVICES AND SAID
OTHER LOCATIONS NEARBY, THEY
FELT LIKE THIS WAS ONE WHERE
THEY COULD MAKE THAT A
TRANSITION AT THIS TIME.
YEAH.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT
BACKGROUND, APPRECIATE IT.
FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T BEEN
FOLLOWING AS CLOSELY ON THIS
TOPIC.
I KNOW THAT THAT IS HELPFUL.
AND COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, I
SEE YOU.
AND I SEE COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, ANNE AND TRACY
FOR THAT BACKGROUND.
MY QUESTION HAS CHANGED NOW.
CAN YOU JUST CONFIRM THAT THIS
ISN'T THE PLAN HERE IS NOT TO
SELL THE FACILITY
SO IT WILL STAY IN CITY
OWNERSHIP.
IT WILL JUST BE RENTED OUT
RATHER THAN HAVE SORT OF
REGULAR PROGRAMMING?
>> THAT'S CORRECT,
COUNCILMEMBER.
>> COMPARED TO WHAT WE'VE DONE
AT ALKI WITH THE BATHHOUSE.
THOSE ARE SIMILAR TYPE OF
LIMITED USE FACILITIES THAT CAN
BE RENTED FOR VARIOUS EVENTS.
INCLUDING ACTIVITIES, WEDDINGS,
BUT ALSO DIFFERENT RECREATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES IF YOU HAVE A
NONPROFIT FOR EXAMPLE THAT
WANTED TO OPERATE.
THEY COULD DO SOMETHING LIKE
THAT AT THOSE FACILITIES AS
WELL.
IT STAYS IN CITY OWNERSHIP AND
WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR RENTAL
FOR A WHOLE RANGE OF PURPOSES.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN TO CLOSE
US OUT.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
I JUST WANT TOED ADDRESS HOW IT
WAS PRESENTED IN THE BUDGET
DOCUMENT FROM THE
ADMINISTRATION.
AS BASICALLY A FALSE CHOICE
BETWEEN THIS PROGRAM OR THAT
PROGRAM.
OUT OF THE 283 MILLION.
THEY CAN DO BOTH PROGRAMS.
AND I'D BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT ON HOW TO
REALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS BECAUSE
-- AND THROUGHOUT THE CITY
BUDGET.
IT'S VERY INEFFICIENT TO SHUT
DOWN A PROGRAM THAT'S BEEN
OPERATING FOR DECADES.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
OKAY.
THANK YOU ANNE AND TRACY.
FOR YOUR WORK HERE TODAY.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR
NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS THAT IS
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S
BUDGET AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR,
MADAME CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE
READ ITEM FOUR INTO THE RECORD.
>> SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
FOR BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND WELCOME GREG I APPRECIATE
YOU BEING HERE WITH US.
I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
WAS HAVING CONNECTIVITY ISSUES
AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
SHE'S ABLE TO JOIN US IF
THERE'S NOT ANY TECHNOLOGY
CONCERNS.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE IF SHE'S IN
THE LOBBY THAT WE'RE GRABBING
HER AND GETTING HER INTO THE
MEETING AS WELL.
WONDERFUL.
I SAW HER POP IN.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
WE DIDN'T WANT TO START THIS
SECTION WITHOUT YOU.
YOU ARE UP FIRST.
WONDERFUL, GREG, SO WE ARE ON
SPD 001.
LET'S START AND WELCOME, THANKS
FOR JOINING US, GREG.
>> THANK YOU MADAME CHAIR.
GOOD AFTERNOON MADAME CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
GREG, COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF
HERE TO GO OVER WITH YOU SEVEN
COUNCIL BUDGET ACTIONS FOR SPD.
AND THEN THERE ARE GOING TO BE
TWO WALK-ONS AT THE END OF
THIS.
AND SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND JUMP
RIGHT IN WITH SPD 001A001.
WHICH IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALES.
THE STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT WOULD REQUEST THAT THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
PROVIDE QUARTERLY REPORTS TO
THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE ON POLICE
STAFFING OVER TIME, FINANCES
AND PERFORMANCE METRICS.
THESE ARE THE SAME REPORTS THAT
SPD HAS BEEN PROVIDING TO
CENTRAL STAFF THIS YEAR AND
THAT CENTRAL STAFF HAS BEEN
USING TO PROVIDE THE QUARTERLY
UPDATES ON STAFFING AND
FINANCING AT THE DEPARTMENT.
AND THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO
PROVIDE THOSE REPORTS THROUGH
THE NEXT YEAR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH
US.
PLEASE GO AHEAD AND PROVIDE ANY
ADDITIONAL CONTEXT.
>> THANK YOU, SO MUCH.
I'M A LITTLE BIT AT A
DISADVANTAGE HERE.
I AM ON MY PHONE HAVING HAD ANY
INTERNET GO DOWN.
BUT I THINK GREG DID A GREAT
JOB AS ALWAYS DESCRIBING THIS
PARTICULAR REQUEST.
IT JUST SIMPLY CONTINUES TO
REPORT REQUIREMENTS THAT THE
COUNCIL REQUIRED LAST YEAR.
STANDARDIZES THEM TO BE
QUARTERLY IN 2022 IN ALIGNMENT
WITH THE CENTRAL STAFF'S
ABILITY TO PROCESS AND ANALYZE
THEM.
AND THIS WILL GIVE THE COUNCIL
NEEDED TRANSPARENCY INTO SPD'S
OPERATIONS AND SPENDING THAT
WILL ALLOW US TO PERFORM OUR
OVER SIGHT ROLE.
ED FROM
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD YOUR
COMMENTS ARE LOUD AND CLEAR AND
WE CAN SEE YOUR IMAGE.
SO THANK YOU FOR FINDING AN
ALTERNATIVE WAY TO JOIN US AND
BE PRESENT TODAY.
THANKS FOR THIS.
COLLEAGUES, DO YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS
FIRST SPD RELATED AMENDMENT?
>> I HAVE ONE QUESTION,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, I KNOW
THAT YOU'VE DONE REQUESTS IN
THE PAST ALONG THE SAME LINES,
FOR EXAMPLE ON OVER TIME, JUST
ANY ADDITIONAL CONTEXT EITHER
GREG OR COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
ON HOW THIS COMPARES TO THE
PREVIOUS REQUEST FOR DATA THAT
THE CITY COUNCIL HAS ASKED FOR?
>> GREG, CAN I THINK ADDRESS
SOME OF THIS, BUT SOME OF THE
DATA, THE REPORTS THAT WE'VE
BEEN REQUESTING, HAVE BEEN
COMING IN ON A MONTHLY BASIS,
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE ASKED
FOR.
BUT THE REALITY IS THAT CENTRAL
STAFF HAS BEEN -- ALTHOUGH
LETTING US KNOW WHERE ALL THE
INFORMATION IS HELD, THEY HAVE
BEEN SORT OF DOING THE ANALYSIS
AROUND EVEN THOSE MONTHLY
REPORTS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.
SO THAT IS ONE SUBSTANTIVE
CHANGE.
BUT I THINK IT WILL NOT IN ANY
WAY HAMPER OR LESSEN OUR
ABILITY TO HAVE FISCAL OVER
SIGHT OF THOSE ITEMS.
>> WONDERFUL, GREG, ANYTHING
ELSE?
>> NO COUNCILMEMBER.
THAT'S A GREAT SUMMARY.
THE DATA IS EXACTLY THE SAME.
WE GET THE SAME LEVEL OF
DETAIL.
EXACTLY THE SAME DATA THAT
WE'VE GOTTEN BEFORE.
HOPEFULLY YOU ALL WON'T HAVE TO
CRUNCH THOSE NUMBERS AND DO THE
ANALYSIS.
OKAY.
GREAT.
WONDERFUL.
LET'S MOVE ON TO NUMBER TWO.
A STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT THAT IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALES.
THIS PARTICULAR STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT WOULD
REQUEST THAT SPD PROVIDE TO THE
PUBLIC ASSETS AND NATIVE
COMMUNITY'S COMMITTEE A REPORT
ON THE DEPARTMENT'S COLLECTION
AND MANAGEMENT OF DATA
ASSOCIATED WITH MURDERED AND
MISSING INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND
GIRLS.
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
WAS PROVIDED WITH FUNDING AND
POSITION AUTHORITY FOR A
STRATEGIC ADVISER ONE LAST YEAR
TO MANAGE DATA WITH MMIWG CASES
AND TO MANAGE THE COORDINATION
OF DATA WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT
UNITS WITHIN SPD TO MAKE SURE
THAT COMMUNICATION WAS
HAPPENING BETWEEN UNITS ON
THESE CASES AND THAT DATA WAS
BEING EXCHANGED AND THIS WOULD
SIMPLY REQUEST A REPORT TO MAKE
SURE THAT THAT IS ACTUALLY
INDEED HAPPENING.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
>> YES, THANK YOU, I'LL BE
BRIEF.
SO THE COUNCIL TOOK A
LEADERSHIP ROLE IN INSTITUTING
A RESPONSE IN 2019 TO THE
NATIONAL MISSING MURDERED
INDIGENOUS REPORT DRAFTED BY
OUR OWN URBAN INDIAN HEALTH
INSTITUTE.
A PROJECT LED BY ABIGAIL.
THE STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT WOULD HAVE SPD REPORT TO
THE PUBLIC ASSETS AND NATIVES
COMMITTEE ON HOW WELL IT'S
IMPLEMENTED BEST PRACTICES
ACROSS MULTIPLE UNITS TO ENSURE
COLLECTION, REPORTING
MANAGEMENT, AND DATA OF
MISSING, MURDERED, INDIGENOUS
WOMEN AND GIRLS.
AND NOW I BELIEVE IT'S MISSING,
MURDERED, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.
I WOULD LIKE THE REPORT DUE MAY
2022.
AND LET ME JUST, IF SOME OF YOU
WHO WERE AROUND BACK IN 2019,
WE WERE THE FIRST CITY TO PASS
AN ORDINANCE FOR MISSING,
MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND
GIRLS PATTERNING IT AFTER THE
FEDERAL LAW.
WE PASSED IT IN FALL OF 2019.
AND SPD HIRED THE STAFF PERSON
WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE
WORKING WITH UNITED INDIANS IN
THE URBAN INDIAN HEALTH
INSTITUTE IN 2020.
SO WE HAVE BEEN MEETING ALMOST
WEEKLY FOR A LOT OF ISSUES.
BOARDING SCHOOLS, ALL KINDS OF
STUFF.
NATIONALLY, WITH SECRETARY DEB
HOLLAND'S OFFICE.
SO I'M REALLY PROUD TO SHARE
THAT THE STATE, OTHER CITIES,
OTHER -- AND THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, ARE VERY ANXIOUS TO
SEE THE DATA THAT SEATTLE HAS
-- HOPEFULLY HAS COLLECTED
SINCE WE RANK NUMBER ONE IN THE
COUNTRY WITH MISSING MURDERED
INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND GIRLS.
THIS IS MORE THAN JUST A CHECK-
IN.
AND I THINK WE SAW IN THE NEWS
THAT WE HAD ONE WOMAN MISSING
IN UTAH WHERE AS IN THE LAST
TEN YEARS WE'VE HAD OVER 800
MISSING MURDERED INDIGENOUS
WOMEN MISSING IN THAT STATE
ALONE.
AND NOBODY WENT LOOKING FOR
THEM.
SO ALL THAT ASIDE, THIS IS WHY
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR
CITY, AND PARTICULARLY FOR OUR
COMMITTEE TO GET THIS
INFORMATION OUT AND CONTINUE
WORKING WITH ABIGAIL SO WE CAN
FINISH THE LAST REPORT.
AND I KNOW THAT THE STATE
CONVENED IN MORE -- A MORE
DELIBERATE COMMITTEE.
BUT I STILL THINK OURS IS
PRETTY GOOD.
SO THANK YOU.
PIQUE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THAT,
COUNCILMEMBERS.
MORALES, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, I JUST WANT TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ FOR
THE LEADERSHIP THAT YOU'VE
SHOWN ON THIS.
I THINK THIS IS REALLY
IMPORTANT AND I KNOW THAT WE
ARE ALL FRUSTRATED AND SADDENED
BY THIS CONTINUED SITUATION OF
INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND GIRLS
MISSING FORGOTTEN.
AS SOMEBODY WHO GREW UP IN
TEXAS, I CAN TELL YOU MEXICAN
WOMEN ON THE TEXAS BORDER
REGULARLY SHOW UP MURDERED AND
NOT VERY MUCH HAPPENS.
SO I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND AND
WOULD LIKE TO COSPONSOR THIS AS
WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES ADDING
HER NAME.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
COLLEAGUES, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> JUST ADDING MYSELF AS A
COSPONSOR, THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT ADDING HER
NAME AS A COSPONSOR.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
FOR THE SUMMARY AND YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE.
>> THANK YOU MADAME CHAIR, SPD
003A001 IS A PROVISO THAT IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALES.
AND COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
THIS IS A PROVISO ON $5 MILLION
OF SALARY SAVINGS IN THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
IT'S THE EXACT SAME PROVISO AS
ONE THAT WAS -- OR WAS IN PLACE
UNTIL VERY RECENTLY IN 2021.
THE CBA ASSUMES SBD WILL N 2022
WILL REALIZE 5 MILLION IN A
SALARY SAVINGS DUE TO
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
PROJECTED STAFFING PLAN AND
ACTUAL STAFFING PLAN.
DUE EITHER TO NOT ENOUGH HIRES
OR TOO MANY SEPARATIONS.
IT IS THE COUNCIL'S INTENT TO
PASS LEGISLATION AT SOME POINT
IN TIME DURING 2022 THAT WOULD
TAKE UP TO $5 MILLION OF SALARY
SAVINGS IF IT IS INDEED
AVAILABLE AND HELD BY THIS
PROVISO.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAME
CHAIR.
SO AS GREG JUST DESCRIBED, THIS
PROVISO WOULD RENEW THE 5
MILLION-DOLLAR PROVISO ON
SALARY SAVINGS IMPOSED ON SPD
FOR THE 2021 FISCAL YEAR.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT BUDGET
ACCOUNTABILITY TOOL TO
EMPLOYEE.
AND AS GREG SO APTLY DESCRIBED,
SHOULD SPD UNDER PERFORM THEIR
STAFFING PLAN WITH LESS THAN
PROJECTED HIRING NUMBERS,
GREATER THAN PROJECTED
ATTRITION OR BOTH, THERE COULD
BE SIGNIFICANT SALARY SAVINGS
JUST AS THERE WERE THIS YEAR.
SO THIS PROVISO PREVENTS THE
DEPARTMENT FROM REPURPOSING
THOSE FUNDS.
FOR USES SUCH AS UNAUTHORIZED
OVER TIME EXPENSES.
WITHOUT COUNCIL APPROVAL FIRST.
AND AS EVIDENCED BY THE MANY
HIGH COST PROPOSALS FOR
ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SAFETY
RESPONSE PROGRAMS PROPOSED IN
THIS BUDGET, I BELIEVE THAT IT
IS CRITICAL THAT WE CONTINUE TO
SQUEEZE EXCESS FUNDS FROM THE
DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF
FUNDING THE EXPANSION OF OUR
HARM REDUCTION PUBLIC SAFETY
EFFORTS THAT ARE ALSO
ALTERNATIVES TO ONGOING LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
THERE IS ONE FLAG THAT I'D LIKE
TO RAISE FOR YOU MADAME CHAIR.
THE BUDGET ACTION ITEM IS
DRAFTED.
IT'S ALMOST A CARBON COPY
VERSION OF THE ONE THAT WE DID
LAST YEAR.
THERE IS SOME LANGUAGE IN THERE
THAT I'D LIKE TO HAVE MODIFIED,
IN PARTICULAR, I DO THINK THAT
THE DECISIONS AROUND LIFTING
THE PROVISO ON SALARY SAVINGS
SHOULD BE LEFT TO THE END OF
THE YEAR AS OPPOSED TO, YOU
KNOW, COMING UP MID CYCLE SO
THAT THE COUNCIL HAS A FULL
SENSE OF WHAT THE BREADTH OF
THE SALARY SAVINGS ARE GOING TO
BE.
AND THEREFORE HAS A BETTER
SENSE OF THE COLLECTIVE AMOUNT
OF DOLLARS THAT WOULD BE
AVAILABLE FOR OTHER COUNCIL
PRIORITIES IN THE AREA OF
PUBLIC SAFETY.
IF WE, FOR EXAMPLE, COMMIT
THROUGH THE BUDGET ACTION TO,
FOR EXAMPLE, USE SALARY SAVINGS
IN THE MID YEAR OR THE FIRST
QUARTER SUPPLEMENTAL OR THE
SECOND QUARTER SUPPLEMENTAL, WE
WON'T AT THAT TIME HAVE A CLEAR
PICTURE OF WHAT THE TOTALITY OF
THE POTENTIAL SALARY SAVINGS
ARE.
SO I'D LIKE TO JUST SUGGEST
THAT THE TEMPORALLY, WE LOOK AT
REPURPOSING AND EVALUATING THE
SALARY SAVINGS PROVISO AT THE
END OF THE YEAR OPPOSED TO AT
OTHER PERIODS OF TIME.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
I HAVE MADE A NOTE OF THAT.
THAT CHANGE REQUEST THAT YOU'VE
INDICATED AND COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, YOU'RE NEXT, AND THEN
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU, I REALLY
APPRECIATE MADAME PRESIDENT
BRINGING FORWARD THIS AMENDMENT
THIS YEAR.
IT IS ALIGNED WITH MY HOPES
THAT THE COUNCIL MOVING FORWARD
CAN CONTINUE TO EXERCISE OVER
SIGHT AROUND THE DEPARTMENT
BUDGET MY CONCERN WITH THE
DISCUSSION AROUND LIFTING THE
PROVISO AT THE END OF THE YEAR
IS A CONCERN OF WHAT MIGHT
HAPPEN -- I UNDERSTAND THESE
ARE PROVISOD BUT WE'VE HAD
QUESTIONS AROUND PROVISOD FUNDS
IN THE PAST.
AND I JUST DON'T WANT TO CREATE
A SITUATION WHERE SPD MOVES
FORWARD AND BEGINS TO INCOMBER
FUNDS AND THEN ASKS US FOR
PERMISSION AFTER THE FACT.
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE
TIMING AROUND LIFTING THE
PROVISO THIS YEAR, I THINK IN
SOME WAYS HELPED.
BUT YET, AS WE KNOW, WE DID NOT
EVEN CAPTURE ALL OF THE UNSPENT
SALARY SAVINGS FOR 2021.
BUT WE DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO REDIRECT SOME SALARY SAVINGS
AS WELL AS FUNDS FROM THE 2021,
5 MILLION-DOLLAR PROVISO.
SOME PRIORITIES FOR SPD SOME
EXTERNAL TO SPD.
AND I SHOULDN'T SAY WE DIDN'T
RUN INTO A SITUATION.
THE -- I THINK WE MINIMIZED THE
HARM DONE IN THOSE INSTANCES.
BECAUSE THERE WERE SOME
INSTANCES WHERE THE DEPARTMENT
HAD BASICALLY BEGUN TO INCUMBER
RESPONSIBILITY FOR EXPENSES
PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA OF
TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS.
AND I'M JUST CONCERNED THAT IF
WE WAIT UNTIL THE END OF 2022
TO DO THIS EXERCISE, THE ANSWER
WE'RE GOING TO GET IS YES,
THOSE DOLLARS WERE PROVISOED
BUT WE'VE BEGUN TO SPEND THEM
ALL ANYHOW IN THE EXPECTATION
THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD LIFT THE
PROVISO.
>> THANKS.
I HAD A SIMILAR QUESTION AND I
BELIEVE THAT'S A QUESTION FOR
GREG ON CENTRAL STAFF IT'S MORE
ALONG THE LINES OF HOW DO WE
MAKE SURE THE DEPARTMENT
ADHERES TO THE PROVISO.
I THINK THAT'S BEEN AN ISSUE.
I THINK THAT'S A GOOD FLAG YOU
RAISED.
I ALSO HAVE THE GENERAL
QUESTION OF HOW DO WE ENSURE
THAT THEY STAY WITHIN THE
PROVISO AND THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS
THAT WE'RE ALLOCATING TO THE
DEPARTMENT OVER ALL?
>> WELL, THANK YOU MADAME
CHAIR.
SO WITH REGARD TO WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WAS
SAYING, YOU KNOW, THE EXECUTIVE
BRANCH CAN MAKE COMMITMENTS ON
ITS APPROPRIATION AUTHORITY AT
ANY TIME WITHIN THE FUNDS THAT
ARE NOT PROVISOD.
SO AS LONG AS THE DEPARTMENT
BELIEVES THAT IT CAN AT THE END
OF THE YEAR ELAPSE $5 MILLION
THEN IT CAN MAKE COMMITMENTS UP
TO THE AUTHORITY LEVEL THAT IT
WANTS.
KNOWING THAT IT CAN LAPSE $5
MILLION AT THE END OF THE YEAR
AND FULFILL THE INTENT OF THE
PROVISO.
I BELIEVE THAT THAT WAS THE
THINKING OF THE DEPARTMENT THIS
YEAR WHEN IT STARTED MAKING
COMMITMENTS TOWARD THE
TECHNOLOGY -- TOWARDS THE
TECHNOLOGY COMMITMENTS THAT IT
WAS GOING TO HAVE $5 MILLION OF
SAVINGS.
AND THAT IT WOULD BE ABLE
ULTIMATELY TO LAPSE THAT AMOUNT
OF MONEY ANY WAY.
AND IN THAT SENSE, THEY ARE
BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
BECAUSE THEY'RE SPENDING WITHIN
THEIR AUTHORITY BUT STILL
SAVING THE 5 MILLION THAT
COUNCIL WOULD WANT TO HAVE
LAPSE OR TAKE BACK AT THE END
OF THE YEAR.
>> OKAY, THANKS, ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THAT
LINE OF QUESTIONING?
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> YEAH.
I APPRECIATE GREG SAYING WHAT
HE JUST SAID.
BECAUSE I -- I AGREE WITH THE
PICKLE AS DESCRIBED FROM
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
AND I JUST -- BECAUSE THIS IS A
DEPARTMENT THAT IS -- IS FUNDED
BY THE GENERAL FUND, FOR THE
MOST PART, I MEAN THERE ARE
SOME GRANTS THAT THEY RECEIVED
THAT THEY CAN ONLY USE FOR
GRANT-SPECIFIC PURPOSES.
I JUST -- I DON'T KNOW IF WE
CAN ACHIEVE THE SORT OF, YOU
KNOW, THE SORT OF DYNAMIC OF
RESPECTING THE PROVISO BUT
FINDING MONEY IN OTHER PARTS OF
THE GENERAL FUND TO INCUMBER
THE DOLLARS IN A WAY THAT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
DESCRIBED.
I JUST DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN --
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO ACHIEVE
THAT THROUGH A PROVISO THAT IS
ONLY ON $5 MILLION OF SPD'S
GENERAL FUND.
AND I THINK THAT THAT
COMPLEXITY EXISTS REGARDLESS OF
THE TIMING OF WHEN THE COUNCIL
MAKES ITS DECISION TO REVISIT
THE PROVISO.
BUT I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE
ARGUMENT THAT'S BEING MADE BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
BUT I ALSO -- I ALSO -- I'M NOT
SURE THAT THE TIMING ALONE OF
THE RECONSIDERATION OF THE
PROVISO IS GOING TO SOLVE FOR
WHAT WE HAVE SEEN THE
DEPARTMENT ENGAGE IN IN TERMS
OF HOW THEY INCOMBER DOLLARS IN
OTHER PARTS OF THEIR GENERAL
FUND THAT WE HAVE NOT PROVISOS.
PROVIE
>> MY QUESTION IS AROUND THE
SAME ISSUE.
I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT THIS
AND ABOUT NUMBER SIX.
WHICH IS WHETHER, AND IT
DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THEY DO.
WHETHER EITHER OF THESE AB
REGATES THE POSITIONS AS THEY
BECOME VACANT.
I THINK THAT IS HOW WE DEAL
WITH THIS ISSUE AS WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT SHIFTING THE WAY
WE ALLOCATE RESOURCES THE WAY
WE INVEST IN UPSTREAM
PREVENTATIVE ALTERNATIVES FOR
COMMUNITY SAFETY, THAT WE
BASELINE, YOU KNOW, WHAT
DOLLARS USED TO BE IN THE
GENERAL FUND BASELINE FOR SPD
GETS SHIFTED TO BASELINE
GENERAL FUND FOR COMMUNITY
SAFETY OR FOR HEALTH.
OR FOR PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING.
SO I THINK THAT'S THE
STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN HOW WE
ALLOCATE WHAT THE GENERAL FUND
LOOKS LIKE.
THAT THE COMMUNITY IS ASKING US
FOR.
AND I THINK WE HAVE ALL AGREED
IS PART OF THE SOLUTION.
SO I'M EAGER FOR US TO GET TO
THE PART OF THE CONVERSATION
WHERE WE -- WE DECIDE THAT
THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME
ABREGATION OF SOME NUMBER OF
POSITIONS AND THAT THAT FUNDING
WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AS
BASELINE FOR THESE OTHER
PREVENTATIVE MEASURES THAT WE
WANT TO BE TAKING.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, IN
ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION, NO.
NONE OF THE POSITION, THE 134
THAT ARE CURRENTLY PRODUCING
SALARY SAVINGS ARE BEING AB
REGATED BY ANY OF THESE
ACTIONS.
IT WOULD NOT CREATE MORE MONEY
IN THIS BUDGET.
YOU NOTICE THE CONSEQUENCE OF
ABROGATING THE POSITIONS IN
FUTURE BUDGETS.
THE EXECUTIVE WOULD NOT --
WOULD NOT FUND POSITIONS THAT
AREN'T THERE.
AND SO THERE WOULDN'T BE SALARY
SAVINGS IN THE SPD BUDGET FOR
THEM TO REPURPOSE FOR OTHER
THINGS.
>> OKAY.
I THINK COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
HAS A FOLLOW UP QUESTION AND
THEN WE'LL GO COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU.
IN RESPONSE TO MADAME
PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS, I TOTALLY
AGREE THAT HAVING THE
CONVERSATION AROUND HOW TO
SPEND $5 MILLION IN SALARY
SAVINGS EARLIER IN THE YEAR
DOES NOT SOLVE FOR THE PROBLEM
THAT WE'RE DESCRIBING.
I DO HAVE THE SENSE THAT IT
REDUCES THE SCALE OF THE
PROBLEM.
AND THAT THAT IS MY GOAL IN
HAVING THAT DISCUSSION EARLIER.
I'M WONDERING, GREG, IF YOU CAN
SPEAK TO WHAT HAPPENS IF THE
DEPARTMENT SPENDS EVERYTHING
BUT THAT $5 MILLION AND THEN
NEEDS TO PAY PEOPLE AT THE END
OF THE YEAR, FOR INSTANCE, FOR,
YOU KNOW, SEPARATION PAY, OR,
LONG-TERM LEAVE OR SOME OF THE
THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO
PAY FOR AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER, I
THINK WHAT YOU'RE IMPLYING
THERE IS THAT THEY -- THAT THEY
OVER SPEND THEIR BUDGET.
THAT THEY -- THAT THEY INDEED
DON'T LEAVE $5 MILLION.
THAT THEY HAVE INTENT TO LEAVE
$5 MILLION BUT THEY GET TO THE
END OF THE YEAR.
AND THEY WIND UP NEEDING IT FOR
THESE THINGS THAT YOU'VE
MENTIONED, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THE QUESTION -- YOU'RE
REPHRASING THE QUESTION MAYBE
MORE ACCURATE.
THE QUESTION THAT'S BEEN
SUGGESTED TO ME BY ANOTHER IS
THAT I SHOULD ASK WHETHER --
WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY SPEND
EVERYTHING BUT THE 5 MILLION
AND NEED THAT 5 MILLION TO PAY
PEOPLE AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
WHICH I THINK IS A SLIGHTLY
DIFFERENT -- I THINK IT WOULD
MEAN THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO GO
TO THE 5 MILLION TO PAY, RIGHT?
RATHER THAN ALLOWING THE
COUNCIL TO HAVE THAT SORT OF
CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT HIS
PRIORITIES ARE, THEY WOULD COME
TO US AND ARGUE WE HAVE THESE
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PAYING
PEOPLE THAT WE DON'T -- WE HAVE
NO DISCRETION ABOUT PAYING.
>> I'M SORRY.
IT WASN'T SOAKING IN THE RIGHT
WAY.
TO BE CLEAR, THEY WOULD SPEND
THE MONEY, THEY WOULD PAY THE
PEOPLE, AND THEY WOULD CREATE
AN EXCEPTION.
THEY WOULD CREATE A LEGAL
EXCEPTION.
THEY WOULD OVER SPEND THEIR
BUDGET.
AND THE COUNCIL WOULDN'T GET
THE $5 MILLION.
AND THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING
THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE LEGALLY
FIXED THROUGH LEGISLATION IN
THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
ALLIE?
ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT?
>> I WOULD ADD I THINK IT CAN
PLAY OUT IN TWO WAYS.
ONE IS THAT THEY ARE REACHING
THE END OF THE YEAR AND THEY
COME TO THE COUNCIL WITH
LEGISLATION AND ASK YOU TO LIFT
THE PROVISO BECAUSE IF YOU
DON'T, THEY WILL RUN OUT OF
MONEY, WHICH IS IN FACT THE
SITUATION THAT WE FOUND
OURSELVES IN AT THE END OF LAST
YEAR.
AND THEN STILL CONTINUED TO
HAVE ISSUES.
SO I THINK IT'S THEY JUST OVER
SPEND THEIR BUDGET AS GREG
DESCRIBED AND ASK FOR AN
EXCEPTION THE FOLLOWING YEAR OR
THEY ASK YOU TO EITHER LIFT THE
PROVISO OR INCREASE THEIR
APPROPRIATION AUTHORITY.
WHICH BOTH THINGS OCCURRED IN
2022.
SO IT IS A CHALLENGE.
BUT I THINK I'M HEARING SOME --
LIKE SOME CONSISTENCY IN WHAT
PEOPLE HOPE TO ACHIEVE.
AND I THINK THERE'S A WAY TO
TRY TO FIND A MIDDLE GROUND
HERE.
AND GREG AND I CAN TALK MORE
ABOUT HOW TO BEST CONSTRUCT
THIS PROVISO TO ACHIEVE THE
GOALS PRESIDENT GONZALES IS
OUTLINING WHICH IS BEFORE WE
MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT HOW TO
REPURPOSE FUNDS AND ALL OF
THOSE THINGS, LET'S HAVE A
BETTER SENSE OF WHERE WE'RE
REALLY GOING TO END THE YEAR.
BUT ALSO NOT CREATE A SITUATION
WHERE COUNCIL IS IN A DIFFICULT
SITUATION TO DO ANYTHING BUT
LIFT THE PROVISO OR INCREASE
APPROPRIATION.
SO I THINK THERE'S A LITTLE BIT
MORE THINKING WE NEED TO DO ON
HOW BEST TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS
HERE.
PERFECT.
THANK YOU.
>> AND I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT HAS HER HAND UP.
BUT JUST TO SORT OF PUT A FINE
POINT ON WHAT YOU JUST SAID.
I AGREE WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO
HAVE THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF
BUDGET ACCOUNTABILITY POSSIBLE.
BUT I ALSO -- I ALSO WANT TO
KNOW HOW BIG THE POT IS.
SO THAT WE HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT
REALISTICALLY THE SALARY
SAVINGS ARE IN THIS AREA AND IF
THERE'S A WAY TO ACCOMPLISH
THAT EARLIER IN THE YEAR, I'M
ALL IN FOR THAT.
BUT I'M HAVING A HARD TIME
FINDING A WAY TO HAVE A HIGH
LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE IN HOW BIG
THAT POT OF SAVINGS IS GOING TO
BE.
YOU KNOW, SO EARLY ON IN THE
YEAR OR MID YEAR.
BUT YOU ALL ARE GREATER EXPERTS
ON THIS THAN I AM.
SO PERHAPS YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO
GUIDE US IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION.
>> I APPRECIATE THE FOLLOW-UP
WORK THAT WILL HAPPEN ON THIS.
THANK YOU FOR THE DISCUSSION,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, I WANT TO
TURN IT TO YOU.
I WANT TO NOTE AS WELL
COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE A HANDFUL
MORE ON SPD AND A WHOLE SLEW OF
OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND MY HOPE
IS THAT WE'LL HAVE SPD WRAPPED
UP BY 3:30.
SO LET'S KEEP GOING HERE AFTER
THIS LAST COMMENT AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, I'M
THINKING YOUR HAND IS A CARRY
OVER.
I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT TO CLOSE
US OUT.
>> THANK YOU, I JUST HAVE A
QUESTION FOR GREG, LAST YEAR
THERE WERE SEVERAL PROVISOS PUT
ON THE BUDGET WITH THE
STATEMENT OF SALARY SAVINGS TO
SUPPORT COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS
INSTEAD OF THE UP LOADED POLICE
BUDGET.
AND THOSE PROVISOS WERE
PRESENTED TO THE COMMUNITY, TO
THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT
AS SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY -- AND
THOSE WERE IMPORTANT.
BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE
PROVISOS WERE LIFTED IN THE
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET BY THE
COUNCIL MAJORITY AND THE SPD
CUTS AT THAT TIME WERE LESS
THAN THE $5.4 MILLION THAN THE
COUNCIL PROMISED TO MAKE UP FOR
THE $5.4 MILLION THE POLICE
WENT OVER BUDGET IN 2020.
SO THE QUESTION IS, IS THIS
MEANT TO DO THE SAME AS WHAT
THOSE PROVISOS WERE MEANT TO DO
LAST YEAR?
OR IS THERE SOMETHING MORE
SUBSTANTIVE BEYOND THAT IN THIS
CASE?
AND I WOULD ALSO ADD THAT
COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE BEEN ASKING
WHAT HAPPENS IF THE POLICE OVER
SPEND THEIR BUDGET AGAIN?
AND ANY OPINION, THE ONLY
ANSWER IS THAT THEY WILL
CONTINUE TO DO -- CONTINUE TO
OVER SPEND AS LONG AS THE
COUNCIL KEEPS GIVING THEM THE
MONEY THAT THEY OVER SPEND.
SO I THINK IT ALSO, YEAH, BEGS
THAT QUESTION OF WHAT THE
COUNCIL SHOULD BE DOING IN
TERMS OF ADDRESSING THE OVER
SPENDING THAT HAPPENS YEAR
AFTER YEAR.
>> SO I THINK WHAT -- WITH
REGARDS TO THE $5 MILLION OF
SALARY SAVINGS, THE PROVISO
THAT WAS ON THE BUDGET FOR THIS
YEAR, THAT WAS RELEASED IN THE
MID YEAR SUPPLEMENTAL AT THE
SAME TIME THAT THE MID YEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL TRANSFERRED OUT OF
SPD ABOUT $5 MILLION OF GENERAL
FUND TO PAY FOR OTHER COUNCIL
PRIORITIES AND THE ALTERNATIVE
FORMS OF POLICE RESPONSE.
INCLUDING, I BELIEVE, 3 MILLION
IN COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS.
SO IN ONE WAY, I THINK THAT THE
5 MILLION-DOLLAR PROVISO THAT
WAS HOLDING $5 MILLION OF
SALARY SAVINGS THAT IT WAS
RELEASED AT THE SAME TIME THAT
$5 MILLION WAS REDIRECTED OUT
OF SPD.
I DON'T THINK THAT THOSE TWO
THINGS HAD -- I DON'T MEAN TO
SUGGEST THAT THERE WAS A CAUSE
AND EFFECT THERE.
IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
CIRCUMSTANTIAL.
BUT THERE WAS A HOLD ON $5
MILLION AND IN THE END, THE
COUNCIL REDIRECTED $5 MILLION.
SO THOSE TWO THINGS DID HAPPEN.
THERE WERE OTHER HOLDS ON THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET.
THERE WAS A HOLD REGARDING
POTENTIAL 2-POINT
.5 MILLION IN LAYOFFS THAT THE
COUNCIL WAS LOOKING FOR.
THE PLAYOFFS LAYOFFS DID NOT
OCCUR.
AND THERE WAS ALSO A 500,000-
DOLLAR PROVISO THAT WAS ASKING
FOR A REPORT THAT WAS
SUBSEQUENTLY TURNED IN.
THOSE PROVISOS WERE RELEASED.
AND THE ONLY THING LEFT WAS
THAT 5 MILLION-DOLLAR PROVISO
THAT WAS RELEASED IN LIEU OF
THAT 5 MILLION-DOLLAR TRANSFER.
THAT'S THE HISTORY OF THE
PROVISOS THIS YEAR.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND GREG, THE TAKE AWAY THAT I
GOT THERE WAS FOR THE 5 MILLION-
DOLLAR PROVISO LED TO A 5
MILLION-DOLLAR CREDIT.
WHEN WE REALIZED THEY WERE
AVAILABLE.
WE FREED THOSE UP AND
REDIRECTED THEM AS YOU JUST
NOTED.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
ROBUST DISCUSSION ON THIS.
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD
AGAIN.
I WILL MOVE ON TO SPD NUMBER
FOUR.
ALL RIGHT.
SPD 004A001 IS ANOTHER PROVISO.
IT IS A PROVISO THAT RESTRICTS
$2.5 MILLION ON $5 MILLION OF
TECHNOLOGY EXPENDITURES THAT
THE DEPARTMENT PLANS TO MAKE.
THIS PARTICULAR PROVISO WOULD
WITHHOLD $2.5 MILLION UNTIL THE
COUNCIL PASSES ANOTHER
ORDINANCE TO LIFT IT.
AND ANTICIPATES THAT THE
COUNCIL WOULD NOT PASS THAT
ORDINANCE UNTIL SPD PROVIDES
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT
THE COSTS AND THE BENEFIT OF
THOSE TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS AND
PROVIDES FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE
TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS A SPECIFIC
PROJECT PLAN THAT IS CONSISTENT
WITH BEST PRACTICES, THE CBA
LISTS A NUMBER OF BEST
PRACTICES THAT SHOULD APPEAR IN
THE REPORT.
THE CBA ALSO RECOGNIZES
COUNCIL'S INTENT THAT THE
DEPARTMENT SHOULD FOCUS ITS
INITIAL SPENDING, THE 2.5
MILLION OF AUTHORITY THAT IT
HAS ON THE PROJECTS IN A MANNER
THAT PRIORITIZES REPORTING,
OFFICER WELLNESS, AND
EVALUATION OF THE NICK JR.
REPORT ON CALLS FOR SERVICE
ANALYSIS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALES.
>> WELL, I THINK GREG SAID IT
ALL.
I JUST SORT OF WANTED TO REMIND
FOLKS THAT WE HAD HAD A
DISCUSSION ABOUT THESE VARIOUS
TECHNOLOGY NEEDS AT THE OCTOBER
5th ISSUE IDENTIFICATION
PRESENTATION RELATED TO THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND THERE WERE A LOT MORE
QUESTIONS THAN THERE WERE
ANSWERS.
DURING THAT PRESENTATION.
NOT BECAUSE OF A LACK OF
ANALYSIS, GOOD, STRONG ANALYSIS
BY OUR CENTRAL STAFF ANALYSTS
BUT JUST BECAUSE WE SIMPLY
DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION WE
NEED FROM THE DEPARTMENT TO
HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF
WHAT THESE PROPOSED
TECHNOLOGIES ARE.
SOME OF WHICH ARE COMPLETELY
NEW IDEAS IN PROJECTS THAT HAVE
NEVER PREVIOUSLY COME BEFORE
THE COUNCIL.
AND IN SOME INSTANCES HAVE
NEVER BEEN UTILIZED, INCLUDING,
YOU KNOW, BIO METRIC
TECHNOLOGY.
AND IN OTHER SORT OF SIMILAR
TYPES OF TECHNOLOGY.
SO I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
FOR US TO TAKE A MORE JUDICIOUS
APPROACH HERE.
AND STILL ALLOW FOR SOME OF THE
DOLLARS TO BE UTILIZED TOWARDS
SOME OF THE HIGHER PRIORITY
TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS.
BUT REQUIRE SOME FURTHER STUDY
AND EVALUATION ON SOME OF THE
OTHER TECHNOLOGIES IDENTIFIED
DURING THAT PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU, VERY MUCH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ? SEEING NONE, LET'S
MOVE ON TO SPD NUMBER FIVE.
SPD 005A001 SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS AND COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALES.
IN THIS PARTICULAR COUNCIL
BUDGET ACTION, THERE'S A
PROVISO ON SPD THAT WOULD
RESTRICT $200,000 REGARDING THE
ADD OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
OFFICERS.
SPD SAID IT TYPICALLY TAKES
FOUR TO FIVE MONTHS TO HIGHER
NEW COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS.
AND AS YOU MAY BE AWARE, THEY
ARE ADDING A NEW SQUAD IN THIS
PARTICULAR 2022 BUDGET.
AND THIS PARTICULAR CBA WOULD
PUT A HOLD ON 200,000 TO SEE IF
THE NEW SQUAD CAN BE HIRED.
AND IF IT CAN'T BE HIRED IN THE
FIRST THREE MONTHS, THEN THE
COUNCIL COULD PASS LEGISLATION
TO TAKE BACK THIS 200,000 THAT
WOULDN'T BE NEEDED FOR THE
FIRST THREE MONTHS OF FUNDING
FOR THOSE CSOs.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I COULD
NOT FIND MY MUTE BUTTON,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I ORIGINALLY PROPOSED THIS AS A
CUT AS WE OFTEN DO.
WHEN THE PROPOSED BUDGET
ASSUMES A FULL YEAR'S FUNDING
FOR NEW HIRES, GIVEN THE FACT
THAT MOST NEW HIRES IN A NEW
BUDGET YEAR TAKE A FEW MONTHS
TO BRING ON BOARD.
BUT IN AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION
AND IN AN EFFORT TO GET
SPONSORS FOR THIS POPULAR
PROGRAM I REALLY SUPPORT ADDING
THE NEW UNIT.
THIS IS IN NO WAY A SUGGESTION
OF CONCERN OR LACK OF SUPPORT
FOR ANOTHER CSO UNIT.
IT'S REALLY JUST MY ORIGINAL
PROPOSAL WAS REALLY JUST IN
RECOGNITION THAT WE OFTEN --
WHEN THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED
BUDGET COMES TO COUNCIL, MAKE
THAT SORT OF ADJUSTMENT IN
ORDER TO FIND SALARY SAVINGS.
BUT AGAIN, BECAUSE OF MY DESIRE
AND NEED TO GET SPONSORS FOR
THIS ITEM, I DID STRUCTURE IT
AS A PROVISO INSTEAD OF A
200,000-DOLLAR CUT.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER.
WERE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS ON 005?
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
SPD 006A001 IS A COUNCIL BUDGET
ACTION SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
COSPONSORED BY MOSQUEDA AND
GONZALES.
THIS SAN OMNIBUS COUNCIL BUDGET
ACTION IT CONSISTS OF A NUMBER
OF PARTS AND I WILL GO OVER
EACH PART INDIVIDUALLY.
AND IF NEED BE, I CAN PULL THE
CBA UP ON THE SCREEN AND SLOW
DOWN AND GO OVER EACH PART WITH
MORE CARE.
BUT WE'LL TAKE A SHOT AT IT.
IT STARTS BY CUTTING 4.5
MILLION OF THE BUDGET.
AND IMPOSES A PROVISO.
THE FIRST CUT IS A SALARY
SAVINGS CUT.
IF YOU REMEMBER FROM MY ISSUE
PAPER PRESENTATION, THIS IS
APPROXIMATELY $19 MILLION OF
SALARY SAVINGS IN SPD THIS YEAR
DUE TO OFFICER SEPARATIONS.
AND SPD PROPOSED TO SPEND AS
PART OF ITS BUDGET 17.9 MILLION
OF THAT SALARY SAVINGS.
AND SO THAT LEAVES ABOUT 1.1
MILLION OF SALARY SAVINGS THAT
IS UNPROGRAMMED IN THE BUDGET.
AND AS THE FIRST PART OF THIS
CUT, THERE IS A CUT OF 850,000,
A PIECE OF THAT 1.1 MILLION
THAT WOULD BE CUT.
AND THEN THE REST OF THAT 1.1
MILLION, WHICH IS 250,000,
WOULD BE LEFT IN THE DEPARTMENT
FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO BE ABLE
TO SPEND ON ITS RELATIONAL
POLICING PROGRAM.
AND THEN THE REST OF IT WOULD
BE FREED UP FOR COUNCIL
PRIORITIES.
SO THAT'S THE VERY FIRST PART
OF THE CUT.
THE SECOND PART OF THE CUT IS A
CUT OF OVER TIME SAVINGS.
AND THAT CUT IS $3.2 MILLION.
THE CUT IS MADE BECAUSE THE
COUNCIL EXPECTS THAT THE
DEPARTMENT WILL IMPLEMENT
EFFICIENCIES THAT WILL REDUCE
THE DEMAND FOR OVER TIME.
AND THAT COULD OCCUR WHETHER
THE DEPARTMENT FINDS STAFFING
REDUCTIONS ON EVENTS OR
DEMONSTRATIONS WHERE SAFE AND
FEASIBLE FOR OFFICERS AND
PARTICIPANTS, THAT IS THE
PREFERENCE OF THE COUNCIL AS
STATED IN THE INTENT AND ALSO
THAT THE DEPARTMENT TRACK
STAFFING FOR DEMONSTRATIONS AND
EVENTS AS A SEPARATE CATEGORY
FOR OVER TIME.
SO THAT IS A $3.2 MILLION
COMPONENT TO THAT CUT.
THERE IS A 175,000-DOLLAR
COMPONENT TO THAT CUT THAT IS
FOR TRAVEL SAVINGS.
THE COUNCIL EXPECTS THE
DEPARTMENT WILL IMPLEMENT
SERVICE EFFICIENCIES THAT WILL
REDUCE THE DEMAND FOR TRAVEL
AND TRAINING.
IN A CUT AMOUNT AND THE
REMAINING BUDGET IN THE TRAVEL
AND TRAINING BUDGET IS THE
EXACT SAME AS THE AMOUNT THAT
WAS CUT AND REMAINING IN 2021
FROM BUDGET ACTION SPD 013 B
002.
AND THEN THE LAST PART OF THE
ACTION IS A DISCRETION PURCHASE
CUT FOR $300,000.
HERE AGAIN THE COUNCIL EXPECTS
THAT THE DEPARTMENT WILL FIND
EFFICIENCIES IN PURCHASING AND
BE ABLE TO ABSORB THAT CUT.
AND HERE AGAIN THAT CUT IS THE
SAME LEVEL OF CUT.
LEAVING THE SAME LEVEL OF
BUDGET THAT SPD HAD IN 2021.
THE CUT IS MIRRORING THE CUT
THAT IS MADE IN SPD 014A03.
SO WITH THAT I'LL STOP AND ASK
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
VERY COMPREHENSIVE.
I WANT TO THANK YOU AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR A
LOOK AT WHERE THERE'S A
POSSIBILITY TO MAKE THESE
ADJUSTMENTS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, ANYTHING
TO ADD IN
>> SURE, THANKS, I WANT TO BE
REALLY CLEAR FOR THE VIEWING
PUBLIC, MY COLLEAGUES, THAT
THESE CUTS DO NOT IMPACT SPD'S
HIRING PLAN WHICH REMAINS FULLY
FUNDED IN THE 2022 BUDGET.
IT DOES STRIVE TO CUT $850,000
OF THE 1.1 MILLION IN SALARY
SAVINGS THAT SPD HAS THEMSELVES
IDENTIFIED.
AND IT INVESTS THE BALANCE IN
THE RELATIONAL POLICING PROGRAM
PER THE REQUEST OF CHIEF DIAZ
FOR A TRAINING PROGRAM THAT
PRECEDES CADETS GOING INTO THE
ACADEMY.
AND SENDS THOSE RECRUITS INTO
COMMUNITY FOR 45 DAYS BEFORE
THEY GO TO THE ACADEMY.
GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO
MEET DIRECTLY WITH COMMUNITY
LEADERS, ACTIVISTS, AND YOUNG
PEOPLE IMPACTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
THE GOAL IS THAT THIS
EXPERIENCE BECOMES A LENSE
THROUGH WHICH WE SEE THEIR
ACADEMY TRAINING WHEN THEY GO
THERE.
THE TOTAL COST HAS BEEN
ESTIMATED BY SPD TO BE 2
MILLION OVER TWO YEARS BUT SPD
IS SEEKING OUTSIDE FUNDING IN
THIS ALLOCATION OF $250,000
WOULD SERVE AS AN INTERNAL
MATCH AS E IT RELATES
SPECIFICALLY TO THE OVER TIME
FUNDING, AGAIN, THIS IS HALF OF
THE AMOUNT THAT THE COUNCIL CUT
FROM OVER TIME LAST YEAR.
AND IT REFLECTS OUR INTENT THAT
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHERE
SAFE AND FEASIBLE, PROVIDES
LESS INTENSIVE POLICING OF
FIRST AMENDMENT DEMONSTRATIONS
IN PARTICULAR.
AND PRIORITIZES PUBLIC SAFETY
OVER PROTECTING OVER TIME.
AND THIS IS ALSO AS IT RELATES
TO STAFFING, DEMONSTRATIONS,
IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE SPD
CONTROL POLICIES PROMULGATED BY
CHIEF DIAZ THIS YEAR.
AS IT RELATES TO STAFFING
EVENTS, IT REQUIRES THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT TO PRIORITIZE OVER
TIME STAFFING, REDUCTIONS ON
BOTH EVENTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS.
AND AS IT RELATES SPECIFICALLY
TO THE EVENTS, IT'S CONSISTENT
WITH COUNCIL STATED PREFERENCE
THAT PEOs BE USED TO STAFF
EVENTS WHEN IT'S CONSISTENT
WITH THE EXISTING MOU WITH THE
UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE
LOOKING AT THE ISSUES IN THE
MOU ITSELF AS WELL.
AS IT RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO
TRAVEL AND TRAINING, AGAIN,
THIS IS THE SAME AMOUNT THAT
THE COUNCIL CUT LAST YEAR.
THOUGH IT CUTS $175,000, IT
MAINTAINS $925,000 AVAILABLE TO
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR
TRAVEL AND TRAINING.
AND THEN SIMILARLY,
DISCRETIONARY PURCHASES, THE
300,000 IS A MODEST CUT, SAME
WE CUT LAST YEAR.
AND LEAVES 4.1 MILLION TO SPD
FOR DISCRETIONARY PURCHASES
SUCH AS OFFICE SUPPLIES,
EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE, FURNITURE,
ET CETERA.
THANK YOU.
AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND THE
WORK YOU AND CENTRAL STAFF HAVE
DONE TO ANALYZE THESE OPTIONS.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> I WANTED TO ADD MYSELF AS A
COSPONSOR TO THIS AMENDMENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT ADDING
HER NAME TO SPD 006.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO
NUMBER SEVEN.
ALL RIGHT.
SPD 007A001 IS AN ACTION THAT
WOULD CUT 1.09 MILLION GENERAL
FUND FROM SPD FOR HIRING
INCENTIVES AND IT WOULD ADD
THAT 1.09 MILLION TO FINANCE
GENERAL AND HOLD IT PENDING
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM A REPORT
THAT WOULD BE MADE ON CITY WIDE
HIRING INCENTIVES.
A PROGRAM THAT MIGHT BE
IMPLEMENTED TO PROVIDE CITY
WIDE HIRING INCENTIVES RATHER
THAN JUST INCENTIVES IN SPD.
THE REPORT WOULD BE PRODUCED BY
THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE AND THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
RESOURCES.
AND WOULD BE PROVIDED TO THE
GOVERNOR'S EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AS I'VE SPOKEN TO IN PAST
MEETINGS, WE'VE BEEN HEARING
FROM MULTIPLE CITY DEPARTMENTS
ABOUT THEIR NEED TO HIRE FOR
VACANT POSITIONS AND THEIR
DIFFICULTIES IN DOING SO.
THIS WOULD CUT THE FUNDING
PROPOSED FOR HIRING EXCLUSIVE
FOR SPD.
AND PRESERVE THE RESOURCES FOR
A POSSIBLE FUTURE CITY WIDE
HIRING INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
THE ACTION REQUESTS A REPORT
FROM THE BUDGET OFFICE AND
HUMAN RESOURCES THAT INCLUDES
AN ANALYSIS ON THE NEED FOR
CITY WIDE HIRING INCENTIVE
PROGRAM WITH A FOCUS ON
VACANCIES AND FRONT LINE
POSITIONS.
VACANCIES THAT CAUSE SERVICE
DISRUPTIONS.
AND VACANCIES THAT INHIBIT THE
DEPARTMENT FROM FULFILLING A
CORE FUNCTION.
THE REPORT WOULD INCLUDE
RECOMMENDATIONS ON STRATEGIES
TO ADDRESS THESE HIRING
DIFFICULTIES, AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE ANALYSIS ON
RECOMMENDATIONS.
TO ADD, YOU KNOW, I THINK
TAKING A LOOK AT THIS CITY WIDE
IS NECESSARY, NOT JUST BECAUSE
WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE LEAVING
THEIR JOBS, ALL DIFFERENT TYPES
OF JOBS.
WHO THEY'RE PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS
OR PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS.
AND THAT THERE ARE VACANCIES
ACROSS DIFFERENT EMPLOYMENT
SECTORS.
AND WE'VE KNOWN THAT FOR A
WHILE.
I THINK THE LOSS OF SOME CITY
EMPLOYEES AS A RESULT OF THE
VACCINE MANDATE ALSO
ILLUMINATES THE NEED TO
POTENTIALLY WORK HARDER TO FILL
THOSE ADDITIONAL VACANCIES THAT
ARE -- THAT HAVE BEEN CREATED
ASSOCIATED WITH THE CITY
EMPLOYEE VACCINE MANDATE.
WE, YOU KNOW, WE TALK A LOT
ABOUT THE VACANCIES IN THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE
VACANCIES IN THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT, WE RECENTLY LEARNED
AND I THINK WE HEARD A SPEAKER
THIS MORNING SPEAK TO THE FACT
THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF
VACANCIES AT 911.
AT THIS PARTICULAR MOMENT IN
TIME, I BELIEVE THE VACANCY
RATE IS 40% OF THEIR FUNDED
POSITIONS.
BUT THEN THERE ARE ALSO VACANCY
RATES IN DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE
OUT THERE TO -- TO ENSURE THAT
PEOPLE WHO RELY ON CITY FUNDED
SERVICES GET THOSE SERVICES.
AND SO THAT CAN INCLUDE GRANT
MONITORS IN OUR HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT.
AND FOLKS WHOSE JOBS -- AND AS
WE'VE SEEN THIS YEAR, RIGHT?
WE'VE ALL BEEN FRUSTRATED WHEN
WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE DOLLARS
THAT WE'RE ALLOCATING GETTING
OUT THE DOOR QUICKLY ENOUGH.
SOME OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH
DEPARTMENT VACANCIES.
THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT NEED TO
DO THE FUNCTIONS THAT MAKE IT
POSSIBLE TO GET OUR DOLLARS OUT
THE DOOR INTO THE HANDS OF
PEOPLE WHO NEED THOSE FUNDS FOR
HOUSING, FOOD, AND OTHER
SERVICES.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, AND
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU.
I DO FIRST WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU TO GREG WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN
SO PATIENT IN ANSWERING ALL OF
THESE QUESTIONS FOR US.
SOMETIMES ANSWERING THE SAME
QUESTION OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
SO THANK YOU.
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE GETTING
SICK.
SO I HOPE YOU GET A CHANCE TO
REST THIS WEEKEND.
MADAME CHAIR, I JUST WANTED TO
SIGN ON AS A COSPONSOR FOR
THIS, PLEASE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
ADDNG HER NAME TO SPD 007.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> MOSQUEDA, I SUPPORT KEEPING
THE HIRING INCENTIVES FOR SPD
AND ALSO LOOKING AT HOW TO FILL
VACANCIES THROUGHOUT ALL THE
CITY DEPARTMENTS.
SO THAT WE'RE FUNCTIONING AT
THE SUFFICIENT STAFFING LEVELS
THROUGHOUT ALL DEPARTMENTS.
I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY WE
HAVE TO -- IF WE KNOW THERE'S A
NEED IN ONE DEPARTMENT, WHY WE
HAVE TO CUT THERE.
WHY NOT JUST ADD TO THE
EXPLORATION OF HOW TO HIRE MORE
FOLKS IN THE CITY FAMILY AND
STAFF UP.
SO I WOULD NOT BE SUPPORTING
THIS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH MADAME
CHAIR.
YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE US
TAKING THIS NEW APPROACH.
BECAUSE I THINK WE NEED TO
REMEMBER THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY
LOOKING AT, TO A CERTAIN
EXTENT, CREATING PERMANENT
SOMETHING THAT WAS SORT OF A
PILOT IN A SENSE, WHEN WE
CREATED THE FIRST POLICE
INCENTIVE HIRING PROGRAM TO SEE
IF WE COULD INCREASE THE POLICE
RECRUITMENT RATE BY OFFERING A
ONE-TIME SIGNING BONUS.
THAT WAS A TEMPORARY PROGRAM.
AND WE KNOW THAT BECAUSE THERE
IS ACCOMPANYING LEGISLATION TO
THIS PROPOSAL TO COME BACK AND
HAVE THE LEGISLATION TO
AUTHORIZE THIS INCENTIVE
PROGRAM.
I THINK ACTUALLY GIVEN OUR
CURRENT POSTURE IN THE PANDEMIC
WHERE WE HAVE SEEN THAT THE
PANDEMIC HAS HAD A BIG IMPACT
ACROSS A NUMBER OF CITY
DEPARTMENTS, OBVIOUSLY, AND
RIGHTLY SO, THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT GETS A LOT OF
ATTENTION FOR THE ISSUES AND
BEING ABLE TO HIRE AND RETAIN.
BUT A LOT OF OUR CITY
DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN
EXPERIENCING THOSE SAME
PRESSURES AS COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD MENTIONED, WE DID HERE
THIS MORNING FROM SOMEONE FROM
THE 911 CALL CENTER WHICH I
KNOW HAS HAD VERY BIG MORALE
ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC.
GIVEN HOW HARD THAT JOB IS.
GIVEN THE STAFFING CRUNCHES
THEY'RE EXPERIENCING.
WE KNOW THAT THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT HAS ACTUALLY BEEN
SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE BIT IN
STANDING UP THE NEW HEALTH ONE
VEHICLES.
BECAUSE THE LADDER COMPANIES
HAVE TO COME FIRST IN TERMS OF
STAFFING.
AND THAT MEANS GETTING MORE
FIRE RECRUITS IN THE DOOR.
THE PANDEMIC HAS BEEN REALLY
HARD ON ALL OF OUR FIRST
RESPONDERS.
AND THAT IS LEADING TO, AND
ACROSS THE BOARD, A CALL LIFE-
THREATENING INJURY TO
MAINTAINED A "STAFFING AND ALL
OUR FIRST RESPONSE
CAPABILITIES.
INCLUDING THE POLICE.
IF WE'RE GOING TO GO FORWARD
AND RESTORE THIS POLICY OF
HAVING A HIRING INCENTIVE
POLICY, WHICH I THINK IS A GOOD
IDEA.
AND I WAS ONE OF THE
COUNCILMEMBERS TO VOTE FOR A
SIMILAR PROPOSAL EARLIER THIS
YEAR.
I DO THINK THAT IT WOULD BE
WORTH IT TO TAKE A LOOK AT HOW
WE CAN EXPAND THE HIRING
INCENTIVE TO MEET A LOT OF OUR
PUBLIC SAFETY FIRST RESPONSE
CRUNCHES.
INCLUDING IN THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS
ENVISIONED AS BEING ONE OF THE
DEPARTMENTS THAT WOULD BE
AVAILABLE TO ACCESS IS THIS
MONEY.
THIS IS NOT TAKING IT AWAY FROM
THE POLICE AND GIVING IT TO
OTHER OFFICES.
THIS IS LOOKING AT A WAY THAT
WE CAN HAVE A BROADER INCENTIVE
POLICY THAT'S BROADLY GOING TO
BULK UP AND BUILD UP OUR FIRST
RESPONSE CAPABILITY AS A CITY
AT A TIME WHEN IT'S DESPERATELY
NEEDED.
SO YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE, YOU
KNOW, AS ANOTHER CONSIDERATION
THAT THERE WERE FOUR
COUNCILMEMBERS TO VOTE FOR THE
HIRING INCENTIVES EARLIER THIS
YEAR.
WHEN COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
BROUGHT A PROPOSAL,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WAS NOT
ONE OF THE FOUR AT THAT TIME.
BUT PROMISED AT THE TIME TO
INNOVATION AND BRING FORWARD A
PROPOSAL THAT SHE WOULD
SUPPORT.
AND I APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD DOING SO AND COMING
FORWARD WITH A WAY TO GET TO
FIVE VOTES ON A PROPOSAL TO
HAVE A HIRING INCENTIVE SYSTEM
THAT CENTERS OUR ENTIRE FIRST
RESPONSE SYSTEM HERE.
SO I AM HAPPY TO SIGN ON TO
THIS AND SUPPORT THIS.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING A
POLICY THAT REALLY
REINVIGORATES OUR FIRST
RESPONSE STAFFING HERE AT THE
CITY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS ADDING HIS
NAME AS A COSPONSOR TO SPD 007.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST HAD A FEW POINTS TO MAKE
ABOUT THIS AMENDMENT.
I'M NOT SURE ABOUT COSPONSORING
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GIVE
HIRING INCENTIVES TO POLICE
ALSO BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY A
FEW THINGS THAT ARE RELEVANT
JUST FOR THE RECORD.
THE IS IT REALLY SHOCKING THE
MAYOR PROPOSED A MILLION
DOLLARS FOR HIRING BONUSES FOR
THE POLICE.
FIRST LET'S BE CLEAR ABOUT THE
DOUBLE STANDARD WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT SOCIAL WORKERS WHO
SUPPORT HELPING PEOPLE TURN
THEIR LIVES AROUND GET PAID
LESS THAN HALF OF WHAT SEATTLE
POLICE OFFICERS ARE PAID.
AND THE MAYOR CLAIMS THAT SHE
CANNOT SET UP MORE HOMELESS
SHELTERS BECAUSE THE AGENCIES
CAN'T GET ENOUGH STAFFING THE
REASON YOU CAN'T GET ENOUGH
STAFFING IS BECAUSE THE JOBS
ARE UNSUSTAINABLE AND THE TURN
OVERRATE IS STUNNING IN SOCIAL
WORK PRECISELY BECAUSE WE NEED
JOBS THAT ARE FUNDED THROUGH
WAGES AND BENEFITS AND ALLOW
PEOPLE TO SUSTAIN THEMSELVES
AND THEIR FAMILIES.
SO THE WE IS WHERE ARE THE
HIRING BONUSES AND RETENTION
FUNDS FOR SOCIAL WORKERS ? IT'S
NOT A SURPRISE ALSO THAT THERE
IS LOW MORALE AMONG POLICE
OFFICERS.
OVER THE LAST YEAR WE SAW THE
IGNITING OF THE NATION'S
LARGEST STREET PROTEST MOVEMENT
FOLLOWING THE MURDER OF GEORGE
FLOYD AT THE HANDS OF THE
POLICE.
AND THEN WE SAW VARIOUS -- THE
POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN VARIOUS
CIIES, INCLUDING SEATTLE, TEAR
GASSING OUR COMMUNITIES, MACING
CHILDREN IN THE FACE, RUNNING
OVER PROTESTERS HEADS WITH
BICYCLES, AND ALL OF THAT IS IN
ADDITION TO THE NORMAL VIOLENCE
THAT IS FACED AT THE HANDS OF
THE POLICE BY COMMUNITIES OF
THE WORKING CLASS, COMMUNITIES
OF COLOR, ESPECIALLY,
DISPROPORTIONALLY.
AND GENERALLY USE OF STATUS
QUO, NORMAL STATUS QUO OF
REPRESSIVE POLICING.
OF COURSE THERE'S LOW MORALE
AMONG POLICE OFFICERS WHEN
ORDINARY PEOPLE ARE CORRECTLY,
COMPLETELY OUTRAGED BY THE ROLE
THAT THE POLICE PLAY.
AND THAT'S OF COURSE COMES MUCH
MORE TO THE FORE BECAUSE OF THE
BACK BLACK LIVES MATTER
MOVEMENT.
THE SOLUTION FOR US IS TO HOLD
THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS
ACCOUNTABLE.
AND I THINK IN THAT CONTEXT
IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR US
TO NOTE THAT AN ELECTED OVER
SIGHT, YOU KNOW, INDEPENDENTLY
ELECTED OVER SIGHT VOTE THAT
WILL HAVE FULL POWERS OVER THE
POLICE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
AND WE SHOULD ALSO KEEP IN MIND
MORE IMMEDIATELY THAT THE
POLICE ARE CURRENTLY
NEGOTIATING THEIR CONTRACT
THAT, YOU KNOW, THE BACKGROUND
OF THIS CONTRACT IS THE 2018
POLICE CONTRACT VOTE BY THE
CITY COUNCIL WHERE I WAS THE
ONLY COUNCILMEMBER TO VOTE NO
ON A CONTRACT THAT WALKED BACK
THE MEGER STEPS TOWARDS POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND IN THE FACE
OF AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY PLEADING
WITH THE COUNCIL TO NOT APPROVE
THAT CONTRACT.
SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
ACCOUNTABILITY, WE NEED TO WAIT
FOR CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS BUT
THE MAYOR PROPOSES TO GIVE THE
POLICE HIRING BONUSES BEFORE A
CONTRACT IS AGREED.
NO DOUBT SHE WILL TURN AROUND
AND SAY TOO BAD, WE TRIED VERY
HARD, AND THEY WOULD NOT AGREE
TO ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES, SO
IN REALITY, UNLESS ELECTED
OFFICIALS REALLY PUSHBACK
AGAINST THIS, ELECTED OFFICIALS
ARE COMPLICIT IN POLICE
CONTRACTS THAT PROHIBIT
ACCOUNTABILITY OR ARE AN
OBSTACLE TO ACCOUNTABILITY AND
PROPOSING HIRING BONUSES BY THE
MAYOR IS AN EXAMPLE.
I PROPOSED A SIMILAR AMENDMENT
THAT APPEARS AS A WALK-ON
AMENDMENT.
IT DID NOT HAVE THREE
COSPONSORS.
I'M SPEAKING TO THIS ISSUE NOW.
I DON'T THINK I'LL NEED TO
SPEAK TO IT AGAIN.
>> THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO
ASK YOU.
>> AT THE END OF THE SECTION OF
THE AGENDA.
>> THANK YOU FOR TEEING THAT
UP.
WE HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL WALK-ON
MAYOR PRO TEMPORES SO
WALK-ON -- AMENDMENTS.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS HERE ON
007 SPD?
HEARING NONE.
LET'S MOVE ON TO THE WALK ON
AMENDMENTS.
GREG.
>> THANK YOU MADAME CHAIR.
SPD WALK ON ONE IS BROUGHT TO
YOU BY COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
IT ADD 2.14 MILLION GENERAL
FUND TO SPD FOR A ONE-TIME
RETENTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM IN
THE FORM OF FRONT LINE WORKER
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OR HAZARD PAY.
IT WOULD SUPPORT A CASH PAYMENT
OF UP TO $1750 PER SWORN
OFFICER.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR, MOSQUEDA.
COLLEAGUES YOU MAY RECALL
EARLIER THIS YEAR I ATTEMPTED
TO OFFER LEGISLATION THROUGH
THE MID YEAR SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET PROCESS WITH OPTIONS TO
RETAIN OUR REMAINING SPD
PERSONNEL.
BECAUSE WE'VE LOST 300 OFFICERS
AND DETECTIVES OVER THE PAST 18
MONTHS.
AND 911 RESPONSE TIMES HAVE
INCREASED.
ONE OF THOSE FINANCIAL
PROPOSALS ARE IN FOUR VOTES.
AT THAT TIME, I BELIEVE A
COUPLE COUNCILMEMBERS POINTED
TO THIS BIGGER FALL BUDGET
PROCESS AS A BETTERINGS MORE
COMPREHENSIVE SETTING TO
ADDRESS THESE ISSUES.
THE ONGOING STAFFING CRISIS
THERE.
SO I'M REINTRODUCING TODAY THIS
CONCEPT OF RETENTION FOR FRONT
LINE OFFICERS AND DETECTIVES,
SPECIFICALLY ASKING COUNCIL TO
CONSIDER 2.1 MILLION FOR
RETENTION PROGRAMS AS GREG
MENTIONED.
THAT WOULD AVERAGE TO 17.50 PER
OFFICER.
WHICH IS SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS
OFFERED TO OTHER FRONT LINE
WORKERS RECENTLY.
WHILE HIRING INCENTIVES ARE
ALSO IMPORTANT AS WE COMPETE
WITH JURISDICTIONS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY TO RECRUIT NEW
OFFICERS, IT TAKES OVER A YEAR
TO RECRUIT, HIRE, AND TRAIN NEW
OFFICERS AND MANY MONTHS TO
TRAIN LATERAL HIRES FROM OTHER
DEPARTMENTS.
SO TO MITIGATE THE TREND OF
DETECTIVES AND COMMUNITY
POLICING OFFICERS LEAVING AT
ALARMINGLY HIGH RATES, WE CAN
TAKE THS CONCRETE ACTION TO
RETAIN THESE CITY GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES ALL READY SERVING
SEATTLE.
THIS RETENTION STRATEGY IS
COMMONLY SUCCESSFUL IN THE
PRIVATE SECTOR AS WELL.
WHILE WE AWAIT ALTERNATIVES.
I ENCOURAGE US TO CONSIDER THIS
CONCRETE ACTION TO TAKE NOW TO
RETAIN DETECTIVES.
WE NEED TO INVESTIGATE CRIMES.
AND RETAIN COMMUNITY POLICE
OFFICERS WHO HELP TO PREVENT
CRIMES.
WE ALSO JUST WANT TO -- WHILE I
HAVE THE FLOOR HERE TO
ENCOURAGE US TO ACCELERATE THE
PROCESS TO REVAMP THE POLICE
UNION CONTRACT SO WE CAN DEEPEN
AND EXPAND ACCOUNTABILITY
REFORMS.
THE CONTRACT EXPIRED ELEVEN
MONTHS AGO.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION OF THIS.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
GO AHEAD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN IS
CORRECT THAT I WAS A PERSON WHO
SAID I WAS WILLING TO ENTERTAIN
APPRECIATION PAY.
AND THOUGHT MAYBE THE BUDGET
MIGHT BE A BETTER TIME TO RAISE
THAT ISSUE.
BUT THAT WAS BECAUSE I WAS
HOPING THAT WE WOULD HEAR FROM
MORE WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF OUR
CONVERSATIONS AT MRPC ABOUT THE
SPOGS POSITION ON APPRECIATION
PAY.
I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT
SPOG IS NOT PART OF THE MIX.
SPOB WAS THE ONLY UNION NOT
WILLING TO ENTERTAIN THE CITY'S
OFFERS.
THE CITY REACHED OUT WITH
TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH EACH
OF THE OTHER UNIONS THAT THE
COUNCIL THEN APPROVED.
AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S REALLY
THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE
COUNCIL APPROVES APPRECIATION
IS AFTER IT'S NEGOTIATED WITH
THE LABOR UNION.
SO I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY,
VERY INAPPROPRIATE FOR US TO
MOVE FORWARD APPRECIATION PAY
IN THIS BUDGET PROCESS OUTSIDE
OF THE LRPC PROCESS.
I AGREE WITH POINT ABOUT HOPING
WE CAN EXPEDITE THOSE
CONVERSATIONS.
BUT I WANT TO REMIND THE
VIEWING APPROXIMATE PUBLIC THAT
WE DON'T HAVE LABOR RELATIONS
DIRECTOR.
AND ALSO THE LR PERSONNEL WHO
ARE CHARGED WITH NEGOTIATING
THE SPOG CONTRACT.
THAT POSITION IS NOW VACATED AS
WELL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT CONTEXT
AS WELL, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
AS CHAIR OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, THANK
YOU FOR SUMMARIZING THE WALK ON
NUMBER ONE RELATED TO SPD.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS, HEARING NONE, THANK
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT SPOKE TOES
A WELL.
GREG, ANY ADDITIONAL CONTEXT
FOR US ON THIS ONE?
>> NOT TOO MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER.
SPD WALK ON TWO, BROUGHT TO YOU
BY COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT WOULD
CUT THE 1.09 MILLION FOR HIRING
INCENTIVES AND MAKE AVAILABLE
FOR OTHER COUNCIL PRIORITIES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND COUNCILMEMBER IS A JUAN,
THANK YOU FOR ADDING YOUR
COMMENTS AS WELL AS IT RELATES
TO THIS TOPIC FROM THE LAST
OFFICIAL WALK-ON.
EXCUSE ME THE LAST OFFICIAL
AMENDMENT SUBMITTED.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THIS?
HEARING NONE, I WANT TO THANK
YOU, GREG, FOR YOUR WORK WITH
US ON THIS LARGE SECTION.
AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO
ITEM NUMBER FIVE.
MADAME CLERK, COULD YOU READ
ITEM NUMBER FIVE INTO THE
RECORD.
>> COMMUNITY SAFETY AND
COMMUNICATION CENTER FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> COLLEAGUES.
WE HAVE ABOUT SIX MORE SECTIONS
TO GO THROUGH.
HOWEVER, MANY OF THESE SECTIONS
ONLY HAVE A HANDFUL OF
AMENDMENTS.
I THINK WE CAN DO THIS.
LISA, GREAT TO SEE YOU.
LET'S GET YOU INTO COMMUNITY
SAFETY AND COMMUNICATION
CENTER.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
NICE TO SEE YOU TOO.
I'M LISA KAY ON YOUR CENTRAL
STAFF.
ADD $1.8 MILLION GENERAL FUND
IN 26 FTE TO INCREASE
COMMUNICATION CENTERS EXISTING
DISPATCH OPERATIONAL CAPACITY.
THE 2016 STAFFING ANALYSIS
FOUND THAT 911 CALL CENTER --
SPD'S 911 CALL CENTER SHOULD
HAVE 169 FTEs BRACED ON ITS
WORKLOAD AT THAT TIME THE CALL
CENTER HAS BEEN MOVED.
AND HAS 140 FUNDED POSITIONS OF
WHICH 20 ARE VAIO CAN.
AND THE EXECUTIVE IS PICK AING
PROCESS CHANGES TO FILL
VACANCIES MORE QUICKLY.
THE 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET
INCLUDES $150,000 TO FUND A
TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL STUDY
OF THE 911 CENTER THAT COULD
UPDATE THE 2016 ANALYSIS.
I'LL TURN THIS OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AS MENTIONED BEFORE AND HEARD
IN PUBLIC COMMENT.
THE 911 CALL CENTER IS FACING
CHALLENGES DUE TO STAFFING
SHORTAGES IN LINE WITH OTHER
FIRST RESPONDERS.
THE HIGH VACANCY RATE LED TO A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MANDATORY
OVER TIME HOURS.
WHICH ARE NOT ALWAYS FILLED.
AS WELL AS THE ADDITIONAL USE
OF SICK TIME.
THE 2016 KIMBLE STAFFING
ANALYSIS REPORT RECOMMENDED
THAT THE CALL CENTER, WHICH WAS
AT SPD AT THE TIME SHOULD HAVE
169 POSITIONS.
THIS IS 29 MORE POSITIONS THAN
THE CURRENT 140.
SO THIS ACTION WOULD ADD 26 IN
LINE WITH THE 2016 STAFFING
ANALYSIS.
AND PROVIDES SIX MONTHS OF
SALARY FOR THE 26 POSITIOS.
I WANT TO NOTE THAT THIS IS --
THIS IS SCALABLE.
AND IT'S POTENTIALLY -- COULD
BE FUNDED WHERE ASKING
QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS, IT
POTENTIALLY COULD BE FUNDED
WITH FUNDS AVAILABLE FROM
CURRENT VACANCIES IN THE
DEPARTMENT.
BECAUSE THERE'S SORT OF A
TWOFOLD ISSUE THAT WE'RE TRYING
TO ADDRESS HERE.
BOTH THAT THERE ARE VACANCIES
THAT ARE UNFILLED AS WELL AS
THAT THERE AREN'T ENOUGH SLOTS
FOR ADDITIONAL POSITIONS.
SO JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT
ACCORDING TO THE CSCC REGIONAL
FACILITIES WITH THE EXCEPTION
OF THE FIRE ALARM CENTER OUR
RUNNING VACANCY RATES OF ABOUT
15% TO 30%.
AND WHAT IS I THINK -- I
UNDERSTAND IS A 40% VACANCY AT
CSC MAKES OUR CENTER AN OUT
LIAR HERE.
AND JUST REALLY THINK THAT THIS
IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO
PAY SERIOUS ATTENTION TO.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU MADAME CHAIR.
I WANT TO VOICE MY STRONG
SUPPORT FOR THIS.
MAKING SURE WE HAVE A STRONG,
ROBUST, AND WELL SUPPORTED CALL
CENTER IS GOING TO BE ESSENTIAL
TO STAND UP ALTERNATIVE FIRST
RESPONSE.
IT'S ALSO ESSENTIAL UNDER OUR
CURRENT SYSTEM TO DISPATCH ANY
KIND OF FIRST RESPONSE
CAPABILITY, OUR DISPATCHERS, AS
WAS INDICATED IN PUBLIC COMMENT
TODAY ARE THE -- ARE THE FIRST
RESPONDERS.
THE FIRST PEOPLE THAT SOMEONE
IN CRISIS IS CONNECTED TO.
AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE KEEPING THAT ASSET FULLY
STAFFED.
AND ABLE TO GET THE JOB DONE.
.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, I'D LIKE TO SIGN
ON AS COSPONSOR.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN ADDING
HIS NAME TO CSCC 001.
THANK YOU.
HEARING NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, ANYTHING
ELSE CLOUDY LIKE TO ADD?
NO?
GREAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH LISA.
SO SORRY.
GO AHEAD.
>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR
LISA.
LISA, MUCH LIKE WE HAVE DONE
WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHERE
WE PROVIDE FUNDING FOR SORT OF
AN ADDITIONAL RECRUIT CLASS, SO
THAT CAN HELP SPEED UP HIRING,
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT'S
POSSIBLE TO BE DONE FOR CSCC IN
THAT SAME SORT OF SPIRIT?
>> COUNCILMEMBER, I'VE HAD
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DIRECTOR
ABOUT THIS.
AND THEY ARE -- THE WAY THEY'RE
TRYING TO ADDRESS THIS IS BY
HAVING ONGOING RECRUITMENT
BASICALLY.
SO INSTEAD OF RECRUITING EVERY
FEW MONTHS THEY'RE ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS ALL TIME.
I THINK THERE ARE SOME
CHALLENGES ABOUT ADDING A
RECRUIT CLASS BASED ON CAPACITY
AND THE IMPACT ON THE
OPERATIONS SINCE A LOT OF THE
TRAINING TAKES PLACE IN THE
ACTUAL FACILITY.
SO I THINK THERE'S ON GOING
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THAT.
AND I GOT THE FEELING THAT THE
DIRECTOR WOULD BE WILLING TO
TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT.
BUT THEY HAVE TAKEN I THINK A
LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT APPROACH
TO THIS.
>>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
TODAY WITH US AND I WILL ASK
THE CLERK TO READ IN ITEM
NUMBER SIX.
>> AGENDA ITEM 6, SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THIS IS ITEM SFD ONE A1. IT IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND COSPONSORED BY
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ AND
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
IT WOULD ADD 1.5 MILLION IN
ONE-TIME GENERAL FUND TO THE
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO
SUPPORT THE TRAINING OF 20
ADDITIONAL FIREFIGHTER RECRUITS
IN 2022.
SFD'S BASE BUDGET INCLUDES
FUNDING FOR 60 RECRUITS PER YEAR
. SOME BACKGROUND.
AS OF MONDAY THE 25th, SFD HAD
81 FIREFIGHTER VACANCIES WITH
AT LEAST 10 MORE EXPECTED BY
THE END OF THE YEAR DUE TO
PLANNED RETIREMENTS.
THIS IS A HIGHER NUMBER OF
VACANCIES THEN SFD TYPICALLY
HAS AT THIS TIME OF YEAR AND
THEY ALSO ANTICIPATE THAT THERE
WILL BE SOME FIREFIGHTER
SEPARATIONS DUE TO THE CITY'S
VACCINE MANDATE.
I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
COUNCILMEMBERS ARE AWARE OF AN
UPDATE TO SFD'S RECRUIT SCHOOL
PLANS.
I LEARN FROM THEM ON MONDAY
THAT THEY PLAN TO HOLD TWO
SIMULTANEOUS RECRUIT CLASSES OF
30 IN MARCH IN ORDER TO GET
MORE NEW FIREFIGHTERS TRAINED
AND READY AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.
WE WILL MAKE THIS CHANGE TO THE
COUNCIL BUDGET AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, HERBOLD ,
YOU ARE ON MUTE.
>> SORRY.
I WAS MULTITASKING HERE.
THIS ACTION WOULD CREATE AN
ADDITION OF 20 FIREFIGHTER
RECRUITS TRUE ADDRESS A HIGHER
THAN USUAL VACANCY RATE WITH
HIGHER SEPARATIONS OCCURRING
DURING 2020 AND 2021 THAN
DURING THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS.
THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 70
SEPARATIONS DURING 2021. THERE
WERE 70 LAST YEAR COMPARED TO
AN AVERAGE OF 63 FROM 2015 TO
2019.
LAST YEAR, THE COUNCIL ADDED
BACK 20 RECRUIT POSITIONS THAT
WERE REMOVED IN THE POST BUDGET
. I AM PROPOSING THAT WE DO SO
AGAIN.
FUNDING A RECRUIT CLASS IS AN
IMPORTANT STEP TO ADDRESSING
THESE THINGS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
PLEASE GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
>> I JUST WANTED TO INDICATE
MY DESIRE TO COSPONSOR THIS
AMENDMENT.
I WILL ALSO SAY I WOULD LIKE TO
COSPONSOR THE NEXT ONE.
>> THIS ONE AND THE NEXT ONE,
COUNCILMEMBER?
>> YES.
GREAT.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT ADDING HER
NAME TO SFD 00 2 AND ALSO
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT ADDING TO
003.
>> 001 AND 002.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ON 002 RELATED TO THE HEALTH
ONE TEAM, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WITH YOUR
HELP WITH THE COSPONSORS HERE.
THIS WAS SOMETHING I WAS REALLY
EXCITED WE WERE ABLE TO EXPAND
TO THREE UNITS LAST YEAR AND
CENTRAL STAFF, I LOOK FORWARD TO
FOLLOWING UP WITH YOU TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE ON TRACK TO HAVE
THAT THIRD UNIT OPEN UP.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
>> LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON.
I BELIEVE THAT SUMMARIZES
EVERYTHING FOR SFD.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER
SEVEN.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU
HAVE?
>> FOR SFD? THE ADDITIONAL
HEALTH ONE CLASS, ANYTHING ELSE
YOU WANTED TO ADD?
>> NOTHING I NEED TO ADD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN,
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
REPUBLICS APING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, GREG DAWSON BACK
WITH YOU ALL FOR THREE QUICK
ITEMS.
OIG ONE A1 IS $152,000 ADD FOR
STRATEGIC ADVISOR 1 FOR THE
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
TO CONDUCT ANNUAL SURVEILLANCE
TECHNOLOGY REVIEWS. THE 2022
PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDED ONE
STRATEGIC ADVISORY POSITION TO
CONDUCT THESE SAME REVIEWS.
OIG HAD ASKED FOR TWO OF THESE
POSITIONS AS PART OF THE
PROPOSED BUDGET.
THEY GOT ONE OF THEM.
THEY SAY THAT IT IS NECESSARY
TO HAVE TWO POSITIONS DUE TO
THE VOLUME OF SURVEILLANCE
REVIEW REQUESTS. THIS
PARTICULAR BUDGET ACTION WOULD
PROVIDE ANOTHER ONE.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN AND ALSO COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU.
PLEASE GO AHEAD COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> THE ONLY THING TO ADD IS
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL IS NOT
ONLY REQUIRED TO DO THIS WORK
UNDER THE SURVEILLANCE
ORDINANCE BUT ALSO WONDER THE
DUTIES PRESCRIBED BY THE
ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE AND
APPRECIATE THAT THEY DID MAKE
THAT REQUEST OF THE EXECUTIVES
FOR THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. I THINK
THAT WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ADEQUATE
FUNDING TO DO THE FUNCTIONS
THAT THEY HAVE BEEN CHARTERED
TO DO.
THANKS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER -- TODAY SEAT
AN ADDITIONAL HAND?
OKAY.
WONDERFUL.
IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE ON 001
, LET'S MOVE TO 002.
>> THIS WOULD ADD 86,000 TWO
OIG FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE WORK.
THIS IS AN ADD THAT OIG DID NOT
MAKE OF THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE
DURING THE PROPOSED 2022 BUDGET
ELEMENT PROCESS BUT HAVE FOUND
THAT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL
MONTHS, THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
WORKLOAD HAS INCREASED AND THAT
THEY ARE NOW IN NEED OF AN
ADDITIONAL STAFF ARE.
THIS WOULD HAVE THE HALFTIME
STRATEGIC ADVISOR TO HELP WITH
THEIR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE WORK.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OFFICE OF
DUTIES ARE PERFORMED BY THE OIG
OPERATIONS MANAGER.
THIS PERSON HAS
RESPONSIBILITIES IN OTHER AREAS
SUCH AS HUMAN RESOURCES,
CONTRACTING, ADMINISTRATION AND
DOCUMENT PRODUCTION.
AS A RESULT, RESPONSES MUST BE
BALANCED AGAINST THESE OTHER
MATTERS COMPETING FROM OFFICE
TIME. THESE HAVE A HIGH-LEVEL
COMPLEXITY AND REQUIRE A LOT OF
REDACTION AND ADVANCED NOTICE
REQUIREMENTS WHEN THEY INVOLVE
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR OPA.
IN PARTICULAR, INVOLVED BODY
WORN VIDEO THAT IS ACCESSED BY
THE OIG IN THE COURSE OF THAT
WORK.
THESE REQUESTS ARE GROWING IN
SIZE AND COMPLEXITY INCLUDING
MORE RECORDS TO REVIEW,
RESPONSIVE RECORDS THAT SPAN
MULTIPLE FILE TYPES AND AN
INCREASE OF FILES THAT REQUIRE
REDUCTIONS.
IN THE ABSENCE OF DEDICATED
SPORT, THE REQUESTS ARE
INCREASING AT A PACE THAT IS
INTERFERING WITH THE ABILITY TO
MOVE OTHER PRIORITY WORK
FORWARD.
THE BENEFIT OF A DEDICATED
PARTIAL RESOURCE FOR OIG PDR
DUTIES WOULD INCLUDE GREATER
TRANSPARENCY VIA IMPROVED PDR
RESPONSE TIMES, IMPROVED
ABILITY TO KEEP UP TO DATE ON
PUBLIC RECORDS, TRAININGS, AND
OTHER SPECIALIZED USE TOOLS.
IN PARTICULAR, I THINK THE
ENHANCED TRANSPARENCY FOR PDR
RESPONSES IS, FOR ME, A REALLY
HIGH PREMIUM VALUE FOR THIS
INVESTMENT BY ALLOWING THE OIG
TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS PDR'S
. IT DOES NOT GET CAUGHT UP IN
A BACKLOG AND IN A WAY DINGED
FOR BEING IN THE BACKLOG OF SPD
. I THINK THAT OUTLINES THE
INTEREST OF MYSELF AS A SPONSOR
AND THE NEED OF THE OIG.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU.
GREG, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING
ELSE TO ADD TO THAT?
>> NO.
I WAS GOING TO NOTE THAT THERE
IS A WALK-ON AMENDMENT THAT I
FORGOT TO MENTION AT THE TOP OF
MY PRESENTATION.
>> THAT IS OKAY.
WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED.
I APPRECIATE THE FLAK.
WE WILL MAKE SURE TO GET TO
THAT ONE.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON 002?
WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THOSE
COMMENTS AS WELL. LET'S GO TO
OIG WALK ON 01.
>> OIG WALK ON ONE FROM
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT WOULD CUT
545,000 FROM OIG.
IT WOULD REVERSE THE 2022
PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET ADDS.
THOSE PARTICULAR ADS WOULD BE
THE SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE
POSITION THAT WE JUST SPOKE
ABOUT AND $200,000 IN
SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE
CONSULTING FUNDS AND ANOTHER
POSITION FOR OFFICE OF POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY OVERSIGHT AND
FUNDS FOR THAT POSITION.
THOSE THINGS COMBINED TALLY UP
TO $545,000 AND THIS AMENDMENT
WOULD CUT THOSE FUNDS.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU AND THANK YOU GREG
FOR THE DESCRIPTION.
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET
EXPANDS BY TWO POSITIONS AND
$545,000. IN MY MIND AND IN THE
OPINION OF A LARGE NUMBER OF
COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE SPOKEN
UP ABOUT THIS AT VARIOUS POINTS
THROUGHOUT LAST YEAR.
THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
HAS PLAYED NO CONSTRUCT ROLE IN
BRINGING ABOUT AND HELPING TO
BRING ABOUT POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY SINCE ITS
INCEPTION IN 2018.
I WILL CHALLENGE COUNCILMEMBERS
TO THINK OF ONE VALUABLE THING
THAT THE OFFICE HAS DONE TO
HELP THE COMMUNITY, JUST DOING
PAPERWORK IS NOT WHAT COUNTS.
IT IS ACTUALLY THE RESULT OF
WHAT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS LIVES
HAVE BEEN IMPROVED, IN TERMS OF
WHAT THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR
GENERAL HAS ACCOMPLISHED.
THE RECOMMENDATIONS I HAVE SEEN
COME OUT OF THE OFFICE OF
INSPECTOR GENERAL HAVE URGED
THE COUNCIL TO LEAVE QUESTIONS
OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY UP TO
THE DISCRETION OF THE POLICE.
WHEN THE JUSTICE FOR GEORGE
FLOYD MOVEMENT WAS BEING
CARRIED OUT BY THE POLICE ON
THE STREETS OF SEATTLE, THE
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
OPPOSED VIRTUALLY ALL
RESTRICTIONS ON THE MILITARIZED
CROWD CONTROL WEAPONS THAT
POLICE WOULD USE THE MAYOR
PROPOSES EXPANDING THE BUDGET
OF THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL BUT MORE OF NOTHING IS
JUST MORE OF NOTHING. THE
BUDGET AMENDMENT DOES NOT
ELIMINATE THE OFFICE OF
INSPECTOR GENERAL ALTHOUGH THAT
WOULD BE JUSTIFIED ON THE BASIS
OF THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE
NEVER DONE A SINGLE THING OF
VALUE TO ORDINARY PEOPLE. WHAT
THEY DO IS OF VALUE THAT A
POLITICAL ESTABLISHMENT AND IT
HELPS THE POLITICAL
ESTABLISHMENT JUSTIFY IT.
THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT DOES NOT
REDUCE FUNDING FOR THE OFFICE
OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.
IT SIMPLY CUTS THEIR EXPANSION.
OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS,
WE HAVE DISCUSSED MANY CRUCIAL
FUNDING NEEDS THAT THIS
$540,000 WOULD BE BETTER USED
IN MY OPINION.
IF THE OIG NEEDS TO USE
RESOURCES TO DO PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE, THEY SHOULD USE
THEIR EXISTING BUDGET WHICH IS
CURRENTLY, IN MY VIEW, SERVING
NO VALUABLE PURPOSE FOR THE
COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THAT MAY HAVE BEEN A
LEFTOVER HAND.
>> NO PROBLEM.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
EXPLANATION OF THIS WALK-ON
AMENDMENT.
NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
OKAY.
HEARING NONE, LET'S GO AHEAD
AND MOVE ONTO THE NEXT ITEM ON
OUR AGENDA. MADAM CLERK, COULD
YOU READ ITEM NUMBER EIGHT INTO
THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 8, SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL COURT FOR BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION.
>> WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
LET'S GET STARTED.
>> SMC ONE A1 WOULD REQUIRE
THAT THE COURT A PORT ON AN
INDIVIDUAL AND ANALYZED
ASSOCIATED DISPROPORTIONALITY.
THIS IS RELATED TO CRIMINAL
FEES AND FINES, NOT WORKING
RELATED, JUST FOR CLARITY.
IT IS SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND COSPONSORED BY
STRAUSS AND LEWIS.
THE REPORT WOULD BE DUE BACK TO
THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE MARCH 31,
2022.
I WILL PASS IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WAIT ONE SECOND.
>> SORRY.
>> NO PROBLEM.
>> WE APPRECIATE YOU MAKING IT
WORK WITH THE TECHNOLOGY
DIFFICULTIES.
YOU ARE COMING THROUGH LOUD AND
CLEAR.
>> THIS WAS DEVELOPED WITH THE
CITY AUDITOR AND BUILDS OFF OF
AN AUDITOR'S ASSESSMENT OF
MUNICIPAL COURT -- I AM LOSING
TRACK OF MY SPEAKING POINTS.
THE SUPPORT PROBATION RACIAL
AND ETHNIC PROPORTIONALITY
REPORT. THE REPORT ITSELF
RECOMMENDED THAT THE REPORT
SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXAMINE THE
PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES WITH ITS
FINE DISSENT FEES AND APPLY THE
CITY OF SEATTLE RACIAL EQUITY
TOOLKIT TO EXAMINE
DISCRETIONARY AND
ADMINISTRATIVE FINES AND FEES,
GIVEN THAT AS OF SEPTEMBER OF
THIS YEAR, THE REPORT WILL HAVE
HAD A FULL YEAR WORTH OF DATA
TO REVIEW ITS NEW FINE AND FEE
STRUCTURE. OUTSIDE OF THE AUDIT
SCOPE THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY DONE
TO DETERMINE WHICH CRIMINAL
FINES AND FEES THE CITY HAS THE
AUTHORITY TO ELIMINATE ARE BEING
APPLIED. WE REQUEST THAT THE
MUNICIPAL REPORT ANALYZES THAT
TO MAKE THE DETERMINATION WITH
THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE
ARE FINES AND FEES THAT ARE NOT
DISCRETIONARY, THAT STATE LAW
DOES NOT ALLOW THE COURT TO
WAIVE. THE PURPOSE OF THE COURT
IS TO DETERMINE WHICH FINES AND
FEES ASSOCIATED WITH AN
INDIVIDUAL MUNICIPAL COURT
OBLIGATION THE CITY HAS THE
AUTHORITY TO WAIVE AND WHETHER
THE PAYMENTS OWED TO THE CITY
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT
INDIVIDUALS I RACE AND
ETHNICITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS?
>> I AM NOT SEEING ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD.
>> THIS WOULD ADD $184,000 OF
GENERAL FUND AND ONE POSITION
TO THE COURT AS WELL AS
$119,000 OF GENERAL FUND AND
ONE STRATEGIC ADVISOR POSITION
TO THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
FOR RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
INITIATIVE EFFORTS AND A RISK
ASSESSMENT RACIAL EQUITY
TOOLKIT AND IMPOSE A PROVISO ON
THOSE FUNDS.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND COSPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBERS STRAUSS AND
LEWIS.
>> THE AUDITOR'S REPORT THAT HE
MENTIONED EARLIER INCLUDED 14
RECOMMENDATIONS AS PART OF THE
AUDIT.
THEY FOUND THAT THE COURT USES
A RISK NEEDS ASSESSMENT TOOL.
THIS TOOL IS A TOOL THAT IS
KNOWN TO HAVE IMPLICIT BIASED
IN IT AND RISK ASSESSMENT TOOLS
HAVE BEEN OPPOSED BY THE
CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM ADVISOR
GROUP AS WELL AS THE KING
COUNTY OFFICE OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
. THE WORK IS RELATIVELY NEW IN
THIS REPORT AND THE THINKING
BEHIND THIS PROPOSAL IS TO
PROVIDE FUNDING FOR A POSITION
IN THE COURT AND ONE IN THE
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS TO ENSURE
THAT THE COURT HAS A BETTER
OPPORTUNITY TO EXAMINE HOW THE
APPLICATION OF A RISK
ASSESSMENT TOOL IMPACTS THE
OUTCOMES -- THE
DISPROPORTIONATE OUTCOMES ON
PEOPLE GOING TO THE COURT.
HOPEFULLY THIS RISK ASSESSMENT
WOULD LEAD TO ONE OF TWO
OUTCOMES, MAYBE BOTH OVER TIME.
ONE OUTCOME COULD BE THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A RISK
ASSESSMENT TOOL THAT RELIES
LESS ON CRITERIA THAT HAVE
IMPLICIT BIASED AND MORE ON
INDIVIDUAL STRENGTHS THAT
PEOPLE HAVE. PEOPLE WOULD BE
DEEMED TO HAVE LOWER RISK IF
YOU DEEMPHASIZE SOME THINGS
THAT ARE A RESULT OF
INSTITUTIONALIZED RACISM IN OUR
SOCIETY AND EMPHASIZES THE
STRENGTHS THAT THEY
PARTICULARLY HAVE BECAUSE OF
SUPPORT OF THEM AS AN
INDIVIDUAL OR AS COMMITTEE
MEMBERS OR BY OTHER COMMUNITY-
BASED NONPROFITS.
THE OTHER POTENTIAL OPTION IS
THAT COURTS THAT HAVE A
PROBATION DIVISION ARE REQUIRED
TO DO A RISK ASSESSMENT. THE
HOPE, I THINK, IS THAT THE COURT
, IN SEEING SOME OF THE HARM
THAT COULD BE PERPETUATED BY
RISK ASSESSMENTS WOULD, OVER
TIME, REDUCE THE SIZE OF ITS
PROBATION DIVISION, RECOGNIZING
THAT THERE ARE SOME INDIVIDUALS
BECAUSE OF STATE LAW THAT MUST
BE PUT ON PROBATION,
SPECIFICALLY DUI CASES.
THE IDEA BEING, IF WE COULD
REDUCE THE RISK OF THE USE OF
PROBATION, WE COULD ALSO BE
REDUCING THE HARM THAT COULD BE
DONE BY RISK ASSESSMENT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
>> I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION. I
THINK WE HAVE ALL HEARD PRETTY
CLEARLY FROM MEMBERS OF THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET THAT THERE IS
A DESIRE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE CONSTANTLY REMOVING
INVESTMENTS IN COURTS AND
CRIMINAL SYSTEMS OVERALL.
I THINK THAT THIS IS AN
INTERESTING NEXUS YOU HAVE
OUTLINED ABOUT HOW TO DO THAT
FURTHER ANALYSIS TO GET AT SOME
OF THE HARMS THAT I KNOW MANY
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE CONCERNED
WITH ABOUT CRIMINAL INJUSTICE
SYSTEMS OVERALL.
ANY FEEDBACK THAT YOU HAVE
HEARD SO FAR ON THIS PROPOSAL?
>> I THINK IT WOULD BE FAIR TO
SAY THAT S OCR IS RELUCTANT TO
PARTICIPATE. THAT WOULD BE ON A
STRATEGY THAT THEY KNOW THE
STAKEHOLDERS THAT THEY WORK
WITH DON'T SUPPORT.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE
DO MORE TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE
GOALS ARE.
IF THE GOALS ARE IN RECOGNITION
THAT WE HAVE A PROBATION
DEPARTMENT AND THAT HAVING A
PROBATION DEPARTMENT WOULD
RESULT IN A REQUIREMENT OF THE
MUNICIPAL COURT. WE WANT TO
IMPACT HOW THEY DO IT -- WE
WANT TO USE IT AS A TOOL TO
IMPACT HOW THEY USE THE RISK
ASSESSMENT.
WE WANT TO REDUCE THE FREQUENCY
OF THE USE OF PROBATION BECAUSE
OF THE HARMS ASSOCIATED WITH A
RISK ASSESSMENT MODEL.
IN ANSWERING YOUR INQUIRY
STRAIGHT ON, THERE IS A
RELUCTANCE, I THINK, BUT I
THINK ONCE WE GET SOME
ALIGNMENT ON WHAT THE LONG-TERM
GOALS ARE, I AM HOPING TO
CHANGE THAT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE
AND THAT CONTEXT AS WELL.
>> I SEE MORE ADDITIONAL HANDS.
I THINK THAT COVERS 002.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE?
>> NOTHING FURTHER ON SMC.
>> MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU
PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER NINE?
>> AGENDA ITEM 9, THE LAW
DEPARTMENT FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THE FIRST ITEM IS LAW 1 A1.
IT WOULD PROVIDE A $1.8 MILLION
IN GENERAL FUND FOR THE
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, SPECIFICALLY
FOR DIVERSION, PRETRIAL
DIVERSION AND LET EVERYONE
ADVANCE WITH DIGNITY. YOU WILL
SEE EACH OF THE SEPARATE
AMOUNTS FOR EACH OF THOSE
PROGRAMS IN THE TITLE.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
HERBOLD .
>> GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
GIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADD
A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTEXT HERE.
THE CITY IN SEATTLE AND
NATIONAL EXPERTS IN LOCAL
ADVOCATES HAVE DONE GOOD WORK
TO ESTABLISH NUMBER OF PROGRAMS
THAT DIVERT CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS
WITH CERTAIN CHARGES TO
COMMUNITY-BASED ALTERNATIVE
PROGRAMS BEFORE CHARGES ARE
FILED, OR BEFORE A TRIAL IS SET
SO THAT IS WHAT WE REFER TO
EITHER IS PRETTY FILING
DIVERSION OR PRETRIAL DIVERSION.
THESE PROGRAMS DIVERT CASES
AWAY FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM, WHICH WE KNOW PRO PURSES
DISPROPORTIONATELY NEGATIVE
OUTCOMES WHILE NOT ADDRESSING
THE UNDERLYING CHALLENGES THAT
LEAD TO THE OFFENSE IN THE
FIRST PLACE.
INSTEAD, WE HAVE, THROUGH THE
BUDGET, PRIORITIZED THESE
PEOPLE INTO OPPORTUNITIES THAT
REDUCE RECIDIVISM AND CREATE TO
RECONNECT.
I AM BRINGING FORWARD THIS
TREVISO TO ENSURE THE ABILITY
OF THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
WHO IS GOING TO BE LED BY A NEW
INDIVIDUAL STARTING JANUARY 1
TO HAVE THE DEDICATED FUNDS
NECESSARY TO CONTINUE THIS BODY
OF WORK WHILE WE WORK ON
IDENTIFYING WHERE THE RIGHT
PLACE IS FOR ONGOING WORK IN
THIS AREA.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBERS
HERBOLD AND LEWIS FOR THIS
AMENDMENT AND APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THIS FORWARD
AS WE CONTINUE TO EVALUATE HOW
WE CAN INSTITUTIONALIZE AND
PRESERVE THE ONGOING
PROGRAMMING THAT IS REPRESENTED
BY THE PRETRIAL AND PRE-FILING
DIVERSION PROGRAMMING.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM?
>> OKAY.
I AM NOT SEEING ANY.
LET'S MOVE ON TO LAW 002.
>> I'M SORRY.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAD HER
HAND UP.
>> I JUST WANT TO THANK MADAM
PRESIDENT FOR THINKING AHEAD
ABOUT ALL OF THE PROGRESS THAT
THE CITY HAS MADE AROUND
DIVERSION PROGRAMS AND WHAT
THAT MIGHT MEAN IN THE NEW YEAR
AND HOW WE CAN WORK TO PRESERVE
THAT PROGRESS.
I THINK IT IS VERY, VERY
IMPORTANT THAT WE DO SO.
>> WELL SAID.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I APPRECIATE THE NOTE THAT THE
HAND WAS UP. LET'S GO TO 002.
>> THIS WOULD ADD $260,000 OF
GENERAL FUNDS AND FOUR
POSITIONS TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO FULLY STOP
AND EXPAND PRE-FILING DIVERSION
AND IT WOULD CUT THREE POSITION
FROM THE LAW DEPARTMENT.
IT IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
LEWIS AND GONZALEZ.
I WILL NOTE ON THIS PIECE THAT
THE FUNDS THAT ARE DESCRIBED IN
THIS ARE NOT ACCOMPANIED BY A
PROVISO BUT IT WOULD COVER THE
FUNDS THAT WOULD BE ADDED TO
THE PROGRAM.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
NOT A WHOLE LOT TO ADHERE. I
JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS
BUDGET ACTION IS TIED TO A LONG-
TERM GOAL THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL, AS WELL AS THE CITY
ATTORNEY HAVE HAD FOR EXPANDING
THE APPROACH OF A GENERAL
DIVERSION THAT CURRENTLY IS
FOCUSED ON A WIDE SWATH OF
MISDEMEANORS FOR PEOPLE UNDER
25 APPLYING THAT SAME PRINCIPLE
THAT FOLKS WHO ARE OVER 25 FOR
THE SAME TYPES OF MISDEMEANORS
SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THESE
IMPORTANT DIVERSION SERVICES.
WE HAVE ADOPTED A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT IN THE 2020
ADOPTED BUDGET WHICH REQUESTED
THAT THE LAW DEPARTMENT
EVALUATE THE STAFFING AND
RESOURCES THAT WOULD BE NEEDED
TO EXPAND DIVERSION TO
INDIVIDUALS 25 AND OLDER.
WE HAVE HAD THE LAW DEPARTMENT,
AND REPORT TO US ON THE RESULTS
OF A RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKIT ON
DOING THIS WORK AND I THINK
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT NEXT STEP
FOR THIS COUNCIL TO TAKE TO
EXPAND THIS IMPORTANT APPROACH
TOWARDS ADDRESSING MISDEMEANOR
INVOLVEMENT IN SEATTLE.
THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THIS
ITEM?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
I AM NOT SEEING ADDITIONAL
HANDS RAISED AT THIS TIME.
I BELIEVE THAT GETS US THROUGH
THE LAW DEPARTMENT AMENDMENTS.
CORRECT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
COULD YOU PLEASE READ ITEM
NUMBER 10 INTO THE RECORD?
>> OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> WELCOME BACK.
>> WE ARE NOT DISCUSSING OCR 1
A1 WHICH WOULD ADD $150,000 OF
GENERAL FUND AND ONE STRATEGIC
ADVISOR 1 POSITION TO THE
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS FOR A
COMMISSION LIAISON SUPERVISOR.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
LEWIS AND STRAUSS.
>> OH, BOY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET'S SEE.
WE ARE PROVIDING HERE -- SORRY.
WHAT AM I DOING?
THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE
SUPPORT, AS MY COLLEAGUES KNOW,
TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT
COMMISSIONS THAT PROVIDE A
CONDUIT ABOUT GOVERNMENTAL
PROCESSES AND POLICIES TO
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE
TRADITIONALLY BEEN EXCLUDED OR
ABSENT FROM OUR PROCESSES. WE
HAVE HEARD FROM ANY OF THESE
COMMISSIONS ON A REGULAR BASIS
ABOUT THEIR IDEAS FOR THE CITY.
THIS STRATEGIC ADVISOR POSITION
WOULD PROVIDE THE NECESSARY
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORTS TO
BETTER REALIZE THEIR
ENGAGEMENT, ESPECIALLY THOSE
WITH DEVELOPMENTAL OR UNTIL
ACTUAL DISABILITIES.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM?
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS
FORWARD.
WE CAN MOVE ON TO NUMBER TWO.
>> 2 A1 WHAT AT $120,000 TO THE
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS FOR
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE UNITY EXPERT
AND STAKEHOLDER WORKGROUP. THIS
IS SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND COSPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBERS MORALES AND
LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THIS WORKGROUP WAS A
RECOMMENDATION OF THE CRIMINAL
LEGAL SYSTEM COMMUNITY SYSTEM
TASK FORCE PRESENTED AT THE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE LAST MONTH.
THE TASK FORCE WAS CONVENED BY
OCR AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCIL
THROUGH BUDGET ACTION IN 2019.
AT COMPRISED OF PEOPLE WITH
LIVED EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE
OF THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM.
THEY WERE CHARGED WITH
PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
REFORM EFFORTS TARGETED AT
INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE
MUNICIPAL CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
THE REPORT CENTERING IMPACTED
VOICES IDENTIFIES SEVERAL
CONCERNS ABOUT THE CURRENT
HANDLING OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
CASES THROUGH THE CRIMINAL
LEGAL SYSTEM INCLUDING A
HETERONORMATIVE FRAMEWORK,
PUNITIVE RESPONSE THAT DISPLAYS
INDIVIDUALS FROM ENGAGING FOR
FEAR OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
AND DRAWBACKS OF MANDATORY
TREATMENT.
THEY RECOMMENDED A WORK GROUP
OF COMMUNITY EXPERTS AND
SURVIVORS TO FOCUS ON RESPONSES
OUTSIDE THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND
SUPPORT BUILDING UP COMMUNITY
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR NON-%
RESPONSES THAT HAVE THE ABILITY
-- THE CAPACITY, AGILITY, AND
FLEXIBILITY.
I'VE GOT TO GET THOSE
ADJECTIVES RIGHT. WE RESPOND TO
A HOST OF SCENARIOS THAT WOULD
OTHERWISE CONSTANT AND
MISDEMEANORS.
THE FUNDING WOULD SUPPORT THAT
WORKGROUP INCLUDING PAYMENTS
FOR MEMBERS THAT WOULD LEAD TO
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEW
APPROACHES TO MISDEMEANORS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM OR
COMMON?
HEARING NONE, THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND WE
WILL GO ON TO NUMBER THREE.
>> THREE A1 WHAT AT $100,000 TO
THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS TO
ENGAGE A TASK FORCE OF
COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ASSIST
WITH AN ASSESSMENT OF THE
POLICE ACCOUNT ABILITY SYSTEM.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ALLOW THE
AUDITOR'S OFFICE TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH A PLANNED RAPID
ASSESSMENT OF OUR POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM
COMPRISING THE OFFICES OF
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY, THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL AND THE
COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION.
MY OFFICE DISTRIBUTED A BRIEF
OVERVIEW OF THE RECOMMENDED
RAPID ASSESSMENT YESTERDAY AND
IT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO
THE PUBLIC AS WELL.
THE RAPID ASSESSMENT APPROACH
WAS DEVELOPED IN ALIGNMENT WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED IN
THE 2017 AUDITOR'S REPORT
ISSUED AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER'S
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ABOUT
THE ISSUES INVOLVED IN
EVALUATING THE NEW POLICE
OVERSIGHT SYSTEM OVER TIME.
A RAPID ASSESSMENT OF SEATTLE'S
POLICE OVERSIGHT SYSTEM WOULD
RELY ON CONDUCTING SELF
ASSESSMENTS USING TOOLS
OUTLINED IN THE 2017 REPORT AS
WELL AS A BRAND-NEW POLICE
OVERSIGHT TOOL DEVELOPED ACROSS
ENGLAND, WALES, SCOTLAND AND
NORTHERN IRELAND AND REPUBLIC
OF IRELAND.
NORMALLY, OUR CPC WOULD FILL
THE FUNCTION OF ENGAGING
COMMUNITY IN PROVIDING BROAD
COMMUNITY INPUT WHICH THE
AUDITOR'S OFFICE HAS IDENTIFIED
AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE
RAPID ASSESSMENT BUT CPC IS A
SUBJECT OF THE ASSESSMENT. WE
NEED TO FIND ANOTHER PATHWAY TO
WORK AND ANOTHER PATHWAY TO DO
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, NOT JUST
FOCUSED ON THE COMMUNITIES THAT
THE CPC REPRESENTS BUT A
BROADER CROSS SEGMENT OF DUTIES.
THEY ARE IMPACTED BY THE POLICE
ACCOUNT ABILITY SYSTEM.
THE AMEDMENT OPPOSES FUNDING
TO THE SORC TO ALLOW THEM TO
CONVENE IN SUPPORT OF A WORK
GROUP OF PEOPLE IMPACTED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT INCLUDING
PAYING THEM FOR THEIR TIME AND
EXPERTISE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
RAPID ASSESSMENT.
AGAIN, THE RAPID ASSESSMENT IS
THE FIRST STEP.
THE SECONDARY STEP WOULD BE THE
NEW TOOL THAT WAS DESIGNED BY
THE TEAM OF RESEARCHERS. BRAND-
NEW AS OF FEBRUARY 2020 AND I
THINK WOULD BE -- OUR SYSTEM
WOULD -- IT IS A UNIQUE SYSTEM
BUT WE WOULD BE WELL SERVED BY
USING THIS TOOL IN THAT SORT OF
NEXT STEP. I HAVE ADDITIONAL
DESCRIPTION OF THAT TOOL FOR
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO MIGHT WANT
TO RECEIVE IT JUST TO
UNDERSTAND MORE ON WHAT IS
CONTEMPLATED AS A SECOND STEP
AFTER THE RAPID ASSESSMENT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC OR
ANY MEMBERS OF THE PRESS, THOSE
MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE CLOSER
TO OUR AGENDA ITEM AFTER THE
MEETING.
IF ANYONE NEEDS A PASTOR, LET
US KNOW AND WE WILL MAKE SURE
TO GET THOSE TO YOU AS A MATTER
OF PUBLIC RECORD.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
THANK YOU TO YOUR TEAM COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD FOR PROVIDING
THAT FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION TO
CORRESPOND WITH THAT ITEM.
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT ONE.
>> 4 A1 WHAT AT $182,000 TO THE
GENERAL FUND AND A TEMPORARY
STRATEGIC ADVISOR POSITION TO
OCR FOR ORDINANCE OUTREACH.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES ENDS COSPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBERS HERBOLD AND
GONZALEZ.
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, YOU KNOW THAT WE
HAVE HAD THE INITIATIVE IN
PRACTICE FOR ABOUT 17 YEARS NOW
. AS FOLLOW-UP TO THE REPORT
THAT WAS LED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD IN THIS SLIDE THAT OUR
OFFICE DID LAST YEAR, ONE MAJOR
STEP WAS IDENTIFIED TO
STRENGTHEN THE ROLE OF SORC AND
TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMITMENTS
TO RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE AND
THAT WAS TO CODIFY THE
INITIATIVE AS PART OF OUR CITY
CULTURE.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD PROVIDE
UNLIMITED SUPPORT TO SORC TO
ENGAGE CHANGE TEAMS ACROSS THE
CITY. I BELIEVE THE INTENT
WOULD BE TO HAVE SOMETHING BY
THE END OF NEXT YEAR.
THIS POSITION WOULD PROVIDE
SUPPORT FOR THAT WORK.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
JUST A LITTLE HISTORY ON THIS
ONE.
WAS THERE EVER AN EFFORT TO TRY
TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN
THE PAST?
>> TO DO THE ORDINANCE?
>> YEAH.
>> I HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS
CONVERSATION SINCE ABOUT 2018.
THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK DONE ON
THE POSITIONING OF THE
DEPARTMENT AND WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENT.
I THINK THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF
CONVERSATION AND THEN THE
PANDEMIC SORT OF INTERFERED
WITH THE PROCESS THAT WOULD
ENHANCE.
THIS IS PART OF A CONVERSATION
THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AT
LEAST SINCE WHEN I KNOW.
>> IT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING
CONVERSATION SINCE IT WAS
INTRODUCED AS AN INITIATIVE.
I THINK IT HAS AN ONGOING
CONVERSATION WITH TEAMS FOR
MANY YEARS BUT IS ONLY NOW
COMING TO THE POINT OF
POTENTIAL COUNCIL ACTION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU
WOULD LIKE TO COVER IN THE
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS?
>> NO.
LET'S WRAP IT UP.
>> WE'VE GOT ONE MORE AGENDA
ITEM.
MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU READ
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11 INTO THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11, THE
BUDGET OFFICE FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU.
WE ARE ON 001 FOR CBO RELATED
TO SPD ITEMS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON MANAGER AND
COUNCIL MEMBERS. THIS IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ, COSPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBERS LEWIS AND
MORALES . THIS STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT WOULD ASK
THE OFFICE OF INNOVATION AND
PERFORMANCE, WHICH IS A UNIT
WITHIN CBO TO PARTNER WITH THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
COMMUNITY TO REPORT ON SPD'S
COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER
PROGRAM.
THE REPORT WOULD INCLUDE
RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT WHETHER
CBO DUTIES SHOULD BE EXPANDED
TO INCLUDE RESPONSE TO
NONCRIMINAL 911 CALLS AND
WHETHER THAT PROGRAM SHOULD
FOCUS ON NON-LAW ENFORCEMENT
ACTIVITIES THEREBY ALLEVIATING
SPD OFFICERS. IN LIGHT OF THESE
RECOMMENDATIONS, IT WOULD ALSO
ASK FOR AN ANALYSIS OF IN WHAT
CITY DEPARTMENT THE CBO PROGRAM
IS MOST GREATLY HOUSED.
>> WONDERFUL.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> ANNE GAVE A VERY DETAILED
DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THIS DOES.
I DON'T THINK I HAVE MUCH MORE
TO ADD. THIS DOES JUST CREATE
THAT PATHWAY OF ANSWERING THAT
QUESTION WHICH I THINK MEMBERS
OF THE COUNCIL HAVE BEEN
GRAPPLING WITH.
I DO THINK THIS IS THE MORE
JUDICIOUS WAY TO ADVANCE THAT
POLICY CONVERSATION SO THAT WE
CAN ENGAGE RELEVANT
STAKEHOLDERS AND CONTINUE TO
GET THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED
TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION ONCE
AND FOR ALL.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. I HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY
SUPPORTIVE OF THE CBO PROGRAM
BECAUSE I THINK IT IS THE RIGHT
PROGRAM FOR OUR CITY AND I WANT
TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING IT. AS I
UNDERSTAND, WE NEED TO MAKE THE
SHIP'S IN ADDRESSING PUBLIC
SAFETY AS WE SCALE PROGRAMS UP.
IT IS ALWAYS CENTER OF MIND FOR
ME THAT WE NEED TO BEST SUPPORT
THEM BEFORE EXPANDING THE
PROGRAM.
I KNOW THAT CONVERSATIONS ARE
CONTINUING ABOUT WHICH
DEPARTMENT THE CBO PROGRAM IS
HOUSED . I GUESS I WILL BE CLEAR
WITH COLLEAGUES HERE THAT I
THINK THAT THE CPN
COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT IS
THE CORRECT PLACE FOR THIS
PROGRAM TO BE HOUSED AND TO GROW
. I JUST WANTED TO HAVE IT ON
THE RECORD THAT I DO HAVE
CONCERNS ABOUT EXPANDING THE
PROGRAM BEFORE THAT MOVE IS MADE
. I WANT TO SEE ALL OF THE
TEAMS THAT ARE CURRENTLY
EXISTING FULLY STAFFED AS THEY
ARE AND TO HAVE ALL OF THE
SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED.
BECAUSE THIS IS A DYNAMIC
SITUATION AND CONVERSATION, I
WANTED EVERYONE TO KNOW WHERE I
WAS COMING FROM RATHER THAN
FINDING OUT IN TWO WEEKS.
I DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT
EXPANDING THE COHORTS OF THE
CBO PROGRAM UNTIL THEY ARE
STABILIZED WHERE THEY WILL LIVE
AND GROW. I DO LOOK FORWARD TO
CHAMPIONING AND SUPPORTING THE
PROGRAM IN MANY WAYS. I JUST
WANTED EVERYONE TO KNOW WHERE I
WAS STANDING WITH THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
I THINK THAT CONCERN IS
SOMETHING I HAVE HEARD AS WELL
FROM OTHERS IN OUR DIALOGUE SO
THANK YOU FOR LIFTING THAT
PIECE UP AND SIMULTANEOUSLY
UNDERSCORING THE SUPPORT FOR
THE WORK THAT WE DO.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENT IN THIS
AMENDMENT?
HEARING NONE, THANK YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENT FOR THE SUMMARY OF
THAT.
LET'S DO 002.
>> 2 A1 IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
IT WOULD MAKE A REQUEST OF THE
OFFICE OF INNOVATION AND
PERFORMANCE . HERE, OPI WOULD
WORK WITH THE SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT, SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, COMMUNITY SAFETY
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE, HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND SEATTLE
KING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH AS
WELL AS WITH COMMUNITY.
THIS GROUP WOULD QUANTIFY THE
CITY'S EXISTING NEED FOR 24-
HOUR RESPONSE IN THE FIELD TO
MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
CALLS AND ITS ABILITY TO
RESPOND TO THIS NEED.
THAN THEY WOULD PROVIDE THE
COST, A STAFFING PLAN, AND A
TIMELINE TO IMPLEMENT THE NEED
OF RESPONSE WITHIN THREE YEARS.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> THANK YOU.
THIS IS THE LAST ITEM ON THE
AGENDA.
IT IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
HOW ROBUST AND VITAL
DISCUSSIONS THAT WE IMAGINED
PUBLIC SAFETY HAVE OFTEN
REFERENCED OUR SHARED GOAL TO
EXPAND ALTERNATIVES TO
TRADITIONAL GUN AND BADGE
POLICE RESPONSE AND WE HAVE
PRODUCED A MULTITUDE OF GOOD
IDEAS ABOUT NEW OR EXPANDED
UPSTREAM PROGRAMS SUCH AS MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND MORE
YOUTH PROGRAMS. I HAVE
CONSISTENTLY SUPPORTED THESE
UPSTREAM PROGRAMS. I'M
ESPECIALLY PROUD OF WORK SUCH
AS THE SEATTLE POLICE PROGRAM
BUT I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE
ARE ADDRESSING THE FULL GAP OF
EMERGENCY RESPONSES. EVEN
THOUGH WE HAVE MADE AN
INCREMENTAL INCREASED
ALTERNATIVES SUCH AS HEALTH ONE
AND WE HAVE IDENTIFIED GOOD
ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE MODELS, WE
DON'T SEEM TO HAVE FULLY
FLUSHED OUT THE PLAN THAT
TACKLES HEAD ON THE FULL SCOPE
OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE
ALTERNATIVES.
LET'S FLESH OUT THE QUANTITY OF
QUALIFIED PERSONNEL, VEHICLES,
TRAINING AND DOLLARS NEEDED FOR
MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
RESPONSES TO BE DISPATCHED 24
HOURS A DAY IN THE FIELD.
THIS STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT WOULD REQUIRE THE
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT'S TO LASH
THIS OFFICE FULL SCOPE FOR A
24/7 EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOR
PEOPLE EXPERIENCING BEHAVIORAL
AND MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCIES.
I WILL ALSO BE SUPPORTING
EXPANSES OF HELP ONE, COMMUNITY
SERVICE OFFERS MOBILE UNITS.
LET'S ALSO GET THE INFORMATION
WE NEED FOR THE FULL
IMPLEMENTATION, CITYWIDE 24/7,
365 DAYS A YEAR.
THANK YOU.
>> WE APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON
THIS. I SEE THAT THERE IS ONLY
ONE COSPONSOR LISTED ON THE
SHEET.
CAN YOU REMIND ME IF THERE WAS
ANOTHER ONE?
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA, THERE WERE
TWO COSPONSORS WHEN THE FORM
WAS SUBMITTED.
WE PREPARED THE AMENDMENT.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
MY FEELING ABOUT THIS STATEMENT
OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT IS, I
THINK IT IS PER HALF A USEFUL
REPORT TO REQUEST.
IT IS NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE
WORK THAT IS HAPPENING. PERHAPS
LESS VISIBLE TO COUNCILMEMBERS
WHO ARE NOT ON THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE BUT AS IT
RELATES TO THE WORK ASSOCIATED
WITH FUNDING THE 911 PROTOCOL
SYSTEM, WHICH WILL ALLOW THE
CSCC TO REFER MORE CALLS TO
RESPONSES LIKE TRIAGE ONE, LIKE
THE MOBILE RESPONSE TEAMS.
ALSO, THE OTHER PIECE OF WORK
THAT IS HAPPENING IS THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT'S ONGOING ANALYSIS
OF THE NICK JR. REPORT AND WHAT
WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT AS THE 26
DIFFERENT CALL TYPES THAT THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT AGREES DO NOT
NEED A 911 RESPONSE.
GIVEN THAT I AM CONFIDENT THAT
THIS WORK IS OCCURRING, I DON'T
THINK THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG
WITH GETTING A REPORT ON THE
WORK. I AM NOT 100% SURE THAT
THIS STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT, AS DRAFTED, FULLY
CAPTURES THE BREADTH OF THE
WORK THAT IS BEING DONE.
THAT IS SORT OF THE GOAL OF THIS
REQUEST.
I WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH A
SPONSOR LITTLE BIT MORE BUT AM
HAPPY TO PUT MY NAME ON AS A
COSPONSOR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE WILL ADD YOUR NAME TO THE 00
2. COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, I
AM GUESSING THAT IS A REQUEST
TO BE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER SO
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
I APPRECIATE THAT AS YOUR
CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BE ADDED
AS A COSPONSOR.
THANK YOU.
>> YOU ALL, I HAD JUST PUT MY
BINDER AWAY.
I'M GOING TO PULL IT BACK OUT
TO ADD THESE TWO COSPONSORS ON
THERE AND REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR ENTHUSE MEANT FOR THE END
HERE.
WE WILL BE SURE TO ADD YOUR
NAMES.
OFFICIALLY, LET ME JUST SAY THAT
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD ADDED
HER NAME TO 00 2.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS IS ADDING
HIS NAME 2002 AS WELL.
>>> A GREAT WAY TO END THE DAY.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
ON ANOTHER ITEM, I DID NOT COME
OFF OF MUTE FAST ENOUGH IN THE
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
SECTION.
SORRY TO GO BACK.
I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A
COSPONSOR.
>> FOR BOTH OF THE ITEMS UNDER
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT, YOU
ARE INTERESTED IN ADDING YOUR
NAME TO BOTH OF THOSE. IS THAT
CORRECT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ADDING
HIS NAME 2001 AND 002.
THANK YOU.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
THOUGHTS, COLLEAGUES?
>> I WILL SHOW YOU THIS BINDER
AND THANK OUR CENTRAL STAFF FOR
ALL OF THIS WORK THEY HAVE
DONE.
WE ARE ONE DAY AWAY FROM THE
END OF OUR REVIEW OF THE
COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION.
LIAM EMMONS TOMORROW INCLUDE 55
AMENDMENTS IN TWO CATEGORIES,
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION IN THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
AGAIN, WE ARE VERY THANKFUL FOR
YOUR PARTICIPATION IN OUR
DISCUSSIONS AND REALLY FOR THE
WORK YOU HAVE PUT INTO THESE
AMENDMENT ITEMS, FOR YOUR
COMMENTS AND YOUR QUESTIONS
TODAY AND ALSO FOR BEING
JUDICIOUS IN IDENTIFYING WHICH
ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SIGN ON
TO. THAT HELPS TO MAKE SURE WE
CAN GET THROUGH THESE
CONVERSATIONS IN GREAT DETAIL.
THEY SAID IT COULD NOT BE DONE
AND WE ARE GIVING YOU AN
ADDITIONAL 12 MINUTES BACK TO
YOUR TIME TODAY.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, OUR
COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE
ADJOURNED FOR TODAY.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
WE WILL SEE YOU TOMORROW
MORNING AT 9:30 A.M.
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.