THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK TO
THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
MEETING.
THE TIME IS 2:02 P.M.
THE DATE IS OCTOBER 28th 2021.
WE'LL RECONVENE OUR SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING
DISCUSSION STARTING WITH AGENDA
ITEM NUMBER TWO.
WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> LEWIS.
>> PRESENT.
>> MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> HERE.
>> SAWANT.
>> PRESENT.
>> STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> GONZALES.
>> HERE.
>> HERBOLD.
>> HERE.
>> JUAREZ.
>> HERE.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> PRESENT.
>> NINE PRESENT.
>> WONDERFUL, THANK YOU MADAME
CLERK.
MADAME CLERK, WE'RE GOING TO
GET RIGHT INTO THIS, COULD YOU
PLEASE READ ITEM TWO INTO THE
RECORD.
>> HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT,
AGENDA ITEM TWO.
>> THANK YOU MADAME CLERK, GOOD
AFTERNOON, AMY GORE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH
US.
OUR ENTIRE AFTERNOON IS FOCUSED
ON THE HUMAN SERVICE
DEPARTMENT.
WE'LL HAVE A HANDFUL OF CENTRAL
STAFF MEMBERS JOINING US TO
WALK US THROUGH THESE
AMENDMENTS.
THANK YOU FOR GETTING US
STARTED HERE.
LET'S START WITH HSD 001.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
THE FIRST CBA IS HSD 1A 1 WHICH
WOULD ADD 5.3 MILLION GENERAL
FUND TO HSD FOR A ONE-TIME
INCREASE TO SERVICE PROVIDER
CONTRACTS.
ON THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE
REQUIRES THAT HSD PROVIDE AN
INFLATION RI INCREASE EVERY
YEAR TO ELIGIBLE CONTRACTS WITH
SERVICE PROVIDERS.
THIS YEAR THE INCREASE WILL BE
3% OR 5.7 MILLION.
THE CBA WOULD ADD FUNDS FOR 5.3
MILLION FOR A TOTAL INCREASE OF
11 MILLION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AMY,
COLLEAGUES I'M HONORED TO BRING
THIS AMENDMENT TO YOU.
THIS CONTINUES THE WORK THIS
COUNCIL HAS DONE IN THE PAST.
AND I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR THEIR
COSPONSORSHIP ON THE AMENDMENT
TO SUPPORT HUMAN SERVICE
PROVIDERS.
I SEE PROACTIVELY COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALES' HAND UP
FIRST.
AND I KNOW SHE WAS A SPONSOR AS
WELL OF THIS HUMAN SERVICE
PROVIDERS WAGE STABILIZATION IN
THE PAST.
I WANT TO THANK HER FOR HER
PAST WORK AS WELL.
AS OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS WHO
HAVE HELPED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
SECURING WAGES AND ACTUALLY
ADDRESSING LONG STANDING
PRACTICE HA THAT HAD BEEN TO
NOT OFFER OUR HUMAN SERVICE
PROVIDER WAGES ADEQUATE OR EVEN
EXISTING COST OF LIVING
INCREASES.
IF THIS FEELS LIKE DEJA VU ALL
OVER AGAIN, IT'S BECAUSE IT IS.
THE COUNCIL HAS ONCE AGAIN
EXPRESSED ITS COMMITMENT TO
CLOSING THE WAGE GAP AND
CREATING EQUITY IN TERMS OF PAY
FOR HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS.
THIS CBA ALONE DOES NOT DO
THAT.
THIS WOULD BE PAIRED WITH AN
UPCOMING CBA AND A REPORT
THAT'S BEING REQUESTED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD TO LOOK
AT THE UNDER PAYMENT AND UNDER
PAY TO HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS.
SO I SEE THESE ITEMS GOING HAND
IN HAND.
BY WAY OF A REMINDER.
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
RELIES ON DOZENS OF NONPROFIT
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO
PROVIDE A RANGE OF SERVICES FOR
SEATTLE RESIDENTS.
INCLUDING THOSE UNSHELTERED.
THOSE WHO ARE PROVIDING CARE
FOR OUR KIDDOS THROUGH
PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS AND SENIOR
CARE, YOUTH CARE, FOOD BAKES,
VETERAN SERVICES AND AIDING
SURVIVORS OF GENDER BASED
VIOLENCE.
IN 2018 WE ADDED FUNDS TO THE
DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE CONTRACTS
AT A BARE MINIMUM KEPT UP WITH
INFLATION RI INCREASES IN 2019
WE CODIFIED THAT THROUGH
LEGISLATION THAT WE WORKED ON
TOGETHER AS A COUNCIL TO PASS
TO MAKE SURE HUMAN SERVICE
PROVIDERS HAD THEIR COST OF
LIVING INCREASES ADDRESSED AND
THE DEPRECIATION TO THEIR PAWA
NOT FALLING BEHIND.
IN RECOGNITION OF THE SERVICE
HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS PROVIDE
TO THE CITY AS WELL AS THE WAGE
INEQUITY T COUNCIL IS COMMITTED
TO SUPPORTING AND DISCUSSING
THAT AMENDMENT HERE IN A
MOMENT.
IN THE MEANTIME, WE'VE SEEN
HUMAN SERVICE CONTRACTS HAVE,
YOU KNOW, VERY HIGH TURN OVER
AND VACANCY RATES, UPWARDS OF
40% TO 50%.
THAT WAS PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC.
SO I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE ABLE
TO WORK WITH YOU TO ACTUALLY
ADDRESS THE COST OF THE HUMAN
SERVICE PROVIDER COST OF LIVING
ADJUSTMENTS THAT I BELIEVE
SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN
THE BUDGET.
THIS PROVIDE AS ONE-TIME
STOPGAP INCENTIVE PAYMENT TO
CONTRACTS TO RECOGNIZE THE
INCREASE IN COSTS IN OUR AREA.
THE INCREASE THAT THE STATE
MINIMUM WAGE FEDERAL SECURITY
AMOUNT WAS INCREASED BY ABOUT
5.8 TO 5.9% AND THAT IS WHY WE
ARE TAKING THIS APPROACH IN THE
CBA IN FRONT OF US TODAY.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE WORKING
WITH YOU TO CONTINUE TO ADDRESS
THE UNDER PAYMENT HERE.
BUT AT THE VERY MINIMUM, LET'S
MAKE SURE THE COST OF LIVING
INCREASES ARE ADDRESSED IN THIS
YEAR'S BUDGET FOR OUR HUMAN
SERVICE PROVIDERS, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
CHAIR, I JUST WANTED TO ADD MY
NAME AS A COSPONSOR TO HSD 001.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALES ADDING HER
NAME TO HSZ 001.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> I WANT TO ADD MY NAME AS A
COSPONSOR AS WELL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT ADDING
HER NAME.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
AND COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> AGAIN, I'M HAVING TECHNICAL
PROBLEMS.
YOU MIGHT HAVE TO LOOK AT MY
FRANTICALLY WAVING MY ARMS.
WHICH I CAN SEE AMY IS
ENJOYING.
AMY GORE IS ENJOYING THAT
IMMENSELY.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY NAME AS
WELL.
THANK YOU COULD
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT HSD
2A 1. ADD 750,000 GENERAL FUND
FOR A COMPARABLE WORTH ANALYSIS
OF HUMAN SERVICES JOBS.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND ALSO BY
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA AND
LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THIS BUDGET ADDITION HAS BEEN
IDENTIFIED BY THE SEATTLE HUMAN
SERVICES COALITION AS THEIR
HIGHEST PRIORITY.
WE HEARD A LOT DURING THE
PANDEMIC ABOUT THE HUGE
DIFFICULTY THAT OUR CONTRACT
PROVIDERS ARE HAVING HIRING AND
HANGING ON TO FRONT LINE
WORKERS.
WHILE WORKING IN REALLY
DIFFICULT PANDEMIC CONDITIONS.
HUMAN SERVICES WORKERS WHO ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY BIPOC AND
WOMEN, ESPECIALLY AMONG THE
FRONT LINE STAFF ARE
PRECARIOUSLY UNDER PAID FOR THE
WORK THAT THEY DO.
THEIR WAGES DON'T REFLECT THE
EDUCATION REQUIRED.
THE DIFFICULTY OR VALUE OF
THEIR WORK.
AND THE RESULT IS A HIGH TURN
OVER AND BURN OUT.
CAUSING INCREASED COST FOR
PROVIDERS AND DIFFICULTY
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE
PEOPLE THEY'RE SERVING.
WE REALLY RELY ON THESE
PROVIDERS TO BE EFFECTIVE.
A LOW RATE OF PAY IS A
SIGNIFICANT BARRIER.
THIS STUDY GOES SIGNIFICANTLY
BEYOND WAGE AND BENEFIT SURVEY
THAT KING COUNTY IS CURRENTLY
UNDER TAKING.
BECAUSE IT WILL CONSIDER THE
CORE FUNCTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
OF HUMAN SERVICES JOBS.
INCLUDING THE LEVEL OF
AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY
AND REQUIRES TRAINING, ECONOMY,
ENVIRONMENT, DIFFICULTY,
WORKING CONDITIONS, HOURS, AND
IT WOULD DETERMINE A VALUE FOR
THOSE ELEMENTS ACROSS SECTORS.
THESE FUNDS CAN BE USED TO HIRE
A CONSULTANT AS WELL AS STAFF
TIME.
IN ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE
SEATTLE HUMAN SERVICES
COALITION.
COORDINATE PROVIDER
PARTICIPAION AND ADVICE AND
PARTNER WITH THE CONSULTANT.
BOTH THIS AMENDMENT AND THE ONE
WE HEARD PREVIOUSLY FROM MADAME
CHAIR MOSQUEDA IS NEEDED TO
MAINTAIN CURRENT SERVICES AND
ENSURE THAT OUR CONTRACTED
PROVIDERS CAN DELIVER ON THE
WORK THAT WE DESPERATELY NEED
THEM TO DO.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES.
>> THANK YOU MADAME CHAIR, I'D
LIKE TO ADD MY NAME AS A
COSPONSOR TO HSD 002.
GREAT APPRECIATION TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE
REASONS SHE ALL READY STATED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
COUNCIL COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY NAME
AS COSPONSOR AS WELL.
I SUBMITTED THE SAME BUDGET
AMENDMENT.
BUT WE WILL COSPONSOR THIS
VERSION BECAUSE THEY WERE
ESSENTIALLY THE SAME.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND SAWANT
ADDING THEIR NAMES.
TO HSD 002.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> I HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR
CENTRAL STAFF ON THIS.
DO WE KNOW WHY IT WOULD COST
3/4 OF A MILLION DOLLARS TO DO
A STUDY OF THIS KIND AND WHAT
ARE THEY COMPARING IT TO?
IS THIS COMPARABLE WORTH?
SO I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHAT
THE COMPARISON WOULD BE?
ARE THEY COMPARING IT TO OTHER
NONPROFITS IN LIKE THE SAN
FRANCISCO BAY AREA?
OR ARE THEY COMPARING IT TO THE
PRIVATE SECTOR OR GOVERNMENT
JOBS.
AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THIS 3/4 OF A MILLION
DOLLARS IS REWARDED THROUGH A
COMPETITIVE REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS AND NOT A DIRECT
AWARD.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT
THIS AMOUNT, THIS WOULD NEED TO
BE A COMPETITIVE REQUEST FOR
PROPOSAL.
IT WOULDN'T BE A DIRECT AWARD.
THIS IS THE AMOUNT THAT WAS
PROPOSED AS THE COST FOR THE
STUDY.
MORE INFORMATION WOULD NEED TO
BE DONE AS TO EXACTLY HOW THIS
AMOUNT WAS CALCULATED.
THE KING COUNTY SURVEY, WHICH
IS JUST COMPARING INDUSTRY PAY
NORMS.
SO IT DOES NOT INCLUDE
COMPARABLE WORTH, WHICH IS
SIGNIFICANTLY MORE WORK.
IT COSTS ABOUT $211,000.
SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE
SCOPE OF THIS WOULD BE
TREMENDOUSLY MORE.
AND I'M NOT SURE IF IT WOULD BE
JOBS IN SEATTLE OR OUTSIDE OF
SEATTLE.
BUT A COMPARABLE STUDY INVOLVES
A LOT MORE COMPLEXITY THAN THE
COMPLEXITY THAT'S ALL READY
EMBEDDED IN A STUDY IT'S A
COMPARING WAGES FOR CITY WORK
AND NONPROFIT WORK IN THE
COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU.
I THINK CENTRAL STAFF HAVE
PROVIDED REALLY GOOD RESPONSE
TO THAT QUESTION.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT
THE STUDY COMPARES THE PAY OF
SOCIAL WORKERS TO OTHER JOBS
THAT REQUIRES SIMILAR LEVELS OF
EDUCATION AND EXPERTISE AND
SKILLS.
THE STUDY DOES NOT COMPARE TO
OTHER SOCIAL WORKER JOBS
BECAUSE THE WHOLE POINT IS THAT
SOCIAL WORK IS UNDER PAID
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ? OKAY LET'S MOVE ON
TO HSD 003.
NEXT ITEM FOR DISCUSSION IS
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT.
HSD 3A 1 WHICH WOULD REQUEST
THAT HSD CONTRACT WITH A NATIVE
LED ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE
SERVICES TO THE AMERICAN INDIAN
ALASKA NATIVE COMMUNITY.
THIS ACTION DOES NOT ADD FUNDS
TO THE BUDGET.
BUT INSTEAD REQUESTS THAT HSD
AWARD THE 1.2 MILLION OF FUNDS
DESIGNATED FOR THIS PURPOSE TO
AN ORGANIZATION WITH THE
CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC
EXPERTISE TO SERVE THE
COMMUNITY SUCH AS CHIEF SEATTLE
CLUB, THE PRIME SPONSOR IS
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND IS
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND LEWIS.
WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THE GOOD INTRO,
AMY, YOU PRETTY MUCH SAID IT
ALL.
LET ME ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE.
AS YOU KNOW, IT'S A SLIDE TO
REQUEST THAT THE NATIVE LED
ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS CHIEF
SEATTLE CLUB PROVIDE AMERICAN
INDIAN ALASKA NATIVE SERVICES
IDENTIFIED IN THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET.
THE 1.2 IS INCLUDED FOR
SERVICES FOR THE NATIVE
COMMUNITY.
THIS ADDS CLARIFICATION
LANGUAGE TO ENSURE NATIVE LED
ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE THESE
SERVICES, THE CHIEF SEATTLE
CLUB HAS A TRACK RECORD OF
SUCCESS PROVIDING SERVICES THAT
HAD BEEN FUNDED PREVIOUSLY.
THIS WOULD ENABLE THE CHIEF
SEATTLE CLUB TO CONTINUE ITS
WORK.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHO MY
COSPONSORS ARE IN THIS.
>> YOU HAVE COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
CURRENTLY.
>> THANKS GUYS.
>>
>> APOLOGIES, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND I APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ THAT YOU MENTIONED, THAT
THIS SHOULDN'T JUST BE ANY
ORGANIZATION.
THERE'S SPECIFIC RELATIONSHIPS
AND SPECIFIC TIES THAT THE
COMMUNITY HAS BUILT OVER THE
YEARS.
SO THANK YOU FOR CALLING THAT
OUT AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS
BEING IN THE LEGISLATION.
OKAY.
LET'S MOVE ON TO NUMBER FOUR.
NEXT ITEM IS HSD 4A1 WHICH
WOULD ADD $126,000 GENERAL FUND
TO HSD FOR PROGRAMS FOR GENDER-
BASED VIOLENCE PROVIDED BY AN
AGENCY SERVING THE NATIVE
COMMUNITY.
THIS ACTION WOULD SUPPORT
CULTURALLY INFORMED
PREVENTATIVE AND HEALING
SERVICES RESPONDING TO GENDER
BASED VIOLENCE, INCLUDING THE
MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS
PERSONS EPIDEMIC IN SEATTLE.
SUCH AS THE PROGRAMS OF MOTHER
NATION THE PRIME SPONSOR IS
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
AND IT'S COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES.
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR
SUPPORTING ME ON THIS.
IT'S REALLY AN HONOR FOR ME TO
GO AHEAD AND TALK ABOUT WHY
THIS IS IMPORTANT.
THIS IS A SUCCESS STORY THAT
I'VE HAD THE HONOR OF WATCHING
FOR ALMOST A DECADE WHEN MOTHER
NATION FIRST STARTED WITH TWO
EMPLOYEES.
s A NATIVE LED DIRECT SERVICE
PROVIDER IN CRISIS RESPONSE TO
SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE, HOMELESSNESS, AND
ADDICTION FOR NATIVE AMERICAN
WOMEN AND FAMILIES.
MOTHER NATION ALSO WORKS
CLOSELY WITH FAMILIES IN NATIVE
COMMUNITIES TO NAVIGATE THE
IMMEDIATE AND ONGOING TRAUMA OF
LOSS AND FEAR AND THREAT AND
PAIN BECAUSE A MOTHER,
DAUGHTER, OR SISTER GOES
MISSING OR IS FOUND MURDERED.
MOTHER NATION IS THE SOUL
DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDER IN
SEATTLE SERVING FAMILIES WITH
HEALING, HOTEL SUPPORT, FOOD,
GAS, AND CARS FOR LOCAL MISSING
MURDERS INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND
FAMILIES.
THE DIRECTOR THERE WHO WE WORK
DIRECTLY HAS HELPED MANY LOCAL
TRIBES AS WELL AS NATIONAL
TRIBES PROVIDING MONEY AND
SERVICES WHEN PEOPLE WANT TO
GET HOME.
LET'S SAY SOMEBODY IS FROM A
TRIBE LIKE MY TRIBE IN MONTANA.
AND THEY CONTACT THE BLACK FEET
TRIBE SAYING WE HAVE A MOM AND
KIDS OUT HERE.
WE CAN PROVIDE THIS MUCH TRAVEL
AND THE TRIBES WILL SAY WE'LL
PICK UP THE TAB FOR THE REST TO
BRING THEM HOME SO THEY CAN USE
THOSE SERVICES IN THEIR
COMMUNITY.
AND WE DON'T HAVE MANY
ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO THAT.
SO MOTHER NATION'S PROVIDER
TEAM IS CROSS TRAINED IN
SEVERAL AREAS OF MULTIABUSE
TRAUMA THROUGH STATE
CERTIFICATION.
THEIR SERVICES HAVE BEEN FUNDED
PREVIOUSLY THROUGH A FEDERAL
GRANT ADMINISTERED BY KING
COUNTY.
AND ITY THEY'RE STILL LOOKING
FOR STATE MONEY.
THOSE FUNDS HELPED SERVE OVER
21 FAMILIES WITH WRAP AROUND
SERVICES.
OVER THE PAST 2.5 YEARS.
MOTHER NATION SERVED OVER 3000
WOMEN AND FAMILIES.
NATIVE WOMEN AND FAMILIES.
COUNCIL ADDED 95,000 IN 2019.
AND 95,000 IN 2020 FOR HOMELESS
SERVICES PROVIDED BY MOTHER
NATION.
I CAN TELL YOU IT'S GONE A LONG
WAY.
MOTHER NATION RECEIVED
CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES
DELIVERED FOR PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND
AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY SAFETY
CAPACITY BUILDING RFP IN 2021
WITH A FOCUS ON GENDER BASED
VIOLENCE.
I WANT TO ADD THAT MOTHER
NATION STARTED OUT AND HAD THE
SUPPORT FROM TRIBES
IMMEDIATELY, INCLUDING YOURS
TRULY, TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE,
BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE ONE FOR
NATIVE WOMEN WHO ARE COMING OUT
OF PRISON, WHO ARE JUST GETTING
THEIR KIDS BACK, WHO ARE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR
ADDICTION OR ARE OUT OF
TREATMENT.
IN THE LAST DECADE, IT'S GROWN
TO WHERE WE HAVE THE TRIBAL
SUPPORT WHERE NOT ONLY DO WE
HAVE LOCAL TRIBES AND NATIONAL
TRIBES BUT LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
AND NON-NATIVE ORGANIZATIONS.
SO IT ISN'T JUST LIMITED TO
JUST NATIVE WOMEN.
IT'S THEIR NATIVE WOMEN,
PARTNERS, FAMILY, CHILDREN,
BRAND KIDS.
SO I'M VERY PROUD OF THIS CITY
COUNCIL IN THE LAST COUPLE
BUDGET CYCLES THAT HAVE SEEN
THE VALUE IN INVESTING IN THESE
ORGANIC SMALLER ORGANIZATIONS
THAT HAVE DELIVERED SERVICES
THAT REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE
IN PEOPLE'S LIVES.
SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD AGAIN.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I JUST WANTED TO ADD MY NAME AS
A COSPONSOR.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLDED ADDING
HER NAME TO HSD 004.
EXCELLENT.
SEEING NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS,
LET'S MOVE ON TO 005.
>> THANK YOU, HSD 5A 1 WOULD
ADD 3.4 MILLION TO HSD TO
SUSTAIN 2021 LEVELS OF FOOD AND
NUTRITION FUNDING IN A PROVISO.
WE DISCUSSED THE DECREASE IN
FOOD PROGRAMS DUE TO THE END OF
SOME COVID RELIEF PROGRAMS OR
FUNDING.
AT THAT TIME, I SAID THAT THERE
WAS AN 8 MILLION-DOLLAR
REDUCTION IN FOOD PROGRAM
BUDGET.
I REVISED THE NUMBER TO 6.9
MILLION.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD SUSTAIN
THE 2021 LEVELS OF SPENDING FOR
SIX MONTHS AND WOULD REQUEST A
REPORT ON OTHER POTENTIAL
SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR THESE
PROGRAMS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IS THE
PRIME SPONSOR.
AND IT IS COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBERS MORALES AND
JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AS AMY MENTIONED, WE LEARNED
DURING ISSUE IDENTIFICATION
THAT THE PROPOSED BUDGET
INCLUDES A SIGNIFICANT CUT IN
FUNDING FOR EMERGENCY FOOD
PROGRAMS NEXT YEAR.
DESPITE THE FACT THAT FEDERAL
EMERGENCY RESOURCES ARE STILL
AVAILABLE FOR THIS PURPOSE.
DEMAND IS HIGHER THAN EVER AS
REPORTED BY MULTIPLE
ORGANIZATIONS AND FAMILIES ARE
STILL STRUGGLING, AND THE
PANDEMIC IS NOT OVER.
YOU HEARD TESTIMONY THIS
MORNING THAT THESE RESOURCES
ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED TO
PROVIDE FARM FRESH AND
CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE HEALTHY
FOOD TO OUR MOST MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES AND THAT WITH
RISING COST AND SUPPLY CHAIN
CHALLENGES, NOW IS NOT THE TIME
TO CUT BACK.
DURING HSD'S PRESENTATION, THEY
INDICATED THAT NEW STATE
RESOURCES WERE EXPECTED TO
BECOME AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT
THESE PROGRAMS.
BUT THROUGH ADDITIONAL DIALOGUE
WITH HSD, IT DOES NOT APPEAR
THAT WE HAVE ASSURANCES THAT
THE RESOURCES WILL BE ADEQUATE.
AND IT'S UNCLEAR WHEN THE
ADDITIONAL RESOURCE FROM THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
WILL ARRIVE AND HELP SEATTLE
RESIDENTS.
THIS AMENDMENT PROVIDES ENOUGH
FUNDING TO BACK FILL THE CUT
AND SUSTAIN THE CURRENT LEVELS
OF FOOD SUPPORT.
JUST FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS
OF 2022.
MY HOPE IS THAT AT THAT POINT,
WE WILL HAVE A MUCH CLEARER
SENSE OF WHETHER NEW STATE
RESOURCES WILL BE ADEQUATE AND
WE CAN ASSESS AT THAT TIME
WHETHER ADDITIONAL CITY FUNDING
WILL BE REQUIRED.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENT ORES
QUESTIONS?
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> I'D LIKE TO ADD MY NAME AS A
COSPONSOR.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN ADDING
HIS NAME TO HSD 005.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, I WANTED
TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE WORK
THAT YOU'VE DONE ON THIS DURING
THE ISSUE IDENTIFICATION.
ONE OF THE ISSUES I BROUGHT UP
AS WELL WAS THE NEED FOR FOOD
SUPPORT SYSTEMS TO BE ABLE TO
HAVE SOME ADAPTABILITY AND
FUNDING FOR THINGS LIKE FOOD
DELIVERY.
ESPECIALLY TO SENIORS WHO WE'VE
ASKED TO STAY HOME, STAY
HEALTHY, AND ARE MISSING THAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR ENGAGEMENT AT
COMMUNITY CENTERS AND SOCIAL
COHESION AND ALL OF THE GOOD
THINGS THAT COME WITH BEING
ABLE TO SEE PEOPLE IN PERSON
AND IN THIS MOMENT, I THINK
PRIORITIZING GETTING THEM
HEALTHY FOOD HAS BEEN WHAT
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE
POLYNESIAN FOOD PROGRAM HAVE
BEEN FOCUSED ON.
SO I SEE IN THIS CBA IN THE
SECOND PARAGRAPH THAT IT
INCLUDES HOME FOOD DELIVERY.
AND I'VE HEARD FROM A NUMBER OF
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS LIKE SOLID
GROUND THAT TRYING TO IDENTIFY
VANS TO HELP DELIVER FOOD
ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND
METRO MAY BE SCALING BACK, I
HAVEN'T CHECKED ON THAT.
SORRY I SHOULD HAVE CHECKED ON
THAT BEFORE SAYING IT.
BUT THAT THERE MAY BE SOME
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES THAT
ARE SCALING BACK IN THE
UPCOMING YEAR, WOULD THE CBA BE
PART OF THE SOLUTION TO MAKE
SURE THERE'S VEHICLES FOR
DELIVERING FOOD TO FOLKS WHO
ARE HOME BOUND OR UNABLE TO GO
TO THESE COMMUNITY CENTERS.
>> I THINK I WOULD WANT TO
CHECK WITH THE SEATTLE HUMAN
SERVICES COALITION AND THE FOOD
ADVOCATES THAT MADE THE REQUEST
TO SEE WHO THESE PROGRAMS,
BECAUSE AGAIN THIS IS ABOUT
BACK FILLING EXISTING PROGRAMS.
AND I WOULD WANT TO GET SOME
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHO A
BACK FILL WOULD ADDRESS MAYBE
-- ANTICIPATED FUTURE NEEDS
AROUND VEHICLES.
>> THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL.
AND I THINK THAT IF YOU ARE
ABLE TO GET ANY ADDITIONAL
CLARIFICATION OR IF OUR FRIENDS
ARE WATCHING, HELPFUL TO KNOW
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
AND THIS I THINK IS SOMETHING
THAT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED OR HAS
BEEN IMPACTING FOLKS THIS YEAR
TOO.
MAYBE IT'S ABOUT BACK FILLING
WHERE THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO
PROVIDE SERVICES TO COMMUNITY
MEMBERS THIS YEAR NOT JUST IN
THE FUTURE.
AMY I SEE YOUR HAND UP.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD THAT
THIS FUNDING, WHEN WE TALK
ABOUT THE REDUCTION IN FOOD
PROGRAMS, IT'S ACROSS A WIDE
NUMBER OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF
FOOD PROGRAMS.
THE -- I JUST WANTED TO MEXICO
THAT THE REDUCTION IN HOME FOOD
DELIVERY BETWEEN THE 2021
FUNNING AND 2022 IS ABOUT
$967,000.
SO THIS WOULD CERTAINLY GO
TOWARDS THAT BUCKET OF FUNDS.
AND I'M ALSO HAPPY TO LOOK INTO
THIS QUESTION ABOUT THE ACTUAL
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS AS WELL.
>> WONDERFUL, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
APPRECIATE THAT.
OKAY.
LET'S CONTINUE ON.
006.
>> GREAT.
HSD 6A1 WOULD ADD 5.8 MILLION
OF ONE-TIME DOLLARS TO HSD FOR
FOOD BANKS.
THE 222 PROPOSED BUDGET
INCLUDES 3.6 MILLION FOR FOOD
BANKS AND THIS ACTION WOULD
INCREASE THAT TO 9.4 MILLION.
THE PRIME SPONSOR IS
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND IT'S
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
JUAREZ AND HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, THANK YOU
AMY FOR THAT GREAT DESCRIPTION.
THIS IS ALSO A -- AN AMENDMENT
RESPONDING TO SEATTLE HUMAN
SERVICES COALITION REQUEST.
THIS IS NOT FOR BACK FILL.
THIS IS TO INCREASE SUPPORT FOR
FOOD BANKS.
AND BEFORE I SPEAK MORE
SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THIS
REQUEST, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE
THAT FOOD BANKS ARE A BIT OF A
MISNOMER.
IN BALLARD, OUR FOOD BANK IS
ALSO A HEALTH CARE CENTER.
IT'S ALSO A RENTAL ASSISTANCE
CENTER.
IT'S A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND
IT'S A GROCERY STORE.
AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, YOU
KNOW, THEY'RE DOING FOOD
DELIVERY, THEY'RE GROWING THEIR
OWN FOOD.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME TO
ALWAYS BASE MY COMMENTS IN THE
FACT THAT NAME FOOD BANK IS A
BIT OF A MISNOMER WITH THE
AMOUNT OF DIFFERENT SERVICES
PROVIDED IN ONE SITE.
THIS FUNDING INCREASE -- THE
FUNDING INCREASES WHAT WE
PROVIDED DURING THE FIRST PART
OF THE PANDEMIC TO BRING FOOD
BANKS AND MEALS CLOSER TO BEING
ABLE TO FUNCTION IN A MORE
EFFECTIVE AND EQUITABLE WAY.
THE AMENDMENT SEEKS TO USE 5.8
MILLION TO PROVIDE THE NEEDED
NUTRITION SUPPORT TO RESIDENTS
THROUGHOUT SEATTLE THROUGH THE
END OF THE PANDEMIC AND POST
PANDEMIC.
OF THE 5.8 MILLION.
2.5MILLION WOULD INCREASE
STAFFING AND COMPENSATION AS
FOOD BANKS STRUG WITH THE SAME
HIRING AND RETENTION PROBLEMS
WE SEE ACROSS THE CITY.
ALLOW FOOD BANKS TO BUY MORE
CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE FOOD.
2MILLION WOULD VEST IN
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS FOR
FOOD BANKS.
NOT EVERY FOOD BANK GETS TO
HAVE A GROCERY STORE LIKE
BALLARD FOOD BANK DOES.
300,000 WOULD SUPPORT NOT CITY
FUNDED FOOD BANKS WHO LACK THE
FINANCIAL RESOURCES THAT CITY
FUNDED FOOD BANKS RECEIVE.
THE ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY
RESULTING FROM COVID CONTINUES
TO DAY AND WILL FOR THE
FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
AS GOVERNMENT AID PROGRAMS WIND
DOWN, IT'S SUPPORTING OUR FOOD
BANKS WILL BE CRITICAL TO
ENSURING SEATTLE IDENTITIES
REMAIN HEALTHY WITH ACCESS TO
FOOD.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
>> THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE IS
ABOUT THE ABILITY AND CAPACITY
FOR THE ORGANIZATIONS TO SPEND
IT IN 2022.
THIS CAME FROM THE HUMAN
SERVICES COALITION REQUEST AS
WELL.
THEY FEEL THEY HAVE CAPACITY.
PLEASE GO AHEAD COUNCILMEMBER.
>> YES, THAT'S MY
UNDERSTANDING, BECAUSE THIS
5.000000 WILL BE SPREAD AMONGST
MANY ENTITIES WHO HAVE
DIFFERENT NEEDS THAT IT'S MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY CAN
SPEND IT ALL THIS YEAR AND
WE'RE HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP WITH
THEM TO ADD CLARITY TO THAT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NOT SEEING ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS, LET'S MOVE ON TO
007.
>> HSD 7A1 WOULD ADD $200,000
TO HSD FOR A HYBRID MEAL
DELIVERY PROGRAM FOR SENIORS,
AS YOU KNOW, DURING THE
PANDEMIC, MANY CONGREGATE FOOD
PROGRAMS MOVED TO MEAL DELIVERY
AND TO-GO MEALS TO COMPLY WITH
HEALTH REGULATIONS.
THIS WOULD PROVIDE FUNDING FOR
PROGRAMS TO MAINTAIN THE HYBRID
SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL.
THE PRIME SPONSOR IS
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
AND IT IS COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
PEDERSEN.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
I THINK YOU'RE SEEING A TREND
HERE WITH OUR WORK WITH THE
HUMAN SERVICE COALITION AND
SOME OF THE NEEDS REGARDING
FOOD AND EQUITY AND ACCESS.
AND PARTICULARLY, IN THE LAST
20 MONTHS OF WHAT THE PANDEMIC
HAS DONE.
SOUND GENERATION HAS BEEN
PROVIDING AND OPERATING A VITAL
MEAL PROGRAM FOR YEARS FOR LOW
INCOME SENIORS IN NEED OF FOOD,
NUTRITION, COMPANIONSHIP AND
COMMUNITY.
THE LAKE CITY SENIORS PROGRAM
OFFERS LOW COST LUNCHES, COOK
FROM SCRATCH, TO SENIORS FROM
SENIORS ON FRIDAYS.
I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT
DOWN AND HAVE LUNCH AT THE
FORMER OR THE OLD LAKE CITY
COMMUNITY CENTER AND HAVE LUNCH
OR DINNER WITH THE ELDERS
THERE.
AND IT'S BEEN GREAT.
SO ANY WAY, DURING THE
PANDEMIC, SENIORS WHO HAVE BEEN
GOING TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD
SENIOR CITY FOR MEALS HAD TO
STAY HOME AND ORDER TO STAY
SAFE AS A RESULT SENIOR
PROGRAMS REDIRECTED NUTRITION
AND MEAL SERVICES TO DELIVER
MEALS TO HOME BOUND SENIORS.
I WISH I COULD RATTLE OFF ALL
THE NAMES OF THE COMMUNITY
MEMBER, VOLUNTEERS, THAT USE
THEIR OWN CARS AND VANS TO
DELIVER THIS FOOD.
IT WAS REALLY AMAZING TO SEE
PEOPLE COME FORWARD,
PARTICULARLY SOMETIMES IN THIS
NASTY ENVIRONMENT WHERE PEOPLE
ARE ACTUALLY KIND TO EACH
OTHER.
SO IN REDIRECTING SERVICES,
THESE PROGRAMS DISCOVERED AN
UNMET NEED AND EXPANDED MEAL
DELIVERY TO MORE SENIORS.
THUS THERE IS NOW A NEW CLIENT
BASE BEING SERVED.
SENIORS WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO
COME TO THE SENIOR CENTER AT
ALL BUT STILL NEED FOOD,
NUTRITION, AND SUPPORT.
THESE NEEDED FUNDS WOULD
SUPPORT THE NEW HYBRID MODEL OF
BOTH IN-PERSON CONGREGATE MEALS
AND THE MEAL DELIVERY BY SOUND
GENERATIONS.
ADDITIONAL FUNDING WILL ALLOW
SOUND GENERATIONS TO HIRE STAFF
FOR DELIVERY AND KITCHEN HELP
AND COVER GAS AND
TRANSPORTATION COSTS AND
SUPPLYS.
THESE ADDITIONAL OPERATING
FUNDS WOULD ENABLE THESE
PROGRAMS TO PAY FOR THE
INCREASED COST OF FOOD.
THE FUNDING PROPOSED SUPPORTS
HYBRID SERVICES THAT OPERATE
OUT OF OUR SENIOR CENTERS IN
BALLARD, WEST SEATTLE, AND LAKE
CITY, AND IF I COULD JUST ADD A
LITTLE BIT TO WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS SHARED,
AND I'VE BEEN SAYING THIS SINCE
I GOT ELECTED, IS THAT OUR FOOD
BANKS AREN'T JUST FOOD BANKS.
THEY'RE MULTI-SERVICES BESIDES
HOUSING, EVICTION PREVENTION,
SIGNING PEOPLE UP FOR MEDICAID.
THEY PROVIDE BABY FOOD,
FORMULA, DIAPERS, EMERGENCY
KITS FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
SO AGAIN.
THE FOOD BANKS THAT WE HAVE
TODAY ARE NOT THE FOOD BANKS
THAT WE HAD A DECADE AGO.
AND ANY WAY, I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR HIS
FORMER PRESENTATION AND THEN I
AM HOPING THAT I HAVE SOME
SUPPORT ON THIS ONE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD.
MY FRIENDS AT THE WEST SEATTLE
SENIOR CENTER ARE URGING THAT I
COSPONSOR THIS ADD.
I APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP OF
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ IN
BRINGING IT FORWARD.
AND I WOULD ABSOLUTELY LIKE TO
ADD MY NAME AS A SPONSOR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ADDING
HER NAME AS A SPONSOR TO 007.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES.
>> THANK YOU MADAME CHAIR, I'D
LIKE TO ADD MY NAME TO HSD 007
AND HUGE APPRECIATION TO
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ FOR
BRINGING FORWARD THIS REALLY
IMPORTANT TARGETED INVESTMENT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALES.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES
ADDING HER NAME TO HSD 007.
SIMILAR TO THE QUESTION THAT I
ASKED FOR THE ITEM JUST BEFORE
THIS, I'M WONDERING IF THERE IS
A WAY TO GET GREATER
CLARIFICATION IF, FOR EXAMPLE,
005 DOES INCLUDE FOOD DELIVERY
ASSISTANCE, IS THIS
DUPLICATIVE?
OR IS THERE SOMETHING NOT MET
HERE?
WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THAT
LATER IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN
ANSWER RIGHT AWAY.
>> RHETT ME CLARIFY WITH HSD.
AS YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE FUNDING
FOR CONGREGATE MEAL PROGRAMS AS
WELL AS MEAL DELIVERY.
THIS WOULD BE UNIQUE IN THAT IT
WOULD BE A HYBRID PROGRAM.
SO LET ME DOUBLE CHECK THAT THE
FUNDING THAT WE DISCUSSED
PREVIOUSLY WOULD APPLY TO A
HYBRID MEAL PROGRAM AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JUST
MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S NO NEW
HANDS.
>> I'M PRETTY SURE IT DOES,
AMY.
>> EXCELLENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OKAY.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO
008.
HSD 81 -- I'M SORRY, A1 WOULD
ADD $175,000 TO HSD FOR A HOT
MEAL PROGRAM SERVING PHINNEY
RIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD SUCH AS THE
PROGRAM OPERATED BY THE PHINNEY
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
THE PRIME SPONSOR IS
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
AND IT IS COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBERS JUAREZ AND
MORALES.
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR, THANK YOU
AMY.
AGAIN, THIS IS TEEING UP WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND I ARE
BOTH SAYING AND DOING.
I WANT TO ALSO CLARIFY THAT
THIS ISN'T JUST FOR PHINNEY
RIDGE AND ACTUALLY THE PROGRAM
WILL BE OPERATED OUT OF
GREENWOOD AT THE GREENWOOD
SENIOR CENTER, THE COLLEGE YOU
MAY REMEMBER WE TRANSFERRED
THAT PROPERTY TO THE PHINNEY
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
EARLIER THIS YEAR.
SO THE PHINNEY NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATION AFFECTIONALLY KNOWN
AS PNA.
PNA'S HOT MEAL PROGRAM IS MUCH
MORE THAN COMMUNITY DINING.
PNA PROVIDES A SAFE ENVIRONMENT
FOR PEOPLE TO FEEL CARED FOR.
FEEL DESERVING.
FEEL LIKE THEY'RE PART OF A
NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEY DO TWO
THINGS DURING COVID, THEY
PIVOTED TO HOME MEAL DELIVERY.
AND WHEN IT'S SAFE AND
POSSIBLE, THEY CREATE COMMUNITY
AT THE GREENWOOD SENIOR CENTER
THROUGH THIS HOT MEALS PROGRAM.
IT REMAINS OPEN DURING COVID
PANDEMIC WHEN MANY OTHER
PROGRAMS HAD SHUT DOWN.
AND SO THIS INVESTMENT WOULD
LEVERAGE ADDITIONAL PRIVATELY
PROVIDED SERVICES.
THIS IS NOT JUST A REQUEST TO
GOVERNMENT.
THEY'RE PARTNERING WITH PRIVATE
SERVICES AS WELL.
BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS A
CRITICAL FIRST STEP IN BUILDING
BRIDGES TO SERVICES THAT DINERS
NEED.
FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU COME IN
FOR A HOT MEAL AND THEN
SUDDENLY REALIZE YOU NEED
RENTAL ASSISTANCE OR ANOTHER
HEALTH CARE ASPECT TO BE
PROVIDED, THAT'S WHAT THESE
DINNERS DO.
THEY'RE MAGNETIZING IN THAT
WAY.
PNA PARTNERED WITH SEATTLE
PACIFIC NURSING SCHOOL AND
LAHAIE HEALTH TO OFFER BASIC
HEALTH CARE AND MEDICAL TEAMS
INTERNATIONAL FOR DENTAL DINERS
IF YOU WILL.
THROUGH THESE ENGAGING
PARTNERSHIPS.
THEY PROVIDE BLOOD PRESSURE
CHECKS.
FOOT CARE, AND A WIDE ARRAY OF
DENTAL SERVICES AT NO COST.
THIS WOULD ALLOW PNA TO EXPAND
THEIR HOT MEAL PROGRAM TO FIVE
DAYS A WEEK FROM THREE DAYS A
WEEK AND EXPAND WRAP AROUND
SERVICES LIKE FREE MEDICAL,
DENTAL CLINICS, AND HIRE TWO
MORE STAFF MEMBERS TO
COORDINATE SERVICES WITH OTHER
AGENCIES.
AND SO THINK OF THIS AS NOT
JUST A DINNER, THIS IS A DINNER
WITH REOURCES AND COMMUNITY.
SO THANK YOU, CHAIR.
AND THANK YOU COLLEAGUES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ? OKAY.
AND JUST CLARIFYING HERE, THE
REASON THAT THIS ISN'T PART OF
005 FOR EXAMPLE IS THAT THIS IS
AN EXPANSION OF EXISTING
PROGRAMS ?
>> IT ALSO IS SPECIFIC ABOUT
THE TYPE OF PROGRAM AND THE
GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND THE
POTENTIAL ORGANIZATION THAT
COULD PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
MOVING ON TO 009.
HSD 9A1 WOULD ADD 500,000
DOLLARS OF ONE-TIME FUNDS FOR A
PRESCRIPTION FOOD PILOT
PROGRAM.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES IS THE
PRIME SPONSOR AND IT'S
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
LEWIS AND JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU, PLEASE GO AHEAD
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU MADAME CHAIR.
AS AMY MENTIONED, THIS WOULD
FUND A PILOT PRODUCE
PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM.
THAT'S A LOT OF ALLITERATION,
WITH THE SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH
BOARD AND THEY'RE COLLABORATING
WITH THE AMERICAN HEART
ASSOCIATION.
IT WOULD ADDRESS FOOD AND
CHRONIC DISEASE ISSUES AMONG
AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA
NATIVE HOUSEHOLDS.
THE SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH BOARD
PROGRAM WOULD IDENTIFY
HOUSEHOLDS WITH LOW INCOME AND
DIET AFFECTED HEALTH
CONDITIONS.
FOR EXAMPLE, PRE-DIABETES,
DIABETES, HYPERTENSION.
AND WOULD PROVIDE THEM A
PRESCRIPTION VIA A VOUCHER,
MOST LIKELY, I'M NOT SURE THEY
IDENTIFIED THE EXACT MECHANISM.
BUT BASICALLY, IT'S A VOUCHER.
THAT THEY COULD THEN REDEEM FOR
NO COST PRODUCE.
AT FOOD RETAILERS.
INCLUDING TRADITIONAL FOOD
VENDORS, CORNER STORES OR
BODEGAS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND
COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE
PROGRAMS.
WITH THE FUNDING REQUESTED,
THEY BELIEVE THEY COULD SERVE
UP TO 400 HOUSEHOLDS FOR TWELVE
MONTHS.
AND THAT IS THE PROPOSAL.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
I LOVE THE INTERSECTION WITH
THE HEALTH PRESCRIPTION CONCEPT
AND HEALTHY FOOD.
I WANTED TO JUST ASK A QUICK
QUESTION ABOUT HOW FAST A PILOT
PROJECT LIKE THIS COULD BE SET
UP?
DO YOU HAVE ANY INDICATION ON
HOW QUICKLY THIS PROGRAM COULD
BE CREATED?
ARE THERE EXISTING POLICIES TO
IMPLEMENT ? OR WOULD THAT HAVE
TO COME --
>> I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO
THAT.
AMY, DO YOU HAVE ANY
INFORMATION?
>> NOT INFORMATION ON THE TIME
IT WOULD TAKE TO SET UP THE
PROGRAM.
>> ARE YOU -- YEAH, SO THE I
DON'T HAVE THAT ANSWER.
BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY FIND OUT.
I WOULD IMAGINE THAT GIVEN ALL
THE OTHER KINDS OF SERVICES
THAT ARE PROVIDED BY THE
SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH BOARD,
THEY PROBABLY HAVE A LIST OF
FOLKS ALL READY IDENTIFIED AND
COULD, YOU KNOW, WITH THE
FUNDING IN HAND, SET UP A
PROGRAM.
I WILL ALSO SAY THAT THERE IS A
PLAN TO EVALUATE THE PILOT.
SO THE PLAN IS TO COLLECT DATA
ON THIS PROGRAM THROUGH THEIR
ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD.
AND THEN EVALUATE IT WITH THE
URBAN INDIAN HEALTH INSTITUTE.
WHICH IS THE RESEARCH DIVISION
OF THE HEALTH BOARD.
AND PROVIDE THAT QUALITATIVE
DATA THROUGH THE SYSTEM AND
THEN IN ADDITION, THEY PLAN TO
INTERVIEW PARTICIPANTS,
ESPECIALLY AROUND HOW THEY WERE
ABLE TO ACCESS CULTURALLY
APPROPRIATE FOOD WITH THIS
PROGRAM.
I'M SURE COLLEAGUES ARE AWARE,
WE HAVE A SIMILAR THING SET UP
IN OSE RIGHT NOW WITH THE FRESH
BUCKS PROGRAM.
BUT I LOVE THE FRESH BUCKS
PROGRAM.
I WAS -- I HELPED WITH GETTING
THAT SET UP SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
BUT IT IS FAIRLY LIMITED.
IT'S ONLY $40 A MONTH.
THE PLAN HERE IS TO BE ABLE TO
PROVIDE $80 A MONTH.
AND THE FRESH BUCKS PROGRAM IS
ALSO RESTRICTED BY ZIP CODE.
AND BECAUSE OF THE LIMITED
FUNDS, IT IS A LOTTERY SYSTEM.
SO THIS PLAN IS VERY
INTENTIONALLY TARGETING OUR
NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY
MEMBERS.
AND THEN THE PLAN IS TO
EVALUATE AND MAKE SURE THAT
THEY WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO
ACCESS THE CULTURALLY
APPROPRIATE FOOD THAT'S
INTENDED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I SEE COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> I WANT TO HELP COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES OUT A LITTLE BIT.
THANK YOU FOR THE FRESH BUCKS
PROGRAM.
A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION,
THEY HAVE A BASE OF FAMILIES
AND PEOPLE THAT HEALTHY FOOD IS
GOOD MEDICINE FOR PREVENTION OF
DIABETES AND HEART HEALTH.
I THINK YOU HEARD ME SAY THIS
YESTERDAY, THE SIX AND SEVEN
OTHER CITIES THAT ARE DOING
THIS, NOT ONLY JUST WITH FOOD
BUT TRADITIONAL GARDENS AND
FARM-FRESH FOOD AND FOOD THAT
MEETS THE NEEDS OF A PARTICULAR
COMMUNITY.
AND DIETARY NEEDS.
SO THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES FOR BRINGING THIS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
ADDITIONAL COMMENT,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU I'M INTERESTED IN
ADDING MY NAME AS A SPONSOR.
I'M HAPPY THAT WE HAVE SOMEBODY
WHO HAS EXPERTISE IN PUBLIC
HEALTH AND FOOD PROGRAMS WITH
US HERE ON THE CITY COUNCIL TO
SUGGEST BRILLIANT IDEAS LIKE
THIS.
THIS IS REALLY EXCITING.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
THANK YOU.
WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
I BELIEVE YOU SAID YOU WANTED
TO ADD YOUR NAME.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ADDING
HER NAME TO HSD 009.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> HSD 10A1 WOULD ADD $800,000
IN ONE-TIME FUNDS TO HSD FOR
RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
BUT IT WOULD BE DISTRIBUTED BY
NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS.
INCLUDING FOOD BANKS AND HELP
LINES.
THIS WOULD BE IN ADDITION TO
THE 51.5 MILLION OF RENTAL AND
UTILITY ASSISTANCE THAT WAS
ADDED IN 2021.
BUT APPROXIMATELY HALF OF WHICH
HAS NOT BEEN SPENT YET.
THE PRIME SPONSOR IS
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
AND IT'S COSPONSORED BY COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALES.
AND COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
COUNCILMEMBER.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, EXPANDING
ON FOOD BANKS ARE SO MUCH MORE.
THIS IS A CITY-WIDE REQUEST TO
ADDRESS RENTAL ASSISTANCE AS WE
KNOW, FOOD BANKS AND OTHER
COMMUNITY PROVIDERS ARE ABLE TO
PROVIDE DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO
LANDLORDS TO COVER THE REN OF A
TENANT.
THIS REDUCES DEBT.
IT KEEPS PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES.
$300 CAN KEEP SOMEBODY IN THEIR
HOUSE WHEN IT COSTS OVER $3000
TO GET SOMEBODY OUT OF
HOMELESSNESS AND BACK INTO
THEIR HOUSE.
SO THIS IS ANOTHER AMENDMENT
THAT RESPONDS TO THE REQUEST OF
THE HUMAN SERVICES -- SEATTLE
HUMAN SERVICES COALITION.
IT WOULD PROVIDE $080,000 OF
RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
INCLUDING 200,000 FOR
NEIGHBORHOOD HELP LINES.
600,000 FOR NEIGHBORHOOD BASED
COMMUNITY CONNECTORS.
NEIGHBORHOOD BASED RENTAL
ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED TO
EXPEDITE THE USE OF FUNDS
THROUGH THE PROGRAMS, SEATTLE
RESIDENTS ARE ALL READY
CONNECTED TO IN THEIR OWN
NEIGHBORHOODS.
IMAGINE GOING IN FOR DINNER AS
AN ELDER AND YOU COME OUT WITH
HAVING YOUR RENT COVER AND YOU
MIGHT NOT KNOW HOW YOU WILL
COVER YOUR NEXT MONTH'S RENT.
THIS WILL HELP WITH THE
BOTTLENECK OF USING FUNDS AND
TO GET HELP TO A BROAD RANGE OF
SEATTLE RESIDENTS.
AS EVICTION MORATORIUMS WIND
DOWN, IT'S VITALLY IMPORTANT
THAT WE HELP STRUGGLING RENTERS
MAKE THE TRANSITION AND PREVENT
FAMILIES FROM FALLING INTO
HOMELESSNESS.
I WILL ALSO SAY AND HIGHLIGHT
AS WE ARE HAVING CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT LANDLORDS, AND ALL OF
THAT, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
ALSO SUPPORTS EVERYONE BEING
MADE WHOLE AND KEEPING PEOPLE
IN THEIR HOMES.
SO THANK YOU CHAIR, THANK YOU
COLLEAGUES.
COUNCILMEMBER, ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO
ADD MY NAME AS A COSPONSOR.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN ADDING
HIS NAME TO HSD 010.
OKAY.
I HAD -- I THOUGHT THAT I
WANTED TO THROW OUT THERE FOR
YOU COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
YOU PROBABLY HAVE ALL READY
BEGUN TO EXPLORE THIS AS WELL.
WHEN WE WERE MEETING WITH THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING TO GET AN
UPDATE ON THE OVER $40 MILLION
THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ALLOCATED
TO RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
WE DID HEAR THAT THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING AND THE URBAN LEAGUE
FOLKS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET
FUNDING OUT RELATIVELY QUICKLY
FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE,
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ARE
DOING ASSESSMENT AS INDIVIDUALS
COME IN, THEY'RE DOING MORE IN-
PERSON, INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENTS
AS TO WHO SOMEBODY NEEDS RENTAL
ASSISTANCE.
THEY STILL HAVE QUITE A BIT OF
RENTAL ASSISTANCE DOLLARS
THEY'RE GIVING TO COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
I'M WONDERING OF THE REMAINING
$8 MILLION FOR RENTAL
ASSISTANCE THAT'S CURRENTLY
CONTRACTED WITH COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS THAT THERE MIGHT
BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO
PARTNER WITH FOOD BANKS THERE
AND TO REALLY EXPEDITE RENTAL
ASSISTANCE IN SOME WAYS, I'LL
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU TO SEE IF THERE'S EXISTING
FUNDING THAT MAYBE WE CAN DO A
PARTNERSHIP EFFORT WITH SOME OF
THE ORGANIZATIONS AND FOOD
BANKS THAT ARE IN NEED OF
CONNECTING DOLLARS TO CLIENTS
AND DOING THAT AT FOOD BANKS.
>> CHAIR, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
ALL OPTIONS ARE ON THE TABLE
FOR ME ON THIS ONE.
WHAT'S CLEAR TO ME FROM WHAT
I'VE HEARD FROM THESE
ORGANIZATIONS IS THEY HAVE A
HIGHER DEMAND THAN THE LEVEL OF
FUNDING THEY'VE RECEIVED.
SO HOWEVER WE GET THAT DONE,
I'D LIKE TO KEEP PEOPLE IN
THEIR HOME.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
OKAY.
LET'S MOVE ON TO 011.
>> NEXT ITEM IS HSD 11A1 WHICH
WOULD ADD $130,000 TO HSD FOR
SERVICES AND PROGRAMMING FOR
EAST AFRICAN SENIORS AND WOULD
IMPOSE A PROVISO, THE PRIME
SPONSOR IS COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND IT'S COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBERS JUAREZ AND
MORALES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, AMY, AND
THANK YOU COSPONSORS JUAREZ AND
MORALES FOR SUPPORTING THIS
ACTION.
TO PROVIDE A MODEST AMOUNT OF
FUNDING TO LAUNCH THE CITY'S
FIRST WRAP AROUND PROGRAMMING,
SPECIFICALLY FOR SENIORS IN THE
EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY.
IT BUILDS ON CURRENT FOOD
PROGRAMS FOR EAST AFRICAN
SENIORS OFFERED BY SOUND
GENERATIONS FIVE DAYS A WEEK AT
SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS.
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
THESE PROGRAMS HAVE PROVEN TO
BE A POPULAR GATHERING IN
COMMUNITY SPACE FOR ELDERS AND
VOLUNTEERS HAVE BEEN STEPPING
UP.
TO HELP THE PARTICIPANTS WITH
SERVICES AS NEEDED AS YOU'VE
HEARD DURING TESTIMONY THIS
MORNING.
THEY WERE ABLE TO RAISE ABOUT
HALF OF THE FUNDING NEEDED TO
SUPPORT THESE WRAP AROUND
SERVICES AT THESE LOCATIONSMENT
INCLUDING PROGRAM COORDINATION,
SOCIAL WORKER, PROGRAM SUPPLIES
AND OTHER NEEDS.
THIS ACTION PROVIDES THE REST
OF THE FUNDING NEEDED.
IT WOULD BE CITY'S FIRST
IMPORTANT INVESTMENT IN
SUPPORTING SERVICES A AT A
SENIOR CENTER SPECIFICALLY
FOCUSED ON EAST AFRICAN ELDERS.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBERS, ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
I'M SO NOT SEEING ANY.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD.
>> HSD 12A1 WOULD ADD $15,000
TO HSD FOR SENIOR MEALS AND
ACTIVITIES SERVING VIETNAMESE
SENIORS SUCH A AS PROGRAMS RUN
BY THE VIETNAMESE SENIORS
ASSOCIATION.
THE PRIME SPONSOR IS
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT AND IT IS
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
HERBOLD AND MORALES.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU TO
THE COUNCILMEMBERS FOR
COSPONSORING THIS AMENDMENT.
THIS BUDGET ACTION WOULD ADD,
AS AMY MENTIONED.
$150,000 TO THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT TO FUND THE SENIOR
MEAL AND PROGRAMMING FOR THE
VIETNAMESE SENIOR ASSOCIATION
THROUGH THEIR FISCAL SPONSOR
ACRS.
THIS PROGRAM IS IMPORTANT
BECAUSE THE MEALS ARE
IMPORTANT.
BUT IT'S ALSO CRUCIAL FOR
PROVIDING COMMUNITY BUILDING
ACTIVITIES FOR SENIORS WHO ARE
AT RISK OF BEING ISOLATED.
AND AS WE KNOW FROM
SOCIOLOGICAL STUDIES AND
CLINICAL STUDIES, SOCIAL
ISOLATION CAN HAVE SERIOUS
IMPACTS BEYOND THE
PSYCHOLOGICAL AFFECTS OF IT.
SO THIS PROGRAM, EVEN THOUGH
IT'S SO MODEST, IT PERFORMS AN
IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE LIVES OF
THESE SENIOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
WITH MAYOR PRO TEMPORES TO FUND
THIS WORK FOR THE PAST SEVERAL
YEARS.
AND AS I SAID, IT'S VERY LITTLE
MONEY.
BUT IT'S IMPORTANT AND THAT IS
WHY THEY HAVE TESTIFIED, THE
SEEK YOURS HAVE TESTIFIED IN
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND I KNOW
THEY'RE JUSTIFYING IT IN THE
PUBLIC HEARING THEY WERE
INTENDING TO TESTIFY AT THE
LAST PUBLIC HEARING ALSO.
BUT JUST THE PANDEMIC AND THE
NEED TO ELECTRONICALLY SIGN UP.
ALL OF THAT HAS ADDED
COMPLICATIONS.
AND SO ESPECIALLY IN THAT
CONTEXT, I WANTED TO THANK LYNN
WIN AND KIM FOR ALL OF THE WORK
THEY'RE PUTTING INTO SUP PORING
THE VIETNAMESE SENIOR
ASSOCIATION.
AND HAVE BEEN LONG STANDING
ADVOCATES FOR THE SENIORS, THE
CITY FIRST FUNDING THIS
PROGRAMMING PRIOR TO THE COVID
HEALTH EMERGENCY AND THE SENIOR
ASSOCIATION.
RESUMING CONGREGATE MEALS AND
ACTIVITIES IN 2022.
THE BUDGET INCLUDES $25,000 FOR
THIS PROGRAM FOR 2022 WHICH HAS
NOT BEEN INCREASED FOR SEVERAL
YEARS TO ACCOUNT FOR INFLATION
OR THE GROWTH OF THE NUMBER OF
SENIORS WHO ARE IN NEED OF THIS
PROGRAM.
ADDING THIS $15,000 WOULD
PROVIDE INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS
AND ADJUST FOR THE NEED FOR
INCREASED CAPACITY OF THE
VIETNAMESE SENIOR ASSOCIATION.
ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBERS HERBOLD AND
MORALES AND ALSO TO COUNCIL
PERSON GONZALES WHO REQUESTED
TO BE ADDED AS A COSPONSOR.
AND I WOULD JUST ADD THAT I MET
WITH THE SENIOR COMMUNITY
MEMBERS MYSELF SEVERAL TIMES
AND IT'S OBVIOUS TO SEE HOW
MUCH THEY ARE MAKING USE OF
THESE DOLLARS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT AND I
APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY
THAT FOLKS WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE
ON THIS ITEM BEFORE TODAY AS
WELL.
SO THANK YOU FOR LOOKING THAT
UP.
I'M NOT SEEING ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS, I THINK AMY MY
ONGOING QUESTION IS GIVEN THE
INTEREST FROM COUNCIL ON A
NUMBER OF FOOD SECURITY
PROGRAMS, I'M WANTING TO SEE IF
THERE'S ANY WAY THAT THE SORT
OF MORE GLOBAL LOOK AT FOOD
SECURITY CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED
THROUGH 005 AND AGAIN, IF THIS
IS SPECIFIC, GEOGRAPHIC, AND
ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS, HOW DO WE
MAKE SURE TO LIFT THAT UP?
BUT ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE
ON SORT OF THREADING THESE
VARIOUS COMPONENTS.
BECAUSE YOU CAN TELL ALMOST
EVERY COUNCILMEMBER HAS THEIR
NAME ON SECURITY ITEMS THROUGH
EITHER PRIME SPONSOR OR
COSPONSORSHIP, THAT WOULD BE
HELPFUL.
AMY, I SEE YOU POPPED UP ON THE
SCREEN.
>> I'M HAPPY TO LOOK AT THE
OVERLAP OF ANY OF THESE.
I THINK THIS PARTICULAR ITEM
MIGHT BE COVERED BY OR
SUPPORTED BY THE SUSTAINING THE
2021 LEVELS.
BECAUSE IT'S NOT A FOOD BANK.
I DONE THINK IT WOULD BE
IMPACTED BY THE FOOD BANK ADD.
BUT I'M HAPPY TO KEEP LOOKING
AND SEEING WHERE THOSE
CONNECTIONS ARE.
>> WONDERFUL, THANK YOU.
AND COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE AMY'S
CLARIFICATION.
I WAS GOING TO SAY SOMETHING
ALONG THOSE LINES.
I DEFINITELY AGREE WITH MAKING
SURE THAT WE CONSOLIDATE ALL
OUR EFFORTS TO -- FOR FOOD
SECURITY WE ARE INSTRUCTED TO.
COSPONSOR EVERY AMENDMENT.
BUT SUPPORT ALL AMENDMENTS.
I WANT TO CLARIFY AS I SAID
BEFORE, THIS IS MORE THAN JUST
A FOOD SECURITY ISSUE.
THESE FUNDS, THEY SPECIFICALLY
USE THESE FUNDS ALSO AS A
COMMUNITY BUILDING EXERCISE.
WHICH IS REALLY ONE OF THE
LIFELINES FOR THE SENIORS.
EXCELLENT.
APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU FOR NOTING YOUR
SUPPORT BUT EXERCISING
RESTRAINT ON THE COSPONSORSHIP.
DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE
YOU'D LIKE TO ADD?
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA, THANK YOU, I
WAS GOING TO ADD I THINK IN
THESE QUESTIONS OF THINKING
ABOUT LIKE SORT OF A MORE
COHESIVE STRATEGY VERSES SOME
OF THESE INDIVIDUAL ADDS, I
THINK ONE OF THE CHALLENGES IS
IF WE -- IF THE COUNCIL WANTS
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
TO LOOK AT SORT OF FOOD
SECURITY ISSUES GENERALLY, THEN
IT WOULD BE SORT OF A POT OF
MONEY FOR THEM TO SORT OF DO
THAT WORK AND DETERMINE HOW
BEST TO ALLOCATE IT.
VERSES SOME OF THESE VERY
SPECIFIC FOR SPECIFIC
ORGANIZATIONS.
ITY THAT'S ONE OF THE QUESTIONS
FOR YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES IN
TERMS OF HOW YOU WANT TO
PROGRAM THIS FUNNING AND WHO
IT'S A GENERALIZED PLOT WHERE
THERE'S FLEXIBILITY FOR THE
DEPARTMENT TO WORK WITH
ORGANIZATIONS TO DETERMINE HOW
BEST TO ALLOCATE THEM VERSES
SPECIFIC ADDS FOR SPECIFIC
TYPES OF PROGRAMS OR SERVICES.
WITH, YOU KNOW, CERTAIN
ORGANIZATIONS IN MIND.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I THINK
IT UNDER SCORES THE POINT WE
STARTED WITH, WHICH IS NOW IS
THE TIME TO CONTINUE TO SCALE
UP.
AND PRESERVE THE FUNDING THAT
WAS AVAILABLE FOR VARIOUS FOOD
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
SO I DEFINITELY HEAR THE
INTEREST FROM COUNCILMEMBERS ON
THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> YEAH, I WOULD JUST -- TO
THAT POINT, I WOULD REMIND
COUNCIL THAT WE DO HAVE A LOCAL
FOOD ACTION PLAN.
WHERE WE IDENTIFIED -- IT'S
SEVERAL YEARS OLD NOW, MAYBE
IT'S TIME TO REVISIT IT.
BUT THERE'S CERTAINLY SEVERAL
ROLES THAT AS A MUNICIPALITY WE
COULD PLAY IN IMPROVING FOOD
SECURITY ACROSS THE CITY.
AND, YOU KNOW, I'M SURE WE'LL
CONTINUE TO HAVE INDIVIDUAL
REQUESTS BUT I COTHINK IT MAKES
SENSE FOR US TO TRY TO THINK
MORE STRATEGICALLY ABOUT HOW WE
CAN HAVE THE KIND OF IMPACT
THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR SO THAT
WE HAVE THE KIND OF OUTCOMES
THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IN
IMPROVING FOOD SECURITY FOR
FOLKS IN THE CITY.
.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
AND I KNOW WHO WE WILL BE
COMING TO AS WE THINK ABOUT
PULLING THAT PLAN BACK UP.
THANK YOU AGAIN.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S CONTINUE ON.
013.
>> SORRY.
HSD 13A1 WOULD ADD 2 MILLION OF
GENERAL FUND DOLLARS TO HSD FOR
YOUTH PRELIM PRO AND JOB
READINESS PROGRAMS.
THE FUNDING WOULD SUPPORT
PROGRAMS WHICH APPLY TO THE
SUPPORTING YOUTH AND YOUNG
ADULTS FOR SUCCESS PROPOSAL
SOLICITATION FROM HSD.
BUT DID NOT RECEIVE FUNDING.
JUST SO YOU KNOW, THERE WERE 74
APPLICANTS REQUESTING A TOTAL
OF 21 MILLION.
17 ORGANIZATIONS WERE AWARDED A
TOTAL OF 3.7 MILLION.
THE PRIME SPONSOR IS
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, AND IT'S
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
MOSQUEDA AND HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
AND THANKS TO COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND TO YOU FOR
COSPONSORING.
SO AS AMY SAID, THIS IS TO HELP
FUND ORGANIZATIONS WHO DID NOT
RECEIVE FUNDING THROUGH HSD'S
HEALTHY YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS
FOR SUCCESS RFP.
AS I'VE SAID OVER AND OVER
AGAIN, IT FEELS LIKE, WE KNOW
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT YOUNG
PEOPLE, THAT YOUNG ADULTS
TRANSITIONING INTO ADULTHOOD
RECEIVE MENTOR SHIP AND SKILL
BUILDING AND PRE-PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT THAT CAN REALLY
PREPARE THEM FOR THEIR NEXT
STEPS IN LIFE.
WHETHER IT'S COLLEGE, OR A
PATHWAY INTO A LIVING WAGE
CAREER.
SO THESE KINDS OF INITIATIVES
ARE REALLY IMPORTANT AND REALLY
INTEGRAL REALLY TO THAT PIECE
OF OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGY.
SO I'M INTERESTED IN ENSURING
THAT PROGRAMS LIKE EL CENTRAL
DE LA ROSA'S YOUTH READINESS
PROGRAM AND OTHERS LIKE IT ARE
ABLE TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE
FUNDING BECAUSE THEY REALLY
PROVIDE THAT KIND OF SUPPORT
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR
FAMILIES AND THEY'RE ABLE TO DO
IT IN LANGUAGE.
SO WE ARE HOPING TO GET SOME
SUPPORT FOR CONTINUING THAT
FUNDING FOR THEM.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON
THIS ITEM?
SEEING NONE, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, LET'S
MOVE ON.
>> HSD 14A1 WOULD CUT $1
MILLION OF HUMAN SERVICES FUNDS
FROM HSD FOR A SENIOR CENTER
AND CLINIC ANDED ADD 1 MILLION
GENERAL FUND DOLLARS TO HSD FOR
THE SAME PURPOSE.
THE 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET
INCLUDES $1 MILLION OF
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANTS TO SUPPORT A SENIOR
CENTER AND CLINIC.
AS YOU KNOW, CDBG FUNDS WITH BE
ONEROUS FOR SOME PROJECTS, AND
THIS ACTION WOULD SWAP THAT
FUNDING FOR GENERAL FUND
DOLLARS WHICH HAS A LITTLE BIT
LESS ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN TO
IT.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IS THE
PRIME SPONSOR AND IT'S
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
MORALES AND GONZALES.
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AS AMY HAS MENTIONED THE BUDGET
AMENDMENT SWITCHES OUT FUNDING
FOR THIS 1 MILLION-DOLLAR
APPROPRIATION THAT'S ALL READY
IN THE BUDGET.
THIS CHANGE COMES AT THE
REQUEST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES WHOSE
AGING IN PLACE, WASHINGTON
PROJECT INTENDS TO APPLY FOR
THESE FUNDS.
A PLACE WILL HELP ASIAN PACIFIC
ISLANDER SENIORS LIVE AT HOME
BY PROVIDING CARE AT HOME PLUS
A HUB OF SERVICES AT A DAY
CENTER WITH TRANSPORTATION
INCLUDED.
NO SUCH INTEGRATED PROGRAM
CURRENTLY EXIST FOR THE API
COMMUNITY.
AND BECAUSE THIS PROJECT IS
PART OF A MULTI-PROJECT EFFORT
TO REIMAGINE THE PACIFIC
HOSPITAL TOWER LOT, ACCEPTING
CDB DOLLARS AT THIS TIME WOULD
TRIGGER A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
ADDITIONAL PAPER WORK FOR ALL
OF THE PROJECTS AND
ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED.
NOT JUST ICHS.
THEY'VE REQUESTED THAT CBD
DOLLARS ORIGINALLY APPROPRIATED
BE SWAPT OUT FOR AN ADDITIONAL
FUND SOURCE.
THEY PLEDGED 1.5 MILLION IN
SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD HELP
PARTIALLY FULFILL THAT PLEDGE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS
PROJECT.
I USED TO SERVE ON THE PDA
BOARD.
THANKS FOR MAKING THIS
POSSIBLE.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY QUESTIONS.
LET'S MOVE ON.
HSD 15A1 WOULD ADD $300,000 TO
HSD FOR ONE-TIME IMPROVEMENTS
TO A COMMUNITY FACILITY IN
BALLARD SERVING YOUTH.
SUCH AS THE BALLARD BOYS AND
GIRLS CLUB.
THE PRIME SPONSOR IS
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
JUAREZ AND MORALES.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THE BALLARD BOYS AND GIRLS
CLUB IS THE LARGEST BOYS AND
GIRLS CLUB FACILITY IN SEATTLE.
SERVING 250 KIDS A DAY IN
GRADES PREK THROUGH 12th GRADE.
AND THE MAJORITY OF HOUSEHOLDS
THESE YOUTH COME FROM ARE
MAKING LESS THAN $50,000 A
YEAR.
S THAT VERY SPECIFIC REQUEST.
THE CEILING AT THE BALLARD BOYS
AND GIRLS CLUB PARTIALLY
COLLAPSED INTO THE BUILDING
EARLIER THIS YEAR.
SPECIFICALLY FALLING INTO THE
BATHROOM FACILITIES.
SO PROBLEM WITH THE ROOF,
PROBLEM WITH THE BATHROOM.
WE HAVE -- THE BUILDING HAS
REMAINED OPEN AND IN OPERATION,
THE COLLAPSE CAUSES SERIOUS
CONCERNS HEADING INTO THE RAINY
MONTHS.
WE ALL CAN SEE WHAT'S OUTSIDE
THE WINDOW TODAY.
ALL OF THE RAIN WE'RE
EXPERIENCING.
SO THIS AMENDMENT WOULD PROVIDE
THE $300,000 TO SUPPORT THE
ROOF REPAIRS TO ENSURE A SAFE
AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR THE
KIDDOS WHO GO TO THE BALLARD
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB TO ATTEND
PREK, BEFORE OR AFTER SCHOOL
CARE, PLAY SPORTS OR
PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THEIR
OTHER PROGRAMS.
AS WE'VE ALSO BEEN DISCUSSING
THE SCHOOL BUS ISSUES.
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THE BOYS AND
GIRLS CLUB PROVIDES
TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM
SCHOOLS.
LET'S HELP PATCH THE ROOF.
THANK YOU CHAIR.
THANK YOU COLLEAGUES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM.
THE URGENCY OF THE FIX, IT
SOUNDS LIKE ARE NEEDED.
HAVE THERE BEEN CAPITAL
CAMPAIGNS ?
>> I THINK -- AM I HAVING
TECHNOLOGICAL PROBLEMS ?
>> I CAN HEAR YOU.
>> OKAY, GREAT.
I BELIEVE THE QUESTION WAS HAVE
THERE BEEN CAPITAL CAMPAIGNS OR
PRIVATE FUNDRAISING, I KNOW
THERE HAS BEEN SOME AND THAT
THIS IS -- I BELIEVE THIS IS A
PORTION I'M HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP
WITH MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION.
I THINK OUR CHAIR IS FROZEN.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
WILL YOU FILL IN.
>> I'LL DO MY BEST TO FILL IN
IN INTERIM.
LET'S SEE HERE.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO MOVE ON
TO THE NEXT ITEM.
>> IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THERE
ARE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON HSD
005.
AND SO WITH THAT, WE CAN MOVE
ON TO HSD 016.
>> HSD 16A1 WOULD ADD 250,000
COLLARS ONE-TIME FUNDS TO HSD
FOR THE EXPANSION OF A
COMMUNITY FACILITY IN LAKE
CITY.
SUCH AS THE NORTH SEATTLE
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER WHICH IS
RUN BY THE CHILDREN'S HOME
SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON.
THE PRIME UPON SORE IS
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND IT IS
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
SAWANT AND STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU AMY.
MADAME BUDGET CHAIR, YOU'RE
BACK.
>> MADAME VICE CHAIR, THANKS
FOR STEPPING IN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD COUNCILMEMBER.
>> I WANT TO ASK COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ TO SPEAK TO HER
PROPOSAL.
>> AND I WILL.
>> THANK YOU BOTH.
>> SO THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE
OPPORTUNITY TO ASSIST A STATE-
WIDE NONPROFIT THAT HAS A BIG
IMPACT IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
THE NORTH END, AND THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON.
CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF
WASHINGTON HAS FOR 125 YEARS
FOCUSED ON CREATING A SOLID
FOUNDATION FOR TODAY'S
CHILDREN, DEVELOPING STRONG
FAMILIES AND BUILDING ENGAGED
COMMUNITIES, THE ORGANIZATION
DELIBERATELY CHOSE TO LOCATE
ITS BASE OF OPERATIONS IN LAKE
CITY.
BECAUSE THIS IS GROUND ZERO FOR
THEM.
AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT THEY'VE
SHARED WITH ME.
THEY SERVED 450 FAMILIES IN
NORTH SEATTLE EVERY YEAR OUT OF
THEIR NORTH SEATTLE FAMILY
RESOURCE CENTER.
SO THAT'S JUST IN THE NORTH
END.
95% OF WHICH ARE LOW OR VERY
LOW INCOME.
THEY ARE NOW READY TO EXPAND
THEIR OPERATIONS AND HAVE
IDENTIFIED THE CHASE BANK
BUILDING ON 125th AND LAKE CITY
WAY.
THEY HAVE ENTERED INTO A
PURCHASING AGREEMENT WITH THE
OWNERS.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT
FAMILIAR WITH DISTRICT 5,
125th AND LAKE CITY WAY IS
WHERE WE HAD THE MINI PARK.
AND AN UNSANCTIONED IMCAMPMENT.
WE HAVE A BUNCH OF THINGS THAT
GO ON IN THAT CORNER.
THIS WAS STRATEGIC IN
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF WHY
THEY CHOSE THAT BUILDING.
AND THEY COULD HAVE CHOSE ANY
BUILDING.
BIG THANKS FROM US TO THEM FOR
INVESTING IN SEATTLE AND
PARTICULARLY NORTH SEATTLE.
THIS CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY
INTENDS TO USE SOME OF THE
ORGANIZATION'S RESERVES,
GRANTS, GOVERNMENTAL, AND I CAN
NEVER SAY THIS WORD,
PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT TO BUILD
THEIR NEW HEADQUARTERS AT THE
SITE AT A COST OF ABOUT 14
MILLION.
AND YES, THEY ARE HAVING A
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, AND THEY'RE
LOOKING AT THE NATIONAL
ORGANIZATION IN THE STATE AS
WELL.
SO IF THIS IS A 14 MILLION-
DOLLAR PROJECT, THIS IS AN
INVESTMENT INTO SEATTLE
SAFETY'S SOCIAL NET.
FOR ALL OF SEATTLE.
PART OF THIS COST INCLUDES MUCH
NEEDED BUILDING MAINTENANCE,
REPAIR, AND RENOVATIONS.
IF YOU RECALL, THIS IS A FORMER
BANK.
I SHOULD JUST ADD A SIDE NOTE
THAT CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY,
ALONG WITH SOUND GENERATIONS
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, AND A
COUPLE OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE
ORGANIZATIONS WERE PLANNING ON
HEADQUARTERING OUR NEW LAKE
CITY COMMUNITY CENTER WITH
HOUSING.
BUT BECAUSE OF COVID, WE'VE HAD
TO SET BACK ALL CAPITAL
PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.
SO THEY'VE JUST DECIDED TO GO
FORWARD AND BUY THE BUILDING
AND DO IT THEMSELVES.
WHICH IS GREAT.
I'M SURE WE'LL BE USING SOME
SPACE FROM THEM.
AS I SHARED, THE COSTS INCLUDE
BUILDING MAINTENANCE, REPAIR,
AND RENOVATIONS, IN ADDITION TO
PROVIDING A PERMANENT HOME FOR
CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY.
THE PROJECT WILL ALSO INCLUDE
SPACE FOR ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED
ON CHILD WELFARE, OR PROVIDING
BASIC NEEDS TO FAMILIES IN
NORTH SEATTLE.
THE NORTH SEATTLE AREA.
THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE HUB
MODEL WE ENVISIONED FOR THE
LAKE CITY COMMUNITY CENTER.
THE CEO NOTIFIED ME THEY'RE IN
CONVERSATION WITH OTHER
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
INTERESTED IN JOINING AT THE
SITE.
AND YOU CAN BET WE WILL BE PART
OF THAT CONVERSATION.
CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY IS
CONFIDENT THEY'LL SEE A 20%
INCREASE IN INDIVIDUALS SERVED
ONCE THE SITE IS FULLY
OPERATIONAL.
SO THIS IS A 250,000-DOLLAR
INVESTMENT TO SUPPORT THE
DESIGN AND PLANNING OF THE NEW
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER.
AND I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT AND
STRAUSS FOR YOUR COSPONSORSHIP.
THANK YOU.
AND I SHOULD ADD SOMETHING
QUICKLY.
BACK ON MY LAST ITEM, THE
HYBRID ONE, THE MEAL ONE, AMY,
I SPOKE TO SOON, WHAT I MEANT
TO SAY IS IT WAS NOT
DUPLICATIVE.
I SPOKE TO SOON.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON 016 HERE?
SEEING NONE, THANKS SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER, LET'S GO TO 017.
>> GREAT, THE NEXT ITEM IS HSD
17A1.
WHICH WOULD ADD $53,000 ONE-
TIME FUNDS TO HSD FOR CHILD
CARE FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT.
SUCH AS AT THE UNIVERSITY
TEMPLE CHILDREN'S SCHOOL
LOCATED AT U HEIGHTS.
IT WOULD ALSO IMPOSE A PROVISO.
THE PRIME SPONSOR IS
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
JUAREZ AND STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON
THIS.
THIS COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION IS A
ONE-TIME INVESTMENT OF JUST
53,000.
AND IT'S FOR REQUIRED PHYSICAL
IMPROVEMENTS TO CHILD CARE
FACILITIES IN THE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT.
SUCH AS THE UNIVERSITY TEMPLE
CHILDREN'S SCHOOL.
WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS BUILDING.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, THE U
HEIGHTS BUILD SOMETHING IN THE
HEART OF THE U DISTRICT.
AND THE BUILDING HOSTS MANY
NONPROFITS AND SOCIAL SERVICES.
THAT EARLY LEARNING AND CHILD
CARE ORGANIZATION HAD TO
RELOCATE TO UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS
AFTER BEING DISPLACED FROM THE
FORMER LOCATION IN THE U
DISTRICT.
THE FUNDING WOULD ENABLE THE
INSTALLATION OF A REQUIRED
VOICE FIRE ALARM.
AND COULD ALSO BE USED FOR
OTHER PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS
SUCH AS ADA AND HEATING
UPGRADES TO MEET STATE
REQUIREMENTS TO MAINTAIN AND
EXPAND EARLY LEARNING SLOTS
WHICH COULD SERVE UP TO 175
CHILDREN.
AT LEAST HALF OF WHOM WOULD BE
FROM LOW INCOME FAMILIES.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBERS JUAREZ
AND STRAUSS FOR SIGNING ON AS
COSPONSORS.
AND I'D LIKE TO THANK MAUREEN,
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT U
HEIGHTS FOR HER LEADERSHIP AND
ADVOCACY.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS
FORWARD, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK U HEIGHTS
AND THE TEAM AT THE COMMUNITY
CENTER THERE FOR ALL OF THE
WORK THEY'VE DONE.
AND I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON
THIS TO CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE
THEY HAVE THE CAPITAL
INVESTMENTS TO MAKE THE
BUILDING ACCESSIBLE.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON
THIS ITEM?
OKAY.
GREAT.
LET'S MOVE ON.
>> HSD 18A1 WOULD ADD $5
MILLION TO HSD TO EXPAND,
DEVELOP, AND SUPPORT CHILD CARE
FACILITIES.
THE 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET
INCLUDES $200,000 TO EXPAND AND
BUILD NEW CHILD CARE
FACILITIES.
AND IN ADDITION, THERE ARE SOME
FUNDS REMAINING OF 2021 BUDGET
ADDS FOR CHILD CARE FACILITIES.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALES.
AND IS COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBERS MOSQUEDA AND
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WILL KEEP IT REALLY SHORT.
ON TUESDAY, I HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT SOME
OF THE CHALLENGES THAT CHILD
CARE PROVIDERS HAVE TO JUST
OPEN THEIR DOORS.
AND AGAIN, JUST TO REFER TO
HAGEN CHILD CARE AS AN EXAMPLE
ONCE AGAIN, WHAT WAS SUPPOSED
TO BE IN THAT INSTANCE AN
800,000-DOLLAR FACILITY UPGRADE
ENDED UP BEING A 2 MILLION-
DOLLAR FACILITY UPGRADE AND WE
ALSO HEARD THIS MORNING DURING
PUBLIC COMMENT FROM U HEIGHTS
CENTER THAT THEY HAVE NEARLY A
HALF MILLION DOLLAR OF UPGRADE
COSTS AND ONCE THEY'RE FUNDED
AND CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE,
THEY'LL BE ABLE TO GO FROM A
105 TO 175 CHILD CARE SLOT
FACILITY WITH MUCH OF THAT
SERVING LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN
THE AREA.
AND THERE ARE VERY FEW FUNDS AT
ANY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT THAT
CHILD CARE PROVIDERS CAN TAP
INTO TO GET HELP WITH THESE
PROJECT COSTS THAT ARE REALLY
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO
ALLOWING THEM TO CONTINUE TO
SERVE AS MANY FAMILIES AS
POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT OUR CITY.
AND OF COURSE THIS PANDEMIC HAS
MADE IT CLEAR HOW CRUCIAL CHILD
CARE IS FOR OUR WORKFORCE AND
ACCESS TO CHILD CARE IS AT
CRISIS CONTINUES TO BE AT
CRISIS LEVELS HERE IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AND ACROSS THE
REGION.
IN ADDITION TO CHALLENGES
PROVIDERS HAVE WITH CAPITAL AND
FACILITY COSTS, WE KNOW THE
WAGES IN CHILD CARE REMAINS
VERY LOW.
WHICH MEANS THAT FEWER WORKERS,
THAT THERE ARE FEWER WORKERS TO
MEET THE HIGH DEMANDS OF THESE
IMPORTANT JOBS.
I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME
PROMISING CONVERSATIONS
HAPPENING AT THE STATE LEVEL TO
ADDRESS WAGES SPECIFICALLY FOR
CHILD CARE WORKERS.
OF COURSE IF THERE IS ROOM FOR
US TO INCLUDE SOME KIND OF
ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR
CHILD CARE STABILIZATION FUNDS
THROUGH THIS PARTICULAR BUDGET
ITEM, I WOULD CERTAINLY BE
INTERESTED IN CONTINUING
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE BUDGET
CHAIR AROUND MODIFYING THIS
PARTICULAR COUNCIL BUDGET
ACTION TO BE -- FOR BOTH CHILD
CARE FACILITIES AND ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT FOR CHILD CARE WORKERS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, ARE THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ? COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, I'D LIKE TO ADD
MY NAME AS A COSPONSOR TO THIS,
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
ADDING HER NAME TO HSD 018.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ? OKAY
LET'S MOVE ON, 019.
>> HSD 19A1 WOULD ADD 3 MILLION
TO HSD FOR MOBILE ADVOCACY
SERVICES WITH FLEXIBLE
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR
SURVIVORS OF GENDER BASED
VIOLENCE.
THE 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET
INCLUDES 4.6 MILLION FOR THIS
PURPOSE.
SO THIS ACTION WOULD INCREASE
THAT TO 7.6 MILLION.
THE PRIME SPONSOR IS
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
AND IT'S COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN AND
COUNCILMEMBER PRESIDENT
GONZALES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT IS THE
TOP REQUEST OF THE COALITION
ENDING GENDER BASED VIOLENCE.
SEVERAL OF WHOM TESTIFIED THIS
MORNING AND THIS MEASURE IS
ALSO ENDORSED BY THE SEATTLE
HUMAN SERVICES COALITION.
IT WOULD ADD 3 MILLION TO THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO
FUND A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF
THE MOBILE ADVOCACY SERVICES
FOR SURVIVORS OF GENDER BASED
VIOLENCE.
WE KNOW THAT ONE OF THE MOST
INSIDIOUS EFFECTS OF THE
PANDEMIC IS ITS IMPACT ON OUR
MENTAL HEALTH.
EACH DAY MANY OF US ARE
STRUGGLING WITH THE PAIN,
ANXIETY, ISOLATION, RESULTING
FROM THE IMPACTS OF THE
PANDEMIC.
INEVITABLY, THAT'S LEADING TO
SPIKES IN GENDER BASED
VIOLENCE.
KING COUNTY SEXUAL ASSAULT
RESOURCE CENTER IS REPORTING
THAT THEY'RE HEARING FROM ABOUT
30% MORE SEATTLE SURVIVORS SO
FAR THIS YEAR THAN IN 2019.
SEVERAL RESEARCH STUDIES,
INCLUDING OUR STATE'S
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE HOUSING FIRST PROGRAM
FOUND THAT MOBILE ADVOCACY AS A
MODEL OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL
VIOLENCE SERVICES PROMOTED LONG-
TERM SUBSTANTIATE, SAFETY, AND
WELL BEING FOR SURVIVORS AND
THEIR CHILDREN.
THE FLEXIBLE MOBILE ADVOCACY
MODEL IS PARTICULARLY SUITED TO
SMALLER, CULTURALLY SPECIFIC BY
AND FOR PROVIDERS.
ALLOWING THEM TO ADD CAPACITY,
PROVIDE HOUSING AND OTHER FORMS
OF ASSISTANCE, WITHOUT
REQUIRING SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL
INFRASTRUCTURE.
FUNDS CAN BE USED FOR ANY
PROGRAM NEEDS, INCLUDING
STAFFING OR FLEXIBLE FUNDS TO
DIRECTLY SUPPORT SURVIVORS AS
CURRENTLY PROPOSED HERE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I SEE A NUMBER OF HANDS.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> SORRY.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY NAME TO
THIS AS WELL, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES ADDING
HER NAME TO HSD 019.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED AS
A COSPONSOR AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT ADDING HER
NAME TO HSD 109.
THANK YOU CHAIR.
I SAID COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
GOT MY LAST COSPONSORSHIP.
I HAD THIS ONE AND ONE MORE ON
MY LIST.
HAPPY TO REQUEST TO SIGN ON TO
THIS IMPORTANT BUDGET
AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ADDING
HIS NAME.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
ALL RIGHT.
MOVING TO 020.
>> HSD 20A1 WOULD ADD $4
MILLION TO H SOUTH CAROLINAD
FOR THE SEATTLE COMMUNITY
SAFETY INITIATIVE -- HSD FOR
THE SEATTLE COMMUNITY SAFETY
INITIATIVE.
THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS
ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO REFUSE
GUN VIOLENCE THROUGH VIOLENCE
INTERRUPTION, COMMUNITY SAFETY
HUBS AND NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY
TEAMS.
THEY OPERATE IN WEST SEATTLE,
RAINIER VALLEY, AND THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT.
THIS INITIATIVE WAS SUPPORTED
WITH ONE-TIME FUNDS THROUGH THE
END OF 2021.
BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE
2022 PROPOSED BUDGET.
THE PRIME SPONSOR IS
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
MORALES AND LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> DURING THE DEPARTMENT
PRESENTATIONS, WE DISCOVERED
THAT THE PROPOSED BUDGET HAD
APPARENTLY INADVERTENTLY CUT
ALL FUNDING IN 2022 FOR THE
SEATTLE COMMUNITY SAFETY
INITIATIVE.
THIS BUDGET ACTION RESTORES
THAT FUNDING IN FULL AND
INCLUDES IT IN THE BASE BUDGET
ON AN ONGOING BASIS.
WE HEARD FROM A LOT OF SDSI
LEADERS THIS MORNING ABOUT HOW
IMPORTANT THIS PROGRAM IS.
AND ITS PROMISE FOR COMMUNITY
SAFETY.
THIS INITIATIVE IS A PEOPLE OF
COLOR LED PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN
COMMUNITY PASSAGE WAYS, URBAN
FAMILY, THE SOUTHEAST NETWORK
HUB BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.
AND THE ALIVE AND FREE PROGRAM
FOR THE YMCA.
THE WORK AIMS TO DECREASE
INTERACTIONS BETWEEN BLACK AND
BROWN COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE.
AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM, REDUCE
HARMS THEY HAVE HISTORICALLY
EXPERIENCED FROM THOSE PUBLIC
SYSTEMS.
IN 2020, THE COUNCIL PROVIDED 4
MILLION TO ESTABLISH AN
OFFERING.
THE COMMUNITY SAFETY HUBS IN
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT T RAINIER
BEACH, AND WEST SEATTLE.
THAT FUNDING WAS CARRIED
FORWARD IN 2021 AND IS
CURRENTLY SUPPORTING THOSE
HUBS.
WHICH PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE TO
TRADITIONAL POLICING.
AGAIN, LED BY AND FOR BLACK AND
BROWN COMMUNITIES IN SEATTLE.
THESE HUBS WERE A FOUNDATIONAL
INVESTMENT IN COUNCIL'S EARLY
WORK TO REIMAGINE PUBLIC
SAFETY.
AND A TOP PRIORITY OF
DECRIMINALIZE SEATTLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM?
PLEASE GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES?
>> WELL, I DON'T HAVE A
QUESTION, BUT I JUST WANT TO
INDICATE, YOU KNOW, I'M EXCITED
TO BE A COSPONSOR HERE.
OUR OFFIC HAS BEEN WORKING
CLOSELY WITH THE FOLKS FROM
URBAN FAMILY AND SOUTHEAST
NETWORK BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
ALONG WITH KING COUNTY
COUNCILMEMBER.
AND THE TWO I MENTIONED ARE
JUST TWO OF THE ORGANIZATIONS
BUT IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT
NETWORK OF GROUPS THAT ARE
PROVIDING THE SERVICE TO
SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE
RAINIER VALLEY.
AND I'M HAPPY TO BE A COSPONSOR
HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS
AND FOR ALL READY BEING A
COSPONSOR.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
AND I JUST WANTED TO ASK
CENTRAL STAFF, I THINK -- THERE
WAS A LOT OF SURPRISE AND A LOT
OF FRUSTRATION THAT THIS AMOUNT
WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET
THAT GOT SENT DOWN.
I APPRECIATE THE EFFORT HERE TO
CORRECT THAT.
AS WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER
THIS WEEK, THERE'S ALSO SOME
CONCERN ABOUT THE LACK OF
SPENDING FROM OUR EARLIER
SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN ACT EFFORTS
AND EARLIER COVID RELIEF
EFFORTS.
SO CAN YOU REMIND ME, THE 4
MILLION THAT WE HAD ALL READY
ALLOCATED, DID THAT GO OUT THE
DOOR AS THE COUNCIL HAD
INTENDED?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU, THAT'S GOOD TO
KNOW.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
GOOD WORK.
THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
021.
>> ALL RIGHT.
HSD 21A1 WOULD ADD 2 MILLION
GENERAL FUND TO HSD FOR
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAMS.
THE 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET
INCLUDES JUST OVER A MILLION
DOLLARS IN FUNDING FOR
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE.
BOTH THROUGH THE COMMUNITY
SAFETY CAPACITY BUILDING
PROGRAM AND FROM THE 2022
REENTRY, REROOTING RFP.
WHICH FOCUSED ON SERVICES TO
THE NATIVE COMMUNITY.
THIS WOULD INCREASE FUNDING TO
$3 MILLION FOR THE YEAR.
THE PRIME SPONSOR IS
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
AND IT'S COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBERS LEWIS AND
SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU, AMY.
LET'S SEE.
SORRY I'M TRYING TO DECIDE IF I
SHOULD ASK -- I'M GOING TO ASK
A QUESTION FIRST.
AND THEN I'M GOING TO SAY WHAT
I WANT TO SAY.
>> SOUNDS GREAT, LET'S DO IT.
>> I THOUGHT THAT WE WERE
WRITING THIS AS A PROVISO.
I'M NOT ACTUALLY SURE IF THAT'S
APPROPRIATE GIVEN THIS
PARTICULAR POT OF MONEY.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE
QUESTION IF THAT IS A
POSSIBILITY?
IF IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO
LATER?
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE AN
ANSWER TO THAT NOW.
BUT I SAY THAT BECAUSE WE KNOW
THAT THERE IS A LOT OF
IMPORTANT WORK HAPPENING IN THE
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE SPACE.
AND WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF
ORGANIZATIONS FUNDED THROUGH
HSD RIGHT NOW.
THEY PROVIDE CONFLICT
RESOLUTION, MEDIATION FOR
REALLY SPECIFIC NEEDS.
SUCH AS ADDRESSING GENDER BASED
VIOLENCE.
HELPING PEOPLE HEAL FROM
TRAUMA.
ENGAGING BLACK MEN AND BOYS TO
ADDRESS SOME SYSTEMIC CAUSES OF
VIOLENCE THAT COULD THEN
PREVENT FUTURE VIOLENCE AGAINST
WOMEN AND GIRLS.
SO THESE ARE ALL SOME CURRENTLY
FUNDED INITIATIVES THAT ARE
ROOTED IN VERY COMMUNITY-
CENTERED PRIORITIES.
AND VERY COMMUNITY-CENTERED
HEALING MODEL.
SO THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE WORK
ITSELF REALLY INTERSECTS
BETWEEN MENTAL HEALTH, PUBLIC
HEALTH, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND JUST
SORT OF HOLISTIC HEALTH AND
WELL BEING.
AND WE KNOW THERE ARE
ORGANIZATIONS USING THIS MODEL
TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC ISSUES THAT
IMPACT THE LIVES OF OUR
NEIGHBORS, THAT REALLY HELP
BUILD COMMUNITY AND THAT JUST
DO THE WORK OF HEALING LOTS OF
DIFFERENT KINDS OF TRAUMA.
SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE TWO
EXAMPLES.
WE KNOW -- I TALK ABOUT THESE
ALL THE TIME.
YOU SHOULDN'T BE SURPRISED.
BUT FOR EXAMPLE, RAINIER BEACH
ACTION COALITION LEADS A
COMMUNITY HEALING SPACE AT THE
RAINIER BEACH PARKING LOT EVERY
FRIDAY EVENING.
AT THE I HAVE A WAY PARKING
LOT.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
SOUTHEAST NETWORK BOYS AND
GIRLS CLUB.
THIS PARTICULAR SPACE IS IN
RESPONSE TO SOME OF THE
SHOOTINGS THAT HAPPENED LAST
SUMMER.
BUT THEY HAVE COMMUNITY
RESTORATIVE HEALING CIRCLES
THAT ARE OPEN TO ANYBODY TO
DROP BY AND PARTICIPATE.
AND THEY ACTIVATE SPACE TO
DETER CRIME IN THE AREA.
IT'S PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY.
BUT RESTORATIVE JUSTICE WORK
HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN RE NEAR
BEACH SINCE LONG BEFORE LAST
SUMMER.
WE ALSO HAVE WA BLOCK.
WASHINGTON BUILDING LEADERS OF
CHANGE.
THEY'VE BEEN DOING THIS WORK IN
SCHOOLS TO EXPAND THE
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE MOVEMENT BY
TRAINING TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
TO BE PRACTITIONERS.
AND SO THIS SUMMER FOR EXAMPLE,
THEY HELD THE FIRST CIRCLE
KEEPING ACADEMY, WHICH WAS A
SUMMER PROGRAM DEDICATED TO
TRAINING LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS IN RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES SO
THEY COULD USE THAT KNOWLEDGE
AS KIND OF A CHANGE AGENT AMONG
THEIR OWN FAMILIES.
AND WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND IN
THEIR KIND OF SOCIAL GROUPS.
SO ALL THAT TO SAY THIS
AMENDMENT IS ABOUT SUPPORTING
THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL
LEARNING OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND
YOUNG ADULTS SO THAT THEY HAVE
DIFFERENT TOOLS TO BE MORE
CONNECTED TO ONE ANOTHER AND TO
HAVE BETTER COMMUNICATION
OPTIONS THAT THEY ARE FAMILIAR
WITH AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
AND YES, IF YOUR INTENTION WAS
TO DO A PROVISO INSTEAD OF AN
ASK FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS,
ABSOLUTELY, I'LL MAKE A NOTE OF
THAT.
THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM TO NOTE AT
THIS POINT.
THERE IS EXACTLY WHEN WE CAN DO
THAT.
>> LET ME CLARIFY.
MY INTENTION IS TO ADD AND
PROVISO.
>> OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
>> AND WE CAN SORT THAT OUT IF
IT'S NOT APPROPRIATE, THAT'S
OKAY TOO.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE
YOU'D LIKE TO ADD ON THE
PROCESS THERE?
>> OH.
SORRY, I THOUGHT YOU SAID
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
YEAH I'M HAPPY TO ADD A PROVISO
TO THAT.
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD, ALLIE.
>> I WOULD JUST ADD IF IT IS
INCLUDED IN THE INITIAL
BALANCING PACKAGE, WHETHER
THERE'S A PROVISO AT THAT STAGE
OR IF IT'S BROUGHT AS AN
AMENDMENT TO THE BALANCING
PACKAGE, SINCE IT DOESN'T
AFFECT BALANCING, EITHER WAY
PROCESS WISE WOULD WORK.
BUT THERE'S A LOT MORE THAT HAS
HAPPENED BETWEEN NOW AND THEN.
>> I THOUGHT YOU WERE HELPING
ME SCALE, COUNCILMEMBER.
BUT I APPRECIATE THE FLAG THAT
YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THE
PROVISO THERE.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, SORRY.
I MEANT TO SAY THIS EARLIER.
BUT I FORGOT.
I WANTED TO ADD MYSELF AS A
COSPONSOR TO HSD 020 FOR THE
COMMUNITY SAFETY INITIATIVE.
EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
SAWANT ADDED TO HSD 020.
OKAY.
I THINK THAT BRINGS US TO 022.
OKAY.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS.
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
HSD 22A1 WOULD ADD $750,000 OF
GENERAL FUND TO THE HUMAN
SERVICES DIVISION FOR PREFILING
DIVERSION CONTRACTS WITH
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
I'LL JUST NOTE THAT YOU HEARD
IF CBA LAW YESTERDAY THAT WOULD
HAVE ADDED THE STAFFING SIDE OF
THESE FUNDS TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
THIS PORTION OF FUNDING IS TO
GO TO THE COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO A LOT OF
THE PREDIVERSION -- EXCUSE ME,
PREFILING DIVERSION WORK.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
AND COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> I WANT TO THANK BOTH
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALES FOR THEIR
SPONSORSHIP.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS HAS HAD A
LOT OF PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
IN A PRIOR LIFE WITH THE
EXISTING VERSION OF THIS
PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE UNDER 25.
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES
HAS BEEN A LEADER IN WORKING TO
ENSURE THAT WE EXPRESS TO THE
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OUR
INTEREST IN EXPANDING THIS
PROGRAM TO FOLKS WHO ARE OVER
25.
AND I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT
PART OF THE SUCCESS OF THE
PREFILING DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR
YOUNGER PEOPLE IS THE
INVOLVEMENT OF A COMMUNITY
PARTNER.
THE PREFILING DIVERSION RACIAL
EQUITY TOOL KIT FOR EXPANSION
TO 25 AND OVER IDENTIFIED A
NEED FOR $750,000 TO FUND AT
LEAST FIVE ORGANIZATIONS.
THIS RET IS A RET WE REQUESTED
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE DO
AS PART OF A PROPOSAL FOR
EXPANSION.
SO WE ASKED FOR THE
INFORMATION.
AND I'M PROPOSING THAT WE FUND
THE RESOURCE AT THE LEVEL
RESULTING FROM THE RACIAL
EQUITY TOOL KIT ANALYSIS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION.
I THINK ON THE NEXT ONE, SO
I'LL HOLD IT FOR THE NEXT ONE.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE.
AND DO YOU SEE THIS ONE AND
THIS ONE AS WELL COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD?
RELATED TO HOUSING SERVICES ?
IT'S COMPLETELY SEPARATE
PROGRAMS ?
>> YEP.
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S PREARREST
DIVERSION PROGRAM IS WHAT WE
OFTEN REFER TO AS CHOOSE 180.
THAT'S THE PROGRAM THAT EXISTS
FOR YOUNGER FOLKS.
THIS IS TO EXPAND THAT
DIVERSION PROGRAM TO FOLKS WHO
ARE OLDER THAN THE CURRENT
PROGRAM.
AND I'LL LEAVE IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS TO DESCRIBE
HIS PROPOSAL WHICH IS A
SEPARATE PROPOSAL WORKING TO
ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF A
DIFFERENT COHORT OF FOLKS GOING
THROUGH A DIFFERENT PROGRAM.
>> VERY HELPFUL ALL READY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
ORIENTATION.
OKAY.
SO ON 022, ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE
PREFILING DIVERSION CONTRACTS
WITH COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE CHOOSE 180.
OKAY.
SEEING NONE, LET'S MOVE ON
2023.
>> HSD 23A1 WOULD ADD A MILLION
DOLLARS OF GENERAL FUND TO HSD
FOR COMMUNITY COURTHOUSING
VOUCHERS.
THESE ARE HOUSING VOUCHERS FOR
INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE GOING
THROUGH THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
COURTS COMMUNITY COURT.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS AND O COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBERS HERBOLD AND
STRAUSS.
>> THAN YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU MADAME CHAIR.
SO, YOU KNOW, LIKE A LOT OF US
HERE ON THE COUNCIL, I HAVE
OCCASIONAL MEETINGS WITH THE
LEADERSHIP AT THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL COURT WHICH AS MANY
OF US ARE AWARE HAS BEEN
ENGAGED IN A PROCESS OF
DRAMATICALLY REFORMING UNDER
THE POLICY OF JUDGE GREGORY
LOTS OF TRADITIONAL THINGS THAT
THE COURT HAS DONE.
THAT IS HAS INCLUDED A
REDUCTION IN THE RESOURCES PUT
INTO PROBATION WITH A
REALIGNMENT OF THOSE RESOURCES
TOWARD SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY
COURT PROGRAM AND OTHER SORT OF
DIVERSION FOCUSED AND DIVERSION
BASED PROGRAMS THAT AIM TO GIVE
PEOPLE THE SUPPORT AND
ASSISTANCE NECESSARY TO BE
SUCCESSFUL AND BE DIVERTED OUT
OF THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM
WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT
ENTANGLEMENT IN LONG-TERM
STINTS OF PROBATION OR OTHER
THINGS THAT HISTORICALLY THE
COURT HAS DONE.
ONE OF THE BIG BOTTLENECKS
SINCE COMMUNITY COURT HAS BEEN
REESTABLISHED HAS BEEN THE
INSTABILITY OF COMMUNITY COURT
CLIENTS BECAUSE OF A LACK OF A
-- OF AN OPTION TO ENTER INTO
SOME KIND OF HOUSING PLACEMENT.
AND THAT HAS BEEN VERY
DETERMINATIVE OF PEOPLE WHO DO
TEND TO NOT HAVE AS MUCH
SUCCESS IN COMMUNITY COURT
BECAUSE AS WE'RE ALL AWARE, IT
HAS TO BE A POLICY THAT'S BASED
ON HOUSING FIRST AND HOUSING
STABILITY.
SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT
WE DO WHAT WE CAN TO COME
FORWARD HERE AS A CITY COUNCIL
TO FILL THAT SERVICE GAP, LIKE
IN SO MANY OF OUR SYSTEMS, AND
MAKE SURE THAT JUDGES HAVE ALL
THE TOOLS POSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE
AN EFFECTIVE DIVERSION.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE
A LOT OF CRITICISM ABOUT GIVING
THE JUDGE AN ABILITY TO
REFERRAL IN HOUSING.
THIS IS NOT DESIGNED AS
SOMETHING TO BE A CONTINGENT
OFFER OF HOUSING OR AN OFFER OF
HOUSING THAT COULD BE REVOKED
FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH A
COURT SENTENCE.
THAT'S NOT STRICTLY SPEAKING
HOW THE COMMUNITY COURT SYSTEM
WORKS.
AND I THINK IT'S ALSO JUST
IMPORTANT THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT WHILE WE DO WANT TO ENGAGE
IN A LONG-TERM PROCESS OF
FOCUSING MORE UPSTREAM IN THE
PRE-FILE DIVERSION STAGE, WHICH
WE JUST DISCUSSED AND WHICH I
DO BELIEVE REALLY IS A KEY
CORNER STONE OF THE FUTURE OF
REMEMBERING AWAY FROM THE
CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM -- OF
EBBING AWAY FROM THE CRIMINAL
LEGAL SYSTEM.
I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
JUDGES THAT ARE TRYING TO DO
THE RIGHT THING ESPECIALLY
UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE
CURRENT COMMUNITY COURT HAVE
THE ABILITY TO DIVERT SOMEONE
INTO HOUSING WHEN THEY WANT TO.
THEY CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE THE
ABILITY TO DO THAT.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD GO
A LONG WAY TOWARD CLOSING THAT
GOAL AND REDUCING THE ENDLESS
CYCLE OF TO THE STREET BACK TO
THE COURT BACK TO THE STREET.
THIS IS AN IDEA THE COURT
INDICATED THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO
TAKE ON BOARD OVER THE COURSE
OF LAST YEAR IN JUST TALKING TO
THE MUNICIPAL COURT PRIOR TO
THE BUDGET CYCLE.
AND I THINK IT CLOSES A REALLY
BIG LOOPHOLE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ? COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS,
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'M ALSO
INTERESTED IN ADDRESSING,
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE
DATA PROVIDED IN THE CBA AS YOU
NOTED THAT THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL COURT IDENTIFIED
HOUSING AS A HIGH PRIORITY NEED
FOR ABOUT 28% OF THE
INDIVIDUALS IN COMMUNITY COURT.
AND THAT THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO
HOUSING SLOTS SET ASIDE
SPECIFICALLY FOR COURT INVOLVED
INDIVIDUALS.
I ALSO WONDER IF THERE'S BEEN
POLICY CONVERSATIONS THAT
YOU'RE AWARE OF OR THAT THE
COURT HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN TO
TRY TO LOOK AT HOW WE
PRIORITIZE PEOPLE IMPACTED BY
CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEMS OVER ALL
TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE SETTING
ASIDE SLOTS OR PRIORITIZING
HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO
HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE
CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM.
I ASK THAT BECAUSE I JUST WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALSO
NOT NECESSARILY SORT OF
CREATING AN UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCE OF, YOU KNOW,
CREATING A SYSTEM WHERE YOU CAN
ONLY GET ACCESS TO THOSE
HOUSING OPTIONS IF YOU ARE THEN
INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL LEGAL
SYSTEM.
SO I'M JUST WONDERING IF
THERE'S BEEN ANY CONVERSATION
ABOUT PRIORITIZING SLOTS MORE
GENERALLY INSTEAD OF HAVING THE
ENTRY POINT FROM THE COURTS.
>> IDEALLY I THINK THE WAY IT
WOULD BE STRUCTURED IS THAT YOU
CAN HAVE A SET ASIDE WHERE ONE
POINT OF ENTRY COULD BE FROM A
JUDGE MAKING THAT REFERRAL.
BUT THAT THERE COULD BE OTHER
PLACES AS EARLY AS, YOU KNOW,
LIKE IF YOU'RE WORKING WITH A
-- LIKE A LEAD CASEWORKER.
OR IF YOU'RE WORKING WITH OTHER
FOLKS THAT ARE FURTHER UP THE
STREAM.
I THINK YOU CAN STRUCTURE IT
THAT WAY.
THE THING TO SORT OF FOCUS THIS
A TENSION A REAL SINCERE DESIRE
FROM THE COURT TO BE ABLE TO
HAVE -- LIKE ANOTHER WAY TO
THINK OF THIS MIGHT BE, YOU
KNOW, IF YOU HAVE A JUDGE IN A
POSITION WHERE SOMEONE'S BEEN
DIVERTED TO COMMUNITY COURT AND
IT'S CLEAR THAT A BIG BARRIER
TO THAT PERSON'S SUCCESS IS THE
INABILITY TO BE IN SOME KIND OF
HOUSING PLACEMENT, THE JUDGE
CURRENTLY DOESN'T HAVE THE
POWER TO DO ANYTHING TO REMEDY
THAT.
AND I WOULD JUST REMIND PEOPLE
TOO THAT COMMUNITY COURT IS,
YOU KNOW, I MEAN GENERALLY
SPEAKING, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT A
COURT THAT TO MY UNDERSTAND
REQUIRED BYS ANY KIND OF LIKE
FORMAL ARRANGEMENT IN TERMS OF
LIKE A PLEA BARGAIN OR A PLEA
OF GUILTY OR ANYTHING LIKE
ENTHUSIASM IT'S STRUCTURED IN A
WAY TO BE LIKE A
PREDISPOSITIONAL COURT.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF LEEWAY IN
OW THINGS ARE STRUCTURED THAT
DON'T EMPHASIZE SURVEILLANCE OR
INCARCERATION OUTCOMES.
IT WOULD BE IF YOU FAIL OUT OF
COMMUNITY COURT, AT THAT POINT
A CRIMINAL PROCEEDING COULD
POTENTIALLY START DEPENDING ON
THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
úSO YOU KNOW, A WAY TO STOP
THOSE DOMINOS FROM TUMBLING
WOULD BE A WAY TO GIVE THE
COURT A TOOL TO STABILIZE
PEOPLE IN COMMUNITY AND THIS IS
ONE OF THE ONES THEY'RE
REQUESTING.
HOW IT'S STRUCTURED AND HOW
GENERALIZED THE RESOURCE IS,
I'M TOTALLY OPEN TO SUGGESTION.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT
PERSPECTIVE.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
LET'S MOVE ON TO 024.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
ANNE GOREMAN COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
HERBOLD AND MORALES.
THIS ITEM WOULD ADD $3.1
MILLION OF GENERAL FUND TO THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR A
PILOT PROGRAM TO DISPATCH A
CITY CONTRACTED COMMUNITY BASED
PROVIDER RESPONSE TO LOW ACUITY
911 CALLS THAT HAVE A MEDICAL
OR MENTAL OR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
COMPONENT OR BOTH.
LOW ACUITY CALLS ARE GENERALLY
THOSE WHERE A RESPONSE DOES NOT
REQUIRE EMERGENCY MEDICAL
TREATMENT OR TRANSPORTATION BY
AMBULANCE.
THE FUNDING FOR THIS WOULD BE
IN HSD AND THE PILOT WOULD BE
COORDINATED BY THE OFFICE OF
INNOVATION AND PERFORMANCE.
AND THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE WITH
THE PARTICIPATION OF THE
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT,
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND
THE COMMUNITY SAFETY
COMMUNICATION CENTER AS WELL AS
THE INPUT OF COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU ANNE.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
FOR THIS ONE.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS
PROPOSAL.
IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE STANDING
UP, DEPLOYING, AND TESTING
ALTERNATIVE RESPONSES
THROUGHOUT 2022.
MY OFFICE HAS BEEN TALKING
ABOUT THIS IDEA REALLY EVER
SINCE WE DID A TOWN HALL ON
THIS THAT IS AVAILABLE TO THE
PUBLIC IF PEOPLE WANT TO VIEW
IT ON MY WEBSITE.
PEOPLE FROM THE STAR PROGRAM IN
DEPUTY COLORADO.
THERE'S MULTIPLE WAYS TO
DELIVERING A SERVICE LIKE THIS.
THERE'S ADVANTAGES TO DOING IT
THROUGH A PROVIDER BASED
PLATFORM.
WE'VE RECEIVED A CONSIDERABLE
AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY FEEDBACK
THAT THIS IS A HIGHLY DESIRED
WAY TO DELIVER THOSE SERVICES
BOTH FOR THE CREDIBILITY OF THE
RESPONDER AND ALSO FOR A
CERTAIN, CREATING A CERTAIN
UNIQUE ETHOS TO THE RESPONSE
CULTURE.
AND TO JUST IN SOME CASES MAKE
IT MORE CULTURALLY RELEVANT.
AND THAT HAS CERTAINLY BEEN THE
CASE FOR THE STAR PROGRAM WHICH
HAS BEEN WILDLY SUCCESSFUL AND
IS UNDERGOING SIGNIFICANT
EXPANSION NOW IN DENVER.
SO I DON'T SEE THIS AS A
COMPETING SERVICE TO SOME OF
OUR OTHER RESPONSE PLATFORM
WE'RE CREATING.
I SEE IT AS COMPLIMENTARY.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF WAYS THEY
COULD IMPLEMENT THIS IDEA TO
BEING -- BY CONSTRAINING IT BY
CALL TYPE AND GEOGRAPHY.
IN ORDER TO SEE HOW EFFECTIVE A
PROVIDER BASED RESPONSE CAN BE.
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY
PROVIDERS WHO HAVE EXPRESSED
INTEREST IN WRITING ON AN RFQ
FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
INCLUDING COMMUNITY PASSAGE
WAYS.
THE DEFENDER ASSOCIATION.
AND THE DESC WHICH RUNS SOME
SIMILAR RESPONSE PROGRAMS.
SO YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT COULD REALLY PROVIDE A BIG
ADDITIONAL SERVICE IN 2022 THAT
WE COULD LOOK AT.
THAT WE COULD TRACK.
AND THAT WE COULD THEN SCALE IN
THE 2023 BUDGET BASED ON THE
RESULT OF WHAT WE'RE SEEING.
AND OTHER CITIES ARE DOING IT.
THIS ISN'T LIKE A SCARY NOVEL
UNTESTED TING.
THIS IS SOMETHING OTHER CITIES
HAVE BEEN DOING.
AND WHERE WE CAN LEARN FROM AND
EMULATE THEIR SUCCESS.
AND I THINK THAT WE SHOULD GET
IT OUT THERE.
BECAUSE WE DEFINITELY HAVE A
GAP IN FIRST RESPONSE
CAPABILITY RIGHT NOW.
AND THIS COULD BE PART OF THE
SOLUTION TO THAT.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
I APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
I REALLY HOPED TO SEE MORE IN
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET IN
THIS AREA GIVEN THE YEARS LONG
WORK OF THE REIMAGINING
POLICING IDT AND THE NICK
JUNIOR CALL RESPONSE.
SO AGAIN, REALLY APPRECIATE HIS
BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
YOU KNOW, MANY OF US HAVE ALSO
PARTICIPATED IN A SEVERAL WEEKS
LONG WORKSHOP AROUND COMMUNITY
RESPONSE MODELS.
AND I APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS SAYING THAT THIS IS NOT
AN ITEM THAT IS COMPETING WITH
OTHER ITEMS THAT I'M ALSO
SPONSORING TOO.
BUT WOULD LOVE TO HEAR A LITTLE
BIT MORE -- BECAUSE FROM MY
PERSPECTIVE -- IT'S NOT JUST
THAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING
THIS.
IT'S THAT WE ARE DOING THIS ALL
READY.
AND THE MOBILE CRISIS TEAMS
THAT THE ESC RUNS IS A GREAT
EXAMPLE.
AND PERHAPS THERE'S A
POPULATION THAT THOSE TEAMS
NEED TO BE EXPANDED TO.
BUT I'M JUST TRYING TO GET A
SENSE OF, IF THESE AREN'T -- IF
THIS IS NOT A REPLICATION OF
ANOTHER BUDGET PROPOSAL THAT
WE'RE GOING TO BE HEARING
LATER, I WOULD LIKE TO
UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT, AGAIN,
I'M SIGNED ON AS COSPONSOR
HERE.
SO THIS IS A FRIENDLY INQUIRY.
I'D LIKE TO JUST REALLY
UNDERSTAND WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT
THIS VISION THAT IS NOT
SOMETHING THAT COULD BE
ACCOMPLISHED WITH AN EXPANSION
OF THE MOBILE CRISIS TEAMS OR
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> SO I'M HAPPY TO JUMP IN THAT
FIRST.
AND MAYBE ANNE, IF YOU WANT TO
PROVIDE YOUR ANALYSIS ON THAT
TOO.
THAT'D BE GREAT.
BUT I MEAN I THINK JUST THE
FIRST THING IS IT'S KIND OF A
THRESHOLD MATTER.
THE DESC TEAM AS IT'S CURRENTLY
CONSTITUTED IS NOT A DIRECT 911
RESPONDER.
THEY'RE GATE KEPT BY OTHER
PEOPLE WHO ARRIVED ON THE SCENE
FIRST.
THEY'RE EQUIPPED TO RESPOND TO
IN SOME CASES A HIGHER ACUITY
THAN NECESSARILY WHAT THIS TEAM
WOULD RESPOND TO INITIALLY.
THIS TEAM WOULD BE A GATE
KEEPER FOR THAT DESC TEAM.
THE SAME WAY THAT THE POLICE
ARE CURRENTLY A GATE KEEPER FOR
THAT DESC TEAM OR THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT IS.
SO I MEAN THAT'S THE FIRST
THING.
THIS TEAM RESPONSE FIRST BEFORE
THAT DESC TEAM WOULD ARRIVE ON
THE SCENE.
THAT SAID, THERE COULD BE A WAY
FOR DESC TO POTENTIALLY WRITE
ON THIS PROPOSAL WHERE THEY DO
FIND SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE A
PRIMARY RESPONDER THAT CUTS A
GATE KEEPER OUT ENTIRELY.
BUT I THINK THAT'S THE FIRST
THING THAT DIFFERENTIATES IT.
THE SECOND THING THAT
DIFFERENTIATES IT.
AND COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, I
APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING UP THAT
WORKSHOP WE PARTICIPATED IN FOR
SEVERAL WEEKS, BUT IT WAS
REALLY EMPHASIZED THAT THE
DIFFERENT CULTURE APPROACH AND
FOCUS THAT DEVELOPS IN THESE
ENTITIES THAT ARE PROVIDER OR
COMMUNITY BASED RESPONSE
PLATFORMS VERSES ONE THAT IS
BASED IN A UNIFORMED GOVERNMENT
SERVICE.
AND THAT IS NOT AT ALL TO
DEVALUE THE REALLY CRITICAL
WORK THAT OUR UNIFORMED FIRST
RESPONDERS ARE DOING.
IN SIMILAR PROGRAMS LIKE HEALTH
ONE.
WHICH IS A UNIFORMED FIRE
DEPARTMENT, LOW ACUITY RESPONSE
PROGRAM.
BUT IT'S CLEAR THAT THERE ARE
CLIENTS AND POPULATIONS AND
PEOPLE WHO VIEW -- WHO HAVE
VIEWED THESE SERVICES
DIFFERENTLY WHEN THEY'RE
DELIVERED AS A PROVIDER BASED
ONE IN A WAY THAT IS PERCEIVED
AS MORE CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE
OR PERCEIVED AS MORE
APPROACHABLE OR TRUST WORTHY.
AND THAT THERE'S SOMETHING THAT
GOES WITH BEING IN A GOVERNMENT
BUREAUCRACY THAT HAS LED TO A
HISTORY OF SKEPTICISM FROM SOME
POPULATIONS AND SOME PEOPLE
REGARDING IF THEY CAN TRUST THE
RESPONDER THEY'RE WORKING.
I'M LEERY OF A RESPONSE SYSTEM
THAT IS COMPLETELY BASED IN
GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED FIRST
RESPONSES.
THAT IS THE THING THAT'S
DIFFERENT HERE.
AND THAT I THINK IS CULTURALLY
APPROPRIATE TO SEATTLE.
I THINK THAT WE ARE A CITY THAT
-- SOMETHING THAT WORKS IN
EUGENE OREGON OR THAT WORKS IN
DENVER, COLORADO COULD WORK
HERE AS WELL.
AND I THINK THAT IT'S SOMETHING
THAT THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO
TRY AND TO SEE HOW IT WORKS ON
THE GROUND AS A RESPONSE
SYSTEM.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANKS, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
ANY ADDITIONAL FOLLOW UP
QUESTIONS?
OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
I AM -- JUST A FEW TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS HERE.
FULLY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM
THE SPONSOR ABOUT WHY THE
PLACEMENT WOULD BE AT
DEPARTMENTS AND INNOVATION
VERSES THE NEW SECC.
I KNOW THAT YOU NOTED HERE
THEIR EXTENSIVE WORK WITH DATA
ANALYSIS THE USE OF PERFORMANCE
METRICS, ANYTHING ELSE IN TERMS
OF WHY HOUSE IT THERE?
>> I JUST THINK BASED ON
EXPERTISE.
SOME OF THE CONTRACTS THAT
CURRENTLY LIVE THERE.
IT SEEMS TO BE THE MOST
APPROPRIATE PLACE.
I AM OPEN TO FEEDBACK FROM
OTHER EXECUTIVE AGENCIES IF
THEY THINK IT WOULD BE A MORE
APPROPRIATE PLACE TO HOUSE IT.
TO, YOU KNOW, DO WHAT WE WANT
TO DO.
WHICH IS GET SOMETHING
CONTRACTED AND SET UP.
SO I'M FLEXIBLE ON WHERE IT
GOES.
>> OKAY, GREAT, WELL I JOIN YOU
IN THANKING THE FOLKS ON THE
FRONT LINE DOING SIMILAR WORK
RIGHT NOW.
BOTH WITHIN THE CITY FAMILY AND
OUR EXTERNAL PARTNERS.
AND I THINK BRINGING PROGRAMS
LIKE HEALTH 1 TO SCALE,
BRINGING PROGRAMS TO SCALE THAT
HELP TO INVEST IN ADDITIONAL --
NOT JUST FIRST RESPONDERS, BUT
MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE ABLE
TO PROVIDE THE CONNECTIVE
LANDING PLACE FOR PEOPLE.
THAT'S WHAT I CONTINUE TO HEAR
AS THE NEEDS.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A LITTLE
BIT OF BOTH.
I ALSO WAS INTERESTED IF WE
MIGHT BE ABLE TO HEAR MORE FROM
COMMUNITY PARTNERS LIKE REACH,
MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT REACH
HAD PROVIDED HSD WITH AN
OPPORTUNITY TO FUND THEM WHEN
WE HAD ALLOCATED UP TO $13
MILLION FOR THOSE COMMUNITY
SAFETY RESPONSE SYSTEMS.
THOSE ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS THAT
WE INVESTED IN TO THE TUNE OF
NOW $13 MILLION FOR COMMUNITY
SAFETY CAPACITY GRANTS.
AND I THINK THEY HAD A SIMILAR
PROPOSAL THEY WERE PUTTING
FORWARD.
BUT IT DIDN'T GET AWARDED.
I'D BE INTERESTED IF HEARING
MORE FROM THEM ABOUT THE
PROPOSAL THEY PUT FORWARD WHICH
I THINK ALIGNS WITH WHAT YOU
REQUESTED THIS YEAR SO WE CAN
HEAR ABOUT WHAT SOME STRATEGIES
MIGHT BE THAT PEOPLE ARE ALL
READY THINKING OF.
OBVIOUSLY, THIS WOULD BE A
COMPETITIVE CONTRACT AS YOU
NOTED THERE'S A NUMBER OF
ORGANIZATIONS THINKING SIMILAR
STRATEGIES IN TERMS OF IMPROVED
FIRST RESPONSE AND THEN
CONNECTING PEOPLE TO SERVICES.
JUST TO CLOSE OUT.
I APPRECIATE YOU MENTIONING
REACH.
I'LL JUST SAY GENERALLY.
WE HAVE A LONG LIST OF LEGACY
PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS WHO DO
INCREDIBLE WORK.
WHO WOULD BE EAGER TO WRITE ON
AN RFQ FOR THIS.
AND WE CAN SEE WHAT THE
CREATIVITY, WHAT THE VISION FOR
IMPLEMENTATION IS IN UNLEERING
THIS ACTION WE HAVE IN OUR
PROVIDER COMMUNITY TO DO
SOMETHING FUNDAMENTALLY
DIFFERENT AND RESPOND TO THE
CRUSHING NEED WE SEE ON THE
STREETS.
IF WE'RE NOT DOING THAT THIS
YEAR AS A CITY COUNCIL IN A LOT
OF THESE BUDGET ADDS, I DON'T
KNOW WHAT ELSE WE COULD BE
DOING.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU LIFTING UP
THE WORK REACH IS DOING.
BECAUSE THEY'RE A GREAT
EXAMPLE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT FOLKS
WHO COULD WRITE ON THIS.
AND WE SHOULD GIVE THEM THE
OPPORTUNITY.
>> EXCELLENT, WELL SAID, THANK
YOU SO MUCH.
ALL RIGHT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE
ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
>> ASHA GOOD TO SEE YOU.
25.
>> HSD 25A1 WOULD ADD A
$100,000 OF GENERAL FUND TO HSD
TO CONTRACT WITH AN
ORGANIZATION TO SURVEY NATIONAL
BEST PRACTICES ON INTERRUPTING
GUN VIOLENCE.
THE INTENT WOULD BE TO FOCUS ON
HOW THE CITY CAN WORK WITH THE
COMMUNITY TO INTERRUPT GUN
VIOLENCE.
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALES.
AND COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBERS HERBOLD AND
LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> THIS WILL BE SELF-
EXPLANATORY.
THANKS TO ASHA FOR THE GOOD
WORK ON THIS.
IN AN EFFORT TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND WHAT TRENDS MAY BE
ENACTED HERE IN SEATTLE, I'M
ASKING FOR SUPPORT FOR THIS
PARTICULAR BUDGET ITEM THAT
WOULD ADD THIS $100,000 TO BE
ABLE TO CONTRACT WITH AN
ORGANIZATION TO DO THE SURVEY
AS DESCRIBED BY ASHA.
THIS WILL HELP TO FURTHER
INFORM THE INVESTMENTS THAT THE
CITY CAN MAKE TO CONTINUE TO
FIGHT THIS EPIDEMIC BOTH IN OUR
LOCAL COMMUNITY AND ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
I WILL SAY THAT THE
ORGANIZATION THAT IS CHOSEN OR
THAT COULD BE CHOSEN WILL NEED
TO MAKE A STRONG COMMITMENT TO
INCLUDE ENGAGEMENT OF MEMBERS
OF THE BIPOC COMMUNITY WHO ARE
POSTING IN LIVETY IMPACTED BY
GUN VIOLENCE -- MOST NEGATIVELY
IMPACTED BY GUN VIOLENCE.
I HAVE HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT WE
CAN SHEPHERD THIS WORK THROUGH
AND PRODUCE THE WORK NECESSARY
TO HELP THE CITY BETTER
UNDERSTAND BOTH THE STRATEGIES
RELATED TO MORE DEEPLY AND
HOLISTICALLY ADDRESSING GUN
VIOLENCE BUT ALSO HOW THE CITY
CAN BEST STRUCTURE ITS WORK
ORGANIZATIONALLY TO ACHIEVE THE
INTENDED OUTCOMES.
>> WELL SAID, NO QUESTIONS FROM
ME, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM
COLLEAGUES ? SEEING NONE LET'S
MOVE ON TO 051.
>> FOR THE RECORD, JEFF,
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF, HSD 051
WOULD ADD $14.6 MILLION TO HSD
TO EXPAND PRERESTORATION
PROGRAM AND IMPOSE A PROVISO.
LET EVERYONE ADVANCE WITH
DIGNITY.
THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE
DIVERSION PROGRAM.
THE PRIME SPONSOR IS
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WITH
COUNCILMEMBERS LEWIS AND
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES AS
COSPONSORS.
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD TO SAY
MORE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THIS IS ANOTHER ONE WITH A LOT
OF HISTORY WITH IT.
BACK IN NOVEMBER 2019, THE
COUNCIL PASSED RESOLUTION 31916
IN WHICH WE ACKNOWLEDGED THE
CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REDUCE
UNNECESSARY CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT.
AND WE DECLARED OUR COMMITMENT
ENSURING THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT
WITH PROGRAMS SUCH AS LEAD
RECEIVE FUNDING SUFFICIENT TO
ACCEPT ALL PRIORITY REFERRALS
CITY WIDE WITH THE GOAL OF
DOING SO BY 2023.
IN 2020, COUNCILMAN DATED HOW
LEAD PROGRAM ACCEPTS REFERRALS.
THIS CHANGE REMOVED THE
REQUIREMENT THAT LEAD REFERRALS
COME FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT.
ALTHOUGH THEY STILL DO AND THEY
CAN.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO.
WE REQUESTED THAT LEAD ACCEPT
REFERRALS WHICH THE REFERRED
INDIVIDUAL CHRONICALLY VIOLATES
THE LAW, ACCEPTING THE REFERRAL
AS CONSISTENT WITH RACIAL
EQUITY, AND THE LEAD CASE
MANAGEMENT TEAMS BELIEVE THEIR
RESOURCES ARE A GOOD MATCH FOR
THE INDIVIDUAL'S KNOWN NEEDS.
LAST FALL, COUNCIL ADOPTED A
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
THAT I SPONSORED.
TO PROVIDE A REPORT TO THE CITY
COUNCIL DETERMINING THE FUNDING
NEEDED TO MEET THE CITY'S
COMMITMENT THAT WAS
MEMORIALIZED A YEAR BEFORE.
IN RESOLUTION 31916.
IN RESPONSE HSD AND LEAD TO THE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE LAST MONTH
AND IT WAS -- WE REFERRED TO IT
AS THE LEAD SCALE STUDY REPORT.
AND IT INCLUDED ESTIMATES OF A
NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD BE
REFERRED AND QUALIFIED TO SERVE
LEAD INSTEAD OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT. %
CENTRAL STAFF MEMBER SIMS
REALIZED THE FUNDING THAT WOULD
BE REQUIRED TO ALLOW LEAD TO
SCALE UP AND SERVE ALL OF THOSE
REFERRALS LANDING ON A 21
MILLION-DOLLAR PRICE TAG FOR
2022.
CURRENT PROPOSAL INCLUDES 6.4
MILLION FOR LEAD.
ACTUALLY A 3 MILLION-DOLLAR CUT
FROM CURRENT LEVELS OF FUNDING.
THIS AMENDMENT RESTORES THE CUT
FUNDING AND ADDS AN ADDITIONAL
11.6 MILLION WHICH WOULD BRING
LEAD'S FUNDING UP TO 22 MILLION
IN 2022.
THIS IS A LEVEL THAT WOULD
ALLOW THEM TO ACCEPT AND SERVE
ALL QUALIFYING REFERRED
INDIVIDUALS NEXT YEAR PER
COUNCIL'S STATED INTENT.
CURRENTLY LEAD RECEIVES
REFERRALS FOR FAR MORE PEOPLE
THAN IT CAN SERVE AS YOU HEARD
DURING PUBLIC TESTIMONY THIS
MORNING.
THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR LEAD
SPOKE ABOUT THE DIFFICULTY OF
CHOICES WHEN THEY'RE FORCED TO
CHOOSE BETWEEN SERVING FOR
INSTANCE A PREGNANT IV DRUG
USER OR A WHEELCHAIR BOUND
VICTIM OF POLICE BRUTALITY
WITHOUT LEAD SERVICES.
THEY WOULD BE SWEPT UP INTO THE
CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM INSTEAD
OF RECEIVING THE SUPPORT THEY
NEED.
BECAUSE THEY ARE OPERATING AT
CAPACITY, THEY ARE ESSENTIALLY
TURNING AWAY EVERYONE RIGHT
NOW.
EXCEPT FOR THE FEW FOLKS
SQUARELY HIT ALL OF THE
PRIORITY POPULATIONS.
BIPOC, SIGNIFICANT UNMET
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS OR A
TRUE BLOOD CASE REQUIRING LEGAL
COORDINATION AND FREQUENT
CONTACT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.
MY OFFICE CIRCULATED BOTH THE
LEAD SCALE STUDY REPORT IN A
ONE PAGER FROM LEAD THAT
DESCRIBES THE INDIVIDUALS THAT
THEY'D LIKE TO SERVE BUT
CANNOT.
THE UPSHOT IS BECAUSE OF THEIR
CAPACITY LIMITS, THEY HAVE
DENIED 155 COMMUNITY BASED
REFERRALS.
ALL ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE
COMMITTING PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES
DUE TO EXTREME POVERTY AND
UNMET BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS.
THESE REFERRALS COME FROM
COMMUNITY MEMBERS, FAMILY
MEMBERS, SOCIAL SERVICE
ORGANIZATIONS, DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC DEFENSE, SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT, AND MORE.
AND SO THE UPSHOT IS THAT
PEOPLE CAN BE ELIGIBLE FOR
THEIR SERVICES, BUT BECAUSE
THEY HAVE TO CREATE
PRIORITIZATION CRITERIA AMONG
THE ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS OF
SERVICES, NOT EVERYBODY THAT WE
WOULD LIKE TO SEE GET SERVED
UNDER THIS PROGRAM IS GETTING
SERVED.
SO IF WE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
FUNDING, THEY CAN ADJUST THEIR
PRIORITIZATION CRITERIA IN
ORDER TO SERVE MORE PEOPLE WHO
THEY'VE ALL READY DETERMINED
ARE ELIGIBLE.
THERE'S SORT OF A TWO-PART
TEST.
THERE'S FIRST ELIGIBILITY, AND
THEN AFTER SOMEBODY HAS BEEN
DETERMINED TO BE ELIGIBLE, THEN
THERE'S THIS DETERMINATION OF
WHO THEY ARE CONSIDERED A
PRIORITY POPULATION.
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
COSPONSORSHIP OF COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS AND COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALES ON THIS ONE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
OVERVIEW AND FOR HIGHLIGHTING
AS WELL THE RESULTS FROM THAT
SLY REPORT.
I KNOW THAT CAME IN.
AND HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
YOU TO SUMMARIZE FOR US THE
CONNECTION HERE AND WHAT WE'RE
TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH AND WHY IS
VERY HELPFUL.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD.
YOU SPOKE VERY IN A FOCUSED
MANNER ABOUT HOW LEAD RIGHT NOW
IS ONLY ABLE TO PROVIDE
SERVICES FOR CERTAIN
INDIVIDUALS BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT
PROVIDED THEM THE ABILITY TO
SCALE UP.
AND I CAN TELL YOU WE
DESPERATELY NEED MORE OF THEIR
SERVICES IN BALLARD, FREMONT,
AND GREEN LAKE, THEY ARE ABLE
TO ASSIST ON A CASE BY CASE
BASIS.
AND CHAIR, THIS IS MY LAST
RAISING OF THE HAND.
I'D LOVE TO COSPONSOR THIS
AMENDMENT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ADDING
HIS NAME TO HSD 015.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD MY
NAME TO 051.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
ADDING HER NAME TO 015.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ?
>> I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION,
THIS COULD BE FOR THE PRIME
SPONSOR OR IT COULD BE FOR THE
CENTRAL STAFF.
IN THE SUMMARY OF THE CBA, IT
NOTES AS A RESULT OF THE WORK
THAT WE HAVE DONE IN EARLY 2021
AND THE THEN GAP THAT EXISTED
BECAUSE THE FOUNDATION GRANT
CEASED TO EXIST, THE COUNCIL
AUTHORIZED IN JUNE 2021, AN
ADDITIONAL $3 MILLION FOR LEAD
THROUGH ORDINANCE 126375.
SO IS IT -- IS IT -- IS IT
ACCURATE TO SAY THAT IN JUNE,
THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZED THESE
FUNDS BUT THE RFP HAS YET
I DON'T THINK IT IS BECAUSE OF
ANY SHORT COMING BECAUSE OF HSD
OR THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
IT IS JUST AN ON GOING
DISCUSSION.
MAYBE A LITTLE BIT LATE GETTING
STARTED BUT I DO BELIEVE THERE
IS SORT OF DAY TO DAY EXCHANGE
ABOUT FINALIZING THE CONTRACT
P.
>> GOOD NEWS.
THANK YOU COUNSEL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PETER SEND.
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU CHAIRMAN MOSQUEDA.
ON THE GUN VIOLENCE STUDY I
WANTED TO ADD MY NAME AS A
COSPONSOR.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMAN
PETERSON.
ADDING HIS NAME TO 025.
NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS AND WE
ARE MOVING TO 052.
>> THERE IS ONE-AND-A-HALF
MONDAY TO EXPAND TRIBAL
SERVICES FOR THE TRIBE.
ITS COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND
KSHAMA SAWANT AS COSPONSORS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
PLEASE GO AHEAD COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> THANK YOU.
MADAM CHAIR.
I DO WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
KSHAMA SAWANT FOR THEIR
COSPONSORSHIP.
IT IS PRETTY STRAIGHT FORWARD.
THIS AMENDMENT COMES DIRECTLY
FROM THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET AND
THAT REQUEST PRIORITY OF
BEHAVIORAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
FOR MEMBERS OF THE SNOHOMISH
TRIBE THAT ARE OFTEN UNABLE TO
ACCESS THE SUPPORT THEY NEED
BECAUSE OF LOTS OF
INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS.
SO THIS FUNDING WOULD PROVIDE
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDER.
TO CONTRACT WITH SNOHOMISH
COUNTY SERVICES TO PROVIDE
ACCESS TO CRITICAL SERVICES FOR
THEIR MEMBERS.
AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR SUPPORT
TO PROVIDE THIS ASSISTANCE.
>> EXCELLENT.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD GO AHEAD
AND COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON.
GO AHEAD COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> I RECOGNIZE THE COSPONSOR.
DON'T NEED TO DO THAT BUT I
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD.
THESE ARE SERVICES THAT ARE
OFFERED IN MY DISTRICT AND WE
HAD A FAMILY EMERGENCY AND OUR
TEAM HERBOLD FAMILY AND A STAFF
MEMBER DOWN AND JUST DID NOT
HAVE ANY CAPACITY AND RAN OUT
OF TIME AND JUST REALLY
APPRECIATE THE GENEROSITY OF
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND HER
STAFF AND TAKING THE LEAD ON
THIS ONE.
REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> I AM NOT SEEING ANY
ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS ON THIS ONE
SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE ONTO
THE NEXT ONE.
>> HSD5301 FOR EXTENDING MENTAL
AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM
RESPONSES.
THIS IS TO PROVIDE
INTERVENTIONS THAT ARE ALL
COORDINATED AND 8-AND-A-HALF
MILLION FOR THE OPERATIONS OF A
VOLUNTARY CRISIS STABILIZATION
CENTER AND $3.9 MILLION WILL GO
TOWARDS THE EXISTING MOBILE
CRISIS TEAMS TO EXPAND THOSE
TEAMS AND THEN ONE-AND-A-HALF
MILLION WOULD GO TO THE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESPONSE TEAM
WHICH ARE KIND OF -- SIMILAR TO
MCT BUT THEY COME THE NEXT DAY
AND FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME
AFTERWARDS FOR FOLLOW-UP.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAWS WITH HER
POLLED AND LEWIS AS THE
COSPONSOR.
FIRST TO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR AND THANK
YOU JEFF FOR THAT GREAT
EXPLANATION AND TO PIGGY BACK
ON THE CONVERSATION THAT YOU
WERE HAVING A LITTLE BIT
EARLIER WITH COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS' STAR PROPOSAL, I DO
THINK THAT THESE ARE
COMPLIMENTARY, I THINK THAT
THESE ARE FOR HIGHER ACUITY
MOBILE CRISIS TEAM FOR HIGHER
ACUITY AND STAR FOR LOWER
ACUITY AND I DO THINK THAT BOTH
PROGRAMS SHOULD BE HARD WIRED
INTO 911.
UNDERSTANDING THAT SOME
PROCEDURES WOULD NEED TO TAKE
PLACE TO GET THERE.
BY WAY OF BACKGROUND I SECURED
AND WITH EVERYONE ON THIS CALL
IN THIS MEETING SUPPORT WE AS A
COUNCIL INVESTED ONE MILLION
FOR THE MOBILE CRISIS TEAM AND
A TEAM OF THE MENTAL HEALTH AND
PROFESSIONALS THAT RESPOND TO
MENTAL HEALTH AND CHEMICAL
DEPENDENCY CRISIS AND PROVIDE
THAT PERSON WHATEVER THEY NEED.
CONNECTION TO A MENTAL HEALTH
CONNECTOR.
THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT
THE CITY PROVIDING COUNTY FOR
THAT PROGRAM AND KEPT STAFF AND
NOT RESULTING IN BUDGET CUTS AT
A TIME WHEN WE NEED THIS
PROGRAM THE MOST.
THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT PROVIDES
24/7 CITYWIDE MENTAL HEALTH
CRISIS RESPONSE.
THIS IS MY TOP PRIORITY THIS
YEAR.
YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ME BE
EXCITED ABOUT SEATTLE
CONSERVATION CORE.
THERE IS GREAT WORK TO DO WITH
THE REDESIGN AND THIS PROPOSAL
THAT WE ARE SPEAKING ABOUT
TODAY.
THE LAST PROPOSAL THAT I WILL
SPEAK TO DURING THIS PROCESS
AND IT IS MY TOP PRIORITY.
THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT AND
LARGEST REQUEST THAT I'M
BRINGING TO YOU COLLEAGUES.
IT PUTS FORWARD $13.9 MILLION
TO EXPAND THE MOBILE CRISIS
TEAM CITYWIDE AND PAIR THIS
RESPONSE WITH POST CRISIS
OUTREACH AND WE HAVE SPONSORED
WITH COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD TO
ENSURE THAT THERE IS ANOTHER
PLACE TO GO ON THE CONTINUUM OF
CARE.
THIS AMENDMENT PROVIDES 3.9 TO
EXPAND THE MOBILE CRISIS TEAM
WITH THREE ADDITIONAL TEAMS
OPERATING 24 HOURS A DAY AND
1.5 MILLION TO EXPAND THE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESPONSE TEAM
OPERATED BY DESC FOR 19FDE AND
FUND $8.9 MILLION FOR THE
STABILIZATION CENTER TO
INCREASE CAPACITY.
FROM THAT CENTER THEY WOULD
NEED TO GO TO A LONGER TERM
SHELTER EMERGENCY HOUSING AND
THAT IS WHAT COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD HAS PUT FORWARD THAT I
PARTNERED.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
AND FOCUSING ON THAT BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO PROVIDE
SERVICE FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
DISTRESS MEANS MORE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR STABILIZATION
THAT PROVIDES HARM FROM
OCCURRING AND OVERRELIANCE ON
JAILS AND ALLOWS THE OTHER
FIRST RESPONDERS TO FOCUS ON
INCIDENTS THAT A MENTAL HEALTH
PROFESSIONAL ALONE CAN'T DO.
IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE HAVE
IMMEDIATE FOLLOW-UP TO POST
CRISIS WORK AND CONNECT THE
INDIVIDUAL TO THEIR COMMUNITIES
OF SUPPORT.
HAVING A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAM
PROVIDES OUTREACH TO
INDIVIDUALS IN CRISIS TO A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THAT
CAN INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF
THE INDIVIDUAL NOT RETURNING TO
CRISIS.
THIS IS WHY THIS AMENDMENT
INCLUDES THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
TEAM.
THE COMMUNITY HAS A SCARITY OF
BRICK AND MORTAR PLACES AND WE
NEED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PLACES
AND HAS STABILIZATION CENTER
AND THIS AMENDMENT PROPOSAL IS
COMPLIMENTARY TO COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD'S AMEND AND BRING
FORWARD THE CAPITAL DOLLARS AND
THIS FUNDS THE OPERATIONAL SIDE
FOR THAT CRISIS DIVERSION AND
THE STABILIZATION CENTER.
AND SO AGAIN WE HAVE RELIED ON
POLICE OFFICERS TO BE OUR
MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.
WE NEED TO ENSURE POLICE
OFFICERS TIME IS FOCUSED ON
CRIME.
AND THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT
FIRST RESPONDERS TO RESPOND
RIGHT AWAY AND IN MOMENTS OF
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS THE
RIGHT TEAM IS THE MOBILE CRISIS
TEAM.
THERE IS A LARGER CONTINUUM OF
CARE AS COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
BROUGHT UP AND I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR HER
PARTNERSHIP IN THIS.
THANK.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBERS ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS HERE.
THERE IS A TEN PACK.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
NO, THAT'S FINE.
>> SOUNDS GOOD.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION AND
FORGIVE ME FOR NOT KNOWING MORE
ABOUT THE DETAILS COMPARED TO
THE CONVERSATION WE WERE HAVING
EARLIER ABOUT THE NEED TO MAKE
SURE THAT THERE IS A PLACE AND
SERVICE FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE
VERY HIGH ACUTE NEEDS.
AND I'M NOT TRYING TO MUDDY THE
WATERS BUT BETTER TO TRY TO
UNDERSTAND THE CONNECTION
BETWEEN A PROPOSAL LIKE THIS
AND THE REQUEST THAT WE ALSO
SAW FROM THE REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS IS A
SPONSOR AND WE KNOW THERE IS A
NEED FOR INDIVIDUALS TO BE ABLE
TO GO SOMEWHERE AND I RECOGNIZE
THIS IS SHORTER TERM STAY, 14
DAYS AND WE HEARD THERE IS A
NEED FOR PEER COUNSELORS AND
FOLKS TO HAVE THE RIGHT PERSON
ABLE TO SORT OF MEET PEOPLE
WHERE THEY ARE AT AND GET SOME
OF THE SERVICES THAT THEY NEED.
SO I'M WONDERING IF THERE IS
ANY THING ELSE AND GLAD TO SEE
JEFF THERE AS WELL AND OVERLAP
WITH THE CONVERSATION WE HAD
YESTERDAY ABOUT HIGH ACUTE
NEEDS THAT AND THE PURE
NAVIGATORS BECAUSE I COULD SEE
CONCENTRIC CIRCLES AND I COULD
USE MORE EDUCATION.
>> I'M HAPPY TO SAY SOMETHING
BUT JEFF HAS SOMETHING TO SAY.
>> I THINK THAT MADAM CHAIR
THAT WE ARE RECEIVING ADVICE
FROM PARTNERS WITH EXPERTISE
AND BOTH PROPOSALS HAVE SIMILAR
STAFFING AND DIRECTIONS WHERE
THERE WOULD BE FOR EXAMPLE,
LIKE PSYCHIATRIC NURSE
PRACTITIONER ON THE SITE AND
VERY LOW STAFFING CLIENT
RATIOS.
I THINK CAPTURED ALREADY THE
DIFFERENCES THAT THERE IS A
LENGTH OF STAY AND THE PROPOSAL
WOULD CAP IT AT $72 AND A 14-
DAY FOLLOW-UP SIMILAR TO HOW
THE SIMILAR CRISIS SOLUTION AND
A SEPARATE PROPOSAL WOULD HAVE
BEDS THAT COULD BE USED FOR A
LONGER PERIOD OF TIME AND
SUBSTANTIAL OVERLAP AND THE
SERVICES AND WAYS ENVISIONED
HERE AND IN ANY WAYS THEY ARE
COMING FROM -- ARISING FROM
ADVOCACY TO ADDRESS THINGS.
HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAY
FOR 14 DAYS AND SO THAT'S
NEEDING SOMEBODY, YOU CALL 911
AND YOU NEED A PLACE TO GET
THEM RIGHT THEN AND THERE AND
THEN THE REQUEST FROM KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY IS THAT NEXT STEP.
BEING ABLE TO HAVE THAT LONGER
DURATION OF STAY AND TO PASS
THROUGH PERMANENT HOUSING
LOCATION.
WITHOUT EMERGENCY PLACE TO STAY
WE ARE NOT ABLE TO INTERVENE
AND WITHOUT MORE PERMANENT
SHELTER, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO
KEEP THEM STABILIZED AND
WITHOUT PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING WE DON'T HAVE A PLACE
TO GO.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT PART IS THE
SHELTER IS NOT OCCURRING AND
THAT SHELTER IS FULL WE NEED TO
HAVE AN EXPANSION OF WHAT IS
OUR MOST IMMEDIATE RESPONSE AND
THE CRISIS BEFORE US AND THAT
IS THE 14 DAY STAY HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
HELPFUL.
>> FOR THOSE REASONS THAT IS
WHY IT IS MY TOP PRIORITY FOR
THE YEAR.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON.
I WANT TO SUPPORT THE MENTAL
HEALTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND
APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS' SUGGESTION.
I WILL COSPONSOR THIS ONE AND
ALSO APPRECIATE CHAIRMAN
MOSQUEDA ASK THE QUESTION ABOUT
HOW DO WE RECONCILE THE
DIFFERENT EFFORTS IN A WAY SO
THAT THEY ARE SYNTHESIZED AND
APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS' POINTING OUT THE
DIFFERENT STAGES OF
INTERVENTION AND THIS SORT OF
GETS BACK TO THE SPIRIT OF MY
SLIDE FROM YESTERDAY ABOUT WE
WANT TO DO SOMETHING
IMMEDIATELY FOR THIS ALSO I
WANT TO COSPONSOR THIS ONE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON.
HSD053.
EXCELLENT.
OKAY.
I THINK WE ARE READY TO MOVE
ON.
>> 5 4A 1 ADD $32 MILLION IN
ONE AGENCY TO CREATE A
VOLUNTARY CRISIS STABILIZATION
CENTER.
THIS IS THE COMPLIMENTARY
PROPOSAL TO WHAT WE FINISHED
TALKING ABOUT.
CAPITAL DOLLARS TO ACQUIRE A
LOCATION AND RENOVATE IT FOR
THE OPERATIONS THAT WOULD BE A
COMPONENT OF HSD53.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WITH
COSPONSORS STRAUSS AND
COUNCILMEMBER GONZELEZ AS WELL
AS COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU.
I KNOW THAT MANY OF YOU ARE
AWARE THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS LED
BY ESC HOSTED AN EMERGENCY
SUMMIT WITH ELECTED LEADERS IN
THE CITY AND THE COUNTY TO CALL
ATTENTION AND DISCUSS THE
COMPOUNDING EFFECTS OF THE
PANDEMIC PRODUCING MORE
FREQUENT AND MORE SEVERE
PSYCHIATRIC AND BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH CRISIS AMONG RESIDENTS
ACROSS THE REGION.
I WAS [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
PANELIST AND I HAVE HAD
ADDITIONAL CONVERSATIONS WITH
DESC TO ASK FOR THEIR PRIORITY
BUDGET REQUEST.
COMING OUT OF THAT SUMMIT TO
ADDRESS THIS URGENT CRISIS.
THE FIRST RECOMMENDATION WAS
FOR PEOPLE TO RECEIVE IMMEDIATE
SUPPORT BY OPENING VOLUNTARY
CRISIS DIVERSION IN AVAILABLE
FACILITIES SUCH AS HOTELS.
THIS IS CURRENTLY TO THE
CURRENT CRISIS SOLUTION CENTER
BETWEEN 50 AND 56 BEDS AND
STAFFED BY A MEDICAL AND
NONMEDICAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
TEAM.
AND IN ADDITION TO SIMPLY
EXPANDING THE NUMBER OF BEDS
AVAILABLE IT WOULD ALSO ACCEPT
REFERRALS FROM A BROADER NUMBER
OF PARTNERS THAN CURRENTLY IS
PERMITTED.
THE CRISIS CENTER ACCEPTS
REFERRALS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT
AND A NEW FACILITY MAY ACCEPT
IT FROM COMMUNITY PARTNERS SUCH
AS CRISIS CONNECTIONS MEETING
THE GOAL OF HELPING PEOPLE IN
ACUTE BEHAVIORAL HELP WITHOUT
REQUIRING LAW ENFORCEMENT
INVOLVEMENT.
THIS IS MET AT TIMES WITH DSC
AND KING COUNTY TO DISCUSS THIS
PROPOSED NEW FACILITY.
THE COUNTY HAS EXPRESSED THEIR
ENTHUSIASM FOR THIS PROJECT AND
THEIR WILLINGNESS TO SEARCH FOR
APPROPRIATE FACILITY TO BE
QUICKLY RENOVATED AND TO
PARTNER WITH THE CITY ON THE
CAPITAL COSTS EITHER THROUGH
ALREADY APPROPRIATED -- EITHER
THROUGH ALREADY APPROPRIATED
DOLLARS OR THROUGH THEIR OWN
BIANNUAL BUDGET.
THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT
COUNTY'S LEADERSHIP AND THE
ROLE IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SERVICES IS TO CENTER AND WE
ARE NOT TRYING TO MAKE CHANGES
TO THE STATUS QUO AS THE COUNTY
BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
SERVICES AND TRYING TO INCREASE
THE INVESTMENT AND LOOK FOR
MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER
WITH KING COUNTY.
IT IS CLEAR FROM ALL OF THE
BUDGET AMENDMENTS THIS
AFTERNOON THAT MANY
COUNCILMEMBERS ARE SEEING THE
NEED TO PRIORITIZE INVESTMENTS
IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TO RESPOND
TO THE CRISIS WE ARE SEEING.
THE CITY NEEDS TO STEP UP, I
BELIEVE, AND PRIORITIZE THESE
INVESTMENTS BUT WE NEED TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE CITY AND
STATE HAVE ACCESS TO
SIGNIFICANTLY MORE RESOURCES IN
THIS AREA AND THEY LEAD IN
CONTRACTING FOR THOSE SERVICES.
APPRECIATE THAT JEFF SIMS ON
CENTRAL STAFF HAS PROPOSED AN
APPROACH THAT I WHOLEHEARTEDLY
SUPPORT SHOULD THESE BUDGET
ITEMS MOVE FORWARD AND THE
COUNCIL TO PUT FUNDS TO BOOST
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STANDING IN
2022 AND INCLUDING FOR THIS
FACILITY AND THAT WE WOULD PASS
AN ACCOMPANYING RESOLUTION THAT
ASKS THE COUNTY AND THE STATE
TO DO THE SAME.
AND IN MY WALK ON THAT I WILL
TALK ABOUT LATER THERE ARE
SCHOOL DISTRICT RELATED
INVESTMENTS THAT I AM PROPOSE
THAT I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT
FOLDING INTO A RESOLUTION LIKE
THIS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBERS.
I AM NOT SEEING ANYTHING.
THERE YOU GO.
THIS IS A BIG IMPORTANT THING.
SO COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU.
I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED AS
COSPONSOR.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS ADDING HIS NAME TO 055
AND COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU I THINK
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WRAPPED
THIS UP WELL AND PARTNERS WITH
THE STATE AND IF THEY ARE ABLE
TO HELP US, GREAT AND WE CAN'T
WAIT.
WE NEED TO HAVE THE CAPITAL
DOLLARS THAT WOULD ASSIST THE
PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED CBA THAT
PROVIDES THE OPERATING DOLLARS
FOR THE CONTINUUM OF CARE.
THANK.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
FOR COMPLIMENTARY AMENDMENTS.
NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS WE ARE MOVING TO 056.
>> THIS IS CORINA.
I BELIEVE THE NEXT ITEM IS
HSD55A1 AND SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER GONZELEZ AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
IT WOULD ADD 500,000 GENERAL
FUND AND ONE TIME FUNDING TO
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
TO COORDINATE A REQUEST FOR
PROPOSAL FOR A COMMUNITY LED
PROCESS TO REQUEST A COMMUNITY
HEALTH CENTER ADDRESSING THE
ONGOING HEALTH DISPARITIES AND
THE BYPOCK COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
GO AHEAD.
>> I AM EXCITED ABOUT ADVANCING
THIS PARTICULAR COUNCIL ACTION
AND AS DESCRIBED BY CORINA
BULL, THANKS FOR DOING GOOD
WORK ON THIS.
COLLEAGUES OVER THE LAST 19
MONTHS OF THE COVID-19 CRISIS,
LONGSTANDING INEQUITIES WITHIN
THE BLACK COMMUNITY AND OTHER
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR HAVE BEEN
BLOCK TO THE FOREFRONT TO
PREVENTIVE TREATMENT AND ACCESS
TO HEALTHY FOOD AND
INSTITUTIONAL RACISM AND TRAUMA
CAUSED WITHIN OUR HEALTH CARE
SYSTEM.
WE CAN SEE CLEARER THAN EVER
THE NEED FOR HEALTH CLINICS
THAT RESPOND TO THE NEEDS THAT
THEY SERVE IN REALTIME.
WE DO HAVE EXAMPLES OF
CULTURALLY APPROVED COMMUNITY
HEALTH CLINICS IN OUR COMMUNITY
AND AS YOU HEARD DURING THE
PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT KIND OF
INFRASTRUCTURE, HEALTH CARE
INFRASTRUCTURE DOES NOT
CURRENTLY EXIST WITHIN THE
BLACK COMMUNITY SO THIS WOULD
BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT
FOR THAT AND THIS WOULD INVEST
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
IN THE DESIGN OF A COMMUNITY
DRIVEN HEALTH CARE CENTER AND
HOSE PROVIDERS ARE REFLECTIVE
OF THE NEEDS ACCORDING TO
RESEARCH IS A BURGEONING AND
LEADING NATIONAL BEST PRACTICE
IN THE AREA OF PUBLIC HEALTH
AND COMMUNITY SYSTEMS IN
PARTICULAR.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
COUNCILMEMBER KSHAMA SAWANT.
>> ADDING MY NAME.
>> TO 506.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY NAME.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
>> ADDING IT TO 056HSD.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND LET'S
MOVE ON TO 057.
>> MADAM WE ARE ON 56A1.
THAT WOULD ADD $200,000 IN ONE
TIME FUNDS TO THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT
A SURVEY FOR THE NEW BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH FACILITY SUCH AS THE
TREATMENT CENTER OPERATED BY
THE SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH
BOARD.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND
COSPONSORSHIP FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS MORALES AND
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND KSHAMA
SAWANT JUST AND THED THEIR NAME
OKAY. .
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OKAY.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU.
SO THE SEATTLE COMMUNITY HEALTH
BOARD AS I SHARED BEFORE HAS
PROVIDED HEALTH SERVICES TO
SEATTLE FOR WELL OVER 50 YEARS
AND IS NOW THE PROCESS OF
EXPANDING HEALTH SERVICES
THROUGH TWO NEW PROJECTS
CURRENTLY UNDER WAY.
THIS AMENDMENT SPECIFICALLY
ADDRESSES FUNDING NEED FOR NEW
EXPANDED INPATIENT BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH FACILITY.
I WILL SPEAK TO THE BROADER
HEALTH SERVICES TO SEATTLE
UNDER THE NEXT AMENDMENT THAT
IS 57 A01.
CURRENTLY THE SEATTLE HEALTH
BOARD OPERATES THE THUNDERBIRD
TREATMENT CENTER, 64 BED
PATIENT HEALTH FACILITY.
IT PROVIDES INTEGRATED PATIENT
CENTERS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SERVICES TO SEATTLE WITH
SERVICES DESIGNED TO ADDRESS
HEALTH AND EQUITIES,
EXPERIENCED BY AMERICAN INDIAN
AND ALASKA NATIVE PEOPLE.
THE HEALTH BOARD PLANS TO
RELOCATE AND EXPAND BED
CAPACITY FROM 64 TO 95 BEDS
THAT IS PRETTY BIG FOR THE
INPATIENT AREA IN THE AREA OF
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF RECOVERY.
WITH SPECIALIZED SERVICES AND
COMPLICATIONS.
IT HAS BEEN NEEDED FOR A WHILE
AND FINALLY HAPPENING AND I AM
GLAD TO SEE THAT.
THIS WILL SUPPORT THE
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PROCESS OF
THE NEW FACILITY INCLUDING
CONDUCTING A PROFESSIONAL
ASSESSMENT OF THE NEEDS OF
PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND
THE NEW FACILITY.
DOING INVOLVEMENT INVOLVEMENT
AND DISCUSSION ON THE DESIGN.
THUNDERBIRD IS A SPECIALIZED
INPATIENT FACILITY TO SERVE IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE INDIAN
HEALTH BOARDS MEDICAL CLINIC
THAT CURRENTLY SERVES 5000
PATIENTS ANNUALLY.
72% OF PATIENTS ACCESS CARE
THROUGH MEDICAID AND OR
MEDICARE.
I SAY THIS BECAUSE IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT BUT FOR THE
INDIGENOUS PRACTICE.
THE SEATTLE HEALTH BOARD IN THE
CITY CAN BILL AT A HIGHER RATE
UNDER THE INDIAN HEALTH
SERVICES I AM SURE YOU'RE
FAMILIAR WITH THIS MADAM CHAIR.
TRIBES IN ORGANIZATIONS CAN
BILL AT A HIGHER RATE THAN
NORMAL OTHER AGENCIES PROVIDING
THE SAME SERVICES.
THAT BRINGS IN MORE SERVICES
THAT BRINGS IN MORE MONEY THAT
MEANS THEY CAN GIVE SERVICES TO
NOT JUST NATIVE FOLKS BUT
SPOUSES AND CHILDREN.
TOTAL COST OF EXPANDING THE
THUNDERBIRD TREATMENT CENTER IS
EXPECTED TO GO BETWEEN 67 AND
82 MILLION.
STATE FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF
309,000 HAS ALREADY BEEN
COMMITTED FOR PREARCHITECTURAL
DESIGN AND ENGINEERING COSTS
AND I SHOULD ADD THAT NEW
THUNDERBIRD TREATMENT CENTER WE
HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS
FOR A DECADE WHEN RALPH WAS THE
CHAIR OF THE HEALTH BOARD.
I WOULD HOPE TO HAVE MY
COLLEAGUES' SUPPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MYSELF
AS A COSPONSOR, MADAM CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
TO HSD056.
EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> YOU ARE WELCOME.
>> MOVING ON TO 057.
>> THIS WOULD ADD ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FUNDS TO
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT,
HEALTH CLINIC LAKE CITY
NEIGHBORHOOD THAT COULD BE
OPERATED BY THE SEATTLE INDIAN
HEALTH BOARD.
THE FUNDS ARE USED FOR TENANT
IMPROVEMENTS TO MODERNIZE THE
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.
THE 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET THAT
INCLUDES $200,000 FOR THE
PURPOSE AND THIS CBA WOULD
INCREASE THE TOTAL
APPROPRIATION TO $300,000 AND
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ AND COSPONSORSHIP FROM
MORALES AND STRAUSS.
>> I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND
STRAUSS.
THERE'S HISTORY ON THIS.
SEATTLE HEALTH BOARD IS
EXPANDING SERVICES FOR THE
INDIGENOUS HEALTH BOARD.
AND WOULD REDUCE PROBLEMS
EXPERIENCED BY ALASKA AND
NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
THEY WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE
COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
THEY ARE CULTURALLY INTUNED TO
THE CENTER AND THIS MODEL OF
CARE HAS LASTING IMPACTS FOR
OTHER HISTORICALLY BYPOCK
COMMUNITIES AND INCLUDE HEALTH
EQUITY IN THE CITY.
WE ARE NOT JUST ALL
CONCENTRATED SIN THE SOUTH END.
CURRENTLY THE SEATTLE HEALTH
BOARD SERVES 5000 PATIENTS
ANNUALLY.
OF WHICH 72 ACCESS SERVICES
THROUGH MEDICAID OR MEDICARE.
THE NEW CLINIC LOCATED LAKE
CITY ADJACENT TO THE NORTH
HEALTH LINE ANTICIPATES SERVING
1200 PATIENTS IN 2022 AND THREE
THOUSAND BY 2024.
SO I AM VERY HAPPY THAT I WAS
HONORED TO CONNECT THE CEO,
KELLY BROWN OF NORTH HEALTH
LINE WITH THE CEO OF THE
SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH BOARD TO
MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
AND I THINK THIS IS WHY
REPRESENTATION MATTERS AND
REPRESENTATION MATTERS BECAUSE
I SAW A CLINIC AND IT EMPTY AND
I SAW A NEED IN THE SOUTH AND I
HAD DINNER WITH BOTH OF THEM
AND WE KIND OF WORKED IT OUT
AND NOW WE HAVE A LEASE IN
PLACE.
CONVERSATIONS STARTED ABOUT NOT
EVEN A YEAR-AND-A-HALF AGO.
AND IT IS FINALLY COMING TO
FRUITION.
I AM REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THIS.
SO THE CENTER WOULD INCLUDE
TRADITIONAL HEALTH SERVICES AND
PREVENTIVE AND PRIMARY CARE.
AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE ROOM FOR
COUNSELORS AND FOR MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES AND DENTAL
SERVICES AND PHARMACY AND
ACCESS TO WRAP AROUND SOCIAL
SERVICES INCLUDING GENDER BASE
MANAGEMENT AND HOMELESS
PREVENTION AND RESPONSE
SERVICES AND YOUTH ELDER
PROGRAMMING.
AND IT IS WONDERFUL BECAUSE
KELLY BROWN OF NORTH HELP LINE
IS HELPING THE HEALTH BOARD
WITH HER RELATIONSHIPS LIKE THE
PHARMACY AT FRED MEYER.
SO KELLY BROWN ALREADY HAVING A
FOOTPRINT IN THE NORTH END WITH
TWO FOOD BANKS AND EVERYTHING
THAT THEY PROVIDE.
SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH BOARD
WILL LEVERAGE THOSE SAME SOCIAL
SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND
SERVICES.
CITY FUNDING WILL SUPPORT
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SITE
INCLUDING FIXTURES AND
EQUIPMENT AND FURNITURE AND
OPERATIONAL SUPPLIES TO ENSURE
HIGH QUALITY CARE FOR PATIENTS.
TOTAL COSTS IS EXPECTED TO BE
BETWEEN THREE AND $400,000 WITH
SERVICES BEING OFFERED WITHIN
THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.
SO WE KNOW THE LEASE IS SIGNED.
WE HAVE GOT SOME ARTISTS LIKE
ARE LINED UP FOR THE BUILDING
AND RIGHT NOW WE ARE JUST
WAITING TO GET MORE MONEY IN
THE DOOR TO GET IT OPENED SO WE
CAN START PROVIDING THE
SERVICES.
SUPPORTING SEATTLE INDIAN
HEALTH BOARD NEEDS WITH THESE
MODEST REQUESTS WILL EXPAND
CRITICAL HEALTH SERVICES TO OUR
CITY'S MARGINALIZED
POPULATIONS.
WITH THAT LET'S SEE, THIS IS A
KIND OF SYNERGY THAT IS TRULY
EXCITING AND I AM PROUD AT
MOMENTS LIKE THIS TO BE ELECTED
LEADER.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
NOT SEEING ANY ON 057 SO LET'S
MOVE TO THE OTHER AMENDMENTS.
WE HAVE TWO.
>> AMENDMENT IS PROPOSED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND ADD
ONE MILLION AND ONE TIME
FUNDING TO HSD TO EXPAND MENTAL
AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
AND THIS WOULD BE SCHOOL MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES OR CITY SUPPORT
FOR PROGRAMS THAT ARE CURRENTLY
OPERATED BY THE COUNTY AND MANY
THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WITH
EARLIER TRADITIONS AND I WILL
TURN TO COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
FOR ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> AND JUST CHECKING TO SEE IF
WE HAD -- COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> APPRECIATE IT.
SO LET'S SEE.
WE HAVE BEEN TALKING A LOT
ABOUT BEHAVIORAL MENTAL HEALTH
AND I THINK OUR FOCUS HAS BEEN
REALLY ON SOME OF THE HIGH
ACUITY NEEDS AND I KNOW FOLKS
HAVE HEARD ME SPEAKING
THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR ABOUT THE
IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON OUR
MENTAL HEALTH.
AND I JUST FEEL LIKE THERE IS
SOME POPULATIONS OF FOLKS THAT
ARE REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
NEED TO IN THIS BUDGET CYCLE
ALSO FOCUS ON.
IT IS MY BELIEF AND BORNE OUT
CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER
EXPERTS ON THE FRONT LINE THAT
THE UNPRECEDENTED ANXIETY, PAIN
AND ISOLATION SURROUNDING THE
IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC ARE
LEADING NEGATIVE MENTAL HEALTH
IMPACTS AND OCCASIONALLY
INTERRUPTING INTO ABUSE GUNFIRE
ASSAULT AND OTHER FORMS OF
VIOLENCE.
YESTERDAY MY OFFICE DISTRIBUTED
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON MENTAL
HEALTH ILLNESS THAT INDICATES
IN FEBRUARY OF 2021, 43% OF --
46% OF ADULTS IN WASHINGTON
REPORTED SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY OR
DEPRESSION.
30% WERE UNABLE TO GET NEEDED
COUNSELING OR THERAPY.
AND MORE THAN HALF OF 12 TO 17-
YEAR-OLDS IN WASHINGTON HAVE
REPORTED DEPRESSION AND DID NOT
RECEIVE ANY CARE IN THE LAST
YEAR.
GROSS MAN OF THE SOUTHWEST AREA
INDICATED THAT THEY ARE IN THE
SOUTHWEST PRETTY SYNCED IN AND
WE KNOW THIS IS HAPPENING
SEEING AN INCREASE IN DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE.
AND WHEN WE THINK OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE, I THINK WE PRIMARILY
THINK OF PARTNER CARE BUT WE
KNOW THAT FROM SORT OF THE
ANECDOTAL INFORMATION THAT I
GET WITH CAPTAIN GROSS MAN THAT
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCREASES
ALSO INCLUDE VIOLENCE BETWEEN
PARENTS AND OLDER CHILDREN WHO
ARE STRUGGLING TO FIND
NONPHYSICAL WAYS TO COPE.
I ALSO REACHED OUT TO SEATTLE
SCHOOLS BEGINNING THE
ASSESSMENT TO STUDENTS AND
STAFF WITH THE RECENT RETURNS
INSCHOOL LEARNING AND IN
RESPONDING TO SUICIDE IDEATION.
SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND ASSAULTS
REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION AND
MORE.
THEY BELIEVE THAT RETURNING TO
LEARNING HAS CHALLENGES THAT
THEY ARE NOT PREPARED FOR SUCH
AS HAVING STUDENTS IN THE
COMMUNITY WITH OTHERS WHERE
THERE IS POSSIBLY CONFLICT WITH
REMOTE LEARNING AND THEY DON'T
HAVE THE ACCESS TO THE CAPACITY
TO [ INDISCERNIBLE ] SITUATION.
STUDENTS DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES DURING
COVID WOULD CAUSE STUDENTS
REQUESTS IN A MENTAL HEALTH
PLAN AND STUDENTS ARE BEARING
WITNESS TO SIGNIFICANT GRIEF
AND LOSS, VIOLENCE AND
TRAGEDIES IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND CARRYING THE TRAUMA IN
SCHOOL.
THERE'S AN INCREASED NEED FOR
MENTAL HEALTH AND INCLUDING
EVIDENCE AGAINST INTERVENTIONS.
WHILE THIS AMENDMENT IS MY
LEAST FLUSHED OUT PROPOSALS IT
IS ALSO A VERY HIGH PRIORITY
FOR ME AND BEEN DIFFICULT WITH
THE INFORMATION NEEDED FROM OUR
OWN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING SPECIFY THE
SPECIFIC INVESTMENT THAT WE
MAKE THROUGH THE LEVY IN SCHOOL
BASED MENTAL HEALTH AND WE KNOW
THAT WE CAN'T USE THE LEVY TO
INCREASE THOSE INVESTMENTS
WITHOUT GUIDANCE FROM THE LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
AND SO THIS PROPOSAL IS TO DO
SO USING GENERAL FUND DOLLARS
AND ALSO HAD A LOT OF
DIFFICULTY ON -- I'M NOT
TALKING AS MUCH ABOUT IT HERE
BUT WE ALSO THROUGH HSD AND
THROUGH MOU WITH KING COUNTY
PUBLIC HEALTH, WE ALSO MAKE
MENTAL HEALTH INVESTMENTS IN
COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY USING MOU
WITH PUBLIC HEALTH AND I ALSO
STRUGGLED TO GET INFORMATION
ABOUT THE -- HSD ABOUT THOSE
INVESTMENTS IN MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES IN OUR COMMUNITY
HEALTH CLINICS.
AND SO THAT'S ANOTHER AREA
WHERE I'D REALLY LIKE TO ADD
FUNDING.
THIS AMENDMENT PROPOSES ONE
MILLION TO THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT WITH THE IDEA THAT
WE WOULD INCREASE SCHOOL
BASEMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH SERVICES AND INCREASE
THE CITY'S INVESTMENT IN SOME
OF THE COUNTY'S MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES INCLUDING COMMUNITY
MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS AND
PERHAPS OTHER PROGRAMS THAT WE
HAVEN'T ALREADY DISCUSSED.
I UNDERSTAND TO SEND THE
RESOURCES TO SCHOOL BASE
INTERVENTIONS IN PARTICULAR IT
WOULD HAVE TO GO SOMEWHERE
OTHER THAN HS D AND THAT IS A
CHANGE IN THE NEXT ROUND.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBERS STRAUSS AND
MORALES THAT HAS HELD ON THAT
ITEM AND NOT REFLECTED IN THE
AMENDMENT AND MY APOLOGIES TO
BOTH OF YOU.
>> COULD YOU REPEAT THE TWO
COSPONSORS.
>> MORALES AND STRAUSS.
>> JUST FOR THE RECORD MORALES
AND STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD I
APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS
FORWARD AND THAT THIS IS ONE OF
THE AREAS THAT NEED MORE WORK
OR MASSAGING TO GET THAT POLICY
RIGHT.
I ABSOLUTELY AGREE IN TERMS OF
THE NEED AND WE HAVE BEEN
BORROWING YOUR LANGUAGE AROUND
THE SHADOW PANDEMIC AS WE TALK
ON THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL STAGE
ABOUT WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR
ATTENTION THAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT
TO THIS ISSUE AND I THINK I
WILL ABSOLUTELY BE WORKING WITH
YOU AND CENTRAL STAFF TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND HOW
THIS IS ADDED TO SOME OF THE
OTHER AREAS THAT YOU ARE
INVESTING IN OR THAT WOULD YOU
LIKE TO INVEST IN AND THAT WE
HAVE A FULL SENSE OF WHAT THE
POLICY DIRECTION IS VIA THE
BUDGET HERE.
BUT COULD NOT, I AGREE WITH YOU
MORE IN TERMS OF THE NEED.
>> AS MENTIONED EARLIER IF
THESE MENTAL HEALTH INVESTMENTS
MOVE FORWARD PARTICULARLY THOSE
THAT REQUIRE PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE COUNTY, WITH THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT OR WITH THE STATE, I
THINK THE VEHICLE THAT JEFF
SIMMS HAS SUGGESTED, A
RESOLUTION THAT IDENTIFIES WHAT
THOSE INVESTMENTS ARE WITH
THOSE PARTNERSHIPS ARE AND WHAT
OUR EXPECTATIONS ARE FOR JOINT
SUPPORT WOULD BE VERY USEFUL.
>> WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU.
I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN JUDICIOUS
AND I SHOULD CHECK WITH
COUNCILMEMBER [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
FOR THE RECORD.
FOR THE VIEWING OFFICE I GOT A
THUMBS UP, GREAT.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, ARE YOU ABLE TO GET
EXPLANATION AS WELL?
>> I'M GOOD.
>> ONE MORE AMENDMENT.
WALK ON AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
COUNCILMEMBER KSHAMA SAWANT.
>> THE FINAL ITEM IS WALK ON
TWO AND ADD $200,000 TO HSD TO
EXPAND A FOOD PROGRAM SERVING
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT AND SUCH
AS THE CLEAN GREEN FARM MARKET.
IT IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU THIS BUDGET
AMENDMENT AS AMY SAID WOULD ADD
$200,000 FOR CAPACITY BUILDING
TO EXPAND THE THREE LOCAL
PRODUCE PROGRAMS IN THE CENTRAL
AREA THAT IS CALL CLEAN GREENS.
CLEAN GREENS VOLUNTEERS GROW
VEGETABLES AND DIRECTLY
DISTRIBUTE FRESH ORGANIC LOCAL
PRODUCE FREE OF CHARGE IN
SEATTLE CENTER FOR HOMELESS IN
THE NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH AND
CURRENTLY SUPPORTING FROM
FUNDING FROM A CITY GRANT AND
ADDING $200,000 WOULD ALLOW
THEM TO HIRE STAFF TO INCREASE
THE CAPACITY AND ADD YOUTH
PROGRAMMING.
CLEAN GREEN HAS FAR MORE
REQUEST FOR THE PRODUCE THAN
THEY ARE CURRENTLY ABLE TO
FULFILL THAT SHOWS A PROVEN
NEED TO -- THAT IS WORTHY OF
EXPANDING THE PROGRAM AND I
WOULD ALSO ADD THAT THEY --
THAT CLEAN GREEN PROGRAM IS
VERY MUCH RARE.
I OFTEN GO IN THE DISTRICT FOR
A WALK AND I CAN SEE THAT IN
FACT THEY ARE HAVING SUCCESS
AND MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS
DEPEND ON THE PRODUCE THAT
CLEAN GREEN OFFERS AND MANY
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO
GET ACCESS BUT THEY WILL NEED
THE EXPANDED FUNDING FOR CLEAN
GREENS TO BUILD AND ACCOMPLISH
THAT.
THAT'S THE DESCRIPTION AND
WOULD LIKE TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER WALLACE THAT HAS
ADDED HER NAME AS A COSPONSOR
TO THIS AMENDMENT.
>> FOR THE VIEWING OFFICE WE
GOT A THUMBS UP FROM
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AS WELL.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ IS SIGNING
TO TO WALK ON NUMBER TWO.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
SO MUCH OF THE QUESTIONS I WAS
ASKING ABOUT THE FOOD SECURITY
ITEMS AND LOOKING FOR OVERLAP
TO DO A HYBRID OR I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE RIGHT WORD IS, TO
COMBINE EFFORTS AND MAKE SURE
WE ARE DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE
TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY OVERLAP.
AND THEN IS THIS A PROGRAM IN
THE PAST.
IS THERE TAX DOLLARS FOR THIS?
>> I WAS UNAWARE.
>> NO, GO AHEAD.
I HAVE HEARD FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS THAT THIS
ORGANIZATION IS FUNDED WITH A
STRONGER AMOUNT OF MONEY FROM
THE CITY AND IT WASN'T HSD THAT
I COULD FIND BUT I AM STILL
SEARCHING AROUND TO SEE IF THEY
HAVE RECEIVED CITY FUNDING IN
THE PAST AND IF SO, HOW MUCH.
>> AND WE WOULD ASK THE PEOPLE
THAT RUN THE PROGRAMS
THEMSELVES THAT PERHAPS WE
COULD GET INFORMATION FROM THEM
AS WELL.
>> EXCELLENT.
WELL THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.
I DEFINITELY SEE THE CONNECTION
TO SOME OF THE INVESTMENTS THAT
THEY WERE SERVING AS WELL.
>> JUST ONE THING I WAS GOING
TO MENTION IN TERMS OF THERE
HAS BEEN [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
TRYING TO CONSOLIDATE THE
EFFORTS OF FOOD SECURITY THAT I
SUPPORT THAT AND IT ALLOWS US
TO GET A BIG PICTURE VIEW OF
WHAT THE NEEDS ARE TO THE
COMMUNITIES IN THIS CITY.
I WOULD JUST MAKE A CAVEAT
THERE IN THE SENSE THAT WE --
IN THE PROCESS OF -- WE SHOULD
MAKE SURE WE DON'T LOSE THE
SITE OF THE SPECIFIC POCKETS OF
NEED AND SO FOR EXAMPLE, I
WOULD SAY THAT THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT IS A RAPIDLY GENDER
FYING AREA IS AT GROUND ZERO
AND THE RENT INCREASES AND
HOUSING QUICKLY BECOMING
UNAFFORDABLE FOR MOST PEOPLE
LET ALONE LOW-INCOME PEOPLE.
I WOULD JUST MAKE SURE THAT THE
PRIORITIZE THE FUNDS FOR THESE
COMMUNITY.
I'M NOT SAYING CENTRAL DISTRICT
IS IN THE ONLY ONE OBVIOUSLY
THE SOUTH AND NORTH AS WELL
WHERE THE NEED IS THE GREATEST.
>> THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE THAT AND I DO NOT
SEE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS SO WITH THAT I WANT
TO THANK AND PLEASE JOIN ME IN
THANKING EVERYBODY THAT MADE
THIS POSSIBLE.
CELEBRATIONS FROM CENTRAL STAFF
AND THANK YOU TO THE CENTRAL
STAFF TEAM AND TO OUR CITY
CLERK AND TO THE CITY
TECHNOLOGY TEAM AND OUR
COMMUNICATIONS TEAM AND ALL OF
WHICH HAVE BEEN ON THE LINE
HERE WITH SEATTLE CHANNEL TO
MAKE SURE WE WERE STREAMING
THIS AND PROVIDING THE
COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE AND PROVIDE
PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND TO FOLLOW
ALONG WITH US.
WE WILL SEE YOU ALL LIVE
TWEETING AND THANK YOU ABOUT
THE THREE DAY DELIBERATIONS ON
THE CITY'S BUDGET AMENDMENTS AS
WE CRAFT OUR DRAFT BUDGET FOR
THE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION.
I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE
WORK THAT YOU COUNCILMEMBERS
HAVE DONE WITH COMMUNITY.
ALL OF THE STAFF IN YOUR
OFFICES AND MY TEAM, I THANK
YOU TO LORI AND ARETHRA AND
AARON AND SAGAL.
WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO BUT
WE WILL BE UP NEXT WEEK AND OUR
NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE
NOT UNTIL NOVEMBER 10th AT 5:30
P.M.
WE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
FOR A LENGTHY PART OF THE
EVENING SO THANKS FOR GETTING
YOURSELVES READY FOR THAT.
IT WILL BE A LONG EVENING
PRESENTATION.
THAT WILL BE THE DAY THAT WE
WILL RELEASE OUR DRAFT BUDGET
HERE IN THE CITY AND GET SOME
FEEDBACK SO WE CAN PREPARE FOR
ANY ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS THAT
ARE NEEDED.
PLEASE MAKE SURE TO PROVIDE
YOUR TIME TO SIGN UP.
THE SIGN UP SHEET GOES LIVE TWO
HOURS BEFORE THE PUBLIC
MEETING.
AT 3:30 P.M.
YOU WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO
SIGN UP ON NOVEMBER 10th FOR A
LONG PUBLIC HEARING AND
ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITY TO TELL
US WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE ABOUT
THE DRAFT BUDGET.
I WANT TO NOTE THAT IF YOU DO
NEED ANY COMPLICATIONS SUCH AS
TRANSLATION OR SERVICES PLEASE
LET US KNOW FOR THAT AND YOU
CAN SEND THAT TO MY OFFICE
TERESA DOT MOSQUEDA AT
SEATTLE.GOV.
IF YOU RECEIVE REQUESTS LET US
KNOW BY NOVEMBER 5th.
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK
TO COME IN THE UPCOMING WEEK.
WE WILL BE WORKING WITH YOU
COSPONSORS OF THE AMENDMENTS TO
FINALIZE THE DETAILS.
ANY LINGERING QUESTIONS THAT
WILL BE -- WE WILL BE WORKING
WITH YOU TO MAKE SURE WE FULLY
UNDERSTAND YOUR PROPOSAL AND
THANKS TO CENTRAL STAFF FOR THE
WORK THEY ARE DOING TO HELP GET
US PREPARED FOR THESE
DELIBERATIONS AND WE COULD HAVE
A DRAFT BUDGET FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION ON OR BEFORE
NOVEMBER 10th AND HAVE THE
BALANCE PACKAGE AVAILABLE FOR
THE PRESENTATION AND POSSIBLE
AMENDMENTS WE WILL BE BUILDING
ON STARTING ON NOVEMBER 12th.
ALLI, DID I GET THE DATE IS
RIGHT?
>> I THINK THOSE DATES ARE
RIGHT ON THE 12th WE WILL
DISCUSS THE INITIAL BALANCING
PACKAGE AND THE VOTES FOR
NOVEMBER 18th AND 19th AND
FINAL VOTE ON NOVEMBER 22nd.
>> GREAT.
SO THE PRESENTATION OF THE
BUDGET ON THE 12th AND THE
FOLLOWING WEEK AMENDMENT IS
POSSIBLY TO THAT PACKAGE.
IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS A HUGE ROUND OF
APPLAUSE TO ALL OF YOU, WE ARE
AT THE END OF DAY THREE OF
THREE AND HAVE A WONDERFUL
EVENING AND WE WILL SEE YOU
NEXT WEEK.
TAKE CARE EVERYBODY.
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