>>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS
BUDGET COMMITTEE.
TODAY IS NOVEMBER 10th.
2021.
I'M THE CHAIR OF THE SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
[ ROLL CALL ]
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> PRESENT.
>> NINE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH MADAME
CLERK.
CALLERS, WE HAVE A FULL AGENDA
THIS MORNING.
I WANT THE THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PARTICIPATION IN OUR ONGOING
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
MEETINGS ANDLY NOTE THAT I HAVE
A FEW OPENING COMMENTS I WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE AN
OUTLINE FOR WHAT TO EXPECT
THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND THE
PROCESS OVER THE NEXT WEEK AND
A HALF.
THEN WE WILL GET INTO AN
OVERVIEW OF THE PRESENTATION
THAT CENTRAL STAFF HAS MADE
AVAILABLE TO ALL OF YOU AND
WILL BE PUBLISHED TO THE
AGENDA.
AFTER OUR COMMITTEE MEETING
TODAY.
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM ALL
THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE
INTERESTED IN CALLING ATTENTION
TO THE VARIOUS BUDGET ACTIONS
THAT THEY SUBMITTED AS
AMENDMENTS TO THE BUDGET.
OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS.
AND TALK ABOUT WHAT WAS
INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET.
AND WHAT FOLKS HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT AND OTHER
DESIRES THEY'D LIKE TO SEE.
WE'LL HAVE ABOUT TWO, TWO AND A
HALF HOURS TODAY TO DO THAT.
WE'LL ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
ON FRIDAY TO CONTINUE THIS
CONVERSATION IF THERE'S ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR ISSUES
YOU'D LIKE TO ASK OF CENTRAL
STAFF ON FRIDAY.
WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU
ALL HAD THAT PREFERENCE AS I GO
INTO SOME OPENING REMARKS HERE.
JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW
WE WILL BE GETTING INTO THE
CITY BUDGET ACTIONS AFTER MY
COMMENTS HERE AS THE CHAIR.
CALLERS, THIS EVENING AT THE
5:30 HOUR AS YOU KNOW WE WILL
BE HOLDING A PUBLIC HEARING TO
HEAR FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
SOLELY DEDICATED TO THE CITY'S
2022 GENERAL REVENUE RESOURCES
AND THE PROPOSED BUDGETS AND
CORRESPONDING LEGISLATION.
WE ARE DEDICATING THE ENTIRE
EVENING TO THIS SO THAT'S WHY
THIS MORNING'S AGENDA DOESN'T
INCLUDE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR US
TO ACCEPT PUBLIC COMMENT.
I'M GOING TO NOW MOVE TO
SUSPEND THE RULES TO ALLOW FOR
THE MEETING TO CONTINUE WITHOUT
PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS
MORNING'S MEETING RECOGNIZING
DURING THIS SAME DAY,
THROUGHOUT THE EVENING, WE WILL
HEAR DIRECTLY FROM MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE
COUNCIL RULES RELATING TO
ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENT AT A
COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE
SUSPENDED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE
COUNCIL RULE IS SUSPENDED AND
THE PUBLIC COMMENT WILL NOT BE
ACCEPTED AT THE MEETING WE FELT
LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM
THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
AS A REMINDER REGISTRATION FOR
THE PUBLIC HEARING BEGINS AT
3:30 P.M.
AND ALL OF THE OPPORTUNITIES TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ARE
LISTED ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS
AFTERNOON.
PLEASE DO SIGN UP STARTING AT
3:30 P.M.
AND WE WILL ENDEAVOR TO GET
THROUGH EVERYONE WHO'S SIGNED
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
FOR PREPARING FOR YOUR REMARKS
PLEASE DO NOTE WE WILL HAVE ONE
MINUTE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR
EACH PERSON.
REGARDING THE PROCESS FOR THE
REST OF THIS WEEK, AND NEXT
WEEK, COLLEAGUES, YOU WILL NOTE
THAT CENTRAL STAFF AND I
PROVIDED A VERY HIGH LEVEL
OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET
VIA SEATTLE CHANNEL AROUND 2:00
P.M.
YESTERDAY.
WE WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU AND
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT THE
PROPOSED BUDGET WAS AVAILABLE
FOR YOU TO REVIEW.
AND FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO DIVE
INTO ANALYZING THAT PROPOSED
BUDGET BEFORE TODAY'S SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING AT
9:00 A.M.
THANK THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT WHO
HAD ALLOWED FOR US TO ADD A
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING
TO TODAY'S AGENDA.
AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU
FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION TODAY.
I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE A
HELPFUL PRIMER ON THE BUDGET
THAT WE ARE RELEASING SO WE CAN
HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ANY
POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS YOU ARE
GOING TO BE CONSIDERING BY THIS
FRIDAY.
AND THAT WAY WE CAN ALSO
RECONVENE ON FRIDAY MORNING TO
GO INTO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY
HAVE.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY OFFER
CENTRAL STAFF AN OPPORTUNITY TO
PROVIDE ANY CLARIFICATION ON
ANY THEMES OR ISSUES THAT HAVE
BEEN IDENTIFIED OVER THE NEXT
TWO DAYS.
AS A REMINDER, PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO THE CHAIR'S
BALANCING PACKAGE ARE DUE ON
FRIDAY.
WE ARE ASKING FOR YOU TO SUBMIT
THOSE TO CENTRAL STAFF ON
NOVEMBER 12th AT NOON.
COUNCIL MEMBERS WISHING TO
AMEND THE BALANCING PACKAGE
MUST SUBMIT A REQUEST VIA AN
ONLINE FORM.
THE ONLINE FORM FOR THESE
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS THAT
INCLUDES AN INCREASE MUST BE
SELF-BALANCING AT THIS STAGE.
EITHER THROUGH A REDUCTION IN
APPROPRIATIONS OR BY NEW OR
INCREASED REVENUES.
PLEASE NOTE THAT A PROPOSED
REVENUE REQUIRES INCREASED
LEGISLATION, THAT LEGISLATION
WILL NEED TO BE INTRODUCED AND
REFERRED TO THE SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE MEETING BY MONDAY,
NOVEMBER 15th.
OBVIOUSLY WE WILL CONTINUE DO
WORK TO MAKE SURE THE TIMELINES
ARE MORE IDEAL BUT UNLIKE THE
STATE LEGISLATURE THAT HAS A
LEGISLATIVE BODY THAT RECEIVES
ABOUT 4 MONTHS TO WORK THROUGH
THEIR PROPOSED BUDGET, WE HAVE
A TOTAL OF 8 WEEKS.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE
WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE TO WORK
WITH US ON THIS EXPEDITED
TIMELINE AND TO CONSIDER ANY OF
YOUR PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
AGAIN, WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE
THOSE ON FRIDAY AT NOON.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR
THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY
DONE FOR THE PROPOSED BALANCING
PACKAGE THAT'S IN FRONT OF US
TODAY.
AND THE COMMITTEE WILL CONSIDER
ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS ON
NOVEMBER 18th AND 19th IF
NEEDED.
ONLY BUDGET AMENDMENTS THAT
MEET THE ESTABLISHED DEADLINES
ON THE BUDGET CALENDAR WILL BE
PUBLISHED ON THE APPROPRIATE
MEETING AGENDA.
BUDGT AMENDMENTS THAT ARE NOT
INCLUDED ON THE FINAL AGENDA
WILL NOT BE PRESENTED AT THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE UNLESS
CIRCULATED VIA EMAIL TO ALL
COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE CENTRAL
STAFF DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY
CLERKS BY 5:00 P.M.
ON THE DAY BEFORE.
IF A MEMBER WISHES TO AMEND --
EXCUSE ME, A MEMBER WISHES TO
MOVE AN AMENDMENT THAT IS NOT
LISTED ON THE PUBLISHED AGENDA
NEXT WEEK ON NOVEMBER 18th AND
NOVEMBER 19th AGENDAS, THEN
THE AGENDA MUST BE AMENDED BY
AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF THE
MAJORITY OF THE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS PRESENT.
AS A REMINDER THE FINAL BUDGET
COMMITTEE VOTES AND COUNCIL
ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET IS SET
FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22nd.
THE BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING
WILL BE HELD IN THE MORNING OF
NOVEMBER 22nd.
WE WILL TAKE FINAL VOTES ON ALL
OF THE BUDGET RELATED
LEGISLATION AND THEN THAT
LEGISLATION WILL BE TRANSMITTED
TO FULL COUNCIL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WITH THAT PROCESS INFORMATION,
OUT OF THE WAY, I WANT TO SAY A
FEW THANK YOUS AND THEN PROVIDE
A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT FOR OUR
CONVERSATION TODAY.
FIRST THANK YOU TO CENTRAL
STAFF.
THANK YOU TO THE TREMENDOUS
TEAM AT CENTRAL STAFF.
DIRECTOR HANDY, ALLY PANUCCI
AND THE ENTIRE CENTRAL STAFF
TEAM FOR ALL OF THE WORK THEY
HAVE DONE TO MAKE THE PROPOSED
BUDGET IN FRONT OF US POSSIBLE
FOR YOUR REVIEW TODAY.
FOR THE TIRELESS WORK THEY'VE
DONE TO PROVIDE A SUMMARY
THAT'S BEEN NOW EMAILED TO ALL
COUNCIL MEMBERS AND WILL BE
POSTED TO THE AGENDA
AFTERWARDS.
AND FOR THE WORK THEY'VE DONE
WITH ALL OF YOU TO MAKE YOUR
AMENDMENTS WORKABLE AND BALANCE
IN THIS PACKAGE.
IT'S OUR INCREDIBLE CENTRAL
STAFF TEAM THAT THROUGH THE
LEADERSHIP OF DIRECTOR HANDY,
DESERVES A SHOUT-OUT AND REALLY
A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF THANKS
TO DAN EATER AND TOM AND LISA K
AND ALLY FOR ALL THE WORK THEY
HAVE DONE TO HELP SCRUB THIS
BUDGET TO IDENTIFY ANY POSSIBLE
REVENUE SOURCE GIVEN THE
DECREASE IN REVENUE
ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WE HEARD LAST
WEDNESDAY.
WE'LL BE GOING INTO MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE REVENUE
SHORTFALL HERE SHORTLY.
AND IN THE CENTRAL STAFF
PRESENTATION.
I WANT TO THANK THE DEPARTMENT
STAFF AND THEN -- THROUGHOUT
THE CITY, WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING
VERY HARD.
THEY AND THEIR TEAMS, THE FRONT
LINE WORKERS IN THE CITY HAVE
BEEN WORKING THROUGHOUT THIS
PANDEMIC AND THEY HAVE ALSO
BEEN WORKING WITH US THROUGHOUT
THIS BUDGET PROCESS TO FOCUS ON
KEY PRIORITY AREAS AND PROVIDE
INFORMATION FOR HOW WE CAN
AMEND THE PROPOSED BUDGET TO
REALLY INVEST IN OUR CITY'S
FUTURE.
I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL'S
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TEAM AND
SON AND ERIC AND FOR CONTINUING
TO KEEP US VIRTUAL AND
COMMUNICATING DIRECTLY TO
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SO WE CAN
MAKE THIS VIRTUAL WORK
POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE
FOR ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE
HAVE A PROCESS FOR CONDUCTING
OUR MEETINGS IN A WAY THAT
COMPLIED WITH ALL OF THE
REQUIRED RESPONSIBILITIES FOR
CITY COUNCIL AND THE SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU TO CLERK
MONICA SIMILAR SIMMONS AND THE
DEPUTY CLERKS.
ANYONE ELSE I DIDN'T MENTION AS
WELL IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU TO THE TEAM, DANA
ROBINSON AND JESS AND OUR
FORMER COLLEAGUE STEPHANIE
GUZMAN FOR HELPING TO TELL THE
STORY.
CLEARLY WE DO NEED TO CONTINUE
TO TELL THE STORY OF WHAT WE
ARE DOING IN THIS BUDGET TO
MAKE SURE THAT ANY
MISINFORMATION OUT THERE OR
MISUNDERSTANDING ARE CLEARLY
UNDERSTOOD AND WE LOOK FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH YOU TO MAKE
THAT POSSIBLE.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, CENTRAL
STAFF HAS BEEN PROVIDING VERY
HELPFUL TUTORIALS AND
OVERVIEWS, INFORMATIONAL
GRAPHICS SO THAT PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND WHAT IS INCLUDED IN
THE PROPOSED BUDGET.
AND WE WILL BE SHARING MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT IS
INCLUDED IN THIS CHAIR'S
BALANCING PACKAGE.
AND FINALLY I'D LIKE TOE THANK
MY TEAM.
EVERYBODY IN OUR TEAM WHO'S
BEEN WORKING WITH US TO TRY TO
FNALIZE THIS PROPOSED BUDGET.
LORI MAY HUE, ARETHA AND ERIN
HOUSE AND CECIL AND TO ALL OF
YOUR TEAMS AND ESPECIALLY YOUR
BUDGET LEADS WHO'S BEEN WORKING
AROUND THE CLOCK AS WELL TO
MAKE SURE THAT YOUR AMENDMENTS
WERE SHARED ON TIME AND THAT WE
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY HERE
DIRECTLY FROM YOU WHY INCREASES
OR DECREASES WERE PROPOSE
REQUESTED THE IMPORTANCE FOR
HELPING TO GET THE CITY INTO A
MORE EQUITABLE.
JUST HEALTHY AND SAFE PLACE.
AS WE GET INTO THIS BUDGET
DELIBERATION, AND HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH YOU TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT'S IN THE
PROPOSED BUDGET IN FRONT OF US,
I'D LIKE TO START WITH
CORRECTING SOME MISINFORMATION
THAT'S OUT THERE REGARDING THE
COUNCIL'S BALANCING PACKAGE IN
FRONT OF US TODAY.
OUR CITY AND I ARE NOT GOING TO
EDGE GAUGE IN TACTICS TO PIT
HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED AND
DISENFRANCHISED COMMUNITIES
AGAINST EACH OTHER.
WE CANNOT DO THAT.
NOT NOW, NOT WHILE WE'RE IN THE
MIDST OF A PANDEMIC.
NOT WHILE FAMILIES ARE ON THE
BRINK OF THEIR LOSING THEIR
HOMES.
NOT NOW WHEN WE ARE SEEING SO
MANY FOR FAMILIES AND KIDDOS
NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE FOOD
SECURITIES AND FAMILIES WONDER
WHETHER OR NOT THERE'LL BE FOOD
ON THE TABLE.
OUR MOST VULNERABLE NEED TO
HAVE CARE AND COMFORT.
THAT IS WHY OUR PROPOSED BUDGET
SRUBBED EVERY SINGLE
DEPARTMENT TO LOOK FOR ANY
FUNDING THAT WAS POSSIBLY
AVAILABLE IF THERE WAS FUNDING
THAT WAS GOING TO BE SITTING ON
THE SHELF AND NOT PUT TO USE
IMMEDIATELY, WE WANTED TO USE
THOSE DOLLARS TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE WERE CARING AND COMFORTING
THE MOST VULNERABLE AND
INVESTING IN WORKERS, SMALL
BUSINESSES, AND CREATING A MORE
JUST ECONOMY.
I'D LIKE TO START AT THE FRONT
END BY MAKING SURE THAT WE
ADDRESS THIS MISINFORMATION TO
PROVIDE THE FULL PICTURE.
AND IN OUR CITY, WE MUST MAKE
SURE THAT WE INVEST IN DIRECT
SERVICES TO FAMILIES, SMALL
BUSINESSES, AND TO MAKE SURE
THAT OUR MOST VULNERABLE HAVE
WHAT THEY NEED, WE ARE STILL IN
THE MIDST OF A PANDEMIC.
SMALL BUSINESSES ARE CONTINUING
TO CLOSE WHILE THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS SITTING
ON MILLIONS OF DOLLARS STILL
ALLOCATED FROM THE SEATTLE
RESCUE PLAN THAT HAVE NOT BEEN
SPENT.
NOW IS THE TIME WHERE WE NEED
TO GET EVERY DOLLAR THAT THE
CITY HAS ALLOCATED IN THE PAST
AND EVERY DOLLAR AVAILABLE IN
2022 OUT THE DOOR TO FAMILIES
WHO ARE ON THE BRINK OF LOSING
THEIR HOMES.
WHO ARE WORRIED ABOUT WHETHER
OR NOT THEY WILL PAY RENT.
WHO ARE CONCERNED THAT THEY ARE
NOT PROKED -- THEY WILL NOT BE
ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR
FAMILIES.
THAT'S WHAT OUR RESPONSIBILITY
WAS.
MANY OF OUR FAMILIES ARE STILL
DEALING WITH THE LOSS FROM
COVID.
LOSS OF HEALTH, LOSS OF LIFE,
LOSS OF FRIENDSHIP, LOSS OF
THEIR LIVELIHOODS.
LOSS OF THEIR HOUSING.
WE NEEDED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
REJECT ANY FEAR STOKING AND
DIVISION AND HATE.
LET ME ADDRESS THE ELEPHANT IN
THE ROOM WITH THE TRUTH.
THE REALITY IS THAT THIS BUDGET
HAD ABOUT A $15 MILLION
SHORTFALL THAT WE HAD TO
ACCOMMODATE FOR LAST WEDNESDAY.
KNOWING THE TREMENDOUS NEED
THAT'S OUT THERE, CENTRAL STAFF
AND I SCOURED THE BUDGET AND
LOOKED AT EVERY CORNER OF THE
PROPOSED BUDGET THAT WAS
TRANSMITTED BY THE MAYOR.
WE LOOKED AT EVERY SINGLE
DEPARTMENT TO SEE WHERE FUNDING
WAS AVAILABLE.
SO THAT WE DID NOT HAVE FUNDING
SITTING IN COFFERS WAITING ON
SHELVES IN 2022 THAT COULD BE
INSTEAD USED IMMEDIATELY.
EVERY DEPARTMENT RECEIVED THE
SAME LEVEL OF SCRUTINY.
EVERY DEPARTMENT HAD THE SAME
LITMUS TEST OF WHETHER OR NOT
THERE WAS GENERAL FUND DOLLARS
THAT WE COULD USE TO GET OUT
THE DOOR IN THIS MOMENT OF
NEED.
I WANT TO ALSO BE VERY CLEAR
THAT WHILE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT IS AN AREA THAT
EVERYONE IS INTERESTED IN AND
WE CONTINUE TO WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE INVESTING IN
UPSTREAM SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE
THE CHANCE THAT ANY INDIVIDUAL
ENDS UP IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM, WE MADE SURE THAT THE
FULL HIRING PLAN AS PROPOSED BY
THE MAYOR IS INCLUDED IN THIS
BUDGET.
THE FULL HIRING PLAN AS
PROPOSED BY THE MAYOR IS IN THE
BUDGET.
WE ALSO ASSUME THE SAME LEVEL
OF ATTRITION THAT WE ASSUME
LAST YEAR.
RECOGNIZING THAT THERE WAS
STILL MORE OFFICERS WHO WERE
LEAVING THIS YEAR THAN WE
ASSUMED AND WE DIDN'T INCREASE
THAT AMOUNT.
THE SAME NUMBER OF OFFICERS WHO
LEFT LAST YEAR IN OUR
ASSUMPTIONS IN THE BUDGET ARE
ALSO INCLUDED HERE.
THIS BUDGET USES THAT SALARY
SAVINGS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE
SIT ON A SHELF SO THAT WE CAN
INVEST IN FOOD, IN HOUSING, IN
GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION
MEASURES, IN MENTAL HEALTH
INVESTMENTS, IN MAKING SURE
THAT WE HAD HOUSED AND SAFE
COMMUNITIES SO THAT NO DOLLAR
WAS SAT ON A SHELF AND JUST
WAITING.
IT'S AN EASY TALKING POINT TO
SAY THAT WE'RE CUTTING A BUDGET
OF A DEPARTMENT BUT IT IS MORE
IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT THE
DETAILS.
NOT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE
DOLLARS WAS GOING INTO EXISTING
PROGRAMS.
SOME WERE PROPOSED FOR NEW
INVESTMENTS.
IT IS A IMPORTANT REMINDER FOR
US THAT THIS IS A TOUGH PART OF
OUR BUDGET DECISIONS WHEN WE
HAVE REDUCTIONS IN REVENUE THAT
WE MUST ACCOUNT FOR.
BUT I DON'T THINK THAT IS
RESPONSIBLE TO INVEST IN NEW
TECHNOLOGIES THAT MIGHT BE NICE
TO HAVE, SUCH AS MONITORING
HEART RATES IN A MOMENT WHERE
WE KNOW THAT THE HEART RATES OF
FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO
ARE SUFFERING RIGHT NOW ARE
INCREASING BECAUSE THEY'RE
WORRIED ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT
THEY'RE GOING TO KEEP THEIR
HOME.
THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT WHETHER
OR NOT THEY CAN SEEK SHELTER
AND SERVICES.
AND THAT IS WHERE WE NEED SOME
DECISIONS TO TRY TO FREE UP
DOLLARS.
THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNSPENT
NEXT YEAR.
WE LO GO INTO EVERY DEPARTMENT
BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE FOLKS
KNOW AT THE FRONT END, $27
MILLION IS GOING INTO COMMUNITY
SAFETY AND STABILITY
INVESTMENTS.
OUR OWN NICK JUNIOR REPORT SAID
THAT TODAY, 12% OF THE CALLS
GOING TO 911 AND BEING DEPLOYED
TO SPD SHOULD BE HANDLED BY
SOMEONE ELSE RATHER THAN AN
ARMED OFFICER WITH A GUN.
THAT IS THE ANALYSIS FROM THE
MAYOR'S OWN TEAM.
THAT 12% OF THE CALLS COMING IN
TODAY COULD BE REDIRECTED.
WE HAVE MADE DECISIONS TO TRY
TO FREE UP THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
OFFICERS TO RESPOND TO THE MOST
URGENT CALLS WHILE MAKING SURE
THAT THERE IS A WELL RESOURCED
ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM THAT
INCLUDES MENTAL HEALTH
PROVIDERS, CASE MANAGERS, AND
OTHER FIRST RESPONDERS THAT
DON'T REQUIRE A BADGE AND GUN.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THE
CONVERSATION WITH YOU ALL.
WE CAN GET INTO THOSE DETAILS
TOO SOON.
I KNOW THAT YOU TOO ARE TIRED
OF MISINFORMATION.
OUR DUTY AS COUNCIL MEMBERS
DURING THE BUDGET IS TO ADDRESS
THE $15 MILLION SHORTFALL.
THAT WE AT THE SAME TIME
INVESTED IN OUR CITY'S FUTURE.
WHILE WE INVESTED IN THE TRAUMA
OUR CITY HAS FACED DUE TO
COVID.
AS OUR VICE CHAIR CONTINUALLY
SAID, THE -- SHADOW PANDEMIC OF
TRAUMA AND ADDITIOAL STRESS IN
OUR COMMUNITIES CANNOT GO
UNADDRESSED IN THIS BUDGET.
AND THAT WILL HELP CREATE
HEALTHIER, MORE STABLE
COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL ECONOMIES
IN THE LONG RUN.
ALSO MAKE SURE TO HIGHLIGHT THE
INVESTMENT THAT IS WE MADE IN
PROTECTING THE VAST MAJORITY OF
DOLLARS GOING INTO THE --
STABILIZATION FUNDS.
WHILE IT WAS SUGGESTED TO US WE
DRAIN THE REVENUE TO $3 MILLION
LAST YEAR, I'M GLAD WE DIDN'T
DO THAT.
WHAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US IS
UNPRECEDENTED SITUATION WHERE A
CITY MUST PLAN FOR UNFORESEEN
ECONOMIC DOWNTOWNS.
THIS YEAR'S DOWNTURN WAS NOT IN
LARGE PART DUE JUMP-START
DESPITE IN INFORMATION SHARED
OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF REDUCTIONS
WE SAW TO THE PROPOSED
FORECASTS WERE DIRECTLY RELATED
TO COMMERCIAL PARKING TAGS.
IT'S UNFORTUNATE AN ASSUMPTION
WAS MADE THAT COMMERCIAL
PARKING WOULD REBOUND TO NORMAL
RATES STARTING ON JANUARY 1st
NEXT YEAR WHEN WE KNOW THAT
RETURN TO WORK MEASURES HAVE
CONTINUED TO BE DELAYED WE'RE
GOING TO BE EVERYTHING WE CAN
IN THE BUDGET TO ALSO PREPARE
FOR ANY ADDITIONAL DECREASES IN
THE JUMP-START SUGGESTED
FUNDING.
BUT THIS YEAR'S REVENUE
FORECAST THAT WE'VE RECEIVED
LAST WEEK ONLY DECREASED OUR
ASSUMED REVENUE FROM JUMP-START
BY $750,000.
SO WE HAVE A $15 MILLION
SHORTFALL.
WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY TRIED TO DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN WITH THE GOOD
NEWS WE RECEIVED WITH REED.
BUT THERE'S STILL A $15 MILLION
SHORTFALL IN THE REVENUE THAT
WE HAVE AND WE HAVE TREMENDOUS
NEED AND INCREDIBLY GREAT IDEAS
FROM COUNCILMEN THAT IS WE
WANTED TO ACCOMMODATE FOR.
AS YOU WILL RECALL, IN
SEPTEMBER, I ALONG WITH MANY OF
YOU, RAISED A QUESTION ABOUT
THE MAYOR'S USE OF A BASELINE
REVENUE FORECAST.
WELL, THE ONGOING COVID-19
EMERGENCY WAS PROVING THAT THIS
COULD BE A LONGER THAN
PROJECTED DOWNTURN.
WE ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT
WHETHER OR NOT THERE SHOULD BE
THE USE OF THE PESSIMISTIC
FORECAST AND THAT FORESHADOWING
HAS COME TRUE.
WITH DEALING WITH THIS $15
MILLION FORECAST, WE THEN WENT
INTO OUR PROPOSED BUDGET LOOKED
AT ALL OF THE AMENDMENTS THAT
YOU ALL HAVE SUBMITTED, AND AND
MADE SOME IMPORTANT AND I THINK
-- TIMELY DECISIONS ABOUT HOW
EXISTING REVENUE COULD BE USED
TO HELP SHELTER, HOUSE, FEED,
AND CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING
CONVERSATION WITH YOU THIS
AFTERNOON ABOUT ALL OF THOSE
DECISIONS THAT WE HAVE INCLUDED
IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET.
I THANK YOU FOR THE IDEAS THAT
YOU HAVE PUT FORWARD BECAUSE
THERE WAS SO MANY OVERLAPPING
THEMES BECAUSE WE ALL SEE SO
MANY OVERLAPPING NEEDS.
I WANT TO END WITH SOME GOOD
NEWS.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE
CITY'S FISCAL HEALTH AND
PROGNOSIS DOES REMAIN STRONG.
THE N. O. TAXES AND REAL ESTATE
EXCISE TAXES ARE INCREASING.
THANKS GOODNESS WE USED THE
DOLLARS FOR RATE SPECIFIC
PURPOSES.
WE HAVE VERY HIGH VACCINATION
RATES COMPARED TO OTHER PLACES
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
SEATTLE'S OFFICE RENT INCREASES
-- EXCUSE ME, THE RENTING OF
OFFICE SPACE IN SEATTLE
CONTINUES TO INCREASE RELATIVE
TO OTHER PLACES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
AND WE WERE ABLE TO AGAIN,
THANK YOU TO CENTRAL STAFF, WE
WERE ABLE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE
INVESTMENTS IN COUNCIL
PRIORITIES TO THE TUNE OF $70
MILLION.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS
KNOW THAT THERE'S A CAVEAT AND
A CAUTION WITH THOSE
INVESTMENTS.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE
INVESTMENTS DO INCLUDE ONE-TIME
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.
I THINK THAT IS AN APPROPRIATE
USE OF ONE-TIME FUNDING IN THE
MIDST OF A PANDEMIC TO TRY TO
JUMP-START THE ECONOMY BY
INFUSING THE DOLLARS AND WE
ALSO HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THE
DOLLARS ARE SHORT-TERM IN
NATURE.
AND MANY ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THE
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT THAT WE'VE
RECEIVED FROM THE ARPA FUNDS,
FROM FEMA FUNDS AND OTHER ONE-
TIME FUNDS.
WE HAVE MADE A -- I THINK
IMPORTANT AND CORRECT EFFORT
HERE TO MAINTAIN OUR -- LARGELY
MAINTAIN OUR RESERVES TO
MAINTAIN FEMA AND TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE HAD STABILITY IN THE
SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU AS WE CONTINUE TO TRY TO
SUPPORT ADDITIONAL PROGRESSIVE
REVENUE TO MAINTAIN THOSE CITY
SERVICES BUT THE WORK THAT YOU
HAVE DONE TO ENSURE THAT JUMP-
START FUNDS GO INTO JUMP-START
PRIORITIES MEANS THAT WE NOW
HAVE GUARANTEED THAT THAT
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WILL BE
ADHERED TOBY THE BUDGET.
THE CONVERSATION HERE WOULDN'T
BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE
CONTRIBUTION OF JUMP-START.
THAT'S THE PUT IT MILDLY.
WE WOULD BE IN A MUCH WORSE
SITUATION IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THE
REVENUE -- THAT WE ARE COUNTING
ON FROM JUMP-START.
AND WE HAVE DONE JUMP-START IN
THE MIDST OF SEEING RECORD
NUMBERS OF START UP HIGH-TECH
FIRMS COMING TO SEATTLE AND WE
WELCOME THEM AND WE'RE EXCITED
AND WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE
WE ARE USING THE PAYROLL TAX TO
INVEST IN AN ECONOMY TO ALSO
ADDRESS INCREASES IN INCOME
INEQUALITY THAT'S COME WITH A
21% IN THE INCREASE OF THE
POPULATION OVER THE LAST TEN
YEARS.
JUMP-START SIMULTANEOUSLY
CREATED FLEXIBILITY AND
STABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY BY
CREATING A FUND SO WE CAN SHARE
WHAT MONEY IS COMING IN AND
WHERE IT IS GOING AND ALLOW FOR
THOSE DOLLARS TO BE INFUSED
INTO SEATTLE'S LOCAL ECONOMY
NOW.
AND SUPPORT OUR MOST
VULNERABLE.
THE BIGGEST ITEM I WILL NOTE IS
THAT IN THESE TRYING TIMES,
BECAUSE OF JUMP-START'S
INVESTMENT, BECAUSE OF THE WORK
YOU HAVE DONE, COLLEAGUES, AND
COMMUNITY, THERE'S NOW $192
MILLION IN THIS PROPOSED BUDGET
TO CREATE NEW PERMANENTLY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND RENTAL
HOUSING.
$192MILLION FOR COMMUNITY
FOCUSED ACQUISITION AND HOME
OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND
AFFORDABLE RENTALS.
THIS IS A HISTORIC AMOUNT OF
INVESTMENTS MADE BECAUSE OF THE
$97 MILLION WE HAVE PUT INTO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGH JUMP-
START.
THIS IS NEARLY TWICE -- ALMOST
TWICE THE AMOUNT OF HOUSING
INVESTMENTS THAT WE HAVE SEEN
OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE
WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE.
WITH JUMP-START.
AND WITH THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS IN FRONT OF US, WE
ARE INVESTING IN CHILD CARE.
IN SMALL BUSINESSES.
IN CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE
SERVICES.
IN HOME OWNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES.
IN BUILDING GENERATIONAL
WEALTH.
IN CARING FOR OUR MOST
VULNERABLE.
IN ADDRESSING PAST
DISCRIMINATORY ZONING POLICIES
AND CREATING INVESTMENTS IN
HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL AS
THE CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
NECESSARY TO CARE FOR AND
CONNECT OUR COMMUNITIES.
SO WITH THAT I WILL HAVE SOME
MORE THANK YOUS WHEN WE GET
INTO THIS OVERVIEW OF THE
AMENDMENTS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS
HAVE PUT TOGETHER.
BUT THAT'S THE GROUND SETTING
THAT I'D LIKE TO SET AS I HAND
IT OVER TO DIRECTOR HANDY TO
WALK US THROUGH SUMMARY OF THE
RESOURCES AND HOW WE GOT HERE.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH
CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
ESTHER HANDY, COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF.
AND LET'S GO AHEAD AND PULL UP
THE SLIDES AND I'M GOING TO
START WITH JUST A HIGH LEVEL --
RECAP OF SOME OF THE PROCESS
PIECES AND THEN WE'LL WALK
THROUGH THE -- REVENUE FORECAST
AND RESOURCES USED FOR THIS
BUDGET BEFORE HANDING IT TO MY
COLLEAGUE ALLY PANUCCI TO WALK
THROUGH THE INVESTMENTS IN THIS
BUDGET.
SO NEXT SLIDE.
THE PREVIOUS ONE IS A GOOD
RECAP OF OUR BUDGET PROCESS.
BUT IT HIGHLIGHTS OUR FIRST
THREE STEPS IN THE PROCESS
WHICH YOU HAVE ALREADY BEEN
THROUGH.
DEPARTMENTS CAME AND PRESENTED
THE 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET.
YOU HAD A PUBLIC HEARING.
CENTRAL STAFF PRESENTED ISSUES
THAT THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED IN
THIS BUDGET FOR YOUR
DISCUSSION.
AND THEN OCTOBER 26th TO 28.
YOU ALL PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
THE BUDGET.
TODAY WE ARE GOING TO WALK
THROUGH THE BALANCING PACKAGE
INCLUDING AMENDMENTS THAT WERE
ALL THOSE AMENDMENTS THAT WERE
INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGE WERE
DISCUSSED IN PHASE THREE.
SOME HAVE BEEN SCALED OR
ALTERED AS YOUR DISCUSSIONS
EVOLVED BUT WE WILL BE
CONTINUING TO DISCUSS WITH THE
PUBLIC TODAY.
NEXT SLIDE.
AS THE CHAIR MENTIONS TONIGHT.
YOU WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO HEAR
FROM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THIS.
AND WE WILL BE BACK IN
COMMITTEE ON FRIDAY.
AND NEXT SLIDE.
NEXT WEEK, YOU WILL HAVE A
CHANCE TO -- THESE ARE THE
DATES HIGHLIGHTED BY THE CHAIR
WHERE YOU WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO
DISCUSS AND VOTE ON AMENDMENTS
TO THIS PACKAGE.
TO GET TO A FINAL BUDGET.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT PROCESS
FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS BEFORE I
PROCEED?
>> NOT SEEING ANY DIRECTOR.
OH EXCUSE ME, VICE CHAIR
HERBOLD.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON THE
COMMENTS THAT YOU MADE MADAME
CHAIR, ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE
REVENUE FORECAST WAS --
RESULTED IN A SIGNIFICANT --
WELL, I SHOULD SAY THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET BEING BUILT ON
A REVENUE FORECAST THAT WAS
INSUFFICIENTLY PESSIMISTIC IS
RESULTING IN US THE COUNCIL
HAVING TO FIND ADDITIONAL
REVENUE TO ADDRESS THAT
SHORTFALL.
I'M JUST WONDERING -- I KNOW WE
HAD A REALLY ROBUST BUDGET
DISCUSSION WITH BUDGET DIRECTOR
NOBLE WHEN HE CAME IN AND
PRESENTED THE REVENUE
ASSUMPTIONS TO COUNCIL.
HE WAS VERY TRANSPARENT ABOUT
THE FACT THAT THE BUDGET WAS
GOING TO BE BUILT.
THE BUDGET WAS GOING TO BE
BUILT ON A -- PARTICULAR SET OF
REVENUE ASSUMPTIONS.
AND SEVERAL OF US SPOKE AT THAT
POINT TO OUR CONCERNS.
WITH THAT APPROACH.
AND WHAT THAT WOULD RESULT IN
IF IT TURNED OUT THAT THOSE
PRESUMPTIONS OR ASSUMPTIONS
WERE OVERLY OPTIMISTIC.
AND SO MY QUESTION IS DO WE
HAVE -- IS THERE A -- IS THERE
AN OPTION THAT WE AS THE
COUNCIL.
IN THE FUTURE, HAVING LEARNED
FROM THE PARTICULAR SITUATION,
IS THERE SOMETHING THAT THE
COUNCIL CAN DO TO DIRECT THAT
THE BUDGET BE BUILT ON
PARTICULAR SET OF ASSUMPTIONS,
PERHAPS THAT'S ONE OF THE --
HAPPY OUTCOMES THAT MIGHT BE
ABLE TO BE REALIZED FROM THE --
THE ECONOMIC FORECASTING STAFF
THAT WE -- THAT UNDER COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ'S LEADERSHIP
TOGETHER WITH CHAIR MOSQUEDA,
THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE IN
PLACE FOR -- FOR FUTURE BUDGET
PROCESSES?
THAT JUST WONDERING WHO OUR
CAPTIONS ARE IN THE FUTURE TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT IN
THIS POSITION AGAIN.
>> I'M HAPPY TO RESPOND TO
THAT.
AND ALLY, FILL IN ANY DETAILS
THAT I MISS.
I WILL SAY YOU KNOW THIS
SUMMER, THE COUNCIL ADOPTED --
PASSED AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE A
NEW INDEPENDENT OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC AND REVENUE
FORECASTING.
THAT OFFICE IS CURRENTLY BEING
STOOD UP SO THE PROCESS TO HIRE
A DIRECTOR AND WITH THE PLAN
FOR IT TO BE OPERATIONAL IN
2022.
AND DO THE REVENUE FORECASTING
FOR THE CITY.
THAT FORECAST OFFICE WILL
REPORT TO A FORECAST COUNCIL
THAT IS MADE UP OF TWO COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND THE
CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
TWO FOLKS ON THE EXECUTIVE
SIDE.
THE MAYOR AND THE DIRECTOR OF
CITY FINANCE OR THEIR
DELEGATES.
AND THE INTENTION IS THAT THE
INDEPENDENT OFFICE PREPARES A
REVENUE FORECAST THAT GOES TO
THE FORECAST COUNCIL TO MAKE
DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT BASELINE
IS USED.
SO THAT INDEPENDENT BODY
ACCOUNTABLE TO ELECTS ON BOTH
THE EXECUTIVE AND THE
LEGISLATIVE SIDE MAKING
DECISIONS IN PUBLIC ABOUT WHICH
FORECAST TO USE.
SO WE DO EXPECT TO CHANGE IN
POLICY SET BY THE COUNCIL FOR
2022.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE
DETAILS TO HAVE REVENUE
FORECAST IN MORE DETAIL
SHORTLY.
>> I DO WANT TO TAKE A QUICK
SECOND TO AGAIN THANK THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR HER
LEADERSHIP AND HER WORK ON
THAT.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD FOR ASKING THAT
QUESTION.
AND RECOGNIZING THAT THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE CREATES THEIR
BUDGET OVER A FIVE MONTH
PERIOD.
VERSUS US BEING ABLE TO RESPOND
IN AN EIGHT WEEK PERIOD.
BY THE TIME WE LEARNED IN
SEPTEMBER, THAT THEY WERE
ASSUMING THE -- BASELINE
FORECAST VERSUS WHAT I THINK
ALL OF US CAUTIONED AGAINST,
THEY NEEDED TO BE USING THE
PESSIMISTIC FORECAST.
I'M ASSUMING THEY HAD BUILT IN
-- EXCUSE ME, I WAS GOING TO
SAY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS.
PROBABLY A FEW MILLION EXTRA
DOLLARS MORE THAN THEY SHOULD
HAVE BY USING THAT ASSUMPTION.
THAT IN ADDITION TO USING THE
ASSUMPTION THAT PARKING
DOWNTOWN WOULD REBOUND IN
JANUARY, SEEMS TO HAVE -- SEEMS
TO ME LIKE IT COULD HAVE BEEN
FORECASTED IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
ESPECIALLY AROUND PARKING.
SO I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT FOR THE WORK THAT
SHE'S DONE AND I WANT TO THANK
CENTRAL STAFF AND TOM AND
OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING ON
THAT PROPOSAL WITH US OVER THE
LAST FEW YEARS.
AND I THINK IF -- THERE WAS A
QUESTION ABOUT HOW WE COULD
READDRESS THAT OR REDIRECT THEM
TO USE A DIFFERENT ASSUMPTION,
THAT IS MY HOPE WITH THAT NEW
BODY TO COME.
SO THANKS AGAIN FOR RAISING
THAT.
THEN I'LL CONTINUE.
IN THE NEXT SLIDE.
>> IN THE INITIAL ID
DISCUSSION, SORRY, THE TOPIC --
MOVE FORWARD.
IT'S GREAT.
THANK YOU.
THIS IS THE PIECES WE'RE GOING
TO WALK FOR AND I'LL TALK ABOUT
THE FORECAST AND THEN WE'LL
TALK ABOUT PROPOSED CHANGES.
SO INNER ISSUE ID DISCUSSION.
NEXT SLIDE.
THAT CAME TO THE COUNCIL.
WE DISCUSSED AS THE BASELINE
EVEN CUT PRIOR THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC, THE COST OF ONGOING
GENERAL FUND SERVICES HAVE BEEN
GROWING OUTPACING REVENUE
GROWTH.
WE KNEW THAT WITHOUT ACTION BY
THE COUNCIL IN '22, IN 2020 TO
PASS IN JUMP-START FUNDING
BILL, AND PROVIDE NEW -- SOURCE
OF PROGRESSIVE REVENUE, THIS
WOULD BE AN ALL CUTS BUDGET.
THE MAYOR BALANCED HER PROPOSED
BUDGET USING ONE-TIME FEDERAL
RESOURCES THAT ARE ALSO
UTILIZED IN THIS PACKAGE AND
TWO, BY APPLYING $148 MILLION
OF REVENUE FROM THE JUMP-START
FUND WHICH IS $62 MILLION
HIGHER THAN ALLOWED BY CURRENT
POLICY.
AND WOULD HAVE REDUCED THE
CAPACITY OF THE JUMP-START FUND
TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS IN A LIKE
AMOUNT IN 2023 AND BEYOND.
WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS QUITE A
BIT IN THE BUDGET COMMITTEE.
AND IN ADDITION THAT THE BUDGET
INCLUDED $70 MILLION OF ONGOING
FUNDING FOR EQUITABLE COMMUNITY
INITIATIVE PRIORITY PROJECTS,
PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING AND
COMMUNITY SAFETY, COMMUNITY LED
INVESTMENTS.
MANY, PERHAPS ALL OF THESE
PROJECTS ARE SUPPORTED BY THIS
COUNCIL.
BUT CAME ABSENT AN ONGOING
REVENUE SOURCE OR EQUITABLE
FUNDING STRATEGY TO SUPPORT
THEM OVER THE LONG-TERM.
NEXT SLIDE.
AND SO THEN AS DISCUSSED, LAST
WEEK ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER
3rd , THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE
PROVIDED THEIR FINAL ECONOMIC
AND REVENUE FORECAST OF THE
YEAR.
AS THEY DO EACH NOVEMBER IN THE
STAGE OF THE BUDGET PROCESS.
AND AS JUST DISCUSSED THIS
PROCESS WILL BE CHANGING FOR
2022.
THAT FORECAST SHOWED THE 2022
BUDGET COULDN'T BE FULLY FUNDED
AS PROPOSED.
SPECIFICALLY THE FORECAST
SHOWED A PROJECTED DECREASE OF
GENERAL REVENUE OF $15 MILLION.
THIS IS LARGELY DRIVEN BY
DELAYS IN RETURN TO WORK DUE TO
INCREASE IN DELTA VARIANT CASE
THIS IS FALL THAT IMPACTED THE
PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX.
THE SALES TAX AND PARKING FINES
IN 2021.
PARTIALLY OFFSET BY THE UPTICK
IN THE BUSINESS AND OCCUPATION
TAX.
CREATING THAT NET $15 MILLION
DECREASE IN PROJECTED GENERAL
FUND REVENUES.
OUTSIDE THE GENERAL FUND, THE
FORECAST PROJECTED A NET $19
MILLION DECREASE IN OTHER FUNDS
INCLUDING AN $8.4 MILLION
DECREASE IN THE COMMERCIAL
PARKING TAX, DUE TO FEWER
PEOPLE VISITING THE DOWNTOWN
CORE FOR WORK AND COMMERCIAL
ACTIVITY.
$4.5MILLION DECREASE TO THE
SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX AND AN
INCREASE TO SCHOOL ZONE CAMERA
REVENUES AGAIN FOR A $19
MILLION DECREASE IN OTHER
FUNDS.
>> CAN I STOP YOU FOR A MINUTE?
WHAT WAS THE LAST ONE?
I HEARD THE -- PARKING AND
SUGAR TAX, WHAT WAS THE LAST
ONE.
>> THE SCHOOL ZONE CAMERA
REVENUE IS ACTUALLY UP BY $5
MILLION.
>> OKAY.
THANKS.
>> YEP.
IN THE GENERAL FUND THERE'S 20
DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES THAT
COME TOGETHER TO TOTAL THAT NET
$15 MILLION DECREASE.
IN THE OTHER FUNDS I THINK
THERE ARE SEVEN OR SO.
AND THEN THE LARGEST BRIGHT
SPOT IN THE REVENUE FORECAST IS
A $26 MILLION UPTICK IN REAL
ESTATE EXCISE TAX.
THIS IS A RESULT OF A --
CONTINUING TO HAVE A HOT BOTH
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL REAL
ESTATE MARKET IN THE CITY.
AND SO BEFORE ANY OTHER ACTIONS
WERE TAKEN ON THIS BUDGET, THIS
BALANCING PACKAGE HAD TO
ADDRESS THE PROJECTED LOSSES IN
REVENUES TO COME INTO BALANCE.
NEXT, I'LL MOVE TO THE
RESOURCES TO SET UP THIS
BALANCING PACKAGE UNLESS THERE
ARE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THE
FORECAST.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
THANK YOU ESTHER.
THANK YOU DIRECTOR HANDY FOR
SUMMARIZING THAT.
AND AGAIN -- WE RECEIVED THAT
INFORMATION ONLY A WEEK AGO.
LESS THAN A WEEK AGO SINCE IT
WAS IN THE EVENING ON
WEDNESDAY.
SO THANK YOU TO CENTRAL STAFF
FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU
HAVE DONE TO REALLY DECONSTRUCT
THAT UPDATED FORECAST AND TO
MAKE SURE THAT ANY ERRORS WERE
ADDRESSED AND NOTED AND THAT WE
HAVE FULLY ACCOUNTED FOR HOW TO
CLOSE THAT GAP IN THIS BUDGET.
>> GREAT.
SO NEXT YOU ALL GOT TO WORK TO
ADDRESS THOSE SHORTFALLS.
AND THE ISSUES UNDERLYING THE
PROPOSED BUDGET.
YOU IDENTIFIED AREAS WHERE
SPENDING COULD BE CUT OR WHERE
FUNDING DID NOT ALIGN WITH
COUNCIL PRIORITIES.
AND SO THE NEXT TWO SLIDES I
WILL WALK THROUGH ARE THOSE
RESOURCES THAT ARE BEING USED
TO ADDRESS THE SHORTFALL AND TO
FUND COUNCIL MEMBER ADDITIONS
TO THE PROPOSED BUDGET.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT LATER IS
SCHEDULED TO BE STOOD UP IN
2022.
THESE ARE UNSPENT 2021 FUNDS.
IT -- IT REMOVES THE BALANCE OF
RESERVES FOR COVID VACCINATION
PROGRAMS THAT ARE IN SORT OF
FULL SWING IN 2021.
AND REDEPLOYS SOME CLIFFORD
FUNDING FOR RAPID REHOUSING FOR
SIMILAR PROGRAMS NEXT YEAR.
SO $8.7 MILLION IN 2021.
THE NEXT IS THE CHAIR'S OMNI
BUS AMENDMENT AS WE HAVE
DISCUSSED IT WHICH RESTORES
JUMP-START FUNDING AND POLICY
PRIORITIES TO CURRENT POLICY
ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE
PREVIOUSLY.
THE BALANCING PACKAGE MATCHES
CURRENT POLICY BY ALLOWING $85
MILLION OF JUMP-START FUNDS TO
BE USED TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL
FUND BROADLY.
TO PRESERVE EXISTING PROGRAMS
WHILE TAX REVENUES RECOVER.
AND INVESTS $149 MILLION IN THE
DEFINED JUMP-START POLICY
PRIORITIES.
THE MAJORITY GOING PARTICIPATOR
ENSEWER THERE'S A TOTAL OF $30
MILLION AVAILABLE TO EACH OF
THE PROGRAMS USING A
COMBINATION OF UNSPENT MONEY IN
2021 AND NEW FUNDING IN 2022.
THESE ADJUSTMENTS ARE PAIRED
WITH A STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT THAT THE COUNCIL WILL
WORK WITH THE NEW EXECUTIVE TO
IDENTIFY A PROGRESSIVE REVENUE
SOURCE OR AN EQUITABLE FUNDING
STRATEGY TO SUPPORT THESE
PROGRAMS IN THE FUTURE.
NEXT.
THIRD -- CUTS $4.4 MILLION OF
FEDERAL CLIFFORD FUNDING FOR
THE SEATTLE PROMISE PROGRAM.
AND INSTEAD FUNDS THE PROGRAM
WITH $4.4 MILLION OF UNDERSPEND
FROM THE FAMILIES' EDUCATION
PRESCHOOL AND PROMISE LEVEE
WHAT WE CALL THE FEP LEVEE.
THIS MAINTAINS THE PROPOSED
2022 INVESTMENT IN THE SEATTLE
PROMISE PROGRAM FROM THE MAYOR.
THE TOTAL UNDERSPENT IS
PROJECTED TO BE $4.4 MILLION.
THATTURES JUST A PORTION FOR
$4.4 MILLION OF THE FUNDS AND
THIS ACTION LEAVES $10 MILLION
IN ANODES NAILED FUND BALANCE
AS A RESERVE.
TO ENSURE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF
DEAL PROGRAMS THROUGH THE LIFE
OF THE LEVY AS RECOMMENDED BY
FEP OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
>> I WANT TO UNDERSCORE THAT
POINT.
THIS RETAINS THE SAME AMOUNT IN
THE SEATTLE PROMISE PROGRAM.
AND IT MAINTAINS THE $10
MILLION THAT THE OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE HAD SUGGESTED THAT WE
HOLD BACK.
JUST IN CASE THERE'S ANY
CONFUSION ABOUT THAT OUT THERE.
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE
UNDERSCORED THAT POINT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH DIRECTOR.
>> GREAT.
NEXT IS A REDUCTION OF $1.4
MILLION OF CLIFFORD FUNDS IN
THE I. T. DEPARTMENT.
THE SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN ONE
ADDED $2.3 MILLION TO IDT IN
2021 TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
SHORT-TERM SUPPORT FOR THE MOST
IN-DEMAND LINES OF BUSINESS.
THE 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET
INCLUDED $4 MILLION TO CONTINUE
THAT WORK FOR ANOTHER 12
MONTHS.
THIS ACTION WOULD REDUCE THE
FUNDING TO CONTINUE THAT WORK
FOR ABOUT SEVEN AND A HALF
RATHER THAN 12 MONTHS.
NEXT, THE BALANCING PACKAGE
REDUCES CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
REVENUE STABILIZATION FUND BY
1.5 MILLION DOLLARS.
ONE OF THE CITY'S FISCAL
RESERVES.
PROPOSED PATH TO RESTORE THE
CITY'S RESERVES ON A FIVE YEAR
TIME HORIZON TO PRE-PANDEMIC
LEVELS.
THEN THE LAST ONE ON THIS TABLE
BEFORE WE GO TO THE NEXT IS A
APPROXIMATE $600,000 REDUCTION
TO THE I. DT DEPARTMENT
ASSUMING A 6% VACANCY RATE
RATHER THAN 4%.
WHICH BETTER MATCHES THE
CURRENT REALITY IN THAT
DEPARTMENT WHICH IS CURRENTLY
JUST NORTH OF 7%.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
JUST AS I NOTED AT THE
BEGINNING, EVERY SINGLE
DEPARTMENT WAS LOOKED AT TO SEE
IF THERE WAS ANY MONEY THAT WAS
OVERASSUMING ANY NUMBER OF
PERSONNEL THAT WOULD NOT
POTENTIALLY BE HIRED OR ANY
UNDERSPEND THAT WE COULD
POTENTIALLY ACCOUNT FOR.
SO THIS AGAIN I THINK AND A
GOOD EXAMPLE ALL DEPARTMENTS
HAD THE SAME LEVEL OF SCRUTINY
AND WE LOOK FOR CAREFULLY TO
SEE IF THERE WAS A JUSTIFIABLE
REASON TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THESE
TYPES OF REDUCTIONS SO WE CAN
USE THESE RESOURCES AND THIS
DOWN TIME AND ANY QUESTIONS ON
THIS SLIDE?
OKAY.
THANK YOU DIRECTOR.
>> GREAT.
NEXT.
THE -- THE NEXT ACTION IS A
REDUCTION OF $948,000 FROM THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT FOR TRIAGE
ONE.
THE TRIAGE ONE PROGRAM IS
SCHEDULED TO HIRE STAFF BETWEEN
MAY AND SEPTEMBER OF 2022.
AND TO BE OPERATIONAL BY END OF
YEAR 2022 OR EARLY 2023.
SO THIS ACTION REDUCES FUNDING
FOR THE FIRST PORTION OF THE
YEAR.
AND RETAINS THE CORE PIECES OF
FUNDING NEEDED FOR THE START-UP
PROCESS INCLUDING HIRING
VEHICLES ET CETERA.
SO A CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO
TRIAGE ONE CAPTURING SOME
SAVINGS THAT WILL NOT BE SPENT
IN THE LONGER TIMELINE STAND
UP.
>> HERBOLD, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> CAN YOU REMIND US WHAT WAS
ORIGINALLY PROPOSED FOR 2022?
FOR TRIAGE ONE.
>> YES.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
I SHOULD HAVE THAT NUMBER RIGHT
AT MY FINGERTIPS AND I DON'T
QUITE.
AISLE JUST GOING TO LOOK TO MY
TEAM TO SEE IF ANOTHER STAFF
ANALYST DOES AND IF NOT I'LL
CIRCLE BACK TO GET THAT TO YOU
SHORTLY.
>> MRS. HERBOLD, I BELIEVE THAT
TO ADD TO THE CONVERSATION, I'M
NOT SURE THIS DIRECTLY ANSWERS
YOU BUT THE $700,000 THAT WE
JUST APPROVED THE LAST MONTH IS
RETAINED IN THE BUDGET.
IT'S CARRYING OVER FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION AND JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WAS ALSO CLEAR.
I HOPE I --
>> THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY
SECOND QUESTION.
SO -- THANK YOU FOR
ANTICIPATING.
>> AND -- AGAIN, AND I'M GOING
TO KEEP TALKING JUST IN CASE
CENTRAL STAFF HAVE ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS THEY WANT TO POP IN.
AND WE HAVE -- EVERY INTEREST
IN SEEING THE TRIAGE ONE
PROGRAM BE SUCCESSFUL.
AS THE COUNCIL'S -- EXCUSE ME,
AS VICE CHAIR, HERBOLD NOTED.
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT'S
CURRENTLY HAPPENING RIGHT NOW
TO REPORT ON A PROTOCOL SYSTEM
FOR 911 DISPATCH THAT WILL BE
VERY INFORMATIVE ALONG WITH
SOME OTHER WORK THAT'S BEING
DONE ON HOW TO BEST DEPLOY THE
RIGHT FIRST RESPONDER.
WE UNDERSTOOD FROM THE
PRESENTATION FROM THE
DEPARTMENTS THAT TRIAGE ONE AT
THE EARLIEST, EVEN THOUGH THERE
WAS AN ANNOUNCEMENT MID YEAR
THIS YEAR, AT THE EARLIEST THE
TRIAGE ONE PROGRAM WOULD BE
STOOD UP IS DECEMBER OF 2022.
SO THAT IS WHY WE ARE ASSUMING
A USE OF RESOURCES HERE AND IT
IS NOT A CUT TO THE PROGRAM.
BUT BASICALLY CAPTURING DOLLARS
THAT WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE SAT
ON A SHELF AND I'LL STOP THERE
TO SEE IF CENTRAL STAFF ADDS
WRITING ANYTHING.
>> I THINK OUR COLLEAGUES HAVE
SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT THE CUTS
TO THE YEAR END SUPPLEMENTAL
DID INCLUDE CUTTING THE FUNDING
FOR TRIAGE ONE THAT WAS -- THAT
WAS BEING HELD IN FINANCE
GENERAL AND HAS NOT YET BEEN
EXPENDED OR REQUESTED TO BE
MOVED SO THE PACKAGE DOES
INCLUDE BOTH THE CUTS ON BOTH
SIDES AND I BELIEVE GREG AND
PERHAPS ANNE CAN TALK A LITTLE
BIT MORE ABOUT THE
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR TRIAGE
ONE IN 2022.
>> I'M HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT
2022.
THE EXECUTIVE'S PROPOSED BUDGET
INCLUDED FULL YEAR FUNDING
STARTING ON JANUARY 1st OF 2022
FOR THE TRIAGE ONE UNIT.
BUT SFD HAS SUBSEQUENTLY
PROVIDED INFORMATION TO US THAT
SUGGESTS THAT THEY WILL NOT BE
ABLE TO LAUNCH THAT PROGRAM
UNTIL DECEMBER OF 2022.
OR JANUARY OF 2023.
THERE'S JUST A LOT THAT NEEDS
TO HAPPEN BETWEEN NOW AND THEN.
>> AND JUST TO EXPAND A LITTLE
BIT ON WHAT ANNE IS SAYING WHEN
SHE SAYS A LOT NEEDS TO HAWAII
ONE OF THE KEY THINGS THAT
NEEDS TO HAPPEN IS NEGOTIATION
WITH THE SEATTLE POLICE OFFICER
GILD AND LOCAL 27 ON THE
TRANSFER OF THE 911 CALLS THAT
WOULD GO TO TRIAGE ONE.
AWAY FROM FIRE AND AWAY FROM
POLICE TO THE CIVILIANS IN
TRIAGE ONE.
AND THE LABOR IMPLICATIONS
ALONG WITH THOSE NEGOTIATIONS
ARE NOT SOMETHING THAT CAN
HAPPEN QUICKLY AND ACCORDING TO
THE TIMELINE, THAT WE HAVE
RECEIVED FROM THE EXECUTIVE,
THOSE DISCUSSIONS WOULD NOT
EVEN BEGIN UNTIL THIS SPRING.
IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, ANNE.
>> YEAH, THAT'S CORRECT.
AND ONE OTHER PIECE IS THAT SFD
IS ANTICIPATING THE NEED TO
CREATE A NEW JOB
CLASSIFICATION.
FOR THE COUNSELOR WHO WILL
STAFF TRIAGE ONE.
WHEN THE CITY DEVELOPED ITS
CLASSIFICATION, WE WERE NOT
SENDING THE COUNSELORS OUT INTO
THE FIELD TO WORK SIDE BY SIDE
WITH FIRST RESPONDERS.
SO ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE
SPECIAL WORK CONDITIONS THAT
THESE COUNSELORS ARE ENGAGED IN
COMPARED TO OTHER HSD
COUNSELORS.
THEY LIKE TO NEGOTIATE A NEW
JOB CLASSIFICATION FOR THAT
WORK.
>> AND SO -- AGAIN, JUST RETURN
TO THE ORIGINAL QUESTION.
HOW MUCH WAS ORIGINALLY
PROPOSED IN THE 2022 BUDGET FOR
TRIAGE ONE?
>> $2.15 MILLION.
>> OKAY.
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
AND I WOULD LOVE THAT
INFORMATION ANNE, I HAVE A -- I
HAVE A GANT CHART THAT I THINK
IF -- FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT,
THAT I THINK HAS BEEN SHARED
WITH YOU FROM MY STAFF THAT I
COME TO A DIFFERENT CONCLUSION.
BUT I DON'T HAVE -- THE
INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE ABOUT
WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
SO THAT MIGHT BE WHY.
IT SHOWS A NUMBER OF MONTHS TO
DO A CERTAIN NUMBER OF
FUNCTIONS AND IT DOESN'T COME
DOWN ON A PARTICULAR MONTH IN
2022.
BUT IF THEY ARE DOING THE
THINGS THAT THEY SAID BACK IN
SEPTEMBER THAT THEY WERE
WORKING ON, AND YOU COUNT OUT
THE NUMBER OF MONTHS ON THIS
CHART, IT SEEMS LIKE THEY COULD
LAUNCH IN JUNE.
BUT PERHAPS THE THINGS THAT
THEY PROMISED THEY WOULD BE
DOING EARLIER THIS YEAR, THEY
HAVE NOT YET BEGUN AND THAT
MIGHT ACCOUNT FOR THE
DIFFERENCE.
>> I HAVE -- I HAD A TIMELINE
THAT WAS OUT TO SPECIFIC
ACTIVITIES --
>> AS DO I.
>> I HAVE IT BY MONTH YOU KNOW.
AND IN APRIL -- 2022 WE WILL BE
HERE.
I WILL MAKE SURE TO FORWARD
THAT TO YOUR OFFICER.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD I
APPRECIATE YOUR LINE OF
QUESTIONING AND YOUR SUPPORT
FOR CONTINUING TO IDENTIFY ALL
POSSIBLE WAYS TO HAVE
ALTERNATIVE FIRST RESPONDERS
AND I KNOW THAT YOU ARE VERY
INTERESTED IN THE PIECE AND
APOLOGIES FOR MISSPEAKING ABOUT
THE $700,000 AND THANK YOU FOR
THE CLARIFICATION ALLY.
AND ANNE.
AND GREG.
SO JUST TO REITERATE, YOU HAD
ASKED HOW MUCH IS IN THE 2022
BUDGET?
I WAS ASSUMING WE WERE KEEPING
700 AS IT CARRIED OVER BUT IF
WE DO ACCOUNT FOR THE $700,000
FROM LAST YEAR, WE JUST REDUCED
$948,000 FROM THIS YEAR.
THERE'S STILL $1.2 MILLION IN
FOR THIS PROGRAM.
I WAS THINKING WE STILL HAD
$700,000 PLUS.
BUT JUST A DIFFERENT POT OF
MONEY THERE.
SO RETAINING $1.2 MILLION IN
THIS SECTION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
TO THE NEXT ITEM NOW.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU FOR THE
DISCUSSION.
THE NEXT ACTION REDUCES FUNDING
IN THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT BY $10.8 MILLION.
THROUGH A COMBINATION OF
ACTIONS.
THE FIRST A REDUCTION OF $1.1
MILLION FOR HIRING INCENTIVES.
THE SECND REDUCES TECHNOLOGY
PROJECTS BY $1.24 MILLION.
THE 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET
INCLUDED $5 MILLION IN FUNDING
FOR SEVEN DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY
PROJECTS.
THIS ACTION REMOVES FUNDING FOR
TWO OF THOSE SEVEN PROJECTS.
THE ACTIVE WORK FORCE BONUS
MANAGEMENT AND THE EAQ FORUM
THAT EVALUATES SERVICE THROUGH
BODY WORN CAMERA FOOTAGE.
RETAINING FUNDING FOR THE OTHER
FIVE PROJECTS.
>> AND PAUSING MAYBE ON EACH
LINE THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD HAS THE
HAND UP AND YOU MIGHT BE SAYING
THE SAME THING I WAS GOING TO
NOTE BUT I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
YOU COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> I THINK I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE
GOING SAY MADAME CHAIR.
MOSQUEDA.
AND MAYBE I'LL FOLLOW YOU.
NO.
I THINK YOU ARE GOING SAY --
YOU ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT
WHAT'S PRESERVED.
THE TOKENOLOGY BUDGET.
I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT WHAT
MAY NOT STILL BE THERE.
>> I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO
COMMENT ON THE HEALTH AND WELL-
BEING OF FIRST RESPONDERS.
AND TO NOTE THAT WE HAVE
MAINTAINED MENTAL HEALTH
COUNSELORS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS
INCLUDING SFD AND SPD.
THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF
THE FIRST RESPOND SERS
SOMETHING THE COUNCIL HAS
PRIORITIZED AND INVESTED IN IN
THE PAST.
WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
RELATING TO THE TECHNOLOGY
HERE, THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF
A TECHNOLOGY THAT MIGHT BE
IMPORTANT AND MIGHT BE
IMPORTANT TO LOOK FOR FEDERAL
DOLLARS POTENTIALLY TO USE TO
DEPLOY HERE.
BUT WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT A
BUDGET DEFICIT AGAIN OF $15
MILLION AND THE CRISIS THAT
PEOPLE CONTINUE TO LIVE IN,
INVESTING IN A NEW TECHNOLOGY
TO MONITOR SOMEONE'S HEART
RATE, FOR EXAMPLE, FELT LIKE A
POTENTIAL NICE TO HAVE IN THE
FUTURE POSSIBLY WITH SOME
ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS, BUT NOT A
NECESSARY TO HAVE IN THE MOMENT
OF CRISIS WHEN PEOPLE ARE
SUFFERING.
AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERY DOLLAR IS BEING DEPLOYED
ASSISTING THE COMMUNITY.
THAT'S WHERE THAT DECISION IS
MADE.
I ALSO WANTED TO TEE UP MAYBE
THE CONVERSATION OR QUESTION
THAT COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD HAD
AND ENCOURAGAL TRAFFIC ALSO
CHIME IN AND ADD ADDITIONAL
CONTEXT HERE.
WE DID MAKE SURE TO ASK THE
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY MONITOR
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COURT
MONITOR -- TO MAKE SURE THAT
THE ITEMS THAT WE WERE
CONSIDERING REDUCING FROM
TECHNOLOGY WERE NOT OF CONCERN.
NONE OF THE ITEMS AS FAR AS I
UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE REDICING
IN TECHNOLOGY ARE ANY CONCERN
TO THE COURT MONITOR.
WE HAD A CONVERSATION AND TRIED
TO CHECK IN AS ALWAYS AND
IDENTIFY ANY CONCERNS EARLY ON.
SO JUST TO REITERATE AND IT'S
IN THE BOTTOM OF ESTHER'S EMAIL
THAT WE RECEIVED ABOUT THESE
POTENTIAL ISSUES AND ESTHER, I
DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME.
THEN I'LL TURN IT OTHER TO
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD FOR A
FOLLOW-UP QUESTION.
>> I DON'T HAVE THAT EMAIL IN
FRONT OF ME EITHER BUT IT
ESSENTIALLY SAYS THAT CUT
DOESN'T INCLUDE ANY OF THE
TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS WHERE THE
POLICE MONITOR HAS EXPRESSED
ANY CONCERN.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
VICE CHAIR HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU.
MADAME CHAIR, APPRECIATE
UNDERSTANDING YOUR THINKING FOR
MAKING THIS CUT.
FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC, THIS
WAS NOT PROPOSED -- THE
TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS WERE NOT
PROPOSED TO BE CUT.
THEY WERE PROPOSED TO BE
PROVISOD AND COUNCIL MEMBER
GONZALEZ PROVIDED IT ON THE
TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS.
WITH AN UNDERSTANDING THAT
THOSE FUNDS WOULD BE RELEASED
AS WE LEARNED MORE ABOUT THE --
THE PLAN FOR THE INVESTMENTS IN
THE INTENDED OUTCOMES.
AND WE HAD ALSO IN THIS PROVISO
I THINK HAD REALLY USEFUL WAY
PRIORITIZED RELEASE OF MONEY
WITHOUT SORT OF THE -- THE YOU
KNOW, THE HOOPS TO JUMP THROUGH
OR THE -- OR THE REPORTS TO BE
DELIVERED.
WE HAD PRIORITIZED SOME OF THE
INVESTMENTS IN ORDER TO GET THE
DOLLARS OUT THE DOOR FOR THOSE
INVESTMENTS.
AND I APPRECIATE THIS -- IS A
DIFFERENT APPROACH.
RATHER THAN PROVISOING ALL THE
MONEY, IT IS A -- REDUCTION OF
SOME OF THE MONEY.
I AM -- AND I APPRECIATE THAT
THE REDUCTION DOES NOT TOUCH
TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS THAT THE
MONITOR HAS IDENTIFIED AS
PRIORITY CONSENT DECREE
TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS.
I AM A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED
THOUGH ABOUT THE -- MY
UNDERSTANDING FROM CENTRAL
STAFF'S ISSUE ID PAPER AND THE
APPENDIX THAT DESCRIBES EACH OF
THESE INVESTMENTS.
ONE OF THEM IS VERY, VERY
CLOSELY TIED AS I UNDERSTAND
IT, UNDER THE EAQ FORUM, TO THE
RISK ASSESSMENT WORK THAT IS
THE FOLLOW-UP TO THE NICK JR.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND SPECIFICALLY THE CREATION
OF ARM INDEX FOR SEATTLE WHICH
WILL FUND THE BASIS OF THE RISK
BASED DEPLOYMENT MODEL THAT IS
USED IN THE OTHER TECHNOLOGY
PROJECT THAT'S BEING HELD
HARMLESS.
THE RISK MANAGEMENT DEMAND
PROJECT.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THERE'S
AROUND $260,000 IN THE EAQ ITEM
THAT IS AGAIN, THAT IS A
NECESSARY COMPONENT OF THE
REIMAGINING POLICING TO FEWER
POLICE OFFICERS RESPONDING TO
911 CALLS.
SO JUST LIKE TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT THAT.
AND THEN ALSO PART OF THE
TRULIO --
>> DO YOU MIND IF I PAUSE YOU
ON THAT ONE?
AND HAVE CENTRAL STAFF MAYBE
RESPOND TO THAT FIRST ONE AND
THEN I'LL COME BACK.
>> IT'S MUCH SHORTER WITH THE
SECOND ONE.
THE OTHER ONE I THOUGHT WAS A
JOINT PROJECT WITH OIG.
WHERE OIG WAS PROPOSING TO DO
AN ASSESSMENT OF DISPARATE
TREATMENT THAT PEOPLE MAY
RECEIVE IN POLICING
INTERACTIONS.
AND THEY WERE GOING TO WORK
WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO
DO APLITE -- I THINK AMAZING
PROJECT OF ANALYZING
INFORMATION CAPTURED BY BODY
WORN VIDEO.
AND JUST WANTING TO UNDERSTAND
A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT
ONE TOO.
>> SO YOU ARE CORRECT THAT THE
-- EQUITY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND
QUALITY EAQ PROJECT THAT WAS
ORIGINALLY PROPOSED FOR A
MILLION DOLLARS HAD SORT OF TWO
PARTS TO IT.
ONE PART WAS A -- $260,000
COMPONENT THAT WOULD EVALUATE
THE NICK JR. STUDY AND THAT WAS
BEING DONE BY THE RESEARCH
TRIANGLE INSTITUTE.
THE CHAIR'S BUDGET BREAKS THAT
PART OUT AND FUNDS IT
SEPARATELY.
THE OTHER PART WAS THE --
COMPONENT THAT THE OIG WAS
GOING TO WORK WITH THE
DEPARTMENT ON FOR THE -- THE
NEW -- THE LEVERAGING OF THE
BODY WORN VIDEO TO CREATE A
MEASURE OF SERVICE EQUITY
BASICALLY MEASURING THE QUALITY
OF POLICE INTERACTIONS TO
DETERMINE DISPARITIES.
THAT COMPONENT WAS $740,000 AND
IS NOT FUNDED IN THE CHAIR'S
BUDGET.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING ALSO
WHERE THE FIRST ITEM WAS
INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET.
AND JUST BROKEN OUT.
AGAIN I'LL PROBABLY SAY THIS
TWO TIMES.
THERE'S A NUMBER DATA THAT'S PR
IS IMPORTANT.
RY DIRECTING FUNDING TO GUN
VIOLENCE PREVENTION.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD FOR YOUR HELP ON THAT.
ASSISTANCE AND I WANT TO THANK
COUNCIL MEMBERS LEWIS AND
STRAUSS AND HERBOLD FOR
CONTINUING TO EMPHASIZE MENTAL
HEALTH INTERVENTIONS SO REALLY
I THINK IT'S A MATTER OF HOW DO
WE DO BOTH AND IN A BUDGET LIKE
THIS, WE DID MAKE A DECISION TO
REDUCE THAT $740,000 WHICH
MIGHT BE AN IMPORTANT
INVESTMENT AGAIN IF THERE'S
ADDITIONAL FEDERAL DOLLARS THAT
I'M HEARING COULD POTENTIALLY
BE AVAILABLE MAYBE THAT'S
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO FUND.
>> OKAY.
LET'S CONTINUE.
>> GREAT.
THE NEXT ITEM ON THIS LIST IS A
REDUCTION IN THE EXPANSION OF
THE COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER
PROGRAM AT THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
THE 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET
ASSUMED SIX NEW FTEs.
AND SIX NEW VEHICLES FOR A NEW
SQUAD OF SIX COMMUNITY SAFETY
OFFICERS.
THIS PROPOSAL WOULD PAUSE THE
EXPANSION OF THE CSA PROGRAM TO
ALLOW TIME TO DETERMINE HOW THE
PROGRAM MIGHT BE ALIGNED WITH
NEW ALTERNATIVE 911 RESPONSE
SERVICES THAT ARE BEING ADDED
IN THE 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET.
>> GREAT, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING
ELSE YOU WANTED TO ADD TO THAT
ONE?
>> NO.
>> OKAY.
LET'S CONTINUE.
>> GREAT.
NEXT IS $2.7 MILLION REDUCTION
ASSUMING ADDITIONAL STAFFING
PLANS SEPARATIONS THAT --
>> I'M SO SORRY, I WANT TO JUST
MENTION SOMETHING VERY BRIEFLY.
SO -- I WANT TO THANK THE CSOs
AND I WANT TO THANK MEMBERS OF
TEAMSTERS 17.
THEY HAVE CONTINUED TO ENGAGE
WITH THE COUNCIL AS WE'VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT HOW WE CAN SCALE
UP MORE OF THE CSO PROGRAMS.
AS WITH YOU KNOW WE JUST I
THINK IN SEPTEMBER ALLOCATED
FUNDING FOR AN ADDITIONAL UNIT
OF COSs.
THE WORK OF THE CSOs IS NOT IN
QUESTION.
ONGOING QUESTION IS THE
PLACEMENT AND LOCATION OF THE
CSOs IN THE FUTURE AND IN
CONVERSATIONS WITH MEMBERS WHO
ARE CSOs WANTED TO REITERATE
OUR SUPPORT FOR THEM AND ALSO
THIS IS NOT A CUT TO THE
PROGRAM.
THIS IS JUST HOLDING OFF ON THE
EXPANSION UNTIL THE QUESTION OF
WHERE THEY ARE HOUSED FOR
FUTURE UNITS TO BE EXPANDED
UPON IS DECIDED AND IDEALLY ALL
THE CSOs WILL BE KEPT TOGETHER
AND BE IN ONE LOCATION IN THE
FUTURE.
THAT REALLY RECOGNIZES THE
COMMUNITY SERVICE SIDE OF THE
CSOs.
BUT WANT TO MAKE SURE TO
REITERATE WE HAVE NOT CUT ANY
OF THE EXISTING CSOs.
THIS WAS A PROPOSED EXPANSION
AND WE JUST ADDED AN EXPANSION
EARLIER THIS YEAR.
OKAY.
LET'S CONTINUE.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT TO THE -- $2.7 MILLION
REDUCTION IN ADDITIONAL
ASSUMING ADDITIONAL STAFFING
PLAN SEPARATIONS THAT MORE
CLOSELY REFLECTS THE CURRENT
ATTRITION RATE FROM THE
DEPARTMENT.
THE BALANCING PACKAGE FULLY
FUNDS THE HIRING PLAN PROPOSED
FOR 2022 INCLUDING 125 RECRUITS
AND LATERAL HIRES.
GREAT.
ANYTHING MORE YOU WANT TO ADD
TO THAT, GREG?
>> YEAH.
JUST TO REEMPHASIZE THAT -- OR
TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE HIRING
PLAN OF 125 NEW OFFICERS IS
FULLY FUNDED AND THE
SEPARATIONS THAT ARE ASSUMED,
THERE'S -- TWO PARTS TO THAT.
THE FIRST PART IS THAT THE
SEPARATIONS IN 2022 WILL
BASICALLY MIRROR THE
SEPARATIONS THAT THE COUNCIL
ASSUMED IN 2021.
IN 2021, THE COUNCIL HAD
THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE 114
SEPARATIONS.
TURNS OUT THERE WERE WELL OVER
-- THERE'S GOING TO BE WELL
OVER 150.
BUT THE COUNCIL HAD ASSUMED
114.
AND THE COUNCIL WILL AGAIN
ASSUME 114 IN 2022.
THERE ARE ALSO 12 ADDITIONAL
SEPARATIONS THAT ARE ASSUMED AS
A RESULT OF THE COVID VACCINE
MANDATE.
AT THIS POINT IN TIME, OR I
SHOULD SAY AS OF FIVE DAYS AGO,
AS OF NOVEMBER 5th THERE WERE
80 OFFICERS THAT WERE
UNVACCINATED AND UNDEPLOYABLE
OUT ON LEAVE THAT WERE HAVING A
COMBINATION REQUEST REVIEWED BY
THE CITY.
THOSE ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS
THE COUNCIL EXPECTS ARE GOING
TAKE A WHILE AND THE COUNCIL
EXPECTS 12 OF THOSE WILL RESULT
IN SEPARATION AT SOME POINT IN
TIME IN JANUARY.
THEY WILL ADD TO THE SEPARATION
FORECAST THAT I JUST SPOKE
ABOUT THAT WILL MIRROR LAST
YEAR.
AND THE TWO COMING TOGETHER
WILL RESULT IN 125 SEPARATIONS.
THE SAME NUMBER OF HIRES YOU
WILL HAVE A STAFFING FORECAST
THAT'S 125 HIRES AND 125
SEPARATIONS.
IT WILL NET ZERO AND THAT IS --
GOING TO RESULT IN THE ABILITY
FOR THE BUDGET TO BE CUT BY
$2.7 MILLION.
FOR POLICE SALARIES THAT WILL
NOT NEED TO BE USED BECAUSE THE
ADDITIONAL SEPARATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO HAPPEN.
>> ANY QUESTIONS HERE?
VICE CHAIR HERBOLD.
I'LL ADD YOU IN THERE --
JUAREZ.
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS AND THEN
COUNCIL MEMBER PEARSON.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT HOUR
ABILITY WITH THIS -- REDUCTION.
IN ASSUMED SEPARATIONS.
I JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW
THIS PROPOSAL IMPACTS OUR
ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO SAY THAT
THE STAFFING -- SPD STAFFING
BUDGET IS FULLY FUNDED.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE
2022 PROPOSAL RECOGNIZES THAT
1,223 CAN BE HIRED UNDER --
WELL, THAT'S THE TOTAL WITH
WHAT CAN BE HIRED UNDER THE
STAFFING PLAN.
AND THIS REDUCES THE TOTAL TO
1200.
IS THAT -- IS THAT MORE OR LESS
CORRECT AND I'M JUST WONDERING
THE ASSUMPTIONINGS THAT ARE
UNDERLYING THE INCREASED
SEPARATIONS ASSUMPTIONS, MY
NOTES SHOW THAT THIS SEPTEMBER
UPDATE SENT TO COUNCIL HAS
NUMBERS THROUGH AUGUST.
AND SHOWS THAT THERE WERE 68
SEPARATIONS OVER THE FIRST FOUR
MONTHS AND 49 SEPARATIONS IN
THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS.
AND THE -- THE CHIEF HAS -- MY
REGULAR MEETINGS WITH HIM,
REFERENCED HIS REVIEW OF THE
HIRING REPORTS TO SUGGEST THAT
SEPARATIONS ARE ACTUALLY
SLOWING.
SO JUST WONDERING IF CENTRAL
STAFF CAN COMMENT ON THAT.
>> OKAY.
START WITH THE FIRST ONE.
THE -- IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE A
DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE
STAFFING PLAN BEING FULLY
FUNDED AS IT WAS SUBMITTED IN
THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND THE SPD
HIRING PLAN BEING FULLY FUNDED.
THE CHAIR'S BUDGET FULLY FUNDS
THE HIRING PLAN IN THE SENSE
THAT THERE IS FUNDING IN THE
BUDGET TO HIRE 125 OFFICERS.
THE -- THERE IS FUNDING REMOVED
THE $2.7 MILLION BECAUSE THE
CHAIR'S BUDGET ASSUMES THAT
MORE OFFICERS ARE GOING TO
LEAVE THE DEPARTMENT.
SO IT'S NOT -- IT'S NOT CORRECT
TO SAY THAT THE STAFFING PLAN
AS IT WAS SUBMITTED BY THE
MAYOR, IS FULLY FUNDED.
BECAUSE AS YOU POINT OUT
COUNCIL MEMBER, THE NUMBER OF
FTE THAT WAS FUNDED.
IT WOULD HAVE ASSUMED THAT ONLY
94 SEPARATIONS WOULD HAPPEN.
AND THE COUNCIL IS ASSUMING
THAT THERE WILL BE 125 AND
TAKING THE DIFFERENCE IN
DOLLARS TO $2.7 MILLION.
SO THAT IS THE CASE TO SAY THAT
THE HIRING PLAN IS -- IS FULLY
FUNDED.
IN TERMS OF SEPARATIONS, IT IS
THE DEPARTMENT'S STAFFING PLAN
THROUGH SEPTEMBER THAT PROJECTS
THAT THERE WILL BE 150
SEPARATIONS THROUGH THE END OF
THE YEAR.
AND THAT INCLUDES ACTUALS
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30th WITH
PROJECTIONS FOR OCTOBER,
NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.
AND IT'S THEIR OWN PROJECTIONS
THAT I AM CITING.
SO IF THE CHIEF IS SAYING THAT
HE THINKS THAT SOMETHING
DIFFERENT MIGHT HAPPEN IN THE
NEXT THREE MONTHS, THEN THAT
WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD
BE GOOD FOR HIM TO SEND TO THE
COUNCIL.
REVISED HIRING PLAN WOULD BE
GOOD.
BUT AT THIS POINT IN TIME,
CERTAINLY THE -- THE NUMBER OF
SEPARATIONS THAT HAVE OCCURRED
ARE AT LEAST CONSISTENT WITH
WHAT THE COUNCIL IS ASSUMING AT
THE 114 LEVEL OR FOR SURE WILL
BE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE
COUNCIL IS ASSUMING AT THE 114
LEVEL.
AND I THINK YOU HAVE ONE OTHER
QUESTION THAT I MAY BE
FORGETTING.
>> I THINK YOU COVERED
EVERYTHING.
I JUST -- WHAT I WAS SAYING
ABOUT THE ACTUAL SEPARATIONS,
AND YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU CAN
CUT THIS INFORMATION LOTS OF
DIFFERENT WAYS.
BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE FIRST
FOUR MONTHS COMPARED TO THE
LAST FOUR MONTHS, OF THE -- FOR
THE -- THE MOST RECENT 2021
REPORT COVERING THE FIRST EIGHT
MONTHS OF 2021, IF YOU COMPARE
THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS TO THE
LAST FOUR MONTHS, THERE'S --
THE SECOND FOUR MONTHS IS A
SIGNIFICANTLY I GUESS -- I
DON'T KNOW.
SMALLER NUMBER THAN THE FIRST
FOUR MONTHS.
WHICH I DON'T KNOW IF THAT
MAKES A TREND.
>> CERTAINLY HOPE SO.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE TO LIFT
UP A FEW OF THE PIECES THAT
GREG NOTED IN HIS INITIAL
COMMENTS AND THEN RESPOND TO
YOU.
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE ASSUMED ONLY
94 SEPARATIONS WHEN WE ARE
SEEING THIS YEAR ACCORDING TO
SPD'S OWN DATA AND USE OF
ACTUAL SEPARATIONS UNTIL
SEPTEMBER AND SPD'S OWN
PROGNOSIS OF THE EXPECTED
SEPARATIONS FOR OCTOBER,
NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.
WE ANTICIPATE BASED ON SPD'S
DATA THERE WILL BE 150
SEPARATIONS THIS YEAR.
WE ARE NOT ASSUMING 150
SEPARATIONS NEXT YEAR.
WE ARE ONLY ASSUMING 114
SEPARATIONS JUST LIKE WE
ASSUMED LAST YEAR.
ADDITIONALLY, AS GREG NOTED,
WITH THE VACCINATION MANDATE,
WE KNOW THAT THERE'S 80
OFFICERS WHO HAVE REQUESTED
SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS FOR NOT
RECEIVING THEIR VACCINATION.
WHILE WE KNOW THE DEPARTMENT IS
WORKING TO ADDRESS THE
ACCOMMODATION THERE ARE MANY
FOLKS ON THE IN T FRONT LINE
WHO DO REQUIRE INTERACTION WITH
THE PUBLIC.
CONSERVATIVELY, I THINK IT'S A
FAIR ESTIMATE TO ASSUME THAT
THE DOZENS OF THOSE 80 WILL NOT
BE ABLE TO HAVE AN
ACCOMMODATION AND THAT IS WHERE
THE TOTAL UNIVERSE OF 126
OFFICERS SEPARATING NEXT YEAR
COMES FROM.
JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO
UNDERSCORE THE POINTS FOR
MEMBERS OF THE VIEWING PUBLIC
NOT NECESSARILY FOR MY
COLLEAGUES BECAUSE I KNOW YOU
ARE STEEPED IN THIS
INFORMATION.
BUT THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT
NOTE FOR WHY WE WERE ABLE TO
ACCOMPLISH THAT RESOURCE.
NOT BECAUSE WE'RE CUTTING
EXISTING DOLLARS FOR FUTURE
HIRES, WE ARE STILL ALLOWING
FOR THOSE FUTURE HIRES AS THE
MAYOR'S HIRING PLAN PROJECTED.
I THINK WE'RE MAKING SOME
INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT WHERE
DOLLARS MAY BE SITTING ON THE
TABLE.
AND IF MORE OFFICERS LEAVE THEN
THE 94 PROJECTED BY THE MAYOR
AND NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ, YOU ARE
ON MUTE.
I KNOW YOU ARE SAYING --
>> KNOW THAT BY NOW.
THANKS.
I THINK YOU ANSWERED A LOT OF
WHAT MY QUESTION WAS GOING TO
BE, THE BACK AND FORTH ON THE
SEPARATIONS AND THE
ASSUMPTIONS.
SO JUST SO I CAN -- THERE'S ONE
KIND OF TECHNICAL QUESTION I
HAVE AND YOU CAN GET THAT TO ME
OR MAYBE THE VIEWING PUBLIC
WANTS TO KNOW AS WELL.
THE FIVE CUTS TO SPD I NOTICED
THAT -- ITEM NUMBER ONE AND
FIVE STATE WHO THE SPONSOR IS
BUT TWO, THREE AND FOUR DON'T.
SO I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHO THE
SPONSORS WERE ORIGINALLY FOR
THE TECHNOLOGY, THE EXPANSION
AND THE ADDITIONAL STAFFING.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A
REASON WHY YOU PUT A PARTICULAR
COUNCIL MEMBER LIKE --
>> I CAN ANSWER THAT.
SO FOR SOME OF THESE PROPOSALS
THEY WERE INITIALLY PROPOSED AS
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD NOTED AS
PROVISOS.
THEY WERE SUGGESTED BEFORE THE
KNOWN $15 MILLION DEFICIT.
WE DID NOT ASSOCIATE A COUNCIL
MEMBER NAME WITH THESE ITEMS
BECAUSE THEY ARE CHANGED.
TEY ARE NOT A PROVISO.
THEY ARE A REDUCTION AND SO I
AS THE CHAIR AND THE SPONSOR OF
THE THREE BECAUSE THEY ARE
DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WAS
ORIGINALLY PROPOSED BY THE
COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO MAY HAVE
SUGGESTED A PROVISO.
IT'S ALSO A REFLECTION OF THE
CONCEPT THOUGH THAT WAS
DISCUSSED PUBLICLY MORE IN LINE
OF -- MORE IN THE VEIN OF A
PROVISO BUT WE ADHERED TO THE
TRANSPARENCY HERE IF IT WAS NOT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE COUNCIL
MEMBER'S INITIAL REQUEST.
WHEN I CHANGED IT I HAVE THE
CHAIR'S NAME NEXT TO IT.
>> SECOND, SO I JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE AND MAYBE IT'S JUST
ME.
SO WE ARE ASSUMING 125 HIRES
AND 125 SEPARATIONS.
AND THE 125 SEPARATIONS IS A --
EQUALS $2.7 MILLION IN SAVINGS.
AS FOR THE $2.7 MILLION CAME
FROM.
IS THAT A CORRECT SUMMATION?
>> YES.
>> OKAY.
SO OKAY.
SO I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD SHARED SOME ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.
SO DO WE ANTICIPATE AND I --
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD THANK
YOU.
BECAUSE I KNOW YOU MEET WITH
THE CHIEF REGULARLY.
BE UPDATED IF THE ASSUMPTIONS
CHANGE?
>> YES.
THE -- THE SLIDE THAT COUNCIL
HER HERBOLD SPONSORED.
SPD 001 REQUIRES THE DEPARTMENT
TO SEND TO THE COUNCIL
QUARTERLY, A STAFFING REPORT
AND THE REALITY IS THAT THEY
SEND IT TO ME MONTHLY.
AND I CONFER WITH THE PUBLIC
SAFETY CHAIR PRETTY MUCH
MONTHLY.
ON THE STAFFING REPORT.
AND SO IN -- IN MOSTLY
REALTIME, WE KEEP UP WITH THE
DEPARTMENT'S STAFFING.
SO YES, WE WILL BE MONITORING
THAT AND WE WILL SEE CHANGES IN
THE TREND.
>> GREG.
IS A IT GOING TO BE FAIR TO SAY
WE HAVE BEEN PRETTY MUCH CLOSE
TO ASSUAGES WE HAVE MADE IN
STAFFING FOR 2021 AND 2022?
>> NOT REALLY.
NO.
WE'VE BEEN --
>> OKAY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE BEEN
--
>> I KNOW.
THANK YOU.
I'M JUST TRYING TO GET -- I'M
TRYING TO TAKE NOTES AND TRYING
-- GO AHEAD.
I'LL LET YOU ANSWER.
I APOLOGIZE.
>> UNFORTUNATELY NO.
NEITHER THE DEPARTMENT OR THE
COUNCIL HAS BEEN EVEN CLOSE.
THERE HAS BEEN -- THERE HAVE
BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY MORE
SEPARATIONS THAN EITHER SIDE
HAVE PREDICTED.
>> BUT THAT'S AN IMPORTANT
QUESTION COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
I THINK THAT IF THE CONCERNS
WAS THAT WERE ASSUMING MORE
COST SAVINGS, THAN THE NUMBERS
ARE ACTUALLY BEARING OUT, THEN
THAT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY A
PROBLEM FROM A BUDGETARY
PERSPECTIVE AS WELL.
BUT WHAT WE'RE SEEING AS GREG
JUST NOTED IS HIGHER THAN
ANTICIPATED SEPARATIONS SO IF
ANYTHING THERE'S ADDITIONAL
SALARY SAVINGS.
A LOT OF CONVERSATION WE JUST
HAD TO HAVE LAST MONTH ABOUT
THE HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED
SALARY SAVINGS.
WE ARE CONSERVATIVE IN OUR
ESTIMATE HERE OF HOW MUCH
SALARY SAVINGS WE ARE CAMTURING
FOR INVESTMENTS IN THE BUDGET.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
I'M GLAD YOU WALKED THROUGH THE
$10.8 MILLION CUTS.
WITHIN SPD THE FIVE.
NOW I HAVE A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING AND I KNOW WE'RE
NOT -- WE GOT ONE MORE TO GO.
ON THE SALARY SAVINGS.
I'M NOT INCLINED TO SUPPORT
CUTTING THE HIRING INCENTIVE
BUT THE OTHER FOUR MAKE SENSE
TO KNOW.
THERE'S MORE TO SHARE BUT I'M
GOING TO PUT THAT OUT THERE NOW
IN LIGHT OF THE ASSUMPTIONS
WE'RE MAKING I WANT TO AGAIN BE
TRANSPARENT AND CANDID WITH
EVERYBODY.
JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT.
THANK YOU MADAME CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE EARLY
HEADS-UP COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
APPRECIATE YOUR NOTE OF SUPPORT
FOR FOUR OF THE FIVE.
THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS AND THEN
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU MADAME CHAIR AND I
THINK THIS IS GOING BACK TO
GREG JUST FOR A SECOND.
AND IT'S SIMILAR AREA THAT
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ AND
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD WENT
OVER ON OUR ASSUMPTIONS ON
SEPARATIONS.
AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE I HAVE
THE FORMULA RIGHT.
IN HOW WE GET TO THE -- THE NET
ZERO 125 ASSUMPTION.
SO MONALSING IS THAT WE'RE
REPEATING OUR 114 LEVEL THAT WE
SET IN THE PREVIOUS BUDGET AND
THEN THE BALANCE IS MADE UP
FROM ASSUMPTIONS FROM THE
MAYOR'S VACCINE -- OR THE
CITY'S VACCINE MANDATE.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> PRETTY MUCH.
I MEAN, IT'S -- IT'S 113 AND
THEN 12 IS THE -- PRECISE MATH.
>> YEAH.
IS THERE -- YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I
DON'T WANT TO RETREAD THIS
BECAUSE I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ BASICALLY JUST DID
THERE.
BUT YOU KNOW, I WOULD LIKE TO
HAVE A BETTER IDEA ABOUT HOW WE
ARE SETTING THE FORMULA TO COME
UP WITH THE PREDICTED
SEPARATIONS.
YOU KNOW, IT'S STILL NOT
SITTING COMPLETELY WELL WITH ME
FROM THE LAST BUDGET.
WHEN WE -- WE SET THE
ANTICIPATED SEPARATIONS AT THE
ANTICIPATED HIRE NUMBER STILL
FEELS TO ME LIKE IT WAS A
LITTLE -- CONVENIENT TO DO
THAT.
AND I WOULD JUST RATHER HAVE
THE FORMULA BE BASED IN -- IN
SOMETHING OTHER THAN TRYING TO
MATCH THE NUMBER OF HIRES.
AND I'M NOT CONVINCED THAT THIS
FORMULA IS DOING THAT UNLESS
YOU CAN CONVINCE ME OTHERWISE,
GREG.
LIKE AND I'M NOT SAYING IT
SHOULD BE LOWER NECESSARILY.
I'M NOT -- I DON'T THINK IT
SHOULD BE HIGHER.
I JUST LIKE THE FORMULA TO BE
BASED IN SOMETHING THAT SEEMS
TO BE A MORE DEFENSIBLE NUMBER
THAN THE NUMBER OF HIRES WHICH
IS WHAT IT APPEARS TO ME TO BE
BASED ON HERE.
AND I KNOW THAT'S NOT
COMPLETELY FAIR.
BUT I MEAN, OPTICALLY IT LOOKS
LIKE THATMENT TELL ME WHY IT
ISN'T.
>> WHAT I THINK I WOULD TELL
YOU IS THIS.
THE DEPARTMENT HAS INDICATED
AND I HOPE YOU WILL ALLOW ME TO
SPEAK FOR JUST A MOMENT.
THE DEPARTMENT HAS INDICATED
THAT THERE'S NO STATISTICAL WAY
AT THIS POINT THEY CAN PREDICT
USING THE PAST WHAT THE FUTURE
MIGHT LOOK LIKE.
THE SWINGS HAVE BEEN TOO GREAT
LATELY.
SO BEING ABLE TO LOOK AT THE
HISTORY AND COME UP WITH ANY
KIND OF WAY TO LOOK FORWARD AND
SAY WHAT IS REASONABLE FROM A
STATISTICAL STANDPOINT, REALLY
IS DIFFICULT AT THIS POINT.
IN FACT, ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO,
THE DEPARTMENT REFUSED TO DO IT
ANY LONGER.
PROJECTIONS.
THEY PUT FORWARD PROJECTIONS
FOR THE BUDGET BECAUSE THEY HAD
TO.
THEY HAD TO -- THEY HAD TO FUND
SOMETHING.
AND SO THEY PUT FORWARD
PROJECTIONS.
THE COUNCIL IS PUTTING FORWARD
PROJECTIONS BECAUSE THEY HAVE
TO FUND SOMETHING.
THERE ARE OTHER WAYS THAT YOU
COULD BOOKEND THE STAFFING PLAN
IF YOU WERE NOT COMFORTABLE
WITH 125 AND 125.
THERE ARE -- THERE ARE -- THERE
IS A SALARY SAVINGS PROVISO
THAT RESTRICTS SPD FROM
SPENDING ANY OF ITS SALARY
SAVINGS ON ANYTHING OTHER THAN
SALARIES FOR OFFICERS.
SO THE COUNCIL COULD CHOOSE TO
CUT LESS OF THE SALARY SAVINGS
INSTEAD OF CUTTING THE $2.7
MILLION THEY COULD CUT -- YOU
ALL COULD CUT A SMALLER AMOUNT
OF SALARY SAVINGS.
AND YOU COULD KEEP SOME AMOUNT
IN THE BUDGET JUST IN CASE THE
PROJECTIONS ARE OFF IN THAT
PARTICULAR DIRECTION.
AND THE CASE IS THAT THERE ARE
-- THERE'S A NEED TO CAPTURE
MORE SALARY SAVINGS.
OR YOU COULD -- IF THERE'S A
NEED TO CAPTURE MORE SALARY
SAVINGS, YOU HAVE GOT THE
SALARY SAVINGS PROVISO THERE.
I THINK THAT THAT -- THAT
PROBABLY -- YOU COULD REDUCE
THE AMOUNT AND CAPTURE IT
THROUGH THAT PROVISO.
IF YOU INCREASED THE AMOUNT,
YOU WOULD PROBABLY BE FACING
THE POTENTIAL OF HAVING TO --
IF THE -- IF THE PROJECTIONS
WERE WRONG, COME BACK LATER AND
PROVIDE MORE MONEY.
SO I THINK THOSE ARE YOUR TWO
OPTIONS.
AND I'LL ASK ALLY TO JUMP IN
AND SEE IF I HAVE SAID ANYTHING
WRONG HERE.
>> THANK YOU, GREG.
I THINK THAT YOU COVERED IT AND
I WOULD JUST NOTE YOU KNOW, THE
BUDGET ITSELF IS BASED ON A SET
OF ASSUMPTIONS AND PROJECTIONS.
REVENUE FORECAST AND ALL OF
THAT.
AS WELL ALL EXPERIENCED OVER
THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS
SOMETIMES THE ASSUMPTIONS WITH
NEW INFORMATION GET UPDATED AND
COUNCIL THEN HAS TO TAKE UP THE
ISSUE AND I THINK THAT'S THE
SORT OF THE CASE HERE, LAST
YEAR, SIMILARLY, THE COUNCIL
ADOPTED A BUDGET THAT MODIFIED
THE ASSUMPTIONS OF THE --
EXECUTIVE HAD MADE AND THEIR
PROPOSED BUDGET.
AND MADE SOME MODIFICATIONS AND
IT TURNED OUT THAT IN ADDITION
TO THOSE SALARY SAVINGS, THERE
WAS ANOTHER $15 MILLION THIS
YEAR BECAUSE GREG NOTED IT'S
HARD TO REALLY YOU KNOW, SEE
TRENDS RIGHT NOW.
GIVEN WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON OVER
THE LAST FEW YEARS.
IN THE WORLD.
BUT I THINK THAT THIS IS A
SIMILAR EXERCISE THAT THE
COMMITTEE TOOK UP LAST YEAR IN
SORT OF THINKING THROUGH THE
ASSUMPTIONS THAT THE PROPOSED
BUDGET WAS BASED ON AND MAKING
SOME MODIFICATIONS.
BASED ON THE INFORMATION IN
HAND TODAY.
>> THANK YOU ALLY.
I WOULD START I THINK -- I'M
SORRY I GOT STUCK THERE CAUGHT
IN THOUGHT.
FOR A MOMENT.
I WAS TRYING TO THINK ABOUT THE
TWO APPROACHES.
THE COUNCIL COULD CHOOSE TO CUT
LESS THAN $2.7 MILLION AND RELY
ON THE SALARY SAVINGS PROVISO
IF INDEED THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE
THAT LEAVE, OR THE EXACT 125
LEAVE, THEN THE COUNCIL WILL
HAVE THE SALARY SAVINGS PROVISO
AND THEY COULD GO BACK IN AND
CUT THE AMOUNT LATER.
BUT IF THE COUNCIL CHOSE TO CUT
MORE THAN $2.7 MILLION, THEN
THAT WOULD BE THE CASE WHERE
THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO ADD MONEY
LATER.
SO THOSE ARE BASICALLY THE TWO
APPROACHES I THINK THAT THE
COUNCIL WOULD HAVE IF THEY
CHOSE ANY OTHER ASSUMPTIONS,
THEN WHAT THE CHAIR IS CHOOSING
NOW.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU GREG.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH GREG AND
THANK YOU VERY MUCH ALLY.
AGAIN, AS A REMINDER FOR FOLKS,
THE CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE WAS
TO IDENTIFY ANY FUNDING THAT
WAS BEING PUT TO THE SIDE IN
ANTICIPATION OF SOME FUTURE
USE.
IF IT SEEMED LIKE THAT MONEY
WAS NOT GOING TO BE SPENT IN
2022, THAT MEANT THAT THERE WAS
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR US TO
BE ABLE TO DEPLOY TO IMMEDIATE
ASSISTANCE IN THIS MOMENT.
I ABSOLUTELY THANK CENTRAL
STAFF FOR THE GOOD WORK, THE
DETAILED WORK THAT GROUNDED
WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE.
TO MAKE THE ANALYSIS ON WHAT
ADDITIONAL SEPARATIONS WE COULD
ANTICIPATE THIS YEAR.
USING 114 AS OUR BASE FROM LAST
YEAR, WHICH IS STILL UNDER THE
EXPECTED SEPARATION OF 150
SEPARATIONS FOR 2021.
IS VERY SOUND.
IN THE MOMENT THAT WE WERE
LOOKING AT THE SEPARATIONS
POSSIBILITIES FROM THE
VACCINATION MANDATE, THERE WAS
ABOUT INITIALLY THREE DOZEN
FOLKS WHO HAD -- I BELIEVE HAD
NOTED THAT THEY WANTED SOME
ADDITIONAL ACCOMMODATION.
THAT NUMBER HAS GONE UP TO 80
PEOPLE WHO ARE SEEKING
ACCOMMODATION.
ASSUMING A DOZENS OF THOSE ARE
NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE
THEIR DESIRED ACCOMMODATIONS
SEEMS VERY CONSERVATIVE.
AND REASONABLE.
SO THE LAST THING THAT I WANT
US TO BE IN A POSITION OF IS
HAVING TO HAVE REDUCED SPD'S
BUDGET BY MORE THAN THE ACTUAL
REDUCTIONS.
EXCUSE ME, BY -- ASSUMING A
HIGHER ATTRITION RATE THAN THE
ACTUAL RATE.
I DON'T WANT IT TO BE IN A
POSITION TO THEN HAVE TO STALL
OR DELAY IN GETTING MONEY BACK
TO SPD.
AND HAVING TO VOTE LATER SEEMED
LIKE A -- UNNECESSARY SITUATION
IF WE NEED A CONSERVATIVE
ESTIMATE HERE.
THIS IS A CONSERVATIVE
ESTIMATE.
OF ATTRITION IN 2022.
AND I APPRECIATE THE ONGOING
CONVERSATION THAT WE WILL
BELIEVE HAVING HERE SOON ABOUT
HOW WE CAN SUPPORT RETENSION.
BUT THAT'S I THINK A VERY SOUND
ESTIMATE THAT CENTRAL STAFF HAS
OFFERED US.
I'M GOING TO COGO COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN AND COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA AND THANK YOU FOR
PUTTING TOGETHER THE BALANCING
PACKAGE AND HARD WORK OF
CENTRAL STAFF OVER THE PAST FEW
WEEKS HERE.
JUST WANT TO REALLY ACKNOWLEDGE
THE HARD WORK THAT WENT INTO
THE BUDGET REVIEW TO GET TO
THIS POINT AND OBVIOUSLY THIS
IS ONE OF THE MORE --
CONTROVERSIAL THINGS TO BE
DISCUSSING SO I REALIZE THAT --
IT'S WORTH THE ROBUST
DISCUSSION HERE BECAUSE OF THE
IMPORTANCE OF IT.
I APT CONCERNED ABOUT THE
PROPOSED CUTS.
THE FIRST TIME I SAW THEM WAS
YESTERDAY WITH MOST OTHERS.
AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT 911
RESPONSE TIMES.
AND THE NEED TO STAFF LARGE
EVENTS AND PROVIDE WHAT'S THE
RESOURCES NEEDED TO RETAIN
OFFICERS AND ALSO AS WE LOOK TO
FINALIZING THE NEXT PERMANENT
CHIEF OF POLICE, AND I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE ADDITIONAL
CONTEXT AND EXPLANATIONS TODAY.
I DO FEEL LIKE THERE'S STILL
SOME UNCERTAINTY AND I
APPRECIATE WHAT THE ASSUMPTIONS
ARE BASED ON.
AT THE SAME TIME I'M HEARING
THAT WHILE THE HIRING PLAN
WOULD BE FUNDED, THE STAFFING
PLAN WOULD NOT BE FULL FUNDED.
AND I'M -- I DO LIKE THE IDEA
OF INSTEAD OF CUTTING AND
REDEPLOYING RATHER, PERHAPS,
WHAT WAS MENTIONED BY CENTRAL
STAFF, THE IDEA OF A PROVISO
THAT WOULD SET ASIDE FUNDING
AND THEN WE CAN SEE WHAT
ACTUALLY DOES HAPPEN RATHER
THAN JUST -- MAKING A HARD CUT
NOW BASED ON ASSUMPTIONS WHERE
THINGS SEEM TO BE VERY FLUID
RIGHT NOW.
SO -- I'LL PROBABLY REACH OUT
TO CENTRAL STAFF AND EXPLORE
MORE OF THIS IDEA.
BUT PROVISO TO HELP SET ASIDE
SOME OF THESE FUNDS INSTEAD OF
SCUTTLING THEM RIGHT NOW.
THANK YOU.
>> AND COUNCIL MEMBER, IF I
COULD JUMP IN AND TELL YOU THAT
THE CHAIR'S PACKAGE DOES
INCLUDE A PROVISO ON SALARY
SAVINGS.
SO -- IT'S SOMETHING YOU
WOULDN'T EVEN NEED TO DO.
YOU COULD JUST RUN AN AMENDMENT
TO REDUCE THE CUT FROM $2.7
MILLION AND IF THERE ARE SALARY
SAVINGS, THEY WOULD
AUTOMATICALLY BE LOCKED UP BY
THE PROVISO IN THE CHAIR'S
PACKAGE.
AND -- AND THAT WOULDND BE
SOMETHING -- THAT WOULD BE
SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL COULD
ACCESS LATER AND REAPPROPRIATE
OR REMOVE THE PROVISO.
>> I WOULD JUST -- IF I COULD,
JUST ADD IN THOUGH, JUST SO
WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.
IF THERE'S A PROPOSAL TO REMOVE
ANY OF THESE CUTS, THIS IS ALL
NECESSARY TO SUPPORT A BALANCED
PACKAGE.
SO THERE WILL NEED TO BE AN
ALTERNATIVE OFFSETTING CUT
PROPOSED FOR A PROPOSAL TO
REMOVE SOME OF THE NEW SPENDING
IN THIS PACKAGE.
TO OFFSET THE REDUCTION.
BECAUSE PULLING ANY ONE OF
THESE CUTS OUT AND IMPOSING
PROVISO PUTS BUDGET OUT OF
BALANCE.
HOPING WE CONTINUE TO STAY IN
BALANCE.
THANK YOU.
>> UNDERSTOOD.
CHAIR MOSQUEDA A FOLLOW-UP
QUESTION?
IN TERMS OF OVERTIME NEEDS,
DOES THE -- DO THESE CUTS OF
STAFF TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE --
WHAT MIGHT NEED TO BE SPENT ON
OVERTIME?
>> WANT TO MAKE CLEAR THERE'S
NOT A CUT IN STAFF.
ALL OF THE EXPECTED HIRES FOR
SPD AS REQUESTED BY THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE ARE ASSUMED.
WE ARE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT A
MORE ACCURATE PICTURE OF WHAT
SEPARATIONS WOULD BE.
SO JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
BEFORE CENTRAL STAFF ANSWERS
THAT I CLARIFY.
THERE'S NOT A CUT IN STAFF.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANKS THE CHAIR IS CORRECT.
NO CUTS IN STAFF.
THE ASSUMPTION IS THAT THESE
OFFICERS ARE GOING TO LEAVE.
AND THE CUTS ARE SIMPLY TAKING
THE SALARIES THAT ARE NOT GOING
TO GO TO THEM.
THERE ARE CUTS THAT ARE MADE TO
THE OVERTIME BUDGET IN THE NEXT
ITEM.
I GUESS I WOULD ASK WHETHER OR
NOT THE CHAIR WOULD WANT ME TO
ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
ABOUT THIS ITEM.
AND THEN MOVE ON TO THAT BEFORE
I HIT OVERTIME.
>> LET'S PAUSE.
AND WE'LL TAKE THE LAST TWO
HANDS.
AND WE DO NEED TO MOVE ON HERE
TO SOME OF THE OTHER PIECES SO
THAT WE CAN GET INTO WHAT IS
ADDED FOR THE CONVERSATION
AROUND STAFFING AND INVESTMENTS
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THERE
TOO BUT COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN
WE WILL COME BACK TO YOUR
QUESTION ABOUT OVERTIME.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD AND
LEWIS FOR FINAL COMMENTS.
>> I WANT TO UNDERSCORE VERY
QUICKLY WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN
SAID.
IN I BELIEVE IT WAS -- EARLY
AUGUST?
WE PASSED THE MID YEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL.
AND PART OF THE LEGISLATION
INCLUDED ADJUSTMENTS TO SPD
FUNDING.
úSOME OF THOSE ADJUSTMENTS
INCLUDED FINDING WAYS FOR SPD
TO SPEND MONEY.
$15MILLION IN MONEY THAT THEY
COULD NOT SPEND IN SALARIES.
AND WE USED THESE EXACT SAME AS
I'M UNDERSTANDING CENTRAL STAFF
AND THE CHAIR EXPLAINED, WE'RE
USING THESE EXACT SAME
SEPARATION ASSUMPTIONS AND WE
WERE STILL $15 MILLION TO THE
GOOD OF SPD CONSERVATIVE.
SO I JUST -- I THINK THIS IS A
-- AN APPROACH.
WHAT I'M -- IF WHAT I'M
EXPLAINING MY UNDERSTANDING TO
BE IS CORRECT, AND YOU KNOW,
AGAIN, THERE WAS -- $15 MILLION
IN SPD'S BUDGET IN AUGUST FOR
SALARY, SAVINGS AND THEY COULD
NOT SPEND, TO IMPLEMENT, YOU
KNOW, WHAT WAS BASICALLY THE
COUNCIL'S ENDORSED HIRING PLAN
FOR SPD.
THEY COULDN'T SPEND THOSE
DOLLARS.
>> THAT'S ALL CORRECT COUNCIL
MEMBER.
>> THANK YOU VICE CHAIR.
AND CHAIR OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS, DID YOU
HAVE ANOTHER COMMENT?
>> I THINK I CAN TAKE IT
OFFLINE WITH CENTRAL STAFF.
>> APPRECIATE IT.
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
COLLEAGUES THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE MORE
ITEM TO COVER IN THIS SECTION
HERE.
IS THAT CORRECT, GREG?
>> YES.
DIRECTOR, SHALL I JUST -- TAKE
IT --
>> YOU WANT TO JUST WALK
THROUGH IT.
GO FOR IT.
>> THE LAST CUT OF $4.5 MILLION
IS -- HAS SEVERAL COMPONENTS TO
IT.
AND SO I'M JUST GOING TO GO
OVER THE COMPONENTS.
IT'S THE SAME CUT THAT YOU
HEARD ABOUT DURING THE FIRST
ROUND OF CBAs.
AS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
THE FIRST COMPONENT OF THIS CUT
IS A SALARY SAVINGS CUT.
JUST IN THE TIME THAT THE MAYOR
WROTE HER PROPOSED BUDGET FROM
THE TIME THAT SHE WROTE IT TO
THE TIME IT WAS TRANSMITTED,
MORE OFFICERS LEFT THAN WERE
ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE STAFFING
PLAN.
AND SO RIGHT AWAY, THERE WAS
$1.1 MILLION IN SALARY SAVINGS
AVAILABLE TO THE COUNCIL.
SO THE FIRST THING THAT THIS
CUT DID WAS TO CUT $850,000 OF
THAT SALARY SAVINGS.
IT DID LEAVE SOME OF THE SALARY
SAVINGS IN SPD FOR A RELATIONAL
POLICING PROGRAM WHICH IS SORT
OF A PRE-TRAINING, PRE-ACADEMY
PROGRAM FOR POLICE RECRUITS TO
-- LEARN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
COMMUNITY AND GET -- COMMUNITY
LENS BEFORE THEY GO TO THE
ACADEMY.
RIGHT AWAY THERE'S A --
$850,000 SALARY SAVINGS CUT FOR
A DIFFERENT IN PROJECTIONS.
AND THEN THERE ARE SOME
EFFICIENCY CUTS.
THE FIRST OF WHICH IS A $3.2
MILLION OVERTIME CUT.
AND IN THAT PARTICULAR CASE, IT
IS THE REDUCTION OF THE SPD
OVERTIME BUDGET FROM A PROPOSED
LEVEL OF $29.6 MILLION.
LET ME GET THE EXACT NUMBERS
HERE.
ONE SECOND.
>> GREG, I HAVE THAT AS THE
REDUCED OVERTIME FROM $29.6
MILLION TO $26.6 MILLION.
>> 11% REDUCTION.
SORRY, HAD TO CHANGE THE NOTES
UP HERE.
AND SO THAT'S AN 11% REDUCTION.
AND THE COUNCIL HAS SPECIFIED
IN THE CBA THAT IT IS THE
INTENT OF THE COUNCIL THAT THAT
REDUCTION BE TO THE EXTENT
POSSIBLE, DIRECTED TOWARDS
EVENTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS.
AND THAT THE -- THE DEPARTMENTS
BEGIN TO TRACK EVENTS AND
DEMONSTRATIONS SPECIFICALLY
DEMONSTRATIONS, SEPARATELY.
SO THAT THE COUNCIL CAN MAKE
SURE THAT THE CUT IS BEING
DIRECTED THAT WAY.
THE -- THE NEXT COMPONENT IS A
TRAVEL AND TRAINING CUT.
THE COUNCIL HAS ASKED THE
DEPARTMENT TO FIND EFFICIENCIES
IN ITS TRAVEL AND TRAINING
EXPENDITURES.
SUCH THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO
NOT SPEND $175,000.
THIS MIGHT INCLUDE THINGS LIKE
GOING TO VIDEO CONFERENCES
INSTEAD OF TRAVELING TO
CONFERENCES.
THE OVERALL TRAVEL AND TRAINING
BUDGET IS $1.1 MILLION.
AND SO BY CUTTING $175,000, IT
WOULD LEAVE $925,000.
AND THEN THE LAST PIECE OF THIS
CUT IS A $300,000 CUT TO THE
DISCRETIONARY PURCHASE BUDGET.
AND THAT IS A $4.4 MILLION
BUDGET AND AFTER THE $300,000
CUT, THAT WOULD BRING IT DOWN
TO $4.1 MILLION BUDGET.
AND AGAIN, THE COUNCIL IS
SEEKING THAT THE DEPARTMENT
FIND EFFICIENCIES IN ITS
SPENDING.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD FOR THE WORK THAT YOU
HAVE DONE.
AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU
AND I WILL NOTE GREG I'M
INTERESTED IN THIS AND SOME OF
THE OTHER AMENDMENTS.
HOW WE CAN HELP COMMUNICATE TO
FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT
THERE ARE NOT CUTS IN SOME
AREAS.
WHOLE CLOTH CUTS.
THERE ARE SOME REDUCTIONS.
AND SOME ITEMS THAT ARE
PROPOSED TO BE HELD OFF ON.
ARE NEW ITEMS.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE AN
IMPORTANT DISTINCTION SO PEOPLE
DON'T THINK THAT THE EXISTING
FUNDING FOR SPD IS BEING
REDUCED BY THIS AMOUNT OR
THERE'S ANY MISINFORMATION --
MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT EXISTING
STAFF BEING CUT.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
JUST TO -- QUICK NOTE.
ON THE OVERTIME REDUCTION, OF A
11%.
THAT'S A REDUCTION OF 11% OVER
WHAT THE MAYOR PROPOSED AND I
BELIEVE IT'S AN INCREASE OVER
-- 2021?
OR IS THE IT THE SAME AS 2021?
>> IT ACTUALLY IS AN INCREASE
OVER THE 2021 BUDGET.
THE -- THE 2021 BUDGET WAS A
$21.8 MILLION BUDGET SO THIS IS
PROVIDING THE DEPARTMENT WITH
MORE OVERTIME FUNDS THAN THEY
HAD THIS YEAR.
THEY WILL HAVE $26.4 MILLION IN
2022.
>> VERY HELPFUL.
THANK YOU.
GOOD TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS
ACTUALLY AN INCREASE OVER 2021.
WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT
THINGS ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
OPEN UP AND THERE WILL BE
ADDITIONAL EVENTS.
BUT I JUST WANT TO REMIND MY
COLLEAGUES AS WELL AS THE
VIEWING PUBLIC IS THAT WE HAVE
A STRONG INTEREST, SHARED
STRONG INTEREST, IN ENSURING
THAT TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE,
EVENTS CAN BE STAFFED WITH
OVERTIME, NOT -- PATROL OFFICER
OVERTIME.
BUT TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE,
PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
OVERTIME.
BECAUSE WE REALLY, REALLY WANT
POLICE OFFICERS TO BE FOCUSED
ON USING OVERTIME TO THE EXTENT
THEY NEED TO USE OVERTIME TO
FULFILL THEIR CORE LAW
ENFORCEMENT MISSION.
AND THERE'S CURRENTLY A -- A
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN S PD -- BETWEEN SPOG
AND THE PARKING ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS THAT ALLOWS THERE TO
BE SHARED STAFFING OF -- OF
SPECIAL EVENTS.
AND RECOGNIZES WITHIN THAT
AGREEMENT ITSELF, THAT THERE
MAY BE FLUCTUATION FROM YEAR TO
YEAR.
EVENT TO EVENT.
A MONTH TO MONTH.
IN WHO IS GETTING MORE OF THOSE
OVERTIME HOURS.
POLICE OFFICERS OR PARKING
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
WE WANT TO SEE MORE OF THOSE
HOURS TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE TO
TE EXTENT THAT IT'S SAFE,
GOING TO THE PARKING
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND I
THINK WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD
ARGUMENT FOR THE FOLKS WHO ARE
ADMINISTERING THAT OVERTIME.
THAT WE HAVE A LAW ENFORCEMENT
NEED TO ENSURE THAT MORE HOURS
ARE GOING TO PARKING
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
TO THE EXTENT THERE ARE
CONCERNS ABOUT THE --
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN SPOG AND SPAG THAT
ALLOWS BOTH, I -- I THINK THERE
IS AMPLE REASON TO TIP MORE OF
THE HOURS GOING TO PARKING
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
SO THAT THE HOURS THAT POLICE
OFFICERS ARE DOING ON OVERTIME
ARE REALLY FOCUSED ON THEIR
CORE LAW ENFORCEMENT MISSION.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD FOR THAT EXPLANATION
AND AGAIN TO MY QUESTION FOR
CENTRAL STAFF.
AND PERHAPS THIS IS A GRAPHIC
THAT WE CAN HAVE FROM OUR
COMMUNICATIONS TEAM TO SHOW
WHERE ITEMS ARE BEING PROPOSED
AS REDUCTIONS IN THE PROPOSED
BUDGET DOES NOT EQUAL A CUT IN
THE EXISTING BUDGET.
SOMETIMES?
RIGHT?
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT.
SO THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL
TO SEE.
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> YES, THANK YOU CHAIRMAN
MOSQUEDA.
JUST FOLLOWING UP ON THE
OVERTIME QUESTION.
I HAD EARLIER.
THANKS FOR GETTING TO THAT ITEM
SO I GUESS EVEN IF -- SO MY
CONCERN IS IF WE'RE ASSUMING
ADDITIONAL SEPARATIONS, BUT
THEN WE'RE -- WE'RE ALSO
ADJUSTING THE OVERTIME BUDGET,
I'M CONCERNED THAT THE OVERTIME
BUDGET WOULD THEN NEED TO GO UP
IF WE'RE ASSUMING ADDITIONAL
SEPARATIONS.
SO I SUPPORT WHAT COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD WAS SAYING ABOUT
HAVING A MORE EFFICIENT
DEPLOYMENT DURING EVENTS SO
THAT YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR
PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN
THAT -- IN THAT MIX.
AT THE SAME TIME, I'M JUST --
CONCERNED ABOUT THE OVERALL
IMBALANCE IF WE'RE ASSUMING
ADDITIONAL SEPARATIONS OF
STAFF.
I WOULD THINK THE OVERTIME
BUDGET WOULD THEN NEED TO
INCREASE TO -- SO THAT WE HAVE
SUFFICIENT 911 RESPONSE TIMES.
>> AND AS GREG MENTIONED IT IS
INCREASED.
OR THE 2021.
OVERTIME BUDGET.
>> OVERTIME BUDGET IN 2022 IS
INCREASED OVER THE 2021 BUDGET.
AND WE'RE ALSO MAKING SURE TO
PRESERVE AND INVEST IN PARKING
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
AT CENTRAL STAFF.
DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO
ADD TO COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN'S QUESTION OR COMMENT?
>> ONLY TO SAY THAT IF IT IS
THE CASE THAT THE DEPARTMENT
CANNOT ISOLATE -- CANNOT
ISOLATE -- WELL, TO SAY THAT IF
PATROL AUGMENTATION IS NEEDED,
IN A WAY THAT CAN'T BE PROVIDED
FOR WITHIN THE EXISTING
OVERTIME BUDGET, BECAUSE THE
STAFFING REDUCTIONS ARE -- ARE
A PROBLEM, THEN THEY WOULD NEED
TO COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR
MORE AUTHORITY.
BUT THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT
IS MAYBE KNOWABLE RIGHT NOW.
GIVEN THAT WE ARE IN A PLACE
WHERE EVENTS ARE JUST STARTING
BACK UP.
AND SOME ARE STARTING UP
QUICKER THAN OTHERS.
SO I WOULD SAY AT THIS POINT IN
TIME, IT IS -- IT'S AGAIN A
MATTER OF ASSUMPTIONS.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD,
ANYTHING TO ADD?
NO.
OKAY.
ALLY, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO
ADD?
ESTHER, ANYTHING ON THIS ITEM?
>> NOPE.
HAPPY TO COVER THE LAST TWO
ITEMS WHEN YOU ARE READY.
>> I APPRECIATE IT AND THEN I
THINK WE'LL GET INTO WHAT IS
INCLUDED SECTION OF OUR AGENDA.
APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION,
COLLEAGUES.
I DO HOPE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO GET SOME CLARITY ON THE
INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN OUT
THERE.
AND THANK YOU GREG FOR WALKING
US THROUGH THIS.
AND TO AGAIN REITERATE THAT WE
WILL FOLLOW UP WITH ALL OF YOU
SO THAT THIS INFORMATION IS
CLEAR AND THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY
EVERY SINGLE POSITION TO THE
MAYOR HAS PLANNED TO HIRE
CURRENTLY INCLUDED IN THIS
BUDGET.
THERE'S STILL AN INCREASE IN
OVERTIME.
THERE ARE STILL INVESTMENTS IN
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS
THAT THE COURT MONITOR
SPECIFICALLY HAS SAID ARE
PRUDENT.
THERE ARE MAINTAINING OUR
COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS.
AND ANOTHER CONVERSATION TO
HAPPEN ABOUT WHERE THE BEST
PLACE TO HOUSE THOSE.
THIS IS ALL IN ADDITION TO THE
$27 MILLION IN COMMUNITY SAFETY
INVESTMENTS AND STABILITY
INVESTMENTS THAT WE WILL BE
TALKING ABOUT HERE MOMENTARILY.
$27MILLION INTO WHAT HELPS
CREATE STABLE HEALTHY
COMMUNITIES THAT HOPEFULLY
REDUCE CHANCES THAT INDIVIDUALS
ARE INTERACTING WITH OTHER
OFFICERS IN THE FIRST PLACE.
AND WE WILL GET INTO SOME VERY
SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF
ALTERNATIVE RESPONSES TO POLICE
RESPONSES BUT EVERYTHING THAT
WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT TODAY
SHOULD HELP CLARIFY THAT THERE
ARE NOT CUTS TO EXISTING
OFFICERS.
THAT THERE ARE NOT CUTS TO
OVERTIME.
AND THAT WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE
TRANSITIONING TO INVESTMENTS IN
COMMUNITY AND IN A WAY THAT IS
BALANCED WITH INVESTMENTS INTO
OUR TRADITIONAL POLICING AS
WELL.
LOTS OF WORK TO DO ON THIS AND
LOCK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE AS
WE TALK ABOUT THE INVESTMENTS
WE'RE MAKING.
PLEASE GO AHEAD, ESTHER.
>> GREAT.
THE FINAL TWO RESOURCES LISTED
ON THIS CHART ARE REVENUE.
THE FIRST IS THIS BALANCING
PACKAGE RECOGNIZES $26.2
MILLION OF REAL ESTATE EXCISE
TAX AND UPTICK IN PROJECTED --
WE CALL THAT RE-REVENUE FROM
THAT NOVEMBER FORECAST.
IN THE BALANCING PACKAGE, IT IS
USED IN SEVERAL WAYS.
THE FIRST $8.4 MILLION OF IT IS
USED TO PAY DEBT SERVICE THAT
WAS PLANNED TO BE PAID WITH
COMMERCIAL PARKING TAX.
AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, WE
PROJECT AN $8.4 MILLION
DECREASE IN COMMERCIAL PARKING
TAX THIS STRATEGY TO USE REET
INSTEAD OF CPT DEMONSTRATES THE
CITY'S USE OF ITS FULL FAITH
AND CREDIT.
TO PAY OUR CREDITORS ON
NECESSARY DEBT SERVICE.
ANOTHER $6.8 MILLION IS USED TO
FREE UP GENERAL FUND RESOURCES
IN TWO WAYS.
$2.3MILLION OF IT REPLACES
COMMERCIAL PARKING TAX AND
TRANSPORTATION CIP PROJECTS.
THAT COMMERCIAL PARKING TAX IS
THEN USED TO REPLACE GENERAL
FUND RESOURCES IN THE
TRANSPORTATION OPERATING
BUDGET.
FREEING UP GENERAL FUNDS FOR
USE ELSEWHERE IN THE BUDGET.
THE OTHER SWAP IS THAT $4.35
MILLION OF THIS SUPPORTS
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES BUDGETED
FROM THE CUMULATIVE RESERVE SUB
FUND.
THAT OFFSETS OTHER CRSU
REVENUES TRANSFERRED TO THE
GENERAL FUND.
THE BALANCE OF THE REVENUES ARE
USED FOR REET ELIGIBLE CAPITAL
PROJECTS IN THE BUDGET.
THOSE ARE LARGELY
TRANSPORTATION AND PARKS
BUDGETS AND WHERE THEY -- ARE
USED YOU WILL SEE THEM LISTED
ON THE SPECIFIC BUDGET ACTIONS.
THE FINAL USE OF REET IS THAT
THIS PACKAGE ALLOCATES $3.1
MILLION OF REET FOR DEBT
SERVICE RELATED TO NEW BOND
AUTHORIZATION WHICH WE WILL
TOUCH ON BRIEFLY IN A MOMENT.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT REET?
>> THANK YOU.
FOR HELPING US BE ABLE TO USE
THESE FUNDS IN A WAY THAT I
THINK INVESTS IN OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE AND WILL HELP US
BUILD THAT MORE CONNECTED CITY
OF THE FUTURE SO WE HAVE MORE
TO TALK ABOUT ON HOW THE
DOLLARS ARE CURRENT BEING
ALLOCATED HERE IN THE BUDGET
MOMENTARILY AND ON THE
COMMERCIAL PARKING TAX.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
AMENDMENT FORWARD.
HAPPY TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WORK
WITH YOU TO ALLOCATE THOSE
DOLLARS TO COUNCIL MEMBERS
PRIORITIES RIGHT NOW AND ALSO
SOME DESIRED INVESTMENS
OVERALL THE COUNCIL HAS SEEN
OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.
I THINK THIS IS SIGNIFICANT
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MAKE
THESE INVESTMENTS NOW.
OKAY.
LET'S GET ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
>> GREAT, YES, YOU MENTIONED
THE COMMERCIAL PARKING TAX.
THIS IS 2% INCREASE IN THE
COMMERCIAL PARKING TAX
PROJECTED TO GENERATE $2.9
MILLION NEXT YEAR AND TWICE
THAT ANNUALLY BEGINNING IN
2023.
AND ONLY ITEM THAT'S NOT ON
THIS TABLE BUT IS A SIGNIFICANT
RESOURCE THAT WE WILL DISCUSS
IN THE TRANSPORTATION SECTION
IS THIS PACKAGE ALSO
AUTHORIZED.
THE CITY TO ISSUE UP TO $100
MILLION OF BONDS FOR BRIDGE
REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE IN 2022.
AND APPROPRIATES THE FIRST YEAR
OF DEBT SERVICE REQUESTING THE
EXECUTIVE PREPARE A REPORT FOR
ISSUANCE BY MARCH.
WE'LL PICK THAT CONVERSATION UP
WHEN WE GET TO THE
TRANSPORTATION SECTION.
WITH THAT, I THINK WE ARE AT
THE END OF RESOURCES AND I CAN
TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE
ALLY TO BEGIN DISCUSSION ON
INVESTMENTS.
>> NEW OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON THE RESOURCES
SECTION OF THE PRESENTATION?
OKAY.
WE'RE GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO
ALLY.
USUALLY IN THE MORNING MEETINGS
GO UNTIL 1:00 P.M.
WE USUALLY DO GO TO THAT FULL-
TIME SO WE'LL HAVE COO CHANCE
TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THE
PROPOSED BUDGET ACTIONS AND IN
FRONT OF US.
ALLY IS GOING TO GIVE US A --
OVERVIEW OF EACH OF THE
CATEGORIES WHICH AS YOU SAW IN
THE EARLIER PRESENTATIONS WE
ARE -- COMBINING TOGETHER WITH
THEMES SO YOU WILL SEE EACH
COUNCIL MEMBER'S NAME
ASSOCIATED TO THEIR CBA, THEIR
COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION TO
REFLECT THE AMENDMENT THEY
PRIORITIZED BUT THAT WILL GIVE
YOU A GENERAL SENSE OF THE
THEMES WE HAVE PRIORITIZED FOR
THE CHAIR'S BUDGET PACKAGE HERE
TODAY.
ALLY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.
GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
SLIDE, PATTY.
THANK YOU.
SO I WILL NOW WALK THROUGH A
SUMMARY OF WHAT IS IN THE
PLANING PACKAGE.
WILL NOT SPEND AS MUCH TIME
FOCUSING ON THE PIECES THAT ARE
FREEING UP RESOURCES AND WE'LL
BE DISCUSSING THIS IN THE FOUR
THEMES AND PRIORITY AREAS THAT
THE CHAIR JUST DESCRIBED.
ADMINISTRATION, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICES,
CONNECTED COMMUNITY AND
THRIVING ECONOMY, AND HEALTHY
AND SAFE COMMUNITIES.
SO I'LL WALK THROUGH EACH OF
THE SUB CATEGORIES AND LET YOU
HAVE IN FRONT OFSY IS A SUMMARY
TABLE THAT SHOWS RESOURCES
IDENTIFIED.
WHAT THE TOTAL INCREASED
SPENDING OR REPROGRAM SPENDING
IS IN THE ADS COLUMN AND THEN
THE TOTAL THAT NETS OUT THE
COMBINATION OF THOSE -- OF
THOSE TWO NUMBERS.
IT IS PRIMARILY COMPRISED OF
COUNCIL BUDGET ACTIONS THAT
PASS OR ADOPT COUNCIL BILLS AND
RESOLUTIONS OR FILE CLERK FILES
THAT ARE NECESSARY TO ADOPT THE
BUDGET BUT WE WILL FOCUS MORE
ON THE COUNCIL MEMBER
AMENDMENTS TODAY.
SO IF WE CAN MOVE TO THE NEXT
SLIDE.
AND I'LL JUST -- NOTE HERE --
THAT I -- LET'S SEE HERE.
I TRANSPOSED A COUPLE OF
NUMBERS SO THE ADMINISTRATION
CATEGORY, THERE'S A TOTAL OF
$14.8 MILLION IN SPENDING.
AND THERE'S $44.8 MILLION IN
RESOURCES.
I TYPED IN THE TOTAL NUMBER
THERE IN RESOURCES SO I JUST
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT FIRST.
JUST A CORRECTION FOR THE
RECORD.
>> PLEASE SAY THAT ONE MORE
TIME?
>> YES.
SO YOU CAN SEE IN THE SUMMARY
TABLE AT THE TOP.
THE NUMBERS ARE CORRECT IN
THERE'S $14.8 MILLION OF
SPENDING IN THIS CATEGORY.
AND THERE'S $44.8 MILLION OF
RESOURCES.
THE TOTAL.
THE NET, IS 29-POINT -- $29.9
MILLION REDUCTION IN THE
CATEGORY -- THANK YOU PATTY.
THAT IS PRIMARILY THE -- AMOUNT
OF RESOURCES MADE AVAILABLE IN
THE ACTIONS WITHIN THIS
CATEGORY ARE PRIMARILY FROM THE
OMNIBUS AMENDMENT.
FG00 1B001 SPONSORED BY CHAIR
MOSQUEDA.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ACTIONS
IN THAT AMENDMENT.
I SUGGEST PEOPLE SPEND SOME
TIME READING THE ATTACHMENT AND
I WILL ALSO TEASE OUT SOME OF
THE DETAILS THAT RELATE TO SOME
OF THE OTHER CATEGORIES IN THE
PROPOSAL LIKE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND ECONOMIC
REVITALIZATION AS WE ARE
WALKING THROUGH.
BUT THAT'S THE MAIN AMENDMENT
THAT FREES UP THE BULK OF THE
RESOURCES THAT WERE USED TO
SUPPORT THE BALANCING PACKAGE.
I WILL ALSO JUST HIGHLIGHT A
FEW OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE
INCLUDED IN THIS CATEGORY.
AND THEN OPEN IT -- THEN TURN
IT BACK TO THE CLAIRE.
THIS INCLUDES A -- AMENDMENT
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL HER
HERBOLD REQUESTING A REPORT
FROM THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE ON
CITY-WIDE HIRING INCENTIVE
PROGRAMS.
ALTHOUGH I BELIEVE THAT MAY BE
WAS MISLABELED.
PAROLE SAL BY COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN THAT ADDS $300,000 TO
THE I. T. DEPARTMENT FOR
MULTIFACTOR AUTHENTICATION.
AND THERE IT IS ALSO A FUNDING
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES TO ADD MONEY TO
IMPLEMENT A JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY
IN THE CITY.
SO THAT WAS JUST A FEW OF THE
HIGHLIGHTS AND I'LL TURN IT
BACK TO THE COMPARE AND HAPPY
TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I DO SEE COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD'S HAND UP AND BEFORE WE
DO THAT I WANT TO JUST MAKE A
QUICK CLARIFICATION AS WELL
ABOUT SPONSORSHIP.
ALLY.
IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL FOR FOLKS
-- IT'S USUALLY IF THERE'S BEEN
A MAJOR CHANGE TO A PROPOSED
AMENDMENT.
I THINK THE ONE THAT YOU ARE
REFERENCING THAT COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD'S NAME WAS THERE WE'LL
EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
HYBRID APPROACH THAT I WAS
SUGGESTING HERE.
AND I THINK IT WAS SUPPOSED TO
HAVE MY NAME.
BUT GENERALLY CAN YOU GIVE
FOLKS A SENSE OF WHEN THE
BUDGET CHAIR'S NAME IS
ASSOCIATED WITH AN AMENDMENT?
>> YEAH.
>> AS WE YOU KNOW WE HAD SEVEN
AMENDMENTS AS WELL THAT WE
SUBMITTED BUT AS YOU SEE THERE
ARE A NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT HAVE
MY NAME NEXT TO IT.
>> YES, HAPPY TO CHAIR.
SO WHERE THERE'S YOUR NAME
SPECIFICALLY JUST TYPICALLY
AMENDMENTS YOU PROPOSED FOR
DISCUSSION IN THE COMMITTEE THE
26th , 27th OR 28th OR IN SOME
CASES YOUR NAME SHOULD HAVE
BEEN ASSOCIATED WHERE THERE WAS
A PROPOSAL BY A COUNCIL MEMBER
THAT WAS MODIFIED IN THE
PACKAGE.
AND MODIFIED AS SUCH THAT IT
REALLY WASN'T AS CLEARLY -- THE
ORIGINAL SPONSOR'S GOAL.
SO YOUR NAME WOULD BE
ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
AND THEN ALSO NOTE WHERE YOU
SEE BC, THAT IS LISTED AS
BUDGET COMMITTEE.
ON THE COUNCIL BUDGET ACTIONS.
SO THOSE AMENDMENTS ARE
AMENDMENTS THAT ADOPT OR PASSED
BUDGET LEGISLATION OR FREEING
UP RESOURCES TO FREE UP THE
PACKAGE.
IT HAS BEEN HISTORICALLY LOU
THE BUDGET PROCESS HAS WORKED.
TYPICALLY NOT A LOT OF COUNCIL
MEMBER PROPOSALS THAT PROPOSE
CUTS.
BUT IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE ALL
THE ASKS FOR YOU?
FENDING THE CHAIR HAS TO
INCORPORATE AMENDMENTS IN ORDER
TO FREE UP RESOURCES IN ORDER
TO SUPPORT THE ENTIRE PACKAGE.
SO THE MAJORITY OF THOSE ARE
LABELED AS BUDGET COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT
CLARIFICATION, COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS -- MAY BE WHAT YOU ARE
GETTING AT MADAME CHAIR.
I BELIEVE THAT THE CBA OR THE
-- YEAH, THE CBA THAT I
SPONSORED WHICH IS 13A001.
DID NOT INCLUDE A CUT.
FOR THE -- WELL, IT MOVED THE
MONEY INTO FINANCE GENERAL.
WAS THE ACTION.
AND THAT IS NO LONGER THE
ACTION BEING CONTEMPLATED.
CORRECT?
MY INTEREST WAS WANTING TO
PRESERVE THE FUNDS FOR A
POTENTIAL FUTURE BONUS PROGRAM
THAT WOULD -- THAT WOULD HELP
RECRUITMENT IN DEPARTMENTS THAT
WOULD BE INFORMED BY ANALYSIS
THAT WE WOULD GET FROM THE
EXECUTIVE.
THIS PROPOSAL STILL REQUESTS
THE ANALYSIS BUT NO LONGER
INCLUDES PARKING THE FUNDS FOR
A LATER USE SO IT'S DIFFERENT
THAN THE PROPOSAL THAT I MADE.
>> THAT'S CORRECT, COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD.
THE CUT IS IN A SEPARATE CBA
AND NOT ASSOCIATED WITH YOU.
THIS IS JUST THE REQUEST FOR
THE REPORT AND I WILL JUST NOTE
JUST TO BE REALLY HONEST ABOUT
IT, WE WERE MOVING VERY QUICKLY
AND SO THERE ARE SOME ERRORS
AND WE WILL GET THOSE CORRECTED
AND GET THE CORRECT NUMBERS AND
NAMES POSTED ON THE YDA.
I AM HOPING THERE'S NOT TOO
MANY MORE.
BUT I APOLOGIZE.
IN PUBLIC.
FOR ERRORS WE ARE YOU KNOW,
MOVING QUICKLY AND SOMETIMES
MOVING QUICKLY IT'S HARD TO GET
THINGS ACCURATE.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
MAKE THOSE CORRECTIONS.
>> OH GOOD.
THANK YOU.
>> ALL GOOD IS RIGHT.
THANK YOU VICE CHAIR AND WE
WILL HAVE MY NAME ASSOCIATED
WITH THAT REQUEST FOR THE
REPORT.
I WANTED TO CREDIT YOU FOR
REMINDING US THAT THERE WAS A
TWO PART ELEMENT TO YOUR
ORIGINAL PROPOSAL.
AND IT DID INCLUDE THAT REPORT.
WE DIDN'T WANT THAT REPORT TO
GET LOST.
SO AS YOU NOTE, AND AS YOU
NOTED AND ALLY NOTED AS WELL,
AGAIN, RECOGNIZING THAT THIS IS
A -- BAD NEWS BUDGET WHEN WE
GOT THE REVENUE FORECAST LAST
WEEK.
LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO
USE FUNDING THAT WOULD HAVE
OTHERWISE SAT TO THE SIDE FOR
AWHILE.
HAVE UTILIZED THEM IN THE
PROPOSED BUDGET GIVEN THE
PENDING INFORMATION I'D LIKE TO
RECEIVE FROM THE REPORT AND THE
POLL SILL CONVERSATION THAT I
THINK IS NEEDED WITH THIS
COUNCIL.
AND INSTEAD OF PARKING IT IN
FINANCE -- PARKING IT AND
HOLDING FOR A WHILE, I HAVE
SUGGESTED UTILIZING IT AND
GIVEN THE URGENT NEEDS OUT
THERE.
SO THANK YOU FOR HELPING TO
CLARIFY THAT AND FOR ALLOWING
FOR ME TO HAVE A CHANCE TO
SPEAK TO THE DIFFERENCES THERE
TOO.
THANK YOU ALLY FOR ALSO NOTING
THAT YOU WILL WILL WORKING TO
TRY TO AMEND THIS DOCUMENT.
NO PROBLEMS.
JUST HAPPY TO HAVE THE ISSUES
IDENTIFIED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
SO THE DOCUMENT THAT'S POSTED
TO THE AGENDA THE PRODUCT AND
WE CAN ADDRESS ANY OF THE
IMMEDIATE ISSUES BEFORE IT GETS
POSTED.
DO NOTE THAT NAME WILL CHANGE
ON THAT ONE.
ANY OTHER ITEMS PLEASE FEEL
FREE TO GO AHEAD AND FLAG IT.
AGAIN, CENTRAL STAFF NO
PROBLEM.
WE KNOW HOW BUSY YOU ALL HAVE
BEEN WORKING AND REALLY
APRECIATE THIS SPREAD SHEET
HERE.
SO -- I DO WANT TO GIVE ALLY
THE CHANCE TO WALK THROUGH ANY
OTHER ITEMS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO
FLAG FOR COLLEAGUES IN IS THIS
N SECTION.
ANY OTHER PIECES YOU'D LIKE TO
LIFT UP AND THEN I'LL ASK ALSO
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES IF THERE'S
ANY PIECES YOU WOULD LIKE TO
LIT YOU HAVE.
NO CBO AND EXPLANATION IN THE
OVERVIEW TODAY.
THIS IS YOUR CHANCE COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES TO HELP CALL
ATTENTION TO ONES YOU ARE
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.
WE HAVE LIMITED TIME BUT
OFFERED THAT SO YOU CAN FLAG
FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC KEY
ITEMS YOU HAVE REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT AND ALLY OF COURSE FEEL
FREE TO LIFT UP AS MANY OF THE
COUNCIL MEMBER ACTIONS THAT YOU
-- THINK ARE APPROPRIATE TO
REALLY FLAG FOR THE PURPOSES OF
OUR DISCUSSION AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
I DIDN'T HAVE ADDITIONAL
ATTEMPTS TO FLAG AND THIS
CATEGORY LIKE I SAID IS MAINLY
BUDGET, BUDGET LEGISLATION.
AND THAT SORT OF HAPPY TO
DISCUSS ONE.
THE OMNI BUS AMENDMENT WE'RE
MAKING HERE.
THE IMPORTANCE OF NOT JUST
MAKING SURE THAT THE COLOR OF
MONEY IS CORRECT BUT WHEN WE
USE JUMP START REVENUE AS
INTENDED IN OUR SPEND PLAN THAT
HELPS TO BUILD THOSE
INVESTMENTS INTO THE BASE
BUDGET FOR FUTURE YEARS.
IF WE HAD NOT MADE THESE
CHANGES IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
WE WOULD HAVE SEEN HALF OF THE
INVESTMENTS THAT JUMP START WAS
ORIGINALLY INTENDING TO MAKE
DISAPPEAR AT THE END OF THE
YEAR WITH THE USE OF ONE TIME
FUNDS.
IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
NOT ONLY STAY TRUE TO THAT
SPEND PLAN BUT THAT WE'RE
CREATING GREATER STABILITY AND
THAT WE STAY TRUE TO OUR SPEND
PLAN FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
THAT'S WHAT WE'VE COMMITTED TO
IN THIS PROPOSED BUDGET.
INCLUDING MAINTAINING OUR
COMMITMENT TO INVESTING IN
BIPOC COMMUNITIES.
INVESTING IN THE COMMUNITY
SAFETY GRANTS AND GUN VIOLENCE
REDUCTION STRATEGIES.
IN PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING.
SHOWING THOSE INVESTMENTS 7:00
TO THE SAME INVESTMENT
AMENDMENT WE HAD COMMITTED TO
NEXT YEAR.
MAKING SURE THERE ARE NO CUTS
IN THOSE PROPOSED AMOUNTS WE
HAVE COMMITTED.
RECEIVING $30 MILLION IN THIS
YEAR'S BUDGET.
PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING STILL
HAVING 30 MILLION.
THE HUMAN SERVICES COMMUNITY
SAFETY GRANTS AND $4 MILLION
GOING INTO YOUTH VIOLENCE AND
GUN REDUCTION STRATEGIES.
VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THIS
FORWARD AND THANK YOU CENTRAL
STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DID
ON THE BIG ONE.
LET'S MOVE ON.
>> WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
CATEGORY.
IF WE MOVE ON TO THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PAGE.
SO THIS, THE NEXT TWO SUMMARY
TABLES ARE RELATED TO THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESS
SERVICES CATEGORY.
IN TOTAL THE PACKAGE INCLUDES
JUST OVER $18 MILLION OF
SPENDING IN THESE CATEGORIES.
THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE
$97.9 MILLION OF JUMP START
FUNDS THAT IN THE AMENDMENT ARE
FULLY ATTRIBUTED TO THE JUMP
START FUND AND THAT ENSURES
THAT IN IT AN ON GOING WAY THAT
FUNDING WILL MORE THAN DOUBLE
THE BASE AMOUNT OF FUNDING
ANNUALLY.
IN FUTURE YEARS BUDGETS.
WHERE THAT IS HAPPENING I'VE
NOTED THAT.
IN THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
CATEGORY THE BALANCING PACKAGE
INCLUDES $2.6 MILLION OF
SPENDING ON TOP OF THAT 97.7
MILLION.
BEFORE I HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THE
AMENDMENTS I'M GOING TO TURN TO
MY COLLEAGUE.
I WANT HER TO HIGHLIGHT A PIECE
OF THE OMNI BUS AMENDMENT
THAT'S NOT LISTED HERE BUT
WE'VE HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT.
THE OMNI BUS AMENDMENT DOES
SWAP THE FUND SOURCE FOR
PROPOSAL TO ENSURE THAT THERE
ARE SERVICES TO SUPPORT UNITS
THAT ARE SUPPORTED BY EMERGENCY
HOUSING VOUCHERS AS WELL AS
CITY-FUNDED PERMANENT PART OF
HOUSING UNITS.
TRACY, DO YOU WANT TO ADD MORE
THERE?
>> YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB OF
SUMMARIZING BUT JUST TO BE
CLEAR, YES.
WE ARE PROPOSING TO USE 2021
UNDERSPEND EMERGENCY SERVICES
GRANT AS WELL AS CLIFFER FUNDS
TO THE TUNE OF $6.9 MILLION.
THAT WILL BE USED TO FUND THOSE
SERVICES BOTH FOR THE VOUCHERS
AS WELL AS FOR OFFICE OF
HOUSING, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING AND PERMANENT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH UNITS
THAT NEED SERVICES DOLLARS.
IN THE ADMIN SECTION THERE IS
THE TWO CBAs THAT GET US THAT
CUT AND THEN APPROPRIATE THOSE
FUNDS DIRECTLY TO THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING FOR THOSE PURPOSES.
THAT FUNDING WILL BE PROVIDED
FOR ONE YEAR AND OUR
EXPECTATION IS THAT WE'RE GOING
TO TRY TO SECURE SOME FEDERAL,
STATE AND COUNTY FUNDS TO HELP
FILL THE GAP FOR THOSE SERVICES
GOING FORWARD, AS WELL AS
OBVIOUSLY CITY FUNDS IN 2023
AND BEYOND.
IT'S ALSO EXPECTED THAT OH
WOULD WORK IN COLLABORATION
WITH THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESS AUTHORITY AND THE
SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY ON
THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE
SERVICES FOR THE VOUCHERS IN
PARTICULAR BECAUSE THEY ARE
FUNDAMENTALLY INVOLVED IN THAT
EFFORT.
SO THAT ALL GOES ALONG WITH THE
CUTS AND THE ADS THAT HAPPEN IN
THOSE TWO OTHER CBAs UNDER THE
ADMIN SECTION.
AGAIN, IT WILL AMOUNT TO ABOUT
6.9 MILLION IN 2022 TO COVER
THE SERVICES FOR THOSE TWO
COMPONENTS.
>> THANK YOU.
AND THROUGH THOSE ACTIONS WHAT
THAT DOES OVERALL IS IT ALSO
RESTORES ABOUT $6 MILLION IN
THE JUMP START FUND INTO THE
AFFORDABLE, MULTIFAMILY HOUSING
CATEGORY.
THROUGH THAT IT'S ABOUT A $6
MILLION OVERALL INCREASE IN
INVESTMENTS IN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING ON TOP OF THESE OTHER
ACTIONS INCLUDED IN THE
PACKAGE.
SO I'LL JUST HIGHLIGHT A FEW.
NOT IN ANY ORDER OF IMPORTANCE.
ALL OF THE AMENDMENTS I KNOW
ARE PRIORITIES FOR THE COUNCIL.
JUST TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW.
>> WE JUST ZOOM IN JUST ONE
MORE TIME JUST TO SEE.
I LIKE IT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
EXCELLENT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, PATTY.
>> SO OH-7 B 1 SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ WOULD ADD
$250,000 FOR PREDEVELOPMENT
COSTS FOR AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROJECT.
WOULD ADD FUNDING TO THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTION FOR
CONSULTANT SUPPORT FOR RENTAL
MARKET STUDY AND ADDING
STAFFING SUPPORT FOR POLICY
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
OF WORK AROUND TENANT
PROTECTIONS AND LANDLORD.
AND ANOTHER AMENDMENT SPONSORED
BY COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS.
$1.5MILLION TO ADD STAFFING AND
OTHER SUPPORT IMPLEMENT THE
ECONOMIC DISPLACEMENT
RELOCATION OF ASSISTANCE
ORDINANCE THAT THE COUNCIL
PASSED EARLIER THIS YEAR.
THERE ARE ALSO A NUMBER OF
SLIDES THAT ARE LOOKING FOR
PARTNERSHIPS WITH FOOD BANKS
AND THE COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE RECEIVED
RENTAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS.
AN AMENDMENT SPONSORED BY CHAIR
MOSQUEDA THAT SHE REFERRED TO
EARLIER OR YESTERDAY ENSURING
THERE IS CLEAR POLICY DIRECTION
FROM THE COUNCIL FOR THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING TO RECOGNIZE 2022
APPROPRIATIONS TO SUPPORT
PROJECTS THAT APPLIED FOR
FUNDING THROUGH THE 2021 NOTICE
OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY IF THEY
ARE READY TO BE FUNDED.
SO I'LL PAUSE THERE IF THERE
ARE OTHER ITEMS COUNCIL MEMBERS
WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS OR ASK
QUESTIONS ABOUT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBERS ANY
QUESTIONS?
OKAY, THIS IS AN AREA I'M VERY
EXCITED ABOUT OBVIOUSLY.
I DO WANT TO NOTE THESE ARE THE
CHANGES THAT WE HAVE MADE TO
THE BUDGET.
THE OVERALL INVESTMENTS IN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, COLLEAGUES,
IS A RECORD $192 MILLION IN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.
I AM INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THIS.
IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE
WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT FOR THAT
SPEND PLAN ON JUMP START AND
ALL OF THE WORK YOU'RE DOING TO
COMPLEMENT THE HOUSING
INVESTMENTS.
WANT TO TAKE A BRIEF SECOND TO
THANK EMILY WHO HAS BEEN AT THE
HELM OF THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS AND WE
WISH HER THE BEST OF LUCK AS
SHE TRANSITIONS TO HER NEW JOB.
EXCITED TO WORK WITH THE NEXT
HOUSING DIRECTOR AND THE
INTERIM DIRECTOR AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF
YOU ON THIS COUNCIL AND MEMBERS
OF THE COMMUNITY SO WE CAN HAVE
MORE R COMMUNITY DRIVEN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS
THAT REALLY CREATE OWNERSHIP
AND LICENSE AND SELF-
DETERMINATION ON AFFORDABLE
HOUSING EFFORTS.
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS
HERE?
>> WELL, I TURN MY CAMERA ON BY
ACCIDENT.
SINCE YOU SOUND LIKE OPRAH, I'M
HAPPY THAT YOU'RE EXCITED AND
WE ALL GET CARS.
THANK YOU.
>> ONLY WISH I COULD SAY AND
YOU GET A HOUSE AND YOU GET A
HOUSE AND YOU GET A HOUSE.
THAT IS WHAT WE ARE WORKING
TOWARDS HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
IF THERE'S NOT ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS I DO WANT TO ALSO
THANK TRACY LEADING UP THIS
EFFORT.
WE HAD A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM
HER A MOMENT AGO.
ALSO JEFF SIMMS WHO HAS
OVERLAPPING AREAS OF INTEREST
AS IT RELATES TO KEEPING FOLKS
SECURELY HOUSED SO THEY DON'T
FALL INTO HOMELESSNESS.
APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU'VE
DONE.
SPECIFICALLY ON THAT $6.9
MILLION COMPONENT THAT WAS JUST
EXPLAINED.
THERE'S NO QUESTIONS PAUSING
FOR QUESTIONS OR ANY OTHER
ITEMS COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD
LIKE TO IDENTIFY OR LIFT UP OR
FOR YOUR COLLEAGUES.
OKAY.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
EXCUSE ME, ALY.
I JUST SINCE COUNCIL MEMBERS
ARE BEING A LITTLE SHY HERE,
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND THANK
A FEW FOLKS I WANT TO THANK ALL
OF THE FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON THE HOUSING
STABILITY EFFORTS TO WORK TO
EXPAND ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
YOU HAVE DONE A TREMENDOUS
AMOUNT WHEN WE GET TO THIS NEXT
SECTION OF MAKING SURE MORE
PEOPLE HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
OPTIONS AS AN EXIT FROM
SHELTERS AND FROM OUR TEMPORARY
HOUSING SOLUTIONS AND CREATING
HOUSING STABILITY IS TRULY THE
ANSWER TO GETTING MORE PEOPLE
OUT OF THE STREETS, OUT OF
PARKS, OUT OF TENTS AND INTO
SOMEWHERE SAFE TO LIVE WITH THE
SUPPORT OF SERVICES.
THAT'S WHAT THIS INVESTMENT
OFFERS.
THIS IS THE SOLUTION TO
HOMELESSNESS.
BY MAKING SURE PEOPLE HAVE
HOUSING AND THE HEALTH SERVICES
THAT ACCOMPANY IT WHICH WILL
ROUND OUT OUR DISCUSSION TODAY,
THIS BUDGET IS INFORMING ALONG
THAT SPECTRUM TO MAKE SURE
EVERYBODY GETS A CHANCE TO HAVE
ACCESS TO FAIR HOUSING.
WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO
ACCOMPLISH THAT FULLY IN THIS
BUDGET ALONE AND WE KNOW IT'S
GOING TO RELY ON REGIONAL
PARTNERS TO STEP UP.
REMINDER REPORT SAYS WE NEED AT
LEAST $450,000 A YEAR -- EXCUSE
ME, $450 MILLION TO 1 BILLION A
YEAR IN OUR REGION TO INVEST IN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I'M PROUD WE'RE NEAR $2 MILLION
IN SEATTLE ALONE.
SO THANK YOU AND I'LL HAVE MORE
TO SAY WHEN WE GET TO THE
HOMELESS SERVICES COMPONENT.
THANK YOU.
>> WITH THAT WE CAN MOVE ON TO
THE AFFORDABLE, EXCUSE ME.
THE HOMELESS SERVICES TABLE.
SO IN THIS SUBCATEGORY THERE IS
15.4 MILLION PROPOSALS AND A
NUMBER OF STATEMENTS OF
LEGISLATIVE REQUESTING
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
IN THIS CATEGORY INCLUDES
AMENDMENT HOM 4 B 1 PROPOSED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
THIS ADDS $100,000 TO MAINTAIN
RESIDENT OUTREACH.
12 B 1 WOULD ADD $5 MILLION TO
SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO ADDRESS
FACILITY NEEDS TO EXPAND HIGH
ACUITY SHELTER AND BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH SERVICES IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE COUNTY.
I SHOULD ALSO NOW'S JUST NOTE
AS I'M HIGHLIGHTING A FEW OF
THESE, WE DO HAVE JEFF SIMMS ON
THE LINE IF THERE ARE SPECIFIC
QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE PROPOSALS
AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE
CENTRAL STAFF TEAM TO SUPPORT
DISCUSSIONS IN OTHER
CATEGORIES.
THERE IS A PROPOSAL SPONSORED
BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA THAT
IS ADDING ONE TIME INCREASE TO
SERVICE PROVIDER CONTRACTS.
ALSO A HSD 1 B 1. THEN A
PROPOSAL BY COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT THAT ADDS $1 MILLION TO
SBU FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE,
WASTE WATER AND CLEANUP
SERVICES.
THROUGHOUT THE PROPOSALS YOU
SEE A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS THAT
ARE PROVIDING ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES FOR THE SERVICE
PROVIDERS, ADDRESSING PEOPLE
LIVING IN VEHICLES AND RVs.
SUPPORT FOR THE NEW REGIONAL
HOMELESS AUTHORITY INCLUDING
HOM 9 A 1 SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER LEWIS THAT PROVIDES
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE FROM
THEIR FIRST YEAR OF OPERATING
SETUP FOR SUCCESS.
I WILL PAUSE THERE.
>> I'M NOT SEEING COUNCIL
MEMBERS JUMP IN TO CHAMPION
THEIR INVESTMENTS HERE.
I WILL DO THAT FOR THEM.
COLLEAGUES THANK YOU FOR SOME
OF THE OVERLAPPING PRIORITIES
YOU'VE SUBMITTED HERE.
WE SEE THAT WE ARE ACCELERATING
OUR INVESTMENTS IN PERMANENT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS WE ARE
ALSO INVESTING IN CREATING
GREATER STABILITY FOR THOSE
LIVING UNSHELTERED.
LIVING IN THEIR VEHICLES AND
WANTING STABILITY IN THE
EXISTING NONCONGREGATE SHELTERS
THEY HAVE.
WE ARE INVESTING IN
CONSTRUCTION.
ACQUISITION OF BUILDING AND
LAND.
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND MAKING
SURE THAT WE HAVE THE TEMPORARY
HOUSING NEEDED FOR THOSE WHO
ARE CURRENTLY LIVING
UNSHELTERED TO HAVE MORE
OPPORTUNITIES TO GET INSIDE.
WE HAVE EXPANDED OUTREACH,
SHELTER STAFFING.
SERVICES TO BOLSTER OUR ABILITY
TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH SERVICES
IF YOU LOOK AT THE
ANTIDEPRESSANTS FROM COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS, JUAREZ AND
LEWIS.
IF YOU LOOK AT AMENDMENTS FROM
LEWIS AND SAWANT WE HAVE
ENHANCED AND EXPANDED OUR
SHELTER SPACES.
THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS FOR THE WORK YOU'VE
INCLUDED HERE WITH THE REGIONAL
HOME AUTHORITY ALONG WITH
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ TO
MAKE SURE THERE'S INVESTMENTS
IN STABILITY FOR THE ENTITY TO
CREATE THE ADMINISTRATIVE
STRUCTURE NECESSARY TO ENSURE
SUCCESS.
I WANT TO THANK KING COUNTY
EXECUTIVE AND THE KING COUNTY
COUNCIL FOR THE WORK THEY'RE
DOING TO CREATE STABILITY
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH NEEDS, HIGH
ACUITY INDIVIDUALS LIVING
UNSHELTERED IN OUR COMMUNITY.
MUCH OF THE CONVERSATION WE
HAVE TEED UP IN THIS BUDGET
HERE THAT PERHAPS COUNCIL
MEMBER LEWIS WILL SPEAK TO
REALLY ENTAILS DEEP PARTNERSHIP
WITH KING COUNTY AND THE
ORIGINAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SUCCESSFUL
EFFORTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE
ADDRESSING THE HIGH NEEDS
POPULATION THAT REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY HAS
IDENTIFIED AND THAT WE'RE
BUILDING A STRONG PROPOSAL WITH
OUR PARTNERS AT KING COUNTY
THAT WILL THEN BE HANDED OVER
TO RHA.
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS, GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST WANT TO BRIEFLY TOUCH ON
THE REALLY BIG IMPACT THAT A
LOT OF THESE INVESTMENTS ARE
GOING TO MAKE ON THE GROUND
WITH THE ON GOING CRISIS OF
CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS WE WITNESS
EVERY DAY.
WE KNOW THERE ARE HUGE GAPS IN
SERVICE AND RESOURCE FOR PEOPLE
WHO ARE FALLING THROUGH THE
CRACKS WHO ARE NOT BEING SERVED
BY OUR CURRENT SHELTER SYSTEM.
THIS NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH KING
COUNTY TO BUILD A NEW FACILITY
TO ADDRESS AND EXPAND HIGH
ACUITY SHELTER AND BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH SERVICES IS A BIG STEP
TOWARD CLOSING THAT GAP.
I DO WANT TO SAY SOMETHING THAT
MIGT BE THE ELEPHANT IN THE
ROOM.
HISTORICALLY WE HAVE NOT BEEN
EXPECTED TO INVEST IN
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES.
THAT IS A FUNCTION UNDER HOW
OUR GOVERNMENT IN WASHINGTON IS
SET UP THAT SHOULD BE PROVIDED
BY THE STATE AND SHOULD BE
PROVIDED BY THE COUNTIES.
WE CANNOT, HOWEVER, STAND IDLY
BY AS THE CRISIS OF BEHAVIORAL
MENTAL HEALTH THAT'S PLAYING
OUT ON THE STREETS OF SEATTLE
CONTINUES TO BE UNADDRESSED BY
OTHER LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT.
I THINK THIS IS AN EQUITABLE
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE COUNTY
AND THE CITY TO MAKE SURE WE
CAN GO FORWARD TOGETHER AND
ADDRESS THAT MUTUAL HIGH
PRIORITY OF CLOSING THAT GAP.
OVER THE COURSE OF 2022 TO MEET
THE SCALE OF THE DEMAND WE SEE
IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I DO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATE
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA
SPENDING A COMFORTABLE AMOUNT
OF TIME BOTH WITH MY OFFICE AND
WITH THE RENALLAL AUTHORITY AND
COUNTY LEADERSHIP TO TRY TO
ACCOMMODATE AS MUCH OF THE
REGIONAL AUTHORITY'S REQUEST AS
WE POSSIBLY COULD WITHIN THE
CONSTRAINTS THAT WE HAVE BEEN
EXPERIENCING.
I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
UNFORTUNATELY WE WERE NOT ABLE
TO GO AS FAR AS I WANTED TO GO
IN CENTERING SOME OF THESE
INVESTMENTS AND I KNOW AS FAR
AS CHAIR MOSQUEDA WANTED TO GO
BUT GIVEN THE LIMITATIONS I HAD
TO MAKE DIFFICULT DECISIONS TO
TRIAGE AND PRIORITIZE THE MOST
CRITICAL ADDED INVESTMENTS IN
THE SECTOR.
I WOULD HOPE AS WE GO FORWARD
IN 2022 THAT WE PRIORITIZE AND
RESOURCES RECOVER WAYS TO
PROTECT, PRESERVE AND EXPAND
PROGRAMS LIKE JUST CARE, WHICH
I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
FALLS BETWEEN THE CRACKS OF
THIS BUDGET PROCESS.
IT IS PROBABLY MY GREATEST
DISAPPOINTMENT WITH THE BUDGET
OVERALL.
I KNOW THAT COLLEAGUES AND
CHAIR MOSQUEDA SHARE MY
DISAPPOINTMENT THAT THE
SITUATION HAS NECESSITATED
DELAYING PLANS BEYOND 2022 AND
THIS PLAN DOES NOT BUDGET FOR
THAT AT THE MOMENT.
PARTICULARLY STAKE HOLDERS
DOWNTOWN AND PIONEER SQUARE WHO
HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH JUST
CARE TO ADDRESS LONG STANDING
CHRONIC ISSUES THAT JUST CARE
IS FULLY FUNDED UNDER THE
CURRENT ARRANGEMENT UNTIL JUNE
OF 2022 SO THERE COULD STILL BE
TIME IN SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGETS
AND PLANNING BETWEEN COUNTY AND
CITY TO ADDRESS THAT
TRANSITION.
MAKE SURE WE MAINTAIN THAT
CAPACITY WE PUT IN THROUGH THAT
PROGRAM.
I DO JUST WANT TO SIGNAL MY ON
GOING COMMITMENT TO BUILD ON
THESE INVESTMENTS.
REALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE
ENGAGEMENT OF WORK OF COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA IN
ACCOMMODATING THE REAL CORE OF
WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO START
MEETING THE DEMAND WE SEE IN
THE STREET.
THIS HIGH ACUITY SHELTERING
ASSET IS A VERY BIG HELP IN
ADDRESSING THE ISSUES THAT I
KNOW ALL OF US HOLD IN HIGH
PRIORITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
MEMBER LEWIS.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> JUST A COUPLE POINTS TO
MAKE.
ECHOING APPRECIATION FOR YOU
CHAIR MOSQUEDA FOR MAKING THIS
A HIGH PRIORITY AREA.
I WILL BE SENDING TO THE IRC A
RESOLUTION THAT CAN ACCOMPANY
OUR BUDGET ACTION AND IT REALLY
IS FOCUSED ON RECOGNIZING AS
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS SAID THAT
COUNTY HAS CREATED AND KING
COUNTY OPERATES THE INTEGRATED
CARE NETWORK WHICH ENCOMPASSES
ALL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS
IN THE COUNTY.
WHO PROVIDE MEDICAID FUNDED
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES.
THE FACT WE ARE ACTING MORE IN
THIS AREA WITH THIS BUDGET
CYCLE THAN WE NORMALLY WOULD
BECAUSE OF THE RESPONSIBILITY
OF KING COUNTY AND WASHINGTON
STATE FOR AREAS ASSOCIATED WITH
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, WE ARE
INVESTING MORE THAN PERHAPS
NORMALLY WE WOULD.
BUT THAT IS NOT INTENDED TO AT
ALL SUGGEST THAT CITY OF
SEATTLE HAS AUTHORITY IN THESE
AREAS.
IT'S A RECOGNITION OF THE GREAT
NEED AND THE RESOLUTION IS
REALLY FOCUSED ON CALLING ON
COUNTY AND WASHINGTON STATE TO
ENHANCE OUR LONG TERM
PARTNERSHIP WITH GREATER
INVESTMENTS THAT RECOGNIZE THE
INCREASED NEED THAT WE'RE
SEEING.
JUST WANT TO PUT A FINER POINT
AS IT RELATES TO URGENCY AND
JUST CARE.
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS IS
ABSOLUTELY CORRECT AS IT
RELATES TO THE AVAILABILITY OF
FUNDING THROUGH JUNE.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS ASSUMING
I'M UNDERSTANDING CORRECTLY
BECAUSE I THINK THEY CALL IT A
TAIL.
THERE'S A PERIOD OF TIME WHEN
IF THEY'RE ASSUMING CEASING
OPERATIONS IN JUNE THERE'S A
PERIOD OF TIME WHERE THEY HAVE
TO STOP ACCEPTING NEW PEOPLE.
AS OF BY JUNE THEY'RE NOT
SENDING PEOPLE OUT ON THE
STREET.
THEY ANTICIPATE THEY WILL HAVE
FOUND ALTERNATIVES FOR THOSE
PEOPLE BY THE TIME THEY HAVE TO
CEASE OPERATIONS.
SO AS I UNDERSTAND IT THAT
MEANS THAT THEY CANNOT TAKE ANY
MORE PEOPLE AFTER JANUARY OF
2022.
IF THEY'RE GOING TO CREATE THAT
SCENARIO.
THAT IS A BEST CASE SCENARIO
WITH NO ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
THEY'RE NOT SENDING PEOPLE BACK
OUT ON THE STREETS.
ALTERNATIVES FOR FOLKS IN THE
JUST CARE FACILITIES.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR
SETTING PUBLIC EXPECTATIONS
ABOUT THE EFFICACY OF JUST CARE
TO HELP US ADDRESS UNSHELTERED
HOMELESSNESS TO JUST RECOGNIZE
THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE
ABLE TO ACCEPT NEW CLIENTS INTO
THEIR FACILITIES AFTER JANUARY
OF 2022 UNLESS WE ARE ABLE TO
FIND SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD.
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
ALL THE COMMENTS YOU MADE ABOUT
JUST CARE AND THE WORK THEY DO
TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO
ESPECIALLY HIGH NEEDS COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WHO ARE HELPING TO
SHELTER THOSE INDIVIDUALS IN
APPROPRIATE NONCONGREGATE
SHELTER FOR EXAMPLE IN HOTELS.
ALL OF THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE
NEED TO BE DOING RIGHT NOW.
I TOO AM CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENS IF THEY DON'T RECEIVE
ADDITIONAL FUNDING AFTER JUNE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
ALL OF YOU AS WE HEAR MORE
ABOUT WHAT THE TRUE UNDERSPENT
IS IN 2021.
WE'LL KNOW THAT EARLY IN 2022.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU TO MAKE SURE THOSE HIGH
NEEDS PATIENTS -- EXCUSE ME,
HIGH NEEDS INDIVIDUALS --
APOLOGIES.
AS YOU KNOW I WORKED IN
HEALTHCARE IN THE PAST.
THAT THOSE HIGH NEEDS
INDIVIDUALS DON'T FACE A
SITUATION WHERE THEY ARE GIVEN
A TENT AND SHOWN THE DOOR.
WE NEED TO BE MAINTAINING BEDS
IN THIS MOMENT AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL
TO DO THAT.
I ALSO AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS
PARTNERSHIP WITH KING COUNTY
AND IN LINE WITH WHAT THE
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
ORIGINALLY PROPOSED TO MAKE
SURE THAT FOLKS WHO ARE FACING
HIGH ACUITY NEEDS, THE HIGHEST
ACUITY NEEDS HAVE A SAFE PLACE
TO GO.
MUCH MORE WORK TO DO TO STAND
UP THOSE FACILITIES AND I WANT
TO ALSO NOTE THE AMENDMENT THAT
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT HAD
SUGGESTED TO CREATE NEW AND TO
OPERATE NEW SAFE PARKING LOTS.
WE HAVE INCLUDED THAT AS WELL
AND WE'LL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH KING COUNTY AND
THE REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY TO MAKE SURE THOSE
LIVING IN VEHICLES HAVE SAFE
PLACES TO GO AND THAT IS BEING
DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR
COUNTY AND REGIONAL PARTNERS AS
WELL.
THANKS TO YOU ALL FOR
HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THOSE
PIECES.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
SEEING NONE LET'S MOVE TO THE
NEXT SECTION.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
OKAY.
SO WE'RE NOW MOVING ON TO THE
LIVABLE -- EXCUSE ME, CONNECTED
COMMUNITY AND THRIVING ECONOMY
CATEGORY WHICH OVERALL THE
PACKAGE INCLUDES $23.5 MILLION
OF INVESTMENTS IN THIS AREA
THAT IN ADDITION TO $22.5
MILLION OF JUMP START FUNDS FOR
ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AND
FUNDS FOR THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AND
GREEN NEW DEAL THAT I'LL
HIGHLIGHT IN OTHER SUBSECTIONS.
IF WE CAN MOVE TO THE NEXT PAGE
FOR THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION
AND EQUITABLE GROWTH
SUBCATEGORY.
THIS INCLUDES $1.2 MILLION OF
INVESTMENTS ON TOP OF THE $22.5
MILLION OF JUMP START FUNDS.
>> THE SCREEN MAY BE FROZEN,
ALY.
DID WE WANT TO TAKE A QUICK
SECOND?
>> YEAH.
>> PATTY, ARE YOU HAVING
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES?
>> YES, MY APOLOGIES.
MY COMPUTER WAS FROZEN FOR A
SECOND.
>> NO PROBLEM.
THANKS FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'RE
DOING TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.
IN IT'S UNFROZEN WE'RE JUST
LOOKING FOR THE NEXT SCREEN
HERE.
THE NEXT ITEM.
PERFECT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
AT THE TOP YOU CAN SEE THE
OVERALL AMOUNT OF SPENDING IN
THE PACKAGE PROVIDED IN THIS
MAIN CATEGORY CONNECTED
COMMUNITY.
THAT'S THE $NUMBER I MENTIONED.
IN THE SUBCATEGORY OF ECONOMIC
REVITALIZATION IS $1.2 MILLION
PLUS $22.5 MILLION OF JUMP
START FUNDS.
THERE ARE SOME SPECIFIC ITEMS
WITHIN THIS CATEGORY.
HIGHLIGHTED IN IN THE
ADMINISTRATION CATEGORY BECAUSE
THAT'S PRIMARILY FREEING UP
RESOURCES.
ALSO INCLUDES $650,000 TO
CREATE A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JUMP
START ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION.
SPENDING IN FUTURE YEARS AS
WELL AS FUNDING TO CREATE
WITHIN THAT TO DEVELOP A
COHESIVE STRATEGY FOR WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS THAT
THE CITY MAKES.
SO I'LL JUST HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF
THE ITEMS IN THIS CATEGORY.
ONE IS DON-3-B-1. 200,000 TO
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
TO DO THE POLICY WORK TO
IMPLEMENT -- TO DEVELOP A
GUARANTEED BASIC INCOME PROGRAM
AND IT IMPOSE AS PROVIE ZOA ON
THOSE FUNDS.
A PROPOSAL FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ THAT ADDS $50,000 OF
PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX TO THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TO SUPPORT NEW AND EMERGING
BUSINESSES IN LAKE CITY.
A PROPOSAL FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN, THERE ARE TWO
PROPOSALS.
THAT INCLUDES $250,000 FOR THE
DIGITAL NAVIGATORS PROGRAM IN
THE SEATTLE IT DEPARTMENT.
AS WELL AS $300,000 FOR THE
TECHNOLOGY MATCHING FUND.
THERE'S ALSO A NUMBER OF
STATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT REQUESTING SOME POLICY
WORK FROM THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING
OED 7 A 2 SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER JUAREZ THAT REQUEST THAT
OED PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO
SUPPORT ESTABLISHMENT OF AN
INDIGENOUS PHARMACY OR MARKET.
OED 10 A 1 THAT WOULD PROVIDE
FUNDING FOR THE CREATIVE
INDUSTRY POSITION IN OED.
AND I WILL PAUSE THERE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THIS
SECTION?
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO REMIND FOLKS
ABOUT TWO THINGS.
THE FIRST ITEM LISTED HERE FOR
DON THIS IS A SLIDE THAT
REQUESTS D. O.N.
TO WORK WITH SOME OF OUR OTHER
CITY DEPARTMENTS TO PREPARE A
REPORT ON COMMUNITY WEALTH
BUILDING STRATEGIES,
SPECIFICALLY TARGETED AT
REDUCING THE RACIAL WEALTH GAP.
EXCUSE ME.
AND TO PROVIDE A REPORT TO THE
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY BY NEXT SUMMER.
AND THEN RELATED TO OED 10 A 1,
COLLEAGUES YOU MAY RECALL IN
OUR PREVIOUS DISCUSSION I HAD
AN AMENDMENT THAT INCLUDED A
SLIDE THAT WOULD SUPPORT
STRATEGIC PLANNING AROUND OUR
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGIES.
THAT ELEMENT OF WHAT WE HAD
TALKED ABOUT BEFORE THE CHAIR
INCLUDED IN HER PACKAGE.
I WANT TO THANK THE CHAIR FOR
INCLUDING THAT IN THERE.
THIS NEW CBA IMPOSES A PROVISO
ON ONE OF THE CREATIVE
INDUSTRIES POSITIONS.
BUT THE INTENT HERE REALLY IS
TO ENSURE THAT OED MAINTAIN AS
DEDICATED STAFF POSITION THAT
CAN LEAD ON POLICY DEVELOPMENT
AND IMP TEMPTLATION RELATED TO
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES.
AS WE ALL KNOW A LOT OF
TURNOVER HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS
POSITION AND THE FUNDING
ASSOCIATED WITH IT IS
MAINTAINED TO SUPPORT THE WORK
THE DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO DO
AROUND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
OKAY.
I WANT TO THANK FOLKS FOR ALL
OF THE WORK YOU'VE DONE TO
INVEST IN ECONOMIC RESILIENCE.
FOOD SECURITY.
MAKING SURE WE'RE INVESTING IN
CREATIVE ARTISTIC WAYS THAT ARE
CULTURALLY PROPOSAL FOR CARING
FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND THEIR
ABILITY TO BE ENTREPRENEURS AND
HAVE MORE JUST FOOTING IN OUR
ECONOMY AS WE RECOVER FROM
COVID.
THANK YOU SPECIFICALLY TO
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ FOR THE
WORK SHE'S INCLUDED IN THE
REFUGEE AND WOMEN AMENDMENT
WE'VE INCLUDED TO SUPPORT
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANT WOMEN.
THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS FOR LANGUAGE THAT
INCLUDES STREET SCAPE AND
PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS TO
SUPPORT MULTIMODAL
TRANSPORTATION.
THAT GOES VERY NICELY WITH
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ'
COMMITMENT TO MAKING SURE WE
ARE LOOKING ACROSS THE BOARD AT
HOW WE CREATE MORE WALKABLE,
LIVABLE CITIES AND PLAN FOR
THAT IN THE FUTURE.
WHICH WE'LL GET INTO LATER AS
WELL.
AS YOU'LL SEE WE ALSO HAVE
INVESTMENTS FROM IT COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN AND COUNCIL
MEMBERS GONZALEZ AROUND CHILD
CARE ASSISTANCE.
WE HAVE SUPPORT HERE FOR AFTER
SCHOOL AND JOB READINESS
PROGRAMS THAT COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES NOTED.
PLAYGROUND IMPROVEMENTS.
CHILD CARE FACILITIES.
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ.
INVESTMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE HAVE GREATER OPPORTUNITIES
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN HARDEST
HIT BY COVID.
IS REALLY I THINK EMBEDDED IN
WHAT YOU SEE FOR EQUITABLE
COMMUNITIES HERE.
ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AND
EQUITABLE GROWTH NOTING THE
IMPORTANCE OF INVESTING IN
GREEN NEW DEAL PRIORITIES.
THANK YOU ALL.
>> WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
SUBCATEGORY WHICH IS LIVABLE,
CLEAN AND CONNECTED
COMMUNITIES.
THIS INCLUDES $8.9 MILLION OF
INVESTMENTS IN THINGS LIKE
HYGIENE SERVICES, CLEAN CITY,
IMPROVEMENTS TO PARKS.
AS WELL AS STATEMENTS OF
LEGISLATE I HAVE INTENT.
FG 5 B 1 SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES.
WOULD BE USED TO CREATE TWO
PERMANENT PUBLIC TOILETS AS
WELL AS SOME FUNDING FOR
TEMPORARY PORTABLE TOILETS
WHILE THE WORK IS DONE TO
DEVELOP A PLAN AND HOW TO BEST
IMPLEMENT AND MAINTAIN THE MORE
PERMANENT PUBLIC TOILETS.
HSD 1482 THAT WOULD ADD A
MILLION DOLLARS FOR A SENIOR
CENTER AND CLINIC.
INCLUDED A MILLION DOLLARS FOR
THIS PROJECT THAT IS THE A PACE
PROJECT BUT COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
FUNDING.
DIFFICULT IT TO USE AT THIS
STAGE IN THE PROCESS.
THIS AMENDMENT ADDS GENERAL
FUND AND THAT CDBG MONEY IS
USED ELSEWHERE THAT WE'LL GET
TO LATER IN THE DISCUSSION.
IT ALSO INCLUDES A PROPOSAL BY
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ THAT ADDS
$3.1 MILLION OF CLIFFER FUNDS
TEX TEPID THE CLEAN CITY
INITIATIVE THROUGH THE END OF
2022.
THE PROPOSED BUDGETS FUNDING
THOSE SERVICES FOR ABOUT NINE
MONTHS OF THE YEAR.
AND AMENDMENT SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES THAT
ADDS $50,000 FOR PICKLE BALL
COURTS THAT I'M SURE YOU ALL
HAVE RECEIVED E-MAILS ABOUT.
A COUPLE AMENDMENTS SPONSORED
BY CONSUL MEMBER STRAUSS.
THE FIRST ADDS A MILLION
DOLLARS TO PARKS FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW
PLAYGROUND.
AND A MILLION DOLLARS TO PARKS
FOR PARK REMEDIATION WORK.
I THINK I WILL PAUSE THERE AND
SEE IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS OR
OTHER ITEMS COUNCIL MEMBERS
WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS.
>> DO YOU WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ANY
INVESTMENTS YOU'VE MADE HERE IN
CLEAN, LIVABLE AND CONNECTED
COMMUNITIES.
PLEASE GO AHEAD COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES.
>> I JUST WANT TO THANK THE
CHAIR AGAIN FOR INCLUDING THE
PUBLIC RESTROOMS IN THIS
PACKAGE.
THE ORIGINAL REQUEST HAD BEEN 2
MILLION FOR FOUR FACILITIES.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT WE
ACKNOWLEDGE WE NEED SOME
SANITATION AND HYGIENE SERVICES
AVAILABLE FOR FOLKS RIGHT NOW
AND WE DID HEAR FROM ADVOCATES
REQUESTING THAT WE MAKE A
CHANGE HERE SO I STILL WANT TO
NOTE THAT WE DID RECEIVE A
REPORT FROM UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON WHO HAD BEEN
CONTRACTED WITH THE CITY TO DO
A STUDY ON OUR PUBLIC RESTROOM
INFRASTRUCTURE.
THERE'S A DETAILED PLAN IN
PLACE.
WELL, PROPOSED FOR HOW WE CAN
ACTUALLY GET TO BUILDING UP
THAT INFRASTRUCTURE OVER TIME.
AND SO I JUST AM GOING TO NOTE
MY INTEREST IN PURSUING THAT
AND MY HOPE THAT OVER TIME WE
CAN REALLY START TO EXPAND THAT
INFRASTRUCTURE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THERE WAS A NUMBER OF
AMENDMENTS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS
SUBMITTED THAT WERE REALLY
ABOUT HEALTH AND HYGIENE.
WE TRIED TO MAKE SURE TO
ACCOMMODATE THOSE REQUESTS
HERE.
THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST PRESSING
ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY NO
MATTER IF YOU'RE HOUSED OR
UNHOUSED.
IF YOU LIVE IN SEATTLE.
AND IF YOU ARE, YOU KNOW, IN
THE NEED OF A RESTROOM YOU
SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE ONE.
WE WANT THOSE TO BE CLEAN AND
ACCESSIBLE.
THE W.H.O.
HAS WEIGHED IN ABOUT HOW MANY
WE SHOULD HAVE AND SEATTLE IS
WOEFULLY UNDERPERFORMING.
WE HAVE TRIED TO ADDRESS THIS
IN THE PAST.
LET'S HOPE THAT THESE DOLLARS
THAT WE'RE ALLOCATING GET
DEPLOYED THIS YEAR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL OF THE
COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR ALL OF THE
WORK YOU'VE DONE ON THIS AND
EXCITED TO SEE THE CONTINUATION
FOR THE CLEAN CITIES
INITIATIVE.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT
FORWARD.
SOMETHING I SUPPORTED AS WELL.
WANTED TO NOTE THE IMPORTANCE
OF CREATING STABILITY AND
CAPACITY IN THESE SECTIONS.
INVESTING IN PARK, NOT JUST
PLAYGROUNDS BUT MAKING SURE
WE'RE REMEDIATING PARKS.
WE'VE INCLUDED SPECIFIC
LANGUAGE THAT THE COUNCIL
TALKED ABOUT PRIOR TO MAKE SURE
THE INVESTMENTS IN PARKS AND
CLEANUPS ARE NOT EQUAL TO A
MANDATE TO MOVE PEOPLE.
WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE HOUSED
FIRST AS COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE
TALKED ABOUT WHEN THEY
INTRODUCE THEIR AMENDMENTS.
THANKS SO MUCH, COLLEAGUES.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS SO LET'S CONTINUE.
MOVING ON TO THE PLANNING
DEVELOPMENT AND PERMITTING
SUBCATEGORY.
THIS INCLUDES $1.3 MILLION OF
SPENDING AND THIS IS IN
ADDITION TO $14.3 MILLION IN
THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND
RETAINED AND PROTECTED IN THE
OMNI BUS AMENDMENT.
14.3MILLION FOR THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE IN
ADDITION TO THE FUNDING THEY
RECEIVE ANNUALLY FROM THE SHORT
TERM RENTAL TAX.
THIS CATEGORY INCLUDES SIX
COUNCIL BUDGET AMENDMENTS.
ONE OF WHICH IS A BUDGET
LEGISLATION.
I WON'T DESCRIBE THIS ONE.
GIVEN THE LOWER NUMBER OF
AMENDMENTS I'LL JUST BRIEFLY
DESCRIBE THE FIVE ACTIONS.
THERE ARE TWO THAT SPEND MONEY
AND THREE STATEMENTS OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
THE FIRST ONE IS DON-1-B-1.
$8MILLION TO SUPPORT PLANNING
FOR THE CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DIRECTION DISTRICT.
THE NEXT FOUR ITEMS ARE
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS.
$545,000 AND A POSITION TO THE
OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE AND
TO ENSURE THAT COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT IS SUPPORTED THROUGH
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EIS.
OPCD WOULD REQUEST A REPORT
FROM OPCD TO PREPARE A WORK
PROGRAM.
THIS WAS ORIGINALLY AND ASK FOR
SOME FUNDING BUT THIS COULD GET
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BEFORE
THE COUNCIL UNDERSTANDS THE
FULL SCOPE OF THAT WORK.
SDCI 1 B 1 WOULD ADD POSITION
AUTHORITY TO NOT SDC REVIEW
LOCATIONS TO REVIEW PERMIT AND
INSPECTION TIMES AT SDCI AND
REQUEST A REPORT ASKING THE
EXECUTIVE TO COME BACK WITH A
PROPOSAL THAT WOULD ALLOW THAT
POSITION TO BE SUPPORTED
THROUGH THE FEES.
THAT SUPPORT PERMITTING WORK.
THEN SDCI 4 A 1 WHICH REQUESTS
A REPORT PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS
AND EQUITY.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS?
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS QUITE A
BIT.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE
UNDERSCORE THE IMPORTANCE OF
THESE INVESTMENTS, ESPECIALLY
IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND
ENGAGEMENT AND ANTICIPATION OF
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT'S
COMING.
SPECIFICALLY REMEMBER COUNCIL
MEMBERS STRAUSS AND GONZALEZ
COMMENTING ON THIS.
I KNOW OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS
ARE INTERESTED AS WELL.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES I SEE
YOU NODDING.
THIS IS WHY WE BEGAN THE
CONVERSATION LAST YEAR.
EXCUSE ME, EARLIER THIS YEAR
ABOUT THE CHANGE TO THE SINGLE
FAMILY MISNOMER AND HAVE MOVED
FORWARD WITH NAME CHANGE TO
CREATE NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL.
WE NEED TO HAVE A FOUNDATIONAL
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT OUR
CURRENT ZONING SITUATION IS.
SO THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT
IMPROVEMENTS TO THAT AND
MODIFICATIONS IN 2022.
THAT REQUIRES US TO GET IDEAS
DIRECTLY FROM COMMUNITY MANY
PARTNERS.
AND THAT REQUIRES RESOURCES.
SO WE AS A COUNCIL ARE
PRIORITIZING INVESTMENTS IN IT
COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS,
BUILDING ON THE RACIAL EQUITY
TOOL KIT THAT WE RECEIVED
EARLIER THIS YEAR.
SO THAT ANY CHANGES THAT WE ARE
PROPOSING IN 2023 FOR FINAL
PASSAGE IN 2024 ARE ROOTED IN
THOSE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS.
THAT CANNOT HAPPEN IN AN
AUTHENTIC WAY UNLESS THERE IS
RESOURCES.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE BUILT
BACK INTO THIS BUDGET.
THAT MATTERS TO OUR COUNCIL.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS PEOPLE
WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT?
LET'S MOVE ON.
>> NEXT CATEGORY IS
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT
AND THIS CATEGORY THERE ARE SIX
BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR A TOTAL
OF $2 MILLION OF SPENDING.
THIS IS ON TOP OF THE 14.3
MILLION OF JUMP START FUNDS FOR
SEATTLE'S GREEN NEW DEAL.
I WOULD JUST NOTE THAT IN THE
ISSUE IDENTIFICATION OVERVIEW
PAPER MY COLLEAGUE YOLANDA
PROVIDED AN ATTACHMENT THAT
OUTLINES ALL OF THE WAYS THAT
THAT $14.3 MILLION IS ALLOCATED
IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET.
IN THIS CATEGORY THERE IS A
AMENDMENT SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN THAT REQUESTS A
REPORT FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
REGARDING CREATING A CHEAP
ARBORIST POSITION IN THE CITY.
OEM 1 A 1 WOULD ADD $100,000 TO
THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT FOR COMMUNITY
CLIMATE RESILIENCE PLAN.
IN THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS
THIS WAS DIRECTED TO THE OFFICE
OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT BUT IN DISCUSSIONS
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OEM WAS A
BETTER FIT FOR THIS WORK FOR
SOME OF THE OTHER IN
COMBINATION WITH OTHER WORK
THEY'RE DOING.
OPCD 6 B 1 ADDS $180,000 TO
OPCD THAT WILL SUPPORT TWO
DUWAMISS SUSTAINABILITY
PROJECTS.
2 A 1 SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN ADDS $1.7
MILLION FOR LIBRARIES TO
PROVIDE AIR-CONDITIONING AS A
CLIMATE CAPTION MEASURE.
THEN ANOTHER PROPOSAL BY
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN MO 1 A
2 IS APPARENTLY LISTED TWICE.
I WON'T READ THAT ONE AGAIN.
OEM 1 A 1 SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
BOTH OF THESE ARE LISTED TWICE.
I WILL NOT READ THOSE TWICE.
THERE ARE FOUR ITEMS IN THIS
CATEGORY, NOT SIX.
>> WISH WE DIDN'T DOUBLE ON
THAT.
THAT'S NOT ANOTHER 100,000 FOR
ME RIGHT THERE.
>> NO, IT STILL JUST ADDS TO
TWO MILLION TOTAL.
I JUST PASTED THINGS IN TWICE.
>> NO PROBLEM.
NO PROBLEM.
WE APPRECIATE THE ENTHUSIASM
FOR THOSE TWO ITEMS.
AND THE ATTENTION TO THEM.
AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO ADD ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THIS
SECTION?
I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE WORK
THAT YOU'VE DONE TO LIFT UP
PRIORITIES FROM THE COMMUNITY
FOR THESE INVESTMENTS IN GREEN
NEW DEAL IN ADDITION TO THE 4.3
MILLION SECURED BY JUMP START
SPEND PLAN AS RECALIBRATED IN
OUR OMNI BUS BUDGET.
SPECIFICALLY I WANT TO THANK
FOLKS FOR THE WORK YOU'VE DONE
WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
SUCH AS THOSE WHO ARE IN
DUWAMISH AREA HERE.
REALLY APPRECIATE THE EFFORT TO
MAKE SURE THERE'S IMMEDIATE
MEASURES TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT
OF CLIMATE CHANGE BY MAKING
SURE THERE'S COOLING STATIONS
IN NORTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST
BRANCHES OF THE LIBRARY.
THAT WAS A BIG LIFT TO GET THAT
IN AT THE END.
VERY HAPPY WE WERE ABLE TO
ACCOMMODATE THAT REQUEST AMONG
MANY OTHERS.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
QUESTIONS?
FOLKS ARE SHY ABOUT TOUTING
THEIR OWN WINS HERE IN THIS
BUDGET.
SO I WILL TRY TO CONTINUE TO
LIFT THEM UP BUT COLLEAGUES IF
THERE'S OTHER PIECES YOU'D LIKE
TO HIGHLIGHT PLEASE DO.
THIS IS WHY THE CITY COUNCIL
HAS THE FINAL CHANCE TO CRAFT
THE BUDGETS.
OUR ANNUAL BUDGET IS DETERMINED
BY CITY COUNCIL SO YOUR
FINGERPRINTS AND THE
COMMUNITY'S INPUT IS BEING
HIGHLIGHTED HERE.
FEEL FREE TO LIFT UP THE PIECES
YOU'D LIKE TO NOTE.
>> SO MOVING ON TO THE NEXT
CATEGORY, WHICH IS
TRANSPORTATION.
THERE ARE $11.7 MILLION OF
INVESTMENTS AS WELL AS A BUDGET
AMENDMENT THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE
ISSUE ANSWER OF $100 MILLION OF
BONDS TO SUPPORT BRIDGE
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ITEMS IN
THIS CATEGORY.
I WILL JUST HIGHLIGHT A FEW.
SDOT 3 B 1 SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS WOULD ADD
$25,000 TO SDOT FOR ADAPTIVE
CYCLE PROGRAMS.
SDOT 102 B 1 ADDS $655,000 FOR
THE MARKET TO MOHI PROJECT.
SDOT 105 B 1 ADDS $2 MILLION TO
SUPPORT SDOT'S PEDESTRIAN
MASTER PLAN FOR NEW SIDEWALKS
IN DISTRICT 2 AND IMPOSES A
PROVISO.
AND SDOT 4 B 1 SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN IS THE
AMENDMENT I REFERENCED THAT
WOULD RECOMMEND TO AMEND AND
PASS COUNCIL MEMBER THAT IS THE
LGTO BOND ISSUE.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ALLOW AN
ADDITIONAL APPROXIMATE $100
MILLION IN BONDS IN 2022.
ADD 3.1 MILLION TO COVER THE
DEBT SERVICE FOR OUR HALF A
YEAR FOR THOSE BONDS.
AND $1.1 MILLION TO SUPPORT
DESIGN WORK OF BRIDGE
REHABILITATION PROJECTS.
I WILL PAUSE THERE.
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD COUNCIL
MEMBERS ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO
LIFT UP.
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
I WANT TO BRIEFLY SAY BEFORE MY
REMARKS I HAVE A PRESS
OBLIGATION I HAVE TO GO TO AND
I'LL HAVE TO LEAVE THE MEETING.
BUT I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A
COUPLE OF THINGS IN HERE AND I
WANT TO ASK A QUESTION.
SO FIRST VERY APPRECIATIVE OF
THE ADDITION OF TWO REALLY
CRITICAL COMMUNITY PROJECTS IN
DISTRICT 7 THAT THERE'S BEEN A
LOT OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
AROUND AND I'M SURE THEY'LL BE
GREATLY APPRECIATED BY THE
BELLTOWN COMMUNITY TO HAVE A
FUNDED ACTIVATION PLAN FOR THE
PORTAL SITE.
AS WELL AS BE APPRECIATED BY
THE SOUTH LAKE UNION COMMUNITY
TO HAVE THE MARKET TO MOHI
FUNDING RESTORED.
GIVEN THE RECOVERY RATE AND
PROMISES MADE IN PREVIOUS
BUDGETS.
THAT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.
I DO WANT TO ASK IS IT GOING TO
BE HERE OR SOMEWHERE SUBSEQUENT
WHERE WE DISCUSS VISION ZERO
INVESTMENTS MADE THROUGH THE
COMMERCIAL PARKING TAX
INCREASE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS, THAT
IS IN THIS CATEGORY.
IT IS TOWARDS THE BOTTOM.
IF YOU COULD SCROLL DOWN A
LITTLE.
SDOT 503 B 1. THAT IS YOUR
AMENDMENT THAT INCREASES THE
COMMERCIAL PARKING TAX.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NOW I SEE IT.
GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT AND I
DO JUST WANT TO BRIEFLY
RECOGNIZE THAT I'M VERY, VERY
PLEASED TO SEE THAT INVESTMENT
AS A NONCAR OWNING, BIKE,
TRANSIT AND PEDESTRIAN PERSON
MYSELF WHERE THOSE ARE MY
PRIMARY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION
THIS IS A REALLY CRITICAL
INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC SAFETY.
I THINK SOMETIMES WE DEFINE
PUBLIC SAFETY VERY NARROWLY.
THIS INVESTMENT REALLY IS GOING
TO BE A COUNCIL COMMITMENT
THAT'S GOING TO SAVE LIVES AND
REALLY STRUCTURALLY CHANGE THE
ENVIRONMENT OF THE CITY TO MAKE
US SAFER.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
INCORPORATION OF THAT DEDICATED
EPANSION WHICH I BELIEVE IS
THE ONLY NONLEVY EXPANSION OF
OUR VISION ZERO FUNDING IN
QUITE SOME TIME.
APPRECIATED THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK WITH YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA TO INCORPORATE THAT
AND REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT
MAKE IT INTO THE FINAL
BALANCING PACKAGE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL
MEMBER LEWIS.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES THEN
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> SORRY.
I MIGHT HAVE ACCIDENTALLY RISEN
MY HAND.
I WILL JUST SAY THANK YOU TO
ALL OF THE COLLEAGUES FOR
ACKNOWLEDGING OUR NEED TO
INVEST IN PEDESTRIAN
INFRASTRUCTURE BY PUTTING IN
REQUESTS FOR YOUR DISTRICTS.
HOPEFULLY WE WILL GET TO A
PLACE WHERE ACROSS THE CITY ALL
OF OUR CONSTITUENTS ARE SAFER
WALKING AND BIKING AND ROLLING.
>> THANK YOU.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
LEADERSHIP OF COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS IN BRINGING THIS ITEM
FORWARD AND THANK YOU AS WELL
FOR INCLUDING THIS INCREASE IN
THE CPT IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET.
LOOKS LIKE AS PROMISED COUNCIL
MEMBER LEWIS MAY HAVE LEFT.
DID WANT TO SIGNAL TO HIM MY
INTEREST IN DISCUSSING WITH HIM
POTENTIAL BENEFICIARIES OF THIS
PARKING TAX MIGHT BE.
I KNOW THE RECOMMENDATION DOES
INCLUDE SOME VISION ZERO
PROJECTS.
I'M INTERESTED IN AN ADDITIONAL
VISION ZERO PROJECT AND THAT IS
SPECIFICALLY THE SIDEWALK
SAFETY REPAIR.
JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND
IN 2019 COUNCIL PASSED
RESOLUTION 31908 REQUESTING
POLICY OPTIONS FOR SIDEWALK
MAINTENANCE.
LAST YEAR SDOT COMPLETED A
REPORT INCLUDING POLICY
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SIDEWALK
REPAIR IN SEATTLE.
ONE OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS IS
THAT IT WAS A CITY WIDE FIVE
YEAR SIDEWALK SHIM BEVEL PLAN
TO MITIGATE EXISTING SIDEWALK
UPLIFTS AND OTHER DEFICIENCIES
THAT CAN CREATE ACCESSIBILITY
BARRIERS OR TRIP/FALL RISKS.
AND SORT OF FOLLOWING UP ON
SDOT'S WORK, COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS HAD REQUESTED THAT THE
CITY AUDITOR LOOK INTO THIS
AREA AND JUST A COUPLE WEEKS
AGO ON AUGUST 29th THE CITY
AUDITOR RELEASED A REPORT
ENTITLED SEATTLE'S SIDEWALK
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR PROGRAM
AND ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS
OF THE CITY AUDITOR WAS THAT
THE CITY SHOULD IN FACT
IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATION
FROM THE JUNE 2020 POLICY
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SIDEWALK
REPAIRS IN SEATTLE REPORT,
INCLUDING INCREASED INVESTMENT
IN THE SIDEWALK SHIM BEVEL
PLAN.
SO I'M INTERESTED TO KNOW
WHETHER OR NOT THERE MIGHT BE A
WILLINGNESS TO TWEAK THE
COMMERCIAL PARKING TAX PROPOSAL
FOR ANOTHER QUARTER OF A
PERCENT IN ORDER TO ADDRESS
SOME OF THESE ADDITIONAL NEEDS.
I WILL DISCUSS THAT WITH
SPONSOR OFFLINE.
JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT BE
KNOWN AS WELL FOR THE VIEWING
PUBLIC.
>> THANKS FOR THE TRANSPARENCY
ON THAT.
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
I CANNOT MOVE ON WITHOUT US
TALKING ABOUT BRIDGES.
I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A CHANCE
TO TALK ABOUT THE COMPONENTS
LISTED IN THIS DRAFT PROPOSED
BUDGET.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
WANTED TO THANK THE FIVE
COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT HAD SIGNED
ON TO THIS IN PUBLIC
PREVIOUSLY.
BUT REALLY WANT TO THANK OUR
BUDGET CHAIR FOR INCLUDING THIS
AND FOR THE FLEXIBILITY AND
CREATIVITY TO IDENTIFY THE
SOURCES AND THEN TO -- SO THAT
THIS CITY COUNCIL IS NOT
KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD
ANY MORE ON BRIDGES.
WE ARE PROVIDING AUTHORIZATION
TO THE NEXT ADMINISTRATION TO
ISSUE UP TO 100 MILLION IN
BONDS TO SUPPORT BRIDGE SAFETY.
IDEALLY MULTIMODAL BRIDGES AND
WANT TO REALLY THANK THE CHAIR
FOR, AND CENTRAL STAFF FOR
THEIR WORK ON THIS TO MAKE THIS
HAPPEN.
I'LL JUST BE BRIEF SINCE I KNOW
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BRIDGE AS
LOT BEFORE.
>> THANK YOU.
I SEE CALVIN ON THE LINE.
I WANT TO THANK CALVIN FROM
CENTRAL STAFF.
DAN AS WELL.
SAM, DIRECTOR OF SDOT.
YOU AND YOUR OFFICE FOR
CONTINUING TO BRAINSTORM WITH
US AS WE CAME UP WITH CREATIVE
SOLUTIONS HERE.
I WANT TO NOTE FOR MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC THAT THIS IS A
MULTIFACETED CBA.
THIS HAS MULTIPLE COMPONENTS TO
IT.
ONE IS GIVING THE AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE BOND.
THE SECOND IS SECURING THE $3.1
MILLION AS A TEMPORARY HOLD
WITH A REQUEST FOR REPORT BACK.
IN MARCH OF NEXT YEAR TO GIVE
US A BETTER SENSE OF WHICH
PROJECTS WOULD POTENTIALLY BE
ELIGIBLE FOR SOME LEVEL OF
BONDING.
IMPORTANTLY, WE'VE ADDED $1.1
MILLION TO SDOT TO BEGIN THE
WORK OF CREATING A PROJECT
DESIGN LIST THAT IS AT 30% AND
BEYOND SO WE CAN PUT PEOPLE TO
WORK IMMEDIATELY.
IF THERE ARE TO BE BOND DOLLARS
AVAILABLE.
WE'RE ALSO VERY EXCITED ABOUT
THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROPOSAL
THAT'S COMING FROM CONGRESS
HERE VERY SOON.
NOTING THAT THERE'S STILL A LOT
OF INFORMATION THAT NEEDS TO BE
WORKED OUT IN TERMS OF HOW MUCH
COMES DIRECTLY TO SEATTLE.
BUT THE NEED IS URGENT AND WITH
THE ABILITY TO BRING MORE
PROJECTS UP TO 30% PLUS DESIGN,
I'M EXCITED ABOUT BEING ABLE TO
DEPLOY FEDERAL DOLLARS AND
HOPEFULLY A TRANSPORTATION
PACKAGE IN IT YEAR.
COUPLED WITH THE ABILITY THAT
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN HAS
MADE POSSIBLE WITH THE BONDING
AUTHORITY HERE.
I THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO BRING
MORE OF OUR PROJECTS INTO A
SAFE PLACE SO THAT BRIDGES ARE
NOT CRUMBLING.
SO OUR ROADS ARE CONNECTED AND
WE'RE CONSIDERING THE PASSAGE
OF VEHICLES AS WELL AS
PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS.
I AM ALSO VERY THANKFUL TO SDOT
FOR WORKING WITH US TO FLAG
THERE WAS THE POSSIBILITY OF
USING UP TO $5 MILLION IN THEIR
CURRENT RESERVE FOR IMMEDIATE
INVESTMENTS THAT ALSO HELP PUT
PEOPLE TO WORK ON RETRO FITS
AND MAINTENANCE.
MAKING SURE WE'RE LOOKING AT
SEISMIC RETRO FITS.
HELPS TO CONNECT OUR CITY IN A
MORE SAFE WAY.
PLEASE DO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS
COMPREHENSIVE PROPOSAL THAT'S
BEEN INCLUDED HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN, HAPPY
TO HAVE WORKED WITH YOU AND
CENTRAL STAFF AND SDOT AS WE
TRY TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MOVE
THIS CONCEPT FORWARD AND
APPRECIATE YOUR RECOGNITION OF
IT IN THE PACKAGE.
ANYTHING ELSE ON
TRANSPORTATION?
OKAY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM
THE MASS COALITION.
ONE MORE GOT ADDED.
I THINK THAT WAS RELATED TO
45th AVENUE IF I'M NOT
REMEMBERING INCORRECTLY.
ANY OTHER ITEMS FOLKS WOULD
LIKE TO DRAW ATTENTION TO?
>> HEALTHY AND SAFE COMMUNITIES
CATEGORY WHERE OVERALL THE
PACKAGE INCLUDES $27 MILLION OF
SPENDING AND FREES UP ABOUT
$11.7 MILLION OF RESOURCES.
THE FIRST SUBCATEGORY IS ITEMS
RELATED TO THE CRIMINAL LEGAL
SYSTEM AND ALTERNATIVES TO
TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY.
THIS INCLUDES $7.4 MILLION OF
SPENDING AND FREES UP $10.8
MILLION OF RESOURCES THAT YOU
ALL SPENT A FAIR AMOUNT OF TIME
DISCUSSING EARLIER IN TODAY'S
COMMITTEE MEETING.
I WON'T FOCUS ON THOSE ITEMS.
I'LL JUST HIGHLIGHT A FEW.
ONE IS CSCC 1 B 1 SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD THAT
ADDS $879,000 AND 26 POSITIONS
TO THE COMMUNITY SAFETY AND
COMMUNICATIONS CENTER TO
ADDRESS THE EXISTING DISPATCH
OPERATIONAL NEEDS.
EXCUSE ME, HSD 21 B 1 SPONSORED
BY COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES THAT
ADDS $500,000 TO THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAMS
AND IMPOSE AS PROVISO.
HSD 51 B 1 SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD THAT ADDS $3.5
MILLION TO MAINTAIN A
PREEXISTING DIVERSION PROGRAM
AND IMPOSES A PROVISO.
NEXT TWO ITEMS ARE RELATED TO
THE LAW DEPARTMENT.
THE FIRST ITEM SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ
IMPOSE AS PROVISO ON $1.8
MILLION IN THE CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE FOR PREFILING DIVERSION
PROGRAMS.
AND FOR THE LET EVERYONE
ADVANCE WITH DIGNITY OR THE
L.E.A.D.
PROGRAM.
ADDS $267,000 TO FULLY STAFF
AND EXPAND PRE-FILING DIVERSION
AND THIS IS PARTIALLY OFFSET BY
A CUT OF ONE STRATEGIC ADVISOR
POSITION IN THE CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE.
AND THEN ANOTHER AMENDMENT
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ THAT ADDS $661,000 TO
THE OFFICE FOR THE LEGAL
DEFENSE NETWORK.
I'LL ALSO JUST NOTE THIS
CATEGORY PROVIDES, INCLUDES A
FEW STATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT.
TWO SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD THAT REQUEST THAT SMC
REPORT ON ALL FEES AND FINES
IMPOSED ON A COURT-INVOLVED
INDIVIDUAL AND ANALYZED
ASSOCIATED DISPROPORTIONALTY.
THEN SBD 1 A 1 ALSO SPONSORED
BY COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD THAT
REQUESTS ON GOING REPORTING ON
POLICE STAFFING, OVERTIME
FINANCES AND PERFORMANCE
METRICS.
MANY OF THESE REPORTS AND
PERHAPS ALL OF THEM ARE REPORTS
THAT THE CITY WAS RECEIVING OR
THE CITY COUNCIL RECEIVED THIS
YEAR AND THIS WOULD CONTINUE
THAT REPORTING.
A REPORT SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER JUAREZ, A REQUEST FOR A
REPORT SPD 2 A 1 THAT IS
LOOKING FOR REPORTING OUT ON
SPD'S DATA COLLECTION AND
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR
MURDERED AND MISSING INDIGENOUS
WOMEN AND GIRLS CASES.
I'LL PAUSE THERE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD, I'M
GOING TO CALL ON YOU FIRST.
THANKS FOR ALL OF THE WORK
YOU'VE DONE IN THIS CATEGORY
AND ON THIS TOPIC.
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO
YOU TO GO AHEAD AND HIGHLIGHT
ANY OF THESE ITEMS YOU'VE BEEN
WORKING SO HARD ON.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU.
I FIRST JUST WANT TO TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROPOSAL
FOR THE COMMUNITY SAFETY AND
COMMUNICATIONS CENTER.
I THINK THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF
FOCUS ON THE CONVERSATION
COMING FROM IT THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED EXECUTIVE ORDER AROUND
BONUSES AND NOT SUFFICIENT
ATTENTION PAID TO THE WAYS THAT
COUNCIL IS WORKING REALLY HARD
IN THIS BUDGET PROCESS TO TRY
TO ADDRESS THE UNACCEPTABLE
VACANCIES RIGHT NOW.
SO JUST WANTING TO RECOGNIZE
THAT THE INTENT IS TO INCREASE
FTEs AT CSCC BY AN ADDITIONAL
26 POSITIONS.
THIS BUDGET ACTION RELIES ON
PART FROM FINDINGS FROM A JULY
2016 SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
STAFFING ANALYSIS.
SOMETIMES REFERRED TO.
IT INFORMED COUNCIL'S ADDITION
OF 15 FTEs TO THE THEN SPD
HOSTED 911 CALL CENTER IN THE
2017 ADOPTED BUDGET.
IN THE BACKGROUND COUNCIL ADDED
SIX FTEs TO THE NINE PROPOSED
IN THE 2017 PROPOSED BUDGET.
THIS IS COUNCIL ADDING MORE
FTEs TO THE 911 CALL CENTER
THAN WAS PROPOSED.
WE DIDN'T GO AS FAR AS THE
REPORT RECOMMENDED.
IT RECOMMENDED THAT CALL CENTER
SHOULD HAVE 169 FTEs BASED ON
ITS WORKLOAD ANALYSIS.
PROPOSED BUDGET 2022 FOR THE
CSC IF UNCHANGED WOULD ONLY
FUND 140 POSITIONS.
OF WHICH 20 ARE VACANT.
AND AN ADDITIONAL 17 CURRENTLY
HAVE PART-TIME ABSENCES DUE TO
SITUATIONS SUCH AS MILITARY AND
MEDICAL LEAVE.
WE ARE LOOKING AT ADDING AN
ADDITIONAL 26 POSITIONS ON TOP
OF 140 BRINGS IT TO 166
POSITIONS.
SO STILL NOT QUITE GETTING TO
WHAT THE REPORT RECOMMENDED BUT
WE'RE CERTAINLY GETTING CLOSER
WITH THIS RECOMMENDATION AND
REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD
WORK THAT FOLKS AT CSCC'S CALL
CENTER DO EVERY DAY IN THE
MIDDLE OF A TRANSITION FROM SPD
INTO THIS NEW COMMUNICATIONS,
COMMUNITY SAFETY AND
COMMUNICATIONS CENTER AND
RECOGNIZE THAT VACANCIES RESULT
IN MANDATORY USE OF OUR TIME
AND THAT CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT
AND ADD TO BURNOUT.
SO WE ARE WORKING TO ADD
POSITIONS SO WE CAN BEEF UP
STAFFING THERE AS NECESSARY.
AND THE OTHER ITEM I WANTED TO
ASK ABOUT IS ACTUALLY A
RECOMMENDATION COMING FROM
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
THIS IS, THAT IS INCLUDED IN
THE CHAIR'S PROPOSED BALANCE
BUDGET.
THIS IS HSD 025 B 001.
JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT I
RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM THE
CITY AUDITOR'S OFFICE TO SEE IF
THERE'S A WAY THEY COULD
COLLABORATE WITH MADAM
PRESIDENT ON THIS PARTICULAR
CBA ON THE BACKGROUND ON THIS
IS EARLIER THIS YEAR I ASKED
THE CITY AUDITOR TO PRODUCE A
REPORT BASED ON 2015 AUDIT
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HAVE NOT
YET BEEN IMPLEMENTED BY THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE
INTENDED TO HELP INFORM HSD'S
WORK TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE
RECENTLY RECEIVED COMMUNITY
SAFETY AWARDS.
THE CITY AUDITOR, HSD AND
AAWARDEES ARE WORKING TOGETHER
ON THAT EFFORT.
THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE
REALLY FOCUSED ON HOW FUNDED
ORGANIZATIONS CAN MODIFY THEIR
PRACTICES TO REFLECT THE
RECOMMENDATIONS IN THAT 2015
AUDIT AND IT'S, THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ALL REALLY
LASER FOCUSED ON BEST PRACTICES
TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS
WORKING IN THE AREA OF
VIOLENCE, INTERRUPTION AND
VIOLENCE PREVENTION.
THE CITY AUDITOR REACHED TOUT
SAY THEY WERE HOPING THAT THEY
COULD WORK WITH MADAM PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ ON ENSURING THAT THE
WORK PROPOSED BY THIS REPORT
ALSO BUILD ON EXISTING
KNOWLEDGE.
THERE'S A NEW 2020 REVIEW OF
BEST PRACTICES FOR REDUCING
VIOLENCE.
THEN ALSO WORKING TO MAKE SURE
IT'S ALIGNED TO HELP INFORM THE
WORK AND THE EVALUATION OF A
COMMUNITY SAFETY INITIATIVE.
SO JUST FLAGGING THAT I WOULD
LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
INCORPORATE THIS SHOULD THE
SPONSOR OF THIS ITEM SUPPORT
THAT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THAT
OR ANY RELATED CONCEPTS?
I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
THANK THE SPONSORS OF THE
INVESTMENTS AS WELL AND TO LEAD
THE DIVERSION PROGRAM THAT WE
HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH TO
CREATE IMPORTANT FIRST CONTACTS
WITH PEOPLE TO DIVERT THEM OUT
OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND
GET THEM INTO NECESSARY
SERVICES AND PARTNERSHIP WITH
ENTITIES LIKE REACH.
THANKS TO THE REPORT THAT
TRYING TO KEEP THAT NUMBER
HIGHER THAN THE 3 MILLION WAS A
LITTLE BITS OF A CHALLENGE.
I'M OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE
POTENTIAL UNDERSPEND,
ESPECIALLY EARLY NEXT YEAR TO
HAVE THAT CONVERSATION TO SCALE
THAT PROGRAM EVEN FURTHER.
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IF YOU
HAD ANY COMMENTS YOU'D LIKE TO
ADD.
>> WE NEED TO INVESTIGATE WAYS
WE CAN GET CRISIS RESPONDERS TO
THE PLACES THAT PEOPLE NEED
THEM FASTER.
WE HEARD AT MY TOWN HALL LAST
NIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING
THESE MOBILE TEAMS RATHER THAN
HAVING BRICK AND MORTAR STORE
FRONTS TO MEET THESE PEOPLE
WHERE THEY ARE RATHER THAN
WONDERING WHY THEY ARE NOT
COMING TO THE BRICK AND MORTAR
STORE FRONTS.
THIS IS HOW WE MEET PEOPLES
NEEDS.
WE MEET THEM WHERE THEY ARE AND
WE NEED TO HAVE A LARGER
INVESTMENT IN HOW WE CAN
ADDRESS PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE OF
CRISIS.
JUST A LARGE APPRECIATION CHAIR
FOR INCLUDING THIS IN THE
PACKAGE.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
THIS IS WHAT THE BIGGEST POINT
OF CONTENTION WAS APPARENTLY
OVER THE LAST 20 HOURS AND I
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET A
CHANCE TO EMPHASIZE THE
INVESTMENTS THAT WERE MADE.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
CENTRAL STAFF HAS A CHANCE TO
CORRECT ME.
THERE'S A DIRECT NEXUS THAT
TOTALS UP TO AROUND $27
MILLION.
IS THAT AN ACCURATE FIGURE.
>> YEAH, THAT IS CORRECT.
YOU'LL SEE THAT CARRYING
THROUGH FOR A LITTLE MORE SO
YOU CAN SEE THE HEADER OR MAYBE
YOU CAN.
I CAN'T.
THE OVERALL RESOURCE IN THIS
CATEGORY WE ARE JUST IN THE
FIRST SUBCATEGORIES OF THE NEXT
CATEGORY YOU'LL SEE THOSE
INVESTMENTS FOR EXAMPLE IN FIRE
AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.
AND OTHER SUBCATEGORIES COMING
UP.
>> TOTAL SPENDING, $27,
028,351.
IF THERE'S ANY QUESTION ABOUT
WHETHER THIS COUNCIL IS
INFORMING IN PUBLIC SAFETY.
$27,028,351 INVESTED IN PUBLIC
SAFETY.
THAT IS OUR SPENDING ASPECT OF
THIS BUDGET.
AS WELL AS WHERE WE HAVE TRIED
TO ADDRESS WHERE THERE WAS
POSSIBLE RESOURCES THAT WERE
NOT GOING TO BE USED IN 2022.
WE DISCUSS THAT AT THE VERY
BEGINNING.
I'M NOT HEARING ANYTHING ELSE.
SUCH AN IMPORTANT TOPIC.
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
MOVE ON.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU.
THE INVESTMENTS YOU HAVE MADE
HERE I THINK ARE ABSOLUTELY
HELPING TO CREATE GREATER
STABILITY AND SAFETY.
HELPING TO ADDRESS CONCERNS
THAT WE'RE HEARING FROM
NEIGHBORS AND SMALL BUSINESSES.
WE ARE INVESTING IN MAKING SURE
OUR FULL HIRING PLAN IS INTACT
AS PROPOSED BY THE MAYOR.
UTILIZED FOR MAYBE NICE TO HAVE
TECHNOLOGY BUT NOT IMPERATIVE
IN THE MOMENT OR DEEMED
ESSENTIAL BY THE MONITOR WE ARE
ABLE TO MAKE SOME OF THESE
CRITICAL INVESTMENTS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COLLEAGUES.
I LOOK FORWARD TO FUTURE
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS.
LET'S CONTINUE.
>> MOVING ON TO FIRE AND
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.
THIS INCLUDES $6.1 MILLION OF
SPENDING AND ABOUT A $.8
MILLION AMENDMENT THAT FREES UP
SOME RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE
PROPOSALS.
THIS INCLUDES CBO 2 A 1
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN THAT IS REQUESTING
THAT THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE
DEVELOP MODELS, COST AND
TIMELINES FOR CITYWIDE 24/7
MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
RESPONSE.
IT INCLUDES THE AMENDMENT THAT
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS JUST
SPOKE TO HSD 53 B 1 THAT WOULD
ADD $2.5 MILLION.
AS WELL AS SFD 1 A 2 SPONSORED
BY COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLDFOLD
THAT WOULD ADD $1.5 MILLION FOR
20 ADDITIONAL FIREFIGHTER
RECRUITS.
IN ADDITION IT ALSO INCLUDES
FUNDING IN HSD 57 A 1 THAT ADDS
$100,000 TO THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT FOR NEW HEALTH
CLINIC IN THE LAKE CITY
NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND THIS IS ALSO WHERE YOU'LL
SEE THE RESOLUTION THAT COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD REFERRED TO
PREVIOUSLY.
THAT WOULD REQUEST INCREASED
FUNDING FOR MENTAL AND
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES.
EXPECT TO SEE THAT ON THE
REFERRAL CALENDAR ON MONDAY.
I WILL PAUSE THERE.
>> WONDERFUL.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO
ANY OF THESE ITEMS.
>> JUST BROWSING THROUGH HERE.
I THINK ALY COVERED IT PRETTY
WELL.
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS SPOKE TO
THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PIECE AND
WE DID TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THE HIGH ACUITY RESOLUTION
ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIPS WITH
KING COUNTY.
SO NOT SEEING ANY FURTHER ITEMS
TO ADD OTHER THAN MY
APPRECIATION TO THE CHAIR FOR
ALLOWING THE COUNCIL TO FOCUS
SO MUCH OF ITS TIME AND ENERGY
ON MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
NEEDS FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND
THAT IS REFLECTED IN THIS AREA
OF SPENDING AS WELL.
APPRECIATE HAVING THE TIME AND
SPACE TO WORK ON WHAT IS NOW
WHAT I'VE DISCUSSED BEFORE AS A
SINGLE BUDGET ACTION WHICH IS
NOW TWO SEPARATE BUDGET
ACTIONS, ONE TO DEL TO EXPAND
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED
IN SCHOOLS AND THE OTHER ONE
THROUGH HSD TO EXPAND FUNDING
THAT WE MAKE VIA OUR INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT WITH KING COUNTY FOR
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR
THE COMMUNITY THROUGH FUNDING
COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE CLINICS.
REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THESE,
REALLY CRITICAL INVESTMENTS AS
WE WORK TO RECOVER IN THE
SHADOW OF THE PANDEMIC.
WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT RECOVERING YOUR PHYSICAL
HEALTH, RECOVERING ECONOMICALLY
OR RECOVERING AS IT RELATES TO
YOUR EMOTIONAL HEALTH, ALL OF
THESE THINGS ARE REALLY
IMPORTANT, I'M REALLY PROUD
THAT OUR CITY IS SO FOCUSED ON
ADDRESSING THEM.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBERS
JUAREZ, COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES,
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN WHO ARE
ALONE LISTED ON THIS DOCUMENT
HERE AND ALSO THE COSPONSORS OF
THESE VARIOUS AMENDMENTS FOR
THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE.
THIS SLIDE WITH THE PREVIOUS
TWO SLIDES BECAUSE IT WAS TWO
FULL PAGES OF PUBLIC SAFETY
INVESTMENTS ARE REALLY
ILLUMINATE THE COUNCIL'S
PROPOSED BUDGET HERE AND OUR
INVESTMENTS IN HEALTH,
COMMUNITY HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH
AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
SOUPLES DO TAKE NOTE OF THESE
INVESTMENTS HERE AND THE BAYS
IN WHICH WE'LL HELP MAKE SURE
THAT WE'RE CONNECTING FOLKS TO
THE RIGHT PERSON WHEN THEY HAVE
A MOMENT OF CRISIS AND THAT
WE'RE THEN GETTING THEM
CONNECTED TO THE RIGHT
SERVICES.
THAT'S THE BIG THING WE NEED TO
CONTINUE TO WORK ON.
WHERE PEOPLE GO AFTER THEY HAVE
THAT INITIAL TOUCH.
WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO
MAKE SURE IF THEY DO NOT NEED A
RESPONSE THAT REQUIRES A BADGE
AND A GUN THAT THEY DO HAVE
ALTERNATIVES TO SHOW UP MANY OF
THE INVESTMENTS YOU SEE HERE,
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND OUR
INVESTMENTS IN FIREFIGHTERS AN
OUR INVESTMENTS IN MENTAL
HEALTH PROVIDERS AND I I
MENTIONED WHEN WARDENING TO
ASSIST IN ADDRESSING SOME OF
THE VACANCY ISSUES THAT THEY
HAVE.
THERE'S ALSO A BUDGET ACTION
WHERE WE'RE ADDING 1.5 MILLION
TO SUPPORT THE TRAINING OF THE
ADDITIONAL 20 FIREFIGHTER
RECRUITS IN 2022 TO ADDRESS A
HIGHER THAN AVERAGE VACANCY
RATE.
AS BACKGROUND FROM 2015 TO 2019
AFTERNOON AVERAGE OF 53
FIREFIGHTERS SEPARATED FROM THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT MOSTLY DUE TO
RETIREMENT.
IN 202070 FIREFIGHTERS
SEPARATED FROM SFD AND THERE
HAVE BEEN OVER 70 SEPARATIONS
TO DATE IN 2021 WITH MORE
ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE END OF
THE YEAR.
BECAUSE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS
A MINIMUM DAILY STAFFING
REQUIREMENT ANY ABSENCES OF
SCHEDULED UNIFORM STAFF HAVE TO
BE FILLED BY OTHER STAFF WHO
ARE WORKING ON AN OVERTIME
BASIS.
WITH THIS ADDITIONAL FUNDING
THAT WE'RE PROVIDING HERE IN
THIS BUDGET, THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT IS ABLE TO EXPAND
THE SIZE OF EACH OF TWO PLANNED
RECRUIT CLASSES FROM 30 TO 40.
THE HISTORICAL GRADUATION RATE
FROM RECRUIT SCHOOL IS
APPROXIMATELY 75%.
IF 2022 RESULTS ARE CONSISTENT
WITH PAST RESULTS THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT WILL BE ABLE TO ADD
APPROXIMATELY 60 NEW
FIREFIGHTERS IN 2022.
30 EACH IN THE MIDDLE AND NEAR
THE END OF THE YEAR.
REASON WE'RE ABLE TO DO THIS
WITH FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WE
CAN'T DO IT AS IT RELATES TO
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, YOU
KNOW, PUTTING ASIDE DIFFERENCES
OF OPINION ABOUT HOW MANY
OFFICERS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
SHOULD HAVE, IT'S A DIFFERENT
SITUATION FOR THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THEY DON'T
HAVE THE SAME ARTIFICIAL
RESTRAINTS ASSOCIATED REQUEST
RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING THAT
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS SOME
RESTRAINTS THAT THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT DOESN'T.
SO WE CAN ACTUALLY ADD FUNDING
FOR MORE POSITIONS THAN THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT PLANS TO HIRE
FOR IN A WAY WE CANNOT DO WITH
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT EVEN IF
WE WANTED TO.
SO REALLY HAPPY THAT WE CAN DO
SO WITH THE SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT AND PART OF IT IS
BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE WANT TO
WORK FOR THIS SUPERIOR
ORGANIZATION IN OUR CITY.
GLAD WE CAN REALLY FOCUS SOME
OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY EFFORTS IN
THIS AREA WHICH IS A LONG
STANDING OVERSEVERAL YEARS
THERE HAVE BEEN DEFICIENCIES AS
IT RELATES TO THE TOTAL NUMBER
OF FUNDED POSITIONS AT THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT AND JUST REALLY
APPRECIATIVE OF MADAM CHAIR AND
HER PARTNERSHIP WITH ME AND
TRYING TO ADDRESS THESE AS I'VE
BEEN PUBLIC SAFETY CHAIR.
THANK YOU.
>> APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU'RE
DOING AND CONTINUING TO CALL
ATTENTION TO.
ALL OF THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS
ESPECIALLY IN FIRE IN OTHER
AREAS, THIS PANDEMIC HAS
DEFINITELY TAKEN ITS TOLL ON
WORKFORCE STABILITY IN A NUMBER
OF AREAS OF OUR CITY AND SO
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU'RE
DOING HERE TO SUPPORT OUR
FIREFIGHTERS.
AND THE WORK THEY DO ON THE
FRONT LINE.
NOT ONLY FOR FIGHTING FIRES AND
CARING FOR SOME OF OUR MOST
VULNERABLE BUT FOR THE WORK
THAT THEY'VE DONE ESPECIALLY IN
THIS PANDEMIC AND SUPPORTING
OTHER AREAS OF THE COUNTRY WITH
FIGHTING FOREST FIRES, NOT AN
EASY WORKLOAD BY FAR AND IT'S
NO WONDER THERE'S BURNOUT AND
THAT'S WHY WE REALLY PRIORITIZE
INVESTMENTS IN MENTAL HEALTH AS
WELL FOR FIREFIGHTERS AND
CONSTANT ATTENTION BEING DRAWN
TO THE OTHER AREAS OF OUR
DEPARTMENT THAT NEED TO HAVE A
FOCUS ON SHORING UP THEIR STAFF
PERSONNEL AS WELL.
WONDERFUL.
WELL I AM NOT SEEING ANY
ADDITIONAL HANDS.
ALY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CONTINUE.
>> YES, HAPPY TO.
I THINK WE ARE ON, WE HAVE JUST
THREE CATEGORIES LEFT IN THIS
MAIN HEALTHY AND SAFETY
COMMUNITIES CATEGORY.
THE NEXT ONE IS INVESTMENTS IN
FOOD SECURITY.
THIS INCLUDES $5.8 MILLION OF
SPENDING.
THERE ARE TWO ITEMS THAT ARE
RELATED HERE.
HSD 5 B 1 AND HSD 27.
EXCUSE ME, HSD 26 A 1 SPONSORED
BY COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
ADDS $5.1 MILLION TO THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO SUSTAIN
2021 LEVELS OF FOOD AND
NUTRITION LEVEL FUNDING AND
PROPOSES A PROVISO.
THE SECOND ACTION REQUESTS THAT
HSD REPORTS ON THE AVAILABILITY
OF STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING
FOR FOOD PROGRAMS SO THE
COMBINATION OF THIS ACTION IS
MEANT TO ENSURE THAT FOOD
PROGRAMS ARE SUSTAINED AT THE
SAME LEVEL THROUGH THE FIRST 6
TO 9 MONTHS OF THE YEAR AND
THAT THE EXPECTATION IS THAT
OTHER FUNDS WILL BE MADE
AVAILABLE THROUGH STATE AND
FEDERAL FUNDING THAT TYPICALLY
SUPPORT INVESTMENTS IN THIS
SPACE TO ENSURE THOSE PROGRAMS
CAN CONTINUE.
THERE'S ALSO A PROPOSAL
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT THAT WOULD ADD $100,000
TO THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT TO EXPAND A FRESH
PRODUCE PROGRAM.
SERVING THE CENTRAL DISTRICT.
AS WELL AS A PROPOSAL FROM
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS HSD 8 A
1 THAT WOULD ADD $175,000 TO
HSD FOR HOT MEAL PROGRAMS
SERVING.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE
TO FLAG?
ANY ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS
YOU'D LIKE TO SEE HIGHLIGHTED
HERE?
>> WE'RE DOING OUR VERY BEST TO
ADDRESS THE MULTIPLE REQUEST
FOR FOOD SECURITY IN THIS
PROPOSED PACKAGE.
WE MADE SURE WHERE WE COULD TO
EXTEND SERVICES.
THERE WAS AN INITIAL REQUEST TO
MAKE SURE WE WERE TRUEING UP
INVESTMENTS IN FOOD SECURITY
GENERALLY THROUGH MID YEAR THIS
YEAR.
WE TRIED TO EXTEND THAT THROUGH
QUARTER THREE TO GIVE US
ADDITIONAL TIME IN CASE THE
STATE LEGISLATURE HAS ANY
ADDITIONAL FOOD SECURITY
ASSISTANCE THAT WE ARE
ANTICIPATING FOR FOOD BANKS.
WE'RE ALSO VERY HOPEFUL THAT
THAT BUILD BACK BETTER ACT WILL
PASS IN CONGRESS.
THANK YOU TO OUR CONGRESSIONAL
DELEGATION FOR CONTINUING TO
ADVOCATE FOR THAT.
AND THAT COULD INCLUDE
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR FOOD
SECURITY AS WELL.
BUT WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT
WE'RE INVESTING MANY OF THESE
PROGRAMS DO GO YEAR ROUND AND
THEN THE LARGER ONE FOR THE
OVER 5 MILLION GETS US THROUGH
QUARTER THREE NEXT YEAR WITH
ANTICIPATION WE'LL HAVE
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF
CONVERSATION.
DELIVERY OF FOOD TO THOUGH WHO
MIGHT BE ISOLATED IN THEIR
HOMES.
ESPECIALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC.
APPRECIATE THE ON GOING
CONVERSATION WE NEED TO HAVE
ABOUT A LARGER FOOD ACCESS AND
FOOD SECURITY PLAN THAT WE
WOULD BE BUILDING UPON SOME OF
THE WORK THAT COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES DID FOR EXAMPLE IN HER
TIME PRIOR TO COUNCIL.
LOOK FORWARD TO THOSE FUTURE
CONVERSATIONS.
THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHERE
WE TRIED TO PRIORITIZE ANY
EXISTING DOLLARS FOR 2022 THAT
WERE GENERAL FUND AND
AVAILABLE.
WE PUT THEM TO USE TO MAKE SURE
PEOPLE HAD FOOD ON THE TABLE.
THANK YOU.
I THINK WE CAN GO AHEAD.
>> NEXT SUBCATEGORY IS
INVESTMENTS TO SUPPORT RESPONSE
TO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE.
THIS INCLUDES $1.7 MILLION OF
SPENDING AND WITH JUST THREE
ITEMS I WILL JUST DESCRIBE ALL
THREE.
THE FIRST IS HSD 4 A 1 THAT
WOULD ADD $126,000 TO THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR
PROGRAMS FOR GENDER-BASED
VIOLATION PROVIDED BY AN AGENCY
SERVING THE NATIVE COMMUNITY.
HSD 19 B 1 SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD THAT ADDS $1.5
MILLION FOR MOBILE ADVOCACY
SERVICES WITH FLEXIBLE
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR
SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE.
AND OCR 2 A 1 ALSO SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD THAT
ADDS $120,000 TO THE OFFICE FOR
CIVIL RIGHTS FOR DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE COMMUNITY EXPERT AND
STAKE HOLDER WORK GROUP.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO SAY
ABOUT THE SHADOW PANDEMIC HERE?
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY
ABOUT THE INVESTMENTS HERE?
>> I'M VERY HAPPY, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> SEEING NO ADDITIONAL HANDS,
LET'S CONTINUE.
>> THE FINAL SUBCATEGORY FOR
INVESTMENTS IN YOUTH,
EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE.
THIS INCLUDES $6 MILLION OF
SPENDING.
ARTS 2 B 1 SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES ADDS $1.5
MILLION FOR POSITIONS AND ART
TO SUPPORT PUBLIC ARTS AND
CULTURAL CREATIVE INDUSTRY
PROGRAMMING.
ANOTHER MILLION DOLLARS IN ARTS
3 B 1 SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS FOR
ORGANIZATIONS THAT DID NOT
QUALIFY FOR SHUTTERED VENUE
OPERATORS GRANT FUNDING.
I'LL HIGHLIGHT A FEW MORE.
DEAL 2 B 1. $500,000 AND
AUTHORIZES A POSITION IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION EARLY
LEARNING FOR CULTURALLY
RESPONSIVE AFTER SCHOOL
PROGRAMMING.
HOME T HOM 3 B 1 THAT ADDS
FUNDING TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT FOR YOUTH
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
HSD 17 B 1 SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN THAT IMPOSES A
PROVISO IN HSD USING THEIR
EXISTING FUNDS FOR CHILD CARE
FACILITIES AND THIS WOULD BE
SPECIFICALLY FOR A FACILITY
IMPROVEMENT IN THE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT.
AND SPR 2 A2 THAT ADDS $171,000
TO PARKS FOR AFTER SCHOOL
PROGRAM.
>> I WANT TO REMIND FOLKS THE
IMPORTANCE OF INVESTING IN OUR
CREATIVE SECTORS SO THE FIRST
CBA HERE IS ABOUT SUPPORTING,
HIRING SOME TEMPORARY POSITIONS
IN THE ARTS DEPARTMENT TO
SUPPORT OUR ARTISTS AND
ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE NEXT
YEAR WITH ECONOMIC RECOVERY.
AND THEN SOME OF THE OTHER CBAs
WE HAVE