>>> WE ARE RECORDING.
>> WONDERFUL.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THIS IS THE FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE MEETING.
TODAY IS JUNE 15, 2021.
I'M TERESA MOSQUEDA, CHAIR OF
THEFINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
PRESENT.
>> VICE CHAIR HER BOLD.
>> HERE.
>> VICE COUNCIL GONZALEZ?
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
ATTENDING AS ALTERNATE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON?
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
THAT IS FIVE MEMBERS PRESENT
AND TWO GUESTS.
>> WONDERFUL.
WELL, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH
FOR JOINING US.
AND WHEN OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS
JOIN US, I'LL BE SURE TO
WELCOME THEM AND ANNOUNCE THEIR
PRESENCE AS WELL FOR THE
COMMITTEE AND FINANCE MEMBERS.
I WANT TO THANK AARON HOUSE FOR
CLERKING FOR US TODAY.
SHE IS STEPPING IN ON VACATION
NEWS. A YOU YOU CAN SEE, WE
HAVE A FUEL
FULL AGENDA.
GROCERY WORKERS IN OUR
COMMUNITY AT LARGE THIS.
IS A CONTINUATION OF THE
CONVERSATION WE HAD ABOUT
GROCERY WORKERS AND THE HAZARD
PAY LEGISLATION WE PASSED
EARLIER THIS YEAR.
WE WILL HAVE A BRIEFING ON THE
HOUSING LEVY ANNUAL REPORT AND
DISCUSSION FOR PROPOSED CHANGES
TO THE ANF PLAN.
AND THE HOUSING FINANCE
POLICIES AND TAKE A POSSIBLE
VOTE ON THE LEGISLATION.
YOU'LL REMEMBER THAT THIS ITEM
WAS ON OUR CALENDAR TWO WEEKS
AGO AND WE DID POSTPONE SO WE
COULD HAVE A LONGER
CONVERSATION AROUND RESCUE
PLAN.
THEN WE WILL GET TO THE BIGGER
ITEM ON OUR AGENDA.
THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK
AT POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS ON THE
RESCUE AMENDMENT PLAN.
IF WE DON'T GET THROUGH THE
FULL LIST OF ALL OF THE ITEMS
THAT RELATE TO THE SEATTLE
RESCUE PLAN, AGAIN, THERE ARE A
HANDFUL OF BILLS, THEN WE WILL
HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE
THAT DISCUSSION IN OUR MEETING
TOMORROW.
THAT'S WEDNESDAY.
WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 2:00 P.M.
AGAIN, IF WE DON'T GET THROUGH
ALL OF THE ITEMS ON TODAY'S
SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN ITEM, OUR
THIRD ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
AND THE PACKAGE OF THE
LEGISLATION THAT ACCOMPANIES,
WILL GO AHEAD AND HAVE A
COMMITTEE MEETING TOMORROW.
AND I'LL MAKE THE APPROPRIATE
COMMENTS
AT THE END OF TODAY'S MEETING.
WE'LL GET YOU OUT OF HERE BY
1:00 P.M.
AND WE WILL DECIDE IF WE NEED
TO CARRY IT OVER FOR TOMORROW.
THAT'S OUR AGEND FOR TODAY.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION?
HEARING NO OBJECTION, TODAY'S
AGENDAADOPTED.
LET'S GO AHEAD WITH PUBLIC
COMMENT.
WE'LL TRY TO GET THROUGH
EVERYBODY LISTED FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
AND RIGHT NOW, FOLKS THAT, IS
ABOUT 20 PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE WILL GIVE PEOPLE ABOUT A
MINUTE NAFERL FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT THIS MORNING.
SO IF THE CLERKS COULD GET
PREPARED FOR ONE MINUTE AND 30
SECONDS, THAT WOULD BE
APPRECIATED.
AS ALWAYS, THIS IS A CHANCE FOR
PEOPLE TO SIGN UP.
AND GIVE US THEIR THOUGHTS ON
ALL ITEMS RELATED TO TODAY'S
AGENDA OR OUR WORK PLAN.
YOU CAN STILL SIGN UP ON
SEATTLE.GOV/COUNCIL.
AND THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
DOES ALLOW FOR US TO HEAR FROM
EVERYONE TODAY.
I WILL ENDEAVOR TO GET THROUGH
EVERYONE'S COMMENTS.
I WILL CALL THREE PEOPLE AT A
TIME.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO START BY
SAYING YOUR NAME AND ITEM THAT
YOU ARE SPEAKING TO.
YOU ARE GOING TO HEAR A PROMPT
THAT SAYS YOU HAVE BEEN
UNMUTED.
BUT THAT'S YOUR CUE TO PUSH
STAR 6 ON YOUR PHONE AS WELL.
DOUBLE CHECK TO MAKE SURE YOUR
PHONE IS ALSO NOT ON MUTE.
THEN WE CAN HEAR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR A 10-
SECOND CHIME AT THE END OF THE
PUBLIC COMMENT.
AND WE WILL MAKE SURE TO GIVE
YOU THAT 10-SECOND TIME SO THAT
YOU CAN WRAP UP YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENTS.
AND THAT WAY, YOU DON'T GET CUT
OFF.
IF YOU DO HAVE MORE TO SAY, E-
MAIL US AT SEATTLE.COUNCIL.GOV.
AGAIN, AT THE END OF THAT
PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE HANG UP
ON THE NUMBER THAT YOU HAVE
RECEIVED ON THE CONFIRMATION E-
MAIL, NOT THE LISTEN IN LINE
AND NOT SEATTLE CHANNEL.
MAKE SURE YOU'RE CALLING IN ON
THAT LISTEN-IN PHONE NUMBER,
EXCUSE M, THE TESTIMONY PHONE
NUMBER, NOT THE LISTEN-IN
NUMBER.
JUST ONE MORE REMINDER.
WHEN YOU HEAR YOU HAVE BEEN
UNMUTED, YOU DO ALSO NEED TO
HIT STAR 6 ON YOUR END.
BEFORE WE BEGIN, I WANT TO
WELCOME COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND
APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE THIS
MORNING.
AND ALSO JUST WANT TO DOUBLE
CHECK TO SEE IF I HAVE ANY
OTHER COUNT COUNCILMEMBERS WHO
JOINED US ON THE LINE?
OKAY.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY.
BUT WE'LL MAKE SURE TO ANNOUNCE
THEM.
WE DO HAVE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL
HERE WITH US TODAY.
I UNDERSTAND THAT COMMISSIONER
BOWMAN IS HERE TO SPEAK WITH US
FROM THE PORT OF SEATTLE.
THANK YOU AGAIN, COMMISSIONER,
FOR BEING WITH US.
AS IS CUSTOMARY, WE DO ALLOW
FOR THOSE WHO ARE ELECTED
OFFICIALS TO GO FIRST, IN ORDER
TO ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE HERE
WITH US.
WE'RE GOING TO OPEN OUR PUBLIC
TESTIMONY AND START WITH
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN.
WELCOME TO THE FINANCE AND
HOUSING COMMITTEE MEETING.
JUST WANT TO DOUBLE-CHECK.
I SEE YOU ON MY SCREEN HERE.
IF YOU COULD JUST PUSH STAR 6
ONE MORE TIME TO UNMUTE
YOURSELF, WE WILL BEGIN WITH
PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
>> ALL RIGHT.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> I CAN.
GOOD MORNING.
THANKS FOR JOINING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN MOSQUEDA
TODAY, FOR ALLOWING ME TO
SPEAK.
AGAIN FOR THE RECORD, STEPHANIE
BOWMAN, COMMISSIONER WITH THE
PORT OF SEATTLE.
I'M HERE TODAY TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT OF AN AMENDMENT OFFERED
UP BY COUNCILMEMBERMORALES TO
ALLOCATE $1 MILLION AS PART OF
THE SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN THAT
YOU ARE CONSIDERING TODAY.
THE MONEY FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES
INITIATIVE WOULD HELP
SUPPLEMENT WHAT THE PORT OF
SEATTLE HAS DONE OVER THE LAST
TWO YEARS, TO BETTER HELP
EDUCATE YOU AND THE GENERAL
PUBLIC ABOUT OUR PROGRAM.
THE OPPORTUNITY YOUTH
INITIATIVES IS REMARKABLY A
SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM THAT HAS
HELPED TO PROVIDE PAID
INTERNSHIPS TO THE MOST
DISADVANTAGED YOUTH IN OUR
COMMUNITIES.
THE PORT OF SEATTLE HAS HAD AN
INCREDIBLY NATIONAL RECOGNIZED
FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
EMPLOYED MORE THAN 600 USED
FROM AGAIN, OUR MOST
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.
MOSTLY THOSE FROM SOUTH KING
COUNTY AND COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR.
WHEN COVID HIT, WE WERE UNABLE
TO CONTINUE WITH OUR ROBUST
INTERN PROGRAM AT THE NUMBERS
WE HAD BEFORE.
AND SO WE CREATED THE YOUTH
OPPORTUNITY INITIATIVE.
WHERE WE ALLOCATE TOWARDS FOUR
COMMUNITY GROUPS TO HELP
PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT FOR YOUTH 16
TO 24.
AGAIN, THOSE HIT HARDEST.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS FROM
THE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
DEPARTMENT, YOUTH 16 TO 24,
WERE HARDEST HIT WITH
UNEMPLOYMENT DURING COVID, WITH
NUMBERSAS HIGH AS 24%
UNEMPLOYMENT.
AS WE ALL KNOW, SO MANY OF OUR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS LOST THEIR
JOBS.
BUT THESE JOBS FOR THESE YOUTH
WERE JUST NONEXISTENT.
SO THE PORT STEPPED IN AND
PARTNERED WITH GREAT COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS THE
URBAN LEAGUE, SEATTLE GOOD
WILL.
PARTNERS IN EMPLOYMENT.
AND SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION.
WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE PAID
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR
ALMOST 200 YOUTH.
IF THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
COUNCIL WERE TO ALLOCATE A
MILLION DLD DOLLARS, IT WOULD
GO A LONG WAY TO PARTNERING
WITH THAT.
WE WERE MOVING FORWARD AGAIN.
THIS YEAR IN 2021.
AND ARE EXPECTED.
HAVE NOT COMMITTEED YET BUT ARE
EXPECTED TO DO SO IN 2022.
I WOULD URGE YOU TO PROVIDE
MORE INFORMATION TO GENERAL
MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC
IF YOU SHOULD CHOOSE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
TIME TODAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COMMISSIONER BOWMAN FOR JOINING
US TODAY.
APPRECIATE THAT.
AND THANKS AS WELL, FOR YOU AND
MEMBERS FROM YOUR OFFICE FOR
WORKING JOINTLY ON THE
AMENDMENT IN FRONT OF US TODAY.
LET'S CONTINUE ON WITH PUBLIC
COMMENT.
I DO SEE THREE OF OUR FIRST
SPEAKERSPRESENT.
WE HAVE DENNIS SILLIS, GEORGE
RIDDLE, AND TERRY HOLM.
DENNIS, YOU ARE UP FIRST.
AND YOU HAVE A MINUTE AND A
HALF.
GOOD MORNING, DENNIS.
>> DENNIS, I'M LOOKING FOR YOU
ON THE SCREEN.
IF YOU ARE THERE, HIT STAR 6
ONE MORE TIME DENNIS.
LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE STILL ON MUTE
ON MY END.
THERE YOU GO.
PERFECT.
>> GREAT.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?"
THESE YES.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS
COUNCILMEMBERS ON THIS
COMMITTEE.
MY NAME IS DENNIS SALES.
PLYMOUTH HOUSING HOUSES 1100
CHRONICALLY HOMELESS ADULTS.
PLYMOUTH HOUSING IS A PERMANENT
HOUSING PROVIDER.
WHICH MEANS THERE IS NO TIME
TIME LIMIT ON OUR HOUSING AND
WE CONNECT RESIDENTS WITH
SERVICES THAT CAN HELP THEM
THRIVE.
WE ARE HOUSING FIRST
ORGANIZATION.
AND BELIEVE EVERY PERSON HAS A
RIGHT TO A HOME AND EVERY
PERSON MATTERS, EXACTLY AS THEY
ARE.
THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ AND
MAYOR DURKAN FOR INTRODUCING
THE PLAN.
WE APPLAUD THE EFFORT TO
ADDRESS HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
PLYMOUTH IS $2 MILLION TO
PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROVIDERS.
WE PROJECT FOR HOUSING
PROVIDERS, SINCE WE SERVE HIGH
DISABILITY AND BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH FUNDING NEEDS.
THIS CAN SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT.
SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE
PANDEMIC, PLYMOUTH HAS
DEVELOPED IN OUR PROGRAM.
HIRED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FOR
STAFF.
RECENTERED CULTURAL VISION.
AND ORGANIZED A DIVERSION
EQUITY TO ADDRESS THEIR
OPERATIONS.
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME TO
ADDRESS THIS IMPORTANT FUNDING
OPPORTUNITY.
>> THANK YOU FOR DIALING IN
TODAY.
THE NEXT PERSON IS GEORGE.
GOOD MORNING, GEORGE.
JUST STAR 6. PERFECT.
>> GOOD MORNING.
CHAIR MOSQUEDA, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK.
AND GOOD MORNING TO THE
COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS GEORGE RIDDELL.
I LIVE ON 63rd AVENUE
SOUTHWEST, IN THE ALCHIVE POINT
NEIGHBORHOOD IN WESTERN
SEATTLE.
AND I'M SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF
COUNCIL MEMBER HER BOLD'S
AMENDMENT TO USE FUTURE FUNDING
TO MAKE THE ALCHIVE POINT KEY
MOVING STREET PART OF THE STAY
HEALTHY STREET PROGRAM AND TO
MAKE IT PERMANENT.
SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT LAST
YEAR IN MAY 2020 THE CHANGES
HAVE BEEN VERY POSITIVE.
WHERE WE LIVE, WE GET TO LIVE
WITH THE CYCLIST, THE DOG
WALKERS AND THE FINANCES.
AND A LOT OF OTHERSES WHO ENJOY
THE NEWLY ACCESSIBLE WATER
ACCESS ON A BAIL BASIS WITH FAR
LES TRAFFIC THAN EVER BEFORE.
THIS NEW ACCESS IN THE LOUD,
DISRUPTIVERECKLESS SPEEDING
CARS IS A MUCH SAFER PLACE THAN
IT WAS BEFORE.
PLEASE SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT
TO MAKE THIS BEAUTIFUL
TREASURE, THE WALKING STREET
THE WATERFRONT AN ACCESSIBLE
PART FOR THE COMMUNITY TO ENJOY
AS IT IS TODAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR DIALING IN
THIS MORNING.
TERRY.
GOOD MORNING, TERRY.
YOU ARE UP NEXT.
TERRY HOLM.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THIS IS TERRY HOLM.
I'M AN ACTIVE WITH THE SEATTLE
NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAYS.
AND RAINIER VALLEYS.
GREENWAYS AND SAFE STREETS.
WE WANT TO ECHO THE PRIOR
SPEAKER'S SENTIMENT.
SO FAR AS THE SEATTLE RESCUE
PLAN, PLEASE SUPPORT THE
FUNDING OF THE STAY HEALTHY
STREET AND CAFE FUNDING
STREETS.
ALSO SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER HER
BOLD'S AMENDMENT, COMMITTING TO
THE FUTURE FUNDING OF KEEP
MOVING STREETS, INCLUDING
ALCHIVE POINTS, GREEN LAKE, AND
I WANTED TO EMPHASIZE, LAKE
WASHINGTON BOULEVARD.
OF YOUR MANY RESPONSIBILITIES,
THE PROPERTY, ESPECIALLY
STREETS AND PARTS IS PARAMOUNT.
INITIATED DUE TO COVID AND
KEEPING WITH NATIONAL TRENDS,
STAY HEALTHY MOVING STREETS AND
FACA FAY STREETS, HAS
DESIGNATED FOR DESIGNATING SAFE
PARTS.
YOUR LEADERSHIP AND FAVOR IN
THESE MEASURES WILL BE GREATLY
APPRECIATED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR DIALING IN
TODAY.
THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ARE
SARAH WILKY.
ESTHER BARTEL.
AND NATE OMDAL.
GOOD MORNING, SARAH.
>> HI.
THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS SARAH WILKY.
AND I'M SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF
AMENDMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE
RESCUE PLAN BILLS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TIME
TODAY.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE IMPACTS
ON THE CULTURAL SECTOR.
GUIDELINES THAT HAVE PUBLIC
GATHERINGS HAVE ESSENTIALLY
CLOSED PARTS OF OUR SECTOR FOR
MANY ENDS.
AND THAT CUTS OFF FOR MANY,
100%.
INCOME FOR INDIVIDUALS.
WASHINGTON STATE EMPLOYMENT
SECURITY DEPARTMENT,
ENCOUNTERED ARTS AND
ENTERTAINMENT.
AND WE KNOW BY THE VERY
STRUCTURE OF OUR INDUSTRY, MOST
WHO LACK INCOME ARE NOT EVEN
INCLUDED IN THIS NUMBER.
BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT EMPLOYEES.
INCLUSION OF CREATIVE SECTOR
WORKERS IN COUNCIL BILL IS OF
PARTICULAR INTEREST TO ME.
AM NOT STEER FUNDS AWAY FROM ME
FROM OTHERS WHICH ARE EQUALLY
IMPACTED.
I BELIEVE IT HELPS ENSURE THE
INTENT OF THE BILL IS IN PLACE
AND THAT ELIGIBILITY FOR
FUNNELING FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN
DEEP NEED OF THE RECOVERY
SUPPORT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR NEEDS.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
GOOD MORNING, ESTER.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS ESTHER BAT-LE.
I WORK AT A MEMBER AGENCY FOR
THE COALITION FOR GENDER-BASED
ISLANDS.
I'M HERE TO STRONGLY ADVOCATE
FOR PRESERVING THE REMAINING
$600,000 OF FUNDING FOR
PROGRAMS AIMED AT ENDINGGENDER-
BASED VIOLENCE.
SURVIVORS COME TO OUR PROGRAMS,
SOMETIMES WITH LITERALLY
NOTHING.
IN ORDER TOL SAVE THEIR LIVES
AND THE LIVES OF THEIR
CHILDREN.
THEY HAVE SO MANY NEEDS.
LIKE BEDS.
OR MORE OFTEN, JUST AIR
MATTRESSES.
PILLOWS.
BLANKETS.
WORK CLOTHES.
FIRST AID PRESENTS FOR THEIR
CHILDREN.
OFTEN THEY HAVE TO BE FREED
FROM TRACKING DEVICES PLACED ON
THEM BY THEIR ABUSERS.
I WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR
THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS A
LEADING CAUSE OF HOMELESSNESS
FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
THEREFORE, PROVIDING FUNDING TO
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES IS
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION.
AND NOT ONLY HOMELESSNESS
PREVENTION, BUT HOMICIDE
PREVENTION AS WELL.
THERE HAS BEEN A DRAMATIC
INCREASE IN DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL
VIOLENCE INCIDENTS, AS WELL AS
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDES
SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE
COVID PANDEMIC.
YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO HELP
END THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE.
TODAY.
AND AS A SURVIVOR MYSELF, I
WANT TO THANK EVERY ONE OF YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
VERY WELL SAID.
I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
>> THE NEXT PERSON IS NATE.
GOOD MORNING, NATE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MY NAME IS NATE AMDAL.
I AM THE MISCELLANEOUS TRADES
REP FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE
LABOR COUNCIL.
I'M ALSO THE SEATTLE
COMMISSIONER.
AND THE LEAD ORGANIZER FOR THE
MISSIONS.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN AMENDMENT
OF COUNCIL BILL 120194.
TO ENSURE ARTISTS ARE
IDENTIFIED TO RECEIVE THE $25
MILLION IN DIRECT CASUALTY
ASSISTANCE.
AND DIRECT TO COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS.
FAMILIAR WITH THE SECTOR TO
ADMINISTER THESE FUNDS.
THE ECONOMY, WHICH IS NORMALLY
8.7, OF THE STATE'S GDP.
TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, THE
RAMPANT MISCLASSIFICATION, HAS
LARGELY LED TO INTERACIONS
WITH SOCIAL SAFETY NET.
THE ECONOMY WILL BE A
SIGNIFICANT PART OF OUR
RECOVERY.
BY APPROPRIATING $3 MILLION TO
THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE
FOR DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
TO ARTS AND CULTURAL
ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES,
INCLUDING STABILIZATION GRANTS
AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR
COMMERCIAL AFFORDABLE SPACE.
WE WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO A
WORK FORCE THAT IS OFTEN TOLD
THEY'RE A PRIORITY AND THEN
SHOWN OTHERWISE.
MUSIC INDUSTRY IS ONE OF THE
MAIN ATTRACTIONS FOR OUR CITY.
I'M REMINDED OF HOW MANY
NARRATIVES I'VE SEEN THAT
CLAIMS SEATTLE IS THE CITY OF
MUSIC, FROM THE AIRPORT TO
DOWNTOWN AND BEYOND.
AND NUMEROUS BIDS FOR
INTERNATIONAL SPORTING AND
CULTURAL EVENTS.
WE ASK THAT YOU SUPPORT THIS
INDUSTRY AS MUCH AS YOU ARE
ABLE.
THANK YOU. %
>> THANK YOU FOR DIALING IN
TODAY.
THE NEXT SPEAKER, THE NEXT
THREE SPEAKERS ARE REESE TANTY
MORA, MEGAN FISHER AND
AMARINTHIA TORRES.
AND AMARINTHIA, YOU ARE LISTED
AS NOT PRESENT FYOU'D STILL
LIKE TO DIAL IN.
GOOD MORNING, REESE.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.
REESE, IT SHOWS YOU STILL AS
MUTED ON MY END.
IF YOU CAN HIT STAR 6 ONE MORE
TIME.
AND AS REESE IS GETTING --
WORKING ON GETTING UNMUTED, I
AM GOING TO ASK THAT WE TEE UP
MEGAN JUST TO KEEP THE FLOW
GOING.
AND MEGAN, IF YOU'RE HEARING
ME, YOU CAN HIT STAR 6 AND
WE'LL GO TO YOU AND COME BACK
TO REESE WHEN I SEE THEM
UNMUTED.
JUST STAR 6. HI, MEGAN.
>> HI.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
THANKS.
>> OKAY.
HI.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING
ME TO SPEAK TODAY.
MY NAME IS MEALING MEGAN FISHER
AND I'M A MENTAL HEALTH
THERAPIST IN SEATTLE.
AND I'M COMMENTING ON SPENDING
FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IN THE
SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN.
IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE ROUND TABLE
DISCUSSION LAST WEEK.
IT IS APPARENTLY THE CITY IS
WORKING HARD TO ADDRESS THESE
ISSUES AND OUR CRISIS RESPONSE
HERE IN SEATTLE IS OUTSTANDING.
HOWEVER, THERE CONTINUES TO BE
AN ENORMOUS GAP IN PROVIDING
EFFECTIVE TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR
LONG-TERM CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS
EXPERIENCING BEHAVIORALCRISIS.
AND LONG-TERM PATIENT AND
OUTPATIENT TREATMENT OPTIONS
FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.
THE SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN IS
IMPLEMENTING $49.2 MILLION FOR
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS.
AND ONLY 6 MILLION FOR
INVESTING IN BEHAVIORAL
SERVICES.
IN ADDITION TO THE FUNDING, WE
NEED TO ROBUSTLY FUND THE
HEALTH FOR ALL OF SEATTLE.
AND THEES SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN
MUST RESPOND IN A LARGER WAY
THAN CURRENTLY PROPOSED.
TURNS INTO A SIGNIFICANT
CRISIS.
FUELED BY ISOLATION, STRESS AND
UNCERTAINTY.
AND THE CURRENT TREATMENT
OPTIONS HAVE BEEN SEATTLE AND
KING COUNTY, OVERWORKED,
UNDERFUNDED AND LACK ADEQUATE
RESOURCES AND SUPPORT.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIGS AND
TREATMENT PROVIDERS ARE LEADING
THE JOBS AT THE COMMUNITY
HEALTH LEVEL, DUE TO
SIGNIFICANT BURNOUT, AND TO
MAKE MORE MONEY IN THE PRIVATE
SECTOR.
FURTHER ACCELERATING THIS GAP
IN TREATMENT.
IT IS TIME SEATTLE TAKES
RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR
NEIGHBORS AND TO PROVIDE ROBUST
FUNDING TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM
TREATMENT OPTIONS IN OUR CITY.
WE MUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR
THIS NOW.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
AND WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO
REESE.
GOOD MORNING, REESE.
>> GOOD MORNING.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
ALO45á COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS REESE AT THAT TIME
TATIMORA.
AND I'M HERE TO URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT AS THE
PRIORITY POPULATION FOR CASH
ASSISTANCE 120094.
AS MY CLOGS NOTED, WE ARE AWARE
THAT THE PANDEMIC HAS MAGNIFIED
EXISTING GAPS IN OUR SOCIAL
SAFETY NET.
AND ARTS AND CULTURE PEOPLE
LOST THEIR LIVELIHOOD.
AND ACCESSING BASIC RESOURCES,
MANY OF THESE SAME INDIVIDUALS
WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN FRONT
LINE ORGANIZING FOR MUTUAL AID,
COMMUNITY SAFETY AND SOCIAL
CHANGE IN THE CITY.
THEY WHO ENTERED THE PANDEMIC.
CHRONIC UNDERCAPITALIZATION,
RACISM.
AND ANTI-BLACKNESS, HAVE
WIELDED THEIR EXPRESSIVE
RESILIENCE AND COLLECTIVE
BRILLIANCE TO SURPASS THE
NARRATIVE OF MARGINALIZATION.
WE MUST ENSURE THE GROUNDING IS
PROVIDED IN THE CREATIVES AND
THEIR CREATIVITY.
AND THE CULTURAL LABOR IS
COMPENSATED.
SO WE CAN INTERRUPT THE RAPID
DISPLACEMENT OF COMMUNITIES.
WHILE SOME MAY ARGUE THIS
PRIORITY PULLS IN TOO MANY
DIRECTIONS, THE DESIGNATION OF
PROFESSIONALS ACTUALLY DOUBLES
DOWN ON STABILIZING DIVERSE
CULTURAL COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT
THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF SEATTLE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
SUPPORT OF OUR SECTOR AND OUR
ECOSYSTEM.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AMARINTHIA, GOOD MORNING.
>> HI THERE.
YES.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS.
AND THANKS FOR THE HEADS UP
THAT I WASN'T LOGGED IN
CORRECTLY.
APPRECIATE THAT.
HI THERE.
MY NAME IS AMARINTHIA TORRES.
I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE
COALITION AND RELIANCE.
WE WORK TOWARDS GENDER EQUITY
AND AN END TO ALL GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE, SUCH AS SEXUAL
ASSAULT.
I AM HERE TO SHARE MY
APPRECIATION FOR THE COUNCIL
FOR THE $600,000 IN ARPA FUNDS
CURRENTLY ALLOCATED TO SUPPORT
SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE.
INVESTING IN SURVIVOR DRIVEN
ADVOCACY IS INVESTING IN
SAFETY.
AND SINCE WE KNOW
DISPROPROARGZATELY AFFECTS.
IT ALSO AFFECTS THOSE MOST ON
THE MARGIN.
AGAIN, I JUST WANTED TO SAY A
BIG THANK YOU FOR INVESTING IN
THOSE COMMUNITIES AND INVESTING
IN SURVIVOR-DRIVEN ADVOCACY,
THROUGH THE 600,000 IN ARPA
FUNDS CURRENTLY ALLOCATED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
AND HOPE FOLKS HAVE A GOOD REST
OF THE MEETING.
THANK YOU.
>> APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>> THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ARE
SARAH POTTER, PAULA MADRIGAL,
AND MICHAD SAVAGE.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE, SARE AYOU
ARE LISTED -- SARAH, YOU ARE
LISTED AS NOT PRESENT.
GOOD MORNING TO PAULA.
>> OKAY.
I'M LOOKING FOR PAULA TO COME
UP ON MY SCREEN.
IS PAULA WITH US THIS MORNING?
HI, PAULA.
JUST HIT STAR 6 ONE MORE TIME.
LOOKS LIKE WE ACCIDENTALLY
STILL HAVE YOU ON MUTE STILL.
ONE MORE TIME.
>> HEARD YOU HIT MUTE.
IF YOU WANT TO HIT STAR 6 ONE
MORE TIME.
I SAW YOU COME OFF MUTE AND
BACK ON MUTE.
PAULA, STAY WITH US.
I'M GOING TO WATCH FOR YOUR
LINE TO COME OFF MUTE.
AND I KNOW IT'S UNFORTUNATE.
THE SYSTEM DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK
IN OUR FAVOR.
HIT STAR 6 ONE MORE TIME.
THERE YOU GO.
>> HELLO.
GOOD MORNING.
>> HELLO.
GOOD MORNING.
THIS IS PAULA MADRIGAL.
I AM LATINA IMMIGRANT.
>> I'M VERY WORRIED ABOUT MY
COMMUNITY MARIACHI PLAYERS,
MUSICIANS, THEY ARE REALLY
STARMING.
AND THEY DON'T HAVE MONEY TO
FEED THEIR FAMILIES.
AND I'M HERE, ASKING FOR YOUR
SUPPORT.
I HAVE FRIENDS, THEY DON'T HAVE
MONEY.
THEY HAVE ONE YEAR AND A HALF
WITHOUT WORK.
AND I'M FOCUSING ON GETTING A
PRIORITY GROUP FOR THE 25
MILLION AS IT STANDS.
120094.
I'M TALKING ABOUT NOT MUSICIANS
THAT YOU SEE IN THE TV.
I'M TALKING ABOUT THE MUSICIANS
THAT GROW AND WORK IN PARTIES,
IN RESTAURANTS, IN BARS.
THEY DON'T HAVE WORK.
THERE IS NO PARTY.
IF SOMEONE MAKE A PARTY.
THEY ARE NOT GOING TO INVITE
STRANGE, PLEASE SUPPORT US.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PAUL A.
MUCHAS GRACIAS.
THE NEXT PERSON IS MICHAD.
GOOD MORNING, MICHAD.
>> HELLO AND GOOD MORNING.
HI.
MY NAME IS MICHAD SAVAGE.
COUNCILMEMBERS THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
I'M A FIFTH GENERATION
SEATTLITE AND PROFESSIONAL
MUSICIAN, WRITING TO YOU TODAY,
OR SPEAKING TO YOU TODAY IN
REGARDS TO CB1200093 AND
CB1200094.
THE DATA HAS INFORMED US THAT
THIS PANDEMIC HAS BEEN
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTFUL ON
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR,
IMMIGRANTS AND ARE THE
MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.
THEY ARE SELDOM ON EQUITY
ANALYSES ON STRUCTURAL EQUITY.
AND THE ARTS AND CULTURE.
SECRETARY OF STATED THE ECONOMY
REPORT.
AND SUBSEQUENT EQUITY REPORT.
AND THE 2020 ROAD MAP TO
EQUITY.
CREATED A DIRE, REFLECTED A
DIRE AND GROWING NEED FOR
SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY,
TO MITTIGATE THE ENDURING
ECONOMIC FLIGHT.
ESPECIALLY THOSE OF COLOR.
ARTSISTS WERE AMONGST THE FIRST
TO EXPERIENCE THE ECONOMIC
IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC, AND
WILL LIKELY BE THIS CLOSE TO
RECOVER.
THROUGH THE SEATTLE INDEPENDENT
ARTISTS SUSTAINABILITY EFFORT,
FROM MARCH 13, 2020 TO APRIL
132020, SO IN THE FIRST MANY
MONTH OF THE PANDEMIC, THERE
WAS AN ESTIMATED IMPACT OF
ABOUT 1.8 MILLION ON PERFORMING
ARTS ALONE.
AND THAT IS JUST THE FIRST
MONTH.
AT PRESENT, MOST HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO QUALIFY FOR PANDEMIC
UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, BUT
STILL ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO THE
PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM
LOANS OR GRANTS TO THE SMALL
BUSINESS ASSOCIATION.
>> THANK YOU, MICHAD.
IF YOU CAN SEND IN THE REST OF
YOUR COMMENTS, THAT WOULD BE
APPRECIATE.
REALLY APPRECIATE THOSE
STATISTICS BEING SHARED THIS
MORNING AS WELL.
AND THE LAST THREE SPEAKERS ARE
ANGELA DANNENBRING, BROCK
HOWELL EXPSHES JULIE BROWN.
I WILL NOTE THAT QUINTON MORRIS
AND ANDERS STOKES ARE ALSO
LISTED ON OUR AGENDA HERE TO
SPEAK, BUT ARE LISTED AS NOT
PRESENT.
QUINTON, AND ANDERS, IF YOU DO
POP IN, WE WILL GET TO YOU
BEFORE THE CLOSED PUBLIC
TESTIMONY.
ANGELA, GOOD MORNING.
JUST STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
>> GOOD MORNING.
ARE YOU ABLE TO HEAR ME?
>> HI, YES, WE CAN THANK YOU.
I COULD HEAR YOU.
THERE WE GO.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> AWESOME.
GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS ANGELA GATERBURY.
AND I AM SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF
COALITION AND GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE IN SUPPORT OF THE
$600,000 IN FUNDS ALQUATED TO
PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT SURVIVORS
OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE I'M
THE DIRECTOR IN WASHINGTON.
AND JUST FEEL VERY HONORED TO
BE WORKING WITH IN THIS FIELD
FOR THE LAST 19 YEARS.
SOMETHING FOR PROGRAMS GIVEN
BEFORE COVID, NOTA ADEQUATE TO
MEET THE ACUTE AND COMPLEX
NIDES OF SURVIVORS.
AND THAT NEED HIS CERTAINLY
INTENSIFIED.ESPECIALLY FOR
BIPOX, LGPTQ, AND THOSE
SURVIVING SYSTEMIC BARRIERS.
SEEING UNIQUE SITUATIONS
FAMOUSED BY EVEEACH SURVIVOR
ARE MORE COMPLEX.
INVESTING IN ADVOCACY IS ALSO
INVESTING IN HOMELESSNESS
PREVENTION.
ALSO REENVISIONING SAFETY.
AND SINCE WE KNOW IT
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTS
WOMEN OF COLOR.
IT'S ALSO INVESTING IN THOSE
MOST ON THE MARGIN.
I APPRECIATE AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SUPPORT OF SURVEYOR DRIVEN
MOBILE ADVOCACY.
TO THE 600,000 UNDER FUNDS.
AND THE SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY-
BASED ADVOCACY SERVICES,
DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR
SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE.
>> THANKS FOR YOUR TIME THIS
MORNING.
BROCK, GOOD MORNING, BROCK.
>> BROCK.
I'M JUST LOOKING FOR YOU TO
COME OFF OF MUTE ON MY END.
STAR 6 ONE MORE TIME PLEASE.
OKAY.
AND AS BROCK IS COMING OFF OF
MUTE, IF WE CAN ALSO TEE UP
JULIE AND SEE IF JULIE IS READY
TO GO.
JULIE, GOOD MORNING.
JUST STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
OKAY.
I SEE JULIE.
GOOD MORNING, JULIE.
>> HI.
GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY
COMMENT.
MY NAME IS JULIE BROWN.
AND I'M A RESIDENT OF THE EAST
LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD IN SEATTLE.
I FIRST WANT TO THANK THE CITY
COUNCILMEMBERS FOR FUNDING THE
STAY HEALTHY STREETS AND CAFE
STREETS, TO MAKE SURE THAT FUND
SUGGEST NOT REMOVED.
I'M CALLING TO VOICE MY SUPPORT
FOR THE AMENDMENT TO MAKE
MOVING STREETS PERMANENT ON
ALCHIVE GREEN LAKES AND LAKE
WASHINGTON BOULEVARD.
MY FAMILY HAS CHOSEN TO LIVE
WITHOUT A CAR FOR PERSONAL AND
ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS.
AND WE COMMUTE PRIMARILY BY
BICYCLE AND BY FOOT.
AND HAVING A COMMUNITY THAT
PRIORITIZES THE SAFETY OF
PEDESTRIANS IS IMPORTANT TO US
AND OTHER WHOSE CHOOSE TO NOT
HAVE A CAR.
EXPECTING A CHILD.
AND WE WANT THEM TO HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMUTE AND
EXPLORE, WHERE CONVENIENCE OF
CARS IS NOT PRIORITIZED.
I BELIEVE THAT IS UNDER THE
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT
ACCOMMODATES THOSE ON FOOT AND
BICYCLE WILL BENEFIT ALL, BY
ENCOURAGING MORE PEOPLE TO
LEAVE THEIR CAR BEHIND AND
ENGAGE MORE DIRECTLY WITH THEIR
ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITIES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME
AND CONSIDERATION IN SUPPORTING
THIS FUNDING.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND BROCK, I STILL SEE YOU ON
THE SCREEN.
BUT STILL MUTED IF YOU CAN HIT
SAR 6 ONE MORE TIME.
WE WILL TRY TO GET YOUR PUBLIC
TESTIMONY IN.
AND AFTER BROCK, THAT DOES
CONCLUDE WHO IS LISTED ON OUR
AGENDA TODAY TO SPEAK WHO IS
PRESENT.
AGAIN, BROCK, JUST TO STAR 6 TO
UNMUTE YOURSELF.
DON'T WANT TO CLEAR CLOSE IT
OUT WITHOUT HEARING FROM YOU.
SINCE I SEE YOU ONLINE.
WE DID HAVE QUINTON MORRIS AND
ANDERS STOKES LISTED TO SPEAK
BUT NOT PRESENT TO SPEAK AT
TODAY'S MEETING.
BROCK, I APOLOGIZE.
I CAN SEE YOU.
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE STILL
MUTED.
STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
IF WE DON'T HEAR FROM YOU
TODAY, YOU KNOW HOW TO GET HOLD
OF US.
WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO GO
AHEAD AND CLOSE OUT PUBLIC
TESTIMONY.
APOLOGIES FOR THAT, BROCK.
APPRECIATE EVERYBODY DIALING IN
TODAY.
AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO
ITEMS LISTED ON TODAY'S
AGENDAA.
MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
READ ITEM 1 ONTO THE RECORD?
MADAM CLERK, YOU MAY BE ON MUTE
YOURSELF.
>> AHAGENDA ITEM NUMBER 1.
GROCERY WORKERS PAID PANEL FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU.
AND HELLO PANELISTS.
IF YOU WANT TO RAISE YOUR HAND
ON YOUR RAISE THE HAND
FUNCTION.
SO WE CAN ALL SEE YOU LISTED IN
ONE PLACEMENT I'M GOING TO GO
AHEAD AND INDICATE WHO IS HERE
WITH US TODAY AND THEN HAVE
FOLKS INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.
WE HAVE TAMMY HETRICK, WITH THE
WASHINGTON FOOD INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATION.
SAM DANCY, WITH THE GROCERY
WORKERS, WHO IS A GROCERY
WORKER.
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL
WORKERS, USA W21.
AND WE HAVE HOLLY CHISA, WHO IS
WITH THE NORTHWESTGROCERY
ASSOCIATION.
AND DENNIS WORSTMAN AND MARK.
PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE, KING
COUNTY.
FOLKS, IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE
ALL OF YOU, ALONG WITH KARINA
BULL, OUR CENTRAL LEAD ON LABOR
ISSUES.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR
WORKING WITH OUR OFFICE,
ESPECIALLY PAREEK.
BOTH AS WE CRAFTED LEGISLATION
AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR,
BUT AS WE'VE ALSO BEEN SEEKING
TO GET FEEDBACK AND DATA FROM
ALL OF YOU TO MAKE SURE WE HAD
AN INFORMED CONVERSATION TODAY.
EVERYBODY KNOWS WE HAVE A
PACKED AGENDA, BUT IT WAS
REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE KICK
OFF WITH A PANEL FOR THE
GROCERY WORKERS ORDINANCE.
BY WAY OF REMINDER, IT WAS
EMERGENCY LEGISLATION THAT WENT
INTO EFFECT FEBRUARY 3rd OF
THIS YEAR AFTER PASSING COUNCIL
8-0. I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY
FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS,
INCLUDING MAYOR DURKAN WHO
SIGNED IT AS WELL.
DOZENS OF OTHER CITIES AND
COUNTIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY,
INCLUDING KING COUNTY COUNCIL,
ENACTED HAZARD PAY AS A WAY TO
COMPENSATE GROCERY WORKERS FOR
THE RISK THEY ARE TAKING DURING
DURING THIS TIME, WORKING IN
THE GROCERY INDUSTRY, CLOSE TO
PATRONS AND CUSTOMERS AND
PUTTING AT RISK THEIR OWN
HEALTH AND FAMILY'S HEALTH.
WE HAD PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND
EVIDENCE FROM CUSTOMERS COMING
IN UNMASKED, FOLKS WHO HAD BEEN
COUGHING.
OR IN SOME CASES, UNFORTUNATE
SITUATIONS, WHERE PATRONS HAD
BEEN VERY CLOSE TO WORKERS AND
WERE UPSET ABOUT MASK
REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER
STRESSORS ASSOCIATED WITH LAST
YEAR ASK THEY ALSO HAD YELLED
AT SOME OF THE WORKERS IN CLOSE
PROXIMITY.
ALL OF THESE SITUATIONS ARE
REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO
ADDRESS.
AND WHAT WE DID, I THINK, BUILT
OFF OF THE STUDY THAT WAS
CONDUCTED IN BOSTON,
MASSACHUSETTS, THAT FOUND THAT
20% OF THE GROCERY WORKERS IN A
STUDY CONDUCT THE THERE, DID
TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID,
DESPITE THON% OF THOSE
EMPLOYEES REPORTING WEARING A
FACE MASK SAFELY.
AND THIS POSITIVE RATE OF
INFECTION AMONG EMPLOYEES WAS
FIVE TIMES AS LIKELY FOR HOSE
WHO INTERACTED WITH CUSTOMERS
THAN THOSE WHO DID NOT.
SO WE KNEW THE RISK WAS GREAT.
AND THE SACRIFICE GROCERY
WORKERS WERE MAKING.
SO PEOPLE COULD REMAIN FED AND
UR ECONOMY WOULD CONTINUE TO
FUNCTION.
AND THIS WAS IMPORTANT TO STEP
UP IN THIS MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE
THE HAZARD WORK THAT THOSE
GROCERY STORE WORKERS
PARTICIPATED IN.
WE RECOGNIZE NAIT SAID IT ENDS
AT THE END OF COVID-19 CIVIL
EMERGENCY.
AND CON
CONSIDERS MODIFYING OR
ELIMINATING HAZARD PAY AFTER
FOUR MONTHS OF IMPLEMENTATION.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY.
WE HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW
THE CURRENT HEALTH OF SAFETY
AND FRONT LINE WORKERS.
TODAY'S COMPOSITION IS REALLY
FOCUSED ON THE DATA AND THE
ANECDOTES WE ARE ABLE TO
PROVIDE.
SO THEY CAN MAKE INFORMED
DECISIONS ABOUT THE TRENDS,
DATA AND HEALTH TRENDS AT THE
GROCERY STORES.
I WANT TO MAKE A QUICK NOTE
THAT NONE OF THE PANELISTS HERE
ARE EXPECTED TO ANSWER WHETHER
WE'RE READY TO ELIMINATE THE
PAY REQUIREMENTS.
BUT RATHER TO SHARE INFORMATION
ABOUT DATA TRENDS AND WHAT
THEY'RE SEEING IN TERMS OF
COVID-19 EXPOSURE IN GROCERY
STORE.
THEY ARE REALLY EXPERTS AT THE
GROUND LEVEL.
AND WITH INDUSTRY, AND WE
GREATLY APPRECIATE THEM BEING
HERE TODAY.
I WANT WANTED TO ALSO NOTE THAT
WE HAVE A LOT TO BE PROUD OF AS
WELL IN KING COUNTY.
WE ARE CONTINUALLY MAKING
NATIONAL NEWS.
I WAS JUST VISITING SOMETHING
IN WA WULAST WEEK AT THE FUNNEL
OF MY UNCLE, AND I HAD FAMILY
MEMBERS SAY, CONGRATULATIONS, I
HEARD SEATTLE IS ONE OF THE
FIRST CITIES TO ACTUALLY HIT
THE 70% VACCINATION RATE FOR
BOTH SHOTS.
AND I THINK THAT IS IN LARGE
PART DUE TO THE INDIVIDUAL
SACRIFICES THAT FOLKS HAVE MADE
AND GREAT WORK FROM OUR FOLKS
AND PARTNERS AT SEATTLE --
PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE, KING
COUNTY, AND F.A.S.
AS WELL.
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER FIRST
TO DENNIS.
DENNIS BOSHSHMAN TO TALK ABOUT
THE DATA THAT WE'RE SEEING.
AND IF THE PRESENTATION IS NOT
PUBLIC YET, I APOLOGIZE FOR
THAT.
BUR WE WILL BE LINKING IT TO
OUR PUBLISHED AGENDA.
IT'S A SHORT PRESENTATION BUT
HELPFUL TO HAVE FOR THE PUBLIC
RECORD AND FOR VIEWING
AUDIENCE.
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE IT LATER
ON SEATTLE CHANNEL.
AND WE WILL THEN GO TO THE FOUR
PANELISTS WE HAVE FROM THE
GROCERY.
>>> INDUSTRY.
THEN SAM DARCY, GROCERY WORKER,
WHO HELPED WITH THE ORIGINAL
BILL.
HOLLY CHISA.
AND MARK ARA BACK FROM THE
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL
WORKERS EDUCATION, ALL
DPRECTOR.
I'LL REMIND FOLKS OF THE ORDER
WE GET THERE.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO PREE VIEW
THAT FOR YOU.
WITH THAT, LET'S TURN IT OVER
TO DENNIS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AS WELL.
LOOKING FOR YOUR TILE TO POP UP
HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER DENNIS
WORSHAM.
AND INTERIM DIRECTOR WORSHAM IS
ON HIS WAY.
WE'LL DO THAT IN 15 MINUTE.
>> WE ARE A LITTLE BIT AHEAD
OF SCHEDULE.
WITH NA, WE HAVE MORE COMING
FROM SEATTLE KING COUNTY COMING
SOON.
LET'S TURN IT OVER TO TAMMY
HETRICK, CEO OF WASHINGTON FOOD
ASSOCIATION.
AS A REMINDER, FOLKS, WE HAD
THREE QUESTIONS WE HOPE THE
PANELISTS COULD ADDRESS, WHAT
CHANGES HAVE WE SEEN, AND
HEALTH AND SAFETY IN GROCERY
STORES SINCE THE EMERGENCY
LEGISLATION PASSED.
HOW HAS IN IMPACTED YOU AND
YOUR STORE?
IF THERE IS ANY INFORMATION
KWR50áUD LIKE TO SHARE ABOUT
VACCINATION POPILUP CLICK
-- POP-UP CLINICS.
AND WHAT WOULD MAKE YOU FEEL
SAFER SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE
WE'RE ADDRESSING THE SO
COVID-19 CRISIS.
GIVEN THE LATEST STRAINS.
WITH THAT, WELCOME, TAMMY.
AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
WITH US TODAY.
>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR
MONKEDDA.
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME.
I APPRECIATE IT IT.
MY NAME IS TAMMY HETRICK.
I'M PRESIDENT AND CEO.
WE REPRESENTATIVE THE
INDEPENDENT GROCERIES AND
SUPPLIERS FOR WASHINGTON STATE.
WITH RESPONSE TO THE QUESTIONS.
I WANTED TO GO INTO THOSE.
THE FIRST WAS, WHAT CHANGES
HAVE YOU SEEN IN HEALTH AND
SAFETY CONTINUES SINCE THE
EMERGENCY LEGISLATION PASSED?
AND REALLY, SAFETY AND HEALTH
HAS BEEN A TOP PRIORITY SINCE
THE VERY FIRST COVID CASE WAS
IDENTIFIED.
EXTRA PAY MANDATES SHIFTED OUR
FOCUS FROM WHAT GROCERY WORKERS
WERE ALREADY DOING TO ADDING TO
THEIR CONCERNS.
THIS IS A FRAGILE BUSINESS
MODEL.
AND EXTRA PAY HAS CAUSED THEM
TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW
THEY'RE GOING TO TRY TO
CONTINUE THIS.
AS I PREVIOUSLY REPORTED,
INDEPENDENT GROCERS AVERAGE
ABOUT A 1% PROFIT IN A YEAR.
IT'S ONE OF THE LOWEST IN
BUSINESS.
WE HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN SAFETY
SINCE THE FIRST OUTBREAK.
WE MET WITH I.G.A.
IN CHINA, WITHIN THE FIRST
MONTH OF COVID, TO FIND OUT
WHAT BEST PRACTICES THEY HAD
DEVELOPED.
THEY ACTUALLY SHARED THEIR
HAZARD PLAN WITH US, AND WITH
ALL OF OUR MEMBERS.
AND WE HAVE BEEN MEETING
WEEKLY, WITH OUR MEMBERS SINCE
MARCH OF LAST YEAR.
JUST TO PROVIDE ALL GUIDANCE
AND UPDATES AS THEY OCCUR.
AND THAT'S BEEN CRITICAL TO OUR
MEMBERS.
AND AM WE'VE ENGAGED WITH OUR
EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS TO BE
SURE WE'RE KEEPING THEM SAFE.
AND THAT'S WHY THERE'S BEEN
MINIMAL EXPOSURE IN OUR GROCERY
STORES FOR THOSE FACTS AND WHAT
WE HAVE BEEN DOING.
AND HOW THE VACCINATION PROCESS
HAS IMPACTED OUR STORES.
I JUST HAVE TO GIVE SO MUCH
KUDOS TO KING COUNTY, AND WHAT
THEY DID TO WORK WITH US.
THEY WERE EXCEPTIONAL.
WE WERE ABLE TO GET EVERY
EMPLOYEE WHO WANTED TO GET
VACCINATED VACCINATED.
THEY HELPED US DEVELOP POP-UP
CLINICS.
THEY HELPED US COORDINATE ALL
OF THAT.
BECAUSE MOST OF MY INDEPENDENT
DON'T HAVE PHARMACIES IN THEIR
STORES.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO COMMEND
SAFEWAY, THEY HELPED US AS WELL
THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO HELP
OUR EMPLOYEES GET VACCINATED.
SO IT WASSA THE JUST A GREAT
COORDINATED EFFORT.
WHAT WE'RE SEEING FROM OUR
INDEPENDENT GROCERS IS ABOUT 60
TO SERVICE% VACCINATION RATE IN
SEASMGHTS THOSE AREN'T AS GOOD
IN OTHER AREAS, BUT IN SEATTLE,
DEFINITELY A MUCH HIGHER RATE
OF VACCINATION.
AND AGAIN, I WOULD TOUT SOME OF
THAT TO KING COUNTY AND THE
WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE.
WE CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO
IMPROVE.
INCLUDING GETTING PEOPLE
VACCINATED IN COMMUNITIES THAT
CONTINUE TO SEE LOW VACCINATION
RATES.
IN FACT, I'M GETTING READY TO
TRAVEL OVER TO EASTERN
WASHINGTON AND HELP WITH THAT
NOW.
AND WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES WOULD
MAKE GROCERY WORKERS FEEL
SAFER?
I WOULD JUST SAY GROCERY STORES
ARE SAFE AND HAVE BEEN SAFE.
THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH CONFIRMS THAT.
AND EXTRA PAY DOES NOT MAKE
WORKERS SAFE.
VACCINES DO.
AND WE'VE JUST WORKED SO HARD
TO BE SURE WE'RE GETTING
EVERYONE VACCINATED.
THEIR FAMILIES AND THOSE
COMMUNITIES.
MY MEMBERS HAVE INVESTED
MILLIONS IN STORE VENTILATION.
PPE, INCREASED CLEANING AND
SAFETY PROTOCOLS.
SO I WOULD JUST SAY
ADDITIONALLY, YOU KNOW, SEATTLE
TIMES JUST POSTED ON THIS,
WE'RE JUST SEEING A REAL RISK
AND CONCERN OVER THE COST OF
GROCERIES.
AND MY MEMBERS ARE TRYING TO DO
EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO BE ABLE
TO ENSURE PEOPLE AFFORD AND
ACCESS GROCERIES.
WE'RE REALLY WATCHING THAT
CLOSELY.
DEFINITELY, THIS IS A CONCERN
OF OURS.
AS WE LOOK BACK ON THIS
PANDEMIC AND WHEN IT FIRST
STARTED, SOME OF THE THING THAT
I THINK WE NEED TO WORK
TOGETHER AS A GROUP AND DEVELOP
IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE
BETTER ACCESS TO PPE.
MY INDEPENDENT GROCERS REALLY
SUFFERED WITH THAT, WHEN THIS
PANDEMIC FIRST CAME OUT.
OF COURSE, WE WANTED TO MAKE
SURE OUR HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND
THOSE HAD PRIESHT.
BUT REALLY MY INDEPENDENT
GROCERS WERE ON THE END THAT
WAS LIST.
AND THANKS TO FEMA AND TO
SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY, THEY
DID HELP US.
BUT IT TOOK SOMETIME.
I DEFINITELY WANT TO BE SURE
WE'RE MORE PREPARED FOR THINGS
LIKE THIS.
AND THAT WE CONSTANTLY WEIGH
THE SAFETY OF OUR EMPLOYEES
DURING THIS ENTIRE PERIOD.
IF MY MEMBERS THOUGHT AT ANY
TIME THAT THERE WAS A RISK TO
THEIR EMPLOYEES AND THEY
COULDN'T PROVIDE A SAFE WORK
ENVIRONMENT, THEY'VE TOLD ME,
THEY WOULD HAVE CLOSED THEIR
DOORS.
THEY NEVER WANTED TO RISK OR
JEOPARDIZE THEIR EMPLOYEES AT
ANY TIME.
I'D LIKE TO INVITE ANY
COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO THAT
AND WORK WITH YOU ALL.
THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR GETTING US
KICKED OFF HERE TODAY, TAMMY.
LET'S HAVE -- CALL-INS IF YOU
CAN HOLD YOUR QUESTIONS TO THE
END OF THE PANT.
THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
WE HAVE THREE MORE FOLKS AND
THEN HOPEFULLY WE'LL ALSO HAVE
THE CHANCE TO HEAR FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, PUBLIC
HEALTH SEATTLE, KING COUNTY.
SAM DARCY.
I WANT TO WELCOME YOU.
HELPED SHAPE THE ORIGINAL BILL
F. YOU CAN TAKE YOURSELF OFF
MUTE, YOU DO HAVE THE FLOOR.
HI.
>> GOOD MORNING.
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIR
MOSQUEDA AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE FOR HAVING ME HERE
TODAY.
SPEAKING OF SAFETY CONDITIONS
IN GROCERY STORES.
MY NAME IS SAM DANCY AND I WORK
IN WEST SEATTLE.
I'VE WORKED HERE SINCE 1991.
I APPRECIATE WHAT THE CITY OF
SEATTLE HAS DONE TO SHOW
APPRECIATION FOR THE HARD WORK
BETWEEN THE GROCERY WORKERS,
PASSING THE HAZARDOUS PAY
ORDINANCE AND THE EXTRAORDINARY
WORK TO GET EMPLOYEES
VACCINATED.
HOLD ON.
SOMETHING IS HAPPENING HERE.
>> TAKE YOUR TIME.
NO PROBLEM.
[ INAUDIBLE ]
>> AND YOU ARE A WORKER IN MY
GROCERY STORE.
THAT'S WHERE WE GO TO GET OUR
GROCERIES.
>> YES.
AND SO ANYWAY, BETWEEN PASSING
THE HAZARDOUS PAY ORDINANCE,
SEATTLE IS A LEADER IN
VACCINATION RATES.
AMONG THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN
THE CITY AND MY UNION, MADE IT
POSSIBLE TO RECEIVE OUR
VACCINATION.
WHILE THE CITY HAS GONE ABOVE
AND BEYOND ITS EFFORTS TO KEEP
WORKERS SAFE.
THEY HAVE FALLEN SHORT OF THE
SAME STANDARDS.
INITIALLY, THEY TOOK US
SERIOUSLY, PAID US HERO PAY AND
IMPLEMENTED STRICT SAFETY
PROTOCOLS.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, SCHEDULED
MORE HOURS FOR STAFF TO FOLLOW
CLEANING GUIDELINES.
AROUND THE SAME TIME, THE
INTEREST IS ON WORKER SAFETY
AND SANITATION SWITCHED BACK
THE INFERENCE ON MASSIVE
PROFITS.
MY COWORKERS CONTINUE TO DO
MORE WITH LESS HOURS.
CUSTOMERS REFUSING TO WEAR
MASKS.
AND NOT PHYSICALLY DISTANCE
OURSELVES FROM CUSTOMERS
BECAUSE OF HIGH STORE CAPACITY.
NOW THAT THE EMPLOYERS HAVE
RELAXED, MORE AND MORE
CUSTOMERS ARE SHOPPING WITHOUT
MASKS.
WORKERS HAVE NO WAY TO KNOW IF
SOMEONE IS VACCINATED OR NOT.
MIGHT BE MAKING WORKERPS
WORKERS LESS SAFE AS A RESULT
OF THE POLICY.
EMPLOYERS HAVE FALLEN SHORT OF
OUR EXPECTATION TO KEEP US SAFE
AT ALMOST EVERY TURN.
INSTEAD OF PRIORITIZING THE
WORKERS WHO HAVE GONE TO WORK
DAY IN AND DAY OUT, THESE
EMPLOYEES HAVE PRIORITIZED
THEIR MASSIVE PROFITS, WHICH
ARE A DIRECT RESULT OF THIS
GLOBAL PANDEMIC.
THE COMPANIES HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY TO DO BETTER.
AND YOU AND THE COUNCILMEMBERS
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FROM THE
BOTTOM OF OUR HEART.
ME AND MY WOCOWORKERS
APPRECIATED YOU PASSING THAT
AND GIVING OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE
US FEEL WORTHY.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING
YOU'VE DONE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY TODAY.
AND WE WILL TAKE SOME QUESTIONS
AT THE END OF THE PANEL.
I WANT TO WELCOME HOLLY CHI15á
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AGAIN.
AND HOLLY IS WITH THE NORTHWEST
GROCERY ASSOCIATION.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM
COUNCILMEMBER AND MEMBERS OF
THE COUNCIL FOR THE CHANCE TO
SPEAK TODAY.
I REPRESENT THE NORTHWEST
GROCERY ASSOCIATION.
FOR THOSE OF WHO YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT THAT IS AND THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN MS. HEDRICK AND HER
ASSOCIATION.
SHE REPRESENTS THE INDEPENDENT.
I REPRESENT LARGER RETAILER
LOOSIC COST CO, FRED MEYER, QFC
AND SAFEWAY.
I WANT TO ADDRESS THE HAZARD
PAY.
I WILL PROVIDE MY COMMENTS IN
WRITING TO COUNCIL AS WELL.
SO YOU HAVE THOSE AS A
REFERENCE POINT.
FIRST, I WANT TO START BY
SAYING THANK YOU TO OUR
EMPLOYEES.
AS SAMUEL ELOQUENTLY SAID.
THEY HAVE BEEN ON THE FRONT
LINE.
THEY HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB
OF MAKING SURE OUR COMURNTDS
HAVE BEEN FED THROUGH THIS
PROCESS.
I WANT TO THANK OUR MANAGERIAL
TEAM FOR KEEPING OUR STORES
STOCKED.
FOR HANDLING EVERYTHING THAT
HAS BEEN THROWN AT THEM.
AND NOW, AS WE MOVE OUT OF THE
PANDEMIC, OUR PHARMACY TEAMS.
OUR PHARMACISTS HAVE PARTNERED
WITH KING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH.
AND WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
AND HAVE ADMINISTERED VACCINES
BOTH IN OUR GROCERY STORES AND
ALSO AT COMMUNITY VACCINATION
EVENTS.
WE'RE PROUD TO BE PART OF WHAT
HAS GONE ON IN GETTING SEATTLE
TO THAT 70% MARK.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER
VACCINES ON A WALKUP BASIS.
AND WE'RE HAPPY TO PROVIDE
THOSE TO OUR EMPLOYEES AND AS A
COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
A LOT HAS CHANGED SINCE
FEBRUARY, WHEN COUNCIL MADE
THIS DECISION TO PUT AN EXTRA
$4 AN HOUR ON THE UNION WITHIN
SEATTLE.
GROCERY STORE WORKERS CONTINUE
TO NOT BE THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF
COVID-19.
AND THAT NUMBER IS BORNE OUT BY
OUR WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH, WHICH EVERY TWO
WEEKS, ISSUES GUIDANCE ON WHERE
THEY'RE SEEING COVID-19 RATES.
NOT JUST FOR THE GENERAL
PUBLIC.
BUT ALSO THE EMPLOYEE AND OTHER
REPORTED OUTBREAKS.
AND AS OF JUNE 9th, WHICH IS
THE MOST RECENT DATA WE HAVE,
WE ARE 8th BELOW TRADITIONAL
RETAIL, BELOW RESTAURANTS,
BELOW CONSTRUCTION.
BELOW GOVERNMENT.
IN EXPOSURE OF COVID-19.
AND AS THE STATE REOPENS, AND
RESTAURANTS AND HOME DEPOT, AND
TARGET, AND EVERYBODY MOVES TO
100% ACCESS AS WELL AS US, WE
WILL BE THE ONLY INDUSTRY BY
THE CITY REQUIRED TO STILL PAY
$4 AN HOUR.
BUT ALL OF THE OTHER INDUSTRIES
THAT WILL BE OUT THERE
OPERATING AT THE SAME CAPACITY
RATES WILL NOT ISSUE REQUIRED
TO DO SO.
WE ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE THE
FINANCIAL IMPACT OF WHAT COVID
-- OR THE $4 AN HOUR
REQUIREMENT ON TOP OF THE UNION
WAGE HAS BEEN FOR OUR EMPLOYERS
AND GENERALLY, WITHIN THE
RETAIL GROCERY INDUSTRY.
OUR BEST GUESSTIMATES, BECAUSE
WE DON'T REPRESENT EVERYONE
WITHIN THE CITY.
OUR BEST GUESS IS IT'S AROUND
$200 MILLION A WEEK, PAID BY
ALL GROCERY, WITHIN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
THAT'S A VERY LOOSE NUMBER.
WE'RE TRY FOG GET A BRLTS IDEA
OF WHAT THAT IS.
THAT'S BASED ON AN INDEPENDENT
STUDY.
THAT NUMBER IS NOT ONE WE'VE
PUT TOGETHER.
BUT I'M HOPING TO HAVE THAT
KIND OF INFORMATION FOR COUNCIL
AND OTHER COUNCILS AS THEY LOOK
TO DO THESE MANDATES FOR OTHERS
IN THE FUTURE.
I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT ABOUT
THE MASKING POLICIES.
BECAUSE I KNOW THERE IS
CONFUSION AROUND THAT.
THERE CERTAINLY WAS FOR US.
WE GOT NO WARNING.
JUST SO YOU KNOW, NOBODY GOT
WARNING.
THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE DIDN'T
KNOW.
WE DIDN'T KNOW.
I'M PRETTY DARN SURE PUBLIC
HEALTH DIDN'T KNOW.
THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF
SHIFTING THAT HAD TO GO ON.
THE MASKING POLICIES AND
CUSTOMERS, WHETHER THEY WEAR
MASKS OR NOT, IS BASED ON KING
COURTY PUBLIC GUIDANCE.
AND I WANT TO THANK KING COUNTY
FOR PROVIDING US WITH HELP ON
HOW TO IMPLEMENT THE NEW CDC
POLICIES.
WE DO HAVE SIGNAGE THAT ASKS
PEOPLE STILL TO WEAR MASKS IN
THE STORES.
BUT WITHOUT CHECKING CARDS OR
ENFORCING A VACCINATION
PROTOCOL, THERE'S NO GOOD WAY
TO REDUCE A POTENTIALLY HOSTILE
SITUATION BETWEEN A CUSTOMER
AND OUR EMPLOYEES.
SO WE ASK ASKED FOLKS TO WEAR
MASKS IN THE STORES.
BUT UNDER THE CDC GUIDELINES,
IF THEY'RE VACCINATED, THEY ARE
NOT REQUIRED TO WEAR MASKS IN
OUR STORES.
WE HAVE FOCUSED ON IS THE LABOR
AND INDUSTRY REQUIREMENTS THAT
WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN FOR
GUIDANCE, WHICH IS OUR STRAIGHT
REGULATOR FOR EMPLOYER LAW,
WHICH SAYS THAT IF OUR
EMPLOYEES ARE 100% VACCINATED,
HAY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO WEAR
MASKS.
IF YOU AS A WORKER ARE NOT
FULLY VACCINATED, WE STIM
REQUIRE YOU TO WEAR A MASK.
IF YOU ARE VACCINATED, LN HI
SAY WE CAN ALLOW THEM NOT TO.
IT HEN COMES TO WHETHER OUR
EMPLOYEES WILL STILL BE 100%
MASKED OR NOT.
AS YOU START COMING IN SEEING
OUR EMPLOYEES WITHOUT NEW MASKS
ON.
THESE ARE THE GUIDANCE THAT WE
ARE GETTING FROM PUBLIC HEALTH.
BOTH STATE AND COUNTY AND ALSO
THAT WE ARE GETTING FROM THE
CDC AND LABORING INDUSTRY.
BECAUSE DON'T FORGET, THERE ARE
OTHER REGULATORS TO THE GROCERY
INDUSTRY THAN JUST THE PUBLIC
HEALTH GUIDANCE THAT WE
RECEIVE.
SO WHERE DO WE GO?
I THINK IT'S WORT NOTING THAT
MOST OF THE OTHER LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS THAT HAVE CHOSEN TO
PASS HAZARD PAY.
MOST NOTABLY IN CALIFORNIA,
WHICH IS WHERE A LOT OF THIS
STARTED.
THEIR ORDINANCE HAS HAD HARD
DEADLINES.
OF THE 35 THAT PASSED IN
CALIFORNIA, 30 OF THEM HAD A
SPECIFIC DURATION.
THE BULK OF THEM, WERE ONLY 125
DAYS.
SIX WERE SET FOR 60 DAYS.
AND TWO THEM WERE AFTER 90 OR
180 DAYS.
SO ONLY A COUPLE OF THEM WERE
TIED TO THE ROLLBACK OF AN
EMERGENCY ORDER.
THE OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF THEM
HAD SOME KIND OF HARD DEADLINE.
AND THAT PROVIDES ASSURANCES
BOTH FOR OUR EMPLOYEES TO KNOW,
AND FOR EMPLOYERS TO KNOW WHEN
IT ENDS.
IF IT'S AN ARBITRARY ROLLBACK.
EVERYONE IS ON THE FLY, TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO ADJUST
WAGES ACCORDINGLY.
I WILL END BY SAYING, IS IT
TIME TO SET HAZARD PAY?
>> AS COUNCIL WOMAN HAS SAID,
THAT'S NOT FOR ME TO MAKE.
BUT I WILL SAY THAT OUR FOCUS
NEEDS TO BE ON VACCINES.
WE ARE AGAIN, PROVIDE TO BE
PART OF THE EFFORT OF KING
COUNTY AND OF THE STATE TO MOVE
IN VACCINES.
WE WOULD WELCOME ANYONE
WATCHING ON SEATTLE ONE, WHO IS
NOT VACCINATED.
PLEASE COME INTO OUR STORES AND
GET VACCINATED.
OUR ON-SITE PHARMACISTS ARE
READY TO GET YOU VACCINATED.
OUR EMPLOYEES ARE OFFERED
FINANCIALINCENTIVES.
OFFERED SICK LEAVE.
IF THERE IS A CONTRAINDICATION
WITH THE VACCINE.
SO THAT IF THEY CHOOSE TO GET
VACCINATED.
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT IS THEIR
CHOICE.
WE ARE NOT MANDATING THOSE
VACCINES.
WE ARE READILY ABLE TO HELP
THEM GET THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
AND ALSO AGAIN.
THEY MAY NOT HAVE TO WEAR A
MASK WHILE THEY'RE AT WORK, IF
THEY'RE 100% FULLY VACCINATED,
DEPENDING ON THE EMPLOYER.
WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO SUBMIT
MY COMMENTS.
I'LL SUBMIT IN WRITE SLING.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU FOR SUBMITTING THOSE
COMMENTS AND APPRECIATE YOU
BEING HERE TODAY.
THE LAST PERSON ON THE PANEL,
BEFORE WE TURN IT OVER TO
PUBLIC HEALTH IS MARK.
MARK ARBALK.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
AND WELCOME.
FROM USCW LOCAL 21 REMEMBER.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU TO CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN THE
CONVERSATION.
MY NAME IS MARK AUERBACH.
WE REPRESENT ABOUT 10,000
WORKERS IN SEATTLE.
MOST OF WHOM ARE GROCERY
WORKERS.
AND YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT THIS
PANDEMIC, THE VAST MAJORITY OF
OUR MEMBERS HAVE TOLD US THAT
THEIR EMPLOYERS WEREN'T DOING
ENOUGH TO KEEP THEM SAFE.
OUR MEMBERS HAD TO FIGHT FOR
SAFETY EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
JUST ONE EXAMPLE.
SOME EMPLOYERS INITIALLY
PROHIBITED WORKERS FROM WEARING
MASKS, EVEN THEIR OWN MASKS,
BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO
SEND THE WRONG MESSAGE TO CUST
MISHES.
WE BELIEVE THE OUTCOMES IN OUR
STORES AND COMMUNITIES AS A
WHOLE, WOULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN
WORSE, IF NOT FOR THE SUPPORT
OF PUBLIC ELECTED OFFICIALS AND
UNIONIZED PARTIALS WHO HAD THE
TOOLS TO SPEAK UP FOR SAFETY IN
OUR INDUSTRY.
OUR MEMBERS UNDERSTOOD ALL
ALONG, THAT EVEN IN STORES, AND
BEST SAIFORTS PRACTICES, COVID-
19 PRESENTED SERIOUS RISKS THAT
COULDN'T BE ENTIRELY MITIGATED.
THEY LIVED IN CONSTANT FEAR OF
GETTING SICK, OF AFFECTING
THEIR LOVED ONCE.
CRIED IN THEIR CARS AFTER WORK.
SOME SACK FISSED DAY.
AND THE EXHAUSTION AND STRESS
FROM INTERACTING WITH HUNDREDS
OR THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS EVERY
DAY.
EXACTLY WHAT THE REST OF US
WERE AVOIDING.
TOOK A TOLL ON THEIR MENTAL AND
PHYSICAL HEALTH.
OUR MEMBERS KNEW BEFORE THE
WALL STREET PANEL FIRST THAT
THEY WERE MAKING PROFIT.
BECAUSE OF THE WAY COVID
CHANGED CONSUMPTION PATTERNS.
SO EMPLOYERS' REFUSAL TO
PROVIDE HAZARD WAY STUNG
ESPECIALLY HARD.
OUR MEMBERS WILL NEVER FORGET
THOSE EMPLOYER WHAT REFUSED TO
SHARE THEIR PROFITS.
AND OUR MEMBERS WILL ALSO NEVER
FORGET THAT IN COMMUNITY AND
THIS COUNCIL STOOD WITH THEM,
BY MANDATING HAZARD PAY, IN
RECOGNITION OF THE RISKS THEY
WERE TAKING FOR ALL OF US.
SO WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE US
TODAY NOW THAT WE PUT 70% ON
VACCINATIONS?
WELL, HITTING 70% IS A GREAT
ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE CITY.
IT REALLY IS.
AND NO ONE IS MORE RELIEVED
THAN FRONT LINE ESSENTIAL
WORKERS.
OUR MEMBERS INITIALLY REPORTED
A LOT OF DIFFICULTY ACCESSING
VACCINE APPOINTMENTS.
THEY ARE NO LONGER SEEKING
ASSISTANCE WITH THAT.
WE'VE GOT A LOT TO CELEBRATE.
THERE IS STILL FEAR AND
UNCERTAINTY.
OUR MEMBERS ARE WORRIED ABOUT
NEW VARIANTS.
THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT RISKS TO
YOUNGER, UNVACCINATED CHILDREN
IN THE HOUSEHOLDS.
THEY'RE UNCERTAIN ABOUT THE
RISK FROM RELAXED MASK
POLICIES.
AND WHILE WE CELEBRATE OVERALL
#áU SCW21, BELIEVES IT'S
ESSENTIAL TO OVERRUN THE COUNTY
AND OTHER LEVELS.
WHERE LESS THAN HALF OF BLACK
AND LATIN RESIDENTS WERE FULLY
VACCINATED.
WE CAN'T REALLY BE CONTENT WITH
THAT.
BACK TO OUR STORES.
AS WE REPRESENT THESE NEED AND
S, WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
LOOK AT THE DATA, TAKE GUIDANCE
FROM PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS, AS
WE HAVE FROM THE BEGINNING.
AND WE THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MARK.
AND ONE OF THE FIRST
VACCINATION CLINICS I HAD THE
CHANCE TO VOLUNTEER FOR, WAS
WITH TBRSH STORE WORKERS.
THANK YOU FOR THAT AS WELL.
FOLKS, REALLY APPRECIATE THE
PRESENTATION FROM THE PANELIST
AND BEFORE WE GO INTO
QUESTIONS, I DO WANT TO SEE IF
WE HAVE WITH US, KING COUNTY
PUBLIC HEALTH, INTERIM
DIRECTOR.
JUST LOOKING AT THE TILES HERE
ON MY END.
DO WE HAVE DENNIS WORSHMAN WITH
US?
>> JUST GOT CONFIRMATION.
HE'S HELPING.
>> I SEE DENNIS THERE.
HI, DENNIS.
YOU ARE HERE JUST IN TIME.
I KNOW THAT'S PROBABLY NOT A
LOT OF WARNING TO GET YOU KEYED
UP.
BUT CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR
INTERIM SERVICE HERE FOR US IN
THIS VER TRYING TIME WITHIN OUR
COUNTY AND WITHIN OUR COUNTRY.
AND REALLY HAVE HAD THE
PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOU IN
THE PAST THROUGH PUBLIC HEALTH.
AND KNOW THAT WE ARE IN GOOD
HANDS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE
PARTING COMMENTS THAT DIRECTOR
PATTY HAYES MADE, AS SHE SENDS
US ON OUR WAY TO DO MORE GOOD
WORK WITH YOU, WHEN SHE WAS
VISITING US WITH PUBLIC HEALTH.
AND I WAS REALLY PLEASED TO
HEAR YOUR PRESENTATION DURING
THE PUBLIC HEALTH MEETING.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
ESPECIALLY AS WE SPEAK TO
RECOVER FROM THIS PANDEMIC AND
ADDRESS THE UNDERRESOURCEED.
THANK YOU.
WE DID HAVE A GREAT PANEL FROM
THE FOUR PANELISTS WE HAD HERE.
YOU'RE BASICALLY WRAPPING US
UP.
AND WE'LL GET INTO ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
OFFER ADDITIONAL DATA.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE KIND WORDS
AND FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH
SUPPORT.
I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN A CHAMPION
OF PUBLIC HEALTH, SINCE I
METTURE.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'RE DOING
AND YOUR COLLEAGUES IN IN AREA.
FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW ME, I
AM NEW TO THE ROLE AS THE
INTERIM DIRECTOR FOR PUBLIC
HEALTH SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY.
I'VE BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT 28
YEARS.
AND MOST RECENTLY LOO THE
POSITION OF PUBLIC HEALTH
COUNTY FOR INSPECTIOUS DISEASES
-- INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART SINCE
THE BEGINNING OF THIS
PANDEMENTIC.
I'M SORRY I MISSED THE OTHER
PRESENTATION.
I HAD ON GO TO SOUTH COUNTY.
I'LL HIT THE CLIFF NOTE FIRST
AND GET INTO DETAILS.
WE ARE SEEING CASES GOING DOWN.
AND VACCINES GOING UP.
AND WHICH IS A HUGE SUCCESS FOR
US HERE IN KING COUNTY.
TO CONGRATULATE SEATTLE.
THE FIRST MAJOR CITY TO
ACTUALLY REACH OUR 70%,
COMPLETE THEIR VACCINE SERIES
OF 16 AND OLDER.
SO HUGE CALLOUT TO THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND ALL OF THE WORK
THAT ALL OF YOU ARE DOING.
THIS SLIDE IN FRONT OF YOU IS
JUST KIND OF LOOKING AT SOME OF
OUR CASE RATES HERE, AS WE
LOOK.
AND AS YOU SEE, AGAIN, JUST
IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS ALL OF OUR
METRICS AS WE MOVE IN AND LOOK
AT MORE CLOSELY INTO THE CASE
RATES.
OVER THE LAST SEVEN DAYS, FOR
PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE KING
COUNTY, WE HAVE BEEN REPORTING
ABOUT 82 NEW CASES DAILY.
WHICH IS DOWN ABOUT 16%.
EVEN FROM LAST WEEK.
EVERY WEEK, WE'RE SEEING A
DECLINE OF NEW CASES THAT ARE
DROPPING.
AND THIS IS REALLY THE LOWEST
THAT WE HAVE SEEN SINCE
SEPTEMBER OF 2020.
SO JUST REALLY, REALLY GREAT
NUMBERS.
I MEAN, 82 IS STILL TOO MANY.
BUT IN COMPARISON TO WHERE WE
WERE.
IT'S JUST A HUGE, GOOD POINT TO
BE IN WITH WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT
NOW.
AT THIS PART OF IT.
THE OTHER PART THAT IS GOOD
NEWS IN THIS IS AS YOU KNOW,
FROM HAVING LIVED THIS
EXPERIENCE IN THE PANDEMIC.
OUR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION
REALLY OF 65 AND OLDER, WERE
THE ONES WHO WOULD BE -- SEE
THE MOST SEVERE ILLNESS, WOULD
SEE HOSPITALIZATION, WOULD BE
OUR HIGHEST RATES OF DEATH.
AND REALLY, THIS IS A LOSS
WE'VE SEEN IN THIS POPULATION
OF 65 AND OLDER, SINCE THE
BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC.
JUST INCREDIBLY GREAT NEWS FOR
OUR HOSPITALIZATIONS, FOR OUR
DEATHS.
AND FOR THE POPULATION OF 65
AND OLDER.
AGAIN, WE'RE SEEING THIS --
AGAIN, AS THE GENERAL, I ALWAYS
LIKE TO START BEGGING AND
DIVING IN A LITTLE LOWER.
BUT OUR INCIDENTS AROUND ALL OF
OUR AGE GROUPS ARE ALSO
DECREASING.
AND ACROSS REALLY ALL OF OUR
ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS, ARE
ALSO SEEING DECREASES.
BUT WE DO HAVE SOME POCKET
LITTLE OF INEQUITIES HERE THAT
I DOPT TO CALL OUT.
THAT WE NEED TO SPEND OUR TIME
AS A PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY.
THE IMPORTANT THING, AS I GO
INTO THIS, ABOUT WHERE WE'RE
SEEING THESE CASES.
YOU'LL HEAR ME SAY THIS
THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION.
I CAN'T SAY IT ENOUGH.
VACCINES WORK.
AND PEOPLE HAVE GOT TO GET
VACCINATED.
AND FOR US TO REALLY SEE THIS
GO AWAY.
AS IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
SO WHAT WE'RE SEEING, 97% OF
ALL OF OUR CASES, RIGHT NOW,
ARE AMONG UNVACCINATED PEOPLE.
MEN 97% ARE REALLY AMONG
UNVACCINATED PEOPLE.
SO SEEING HIGHEST RATES NOW IN
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST KING
COUNTY.
IS WHERE MOST OF OUR NEW
INFECTIONS ARE OCCURRING.
BUT THE PART THAT I REALLY WANT
TO CALL OUT IS WHERE WE'RE
SEEING OUR GREATEST I INEQUITY.
AND WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO
HONE IN AND DO OUR INNOVATION
AND OUR STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS
IS IN OUR BLACK AND AFRICAN
AMERICAN RESIDENTS.
27% OF OUR NEW CASES FALL
WITHIN THAT RACIAL AND ETHNIC
GROUP.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT KING COUNTY
AS A WHOLE, AND LAST CENSUS
DATA, 70% IS MADE UP BY BLACK
AND AFRICAN AMERICAN FOLKS.
BUT 27% FALL WITHIN THAT NEW
POPULATION.
IT'S REALLY THE BIGGEST
DISPARITY GAP.
WHAT WE'RE SEEING NOW AS
POPULATIONS ARE GETTING
VACCINATIONS.
AS POPULATIONS ARE HAVING LESS
INCIDENTS OF CASES, THIS IS
WHERE OUR DISPARITYGAP
CONTINUES TO GROW.
WE HAVE WORK TO DO THERE.
AND APPRECIATE ANYTHING YOU CAN
DO TO PARTNER WITH US IN THAT
PARTICULAR AREA.
THE ONE THING I'LL JUST SAY
HERE THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT
TO ALSO UNDERSTAND ABOUT OUR
CASES.
AND I JUST WANT TO PUT A LITTLE
PLUG IN HERE.
IT'S JUST BEEN IN THE MEDIA SO
MUCH.
YOU HEAR THESE THINGS CALLED
VARIANTS OF CONCERN.
AND IT'S REALLY WHERE WE'RE
SEEING THESE NEW VARIANTS OF
COVID REALLY STARTING TO EMERGE
A BIT IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
AND IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR A
CORONAVIRUS, WHICH IS REALLY
HOW IT SURVIVES IN ITS
ENVIRONMENT, CONTINUES TO
EVOLVE AND ADAPT.
AND SO WE'RE WATCHING THAT VERY
CLOSELY.
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, OF ALL THE
VARIANTS THAT ARE OUT THERE,
OUR VACCINES ARE VERY, VERY
EFFECTIVE.
IT DOESN'T MEAN DOWN THE ROAD,
WE MAY NOT NEED A BOOSTER AT
SOME POINT.
BUT RIGHT NOW, WE'RE SHOWING
80% EFFECTIVE ACROSS ALL OF
VARIANTS.
THE VARIANT THAT IS GETTING A
LOT OF ATTENTION NOW IS COMING
OUT OF INDIA.
IT'S CALLED THE DELTA VARIANT.
IN THE UK, STARTING TO GO
BACKWARDS.
STARTING TO CLOSE ENVIRONMENTS
DOWN.
OVER 60% OF THEIR NEW CASES ARE
OF THIS PARTICULAR VARIANT.
IN THE UNITED STATES, ONLY
ABOUT 6% OF OUR CASES ARE MADE
OF THIS DELTA VARIANT.
HERE IN KING COUNTY, IT'S ABOUT
5%.
AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE SAME
ACROSS THE STATE.
BUT IT IS REALLY SOMETHING
WORTH KEEPING AN EYE ON.
IT'S HIGHLY TRANSMISSIBLE.
FAR HIGHER THAN OTHER AREAIANT.
IT IS A O -- VARIANT.
AND WE'RE KEEPING OUR EYE ON
THAT.
THE SLIDE BEFORE YOU IS ABOUT
OUR VACCINE.
TODAY IS THE 6-MONTH
ANNIVERSARY.
WHAT THAT WE HAD AVAILABLE IN
WASHINGTON STATE.
AND WE HAVE HAD GREAT SUCCESS
AND SOMETHING TO REALLY
CELEBRATE, IN SIX MONTHS TIME
WHAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
MOBILIZE AND ABLE TO DO IN
REALLY PROTECTING OUR
COMMUNITIES AND PEOPLE FROM
THIS COVID VIRUS AND SHUTTING
DOWN THIS PANDEMIC.
SO YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES IN
PERCENTAGES, NUMBERS GET LOST.
I JUST WANT TO CALL OUT.
JUST BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A HUGE
NUMBER.
IN KING COUNTY, 1.5 MILLION
PEOPLE HAVE AT LEAST STARTED
THEIR VACCINE SERIES.
1.5 MILLION HAVE AT LEAST
STARTED.
1.3 MILLION ARE FULLY
VACCINATED.
IT'S JUST A HUGE SUCCESS IN SIX
MONTHS THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO ACCOMPLISH, AS WE LOOK AT
OUR POPULATIONS OF 12 AND OLDER
ELIGIBLE FOR THE VACCINE.
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE, FOR 12
AND OLDER, WE'RE SEEING ABOUT
71, QUICKLY APPROACHING 72% OF
12 AND OLDER, HAVE COMPLETED
THEIR VACCINE SERIES.
AND ALMOST 80% HAVE NOW
RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE DOSE.
SO THOSE NUMBERS ARE
INCREASING.
AND AGAIN, JUST TO THE SUCCESS
AND PARTNERSHIP OF MANY FOLKS
DOING THAT.
AND I'LL CALL A FEW OF THOSE
OUT IN A MOMENT.
COUNTY WIDE, IN COMPARISON,
WE'RE ABOUT 68% OF ALL
RESIDENTS 12 AND OLDER, WHO
HAVE COMPLETED THEIR VACCINE
SERIES.
AND ABOUT 76.4% HAVE RECEIVED
AT LEAST ONE DOSE OF THEIR SACK
SEEN.
ON THE 16 AND OLDER, YOU KNOW,
WE HAVE A MASK MANDATE HERE
ISSUE, AT KING COUNTY, ISSUED
BY DR. JEFF DUCHIN.
UNTIL WE HIT OUR 70% FULLY
VACCINATED.
WE WILL HIT THIS WEEK FOR SURE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR NUMBERS
TODAY, WHETHER WE WILL REACH
THE COMPLETED VACCINE OF 70% IN
THE COUNTY.
SO JUST REMEMBER, COMPLETED
VACCINE MEANS THAT YOU FINISHED
THE SERIES, FULLY COMPLETED
VACCINE.
FULLY VACCINATED, MEANS IT'S
TWO WEEKS POST THAT LAST
VACCINE, WHERE YOUR ANTIBODIES
HAVE HAD TIME TO DEVELOP AND
YOUR IMMUNITIES ARE
ESTABLISHED.
70% IS WHEN THE LOCAL MASK
MANDATE WILL BE LIFTED.
SO HOW HAVE WE DONE THIS?
OTHER THAN DEDICATION,
COMMITMENT AND GOOD WORK OF
FOLKS AND GOOD EDUCATION AND
WILLINGNESS OF THE SEATTLE
PEOPLE AND KING COUNTY FOLKS.
BUT WE HAVE LAUNCHED IN THIS
LAST SIX MONTHS, THESE HIGH-
VOLUME VACCINE SITES IN ALL
REGIONS OF THE COUNTY.
AND WE'VE WORKED CLOSELY WITH
PARTNERS, UNUSUAL PARTNERS IN
THE SENSE OF COMING TOGETHER
WITH GOVERNMENT.
THESE PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS, IN ORDER TO GET
THIS ACCOMPLISHED.
MICROSOFT, KAISER PERMANENTY,
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
SEATTLE FIRE HAS JUST DONE A
TREMENDOUS JOB IN STEPPING IN
AND HELPING US OUT.
SWEDISH HOSPITAL HAVE REALLY
HELPED WITH THESE HIGH-CAPACITY
SITES, IN ORDER TO GET PEOPLE
VACCINATED IN THE MASSES.
WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE BARRIERS
FOR SOME.
WE'VE TRIED TO REMOVE THOSE
BARRIERS GO N GETTING
TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED FOR
FOLKS.
WE'VE PROVIDED APPOINTMENTS IN
THE EVENINGS.
WEEKENDS.
WALKUP CLINICS.
NO APPOINTMENTS.
ON SITE INTERPRETATION.
ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITY.
ANY BARRIER THAT WE HEARD AND
WAS IDENTIFIED OR THOUGHT IN
ADVANCE.
WE REMOVED THOSE BARRIERS IN
ORDER TO GET PEOPLE VACCINATED.
ALSO, WE'VE MOBILIZED THE FIRE
DEPARTMENTS AND MOBILE TEAMS TO
GO WHERE PEOPLE GATHER.
PARKS, BEACHES.
HIGH SCHOOLS, PLACES OF
EMPLOYMENT.
BUT REALLY TO TAKE OUR VACCINES
TO WHERE PEOPLE ARE ALREADY AT.
FOR PEOPLE WHO COULDN'T GET TO
ONE OF THOSE HIGH-VACCINE
SITES.
IN SOME OF OUR INNOVATIVE
APPROACHES, LOOKING AT PEOPLE
WHO WERE HOMEBOUND, WHO FOR ONE
REASON OR ANOTHER COULDN'T
LEAVE HOMES OR PEOPLE IN
HOMELESS SHELTERS OR OTHER
HOMELESS SETTINGS.
WE TOOK MOBILE VACCINE SITES TO
THOSE INDIVIDUAL TO REALLY
REACH THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY,
TOO, WERE ABLE TO GET FULLY
VACCINATED AND PROTECTED FROM
THIS VIRUS.
LOTS OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES.
LOTS OF MODALITIES.
ONE SIZE DOESN'T FIT ALL.
ASK BECAUSE OF THAT, I THINK
WE'RE SEEING THE SUCCESS
SUCCESS, LEADING THE COUNTRY,
AS THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND AS
THE COUNTY, KING COUNTY, AND
OUR WAYS.
AGAIN, AS I DID WITH OUR CASE
RATES, WE ARE STILL SEE
SOMETHING GOALS HERE THAT WE
HAVE NOT REACHED.
OUR GOALS HAVE BEEN LED WITH
EQUITY.
AND LOOKING AT 70% AGAINST ALL
AGE GROUPS.
AGAINST ALL RACE AND ETHNICITY
GROUPS.
BECAUSE WE DO NOT WANT TO
CREATE A TALE OF TWO CITIES AS
YOU OFTENTIMES HEAR IN THE
MEDIA.
BUT REALLY TO REACH EACH
POPULATION BY THAT 70% OR MORE.
SO IN OUR -- WHERE WE'VE SEEN
GREAT SUCCESS, OF HITTING THAT
70% OR GREATER.
IS 74% AMONG OUR MIRN INDIAN,
ALASKA NATIVES.
HAVE COMPLETED THE SERIES.
70% OF ASIAN AMERICANS.
AND ALMOST 70%.
69% OF OUR NATIVE HAWAIIAN
PACIFIC ISLANDERS.
THIS IS FOR 12 AND OLDER.
WHERE WE'RE SEEING THE BIG GAPS
ARE STILL ONLY ABOUT 48% OF OUR
BLACK AFRICAN AMERICAN
POPULATIONS HAVE COMPLETED
THEIR VACCINE SERIES.
AND ABOUT 50% OF OUR HISPANIC
AND LATIN X POPULATION 12 AND
OLDER.
AS WE ARE MOVING INTO OUR NEXT
PHASE OF VACCINES.
OF COURSE, WE WANT TO CONTINUE
TO -- IDEALLY, WE'D LOVE 100%
VACCINATED.
BUT OUR TARGET AND STRESS
EFFORTS WILL BE REALLY AROUND
THESE TWO POPULATIONS OF OUR
BLACK AFRICAN AMERICAN
POPULATIONS AND OUR HISPANIC
AND LATIN X POPULATION.
WHICH I THINK IS AN IMPORTANT
PART OF THE CONVERSATION AS YOU
GUYS LOOK AT THE WORK YOU'RE
DOING HERE TODAY.
SO I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT HUGE ACHIEVEMENTS, WORK
THAT STILL NEEDS TO BE DONE IN
THIS AREA.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO NOT
SALEEBRATE WHERE WE HAVE BEEN
AND WHERE WE'RE AT.
BUT STILL, A CALL TO ACTION FOR
WHERE WE NEED TO GO.
UNDER VACCINE ACCESS.
AS FAR AS ACCESS AND
AVAILABILITY FOR GROCERY
EMPLOYEES, GROCERY WORKERS AND
OTHER CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
WORKERS.
VACCINE BECAME AVAILABLE.
MARKS AS AS A TIME LINE AS A
REMINDER BECAME AVAILABLE FOR
VACCINES ON MARCH 17th.
THE NEXT IMPORTANT DATE WAS
AROUND APRIL 15th, IS WHEN ALL
WASHINGTON RESIDENTS, PEOPLE
WHO LIVE HERE, RESIDE HERE.
16 OR OLDER BECAME ELIGIBLE FOR
VACCINES.
AND MAY 12th, OUR 12 TO 15-YEAR-
OLD BECAME ELIGIBLE FOR THE
PFIZER VACCINE.
THESE ARE IMPORTANT CRITICAL
DATES THAT WE'RE -- WE HAVE
OPENED TOP DIFFERENT
POPULATIONS.
FOR CONGRATULATIONS ABOUT WHEN
VACCINE IS AVAILABLE AND WHERE
WE HAVE REACHED IT.
JUST A CALLOUT UFCW, LOCAL 21.
WASHINGTON FOOD INDUSTRY.
REALLY HELPED SUPPORT AND
COORDINATE ACCESS FOR GROCERY
WORKERS, IN ORDER TO APPROVE
THESE NUMBERS IN THIS
POPULATION GETTING A VACCINE
SERIES.
COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT THEIR
HELP AND THE HELP OF MANY
OTHERS.
SO LAST SLIDE OF WHAT'S NEXT?
WHAT DID WE EXPECT NEXT?
FOR CONGRATULATIONS HERE.
AS YOU HEARD ME SAY, OUR
CONTINUED FOCUS ON VACCINATING
RESIDENTS WHO AREN'T
VACCINATED, THERE WILL BE A
SPECIAL EMPHASIS AND FOCUS ON
OUR BIPOCK COMMUNITIES.
AND THE COMMUNITY GAPS.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THAT
LIFT HERE AS GOVERNMENT, AS
PARTNERS, AS PEOPLE IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
IT'S
IT'S IMPORTANT TO REACH OUR
EQUITY GOALS IN THIS RESPONSE.
FROM THE GOVERNOR, AS YOU KNOW,
JUNE 30th IS WHAT IS STATED AS
THE OPENING DATE.
WHICH MEANS THAT RESTRICTIONS,
MOST RESTRICTIONS WILL GET
REMOVED AFTER JUNE 30th.
AND WHAT THE POTION
PIECE THAT IS DRIVER BEHIND
THAT JUNE 30th, IS STATEWIDE,
WHEN 70% OF STATEWIDE
RESIDENTS, OR PEOPLE WHO LIVE
WITHIN THE STATE, HAVE
COMPLETED THEIR INITIAL
VACCINE.
70% OF INITIAL VACCINE.
STATEWIDE.
THAT'S WHAT GETS US TO OUR
REOPENING.
IT WASN'T A CALL THIS MORNING,
WHERE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH REPORTED OUT THAT THEY
ACTUALLY THINK THAT THEY'RE
GOING TO HIT THAT DATE BEFORE
JUNE 30th.
AND IN THE GOVERNOR'S LANGUAGE,
THAT IF THEY DO, THEY WILL BE
MAKING THAT ANNOUNCEMENT AND
REOPENING BEFORE JUNE 30th.
SO I DO THINK THAT IS A REAL
DATE.
AND A REAL REOPENING FOR THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON.
THE ONE THING I WILL JUST SAY
ABOUT THAT ON JUNE 30th DATE IS
YOU HEARD THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE, THE MASK REQUIREMENTS
WILL STAY IN EFFECT AS THEY ARE
FOR LNI.
BASICALLY HEALTH CARE
ENVIRONMENTS.
CONGREGRANT SETTINGS.
LOOK AT WHERE PEOPLE LIVE
TOGETHER.
AND HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENTS
LIKE LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES.
AND OF COURSE, UNVACCINATED
PEOPLE WILL STILL BE REQUIRED
TO WEAR MASKS.
THE OTHER REQUIREMENT THAT WILL
REMAIN IS THAT THESE FOR FOR
MEGA LARGE EVENTS.
10,000 AND MORE.
IN THESE EVENTS.
AND SPACES FOR INDOORS, WILL BE
REQUIRED TO BE RESTRICTED FOR
75% CAPACITY.
UNLESS THEY DO SOME KIND OF
VACCINE VERIFICATION.
AND WHAT THEY,
THAT
THAT WAY, THEY CAN GO TO 100%
CAPACITY.
NEXT POINT HERE IS ABOUT THE
KING COUNTY MASK DIRECT
IDENTIFY
IVE, THAT I'VE SPOKEN ABOUT.
ISSUED BY OUR OWN HEALTH
OFFICER.
AND THAT'S WHEN WE REACH OUR
70% OF COMPLETED VACCINES.
AND FULLY VACCINATED.
SO AGAIN, I THINK WE WILL HIT
OUR COMPLETED VACCINES THIS
WEEK.
TODAY OR TOMORROW.
AND THEN IT'S TWO WEEKS,
FOLLOWING.
BEFORE THAT DIRECTIVE WOULD BE
LIFTED, WHICH WOULD BE THE END
OF JUNE, AS WELL.
SO THAT'S A COUPLE OF IMPORTANT
THINGS ABOUT WHERE WE'RE AT IN
OUR NEXT PHASES.
THE LAST BULLET THERE IS REALLY
ABOUT RIGHT NOW, 12 AND UNDER
ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR VACCINES.
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK ON THIS
RIGHT NOW.
BY A NUMBER OF FEDERAL PARTNERS
AND AGENCIES.
AND -- BUT WHEN THAT DOES,
WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUR SYSTEMS
IN PLACE AND PLANNING FOR THAT.
WE KNOW FROM OTHER CHILDHOOD
VACCINES THAT ARE BEST TRUSTED
PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO GET THAT
INFORMATION AND GET VACCINATED
ARE THROUGH THEIR OWN
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS.
WE'LL BE WORKING CLOSELY WITH
PEDIATRICIANS.
TO GET THOSE MESSAGE
MESSAGES OUT TO FAMILIES OF
CHILDREN.
ALSO, TO INCORPORATE COVID
VACCINE IN OUR CHILDREN'S WELL
CHECKS AS PART OF A ROUTINE DAY
WAY OF DOING WORK.
CONTINUING MULTIPLE ACCESS.
GOING TO REMOVE ANY BARRIERS
THAT ARE THERE FOR THEM.
>> SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING I
CAN ANSWER.
OR GET ANSWERS TO AND GET THEM
BACK TO YOU IN OUR REOPENING
WHERE WE'RE AT WITH CASES.
BUT ALL PRETTY MUCH GOOD NEWS
COMING FROM YOUR PUBLIC HEALTH
DEPARTMENT.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND I THINK YOUR COMMENT
EARLIER SUMMARIZED WELL.
WE HAVE REASON TO BE CAUTIOUSLY
OPTIMISTIC.
BUT ALSO KNOW THERE ARE CERTAIN
THREATS OUT THERE.
AND CERTAIN DISPARITIES THAT
NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.
BEFORE WE TAKE QUESTIONS, I
JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY
WHO IS PART OF THIS PANEL.
DENNIS WORSHAM.
ALSO THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
TAMMY, SAMUEL, HOLLY AND MARK.
AND WE DO HAVE SOME TIME FOR
QUESTIONS.
FOLKS WE
, WE DID START THIS PANEL A
LITTLE EARLY.
BUT WE HAVE CAUGHT UP ON A
LITTLE BIT OF TIME.
SO WE HAVE ABOUT EIGHT TO 10
MINUTES FOR QUESTIONS HERE AND
WOULD LOVE TO OPEN THE FLOOR TO
SEE IF ANYBODY HAS ANY
QUESTIONS.
OF COURSE I HAVE QUESTIONS.
BECAUSE IT'S PUBLIC HEALTH.
LET ME JUMP IN.
DIRECT OOR, I'M WONDERING, ON
THE DISPARITY GAP DATA YOU
SHARED, I DIDN'T SEE A SLIDE
THAT CORRESPONDED WITH THAT.
I SAW THEY.
>> TO WHERE WE WERE PAST
SEPTEMBER.
THAT WAS KNIGHTING.
BUT THERE WERE COMMENTS THAT
YOU MADE IN BETWEEN THAT SLIDE
AND THE NEXT SLIDE ABOUT THE
DISPARITY DATA.
COULD YOU SHARE THAT WITH US?
IF YOU HAVE ABOUT HOW THE
COMMUNITIES MORE SPECIFICALLY
ARE FAIRING RELATIVE TO
VACCINATION RATES.
>> YES.
I CAN DEFINITELY GET YOU SOME
SLIDE DECKS FOR THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> JUST SEND THOSE DIRECTLY TO
YOU?
>> YEAH.
AND WE'LL SHARE THEM WITH THE
FULG COUNCIL.
RELATED TO THE VARIANTS.
AND I THINK YOUR NOTE OF
CAUTION WAS, WE ARE KEEPING OUR
EYE ON THIS.
AND I'M WONDERING, YOU KNOW,
RELATIVE TO THAT, SECOND SPIKE
THAT WE SAW, WE KNEW WHAT THE
END OF SEPTEMBER, EARLY
OCTOBER, THAT WE WERE
ANTICIPATING A RISE IN RATES.
IN MID-NOVEMBER.
AND WE DEFINITELY SAW THAT.
IS THERE ANY PROJECTIONS ON
WHEN WE WOULD SEE A POSSIBLE
VARIANT IF IT WERE LOCALIZED
HERE IN KING COUNTY OR SEATTLE?
>> YEAH.
GREAT.
GREAT QUESTION.
>> A LITTLE CONTEXT SETTING,
OVER 60% OF OUR CASES IN KING
COUNTY ARE A VARIANT OF ONE
KIND OR ANOTHER.
OVER 80% ALREADY.
JUST THE NATURAL ESSENCE OF
CORONAVIRUS IS IT CONTINUES TO
SURVIVE.
BECAUSE IT WANTS TO SURVIVE.
>> THERE ARE THOSE WHO REACH
OUT FOR VARIANT OF CONCERN.
AND THERE'S PROBABLY A
HANLTDFUL.
WE'RE LOOKING ABOUT THE TRENDS
OF WHERE THEY ARE.
WE'RE SEEING WHERE THEY ARE AND
HOW THE VACCINES REALLY ARE
EFFECTIVE AROUND THEM.
GOOD NEWS IS, THAT IT IS STILL
VACCINES ARE VERY EFFECTIVE
AROUND IT.
BAD NEWS IS, THEY ARE GETTING,
THE VARIANTS OF CONCERN, TO GET
A LITTLE SMARTER IN HOW THEY
BECOME TRANSMISSIBLE.
THEY'RE MORE TRANSMISSIBLE.
THEY ARE GETTING MORE EFFICIENT
ON HOW THEY DO THAT.
IT'S REALLY WHY IT'S SO
IMPORTANT FOR OUR VACCINES TO
CONTINUE TO DO IT.
IF WE CAN INTERRUPT
NATRANSMISSION, IT STOPS THE
EVOLUTION OF THESE VAR NANT
IANTS.
AUTO
IT'S PART OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH
MESSAGE OF CONCERN.
IF WE GET PEOPLE TO WEAR A
MASK, IF THEY'RE NOT VACCINATED
YET.
IF WE CAN IMPROVE INDOOR AIR
QUALITY, THAT'S BOTH ON
VENTILATION AND FILTRATION.
AND WE GET PEOPLE VACCINATED.
THOSE THREE THINGS ARE STILL
GOOD PROTECTIVE FACTORS AGAINST
THESE VARIANTS.
AND WE'VE GOT TO CONTINUE TO
HAMMER THAT MESSAGE OUT.
IT'S NOT OVER YET.
WE'RE SEEING GREAT SUCCESS.
BUT THERE IS SOME CAUTION OF
WHERE WE'RE AT.
IF WE DON'T SHUT THIS VIRUS
DOWN COMPLETELY.
THERE ARE SOME OPPORTUNITIES
PROBABLY DOWN THE ROAD THAT
WILL HAVE TO HAVE ANY SOME KIND
OF BOOSTER OR SOMETHING IN
ORDER TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND
WITH THESE VACCINES.
IN THIS MAGIC CRYSTAL BALL THAT
WE'RE TRYING TO NAVIGATE THIS
WHOLE PANDEMIC.
IT'S JUST A BIT OF A SCIENCE
AND BIT OF ART.
IS HOW DO YOU WIND DOWN AS
NUMBERS GO DOWN.
THAT YOU INCREASE AGAIN READY
TO DO THAT.
WE HAVE WORK.
WE ARE WATCHING THIS.
WE ANTICIPATE WITH OUTDOOR
EVENTS HAPPENING MORE IN THE
SUMMERTIME.
AND PEOPLE HAVE THEIR DOORS AND
WINDOWS OPEN.
THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO SEE THIS
TREND, HOPEFULLY THROUGHOUT THE
SUMMER.
BUT WE'RE WATCHING CLOSELY AS
THEY MOVE BACK INTO THE INDOOR
AREAS, SPIKE IN THE FALL.
SOME PREDICT THAT WE WILL.
BUT TOO EARLY TO KNOW.
AND AND WE'RE KEEPING OUR EYES
CLOSE ON IT.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL
HANDS.
I'M JUST GOING TO ASK TWO MORE
QUESTIONS.
AND SOUNDS LIKE SOME OF THE
MODIFICATIONS THAT THE INDUSTRY
HAS MADE WILL ALSO BE HELPFUL
IN ADDRESSING THOSE VARIANTS
THAT YOU NOTED EARLIER.
SO APPRECIATE THAT.
SO TWO QUESTIONS.
SO REGARDING FOLKS WHO ARE NOT
WEARING MASKS INSIDE THE STORES
HERE, IN SEATTLE, YOU KNOW, I
WENT FOR A RUN THE OTHER DAY.
AND IT WAS SO WARM, THAT I
STEPPED INSIDE A STORE.
AND I HAD THEM DO SOME COOLING
DOWN TO GET SOME AC.
AND I WAS REMINDED BY THE CLERK
THAT THERE WAS A MASTER
CLIMATE.
AND I FORGOT.
I WAS RUNNING.
PUT MY MOUTH IN MY SHIRT TO
MAKE SURE I THANK THEM FOR THE
REMINDER TO BE WEARING A MASK.
AND QUICKLY STEPPED BACK
OUTSIDE.
THAT WAS IN IOWA, WHERE
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY DON'T HAVE
AS GREAT OF A PUBLIC HEALTH
DEPARTMENT OR A GOVERNOR WHO
HAS BEEN LEADING ON THIS
EFFORT, COMPLETELY THE OPPOSITE
THERE.
BUT IT WAS A GREAT REMINDER
FROM THE CLERK THERE, AT THE
STORE THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO
REMIND FOLKS THAT THEIR MASK
REQUIREMENT WAS STILL IN
EFFECT.
SO IF SOMEBODY DOES COME IN THE
STORE, HOLLY, DID I
MISUNDERSTAND YOU?
IF THEY'RE NOT WEARING A MASK,
IS THAT SOMETHING NAAN EMPLOYEE
IS ASK -- THAT AN EMPLOYEE IS
ASKED THEM TO REMIND THEM THERE
IS A REQUIREMENT?
YOU MENTIONED THERE IS NO CARD
CHECK.
BUT IS THAT SOMETHING THE
EMPLOYEES ARE ASKED TO DO AT
THIS POINT?
>> IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE
RETAILER AND HOW THEY ARE
MANAGING THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE
POLICY.
WE HAVE SIGNS UP.
THERE ARE SOME SMALLER
RETAILERS THAT ARE ACTUALLY
STILL BLOCKING FOLKS.
IN FACT, I SUA RETAILER THAT
GOT CREATIVE.
SAID, YOU'RE VACCINATED.
CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU STILL HAVE TO WEAR A MASK
IN OUR STORE.
SO IT DEPENDS ON THE RETAILER.
BUT OBVIOUSLY, THERE ARE STILL
CONFRONTATIONS THAT OCCUR.
AND WE'RE TRYING TO BE
THOUGHTFUL ABOUT WHAT WE CAN
ASK OUR EMPLOYEES TO DO IN
ENFORCING PUBLIC HEALTH.
AND THEN AGAIN, WHAT IS ALSO
REASONABLE ASK OUR EMPLOYEES TO
DO IN A SCENARIO, WHERE THERE
ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
VACCINATED, THANKFULLY.
WHO DO HAVE, UNDER CDC
GUIDANCE, THE ABLE TO COME IN
WITHOUT A MASK ON.
I'M ACTUALLY GETTING QUESTIONS
NOW FROM FOLKS WHO ARE SEEING
EMPLOYEES WITHOUT A MASK.
SEEING CUSTOMERS WITHOUT A
MASK.
AND UNDER THE CDC GUIDANCE,
THAT'S ALLOWED.
AND SO WE ARE STRUGGLING A
LITTLE BIT WITH FINDING THAT
BALANCE.
JUST AS WE STRUGGLED WHEN WE
GOT INTO THIS.
WE'RE STRUG LICK TO COME OUT.
THAT'S GOING TO BE THE
CHALLENGE.
AND I THINK IT WILL CONTINUE TO
BE AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK OUR
WAY THROUGH THE PANDEMIC.
>> AND I JUST WANTED TO ASK
MARK AND ALSO SAMUEL, ARE THERE
ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT YOU'D LIKE
TO LIFT UP, OUTSIDE OF THE
HAZARD PAY DISCUSSION THAT YOU
ARE HOPING TO PUT ON A RADAR AS
WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE
PUBLIC HEALTH DATA ON CURRENT
DISPAIRITY ISSUES THAT WE'VE
SEEN.
AND ALSO, ON THE ONGOING DESIRE
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE
MONITORING THESE VARIANTS.
OR THAT YOU'D LIKE
>> I THINK THOSE ARE FOREMOST
ON OUR MEMBERS MINDS -- I THINK
THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY.
NOT A LOT, BUT THERE IS
REMAINING UNCERTAINTY ABOUT --
IN THE HOUSEHOLD AND WHAT IS
REALLY THE RIGHT THING TO DO --
I THINK WHAT OUR MEMBERS
PROBABLY WANT IS -- THAT IS
VERY CAUTIOUS, RIGHT?
BETTER TO OVER CORRECT WITH
CAUTION THAN TO UNDER CORRECT
AND FIND THAT WE CREATED
ANOTHER SURGE, RIGHT?
BUT I THINK THAT THE
PRESENTATIONS -- WE APPRECIATE
IT.
>> GREAT, I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU
ESPECIALLY AS WE LOOK AT
DISPARITY CAP DATA THAT DENNIS
DESCRIBED, SO I KNOW -- GO
AHEAD I AM SO SORRY --
>> IT IS OKAY, I JUST WANTED TO
QUICKLY ADD SOMETHING, I FEEL
THAT A LOT OF THINGS YOU HAVE
DONE SO FAR AS -- A LOT OF US
REALLY APPRECIATE -- WE ALL
REALIZE THAT WE ARE NOT GOING
TO GET THE HAZARD PAY FOREVER
BUT JUST -- IN ORDER FOR YOU TO
GO THROUGH THE PROCESS IS QUITE
THE DOMINO EFFECT FOR NOT JUST
US BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE ACROSS
THE COUNTRY, I WANT TO THANK
YOU AGAIN AND LET YOU KNOW HOW
-- WE DO NOT GET THIS LEVEL OF
APPRECIATION FROM THE KROGER
EXECUTIVES, THEY JUST BRAG
ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY THEY MAKE
AND PUT IT IN OUR FACE.
-- ON MY BEHALF I AM NOT GOING
TO COMPLAIN BECAUSE WE WERE IN
A SITUATION WHERE WE WERE
CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL SO WE WERE
FORCED TO GO OUT I AM SEEING A
LOT OF PEOPLE STRUGGLING IN
SOCIETY RIGHT NOW -- AS FAR AS
I AM CONCERNED FOR ALL OF THE
THINGS TO GET DONE SO FAR IT
HAS HELPED OUT A LOT WITH THE
HAZARD PAY AND IMPLEMENTING
WAYS FOR A LOT OF US TO GET OUR
VACCINATIONS.
I HAVE GOTTEN MINE, I AM
COMPLETELY VACCINATED I STILL
CHOOSE TO WEAR A MASK BECAUSE
UNTIL I SEE SIGNS THAT IT IS
TOTALLY ERADICATED I AM GOING
TO CONTINUE TO DO WHAT I FEEL
IS SAFE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY SO
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE
DONE AND ALL THE DATA THAT YOU
HAVE PRESENTED --
>> THAT IS REALLY APPRECIATED
AND YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY WHERE
THE AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME
AND ALL YOU DO IN YOUR
PRESENTATION TODAY AND I THINK
THAT IS A GOOD SEGUE, I DO NOT
SEE ANY OTHER TILES COMING UP
SO I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN
WORKING WITH -- FOR A JOINT
EFFORT TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE
DISPARITY GAP DATA THAT WE KNOW
IS CURRENTLY PLAGUING KING
COUNTY AS WELL AS OTHER AREAS
ACROSS OUR COUNTRY AND I THINK
FIRST ACKNOWLEDGING THAT
DISPARITY IS IMPORTANT
APPRECIATE THE SLIDES THAT WILL
BE FORTHCOMING HAVING WORKED
WITH -- VERY DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP
AND ASSUME THAT MANY OF THE
DISPARITY AND GAP DATA THAT WE
ARE SEEING ON THE COUNTY LEVEL
COULD POTENTIALLY BE REFLECTED
AMONG THE FAMILY MEMBERS IF NOT
THE ACTUAL ASSOCIATES WITHIN
THE GROCERY STORE SO I THINK IT
IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO FIND A
PLACE AS MARK AND SAMUEL WILL
WERE DESCRIBING -- TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU ARE MAKING VACCINES
REALLY ACCESSIBLE NOT JUST
OFFERING BUT TRYING TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEY ARE ACCESSIBLE
AND I WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH
ALL OF YOU ON HOW WE CLOSE
THOSE DISPARITY GAPS ESPECIALLY
WITH -- AND I KNOW THAT THAT
WILL HAVE A MULTIPLIER EFFECT A
POSITIVE EFFECT FOR BOTH OUR
FAMILY MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY
MEMBERS THAT WILL -- I AM GOING
TO TEE UP FOR OUR DISCUSSION
THE POSSIBILITY OF REVISITING
AGAIN THE GROCERY WORKER HAZARD
PAY I THINK BASED ON THE
INFORMATION WE WERE SEEING FROM
CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM WE HAVE
RECEIVED IT WOULD MAKE SENSE
FOR US TO HAVE LEGISLATION
READY FOR US TO CONSIDER AT THE
JULY 9 MEETING TO AMEND THE
GROCERY WORKER HAZARD PAY, I
THINK THIS WOULD BE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO STRIKE
THE HAZARD PAY REQUIREMENT BUT
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
KEEPING ON THE BOOKS RECORD
KEEPING AND ENFORCEMENT THAT
WAS PART OF THE ORIGINAL
LEGISLATION AS WELL I THINK
THAT WOULD HELP US OUT WITH
CONTINUING TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON
THE INITIAL INTENT OF MAKING
SURE WE REVISIT THIS
LEGISLATION WITHIN FOUR MONTHS
TO -- AND THE GOOD STATISTICS
WE HAVE SEEN ON OVERALL
VACCINATIONS -- OBVIOUSLY WE
WOULD BE WORKING WITH -- TO
TRACK SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL
TRENDS THAT ARE CONCERNING
BEFORE THAT DATE AND BEFORE ANY
FINAL PASSAGE THAT WOULD BE MY
SUGGESTION AGAIN BRINGING FORTH
LEGISLATION TO MAKE THAT
AMENDMENT ON JULY 9 ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
I AM NOT SEEING ANY WE WENT
SLIGHTLY OVER OUR TIME FOR
TODAY BUT I REALLY DO
APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S
PARTICIPATION IN THIS
DISCUSSION AND THAT WOULD ALLOW
FOR US TO REVISIT THIS
CONVERSATION HOLLY TAMMY MARK
SAM IF THERE IS ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD
FOR OUR JULY 9 MEETING WE WOULD
DEFINITELY REACH BACK OUT TO
YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
REFLECT YOUR COMMENTS BACK IN
THAT LEGISLATION AS WELL AND
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY OF COURSE
TO DO PUBLIC TESTIMONY BUT I
REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE
COLLABORATIVE WAY IN WHICH
FOLKS COME TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE
WE KNOW THAT IT IS IN THE
PUBLIC'S HEALTH BEST INTEREST
TO MAKE SURE WE ARE WORKING
TOGETHER -- SO I AM VERY
IMPRESSED BY THE INFORMATION
SHARED TODAY AND I ALSO WANT TO
UNDERSCORE THE CONCERN I THINK
THAT THE INTERIM DIRECTOR HAS
DONE -- BOTH WITHIN PUBLIC
HEALTH AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR
SO LET'S DO MORE OF THESE
CONVERSATIONS TOGETHER IN THE
FUTURE ABOUT HOW WE CAN
CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER AND I
THINK THE FIRST STEP WILL BE TO
REVISIT THAT LEGISLATION ON
JULY 9. -- THANKS FOR YOUR
PARTICIPATION AND WE WILL HAVE
MORE DISCUSSION -- SO LET'S
MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 2 WE
HAVE OUR FRIENDS AT THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING WITH US.
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2,
COUNCIL BILL 120101.
>> -- THANK YOU FOR YOUR
FLEXIBILITY IN COMING TO DO THE
PRESENTATION AT TODAY'S MEETING
INSTEAD OF TWO WEEKS AGO AND
THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION
THAT YOU SHARED WITH US I AM
GOING TO SAVE SOME OF MY
COMMENTS UNTIL WE -- AND WITH
THE COMMITTEE'S GENEROUS
CONSIDERATION I WOULD LOVE TO
HAVE THE BRIEFING POSSIBLE --
WE ARE ABOUT 5 MINUTES OVER BUT
WE ARE GOING TO ENDEAVOR TO TRY
TO GET THROUGH THIS IN THE NEXT
25 MINUTES THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO PRESENT TODAY.
I AM STALLING A LITTLE BIT AS
KELLY PRESENTS -- PREPARES TO
PRESENT. AS SHE IS DOING THAT I
CAN START TALKING WHICH IS TO
SAY THAT TODAY WE ARE DOING TWO
MAIN THINGS FIRST AS YOU
MENTIONED WE ARE HEADING TOWARD
A CONVERSATION ABOUT
LEGISLATION THAT LEGISLATION IS
RELATED TO OUR ADMINISTER
NATIVE AND FINANCIAL PLAN AND
HOUSING FUNDING POLICIES AND
BEFORE WE GET JUMPED INTO A
CONVERSATION ABOUT THE EVERY
TWO-YEAR REVIEW OF THE POLICIES
WE WILL START WITH AN OVERVIEW
OF OUR ANNUAL INVESTMENT THAT
WERE MADE IN 2020 AND THE
PURPOSES OF THAT RECAP IS ONE
TO SHOW SPACE -- AS IT RELATES
TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUT ALSO
BECAUSE THE RESOURCES THAT WERE
INVESTED THERE AND SHOW HOW OUR
POLICIES GET USED THROUGH OUR
INVESTMENTS AND MOSTLY WHAT YOU
WILL SEE IS THAT WE REMAIN ON
TRACK OR IF NOT EXCEEDING OUR
GOALS UNDER THE SEATTLE HOUSING
LEVY AND THAT HELPS -- HOUSING
FUNDING POLICIES.
SO AGAIN THIS PRESENTATION WE
ARE GOING TO START WITH AN
OVERVIEW OF OUR INVESTMENT THAT
WERE MADE IN 2020 WHERE THOSE
ARE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE
LEVY ANNUAL REPORT WHICH YOU
CAN FIND ALSO ON OUR WEBSITE.
OTHER REPORTS WE PRODUCE INCLUDE
REPORTS FOR THE MULTIFAMILY TAX
EXEMPTION PROGRAM MANDATORY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM AND
THOSE CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR
WEBSITE AND KELLY IS GOING TO
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
UPCOMING LEGISLATION AND TO THE
LEVY ADMINISTRATIVE AND
FINANCIAL HOUSING FUNDING
POLICIES.
SO WE ARE GOING TO JUMP RIGHT
IN HERE BUT I DO WANT TO SAY BY
WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT WHEN
I TALK ABOUT OUR HOUSING
INVESTMENTS, I DO SPEAK WITH
SOME SENSE OF PRIDE BECAUSE I
AM REALLY PROUD OF WHAT WE HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH BUT I
REALLY DO NOT WANT THAT PRIDE
TO BE CONFLATED AT ALL WITH A
SENSE THAT WE HAVE DONE ENOUGH
OR THAT WE ARE DONE IN WHAT WE
ARE DOING.
WE KNOW WE ARE STILL IN THE
MIDST OF A HOMELESSNESS CRISIS
WE STILL HAVE AN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING CRISIS WHERE MANY
FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS ARE
STRUGGLING TO AFFORD HOUSING WE
KNOW THAT THE LEGACY OF RACIAL
DISCRIMINATION AND SEGREGATION
IN HOUSING VERSUS SO OUR WORK
IS NOWHERE NEAR DONE, BUT I
THINK THAT THROUGH THESE
INVESTMENTS WE SHOWED THAT WE
KNOW WHAT TO DO AND WHAT WE ARE
DOING IS SUCCESSFUL SO LONG AS
WE ARE ABLE TO DO MORE.
SO HERE STARTING THIS OFF WITH
A NICE PIE CHART JUMPING IN YOU
WILL SEE THAT IN 2020 WE MADE
ROUGHLY $123 MILLION OF $125
MILLION OF CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THE
VAST MAJORITY OF THOSE
RESOURCES 92% WENT TO SUPPORT
RENTAL HOUSING.
AND YOU SEE THAT BREAKDOWN, WE
WILL TALK ABOUT ALL OF OUR
PROGRAM INVESTMENTS TODAY WITH
A FOCUS MOSTLY ON RENTAL
HOUSING BECAUSE IT MAKES UP
SUCH A SIGNIFICANT PART OF OUR
INVESTMENTS SO JUST GIVING A
SENSE HERE WE INVESTED $115.9
úMILLION IN RENTAL HOUSING,
$56.7 MILLION OF THAT FUNDING
CAME FROM OUR SEATTLE HOUSING
MONEY THAT REMAINS THE BACKBONE
OF OUR ABILITY TO MAKE
INVESTMENTS IN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING $52.3 MILLION CAME FROM
THE MANDATORY HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY PROGRAM PAYMENTS
SO MHA PAYMENTS HELPED TO
SUPPORT INVESTMENTS THIS YEAR
$2.5 MILLION CAME FROM
INCENTIVE ZONING PAYMENTS AND
$4.5 MILLION CAME FROM FEDERAL
RESOURCES I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE
BEEN TALKING A LOT ABOUT
FEDERAL RESOURCES LATELY WE
NEED THOSE TO HELP MAKE SURE WE
ARE MAKING A MEANINGFUL IMPACT
IN OUR ABILITY TO ADDRESS
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ISSUES AND
IN THIS CASE IT STILL
REPRESENTED A VERY SMALL AMOUNT
OF RESOURCES WE INVESTED.
ANOTHER THING TO SAY ABOUT OUR
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS IS THAT
USUALLY WHEN WE SHOW YOU THIS
LIGHT IS WE SHOW YOU ANOTHER
PIE WHICH IS HOW OUR
INVESTMENTS IN DOLLARS
LEVERAGED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
AND THIS TIME I DO NOT HAVE A
PIE CHART FOR IT BUT IF HER
EVERY DOLLAR WE INVESTED WE
WERE ABLE TO -- PRIMARILY IN
THIS CASE TAX CREDIT EQUITY AND
DEBT AND THE THING ABOUT 2.5 AS
A LEVERAGE RATIO IS THAT IS
CONSISTENT WITH THE
UNDERPINNING AND MODELING OF
OUR HOUSING LEVY SO WE REMAIN
ON TRACK BUT IT IS LESS THAN
WHAT WE HAVE TALKED TO YOU ALL
ABOUT BEFORE -- FOR EVERY 1
DOLLAR AND I DO WANT TO PUT A
POINT ON THIS YEAR -- AND IN
ORDER TO DO THAT TO SCALE WHAT
HOUSING WE PRODUCED WE HAVE TO
BE COMFORTABLE WITH THE IDEA
THAT WE MIGHT BE A LARGER
PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL
DEVELOPMENT COSTS IN EACH
BUILDING I THINK IT IS STILL
WORTH IT TO INVEST IN THAT
PASSION AND I ALSO BELIEVE THAT
OVER TIME AS WE GO MORE ALL IN,
WE WILL ACTUALLY ENCOURAGE
OTHER FUNDERS TO COME AND GROW
RESOURCES AS WELL AND THEY WILL
BE WITH US SO AN EXAMPLE IS WE
WENT PRETTY HEAVILY IN AS PART
OF THIS PSH PILOT AND YOU WILL
SEE THE LEGISLATURE JUST PASSED
A HISTORIC UNPRECEDENTED
INVESTMENT IN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND -- I SEE THAT
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS HAS A
QUESTION.
>> YOU ARE BETTER AT MONITORING
THE CHAT THEN I AM.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS DID YOU
HAVE A QUESTION?
>> YES, I JUST WANTED TO ASK ,
I SEE THAT THE MHA TAKES A BIG
PART OF THE PIE CHART AND I
KNOW YOU MENTIONED THE NUMBER
EARLIER, I WAS WONDERING IF YOU
COULD REMIND US THE DOLLAR
AMOUNT OF THE MHA CONTRIBUTION.
>> IT WAS $52.3 MILLION CAME
FROM PAYMENTS FROM THE MHA
PROGRAM.
>> DO WE ANTICIPATE THAT TO BE
A REPRESENTATIVE NUMBER OR HIGH
OR LOW?
>> IT IS A GOOD QUESTION AND I
WOULD PROBABLY WANT TO GET BACK
TO YOU ABOUT OUR PROJECTIONS
AROUND THAT AMOUNT, IT IS
HIGHER THAN IT HAS BEEN IN THE
LAST FEW YEARS, WE WILL SEE
WHAT HAPPENS, A LOT IS
DEPENDENT ON WHAT IS HAPPENING
IN THE DEVELOPMENT CYCLE OVER
TIME, BUT I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH
SOME INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE
THAT MIGHT FALL RELATIVE TO
OTHER FUND SOURCES AND WHAT OUR
PROJECTIONS ARE.
>> THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE THE
MHA MONEY NOW, WHEN DID THOSE
PROJECTS VEST FOR EXAMPLE, I
IMAGINE THEY PROBABLY WOULD
HAVE BEEN PRE-COVID-19
INSTRUCTION SO THIS IS SORT OF
A HANGOVER FROM BUILDINGS THAT
GOT THEIR MASTER USE PERMIT IN
2017 OR SOMETHING?
>> EXACTLY, YOU ARE EXPLAINING
THAT THIS IS THE POINT AT WHICH
WE ARE EXPECTING PAYMENTS AND
THEN EXPECTING -- OUR MHA REPORT
LAYS ALL OF THIS OUT IN
RELATION TO TIMING AND
PROJECTION SO THAT MIGHT BE A
TOPIC OF CONVERSATION FOR
ANOTHER DAY WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
MHA OR I WOULD BE HAPPY TO
FOLLOW UP TO MAKE SURE THAT I
GOT IT CORRECTLY.
>> I APPRECIATE IT, IT IS GOOD
TO SEE THAT THIS PROGRAM IS
PRODUCING SOME REAL RESOURCE
FOR THE OFFICE OF HOUSING.
>> IN TERMS OF THE MHA DOLLARS
REPRESENTED HERE, THESE ARE ALL
PAYMENTS, NOT ON-SITE
DEVELOPMENT IS THAT RIGHT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> DOES THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
CAPTURE THE VALUE OF ON-SITE
DEVELOPMENT AND IF SO WHAT IS
THE VALUE OF THAT ON-SITE
CONSTRUCTION OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING?
>> REALLY GOOD QUESTION, SO AS
YOU HAVE SUGGESTED IN YOUR
QUESTION, A DEVELOPER HAS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CHOOSE ONE OF
TWO WAYS TO PARTICIPANT -- THEY
CAN MAKE AN ON-SITE PERFORMANCE
WHERE THEY SET ASIDE A
PERCENTAGE DEPENDING ON THE
ZONE OF THE UNITS FOR AT LEAST
70 YEARS AND THAT BECOMES
REGULATED WITH OUR OFFICE OR
THEY CAN MAKE A PAYMENT BASED
ON A PERCENTAGE AND A SQUARE
FOOT CALCULATION TO OUR OFFICE.
I DO NOT HAVE THE NUMBERS
OFFHAND BUT WE HAVE SEEN BOTH
DEVELOPERS CHOOSE TO PAY OR
PERFORM AN HOUR ANNUAL REPORT
OUTLINES THAT BALANCE, I THINK
ANECDOTALLY IT IS FAIR TO SAY
WE HAVE SEEN FAR MORE PAYMENT
CHOICES THAN WE HAVE SEEN
PERFORMANCE, BUT THERE ARE TWO
THINGS TO NOTE, ONE OF WHICH IS
THAT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE
MODEL UNDERLYING MHA, WE
ANTICIPATED THAT PROJECTS
DOWNTOWN AND SOUTH LAKE UNION
WOULD ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY PAY,
AND THAT IS IN FACT WHAT IS
HAPPENING AND A LOT OF THOSE
PAYMENTS HAVE COME FIRST.
WE ARE ALSO SEEING SOME TRENDS
LIKE IN VERY SMALL SCALE
BUILDINGS, TOWNHOME
DEVELOPMENTS FOR EXAMPLE WE ARE
SEEING MORE PAYMENT ALMOST
EXCLUSIVELY RATHER THAN
PERFORMANCE, AND IN THE MID
TIER, MIDSIZE OR LARGER
APARTMENT BUILDINGS WE ARE
SEEING A MIX HAVE SOME PAYMENT
AND PERFORMANCE I CANNOT
CONJURE UP THE NUMBERS OFF THE
TOP OF MY HEAD BUT THEY ARE
INCLUDED IN OUR ANNUAL REPORT.
>> I AM NOT SEEING ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THANK YOU
BOTH FOR THOSE QUESTIONS SO I
AM GOING TO ASK THAT FOLKS HOLD
THEIR QUESTIONS UNTIL THE END
OF THE PRESENTATION JUST SO
THAT WE CAN GET THROUGH THE
REST OF THE SLIDES.
>> THANK YOU.
SO THIS IS VERY BRIEF BUT MOST
OF WHAT THIS SLIDE DEMONSTRATES
IS THAT WE OFTEN TALK ABOUT
WHEN WE INVEST AND WHAT HAPPENS
2 TO 4 YEARS LATER AFTER OUR
INVESTMENT IS THAT APARTMENT
BUILDINGS BECOME HOMES, THE
HOMES ACTUALLY OPEN AND THEY
ARE READY FOR PEOPLE TO MOVE
IN, AND WHAT THIS CHART IS
SHOWING YOU, ON THE LEFT YOU
HAVE ANNUAL INVESTMENTS AND ON
THE RIGHT YOU SEE A PICTURE OF
UNITS OPENING AS ACTIVE RENTAL
APARTMENTS AND ESSENTIALLY WHEN
WE INVEST AND WHEN WE HAVE
SPIKES OF INVESTMENT, THAT
INVESTMENT RESULTS IN
PRODUCTION.
SO THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING
ON THE INVESTMENT SIDE DOES
PRODUCE THE INTENDED RESULT.
NEXT LIGHT PLEASE.
IN 2020 I WAS REALLY PROUD TO
SAY THAT WE DID SOMETHING
DIFFERENT WE HAVE ONE FUNDING
CYCLE LAST YEAR WE DID THREE
FUNDING CYCLES REALLY TO
REFLECT DIFFERENT POLICY
PRIORITIES OF THE OFFICE AND OF
THE CITY.
FIRST OF ALL WE ADDED A SPRING
FUNDING ROUND AND THE PURPOSE
THERE WAS WE HAVE PROJECTS THAT
WERE REALLY READY, -- OR THEY
WERE READY TO GET UNDER
CONSTRUCTION BUT FOR OUR
FINANCING.
SO WE MADE FUNDING AVAILABLE IN
THE SPRING TO HELP FACILITATE
MORTAR RAPID MORE RAPID
DELIVERY OF -- IN SOME CASES,
IN TWO OF THE PROJECTS, THOSE
BUILDINGS ARE UNDER
CONSTRUCTION NOW SO WE REALLY
SEE THE THE IMPACT OF THOSE
INVESTMENTS.
IN THE SUMMER WE WERE REALLY IN
THE MIDST OF THE PANDEMIC, AND
BECAUSE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH
CRISIS AND BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT
PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS ARE REALLY
VULNERABLE TO EXPERIENCING THE
PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS AND
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT -- IS THE
SOLUTION TO HOMELESSNESS WE
SOUGHT TO DOUBLE A SINGLE
YEAR'S PRODUCTION OF -- BY
ACCELERATING RESOURCES FROM OUR
SEATTLE HOUSING LEVY TO INVEST
NEARLY $60 MILLION AND PRODUCE
-- WE ALSO SOUGHT TO DO A
COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS WITH THE
PILOT AND THAT IS TO SEE -- WE
CAN ALSO FIND WAYS TO BE COST-
EFFICIENT AND FIND WAYS TO
REDUCE THE TIMELINE OF DELIVERY
AND WE ARE SEEING SOME REALLY
GOOD RESULTS WITH THAT PILOT.
IN THE FALL WE WENT AHEAD WITH
OUR TYPICALLY TIMED ANNUAL
FUNDING ROUND, BUT IN THIS CASE
WE REALLY SOUGHT TO EMPHASIZE
ACHIEVING RACIAL EQUITY
OUTCOMES EVEN MORE THAN IN A
TYPICAL -- AND WE DID SO IN
PART BY PARTNERING WITH -- WE
DID SO BY THINKING ABOUT BEST
PRACTICES IN SUPPORTING FOLKS
OF COLOR LIVING IN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING SO EXAMPLES HERE WHERE
WE FUNDED MOUNT ZION TO CREATE
SENIOR HOUSING -- WE CREATED
EQUITY ALLIANCE OF WASHINGTON --
AND WE SUPPORTED THE REHAB OF
YWCA'S LANDMARK PROJECT ON
FIFTH AND SENECA TO CONVERT
SINGLE ROOM DOCUMENT UNITS TO
FULL FUNCTIONING STUDIOS TO
PROVIDE MORE DIGNITY AND HEALTH
AND SAFETY FOR ITS RESIDENTS.
NEXT SLIDE.
SO AT A GLANCE THAT IS THE
SUMMARY OF THE INVESTMENT, THE
BREAKDOWN OF THE INVESTMENTS
THAT WE HAVE MADE AND THROUGH
THAT WE WILL SEE THAT WE
SUPPORTED THE CREATION OF 1286
NEW RENTAL UNITS I WILL TALK
MORE ABOUT THOSE HOMEOWNERSHIP
INVESTMENTS LATER, BUT WHAT YOU
DO SEE HERE IS A MIX OF
PROJECTS SO WE ARE NOT JUST
WORKING WITH ONE OR TWO HOUSING
AGENCIES, WE ARE WORKING WITH
MANY COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERS
TO ACHIEVE THIS AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND I WILL TALK MORE
ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOODS AS YOU
SEE THEM REFLECTED ACROSS THE
STATE.
NEXT SLIDE.
SO REALLY EXCITED THAT A KEY
PIECE OF THE WORK THAT WE DO IN
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING WHEN WE
INVEST OUR HOUSING CAPITAL IS
TO SUPPORT HOMEOWNERSHIP AND I
REALLY HAVE TO PAUSE HERE TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE HEAR MORE
AND MORE FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS
PARTICULARLY FROM COMMUNITIES
OF COLOR THAT HOMEOWNERSHIP
INVESTMENT IS ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO TO HELP
CLOSE THE RACIAL WEALTH GAP,
CLOSE THE HOMEOWNERSHIP GAP,
AND ALSO ADDRESS DISPLACEMENT
BY STABILIZING PEOPLE IN PLACE,
AND THAT IS WHY WE WERE ABLE TO
MAKE THREE NEW INVESTMENTS IN
PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE
HOMEOWNERSHIP, THAT IS -- AND
IN PERPETUITY TO SUCCESSIVE
HOMEBUYERS, THREE INVESTMENTS,
ONE IN CAPITOL HILL, ONE IN
WESTWOOD HIGHLAND PARK AND ONE
IN SOUTHPARK JUST TO PAUSE
BRIEFLY ON THE SOUTHPARK
INVESTMENT, REALLY PROUD THERE
THAT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY WILL
BE CONNECTING AND PARTNERING
WITH COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS USING AFFIRMATIVE
MARKING AND COMMUNITY
PREFERENCE TO MAKE SURE THAT
FOLKS FROM SOUTH PARK WHO ARE
EITHER AT RISK FOR DISPLACEMENT
OR WHO HAVE BEEN DISPLACED HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HOMEBUYERS
IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
ALSO WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE
EXISTING LOW INCOME HOMEOWNERS
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THOSE FOLKS HAVE THE ABILITY TO
HOLD ONTO THEIR HOMES, DO NOT
FACE DISPLACEMENT BECAUSE OF
THE COST OF -- AND HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PASS ON THEIR
ASSET TO THE NEXT GENERATION
AND SO TO SUPPORT AND STABILIZE
THOSE HOMEOWNERS WE MADE
HOMEOWNER CARE GRANTS AND LOANS
, WE MADE LOANS TO STABILIZE --
LAST YEAR AND WE CONTINUE
INVESTMENTS IN ENERGY
EFFICIENCY REALLY KNOWING THAT
THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT
BUILDINGS HAVE TWO
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS AND ALSO
MAKING SURE THAT LOW INCOME
PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMEOWNERS ARE
ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM ENERGY
EFFICIENCIES IN A MORE
COMFORTABLE HEALTHY HOME.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
SO IN THIS MAP -- COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, YES.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH I JUST
WANTED TO SAY A WORD ABOUT YOUR
WORK IN SOUTHPARK.
THAT COMMUNITY IS FOND OF
SAYING THAT IT IS SUCH A SMALL
COMMUNITY THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY
DO A BY NAME LIST OF FOLKS WHO
ARE VULNERABLE TO DISPLACEMENT,
AND SO FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE
TO REALLY FOCUS SOME OF OUR
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND
OUR INVESTMENT RESOURCES THERE
CREATES POTENTIAL FOR A REALLY
BIG IMPACT AND I AM REALLY
PLEASED TO KNOW THAT NOT ONLY
ARE WE USING OUR RESOURCES IN
THAT COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS
DISPLACEMENT IMPACTS BUT WE ARE
ALSO USING THE PREFERENCE
POLICIES TO HELP PEOPLE WHO
HAVE BEEN OR ARE LIKELY TO BE
DISPLACED, WE REALLY SEE A LOT
OF BIG IMPACT POTENTIAL THERE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, WE ARE REALLY
PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO DO, REALLY
FOLLOWING THE VISION AND
LEADERSHIP OF COMMUNITY IN
SOUTHPARK.
IN THIS MAP, YOU SEE THAT OUR
INVESTMENTS FROM LAST YEAR
OVERLAID VISIBLY TO SEE THEM
ACROSS THE CITY, AND THIS IS
IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE CITY HAS A
STRONG DUTY AND I FEEL THAT A
STRONG DUTY TO USE OUR
INVESTMENTS IN HOUSING TWO
AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHER FAIR
HOUSING CHOICE, AND THAT MEANS
THAT WE NEED TO BE SUPPORTING
AND STABILIZING EXISTING LOW
INCOME AND COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR, IT MEANS THAT WE NEED TO
BE UNDOING HISTORIC LEGACIES OF
-- AND YOU PROBABLY CS CITY'S
ABILITY TO FURTHER FAIR HOUSING
OVER MANY YEARS, SO WHAT YOU
SEE HERE IS NOT ONLY A SINGLE
YEAR'S INVESTMENT WHICH I DO
BELIEVE DEMONSTRATES THAT WE
ARE INVESTING IN MULTIPLE
LOCATIONS, BUT ALSO YOU SEE A
TRACK RECORD OF OUR PREVIOUSLY
FUNDED INVESTMENTS TO SHOW OUR
COMMITMENT TO CONTINUING -- SO
IN SUMMARY, THESE ARE THE
OBLIGATIONS THAT WE SET OUT TO
THE VOTERS AND WHEN WE MAKE OUR
ANNUAL FUNDING INVESTMENTS,
ESPECIALLY USING OUR SEATTLE
HOUSING LEVY RESOURCES WE WANT
TO BE SURE THAT WE ARE
FULFILLING THOSE OBLIGATIONS,
IDEALLY WE WILL BE EXCEEDING
WHAT WE COMMIT TO THE VOTERS,
AND RIGHT NOW THIS IS A FOUR-
SEE THAT WE HAVE FULLY MET THE
RENTAL PRODUCTION AND
PRESERVATION PROGRAM GOALS SO
ANY ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION WE
PRODUCE WILL BE ABOVE THAT
GOAL, WE CONTINUE TO BE ON TRACK
TO MEET OUR GOAL AROUND
REINVESTMENT THAT IS THE
IMPORTANT WORK WE DO TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE HAVE HIGH QUALITY
SUSTAINABLE AND -- IT LOOKS
LIKE WE ARE BEHIND BUT THAT IS
A FUNCTION OF TIMING AND THAT IS
BECAUSE WHEN WE INVEST ON THE
CAPITAL SIDE ON HOUSING
ESPECIALLY FOR OUR BUILDINGS
THAT ARE SUPPORTING EXTREMELY
LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND
FAMILIES, WE OFTEN USE OUR --
RESOURCES IN THOSE BUILDINGS,
BUT THE TIMING OF THE AWARD
COMES ROUGHLY 2 YEARS AFTER OUR
CAPITAL, SO WHAT I CAN TELL YOU
IS I HAVE MADE AND STARTED TO
MAKE THE AWARDS FOR THIS YEAR
AND BY THIS YEAR WE HAVE FULLY
EXTENDED AND EXPANDED OUR
PROGRAM RESOURCES.
SO NEXT YEAR WHEN WE GIVE THIS
PRESENTATION YOU WILL SEE THAT
WE HAVE MET THAT GOAL AS WELL.
WE ARE ON TRACK TO MEET OUR
GOALS ON HOMELESSNESS
PREVENTION AND HOUSING
STABILITY AND ALSO OUR
HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM AS I
REPORTED EARLIER WE CONTINUE TO
DO WELL, SO FOR ALL OF THESE
REASONS BECAUSE WE ARE ON TRACK
THAT REALLY FRAMES THE
CONVERSATION THAT KELLY IS
GOING TO TAKE OVER NOW WHICH IS
THAT NOW IS NOT WHEN WE MAKE
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO OUR
UNDERLYING POLICY DOCUMENTS, WE
WILL MAKE SOME TECHNICAL
CHANGES OR ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO
CONTINUE TO MEET OUR GOALS BUT
OUR PROCESS PROGRESS TO DATE IS
-- UNDERLYING POLICIES AT THIS
TIME.
AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
KELLY.
>> THANK YOU, SO HERE WE ARE
PAST THE HALFWAY MARK PROGRAMS
ARE ON TRACK TO MEET GOALS AND
THIS EXISTING FRAMEWORK THAT WE
HAVE HAS SET US UP WELL FOR A
TIME LIKE -- TO LAUNCH NEW
PROGRAMS FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE
AND TO BUILD OFF OUR CURRENT
ACQUISITION TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THE REAL ESTATE MARKET RIGHT
NOW SO THIS LEGISLATION WE ARE
PUTTING FORWARD WILL MAKE
TARGETED UPDATES TO EXISTING
POLICY.
WE WILL START FIRST WITH THE
ACQUISITION AND PRESERVATION
PROGRAM THIS FIRST PROPOSAL
WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE -- ALLOWING
THE DIRECTOR TO EXCEED THE
CURRENT LIMIT OF $30 MILLION
FOR ACQUISITIONS OF NEW
BUILDINGS AND SITES.
THERE ARE TWO IMPORTANT
GUARDRAILS IN PLACE THE FIRST
THIS CAN ONLY BE DONE WHEN
THERE ARE NEW RESOURCES
AVAILABLE FOR LONG-TERM
FINANCING AND ALSO IT REQUIRES
THE DIRECTOR TO -- THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT TOOL FOR TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF EXTRAORDINARY
OPPORTUNITIES WE ARE SEEING
RIGHT NOW.
THERE ARE THREE PROPOSED
CHANGES IN THE RENTAL HOUSING
PROGRAM, THE FIRST WOULD ALLOW
THE DIRECTOR TO COVER UP TO --
FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF PROJECTS
THAT HAVE EXISTING CITY DOLLARS
IN THEN.
AS LONG AS THEY SERVE EXTREMELY
LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AND ARE
AT RISK AT FORECLOSURE. THE
GOAL IS TO SUPPORT SMALL
ORGANIZATIONS BUT DO NOT
NECESSARILY HAVE ACCESS TO
LARGER RESOURCES AND LEVERAGE
AND -- CRITICAL HEALTH AND
SAFETY UPDATES.
THE SECOND PROPOSAL WILL ADD A
REQUIREMENT FOR NEW PROJECTS TO
INCLUDE BROAD BAD BROADBAND
INFRASTRUCTURE.
WE BELIEVE THAT THIS ALIGNS
WITH OUR PRACTICE AND ALSO
ALIGNS WITH OTHER FEDERAL
REQUIREMENTS IN PLACE.
AND THE THIRD ADDS LANGUAGE FOR
ORGANIZATIONS THAT UTILIZE --
THEY MUST ADD WRITTEN POLICY TO
DECLARE THAT THEY WILL USE --
OR WHEN REQUESTED IN WRITING OR
VERBALLY BY A TENANT.
ON TO THE HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM
WE ARE PROPOSING AN INCREASE TO
THE SUBSIDY PER UNIT BY $30,000
FOR DEVELOPMENT LOANS AND WE
ARE ON TRACK AS YOU SAW IN THE
CHART TO MEET THE LEVY
HOMEOWNERSHIP GOALS AND AT THE
SAME TIME WE ARE SEEING PRETTY
EXTRAORDINARY COST INCREASES IN
THE MARKET FOR LUMBER AND OTHER
MATERIAL SO PROJECTS HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO -- THEY ARE GETTING
CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE
MARGINS AND -- SO WE VIEW THIS
SUBSIDY INCREASE AS IMPORTANT
TO ENABLE US TO CONTINUE
MEANINGFULLY INVESTING IN
PROJECTS AND KEEPING ON TRACK
TO MEET DEVELOPMENT GOALS.
LAST WE WILL END WITH A COUPLE
MINOR CHANGES IN THE HOME
REPAIR PROGRAM FIRST WE ARE
ADDING LANGUAGE TO SUPPORT THE
NEWLY FUNDED WORK OF -- THIS
WORK IS GOING TO BE IN JUST A
FEW MONTHS NOW -- TO ALIGN WITH
STATEWIDE PROGRAM AMENDMENTS
THAT MAKE ALL MANUFACTURED
HOMEOWNERS ELIGIBLE SO THIS
PROVISION REMOVES REQUIREMENTS
THAT THE HOME BE A FIXED OR
PERMANENT FOUNDATION -- THAT
THE HOME MUST BE OWNED BY THE
GRANT APPLICANT.
JUST TO COVER QUICKLY OUR
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PROCESS,
WE ENGAGED THE -- DISCUSSION
AROUND SEVERAL OF THESE
PROPOSALS -- THERE WERE NO
CONSISTENT CONCERNS RAISED --
AS WELL AS FROM THE OTHER
STAKEHOLDER GROUPS AND OTHER
COMMUNICATIONS WITH
STAKEHOLDERS WE COMMUNICATED
WITH OUR BLOG AND NEWSLETTER
AND HOSTED A PUBLIC MEETING AS
WELL, AND WE BELIEVE IN THE END
WE WERE ABLE TO STRIKE A BALANCE
TO ACCOMMODATE INPUT FROM THE
VARIOUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND
CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD WITH
THESE IMPORTANT POLICY CHANGES.
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR
PRESENTATION.
>> I THINK THAT ONE LAST THING
I WOULD SAY IS THAT WHILE THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING IS THE
STEWARD OF THESE POLICY
DOCUMENTS WE RECOGNIZE THAT
THEY GET IMPLEMENTED BEST WHEN
THEY ARE UNDERPINNED BY SHARED
VALUES AND ALL OF US MOVING
FORWARD IN POLICY DIRECTION, SO
I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND
THANK A LOT OF COUNCILMEMBERS
FOR YOUR IDEAS IN HELPING TO
MOVE THIS FORWARD AND ALSO FOR
OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO END
UP IMPLEMENT IN THIS AND ACTING
AS OUR SOUNDING BOARD FOR WHAT
NEEDS TO CHANGE OVER TIME,
THANKS TO THOSE FOLKS, WE
REALLY DO KNOW THAT POLICIES
WILL NOT BE USEFUL UNLESS THEY
ARE IMPLEMENT IT WELL, AND SO
WE THINK OUR STAKEHOLDERS AND
COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
>> THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR
PRESENTATION AND YOUR
FLEXIBILITY, TRACY DID YOU HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE?
>> JUST TO KNOW THAT THE -- ALL
INCLUDED IN THE ORDINANCE
120101.
-- IF FOLKS DO NOT HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS, THAT ORDINANCE WILL
BE READY FOR YOU TO DISCUSS AND
POTENTIALLY VOTE ON TODAY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION?
>> FIRST I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE OVER
THE LAST YEAR OR SO, ADDRESSING
THE ISSUE OF MUTUAL TERMINATION
AGREEMENTS, I REALLY APPRECIATE
THE CARE AND THOUGHTFULNESS IN
ADDRESSING SOME OF THE CONCERNS
THAT I HAVE HAD IN THE PAST.
JUST WONDERING AS FAR AS NEXT
STEPS ON THAT, DO WE EXPECT FOR
THERE TO BE SAMPLE POLICIES
DEVELOPED BY THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING AS A BEST PRACTICE AND
IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT
THESE POLICIES MOVING FORWARD
ARE FOR NEW HOUSING THAT IS
BUILT, NOT FOR EXISTING HOUSING
THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY BUILT WITH
LEVY FUNDS, SO I AM WONDERING,
CAN WE DO SOMETHING TO
ENCOURAGE HOUSING PROVIDERS TO
USE THE STANDARDS FOR MUTUAL
TERMINATION AGREEMENTS IN ALL
OF THEIR HOUSING, NOT JUST THE
NEW HOUSING THAT IS BUILT
MOVING FORWARD AND MY OTHER
QUESTION IS -- WHEN WE MET
EARLIER TO GO OVER THESE
POLICIES, THIS IS ABOUT THE
HOME REPAIR TECHNICAL FIX, --
ARE DOING SO TO REMOVE BARRIERS
SO THAT FOLKS WHO LIVE IN
MANUFACTURED HOMES CAN BENEFIT
FROM -- TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE
ARE DOING IS WE ARE REMOVING
THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE
HOMEOWNER TO ALSO OWN THE LAND
WHICH IS OF COURSE THE SITUATION
THAT PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN
MANUFACTURED HOMES OFTEN FIND
THEMSELVES IN BUT ALSO
WONDERING WHETHER OR NOT THIS
WOULD ALSO ALLOW HOMEOWNERS WHO
PURCHASED THEIR HOMES -- TO
AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THE HOME
REPAIR PROGRAM THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THOSE
QUESTIONS.
I WILL TRY TO TAKE THEM IN
ORDER.
FIRST OF ALL, AND KELLY CAN
PROBABLY TALK MORE ABOUT OUR
APPROACH TO DISCUSSING SPECIFIC
LANGUAGE ON MUTUAL TERMINATIONS
-- I THINK THAT YOU ARE RIGHT
THAT THIS ATTACHES SPECIFICALLY
TO NEW CONSTRUCTION, AND THAT
IS BECAUSE OUR VEHICLE FOR
MONITORING IS THE APPLICATION
FOR FUNDS FROM OUR OFFICE AND
WE WANT TO USE THAT AS THE
ENTRY POINT TO ENGAGE AND
MONITOR NEW CONTRACTS AS IT
RELATES TO MUTUAL TERMINATIONS.
WHAT WE FIND HOWEVER IS THAT
THE LIST OF PROJECT SPONSORS I
LISTED EARLIER, MANY OF OUR
PARTNERS HAVE BEEN OUR PARTNERS
FOR A LONG TIME, AND AS WE
ADAPT THEIR POLICY AND PRACTICE
IN THE FUTURE, IT TENDS IN
LOCUST MOST CASES -- BECAUSE IT
WOULD NOT MAKE SENSE FOR THEM
TO HAVE DIFFERENT POLICIES FOR
ONE BUILDING BAND FOR ANOTHER
BUILDING SO FOR ALL INTENTS AND
PURPOSES WE EXPECT THAT THIS
WILL HAVE A PRACTICAL IMPACT OF
UPDATING PRACTICES IN GENERAL.
-- WHAT TRAINING AND ENGAGEMENT
WOULD LOOK LIKE -- PRESENTLY
HOMES ON A LAND TRUST PROPERTY
SO WHERE THE HOMEOWNER OWNS
THEIR HOME BUT DOES NOT OWN THE
GROUND IS ALREADY ELIGIBLE FOR
OUR PROGRAMS SO THIS WOULD NOT
IMPACT THEIR ELIGIBILITY IT
WOULD ONLY EXTEND IT FOR OTHER
PROPERTIES IN MANUFACTURED HOMES
WHO WOULD OTHERWISE --
>> THEY ARE SPECIFICALLY
ELIGIBLE FOR HOME REPAIR LOANS,
GREAT, THANK YOU.
>> CORRECT.
>> I AM NOT SEEING ANY
ADDITIONAL HANDS FROM
COLLEAGUES.
APPRECIATE THE EARLIER
QUESTIONS THAT PEOPLE ASKED I
DO WANT TO THANK OFFICE OF
HOUSING FOR YOUR ONGOING WORK
ON THIS WE DID HAVE QUITE A
ROBUST DISCUSSION ABOUT THE --
PLAN TWO YEARS AGO JUST A
REMINDER OF THOSE 2019 AND
UPDATES WE MADE SURE TO -- IN
SPECIFICALLY THOSE
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE BEING
POTENTIALLY GENTRIFIED, AND WE
INFUSED PRIORITIZATION BY -- I
AM GOING TO BRING SOMETHING UP
RELATED TO THAT IN OUR UPCOMING
TOPIC ON THE AGENDA IT INCLUDED
STRONGER LABOR STANDARDS AND WE
ALSO MADE SURE THAT WE INCREASED
-- TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN
OPPORTUNITIES ARISE TO -- WHAT
YOU ARE SEEING IN THE
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF US
TODAY IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CHANGE IN
MARKET THAT EMILY TALKED ABOUT
POTENTIAL NEW ACQUISITION
OPPORTUNITIES ON THE MARKET AND
THE INCREASE IN THE COST OF
BUILDING MEANS THAT WE CAN
ACTUALLY GO FURTHER BY
ACQUIRING BUILDINGS AND
CONVERTING THEM LIKE THE SINGLE
ROOM OCCUPANCY EXAMPLE -- THE
EXAMPLE THAT WAS IN THE NEWS
RECENTLY OF KING COUNTY
PURCHASING THE HOTEL TO TURN IT
INTO MORE HOTEL SPACE AND MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING LATER ON
THIS IS A THING THAT WE HAVE
BEEN INTERESTED IN FOR A LONG
TIME WE HAVE INCREASED THE
AUTHORITY IN THE PAST AND WE
ARE SAYING WE DO NOT NEED THIS
CAP ESPECIALLY IN THIS TIME OF
PRESSING HOUSING NEEDS -- AND
AN INCREASED IN COST OF
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS LET'S
ACQUIRE THESE BUILDINGS AND
MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE NOT
DERELICT PROPERTIES ON THE
MARKET AND LET'S GO IN AS A
PURCHASER SO THAT WE CAN
PURCHASE THESE BUILDINGS IN
TERMS OF -- I AM REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT THAT, I AM ALSO EXCITED
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CONTINUE TO EXPAND UPON THAT
AND THE -- LEGISLATION -- AS
WELL AS IN THE BILL THAT WE ARE
ABOUT TO DISCUSS IN OUR SEATTLE
PROPERTY ACT BILL SO THANKS
AGAIN FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT
WE HAVE DONE -- IF WE DO NOT
HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
AND I AM NOT SEEING ANY
ADDITIONAL HANDS OR SQUARES, I
WILL MOVE THE LEGISLATION IN
FRONT OF US SO THAT WE CAN
POTENTIALLY CONSIDER IT TODAY.
-- COUNCIL BILL 120101, IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THE LEGISLATION
BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD -- I WILL
THANK -- FOR THEIR WORK ON THE
LEVY UPDATE AND THE AMF PLAN, I
ALSO WANT TO THANK THE HOUSING
LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR
THEIR SUPPORT ON THE A AND F
PLAN, AND PARTICULAR -- DURING
THIS UNIQUE TIME IN OUR MARKET
AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY FOR THEIR
SUPPORT AND THEIR NOTED SUPPORT
SPECIFICALLY FOR THE INCREASE
IN THE PER-UNIT HOMEOWNERSHIP
SUBSIDY THAT WILL ALLOW FOR
MORE AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP
SO THAT WE CAN HOPEFULLY ADDRESS
THE ABILITY FOR MORE PEOPLE TO
HAVE HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
AND ADDRESS THE ONGOING ISSUE
OF FOLKS BEING PRESSED OUT OF
THE MARKET FOR GENERATIONS SO
THIS IS REALLY AN EXCITING
OPPORTUNITY SEEING NO
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE
RECOMMENDATION TO PASS 1025?
-- COUNCIL BILL 120101?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] FIVE
IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BILL
PASSED WILL BE SENT TO THE JUNE
21 SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
THANK YOU TO -- AND ALL OF THE
COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO HAVE
WAITED FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
THANKS ALL, WE LOOK FORWARD TO
ITS FINAL PASSAGE.
MADAME CLERK WOULD YOU PLEASE
READ ITEMS 3 AND 4 INTO THE
RECORD TODAY?
>> ITEMS 3 AND 4 ARE COUNCIL
BILL 120093 AND COUNCIL BILL
120094 -- FOR BRIEF DISCUSSION
AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> OKAY GREAT SO I WANT TO
FIRST THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR
PATIENCE AND PARTICIPATION AS --
WE DO HAVE WITH US -- FROM
CENTRAL STAFF WHO HAS -- ALONG
WITH -- AT THE ONSET I WANT TO
NOTE THAT WE ARE ABOUT 15
MINUTES OVER TIME BUT WE HAD
ALLOCATED AN HOUR AND A HALF
FOR THIS DISCUSSION WITH THE
HOPE TO GET FOLKS OUT OF HERE
BY 1:00 -- AND MAYBE WE CAN GET
THIS THROUGH THIS IN AN HOUR
AND 15 MINUTES BUT IN THE CASE
THAT WE DO NOT GET THROUGH ALL
OF -- WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT
WE DO HAVE TIME HELD -- FOR A
CONTINUATION OF THIS MEETING SO
THAT WAY WE CAN WRAP UP OUR
DISCUSSION SO JUST KNOW THAT WE
ARE GOING TO TRY TO KEEP TO
THAT 1 P.M.
HARD STOP -- WITH THAT I AM
REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE THE
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF US
TODAY FOLKS AS A REMINDER THIS
IS THE SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN THIS
IS OUR EFFORT TO INTRODUCE AND
PASS THE -- WE HAVE BEFORE US
THE ALLOCATION OF THE FIRST --
THIS IS THE $116 MILLION OUT OF
A TOTAL OF 202 THREE THROUGH --
232 -- THESE BILLS TOGETHER ARE
A ONE-TIME OPPORTUNITY FOR US
TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS
IN ADDRESSING THE DISPARITIES
WE SEE IN TERMS OF WHAT COVID-
19 HAS EXPOSED IN OUR COMMUNITY
IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC
INSTABILITY AND WHO HAS BEEN
HIT HARDEST IN -- MENTAL AND
EMOTIONAL EFFECTS AND THE
EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESSES AND
WORKERS THIS BILL IS A RESULT
AS WELL ON --
$116 MILLION IS NOT ENOUGH TO
FACE THE IMPORTANT ISSUES
FACING OUR CITY AND IT IS NOT
ENOUGH TO FULLY PROPEL US INTO
A MORE EQUITABLE SEATTLE BUT
THIS DOES PROVIDE US WITH AN
INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO
COMMIT RESOURCES TO COMMUNITIES
AND -- THESE ARE PRIORITIES
THAT WE HAVE USED IN THE PAST
TO CENTER OUR EFFORTS AROUND --
AS WELL AS THE BUDGET PROCESS
THAT WE USED LAST YEAR.
AS YOU SAW IN THE PRESENTATION
TWO WEEKS AGO THIS IS AN
INVESTMENT DIRECTLY INTO
HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE AND --
AND REALLY MAKING SURE THAT WE
ARE DIRECTING ASSISTANCE TO
WHERE IT IS MOST DIRECTLY
IMPACT OF.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO -- FOR
ANY OPENING COMMENTS AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE COMMENTS I
WILL KEEP IT BRIEF BECAUSE I
KNOW WE ARE RUNNING REALLY LONG
TODAY AND I WANT TO EXPRESS
GRATITUDE TO YOU YOUR STAFF AND
OF COURSE THE MAYOR ON THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER IN THIS
BASELINE INTRODUCTION OF THE
SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN.
I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF
COMPETING NEEDS AS WE THINK
ABOUT HOW TO BEST UTILIZE AND
MOST STRATEGICALLY UTILIZE
THESE FEDERAL DOLLARS THAT ARE
COMING TO THE CITY BUT I THINK
THE PLAN BEFORE US THE SEATTLE
RESCUE PLAN AS WE ARE CALLING
IT MEETS A LOT OF VARYING NEEDS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
IT WOULD BE EASY TO FOCUS THE
DOLLARS IN JUST ONE AREA OF
INVESTMENT, BUT THAT MEANS THAT
WE ARE LITERALLY PICKING
WINNERS AND LOSERS IN TERMS OF
WHO GETS TO BENEFIT AND SEE
INVESTMENTS AS A RESULT OF THESE
ONE TIME FEDERAL DOLLARS THAT
ARE COMING INTO THE CITY OF
SEATTLE SO I APPRECIATE THAT
THIS IS A BIT OF A BALANCING
ACT EVERYTHING FROM CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS -- TO INDIVIDUALS WHO
CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE
HOMELESSNESS WHO NEED OUR
SUPPORT, AND EVERYTHING IN
BETWEEN SO I THINK THIS IS A
GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY
TO MEET THOSE VARYING NEEDS IN
COMBINATION AND CONJUNCTION
WITH THE SIGNIFICANT DOLLARS
THAT KING COUNTY IS EXPECTING
AND THAT THE STATE IS EXPECTING
ALSO FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, ALL IN ALL, IT IS
VERY COMPLEMENTARY AND I THINK
WE WILL BE ABLE TO LEVERAGE
THESE LIMITED DOLLARS IN A WAY
THAT TRULY MEETS A VAST
SPECTRUM OF NEEDS FOR PEOPLE IN
OUR CITIES WE LOOK FORWARD TO
THE CONVERSATION AND I
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ONCE AGAIN PARTNER WITH YOU ON
--
>> -- WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO
IS WE ARE GOING TO WALK THROUGH
THE SERIES OF AMENDMENTS THAT
WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US I AM
GOING TO ASK THE SPONSOR OF THE
AMENDMENT TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE
THE AMENDMENT AND THEN WE WILL
HAVE -- VERY BRIEFLY DESCRIBE
IT AND THEN WE WILL HAVE --
WALK US THROUGH THE TECHNICAL
ASPECTS OF IT FOR THOSE OF US
WHO ARE NOT OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF
THIS COMMITTEE -- I AM GOING TO
HAVE YOU -- SO THAT WE CAN HAVE
A FULL AND ROBUST DISCUSSION
AND YOU WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO
SPEAK TO ALL OF THOSE -- I AM
GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU TO
WALK US THROUGH THE
PRESENTATION THAT YOU HAVE IN
FRONT OF US BUT BEFORE WE DO
THAT WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND
MOVE THE BILL SO THAT -- I MOVE
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND THE
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 120093.
AS A REMINDER WE HAVE TWO BILLS
IN FRONT OF US AND I WANT TO
CHECK WITH THE CLERK, DID YOU
READ BOTH ITEMS 3 AND 4 INTO
THE RECORD?
I AM SEEING A NOD.
>> THAT IS CORRECT BOTH ITEMS
ARE READ INTO THE RECORD.
>> THANK YOU I APPRECIATE THAT
SO JUST AS A REMINDER WE HAVE
TWO BILLS IN FRONT OF US THE
ONE BILL WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
FIRST IS THE LARGER BILL THAT
HAS ALL OF THE VARIOUS
COMPONENTS RELATED TO THE
SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN ACT THE
SECOND BILL THAT WILL DISCUSS
AFTER WE DISCUSSED THIS BILL IS
SPECIFIC TO THE CASH ALLOCATION
SO BOTH GO HAND IN GLOVE BOTH
RELATE TO THE NOW $128 MILLION
--
>> -- IF COUNCILMEMBERS REQUEST
IT I AM HAPPY TO SCROLL TO THE
SPECIFIC AMENDMENT LANGUAGE BUT
FOR EFFICIENCY I AM GOING TO
USE --
>> HERE IS A PREVIEW OF WHAT IS
ABOUT TO POP ONTO THE SCREEN AS
YOU GO AHEAD AND SHARE YOUR
SCREEN I AM GOING TO MOVE
AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 THAT
MODIFIES THE INTENT LANGUAGE TO
OFFER CLARITY ABOUT THE
PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS I MOVE
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT ONE AS
PRESENTED ON THE AGENDA IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO ADOPT AMENDMENT NUMBER 1, DO
YOU WANT TO DESCRIBE THE
AMENDMENT FIRST AND I WILL
OFFER ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.
>> -- THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
MODIFY THE INTENT LANGUAGE IN
SECTION 8 OF -- AND IT WOULD
CLARIFY THE LANGUAGE TO MAKE IT
MORE CLEAR THAT THE INTENT IS
TO PARTNER WITH -- THE
COMMUNITY THEY SERVE.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT YOU ARE
GOING THROUGH THE SUMMARY
SLIDE, I THINK FOR ME IT IS
MORE BENEFICIAL TO SEE THE
EFFECTS STATEMENT AND THOSE
BOXES AND I AM WONDERING
PERHAPS IT IS JUST ME BUT IF
YOU WOULD NOT MIND HAVING THAT
AT YOUR DISPOSAL AND YOU
MENTIONED JUST IN CASE FOLKS
WANT TO SEE THAT --
>> WHAT IS IN THE SUMMARY TABLE
IS THE EFFECTS STATEMENT FROM
THE ACTUAL AMENDMENT SO IT IS A
COPY AND PASTE FROM THE
AMENDMENTS THEMSELVES SO IF
THAT IS OKAY WITH YOU I WILL
USE --
>> I AM JUST USED TO SEEING IT
IN A CERTAIN WAY.
I AM THE SPONSOR OF THIS
AMENDMENT SO I WILL RECOGNIZE
MYSELF VERY BRIEFLY TO
SUMMARIZE WHAT IS HERE I WANT
TO OFFER THIS AMENDMENT TO YOU
-- THEY RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS
CONSTANTLY A NEED TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE DOLLARS WE ARE
ALLOCATING DIRECTLY REACH -- WE
WERE TALKING ABOUT THE CHANGES
THAT WERE MADE IN 2019 WE DID
SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR WHEN WE
LOOKED AT THE LAND DISTRIBUTION
BILL AND -- AND IN WORKING WITH
PARTNERSHIP THEN IN 2019 WITH
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE -- WE
RECOGNIZED THAT NOT ONLY WAS IT
IMPORTANT THEN TO MAKE SURE
THAT THERE WAS MORE MONEY FOR
HOUSING BUT THAT THERE WAS MORE
MONEY FOR HOUSING THAT WENT TO
ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE LED BY
AND STAFFED BY FOLKS
HISTORICALLY ROOTED IN -- TO
REALLY TRY TO GET AT THE ROOT
OF -- YOU WILL REMEMBER THAT
FROM OUR CONVERSATION TWO WEEKS
AGO WHEN FOLKS FROM THE
ROUNDTABLE CONVERSATIONS --
MAKING SURE THAT -- I AM PROUD
TO OFFER THIS AMENDMENT AND
THANK THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR
THE SUGGESTED LANGUAGE THEY
BROUGHT FORWARD AND YOU WILL
ALSO SEE THIS REFLECTED IN THE
WAY IN WHICH WE ARE HOPING TO
ALLOCATE DIRECT CASH ASSISTANCE
AS WELL.
I RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS A LOT
MORE TO WORK ON -- ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF THESE DOLLARS
GETTING ALLOCATED IN THIS
MANNER.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS
AMENDMENT?
OKAY.
I AM HEARING NONE WE ARE OFF TO
A FAST START.
IF THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS PLEASE
MADAME CLERK WILL YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE IN FAVOR OF
AMENDMENT NUMBER 1?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] FIVE
IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND
AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 IS ADOPTED
LET'S MOVE ON TO AMENDMENT
NUMBER 2, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, AS SPONSOR OF THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD YOU LIKE TO
MOVE IT?
>> I MOVE AMENDMENT NUMBER 2,
MODIFYING THE APPROPRIATIONS TO
THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT FOR --
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH IT HAS
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
COUNCILMEMBER MIRELES I WILL --
>> AMENDMENT TO TWO COUNCIL
BILL 120093 -- ON THE PROPOSED
FUNDING TO SUPPORT SMALL
BUSINESSES -- THE LEGISLATION
AS INTRODUCED INCLUDED -- SMALL
BUSINESS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
AND -- THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
PROVIDE MORE SPECIFICITY TO
ALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS WITH $7.5
MILLION FOR INVESTMENTS IN
BUSINESSES AND NONPROFIT GRANTS
SO DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
TO BUSINESSES INVESTMENTS IN
COMMERCIAL AFFORDABILITY WOULD
HAVE $2 MILLION FOR TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE AND THEN $7.5 MILLION
TO PROVIDE NEIGHBORHOOD AND
DOWNTOWN RECOVERY GRANTS.
AND THEN THE AMENDMENT ALSO
INCLUDES TWO PROVISOS THAT WOULD
PROVIDE MORE SPECIFICITY FOR
THAT -- IT WOULD ALLOCATE $5.5
MILLION FOR NEIGHBORHOOD
RECOVERY GRANTS AND THEN $2
MILLION FOR DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC
RECOVERY GRANTS.
WITH THAT I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO THE SPONSORS AND I AM HAPPY
TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
>> IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE FOR
YOU I WILL -- THANK YOU FOR
YOUR AUTHORSHIP OF THIS
AMENDMENT AND THE DETAILS THAT
YOU HAVE SUGGESTED IN THE $22
MILLION ALLOCATION.
PLEASE HELP WALK US THROUGH
ANYTHING ADDITIONAL.
>> I JUST WANT TO TAKE A FEW
MINUTES TO EXPLAIN WHY I AM
DOING THIS.
THIS AFTERNOON IN MY -- WE WILL
BE HEARING FROM STAKEHOLDERS
ABOUT HOW AS YOU WERE SAYING TO
BUILD AN EQUITABLE RECOVERY SO
I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE ARE
GOING TO HEAR ABOUT THEN TO
EXPLAIN WHY I AM OFFERING THOSE
AMENDMENTS NOW.
WHILE LISTENING TO SMALL
BUSINESSES ARTS ORGANIZATIONS
AND -- TOGETHER INPUT ON HOW WE
SHOULD USE THIS ONCE-IN-A-
LIFETIME INVESTMENT TO BUILD A
MORE EQUITABLE RECOVERY WE
HEARD SOME PRETTY CLEAR THINGS
FROM STAKEHOLDERS.
WE KNOW THAT COVID-19 REALLY
BROUGHT INTO RELIEF THE
INEQUITIES IN OUR ECONOMY BUT
WHAT WE LEARNED IS TWO THINGS,
FIRST WE HAVE LEARNED THAT
THERE IS NOT ENOUGH ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS -- EITHER
OUT OF WORK OR IN LOW-WAGE JOBS.
PRE-COVID-19 THE NUMBER OF
YOUNG FIRMS GREW BY ONLY 8% IN
GREATER SEATTLE COMPARED TO 25%
IN DENVER, 47 PERCENT IN AUSTIN
THERE WAS ALREADY A CHALLENGE
IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE WAY
OUR ECONOMY WORKS, SECOND THERE
IS IN INEQUITABLE ACCESS TO
OPPORTUNITY.
SEATTLE RANKS IN THE BOTTOM
THIRD OF LARGE METRO AREAS FOR
BLACK AND HISPANIC
REPRESENTATION IN JOBS AND
MANAGERIAL ROLES FOR EXAMPLE.
SO AS WE BEGIN TO ADDRESS THIS
NOT JUST IN TERMS OF NEEDING TO
INVEST IN RACIAL EQUITY AS THE
CENTER OF OUR THINKING WE CAN
ALSO BE MEETING OTHER GOALS,
FOR EXAMPLE WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT BECOMING A 15 MINUTE CITY,
SO WE NEED TO CREATE GOOD JOBS
DEVELOP SKILLS THAT ARE
RELEVANT GOOD JOB SUPPORT TERMS
WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE -- ACT
AND INCREASING ACCESS -- A
FOCUS ON NEIGHBORHOOD ORIENTED
BUSINESSES -- AND HELP BUILD
COMMUNITY ASSETS AND WEALTH.
SO THIS AMENDMENT TAKES INTO
CONSIDERATION DOWNTOWN BUT ALSO
THE REST OF SEATTLE'S IMPORTANT
BUSINESS NEIGHBORHOOD AND I
WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE THAT
DOWNTOWN RECOVERY IS IMPORTANT
BUT THE TRUTH IS THE DSA HAS --
AND OTHER AREAS OF OUR
COMMUNITIES THAT MAY NOT HAVE A
BIA OR HAVE THE ABILITY TO
ASSESS BUSINESS OWNERS AND
PROPERTY OWNERS TO GENERATE
REVENUE FOR THE KINDS OF THINGS
WE WANT TO SEE.
IN ADDITION THE DOWNTOWN CORE
BUSINESSES CAN BENEFIT FROM AND
CAN APPLY FOR -- WE HAVE $3
MILLION FOR ARTS AND CULTURAL
SPACE, WE HAVE $2 MILLION FOR
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, $7.5
MILLION FOR DIRECT CAPITAL
ASSISTANCE, SO THIS IS A WHOLE
PACKAGE AND THERE ARE OTHER WAYS
BUSINESSES THAT ARE DOWNTOWN
CAN APPLY AND PARTICIPATE AS
WELL.
THE LAST THING I WILL SAY IS
THIS AMENDMENT IS A REALLY
THOUGHTFUL COLLABORATION
BETWEEN SEVERAL OF OUR OFFICES
AND REPRESENTS COLLECTIVE
OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT.
SO I DO WANT TO THANK MY
COUNSEL COLLEAGUES AND -- AND I
DO WANT TO THANK -- FOR THEIR
SUPPORT IN HELPING CRAFT WHAT I
THINK IS A MORE EQUITABLE WAY
OF HELPING DISTRIBUTE THESE
FUNDS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, DID
YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU
WANTED TO ADD?
>> YES, FIRST OFF I WANTED TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER MORALES FOR
HER LEADERSHIP IN AUTHORING
THIS AMENDMENT -- WE STATED THE
COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES FOR RELIEF
FUNDS INCLUDING -- TO RECEIVE
RELIEF AND SUPPORT ONE OF THE
REASONS FOR MY FOCUS ON THE
SECTOR AS -- EXPLAINED -- HAD
THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE IN
UNEMPLOYMENT LOSS AND -- 55%
ACCORDING TO -- A REGIONAL
CROSSCUT SURVEY OF -- FOUND
THAT 72% OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS
SAY THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH
CASH ON HAND TO COVER OPERATING
EXPENSES --
>> Previous rounds of relief
have not benefited cultural
organizations.
Cultural excluded from city
relief such as the small
business stabilization fund.
So lack of a brick-and-mortar
location.
Seattle arts commissioners have
joined us multiple time to
express concerns that the King
County investment of funds
focuses on event venues and
street menus and mostly will
benefit larger and white led
arts organizations.
Federal relief has focused on
shattered venues.
Only 6% are controlled by
communities of color.
And 60 funded by arts.
Fewer than five are eligible
for this relief.
Another reason I focused on
this is the potential and
driving the region's economic
recovery if we help them to
recover.
In August 2020 report of the
Brookings Institute, they found
the creative economy is one of
the sectors most at risk of the
COVID-19 crisis and there will
be reverberating effects.
Arts, culture and creativity
are one of the three key
factors that drive regional
economies.
And in the city's creative
economy study found the
creative sector drives a full
18% of Seattle's GDP which is
four times the national
average.
So this amendment will make
sure that 3 million goes to the
office of arts and culture to
administer direct financial
assistance and stabilization
grants to arts and cultural
organizations and businesses
needing immediate funding to
reopen, bring back staff and
continued the critical
contributions to the economic,
cultural and social vibrancy in
Seattle.
In addition, it will establish
a policy intent FOR BUSINESSES
AND ORGANIZATIONS TO BE
ELIGIBLE FOR LONGER-TERM
SUBSIDIZED FINANCING THROUGH A
SMALL BUSINESS RECOVERY FUND
PROPOSED.
THE INTENT IS TO MAKE SURE THEY
ARE NOT STRUCTURALLY EXCLUDED
FROM APPLYING AS A RESULT OF
THE LIMITATION LEVEL DECISIONS.
WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SPEAK TO THE AMENDMENT AND
THANK COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> IF ANYONE ALSO LIKE TO
SPEAK, PLEASE DO.
I WILL BE LOOKING FOR YOUR
HAND.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH MADAM
CHAIR.
AND I WANT TO THANK THE
SPONSORS OF THIS AMENDMENT IN
HIGHLIGHTING AN ISSUE THAT I
CARE VERY DEEPLY ABOUT AS
REPRESENTATIVE OF A DISTRICT
THAT INCLUDES TONS OF ARTISTIC
INSTITUTIONS AND PERFORMANCE
VENUES THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED
THE HARD BRUNT OF THE ECONOMIC
FALLOUT FROM COVID-19.
I DO WANT TO SAY THAT IN THE
CURRENT FORM OF THIS AMENDMENT,
I CAN'T SUPPORT IT.
AND I DO HAVE SOME ISSUES WITH
IT.
I DO THINK THAT IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE SURE
THAT SOME OF THE PROGRAMMATIC
THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN PLANNED
THROUGH THE DOWNTOWN
REVITALIZATION WORKGROUP, THAT
I SIT ON AND THAT COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ HAVE BEEN COUNTING ON
AND RELYING ON A PORTION OF THE
ALLOCATION THAT WAS IDENTIFIED
IN THE ORIGINAL DRAFT.
AND SOME POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS
UNFORTUNATELY FOR SOME OF THE
PROGRAMMING THAT IS PLANNED FOR
THE SUMMER.
WE DO KNOW THAT WHILE ALL OF
OUR BUSINESS DISTRICTS AROUND
THE CITY HAVE REALLY SUFFERED
AND BEEN HIT BY COVID-19, THE
DOWNTOWN IN PARTICULAR, WHICH
IS UNIQUELY VULNERABLE AS A HUB
OF CONGREGATE WORK, IN A WAY
THAT NO OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD IN
THE CITY IS, HAS REALLY
FUNDAMENTALLY BEEN DEACTIVATED
FOR ESSENTIALLY A YEAR AND A
HALF.
AND THE JUMPSTARTING THAT
CONGREGATE WORK SPACE HUB OF
THE REGION AND COMING BACK FROM
AN ERA WHERE AS RECENTLY AS A
COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, ALL OF US
SUSPECTED THAT CONGREGATE WORK
ITSELF MIGHT BE FUNDAMENTALLY
REVISED AS WE COME OUT OF THIS
ERA.
WE KNOW IT IS NOT GOING TO BE
EASY TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT
THE DOWNTOWN COMES BACK AND IS
HUMMING IN A WAY THAT WE SAW
PRE-PANDEMIC AS THE PREMIER
COMMERCIAL AND CULTURAL HUB OF
úTHE REGION.
AND SO I DO THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT TO FIGURE OUT A WAY
THAT WE CAN ACCOMMODATE THESE
INVESTMENTS WITHOUT ALSO
POTENTIALLY HINDERING SOME OF
THE THINGS THAT ARE BEING
DISCUSSED IN THE REVITALIZATION
WORKGROUP.
THERE OUR HUNDRED BUSINESSES
PARTICIPATING IN THE WELCOME
BACK WEEK PROJECT THAT IS GOING
TO START KICKING OFF IN JULY.
SOME OF THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL
ELEMENT WHERE I WANT TO SEE
MORE OF THE OVERLAP BECAUSE A
BIG PART OF THE REVITALIZATION
EFFORT IS THROUGH HIRING
ARTISTS AND PERFORMERS.
I THINK THE PLAN RIGHT NOW IS
TO HIRE OVER 200 BROADLY
CHARACTERIZED CREATIVE'S TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAMMING
ASSOCIATED WITH WELCOME BACK
WEEK AND THE BEAUTIFICATION OF
THE INTERIOR OF THE CITY.
THERE ARE CONCERNS THAT I HAVE
AROUND THE WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT BUCKET THAT I
THINK, IN TERMS OF HOW THE
EXECUTIVES HAVE BEEN PLANNING
THIS, WILL FALL UNDER THE --
WHAT WAS, IN THE INITIAL DRAFT,
$3 MILLION ALLOCATION FOR
DOWNTOWN, WHICH INCLUDES SOME
REALLY CRITICAL INVESTMENTS IN
THE HOSPITALITY SECTOR, IN
TERMS OF RETRAINING JOB
PLACEMENT, CASE MANAGEMENT TO
PLACE UNEMPLOYED HOSPITALITY
WORKERS BACK INTO THE
HOSPITALITY ECONOMY AS THE
DOWNTOWN CORE RECOVERS.
AND WORRY THAT THIS WILL
IMPERIL SOME OF THOSE
INVESTMENTS.
THAT IS ALL TO SAY THAT I JUST
WANT SOME TIME TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO ACCOMMODATE THE VERY
REAL NEED.
AND ALSO FITTING THE DISTRICT.
WHICH IS WHY THIS IS A DIFFICULT
VOTE.
GIVEN DISTRICT SEVEN.
MAKING SURE THERE IS NOT ONE
INVESTMENT TO THE EXPENSES.
THE OTHER, ESPECIALLY WITH A
LOT OF THESE CRITICAL
PROGRAMMATIC THINGS IN THE
PIPELINE THAT A LOT OF
STAKEHOLDERS HAVE BEEN PLANNING
FOR IN RELIANCE OF THIS MONEY.
ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO
POTENTIALLY SEE IS IF THERE ARE
WAYS WE CAN MAKE THE END SO ON
THE CEILING OF THE DOWNTOWN
INVESTMENT A LITTLE MORE
FLEXIBLE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF
POTENTIALLY, A PORTION OF THE
FUNDS BEING PUT ASIDE FOR ARTS
INVESTMENT COULD MAYBE BE
CRAFTED IN A WAY TO CLEAVE SOME
OF IT OUT TO SUPPORT SOME OF
THE PROGRAMMING EFFORTS IN
DOWNTOWN.
IT COULD BE ANOTHER WAY OF
DELIVERING THE SAME INVESTMENT
RATHER THAN PUTTING IT UNDER
THE ORIGINAL DOWNTOWN UMBRELLA.
OR FIGURING OUT A WAY TO MOVE
OTHER INVESTMENTS AROUND THE
OVERALL PACKAGE TO RESTORE SOME
OF THE MONEY THAT WOULD BE
TAKEN AWAY FROM SOME OF THE
DOWNTOWN PROGRAMMING.
>> MY PERSONAL PREFERENCE
WOULD BE TO TABLE THE AMENDMENT
UNTIL MONDAY TO SEE IF
SOMETHING COULD BE WORKED OUT
TO ACCOMMODATE SOME OF THE
INTERESTS AND ALSO SEE HOW SOME
OF THE INVESTMENTS MIGHT ALIGN.
IN THE ALTERNATIVE, I WILL BE
VOTING AGAINST THE AMENDMENT
TODAY WITH THE INTENT TO MAYBE
BRING SOME ADDITIONAL
AMENDMENTS ON MONDAY TO ACT IN
THAT SAME SPIRIT.
BUT I DO APPRECIATE THE
UNDERLYING URGE TO GET MORE
INVESTMENT IN THE ARTS
COMMUNITY.
I JUST DON'T WANT TO BE IN THE
POSITION OF, IN SOME CASES,
ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL,
GIVEN THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF
TAKING AWAY A RESOURCE HERE AND
PUTTING IT INTO A SIMILAR
PROJECT SOMEWHERE ELSE.
I DO APPRECIATE THE OVERALL
INTENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL
HANDS RIGHT NOW.
I WILL OFFER SOME COMMENTS AS
WELL.
I WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES WITH THE
THOUGHT THAT WENT INTO THIS
WITH THE OTHER OFFICES.
I THINK YOU MENTIONED
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD'S OFFICE
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ'S TEAM AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS
AMENDMENT.
I THINK THERE WAS A LOT OF
DESIRE TO SEE A LITTLE MORE
DELINEATION WITHIN THAT
ALLOTMENT.
AND IT IS FEELING LIKE IT IS ON
THE RIGHT TRACK.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK
IDENTIFYING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
FOR THE CULTURAL COMMUNITY AND
THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY AND I
APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATIONS I
HAVE HAD WITH MEMBERS OF THE
ARTS COMMISSION.
I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING THEY
WANTED TO SEE NOT ONLY
REFLECTED IN THE INTENT IN
SECTION EIGHT BUT ALSO HOW WE
ALLOCATE THOSE DOLLARS.
SO I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THAT.
I WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION
TO THE LAST LINE IN THE EFFECTS
BOX THAT IS ON THE SCREEN HERE.
IT REALLY NOTES THAT THE
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT ARE EQUITY
DISTRICTS.
THAT IS THE TERM WE ARE USING
TO DRIVE HOME THAT THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CREATE A
MORE EQUITABLE RECOVERY.
AND THAT IS IMPERATIVE FOR US
TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE ECONOMIC
HUBS AND ACTIVITY TAKING PLACE
ACROSS THE CITY AND ALSO
RECOGNIZING THAT DOWNTOWN
CONTINUES TO BE AN ECONOMIC
DRIVER IN MANY ASPECTS.
SO WANTING TO SEE THAT ON THE
BALLOTS.
I DO APPRECIATE WHAT YOU PUT
FORWARD TODAY AND I AM
SUPPORTIVE OF THIS AMENDMENT.
I ALSO HEAR THAT MIGHT BE
ADDITIONAL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT
FLEXIBILITY.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, I LOOK
FORWARD TO HEARING WHAT YOU
HAVE TO OFFERS OFFER AND THAT
FLEXIBILITY VAIN.
AS YOU NOTED, I THINK THERE IS
A LOT OF OVERLAP.
THAT COULD BE JUST A MATTER OF
OUTLINE WHERE THERE IS OVERLAP
IN TERMS OF THE EXISTING
INVESTMENTS IN THE AMENDMENT AS
DRAFTED.
AND HOW THAT OVERLAP CORRELATES
WITH THE GEOGRAPHIC REGION OF
DOWNTOWN.
I THINK BOTH ARE IMPORTANT.
AND I WOULD NOTE THAT THE
LETTERS WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM
FOLKS, ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE
DOWNTOWN BUSINESS CORE,
EMPHASIZE ONE THING
SPECIFICALLY.
THAT WAS ADDRESSING
HOMELESSNESS.
AND WITHIN THE PROPOSAL YOU
HAVE IN FRONT OF US, THE VAST
MAJORITY OF DOLLARS IS GOING
INTO ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS
AND HOUSING AS THE NUMBER ONE
PRIORITY.
I KNOW IT IS AN APPROACH WE ARE
TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.
AS THE PRESIDENT SPOKE TO, IT
IS IMPORTANT THAT WE NOT JUST
LOOK AT ONE AREA FOR
INVESTMENTS BUT WE RECOGNIZE
THE CORRESPONDING NEEDS HERE.
I THINK THERE WILL BE MORE
CONVERSATION TO COME, IT SOUNDS
LIKE, COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
I DO SUPPORT AMENDMENT NUMBER
TWO IN FRONT OF US AND I
APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU HAVE
DONE TOGETHER WITH OTHER
COUNSEL OFFICES, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, TO MAKE SURE FUNDING
IS GOING INTO THE EQUITY
DISTRICTS'S CULTURAL HUB A█ND
ARTISTIC INDUSTRY AND WOULD
LOVE TO SEE WHERE THERE ARE
MORE OF THOSE CONCENTRIC
CIRCLES ON HOW THOSE
INVESTMENTS LAY WITH OUR DESIRE
TO MAKE SURE OUR DOWNTOWN CORE
IS TRULY VIBRANT AS WELL.
I LOOK FORWARD TO TAKING ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THIS.
ABOUT NO ADDITIONAL HANDS
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> EVEN THOUGH WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT ON PAPER HERE, $3 MILLION
FOR THE ARTS AND CULTURAL
SECTORS, THAT IS AN INCREASE OF
ONLY $1 MILLION FROM AT THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
IS ALREADY INTENDING TO SPEND
ON THE SECTOR.
SO THIS SHOULD NOT BE LOOKED AT
AS A 3 MILLION-DOLLAR CUT FROM
THE DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD
REVITALIZATION.
ALLOCATION.
AND WONDERING IF, ALY, IF YOU
CAN CLARIFY THE PREVIOUS
COMMITMENT TO DOWNTOWN.
AND JUST WONDERING HOW THAT
MIGHT PLAY INTO OUR DISCUSSIONS
HERE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
AS I HAD SET AT THE OPENING,
THE BILL WAS INTRODUCED AND DID
NOT PROVIDE ANY SPECIFICITY ON
HOW THE FUNDS WERE ALLOCATED.
FOLLOWING INTRODUCTION OF THE
BILL, THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE DID SHARE A DRAFT
PROPOSAL OF HOW THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WAS
CONSIDERING ALLOCATING THE
FUNDS FOR THESE CATEGORIES OF
SPENDING.
AND THAT DID INCLUDE $10
MILLION FOR NEIGHBORHOOD AND
DOWNTOWN RECOVERY GRANTS.
AS YOU NOTED, $2 MILLION FOR
INVESTMENT IN ARTS AND CULTURAL
ORGANIZATIONS.
AND SO WHAT I WILL SAY IS THAT
IT IS UNFORTUNATE IF
COMMITMENTS WERE MADE TO
STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT SPECIFIC
FUNDING ALLOCATIONS IN ADVANCE
OF THE ALLOCATIONS OF THE
FUNDS.
I WILL NOTE THAT IN ALL CASES
ACROSS ALL INVESTMENT AREAS,
THE AMOUNT IN THE PACKAGE IS
NOT WHAT WAS REQUESTED BY THE
INDIVIDUAL COUNCILMEMBERS OR
THE MAYOR.
I THINK I WOULD ATTRIBUTE
ACROSS THE BOARD, FOR ALL OF
THE INVESTMENTS.
IT IS A BALANCE.
ONE THING I COULD SUGGEST TO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND THE
COMMITTEE IS THAT ONE WAY TO DO
THIS WITHOUT CHANGING THE
ALLOCATION OF HOW THE DOLLARS
ARE PROPOSED IN THE VARIOUS
CATEGORIES -- BECAUSE THE
OTHER CATEGORIES, WILL BENEFIT
DOWNTOWN ARTS AND CULTURAL
ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES AND
THAT TYPE OF THING.
RATHER THAN HAVING TWO PROVIDES
US, 7.5 MILLION THATEXACTLY HOW
MUCH FOR DOWNTOWN AND HOW MUCH
FOR NEIGHBORHOODS, IT COULD BE
ONE PROVISO THAT RESTRICTS THE
7.5 MILLION FOR DOWNTOWN AND
NEIGHBORHOOD RECOVERY GRANTS
AND THE SAME LANGUAGE
PRIORITIZING EQUITY DISTRICTS.
BUT ISN'T PRE-DETERMINING
EXACTLY HOW THE 7.5 MILLION IS
ALLOCATED BETWEEN DOWNTOWN AND
NEIGHBORHOODS.
I KNOW THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT IS PROPOSING BOTH
IN THE DOWNTOWN AND
NEIGHBORHOOD SPACE.
SOME POTENTIAL TO DIRECT
ALLOCATIONS TO NEIGHBORHOOD
DISTRICTS, CULTURAL DISTRICTS
AND THAT SORT OF THING AND
PRIORITIZING EQUITY DISTRICTS.
AND THERE WERE SOME RP'S IN
THERE SO THAT MIGHT MEAN
REDUCING THE SIZE OF THE
COMPETITIVE GRANTS AND STILL
DOING THE DIRECT ALLOCATIONS
AND SUPPORTING THE INVESTMENTS
THAT COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS WAS
DISCUSSING THAT MIGHT BE PART
OF THE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION
-- THE DOWNTOWN GROUP TO
DISCUSS THE INVESTMENTS.
THAT WOULD BE ONE SOLUTION I
WOULD OFFER THE COMMITTEE TO
CONSIDER TODAY THAT WE COULD DO
VERBALLY.
OTHERWISE, I'M HAPPY TO WORK
WITH YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS,
THE AMENDMENT SPONSORS AND
OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS ON AN
DETERMINATIVE APPROACH FOR
MONDAY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, I
SAW YOUR HAND.
>> THANK YOU, ALY.
I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I THINK,
AS I SAID, THE AMOUNT WE
CRAFTED WAS INTENDED TO
CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE
STRATEGIES THAT WERE
RECOMMENDED BY OED.
WE KEPT THE CATEGORIES.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO
SHIFT THE ALLOCATION TO REFLECT
THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE BEEN
HAVING WITH THE BUSINESS
COMMUNITY, NEIGHBORHOOD
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS.
AND MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE FOR
US TO GO AHEAD AND PASS THIS
AMENDMENT TODAY.
BUT I WILL SAY I'M TOTALLY
HAPPY TO WORK WITH
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS BEFORE THE VOTE
ON MONDAY, TO SEE WHAT WE CAN
CRAFT OR ACCOMMODATE FOR HIS
INTEREST AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, DID THAT
ANSWER YOUR QUESTION?
>> IT DID.
>> COUNCILMEMBER TO 11, I SEE
HER HAND UP.
IS THAT A CARRYOVER?
>> ONE MORE COMMENT, MADAM
CHAIR.
I THINK I AGREE ON THE PACING
WITH COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
I THINK I WOULD JUST ASSUME
HAVE US VOTE ON THE MERITS OF
THIS AMENDMENT TODAY.
GETTING TO ALY'S POINT ABOUT
AMENDING AN ON-THE-FLY, I WOULD
RATHER WE BE MORE INTENTIONAL
THAN THAT.
I THINK THAT IS MORE OF
SOMETHING TO WORK ON IN ADVANCE
OF MONDAY.
I WILL CERTAINLY TAKE UP THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON THE WAY.
WE ARE SEEING HOW WE CAN
HARMONIZE A LOT OF THESE THINGS
PROGRAMMATICALLY. FOR TODAY, I
AM GOING TO STILL BE VOTING
AGAINST THIS AMENDMENT SINCE MY
PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO DO THE
WHOLE PROCESS ONE TIME WITH
SOMETHING WE WORKOUT BY MONDAY.
I DO THINK IT IS BEST TO NOT
JUST PUT IN A LAST MINUTE WALK
ON AMENDMENT NOT KNOWING WHAT
ALL THE IMPLICATIONS ARE.
SO I JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT
OUT THERE.
BUT ALY, WE WILL DEFINITELY BE
TALKING THIS WEEK.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
AND I CONCUR.
I WANT TO EMPHASIZE MY INTEREST
IN FOLLOWING UP ON THE
FLEXIBILITY.
AND WHETHER THERE IS OVERLAP.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL
HANDS.
I APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION
WITH THAT.
>> MADAME CLARK, CAN YOU
PLEASE CALL THE RULE ON THE
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT NUMBER
TWO?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER 11.
>> NAY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> ABSTAINED.
>> CHAIR HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> THREE IN FAVOR AND ONE
ABSTAINED AND WANT TO POST.
>> THANK YOU.
THE MOTION CARRIES.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO IS
ADAPTED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT
AND THE WORK THAT IT SOUNDS
LIKE IS YET TO
COME.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, YOU ARE
THE SPONSOR OF THIS AMENDMENT
WITH ME AS WELL.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE THIS
AMENDMENT, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
?
>> THANK YOU.
I MOVE AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE
WITH MODIFYING THE INTENT
LANGUAGE REGARDING FUTURE
LANGUAGE ON KEEPING MOVING
STREAKS.
>> SECOND.
>> ALY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
DESCRIBE THIS BEFORE WE DO OUR
ON DESCRIPTIONS?
>> I SHOULD MENTION BECAUSE I
DON'T KNOW, PROCEDURE -WISE,
WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD SPEND
TIME DESCRIBING THIS ONE OR
WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD GET
THE SUBSTITUTE IN FRONT OF US
WHICH IS, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE,
A FRIENDLY SUBSTITUTE.
AND THEN JUMP TO DISCUSSING
THAT.
MADAM CHAIR, WHATEVER YOUR
PREFERENCE.
>> THAT IS ACCEPTABLE TO ME.
IT SOUNDS LIKE A FRIENDLY
AMENDMENT BEING OFFERED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
ICE YOU OFF MUTE.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE HAS BEEN
MOVED AND SECONDED AND IS IN
FRONT OF US.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOTION TO
AMEND AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE?
>> YES.
THANK YOU, CHAIR AND THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
I MOVE AMENDMENT THREE TO
120093 FOR VERSION ONE ON THE
AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU FOR THE COLLABORATION
ON THAT.
ALY, THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT
IS IN FRONT OF US.
DO YOU MIND DESCRIBING THAT
SUBSTITUTE FOR US AND WE WILL
TURN IT BACK OVER TO BOTH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE I AM
SHARING THE RIGHT PIECE.
I TRIED TO PUT THE REVISED
SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT IN FRONT
OF YOU.
ARE YOU SEEING THAT ON YOUR
SCREEN?
>> WE ARE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> FOR THOSE FOLLOWING ALONG
AT HOME, THE AMENDMENT WOULD
EXPRESS COUNSEL'S INTENT AS
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
DESCRIBED, FOR FUTURE
APPROPRIATIONS, INVEST IN
MAKING THIS PERMANENT.
THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION
INCLUDES FUNDING TO MAKE 26
MILES PERMANENT.
SO THIS WOULD BE FOLLOWING UP
ON THE NEXT PHASE.
WITH THE SUBSTITUTE VERSION
DOES THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE
ORIGINAL VERSION IS IT ADDS
SPECIFICITY ABOUT SOME SPECIFIC
CONSIDERATIONS THAT THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
WOULD BE REQUESTED TO CONSIDER
OF GREEN LAKE WAY NORTH.
AND IT ADDS SOME SPECIFICITY
AROUND THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH
TO JUST REORGANIZE THOSE
SENTENCES AND MAKE IT CLEAR
THAT PRIOR TO MAKING FINAL
DECISIONS ABOUT IF THE STREET
SHOULD BE MADE PERMANENT, THAT
OUTREACH IS DONE AND IF THE
ANSWER IS YES, HOW AND WHAT
PERMANENT CHANGES WOULD BE
IMPLEMENTED.
SO THE INTENT IS GENERALLY THE
SAME.
THE SUBSTITUTE VERSION BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ADDS
SPECIFICITY.
AND I WOULD NOTE THAT THIS
VERSION ASSUMES COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS IS ADDED AS A COSPONSOR
AS WELL.
>> I'M GOING TO ASK
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, SINCE
YOU WAVED YOUR WHITE -- YOUR
RIGHT TO SPEAK, IF YOU WANT TO
SPEAK FIRST AND THEN
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS THE
AUTHOR OF THE SUBSTITUTE IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WILL SPEAK SPECIFICALLY TO
THE INTEREST FOR THE ALKI
NEIGHBORHOOD.
A POINT HAS BEEN MOBILIZED FOR
QUITE SOME TIME NOW ABOUT THE
CURRENT MOVING STREET AND A
STAY HEALTHY STREET.
WE HAVE RECEIVED OVER 75 E-
MAILS IN SUPPORT OF THIS
PARTICULAR AMENDMENT AS A WAY
OF ENSURING THAT THERE IS
FUNDING THAT WILL BE USED IN
FUTURE ALLOCATIONS.
TO ADDRESS THIS NEED.
REGULAR MEETINGS WITH COMMUNITY
MEMBERS FROM ALKI POINT SINCE
JUNE OF LAST YEAR THAT I HAVE
POSTED IN ORDER TO LIFT UP THE
INTEREST, NAY FOR'S OWN DATA
SHOWS THAT ALKI POINT IS THE
MOST USED MOVING STREET OR STAY
HEALTHY STREET IN THE CITY.
IF YOU WANT TO CONDUCT YOUR OWN
SURVEY AS WELL AND HAVE OVER
1000 SIGNATURES TO MAKE IT
PERMANENT.
THE RESPONDENT, ONLY 28.5% LIVE
WITHIN A HALF-MILE OF THE ALKI
POINT KEEP MOVING.
AND WHAT THAT INDICATES IS THAT
THERE IS BROAD INTEREST OUTSIDE
OF THE ALKI NEIGHBORHOODS IN
MAINTAINING THE ALKI POINT KEEP
MOVING STREET AND MAKE IT A
PERMANENT STAY HEALTHY STREET.
BECAUSE EVERYONE IS USING THE
AREA IN A WAY THAT IS
CONSISTENT WITH OUR INTEREST IN
PROMOTING OPEN SPACES THAT MANY
PEOPLE USE REGARDLESS OF THE
PROXIMITY TO THOSE SPACES.
THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
DIRECTOR HAS COMMITTED TO THE
COMMUNITY THAT THEY KEEP IT
MOVING STREET WILL REMAIN IN
ITS CURRENT STATE WHILE S.D.O.T.
COMPLETES THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT.
AND THE COMMUNITY IS ALSO
SEEKING THE PARK'S DEPARTMENT
ENGAGEMENT AND LOOKING FORWARD
TO HEARING FROM THE
SUPERINTENDENT ABOUT HOW THIS
DESIGNATION IS ENHANCING THE
USE OF THE OPEN SPACE THAT
BENEFITS THE PARK SYSTEM.
SO THIS AMENDMENT WOULD SUPPORT
FUNDING AND FUTURE
APPROPRIATIONS TO CONDUCT
COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND PROVIDE
POTENTIAL RESOURCES NEEDED TO
MAKE WHAT IS CURRENTLY THEY
KEEP IT MOVING STREET, A
PERMANENT STAY HEALTHY STREET.
THANK YOU.
>> WONDERFUL.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, AS THE
AUTHOR OF THE SUBSTITUTE IN
FRONT OF US, DO YOU HAVE
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
>> JUSTIN POINTING OUT THE
CONFLICTS AT WEST GREEN LAKE
WAY NORTH, IT IS A CONFLICT I
BROUGHT UP AT COUNSEL BRIEFING
AND EVERY BRIEFING FOR THE LAST
MONTH OR MAYBE LONGER.
THE STREET CLOSURE HERE IS
OVERALL BENEFICIAL TO THE
COMMUNITY.
IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE OF THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT'S DECISION
THAT I SUPPORT WHOLEHEARTEDLY,
TO MOVE BIKES OFF OF THE INNER
LOOP OF THE TRAIL.
THAT MEANS THAT BICYCLES NEED
TO HAVE ANOTHER PLACE TO MOVE
AROUND GREEN LAKE
ON THE OUTER LOOP.
CURRENTLY THERE HAS BEEN NO
REPAVING PROJECT AROUND THE
MAJORITY OF GREEN LAKE THAT HAS
PROVIDED A TWO A PROTECTED ON
THE INSIDE LOOP.
OUTER LOOP, AROUND GREEN LAKE
ON THE INSIDE OF THE STREET.
SORRY.
GREEN LAKE IS ALWAYS A
MOUTHFUL.
I BRING THIS UP BECAUSE, IN MY
WALKS WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT
AND S.D.O.T., THE IS CLEAR THAT
THERE IS ENOUGH RIGHT-OF-WAY
WITHIN GREEN LAKE GOING NORTH
FROM THE PUTT PUTT GOLF TO THE
63rd STREET UNDERPASS FOR TWO A
PROTECTED BIKE LANE AND TWO A
CAR TRAFFIC.
IT IS A DIFFERENT STREET THAN
MANY OF THE AREA BECAUSE WITH
IN PARK AND GREEN LAKE BOTH
CREATE BENEFICIAL PARK SPACE
AND IT ALSO CREATES A
DIFFICULTY IN GETTING FROM THE
SOUTH END OF THE LAKE TO THE
NORTH END OF THE LAKE FOR SOME.
I BRING US FORWARD BECAUSE ALSO
I HAVE NOTICED -- AT FIRST I
WANT TO BRING THIS FORWARD TO
SAY, TO COMPLETE A CONNECTED
BIKE FACILITY AROUND THE LAKE.
AND I NOTICED AT THE LINDEN
AVENUE WYNONNA AVENUE CROSSING
OF AURORA AVENUE, THAT THERE IS
NO BIKE LANE THERE.
AND SO MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE,
I WANT TO SEE US MAKE SURE THAT
WE HAVE A SAFE FACILITY FOR
PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND
ABILITIES TO RIDE THEIR BIKE
AROUND GREEN LAKE IN A LOW
STRESS ENVIRONMENT.
AND I THINK THIS LANGUAGE
REALLYWHAT I HAVE BEEN
ADVOCATING FOR, THAT WE NEED TO
HAVE THAT CONNECTED FACILITY
ALL THE WAY AROUND THE LAKE AND
THAT WE NEED TO REINSTATE THE
ABILITY FOR PEOPLE TO PASS
THROUGH WEST GREEN LAKE WHEN
DRIVING CARS.
I APPRECIATE THE CHAIR AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD'S SUPPORT
OF THIS CHANGE.
AND THIS NUANCED APPROACH.
AND I WANT TO THANK ALY
PENNUCCI FOR QUICKLY DRAFTING
THIS UP OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
I APPRECIATE THAT YOU WERE ABLE
TO GET THIS AND ON TIME AND WE
WERE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE
WALK ON TODAY TO MAKE THESE
ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATIONS.
I DO ALSO SUPPORT
SUPPORT THE UNDERLYING NUMBER
THREE AND I APPRECIATE BOTH OF
YOU FOR BRINGING FORWARD THIS
IMPORTANT WORK SO WE CAN
CONTINUE TO TIP THE SCALES
TOWARD MAKING SURE THAT THERE
IS A SOLUTION AROUND THESE
AREAS.
I AM SEEING NO ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS.
MADAME CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
CALL ROLE ON THE ADOPTION OF
SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT THREE.
IS THAT CORRECT, ALY?
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA, I THINK
YOU STILL NEED TO VOTE ON THE
MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE AND THEN
THE VERSION TWO IS BEFORE YOU
AND THEN YOU CAN VOTE ON THE
SUBSTITUTE VERSION.
>> LET ME GIVE THAT ANOTHER
TRY.
>> MADAME CLERK, CAN YOU CALL
THE RULE ON THE ADOPTION OF
VERSION TWO -- NUMERAL.
>> CHAIR COVID-19 AND, I
THINK YOU ARE CALLING FOR THE
VOTE ON THE MOTION TO
SUBSTITUTE VERSION TWO, FOR
VERSION ONE OF AMENDMENT THREE.
>> SO MOVED.
>> THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED.
I WILL SECOND THAT.
MADAME CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE
CALL ROLE.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES, IT.
>> VICE CHAIR HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> SO VERSION TWO HAS BEEN
MOVED AND ADOPTED. DO I NEED
TO DO ANYTHING ELSE HERE,
MADAME CLERK?
>> VERSION TWO OF AMENDMENT
THREE, I WILL GO
AHEAD.
MADAME CLERK CAN YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE ON THE ADOPTION
OF AMENDMENT THREE AS AMENDED?
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> VICE CHAIR HERBOLD.
>> YES IT.
CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AMENDMENT THREE AS AMENDED IS
ADOPTED.
LET'S MOVE ON TO AMENDMENT
NUMBER FOUR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
THIS IS AN AMENDMENT YOU
BROUGHT FORWARD.
WOULD LIKE TO MOVE IT?
>> THANK YOU.
I MOVE COUNSEL BILL 120093 THAT
MODIFIES THE INTENT LANGUAGE
REGARDING RV STORAGE.
>> WONDERFUL.
I WILL SECOND THAT.
AND ALY HIM WOULD YOU LIKE TO
DESCRIBE THE AMENDMENT IN MORE
DETAIL.
>> COUNSEL AMENDMENT 120092
WOULD ADD INTENT LANGUAGE THAT
WOULD GUIDE THE $500,000 IN THE
BILL AS INTRODUCED.
BUT NO SPECIFIC LANGUAGE ABOUT
THE EXPECTATIONS THAT WITH THE
INTENT OF THOSE DOLLARS ARE.
IS TO CREATE AN RV STORAGE AREA
FOR HOUSEHOLDS EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS TO ACCEPT OFFERS
OF SHELTER FOR HOUSING.
THE IDEA HERE IS THAT IN ORDER
FOR A PERSON WHO HAS A HOME, OR
WHAT THEY CONSIDER A HOME,
LIVING IN THEIR RV, THEY MAY BE
AT A GREATER WILLINGNESS TO
ACCEPT SHELTER OR HOUSING IF
THEY HAVE SOME ASSURANCE THAT
THE ASSET THAT THEY HAVE CAN BE
SECURELY STORED FOR A PERIOD OF
TIME UNTIL THEY ARE CERTAIN
THAT THE NEW HOUSING OR SHELTER
OPTION IS STABLE AND SOMETHING
THAT WILL BE SUSTAINED.
AND I WILL TURN IT BACK TO THE
SPONSOR TO ADD MORE THERE.
>> I WILL NOTE FOR THE RECORD
THAT AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR WAS
PUBLISHED ON THE AGENDA LAST
WEEK.
I APPRECIATE YOU GETTING THAT
AND ON TIME.
AND WHAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US
TODAY IS VERSION TWO WITH THOSE
SLIGHT MELT MODIFICATIONS ALY
DESCRIBED.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD FOR YOUR WORK.
>> ALY DID A GREAT JOB OF
DESCRIBING THE INTENT.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
BRING THIS AMENDMENT TO THE
LAST FINANCE AND HOUSING
MEETING.
I SUGGESTED THAT RV STORAGE
MIGHT BE AN APPROPRIATE USE OF
FUNDS. AND WORKING WITH
COUNSEL CENTRAL STAFF, IT WAS
SUGGESTED THAT INSTEAD OF
WAITING FOR THE NEXT CHALLENGE,
IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO AMEND
INTENT LANGUAGE HERE TO ALLOW
FOR SPENDING A PORTION OF THESE
FUNDS ON RV STORAGE AS PART OF
THE PROPOSED RV SAFE PILOT.
AGAIN, RV STORAGE IS PART OF
THE SPECTRUM, OR COULD BE PART
OF THE SPECTRUM OF RESPONSES TO
HELPING PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING
IN RVS WHO MAY WORRY THAT IF
THEY MOVE OUT OF THE RV INTO
HOUSING, THAT THE RV MAY BE
STOLEN, IMPOUNDED OR FALL INTO
GREATER DISREPAIR IF THEY
ACCEPT THE REFERRAL.
NOT PROVIDING RV STORAGE CAN BE
A DETERRENT TO ACCEPTING
SHELTER FOR FOLKS WHO, IN MANY
CASES, HAVE BEEN UNSTABLE HE
HOUSED FOR A LONG PERIOD OF
TIME AND WHO UNDERSTANDABLY MAY
FEAR LOSING THEIR BIGGEST ASSET
WHICH HAS, IN THEIR EXPERIENCE,
DOUBLED AS A SECURE HOME.
SO THE AMENDMENT DOES JUST AS.
IT ALLOWS ADDITIONAL
FLEXIBILITY IN THE WAY THE
FUNDS CAN BE SPENT AND IT
PROVIDES ANOTHER OPTION FOR
FOLKS WHO ARE SURVIVING IN RVS
THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN A
SHELTER REFERRAL IF THEY DID
NOT LOSE THE RV AS A RESULT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY HANDS.
I WANT TO NOTE MY SUPPORT FOR
THIS MOMENT AS WELL INCLUDING
ACCESS TO SAFE LOTS WHICH WAS
REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ME IN THIS
ARPA LEGISLATION WE HAVE IN
FRONT OF US ESPECIALLY WITH THE
IMPOSITION OF THE 72 HOUR RULE
AS IT RELATES TO RVS.
WE WANT THERE TO BE A SAFE
PLACE FOR FOLKS TO GO WITH
ACCESS TO HYGIENE AND
COUNSELING SERVICES AND AS YOU
NOTE, WANTING TO MAKE SURE THEY
ALSO DON'T SEE ANY IMPEDIMENTS
GOING TO COME NOT JUST A SAFE
LOT BUT INTO MORE SECURE
HOUSING BY WAY OF LOSING THE
RV.
IT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT
FOLKS ARE TREATED HOLISTICALLY
AND THAT WE ADDRESS ANY
CONCERNS THAT THEY MAY HAVE.
SO I SUPPORTED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK IN
BRINGING IT FORWARD.
>> NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS THAT I AM SEEING.
MADAME CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE
CALL ROLE ON THE ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT FOUR, VERSION TWO.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> VICE CHAIR HERBOLD.
>> YES IT.
CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND VERSION
IS ADOPTED.
WE ARE ON TO MEN WITH FIVE.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, AS A
SPONSOR, WOULD LIKE TO MOVE
THIS AMENDMENT?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
I MOVE AMENDMENT FIVE.
COUNSEL BILL 120093.
IS AT THE RIGHT COUNSEL BILL?
>> YOU DID GOOD.
>> I WILL SECOND IT.
>> SECONDED AND ADOPTED.
ALY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO DESCRIBE
IT IN TECHNICAL TERMS AND WE
WILL DESCRIBE THIS AND TURN IT
BACK OVER THE COUNSEL NUMBER
STRAUSS.
>> OF THEM IF I WOULD MODIFY
SOME INTENT LANGUAGE IN THE
BILL IS INTRODUCED.
AS INTRODUCED, THE BILL
APPROPRIATE OVER $20 MILLION
FOR INVESTMENTS IN HOUSING TO
ACQUIRE OR DEVELOP NEW
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND IT
INCLUDED AN INTENT STATEMENT
BUT THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL
INTENT TO INVEST AT LEAST $40
MILLION IN TOTAL OF FEDERAL
FUNDS OR OTHER SOURCES TO
SUPPORT THE ACQUISITION OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THIS AMENDMENT, SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, WOULD
INCREASE THE COMMITMENT FROM 40
MILLION, TO $60 MILLION TOTAL.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE
SPONSOR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
I WILL KEEP MY COMMENTS BRIEF.
TO KEEP US MOVING.
I WANTED TO SEE US SPEND MORE
MONEY CREATING PERMANENT
HOUSING THEN WE HAVE IN THE
SPILL.
SHORT, I DID NOT WANT TO TAKE
FROM UNDERFUNDING SOURCES.
BECAUSE, CHAIR, YOU, THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT DID AN
EXCELLENT JOB BRINGING TOGETHER
THIS AGREED-UPON PACKAGE.
THE NEGOTIATIONS BEGAN IN
MARCH.
WE ARE NOW HERE AT THE END OF
JUNE.
RATHER THAN TAKE FROM ANOTHER
POT OF MONEY THAT HAS BEEN
AGREED UPON, I WENT TO SET THE
GOALPOSTS AND SET THE STAKE IN
THE GROUND FOR THE SECOND
CHARGE OF FUNDING TO INCREASE
IT TO $60 MILLION TOTAL.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> APPRECIATE THAT.
COMING ON THE HEELS OF THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING, I THINK WE
HAVE THE CONTEXT AS TO WHY THE
ACQUISITION FUNDING IS SO
IMPORTANT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON
THAT.
NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL
HANDS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> FOR CLARITY SAKE, IN
VOTING FOR THIS AMENDMENT, WE
ARE, INNOCENCE, MAKING A
COMMITMENT FOR THE NEXT ROUND
OF FUNDING, TO AT LEAST $31.5
MILLION, FOR PERMANENT HOUSING
CAPITAL COSTS.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> COUNCILMEMBER, I'M JUST
PULLING UP THE EXACT LANGUAGE
OF THE INTENT STATEMENT.
IT TALKS ABOUT, FOR FUTURE
APPROPRIATION BILLS, TO PROVIDE
FUNDING TO THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING.
IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY FIND YOU
USING THE CLFR FUNDS FOR THE
PURPOSE.
AS COUNCILMEMBERS ARE
CONSIDERING THE 2022 PROPOSED
BUDGET, THERE WILL BE A NUMBER
OF FUNDING SOURCES WHERE YOU
WANT TO CONSIDER INVESTMENTS IN
CERTAIN AREAS.
AND THERE MAY BE REASONS WHY
ONE FUND SOURCES BETTER
PRIORITIZED FOR DIRECT AID TO
SMALL BUSINESSES BECAUSE OF THE
FLEXIBILITY AND USE OF THOSE
FUNDS VERSUS HOUSING.
THROUGH THE FALL BUDGET
PROCESS, WHAT THIS WOULD BE
SAYING IS THAT AT LEAST $60
MILLION OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING
WOULD BE APPROPRIATED.
BUT YOU WOULD HAVE SOME
FLEXIBILITY TO CONSIDER EXACTLY
HOW TO ALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS.
IN ADDITION TO OTHER FEDERAL
FUNDS, TARGETED AID THAT MAY BE
AVAILABLE VERSUS USE OF THIS
DIRECT AID.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNSEL, DID YOU HAVE
ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> TO CLARIFY, IT WOULD BE AN
ADDITIONAL $31.5 MILLION THAT
YOU MIGHT FIND IN THE FALL
BUDGET PROCESS.
NOT 60 MILLION ADDITIONAL.
>> GREAT.
I AM SEEING NODS.
THANK YOU.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
I THINK WE ARE READY TO VOTE.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> GETTING READY TO VOTE.
>> MADAME CLERK, CAN YOU
PLEASE CALL ROLE ON THE
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT NUMBER
FIVE?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES IT.
VICE CHAIR HERBOLD.
>> YES TO.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE MOTION CARRIES.
AND AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE IS
ADOPTED.
TWO MORE AMENDMENTS ON THIS
BILL.
AND WE HAVE ABOUT 15 MINUTES
LEFT SO LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN
DO.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, YOU ARE
THE AUTHOR OF THIS NEXT
AMENDMENT, AMENDMENT NUMBER
SIX.
BUT I AM THE SPONSOR FOR THE
PURPOSES OF THE FR PROCESS FOR
THE FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE.
SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE
AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
WE ADOPT AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX
AS PRESENTED ON THE AGENDA.
ALY, CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH
THE AMENDMENT?
>> I'M HAPPY TO.
IF I COULD JUST CLARIFY
SOMETHING.
ALL OF THE INFORMATION WAS
CORRECT.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW, THE $20.5
MILLION INTRODUCED IN THE
VERSION IS BOTH THE DIRECT AID,
THE CFLR FUNDS AND THE 12.2
MILLION OF HOME FUNDS.
SO IT IS TARGETED AID AND
DIRECT AID, ALREADY A MIX.
THAT IS SORT OF WHAT I WAS
GETTING AT.
FOR THE TOTAL INVESTMENT, THAT
WILL DETERMINE WHICH EXACT FUND
SOURCES IS THE RIGHT ONE JUST
FOR HOUSING WITH THE GOAL OF AT
LEAST $60 MILLION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THAT.
>> MOVING ON TO AMENDMENT
NUMBER SIX, AUTHORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
COVID-19 AND, THE MM WOULD ADD
$500,000 TO THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR A
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CORPSE
FAILED TO PROVIDE YOUTH
EMPLOYMENT AND PAID
INTERNSHIPS.
THE BILL, AS INTRODUCED,
INCLUDED $500,000 FOR THIS
PURPOSE.
SO THIS WOULD INCREASE THE
FUNDING TO A MILLION DOLLARS.
THAT WOULD BE ACHIEVED BY
CUTTING $500,000 PROPOSED
FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN YOUTH
EMPLOYMENT FOR PARTNERSHIPS
WITH COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS
ABOUT PROVIDE PREEMPLOYMENT
PROGRAMMING.
SO THE FUNDS GOING TO THE PORT
WOULD ALSO SUPPORT SIMILAR
TYPES OF INVESTMENTS.
IT WOULD ALL BE PART OF THE
SPORTS PROGRAM.
ORIGINALLY, THE DISCUSSIONS
AROUND BOTH OF THESE INVESTMENT
AREAS, THE ORIGINAL ASKS WERE
MUCH LARGER.
SO IN THE END, BOTH WERE SCALED
DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY IN ORDER FOR
US TO GET A PACKAGE THAT
DOESN'T SPEND MORE DOLLARS THEN
WE HAD AVAILABLE.
HOWEVER, IN LOOKING AT IT MORE
CAREFULLY, I THINK THE AUTHOR
WAS CONSIDERING WHAT WILL BE
THE MOST IMPACTFUL.
SO LOOKING AT COMBINING THE
RESOURCES AND MAKING ONE
INVESTMENT IN PROGRAMS THAT
SUPPORT YOUTH EMPLOYMENT.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, AS
AUTHOR OF THE AMENDMENT, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO?
>> SURE.
I WILL SAY QUICKLY THAT AS WE
HEARD FROM COMMISSIONER BOWMAN
THIS MORNING, MY OFFICE HAS
BEEN WORKING WITH FOUR
COMMISSIONERS.
BOWMAN AND HAWKINS, TO EXPAND
THE CURRENT OPPORTUNITY
INITIATIVE.
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, AN
IMPORTANT STRATEGY FOR
EQUITABLE RECOVERY IS TO
INCREASE ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY.
THAT MEANS INCREASING SKILLS
THAT LEAD PARTICULARLY YOUNG
PEOPLE TO UNION JOBS WITH
LIVING WAGES AND WITH CAREER
PATHS.
SO LAST SUMMER, THE PROGRAM WAS
VERY SUCCESSFUL WITH THE PORT.
THIS INVESTMENT WOULD ALLOW US
TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM TO OFFER
INTERNSHIPS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR
INSTEAD OF JUST FOR THE SUMMER.
AND CHAIR MOSQUEDA, I THINK WE
CLEARED THIS WITH YOU AHEAD OF
TIME.
BUT WE DO HAVE A SHORT VIDEO
THAT WAS MADE WITH THE YOUNG
PEOPLE FROM LAST YEAR THAT I
WOULD LIKE TO SHOW, IF THAT IS
POSSIBLE.
IT IS FAIRLY BRIEF.
>> HOW BRIEF IS FAIRLY BRIEF?
>> A FEW MINUTES.
>> WE CAN JUST A PART OF IT.
I REALLY THINK IT WOULD BE
VALUABLE TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM
THE YOUNG PEOPLE THEMSELVES.
SO DOORS ALL FROM MY OFFICE IS
ON AND WILL GET US STARTED.
>> I LIKE THAT I'M BUILDING
SOMETHING POSITIVE FOR THE
COMMUNITY.
I'M GIVING BACK TO THE
COMMUNITY, FOR THOSE PEOPLE
THAT NEED TO HELP RIGHT NOW.
ANOTHER THING I LIKE ABOUT THE
PROGRAM IS I AM BUILDING UP
SKILLS THAT WILL HELP ME FOR
THE FUTURE CAREER I'M TRYING TO
APPROACH.
THAT HIS GENERAL CARPENTRY.
>> THIS IS OUR CONSTRUCTION
BUILD SITE.
BUT WE ARE CALLING THE SAMPLING
COTTAGES.
SOME WERE BUILT IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE, THE
URBAN LEAGUE OF SEATTLE AND THE
LOW INCOME HOUSING INSTITUTE.
WHAT WE ARE DOING TODAY IS, WE
HAVE STUDENTS THAT ARE INVITED
TO PARTICIPATE IN A SUMMER
PROGRAM.
LEARNING CONSTRUCTION FROM
INSTRUCTORS, LEARNING ABOUT
AFFORD HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION
AND SOME REALLY COOL MODULAR
TECHNIQUES THAT ARE QUITE
CUTTING EDGE.
>> THE PROGRAM GIVES SKILLS
FROM ALL SORTS.
NOT JUST ONE SKILL YOU WILL
LEARN.
YOU WILL LEARN SKILLS FROM
BUILDING, TO REMODEL.
KNOWLEDGE OF LEADERSHIP.
I HAVE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT
FRAMING.
A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES.
A LOT OF DIFFERENT NAILS AND
SCREWS.
AND HOW TO USE TOOL SAFETY.
IT HAS BEEN A FUN EXPERIENCED.
>> I HAVE THE MINDSET AND
EXPERIENCE.
AMAZING.
>> FROM THE BEGINNING, WE SAW
THAT THERE WAS A HUGE NEED TO
HAVE EMPLOYMENT FOR YOUTH.
THE OPPORTUNITY INITIATIVE
ACCOMPLISHES TWO OF THE
PORT'S GOALS.
ONE IS TO HELP THOSE FAMILIES
AND YOUTH ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY
COVID-19.
AND THEN ALSO TO BUILD THE
PIPELINE FOR YOUTH THAT MIGHT
BE INTERESTED IN PORT RELATED
CAREERS.
>> THE PROGRAM IS A VERY
EXCITING ONE FOR US.
>> I THINK WHAT WE WILL DO IS
GO AHEAD AND MOVE THE POSITION
ALONG.
WE WILL COME BACK TO THE VIDEO
AT THE END OF THE MEETING IF
THAT IS OKAY.
BECAUSE I THINK WE WOULD BE
INTERESTED IN SEEING THE REST
OF IT.
>> WE CAN ALSO SEND OUT THE
LINK.
THE LAST THING I WILL SAY IS
THAT AS WE TALK ABOUT BUILDING
MORE HOUSING, SCALING UP THE
PRODUCTION OF HOUSING, ONE
THING WE HAVE LEARNED IS THAT
WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH WORKERS IN
THE CONSTRUCTION TRADES.
I HAVE TRIED TO CALL IN AN
ELECTRICIAN.
I WAS ON A WAITING LIST FOR SIX
WEEKS.
THIS IS ALSO ABOUT INCREASING
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE
COMMUNITY WHO CAN ACTUALLY HELP
US MEET OUR OTHER GOALS.
AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE OUR
YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SOME
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND SOME
SKILL BUILDING.
SO, THANK YOU.
>> I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT TOO.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT
FORWARD.
I'M SORRY TO CUT THIS PRIZE
SHORT.
AND OUR OFFICE HAD A HEADS UP
AND WE WERE SURPRISING OTHERS.
SO IT IS A GREAT SURPRISE AND
WE WILL COME BACK TO IT AT THE
END OF THE MEETING TO SHOW IT
ON THE SEATTLE CHANNEL AND WE
WILL ALSO SHARE AND PUSHING IT
OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH YOU.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS HERE.
NONE.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, IT
SOUNDS LIKE AN AMENDMENT THAT
FOLKS ARE EXCITED ABOUT AS
WELL.
MADAME CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE
CALL ROLE ON ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> IS.
>> VICE CHAIR HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
CONGRATULATIONS.
THE MOTION CARRIES AN AMENDMENT
NUMBER SIX IS ADAPTED.
SO THE LAST MINUTE FOR THIS
BILL.
I WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE THIS
AMENDMENT.
THIS IS AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN.
AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN GO TO
MOVE FOR ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT
NUMBER SEVEN IS PRESENTED.
>> IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED.
>> ALY, DO YOU MIND
DESCRIBING THIS AMENDMENT.
>> AMENDMENT SEVEN WOODCUT
$200,000 THAT WAS PROPOSED FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION AND KEEP THE
$200,000 IN THE SAME DEPARTMENT
BUT MOVE IT TO A DIFFERENT
BUDGET SUMMARY LEVEL AND
SPECIFY THAT THE FUNDS ARE TO
BE USED TO SUPPORT THE
RECREATION IN THE STREETS
PROGRAM WHICH SUPPORTS
PLAYGROUNDS, PARKS AND
RECREATION AND ACROSS THE CITY.
THIS WILL MAKE SURE THAT NONE
OF THE FEDERAL FUNDS ARE USED
TO CONTRACT WITH THE SEATTLE
POLICEWOMEN OR OUTSIDE
ORGANIZATIONS FOR ARMED
SECURITY SERVICES TO MEET THE
PARK SECURITY NEEDS.
SO THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL,
$200,000, WOULD HAVE SUPPORTED
SECURITY SERVICES FOR BEACH
CLOSURES AT ALKI AND GOLDEN
GARDENS AND MAKE SURE NO
FEDERAL FUNDS ARE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
APPRECIATED.
I WILL SPEAK BRIEFLY TO THIS
AMENDMENT.
COLLEAGUES, AS WE WERE CRAFTING
THE BILL, ONE OF THE THINGS HE
WANTED TO MAKE SURE IS THAT THE
FUNDING WENT DIRECTLY TO THOSE
COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY
COVID-19.
AND THEN INCLUDES MAKING SURE
THERE ARE GREAT ARTS AND
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AS WE
DESCRIBED EARLIER AND THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ACTIVATE.
ORIGINALLY, WHEN WE INQUIRED
ABOUT THE LINE ITEM RELATED TO
SECURITY, WE WERE NOT SURE THE
MONEY WAS NOT GOING TO SPD.
IT TURNED OUT THERE WAS A
POTENTIAL INTEREST THERE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
PUTTING THESE DOLLARS DIRECTLY
INTO THE PARKS PROGRAMS.
AND THAT THE FUNDING DOES NOT
GO TO SPD AS ALY NOTED, WHICH
WAS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT FOR ME
AND I BELIEVE OTHER MEMBERS AS
WELL.
MUCH OF WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE INVESTING
IN UPSTREAM INVESTMENTS ON THE
COVID-19 SEVEN PROPOSAL IS PART
OF OUR GREATER COMMITMENT TO
CREATE GREATER STABILITY AMONG
OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THE REALLOCATION FUNDING
HERE, WHICH IS IN ALIGNMENT
WITH WHAT THE EXECUTIVE HAS
AGREED TO AS WELL, IS SEEN AS A
DOABLE ITEM HERE RELATED TO
PARKS ACTIVATION AND ALSO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE NOT PUTTING
FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL
ARMS SECURITY, WHICH IS
IMPORTANT.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
>> OKAY.
I'M SEEING ON.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> I AM INQUIRING TO
UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF THIS
AMENDMENT.
MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT ALREADY HAS FUNDING
FOR THIS WORK WHICH HAS ALREADY
BEEN -- HAS ALREADY BEGUN.
AND WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE
AND SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT WILL NOT BE
IMPACTED BY THE CHANGE.
AND WILL BE FUNDED USING
EXISTING FUNDS.
LOOKING TO GET CONFIRMATION
FROM THE UNDERSTANDING FROM ALY
OR ANYONE ON COUNSEL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, YOU
ARE CORRECT.
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT HAS
ALREADY PROVIDED SECURITY
SERVICES FOR BEACH CLOSURES
STARTING IN APRIL.
THOSE SERVICES WILL CONTINUE.
SO THIS CHANGE WILL NOT RESULT
IN ELIMINATING SECURITY, OR
SPEECH CLOSURES SUPPORT FOR
PARKS AT ALKI AND GOLDEN
GARDENS.
I WOULD JUST NOTE THAT THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT BUDGET, THERE
WERE SIGNIFICANT CUTS IN THE
2021 ADOPTED BUDGET.
AND THEY WERE LOOKING AT
DIFFERENT WAYS TO BALANCE
EXPERIENCES AND CONTINUE TO
PROVIDE THESE THINGS.
THIS WILL MAKE SURE THAT NO
FEDERAL FUNDING IS USED FOR ANY
SECURITY SERVICES BUT THE
SERVICES WILL CONTINUE AND THE
FEDERAL DOLLARS ARE RELEASED
AND USED TO SUPPORT INVESTMENTS
IN COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING WHICH
IS PARTIALLY FUNDED IN THE
ADOPTED BUDGET.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> GREAT.
I THINK THE OVERALL CONCERN I
HAD WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THIS WAS
THAT WE REALLY DON'T NEED ARMED
OFFICERS HELPING TO INFORM
YOUTH THAT IT IS TIME TO PUT
OUT THE FIRE.
AND WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, AS THE CHAIR OF PUBLIC
SAFETY ON THE ONGOING ISSUE.
I APPRECIATE THAT THERE IS
FUNDING GOING INTO IMPORTANT
PROGRAMS LIKE REC IN THE
STREETS.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I
THINK SOME OF THE FOLKS IN THE
SOUTH PRECINCT WOULD AGREE THAT
IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THE USE OF
THEIR RESOURCES FOR THIS
FUNCTION WAS MINIMIZED.
BUT THESE ARE --
THIS IS THE SPD RESPONDING TO
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT REQUESTS.
REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE.
IN ORDER TO FACILITATE WHAT I
THINK IS A GOAL WHICH IS A
REDUCED PRESENCE OF POLICE
OFFICERS TO FACILITATE PARKS
AND CLOSURES, WE NEED TO GET
THE SUPPORT OF PARKS AND USING
MORE OF THE ON STAFF TO DO THIS
WORK WHEN IT IS SAFE.
>> GREAT.
GOOD POINT.
MORE TO COME.
>> NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS,
MADAME CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE ON THE ADOPTION
OF AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> VICE CHAIR HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU.
THE EMOTION -- THE MOTION
CARRIES AN AMENDMENT NUMBER
SEVEN IS ADAPTED.
COLLEAGUES, THAT IS THE END OF
OUR AMENDMENTS UNLESS THERE ANY
WALK-INS.
I'M NOT HEARING ANY.
LET'S SEE.
I DO WANT TO TAKE THE
TEMPERATURE REALLY QUICK.
IT IS 1:00 EXACTLY ON MY CLOCK.
PRESIDENT COUNSEL GONZALEZ, YOU
HAVE BEEN GENEROUS WITH YOUR
TIME.
I KNOW WE DOUBLE BOOKED YOU
ACCIDENTALLY.
WE DO HAVE ONE MORE BILL IN
FRONT OF US WITH TWO SMALL
TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
TO FOLKS HAVE AN EXTRA 5-10
MINUTES?
OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE THE
MEETING TOMORROW AT 2:00 P.M.
?
>> I THINK YOU ALL SHOULD
FEEL FREE TO MOVE AHEAD.
I DO UNFORTUNATELY HAVE TO GO.
I'M ALREADY 20-25 MINUTES
BEHIND FOR MY NEXT ENGAGEMENT.
I APOLOGIZE.
I'M HAPPY TO STICK AROUND FOR A
FINAL VOTE ON THIS IF THE VOTE
WILL HAPPEN NOW.
BUT IF THERE WILL BE REMARKS
BEFORE, CONSIDERING THE BILL, I
MAY NOT BE ABLE TO VOTE ON THE
UNDERLYING BILL.
>> APPRECIATE IT.
GIVEN ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE
ON COUNSEL BILL 120093, WHICH
WAS IN FRONT OF US FIRST, I
WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND
CONSIDER THAT BILL RIGHT NOW
BEFORE WE MAY LOSE YOU IF THAT
IS OKAY.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THE BILL
AS AMENDMENT AMENDED?
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON
IT.
COLLEAGUES, WE DO HAVE A CHANCE
TO HAVE MORE COMMENTS ON THE
UNDERLYING BILL BEFORE WE WRAP
UP TODAY.
BUT JUST WANTED TO SEE IF THERE
ARE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
THAT FOLKS MAY HAVE ABOUT THE
UNDERLYING BILL?
I'M GOING TO SAY MY COMMENTS
FOR THE END OF THE MEETING.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR
AMENDMENTS AND GREAT WORK ON
THIS.
MADAME CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE ON THE ADOPTION
OF COUNSEL BILL 120093 AS
AMENDED?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> IS.
>> VICE CHAIR HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE MOTION CARRIES ON THE
COMMITTEE RECOGNITION THAT
COUNSEL BILL 120093, AS
AMENDED, BE ADOPTED AND SENT TO
THE JUNE 21st A SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL MEETING FOR FINAL
CONSIDERATION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH ALL.
AND IF I CAN KEEP YOU FOR
ANOTHER 10 MINUTES FOR THOSE
WHO CAN MAKE IT, I WILL THEN
FREE UP YOUR AFTERNOON
TOMORROW.
THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
I APPRECIATE YOU STICKING IN
THEIR.
AND COLLEAGUES, YOU CAN GIVE ME
A FEW MORE MINUTES OF YOUR
TIME, WE WILL CONSIDER THIS
LAST BILL SO WE CAN FREE UP
YOUR AFTERNOON TOMORROW.
>> ALY, WE HAVE COUNSEL BILL
120094.
UNDERSTAND WE HAVE TWO
AMENDMENTS.
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO GO AHEAD
AND MOVE INTO THOSE OR DID YOU
HAVE ANY OPENING COMMENTS?
TO PUT THE BILL IN FRONT OF US,
I MOVE THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF COUNSEL BILL 120094.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU VICE CHAIR,
HERBOLD AND COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF COUNSEL BILL 120094.
THERE OR TWO AMENDMENTS.
THE FIRST AMENDMENT MODIFIES
THE INTENT LANGUAGE TO INCLUDE
THE PRIORITIZING LANGUAGE WITH
PARTNER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
AS I DESCRIBED BEFORE.
I MOVE THE ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE AS
PRESENTED ON THE AGENDA.
>> THANK YOU VICE CHAIR
HERBOLD.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
ALY, IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
CONTEXT HE WOULD LIKE TO
PROVIDE.
>> THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD
IS AS YOU NOTED, THIS IS JUST
ENSURING THAT THE SAME GUIDANCE
FOR THE OVERALL INVESTMENTS ARE
PROVIDED IN BOTH BILLS.
SOLICITS CLARITY AND PROVIDES
THE SAME LANGUAGE THAT WAS
INCLUDED IN THE FIRST BILL INTO
THE INTENT SECTION AS WELL.
>> WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IS A DESCRIBED BEFORE, I THINK
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR
COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND
ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH US AND WOULD LIKE
TO SEE THE LANGUAGE REFLECTED
NOT JUST IN PUBLIC TESTIMONY
BUT IN THE LANGUAGE IN FRONT OF
THE BILL THAT WE CONSIDER THE
FINAL PASSAGE.
TO MAKE SURE ORGANIZATIONS
RECEIVE FUNDING, OR THOSE WHO
HAVE BEEN DIRECTLY AND MOST
PROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY
COVID-19.
THIS IS THE INTENT, TO MAKE
SURE THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE
COMPRISED AND ROOTED WITHIN THE
COMMUNITIES THAT THEY ARE
INTENDED TO SERVE.
SEEING NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS, MADAME CLERK,
PLEASE CALL ROLE ON THE
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE
.
>> .
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE AND COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> SHE MIGHT HAVE HAD TO STEP
OUT TOO.
FOUR IN FAVOR AND NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE MOTION CARRIES.
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE IS
ADOPTED.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO IS IN
FRONT OF US.
THIS MODIFIES -- EXCUSE ME,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, YOU ARE
THE SPONSOR OF THE AMENDMENT.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE IT.
>> I MOVE AMENDMENT TWO TO
COUNSEL 120090 FOR MODIFYING
INTENT LANGUAGE TO CREATE
WORKERS IN THE CREATIVE SECTOR.
>> SECONDED.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO DESCRIBE
IT IN ADDITIONAL DETAIL?
>> HAPPY TO.
AMENDMENT TWO TO COUNSEL BILL
120094, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
WOULD AT INTENT LANGUAGE.
THIS BILL PROVIDES $25 MILLION
TO PROVIDE DIRECT CASH
ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE IN SEATTLE
WHO HAVE BEEN DOES
PROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC, PRIORITIZING
INVESTMENTS IN BLACK,
INDIGENOUS AND OTHER
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
THIS ADDS TO THAT PRIORITY
INVESTMENT TO SUPPORT THE
CREATIVE SECTOR IN RECOGNITION
OF SOME OF THE DATA THAT
COUNCILMEMBER CHAIR -- FOR
WORKERS AND THAT INDUSTRY.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS IS DISTINCT FROM A
CONVERSATION ABOUT THE OTHER
MOMENT WHICH REALLY FOCUSES ON
ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION.
THIS IS FOCUSING ON THE ARTISTS
THEMSELVES.
COUNCIL RESOLUTION 31999
REGARDING PRIORITY INVESTMENTS
FOR A FOCUS NOT JUST ON ARTS
ORGANIZATIONS BUT ON ARTISTS IN
PARTICULAR, NAMING THE NEED FOR
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR
ARTISTS.
WE HAVE ALL RECEIVED
COMMUNICATION FROM THE SEATTLE
ARTS COMMISSION THAT REQUESTS
THAT THE COUNCIL ENSURE THAT
ARTISTS AND CULTURAL WORKERS BE
IDENTIFIED AS A TARGET
POPULATION FOR DISTRIBUTION OF
THE $25 MILLION IN DIRECT
FUNDS.
THIS IS WHAT THE AMENDMENT DOES
COME WITH A FOCUS ON AND OF
COURSE QUALIFYING HOUSEHOLDS
BEING LOW INCOME AND
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY
THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH
CRISIS INCLUDING --
ARTISTS.
SINCE THE FUND WILL BE
INITIATED BY --
IT DIRECTS IT TO WORK WITH THE
CEO AND DO OUTREACH TO ECONOMY
WORKERS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE
AWARE OF THE FUND AND ABLE TO
APPLY.
I HAD SHARED DATA EARLIER ON
THE UNIQUE IMPACTS OF THE
PANDEMIC ON ARTS AND CULTURAL
ORGANIZATIONS.
BUT THE PICTURE FOR INDIVIDUAL
ARTISTS AND CREATIVE WORKERS IS
SIMILARLY TROUBLING.
81% OF LOCAL ARTISTS REPORTED A
LOSS OF INCOME IN A RECENT ART
FUND SURVEY.
62% OF ARTISTS HAVE BECOME
FULLY UNEMPLOYED ACCORDING TO A
NATIONAL SURVEY.
AND 37% OF ARTS AND CULTURE
WORKERS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO
ACCESS OR AFFORD FOOD AT SOME
POINT DURING THE PANDEMIC.
48% HAVE NOT VISITED A MEDICAL
PROFESSIONAL DUE TO THE
INABILITY TO PAY, ACCORDING TO
AMERICAN FOR THE ARTS.
ACCORDING TO SEATTLE MUSIC
COMMISSIONER WHO PROVIDED
TESTIMONY THIS MORNING, 80% OF
INCOME CLAIMING MUSICIANS HAD
TO SELL AN INSTRUMENT IN THE
LAST
YEAR.
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE
CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS IT WILL
TAKE LONGER THAN SIX MONTHS FOR
THE ARTS SECTOR TO RECOVER FROM
THE PANDEMIC, FAR LONGER THAN
MOST OTHER SECTORS.
THAT IS AT LEAST A HALF OF A
YEAR OF CONTINUED STRUGGLING
FOR UNDEREMPLOYED OR UNEMPLOYED
ART SECTORS.
WE HEARD FROM MUSICIANS THIS
MORNING WHO TOOK TIME TO CALL
IN AND SHARE HOW THE PANDEMIC
HAS AFFECTED THEM.
AND I THINK IT IS WORTH QUICKLY
REVIEWING SOME OF THEIR
STORIES.
PAYOLA, A MUSICIAN THAT LOST
WORK, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO
EARN MONEY TO SUPPORT HER
FAMILY.
NATE, WHO STRUGGLES WITH HIS
WORK BEING MISCLASSIFIED,
KEEPING HIM FROM ACCESSING
RELEASED SYSTEMS BECAUSE OF THE
UNUSUAL WAY THAT MUSICIANS AND
ARTISTS ARE SOMETIMES PAID.
AND REESE, WHO FEARS FORTHE
POSSIBILITY OF RAPID
DISPLACEMENT FOR ARTISTS IN THE
DIVERSE CULTURAL COMMUNITIES
WHO HAVE FOUGHT HARD TO REMAIN
HERE WITH THE COMMUNITY.
THE AMENDMENT RETAINS THE
INTENT LANGUAGE FOR THE 25
BILLION-DOLLAR POT THAT IT
BENEFIT LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS,
MOST IMPACTED BY THE RECESSION
AND COMMUNITIES
DISPROPORTIONALLY IMPACTED BY
THE PANDEMIC.
THE INTENT ONLY IS THAT ARTISTS
AND CREATIVE WORKERS THAT ARE
IN THOSE CATEGORIES WOULD BE
SERVED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
>> WE WANT TO WELCOME
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE AS WELL.
>> I'M NOT SEEING VERY MUCH
SUPPORT FOR THE AMENDMENT.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP THE
STATISTICS.
IS IMPORTANT THAT WE SOME OF
THE LEGISLATION ON MAKING SURE
THAT THOSE DIRECTLY IMPACTED
ARE RECEIVING THE ASSISTANCE
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO
CASH ASSISTANCE.
IT IS A BIG PRIORITY FOR ME AND
ARE VISIBILITY ABILITY TO CRAFT
THIS LEGISLATION.
SO WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE THIS
AMENDMENT.
MADAME CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE
CALL ROLE ON THE ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> VICE CHAIR HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU MADAME CLERK.
THE AMENDMENT CARRIES AND
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO WILL BE
INCLUDED IN THE UNDERLYING
BILL.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THE
UNDERLYING BILL IN FRONT OF US.
NUMBER 120094.
>> OKAY.
I WILL MAKE A FEW COMMENTS
BECAUSE THIS IS THE PACKAGE.
THIS IS IT.
THIS IS THE SEATTLE RESCUE
PLAN.
THIS BILL, PLUS THE VILLAGES
VOTED ON MAKEUP $120 MILLION
THAT GOES DIRECTLY INTO THE
HANDS OF FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN
DOES PROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED
BY COVID-19.
THIS BILL ALLOWS FOR US TO MAKE
DEEP INVESTMENTS INTO HOUSING
AND HOMELESSNESS AND SUPPORT
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.
FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN DOES
PROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED AS
WORKERS AND ALSO MEMBERS OF THE
CREATIVE COMMUNITY, CREATIVE
ARTS COMMUNITY.
WE APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATIVE
WORK THAT WENT INTO CRAFTING
THE LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF US.
AND I THINK THE AMENDMENTS
TODAY, WHICH LARGELY SPEAK TO
HOW THE DOLLARS ALLOCATED
VERSUS WHAT IS GETTING FUNDED,
SPEAK TO THE WAY IN WHICH WE
PROVIDED A COLLABORATIVE AND
COLLECTIVE WAY TO MAKE SURE
THAT THESE DOLLARS ARE GETTING
OUT THE DOOR.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES, FOR YOUR
PARTICIPATION OVER THE LAST TWO
MONTHS.
AND WHAT TO THINK -- IN MY
OFFICE WHO SPENDS DAILY
MEETINGS WITH MEMBERS OF THE
CITY BUDGET OFFICE INCLUDING
JULIE DINGLEY AND BEN NO WILL.
AND WORKING CLOSELY WITH
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES'S
OFFICE AND ALY WHO LED THIS AND
MEMBERS OF THE CENTRAL STAFF
INCLUDING TRACY, JEFF, YOLANDA
AND BRIAN AS SO AS WELL AS SO
MANY OTHER FOLKS.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ FOR HER
LEADERSHIP AND COSPONSORSHIP OF
THE LEGISLATION IN ALL OF YOU
FOR THE AMENDMENTS THAT MADE
THIS FOR LEGISLATION EVEN
STRONGER.
AND OF COURSE OUR FRIENDS FROM
THE IT DEPARTMENT, CLERK'S
OFFICE, COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS,
AS WELL AS EVERY ONE OF OUR
STAFF MEMBERS IN THE OFFICE WHO
SPENT A LOT OF HOURS WORKING ON
THE BILL.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK LORI, ERIN
HOUSE AND ARETHA FOR THEIR WORK
ON THIS.
WITH THAT, THIS LEGISLATION
WOULD GO WITH ALL OF THE WORK
THAT WE JUST DID TO MONDAY'S
METING WITH YOUR VOTE IN A
SECOND.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
EMCEEING NONE.
A LOT OF EXCITEMENT AROUND THE
BILL.
MADAME CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
CALL ROLE ON THE ADOPTION OF
COUNSEL BILL 120094 IS AMENDMENT
AMENDED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR HERBOLD.
>> AS IT.
CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> ASKED.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THAT IS IT.
THE RECLAMATION OF THE BILL
PASSES AMENDMENT WILL BE SENT
TO THE JUNE 2021 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING FOR FINAL CONSIDERATION.
SO THIS PASSES A FULL WEEK
EARLIER THEN WE GAVE OURSELVES
AS A FINAL DEADLINE.
THAT MEANS MORE ASSISTANCE CAN
GET TO FOLKS EVEN FASTER.
IT ALSO MEANS THAT TOMORROW
AFTERNOON, WE DO NOT NEED A
FINANCE AND HOUSING MEETING.
I HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR AFTERNOON
OFF AND CAN GRADUATIONS TO
EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN BURNING
THE MIDNIGHT OIL AND MAKING
THIS PACKAGE POSSIBLE.
WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR WORK.
I DO WANT TO KNOW THAT OUR NEXT
MEETING IS GOING TO BE ON JULY
19th.
WE NOTED EARLIER THAT WE WOULD
BRING FORWARD THE HAZARD PAY
ORDINANCE.
AND TO HAVE ONE OR MORE BUDGET
RELATED ITEMS.
AND A CONVERSATION ON THE
COVERED RESPONSE LEGISLATION
AND COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
TRANSFER TO THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING.
AND THAT WOULD BE A FULL AGENDA
AS WELL.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR
TIME THERE.
AND EVERYTHING IS ON A FRIDAY
GANG GIVEN THE HOLIDAY.
AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK THE
CENTRAL STAFF AND FOLKS THAT
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF US.
IT IS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY TO
MAKE SOME REAL AND LASTING
IMPACT ON HOW WE CREATE A MORE
EQUITABLE ECONOMY AND THE LONG
RUN BY MAKING SHORT-TERM AND
LONGER-TERM INVESTMENTS.
I'M PROUD OF THE WORK WE HAVE
DONE TODAY.
>> FOR THE COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES, I WILL BE SENDING
AROUND AN E-MAIL.
IT IS NOT A COUNSEL SIGN-ON
LETTER BUT AN OPPORTUNITY TO
HAVE A LETTER FROM ELECTED
OFFICIALS SIGN ON IN SUPPORT OF
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE
SUPPORTING THE FOLKS WHO ARE
STANDING IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE
FOLKS IN PALESTINE AT THE PORT.
AND I KNOW THE PORT MEMBERS
HAVE SENT A MESSAGE SAYING THAT
THEY ALL WANT TO GET BACK TO
WORK BUT ALSO RECOGNIZE THE
RIGHT FOR FOLKS TO EXPRESS
THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.
AND THERE IS A NUMBER OF
ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING MAPS
AND OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN
SENDING AROUND POSSIBLE LETTERS
FOR ELECTIVES AS WELL AS TO
BROADER COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
SO NOT SOMETHING OFFICIALLY
FROM CITY COUNCIL OR FROM MY
OFFICE, BUT I WILL BE
CIRCULATING THAT AROUND TO
FOLKS SO THAT YOU HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN ON TO A
MUCH BROADER LETTER WHICH
INCLUDES MANY OTHER COUNCIL
MEMBERS FROM THE COUNTY AND
STATE LEGISLATORS AS WELL.
AND I WANT TO JUST GIVE YOU A
HEADS UP ON THAT.
ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE GOOD OF
THE ORDER?
>> A HUGE NOTE OF
APPRECIATION FOR ALL OF YOU FOR
STICKING AROUND.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, YOU ARE
WELCOME TO MAKE THE
ANNOUNCEMENT.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO?
>> WE WILL SEE SOME OF YOU IN
THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND 44
MINUTES.
>> 44 MINUTES.
AND WITH THAT, THANK YOU
CENTRAL STAFF AND IT AND THE
FOLKS GETTING READY FOR THE
MEETING.
THAT IS IT.
TODAY IS A WRAP AND THAT
ADJOURNS OUR MEETING FOR THE
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.