>>> TODAY IS MONDAY, JUNE 6th.
THIS IS OUR COUNCIL BRIEFING
MEETING.
THE TIME IS 2:02.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL?
[ROLL CALL]
SIX PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU.
FOR THE RECORD, I SHOULD NOTE
THE COUNCIL MEMBERS
ARE EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S
COUNCIL BRIEF.ING.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED.
WE'LL MOVE TO THE PRESIDENT'S
REPORT ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
WE HAVE NO PROCLAMATIONS FOR A
SIGNATURE AND NO
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE'LL HAVE ONE 30 MINUTE
PRESENTATION ON THE SEATTLE
POLICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
SPMA, COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT.
WE'LL WELCOME PRESENTERS AUTO
CLIMATE LAW GROUP.
FROM CENTRAL STAFF WILL PROVIDE
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
CONTRACT.
YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED YOUR
MATERIALS REGARD
TODAY'S PRESENTATION WITH THE
REPUBLISHED AGENDA
SENT OUT ON FRIDAY.
THANK YOU CENTRAL STAFF FOR THE
MEMO YOU PROVIDED AS
WELL.
AT TOMORROW'S MEETING, COUNCIL
MEETING TOMORROW, THE
SPMA WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR A
VOTE.
SO LET ME GET THROUGH THIS
BEFORE I HAND THIS OFF.
ON TOMORROW'S AGENDA, THE
CONSENT CALENDAR WILL
INCLUDE MINUTES AND PAYMENT OF
BILLS AS WELL AS SIX
PAYMENTS THAT WERE REVIEWED AND
RECOMMENDED BY THE
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATION CIVIL
RIGHTS AND CULTURAL
COMMITTEE CARRIED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES.
ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR OF COURSE UNLESS ANY
COUNCIL MEMBER
REQUESTS AN ITEM BE REMOVED AND
CONSIDERED
SEPARATELY.
>>> FOLLOWING THE CONSENT
CALENDAR.
THE FIRST IS SEATTLE POLICE
MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
SPM CONTRACT.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT
THIS BILL AFTER TODAY'S
PRESENTATION, FEEL FREE TO
CONTACT GREG OR ALLI AT
CENTRAL STAFF.
ALI WILL VOTE ON THE
APPOINTMENT OF MOHAMMED TO THE
DIRECTOR FOR THE OFFICE OF
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
AFFAIRS.
I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD
JOINED US.
THERE ARE NO SIGNING OF
PROCLAMATIONS I BELIEVE.
WITH THAT, THE PRESENTATION ON
COUNCIL BILL 120332
REGARDING SEATTLE POLICE
MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT.
I INTRODUCED BUT I'LL STOP WITH
ALL PRESENTERS.
I'D LIKE TO HAND OFF TO COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD.
WE CAN GO FROM THERE OR MOVE
INTO THE PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> SO AS WE KNOW, COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENTS
ARE NEGOTIATED WITH OUR LABOR
UNITS.
OUR APPROVAL OF THESE CONTRACTS
ARE DIFFERENT THAN
TYPICAL LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
WHERE THE COUNCIL HAS
THE OPPORTUNITY TO, IN ADDITION
TO VOTING UP OR
DOWN, ALSO MAKING AMENDMENTS TO
THE LEGISLATION.
NEGOTIATIONS WITH SEATTLE'S TWO
POLICE UNIONS SPMA
AND SPA.
SPMA BEING THE SEATTLE POLICE
MANAGEMENT
ASSOCIATION.
THAT'S THE CONTRACT BEFORE US
NOW.
FOR BOTH SETS OF NEGOTIATIONS,
COUNCIL IS REQUIRED
BY LAW TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING
AT LEAST 180 DAYS
BEFORE NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN AND
TO CONSIDER IN GOOD
FAITH WHETHER AND HOW TO CARRY
FORWARD THE INTERESTS
THAT WERE EXPRESSED IN THE
PUBLIC HEARING THAT
OCCURRED BEFORE THE BEGINNING
OF NEGOTIATIONS.
THE SPMA AND SPA ARE DIFFERENT
FROM PREVIOUS
NEGOTIATIONS BECAUSE IN
NOVEMBER 2020, THE MAYOR AND
I WORKED TOGETHER TO CREATE
NEWLY EXPANDED ROLES FOR
OUR ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS IN
BARGAINING POLICE
CONTRACTS.
THAT COVERED BOTH NEGOTIATIONS
WHERE SPMA AND SPA.
FOR THE FIRST TIME, COMMUNITY
REPRESENTATIVES FROM
THE COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION
HAD A ROLE IN THE
BARGAINING PROCESS AND
INSPECTOR GENERAL IN THE
OFFICE OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
ALSO SERVED AS
ADVISERS.
AS A RESULT AND IN ADDITION,
CONSIDERING THE 2017
ACCOUNTABILITY LEGISLATION
WHICH WAS REALLY A
FOUNDATIONAL IN OUR
IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITIES
FOR
THIS NEGOTIATION MEANS OUR
CONTRACT IN SORT OF
ALIGNMENT WITH THE 2017
ACCOUNTABILITY LEGISLATION,
NEW ISSUES CONSIDERED IN THE
NEGOTIATIONS FROM OUR
ACCOUNTABILITY REPRESENTATIVES.
IN 2019, ALSO, IT'S IMPORTANT
TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE
COURT OVERSEEING THE CONSENT
DECREE HIGHLIGHTED
ISSUES REGARDING PLAN AND
APPEALS.
THOSE ISSUES AS WELL I THINK
WERE REALLY IMPORTANT
TO THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS.
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
FINALLY TO CLOSE OUT WITH
THE RECOGNITION THAT IT'S THE
LABOR RELATIONS POLICY
COMMITTEE IS ESTABLISHED BY THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
CODE.
IT CREATES A STRUCTURE FOR
LABOR NEGOTIATIONS
BETWEEN THE CITY AND
REPRESENTATIVE EMPLOYEES.
IT'S A JOINT EXECUTIVE AND
COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND
FIVE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS SIT
ON THAT COMMITTEE.
AFTER I HAVE ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ABOUT THE CONTENT
OF IT HAS CONTRACT ITSELF BUT
WANTED TO HELP SET THE
STAGE IN ADVANCE OF THE
PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
I'LL HAND OFF TO AUTO.
YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE YOUR
TEAM.
REMIND ME TO LET YOU CLOSE OUT
ON THIS.
INTRODUCE YOUR TEAM.
WE'LL START WITH MR. DOSS
CONTROLLING THE POWER
POINT.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GREG DOSS FROM THE CENTRAL
STAFF OF COUNCIL ALSO WAS
ANOTHER ONE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS
IN TERMS OF THE
BARGAINING PROCESS WAS TO GET
SOMEONE FROM THE
COUNCIL WHO WOULD PARTICIPATE.
HAVING SAID THAT, GREG, OVER TO
YOU.
>> OH, THANK YOU OTTO.
GOOD AFTERNOON MADAME CHAIR.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTRODUCTORY
COMMENTS COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD.
I WAS GOING TO HELP SET IF
STAGE AND RUN YOU THROUGH
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TODAY.
I WAS GOING TO PROVIDE OPENING
REMARKS AT THE STAGE
FOR HOW THE NEGOTIATING TEAM
PUT TOGETHER THE
PROPOSALS AND HOW THAT WAS
INFLUENCED BY THE
ACCOUNTABILITY AGENCIES AND
THEN WE ARE GOING TO
BREAK THIS DOWN INTO VARIOUS
SECTIONS.
OTTO, I'M GOING TO START OUT
COVERING REALLY THE
BIGGEST CHANGE WHICH IS THE
CHANGE, THE MOVE AWAY
FROM ARBITRATION TO WHAT IS
CALLED DISCIPLINE
REVIEW.
THAT'S REALLY THE CHANGE
HAPPENING IN THIS CONTRACT.
>> CAN WE MAKE SURE YOU
INTRODUCE DANIELLE AND WHERE
SHE'S FROM?
>> OTTO DID DO THAT.
>> I'M SIRE.
>> OBVIOUSLY SHOULD HAVE DONE
MORE OF IT.
>> DANIELLE MALCOM FROM LABOR
RELATIONS.
SHE AND I AND OTTO WERE ON THE
NEGOTIATION TEAM.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I'M ALSO CENTRAL STAFF.
>> SO I'M GOING TO GO OVER
DISCIPLINE REVIEW.
I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE CONTEXT
ON THAT BACKGROUND.
WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH 10 OR
12.
NEXT DANIELLE WILL GO OVER THE
FINANCIAL
IMPLICATIONS OF THIS PARTICULAR
CONTRACT AND COST
ASSOCIATED FOR THIS CONTRACT.
I'M GOING TO FINISH UP WITH HOW
THOSE PARTICULAR
COSTS TRANSLATE TO THE CITY
BUDGET AND WHAT IT WOULD
MEAN OR MIGHT MEAN FOR THE CITY
BUDGET FOR 2022 AND
2023.
>> THAT'S HER PLAN.
WITH, THAT I'LL TURN IT OVER TO
OTTO TO GIVE CONTEXT
FOR HOW WE GOT TO NEGOTIATIONS
AND HOW THE
NEGOTIATING TEAM MOVED FORWARD
WITH THE DIRECTIONS
FROM THE ORPC.
>> THANK YOU, GREG.
I'LL TRY NOT TO COVER TERRITORY
THAT COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD ALREADY DID GOING
THROUGH THE PROCESS.
THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT WITH SPMA, LAST
ONE EXPIRED DECEMBER 31, 2019.
THE CITY BEGAN WORKING ON
PREPARATION FOR NEW
AGREEMENTS BECAUSE OF THE
THINGS COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD RAISED IN TERMS OF
COURT'S INVOLVEMENT AND
LOOKING AT WHAT WAS HAPPENING.
THE CITY HIRED CP ORGANIZATION
TO COME IN AND WORK
WITH US ON ACCOUNTABLE.
WE DECIDED WITH THE AGREEMENT
OF SPMA TO START THE
NEGOTIATIONS IN EARLY 2020 ON
ISSUES OTHER THAN
ACCOUNTABILITY TO GIVE US THE
CITY TIME TO REALLY
FIGURE OUT WHAT WE WANTED TO DO
AND GET -- MAKE
SURE WE COVERED EVERYTHING WE
NEEDED TO.
WE BEGAN WITH A FEW SESSIONS
WITH SPMA.
COVID CAME ALONG.
WE ENDED UP STOPPING THE
NEGOTIATIONS OBVIOUSLY
BECAUSE OF THAT HAPPENING.
THAT ALSO PUT OFF A LITTLE BIT
OUR REVIEW INTERNALLY
TO GET READY FOR ACCOUNTABILITY
AND CHANGESAND
AGREEMENTS PROCEDURE.
THOSE ARE THE ISSUES THAT WE
HAD KICKED OVER WITH
SPMA.
DURING LATE 2020, WE WENT
THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE
PROCESS IN TERMS OF PUTTING
TOGETHER WHAT WE WANT TO
ACHIEVE BARGAINING WITH RELATED
TO THE THAT IS THE
REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE POLICE
COMMISSION, LISA
JUDGE, THE INSPECTOR GENERAL,
AND ANDREW WHO WAS THE
OPA DIRECTOR.
THEY WERE ALL INVOLVED IN
PROVIDING INPUT TO US BOTH
IN WRITING AND ALSO PROVIDING
INPUT TO US AND MORE
IMPORTANTLY INPUT DIRECTLY TO
THE MEMBERS OF THE
ORPC ON ISSUES RELATED TO
ACCOUNTABILITY TO INSURE
THE MEMBERS OF THE LRPC HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR
DIRECTLY FROM THOSE THREE
STAKEHOLDERS, THINGS THAT
WERE IMPORTANT AND HELPING ORPC
THINK THROUGH
PRIORITIES.
THE CITY THEN AGREED UPON WHAT
WE WERE GOING TO TRY
TO DO AND PUT TOGETHER A
PROPOSAL FOR SPMA WE GOT TO
THEM IN EARLY 2021 AND SPENT
2021 IN NEGOTIATIONS.
WE ENDED UP GETTING A MEDIATOR
FROM THE PUBLIC
APPOINTMENT RELATIONS
COMMISSION THAT CAME IN THE
LATE SUMMER OF 2021 AND HELPED
US GET TO A
RESOLUTION AND THE TA WHICH
WE'RE LOOKING AT TODAY
WHICH WAS ACHIEVED IN THE EARLY
2022.
>>> ANYTHING ELSE GREG THAT
WOULD HELP?
>> I THINK THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
WHY DON'T I JUMP IN THE MEAT OF
THE CONTRACT AND
WE'LL FIRE THROUGH.
AS FOLKS HAVE QUESTIONS, THEY
CAN THROW THEM AT US.
>> ALAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE PUT
UP -- SHARE THE
MEMO.
COULD YOU PLEASE PUT IT TO THE
LAST PAGE OF THE
MEMO.
PAGE 2 OF THE APPENDIX.
WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK AT AT
THE VERY LAST PAGE
OF THE APPENDIX IS GOING TO BE
A DESCRIPTION OF THE
DISCIPLINE REVIEW PROCESS.
I GET TO TALK ABOUT DISCIPLINE
REVIEW WHICH IS
REALLY LUCKY FOR ME.
THIS IS THE BIGGEST AND MOST
IMPORTANT CHANGE THAT
IS MADE IN THE CONTRACT.
I CALLED IT A C CHANGE EARLIER.
I THINK THAT IF YOU ASKED THE
ACCOUNTABILITY
ADVOCATES OR EVEN THE JUDGE
THAT OVERSEES THE
CONSENT DECREE, YOU WOULD
PROBABLY BE TOLD BY ANY OF
THEM THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
THAT THE CITY CHANGED
IN TERMS OF ACCOUNTABILITY IS
ITS CURRENT SYSTEM OF
ARBITRATION.
THIS CONTRACT DOES THAT.
THIS CONTRACT MOVES TO WHAT IS
CALLED DISCIPLINE
REVIEW.
BEFORE I GO THERE, I'M GOING TO
DO A LITTLE BIT OF
BACKGROUND ON WHAT THE CURRENT
ARBITRATION PROCESS
IS.
SO, UNDER THE CURRENT CONTRACT,
THE CURRENT SPMA, AN
OFFICER WILL APPEAL THE
DISCIPLINE THROUGH A
GRIEVANCE.
IT HAS TWO ROUTES.
PUBLIC SAFETY, CIVIL SERVICE
COMMISSION OR GO
THROUGH BINDING ARBITRATION.
IN EITHER CASE, THOSE PROCESSES
ARE KNOWN AS DENOVO
OR NEW AGAIN.
THAT'S BECAUSE IN EITHER CASE,
IT'S LIKE THE OFFICER
GETS A BRAND NEW TRIAL.
THE INVESTIGATION IN THE
DEPARTMENT IS OVER.
THE CASE IS CLOSED.
THE CHIEF HAS ISSUED
DISCIPLINE.
THE DISCIPLINE HAS BEEN
APPEALED BUT WHEN IT HITS
ARBITRATION, IT'S ALL OPEN
AGAIN.
IT HAPPENS ALL OVER FROM THE
BEGINNING.
WITNESSES CAN BE CALLED.
NEW EVIDENCE CAN BE INTRODUCED.
ESSENTIALLY IT'S A BRAND NEW
TRIAL THAT WOULD ALLOW
OFFICERS TO REACH A BETTER
OUTCOME.
SO, UNLESS THERE'S ANOTHER
OUTCOME THAT IS SET FORTH
IN A CONTRACT, IT IS THE
ARBITER WHO GETS TO
DETERMINE WHAT THE STANDARD IS
FOR THAT PARTICULAR
TRIAL OR FOR THAT NEW AGAIN
EXAMINATION OF THE
EVIDENCE AND WITNESSES.
NATIONAL RESEARCH WILL SHOW IN
MANY CASES THAT
STANDARD IS CLEAR AND
CONVINCING FOR CASES THAT
INVOLVE TERMINATION OR
SUSPENSION.
THAT'S A HIGHER STANDARD THAN
PREPONDERANCE OF
EVIDENCE WHICH IS A STANDARD
MOST LIKELY OR MOST
OFTEN SOUGHT BY ACCOUNTABILITY
ADVOCATES.
PREPONDERANCE OF EVIDENCE
MEANING FOR LIKELY THAN
NOT.
WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS THAT AS
OFFICERS APPEAL TO
ARBITRATION, THEY'RE GETTING A
NEW TRIAL.
IT'S WITH A HIGHER STANDARD.
THIS NEW PROCESS, DISCIPLINE
REVIEW WOULD NOT MAKE
DENOVO A POSSIBILITY.
THE NEUTRAL REVIEWER WOULD LOOK
AT THE CASE FILE,
REEXAMINE THE FACTS IN THE
CASE, SAME FACTS THE
CHIEF WAS ABLE TO SEE.
IFs SAME WITNESS TESTIMONY THAT
THE CHIEF WAS ABLE
TO SEE.
ALL THE SAME INFORMATION THAT
ONLY THE CHIEF WAS
ABLE TO SEE.
THEN THE NEUTRAL EXAMINER WOULD
BASE THEIR JUDGMENT
ON ONLY THOSE FACTS.
THEY WOULD BE LOOKING FOR TWO
THINGS.
FIRST, DID THE CITY MEET THE
EVIDENCE STANDARD?
THIS CONTRACT NEGOTIATES THE
PREPONDERANCE OF
EVIDENCE STANDARD.
THAT RIGHT THERE IS A
SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE FROM
THE EXISTING ARBITRATION
SCHEME.
NO LONGER WOULD YOU HAVE CLEAR
AND CONVINCING THAT
HIGHER STANDARD.
IT WOULD BE LOWER STANDARD OF
PROOF, PREPONDERANCE
OF EVIDENCE THAT THE NEUTRAL
EXAMINER WOULD BE
LOOKING TO SEE IF THE CITY
ACHIEVED.
THE SECOND THING THAT THE
NEUTRAL EXAMINER WOULD BE
LOOKING FOR IS WHETHER THE
DISCIPLINE THAT THE CHIEF
ADMINISTERED WAS ARBITRARY OR
CAPRICIOUS.
IN THE PAST, IF THE ARBITER
DETERMINED THE
DISCIPLINE WAS NOT APPROPRIATE,
IT WAS UP TO THE
ARBITER TO DETERMINE WHAT
DISCIPLINE MIGHT BE
APPROPRIATE.
UNDER THIS PROCESS IN THIS
CONTRACT, IF THE NEUTRAL
EXAMINER FOUND THAT THE
DISCIPLINE WAS ARBITRARY OR
CAPRICIOUS.
THEY COULD ONLY CHANGE THE
DISCIPLINE, LOWER IT
ENOUGH SO THAT IT WAS NO LONGER
ARBITRARY OR
CAPRICIOUS.
ONLY TO THAT STANDARD.
THE NEUTRAL EXAMINER WOULD BE
PICKED OFF THE LIST
ESTABLISHED BY THE DISCIPLINARY
REGISTER UNDER THE
STATE RCW.
NO OPPORTUNITY FOR EITHER SIDE.
THE CITY OR UNION TO LACK OF A
BETTER WORD GAIN THE
SYSTEM.
THE NEUTRAL EXAMINER WOULD BE
COMING FROM THE STATE.
THERE COULD BE, AS I SAID
BEFORE, NO OPPORTUNITY FOR
ANY NEW EVIDENCE OR WITNESS
UNLESS IT WAS FOUND
DURING THE COURSE OF THE
NEUTRAL EXAMINER'S REVIEW.
SOMETHING NEW HAD COME UP.
NEW INFORMATION THAT WAS NOT
DISCOVERABLE AT THE
TIME THE CHIEF MADE HIS OR HER
INVESTIGATION AND
DISCIPLINE REVIEW OR IF THE
CREDIBILITY OF A WITNESS
DURING THE INVESTIGATION WAS
FOR SOME REASON
QUESTIONED.
THEN THAT COULD BE SOMETHING
THAT THE NEUTRAL VIEWER
WOULD LOOK AT.
EVEN IF THOSE CASES, THE
NEUTRAL REVIEWER WOULD NOT
DEFER BACK TO A TRIAL TYPE
ATMOSPHERE.
IT WOULD BE THE NEUTRAL
REVIEWER MEETING WITH THOSE
PARTICULAR WITNESSES AND THE
NEUTRAL REVIEWER ASKING
QUESTIONS ONLY OF THOSE
WITNESSES TO CLARIFY THE NEW
INFORMATION.
BECAUSE THIS NEW SCHEME IS
ESSENTIALLY CLOSING THE
BOOKS BEFORE THE NEUTRAL
REVIEWER EVER BEGINS THEIR
PROCESS, IT DOES ALLOW THE
UNION AN OPPORTUNITY TO
SEE THE OPA INVESTIGATIVE FILE
BEFORE THE CHIEF SEES
IT.
THAT WILL ALLOW THE UNION TO
SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING
THE OPA INVESTIGATION MISSED,
IF THEY FEEL LIKE
THEY'D LIKE TO SUPPLEMENT BY
PUTTING A LETTER IN IT.
IF THEY THINK THE CHIEF SHOULD
SEE.
THEY MAY DO SO.
THE CHIEF HAS THE INFORMATION
THAT THE NEUTRAL
REVIEWER WILL EVENTUALLY SEE.
AGAIN THE NEUTRAL REVIEWER WILL
WORK WITH THE SAME
INFORMATION AS THE CHIEF.
IDEALLY NO DIFFERENT OUTCOME.
THAT'S A LOT.
I'M GOING TO STOP AND ASK IF
ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS.
>> IS THIS A MODEL USED IN
OTHER CITIES?
>> IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO THE WAY
THE APPEALS COURT
MIGHT WORK.
I'M TOLD BY MY ATTORNEY
FRIENDS.
IT'S REALLY SOMETHING THAT THE
-- I THINK IT'S
REALLY SOMETHING THAT THE
NEGOTIATING TEAM SORT OF
CAME UP WITH FROM SCRATCH.
HAVE TO GIVE A LOT OF CREDIT TO
SPMA FOR COMING UP
WITH A CONCEPT ORIGINALLY.
THERE WERE THERE WERE
CHALLENGES THINKING ABOUT IF
THE INFORMATION IS GOING TO BE
CLOSED, THE NEUTRAL
REVIEWER, HOW CAN WE MAKE SURE
THE UNION GETS A
CHANCE.
>> WE HAVE OTTO IN THE QUEUE.
THE DISCIPLINARY REVIEW IS
DESIGNED BY THIS EFFORT.
PRINCIPLES IDENTIFYING AS
NECESSARY TO MOVE FORWARD
REFORM ARE THE PRINCIPLES THAT
REALLY MIRROR.
THE NEED TO INSURE THAT THE
HEARING IS NOT.
THE KIND OF HEARING A LOT OF
INFORMATION CAN BE
BROUGHT IN.
THE HEARING WHERE THE STANDARD
OF REVIEW IS A
PREPONDERANCE OF EVIDENCE.
THAT IS -- THOSE ARE
PRINCIPALS THAT WERE
IDENTIFIED.
THOSE WERE IDENTIFIED EARLY ON.
REALLY FOUNDATIONALLY, I WOULD
SAY TO THE 2017
ACCOUNTABILITY ORDNANCE AND
PRINCIPLES ENSHRINED IN
THE LEGISLATION THAT THE STATE
CONSIDERED FOR POLICE
DISCIPLINE SYSTEMS STATEWIDE TO
LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS
AGO.
THE BILL DID NOT PASS.
AGAIN THESE PRINCIPLES ARE ALL
REFLECTED IN SORT OF
THE POLICY APPROACH THAT FOLKS
ARE SEEKING.
NOT JUST HERE IN SEATTLE BUT
OTHER JURISDICTION
ACROSS THE STATE.
>> WHAT THAT MEANS IS REVIEW
CONSISTS OF LOOK
agoth THE INFORMATION THAT
CHIEF LOOKED AT.
IT'S NOT WHAT DID LAWYERS
AFTERWARDS COOK UP THEY
WANTED AND THE ARBITRATOR HERE.
RATHER IT'S WHAT DID THE CHIEF
SEE.
THEN THE TWO NEXT POINTS AND
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD
AND GREG ARE SPOT ON WITH THE
IMPORTANCE OF STANDARD
PREPONDERANCE OF EVIDENCE.
IT'S NOT PUTTING AN ADDITIONAL
BURDEN ON THE CITY TO
ESTABLISH IF CONDUCT OCCURRED.
>> THAT'S THE STANDARD THAT
GETS USED.
SECOND PIECE IS IN THIS KIND OF
SITUATION, IF WE
ESTABLISHED AND CITY
ESTABLISHED THE DISCIPLINE
OCCURRED, THEN THE CHIEF OUGHT
TO GET A LOT OF
DISCRETION IN TERMS OF WHAT'S
THE RIGHT DISCIPLINE
TO IMPOSE.
WHAT THIS DOES IS JUST THAT, BY
HAVING A SYSTEM THAT
SAYS THE NEUTRAL EXAMINER IS
ONLY ABLE TO OVER TURN
THE DISCIPLINE IF IT'S
ARBITRARY AND CAPRICIOUS.
SETS THE STANDARD THAT GIVES
THE CHIEF SIGNIFICANTLY
MORE DISCRETION THAN THEY HAVE
HAD IN THE PAST IN
TERMS OF MAKING A DISCIPLINARY
DECISION.
THOSE AGAIN ARE REALLY
IMPORTANT CHANGES AND THINGS
WHICH ARE IMPORTANT IN MOVING
THE BALL FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ONE MORE QUICK THING.
>> MIA, THE NEGOTIATION TEAM
ALSO NEGOTIATED THAT
SHOULD AN OFFICER DECIDE TO
TAKE THE OTHER ROUTE AND
GO TO THE PSCSC AND APPEAL
DISCIPLINE ON THAT ROUTE,
THAT THAT STANDARD OF REVIEW IS
LOCKED IN AS A
PREPONDERANCE OF EVIDENCE.
THAT'S NOW IN THE CONTRACT
SHOULD THEY GO THE OTHER
WAY AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IS THERE MORE OTTO?
IS THAT AN OLD HAND OR NEW
HAND?
>> OTTO ACTUALLY -- IF WE
HAVE NO MORE QUESTIONS
GOING TO TRANSITION US INTO THE
ACCOUNTABILITY
TABLE, ALLI IF YOU WANT TO MOVE
US INTO.
RIGHT THERE, PERFECT.
>> BEFORE YOU MOVE ON, CAN YOU
ADDRESS -- IF YOU
DID ALREADY, I'M SORRY, ASKING
YOU TO REPEAT IT.
IS THIS ONE OF THE ELEMENTS
THAT JUDGE FLAGGED IN
THE REVIEW?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.
I THINK THIS IS THE ELEMENT.
THE CENTRAL ELEMENT THAT THE
JUDGE FLAGGED.
IT WAS THE ARBITRATION AND THE
FACT THAT THE CHIEF
IN PARTICULAR CASE THE FIRING
OF AN OFFICER FOR
EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS OVERTURNED
BY AN ARBITER THAT
LED THE JUDGE AT LEAST PARTLY
TO HIS DECISION THAT
THE CITY OF SEATTLE WAS OUT OF
COMPLIANCE IN
RELATION TO ITS ACCOUNTABILITY
SYSTEM.
SO THIS IS DIRECTLY ON THAT
POINT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS
ON THAT.
I'LL MOVE ONTO OTHER ISSUES IN
ADDITION TO THE
DISCIPLINE REVIEW WHICH GREG
DISCOVERED.
FIRST IS THAT THERE'S A --
THERE'S BEEN IN PLACE
SORT OF DOUBLE NOTICE TO
OFFICERS WHO ARE, MAY HAVE
ENGAGED IN MISCONDUCT.
THE FIRST ONE IS DONE IN TEN
DAYS.
SECOND IS DONE IN 30 DAYS.
THE RESULT OF THE TWO IS THAT
THE TEN DAY NOTICE
REALLY BECOMES AS DIFFICULT FOR
OPA TO GET OUT.
OPA MAY HAVE REQUESTED THAT IN
TERMS OF BETTER USING
RESOURCES THAT WE JUST DON'T
HAVE TWO DIFFERENT
NOTICES THAT EVERYTHING BE DONE
AFTER 30 DAYS WHICH
WILL FREE UP RESOURCES AT OBA
AND STILL ALLOW THE
PROCESS TO BE MOVING ALONG IN A
TIMELY MANNER.
>> THE NEXT CHANGE HAS TO DO
WITH THE 180 DAYTIME
CLOCK.
IN PARTICULAR, IT'S
RELATIONSHIP TO A CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATION.
GENERALLY SPEAKING, IF THE
OFFICER IS BEING
INVESTIGATED FOR A CRIMINAL
ALLEGED VIOLATION, WE
DON'T START DOING OUR
ADMINISTRATIVE INVESTIGATION
UNTIL THE CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE.
THAT'S BECAUSE OF DUE PROCESS
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS
THAT AN OFFICER HAS IN TERMS OF
A CRIMINAL MANNER.
SO THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN THAT
THERE'S BEEN LANGUAGE
IN THE SPMA CONTRACT AS WELL AS
THIS CONTRACT THAT
SAID OUR 180 DAY CLOCK
CONTINUED TO RUN UNDER SOME
CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN A CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATION WAS
GOING ON IN THE SPMA CONTRACT.
THIS JUST APPLIED TO THOSE
CASES THAT WERE THAT THE
CITY OCCURRED IN THE CITY.
FOR WHATEVER REASON, THE CITY
DECIDED BECAUSE OF
THIS REFERRING THE
INVESTIGATION OUT ELSEWHERE.
THE SPMA CONTRACT DIDN'T STOP.
THAT IS CHANGED.
SOMEHOW IN ALL CASES,
REGARDLESS OF WHERE THE
CRIMINAL CASE AROSE, CREWS
INVESTIGATING IT WHEN
EVER THAT IS GOING ON.
THERE'S NO TIME CLOCK WHICH IS
RUNNING.
ALLI, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ANOTHER ISSUE THAT AROSE
WITH THE PROBLEM THAT
WE'VE HAD POTENTIALLY WITH 180
DAYTIME CLOCK DEALS
WITH WHERE OPA NEEDS ADDITIONAL
TIME TO CONDUCT THE
CONTINUED INVESTIGATION,
CONTINUED WORKING ON AN
INVESTIGATION IN ORDER TO
COMPLETE IT.
WHAT'S THE PROCESS UTILIZED FOR
GETTING AN
EXTENSION?
IN THE OLD CONTRACT, IT SAID
WHILE SPMA WOULD GRANT
EXTENSION, IT WOULD BE DONE IF
OPA COULD SHOW IT HAD
ESTABLISHED DUE DILIGENCE IN
CONDUCTING THE
INVESTIGATION.
THE CONCERN THAT WE HAD AND
SPMA TO THEIR CREDIT WAS
REALLY GOOD WORKING WITH THE
CITY ON THIS ISSUE.
THE CONCERN WAS THAT THE PHRASE
EXERCISE DUE
DILIGENCE IS REALLY SUBJECTIVE.
WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ALL
THE MANY INVESTIGATIONS
THAT OPA IS DOING, THERE MAY BE
TIMES WHERE THEY'VE
DECIDED TO PUT RESOURCES ON
SOME THINGS AND OTHER
THINGS.
SO DOES THAT MEAN WHAT THE
OTHER THINGS THAT THERE'S
A LIMITATION ON THE ABOUT OR
THAT THE SPMA CAN
ESTABLISH THAT WE WEREN'T
ACTING AND USING DUE
DILIGENCE.
THE TEST HAS BEEN REPLACED.
WITH REGARD TO THE REQUESTS
THAT WILL BE GRANTED IN
TERMS OF AND BURDEN WILL BE ON
THE SPMA TO ESTABLISH
IF THEY DENY A REQUEST, THERE
WAS GOOD CAUSE TO DO
SO.
AGAIN, SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVES
THE OPERATION OF HOW
THE CLOCK OPERATES WHERE WE
NEED ADDITIONAL TIME.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE LEWIS HAS HIS
HAND UP.
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
SO OTTO, TO DIG IN A LITTLE BIT
ON 180 DAY CLOCK
WHICH IS A BIG AREA OF INTEREST
FOR ME AS WELL AS
THE FEDERAL JUDGE OVERSEEING
THE CASE.
CAN YOU WALK ME THROUGH A
SCENARIO WHERE THIS WOULD
COME INTO PLAY ON WITH THIS
BURDEN ON THE UNION TO
ESTABLISH A REASON TO DENY THE
180 DAY EXTENSION.
WHAT'S THE KIND OF SCENARIO YOU
THINK THE UNION
WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL IN BLOCKING
180 DAYS UNDER THIS
LANGUAGE?
WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD BE A
COMMON SCENARIO WHERE
THE CITY WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL
EXTENDING THE CLOCK TO
COMPLETE A SUFFICIENT
INVESTIGATION TO GET
ACCOUNTABILITY?
>> LET ME TRY TO GET THOSE IN
ORDER.
FIRST, THE WAY IT WOULD COME UP
WOULD BE --
THERE'S A REQUEST MADE FOR
WHATEVER REASON.
SPMA ASSERTS THEY HAVE GOOD
CAUSE NOT TO APPROVE IT.
THAT THEN WOULD GO TO THE
NEUTRAL -- ULTIMATELY,
WE WOULD CONTINUE OUR
INVESTIGATION.
THAT ISSUE WOULD BE OUT THERE.
IT WOULD BE SOMETHING WHICH
WOULD GO TO THE OLD
DAYS, ARBITRATOR AND NOW I
GUESS IT WOULD GO TO THE
NEUTRAL EXAMINER.
THE KIND OF SITUATION WHICH HAD
ARISED IS PRETTY
HARD WHERE THAT -- THE GOOD
CAUSE WOULDN'T GET US
WHERE WE NEED TO GO.
IT'S PRETTY HARD TO COME UP
WITH.
I THINK IF WE'RE REQUESTING AN
EXTENSION FOR A
REASON AND HAVE A REASON, I
THINK IT'S PRETTY
UNLIKELY THAT THE NEUTRAL
EXAMINER WOULD OVERTURN
THAT.
AGAIN, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE SPMA
HAS BEEN GOOD.
I'M TALKING HYPOTHETICALLY WITH
WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN.
WITH REGARD TO LANGUAGE IN THE
OLD CONTRACT OF THE
EXERCISE DUE DILIGENCE, THAT'S
WHERE I WOULD HAVE
CONCERN THAT IT WOULD BE HARD
FOR US TO ESTABLISH IF
THE BURDEN WAS STILL ON US THAT
WE HAD ACTED IN DUE
DILIGENCE IN TERMS THIS
PARTICULAR INVESTIGATION.
AGAIN, BECAUSE THAT'S IN THE
CONTEXT OF MANY, MANY
OTHER INVESTIGATIONS GOING ON
AT THE SAME TIME, SO
THE QUESTION WOULD BE WHY
DIDN'T YOU PUT MORE
RESOURCES ON THIS ONE RATHER
THAN THAT ONE.
THAT'S A SLIPPERY SLOPE WE
DON'T WANT TO BE ON.
THAT'S WHY WE REALLY THINK THIS
SHOULD SPMA DECIDE
THEY WANT TO START PUSHING BACK
THIS CHANGE IS A
REALLY IMPORTANT ONE.
>> DID THAT COVER YOUR QUESTION
OR IF NOT -
>> YES.
IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WOULD BE A
HIGH BAR FOR SPMA TO BE
ABLE TO OBSTRUCT THIS.
IT SOUNDS LIKE OTTO AND HOW YOU
WERE PHRASING THIS
THAT THE INVESTIGATION COULD
CONTINUE AND WOULDN'T
HAVE TO HALT WHETHER WE ARGUE
GOOD CAUSE OR NOT.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
>> THAT WAS ANOTHER CONCERN IF
WE WERE CREATING A
BOTTLENECK SOMEWHERE THAT COULD
DELAY A BUNCH OF
NEGOTIATIONS.
SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S NOT THE
CASE.
>> IN THE 32,000 CONTRACT YOU
DESCRIBED.
THAT WAS REMOVED IN THE LAST
ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS.
>> THANK YOU, OTTO.
HERBOLD?
>> FRANKLY, STILL FOCUSED ON
180 DAYS BUT DIFFERENT
FOCUS FROM THE GOOD INFORMATION
FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS' QUESTIONS.
I WANTED TO SHARE SLIGHT
INFORMATION.
INFORMATION FROM THE OPA ANNUAL
REPORT AROUND THEIR
TIMELINESS AND THEIR OBLIGATIONS
WHEN THEY'RE UNABLE
TO MEET REQUIREMENTS.
IN 2021 AS WE ALL KNOW WHICH
WAS AN EXTREMELY BUSY
YEAR NOT A TYPICAL YEAR FOR OPA
AT ALL, OF 285
INVESTIGATIONS, THEY FAILED TO
ISSUE TIMELY FINDINGS
IN 1 OF THOSE CASES.
WHEN -- THIS DOESN'T JUST
STOP THE CASE.
THEY'RE GOING TO ISSUE
FINDINGS.
THEY WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED
TIMELY.
OPA SAYS THEY WILL HAVE
RESPONSIBILITY AND
TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR
THOSE 12 CASES.
THEY'LL HAVE TO SEND A LETTER
TO THE MAYOR, THE
COUNCIL, AND THE CITY ATTORNEY
AND THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL AND SPC THAT DOCUMENTS
THE REASONS WHY THEY
WERE NOT ABLE TO ISSUE FINDINGS
WITHIN THAT 180
DAYTIME LINE.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
RECOGNIZE WE DO HAVE
ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS IN
THE ACCOUNTABILITY
LEGISLAION FOR WHAT WE EXPECT
WHEN THAT RARE CASE
OCCURS WHERE FINDINGS ARE NOT
TIMELY.
>> OKAY.
ARE WE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO
A TIME CHECK HERE?
HOW MUCH MORE TIME ARE WE --
ARE WE GOING THROUGH
YOUR WHOLE MEMO, GREG?
>> YES, WE ARE.
ALTHOUGH I THINK THE FINANCIAL
SECTIONS WILL GO
FAST.
>> OKAY.
I'M TRYING TO KEEP EVERYONE ON
OUR TIME.
WE'RE SCHEDULED TO END NOW.
I'M GUESSING WE NEED ANOTHER 10
TO 15 MORE MINUTES.
>> YEAH.
I THINK SO.
>> OKAY.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> I PROMISE TO START TALKING
FASTER.
>> HE CAN DO IT.
>> THE NEXT ONE HAS TO DO WITH
CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATIONS.
WE TALKED EARLIER ABOUT ITS NOT
UNUSUAL FOR THERE TO
BE THE ADMINISTRATIVE
INVESTIGATION BY OPA THAT WILL
STOP WHEN THE CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATION IS BEING DONE.
AT THE SAME TIME, OPA WANTS TO
KNOW THE STATUS OF
THIS.
WHAT'S HAPPENING, WHEN ARE YOU
GOING TO FINISH?
ARE YOU TALKING TO PEOPLE, ET
CETERA.
JUST MAKE SURE THEY'RE READY TO
GO ONCE THE CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATION HAPPENS.
THERE'S LANGUAGE THAT LIMITED
THAT KIND OF
COMMUNICATION FROM OCCURRING.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANTED
AGGRESSIVE BARGAINING
WAS TO FIX.
THAT WE HAVE DONE SO.
>>> NEXT ISSUE DEALS WITH
CURRENTLY TWO CIVILIAN
INVESTIGATORS IN OPA.
THEN THE REST WHICH ARE EITHER
8 TO 10 SERGEANTS WHO
ARE ALSO IN OPA DOING
INVESTIGATIONS.
THAT NUMBER TWO GROWS OUT OF
LANGUAGE IN THIS SPA
CONTRACT WHICH IS THE NEXT UP
IN TERMS OF
NEGOTIATIONS FOR IT HAS CITY.
THE OPA WANTS TO INSURE THAT
WHETHER WE HAVE TEN
CIVILIANS, FIVE CIVILIANS, FIVE
SERGEANTS.
HOWEVER IT WORKS OUT
ULTIMATELY, THAT OPA HAS THE
ABOUT TO ASSIGN THE BEST PERSON
TO THE JOB.
NOT DEPENDENT UPON WHETHER
SOMEONE IS A CIVILIAN OR
A SERGEANT.
RATHER UNDER THESE
CIRCUMSTANCES, WHO SHOULD WE BE
ASSIGNING TO THE JOB?
THE OLD SPMA CONTRACT LANGUAGE
SAID ALL SPA
INVESTIGATIONS HAVE TO BE
ASSIGNED TO A CIVILIAN.
THAT MEANT ONLY HAD TWO
CIVILIANS MADE IT MORE
DIFFICULT TO SPOG
INVESTIGATIONS.
THE NEW LANGUAGE REMOVES THAT
SUCH THAT THE OPA
CORRECTOR HAS THE ABOUT TO MAKE
THE ASSIGNMENT BASED
UPON WHOEVER THAT THEY BELIEVE
IS THE RIGHT PERSON.
>> NEXT IS GREG TOUCHED ON THE
INFORMATION
DISCLOSURE TO INSURE THERE'S A
BURDEN.
THERE'S A DOWN SIDE TO SOMEONE
NOT WRITING WHATEVER
INFORMATION THEY HAVE.
UNDER THE OLD SYSTEM, SOMEONE
CAN STICK SOMETHING IN
THEIR POCKET, NOT TELL US ABOUT
IT.
WE COME OUT IN ARBITRATION AND
WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> OUR INBOXES ARE RECEIVING A
LOT OF EMAILS FROM
CONSTITUENTS THAT THERE'S A
HIGH INTEREST IN THIS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THEY RAISE
SECOND DEGREE THAT
OFFICERS NOT BE ALLOWED TO
WITHHOLD INFORMATION
UNTIL AFTER THE INVESTIGATION
IS CLOSED.
I UNDERSTAND THE DESCRIPTION OF
THIS ITEM THAT IS A
MISUNDERSTANDING AROUND THE NEW
CONTRACT.
REALLY AS YOU SAY, THE NEW
CONTRACT MAKES THIS WHOLE
TOPIC OF INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
NOT RELEVANT BECAUSE
OF THIS ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
NEW DISCIPLINARY REVIEW
SYSTEMS.
>> THAT IS WHERE AN OFFICER
SAYS SOMETHING DISHON
ERRS.
DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S AN
INVESTIGATION OR ANY OTHER
PART OF THEIR DUTIES.
WE ISSUED WHERE TWO THINGS THAT
THE OPA REQUESTED
THAT WE FIX.
WHAT DO YOU DO WHETHER SEVERAL
OFFICERS WHO ARE
INVOLVED.
SOMEONE MEDIATES AND SOMEONE
DON'T.
THE OTHERS HAD TO DO WITH RAPID
ADJUDICATION AND
TIMING OF WHEN THAT MIGHT
OCCUR.
WE WERE ABLE TO AGREE TO MAKE
THE CHANGES THAT HAVE
BEEN REQUESTED ON THAT FRONT BY
THE OPA.
WE HAVE OPA FILES, THE OLD
CONTRACT PROVIDED FOR
THAT CONTRACTS OR SUSTAINED
COMPLAINTS WOULD BE KEPT
FOR SIX YEARS POST EMPLOYMENT.
FOR NONSUSTAINED EMPLOYMENT,
NONSUSTAINED COMPLAINTS
KEPT FOR ONLY THREE YEARS.
THE ACCOUNTABILITY ORDNANCE
SHOWS ALL SUCH VILES
SHOULD BE RETAINED FOR AFTER
SIX YEARS AND THE TBA
IS CONSISTENT WITH AND APPLIES
RULE IN THE
ACCOUNTABILITY ORDNANCE IN
TERMS OF SIX YEARS FOR
ALL.
THE FINAL CHANGE HAS TO DO WITH
LAYOFFS.
THERE'S ISSUES OFTEN COME UP IN
BARGAINING DEALING
WITH WHAT IS IT THAT WHAT DOES
THE CITY HAVE TO
BARGAIN ABOUT OR NOT HAVE TO
BARGAIN ABOUT.
WE WANTED TO GET LANGUAGE.
>> THE CONTRACT TO MAKE IT
CLEAR IN THE EVENT WE
NEED TO MAKE A LAYOFF, TO MAKE
A DECISION IF THERE'S
A FINANCIAL DOWNTURN AND WE
HAVE TO DO LAYOFFS, THAT
DECISION IS SOMETHING THE CITY
GETS TO MAKE.
THEN WITH REGARD TO WHO GETS
LAID OFF IS COVERED BY
THE PUBLIC CIVIL SERVICE RULES.
IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS, I'LL
TURN IT BACK TO GREG I
GUESS.
>> I KNOW WE ONLY SHARED THAT
WITH YOU RECENTLY.
THE ISSUE OF SUBPOENA
AUTHORITY.
I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER AREA
THERE'S A LOT OF
MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT WHAT IT
MEANS THAT SUBPOENA
AUTHORITY IS NOT EXPLICITLY
GRANTED IN THE CONTRACT.
LAST YEAR, WE PASSED
LEGISLATION GIVING OPA AND OIG
SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.
GIVEN THERE ARE NO
REINSTRUCTIONS IN THE CONTRACT,
IT MEANS THAT OUR ORDNANCE
GRANTING SUBPOENA
AUTHORITY IS ABLE TO GO IN
EFFECT.
>> I CAN.
ACTUALLY THE ACCOUNTABILITY
ORDNANCE ITSELF ORDNANCE
125315 GRANTED THE AGENCIES
SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.
THE UNIONS SPA AND SPOG
OBJECTED TO IT BECAUSE THERE
WAS NOT A SPECIFIC PROCESS THAT
WOLD POTENTIALLY
PROTECT THE FOLKS THAT WOULD
RECEIVE THE SUBPOENAS.
AND THE ORDNANCE THAT YOU REFER
TO COUNCIL MEMBER
CREATED THAT PROCESS WITH THE
CONTRACT, IT ARE NOW
ALLOW THE SERVICE OF SUBPOENA
TO SPMA OFFICERS.
>> WAY OF SAYING YES, YOU'RE
RIGHT.
>> ONE LAST THING BEFORE WE
MOVE OFF OF THESE
IMPORTANT ACCOUNTABILITY
ISSUES.
MOVING TO THE TOPIC OF THE
FINANCIAL PACKAGE.
A DIFFEREN GROUP OF FOLKS
RAISED CONCERNS AROUND
THE REFERENCE IN THE CONTRACT
THROUGH THE OFFICERS
BILL OF RIGHTS.
THERE'S A LANGUAGE IN THE
OFFICERS BILL OF RIGHTS
THAT SUGGEST THAT PRIOR
PRACTICES WILL PREVAIL IN
INSTANCES WHERE THERE'S A
CONFLICT.
NOT SURE IF YOU MIGHT BE ABLE
TO SPEAK TO THAT OTTO.
I KNOW ANOTHER COUNCIL MEMBER
66 MAY HAVE RAISED
THAT ISSUE WITH YOU.
I THINK AGAIN TO THE EXTENT
THAT THIS IS -- WE
COULD SHARE WITH THE PUBLIC.
I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT
ARE KEENLY INTERESTED IN THIS
TOPIC THAT ARE
WATCHING NOW.
>> YEAH.
OTTO OR DANIELLE ARE THE BEST
FOLKS FOR THAT ONE,
THE LABOR ATTORNEYS.
>> I'LL TAKE A CRACK AT IT.
THEN DANIELLE CAN FILL IN
ANYTHING I MISSED.
THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU'RE
REFERRING TO SAYS THAT THE
POLICE OFFICERS BILL OF RIGHTS
SPELLS OUT THE
MINIMUM RIGHTS FOR AN OFFICER.
WHERE THE LANGUAGE OF THE
CONTRACT OR PAST PRACTICES
OF THE DEPARTMENT GRANT THE
OFFICER GREATER RIGHTS,
THESE GREATER RIGHTS SHALL
PERTAIN.
I'LL POINT OUT THE LANGUAGE
WHICH IS THERE HAS BEEN
THERE FOR A LONG TIME.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING JUST ADDED.
SECOND, THE WORD PERTAIN SECOND
DEGREE INTERESTING.
IT DOESN'T SAY SHALL PREVAIL.
THAT'S OFTEN IN LANGUAGE LIKE
THIS.
WE SAW THAT IN THE SPOG
CONTRACT.
WE USED THE WORD PREPAIL.
THAT'S NOT WHAT'S HERE.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO ENGAGE IN
TERMS OF HOW WE DO
INVESTIGATIONS.
THINGS WE HAVE BEEN DOING AND
PRACTICING FOR MANY
YEARS NOW.
NOT LIKE THERE COULD BE ANY
PAST PRACTICE THAT COMES
UP AND CHANGES ALL THAT.
I GUESS THE QUICK VERSION WOULD
BE THAT'S NOT
LANGUAGE I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IN
TERMS OF MOVING
FORWARD AND IMPLEMENTING THE
CONTRACT.
>> HERE, OTTO.
>> VERY LAST TOPIC.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE
DISCUSSED THAT WE -- THE
CPC AND OPA THEY HAD INTEREST
IN BUT HAVEN'T
DEVELOPED A POLICY YET.
THE COMPLAINT OF AN APPEAL
PROCESS.
I'M WONDERING IS THAT SOMETHING
WE COULD HAVE A
OPENER ON IF -- IN THE
FUTURE, MAYBE BEFORE THE
SPMA CONTRACT IS TERMINATED
THAT IT'S A TOPIC THAT
WE COULD RETURN TO.
I KNOW IT'S AN ISSUE OF KEEN
INTEREST, FLAGGED IN
THE ACCOUNTABILITY ORDNANCE.
IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT
OUR EXPERTS IN
ACCOUNTABILITY HAVE NOT
DEVELOPED A POLICY AROUND
YET.
>> WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE
CPC ON THE CONTRACT
ALMOST THREE YEARS AGO NOW.
THAT ISSUE WAS FLAGGED BECAUSE
IT WAS ONE OF THE TEN
ITEMS THAT CPC OR 12 ITEMS CPC
RAISED AS BEING A
PRIORITY.
AT THE TIME, THEY SAID THEY'RE
WORKING ON IT AND
WOULD GET THAT TO US IF AND
WHEN THEY CAME UP WITH
SOMETHING THEY THOUGHT WAS
WORKABLE.
WITH REGARD TO A REOPENER, WE
DON'T HAVE IT.
WE DIDN'T EXPLICITLY FLAG THAT
AS SOMETHING WE COULD
REOPEN.
THERE'S OTHER LANGUAGE THAT
TALKS ABOUT REOPENERS.
THERE'S REOPENERS FOR CHANGES,
LEGISLATIVE CHANGES.
THAT PROBABLY WOULDN'T FIT IN
THAT.
IT WOULD BE SOMETHING I THINK
IF IT CAME UP, IT
WOULD BE SOMETHING WE COULD
TALK TO SPMA ABOUT.
WE'D HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER
THE CONTRACT REALLY
REQUIRED A REOPENER OR ACTUALLY
CHANGING SOMETHING
IN THE CONTRACT.
AS I UNDERSTAND, WHAT THEY WERE
TALKING ABOUT
CONCEPTIONLY WOULD NOT BE
SOMETHING THAT CHANGES THE
CONTRACT.
IN THAT CASE, WE COULD BARGAIN
IT AND WOULDN'T NEED
TO REOPEN THE CONTRACT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO IS THIS DANIELLE'S
PORTION?
>> YEAH.
I NEED ABOUT THREE TO FOUR
MINUTES TO WRAP IT UP
WITH THE CITY BUDGET.
>> ALL RIGHT.
I'LL TRY TO GO QUICKLY.
>> FIRST OFF, WE HAVE CHANGES
TO AGES INCLUDING WAGE
INCREASES.
HERE IS THE CONSUMER PRICE
INDEX.
THATST A CALCULATION OF
AVERAGES BASED ON HOW MUCH
MORE GOODS COST.
WE HAVE THOSE NUMBERS FOR 2020,
2021, 2022, 2023.
THAT 4% IS THE CAP.
SO JUST SO YOU KNOW, IF FOR
SOME REASON IT GETS
CALCULATED MORE THAN 4%, WE CAN
ANTICIPATE THE COST.
THERE'S IT HAS PRECINCT UP 5%,
CHANGING IT TO 6% IN
2022.
THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION 2%
INCREASING EVERY
PERCENT.
LAUNCH COMMANDER ADDING 3% FOR
THEM.
IN DISCUSSIONS, THEY HAD
DIFFICULT RETAINING PEOPLE
WITH EXPERIENCE.
WE ADDED A PREMIUM TO HELP THAT
PROCESS.
THE CAPTAIN'S FLEX TIME BUY OUT
TO DESCRIBE WHAT
FLEX TIME IS JUST BECAUSE IT'S
NOT SELF-EXPLANATORY,
FLEX TIME IS WHAT CAPTAINS CAN
ACCRUE INSTEAD OF
OVERTIME.
IF A CAPTAIN DOES OVERTIME
INSTEAD OF GETTING
COMPENSATED FOR THAT
FINANCIALLY, THEY'RE ABLE TO
ACCRUE FLEX TIME.
IT CAN BE USED LIKE VACATION
TIME.
IT CAN'T BE HASHED OUT
NORMALLY.
WHAT WE HAVE IS A SYSTEM WHERE
OFFICERS, BASED ON
PRIOR AGREEMENT WERE ABLE TO
ACCRUE UP TO 384 HOURS.
SHOW IF THEY HAD A REASON TO
GET MORE, THEY HAD TO
GET SPECIAL APPROVAL.
WE'RE REDUCING CAP DOWN TO 200
HOURS.
THAT WILL MAKE IT LESS HOURS
FLOATING OUT THERE OVER
TIME.
IT WILL BE A RESOURCE FOR THE
CITY.
WE'RE QUASHING CASHING OUT
THE HOURS UP FRONT.
THEY CAN CASH OUT AT 35%.
AT THE END OF THE PROCESS, THEY
CAN CASH THEM OUT AT
25%.
IT'S NOT AN HOUR FOR HOUR CASH
OUT.
IT'S A REDUCED PERCENTAGE CASH
OUT.
DURING THE PERIOD TRANSITIONING
TO 200 HOURS,
THEY'RE ABLE TO USE FLEX TIME
HOURS INSTEAD OF
CASHING THEM OUT.
SICK LEAVE HAS A CASH OUT FLAT
25%.
WE'RE MOVING TO THE TIERED
SESSION.
IT'S A VOLTAIRE EMPLOYEE
BENEFITS ACCOUNT.
IT CAN BE USED FOR HEALTH CARE
COSTS.
THE TIERED SYSTEM HAS CASH OUTS
FOR 25%, 50%, 75%.
BOTH FLEX TIME AND SICK LEAVE
CHANGES ARE TO REDUCE
THE AMOUNT OF ACCESS NONACTUAL
WORKING HOURS THAT
SPMA MEMBERS HAVE BEFORE THEY
RETIRE.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE
TEND TO ACCUMULATE A LOT
OF HOURS WHICH RESULTS IN
PEOPLE THAT HAVE A POCKET
IN SPMA.
THEY'RE BURNING DOWN HOURS.
WE'RE NOT ABLE TO FILL THAT
POCKET.
THE CHANGE IS HERE.
THERE'S THE NEW BODY PREMIUM.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE IT'S A
TEMPORARY PREMIUM.
THIS PREMIUM WILL EXPIRE AT THE
END OF 2022.
THE
LAST PAY PERIOD OF 2022 WHICH
ENDS THE FIRST WEEK OF
2023.
THAT WILL BE THE END OF THE
PREMIUM.
SO THIS IS A FOUR YEAR
CONTRACT.
THE PREMIUM WILL BE IN EFFECT
FOR THREE OF THOSE
YEARS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I DO NOT SEE ANYONE RAISING
THEIR ELECTRONIC
HAND.
SO I THINK WE'RE GOOD.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT WITH YOUR
PERMISSION, I'LL
FINISH UP QUICKLY ON THE
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS.
SO THE COST OF THIS CONTRACT
OVER FOUR YEARS FROM
THE TIME IT STARTS AT THE END
OF 2019 BEGUNKING OF
2020 THROUGH THE END OF 2023 IS
$6.1 MILLION.
IT IS THE CASE IN THIS YEAR.
IN THIS YEAR, IF YOU CAN SEE
THE 2022 COLUMN AND GO
DOWN TO THE END OF IT, YOU'LL
SEE 3.4 MILLION.
THAT IS THE AMOUNT NEEDED THIS
YEAR TO COVER THE
WAGE INCREASES FROM THE REST OF
THIS YEAR.
ALL THE WAY INCLUDING THE BACK
PAY FOR 2020 AND
2021.
THE WAY IS CITY NORMALLY
HANDLES CONTRACTS LIKE THIS
IS THAT THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY,
THE 3.4 MILLION IS
HELD BY THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE
IN THE ACCOUNT THEY
CALL PLANNING RESERVES.
IN ANY NORMAL DEPARTMENT IN ANY
NORMAL YEAR WHEN
THIS LEGISLATION ADOPTING THIS
CONTRACT IS SENT
OVER, THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE
WOULD SEND OVER
SEPARATE LEGISLATION OR A
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET THAT
WOULD PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL
MONEY AUTHORITY NEEDED
TO PAY FOR THE CONTRACT.
SO IN ANY NORMAL YEAR, WE WOULD
SEE THIS PARTICULAR
PIECE OF LEGISLATION,
ACCOMPANIED BY ANOTHER PIECE
OF LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
APPROPRIATE $4 MILLION.
THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN
THIS YORE.
THE REASON BEING THAT SPD HAS
ALREADY, IN ITS BUDGET
NOW, $4.5 MILLION OF SALARY
SAVINGS.
I THINK THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT
EVERYBODY IS FAMILIAR
WITH.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD AND
COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON'S
RESOLUTION AND BILL.
HERBOLD'S BILL AND NELSON'S
RESOLUTION ENDORSED AND
AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE OF UP TO
1.1 MILLION IN THAT
SALARY SAVINGS.
IF YOU TAKE BACK 1.1 MILLION
FROM 4.5 YOU GET TO
3.4.
THE COUNCIL HAVE AUTHORIZED IN
THE LAST FEW MONTHS
WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD'S
BILL AND THE
ENDORSEMENT COUNCIL MEMBER
NELSON'S RESOLUTION MADE
AND THE EXPENDITURE OF THE
REMAINING SALARY SAVINGS
FOR THIS CONTRACT.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS THERE'S NO
MORE SALARY SAVINGS
LEFT IN SPD AT LEAST AS WE KNOW
AND HAVE FORECASTED
AT THIS MOMENT OF TIME.
CAN THERE BE MORE SALARY
SAVINGS IN FUTURE, PROBABLY
YES.
THAT'S A LIKELY THING AS
OFFICERS ARE NOT RECRUITED
AS FAST AS THEY WANT.
IT'S UPDATED STAFFING FORECAST
SHOWING MORE SALARY
SAVINGS.
AS OF THIS TIME, IF THE COUNCIL
CHOOSES TO USE IT
HAS $3.4 MILLION IN SALARY
SAVINGS AT SPD TO PAY FOR
THIS CONTRACT, THERE WOULD BE
NONE LEFT.
ALTERNATIVELY, THE COUNCIL
COULD WRITE IT'S OWN
LEGISLATION OR IN A
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET MAKE IT'S
OWN APPROPRIATION FOR THE $4.3
MILLION OUT OF THE
CITY PLAYING RESERVES AND SPEND
THE MONEY THAT WAY.
THAT IS A POLICY.
IT'S A FISCAL POLICY
CONVERSATION THAT THE FINANCE
CHAIR AND THE COUNCIL WILL NEED
TO HAVE.
I'M PASSING ALONG THE
INFORMATION THAT THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND THE CITY BUDGET
OFFICE HAVE MADE THE
DECISION THAT THEY WILL NOT
SEND THAT LEGISLATION
AND THEY WILL RELY ON SALARY
SAVINGS AT SPD TO COVER
THIS.
>> HERBOLD HAS HER HAND UP.
>> JUST TO CLARIFY, $3.4
MILLION THAT THE EXECUTIVE
PROPOSES TO COVER SALARY
SAVINGS DON'T REQUIRE A
LIFT OF THE SALARY SAVINGS
BECAUSE THE FUNDS AND THE
USE OF THE FUNDS AND BCL ARE
ALL ALIGNED.
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> IS THERE MORE, GREG?
>> THAT'S IT.
>> WELL, THAT'S ENDS US THERE.
YOU'RE GOING TO ADD MORE ON.
SO, BEFORE WE WRAP UP, IS THERE
ANYTHING I NEED TO
HEAR FROM ALLI, OTTO, DANIELLE
BEFORE I HAND OVER TO
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD ON THE
MEMO AND POWER POINT?
>> IF THERE'S ANYTHING SHE
WANTS TO CONVEY.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, CENTRAL
STAFF, FOR THE RECORD, I
DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD.
NEXT STEPS IS THE VOTE
SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW AND
CONTINUED TO HAVE BUDGET
DISCUSSIONS AS WE MOVE INTO
THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET
CONVERSATIONS LATER THIS
THIS SUMMER.
>> JUST IN CLOSING, WANT TO
AGAIN UNDERSCORE THAT
THE CONTRACT IS NEGOTIATED
REALLY ADDRESSES A LOT
OF, AS IT RELATES TO
ACCOUNTABILITY, A PRIORITY
RELATING TO ITEMS THAT HAVE
BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE
CPC IN THEIR NOVEMBER 2019
LETTER.
OUR GOAL TO MAKE THE CONTRACT
IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE
2017 ACCOUNTABILITY ORDNANCE AS
WELL AS ADDRESSING
ISSUES FLAGGED BY JUDGE ROBAR
THAT ARE IMPEDING
PROCESS IN ADHERENCE WITH THE
DECENT DECREE.
NAMELY THIS CONTRACT INCLUDES
PREPONDERANCE OF
EVIDENCE STANDARD IN DISCIPLINE
REVIEW, ADDRESSES
THE CONCERNS WITH THE 180
DAYTIME LINE.
MOST REQUIREMENTS THAT WHEN
PROVING DISHONESTY, THE
INTENTIONALITY TO BE PROVEN.
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE HELPFUL
ROLE THAT
HISTORICALLY PERFORMANCES IN
THE SPMA CONTRACT HAS
PROVIDED TO ALL OF US IN MOVING
FORWARD IN REFORM IN
THE SPA CONTRACT SPMA CONTRACT
IS OFTEN SORT OF
AHEAD IN THOSE REFORMS AND IT
CREATES A REALLY
HELPFUL BASELINE FOR US WHEN WE
GO INTO NEGOTIATIONS
WITH SPAS.
HOPING THAT WE CAN MOVE THIS
FORWARD.
THANKS.
>> BEFORE WE CLOSE OUT, I WANT
TO THANK COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THESE.
I KNOW WE WENT TO YOUR MEMO.
THE TEN HIGHLIGHTS IN THE CBA.
IT'S GOOD TO HEAR OUR OTHER
ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS
CBC, OAG WERE INVOLVED.
A LOT OF THIS CAME BACK TO THE
LRPC WHICH COUNCIL
MEMBER LEWIS, HERBOLD, PEDERSON
AND MESSQUETO ARE A
PART OF.
I KNOW YOU'LL BE AVAILABLE FOR
OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS
BEFORE THE VOTE TOMORROW.
THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU.
THE PUBLIC AND ALLI.
THE PUBLIC CAN GO AHEAD AND
LOOK AT THAT MEMORIAL
FOE.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD IS
RIGHT.
OUR INBOX IS FILLING UP WITH
ISSUES.
I WANTED TO GIVE AS MUCH TIME
AS POSSIBLE TO FLUSH
OUT ISSUES AND DISCUSSIONS.
ALSO TO CORRECT MISCONCEPTIONS
OF THINGS THAT AREN'T
QUITE INFORMATION DIDN'T GET
OUT.
NOW IT'S OUT.
THAT'S GOOD.
WE'VE BEEN IN FRONT OF
EVERYBODY.
THE MEMO IS OUT.
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO ASK ANY
OF MY COLLEAGUES
BEFORE WE CLOSE THIS SUBJECT
OUT AND MOVE ON TO OUR
REGULARLY SCHEDULED --
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> I DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS.
I SPENT AN HOUR.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD AND ALL MEMBERS FOR
SHEPHERDING THIS ALONG.
>> I THINK WE SHOULD ADD THAT
WE ARE TALKING TOTAL
OF 81 EMPLOYEES IN THIS
CONTRACT.
OKAY.
WE'VE GOTTEN INTERESTING
QUESTIONS.
AS GREG DID IN THE MEMO, HOW
MANY EMPLOYEES WITH
YOUR TALKING ABOUT HERE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE
WE SAY GOOD-BYE TO OUR
GUESTS?
OKAY.
WITH THAT, THANK YOU OTTO.
THANK YOU DANIELLE, THANK YOU,
GREG.
THANK YOU, ALLI.
LET'S CONTINUE WITH OUR AGENDA
FOLKS.
>> TAKE CARE.
SO WITH THAT, WE'LL DO OUR
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL
ACTIONS AND HAVE EVERY COUNCIL
MEMBER DO THEIR
REPORT.
THE LINE UPSTARTS TODAY WITH
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS,
MORALES, NELSON, PEDERSON,
STRAUSS, HERBOLD AND
MYSELF.
>> THANK YOU.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK
OTTO, GREG, DANIELLE
FOR WALKING US THROUGH.
I HAD THE CHANCE TO MEET WITH
THEM NEXT WEEK.
I WAS ON TWO YEARS.
I APPRECIATE THE CHANCE TO HEAR
THEM TALK ABOUT ALL
OF THAT AGAIN.
>> OKAY, SO LET'S SEE.
>> WE WILL BE DISCUSSING AND
VOTING ON THE ORDNANCE
FOR THE REBELS HOUSE ON CAPITOL
HILL.
THAT'S GOING TO BE EXCITING TO
HEAR ABOUT.
WE HAD A CONVERSATION THIS
MORNING.
WE HAD APPOINTMENTS TO THE
LANDMARK BOARD AND
APPOINTMENTS TO HISTORIC
SEATTLE.
THEN ON THE IRC FOR TOMORROW'S
FULL COUNCIL MEETING,
WE HAVE 12 APPOINTMENTS TO
VARIOUS BOARDS OF
COMMISSIONS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR.
WE HAVE SIX APPOINTMENTS TO THE
SEATTLE YOUTH
COMMISSION AND TO THE LGBTQ
COMMISSION.
THEN ON OUR FULL COUNCIL
AGENDA, WE'LL VOTE ON THE
CONFIRMATION AND APPOINTMENT OF
MOHAMMED AS THE NEW
DIRECTOR FOR OFFICE OF
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
AFFAIRS.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AND
CONFIRMATION.
APPOINTMENT WAS UNANIMOUSLY
RECOMMENDED BY THE
COMMITTEE.
>>> DEPARTMENT UPDATES.
LAST WEEK, I WITH OUR
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING FOR OUR MONTHLY
MEETING.
WE HAVE BEEN IN DISCUSSION
ABOUT INCREASING SERVICES
AND PROGRAMS FOR ALL BLACK
STUDENTS INCLUDING MORE
SUPPORT FOR BLACK GIRLS.
COLLEAGUES, YOU'LL RECALL THE
LAST TWO BUDGET CYCLES
I TRIED TO ADD IN ADDITIONAL
FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE
LEADERSHIP AND MENTOR SHIP OF
YOUNG BLACK GIRLS IN
OUR SCHOOLS.
THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE HAS
BEEN DISCUSSING CHANGES
THAT MAY HAPPEN TO ALLOCATE HOW
WE ALLOCATE
RESOURCES ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT
OF THE FINANCIAL
CONSTRAINTS OF THE CITY AND HOW
WE SUPPORT BETTER
PROGRAMMING FOR ALL BLACK
STUDENTS IS PART OF THAT
CONVERSATION.
WE ALSO DISCUSSED TEACHER AND
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER
SHORTAGES AT SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
AS A MOTHER OF TWO KIDS IN
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, I
CAN TELL YOU IT'S BEEN ROUGH
THIS YEAR.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF EDUCATORS
WHO ARE OUT.
THERE'S A SUBSTITUTE SHORTAGE.
THERE'S A SHARED INTEREST
BETWEEN SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS AND THE SCHOOL BOARD
AND ME REPRESENTING
COUNCIL TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE
MIGHT WORK TOGETHER TO
FACE CHALLENGES STUDENTS AREN'T
SPENDING TIME IN THE
GYM BECAUSE THERE'S NOT
SUFFICIENT INSTRUCTION OR
FOLKS AVAILABLE TO OPERATE
INSTRUCTIONS TO THEM.
THAT IS THE BEGINNING OF THAT
CONVERSATION.
I HOPE TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT HOW TO
COLLABORATE TOGETHER TO TRY TO
MOVE THE DIAL THERE.
THIS WEEK, I'LL HAVE MY MONTHLY
MEETING WITH CIVIL
RIGHTS.
WE'LL BE REVIEWING PREPARATIONS
FOR AN RISJ
ORDNANCE.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS FOR A
COUPLE YEARS AS WELL.
THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN WORKING
ON THAT.
I KNOW WE HAD SURVEY HERE
WITHIN THE LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT.
ALL OUR DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN
PRESENTING ON THEIR
RISG WORK.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S AN
INITIATIVE WE'VE HAD OVER
TEN YEARS NOW.
THERE'S A REAL INTEREST IN
TRYING TO COTIFY THAT.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE
LEGISLATION READY FOR THIS
YEAR.
LAST WEEK WE CELEBRATED THE
START OF PRIDE MONTH
WITH THE ANNUAL FLAG RAISING AT
CITY HALL.
WE WERE JOINED BY COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS.
HEARING FROM THESE COMMUNITY
LEADERS WAS REALLY
IMPORTANT CALL FOR US AS A CITY
TO REMEMBER OUR
OBLIGATION TO PROTECT THE
RIGHTS OF ALL OUR
NEIGHBORS REGARDLESS OF THEIR
GENDER.
WE ALSO HAD OUR MONTHLY MT.
BAKER MEETING ON
WEDNESDAY AND BEGAN MEETING
WITH GEORGETOWN COUNCIL
WHICH WE PLAN TO MAKE A MORE
REGULAR OCCURRENCE TO
SEE HOW OUR OFFICE CAN SUPPORT
ISSUE FOLKS IN
GEORGETOWN ARE HAVING.
ON FRIDAY, I JOINED OTHER
COMMUNITY CHANGE MAKERS AT
MAPLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
GOT GRILLED BY A BUNCH OF THIRD
GRADERS THAT HAD
GREAT QUESTIONS FOR LEADERS OF
THEIR COMMUNITY ABOUT
HOW WE ATTRIBUTED TO OUR
COMMUNITY AND WHAT KIND OF
PREPARATION IT TAKES TO GET IN
POSITIONS WE'RE IN.
IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO MEET
WITH THE STUDENTS AND
ALL OF THEIR TEACHERS.
I DID HAVE A STUDENT THANK THE
COUNCIL FOR
ESTABLISHING AN EVICTION
MORATORIUM PARTICULARLY
DURING COVID.
I'LL HOST THE FARMERS MARKET
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO
HEAR FROM MORE NEIGHBORS AND
SUPPORT OUR BUSINESSES
AND VENDORS.
THEN I WILL ALSO BE JOINING THE
REGIONAL LEADERSHIP
ADVISORY GROUP ON GUN VIOLENCE
PREVENTION.
THIS IS PART OF AS A BOARD
MEMBER WHAT PUBLIC HEALTH
WHAT SEATTLE PUBLIC HEALTH HAS
BEEN WORKING ON FOR
SOME TIME NOW.
WE KNOW GUN VIOLENCE IS AN
EPIDEMIC PUBLIC HEALTH
CRISIS.
WE'RE TAKING AN APPROACH TO
TACKLING GUN VIOLENCE.
WE HAVE TO ADDRESS ROOT CAUSES
AND PRIORITIZE THE
SAFETY AND WELL BEING OF BEING
INVOLVED.
AS VICTIMS AND BYSTANDERS AS
WELL.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS
CONVERSATION THE NEXT
PART OF THIS CONVERSATION.
TO REMIND ALL OF US AS REGIONAL
LEADERS, WE REALLY
HAVE A HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY TO
VERY TANGIBLY IMPACT
POSITIVE LONG TERM CHANGE FOR
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO
ARE DEALING WITH A LOT RIGHT
NOW.
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
>> I AM MADAME PRESIDENT.
APOLOGIES.
MY DESK TOP SOUND STARTED
WORKING.
>> I WASN'T SURE.
THANK YOU.
NO WORRIES.
OPENFULLY I'LL BE BACK ON
CAMERA AT SOME POINT.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON
TOMORROW'S FULL COUNT AGENDA
FROM THE PUBLIC ASSETS MEETING.
WE HAD A COMMITTEE MEETING LAST
WEEK ON JUNE 1st.
IT WAS THE FIRST HYBRID
COMMITTEE MEETING UNDER THE
NEW RULES PROPAGATED BY THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR US
TO RETURN TO A HYBRID MODEL IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE
ORDER OF GOVERNOR FROM LAST
MONTH.
I'M PLEASED TO REPORT IT MOSTLY
WENT OFF WITHOUT A
HITCH.
>> SO -
>> LEWIS, YOU DID A GREAT JOB.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YEAH.
WENT WITHOUT A HITCH.
EVERYBODY SHOULD CALM DOWN.
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS TOOK THE
VOTE.
PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST.
DID THE IN PERSON LIKE IT USE
TO BE.
WENT REALLY SMOOTHLY.
WELL DONE COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU MADAME PRESIDENT.
I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.
>> IN TERMS OF THAT COMMITTEE
MEETING, WE RECEIVED
AN UPDATE FROM THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC LIBRARY ON THE
LIBRARY OVERSIGHT PRESENTATION.
THIS IS THE STATUS OF THE GOALS
OF THAT LEVY AND
IMPLEMENTATION.
IT WAS GOOD TO HAIR FROM THE
CHIEF LIBRARY FAY AND
LEADERSHIP TEAM.
WE HEARD A PRESENTATION ABOUT
THE HOMELESSNESS
INVESTMENTS.
WITH A COMBINATION OF TALKING
ABOUT SUPPORT OF
HOUSING ACQUISITION TO BE
WINDING DOWN OF THE HOTEL
AT THE EXECUTIVE PACIFIC IN
DOWNTOWN.
THE DOWNTOWN COVID SHELTER AND
TINY HOUSE PROGRAM
THAT NOW TOTALS 488 TINY HOMES
DISTRIBUTED ACROSS
VILLAGES IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
THAT WAS A GOOD UPDATE.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING
TO WORK WITH THE LONG
HOUSING INSTITUTE.
THIS IS ONE OF OUR PROVIDERS ON
OUR WORK ON
HOMELESSNESS.
THIS WEEK, FAIRLY BUSY WEEK IN
THE COMMUNITY.
I WILL BE ATTENDING A WALK
WITH THE BELL TOWN
COMMUNITY COUNCIL TOMORROW ON
TUESDAY.
A WALK AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD
TO LOOK AT ONGOING
PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES AS WELL AS
SOME COMMUNITY
ACTIVATION IDEAS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO REPORTING
BACK ON THAT MEETING.
A MEETING I TRY TO HAVE AT
LEAST EVERY SIX MONTHS
WITH MY FRIENDS IN THE BELL
TOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ON
WAYS WE CAN CONTINUE TO BUILD A
STRONG DENSE URBAN
NEIGHBORHOOD IN DISTRICT 7. ON
WEDNESDAY, WE'LL ATTEND THE
REGIONAL POLICY
COMMITTEE REPRESENTING THE CITY
COUNCIL IF MEMBERS
HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THAT
AGENDA FOR THE REGIONAL
POLICY COMMITTEE.
PLEASE LET MY OFFICE KNOW.
AND ON THURSDAY, I WILL BE
TAKING A STATION TOUR
WITH STATION HOLDERS AT THE
SEATTLE CENTER OF THE
POTENTIAL STATION LOCATIONS IN
AND AROUND THE
SEATTLE CENTER TRANSIT LIGHT
RAIL ROUTE.
AS MEMBERS ARE WELL AWARE,
PARTICULARLY ON THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE,
THERE'S A GREAT DEAL OF
CONCERN FROM A NUMBER OF OUR.
ON THE IMPACT OF CONSTRUCTION
ON THEIR ABOUT TO
OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THEIR
INSTITUTIONS LIKE KDXP,
SEATTLE REP, SEATTLE OPERA
AMONG OTHERS.
THIS WILL BE A OPPORTUNITY FROM
THEM AND EXAMINE A
VARIETY OF DIFFERENT LOCATIONS
PROFIT BY SOUND
TRANSIT AND ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT STATEMENT TO SEE
HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE WE BRING
SOUND TRANSIT THREE TO
UPTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD BUT ALSO
PRESERVE AND PROTECT
OUR INSTITUTIONS IN BAD
NEIGHBORHOODS.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, WITH THAT, I
DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
ELSE TO ADD.
WHETHER THERE'S COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON MY
PRESENTATION.
.
>> THERE'S NOTHING ON
TOMORROW'S AGENDA FROM THE
CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE.
MY MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY HAS
BEEN CANCELED FOR LACK
OF ITEMS.
PLEASE EVERYONE NOTE THAT.
I WAS DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE I
WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO
HAVING MY FIRST MEETING IN
CHAMBERS.
THAT WILL WAIT UNTIL JUNE 22nd.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE ABLE
TO HAVE THOSE
JUNE 4th THE SEATTLE CHANNEL
WON TWO AWARDS AT THE
NORTHWEST CHAPTER AT THE
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF
TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES.
THE AWARDS CEREMONY.
THE TWO SHOWS WERE HONORED, AN
EPISODE OF CITY
INSIDE HANGOUT WHICH DOVE INTO
POLICE REFORM.
THAT WON AN EMMY IN THE
DISCUSSION CATEGORY AND
PROVILE OF THE LOCAL FASHION
DESIGNER WON IN THE
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
CATEGORY.
CONGRATULATIONS SEATTLE
CHANNEL.
ON MEMORIAL DAY, I ATTENDED THE
CEREMONY AT ROYAL
HALL.
SO IT BASICALLY HONORS OUR
SERVICE MEMBERS.
LAST WEEK, I ATTENDED THE BOARD
MEETING, ONE OF MY
EXTERNAL COMMITTEES.
I MET THE CEO PRESIDENT TAMMY
CARAVAN.
I HAVE TO NOTE I WAS EXCITED TO
SEE IN THE
PRESENTATION SUCH EXCITEMENT
ABOUT RECEIVING THE NEW
LARGER CHECKS FROM THE SEATTLE
TOURISM IMPROVEMENT
AREA.
WE INCREASED THE RATE $2 TO $4
A NIGHT.
THEY HAVE ALREADY ALLOCATED
THAT MONEY TO
ADVERTISING SEATTLE.
INCLUDES BUT NOT LIMITED TO
SALT LAKE CITY, PHOENIX
AND ANCHORAGE.
THAT WAS EXCITING.
THEY HAD A PRESENTATION ON THE
PROGRESS OF THE
CONVENTION CENTER EXPANSION
SUMMIT.
THAT'S THE NAME OF THAT SUMMIT
OF THE CONVENTION
CENTER AND REBRANDED TO SEATTLE
CONVENTION CENTER
AND THE EXISTING ONE IS NOW
PARCH.
THAT WAS REALLY INTERESTING FOR
ME.
THERE WILL BE MANY
OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE KNOW FOR
TOURISTS COMING UP.
>> THE FILMING OF MORE THAN ONE
EPISODE OF THE
SECOND SEASON OF "SEX LIVES OF
COLLEGE GIRLS."
THIS
IS FILMED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON.
IT'S IN THE SECOND -- LIKE I
SAID, THE SECOND
SEASON.
I CONNECT WITH MARK FREED WHO
IS THE LOCATION
MANAGER WHERE HE THANKED ME FOR
THE WORK THE STATE
AND CITY HAS GIVEN ESPECIALLY
RECENTLY WITH THE NEW
FILM PACKAGE THAT PASSED THE
LEGISLATOR AND ALSO
LEARNED ABOUT FILMING IN
SEATTLE AND ONE FUN FACT I
DIDN'T KNOW IS WASHINGTON STATE
IS A LEADER IN
FILMING CAR COMMERCIALS.
THOSE COMPANIES BRING IN
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EVERY
TIME THEY FILM IN A REGION.
WHERE I USE THE WORD FILM, I'M
NOT JUST TALKING
ABOUT A MOVIE.
I'M ALSO TALKING ABOUT
TELEVISION EPISODES AND
COMMERCIALS.
ANY WAY, THAT WAS FUN FOR ME TO
GO TO THAT SET.
THEY'LL BE FILMING AND WRAPPING
UP IN A BIT.
THEY'LL BE BEGINNING AND WILL
DO MORE IN JULY OR
AUGUST I BELIEVE.
THEY WILL HAVE SPENT $4.5
MILLION IN SEATTLE.
THEY WILL HAVE HIRED ABOUT 100
LOCAL CREW MEMBERS.
THAT SHOWS YOU THE POWER OF THE
FILM ECONOMY.
JUST TO HIGHLIGHT BECAUSE WE'RE
OUT OF TIME.
WELL RUNNING SHORT ON TIME.
I'LL HIGHLIGHT EXTERNAL EVENTS
I'LL PARTICIPATE IN
THIS WEEK.
I MAY BE THE ONLY PERSON HERE
THAT HAS NOT YET
STEPPED FOOT IN BIG CLIMATE
PLEDGE ARENA.
I'M EXCITED TO GET THE TOUR ON
WEDNESDAY OF THE
INTERIOR AND SEE HOW IT HONORS
CITY ENVIRONMENTAL
COMMITMENTS AND ALSO SHOW CASES
OUR WORK WITH
COMMUNITY GROUPS IN AND OUR
COMMITMENT TO THE ARTS.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT THIS.
I'LL BE JOINING CITY ATTORNEY
DAVIDSON AND JOHN
RICHARDS WHO IS THE OWNER OF
LIFE ON MARS.
MORNING SHOW HOST OF KEXP ON A
PUBLIC SAFETY WALK IN
THE PINE CORRIDOR AND SEE FIRST
HAND WHAT SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE AREA ARE
FACING.
THEY HAVE SPECIFIC ISSUES THEY
WANT TO BRING UP WITH
THE CITY ATTORNEY.
THEN FINALLY, THIS FRIDAY, I'LL
BE SPEAKING AND
DELIVERING THE 300th THOUSANDTH
FOOD DELIVERY THAT
IS SPONSOR BY PROJECT DASH.
THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT EMPOWERS
COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE UNITED WAY
TO INCREASE FOOD
ACCESS TO THEIR COMMUNITIES.
AT THE STATE LEVEL, WASHINGTON
RESIDENTS, WE ALL
KNOW FOOD INSECURITY IS AN
ONGOING ISSUE AND
ESPECIALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC.
SO WHAT THIS PROGRAM DOES IS
LINKS UNITED WAY AND
OTHER FOOD PROVIDERS WITH DOOR
DASH AND THEY DELIVER
FOOD TO PEOPLE WHO OTHERWISE
WOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS
TO IT.
ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE OUR
LOW INCOME AND
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE PEOPLE.
WITH THE SOLUTIONS WITH THE
TECHNOLOGY SECTOR THAT
DOES HAVE SOME SOLUTIONS THAT
WORK AND HELP US
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
THAT'S IT FOR ME.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I'VE HAD SOMETHING TO ADD.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE EMMYS.
WE WERE GETTING CLIPS AND TEXTS
ALL WEEKEND.
WE HAVE TWO THINGS.
BIG SHOUT OUT TO AMARI AND
ADRIANNA.
THEY WON AN EMMY.
AMAZING.
I TALKED TO MR. KALA MAN.
I TALK CALLAHAN.
THEY'RE OPENING UP ANOTHER
STUDIO IN PORTLAND AND
ONE IN EAST WASHINGTON.
THAT'S EXCITING.
I ALSO GOT THE SAME EMAILS IN
TEXAS FROM OUR OWN
SHARON WILLIAMS WHO IS WON AN
EMMY SHE GETS TO TAKE
HOME BEING THE VOICE OF THE
CRACKEN.
WE WORKED WITH HER.
TO BRING SHARON IN AND HAVE HER
BE THE VOICE OF THE
CRACKEN.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, YOU HAVEN'T
HEARD THIS YET BUT
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH 21,
CALLAHAN AND SHARON
WILLIAMS BECOMING THE VOICE OF
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
TO READ THE DIRECTIONS,
DISCUSSIONS WHEN IT COMES TO
PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE HAVE TO GET IT THROUGH LEGAL
AND THAT'S DONE.
DEAN IS GOING TO ROLL THAT OUT
THIS WEEK.
FROM NOW ON, WE DON'T HAVE TO
READ THE INSTRUCTIONS.
WE REDID THEM.
THEY'RE MUCH MORE WELCOMING,
KINDER.
IT'S GOING TO BE EXCITING TO
SAY HEY SEATTLE
CHANNEL, CAN YOU RUN THE
DIRECTIONS?
THAT'S COMING OUT I THINK NEXT
WEEK.
TWO OF OUR GOOD FRIENDS.
CITY HALL AND GOOD FRIENDS OF
MINE WON EMMYS AS
WELL.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.
>> CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE.
A LOT OF TALENT IN THIS TOWN.
>> YES.
>> SO WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSON.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
GOOD AFTERNOON COLLEAGUES ON
TOMORROW'S FULL CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA, THERE'S NO
ITEMS ON SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES.
NEXT COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION IS TOMORROW.
TUESDAY, JUNE 7 AT 9:30 A.M.
AS SHOWN ON THE AGENDA,
PUBLISHED LAST FRIDAY,
TOMORROW'S COMMITTEE CONSIDERS
FOUR ITEMS.
WE'VE GOT TWO BILLS FROM
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES.
AN EASEMENT FROM THE STATE
DEMOCRAT OF NATIONAL
RESOURCES FOR REPLACEMENT SEWER
LINE.
A TECHNICAL CORRECTION
SEPTEMBERS TWO PROPERTY DEEDS
TO PERFECT THE PROPERTY RIGHTS
FOR TWO PARCELS,
ORIGINALLY ACQUIRED IN 1986.
SDOT WILL PROVIDE RSGI REPORT.
THEN OUR BIGGEST ITEM AS WE
KNOW THE SOUND TRANSIT
BOARD IS WORKING TOWARD ITS
DECISIONS FOR THE WEST
SEATTLE LAKE EXTENSION ROUTES
AND REGARDING THE
PREFERENCES FOR SEATTLE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN REACH OUT
TO PROVIDE THE EARLY INPUT.
TOMORROW I WAS HOPING TO GET TO
THE NOMINATION OF ANDREW LEE TO
BECOME THE PERMANENT GENERAL
MANAGER OF SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES.
AS THE CHAIR OF THAT COMMITTEE,
WHICH INCLUDES SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES, I AM FOLLOWING THE
PROCESS AND IT WAS ON THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR
A FEW WEEKS AGO.
AS WITH ALL THE MAYOR'S
APPOINTMENTS, THE COUNCIL SENT
QUESTIONS TO THE NOMINEE ABOUT
THEIR EXPERIENCE, PRIORITIES,
AND MY OFFICE CIRCULATED
ANSWERS TO THOSE QUESTIONS AND
WE ARE SCHEDULED TO HAVE THAT
ON OUR COMMITTEE AT THE JUNE
21st MEETING.
WE WILL HEAR FROM THE VISION
ZERO TEAM TO GET AN UPDATE ON
THEIR EFFORT TO REDUCE TRAFFIC
RELATED FATALITIES AND INJURIES.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
THANK YOU.
>> ARE YOU TURNING IT OVER?>>
YES.
>> THANK YOU.
I AM GOING TO SET A TIMER
BECAUSE WE WILL SEE HOW LONG I
GO TODAY.
USUALLY I AM VERY GOOD.
>> I KNOW.
>> IT HAS BEEN TWO WEEKS, AND
SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED IN
DISTRICT 6. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS HE I
HOSTED MY WEEKLY OFFICE HOURS
ON THURSDAY. I MET WITH
PRESIDENTS. WE DISCUSSED
HOMELESSNESS, PUBLIC SAFETY,
CATALYTIC CONVERTER THAT,
SAFETY MEASURES FOR BICYCLISTS.
PAINTING A CROSSWALK, AND ONE
OTHER PLACE AS WELL AS ANOTHER
INTERSECTION IN THE AREA AS
WELL AS THE UPCOMING PARKS LEVY.
SINCE COMPLETING THE WORK AT
WOODLAND PARK, I AM FOCUSING ON
THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.
THIS WILL BE OPERATIONAL IN
NATURE AND REQUIRE THE
PARTICIPATION OF MANY ENTITIES.
THEY ARE VERY DIFFERENT THAN
THE WORK THAT WE COMPLETED IN
WITH THE IN PART BECAUSE OF THE
GEOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES.
THE POPULATION DIFFERENCES.
THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE LIVING IN
CARS AND TENTS.
THERE IS NOT AS MUCH EVENING
AND NIGHTTIME ACTIVITY AS
COMPARED TO RESIDENTIAL OR
COMMERCIAL AREAS.
I AM WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS
IN THREE SPECIFIC AREAS.
PEOPLE, INTERRUPTING CRIMINAL
ACTIVITY, AND ACTIVATING PLACES
TO ENCOURAGE PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR.
THIS HAPPENS WITH STOP SIGNS
AND ART AND ADDING PARK BENCHES.
ACTIVATION OF SPACES NEVER
DESIGNED TO PUSH ANYONE OUT.
IT IS TO CREATE A PLACE WHERE
EVERYONE IS WELCOME, WHETHER
YOU ARE DOWN AND OUT, WE WANT
THIS TO BE PLACE FOR EVERYONE
TO HAVE A NICE TIME.
I HAVE ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS AND
THE OPERATIONAL MEETINGS WILL
BEGIN THIS WEEK AND WILL
CONTINUE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
IN ADDITION, I'M CONSTITUTING A
SIMILAR MEETING TO IMPLEMENT
STRATEGIES COORDINATING WORK
AROUND THE LIBRARY.
I HAVE BEGUN MY ONE-ON-ONE
MEETINGS.
I MET -- I ATTENDED THE PRESS
CONFERENCE AND ANNOUNCE THE
ACQUISITION OF DOCKSIDE
APARTMENTS IN GREEN LAKE WHICH
IS LOW INCOME HOUSING.
THE DOCKSIDE APARTMENTS -- I
HAVE HAD THE RENDERINGS OF FISH
AND CHIPS.
IT WILL HOUSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS.
WHEN I WORK AT HOUSING PROJECTS
LIKE THIS, I SEE WHAT IS BEING
MULTIPLIED IN EVERY
NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS THE CITY.
WE NEED AS MUCH HOUSING AS
POSSIBLE.
WHILE WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH
SHELTERS ONLINE TO ADDRESS THE
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS IN OUR
CITY, WE ARE WORKING AS FAST AS
POSSIBLE ON THE UNITS OF
SHELTER AND HERMIT PERMANENT
HOUSING.
IN MY WORK OVER THE LAST WEEKS
I MET WITH THE LEHIGH DIRECTOR
ABOUT THIS PERMANENT HOUSING
ACQUISITION.
I MET WITH A STATE
REPRESENTATIVE TO DISCUSS THE
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION
CORRIDOR.
IT IS A WAY TO PACKAGE ALL OF
THE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS IN
THE AREA TO MAKE THEM MORE
COMPETITIVE, AND, AS A RESULT,
WE RECEIVED STATE FUNDING FOR
OTHER ISSUES IN THIS AREA.
15th AVENUE IS THE THIRD MOST
USED NORTH-SOUTH CORRIDOR, AND
WITH THE AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT
AND PROJECTS GOING ON, IF WE DO
NOT PAY ATTENTION TO THIS AREA,
IT WILL BECOME A BAD SITUATION
QUICKLY.
IN OTHER PARTS OF DISTRICT 6 I
MET WITH SDOT. WE ARE
IMPLEMENTING SHORT-TERM
IMPROVEMENTS. THEY PROVIDE US
AN OPPORTUNITY TO TEST AND
PILOT STRATEGIES TO INCREASE
VIBRANCY AND INCREASE SAFE
MOVEMENT OF CARS AND TRUCKS AND
IMPROVE PARKING.
IT GIVES US THE ABILITY TO TEST
THESE IDEAS, AND THEN CREATE
POLICIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION.
THERE ARE THREE LARGE STEPS TO
THIS PROCESS.
ONCE THE SHORT-TERM
IMPROVEMENTS ARE IMPLEMENTED, I
WILL HAVE ANOTHER MEETING TO
GET FEEDBACK, AND THEN LOOK
FORWARD TO THE INTERIM STANDARDS
THAT WILL FOCUS ON DESIGN AND
AESTHETICS.
YOU'VE HAD MY PATHWAY TO
PERMANENCY BILL BEFORE YOU
GIVING SDOT THE TIME THEY NEED,
AND THE STEP WE ARE TAKING THIS
WEEK IS IMPORTANT ALONG THAT
PATHWAY TO PERMANENCY.
I MET WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY
DIRECTOR AS WE CONTINUE TO FINE-
TUNE THE PUBLIC SAFETY
CONFERENCING TO ADDRESS PUBLIC
SAFETY INCIDENTS IN DISTRICT 6.
I INTENDED THE MONTHLY MEETING
OF THE NORTH SEATTLE INDUSTRIAL
ASSOCIATION.
MY STAFF ATTENDED THE NORTH
PRECINCT ADVISORY COMMITTEE --
A DOCTOR AT SEATTLE UNIVERSITY
ABOUT RESEARCH THAT GOES INTO
THE MICRO COMMUNITY POLICING
PLANS AND THE CITY ATTORNEYS
1st QUARTER REPORT.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW
IMPACT PRESIDENT. COMING UP, I
WILL BE KICKING OFF THE
OPERATIONAL MEETINGS THAT I
DISCUSSED WITH MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNITY. MY STAFF WILL BE
ATTENDING [ INDISCERNIBLE ] AND
COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.
I MET WITH ADRIAN DIAZ FOR A
MONTHLY MEETING AND ATTENDED
THE BIKE EVERYWHERE BREAKFAST
AND WAS REMINDED THAT AS OF 10
YEARS AGO WE DID NOT HAVE A
SINGLE PROTECTIVE BIKE LANE IN
OUR CITY.
I KICKED OFF THE DESIGN RECEIVE
DESIGN REVIEW WORKSHOP MEETING.
IT NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED.
PEOPLE OF EVERY PERSPECTIVE
SEEM TO AGREE THAT CHANGES
COULD BE MADE TO MAKE THIS
PROCESS BETTER AND WE NEED TO
GIVE IT TEETH TO ENSURE THE
BUILDINGS BUT THE CHARACTER OF
THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND IT DOES
NOT SLOW THE BUILDING AND
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY THAT
WE DEAF ME.
THE SEATTLE CONVERSATION CORE
IS A LIFE SKILLS TRAINING
PROGRAM FOR THOSE THAT HAVE
EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS. THEY
ARE LOOKING FOR A SUPERVISOR TO
COORDINATE THESE CREWS.
IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE THAT WANTS
TO USE LEADERSHIP SKILLS TO
HELP PEOPLE GET ON THEIR FEET,
PLEASE EMAIL MY OFFICE AND WE
WILL CONNECT YOU WITH THEM, AND
AMAZING PROGRAM.
I MET WITH THE CHIEF OPERATING
OFFICER TO DISCUSS THE WATERWAY
SAFETY STUDY AND LOOKING
FORWARD TO GETTING THAT
UNDERWAY.
ON JUNE 3rd I ATTENDED TWO
NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS
EVENTS.
I PRESENTED THE PROCLAMATION TO
COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
I WANT TO THANK ALL THE
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
WHO DON'T WAIT FOR SOLUTIONS
AND UNDERTAKE THE WORK ON THEIR
OWN.
IT WAS STUNNING TO SEE EVERYONE
THERE.
THEY DON'T WAIT FOR LAWMAKERS
TO PASS LAWS.
THEY TAKE ACTION TO SAVE LIVES.
THEY MAKE CHANGES.
PEOPLE 2 PEOPLE.
IT WAS A NICE TIME TO BE THERE.
I HAVE HEARD MANY PEOPLE ASK
WHERE AMERICA'S BACKBONE IS. IT
IS HERE IN WASHINGTON STATE.
WE DON'T HOPE AND PRAY THAT IT
WILL GO AWAY.
WE CHANGE THE LAWS TO MAKE SURE
TRAGEDIES DO NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.
THE POSITION THAT PRESIDENT
BIDEN IS TAKING TODAY IS WHERE
WE WERE IN 2015.
IT WAS THE YEAR AFTER THE
SHOOTING IN SANTA BARBARA.
THE POLITICIANS THOUGHT
RESPONSIBLE GUN LEGISLATION WAS
A THIRD RAIL.
THE GUN LOBBY HAS SPENT
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO MAKE A
REALITY.
WHEN THE LEGISLATURE WOULD NOT
ACT, TOOK THIS LEGISLATION TO A
VOTE IN THE PAST.
THEN THE KILLINGS AT MICHAEL
TEAL HAPPEN.
CLASSES AND NOW WE HAVE A
LEGISLATURE PASSING RESPONSIBLE
GUN LEGISLATION WE GATHERED TO
TELL THE PRESIDENT THAT YOU CAN
BE PRO-SECOND AMENDMENT AND
RESPONSIBLE.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT LAWS
THAT STOP GIVING GUNS TO PEOPLE
WHO ENDANGER OTHERS OR DO NOT
HAVE IMPULSE CONTROL.
WHEN SOMEONE DOES NOT HAVE
IMPULSE CONTROL, THEY MAKE LIFE
ALTERING DECISIONS WITHOUT
THINKING ABOUT IT.
WASHINGTON STATE HAS GIVEN THE
COUNTRY A ROADMAP. PRESIDENT
BIDEN AND CONGRESS, ALL OF US,
HAVE BEEN ASKING TO STOP HOPING
AND PRAYING AND PUT PEN TO
PAPER TO SAVE AMERICAN LIVES.
I HAVE BEEN HAVING MY REGULAR
CHECK WITH SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
AND HOW TO MAKE PROPERTIES MORE
VIBRANT.
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
WILL TAKE UP THE SOUND TRANSIT
RESOLUTION.
ON TUESDAY I WILL ATTEND THE
AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING AND
WILL ATTEND TRANSPORTATION
POLICY BOARD MEETING. THERE ARE
NO ITEMS FROM THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE.
THERE ARE 28 ITEMS FROM THE
LAND USE COMMITTEE ON THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR.
APPOINTMENTS TO THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT BOARD.
ONE APPOINTMENT TO THE SEATTLE
PLANNING COMMISSION.
THE NEXT MEETING IS JUNE 8th AT
2:00 PM, AND WE HAVE A BUSY
AGENDA.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] UPDATES THE
REGULATION AND EQUIPMENT.
WE HAVE A BRIEFING AND PUBLIC
HEARING THAT CHANGES THE RULES
FOR MAJOR INSTITUTION MASTER
PLANS.
AND A VOTE ON GRANT ACCEPTANCE.
THIS WILL BE THE LAST COMMITTEE
MEETING THAT HE WILL BE
CHEERING.
THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE HIS
LAST DAY IN THE OFFICE, I WANT
TO TAKE THIS TIME TO RECOGNIZE
HIM AND HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO
THE CITY AND LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT.
THANK YOU.
THAT IS MY REPORT.
I AM THREE MINUTES OVER MY TIME.
ANY QUESTIONS?
>> ONLY THREE?
>> OKAY.
>> THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE IS MEETING
ON JUNE 14th. I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO HAVING A HYBRID
MEETING IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF EXAMPLES ON
HOW TO DO THAT FROM COUNCILMAN
LEWIS. I'M GLAD HE WENT FIRST.
ON WEDNESDAY THERE WILL BE A
PUBLIC FORUM FOR THE POSITION
OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE
OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY.
IT IS OCCURRING FROM 6:30 PM
UNTIL 8:30 PM.
THERE IS A HIRING COMMITTEE FOR
THIS PARTICULAR POSITION.
I AM REPRESENTING THE COUNCIL
ON THAT COMMITTEE.
THERE ARE FOUR FINALISTS FOR
THE POSITION.
WHAT IS THE CIVILIAN MANAGER
FOR THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL
ACCOUNTABILITY IN RICHMOND,
CALIFORNIA.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] WITHIN THE
COOK COUNTY STATE ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE.
THE DIRECTOR OF AN INSTITUTE IN
SAN FRANCISCO, AND THE
SUPERVISING INVESTIGATOR [
INDISCERNIBLE ] POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY IN CHICAGO.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN SEND
QUESTIONS THROUGH NOON
TOMORROW.
THERE IS A LINK IN MY NEWSLETTER
. IT WILL BE BROADCAST ON THE
SEATTLE CHANNEL AND THE LIVE
STREAM.
AS FAR AS THINGS GOING ON, I
WILL HAVE MY TWICE MONTHLY
MEETING WITH CHIEF DIAZ LATER
TODAY.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] COMMENTS
REGARDING GUN VIOLENCE.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY ON
SATURDAY TO LIFT UP THE VOICE
OF THE YOUNG PERSON IN DISTRICT
1, WHERE THIS YOUNG PERSON
SHARED A VERY MOVING POEM AND A
PIECE OF ARTWORK. HE IS 15
YEARS OLD, AND WITH THE
APPROVAL OF HIS FAMILY, I WAS
ABLE TO SHARE THAT REFLECTION.
IT DOES A HEARTBREAKING JOB OF
SHOWING THE EXPERIENCE OF OUR
YOUNG PEOPLE AND HOW THESE
HORRIBLE MASS SHOOTINGS ARE
AFFECTING THEM IN THEIR LIVES.
MOVING TO A FEW WORDS ABOUT
RECENT COVERAGE.
MANY OF YOU HAVE SEEN A
REDUCTION OF POLICE
INVESTIGATION OF CASES
INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT OF
ADULTS.
BACK IN APRIL THE DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE PREVENTION COUNCIL, OF
WHICH I AM A MEMBER, CHIEF DIAZ
IS ALSO A MEMBER, ATTENDED AND
SHARED DATA THAT SHOWS
TRANSPARENTLY THAT ONE THIRD OF
SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES ARE ROOTED
TO INVESTIGATION. I APPRECIATE
THE WILLINGNESS TO SHARE THIS
DATA.
IT IS NOT A NEW DEVELOPMENT.
THE 1/3 ASSIGNMENT TO
INVESTIGATIONS, IT SHOWS THAT
IT GOES BACK TO 2020.
IN APRIL MY OFFICE MET WITH AND
ADVOCATE FOR SURVIVORS AND
BECAUSE THERE IS ANOTHER SYSTEM
THAT WORKED WITH SP-D AS IT
RELATES TO ALLOCATING RESOURCES
, I REACHED OUT TO THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO SEE HOW
THOSE SERVICES WERE FUNCTIONING
GIVEN WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT THE
NUMBER OF CASES BEING
INVESTIGATED.
I RECEIVED A REPORT THAT SHOWS
THAT SURVIVORS ONLY SEE THIS
OUTREACH FROM AND ADVOCATE WHEN
THE CASE IS ASSIGNED FOR AN
INVESTIGATION, NOT WHEN THE
REPORT IS FIRST TAKEN.
THAT MEANS WHEN CASES ARE NOT
ASSIGNED, SURVIVORS ARE DOUBLY
IMPACTED.
THEY DON'T HAVE THE
INVESTIGATION NOR DO THEY HAVE
ADVOCACY SERVICES.
SPD IS LAUNCHING A PILOT WITH
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
TO CHANGE THAT AND REFER
UNASSIGNED, ADULT SEXUAL
ASSAULT CASES TO THE VICTIM
SUPPORT TEAM.
WHO CAN PROVIDE A RANGE OF
SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY SERVICES.
I ALSO WANT TO FLAG SOMETHING
THAT IS NOT BEEN COVERED.
THERE ARE CASES THAT ARE
ASSIGNED FOR INVESTIGATION, BUT
THEN THERE IS AN ISSUE OF CASES
THAT DON'T EVEN HAVE REPORTS
TAKEN. THERE ARE ANECDOTAL
INSTANCES THAT WE NEED TO GET
ADDITIONAL DATA THAT PATROL
OFFICERS ARE NOT BEING SENT TO
TAKE REPORTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
FROM SURVIVORS. FOR SOMETHING
TO BE REFERRED FOR AN
INVESTIGATION, THERE NEEDS TO
BE A REPORT.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] ATTENDED A
COMMITTEE IN MAY WHEN WE HAD
THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT STAFFING
AND THE USE OF PATROL OFFICERS
-- THE ASSIGNMENT OF PATROL
OFFICERS WHERE HE SAID IF WE DO
NOT HAVE AN OFFICER TO RESPOND
TO SEXUAL ASSAULT, WE WILL
NEVER HAVE THE FOLLOW-UP TO DO
THE INVESTIGATION.
AS WE ALL KNOW, WE RECEIVED A
REPORT FROM SPD THAT SHOWS THAT
IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2022,
THE DEPARTMENT HAS DEPLOYED
PATROL OFFICERS TO 23,000 HOURS
OF OVERTIME FOR EVENT STAFFING.
MUCH OF THAT IS FOR TRAFFIC
ENFORCEMENT.
I REALLY THINK WE NEED TO BE
LOOKING AT PARKING ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS DOING MORE OF THAT
EVENT STAFFING.
I AM NOT SAYING THE POLICE
OFFICER SHOULD NOT GET OVER
TIME, I AM SAYING THAT OVERTIME
FOR EVENT STAFFING SHOULD BE
SWITCHED OUT TO BOTH MEETING
MINIMUM STAFF REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS FOR
ADDRESSING THE NEED TO TAKE
REPORTS FOR THINGS LIKE SEXUAL
ASSAULT AND OTHER CRIMES.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] IMPORTANT THAT
THE ADMINISTRATION AS WELL AS [
INDISCERNIBLE ] SHOULD LOOK AT
WAYS THAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE TO
PRIORITIZE DEPLOYING OFFICERS
TO OVERTIME WORK TO FULFILL
HIGH PRIORITY PUBLIC SAFETY
INCIDENTS.
LASTLY, I WANT TO MENTION THAT
ADVOCATES ARE AWARE THAT SO
MANY CASES ARE NEVER ROUTED TO
INVESTIGATORS. SEXUAL ASSAULT
SURVIVOR INTERVENTIONS ARE
LIMITED TO INTERACTIONS WITH
PATROL OFFICERS, WHO OFTEN LACK
TRAINING IN TRAUMA INFORMED
INTERACTIONS SPECIFICALLY
AROUND SEXUAL ASSAULT.
ADVOCATES HAVE BEEN REACHING
OUT TO ME TO HELP THEM ADVOCATE
TRAINING THAT IS DONE OUT OF
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING
CENTER FOR TRAINING THAT IS
SPECIFIC TO INTERVIEWING
TECHNIQUES AND WORKING WITH
SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.
THEY ARE CONSIDERING THIS
REQUEST.
MOVING ON. I WILL BE ATTENDING
A MEETING OF THE LEADERSHIP
ADVISORY GROUP FOR THE REGIONAL
VIOLENCE PREVENTION.
I AM A MEMBER OF THE LEADERSHIP
ADVISORY GROUP.
THIS MEETING WILL BE FOCUSED ON
GUN VIOLENCE IN THE REGION,
EFFORTS ON PREVENTION, AND MORE
ABOUT THE COUNTY PARTNERSHIP [
INDISCERNIBLE ] ROUNDTABLE.
I WANT TO FLAG THAT I HAD A
GREAT MEETING ABOUT THE EFFORTS
OF THE WEST SEATTLE HUB OF THE
SEATTLE COMMUNITY SAFETY
INITIATIVE TO THE YMCA.
I DISCUSSED EFFORTS TO ADDRESS
DISTRICT SPECIFIC ISSUES AND
PLANS FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS.
I ALSO WENT DEEP INTO THE WOODS
IN THE WEST SEATTLE GREEN SPACE
TO JOIN VOLUNTEERS WITH THIS
THE APPLE THE SEATTLE
INTERVENTION PROJECT [
INDISCERNIBLE ] PARKS DEPARTMENT
AND THE ZOO TO COLLECT DATA ON
THE MOVEMENT OF CARNIVORES IN
AND AROUND URBAN SPACES.
I WENT TO ELEMENTARY TO
CELEBRATE BOOKS DISTRIBUTED TO
YOUNG READERS.
AND I JOINED THE ALLIANCE FOR
GUN RESPONSIBILITY FOR
OBSERVATION OF THE NATIONAL GUN
VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY.
IT WAS GREAT TO DISCUSS NOT ONLY
THE NEED TO BAN ASSAULT WEAPONS
BUT HIS RESOLVE TO FIGHT AND
PREVAIL IN A DANGEROUS LAWSUIT
THAT WE LEARNED WAS FILED
AGAINST SENATE BILL 5078 TO BAN
HIGH-CAPACITY MAGAZINES.
I'M GLAD TO HEAR HOW CONFIDENT
HE IS THAT WE WILL PREVAIL [
INDISCERNIBLE ]. ON THURSDAY
THE BRIDGE COMMUNITY TASK FORCE
WILL MEET.
AND SDOT IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE
AN UPDATE ON TIME LINES.
A TIME LINE ON REOPENING THE
BRIDGE.
THAT IS ALL THAT I HAVE.
DO ANY OF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS BEFORE I PASS IT ON?
>> I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON
SOME OF THE POINTS YOU ARE
MAKING ABOUT SPD AND STAFFING
PRIORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR
DEPLOYMENT BECAUSE I READ YOUR
NEWSLETTER AND SOME OF THE
POINTS YOU JUST MADE, I READ
OVER THE WEEKEND.
I AGREE THAT A LOT OF OFFICERS
ARE REQUIRED FOR EVENTS AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND I
HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR MONTHS TO
ENSURE THAT THE FREMONT FAIR
AND SOLSTICE PARADE, BECAUSE
THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF
OFFICERS.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT -- MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT PARKING
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE
CIVILIANS.
SO THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO DO SOME
OF THE THINGS TO KEEP PEOPLE
WHO GO TO EVENTS SAFE LIKE
SEIZURES OF WEAPONS, DRUGS,
ALCOHOL, OR APPREHENDING
SOMEONE WHO MAY BE ACTING
VIOLENTLY. AND WHEN IT COMES TO
TRAFFIC CONTROL, PEOPLE HAVE TO
BE ABLE -- THEY DO MORE THAN
JUST GIVE OUT TICKETS. THEY
HAVE TO INTERRUPT PEOPLE THAT
ARE GOING DOWN STREETS THAT
THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO.
THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS
THINKING ABOUT.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ALL OF THIS
OVERTIME BEING ASSIGNED TO THIS
AND THE IMPLICATION BEING
SOMETHING ELSE OR HIGH PRIORITY
PUBLIC SAFETY EVENTS, I'M NOT
REALLY SURE ABOUT THE
CROSSOVER.
YOU SAID ADVOCATES SAY THAT
PATROL COULD LACK TRAINING TO
RESPOND WELL TO INCIDENTS OF
SEXUAL ASSAULT.
WHAT WE'VE GOT -- THE DEFAULT
IT IS MOSTLY PATROL THAT WOULD
RESPOND.
IN ANY CASE, THAT WAS ONE OF
THE FOLLOWING POINTS I WANTED
TO MAKE.
AND SPG HAS LOST -- I THINK THE
LATEST FIGURE I HEARD WAS 403
OFFICERS SINCE JANUARY OF 2020.
AND TO HELP REDUCE OR MAINTAIN
RESPONSE TIMES, 100
INVESTIGATORS WERE DEPLOYED TO
CONTROL.
AND THOSE PEOPLE ARE NOT
INVESTIGATING CASES OF SEXUAL
ASSAULT.
I'M NOT GETTING INTO THE WEEDS
ABOUT HOW THEY ARE ALLOCATED,
BUT JUST NOTE THAT.
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT LACK OF
INVESTIGATORS, THAT IS TROUBLE
WHEN IT COMES TO GUNS ON THE
STREETS AND SEXUAL ASSAULT.
SPOKE THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT.
I WANT TO REMIND MY COLLEAGUES
THAT THIS IS NOT A COMMITTEE
AND A TIME TO CHALLENGE EACH
OTHER.
THIS IS JUST WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
A PREVIEW OF ACTIONS.
AND LET THE PUBLIC KNOW WHAT
YOU'VE BEEN DOING AND PLAN ON
DOING.
I THINK A LOT OF YOUR COMMENTS
ARE BETTER SERVED IN COMMITTEE,
WHERE WE HAVE ROBUST DISCUSSION
AND DEBATE, AND IT PUTS
COUNCILMAN HERBOLD IN A
POSITION TO RESPOND, AND THAT
IS NOT WHAT THESE ARE FOR.
I YOU HAVE A QUESTION, YOU
HAVE A QUESTION, I WOULD RATHER
YOU ASK IT TO THE PRESENTATION
THAT THEY SHARED WITH US.
AND THAT IS WHY I WILL BE A
STICKLER ABOUT THE RULES.
I WILL AND MY COUNSEL BRIEFING
ABOUT WHAT I DID AND WHAT I'M
GOING TO DO.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
TRIBAL COMMUNITIES.
THE NEXT MEETING IS JULY 21st
AT 9:30 AM.
I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO A
HYBRID MEETING, AND THINGS WENT
FINE AND WENT REALLY WELL.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING MORE
MEETINGS IN THAT FORMAT.
I HELD A MEETING AT CITY HALL
WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS.
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
IN THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO TALK
ABOUT MY EFFORTS TO BOLSTER
MORE THAN A LAND MANAGEMENT
CAMPAIGN.
WE WILL HAVE MORE DETAILS FOR
THE PUBLIC. IT IS TALKING ABOUT
ACTUAL LAND POLICIES AND
CONSULTATION WITH TRIBES,
OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRIBALS TO
PURCHASE LAND, RETURN OF LAND,
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IN THE
CITY AND ELSEWHERE WERE
PROPERTIES THAT THE CITY MAY
OWN, AND MORE REPRESENTATION IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
I ATTENDED A SOUND TRANSIT RIDER
EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE MEETING TO
DISCUSS WAYS TO MAKE ESCALATORS
AND ELEVATORS MORE RELIABLE.
WHEN THEY SAY THE VERTICAL
SYSTEM, THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT
ESCALATORS AND ELEVATORS.
AS YOU HAVE HEARD, THE RICHMOND
TRANSIT COMPANY WAS SELECTED
THE NEW CEO OF SOUND TRANSIT.
SHE COMES TO US FROM VIRGINIA.
I HOPE I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
HAVE HER PRESENT WHEN WE GET
CLOSER TO WHEN SHE IS ACTUALLY
HERE.
MY STAFF ATTENDED A PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY AND AUDIT SURROUNDING
HIGH SCHOOL WITH
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE AURORA
WE IMAGINE COALITION. IMPORTANT
NEW CONSTRUCTION HAPPENING IN
THAT AREA.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK TO KEEP
OUR STUDENTS SAFE, AND THANK
YOU TO INGRAHAM HIGH SCHOOL WHO
WERE OUT THERE TO DO THE WALK.
FINALLY, I ATTENDED THE 10 YEAR
ANNIVERSARY OF HOYT.
IT IS A NONPROFIT HERE IN
SEATTLE THAT PROVIDES ECONOMIC
EDUCATIONAL, REHABILITATIVE,
AND RELIGIOUS SUPPORT FOR
PRISONERS IN THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST AND THROUGHOUT THE
U.S..
I WAS JOINED BY OTHERS.
BASICALLY, IT IS SPELLED H-U-I.
IT IS A REENTRY PROGRAM FOR
INCARCERATED INDIGENOUS
BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND A
REENTRY PROGRAM TO LINE THEM UP
WITH EDUCATION, HOUSING, AND IT
HAS BEEN A PHENOMENAL PROGRAM
AND IS SUCCESSFUL.
THEY WERE SHOOTING -- THEY MET
THE GOAL TO RAISE $250,000 AND
RECEIVED A $50,000 CHECK FROM
COORDINATED CARE ON FRIDAY.
IT WAS STARTED BY PEOPLE WHO
HAD EXPERIENCE WITH WORKING
WITH BROTHERS AND SISTER THAT
ARE INCARCERATED AND HELPING
THEM TO REENTER SOCIETY.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
THE NEXT MEETING, AS YOU KNOW,
IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, JUNE
13th, AT 2:00 PM.
IS THERE ANYTHING FOR THE GOOD
OF THE ORDER?
OKAY.
I THINK WE ARE GOOD.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.