>>> OKAY.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
THE SEPTEMBER 9th, 2022
REGULARLY SCHEDULED A MEETING
OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS,
EDUCATION, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND
CULTURE COMMITTEE WILL COME TO
ORDER.
IT IS 9:34.
I AM TAMMY MORALES, CHAIR OF
THE COMMITTEE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> VICE-CHAIR SAWANT?
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> FIVE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
TODAY'S AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
WE'VE GOT COUNCIL BUILT 120398,
WHICH INCLUDES SIX DISTINCT
POLICY CHANGES TO THE FAMILIES,
EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL, AND
PROMISE LEVY. FIVE OF THE
CHANGES HAVE TO DO WITH THE
SEATTLE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM IN
PARTICULAR AND ONE RELATES TO
THE K-12 HOMELESSNESS AND
HOUSING SUPPORT THAT IS OFFERED
BY THE FAMILIES EDUCATION LEVY.
WE DID TALK ABOUT THOSE AT THE
LAST COMMITTEE MEETING.
BRIAN GOOD NIGHT IS HERE TO
GIVE US A QUICK REVIEW AND WE
WILL VOTE ON THOSE.
WE ALSO HAVE SEVERAL
APPOINTMENTS, INCLUDING ONE
APPOINTMENT TO THE DISABILITY
COMMISSION, WANTED A LANDMARKS
PRESERVATION BOARD, AND FIVE TO
THE PIONEER SQUARE PRESERVATION
BOARD, SO WE WILL DISCUSS THOSE
AS WELL. BEFORE WE CONTINUE, I
WANT TO WELCOME 11th GRADE
STUDENTS HERE FROM THE DOWNTOWN
SCHOOL. WE'VE GOT A FULL CROWD
HERE, SO THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
INTEREST IN LEARNING ABOUT OUR
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN THE
IN PERSON AND REMOTE GENERAL
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
PLEASE BE PATIENT AS WE OPERATE
AS HYBRID SYSTEM.
IT REMAINS THE STRONG INTENT OF
THE CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE PUBLIC
COMMENT AT OUR REGULARLY
SCHEDULED MEETINGS BUT WE DO
RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MODIFY
THESE PUBLIC COMMENT.
AT ANY POINT IF WE DEEM THE
SYSTEM IS BEING ABUSED OR
UNSUITABLE FOR ALLOWING OUR
MEETINGS TO BE CONDUCTED
EFFICIENTLY.
I WILL MODERATE THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IN THE FOLLOWING
MANNER. WE WILL HAVE UP TO 20
MINUTES.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE THAT MANY
SIGNED UP, BUT WE WILL SEE WHAT
WE'VE GOT.
I WILL START WITH THE SPEAKERS
HERE IN CHAMBERS AND THEN CALL
OUT SPEAKERS ONLINE.
IF YOU ARE ONLINE, ONCE I
CALLED YOUR NAME, WE WILL UNMUTE
THE MICROPHONE AND YOU WILL
HEAR "YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED."
PRESS STAR SIX AND BEGIN BY
STATING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM
YOU ARE ADDRESSING AND YOU WILL
HEAR A CHIME OF 10 SECONDS WHEN
YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS LEFT.
WHEN YOU HEAR THE CHIME, PLEASE
WRAP UP YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE DO NOT END BY THE ALLOTTED
TIME, YOUR MICROPHONE WILL BE
MUTED TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON
THE NEXT SPEAKER.
IRREGULAR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
IS NOW OPEN.
DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS SIGNED UP
HERE IN CHAMBERS?
>> YES, WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER,
CHAIR MORALES.
MARGUERITE RICHARDS, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> I AM FROM SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
. IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU YOUNG
PEOPLE HERE. I HAVE HAD MANY
CHALLENGES IN THE AREA OF CIVIL
RIGHTS AND IT IS NOT IMPROVING.
YOU SAY OH, YES, IT IS.
I PUT DOWN DISABILITIES BECAUSE
THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DISABLE
PEOPLE WHERE THEY WOULD RATHER
NOT HAVE A DISABILITY BECAUSE
W ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ALL
WHOLESOME AND WORKING TOGETHER.
WE HEARD THIS TERM IN AMERICA
THAT THERE IS NO ONENESS.
I WAS ASKED LIKE ROSA PARKS TO
GET UP. YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO
BE THERE.
THERE ARE NO SIGNS DESIGNATING
WE ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO SIT
THERE OUTSIDE OF THE ELEVATOR.
A GUARD APPROACHED ME ALONG WITH
HONORABLE MICHAEL B FULLER AND
I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT
IS THAT JUSTICE?
WHAT?
YOU CAN SEE THE FACT THAT I AM
THE ONLY ONE SIGNED UP.
WELL, THE PANDEMIC MIGHT HAVE
CONTRIBUTED TO THAT. IS THAT
RIGHT, CHAIR MORALES?
I CALL FOR ALL OF YOU OTHER
SPEAKERS IN HERE, SPEAK UP! OUR
FREE SPEECH IS BEING SO RIPPED
APART AND WHATNOT.
DID YOU HEAR ALL OF THOSE RULES
THAT YOU HEARD BEFORE I GOT UP
HERE?
WHEN WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE
TO USE OUR OWN MIND AND OUR OWN
THOUGHT PROCESS, SO WE WON'T BE
DISABLED.
I'VE SEEN THAT AGING AND
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATE AGAINST
BLACK PEOPLE AND IT CONTINUES.
THIS IS 2022. THAT IS WHY I
KEEP COMING.
I HEARD ANOTHER SPEAKER SAY
WELL, I'M NOT FEELING TOO GOOD
THESE DAYS.
I USED TO BE REAL ACTIVE, BUT
NOT SO ANYMORE.
PRAY FOR ME.
>> THANK YOU.
THE OTHER COMMENTERS IN CHAMBER
S?
>> NO OTHER COMMENTERS IN
CHAMBERS.
>> I SEE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP
ONLINE.
CHRIS WOODWARD, PLEASE PRESS
STAR SIX AND BEGIN YOUR
SPEAKING.
>> DO WE HAVE CHRIS ON THE LINE?
HE IS SIGNED UP, BUT I DON'T
SHOW HIM PRESENT.
>> CHRIS WOODWARD, IF YOU ARE
ON, PRESS STAR SIX.
NO?
CHRIS WOODWARD, IF YOU PRESS
STAR SIX , WE CAN'T HEAR YOU
RIGHT NOW.
>> SORRY, NAVIGATING TECHNICAL
ISSUES.
WE ARE ALL GOOD.
GOOD MORNING.
I'M CHRIS WOODWARD FROM THE
ALLIANCE FOR PIONEER SQUARE
JUST HERE TO PROVIDE COMMENT
AND SUPPORT OF THE APPOINTMENTS
AND REAPPOINTMENT OF THE
PIONEER SQUARE PRESERVATION
BOARD. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
MEMBERS OF THE PIONEER SQUARE
PRESERVATION BOARD FOR THEIR
WORK TO PRESERVE A KEY
COMPONENT THAT MAKES PIONEER
SQUARE SO UNIQUE.
THE ALLIANCE LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH THE CURRENT AND
NEW BOARD MEMBERS IN THE
FUTURE.
THANKS SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE SIGNED
UP. LET ME CHECK ONE MORE TIME.
OKAY.
IN THAT CASE, THAT CONCLUDES
OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND
WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR FIRST
AGENDA ITEM.
ALEXIS, PLEASE READ ITEM ONE
INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 1, AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO THE 2018 FAMILIES,
EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL, AND
PROMISE LEVY AMENDING THE LEVY
IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION
PLAN ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE
125807 AND RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS
FOR BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> COLLEAGUES, AS I SAID AT THE
LAST MEETING, WE HEARD FROM
DEEL . I ASKED BRIAN TO BE HERE
JUST TO GIVE US A QUICK REVIEW
OF THE AMENDMENTS -- OF THE
POLICY CHANGES AND WE HAVE ONE
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT AS WELL, SO
I DO PLAN TO VOTE ON THIS TODAY
AND I WANTED TO GIVE US ANOTHER
CHANCE FOR QUESTIONS AND
DISCUSSION.
BRIAN, I WILL HAND IT OFF TO
YOU TO GET US GOING.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS.
AS YOU INDICATED EARLIER, THIS
ITEM WAS DISCUSSED IN DETAIL ON
AUGUST 12th, SO I WILL TAKE A
FEW MOMENTS TO SUMMARIZE THE
POLICY CHANGES PROPOSED IN THE
BILL AND WE WILL DESCRIBE THE
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. THE BILL
PROPOSES TO MAKE SIX POLICY
CHANGES TO THE FAMILIES,
EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL, AND
PROMISE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
THE PLAN WAS APPROVED BY THE
COUNCIL IN APRIL OF 2019 AFTER
VOTERS HAD APPROVED THE
PROPOSITION IN NOVEMBER OF 2018
AND IT PROVIDES A SUBSTANTIAL
AMOUNT OF DETAIL WITH RESPECT
TO THE FOUR INVESTMENT AREAS
AND DESCRIBES THE STRATEGIES TO
BE FUNDED WITHIN EACH AREA.
THIS HAS BEEN AMENDED BY
COUNCIL THREE TIMES PREVIOUSLY.
ALL WERE ADDENDUM'S IN RESPONSE
TO THE PANDEMIC AND AT THIS
TIME, ALL ADDENDUM'S HAVE
EXPIRED OR ARE NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE DETAIL
ON THE PROPOSED POLICY CHANGES
THAT I WILL DISCUSS OR THE --
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE
IE PLAN, THERE IS A CENTRAL
STAFF MEMO ATTACHED TO THE
AGENDA THAT INCLUDES THAT LEVEL
OF DETAIL.
THE FIRST ITEM WOULD PROVIDE
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING THE ABILITY TO
MAKE POLICY MODIFICATIONS TO
THE SEATTLE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM,
SPP, TO ALIGN WITH SIMILAR
COUNTY, STATE, AND CHILDCARE
PROGRAMS.
ALONG WITH THIS AUTHORITY, DEEL
WILL BE REQUIRED TO WRITE A 60
DAY NOTICE TO THE COUNCIL PRIOR
TO TAKING EFFECT.
SECOND, IT WOULD ALLOW DEEL TO
CALCULATE FREE TUITION
THRESHOLDS AND THE TUITION
SLIDING SCALE.
CHANGES ARE REQUESTED TO ALIGN
WITH THE CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM AND THE STATES EARLY
CHILDHOOD AND EDUCATION SYSTEM
PROGRAM, KNOWN AS ECEAP.
RATHER THAN SPECIFYING STATE
MEDIUM INCOME, HOWEVER, THE
CHANGES WOULD ALLOW DEEL
FLEXIBILITY.
THIRD, THE CHANGES WOULD ALLOW
CERTAIN CHILDREN WHO TURN THREE
YEARS OLD AFTER THE PROGRAMS
AUGUST 31st DEADLINE TO ENROLL
INTO SPP ON THEIR THIRD
BIRTHDAY.
CHILDREN WOULD BE ELIGIBLE IF
THEY ARE TRANSITIONING FROM
EARLY ECEAP INTO AN SPP
CLASSROOM OR IF THEY HAVE AN
INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PLAN.
THE FOURTH POLICY CHANGE WOULD
MODIFY THE IE PLAN TO RECOGNIZE
DEEL HAS THE AUTHORITY TO
EXTEND SPP INTO THE SUMMER
MONTHS RATHER THAN OPERATING
THE PROGRAM DURING THE TYPICAL
SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR.
DEEL BEGAN OFFERING THE OPTION
TO PROVIDE A PROGRAMMING INTO
THE SUMMER MONTHS IN SPRING OF
2021 AND CONTINUED INTO SUMMER
OF 2022.
THE FIFTH SET OF CHANGES WOULD
UPDATE AN EVALUATION TIMELINE
TABLE 2 REFLECT THE DELAYS THAT
DEEL HAS EXPERIENCED DURING
THE PANDEMIC. AND FINALLY, THE
SIX POLICY CHANGE WOULD EXPAND
THE LEVY FUNDS IN THE
HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING
SUPPORT SERVICES CATEGORY TO
INCLUDE ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE A
úTYPICAL HOUSING RELATED COST,
SUCH AS NUTRITION, CLOTHING,
AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES.
AND THE LAST THING I WILL
DESCRIBE THIS MORNING AS THE
POTENTIAL TECHNICAL AMENDMENT
LISTED ON THE AGENDA.
I WILL BRING THAT UP ON MY
SCREEN RIGHT NOW FOR YOU.
SO, THE AMENDMENT IS LISTED AS
AMENDMENT ONE, VERSION 1. IT IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
THE AMENDMENT WOULD CORRECT
OVERSIGHTS IN THE INITIAL
DRAFTING OF THE BILL AND THE
CHANGES ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE
INTENT OF THE POLICY CHANGES
THAT I JUST DESCRIBED.
SPECIFICALLY THE AMENDMENT
WOULD MAKE TWO SMALL CHANGES ON
PAGE 35 OF THE IE PLAN OTHER
THAN THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL
AND STRIKE ONE SENTENCE ON PAGE
47 THAT REFERS TO SPP IS ONLY
OFFERED DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.
IF THE COMMITTEE FINDS THE
PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE BILL TO
BE ACCEPTABLE, I WOULD
RECOMMEND ADOPTION TO KEEP THE
PLAN CONSISTENT INTERNALLY.
I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MIGHT
HAVE.
>> GREAT. THANKS SO MUCH, BRIAN.
FOR THE RECORD, COULD YOU
EXPLAIN ONE MORE TIME, THE
REASON FOR THE AMENDMENT IS TO
FURTHER ADDRESS THE FACT WE ARE
CHANGING THE FEDERAL POVERTY --
WE ARE GOING MORE IN ALIGNMENT
WITH THE CHANGES MADE AT THE
STATE LEVEL FOR WHO IS ELIGIBLE
TO PARTICIPATE. CAN YOU TALK A
LITTLE MORE ON WHY THAT CHANGE
IS NEEDED?
>> SURE.
THE CHANGES SPECIFICALLY IN THE
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT?
>> YEAH.
>> WELL, SO SIMPLY THE IE PLAN
IS VERY SPECIFIC IN TERMS OF
WHAT DEEL IS ELIGIBLE TO DO.
WHEN THE PLAN WAS DRAFTED , IT
WAS VERY SPECIFIC ABOUT THE
FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL BEING THE
INCOME METHOD.
ANYONE AT THE TIME WHO WAS 350%
POVERTY LEVEL OR BELOW HAS FREE
TUITION IN THE PROGRAM AND THERE
IS A SLIDING SCALE.
AS INCOME INCREASES, THEIR
CONTRIBUTION TO TUITION
INCREASES AS WELL.
SINCE THAT WAS ADOPTED, THE
EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM AND THE CITY'S CHILDCARE
PROGRAM HAVE SWITCHED THEIR
INCOME METRICS.
INSTEAD OF RELYING ON THE
FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL, THEY
HAVE SWITCHED TO THE STATE
MEDIAN INCOME.
THE CHANGES TO SWITCH TO STATE
MEDIAN INCOME, DEEL HAS TRIED
TO ALIGN THEM VERY CLOSELY, SO
THE SAME TYPES OF FAMILIES ARE
RECEIVING THE SAME TYPES OF
SERVICES AND WILL PAY THE SAME
TUITION BUT IT IS SIMPLY
SWITCHING THE METRICS.
IF FOR SOME REASON THEY CHOOSE
ANOTHER METRIC IN THE FUTURE,
THEY CAN SWITCH TO THAT AS WELL
WITHOUT HAVING TO COME TO
COUNCIL .
>> PART OF THE RATIONALE IS OUR
COST OF LIVING HERE IN
WASHINGTON STATE IS
SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM
OTHER STATES. IF WE ARE GOING
BY THE FEDERAL GUIDELINE, THAT
COULD CAUSE A REAL IMBALANCE IN
THE STUDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR THIS
SERVICE, IS THAT RIGHT?
>> IT IS A BETTER INDICATOR FOR
FAMILIES LIVING IN OUR AREA.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE UNDERLYING LEGISLATION OR
THE AMENDMENT ITSELF?
>> I HAVE ONE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT SYNOPSIS.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE
FIRST HEARD THIS PRESENTATION.
FOR THE MODIFICATION TO THE
SEATTLE PRESCHOOL PLAN PROGRAM
ELIGIBILITY, I SUPPORT THIS AND
I DO SUPPORT THE UNDERLYING
LEGISLATION. I AM CURIOUS,
ALLOWING A CHILD TO ENROLL
SHORTLY AFTER THEIR THIRD
BIRTHDAY, IS THERE AN ESTIMATE
OF HOW MANY MORE CHILDREN WILL
BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE BASED ON
THIS CHANGE?
>> YES, THERE IS.
DEEL ESTIMATES APPROXIMATELY 10
CHILDREN WOULD HAVE BENEFITED,
SO IT IS NOT THAT MANY, WHICH
IS WHY DEEL THINKS IT IS AN
EQUITABLE CHANGE TO MAKE. THE
PROGRAM WOULDN'T IMPOSE
SIGNIFICANT ENROLLMENT OR
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR THE
PROGRAM.
>> GOT IT. THANKS SO MUCH.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS,
COLLEAGUES?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
THIS WAS REALLY HELPFUL IN
UNDERSTANDING. THANK YOU.
>> IN THAT CASE, I WILL MOVE
THE AMENDMENT FIRST.
I MOVED TO AMEND A COUNCIL BILL
120398 AS PRESENTED ON THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT 1.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
AS BRIAN SAID, THE AMENDMENT
WOULD MAKE TWO ADDITIONAL
CHANGES TO INCLUDE AND FULLY
IMPLEMENT THE POLICY CHANGES
THAT HAVE BEEN PROPOSED BY THE
EXECUTIVE AND JUST TO CORRECT
OVERSIGHTS IN THE DRAFTING. SO,
IF THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
AMENDMENT?
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> VICE-CHAIR SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR MORALES?
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NOT OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE COUNCIL BILL IS AMENDED.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR REMARKS
ON THE FINAL BILL?
OKAY.
WELL, THEN I MOVED THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND THE CITY
COUNCIL PASSED COUNCIL BILL
120 398 AS AMENDED.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> OKAY, IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> VICE-CHAIR SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR MORALES?
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NOT OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE MOTION CARRIES.
COUNCIL PASSED COUNCIL BILL
120398 AS AMENDED WILL BE SENT
TO THE SEPTEMBER 20th CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WE JUST VOTED ON THE BILL,
RIGHT?
IT IS IN MY SCRIPT AGAIN, SO I
GOT MYSELF CONFUSED.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
2 INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 2, APPOINTMENT
02340, APPOINTMENT OF SILAS T.
JAMES AS A MEMBER OF SEATTLE
DISABILITY COMMISSION, FOR A
TERM TO APRIL 30th, 2024.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE HAVE FROM THE OFFICE OF
CIVIL RIGHTS JANET STAFFORD
HERE TO INTRODUCE US TO SILAS
JAMES.
JANET, I WILL HAND IT OFF TO
YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
INTRODUCTION.
MY NAME IS JANET STAFFORD . I
WORKED IN THE SEATTLE OFFICE
FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AND WE SUPPORT
THE SEATTLE DISABILITY
COMMISSION.
JUST A LITTLE BIT AROUND THEIR
WORK, THEY HAVE HELD JUBILEE
EVENTS EVERY YEAR HIGHLIGHTING
THE WORK OF FOLKS IN THE
COMMUNITY. SOME OF THEIR OTHER
WORK HAS INCLUDED THE CLOSED
CAPTIONING AND THEY HAVE ALSO
PUSHED FORWARD SUPPORTING
SEATTLE.
THIS YEAR, THEY ARE WORKING
TOWARDS DISCUSSING A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY WITHIN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND GETTING
RESOURCES TO THE COMMUNITY AS
WELL AS SUPPORTING CAPACITY
AMONG THE COMMISSION,
RECRUITMENT, REALLY BUILDING ON
THE COMMISSION ITSELF. TODAY I
DID WANT TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT SILAS JAMES, WHO WE HAD A
CHANCE TO MEET EARLIER ON THIS
YEAR.
HE HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE
CONTRIBUTOR SINCE APRIL OF THIS
YEAR AND HAS BEEN CALLING FOR
ACTION TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY
, HOUSING, IMPROVING RESOURCES,
AND SPECIFICALLY LOOKING INTO
TRANSPORTATION FOR THE
DISABILITY COMMUNITY.
SILAS IS JOINING US TODAY, SO I
WANT TO PASS IT ON TO HIM TO
SHARE SOME WORDS.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
SILAS, WELCOME.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
PLEASE, GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
OKAY, GREAT.
THANK YOU, JANET.
THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE CITY
COUNCIL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I AM PLEASED TO BE HERE.
AS JANET MENTIONED, I HAVE BEEN
IN WASHINGTON.
I STUDIED IN WASHINGTON AND I
GOT MY MUSTERS FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON I
STUDIED RESEARCH EDUCATION.
I HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF
DISABILITY AND CIVIL RIGHTS
ADVOCACY IN TERMS OF HEALTHCARE
AND PUBLIC BENEFITS.
IF APPOINTED TO THE SEATTLE
DISABILITY COMMISSION, I WILL
CONTINUE MY ADVOCACY WORK AND
EDUCATION TO MAINTAIN AND
EXPAND THE RESOURCES AND ALLOW
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO
LIVE AND WORK AROUND SEATTLE.
THAT IS ESSENTIALLY ALL I
WANTED TO SAY. THANK YOU FOR
THIS OPPORTUNITY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK
YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO
SERVE.
THESE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO THE
CITY.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO HEAR
DIRECTLY FROM THOSE IMPACTED BY
SOME OF THE DECISIONS WE MAKE
AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE, THE
SERVICES WE HAVE IN THE CITY,
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> WELCOME AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. I
WAS READING YOUR CONFIRMATION
PACKET AND IT SAYS SILAS WOULD
LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE TO COMPILING
A DYNAMIC DIRECTORY OF THE
RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING DISABILITY IN THE
SEATTLE AREA.
THERE ARE QUITE A FEW RESOURCES
THAT PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC
DISABILITY CAN BENEFIT FROM. I
LOVE THIS IDEA.
I LIKE THIS EFFORT.
I FEEL LIKE GOVERNMENT CAN DO A
BETTER JOB OF LETTING OUR
PUBLIC NO WHAT IS AVAILABLE AND
GOVERNMENT COULD ALSO USE THE
HELP OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU, SO
THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH FOR,
YOU KNOW, IF THIS EVER COMES TO
FRUITION. THAT WOULD BE A GREAT
ASSET TO THE CITY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING
THAT AND ALL OF YOUR OTHER
EXPERIENCE TO THE TABLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
OTHER COLLEAGUES QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FOR SILAS?
OKAY.
VERY GOOD.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
THANK YOU, JANET.
I WILL MOVE THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION OF
APPOINTMENT 020340. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE APPOINTMENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
I MEAN, YES.
[ LAUGHTER ] SORRY, YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> VICE-CHAIR SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR MORALES?
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NOT OPPOSED.
>> OKAY, THE MOTION PASSES.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDTION
THAT THE APPOINTMENT BE
CONFIRMED WILL BE SENT TO
SEPTEMBER 20th CITY COUNCIL
MEETING.
SILAS, YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE
THERE, BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE
TO, YOU ARE CERTAINLY WELCOME
TO ATTEND. YOU CAN ALSO WATCH
IT ON THE SEATTLE CHANNEL.
ONCE THE APPOINTMENTS ARE
CONFIRMED, THEY ARE TYPICALLY
PUT ON A CONSENT AGENDA. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, AGAIN, FOR YOUR
INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO
SERVE. CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANKS SO MUCH.
OKAY, ALEXIS, PLEASE READ ITEM
3 INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 3, APPOINTMENT
02341, APPOINTMENT OF PADRAIC
SLATTERY AS MEMBER OF THE
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION BOARD,
FO A TERM TO AUGUST 14th, 2025
FOR BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE HAVE ERIN DOHERTY HERE.
ERIN, I WILL HAND IT OVER TO
YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
PLEASE TURN YOUR CAMERA ON.
I WILL GIVE A BRIEF
INTRODUCTION.
SO, THE LANDMARKS PRESERVATION
BOARD IS A BOARD OF 12
VOLUNTEERS WITH DIFFERENT TYPES
OF POSITION.
MR. PADRAIC SLATTERY IS
RECOMMENDED FOR THE FINANCE
PROVISION.
THEY IDENTIFY POTENTIAL NEW
LANDMARKS FOR THE NOMINATION
AND DESIGNATION PROCESS AS WELL
AS PROPOSE LANDMARKS.
THAT IS THE MAJORITY OF THEIR
WORK.
PADRAIC SLATTERY HOLDS A
BACHELOR'S DEGREES IN FINANCE
AND ACCOUNTING, AS WELL AS A
MASTERS OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION.
HE WORKED FOR 10 YEARS IN
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AND
SMALL BUSINESS LENDING BEFORE
HISTORIC REHABILITATION EIGHT
YEARS AGO.
HE IS HONORED FOR HIS BUILDING
RENOVATION PRODUCTS AND HIS
WORK INCLUDES COMMERCIAL AND
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES
INCLUDING RECENT PROJECTS
CENTERED IN WORKFORCE AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
MR. PADRAIC SLATTERY IS
INVESTED IN REPURPOSE THING OLD
BUILDINGS AND WE WELCOME HIS
PASSION FOR HISTORY,
ARCHITECTURE, AND SUSTAINABILITY
.
>> THANK YOU, ERIN.
MR. SLATTERY, WOULD YOU LIKE
TO SAY ANYTHING?
>> I THINK ERIN DID A PRETTY
GOOD JOB.
I WOULD SAY THAT HISTORIC
PRESERVATION ISN'T ALWAYS ABOUT
GENTRIFICATION.
IT COULD BE ABOUT COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT AND SEAMLESS
INTEGRATION INTO THE LANDSCAPE.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY
VALUABLE TO ME AND THE SMALL
BUSINESS COMMUNITY. I AM VERY
FEARFUL THAT THE SMALL BUSINESS
COMMUNITY MIGHT NOT BE HERE IN
34 YEARS, THE WAY IT IS GOING.
I AM DEEPLY INVESTED IN THIS
PROJECT.
IT IS WHAT I DO.
I AM DEEPLY INVESTED IN ALL OF
THESE STRUCTURES. THERE IS A
WAY THAT EVERYONE CAN WIN WITH
HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
THANKS SO MUCH.
>> TERRIFIC.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS
TO SERVE. WE ARE HAVING LOTS OF
CONVERSATIONS LATELY WITH THESE
ISSUES.
WHETHER IT IS THE WAY OUR CITY
IS CHANGING AND GROWING AND THE
IMPACT THAT HAS ON COMMUNITY
MEMBERS, NEIGHBORHOODS, SMALL
BUSINESS, IT IS AN IMPORTANT
AREA FOR US TO BE FOCUSING ON
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE AND GUIDE
THE CITY ON THE DECISIONS WE
ARE MAKING ABOUT THESE ISSUES.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. I
APPRECIATED HOW YOU PRESENTED
YOUR BACKGROUND AND
PRESENTATION PACKET WITH THE
LETTER AND PHOTOS OF YOUR WORK.
GORGEOUS RENOVATIONS.
AND SO, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION FOR THAT
WORK.
YOU HAVE FOCUSED A LOT ON STUDS
OUT, WHICH IS A NEW TERM I
LEARNED FROM RENOVATIONS OF THE
MIDCENTURY MODERN BUILDINGS.
ALSO YOU TALKED A LOT ABOUT OUR
OLD HISTORIC BRICK BUILDINGS.
HOW DO WE DEAL WITH
UNREINFORCED MASONRY BUILDINGS?
THAT IS AN ONGOING ISSUE HERE,
SO HOPEFULLY YOU CAN ADD SOME
ADVICE AND BRING FORWARD YOUR
UNDERSTANDING OF FINANCE AND PUT
OUR FUTURE WORK IN SOME OF
THOSE CHALLENGES.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR.
SLATTERY ? OKAY.
IN THAT CASE, I AM GOING TO MOVE
CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT
02341. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> VICE-CHAIR SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR MORALES?
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AT
THE APPOINTMENT BE CONFIRMED
WILL BE SENT TO THE SEPTEMBER
20th COMMITTEE MEETING.
SORRY, FULL COUNCIL MEETING.
CONGRATULATIONS, MR. SLATTERY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, ERIN
.
>> THANK YOU, ALL.
>> ALEXIS, PLEASE READ ITEMS 4
THROUGH 9 IN THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEMS 4 THROUGH 9,
APPOINTMENT 2342 THROUGH 2347,
APPOINTMENTS TO THE PIONEER
SQUARE PRESERVATION BOARD FOR
SOHYUN KIM, KARL MUELLER,
STEVEN D. SPARKS, AND HENRY
WATSON FOR A TERM TO MARCH
1st, 2025, AND THE REAPPOINTMENT
OF MAUREEN R. ELENGA AND
LAUREN KUSH FOR A TERM TO
MARCH 1st, 2025 FOR BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> I BELIEVE WE HAVE GENNA
NASHEM HERE?
>> YES, I AM HERE.
>> GOOD MORNING, GENNA . THANKS
FOR BEING HERE.
I THINK WE HAVE SOME OF THE
APPOINTEES HERE, SO I WILL LET
YOU INTRODUCE THEM ONCE YOU ARE
DONE.
>> THANK YOU.
HI, I AM GENNA NASHEM AND I'M
ON STAFF FOR THE PIONEER
SQUARE PRESERVATION BOARD IN
THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS.
THE PIONEER SQUARE PRESERVATION
BOARD IS A 10 MEMBER BOARD WHO
REVIEWS ALTERATIONS TO THE
EXTERIOR OF BUILDINGS TO THE
PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAYS AND OTHER
PUBLIC SPACES WITHIN THE
PIONEER SQUARE PRESERVATION
DISTRICT.
WE REVIEW CHANGES AND TODAY, I
AM EXCITED TO BRING YOU A SLATE
OF NEW APPOINTEES.
GENNA NASHEM -- SOHYUN KIM
ALSO GOES BY STAGE.
STAGE, IF YOU COULD TURN ON
YOUR CAMERA, THAT WOULD BE
GREAT.
SAGE HAS A MASTERS IN HISTORIC
PRESERVATION FROM COLUMBIA AND
SHE WORKS FOR ARCHITECTS
LOCATED WITHIN PIONEER SQUARE.
SAGE, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE
YOU WOULD LIKE TO TELL ABOUT
YOURSELF?
>> YEAH.
CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY?
>> YES.
>> HI, EVERYONE AND GOOD
MORNING.
I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE TO HAVE MY
NOMINATION CONFIRMED.
WHEN I FOUND THIS ARCHITECT
POSITION, THE PRESERVATION
BOARD AT PIONEER SQUARE, YEAH,
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE SUCH A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO
LEARN ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND
ANY SOCIAL CHALLENGES THAT WE
COULD HELP RESOLVE THROUGH
DESIGN PRACTICES RELEVANT TO
PRESERVATION. YOU KNOW, WITH MY
-- YOU KNOW -- SORRY.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> STEVEN, YOU ARE OFF MUTE.
>> I RECENTLY MOVED BACK TO
SEATTLE AFTER ALL OF MY STUDIES
ON THE EAST COAST.
I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO,
YOU KNOW, APPLYING MY
MENTALITIES THAT I EXPLORED
DURING THE PRESERVATION'S
STUDIES SCHOOL AND SEEING HOW
THAT PRACTICE IS IMPLEMENTED IN
REALITY THROUGH THE ACTUAL
PROJECTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
YEP.
THAT IS IT FOR ME.
>> THANK YOU. YEAH.
>> WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY I
APPRECIATE THE FOCUS IN YOUR
APPLICATION ON, YOU KNOW, PLACE
MAKING AND THE ROLE OF
ARCHITECTURE AND STORYTELLING
ABOUT PARTICULARLY ABOUT, YOU
KNOW, NEIGHBORHOODS, THE CULTURE
REPRESENTED IN THE
NEIGHBORHOODS AND MAKING SURE
WE ARE PRESERVING THAT IN THE
WORK THAT WE DO AS WELL, SO
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
MAYBE WE SHOULD GO THROUGH ALL
OF THESE FIRST. SORRY, I WON'T
INTERRUPT AGAIN.
>> SURE.
NEXT ON THE LIST, KARL MUELLER.
KARL WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE
TODAY.
KARL WAS NOMINATED FOR THE
RETAIL POSITION ON THE BOARD.
HE IS THE CO-OWNER OF INTRIGUE
CHOCOLATE COMPANY, LOCATED
WITHIN PIONEER SQUARE.
HE HAS LIVED IN THE DISTRICT
FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS AND
HE'S WORKED IN THE DISTRICT
SINCE 2007.
HE PARTICIPATES IN VOLUNTEER
ACTIVITIES AND FORMERLY SERVED
AS THE TREASURER FOR THE
ORGANIZATION HISTORIC SOUTH
DOWNTOWN.
BEING HE IS NOT HERE TODAY, I
WILL MOVE ON TO STEVEN SPARKS.
STEVEN IS NOMINATED FOR THE
HUMAN SERVICES POSITION ON THE
BOARD . HE IS THE PROGRAM
COORDINATOR AT THE BREAD OF
LIFE MISSION IN PIONEER SQUARE.
HE VALUES PIONEER SQUARE AS A
UNIQUE PLACE IN SEATTLE.
STEVEN , IS THERE ANYTHING YOU
WOULD LIKE TO ADD?
>> NOW YOU ARE MUTED.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS STEVEN SPARKS AND
CURRENTLY I AM THE PROGRAM
DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR OF THE
SHELTER HERE AT THE BREAD OF
LIFE MISSION.
SINCE THE TIME OF MY APPLICATION
FOR THE PIONEER SQUARE
PRESERVATION BOARD --
>> STEVEN, I THINK YOU ARE
BREAKING UP A LITTLE BIT.
MAYBE WE CAN GO TO HENRY AND
COME BACK TO STEVEN IN A
MOMENT.
>> SOUNDS GREAT.
HENRY WORKS FOR URBAN VILLAGES
AND HE IS NOMINATED AS A
PROPERTY OWNER POSITION.
URBAN VILLAGES HAS THREE
BUILDINGS ON ONE BLOCK IN
PIONEER SQUARE AND HAS BEEN
GOING THROUGH MAJOR
REHABILITATION. HE ALSO HAS
EXPERIENCE WORKING IN DENVER.
HENRY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY
ANYTHING ELSE?
>> TO BE APPOINTED TO THIS
POSITION, I MANAGED A PROJECT
ON PIONEER SQUARE. YOU KNOW, I
JUST UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT,
YOU KNOW, THAT BUILDING AND
THAT BLOCK IS TO SEATTLE.
IT IS GREAT TO HAVE A SEAT AT
THE TABLE.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
PIONEER SQUARE IS IN SUCH AN
IMPORTANT MOMENT IN TIME RIGHT
NOW.
IT'S GREAT TO HAVE A SEAT AT
THE TABLE AND, YOU KNOW, I WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT THINGS ARE
DONE RIGHT BECAUSE THIS IS A
NEIGHBORHOOD THAT MEANS A LOT
TO ME AND TO EVERYONE HERE.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, HENRY.
IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU AND THANK
YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO
SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.
STEVEN , DO YOU WANT TO TRY
AGAIN?
YOU WERE BREAKING UP A LITTLE
BIT, BUT YOU ARE ON MUTE.
WHY DON'T YOU UNMUTE AND WE
WILL TRY AGAIN?
>> OKAY, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> YES.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHERE I LEFT
OFF BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY
THAT IT IS, INDEED, AN
OPPORTUNITY AND A REAL PLEASURE
TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THE PIONEER
SQUARE AREA.
I'VE LIVED HERE FOR A NUMBER OF
YEARS AND I CURRENTLY WORK HERE.
I ADMINISTER HERE.
I SERVED THIS COMMUNITY TO A
DEGREE THAT I THINK CAN BE OF
BENEFIT.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS
CONTINUE TO BE A HISTORICAL
AREA.
IT HAS A UNIQUE FACE IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE AND IT IS
DIFFERENT.
I HOPE IT WILL STAY THAT WAY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU AGAIN TO THE FOUR OF YOU.
OR I GUESS THE THREE OF YOU
THAT ARE HERE RIGHT NOW.
THE PIONEER SQUARE NEIGHBORHOOD
IS CHANGING. THE CITY IS
CHANGING.
DOWNTOWN IS CHANGING AND IT
WILL BE REALLY IMPORTANT TO
MAKE SURE THE SMALL BUSINESSES,
THE NEIGHBORS WHO LIVE THERE,
AND THE FEEL AND THE VIBE AND
THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD ARE PRESERVED. THE
HISTORIC CORE OF THE CITY.
MAKING SURE WE ARE ABLE TO
CONTINUE THE LEGACY OF THE
BEAUTIFUL PARTS OF PIONEER
SQUARE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE SERVING THE MANY PEOPLE WHO
ARE NOW LIVING THERE AND HAVE
VERY DIFFERENT NEEDS. IT IS
GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT,
SO I APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU
ARE ALREADY DOING IN THE WORK
YOU WILL CONTINUE TO DO.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS FOR ANY OF OUR
APPOINTMENTS?
>> KNOW.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR YOUR
SERVICE.
>> THANK YOU.
AND WE HAVE TWO REAPPOINTMENTS
AS WELL.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO
COMMENT ON MAUREEN OR LAUREN?
OKAY.
TERRIFIC.
WELL, COLLEAGUES, I WILL MOVE
THAT WE RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
OF APPOINTMENTS 2342 THROUGH
2347.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> VICE-CHAIR SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR MORALES?
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
THAT THE APPOINTMENTS BE
CONFIRMED WILL BE SENT TO THE
SEPTEMBER 20th CITY COUNCIL
MEETING.
BEFORE WE CONCLUDE, I DO AGAIN
WANT TO THANK THE STUDENTS WHO
WERE HERE. I CANNOT COUNT HOW
MANY OF YOU THERE ARE.
MAYBE 30 STUDENTS ARE HERE.
THE LAST FEW THINGS WE DID HERE
WERE APPOINTMENTS AND I WANT TO
LET YOU KNOW THE CITY DOES HAVE
GET ENGAGED PROGRAM.
WANT TO TURN 18, IF YOU ARE
INTERESTED IN SERVING ON ANY OF
THE BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS, AND
THEY RANGE FROM PEDESTRIAN
ISSUES TO BIKE SAFETY TO PARKS
TO THINGS RELATED TO HOUSING.
THERE ARE PLENTY OF
OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU TO GET
INVOLVED IN CITY GOVERNMENT,
IF THAT IS SOMETHING YOU ARE
INTERESTED IN DOING.
AS A COUNCIL, WE REALLY DO
LISTEN TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS
AND SUGGESTIONS AND IDEAS THAT
COME FROM THESE BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS.
KEEP THAT IN MIND, AS WERE 18th
BIRTHDAYS APPROACH.
WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU BACK
HERE.
AND I WILL LET YOU KNOW, ALEXIS
, MY CHIEF OF STAFF HAS A
COUPLE OF LITTLE PIECES OF
COUNCIL SWAG FOR YOU HERE
BEFORE YOU GO.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
OKAY, THIS DOES CONCLUDE THE
SEPTEMBER 9th, 2022 MEETING OF
THE NEIGHBORHOODS, EDUCATION,
CIVIL RIGHTS, AND CULTURE
COMMITTEE . THE NEXT MEETING
IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER
23rd.
THANKS, EVERYONE, FOR BEING
HERE.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.