THANK YOU SO MUCH, MARCH
EIGHTH, 2022 MEETING WILL COME
TO ORDER.
IT IS 9:32 A.M..
I AM CHAIR HERBOLD.
WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> PRESENT, GOOD MORNING.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> PRESENT.
>> VICE CHAIR LEWIS AND CHAIR
HERBOLD.
>> HERE.
>> THAT IS FIVE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
FOR FOLKS I MENTIONED YESTERDAY
IN THE COUNCIL BRIEFINGS THAT
I HAD BEEN IN TOUCH WITH FTD
ABOUT THE OFFICER INVOLVED
SHOOTING AND I DID SPEAK WITH
CHIEF DIAZ THIS MORNING AND HE
DID CONFIRM THAT THE VIDEO BOTH
FROM THE SPD CAR CAMERAS AND
UNIFORM CAMERAS AND ALSO SOME
CAMERAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
FEDERAL BUILDING, THAT VIDEO
WILL BE RELEASED TODAY.
THE SITUATION WAS DESCRIBED TO
ME AND I WILL HOLD MY COMMENT
UNTIL EVERYONE HAS A CHANCE TO
WATCH THAT VIDEO.
ON TODAY'S AGENDA, WE WILL HEAR
FROM THE DEPUTY MAYOR WHO WILL
PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE
PROCESS FOR A PERMANENT OFFICE
OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
DIRECTOR.
WE WILL ALSO BE HEARING TWO
POLICE DEPARTMENT GRANT BILLS.
THE FIRST IS A BILL THAT WE ARE
INTENDING TO VOTE ON TODAY.
IT IS TO ACCEPT $1.3 MILLION
WORTH FUNDING TO MAINTAIN THE
CRIMES AGAINST TASK FORCE.
THE SECOND BILL, WE WILL HAVE A
BRIEFING FROM SPD ON THE GRANTS
AND THIS IS ANOTHER GRANT
ACCEPTANCE BILL.
I DON'T BELIEVE THIS BILL HAS
BEEN INTRODUCED YET BUT WE WILL
HAVE A BRIEFING ON IT AND THE
GRANTS THAT THE BILLS EXCEPT
WILL BE RELATED TO THE SECURITY
MISSIONS AND WE WILL RECEIVE A
SECOND BRIEFING AT OUR NEXT
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING
ON MARCH 22nd.
AT THAT MEETING, I HOPE TO VOTE
ON THIS.
FINALLY, THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT WILL PRESENT ITS
2021 RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
REPORT, INCLUDING A LOOK AT THE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF 2021 AND THE
2022 OBJECTIVES.
WE WILL MOVE INTO APPROVING OUR
AGENDA FOR TODAY'S COMMITTEE
MEETING.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
TODAY'S AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, TODAY'S
AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
NOW WE WILL MOVE INTO PUBLIC
COMMENT FOR THIS MORNING.
I WILL MODERATE PUBLIC COMMENT
IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER, YOU
WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK
AND WE WILL CALL ON EACH
SPEAKER BINDING IN THE ORDER
THAT THEY HAVE REGISTERED ON
THE WEBSITE.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED
TO SPEAK BUT WOULD LIKE TO DO
SO, YOU CAN STILL SIGN UP
BEFORE THE END OF THE PUBLIC
COMMENT.
BY GOING TO THE WEBSITE.
ONCE YOU HAVE HEARD THE PROMPT,
PLEASE PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE
YOURSELF.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A TIME WHEN
10 SECONDS IS LEFT AND WHEN YOU
HEAR IT, PLEASE WRAP UP THE
PUBLIC COMMENTS.
IF YOU DO NOT END YOUR COMMENTS
AT THE END OF THE TIME
PROVIDED, YOUR MICROPHONE WILL
BE MUTED IN ORDER TO ALLOW US
TO HEAR FROM THE NEXT SPEAKER.
IF YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE
FOLLOWING THE MEETING, WE
WELCOME YOU TO DO SO BUT USE
THE LISTENING OPTIONS THAT ARE
LISTED ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
THERE ARE FOUR PEOPLE SIGNED UP
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND I WILL
CALL ON AIMS TWO AT A TIME.
FIRST WE HAVE HOWARD GAIL.
HOWARD WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
CASTIL HIGHTOWER.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THE FIRST AGENDA ITEM IS A
DISCUSSION ON THE SEARCH
PROCESS FOR THE NEW OPA
DIRECTOR . YET, IT IS THE MAYOR
THAT HAS COMPLETE CONTROL OVER
THE HIRING, EVALUATION, AND
FIRING OF THE DIRECTOR.
THE LAST DIRECTOR, DESPITE THE
LONG HISTORY OF CORRUPTION --
THERE IS A BRAND-NEW PUBLICATION
REVEALING FURTHER EVIDENCE OF
CORRUPTION AND AND ABUSE OF
OFFICE.
IN THE 20 YEARS OF THE OPA
EXISTENCE, WE HAVE NEVER HAD A
FAIR AND IMPARTIAL DIRECTOR.
THE OIG DIRECTOR ACTUALLY DOES
THEIR JOB AND IS HELD
ACCOUNTABLE.
THE COMMITTEE HAS COMPLETE
CONTROL OVER THE HIRING,
EVALUATION AND FIRING OF THE
OIG DIRECTOR.
IF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
WILL TODAY DISCUSS THINGS THAT
HAS NO CONTROL OVER WHILE
CONTINUING TO IGNORE FOR AN
ASTOUNDING SEVEN MONTH, THE
FAILURES OF THE DIRECTOR THAT
THEY HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL OVER.
GIVEN THE WHISTLEBLOWERS, THERE
ARE AT LEAST TWO WHISTLEBLOWERS
AND IT IS CRITICAL FOR THE
PUBLIC SAFETY TO PROTECT US
FROM ANOTHER BAD OPA DIRECTOR
BY IMMEDIATELY INITIATING AN
INVESTIGATION OF THE CURRENT
OIG DIRECTOR WITH PUBLIC
HEARINGS AND REMOVE THE CURRENT
DIRECTOR IF THE ALLEGATIONS ARE
FOUND TO HAVE MERIT.
THIRD, INITIATE THE REVIEW OF
THE ENTIRE POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS.
THIS WAS OUTLINED IN THE REPORT
OF CLOSE TO FIVE YEARS AGO NOW
AND THE REPORT WAS NEVER ACTED
ON.
THAT IS BETTER THAN TRYING TO
FIX A SYSTEM THAT IS DESIGNED
TO FAIL.
WE NEED TO HAVE POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY THAT PROVIDES
FULL COMMUNITY CONTROL OVER
POLICE.
GO TO SEATTLE.ORG TO FIND OUT
MORE.
IN THE MEANTIME, PLEASE DO YOUR
DUTY AND DON'T TRY TO CONTROL
THINGS THAT YOU CAN'T CONTROL
BUT CONTROL THE THINGS THAT YOU
CAN.
>> THANK YOU.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CASTIL
HIGHTOWER AND WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY VALERIE SHERET.
>> HI, MY NAME IS CASTIL
HIGHTOWER.
IN 2004, SPD SHOT AND KILLED MY
BROTHER. THERE IS NO JUSTICE
AND NO ACCOUNTABILITY FOR HIS
MURDER.
IN FACT, THE OFFICER THAT
KILLED HIM WAS REWARDED INSTEAD
OF PUNISHED.
THIS IS JUST A PART OF THE LONG
HISTORY OF NOT HOLDING PEOPLE
ACCOUNTABLE.
THERE WAS ANOTHER SHOOTING JUST
THIS MORNING.
IN THE 20 YEARS OF OPA'S
EXISTENCE, THEY HAVE ALLOWED
COMPLAINTS WITH FLAWED
INVESTIGATIONS.
THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE
CONTINUES TO BE PUT IN HARM'S
WAY.
THE FOCUS SHOULD NOT BE ON THE
NEW DIRECTOR BUT HOLDING SPD
ACCOUNTABLE WITH SEVERAL
COMPLAINTS.
THEY HAVE FAILED TO PROVIDE
OVERSIGHT.
THERE IS ONE REFERENCE BY
HOWARD EARLIER IN THE FIRST
ORDER OF BUSINESS SHOULD BE
CARING ABOUT THE SAFETY OF
CONSTITUENTS RATHER THAN THIS.
SHAME ON YOU.
WHILE YOU CONTINUE TO PLAY
POLITICS, WE CONTINUE TO DEAL
WITH THE BRUTALITY THAT HAS
HARMED SO MANY.
SO FEW HAVE BEEN HELD
ACCOUNTABLE.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS VALERIE
SHERET AND WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
DAVID HANE.
>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS
VALERIE SHERET.
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL HAVE
THEIR PRESENTATION BUT
ACCORDING TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE,
WE DO NOT HAVE THE POWER FOR A
NEW DIRECTOR.
THE CITY COUNCIL CAN HIRE OR
FIRE AND TO ENSURE THAT THE
INVESTIGATION IS CONDUCTED
PROPERLY.
WE ALL KNOW THERE IS WIDESPREAD
DECEPTION IN THE INVESTIGATION.
WE ALSO KNOW THERE ARE MORE
COMPLAINTS AND THEY HAVE NOT
FOLLOW PROPER PROCEDURE.
THIS INVESTIGATION IS LONG
OVERDUE.
I HOPE IT WILL HAVE HONEST AND
ACCURATE RESULTS.
WE NEED A BUREAUCRACY WITH
ACCOUNTABILITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID HANE AND
DAVID WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
WILLIAM SHANE.
>> THANK YOU.
IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE POLICE
CHIEF NEEDS TO BE FIRED RIGHT
AWAY.
HE STILL REFUSES TO ARREST DRUG
PUSHERS AND CRIMINAL REPEAT
OFFENDERS THAT DESTROY LIVES.
CREATING NONSTOP OPEN JOB
MARKETS, SELLING STOLEN GOODS,
SELLING STRUNG OUT WOMEN
TRAFFIC ON THE STREET, WHILE
THE SAME COPS I HAVE KNOWN
ABOUT THIRD AVENUE FOR 25 YEARS
ALLOW IT TO GET WORSE THAN EVER
BEFORE.
SINCE THE UNWILLING COPS
DECIDED TO SWEEP EVERYONE OUT
OF ONE SPECIFIC AREA, AGAIN
AFTER MEDIA REPORTS, THE SAME
CRIMINALS TOOK OVER WESTLAKE
PARK, PIONEER SQUARE AND
BELLTOWN AGAIN WHILE COPS
REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING.
WE NEED TO FIND OUT HOW MANY
SHOOTINGS HAVE HAPPENED.
THE COPS ARE REFUSING TO FIGHT
CRIME AND ARE GETTING RICH
WORKING OVERTIME WHILE ONLY
SWEEPING CRIME INTO PARTS OF
THE CITY ALLOWING A REPEAT OF
CRIMES TO CONTINUE WHILE THE
POLICE CHIEF KEEPS REPEATING
HIMSELF SINCE JANUARY AND MOST
WITH THE HELP OF FEDERAL
AGENCIES BECAUSE THE COPS ARE
NOT QUALIFIED OR TRUSTWORTHY TO
FIGHT CRIME BUT ONLY RESPOND IN
DOCUMENT AND BLAME THE HOMELESS.
SECONDLY, THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE MOVED TO
THE HOMELESS COMMITTEE BECAUSE
IT HAS BECOME TAKEN OVER BY THE
MOST EVIL HYPOCRITES,
PRIORITIZING BLACK AND BROWN
CRIMINALS FOR SOMETHING OTHER
THAN JAIL WHILE INNOCENT LAW-
ABIDING CITIZENS DON'T GET HELP.
SEATTLE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT IS THE EPITOME OF
RACISTS.
NEVER JUDGING CHARACTER.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS WILLIAM SIM.
HE IS NOT SHOWING PRESENT.
SO, WITH THAT, THAT WAS OUR LAST
SPEAKER SIGNED UP FOR TODAY AND
HE IS NOT SHOWING PRESENT SO WE
WILL GIVE HIM ONE LAST CALL OUT.
HE IS NOT JOINING US.
WITH THAT, WE WILL CLOSE OUR
PUBLIC COMMENT..
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS HAS JOINED
THE MEETING.
WELCOME.
OH, THERE YOU ARE, EXCELLENT.
DO YOU MIND READING THIS ITEM
INTO THE AGENDA, PLEASE?
>> YES, COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEM
NUMBER ONE, OFFICE OF POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY, DIRECTOR SEARCH
PROCESS FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE 2017 ACCOUNTABILITY
ORDINANCE SAYS THE OPA DIRECTOR
APPOINTMENT AT THE END OF A TERM
OR INCUMBENTS RESIGNATION.
IF THE MAYOR DOES NOT MAKE AN
APPOINTMENT OR REAPPOINTMENT
WITH 90 DAYS OF THE FIRST
EXPIRATION OF THE TERM OF A
VACANCY OR REDUCTION BY THE
CITY COUNCIL, THE COMMITTEE
SHALL APPOINT THE DIRECTOR.
THE ORDINANCE ALSO SAYS FOR
APPOINTMENTS, THE MAYOR CELL
SELECT FROM THREE QUALIFIED
FINALISTS IDENTIFIED BY THE
SEARCH COMMITTEE THROUGH A
PROCESS USING THE CRITERIA IN
THE COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION
SHALL CONSTITUTE AT LEAST 25%
OF THE SEARCH COMMITTEE AND ONE
OF WHOM SHALL SERVE AS ONE OF
THE COCHAIRS AND THAT THE MAYOR
SHALL APPOINT FROM AMONG THE
FINALISTS OR INITIATE A NEW
SEARCH AND THERE SHOULD BE
INPUT FROM THE NBC AND
INSTRUCTOR GENERAL PRIOR TO
APPOINTMENTS.
SO, THIS ITEM THAT WE HAVE
BEFORE US TODAY IS ON THE
PROCESS FOR APPOINTING A NEW
DIRECTOR FOR THE OFFICE OF
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY UNDER THE
ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE.
THE OPA DIRECTOR IS APPOINTED
BY THE MAYOR.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF IF THE
APPOINTMENT ISN'T WITHIN 90 DAYS
OF THE VACANCY.
IT IS TRULY IMPORTANT THAT THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE HAS A THOROUGH
SEARCH TO PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY
WITH THE TIMELINE AND WE ARE
INVITING THE SENIOR DEPUTY,
MONISHA HARRELL TO THIS
MEETING AND WITH THAT, I WILL
TURN THINGS OVER TO MONISHA
HARRELL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR
HERBOLD.
I AM REALLY THANKFUL TO BE HERE
AGAIN TODAY.
SO, BY ORDINANCE AS YOU
STIPULATED, WE HAVE 90 DAYS TO
UNDERGO A NATIONAL PROCESS AND
BRING A RECOMMENDATION FORWARD
TO COUNCIL.
I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT THE
OFFICE OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
IS A TREMENDOUSLY IMPORTANT
ROLE, PARTICULARLY THE DIRECTOR
LEADING THAT DEPARTMENT IN THIS
MOMENT.
WE WANTED TO BE REALLY
THOUGHTFUL IN HOW WE DID THIS
SEARCH AND WANTED TO BE ABLE TO
PULL TOGETHER AN APPROPRIATE
REVIEW COMMITTEE AND ALSO TO BE
ABLE TO HANDLE ALL OF THE
DEMANDS OF A THOROUGH PROCESS.
WE HAVE SUBMITTED AN ASSESSMENT
OF WHAT WE THINK IS A WORKABLE
TIMELINE FOR US.
THERE IS ALWAYS FLEXIBILITY
THERE IF THERE IS SOME FEEDBACK
FROM COUNCIL.
AROUND THIS TIMELINE, THIS IS
THE PLAN THAT WE WOULD INTEND
TO ADOPT BUT CERTAINLY, WE ARE
OPEN TO FEEDBACK.
I WILL START WITH HIGHLIGHTS
WHICH IS THAT WE WOULD RETAIN A
SEARCH THAT DOES POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND POLICING
SEARCHES DELIBERATELY.
ENGAGING THOSE WITHIN THE
COMMITTEE AND HAVE THAT
COMMITTEE BE ABLE TO REVIEW AND
RATIFY A JOB DESCRIPTION.
WE KNOW THE JOB DESCRIPTION USED
WHEN WE DID THIS SEARCH LAST
TIME MIGHT NEED A LITTLE BIT OF
AN ADJUSTMENT WITH ALL OF THE
THINGS WE KNOW NOW.
WE WOULD THEN POST THE POSITION
AND HAVE ABOUT FIVE WEEKS TO BE
ABLE TO SOLICIT PEOPLE WHO
WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THAT
ROLE.
IT IS ALMOST A SPECIAL UNICORN
THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN THIS
PARTICULAR ROLE BECAUSE WE DO
HAVE A NEW LANDSCAPE OF
ACCOUNTABILITY ISSUES, BOTH AS
A CITY AND STATE AND NATIONALLY
THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR AND
MAKING SURE THAT WHOEVER IS
SELECTED TO BE THE DIRECTOR OF
THIS RULE REALLY CAN UPHOLD THE
TRUST AND TRANSPARENCY THAT WE
WANT AND DEMAND FROM THIS
PARTICULAR POSITION.
WE WOULD THEN INTERVIEW FOUR TO
SIX CANDIDATES FROM THOSE THAT
HAVE APPLIED.
THEY WERE BE WRITTEN ASSESSMENT
QUESTIONS WHICH WE WOULD MAKE
PUBLIC TO ALL THAT WOULD WANT
TO SEE THEM AS WELL AS TO THE
SEARCH COMMITTEE.
THEN, AFTER THOSE INTERVIEWS,
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS A NEW
ELEMENT THAT WE ARE MODELING
AFTER SOME OF THE STATE
ADVANCES IS ALSO DOING SOCIAL
MEDIA SEARCHES.
WE ARE NOW ASKING OUR LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO BE FREE
OF BIAS AND DOING SOME OF THE
SOCIAL MEDIA SEARCHES, TO
ENSURE THAT WE ARE GETTING THE
RIGHT CHARACTER WITH THIS
POSITION AND IN THE SAME WAY
THAT WE DO THE SAME SCRUTINY
WITH OUR NEW RECRUITS AND
OFFICERS.
THIS DIRECTOR WOULD BE UNDER
THE SAME PROCESS.
OF COURSE, REFERENCE CHECKS
WILL BE CRITICAL.
BOTH THE ONES THAT THE
CANDIDATE SUBMITS TO US AS WELL
AS THOSE THAT WE MAY REACH OUT
TO TO VERIFY AND THIS IS A VERY
IMPORTANT ROLE SO WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A
HOLISTIC VIEW OF THE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
OUR GOAL WOULD BE TO COME BACK
WITH A RECOMMENDATION MADE BY
THE MAYOR BY JUNE 30th.
THAT IS ABOUT THREE MONTHS FROM
TODAY.
WITH THAT, I WILL OPEN IT UP TO
ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
JAKE, OVER TO YOU.
I JUST WANT TO MENTION FOLKS
THAT I HAD SPOKEN TO THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE ABOUT THE PROCESS
AND WE JOINTLY ASSESSED THAT
THE COMMITTEE BRIEFING WOULD BE
HELPFUL BEFORE MOVING FORWARD.
I AM WORKING TO FIGURE OUT HOW
TO MEMORIALIZE THE INTENT TO
ALLOW SOME TIME AND TO ENSURE
THAT WE ARE NOT RAISING ANY
ISSUES WITH ACCOUNTABILITY.
WE HAVE CONSULTED THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND I THINK
THE PLAN IS AT THE NEXT MEETING
THAT I WILL BE PROPOSING THAT
WE VOTE ON A CLERK FILE TO SHOW
AGREEMENT WITH THIS TIMELINE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE MAYOR
FOR FLAGGING THIS EARLY AND
RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF
THIS ROLE AND THE NEED TO BE
COLLABORATIVE AND INVOLVED.
ALSO, WE APPRECIATE THAT WITHIN
THE PROCESS ITSELF, YOU ARE
INCLUDING REVIEWING THE JOB
DESCRIPTION SHOULD THERE BE
INTENTION FROM THE SEARCH
COMMITTEE OR OTHER INDIVIDUALS
WHO AUGMENT THE JOB DESCRIPTON
. THAT IS VERY HELPFUL.
I HAVE A FEW MORE QUESTIONS BUT
I WILL JUST PAUSE AND SEE IF MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE THAT WILL BE W
THE CANDIDATES ARE BRINGING
FORWARD TO INTERVIEW.
WE WILL BRING FORWARD TO
INTERVIEW THE FOUR TO SIX IN
THE SELECTIONS THAT WE WILL
RECOMMEND TO THE MAYOR.
WE WILL KEEP THIS COMMITTEE
UPDATED.
AFTER THE INTERVIEWS OF THOSE
FOUR TO SIX CANDIDATES.
>> ONE LAST POINT THAT I WANT
TO FLAG, I WANT TO IDENTIFY
THAT THE COMMUNITY POLICE
COMMISSION SHALL BE 25% AND I
SEE THAT FLAG IN YOUR
DESCRIPTION PROVIDED FOR THE
COMMITTEE.
IT ALSO REQUIRES ONE EXTRA
REQUIREMENT SO I JUST WANT TO
FLAG THAT AS WELL.
>> WE ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH COUNCIL TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE HAVE A PROCESS
THAT INCLUDES THE ENTIRE BODY
AND LEGISLATIVE EXECUTIVE AND
ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS.
>> THANK YOU.
I WILL WAIT TO BE INVITED BUT I
THINK YOU KNOW
>> WE HAVE COME TO BUILD 220117
AND IT WOULD APPROPRIATE 1.3
MILLION FOR TWO GRANTS THAT
WOULD GO TO SPD.
THESE GRANTS WERE RECEIVED LATE
IN 2021, IN DECEMBER AFTER THE
COUNCIL HAD ALREADY
APPROPRIATED AND ADOPTED THE
2022 BUDGET.
THE CITY WOULD NORMALLY HAVE
HANDLED THESE GRANTS IN THE
FOURTH QUARTER SUBLIMINAL BUDGET
BUT DURING THE PROCESS OF MOVING
TO THE MIDYEAR PROCESS, THERE
WAS A GAP CREATED AND THESE TWO
PARTICULAR GRANTS FALL INTO
THAT GAP AND NEED TO BE
APPROPRIATED NOW AS STAND-ALONE
LEGISLATION.
CBO AND CENTRAL STAFF ARE IN
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW TO HANDLE
THE GRADIENTS THAT FALL INTO
THIS GAP ON A CITYWIDE BASIS.
HOPEFULLY, THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT IS A ONE TIME EVENT HERE
WITH THESE PARTICULAR GRANTS.
AT A HIGH LEVEL, ONE OF THEM IS
FOR 575,000 AND COMES FROM THE
OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN
THE QUINCY PROGRAM.
THE PURPOSE IS FOR CONTINUING
THE WORK OF THE NORTHWEST
REGIONAL INTERNET CRIMES
AGAINST CHILDREN TASK FORCE.
IT IS A FEDERAL GRANT THAT RUNS
FROM OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR TO
SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR.
THE OTHER ONE IS FOR 750,000
AND IT COMES FROM THE OFFICE OF
VICTIMS OF CRIMES FROM DOJ.
IT IS TO CONTINUE THE WORK OF
THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE
AND THAT IS ON THE FEDERAL
FISCAL YEAR OF OCTOBER OF LAST
YEAR AND TO SEPTEMBER OF THIS
YEAR.
IT IS BECAUSE THEY ARE ON THE
FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS THAT IT
FALLS INTO THAT GAP.
THAT DOES NOT REALLY WORK FOR
THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUT HOPEFULLY
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT CEO AND
CENTRAL STAFF CAN ADDRESS.
WITH THAT, I WILL TURN OVER TO
BRIAN MAXEY AND TODD KIBBEE .
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, GREG.
I AM SORRY, MY AGENDA SHOWS
THAT YOU ARE UP FOR THE NEXT
ITEM AND NOT FOR THIS ITEM SO
MY APOLOGIES.
>> NO PROBLEM, THANKS FOR
HAVING ME HERE.
TOO SO, I WILL BRIEFLY ADDRESS
THESE.
I THINK THE INTRODUCTION WAS
PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE ABOUT WHAT
THESE THINGS ARE.
THESE ARE TWO GRANTS THAT HAVE
REGIONAL IMPACTS AND IN
PARTICULAR, THE CRIMES AGAINST
CHILDREN GRANT IS MANAGED BY
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS A
REGIONAL RESOURCE.
IT ACTUALLY PROVIDES FUNDING TO
SUPPORT ACTIVITIES OF MANY
DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE STATE.
IN PARTICULAR, IT IS THE
NORTHWEST REGIONAL INTERNET
CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN TASK
FORCE WHICH REALLY FOCUSES ON
TECHNOLOGY FACILITATED CHILD
EXPECTATION AND THIS IS A MAJOR
ISSUE.
IT HAS BEEN A GROWING CONCERN,
THE NUMBER OF CASES THAT HAVE
BEEN CLIMBING RAPIDLY OVER THE
LAST FEW YEARS.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS MONEY IS
THAT IT FUNDS ONE FULL-TIME
PROGRAM MANAGER TO COORDINATE
THESE EFFORTS AND SUPPORTS THE
PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT AND
ONGOING TRAINING OF POLICE
DETECTIVES IN THE AREAS OF
TECHNOLOGY AND FORENSICS.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY
COMPLICATED AREA OF
INVESTIGATIONS BECAUSE IT IS SO
TECHNOLOGY-BASED AND THOSE
TECHNOLOGIES ARE RAPIDLY
DEVELOPING.
THE COORDINATION OF THESE
EFFORTS IN STAYING ON TOP OF
TECHNOLOGIES AND STRATEGIES FOR
EXPLOITING THESE CHILDREN IS
CRITICAL TO COMBATING THOSE
HORRORS.
AS NOTED, THE FUNDING FOR THIS
HAS BEEN HANDLED IN THE FOURTH
QUARTER SUBLIMINAL OF LAST YEAR
AND THAT MEANS WE HAVE A LOT OF
WORK WITH A LOT OF AGENCIES
ACROSS THE STATE THAT ARE
CONTINUING TO COMBAT CHILD
EXPLOITATION THAT WE NEED TO
HOPEFULLY GET THE MONEY AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE SO WE CAN
DISTRIBUTE IT OUT AND SUPPORT
THEIR EFFORTS.
I KNOW EVERYONE IS CONTINUING
TO WORK AND NO ONE HAS STOPPED
BUT THERE IS A FUNDING GAP THAT
WE WANT TO RESOLVE AS QUICKLY
AS POSSIBLE.
ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING GRANTS,
THIS PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THE
CONTINUATION OF THE TASK FORCE
AND THIS ALSO FUNDS ONE FPE
LABOR TRAFFICKING DETECTIVES
AND OVERTIME FOR DETECTIVES,
AND MINISTRY OF SERVICES,
EVALUATION PURCHASE OF
EQUIPMENT TRAINING, AND SUPPLIES
TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
AGAIN, SIMILAR TO THE GRANT,
THIS WOULD NORMALLY HAVE BEEN
RESOLVED IN THE FOURTH QUARTER
SUBLIMINAL BUT WE FIND
OURSELVES TRYING TO FILL THE
GAP HERE AND REALLY ASK FOR
THIS BODIES SUPPORT IN MOVING
FORWARD.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
THESE ARE JURISDICTIONAL
TASKFORCES.
IF YOU HAVE THE INFORMATION,
CAN YOU JUST SAY WHICH
JURISDICTIONS ARE A PART OF EACH
TASK FORCE?
>> I DON'T HAVE THAT
INFORMATION FOR HUMAN
TRAFFICKING GRANTS.
I CAN GET IT. STANDBY.
INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST
CHILDREN, THE WAY THE FUNDING
IS DISTRIBUTED IS YOU HAVE THE
WASHINGTON STATE PATROL AND IT
HAS ITS OWN BODY AND FUNDING.
THIS IS THE ENTIRETY OF THE REST
OF THE STATE SO MANY, MANY
JURISDICTIONS HAPPENED IN THIS
FUNDING.
>> AND, ARE THERE OUTCOMES
SUPPORT ASSOCIATED WITH THESE
BODIES OF WORK?
I AM JUST ASSUMING SINCE THESE
ARE GRANT SOURCES AND THERE IS
SOME SORT OF --
>> YES, THAT IS WHAT THE
IMMUNIZATION GOES TO, TO
COORDINATE THE RESOURCES AND
TRACK HOW IT IS BEING
DISTRIBUTED AND TO ACCOUNT FOR
THOSE DISTRIBUTIONS.
>> YEAH, I THINK IT WOULD BE
HELPFUL BEFORE MONDAY, IF
POSSIBLE IF THERE IS A SHORT
SUMMARY.
FOR THE OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED
WITH THE PRIOR YEARS GRANT
FUNDING.
TO GIVE YOU A BETTER SENSE OF
NOT JUST HOW THESE DOLLARS ARE
USED BUT TO WHAT RESULT.
>> UNDERSTOOD, WE CAN GET THAT
TO YOU.
>> SUPER.
I HAVE NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES?
GREAT.
JUST ONE MORE THING FOR GREG,
YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT
SOMETHING WAS GOING TO BE
CHANGED IN THE BUDGET PROCESS
THIS YEAR THAT WE WON'T HAVE A
SITUATION WHERE WE ARE VOTING
ON GRANTS THAT STARTED BACK IN
OCTOBER AND CAN YOU JUST
DESCRIBE THAT AGAIN?
WHAT IS THE CHANGE?
>> I SHOULD BE CLEAR, THE
CENTRAL STAFF ARE TALKING ABOUT
HOW TO HANDLE THIS.
THERE IS NO SPECIFIC PROCESS
CHANGE THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED
YET.
IF IT IS JUST THESE TWO GRANTS,
MAYBE IT WILL BE THE CASE WHERE
THESE GRANTS WILL COME FORWARD
AGAIN BUT I SUSPECT THAT THERE
ARE OTHER CITY GRANTS THAT FALL
INTO THE FEDERAL FUNDING CYCLE
THAT MIGHT NEED A SIMILAR
APPROACH.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE
FINANCE DIRECTOR AND OUR BUDGET
DIRECTOR HERE ON CENTRAL STAFF
NEEDS TO FIGURE OUT AND NEEDS
TO DETERMINE HOW TO FIX.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY
WILL COME BACK TO YOU IN THE
FINANCE CHAIR LATER WITH A
SPECIFIC PROPOSAL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ALL RIGHT, NOT SEEING ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS, WITH THAT, I WILL MOVE
ON TO BILL 1202 77.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE
BILL?
HEARING NO FURTHER COMMENTS,
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH
US HERE TODAY AND SHARING WITH
US THE CONTENTS OF THIS BILL
AND THE NEED FOR OUR SUPPORT
MOVING FORWARD.
WHILE THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> THAT IS FIVE IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE MOTION CARRIES IN THE CAN
YOU RECOMMEND THAT THE BILL
PASSES AND THE BILL WILL BE
FORWARDED TO THE MARCH 15th
COUNCIL MEETING.
WHILE THE CLERK PLEASE READ AND
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE?
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE,
COUNCIL BILL 120280.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
2020 BUDGET, AMENDING ORDINANCE
126490 WHICH ADOPTED THE 2022
BUDGET.
CHANGING APPROPRIATIONS TO
VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND BUDGET
CONTROL LEVELS, AND RATIFYING
AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR
ACTS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THIS WILL BE A FIRST BRIEFING
ABOUT THE SECURITY INITIATIVE
AND THE GRANT.
WE ARE JOINED AGAIN BY THE
OFFICER, BRIAN MAXEY AND TODD
KIBBEE , AGAIN.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND
FOR THE ADDITIONAL INTENT FOR
THE NEXT COMMITTEE.
GREG, WOULD YOU MIND
INTRODUCING THIS ITEM AND THAT
WE WILL HAND IT OVER TO BRIAN.
>> YES, COUNCIL BILL 120280
WOULD HAVE TO $.3 MILLION IN
FUNDING FROM THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY FOR THE URBAN AREA
SECURITY INITIATIVE GRANT
PROGRAM AND THAT IS BY WAY OF
BACKGROUND, THE CITY RECEIVED
APPROXIMATELY $3 MILLION IN
FUNDS LAST FALL.
THE COUNCIL ACCEPTED ALL OF
THOSE FUNDS IN ORDINANCE 126469
WHICH PASSED WITH THE 2022
ADOPTED BUDGET ON NOVEMBER 22nd.
THE ADOPTED BUDGET INCLUDED A
$750,000 APPROPRIATION FOR THE
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S SHARE
OF THE BOARD BUT IT DID NOT
INCLUDE THE SPD SHARE WHICH IS
THE $2.3 MILLION THAT IS IN THE
BILL BEFORE YOU TODAY.
AT THE TIME, IT WAS A DECISION
OF THE FINANCE CHAIR TO HOLD
OFF ON APPROPRIATING THE
BALANCE OF THE AWARD TO SPD
UNTIL THE MEMBERS OF THIS
COMMITTEE COULD CONDUCT A MORE
ANALYSIS OF HOW SPD WOULD
INTEND TO SPEND THE FUNDS.
THAT BRINGS US TO THE BILL
BEFORE YOU TODAY.
SPD HAS PROVIDED INFORMATION ON
THE SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT AND
PURCHASES THAT IT WOULD USE THE
$2.2 MILLION FOR.
THERE WAS A LIST OF EQUIPMENT
PROJECTS IN THE DISTRIBUTIONS
OF THE FUNDS OR ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE
ABOUT THE PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
LET'S NOW HEAR FROM BRIAN MAXEY
AND TODD KIBBEE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
I WILL JUST START WITH A HIGH
LEVEL DESCRIPTION OF THE GRANT
AND HOW IT IS BEING USED BY THE
REGIONAL PARTNERS IN COMBATING
TERRORISM IN EMERGENCY
SITUATIONS.
THIS IS PART OF A COORDINATED
EFFORT TO PROVIDE RESOURCES
BOTH FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AND LAW ENFORCEMENT THROUGHOUT
THE REGION.
ALTHOUGH SPD IS THE MANAGING
AGENCY AND WE ARE THE ONES THAT
ADMINISTER THIS GRANT, WE ARE
NOT THE RECIPIENTS THAT ARE
DISCUSSED IN THE ORDINANCE AND
IT IS PART OF THE MATERIALS AS
ATTACHMENT A. WE HAVE A LISTING
OF THE PROJECTS IN THE INTENDED
BENEFICIARIES OF EACH OF THE
ITEMS ON THAT LIST.
THE CONCEPT HERE BEHIND THE
GRANT IS THAT IT IS TO ASSIST A
HIGH THREAT, HIGH DENSITY URBAN
AREA TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN AND
DELIVER CAPABILITIES NECESSARY
TO PREVENT AND PROTECT AGAINST
MITIGATED RESPONSES FOR
TERRORISM.
WHILE A LOT OF THE ITEMS ARE
FOCUSED ON TERRORISM BEING THE
INSTIGATING EVENT THAT REQUIRES
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SERVICES
IN THE USE OF THE ITEMS HERE,
THEY ARE APPLICABLE TO A WIDE
RANGE OF ACTUAL ASK WHETHER
THOSE ARE HUMAN-CAUSED OR
NATURALLY OCCURRING.
THE GRANT FUNDS PROGRAM
MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINMENT
CITIZEN PREPAREDNESS AND
OUTREACH CONTRACT, EQUIPMENT
TRAINING TO RESPOND, MASS CARE
SHELTER PLANNING, THIS IS REALLY
A MECHANISM BY WHICH THE REGION
COMES TOGETHER.
THEY PRIORITIZE BY MEANS OF THE
BOARD, THOSE RESOURCES THAT ARE
NECESSARY TO STABILIZE THE
REGION FOR THE POTENTIAL OF
MASS CASUALTY EVENTS.
THIS IS WHY THIS FUNDING IS SO
IMPORTANT.
IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT BEFORE CITY
COUNCIL FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
WE STRONGLY REQUEST -- I
REALIZE THERE WILL NOT BE A
VOTE TODAY BUT AS YOU MOVE
FORWARD WITH THIS, THIS BODY
NEEDS TO SUPPORT GETTING
RESOURCES TO OUR REGION.
I WILL PASS IT OFF TO TODD
KIBBEE FOR ANY STATEMENTS HE
HAS OR SPECIFIC QUESTIONS
ABOUT ANY OF THE ITEMS.
>> THANK YOU, BRIAN.
I THINK I WILL JUST REITERATE
THE FACT THAT THIS IS A
COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AMONGST
AGENCIES FROM THE COUNTY.
THE LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE
MEMBERS FROM ALL AGENCIES
THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
WE INTEND TO IDENTIFY GAPS IN
OUR RESPONSE CAPABILITIES AND
INVEST THOSE THROUGH THE
FUNDING OF THIS GRANT.
THE INTEROPERABILITY OF ALL OF
THESE RESOURCES IS A KEY ASPECT
OF OUR CHOOSING OF WHAT MAKES
THE CUT FOR THIS GRANT AND THE
COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION
AMONGST ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES ALONG WITH THE FIRE
SERVICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT IN
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, THAT IS
WHAT MAKES THIS GRANT REALLY
SPECIAL.
WE ARE ALL THINKING IN TERMS OF
WHAT WILL HELP THE REGION.
WE TRY TO NOT GET BOGGED DOWN
BUT IT IS MORE OF A COOPERATION
AMONGST ALL OF THE AGENCIES TO
FURTHER OUR EFFORTS IN RESPONSE
TO TERRORISM EVENTS IN OUR
REGION.
WITH THAT, WE WILL PAUSE FOR
ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. GREG?
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT
IN ANY DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS
THAT I MIGHT PRESENT NEXT WEEK
ON THIS BILL, I WILL NOT HAVE
KNOWLEDGE OF THE SPECIFIC
PROJECTS THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO
IMPART TO COUNCILMEMBERS.
IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS NOW
ABOUT WHAT OPTIONS THE COUNCIL
MIGHT TAKE REGARDING THE BILL
OR LEGAL OR LEGISLATIVE
OPTIONS, I WILL HAVE THOSE.
IF THERE ARE FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS
THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED, I CAN
CERTAINLY DO THAT BUT I WANT TO
ENCOURAGE COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO
ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT THEY
HAVE ABOUT THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS
OF THESE PROJECTS AND THE
SECURITY ASPECTS OF THE
ASSISTANT CHIEF AND MR. MAXEY
AS THEY ARE THE KNOWLEDGE
EXPERTS AND SPECIFICALLY IN THE
HOMELAND SECURITY AREA.
>> THANK YOU.
THERE IS A PROJECT LIST OF
APPROXIMATELY 14 PROJECTS HERE.
WHAT I HEAR YOU SAYING, GREG,
IS THAT THIS IS THE TIME TO ASK
QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE PROJECTS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> MY SPEAKING POINT, I HAVE
SET A COUPLE OF TIMES THAT YOU
ARE GOING TO BE GIVING A
PRESENTATION OF YOUR MEMO AT MY
NEXT MEETING ON THE 22nd BUT I
THINK YOUR MEMO IS DATED TODAY
AND THERE ARE SOME THINGS IN
THAT MEMO THAT MAYBE WE WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT NOW IN PREPARATION
FOR THE 22nd.
>> YEAH, I THINK WHAT I WOULD
HIGHLIGHT IS MOSTLY AROUND
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.
THAT THE LEGISLATION ITSELF
INCLUDES IN THE TITLE, THE WORD
THAT WOULD ALLOW SOME
FLEXIBILITY OF THE COMMITTEE TO
CONDITION PROJECTS OR FINDING.
HOWEVER, THAT CAN BE TRICKY.
MR. MAXEY CAN TALK ABOUT HOW IF
THE COUNCIL CHOSE TO CONDITION
PROJECTS OR FUNDING THAT COULD
AFFECT THE GRANT OR COULD
AFFECT THE PARTNERED
JURISDICTIONS, THAT IS SOMETHING
THAT POTENTIALLY WE MIGHT NOT
NEED TO GET TO UNLESS THE
COUNCIL CHOSE TO GO THAT ROUTE
AND
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WANTED TO GET CLEAR DIRECTION
TO GO AHEAD AND ASK A HANDFUL
OF QUESTIONS.
I DO HAVE A HANDFUL SO I AM
WONDERING IF YOU WANT ME TO GO
THROUGH THEM AND AS YOU SEE
OTHER HANDS COME UP, FEEL FREE
TO INTERRUPT ME BUT I DO HAVE A
FULL LIST COMPARED TO THE GRID
HERE.
THIS SHOWS THE INVESTMENT IN
THE TITLE AND THE TOTAL.
>> AS YOU ARE DOING THAT, MOST
OF THESE QUESTIONS ARE FOR
FUTURE CONSIDERATION.
I AM NOT NECESSARILY MAKING A
SUGGESTION.
I WILL JUST WALK THROUGH THE
QUESTIONS IF THAT SOUNDS GOOD,
MADAM CHAIR.
WE HAVE TO DO A DUAL SCREEN
HERE BECAUSE IT IS HARD FOR ME
TO SEE.
WONDERFUL.
ON SEATTLE USA I, FOR $245,000,
CAN YOU SHARE DETAILS ON WHAT
KIND OF PROJECTS THIS WOULD
COORDINATE AND WHAT IS THE
SEATTLE USAI AND SPR?
>> I CAN TAKE THAT.
SO, THERE IS AN IDENTIFICATION
AND RISK ASSESSMENT THAT IS
DONE THROUGH THE REGION AND IS
BASICALLY THERE TO IDENTIFY
HAZARDS AND GAPS IN OUR
RESPONSE.
THAT REPORT IS GENERATED. THERE
IS THOUGHTS OF COLLABORATION
AND MEETINGS THAT GO ALONG WITH
THAT REPORT.
THAT IS GENERATED THROUGH OUR
PARTNERS AT FEMA FOR OUR REGION.
A LOT OF THE GRANTS AND REQUESTS
FOR THE EXHIBITORS ARE BASED ON
THAT RISK ASSESSMENT.
THE 240,000 THAT YOU ARE
LOOKING AT IS PART OF THAT
DEVELOPMENT.
>> OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON TO THE
SEATTLE USAI SECURITY NEEDS FOR
124,000.
CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT WHERE THIS POSITION WOULD
BE HOUSED?
>> IT IS RIGHT AFTER THE FIRST
ONE.
THE FIRST ONE IS PLANNING AND
THE NEXT ONE IS STAFF.
>> THANK YOU.
LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM MANAGER,
WHERE THIS POSITION WOULD BE
HELD.
>> I'M SORRY, OKAY.
SO, SPD HAS THIS REGIONAL LAW-
ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM MANAGER.
THEY ARE AN EMPLOYEE AND WE
HAVE A NEW EMPLOYEE THAT JUST
STARTED IN JANUARY. THEY TOOK
OVER THIS PROGRAM AND THEY ARE
A SPD EMPLOYEE AND THEIR JOB IS
TO REACH OUT AMONG ALL THAT
JURISDICTIONS AND DELIVER
EQUIPMENT AS WE DISCUSSED
EARLIER, SPD, WE GET ALL OF THE
EQUIPMENT IN THROUGH OUR
DEPARTMENT AND THIS PERSON
BASICALLY DISTRIBUTES IT OUT TO
AUBURN AND EVER AND EVERYTHING
ELSE.
THEY ARE ALSO INVOLVED IN THE
PLANNING AND ALL OF THE
DIFFERENT SUBCOMMITTEES.
THEY ARE HOUSED AS A CITY
EMPLOYEE.
>> THANK YOU.
JUST FOR ORIENTATION, THE FIRST
SIX LINES OF THIS CHART ARE THE
SAME PROGRAM, JUST DIFFERENT
ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM.
>> IF WE CAN WALK THROUGH THAT,
THAT IS GREAT.
ARE THEY COORDINATING WITH
OTHER JURISDICTIONS THAT DO
INTERACT WITH I.C.E.
FOR EXAMPLE?
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT
JURISDICTIONS JUST WHAT THE
LEVEL OF COOPERATION WITH
FEDERAL PARTNERS ARE OR FEDERAL
AGENCIES SO I CANNOT ANSWER
THAT SPECIFICALLY.
THESE ARE GRANT PROPOSALS THAT
HAVE GONE THROUGH THE
SUBCOMMITTEE. I DON'T KNOW HOW
TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
EACH JURISDICTION HAS THEIR OWN
POLICIES.
SO, I CANNOT ANSWER THAT RIGHT
NOW.
>> YOU CAN SPEAK TO THE FACT
THAT SEATTLE RESOURCES ARE
BEING USED IN A WAY THAT IS
CONSISTENT WITH SEATTLE'S DON'T
ASK ORDINANCE AND THAT THE
RESOURCES ARE NOT BEING USED TO
INQUIRE PEOPLE'S IMMIGRATION
STATUS EXCEPT FOR IN
CIRCUMSTANCES -- THE NARROW
CIRCUMSTANCE THAT THE ORDINANCE
ALLOWS.
>> I CAN SPEAK FOR SEATTLE,
YES.
AS FAR AS OTHER AGENCIES, I
DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER THE
POLICIES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> LET ME JUST JUMP IN ON THAT
ONE POINT.
YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT THAT
ONE OF THE ORDINANCES THAT WAS
PASSED A FEW YEARS AGO AND SPD
POLICY PROHIBITS ANY SPD
ENGAGEMENT ON TASKFORCES THAT
ARE DOING ANY KIND OF
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT WITH
THE RARE EXCEPTION OF SOME
ASPECTS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
THAT WERE CARVED OUT ON THAT.
YES, NO PARTICIPATION BY
SEATTLE EMPLOYEES. ANY KIND OF
ENFORCEMENT IS OCCURRING.
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST WANT TO INVITE OTHER
QUESTIONS FROM ADDITIONAL
COUNCILMEMBERS.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE BEFORE -- I
KNOW COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA YOU
HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS.
DO YOU HAVE OTHERS RELATED TO
THE FIRST SIX ITEMS WHICH ARE
ALL THE SAME PROGRAM?
>> I DO.
I CAN HOLD THOSE --
>> WHY DON'T YOU FINISH YOUR
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FIRST SIX
ITEMS WHICH ARE ALL THE SAME
PROGRAM AND THEN,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, IF YOU
HAVE QUESTIONS AS WELL, I WILL
TURN TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
SKIPPING TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR
WITH REGIONAL ENHANCEMENT FOR
175,000, CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT
THESE ARE ESSENTIALLY JUST
SHIELDS WHERE AN OFFICER WOULD
USE IN AN ACTIVE SHOOTER
SITUATION?
>> THAT IS THE INTENT, YES.
THERE IS A SHIELD USED IN MANY
SITUATIONS FOR OFFICER SAFETY
AND RESCUE SITUATIONS AND TO
PROTECT FIREFIGHTERS IN CERTAIN
SITUATIONS.
THE INTENT IS TO USE THOSE
UPPER ACTIVE RESPONSES.
IF IT IS THERE, YOU CAN USE IT.
>> WE DEFINITELY HAVE
EXPERIENCED SHIELD BEING USED
AGAINST PROTESTERS SO I JUST
WANTED TO CONFIRM WHAT TYPE OF
PURCHASE THIS WAS FOR.
>> THE ACTIVE SHOOTER SCENARIO
IS THE PRIMARY USE FOR THESE
SHIELDS.
>> IF I MAY ALSO RESPOND VERY
QUICKLY, THESE SHIELDS, THE TWO
THAT ARE BEING RETAINED BY THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT, THESE ARE
NOT ONES THAT ARE TYPICALLY USED
IN ANY SORT OF DEMONSTRATION
BUT THESE ARE DIFFERENT RATED
AND I BELIEVE ONE IS HANDGUN
RATED AND ONE IS BALLISTIC
RATED.
WHILE WE WOULD USE THIS IN
ACTIVE SHOOTER SITUATIONS, WE
WOULD ALSO TRAIN THE USE OF
THESE SHIELDS FOR EDGE WEAPON
ENGAGEMENT AND OTHER TIMES
WHERE OFFICERS NEED TO BE
PROTECTED IN ORDER TO ADVANCE
ON A PERSON IN CRISIS IF THEY
ARE ARMED.
IT IS NOT SOLELY FOR ACTIVE
SHOOTER BUT ALSO OTHER TACTICAL
ENGAGEMENTS WHERE THE OFFICERS
NEED ENGAGEMENT.
THESE ARE SOLELY DEFENSIVE
ITEMS AND WAY TOO HEAVY TO BE
USED IN AN OFFENSIVE MANNER.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
ON THE REGIONAL SCREENING
SEARCH, THE DETECTION FOR
100,000.
WHAT ARE THE SPECIALIZED
TACTICAL TOOLS AND IN WHAT
SITUATIONS ARE THEY USED?
>> SO, THE TOOLS ARE ESSENTIALLY
A WAY FOR US TO KEEP OUR HUMAN
OFFICERS AND GIVE THEM DISTANCE
AND SHIELDING IN TACTICAL
SITUATIONS INSTEAD OF HAVING AN
OFFICER HAVING TO APPROACH TO
OPEN A DOOR TO GET A VIEW INTO
A ROOM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WE CAN USE THESE ROBOTS IN THE
TECHNOLOGY TO DO THAT FOR US SO
THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO EXPOSE AN
OFFICER TO ANYTHING INSIDE THE
BUILDING.
IT ADDRESSES A GAP IN OUR
RESPONSE AND ALLOWS US TO GO UP
TO A DOOR INSIDE A BUILDING AND
NOT HAVE A HUMAN OFFICER THEY
ARE IN A POTENTIAL FOR
CONFRONTATION IS NOT THERE AS
WELL.
IT ADDRESSES A GAP TO GIVE US A
WAY TO SEE WHAT IS IN THE
BUILDING WITHOUT ACTUALLY
HAVING TO RISK AN OFFICER DOING
THAT THEMSELVES.
>> I WILL JUST JUMP IN AS WELL.
I BELIEVE THEY WERE SPEAKING TO
ITEM 14 WHICH IS THE TACTICAL
PREACHING ROBOT.
>> OH, I'M SORRY.
>> THIS PARTICULAR ITEM IS THE
BREACHING KITS THAT ARE USED
ANYTIME THERE IS A BARRICADED
DOOR.
TO FORCE ENTRY INTO THAT.
THAT WOULD ONLY BE USED WHEN
THERE IS A WARRANT AND A NEED
TO ENTER A BUILDING FOR SOME
PURPOSE.
THIS IS SUBJECT TO BOTH LEGAL
AND POLICY CONSIDERATIONS THAT
THE DEPLOYMENT CAN USE.
AS YOU CAN SEE, SPD WILL RETAIN
10 OF THESE KIDS IN THE OTHER
40 ARE DISTRIBUTED AMONG
REGIONAL PARTNERS.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR.
THESE ARE ALL OF MY QUESTIONS
FOR THE SECTION.
>> GREAT, COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS,
DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE
SECTION?
>> YES, THE QUESTION ABOUT THE
EMPLOYEE WHICH WAS THE FIRST
ONE, THERE WAS A COMMENT ABOUT
YEAR AFTER YEAR SO THAT ME
WONDER AND THIS IS AN ONGOING
PROGRAM.
EVERY YEAR WE GET A GRANT --
CAN YOU GIVE ME MORE BACKGROUND
ABOUT THIS ACTUAL PROGRAM?
THAT IS ALL I WANTED TO KNOW.
I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF THIS
IS THE FIRST TIME WE ARE
CONSIDERING THE PROJECTS WITH
THIS GRANT?
>> I DON'T HAVE THE START DATE
OF THIS BUT IT HAS BEEN AROUND
FOR MANY MANY YEARS.
EVERY YEAR, WE COME BEFORE
COUNCIL WITH THE APPROPRIATIONS
AND THE RECEIPT OF THE MONEY,
INITIALLY.
THE PROJECT LIST FROM YEAR-TO-
YEAR, DIFFERS DEPENDING ON THE
NEEDS AND THAT IS DECIDED BY
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS AND THIS IS
A FEMA GRANTS.
THE POSITION OF THE LAW
ENFORCEMENT MANAGEMENT, WE HAVE
ONGOING AUTHORITY FROM THE
COUNCIL FOR THAT VISION ITSELF
AND THE SICILY THE FUNDING FOR
THAT POSITION.
>> THANK YOU.
I HAD ONE QUESTION THAT RELATES
TO THIS ITEM FOR SECURITY NEEDS
. AS WELL AS SEVERAL OF THE
OTHERS.
I AM JUST GOING TO ASK NOW AND
GET OUT OF THE WAY AND I THINK
IT WILL BE THE SAME REGARDLESS
OF WHAT PROGRAM IT RELATES TO.
SEVERAL OF THE ITEMS STATE THAT
TECHNOLOGIES THEMSELVES MEET
CRITERIA FOR BEING SUBJECT TO
REVIEW BY COUNCIL UNDER THE
SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE AND FOR
SPD POLICY, THAT WAS A DIFFERENT
-- THAT REFERS TO A SEARCH
WARRANT.
PER CITY POLICY, CERTAIN
TECHNOLOGIES HAVE TO GO THROUGH
SURVEILLANCE REVIEW AND THAT
HAS TO BE APPROVED BY COUNCIL
BEFORE THE PURCHASE IS MADE
AND THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS AND
HOW ARE WE HANDLING THAT?
I KNOW THERE IS A BACKLOG OF
SPD TECHNOLOGY THAT HAVE NOT
YET RECEIVED A REVIEW. ARE WE
APPROVING THIS APPROPRIATION
WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE
ARE NOT GOING TO SPEND THE MONEY
UNTIL AFTER THE REVIEW OCCURS.
>> SO, FOR EACH PIECE OF
TECHNOLOGY, WE HAVE HAVE A
POLICY REPORT.
THERE IS NOTHING ABOUT THIS
GRANT OR PREPARATION BACK GETS
US PAST THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE SO WE
WILL BE IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH
THAT.
WE WRITE THE PRIVACY IMPACT AS
REPORTED AND WHEN SEATTLE I.T.
HAS THE ORDINANCE, THAT IS BY
SEATTLE BUT WILL THEY HAVE
ADDITIONAL PRIVACY CONCERNS OR
QUESTIONS AND SUBMIT FULL
SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORTS AND
GO THROUGH THE FULL COUNCIL
REVIEW PROCESS?
THAT WILL NEED TO BE DONE
DEPENDING ON WHAT THE I.T.
ASSESSMENT IS IN FOR THE
ORDINANCE, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO
SPEND THAT PURCHASE UNTIL WE GO
TO THE PRIVACY REVIEW IN THIS
GRANT GO THROUGH DECEMBER OF 23
AND GETTING ACCESS AND APPROVAL
FOR THE FUNDS FOR THOSE
PROCESSES IN GETTING THE
APPROPRIATION DONE SOONER
RATHER THAN LATER AND THAT WILL
BE IN THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT
WAS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN BEFORE
SO THANK YOU.
>> THE ONLY THING I WOULD PUT
OUT THAT I DON'T KNOW THE
ANSWER TO IS PURCHASING FOR
OTHER JURISDICTIONS WHERE IT IS
A PASS-THROUGH.
THEY ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE
PROCESSES AND I WOULD THINK
THAT WOULD GO FOR A FOLLOW-UP.
>> I WOULD EXPECT THAT AS WELL.
THEY DON'T HAVE AS STRINGENT OF
A PROCESS.
I DON'T THINK WE WOULD WANT TO
INTERFERE OR LIMIT THE USE OF
FUNDS THAT THEY ARE ENTITLED TO
RECEIVE BASED ON THAT.
THE NEXT CATEGORY OF ITEMS IS
HOW MANY OF THESE ARE RELATED
TO THE CATEGORY OF THE NATIONAL
AUTHORITY PROJECTS.
WE HAVE SEVERAL OF THESE AND IF
YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, LET ME
KNOW.
>> I DO, MADAM CHAIR.
THANK YOU FOR ENCOURAGING US TO
ASK THESE QUESTIONS.
WE CAN HAVE THE CONTENT EXPERTS
ON THE LINE WITH US.
SCROLLING BACK UP TO THE
NATIONAL PRIORITY PROJECTS, I
WILL GO THROUGH LINE 2 FOR THE
FUSION CENTER SUSTAINMENT.
LANGUAGE SAYS IT PROHIBITS
AGENTS FROM CONTACTING ORDER
REGARDING THE NATIONALS.
I APPRECIATE THAT BEING CALLED
OUT.
THE QUESTIONS I DO HAVE ARE
WHAT ARE THE FOUR FOCUS AREAS
THAT ARE MENTIONED FOR THE
ANALYST AND DOES THE ENTITY
COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY?
>> I WILL HAVE TO LOOK UP THE
FOUR.
IF YOU GIVE ME A SECOND, I CAN
DO THAT.
THEY DON'T HAVE ANY DIRECT
CONTACT WITH I.C.E.
THEIR JOB IS TO BRING IN
INFORMATION AND DISTRIBUTE IT
AS OPPOSED TO THE OTHER WAY
AROUND.
I CAN FIND OUT THOSE FOUR
THINGS FOR YOU.
JUST ONE MINUTE.
>> LET ME FILL THE AIR, LET'S
SAY.
>> I CAN GO TO THE NEXT ONE IF
YOU PREFER.
>> THAT WORKS.
>> GREAT, WE HAVE EXTREMISM
REGIONAL TACTIC AWARENESS KIT
FOR 75,000.
DO YOU MIND GIVING US A FEW
EXAMPLES OF THE TYPE OF OPEN-
SOURCE BACKGROUND INFORMATION,
THIS WOULD GIVE USERS ACCESS TO
AND WHAT SITUATIONS WOULD THIS
BE NEEDED IN?
>> I APOLOGIZE.
WHICH LINE ARE WE ON?
>> SORRY, JUST RIGHT BELOW THE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EXTREMISM.
>> IT IS THE ATTACK SOFTWARE.
>> I'M SORRY, YOUR QUESTION?
I APOLOGIZE.
>> NO WORRIES, I DID HAVE A FEW
OF THEM.
I AM ALSO WONDERING IF I SHOULD
SUBMIT THESE BUT IT IS REALLY
NICE TO BE ABLE TO WALK
THROUGH.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
I'M WONDERING IF YOU GIVE
EXAMPLES OF THE BACKGROUND
INFORMATION TO GIVE USERS ACCESS
AND WHAT SITUATIONS THIS WOULD
BE NEEDED FOR. ALSO, IF YOU
HAVE ANY INTEL ON HOW THIS TYPE
OF TECHNOLOGY IS DIRECTED BY
ANY SPD POLICIES.
>> OBVIOUSLY, IN REGARDS TO THE
POLICIES, WE WOULD HAVE TO
ADHERE TO THE CURRENT ONES WITH
THE SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE.
BASICALLY, THE OPEN SOURCE --
MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT HAS MORE
TO DO WITH THE REGIONWIDE SO
THAT WE CAN MONITOR OTHER
JURISDICTIONS.
SEATTLE WOULD HAVE THAT WITH
EVERETT AND THINGS OF THAT
NATURE.
THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING.
I WOULD HAVE TO RESEARCH FURTHER
.
>> IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL IF YOU
GAVE AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THIS
SYSTEM IS.
>> BASICALLY, ALL OF THE
JURISDICTIONS IN THE AREA TEND
TO HAVE DIFFERENT RADIO
FREQUENCIES AND DIFFERENT
SOFTWARE THAT THEY USE FOR
DISPATCH AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO GIVE US
ALL -- TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE
OPERATIONALLY COMMUNICATION
WISE.
THAT IS ESSENTIALLY WHAT IT
BOILS DOWN TO.
WE HAVE THE SAME TRAINING AND
WE TRAIN WITH THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT AND BRING EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT FOLKS.
EVERYONE HAS A COMMON OPERATING
PICTURE FOR ANY ATTACK OR
NATURAL DISASTER.
THAT IS ESSENTIALLY WHAT THIS
IS.
IT IS TO BRING ALL OF THE
PLATFORMS TOGETHER SO THAT WE
CAN TALK TO EACH OTHER AND
FUNCTION AS A COHERENT TEAM.
>> IS THIS USED TO MONITOR
OTHER PRIVATE OR PUBLIC
ORGANIZATIONS OR STRICTLY FOR
INTEROPERABILITY COMMUNICATIONS
FOR FIRST RESPONDERS?
>> THIS IS FIRST RESPONDERS.
I DON'T HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF
ITS ABILITY OR DESIRE TO
MONITOR ANY PRIVATE SOURCE.
IT IS BASICALLY TO ENABLE US IN
THE EVENT OF A NATURAL DISASTER
TO FUNCTION AS A COHERENT TEAM
THROUGHOUT OUR REGION.
>> THANK YOU. SORRY, MADAM
CHAIR.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO CLARIFY.
>> THAT IS HELPFUL.
>> IF I MAY, TO THAT EXCELLENT
QUESTION, THE CRITICAL LANGUAGE
THAT IS TRIGGERING THE QUESTION
IS THIS OPEN-SOURCE BACKGROUND
INFORMATION.
I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT
INFORMATION HAS ANYTHING TO DO
WITH SUSPECTS OR CIVILIANS.
IT IS SIMPLY THAT INFORMATION
THAT THROUGH THIS SYSTEM, FIRST
RESPONDERS ARE ABLE TO SHARE
ABOUT THEMSELVES IN ORDER TO
COORDINATE THE RESPONSE.
I WILL ALSO NOTE THAT THIS WAS
PREVIOUSLY APPROVED UNDER THE
PRIOR GRANT SO THIS IS AN
UPDATE.
IT IS TO THE SYSTEM THAT HAS
ALREADY BEEN FUNDED AND
APPROVED AND IS OPERATIONAL.
>> THANK YOU.
FOR THIS PARTICULAR CATEGORY, OF
ITEMS WITH NATIONAL PROJECTS,
VIOLENT EXTREMISM OF WHICH
THERE ARE THREE EXPENDITURES IN
THAT CATEGORY ABOUT 370 AND CAN
YOU JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT HOW WE ENTER THAT USE OF
THESE SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES
IS ONLY TRIGGERED IN THOSE
INSTANCES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
EXTREMISM AS OPPOSED TO OTHER
TYPES OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
LIKE CROWD CONTROL?
>> MY IMPRESSION IS THAT -- FOR
SWELL, CROWD CONTROL TENDS TO
BE A SECTION ONLY LEVEL EVENT
AND DOES NOT GENERALLY REQUIRE
OPERATION OF KING COUNTY, ET
CETERA SO I THINK THIS DIFFERS
AND IS MORE FOR THOSE THAT ARE
COMMUNICATING NEEDS AND
RESOURCES FROM ONE END OF THE
REGION TO THE OTHER.
IF THAT HELPS TO ANSWER YOUR
QUESTION.
>> IT DOES A LITTLE BIT.
IN OUR RECENT HISTORY, CROWD
CONTROL SITUATIONS -- WE SOUGHT
THE ASSISTANCE OF OTHER
JURISDICTIONS AND I JUST WANT
TO KNOW THAT WE AREN'T JUST
SAYING THAT ANY PARTICULAR LARGE
CROWD CONTROL EVENT IS AN
EXAMPLE OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM
AND I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND A
LITTLE BIT AGAIN BEFORE THE
NEXT MEETING IF YOU PREFER, I
WANT TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE
PROTOCOLS IN PLACE AND HOW THIS
IS DEFINED AND RESTRICTED TO
DOMESTIC TERRORISM THREAT.
>> IN SOME KIND OF CROWD
CONTROL SITUATION, THAT IS AT A
LOWER LEVEL THROUGHOUT SPECIAL
OPERATIONS IN COORDINATED WITH
OTHER AGENCIES AND FOR
ASSISTANCE AND THE ONLY THING I
CAN GIVE YOU IS THAT THESE ARE
MEANT FOR NATURAL DISASTER AND
IN MY OPINION, SOMETHING LIKE
CROWD CONTROL, IT WILL NOT RISE
TO THE LEVEL WHERE THIS IS
NEEDED.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE HE
MOVED TO THE NATIONAL PRIORITY
PROJECTS AND EMERGING THREAT
SECTION?
>> MADAM CHAIR, I WILL TRY TO
FORMULATE A QUESTION ON THE FLY
HERE.
SO, IF A NATIONAL -- EXCUSE ME,
IF A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EXTREMIST
SITUATION OR THE USE OF BEING
DEPLOYED IN THE RUSE, LET'S
SAY, HOW DO YOU PROTECT AGAINST
THIS TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY BEING
DEPLOYED IF IT IS UNDER THE
TITLE OF WHAT WE DO BUT IT IS
USED FOR A RUSE?
>> SO, THIS TECHNOLOGY IS ABOUT
THE COOPERATION OF AGENCIES. IT
IS NOT MEANT TO TARGET PRIVATE
GROUPS.
WE ARE LOOKING TO HAVE A
OPERATING PICTURE.
SPECIFIC TO THE CROWD CONTROL,
THERE IS AN ACTIVITY THAT WOULD
HAVE ANY POLICY OR LEGISLATION
THAT COMES UP I DON'T SEE THIS
BEING USED FOR ANY CROWD
CONTROL SITUATION GOING FORWARD.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS, I FEEL LIKE
I AM HAVING A HARD TIME
TRACKING THE THREAT OF THIS
DISCUSSION.
ARE WE STILL TALKING ABOUT THE
TACTICAL AWARENESS KIT?
WITH THE APPLICATION?
>> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ON THE
GRID FOR ONE, TWO, THREE, THREE
ITEMS THAT ARE ALL DEFINED AS
TECHNOLOGIES AND TOOLS TO DEAL
WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
WE HAVE THE AWARENESS KIT.
SHOW WE MOVE ON?
>> YES, THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE IN
THE EMERGING THREAT QUESTION.
I WILL PAUSE TO SEE IF I AM
JUMPING AHEAD TO FAR.
>> I THINK WE ARE GOOD.
>> GREAT, SO, THE FIRST LINE ON
THE EMERGING THREATS DIGITAL
RADIOGRAPH X-RAY SYSTEM FOR
150,000, MY QUESTIONS ARE DOES
SPD CURRENTLY HAVE THIS AND IF
SO, HOW IS IT BEING USED?
WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS BE
USED AT A STOP?
>> THIS TECHNOLOGY WOULD
ENHANCE WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE.
THIS AREA OF TECHNOLOGY IS
RAPIDLY MOVING IN GETTING MORE
CLARITY AND SO THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT WOULD GIVE OUR
TECHNICIANS A MUCH MORE OR
BETTER IDEA OF WHAT IS IN THAT
BACKPACK OR SUITCASE.
THIS IS A SPECIALIZED PIECE OF
GEAR.
JUST BY THAT, I WOULD NOT
EXPECT IT TO BE AVAILABLE FOR
ANY KIND OF CONTACT IN A NON-
ENVIRONMENT.
>> IF IT IS BEING DEPLOYED,
DOES THE PERSON BEING SCANNED
KNOW THEY ARE BEING SCANNED OR
WHAT IS THE POLICY?
ON USE AND NOTIFICATION.
>> IF YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT --
I DON'T THINK THIS IS REALLY --
I CANNOT THINK OF AN INSTANCE
WHERE A PERSON THEMSELVES WOULD
BE SCANNED.
THERE MAY BE PROPERTY
ASSOCIATED AND WE WOULD BE
FOLLOWING ALL THE POLICIES IN
REGARDS TO THE CONTACT OR
ARREST OR WHATEVER THE
SITUATION MIGHT BE.
THERE IS LOTS OF SCENARIOS THAT
I CAN THINK OF AND I AM SURE
YOU CAN AS WELL.
THIS IS FOR MORE HIGH-LEVEL
THINGS.
THERE IS A SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHERE WE
CAN UTILIZE THIS TO SEE WHAT IT
IS AND NOT REALLY IN AN ARREST
SITUATION BUT MORE JUST A
POTENTIAL HIGH THREAT SITUATION.
>> IS THERE A POLICY ON USING IT
ON SOMEONE THAT HAS A BACKPACK
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
IF THE PERSON IS ATTACHED TO
THE PARCEL?
DO YOU HAVE A POLICY ON HOW TO
PROCEED?
>> THANK YOU.
WELL, IN ANY STOP, ANY
DETENTION IS GOVERNED BY OUR
POLICIES.
WE COULD PROBABLY GIVE THE
POLICY NUMBER BUT IT WOULD HAVE
TO BE WHERE OFFICERS WOULD HAVE
TO HAVE A SUSPICION AND
PROBABLE CAUSE FOR THE BACKPACK
TO BE SEARCHED AND A LOT OF IT
WOULD DEPEND ON THE SUBJECT
THEMSELVES.
THEIR DEMEANOR AS WELL.
THIS IS NOT MEANT FOR A DYNAMIC
SITUATION.
THIS IS MEANT FOR THE SITUATION
HAS BEEN STABILIZED AND WE NEED
TO FIND OUT WHAT THE LEVEL OF
THREAT IS FROM PACKAGE A. PLUS,
IT WILL TAKE AT LEAST UP TO AN
HOUR TO DEPLOY THE SCENE.
JUST BASED ON THE FACT THAT IT
IS HOUSED IN ONE UNIT, I DON'T
FORESEE A SITUATION WHERE IT
WOULD BE USED WITH A PERSON
THAT IS ACTIVELY CARRYING SOME
TYPE OF CLOTHING OR BACKPACK.
>> ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THAT
IT WAS THE SITUATION WITH AN
INDIVIDUAL THAT IS WEARING A
BACKPACK AND YOU ARE APPLYING
THE PROCEDURES THAT WOULD ALLOW
YOU TO SEARCH THAT BACKPACK.
YOU WOULD DO THAT PHYSICALLY AS
OPPOSED TO HAULING OUT A PIECE
OF EQUIPMENT TO X-RAY IT.
>> YEAH, THIS WOULD BASICALLY
HAPPEN AFTER THE PERSON HAS
BEEN CONTACTED AND AGAIN, WE
WOULD DETERMINE WHAT TYPE OF
THREAT IS INSIDE THE ITEM.
>> THANK YOU.
>> JUST VERY BRIEFLY, UNDER A
TERRY STOP, YOU DO NOT HAVE THE
AUTHORITY UNDER THE LAW OR THE
FOURTH MINUTE TO CONDUCT A
SEARCH USING TECHNOLOGY LIKE
THIS.
WE SEPARATED THAT OUT IN THE
POLICIES AND SUCH THAT SEARCHES
ARE VERY DISTINCT FROM THE
POLICY ON INVESTIGATIVE
DETENTIONS IN ORDER TO NOT
COMPLETE THE ISSUE.
OUR SEARCH POLICY IS VERY CLEAR
THAT YOU DO THIS IN FAVOR OF A
SEARCH WARRANT UNLESS THERE IS A
SEARCH INCIDENT TO ARREST WHICH
IS A DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCE
WHERE YOU HAVE PROBABLE CAUSE.
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THERE CAN
BE COMMUNITY CARE TAKING
SEARCHES BUT THAT IS THE
ABANDONED PROPERTY AND CONCERN
THAT IT MIGHT BE AN EXPLOSIVE
DEVICE WHERE THIS TECHNOLOGY
MIGHT BE EMPLOYED, IT IS NOT
DESIGNED TO BE USED ON A PERSON
BUT IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE USED
ON CONTAINERS, BACKPACK,
UNIDENTIFIED ITEMS.
>> THANK YOU.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTIONS
AND THIS IS HELPFUL FOR THE
VIEWING PUBLIC WHO MIGHT ALSO
HAVE QUESTIONS.
ARE THERE ANY OTHERS?
>> JUST THE LAST OF THE
QUESTIONS I HAVE HERE.
OUR NATIONAL PRIORITY PROJECTS
AND EMERGING THREATS, REGIONAL
TACTICAL ROBOTS FOR 120,000,
COULD YOU GIVE US AN EXAMPLE OF
WHEN SPD HAS USED THIS OR WOULD
LIKE TO USE US AND IF IT HAS
BEEN USED IN THE PAST, WHAT HAS
THE OUTCOME BEEN?
WE STARTED TO MENTION SOME OF
THE POLICIES THAT I THINK
ALREADY DICTATE THE USE OF
ROBOTS BUT IF YOU COULD JUST
REMIND ME WHAT THOSE ARE AS
WELL.
>> SO, I WILL GIVE AN EXAMPLE
OF WHEN THIS ROBOT WOULD BE
USED.
I THINK I MENTIONED IT BEFORE
BUT FOR A HOSTAGE AND
BARRICADED SITUATION WHERE WE
HAVE AN IDEA THAT THE SUBJECT
IS IN A CERTAIN ROOM OR CERTAIN
PART OF A BUILDING AROUND A
CORNER WHERE THERE IS NOT A LOT
OF COVER FOR A HUMAN OFFICER
THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO DEPLOY
RESOURCES, OFFICERS TO LOOK IN,
THE ROBOT COULD TAKE THEIR
PLACE.
THE ROBOT WOULD BE ABLE TO GIVE
US ACTIVE INTELLIGENCE ABOUT
THE LOCATIONS, THE THREAT LEVEL
INSIDE OR WHATEVER BUILDING OR
AREA THAT WE WANT AND TO
PROVIDE FEEDBACK THROUGH VIDEO
TO THE OPERATOR WHICH CAN
INFORM THE COMMANDER ABOUT THE
SITUATION AND ALSO HELP DICTATE
TACTICS AND TO BRING THINGS TO
A SAFE CONCLUSION.
IT TAKES THE PLACE OF A HUMAN
OFFICER.
THINK OF A HOSTAGE BARRICADED
AND YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH A
PROGRESSION OF TACTICS.
WE TRIED NEGOTIATIONS BUT AT
SOME POINT, THE DECISION IS
MADE WHERE WE EITHER NEED TO
DENY ACCESS TO A CERTAIN AREA
OR WE WANT TO INTRODUCE EITHER
SOME CHEMICAL ADMISSIONS TO
DENY A CERTAIN AREA OR WE JUST
MAYBE WANT TO KNOCK ON THE DOOR
AND OPEN THE DOOR TO GET A VIEW
INSIDE A CERTAIN AREA.
RIGHT NOW, THE ONLY FALLBACK IS
TO USE HUMAN OFFICERS FOR THAT
THAT ARE ARMED AND HAVE TO
PROTECT THEMSELVES.
THIS GIVES US THAT STANDOFF
DISTANCE WITH THE ABILITY USE
TIME AND DISTANCE TO ACCOMPLISH
WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO.
WE NEED INTELLIGENCE ON WHAT IS
HAPPENING BUT IT DOES NOT FORCE
US TO SEND AN OFFICER TO DO THE
WORK.
IT LESSENS THE POTENTIAL FOR A
CONFRONTATION BETWEEN THE
OFFICERS AND THAT SUBJECT,
WHEREVER THEY MAY BE.
OFTEN TIMES IN MY EXPERIENCE,
OPENING THAT FIRST DOOR IS A
FLASHPOINT AND POTENTIAL FOR
CONFLICTS.
IF YOU HAVE AN OFFICER IN THAT
DOOR, THAT IS THE POTENTIAL
THAT COULD BE HIGHER THAN A
ROBOT.
IT ADDRESSES THE GAP AND ALLOWS
US TO GET INSIGHT INTELLIGENCE
INTO AN AREA THAT WE NEED
WITHOUT EXPOSING OFFICERS AND
WITHOUT EXASPERATING THAT
CONFLICTS.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> I JUST WANT TO FLAG THAT MY
INTEREST ON THIS BILL, AS A
PREVIEW, THERE ARE FIVE ITEMS
THAT ARE FLAGGED AS SUBJECT TO
THE SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE AND
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW -- THEY
ARE FINED AS SUBJECT TO THE
SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE BUT I AM
FEELING THAT SOME OF THE FIVE
MIGHT BE REPLACEMENTS OF SIMILAR
TECHNOLOGIES THAT THE CITY
MIGHT ALREADY HAVE.
IF THIS IS A REPLACEMENT FOR A
TECHNOLOGY THAT THE CITY
ALREADY HAS THAT IS ALREADY ON
THE GRANDFATHERED LIST OF SPD
TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS THAT HAVE
BEEN GRANDFATHERED IN AND WE
ARE DOING THE APPROVALS AFTER
THE FACT, I WANT TO KNOW WHICH
OF THOSE FIVE ITEMS FIT THAT
BILL BECAUSE WHAT WE HAVE SAID
ABOUT THOSE ITEMS IS WE AREN'T
GOING TO HOLD UP THE PURCHASE
OF THE ITEMS UNTIL AFTER THE
REVIEW.
WE WILL DO THEM AFTER THE FACT
AND THAT IS A FINITE NUMBER OF
ITEMS LIKE THAT.
I WANT TO KNOW IF ANY OF THESE
FIVE ARE LIKE THAT AND FOR THE
OTHERS, IF WE WOULD BE
INTERESTED TO COME FROM THE
EXPECTATION AS YOU STATED,
BRIAN, THAT THE PURCHASE WILL
NOT HAPPEN UNTIL AFTER THE
SURVEILLANCE REVIEW.
>> WE CAN GET YOU THAT
INFORMATION, OBVIOUSLY, AND WE
WILL DO SO.
THE ONE THING I WOULD LIKE IS
THE UPGRADES TO CURRENT SYSTEMS
ALSO TRIGGER A REVIEW UNDER THE
SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE.
EVEN IF THEY ARE PRE-EXISTING
AS THEY HAVE DIFFERENT
CAPABILITIES, THAT MIGHT BRING
THEM BACK TO THE FOREFRONT OF
THE REVIEW.
>> THEY ARE NOT CONSIDERED
AMONG THE ITEMS THAT WE ARE
DOING REVIEWS AFTER THE FACT.
>> I WILL NEED TO GO THROUGH
AND I WILL LET YOU KNOW THE
STATUS OF EACH.
>> MY INTEREST IS NOT IN
BURDENING YOU IN THE DEPARTMENT
BEYOND OUR EXPECTATIONS UNDER
THE SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE.
IF THESE ARE REPLACEMENTS OF
EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES THAT WE
HAVE ALREADY IDENTIFIED AS
GRANDFATHERED IN AND THAT WE DO
THE REVIEWS AFTER THE PURCHASE,
THAT IS AN ALLOWANCE THAT I AM
INTERESTED IN TAKING.
>> DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
>> I DO.
I THINK THIS LAST ONE MIGHT
HAVE COME UP LAST YEAR IN OUR
DISCUSSION AND THE PASSAGE OF
THE FINAL GRANDFATHERED
TECHNOLOGIES AND SPECIFICALLY,
I AM WONDERING IF THIS ITEM
FALLS INTO SITUATIONAL
AWARENESS CAMERAS WITH
CAPABILITIES WHICH IS SOMETHING
THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE LAST
BATCH OF TECHNOLOGIES.
>> THAT IS AN EXCELLENT
QUESTION AND I WILL HAVE TO
VALIDATE THAT AND GET BACK TO
YOU.
>> FANTASTIC, THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT YOU
HAVE SPENT ON THIS ITEM.
COUNCILMEMBERS, IF YOU HAVE
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, OR
AMENDMENTS FOR GREG, I ASK THAT
YOU GET THAT INFORMATION TO HIM.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON AND THEN
CHIEF TODD KIBBEE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THIS IS ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY
ITSELF BUT THE CENTRAL STAFF
MEMO INDICATES THAT ONE
POSSIBLE CONCERN IS THAT IT
CREATES ONGOING FUNDING ISSUES.
SO, I AM WONDERING IF THAT IS A
CONCERN THAT IS NEWLY RAISED
BECAUSE OF WHAT WE ARE HEARING
FROM EXECUTIVES ABOUT THE
BUDGET SITUATION THIS YEAR.
BECAUSE IT SEEMS AS THOUGH IT
IS AN ONGOING PROGRAM AND DO WE
ALREADY CONSIDER WHAT OTHER
TRAINING IS NECESSARY FOR THE
RECEIVING OF THESE GRANTS WITH
PART OF REGULAR OPERATIONS?
I GUESS THE BETTER WAY OF
ASKING IT IS I JUST WANTED TO
KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT
THAT CONCERNED WITH ONGOING
EXPENSES.
THANKS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, I AM TRYING
TO REMEMBER WHAT I MIGHT HAVE
SAID AT THE CENTRAL STAFF
REPORT BUT I THINK THAT
TYPICALLY THE EQUIPMENT THAT IS
PURCHASED LIKE THE BOTTOM ROBOT
THAT ADDS ADDITIONAL CAPABILITY
TO STDS AND OPERATIONS, THERE
IS NOT NECESSARILY A
REPLACEMENT PLAN FOR THAT
ROBOT, PER SE.
THERE IS NO FUNDS BEING BUILT
INTO THE BUDGET TO REPLACE THAT
ROBOT.
SO, IF THE GRANT IS
DISCONTINUED FOR SOME REASON IN
THE FUTURE AND THERE IS A NEED
TO REPLACE THAT ROBOT, THE CITY
GENERAL FUND WILL NOT HAVE ANY
CAPABILITY TO PICK UP A NEW
ROBOT.
TO THE EXTENT THAT THE PROGRAM
ITSELF HAS MAINTENANCE OR
ONGOING FUNDING FOR EQUIPMENT
SUSTAINMENT, THAT IS HELPFUL
BUT FOR THE LARGER EQUIPMENT
PURCHASES, THE CITY ITSELF IS
NOT IN ANY WAY PLANNING ANY
KIND OF SINKING FUND TO REPLACE
THOSE IN THE FUTURE.
>> THANK YOU.
IS THERE ANOTHER QUESTION?
NO, GREAT.
CHIEF?
>> SORRY FOR THE DELAY.
I WAS ABLE TO GATHER THE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECTS.
NUMBER ONE IS CYBERSECURITY AND
STARVED TARGET CROWDED AND
INTELLIGENCE SHARING.
THE THIRD AND FOURTH IS
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EXTREMISM AND
THE FIT IS EMERGING THREATS.
THOSE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT ARE
DEVELOPED AND SENT DOWN THROUGH
FEMA TO US TO ADDRESS.
>> FANTASTIC.
THAT OF COURSE -- EACH OF THOSE
PROJECTS ARE NAMED AS SUBTITLES
UNDER THE CATEGORIES ON THE
GRID.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING US TRACK
THAT BACK.
I WAS NOT FOLLOWING THAT
EITHER.
APPRECIATE THAT.
>> IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS
ABOUT THAT, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
GIVE MYSELF OR MR. MAXEY A NOTE
AND WE CAN ANSWER ANY OF THESE
BEFORE THE MEETING.
THANK YOU.
>> WE WILL MOVE OFF OF THIS ITEM
AND MOVE ONTO THE LAST ITEM ON
OUR AGENDA.
CAN YOU PLEASE READ IN ITEM
AGENDA NUMBER FOUR.
>> HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
2021 RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
REPORT.
>> FANTASTIC, THANK YOU.
THIS IS ON THE 2021 RACE AND
SOCIAL JUSTICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
WE LOOK FORWARD TOWARDS THE
2022 OBJECTIVES. WE ARE JOINED
BY A NUMBER OF FOLKS TODAY.
IF WE COULD HAVE THE PRESENTERS
INTRODUCE THEMSELVES WITH A
ROUND OF INTRODUCTIONS STARTING
WITH TANYA KIM AND THEN WE
WILL START THE PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING, TONY KIM ACTOR
OF HST.
>> REX BROWN, THE DIRECTOR AT
HST.
>> GOOD MORNING, MANAGER OF THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT,
LAN PHAM.
>> GOOD MORNING, ANALYST
ASSISTANT AND COLLEAGUE.
>> HI, ANGELA, DISABILITY
SERVICES.
>> GOOD MORNING, MANAGER OF THE
COMMUNITY SERVICES, RON.
>> I THINK THAT IS ALL OF US.
I WILL EXERCISE BREVITY WITH A
CAPITAL B. IN THE INTEREST OF
TIME, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE ARE
JOINED BY SO MANY COLLEAGUES,
WE HAVE A MAXIMUM TIME GIVEN
THE REST OF COMMITTEE SO THANK
YOU FOR BEARING WITH US.
WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR BEING
HERE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO
TALKING ABOUT 2021 AS WELL AS
2022.
>> I JUST WANT TO GET SOME
DIRECTION TO COUNCILMEMBERS.
JUST BECAUSE WE DO WANT TO
FOCUS ON HEARING FROM FOLKS, I
REQUEST THAT WE HOLD QUESTIONS
UNTIL THE END OF THE
PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU.
TODAY, WE ARE VERY QUICKLY
GOING TO HIGHLIGHT HOW RACE AND
SOCIAL JUSTICE WAS AND
CONTINUES TO BE THROUGHOUT OUR
WORK.
WE WILL SHARE HOW OUR EQUIPMENT
HELP AND CONTINUES TO HELP
EQUITY AND WE WILL WALK THROUGH
SOME OF THE 2021 EFFORTS.
THERE IS SO MUCH HAPPENING AND
WE WILL HEAR FROM COLLEAGUES
DIRECTLY.
I SHOULD SAY THAT WE WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT THE WORK WE ARE DOING
BUT I WILL NOT READ THROUGH
EACH ONE.
WHEN I GO TO MY COLLEAGUES, YOU
ARE WELCOME TO REFERENCE THIS.
I MEET WITH CHAIR HERBOLD
REGULARLY.
I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT OUR
SPIRIT AND PRACTICE ARE OF K IN
VALUE IN WHAT WE DO.
IT IS KEY TO ACHIEVING HST'S
MISSION.
WE ARE A DIRECT SERVICE
PROVIDER AND A FUNDER.
WE DO HAVE LIMITED RESOURCES SO
IT IS IMPORTANT AND OUR
RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS
DISPARITIES AND ADVANCE RACIAL
EQUITY.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
IN THE SPIRIT OF RACE AND
SOCIAL JUSTICE, PLANNING WORK
IN 2021, I JUST WANTED TO DO A
SHOUT OUT TO OUR TEAM AND
CAUCUSES THAT ARE CYLINDRICAL
TO THE PART OF OUR WORK WITH
RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE WORK,
OUR STAFF ENGAGEMENT WITH
RELATIONAL CULTURE, WHEN I TALK
ABOUT INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL
COMMUNITY, WE NEED TO IDENTIFY
OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP US IN OUR
APPROACH.
WE ARE NOT IN A PLACE OF DOING
BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
ALSO INTENTIONAL.
WE WANT TO LISTEN TO COMMUNITY
VOICE BECAUSE COMMUNITY KNOWS
WHAT WE NEED.
FURTHERING IN TERMS OF
ADDRESSING DISPARITIES, OUR
PLANNING FOSTERS A RELATIONAL
COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE
COMMUNITY AND OFTENTIMES, WE
WILL TALK ABOUT DATA INFORMED
AND THERE IS RESPONDING TO
NEEDS BUT THE RELATIONSHIPS ARE
WHAT IS KEY TO THE
TRANSFORMATIONAL WORK.
IN 2021, HSD INVESTMENTS
ADDRESS THE IMPACTS OF RACISM,
POVERTY AND OTHER FACTORS THAT
SHAPE PEOPLE'S LIFE EXPERIENCES
AND ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY.
THERE ARE A LOT OF WORDS HERE.
THERE ARE EXAMPLES ANYWHERE
FROM OUR HOPE TEAM TO OUR NEW
SAFE AND THRIVING COMMUNITIES
DIVISION II ADDITIONAL
INVESTMENTS BUT WE WILL
ACTUALLY DO A DEEPER DIVE.
WE WILL MOVE ONTO THE NEXT
SLIDE.
MORE DATA FOR YOU.
WE ARE DATA-DRIVEN.
WE SHARE THIS ON OUR WEBSITE
YOU CAN NEGATIONS AND BLOGS AND
IF YOU LOOK AT THIS, IT IS
EVERYTHING THAT WE ARE DOING
WITH FEEDING MEALS AND YOUTH
EMPLOYMENT AND ALSO RESPONDING
TO COVID AS WELL AS THE UTILITY
DISCOUNT PROGRAM AND MAKING
SURE THAT FOLKS ARE ELIGIBLE
AND ARE ENROLLED IN THE
IMPORTANT SERVICES.
BECAUSE WE ARE ADDRESSING
DISPARITIES AND BECAUSE THOSE
THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE
DISPARITIES ARE OFTEN TIMES
PEOPLE OF COLOR, OUR SERVICES
ARE VERY CRITICAL.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS RECENTLY
FROM LAST YEAR THAT WE WANTED
TO SHOWCASE OUR HOW -- YOU
KNOW, THIS IS WHERE I THINK IT
IS SO IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT
THE OTHER AREAS OF OUR
PORTFOLIO.
OFTEN TIMES AND RIGHTFULLY SO,
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
HOMELESSNESS.
AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION.
I ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT
OTHER EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE ARE
DOING IN THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING
SUPPORTING EFFORTS AROUND
VACCINATIONS AND WHAT CASE
MANAGERS ARE DOING FOR THOSE
WHO ARE ALSO NOT GOING OUT TO
SOME OF THE LOCATIONS.
THERE IS SOME DATA HERE AND BY
OUR WONDERFUL TEAM AS WELL AS
THE MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTH
SERVICES THAT WE DO IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT AND HER RESPONSES
BEING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND
HIGHLIGHTING THE WORK WE ARE
DOING AS A DIFFERENT EXAMPLE
AND HAVING FORMS WITH OUR
SENIORS TO COMBAT SOCIAL
ISOLATION.
I KNOW THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT
TO MANY OF OUR COUNCILMEMBERS
BUT PARTICULARLY TO YOU, CHAIR
HERBOLD.
THAT WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT WE
ARE WORKING WITH OUR SENIORS
TO HAVE THAT SOCIALIZATION AND
OFFER SOME RESOURCES.
SPECIFICALLY WITH A FOCUS ON
SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES AND
HIGHLIGHTING THE WORK THAT OUR
AFRICAN-AMERICAN CAREGIVERS ARE
DOING.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
OKAY, AS WE DO A RECAP
SPECIFICALLY ON THE PLANS, HSD,
EVEN THOUGH WE DID ALL OF THE
WORK THAT I JUST DESCRIBED, WE
WERE ABLE TO OFFER SOME
SPECIFIC RACIAL EQUITY PLAN
ACTIONS THAT THE SEATTLE OFFICE
OF CIVIL RIGHTS FACILITATES FOR
ALL DEPARTMENTS.
HERE IS A LISTING OF THE
VARIOUS ACTIONS THAT WE
DEVELOPED AND SUBMITTED.
REALLY, AGAIN, IT GOES BEYOND
THE FILING OF THE PAPERWORK.
THIS IS WHAT WE DO ON A REGULAR
BASIS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
WE NOW GET TO THE BREAD AND
BUTTER OF THE PRESENTATION.
I AM VERY EXCITED TO INTRODUCE
MY COLLEAGUE, SHAY BROWN.
SHE IS GOING TO START US OFF BY
TALKING MORE ABOUT RACE AND
SOCIAL JUSTICE CHAMPIONS HERE
AT HSD.
YOU ARE NEXT.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING SEATTLE COMMUNITY.
MY NAME IS SHAY BROWN.
I AM A MOTHER.
I AM MAIN ORGANIZER, I AM A
LIFETIME OWNER AND AS TONYA
SHARED, I AM WITH CHRIS'S
MILLER AND I AM HONORED TO
PRESENT THE CHANGE TEAM AND
HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE WORK WITH
WHAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN
DOING.
WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO THE
COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.
THE TEAM CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON
UNDOING INSTITUTIONALIZED
RACISM IN THE PRINCIPAL MANNER
THROUGH BUILDING AND
STRENTHENING RELATIONSHIPS
WITH COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY
ORGANIZERS, ADDRESSING SYSTEMIC
RACISM AND INTERRUPTING
INSTITUTIONALLY RACIST
PRACTICES WITHIN. IN 2021, THE
DEPARTMENT CHANGED CAUCUSES TO
DEVELOP THE SUPPORT OF 12
RACIAL EQUITY PLANS TO DEVELOP
AND UTILIZE EXCITATIONS FOR A
HIRING PROCESS WITH COMMUNITY
PARTNERS AND RECOMMENDED
RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE
EQUITY OUTCOMES AND HIRING.
OUR CAUCUSES INCLUDING LOT NEXT
PARTNERED WITH DIEGO AND OTHERS
TO ORGANIZE CONVERSATIONS
AROUND RACE, CULTURE, IMMIGRANT
EXPERIENCE IN EXHALATION OF
COLOR IS HIM.
THE PACIFIC ISLANDER CAUCUS
CONNECTED AND WORKED WITH
COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS AND RAISE
AN ANTI-ASIAN HATE TO RAISE AN
ADDRESS IN RESPONSE TO THE
COVID-19 PERCEPTIONS.
OUR JOINT CAUCUS HUMAN
RESOURCES DEVELOPS REPUTATIONS
FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN
PROCESSES AS WELL.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THANK YOU.
TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR
JOINT WORK, IN 2018, THE HR
GROUP WAS FORMED TO ADDRESS
CONCERNS AND EXPERIENCES OF
BIAS AND INCONSISTENCIES IN THE
HIRING PROCESS SHARED BY
SEVERAL MEMBERS OF CAUCUS.
JOINT CAUCUS HR MEMBERS
COLLABORATED TO HAVE A SET OF
HOLISTIC HIRING AND RECRUITMENT
PROCESS REGULATIONS TO DECREASE
BURDENS ON PEOPLE OF COLOR AND
TO OPEN OPPORTUNITIES.
THIS IS NOTED PRACTICES AND
PROCESSES THAT ARE NOT
EQUITABLE AND THIS CONTRIBUTES
TO AN INCREASE OF STAFF
TURNOVER, A LACK OF
PRESENTATION AND SUCCESSFUL
OUTCOMES -- UNSUCCESSFUL
OUTCOMES WITH RECRUITING HIGHER
MINT AND STAFF.
THE JOINT CAUCUS HR FOSTERS
COLLABORATION, TRANSPARENCY,
AND THE ABILITY TO ADDRESS
MISTRUST THROUGH OPEN DIALOGUE
AND BUILDING AN UNDERSTANDING
WITH THE ARRAY OF EMPLOYEE
EXPERIENCES.
ALSO, BLACK INDIGENOUS AND
PEOPLE OF COLOR CAN SHARE
CONCERNS AND NEEDS AND DEVELOP
SOLUTIONS AND ACTIONS TO
ADDRESS THESE ISSUES.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
FAST-FORWARD TO 2021.
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
CHANGE TEAM PRESENTED LEADERSHIP
WITH EXPECTATIONS FOR AN
INCLUSIVE HIRING PROCESS AND
ENCOURAGED HSD TO USE THE
EXCITATIONS TO CONDUCT AN
EQUITABLE PROCESS FOR ALL
DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP.
THE GOAL IS FOR HSD WORKFORCE
TO EQUITABLY REFLECT THE
DIVERSITY OF THE PEOPLE AND
THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES
THAT WE SERVE AS WELL AS BEING
CONSIDERATE OF THE ONGOING
IMPACT OF UNDERREPRESENTED
COMMUNITIES WITHIN HSD.
ONE OF THE JOINT
RECOMMENDATIONS IS TO INCREASE
COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER
INCLUSION IN HIRING AND
RECRUITMENT PROCESSES.
THE HIRING OF CETACEANS AND
JOINT CAUCUS RECOMMENDATIONS
HAVE BEEN A HELPFUL GUIDE IN
RECRUITMENT AND THE HIRING OF
THE COMMUNITIES AND HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT DEPUTY
DIRECTOR.
IT HIGHLIGHTED AND ENCOURAGED
THE NEED FOR MANDATORY
REPORTING AND COMPLIANCE
MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS
TRANSPARENCY VIA DATA TO
ADDRESS AND REPRESENT GAPS TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND EXPECTATIONS
AMONG HIRING MANAGERS.
WITH THAT, I WANT TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUE AND THE CHANGE TEAM
AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
AND HSD LEADERSHIP AND STAFF
FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK AND
SACRIFICES.
I KNOW THIS WORK IS NOT EASY
BUT THE INTENTION IS THAT THOSE
THAT ARE COMING BEHIND US WILL
FEEL THE DIFFERENCE.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK PARTNERS
TO CONTINUE TO KEEP US
ACCOUNTABLE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
NOW I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE
COMMUNITY DIVISION AND THE
MANAGER OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL
ASSAULT.
>> GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR THE INTRODUCTION.
GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS LAN
PHAM AND I AND THE MINIATURE
FOR SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL
ASSAULT.
IT IS MY HONOR TO SHARE WITH
YOU WITH SOCIAL JUSTICE AND TO
OUR INVESTMENT DECISIONS.
IN 2021, WE WERE AWARDED 600,000
FOR A RESPONSE TO COVID.
THE FUNDING WAS AWARDED MIDYEAR
AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE
FUNDS OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE.
OUR OFFICE HOSTED SEVEN
LISTENING SESSIONS FROM APRIL
THROUGH JUNE OF 2021.
THE DATA RECEIVED WAS IN
ALIGNMENT WITH REGIONAL AND
NATIONAL DATA WHICH HIGHLIGHTED
THE IMMENSE IMPACT TO
MARGINALIZE SURVIVORS OF
GENERAL BASED VIOLENCE WITH
SOCIAL DISTANCING.
GIVEN THIS INFORMATION, OUR
OFFICE PRIORITIZED EXPERIENCE
AND THOSE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCE
WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP AND
AGENCY THAT HAVE EXPERTISE OF
PROVIDING LANGUAGE SERVICES AND
CULTURALLY RELEVANT SERVICES AS
WELL AS THOSE THAT HAVE
CONTRACT OUTCOMES.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THE RESULT WAS THAT WE WERE
ABLE TO HAVE THE 600,000 AMONG
MORE THAN 10 ORGANIZATIONS.
THE FUNDING INCREASED MOBILE
AND POSSIBLE ADVOCACY FOR
CLIENT ASSISTANCE AND INCREASED
AGENCY CAPACITY INCLUDING STAFF
OVERTIME AND PURCHASED EQUIPMENT
RELATING TO RESPONSE AND MAINLY
SERVING MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES.
WITH ONE-TIME FUNDING, WE
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AGENCIES WILL
NEED TO LOCATE ALTERNATE
FUNDING TO CONTINUE SUPPORT
BEYOND THE FUNDING CYCLE.
AT THIS TIME, WE ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT THE PARTNERSHIP IS BETWEEN
US AND THE COMMUNITY AND OUR
CONTINUOUS ENGAGEMENT HAS BEEN
THE MAIN KEY COMPONENT TO US
SUCCESSFULLY ROLLING OUT THE
FUNDS IN A SHORT TIME AND TO
THE COMMUNITIES AT THE HIGHEST
NEEDS.
WITH THAT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME AND I WOULD LIKE TO TURN
THE VIRTUAL MICROPHONE OVER TO
MY PARTNER AND COLLEAGUE,
ANGELA WITH THE DISABILITY
SERVICES.
>> I AM A PLANNER WITH THE
DISABILITY SERVICES.
I HAVE THE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE
OF COORDINATING THE PACIFIC
ISLANDER RESILIENCY AND
PROPOSAL THAT WAS A
COLLABORATION WITH STAFF FROM
ALL DIVISIONS INCLUDING OUR
CAUCUS CO-LEADS.
LAST YEAR, AND COORDINATES HAD
$2000 FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS
TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF RACISM
AND INTOLERANCE TOWARDS THE
ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER
COMMUNITIES.
OUR WORKGROUP UNDERTOOK A
PLANNING PROCESS TO CLARIFY HOW
TO BEST DISTRIBUTE THESE FUNDS
TO ENSURE EQUITABLE AND SERVICE
DELIVERY AND ALLOCATIONS.
THIS SAFETY HAD A CITYWIDE
IMPACT TO ADDRESS RACIAL EQUITY
AND REFLECTED AN ANTIRACIST
MULTICULTURAL CONTINUE ON.
PLANNING WORK IDENTIFIED A NEED
FOR A SERVICE PROVISION IN THE
CITY SHOULD PRIORITIZE FUNDING
SMALL COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAD NOT
RECEIVED FUNDING IN THE PAST.
THE CORE OF THE WORK WAS TO
REDUCE INCIDENTS OF VIOLENCE
AND TRAUMA IN THE COMMUNITY AND
PROVIDE SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS
SERVING THE API WORLD THAT ARE
MOST ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY THE
FUNDING.
THERE WERE CHALLENGES ALONG THE
WAY AND THIS PROCESS WAS ON
THEM.
THE PROJECT TEAM IDENTIFIED A
BUDGET TO COVER TRANSLATION OF
MATERIALS AND STIPENDS AND A
TIMELINE TO FACILITATE
TRANSLATION.
IN ADDITION, MANY COMMUNITIES
HAD A DISTRUST OF GOVERNMENT.
THERE WAS A TIME TO STREAMLINE
THE PROCESS AND TO BUILD
AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIP THAT
FOSTERS TRUST AND
UNDERSTANDING.
WE CONDUCTING OUTREACH TO
ORGANIZATIONS AND COUNCILS AND
INDIVIDUALS TO COMMUNITY VOICE
AND ENGAGEMENT INCLUDING THE
DESIGN, CONTENT AND OUTCOMES
AND INCLUDING COMMUNITY MEMBERS
IN THE FUNDING RECOMMENDATION
PROCESS.
WE ALSO SIMPLIFY THE APPLICATION
TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR
ORGANIZATIONS TO APPLY AND HAVE
EIGHT ORGANIZATIONS AND FOUR OF
WHICH ARE IN THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT AT THE TIME.
ON BEHALF OF THE WORKGROUP, WE
THANK YOU FOR LEARNING MORE
ABOUT THIS EFFORT AND UP NEXT
IS RON FROM THE YOUTH AND
FAMILY DIVISION TO TALK ABOUT
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND APPLY
SOCIAL JUSTICE TO PLANNING
EFFORTS.
>> THANK YOU ANGELA AND
COUNCILMEMBERS.
ONCE AGAIN, I AM THE MANAGER
WITHIN THE YOUTH AND FAMILY
DIVISION IN SUPPORT THE PROGRAM
. I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE
GOOD PEOPLE OF SIP WHICH
INCLUDES LUIS AND ELIJAH WARREN
IN VICTORIA WEST IN MADISON,
JULIA JACKSON, AND LUPE DOLSON.
I WILL HAVE A RECAP OF THE
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM AND WHAT
PROMPTED ACTIVITIES.
I WILL SHARE A FEW DETAILS.
WE HAVE A LONG AND RICH HISTORY
TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
IT HAS BEEN AROUND 50 YEARS AND
PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT AND SKILL
BUILDING TO HIGHLY SUPPORTED
INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES FOR
YOUNG ADULTS AND YOUTH WITH A
FOCUS ON THOSE THAT IDENTIFY
AND FACE BARRIERS.
THERE WAS A STIPEND BASED
FOUNDATIONAL MY SKILL
DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE.
SIP IS A VOLUME AND UNDERGOING
A TRANSITION TO BUILD UPON THE
EXISTING MODEL BY EXPANDING TO
A TWO PRONGED PROGRAM THAT WILL
HAVE TRAINING TO HELP BUILD UP
YOUNG PEOPLE'S MARKETABLE
SKILLS WHEN APPLYING FOR JOBS.
THIS DEVELOPS AND CONNECTS
YOUNG PEOPLE TO COMPETITIVE
INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES THAT
OFFER INCREASED LEVELS OF
RESPONSIBILITY AND
INDEPENDENCE.
THIS NEW FRAMEWORK PROVIDES LOW
INCOME YOUTH WITH A FOCUS ON
GREATER ACCESS TO PAID
EMPLOYMENT TRAININGS AND MENTOR
WORK EXPERIENCES AND
INTERNSHIPS IN CAREER
COUNSELING OVER A COURSE OF TWO
YEARS.
THE FUTURE STATE CREATE A
TAILORED YOUTH CENTER
EXPERIENCE TO INCREASE THE
ABILITY FOR THOSE THAT PAY WELL
AND ARE MEANINGFUL TO THEM.
IT ALSO PROVIDES MEN TOURING
THROUGH POSITIVE YOUTH
DEVELOPMENTS WITH COUNSELORS
THAT SHARE SIMILAR BACKGROUNDS
AND LIVED EXPERIENCES WITH A
POWERFUL MEANS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
AS THE PROGRAMS EVOLVE, WE ARE
PARTNERING IN THE SEATTLE
COLLEGES TO INCREASE THE
AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION
WITH BEING ELIGIBLE.
DURING OUR PLANNING, WE
IDENTIFIED THAT THE EXPANSION
OF SERVICES WHILE STAYING
BUDGET NEUTRAL RESULTED IN THE
UNINTENDED IMPACTS IN TERMS OF
THE NET PRODUCTION FOR THE
BROADER GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE
TARGETED FOR PARTICIPATION.
SO, FOR FUTURE STATE PLANNING,
SIP PROGRAM STAFF RECOMMENDED
EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF THE
FOCUSED POPULATION FROM CURRENT
PROMISE TO THE PROMISED
ELIGIBLE WHICH WOULD INCLUDE ANY
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT AND YOUNG
PEOPLE NOT CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN
COLLEGE BUT SEEKING OTHER
OPPORTUNITIES.
THIS WILL ALLOW THE PROGRAM TO
MITIGATE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
WITH PARTNERING WITH DEALS AND
REOPENING ACCESS TO THE PROGRAM
AND THE BROADER GROUP OF LOW
INCOME YOUTH AND YOUNG PEOPLE.
THE PROGRAM SET OUT TO SUPPORT
AND EMPOWER.
LASTLY, SIP IS LOOKING FOR
INTERNSHIPS RIGHT NOW.
IF ANYONE LISTENING HAS AN
OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE OR KNOWS
OF A COMPANY THAT WOULD BE
INTERESTED IN HOSTING, PLEASE
REACH OUT TO GET CONNECTED.
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING US IN
MAKING THIS WORK POSSIBLE.
UP NEXT IS REX BROWN.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, RON.
I HAVE BEEN HERE MANY TIMES
BEFORE SO IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT THAT YOU HEAR FROM
THE PEOPLE DOING THE WORK AND I
AM REALLY GRATEFUL TO THEM FOR
BEING HERE TODAY TO LET YOU
KNOW ALL THAT THEY HAVE BEEN
DOING.
IN 2021, THE CITY AND COMMUNITY
CAME TOGETHER TO CREATE SAFE
AND THRIVING COMMUNITIES.
THIS DIVISION WAS FORMED TO
ADDRESS DISPARITIES AND IMPROVE
OUTCOMES IN COMMUNITIES BECAUSE
PEOPLE, WHEN THEIR LIVES ARE
FREE FROM ENVIRONMENTS, THEY
THRIVE.
THIS REFLECTS THE CALL FOR
CHANGE IN THE WAKE OF TRAGIC
COMMUNITY POLICE INTERACTIONS
LIKE THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THE PROCESS TO FORM STC INCLUDED
WHERE IMPACTED COMMUNITIES
CODESIGNED THE VISION STRUCTURE
BASED ON THEIR NEEDS.
THE PROCESS ALSO HELPED TO
DEFINE THE CONTRACTING APPROACH
AND AWARD CRITERIA FOR
COMMUNITY SAFETY AND CAPACITY
BUILDING.
THROUGH WHAT WAS AN EQUITABLE
PROCESS, PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN
AND REMAIN MOST IMPACTED BY
DISPARITIES CONSULTED TO THE
CITY ON WHAT SERVICE TO WHAT
COMMUNITIES LOOK LIKE.
OUR WORK ALSO CONSIDERS
BENEFITS AND BURDENS AND HOW TO
CHANGE OUTCOMES FOR COMMUNITIES
TODAY IN THE COURSE OF FUTURE
GENERATIONS WITH A HOLISTIC
APPROACH RELATED TO FAMILIES.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THIS SIDE REFLECTS SOME OF STC'S
NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
WE DID A LOT IN 2021, AS YOU
CAN SEE.
I MENTIONED BEFORE TO THIS VERY
BODY THAT IN ADDITION TO THESE
INVESTMENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS,
STC ALSO ACQUIRED THE LEAD TO
LET EVERYONE ADVANCE WITHIN THE
CONTRACT FROM THE FORMER HSI
DIVISION AND QUARTER FOUR.
ALL OF THIS IS THANKS TO MY
STAFF AND OUR COMMUNITY
PARTNERS AND WORKGROUP
CONSULTANTS AND OF COURSE,
LEADERS ACROSS THE CITY.
INCLUDING THOSE OF YOU IN THIS
ROOM.
OUR VIRTUAL ROOM.
I ALSO HAVE TO THANK MY
COUNTERPARTS IN THE COMMUNITY,
SO MANY COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS
THAT RESPONDED TO THE PUBLIC'S
CALL FOR CHANGE THAT CENTERS
THE IMPACTS AND TRAUMA OF RACISM
USING A HUMAN CENTERED APPROACH.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
I WANT TO SHARE A FEW DETAILS
REGARDING THE COMMUNITY SAFETY
CAPACITY BUILDING REQUEST FOR A
PROPOSAL IN THE RFP AWARD
CRITERIA.
TO INFORM THE RFP, WE HELD 36
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS.
THIS RFP LED TO THE AWARD OF
$10.4 MILLION IN A ONE-TIME
FUND OF THE COMMUNITIES.
HSD RECEIVED SEVERAL OPTICIANS
AND MADE 33 AWARDS IN 17 OF
THOSE AWARDS WERE NEW TO THE
ORGANIZATION AND PROVIDERS.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS
MADE STC'S WORK POSSIBLE.
BACK TO YOU, TONYA.
>> FURTHER THANKS TO REX AND I
KNOW THE MAYOR'S OFFICE SUPPORT
OF THIS IMPORTANT WORK AND WE
ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE
LEADERSHIP ACROSS THE BOARD.
I WANTED TO JUST CLOSE US OUT
BY SUMMARIZING ON A HIGH LEVEL,
THE WORK IN 2020 WHEN THAT LED
TO GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS.
WE ARE SO MINDFUL THAT THERE IS
MUCH MORE WORK TO DO.
WE HAVE ALSO LEARNED A FEW
LESSONS WHICH INCLUDES THE NEED
AND YOU HAVE HEARD THIS FROM
OUR COMMITTEE DIRECTORS
DIRECTLY AND THAT IS TO ALLOW
TIME FOR AN INCLUSIVE PLANNING
PROCESS.
TO CHALLENGE CONVENTION AND
USUAL PRACTICES.
WE NEED TO LEARN FROM THE
COMMUNITY AND WORK TOGETHER TO
EVALUATE IMPACTS AND BURDENS
AND SET-ASIDE THINGS LIKE
TRANSLATION AND PARTICIPATION
STIPENDS.
ONE THING THAT DROPS OFF BUT IS
VERY CRITICAL IS WE NEED TO
REPORT BACK TO WHAT WAS LEARNED
THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS ABOUT
PROGRAM IMPACTS AND THAT IS A
CORE PART OF BEING TRANSPARENT
AND ACCOUNTABLE TO COMMUNITIES
AND OURSELVES.
A PREVIEW OF THE OBJECTIVES FOR
2022, JUST TO CLOSE US OFF, WE
ARE GOING TO RELAUNCH AND
REFOCUS AND EMPHASIZE RESULTS
BASED ON ACCOUNTABILITY WHICH IS
A WHOLE OTHER BRIEFING TO
REVISIT THE FRAMEWORK THAT WE
USED TO ENSURE THAT OUR
INVESTMENTS HAVE A POSITIVE
IMPACT.
WE ARE ALSO GOING TO CONTINUE
ENGAGING OUR COMMUNITY.
WE WILL CODIFY AND SOLIDIFY HOW
HSD DOES ITS COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT BY DEVELOPING A
FRAMEWORK THAT WE CAN TRAIN,
ADOPT AND BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT.
WE WILL PROVIDE WORKFORCE , OUR
WORKFORCE AND LEADERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT.
WHEN I SPEAK OF COMMUNITY, IT
IS INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL.
LASTLY, TO ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY
AND MEASURES TO ADVANCE EQUITY.
IT IS IMPORTANT AND IT CENTERS
US.
WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR
PRESENTATION.
WE THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO
BE HERE AND WE ARE MINDFUL OF
TIME.
THAT YOU HAVE STUCK WITH US SO
WE ARE HAPPY TO FIELD ANY
QUESTIONS, TIME PERMITTING.
OTHERWISE, WE ARE HAPPY TO
FOLLOW UP.
I DO HAVE TO THANK SHAY BROWN,
LAN PHAM, REX AND I GUESS SHAY
BROWN AGAIN IN THE BEHIND-THE-
SCENES FOLKS THAT MAKE THIS
VALUABLE.
THIS IS A REPRESENTATION OF
WHAT OUR DEPARTMENT DOES.
WE HAVE 250+ INDIVIDUALS
WORKING AT HSD AND ALL THE
PROVIDERS THAT JOIN IN THIS
EFFORT.
THEY ARE THE ONES THAT ARE
LEADING RACIAL EQUITY ON A DAY-
TO-DAY.
THANK YOU.
I THINK WE CAN TAKE DOWN THE
PRESENTATION AS WELL.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
I WANT TO THANK YOU, DIRECTOR
KIM AS WELL AS SHEA, ANGELA,
REX AND LAN PHAM.
I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU
ARE DOING IN THE RECOGNITION
AND SHAY BROWN WHO REFERRED
TO HOW DIFFICULT THE WORK IS BUT
THE FOLKS THAT WILL FOLLOW YOU
WILL BENEFIT FROM THE HARD WORK.
I ALSO APPRECIATE YOU WORKING
WITH MY OFFICE TO FIND THE
RIGHT TIME TO BRING FORWARD
THIS PRESENTATION AND FOR THE
VIEWING PUBLIC, THE TRAY 23
INITIATIVE, THERE WAS AN EQUITY
PLAN AND REPORT ON THE PREVIOUS
YEAR'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
THIS PRESENTATION IS CONSISTENT
WITH THE EXPECTATIONS THAT WE
SET FOR THE CITY DEPARTMENTS AS
PART OF THE ANNUAL PROCESS.
I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS
BUT I WILL HOLD MINE TO SEE IF
THERE ARE QUESTIONS FROM ANY OF
MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES HERE.
I AM NOT SEEING ANY HANDS
RAISED SO MAYBE YOU WILL THINK
OF SOME QUESTIONS THAT YOU
MIGHT HAVE BUT I WILL JUMP IN
REALLY QUICKLY.
AS IT RELATES TO THE
INFORMATION ON SLIDE 17, THE
API RESILIENCY REQUEST FOR
PROPOSAL, YOU HIGHLIGHT A
STRATEGY SPECIFIC TO REMOVING
BARRIERS WHILE ALSO TRYING TO
STREAMLINE THE PROCESS BUT DO
YOU MIND GIVING SOME -- WE HEAR
TALK ABOUT REMOVING BARRIERS A
LOT SO I THINK IT IS HELPFUL TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT EXAMPLES ARE
WHERE YOU SUCCESSFULLY REMOVE
BARRIERS.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
IS SOMETHING THAT IF YOU ARE
COMFORTABLE OFFERING SOME
EXAMPLES OFF-THE-CUFF, ANGELA,
MOST ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE
FUNDING FROM THE CITY AND ARE
THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS.
WE WILL ISSUE GUIDELINES AND
HAVE AN APPLICATION PROCESS.
WE HAVE HEARD THAT IT CAN BE
CUMBERSOME AND THE IN WHICH
VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS GO ABOUT
THAT CAN BE DIFFICULT OR
CHALLENGING.
ANGELA, DO YOU WANT TO SHARE
SOME WAYS IN WHICH YOU WERE
ABLE TO REDUCE SOME OF THOSE
BARRIERS AND SUPPORT PROVIDERS
TO APPLY?
>> YES, WE REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF
QUESTIONS AND SIMPLIFIED THE
QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED AND
WE TRANSLATED THE MATERIALS
INTO LANGUAGES AND WE ARE
WILLING TO ACCEPT ANY
APPLICATIONS IN THE PREFERRED
LANGUAGE.
>> THAT IS GREAT, THANK YOU FOR
THAT.
WE OFTEN TALK ABOUT PROVIDING
TRANSLATION SERVICES BUT
ACCEPTING OF APPLICATIONS IN
OTHER LANGUAGES IS EVEN BETTER.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT.
I THINK I INTENDED TO ASK A
QUESTION ABOUT THIS BUT YOU
RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS A
POTENTIAL FOR A DISCUSSION
ABOUT THIS TOPIC SO I WON'T ASK
A QUESTION BUT I WILL HOLD THE
QUESTION AND I WANT TO SIGNAL
MY INTEREST AND DISCUSSION
AROUND RELAUNCHING
ACCOUNTABILITY AND I AM
INTERESTED TO KNOW CONSIDERING
THE CITY ORDINANCE RELATED TO
RESULTS BASED ACCOUNTABILITY
AND TO LEARN WHAT THAT MIGHT
LOOK LIKE.
>> I WILL SAY VERY BRIEFLY
DURING THE STATE OF EMERGENCY
WITH COVID FOR THE PAST TWO
YEARS AND LEADERSHIP TURNOVER
AND OUR INABILITY TO OFFER
TRAININGS AND HOLD TO THE
INTEGRITY OF THAT FRAMEWORK, WE
HAVE BEEN APPLYING AND
FOLLOWING POLICY PROCEDURES
AROUND HOW TO DO A FUNDING
PROCESS LIKE ANGELA DESCRIBE
WHAT WE WANT TO RELAUNCH AND
EMPHASIZE THE WEIGHT IN WHICH
WE HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY
DEVELOPED.
WE WANT TO FOLLOW THAT PRACTICE
MORE AND WE WILL EMPHASIZE THAT
BUT WE ARE HAPPY TO DISCUSS
FURTHER.
>> PERFECT.
I IMAGINE SEVERAL YEARS AGO
THAT SOME OF THE PRACTICES HAVE
EVOLVED AS WELL.
THERE IS A CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT MINDSET.
>> THAT IS RIGHT.
ABSOLUTELY, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY OTHER THOUGHTS OR
QUESTIONS?
AGAIN, LOTS OF APPRECIATION AND
I JUST REALLY WANT TO HONOR THE
VALUE OF THIS WORK AND HOW IT
BENEFITS OUR COMMUNITIES IN
SEATTLE.
ALL RIGHT, SEE NO ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS, THE COMMITTEE IS
SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, MARCH
22nd, 2022 AT 9:30 A.M.
IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES,
THE TIME IS 11:46 A.M.
AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.
>> THANK YOU.