>> WE ARE GOING TO START THE
MEETING OF THE FINANCE AND
HOUSING COMMITTEE. TODAY'S
WEDNESDAY, JULY 19th, 2023. WIL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
TODAY. WE WILL HAVE A
CONVERSATION ABOUT THE
FOLLOWING AGENDA ITEMS. A
BRIEFING ON THE POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES FOR DISPOSITION OF
EXCESS CITY OWNED PROPERTIES. A
DISCUSSION ON THE CITY BUDGET
OFFICE AND FISCAL POLICY WORK
GROUP, AND A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION ABOUT THE MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT ACCEPTANCE
ORDINANCE. THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION. I'M EXCITED WE HAVE
SOME SPECIAL GUESTS WITH US THI
MORNING. WE WILL DIVE INTO THE
PRESENTATION AND HERE FROM OUR
GUESTS MOMENTARILY. WE WANT TO
OPEN THIS UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU ROLL THE
VIDEO FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. AND W
WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES OF PUBLIC
COMMENT FOR EVERYONE AND WE CAN
DIVE INTO --
>> [ VIDEO PLAYING ]
>> WE WILL GO AHEAD AND PROCEED
WITH THOSE WHO ARE IN THE ROOM.
SEEING THEN, LET'S GO ONLINE. I
DO SEE SOMEONE HAS SIGNED UP FO
PUBLIC COMMENT. YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES.
>> GOOD MORNING. I'M CALLING
WITH REGARD TO ITEMS ONE AND
TWO. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE
MOVE -- ASKING TO BE A
CONSIDERATION FOR A BALLOT
INITIATIVE.
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SECONDLY, FOR THE EXCESS CITY
LAND, I APPRECIATE IT IS
HAPPENING AND MAKING SURE IT
ALIGNS WHAT VOTERS MANDATED.
WASN'T SEEING ANYTHING SPECIFIC
IN THE PRESENTATION. LOOKING
FORWARD TO SEEING THAT AND MAKE
SURE THAT IT IS ALIGNED WITH
WHAT VOTERS [ INDISCERNIBLE ].
>> IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE SIGNED
UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY?
OKAY. LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE O
TO OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. I
IS MY HONOR TO BE ABLE TO
DAYLIGHT A CONVERSATION ABOUT
HOW WE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO LOOK AT OUR LAND DISPOSITION
POLICIES, AND I WILL DO MY BEST
THIS IS A POLICY WE WERE ABLE
TO PUT INTO STATUTE IN 2018 AND
INCLUDED THOSE INTO THE
MUNICIPAL CODE IN 2019. I'M
EXCITED WE HAVE A CHANCE TO HAV
A CONVERSATION TODAY, BUT THIS
IS A VERY PRELIMINARY
CONVERSATION. THERE IS SOME DEE
STAKEHOLDER RING WORK THAT WE
WANT TO DO AND WE WANT TO HAVE
CONVERSATIONS COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE PART OF
THIS ORIGINAL POLICY. I'M SO
EXCITED TO DAYLIGHT INITIAL
DISCUSSIONS AND HOW EXCITING I
IS THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD ON
LAND DISPOSITION POLICIES A FEW
YEARS AGO AND VISIT THEM AGAIN
THIS YEAR. THERE IS NO TIME
CRUNCH WE ARE UNDER. WE
CONFIRMED THAT EARLIER THIS WEE
THAT WE HAVE AN ABUNDANT TIME T
HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH MEMBERS O
THE EXECUTIVE TEAM AND MEMBERS
OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. WE
WILL HEAR FROM OUR TRIBAL
REPRESENTATIVES WHO ARE HERE TO
HAVE GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT
DISCUSSIONS. I WAS THINKING WE
HAD TO RAP THIS UP IN THE NEXT
TO 6 WEEKS. IT'S A GOOD THING
TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE POLICY
CRACKED. THIS IS A DISCUSSION
ABOUT HOW WE CAN WORK IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH NATIVE
ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS LED BY THOSE WHO
ARE AT THE HIGHEST RISK
DISPLACEMENT. I'M TALKING ABOUT
BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WHO ARE TRYING TO STEP
INTO THE WORLD OF BUILDING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGH THE
COMMUNITY LENS TO SERVE
COMMUNITIES AT THE HIGHEST RISK
OF DISPLACEMENT. WE CAN INITIAT
A CONVERSATION THAT WILL TAKE
FOLD AND PUBLIC LAND FOR THE
PUBLIC GOOD. A QUICK BACKGROUND
ON THIS TO LET YOU KNOW THAT TH
LAND DISPOSITION POLICY WE PUT
INTO PLACE BEGAN IN 2018 THANKS
TO THE LEADERSHIP FROM THE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE AT THE
TIME. HE ACTED TO CHANGE STATE
LEGISLATION SO THAT LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS COULD DECLARE
SURPLUS PROPERTY SURPLUS AND
INSTEAD OF SELLING ON THE
PRIVATE MARKET, WE COULD RETAIN
IT AND USE IT IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE
INTERESTED IN SERVING THE
PUBLIC. WE UPDATED THE POLICIES
STATING WHEN PROPERTY IS
DECLARED SURPLUS, WE HAVE TO
PRIORITIZE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND WE TRANSFER LAND AT LOW OR
NO COST WE ALSO ENHANCE THE
POLICY TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE
WHO WERE LED BY AND SERVING
COMMUNITIES WERE CONSIDERED AT
THE TOP OF THE LINE. THE
HOUSING LEVY POLICY. ABOUT
ACCESS TO LAND WE ARE TRYING I
EVERY FACET TO REALLY SUPPORT
OUR COMMUNITY WAS TRYING TO
SERVE THE HIGHEST'S OF
DISPLACEMENT. AND FURTHER OUR
EFFORTS THAT LAND IS GOING TO
THE PUBLIC GOOD AND WE ARE
BUILDING HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
GATHERING SPACES, CHILDCARE,
SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.
WE'VE SEEN AND WE WANTED TO
TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK A
REAFFIRMING OUR COMMITMENT AND
WE ARE VERY INTERESTED IN
WORKING WITH THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING WHO HAS LET US KNOW THE
HAVE THE ABILITY TO MOVE FORWAR
WITH IMPLEMENTING INITIATIVE 13
AND WE WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE
LANGUAGE IS INCLUDED AND I WANT
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
TO CRAFT INITIAL LANGUAGE. THIS
IS A VERY PRELIMINARY
CONVERSATION. WE HAVE SOME
EXCITING CONVERSATIONS HAPPENIN
IN WASHINGTON STATE AND PIERCE
COUNTY. GREAT EXAMPLES OF THE
PUBLIC HEALTH JURISDICTION
MOVING FORWARD WITH PROVIDING
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS FOR 1st
OPPORTUNITY FOR SURPLUS LAND.
AND WE ARE PUTTING THIS FOR THE
COMMUNITY THAT IS AT THE HIGHES
RISK OF DISPLACEMENT. WE HAVE
LONGER TIME FRAME TO CONSIDER
ANY POSSIBLE UPDATES, WE HAVE A
INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR
FROM SOME MEMBERS OF TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS AND THE TRIBAL
AFFAIRS DIRECTOR. BEFORE I TURN
THIS OVER AND HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THE
VISION OF HOW WE COULD MOVE
FORWARD, THERE IS NOT POLICY YE
CREATED ON THIS WE WANT TO MAK
SURE THAT NOBODY FEELS RUSHED
FROM THE COMMUNITY, AND MAKE
SURE WE GET THIS RIGHT BECAUSE
IT COULD BE GROUNDBREAKING FOR
OTHER JURISDICTIONS. THIS IS NO
SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE WRAPPE
UP BEFORE BUDGET DELIBERATIONS,
BUT IT IS TIMELY. AND WE HAVE
COMMITTEE THAT IS BEEN CREATED
AND IS THE BODY WE CAN GO TO FO
ADVICE IN ADDITION TO COMMUNITY
PARTNERS. IS THERE ANYTHING
ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD IN
TERMS OF CONTEXT FOR THE LAND
DISPOSITION POLICY. IS OR
ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD
FOR CONTEXT AS ORIGINALLY
PASSED?
>> AS USUAL, YOU'VE DONE A GOOD
JOB OF THE CONTEXT FOR THIS
CONVERSATION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANT TO
THANK THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS AN
THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
CONSORTIUM. SHE SENT A QUICK
STATEMENT. MAYBE I WILL READ
THAT. SHE SAYS WE ARE INCREDIBL
PLEASED WITH THE AND PRIORITIZ
THE RIGHT FOR URBAN NATIVE
ORGANIZATIONS IN 2018 WHEN WE
IMPLEMENTED POLICY ADJUSTMENTS.
WAS TO ENSURE THAT UNDERUTILIZE
PROPERTIES WOULD BE CONSIDERED
1st FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING RATHER THAN
BEING SOLD ON THE PRIVATE
MARKET. THIS HAS CONFRONTED THE
CHALLENGES POSED BY LACK OF
AFFORDABLE HOMES -- AVAILABLE
AFFORDABLE HOMES MITIGATING
DISPLACEMENT AND ENSURING THAT
PUBLIC LAND IS ACCESSIBLE AT TH
LOWEST COST FOR THE MOST
ECONOMICALLY VULNERABLE
RESIDENTS. WE HAVE FORFEITED OU
COMMITMENT TO BUILDING A VIBRAN
AND INCLUSIVE CITY -- FORTIFIED
. WE HAVE FORTIFIED OUR
COMMITMENT TO BUILDING A VIBRAN
AND INCLUSIVE CITY FOR ALL.
TODAY TO TALK ABOUT VISION AND
POLICY DETAILS TO BE DETERMINED
AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS T
INITIATE THIS DISCUSSION, WE AR
THRILLED TO HAVEDONNY STEVENSON
FROM THE MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN
TRIBE AND I SEE THE TRIBAL
AFFAIRS DIRECTOR, WHO HAS AN
INCREDIBLE HISTORY AND RESUME O
WORKING WITH TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS
AND WE WILL BE JOINED BYJAY
MILLS FROM THESUQUAMISH TRIBE
AND INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL
CAN I TURN THIS OVER TO YOU FO
SOME INITIAL COMMENTS? YOUR
AUDIO IS NOT WORKING. EXCUSE
ME. THE CLERK HAS BEEN LETTING
ME KNOW WE'VE NOT READ ITEM
NUMBER ONE INTO THE RECORD. I
WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU NOW.
>>
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>> YOUR MICROPHONE IS STATIC HE
I THINK IT WORKS BEST WHEN YOU
SIT BACK. I AM NOT AN I.T.
PERSON.
>> THANK YOU. WE ADVISED CITY
ON URBAN NATIVE COMMUNITIES A
RANGE OF PERSPECTIVE ON -- THIS
WORK WITH THE ADVISORY COUNCIL
IS SEPARATE
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CONVERSATIONS TO CONTINUE [
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REPRESENT [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
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CITY OF SEATTLE BE ONE OF THE
FIRST JURISDICTIONS TO MOVE
TOWARD MEANINGFUL ACTION AND
URBAN INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS
PLACING TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS
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>> [ INDISCERNIBLE - SPEAKER'S
MICROPHONE STATIC ]
>> WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HEAR
CONTENT, BUT IT IS GETTING
WORSE. I AM WONDERING IF YOU
TOOK YOUR EARBUDS OUT, IF IT
WOULD HELP. IF IT IS NOT
POSSIBLE, I DON'T WANT TO CUT
YOU OFF, AND WE COULD HEAR THE
CONTENT. I DID NOT WANT
ANYTHING TO GET LOST.
>> TODAY REPRESENTS AN
IMPORTANT RECOGNITION AND
CELEBRATION.
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>> VERY POWERFUL WORDS. IN THE
CONTENT THAT WE COULD HEAR, I
WOULD LOVE TO RECEIVE YOUR
COMMENTS, IF YOU WOULD BE
WILLING TO SHARE AND WE CAN
SHARE WITH OUR NEWSLETTER
BECAUSE IT IS EXCITING TO TALK
ABOUT THE CONVERSATION TO COME
AND IT'S CRITICAL WE UNDERSTAND
THE FOUNDATION FOR WHY WE NEED
TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION AND THE
HISTORY THAT HAS GONE AND TO TH
REASON THESE DISCUSSIONS ARE SO
IMPERATIVE. I WANT TO SAY THAN
YOU , AND PLEASE PASS ON OUR
APPRECIATION TO YOUR COLLEAGUE
IN THE ADVISORY COUNCIL.
COUNCILMEMBER MILLS WILL NOT BE
ABLE TO JOIN US. AND I'M EXCITE
THAT WE HAVE THE TRIBAL AFFAIRS
DIRECTOR. TIM, I WILL TURN THIS
OVER TO YOU.
>> GOOD DAY TO YOU,
HONORABLE AND NOBLE PEOPLE. I'M
A MEMBER OF THE PUYALLUP TRIBE
AND THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS. MY
ROLE IS TO HELP FACILITATE THE
CONSULTATION AND ENGAGEMENT AND
BUILD AND STRENGTHEN THOSE
RELATIONSHIPS AND TO ADVISE CIT
ELECTED LEADERS AND STAFF OF
MATTERS RELATING TO TRIBAL
RELATIONS. I WANT TO START OUT
BY THANKING VICE CHAIR
STEPHENSON FOR THE GROUNDWORK
AND VALUES AROUND THIS POLICY
AND THIS IS EXCITING TO SEE THE
CITY OF SEATTLE ENGAGE ON A
DISCUSSION ABOUT POLICY. I WAS
INVOLVED WITH TALKING TO PEOPL
IN PIERCE COUNTY INTO -- PRIOR
TO THEIR ADOPTION OF THE POLICY
TACOMA PUBLIC UTILITIES -- THI
IS THE BACKGROUND OF THESE TYPE
OF POLICIES THAT ARE BEING
DEVELOPED RIGHT HERE IN OUR
REGION, AND SO, REALLY, THIS IS
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO
WORK WITH THEM AND I'M EXTREMEL
PLEASED WITH COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA AND YOUR STAFF FOR
REACHING OUT TO THE TRIBES AND
ENGAGING WITH THE TRIBES FROM
THE VERY BEGINNING FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS POLICY. IT
IS SOMETHING WE RECENTLY
DISCUSSED AT THE TRIBAL NATION
SUMMIT THAT WAS HELD IN MAY.
DOING THIS AND ENGAGING WITH
TRIBES FROM THE VERY BEGINNING
IS THE TYPE OF ENGAGEMENT THAT
WE ARE TRYING TO ENCOURAGE AND
DO AT THE CITY INVOLVING TRIBES
EARLY AND OFTEN IN THE PROCESS.
I COMMEND THE COUNCILMEMBER HIM
AND THE STAFF AND THE CITY FOR
THIS KIND OF ENGAGEMENT AND FOR
FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH THE
DISCUSSIONS THAT WE'VE HAD OF
THE TRIBAL NATIONS SUMMIT AND I
RAISE MY HANDS TO YOU AND THIS
COMMITTEE AND ALL THOSE THAT AR
INVOLVED IN THIS. I WILL LEAVE
IT AT THAT. IF THERE ARE ANY
QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE ARE
EXCITED ABOUT THE ROLE THAT YOU
HAVE AND WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT
YOUR LONG TENURE AND HISTORY
THAT YOU BRING TO THE CITY OF
SEATTLE NOW. VERY INTERESTED IN
WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU
AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THE
BROADER COMMUNITY AND HOW TO
CONTINUE THIS DISCUSSION WE'VE
INITIATED. THANK YOU TO CENTRAL
STAFF AND TO THE CHIEF OF STAF
IN OUR OFFICE. WE WANTED TO
INITIATE THIS DISCUSSION TO SEE
HOW AND WHEN THE DISPOSITION
POLICES COULD BE UPDATED. WE
HAVE NEW INFORMATION THAT IT
DOES NOT HAVE TO BE UPDATED BY
STATUTE THIS YEAR. THE OFFICE O
HOUSING HAS INDICATED THE
ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH TH
INITIAL STEPS FOR 135 AND IT
GIVES US A LITTLE TIME TO
FURTHER THESE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS LIKE
INSURING TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS ARE
INCLUDED IN THIS CONVERSATION.
WONDERED IF YOU HAD ANY
ADDITIONAL CONTEXT YOU WOULD
LIKE TO PROVIDE ON WHAT PIERCE
COUNTY HAD INCORPORATED INTO
THEIR STATUTE AND LESSONS
LEARNED?
>> WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE THREE
DIFFERENT POLICIES IN PIERCE
COUNTY, THERE IS A PROGRESSION
THAT IS TAKING PLACE. TPU
INITIAL POLICY GAVE NOTICE TO
BOTH FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBE
AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIE
LIKE THE COUNTY SO THAT
GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES AND
TRIBES WOULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNIT
TO OBTAIN LAND EQUALLY. CITY OF
TACOMA FOLLOWED THEIRS UP AND
PROVIDED WRITTEN NOTICE AND A
RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL TO THE
PUYALLUP TRIBE, WHICH IS THE
TRIBE LOCATED THERE IN THE CITY
OF TACOMA AND THE RIGHT OF
FIRST REFUSAL FOR THE PURCHASE
OF PROPERTY TO THE TRIBE. AND
THEN THE TACOMA PIERCE COUNTY
HEALTH DEPARTMENT PRIORITIZED
THE INTEREST FEDERALLY
RECOGNIZED TRIBES AND RETURNING
LAND TO THE TRIBES AND IN THEIR
POLICY, THEY WILL NEGOTIATE AND
INTERGOVERNMENTAL LAND TRANSFER
FOR FULL VALUE WITH THE TRIBE.
WITH ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT
GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, THE
PUYALLUP TRIBE WAS ENGAGED IN
CONSULTATION AND NEGOTIATION AN
DISCUSSIONS IN DEVELOPMENT OF
POLICIES. THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF
HOW THEY WORKED WITH THE LOCAL
TRIBE TO DEVELOP THEIR POLICY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU
FOR SHARING THE INTEREST IN THI
DISCUSSION TO THE VICE CHAIR AN
OUR DIRECTOR. THANK YOU FOR
HELPING INFUSE THE HISTORICAL
CONTEXT FOR WHY AND THE
EXCITEMENT ABOUT FUTURE
DISCUSSIONS AND TO CALLERS THAT
DIALED IN, WE KNOW THERE IS A
BROADER DISCUSSION TO BE HAD WE
WILL CONTINUE THIS OVER THE
NEXT, I WOULD SAY, 3 TO 6
MONTHS. I MAY NOT BE HERE IN TH
FINAL DAYS, WE WANTED TO MAKE
SURE WE INITIATE THIS. COUNCIL
MEMBER NELSON?
>> I WILL WAIT -- I'M GLAD WE
ARE DISCUSSING THIS. I WAS
INSPIRED WHEN I JOINED TIM ON
THE SISTER CITY TRIP TO NEW
ZEALAND TO LEARN THAT THE
GOVERNMENT OF CHRISTCHURCH
OFFERS THE RIGHT OF FIRST
REFUSAL ON THE SOUTH ISLAND FO
ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY. A LOT
IS AVAILABLE FOLLOWING THE
EARTHQUAKE. THAT WAS INSPIRING
AND I JUST SKIMMED THE
PRESENTATION. I WILL BE
INTERESTED IN UNDERSTANDING MOR
ABOUT HOW WE DEFINE, IF PROPERT
IS TRANSFERRED, WHY DEFINE WHAT
IT TRIBAL GOVERNMENT MIGHT WANT
TO BUILD THEIR. BUT I WILL BE -
I'M GLAD YOU'RE BRINGING THIS
FORWARD BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT
TO PUT SOME INTENTION BEHIND --
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT LAND AND
IT'S TIME TO MOVE THIS FORWARD.
>> WE WILL FOLLOW THE LEAD OF
THE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS THA
WE HAVE AND SEE WHAT IS POSSIBL
THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
INTENTIONALLY SETTING UP THESE
DISCUSSIONS SO THEY ARE FULLY
INFORMED. MORE DISCUSSION TO BE
HAD. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ANYTHING ELSE ON YOUR END BEFOR
WE HEAD OUT?
>>
>> THE DIALOGUE IS IMPORTANT TO
HIGHLIGHT [ INDISCERNIBLE ] AND
IS INCREDIBLY MEANINGFUL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. SEE YOU
VERY SOON. WE WILL MOVE ON TO
ITEM NUMBER TWO.
>> FISCAL POLICY WORK GROUP FO
DISCUSSION. SPOKE WITH US TODAY
WE ARE JOINED BY THE DIRECTOR O
CENTRAL STAFF. WE HAVEESTHER
HANDY, DIRECTOR, AND THANK YOU
FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE
DONE. THIS IS OPPORTUNITY TO
HEAR A REPORT BACK FROM THESE
DIRECTOR ON A STATEMENT THAT WA
INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET PROCESS
LAST FALL. THE 2023 ADOPTED
BUDGET REQUESTED RECOMMENDATION
FROM CENTRAL STAFF AND THE
BUDGET OFFICE THROUGH WORK GROU
THAT WAS CONVENED TO ANALYZE
RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO THE
ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS AND
TREATMENT OF THE GENERAL FUND
PLANNING RESERVES. I'M EXCITED
TO HAVE SUCH ESTEEMED LEADERS
HERE WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH
THEIR TEAMS TO PROVIDE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNCIL
AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE ON HOW
THE CITY PROCESS COULD BE
ENHANCED. AND I'M THRILLED WE
WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAV
THEM WITH US TODAY. AND WE WILL
HAVE A DISCUSSION THAT WILL SET
US UP FOR FUTURE ACTIONS. WITH
THAT, WELCOME AND I WILL TURN I
OVER TO THE DIRECTOR FIRST.
>> I'M GOING TO LET THE DEPUTY
DIRECTOR
>> -- WE PARTICIPATED IN THE
CITY BUDGET WORK GROUP THAT ME
SIX TIMES THIS SPRING IN
RESPONSE TO A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT. THIS SHOWS
THE GOALS OF THE RECOMMENDATION
PUTTING FORWARD BEFORE YOU
TODAY. THE FIRST IS TO INCREASE
TRANSPARENCY IN CITY BUDGETING
THE SECOND TO MAINTAIN -- A
LITTLE MORE TIME THINKING ABOUT
WHAT THE OUTCOMES ARE AND WHAT
IS COMING AHEAD IN FUTURE YEARS
AND THE THIRD IS TO SHIP THAT
SECOND YEAR BUDGET TOWARD
MONITORING AND PLANNING. WHAT I
THE RATE OF SPENDING, WHERE COS
SAVINGS BEING ACHIEVED, WHAT IS
OUR TRAJECTORY LOOK LIKE. WE
THINK THIS WILL IMPROVE
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND
DECISION-MAKERS TO INFORM THEIR
DECISIONS. THIS SHOWS THE FIRST
RECOMMENDATION, WHICH IS WHEN
YOU WILL BE FAMILIAR WITH. THIS
IS TO INSTITUTE NEW PRACTICES
FOR AN ANNUAL BUDGET REVIEW IN
THE FALL OF 2023. DEPARTMENTS
HAVE BEEN ASKED TO BALANCE NEW
REQUESTS AND NEEDS WITHIN THEIR
BUDGETS AND ACTIONS WILL NEED T
BE SELF BALANCED. THIS SHOULD
FEEL MORE LIKE A REVIEW OF AN
ENDORSED BUDGET RATHER THAN A
RECONSTRUCTION OF AN ANNUAL
BUDGET AND WE EXPECT THE CHANGE
SHOULD REFLECT THAT SPIRIT. THE
NEXT THREE RECOMMENDATIONS
RELATE TO MIDYEAR BUDGET CHANGE
WHERE WE STRIVE FOR MORE
PREDICTABLE CADENCE OF THIS
DECISION-MAKING. THE FIRST IS T
ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE GRANTS I
A SINGLE OR STANDALONE
ORDINANCE. WILL BE ACCEPTED TH
SAME BILL, IT ALLOWS DEPARTMENT
TO DEPLOY THEIR RESOURCES AND
WE WOULD LIKE TO ESTABLISH A
POLICY, WHICH IS THE CADENCE ON
THIS SLIDE. IT MEANS THE
COUNCIL WOULD SEE A FIRST YEAR
GRANT ACCEPTANCE AND
APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE IN
FEBRUARY MARCH. THE MIDYEAR
ORDINANCES AND A YEAR-END
SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS ORDINANCE
THAT COME WITH THE NEXT YEAR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET. AND THE
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WOULD RETAIN
FLEXIBILITY TO PICK UP A BILL
OUTSIDE OF THIS CADENCE BUT IF
THERE ARE SUCH, THIS WOULD BE
THE RHYTHM WE ARE WORKING
TOWARD. FINALLY, IN THIS
CATEGORY, WE RECOMMEND A SMALL
EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY OF THE
BUDGET DIRECTOR TO MOVE FUNDS
MIDYEAR. AND TRANSFER UP TO HAL
A MILLION DOLLARS FOR UP TO 10%
OF ANY INDIVIDUAL BUDGET CONTRO
LEVEL MIDYEAR. AS WE ROLLED UP
OUR SLEEVES, WE SAW SEVERAL
WHERE THAT 10% ENDED UP BEING A
UNNECESSARILY LOW CAP. SO THIS
CHANGE WILL ALLOW A TRANSFER UP
TO $250,000. I WILL MOVE TO
FINANCIAL PLANS BEFORE I DO
THIS. RAISE YOUR HAND ANY TIME
BUT WE WILL TAKE QUESTIONS AT
THE END. THIS IS TO STANDARDIZE
A FINANCIAL PLAN GUIDELINES
ACROSS ALL FUNDS. FINANCIAL
PLANS LOOK AT THE TRAJECTORY OF
A FUND IN OUT YEARS. THEY
REFLECT CURRENT LAW OR THE
PROPOSED CHANGES IN LAWS
TRANSMITTED WITH THE BUDGET.
THIS INCLUDES IN CONTRACT
PROVISIONS. IT SHOULD BE
INFORMED BY THE BEST AVAILABLE
INFORMATION ABOUT REVENUE AND
SPENDING PROJECTIONS WITH
TRANSPARENCY ABOUT THE
ASSUMPTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN USED
OUR FRIENDS HAVE TO MAKE A LOT
OF ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT WHAT THE
GROWTH AND COSTS SHOULD BE
WRITTEN OUT SO THAT
DECISION-MAKERS KNOW WHAT IS
UNDERLINED. AND WE CLARIFY WHAT
AT 6:00 YOUR FINANCIAL PLAN
MEANS. IT MEANS LAST YEAR, THE
CURRENT YEAR, AND THE GOAL IS B
CREATING MORE CONSISTENCY ACROS
CITY FUNDS CAN INCREASE THE USE
OF THESE FINANCIAL PLANS TO
INFORM DECISION-MAKING. THIS IS
ABOUT FINANCIAL MONITORING. SO
THE DIRECTOR HAS DEVELOPED A NE
FINANCIAL MENTORING PROGRAM. IT
HAS CPO ANALYSTS MEETING
REGULARLY AND LOOKING AT A
STANDARD SET OF QUESTIONS SO
THAT THEY CAN BE ACTED UPON AND
UNDERSTOOD. THE PROGRAM IS NEW
AND IS A SIGNIFICANT CULTURE
CHANGE AND AS IT BECOMES MORE
ROBUST, THERE WILL BE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR CENTRAL STAFF
TO ENGAGE IN THOSE CONVERSATION
AND WE HOPE THIS WILL PRODUCE
BETTER DATA FOR DEPARTMENTS AND
COUNSEL DECISION-MAKERS ABOUT
PROJECTIONS AT YOUR END.
RECOMMENDATION NUMBER SEVEN
STATES HER INTENTION TO REVIEW
AND CONSOLIDATE THE POLICIES
ACROSS THE CITY TO MAKE IT
EASIER TO TRACK AND USE THOSE
POLICIES. THEY ARE CURRENTLY
INCLUDED THROUGHOUT THE CODE AN
OTHERS SIT OUTSIDE THE CODE WE
COLLECTIVELY ACKNOWLEDGE THERE'
NOT THE CAPACITY TO DO
RECOMMENDATION NUMBER SEVEN. OU
INTENTION IS TO REVISIT THIS AN
WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET
THESE IN ONE PLACE . THE FINAL
CONVERSATION WE HAVE IS ABOUT
PLANNING RESERVES. WE TALKED
ABOUT THE WAY THE CITY RESERVES
FUNDING FOR FUTURE NEEDS, AND I
WILL REMIND THIS COMMITTEE THAT
WE HAVE TWO RESERVES. THIS IS
LIKE A PANDEMIC, PUBLIC HEALTH
EMERGENCY. WE ALSO HAVE A
REVENUE STABILIZATION FUND TO
DRAW UPON IN THE EVENT OF
SHORTFALL IN REVENUE FROM
ECONOMIC DOWNTURN OR SIMILAR
EVENTS. IN THIS THIRD BUCKET IS
PLANNING RESERVES, WHICH ARE
BALANCES HELD FOR CURRENT OR
FUTURE YOUR COSTS. THE BULK OF
THESE ARE LABOR CONTRACTS UNDER
NEGOTIATION AND THINGS THE CITY
KNOWS IS COMING AND HAVE AN
ASPECT OF CONFIDENTIALITY AND
THEY ARE SET ASIDE. WE WANT TO
INCREASE TRANSPARENCY ABOUT THE
SIZE AND SCALE OF THE BUDGET
OVERALL, AND DEVELOP A STRONGER
SENSE OF SHARED OWNERSHIP
BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE AND
COUNSEL ABOUT THESE RESERVE
DECISIONS. FOR THE NEXT
BIENNIUM, WE RECOMMEND EXPLORIN
A CONSISTENT WAY TO BRIEF THE
LABOR COMMITTEE ON THE LABOR
RESERVES AND CREATE A RISK
RESERVE FOR ITEMS OF
CONFIDENTIALITY CONSIDERATIONS
AS ARE PURE JURISDICTIONS TO. W
LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING SOME
BEST PRACTICES ABOUT HOW WE
MIGHT DO SO. THAT ARE ALL EIGHT
OF OUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
>> I WANTED TO SAY A HUGE THANK
YOU TO THE DIRECTOR AND HER TEA
FOR THE PARTNERSHIP WE FELT
BETWEEN THE CITY BUDGET AND
STAFF. IS NOT ALWAYS BEEN SMOOT
SAILING, BUT WE HAVE A NEW
STANDARD FOR HOW WE CAN WORK
TOGETHER AND I'M PROUD OF THE
WORK THAT THESE TEAMS HAVE DONE
TO CREATE THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR DINGLEY.
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR HANDY , FO
WALKING US THROUGH THIS. I WANT
TO SAY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE TH
QUICK WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS.
I KNOW YOU ARE DOING THIS IN
ADDITION TO EVERYTHING ELSE THA
EACH DIVISION IS WORKING ON. W
HAVE BEEN IN THIS ROLE FOR 3
YEARS, MEANING MY OFFICE. AND I
CHAIR OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE,
THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS
THAT I SAW FOR HAVING LOBBIED I
OUR STATE CAPITAL FOR SO MANY
YEARS THAT THE DESIRE TO SEE
FISCAL NOTE TRANSPARENCY AND
LONGER-TERM PROJECTIONS WAS
SOMETHING THAT WAS A NECESSITY.
AND WANTING TO HAVE A MORE
RELIABLE PROCESS THAT ALLOWED
FOR UNITY ORGANIZATIONS, GRANT
RECIPIENTS, AND OUR CITY FAMILY
. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE
PROCESSES THAT NEED TO BE
UPDATED. AS FAST AS WE MAY WANT
TO MOVE , WE CANNOT DO ALL OF
THESE THINGS OVERNIGHT, BUT I
LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD ON SOME OF
THESE RECOMMENDATIONS, GIVEN TH
CONVERSATION WE'VE HAD OVER THE
LAST THREE YEARS ABOUT WANTING
TO MOVE IN THIS DIRECTION. AND
RECOGNIZE THESE ARE FIRST STEPS
AS WE WORK TOWARD BIENNIAL
BUDGETING. I WILL READ THE
RECOMMENDATIONS BROUGHT TO LIGH
FOR ME AND ASK FOR ADDITIONAL
WORK TO COME FORWARD FROM THIS
AND SEE IF IT TEES UP ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS. I WOULD LIKE US TO
MOVE FORWARD ON TWO FRONTS.
THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TWO
PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT WE
COULD CONSIDER AS WE HEAD INTO
DELIBERATIONS. WE COULD TAKE
JULY, AUGUST, AND SEPTEMBER AN
SOME OF THESE THAT COULD [
INDISCERNIBLE ]. THE FIRST ONE
THAT COMES TO MIND IS A
RESOLUTION TO REFLECT THE
CURRENT PRACTICES OF THE ANNUAL
BUDGET PROCESS AND MIDYEAR
BUDGET CHANGES. I WANT TO THANK
THE BUDGET DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR
DINGLEY HAS SHARED A VISION FO
HOW WE COULD BE STREAMLINING
BUDGET PROCESSES GETTING AWAY
FROM QUARTERLY SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGETS. AND IT DOESN'T MAKE
SENSE TO HAVE A QUARTERLY
PROCESS -- IT JUST DOES NOT MAK
SENSE AND IT'S A LOT OF EXTRA
WORK. AND LET'S HAVE A
RESOLUTION OR AN ORDINANCE. AT
LEAST AND ORDINANCE TO REFLECT
CURRENT POLICIES AND THE MIDYEA
BUDGET CHANGES. THE SECOND THIN
I WOULD LIKE TO DO SOME OF MY
COLLEAGUES ARE INTERESTED TO
ENHANCE THE TRANSPARENCY OF TH
SYSTEM. I WOULD LIKE TO CREATE
NEW FISCAL TRANSPARENCY PROGRAM
TO CODIFY CERTAIN FISCAL
REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESSES WITH
THE INTENT THAT THIS IS A
PACKAGE THAT MEMORIALIZES POLIC
AND THE PRACTICES FOR ENHANCED
TRANSPARENCY. I WOULD LIKE FOR
CENTRAL STAFF PREPARE RESOLUTIO
THAT WOULD SUPER SEES THAT WOUL
SUPERSEDE THE CURRENT
RESOLUTION. AND LET'S HAVE A NE
PROCESS THAT COVERS THESE AREAS
THE SECOND IS THE SET OF THE
CADENCE FOR THE MIDYEAR BUDGET.
FIRST QUARTER GRANT ACCEPTANCE
ORDINANCE. MID YEAR WOULD BE
FEBRUARY AND MARCH, AND
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET GRANT
ORDINANCES AROUND NOW, AND AT
THE END OF THE YEAR, A YEAR AND
SUPPLEMENTAL AND GRANTS
ORDINANCE. I WOULD LOVE FINALIZ
STEPS FOR PLANNING RESERVES. AN
A RESERVE THAT IS
OPERATIONALIZED IN THE 2025 AND
2026 PROCESS. TO GET OUT OF THE
LEADS, A PROCESS TO MOVE FORWAR
ON RECOMMENDATION NUMBER ONE,
TWO, THREE, AND EIGHT , AT THE
VERY LEAST JUST TO GET THIS BAL
ROLLING. COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON.
>> MY STAFF WORKS IN OLYMPIA AN
THEY HAVE INSIGHT INTO DIFFEREN
BUDGETING COSTS. I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO RESPOND TO A LOT OF WHAT
WE TALKED ABOUT. I DO NOT KNOW
WHAT NEEDS FIXING. I'M
INTERESTED IN DOING SO. THINK
YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW AND THE
RECOMMENDATIONS YOU JUST READ
WILL FIX. I THOUGHT WE WERE
ALREADY ONLY DOING MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL AND NOT DOING
QUARTERLY. BUT IF THE RESOLUTIO
IS TO MAKE THAT MORE CONCRETE,
THAT'S FINE WITH ME. IT DOES NO
TO BE TIME WHERE THE TO DO IT
EVERY QUARTER. FOR TRANSPARENCY
CENTRAL STAFF IS HEARD ME
MENTION THIS BEFORE. WE HAVE
REVENUES THAT GO INTO SPECIFIC
FUNDS THAT DO NOT SHOW UP WHEN
WE LOOK AT OUT YEAR DEFICITS.
ONE THING I WAS THINKING ABOUT
THAT WOULD AID IN TRANSPARENCY
WOULD BE TO FIGURE THOSE FUNDS
LIKE JUMPSTART IN THE SWEETENED
BEVERAGE TAX IN THOSE REVENUE
SOURCES THAT WE RECEIVE SHOULD
BE MORE VISIBLE WHEN WE TALK
ABOUT THE HEALTH OF OUR BUDGET
RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WHEN WE LOOK
AT GRAPHS OF EXPENDITURES, THEY
INCLUDE EXPENDITURES FROM THOSE
FUNDS, BUT THE REVENUE LINE DOE
NOT SHOW THE INCOMING REVENUE.
THAT IS ONE ITEM I WOULD LIKE T
HAVE DISCUSSED WHEN WE TALK
ABOUT TRANSPARENCY OR SHOW OUR
BUDGET TO THE PUBLIC.
>> DEPUTY DIRECTOR PENNUCCI
ALSO ON THE SCREEN IS OR
ANYTHING FROM CENTRAL STAFF?
>> JUST TO SAY THAT ONE OF THE
BIG CHALLENGES IS HOW DO WE
EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE ABOUT
ALL THE CITIES FUNDING SOURCES
AND WHAT IS RESTRICTED BY
CURRENT LAW AND WHAT COULD BE
CHANGED AND UNDERSTAND THE FULL
SET OF RESOURCES AND I THINK
THAT'S ONE WE ARE HAPPY TO KEEP
TALKING ABOUT.
>> DEPUTY DIRECTOR PENNUCCI,
DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING?
>> I WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT I
THINK WHAT YOU ARE GETTING TO I
MUCH OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE
MEMORIALIZING CHANGES IN
PRACTICE THAT WE'VE BEEN
IMPLEMENTING UNDER THE
LEADERSHIP OF -- TO MEMORIALIZE
WHAT WE ARE CURRENTLY DOING AND
SET DIRECTION FOR CONTINUED
IMPROVEMENT AND WORK TOGETHER O
THE BUDGET.
>> THAT GREAT. AND TO YOUR POIN
AROUND TRANSPARENCY FOR THE
GENERAL FUND ADJACENT REVENUE
SOURCES . I AGREE IT WOULD BE
HELPFUL TO SEE IN OUR REPORTING
DOCUMENTS. WE CREATED THE
SIDELOAD FUNDS SO WE COULD SEE
HOW MUCH MONEY WAS COMING IN AN
HOW MUCH WAS AVAILABLE FOR
JUMPSTART PRIORITIES. THAT WAS
SIMILAR INTENT SEE WHAT WAS
COMING IN SO WE COULD
APPROPRIATE ACCORDINGLY. I WOUL
WORK WITH CENTRAL STAFF ON WAYS
TO FORMALIZE THOSE PROCESSES AS
WELL. I THINK I WOULD JUST SAY
ALSO THAT IF I HAD A MAGIC WAND
AND WE COULD DO SOME OF THESE
THINGS OVERNIGHT, THE END GOAL
FOR ME WOULD BE TO HAVE A BUDGE
BILL. AND FOR THOSE WHO WORKED
IN OLYMPIA OR LOBBIED IN
OLYMPIA, IT'S HELPFUL TO SEE A
BUDGET BILL EACH YEAR THAT SHOW
A REDLINE AND WHAT IS BEING
ENHANCED OR REDUCED BY STRIKING
OUT ACTUAL BUDGET DOCUMENTS, AN
THAT WAY WE CAN SEE WHAT IS
BEING ADDED AND A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT. THE ULTIMAT
GOAL WOULD BE TO HAVEAN 800
PAGE BUDGET BILL SO WE CAN SEE
BASELINE INVESTMENTS VERSUS WHA
HAS BEEN THE TRADITION IN THE
CITY OF HAVING SUMMARY DOCUMENT
FOR EACH INVESTMENT FOR EACH OF
THE DEPARTMENTS. I'M NOT
IMPUGNING ANY OF THE GREAT WORK
DONE BY CITY BUDGET OFFICE, OUR
DEPARTMENT OR CENTRAL STAFF WIT
HELPING TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE
BUDGET DOCUMENTS ARE WELL
DESCRIBED AND HAVE AS MUCH
DETAIL AS POSSIBLE. THERE IS NO
INTENTIONAL INFORMATION BEING
LEFT OUT. IT'S JUST A PROCESS W
HAVE HISTORICALLY HAD TO UPDATE
THOSE ONE PAGERS OR SUMMARY
DOCUMENTS. AND THAT'S A
DIFFERENT APPROACH THAN THE ONE
THAT WOULD BE MORE PREFERABLE A
SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE OF
HAVING A LARGE SUMMARY BUDGET
BILL FOR GENERAL FUND
OPERATIONS, CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
AND TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENTS.
THREE BUDGET BILLS LIKE THE
STATE LEGISLATURE DOES SO WE CA
SEE YEAR-OVER-YEAR HOW IT IS
EVOLVING. I UNDERSTAND THAT
MIGHT BE A WAYS OUT BECAUSE OF
THE EXISTING SYSTEMS THAT WE
HAVE. THE SECOND THING IS I
WOULD LOVE TO SEE US DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MOVE TOWAR
THE SIX YOUR FINANCIAL PLANNING
OR SIX YOUR OUTLOOK FOR FISCAL
NOTES. THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING
CENTRAL STAFF TO LOOK INTO AS
PART OF THE TAKEAWAY
RECOMMENDATIONS. IDEALLY, WE
WOULD LOOK TO YOUR BUDGETARY
IMPACT AND THE SIX-YEAR POSSIBL
IMPACT SO WE COULD SEE THREE
BIENNIAL CYCLES AND WHAT THE
IMPACT WOULD BE IN THE CITY AND
THEN WE CAN START PLANNING FOR
IT. SOME OF THESE MAY HAVE
LARGE PRICE TAGS AND IT DOESN'T
MEAN WE SHOULD DO THEM, BUT WE
SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT THE UP
FRONT COSTS. I SEE COUNCILMEMBE
HERBOLD. IN TERMS OF VISIONARY
STATEMENTS , CITY BUDGET IS
WORKING VERY HARD AND FOR THE
WORK OF TRANSPARENCY AND
DISCUSSION, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE
US HAVE REAL TIME DATA ABOUT
WHETHER OR NOT DEPARTMENTS ARE
UNDER SPENDING, HOW QUICKLY THE
ARE ENCUMBERING FUNDS THAT OF
BEEN DEPLOYED IN THE BUDGET, AN
THAT WAY WE HAVE A BETTER SENSE
GOING INTO THE FALL BUDGETING
PROCESS WHERE THERE IS POTENTIA
SURPLUS FUNDING AND HOW WE CAN
ADJUST FOR THAT INSTEAD OF
ASSUMING THERE WILL BE SURPLUS
FUNDING IN VARIOUS CATEGORIES.
THE REAL-TIME EXPENDITURE IS
SOMETHING I KNOW THE DIRECTOR
HAS BEEN INTERESTED IN BUILDING
AND WE WILL WORK ON THAT AND
ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO MOVE US I
THAT DIRECTION WOULD BE
APPRECIATED. AND KUDOS TO THE
CBO TEAM. WE HAVE REPORTS THAT
SHOW THE FUNDING AND WHAT IS
LEFT TO BE SPENT. THE GREAT
EXAMPLE OF HOW WE CAN MOVE
TOWARD REGULAR BUDGETING AND AR
CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS HAVE
APPLAUDED THE CITY FOR THAT.
HUGE KUDOS FROM THE
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION EVERY
TIME WE SEND THOSE OUT.
>> MY APOLOGIES FOR MY LATE
ARRIVAL. MY STAFFER HAS BEEN
MONITORING THIS AND MENTIONED
THAT TWO AREAS OF INTEREST THAT
I HAVE OF THE REMAINING TIME.
WHEN YOU DISCUSS SURPLUS FUNDS,
YOU MAY HAVE COVERED THIS. I
WANT TO ASK THIS QUESTION A
LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY. ARE THE
COUNSEL A WAY TO IDENTIFY -- E
UNDER SPEND INSTEAD OF SIMPLY
SEEING IT APPROPRIATED IN
LEGISLATION THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
IS THERE A WAY WE CAN KNOW
BEFORE BUDGET, THERE ARE
DIFFERENT OPTIONS. AND THOSE
UNDER SPEND DOLLARS ARE GOING
INTO NEXT YEARS BUDGET. THE NEX
QUESTION IS MY LONGTIME INTERES
IN REPORTING ON VACANT POSITION
IN EACH DEPARTMENT. I KNOW THAT
CBO AND CENTRAL STAFF HAVE BEEN
WORKING TO DEVELOP IMPROVEMENTS
TO REPORTING AND TECHNOLOGY THA
MIGHT MAKE IT POSSIBLE IN THE
FUTURE. I'M WONDERING IF YOU
COULD PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THIS
I THINK IT'S CHALLENGING FROM A
BUDGETING PERSPECTIVE TO KNOW
THAT DEPARTMENTS HAVE
PHYSICIANS THAT THEY DON'T
NECESSARILY ANTICIPATE FILLING
AND IT IS JUST INFORMATION THAT
WE NEED TO KNOW IS THE BODY THA
DELIBERATES.
>> I WILL START. IN GENERAL,
THE AREA THAT WE INTENDED TO
WORK ON WAS THE FINANCIAL
MONITORING SECTION. IT IS
NASCENT, BUT THIS PROCESS RIGH
NOW, THE EXECUTIVE TEAM IS
GETTING TOGETHER QUARTERLY
LOOKING AT REPORTS, TRACKING
VARIANCES, IS GIVING CBO A WAY
TO SEE CITYWIDE SOONER AND WHER
ARE THOSE HAPPENING. WE CAN SEE
FROM A RAW DATA PERSPECTIVE, BU
WE DON'T HAVE INFORMATION THAT
INFORMS IF IT IS VACANT IS NOT
GOING TO BE FILLED OR VACANT AN
WILL BE FILLED. OUR HOPE IS THA
CENTRAL STAFF IS WERE DEEPLY
ENGAGED IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS
SO WE CAN INFORM HOW THAT WORKS
GIVE ACCESS TO THIS DATA.
>> I THINK WHAT HAS SURPRISED M
ABOUT'S WORK IS HOW MUCH IT IS
ABOUT CULTURE SHIFT RATHER THAN
TECHNOLOGY. TECHNOLOGY IS
NECESSARY AND WONDERFUL, BUT SO
MUCH OF THIS IS HOW WE SET
EXPECTATIONS AND HOW WE MANAGE
THEM. IT WILL TAKE A LOT LONGER
IT WILL TAKE LONGER THAN ANY OF
US THOUGHT TO GET TO THE POINT
AND STATE YOU ARE DESCRIBING. W
ARE EXCITED TO GET TO THAT
ENDPOINT. THE SECOND PART OF
YOUR QUESTION WAS AROUND
POSITIONS AND GREATER
TRANSPARENCY AROUND POSITIONS.
AS YOU WELL KNOW, WE'VE BEEN
FRUSTRATED BY THAT THE CITY DOE
NOT INITIATE THIS. WE HAD THE
FORESIGHT THINK ABOUT IN OUR
HUMAN CAPITAL FOR PLACEMENT
PROJECT THAT WILL BE IMPLEMENTE
AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE ABILIT
TO SYNC UP THE DOLLARS WITH THE
POSITIONS. SO ALL OF THOSE
SYSTEMS WILL TALK TO EACH OTHER
AS NERDY AS I CAN GET, IT WILL
TAKE CHANGE MANAGEMENT IT WILL
NOT BE A LIGHT SWITCH THAT FLIP
ON TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DATA I
USABLE, BUT WE ARE DEFINITELY
HEADED IN THAT DIRECTION. I'M
ENCOURAGED BY THE WORK I'VE SEE
TODAY. I WANT TO THANK MY TEAM
WHO HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN THIS
WORK. THE MONITORING PROGRAM,
JAMIE AND FINANCE AND AMANDA AN
OTHERS. AND I WANT TO THANK
WILLIAM WHO IS AT THE SEATTLE
RESCUE TEAM FOR THE WORK THEY'V
DONE IN JEANNETTE, CALEB, AND
EVERYONE -- ALL OF THE PEOPLE I
THE TEAM WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED T
THE WORK THAT WE ARE DISCUSSING
TODAY. IT IS IN ADDITION TO ALL
THE OTHER WORK. I'M GRATEFUL FO
OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS.
>> CENTRAL STAFF, DO YOU HAVE
THOUGHTS ABOUT NEXT STEPS ON
THIS?
>> I APPRECIATE YOUR DIRECTION.
WE CAN GET TO WORK ON A
RESOLUTION , AND WE WILL
COLLABORATE WITH THE CITY BUDGE
OFFICE ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE
TO SUPERSEDE THE CURRENT
RESOLUTION, AND THERE ARE A
COUPLE OF OTHER PIECES LIKE THE
CHANGE BUDGET DIRECTOR'S
AUTHORITY. WE CAN MAKE THAT
AMENDMENT AND WORK ON THAT
LEGISLATION TO BE BEFORE THE
COUNCIL BEFORE BUDGET AS WELL A
EXPLORING THE IDEA OF CREATING
FISCAL TRANSPARENCY SECTION OF
THE CODE.. I'M HAPPY TO GET WOR
ON THESE AND COLLABORATE WITH
YOU ON A COMMITTEE SCHEDULE TO
BRING THEM BACK.
>> THAT SOUNDS GOOD. WE WILL SE
YOU AGAIN AT SOME OF THE
UPCOMING MEETINGS. AND I
APPRECIATE THAT YOU HAVE DONE S
MUCH WORK. PLEASE THANK THE
WORKGROUP. WITH THAT, WE WILL
MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM I WANT
TO DOUBLE CHECK WITH OUR
COLLEAGUES. WE HAVE THIS MEETIN
SCHEDULED UNTIL NOON. OKAY. WE
HAVE TWO MORE SECTIONS OF OUR
AGENDA. ONE IS TO DO ITEMS
NUMBER FOUR AND FIVE TOGETHER
AND THAT WOULD BE A QUICK
PREVIEW -- ONE WOULD BE TO DO
NUMBER THREE AS A STANDALONE,
AND THAT WOULD BE A QUICK
PREVIEW FROM CENTRAL STAFF ON
THE FISCAL NOTES AND
ENHANCEMENTS IN THE SECOND IS T
INCLUDE ITEMS NUMBER FOUR AND
FIVE TO START A PREVIEW OF THE
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET. WE MIGHT
JUST DO NUMBER THREE AS A 10
MINUTE PREVIEW AND TRY TO USE
THE LAST HOUR FOR THE
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET DISCUSSION.
>> I MIGHT SUGGEST WE POSTPONE
THE FISCAL NOTE ENHANCEMENTS
DISCUSSION. IT WILL BE DIFFICUL
FOR US TO REQUEST THAT MUCH WIT
THE TIME WE HAVE. IF THERE'S
TIME TO TAKE UP THE FISCAL NOTE
DISCUSSION AT THE END, THAT
WOULD BE GREAT. AND MAYBE WE CA
FIND ANOTHER TIME TO HAVE THIS
CONVERSATION. WE JUST GOT SOME
INITIAL DIRECTION FROM YOU ON
WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IN
LEGISLATION TO MEMORIALIZE
ENCODER RESOLUTIONS SOME OF THE
COMPONENTS.
>> THAT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. AND
TOM HAS BEEN HELPING TO
SPEARHEAD THIS CONVERSATION.
THERE IS -- THERE ARE SO MANY
WONDERFUL THINGS THAT COULD BE
ADDED TO MAKE IT A LONG-TERM
PROJECTION. CLEARLY MY INTEREST
IS IN OUTLINING THE EXISTING
BIENNIAL IMPACTS AS WE LOOK
LEGISLATION, BUT DOING A PREVIE
OF ANY POSSIBLE PROJECTIONS FOR
THE NEXT THREE BIENNIUM TO COME
THAT WOULD BE A SIX-YEAR FISCAL
NOTE OUTLOOK, IF AT ALL
POSSIBLE. I KNOW THERE ARE
LIMITATIONS, BUT THE GOAL I
WOULD LOVE TO HEAD INTO AND
MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR
AGENDA. WE WILL COME BACK AND
ASK FOR AN UPDATE ON LANGUAGE
RELATED TO BOTH OF THESE. I'M
COULD HAVE NUMBER FOUR NUMBER
FIVE FORWARD.
>> CB 120617 -- FOR BRIEF
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THAT WAS NUMBER FIVE NUMBER
SIX -- NUMBER FIVE AND NUMBER
FOUR. WE WILL HAVE A
PRESENTATION FROM CENTRAL STAFF
THANK YOU TO DEPUTY DIRECTOR
PENNUCCI. IS IS NOT SLATED FOR
A VOTE TODAY. IF NEEDED WE WIL
HAVE TIME IN AUGUST. THE HOPE I
THAT WE CAN GET FEEDBACK ON THE
INITIAL BUDGET AND FULLY
UNDERSTAND HOW SOME OF THE MONE
HAS BEEN MOVED AROUND AND WE
WILL HAVE THIS ON THE AUGUST 2n
AGENDA. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
CENTRAL STAFF TO WALK US THROUG
THE ANALYSIS. THERE WAS A 15
PAGE MEMO THAT CORRESPONDED WIT
THIS SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET. I HOP
YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO READ
THROUGH THAT. IT IS ATTACHED TO
THE AGENDA, AND WE CAN TAKE TIM
TO MEET WITH CENTRAL STAFF
BETWEEN THIS MEETING AND NEXT T
GO THROUGH QUESTIONS YOU MAY
HAVE. I WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING A
VERY FEW NUMBER OF CHANGES THAT
WE MADE TO THE BUDGET, BUT THER
IS THE DEADLINE OF JULY 24th FO
ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS. IF
SOMETHING COMES TO MIND, GET IN
TOUCH WITH STAFF BY MONDAY.
>> I'M GOING TO -- I WANT TO
KNOW ARE PEOPLE WATCHING AT
HOME. THIS WILL BE POSTED TO TH
AGENDA AFTER THE FACT. WE HAVE
OTHER CENTRAL STAFF MEMBERS ON
THE LINE WHO HAVE SUBJECT MATTE
EXPERTISE IN SOME OF THE ITEMS
INCLUDED IN THE MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET ORDINANCE.
YOU MIGHT SEE THEM POP IN IF IT
GOES BEYOND THE INFORMATION THA
WE HAVE AVAILABLE AT OUR
FINGERTIPS.
>> GOOD MORNING. WE WILL BE
DISCUSSING THIS COUNCIL BILL
WHICH WOULD PROVIDE AUTHORITY T
APPROPRIATE GRANT REVENUES AND
ANOTHER BILL THAT WOULD AMEND
THE BUDGET TO SUPPLEMENTAL
CHANGES. I HAVE SOME OF MY
COLLEAGUES ON THE LINE AND I
WILL ANSWER QUESTIONS REGARDING
ITEMS COVERED. REFERENCING TO
PAGE 1, THIS TABLE TRACKS ALL
THE BUDGET CHANGES THAT ARE
BROUGHT TO COUNSEL AND THROUGH
THE FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE. EARLIER IN THE YEAR
COUNSEL RECEIVED CARRYFORWARD
LEGISLATION THAT MAKES UP THE
SECOND COLUMN. THERE WERE EIGHT
OTHER PIECES OF LEGISLATION
PASSED THAT ARE COVERED IN THE
FIRST TWO PAGES OF THE MEMO. AS
THE TABLE SHOWS JULY 1st, THERE
ARE VARIOUS PIECES AND THERE'S
A 33% INCREASE IN ALL OTHER
FUNDS COMBINED. AS THE DEPUTY
DIRECTOR MENTIONED, I WILL
PRESENT THESE IN REVERSE ORDER.
THE MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL
ORDINANCE FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE
GRANTS ORDINANCE. THIS IS THE
SECOND COMPREHENSIVE
SUPPLEMENTAL ADJUSTMENT
ORDINANCE. THIS AFFECTS
MULTIPLE BUDGETS, WHICH IS WHAT
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TODAY. AND
ALSO REFERENCING BACK TO THIS
THAT PROVIDES THE AUTHORITY
FURTHER SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGETS
TAKE PLACE. [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
FOR ITEMS AND IN TERMS OF THE
OVERALL IMPACT ON THE BUDGET
>>> HOWEVER THE APPROPRIATION
DECREASE IS DUE TO TECHNICAL
CHANGES, WHICH ABANDONED $230
MILLION OF CAPITAL BUDGET
APPROPRIATIONS, AND ALMOST ALL
OF THIS IS IN SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES AND SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT. AGAIN, THESE CHANGES ARE
PURELY TECHNICAL AND DO NOT FRE
UP FINANCIAL RESOURCES OR USE U
OTHER BUDGET PURPOSES. JUST TO
EXPLAIN IT QUICKLY, ESSENTIALLY
CITY LIGHT AND THE PUBLIC
UTILITIES APPROPRIATE THEIR FUL
BUDGET DURING THE BUDGET
PROCESS, WHICH IS THE TREND OF
HOW MOST OTHER DEPARTMENTS DO
IT. AND THEN THEY RECEIVE A
CARRYFORWARD DUE TO THE
AUTOMATIC CARRYFORWARD OF
CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS, WHICH
ESSENTIALLY IS DOUBLE COUNTING.
SO THEY ABANDONED THAT
CARRYFORWARD AS PART OF THIS
YEAR'S SUPPLEMENTAL. SO AFTER
ADJUSTING FOR THESE TECHNICAL
REDUCTIONS, THIS BILL WOULD
INCREASE THE BUDGET BY $86.8
MILLION ACROSS ALL FUNDS, AND
THIS IS ALL DETAILED ON PAGE
SEVEN OF THE PROPOSAL. SO AS
PROPOSED, THIS COUNCIL BILL
WOULD INCREASE THE 2023 GENERAL
FUND BUDGET BY $16.9 BILLION,
WHICH IS THE NET EFFECT OF
GENERAL FUND SPENDING PROPOSALS
ABANDONMENTS, OF CARRYFORWARD ,
GRANT BACKED APPROPRIATIONS, AN
TRANSFER OF RESOURCES TO
NON-GENERAL FUNDS. HOWEVER,
ANOTHER HOWEVER, AFTER
ACCOUNTING FOR THE EXECUTIVE
ESTIMATED GENERAL FUND REVENUE
INCREASE OF $3.3 MILLION, AND
THEN IF WE EXCLUDE THE $14
MILLION UNAPPROPRIATED GENERAL
FUND PLANNING RESERVES TRANSFER
TO THE JUDGMENT AND CLAIMS FUND
WHICH I'LL DESCRIBE SHORTLY,
THERE WOULD BE A POSITIVE NET
CHANGE TO THE GENERAL FUND
BALANCE OF $259,000, BASICALLY,
SO THIS BILL WOULD INCREASE THE
GENERAL FUND BALANCE BY 350 9K.
SO THIS TABLE PROVIDES A
SUMMARY OF FUNDING FOR GENERAL
FUND APPROPRIATIONS , A FUNDING
SOURCE, AND THEN CATEGORIZES
THEM AS ONE-TIME OR ONGOING, AN
ONLY INCLUDES GENERAL FUND
INCREASES, WHICH MAKE UP THAT
TOTAL OF $16.9 MILLION. SO
INDIVIDUAL TRANSFER ITEMS THAT
ARE NET ZERO TO THE GENERAL FUN
ARE NOT PART OF THIS TABLE, BU
ALL GENERAL FUND ITEMS ARE
ITEMIZED AND DESCRIBED IN TABLE
2 OF THE MEMO THAT STARTS ON
PAGE 13. SO AS THE TABLE SHOWS
THE BULK OF THE GENERAL FUND
INCREASE IS PAID FROM THE
EXECUTIVE MANAGED PLANNING
RESERVES, AND THE REMAINDER
FUNDED FROM NEW REVENUE OR
REIMBURSEMENTS AND REDUCTIONS T
OTHER GENERAL FUND
APPROPRIATIONS. AND SO YOU CAN
ALSO SEE THAT $4.4 MILLION OF
THE PROPOSED CHANGES INCLUDE
ONGOING APPROPRIATIONS. THAT
WOULD LIKELY EXTEND BEYOND 2023
SO IF ADOPTED, 2024 AND FUTURE
YEARS , GENERAL FUND
DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET WILL
INCREASE BY $4.4 MILLION. AND
OFF THAT AMOUNT, APPROXIMATELY
$2.6 MILLION IS REVENUE BACKED,
SO THE NET ONGOING FISCAL IMPAC
WOULD BE $1.8 MILLION. AND PUT
ANOTHER WAY, THE PROJECTED $224
MILLION OPERATING DEFICIT
BEGINNING IN 2025, 2026
BIENNIUM, WHICH IS PRESENTED
DURING THE GENERAL FUND
BALANCING DISCUSSION, WOULD
INCREASE TO ABOUT $226 MILLION.
SO THIS INCREASE IS PERMANENTL
DUE TO THE INCREASE IN INSURANC
PREMIUM COSTS. BUT GOING
THROUGH THE LINE ITEMS
INDIVIDUALLY, THE LARGEST IMPAC
TO THE GENERAL FUND IS THE $14
MILLION TRANSFER FROM THE
GENERAL FUND PLANNING RESERVES
TO PAY FOR JUDGMENT AND CLAIMS
SETTLEMENT COSTS, WHICH ARE
HIGHER THAN ORIGINALLY
ANTICIPATED FOR THE YEAR. THE
PLANNING RESERVES ARE TENDED TO
BE BUDGETED IN THE FUTURE BUT
ARE NOT YET PART OF THE BUDGET.
BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT
APPROPRIATED, OVERALL INCREASE
IN GENERAL FUND SPENDING
COMPARED TO 2023 ADOPTED
BUDGET., WHICH IS A POINT THAT
YOU MADE DURING THE WORK GROUP
DISCUSSION. THIS WAS ITEM NUMBE
EIGHT AND THAT PREVIOUS REPORTS
SO THEN WE HAVE THE DOWNTOWN
ACTIVATION PLAN. $2.2 MILLION
INCREASE IN COST OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT TO IMPLEMENT A
ONE-TIME EXPANSION OF CLEANING
SERVICES, AND TO PROVIDE
CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT, STRATEGIC PLANNING,
AND PROJECT DELIVERY OF THE
DOWNTOWNIMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
AND THESE APPROPRIATIONS ARE
BALANCED BY OTHER REDUCTIONS IN
GENERAL FUND PLANS INCLUDED IN
THE BILL, PART OF THE $4.5
MILLION LINE ITEM. SO IF THESE
INVESTMENTS ARE NOT A PRIORITY
FOR THE COUNCIL, THESE FUNDS
COULD BE REDIRECTED FOR OTHER
ONE-TIME USES IN 2023, AND I'LL
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON
THIS LATER IN THE PRESENTATION.
NEXT WE HAVE THE $525,000
INCREASE IN SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT TO ENHANCE POLICE
PRESENCE, SAFETY, AND PROTECTIO
OF THE PUBLIC BUSINESSES AND
PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA
BOUNDARIES. THE TERM OF THIS
CONTRACT WAS FROM JULY 1st, 22,
TO JUNE 30th OF THIS YEAR, AND
THE BIA WORKERS FOR THE CITY FO
THESE SERVICES IN 2023. WE HAVE
THE $256,000 INCREASE IN SEATTL
POLICE DEPARTMENT AGAIN FOR
REIMBURSEMENT OF PERSONNEL COST
FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES POSITION.
SO THE EMPLOYEE IS
PARTICIPATING IN A DEPARTMENT O
JUSTICE FELLOWSHIP THROUGH THE
REST OF THE YEAR, SO THERE
REIMBURSEMENT AMOUNT WILL BE
USED TO FUND THE POSITION
BACKFILL UNTIL THEY COME AT THE
END OF THIS YEAR. AND THEN THE
$4.5 MILLION OF REDUCTIONS,
WHICH PARTIALLY OFFSETS THE
INCREASES INCLUDE ABANDONMENT O
GRANT AUTHORITY THAT IS NO
LONGER NECESSARY, AND FUNDING
SHIFTS FROM GENERAL FUND TO
OTHER FUNDING SOURCES, WHICH AR
DESCRIBED ON PAGE FIVE OF THE
MEMO, AND INCLUDE TWO CIP
PROJECTS . I'LL COVER THOSE
PROJECTS. SO $1.7 MILLION
DECREASE IN THE INSTALLATION OF
AIR CONDITIONING AT THE
NORTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST BRANCHE
. AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW
THAT THIS FUNDING WAS ORIGINALL
ADDED BY THE COUNCIL IN 2022 AS
PART OF THE ADOPTED BUDGET, AS
CLIMATE ADAPTATION MEASURE. AND
IN 2022, THE EXECUTIVES TRUSTED
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES TO HOL
THE SPENDING OF THIS $1.7
MILLION FOR AIR CONDITIONING ,
ONE OF MANY SPENDING HOLDS ON
THE GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS
IDENTIFIED AS NECESSARY TO END
2022 IN BALANCE. BECAUSE OF THI
HOLD, IN AUGUST OF 2022, COUNCI
ALLOCATED $1.7 MILLION OF
FUNDING IN THE LEGISLATION THAT
ALLOCATED JUMPSTART GREEN NEW
DEAL FUNDS FOR THE ORDINANCE. S
THE ADMINISTRATIVE POLL LIMITED
THE COUNCIL'S ABILITY TO
REPURPOSE THOSE FUNDS, WHICH
SHOULDN'T BE CONSIDERED IF
ADMINISTRATIVE SPENDIN HOLDS
ARE PROPOSED BY THE EXECUTIVE I
THE FUTURE. AND THE OTHER CIP
ITEM DECREASE IS IN S.FOR THE
CENTER CITY CONNECTOR PROJECT.
$2.4 MILLION OF TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK COMPANY REVENUE WAS
APPROPRIATED. IN THE 2022
ADOPTED BUDGET, AND $2.3 MILLIO
OF UNSPENT APPROPRIATIONS
CARRYFORWARD INTO 2023. THIS
PROPOSED DECREASE IS PRIMARILY
DUE TO RELOCATION OF PNC REVENU
BY THE EXECUTIVE TO COVER BUDGE
SHORTFALLS IN OTHER PROGRAMS,
AND PARTLY DUE TO TMC REVENUE
COMING IN LOWER THAN EXPECTED.
SEPARATELY THE EXECUTIVE
PROPOSED INCREASING FUNDING BY
$1.5 MILLION FOR SETTER CENTER
CITY STREET PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
WHICH I'LL COVER SHORTLY, LATER
IN THE PRESENTATION. SO THOSE
ARE ALL ONE TIME APPROPRIATIONS
NOW GOING INTO OUR GENERAL FUND
INCREASES. 911 CALL DATA
RECORDING, INTEGRATION, $1.5
MILLION INCREASED IN COMMUNITY
SAFETY, AND COMMUNICATION.
>> MAY BE BEFORE YOU GET INTO
THAT ONGOING APPROPRIATIONS, WE
SHOULD TAKE SOME QUESTIONS ON
THE ONE TIME SUBTOTAL, AND I'LL
ALSO NOTE THAT WE HAVE SLIDES
THAT CORRESPOND WITH MANY OF
THESE ITEMS. SO FOR EXAMPLE, I'
GOING TO HOLD SOME OF THE
QUESTIONS I HAVE TO HOLD THE
DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION PLAN FOR
SLIDES THAT ARE COMING UP. I DO
HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT SOME OF
THE INSURANCE COSTS THAT YOU
NOTED, SO I'LL ASK THAT NOW. I
CAN SEE COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
HAS HER HANDS RAISED. IF FOLKS
HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ONE
TIME APPROPRIATIONS THAT DON'T
HAVE CORRESPONDING SLIDES, LET'
GO AHEAD AND ASK THOSE QUESTION
NOW. COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU, AND I'M SORRY,
THERE MIGHT BE A CORRESPONDING
SLIDE IF IT IS RELATED TO THE
DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION PLAN. IT IS
THE FUNDS BEING USED FOR IT.
SPECIFICALLY FUNDS BEING TAKEN
FROM THE TWO LIBRARY PROJECTS.
SO IF MY INQUIRY IS MORE ABOUT
THAT, IS THAT APPROPRIATE NOW ?
>> I THINK LET'S HOLD THAT FOR
SLIDE NUMBER SIX AND JUST A
PREVIEW AS WELL. I HAD A SIMILA
QUESTION THAT I'LL BE ASKING
RELATED TO THE FUNDING THAT WAS
ORIGINALLY APPROPRIATED FOR
HYGIENE SERVICES. SO MAYBE WE
CAN ASK THOSE TWO QUESTIONS AS
WE GET TO SLIDE SIX.
>> ABSOLUTELY. CAN I ASK A QUIC
QUESTION ABOUT THE 911 EXCISE
TAX REVENUE?
>> YEAH, I THINK THAT THAT WOUL
BE FINE.
>> GREAT, BUT AGAIN, IF THERE'S
A SEPARATE SLIDE, I'M HAPPY TO
HOLD IT.
>> I WILL COVER THAT SHORTLY.
>> ALL RIGHT, I'LL JUST SIT BAC
AND WAIT. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD PREVIEW. OKAY, GREAT. I
WILL JUMP IN WITH THIS QUESTION
BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THERE IS
CORRESPONDING SLIDE. SO HERE YO
MENTIONED THE FACTORS AROUND TH
INSURANCE INCREASE, THE
INSURANCE COST THAT THE CITY IS
BEARING. I AM INTERESTED IN
ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO GET
CLARIFICATION ON WHAT THOSE
FACTORS ARE. I KNOW THAT THIS I
A BUDGET DISCUSSION AND
SOMETIMES WE INCLUDE POLICY
DIRECTIVE VIA SLY AND PROVISOS
HERE, BUT I'M REALLY CONCERNED
ABOUT NOT HAVING ADDITIONAL
TRANSPARENCY, ABOUT THE FACTORS
GOING INTO INCREASING INSURANCE
COSTS, AND THE ATTRIBUTABLE
DEPARTMENTS. WE KNOW THAT FROM
NATIONAL COVERAGE OF OTHER
JURISDICTIONS, THERE IS A
SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN COST
RELATED TO POLICING AND
TRANSPORTATION ISSUES AND WE SA
SIMILAR PUBLIC REPORTS LAST YEA
WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE INCREASED
COST. I THINK IT WAS ASSOCIATE
WITH JUDGMENT AND CLAIMS. SO I'
HOPING THAT WE CAN FIND A WAY T
GET MORE TRANSPARENCY AROUND TH
COST RELATED TO INSURANCE, AND
ATTRIBUTABLE DEPARTMENTS. IS
THERE ANY INITIAL THOUGHTS YOU
HAVE ABOUT THAT?
>> THE $1.5 MILLION INCREASE IN
FINDING GENERAL OR HIGHER
INSURANCE PREMIUM COSTS, WE
REQUESTED A BREAKDOWN AND
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OF WHAT
MAKES UP THIS INCREASE AND ARE
WAITING ON ADDITIONAL DETAILS
FROM THE EXECUTIVE , THOUGH OUR
INITIAL RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT
THIS $1.5 MILLION IS SLIGHTLY
OVERESTIMATED. AND THESE ARE
NOT HEALTH RELATED COSTS. THEY
ARE FOR THINGS SUCH AS PROPERTY
INSURANCE, EXCESS LIABILITY,
FIDUCIARY, ET CETERA. AND THE
TWO ITEMS THAT ARE PRIMARILY
DRIVING THIS INCREASED COST ARE
THE PROPERTY INSURANCE AND EXIT
LIABILITY.
>> WHAT ARE THE TWO THINGS?
>> PROPERTY INSURANCE AND
EXCESS LIABILITY.
>> EXCESS LIABILITY, OKAY.
>> EXCESS LIABILITY IS LIKE
INSURANCE ON INSURANCE,
INSURANCE POLICY ON TOP OF
INSURANCE POLICIES. IF YOUR
ORIGINAL INSURANCE POLICY
EXCEEDS THE LIMITS --
>> THANK YOU FOR ASKING FOR THA
ADDITIONAL TRANSPARENCY AND
CLARITY, AND LET'S REVISIT THIS
AT THE NEXT MEETING AS WELL, AN
MAYBE I'LL CHAT WITH CENTRAL
STAFF ABOUT IT IF THERE'S
ANYTHING THAT WE NEED TO INCLUD
IN THIS BUDGET SPECIFIC TO THE
EXCESS LIABILITY COST. I'M
GUESSING THAT IS THE SAME ISSUE
THAT OTHER JURISDICTIONS ACROSS
THE COUNTRY ARE SEEING, AS WELL
RELATED TO POLICE MISCONDUCT
PAYOUTS. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'
BEEN A NATIONAL TREND IN THE
NEWS OVER THE NEXT YEAR-PLUS ON
LOCAL JURISDICTIONS HAVING TO
ABSORB MORE COSTS FOR THEIR
INSURANCE, GIVEN THESE
VIOLATIONS OR PURPORTED
VIOLATIONS AND THE NEED FOR THE
JURISDICTIONS TO RESPOND TO TH
ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN IMPOSED O
COMMUNITIES. SO I WOULD VERY
MUCH LIKE TO SEE US HAVE AN
ANALYSIS OF WHETHER THAT IS
PLAYING OUT HERE IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, AS WELL, AND THANK YOU
FOR ALREADY PUTTING THE FEELER
OUT TO THE DEPARTMENTS, TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND WHY THIS COST
IS INCREASING.
>> WELL --
>> THANKS SO MUCH. DEPUTY
DIRECTOR PENNUCCI?
>> ON THAT POINT, WE ARE
CONTINUING TO ASK FOR MORE
DETAILS, TO BETTER UNDERSTAND
WHAT'S DRIVING THESE COSTS. BUT
I WILL SAY THOSE ARE THE TWO
TOPICS, REALLY PRIMARILY THE
PROPERTY INSURANCE. IT LOOKS
LIKE EXCESS LIABILITY IS LESS
THAN A $100,000 WING BASED ON
THE DATA WE HAVE AVAILABLE RIGH
NOW. IT IS PRIMARILY PROPERTY
INSURANCE BUT WE WILL GET MORE
DETAILS ON WHAT IT IS THAT IS
DRIVING THOSE COSTS AND
FOLLOW-UP, AS WELL AS ADDITIONA
DETAILS ON THIS IF IT IS OVER
MORE THAN WHAT IS NECESSARY TO
PAY FOR INSURANCE IN 2023 WE'LL
SHARE THOSE DETAILS WITH THE
COUNCILMEMBERS IN THE COMING
DAYS.
>> OKAY, GREAT. I THINK
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> WHEN YOU SAY PROPERTY ARE YO
TALKING ABOUT DAMAGE TO
PROPERTY? IS THAT WHAT'S DRIVIN
IT UP, A SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE
SAID IN OTHER CONTEXTS, OR IS
THIS JUST SORT OF NORMAL
ACROSS-THE-BOARD, IT'S A
NATIONAL TREND?
>> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE MUC
TO ADD HERE. WE HAVE A LIVE
ASSESS PROPERTY INSURANCE AND I
THINK IT IS THE CITY'S
PROPERTY. BUT WE WILL GET
CLARITY ON THAT, FOLLOW UP WITH
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU ALL.
>>> NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> WE ARE STILL ON THIS SLIDE.
>> OH, YOU'RE RIGHT. LET'S GO O
TO THE SAME SLIDE. THIS SLIDE.
>> OKAY, SO THE $1.5 MILLION
INCREASE IN COMMUNITY SAFETY AN
COMMUNICATIONS UPDATE 911 CALL
DATA WITH COMPUTER AIDED
DISPATCH AND RADIO NETWORK.
DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THAT. THI
PROJECT WOULD UPGRADE THE CSC
SEE'S RECORDING TECHNOLOGY AND
INTEGRATE IT WITH A RADIO
NETWORK, TO WHICH KING COUNTY
PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES ARE IN
THE PROCESS OF TRANSITIONING
ALREADY, AND THE UPGRADE WOULD
BE CONSISTENT WITH SIMILAR
RECENT UPGRADES AT SPD AND
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND
THIS ONE WOULD BE FROM THE
CITY'S 911 EXCISE TAX REVENUES,
WHICH ARE HELD IN ESCROW BY KIN
COUNTY AND DISPERSED AS
REQUESTED, AND PERMISSIBLE BY
STATUTE. AND WE ALREADY COVERED
THE INSURACE COST PIECE.
NOTHING ELSE TO ADD TO THAT BUT
THE OTHER CSC SEE ITEMS IS
ANOTHER $1.1 MILLION INCREASE T
SUPPORT CALL TAKER SALARIES AND
CONSULTANT COSTS RELATED TO SE
S.E.C.'S ESTABLISHMENT AS AN
INDEPENDENT DEPARTMENT.
PREVIOUSLY THE TIME NEEDED TO
ONBOARD A NEW SEE S.E.C. CALL
TAKER WAS SIX TO NINE MONTHS, S
THE 2023 RANGE HAS BEEN 3 TO 6
MONTHS SO THE SAVINGS ARE
SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER. THE REQUES
ALSO INCLUDES FUNDING FOR A
CONSULTANT THAT WILL EXAMINE
TECHNOLOGY AND STAFFING NEEDS,
AND THIS FUNDING IS THE SAME A
911 CALL CENTER INTEGRATION WIT
THE CITY'S 911 EXCISE TAX
REVENUES. AGAIN, THE FULLNESS O
GENERAL FUND ITEMS AND
SUPPLEMENTAL ARE DESCRIBED ON
PAGE THREE THROUGH PAGES SEVEN
OF THIS MEMO. SO IN ADDITION T
APPROPRIATION CHANGES, THIS
COUNCIL BILL WOULD REVISE
APPROVALS OVER SEVERAL CITY
DEPARTMENTS TO ADD 81 POSITIONS
AND THEN 90% OF THOSE, THIS IS
IN S DOSS, COMMUNITY SAFETY AND
COMMUNICATION CENTER AND SELF
WEST POLICE DEPARTMENTS. I'LL
COVER THOSE THREE IN A LITTLE
BIT OF DETAIL FOR EACH, SO
STARTING WITH S.'S 56 FTES. NON
OF THEM REQUIRE ADDITIONAL
APPROPRIATIONS. 39 FTES ARE TO
COMPLETE DELIVERY OF THE MOVE
SEATTLE LIGHTING PROJECTS, SO
THESE POSITIONS INCLUDE A NEW
CONSTRUCTION CREW AND PROJECT
MANAGEMENT STAFF THAT WOULD
SUNSET UPON THE EXPIRATION OF
THE LEVY. AGAIN, NO ADDITIONAL
APPROPRIATIONS ARE REQUESTED.
DEPOSITIONS WILL DELIVER ON
EXISTING BUDGETING PROJECTS, AN
HOWEVER, IF THE LEVY IS RENEWED
IN THE FUTURE, EXTENDING THESE
POSITIONS COULD BE CONSIDERED
AND IS SUBJECT TO LEGISLATIVE
APPROVAL. WE HAVE 11 SUNSETTING
POSITIONS. THEY SUNSET IN THREE
YEARS. THE STAFF PROGRAM AND
UTILITY RELOCATIONS, UTILITY
RESTORATION WORK IN THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY, THE 2023 ADOPTED
BUDGET INCLUDES $2.2 MILLION FO
THIS PROGRAM, WHICH IS
REIMBURSABLE BETWEEN SEATTLE
UTILITIES AND SEATTLE SINGLE-A,
A THREE-YEAR PILOT RELYING ON
TERM LIMITED POSITIONS.
THEREFORE, NO ADDITIONAL
APPROPRIATIONS ARE REQUESTED FO
THIS, EITHER. AND LASTLY WE HAV
SIX FTES TO COVER, TEMPORARY
POSITIONS TO PERMANENT
POSITIONS. THESE POSITIONS ARE
CURRENTLY FILLED AND SUPPORT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND OPERATIONS,
AND THE FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATION DIVISION, NO
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS ARE
REQUESTED HERE AND ONGOING
FUNDING IS INCLUDED IN S.'S
2024. MOVING TO THE PROPOSED
ADDITION OF 10 POSITIONS TO
SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A
DUAL DISPATCH PILOT PROGRAM
INCLUDING STAFFING THE PROGRAM
ON AN ONGOING BASIS AND THE
EVOLUTION OF THE CURRENT SEE
S.E.C. AND THE RESPONSE
ENGAGEMENT CARE DEPARTMENT.
TRANSFER FROM FINANCE OR GENERA
RESERVE ESTABLISHED FOR THIS
PURPOSE. AND LASTLY WE HAVE SIX
FTES AND SPD, NONE OF WHICH
REQUIRE YOUR ADDITIONAL
APPROPRIATIONS AT THIS TIME,
INCLUDING FOUR POSITIONS IN THE
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE UNIT. THAT
WOULD BE FILLED LATER THIS YEAR
AND ARE FUNDED BY SAVINGS FROM
CIVILIAN VACANCIES. ACCORDING T
THE EXECUTIVE, THESE ARE NEEDED
BECAUSE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
REQUESTS HAVE GROWN IN
COMPLEXITY AND NUMBER IN RECENT
YEARS. IT WENT FROM EIGHT
THOUSAND TO 12,000 PER YEAR.
DEPARTMENT STAFF HAVE INDICATED
THAT PUBLIC DISCLOSURE STAFF AR
CURRENTLY AVERAGING 80 HOURS OF
OVERTIME PER WEEK TO KEEP UP
WITH THE WORKLOAD DEMANDS. AND
THERE'S ALSO TWO STRATEGIC
ADVISORY TWO POSITIONS TO ASSIS
WITH SPD'S RECRUITMENT AND
RETENTION INITIATIVES. THESE
INITIATIVES WOULD BE ADDED AND
IMMEDIATE THE FIELD WITH
EMPLOYEES THAT ARE CURRENTLY
WORKING THE TEMPORARY POSITIONS
AND ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THESE
FTE ADS ARE COVERED ON PAGES
EIGHT, NINE, AND 10 OF THE MEMO
>> THANK YOU.
>> I JUST WANT TO FLAG, I THINK
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, THIS
MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME TO ASK
ABOUT THE 911 REVENUE SOURCE,
BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE TOUCH
ON THAT AGAIN IN THAT
PRESENTATION. IS THAT CORRECT?
COULD PAUSE HERE FOR YOU TO HAV
THE OPPORTUNITY. I ALSO DO HAVE
ANN GORMAN ON THE LINE TO HELP
IF WE NEED ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
>> I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
>> MADAM CHAIR, MAY I?
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> I APPRECIATE THE REMINDER
THAT THE EXCISE TAX REVENUE IS
HELD IN ESCROW BY KING COUNTY
UNTIL REQUESTED, AND I DO THIN
IF I'M ASKING THIS QUESTION OUT
OF TURN, BECAUSE WE ARE GETTING
A REPORT ON IT, THERE MAY BE A
SLIGHT AROUND THIS ISSUE. BUT
I'M WONDERING DO WE KNOW HOW
MUCH IN TOTAL IS AVAILABLE TO
THE CITY AND DO WE HAVE A GOOD
EXPLANATION OF OUR COMPREHENSIV
EXPLANATION OF WHAT THE ALLOWED
USES ARE FOR THIS REVENUE?
>> I WILL DEFER TO MY COLLEAGUE
ANN GORMAN FOR THIS QUESTION.
>> YES, THANK YOU, ANN GORMAN.
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF. HAPPY TO
ANSWER THAT. AS OF A COUPLE DAY
AGO, THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY
$5.4 MILLION IN THE CITY'S
ESCROW ACCOUNT AT KING COUNTY.
WE RECEIVE ABOUT $1 MILLION
EVERY QUARTER ON AN ONGOING
BASIS. THAT IS ANTICIPATED TO
CONTINUE. AND THESE REVENUES CA
BE USED TO SUPPORT THE
MODERNIZATION OF 911 SYSTEMS AN
THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATE
WITH THE MAINTENANCE AND
OPERATION OF THOSE SYSTEMS,
INCLUDING SOME SALARY COSTS.
DELIVERY , RECEIPT, AND
PROCESSING OF 911 CALLS ARE THE
ACTIVITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE
FOR REIMBURSEMENT FROM THOSE
RESOURCES. SO THAT INCLUDES THE
SALARIES OF CALL TAKERS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NO
FOLLOW-UP.
>> THANKS, I HAVE A QUESTION
HERE. FIRST I WANT TO UNDERSCOR
A COMMENT THAT COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD MADE IN OUR PREVIOUS
ITEM ON THE AGENDA. IT WOULD BE
VERY HELPFUL TO KNOW, IN REAL
TIME, ESPECIALLY THE
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET TIME,
WHETHER OR NOT THERE ARE ANY
POSITIONS WE HAD ALREADY
ALLOCATED FOR, THE BUDGET HAD
BEEN FILLED AND THEY HAD BEEN
SITTING VACANT. IF THIS WAS
ADDITIONAL BUDGET REQUEST ON TO
OF ALREADY UNFILLED POSITIONS
THAT THE COUNCIL HAD AUTHORIZED
AND SIGNED INTO STATUTE BY THE
MAYOR. IS THERE ANY INDICATION
THAT WE WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO
THAT TYPE OF INFORMATION BEFORE
THE FIRST PART OF AUGUST FOR
THIS CURRENT YEAR?
>> WE CAN CERTAINLY REQUEST THA
INFORMATION FROM THE EXECUTIVE
AND SEE IF THEY CAN FILL OUT
THIS TABLE AND ADD A COLUMN --
>> ABSOLUTELY, BECAUSE IF WE AR
BEING ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL -- I
IT ADDITIONAL FUNDING OR
ADDITIONAL POSITION AUTHORITY?
>> SO THIS IS ASKING FOR
ADDITIONAL POSITION AUTHORITY
AND SOME OF THESE POSITIONS --
A MAJORITY OF THESE POSITIONS
ARE NOT ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL
APPROPRIATIONS, BUT SOME ARE.
SO WE CAN SEPARATE THOSE OUT.
>> OKAY, AND THE CONCERN THAT I
THINK WE HAVE COLLECTIVELY IN
CENTRAL STAFF HAS BEEN RAISING
THIS IN THE THREE YEARS I'VE
BEEN SITTING IN THIS CHAIR, AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, WHEN YOU
WERE CHAIR AS WELL, THE CONCERN
WAS RAISED. JUST AUTHORIZING
POSITION AUTHORITY MIDYEAR OR A
THE END OF THE YEAR BUDGET
PROCESS WITHOUT AN UNDERSTANDIN
IF THE EXISTING POSITION
AUTHORITIES ARE SITTING VACANT,
FUTURE BUDGET IMPACT COULD
COMPOUND. WE ARE AUTHORIZING
ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURE, OR
AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL AUTHORIT
IN THE MID-YEAR SUPPLEMENTALS,
REPORTEDLY, OR THAT'S WHAT'S
BEING PROPOSED. BUT THEN THESE
POSITIONS WOULD OSTENSIBLY BE
FILLED IN ADDITION TO OTHER
POSITIONS THAT WE'VE ALREADY
AUTHORIZED, WHICH COMPOUNDS OUR
INCREASED COSTS YEAR-OVER-YEAR.
THAT'S PART OF THE REASON THAT
WE END UP IN A SITUATION WHERE
WE HAVE A GROWING GAP BETWEEN
EXISTING REVENUE AND
EXPENDITURES WHEN WE DON'T HAVE
GREATER CLARITY ON WHAT THE
AVAILABLE FUNDING IS AND THE
EXPENDITURES -- THE EXPENDITUR
IMPACT OVER THE LONG HAUL. AND
IT'S ESPECIALLY CONCERNING WHEN
IT COMES TO POSITIONS. WE
WOULDN'T WANT TO HIRE SOMEBODY
IN A FULL-TIME, PERMANENT
POSITION, FOR A POSITION THAT'S
REALLY GOING TO BE FIVE OR SIX
MONTHS. MID-JULY AT THIS POINT.
I WANT TO JUST LIKE THAT THIS
IS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF
POSITIONS AND WHETHER OR NOT
THERE'S ADDITIONAL FUNDING BEIN
REQUESTED. IT HAS THE REAL
IMPACT OF COMPOUNDING OUR
REVENUE AND BUDGET GAP IN THE
FUTURE WITHOUT HAVING A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF WHETHER OR NOT
THERE'S POSITIONS THAT ARE
ALREADY SITTING EMPTY. AND
THAT'S NOT TO TAKE AWAY FROM TH
WORK THAT'S BEING PROPOSED HERE
I THINK EVERYBODY WOULD WANT TO
ENSURE THAT WE ARE MOVING
FORWARD WITH SERVING THE
PUBLIC'S NEED. THE TRANSPARENCY
ISSUE IS ONE THAT I WAS TRYING
TO RAISE HERE, AGAIN. I DID
HAVE A SPECIFIC RELATED QUESTIO
TO THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
QUESTIONS THAT YOU MENTIONED. I
THINK YOU SAID THAT THOSE ARE I
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
MY MEMORY IS THAT WE ADDED MORE
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OFFICER
POSITIONS IN THE BUDGET LAST
FALL. ARE THESE POSITIONS THAT
ARE TO BE ADDED TO SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND WERE
THOSE POSITIONS IN LAST FALL'S
BUDGET ALREADY FILLED?I SEE
CENTRAL STAFF, IF YOU'D LIKE TO
SHARE THAT.
>> GOOD MORNING MADAM CHAIR,
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
THANKS. SPD RECEIVED TWO PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE POSITIONS AND THE
AUTHORITY TO FUND THOSE
POSITIONS WITH SALARY SAVINGS I
THE 2021 MIDYEAR BUDGET, AND
THEN THOSE POSITIONS WERE
ANNUALIZED IN LAST FALL'S 2023
ADOPTED BUDGET, AND THOSE
POSITIONS HAVE BEEN FILLED. THE
NOW HAVE 24 TOTAL PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE POSITIONS ON THEIR
TEAM, THEIR STAFF, AND ALL OF
THEM ARE CURRENTLY FILLED.
>> THEY'RE REQUESTING ADDITIONA
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE POSITIONS
WITHIN SPD?
>> YES, THE FOUR IN THIS
SUPPLEMENTAL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, IF YO
HAVE ANY INSIGHT AS WELL, OF
COURSE FEEL FREE TO JUMP IN.
>> THIS IS A TOPIC THAT HAS BEE
CALLED OUT AS AN ISSUE YEAR
AFTER YEAR. THE AMOUNT OF TIME
THAT IT TAKES FOR SPD TO RESPON
TO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE REQUESTS
IN THE LARGE BACKLOG, WE HAVE
DONE A NUMBER OF THINGS, BOTH
ADDING PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
POSITIONS TO SPD AS WELL AS
TRYING TO SEGMENT THE PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE REQUEST ASSOCIATED
WITH OPA'S WORK OVER AT OPA, AS
WELL AS ASKING SEATTLE I.T. TO
FULFILL THE ONLINE RELATED
REQUESTS, JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER
DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY HAS
SEATTLE I.T. THAT DOES THE
ONLINE SEARCHES RATHER THAN
LEAVING IT UP TO THE DEPARTMENT
SO THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS
THAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE YEARS
TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. I BELIEV
THERE WAS ALSO AN AUDIT FINDING
AT ONE POINT ABOUT THIS ISSUE.
THINK IT'S REAONABLE TO
CONCLUDE THAT THERE IS MORE TO
DO BASED ON WHAT WE HEARD ABOUT
THE OVERTIME HOURS THAT THE
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE UNIT CURRENTL
EXPERIENCES ON AVERAGE. I
THOUGHT YOU SAID 80 A WEEK. I'M
ASSUMING THAT'S 80 FOUR THE
UNIT, NOT PER PERSON.
>> CORRECT, FOR THE UNIT.
>> CAN YOU REMIND US HOW MANY
ARE IN THE UNIT CURRENTLY?
>> THERE IS 24, COUNCILMEMBER,
THAT ARE IN THE UNIT, INCLUDING
THE MANAGERS.
>> PERHAPS MORE TO COME ON THIS
THANK YOU FOR THAT BACKGROUND.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA, I MIGHT
SUGGEST SINCE WE HAVE GREG ON
POINT RIGHT NOW AND WE'VE
GOTTEN A BIT INTO THIS ISSUE,
THIS IS RAISED LATER IN THE
PRESENTATION, IN THE MEMO. BU
IT MAY MAKE SENSE JUST TO TALK
ABOUT THAT ISSUE RIGHT NOW,
BECAUSE IT IS A REALLY EXCELLEN
EXAMPLE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT
THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH HAS, THA
THE COUNCIL HAS, IN PROVIDING
OVERSIGHT BOTH ON THE BUDGET AN
THE POSITION MANAGEMENT BECAUSE
THESE FOUR POSITIONS FOR THE
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE WORK ARE
PROPOSED. THEIR ONGOING
POSITIONS THAT ARE PROPOSED TO
BE FUNDED WITH ONE TIME SALARY
SAVINGS, BOTH THIS YEAR AND INT
NEXT YEAR. AND WHAT THAT
ESSENTIALLY MEANS IS EITHER
THOSE FROM MY PERSPECTIVE,
EITHER THOSE CIVILIAN POSITIONS
THAT ARE CURRENTLY VACANT AND
ARE GOING TO BE HELD VACANT NEX
YEAR ARE NOT NEEDED, AND WE
SHOULD BE ABROGATING THEM SO
THIS FUNDING IS FREED UP FOR TH
ONGOING PUBLIC DISCLOSURE WORK.
OR WE NEED TO BE REALLY CLEAR,
AS STATED ON PAGE 15 OF THE
MEMO, THAT IF, AT THE END OF
2024, THOSE POSITIONS -- ALL TH
POSITIONS ARE FILLED, THIS WILL
INCREASE OVERALL THE SPD'S
BUDGET AND IS CONTRIBUTING TO
THE ONGOING PROBLEM. AND IT'S
NOT TO SAY THAT IT ISN'T NEEDED
AND A GOOD IDEA TO NEED THOSE
POSITIONS NOW. WE JUST NEED TO
HAVE THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE
TRADE-OFFS AND PRIORITIES,
BECAUSE THIS IS, AS
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND GREG
WAS DESCRIBING, THIS WORK IS
PILING UP AND IS NEEDED. SO I
WANT TO FLAG THAT, AND GREG, IF
YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THE
ISSUE, I WILL ALSO JUST NOTE
THAT IS WORKING TO GET
ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THE
IMPACTS OF HOLDING THOSE OTHER
CIVILIAN POSITIONS OPEN, IN
ORDER TO PAY FOR THESE NEW
POSITIONS. BUT WE DON'T HAVE AL
THE DETAILS YET.
>> THANK YOU, ALLIE. THE ONLY
THING THAT I WOULD ADD IS IT'S
SORT OF A TWO-PART ANALYSIS AT
THIS POINT. I THINK YOU AND YOU
STAFF HAVE MADE THIS CLEAR, THA
IT'S FIGURING OUT WHAT ONE-TIME
MONIES ARE AVAILABLE NOW IN 202
AND HOW THESE POSITIONS ARE
GOING TO BE PAID FOR IN 2024.
AND AS YOU POINTED OUT, IT WILL
REQUIRE LEAVING PURPOSEFUL
VACANCIES IN SPD NEXT YEAR, AN
THERE WOULD BE WORK THAT
WOULDN'T BE GETTING DONE. THAT'
A CONVERSATION, AS ALLIE SAID,
THAT WILL HAVE TO HAPPEN. THAT'
AN ANALYSIS THAT IS FORTHCOMING
AND CENTRAL STAFF WILL BE ABLE
TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH
THE COUNCIL SOON.
>> OKAY, LET'S KEEP GOING.
>> I WANT TO TELL YOU ONE LAST
POINT, TO PUT A PLUG IN FOR YOU
YOUR PREVIOUS POINT ABOUT THE
FISCAL NOTE. A LONGER-TERM LOOK
IN THE FISCAL NOTE ON SOME OF
THESE FISCAL IMPACTS WOULD HELP
US SEE HOW THIS IMPACTS THE
LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF THE
BUDGET AS YOU'RE CONSIDERING
THESE DECISIONS.
>> I ALSO THINK THIS IS A GREAT
EXAMPLE OF WHERE, IF THERE'S
POSITIONS THAT ARE VACANT THAT
THEIR DEPARTMENT INTENDS TO HOL
VACANT, THAT ARE NO LONGER
NEEDED OR ARE NOT PART OF THE
NEAR-TERM PLANNING, IT IS OKAY
TO ABROGATE POSITIONS IN ORDER
TO PUT FUNDING INTO OTHER
PRIORITIES, EVEN WITH THE OTHER
DEPARTMENT THAT HAD BEEN
IDENTIFIED, OR OTHER AREAS THAT
THE EXECUTIVE AND THE COUNCIL
MAY AGREE UPON, AND I THINK THA
THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO ENSURE
BUDGET TRANSPARENCY, SO THAT
FUNDING IS NOT SITTING THERE,
TIED TO POSITIONS THAT THE
DEPARTMENT HAS ALREADY DEEMED
ARE NOT GOING TO BE FILLED AND
NOT NECESSARY FOR THE CURRENT
BUDGETARY PROCESS. ANOTHER GOOD
EXAMPLE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF
HAVING THAT TRANSPARENT
CONVERSATION AND A BUDGETARY
TOOL OF ABROGATION WHEN A
POSITION IS NO LONGER NEEDED .
SO MORE TO COME ON THIS, AND
APPRECIATE THAT YOU FLAGGED THI
IN THE MEMO, AND WE WILL LOOK
FORWARD TO IT TO SHOW
INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF
POSITIONS THAT ARE SITTING
VACANT, THAT HAVE BEEN FUNDED I
LAST YEAR'S BUT IT OVERALL, AND
WOULD LOVE TO, AS WE CONSIDER
THIS ITEM GOING FORWARD, HAVE A
BETTER SENSE OF THE FISCAL
IMPACT, NOT JUST FOR THIS
REMAINDER OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR
AND NEXT YEAR, OUR SECOND
COMPONENT OF OUR BIENNIAL
APPROACH HERE, BUT ALSO FOR THE
OUT YEARS, AS WELL. LET'S MOVE
ON.
>> SO MOVING ON INTO
REINTRODUCTION CHANGES, THEY AR
TWO OF THEM. MADE BY CHAIR TO
HIGHLIGHT SALARY SAVINGS
PROVIDER NOTIFICATION AND
GENERAL FUND TO SUPPORT TO
OFFSET SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE
ORDINANCE. SO COUNCIL BUDGET
ACTION, SPD 201 A1 RESTRICTS TH
APPROPRIATIONS IN SPD'S 2023
ADOPTED BUDGET FOR PERSONAL
SALARY AND BENEFITS TO ONLY BE
USED TO PAY SPD'S RECRUITS AND
SWORN OFFICERS. THE PRE-INTRO
MODIFICATION TO AUTHORIZE SPD
TO USE SWORN OFFICER SALARY
SAVINGS TO PAY UNBUDGETED SWORN
OFFICER OVERTIME EXPENSES AS
WELL AS UP TO $850,000 TO
DEVELOP AND INTEGRATE SPD'S NEW
ONLINE CURRENT REPORTING SYSTEM
THE NOTIFICATION GIVES SPD
FLEXIBILITY TO SPEND SALARY
SAVINGS ON THESE TWO ITEMS, BUT
EXPRESSES THE COUNCIL'S INTENT
THAT THEY STAY WITHIN THEIR
EXISTING BUDGET. SO THEY SHOULD
NOT SPEND THE FUNDING ON THE NE
ONLINE REPORTING SYSTEM IF THEY
THINK THEY ARE GOING TO NEED
THESE FUNDS FOR OVERTIME COSTS
IN 2023.
>> THANK YOU. LET'S TAKE A
QUESTION. SORRY, LET ME ASK YOU
ARE YOU DONE WITH THAT ITEM?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, I WANT
TO RECOGNIZE THAT YOU PUT YOUR
HAND UP FIRST BUT I ALSO WANTED
TO MAKE SURE THAT I RECOGNIZE
THAT THIS IS RELATED TO THE
PRE-INTRO DUCK RE-CHANGES THAT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD DISCUSSED
WITH ME. WE DO HAVE TWO
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO BRING UP
SIMILAR ITEMS AND ARE VERY
SIMILAR IN NATURE, AND WE MADE
OUR BEST ATTEMPT TO INCLUDE
LANGUAGE TO I THINK
CROSS-SECTION OF THOSE POLICY
GOALS AND BUDGETARY GOALS HERE,
AND COUNCILMEMBER, I'M GOING T
RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
FIRST BECAUSE IT RELATES TO THE
CURRENT LEGISLATION IN THE
PROPOSAL AND THEN I'LL RECOGNIZ
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON BECAUSE YO
HAVE SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I
FIRST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
INCLUDING MY REQUEST FOR THIS
PRE-INTRODUCTION CHANGE. THIS I
A PRIORITY THAT I'VE BEEN
DISCUSSING WITH SPD G PDS FOR
SOME TIME NOW. THERE ARE UPDATE
TO THE ONLINE REPORTING SYSTEM
THAT ARE ONGOING, AND THEY WERE
ABLE TO FUND THE FIRST PHASE OF
THAT WORK WITHIN THEIR CURRENT
BUDGET. BUT I THINK AS MANY OF
US KNOW, COMMUNITY MEMBERS,
PARTICULARLY IN THE CID, HAVE
BEEN REQUESTING LANGUAGE EXCESS
SUPPORT IN THE ONLINE REPORTING
SYSTEM FOR MANY, MANY YEARS NOW
IF YOU CALL THE NONEMERGENCY
LINE AN AUTOMATED MESSAGE IN
CONSIDER FILLING THEIR REPORTS
ONLINE, ALTHOUGH AGAIN, THE
ONLINE REPORTING SYSTEM IS ONLY
AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH. THE FUNDS
ALLOW FOR THE SECOND PHASE OF
THIS PROJECT, WHICH ALLOWS FOR
LANGUAGE CAPABILITIES IN THAT
SYSTEM UP GRADE TO INCLUDE THE
MOST COMMON LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN
SEATTLE. AND WE JUST CANNOT HAV
A SITUATION WHERE CONSTITUENTS
ARE BEING TOLD TO USE AN ONLINE
REPORTING SYSTEM THAT IS NOT
BUILT TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO
RESIDENTS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH
PROFICIENCY. WE ARE, IN DOING
SO, JUST DENYING THEM ACCESS TO
EQUITABLE -- EQUITABLE ACCESS T
PUBLIC SAFETY, AND EVERYBODY
DESERVES ACCESS TO ALL OF OUR
SERVICES. REALLY APPRECIATE
THAT. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS
DEVELOPED THIS PROJECT IN PHASE
TO ALLOW FOR FUNDING TO BE MADE
AVAILABLE FOR THE SECOND PHASE
AND APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY
THAT THIS PROVISO OF
MONETIZATION PROVIDES FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'LL HAVE
SOME COMMENTS ON THE FREE
INTRODUCTORY AMENDMENT THAT WE
MAKE HERE WITH COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD IN A MINUTE, BUT I WANT
TO RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON HAD A SIMILAR CONCEPT
THAT SHE HAD ALSO FLAGGED AND
I'LL TURN IT TO YOU TO ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS YOU'D LIKE
TO MAKE ON THIS ONE, AND THE
ITEM YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
INCLUDING THIS BECAUSE THIS IS
AN ISSUE THAT I STARTED TO BRIN
UP WITH CENTRAL STAFF IN JANUAR
OR FEBRUARY, THAT IT WAS CLEAR
THAT THE PROVISO IMPOSED BY
COUNCIL LAST YEAR WAS GOING TO
PROHIBIT THE USE OF SALARY
SAVINGS ON EXPENSES THAT ARE
REALLY IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW FOR
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND
SO IT IS CLEAR THAT THEY WERE
GOING TO BE GOING OVER THERE
OVERTIME BUDGET AND I'M GLAD NO
THAT COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
CAME TO THE SAME PLACE. OUR
OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH HE
OFFICE AS WELL ON THIS.
BASICALLY MY ORIGINAL IDEA WAS
JUST LIFT THE PROVISO AND LET
THEM SPEND THE SALARY SAVINGS O
EMERGENT NEEDS. AND IT TURNS OU
THAT OVER TIME AND THIS
REPORTING TOOL ENDED UP TAKING
UP ALL THAT MONEY. SO THE END
RESULT IS THE SAME AND I JUST
APPRECIATE THE WORK WITH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD'S OFFICE
AND ALSO YOU PUTTING THIS IN SO
YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THIS
DISCUSSION LATER IN THE YEAR,
BECAUSE IT IS VERY MUCH NEEDED
RIGHT NOW. SO I APPRECIATE THIS
GOING FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WILL
START BY THANKING COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, AS WELL,
FOR FLAGGING THE CONCEPT. I
WANTED TO INCLUDE THE LANGUAGE
RELATED TO OVERTIME EXPENSES FO
THIS TWO STEP, MULTI STEP
PROCESS, TO CREATE A WEB BASED
INCIDENTS FOR THE 12 LOWER
INCIDENT TYPES AND PHASE TWO OF
THE PROJECT IS GOING TO
INTEGRATE THE FORM TO MAKE SURE
THAT IT IS AVAILABLE FOR THE
MOST COMMONLY SPOKEN LANGUAGES
AS THE COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE
DESCRIBED. CHINESE, SPANISH,
VIETNAMESE, SOMALI. KOREAN AND
TAGALOG. WE INCLUDED A PARTIAL
PROVISO BECAUSE WE THINK IT'S
STILL IMPORTANT THAT WE ENSURE
THAT THERE IS THE MONITORING OF
SPD SPENDING TO ENSURE THAT IT
ALIGNS WITH THE COUNCIL
PRIORITIES. THIS IS NOW THE
THIRD YEAR THAT WE HAVE ASKED
FOR GREATER TRANSPARENCY AND
ASSURANCE THAT THE OVERTIME
PREVENTION STRATEGIES AND THE
PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THAT
EXIST BE DEPLOYED SO THAT FEWER
HOURS ARE NEEDED FOR OVERTIME,
GIVEN THAT COUNCILMEMBER HERBOL
HAS SPOKEN TO SOME OF THOSE
STRATEGIES THAT WE WOULD LIKE
THE DEPARTMENT TO DEPLOY AND HA
BEEN MONITORING SOME OF THOSE
STRATEGIES AS CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE. HAPPY TO OFFER
DEFERENCE ABOUT THE NEED FOR
THIS PROVISO LIFT AND GIVEN ITS
CROSS-SECTION WITH TRYING TO
ENSURE THAT THERE IS GREATER
LANGUAGE EXCESS AND
TRANSPARENCY. IT SEEMED LIKE IT
WAS WORTHY TO INCLUDE. I WILL
SAY I WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE
CONCERNS, THOUGH, ABOUT THE
PATTERN OF HAVING TO
ADDITIONALLY AUTHORIZE OVERTIME
THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME WE ARE
AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL OVERTIME
WE HAVE BEEN EXPLICIT THROUGH
POLICY AND OUR PARTNERSHIP THAT
WE WANT TO ADDRESS HOURS FOR
OVERTIME. WE HAVE DONE THIS BY
FULLY FUNDING THE HIRING PLAN.
THE COUNCIL WILL TRY TO ENSURE
THE HIRING PLAN AND RETENTION
PLAN HAS BEEN FULLY FUNDED SO
THAT WE DON'T CONTINUE TO SEE
OVERTIME HOURS USED AT THE RATE
THAT THEY ARE, AND I THINK IN
ADDITION TO WHAT THE CHAIR OF
PUBLIC SAFETY HAS DONE IN THE
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE AR
EXPLICITLY CLEAR THAT WE DO WAN
THESE PROGRAM DIRECTORS TO BE
ADHERED TO, SO THAT OVERTIME
SPENDING CAN BE REINED IN. I
KNOW WE ARE ALL EAGERLY
ANTICIPATING SOME ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT
ON EMPHASIS PATROLS BASED ON
THAT STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT THAT WE SPONSORED IN LAS
YEAR'S BIENNIAL BUDGET. WE HAVE
QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS ABOUT HO
THAT EXACERBATES OVERTIME USE,
AND LOOKING FORWARD TO RECEIVIN
THE INFORMATION TO ENSURE THAT
WE HAVE GREATER TRANSPARENCY AN
INFORMATION ABOUT WHETHER OR NO
THOSE EMPHASIS PATROLS ARE
DOING WHAT FOLKS WANT TO SEE,
WHICH IS INCREASED COMMUNITY
SAFETY, OR IF THOSE DOLLARS
COULD BE SPENT ON OTHER
INTERVENTIONS THAT DON'T
EXACERBATE THE NEED TO USE
OVERTIME FUNDS . THOSE ARE SOME
OF THE THINGS I WOULD SAY.
OBVIOUSLY THIS IS INCLUDED
BECAUSE AS CHAIR I SUPPORT THE
EFFORTS HERE TO TRY TO MAKE SUR
THAT WE ARE BEING FLEXIBLE ON
THE OVERTIME DOLLARS THAT ARE
BEING REQUESTED . THERE'S
TRANSPARENCY ON THE WIFE AND TH
NEED FOR LANGUAGE ACCESS IS
SOMETHING THAT I AGREE WITH. BU
I WANT TO UNDERSCORE I THINK TH
ONGOING COMMENTS THAT THIS
COUNCIL HAS MADE VIA THE BUDGET
STATEMENTS AND THE STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT THAT WE
REALLY COLLECTIVELY WANT TO REI
IN ON THOSE OVERTIME COSTS.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEIN
THE CAPABILITY OF THE ONLINE
REPORTING TOOL, BECAUSE THIS IS
BEING ABLE TO REPORT INCIDENTS
MORE EASILY WILL HELP SMALL
BUSINESSES JUST REGISTER WHAT
THEY ARE EXPERIENCING OUT THERE
AND I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW-UP
ON SOMETHING THAT YOU JUST SAID
BECAUSE I AGREE THAT IT IS
UNTENABLE TO ALWAYS HAVE TWO BE
AUTHORIZING MORE OVERTIME WHEN
THEY GO PAST THEIR BUDGET. I
THINK THAT MAYBE THIS FALL
INSTEAD OF PROVISO IN SALARY
SAVINGS, IT MAY BE TO JUST
INDICATE THAT SALARY SAVINGS CA
BE USED FOR OVERTIME, BECAUSE
IT'S CLEAR THAT STAFFING NEEDS
PROBABLY WON'T BE SOLVED UNTIL
FEW YEARS. AND I DON'T BELIEVE
THAT THE USE OF OVERTIME IS
NECESSARY BECAUSE OF EMPHASIS
PATROLS. MY UNDERSTANDING IS
THAT THEY'RE STILL DOWN 400 OR
SO OFFICERS IN SERVICE AND WHAT
-- THEY ARE SHORTSTAFFED IN
EVERY PRECINCT, PRETTY MUCH
EVERY SHIFT. WHAT I'M TRYING TO
SAY IS IT'S NOT LIKE THEY'RE
USING OFFICERS FOR EXTRA
EMPHASIS PATROLS, IT'S JUST THA
THERE ARE REALLY EXTREME
STAFFING NEEDS AND ALLOWING THE
TO PAY THEIR OFFICERS FOR THE
WORK PERFORMED I THINK IS
IMPORTANT.
>> THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY I DON'T
DISAGREE WITH COUNILMEMBER
NELSON'S LARGER POINT THAT THE
STAFFING CHALLENGES OF THE
DEPARTMENT ARE SIGNIFICANTLY
DRIVING OVERTIME COSTS, BUT I
ALSO WANT TO SAY FOR THE PUBLIC
RECORD THAT EMPHASIS PATROLS
ARE, BY DEFINITION, OVERTIME. S
THAT IS WHAT AN EMPHASIS PATROL
IS. IT IS AN OFFICER ON
OVERTIME, AND AS WE'VE LEARNED
FROM THE STAFFING REPORTS, THAT
WE RECEIVED FROM SPD, THAT IS
ONE OF THE DRIVERS AMONG OTHERS
INCLUDING AS COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON SAID, THE REDUCTION IN
OFFICERS IN EVERY PRECINCT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT
CONTEXT. LET'S MOVE ON TO THE
SECOND ITEM IN THE INTRODUCTORY
CHANGE.
>> ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE $50,00
GENERAL FUND INCREASED TO OFFIC
OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT FOR THE LIVING
HOTELS ORGANS, WHICH WOULD
SUPPORT SEP A APPS WORK AND
OTHER DEPARTMENTAL COSTS
INCURRED PREPARING THE NEED FOR
THE HOTEL'S ORDINANCE. THIS
ORDINANCE WOULD DEVELOP
STANDARDS ENSURING THE FUTURE O
SEATTLE'S HOTEL INDUSTRY IS
BUILT UPON SUSTAINABLE
CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS, AN
THE LEGISLATION WOULD USE THE
LEVY BUILDING CHALLENGE AND
CLIMATE INCENTIVE AGREEMENTS O
THE TOOLS TO ESTABLISH NEW
ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS IN THE
LODGING SECTOR AND THE INCREASE
WOULD REDUCE THE NET CHANGE TO
THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE OF
$359,000 DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY.
IT WOULD REDUCE THAT TO 3000 --
$309,000. I'M SORRY, I SEE
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON'S HAND. IS
THAT A GOLD HAND ?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THIS
ITEM.
>> A YOU DO, OKAY. BEFORE WE GE
TO QUESTIONS, I'D LIKE A CHANCE
TO DESCRIBE IT. ARE YOU DONE
WITH YOUR COMMENTS?
>> YEAH.
>> OKAY, SO LET ME DESCRIBE THI
JUST A LITTLE BIT AND THEN I'LL
TAKE SOME QUESTIONS ON THIS. I
AM EXCITED ABOUT THE ABILITY TO
MOVE FORWARD ON A CONCEPT THAT
HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR A
LITTLE OVER A YEAR BUT IS BEING
CURRENTLY DISCUSSED RIGHT NOW
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENTS, AND WE
JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO FUEL AND SUPPORT
SOME OF THE WORK, ESPECIALLY
FROM OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS THA
HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH STC I AN
WITH -- WHAT IS THE
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE OFFICE
CALLED?
>> OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT.
>> OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
THE ENVIRONMENT, OSC AND STC I
HAVE BEEN IN GOOD CONVERSATION
ABOUT SOME OF THE WORK THAT THE
HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DO TO
ENHANCE SOME OF OUR LIVING
BUILDING POLICIES OUT THERE. I
WANTED TO TAKE A CHANCE TO
FURTHER THOSE CONVERSATIONS. IF
FUNDING WAS A BARRIER TO DOING
ANY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ASSESSMENTS THAT WERE TAKING
PLACE. WE WANTED TO PUT IN A
HOLD SO THAT THE LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH WAS CLEARLY COMMUNICATIN
TO THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OUR
SUPPORT FOR THAT ONGOING WORK
THAT THE DEPARTMENTS ARE DOING.
SO I WANT TO FLAG FOR FOLKS A
FEW THINGS. ONE, THIS IS A
PLACEHOLDER, AND I ANTICIPATE
THAT I WILL BE COMING BACK TO
YOU ALL WITH SOME AMENDED
LANGUAGE TO INCLUDE FOR THIS
ITEM BASED ON FEEDBACK THAT
WE'VE RECEIVED FROM OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND THE
ENVIRONMENT, STC I AND SOME
COMMUNITY PARTNERS, THERE'S SOM
REALLY GOOD WORK THAT IS
HAPPENING CURRENTLY WITHIN SDC
ON LIVING BUILDING LANGUAGE. SO
IF THERE IS A WAY FOR US TO
ENHANCE OR FURTHER THAT
ANALYSIS THAT THEY ARE DOING IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT,
I WOULD BE VERY MUCH INTERESTED
IN MAKING SURE THAT THEY DIDN'T
HAVE ANY FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO
FURTHERING THAT ANALYSIS AND
POLICY DEVELOPMENT. SO NUMBER
ONE, THIS IS A HOLD UNTIL WE CA
GET SOME ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK
FROM THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE ABOUT
THE WORK THAT THEY ARE CURRENTL
DOING WITHIN THE DEPARTMENTS.
NUMBER TWO, THIS IS A REALLY
EXCITING, GROUNDBREAKING POLICY
THAT THEY ARE EMBARKING UPON AN
AS WE CONSIDER THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
OF LOOKING AT LIVING BUILDING
STANDARDS, I WANT TO CENTER US
ON THE FACT THAT THIS IS REALLY
ABOUT CREATING OPPORTUNITY FOR
THE CITY TO LEAD ON GREEN
POLICY, GREEN DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGIES. WE KNOW FOR EXAMPLE
THAT HOTELS, WHEN THEY'RE
CREATED, THEY HAVE MUCH HIGHER
RATES OF ENERGY USE, WATER USE,
AND AS WE AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL
CREATION OF BUILDINGS IN THE
CITY, SPECIFICALLY BUILDINGS
THAT HAVE HIGH ENERGY
CONSUMPTION, IT'S A GOOD
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO THINK
ABOUT ADDITIONAL STANDARDS THAT
WE WOULD LIKE TO IMPOSE TO
ENSURE THAT BUILDINGS OF THE
FUTURE COMPLY WITH HELPING US
CREATE A LIVABLE FUTURE FOR THE
THIS PLANET. SO MORE TO COME O
THIS BUT THERE IS A NUMBER OF
REASONS HOTELS ARE SPECIFICALLY
BEING LOOKED AT, AND I ALSO WAN
TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE RECEIVED
FROM FEEDBACK POSTS LISTING THI
THAT FURTHER THE DISCUSSIONS
THAT WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN HAVIN
WITH THE DEPARTMENT BUT HAVE
OFFERED A SLIGHTLY MODIFIED WAY
THAT WE CAN MOVE THIS WORK IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH STC I AND OSC
THAT IS SLIGHTLY ENHANCED FROM
HERE. BUT THE CONCEPT HERE IS T
HELP TAKE AWAY ANY BARRIERS THA
MIGHT EXIST FOR US TO MOVE
FORWARD THIS YEAR WITH HELPING
THE LIVING BUILDING STANDARDS
REALLY BE CONCRETIZE TO AND HAV
A FOOTHOLD IN FUTURE POLICY
DISCUSSIONS. ANYTHING THAT WE
CAN DO AS A LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
AND BUDGET CHAIR FOR
PRE-INTRODUCTION CAN DO TO
ENSURE THAT WE ARE TAKING AWAY
ANY FINANCIAL BARRIERS IS
SOMETHING THAT I'D BE VERY
INTERESTED IN DOING, AND AGAIN,
WE WILL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH
SOME MODIFIED LANGUAGE BASED ON
FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE RECEIVED
FROM STC I, OSC, AND PROBABLY
INCLUDING OUR PARTNERS WITH
PUBLIC UTILITIES, AS WELL. I SE
OUR PUBLIC UTILITY CHAIR. CITY
LIGHT. OKAY, CITY LIGHT. IT'S
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN HAS
PUBLIC UTILITIES. MORE
CONVERSATION TO COME THERE. I
SEE TWO HANDS. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
PLEASE RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS
STILL IN DEVELOPMENT WITH THE
DEPARTMENT.
>> YOU MAKE IT SOUND LIKE
THERE'S A LOT OF TALK GOING ON
BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS, BUT I'M
VICE CHAIR OF THE SUSTAINABILIT
AND RENTERS RIGHTS COMMUNITY,
I'M ON LAND USE, CHAIR OF CITY
LIGHT, AND THE FIRST TIME I'VE
HEARD ABOUT THIS POLICY IS
THROUGH SOME OF THOSE FORM
EMAILS COMING IN. SO IT DOES
SEEM STRANGE TO ME THAT WE ARE
ALLOCATING MONEY FOR SEP A
ANALYSIS FOR A POLICY THAT
HASN'T BEEN DISCUSSED IN
COMMITTEE. I APPRECIATE THAT YO
MIGHT KNOW A LOT ABOUT IT. I'M
BIG FAN OF THE LIVING BUILDING
PILOT PROJECT PROGRAM, WHICH IS
AN INCENTIVE PROGRAM TO ACHIEVE
SUSTAINABILITY MEASURES THAT GO
-- THAT ARE BEYOND THE LEAD
STANDARDS. SO I AM INTERESTED I
LEARNING MORE ABOUT THIS. BUT I
DOES SEEM PREMATURE TO ESTABLIS
AN EXPENDITURE FOR A POLICY THA
HASN'T BEEN DISCUSSED. THIS IS
FOR CENTRAL STAFF. YOU NOTED IN
THE MEMO THAT THIS WORK IS STIL
BEING DISCUSSED AND OSC HAS NOT
DETERMINED IF 2000 IS THE RIGHT
AMOUNT OF FUNDING FOR THIS WORK
AND I THINK YOU MENTIONED THEY
HAVEN'T DISCUSSED TAKING ON THI
WORK WITH THE EXECUTIVE, WHICH
MAY MEAN THIS FUNDING WILL GO
UNSPENT OR REPURPOSED FOR OTHER
USES. AGAIN, TALKING ABOUT MONE
THAT TRANSPARENCY AND BUDGETING
AND MAKING SURE THAT WHEN WE
ALLOCATE MONEY IT'S ACTUALLY
GETTING SPENT. SO IS IT
PREMATURE TO BE FUNDING THIS
WORK GIVEN THOSE FACTORS AS
WELL?
>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE
QUESTION, AND I WOULD SAY THAT
THERE IS WORK THAT'S CURRENTLY
GOING ON WITH THE DEPARTMENT. S
THE FACT THAT IT HASN'T BEEN
DISCUSSED IN COMMITTEE, AND
VARIOUS COMMITTEES, MIGHT BE
BECAUSE IT'S WORKED FROM
PREVIOUS YEARS. STC I IS
CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF
LOOKING AT THEIR LIVING BUILDIN
PROJECT REQUIREMENTS. I THINK I
IS A GOOD IDEA FOR US TO ENSURE
THAT AS THEY LOOK AT ENHANCING
AND UPDATING THEIR CURRENT
LIVING BUILDING LANGUAGE, THAT
THEY WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
OSC TO DO SO. THOSE DEPARTMENTS
WORK TOGETHER OFTEN, AND WE HAV
BEEN IN CONVERSATION WITH SOME
OF THE DEPARTMENT DIRECT OTHERS
TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS WERE
AWARE THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING W
WOULD LIKE TO FURTHER. AGAIN,
THIS IS FUNDING FOR AN
ANALYSIS. SO NOT A DIRECTIVE ON
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AT THIS
POINT, JUST THE ANALYSIS OF IF
WE COULD DO THE ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT ASSESSMENTS THAT I THINK
WOULD HELP CREATE GREENER
BUILDINGS, MORE SUSTAINABILITY
IN THE FUTURE. AND HAPPY TO HAV
A CONVERSATION WITH ANY OF THE
FOLKS THAT YOU WORKED WITH IN
THE DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE NOT
REACHED OUT YET TO CITY LIGHT,
FOR EXAMPLE ON THIS. MORE WE AR
CONTEMPLATING WATER USAGE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
THAN STC I, SO HAPPY TO TALK
ABOUT CITY LIGHT, AS WELL.
>> IS IT GOING TO BE AN
INCENTIVE PROGRAM OR IS IT
MANDATED, AND WHAT DOES IT HAVE
TO DO WITH OPERATIONS, AND DOES
IT IMPACT EXISTING HOTELS?
>> THERE IS AN EXISTING LIVING
BUILDINGS PROJECT LANGUAGE THAT
IS CURRENTLY AT SDC I, SO IT
WOULD BE BUILDING UPON THAT.
>> SO IT'S AN INCENTIVE PROGRAM
>> I AM NOT DIRECTING THEM TO
COME UP WITH THE POLICY. WE WAN
TO DO AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ASSESSMENT. LET ME JUST FLAG
THAT WE ARE STILL IN
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
DEPARTMENT. BUT I REALLY THINK
THAT THE TIME WAS YESTERDAY, 10
YEARS AGO, TO DO ANYTHING WE CA
FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR
PLANET, AND AS OUR CITY IS
ALLOWING FOR GREATER DENSITY TO
COME IN, AND BUILDING HOTELS
AND OTHER BUILDINGS, WE SHOULD
BE LOOKING WITH URGENCY AT HOW
WE INCORPORATE THIS LANGUAGE. S
GIVEN THE MIDYEAR, WHAT'S
HAPPENING, THE OPPORTUNITY TO
INCLUDE LANGUAGE TO FURTHER THI
CONCEPT, I WANTED TO FLAG IT
HERE AND HAVE DONE SO IN A
TRANSPARENT WAY. WE'LL BE COMIN
BACK WITH LANGUAGE BASED ON THE
DISCUSSION WITH THE DEPARTMENTS
TO SEE WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO TO
FURTHER THE CONCEPT HERE, JUST
TO FURTHER THE ANALYSIS. I'M
GOING TO TURN IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, AS WELL.
>> NOT A QUESTION. I WANT TO SA
I'M REALLY PLEASED THAT WE ARE
EXPLORING THIS AREA. THERE IS A
INTERNATIONAL GREEN HOTEL
ASSOCIATION, BUT THERE IS NO
CERTIFICATION OF GREEN HOTELS
UNDER THAT PROGRAM AND THEY SAY
RIGHT ON THEIR WEBSITE, THEY
SAY THERE'S NO CERTIFICATION
BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE
ASSOCIATED WITH CERTIFICATION.
JUST THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTAN
TO GUARD AGAINST GREENWASHING,
AND THAT'S WHY I, TOO AM A BIG
FAN OF THE SEATTLE LIVING
BUILDING PROGRAM. THERE IS
CERTIFICATION FOR THAT AND
TOWNSELL MEMBER NELSON IS
CORRECT, THERE IS AN INCENTIVE
BUILT IN FOR THAT PROGRAM. BUT
AGAIN, THERE'S ALSO
CERTIFICATION THAT THESE
BUILDINGS ARE ACTUALLY MEETING
THE STANDARDS, RATHER THAN JUST
CUSTOMERS HAVING TO TAKE THE
HOTEL'S WORD FOR THEIR
PARTICIPATION IN THESE PROGRAMS
REALLY APPRECIATE THE MOVEMENT
TOWARDS SOMETHING THAT IS
CONFIRMING THAT HOTELS THAT ARE
BEING BUILT IN OUR CITY ARE
LIVING UP TO THESE STANDARDS.
THANKS.
>> ARE THERE HOTELS THAT HAVE
SIGNED ON TO THE LIVING BUILDIN
YOU WERE REFERRING TO,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD? ARE YOU
SAYING THAT THERE ARE SOME
HOTELS THAT HAD SIGNED ON OR
THAT THEY ARE SAYING THAT THEY
ARE ACHIEVING SUSTAINABILITY BU
THEY AREN'T?
>> I'M SAYING THAT THERE IS A
GREEN HOTEL ASSOCIATION AND
THERE ARE STANDARDS IDENTIFIED
BY PEOPLE WHO ARE MEMBERS OF
THIS ASSOCIATION, BUT THERE IS
NO CERTIFICATION THAT THESE
HOTELS HAVE MET THESE STANDARDS
UNLIKE THE GREEN BUILDING
PROGRAM FOR HERE IN SEATTLE,
WHICH INCLUDES A CERTIFICATION
PROCESS.
>> MAYBE I -- THEY CAN BE A
DESCRIPTION OF THE LIVING HOTEL
PROPOSAL BEFORE WE GO FORWARD O
THIS. THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR
ME.
>> THANKS FOR FLAGGING THOSE
QUESTIONS AND MY INTEREST IS
ALWAYS TRYING TO INCLUDE AS
MUCH AS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE
AMENDMENT PROCESS, SO THAT
PEOPLE HAVE EXTRA TIME TO LOOK
AT THE DIRECTION THAT I'M
INTERESTED IN GOING, AND I THIN
THAT IT COMPLEMENTS THE WORK
THAT THE CITY HAS DONE AS
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD NOTED,
EXISTING POLICIES OUT THERE.
THIS CONCEPT HAS BEEN PART OF
THE CITY'S WORK OVER THE PAST
FEW YEARS AND I THINK IT'S AT
THE STAGE WHERE AN ENVIRONMENTA
IMPACT ASSESSMENT ENSURING THAT
THE S EPA ANALYSIS CAN MOVE
FORWARD IS GREAT . SO MUCH WORK
HAS BEEN DONE, SO LET'S MOVE
FORWARD, LET'S TAKE AWAY ANY
BUDGETARY RESTRICTIONS THAT
MIGHT SLOW DOWN THE PROCESS.
THAT'S REALLY MY GOAL HERE, AND
JUST TO PROVIDE CONTEXT HERE,
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENSUR
THERE'S MOMENTUM AROUND THE
ABILITY FOR OUR CITY TO MOVE
FORWARD ON THIS ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW, ENHANCE THE POLICY, AND
THE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT WORK
THAT'S ALREADY IN PLACE. GIVEN
THE FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE RECEIVE
TO LOOK AT THE EXISTING LIVING
BUILDING STANDARDS WITHIN SDC I
MY HOPE IS THAT WE CAN
ACCELERATE THAT CONVERSATION AN
REALLY ENSURE THAT AS WE TALK
ABOUT DOWNTOWN RECOVERY, AS WE
TALK ABOUT ECONOMIC RECOVERY,
THAT WE DO SO IN A WAY THAT
DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE'RE TURNING
INTO THE STATUS QUO, FOR A
NUMBER OF REASONS, BUT
SPECIFICALLY FOR THE HEALTH OF
OUR PLANET, LOOKING AT HOW WE
ARE SUPPORTING ODYSSEY CONCEPTS
WITH FUNDING THAT ALLOW FOR MOR
EQUITABLE AND GREENER
DEVELOPMET AND A GREENER
ECONOMY. THROUGH THAT VEIN I'M
EXCITED THAT WE HAVE THIS
INFORMATION. WE'LL GET MORE
INFORMATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT
ABOUT THE WORK THAT THEY'VE
ALREADY DONE ON THE LIVING
BUILDING PROJECT, THE CONCEPT O
INCORPORATING THIS INTO THE
ANALYSIS OR THE PROCESS THAT TH
DEPARTMENTS ARE GOING THROUGH
WITH HOW THEY WOULD ENHANCE AND
EXPAND THAT WORK AND IF FOLKS
ARE SAYING, LIKE I DON'T GET IT
WHY WOULD WE DO THIS, LET'S JUS
LOOK AT A FEW FACTS HERE. WE
KNOW THAT HOTELS, FOR EXAMPLE,
CONTRIBUTE 8% OF THE GLOBAL
CARBON EMISSIONS. WE WANT TO
INCREASE TOURISM AND BRING FOLK
TO THE CITY, AND WE ALSO WANT T
ENSURE THAT WE ARE DOING SO IN
GREEN WAY THAT PROMOTES CLIMATE
JUSTICE. SO THAT'S ONE AREA. WE
ALSO KNOW THAT THERE IS A LARGE
NUMBER OF ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT
OF THIS DECISION TO HELP SPUR
MORE ECO-CONSCIOUS TRAVELERS TO
COME TO SEATTLE. THINK OF THESE
AS A DRAW TO THE CITY. WE KNOW
THAT 83% OF TRAVELERS PLAN OR
PRIORITIZE WHERE THEY GO IN
THEIR TRAVEL CHOICES AND 69% OF
TRAVELERS EXPECT AND WANT MORE
OPTIONS. SO WE CAN DO A FEW
THINGS. SUMMARIZE THOSE STATS
THAT I JUST SAID, SHARE WITH YO
SCORES AND WE CAN SUMMARIZE THE
WORK THAT THE CITY IS ALREADY
DOING ON THE LIVING BUILDING
STANDARDS WHILE WE HAVE FURTHER
CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM ABOUT
HOW THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS
POLICY ENHANCED. SO MORE TO
COME. I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT THE ABILITY TO FURTHER
THIS WORK AND IF THERE ARE ANY
FINANCIAL BARRIERS, TO TRY TO
TAKE THOSE AWAY. [ CAPTIONERS
TRANSITIONING ]
DEPENDING ON YOUR QUESTIONS THA
MAY BE OVER OR UNDER.
>> LET ME ASK MY COLLEAGUES. WE
HAVE THIS ITEM ON AUGUST
RECKONED AS WELL. OUR FOLKS ON
A TIME CRUNCH HERE? NELSON THA
SHE IS RUNNING INTO A TIME
CRUNCH. ANY ADDITIONAL
COLLEAGUES WOULD YOU PREFER T
HOLD THIS OVER ? OKAY. FOR MY
COLLEAGUE WHO WEIGHED IN, WE AR
GOING TO GO AHEAD TO ASK
CENTRAL STAFF TO SUMMARIZE . WE
DIDN'T GET TO THE DOWNTOWN
EXCAVATION PLANS AND I KNOW THA
IS IMPORTANT TO YOU
COUNCILMEMBER. DO YOU WANT TO D
THOSE QUESTIONS AND THEN WE WIL
GO?
>> I'M NOT ABLE TO SEE WHERE
PEOPLE ARE ON THEIR TIME CRUNCH
I HAD A NOON.
>> I COULD PROBABLY COVER THE
DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION PLAN IN TW
MINUTES , 23 MINUTE I COULD
PROBABLY DO THIS IN THE NEXT
FEW MINUTES IF YOU GUYS HAVE
TIME. BUT I AM TOTALLY OKAY WIT
POSTPONING UNTIL AUGUST 2nd AS
WELL.
>> I AM SEEING NODS OVER HERE.
COLLEAGUES CAN YOU HANG ON FOR
TO 10 MINUTES? I AM SEEING NOD
ON THE SCREEN. LET'S GO AHEAD
AND SUMMARIZE THE LAST FEW
SLIDES HERE AND COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON IF YOU NEED TO LOGIN ON
YOUR EARBUDS I UNDERSTAND TOO.
>> THIS IS A LIST OF POLICY
CONSIDERATIONS AND ISSUES
IDENTIFIED BY CENTRAL STAFF. I
THE MEMO WE DESCRIBE PROPOSED
SPENDING AND ADMINISTRATION
CHANGES OF THIS PLAN. IT DOES
COVER SOME HIGHLIGHTS AND FOCUS
ON THE PROPOSED SPENDING. WHIL
I WANT TO FOCUS ON THE PROPOSED
SPENDING BUT THE MEMO INCLUDES
THREE PAGES OF INFORMATION ON
THE SUBJECT. STARTING ON PAGE
12. IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR, THE
MAYOR ANNOUNCED THE INITIAL
COMPONENTS OF HIS DOWNTOWN
ACTIVATION PLAN WHICH IS A NEW
INITIATIVE THROUGH REIMAGINE
SEATTLE DOWNTOWN. AND TO
REITERATE THE POINT MADE IN TH
MEMO, ANY SPENDING ON THE
DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION PLAN TODAY
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN CONTEXT
OF THE PROJECTED ANNUAL
OPERATING DEFICIT AND THE
GENERAL FUND. OR ABOUT $224
MILLION. BEGINNING IN 2025 AN
REPRIORITIZING EXISTING
RESOURCES. SO THE EXECUTIVES
SAY AS INDICATED, THE NEW
SPENDING IN 2024 WILL LIKELY B
FUNDED BY THE JUMPSTART FUND .
AS PART OF THE ECONOMIC
REVITALIZATION WORK. WHICH HAS
A RESERVE -- SINCE WE ARE
LIKELY TO SEE NEW APPROPRIATION
FOR THIS AND THE PROPOSED 202
ADJUSTMENT. THIS WOULD BE A
GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCI
TO PROVIDE POLICY DIRECTION FO
THE INITIATIVE. AGAIN I PLAN O
COVERING THE NEW SPENDING IN
DETAIL BUT I WILL DO THAT
BECAUSE WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE
TIME. AND BECAUSE I TOUCHED ON
EARLIER, THE INFORMATION IS IN
THE MEMO. IN ADDITION TO THE
SPENDING , USING EXISTING
APPROPRIATION AUTHORITY
INCLUDING IN THE 2023 BUDGET,
THE EXECUTIVE HAS REALLOCATED
$1.8 MILLION IN THE BUDGET FO
SPU'S FOR GRAFFITI SERVICES.
WHICH IS AN 87% INCREASE
COMPARED TO THE $2.1 MILLION
PROGRAM FOR GRAFFITI CONTROL I
THE BUDGET. AND THIS IS
IDENTICAL TO AN EARLIER
PROPOSAL THAT THE COUNCIL
REMOVED FROM THE 2023 BUDGET.
AND NOT 2023 PROPOSED BUDGET TH
EXECUTIVE PROPOSED A $1.2
MILLION INCREASE AND THREE FTEs
FOR EXPANDING GRAFFITI CONTRO
AND ABATEMENT. DURING THE
DELIBERATIONS LAST FALL, THE
COUNCIL APPROVED THE COUNCIL
BUDGET ACTION THAT REMOVED THE
PROPOSED FUNDING. AND NEW
POSITIONS FOR THIS. SO THE
SUPPLEMENTAL REVERSES THAT
DECISION AND ADVANCES THE
PROPOSED EXPANSION OF THE
CURRENT GRAFFITI ABATEMENT
PROGRAM. BECAUSE OF THAT
CONTRACT WITH UPLIFT , NORTHWES
IS ALREADY EXECUTED AND THE
POSITION HAS ALREADY BEEN
FILLED. COUNCIL OPTIONS ARE
LIMITED. CAN I COVER THE OTHE
ITEMS ON HERE REAL QUICK BEFOR
WE --
>> THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
>> $1.1 MILLION IS PROPOSED T
INCREASE AND COMPLETED
DELIVERY INVESTMENT TO UPDATE
COST ESTIMATES AND DEVELOP
FINANCIAL PLANS FOR THE PROJECT
WHICH IS $230,000 OF GENERAL
FUND AND 805,000 OF
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT
FUNDS. THIS IS NOT A PRIORITY
FOR THE COUNCIL , THE COUNCIL
COULD REDIRECT THESE FUNDS FOR
OTHER PURPOSES. JUST WANT TO
NOTE THAT TRANSPORTATION AND
DISTRICT FUNDS CAN ONLY BE USED
FOR CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION
EXPENDITURES. WE ALREADY
COVERED SPD POSITION VACANCIE
BUT I'LL JUST REITERATE, THAT
ADDITIONAL BUDGETS
APPROPRIATIONS WILL BE REQUIRED
IF OR WHEN EXISTING AGENCIES
ARE FILLED ALONGSIDE THE NEW
POSITIONS. WHICH COULD INCREASE
THE PROJECTED $224 MILLION
GENERAL FUND DEFICIT . WHICH IS
EXACTLY THE POINT THAT YOU ARE
MAKING EARLIER ABOUT POSITIONS.
AND FOR THE JUMPSTART FUNDS,
CONTINUE REVENUE SHORTFALLS
CAUSED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMI
THE 2023 ADOPTED GENERAL FUND
BUDGET RELIES ON TEMPORARY
SUPPORT AND AN ORDINANCE WENT
TO REDUCING THE AMOUNT AS
AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE OR STAT
LAW AND BASED ON THE GENERAL
FUND BALANCE WAS 34 MILLION.
SUGGESTING REDUCED 2023
TRANSFER OF THE JUMPSTART FUND
BY AN ADDITIONAL $4.7 MILLION.
FOR A TOTAL OF 38.7 MILLION.
THE COUNCIL COULD APPROVE THE
HIGHER AMOUNT TO ENSURE THE
FUNDS ARE NOT USED FOR OTHER
PURPOSES. AND THIS COVERS
EVERYTHING FOR THE MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL BILL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I AM
CONSCIOUS OF FOLKS TIME BUT I D
WANT TAKE QUESTIONS.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> THINK YOU -- THANK YOU
CHAIRMAN. I DID WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU TO CENTRAL STAFF.
CENTRAL STAFF SHINES ALL YEAR
LONG BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE
BUDGET YOU REALLY SHINE AND HEL
US IN OUR SEPARATION AND POWERS
THAT BE. THEY GIVE SO MUCH
FOR THIS EXHAUSTIVE ANALYSIS.
ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF THE
DEFICIT THAT YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT BUT IT IS ACTUALLY 2025.
IT IS THE GENERAL FUND. IT IS
NOT THE WHOLE BUDGET. SO WE
WILL HAVE SOME DISCUSSIONS I'M
SURE ENOUGH FALL ESPECIALLY
ABOUT THAT ISSUE. SO IN
REVIEWING THE MORE THAN 150
REQUEST CHANGES IN THIS MIDYEA
BUDGET SUPPLEMENTAL I REALIZE
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT HAS
BEEN DONE BY OUR CITY BUDGET
OFFICE AND VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS.
I APPRECIATE THAT AND WANT TO
SAY I DO SUPPORT NEARLY ALL OF
THE PROPOSALS OF THE DOWNTOWN
ACTIVATION PLAN . THERE IS ONE
REQUEST TO CHANGE THAT STICKS
OUT LIKE A SORE BUDGET COME TO
ME. THE PROPOSAL FROM EXECUTIV
TO SPEND $1 MILLION TO STUDY
THE EXECS IS AS THE CENTRAL
CITY CONNECTOR WHICH HAS BEEN
RECENTLY REBRANDED AS A CULTURA
CONNECTOR AND I HAVE HIGHLIGHTE
PREVIOUS LEE CONCERNED THAT
IT'S BECOMING A MOBILE MONEY PI
BECAUSE IT'LL COST MORE TO BUIL
AND WOULD OPERATE THEN AND
INITIALLY COST $1 MILLION TO
STUDY. AND WHEN PEOPLE WANT TO
GET FROM POINT A TO POINT B ON
SINGLE DOWNTOWN ARTERIAL THEY
CAN USE A BUS, THEY CAN USE
LIGHT RAIL. THERE ARE SEVERAL
MEANS OF TRAVEL AND WHEN WE
HAVE SO MANY TRANSPORTATION
NEEDS ACROSS THE CITY INCLUDING
SAFETY PROJECTS SUCH AS VISION
ZERO PROJECTS TO PROTECT THE
AUSTRIANS. I JUST DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WOULD SPEND
ANOTHER DIME WHICH WOULD
ESSENTIALLY TEAR UP THE STREET
FOR TWO YEARS. AND THE PROJECT
WOULD AND BEING A DOWNTOWN
DISRUPTOR. THIS ITEM, 7.6
REQUESTING OVER $1 MILLION FOR
THIS VERY STUDY IS A PROJECT
THAT HAS BEEN INVESTED IN BY TH
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. $95 MILLIO
SHORT OF MEETING ITS FUNDING
GOALS. IF EVEN IF WE WERE
SUCCESS WILL TO CONVINCE
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT THAT THIS
STREETCAR IS THE TOP
TRANSPORTATION PRIORITY , I
BELIEVE THIS EXPENSIVE
REDUNDANT PROJECT WOULD TEAR UP
THAT KEY DOWNTOWN STREET FOR
TWO YEARS AND IT IS NOT THE
BEST USE OF $1 MILLION FOR
TRANSPORTATION NEEDS. SO I AM
HOPING THAT WE CAN USE OUR CIT
CHARTER AUTHORITY TO AMEND THE
ORDINANCE AND POTENTIALLY
REDIRECT THOSE FUNDS TO
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY PROJECTS
ACROSS WALKS , SIDEWALKS AND
OTHER THINGS TO REDUCE SPEEDS O
ARTERIALS. I LOOK FORWARD TO
COLLABORATING WITH ANYONE ELSE
WOULD BE INTERESTED IN AN
AMENDMENT TO REBUT A PLOY -- T
REDEPLOY THOSE DOLLARS. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON
>> I DID HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT
THE INTERCITY CONNECTOR WHICH
IS, THE COUNCIL DOES APPROVE
THIS FUNDING, OR THE TOOLS THE
COUNCIL COULD USE THAT REQUIRE
OUTREACH TO BUSINESSES THIS BE
INCLUDED IN THE ASSESSMENT?
HAS I DO THINK OF COUNCILMEMBE
PEDERSEN JUST MENTIONED THERE
WILL BE SIGNIFICANT CONSTRUCTIO
IMPACTS . AND WHEN I'VE HEARD
TALK OF THIS PROJECT THERE
HASN'T BEEN ANY ACKNOWLEDGMENT
OF THOSE IMPACTS ON THE SMALL
BUSINESSES ARE ON THE
PIKE/MARKET SO I WOULD JUST
LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUTREAC
IS CONDUCTED. IDEALLY IF THERE
COULD BE WAYS OF HELPING TO
FUND THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE
IMPACTED IF THIS PROJECT GOES
FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. MAYBE WE
CAN TAKE THAT OFF LINE AND WE
CAN TALK MORE ABOUT A
PARTNERSHIP OR ADDITIONAL
DIRECTIVES THERE. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO
SIGNAL MY INTEREST IN WORKING
WITH YOU COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
ON INCREASING FUNDING FOR
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY PROJECTS. I
APPRECIATE YOUR REFERENCE TO
THE CENTER CITY STREETCAR AS
MOBILE MONEY PIT. I THINK
THERE ARE MANY BETTER USES AND
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY I THINK IS
ONE OF THE PRIMARY CHALLENGES
OF OUR CITY RIGHT NOW BE HURTIN
YOUR COMMITTEE YESTERDAY.
SPECIFICALLY, RELATED TO VERY
NECESSARY EQUITY INVESTMENTS I
SOME OF THE PARTS OF OUR CITY
WHERE WE SEE THE MOST
PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES, BIKE
FATALITIES. THAT ARE ALSO
INTENDED TO BE AREAS THAT
RECEIVE EQUITY INVESTMENTS.
YET, DESPITE THE VERY
PASSIONATE AND EFFECTIVE
ADVOCACY OF MANY MEMBERS OF TH
PUBLIC AS WELL AS DISTRICT 2
COUNCILMEMBERS THOSE
INVESTMENTS AREN'T BEING PAID
THEMSELVES. I APPRECIATE YOU
BEGETTING THE COUNCIL STATED.
APPRECIATE YOU BEGETTING THIS
CONVERSATION COUNCILMEMBER. TH
USE OF FUNDS , THE COUNCIL
ALLOCATED FOR THE NORTHEAST AND
SOUTHWEST LIBRARY BRANCH ,
INVESTMENTS AT THE COUNCIL FIRS
INVESTED IN THE 2022 BUDGET .
CAUGHT UP IN A SPENDING HOLD
LAST YEAR AND BE ALLOCATED OF
COURSE JUMPSTART DOLLARS FOR
THAT PURPOSE. CAN I GET
CLARIFICATION AND UNDERSTAND,
OR THOSE IMPROVEMENTS TO THOSE
LIBRARIES GOING TO BE MADE?
DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE
DOLLARS ARE BEING SWAPPED ?
DOLLARS THAT WERE INTENDED FOR
THAT PURPOSE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD OUR
COLLEAGUE IS ON THE LINE SO I
WILL INVITE HIM TO TRY AND
ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
>> HELLO COUNCILMEMBERS. THANK
YOU FOR THE QUESTION. IN
CONSULTING WITH FOLKS AND
REVIEWING THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
REPORTS. THEY REPORT TO THEIR
ONBOARD MONTHLY. THOSE TWO
BRANCHES HAVE CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS UNDERWAY. THEY ARE
LOOKING AT COMPLETING THEM THI
YEAR I BELIEVE THERE ARE COSTS
THAT ARE YET TO BE FINALIZED
AND THOUGHT TO BE INCREASING. I
JUST WANT TO PUT THESE
AIR-CONDITIONING PROJECTS IN TH
CONTEXT THAT THE APPROPRIATION
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS TO THE
MAJOR MAINTENANCE. THIS KIND O
PROJECT FOR THE LIBRARY
INCLUDING OTHER BRANCHES. IN
2021 THE LIBRARY GOT A REPORT
FROM A CONSULTANT COVERING ALL
THE BRANCHES ABOUT
AIR-CONDITIONING AND
PRIORITIES. WE KNOW AS OF LAS
FALL THAT THE FIRST FIVE OR SO
OF THOSE PRIORITIES WERE
CONSIDERED EITHER FUNDED OR AT
THE TIME THE MONEY THAT WAS
PROPOSED WOULD PICK UP THE NEX
FIVE. AND MOVE RIGHT ON THROUGH
TO TRY TO ACCOMMODATE BETTER
CONDITIONING ACROSS THE BOARD.
ACROSS ALL THE BRANCHES. THE
SHORT ANSWER IS, IT LOOKS LIKE
IF IT IS IN THE WAY THERE'S
FUNDING SOURCES TO FUND THOSE
TWO PROJECTS. I FORGOT TO
MENTION THEY ARE ALSO IN THE
RUNNING FOR FEDERAL EMERGENT TH
MANAGEMENT AGENCY GRANTS. TO
FUND THESE THINGS. WE HAVE YET
TO FIND OUT. HOPEFULLY'S.
HOPEFULLY SOON. CONSIDERING THE
NUMBER OF AIR-CONDITIONING
PROJECT THAT COULD BE FUNDED.
SERIES OF AIR-CONDITIONING
PRIORITIES ASSUMING FEMA MONEY
IS COMING IN HOW IS THE LIBRAR
DOING FOR ALL OF THEIR
CONDITIONING. I WILL NOTE THA
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE ABOUT
$400,000 BETWEEN WHAT WAS
ORIGINALLY APPROPRIATED IN
GENERAL FUNDS BY THE COUNT WILL
AND THE $1.7 MILLION THAT WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW.
THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A
SHORTFALL THERE. MAYBE I WILL
STOP THERE. I THREW A LOT OF
NUMBERS THAT YOU. I TRIED TO BE
CAN/ BUT THESE ARE ONE OF THOS
THINGS WHEN YOU CRACK IT OPEN
YOU START TO FIND MORE DETAILS.
>> MY QUESTION IS, I CARE ABOUT
THE LARGER EFFORT --
>> SURE. SURE.
>> I THINK MY QUESTION FOR OU
PURPOSES IS JUST SIMPLY, ARE
THE TWO PROJECTS WE FUNDED FOR
TWO YEARS . ARE THEY FULLY
FUNDED? I APPRECIATE KNOWING
THERE UNDERWAY AT BUT I REALLY
NEED TO KNOW WHETHER OR NOT AND
I'M SURE COUNCILMAN PEDERSEN
WOULD LIKE TO AS WELL, WHETHER
THEY HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO
COMPLETE THOSE PROJECTS IN HAND
GUARANTEED FUNDS.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE
ANSWER IS THEY ARE LOOKING FOR
THE GRANT FUNDING IN THE LATES
REPORT THAT I READ THAT IS FOR
THE LIBRARY BOARD. THEY ARE
LOOKING FOR FUNDING TO FINISH
THIS PROJECT AND THE COST HAS
ESCALATED. I PUT THAT INTO THE
CONTEXT OF THE COUNCIL'S
DECISIONS FOR FUNDING TO THIS
CIP PROJECT LAST YEAR WHICH WAS
TO PULL SOME MONEY OUT OF THAT
PROJECT.
>> WE MADE A REDUCTION
OURSELVES. WE MADE THE
REDUCTION BECAUSE WE WERE
LIMITED IN OUR ABILITY TO MAKE
WHOLE A BUDGET HOLD. THAT WE
DIDN'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER.
SO I THINK WE DID THE BEST WE
COULD. GIVEN THAT THE FULL
FUNDING HAD BEEN DUPED TO THE
PREVIOUS YEAR. I DEFINITELY
APPRECIATE THAT. MADAM CHAIR I
HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. I WILL
BE SO QUICK. THE FIRST ,
FLAGGING THE TWO AMENDMENTS I'M
INTERESTED IN. UNDERSTAND THAT
ALL AMENDMENTS ARE SELF
BALANCING. I HAVE RECEIVED A
REQUEST FROM THE OFFICE OF
INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR HALFTIME
FUNDING FOR COMMUNICATIONS AN
ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST. TO HELP
FULFILL THEIR MISSION TO
MEANINGFULLY APPLY RACIAL EQUIT
LENS TO ITS WORK. I HAVE MORE
DETAIL ABOUT THAT POSITION AND
AM HAPPY TO SHARE. TECHNICALLY,
I THINK PEOPLE ARE AWARE THAT
IN THE MAYOR'S APRIL SUBSTANCE
ABUSE DISORDER EMERGENCY ORDER
THE EXECUTIVE IDENTIFIED A NEE
FOR A POST OVERDOSE TREATMENT
FACILITY. SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT IS REVERSING
OVERDOSES OF PEOPLE IN PUBLIC
PLACES AND THEN LEAVING PEOPL
IN THE PLACE WHERE THEY CARED
FOR THEM . OUTDOORS. THERE IS
NEED TO FIND A PLACE TO
TRANSPORT PEOPLE TO SHORT TERM.
THIS IS A GOAL THAT IS
IDENTIFIED. THERE IS A
POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
COUNTY AND I JUST WANT TO FIND
MY INTEREST IN FINDING SOME
FUNDS FOR A CAPITAL
CONTRIBUTION FROM THE CITY TO
MATCH THAT OF THE COUNTY.
LASTLY, MY QUESTION, I
UNDERSTAND THERE IS A MIDYEAR
WITHIN THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT FROM UNDER SPENDING
IN THE RHA CONTRACT. AND IT IS
SUPPOSED TO COME FROM TAP AND
TAP HAS BEEN ENTIRELY FUNDED
UNDER BUDGET ONE TIME TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT WHERE IT CAME
FROM .
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YO
FOR FLAGGING THOSE. INTERESTED
TO LEARN MORE. I'VE KEPT YOU
ALL VERY LONG TODAY SO I WILL
ATTEMPT TO WRAP IT UP HERE. I
WANT TO FIGHT A QUESTION I WILL
BE FOLLOWING UP WITH CENTRAL
STAFF ON RELATED TO THE FUNDIN
SOURCE FOR THE DOWNTOWN
ACTIVATION PLAN I AM CONCERNED
ABOUT PUBLIC HYGIENE BUDGET
GOING TOWARD THAT. I HAVE
FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS AND WILL B
LOOKING TO SEE HOW WE CAN
ENSURE THE HYGIENE BUDGET IS
STILL PROTECTED. THE SECOND
THING I AM VERY INTERESTED IN
AND I KNOW THIS IS PROBABLY NO
A SURPRISE TO FOLKS, REGARDING
SOME COMMENTS MADE IN THE MEMO
IN OUR PRESENTATION, I HOPE
THERE IS THAT TRANSPORTATION AN
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE JUMPSTAR
FUND. WE WANT TO ENSURE THERE
IS CLEAR DIRECTION THAT THE
JUMPSTART TRANSFER, IT SHOULD
ALLOW FOR US TO DO THE
JUMPSTART TRANSFER IN THE
GENERAL FUND IN 2023 IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLEXIBILITY
FUNDING THAT WE AUTHORIZE AND
WOULD LIKE CENTRAL STAFF TO
DRAFT LANGUAGE AND DIRECTION S
WE CAN AMEND THE POLICIES TO
MAKE SURE THERE IS CLARITY
MOVING FORWARD AT A MINIMUM
THAT A TRUE UP HAPPENS MIDYEAR.
NOT JUST THE END OF THE YEAR AN
THE 2020 ESTIMATES THAT WE HAD
CODIFIED IN STATUTE ACCORDING
TO OUR UNANIMOUSLY PASSED
CODIFIED AMENDMENTS AS WE
INTENDED. WE TALKED A LOT ABOU
THE 2020 SPENT IN LAST YEAR'S
BUDGET AND I THINK ONE WAY TO
ENSURE THERE IS A MINIMUM
THRESHOLD THAT GET SENT TOWARD
THESE PRIORITIES IS TO CODIFY
THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT AND ADJUST
FOR THAT ANNUALLY. THAT IS NO
PROBABLY ALL ABLE TO FIT WITHI
A BUDGET, THIS WOULD BE A
CORRESPONDING LEGISLATION I
LOVED HIS WORK UP TO ADJUST
SOME OF THESE ISSUES WE ARE
SEEING. DEPUTY DIRECTOR?
>> BRIEFLY. I WANT TO KNOW IN
TERMS OF THE AMENDMENT PROCESS,
YES WE NEED TO KNOW HOW THEY AR
BALANCED AND IF YOU HAVE
SPECIFIC IDEAS OF WHERE TO CUT
FUNDS. WE INVITE THOSE TO YOU.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE
GIVEN THE PREVIOUS CONVERSATION
THAT THE COUNCIL IS AT A
DISADVANTAGE TO UNDERSTANDING
WHERE THERE MIGHT BE SAVINGS
HAPPENING IN DEPARTMENTS RIGHT
NOW. IN TERMS OF GETTING
INFORMATION ESSENTIAL STAFF
ABOUT YOUR AMENDMENT IDEAS, WE
WILL WORK WITH YOU AND FIGURING
OUT HOW TO BALANCE THOSE. HE
WILL TALK WITH THE EXECUTIVE TO
FIND WHETHER WE HAVE ACCESS TO
THAT. PLEASE GIVE US YOUR IDEA
AND WE WILL WORK WITH YOU AND D
OUR BEST TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO
ACHIEVE YOUR MIDYEAR BUDGET
PRIORITIES.
>> THANK YOU. LONG MORNING.
THANK YOU FOR HOLDING OUT WITH
ME. AS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE IDEAS
THEY WOULD LIKE TO FLAG FOR
CENTRAL STAFF, PLEASE GO AHEAD
AND DO SO BEFORE NOON ON MONDA
AND WILL BE ABLE TO WORK WITH
YOU ALL BY AUGUST 2nd TO ENSURE
WE HAVE A MORE ROBUST DISCUSSIO
AT THAT AUGUST 2nd DATE. WE
WILL HAVE THE MAJOR SUPPLEMENTA
BUDGET, WE WILL FOLLOW UP ON
THIS FISCAL NOTE . IF THERE IS
URGENCY ON THE ANNUAL ACTION
PLAN WE MAY HAVE THAT ON THE
AGENDA AS WELL. OKAY. THAT
CONCLUDES HOUR-LONG MEETING FOR
TODAY. WE WILL SAY THANK YOU TO
EVERYONE AND MEETING IS
ADJOURNED.