>>> THANK YOU, GOOD MORNING,
EVERYBODY, GLAD YOU'RE ALL HERE
THIS IS A MEETING OF THE
GOVERNANCE NATIVE COMMUNITIES
AND TRIABLE GOVERNMENTS
COMMITTEE. THE DATE IS JULY 20.
THE TIME IS 9:35. I'M DEBORA
JUAREZ, CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE
WITH THAT, THANK YOU ALL AGAIN
FOR BEING HERE. IT'S AN EXCITIN
DAY. WE HAVE A GREAT AGENDA.
PARTICULARLY WITH THE INDIGENOU
ADVISORY COUNCIL AND THE ROLLIN
OUT OF THEIR WORK PLAN. WITH
THAT, LET'S MOVE ON TO MADAME
CLERK. CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> I'M HERE.
>> THANK YOU. THERE'S NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. NOT SEEING AN
OBJECTION. THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. LET'S GO ON TO THE
CHAIR'S REPORT. I SHARED A
LITTLE BIT WITH YOU TODAY, BUT
DO A QUICK OVERVIEW. WE HAVE
EIGHT ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
THE FIRST IS THE REAPPOINTMENT
OF HEARING EXAMINER, RYAN
VANCIL, I UNDERSTAND MR. VANCIL
IS HERE. I WANT TO SAY HELLO. H
WILL BE INTRODUCED BY KAREN
JACKSON FROM THE LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT. THEN CONSIDER THE
APPOINTMENTS OF IRIS FRIDAY TO
THE SEATTLE INDIAN SERVICES
COMMISSION. AND FRANCES MURNAN
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS WILL BE DOING THA
INTRODUCTION, AND FRANCESCA WIL
STAY FOR ITEMS THREE THROUGH SI
FOR FOUR APPOINTMENTS TO THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL.
THREE OF THESE ARE
REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE COUNCIL.
THE REAPPOINTMENTS ARE ESTHER
LUCERO. DONNY STEVENSON, AND
ASIA TAIL FROM THE SEATTLE
FOUNDATION. WE ALSO CONSIDER A
NEW APPOINTMENT TO THE IAC,
FILLING VACANCY, DESIGNATED FOR
INDIGENOUS YOUTH. SHE'S HERE
TODAY. THE MAYOR NOMINATED MEGA
COSTELLO. YOU KNOW THAT'S A
WONDERFUL ORGANIZATION AND WE
ARE LUCKY TO HAVE THAT
ORGANIZATION AT SOUTH AND NORTH
FOR AGENDA ITEM 7, WE'LL HEAR
FROM THE INDIGENOUS ADVISORY
COUNCIL, FRANCESCA MURNAN.SHE
WILL BE PRESENTING THE 2023
IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE. THEY HAV
A GREAT POWER POINT AND REPORT
AND WE'LL BE JOINED BY, I
UNDERSTAND, COUNCIL MEMBER
JEREMY, ARE YOU HERE?
>> WE ARE PROMOTING HIM NOW.
JEREMY IS A COUNCIL MEMBER AS I
COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON,
ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBER FROM
THEIR RESPECTIVE TRIABLE
GOVERNMENTS AND JEREMY IS ON
COUNCIL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TH
MOUNTAIN. HE'LL BE HERE IN A
MOMENT. WE CAN WELCOME HIM.
FINALLY, OUR NEW CITY CLERK
SCHEEREEN DEDMAN WILL BE JOINED
BY THE WORK GROUP. WE'VE BEEN
WORKING ON THESE RULES FOR QUIT
AWHILE TO PRESENT THE CHANGES
RECOMMENDED FOLLOWING THEIR
BIANNUAL REVIEW OF THE COUNCIL
RULES. SO THIS IS A STANDARD
KIND OF CLEANUP AFTER TWO YEARS
LET'S GO BACK AND SEE WHAT WORK
AND PARTICULARLY, RECON FIG
RATING THE RULES THAT WE HAD
IMPLEMENTED AND MAY NEED TO
STILL WORK WITH BECAUSE OF
COVID. AND WHAT HAPPENED WITH
DOING REMOTE AND IN-PERSON
COUNCIL MEETINGS AND PUBLIC
HEARING MEETINGS AND SO FORTH.
SO WITH THAT, OH, COUNCIL MEMBE
JOINED US. I'M GIVING HIM A HAR
TIME. HE'S A BROTHER, HE
UNDERSTANDS. SO, WITH THAT,
WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO PUBLIC
COMMENT. MADAME CLERK, CAN YOU
START WITH HOW MANY IN
CHAMBERS?
>> ONE IN CHAMBERS.
>> HOW MANY REMOTE?
>> OKAY, SO WE HAVE ONE
INDIVIDUAL IN CHAMBER. WE'LL
GIVE THAT INDIVIDUAL TWO
MINUTES. YOU DON'T HAVE TO RUN
THE RECORDING, BASICALLY, I
THINK MR. ZIMMERMAN KNOWS THE
RULES THAT WE TRY TO HAVE THIS
TO BE A SAFE SPACE. PLEASE
SPEAK TO THE MATTERS ON THE
AGENDA. BE RESPECTFUL, BE KIND.
THESE ARE BASIC STUFF YOU
SHOULD HAVE LEARNED IN
KINDERGARTEN AND IF YOU WATCH
DEEP SPACE NINE. OTHER THAN
THAT, MR. ZIMMERMAN, THE FLOOR
IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU. MY LOVELY. BEST
OF THE BEST FOR THE LAST 15
YEARS. I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT
AGENDA NUMBER 8. ABOUT THE
RESOLUTION 320906 11.H. YOU
BRING A DOZEN BEHAVIOR HERE. IN
15 YEARS, NOTHING CHANGE. I'M
VERY PROUD. FOR THE LAST 15
YEARS, ALL CORRECTION AND THE
CONSTITUTION, FREEDOM OF
SPEECH, COME ONLY FOR ALEX
ZIMMERMAN. I AM A HERO. I AM A
CELEBRITY IN SEATTLE, YOU KNOW
WHAT THIS MEANS? BECAUSE I ONLY
ONE WHO HAS PASSES. IN ALL THIS
CORRECTION ABOUT CONSTITUTION
FREEDOM OF SPEECH, MAKES
SEATTLE CONSUL FOR THE LAST 15
YEARS. WHAT DOES IT SHOW? FOR
THE LAST 15 YEARS, SEATTLE
DEGENERATE KINDS OF CONSOLE. 15
YEARS, SAME ORDER. IT IS
EXACTLY WHAT I TOLD A THOUSAND
TIMES. BECAUSE YOU SEEK
PSYCHOPATH. PSYCHOPATH IS MORE
DANGEROUS PEOPLE IN THE WORLD,
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS. ARE
YOU A PSYCHOPATH? MADE RULES.
ALEX ZIMMERMAN FOR 15 YEARS?
WHO CAN DO THIS? ONLY MENTALLY
SICK PEOPLE. A PSYCHOPATH. AND
ABSOLUTELY SURE, ANOTHER 40
YEARS, WE'LL BE SAYING THEY
GENERATE --
>> THANK YOU. OKAY. IS THAT THE
LAST OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENT,
MADAME CLERK?
>> THERE ARE NO MORE.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL CLOSE
PUBLIC COMMENT, AND FOLKS,
LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR ITEMS OF
BUSINESS. AS I SHARED, WE HAVE
EIGHT ITEMS AND SIX OF THOSE
ARE APPOINTMENTS AND TWO ARE
PRESENTATIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO
INTRODUCE KAREN JACKSON FROM
OUR HR AND FINANCE DEPARTMENT
FOR THE LEGISLATIVE RUSH, AND
KAREN, WILL YOU PLEASE
INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND YOUR
GUEST. OUR GUEST.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, MAY I
READ THE ITEM INTO THE RECORD?
>> YEAH, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
MADAME CLERK, PLEASE READ ITEM.
DID NOT SEE THE HIGHLIGHTED. GO
AHEAD. IT'S ALL YOU.
>> AGENDA ITEM 1. APPOINTMENT
02578 AS HEARING EXAMINER,
OFFICE OF THE HEARING EXAMINER
FOR A TERM TO MARCH 20, 2027.
>> I'M LAUGHING, KAREN, BECAUSE
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WATCHED THE
GALAXY QUEST. SARAH IS LIKE, I
HAVE ONE JOB. I HAVE ONE JOB TO
DO, LET ME DO IT. WITH THAT,
KAREN, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING,
PRESIDENT SAID, I'M THE
DIRECTOR OF HR AND FINANCE FOR
THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. AND
IT IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE. I
HAVE NEVER DONE THIS VIRTUAL.
SO THIS IS INTERESTING. SO
WELCOME, EVERYBODY. AND
WELCOME, RYAN, UNFORTUNATELY, I
CAN'T SEE HIM, BECAUSE I'M
VIRTUAL AS WELL. SO WELCOME,
RYAN, WE'RE GLAD THAT YOU'RE
HERE. WE'RE AT THIS POINT. RYAN
VANCIL IS OUR CURRENT HEARING
EXAMINER AND HE IS PURSUING A
SECOND TERM. SO OUR REASON FOR
BEING HERE IS TO CONSIDER HIS
RECORD AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS
THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE OF RYAN AND
TO CONSIDER HIM FOR A SECOND
TERM. RYAN WAS HIRED ORIGINALLY
WITH THE CITY AS A DEPUTY
HEARING EXAMINER IN OCTOBER OF
2016. A COUPLE YEARS LATER, HE
WAS APPOINTED AS A HEARING
EXAMINER WITH A ONE-YEAR TERM,
AND THEN FOLLOWED A FOUR-YEAR
TERM. NOW WE'RE SEEKING A
SECOND TERM AND IT'S FROM MARCH
21 OF 2023 THROUGH MARCH 20 OF
2027. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO
STOP TALKING AND ALLOW YOU TO
RAISE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU
HAVE OF RYAN. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
>> THANK YOU, KAREN. SO BEFORE
WE BEGIN, I'M GOING TO SAY A
FEW WORDS AND I'M GOING TO OPEN
IT UP TO THE FLOOR AND GIVE MR.
VANCIL AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
I HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO HIM
BEFORE WE WENT ON CAMERA, AND
RYAN, I HAVE YOUR HUGE PACKET
OF YOUR ANNUAL, I'M SORRY,
OFFICE OF THE HEARING EXAMINER,
THE 2020 ANNUAL REPORT. THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE TIME
SINCE YOU CAME ON BOARD, I'VE
BEEN WORKING WITH YOU ON ALL
KINDS OF MATTERS AND DOING THE
HEARING EXAMINER REPORT TO US.
THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE TIMES
WHERE YOU HAD A COUPLE REPORTS
THAT WERE 200 TO 300 PAGES. I
APPRECIATE THAT. I KNOW THAT'S
HARD WORK, AND I KNOW THAT I
WANTED TO HAVE YOU BACK AND TO
HAVE YOU FOR A SECOND
APPOINTMENT. I FELT LIKE YOU'VE
DONE A GREAT JOB. YOU HELPED
OUT CITY COUNCIL AND TAKING
OVER SOME OF THE MATTERS SO
THAT WE CAN HAVE A TRANSPARENT,
UNBIAS POSITION LOOKING AT SOME
OF THESE MATTERS. SO I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'M GOING
TO WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT YOUR
REAPPOINTMENT, OBVIOUSLY, AND
HAD A CHANCE, AS I ALWAYS HAVE,
TO GO THROUGH YOUR CONFIRMATION
PACKET. THAT'S ALL I'LL SAY FOR
RIGHT NOW AND I WANT TO KNOW IF
THERE'S ANYTHING FROM MY
COLLEAGUES BEFORE I INVITE OUR
GUEST TO SPEAK. SO, MADAME
CLERK, NORMALLY, I LET THE
PROPOSED APPOINTEE SPEAK AHEAD
OF THE VOTE OR SHOULD WE WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE VOTE?
>> IT'S OFTEN DONE BEFORE THE
VOTE IN COMMITTEE.
>> OKAY. SO WITH THAT, MR.
VANCIL, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU,
COUNSEL, IT'S A DELIGHT TO SEE
YOU EVEN IF YOU ARE FAR ABOVE
MY HEAD, SO IT LOOKS LIKE I'M
LOOKING AT THE CEILING. THIS IS
STILL A BETTER VIEW FROM THE
BALD SPOT I DISCOVERED LAST
YEAR. I'M GRATIFIED TO SEE IS
NOT EXPANDING. I DON'T REALLY
HAVE MUCH FOR YOU TODAY. I
INCLUDED A LETTER WITH MY
PACKET THAT WAS INTENDED TO
CONVEY MY SENTIMENTS OF HOW I
FEEL ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO
COME BACK AND SERVE THE CITY IN
THIS ROLE. IT DOES INCLUDE SOME
DETAILS ABOUT SOME OF THE
CHALLENGES THAT WE'VE FACED AND
THAT IS FRANKLY A PART OF THE
DELIGHT OF THE ROLE THAT SUCH A
ROLE OFFERS IS THAT THERE IS A
CONSTANT CHALLENGE. THERE ARE
CONSTANTLY NEW THINGS THAT COME
UP, WHETHER IT'S THE NEW
JURISDICTION TYPES THAT YOU
GIFT US WITH, OR SIMPLY THE
CASE TYPES OF GREATEST
COMPLEXITY FOR ANY TYPE OF
OFFICE LIKE THIS IN THE STATE.
SO IT KEEPS ME AND MY DEPUTY
COMING BACK FOR MORE. WE HAVE A
GREAT SOLID STAFF RIGHT NOW. I
LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER FOUR
YEARS WITH IT, IF IT IS YOUR
WISH THAT I CONTINUE TO SERVE
IN THAT ROLE.
>> THANK YOU, RYAN. I CANNOT
BELIEVE IT'S BEEN FOUR YEARS.
IT'S GONE BY PRETTY FAST.
>> YES.
>> IT'S ALL BEEN FUN. I'M SURE
YOU LOVE IT. ARE THERE ANY
OTHER COMMENTS THAT MY
COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO SHARE
BEFORE I HAVE KAREN CLOSE THIS
OUT AND WE GO TO A VOTE? ALL
RIGHT. I'M SORRY, COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU. RYAN, I HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO REVIEW YOUR PACKET AND
YOUR LETTER. I DON'T HAVE MUCH