>> APRIL 11, 2023 MEETING OF
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUE COMMITTEE
WILL COME TO ORDER. I AM LISA
HERBOLD. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA. I
BELIEVE YOU ARE ON MUTE.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> PRESENT.
>> VICE CHAIR LEWIS IS EXCUSED.
CHAIR HERBOLD.
>> HERE.
>> FOUR PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE SEE
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA. THERE
SHE IS.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT. PRESENT.
>> THANKS SO MUCH. TODAY'S
AGENDA, WE WILL BE HEARING FOUR
ITEMS. THE FIRST IS A SERIES OF
APPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY
POLICE COMMISSION. SECOND WE'LL
BE HEARING THE NOMINATION OF TA
I DO KIM AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THIRD, A BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF
INSPECTOR GENERAL ON ON GOING
ASSESSMENTS IN PROPOSED CONSENT
DEGREE AGREEMENT ON SUSTAINED
COMPLIANCE AND THE QUARTER
REPORT UPDATE ON THE DEVELOPMEN
OF A NEW UNREINFORCED MASONRY
PROGRAM. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE
INTO APPROVAL OF OUR AGENDA. IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, TODAY'S
AGENDA WILL BE APPROVED. SEEING
AND HEARING NO OBJECTION,
TODAY'S AGENDA IS APPROVED. AT
THIS TIME WE WILL MOVE INTO
PUBLIC COMMENT. I WILL MODERATE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER. EACH SPEAKER
WILL BE GIVEN TWO MINUTES TO
SPEAK. I WILL ALTERNATE BETWEEN
VIRTUAL AND IN PERSON PUBLIC
COMMENTERS. I WILL CALL EACH
SPEAKER BY NAME AND IN THE ORDE
WHICH THEY REGISTERED ON
COUNCIL'S WEBSITE AND ON THE
SIGN IN FORM. IF YOU HAVEN'T
REGISTERED BUT WOULD LIKE TO,
YOU CAN SIGN UP BEFORE THE END
OF THE SESSION. ONCE YOU HEAR
THE PROMPT PLEASE PRESS STAR 6
TO UNMUTE. BEGIN BY SPEAKING
YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM YOU ARE
ADDRESSING. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR
CHIME WHEN TEN SECONDS ARE LEFT
ONCE THE SPEAKER HEARS THE
CHIME, WE ASK THAT YOU WRAP UP
PUBLIC COMMENTS. IF SPEAKERS DO
NOT END PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE
END OF THE ALLOTTED TIME, THE
SPEAKER'S MIC WILL BE MUTED
AFTER TEN SECONDS TO ALLOW US T
HEAR FROM THE NEXT SPEAKER. ONC
YOU HAVE COMPLETED, PLEASE
DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE AND YO
ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO
PLAN TO CONTINUE FOLLOWING THE
MEETING. PLEASE DO SO VIA
SEATTLE CHANNEL WEBSITE OR
LISTENING OPTIONS ON THE AGENDA
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 12 PEOPLE
SIGNED UP VIRTUALLY. I AM SORRY
11 ARE VIRTUAL AND ONE IS IN
PERSON. I AM GOING TO BEGIN BY
CALLING THE NAMES TWO AT A TIME
WE'LL START WITH OUR IN PERSON
PUBLIC COMMENTER JAMES LOVEL
FOLLOWED BY ONLINE COMMENTER
STEVE DASHEL. JAMES.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL MEMBERS
MY NAME IS JAMES. I AM FROM
NORTH DAKOTA BUT BORN AND RAISE
IN SEATTLE. I HAVE WORKED WITH
WOMEN'S ALLIANCE SCHOOLS OUT
WASHINGTON AND NEIGHBORHOOD
HOUSE. IN EACH ROLE I HAVE BEEN
A PARTNER WITH HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT OR HSD. I HAVE HAD
THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH
DOZENS OF HSD STAFF OVER THE
LAST 20 YEARS. IT IS WITH THAT
EXPERIENCE IN MIND I COME HERE
TO SHARE OUR SUPPORT FOR
APPOINTMENT OF TONYA KIM AS
PERMANENT DIRECTOR. THE WORMED
OF HUMAN SERVICES CAN BE A
CHALLENGING COMPLICATED PLACE.
IT CAN ALSO BE CENTER OF
INNOVATION AS IT SERVES AS
INCUBATOR FOR INITIATIVES THAT
LATER BECOME THEIR DEPARTMENTS
OR PUBLIC AGENCIES. IT SERVES A
KEY CONDUITS TO COMMUNITIES IN
THE NEEDS OF ORGANIZATIONS AND
RESIDENTS. IT TAKES A SPECIAL
LEADER LIKE TONYA TO BRIDGE THE
GAPS BETWEEN SYSTEMS,
COMMUNITIES, PEOPLE WE SERVE.
OFTEN WITH GOVERNMENT FUNDERS
YOU FEEL LIKE UP TO JUMP THROUG
HOOPS. THE GREAT LEADERS LIKE
TONYA LINE THE HOOPS AND FORM A
CONDUIT FOR COMMUNITY VOICE.
TONYA IS ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
SHE'S BEEN ONE OF THE MANY
POWERFUL VOICES FOR PROGRESS.
SHE'S BEEN POWERFUL ADVOCATE FO
COMMUNITY AND HAS MADE IT
PRIORITY TO SERVE THOSE FURTHES
FROM ACCESSING POWER. SHE'S
HELPED BUILD STRONGER SYSTEMS
AND HELP SYSTEMS NAVIGATE THE
SYSTEMS. AS SOMEONE WHO LED
ORGANIZATIONS IN SEATTLE HERSEL
WE HAVE FELT LIKE TONYA IS TRUE
ALLY WHO UNDERSTANDS BROAD
CHALLENGES OF SERVICES IN
CONTEMPORARY URBAN SETTINGS.
THERE ARE MAJOR CHALLENGES AS W
GRAPPLE WITH SOLUTIONS IN THE
CRISIS AMONG OTHERS AND WE ARE
ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT TONYA'S
LEADERSHIP OF THE EFFORTS. THAN
YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT STEVE WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY KATHY EDWARDS.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL MEMBERS
I AM STEVE DASH, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF SOUTHWEST FAMILY
SERVICES AND COCHAIR OF THE
COALITION. FOLLOWING JAMES IS
ALWAYS A CHALLENGE BECAUSE HE
SAYS THINGS SO WELL. I AM HERE
TO ENTHUSIASTICALLY ENDORSE YOU
DECISION TO MAKE TONYA KIM
PERMANENT HUMAN SERVICES
DIRECTOR. I HAVE WORKED WITH
TONYA OVER 20 YEARS AND THROUGH
ALL THE YEARS, SHE HAS
DEMONSTRATED INTEGRITY, EMPATHY
INNATE KINDNESS THAT ARE HALL
MARKS OF GOOD LEADERSHIP. IF
GRANTED UNPRECEDENTED TO
LEADERSHIP BY MEETING WITH US
MONTHLY TO DISCUSS ISSUES AND W
HAVE FOUND HER TO BE A
THOUGHTFUL PARTNER AS WE WORK T
ADDRESS THE MANY CHALLENGES OUR
CHRONICALLY UNDER RESOURCED
SYSTEM FACES. I DON'T THINK YOU
WILL FIND A BETTER CANDIDATE
THAN TONYA. SHE DESERVES YOUR
SUPPORT AND THE CITY WILL BE
BETTER OFF FOR IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT IS KATHY
EDWARDS AND WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
BEVERLY GRAHAM. KATHY.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS KATHY
EDWARDS. I AM CALLING IN SUPPOR
OF MAYOR HARRELL'S NOMINATION O
TONYA KIM ALSO FOR THE SEATTLE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
DIRECTOR. I LIVE IN DISTRICT 7
AND I APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS' LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU
ALSO TO CHAIR HERBOLD. I AM
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF THE
CEDAR MAYOR FOUNDATION, FAMILY
FOUNDATION MY HUSBAND AND I
STARTED IN 2006. WE PROVIDE
CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORTS TO
SMALL NONPROFITS IN PUGET SOUND
REGION. I FIRST KNEW HER AS A
GRANT RECIPIENT WHEN SHE LED A
SMALL SEATTLE COMMUNITY BASED
NONPROFIT. SHE PARTICIPATED IN
BI MONTHLY MEETINGS OF ALL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF THOSE WE
SUPPORTED. HER INTELLIGENCE,
DYNAMIC LEADERSHIP, GENEROSITY
OF SPIRIT STOOD OUT AND ADDED
GREATLY TO THE INTERACTIONS.
WHEN WE DECIDED TO ASK NONFAMIL
COMMUNITY TO JOIN OUR BOARD IN
2014, WE IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT OF
TONYA. SHE JOINED OUR FIRST
COHORT OF COMMUNITY TRUSTEES AN
CONTRIBUTED GREATLY TO WORK IN
CREATING TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS
WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS. SHE
SPEARHEADED THE EFFORT TO
INTRODUCE ANTIRACIST LENS TO
GRANT MAKING. SHE NOT ONLY
SHARED EXPERTISE AND LIVED
EXPERIENCE BUT RELATIONSHIPS
WITH CONSULTANTS WHOM WE HIRED
TO EVALUATE AND RESHAPE FOCUS O
GRANT MAKING. SHE DEVELOPED
STRATEGIES FOR CONNECTING WITH
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR THAT HADN'
PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPRESENTED
AMONG GRANT RECIPIENTS. IN SHOR
TONYA WAS CATALYST FOR RACIAL
AND GENDER EQUITY WORK AND
FUNCTIONED FROM ASSET FRAMEWORK
AS AN ASSET OF OUR BOARD. MANY
YEARS OF RESPECT FOR TAN I DO
ARE TESTAMENT TO OUTSTANDING
LEADERSHIP COMMUNITY ADVOCACY
AND COMMITMENT TO SERVICE. I
KNOW OF NO ONE WHO IS BETTER
PREPARED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT IS BEVERLY
GRAHAM AND WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
LISA DUGART. BEVERLY. IF YOU CA
HIT STAR 6, IF YOU HAVEN'T
ALREADY.
>> HI. I AM BEVERLY GRAHAM,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OSL,
NONPROFIT PROVIDER AND FOOD
RECOVERY PROGRAM IN SEATTLE
PARTNERSHIP COALITION. I AM HER
IN SUPPORT OF THE PERMANENT
POSITION OF DIRECTOR TONYA KIM.
THROUGH MY TENURE I HAVE HAD
PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH AND
KNOWK SEVERAL HSD DIRECTORS AND
TONYA KIM IS THE BEST OF THE
BEST. SHE'S EXTREMELY QUALIFIED
AND RESPONSIVE. SHE'S HIGHLY
RESPECTED ACROSS HUMAN SERVICES
COMMUNITY. THIS IS NOT AN EASY
POSITION, AS I KNOW YOU ARE
AWARE. IT CAN CHEW PEOPLE UP AN
SPIT THEM OUT AND TONYA EXECUTE
WITH GRACE AND EXPERTISE AND
EXCELLENT ENGAGEMENT. THANK YOU
FOR AGREEING WITH ME AND FOR
CONFIRMING TONYA AS PERMANENT
HSD DIRECTOR.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT IS LISA
FOLLOWED BY JOHN OCOMOTO. IF YO
CAN HIT STAR 6.
>> SORRY. I UNMUTED PREMATURELY
IT'S GOOD TO BE WITH YOU THIS
MORNING. I TOO AM SPEAKING IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF THE NOMINATIO
OF TONYA KIM. I AM COEXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF PURPOSE DIGNITY
ACTION, FORMALLY PUBLIC DEFENDE
ASSOCIATION. WE ARE PROJECT
MANAGERS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
ASSISTED DIVERSION, LET EVERYON
ADVANCE WITH DIGNITY KNOWN AS
LEAD AND OPERATE COLEAD PROGRAM
UNDER CONTRACT WITH HSD. I HAVE
KNOWN TONYA IN HER VARIOUS ROLE
AT HSD ABOUT FIVE YEARS NOW AND
THROUGHOUT, SHE HAS ALWAYS
STRUCK ME AS ONE OF THE MOST
IMPACTFUL ASSETS HSD HAS. AS
OTHER FOLKS TESTIFYING SAID, SH
REALLY HAS A UNIQUE QUALITY OF
PERMANENT LEADERSHIP AND
COMBINED STRONG VISION AND
HUMILITY IN A WAY THAT'S UNUSUA
TO FIND. SHE'S AN EXCEPTIONAL
PARTNER AND LEADER, ADJECTIVES
THAT COME TO MIND INCLUDE
CONSTRUCTIVE, WARM, OPEN,
ACCESSIBLE, RESPECTFUL,
PRINCIPLED. AS OTHERS SAID SHE
RESPECTS COMMUNITY BASED
PARTNERS AND APPEARS TO CONSIDE
ADDRESSING STRUGGLES OF THE
PARTNERS TO SUSTAIN THEIR WORK
AND THRIVE THROUGH EFFICACY OF
HSD WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT ASPEC
OF VISION FOR THAT POSITION.
SHE'S ALSO ASSEMBLED AND LEADS
TEAM AT HSD, MANY OF WHOM ALSO
DEMONSTRATE THESE QUALITIES. SH
CLEARLY SEES A LOT AND
UNQUESTIONABLY HAS STRONG CLEAR
PERSONAL VISION OF THE WORK BUT
MORE IMPORTANT FOR THE JOB AT
HSD. SHE LISTENS TO THE VISIONS
OF OTHERS AND FIGURES OUT HOW
INCORPORATE WHAT EACH CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY
INCLUDING IDEAS GENERATED FROM
COMMUNITY. WE ARE VERY FORTUNAT
SHE'S HERE AND WILLING TO PLAY
THIS ROLE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT IS JOHN
OCOMOTO FOLLOWED BY DOMINIQUE
DAVIS.
>> GOOD MORNING CHAIR HERBOLD
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I
AM JOHN OCOMOTO, LIFE LONG
RESIDENT OF SEATTLE. I SERVED A
DIRECTOR OF WHAT IS NOW FOUR
DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND
ALSO FORMER MEMBER OF THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL. I AM HERE
TO SUPPORT APPOINTMENT OF TONYA
KIM AS HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMEN
DIRECTOR AGENDA ITEM 4. MISS KI
IS HIGHLY CAPABLE EXPERIENCED
AND SAVVY HUMAN SERVICES LEADER
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND HER. I WORKE
WITH TONYA WHEN I WAS INTERIM
HSD DIRECTOR AND QUICKLY
DISCERNED TONYA'S ABILITY TO
ANALYZE ISSUES AND SUGGEST PATH
TO SOLVE DIFFICULT ISSUES. TONY
WAS AND IS A HIGHLY RESPECTED
PERSON IN HSD AND IN THE
PROVIDER COMMUNITY. IN THAT
REGARD, TONYA'S EXPERIENCE AS A
NONPROFIT PROVIDER GIVES HER
ESSENTIAL INSIGHT INTO VALUE AN
CHALLENGES OF HSD'S VAST
NONPROFIT PROVIDER NETWORK. I
WAS SUFFICIENTLY IMPRESSED WITH
TONYA AND I INVITED HER TO JOIN
MY CITY COUNCIL STAFF. I THOUGH
THE EXPERIENCE ON THE
LEGISLATIVE SIDE DEALING WITH
POLICY WOULD BE A GOOD ADDITION
TO HER RESUME'. EXCEEDED IN THA
AREA FOR ANALYTICAL ABILITIES
COMBINED WITH COMMUNICATION AND
DIPLOMA SKILLS WERE GREAT VALUE
TO ME AND WILL BE TO YOU. TONYA
IS WELL ROUNDED PROVEN LEADER I
THE HUMAN SERVICES AREA. I
RECOMMEND THAT YOUR COMMITTEE
FULLY SUPPORT TONYA'S
APPOINTMENT AS HUMAN SERVICES
DIRECTOR TO THE FULL CITY
COUNCIL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS DOMINIQUE DAVIS. DOMINIQUE
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY JEN BUSIA.
>> I AM DOMINIQUE DAVIS, CEO AN
FOUNDER OF COMMUNITY PASSAGE
WAY. I HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSEL
WITH TONYA. FIRST, I AM THROWIN
MY HAT IN FOR SUPPORTING HER FO
THIS POSITION PERMANENTLY. THE
WORK SHE'S BEEN ABLE TO DO WITH
COMMUNITY, BOOTS ON THE GROUND
WORK, WE ARE IN THE MIX EVERY
DAY. WE ARE IN THE COMMUNITY
EVERY SINGLE DAY, DEALING WITH
HIGH LEVEL ISSUES AND SITUATION
IN OUR COMMUNITY ON A REGULAR
BASIS. SHE'S ALWAYS READY TO
ROLL UP HER SLEEVES AND STEP
INTO THE MIX. I WAS SUPER
IMPRESSED WITH THE WAY SHE
COMMUNICATED WITH ME ON A
REGULAR BASIS DURING CERTAIN
TIMES OF CRISIS. SHE KEPT ME
ABREAST OF INFORMATION GOING ON
I KEMPT HER ABREAST OF
INFORMATION IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO COLLABORATE
AND BUILD TOGETHER OVER THE
YEARS. THROUGH THE RELATIONSHIP
I LOOK AT OTHER GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER GOVERNMEN
ENTITIES AND IT'S VERY RARE THA
YOU CAN HAVE THIS KIND OF
COMMUNICATION AND OPEN LINE AND
DIRECT LINE TO SOMEBODY AT THE
LEVEL SHE WORKS AT WHERE YOU CA
GET YOUR NEEDS MET. AND SHE ALS
REACHES OUT TO BE SURE YOU GET
YOUR NEEDS MET, HOW WE CAN
COLLABORATE AND SOLVE PROBLEMS
IN THE COMMUNITY. IT IS AMAZING
TO SEE HER GET HER JUST DUE AND
GET TO THE POSITION AND NOT HAV
TO WORRY ABOUT IT. I AM HAPPY
FOR HER. I KNOW THIS IS GOING T
HAPPY. I AM HAPPY ABOUT IT AND
BELIEVE WHOLEHEARTEDLY THIS IS
WHO NEEDS TO BE IN THE POSITION
SHE'S THE PERFECT PERSON AND
WILL KEEP ROCKING THE COMMUNITY
THE WAY SHE HAS BEEN AND WE WIL
KEEP ROCKING WITH HER.
>> THANK YOU.
>> JEN WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
JANICE DEGUCCI.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL MEMBERS
JEN MUSE. I AM COCHAIR OF
SEATTLE HUMAN SERVICES
COALITION. I AM HERE TO SPEAK I
SUPPORT OF INTERIM DIRECTOR
TONYA KIM TO BE MADE PERMANENT
DIRECTOR. TONYA HAS BEEN A
STRONG PARTNER AND LEADS WITH
INTEGRITY AND HAS HAD POSITIVE
IMPACT ON OUR CITY. FOR ALL OF
US TO SOLVE CHALLENGES IN FRONT
OF US WE NEED A STRATEGIC LEADE
WHO LEADS WITH EMPATHY AND
COMPASSION, SOMEONE WHO
UNDERSTANDS NONPROFITS, A PERSO
THAT BUILDS RELATIONSHIP WITH
STAFF, NONPROFIT, COMMUNITY
MEMBERS SO THEY CAN LISTEN,
LEARN INTO CONVERSATIONS. IN MY
WORK WITH ACTING DIRECTOR KIM
SHE'S DEMONSTRATED ALL THESE
TRAITS. WORK REQUIRES US TO
BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH ONE
ANOTHER. HER APPROACH CREATES
SPACE FOR INTENTIONAL, HONEST,
SOMETIMES DIFFICULT
CONVERSATIONS. THIS WORK IS NOT
EASY. IT REQUIRES US TO BE IN
CONVERSATION WITH ONE ANOTHER,
TO BE IN COMMUNITY, TO LEARN TO
TAKE FEEDBACK, FIND SOLUTIONS.
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN WE DISAGRE
OR SEE DIFFERENT PATHS FORWARD
AND TONYA SEEKS UNDERSTANDING
AND WORKS TO BRIDGE DIFFERENCES
SHE'S ACCESSILE AND WORKS TO
LIFT VOICES AND IDEAS OF
COMMUNITY. SHE BRINGS NONPROFIT
EXPERTISE AND UNDERSTANDING OF
ISSUES OUR CITY IS FACING. OUR
COMMUNITY IS COUNTING ON OUR
CITY AND PARTNER AGENCIES TO
WORK TOGETHER TO FIND SOLUTIONS
TONYA IS A STRATEGIC PARTNER WH
DOES THIS EACH AND EVERY DAY.
TONYA HAS BEEN THE SORT OF
STRONG LEADERSHIP AS ACTING
DIRECTOR. I SUPPORT MAYOR
HARRELL'S NOMINATION OF ACTING
DIRECTOR KIM. THANK YOU FOR
MOVING HER NOMINATION FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT IS JANICE
DEGUCCI FOLLOWED BY HOWARD
GAYLE.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
JANICE DEGUCCI. I AM EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE
AND COCHAIR OF SEATTLE HUMAN
SERVICES COALITION RAISING WAGE
FOR CHANGING LIVES CAMPAIGN. I
AM TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT OF
TONYA KIM AS NEXT DIRECTOR OF
HUMAN SERVICES. I HAVE KNOWN
TONYA FOR MANY YEARS IN HER ROL
AT POWERFUL VOICES. MEMBERSHIP
AND PARTICIPATION IN THE
COALITION AND MANY ROLES AT THE
CITY. I HAVE UTMOST RESPECT FOR
TONYA'S INTEGRITY AND CAPABILIT
IN THE ROLE AND AS INTERIM
DIRECTOR TONYA HAS BEEN A
COLLABORATIVE PARTNER WITH THE
COALITION AS WE WORK ON WAGE
EQUITY STUDY AND TABLE THE UNDE
PARTNERS AS WE CONTINUE FINDING
AND NEXT STEPS. SHE'S SHOWN
COMPASSION, PROFESSIONALISM, AN
COMMITMENT THAT WE ARE LOOKING
FOR. THE CITY WOULD BE LUCKY TO
HAVE SUCH A RESPECTIVE
THOUGHTFUL COLLABORATIVE LEADER
IN THIS ROLE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT IS HOWARD
GAYLE AND HOWARD WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY TREE WILLARD.
>> GOOD MORNING. HOWARD GAYLE
WITH SEATTLE STOP.ORG. YOU WILL
APPOINT THREE NEW MEMBERS TO TH
COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION
CONTINUING THE NOW TEN YEAR
TRADITION OF APPOINTING PEOPLE
TO ILLEGITIMATELY SPEAK FOR
VICTIMS OF SEATTLE POLICE
VIOLENCE BUT NEVER APPOINT THOS
WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SERIOU
HARM. AS A PREDICTABLE RESULT O
THE LONG HISTORY OF DISREGARD,
TAKEN TO ATTACKING VICTIMS OF
POLICE VIOLENCE ENDING PUBLIC
COMMENT AT MEETINGS AND
SUSPENDED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
FORMS. CPC FEARS COMMUNITY, HAS
BECOME NOT A COMMISSION FOR THE
COMMUNITY BUT COMMISSION TO
POLICE THE COMMUNITY. IN ITS
11th YEAR, CPC HAS CONSISTENTLY
ISSUED ANY ENGAGEMENT WITH
VICTIMS OF POLICE VIOLENCE,
CONSISTENT FAILED TO UPHOLD
LEGALLY MANDATED DUTIES AND HAS
FOUGHT AGAINST ACCOUNTABILITY
FOR ITSELF. IN THE LAST YEARS
CPC FOUGHT AGAINST ANY ATTEMPTS
TO HAVE OUTSIDE AUDIT AND HAS
FOUGHT THE COMMISSION'S ATTEMPT
TO GIVE VOICE TO THOSE IMPACTED
BY VIOLENCE. IT REMAINS
NONTRANSPARENT UNACCOUNTABLE
BODY HOSTILE TO THE COMMUNITY.
THE SYSTEM HAS FOUGHT TO EXCLUDE
VOICES OF THOSE DIRECTLY
IMPACTED BY POLICE ABUSE AND
VIOLENCE. DESPITE THE
LEGISLATION LAST FALL TO CREATE
PROGRAM TO GIVE OFFICIAL VOICE
TO THOSE IMPACTED COUNCIL
MEMBERS AND PEOPLE WITHIN POLIC
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM
UNRELENTINGLY TRIED TO UNDERMIN
THIS PROGRAM. WITH OVER A
QUARTER OF THE YEAR GONE, THIS
HAS FAILED TO PROGRESS, HAS NOT
PRODUCED A SINGELMANN DATED
REPORT IN THE FIRST THREE
NEWSPAPERS AND HAS SETBACK
ATTEMPTS TO EXCLUDE FROM
DECISION MAKING THE PEOPLE THE
PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO SERVE.
CHAIR HERBOLD YOU LOOKED US IN
THE EYE AND STATED YOUR SUPPORT
LAST FALL. YET YOU HAVE THROUGH
ACTS OF OMISSION WITH THE
COMMISSION MADE SURE IT WILL
NEVER FUNCTION AS ONE AND ONLY
VOICE IN A CITY STRUCTURE THAT
WOULD SPEAK FOR VICTIMS.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS TREE WILLARD AND TREE WILLAR
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY PAT WELLS.
>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR
WELCOMING ALL OF US, MY
COLLEAGUES AND ME, TO BE PART O
THE PROCESS HERE. THIS IS TREE
WILLARD. I AM EXECUTIVE DIRECTO
OF SEATTLE HUMAN SERVICES
COALITION AND I TOO AM HERE TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR ACTING
DIRECTOR KIM TO BE APPOINTED AS
PERMANENT DIRECTOR OF SEATTLE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT. I
HAVE BEEN IN THE ROLE FOR ABOUT
EIGHT MONTHS NOW AND IT'S BEEN
PLEASURE WORKING WITH DIRECTOR
KIM AND GETTING TO KNOW HER. I
HAVE FOUND HER TO BE EXCELLENT
STRATEGY PARTNER, CONSISTENT
COMMUNICATOR AND A WARM AND
PERSONABLE COLLEAGUE, ESPECIALL
BEING NEW TO MY JOB. I HAVE
REALLY APPRECIATED HOW WELCOMIN
SHE IS. HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS
APPRECIATED BACKGROUND IN
NONPROFIT WORK AS YOU HAVE HEAR
MANY OF US EXPRESS. IT'S CLEAR
SHE UNDERSTANDS COMPLEXITIES OF
OUR WORK AND HOW TO SUCCESSFULL
RUN THE PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT
SEATTLE RESIDENTS. WE ALL KNOW
HOW CRUCIAL THAT IS WITH YOU
INTO HSD SO OUR POLICIES WILL B
MOST EFFECTIVE. WE REALLY
APPRECIATE THE VALUES ALIGNMENT
THAT WE EXPERIENCE WITH HER,
LIFTING UP COMMUNITY VOICE.
ANOTHER ASSET TO OUR
RELATIONSHIP THAT WE CELEBRATE.
BESIDES BEING A GREAT CANDIDATE
FOR THE JOB, CONTINUITY WILL BE
ESSENTIAL SUPPORT TO OUR WORK.
STARTING FRESH, LAYING
GROUNDWORK WITH YET ANOTHER
DIRECTOR WOULD BE YET ANOTHER
SETBACK DURING A TIME WHEN OUR
SECTOR IS ALREADY STRUGGLING
WITH THE EXTENSIVE EXPENSIVE
TURN OVER. I THINK WE ARE REALL
FORTUNATE TO HAVE SUCH A WORTHY
CANDIDATE WHO IS WILLING TO
SERVE IN SUCH AN IMPORTANT
DEMANDING POSITION. I HOPE YOU
WILL CONFIRM MAYOR HARRELL'S
APPOINTMENT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST SPEAKER
SIGNED UP IS PAT WELLS.
>> GOOD MORNING. I AM PAT WELLS
I AM A RETIREE AFTER 33 PLUS
YEARS OF ISER ADVICE AT THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
DURING THAT TIME I HAVE WORKED
WITH TONYA KIM FOR TEN PLUS
YEARS. EVEN SUPERVISING HER AT
ONE POINT. BASED ON MY
EXPERIENCE AND IN AGREEMENT WIT
ALL THE OTHER SPEAKERS BEFORE,
STRONGLY SUPPORT TONYA KIM'S
APPOINTMENT AS PERMANENT HSD
DIRECTOR. SHE'LL PROVIDE STRONG
LEADERSHIP BASED ON HER
COMMITMENT TO RACIAL JUSTICE,
WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY OF
SEATTLE, WORKING WITH THE
COMMUNITY AND FOR THE COMMUNITY
AND HER KNOWLEDGE OF THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT WHICH WILL
PROVIDE AS THE LAST SPEAKER
SAID, A DEGREE OF STABILITY THA
THE DEPARTMENT HAS LONG NEEDED.
THANK YOU.
>> WE REALLY APPRECIATE
EVERYBODY JOINING US TODAY FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT. WITH THAT, WE
WILL MOVE OUT OF PUBLIC COMMENT
AND MOVE INTO THE BULK OF
TODAY'S AGENDA. WILL CLERK
PLEASE READ IN AGENDA ITEMS ONE
THROUGH THREE.
>> ONE IS APPOINTMENT 02505 OF
LYNN WILSON AS MEMBER COMMUNITY
POLICE COMMISSION DECEMBER 31,
2023. ITEM 2 IS APPOINTMENT
02506, APPOINTMENT OF RAVEN
NICOLE TYLER AS MEMBER COMMUNIT
POLICE COMMISSION FOR TERM TO
DECEMBER 31, 2024. THREE IS
02508 APPOINTMENT OF LARS W
ERIKSON AS MEMBER COMMUNITY
POLICE COMMISSION FOR TERM TO
DECEMBER 31, 2025.
>> THANK YOU. COME JOIN US AT
THE COMMITTEE TABLE. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. PERFECT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH EVERYBODY. WE APPRECIATE
YOU JOINING US IN PERSON TODAY.
WITH US IS CPC COCHAIR JOE
MERKEL. I UNDERSTAND YOU WILL B
PRESENTING APPOINTMENTS FROM CP
AS WELL AS TWO APPOINTMENTS FRO
THE MAYOR. I AM JUST WONDERING
IF YOU CAN BRIEFLY SPEAK TO THE
WORK THAT THE CPC DOES AND THEN
PRESENT THE THREE APPOINTMENTS.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. I A
COCHAIR OF THE SEATTLE POLICE
COMMISSION AND I AM HERE TODAY
TO INTRODUCE THREE NOMINEES TO
THE CPC AS WELL AS BACKGROUND O
SOME OF THE CURRENT WORK OF THE
COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION. AS
YOU KNOW, THE COMMISSION WAS
CREATED OUT OF THE CONSENT
DECREE PROCESS WITH DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE IN 2012 FOLLOWING
SHOOTING DEATH BY SEATTLE POLIC
OF JOHN T WILLIAMS AND SERIES O
OTHER EVENTS. SINCE, THE CITY
HAS MADE THROUGH LANDMARK 2017
ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE, CPC,
PERMANENT INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY
COMMISSION AS PART OF THE TRIAD
OF ENTITIES INVOLVED IN THE
POLICE OVERSIGHT IN SEATTLE
ALONG WITH OFFICE OF INSPECTOR
GENERAL AND OFFICE OF POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY. OUR VISION,
CPC'S VISION IS FOR SEATTLE
POLICE AND SEATTLE COMMUNITIES
TO BE ALIGNED IN SHARED GOALS O
SAFETY, RESPECT, ACCOUNTABILITY
WE WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS TO
ENSURE POLICE SERVICES IN
SEATTLE ARE ROOTED IN THE
CONSTITUTION, CENTER JUSTICE,
EQUITY, TRANSPARENT
ACCOUNTABILITY. THERE ARE AS YO
KNOW THREE APPOINTING
AUTHORITIES FOR THE VOLUNTEER
COMMISSIONERS. THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, CITY COUNCIL, THE
COMMISSION ITSELF EACH
APPOINTING AUTHORITY HAS EQUAL
NUMBER OF POSITIONS ON CPC AND
TODAY COUNCIL IS CONSIDERING
THREE CANDIDATES FOR THE CPC.
FIRST IS LYNN WILSON, A CPC
NOMINEE FOR POSITION OF CIVIL
RIGHTS ATTORNEY THAT'S RESERVED
FOR CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY UNDER
THE ORDINANCE. ALSO WITH US IS
RAVEN TYLER, MAYOR APPOINTEE AN
LARS ERIKSON, A MAYOR APPOINTEE
I WILL START WITH LYNNE WILSON.
I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT LYNNE
WILSON. MISS WILSON HAS
PRACTICED LAW IN THE AREA OF
CIVIL RIGHTS FOR MORE THAN 30
YEARS AND HAS WORKED ON POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY ISSUES FOR
DECADES. SHE FOCUSES ON POLICE
MISCONDUCT, PRISONER CIVIL
RIGHTS, PERSONAL INJURY LAW IN
AND STATE FEDERAL COURT. SHE
GRADUATED FROM SEATTLE SCHOOL O
LAW AND WORKED AS A JOURNALIST.
SHE SERVED ON BOARD OF MOTHERS
FOR POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR 2
YEARS AND LEGAL COMMITTEE FOR
TEN YEARS IN THE '90s. IN 1999
WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT
AND IN 2013 HELPED LAUNCH
NORTHWEST POLICE MISCONDUCT
ATTORNEYS GROUP AND CURRENTLY
SERVES AS COFACILITATOR. SHE
BRINGS WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND
EXPERIENCE THAT WILL GREATLY
ENHANCE WORK OF THE POLICE
COMMISSION AND WE ARE EXCITED T
WELCOME HER AS COMMISSIONER.
RAVEN TYLER TO MY RIGHT IS ARMY
VETERAN. SHE SERVED SEVEN YEARS
IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY AS
CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL RADIOLOGICA
AND NUCLEAR OFFICER AND ALL
SOURCE INTELLIGENCE ANALYST.
PRIOR TO HER TIME IN THE ARMY
SHE WAS CONTRACTED AS
INTELLIGENCE ANALYST AT THE
DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. SH
WORKED CLOSELY WITH SOCIAL
IMPACT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH
VOLUNTEERISM. DURING
UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES SHE WAS
INTERN AT UNITE LABOR UNION
WHERE SHE WORKED WITH UNION
ORGANIZERS TO UNIONIZE BALTIMOR
WASHINGTON AIRPORT WORKERS. WE
ARE VERY EXCITED FOR RAVEN TO
ALSO JOIN THE COMMISSION WITH
THAT GREAT EXPERIENCE AND WILL
BE A SIGNIFICANT ADDITION TO TH
CONVERSATIONS AND WORK THAT WE
DO AT THE COMMISSION. FINALLY
LARS ERICKSON TO MY RIGHT IS
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF PUBLIC
AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS AT
THE SEATTLE METRO CHAMBER, HAS
MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF PUBLIC AN
GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS AND
RELATIONS. SERVED FOR WASHINGTO
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL
COMMUNICATIONS, COMMUNITY
OUTREACH EFFORTS, STRATEGIC
PLANNING FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS
WITH THE OFFICE AND PARTNER
AGENCIES. DURING HIS TIME AT TH
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
LARS RECEIVED NATIONAL
RECOGNITION FOR EMERGENCY CRISI
COMMUNICATION EFFORTS,
COMPREHENSIVE USER FOCUSED
WEBSITE REDESIGN. LARS IS ALSO
PROUD MEMBER OF WASHINGTON STAT
LGBTQ COMMISSION AND SERVED AS
VOLUNTEER ADVANCE FOR BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD THIS YEAR THE CPC HAS A
LOT OF WORK TO DO, A LOT OF VER
IMPORTANT WORK TO DO. THE CITY
HAS ASKED THE JUDGE OVERSEEING
CONSENT DECREE TO FIND THAT IT
HAS LARGELY SATISFIED CONSENT
DECREE AND MOVE INTO NEW
TRANSITION AGREEMENT. THIS WILL
DRAMATICALLY IMPACT
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM IN SEATTL
AND COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION
STANDS READY TO WORK WITH OFFIC
OF INSPECTOR GENERAL AND OPA TO
ENSURE THAT SPD OVERSIGHT AND
NEXT CONTRACT LIVES UP TO
PROMISE OF THE 2017
ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE AND
WELCOMING THESE NOMINEES TO CPC
WILL HELP US ACHIEVE THAT. THAN
YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. BEFORE I
OPEN UP COMMENT TO COLLEAGUES O
THE COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE TO
GIVE EACH OF THE NOMINEES AN
OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE
THEMSELVES AND SAY A FEW WORDS
ABOUT WHY YOU ARE EXCITED ABOUT
SERVING IN THIS REALLY IMPORTAN
CAPACITY.
>> THANKS. I AM LYNN WILSON.
THANKS COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
REALLY APPRECIATE THE
INTRODUCTION. I AM REALLY
HONORED TO SERVE ON CPC AT THIS
POINT IN MY CAREER. I WROTE SOM
COMMENTS BUT I WANTED TO MAKE
ONE POINT. SO I HAVE BEEN DOING
POLICEMAN'S CONDUCT LITIGATION
FOR A LONG TIME. WE DO HAVE A
GROUP OF 70 LAWYERS WHO DO CASE
EXCLUSIVELY ON BEHALF OF INJURE
AND HARMED VICTIMS OF POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY. THEY
COLLECTIVELY DO AN ABSOLUTELY
SUPERB EXCELLENT JOB OF DOING
THAT. SOMETIMES THEY GET MULTI
MILLION DOLLAR VERDICTS AND
SETTLEMENTS ON BEHALF OF THEIR
CLIENTS. BUT WHAT WAS APPARENT
IS IT DID NOT CHANGE POLICY.
CASES SETTLE OUT. THE FAMILIES
GET THE MONEY. A LOT OF TIMES
THERE IS A GAG ORDER. THEY DON'
CHANGE POLICIES. SOMETIMES
POLICIES AREN'T ISSUE BUT THAT
IS JUST THE REALITY. THE
LITIGATION DOES NOT DO THAT
UNTIL WE HAVE THE D.O.J. CASE.
MY INVOLVEMENT IN THIS IS IT IS
THE POLICY CHANGES THAT IMPACT
WHAT HAPPENS GOING FORWARD.
THAT'S WHY CPC IS SO CRUCIAL,
BECAUSE IT'S COMMUNITY GROUPS
THAT MAKE THE CHANGES. WE HAVE
ACTUALLY SEEN THAT HAPPEN AT
STATE LEGISLATURE AND THEN WITH
THE NEW CREATION OF THE TRIAD O
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY HERE.
THAT'S WHY I AM WILLING TO
SERVE, TO FOCUS ON POLICY. THE
ATTORNEYS DO AN ABSOLUTELY
SUPERB EXCELLENT WONDERFUL JOB
REPRESENTING VICTIMS. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR THE APPOINTMENT BY
CPC. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU, LYNNE. A NOTE FOR
VIEWING PUBLIC. CPC HAS
DIFFERENT CATEGORIES FOR
REPRESENTATION AND LYNNE WILSON
IS NOMINATED TO FULFILL CIVIL
RIGHTS CATEGORY.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
RAVEN TYLER. I AM VERY EXCITED
FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. I THINK
WHAT I BRING TO THE COMMISSION
IS VARIOUS INTERSECTIONS THAT I
IDENTIFY WITH, NAMELY I AM
ORIGINALLY FROM BALTIMORE AND W
HAVE OUR OWN ISSUES OF POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY THERE. COMING
HERE FOLLOWING GETTING OUT OF
THE ARMY AND BEING IN THE
COMMUNITY AND I ALSO SERVE ON
BOARD OF SEATTLE LGBTQ CENTER,
SOCIAL IMPACT CENTER AT THE YMC
AND NOW HERE, I THINK I BRING A
MULTI OF PERSPECTIVES TO THE
TABLE. ALSO WITH MY BACKGROUND
IN MILITARY I AM A FIRM BELIEVE
IN GETTING THINGS DONE. I AM NO
A FAN OF WASTING TIME AND
RESOURCES. I KNOW THERE IS A WA
TO PROGRESS FORWARD AND A WAY
THAT'S EQUITABLE TO THE
COMMUNITY AND I THINK THIS WILL
BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BRING
THE VOICES BACK, JUST LISTENING
TO THE ONE GENTLEMAN COMMENT
EARLIER. I THINK PEOPLE WANT
PROGRESS AND I AM EXCITED TO
HELP PROGRESS FORWARD AND SEE
WHAT WE CAN DO TO BRING
ACCOUNTABILITY BACK TO THE
POLICE AND ALSO BRING THE
COMMUNITY BACK TO THE
CONVERSATION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS LARS
ERIKSON. I AM A 17 YEAR RESIDEN
OF CAPITOL HILL AND AS MENTIONE
THE GOVERNOR APPOINTED ME TO
STATE LGBTQ PLUS COMMISSION. IN
MY ROLE AT THE SEATTLE METRO
CHAMBER I WORK WITH THOUSANDS O
BUSINESS OWNERS AND COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WHO EXPRESS CONCERNS
ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY CRISIS IN
THE CITY. THEY CARE GREATLY
ABOUT REFORMS IN THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT AND WOULD LIK
TO SEE MORE TRAINING ON
DEESCALATION AND DIVERSE
WORKFORCE. I AM COMMITTED TO
THAT. MY PARTNER OF 13 YEARS IS
A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN
MOUNTED POLICE IN VANCOUVER
BRIDGE COLUMBIA. I SEE
FREQUENTLY THE IMPACTS THAT
HAVING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE CAN
HELP AND WITH THE DEESCALATION
TRAINING. I AM LOOKING FORWARD
TO THIS OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SERVICE AND FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO SERVE.
>> THANK YOU EACH AND EVERY ONE
OF YOU. LOOKING TO MY COLLEAGUE
TO SEE IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS O
COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> SURE. I OFTEN MAKE COMMENTS
ABOUT EACH PERSON BUT I WILL SA
TO ALL THREE, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR BEING WILLING TO SERVE
I HAVE TO SAY THAT I AM GLAD
THAT THE COMMISSION IS GETTING
VACANCIES FILLED. YOU HAVE
IMPORTANT WORK SO IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT THERE IS A DEEP
BANK OF QUALIFIED EXPERIENCED
COMMITTED PEOPLE TO THIS. LYNNE
I RECEIVE YOUR LETTERS WHEN YOU
WRITE ON BEHALF OF MOTHERS FOR
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY. THANK YO
VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WORK WITH TH
ORGANIZATION. LARS I HAVE KNOWN
YOU IN PART THROUGH WORK AT THE
CHAMBER. RAVEN I DO NOT KNOW YO
BUT I WILL SAY WHAT MIGHT BE ON
MINDS. IT MIGHT BE UNUSUAL THAT
WE HAVE A CHAMBER AND VETERAN
HERE BUT IT IS COMMUNITY POLICE
COMMISSION. THERE ARE ABOUT 6.8
VETERANS APPARENTLY LIVING IN
THE SEATTLE TACOMA AREA,
BUSINESS COMMUNITY IS VITAL PAR
OF OUR CITY AND SO I HAVE TO SA
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
APPRECIATE THAT THE MAYOR'S
APPOINTMENTS HAVE SOUGHT TO
REPRESENT THE DIVERSITY OF OUR
COMMUNITY, AND I THANK YOU FOR
YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE ON
THIS COMMISSION VERY MUCH. I
APPRECIATE IT.
>> LOOKING FOR VIRTUAL
PARTICIPANTS, SEEING IF THERE
ARE OTHER QUESTIONS, I WANTED T
SAY BACK WHAT I HEARD, WHAT YOU
WANT TO DO AS COMMISSION MEMBER
WE HAVE HEARD FROM RAVEN IN
INTEREST OF BRINGING THE
COMMUNITY INTO THE CONVERSATION
IN A MORE ROBUST WAY. WE HAVE
HEARD FROM LARS, INTEREST IN
DEESCALATION AND POLICE REFORM
EFFORTS. WE HAVE HEARD FROM
LYNNE, NEED FOR POLICY CHANGES
IN ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. I
REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO WATCHING
ALL OF YOU WORK. ONE THING I DI
WANT TO LIFT UP BECAUSE OF
TESTIMONY THAT SUGGESTS
SOMETHING OTHER THAN WHAT I
UNDERSTAND TO BE THE CASE AND
THIS MIGHT BE MORE OF A QUESTIO
DIRECTED TO YOU, JOEL, BECAUSE
YOU ARE CURRENT COCHAIR, BUT
CPC IS CURRENTLY ENGAGED WITH
ACCOUNTABILITY ASSESSMENT REVIE
AS REQUIRED BY THE MONITOR,
CONSENT DECREE MONITOR, ENGAGED
ALONG WITH OIG AND OPA. AND
THERE WILL BE AGAIN A REVIEW OF
THE FUNCTIONS AND SET OF
RECOMMENDATIONS. I AM JUST
WONDERING IF YOU CAN TALK TO
THAT. THERE SEEMS TO BE THIS
IDEA OUT THERE THAT THIS IS NOT
A SYSTEM THAT IS DESIGNED TO
EVOLVE AND IMPROVE AND THAT
THERE IS SOME SORT OF RESISTANC
TO THAT. I KNOW THAT IS NOT THE
CASE.
>> YES. THERE IS CURRENTLY AN
ASSESSMENT THAT'S UNDERWAY AT
THE MOMENT AND CPC HAS BEEN
INVOLVED IN THAT ASSESSMENT WHE
ASKED. WE HAVE BEEN A HAPPY
PARTICIPANT. MY UNDERSTANDING I
THE ASSESSMENT OF THE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM ITSELF OF
THE THREE ACCOUNTABILITY
PARTNERS, CPC, OIG, OPA AND ALS
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHICH
IS NOT ACCOUNTABILITY ENTITY BU
IT IS PART OF THE SYSTEM AS
SUPERVISEE. THE MONITOR AS FAR
AS I UNDERSTAND HAS BEEN WORKIN
ON THE ASSESSMENT TO DETERMINE
LONGTERM SUSTAINABILITY OF THE
NATIONAL MODEL FOR
ACCOUNTABILITY, THE TRIAD
SYSTEM, WHICH IS PART OF THE
CITY AND DOJ'S COURT FILING THA
THIS IS PART OF WHAT THEY'RE
TRYING TO DEMONSTRATE TO THE
JUDGE, THAT WE HAVE A ROBUST AN
SUSTAINABLE SYSTEM AND HOW THE
CITY HAS MODELED IT IN 2017
ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE. AS I
SAID, THE COMMISSION HAS
PARTICIPATED IN THAT ASSESSMENT
THE INDIVIDUAL LEADING THE
ASSESSMENT DR. ROSENTHAL CAME T
A PUBLIC MEETING AND WE HAD A
PUBLIC DISCUSSION AT THE
COMMISSION LEVEL TALKING ABOUT
THESE ISSUES. WE HAVE HAD
OFFLINE CONVERSATIONS. WE VERY
MUCH LOOK FORWARD TO THE
ASSESSMENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIAT
THE LAYING OF THE FRAMEWORK FOR
THE ASSESSMENT AND FORWARD TO
LEARNING MORE ABOUT IT. NOT
SEEING ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR
YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. WITH
THAT, I WILL MOVE ALL THREE
APPOINTMENTS TOGETHER. I MOVE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
CONFIRMATION OF EACH APPOINTMEN
02505, 02506, 02508. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. MOVED AND
SECONDED. I THINK THERE IS A
TRANSPOSED NUMBER, SO I WILL DO
THAT AGAIN. I MOVE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS CONFIRMATION OF
APPOINTMENTS 02505, 02506,
02508.
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN RECOMMENDED AND
SECONDED FOR APPOINTMENTS 02505
02506, 02508. ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS. WITH THAT, IT IS MOVE
AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENTS. WILL CLERK CALL
ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> AYES.
>> CHAIR HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEM 4.
>> APPOINTMENT 02496,
APPOINTMENT OF TONYA KIM AS
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT FOR A TERM TO MARCH
1, 2027.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD
MORNING. WE HAVE WITH US DEPUTY
MAYOR TIFFANY WASHINGTON TO
SPEAK TO THE APPOINTMENT OF
TANYA KIM AND ALSO JOINING US T
BE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT. WE APPRECIATE YOU
BOTH BEING WITH US TODAY. I
WANTED TO SAY A FEW CONTEXT
SETTING WORDS ABOUT HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THIS IS ON
OF THE LARGEST CONTRIBUTORS TO
SEATTLE'S SAFETY NET IF NOT THE
LARGEST CURRENT TORR. INVESTING
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS IN
CONTRACTS TO MORE THAN 200
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
AND PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT STRON
AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT ALSO
STEWARDS CITY RESOURCES INVESTE
IN PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE KING
COUNTY AND KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY. THE
DEPARTMENT HAS ABOUT 400
EMPLOYEES IN FOUR DIVISIONS
DESIGNED TO DELIVER OUTCOMES FO
THEIR WORK TO THE COMMUNITY,
PROMOTE INNOVATION, ADVANCE
RACIAL EQUITY. THE FOUR ARE
AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES,
LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATIVE
DIVISION, SAFE AND THRIVING
COMMUNITIES, YOUTH AND FAMILY
EMPOWERMENT DIVISION. THE PERSO
WHO IS TASKED WITH LEADERSHIP O
THIS VERY IMPACTFUL DEPARTMENT
HAS NO SMALL JOB IN FRONT OF
HER. ACTING DIRECTOR KIM HAS
WORKED FOR HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT SINCE 2010 AND HAS
BEEN SERVING AS INTERIM DIRECTO
OF HSD SINCE SEPTEMBER 2021. SH
DEFINITELY KNOWS THE JOB, KNOWS
THE CHALLENGE, AND HAS ALREADY
BEEN LEADING THE DEPARTMENT
THROUGH SOME OF THE CITY'S MOST
DIFFICULT DAYS, PANDEMIC AND
OTHERWISE. I REALLY APPRECIATE
HER WILLINGNESS TO CONTINUE
LEADING AS A CONFIRMED DIRECTOR
AND JUST REALLY HAVE ENJOYED
SINCERELY WORKING CLOSELY WITH
YOU OVER THESE LAST FEW YEARS.
AM REALLY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT
YOU DO NEXT. WITH THAT I WILL
TURN IT TO DEPUTY MAYOR
WASHINGTON TO KICK US OFF.
>> THANK YOU. CHAIR HERBOLD AND
COUNCIL MEMBERS, IT IS MY
PLEASURE TO BE BEFORE YOU TODAY
TO INTRODUCE MAYOR HARRELL'S
NOMINEE FOR DIRECTOR OF SEATTLE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TANYA
KIM. WHEN I THINK OF TANYA, I
THINK OF ONE WORD. UNI CORN.
THAT'S HOW RARE IT IS TO FIND
SOMEONE WITH A BACKGROUND IN
RUNNING COMMUNITY BASED
NONPROFIT, SOMEONE WHO KNOWS TH
DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS INSIDE AN
OUT AND SOMEONE APPRECIATED BY
STAFF AND HAS TRUST OF THE
PROVIDER COMMUNITY. SHE'S TRULY
ONE OF A KIND AND WE FOUND HER
HOMEGROWN FROM WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENT RANKS. TO ILLUSTRATE
BREADTH OF HER EXPERIENCE SINCE
JOINING HSD IN 2012, SHE CAME
FROM NONPROFIT AND SERVED AS A
SENIOR GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
SPECIALIST, PLANNING AND PROGRA
DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST, PLANNIN
AND DEVELOPMENT SUPERVISOR,
HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAM
SUPERVISOR, DIVISION DIRECTOR
FOR YOUTH AND FAMILY
EMPOWERMENT, DEPUTY DIRECTOR AN
NOW INTERIM DIRECTOR SINCE
SEPTEMBER 2021. SINCE TAKING TH
HELM SHE'S BROUGHT STABILITY,
COMMITMENT TO RACIAL EQUITY. YO
DON'T HAVE TO TAKE MY WORD FOR
IT. BEFORE MAYOR HARRELL
NOMINATED HER, OUR OFFICE
COMMUNICATED WITH COMMUNITY
STAKEHOLDERS, SOME OF WHICH YOU
HEARD THIS MORNING. EACH ONE
SUPPORTED THE DECISION TO REFER
TANYA FOR YOUR STAKEHOLDER.
THOSE INCLUDED SEATTLE HUMAN
SERVICES, KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESS AUTHORITY, COMMUNITY
PASSAGE WAYS, LEAD, FOOD BANK,
SOUTHWEST FAMILY SERVICES,
CHINESE INFORMATION SERVICE
CENTER, COALITION ENDING GENDER
BASED VIOLENCE, WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AND JOHN
OCOMOTO WHO SHE SERVED AS
EMPLOYEE AND AS COUNCIL
LEGISLATIVE AIDE. I FOUND TANYA
TO BE A CALM CARING TRANSPARENT
SOLUTION ORIENTED THOUGHT
PARTNER AND SOMEONE YOU WANT
BESIDE YOU WHEN IN A JAM LIKE
WHEN SHE AND HER TEAM ELEMENT I
TO SUPPORT SOUTH PARK NEIGHBORS
WHO HAD HOMES FLOODED BY KING
TIDE. I TRUST AFTER TALKING WIT
HER AND REVIEWING THE RECORD YO
WILL AGREE SHE IS THE RIGHT
CHOICE TO LEAD. SHE WOULD BE
FIRST COUNCIL CONFIRMED DIRECTO
IN THE DEPARTMENT SINCE 2018. I
KNOW SHE WOULD TAKE THE
RESPONSIBILITY SERIOUSLY. WITH
THAT, I WILL TURN THINGS TO
TANYA TO OFFER INTRODUCTORY
REMARKS BEFORE TAKING YOUR
QUESTIONS TODAY.
>> NORMALLY, I AM OFF SCRIPT.
BUT TODAY I AM GOING TO FOCUS.
THERE ARE ADDITIONAL NERVES AND
REALLY IT'S A PLEASURE AND HONO
TO BE HERE. SO I WANT TO MAKE
SURE I AM USING OUR TIME WISELY
TO FIELD YOUR QUESTIONS TOO. I
FIRST NEED TO THANK MAYOR
HARRELL FOR THE NOMINATION TO B
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
DIRECTOR. AND OF COURSE DEPUTY
MAYOR WASHINGTON FOR YOUR
OPENING REMARKS AND YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND EXAMPLE. TO CHAI
HERBOLD, I WAS HERE LAST WEEK,
EMOTIONAL. I WILL KEEP IT
TOGETHER TODAY. BUT YOUR
LEADERSHIP, LONG TIME
LEADERSHIP, IS A WONDERFUL
EXAMPLE AS WELL AS PARTNERSHIP
FOR THE WORK WE DO TOGETHER. I
APPRECIATE YOU HOLDING HSD TO A
HIGH STANDARD AND NOT LOOKING A
THE ACTING ROLE AS TEMPORARY BU
REALLY HOLDING US TO THAT HIGH
BAR THROUGHOUT MY TENURE HERE.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, I AM DEEPLY
GRATEFUL FOR FRIENDS AT HSD,
PARTNERS THAT ARE EMPLOYEES AS
WELL AS COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS WE CONTRACT WITH
AND OTHERS WHO ARE IN
PARTNERSHIP IN THIS WORK. AS YO
HAVE HEARD, IT'S BEEN OVER 12
YEARS IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES IN
SERVING WITH PEOPLE ALONGSIDE
WITH FOLKS. HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT FOR THE VIEWING
PUBLIC OFFERS REALLY THREE CORE
FUNCTIONS AS A FUNDER, AS A
CONVENER, AS A DIRECT SERVICE
PROVIDER. AS A FUNDER, WE INVES
MAJORITY OF OUR BUDGET. THIS
YEAR IT IS APPROXIMATELY 250
MILLION IN CONTRACTS WITH OUR
COMMUNITY BASED PARTNERS. AS A
CONVENER, WE DO BRING THOUGHT
PARTNERS AND POLICY LEADERS
TOGETHER TO REALLY MEET THE
CHALLENGES OF OUR COMMUNITY. AN
ONE EXAMPLE IS DOMESTIC VIOLENC
PREVENTION COUNCIL IN WHICH
CHAIR HERBOLD AND I COCHAIR
ALONG WITH CHIEF DIEZ AND CITY
ATTORNEY DAVISON, COCHAIRING
THAT WORK. DIRECT SERVICES, IT
IS REALLY ALONG WITH FUNDING TH
BREAD AND BUTTER OF OF WHAT WE
DO. WE OFFER CORRECT SERVICES I
FORM OF CASE MANAGEMENT, YOUTH
EMPLOYMENT, AS WELL AS CRIME
VICTIM ADVOCACY WHICH IS
RELATIVELY NEW. THOSE ARE JUST
AN EXAMPLE OF THE BREADTH OF
DIRECT SERVICES THAT WE OFFER.
AS ACTING, THERE ARE A LOT OF
THINGS WE HAVE BEEN DOING. BUT
SOME OF THE FOCUS AREAS I AM
MOST PROUD OF FRANKLY IS
REBUILDING OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM.
WE ARE STRONG, SOME OF YOU HAVE
HEARD. IT'S NOT JUST ME I BRING
TO THE TABLE. IT'S STRONG
LEADERS WHO REFLECT THE
COMMUNITY BUT ALSO ARE SOME OF
THE SMARTEST MOST DEDICATED
PUBLIC SERVANTS I HAVE WORKED
WITH. FORGIVE ME FOR ONE OF MY
COLLEAGUES BUT THIS IS THE DREA
TEAM. I HAVE TAKEN THAT TITLE.
THE OTHER IS THAT IT'S BEEN SO
IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO
BUILD TRUST WITH OUR PARTNERS.
WE HAD TURN OVER AND THERE HAS
BEEN TURBULENCE IN THE COMMUNIT
AND AROUND THE WORLD.
MAINTAINING STRONG RELATIONSHIP
ALLOWS US TO BE IN RELATIONSHIP
AND TACKLE THOSE PROBLEMS
TOGETHER AS WELL AS SOLUTIONS.
SO STANDING UP AND SUPPORTING
THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY. I AM
STANDING UP A NEW DIVISION
WITHIN HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMEN
TO ADDRESS HUMAN SAFETY IN A
STRATEGIC THOUGHTFUL WAY, A
COUPLE EXAMPLES OF THINGS WE
HAVE BEEN FOCUSING ON. IF
CONFIRMED AS DIRECTOR, I WILL
CONTINUE FOCUSING ON BUILDING A
STRONG CULTURAL AT HSD AND
ALIGNING WITH MAYOR HARRELL
AROUND EXCELLENCE, POSITIVE
RELATIONSHIPS, AND WORKING TO
HAVE AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS
ANTIRACIST. SECOND, WE ARE GOIN
TO EMBARK. THIS SOUNDS NERDY BU
IT IS SO IMPORTANT. A STRATEGIC
PLANNING PROCESS. WE HAVE A
STRATEGIC PLAN THAT'S PRECOVID,
PREPANDEMIC. SINCE THEN, THINGS
HAVE CHANGED AND EXPECTATIONS
ARE GREATER. WE NEED A CLEARER
ROAD MAP. LANDSCAPE IS COMPLEX
AND NOT SIMPLE. I AM HERE TO
PARTNER WITH YOU. I WANT TO
THANK MAYOR HARRELL FOR HIS
CONFIDENCE, DEPUTY MAYOR
WASHINGTON, LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING PARTNERING WITH
COUNCIL, ALL MEMBERS, AS WELL A
THE COMMITTEE AND MOST
IMPORTANTLY MY DEDICATION TO OU
EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS OUR
PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE TODAY AND
TOMORROW. WITH THAT, I THANK YO
FOR CONSIDERING MY NOMINATION
AND HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I JUST
WANT TO SAY I KNOW YOU ARE A
PERSON WHO IT IS SOMETIMES
DIFFICULT TO HEAR SUCH WONDERFU
THINGS ABOUT YOUR LEADERSHIP.
FOR ME, IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO
HEAR EVERYBODY COME OUT IN
SUPPORT OF YOU. YOU ARE A PERSO
THAT REALLY EXEMPLIFIES ONE OF
THE REASONS WHY I LOVE DOING
PUBLIC SERVICE AND WORKING WITH
THE CITY FAMILY, BECAUSE YOU AR
DEFINITELY SOMEBODY I HAVE
LEARNED A LOT FROM. WITH THAT,
JUST WANT TO LET THE VIEWING
PUBLIC KNOW THAT THERE WERE
WRITTEN QUESTIONS THAT WERE
PROVIDED TO THE NOMINEE. THE
WRITTEN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WERE CIRCULATED TO ALL COUNCIL
OFFICES AND THE PUBLIC CAN FIND
THEM LINKED ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
YOU DID A GREAT JOB OF ANSWERIN
THE QUESTIONS. MANY WERE
SUBMITTED BY OTHER COUNCIL
OFFICES, MYSELF, SOME MEMBERS O
THE PUBLIC. WHILE I AM LOOKING
TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT MY
COLLEAGUES MIGHT HAVE QUESTIONS
I THINK I WILL KICK US OFF. ONE
OF THE QUESTIONS ASKED WAS WHAT
DO YOU BELIEVE ARE SOME OF THE
BIGGEST CHALLENGES THAT THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS
FACING, AND HOW WILL YOU TACKLE
THEM? YOUR ANSWERS INCLUDED
ADDRESSING LACK OF PERMANENT
LEADERSHIP AND SIGNIFICANT TURN
OVER AND IMPACT ON STAFF MORALE
GROWING SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN THE
COMMUNITY, GROWING IMPACTS OF
SHELTERED AND UNSHELTERED
HOMELESSNESS ON PEOPLE LIVING
UNSHELTERED AS WELL AS THE
COMMUNITIES, CONSTRAINTS DURING
FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS DUE TO
RECOVERING ECONOMY. I AM
WONDERING IF YOU CAN SPEAK TO
HSD ONGOING MEASURES TO
STRENGTHEN YOUR FINANCIAL
POLICIES.
>> JUST A FEW. JUST A FEW
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES.
WITH REGARDS TO THE FINANCIAL
POLICIES, I THINK THE FIRST
ORDER OF BUSINESS WAS TO ENSURE
THAT WE HAD A SEASONED, SKILLED
AND CONNECTED CFO TO REALLY BE
ABLE TO TAKE THE IMPROVEMENT
PLAN WE WERE OPERATING UNDER TO
THE NEXT LEVEL. SO WE'VE HAD
WONDERFUL COLLEAGUES IN THE
PAST. BUT REALLY HAVING THE
STABLE LEADERSHIP TO WORK WITH
OUR TEAM WAS REALLY CRITICAL. W
HAD OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS WORK
WITH US TO IDENTIFY IMPROVEMENT
AREAS AND IT WAS ALSO DURING TH
PANDEMIC. LIKE MANY
ORGANIZATIONS WE WERE STRUGGLIN
TO MAINTAIN STAFFING LEVELS AND
ADAPT SOME CHANGES. IT REALLY
DOES TAKE A SKILLED COURAGEOUS
LEADER TO MAKE THAT
TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE. WE HAV
SECURED A WONDERFUL CFO WHO HAS
BEEN WORKING WITH HER TEAM TO D
THE PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS. THERE
HAVE BEEN STRUCTURAL CHANGES. W
HAVE INCREASED STAFFING LEVELS.
THANK YOU TO COUNCIL FOR THAT
SUPPORT AS WELL BECAUSE OUR
BUDGET HAS WILDLY ALSO INCREASE
OVER THE YEARS AND IS SETTLING
NOW. WHILE WE HAD WRITTEN POLIC
AND PROCEDURES, WE HAVE HAD TO
ADAPT AND REALLY BE CLEAR MORE
IMPORTANTLY AROUND SEGREGATION
OF DUTIES AND FRANKLY JUST
BILLING ON TIME WITH ACCURACY T
ENSURE THERE WAS STABLE CASH
FLOW. I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT TH
TEAM HAS WORKED THROUGH SWEAT
AND TEARS. HOPEFULLY THERE WAS
NO BLOOD. BUT I THINK THAT WE'V
COME A LONG WAY. THIS IS THE
FIRST YEAR THAT WE DIDN'T NEED,
FOR EXAMPLE -- AND I DON'T KNOW
THE TECHNICAL TERM -- CASH FLOW
ASSISTANCE. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE T
RECTIFY THE LONG STANDING, THES
ARE YEARS IN THE MAKING, I THIN
OVER TEN YEARS IN THE MAKING
LONG STANDING ISSUES THAT THE
DEPARTMENT HAS GRAPPLED WITH. I
THE PAST COUPLE YEARS, WE'VE HA
TO TAKE ADDITIONAL LOANS AND
SUPPORT TO KEEP AFLOAT AT YOUR
END. SO WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
TURN THIS AROUND QUITE QUICKLY.
I WILL SAY THAT WHAT'S MORE
IMPORTANT ASIDE FROM
IMPLEMENTING THE IMPROVEMENT
PLAN, IT IS HOLDING IT STEADY
AND CONTINUITY OF ENSURING THAT
WE HAVE SYSTEMS IN PLACE OVER
THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, IT
BECOMES THEN NORMALIZED TO DO
PROCESS IMPROVEMENT, TO DO
TRAININGS, TO HAVE APPROPRIATE
REPORTING THAT'S NECESSARY. IT
MIGHT NOT SEEM EXCITING OR
IMPORTANT TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD
BUT AS A FUNDER, CONVENER,
DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDER, IT IS
IMPERATIVE OUR OPERATIONS ARE
STRONG AS PUBLIC STEWARDS. I
APPRECIATE THE QUESTION AND
ATTENTION WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
GIVE TO OUR OPERATIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE
ABOUT THE STRATEGIC PLANNING
PROCESS YOU MENTIONED IN YOUR
OPENING REMARKS. THAT REALLY
EXCITED ME. YOU SAID THAT HSD'S
FUNCTIONS ARE THREE PRONGED. I
BELIEVE YOU SAID FUNDING,
CONVENING, DIRECT SERVICES. THA
IS TRUE. THAT'S WHAT WE SPEND A
LOT OF TIME DOING. HOWEVER MY
INTERACTIONS WITH YOU OVER THE
PAST YEAR AND A QUARTER, I AM
IMPRESSED WITH HOW YOU SEE
WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY. AN
THE POLICY, I DON'T KNOW, WHAT'
MISSING FROM THE THREE, I THINK
THERE SHOULD BE A FOURTH, WHICH
IS WEIGHING IN ON WHAT SHOULD W
ACTUALLY DO. I AM WONDERING,
YOUR STRATEGIC PLANNING, WILL
THAT INCLUDE FORWARD THINKING
ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ADDRESSING OUR
PROBLEMS?
>> I LOVE YOUR QUESTION. I LOVE
YOUR QUESTION ABOUT FORWARD
THINKING AND RECOGNIZING THE
POLICY WORK THAT WE EMBARK ON.
YOU KNOW, SO IN PREPARATION FOR
TODAY, THERE IS A LOT OF
REFLECTION. RIGHT? TO COME OUT
OF A PANDEMIC AND TO REALLY MEE
NEEDS OF COMMUNITY, PARTICULARL
AROUND COMMUNITY SAFETY AND
BEING BETTER PARTNERSHIP AND
BEING ALIGNED WITH COMMUNITY HA
BEEN SO IMPORTANT. BUT WE HAVE
BEEN, BECAUSE OF THE TURN OVER
AND BECAUSE OF THESE
EMERGENCIES, WE HAVE BEEN
REACTIVE. IT'S OKAY TO BE
REACTIVE IN TIMES OF NEED. BUT
IT'S NOT SUSTAINABLE. WE ARE NO
IN A RECOVERY PERIOD. IT'S OUR
RESPONSIBILITY TO, NUMBER 1,
ENGAGE COMMUNITY AND YOU TO
DEVELOP A CLEAR VISION AND A
PATH ON HOW WE ARE GOING TO BE
ABLE TO EXECUTE AND PRIORITIZE.
OUR BUDGET IS RELATIVELY LARGE
AND IT'S A BUDGET. WE HAVE LOTS
OF NEED. SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT
WE ARE REALLY CLEAR ABOUT WHAT
WE WILL FOCUS ON IN THE NEXT
YEARS AND HOW WE ARE GOING TO
MEASURE THAT. THE OTHER THING
THAT WE'VE TALKED SO MUCH ABOUT
IS STABILITY. TO ME, I AM
ALREADY THINKING ABOUT MY
TRANSITION. I KNOW THAT SOUNDS
STRANGE. BUT I THOUGHT SO I AM
SERVING AS ACTING, BEING
CONSIDERED AS PERMANENT. I AM O
MY WAY OUT. WHAT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO ME IS THAT THIS
DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY HA
THE STABILITY IT NEEDS IN ORDER
TO SUCCEED BEYOND ONE LEADER OR
BEYOND ONE PERSON'S VISION, THA
IT'S A COLLECTIVE. SO REGARDLES
OF THE TRANSITION, MY TEAM IS
SET UP REALLY WELL. FUTURE TEAM
ARE SET UP WELL. TO ME A
STRATEGIC PLAN IS ONE WAY IN
WHICH WE CAN COMMUNICATE WHAT
OUR PRIORITIES ARE. WE CAN BUIL
WORK PLANS AROUND THAT. AND THE
WE ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO THE
WORK. IT WON'T BE STAGNANT. IT
WILL BE A LIVING DOCUMENT.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ASKED ON OUR
PROGRESS.
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE A COUPLE
OTHERS. I AM NOT WANTING TO KEE
OUT OTHERS THAT MAY HAVE
QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS.
OKAY. MOVING TO THE LINE OF
QUESTIONING IN THE QUESTIONS
DOCUMENT RELATED TO THE ISSUE O
SOMETIMES THE RFP PROCESS
RESULTS IN GAPS IN SERVICES AND
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU
LEANED INTO THE AREA OF
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND ROLE
THAT CAN PLAY. YOU HAVE
CERTAINLY ELEVATED DOING THAT A
A MATTER OF BUSINESS IN YOUR
TIME AS LEADER OF THE DEPARTMEN
AND REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
THAT'S HAD REALLY GOOD OUTCOMES
IN ENSURING THAT WE ARE MAKING
FUNDS FOR SERVICES AVAILABLE TO
SMALLER ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE
REACHING DEEP INTO DIFFERENT
DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT
OUR CITY. THAT'S REALLY, REALLY
IMPORTANT. BUT I WANTED TO
EXPLORE WITH YOU THE IDEA OF
SITUATIONS WHERE SERVICES MUST
BE TAILORED FOR SPECIFIC
POPULATIONS IN ORDER TO BE
EFFECTIVE. AND HOW WE CAN MAKE
SURE WE ARE NOT IN A SITUATION
WHERE BECAUSE OF OUR COMPETITIV
RFP PROCESS, WHERE THERE IS A
POSSIBILITY FOR THESE CRITICAL
SERVICES THAT ONLY PARTICULAR
ORGANIZATIONS CAN PROVIDE, NOT
BEING FUNDED, CREATING A
SERVICES CLIFF FOR THOSE
COMMUNITIES, AND I AM WONDERING
WHETHER OR NOT THERE ARE
DIFFERENT WAYS TO DESIGN FUNDIN
ALLOCATION AND PROCUREMENT
PROCESS THAT'S PERHAPS NOT
COMPETITIVE BUT STILL HOLDS
ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING FUNDING
TO MEET ACCOUNTABLE MEASURES
WITH OUTCOMES THAT ARE
DEMONSTRATED AND TRANSPARENT.
ONE THING SUGGESTED IS FORMULA
GRANTS USED AT DIFFERENT LEVELS
OF GOVERNMENT. I AM WONDERING
WHETHER OR NOT YOU CAN SPEAK TO
THAT AS A POSSIBILITY TO EXPLOR
FURTHER. AGAIN THESE ARE
APPROACHES TO FUNDING SERVICES
THAT THERE IS A FORMULA THAT IS
CONSIDERED AND IT'S NOT
COMPETITIVE. IT'S INTENDED TO
MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE
DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES THAT YOU
WANT TO MAKE SURE ARE RECEIVING
SERVICES, FUNDING FOR THE
SERVICES ARE ADDRESSED. IT'S
BEEN NOTED TO ME AS INNOVATIVE
AREA THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO
CONSIDER MOVING IN AND WOULD
LIKE TO KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS.
>> I THINK THE SHORT ANSWER IS
YES. HOW CAN WE IMPROVE
PROCESSES OF INVESTING IN
COMMUNITY. I RECOGNIZE THERE AR
BARRIERS TO RESUMING FUNDS.
THAT'S NOT OUR PURPOSE. OUR
PURPOSE IS TO ENSURE RESOURCES
ARE ACCESSIBLE TO COMMUNITIES
CAN DO THE BEST WORK, COMMUNITY
DRIVEN SOLUTIONS. ANYTHING THAT
CAN OFFER IMPROVEMENTS, WE HAVE
TO BE ABLE TO LEARNING MORE AND
LEARNING THE BEST WAYS IN WHICH
WE CAN ALLOCATE DOLLARS. IF THA
YIELDS THEN A WAY THROUGH
FORMULA GRANTS, IF THEY'RE
THROUGH DIRECT CONTRACTS, IF
THERE ARE SPACES WHERE KNOW
INDICATION AND AN OPEN CALL IS
WARRANTED, I THINK HAVING ACCES
TO DIFFERENT TOOLS FOR DIFFEREN
SERVICES SHOULD BE ON THE TABLE
I THINK WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
TOO IS ENSURING THAT OF COURSE
HSD, I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR ALSO
FOLLOWING APPROPRIATE CITY CODE
AS WELL AS BEING TRANSPARENT
WITH THE COMMUNITY ON WHY WE AR
APPROACHING THE FUNDING
ALLOCATION THE WAY IN WHICH WE
ARE. AND BEING TRANSPARENT ABOU
IMPACTS OF THAT. SO I HAVE A LO
OF EXPERIENCE IN WRITING FOR
GRANTS AND BEING A RECIPIENT
MYSELF, HAVING DONE THE PLANNIN
WORK AND WITH LEADING A REQUEST
FOR PROPOSALS AS WELL AS SEEING
THE POLICY IMPACTS THAT WE HAVE
IN GENERAL, ESPECIALLY IN RECEN
TIMES. THERE ARE ALWAYS LESSONS
LEARNED. THE SHORT ANSWER IS
YES, I WOULD LOVE TO EXPLORE
DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES. WE
HAVEN'T STARTED STRATEGIC
PLANNING PROCESS. WE HAVE
PLANTED SEEDS, ARE FOCUSING ON
WORK PLANS AND OTHER THINGS.
THIS IS RISEN TO THE TOP WITH
THE WAY WE ARE DOING FUNDING
PROCESSES. I WILL SAY WHAT'S
RISEN TO THE TOP IS THE WAY IN
WHICH WE ARE MONITORING
CONTRACTS BECAUSE IT IS FULL
CYCLE. WHEN THERE ARE
ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE STRUGGLIN
OUR GO TO REALLY NEEDS TO BE A
PLACE ON HOW TO PATNER OR
STRENGTHEN ORGANIZATION AND AT
THE SAME TIME BALANCING
ACCOUNTABILITY AND BEING OKAY
AND TRANSPARENT AND DOING HARD
WORK TO SAY WHEN THE
ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE NOT
DELIVERING ON PERFORMANCE
METRICS SO WE CAN FREE DOLLARS
FOR OTHER EVIDENCE BASED
PROGRAMMING. SO IT'S THE FULL
CYCLE THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE
LOOKING AT.
>> WELL THOSE ARE THE QUESTIONS
I HAD FOR YOU TODAY. AGAIN,
PAUSING TO SEE IF ANY REMOTE
PARTICIPANTS HAVE VIRTUAL HANDS
RAISED. NOT SEEING ANY, I AM
GOING TO GO FORTH WITH
NOMINATION. COMMITTEE MEMBERS,
MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS CONFIRMATION OF
APPOINTMENT OF TANYA KIM AS
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT. IS THERE A SECOND.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. MOVED AND SECONDE
TO RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION OF
TANYA KIM AS DIRECTOR OF HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT. ARE THERE
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
>> NOW IS WHEN I JUST SAY THANK
YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU BEING
WILLING TO STAY ON, THE
CONTINUITY OF YOUR EXPERIENCE,
KNOWLEDGEUNDERSTANDING AND
COMMITMENT TO THE CITY IS
IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW. I
ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORT THIS
APPOINTMENT.
>> IN ADDITION TO THANKING YOU
FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO STAY ON
AND REALLY LEAN INTO THE
PERMANENT LEADERSHIP ROLE, I
WANT TO THANK ALSO EVERYBODY
INVOLVED IN THE CONFIRMATION
PROCESS AND COULD YOU PLEASE
EXTEND MY THANKS TO MAYOR
HARRELL. I WOULD APPRECIATE THA
AS WELL. WITH THAT, CLERK PLEAS
CALL ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> AYES.
>> CHAIR HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> GREAT. THE APPOINTMENT WILL
MOVE TO THE COUNCIL MEETING ON
APRIL 17. YOU ARE WELCOME TO
JOIN US. WE'LL BE IN TOUCH TO
SEE WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO
JOIN US AND DO ALL THAT STUFF
WHERE YOU CAN BE AT THE MIC AND
WE'LL WAVE THE RULES AND HEAR
FROM YOU AND ANY OF YOUR GUESTS
YOU MIGHT WANT TO BRING WITH
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> WILL CLERK PLEASE READ IN
AGENDA FIVE?
>> AGENDA ITEM FIVE, ONGOING
ASSESSMENTS IN PROPOSED CONSENT
DECREE AGREEMENT ON SUSTAINED
COMPLIANCE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF THE
PRESENTERS CAN JOIN US AT THE
TABLE. THANK YOU. GREETINGS.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
OPENING REMARKS. I WANTED TO
GIVE THE FRAMEWORK FOR YOUR
JOINING US TODAY. WE HAVE ASKED
YOU TO PRESENT ABOUT ONE ELEMEN
OF THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT ON
SUSTAINED COMPLIANCE FOR THE
VIEWING PUBLIC. IT IS A PROPOSE
AGREEMENT ONLY AT THIS POINT. I
REQUIRES APPROVAL OF THE COURT.
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE CITY
COULD EXIT CONSENT DECREE AFTER
THE WORK ITEMS LISTED IN THE
AGREEMENT ARE COMPLETED. ALL
THAT SAID, I THINK IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO LIFT UP THE WORK O
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL AND THE
WORK THAT WILL BE DONE UNDER
THIS AGREEMENT AS WORK THAT THE
COURT APPOINTED CONSENT DECREE
MONITOR HAS BEEN DOING
PREVIOUSLY TO REVIEW PERFORMANC
OF SPD ON VARIETY OF DIFFERENT
METRICS AND HOW THAT WILL
TRANSITION TO BEING DONE BY
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.
AGAIN, UNDERSCORE TWO KEY
POINTS. IF THE CITY EXITS
CONSENT DECREE, FIRST OF ALL,
REVIEW WORK WILL BE CONTINUING
MOVING FORWARD. SECONDLY, IT
WILL BE TRANSITIONING TO A CITY
RUN SYSTEM WHICH CAN ALLOW FOR
ADDITIONAL AREAS OF FOCUS BEYON
THE COURT MANDATED AREAS. I
THINK THAT'S REALLY EXCITING TO
THINK ABOUT. AND EXCITING TO
HEAR MORE FROM YOU ABOUT HOW YO
PLAN TO MOVE INTO THIS NEW
REGIME. I APPRECIATE YOUR
DETAILED PRESENTATION. WITH
THAT, I WILL LET YOU TAKE IT
AWAY.
>> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. GOOD
MORNING. GOOD MORNING COUNCIL
MEMBERS. I APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND HAVE
WHAT IS PROBABLY THE FIRST OF
MANY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS
WORK. THE SCOPE OF IT IS VERY
BROAD. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH THE MONITOR TO
START VISIONING WHAT THIS WORK
MIGHT LOOK LIKE BUT IT'S VERY
MUCH WET CEMENT AS YOU HAVE
DESCRIBED WITH THE AGREEMENT. I
WANT TO TALK ABOUT VARIOUS
ASPECTS OF IT AND JUST SORT OF
GET THE CONVERSATION STARTED.
BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO LET MY
DEPUTY INTRODUCE HERSELF TO THI
COMMITTEE.
>> THANKS SO MUCH. GOOD MORNING
COUNCILMEMBERS. I AM BESE MARIE
SCOTT, NEW DEPUTY INSPECTOR
GENERAL FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, JUST
STARTING WITH INSPECTOR GENERAL
JUDGE AND COMING FROM THE LAST
THREE YEARS OF THE PUBLIC
DEFEND'S ASSOCIATION AND PRIOR
TO THAT BEING POLICY DIRECTOR O
CPC AND INTERIM DIRECTOR OF CPC
IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE. I AM
LOOKING FORWARD TO JUMPING BACK
INTO THIS WORK. I'VE GOT A LOT
TO DO AND I AM EXCITED TO DO IT
THANKS SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. JUST TO GET
STARTED, WE REALLY HAVE PUT THE
WORK AHEAD OF US INTO THREE SOR
OF MAJOR CATEGORIES, THE FIRST
BEING WORKING ON THINGS THAT
HAVE BEEN SPECIFICALLY
IDENTIFIED IN THE AGREEMENT ON
SUSTAINED COMPLIANCE FILED BY
CITY ON MARCH 28. SO THERE ARE
COUPLE DISCRETE ITEMS THAT WE
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING B
SUMMERTIME. THEN THERE ARE MORE
GENERAL CONCEPTS THAT INCLUDE
DEVELOPING REVIEW PROCESSES TO
SORT OF TRANSITION THAT ROLE OF
OVERSIGHT FROM THE COURT MONITO
TO THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR
GENERAL. THOSE ARE IN THE
BUCKET, KIND OF THE MAIN PILLAR
AREAS OF CONSENT DECREE
INCLUDING THINGS LIKE USE OF
FORCE, SUPERVISION, PERSONS IN
CRISIS, THOSE MAIN ISSUES. WE
ARE WORKING ON DEVELOPING WHAT
WILL BE ASSESSMENTS THAT LOOK
SOME WHAT LIKE ASSESSMENTS
HISTORICALLY PRODUCED BY THE
MONITOR BUT ALSO STARTING TO
DEVELOP WAYS TO TRANSITION AWAY
FROM THOSE LARGE LABOR INTENSIV
ASSESSMENT PERIODS TO MORE OF
ONGOING FEEDBACK LOOP, ONGOING
SYSTEM OF PROVIDING INPUT,
DIRECTION, CRITIQUE, ONGOING
REVIEW OF POLICIES FOR SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT. IT'S GOING T
BE SORT OF A HYBRID IN THE
SECOND BULLET OF WORK FOR US.
THEN CONSENT DECREE OVER THE
LAST TEN YEARS HAS FOCUSED ON
ONLY A FEW AREAS OF THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND REALLY LARGELY O
PATROL FUNCTIONS. SO THERE IS A
WHOLE OTHER OR THERE IS A LOT O
THE REST OF THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT THAT NEEDS ATTENTION
SO WE ARE IN THIS WORK VISIONIN
HOW WE CREATE NEW REVIEW
PROCESSES TO PROVIDE ON GOING
FEEDBACK LOOP TO SPD, TO PROVID
TRANSPARENT OVERSIGHT TO
COMMUNITY OF SPD SYSTEMS THAT
HAVE NOT YET BEEN SUBJECT TO TH
OVERSIGHT PROVIDED UNDER CONSEN
DECREE. JUST TO MOVE THROUGH
THOSE FIRST ITEMS RESPONSIBLE
FOR PRODUCING UNDER THE
AGREEMENT IF APPROVED BY COURT
IS WORKING WITH THE MONITOR,
DEVELOPING OUR WORK PLAN. WE
WANT TO BE SURE WE ARE
CONTINUING ROBUST INDEPENDENT
MONITORING OF SPD. WE'VE GOT
SUBJECT MATTER AREAS WE HAVE TO
FOCUS ON UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
THE FIRST THAT WE'LL BE
PRODUCING REPORT ON IS USE OF
FORCE. WE HAVE TO WORK ON CRISI
INTERVENTION, STOPS AND
DETENTIONS, BIAS FREE POLICING,
SUPERVISION. THAT WORK PLAN WIL
BE DUE TO BE FILED WITH THE
COURT BY JUNE 30. WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON METHODOLOGY. I THINK
WHAT'S LEFT IS WORK WITH SPD AN
MONITOR ON A TIME LINE FOR THE
WORK PRODUCTS AS I MENTIONED,
WORK OF FORCE ASSESSMENT HAS TO
BE PROVIDED TO COURT IN JULY.
BEYOND THAT, WE HAVE WORK TO DO
TO ESTABLISH WHAT ONGOING TIME
FRAME WILL BE FOR THESE
ASSESSMENTS. WE ALSO HAVE SOME
OBLIGATIONS WITH REGARD TO SPD
REPORTING DATA. WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WHICH CONTINUE THAT
ONGOING ASSESSMENT OF THE DATA
SPD PROVIDES TO COMMUNITY.
THEY'VE GOT PRETTY ROBUST DASH
BOARDS NOW WHERE THIS
INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO THE
COMMUNITY IN ONGOING BASIS BUT
IT'S OUR JOB TO DO QUALITY
ASSURANCE OF THE DATA AND WORK
WITH SPD AND COMMUNITY TO BE
SURE IT IS TRANSPARENT AND
UNDERSTANDABLE FOR FOLKS. THIS
FIRST USE OF FORCE ASSESSMENT W
ARE DOING, SPD WILL PROVIDE
ANALYSIS OF USE OF FORCE DATA.
WE WILL DO QUALITY ASSURANCE
TESTING OF THAT AND THAT'S PART
OF THE REPORT THAT WILL BE FILE
ON JULY 31 WITH THE COURT. IN
SORT OF A MORE GENERAL SENSE,
THE AGREEMENT TALKS ABOUT MANY
OF THE OBLIGATIONS WE WILL HAVE
TO ENSURE ONGOING USE OF FORCE
ASSESSMENTS. IN THE REPORT WE'L
BE PRODUCING IN THE SUMMER, WE
ARE GOING TO HAVE A NUMBER OF
COMPONENTS IN THE REPORT. ONE
WILL BE DATA ANALYSIS BY SPD
THAT'S QUALITY CHECKED BY OIG.
THEN SOME QUALITATIVE
INFORMATION WE WANT TO PROVIDE.
WE WANT TO START PROVIDING REAL
IN DEPTH LOOK AT SOME SYSTEMS.
OUR FIRST EFFORT THERE WILL BE
PRODUCING A SUBWAY MAP OF THE
INVESTIGATION AND REVIEW OF USE
OF FORCE. FROM THE TIME FORCE I
USED THROUGH THE PROCESS OF
INVESTIGATION AND REVIEW, WE
WILL HAVE A SUBWAY MAP AS PART
OF THE REPORT AND REPORT ON THE
FORCE REVIEW BOARD PROCESS.
RIGHT NOW, WE ARE STILL
VISIONING WHAT THE REPORT MIGHT
INCLUDE THAT WILL TAKE A LOOK A
THE FORCE REVIEW UNIT WHICH
TAKES A LOOK A LITTLE MORE IN
DEPTH AT LOWER LEVELS OF FORCE
THAT AREN'T TYPE 3s AND ALSO
REVIEWS AND INVESTIGATIONS OF
CHAIN OF COMMAND OF OF MINOR
USES OF OF FORCE. THAT WILL BE
IN THIS AS WELL AND THAT WILL B
PRODUCED FOR THE COURT THIS
SUMMER. IF ANYBODY HAS QUESTION
ABOUT THIS AS WE MOVE THROUGH,
AM HAPPY TO TAKE THOSE.
>> LET'S PAUSE. I HAVE A COUPLE
THAT HAVE POPPED UP. FIRST I
WANT TO SAY I REALLY APPRECIATE
THAT YOU WILL BE WORKING ON THE
USE OF FORCE ASSESSMENT USING
THE 2021 AND 2022 DATA. THE
REPORTS THAT THE FILINGS RELY O
IN MANY AREAS INCLUDING CRISIS
INCIDENTS RELY ON 2020 REPORT
THAT'S 2019 DATA. IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT I THINK FOR THE
COMMUNITY AS WELL AS OUGHT
INTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS TO REALLY
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE DATA SAYS
ABOUT CURRENT STATE OF POLICING
IN SEATTLE. WE AREN'T GOING TO
KNOW THAT UNTIL WE ARE LOOKING
AT THE MORE CURRENT DATA. SO
THANK YOU FOR THAT. I DID WANT
TO TOUCH ON THE ISSUE OF BIAS
POLICING. IT'S FLAGGED ON SLIDE
3 ON MONITORING WORK PLAN AND
JUST, IN GENERAL, I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE
DO HAVE IN CONTEXT OF CONSENT
DECREE WE HAVE DATA AND THERE
ARE DASH BOARDS, THERE HAS BEEN
REGULAR REPORTING ON THE PROCES
ON THE TERRY STOP DATA. THAT'S
WHEN THERE IS REASONABLE
SUSPICIOUS A PERSON MAY HAVE
COMMITTED A CRIME. BUT THERE
HASN'T BEEN REPORTS ON TRAFFIC
STOPS, NONTERRY STOP STOPS. THA
IS REQUIRED BY ORDINANCE THAT
THE COUNCIL PASSED I THINK IN
2017 UNDER LEADERSHIP OF THEN
COUNCILMEMBER HARRELL AND FORME
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALES. THAT
REPORTING, I THINK THE ORDINANC
REQUIRES THAT THE INFORMATION B
MADE AVAILABLE TO THE OIG AND I
BELIEVE THE CPC. I UNDERSTAND
THAT THROUGH MY ADVOCACY WITH
THE DEPARTMENT, THERE WAS A LOT
OF DIFFICULTY IN COLLECTING THI
INFORMATION BECAUSE
TECHNOLOGICAL BARRIERS, FOR A
WHILE, I THINK THEY WERE WORKIN
TO MANUALLY COLLECT IT. NOW I
UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'RE STARTIN
MID YEAR IN 2021, THEY DO HAVE
THE INFORMATION. I AM HOPING
THAT THE NEXT STEP HAS BEEN
TAKEN AND THAT DATA HAS BEEN
MADE AVAILABLE TO OIG FOR
ANALYSIS AND EXAMINATION. I JUS
WANT TO CONFIRM THAT.
>> YES. THAT INFORMATION IS USE
BY OIG IN THE TRAFFIC STOP WORK
WE ARE DOING. I WOULD LIKE TO
APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS OF YOU
AND YOUR OFFICE IN PUSHING ISSU
OF ELECTRONIC COLLECTION OF
TRAFFIC STOP DATA BECAUSE IT
REALLY WAS KEPT IN PAPER FORMAT
AND UNUSEABLE PRIOR TO SUMMER O
2021. I THINK IN LARGE PART DUE
TO YOUR DILIGENCE AND YOUR
EFFORTS IN EMPHASIZING
IMPORTANCE OF THAT ISSUE, SPD
BEGAN COLLECTING THAT DATA AND
THAT'S BEEN VERY USEFUL IN OUR
TRAFFIC STOP WORK. THAT WILL
CONTINUE ON. WE HAVE BEEN ON A
LITTLE BIT OF A PAUSE TRYING TO
GET UP TO SPEED ON SOME
MONITORING TRANSITION
DEVELOPMENT WORK. BUT, YES, THA
IS GOING TO BE A CRITICAL PIECE
BIAS AND DISPARITY ARE IMPORTAN
COMPONENTS OF ALL THE WORK
PRODUCT OF OIG. SO ONE OF THE
THINGS WE'LL BE DOING IS MAKING
SURE THAT INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AND TRANSPARENT TO TH
PUBLIC. THANK YOU.
>> I TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DID
CONVENING COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER
AROUND ISSUE OF TRAFFIC STOPS
AND YOUR SUCCESS WITH SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT AND CHIEF DIE
ANNOUNCING CHANGE IN POLICY
AROUND TRAFFIC STOPS AT THE END
OF 2021, THE WORKGROUP THAT THE
OIG CONVENED ANALYSIS THAT S DO
DID OF REPORT RECORDS SHOWED
THAT 21% OF COURT TICKETS WERE
FOR BLACK INDIVIDUALS THROUGH
TIMES THE POPULATION OF SEATTLE
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEIN
HOW THE DEPARTMENT'S NEW POLICY
ON TRAFFIC STOPS IS IMPACTING
THIS AREA OF DISPARITY. ONE OF
THE INTERESTING THINGS I THINK
ABOUT THE PATH WE ARE TAKING IN
THIS PROPOSED NEW STAGE IN THE
CONSENT DECREE IS WE ARE LEANIN
IN, WE ARE EMBRACING ONE OF THE
ISSUES THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN IN
2022. WE WEREN'T OFFICIALLY
DINGED ON WHICH IS BIAS POLICE
SAYING THE COURT WALKED TO THE
LINE AND DID NOT ACTUALLY HAVE
SPECIFIC FINDINGS REQUIRING US
TO DO REPORTING. I THINK IT IS
PARTIALLY OUT OF RECOGNITION
THAT CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM
DISPARITIES ARE, FOUNDATION FO
THEM IS SO VAST. THIS WORK I
THINK IS PROVING THERE IS
SOMETHING WE CAN DO WITHIN
CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM TO
MINIMIZE DISPARITY. PERHAPS NOT
GET RID OF IT ALL TOGETHER BUT
WORK REALLY HARD TO LIMIT IT AN
REDUCE IT. SO REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THAT AREA.
>> THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN THE WORK. I
THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS UP
TO NOW, I WILL MOVE ON. A COUPL
AREAS REMAIN OF CONCERN TO
COURT. ONE IS USE OF FORCE IN
THE CROWD MANAGEMENT CONTEXT AN
SPD'S RESPONSES TO PROTEST
SITUATIONS. ALSO THE SECOND ITE
IS ACCOUNTABILITY IN ENSURING
CITY OF SEATTLE HAS ROBUST
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. EVERY
TIME I LOOK, MY VOICE FADES IN
AND OUT. THE FIRST COUPLE SLIDE
WILL FOCUS ON THE WORK WE NEED
TO DO TO DEMONSTRATE TO THE
COURT THAT WE'VE GOT EFFECTIVE
OVERSIGHT ON THE ISSUE OF USING
FORCE IN A CROWD MANAGEMENT
CONTEXT. SO WE WILL BE
PUBLISHING THE FOURTH AND FINAL
SENT NELL EVENT REVIEW REPORT
WHICH WILL COVER WAVES FOUR AND
FIVE OF THE PROTESTS REVIEW. IT
IS WITH COMMUNITY READERS NOW
AND IN FINAL EDITS. I ANTICIPAT
IN THE NEXT WEAK OR TWO WE WILL
SEE THAT WITH THE LAST OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO SPD. ONCE
THAT'S HAPPENED -- AND WE HAVE
HAD A COUPLE MEETINGS WITH SPD
-- THEY HAVE FAIRLY LARGE MATRI
BECAUSE WE'VE MADE IN EXCESS OF
200 RECOMMENDATIONS AROUND
PROTESTS WITH THEM. WE'LL BE
FOLLOWING ON IMPLEMENTATION AND
THAT'S A REQUIREMENT OF THE
AGREEMENT FILED WITH COURT THAT
SPD IMPLEMENT THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OR PROVIDE
RATIONALES FOR NOT IMPLEMENTING
SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE'LL BE DOING THAT WORK. WE
WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY WORKING
WITH THEM TO ASSESS POLICIES AN
TRAINING AS SENTINEL REVIEW
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE IMPLEMENTED
AND WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE
TO DEVELOP PROCESSES WHEN YOU'V
GOT A SITUATION WHERE THERE ARE
LARGE SCALE USES OF FORCE SO
THEY'RE APPROPRIATELY REPORTED,
THEY'RE APPROPRIATELY
INVESTIGATED, AND THERE IS
TRANSPARENCY AROUND THEM. I
THINK THE MONITOR AND EVERYBODY
ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE SYSTEM WA
SO OVERWHELMED THAT THERE WAS
NOT ADEQUATE INVESTIGATION AND
REVIEW OF OF USES OF FORCE
DURING THE 2020 PROTESTS. WE
WILL HAVE TO COME UP WITH A
SYSTEM THAT ENSURES THERE IS
APPROPRIATE OVERSIGHT IN THE
CIRCUMSTANCES.
>> THANK YOU. I DID WANT TO JUS
LIFT UP THE SEPARATE SECTION OF
THE AGREEMENT IN THE JOINT
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND CITY
FILING THAT NOTES THAT REVAMPED
CROWD MANAGEMENT POLICIES WILL
BE DEVELOPED AND CONSIDERED THI
YEAR. IT GOES ON TO, I QUOTE,
THESE POLICIES WILL INCLUDE
RECENT RECOMMENDATIONS FROM
INSPECTOR GENERAL SENTINEL EVEN
REVIEW, RECENT CHANGES TO STATE
LAW, AND CHANGES DERIVING FROM
ORDINANCE 126422. SO THAT IS TH
POLICIES SPD IS DEVELOPING TO
ALIGN WITH THE LETHAL WEAPONS
ORDINANCE COUNCIL PASSED IN
2021.
>> YES. THANK YOU FOR THAT. IT
WAS A TEAM EFFORT FROM ALL TO
RESPOND TO THE SITUATIONS. THAN
YOU. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING TO THE
PROCESS BECAUSE IT WAS SUCH A
FAN IT'S WAY TO PROBLEM SOLVE
WITH POLICE AND COMMUNITY INTO
PILOTING WHERE THERE IS A CRISI
NEXUS. WE THINK THERE IS MUCH T
BE LEARNED BY INVOLVING
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SUBJECT
STREAM FACTORS THAT CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO A TRAGIC SITUATIO
AND USAER INVOLVED SHOOTING WIT
SOMEONE IN CRISIS. WE ARE HOPIN
TO REPLICATE THE GREAT RESULTS
THAT WE HAD WITH OUR PROTESTS A
REVIEW TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW
WE CAN MAYBE TWEAK THINGS IN TH
SYSTEM, MAYBE BETTER UNDERSTAND
PARTS OF THE SYSTEM THAT WILL
INFORM SYSTEM CHANGE SO WE CAN
REDUCE LIKELIHOOD OF THOSE
TRAGIC EVENTS. WE WANT TO BE
SURE WE ARE INCLUDING MENTAL
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND PEOPLE
WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE I
THE CONVERSATIONS AS WELL AS
LIKE SENTINEL EVENT REVIEW
INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE SEATTL
POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM THE
HIGHEST LEVEL OF RANKS TO
COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS AND
FOLKS DEALING WITH THE
SITUATIONS IN REALTIME SO THAT
WE MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND
PERSPECTIVES THAT THEY HAVE AND
SITUATIONS THEY'RE FACED WITH
AND RECOMMENDATIONS THAT COME
OUT OF THE PROCESS ARE VIABLE
AND IMPLEMENT ABLE. THE OTHER
AREA IS HAVING ACCOUNTABILITY
AND HAVING SYSTEMS IN PLACE
THATTEN SURE THAT MISCONDUCT IS
FOLLOWED ON, OFFICERS ARE HELD
ACCOUNTABLE AND WE HAVE SYSTEMS
THAT MAKE THESE TRANSPARENT FOR
COMMUNITY. YOU MAY REMEMBER WE
PRODUCED DISCIPLINE AUDIT IN
2021 SO WE'LL BE DOING FOLLOW U
TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENED WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS AND ASSESSING
NEED FOR ADDITIONAL WORK. ONE O
THE THINGS WE HAVE IDENTIFIED
ALREADY IS THERE HAS BEEN SOME
LEGISLATION AROUND
DECERTIFICATION ISSUES.
DECERTIFICATION WAS ONE OF THE
COMPONENTS OF OUR AUDIT SO WE
WILL BE DOING A DEEPER DIVE IN
SO SPD HAS APPROPRIATE SYSTEMS
TO ASSURE WHERE DECERTIFICATION
IS APPROPRIATE, IT IS HAPPENING
>> A QUICK QUESTION. REALLY
APPRECIATED THE AUDITED. IT'S
REALLY A GREAT PIECE OF WORK.
THERE WERE COMMENTS NOT
IDENTIFIED AS RECOMMENDATIONS
BUT RATHER MATTERS FOR
CONSIDERATION. ONE EXAMPLE I
THINK WAS THE ISSUE OF NOT A
SPECIFIC CHIEF BUT THE TREND OR
PATTERN OF CHIEFS GOING BACK
SEVERAL GENERATIONS OF POLICE
CHIEFS TENDING TO APPLY LOWER
END OF PROPOSED DISCIPLINARY
RANGES. ANOTHER ONE WAS THAT OP
DOESN'T HAVE APPROPRIATE
CATEGORY FOR FINDING MINOR
VIOLATIONS OF POLICY, WONDERING
WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE GOING TO
BE RETURNING TO THE ITEMS AND
POTENTIALLY ACTUALLY MAKING
RECOMMENDATIONS OR WHETHER OR
NOT YOU INTEND TO KEEP USING
AREAS FOR CONSIDERATION. IF SO,
IF YOU ARE, I AM NOT BEING
CRITICAL OF THAT, JUST WONDERIN
IF NOT NOW BUT IN THE FUTURE, I
YOU CAN CONTINUE TO USE THE TER
OF MATTERS OF CONSIDERATION,
WHAT THE EXPECTATION IS FOR
POLICY MAKERS AND THE OTHER
ACCOUNTABILITY MEMBERS FOR HOW
WE SHOULD TREAT MATTERS FOR
CONSIDERATION.
>> SURE. WE TEND TO USE THOSE
WHEN PERHAPS THE DATA IS NOT
CLEAR ENOUGH TO INDICATE A
RECOMMENDATION IS APPROPRIATE O
NECESSARY. WE USE THEM SOMETIME
WHERE IT IS REALLY NOT AN AREA
THAT A RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE
USEFUL OR APPROPRIATE. BUT WE
WANT TO DAYLIGHT AND SPOTLIGHT
CERTAIN THING THAT WE WANT
AWARENESS AROUND. SO IT IS USED
FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES THAT
I HOPE ARE USEFUL. WE ARE
CAREFUL A RECOMMENDATION IN AN
AUDIT, IT IS REPRESENTED BY DAT
THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT CA
BE FIXED BY RECOMMENDATION
VERSES A TREND WE ARE SEEING
WHERE WE ARE NOT SURE YET BUT I
LOOKS LIKE IT COULD POTENTIALLY
LEAD TO PROBLEMS OR ISSUES DOWN
THE LINE. WITH RESPECT TO ITEMS
FOR CONSIDERATION THAT WERE
MENTIONED IN THE DISCIPLINE
AUDIT, THIS WILL BE A REALLY
GOOD TIME TO REFRESH THE DATA I
TERMS OF THIS CURRENT CHIEF'S
TREND IN DISCIPLINE. SO I THINK
THAT'S ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT
WE'LL BE REVISITING FOR FOLLOW
UP WORK.
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE ASKED
CURRENT OPA DIRECTOR TO DAYLIGH
THAT INFORMATION SINCE CLOSED
CASE SUMMARIES ARE IN FACT
CLOSED CASE, IDENTIFYING WHAT
RECOMMENDED DISCIPLINE IS BY
COMMITTEE, SOMETHING THAT COULD
APPEAR ON THOSE FORMS AND
THEY'RE CONSIDERING THE REQUEST
>> WE WILL CERTAINLY BE LOOKING
FOR THEM IN THE PROCESS. THANK
YOU. THEN I MENTIONED THERE IS
THE REST OF THE DEPARTMENT THAT
IS DESERVING OF ATTENTION AND
FEEDBACK. SO SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT WE ARE ALREADY WORKING ON
IS WORKING WITH SPD AND OPA TO
IMPROVE INVESTIGATIVE POLICIES
AND PRACTICES. ONE OF THE BIG
ONES IS INTERVIEWING AND
INTERROGATION WORK WE HAVE DONE
TO ADOPT THE PEACE MODEL USED I
THE UK, HOPING TO PICK THAT WOR
BACK UP AGAIN AND DEVELOP SOME
POLICIES AROUND IT. AND SOME OF
THAT WORK WILL INVOLVE LIMITING
DECEPTION, USING DECEPTION AND
INTERROGATION. SO THAT'S GOING
TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT WORK THA
WILL BE UPCOMING FOR US. WE
HAVEN'T LOOKED AT IN I PRACTICE
IN THE BUREAU YET SO WE'LL BE
LOOKING AT EYEWITNESS
IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES, CASE
CLOSURE RATES. WE HAD ISSUES
THAT DEVELOPED LAST SUMMER WITH
SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES. WE WANT T
BE SURE WE HAVE EYES ON
EFFECTIVENESS OF OTHER BUREAUS
WITHIN SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, NOT JUST PATROL
BUREAU. WE WILL CONTINUE OUR
WORK ON TRAFFIC STOPS. WE HAVE
ACTUALLY GOT A CONFLICTING MEDI
WITH THE INSTITUTE NOW WITH SOM
WORK AND COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA'S OFFICE ARE EMBARKING
ON. HOPEFULLY THAT CAN CONTINUE
THE WORK WE ARE DOING. USING
DECEPTION BY OFFICERS HAS BEEN
AN ISSUE FOR US. WE WROTE ALERT
LETTER TO THE CHIEF I THINK A
COUPLE YEARS AGO AND HAVE
CONVENED NUMBER OF ROUND TABLES
AND MADE RECOMMENDATIONS TO SPD
FOR THEIR POLICY THAT'S IN
DEVELOPMENT NOW. WE WILL
CONTINUE THAT WORK SO WE CAN
MAKE SURE ALL THE OTHER VARIOUS
WAYS IN WHICH OFFICERS INTERACT
WITH FOLKS HAVE ATTENTION ON US
OF DECEPTION AND WHEN IT IS
APPROPRIATE, WHEN IT IS NOT
APPROPRIATE. THERE HAS BEEN VER
LITTLE ATTENTION PAID TO SPD
AREAS COLLISION REVIEW PROCESS.
SO WE WILL TURN SOME ATTENTION
TO THAT. I HAVE TALKED ABOUT
INVESTIGATIONS BUREAU ALREADY.
OTHER PROJECTS WE WILL DO TO BE
SURE CONSTITUTIONAL POLICE IS
HAPPENING IN OTHER AREAS THAT
HAVEN'T GOTTEN ATTENTION. ONE
WAS AT THE REQUEST OF
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. THANK YO
VERY MUCH FOR THIS. YOUTH RIGHT
ORDINANCE PASSED BY COUNCIL. YO
HAD ASKED OIG TO TAKE A LOOK AT
COMPLIANCE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF
SPD'S TRAINING AND POLICY ON
MAKING SURE THEY WERE AFFORDING
YOUNG PEOPLE THEIR ABILITY TO
CONSULT WITH COUNCIL BEFORE
WAVING RIGHTS AND ANSWERING
QUESTIONS. SO THAT AUDIT IS
SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED
PROBABLY IN Q2. THAT WILL TOUCH
ON BIAS AND DISPARITY. IT WILL
TOUCH ON STOPS AND DETENTIONS O
YOUNG PEOPLE AND SHED A LOT OF
LIGHT ON THE ACCESS THAT YOUNG
PEOPLE HAVE TO MEANINGFUL
MIRANDA RIGHTS WHEN IN SPD
CUSTODY. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THEN I MENTIONED ALREADY THE
DECERTIFICATION ISSUES THAT
WE'LL BE TAKING A LOOK AT. I
THINK THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR
CONVERSATION ON SUBSTANTIVE WOR
ON THE NEAR HORIZON. I WOULD
LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL AND
MAYOR AND THEIR LEADERSHIP
FORGAVING US SOME STAFFING TO
TAKE ON THESE ADDITIONAL TASKS.
THERE IS QUITE A BODY OF WORK
THAT'S GOING TO COME WITH
ASSUMING THIS MONITORING WORK A
IT TRANSITIONS. SO WE HAVE BEEN
GIVEN THREE FTEs FOR THIS, ONE
TEAM LEAD, A COUPLE POLICY
ANALYSTS. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS
OF HIRING RIGHT NOW. HOPING IN
THE NEXT MONTH, WE WILL BE FULL
STAFFED AND READY TO TAKE ON
THIS WORK. I VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
TALK ABOUT THIS. IF YOU HAVE
OTHER QUESTIONS, I AM HAPPY TO
TAKE THOSE.
>> THANKS SO MUCH. I WANTED TO
GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE
EXECUTIVE FOR RECOGNIZING THE
STAFFING NEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH
TAKING ON THE EXTRA WORK AND
WORKING TO APPROVE POSITIONS TO
DO SO. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT
TO NOTE THAT AVERAGE SPENDING O
THE WORK UNDER THE CONSENT
DECREE HAS BEEN AROUND $80,000
YEAR. SO ASSUMING WE ARE
SUCCESSFUL IN THE COURSE FORWAR
THERE WILL BE SAVINGS ASSOCIATE
WITH TRANSITIONING TO OIG.
>> YES. BIG THANKS TO EXECUTIVE
AND COUNCIL. APPRECIATE THAT. I
THINK THE ONE THING I WOULD LIK
TO SAY IS THE CONSENT DECREE HA
GOTTEN US TO A CERTAIN POINT.
BUT I THINK THAT WE HAVE
TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE
THE CORE PRINCIPLES THAT HAVE
BEEN APPLIED TO CERTAINLY
LIMITED ASPECTS OF SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS AN
EXPAND THEM AND HAVE A ROBUST
COMPLETE SYSTEM OF
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT THAT ALLOWS US TO
INNOVATE, TO HAVE FLEXIBILITY,
TO BE RESPONSIVE TO NEEDS OF
COMMUNITY. SO I THINK THIS IS A
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK BUT A
MASSIVE MOMENT OF OPPORTUNITY.
IT IS EXCITING WORK AND I
APPRECIATE ALL THE SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I AM EXCITED TO HAVE BOTH OF
YOU AT THE HELM AS WE MAKE THIS
TRANSITION. IT'S GREAT TO WORK
WITH YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU MORE DEPUTY
DIRECTOR SMITH. ANY OTHER
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. W
WILL MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM ON
OUR AGENDA. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEM 6.
>> UNREINFORCED MASONRY PROGRAM
FIRST QUARTER UPDATE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WILL DO
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS AS FOLKS
ARE JOINING US. PASSED BY
COUNCIL IN 2021, GUIDES THE CIT
IN CREATING AN UNREINFORCED
MASONRY RETROFIT PROGRAM.
RESOLUTION INCLUDED REQUEST FOR
QUARTERLY UPDATES ON PROGRAM
DESIGN IN DECEMBER 2022, OEM,
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT,
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS
ATTENDED PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMA
SERVICES COMMITTEE TO INTRODUCE
AMANDA HERTFELD AND TODAY
AMANDA IS RETURNING WITH
REPRESENTATIVES WITH THE
DIRECTOR OF SEATTLE DEPARTMENT
OF CONSTRUCTION , ASAP. THANK
YOU FOR JOINING US. IF YOU CAN
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND I THIN
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION INSPECTIONS WILL
KICK OFF THE CONVERSATION.
>> GOOD MORNING, AMANDA
HERTFELD, NATHAN TORGELSON.
>> NATALIE BOEHOLT, PETER
STANDING IN AS BEST I CAN FOR
LISA NITZE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE WERE HERE ON JANUARY 12
BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE. IT FEELS
LIKE EVERY WEEK.
>> MADAM CHAIR. I DON'T THINK
THAT MICROPHONE IS ON. SORRY.
>> GOT IT. PERFECT. WE WERE
LAST HERE ON JANUARY 12 BEFORE
YOUR COMMITTEE AND IT FEELS LIK
EVERY WEEK, WE ARE REMINDED OF
THE IMPORTANCE AND URGENCY OF
THE ISSUE. FEBRUARY 6, WE SAW
DEVASTATING IMPACTS OF THE
EARTHQUAKES IN TURKEY AND SYRIA
WHICH CLAIMED FAR TOO MANY
LIVES. THEN ON FEBRUARY 28, THA
MARKED THE 22nd ANNIVERSARY OF
THE EARTHQUAKE OBVIOUSLY WHICH
HAD AN IMPACT ON OUR REGION.
SINCE JANUARY 12, WE HAVE MADE
GOOD PROGRESS ON THIS EFFORT.
AMANDA WILL TALK SHORTLY ABOUT
WHERE WE ARE ON THE TECHNICAL
STANDARD. WE KNOW THAT SOME IN
OUR COMMUNITY ARE ANXIOUS TO
MOVE FORWARD AS QUICK AS
POSSIBLE AND MAKE UPGRADES TO
UNREINFORCED MASONRY BUILDINGS.
THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES NOW BUT
THEY'RE WAITING TO KNOW WHAT TH
ACTUAL TECHNICAL STANDARD THEY
NEED TO UPGRADE TO. FOR MANY
OTHERS, THEY ARE GOING TO NEED
MORE TIME. THEY ARE GOING TO
NEED MORE TIME TO PUT TOGETHER
PRIVATE RESOURCES AND PUBLIC
RESOURCES. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE
SORT OF A TIME FRAME FOR COMING
INTO COMPLIANCE DEPENDING ON US
OF THE UNREINFORCED MASONRY
BUILDING WHICH AMANDA WILL TALK
ABOUT AND WHICH WE HAVE TALKED
ABOUT BEFORE. SINCE WE WERE LAS
BEFORE YOU WE HAVE SET UP
SEVERAL WORKING GROUPS MADE OF
CITY STAFF AND MANY PEOPLE IN
THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE
COMMUNICATIONS WORKING GROUP,
FUNDING WORKING GROUP, AND ALSO
OWNER AND TENANTS GROUP. WE
REALLY APPRECIATE SUPPORT OF
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ON THE
IMPORTANT ISSUE AND PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HOMELESSNESS
COMMITTEE AND ALSO REALLY
APPRECIATE THE WORK OF ASAP
UNDER LEADERSHIP OF PETER AND
LISA NITZE. THEY HAVE THE ENERG
AND WHERE WITH ALL TO
APPROPRIATELY PUSH PUBLIC SECTO
FORWARD ON THIS ISSUE. ALSO JUS
WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
IS AN IMPORTANT COSPONSOR IN TH
EFFORT BUT WE RECOGNIZE OUR ROL
AS REGULATORY AGENCY THAT NEEDS
TO MOVE THE ISSUE FORWARD. I
WILL TURN IT TO AMANDA WHO WILL
GO THROUGH TODAY'S PRESENTATION
THANK YOU.
>> THANKS. GOOD MORNING AGAIN.
WANTED TO START BY JUST DOING A
QUICK REFRESHER ON RESOLUTION
32033 THAT WAS PASSED IN
DECEMBER 2021. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH TO COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THAT. THAT
WAS A REALLY IMPORTANT STEP
FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THIS RESOLUTION DOES ASK THE
CITY TO DEVELOP NOT ONLY THE
DEFINITION OF UNREINFORCED
MASONRY BUILDINGS TO IDENTIFY
THE RETROFIT STANDARD
CATEGORIZATION SYSTEM, TIME LIN
FOR COMPLIANCE, AND ENFORCEMENT
STRATEGY. A LOT OF THAT IS PART
OF OUR TECHNICAL STANDARD. I
WILL SPEAK TO THAT IN A MOMENT.
RESOLUTION ASKS US TO IDENTIFY
VARIETY OF OF POTENTIAL FUNDING
SOURCES TO REDUCE FINANCIAL
BURDEN ON BUSINESS OWNERS TO TH
EXTENT FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE.
THIS IS A VERY COMPLEX PROCESS.
I WILL SPEAK TO THAT IN A FEW
SLIDES AS WELL. TO BREAK OUT TH
WORK AS NATHAN MENTIONED, WE
HAVE TWO TRACKS. WE HAVE A
TECHNICAL TRACK AND THE POLICY
DEVELOPMENT TRACK. I WILL SPEAK
TO BOTH OF THOSE. TECHNICAL
TRACK IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
TECHNICAL STANDARD. WE RECENTLY
SHARED THE DRAFT OF THAT WITH
THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON, THEI
EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
COMMITTEE. THEY ARE REVIEWING
THAT. WE HAVE A MEETING IN A
COUPLE WEEKS TO REVIEW FEEDBACK
DRAFT STANDARD INCLUDES TWO
OPTIONS FOR BUILDING OWNERS,
BASELINE RETROFIT STANDARD. THE
CAN EITHER DO COMPREHENSIVE
METHOD WHICH IS IN ALIGNMENT
WITH SEATTLE EXISTING BUILDING
CODEREDUCED SEISMIC FORCES OF
THE SUBSTANTIAL ALTERATION
PIECE, OR THEY CAN DO ALTERNATE
METHOD. IN THE PAST YOU MAY HAV
HEARD BOLT PLUS. THIS IS A
LITTLE BIT MORE THAN BOLT PLUS.
IT WILL BE BOLT PLUS PLUS FRAME
PLUS OTHER THINGS. SO CHANGING
THE NAME, ALTERNATE METHOD. THA
REQUIRES ANCHORING OF WALLS,
FLOORS, ROOF, THAT WE ARE
PREVENTING OUT OF PLANE MOVEMEN
AND OTHER DANGEROUS APPENDAGES
HAVE TO BE BRACED. A FEW THINGS
ONE, NEITHER OF THE METHODS WIL
CONTRIBUTE TO SUBSTANTIAL
ALTERATION. VERY, VERY
IMPORTANT. THE SECOND, THIS IS
BASELINE STANDARD. WE DO WANT T
ENCOURAGE BUILDING OWNERS TO
RETROFIT TO HIGHER LEVELS BUT W
WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THAT WITH
HIGHER PERFORMANCE COMES HIGHER
COSTS. SO THIS IS A LIFE SAFETY
STANDARD WHICH IS WHAT THE
RESOLUTION DOES DIRECT US TO DO
>> I WANT TO TAKE A PAUSE. IT'S
VERY SIGNIFICANT I THINK THAT W
HAVE LANDED ON PROPOSED
ALTERNATE STANDARD. I THURSDAY
INTO FRIDAY THAT WAS A BIG FOCU
OF THE CONVERSATION A FEW YEARS
AGO AND THERE WAS, I THINK,
DIFFERING OPINIONS. SO I AM
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS
PROPOSED ALTERNATE STANDARD,
THERE BECOMING COMMUNITY CON
CENSUS AROUND THIS OTHER PATH
THAT IS STILL SAFE BUT
POTENTIALLY LESS COSTLY.
>> WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO HAVE DEVELOPED THE STANDARD
WITHOUT A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM
OUR LOCAL ENGINEERING COMMUNITY
THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF SUBJEC
MATTER EXPERTS PROVIDING
VOLUNTEER TIME AND HELPING US
DEVELOP THAT. IN ORDER TO GET
THE STANDARD OUT AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE, AS NATHAN MENTIONED,
WE HAVE BUILDING OWNERS THAT
HAVE PUT ON HOLD THE RETROFITS
BECAUSE THEY DID NOT WANT TO
RETROFIT AND HAVE TO COME BACK
LATER. SO WE WILL HAVE THAT
STANDARD DONE THIS SUMMER. AND
WE ARE EAGER TO GET A DIRECTOR'
ROLE ON THE BOOKS BY END OF THE
YEAR THAT WILL ESTABLISH
BASELINE STANDARD AHEAD OF THE
ORDINANCE SO THAT BUILDING
OWNERS DON'T HAVE TO WAIT. THEY
WILL HAVE THE STANDARD. THEY
WILL KNOW WHAT THEY WILL BE HEL
TO. SO MOVING A BIT FROM THE
TECHNICAL PIECE. THE FUNDING
COMPONENT IS JUST ONE LAYER OF
THE URM ONION. IN ADDITION, IT
TAKES ABOUT TWO YEARS TO
RETROFIT A STRUCTURE., RETROFIT
A URM BUILDING. AS YOU KNOW, WE
HAVE OVER 1100 BUILDINGS WITH
OVER 22,000 RESIDENTS IN THEM.
ASKING FOLKS TO RETROFIT AND
RELOCATE TENANTS WHEN THERE IS
ALREADY A LACK OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IS A REALLY BIG CONCERN
WE WANT TO MINIMIZE IMPACT ON
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND JUST
REALLY RECOGNIZE THAT OBVIOUSLY
IF THERE IS EARTHQUAKE OUR
ALREADY DISADVANTAGED
POPULATIONS WILL BE FURTHER
DISADVANTAGED. BUT THERE IS A
LOT OF COMPLEXITY INVOLVED IN
DOING RETRO FITS AND REDUCING
IMPACTS. IN ORDER TO OVERCOME
THOSE WE'VE DEVELOPED WORKING
GROUPS. NATHAN MENTIONED SOME.
WE HAVE THE COMMUNICATIONS
WORKING GROUP. THIS IS WORKING
ON A COUPLE ITEMS. ONE IS
THEY'RE WORKING TO DEVELOP CASE
STUDIES THAT ARE NEIGHBORHOOD
SPECIFIC SO WE CAN HELP BUILD
LOCAL SUPPORT AND RELATIONSHIPS
ABOUT BENEFIT OF THE RETRO FITS
AND MAKE IT A LOCALLY UNDERSTOO
AND SUPPORTED EFFORT. WE ARE
ALSO WORKING ON A COMMUNICATION
STRATEGY SO FOLKS UNDERSTAND TH
SCIENCE OF THE HAZARD AS WELL A
RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM TO
RETROFIT. WE HAVE A FUNDING
WORKING GROUP THAT HAS TWO
SUBGROUPS. ONE IS FOCUSED ON TH
ASAP PROPOSAL, TRANSFER OF
DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS, RETROFIT
CREDITS. WE HAVE A MEETING TODA
TO GET INTO THE WEEDS. OPCD IS
HELPING WITH THAT. WE HAVE A
GRANT FINANCE SUBGROUP. WE HAVE
A MEETING WHERE WE ARE FOCUSING
ON WHAT FEMA GRANTS ARE
POTENTIAL, WHAT ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS ARE, TIME LINES. W
HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT SHOULD
FUNDING AS WELL AS C PACER. LAS
IS THE OWNER AND TENANT NEEDS
WORKING GROUP. THAT IS REALLY
FOCUSED ON ADDRESSING PHYSICAL
AND ECONOMIC DISPLACEMENT. WE
HAVE A MEETING COMING UP WHERE
WE ARE LOOKING AT SAMPLE RELIFE
EXAMPLE RETROFITS, HOW THEY WER
FUNDED, HANDED RELOCATION, WHAT
WAS SUCCESSFUL, WHAT WASN'T TO
GUIDE OUR WORK GOING FORWARD.
>> CAN WE PAUSE THERE? CAN YOU
GIVE US SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT
YOU HAVE LEARNED FROM OTHER
CITIES THAT REQUIRED URM RETRO
FITS AND HOW THEY DEALT TO
IMPACTS IN THE BUILDINGS. WE
HAVE TENANT RELOCATION
ASSISTANCE ORDINANCE AND I HAVE
A FEELING WE WILL NEED TO
EXPLORE OTHER POLICIES AND
THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE AN
APPROACH. BUT INTERESTED TO KNO
BROAD STROKES, WHAT YOU HAVE
LEARNED FROM POLICIES.
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. WE
KNOW IN L.A. THE WAY THEY ROLLE
OUT THE ORDINANCE IT RESULTED I
A LOT OF DEMOLITIONS. THAT'S ON
OF THE REASONS I THINK OUR
RESOLUTION IS FOCUSED ON
HISTORIC PRESERVATION AS WELL.
SAN FRANCISCO HAS, PASSED LOCAL
BOND. I KNOW THAT'S NOT AN
OPTION. BUT IT WASN'T UTILIZED.
SURPRISING. SO THEY HAVE RENT
CONTROL. THEY LIMITED 2% OF
COSTS COULD BE PASSED TO
TENANTS. LOCALLY IN SEATTLE, I
HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH ON THE
PROJECT AND HOW THEY SUPPORTED
THE COMMUNITY IN RELOCATING. WE
ARE LOOKING AT OPTIONS LIKE
THAT.
>> BUT I MEAN AS FAR AS THE
ACTUAL COST ASSOCIATED WITH
HAVING TO MOVE FOR TWO YEARS,
ARE THOSE THAT WE ARE LOOKING A
USING THE RELOCATION AS MODEL
HALF PAID BY PROPERTY OWNER AND
HALF PAID BY CITY TO SORT OF
PARTNER IN PAYING WHAT THE
TENANT IS GOING TO NEED IN ORDE
TO RELOCATE.
>> WE ARE LOOKING AT THE TENANT
RELOCATION ACT ASSISTANCE
ORDINANCE, THE MODEL FOR THAT.
KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THINGS LIKE
POTENTIAL VOUCHER PROGRAMS AS
WELL. WE ARE STILL IN THE EARLY
STAGES OF UNDERSTANDING WHAT
RESOURCES THERE ARE AND WHAT
RESOURCES ADDITIONALLY WOULD BE
NEEDED.
>> I LOVE THE IDEA OF
POTENTIALLY LOOKING AT THE MODE
FOR TERRACE AND WANT TO FLAG ON
OF THE LIMITATIONS. I KNOW YOU
ARE AWARE OF THE TENANT
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ORDINANCE
IS UNDER STATE LAW, THERE ARE
LIMITATIONS AROUND INCOME
ELIGIBILITY. I THINK NEEDS WILL
BE MUCH GREATER THAN WHAT IS
AUTHORIZED UNDER CURRENT STATE
LAW.
>> THANK YOU. IN ADDITION TO
WORKING GROUPS LISTED HERE,
REALLY QUICK, AMOUNT OF EXTERNA
STAKEHOLDER SUPPORT THAT WE HAV
IS REALLY IMPRESSIVE. WE HAVE
BEAUMONT ATTENDING. THEY'VE BEE
ENGAGED. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF
DEVELOPERS ENGAGED AS WELL AS
HISTORIC PRESERVATION GROUPS.
THEN WE HAVE CITY DEPARTMENTS
AND COUNCIL STAFF ATTENDING THE
MEETINGS AS WELL. COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF. WE HAVE
INTERNALLY AN INTERDEPARTMENTAL
TEAM. THIS GROUP INCLUDES OFFIC
OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, OPCD,
AS WELL AS OTHERS INCLUDING
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS,
HOUSING, OSC, FAS, O ED. WE
BROUGHT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE OF
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM PIONEER
SQUARE FOLKS. WE ALSO HAVE THE
BUDGET OFFICE AND HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH THE IGA AS WELL,
WORKING WITH THE STATE RELATION
TEAM. WE REALLY ARE TRYING TO
ALIGN PROGRAMS WITHIN THE CITY
AND ALIGN FUNDING STREAMS AND
IDENTIFY WHERE WE CAN BREAK DOW
SILOS TO IMPROVE PROCESSES TO
SUPPORT BUILDING OWNERS
THROUGHOUT THE RETROFIT PROCESS
I ALSO, WITH TRANSFER OF
DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS PROPOSAL, WE
ARE WORKING WITH OPCD AND KING
COUNTY AND WORKING CLOSELY WITH
ASAP AS WELL. WITH THAT, LOOKIN
AT SOME OF OUR NEXT STEPS, WE
HAVE JUST BROUGHT ON OUR NEW
STRUCTURAL PLANS ENGINEER. I
THINK IT'S OFFICIAL TOMORROW. W
ARE EXCITED TO HAVE HIM AND WE
ARE HIRING AN INTERN TO HELP
WITH DATA, TO MAKE DATA MORE
ORGANIZED. I WOULD LIKE A DASH
BOARD ON THE WEBSITE TO TRACK
PROGRESS ON THE RETROFITS. WE
ARE WORKING THIS YEAR ON THE
TECH STANDARD AND DIRECTOR'S
RULE. WE WILL CONTINUE POLICY
DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUPS AND
COORDINATING WITH IDT AND
CONTINUE WORKING WITH MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND OTHER CITY
DEPARTMENTS, CITY COUNCIL,
EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS AND WE'LL
DELIVER NEXT PROGRESS UPDATE
MEMO. I THINK JUNE IS WHEN
THAT'S DUE. WITH THAT, ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
>> I THINK I AM INTERESTED IN
TRANSFER DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS
WORK. I KNOW THERE IS OFTEN A
QUESTION OF THE MARKET FOR
RECEIVING SIGHTS AND HAVING TOO
MANY SITES BEING AN ISSUE. WHAT
IS YOUR INITIAL INVESTIGATION O
NEW ELIGIBILITY FOR TRANSFER
DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS LED TO
WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S A VIABLE
OPTION. YOU MENTIONED WORK WITH
KING COUNTY. WHAT'S THE POLICY
ON TDRs WITH KING COUNTY?
>> GREAT QUESTION. A FEW THINGS
KING COUNTY DID HAVE, IS IT
RURAL LANDS, AND WE HAVE A
MEETING THIS AFTERNOON TO START
ASKING THE QUESTIONS YOU ARE
ASKING. WHEN IT COMES TO THE
MARKET RATE FOR THIS SEATTLE
DOES HAVE A PROGRAM IN THE U
DISTRICT IN UPTOWN AND IT HASN'
BEEN UTILIZED. I THINK NITZES
HAVE OR ASAP HAS IN THEIR
PROPOSAL SOMETHING THAT MIGHT
MAKE IT MORE UTILIZED. I AM NOT
THE EXPERT. WE HAVE OUR FIRST
MEETING TODAY. I THINK I WILL
HAVE BETTER ANSWERS TO YOUR
QUESTION NEXT TIME.
>> PETER .
>> THERE WERE A COUPLE SLIDES.
>> YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION OR
SLIDES?
>> I DIDN'T BRING THEM WITH ME?
>> I CAN PULL THEM UP FOR YOU.
>> THANKS. WHILE AMANDA IS
PULLING UP SLIDES, I WOULD LIKE
TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND JOIN NATHAN
IN THANKING YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPOR
FOR THIS INITIATIVE WHICH HAS
BEEN MANY YEARS. I AM HOPEFUL W
CAN SEE NOW FINALLY THE
SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF THE
EFFORTS NOT JUST BY US OR BY YO
BUT BY A NUMBER OF POLICY MAKER
OVER THE PAST DECADES REALLY. I
THINK AS IS APPARENT FROM THE
PRESENTATION WE HEARD, THIS IS
INHERENTLY A VERY COMPLICATED
ISSUE THAT'S GOING TO REQUIRE
FAIRLY COMPLICATED AND
COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO
ACHIEVE SUCCESS. BUT I THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT NOT TO FORGET
THAT FIRST AND FOREMOST THE
PRESENCE OF THE 1100 PLUS URM
BUILDINGS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY
ISSUE AND AS NATHAN MENTIONED,
IT ISN'T A QUESTION OF WHETHER
WE WILL HAVE THE NEXT EARTHQUAK
BUT WHEN. THE CONSEQUENCES OF
THAT, UNLESS WE ADDRESS LONG
STANDING THREAT POSED BY
UNREINFORCED MASONRY BUILDINGS,
SEATTLE FACES PROSPECT OF
WIDESPREAD DEATH AND DESTRUCTIO
LIKE WE SAW IN FEBRUARY AS A
RESULT OF THE COLLAPSE OF MANY
OF THE SEISMICALLY VULNERABLE
BUILDINGS. OF COURSE THE IMPACT
OF THAT DESTRUCTION AND
POTENTIALLY INJURY AND DEATH IS
DISPROPORTIONATELY CONCENTRATED
IN NEIGHBORHOODS LARGELY UNDER
SERVED ORECK NORMALLY
VULNERABLE. IF YOU LOOK AT
AMANDA'S MAP DISPLAYED EARLIER,
YOU CAN SEE THAT MANY OF THE
BUILDINGS ARE IN NEIGHBORHOODS
THAT HAVE SUFFERED LACK OF
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT, THAT HAVE
NOT SEEN REALLY IMPROVEMENTS IN
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR TOO LONG. I
JUST WANT TO SORT OF MENTION
THAT'S THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND
THIS EFFORT, DESIRE TO ENSURE
PEOPLE DON'T SUFFER WHAT THEY
DID IN TURKEY AND HAVE ACROSS
THE WORLD FRANKLY. SINCE
BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY, THERE
HAVE BEEN 37 ACROSS THE GLOBE
EIGHT OF WHICH TOOK PLACE ON TH
U.S. WEST COAST. THOSE WERE
ALASKA AND CALIFORNIA. GIVEN
FAULT STRUCTURES IN WASHINGTON,
IT IS CERTAIN THAT AT SOME POIN
WE ARE GOING TO EXPERIENCE
SOMETHING LIKE IT. TO SET THE
STAGE A LITTLE BIT FOR THE
SLIDES I WILL GO THROUGH, POLIC
MAKERS IN SEATTLE AND ALL
SEISMICALLY VULNERABLE AREAS
NOTICE COUNTRY HAVE BEEN AWARE
OF THE THREAT FOR A LONG TIME.
THERE WAS AN ORDINANCE IN THE
'70s SUBSEQUENTLY REPEALED. BUT
THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF WORK
OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS WHAT
WHERE COMMITTEES WERE SPONSORED
BY CITY TO DEVELOP THE SAME
TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND POLICY
RECOMMENDATIONS WE ARE LOOKING
AT NOW YEARS LATER. THE DRAFT
TECHNICAL STANDARDS WERE FIRST
ISSUED OR MOST RECENTLY ISSUED
PRIOR TO THIS EFFORT IN 2012. A
LITTLE OVER TEN YEARS AGO. IN
2017 CITY SPONSORED POLICY
COMMITTEE PUBLISHED THE REPORT
WHICH WAS ANCHORED BY
RECOMMENDATION ACT AND ORDINANC
REQUIRING SEISMIC UPGRADES. IT'
IMPORTANT TO NOTE ALSO AS NATHA
STATED THIS PROVIDES UP TO SEVE
YEARS BEFORE YOU WOULD EXPECT T
SEE RETRO FITS COMPLETED. THIS
IS A LONG RUN WAY FRANKLY. IF W
PASSED IT TODAY, YOU WOULD HAVE
SEVEN YEARS TO PREPARE. THAT'S
ONLY THE MOST VULNERABLE
BUILDINGS, SOME OF WHICH HAVE
BEEN UPGRADED THROUGH STATE
FUNDING. A NUMBER OF PUBLIC
BUILDINGS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE
GUN THE PROCESS. THERE ARE
RELATIVELY FEW THAT NEED TO BE
UPGRADED IN THE SEVEN YEARS
TECHNOLOGYING PASSAGE OF THE
ORDINANCE. THE MAJORITY WOULD B
12, 13 YEARS. THIS IS A LONG RU
WAY AS I HAVE STATED BEFORE. IN
2018, ALMOST SIX YEARS AGO, WE
STOOD UP ALLIANCE FOR SAFETY
AFFORDABILITY AND PRESERVATION.
IT WAS FORMED WITH A NUMBER OF
STAKEHOLDER GROUPS INCLUDING
ENGINEERS, STRUCK COLLAPSING YO
CAN CURL ENGINEERS, CONSTRUCTIO
COMPANIES, AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPERS, OPERATORS,
DEVELOPERS, REGULATORY
REPRESENTATIVES. WE DREW IN AS
YOU KNOW COUNCILMEMBER, MANY
FOLKS. THERE WERE PROBABLY 100
PEOPLE ENGAGED OVER THE LAST
FIVE YEARS WITH A PURPOSE
SPECIFICALLY ON BUILDING ON THE
GOOD WORK DONE BY TECHNICAL AND
POLICY COMMITTEES OF THE CITY
SUSTAINED IN THE EARLY TEENS. T
DEVELOP DETAILED RECOMMENDATION
SPECIFICALLY FOR HOW THE PROGRA
COULD BE IMPLEMENTED BECAUSE TH
DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS AS
EVERYBODY AT THE TABLE KNOWS. W
RECOGNIZE IN ANY SUCCESSFUL
PROGRAM, WE NEED WAYS TO DEAL
WITH IMPLYTATION INCLUDING
PHYSICAL AND ECONOMIC
DISPLACEMENT OF PEOPLE WORKING
IN THE BUILDINGS, EXPEDITING
REGULATORY APPROVAL GIVEN THE
TIME LINES TO GET REGGAE PROVED
THIS WOULD ADD ADDITIONAL. THIS
IS INCLUDING HOW TO BEST APPLY
STANDARDS WE TALKED ABOUT. THE
SINGLE HURDLE WE FLEW WE WOULD
HAVE TO CLEAR IS PROVIDING
INCENTIVES AND FINANCIAL SUPPOR
TO PROPERTY OWNERS TO OFFSET TH
COST BECAUSE THIS WILL BE
EXPENSIVE. I WILL NOT READ EACH
BULLET. SUFFICE IT TO SAY THAT
THE GERM OF IDEA FORMED IS HOW
DO WE MAKE USE OF A PUBLIC RIGH
IF YOU LIKE OR PUBLIC POLICY
CHOICE WHICH WAS EXERCISED UNDE
MHA AS EXAMPLE TO GRANT UP ZONE
IN A CITY THAT IN MY OPINION,
AND THIS IS MY OPINION ONLY,
DESPERATELY NEEDS UP ZONING. HO
CAN RATHER THAN GIVING THOSE
AWAY CAN WE USE THOSE TO ADDRES
A PUBLIC CONCERN OR A PUBLIC
ISSUE? IN THIS CASE, PRESERVING
AND PROTECTING THESE OFTEN
HISTORIC EXTRAORDINARY BUILDING
THROUGHOUT THE CITY WHICH REALL
FORM THE CHARACTER OF THE CITY
IN MY VIEW. HENCE P IN ASAP.
IT'S BASED ON THE APPROACH BUT
DON'T THINK FRIENDS AT OPCD
WOULD DISAGREE BUT IT WOULD
BROADEN, EXISTING PROGRAM IS
QUITE NARROW. IT INVOLVES NUMBE
OF ISSUES LIKE BENEFICIARIES.
GREEN SPACES, LANDMARK
BUILDINGS, DAYCARE CENTERS,
THERE ARE A VARIETY OF
BENEFICIARIES. JUST NAVIGATING
REQUIREMENTS OF PURCHASING A
USING TDRs IS A DAUNTING TASK I
WOULD SAY. FOR THIS TO WORK WE
ARE PROPOSING WE NEED MUCH
BROADER UP ZONING THAT WOULD BE
AT LEAST PARTIALLY LINKED TO
CREDITS THAT WOULD BE USED TO
FINANCE UPGRADES. YOU CAN READ
THE BULLETS. YOU MENTIONED THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS AN
IMPORTANT ELEMENT. WE AGREE AND
ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DRAFTING
LANGUAGE THAT WOULD ENABLE THIS
APPROACH THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED
IN MAJOR COMP PLAN UPDATE TO BE
RELEASED NEXT YEAR. STARTING
WITH THE LAST BULLET I WILL
BRIEFLY DESCRIBE THE CONCEPT.
THE CONCEPT IS YOU WOULD
AUTOMATICALLY DESIGNATE EVERY
BUILDING THAT APPEARS ON
INVENTORY AS A SENDING SITE.
SENDING SITES WOULD BE SCATTERE
THROUGHOUT THE CITY BASED ON
WHERE BIDDINGS ARE LOCATED. THE
IDEA IS THE CREDITS WOULD BE
EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF CREDITS
WOULD BE EQUAL TO UNDERLYING LO
TIMES MAXIMUM EXCLUDING EXISTIN
STRUCTURES. YOU WOULD HAVE TO
MAKE PROVISIONS BUT ON A TYPICA
LOT YOU WOULD MULTIPLY. SAY 2.5
ON A LOT OF 10,000 AND YOU WOUL
GET 25,000 CREDITS. WE AGREE
THAT SOME FORM OF PUBLIC PRIVAT
PARTNERSHIP, A PPP OR PDA, AND
WILL TOUCH ON THE DETAILS IN TH
FINAL SLIDE, BUT WE AGREE THAT
BANK OR MARKET MAKER SHOULD BE
SET UP. IT WOULD NOT BE
GOVERNMENT OR PRIVATE. IT WOULD
HAVE TO BE A RELATIVELY NIMBLE
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AND
MANY SUCCESSFUL TEMPLATES FOR
THAT EXIST. THE IDEA IS THEY
WOULD SORT OF HOLD THE CREDITS.
YOU WOULD AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE
THEM AS OWNER OF URM BUILDING
WHETHER YOU ARE PUBLIC OR
PRIVATE. IT WOULD BE HELD BY
PPP. IT IS IMPORTANT TO
RECOGNIZE THIS IS VOLUNTARY.
BUYER OR DEVELOPER WOULD HAVE T
SEE VALUE AND SHOULD THEY SIGH
THE VALUE, THEY WOULD BUY CREDI
FOR EXTRA SQUARE FOOT OF DEVELO
ABLE FLOOR AREA IN THE RECEIVIN
SITE. THERE CAN BE VARIETY OF
CONSTRAINTS IN TERMS OF HOW MAN
ADDITIONAL SQUARE FEET TO ADD
DEPENDING ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THAT'S FINE. THE BASIC IDEA IS
WITHIN NHA YOU WOULD GET BONUS
FLOOR AREA. BOTTOM LINE IS, YOU
HAVE ALREADY TOUCHED ON IT, IS
FOR THIS TO WORK, YOU NEED
SUFFICIENT RECEIVING AREAS. THA
IS THE CHALLENGE POLITICALLY AN
OTHERWISE. THAT IS DESIGNATING
THOSE RECEIVING AREAS,
SUFFICIENTLY LARGE RECEIVING
AREAS, THAT CREDITS WILL BE
ATTRACTIVE TO PERSPECTIVE
DEVELOPERS AND BUYERS. THAT IS
WHAT WE HAVE TO OVERCOME. THERE
ARE EARLY PROMISING GREEN
SHOOTS. I AM USING A SPRING
ANALOGY. ONE BEING AN ORDINANCE
THAT WILL BE SUBMITTED I THINK
TO COUNCIL SHORTLY ON MARITIME
AND INDUSTRIAL LANDS. EMBEDDED
IN THAT DRAFT ORDINANCE IS
PROPOSAL WITHIN INDUSTRIAL
LANDS, THE M.I.X., YOU WOULD BE
ENTITLED TO SOME TIER 2 BONUS
DENSITY IN EXCHANGE FOR
RETROFITTING URM IN THE SAME.
IT'S A GOOD FIRST STEP. IT ISN'
ENOUGH. THERE AREN'T ENOUGH IN
THE CONTEMPLATED UP ZONES WITHI
M.I.C. THERE JUST ISN'T ENOUGH
THERE. BUT IT'S A GREAT STEP. I
RECOGNIZES POSSIBILITY OF
ESSENTIALLY TRADING ADDITIONAL
DENSITY FOR URM UPGRADES. THAT'
THE FOCUS. I THURSDAY INTO
FRIDAY THAT'S WHAT WE'LL BE
SPENDING TIME TALKING ABOUT. HO
CAN WE COUPLE BROADER MOVEMENT
AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL FO
UP ZONING AND PROVIDING GREATER
DENSITY. NOT JUST INDUSTRIAL AN
MARITIME LANDS. FRANKLY ANYWHER
IN THE CITY. HOW CAN WE USE
THAT, NOT GIVE IT AWAY, BUT USE
IT AS A SOURCE OF FUNDING? I
WILL GO TO THE LAST SLIDE.
>> YOU MAKE IT SOUND SO EASY.
YOU MAKE IT SOUND SO EASY.
>> IT'S NOT EASY. MHA, I
ATTENDED WEST SEATTLE HEARING O
MHA. AND I KNOW HOW CHALLENGING
IT IS TO ADD MANY DENSITY IN
MANY NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY.
YET IN A FUNNY IRONIC WAY I
THINK MOST OF SEATTLE RECOGNIZE
WE NEED IT. IT'S A CLASSIC CASE
OF WE NEED IT JUST NOT
NECESSARILY HERE. SO HOW DO WE
SQUARE THAT CIRCLE IS THE
CHALLENGE. I KEEP COMING BACK T
SAYING IF WE DON'T DO IT, PEOPL
WILL DIE. THEY WILL DIE
NEEDLESSLY. I KEEP BRINGING THA
UP BECAUSE I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE WHY ARE
WE DOING THIS. NOT JUST BECAUSE
T IS GOOD URBAN PLANNING. IT'S
THAT WE SEE THE DEVASTATION IF
PEOPLE DON'T TAKE MEASURES. LOO
AT THE BLOW BACK OVER
DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION
STANDARDS, OVER WHAT'S
HAPPENING. THE SCANDALS. IT'S A
DISASTER. WE DON'T WANT TO FACE
THAT IN SEATTLE. I WILL GET OFF
THAT SOAP BOX FOR THE MOMENT. I
WILL NOT READ THIS BUT IT WALKS
THROUGH A BIT OF MECHANICS, THE
NOTION BEING IF THERE ARE
RECEIVING SITES, IF FOUND THAT
THIS IS AN ABILITY TO TAKE A
PROJECT AND ADD ADDITIONAL
INCREMENTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE, WIT
HE HAVE DONE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
THAT IN MANY PROJECTS IS WORTH
TO THE DEVELOPER OVER $200. IT
IS WORTH THAT. THERE IS MARGINA
BENEFIT TO SPENDING A LOT MORE
THAN 19, 20, $24 WHICH IS
CURRENTLY MARKET FOR TDR.
PROBABLY TODAY IT IS EFFECTIVEL
ZERO. BUT IT HAS TO BE IN AREAS
WHERE THEY CAN USE IT. I DON'T
PRETEND IT IS GOING TO BE EASY.
THE OTHER POINT IS IF WE DON'T
FIND A MECHANISM LIKE THIS AND
APPLAUD THE EFFORT, OTHER
SUBGROUP WORKING TO IDENTIFY
FEMA GRANTS, LOOKING AT SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS, HISTORIC
TAX CREDIT, ON THE TAX SIDE WIT
C PACER LOANS, BUT IF YOU ADD
ALL THAT, IT ISN'T GETTING YOU
THERE. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT 1.5
PROBABLY IN CURRENT DOLLARS,
BILLION DOLLARS, NOT EVERY
BUILDING WILL BE RETRO FITTED
FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS BUT
IT'S A BIG BILL. WE NEED TO FIN
A WAY TO FUND IT. YOU SEE IN
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT HOW WE WOULD
SET UP FOR EVERY SENDING SITE.
THERE WOULD BE A SEPARATE
ACCOUNT. PPA OR PDA WOULD
MAINTAIN RECORDS. THEY WOULD SE
THE CREDITS AND APPLY VALUE OF
PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THE
CREDITS TO THE BUILDING TO USE
SPECIFICALLY FOR URM BASED ON
QUALIFIED PROPOSALS OR INVOICES
IF BUILDING OWNER HAS GONE ON
THEIR DIME VOLUNTARILY, GREAT.
THEN YOU CAN SUBMIT BASED ON
USING QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS,
QUALIFIED ENGINEERS TO MAKE IT
HAPPEN. FINALLY THE WHOLE BOTTO
LINE IS THE GOAL IS TO USE
PRIVATE RESOURCES, USE THE
MARKET TO SOLVE. THAT'S THE
POINT OF PPP OR PDA. HOW DO YOU
USE A PUBLIC RESOURCE TO
INCENTIVIZE AND ATTRACT PRIVATE
CAPITOL TO SOLVE A PROBLEM THAT
WE HAVE TO ADDRESS? THAT'S THE
END OF MY SPEECH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS A
REALLY WELL THOUGHT OUT SCHEME.
I AM REALLY GLAD TO HEAR
INDUSTRIAL LANDS LEGISLATION
ALLOWS US TO DIP OUR TOE IN THE
FINANCING MODEL WITH THE
RECOGNITION THAT IT IS NOT
ENOUGH. I APPRECIATE KNOWING YO
ARE WORKING ON AMENDMENT FOR
MAJOR COMP PLAN UPDATE, JUST
WANT TO MAKE SURE FROM SDCI,
OPCD PERSPECTIVE, I KNOW FOR
MAJOR COMP PLAN AMENDMENTS YOU
ARE ALREADY SORT OF BEGUN
SCOPING IN EIS AND ALL THAT.
WILL THIS ADDITION BE CONSISTEN
WITH WHAT IS CURRENTLY BEING
SCOPED?
>> YOU ARE TALKING SPECIFICALLY
ABOUT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, YEAH,
WE HAVE BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS WIT
THE DIRECTOR ABOUT THIS AND HOW
THIS CAN FIT IN WITH THE TIME
LINE. THAT'S STILL A COUPLE
YEARS OFF. SO THERE IS
DEFINITELY TIME.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> SO THIS IS LONG AND COMING.
REMEMBER WORKING IN RICHARD'S
OFFICE AND WE WERE TALKING ABOU
THIS THEN RIGHT AFTER THE
NISQUALLY QUAKE. WHAT I DIDN'T
HEAR IS HOW MANY BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.
THAT HELPS ME UNDERSTAND. SUREL
THEST MALT HAS BEEN PERFORMED.
IT'S REALLY EXPENSIVE TO DO THI
TO OLD BUILDINGS AND WE WANT TO
PRESERVE. WE ARE TRYING TO
BALANCE SAVING LIVES AND
CHARACTER OF SOME OF THE
HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND ALSO JUS
BUILDINGS THAT AREN'T
NECESSARILY DESIGNATED BUT WILL
FALL DOWN. HOW MUCH ARE WE
TALKING AND THEN I HAVE FOLLOW
UP QUESTIONS.
>> SO THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE FRO
THE 2019 NDC IS 1.2 BILLION.
AGAIN THAT'S $2,019 AND THAT'S
JUST RETROFIT COSTS. WE KNOW A
LOT OF THE BUILDINGS WILL WANT
OTHER UPGRADES IF THEY'RE
ALREADY RELOCATING TENANTS UP T
TWO YEARS.
>> I DON'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT BU
I BELIEVE CHUCK IN THE REPORT
ALSO INCLUDED RELOCATION COSTS
IN ESTIMATES. SO THIS WASN'T
JUST HARD COSTS. THIS INCLUDED
ESTIMATES OF WHAT IT WOULD TAKE
TO RELOCATE COMMERCIAL
ENTERPRISES OR RESIDENTS.
>> GOT IT. SO YOUR PRESENTATION
SAYS VALUE OF THE URMRCs WILL
DEPEND ON ROBUST MARKET WHICH I
ON DESIGNATING AREAS WITH HIGH
VALUES TO DEVELOPERS, MENTIONED
UPCOMING ON MARITIME LANDS, COM
HAS BEEN THROWN AROUND. IS THER
ENOUGH VALUE IN THE UPCOMING
LEGISLATION?
>> NOT IN THE MARITIME AND
INDUSTRIAL BY NO MEANS. THERE
ISN'T ENOUGH LAND THAT'S
PROPOSED. AS COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD SAID IT'S A DIPPING THE
TOE.
>> WOULD CREATE AUTHORIZATION.
>> CORRECT.
>> I UNDERSTAND. THEN MY FINAL
QUESTION, WE HAVE INCENTIVE
ZONING PROGRAMS IN DOWNTOWN
SOUTH LAKE UNION, ET CETERA,
WHERE DEVELOPERS CAN BUILD
HIGHER THAN ZONED LIMIT AND THA
MONEY IS PAID AND GOES INTO A
POT AND IS ALLOCATED FOR HOUSIN
OR WHATEVER. THIS IS A SLIGHTLY
DIFFERENT MODEL. WHAT IS THE
BENEFIT OF THIS OVER WHAT I
DESCRIBED? INSTEAD OF HAVING TH
BUILDING, IT WILL BE A LAYERED
ADDITIONAL. SO IT IS NOT EITHER
OR IT'S BOTH. WE NEED BOTH.
>> IT'S BOTH. WE ARE NOT
PROPOSING TO CHANGE PUBLIC
BENEFIT THAT COMES OUT OF
EXISTING MHA AND INCENTIVE
ZONING PROPOSAL. THIS WOULD BE
INCREMENTAL.
>> BY THE WAY, THERE WAS
ANOTHERPROTOTYPE OR PILOT
PROGRAM THROUGH THE SEATTLE 203
THAT PERMITTED FOR PILOT
PROGRAMS, ADDITIONAL STORY OR
TWO, IF THEY MET CERTAIN
ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS. SO THIS IS
AN EXAMPLE. THAT WAS ON TOP OF
EXISTING INCENTIVES.
>> I HAVE TO SAY I APPRECIATE
THIS EFFORT BECAUSE RESOURCES
HAVE TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE. I
APPRECIATE THAT THIS CAN GET US
SOMEWHERE. PROPERTY OWNERS
BEARING THE BURDEN ON THEMSELVE
OWNING THE BUILDINGS, IT HASN'T
WORKED. WE HAVE TO THINK
CREATIVELY, SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR THIS. YOU MENTIONED
THAT YOU EXPECTED TECHNICAL
STANDARDS AVAILABLE THE SUMMER
IN FORM OF DIRECTORS RULE. MIGH
THAT ALIGN WITH UPCOMING VISIT
TO THE COMMITTEE FOR FUTURE
REPORT? THE TIMING.
>> WE ARE ALWAYS HAPPY TO COME
BACK.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU. I AM
EXCITED TO REALIZE THAT PERHAPS
THE DIRECTORS WILL BE IN PLACE
BY END OF THE YEAR, DISAPPOINTE
THAT IT IS UNLIKELY BASED ON TH
PROGRAM TIME LINE THAT I HAVE
SEEN THAT THE RETROFIT ORDINANC
ITSELF IS PROBABLY NOT GOING TO
BE READY UNTIL LATE 2024 BUT
EXCITED TO SEE ACTION THAT WE
ARE COMMITTED TO DOING THIS
YEAR, NOT JUST DIRECTOR'S RULE
BUT ADDRESSING POTENTIAL TDR
OPTIONS IN THE INDUSTRIAL LANDS
LEGISLATION AND ALSO JUST
HEARING MORE ABOUT THE APPROACH
AROUND PRESERVATION AND
MINIMIZING NEGATIVE IMPACTS
ASSOCIATED WITH DISPLACEMENT AN
NEEDS OF LOW INCOME COMMUNITY.
THINK THERE IS A LOT OF WORK TO
BE DONE AND I APPRECIATE
EVERYBODY WORKING ON IT AND
REALLY HOPE FUTURE COUNCIL
MEMBERS WILL CARRY THE TORCH AN
SUPPORT SDCI, ASAP AND OFFICE O
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN BRINGIN
THE WORK ACROSS THE FINISH LINE
THANK YOU.
>> FANTASTIC. NOT SEEING
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENT
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING WITH
US. NEXT PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMA
SERVICES COMMITTEE IS TUESDAY
APRIL 25, 2023. IF THERE ARE AN
ANTICIPATED ABSENCES FROM THE
MEETING, I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW I
ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. IF THER
ARE NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM
COLLEAGUES, IT IS 11:57 A.M. AN
WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.