>> GOOD MORNING. THE AUGUST 7,
2024 SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER. IT
IS 9:32 A.M. COMMITTEE STARTED
AT 9:30. I'M DAN STRAUSS. I'M
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH IS
GOING TO BE A FEW MINUTES LATE
AND IS EXCUSED UNTIL THAT TIME.
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER?
>> HERE IS BEEN A COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES POINT
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> PRESENT PURPOSE BEEN A
COUNCILMEMBER SEC.
>> HERE.
>> SHARE STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> FIVE PRESENT.
>> AS OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS
ARISE WE WILL ANNOUNCE THEIR
PRESENCE. COLLEAGUES, I HOPE WE
HAVE RESERVED AN EXTRA HOUR
AFTER THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED
TIME OF THIS COMMITTEE UNTIL
12:30. HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE
ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD QUICKLY.
WE HAVE FIVE ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA TODAY. WE HAVE THE
AUGUST ECONOMIC REVENUE
FORECAST, RECAP PRESENTATION
FROM THE OFFICE AND REVENUE
FORECASTS IN CITI OFFICE. WE
HAVE A SECOND BRIEFING ON --
AND POTENTIAL VOTE ON THE
MIDYEAR BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS
PACKAGE, SUPPLEMENTAL PACKAGE
INCLUDING THREE BILLS AND I
BELIEVE SIX AMENDMENTS. IT
SEEMS LIKE WE MIGHT HAVE A WALK
ON AMENDMENT TODAY, AS WELL.
REMINDER WE HAD A JULY 25
DEADLINE FOR AMENDMENTS, AS
WELL. TO ROUND US OFF, WE HAVE
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF DIRECT
BEN NOBLE WHO WILL RETURN TO
THE PRESENTATION TABLE TO GIVE
US A BUDGET PROCESS PREVIEW OF
WHAT TO EXPECT ONCE A PROPOSED
BUDGET IS TRANSMITTED IN
SEPTEMBER. AS A REMINDER, THIS
IS THE CONCLUSION OF OUR SELECT
BUDGET SERIES. IN COMMON YEARS,
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
DOESN'T GET ORGANIZED UNTIL
SEPTEMBER. THIS YEAR WE STARTED
IN APRIL AND THIS ROUNDS THAT
OUT. BEFORE WE BEGIN, IF THERE
IS NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA
WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. I'M SEEING WE HAVE
ADDITIONAL COUNCILMEMBERS
JOINING US. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON AND MOORE. WE WILL NOW
OPEN THE HYBRID COMMENT PERIOD
BUT COMMENTS SHOULD RELATE TO
THE ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA
AND WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE
SELECT COMMITTEE. CLERK, HOW
MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE SIGNED
UP IN PERSON? I'M SEEING WE
HAVE 11 SIGNED UP ONLINE.
>> WE HAVE ABOUT 22 IN PERSON.
>> I'M GOING TO BE TAKING --
I'M GOING TO HAVE PUBLIC
COMMENTS, ONE MINUTE TODAY. AS
WE HAVE 30 PEOPLE. WE WILL DO
ALL IN PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT
FIRST AND THEN WE WILL
TRANSITION TO ONLINE. EACH
SPEAKER WILL HAVE ONE MINUTE,
EXCUSE ME. WE WILL START WITH
IN-PERSON SPEAKERS AND THEN
MOVED TO REMOTE. I WILL NOW
READ THE PUBLIC COMMENT
INSTRUCTIONS. PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD TODAY I'M JUST GOING TO
STATE IS UP TO 30 MINUTES.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO
COMPLETE THIS. SPEAKERS WILL BE
CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY REGISTERED. WE WILL BEGIN
WITH THE IN-PERSON SPEAKERS AND
THEN MOVE ON TO REMOTE
SPEAKERS. SPEAKERS, YOU WILL
HEAR A TIME WHEN YOU HAVE 10
SECONDS LEFT. SO WHEN YOU HEAR
THE CHIME IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU
ARE DONE. JUST START WRAPPING
UP. WE WILL MUTE THE
MICROPHONES ONCE THE SPEAKING
TIME IS COMPLETED. PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN AND
CLERK, IF YOU COULD PASS ME THE
LIST.
>> YOU'RE TOTALLY FINE.
>> THANK YOU KINDLY. GREAT, AND
IF YOU ARE HERE, HAVE NOT
SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS,
YOU CAN STILL SIGN UP FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT UNTIL WE ARE
COMPLETE. WE DO HAVE THREE
MICROPHONES. IF YOU COULD LINE
UP AHEAD OF TIME, I'M GOING TO
READ NAMES IN BLOCKS SO YOU
KNOW WHEN YOU'RE COMING. AND
GOING TO START WITH JOE MONIE
OWENS, ISRAEL. I'M HAVING
TROUBLE READING YOUR
HANDWRITING, BARBARA LEE, RYAN
PEASE, BRIAN DUNCAN, JENNY
LEWIS, OUR FIRST SIX. GOOD
MORNING, GERMANY.
>> SORRY, THAT'S ME. GOOD
MORNING. I'M ALL RIGHT. SO I
CAN START.
>> YES.
>> THAT WAS A LOT. MY NAME IS
JOE MONIE OWENS, BORN AND
RAISED IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.
SPECIFICALLY SOUTH SEATTLE.
I'M HERE TODAY --
>> HANG ON. IF YOU COULD HANG
ON REAL QUICK, WE ARE GOING TO
DEAL WITH THESE TECHNICAL
DIFFICULTIES. YEAH. IT'S NOT
YOU, IT'S THE MIKE.
>> I GOT YOU, I GOT YOU.
>> WHENEVER YOU'RE READY WE'LL
JUST GET GOING.
>> MY NAME IS JOE MONIE OWENS,
BORN AND RAISED IN SEATTLE,
WASHINGTON, SPECIFICALLY SOUTH
SEATTLE. HERE TO SAY I'M A
PRODUCT OF MY ENVIRONMENT. I'M
HERE WITH OUR BIG FAMILY TODAY
AS WHAT DO YOU CALL THAT -- MY
WORDS IS ALL LOST, ALL OVER THE
PLACE. I'M A PRODUCT OF MY
ENVIRONMENT. I WENT TO PRISON
AND I'VE BEEN OUT FOR LIKE
FOUR YEARS NOW, TRYING TO DO
GOOD. YEAH, THAT'S IT, PRETTY
MUCH. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO
SAY. THANK YOU.
>> WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU
HERE TODAY. THANK YOU. UP NEXT
WE'VE GOT --
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> WHEN WE SHOW APPRECIATION IN
THIS COMMITTEE WE RAISE OUR
HANDS, WE CAN WAVE THEM AROUND,
DO A LITTLE JAZZ HANDS. WHEN WE
ARE HAVING ALL THE APPLAUSE
IT'S JUST GOING TO TAKE US A
BUNCH OF TIME. SO IF YOU ALL
COULD LINE UP, WE'VE GOT
ISRAEL, BARBARA, AARON, BRIAN
DUNCAN, JEAN LEWIS, IF YOU ALL
COULD GET READY AND AGAIN, IF
YOU WANT TO SHOW APPRECIATION,
JAZZ HANDS. GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
ISRAEL MIRIAN.
>> YOU'VE GOT TO SPEAK A
LITTLE CLOSER TO THAT
MICROPHONE.
>> MY NAME IS ISRAEL ARMINIAN
AND I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE ON
BEHALF OF OUR FAMILY FOR CSR. I
GREW UP IN SOUTH SEATTLE AS
WELL AND I WAS BORN IN
ETHIOPIA, CAME AND GREW UP HERE
BUT I'M HERE TO SAY THAT WE
NEED PROGRAMS LIKE CSI AND
URBAN FAMILY TO IMPACT THE
YOUTH AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I'M CURRENTLY GOING TO UW
SEATTLE PURSUING COMPUTER
SCIENCE AND I FEEL LIKE WITHOUT
URBAN FAMILY OR CSI PROGRAMS
LIKE THIS, I WOULDN'T BE WHERE
I AM RIGHT NOW, AND I WILL
DEFINITELY SAY THAT WE NEED
MORE FUNDING AND MORE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH AND
PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO
GET MORE FUNDING. YOU, THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WELCOME. UP NEXT
WE HAVE BARBARA FOLLOWED BY AIR
IN PEACE, BRIAN DUNCAN, JENNY
LEWIS.
>> HELLO. I'M BARBARA LEE AND
I'M A VOLUNTEER WITH THE LOCAL
CHAPTER OF MOM'S DEMAND
ACTION. I'M A RETIRED PUBLIC
SCHOOL TEACHER AND YOUR
CONSTITUENT IN DISTRICT 4. OUR
MISSION IS TO END GUN VIOLENCE
IN ALL ITS FORMS AND WE FEEL
STRONGLY THAT THE CITY OF
SEATTLE SHOULD BE FULLY FUNDING
STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH AND THE
WORK OF COMMUNITY VIOLENCE
INTERVENTION PROGRAMS IN OUR
CITY. SINCE THE FATAL SHOOTING
AT INGRAM HIGH SCHOOL, WHEN
THESE FUNDS WERE INITIALLY
APPROVED, WE'VE SEEN FAR TOO
MANY INSTANCES OF GUN VIOLENCE
CLAIMING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE,
INCLUDING THE FATAL SHOOTING AT
GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL. THEY
DESERVE BETTER, WHICH IS WHY WE
MUST STRENGTHEN OUR INVESTMENTS
IN THE CRITICAL WORK OF
COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION
AND LIVE UP TO THE PROMISES
MADE TO OUR STUDENTS TO FULLY
FUND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT.
PLEASE SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES'S AMENDMENT TO FULLY [
INAUDIBLE ] THE $20 MILLION
BUDGET IN 2024 AND CONTINUE TO
INVEST FURTHER IN 2025 AND
2026. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT WE HAVE
AARON PEACE, BRIAN DUNCAN,
JANIE LEWIS, PAUL PAT TO. GOOD
MORNING, ERIN.
>> WOW, THANK YOU. MY NAME IS
ERIN. I'M A VOLUNTEER FOR
MOM'S DEMAND ACTION AND I'M
IN DISTRICT 36. I URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES'S $20 MILLION BUDGET
AMENDMENT FOR 2024. THIS
FUNDING IS ESSENTIAL FOR
CONTINUING INVESTMENT IN YOUTH
MENTAL HEALTH, EDUCATION AND
THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
PRACTICES. 320 25 AND 2026. GUN
VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAMS
ARE CRUCIAL FOR STUDENTS
DEALING WITH TRAUMA, STRESS,
AND UNTREATED MENTAL HEALTH
CONDITIONS. BY PRIORITIZING
MENTAL WELLNESS, REDUCING
CONFLICT, AND STRENGTHENING
COMMUNITIES, WE CAN PREVENT
SCHOOL SHOOTINGS, BUILD
RESILIENCE, ENSURE HEALTHIER
FUTURES FOR SEATTLE'S
FAMILIES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE BRIAN
DUNCAN, JEANNIE LEWIS, PAUL PAT
TO. G. OBVIOUSLY I'M
NOT BRIAN DUNCAN. HE DIDN'T
SHOW UP SO I'M GOING TO READ
WHAT WE HAD PREPARED.
>> AND WHO ARE YOU?
>> MY NAME IS REBECCA ELBAUM I
AM CHAPTER LEAD FOR WASHINGTON
MOM'S DEMAND ACTION FOR GUN
SINCE IN AMERICA.
>> ARE YOU SIGNED UP IN A
DIFFERENT?
>> I CAN DO THAT.
>> WE'RE GOING TO KEEP MOVING,
WE'LL GET BACK TO THE END. OF
NEXT WE HAVE JEAN LEWIS
FOLLOWED BY PAUL POTEET,
CHANTEL HOW-TO, ANDY PETREE,
OLIVER MISKA.
>> MY NAME IS JENNY LEWIS. MY
NAME IS JANINE LEWIS AND I'M
REPRESENTING THE COMMUNITY, THE
FAMILIES. I JUST WANT TO LET
YOU KNOW HOW NECESSARY THAT
THESE PROGRAMS ARE TO ME AND TO
MY FAMILY AND TO MY COMMUNITY.
IF THE YOUTH ARE BEING HELPED,
THERE'S RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE
BEING BUILT, TRUST IS BEING
BUILT WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES,
WHICH IS VITAL. IT'S
ESSENTIAL. I ATTENDED RECENTLY
A EVENT, THE BLOCK PARTY EVENT
DOWN IN SOUTH SEATTLE, AND THE
EVENT IS TO BRING IN THE END OF
THE YEAR AND THEN TRANSITION
THE KIDS INTO THE SUMMER. AND
WE HAD THE EVENT, WE HAD FOOD
AND THE TRADITIONAL -- THE
TRADITIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE
KIDS'S, AND DURING THE TIME I
WAS THERE -- ATTEMPTED TO
SUBDUE ONE OF THE CHILDREN AND
IMMEDIATELY [ INAUDIBLE ]
SECURITY.
>> OKAY, THAT'S IT.
>> TIME IS UP BUT IF YOU WANT
TO SUBMIT WRITTEN PUBLIC
COMMENT, WE ARE HAPPY TO ACCEPT
SOMETHING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
UP NEXT WE HAVE PAUL CHANTEL,
ANNIE AND THEN ALL OTHER.
APPARENTLY I MISPRONOUNCED
SOMEBODY'S NAME. I APOLOGIZE.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GREETINGS COUNCILMEMBERS. I
WANT TO FIRST START OFF BY
SAYING IF VIOLENCE IS A
DISEASE, THEN OUR CITY IS
INFECTED. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT
THE COUNCILMEMBERS STAY THE
COURSE OF THE INVESTMENTS THAT
HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE CDI WORK
AT CSI AND ALONG WITH OTHER
PROGRAMS, AND IT'S EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT. THERE'S BEEN
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT HAVE
BEEN SPENT IN PRIOR YEARS. AS
WHY VPI, SEATTLE TEEN. THOSE
WERE INVESTMENTS THAT WERE MADE
THAT NEED TO CONTINUE TO BE
MADE SO THAT YOU CAN CONTINUE
TO BUILD ON THE FOUNDATION
THAT'S ALREADY BEEN LAID. I AM
ALSO IN SUPPORT OF
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'S
TREVISO. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT
YOU STAY THE COURSE AND THAT
YOU FULFILL YOUR PROMISES AND
WHAT YOU HAVE MADE -- IT'S
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. STAY THE
COURSE. GOD BLESS YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT WE ARE
GOING TO DO JAZZ HANDS,
EVERYONE. UP NEXT IS CHANTEL,
ANNIE, ALL OTHER. GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. I'M CHANTEL
BITUMEN AND I'M ACTUALLY GOING
TO RESEND MY TIME TO ANY
BITUMEN.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS ANNIE HAD
TO AND I'M THE PRINCIPAL OF
RAYNOR BEACH HIGH SCHOOL. I'M
ALSO A 50 YEAR RESIDENT OF
SOUTH SEATTLE. I WANT TO THANK
THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL FOR
INVESTING IN THE SEATTLE
COMMUNITY SAFETY INITIATIVE.
OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS RAYNOR
BEACH HIGH SCHOOL HAS PARTNERED
WITH SOUTHEAST NETWORK AND THEY
PROVIDED NUMEROUS SERVICES,
OVER 210 STUDENTS HAVE BEEN
CASE MANAGED, HAVE RECEIVED
HOUSING AND BASIC NEEDS
SERVICES. 60 OF THOSE KIDS
GRADUATED ON TIME AND ALMOST
ALL OF THEM HAVE ENGAGED IN
PROGRAMS OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL
PROVIDED BY SOUTHEAST NETWORK
URBAN COMMUNITY. I LEFT MY
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE TO COME
HERE TODAY BECAUSE SAFETY IN
AND AROUND OUR SCHOOLS IS A
NUMBER ONE CONCERN FOR ME AND
MY PRINCIPAL COLLEAGUES. KIDS
CAN'T LEARN IF THEY ARE NOT
SAFE. GUN VIOLENCE HAS
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED OUR
BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES AND
OUR VICTIMS AND PERPETRATORS
ARE BECOMING YOUNGER AND
YOUNGER AT AN ALARMING RATE.
IT'S NOT LIKE WE DON'T KNOW
THESE KIDS. THEY LIVE IN OUR
COMMUNITIES AND THEY HAVE
ATTENDED OUR SCHOOLS. THESE ARE
THE KIDS THAT WE KNOW AREN'T
COMING TO SCHOOL -- THAT DON'T
ALWAYS HAVE SAFE HOMES TO
RETURN TO SO THEY WANDER IN OUR
STREETS ONLY TO BE TAKEN IN BY
ADULTS WHO GREW AND EXPLOIT
THEM. SOUTHEAST NETWORK HAS
STOOD IN THE GAP FOR THESE KIDS
AND THEIR FAMILIES. THEY HAVE
PROVIDED AUTHENTIC AND TRUSTING
RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR YOUTH,
MET NEEDS --
>> ANDY.
>> LEARN SKILLS THAT --
>> PRINCIPAL PART TWO.
>> IS IT MY TIME?
>> I'M SORRY, THOUGH IT DOES
NOT WORK, WE DON'T DO THAT,
BUT IF CHANTEL WANTS TO COME UP
-- THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU.
REMEMBER JAZZ HANDS, MY GOOD
FRIENDS. UP NEXT IS OLIVER
MISKA. ARE YOU READY, OLIVER?
PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE.
UP NEXT IS ALAYNA McCALLUM,
MARTY JACKSON, TAKARA DYLAN.
GOOD MORNING.
>> OLIVER MISKA. I'M A POLICY
ORGANIZER, COMMUNITY ORGANIZER
IN THE STATE LEDGE, MOSTLY
FOCUSING ON EDUCATION POLICY.
I'M ALSO AN EDUCATOR AT PUBLIC
SCHOOLS. I'M TODAY HERE JUST
TO URGE YOU TO SUPPORT
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'S
PROVISO TO FULLY SPEND THE $20
MILLION FOR STUDENT MENTAL
HEALTH AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION.
IT'S CLEAR EVERYONE ELSE IS
HERE, TOO. SO THE BIGGEST THING
THAT I KEEP HEARING ABOUT IS
STUDENT, WHAT YOU SAID, TEAM
TAKES, AS THE SEATTLE TIMES
LIKES TO PUT IT, AND WHAT WE
KEEP FORGETTING IS ACTUALLY
BRINGING STUDENTS INTO THE
CONVERSATION. AND WHEN YOU
PROMISED $20 MILLION TO
STUDENTS YOU SHOULD FULFILL
THAT PROMISE. THAT'S THE CITY
COUNCIL'S JOB. TALK TO THE
STUDENTS AT FAIRFIELD HIGH
SCHOOL YESTERDAY, THE ASP
PRESIDENT. WE ARE ASKING THE
STUDENT LEADERSHIP VOICES WHAT
THEIR PERSPECTIVES ARE. WHY
WON'T THE STUDENTS TALK TO --
I TALKED TO THEM YESTERDAY BUT
NONE OF Y'ALL DID. WONDERING
WHAT'S UP .
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS ALAYNA
McCALLUM, MARTY JACKSON, TAKARA
DYLAN FOLLOWED BY CAMERON
COLLINS. GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE
YOU?
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M ALAYNA, MIDDLE SCHOOL
TEACHER HERE IN SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS AND A DISTRICT
RESIDENT. WE SUPPORT
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'S
AMENDMENT TO RESTORE THE
PROVISO TO $20 MILLION. OUR
CURRENT BUDGET PRIORITIZES
PUNISHMENT, HAVING APPROVED
$170 MILLION TO SPD AND THEN
YESTERDAY APPROVING ADDITIONAL
CONTRACT WITH SCORE. BY
APPROVING THE AMENDMENT, IT IS
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO SHOW
YOUR 500,000 STUDENTS AN
OFFICIAL ALL YOU IN HERE,
CONSTITUENTS, THAT HONOR YOUR
VOICE AND MENTAL HEALTH. THE
INITIAL $20 MILLION PROPOSAL
WAS BROUGHT FORTH AND FOUGHT
FOR BY THE STUDENTS HERE IN
SEATTLE. AS AN EDUCATOR I
WITNESSED THE IMPACTS OF MY
STUDENTS NOT RECEIVING THE
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS THAT
THEY ASK FOR AND THEY DESERVE.
WHEN STUDENTS NEEDS ARE NOT MET
THEY ARE UNABLE TO LEARN AND BE
SUCCESSFUL. PLEASE RESTORE THE
$20 MILLION THAT YOU PROMISED
TO THEM LAST NOVEMBER. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS MARTY
JACKSON, TAKARA DYLAN, CAMERON
COLLINS, JACOB COLLINS. GOOD
MORNING.
>> WOW, I WANT TO THANK THE
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
FOR SUPPORTING THE SEATTLE
COMMUNITY SAFETY INITIATIVE AND
THEIR INVESTMENT IN THAT. ON
BEHALF OF SDS I AND ALL OF THE
YOUNG PEOPLE AND COMMUNITY
FOLKS YOU SEE HERE TODAY, I'D
LIKE TO TELL YOU THE RETURN ON
YOUR INVESTMENT. WE OBSERVED
1000-PLUS UNDUPLICATED AT RISK
YOUTH AND ADULTS AND THEIR
FAMILIES. WOULD BE 85% OF THE
PARTICIPANTS REPORTED
INCREASING INVOLVEMENT IN
VIOLENCE AND GENEROUS KIND
REPORT FEELING SAFE. 200-PLUS
HOTSPOT AND CRITICAL INCIDENTS
DISPATCHED BY A SPEEDY AND
COMMUNITY SOURCES. 300-PLUS
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN VINCE
FOR SAFETY SUPPORT FOR OVER 100
COMMUNITIES THAT RESULTED IN
ZERO CRITICAL INCIDENTS. WE
SERVED 200 PLUS FAMILIES BY
PROVIDING EMERGENCY RENTAL
ASSISTANCE, UTILITY ASSISTANCE,
FOOD RESOURCE, TRANSPORTATION,
EMERGENCY RELOCATION SERVICES.
WE PROVIDED SAFETY SUPPORT FOR
OVER 20 FUNERALS ON THE VISUALS
AND THEIR MEMORIALS AND
CONTRIBUTED TO FUNERAL
EXPENSES. HERE TO SAY TODAY
THAT YOUR INVESTMENT, YOU HAD A
GREAT RETURN ON YOUR
INVESTMENT. CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
SEATTLE COMMUNITY SAFETY
INITIATIVE. I ALSO WANT TO SAY
ALL OF THESE YOUNG PEOPLE HERE
THAT YOU SEE HERE TODAY, THIS
IS THE RETURN ON YOUR
INVESTMENT. THEY ALL SHOWED UP
TODAY. LET'S GIVE THEM A HAND.
>> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT,
FRIENDS. ALL RIGHT. MY FRIENDS.
I APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH. I
APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH. SO
TEAM, I'VE ASKED A COUPLE
TIMES NOW. CAN WE ALL JUST DO A
DEMONSTRATION? EVERYONE,
EVERYONE IS EXCITED ABOUT THAT
SPEECH, ALL RIGHTS? SO THIS IS
HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO IT
TODAY. I'VE ASKED YOU THREE
TIMES NOW. LET'S WORK AS A
TEAM TO GET THROUGH THIS TODAY.
UP NEXT WE HAVE, THAT WAS
TAKARA. MARTY. UP NEXT IS
TAKARA, THEN CAMERON AND THEN
JACOB. COME ON UP.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU.
>> I'VE BEEN WITH THE BOYS AND
GIRLS CLUB FOR LIKE THE PAST
FOUR YEARS AND I STARTED OUT
WITH -- SHE'S NOT HERE TODAY
BUT CARISSA, SHE HELPED ME WITH
CAREER LAUNCH. SHE HELPED ME
START MY RESUME AND HOW TO GET
JOBS AND ALL THAT. SHE REALLY
STARTED WITH GETTING ME INTO
LAKE FUTURE THINGS. SHE HELPED
ME WITH GETTING GIFT CARDS FOR
WHEN I NEEDED CLOTHES, GETTING
ME GIFT CARDS FOR WHEN I NEEDED
RIDES, BECAUSE I KNOW LIKE MY
FAMILY IS USUALLY KNOWN FOR
BEING LATE A LOT AND NOT HAVING
THE TRANSPORTATION WHEN WE NEED
IT SO SHE HELPED ME WITH THAT.
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB HAS BEEN
THERE FOR ME, BEEN THERE,
SHOWED ME SUPPORT. YEAH, THEY
WERE KIND OF EVERYTHING I
NEEDED WHEN I NEEDED FAMILY,
WHEN I COULD [ INAUDIBLE ] AND
THAT WAS BASICALLY IT SO I
WOULD LOVE FOR YOU GUYS TO KEEP
MY CONTINUING FUNDING FOR THE
SOUTHEAST NETWORK.
>> THANK YOU. WONDERFUL. UP
NEXT WE HAVE CAMERON COLLINS,
JACOB COLLINS. GOOD MORNING.
>> MY NAME IS DAKAR. I'VE BEEN
WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
SINCE JUNIOR YEAR IN HIGH
SCHOOL. THEY'VE HELPED ME
GRADUATE, COMPLETE RESUMES.
THEY'VE ALSO GOT ME HOUSING
AND FOUR MONTHS OF MY RENT
COVERED AND PAID FOR ALL MOVING
COSTS. THEY'VE HELPED ME GET
MY NEW JOB AT THE OTHER BOYS
AND GIRLS CLUB SO I JUST WANT
TO SAY KEEP FUNDING THE BOYS
AND GIRLS CLUB AS THEY HELP A
LOT OF YOUTHS STAY OFF THE
STREETS. THEY GAVE US A LOT OF
BUNCH OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES
TO DO SO WE CAN STAY FOCUSED
AND MAKE OUR GOAL AND WHAT WE
HAVE TO DO BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I
JUST MET MY GOAL. THEY'VE ALSO
HELPED ME WITH COLLEGE. THEY
ALSO GAVE ME CAR RIDES TO WORK
WHEN I'M LATE TO WORK. SO JUST
KEEP FUNDING THESE THINGS
BECAUSE THEY REALLY DO MAKE ME
FEEL SAFE.
>> THANK YOU. SO I'M GOING TO
GET TO EVERYONE TODAY, BUT I DO
NEED US TO GO IN ORDER. THAT'S
ALL I'M ASKING. SO UP NEXT WE
HAVE JACOB COLLINS. JACOB, ARE
YOU IN THE ROOM? THERE'S
JACOB. COME ON UP, JACOB. AND
IF FOLKS WANT TO LINE UP IN
THIS MIDDLE LINE, AFTER JACOB
WE'VE GOT CAYSON ASH, TYSON
YANG, JEFFREY COLLINS, CHANCE
GRAY SENIOR AND JASON LOCKE. SO
IF WE WANT TO LINE UP IN THIS
MIDDLE LINE IF YOU JUST HEARD
YOUR NAME. MR. COLLINS,
WELCOME.
>> WOW.
>> TODAY I'M TALKING ABOUT
URBAN FAMILY AND HOW IT CAN BE
SAVED. URBAN FAMILY KEEPS ME
SAFE BECAUSE IT TAKES ME OUT OF
THE COMMUNITY WHERE VIOLENCE
AND GUN VIOLENCE IS AND TAKES
US BETTER PLACES. BUT YEAH, AND
IT KEEPS ME SAFE BECAUSE WHEN
WE ARE ON OUR FIELD TRIPS WE
ALSO TALK ABOUT HOW GUN
VIOLENCE IS IMPACTING US, AND
OTHER STUFF. AND I THINK GUN
VIOLENCE IS HURTING US BECAUSE
PEOPLE MY AGE IS COMING UP HERE
TO TALK ABOUT IT. I'M DONE.
I'M DONE, YEAH.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR.
COLLINS. UP NEXT IS CAYSON ASH,
TYSON YANG, JEFFREY COLLINS. UP
NEXT IS CAYSON ASH AND THIS
MIDDLE LINE RIGHT HERE IS
PROBABLY AN EASIER PLACE. DO
YOU HAVE A QUESTION, SIR?
WHAT'S YOUR NAME? SOMEBODY
ELSE TOOK YOUR SPOT. COME ON
UP, CAMERON. THIS IS WHY WE GOT
TO GO IN ORDER, MY FRIENDS.
COME ON UP, CAMERON. I HAVE
TOLD THEM A COUPLE TIMES. DOWN
THIS MIDDLE AISLE, I'VE BEEN
TOLD THE MESSAGE ISN'T GETTING
THROUGH. MR. CAMERON COLLINS,
THE TIME IS YOURS.
>> WOW. MY NAME IS CAMERON
COLLINS. I'M GOING TO RAYNOR
BEACH HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M
REPRESENTING URBAN FAMILY. THIS
PROGRAM IS IMPORTANT TO ME
BECAUSE ALL THOUGH WE HAVE FUN
WE ALSO LEARN THE IMPORTANT
ISSUES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES.
THIS PROGRAM TEACHES THE
STRUGGLES OF GUN VIOLENCE AND
HOW TO STAY AWAY FROM IT. ALSO
LIKELY ALSO GO ON FIELD TRIPS
AND STUFF. IT ALSO MAKES ME
FEEL SAFE WITHIN MY COMMUNITY.
SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE -- ARE
THERE, LIKE JOHN, GERALD,
DEVON, JAY SEAN, SERGIO, TC AND
OTHER SUPPORT STAFF. THANK YOU
FOR MAKING ME FEEL SAFE WITHIN
MY COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.
>> UP NEXT WE HAVE CAYSON. GOOD
MORNING MR. ASH.
>> WOW, MY NAME IS CAYSON ASH
AND I'M A FORMER STUDENT AT
AUGIE SCHOOL. I WAS IN A
PROGRAM CALLED URBAN [
INAUDIBLE ]. WHEN I WAS WITH
THEM I LEARNED HOW TO SPEAK MY
MIND AND BE MYSELF AND WHAT I
WANT FOR FUTURE KIDS OF URBAN
FAMILY TO SPEAK YOUR MIND AND
BE THERE SELVES, AND I WOULD
WANT EVERY SINGLE KID IN URBAN
FAMILY NOT LIKE IF YOU'RE GOING
TO URBAN FAMILY, TO BE YOUR
SELF, TALK TO STAFF, AND
OVERALL JUST HAVE A GOOD TIME.
AND JUST LIKE WHAT CAMERON
SAID, WE GO ON FIELD TRIPS AND
JUST IN CASE KIDS WHO ARE IN
LIKE A BAD PLACE, THEY'RE ABLE
TO GO AND HAVE FUN AND I THINK
ABOUT ALL OF THAT STUFF GOING
ON IN THEIR LIFE. AND THAT'S
ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS TACE
AND YANG, JEFFREY COLLINS,
CHANCE GRAVES SENIOR. GOOD
MORNING. UP NEXT IS TYSON.
>> MY NAME IS TYSON YANG. I'M
WITH URBAN FAMILY. I LIKE TO
SAY THAT YES, URBAN FAMILY
HELPS US A LOT. THEY HAVE
RESOURCES YOU CAN'T GET. THEY
HELP US. THEY TAKE TIME FROM
THERE SELVES TO BRING US HERE,
LIKE RIGHT NOW, TAKE US ON
TRIPS AND HAVE FUN SO WE DON'T
HAVE TO STAY HOME AND BE BORED
AND THEY HELP US A LOT SO THEY
TAKE CARE OF US, THEY CARE
ABOUT US WHEN WE ARE WITH URBAN
FAMILY TO HELP US SPEAK FREELY
AND TO HELP US IN CASE WE ARE
EMOTIONAL, ANYTHING THAT'S
HAPPENING IN OUR LIFETIMES,
HOMES, ANYWHERE. LIKE GUN
VIOLENCE, THEY TAKE US OUT
PLACES SO WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY
ATTENTION TO IT. SO YEAH, THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS
JEFFREY COLLINS, CHANCE GRAVES
SENIOR AND JASON LOCKE. GOOD
MORNING.
>> WOW, MY NAME IS JEFFREY
COLLINS AND I GO TO RAYNOR
BEACH HIGH SCHOOL. I JUST
JOINED THE IRVING FAMILY THIS
YEAR AND THEY'VE JOINED --
HELPED ME IN SO MANY WAYS.
FIRST THEY KEEP A LOT OF KIDS
OFF THE STREETS AND AWAY FROM
GANG VIOLENCE. THEY TAKE US ON
FIELD TRIPS. TO PLACES WE'VE
NEVER BEEN ABLE TO GO BECAUSE
WHETHER WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
FUNDING, LIKE IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS, OR OUR PARENTS
DON'T GOT ENOUGH MONEY, THEY
HELP ME GO PLACES THAT I REALLY
WANT TO GO. AND YEAH, THEY HELP
YOU STAY AWAY FROM THE GANG
VIOLENCE OR STAY OFF OF THE
STREETS BECAUSE ESPECIALLY BY
THE RAYNOR BEACH AREA, A LOT OF
STUFF POPS UP AND GOES ON AND
THEY HELP YOU STAY AWAY FROM
THAT STUFF. AND YEAH
>> UP NEXT WE HAVE CHANCE
GRAVES SENIOR FOLLOWED BY JASON
LOCKE. IF YOU'RE IN THE
AUDIENCE AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK, YOU CAN SIGN UP ON THAT
LIST FOR I BELIEVE THAT BRIAN
DUNCAN, WE'LL COME BACK TO
YOU, BRIAN. BUT TAKE IT AWAY.
>> WOW, MY NAME IS CHANCE
GRAVES SENIOR. I'M BORN AND
RAISED IN SOUTH SEATTLE. I'M
HERE ON THE BEHALF OF [
INAUDIBLE ]. USED TO BE IN THE
COLD HARD. I WOULD SAY IT'S A
VERY HELPFUL PROGRAM. I
BENEFITED FROM ALL THE WORK AND
SUPPORT THEY WAS GIVING ME
THROUGHOUT THE TIME I WAS
THERE. I WOULD SAY SINCE THEN,
I GOT A CAREER NOW IN BARBERING
AND I WOULD JUST SAY LIKE I
WOULD LOVE FOR THEM TO KEEP
GETTING THE HELP THEY NEED, THE
BENEFITS THEY NEED TO KEEP
HAVING THESE YOUTH WITH THE
SUPPORT THEY NEED AND STOP THE
VIOLENCE. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH
IT.
>> THANK YOU. CLERK, I REALIZE
I MIGHT HAVE GIVEN YOU THAT SHE
BACK WITH ONE NAME AT THE VERY
BOTTOM BLUE CHANCE GRAVES
SENIOR. SEE THIS. YES, BECAUSE
WE HAVE JASON LAW. GOOD
MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. MY
NAME IS JAY SEAN LOCKE, I'M
ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF URBAN
FAMILY. FIRSTLY I'D LIKE TO
SAY JUST LOOK AROUND THE ROOM
AND YOU'LL SEE JUST A SMALL
PERCENTAGE OF THE YOUTH THAT WE
SERVE. OUR MENTORSHIP AND OUR
PROGRAMS FOR THE YOUTH HAVE
IMPACTED OUR YOUTH IN A VERY
POSITIVE WAY. AS PREVIOUSLY
STATED, GUN VIOLENCE IS A
DISEASE IN THIS COMMUNITY OF
SEATTLE AND YOU GUYS CAN ALSO
HELP US CONTINUE TO STAY THE
COURSE BY KEEPING YOUR PROMISE.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR
CVI WORKERS AND GIVE US THE
FUNDING THAT WE DESERVE. THANK
YOU.
>> UP NEXT WE HAVE JUSTIN.
THAT'S ALL I GOT ON THIS. ARE
YOU JUSTIN?
>> YEAH.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> MY NAME IS JUSTIN THE
STATUS. I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE
ON BEHALF OF URBAN FAMILY. I'VE
BEEN WORKING WITH JAY SEAN AND
TC THAT'S NOT HERE TODAY OVER
THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF AND IT
HAS HELPED ME THROUGH MENTAL
STRUGGLES AND ACTING LIKE A BIG
BROTHER WHEN I NEEDED IT. WHEN
I NEEDED THAT TYPE OF SUPPORT.
NOW I HAVE A JOB NOW WITH URBAN
FAMILY AND THEY'VE BEEN
SUPPORTING ME IN A LOT OF
THINGS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT WE'VE GOT
VIVIAN SONG AND I REALIZE, MY
APOLOGIES, I DIDN'T REALIZE WE
HAD A FORMER ELECTED IN THE
ROOM. WE WOULD'VE BROUGHT YOU
STRAIGHT TO THE TOP. GOOD
MORNING, VIVIAN. FOLLOWED BY
VIVIAN IS 10 I SAQQARA, ERIC
AND SEAN CHANDLER.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
VIVIAN SONG. I'M A RESIDENT OF
DISTRICT 3 SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOL PARENT AND FORMER SCHOOL
BOARD DIRECTOR. AS I TESTIFIED
AT THE JULY 17 FINANCE
COMMITTEE MEETING, ALL SEVEN
COUNCIL DISTRICTS , IT'S VERY
REAL, THIS IS A MATTER OF
PUBLIC SAFETY. WHEN WE UNPACK
OUR CURRENT CHALLENGES OF
HOMELESSNESS, VIOLENT CRIME,
DRUG ADDICTION, I BELIEVE WE
WILL FIND A PREVIOUS
UNDERINVESTMENT IN OUR YOUTH
VERY THERE. I THANK YOU FOR
YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE IN
UNPRECEDENTED TIMES BUT THESE
ARE UNPRECEDENTED TIMES. WE
CANNOT TURN A BLIND EYE TO WHAT
WILL BE THE FALLOUT OF THE
PANDEMIC ON OUR KIDS AND OUR
COMMUNITY. FORTUNATELY OUR
YOUTH AND OUR COMMUNITY HAVE
THE SOLUTIONS. THAT'S WHY THEY
ADVOCATED FOR THIS INVESTMENT.
IF YOU WANT PUBLIC SAFETY
SOLUTIONS, IT'S THERE. PLEASE
US INTO THE SOLUTIONS THAT THEY
ARE OFFERING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS SINAI,
TAKARA, DYLAN, ERICA McCRANIE,
I BELIEVE. THIS IS WHY WE
CAN'T GO OUT OF ORDER, OKAY.
TAKARA, YOU ALREADY WENT? IS
THAT CORRECT ? CAN I GET A
THUMBS UP, TAKARA? THANK YOU,
ERICA McCRANIE, DID YOU ALREADY
GO? HERE IS ERICA, WELCOME.
AFTER ERICA WE WILL HAVE SEAN
CHANDLER, ORLANDO AMES, DEMARIO
MALLORY.
>> GOOD MORNING. I'M HERE ON
BEHALF OF COMMUNITY
PASSAGEWAYS. MY NAME IS ERICA
McCRANIE. I AM SES SITE
RESOURCE NAVIGATOR FOR OUR
ORGANIZATION. I JUST WANT TO
SPEAK TO THE AMAZING WORK OUR
ORGANIZATION DOES. WE ARE
CONSTANTLY BUILDING
RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUTHS. NOT
ONLY YOUTH, ALSO THEIR
FAMILIES. MOST OF THE FAMILIES
THAT WE SERVE OUR PEOPLE THAT
HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY GUN
VIOLENCE AND MOST PEOPLE WHO
ARE IMPACTED BY GUN VIOLENCE
COME FROM [ INAUDIBLE ] SO WE
HELP THESE FAMILIES AS A
RESOURCE NAVIGATOR. WE PROVIDE
TONS OF RESOURCES. MY TEAM IS
ACTUALLY PUTTING ON A RESOURCE
BACK-TO-SCHOOL EVENT AT THE END
OF THIS MONTH TO HELP GIVE OUT
BACKPACKS AND BACK-TO-SCHOOL
NECESSITIES. ALSO WILL BE DOING
HAIRCUTS AND HAIRSTYLES FOR
YOUNG LADIES AND YOUNG MEN TO
GET NICE AND REAL COMFORTABLE
AS THEY RETURN BACK-TO-SCHOOL
AND THEN WE ARE ALSO PROVIDING
BACK-TO-SCHOOL STIPENDS TO SHOP
AND THINGS LIKE THAT. COMMUNITY
PASSAGEWAY IS A GREAT --
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UP NEXT
WE HAVE SEAN CHANDLER, ORLANDO
AMES, DEMARIO MALLORY, THE SEAN
NEIGHBORS AND REBECCA ELBAUM.
GOOD MORNING, SEAN.
>> HELLO COUNCILMAN.
>> I'D USE THAT MICROPHONE.
YOU CAN PUSH IT UP IF YOU WANT.
>> MY NAME IS SEAN CHANDLER AND
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE
COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS. I'M
JUST HERE TO ADVOCATE AND
RESTORE FUNDING FOR SUCH
PROGRAMS AS OURSELVES . MOST OF
US ARE OUT HERE WORKING WITH
THIS POPULATION YOU SEE BEFORE
US, THE YOUTH, YOUNG PEOPLE OF
COLOR, MINORITIES WHO HAVE
ALREADY BEEN ABANDONED BY MOST
OF THESE PROGRAMS, MOST OF
THESE INSTITUTIONS. AND THEY
ARE IN DIRE NEED OF OUR
RESOURCES. THEY ARE IN DIRE
NEED OF OUR MENTORSHIP AND WE
HAVE PROGRAMS OUT HERE THAT
PROVIDE MORE THAN THE BASIC
NEEDS. WE ARE OUT HERE WITH
THESE YOUNG PEOPLE IN
SITUATIONS WITH THEM THAT
NOBODY ELSE CAN HELP THEM WITH,
BESIDES BASIC NEEDS. WE ARE
PROVIDING MENTORSHIP,
LEADERSHIP, AND WE ARE GUIDING
THEM. WE'RE WALKING THEM
THROUGH THESE THINGS AND I JUST
ASK THAT YOU GUYS CONTINUE TO
ALLOW US TO [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UP NEXT
WE HAVE ORLANDO AMES, DEMARIO
MALLORY, THE SEAN NEIGHBORS AND
REBECCA LOCKE.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
ORLANDO AMES. AND ALSO WITH
COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS AND
COMMUNITY. I'M A CRITICAL
INCIDENT RESPONDER AND AS SUCH
WE RESPOND TO SCENES OF SHOTS
FIRED. OUR GOAL OVERALL IS TO
KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE, AND
KEEPING OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE,
NOT JUST IN THE SCHOOLS BUT
OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL'S,
BECAUSE IT'S EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT. THE WORK THAT WE DO,
YOU SEE ALL THESE YOUNG FACES
UP THERE. YOU SEE ALL THESE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS UP IN HERE.
THIS IS WHAT WE DO IT FOR. IN
ORDER TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT
WORK, WE NEED THAT PARTICULAR
FUNDING. THAT'S ALL I GOT.
>> WELL SAID. UP NEXT -- I LOST
MY SPOT. THAT WAS SEAN SO NOW
WE HAVE ORLANDO, DEMARIO,
DeSHAWN. GOOD MORNING.
>> REAL QUICK AND I GET MY TEAM
UP HERE?
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
DEMARIO MALLORY. I'M THE
DIRECTOR OF THE SAINT [
INAUDIBLE ] WHO YOU SEE UP HERE
WITH ME. WE'RE OUTSIDE
EVERYDAY. WE ARE BUILDING THESE
KIDS IN SOUTH SEATTLE WITHIN
THE SCHOOLS. WE ARE OUTSIDE. AS
YOU CAN SEE, LOOK AROUND THE
ROOM. THIS IS JUST SOME OF THE
KIDS THAT WE HELP. WE ARE AT
THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS. WE ALL LOVE
WHAT WE DO. WE LOVE THESE KIDS.
WE LOVE THIS COMMUNITY. LIKE
EVERYONE SAID, WE CAN'T DO
THIS WITHOUT THE HELP. WE
APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE DONE SO
FAR FOR US. PLEASE WE NEED TO
SERVE MORE. WE NEED TO DO MORE
FOR THIS COMMUNITY. THERE'S
LIGHT AND LOVE AND WE CAN
PROVIDE THAT.
>> AND I SAY SOMETHING?
>> YEAH.
>> WOW. I'M BRANDON FROM ST.
PATRICK'S BUT YEAH, WE SERVE
SO MANY KIDS EVERY DAY WITH THE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WHETHER IT
IS PEOPLE THAT'S EVEN LIVING
DOWN ON THE STREETS, PEOPLE
THAT'S NOW LIVING ON THE
STREETS, THEY THINK US EVERY
DAY FOR EVERYTHING WE DO IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOW SAFE THEY
FEEL WHEN IT'S AROUND AND OUR
JOB NEVER STOPS. YEAH, WE HAVE
TO SERVE MORE, JUST LIKE YOU
SAY, BECAUSE THERE'S
GENERATIONS TO KEEP COMING.
>> THANK YOU GUYS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND I'M JUST GOING TO NOTE
THAT WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF
THE 30 MINUTES, SO IF THERE'S
NO OBJECTION, THE PUBLIC
COMMENTS PERIOD WILL BE
EXTENDED UNTIL WE ARE DONE.
I'M NOT GOING TO PUT A TIME
LIMIT ON IT, JUST UNTIL WE ARE
DONE. ANY OBJECTIONS? SEEING
ON, AND I ALSO WANT TO NOTE
COUNCILMEMBER WILL SHOWED UP
ABOUT 30 MINUTES AGO. MY
APOLOGIES, COUNCILMEMBER WILL.
DIDN'T ANNOUNCE IT IN THE REAL
TIME SO UP NEXT WE HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. SORRY, I
GOT SO CAUGHT UP WITH EVERYONE
IN THIS ROOM. GOOD TO SEE
EVERYONE. THAT WAS DEMARIO.
WE'VE GOT TO SEAN AND REBECCA
NEXT.
>> HOW YOU GUYS DOING? MY NAME
IS DeSHAWN, I WORK WITH
COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS. WORK FOR
THE DIVE PROGRAM. WHAT DEEP
DIVE IS, WE WORK WITH YOUTH AND
YOUNG ADULTS THAT ARE HIGHLY
IMPACTED BY GUN VIOLENCE AND
THE ONES THAT THE SYSTEM SAYS
ARE GOING TO END UP DEAD OR IN
JAIL, AND WHAT WE DO, WE CREATE
A WRAPAROUND SERVICE AROUND
THEM, TRY TO BETTER THEIR
LIVES, KEEP THEM OUT OF
TROUBLE, GET THEM RESOURCES,
GET THEM BACK ON THEIR FEET,
GET THEM HOUSING. TRY TO CHANGE
THE WAY THEY THINK SO THEY'RE
NOT CREATING VIOLENCE IN THE
COMMUNITY. WE REALLY NEED THIS
WORK. THEY'RE CONNECTED TO US
BECAUSE WE COME FROM THE SAME
COMMUNITY AS THEM. YOU'RE ALSO
LOOKING AT SOMEBODY WHO IS A
PRODUCT OF THAT. I WAS A
PARTICIPANT OR BEFORE I EVER
WORKED FOR COMMUNITY
PASSAGEWAYS. AND I'VE BEEN
ABLE TO IMPACT HUNDREDS MYSELF.
MY PROGRAM HAS BEEN ABLE TO
IMPACT THOUSANDS AND MY
ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN ABLE TO
IMPACT AT LEAST OVER 100,000.
SO IF YOU GUYS COULD HELP US
CONTINUE THIS SO THAT WE CAN BE
[ INAUDIBLE ] TO BUILD ON THE
FOUNDATION AND ACTUALLY MAKE A
REAL IMPACT, SOMETHING THAT
NOBODY ELSE WILL BE ABLE TO DO
IN THIS COMMUNITY. WE WOULD
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT WE HAVE
REBECCA ELBAUM AND THEN CLERK,
I BELIEVE WE'VE GOT MORE
PEOPLE ON THE LIST ON THE
TABLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, BRIAN
DUNCAN, I SIGNED HIM IN
EARLIER. HE IS HERE. CAN HE DO
IT?
>> I SAW HIM SIGNING UP
EARLIER. WE CAN SIGN OTHER
PEOPLE UP FOR THE THAT'S
DIFFERENTLY AGAINST THE RULES.
YOUR REBECCA. EXCELLENT. TAKE
IT AWAY, REBECCA.
>> I'M REBECCA ELBAUM. I'M
THE WASHINGTON STATE CHAPTER
LEAD OF MOM'S DEMAND ACTION
FOR GUN SENSING AMERICA. MY
ORGANIZATION FEELS STRONGLY
THAT WE SHOULD BE FULLY FUNDING
STUDENTS MENTAL HEALTH AND THE
WORK OF COMMUNITY VIOLENCE
INTERVENTION, PREVENTION, AND
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN SEATTLE.
NOW IT'S A TIME TO FULLY
INVEST IN SERVICES AND SUPPORT
THAT WILL KEEP YOUNG PEOPLE
SAFE. MOM'S DEMAND ACTION HAS
WORKED WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE
ESKE NETWORK SAFETYNET,
COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS, URBAN
FAMILY, RAINIER BEACH ACTION
COALITION, CHOOSE 180, RISE AND
OTHERS AND SEEN FIRSTHAND THE
LEVEL OF IMPACT THEY MAKE IN
THE GEOGRAPHIES WHERE THEY
OPERATE. $2 MILLION IS NOT
ENOUGH TO SEE THE TYPE OF
IMPACT THEY WILL TRULY MAKE A
DENT IN GUN VIOLENCE.
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
ARE OFTEN A TRUSTED SOURCE OF
INTERACTION WITH PEOPLE MOST AT
RISK. WE MUST FURTHER INVESTING
WHAT'S ALREADY WORKING AND
FILL IN THE IDENTIFIED GAPS
THAT WILL HELP YOUNG PEOPLE.
PLEASE SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES'S AMENDMENT TO FULLY
FUND THE $20 MILLION BUDGET IN
2024, AND CONTINUE TO INVEST
FURTHER IN 2025 AND 2026. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS KIM
WARD. SOMEONE JONES. I CAN'T
TELL IF IT'S A D, AN R.
>> AN R POINT
>> THERE WE GO, IS THAT AN R?
THEN WE GOT BRIAN DUNCAN,
CHELSEA STEVENSON, CRYSTAL
ALEXANDER, CAMERON JOHNSON,
MARK RIVERS AND RICHARD FINLEY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACE WITH
ME PRONOUNCING PEOPLE'S NAMES
AND THE HANDWRITING. TAKE IT
AWAY.
>> I WAS EASY, RIGHT? KIM FORD.
GOOD MORNING. I'M HERE
REPRESENTING COMMUNITY
PASSAGEWAYS AND SEATTLE
COMMUNITY SAFETY INITIATIVE.
USUALLY I'M BEHIND THE SCENES
AND I'M SO MUCH MORE
COMFORTABLY BEHIND THE SCENES
BUT THIS MORNING I WANTED TO
GET OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE
BECAUSE ALL THE KIDS AND YOUTH
YOU SEE HERE AND MY FELLOW
COLLEAGUES, THEY'RE
UNCOMFORTABLE ALL THE TIME,
EVERY DAY, SO I THOUGHT I
SHOULD MAKE MYSELF BE
UNCOMFORTABLE FOR 60 SECONDS
AND JUST SAY HI TO YOU AND LET
YOU KNOW THAT WE REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU, BUT I DON'T
KNOW IF YOU UNDERSTAND FROM A
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION,
WE DO EVERYTHING THAT
BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENT DO ,
BUT BACKWARDS WITH HEELS ON. SO
WE REALLY NEED YOUR SUPPORT.
LIKE THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WELL SAID, KIM. UP NEXT IS
RICK COLE JONES, OSCEOLA, AND
BRIAN DUNCAN.
>> HEY TAMMY, ALL RIGHT.
EVERYBODY ELSE, HOW YOU DOING?
I WORK FOR SOUTHEAST NETWORK
OUT OF BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF
KING COUNTY AND JUST FOR A
MOMENT, IF YOU'RE HERE WITH
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OR
SOUTHEAST NETWORK, GO AHEAD AND
STAND UP FOR ME REAL QUICK.
HURRY UP, YOU SEE HOW LONG THEY
LISTEN? I'M PROUD OF THAT.
THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO GIVE
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY BE
ABLE TO APPRECIATE THE
INVESTMENT THAT YOU ALL ARE
MAKING INTO THE YOUNG PEOPLE
THAT YOU SEE STANDING UP BEFORE
YOU TODAY. THAT'S ONE
ORGANIZATION. I CHALLENGE YOU
TO CONTINUE YOUR INVESTMENT BUT
THEN GROW UPON IT BECAUSE THERE
ARE REAL NEEDS THAT ARE
HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY. I
WENT TO A FUNERAL OF ONE OF THE
YOUNG MEN WE'VE BEEN WORKING
WITH SINCE HE WAS 12 AND THAT
FUNERAL GOT SHOT UP YESTERDAY.
I'M NOT COUNTING ALL OF OUR
SUCCESSES. I'M LOOKING AT
THOSE FAILURES. LET'S FIGURE
OUT HOW WE CAN CLOSE THAT GAP
AND WELCOME IN OPPORTUNITY, TO
CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH
COUNCIL ON SERVING OUR
COMMUNITY.
>> MY NAME IS A JOLLA.
>> YOU HAVE YOUR OWN TIME.
>> I HAVE MY OWN TIME?
>> YES YOU DO.
>> MY BAD.
>> WE DON'T NEED YOU GIVING
MORE THAN 10 SECONDS. TYNER IS
REPEATED. MODULE. YOU CAN USE
THE TALL MIKE, AS WELL, IF YOU
WANT.
>> ARE YOU READY?
>> WHEN YOU ARE.
>> MY NAME IS A JOLLA. I WORK
OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST SAFETY
NETWORK, WORKING WITH THESE
YOUTH OUT OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS
CLUB, KING COUNTY BOYS AND
GIRLS CLUB AND I'M JUST HERE
JUST TO TELL YOU HOW IMPORTANT
THE FUNDING IS. WE HELP
HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF YOUTH
AND WE HELP ALSO JUST PROVIDED
A LOT OF ALTERNATIVE ROUTES
JUST FOR THESE YOUTH THAT
DON'T HAVE ALTERNATIVE ROUTES,
THAT JUST DON'T HAVE THE
SUPPORT THEY NEED, BOTH AT
HOME, AT SCHOOL, WHEREVER
ARE AT IN THE COMMUNITY. SO THE
SOUTHEAST NETWORK, I'M A
PRODUCT OF THE SOUTHEAST SAFETY
NETWORK THAT HAS REALLY HELPED
ME WITH OPPORTUNITIES AND
HELPED MOLD ME INTO WHO I AM
TODAY, AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT
WE KEEP THESE PROGRAMS GOING.
ALSO WANT TO ASK YOU GUYS TO
REALLY JUST SPEND TIME WITH THE
COMMUNITY AND ACTUALLY SPEND
TIME WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS
UNDERSTAND HOW WE GET DOWN AS A
PEOPLE, WHO WE ARE, AND ALSO TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND THE PEOPLE
THAT YOU ARE COUNSELING. THANK
YOU.
>> UP NEXT WE'VE GOT BRIAN
DUNCAN FOLLOWED BY CHELSEA
STEVENSON, CRYSTAL ALEXANDER,
CAMERON JOHNSON, MARK RIVERS,
RICHARD FINLEY. GOOD MORNING,
BRIAN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACE
AND PATIENCE.
>> MORNING. BRIAN DUNCAN FROM
BALLARD DISTRICT 6. MOM'S
DEMAND ACTION FEELS STRONGLY WE
SHOULD FULLY FUND ALL THE
STUDENT LED MENTAL HEALTH AND
COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION
GROUPS THAT YOU SEE HERE TODAY
INCLUDING SOUTHEAST SAFETY
NETWORK, COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAY,
URBAN FAMILY, RAINIER BEACH
ACTION COALITION, CHOOSE 180,
RISE AND OTHERS. WE HAVE SEEN
FIRSTHAND THE LEVEL OF IMPACT
THEY MAKE IN THE GEOGRAPHIES
WHERE THEY OPERATE... PROPOSED
ALLOCATION IS NOT ENOUGH TO SEE
THE TYPE OF IMPACT THAT WE NEED
FROM THESE ORGANIZATIONS.
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
ARE OFTEN A TRUSTED SOURCE OF
INTERACTION WITH PEOPLE MOST AT
RISK. WE MUST FURTHER INVESTING
WHAT'S ALREADY WORKING AND
FILL IN THE IDENTIFIED GAPS.
PLEASE SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES'S AMENDMENT TO FULLY
FUND THE $20 MILLION BUDGET FOR
2024 AND CONTINUE TO INVEST IN
2025 AND 2026. OUR SOCIETY IS
CURRENTLY AWASH IN ABSOLUTE SEA
OF GUNS, TO ACCESSIBLE. OUR
YOUNG PEOPLE URGENTLY NEED
SUPPORT AND POSITIVE
ALTERNATIVES TO BELIEVING THEY
MUST CARRY.
>> THANK YOU, BRIAN. THANK YOU.
BRIAN
>> THANK YOU FOR STANDING UP
HERE TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE.
>> THANK YOU . THANK YOU,
BRIAN. CHELSEA STEVENSON,
CRYSTAL ALEXANDER, CAMERON
JOHNSON, MARK RIVERS.
>> MY NAME IS CHELSEA
STEVENSON. I WORK WITH THE
SOUTHEAST NETWORK SAFETY NET
PROGRAM AT THE BOYS AND GIRLS
CLUBS OF KING COUNTY. I JUST
WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR
INVESTMENT IN THE SEATTLE
COMMUNITY SAFETY INITIATIVE.
THIS PAST SUMMER HAS BEEN COME
OUT OF THE NINE YEARS I'VE
WORKED WITH THE INITIATIVE, OR
SOUTHEAST NETWORK, I HAVE SEEN
THE HIGHEST DEMAND FOR YOUNG
PEOPLE NEEDING SOMETHING TO DO
THIS SUMMER. WE HAVE BEEN
EXTREMELY CREATIVE IN TRYING TO
CREATE PROGRAMS. WE ARE REALLY
HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE WENT
FROM HAVING A HUGE LIST OF KIDS
NEEDING TO BE PLACED WITH
SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES, TO HAVING
ALL OF THOSE KIDS PLACED IN
SOME SORT OF CREATED TARGETED
PROGRAMMING, SUMMER INTERNSHIP,
SOME GROUPS, ALL BEING PAID FOR
THEIR TIME AND HAVING THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN COMMUNITY
AND TO MAKE SOME MONEY, DEVELOP
SOME SKILLS. AND I URGE YOU TO
CONTINUE FUNDING AND INCREASING
YOUR INVESTMENT SO THAT WE CAN
SERVE MORE YOUNG PEOPLE IN
SOUTHEAST SEATTLE AND THE
GREATER CITY.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT WE HAVE
CRYSTAL ALEXANDER, CAMERON
JOHNSON, MARK RIVERS.
>> BYE EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS
CRYSTAL ALEXANDER. I ALSO WORK
WITH SOUTHEAST NETWORK. ON A
CASE MANAGER OUT AT RAINIER
BEACH HIGH SCHOOL. I ALWAYS GET
EMOTIONAL, I JUST GOT EMOTIONAL
JUST BEING IN THE ROOM , LIKE I
FEEL LIKE I'M THE AUNTIE AT
THE SCHOOL. I GET TO DO THINGS
THAT OTHER PEOPLE CAN'T DO FOR
OUR KIDS, LIKE ON A DAY TO DAY
BASIS. LIKE I'M SNATCHING THEM
OUT OF THE BATHROOM, I GET TO
TAKE THEM TO THEIR DOCTORS
APPOINTMENT AND DENTIST
APPOINTMENTS IF THEY NEED. I
GET ALL THE EXTRA SUPPORT FOR
THEIR FAMILY AND THEIR PARENTS
OR SOME OF THE KIDS THAT DON'T
HAVE PARENTS, THERE PUT OUT,
WHATEVER. I GET TO BE THERE TO
SUPPORT THEM AND ALSO WANT TO
CHECK IN WITH WHAT CHELSEA SAID
ABOUT BEING ABLE TO SERVE ALL
OUR YOUTH THIS YEAR, EVEN IN
2013 AND 15, THOSE KIDS GET
LEFT OUT ALL THE TIME AND
THEY'RE JUST IN THE STREETS AS
THEY DON'T GET CHILDCARE AND
THEIR PARENTS STILL HAVE TO GO
AND MOST OF THEM CAN'T AFFORD
SUMMER CAMPS OR THOSE PROGRAMS
THAT HELP ENRICH THEIR LIVES.
THANK YOU GUYS.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS
CAMERON JOHNSON, MARK RIVERS,
RICHARD FINLEY.
>> WOW, I'M CAMERON JOHNSON. I
GO TO SOUTH WAY HIGH SCHOOL. MY
CASEWORKER MS. CRYSTAL AND MISS
TOSHA FROM SOUTHEAST NETWORK,
THEY HELP A LOT OF THE STUDENTS
OUT. THEY HELP ME OUT. I GOT
INTO A BAD CAR CRASH LAST YEAR
AND THEY HELP ME GET MY TEETH.
THEY TAKE ME TO MY DENTIST
APPOINTMENTS. THEY TAKE ME TO
MY DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS. THEY
ARE THERE TO HELP YOU MENTALLY
AND VISIBLY. IF YOU NEED TO
TALK TO THEM I COULD CALL THEM
AT 3:00 AND THEY'LL BE ANSWER
THE PHONE. I COULD BE CRYING
AND THEY'LL ANSWER THE PHONE.
THEY'LL COME TO ME, TALK TO
ME. THE UBER ME ANYPLACE I NEED
TO BE, ANYPLACE I NEED TO GO. I
DON'T KNOW, THEY ARE REALLY
SUPPORTIVE. THEY ARE REALLY
HELPFUL. LIKE IF WE NEED FOOD,
RESOURCES, EBT, STUFF LIKE
THAT, YEAH, THEY ARE THERE.
THAT'S IT. I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT TO SAY.
>> YOU SAID IT. NICE. THANK
YOU, CAMERON. UP NEXT IS MARK
RIVERS FOLLOWED BY RICHARD
FINLEY. MARK, WELCOME.
>> HELLO. THANK YOU. MY CHURCH
SAYS WE CAN END GUN VIOLENCE.
AS YOU SEE, THIS IS THE WE, BUT
ARE YOU PART OF THE WE? AND IF
YOU ARE THEN I THINK WE KNOW
WHAT WE NEED TO DO. SO EVERY
SINGLE DAY WE GO OUT HERE, WE
TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE
BABIES HAVE SOMEBODY THAT LOVES
THEM, THAT TAKES CARE OF THEM.
ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE SURE YOU
DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEY KNOW THAT
SOMEBODY LOVES THEM AND TAKES
CARE OF THEM. EVERY SINGLE DAY
WE GO OUT IN FRONT OF THOSE
SCHOOLS, YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT
HAPPENED, WE'RE OUT THERE ON
THOSE CORNERS WHEN BULLETS FLY.
IF WE'RE NOT THERE, ARE YOU
GOING OUTSIDE ON THOSE CORNERS?
ARE YOU GOING INSIDE THAT
SCHOOL, WRAPPING YOUR ARMS
AROUND THEM? WHEN THE MOMS ARE
SCREAMING AND CRYING IN THE
HOSPITAL, IF WE ARE NOT THERE,
WILL YOU BE THERE? I THINK WE
KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO DO SO THAT
WE CAN ALL BE WHERE WE NEED TO
BE. THANK YOU.
>> WELL SAID.
>> RICHARD FINLEY.
>> THAT WOULD BE ME.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU THIS
MORNING.
>> HOW YOU DOING?
>> I'M DOING WELL, YOURSELF.
>> I AM SPOKESPERSON FOR --
>> IS THE MICROPHONE, THOUGH.
RICHARD. CAN YOU USE THE
MICROPHONE? THERE YOU GO.
>> I AM THE SPOKESPERSON,
ASSIGNED SPOKESPERSON FOR
51,650 STUDENTS IN SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOL. THAT WOULD BE
ME. THEY ASSIGNED ME TO THIS
POSITION. SO I SAY TO YOU GUYS,
I WANT TO APPEAL TO YOUR HUMAN
SIDE BY SAYING THIS -- IF YOU
GIVE A KID AND A COMMUNITY
OPTIONS THAN YOU ARE ACTUALLY
GIVING THEM HOPE. PEOPLE LIKE
YOU GUYS INVEST IN WHAT YOU
BELIEVE IN. SO MY QUESTION
WOULD BE, DO YOU BELIEVE IN OUR
KIDS? DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE
COMMUNITY? THESE ORGANIZATIONS
HERE TODAY, I'M WITH THE BOYS
AND GIRLS CLUB. I'VE ACTUALLY
WORKED THERE FOR MOST OF 13
YEARS. I WAS A PART OF THE
SEATTLE TEAM FOR YOUTH AS WELL
AS XT. WHAT IS THAT, AS WHY
VPI. BEEN DOING IT SO LONG I
FORGOT BUT THEY'RE OUT HERE,
THEY'RE IN THE STREETS WHILE
YOU GUYS ARE PROBABLY HANGING
OUT IN THE SUITES. THEY GET A
CHANCE TO TALK TO THESE PEOPLE
AND IF YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW
THE COMMUNITY YOU HAVE TO MEET
THE COMMUNITY. BUT THEY ARE THE
REASON WHY UNITY IS IN THE WORD
COMMUNITY, BECAUSE WE NEED TO
STAND UP FOR THE COMMUNITY. IF
WE WANT TO MAKE A CHANGE WE'VE
GOT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
>> THANK YOU, RICHARD. CLERK,
DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE SIGNED
UP IN PERSON RIGHT NOW?
OTHERWISE WE'RE GOING TO MOVE
TO REMOTE AND IF FOLKS FEEL SO
MOVED THEY CAN STILL SIGN UP
WHILE WE ARE DOING REMOTE.
COLLEAGUES, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, I'M GOING TO
SUSPEND THE RULES.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH IS
PRESENT AND ACCOUNTED FOR. I
KNOW SHE WAS LISTENING ON THE
WAY IN. WE HAVE PATIENT BEASON.
TEIXEIRA, COME ON UP.
>> WOW, I'M TEJON. INTAKE
CONTROL SPECIALIST WITH THE
SOUTHEAST NETWORK. I AM LIKE
THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT FOR
THESE STUDENTS TO OUR PROGRAM
SO I GET LIKE IN-DEPTH STORIES,
THEIR BACKGROUND, THINGS THAT
MOST PEOPLE DON'T GET SO THESE
PROGRAMS, I KNOW PERSONALLY
THESE PROGRAMS ARE VERY GOOD,
THAT ARE NEEDED FOR THESE
STUDENTS FOR THEIR MENTAL,
PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL TIME,
OUTSIDE OF WHAT THEY HAVE GOING
ON AT HOME OR WHAT THEY HAVE
GOING ON IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOODS, WHAT THEY HAVE
GOING ON IN THEIR SCHOOLS, OUR
CASE MANAGERS. ALSO LIKE I
SAID, THEY'RE VERY HANDS-ON
WITH THE STUDENTS HERE. ON TOP
OF LIKE SHE SAID, THERE'S A
BIG AGE GAP WHERE THESE
STUDENTS ARE SORT OF LEFT WITH
NOTHING TO DO AND THESE
PROGRAMS IN A SAFE PLACE FOR
THEM TO GO THROUGH THE SCHOOL
YEAR AND OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL, IS
DEFINITELY A NEED AND A MUST.
WE FEED THEM. SOME STUDENTS
ALSO, THEY GET TO EAT, WITHOUT
EMPTY STOMACHS THEY LEARN NEW
THINGS AND I WANT TO SAY THESE
PROGRAMS, DEFINITELY KEEP
FUNDING.
>> THANK YOU. NOW COLLEAGUES,
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION I'LL
SUSPEND THE RULES. COLLEAGUES
ON THE WE CAN GIVE THE ADULTS
WHO ARE SUPPORTING THESE YOUTH
A ROUND OF APPLAUSE HERE.
>> AND NOW FOR ALL OF THE
ADULTS IN THIS ROOM, IF WE
COULD GIVE THESE USE A ROUND OF
APPLAUSE. I APPRECIATE EVERYONE
COMING OUT HERE AND WE STILL
HAVE MORE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR
THOSE WHO ARE IN THIS ROOM. SO
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE
ONLINE PUBLIC COMMENTS. WE HAVE
TWO PEOPLE -- OH, ANDY AND
RECALL, YOU'RE HERE IN PERSON
SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO CALL YOU
ONLINE. GOOD TO SEE YOU. YEAH,
EXACTLY. WE GOT JULIA BUCK, BJ
LAST, RENE WYNETTE, SARAH
PARSONS, SHEMA TRIP WITH THE,
TANYA MOORE, ALBERTO ALVAREZ,
KATIE GENTRY, ALICE LOCKHART.
WE'LL GET MOVING, JULIA BUCK.
YOU'RE UP.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. MY
NAME IS JULIA BUCK . I AM A
HOMEOWNER IN DISTRICT 6 AND I
AM CALLING IN TO SUPPORT
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES $20
MILLION FOR STUDENT MENTAL
HEALTH. I AM ALSO CALLING TO
ASK COUNCIL TO REJECT THE
AMENDMENT EXTENDING BY ANOTHER
19 MEMBERS. WE SPENT $38
MILLION ON SWEEPS LAST YEAR,
WHICH IS A LOT, I MEAN, FOR
SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T ACTUALLY
SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF
HOMELESSNESS. PEOPLE ACCOUNT
FOR ALMOST OVER 40% OF [
INAUDIBLE ] SO FAR AND THIS CAN
BE TRACED TO OUR CITY'S
ATTITUDE THAT IT'S OKAY TO
TREAT PEOPLE LIKE GARBAGE TO BE
SWEPT AWAY. I CANNOT EMPHASIZE
ENOUGH HOW DISAPPOINTING IT IS
TO SEE US TRYING TO DOUBLE DOWN
ON THE FAILED STRATEGY WHEN THE
SOLUTION TO HOMELESSNESS IS
HOUSING. COUNCIL WAS GIVEN
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE
THAT SOLUTION YESTERDAY AND
THEY FAILED TO ACT ON IT, IN
CONTRAVENTION TO LEGAL
REQUIREMENTS. SO I'M ASKING
YOU, PLEASE NO MORE MONEY FOR
SWEEPS.
>> UP NEXT WE'VE GOT BJ LAST
FOLLOWED BY RENE WILLETTE AND
SARAH PARSONS. BJ, STAR SIX TO
UNMUTE. I SEE YOU THERE.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS BJ
LAST. I'M 86 HOMEOWNER. I'M
CALLING IN SUPPORT
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AMENDMENT
THAT RESTORES THE FULL $20
MILLION FOR STUDENT MENTAL
HEALTH. WE PROPOSE MAJOR
SUPPLEMENTAL DEEP ON STUDENT
MENTAL HEALTH $10 MILLION. TAKE
A LOOK, WHERE IS THAT $10
MILLION GOING? WHERE HIS
COUNCIL DECIDED TO SPEND THAT
BETTER THAN ON STUDENT MENTAL
HEALTH? YESTERDAY Y'ALL SPENDS
$2 MILLION-$3 MILLION ON IT TO
JAIL PEOPLE, THE EARLY SCHOOL
TO PRISON PIPELINE. ANOTHER
MILLION DOLLARS TO SPD FOR
WHAT, MORE ADVERTISING AND
ADDITIONALLY LIKE SOME
TRAINING, BECAUSE NO, THE
REASON SPD DOESN'T INVESTIGATE
SEXUAL ASSAULT DISPARITIES.
THAT'S WHY THEY KEEP MOVING
PEOPLE OUT OF THAT DEPARTMENT,
TO PATROL, INTO THINGS LIKE
LOOKING AT GRAFFITI. ANOTHER $3
MILLION TO GOLF COURSES BECAUSE
THAT'S APPARENTLY A PRIORITY
OVER STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH,
GIVING MONEY TO FREAKING GOLF
COURSES. AND EXPANDING THE 19th
EDITION THAT DON'T HAVE MONEY
ATTACHED, NOW WE KNOW WHERE THE
MONEY IS ACTUALLY COMING FROM.
IT'S COMING FROM STUDENT
MENTAL HEALTH. THIS IS WHAT
Y'ALL ARE ACTUALLY TAKEN FROM
STUDENTS TO ACTUALLY GO AND
FUND. YOU ARE TRYING TO DO
SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE WITH
MONEY.
>> UP NEXT WE'VE GOT RENE
WILLETTE FOLLOWED BY SARAH
PARSONS AND THEN SHEMA TRIP AT
THE. RENE, STAR SIX TO UNMUTE.
REALLY? RENE WILLETTE? STAR SIX
TO UNMUTE. CLERK, DO WE HAVE
RENE WITH US? I SEE, THERE YOU
ARE.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU. TAKE IT
AWAY.
>> THANKS SO MUCH. I'M RENE
WILLETTE, PRINCIPAL OF
SOUTHLAKE IN SOUTH SEATTLE.
SOUTHEAST NETWORK IS A CRITICAL
COMMUNITY OF SAFETY PARTNERS IN
SOUTH SEATTLE. THEY PROVIDE
EXTENSIVE SUPPORT TO OUR
SCHOLARS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL
LEVEL. THEY PROVIDE MENTORS TO
REFLECT SCHOLARS LIVES AND
EXPERIENCES. CELEBRATIONS,
SNACKS AND POSITIVE
REINFORCEMENT FOR GOAL SETTING
AND WRAPAROUND SUPPORT LIKE WE
HEARD EARLIER, TRANSPORTATION
TO DOCTORS, TAKE THEM TO SCHOOL
IF THEY ARE TRUANT, SUPPORT IN
THE JUVENILE JUSTICE PROCESS
AND EVEN $100 FOR SCA
REGISTRATION FEE SO IF SCHOLARS
COULD QUALIFY, EXCUSE ME, THESE
ARE ALL SUPPORTS SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS CANNOT PROVIDE.
SOUTHEAST NETWORK HAS AN INTAKE
PROCESS. PLEASE SUPPORT
COMMUNITY SAFETY FUNDING.
>> THANK YOU, RENE. UP NEXT IS
SIERRA PARSONS FOLLOWED BY
SHOWMAN. I'M SAYING YOUR NAME
INCORRECTLY, MY FRIEND, AND
THEN TANYA MOORE. SIERRA.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS SIERRA
PARSONS. I'M A SOUTH SEATTLE
COMMUNITY MEMBER AND EDUCATOR.
I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO SUPPORT
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AMENDMENT
TO FULLY FUND MENTAL HEALTH BY
RESTORING THE FULL $20 MILLION.
IN 2020 STUDENTS THAT WERE IN
HIGH SCHOOL ALONGSIDE SEVERAL
COMMUNITY-BASED AND YOUTH LED
ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED BY
18,000 ALLIES CALLED ON THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
TO DIVEST FROM THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT AND INVEST IN
NONCLINICAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS RATHER
THAN A POLICE PRESENCE. FOR
MANY YEARS STUDENTS HAVE ASKED
FOR AVAILABLE FUNDS ACROSS OUR
PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OUR
CITY TO BE DIRECTED TOWARDS
COMMUNITY NEEDS INCLUDING
RESTORATIVE PRACTICES, ETHNIC
STUDIES AND MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES. THESE DEMANDS HAVE
YET TO BE FULLY MET AND
SUSTAINED. THE CITY NOW HAS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND MORE
CONVERY HANDS OF LEE TO THESE
DEMANDS ARE SUPPORTING THE
AMENDMENT TO FULLY FUND
COMMUNITY LED YOUTH DENTAL
HEALTH, USING THE ENTIRE $20
MILLION BY STUDENT/YOUR. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SIERRA. UP NEXT
IS SHOW MY. I'M SAYING YOUR
NAME WRONG, I'M SO SORRY, THEN
TANYA MOORE AND ALBERTO
ALVAREZ.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. I AM AGENCY
REFERRAL SERVICE AND I'M
CALLING TODAY TO ALSO EXPRESS
SUPPORT OF COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES 'S PROPOSED
LEGISLATION TO RESTORE FULL
FUNDING FOR MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES IN SCHOOLS. AS A
MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER IN
SEATTLE WITH CONCERNS ABOUT
REDUCING THE BUDGET FOR STUDENT
MENTAL HEALTH TO HALF OF WHAT
HAS BEEN APPROPRIATED, HAVE
BEEN REQUESTING AN INCREASE OF
SERVICES INCLUDING MENTAL
HEALTH CONNECTION SERVICES, NOT
A DECREASE. THE GUN VIOLENCE
AND THE VIOLENCE OCCURRING
HEIGHTEN EXPERIENCE OF FEAR AND
ANXIETY AND OUR STUDENT GROUPS
AND YOUTH SHARED THEIR PRESENT
AT GARFIELD WHEN THE SHOOTINGS
OCCURRED AND IT WILL SAVE OR
KNOW WHERE TO GO OR WHERE TO
HIDE. THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE
HELP BIPOC PEOPLE HELP RESOLVE
CONFLICT, COMMUNICATE,
RECOGNIZE UNHEALTHY
RELATIONSHIPS, HOW TO ASK FOR
HELP AND HOW TO REDUCE
VIOLENCE. WE ALSO SEE INCREASE
IN SPECIFIC VIOLENCE FOR
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE YOUTH,
NEURODIVERGENT YOUTH AND
SOUTHEAST ASIAN YOUTH THAT WE
WORK WITH EVERYDAY. THERE WERE
SO MANY INDICATORS THAT SHOW
INCREASED PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES SO PLEASE KEEP YOUR
COMMITMENT TO FULLY FUND MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES FOR STUDENTS
THIS YEAR. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS TANYA
MOORE FOLLOWED BY ALBERTO
ALVAREZ, KATIE GENTRY AND ALICE
WALKER. HANG TIGHT. WE ARE
GOING TO PUT THIS COMMITTEE ON
PODS. WE ARE IN -- I'M GOING
TO CALL A BRIEF RECESS WHILE WE
REESTABLISH QUORUM. COLLEAGUES,
CAN'T JUST WALK OUT OF THE
ROOM.
>> [ MUSIC ]
>> [ INAUDIBLE ] TO SAY THAT I
DO NOT SUPPORT THE PUBLIC
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET TO DOUBLE
DOWN ON THE STRATEGY OF
SWEEPING PEOPLE FROM PLACE TO
PLACE. LAST YEAR WAS THE
DEADLIEST YEAR FOR INDIVIDUALS
WHO ARE UNHOUSED. SWEEPING THEM
ALSO MAKES IT HARDER FOR THEM
TO ACCESS SERVICES. MY LAST
VISIT I OPPOSED -- THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU TANYA. UP NEXT IS
ALBERTO ALVAREZ, KATIE GENTRY
AND THEN ALICE LOCKHART TO
ROUND US OUT.
>> THE PRESENTATION TODAY
STATES THAT RETURN TO OFFICE IS
LAGGING. RETURN TO OFFICE IS A
TAX ON THE WORKING CLASS.
ATYPICAL COMMUTE AVERAGES ABOUT
ONE HOUR PER DAY ROUND-TRIP.
THIS IS TIME THE WORKER DOES
NOT GET COMPENSATION FOR. THE
AVERAGE WORKER DOES NOT LIVE A
SHORT WALK OR DRIVE FROM THEIR
OFFICE, FORCING PEOPLE TO SPEND
TIME AND GAS ON A DAILY TRIP
WHEN THEY CAN BE JUST AS
PRODUCTIVE FROM HOME. HOW TO
INCENTIVIZE WORKERS BACK INTO
THE CITY, START BY GIVING ALL
WORKERS ONE HOUR PAID TIME FOR
TRAVEL INTO THE CITY. THEY
SHOULD BE JUST FINE SINCE WE
ARE NOW PAYING THE LEASE FOR A
ONE HOUR SMOKE BREAK. FAIR IS
FAIR. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UPNEXT IS FOLLOWE
LOCKHART. THERE YOU ARE, KATIE.
WELCOME.
>> WOW, MY NAME IS KATIE
GENTRY. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES FOR YOUR AMENDMENT.
FUNDING STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH,
WHICH STUDENTS THEMSELVES WORK
SO HARD TO ADVOCATE FOR, WE
NEED TO INCREASE UNTIL HEALTH
AND SOCIAL SERVICES, NOT
DECREASE THEM. I HOPE THE REST
OF THE COUNCIL DOES THE RIGHT
THING AND SUPPORTS THE
AMENDMENT. I FIRMLY REJECT THE
PROPOSAL TO ADD 19 POSITIONS TO
THE UNIFIED CARE TEAM. THIS
SHOULD ACTUALLY BE RENAMED AS
THE UNIFIED DISPLACE FORCE
BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT OUR CITY
IS DOING, RELENTLESSLY,
FORCIBLY DISBANDING COMMUNITIES
OF PEOPLE WHO WANT OR NEED
SERVICES. SERVICE ADJACENT
POSITIONS SHOULD NOT BE SOFT
COPS. WE NEED TO EXPAND AND
INVEST MORE IN A VARIETY OF
HOUSING SOLUTIONS AND SERVICES
AND ACCESS THE LOW BARRIER,
VOLUNTARY HEALTHCARE AND MENTAL
HEALTH SUBSTANCE USE SUPPORT .
SWEEPS KILL. STOP KILLING OUR
OWN SHELTERED NEIGHBORS. HAVE
SOME COMPASSION AND INVEST IN
CARE AND SUPPORT, NOT
PUNISHMENT AND DOUBT. DO NOT
GIVE SPD $1 MILLION FOR
TRAINING. DID NOT INCREASE
SPENDING ON GOLF COURSES. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS ALICE
LOCKHART AND THEN THE CLERK
WILL CHECK TO SEE IF THERE IS
VINYL IN PERSON SPEAKERS.
ALICE, I SEE YOU NOW. STAR SIX
TO UNMUTE. GOOD MORNING. I'M
ALICE LOCKHART IN DISTRICT 5.
THANK YOU FOR EXTENDING THE
COMMENTS PERIOD. I'LL BE
BRIEF. THIS MORNING I WAS
STRUCK BY THE EXTENT TO WHICH
YOU ALL HAVE A BIG CHOICE IN
THIS BUDGET. YOU HAVE A CHOICE
BETWEEN PRESENTING VIOLENCE AND
DOING VIOLENCE. WE'VE HEARD
THIS MORNING HOW FUNDING YOUTH
MENTAL HEALTH PREVENTS
VIOLENCE. THE MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL SHOULD SPEND THE
FULL $20 MILLION. I ALSO SEE
INCREASING INCREASES FOR THE
MISNAMED CARE TEAM THAT
CONDUCTS SWEEPS, SWEEPS WHERE
PEOPLE LOSE THEIR MEAGER
HOUSING AND MANY OF THEIR
POSITIONS ARE VIOLENCE
PERSONIFIED. PLEASE STOP DOING
VIOLENCE AND GET SERIOUS ABOUT
PREVENTING IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. AND SEEING AS WE
HAVE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS
PRESENT VISIBLY OR REMOTELY, WE
WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM. COLLEAGUES, THE SELECT
COMMITTEE, A QUORUM IS FIVE. WE
NEED FIVE MEMBERS ON THE DAIS
AT ALL TIMES, OTHERWISE WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE TO STOP THE
MEETING LIKE WE JUST HAD TO.
AND PLEASE TAKE BREAKS AS YOU
NEED TO BECAUSE WE ARE ALL
HUMAN. MOVING ON TO THE FIRST
ITEM ON THE AGENDA, THE FIRST
ITEM IS THE AUGUST -- Y'ALL CAN
COME ON UP IF YOU'D LIKE. THE
FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE
AUGUST ECONOMIC AND REVENUE
FORECAST RECAP PRESENTATION
FROM THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND
REVENUE FORECAST AND CITY
BUDGET OFFICE. CLERK, WILL YOU
PLEASE READ THE SHORT TITLE
INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 1, AUGUST
ECONOMIC REVENUE FOR BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION.
>> AS WE DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY,
YOU HAD 20 MINUTES ON THE
AGENDA. IF THERE WAS NOT A LOT
OF PUBLIC COMMENT, WE'VE HAD
AN HOUR OF PUBLIC COMMENT SO WE
COULD RAPIDLY RUN THROUGH YOUR
SLIDES, I WOULD SAY PROBABLY
FOCUS ON WHERE ARE WE TODAY,
WHERE ARE WE GOING IN THE NEXT
FEW YEARS AND WHAT ARE THE
ITEMS OF CONCERN THAT WE NEED
TO BE AWARE OF? SEEING AS A FEW
OF US WERE AT THE OFFICIAL
MEETING THIS LAST MONDAY. AND
IF YOU -- IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
INTRODUCE YOUR COLLEAGUES, I
KNOW THAT WE ARE ENJOINED TODAY
BY DIRECTOR JAN DURAS, INTERIM
DIRECTOR AND CHIEF ECONOMIST
THAT WE ALSO HAVE DAVID HANIS
FROM THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE IN
ADDITION TO SEAN THOMPSON, ALEX
ZHANG, JOSEPH RUSSELL, SO WE'VE
GOT A LOT OF FOLK HERE BUT IF
YOU WANT TO DO A QUICK
INTRODUCTION, THEN TAKE IT
AWAY.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS JAN
DURAS.
>> I'M SEAN THOMPSON WITH THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC REVENUE
FORECAST.
>> GOT TO GO QUICKLY AND FOCUS
ON THE MAIN TAKEAWAYS HERE. SO
THIS PRESENTATION IS GOING TO
BE A LARGELY SHORTENED VERSION
OF WHAT WE PRESENTED TWO DAYS
AGO TO THE FORECAST COUNCIL,
WHERE WE WENT OVER THE UPDATES
TO THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC
FORECAST, THE REGIONAL ECONOMIC
FORECAST, AND THEN WHAT THEY
IMPLY FOR THE REVENUE FORECAST.
SO IN THE INTEREST OF TIME I
WILL SQUEAK THROUGH THIS PART
AND WE CAN COME BACK IF THERE
ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE
UNDERLYING ECONOMIC FORECAST.
I'LL JUST SUMMARIZE WHAT THE
TAKEAWAYS ARE AND WHERE THOSE
CHANGES THAT YOU'LL SEE FOR
REVENUES ARE COMING FROM. THE
MAIN TAKE AWAY IS THAT THE
REVISIONS ARE IN A PARTICULARLY
LARGE FOR 2024. WE ARE LOOKING
AT ADDITIONAL 0.2% ADDED TO THE
GENERAL FUND REVENUES RELATIVE
TO THE APRIL FORECAST TO AN
UPWARD REVISION FOR 2025. IT'S
A DOWNWARD REVISION BUT AN UP
WORD REVISION FOR 26, SO
LOOKING AT THE BIENNIUM, 25
PLUS 26, THERE IS ABOUT 1.3
ADDITIONAL REVENUES ADDED
RELATIVE TO THE APRIL FORECAST.
SO BOTTOM LINE, NOT LARGE
REVISIONS BUT WE ARE CONCERNED
ABOUT SOME UNDERLYING RISKS TO
THE FORECAST AND SOME RECENT
DEVELOPMENTS THAT POSE
ADDITIONAL RISK LOOKING INTO
THE FUTURE. THEY ARE COMING
FROM SEVERAL SOURCES AND I WILL
GO OVER THEM ONE BY ONE. BEFORE
THAT, IN THIS MEETING ON MONDAY
WE HAVE RECOMMENDED THE
BASELINE FORECAST SCENARIO TO
BE APPROVED IN THE FORECAST
COUNCIL AND UPDATE THAT
BASELINE SCENARIO AS THE
OFFICIAL FORECAST. SO
RECOGNIZING THAT THERE ARE
RISKS TO THE FORECAST THAT WE
HAVE PRESENTED AND THERE IS A
SHIFT OF RISK TOWARD THE
DOWNSIDE. WE WERE RECOMMENDING
TO USE THE BASELINE SCENARIO
WHICH THE S&P GLOBAL ASSIGNS
50% PROBABILITY. THAT'S AGAIN,
GIVEN A LOT OF DEVELOPMENTS
RECENTLY IN THE LAST COUPLE OF
WEEKS, AFTER THE INITIAL
FORECAST HAD BEEN PUBLISHED.
THERE ARE SOME DOWNSIDES COMING
FROM THE COURSE OF THE MONETARY
POLICY. THERE IS LARGE AMOUNT
OF UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE
INTEREST RATES, HOW FAST THEY
WILL BE COMING DOWN, HOW FAST
THE LABOR MARKET IS GOING TO BE
SLOWING AND WEAKENING SO THESE
RECENT REPORTS HAVE STOKED
ADDITIONAL ANXIETY AND THERE
ARE THOUGHTS ABOUT HARD LANDING
AND RECESSION, WHICH
ILLUSTRATES TO THE DOWNSIDE,
THEY WILL IMPLY LESS JOB GROWTH
IN THE NATION. IN ADDITION TO
THAT, WE HAVE SEEN LESS GROWTH
IN THE REGIONAL ECONOMY AND WE
HAVE SEEN RISING OFFICE VACANCY
RATES WHICH POSE ADDITIONAL
RISKS TOGETHER WITH THE
INITIATIVE 137, THE IMPACT ON
JOBS IS UNCERTAIN BUT THERE IS
SOME RISK TO THE REVENUE.
>> BEFORE WE MOVE ON, SINCE I
GAVE YOU THE STATEMENT TO RUSH,
I ALSO GIVE YOU THE STATEMENT,
IT'S OKAY TO SLOW DOWN.
>> I'LL TRY TO FIND A BALANCE.
>> JUST DISCUSSING THIS
INFORMATION, YOU SAID THAT OVER
THE COURSE OF THE NEXT TWO
YEARS WE HAVE ABOUT A $1.2
MILLION POSITIVE OUTLOOK. IS
THAT CORRECT?
>> WELL OVER 25 AND 26, IT'S
$10 MILLION ADDED TO THE
GENERAL FUND AND IT'S ABOUT
.3% OF THE APRIL FORECAST.
>> IN A TYPICAL YEAR WOULD WE
USUALLY SEE THAT NUMBER HIGHER?
WOULD WE SEE A LARGER NUMBER OF
CHANGE? AND WHERE I'M GETTING
AT IS IT SEEMS LIKE WE ARE KIND
OF AT A STATUS QUO STAGNANT
MOMENT. IS THAT A CORRECT
UNDERSTANDING?
>> IT WILL BE CORRECT TO
CHARACTERIZE IT AS A SMALLER
REVISION COMPARED TO THOSE WE
HAVE SEEN IN THE LAST COUPLE
YEARS, EVEN EXCLUDING 2022,
THERE HAVE BEEN SOME FORECAST
WHERE THE REVISIONS WERE
SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER THAN THE
ONE WE ARE SEEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU. AND WHEN YOU SAY
SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER, WE ARE
TALKING $100 MILLION? WE'RE
TALKING $10 MILLION IN THIS
ONE?
>> I DON'T KNOW THE NUMBERS
OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD BUT MY
TEAM SAID THEY WERE
SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER AND YEAH,
NOT -- THE TOTAL HERE IS $10
MILLION SO THE TOTAL CHANGE IN
THOSE PREVIOUS FORECASTS WERE
OCCASIONALLY SEVERAL TENS OF
MILLIONS. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY
WENT OVER $100 MILLION OUTSIDE
OF THE 2022, I DON'T BELIEVE
THAT'S THE CASE BUT I WOULD
HAVE TO GO AND CHECK.
>> I'LL PULL THIS INFORMATION
OUT. THREE OR FOUR WEEKS AGO WE
FELT MORE STABLE WITH THE
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK. IN THE LAST
FEW WEEKS YOU KNOW HERE THAT
THERE'S ADDITIONAL AREAS OF
CONCERN. WE CAN DIVE INTO THAT
A LITTLE BIT, JUST
UNDERSTANDING THAT IN SEATTLE
OFFICE VACANCY WE ARE SEEING
HIGHER VACANCY RATE AS COMPARED
TO THE REST OF THE NATIONAL
AVERAGE, WHICH HAS DECREASED.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THIS
CONCERN?
>> ALL RIGHT. SO YEAH, I CAN I
GUESS GO A LITTLE BIT BACK
AGAIN IF THERE IS AN INTEREST
IN PROVIDING ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION HERE. WHAT JARED IS
TRYING TO SHOW IS A SUMMARY OF
THE CHANGES IN THE EMPLOYMENT
OUTLOOK FOR U.S., WHICH ARE
THOSE TWO BLUE LINES. THEY HAVE
SHIFTED UP, WHICH MEANS HIGHER
GROSS EXPECTED GOING INTO
FUTURE. FOR SEATTLE REGION, THE
EMPLOYMENT FORECAST HAS BEEN
REVISED DOWN, SO THAT LINE HAS
MOVED DOWN BECAUSE OF REVISIONS
TO THE UNDERLYING HISTORICAL
DATA ON ACTUAL JOBS, WHICH WE
HAVE ALREADY SEEN IN PLACE, AND
THEN THEY TOOK THAT INTO
ACCOUNT FOR THE OUTLOOK. WE
HAVE ALSO SEEN AN INCREASE IN
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN THE
REGION, WHICH WAS LARGER THAN
THE INCREASE IN UNEMPLOYMENT IN
THE U.S. AND CURRENTLY THE
REGIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS
ABOVE THE U.S. UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE. THAT HAS OCCURRED REALLY
JUST RECENTLY, SINCE MARCH THIS
YEAR. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE
HAVE SEEN AND WE ARE STILL
EXPECTING VACANCY RATES TO
CLIMB HIGHER, SIGNIFICANTLY
HIGHER IN THE U.S., AND THE
DIRECTION OF THE REVISION WAS
SIMILAR TO THE DIRECTION OF THE
REVISIONS FOR THE EMPLOYMENT.
HIGHER VACANCY RATE EXPECTED IN
SEATTLE. LOWER VACANCY RATE
EXPECTED IN THE U.S. SO THE
BOTTOM LINE HERE IS IF YOU ARE
COMPARING THE PROS FOR THIS
YEAR, IT'S .7 FOR SEATTLE
METRO AREA IN TERMS OF JOB
GROWTH, JUST .7% ADDED. FOR THE
STATE IT'S 1.3 AND FOR THE
U.S. AS A WHOLE IT'S 1.6,
SIGNIFICANT GAPS OPENING UP.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO THOSE ARE THE
DEVELOPMENTS, THE RECENT
DEVELOPMENTS THAT WE TOOK INTO
ACCOUNT, AND AGAIN, BOTH
ADDITIONAL RATES ARE THE
DRIVING FORCES BEHIND SOME OF
THOSE REVISIONS AND REVENUE,
WHICH ARE DRIVEN BY THE
ECONOMIC INDICATORS AND WE ARE
PRIMARILY HERE TALKING ABOUT
SALES TAX, BUSINESS AND
OCCUPATION TAX AND TO A SMALLER
EXTENT RATE. SO THE TABLE HERE
IS SUMMARIZING THE CHANGES FOR
THE GENERAL FUND FOR 2024,
THOSE ROLES WHICH ARE
HIGHLIGHTED BLUE ARE DRIVING
THE FORECAST OFFICES FOR
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OTHER ROWS
IN THE CBO'S RESPONSIBILITY
AND THEY TAKE SOME OF OUR
INPUTS IN PARTICULAR IN THE
REGIONAL ECONOMIC FORECAST.
THIS IS ONE OF THE INPUTS FOR
WHEN DEVELOPING THAT FORECAST.
SO AGAIN, JUST THE BOTTOM LINE
HERE, WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS BUT IN THE
INTEREST OF TIME, 2024 IS
ADDITIONAL $3.3 MILLION, WHICH
WOULD BE ABOUT 0.2 OR 0.3 OF A
GENERAL FUND. FOR 25 AND 26
BIENNIUM, OVERALL IT'S 10
MILLION ADDED SO THAT WOULD BE
THE LINE, THE TOTAL LINE ADDING
UP MINUS 5.3 FOR 25 PLUS 15.3
FOR 2026 AND YOU GET THE 10
MILLION ADDED FOR THE GENERAL
FUND WHICH AGAIN IS ABOUT 0.3%
OF THE APRIL FORECAST. WE ARE
REVISING THE FORECAST FOR 25
DOWN, THE FORECAST FOR 26 UP.
THE DOWNWARD REVISION FOR 2025
DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE ARE GOING
TO SEE A REDUCTION OF THE
GENERAL FUND REVENUE, IF YOU
TAKE INTO ACCOUNT CHANGES OF
GRANTS AND TRANSFERS SO AGAIN,
THERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL
DETAILS HERE, WHICH WE ARE
HAPPY TO ADDRESS BUT THE MAIN
TAKE AWAY HERE IS NOT THAT WE
ARE FORECASTING A DECLINE IN
REVENUES YEAR OVER YEAR IN THE
NEXT COMING YEARS, BUT RATHER
IT'S A REVISION OF REVENUES
DOWN COMPARED TO THE APRIL
FORECAST IN 2025. BUT AGAIN FOR
25-26 BIENNIUM IT'S AN UPWARD
DIRECTION SO IT'S LIKELY MORE
COMPLICATED THAN THAT. THE
LINES WHERE WE HAVE SEEN THE
LARGEST DOWNWARD REVISIONS FOR
25 AND 26 ARE AGAIN THOSE BLUE
HIGHLIGHTED LINES ONCE WHERE
THE OFFICE OF COMMON REVENUE,
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC REVENUE
FORECAST IS BUILDING INTO THOSE
MODELS, THE CHANGES IN THE
EXPECTATIONS REGARDING THE
LABOR MARKET, IT'S OUTLOOK IN
THE REGION RELATIVE TO THE
U.S., TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE
DEVELOPMENT REGARDING THE
OFFICE VACANCIES RATE AND
ADDITIONAL THINGS WHICH WE DO
BELIEVE MATTER HERE.
>> DIRECTOR DURESS, JUST FOR A
MOMENT, I SEE FOLKS SQUINTING
AT THE SLIDES AND TRYING TO
TAKE PHOTOS OF THE SLIDES. THIS
SLIDE DECK IS AVAILABLE ON
LEDGER STAR FOR YOU TO DOWNLOAD
SO YOU CAN BLOW IT UP TO
WHATEVER SIZE YOU NEED. TAKE IT
AWAY.
>> THANK YOU. THE SLIDES FOR
THE MONDAY PRESENTATION FOR
GUEST COUNCIL ARE ALSO
AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE
TOGETHER WITH THE LINK TO WHERE
THE RECORDING FOR THE MEETING
CAN BE FOUND. SO MOVING ON TO
THE OTHER REVENUES, THE
NON-GENERAL FUND REVENUES, THE
MAIN REVISIONS HERE WERE FOR
THE PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX, FOR
ALL THREE YEARS, 24, 25 AND 26
WE HAVE REVISED UPWARD THE
PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX FORECAST
THAT'S THE MAIN CHANGE HERE.
OTHER THAN THAT, THE SECOND
LARGEST CHANGE IS FOR REAL
ESTATE EXCISE TAX FOR 2024,
WHERE WE ARE ADDING ABOUT $5
MILLION. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF
LARGER SALES IN THE SECOND
QUARTER OF THIS YEAR THAT HAVE
ADDED ADDITIONAL REVENUE BEYOND
WHAT WE WERE EXPECTING FOR
25-26, VERY SMALL CHANGES. VERY
SMALL ADJUSTMENTS AND IN
GENERAL OTHER THAN THOSE TWO
REVENUES THAT DON'T TOTALLY
CHANGE, IT'S RATHER SMALL. SO
A LITTLE BIT OF ADDITIONAL
DETAIL FOR EXPENSE TAX AND
WHAT'S DRIVING THE FORECAST.
WHEN WE WERE WORKING ON THIS
FORECAST, THE OVERALL OUTLOOK
FOR THE STOCK PRICE IS FOR THE
STOCK MARKET IN GENERAL AND FOR
THE STOCK PRICES OF SOME
COMPANIES, THE MAIN EMPLOYERS
IN THE REGION, THEY WERE VERY
POSITIVE. THAT AGAIN CHANGED
VERY RECENTLY IN MONDAY. THERE
WAS A LARGE DROP IN THE STOCK
PRICES. THE MARKETS HAVE
STABILIZED A LITTLE BIT. SEEMS
THEN A LOT OF THOSE TRADES ARE
LIKELY TO BE TRADES THAT WERE
AUTOMATED AND NOT REALLY DRIVEN
BY THE ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS,
SO MARKETS HAVE GONE DOWN A
LITTLE BIT AND DEPENDING ON
WHERE THINGS GO WITH THE
INTEREST RATES, THE STOCK
PRICES AND STOCK MARKET CAN IN
GENERAL PERFORM VERY WELL YEAR
OVER YEAR. WE, BASED ON OUR
PREVIOUS ANALYSIS, BELIEVE THAT
STOCK PRICES ARE A BIG FACTOR
FOR PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX. WE
TALK ABOUT THAT IN APRIL. A LOT
OF COMPENSATION IS IN THE FORM
OF STOCK GRANT AND IT IS QUITE
DEPENDENT ON MOVEMENT OF THE
STOCK PRICES. SO THAT SAID,
BETWEEN MARCH AND JULY, THERE
HAS IN GENERAL BEEN A POSITIVE,
OVERALL POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE
EXPECTATIONS FOR THE STOCK
PRICES. S&P 500 AS A WHOLE WAS
EXPECTED TO GROW 19% THIS YEAR.
IT HAS BEEN REVISED TO 23% AS
OF THE BEGINNING OF JULY.
AGAIN, RECENT COUPLE OF DAYS
HAVE NOT BEEN GOOD . THERE
MIGHT BE THIS DOWNWARD REVISION
DEPENDING ON HOW THINGS GO,
MIGHT BE A LARGE REVISION. BUT
STOCK PRICES HAVE SETTLED AND
STABILIZED RECENTLY. GIVEN
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS, THERE
WASN'T ANOTHER REACTION,
THAT'S THE GENERAL SENSE HERE.
GOING BACK TO THE PAYROLL
EXPENSE TAX, GIVEN THE UPWARD
REVISION IN THE STOCK PRICES,
GIVEN HOW MUCH A MATTER FOR THE
REVENUES WE HAVE REVISED THE
FORECAST UP FOR 24, 25, 26,
STILL RECOGNIZING THERE IS A
LARGE AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY AND
A POSSIBLE LARGE REVISION
COMING WITH THE WAY HOW THINGS
WILL DEVELOP, DEPENDING ON WHAT
HAPPENS NEXT.
>> IT IS LIKE THE NEXT REVISION
IS GOING TO BE LARGE, ONE
DIRECTION OR THE OTHER.
>> COULD BE. THAT'S CERTAINLY
POSSIBLE. IT'S UNLIKE ANY
OTHER STREAM. WE ARE IN
GENERAL, IN THE LAST COUPLE OF
UPDATES, SEEING LARGE
DISTRIBUTIONS, ESPECIALLY FOR
PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX RATHER THAN
SALES TAX RETURN MORE STABLE.
>> THANK YOU DIRECTOR DURESS.
COLLEAGUES, IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS, I WAS ASKING
QUESTIONS TO HELP KIND OF
STEWARD THE CONVERSATION ALONG,
DIRECTOR DURESS AND HIS TEAM
ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO MEET WITH
YOU INDIVIDUALLY AS WELL AS WE
HAVE THIS IS A FULL COMMITTEE
MEETING ON MONDAY. BUT DO YOU
WANT TO OFFER AND OPEN UP, ARE
THERE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS
TIME?
>> THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. FIRST
OFF, I GUESS POINT OF
PRIVILEGE. I APPRECIATE YOUR
EFFORTS, KIND OF STREAMLINED
AND KEEP THIS MEETING RUNNING
EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY ON
TIME. I DO NOT THINK THAT WE
SHOULD BE RUSHING AND KIND OF
SPEEDING THROUGH THINGS ON THE
SUBSTANTIVE PORTION OF TODAY'S
MEETING. STAKES ARE TOO HIGH.
THIS IS COMPLEX, VERY IMPORTANT
STUFF THAT MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC NEED TO UNDERSTAND
OUTSIDE OF A SLIDE DECK , THAT
PEOPLE CLEARLY NEED TO SQUINT
AT. MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE THE
TIME TO READ, AND ALSO FOR OUR
OWN UNDERSTANDING AND
AWARENESS, AS WELL. SO YEAH,
THE E PORTIONS, FROM
MY PERSPECTIVE, I DON'T THINK
WE SHOULD BE ENDEAVORING TO
RUSH THROUGH. SO, IN ANY EVENT,
THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS
PRESENTATION HERE. THERE IS, IN
THE ABSENCE OF SLIDE NUMBERS, I
WILL POINT BACK TO -- LET'S
SEE HERE. THE SLIDE TOWARDS THE
BEGINNING, I GUESS, WHERE YOU
TALK ABOUT RISK AND THERE'S
THREE, YOU LIST OUT THREE
BULLETS THAT KIND OF TALK ABOUT
RISK. SEE IF I CAN PULL IT UP
ON MY END.
>> ANOTHER SLIDE, COUNCILMEMBER
SECCA.
>> LET ME SEE. YEAH, THAT'S
IT. WHATEVER SLIDE NUMBER THAT
IS, SO THANK YOU FOR CALLING
THIS OUT. CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE
BIT MORE ABOUT WHICH -- SO
THESE RISKS THAT ARE CURRENTLY
KNOWN, ANY NUMBER OF RISKS THAT
ARE NOT KNOWN OR ANTICIPATED,
WHICH IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE THE
CASE, WHICH SINGLE REVENUE
SOURCES FOR THE CITY ARE MOST
IMPACTED BY THE RISKS THAT CALL
HERE, THAT WE CURRENTLY KNOW
TODAY, REVENUE. WHICH SPECIFIC
REVENUE SOURCE OR SOURCES ARE
THE MOST SUBJECT TO EXPOSURE AS
A RESULT OF THESE RISKS.
>>'S OVERALL THESE ARE THE
THINGS THAT WOULD BE AFFECTING
LABOR MARKETS, RELEVANT
PERFORMANCE IN GENERAL THE
FIRST TWO BULLET POINTS ARE
LABOR MARKET SPECIFIC POINTS.
THAT DIRECTLY THEN FEEDS INTO
ANY REVENUE THAT'S DIRECTLY
IMPACTED BY THAT BUSINESS AND
OCCUPATION TAX, LARGELY DEPENDS
ON HOW MUCH WORK IS PERFORMED
WITHIN CITY OF SEATTLE. ANY
CHANGE AND ANY DROP IN THE
NUMBER OF JOBS, ANY RELOCATION
OF THOSE JOBS OUT OF THE CITY
OF SEATTLE WOULD DIRECTLY
IMPACT BUSINESS AND OCCUPATION
BECAUSE OF THAT.
>> IS THAT ALL TO SAY THE TAX,
IS THAT THE MOST AT RISK
REVENUE STREAM?
>> THAT WOULD BE THE MAXIMUM,
JUMPSTART, PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX
IS SIMILAR IN THE SENSE AS
BUSINESS AND OCCUPATION TAX, IT
MATTERS WHERE THE WORK IS DONE.
IS NOT IMPOSED ON THE RECEIPTS
OF THE COMPANIES BUT ON THE
PAYROLL. BUT THE WAY HOW THE
TAX OBLIGATION IS DETERMINED IS
IN SOME SENSE SIMILAR TO THE
BUSINESS AND OCCUPATION TAX. IT
MATTERS WHERE THE WORK THAT'S
DONE AND THOSE JOBS ARE
RELOCATED OUT OF THE CITY OR
THEIR WILL BE LESS REVENUES
WITH THE PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX IS
LARGELY DEPENDENT ON THE STOCK
PRICE MOVEMENT AND THEY CAN
SIGNIFICANTLY OFFSET ANY
CHANGES IN THE NUMBER OF JOBS
BUT IT IS CERTAINLY A FACTOR
HERE. THE OTHER TAX IS SALES
AND USE TAX, REAL ESTATE EXCISE
TAX AGAIN WOULD BE AFFECTED BY
FACTORS LISTED HERE POTENTIALLY
TO A SMALLER DEGREE FOR A
NUMBER OF REASONS BUT THEY
WOULD BE NEGATIVELY AFFECTED BY
ANY RISKS THAT CAUSE, LET'S
SAY, THE NUMBER OF JOBS TO
DECLINE.
>> THANK YOU. MY SECOND FINAL
QUESTION IS IN THAT THIRD
BULLET BEAR, YOU TALK ABOUT THE
RISING OFFICE VACANCY RATES AND
SPECIFICALLY CALLING OUT
INITIATIVE 137 AND HOW THEY
POSE ADDITIONAL RISKS. CAN YOU
PROVIDE A LITTLE MORE CONTEXT?
TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT I1
37 AND THE POTENTIAL RISK THAT
ARE IMPOSED AS A RESULT.
>> CERTAINLY. I WILL TRY TO BE
CONCISE BUT PLEASE BEAR WITH ME
BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO BE A
LONGER ANSWER HERE. I WILL TRY
TO PROVIDE THE DETAILS
NECESSARY, WHAT MAKES US
SPECIFICALLY POINT OUT ON THIS
SLIDE. IN ECONOMICS THE FIRST
THING THAT YOU LEARN IS THAT
INCENTIVES MATTER AND PEOPLE
AND BUSINESSES RESPOND TO
INCENTIVES. NOW HOW LARGE OF
THE RESPONSE IS DEPENDS ON A
NUMBER OF FACTORS AND YOU HAVE
TO TAKE THOSE INTO ACCOUNT BUT
THE POINT IS THAT WHENEVER
THERE IS A CHANGE IN THE COST
OF INACTION, THERE IS GOING TO
BE A RESPONSE DEPENDING ON HOW
BIG THE CHANGE IN THE COST IS.
NOW IT CAN BE A SMALL RESPONSE
IF THE CHANGE IN THE COST AND
THE BURDEN IS SMALL, IN CASE
LET'S SAY THE OVERALL BURDEN
IS LARGE BUT SPREAD OUT OVER A
LOT OF INDIVIDUAL --
INDIVIDUALS AND A LOT OF
COMPANIES. THOSE INCENTIVES TO
CHANGE THE BEHAVIOR ARE SMALL.
THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE THE
CASE FOR THAT EXCISE
COMPENSATION TAX, WHICH IS
GOING TO AFFECT A RELATIVELY
SMALL NUMBER OF COMPANIES. AND
GIVEN WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT
PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX, IT'S
GOING TO BE REALLY, VERY SMALL
NUMBER OF COMPANIES. THERE IS
GOING TO BE A SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF COST. THE ESTIMATE IS
$50 MILLION BUT IT'S LIKELY TO
BE CONSERVATIVE IN TERMS OF THE
UNDERLYING PAYROLL THAT WOULD
BE POTENTIALLY SUBJECT TO A
PAYROLL TAX. THAT UNDERLYING
PAYROLL CAN BE SIGNIFICANTLY
LARGER THAN WHAT WOULD BE
IMPLIED BY $50 MILLION REVENUE
RAISED. SO THE COST IS RATHER
LARGE IN BOTH ON THE SMALL
NUMBER OF TAXPAYERS AND THOSE
CHANGES IN THE BEHAVIOR OF
THOSE INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYERS WANT
MATTER A LOT AND THEY WOULD
RESPOND TO THE INCENTIVES
CREATED OR ALTERED HERE. THERE
ARE ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL
DETAILS ABOUT THE PROPOSAL THAT
ARE AGAIN FACTORS THAT MEAN THE
RESPONSE IS LIKELY TO BE
LARGER. THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT
FOR INFLATION IN THE THRESHOLD,
THE 1 MILLION THRESHOLD, WHICH
MEANS THAT AS WAGES GROW,
ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES WOULD BE
SUBJECT TO A TAX. THERE IS NO
SUNSET THAT THIS WILL BE IN
PLACE INDEFINITELY UNLESS SOME
ACTION IS MADE. IN ADDITION,
UNLIKE THE BUSINESS OCCUPATION
AND SALES TAX, THERE IS NO
LIMIT ON THE TAX RATE, ON HOW
IT MIGHT CHANGE, WHICH WILL
AGAIN MATTER FOR THE COST THE
EMPLOYERS RECEIVE FOR THIS TAX
TO BE IMPOSED ON THEM. STATE
LAW LIMITS THE SALES TAX.
WEIGHT LIMIT THE BUSINESS
OCCUPATION TAX BUT THERE IS
NOTHING THAT WILL LIMIT FURTHER
INCREASES IN THE REVENUE FOR
THE CHANGES IN THE THRESHOLD
AND IF THE EMPLOYERS ARE USING
THE INFORMATION THEY HAVE FROM
THE PAST AND THEY HAVE SEEN
PROPOSALS TO INCREASE PAYROLL
EXPENSE TAX EVERY SINGLE YEAR
SINCE IT WAS IMPLEMENTED, THEY
WOULD TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT
AND THEY WOULD ESSENTIALLY
PERCEIVE THAT AS AN ADDITIONAL
UNCERTAINTY THAT THEY TAKE INTO
ACCOUNT WHEN THEY ARE DECIDING
WHERE EXACTLY TO CREATE THE
JOBS. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY THE
QUESTION OF WELL, WHAT DO WE
KNOW SO FAR, CAN WE MAKE SOME
STATEMENTS ABOUT HOW LARGE
RESPONSE IS? THE ONLY THING
THAT WE DO KNOW SO FAR IS WHAT
HAPPENED AFTER THE PAYROLL
EXPENSE TAX WAS INTRODUCED. THE
FACT THAT AMAZON HAS DECREASED
THE HEADCOUNT IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE BY 10,000 HAS BEEN
LARGELY PUBLICLY -- HAD BEEN
REPORTED BY THE BUSINESS
JOURNAL, THOSE 10,000 JOBS
REPRESENT ABOUT 1.6% OF THE
EMPLOYMENT AS OF 2020. AT THE
SAME TIME, ABOUT THE SAME
NUMBER OF JOB HAS BEEN ADDED
AND THAT IS CERTAINLY A FACTOR
HERE. IT GOES TOGETHER WITH
THOSE RISING VACANCY RATES,
AGAIN IN TERMS OF HOW EASY IT
IS TO ADJUST. THERE IS LARGE
AMOUNT OF SPACE AVAILABLE. A
LOT OF COMPANIES AND THOSE
TAXPAYERS DO NOT ALWAYS OWN THE
BUSINESS SPACES. THEY LEASE
THEM AND AS THE LEASES ARE
ABOUT TO EXPIRE, THEY WOULD
REEVALUATE WHAT THE COSTS ARE,
WHAT THE LONG-TERM IMPLICATIONS
MIGHT BE OF LOCATING AND
CREATING ADDITIONAL JOBS IN THE
SEATTLE VERSUS OUTSIDE OF THE
SEATTLE. AND SO A LONGER
RESPONSE MIGHT BE SIGNIFICANTLY
STRONGER AS A SHORT RESPONSE.
NOT REALLY TO THE CASE WHERE,
LET'S SAY GAS PRICES GO UP,
PEOPLE MIGHT NOT RESPOND AS
MUCH IN THE SHORT TERM BUT IN
THE LONG TERM THEY WOULD JUST
BUY MORE FUEL-EFFICIENT CARS TO
AVOID SOME OF THE COST IN MOST
OF THEM BY THE INCREASED COST.
NOW OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE SOME
BENEFITS IN ADDITION TO THE
COST OF ANY POLICY AND THEY
HAVE TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE HAS
BEEN ANY -- OR I HAVEN'T SEEN
ANY ESTIMATE OR QUANTITATIVE
ESTIMATES ON THE IMPACT OF
THESE POLICIES OR THE BENEFITS
THAT IT CREATES WOULD MEAN,
WOULD IMPLY FOR THE EMPLOYMENT
OR THE INCOMES, OR THE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, HOW MUCH OF
THAT WOULD CHANGE. ANY OF THOSE
WHICH ARE THE FACTORS THAT
MATTER FOR THE REVENUE, IN
ADDITION THERE HAS BEEN SOME
CONCERNS VOICED BY THE BUSINESS
COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF HOW
EFFICIENT THOSE RESOURCES WILL
BE IN TERMS OF THEIR USE AND
THAT AGAIN JUST ADDS TO ANOTHER
FACTOR THAT WHEN THERE ISN'T
ENOUGH OF A BUY IN OF THOSE
THAT ARE IMPACTED BY A
PARTICULAR POLICY AND THOSE
THAT ARE GOING TO FACE THE COST
OF IT, THEY ARE INCENTIVES TO
ACT PURELY BASED ON THE COST
BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THAT THE
BENEFITS ARE SMALL, THAT
CHANGING THE BEHAVIOR MIGHT BE
LARGER. SO --
>> THANK YOU. NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, MR.
CHAIR. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON AND
THEN COUNCILMEMBER KELLY.
>> THANKS, JUST I FEEL LIKE WE
CAME AWAY FROM YESTERDAY'S
MEETING WITH DIFFERENT
IMPRESSIONS, BECAUSE I CAME OUT
PRETTY WORRIED ABOUT WHAT WE
HEARD YESTERDAY IN THE MEETING
AND WE ARE GETTING A SNAPSHOT
OF THIS. IN MY IMPRESSIONS WERE
MORE AKIN WITH THE SEATTLE
TIMES STORY ON THE MEETING,
WHICH IS HEADLINED SEATTLE'S
BUDGET FORECAST WORSENS AND
WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT GOES ON
TO SAY UNEMPLOYMENT GROWTH IN
SEATTLE HAS LED TO THE NATIONAL
AVERAGE, AS UNEMPLOYMENT HAS
CREPT UP MORE QUICKLY, AND THAT
IS REFLECTED IN PART ON THE
SLIDE ON PAGE 13. IT SHOWS THAT
THE NATIONAL LABOR MARKET IS UP
AND JOB POSTINGS ABOVE THE 0%,
WHICH IS, I BELIEVE, A CHANGE
SINCE THE PANDEMIC. I BELIEVE
THAT IS WHAT THAT IS AND WE ARE
BELOW IT SO THAT IS ONE
INDICATOR. SO I AM CONCERNED
ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON AND
COULD YOU PLEASE PUT -- THAT IS
THE SLIDE THAT I WANTED UP. I
AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE RED
WRITING IN HERE BECAUSE THOSE
REVENUE SOURCES, THE B AND OH
TAX AND THE SALES AND USE AND
UTILITY TAX, THAT REPRESENTS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND SO THAT
TELLS ME WHAT ARE SEATTLE'S
BUSINESSES DOING AND HOW ARE
THEY DOING? ARE THERE SALES UP
OR DOWN? ARE THEY EMPLOYING
MORE OR LESS PEOPLE? ARE PEOPLE
BUYING THEIR GOODS? ARE THEY
GOING ELSEWHERE TO BUY THEM?
ARE THEY BUYING THINGS ONLINE?
THAT IS WHAT MATTERS TO ME IS
THE ECONOMIC ELEMENT CHAIR AND
THE 2026 INDICATION, I KNOW
THAT WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT ALL
RIGHT, WHAT IS -- WHAT DO WE
HAVE TO PLAN FOR THIS BIENNIUM.
I'VE HEARD THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
THROUGH THE FINANCE FOLKS SAY
THAT THE FACT THAT WE'LL BE
GENERATING MORE THAT WE'LL BE
RECEIVING $18.4 MILLION, I
BELIEVE, IN THE PROPERTY TAX
FOR THE MEDIC ONE IS GREAT AND
MAKES UP FOR THE 8.5, 8.7, $8.5
MILLION DEFICITS IN SALES AND
USE, BUSINESS AND OCCUPATION
AND UTILITY TAXES RESPECTIVELY.
BUT AGAIN, THOSE NEGATIVES
REFLECT WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR
DAILY ECONOMY AND THAT IS
IMPACTED BY THE POLICIES THAT
WE MAKE, AND WE WILL BE LOOKING
AT THAT THIS COMING BUDGET, AND
PRETTY MUCH EVERY DAY WHEN WE
MAKE DECISIONS. DIRECTOR, YOU
-- I DIDN'T CATCH, YOU SAID
THAT THE 10,000 JOBS THAT LEFT
SEATTLE AND WENT TO BELLEVUE
REPRESENT 1.6% OF WHAT? WHAT
WAS THAT YOU GAVE US?
>> WILL OBVIOUSLY THEN THAT
WILL HIT OUR JUMP START
REVENUES AND OTHER SOURCES THAT
-- POTENTIAL FUTURE SOURCES OF
REVENUE. BUT THAT ALSO HITS THE
SMALL BUSINESSES AND OTHER
RETAIL AND ALL THE ANCILLARY
BUSINESSES THAT EXIST AROUND
WHERE THOSE JOBS EXISTED IN
SEATTLE, AND THAT IS WHAT I'M
TALKING ABOUT. IT'S BAD ENOUGH
THAT 10,000 PEOPLE HAVE LEFT
THE CITY TO WORK ELSEWHERE BUT
IT ALSO MEANS THAT THERE IS A
DOWNSTREAM IMPACT OF THAT SO I
DO THINK WE HAVE TO KEEP THAT
IN MIND AS WE LOOK AT THESE
NUMBERS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR DIGGING INTO THIS. I
APPRECIATE AN INDEPENDENT
PERSPECTIVE ON OUR ECONOMY AND
I'LL DEFINITELY BE KEEPING
THIS INFORMATION AND PROBABLY
ASKING FOR MORE INFORMATION AS
WE GO INTO THE BUDGET. THANKS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
PRESENTATION AND THE DATA
THAT'S WITHIN. I JUST WONDER,
COULD YOU GO TO THE LAST SLIDE,
THAT SUMMARY SLIDE THAT YOU
HAVE?
>> THE SUMMARY FOR THE -- THIS
ONE. THANK YOU FOR THIS SUMMER
READ, TOO. I WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT OR ASK -- OR BOTH,
REGARDING RISING OFFICE VACANCY
RATES. THOSE NUMBERS ARE STARK,
VERY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND
BUT ONE QUESTION IS -- I TALKED
TO MANY BUSINESS OWNERS, MANY
BUSINESSES, MANY
ACROSS-THE-BOARD SO IT'S NOT
JUST ONE SECTOR AND ANECDOTALLY
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THOSE
BUSINESSES THAT ARE SITUATED
WITHIN A MASSIVE OFFICE
BUILDING AND THEY DON'T REALLY
HAVE AN ACCESS TO THE STREET,
TO THE PUBLIC GENERALLY. IT'S
KIND OF LIKE AN IN-HOUSE.
PREVIOUSLY I FULLY , YOU KNOW,
WORKER-BASED IN THE OFFICE,
WOULD SUPPORT THOSE BUSINESSES.
BUT BECAUSE OF THESE VACANCIES,
THESE BUSINESSES AT RISK, I'VE
BEEN HEARING ANECDOTALLY A LOT
OF THESE BUSINESSES ARE SOON TO
CLOSE. HAVE YOU SEEN ANYTHING
ALONG THOSE LINES FROM YOUR
PERSPECTIVE AS OPPOSED TO MY
TALKING TO GOD KNOWS HOW MANY
FOLKS ON THIS SUBJECT?
>> SO WE IN GENERAL FOCUS ON
THE BIG PICTURE. WE ARE
OCCASIONALLY LOOKING AT THE
IMPACT ON INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYERS,
IN PARTICULAR IF THERE ARE A
SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYER. WE DO
HAVE ACCESS TO SOME DATA THAT
WE COULD LOOK AT IN TERMS OF
WHERE EXACTLY THOSE OFFICE
VACANCY RATES ARE RISING OVER
THE CITY. IT'S MOSTLY A
QUESTION OF HOW MUCH TIME WE
HAVE FOR THESE SORT OF
ANALYSES. OUR OFFICE IS SMALL.
RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST TWO PEOPLE
WORKING ON THE FORECAST OF
REVENUE, MONITORING ANY
REQUESTS THAT ARE COMING FROM
DATA BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH. SO WE ARE TRYING TO
FOCUS OUR EFFORTS ON THE MAIN
TASKS AND TO THE EXTENT THAT WE
BELIEVE THERE'S THINGS WHICH
MATTER FOR THE FORECAST AS A
WHOLE DIRECT TEAM, IN
PARTICULAR DIRECTIONS WHERE WE
BELIEVE WE DESERVE MOST OF OUR
ATTENTION. BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY
LOOK INTO IT.
>> OKAY. IT JUST SAYS I GUESS
AS A HEADS UP, THE OFFICE
VACANCY RATES ARE HAVING AN
IMPACT AND I THINK STANDBY, WE
COULD BE HAVING SOME MORE
ARTICLES IN THE SEATTLE TIMES
HIGHLIGHTING BUSINESSES THAT
ARE CLOSING WITHIN THESE
HIGH-RISES THAT WE HAVE
DOWNTOWN. THOSE BUSINESSES, THE
VACANCY RATES AND THE IMPACT ON
THE BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN,
GENERALLY, YOU'VE NOTED THE
AMAZON POINT BUT GENERALLY WHAT
DOES THAT EQUATE TO IN TERMS OF
LOST REVENUE?
>> I DON'T THINK I WOULD BE
ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME NUMBER
RIGHT NOW. AT THIS POINT WE CAN
CERTAINLY RUN SOME ANALYSIS,
WHAT IT IMPLIES FOR THE OFFICE
VACANCY RATE TO RISE, LET'S
SAY 5%, 10%, HOW MUCH.
>> WHAT WOULD BE A BAND, YOU
THINK IN TERMS OF THAT LOSS,
WITHIN A RANGE? NOT A PRECISE
ANSWER BUT EVEN A BAND?
>> WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS
THAT WE USUALLY DO NOT PERFORM
SOME KIND OF COUNTERFACTUAL
ANALYSIS WHERE WE WOULD COMPARE
WHAT THE REVENUE FORECAST IS
RELATIVE TO WHAT IT WOULD'VE
BEEN IF EVERYTHING ELSE WAS
SAME, OTHER THAN AN INCREASE IN
THE OFFICE VACANCY RATE. SO TO
DIRECTLY ANSWER THE QUESTION,
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE OFFICE
VACANCY RATE GOES UP BY 10%
WOULD MEAN STRIPPING OUT ANY
OTHER FACTORS, ANY OTHER
CHANGES, AND ONLY INTRODUCING
THE PARTICULAR CHANGE. OUR
FORECAST, WHAT THEY DO, THEY
TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ALL THE
DEVELOPMENTS OF CHANGES IN THE
INTEREST RATES, CHANGES IN THE
EMPLOYMENT. AT THE SAME TIME AS
WE ARE SEEING THE CHANGES IN
THE VACANCY RATE. SO THOSE
CHANGES IN THE REVENUE AND DOWN
THE ROAD PROVISIONS IN THE
ECONOMIC DRIVEN REVENUES ARE
THE RESULT OF ALL SORTS OF
FACTORS THAT ARE CHANGING.
>> BUT IT'S CLEAR THAT THE
OFFICE VACANCY RATE IS
IMPACTING THE REVENUE THAT WE
ARE RECEIVING AND NOT IN A
NEGATIVE WAY.
>> WHAT OUR OFFICE IS
ESSENTIALLY DOING IS LOOKING AT
THE HISTORICAL DATA AND HOW IT
MOVES TOGETHER, SO HOW ECONOMIC
REVENUE MOVES TOGETHER WITH
THINGS LIKE EMPLOYMENT, OFFICE
VACANCY RATE, INCOMES,
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, AND THERE
ARE THE STATISTICAL MODELS
WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO FIND
REGULARITIES IN THOSE
MOVEMENTS, SOME CORRELATIONS,
WHICH THINGS MOVE TOGETHER. AND
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY
ESSENTIALLY SAY IS THAT AN
OFFICE VACANCY RATES GO UP,
REVENUE IN GENERAL GOES DOWN.
BY HOW MUCH, WE WOULD HAVE TO
RUN SOME ANALYSIS BECAUSE
AGAIN, WE HAVE NOT AN ANALYSIS
THAT WOULD FOCUS ON THAT FACTOR
ALONE. OUR FORECAST DO TAKE
INTO ACCOUNT ALL THE CHANGES
INCLUDING THE EMPLOYMENT,
INCLUDING THE IMPACT OF THE
INTEREST RATE. BUT AGAIN, IF
THERE IS AN INTEREST IN LOOKING
IN PARTICULAR AT THE EFFECT --
>> THERE IS AN INTEREST. I'LL
OFF ASK OFFICE VACANCY RATES
AND IMPACT ON REVENUE BE LOOKED
AT BECAUSE AS SOMEONE WHO HAS
NOT HAD THE ECONOMICS THAT YOU
HAVE HAD, BUT I'VE HAD SOME,
THE IMPACTS I BELIEVE ARE
SUBSTANTIAL AND BASED ON
YESTERDAY'S DISCUSSION, MORE
THAN $2 MILLION. AND AGAIN,
MOVING FORWARD, I'M WORRIED
BECAUSE OF ALL THE ANECDOTAL
EVIDENCE, WE ARE GOING TO LOSE
MORE BUSINESSES PARTICULARLY
WITHIN THOSE THAT ARE SITUATED
SOLELY WITHIN ONE OF THE
HIGH-RISES DOWNTOWN AND IT GOES
TO YESTERDAY'S DISCUSSION
REGARDING OUR PUBLIC SAFETY
ENVIRONMENT AND HOW THAT PLAYS
INTO IT. SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. VICE CHAIR RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU CHAIR. THANK YOU
COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR THE
SYNOPSIS ON THAT MEETING. I
WALKED AWAY FEELING THE SAME
WAY AND THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, BECAUSE
YOU KNOW IT'S AT LEAST THUS
FAR AND FROM WITHOUT DOING THE
ANALYSIS THAT YOU ARE LOOKING
TO SEE, WHICH WOULD BE HELPFUL
TO ME, AS WELL, IT JUST STANDS
THAT THE VACANCY RATE IS HAVING
AN IMPACT NEGATIVELY OVERALL. I
THINK THE THING THAT I WANTED
TO UNDERSCORE, THAT I WALKED
AWAY WITH, FROM BEING AT THAT
MEETING EARLIER THIS WEEK, WAS
THAT THE JULY SCENARIO WAS MUCH
WORSE THAN WE HAD ANTICIPATED
PRIOR AND THEN IT REALLY SHOWS
THE -- BASED ON WHAT HAPPENED
IN THE STOCK MARKET, AND SO IT
REALLY, TO ME, UNDERSCORES THE
VOLATILITY THAT IS INHERENT IN
THIS ECONOMIC FORECAST, UNLESS,
DIRECTOR, YOU'RE TELLING ME I
WALKED AWAY WITH SOMETHING THAT
IS NOT TRUE. BUT I FELT LIKE
WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT WAS THAT
JULY WAS MUCH WORSE THAN WE HAD
ANTICIPATED BECAUSE IT WAS
REACTING TO SOMETHING. THE
MARKET WAS DOING AND IT JUST
SHOWS THE VOLATILITY.
>> IN GENERAL THERE HAS BEEN A
LOT OF NEGATIVE NEWS RECENTLY
IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS
THAT JULY FORECAST IS THE
FORECAST FROM THE BEGINNING OF
JULY AND SOME EVENTS THAT HAVE
TRANSPIRED SINCE THEN ARE
MOVING THE RISK TOWARDS THE
NEGATIVE . THEN WE HAVE THE
REVISIONS TO THE EMPLOYMENT
NUMBERS, WHICH CAME BEFORE,
BEFORE LAST WEEK BUT AGAIN,
RELATIVELY RECENT SORT OF
DEVELOPMENT.
>> THAT DIDN'T EVEN TAKE INTO
ACCOUNT THE DROP IN THE MARKET.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AS WITH
ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE,
YOU DO NEED TO BE RECOGNIZED TO
HAVE THE FLOOR. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA, VICE CHAIR RIVERA, YOU
HAVE THE FLOOR CURRENTLY.
>> THANK YOU. I UNDERSTAND AND
IT DOES TO ME SHOW THE
VOLATILITY OF THESE THINGS
BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE
MARKET IS GOING TO DO AND WITH
THE EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS AND ALL
THE FACTORS TAKEN INTO
CONSIDERATION, IT DOES GIVE ME
SOME PAUSE, SOME CONCERN MOVING
FORWARD, LOOKING INTO NEXT
YEAR'S BUDGET AND BEYOND. SO
ALL OF THIS IS VERY REAL AND
YOU KNOW THE FORECAST IS THE
BEST . WE DO IT WITH THE
NUMBERS, THE BEST NUMBERS YOU
HAVE AT THE TIME, BUT IT STANDS
TO REASON THAT THE WAY THINGS
ARE TRENDING, THERE IS CAUSE
FOR SOME PAUSE.
>> YEAH, THINGS ARE VERY
UNCERTAIN TIMES AND THINGS ARE
EVOLVING PRETTY QUICKLY. JUST
ONE MORE POINT HERE TO
HIGHLIGHT THAT FACT, THAT LAST
BULLET POINT WHICH SUMMARIZES
WHAT THE FINANCIAL MARKETS
BELIEVE IS THE PROBABILITY OF A
LARGE 0.5% INTEREST RATE CUT.
IT STATES THERE THAT IT'S
84.5%. THAT WAS THE PROBABILITY
AS OF MONDAY AFTERNOON, DOWN
FROM 91% THAT WE PRESENTED
MONDAY MORNING, SO IT'S IN A
COUPLE OF HOURS OF SIGNIFICANT
CHANGE, AND THEN I WAS LOOKING
AT THESE NUMBERS THIS MORNING.
IT WAS 64%. SO IT'S REALLY
HARD TO TELL RIGHT NOW IN WHICH
DIRECTION OR HOW FAST -- I'M
NOT CONCERNED WHICH DIRECTION
BECAUSE INTEREST RATES ARE
EXPECTED, JUST HOW FAST THEY
WILL BE COMING DOWN, WHEN
EXACTLY THAT WILL TAKE PLACE
AND ARE THESE CUTS COMING EARLY
ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE HARD
LANDING THAT SOME THINK WE'LL
JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT
HAPPENS.
>> IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN BUT WE
AS FOLKS THAT ARE DOING POLICY
NEED TO BE MINDFUL AS WE ARE
CREATING POLICY THAT WE NEED TO
TAKE THESE THINGS INTO ACCOUNT
AND THINGS ARE -- THERE ARE A
LOT OF UNKNOWNS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU VICE CHAIR.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I SEE YOU
HAVE YOUR HAND UP FOR A SECOND
TIME AND I KNOW YOU WERE AT THE
REVENUE FORECAST MEETING THIS
MONDAY MORNING. I'M GOING TO
ASK, THIS IS THE LAST QUESTION
FOR THIS SECTION BECAUSE WE
STILL HAVE A NUMBER OF BILLS TO
GO THROUGH. COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO
TAKE UP THE LAST ONE BECAUSE
I'M JUST REALLY TRYING TO
CATCH UP WITH THE THINGS HE'S
SAYING IN THE MOMENT, WHICH IS
WHAT I DID HAVE AN IMPORTANT
QUESTION BECAUSE NOW I HAVE
ANOTHER ONE BASED ON THIS LAST
SLIDE. YOU SAID THAT BEFORE
MONDAY'S MEETING, THE NUMBER
AS OF MONDAY AFTERNOON, IT HAD
BEEN 90% AND THEN IT WAS 84%
AND TODAY YOU ARE SAYING IT IS
60% THAT THERE WILL BE A RATE
HIKE.
>> THAT PROBABILITY IS
ESSENTIALLY IMPLIED PROBABILITY
BASED ON WHAT'S CALLED
INTEREST RATE FUTURES, SO
FINANCIAL MARKETS ARE
ESSENTIALLY THROUGH THEIR
ACTIONS, THROUGH THEIR TRADES,
PROVIDING SOME KIND OF INSIGHT,
WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS THE
LIKELIHOOD THAT THE INTEREST
RATES GO DOWN BY A CERTAIN
AMOUNT AT THE NEXT MEETING OF
THE FEDERAL RESERVE. AND THEN
WITH NEW INFORMATION COMING IN,
THERE IS TRADES THAT TAKE
PLACE, WHICH IMPLY CHANGES IN
THE PROBABILITY. GIVEN THAT
THERE WAS A NEGATIVE EMPLOYMENT
SITUATION REPORT LAST FRIDAY,
THE PROBABILITY OF A LARGE CUT
INCREASE AND THEN MONDAY WHEN
THE FINANCIAL MARKETS OPENED
THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL
DEVELOPMENT IN JAPAN WHICH
PUSHED UP THAT PROBABILITY OF A
LARGE CUT TO 90%. FINANCIAL
MARKETS HAVE GONE DOWN A LITTLE
BIT OVER A COUPLE OF HOURS. THE
PROBABILITY WENT FROM 91% TO
84%. THAT'S A TIME WHEN THE
SLIDES WERE PREPARED. WE ARE
NOW TWO DAYS LATER HOOKING AT
THE PROBABILITY, WHICH IS AGAIN
MUCH LOWER, GIVEN THE FINANCIAL
MARKETS HAVE SETTLED DOWN, HAVE
REALIZED THAT AGAIN, THE
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS FOR THE
U.S. ECONOMY ARE NOT THAT BAD.
THE UNEMPLOYMENT REPORT WAS
DISAPPOINTING BUT IT'S NOT
TERRIBLE, OUTRIGHT TERRIBLE, SO
THE CURRENT CHANCE OF A LARGE
.5 PERCENT CUT WHICH WILL BE A
SIGNIFICANT INTEREST RATE CUT,
NOT THE USUAL QUARTER PERCENT
BUT AN OUTSIZE HALF PERCENT
CUT, THAT PROBABLY IS AT 60%.
THAT SAID, THAT DOESN'T MEAN
THAT THE FED WILL CUT THE
INTEREST RATE BY HALF A
PERCENT. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES
WHERE THE EXPECTATIONS OF A
FINANCIAL MARKET WERE NOT
ALIGNED WITH THE EVENTUAL
ACTION OF A FED AND THE FED
MIGHT STILL GO WITH A HALF A
PERCENT OR MIGHT GO WITH A
QUARTER PERCENT DEPENDING ON
THE ADDITIONAL DATA THAT'S
COMING IN, ADDITIONAL
EMPLOYMENT. THERE WILL BE TWO
MORE REPORTS UNTIL THE FORECAST
THAT WE ARE DELIVERING IN
OCTOBER. ONLY ONE REPORT ON THE
FACT DECIDES ON THE INTEREST
RATES IN DECEMBER SO THEY WILL
TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT,
ACCOUNTING THE INFLATION AND
THEN ACT. IT'S RAPIDLY
EVOLVING. A LOT OF THINGS GOING
ON.
>> SO WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT
THINKING ON THE PERCENT
LIKELIHOOD OF A RECESSION, IN
THIS MOMENT IN TIME?
>> ALL RIGHT, SO THAT'S
ANOTHER PROBABILITY. THIS ONE
IS -- SPECIFICALLY THE ONE ON
THE SLIDE IS REGARDING THE
INTEREST RATES CUTS. THERE IS
ANOTHER PROBABILITY WE
DISCUSSED IN THE FORECAST
COUNCIL MEETING ON MONDAY WHERE
THE ECONOMIES ARE MOSTLY
SERVING AN ANSWER TO THE
QUESTION OF A RECESSION
OCCURRING WITHIN THE NEXT 12
MONTHS AND THE PROBABILITY IN
THE LAST SURVEY WAS SOMEWHERE
AROUND 25 TO 29. DON'T
REMEMBER THE EXACT NUMBER. THAT
WAS A SURVEY THAT WAS DONE
BEFORE THE DISAPPOINTING
EMPLOYMENT REPORT ON FRIDAY AND
SINCE THEN A COUPLE OF
ECONOMISTS HAVE BEEN
INTERVIEWED REGARDING THEIR
PERCEIVED PROBABILITY OF THE
RECESSION. THERE IS DISCUSSION
REGARDING THAT AND WHAT THEY
INDICATED WAS THAT RIGHT NOW
IT'S PROBABLY SOMEWHERE AROUND
33, MAYBE AS HIGH AS 40%
DEPENDING ON WHO YOU ARE
ASKING. SLIGHTLY HIGHER
RECESSION BUT NOT SIGNIFICANTLY
ELEVATED AS IT WAS A YEAR AGO
WHEN THAT PROBABLY WAS AROUND
60%.
>> DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT FOR
SEATTLE?
>> THAT THE PROBABILITY OF A
RECESSION AS A WHOLE AND
REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND
OCCASIONALLY WILL BE AND WHAT
WOULD BE TECHNICALLY DESCRIBED
AS A RECESSION WITH JOB LOSSES
OCCURRING IN THE REGION, INCOME
DECLINING IN THE REGION AT THE
SAME TIME AS A NATION AS A
WHOLE, NOT BEING EVEN IN THE
RECESSION. WE ARE A SMALL
ISLAND BUT NOT RELATED TO THE
REST OF THE COUNTRY. THERE ARE
SPECIFIC FACTORS THAT MATTER
FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND WE
ARE TAKING THOSE INTO ACCOUNT,
SO THAT WOULD BE, AGAIN, GOING
BACK TO THE EMPLOYMENT
ESTIMATES AND THE RECENT TRENDS
ARE DISAPPOINTING. SLOW GROWTH
IN THE REGION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU DIRECTOR DURAS AND
THANK YOU FOR MAKING YOURSELF
AVAILABLE TWICE THIS WEEK FOR
PUBLIC MEETINGS. COLLEAGUES,
YOU ARE ALL WELCOME TO ATTEND
THE FORECAST MEETINGS THAT
HAPPEN EVERY QUARTER. DIRECTOR
DURAS, SEAN AND DAVID, THANK
YOU. I KNOW SEAN AND DAVID, YOU
DIDN'T GET INTO MUCH BUT YOU
HAD GOOD INFORMATION TO SHARE
THIS LAST MONDAY. WE APPRECIATE
YOU MAKING YOURSELF AVAILABLE
TODAY. ANY FINAL WORDS,
DIRECTOR DURAS?
>> WE'RE ALWAYS HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTION AND THANKS
FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY.
>> I HIGHLY RECOMMEND
COLLEAGUES, YOU TAKE HIM UP ON
HIS OFFER TO HAVE A ONE-ON-ONE
BRIEFING BECAUSE YOU COULD TALK
FOR YEARS ON THIS STUFF,
INCREDIBLY INTERESTING
INFORMATION AND I THINK WE'RE
GOING TO SEE YOU IN ABOUT A
MONTH FROM NOW, WHERE THE
ECONOMY IS GOING. IT COULD GO
EITHER WAY, WHICH IS
CONCERNING. UP NEXT WE HAVE
ITEMS 2 THROUGH 4. THE NEXT
THREE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA,
ITEMS 2 THROUGH 4 IS THE SECOND
HEARING AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON
THE YEAR 2024 SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET LEGISLATION PACKAGE.
CLERK, CAN YOU READ THE SHORT
TITLE OF ALL THREE BILLS INTO
THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEMS AMENDING
ORDINANCE 1269 55 2024 BUDGET
INCLUDE 2024 THROUGH 2029 [
INAUDIBLE ] PROGRAM. AGENDA
ITEM 3, COUNCIL HILL 120813
RELATED TO ACCEPTANCE OF
FUNDING FOR NON-CITY SOURCES
AND COUNCIL BILL 1208 12
AMENDING ORDINANCE 1269 55 2024
BUDGET INCLUDING 2024 THROUGH
2029 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM. THESE THREE ITEMS WILL
BE FOR BRIEFING, DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU. SO WE ARE GOING
TO -- THIS IS THE SECOND TIME
WE'VE HAD THESE ITEMS IN
COMMITTEE TODAY. WE ARE GOING
TO RUN THROUGH A PRESENTATION
FROM CENTRAL STAFF AND CBO SO
IT'S GOING TO BE AN OUT AND
BACK. WE'RE GOING TO JUST DO
PRESENTATION. IF YOU HAVE
BURNING QUESTIONS, ASK THEM AND
THEN WE ARE GOING TO COME BACK
TO ALL THE INFORMATION ONE BY
ONE AND VOTE ON IT AND THAT'S
WHERE STATEMENTS ABOUT HOW YOU
ARE GOING TO BE VOTING OUR BEST
TO TAKE PLACE. SO WITH THAT, WE
HAVE COUNCIL BILL 120811,
ANNUAL WAGE INCREASE
APPROPRIATIONS, COUNCIL BILL
120812, MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET AND THEN COUNCIL HILL
12083, GRANT ACCEPTANCE. I WILL
NOW TURN IT OVER TO DIRECTOR
YEAR, DIRECTOR NOBILE, TOM
MIKESELL AND EDIN SUCIC HERE.
I'LL LET YOU TAKE IT FROM
HERE.
>> TOM IS GOING TO LEAVE THIS,
SO OVER TO YOU.
>> THANKS, BEN. GOOD MORNING
CHAIR STRAUSS, MEMBERS OF THE
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE. TOM
MIKESELL WITH YOUR CENTRAL
STAFF. AS THE CHAIR REFERENCED,
WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THREE
BILLS AND WHAT WE CALL THE
MIDYEAR BUDGET PACKAGE
INCLUDING A BILL THAT ADJUSTS
AND EXCEPTS GRANTS AND EXPENDS
SOME OF THEM IN THE 2024
BUDGET. ANOTHER BILL THAT DOES
WAGE ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON
SETTLED CONTRACTS AND THE THIRD
THAT ADJUSTS BUDGET INCLUDING
CAPITAL PROGRAMS, POSITION
INCREASES AND APPROPRIATION
CHANGES. TAKE THE BILLS A BIT
OUT OF ORDER IN TERMS OF THE
KIND OF WHERE THE ACTION IS, IF
YOU WILL. THE FIRST BILL WE'LL
TALK ABOUT IS THE MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL. SO THIS IS
BASICALLY A HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW
OF A BRIEFING WE DID EARLIER
AND THEY FINANCE NATIVE
COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS COMMUNITY. THIS IS
THE SECOND COMPREHENSIVE
SUPPLEMENTAL ADJUSTMENT OF THIS
YEAR, THE FIRST BEING THE
CARRYFORWARD THAT WAS DISCUSSED
IN THE SPRING. WHAT THIS DOES
IS JUST CITY BUDGET
APPROPRIATIONS, MIXED POSITION
CHANGES AND ADJUST CAPITAL
PROJECTS. IN TOTAL THIS ACTION
AS PROPOSED WOULD DECREASE THE
TOTAL CITY BUDGET BY $171
MILLION AND THAT IS LARGELY DUE
TO CAPITAL BUDGET ABROGATION'S
OR ABANDONMENTS BUT BASICALLY
WE HAVE DOUBLE COUNTS IN THE
BUDGET AND THIS KIND OF JUST
MAKES A TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENT.
IT ALSO MAKES A ONE
MILLION-DOLLAR CHANGE, A
REDUCTION TO THE GENERAL FUND.
I'LL GO OVER THE FISCAL
IMPLICATION OF THAT IN THE NEXT
BULLET. HOW DO I SHARE IT? DO
YOU KNOW? APOLOGIES, TECHNICAL
DIFFICULTIES.
>> THAT SCREEN IS NOT POPPING
UP AT ALL.
>> SO WE NEED TO GO TO ZOOM.
>> WHILE WE ARE TAKING A QUICK
BREAK RIGHT HERE, I'M GOING TO
DO WHAT I WAS TOLD NOT TO DO
AND RECOGNIZE KATE HOFFMAN, MY
SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR. THIS IS
HER LAST DAY IN OUR OFFICE SO I
JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT
TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
WE COULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN HERE
WITHOUT YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> OKAY. WE ARE BACK IN ACTION.
SO CONTINUING WHERE I LEFT OFF,
IN ADDITION TO THE
APPROPRIATION CHANGES, THE BILL
WOULD ALSO ADD 48 FTE LABS
INCLUDING SIX IN THE SEATTLE
CENTER, 21 IN THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND 21 IN
THE COMMUNITY -ASSISTED
RESPONSE AND ENGAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT. DRILLING DOWN ON
THE GENERAL FUND, I DID SAY
THAT THERE IS A ONE
MILLION-DOLLAR APPROPRIATION
INCREASE. HOWEVER A PART OF
THAT THE APPROPRIATION
DECREASES, A DECREASE IN THE
SAME AMOUNT OF GRANT REVENUE WE
WOULD ACCEPT SO WHEN YOU NET
ALL THAT OUT THE ULTIMATE
DISCAL CHANGES AT $1.6 MILLION
DECREASE IN THE GENERAL FUND.
AND THEN FINALLY WITH PARTS OF
THE CARES POSITIONS THOSE
POSITIONS ARE FUNDED WITHIN THE
SUPPLEMENTAL ADJUSTMENT FOR
2024. HOWEVER, IN 2025 AND
BEYOND THERE'S ABOUT A $4.3
MILLION ONGOING COST THAT IS
NOT CURRENTLY FUNDED IN THE
BUDGET AND THAT WOULD ADD TO
THE PROJECTED DEFICIT WHICH WAS
LAST PROJECTED AT $258 MILLION
IN MAY , IN THE LAST UPDATE ON
THAT FORECAST, AND THEN GIVEN
THE INFORMATION WE HEARD
EARLIER THIS MORNING FROM THE
FORECAST OFFICE ON THE THAT'S
MORE AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF
$265 MILLION NOW.
>> AND TOM, JUST WHILE WE ARE
ON THE SITE, WITH THESE
ADDITIONS, WHAT IS THE
PERCENTAGE OF THAT GENERAL FUND
THAT IS BEING EXPENDED IN THE
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET TODAY?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
SO IN TOTAL, THE TOTAL CHANGE
IS ACTUALLY A REDUCTION IN THE
TOTAL REVISED BUDGET , ABOUT
1.7%, LARGELY BECAUSE OF THE
CAPITAL PROJECT REDUCTIONS. IF
YOU KIND OF HONE IN ON THE
GENERAL FUND SPECIFICALLY,
IT'S ABOUT 1/10 OF A PERCENT
REDUCTION. WITH REGARDS TO THE
APPROPRIATION CHANGE, SO IT'S
SMALL IN THAT CONTEXT. THANK
YOU.
>> SO THERE WERE THREE SPECIFIC
POLICY PROPOSALS THAT STAFF
HIGHLIGHTED IN THE ANALYSIS OF
THE BILL AND THAT WERE COVERED
IN MORE DETAIL IN THE PRIOR
COMMITTEE MEETING. THESE
INCLUDE THE ADDITIONAL
POSITIONS IN HSD TO SUPPORT THE
CITY'S RESPONSE TO
HOMELESSNESS. AGAIN, THEY WERE
21 POSITIONS THAT I REFERENCED
PREVIOUSLY. ALSO THE ADDITIONAL
21 POSITIONS ADDED TO THE CARE
DEPARTMENT AND THEN FINALLY
THERE WAS A $10 MILLION PROVISO
THAT IS APPLIED TO JUMPSTART
FUND DOLLARS APPROPRIATED IN
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING BUDGET. THAT
PROVISO EXPANDS, ALLOWS THOSE
FUNDS TO BE USED FOR THE
ORIGINALLY INTENDED PURPOSES
FOR STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH AND
VIOLENCE PREVENTION SUPPORTS.
AND YOU WILL SEE LATER IN THE
PRESENTATION THAT THERE ARE
AMENDMENTS THAT ARE PROPOSED BY
MEMBERS THAT ADDRESS EACH ONE
OF THESE ITEMS THAT WE
HIGHLIGHTED. SO NEXT I'LL MOVE
QUICKLY TO THE MIDYEAR GRANT
ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION
BILL, COUNCIL BILL 120813. THIS
IS THE SECOND OF THIS TYPE OF
BILL THAT'S BEEN CONSIDERED
THIS YEAR, BEING IN THE FIRST
QUARTER OF THIS YEAR. IN TOTAL
THIS BILL WOULD AUTHORIZE THE
CITY TO ACCEPT $73.7 MILLION OF
FUNDING FROM EXTERNAL SOURCES
AND THEN IT WOULD APPROPRIATE
$53.5 MILLION OF THOSE FUNDS
FOR A VARIETY OF USES . TWO OF
THE LARGEST TICKET ITEMS THAT
ARE BEING ACCEPTED, $18.7
MILLION FROM THE FEDERAL
HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT FOR S.'S CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM AND $19.5
MILLION FOR THE WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
PROMOTING MODERATE INCOME
RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC UTILITY
CUSTOMERS WITH A ONE TIME BILL
CREDIT. AND --
>> TOM, RIGHT THERE, IF THE
PRIVATE COMMITMENT ACT IS
REPEALED, BUT WE STILL HAVE
ACCESS TO THOSE DOLLARS?
>> I UNDERSTAND WE ARE DEALING
WITH THE CURRENT YEAR AND GOING
FORWARD THE MONEY IS GOING TO
BE COLLECTED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND JUSTIN FINALLY WRAP THIS
BILL UP, ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT
CENTRAL STAFF SCREENS FOR IS
THE GRANT MATCH APPLICATION SO
ARE THERE CASES WHERE WE ARE
ACCEPTING MONEY AND IT'S
INCUMBENT THAT WE SPENT MORE TO
RECEIVE THEM? WE'VE DONE THAT
SCREEN AND IN ALL CASES THE
MATCH DOLLARS ALREADY INCLUDED
IN THE BUDGET, SO THERE IS NO
UNANTICIPATED ADDITIONAL
INCREASE ON ACCEPTING THESE
FUNDS. FINAL BILL, THIS IS
COUNCIL BILL 120811, WHICH IS
THE BILL THAT WOULD CONTAIN
BUDGETS FOR RECENTLY SETTLED
CONTRACTS WITH COLLECTIVE-BARGA
INING GROUPS IN THE CITY. IN
TOTAL IT WOULD APPROPRIATE $255
MILLION ACROSS A VARIETY OF
CITY FUNDS WITH PERSONNEL TO
FUND THE IMPLICATIONS OF THOSE
LABOR AGREEMENTS INCLUDING
RETROACTIVE PAYMENTS AND
PAYMENTS FROM THE FIRST HALF OF
THIS FISCAL YEAR, IN TERMS OF
THE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE
GENERAL FUND IT'S $162 MILLION
INCLUDED FOR THE APPROPRIATION
REQUEST IN THIS BILL. THOSE
DOLLARS HAVE BEEN BUDGETED IN
THE GENERAL FUND FINANCIAL PLAN
AND RETAINED IN FINITE PLANNING
RESERVES, SO THEY ARE ABLE TO
FUND THIS APPROPRIATION. THE
AMOUNT THAT'S BEEN REQUESTED
IS ONLY HALF OF THE CURRENT
2024 AMOUNT BECAUSE AS WE
INDICATED AT THE PRIOR MEETING,
THE EXECUTIVE INSTITUTED A
HIRING FREEZE ACROSS THE CITY
AND ALSO PUT A PAUSE ON
CONTRACTS OVER $1 MILLION,
WHICH WILL GENERATE SAVINGS
OVER ABOVE ORIGINAL ESTIMATES.
SO THE IMPLICATION IS THAT THE
ENTIRE AMOUNT THAT'S BEEN HELD
IN PLANNING RESERVES WILL
HOPEFULLY NOT BE NEEDED TO BE
APPROPRIATED TO SUPPORT THE
COST OF THE CONTRACTS THAT HAVE
SETTLED. HOWEVER, AT THE
YEAR-END TO COME AS PART OF THE
FALL BUDGET PACKAGE, THERE WILL
BE A YEAR AND A SUPPLEMENTAL
WHICH WILL TRUE UP THE ACTUAL
NEED BASED ON THE ANALYSIS OF
HOW MUCH SAVINGS WAS GENERATED
FOR THOSE HIRING FREEZE
SAVINGS. AND I BELIEVE THAT
COVERS THE THREE BILLS. AGAIN,
TRIED TO COVER THEM QUICKLY. SO
THE NEXT STEPS IS TODAY THERE
ARE SOME AMENDMENTS THAT WE'LL
COVER NEXT. FINAL ACTION IF
THESE BILLS ARE VOTED OUT OF
COMMITTEE WOULD BE ON THE
AUGUST 13 FULL COUNCIL AND THEN
WILL RECEIVE THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED 25-26 BUDGET, WHICH
WILL INCLUDE A YEAR END GRANT
AND SUPPLEMENTAL ADJUSTMENT.
TRADITIONALLY DOES SO ONE WOULD
INSPECT THAT IT WILL THIS YEAR,
AS WELL.
>> TOM, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU
TO PAUSE THERE. COLLEAGUES,
I'M GOING TO GET A TEMPERATURE
CHECK TO SEE HOW PEOPLE ARE
FEELING. IF THERE ARE
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THAT YOU
NEED ANSWERED ABOUT THESE THREE
BILLS OR IF YOU'RE READY TO GO
INTO VOTING ON THEM. WE'RE
GOING TO TAKE AWI FIRST
FOLLOWED BY GRANT ACCEPTANCE
AND THEN THE SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET. ALL RIGHT, DO FOLKS
FEEL COMFORTABLE? I KNOW THAT
EVERYONE HAS GOTTEN THEIR
BRIEFINGS.
>> QUESTION OF CLARIFICATION --
>> YEAH, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> YOU SAID WHEN YOU ASKED HOW
MUCH OF THE BUDGET IS
REPRESENTED IN THIS YEAR'S
SUPPLEMENTAL OR THE CHANGES TO
THE BUDGET, YOU SAID THAT'S
BECAUSE WE ARE NOT DOING
CERTAIN CAPITAL PROJECTS. CAN
YOU PLEASE REPHRASE THAT
BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO FIND
WHAT PROJECTS YOU ARE TALKING
ABOUT.
>> ABSOLUTELY, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I'M ESSENTIALLY
INDICATING THAT BECAUSE THE
BILL IS $170 MILLION REDUCTION,
THAT IS BECAUSE OF A LARGE
NUMBER OF CAPITAL PROJECT
ABANDONMENTS. SO IN THE
UTILITIES , SPECIFICALLY IN THE
ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS, THEY
INCLUDE AMOUNTS FOR THEIR FULL
CIP. THERE'S ALSO A
CARRYFORWARD PROCESS THAT
AUTOMATICALLY CARRIES FORWARD
CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE
PRIOR YEAR. SO FOR THESE
UTILITIES, THOSE AMOUNTS HAVE
BEEN DOUBLE BUDGETED SO THE
ABANDONMENT IS ESSENTIALLY
REMOVING THE APPROPRIATIONS
THAT THEY NO LONGER NEED IN
CLEARING THE WAY FOR THE ONES
THAT THEY JUST ADOPTED IN THE
FALL BUDGET PROCESS. AND IT'S
FAIRLY STANDARD ADJUSTMENT THAT
HAPPENS. IT HAPPENS EACH YEAR
BECAUSE OF THE WAY THEY DO
CAPITAL BUDGETING. SO IT'S
REALLY TECHNICAL IN THAT
REGARD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> C NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I'M
GOING TO MOVE ON TO VOTING ON
THE TWO BILLS THAT DO NOT HAVE
AMENDMENTS. SO THAT IS THE
COUNCIL BILL 120811 EMPLOYEE
WAGE INCREASE APPROPRIATIONS
FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL BILL 120813
, THE MIDYEAR GRANT ACCEPTANCE
ORDINANCE. SO I MOVED COUNCIL
BILL 120811 . IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. TO APPROVE COUNCIL
BILL 120811, COLLEAGUES, DO YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS?
THANK YOU ALL FOR RECEIVING
YOUR BRIEFINGS, IS MY COMMENT
AND STATEMENT. SEEING THAT WE
HAVE NO FINAL COMMENTS OR
STATEMENTS, CLERK, WILL YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON COUNCIL
BILL 120811?
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SECOND.
>> AYE.
>> HAIRSTYLES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL EIGHT 20811 PASSES
AND WILL BE SENT TO THE AUGUST
13 FULL CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
WE'RE GOING TO NOW MOVE ON TO
THE MIDYEAR GRANT ACCEPTANCE
AND APPROPRIATION. I MOVED
COUNCIL BILL 120813. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 820113.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE COMMENTS,
QUESTIONS, CONCERNS? AND SEEING
AS WE HAVE NO AMENDMENTS ON
THIS, I ALSO APPRECIATE MY
STATEMENT AGAIN AND I
APPRECIATE YOU ALL RECEIVING
YOUR BRIEFINGS. THIS HAS BEEN
MOVED AND SECONDED. COUNCIL
BILL 120813 HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. CLERK, WILL YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SECOND.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL BILL 812813 --
SORRY, 813 PASSES AND THIS WILL
BE SENT TO THE AUGUST 13 FULL
CITY COUNCIL MEETING. MOVING
ONTO COUNCIL BILL 120812, OUR
MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET, I
KNOW THAT WE HAVE A NUMBER OF
AMENDMENTS SO I NOW MOVE
COUNCIL BILL 120812. IS THERE A
SECOND .
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE
OF COUNCIL BILL 120812. I KNOW
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS
AND THANK YOU, TOM, FOR PULLING
UP A CHART OF ALL OF THE
AMENDMENTS. WE ARE GOING TO GO
IN ORDER. WE'VE GOT TOO MANY
ITEMS ON OUR SCREEN RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE GOING TO GO IN ORDER
WITH COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
FIRST. COUNCIL RIMER RIVERA,
THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> MOVED TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL
812 AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT
ONE, VERSION 2 ON THE AGENDA.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED IN SECOND
TO RECOMMEND AMENDMENT ONE,
VERSION 2 TO COUNCIL BILL 812.
I FORGOT TO GIVE YOU A QUICK
OVERVIEW. ONCE AN AMENDMENT IS
MOVED WE'LL TURN IT BACK TO
CENTRAL STUFF TO DO A QUICK
BRIEFING AND WE'LL PASS IT TO
THE SPONSOR TO HAVE THE
CONVERSATION. TOM, OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THIS
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S
AMENDMENT WOULD CREATE A
NON-LAPSING PROVISION THAT
ALLOWS FOR THE CARRYFORWARD OF
$150,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND
BUDGET ALLOCATED TO COMMUNITY
CRISIS RESPONSE PROGRAM
EVALUATION IN THE CARE
DEPARTMENT 2024 BUDGET AND IT
IMPOSES THE PROVISO THAT
REQUIRES THAT THE
APPROPRIATIONS IN CARES 2024
BUDGET FOUR BUDGET SUMMARY
LEVEL CARE DOCS 4000, $150,000
IS APPROPRIATED SOLELY FOR AN
INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF THE
PROGRAM AND MAY BE SPENT FOR NO
OTHER PURPOSE. SO ESSENTIALLY
IT IMPOSES A PROVISO AND
APPLIES A CARRYFORWARD SO THOSE
FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO MEET THE
PURPOSE OF THE PROVISO IN
FUTURE YEARS.
>> THANK YOU, TOM. OVER TO YOU
COUNCILMEMBER, VICE CHAIR
RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR. THIS
AMENDMENT IS, AS EVERYONE KNOWS
AND HAS HEARD ME SAY,
ACCOUNTABILITY IS KEY FOR ME.
WE MUST BUILD IN METRICS OF
SUCCESS SO WE KNOW HOW OUR CITY
PROGRAMS ARE PERFORMING. WE
NEED TO KNOW IF WHAT WE'RE
PAYING FOR IS DELIVERING THE
INTENDED RESULTS. THIS IS EVEN
MORE IMPORTANT DURING A BUDGET
DEFICIT LIKE THE ONE WE ARE
FACING NOW. THIS AMENDMENT
ENSURES THAT FUNDING IS
AVAILABLE ON GOING TO MEASURE
THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS PROGRAM
AND BY ONGOING MEANING IT'S
ONE TIME SO THAT IT COULD BE
USED AT A POINT IN TIME THAT
MAKES THE MOST SENSE TO
EVALUATE THE PROGRAM SO WE SEE
IF IT REALLY IS WORKING. SO WE
CAN MAKE IMPROVEMENTS WHERE AND
WHEN NECESSARY, SETTING ASIDE
MONEY FOR EVALUATION IS NOT
TAKING MONEY FROM SOMETHING
ELSE. IT IS PROTECTING THE
TAXPAYERS INVESTMENTS AND THAT
SHOULD ALWAYS BE BAKED INTO OUR
BUDGET. SO IT'S JUST GIVING
THE DEPARTMENT THE ABILITY TO
HAVE SOME FUNDS TO DO THE
ACTUAL EVALUATION SO WE CAN
KNOW WHEN AND HOW WE SHOULD
TWEAK THIS PROGRAM TO MAKE SURE
IT IS SERVING THE NEEDS BY
WHICH THE PROGRAM WAS CREATED.
SO HOPE TO HAVE YOUR SUPPORT ON
THIS EVALUATION PIECE. THANK
YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU VICE CHAIR.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, I SEE
YOUR HAND.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS. I
JUST WANTED TO NOTE AS CHAIR OF
THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, I
CONSIDER THIS TO BE A FRIENDLY
AMENDMENT AND IT'S IN KEEPING
WITH GOOD GOVERNANCE PROTOCOLS.
AND AS I MENTIONED MANY TIMES
TO INCLUDE TO CHIEF SMITH AND
OTHERS IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY
WORLD OF THE EXECUTIVE THAT THE
ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE AREA,
THERE IS GOING TO BE SOME
LEARNING, LESSONS LEARNED.
THERE IS GOING TO BE SOME
ADJUSTMENTS BECAUSE THIS IS A
NEW AREA WE ARE IN AND I KNEW
THIS AMENDMENT IS A WAY TO GET
SOME GOOD LOOKS IN TERMS OF ANY
COURSE CORRECTIONS THAT MAKE BE
NEEDED AND THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT COULD WORK TOGETHER WITH
THE MAYORS TEAM AND
PARTICULARLY IN THIS CASE WITH
CHIEF SMITH AND THE CARE
DEPARTMENT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
KELLY. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD AND IF YOU MAY, I WOULD
LIKE TO DO THIS AS A COSPONSOR
BECAUSE YOU ARE EMPHASIZING A
ROLE AS AN OVERSIGHT BODY, AND
IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
UNDERSTAND HOW THE PROGRAM IS
DOING. I DO ASK CHIEF SMITH
WHAT THE VISION IS FOR GOING
FORWARD BECAUSE WE ARE CREATING
NEW POSITIONS AND SO WHAT DOES
THE FUTURE OF THE PROGRAM LOOK
LIKE GOING FORWARD? THE PROGRAM
AS IT EXISTS IS SET TO EXPIRE
AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR, SO IT
IS -- IT DOES MERIT LOOKING AT
WHAT'S GOING WELL, WHAT'S NOT
GOING WELL , AND HOW CAN WE
MODIFY THIS GOING FORWARD WITH
THE USE OF THESE ADDITIONAL
POSITIONS, SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR EMPHASIZING
ACCOUNTABILITY.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL,
THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION
THAT 150 IS JUST A
CARRYFORWARD. I DID READ IT TO
SAY $150,000 EVERY YEAR SO I
APPRECIATE THAT. CAN YOU ARE
MAYBE SOMEBODY TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT WHAT REPORTING THE
DEPARTMENT IS ALREADY REQUIRED
TO DO AND HOW FREQUENTLY,
ANYONE?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. I DON'T
KNOW IF ANYBODY FROM CENTRAL
STAFF HAS JOINED IN ON ZOOM. I
DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT
QUESTION SPECIFICALLY.
>> THANK YOU, TOM. MY
UNDERSTANDING -- THANK YOU, MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE WAS
MONEY PUT IN FOR EVALUATION.
ACTUALLY IT WAS A BIT MORE
MONEY. IT WAS 500 K TO DO
EVALUATION AND SOME OTHER
THINGS, SO AS PART OF THE
MIDYEAR, THAT MONEY I
UNDERSTAND WOULD HAVE BEEN
TAKEN OUT AND INTO SOMETHING
ELSE. SO THIS REALLY IS JUST
PUTTING BACK THE EVALUATION. I
DON'T THINK WE NEED $500,000
FOR EVALUATION. I KNOW
CONSULTING CONTRACTS TYPICALLY
RUN UP TO $150,000 FOR AN
EVALUATION, A ROBUST
EVALUATION, SO AGAIN, IT'S
GIVING THE DEPARTMENT -- IT'S
PUTTING EVALUATION BACK IN AND
GIVEN THE DEPARTMENT THE FUNDS
NECESSARY TO DO THE EVALUATION.
SO THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU, AND I SEE WE HAVE
ANN GORMAN, CENTRAL STAFF
ANALYST ONLINE. AND I ALSO SEE
YOU ARE JUST IN YOUR OFFICE SO
YOU'RE FREE TO POP DOWN HERE
IF YOU LIKE.
>> I'M HERE RIGHT NOW SO I'LL
STAY PUT OUT THERE. ANN GORMAN,
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF. I JUST
WANT TO SUBSTANTIATE WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA JUST SAID.
THERE WAS FUNDING IN THE CARE
BUDGET THAT WAS ORIGINALLY
ESTABLISHED FOR DEPARTMENTAL
PLANNING PURPOSES. PLANNING WAS
LEFT SOMEWHAT VAGUE BUT THERE
WAS A REFERENCE MADE TO THE
NEED TO ESTABLISH ONGOING
PROGRAM EVALUATION MEASURES AND
THIS AMENDMENT WILL JUST ENSURE
THAT $150,000 OF THE ORIGINAL
ALLOCATION WAS USED FOR THAT
INTENDED PURPOSE.
>> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. ANY
FURTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS,
CONCERNS? SEE NONE, THE BILL
HAS BEEN MOVED AND AMENDMENT
ONE, VERSION 2 TO COUNCIL BILL
810812 HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. VICE CHAIR, ANY FINAL
WORDS?
>> YES, THANK YOU CHAIR. I JUST
WANT TO SAY AND I SHOULD'VE
LED WITH I SUPPORT ALTERNATIVES
TO POLICING AND ALWAYS WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT EVERY PROGRAM OF
THE CITY EMBARKS UPON REALLY
HAS A ROBUST EVALUATION PROCESS
BECAUSE WHEN WE START TO
IMPLEMENT THINGS, ESPECIALLY
THINGS THAT THE CITY HASN'T
DONE BEFORE, IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT
SOME AMOUNT OF TIME IN THAT
IT'S REALLY MEETING THE
INTENDED GOALS AND IT GIVES THE
CITY AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHIFT
GEARS IF IT'S NOT. YOU KNOW
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE TO
BE IN FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND
AS COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE LIKES
TO SAY, GOOD GOVERNANCE, SO
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU VICE CHAIR.
AMENDMENT TWO, VERSION 1 POINT
>> I'M SORRY, I GOT AHEAD,
I'M ALREADY LOOKING AT THE
NEXT AMENDMENT. AMENDMENT ONE,
VERSION 2 POINT
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,
COUNCILMEMBER SUCCOP. AND CHAIR
STRAUSS, NINE IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. NOW MOVING ON TO
WHERE I WAS JUST A SECOND AGO,
AMENDMENT TWO VERSION 1 TO
COUNCIL BILL 120812. THIS IS MY
AMENDMENT AND SO I WILL MOVE
AMENDMENT 2 VERSION 1 TO
COUNCIL BILL 120812. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED. AMENDMENT TWO,
WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO TOM AND
THEN I'LL MAKE A QUICK REMARK.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR. THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD ELIMINATE A
PROPOSED TRANSFER OF $1.9
MILLION OF MOVE SEATTLE LEVY
FUNDS AND THE S.CIP PORTFOLIO.
THOSE FUNDS ARE FOR THE BURKE
GILMAN TRAIL EXPANSION IN THE
CIP.
>> THANK YOU, TOM. THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE AND YOUR
STAFF FOR FLAGGING THE SIDEWALK
ISSUE HERE. IN FOLLOWING UP
WITH S.AND CBO, IT'S MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS WAS A
TECHNICAL CHANGE BASED ON WORK
ALREADY COMPLETED AND A MOVING
THE FUNDS BETWEEN SIDEWALKS IN
THE BURKE AND WOULD TRAIL FOR
FUNDS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN
SUSPENDED. I'LL JUST STATE
I'VE GOT MORE QUESTIONS TO BE
ANSWERED BEFORE AND COMFORTABLE
MOVING FORWARD WITH SUCH A
QUOTE, UNQUOTE ADMINISTRATIVE
CHANGE. THAT SAID, THIS WAS
ALSO PUT FORWARD BEFORE THE
LEVY VOTE AND SO THERE HAS BEEN
ADDITIONAL DOLLARS SHOULD THE
LEVY PASS, ASSOCIATED WITH THE
TRAIL PROJECT, WHICH IS WHY
UNTIL THE QUESTIONS CAN BE
FULLY ANSWERED REGARDING THIS
POT OF MONEY, I WOULD LIKE TO
HAVE IT RETURNED TO THE
SIDEWALK FUND. COLLEAGUES, ANY
QUESTIONS? FANTASTIC.
COUNCILMEMBER SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. JUST FOR
CLARIFICATION, YOUR PROPOSED
AMENDMENT WOULD ELIMINATE THIS
TRANSFER FROM THE MOVE SEATTLE
LEVY FUND AND WHICH WOULD'VE
BEEN USED UNDER THE EXECUTIVE
PROPOSAL TO FUND THE GILMAN
EXPANSION, SPECIFIC ROAD,
ACTUALLY THE SHELL SHOAL ROUTE
AND SO THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
AGAIN ELIMINATE THAT AND YOU
APTLY CALLED OUT THERE ARE
STILL SOME PENDING UNCERTAINTY
AROUND WHAT IS THE PREFERRED
ROUTE AND DEPENDING ON WHAT
HAPPENS IN NOVEMBER. BUT
AMONGST OTHER THINGS, JUST
CURIOUS WHERE -- SO IT STOPS
THAT MONEY FROM GOING TOWARDS
THAT AND WHERE DOES IT STAY
WITHIN THOSE EXISTING SORT OF
BUCKETS WITHIN THE MOVE SEATTLE
LEVY FUNDING FOR THOSE
EXISTING? SO SIDEWALKS, PAVING,
OTHER THINGS ARE -- YEAH.
>> SO YES, THIS WOULD RETURN TO
THE BUCKETS THAT THEY
ORIGINALLY CAME FROM . IN 2018
AND 2019 A SECTION OF THE BURKE
GILMAN TRAIL MISSING LINK WAS
COMPLETED BETWEEN THE LOCKS AND
24th AVENUE AND THAT THERE WAS
ALSO WORK DONE AT THAT TIME TO
REPAVE MARKET STREET. THE CURB
LINES WERE REMOVED. NEW
SIDEWALKS WERE BUILT. NEW TREES
WERE PLANTED, ALTHOUGH NOT
ENOUGH, AND THE CURRENT
EXISTING BURKE GILMAN TRAIL,
THERE WAS AN INJUNCTION PUT IN
AND SO THE PAVEMENT IS
TEMPORARY. THERE ARE NO
MARKINGS BECAUSE WE LEGALLY
CAN'T PUT A TRAIL THERE, EVEN
THOUGH S.WENT AHEAD AND BUILT A
TRAIL AND SO THAT'S WHERE --
THIS IS JUST A HIGH-LEVEL THAT
I'M PROVIDING WHICH IS WHY
I'VE GOTTEN MORE QUESTIONS
REGARDING WHERE DID THAT MONEY
COME FROM, WHERE DID IT GO.
WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT THE MONEY
HERE, IT WAS BEING MOVED , JUST
RETURNED TO THE BUCKETS THAT IT
CAME FROM. I WILL ALSO CAVEATS,
COLLEAGUES, SHOULD I RECEIVE
ADEQUATE ANSWERS AS TO WHY THIS
MONEY NEEDS TO MOVE FOR PAST
ACTIONS, I WILL BRING THIS
AMENDMENT FORWARD AT A FUTURE
DATE . BUT I HAVE THOSE
QUESTIONS FULLY ANSWERED, I
THINK IT'S PRUDENT TO RETURN
THE MONEY. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS. I
JUST WANTED TO NOTE, FIRST OF
COURSE IT'S GOOD GOVERNANCE TO
RETURN WHEN NECESSARY, LIKE
THAT, BUT ALSO YOUR WORK IN THE
COMMUNITY'S WORK REGARDING
ENDING THE THREE DECADES DELAY
COMPLETING THE BURKE GILMAN
TRAIL AND ALSO CONNECTING THE
NECESSARY AND REQUIRED FOR
FUTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN
OUR CITY, THE MARITIME
INDUSTRIAL PIECES TO THAT. SO
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, ANY
FURTHER QUESTIONS? SEE NONE,
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON AMENDMENT TWO, VERSION
1, COUNCIL BILL 812?
>> COUNCILMEMBER WILL .
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SECOND.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS. 90 FAVOR,
NONE OPPOSED.
>> AMENDMENT 2, VERSION 1 TO
COUNCIL BILL 120812 PASSES. WE
WILL MOVE ON TO AMENDMENT THREE
VERSION 1 POINT COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, THIS IS YOUR BILL,
YOUR AMENDMENT.
>> I MOVE AMENDMENT 3.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN AMENDMENT THREE,
VERSION 1 HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. OVER TO YOU, TOM, AND
BACK TO YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR STRAUSS. SO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'S
AMENDMENT WOULD ADJUST THE
PROVISO IN THE BILL AS
SUBMITTED, SO AS I REFERENCED
EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATION,
THERE IS A $10 MILLION PROPOSED
PROVISO APPLIED TO JUMPSTART
FUNDS IN THE DEAL BUDGET. THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT WOULD EXPAND
THAT TO $20 MILLION PROVISO
WHICH WOULD ALLOW TO APPLY THE
ENTIRE AMOUNT BUDGETED FOR
STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
IN THE DEAL. THE AMENDMENT ALSO
REQUESTS THE DEAL COLLABORATES
WITH VOTERS IN THE DEPARTMENT
AND FOCUS THE INVESTMENTS ON
EXISTING PROGRAMS AND
PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
AND THEN REPORTING REQUIREMENT
IS ADDED, WHICH WOULD REQUEST
THE DEAL REPORT TO THE COUNCIL
BY OCTOBER 25 2024 , DESCRIBING
THE SPENDING PLAN FOR THE
ENTIRE $20 MILLION.
>> THANK YOU, TOM.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, THE
FLOOR IS YOURS?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WAS
HOPING THE STUDENTS WOULD STILL
BE HERE SO I CAN THANK THEM FOR
COMING, BUT AS WE HEARD FROM
STUDENTS, NOT JUST THESE FOLKS
BUT WE'VE BEEN HEARING FROM
STUDENTS ACROSS THE CITY, THAT
THEY NEED GREATER ACCESS TO
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND WE
KNOW THAT PART OF THE CHALLENGE
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN MANY PARTS
OF SEATTLE IS THAT THEY LACK
SUFFICIENT ACCESS TO THE KINDS
OF ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMMING
THAT CAN HELP THEM HEAL FROM
TRAUMA BUT CAN ALSO HELP THEM
STAY SAFE AND STAY OUT OF
TROUBLE. I WILL SAY SOMEBODY
WAS SPEAKING ABOUT AK I AND THE
FIELD TRIPS THAT THE BOYS AND
GIRLS CLUB TAKES THESE KIDS ON.
MY DAUGHTER WENT TO HOCKEY FOR
MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND FOR THREE
YEARS DIDN'T HAVE A SINGLE
FIELD TRIP. SO THESE PROGRAMS
HELP STUDENTS GET EXPERIENCES
THAT THEY WOULDN'T OTHERWISE
GET AND THE KIND OF ENRICHMENT
THAT THEY MAY NOT OTHERWISE GET
ACCESS TO. SO THIS AMENDMENT
WOULD MAINTAIN THE COMMITMENT
TO THESE STUDENTS BY REQUESTING
THAT DEAL PARTNER WITH PARKS
AND HSD AND COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS DENTAL
HEALTH BY INCREASING
PROGRAMMING THAT'S FOCUSED ON
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, TO SUPPORT
SEATTLE YOUTH, PROVIDE SERVICES
THAT CAN ADDRESS YOUTH MENTAL
HEALTH AND VIOLENCE CRISIS. WE
KNOW THAT THERE ARE
ORGANIZATIONS DOING THIS
CRITICAL WORK IN OUR SCHOOLS
WHO DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FUNDING
TO MAINTAIN THEIR CAPACITY, LET
ALONE TO EXPAND THEIR REACH,
AND THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
MAINTAIN THE CITY'S PROMISE TO
THESE KIDS THAT WAS MADE LAST
YEAR. AND AS TOM MENTIONED, IT
DOES REQUEST THAT DEAL PROVIDE
A REPORT TO THE CHAIR OF THE
LIBRARY'S EDUCATION AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE THAT
WOULD EXPLAIN HOW THIS
COLLABORATION WOULD BE PLANNED,
AND I'M ASKING FOR MY
COLLEAGUES SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU. I SEE WE HAVE A
NUMBER OF HANDS. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE AND COUNCILMEMBER
NEVILLE.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR STRAUSS.
LIKE THE AMENDMENT SPONSOR I'D
LIKE TO THANK THE KIDS THAT
WERE HERE. I THINK IT'S
FANTASTIC FOR THEM TO
PARTICIPATE AND FOR THE ADULTS
THAT BROUGHT THEM AS WELL, AND
PARTICULARLY THE ORGANIZATIONS
LIKE COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS, THE
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF KING
COUNTY, SOUTHEAST NETWORK AND
ALL THOSE OTHERS THAT MAY HAVE
BEEN PARTICIPATING. IT IS GOOD
FOR THEM TO BE HERE AND AS
MENTIONED, I'VE MET WITH
COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS. SADLY,
WHEN THE GARFIELD STUDENT
MURPHY PING WAS KILLED THERE AT
GARFIELD, IT HIGHLIGHTS THE
NEED TO HAVE THIS WORK DONE. SO
I APPRECIATE THAT THEY CAME
HERE BUT ALSO WE ALSO NEED TO
NOTE THAT OLYMPIA NEEDS TO BE
VISITED BY THESE KIDS. BECAUSE
AS YOU KNOW, SCHOOL SPENDING,
EDUCATION AND MENTAL HEALTH ARE
STATE FUNCTIONS AND THAT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT. WE NEED TO
HAVE THIS ADVOCACY REALLY BE IN
OLYMPIA IN TERMS OF HOLDING
THEM TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES
AND PARTICULARLY AGAIN WITH
REGARDS TO MENTAL HEALTH IN
SCHOOLS AND ALSO TO THE SCHOOL
BOARD. THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS
RESPONSE ABILITIES IN THIS
AREA, AS WELL. THE SCHOOL BOARD
SHOULD BE VISITED BY THESE
ADULTS AND KIDS IN THE
ORGANIZATIONS. SHIFTING TOO
GOOD GOVERNANCE PIECE, I NOTED
THE AMENDMENT SPONSOR HAD AN
ACTION ALERT ON THIS AND IT
STARTED OFF WITH A PARAGRAPH
SAYING HERE IS SOME BACKGROUND,
AND IT NOTED THAT CITY OF
SEATTLE HAS BEEN SLOW TO SPEND
THAT $20 MILLION. AND IT ALSO
SAID THE CITY ONLY WANTS TO USE
THAT FUNDING AND THAT'S
UNACCEPTABLE. I FEEL A NEED TO
COME TO THE DEFENSE OF THE
EXECUTIVE, BECAUSE WHEN THIS
AMENDMENT WAS PASSED LAST YEAR,
THERE WAS NO COORDINATION. IN
THE OLD COUNCIL THAT SPONSORED
THAT AMENDMENTS, CAME OUT OF
THE BLUE WITH HIS $20 MILLION
PIECE, AND GIVEN THE FACT THAT
THE STATE IS NOT DOING ITS PART
REGARDING EDUCATION AND MENTAL
HEALTH, YES, I CAN SEE THE CITY
NEEDING TO STEP UP, USUALLY
AFTER A LONG PIECE OF ADVOCACY,
BOTH WITH OLYMPIA AND WITH THE
SCHOOL BOARD. BUT TO THE
DEFENSE OF THE EXECUTIVE, SO
THIS CAME OUT OF NOWHERE. SO IT
TAKES PLANNING AND EXECUTION TO
DO THAT. SO TO SAY THAT THEY
ONLY WANT TO DO THAT I THINK IS
AN INJUSTICE TO THE EXECUTIVE,
TO THE TEAMS THAT ARE TRYING TO
WORK IN THIS AREA. IT'S MORE
OF THE CITY CAN ONLY AT THIS
POINT SPEND THAT AMOUNT OF
MONEY. SO I KIND OF PUSH BACK
ON THE THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE
BECAUSE THE BACKGROUND DOESN'T
INCLUDE HOW THIS CAME ABOUT. IT
DIDN'T INCLUDE THE FACT THERE
WAS NO COORDINATION BY ITS
SPONSORING THE OLD COUNCIL OF
THIS AMENDMENT TO THAT PROCESS
AND THAT COORDINATION IS REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR THEM AND I
SUSPECT THIS AMENDMENT ITSELF
PROBABLY HAD MAYBE NOT AS MUCH
COORDINATION, IF ANY, RELATED
TO THE EXECUTIVE FUND IN TERMS
OF PUSHING THIS FORWARD, IN
TERMS OF HEY, CAN WE DO THIS.
GOOD GOVERNANCE, CAN WE DO
THIS? THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.
SO THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE. ALSO
HERE IN TERMS OF THIS AMENDMENT
AND YOUR SUPPLEMENTAL, BECAUSE
AGAIN, I BELIEVE PROBABLY HAS
NONE OR VERY LITTLE
COORDINATION. AND AGAIN, IT
GOES TO THE ABILITY OF THE
EXECUTIVE TO EXECUTE. AS I'VE
BEEN SAYING TO MY TEAM, BECAUSE
I MET WITH THE EXECUTIVE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AREA AND
WE WENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF
LOOKING AT WHAT THEY'RE DOING
WITH THE $10 MILLION. SO A LOT
OF TIMES IT COMES DOWN TO THE
ABILITY TO DIGEST, TO BE ABLE
TO WORK IT, AND SO I BELIEVE
THAT THE EXECUTIVE IS WORKING
THIS TO THE BEST OF THEIR
ABILITY. HENCE THE $10 MILLION
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
REMEMBER, TOO, THAT THIS IS A
MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL. WE'RE
TWO THIRDS OF THE WAY THROUGH
2024 SO IF WE WERE TO DO THIS
$10 MILLION, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN
WITH THAT? I'M LEARNING ABOUT
PAST THINGS WITH KING COUNTY
JAIL GUARD $11 MILLION HERE, $5
MILLION HERE AND THE $5
MILLION, WHAT HAPPENED TO IT?
SO IT'S THE ABILITY TO WORK
THESE PROCESSES THAT NEED TO BE
CONSIDERED IN PART OF THE
COORDINATION. AND TO TAKE IT
AWAY FROM WHAT WE HEARD,
BECAUSE I AGREE WITH THAT, THAT
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WORK
THROUGH THE REGULAR BUDGETING
PROCESS FOR 25, BECAUSE NOW WE
HAVE THE TIME TO DIGEST IT,
WORK IT, WHICH WAS NOT
HAPPENING WITH THE OLD COUNCIL
WHEN THIS PIECE OF FUNDING CAME
OUT OF NOWHERE. SO I THINK
THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE NEED
TO DO. WE NEED TO WORK IN
COLLABORATION AND AS THE CHAIR
OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE,
I'M DEFINITELY LOOKING TO WORK
WITH FIRST THE AMENDMENT
SPONSOR BUT ALSO CHAIR RIVERA
IN TERMS OF EDUCATION, CHAIR
MOORE, REGARDING HUMAN
SERVICES, HST PARTICULARLY, AND
MY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE
ON THE DAIS. AND ONE LAST PIECE
TO THIS IS THAT I'VE ALSO
REACHED OUT TO DR. JONES. I
DIDN'T HAVE A RESPONSE AS
CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY
BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY
IMPORTANT. SCHOOL SAFETY, THE
SAFETY FOR OUR KIDS, ALL THE
WORK THAT THE COMPUTED HE HAS
DONE. SO WE NEED TO BE ALSO
PRESSING THEM IN TERMS OF WHAT
ARE THEY DOING FOR SECURITY.
AND I MET HIM LAST YEAR AT UW
EVANS SCHOOL AND I HAD A GREAT
DISCUSSION WITH HIM LAST YEAR
WITH HIM AND HIS FAMILY AND
I'D LIKE TO WORK WITH HIM IN
CONJUNCTION WITH CHAIR RIVERA
AND TO PRESS FORWARD ON THIS.
BECAUSE I THINK WE NEED TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT IS DOING REGARDING
SECURITY, BECAUSE THIS HAS TO
BE A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH AND
ULTIMATELY WE NEED TO BE IN A
ONE SEATTLE WAY, ENGAGING WITH
THE COUNTY, BUT ON THIS CASE,
ENGAGING WITH THE STATE
REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH AND
EDUCATION FUNDING. SO I AM
DEFINITELY IN SUPPORT OF
WORKING THIS THROUGH THE NORMAL
BUDGET PROCESS TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE STRAIGHT IN 25 AND
WELL COORDINATED, SO THAT WE
CAN PROPERLY EXECUTE THE BUDGET
AND THE PROGRAMS. BUT AT THIS
POINT RELATED TO THIS
SUPPLEMENTAL, GIVEN THE FACT
THAT WE ARE TWO THIRDS OF THE
WAY, AND I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE
EXECUTIVE ON THIS AND THEY HAVE
THEIR $10 MILLION PLAN. I SAY
LET'S PRESS WITH THE $10
MILLION PLAN SO I WILL BE
VOTING NO ON THIS AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS
COUNCILMEMBER WOO FOLLOWED BY
VICE CHAIR RIVERA, THAN
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE AND COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON. COUNCILMEMBER
WOO.
>> THANK YOU. ALSO WANT TO ECHO
THE SENTIMENTS OF THINKING
THOSE WHO CAME IN EARLIER
TODAY. I ALSO RUN A VERY
SIMILAR PROGRAM. THE COMMUNITY
WATCH, AND I'VE BEEN MENTORING
YOUNG CHILDREN MY ENTIRE LIFE
AND I'VE BEEN REALLY FAMILIAR
WITH THE SOUTHEAST SEATTLE
ACTION NETWORK, KEY PASSAGEWAYS
AND FAMILY, SO I REALLY SUPPORT
THEIR WORK AND I SEE THE
EFFECTS ON THE KIDS, SO I WILL
BE SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
ABLE. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU CHAIR. I, TOO WANT
TO JOIN IN THANKING THOSE WHO
WERE HERE EARLIER, ESPECIALLY
THE KIDS WHO CAME DOWN TO CITY
HALL TO GIVE THEIR PUBLIC
COMMENT. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE
VOICES AND I SUPPORT THE
PROGRAMS THAT THE CITY IS
FUNDING. THESE COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE
MEANINGFUL AND IMPORTANT WORK
AND HAVING BEEN A LOW INCOME
KID MYSELF GROWING UP, AND A
RECIPIENT OF SUCH PROGRAMS, I
AM JUST SO VERY -- I UNDERSTAND
HOW IMPACTFUL THESE PROGRAMS
ARE AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR
US TO SUPPORT THEM. TO
COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE'S POINT,
THIS IS A MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL.
THIS IS MEANT TO TAKE UP THE
WORK AND THE FUNDING THAT
COUNCIL GAVE CITY DEPARTMENTS
THIS YEAR. WE ARE TWO THIRDS OF
THE WAY OF THE YEAR IN. THE
SUPPLEMENTAL DOES NOT CUT ANY
FUNDING FOR ANY OF THE PROGRAMS
CURRENTLY FUNDED BY DEAL OR
HSD. THIS IS NOT FUNDING, THIS
$20 MILLION IS NOT FUNDING THAT
HAS BEEN ALLOCATED OR AWARDED
TO ANYONE AT THE MOMENT, TO ANY
PROGRAM, AND THE DEPARTMENT HAS
BEEN IN THE PROCESS OF FIGURING
OUT HOW THE BEST WAY TO
ALLOCATE THESE FUNDS. MENTAL
HEALTH FOR STUDENTS IS NOT A
BODY OF WORK THAT THE
DEPARTMENT DOES OUTSIDE OF THE
29 SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS
THAT THE FAMILY'S EDUCATION,
PRESCHOOL AND PROMISE LEVY
FUNDS, UNTIL 2019 WHEN PART PUT
A VERY SMALL ALLOCATION TO DEAL
FOR MENTAL HEALTH POST THE
PANDEMIC WHICH DEAL HAD TO
FIGURE OUT HOW TO IMPLEMENT
THAT FUNDING AND TO
COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE'S EARLIER
POINT AS WELL, COUNCIL DOES NOT
HAVE CENTRAL STAFF WORK THAT
I'M AWARE OF ON ANY POLICY OR
PLAN FOR SPENDING THE MONEY.
THE MONEY WAS GIVEN TO THE
DEPARTMENT TO FIGURE OUT AND
I'M NOT SURE HOW THE PRIOR
COUNCIL CAME TO 20 MILLION IS
THE ACTUAL ALLOCATION. I'M NOT
SEEING ANYTHING FROM CENTRAL
STAFF AS TO HOW THEY ARRIVED AT
THAT FIGURE OR WHETHER THEY HAD
THE ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT THOSE
FUNDS WHEN THEY ALLOCATED IT TO
THE DEPARTMENT. THE DEPARTMENT
ALLOCATED THE SMALLER PRIOR
FUNDING IN A LIMITED WAY WITH
LIMITED INFORMATION, AS BEST
THEY COULD AND SUBSEQUENTLY
ENGAGED THEM IN A MORE ROBUST
PROCESS FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING
OUTSIDE OF THE $20 MILLION THAT
HAD ALSO BEEN GIVEN TO THEM ON
A SECOND TRANSFER OF MONEY. SO
THIS IS A THIRD TRANCHE. I
SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S $10
MILLION PROPOSAL FOR THE HEALTH
AND MENTAL INVESTMENTS WHICH
WILL BE IMPLEMENTED THIS COMING
SCHOOL YEAR. THOSE INVESTMENTS
ARE ROOTED AND WORKED ON IN
COLLABORATION WITH THE PUBLIC
HEALTH COMMUNITY. THE CITY'S
DEPARTMENT OF INNOVATION AND
PERFORMANCE RECENTLY RELEASED A
SIX MONTH LONG MENTAL HEALTH
FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
REPORT THAT WILL ALSO INFORM
THESE INVESTMENTS. AND HAVING
WORKED WITH DEAL SINCE 2018, I
KNOW THAT THE DEPARTMENT, THIS
IS NOT A BODY OF WORK THAT THEY
DO. THEIR MAIN MISSION IS TO
IMPLEMENT THE FAMILY'S
EDUCATION AND PRESCHOOL PROMISE
LEVY, WHICH IS $90 MILLION IN
YEARLY FUNDING THAT THE
TAXPAYERS HAVE VOTED FOR SINCE
THE 1990S. WE HAVE NOT YET SEEN
THE MAYOR'S BUDGET PROPOSAL
FOR THE BUDGET, THE BIENNIUM
2025-2026, AND WE WON'T SEE
THAT UNTIL THE END OF NEXT
MONTH. AT THAT POINT WE CAN
ADDRESS THIS ISSUE MORE FULLY,
WITH ALL THE FACTS AT HAND. I,
TOO, WANT TO LEARN WHAT THE
STATE WILL BE SUPPORTING BY WAY
OF THESE EFFORTS SINCE IT IS
THE STATE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR BOTH EDUCATION AND MENTAL
HEALTH. I WOULD LIKE TO LEARN
HOW THE STATE WILL ALIGN WITH
AND SUPPORT THE CITY'S EFFORTS
AND THOSE OF THE SCHOOL
DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
INCLUDING SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS. I HAVE MET WITH
SUPERINTENDENT JONES. WE HAD A
VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETING. I KNOW
THAT SPS HAS NEW SAFETY
MEASURES THEY WILL BE
INTRODUCING ONE'S KIDS COME
BACK IN THE FALL. AS I HAD SAID
EARLIER THIS WEEK, AND I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING MORE
FROM SPS WHEN THEY'RE READY TO
SHARE ON THAT. FOR ALL OF THESE
REASONS, I AGREE WITH
COUNCILMEMBER CATTALLY
AND I WON'T BE VOTING FOR THIS
AMENDMENT NOW BUT I'M VERY
MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL IN THE
FALL, WHEN WE GET TO RESPOND
FOR THE NEXT BIENNIUM. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE AND
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. TOM, I HAD
A THANK YOU FOR THE
PRESENTATION AND I HAD A
QUESTION ABOUT SO WHAT WOULD
HAPPEN TO THE $10 MILLION IF
THIS COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'S
AMENDMENT DOES NOT PASS?
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
CURRENTLY IF THE AMENDMENT DID
NOT PASS AND THE PROVISO AND
$10 MILLION STAYS AS PROPOSED,
THE OTHER $10 MILLION THAT WAS
ADDED IN THE 24 ADOPTED BUDGET
TO DEAL FOR MENTAL HEALTH WOULD
BE AVAILABLE WITHIN THE DEAL
BUDGET FOR OTHER USES OR
ULTIMATELY LAPSE TO THE
JUMPSTART FUND BALANCE AT THE
YEAR END.
>> SO IT COULD LAPSE TO THE
JUMPSTART BALANCE YEAR END?
>> THAT IS WHAT WILL OCCUR WITH
THE BILL AS PROPOSED.
>> AND THEN COUNCIL COULD COME
BACK AND COME WITH THE NEW
PROPOSAL ON HOW TO ALLOCATE
THAT PARTICULAR $10 MILLION OR
ADDITIONAL MONIES OUT OF THE
JUMPSTART?
>> YES. THAT PROPOSAL COULD
COME IN DURING THE FALL BUDGET
PROCESS OR NEXT YEAR. THAT'S
ESSENTIALLY WHERE THE MONIES
WILL RESIDE ABSENT ADDITIONAL
ACTION.
>> SO THE MONEY IS NOT LOST,
EFFECTIVELY? OKAY, THANK YOU.
CHAIR, MAY I MAKE A COMMENT?
>> THE FLOOR IS YOURS UNTIL --
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A
CLARIFICATION THAT THIS ISN'T
ABOUT TAKING MONEY AWAY FOR
RESTORING MONEY. THE MONEY IS
THERE. ADDITIONALLY I THINK AS
MY COLLEAGUES HAVE POINTED OUT,
THE EXECUTIVE IS NOT CAPABLE OF
SPENDING $20 MILLION BETWEEN
NOW AND THE END OF THE YEAR,
EVEN IF THEY COLLABORATE WITH
HS THE. I HAD -- WHILE ALL THIS
WAS GOING ON, AND I HAVE VERY
MUCH APPRECIATED THE TESTIMONY
OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS,
MEMBERS, URINE FAMILY MEMBERS
WHO NEED PASSAGEWAYS, EVERYBODY
WAS OUT THERE TELLING US ABOUT
THE SERVICES THAT THEY ARE
RECEIVING, HOW IT'S MADE SUCH
A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN
THEIR LIVES AND HOW THEY NEED
MORE. I'M 100% SUPPORTIVE OF
THAT BUT REALLY WHAT I'M
HEARING OUT THERE IS THE WORK
THAT SHOULD BE DONE AND IS MORE
APPROPRIATELY HOUSED IN THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND
PARTICULARLY UNDER THE SEATTLE
COMMUNITY SAFETY INITIATIVE,
WHICH IS DIRECTLY AIMED AT
WORKING WITH THOSE ACTUAL
COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ADDRESS
GUN VIOLENCE AND THE HOLISTIC
ENVIRONMENT OF PREVENTION AND
INTERVENTION. AND SO WHILE I
VERY MUCH SUPPORT THE INTENT,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, I DON'T
THINK IT IS -- IT SHOULDN'T BE
IN DEAL. IT NEEDS TO BE IN HS
THE. I WANTED TO BRING A WALK
ON AMENDMENT TO HAVE THAT
HAPPEN. IT IS MUCH TOO
COMPLICATED WHEN YOU'RE MOVING
MONEY FROM ONE DEPARTMENT TO
ANOTHER, TO DO IT ON THE FLY.
SO I'M NOT IN A POSITION TO DO
THAT, EVEN THOUGH I MADE A
REQUEST THAT CENTRAL STAFF AND
FAMILY AND TRIED TO COMPLY WITH
AND THEN I CAME TO MY SENSES.
SO ALL OF THAT BY WAY OF SAYING
THAT MONEY IS THERE. I'M
ABSOLUTELY COMMITTED TO GOING
BACK AND IN FACT I'VE BEEN
ASKING REPEATEDLY FOR BRIEFINGS
FROM THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT. I'M GOING TO BRING
THEM COMMITTEE TO TALK ABOUT
THE COMMUNITY SAFETY INITIATIVE
AND GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION
INTERVENTION, JUST AS A PLUG,
WE DON'T HAVE -- NORTH SEATTLE
IS NOT LISTED AS A COMMUNITY
SAFETY HUB, EVEN THOUGH SOUTH
SEATTLE AND I BELIEVE CENTRAL
CLR, AND NORTH SEATTLE IS IN
DESPERATE NEED OF THAT
DESIGNATION. SO THERE'S A LOT
OF WORK TO BE DONE HERE AND
I'M REASSURED TO KNOW THAT
MONEY IS GOING TO BE THERE FOR
US TO COME BACK AND BE LASER
FOCUSED ON PUTTING IT IN THE
RIGHT DEPARTMENT THAT CAN
ACTUALLY GET THE RESULTS THAT
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AND ALL WE
SEE TODAY. FOR THOSE REASONS I
AM GOING TO BE VOTING AGAINST
THIS AMENDMENT BUT I APPRECIATE
THE EFFORT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORE. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> FIRST I WANTED TO RESPOND TO
YOUR QUESTION OR YOUR COMMENT
THAT YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE THE
PREVIOUS COUNCIL CAME UP WITH
THE 20 MILLION. I'LL TELL YOU
. COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT WANTED
TO INCREASE THE PAYROLL EXPENSE
TAX OR WHAT YOU CALL THE AMAZON
TAX BUT AT A RATE THAT WOULD
GENERATE $60 MILLION IN YEAR.
THAT DID NOT PASS. THEN THERE
WAS ANOTHER OPTION TO PUT
FORWARD A PROPOSAL, SAME THING
TO GENERATE $40 MILLION A YEAR,
THAT DID NOT PASS IN THE $20
MILLION IN PAST SO IT WAS SORT
OF ROUND NUMBERS THAT WERE
AIMED AT AND MY QUESTION IS , I
HAVE A QUESTION FOR DIRECTOR
EITHER BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY
BEEN MENTIONED THAT IT MIGHT BE
DIFFICULT TO SPEND THIS IN
ADDITIONAL MONEY, THE
ADDITIONAL $10 MILLION THAT IS
PROPOSED IN THE AMENDMENT, AS
WELL AS THE ALREADY EXISTING
MONEY, THAT WE HEARD THE PLAN
FOR RECENTLY BUT I DON'T KNOW
HOW WELL WE ARE DOING GETTING
THAT MONEY OUT THE DOOR. MY
QUESTION IS ALL RIGHT, YOU HAVE
A PLAN FOR $10 MILLION POINT
IT'S SUPPOSEDLY GENERATING $20
MILLION, PARENTHETICAL
QUESTION, YES OR NO, IS A
GENERATING $20 MILLION OR ABOVE
OR BELOW BECAUSE IT'S AT A
RATE. IT DIDN'T DEFINE A
PARTICULAR AMOUNT FOR
COMPANIES. THAT WE CAN GET TO
LATER. DO YOU HAVE PLANS TO USE
THE OTHER $10 MILLION IN THE --
TO HELP PLUG THE OPERATING
DEFICIT NEXT YEAR ? IS THAT
WHERE THAT MONEY IS PARKED
CURRENTLY? NO NEED TO TELL US
WHAT YOU'RE PLANNING TO SPEND
IT ON SPECIFICALLY BUT WHAT
WERE YOU THINKING ABOUT DOING
WITH THAT OTHER $10 MILLION?
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER. AS
CENTRAL STAFF NOTED, THE
RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO BE
SPENT THIS YEAR, JUST LOGICALLY
SPEAKING. IF THEY ARE NOT SPENT
FOR THIS PURPOSE, IF NOT ALL
$20 MILLION THAT WAS
ANTICIPATED WHEN THE COUNCIL
ADOPTED ITS AMENDMENT IN THE
FALL, ARE SPENT FOR THIS
PURPOSE OR FOR ANY OTHER
PURPOSES, THEN THAT MONEY WOULD
BE AVAILABLE TO HELP ADDRESS
2025 AND 2026 BUDGETS AND THE
MAYOR WILL BE ASSUMING THAT
LOGIC TRAIN COMES TO HAPPEN,
THEN THAT WILL BECOME PART OF
THE RESOURCES FOR THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET AND FOR
COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION OF HOW
TO AMEND AND FINALLY ADOPT SOME
SPENDING PLAN AND BUDGET FOR 25
AND 26. IN SHORT, YES.
>> I WAS GOING TO GET TO THAT,
SEEING AS HOW THE BUDGET WAS
PROBABLY GOING TO BE SENT TO
THE PRINTER IN THE NEXT COUPLE
WEEKS, I WAS GOING TO SAY I'LL
TAKE THAT AS A YES AND I REMIND
PEOPLE THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING
FUNDING SOURCE. SO WHAT WE KNOW
IS THIS YEAR IT WOULD -- IT'S
EVERY YEAR THAT WE ARE GETTING
THIS MONEY AND DO YOU KNOW WHEN
THE RFP, THERE IS NOBODY FROM
HSD HERE BUT WHERE WILL THE
RFPS FOR THE COMMUNITY SAFETY
SAFETY PROGRAMS BE LEFT OR
RESPONDED TO, BECAUSE WE HAD
THAT PRESENTATION IN HOUSING
AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
RECENTLY.
>> YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE $2
MILLION FOR VIOLENCE
INTERVENTION, GUN VIOLENCE
INTERVENTION.
>> I THOUGHT ALL OF THE --
THERE'S ABOUT 4.5 MILLION OR
SOMETHING IN THE --
>> THE BONUS INTERVENTION POT
OF MONEY, THAT IS GOING TO BE
ANNOUNCED BY THE END OF THIS
MONTH. I DON'T HAVE MORE
DETAILS ON EXACTLY WHO WILL BE
GETTING WHAT MONEY TO DO
EXACTLY WHAT WITH THAT PART OF
MONEY BUT THERE IS AN RFI FOR
THE TELEHEALTH PORTION OF THE
REMAINING, THAT RFI IS GOING TO
HELP US IDENTIFY A LONG-TERM
CONTRACTOR FOR THE 2025 AND
BEYOND, SO WE WILL SELECT A
CONTRACTOR TO MOVE FORWARD.
THAT RFI, THE RESPONSES CAME IN
AT THE END OF JULY SO WE ARE
EVALUATING THE RESPONSES ON
THAT BUT WE HAVE A CONTRACTOR
WHO IS ALREADY ON BOARD TO DO
THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL
YEAR THROUGH DECEMBER.
>> I WAS REFERRING TO A LOT OF
THE PROGRAMS THAT FALL OUTSIDE
OF THIS PARTICULAR INITIATIVE
BUT I CAN FOLLOW UP AND GET
THAT INFORMATION. THANKS.
>> AS A POINT DIRECTLY RELATED,
I BRING THIS UP NOT BECAUSE I
TRY TO PUT A FINGER ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF WHATEVER THE
SCALE IS BUT THE 10 MILLION THE
EXECUTIVE IS REQUESTING DOES
INCLUDE $2 MILLION OF
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR VIOLENCE
PREVENTION THAT WOULD BE LED
THROUGH CONTRACTS AND CAN LEAD
POTENTIALLY TO SOME OF THE
AGENCIES YOU SAW TODAY, THAT
THERE IS STILL $10 MILLION ON
THE TABLE FROM THE ORIGINAL,
JUST TO BE CLEAR, BUT WE MADE
THE PREVIOUS BRIEFING, WE OFFER
DETAIL ON WHAT THE $10 MILLION
THAT IS IN THE EXECUTIVE
PROPOSAL INCLUDES BUT I JUST
WANT TO EMPHASIZE AMONG THOSE
THINGS IT IS ADDITIONAL
FUNDING, SUBSTANTIAL ADDITIONAL
FUNDING OF A COUPLE MILLION
DOLLARS AND THAT AGAIN WILL
COMPLEMENT EXISTING YOUTH
VIOLENCE PREVENTION FUNDING
THAT THE CITY HAS IN ITS BASE
BUDGET AND I SAY THAT I CANNOT
KNOW WHAT THAT BASE FUNDING IS
TO WHICH $2 MILLION WOULD BE
ADDED.
>> THOSE ARE THE RFIS THAT I
WAS REFERRING TO.
>> IT'S WORTH CLARIFYING AT
THIS STAGE.
>> YES.
>> AND TO ADDRESS A QUESTION,
IT WAS A COMMENT, ACTUALLY NOT
A QUESTION FROM COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE, THE $2 MILLION WILL NOT
BE SPENT -- WILL BE SPENT BY
HSD FOR THESE CONTRACTS. WE
PLAN TO DO IT THROUGH
EFFECTIVELY HAVING THE DEAL
FUNDING SUPPORT THE WORK IN HSD
THROUGH AN MOU. SO I APPRECIATE
YOUR COMMENT THAT THIS IS
APPROPRIATELY DONE THROUGH HSD.
WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT TOGETHER
BY THE TIME WE TRANSMITTED THE
MAJOR SUPPLEMENTAL TO MAKE THAT
HAPPEN IN SORT OF MORE OFFICIAL
TERMS, BUT I WANT TO BE CLEAR
ABOUT WHAT OUR PLANS ARE.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR .
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS?
>> NO.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA.
>> THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. THANK
YOU ALL . THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, ASKED ONE
OF MY QUESTIONS I HAD, WHAT
HAPPENS TO THE MONEY IF IT IS
UNSPENT, IF IT PASSES. OR
EXCUSE ME, DOES NOT PASS. A
RELATED QUESTION I HAVE NOW IS
IF THIS AMENDMENT PASSES, BUT
NOT ALL OF THE $20 MILLION ENDS
UP BEING SPENT, FOR WHATEVER
REASON, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE
MONEY IN THAT CASE?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
SO IT WOULD DEPEND ON WHETHER
OR NOT THE MONEY HAS BEEN
OBLIGATED IN THE WAY, SO MANY
CONTRACTS HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED
FOR ANY PORTION OF THOSE
DOLLARS AND THEY WOULD CARRY
FORWARD AUTOMATICALLY INTO THE
NEXT YEAR. ANYTHING THAT WAS
NOT UNDER CONTRACT BY YEAR END
WOULD LAPSE TO BALANCE OR BE
PROPOSED FOR CARRYFORWARD
THROUGH A LEGISLATIVE BILL
LATER NEXT YEAR.
>> SO UNPLEDGED, UNCOMMITTED,
THROUGH CONTRACTING FUNDS COULD
CARRY FORWARD, COULD BE
PROPOSED FOR SOMETHING ELSE ,
ANY NUMBER OF THINGS.
>> YES.
>> YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. MAKES
SENSE AND I GUESS I ECHO THE
SENTIMENT SHARED BY MY
COLLEAGUES AND WANT TO EXPRESS
MY OWN PERSONAL GRATITUDE AND
THANKS FOR MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC THAT SHOWED UP AND
TESTIFIED EARLIER, ESPECIALLY
RECOGNIZING AND UPLIFTING OUR
USED, WHO WERE HERE. REALLY
APPRECIATE HEARING THEIR VOICES
AND THEIR PERSPECTIVE DIRECTLY,
AND NOT LETTING ADULTS
ADVOCATES ON THEIR BEHALF. SELF
ADVOCACY IS IMPORTANT, TOO.
ALSO SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO THE
YOUTH WHO SHOWED UP AND HEARD
HIS BACKGROUND, A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT HIS BACKGROUND AND
JOURNEY AND MENTIONED THAT HE
WAS A COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJOR AT
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
HAVING WORKED IN TECH FOR THE
LAST 10 YEARS BEFORE I TOOK
OFFICE, I'LL SAY THAT YOUNG
MAN'S BACKGROUND IN PROFILE
AND JOURNEY IS EXACTLY WHAT THE
INDUSTRY NEEDS. IT'S EXACTLY
WHAT OUR CITY NEEDS AND
PROGRAMS NEED TO KEEP TURNING
OUT YOUNG MEN JUST LIKE THAT,
YOUNG MEN, YOUNG PEOPLE JUST
LIKE THAT. SO IN ANY EVENT, I
ALSO APPRECIATE THE YOUNG FOLKS
ESPECIALLY FOR SHOWING UP AND
SHOWING OUT, SO WE HAVE A REAL
LIFE TANGIBLE. I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT
TODAY. WE HAVE A REAL LIFE
TANGIBLE IDEA, PROPOSAL ON THE
TABLE TODAY AND THIS IS A
REALLY URGENT, IMPORTANT
CHALLENGE. THE BROADER ISSUE OF
YOUTH, MENTAL HEALTH AND THE
ASSOCIATED CHALLENGES THAT IT
IMPOSES ON OUR SOCIETY AND THE
RESPONSIBILITIES IT IMPOSES ON
OUR SOCIETY AND OUR COMMUNITY,
AND SO WE HAVE A REAL LIFE
TANGIBLE PROPOSAL ON THE TABLE
TODAY IN THE FORM OF THIS
AMENDMENT, FOR ONE REASON OR
THE OTHER ONLY $10 MILLION WAS
SPENT OR PROPOSED TO BE SPENT
OF THE ORIGINAL, LAST YEAR
PROPOSED $20 MILLION
ALLOCATION, WHICH I UNDERSTAND.
NOW THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
PURPORT TO EXPAND BY ADDING A
FEW DIFFERENT SUBCATEGORIES,
PROVIDE RESTORATIVE PRACTICES
THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED
PARTNERS AT SUBSECTION B,
SUBSECTION C, TO INVEST IN SAFE
COMMUNITY SPACES AND ENRICHMENT
ACTIVITIES, AMONGST OTHER
THINGS. THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
PURPORT TO DO. AND SO IF IT
COULD BE SPENT IN THOSE AREAS,
GREAT. WE HAVE A PROPOSAL ON
THE TABLE. I AM MINDFUL,
HOWEVER, AND SENSITIVE TO THE
COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES WHO
INDICATED THEY WOULD NOT BE
SUPPORTING INCLUDING
COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE, WHICH I
THINK ONE OF YOUR COMMENTS WAS
ECHOED BY A FEW OF OUR
COLLEAGUES HERE INCLUDING
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, THE SORT
OF MISSION THAT WE ARE TWO
THIRDS OF THE WAY THROUGH THE
YEAR AND THAT OTHER -- WE'LL
SEE, WE'LL KIND OF WAIT AND
SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT. AND
I'M FULL THAT AND I APPRECIATE
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. I GUESS
UNDERTAKING, ENDEAVORING TO
UNDERTAKE THE HERCULEAN,
WORKING WITH CENTRAL STAFF TO
UNDERTAKE THE HERCULEAN TASK OF
GOING THROUGH WHAT WOULD BE THE
BEST APPROPRIATION OF THESE
RESOURCES TO HAVE A MORE
TARGETED IMPACT FOR THE END
GOAL INTENDED RESULTS, I DON'T
INTEND TO SPEAK FOR YOU ALL BUT
KIND OF REALLY RALLY AROUND.
BUT IN THE ABSENCE OF THAT, WE
HAVE AGAIN A PROPOSAL ON THE
TABLE TODAY SO I'M PREPARED TO
SUPPORT IT TODAY. IF IT CAN'T
GET SPENT FOR WHATEVER REASON,
THEN WE'LL HAVE THOSE
CONVERSATIONS AND CARRYFORWARD,
LOOK AT RELOCATING, LOOK AT
RETARGETING THE INVESTMENT AND
ANY NUMBER OF THINGS. BUT I'M
SUPPORTING THIS TODAY. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
BEFORE I TURN IT BACK TO YOU
FOR THE FINAL WORD, I'VE GOT A
COUPLE COMMENTS. I DIDN'T
RAISE MY HAND BECAUSE I KNOW
I'M HERE . ARE THERE OTHER
COMMENTS?
>> I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. DIRECTOR
EDITOR, SEMI UNDERSTANDING FOR
THE $10 MILLION PROPOSAL THAT
THE MAYOR HAS WAS THAT THE
INNOVATION AND PERFORMANCE TEAM
I'VE WORKED WITH, UW
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, OTHER
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, PROVIDING
SOME OF THE SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH
CLINICS AND OTHER FOLKS AND
THAT THE PROPOSAL WAS BASED ON
THAT WORK AND I IMAGINE THAT
PART OF THE REASON FOR THE $10
MILLION IS BECAUSE OF THE
ABILITY -- THIS IS NEW WORK IN
THIS WAY, IN THIS PARTICULAR
WAY, AND SO I IMAGINE THE $10
MILLION WAS BECAUSE OF THE WAY
IT IS BEING SPENT, WHAT YOU ARE
ABLE TO DO, WHAT THE
DEPARTMENTS ARE ABLE TO DO. SO
THE ADDITIONAL $10 MILLION WERE
PUT IN, WHAT IS THE LIKELIHOOD?
BECAUSE I IMAGINE YOU'D HAVE
TO ENGAGE IN A DIFFERENT
PROCESS. IT'S NOT AS SIMPLE,
WHICH ALMOST KIND OF DEFIES
REASON BUT HAVING WORKED AT THE
CITY FOR AS LONG AS I HAVE, I
IMAGINE IT'S NOT AS EASY AS
JUST ADDING MORE TO EACH OF
THOSE BUCKETS, BUT GOING BACK
AND TALKING AND HAVING TO CRAFT
ANOTHER PROPOSAL FOR THAT
INITIAL -- EXCUSE ME, FOR THAT
SECOND TRANCHE OF MONEY. SO THE
ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT
BETWEEN NOW AND YEAR'S END AND
PLUS YOU ARE ENGAGED IN THE
BUDGET CONVERSATION, WHICH WE
ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT IN
ABOUT A MONTH.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT
OPPORTUNITY, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. IT IS TRUE THAT WE HAVE
BEEN LIVING WITH DELIBERATE
SPEED BUT SENSING THE URGENCY
OF THE COMMUNITY NEEDS IS STILL
TAKING A SEVERAL MONTHS TO PUT
TOGETHER A PROPOSAL FOR HOW TO
SPEND THE MONEY THAT IS IN THE
TRANSMITTED VERSION OF THAT
PROVISO $10 MILLION WOULD BE
ABLE TO GO OUT THE DOOR THIS
YEAR. THAT IS NEW MONEY WHICH
HAS NEVER BEEN SPENT BEFORE BY
THE CITY IN THIS MAGNITUDE FOR
THESE KIND OF PROGRAMS. WE
THINK THIS IS A PRUDENT
APPROACH THAT ALLOWS US TO TEST
NEW MOVES, SEE WHAT THE TAKE-UP
IS. WE HAVE SOME ESTIMATES AND
SOME PROJECTIONS BUT WE WANT TO
SEE HOW THE RESOURCES WE PUT ON
THE GROUND ARE ACTUALLY USED
AND REEVALUATED TO BALANCE THE
NEEDS AGAINST THAT ARE SPENT.
WE THINK THAT'S WHAT THE
COUNCIL TASKED US WITH WITH
PUTTING THIS MONEY IN THE
BUDGET IN THE FIRST PLACE AND
THIS IS OUR BEST ATTEMPT AFTER
SEVERAL MONTHS OF COORDINATED
EFFORT, WORKING WITH OTHER
JURISDICTIONS, INTERVIEWING
YOUNG PEOPLE AND COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS, STAKEHOLDERS WHO
HAVE WORKED IN THIS SPACE.
WE'VE FORMED A PLAN TO PARTNER
WITH KEY ORGANIZATIONS AND TO
BRING SOME CONSULTING EXPERTISE
UNDER CONTRACT. THAT, TOO TAKES
SOME TIME AND IT APPEARS TO ME
UNLIKELY THAT WE WILL BE ABLE
TO SPEND AN ADDITIONAL $10
MILLION IF GIVEN A GREEN LIGHT
TODAY. WE WOULD CERTAINLY DO
OUR BEST TO EVALUATE A PATH
FORWARD IF THAT'S THE
COUNCIL'S WISH .
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR. JUST
ONE LAST QUESTION, THANK YOU
FOR THE TIME. DIRECTOR READER,
CAN YOU CONFIRM, DEAL WAS GIVEN
$4 MILLION FOR MENTAL HEALTH IN
2022 AND IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING
THAT THOSE CONTRACTS WERE JUST
IMPLEMENTED IN JANUARY IN 2024.
SO IT HAS TAKEN THAT LONG FOR
THAT $4 MILLION TRANCHE.
>> I BELIEVE THAT'S CORRECT.
>> SO THE LAST THING I'LL SAY
IS VERY MUCH SUPPORT. I DON'T
WANT TO LEAVE THE IMPRESSION
THAT I DO NOT SUPPORT MENTAL
HEALTH INVESTMENTS BY THE CITY.
I VERY MUCH DO. I ALSO SUPPORT
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
I AM SO GLAD HRS HE HAS CURRENT
CONTRACTS WITH THOSE
ORGANIZATIONS AND I WOULD
SUPPORT CONTINUING FORWARD WITH
THOSE. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
THIS PARTICULAR $10 MILLION AND
THE INABILITY FOR THE CITY TO
ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT THIS FUND.
AND I, TOO, HAVE A SENSE OF
URGENCY AND IT'S VERY TEMPTING
TO THROW MONEY AT A PROBLEM,
BUT IF WE CAN'T DELIVER ON IT,
IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE AND
YOU KNOW I FEEL THE
RESPONSIBILITY TO TAXPAYERS TO
BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND TO
THE STUDENTS WHO WERE HERE, WHO
WERE EXPECTING THAT IF WE SPENT
-- IF WE PASS THIS MONEY THAT
SOMEHOW THEY'RE GOING TO GET
IT IMMEDIATELY, IT IS NOT TRUE
UNLESS YOU'RE TELLING ME
OTHERWISE, DIRECTOR READER, AS
THE HEAD OF THE CENTRAL BUDGET
OFFICE. SO I WANT TO BE REALLY
CLEAR ABOUT THAT, TOO, BECAUSE
IT REALLY UPSETS ME WHEN WE
PROMISE PEOPLE THINGS THAT WE
CANNOT DELIVER ON. WE HAD MANY
KIDS HERE TODAY AND TO SUGGEST
THAT SOMEHOW PASSING THIS,
THEY'RE GOING TO SEE THIS
MONEY RIGHT AWAY, IS JUST
SIMPLY NOT TRUE, AND I IN GOOD
FAITH AND IN GOOD CONSCIENCE, I
CANNOT SUPPORT THAT. SO WHILE I
SUPPORT THE UNDERLYING REASONS,
I DON'T SUPPORT MOVING FORWARD
IN THIS FASHION. IT'S JUST NOT
HONEST TO THE KIDS THAT CAME
HERE TODAY. SO THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THOSE REMARKS,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. I VERY
MUCH SHARE THEM AND TO THAT
POINT, I JUST WANT TO BE -- I
WANT TO HEAR DIRECTLY, THERE'S
ABOUT $2 MILLION OF THIS $10
MILLION THAT'S BEEN DIRECTED
TO HSD TO DEAL WITH GUN SAFETY,
GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION,
INTERVENTION. TODAY WE CAN --
IF WE GAVE YOU MORE MONEY TODAY
YOU COULD NOT ACTUALLY
IMPLEMENT OR EXECUTE ANY
ADDITIONAL MONEY IN THE GUN
VIOLENCE PREVENTION ARENA
BETWEEN NOW AND DECEMBER.
>> I WAS SPEAKING MORE
SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE MENTAL
HEALTH ASPECTS. I DON'T THINK
WE HAD A GAME PLAN FOR THE $2
MILLION. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU
GAVE US ANOTHER $5 MILLION OR
MILLION DOLLARS FOR THAT
PURPOSE, COULD WE ADJUST OUR
GAME PLAN FOR THAT? I DON'T
HAVE A SPECIFIC ANSWER FOR YOU.
I CAN ONLY TELL YOU THAT WE
CURRENTLY HAVE A GAME PLAN FOR
SPENDING $2 MILLION IN THE
REMAINING MONTHS OF THIS YEAR.
>> AND WHY IS IT $2 MILLION?
HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THAT
NUMBER? BECAUSE FRANKLY I DID
THINK IT WAS KIND OF LOW AT THE
TIME.
>> I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO
DO A PILOT PROJECT, BEGIN SOME
SEED MONEY AND SEE HOW THAT
GOES AND DETERMINE WHETHER TO
CONTINUE IT OR MAKE ADJUSTMENTS
MOVING FORWARD IN 25 AND 26.
THIS, TOO, IS A NEW INVESTMENT
FOR US AND WE NEED TRAINING
WHEELS TO GET STARTED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M JUST GOING TO SAY I
SUPPORT FUNDING MENTAL HEALTH
FOR OUR STUDENTS. I'VE GOT A
NUMBER OF CONCERNS WITH THIS
AMENDMENT. IF WE HAD JUST
CHANGED THE $10 MILLION-$20
MILLION IN THIS AMENDMENT, I'D
PROBABLY SUPPORT IT. IF WE HAD
HAD A SEPARATE AMENDMENT ABOUT
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
INTERVENING IN YOUTH VIOLENCE,
I'D LIKELY SUPPORT THAT. WHERE
I'M HAVING TROUBLE IS WE'VE
NOT HAD A DIRECT CONVERSATION,
SETTING GOOD EXPECTATIONS WITH
THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE
ORIGINAL $20 MILLION THAT
EVERYONE THOUGHT COULD BE SPENT
TODAY. WE HEARD IN FINANCE
NATIVE COMMUNITIES FROM OUR
SUBJECT MATTER, FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, ABOUT IF THEY
COULD SPEND $20 MILLION THEY
WOULD BUT I'M GOING TO ASK
THAT QUESTION TO YOU MORE
DIRECTLY, DIRECTOR EATER, IN
JUST A SECOND. THEY'VE
PRODUCED A PRUDENT PLAN FOR THE
$10 MILLION. WE ALL KNOW THAT
TO BE TRUE. AND I THINK
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, I'M
GOING TO ASK YOU AT THE END OF
MY REMARKS, MY QUESTIONS, IF
YOU'D LIKE TO HOLD THIS
AMENDMENT FOR FULL COUNCIL,
THAT'S AN OUTSIDE OF STANDARD
APPROACH BUT I THINK THERE ARE
SOME QUESTIONS THAT ARE GOOD
QUESTIONS FROM COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE ABOUT HOW DID WE ARRIVE
AT THIS FIGURE. THIS IS PART OF
-- AND I'LL JUST BE CANDID,
COLLEAGUES. I CAN'T HELP
FACILITATE THIS CONVERSATION
WHEN AMENDMENTS ARE HELD
CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL THE AGENDA
IS PUBLISHED. IT'S REALLY THAT
SIMPLE BECAUSE AT THAT POINT
AND I'M FINDING OUT AT THE
SAME POINT THE OTHER IS AND I
CAN'T BE ASKING THESE PROBING
QUESTIONS. BUT IF DIRECTOR
EDER, IF YOU HAD A MAGIC WAND
AND YOU COULD SPEND THE $20
MILLION THIS YEAR, WOULD YOU DO
THAT?
>> I'M NOT CLEAR THAT WE WOULD
BE ABLE TO DO IT. I KNOW THAT
WE ARE NOT ADVOCATING FOR THAT
FLEXIBILITY AT THIS POINT
BECAUSE WE HAVE SPENT THE LAST
FEW MONTHS COMING UP WITH A
PLAN FOR HOW TO SPEND AS MUCH
MONEY AS WE THOUGHT WAS
REASONABLE TO GET OUT THE DOOR
IN A RESPONSIBLE WAY AND
EVALUATE NEW PROGRAMS. THAT THE
$10 MILLION THAT'S ON THE
TABLE TODAY.
>> AND WHAT I HEARD -- I WAS
USING MORE OF A HYPOTHETICAL.
YOU ANSWERED ME WITH A REAL
ANSWER. I APPRECIATE THAT BUT
I'VE HEARD THAT THIS MONEY WAS
SLOW TO GET OUT THE DOOR BUT
I'VE SEEN THE EXACT OPPOSITE.
NOBODY KNEW THAT THIS MONEY WAS
GOING TO BE AVAILABLE BEFORE
THE LAST WEEK OF NOVEMBER OF
LAST YEAR AND WHAT WE SEE IS
WE'VE GOT $10 MILLION TO SPEND
FOR HALF OF A SCHOOL YEAR THIS
YEAR. I EXPECT TO SEE $20
MILLION FOR A FULL YEAR NEXT
YEAR. WHERE MY CONCERNS ARE IS
IF WE MAKE THIS CHANGE TO THE
UNDERLYING LEGISLATION, THEN IS
IT -- DID WE PROMISE LAST YEAR
THAT WE WERE GOING TO SPEND ON
MENTAL HEALTH $20 MILLION AND
NOW WE ARE SPENDING $20 MILLION
ON MENTAL HEALTH PLUS
INTERVENTIONS? THIS IS WHERE
I'M JUST HAVING TROUBLE WITH
WHAT FEELS LIKE MOVING THE GOAL
POSTS FOR OUR COMMUNITY, TIME
AND TIME AGAIN, SO THAT'S
WHERE I'M HAVING ISSUES TODAY.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, IT
SOUNDS LIKE COLLEAGUES HAVE
SOME GOOD QUESTIONS THAT MIGHT
CHANGE THEIR MIND BETWEEN NOW
AND WHEN THEY. I'M GOING TO
ASK YOU IF YOU'D BE INTERESTED
IN HOLDING THIS AMENDMENT UNTIL
MONDAY. I'M HERE TRYING TO
STEWARD A GOOD PROCESS MOVING
FORWARD THAT ALLOWS EVERYONE TO
GET THEIR QUESTIONS ANSWERED,
TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION.
THIS IS A BREAK FROM MY
STANDARD PRACTICE. I'M JUST
NOTING THAT BECAUSE AT THIS
POINT I'M GOING TO BE
ABSTAINING ON THIS MATTER. WITH
THAT, COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
THE FLOOR IS YOURS, BEFORE WE
TAKE A VOTE OR WE LEAVE THAT
DECISION TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO
RESPOND TO SOME OF THE COMMENTS
THAT HAVE BEEN MADE. FIRST I
WILL SAY THAT MY STAFF WALKED
THE HALL LAST WEEK WITH ALL OF
MY AMENDMENTS, SO BEFORE THE
AGENDA WAS PUBLISHED I
MENTIONED IN A BRIEFING ON
MONDAY AND I INVITED EVERYONE
TO ASK ME IF THERE WERE
QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE
AMENDMENTS. SO I JUST WANT TO
GET THAT FACT ON THE RECORD. I
ALSO SPOKE TO THE EXECUTIVE
ABOUT THE $10 MILLION PLAN. I
UNDERSTAND THAT PROCESS TOOK
SOME TIME TO GET THAT PROPOSAL
IN PLACE AND IT WAS VERY
SPECIFICALLY ABOUT ADDRESSING
THE MENTAL HEALTH QUESTIONS AND
I EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT ELSE
TO DO WITH THAT ADDITIONAL $10
MILLION THAT COULD ALSO SUPPORT
YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE BALANCE
OF WHAT HAD BEEN PROMISED LAST
YEAR. THE INTENT OF THE
AMENDMENT IS TO INCREASE
SUPPORT FOR EXISTING PROGRAMS.
WE ALREADY PROVIDE ASSISTANCE
THROUGH DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, WHETHER IT'S
GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION, WHICH
WE SUPPORT THROUGH THE
COMMUNITY SAFETY INITIATIVE AT
HSD. WE ALSO INVEST AND HAVE
INVESTED THROUGH DEAL FOR
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, FOR
LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS AND
MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS,
PACIFICALLY FOR BLACK GIRLS AND
YOUNG WOMEN, AND OTHER KINDS OF
YOUTH PROGRAMMING. SO THIS
ISN'T A LOT OF NEW WORK. IT'S
WORK THAT WE ALREADY DO AT THE
CITY AND THE POINT HERE IS TO
TRY TO EXPAND THE ABILITY TO
PROVIDE ACCESS TO THOSE
SERVICES, BECAUSE AS WE SAW
THIS MORNING, THERE ARE
HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF YOUNG
PEOPLE ACROSS THE CITY WHO
CAN'T AFFORD SUMMER CAMP AND
CAN'T AFFORD AFTERSCHOOL
PROGRAMS AND NEED PLACES TO GO
WHERE THEY CAN BE SAFE AND GET
ACCESS TO OTHER SUPPORTS. SO
THIS MIGHT NOT BE THE VERY
SPECIFICALLY MENTAL HEALTH BUT
IT IS ABOUT PROVIDING SAFE
SPACES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE
ABLE TO ACCESS ENRICHMENT AND
SERVICES THAT CAN KEEP THEM OUT
OF TROUBLE. SO AS I SAID, IT'S
TRUE THAT HSD HAS THE CSI
CONTRACTS BUT WE'VE HEARD MOUS
ARE POSSIBLE FOR COLLABORATION
AND THAT IS PART OF THE POINT
OF THIS AMENDMENT, AS WELL.
DEAL IS NOT AN EXPERT IN MENTAL
HEALTH. WE ALL AGREE WITH THAT
BUT THEY DO UNDERSTAND THE NEED
FOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR
YOUNG PEOPLE, FOR OTHER
ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG
PEOPLE, AND THEY ALSO
UNDERSTAND THAT OTHER CITY
DEPARTMENTS ARE OFFERING SOME
OF THAT SUPPORT THROUGH OUR
COMMUNITY CENTERS, THROUGH
PARKS PROGRAMS AND SO THAT'S
WHAT THIS AMENDMENT IS INTENDED
TO DO, IS SUPPORT RATER
COLLABORATION THROUGH OUR CITY
DEPARTMENTS THAT DO SUPPORT
YOUNG PEOPLE AND TO PROVIDE THE
RESOURCES THAT ALL OF OUR
DEPARTMENTS NEED IN ORDER TO
PROVIDE ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. SO I THINK
THAT THIS IS TOTALLY IN KEEPING
WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING
ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND
SUPPORT FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.
MAYBE IT'S NOT SPECIFICALLY
WHAT WAS TALKED ABOUT LAST YEAR
BUT IT STILL SUPPORTS THE
ENVIRONMENT AND GREATER ACCESS
TO QUALITY PROGRAMMING THAT
YOUNG PEOPLE NEED IN ORDER TO
KEEP THEMSELVES OUT OF TROUBLE,
AND I WILL ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO
SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT. THANK
YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. CONFIRMED YOU'D LIKE
TO TAKE THE VOTE.
>> YES PLEASE.
>> CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON AMENDMENT THREE,
VERSION 1 TO COUNCIL THE
120812?
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> ABSTAIN.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, FOUR OPPOSED
AND ONE ABSTENTION.
>> THE MOTION FAILS. OKAY. THE
MOTION FAILS AS IT IS TIED SO
AMENDMENT THREE, VERSION 1 TO
COUNCIL BILL 120812 DOES NOT
HANG AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE
NEXT AMENDMENT. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES , AMENDMENT 4 IS YOURS
AS WELL. THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU. I MOVE AMENDMENT
W.A.R., WHICH WOULD PROVIDE
INCREASING SUPPORT FOR THE CARE
DEPARTMENT.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. AMENDMENT 4
VERSION 2 HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. OVER TO YOU, TOM.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR STRAUSS.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ELIMINATE
POSITION AUTHORITY THAT'S IN
THE PROPOSED MIDYEAR BILL ,
SPECIFICALLY IT WOULD ELIMINATE
19 OF 21 PROPOSED POSITIONS TO
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THOSE POSITIONS AS PROPOSED
WOULD INCLUDE FIVE REGIONAL
COORDINATORS AND 15 COUNCILLOR
POSITIONS, STAFFING THE UNIFIED
CARE TEAM. FURTHER , THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD EXPRESS
COUNCIL'S INTENT THAT THE
FUNDING THAT HAD BEEN
ORIGINALLY PLANNED TO SUPPORT
THOSE 19 POSITIONS, INSTEAD BE
REPURPOSED TO SUPPORT ON AN
ONGOING BASIS THE NEW POSITIONS
ADDED TO THE CARE DEPARTMENT IN
THE SUPPLEMENTAL BILL.
>> AND AS PREVIOUSLY INDICATED,
THOSE POSITIONS DO NOT HAVE
ONGOING IDENTIFIED CARE
POSITIONS DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE
AN ONGOING IDENTIFIED FUNDING
SOURCE IN 25 AND BEYOND.
>> THANK YOU TOM. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU. SO AS HAS BEEN
SAID, THIS IS THE MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL SO IN GENERAL I
THINK IT IS NOT THE PLACE TO BE
ADDING A LOT OF NEW POSITIONS.
CRITICALLY THOSE THAT DON'T
HAVE A FUNDING SOURCE ON AN
ONGOING BASIS. THAT SAID, THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD DIVIDE THE
ONGOING RESOURCES THAT ARE
NEEDED TO FULLY SUPPORT THE
CARE TEAM EXPANSION THAT THE
MAYOR IS REQUESTING. WE'VE
HEARD A LOT FROM OUR NEWLY
CONFIRMED CHIEF SMITH ABOUT
THIS NEW MODEL AND IMPORTANT
PART OF THE ROLE THAT IT PLAYS
IN OUR PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEM.
STREAMLINING THE CRISIS
RESPONSE TO BETTER RESPOND TO
CRISIS AND CONNECT TO
APPROPRIATE SERVICE PROVIDERS
WILL FREE UP POLICE OFFICERS
AND FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDED TO
HIGH-PRIORITY CALLS.
SPECIFICALLY THIS AMENDMENT
WILL NOT ADD THE FIVE
COORDINATOR POSITIONS AND CASE
MANAGER POSITIONS, AS TOM JUST
SAID, BUT RATHER WOULD PUT MORE
RESOURCES INTO AND DIRECTING
THOSE KC RHA FUNDS INTO
EXPANDING THE MODEL THAT IS
DEMONSTRATING GREAT SUCCESS IN
MOVING PEOPLE INTO CARE AND
BUILDING OUT OUR DUAL DISPATCH
SYSTEM BY ALLOWING US TO FUND
ON AN ONGOING BASIS THE 21 NEW
STAFF POSITIONS FOR THE CARE
TEAM, AND I AM REQUESTING MY
COLLEAGUES SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. UP NEXT IS
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE FOLLOWED
BY COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR STRAUSS. AS
CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE WITH RESPONSIBILITIES
FOR THE CARE DEPARTMENT, I
DON'T VIEW THIS AS A FRIENDLY
AMENDMENT. WE WERE WORKING
THROUGH PROCESSES, VERY
COMPLICATED, DIFFERENT AREAS AS
IT RELATES TO LABOR AND SO
FORTH SO THAT'S POINT ONE. .2
IS THE UNIFIED CARE TEAM, I
RIDE ALONG WITH THE UNIFIED
CARE TEAM. THESE ARE GREAT
CIVIL SERVANTS WHO ARE WORKING
TO DO OUTREACH TO MEMBERS IN
OUR COMMUNITIES IN DISTRESS WHO
ARE IN CRISIS AND THEY PROVIDE
A GREAT SERVICE TO OUR
COMMUNITY TO OUR CITY , SO I
DISAGREE WITH THE IDEA OF
ELIMINATING POSITIONS WITH THE
UNIFIED CARE TEAM, PARTICULARLY
AS WITH THE NEW DISTRICT
SYSTEM. UNIFIED CARE TEAM IS
GAINING EXPERTISE IN EACH OF
OUR DISTRICTS. I DID MY RIGHT
ALONG WITH THE DISTRICT 7 TEAM
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR
WORK, AND THEIR WORK SHOULD BE
BUILT ON, NOT CUT. SO WITH THAT
I AM A NO ON THIS AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. WE JUST
HAD A OUTLOOK ON JOBS SO THIS
WOULD ESSENTIALLY LAY OFF 14
COUNCILLOR POSITIONS AND
REGIONAL COORDINATOR POSITIONS,
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
CORRECTION, COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
I UNDERSTAND THAT OF THE
PROPOSED POSITIONS THERE ARE
SOME NUMBER OF THE REGIONAL
COORDINATORS THAT HAVE BEEN
HIRED UNDER AN ADMINISTRATIVE
AUTHORITY. SO IN ANTICIPATION
OF COUNCIL APPROVAL TO DO SO, I
DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WOULD
HAVE HAPPENED WITH THOSE
POSITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED
BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THE OTHER
POSITIONS HAVE BEEN FILLED IN
ANY WAY.
>> SO THESE POSITIONS ARE NOT
FILLED OR THEY --
>> JUST TO HELP CLARIFY, IT'S
A REQUEST TO CREATE NEW
POSITIONS, NOT TO ELIMINATE
EXISTING POSITIONS.
>> SO IF BASICALLY THIS --
OKAY. MAYBE YOU CAN EXPLAIN.
THESE POSITIONS ARE DESIGNATED
TO BE FILLED BUT INSTEAD OF
FILLING THEM, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES IS PROPOSING WE MOVE
THOSE POSITIONS TO THE CARE
TEAM INSTEAD.
>> THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL FOR
THE EXECUTIVE WOULD ADD 19
POSITIONS TO THE UNIFIED CARE
TEAMS OF THESE WOULD BE
BRAND-NEW POSITIONS AS DIRECTOR
NOBLE INDICATED. OF THOSE 14
POSITIONS THAT THEY WISH
COUNCIL'S APPROVAL TO ADD,
THEY HAVE ACTUALLY FILLED SOME
PORTION OF THE REGIONAL
COORDINATORS. KNOTS, I DON'T
BELIEVE, THE FULL FIVE BUT SOME
PORTION OF THOSE. ALL THE OTHER
POSITIONS HAVE BEEN FILLED
PENDING APPROVAL. THE AMENDMENT
PROPOSAL FROM COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES WOULD USE FUNDING THAT
HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR THESE
POSITIONS IN FUTURE YEARS TO
SUPPORT THE CARE, THE NEW CARE
POSITIONS THAT ARE ALSO
PROPOSED IN THE MIDYEAR BILL,
THE 21 CARE PROGRAM POSITIONS.
SO IT'S ESSENTIALLY SAYING THE
MONEY THAT WAS GOING TO SUPPORT
THOSE 19 NEW POSITIONS IS
INSTEAD BEING USED TO SUPPORT
OR EXPRESSES THE COUNCIL'S
INTENT THAT WITH THIS ACTION,
THAT MONEY HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED
TWO THINGS THAT WOULD BE USED
TO SUPPORT THE CARE POSITIONS,
BOTH OF WHICH WOULD BE NEWLY
ADDED IN THE MIDYEAR PROPOSED
SUPPLEMENTAL BILL.
>> SO THIS WOULD AFFECT ALSO
2025 MOVING FORWARD.
>> YES. SO THE PROPOSED BUDGET
IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT BY THE
EXECUTIVE CURRENTLY, SO THE
ULTIMATE FUNDING DECISIONS FOR
2025 WILL BE PART OF THAT BILL.
PART OF THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT
WOULD EXPRESS COUNCIL'S INTENT
THAT THAT FUNDING -- THAT THE
FUNDING THAT HAD BEEN
IDENTIFIED 45 CARE TEAM
POSITIONS INSTEAD BE USED IN
THE MAYOR'S BUDGET PROPOSAL TO
CARE POSITIONS. THAT IS
ULTIMATELY UP TO THE EXECUTIVE
IN THE WAY THEY PROPOSE THE
BUDGET.
>> I HAVE A QUICK COMMENT. WE
NEED TO HIRE MORE CASEWORKERS
FOR COUNCILLOR POSITIONS .
WHETHER IT'S UNIFIED CARE TEAM
OR CARE TEAM WE ALREADY HAVE
THESE POSITIONS DESIGNATED IN
THE CARE TEAM SO I THINK IF WE
ARE TRYING TO STOP SWEEPS, I
THINK THERE IS OTHER WAYS OF
DOING THAT AND GOING UP AND
LOOKING AT POLICY IN THE FUTURE
BUT I THINK ELIMINATING
COUNCILLOR POSITIONS IS NOT
CONDUCIVE OF THE GOAL, AND
THAT'S THE GOAL, SO I WILL NOT
BE VOTING FOR THIS AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
UP NEXT IS COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THESE
POSITIONS FOR YOU CT COME WITH
FUNDING FROM THE MONEY THE CITY
IS RECOVERING FROM CASEY RH, I
UNDERSTAND. IS THAT TRUE? THANK
YOU FOR CONFIRMING THAT,
DIRECTOR NOBLE. THIS WAS NOT AN
ADDITIVE REQUEST FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, GIVEN THAT MY
EXPERIENCE WITH THE YOU CT TEAM
HAS BEEN VERY POSITIVE. THEY
ARE RESPONSIVE, PROVIDE SOLID
ON THE GROUND SERVICES. THEY
HAVE SUCCESS CONNECTING THOSE
WHO ARE UNHOUSED AND UNWELL
WITH NEEDED SERVICES AND THEY
ALSO PROVIDE, GIVEN THAT IT IS
A COORDINATED FROM VARIOUS CITY
DEPARTMENTS TEAM, FROM VARIOUS
CITY DEPARTMENTS. THEY ALSO
PROVIDE TRASH MITIGATION AND
REMOVE IMMEDIATE HAZARDS. THE
OUTREACH COORDINATORS WOULD
FORM ONGOING RELATIONSHIPS AND
THEY'RE ALREADY DOING THAT,
ACTUALLY I DID A RIDE ALONG
WITH YOU CT, WITH THOSE LIVING
IN ENCAMPMENTS WELL BEFORE AND
AFTER ENCAMPMENT BE RESOLVED SO
THEY CAN BUILD TRUST AND GET
PEOPLE INTO SHELTER. THEY HAVE
A WELL-DEFINED SCOPE OF WORK
AND INCLUDE SPECIALIZED SPD
OFFICERS FROM THE ALTERNATIVE
RESPONSE TEAM TO ASSIST IN
EVERYONE'S SAFETY AND
WELL-BEING. THEY WORK NOT ONLY
WITH THE PEOPLE WHO NEED
SERVICES BUT THEY ALSO ENGAGE
WITH THE COMMUNITY, THE
NEIGHBORHOOD CONSTITUENTS AS
WELL AS BUSINESSES. SO I DO SEE
A BENEFIT TO THIS BY YOU CT
TEAM AND I WILL NOT BE
SUPPORTING THE AMENDMENT
BECAUSE I DO SUPPORT THE
FUNCTION OF THE LETTER YOU CT
TEAM AND GIVEN THAT CASEY RH
WAS DESIGNATED AS THE ENTITY TO
DO THE OUTREACH AND THEY'RE
NOT DOING THAT, AND WE ARE
TAKING THOSE DOLLARS BACK,
IT'S PRUDENT TO HAVE THE
LETTER YOU CT BE THAT ENTITY
THAT'S DOING THE OUTREACH
SINCE THEY ARE ALREADY DOING
SOME OF THAT. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE,
DID I SKIP OVER YOU ON ACCENT?
>> KNOW YOU DID NOT. THANK YOU,
CHAIR. I WANT TO ECHO THE
COMMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUE,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. THIS
MONEY HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK FROM
CASEY RHA BECAUSE CASEY RHA WAS
HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH THE
PEOPLE IT WAS CONTRACTING WITH,
ACTUALLY PROVIDING THAT
OUTREACH AND PREVENTION
SERVICES THAT THEY WERE
CONTRACTING FOR SO WE BROUGHT
IT BACK IN HOUSE AND I CAN SAY
THAT AS COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
HAS NOTED AND I ALSO SHARE
THOSE COMMENTS THAT THIS
PROGRAM IS BEGINNING TO GET TO
KNOW EACH OF OUR DISTRICTS, IT
IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THIS
MORE DISTRICTWIDE AND SPECIFIC,
WHICH IS SOMETHING I BELIEVE
NEEDS TO HAPPEN. WE NEED TO BE
HYPER LOCAL IN OUR APPROACH. WE
NEED A BROAD UMBRELLA OF
REGIONALISM BUT WE ALSO NEED A
HYPER LOCAL APPROACH, WHICH THE
UNIFIED CARE TEAM DOES. I TAKE
OFFENSE AT THEM BEING
CONSTANTLY DENIGRATED AS SIMPLY
SWEEPERS. THEY ARE NOT, AS
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE HAS NOTED.
THEY ARE DEDICATED PUBLIC
SERVANTS . I MEET WITH THEM
EVERY WEEK. THEY ARE
THOUGHTFUL. THEY ARE
METHODICAL. THEY ARE
COMPASSIONATE. SOMETIMES THEY
ARE A LITTLE TOO SLOW FOR MY
NEIGHBORHOODS AND DISTRICTS
CASED BUT THEY GET THE JOB DONE
VERY WELL, VERY THOUGHTFULLY,
VERY SENSITIVELY. WE NEED AND
CAN'T REMOVALS BECAUSE WE NEED
TO GET PEOPLE INTO TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES, WHICH IS THE MOST
COMMON PLACEMENT THAT THE
UNIFIED CARE TEAM AND DISTRICT
5 WINDS UP GETTING PEOPLE INTO.
THEY GET THEM INTO THE OAKS,
WHICH IS A VERY SUCCESSFUL
SHELTER IN SHORELINE AND MANY
OTHERS. THEY'VE GOTTEN THEM
NOW INTO THE NEW CHIEF CELL
HOUSING THAT'S OPENED UP ON
LAKE CITY. THIS IS NOT ABOUT
WHACK A MOLE AND MOVING PEOPLE
ALONG. THESE ARE THOUGHTFUL
PUBLIC SERVANTS WHO ARE DOING
THEIR BEST TO ADDRESS THE
STREET HOMELESSNESS THAT WE SEE
IN ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS,
AND AS MUCH AS I'M SUPPORTIVE
OF CARE, CARE IS YET TO PROVE
ITSELF. SO I'M NOT GOING TO
TAKE MONEY FROM WHAT I CONSIDER
TO BE A GEM OF WORKING PROGRAMS
AND PUT IT INTO A TOTALLY
UNKNOWN PROGRAM ON THE PRETEXT
THAT THIS IS ABOUT BUDGET
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. I'LL
ALSO NOTE THAT THE HEALTH ONE
PROGRAM IS ALSO WORKING
EXCEEDINGLY WELL AS WELL AS THE
99 AND THEY NEED A LOT MORE
MONEY. NG, WE HAVEN'T THOUGHT
ABOUT GIVING THEM MONEY,
EITH. I WILL BE LOADING THEM
STRONGLY AGAINST THIS BILL.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON?
>> I ECHO THE SENTIMENTS. WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT GETTING
PEOPLE INTO HOUSING. THAT IS
WHAT U TC'S MISSION IS AND LET
ME REMIND PEOPLE THAT LEAVING
PEOPLE ON THE STREET IN
ENCAMPMENTS IS LEAVING THEM
VULNERABLE TO PEOPLE THAT ARE
COMING IN AND SELLING DRUGS AND
ENFORCING PEOPLE INTO DEEPER
INTO ADDICTION AND SO THIS
WHOLE STOP SWEEPS RHETORIC OVER
AND OVER AGAIN IS, I THINK,
MISSING A CORE POINT THAT WE
HAVE GOT TO PREVENT THE
WORSENING OF OUR FENTANYL
EPIDEMIC INSTEAD OF ALLOWING IT
TO CONTINUE BASICALLY STATUS
QUO AS IT IS SO WE WILL BE
VOTING NO AGAINST THIS, AS
WELL.
>> THANK YOU, ANY OTHER
COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, LAST
WORD? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE, I'LL MAKE SURE
I HAVE THE RIGHT AMENDMENT IN
FRONT OF ME ON AMENDMENT 4
VERSION 2 TO COUNCIL BILL
120812.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> NOEM.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> AND A.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SECOND.
>> NO.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> NO.
>> ONE IN FAVOR, EIGHT OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, AMENDMENT 4
VERSION 2 DOES NOT CARRY. WE
WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM,
WHICH IS AMENDMENT FIVE VERSION
2. COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, THIS
IS ALSO YOUR AMENDMENT. THE
FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU.
>> I MOVE AMENDMENT FIVE, WHICH
IS TO SUPPORT RECRUITMENT OF
WOMEN IN SPD.
>> SECOND.
>> IT IS AMENDMENT FIVE HAS
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. TOM,
THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR. THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD IMPOSE A
$400,000 PROVISO ON $800,000
THAT'S BEEN ADDED IN THE
PROPOSED MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL
FOR POLICE OFFICER RECRUITING.
THE PROVISO WOULD REQUIRE THAT
THE $400,000 MAY NOT BE SPENT
UNTIL FURTHER AUTHORIZED
ORDINANCE.
>> WONDERFUL. AND I AM JUST
CHECKING. I DO SEE THAT
AMENDMENTS 5 VERSION 2 AND
AMENDMENT 7 ARE VIRTUALLY
EXCLUSIVE. BUT I BELIEVE
AMENDMENT
>>>, IS THIS A WALK-ON? IS THAT
CORRECT?
>> YES, THANK YOU CHAIR. I DO
HAVE A WALK ON. IS THIS A GREAT
TIME HE'LL
>> LET ME READ IT. SO BEFORE WE
CONSIDER THESE AMENDMENTS, I
WAS GOING OFF OF MY MENTAL
SCRIPTS, NOT OFF OF THE ACTUAL
SCRIPT THAT I SHOULD BE READING
OFF OF. SO I'M GOING TO TAKE A
STEP BACK TO TALK ABOUT
AMENDMENT FIVE, VERSION 2 AND
AMENDMENT SEVEN, FIVE VERSION 2
ARE MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE WHERE
ONLY ONE OF THE TWO CAN BE
ADOPTED. SO BEFORE WE BEGIN,
CONSIDER THESE AMENDMENTS, I
WILL ASK CENTRAL STAFF TO SET
THE STAGE TO DESCRIBE BOTH
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, AND SO I
NO ONE HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED SO I'M GOING TO PULL
THAT BACK AND WE ARE FINE RIGHT
NOW SO COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
HAS ALREADY MOVED THIS AND NOW
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO WHEN THE BILL IS PRESENTED.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, YOU ARE
NOW RECOGNIZED.
>> CENTRAL STAFF WILL JUST GO
THROUGH AMENDMENTS 5 AND 7
TOGETHER JUST SO THAT WE CAN
SET THAT STAGE AND THEN
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES CAN
ADDRESS YOUR AMENDMENT 5 AND WE
CAN ADJUST AMENDMENT
>>> AND WE CAN VOTE ON
AMENDMENT 5 AND PROCEED.
>> THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US ON
TRACK, AMELIA.
>> GREAT. SO I RE-DESCRIBED THE
PRIOR FIVE AND GO TO THE WALK
ON SEVEN.
>> YES PLEASE.
>> OKAY. WILL DO. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES'S AMENDMENT FIVE, I'M
GOING TO IMPOSE A PROVISO ON
$400,000 OF $800,000 THAT'S
ADDED IN THE MID-YEAR BILL FOR
POLICE RECRUITMENT. THAT
PROVISO WOULD ESSENTIALLY HOLD
THOSE FUNDS UNTIL AUTHORIZED
FOR PROBATION IN A FUTURE
ORDINANCE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE'S
AMENDMENT SEVEN WOULD IMPOSE A
PROVISO ON $400,000 ON THE --
$400,000 PROVISO ON THE
$800,000 ADDED IN THE YEAR BILL
FOR RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION
AND THEN WOULD REQUIRE THAT THE
$400,000 MAY ONLY BE SPENT FOR
-- TO EXPAND THE RECRUITMENT
CAN BE
USED
AS DESCRIBED.
>> I'M GOING TO REPEAT BACK
SOME THINGS JUST TO KIND OF
DIRECT IT TO BE USED IN A VERY
CERTAIN WAY AND CAN BE USED
TODAY. IS THAT A CORRECT
UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE WE ARE
AT TODAY.
>> CORRECT.
>> DIRECTOR EDER, DO YOU HAVE
SOMETHING TO SHARE?
>> I WANT TO UNDERSCORE THE
ENCAPSULATION THAT YOU JUST
GAVE THAT IS CORRECT. WE -- THE
EXECUTIVE FAVORS AMENDMENT 7.
BOTH AMENDMENTS 5 AND 7, AS A
CENTRAL STAFF DIRECTOR NOBLE
JUST DESCRIBED, ARE CONSISTENT
WITH THE APPROACH THAT WE PLAN
TO USE. GIVEN THAT THERE ARE
FOUR MONTHS OR SO LEFT OF THE
CAMPAIGN, IT WOULD BE LESS
DISRUPTIVE FOR US TO KNOW AT
THE FRONT END THAT WE HAVE
$800,000 AND TO PLAN HOW TO
SPEND IT ACCORDINGLY. WE ARE
VERY HAPPY TO COME BACK WITH A
REPORT THAT DESCRIBES HOW WE
ARE HIGHLIGHTING AND FOCUSING
THE CAMPAIGN EFFORT TO HELP
MEET THE 30 BY 30 OBJECTIVES.
>> AND DIRECTOR NOBLE, CAN I
ASK JUST AN OPERATIONAL
QUESTION? IF AMENDMENT 5 WERE
TO PASS AND WE WERE TO RELEASE
THAT PROVISO, THAT HAS TO COME
BACK TO COMMITTEE AND THEN WE
HAVE TO PASS IT OR IT HAS TO
HAPPEN SOME POINT DURING
BUDGET?
>> IT HAS TO BE PROVIDED IN
ORDINANCE. IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY
HAVE TO BE BY COMMITTEE. SO WE
WOULD EXPECT THAT I WOULD
ANTICIPATE THE EXECUTIVE WOULD
MOVE QUICKLY TO FULFILL THE
REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE LAID OUT
AND THE EXPECTATIONS THAT ARE
LAID OUT IN COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES'S AMENDMENT. AND
POTENTIALLY AS EARLY AS
SEPTEMBER, BRING FORWARD
LEGISLATION TO RELEASE THE
PROVISO AND AGAIN , I CANNOT
SPEAK FOR YOU AS A COLLECTIVE
BUT GIVEN THE GENERALIZED
INTEREST IN MOVING QUICKLY, I
ASSUME THAT COUNCIL WOULD MAKE
AN EFFORT TO MOVE SUCH A PIECE
OF LEGISLATION QUICKLY AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, I'M
GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME GO
FIRST. I SEE COUNCILMEMBER
CAROL, COUNCILMEMBER SECCA,
VICE CHAIR RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR STRAUSS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UPFRONT AS
CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE I DO NOT VIEW
AMENDMENT 5 AS A FRIENDLY
AMENDMENT AND I WOULD ARGUE
IT'S NOT REALLY NEEDED, THE
PROVISO, SPECIFICALLY, BECAUSE
LET ME JUST STEP THROUGH A FEW
THINGS. ONE IS THE COMMITTEE,
WE'VE ALREADY STATED OUR
POSITION RELATED TO 30 BY 30
PLEDGE, THE INITIATIVE THAT WE
ARE 110% BEHIND IT, REGARDING
RECRUITING AND RETENTION. THIS
COUNCIL HAS PUSHED FORWARD WITH
THE SPOT BILL WHICH IS KEY TO
THIS SUCCESS THAT WE'VE HAD
BECAUSE WE ARE HAVING A BIG
UPTICK IN TERMS OF APPLICATIONS
. THE SAD PART OF THAT IS IT
TAKES LIKE A YEAR-PLUS TO
ACTUALLY GET A POLICE OFFICER
ON THE STREET BUT IT'S BEEN
VERY SUCCESSFUL. WE ALSO HAD
OUR RECRUITMENT BILL THAT WE
DID THROUGH THE GOVERNANCE,
ACCOUNT ABILITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WITH
CHAIR NELSON AND THAT'S BEEN
GREAT, TOO, IN TERMS OF
CLEANING UP THE LINES, IF YOU
WILL, REGARDING OUR RECRUITMENT
PROCESS, GETTING SOME POSITIONS
WITHIN SPD BUT ALSO WITH THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNITY SERVICE
COMMISSION AS WELL. VERY
POSITIVE AND I WOULD NOTE, TOO,
THAT WITH ALL THE VISITS TO
PRECINCTS, THE ENGAGEMENT WITH
THE POLICE, THAT THIS COUNCIL
HAS FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGED ITS
RELATIONSHIP WITH SPD AND
PUBLIC SAFETY GENERALLY,
CREATING A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT
FOR RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.
SO THAT IS A POINT THAT SHOULD
BE UNDERSTOOD, AS WELL. BACK TO
THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
PIECE OF THIS IS THAT WE'VE
HAD THE INITIAL BRIEFING WITH
SPD. WE'VE HAD UPDATES. I'VE
HAD CONVERSATIONS ON 30 BY 30
AND I WOULD JUST SAY THAT THIS
AMENDMENT IS NOT NEEDED BECAUSE
I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO AND I
WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE REGULAR
REP DATES ON 30 BY 30 AND I'VE
ALREADY BUILT OUT MY SCHEDULE
BUT I HAVE TIME ON SEPTEMBER
24, WHICH WILL BE OUR LAST
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING
AHEAD OF BUDGET TO ASK SPD TO
COME AND SPEAK TO THE QUESTIONS
HERE RELATED AND NUMBER ONE,
PARTICULARLY STATUS UPDATE AND
THEN ALSO SPEAK TO AS WE MOVE
FORWARD IN TERMS OF CREATING
THE DATA SETS NEEDED TO MEASURE
WHERE WE ARE SO BASICALLY I'M
SUGGESTING I WOULD TAKE THIS ON
AS COMMITTEE CHAIR FOR THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AND
I'M HAPPY TO HAVE THAT AS THE
LEADOFF ITEM. I ALSO HAVE OTHER
ITEMS, POINTS FOR SEPTEMBER 24,
BUT WE CAN DO THIS, NO PROBLEM,
BECAUSE IT IS VERY IMPORTANT.
AND I SAID THIS BUT I DON'T
CONSIDER THIS A FRIENDLY
AMENDMENT BECAUSE I THINK OF
THE ISSUES RELATED TO THE
PROVISO BUT I DO APPRECIATE
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
HIGHLIGHTING HOW IMPORTANT THIS
IS AND HOW WE NEED TO MOVE
FORWARD ON IT SO FROM THAT
POINT OF VIEW I WANT TO THANK
HER FOR HIGHLIGHTING THIS. BUT
REST ASSURED THE COMMITTEE AND
THE COUNCIL ARE DEFINITELY
PUSHING ON THIS SO I AGREE WITH
THE POINTS HERE. I DISAGREE
WITH HAVING AN AMENDMENT TO DO
THE PROVISO WHEN WE COULD JUST
DO THIS THROUGH COMMITTEE. AND
I UNDERSTAND AMENDMENT 7. IN A
LOT OF WAYS I DON'T THINK
IT'S NEEDED IN THE SENSE THAT
EVERYTHING I SEE REGARDING
RECRUITMENT, EVERYTHING I SEE
IS ALREADY INCLUDING WOMEN IN
THOSE RECRUITMENT EFFORTS. I
HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING BUT
WOMEN IN RECRUITMENT EFFORTS.
SO I SUSPECT THAT THE 400, THAT
KIND OF BALANCE IS ALREADY IN
AND GIVEN MR. EDER 'S COMMENT,
THAT I WILL SUPPORT AMENDMENT
>>> EVEN THOUGH I THINK IT'S
ALREADY BEEN ACCOMPLISHED, TO
BE HONEST, BASED ON MY VIEW OF
THE INITIATIVES UNDERGOING
RIGHT NOW, SO THANK YOU, CHAIR
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. COLLEAGUES, I HAVE BEEN
REMINDED THAT WE HAVE 14
MINUTES LEFT IN THIS ROOM UNTIL
WE HAVE TO LEAVE THIS ROOM. AND
SO YES, THAT'S WHY I ASKED FOR
FEWER QUESTIONS DURING THE
FORECAST PRESENTATION. COULD'VE
HAD A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME HERE
TO DO OUR BUSINESS. WE ARE SO
CLOSE SO WE HAVE A COUPLE
OPTIONS. WE CAN EITHER MOVE
QUICKLY IN 14 MINUTES TO TAKE
VOTES, ASK QUESTIONS, IF YOU
HAVE LONG STATEMENTS TO MAKE I
WILL ASK YOU TO STOP. AND VOTE
TODAY. OR WE CAN COME BACK NEXT
THURSDAY AND HAVE ANOTHER
MEETING, WHICH I STRONGLY
DISCOURAGE. SO I'M SEEING
STRONG ENCOURAGEMENT FOR
FINISHING IN 13 MINUTES.
COUNCILMEMBER SECCA, NELSON,
RIVERA, YOU HAVE YOUR HANDS
RAISED. YOU DO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS OR
MAKE STATEMENTS. PLEASE DO SO
VERY QUICKLY.
>> YEAH, SO CAN I ASK -- THANK
YOU MR. CHAIR. CAN I ASK WHAT
IS THIS MONEY FOR REPORTED
BEFORE POLICE OFFICER
RECRUITING? WHAT IS IT -- WHAT
KIND OF PROGRAMS AND ITEMS IS
GOING TO FUND, INTENDED TO FUND
EXACTLY? IS IT CONSULTING? IS
THIS MARKETING, ADVERTISING,
ALL OF THE ABOVE? LIKE WHERE IS
THAT MONEY -- HOW IS IT GOING
TO BE SPENT? THAT'S VAGUE.
RECRUITMENT IS VAGUE SO YEAH,
JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE CLARITY
ON THAT.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS NOT -- I
CAN'T ADD A LOT OF PRECISION
BUT I CAN GIVE YOU A FLAVOR.
IT'S THE DEVELOPMENT OF
ADVERTISING MATERIALS, VIDEOS,
WEBSITES, CONTENT, PURCHASE
ADVERTISING AND THE PROMOTION
OF THOSE MATERIALS, EITHER IN
PRINT OR ONLINE.
>> SO THANK YOU, THAT'S WHAT I
SUSPECTED AND I WANT TO THANK
BOTH COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND
MOORE FOR BRINGING THESE
AMENDMENTS FORWARD. I DON'T
LIKE THAT THEY ARE MUTUALLY
EXCLUSIVE AND NOW WE'RE IN A
POSITION WHERE WE HAVE TWO
CHOOSE ONE OR THE OTHER BUT
GIVEN WHERE WE ARE AT, I AM, I
DO, SO I'M GOING TO SUPPORT
BOTH OF THEM IF THE FIRST ONE
DOESN'T, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES'S AMENDMENT DOESN'T
PASS, I HOPE WE VOTE ON THAT
ONE FIRST BECAUSE IT WAS
PRESENTED AHEAD OF TIME AND IF
THAT DOESN'T PASS I WILL BE
SUPPORTING COUNCILMEMBER MORE
AS A WALK ON TODAY BUT I DO
THINK AS BETWEEN THE TWO, I DO
THINK COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'S
AMENDMENT IS THE STRONGER,
BETTER AMENDMENT. IT HAS MORE
TEETH. THERE IS THIS MORE
TARGETED IN TERMS OF GETTING TO
A VERY SPECIFIC PROBLEM AND
YES, I SHARE THESE CONCERNS
THAT ALL OF US HAVE IN TERMS OF
BEING CONCERNED AND OUTRAGED AT
SOME OF THE REPORTS OF CULTURE
WITH AN SPD AND SOME OF THE
IMPACT ON WOMEN AND HAVING MET
DIRECTLY WITH SOME FOLKS WITHIN
SPD AND OFFICIAL BASIS, AND
DIRECTLY WITH SOME IMPACTED
WOMEN. I'LL SAY I FEEL GOOD
ABOUT THE PAST FORWARD BUT WITH
ANY ABSENCE OF STRONGER ACTION
AND DIRECTION AND GUIDANCE AND
COLLABORATION AND THAT'S WHEN
I SEE BOTH OF THESE AMENDMENTS
AS, BY THE WAY, AND SO I THINK
WE NEED TO BETTER COLLABORATE,
LIKE I SAID, I THINK THE FIRST
ONE WOULD ALLOW COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES AMENDMENT TO DO THAT
BETTER SO THIS IS A CHALLENGE
ULTIMATELY OF RECRUITMENT,
HIRING, DEVELOPING TALENT AND
ALSO RETENTION AND SOME OF THE
CHALLENGES RELATED TO CULTURE
ARE GOING TO DEFINITELY IMPACT
THE DEVELOPMENT AND RETENTION
OF GREAT AUTHORS. WE CAN'T
JUST BE IN THE BUSINESS OF
GETTING MORE COPS ON THE FORCE.
WE NEED TO DO THE WORK TO
RETAIN THEM AND SO THAT'S WHY
I THINK THIS SPEAKS DIRECTLY TO
THAT AND IF COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES'S AMENDMENT CALLS FOR
SPECIFIC STEPS, THE SPD CAN DO
TO BETTER ADDRESS SOME OF THESE
CHALLENGES, I'VE LONG
MAINTAINED COLLEAGUES, AS YOU
KNOW, THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO
MARKET OUR WAY OUT OF THIS
CHALLENGE AND IT'S A NECESSARY
COMPONENT OF THE BROADER
CHALLENGES WE ARE FACING WITH
RECRUITMENT AND HIRING AND
RETENTION BUT WE NEED TO
CONTINUE THE INVESTMENTS AND I
THINK COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'S
AMENDMENT WILL ALLOW US TO DO
EXACTLY THAT BUT WE'RE NOT
GOING TO MARKET OUR WAY OUT OF
THIS AS WELL AND WE NEED TO DO
OTHER THINGS INCLUDING BY
BETTER EMPOWERING SPD TO BE
SUCCESSFUL, AND I THINK THIS
DOES EXACTLY THAT AND ALSO --
>> COUNCILMEMBER.
>> CAN I FINISH? YEP, YEP,
BECAUSE THIS ISSUE IS REALLY
IMPORTANT. SO I KNOW CHAIR
KETTLES, I'M MINDFUL OF THOSE.
YOU MENTIONED HIS COUNCIL HAS
FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGED ITS
RELATIONSHIP WITH SPD, AND I
COULDN'T AGREE MORE. AND WE'VE
DONE THAT THROUGH LEGISLATION.
CHECK ANY NUMBER OF THINGS THAT
WE WORKED ON OR HAVE IN THE
PIPE. WE DONE THAT THROUGH OUR
ACTIONS, VISITING OUR OFFICERS,
AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
ALSO THERE IS PAID MEDIA.
BASICALLY WHAT THIS IS, I'M
HEARING, THERE IS EARNED MEDIA
AND WE ARE EARNING MEDIA AND WE
GOT TO KEEP DOING IT BUT WE ARE
EARNING MEDIA ALL THE TIME AND
EARNING TRUST AND WE'VE GOT TO
KEEP DOING IT AND THIS DOESN'T
TAKE AWAY ANYTHING IF IT
ENABLES US TO HAVE A MORE
HOLISTIC APPROACH TO THE
BROADER CHALLENGES BECAUSE
IT'S NOT JUST RECRUIT AND
HIRE. AGAIN, IT'S DEVELOPMENT
AND RETENTION AND A CENTRAL
PART OF THAT IS CULTURE, SO FOR
THOSE REASONS I'M GOING TO
SUPPORT BOTH OF THEM BUT I DO
THINK THAT COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES IS A BETTER AMENDMENT .
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, WITH EIGHT
MINUTES REMAINING,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. I SEE YOU
NEXT. IT WAS COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
YOU LEFT AND CAME BACK. DO YOU
WANT TO GO NEXT?
>> I JUST WANT TO REMIND
PEOPLE, IF IT'S OKAY, AND MAY
COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY PASS THIS
RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OR
RECRUITMENT AND HIRING
PROCESSES ORDINANCE AND ONE OF
THE AMENDMENTS THAT WAS BROUGHT
FORWARD BY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, AND I BELIEVE IT WAS
COSPONSORED BY YOU, COUNCIL
MEMBER SACK AND COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE ADDED ONTO IT. THERE IS A
REPORTING REQUIREMENT AND
THERE'S A WHOLE SECTION THAT
ASKS FOR REPORTING ON ALL
THINGS 30 BY 30 AND I HAVE A
COPY OF THAT HERE. SO ONE OF
THE THINGS I'M SAYING IS THAT
REPORT WAS DUE ON JULY 15.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THE
FIRST TIME THAT THEY ARE
COMPILING ALL THIS INFORMATION
ABOUT OKAY, SO HOW ARE WE DOING
ON RECRUITMENT, AND
SPECIFICALLY HOW ARE WE DOING
ON THE 3030 GOALS. SO I'M JUST
THROWING IT OUT THERE THAT WE
WILL HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW
THINGS ARE GOING BEFORE WE
START TO PROVISO OR ADD TO OR
WHATEVER EXISTING POTS OF
MONEY. JUST THROWING THAT OUT
THERE. I THINK IT'S ALWAYS
GOOD TO KNOW, HAVE A BASELINE
OF WHAT HAS BEEN DONE BEFORE WE
IDENTIFY IF THERE IS A PROBLEM
OR IF WE NEED TO CHANGE COURSE.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR. IN THE
INTEREST OF TIME I JUST WANT TO
ECHO MY SUPPORT OF THE 30 BY 30
INITIATIVE. WE NEED MORE WOMEN
IN THE FORCE AND I WILL
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ROBUSTLY
TRYING TO RECRUIT WOMEN INTO
THE FORCE SO I'LL JUST LEAVE
IT THERE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR STRAUSS. I
SAY AGAIN, THIS IS NOT A
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT IN TERMS OF
THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AND
I RECOGNIZE THE POINTS MADE BY
MY VICE CHAIR BUT IT WOULD JUST
POINT OUT TWO THINGS AGAIN. ONE
IS -- WELL, THREE THINGS. ONE,
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR
YOUR POINTS RELATED TO
RECRUITMENT. BILL PASSED
EARLIER THIS YEAR AND THE
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO THAT.
TWO, AS I SAID, THIS CAN BE
DONE THROUGH COMMITTEE. THREE,
I WILL HAVE IT ON OUR SEPTEMBER
24 SCHEDULE. FOUR, THE PROVISO
WOULD REQUIRE THAT $400,000 MAY
NOT BE SPENT UNTIL AUTHORIZED
FOR A FUTURE ORDINANCE. WHEN IS
THAT? THAT COULD BE WHAT,
JANUARY? AND WHOSE COMMITTEE?
DOES IT GO THROUGH PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE, CHAIR
STRAUSS, OR PUBLIC BUDGET?
>> I KIND OF RAN THROUGH THIS,
IT COULD COME TO FULL COUNCIL
AT ANY TIME OR IT WOULD COME TO
BUDGET COMMITTEE. THE PATHWAY
IS NOT CLEAR.
>> THE PATHWAY IN TERMS OF THE
TOPIC AREAS THROUGH THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE, AND AS I
SAID, SEPTEMBER 24, WE WILL
HAVE THIS ON OUR AGENDA,
BOLSTERING WHAT THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT SAID IN TERMS OF
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
EARLY RECRUITMENT BILL AND I
DON'T THINK IT'S GOOD
GOVERNANCE TO BE HOLDING UP
$400,000 RELATED TO MEETING
ANOTHER ORDINANCE TO BE DONE TO
MAKE IT HAPPEN. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER MOORE,
LAST WORDS, AND THEN I WILL ASK
OUR CLERK TO WALK US THROUGH
OUR NEXT STEPS.
>> YOU, THANK YOU, CHAIR. I
DON'T HAVE A LOT TO ADD. I
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE
DON'T JUST ASSUME THAT THE
DEPARTMENT IS DOING THE RIGHT
THING, BUT THAT WE ACTUALLY
PROVIDE THE OVERSIGHT THAT THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD ALLOW AND I
ENCOURAGE SUPPORT OF THE
AMENDMENT . THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE.
>> THANK YOU, I HAVE NO FURTHER
COMMENTS.
>> CLERK, IF YOU COULD WALK US
THROUGH THE NEXT STEPS?
>> WE CURRENTLY HAVE A PENDING
MOTION ON AMENDMENT FIVE,
VERSION 2 POINT COUNCILMEMBERS
WILL VOTE ON THAT AMENDMENT AND
IF IT PREVAILS WE WILL PROCEED
WITH AMENDMENT SIX. IF IT DOES
NOT PREVAIL WE WILL MOVE ON TO
AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN.
>> THANK YOU. SO JUST TO BE
CLEAR, IF AMENDMENT 5 PASSES,
WE DO NOT TAKE 7. IF AMENDMENT
FIVE FAILS WE TAKE SEVEN. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON AMENDMENT FIVE TO COUNCIL
BILL 120812?
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> AND CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> NO.
>> THE MOTION DOES NOT PASS.
AMENDMENT FIVE VERSION TWO DOES
NOT OBTAIN TO COUNCIL BILL
810812. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON AMENDMENT
SEVEN VERSION ONE TO COUNCIL
BILL --
>> I'LL ASK JAIRE MOORE TO
MOVE IT FIRST.
>> THAT'S CORRECT, OF COURSE.
BEFORE IS YOURS TO MOVE YOUR
AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I MOVE
AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN.
>> SECONDED TO ATTACH AMENDMENT
SEVEN TO COUNCIL BILL 120812 .
ANY -- WE'VE ALREADY DONE
FINAL COMMENTS. CLERK, WILL YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> GIVEN THE SIMILAR INTEREST
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE AND I HAVE,
I WILL ASK TO COSPONSOR THIS.
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY.
>> THANK YOU. CLERK, WILL YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> THE MOTION PASSES
UNANIMOUSLY. AMENDMENT 7
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE AND MORALES HANGS AND IS
ATTACHED TO COUNCIL BILL 812.
WE HAVE ONE FINAL AMENDMENT,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, THE FLOOR
IS YOURS.
>> DOESN'T IT GET NICE CENTRAL
STAFF INTRODUCTION? YOU HAVE TO
MOVE THE AMENDMENT. I MOVE MY
AMENDMENT SIX .
>> SECOND.
>> AMENDMENT SIX HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED OVER TO YOU, TOM
AND BACK TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> SO THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
REQUEST THAT SPD REPORT ON THE
RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION
PROGRAM ADDED IN THE 24 ADOPTED
BUDGET. THE REQUESTED
INFORMATION WOULD INCLUDE DATA
ON SPENDING AND PERFORMANCE
METRICS AND QUALITATIVE
INFORMATION ON VARIOUS ELEMENTS
OF THE PROGRAM, ON SOME OF THE
SPECIFICS INCLUDE USE OF HIRING
INCENTIVES, TECHNOLOGY
INITIATIVES THAT ARE USED TO
EXPEDITE RECRUITMENT AND
HIRING, ADVERTISING AND
MARKETING SERVICES AND THE USE
OF OUTSIDE BACKGROUND SERVICES.
THE REPORT BACK WOULD BE DUE
SEPTEMBER 24 OF THIS YEAR.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THERE'S NO MONEY, PROVISO OR
ANYTHING INVOLVED HERE. I JUST
WANT TO KNOW HOW THEY'RE
SPENDING THE $1.5 MILLION OF
ADVERTISING MONEY THAT THEY
HAVE IN THE 2024 BUDGET RIGHT
NOW AND WHAT THEY WILL DO OR
HAVE BEEN DOING WITH THE
PROPOSED ADDITIONAL $800,000
FOR ADVERTISING AND MARKETING.
SO VERY SPECIFIC TO THAT ITEM
HERE. I ALSO WANT TO KNOW MORE
ABOUT HOW SPD IS USING TO ALL
OF THE INITIATIVES TO EXPEDITE
THE RECRUITMENT AND HIRING
PROCESS SUCH AS AUTOMATIC CASE
MANAGEMENT AND ALSO I'D NEVER
HEARD -- I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT THE BACKGROUND IN SERVICE
SO I JUST WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT
THAT. THIS IS SIMPLY IMPORTANT
TO ME BECAUSE THIS IS A BUDGET
ITEM THAT BACK IN THE DAY
BEFORE WE HAD A LOT OF
ATTENTION ON RECRUITMENT, THIS
WAS CONSIDERED A FAIRLY LARGE
ITEM IN THE 2023 TO 2024
BUDGET. AND SO I JUST WANT TO
KNOW MOSTLY HOW IS IT GOING.
THAT'S IT .
>> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS,
SEEING AS WE ARE AT 1:30 AND I
THINK WE CAN BE DONE IN ABOUT
TWO MINUTES? SEE NONE, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
AMENDMENT SIX TO COUNCIL BILL
120812?
>> COUNCILMEMBER WE.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL NUMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE.
PREPARED TO GIVE YOU
>> PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR COME IN ON
POST.
>> AMENDMENT SIX PASSES AND
HANGS ON THE BILL . COLLEAGUES,
WE HAVE COMPLETED ALL OF OUR
AMENDMENTS ON THIS PACKAGE. ANY
FINAL COMMENTS? I'M HOPING THE
ANSWER IS NO. THANK YOU. I'M
GOING TO ASK THE CLERK TO CALL
THE ROLL ON COUNCIL BILL 120812
AS AMENDED .
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SECOND AND
CHAIR STRAUSS. NINE IN FAVOR
COME IN UNOPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. THANK
YOU FOR GETTING THROUGH THIS
PROCESS. WE HAVE ONE FINAL ITEM
ON THE AGENDA TODAY. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, I'M GOING TO
REQUEST THAT WE MOVE THIS
BUDGET, NEXT STEPS IN BUDGET TO
COUNCIL BRIEFING, IF THAT'S
ALL RIGHT .
>> SURE.
>> SOUNDS GREAT. THAT CONCLUDES
OUR AUGUST 7, 2024 SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE. I WANT TO SAY
ALSO PERSONAL PRIVILEGES, MY
VERY GOOD FRIEND TED'S
BIRTHDAY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TED.
IT'S KATE'S LAST DAY IF WE
COULD ALL DO JAZZ HANDS FOR
KATE. THANK YOU. HER NEXT
MEETING IS A FINANCE COMMITTING
MEETING WHICH WILL BE HELD ON
SEPTEMBER 4. THERE'S NO
FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE. WE
WILL ADJOURN. HEARING OVER THE
BUSINESS, WE WERE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU COLLEAGUE'S.