>>> GOOD MORNING, THE MARCH
20th FINANCE, NATIVE
COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
WILL COME TO ORDER. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> THERE ARE ALL IN ATTENDANCE
WITH NO ABSENCES.
>> WE HAVE COUNSELED BILL
120752, RELATING TO THE
ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDING FROM
NON-CITY SOURCES. IF THERE IS
NO OBJECTION, THIS WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. BEFORE
WE GET INTO PUBLIC COMMENT.
THIS IS A CHARTER REQUIREMENT.
FOR THE CITY COUNCIL. AND
THAT IS WHY WE ARE TAKING UP
THIS BILL TODAY. WE ARE
OPENING UP THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD
RELATE TO THE ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA. CLERK, HOW MANY
SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE SIGNED UP
IN PERSON? AND YOU REALLY NEED
TO STOP SHARING YOUR SCREEN ,
YOU NEED TO SHOW THE TIMER.
A , CAN YOU CHECK THAT
IN-PERSON SIGN UP SHEET,
PLEASE? GREAT. WE DO NOT HAVE
ANYONE CURRENTLY SIGNED UP
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT PHYSICALLY
OR REMOTELY PRESENT . WE DO
HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP
FOR THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE.
AT THIS TIME, AS WE DO NOT HAVE
ANY SPEAKERS PRESENT IN PERSON
OR REMOTELY -- OH, THE PERSON
WHO JUST WALKED THROUGH THE
DOOR, ARE YOU HERE TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY? THANK
YOU. SEEING AS WE HAVE NO
PUBLIC SPEAKERS , THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS CLOSED. THIS
IS A DISCUSSION OF THE
ORDINANCE. CLERK, PLEASE READ
THE SHORT TITLE INTO THE
RECORD.
>> ITEM 1, COUNCIL BILL
120752, EXTERNAL GRANTS,
QUARTER ONE.
>> WE ARE JOINED BY EDIN SISIC.
EDIN SISIC IS MIMICKING THE
FALL BUDGET PROCESS, WHERE WE
HAVE A MEMBER OF THE CENTRAL
STAFF MOVING US THROUGH THE
PROCESS, WITH ALL OTHER CENTRAL
STAFF ANALYSTS HAVING REVIEWED
AND MANAGING THE VERY SPECIFIC
PORTFOLIOS THAT THEY ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR. EDIN IS HERE
TO WALK US THROUGH THE PROCESS.
IF YOU DO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT
A SPECIFIC GRANT, EDIN MAY BE
ABLE TO ANSWER THAT TODAY. BUT
HE MAY NOT. IF IT IS ABOUT A
GRANT WE WILL HAVE A SPECIFIC
ANSWER, THAT CAN COME BACK
NEXT WEEK, OR NEXT COMMITTEE,
OR IT CAN BE HELD FOR OUTSIDE
OF THE MEETING. I AM CHECKING
MY SCRIPT. THAT IS ALL I HAVE
TO SAY, AND EDIN, I WILL PASS
IT OVER TO YOU. COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, I AM GOING TO ASK YOU
TO HOLD COMMENTS . BUT IF YOU
HAVE QUESTIONS, AS WE MOVE
ALONG, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
RAISE YOUR HAND TO ASK.
>> MY NAME IS EDIN SISIC, WITH
CENTRAL STAFF. THIS BRIEFING
WILL BE FOCUSED ON COUNCIL BILL
120752, THE FIRST QUARTER ,
PROVIDING AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT
AN APPROPRIATE THE
EXPENDITURES FROM OUTSIDE
SOURCES, I WILL PROVIDE A QUICK
SUMMARY OF WHAT WAS IN THE
MEMO. ALONG WITH SOME OF THE
CONTEXT. THEN, THE NEXT STEPS
IN THE PROCESS. THIS SHOULD BE
PRETTY SHORT. AND SO, FOR
QUICK BACKGROUND , AS PART OF
THE FISCAL TRANSPARENCY
RESOLUTION 32116, ESTABLISHING
NEW POLICIES FOR GRANTS
RECENTLY. AND THAT IS UP TO
THREE TIMES PER YEAR, THE FIRST
QUARTER, MIDYEAR, AND YEAR
END. IN PRIOR YEARS, THE
APPROPRIATION OF GRANTS WAS
ACCEPTED, AND GRANTS WERE
ACCEPTED, VIA THEIR OWN
ACCEPTANCE ORDINANCE, SO WE
HAVE COMBINED THEM NOW, JUST
TO ENHANCE THE ABILITY AND
TRANSPARENCY TO IMPROVE THE
TIMING OF THE GRANT
LEGISLATION PROCESS. THE
EXECUTIVES HAVE ALREADY STATED
THAT THIS HAS REDUCED THE
BACKLOG OF PROJECTS IN GRANT
CREATION. THAT SAID , YOU CAN
STILL EXPECT TO SEE SOME
GRANTS THAT ARE STANDALONE.
THAT IS TYPICALLY A FINDINGS
ISSUE. TO MOVE ON TO THE FIRST
SLIDE , SO, COUNCIL BILL 120752
IS THE FIRST CONFERENCE OF
GRANT LEGISLATION TRANSITED BY
THE EXECUTIVE. $10.5 MILLION
WHEN THE AUTHORIZED , WITH AN
APPROPRIATION OF $7.8 MILLION
FROM EXTERNAL FUNDING FORCES.
ABOUT 70% OF THAT IS FOR SPU
PROJECTS, THROUGH THE EPA, AND
, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY, AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSERVATION OFFICE. SO, THE
APA WOULD SUPPORT THE LOCAL
CIRCULAR WOOD ECONOMY, THROUGH
THE SALVAGED WOOD WAREHOUSE, I
BELIEVE THE LOCATION IS IN
BALLARD FOR THAT. THE IDEA HERE
IS TO REDUCE WASTE AND PREVENT
PERFECTLY GOOD WOOD FROM
GOING TO A LANDFILL. THE GRANT
WOULD REQUIRE 20 ACRES OF
RIVER FRONTAGE ALONG THE CEDAR
RIVER FOR THE RESTORATION OF
NATURAL MARINE PROCESSES.
THERE IS $1.3 MILLION FROM KING
COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT
FOR IMPROVEMENTS ON TAYLOR
CREEK. LAKE RIDGE, THAT IS
NEAR THE RAINIER BEACH
NEIGHBORHOOD, AND FOR THE SEA
LEVEL RISING ALONG THE
DUWAMISH RIVER , IN THE SOUTH
PARK NEIGHBORHOOD. MOVING ON.
SO, I HIGHLIGHTED A FEW OF THE
GRANTS , IN THIS MEMO, IN MORE
DETAIL. I WILL NOT LIST ALL OF
THESE GRANTS. BUT THEY ARE ALL
DESCRIBED IN SUMMARY ATTACHMENT
A, TO THE GRANT ORDINANCE.
IN THE LAST COLUMN YOU SEE
THERE IS A MATCH REQUIREMENT
FOR CERTAIN GRANTS. THE TOP TWO
GRANTS THAT REQUIRE A MATCH
ARE GENERAL FUNDS. AND THE
RENT THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN
SECURED HAS BEEN THROUGH A
SEPARATE GRANT.
>> EDIN, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
FOR THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT,
THAT MATCHING IS ONE FOR ONE,
THE RECREATION CONSERVATION
OFFICE, WHAT IS THE PERCENTAGE
ON THAT MATCH? IT LOOKS LIKE
IT IS LESS THAN ONE-FOR-ONE.
>> SORRY? DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY? THAT IS
10%.
>> THAT IS THE SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT SCUBA GEAR. BUT THE
LAST ONE, THE RC OH? THAT IS
NOT ONE-FOR-ONE, BUT IT DOES
LOOK LIKE IT IS MORE THAN 10%.
>> THAT IS JUST MAYBE AN AMOUNT
THAT THEY ARE REQUIRING FOR
THIS, INSTEAD OF A PERCENTAGE .
>> THANK YOU. I RAISED THAT,
ESPECIALLY , WE ARE GETTING A
GOOD DEAL FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY, A 10% MATCH.
OEM , IT IS PRETTY STANDARD TO
HAVE THAT ONE-FOR-ONE.
>> YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT SCUBA
GEAR? YOU TALK ABOUT THE
MEMO, THE GRANT SAYS FOR
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
>> THERE IS A GRANT MATCH FOR
THE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT THAT WAS A
REIMBURSEMENT, I BELIEVE, OF
THE SCUBA GEAR, AND THAT IS
PART OF THE NEW GEAR THAT NEEDS
TO RE--- BE REPLACED , THAT IS
GOING TO REPLACE ABOUT 20%.
AND THERE HAS BEEN A GREATER
NEED, THEY HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGED
TO GO OUT AND SECURE MORE
GRANT FUNDING.
>> I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT
IT WAS REFERRING TO. THANK YOU.
>> FANTASTIC. ANY OTHER
COMMENTS? MOVING ON. ALL
RIGHT.
>> THIS WRAPS IT UP. SO, THE
POSSIBLE VOTE ON THIS BILL WILL
TAKE PLACE ON APRIL 3rd. AND IF
THERE ARE ANY AMENDMENTS, THOSE
SHOULD BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO
ME. THAT SHOULD BE BY MARCH
27th, SO, IN ABOUT A WEEK. THE
OPPORTUNITY TO AMEND GRANTS IS
LIMITED. WE CAN CHOOSE TO
ACCEPT OR NOT TO ACCEPT THE
GRANTS. SO, THAT WRAPS IT UP.
AND THEN, ON APRIL 9th, FINAL
ACTION WILL BE TAKEN, APRIL
9th, AT THAT CITY COUNCIL
MEETING.
>> DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING?
>> I WAS GOING TO MENTION THE
BUDGET REQUEST, BUT NEVERMIND.
THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING.
>> EDIN, I AM GOING TO AMEND
THIS, BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN
EXCUSED FROM COUNCIL ON APRIL
9th. IT WILL BE APRIL 16th. AND
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SHOW
THAT, BUT IT WOULD HELP US
MANAGE , IT WOULD HELP US
MANAGE THE COMMITTEE MEETING
NEXT ROUND, SO THE AMENDMENTS
ARE DUE TO EDIN BY MARCH 27th,
ONE WEEK FROM TODAY. I WANT
TO HIGHLIGHT, THEN I WILL PASS
IT OVER TO THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT IN A SECOND, I WANT
TO HIGHLIGHT SOMETHING THAT
EDIN SAID AT THE BEGINNING OF
THIS PRESENTATION. I JUST
REALLY WANT TO SAY, USUALLY, IN
PAST YEARS , WHEN WE HAVE NOT
BEEN LOOKING TO ADDRESS THE
BUDGET ISSUES AS URGENTLY AS WE
ARE TODAY, THE GRANTS WOULD
HAVE WAITED UNTIL AUGUST. OR
EVEN POSSIBLY DECEMBER , TO BE
ACCEPTED INTO THE REVENUE
STREAMS TO BE APPROPRIATED, AND
WE ARE TAKING A DIFFERENT
APPROACH, AS WELL AS HAVING
THOSE GRANTS EFFECTIVE NOW, SO
THAT WE CAN FILL THOSE HOLES
AND WE CAN HAVE A MORE
ACCURATE UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT
THE BUDGET IS TODAY, SO THAT WE
KNOW WHAT HOLE WE HAVE GOOGLE
PATCH. THIS IS A CHANGE , SO,
JUST TAKE THIS AS A STANDARD
PROCEDURE. WE ARE MAKING THAT
CHANGE FOR THE BETTER.
>> THAT IS SOMETHING I WANTED
TO EMPHASIZE. I CAUGHT THE SAME
WORDS. THE PROCESS ENDED UP
DELAYING THE PROCESS. THAT
MAKES ME NERVOUS, BECAUSE THAT
MEANS MORE MONEY WE ARE
SPENDING, POTENTIALLY, AND
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS
CHANGE. CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN
THEN, YOU HAVE PUT IT IN THE
MEMO, THERE IS $3 MILLION OR SO
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
ACCEPTED AMOUNT AND THE
APPROPRIATED AMOUNT.
>> SO, THAT IS MAINLY FOR THE
GRANTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN
APPROPRIATED BY FUNDING,
KNOWING THAT THIS GRANT WOULD
COME IN. SO, THIS IS JUST
ACCEPTING THE GRANT , BECAUSE
THEY ALREADY HAVE THE
APPROPRIATION IN THE 2024
ADOPTED BUDGET. THEY DID NOT
NEED ANY ADDITIONAL
APPROPRIATIONS. SO THEY ALL
HAVE ACCEPTED THE GRANT.
>> THANKS.
>> GREAT QUESTION. WITH THAT,
I BELIEVE WE ARE GOING TO WRAP
UP ITEM NUMBER ONE TODAY. SO,
JUST TO RECAP, THE SECOND
COMMITTEE HEARING, WITH WHAT I
HOPE TO BE THE VOTE, ON APRIL
3rd. IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THE
ATTACHMENTS , THERE IS A MORE
DETAILED EXPLANATION OF EACH
OF THESE GRANTS. THERE IS A LOT
OF INTERESTING STUFF IN THERE.
REITERATING AMENDMENTS, DUE
NEXT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27th.
THERE WILL BE COMMITTEE ON
MARCH 3rd, AND THEN WE WILL
HAVE OUR NEXT CITY COUNCIL
MEETING APRIL 16th. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS ? WE WERE INTENDING
TO HAVE A RECAP OF THE SUMMIT
TODAY. AND THE PRESENTATION
WAS NOT READY. WE WILL HAVE IT
BEFORE COMMITTEE AS SOON AS IT
BECOMES READY. BEFORE I
CONCLUDE, I SEE YOU WEARING
THAT SCARF. THEY ARE HOSTING
THE OPEN CUP, A VERY BIG DEAL.
FOR SOCCER, AND ANY TEAM, OF
ANY LEVEL, CAN COMPETE
TOGETHER IF YOU ARE SELECTING
, AND THEY WON THE NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP. THAT WAS ONE OUT
OF 122 TEAMS. WE HAVE A WEST
SEATTLE TEAM, AND A BELLEVUE
TEAM JOINING THE YEAR --
LEAGUE. I AM EXCITED TO WATCH
GOOD FOOTBALL. IN DISTRICT 7.
WITH THAT, SAYING AS THERE ARE
NO OTHER QUESTIONS, THIS
CONCLUDES THE WEDNESDAY MARCH
20th 2024 FINANCE, NATIVE
COMMUNITIES , AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE MEETING.
THANK YOU.