>>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PRESIDENT
NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> VICE CHAIR RIVERA. CHAIR
STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> THREE PRESENT, TWO EXCUSED.
COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA IS
EXCUSED TILL SHE ARRIVES. I
WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR
MEETING WITH US THIS BEAUTIFUL
MONDAY MORNING AT 9:30 A.M.
THIS IS A SPECIAL MEETING OF
THE FINANCE NATIVE COMMUNITIES
BECAUSE OF JUNETEENTH THIS
WEDNESDAY WHERE THE CITY HAS
THE DAY OFF HOPEFULLY
ASSOCIATION WASHINGTON CITIES
FIGURES THAT OUT FOR NEXT YEAR
AS I WILL ALSO BE AT THEIR
CONFERENCE THIS WEEK. WE HAVE
THREE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
TODAY. I WILL NOTE VICE CHAIR
RIVERA IS NOW PRESENT. THE
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TODAY ARE
BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE. WE HAVE A
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION ON THE
OFFICE OF FINANCE INTERIM
DIRECTOR JAMIE CARNELL'S
APPOINTMENT AND CONFIRMATION.
WE WILL BE VOTING ON THAT AT A
DIFFERENT MEETING. THEN WE HAVE
A BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE ON FIVE
REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL.
BEFORE WE BEGIN IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE WILL
NOW OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD. CLERK, MOW
SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE SIGNED UP
IN PERSON?
>> FOUR SPEAKERS.
>> WONDERFUL. EACH SPEAKER WILL
BE GIVEN TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK.
I DON'T SEE ANYONE REMOTELY
PRESENT. THE PUBLIC COMMENT
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER. PUBLIC
COMMENT IS UP TO 20 MINUTES.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN
TEN SECONDS ARE LEFT.
SPEAKER'S MICROPHONES IF THEY
DO NOT END THEIR COMMENTS
WITHIN THE A LOTTED TIME TO
ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT
SPEAKER. THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS NOW OPEN. WE WILL
START WITH THE FIRST SPEAKERS
ON THE LIST. WE HAVE I BELIEVE
CHRISTINA PEER SON. .
GABRIELLE, MAGGIE COOPER AND
JAKE. FIRST MR. AND MRS.
PIERSON.
>> MY HANDWRITING WAS BAD BUT
IT WASN'T THAT BAD.
>> I'M SORRY. GOOD TO SEE YOU!
HI EVERYBODY. I'M CHRISTINA. I
AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. I'M
HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE ISE REAL
BRIEFLY. THE TRIBE SHOULD BE
INVITED TO SIT ON THE COUNCIL.
IT IS SIGNIFICANTLY HISTORIC TO
SEATTLE. THEY HAVE OPERATED
SOUTH OF HERE SINCE 1983. THE
LONG HOUSE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
BEGAN IN THE 90s. THE LONG
HOUSE HAS BEEN OPENED AND
OPERATING FOR MEMBER AND
COMMUNITY BEN FOR IT 15 YEARS
IN DISTRICT 1. WE WILL
CELEBRATE 16 YEARS THIS JANUARY
WHICH COINCIDES WITH THE
ANNIVERSARY OF 1855. I DON'T
THINK THAT ANY OF THE FOLKS
HERE NEED A HISTORY LESSON. I
MY SON HERE TO WATCH ME TELL
YOU WE ARE STILL HERE AND WE
WILL REMAIN HERE AND DESERVE
REPRESENTATION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHRISTINA. ALWAYS
NICE TO SEE YOU. UP GABRIEL.
>> AWESOME. COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS, GOOD TO SEE YOU,
AGAIN. I WAS FORMALLY THE
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER FOR
CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB AND IT WAS
VERY AWESOME FOR YOU TO BE
THERE FOR RAVEN VILLAGE IN THE
WAYS YOU SHOWED UP. I'M GLAD
YOU ARE HEAD OF THIS COMMITTEE.
AGAIN I AM SON OF CHIEF ANDY OF
THE NATION. I AM ALSO A BOARD
MEMBER FOR THE TRIBAL SERVICES
T NON-PROFIT ARM AND RESEN
REPRESENTATION OF THE TRIBE.
SOMETHING IS LACKING IN HERE IS
AN INVITATION. THERE NEEDS TO
BE AN INVITATION. NOT ONLY
BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THE
CITY IS NAMED AFTER SOMEBODY
NAME CHIEF SEATTLE BUT BECAUSE
THE HISTORICAL REPRESENTATION
COMES WITH A CULTURAL CONTEXT
THAT CANNOT BE REPLICATED BY
ANY OTHER TRIBE OR COMMUNITY OR
ENTITY IN THIS SPACE. YOU
ABSOLUTELY NEED TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU ARE INVITATIONAL,
INVITATIONAL. NOT AN OPENED
DOOR, NOT JUST SAYING THAT YOU
SHOULD ALL -- WE SHOULD ALL
APPLY INTO THE SAME PROCESS.
THAT YOU ARE INVITING THE
PEOPLE INTO THIS SPACE TO DO
THIS WORK. I AM ALSO A PHC IN
LEARNING SCIENCE AND HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT. I STUDY THE WAY
PEOPLE LEARN AND TRANSMIT
KNOWLEDGE ACROSS CULTURES,
ACROSS GENERATIONS. LIKE SAID
THIS HELPS ME UNDERSTAND THE
FACT THAT YOU CAN'T REPLICATE
THE KNOWLEDGE BASE THAT NEEDS
TO BE REPRESENTED IN THESE
PROCEEDINGS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ALWAYS GREAT TO
SEE YOU AS WELL. MAGGIE IS UP
NEXT FOLLOWED BY JAKE. MORNING,
MAGGIE.
>> HELLO. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME
IS MAGGIE COOPER. I'M A
WELLNESS DIRECTOR. I'M HERE TO
ASK FOR AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
TRIBE TO HAVE A SEAT AT THE
TABLE. NOT DODGE WE REPRESENT
FOLKS BUT WE HAVE OUR
NON-PROFIT ARM. IT GIVES US A
SEAT. WE WOULD LIKE A SAY SO
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU. LAST AND NOT
LEAST JAKE AND I STILL DON'T
SEE THAT WE HAVE ANYONE ONLINE
SO JAKE WILL BE OUR LAST
SPEAKER FOR THE MORNING. GOOD
MORNING, JAKE.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
JAKE. I LIVE IN DISTRICT TWO ON
BEACON HILL. I WORK AT THE LONG
HOUSE AS A PROJECT MANAGER.
I'M HERE TO ECHO THE COMMENTS
MY COLLEAGUES TO MAKE A SEAT AT
THE TABLE FOR THEM TO BE ABLE
TO BE PART OF THE ADVISORY
COUNCIL. EXCUSE ME. THE LONG
HOUSE HAS EXISTED FOR 15 YEARS
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THIS
IT WAS FIRST LONG HOUSE BUILT
AFTER THE LAST LONG HOUSE WAS
BURNED DOWN IN 1983 BY
SETTLERS. THE MISSION OF OF THE
TRIBAL SERVICES IS TO PROMOTE
THE CULTURAL, SOCIAL, POLITICAL
AND ECONOMIC SURVIVAL OF
SEATTLE'S FIRST PEOPLE TO
REVITALIZE AND PRESERVE THE
CULTURE AND TO SHARE HISTORY
AND CULTURE WITH ALL PEOPLE.
THE TRIBAL SERVICES IS THE ONLY
ORGANIZATION DOING THIS AND IT
WOULD -- IT IS BEYOND TIME FOR
THE CITY TO MAKE A SPACE AT THE
TABLE FOR THEM. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. AND THIS MORNING
I WILL MAKE AN EXCEPTION AND DO
ONE LAST CALL FOR ANY
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SPEAKERS.
DOES YOUR SON WANT TO SPEAK?
>> NOT AT THIS TIME. THANKS.
>> I JUST WANTED TO DOUBLE
CHECK. SUGGESTION FROM ANOTHER
COUNCIL MEMBER. WITH THAT
SEEING AS WE HAVE NO ADDITIONAL
SPEAKERS WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE
NEXT AGENDA ITEM. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PUBLIC TESTIMONY TODAY. WE
ARE GOING TO MOVE RIGHT INTO
OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA
WHICH IS A BRIEFING DISCUSSION
ON HSD AGING AND DISABILITIES
SERVICES LEASE AS AN
INFORMATIONAL -- THIS IS -- WE
WILL BE VOTING ON THIS TODAY.
CLERK L YOU PLEASE READ THE
SHORT TITLE INTO THE RECORD.
>> ITEM ONE, CB120392. A
BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU. AS PART OF OUR
SELECT SERIES WHERE WE HAVE
DONE A DEEP REVIEW AND
EXAMINATION OF OUR BUDGET AND
PRACTICES OVER THE LAST TEN AND
MORE SPECIFICALLY FIVE YEARS,
IT HAS MADE A DIFFERENT WAY
THAT WE HAVE OPERATED THIS
COMMITTEE THIS YEAR WHICH MEANS
THE LAST TIME WE HAD A FINANCE
NATIVE COMMUNITIES TRAVEL
GOVERNMENT COMMITY WAS MAY 1ST.
THAT WAS THE LAST TIME WE HAD
THIS ITEM BEFORE US. WE ARE NOW
NEARING THE END OF JUNE.
COLLEAGUES, YOU MIGHT REMEMBER
THAT PRESENTATION WHERE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT WAS DOING QUICK MATH
ON THE BACK OF HER NECK AND
RIGHT HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
>> DON'T HOLD ME TO IT.
>> AND SO WE HAD THIS A COUPLE
OF MONTHS AGO. THIS IS A TIMELY
ITEM WHERE WE NEED TO VOTE ON
THIS TODAY IF WE ARE GOING TO
BE ABLE TO HAVE HSD MOVE INTO
THEIR NEW LEASE SPACE AT THE
CONCLUSION OF THEIR CURRENT
LEASE. SO WE HAD THIS ON MAY
1ST. THIS ALLOWS THE COUNCIL TO
BE ADEQUATELY BRIEFED ON THIS
UNDERLYING BUSINESS NEED, THIS
LEASE AND WE ARE JOINED BY
CENTRAL STAFF JEN LABRECQUE, ON
ANALYST AND CENTRAL STAFF.
FOLLOWING JEN'S INTRODUCTION
WE HAVE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR TANYA KIM,
AGING DISABILITY SERVICES
DIRECTOR MARY MITCHELL, HER
ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE AS WELL AND
KAREN GRUEN. I WILL PASS IT
OVER THE JEN AND WE WILL TAKE
DOWN THE LINE AND I WILL TURN
IT OVER TO ALL OF YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING. THIS WILL BE
THE PRESENTATION TODAY. I WILL
OPEN IT BY SAYING THAT HSD IS
HERE TODAY TO PRESENT THIS
LEGISLATION FOR A LEASE FOR
THEIR AGING AND DISABILITIES
SERVICES PROGRAM. AS WE TALKED
ABOUT LAST TIME IT IS NOT
UNUSUAL FOR COUNCIL TO HEAR
ABOUT LEASE AND VOTE ON IT. IT
IS A LITTLE UNUSUAL THAT THIS
LEASE IS IN SOUTH KING COUNTY.
HSD PROVIDED THEIR RATIONAL FOR
WHY THAT IS AND SOME BACKGROUND
ON THE AGING AND DISABILITIES
SERVICES PROGRAM LAST TIME AND
I WILL REALLY TURN IT OVER TO
THEM NOW TO WALK US THROUGH A
REMINDER OF THE LEASE AND NEXT
STEPS! OKAY. FOR THE RECORD I
AM TANYA KIM, DIRECTOR OF THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
>> MARY MITCHELL.
>> AND KAREN GRUEN. SO WE HAVE
GOT FIVE MINUTES AND CHAIR
STRAUSS DID A BEAUTIFUL JOB
WITH THE CONTEXT AND SO WE ARE
GOING TO MOVE INTO SOME
REMINDERS AS TO WHY. UH-OH.
APOLOGIES FOR THE TECHNICAL
DIFFICULTIES. WE WILL GO AHEAD
AND MOVE THROUGH THE
PRESENTATION WHILE WE ADJUST
CLICKING THE MOUSE. MARY.
>> OKAY. SO THE MOST PRESSING
NEED IS OUR CURRENT LEASE ENDS
ON AUGUST 31ST OF 2024. JUST AS
A REMINDER WE HAVE TWO
LOCATIONS. WE WILL BE
MAINTAINING OUR LOCATION ON THE
51ST FLOOR OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL TOWER AND THE RENT
TON OFFICERS AS THE LOCATION
FOR OUR CLIENTS DOWN TO THE
SOUTH COUNTY BORDER AND OUR
TRAINING HUB. THE NEW LOCATION
WILL PROVIDE INCREASED ACCESS
FOR CLIENTS THAT USE PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION, INCREASED
SAFETY. WE WILL BE ON THE 7TH
FLOOR. WE WILL STILL HAVE FREE
PARKING AS WELL FOR CLIENTS AND
TEAM MEMBERS. A TRAUMA INFORMED
SPACE FOR CASE MANAGERS THAT
ARE WORKING WITH CLIENTS THAT
ARE APPROACHING END OF LIFE AND
THE NEW SPACE WILL ALSO
ACCOMMODATE ANY INCREASE OF IN
OFFICE REQUIREMENTS. THE
FUNDING SOURCE IS TITLE 19
GRANT FUNDS AND NOT GENERAL
FUNDS. NEXT SLIDE. AND WE
PARTNERED WITH FAS TO DO A
SEARCH FOR A NEW SPACE AND
TRITON TOWERS HAS MET ALL OF
OUR REQUIRES. WE ARE REDUCING
DOWN OUR FOOTPRINT BY ABOUT 65%
OF OUR CURRENT FOOTPRINT AND WE
HAVE A AGREEMENT IN PLACE WITH
THE LANDLORDS. AND I WILL PASS
IT OFF. OH. AND FOR THE BUDGET
SLIDE SO YOU PROBABLY NOTICE
THE ESTIMATED SAVINGS ARE NOW
AT 535. THE ORIGINAL ONES WERE
BASED ON A YEAR LEASE. SO THAT
HAS BEEN ADJUSTED TO START
SEPTEMBER 1ST. I MENTIONED
REUSING GRANT FUNDS WHICH ARE
RESTRICTED AND NOT GENERAL
FUNDS AND THE SMALLER FOOT
PRINT OF 6800 SQUARE FEET AND
THEN THERE ARE ONE TIME COSTS
FOR MOVE AND I.T. NEEDS
ESTIMATED AT $386,000. THEN
LOOKING AT THE FIRST -- THE
LEASE TERMS, THE FIRST MONTH
RENT YOU CAN SEE THE
COMPARISONS THERE, RIGHT? WE
ARE GOING TO GO DOWN A LITTLE
BIT IN RENT AND THEN FOR THE
ANNUAL 491 AT TRITON TOWERS
VERSUS 588,000 AT OUR CURRENT
LOCATION. THEN ONE TIME MOVING
COST.
>> JUST UNDER TO SCORE THE ONE
TIME MOVING COST AS WELL AS THE
RENT OVER THE TENURE PERIOD ARE
ALL RENT FUNDS, ALL RESTRICTED
FUNDS?
>> THANK YOU. I WILL JUST NOTE
AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT NOTED IN
THE LAST SLIDE RENT DOES
INCREASE EVERY YEAR. IT IS
TYPICAL, COMMON WITH ANY AND
ALL LEASES I BELIEVE AND THEN
DIRECTOR KIM YOU STOLE MY
THUNDER THERE WHICH IS TO SAY
THIS FUNDING CAN'T -- TO HELP
US CLOSE OUR BUDGET GAP WHICH
IS GENERALLY FUND BECAUSE THESE
ARE FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS THAT
HSD IS ADMINISTERING A FEDERAL
PROGRAM FOR SOUTH KING COUNTY
WHICH IS WHY WE NEED A SOUTH
KING COUNTY LOCATION IN
ADDITION TO AS MARY MITCHELL
SAID THE LOCATION ON THE 51ST
FLOOR OF SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
TOWER. WE DO HAVE A LOCATION
HERE DOWNTOWN AND WE NEED THIS
SITE AS WELL.
>> YES. THOSE FUNDS -- IT IS A
MEDICAID PROGRAM THAT WE
ADMINISTER.
>> SO WILL HSD IS AT THE TABLE
BECAUSE IT IS FOR OUR
DEPARTMENT AND FOR OUR CASE
MANAGERS THIS IS BEING PUT
FORWARD BY FAS AND SO KAREN
WILL CLOSE THIS OUT.
>> SURE. JUST A REMINDER FOR
THE COMMITTEE WE ARE HERE
BECAUSE UNDER THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE FOR AN OFFICE
SPACE OF OVER FIVE YEARS IN
TERM AND OVER 5,000 SQUARE FEET
IN SIZE, WE SEEK COUNCIL
AUTHORIZATION FOR THE FAS
DIRECTOR TO BE ABLE TO SIGN
THAT LEASE. THE LEASE WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT AT TRITON TOWERS
IS A TEN YEAR INITIAL TERM.
THERE ARE TWO OPTIONS TO RENEW
EACH OF FIVE YEARS. THE SQUARE
FOOTAGE IS ON THE SCENE, 12,410
SQUARE FEET. THEN THE NEXT
SLIDE IS SHOWING THE COMMITTEE
AGAIN WHERE WE ARE ON THE
TIMELINE. WE ARE IN JUNE AND
TALKING TO THE COMMITTEE TODAY
HOPING FOR COUNCIL
AUTHORIZATION LATER THIS MONTH
SO THAT WE CAN MOVE HSD. THE
MOVE DATE IS SEPTEMBER 1ST.
THAT COINCIDES AS THE NEXT DAY
AFTER THE LEASE EXPIRES. WE ARE
MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
>> THANK YOU. AS THIS HAS BEEN
BEFORE US TWICE, THIS IS THE
SECOND TIME COMING BEFORE US.
WE ARE ON A TIMELINE TO MAKE
SURE WE APPROVE THIS LEASE. I
HAVE HAD MULTIPLE MEETINGS WITH
THIS TEAM BECAUSE I HAD A LOT
OF QUESTIONS UP FRONT. I WILL
USE THIS AS THE EXAMPLE WHERE
WE DO HAVE SOME LEASES DOWNTOWN
FOR SEATTLE DEPARTMENTS THAT
ARE NOT WITHIN THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL TOUR. IT IS MY WE
SIRE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY
FILL IN WITHIN SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL TOWER. WHILE THAT
WILL GIVE US COST SAVINGS IN
THE LONG RUN IT IS A COST
INCREASE IN THE SHORT RUN AS
YOU CAN SEE IN THESE SLIDES.
THERE IS THE MOVING COSTS,
RIGHT? AND SO IF YOU WERE
DOWNTOWN I WOULD HAVE A
DIFFERENT SET OF QUESTIONS FOR
YOU. THAT IS WHY I HAVE HAD SO
MANY MEETINGS WITH THIS GROUP
BECAUSE I'VE HAD A LOT OF
QUESTIONS. I AM 23409 GOING TO
ASK ANYMORE QUESTIONS. I DO
WANT TO CHECK, COLLEAGUES, DO
YOU ALL HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE
TEAM?
>> NO QUESTIONS.
>> I'M SEEING NONE. DIRECTOR
KIM, KAREN, MARY YOU HAVE DONE
AN AMAZING JOB AND I CAN SEE
LINA'S FINGER PRINTS ALL OVER
THIS PROGRAM. JOB WELL DONE. I
MOVE TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL 120792. IS THERE A
SECOND IN.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE.
>> I.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> I.
>> VICE CHAIR RIVERA.
>> I.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE MOTION
CARRIES. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE COUNCIL
BILL 120792 PASS
TO THE 25TH CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
MIGHT WORK WITH YOU -- NO, THAT
IS EXACTLY WHEN IT IS GOING TO
COME. GREAT. WE WILL SEE YOU
ALL JUNE 25TH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> UP NEXT AND PLEASE FEEL FREE
TO COME UP TO THE COMMITTEE
TABLE. THE SECOND ITEM ON THE
AGENDA IS BRIEFING DISCUSSION
ON FINANCE INTERIM DIRECTOR
JAMIE CARNELL'S APPOINTMENT
AND NOMINATION. CLERK L YOU
PLEASE READ THE SHORT TITLE?
>> APPOINTMENT 02897.
APPOINTMENT OF JAMIE CARNELL AS
FINANCE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE
OF CITY FINANCE!
>> THANK YOU. WE ARE JOINED BY
JAMIE CARNELL. DAN NOLTE IS
ALSO HERE AT THE TABLE IN A
SUPPORTING ROLE. DIRECTOR
CARNELL I'VE HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH --
COLLEAGUES WHAT YOU MIGHT NOT
SEE IS I ALSO CHAIR A NUMBER OF
COMMITTEES OUTSIDE OF CITY
COUNCIL. SO THE COMMITTEE WE
SIT ON A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT
COMMITTEES TOGETHER. IT HAS
BEEN AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE TO
WORK WITH YOU. I GET TO SEE YOU
EVERY WEEK WHERE AS MY
COLLEAGUES MIGHT NOT GET TO SO
I'M EXCITED TO GET TO
INTRODUCE YOU TO THEM. I WILL
PASS IT OVER TO YOU AND MR.
NOLTE TO DO SOME OPENING
REMARKS AND THEN I'VE GOT SOME
QUESTIONS FOR YOU AS WELL.
COLLEAGUES, THE FULL PACKET OF
CONFIRMATION QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ARE ATTACHED.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS AND COUNCIL
MEMBERS IT IS MY PLEASURE TO BE
HERE TODAY TO INTRODUCE
MAYOR'S NOMINEE FOR CITY
FINANCE DIRECTOR JAMIE CAR
FLEL. WHILE OUR OFFICE WORKS
WITH POLICY MAKERS TO DECIDE
HOW TO DEDICATE THE CITY'S
MONEY IT IS OUR OFFICE OF CITY
FINANCE THAT ADMINISTERS IT.
THE OFFICERS MANAGES OUR CASH
POOL AND STEWARDS OUR CITY
FINANCES WHILE ENSURING WE AD
ADHERE FOR LOCAL LAWS. SHE HAS
BEEN PART OF THE TEAM FOR THE
LAST 30 YEARS, HOMEGROWN FROM
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT STARTING
AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST
BACK IN 1994. SHE ROSE THROUGH
THE RANKS. THROUGH EXPERIENCE
IN I.T. AND FINANCIAL
OPERATIONS SHE HAS HANDS ON
COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF
THE DEPARTMENT SYSTEMS AND WORK
PROCESSIES, KNOWS THOUSAND
PIECES FIT TOGETHER AND SHE CAN
SPOT WHEN SOMETHING ISN'T
WORKING RIGHT. ONE OF HER STAFF
SHARED HOW OFTEN SHE SPOTS
ISSUES BEFORE SHE HAVE THE
CHANCE OF BECOMING PROBLEMS.
JAMIE ALSO DEMONSTRATES HERSELF
AS BEING SOMEONE WHO IS ORIENT
TOWARDS ACTION. AFTER THE
COUNCIL APPROVED THE CONTRACT
LAST APRIL, WE LEARNED CITY
EMPLOYEES WOULD RECEIVE THE
RETROACTIVE BACK PAY IN
OCTOBER. WHEN THE MAYOR HEARD
ABOUT THIS HE CALLED JAMIE AND
WITHIN -- AND TO ASK WHETHER
THE PAYMENT COULD BE
ACCELERATED SOONER. WITHIN 24
HOURS OF THAT CONVERSATION SHE
ROSE TO THE OCCASION AND
COORDINATED BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS
TO ACCELERATE THOSE PAYMENTS
THREE MONTHS SOONER TO JULY
12TH. ALL WHILE RESPECTING THE
BAND WIDTH OF HER FELLOW
DEPARTMENTS. FURTHER, SEATTLE
MAINTAINS THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE
BOND RATING THANKS TO SOUND
FISCAL DECISIONS AND THOROUGH
MONEY MANAGEMENT SKILLS OF
JAMIE AND HER TEAM. THOSE HIGH
RATINGS MEAN WE CAN BORROW AT
THE LOWEST MAXIMUM RATES. THE
MAYOR MAKES THIS NOMINATION
WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE. JAMIE
CARNELL IS A TRUE PUBLIC
SERVANT. I TRUST AFTER TALKING
WITH HER YOU AGREE SHE IS THE
RIGHT CHOICE TO LEAD. LET ME
TURN THINGS OVER THE JAMIE.
>> THANK YOU. YOU TOOK MOST OF
MY SPEAKING POINTS. IT IS FINE.
THANK YOU. I REALLY APPRECIATE
IT. I APPRECIATE THE CONFIDENCE
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE HAS OF ME
AND FOR YOU
THROUGH THIS TRANSITION. SO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU
ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK TODAY. THANK YOU. I AM
TRULY HONORED TO BE HERE THIS
MORNING AND I WANT TO THANK THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR THEIR
CONFIDENCE AND SUPPORT. I AM AN
EXPERIENCED PUBLIC SECTOR
EXECUTIVE WITH 30 YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE. ALL OF WHICH HAS
BEEN IN FINANCE HERE WITH THE
CITY. I'M A SOLID PEOPLE
MANAGER SUCCESSFULLY
MAINTAINING A HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE
AND COHESIVE CULTURE. I LOOK
FORWARD TO OUR DISCUSSION THIS
MORNING.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS A GOOD
OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS.
DAY RECTOR CARNELL WILL BE BACK
BEFORE US ON JULY 17TH. WE HAVE
HAD MANY DISCUSSIONS. I WILL
ASK YOU A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS
OFF OF YOUR APPOINTMENT PACKET
AND THEN A FEW OTHERS. WHAT
I'VE COMBP -- ALSO HAPPY
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
>> THANK YOU. YOU PICKED A GOOD
DAY.
>> YOU PICKED A GOOD DAY. UM,
YOU KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN HERE AND
WORKED HERE FOR 30 YEARS. YOU
STARTED AS AN ADMIN ONE. OVER
THE COURSE OF THESE THREE
DECADES YOU HAVE RISEN THROUGH
THE DEPARTMENT AND IT GIVES YOU
A SPECIAL AND UNIQUE
PERSPECTIVE WHERE MUCH LIKE
MYSELF WORKING A STAFF FROM
GETTING MY FOOT IN THE DOOR AS
A SOCIAL AIDE AND THEN
LEGISLATIVE SDPANT POLICY
ADVISORY IT GIVES US A
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE OF THE
DEPARTMENT AND THE WORK WE DO.
ARE THERE ANY REFLECTIONS YOU
CAN SHARE OVER THE COURSE OF
YOUR 30 YEARS THAT HAS PREPARED
YOU FOR TODAY IN PARTICULAR?
>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. I THINK
THAT THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS AN
EXCELLENT PLACE TO START AND
END A CAREER. IT HAS SO MANY
OPPORTUNITIES AND AREAS WHERE
FROM AS YOU SAID STARTING OUT
AS ADMIN ONE BACK IN THE DAY
WHEN WE HAD DESKTOPS ON FOR
PEOPLE TO USE AND REALLY TOOK
THAT ON THE PART AS THAT POINT
THE HELP PEOPLE LEARN HOW TO
USE THEIR DESKTOPS WHICH LED TO
MY WORK IN WORKING IN
TECHNOLOGY FOR FINANCE
TECHNOLOGY. IT HAS REALLY BEEN
ALL ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES AND I
THINK IT GIVES ME THAT UNIQUE
ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND WHEN A
PROBLEM COMES UP, TRULY WHERE
TO GO TO SOLVE IT AND HOW TO
SOLVE IT BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN
HERE AND WORKED THROUGH THE
RANKS. I ALSO AM TRULY -- OF
THE PEOPLE WHO WORK HERE AND
TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT I
DO FOR THE CITY IS AT THE BEST
INTEREST OF ALL CITY EMPLOYEES
FOR SOMEBODY WHO IS JUST
STARTING OUT OR SOMEONE LIKE
MYSELF WHO HAS A LONG TENURED
CAREER HERE. I REALLY WANT TO
PUT THE CITY EMPLOYEES AT THE
FOREFRONT OF THINGS THAT WE DO
AT THE OFFICE OF CITY FINANCE.
TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE GOOD
GOVERNANCE .
>> I THINK THE EXAMPLE THAT MR.
NOLTE PROVIDED ABOUT AND WITHIN
THE CITY GOVERNMENT WE WERE
WORRIED THAT WE COULDN'T GET
THOSE PAYMENTS OUT BEFORE ON
THE BECAUSE THAT IS HOW THE
SYSTEM WAS SET UP AND YOU ARE
OUR COMP TROLLER. YOU KNOW
WHERE THE MONEY IS AND YOU KNOW
HOW TO MAKE THAT WORK BUT THAT
DOESN'T -- IF SOMEBODY IS NOT
DEDICATED IN THE WAY YOU JUST
DESCRIBED WE WOULD NOT HAVE
BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THAT
RETRO PAY OUT. WANT TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO THANK YOU. I KNOW IN
OUR DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN YOUR
TIME AS A DEPUTY DIRECTOR TO
INTERIM DIRECTOR WERE THERE ANY
AREAS OF EXPERTISE YOU FELT
THAT YOU NEEDED TO GROW IN TO
ASSUME THAT ROLE AND IF SO WHAT
WERE THEY AND HOW DID YOU CLOSE
THAT GAP?
>> SURE. SO THERE ARE A COUPLE
OF AREAS. ONE WAS DEBT. THAT IS
A NEW AREA TO ME. THAT WAS
SOMETHING THAT THE PREVIOUS
CITY FINANCE DIRECTOR WORKING
WITH HER EXCELLENT DEBT TEAM --
IT IS TRULY A CITY FINANCE
DIRECTOR ROLE. AS A DEPUTY
DIRECTOR HI OTHER
RESPONSIBILITIES. ONE OF THE
THINGS I DID WAS TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THE ASSOCIATION TRAINING
THEY DO FOR DEBT AND IT IS A
WEEK LONG IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE
AND LEARNING ABOUT DEBT. I ALSO
RELY ON OUR GREAT DEBT TEAM AND
OUR PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE THAT
RUN OUR DEBT PROGRAM AS WELL AS
THE UTILITIES. IT DOES TRULY
TAKE A VILLAGE TO GET OUR DEBT
PROGRAM TO WHERE IT IS AND I --
I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO ENSURE
THAT I UNDERSTOOD WHAT WAS --
WHAT THE PROCESS WAS AND HOW WE
DID THAT. I'M GRATEFUL FOR
GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICER'S
ASSOCIATION FOR HAVING THESE
TYPES OF TRAININGS FOR FINANCE
DIRECTORS SUCH AS MYSELF.
>> THANK YOU. THAT IS
EXCELLENT. NOT EVERYONE TAKES
THAT MOMENT OF SELF REFLECTION
TO D
THEIR GROWTH. I HAVE ONE MORE
QUESTION THAT IS NOT ON YOUR
CONFIRMATION PACKET AND THEN I
WILL PASS IT OVER TO YOU
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. LAST
QUESTION IS ABOUT OUR REPORT.
IT IS VERY TEXT HEAVY. IS THERE
ANYTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT
TO MAKE IT MORE -- BECAUSE FOR
SOMEBODY WHO IS IN THE FINANCE
WORLD I'M SURE IT IS THE
CAT'S ME MEOW. FOR EVERYONE
ELSE IT IS A LITTLE HARD TO
DIGEST. ANYWAY TO IMPROVE THAT?
>> THERE IS ALWAYS WAYS TO
IMPROVE REPORTING AND FINANCIAL
INFORMATION AND IT IS SOMETHING
THAT MYSELF AS A CITY FINANCE
DIRECTOR REALLY WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE DATA WE ARE
PROVIDING TO YOU AS WELL AS TO
CONSTITUENTS IS IN A FORMAT
THAT MAKES MORE SENSE. THAT IS
A VERY DATA RICH BUILT ON A LOT
OF OTHER REPORTS THAT ARE
PUBLICLY AVAILABLE. SO OUR GOAL
RIGHT NOW IS LOOKING AT THE
REPORT AND MAKING IT INTO MORE
OF A STORY TELLING THE STORY OF
THE CITY FINANCES THROUGH DATA
VISUALIZATION TOOLS, BETTER
CHARTS THAT REALLY TRULY
AREN'T -- THAT GIVE YOU WHAT
YOU NEED TO KNOW VERSUS VERY
LONG LINES OF A LOT OF DATA. SO
IT IS IMPORTANT TO ME. IT IS
SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE
ABSOLUTELY CAN DO BECAUSE WE
HAVE A GREAT FINANCIAL SYSTEM
THAT ALLOWS US TO HAVE
STANDARDIZED DATA SETS ACROSS
THE CITY AND THEN TAKING THAT
INFORMATION AND TRULY
TRANSLATING NIT WAY AND SHOWING
IT IN A VISUAL WAY THAT GIVES
MORE INFORMATION AND REALLY
HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND AS A CITY
COUNCIL THE STATE OF OUR CITY
FINANCES.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
I SEE YOUR HAND HAS GONE DOWN.
DO YOU STILL WANT TO --
>> I WAS JUST TAKING AWAY THAT
ANNOYING HAND SIGNAL. SO THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE
TODAY. I HAD NOT HAD A CHANCE
TO DIG TOO DEEPLY INTO YOUR
RESPONSES SO I LOOK FORWARD TO
YOU COMING BACK. I MAY HAVE
SOME MORE QUESTIONS. YOU JUST
MENTIONED SOMETHING THAT I WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT I AND OTHER
PEOPLE UNDERSTAND. WHEN YOU SAY
DEBT THAT IS THE DEBT. IT IS
NOT -- WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT
THE OPERATING DEFICIT.
>> NO, NO.
>> BECAUSE PEOPLE -- THE CBO --
THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR FIGURING HOW WE
WILL SPEND THE MONEY WE HAVE
AND TRACKING HOW MUCH WE DON'T
HAVE. YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT OUR
ON GOING DEBT SERVICE AND OUR
BOND RATING ET CETERA. IN ALL
OF THOSE FINANCIAL PRINCIPLES
AND POLICY DECISIONS, SO WHEN
YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT
TRAINING, THAT PEOPLE WERE ABLE
TO TAKE, WHO ALL MAKES
DECISIONS ABOUT OUR DEBT? AND
HOW WE ARE GOING TO IN D -- IS
IT ACROSS DEPARTMENTS? CAN YOU
TALK ABOUT THE DECISION TREE
THAT GOES THERE THERE.
>> IT IS A COMPLETELY
COLLABORATIVE PROCESS WITH THE
CITY BUDGET OFFICE AS WELL AS
WE HAVE A DEBT COMMITTEE WHICH
THE CENTRAL STAFF PARTICIPATES
IN. SO IT IS NOT A SINGULAR
DECISION MAKER. IT IS A TEAM OF
PEOPLE ACROSS THE CITY
COLLABORATING INCLUDING OUR
UTILITIES CAUSE THEY ALSO SELL
BONDS. SO IT IS REALLY TRULY
GOES FROM OFFICE OF CITY
FINANCE TO CBO AND OUR PARTNERS
AND THE COUNCIL AND THE
UTILITIES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. GOOD QUESTION. I
WILL EXPAND ON THAT WHICH IS
THE DEBT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
IS ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE THAT I
CHAIR WHERE WE DO IT IN
COORDINATION WITH THE
EXECUTIVES OFFICE. WHEN WE HAD
THE MUSEUM DEBT BEFORE US A
COUPLE OF MEETINGS AGO THAT WAS
A PRODUCT OF DIRECTOR
CARNELL'S WORK CHLT . COUNCIL
MEMBER OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS.
THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP. IT IS
NOTED THAT MR. NOLTE HAS TO ADD
A DOLLAR TO THE JAR FOR HIS
REFERENCE TO GOOD GOVERNANCE.
THANK YOU WHICH I REALLY
APPRECIATE AND LEADS UP TO MY
QUESTION. AS EVERYONE KNOWS I
LIKE TURNING EVERY COMMITTEE
INTO A PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.
SO BRIEFLY I WILL SAY THAT IN
OUR STRATEGIC FRAME WORK IN
PUBLIC SAFETY TO ATTACK THE
CHALLENGES WE FACE THERE PILLAR
SIX IS ENGAGING WITH THE COUNTY
AND THE STATE. YOUR POINT ABOUT
THAT IS -- STATE TREASURE MIKE
I'VE SPOKEN TO HIM MANY TIMES
AND NOTE WHAT WE HAVE DONE ON
THE STATE LEVEL IN THAT REGARD.
I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE COUNTY
BUT IS YOUR WORK PRIMARILY TO
SEATTLE OR DO YOU HAVE A LOT OF
COORDINATION WORK WITH THE
COUNTY AND THE STATE? CAN YOU
ELABORATE ON WHAT YOU DO WITH
THE COUNTY AND STATE IF SO?
>> YEAHT. OFFICE OF CITY
FINANCE, THERE IS A COUPLE OF
AREAS THAT WE TRULY DO CLUB
RATE MORE WITH THE STATE THAN
WITH THE COUNTY. SO ONE OF THEM
IS IN LOCAL JURISDICTION OF OUR
BUSINESS AND OCCUPATION TAX. WE
WORK WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF
WASHINGTON CITIES AND AS WELL
AS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
REVENUE WHEN WE HAVE TAX
POLICIES THAT -- ARE COMING UP.
SO THINGS THAT WE WORK AROUND
WITH THE LOCAL BUSINESS AND
OCCUPATION TAX THAT IS A MERE
-- SOMEWHAT OF A MIRROR TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUES BUSINESS
AND OCCUPATION TAX. WE HAVE A
SERIES OF -- EXCUSE ME. WE HAVE
AN AGREEMENT WITHIN THE CITY A
30 PLUS CITIES ADMINISTER THE
BUDGET -- THE BUSINESS AND
OCCUPATION TAX THAT MIRROR
WHAT'S THE DEPARTMENT OF
REVENUE DOES. WE HAVE A CLOSE
WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. WE ALSO
HAVE A VERY CLOSE WORKING
RELATIONSHIP TEN CITIES THROUGH
OUR MUNICIPAL LICENSE AND TAX
AGENCY WHICH RUNS FILE LOCAL.
FILE LOCAL IS A ONE STOP SHOP
FOR APPLYING FOR YOUR BUSINESS
LICENSE AND PAYING FOR YOUR
TAXES. SO WE DON'T HAVE A
DIRECT TOUCH POINT NECESSARILY
WITH THE COUNTY. WE HAVE WORKED
ON A FEW THINGS WITH THEM BUT
OUR -- I WOULD SAY OUR
RELATIONSHIPS ARE REALLY MORE
BROADLY ACROSS THE 30 PLUS
CITIES WHO DO THE BUSINESS AND
OCCUPATION TAX AS WELL AS THE
STATE.
>> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.
>> WONDERFUL. COUNCIL MEMBER
RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU
BOTH FOR BEING HERE. I JUST
WANT TO SAY I VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE AS PART OF THE
PROCESS WE ALL HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET INTERIM
DIRECTOR CARNELL AND
APPRECIATED HAVING THAT
CONVERSATION WITH YOU. IT IS
CLEAR TO ME THAT YOU DO LEAD
WITH GOOD GOVERNANCE AND THE
ACCOUNTABILITY PIECE AND AT THE
SAME TIME MAKING SURE WE ARE
CENSURING THE WORK WE DO AT THE
CITY AND OF COURSE THE
EMPLOYEES HARD WORKING AT THE
CITY AS WELL. SO IT WAS CLEAR
TO ME THAT YOU TAKE A REALLY
BROAD BRUSH APPROACH AND MAKE
SURE THAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT
ALL THE PIECES WHICH IS REALLY
SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT AND
CRITICAL TO THIS ROLE AND I GOT
THAT FROM OUR CONVERSATION. I
VERY MUCH APPRECIATED HAVING
THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN
THAT WAY AND LEARN MORE ABOUT
YOU AND YOUR APPROACH TO THE
WORK. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. AND I
WILL ASK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS
OUT OF THE COMMITTEE PACKET NOW
BECAUSE OUR NEXT FINANCE NATIVE
COMMITTEES AND TRIBAL COMMITTEE
IS VERY FULL. IT IS SO FULL WE
MIGHT BE PUSHING MATERIAL INTO
SEPTEMBER AT THIS POINT. I JUST
-- HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU THAT WE
HAVE A MONTH BETWEEN NOW AND
DIRECTOR CARNELL'S FINAL VISIT
TO OUR COMMITTEE FOR THAT FINAL
VOTE. IF YOU DO HAVE DEEP
ENTRENCHING QUESTIONS PLEASE
MEET WITH HER BETWEEN NOW THEN.
THAT PUBLIC COMMITTEE WILL BE A
GOOD PLACE TO PUT THINGS ON THE
RECORD BUT WE WILL NEED TO BE
VERY FOCUSSED WITH OUR TIME
THAT DAY. SO I WILL JUST JUMP
IN HERE AND DIRECTOR CARNELL,
ARE YOU THE FIRST WOMAN TO HOLD
THIS POSITION?
>> I AM THE FIRST WOMAN TO HOLD
THIS POSITION.
>> I THAT HAS TAKEN TOO LONG.
WE ARE EXCITED FOR YOU TO BE IN
THIS ROLE. SO AS INTERIM
DIRECTOR OF OFFICE AND CITY
FINANCE IN QUESTION ONE ON YOUR
PACKET. YOU DON'T HAVE TO
ANSWER EVERYTHING BECAUSE WE
WOULD BE HERE ALL DAY. THAT IS
HOW GOOD OF A JOB YOU DO. SINCE
2022 WHAT ACCOMPLISHES ARE YOU
MOST PROUD OF AND WHAT HAS
SURPRISED YOU ABOUT THIS ROLE?
>> UM, FIRST OFF THANKING YOU
THANK YOU FOR GOING BACK TO THE
MEETINGS. I'M WILLING TO MEET
WITH YOU AS WE HAVE A FULL
MONTH BEFORE THE SECOND
MEETING. I THINK WITH 30 YEARS
THERE IS NOT HONESTLY MUCH THAT
SURPRISES ME BECAUSE I HAVE THE
BREATH AND HAVE THE EXPERIENCE.
I WILL SAY THOUGH I AM ALWAYS
PLEASANTLY SURPRISED AND I KNOW
THIS ABOUT MY STAFF BUT I WANT
TO TAKE THE MOMENT TO SAY I
HAVE AN AMAZING CITY OF FINANCE
TEAM WHO REALLY HAVE DONE A
TREMENDOUS JOB DURING THIS
TRANSITION AND SUPPORTING ME.
SOME OF THEM I'VE WORKED WITH
FOR A LOT OF YEARS. I AM ALWAYS
BLESS ANTELY SURPRISED WHEN
THEY RISE AGAIN AND AGAIN TO
THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE
JUST IN OUR DAY TODAY WORK AND
JUST REALLY TRULY THANKFUL FOR
ALL OF THEM. SO ACCOMPLISHMENT
WISE WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT OUR
BOND PROGRAM. REALLY
ACCOMPLISHMENT WISE GOING BACK
TO STAFFING, I AM REALLY
EXCITED THAT WE AT THE SAME
TIME I WAS TRANSITIONING INTO
THE INTERIM DIRECTOR ROLE. I
BROUGHT ON A NEW CITY
TREASURER. WE HAD A TRANSITION
WITH TREASURY. I HAD SPENT
SEVERAL MONTHS BEING THE
TREASURER. I HAD GOTTEN SOME
HANDS ON EXPERIENCE WITH
TREASURY. I KNEW WHERE I WANTED
TO TAKE A VERY IMPORTANT
FUNCTION FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. SO BROUGHT ON OUR NEW
TREASURER AND SHE HAS A PROCESS
DRIVEN BACKGROUND SUCH AS
MYSELF AND SO SHE REALLY TOOK A
LOOK AT ALL THE PROCESSES
ACROSS THE TREASURY AND REALLY
WORKED ESPECIALLY SPECIFICALLY
ON OUR AUTOMATED CLEARINGHOUSE.
THAT IS WHEN YOU DO ELECTRONIC
PAYMENT AND TRULY MAKING SURE
THAT WE WERE LOWERING OUR RISK
RELATED TO FINANCIAL FRAUD
THROUGH PROVIDING ADDITIONAL
PROTECTION AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED
TRANSACTIONS. IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT AS WE ARE SENDING
MONEY -- OUR CITIZENS MONEY OUT
THE DOOR FOR PAYMENTS THAT WE
ARE MAKING SURE THAT THAT
PAYMENT IS SAFE AND SECURE. SHE
HAD DONE A GOOD JOB COMING IN
AND CREATING NEW PROCESSES
AROUND THAT. I'M REALLY EXCITED
FOR THE WORK THEY ARE DONE
THERE. ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT
THAT WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT
ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SYSTEM
THAT IS USED CITY WIDE. IT IS
ONE OF MY BIGGER
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. REALLY HAD A
VISION WITH THE PREVIOUS DIRECT
SURE EVERY SINGLE TRANSACTION
THAT WAS ENTERED INTO THE
SYSTEM WAS ALIGNED TO OUR
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES AND OUR
FINANCIAL POLICIES. SO WE HAVE
A TRULY STANDARDIZED CITY
SYSTEM THAT IS USED FOR ALL OF
OUR CONSISTENT FINANCIAL DATA
WHICH IS LEADING TO BETTER
REPORTING AND CREATING BETTER
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROCESS
IMPROVEMENTS WITH OUR ANNUAL
FINANCIAL REPORT. THAT TRULY IS
A COLLABORATION THAT WE HAVE
WITH ALL OF THE CITY
DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT
THAT IS DONE ON TIME EVERY
FISCAL YEAR. I THINK BECAUSE OF
THE WORK WE DID IN 2016 THROUGH
18 TO TRULY TRANSFORM OUR
FINANCIAL SYSTEM IT HAS GIVEN
US A BETTER OPPORTUNITY WITH
OUR DATA AND WITH OUR
PROCESSES. WITH THAT WE HAVE
BEEN IN TRUE PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE BUDGET OFFICE IN CREATING
FISCAL MONITORING TOOLS FOR
THOSE DEPARTMENTS. I'M VERY
EXCITED WE WILL BE ROLLING
THOSE REPORTS OUT AND OUR
MONITORING CAPABILITIES TO THE
CITY COUNCIL NEXT YEAR THROUGH
THE FISCAL TRANSPARENCY
ORDINANCE THAT WAS PASSED LAST
YEAR.
>> WONDERFUL. I KNOW THAT THE
LIST CONTINUES ON ON PAPER. I
WOULD SAY JOB WELL DONE
ESPECIALLY WITH THAT ELECTRONIC
TRANSFER. MOVING ON. QUESTION
NUMBER TWO, THAT WAS THE LOOK
BACK IN YOUR TIME AS AN INTERIM
DIRECTOR. LOOKING AHEAD, WHAT
ARE YOUR GOALS FOR THE OFFICE
OF CITY FINANCE OVER THE NEXT
THREE YEARS?
>> SO I WILL JUST TOUCH ON A
FEW POINTS I THINK ARE REALLY
IMPORTANT. WE HAVE ANT FIVE
MAIN GOALS WE HAVE BEEN WORKING
THROUGH OUR MISSION AND VISION
AND TO OUR FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC
PLAN. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A
COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE IS THE
WORKERS FOR. I'M ACUTELY AWARE
WITH THE WAY THAT FINANCE
TECHNOLOGY IS EVER CHANGING AND
EVER EVOLVING. THAT IT IS
CHANGING THE WAY WE WORK IN
ACCOUNTING AND TREASURY ACROSS
THE BOARD BECAUSE THIS
TECHNOLOGY IS COMING THAT WILL
ALLOW US TO REALLY HONE OUR
SKILLS ON MORE PROCESS
IMPROVEMENT AND LETTING SYSTEMS
DO SOME OF THE WORK BY GIVING
US HIGHER DEGREES AND IMPROVING
OUR FINANCIAL REPORTING
CAPABILITIES AND IMPROVING HOW
WE OUT PUT THAT DATA INTO OUR
ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT. SO IT
IS REALLY IMPORTANT WE PREPARE
THE WORKERS FOR FOR THE FUTURE.
THE WAY WE STARTED DOING THAT
IS WE REESTABLISHED MANAGEMENT
FUNCTIONS THAT ALIGN TO OUR
GOALS AND WE ARE LOOKING AT
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL
AS SOMETHING I'M ACUTELY AWARE
OF MY 30 YEARS, SECESSION
PLANNING. WE NEED TO DO. THAT
IT IS ONE OF THOSE CRITICAL
AREAS FOR ME THAT I WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE PREPARING OUR
WORKERS FOR FOR THE FUTURE.
PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS, THAT IS
ACROSS THE BOARD IS WHAT OFFICE
OF CITY FINANCES TRULY FOCUSED
ON. I THINK IT IS AN IMPORTANT
FOCUS AS WE COME INTO WHAT I
WOULD SAY IS CRITICAL BUDGET
CHALLENGES TIMES. ALWAYS CREATE
OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE A LOOK AT
WHAT YOU DOING AND IMPROVE YOUR
PROCESSES. WE HAVE STARTED
THAT. WE REALLY HAVE ABOUT EACH
DIVISION HAS ONE TO TWO
SPECIFIC GOALS THEY ARE WORKING
ON THIS YEAR. EXAMPLE OF THAT
IS LICENSE AND TAX
ADMINISTRATION, TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF FEDERAL TAX
ADMINISTRATOR PROGRAM AROUND
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. OH SO
THEY HAVE BEEN IN IMMERSIVE
TRAINING THAT IS OFFERED
THROUGH THAT FROM THE
ABOUT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
AND IT'S IMPACTS ON TAX
ADMINISTRATION. SO THAT IS ONE
WAY THAT THEY ARE TAKING THE
INFORMATION THEY HAVE AND
LOOKING AT THEIR PROCESSES
STARTING TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO
IMPROVE THEM TO PREPARE THEM
FOR WHEN WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY LOOK AT
INVESTMENTS AND SYSTEMS THAT
WOULD HELP THEM IN THEIR TAX
ADMINISTRATION. JUST READING MY
NOTES I'VE HIGHLIGHTED HERE.
MY SECOND ONE IS ALWAYS
IMPROVING FINANCIAL REPORTING.
>> AND YOUR LEAD IN THERE WITH
PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS, MAKING
SURE THE WORKERS FOR IS READY
FOR THEIR NEXT STEP AND YOUR
STRATEGIC PLANNING I KNOW YOU
HAVE DONE YOUR STRENGTHS AND
WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES,
THREATS ANALYSIS OF YOUR
DEPARTMENT AND WITHIN THERE
WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY CHALLENGES
FACING THE OFFICE AND HOW DO
YOU SEE OVERCOMING -- YOU
TOUCHED ON THE BROADER STROKES
BUT WHERE ARE WE RIGHT NOW WITH
THE CHALLENGES AND HOW DO WE
OVERCOME THEM?
>> I THINK REALLY TRULY THE
CHALLENGES ARE ENSURING THAT WE
ARE PREPARED. I DO LISTEN TO IN
TALKING TO FINANCE COLLEAGUES
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THERE IS SO
MUCH COMING IN THE TECHNOLOGY
FOR FINANCE AND WE AS A
MUNICIPALITY AS MANY
MUNICIPALITIES ARE SLOWER TO
ADOPT. I THINK THAT THE STRIDES
THAT ARE BEING MADE ARE GOING
TO AT SOME POINT CLASH WITH THE
WORKERS FOR. SO IT IS TRULY --
IT IS ABOUT FINANCIAL LITERACY.
IT IS ABOUT DATA LITERACY AND
MAKING SURE OUR WORKERS FOR IS
PREPARED FOR THAT AND WHILE IT
WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE THE
#5B89 TO INVEST IN THE SYSTEMS
WE HAVE OR THE TECHNOLOGY NEEDS
WE HAVE WE KNOW WE HAVE BUDGET
CHANGES. SO HOW ARE WE
PREPARING FOR A DAY AND THERE
WILL BE A DAY WHEN WE ARE NOT
IN A BUDGET CHALLENGE AND WE
HAVE THE ABILITY TO REALLY BE
READY FOR THAT FUTURE OF
FINANCE THAT WE DON'T -- THAT
WE ARE NOT READY FOR RIGHT NOW.
>> THAT IS HELPFUL. I WAS
REALLY FOCUSSING IN ON THE
CHANGES ASPECT BECAUSE YOU ARE
DOING SO MANY THINGS WELL.
>> CAN YOU REPEAT THAT THAT?
>> I WAS FOCUSSING ON THE
CHALLENGES BECAUSE YOU ARE
DOING SO MANY THINGS WELL.
>> OH.
>> OVERALL THE OFFICE IS
RUNNING VERY WELL, RIGHT?
SUCCESS DOES NOT HAPPEN BY
ACCIDENT. I WAS STRUCK BY YOUR
COMMENTS OVER THE LAST 30
YEARS. 1994 WAS YOUR FIRST YEAR
HERE AND HOW WE BROUGHT IN
DESKTOP COMPUTERS TO THE CITY.
EVEN COLLEAGUES THIS THAT WAS
PUT IN IN 2003 WAS NOT
OUTFITTED FOR COMPUTERS. THAT
IS WHY IT FEELS CLUNKY. SO YOUR
ANSWER THERE AND HOW WE ARE
GOING TO HAVE THAT NEXT REALM
OF TECHNOLOGY I FEEL VERY
COMFORTABLE WITH YOU AT THE
HELM. I HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION
OFF OF YOUR APPOINTMENT PACKET
WHICH YOU WILL SEE A THEME HERE
OF WHAT HAVE YOU CONE, WHAT ARE
YOU GOING TO DO, WHAT ARE THE
CHALLENGES AND WHAT METHODS DO
YOU USE TO MONITOR THE OFFICE
OF FINANCE'S PERFORMANCE?
>> SURE. WE TALKED ABOUT
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT. WE ARE
USING THE EQUITY EXPECTATIONS.
I WANTED TO USE A SYSTEM THAT
WAS ALREADY IN PLACE THAT MANY
OTHER OF MY DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR
COLLEAGUES HAVE USED. WE WERE
PUTTING THAT INTO PLACE. WE
HAVE THAT MATCH NO'S TO OUR
PROCESS WITH OUR FIVE
INITIATIVES. THEN WE HAVE THE
CRITICAL MILESTONES. ARE WE
PRODUCING OUR ANNUAL FINANCIAL
REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER? ARE
WE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THE
STATE AUDITS THAT ARE REQUIRED
ONCE YOU PRODUCED YOUR
FINANCIAL REPORT? ARE WE
MAINTAINING OUR BOND RIGHTS? IT
IS A COMBINATION TO ALL OF THAT
THAT REALLY MAKES SURE THAT WE
ARE MONITORING OUR PERFORMANCE.
>> WONDERFUL. I LOOK FORWARD TO
HAVING YOU BACK HERE. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER
KETTLE. PLEASE, WE HAVE TIME
TODAY. WE DON'T HAVE SO MUCH
TIME NEXT TIME. COUNCIL MEMBER
KETTLE, OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS. I
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR ANSWERS
TO THE QUESTIONS. I THINK THAT
IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR US AS A
CITY TO HAVE THAT CLARITY FROM
THE LEGISLATOR BRANCH AND THIS
GOES TO THE BUDGET WORLD, TOO.
HAVING THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE
FORECAST AND THE REVENUE AND
ALL THOSE PIECES. CAUSE IT
HELPS DOUSE OUR JOB AND PARTNER
WITH THE EXECUTIVE. SO MOVING
FORWARD ON THAT IS FANTASTIC.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU
ALSO ABOUT FINANCE AND DATA
SCIENCE QUESTIONS MOVING
FORWARD BECAUSE THAT IS GOING
TO BE A CHANGE WHICH WE DON'T
NECESSARILY KNOW WHAT IS COMING
EXACTLY. SO BEING PREPARED IS
KEY AND FOR ME BEING PREPARED
MEANS YOU HAVE TO BE INITIALLY
PRESENT. YOU HAVE TO BE PRESENT
AND THEN BEING MINDFUL. AND
THEN PREPARING AND BEING
PREPARED WILL ALLOW US TO FACE
THAT FUTURE ADVERSITY, THAT
FUTURE CHALLENGE THAT WE MAY
HAVE WHICH IS ANOTHER REASON BY
THE WAY WHY I'VE BEEN
ADVOCATING FOR THAT. WE NEED BE
READY FOR THE NEXT THING T
GREAT RECESSION, THE PANDEMIC.
WE HAVE TO BE READY FOR THE
NEXT THING. SO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR COMMENTS ON THAT IN TERMS
OF MOVING FORWARD CAUSE I
REALLY APPRECIATE AND IT BUILDS
CONFIDENCE I BELIEVE. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SEEING AS WE HAVE NO OTHER
QUESTIONS I WILL ALERT YOU NOW
WE WILL BE HAVING THE REQUIRED
PUBLIC HEARING ON JULY 17TH AND
BECAUSE WE WILL BE HAVING THE
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SAME DAY
AS THE VOTE I WILL NEED TO
SUSPEND THE RULES THAT DAY.
THAT IS A MONTH AWAY ON JULY
17TH. INTERIM DIRECTOR, I
DON'T GET TO CALL YOU INTERIM
DIRECTOR FOR MUCH LONGER. WITH
ARE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU
HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
YOUR SERVICE. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON WITH A QUESTION.
>> WE DO HAVE I THINK YOU SAID
MONTH TILL OUR NEXT MEETING. I
JUST SAW BECAUSE OF FATHER'S
DAY AND GRADUATION WEEKEND I
WASN'T ABLE TO READ YOUR
ANSWERS. IS THERE AN
OPPORTUNITY -- WOULD YOU LIKE
WRITTEN QUESTIONS IF WE HAVE
SPECIFIC QUESTIONS DIRECTLY
E-MAILED TO YOU YOU MIGHT BE
ABLE TO ANSWER?
>> ABSOLUTELY, PLEASE.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WONDERFUL. WITH THAT WE LOOK
FORWARD TO HAVING YOU BACK NEXT
MONTH. I HOPE YOU AND YOUR
HUSBAND GET TO CELEBRATE THIS
EVENING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE TO THE CITY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
APPRECIATE ALL YOUR TIME TODAY.
>> YEAH. SEE YOU SOON.
>> UP NEXT IS OUR FINAL AGENDA
ITEM. IT IS TECHNICALLY ONE,
TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE AGENDA
ITEMS. IF THE CLERK COULD READ
THE SHORT TITLE OF ALL FIVE
AGENDA ITEMS IN. AT THE END OF
THIS DANGER -- AGENDA IT WELL
-- ITEM WE WILL VOTE ON ALL
FIVE.
>> BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE ON AGE DATE EMS
THREE IF YOU COULD TAKE JUST A
MOMENT OR THEY COULD TRIPLE
CHECK WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE IN
THE WAITING ROOM. I WAS ABLE TO
BRIEFLY DROP IN WITH THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL
MEETING LAST WEEK AND GOT TO
CHAT WITH THE CURRENT MEMBERS
WHO ARE ALSO APPOINTEES NOW AND
ALSO LET THEM KNOW THAT BECAUSE
IT IS A REAPPOINTMENT THEY
DIDN'T NECESSARILY NEED TO
ATTEND. IT IS MONDAY MORNING AT
10:30 BUT THAT WE OFFERED THEM
THAT SPACE. SO I WILL BE
PASSING IT OFF. SO I WILL DO A
LITTLE BIT OF SUMMERY. IN 2021
UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF FORMER
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ THE
COUNCIL VOTED TO FORM THIS
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL. SO
OF ALL OF THE ADVISORY
COMMITTEES, COUNCILS, THIS IS
OUR -- THE MOST RECENT. SO THE
IAC WAS ESTABLISHED TO ADVISE
THEM ON POLICIES OF IMPORTANT
ANSWER TO TRIBES, URBAN INDIANS
AND INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS.
TODAY WE ARE JOINED BY
FRANCESCA MURNON AND WE HAVE
LYDIA AT THE TABLE TODAY. SO WE
ARE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU
BOTH HERE. WE HAVE GOT
FRANCESCA ONLINE AND LYDIA IN
PERSON. BEFORE WE GET INTO THE
INDIVIDUAL REAPPOINTMENTS,
COULD YOU FRANCESCA OR LYDIA
PLEASE REINTRODUCE US TO THE
COUNCIL BROADLY IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO SHARE ANY CURRENT
UPDATES ON THE WORK. THEN IF
YOU COULD REMIND ME I BELIEVE
THIS IS THE FIRST ROUND OF
REAPPOINTMENTS. SO THERE THE
HISTORY OF THIS COUNCIL WE --
WE HAVE APPOINTED EVERYONE FOR
THE FIRST TIME AND NOW THIS IS
THE FIRST ROUND OF
REAPPOINTMENTS WHICH IS
DIFFERENT THAN ALL OTHER
COUNCILS OR COMMITTEES. SO WITH
THIS I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
FRANCESCA AND TO LYDIA.
WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE
TODAY. I WORK IN OUR DEPARTMENT
OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND PROVIDE
STAFF SUPPORT TO THE CITY'S
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL. A
MINOR CORRECTION IS THIS IS THE
SECOND ROUND. OUR FIRST WE HAD
OFFSET MEMBERSHIP. THE FIRST
ROUND OF FOLKS ONLY SERVED A
ONE YEAR SHORT TERM. THEY ALL
OPTED M OPTED TO REAPPOINT.
THIS WILL BE OUR FIRST REAL
FIRST FULL REAPPOINTMENT. I
WILL HAND THIS OVER TO LYDIA.
>> HIT THE LITTLE GREEN BUTTON.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> YES, WE CAN.
>> OKAY. GOOD MORNING. HAPPY
MONDAY.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> GREETINGS. MY NAME IS LYDIA.
I CURRENTLY WORK FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBOR HOODS AT
THE CIVIC ENGAJT PROGRAM
MANAGER. I -- WE ARE PLEASED TO
PRESENT FIVE REAPPOINTMENTS TO
THE COUNCIL. TODAY THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL IS
COMPRISED OF NINE MEMBERS. OUR
MEMBER SHIP INCLUDES YOUTH AND
ELDER REPRESENTATION, ELECTED
TRIBAL MEMBERS AND URBAN NATIVE
LEADERS. I WILL PASS IT ON TO
FRANCESCA.
>> THANK YOU. FOR A LITTLE BIT
OF BACKGROUND THE ADVISORY
COUNCIL HAS CONTINUED TO MEET
MONTHLY WITH DEPARTMENTAL AND
COMMUNITY PARTNERS ON A RANGE
OF ISSUES. IN LATE MAY THE
COUNCIL MET FOR THEIR ANNUAL
RETREAT. THEY WILL BE UPDATING
THEIR PLAN AND ANNUAL WORK PLAN
THAT THEY WILL SUBMIT TO THIS
COMMITTEE LATER THIS SUMMER.
THE COUNCIL AND OUR
COLLABORATIVE WORK ACROSS THE
CITY WITH OUR TRIBAL PARTNERS
AND NATIVE PARTNERS WAS
FEATURED AS ONE OF THREE
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS AT THE
NATIONAL CIVIC LEAGUES ALL
AMERICAN CITY AWARDS
COMPETITION IN DENVER,
COLORADO. THANK INCOMES LARGE
PART TO THE COLLABORATIVE
SPIRIT OF OUR PARTNERS AT THE
OFFICE OF INNER GOVERNMENTAL
REGULATIONS, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
AND CITY COUNCIL, SEATTLE WAS
RECENTLY NAMED A 2024 ALL
AMERICAN CITY. REALLY GRATEFUL
FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT HAS
BEEN DONE AND THE WORK AHEAD OF
US. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO OUR
MEMBERS AND THEIR WILLINGNESS
TO CONTINUE TO SERVE ON THE
ADVISORY COUNCIL AS WE FURTHER
SHAPE THIS ROLE TO SUPPORT
NATIVE COMMUNITIES THROUGH
LOCAL GOVERNMENT. THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE
TODAY. WE WILL BE READY TO
SHARE BRIEF BIO OF OUR FIVE
REAPPOINTED MEMBERS WHENEVER
YOU ARE READY.
>> THANK YOU, FRANCESCA. THANK
YOU, LID YDIA. I THINK THAT
REALLY STRIKES THE POINT OF IN
THE FIRST ROUND OF THE
APPOINTMENTS TO THIS COUNCIL
SOME WERE GIVEN THAT SHORT ONE
YEAR TERM WHICH IS UNUSUAL.
THIS IS THE FULL TERM
REAPPOINTMENTS. JUST WHAT I
WILL SAY BEFORE YOU GET INTO
SPEAKING ABOUT THESE
APPOINTMENTS, IS THAT WHEN WE
START SOMETHING NEW IT IS
IMPORTANT TO GIVE IT A SOLID
FOUNDATION. I THINK THAT THAT
IS THE -- THE OTHER ALL
CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS ROUND
IS THESE ARE FOLKS THAT HAVE
BEEN HERE SINCE THE START. IT
IS IMPORTANT WE GIVE THEM MORE
RUN WAY TO REALLY SET THE
FOUNDATION OF WHAT YOU ARE
WORKING ON. I'M EXSITED
EXCITED TO HAVE YOU BACK TO
TALK ABOUT THE PLANNING AND THE
WORK YOU HAVE DONE AND WHERE WE
ARE GOING. I WILL BRIEFLY SAY
DERRICK BELGARDE IS SOMEONE I
WORK WITH OFTEN. HE IS SOMEBODY
WHO HAS LIVED EXPERIENCE AND A
MASTERS DEGREE WHICH IS A
COMBINATION THAT IS HARD TO
COME BY. I HAVE DEEP AND GREAT
RESPECT FOR DERRICK AND HIS
WORK. WITH JACI MCCORMACK WHO
IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT
RISE ABOVE, YOU SHOULD. THE
WORK THEY DO IS JUST SO
INCREDIBLE AND MEANINGFUL.
FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER SUZANNE
SAILTO IS A FRIEND. SHE IS A
GREAT PERSON HERE. I BELIEVE IT
IS COUNCIL MEMBER TAKALA S THAT
CORRECT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> YOU CAN SEE HIS SMILE FROM A
COUNTRY MILE AWAY. HIS SMILE IS
INFECTIOUS AND IT IS AMAZING. I
REALLY RESPECT JEREMY A LOT. WE
HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER LUTHER
MILLS. HE WAS HERE IN CHAMBERS
WITH US ALREADY. WITH THAT THAT
IS THE BRIEF OVER VIEW OFF THE
TOP OF MY HEAD. IF I GOT
ANYTHING WRONG, PLEASE TELL ME
I WAS WRONG. I WILL TURN IT
BACK OVER TO YOU AND LYDIA TO
GIVE A BRIEF OVER VIEW OF EACH
OF THESE REAPPOINTMENTS.
>> THANK YOU. IN POSITION
SEVERAL WREN PLEASE ED TO
PLEASED TO -- DERRICK WAS
WORKED AND SERVED IN THE FIELD
OF HOUSING AFFORDABILITY AND
FOUGHT FOR THING RIGHTS OF
THOSE SUFFERING FROM HOUSING
INSECURITY FOR MANY YEARS. HE
WENT ON TO OBTAIN A MASTERS IN
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. IN
POSITION NINE WE ARE PLEASED TO
APPOINT THE REAPPOINTMENT OF
JACI MCCORMACK. SHE FELL IN
LOVE WITH BASKETBALL EARLY ON
AND EARNED THE SCHOLARSHIP TO
PLAY FOR ILLINOIS STATE
UNIVERSITY WHERE SHE EARNED HER
DEGREE IN SOCIOLOGY. IN 2014
SHE FOUNDED RISE ABOVE. AS CEO
JACI LEADS THE ORGANIZATION AND
IT'S MISSION TO EMPOWER YOUTH
THROUGH A VARIETY OF SPORTS
INCLUDING SPORTS, EDUCATION,
MUSIC, FINANCIAL LITERACY AND
INVENTOR SHIP. PLEASED TO PRESE
REAPPOINTMENT OF SUZANNE
SAILTO. SHE IS A TRIBAL MEMBER
AND FORMER COUNCIL TRIBAL
MEMBER. SHE GRADUATED FROM
LAKES HIGH SCHOOL. SHE HAS
THREE SONS AND TWO DAUGHTERS
THERE LAWS AND IS BLESSED TO
HAVE FOUR GRANDCHILDREN. SHE
VOLUNTEERS HER TIME ON NUMEROUS
BOARDS. DURING HER TIME ON
COUNCIL SHE WAS PART OF THE
MANY MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF
HER TRIBE. SHE ENJOYS GIVING
BACK IN HER FREE TIME. AND
POSITION THREE WE ARE PLEASED
TO PRESENT THE REAPPOINTMENT OF
JEREMY TAKALA. HE IS A PROUD
DECENT. HE WAS NOMINATED IN
2020 TO EVER ON THE TRIBAL
COUNCIL. HE CHAIRS SEVERAL
COMMITTEES. HE ALSO SERVES AS
SECRETARY OF THE LEGISLATIVE
COMMITTEE. PRIOR TO HIS TIME IN
OFFICE HE WORKED FOR 12 YEARS
FOR THE YAK THAT FISHERIES
PROJECT. HI IS PASSIONATE ABOUT
UPHOLDING THE RIGHTS FOR HIS
GOVERNMENT. FINALLY POSITION
TWO, WE ARE PLEASED TO PRESENT
THE REAPPOINTMENT OF LUTHER J
MILLS. COUNCIL MEMBER MILLS HAS
SERVED MORE THAN 25 YEARS ON
TRIBAL COUNCIL. HE HAS BEEN
EMPLOYED IN SEVERAL CAPACITIES
BY THE TRIBE'S ECONOMIC AGENCY
POINT FOR ADDISON ENTERPRISES.
HE SERVES AS THEIR ENTERPRISE
AMBASSADOR CURRENTLY. HE HAS
MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE. HE BRINGS A WEALTH
OF KNOWLEDGE. I DON'T THINK
ANYONE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT
TODAY. WE A FEW FOLKS WHO WERE
INTERESTED BUT WITH OTHER WORK
AND TRIBAL COUNCIL CAPACITY I
DON'T THINK THEY WERE ABLE TO
HOP ON THE CALL. WE THANK YOU
FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TO
PROVIDE THESE INTRODUCTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. ALL OF THESE
PEOPLE ARE VOLUNTEERS TO THE
CITY OF SEATTLE. NO ONE IS
GETTING REIMBURSE ORD
COMPENSATED FOR THEIR
EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE
ADVISING THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
SO COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND A
MONDAY MEETING IS NOT DOABLE
FOR SOME FOLKS. I JUST -- IT
WAS NICE TO GET TO SEE YOU LAST
WEEK WHEN I POPPED INTO THE
MEETING. COLLEAGUES, DO YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS.
FIRST THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING
HERE TODAY VIA ONLINE AND IN
PERSON. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THE
EARLY DAYS OF THE INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL AND JUST
WANTED TO STATE AS I SAID
BEFORE FROM MY DISTRICT SEVEN
RAL PERSPECTIVE REALLY LOOK
FORWARD TO THIS. WE HAVE HAD
REPRESENTATION ALREADY SET UP
BUT WE CAN ALWAYS ADD TO THAT.
ALSO LOOKING FOR PARTICIPATION
WITH OUR NEW PORTAL PARK IN
BELL TOWN TO HAVE THAT EARLY
INTEGRATION BECAUSE ONE THING I
PICKED UP PREVIOUSLY IS THAT WE
NEED TO ENGAGE THE INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL EARLY AND NOT
COME TO THEM AFTER THE FACT. IT
IS IMPORTANT TO BE THERE AT THE
BEGINNING. ALONG THOSE LINES
REALLY HAPPY THAT MY STAFF IS
WORKING WITH PARKS AND OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS ON THE NEW
CARVING CENTER IN SOUTH LAKE
UNION PARK. WE WILL PRESS ON
THAT BY THE WAY. WE WILL
CONTINUE PRESS ON THAT, MY
STAFF AND ALL THE STAKE HOLDERS
THAT ARE INVOLVED. REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT. LASTLY, AND
FRANCESCA KNOWS THIS, AS I SAID
EARLIER I ALWAYS TAKE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TURN EVERY
COMMITTEE MEETING INTO A PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING AND OF
COURSE REPRESENTATION ON THE
POLICE COMMISSION FROM THE
INDIGENOUS NATIVE COMMUNITY IS
FANTASTIC AND SOMETHING WE WANT
TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH YOU.
SO COUNCIL COMMISSION IF YOU
WILL, THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
WILLING TO SERVE THE CITY AND
THIS IS WHAT I SAY OFTEN TO
COMMISSIONS WHEN WE ARE
REAPPOINTING AND I EMPHASIZE
THAT HERE. I A LOT OF TIMES
THERE ARE POLICY ISSUES --
THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER
SMALLER CONVERSATIONS THAT
HAPPEN WITH THE MEMBERS THAT
I'VE -- THAT I FIND TO BE A
GREAT RESOURCE AROUND SUBSTANCE
USE DISORDER AND TREATMENT AND
ALL THESE OTHER THINGS THAT WE
ARE ALL INTERESTED IN. I HAVE
TO SAY THAT THESE ARE
VOLUNTEERS. YOU ARE GIVING OF
YOUR TIME AND EXPERTISE AND THE
-- YOUR COMMITMENT GOES FAR
BEYOND YOUR REGULAR MEETINGS AS
AT LEAST WITH ME. YOU FIELDING
QUESTIONS AND IN N CONVERSATION
BEHIND THE SCENES AS WELL. IT
IS A BIG COMMITMENT AND I THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
>> VICE CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE
ABILITY TO MEET ON AN ONGOING
BASIS WITH THE INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL. VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE THE WILLINGNESS OF
OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SERVE
ON THIS COMMISSION AND ALL THE
CITY COMMISSIONS AND I WILL SAY
IN PARTICULAR THAT WHAT IS
REALLY GREAT ABOUT HAVING
VOLUNTEERS ON THESE COMMISSIONS
IS THEY ARE THE FOLKS THAT ARE
ACTUALLY IN COMMUNITY WORKING
WITH COMMUNITY AND SO WHEN THEY
SERVE THEY BRING BACK THE NEEDS
OF COMMUNITY AS WE ARE DOING
THE WORK AND TO COUNCIL MEMBER
KETTLE'S POINT IT IS IMPORTANT
TO HAVE THOSE TOUCH POINTS ON
THE FRONT END, NOT BACK END. IF
WE ARE GOING TO BE TRUE TO THE
WORK AND TO THE SERIOUSNESS OF
THE RELATIONSHIPS AND THE
PARTNERSHIPS. I HIGHLY VALUE.
THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING
AND WORKING WITH SOME OF THE --
I MET SOME OF THESE FOLKS
ALREADY AND LOOK FORWARD TO
MEETING OTHER ONES I HAVEN'T
MET WITH AND IN PARTICULAR I
WILL SAY THAT DERRICK BELGARDE
WITH THE CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB
I'VE GONE DOWN TO VISIT AND
ALL THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT
GOES THERE -- THAT IS VERY
WELCOMING TO ALL INDIGENOUS
COMMUNITY -- THE WORK THAT IS
HAPPENING THERE ON ALL LEVELS
FROM THE HOUSING TO A DAY
CENTER APART AND FEEDING OF
FOLKS IS REALLY AMAZING. I'M
REALLY HAPPY TO HAVE FOLKS ON
THIS COMMISSION WHO CAN HELP
ADVICE US. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THANK YOU FOR BEING THE
LIAISONS AT THE CITY WHO WORK
WITH OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
THANK YOU.
>> BEFORE I TURN IT RIGHT BACK
OVER TO FRANCESCA AND LYDIA FOR
ANY FINAL COMMENTS I WILL RAISE
MY GRATITUDE TO FORMER COUNCIL
MEMBER JUAREZ. WITHOUT THAT
NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE.
NOW YOU GET TO SAY BACK IN MY
DAY WHEN THE FIRST ROUND OF
FULL REAPPOINTMENTS CAME BEFORE
US, BEEN HERE SINCE THE EARLY
DAYS. SO BACK TO YOU, FRANCESCA
AND LYDIA.
>> THANK YOU. GO AHEAD,
FRANCESCA.
>> I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO
SAY OTHER THAN THANK YOU FOR
HAVING US. THANKS FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AND WE
LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO
SERVE. LYDIA.
>> WONDERFUL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU BOTH. WITH THAT NO
FINAL COMMENTS BEFORE WE GO TO
A VOTE. HEARING NONE I MOVE TO
RECOMMEND THE CONFIRMATIONS OF
THE APPOINTMENTS. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENTS. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE.
>> I.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> I.
>> VICE CHAIR RIVERA.
>> I.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE MOTION
CARRIES AND THE APPOINTMENTS --
THESE REAPPOINTMENTS AND THE
RECOMMENDATION OF THESE
REAPPOINTMENTS WILL BE SENT TO
THE FULL CITY COUNCIL FOR A
FINAL VOTE ON TUESDAY JUNE
25TH. YOU DO NOT NEED TO COME
TO THE COMMITTEE AND YOU ARE
ALWAYS MORE THAN WELCOMED TO
THIS MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES. THIS DOES WRAP UP
OUR JUNE 17TH SPECIAL MEETING.
OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD
ON WEDNESDAY JULY 17TH. IT WILL
BE A LONG COMMITTEE MOSTLY
BECAUSE WE WILL BE TAKING UP
THE MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET
BILL FOR THE FIRST OF TWO
TIMES. IT WILL BE HEARD IN OUR
FNC COMMITTEE AND THEN VOTED ON
IN THE SELECT COMMITTEE SO THIS
IS NOW OUR MONTH NOTICE ABOUT
THAT. IT WILL BE A LONG
COMMITTEE. SO JUST COLLEAGUES I
GIVE YOU THAT FOREWARNING. I
WILL BE ASKING FOR YOU TO
RESERVE UNTIL AT LEAST NOON ON
YOUR CALENDARS FOR THAT
COMMITTEE MEETING. WE WILL COME
BACK TO THAT LATER. THIS DOES
CONCLUDE THE MONDAY JUNE 17,
2024 MEETING. THANK YOU FOR
ATTENDING. WE ARE ADJOURNED.