>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
IT IS MAY 23, 2024, AND THE
GOVERNANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
WILL COME TO ORDER. IT IS 2:01.
I AM SARA NELSON, CHAIRMAN OF
THE COMMITTEE. WILL THE CHAIR
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] FOUR
PRESENT.
>> OKAY. WE GOT A FAIRLY LIGHT
AGENDA, AND IT'S ALL ABOUT
FILM, SO THAT'S EXCITING FOR
ME. FIRST OF ALL, WE GOT A
PRESENTATION ON THE WORK OF THE
FIRST YEAR OF THE FILM
COMMISSION, AND THEN WE HAVE
FOUR REAPPOINTMENT OF ITS
MEMBERS. SO WE WILL NOW MOVE
INTO PUBLIC COMMENT. CAN YOU
PLEASE TELL US -- IF THERE IS
NO OBJECTION, WE WILL MOVE ON
WITH THE AGENDA. SEEING NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. WE WILL MOVE INTO
PUBLIC COMMENT. CAN YOU PLEASE
TELL US HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE
SIGNED UP ?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, WE HAVE
ONE IN PERSON PUBLIC COMMENTOR
AND ZERO ONLINE PUBLIC
COMMENTERS.
>> OKAY, WE WILL GIVE OUR ONE
PUBLIC COMMENT OR TWO MINUTES.
PLEASE GO AHEAD AND CALL THE
NAME.
>> AND WE WILL -- REMEMBER THAT
FOR THIS COMMITTEE, WE ARE
ADDRESSING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
>> SEE HEIL --
>> PAUSE. THAT IS DISRUPTIVE
LANGUAGE, THAT IS AGAINST
COUNCIL RULES. THIS IS A
WARNING . AT SOME POINT, I WILL
HAVE TO ASK YOU TO SIT DOWN.
>> CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME WHY
YOU ARE REASON DOING THIS? YOU
ARE PSYCHOPATH? WHY ARE YOU
DOING THIS? YOU ARE A
PSYCHOPATH. I DID EVERYTHING
LEGALLY. WHY ARE YOU DOING
THIS? WHY THIS PROBLEM? WHY IS
YOUR PROBLEM? I SPEAK ABOUT
EVERYWHERE LIKE THIS. RIGHT NOW
I CAN DO THAT FOR GOVERNOR.
WHERE IS THE PROBLEM? I COME TO
YOU, ONE, BECAUSE I WANT TO
UNDERSTAND --
>> PLEASE ADDRESS AN ITEM ON
THE AGENDA.
>> HOW ABOUT FREE SPEECH? WHY
YOU DOING THIS? WHY CONTROL THE
750,000 ?
>> PURSUANT TO COUNCIL RULES, I
AM EXCLUDING YOU FROM PERVERT
-- YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
>> WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? WHY
ARE YOU ACTING LIKE THIS? WHY
INTERRUPT ME? ONLY ONE MAN IN
STATE OF WASHINGTON WHO HAVE SO
MANY TRESPASSES. WHY? WHAT IS
MOTIVATION FOR THIS? ARE YOU A
PSYCHOPATH? MENTALLY SICK ?
WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM? CAN YOU
EXPLAIN TO ME? WHAT? WHAT?
>> HAVE A SEAT, PLEASE.
>> WHAT? WHAT? WHAT?
>> PLEASE SIT DOWN. IF YOU
CANNOT SPEAK TO AN ITEM ON THE
AGENDA AND YOU CONTINUE TO --
>> WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?
>> ALL RIGHT, SIR. I AM NOT
GOING TO CALL FOR A RECESS,
I'M NOT GOING TO CALL FOR --
>> YOU ARE CRIMINAL NOW. IT'S
A NIGHTMARE, YOU KNOW? YOU HAVE
BROKEN LAW. YOU MAKE DECISION
FOR EIGHTH CIRCLE, NINTH
CIRCLE, I CAN BRING YOU A COPY.
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? WHAT IS
MOTIVATION? BECAUSE YOU ARE
MENTALLY SICK. I CANNOT FIND
ANOTHER REASON FOR THIS. DON'T
GIVE ME THIS --
>> YOU HAVE NOW BEEN WARNED .
YOU ARE NOT COMPLYING WITH
COUNCIL RULES.
>> LOOK, I'M ONLY ONE MAN TO
COME AND TALK. 750,000 PEOPLE,
NOBODY HERE. WHY? BECAUSE A NOT
RESPECT YOU. YOU ARE
PSYCHOPATH. MENTALLY SICK
PEOPLE. YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND .
I DID EVERYTHING LEGAL 100
PERCENTAGE. WHERE IS THE
PROBLEM? GIVE PEOPLE THREE
MINUTES LIKE I SPEAK ALL OVER
AROUND. YOU, FOR 10 YEARS, NO
ONE THERE SUPPORTS TO GIVE
PEOPLE THREE-MINUTE. WHY?
>> IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO
SPEAK TO AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA
-- I AM DOING THIS FOR THE
RECORD.
>> YOU CAN GIVE ME ANOTHER
TRESPASS.
>> THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC
COMMENT.
>> OKAY. PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW
OFFICIALLY CLOSED. I AM SORRY
FOR THAT. IT'S UNFORTUNATE
THAT WE ARE BEGINNING OUR
MEETING WITH THAT, BUT WE WILL
MOVE ON. SO , WOULD YOU PLEASE
READ THE TITLE OF THE FIRST
ITEM ON THE AGENDA?
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE,
SEATTLE FILM COMMISSION
PRESENTATION, AN
>> OKAY, SO BEFORE THIS
BRIEFING AND PRESENTATION, I DO
WANT TO PROVIDE A PREQUEL TO
TODAY'S MAIN EVENT TO GIVE
FOLKS AN IDEA OF, YOU KNOW, HOW
THE FILM COMMISSION CAME ABOUT.
WERE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT THEIR
FIRST YEAR OF WORK, BUT I THINK
IT'S WORTHY FOR FOLKS THAT
DIDN'T HEAR ME SPEAK IN MANY,
MANY COMMITTEE MEETINGS LAST --
IN 2022, HOW THIS CAME ABOUT.
SO FIRST, A BRIEF HISTORY.
BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, CREATING A
FILM COMMISSION WAS NOT MY
IDEA. THE SEATTLE MUSIC
COMMISSION WAS CREATED IN 2010,
AND FILM INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS
HAD BEEN WORKING AND ADVOCATING
FOR THE CREATION OF A FILM
COMMISSION FOR MANY YEARS
ACROSS SEVERAL MAY ORAL
ADMINISTRATIONS. AND SOME
RECENT HISTORY, I WILL JUST
STARTED 2019. MUSIC AND FILM
COMMUNITIES CAME TOGETHER AND
INFORMED THE SEATTLE FILM AND
MUSIC COALITION TO GROW MUSIC
AND FILM PRODUCTION. AND IN
2020, THEY MOBILIZE THE OFFICE
OF FILM AND MUSIC TO CREATE A
FILM TASK FORCE WHOSE PRIMARY
GOAL WAS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
THE FILM COMMISSION. AND THEY
WENT ABOUT THEIR WORK AND
PRODUCED A REPORT WITH A NUMBER
OF ACTION ITEMS , AND THE TOP
OF THEIR LIST WAS THE CREATION
OF A FILM COMMISSION. THEY SAW
THIS AS A WAY TO ADVANCE
EQUITY, AS WELL AS STRENGTHEN
THE ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF THE
FILM INDUSTRY -- THE EXISTING
FILM INDUSTRY, AND ATTRACT MORE
FILM TO WORK IN SEATTLE,
BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE WERE --
WERE TIRED OF THE -- OF FILMS
AND TV SHOWS BEING PRODUCED
THAT FEATURED SEATTLE, BUT WERE
NOT PRODUCED IN SEATTLE. AND
WANTED TO REGAIN THE CUTTING
EDGE THAT SEATTLE HAD LONG HAD
AS THE NATION'S PREMIER
FILMMAKING CITY. SO THAT WAS
THE ASK. AND DURING MY
CAMPAIGN, I WAS FOCUSED ON
ECONOMIC RECOVERY. AND I -- I
LISTENED, AND LEARNED FROM THEM
INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS AS THEY
MADE THE CASE FOR HOW IMPORTANT
THE FILM INDUSTRY IS , NOT JUST
TO OUR CREATIVE ECONOMY, BUT IS
A MAJOR DRIVER OF ECONOMIC
ACTIVITY AND GROWTH IN THE CITY
OF THE IDOL AND THE REGION. AND
SO I LISTENED, AND AT SOME
POINT, I COMMITTED TO CREATING
A FILM COMMISSION IF I WERE TO
BE ELECTED, AND HERE WE ARE.
THE LEGISLATION TO CREATE THE
SEATTLE FILM COMMISSION WAS
PASSED IN SEPTEMBER 2022, AND
THE MEMBERS PROCEEDED IN APRIL
OF 2023. WE WILL HAVE A
PRESENTATION FROM KAT OGDEN,
ONE OF THE CO-CHAIRS , AND ALSO
WITH ALISHA TEAL FROM OED.
WOULD YOU PLEASE COME UP AND
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES ON YOUR
OWN, AND THEN YOU CAN BEGIN THE
PRESENTATION. IN THIS
PRESENTATION WILL ALSO -- IT'S
A COMBINED PRESENTATION, NOT
JUST OF THE WORK OF THE FILM
COMMISSION, BUT ALSO THE
REAPPOINTMENTS THAT ARE ON OUR
AGENDA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
COMING.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. GREAT
TO BE HERE. ALICIA TEEL, DEPUTY
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
DEVELOPMENT.
>> AND I AM KAT OGDEN, ONE OF
THE CO-CHAIRS AND I REPRESENT
SESSION NUMBER 7, HR FILM
TECHNICIANS, CREWS, CREATORS,
PEOPLE THAT YOU SEE MAKING THE
MAGIC HAPPEN -- WE ARE THE
SHOW.
>> FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR BEING A CHAMPION OF
FILM AND FOR THE FILM
COMMISSION. I THINK IT IS
REALLY EXCITING WITH THE
COMMISSION HAS BEEN ABLE TO
ACCOMPLISH IN THE PAST YEAR,
AND WE HAVE A SHORT VIDEO TO
SHARE TO ILLUSTRATE THAT. I MAY
NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE.
>> SORRY. THANK YOU.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S BEEN A
BUSY YEAR FOR FILM IN SEATTLE.
I THINK THAT ILLUSTRATES THE
OVER 400 PRODUCTIONS THAT HAVE
TAKEN PLACE.
>> I DON'T THINK YOUR MIC IS
ON.
>> LET ME TRY THAT ONE MORE
TIME.
>> SAY ALL THAT AGAIN, PLEASE.
>> IT'S BEEN A VERY BUSY YEAR
FOR FILM IN SEATTLE. THAT VIDEO
SHOWED SOME QUICK SNAPSHOTS OF
THE OVER 400 FILM PRODUCTIONS
THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN OUR
CITY SINCE THE COMMISSION
BEGAN. SO -- LET'S SEE. OKAY.
OKAY, GREAT. SO AS COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON MENTIONED, THE
FILM COMMISSION --
COMMISSIONERS RECEDED LAST
APRIL, AND THE FIRST , THERE
WERE 10 SEATS THAT WERE
SELECTED BY THE COUNCIL, 5 BY
THE MAYOR. AND IN THE
COMMISSION ITSELF APPOINTED THE
11th POSITION, I BELIEVE, OVER
THE SUMMER. THE COMMISSIONERS
WERE VERY BUSY CREATING BYLAWS
AND THEY ALSO TOOK TIME TO
ESTABLISH THREE PRIORITY
COMMITTEES . ECONOMIC AND
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, POLICY
AND INITIATIVES, AND MARKETING
AND BRANDING. SO AT THIS POINT,
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU,
KAT, TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT THE COMMITTEES AND THE
WORK OF THE COMMISSION OVER THE
PAST YEAR.
>> OKAY. IS MY MIC GOOD? CAN
YOU HEAR ME?
>> YOU MIGHT WANT TO PULL A
LITTLE CLOSER TO YOU. THERE WE
GO.
>> THE SEATTLE FILM COMMISSION
IMMERSED ITSELF AND EVENTS
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO ENGAGE
WITH THE SEATTLE'S FILM
COMMUNITY AND ELEVATE AWARENESS
OF ITS ROLL AND GOALS OF THIS
INAUGURAL YEAR. THESE ARE SOME
OF THE OFFICIAL AND UNOFFICIAL
FILM COMMISSION ENGAGEMENTS
OVER THE LAST YEAR. ONE OF THE
COMMISSION'S FAVORITE EVENTS
WAS CAREER DAY, WHERE WE HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH UP
AND COMING GENERATIONS OF
FUTURE SEATTLE FILMMAKERS. WE
WILL START TO GO THROUGH OUR
COMMITTEES. THIS IS THE
ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. THIS
COMMITTEE IS CHAIRED BY TOM
PERINO, WHO IS REPRESENTING
COMMERCIAL PRODUCERS AND/OR
PRODUCTION COMPANIES,
REPRESENTING FILM ORGANIZATIONS
BELONGING TO AND ADVOCATING FOR
OUR COMMUNITIES
UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE FILM
INDUSTRY. WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE
TO HAVE THE DEPTH OF EXPERTISE
ON THIS COMMITTEE, WHICH HAS
PROVIDED US WITH VALUABLE
INSIGHT AND HOW TO GROW OUR
RELATIONSHIP THE CORPORATE
PARTNERS IN SEATTLE. IN
ADDITION TO PROMOTING SEATTLE
AS A FILM DESTINATION, TO
STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND OUR
EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS IN
SEATTLE. THIS IS OUR POLICY
COMMITTEE. THIS COMMITTEE IS
CHAIRED BY MARK FRIEDE, AND
THIS COMMITTEE HAS ENGAGED
EXTENSIVELY WITH THE COMMUNITY
AND IS CONSULTING WITH
COMMUNITY LEADERS AND
INNOVATORS ALMOST IN EVERY
MEETING. THESE DISCUSSIONS WILL
INFORM POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
TO SUPPORT SEATTLE'S CONTINUED
DEVELOPMENT AS THE PREMIER FILM
DESTINATION.
>> CAN YOU PAUSE THERE? I WANT
TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT MARK. I
MET HIM AT UW ON THE SET OF THE
SERIES -- RIGHT. AND HE WAS
EXPLAINING THE INTRICACIES OF
WHAT IT TAKES TO DO A
PRODUCTION, THE FACT THAT YOU
HAVE TO HAVE -- THE SPACE TO
PARK THE VANS AND JUST
BASICALLY, HE WAS SAYING THAT
THERE IS A LOT OF TALENT IN
SEATTLE, AND IT WAS A QUESTION
OF MAKING SURE THAT -- THIS WAS
BEFORE THE COMMISSION BEGAN. HE
WAS SAYING THAT WHOEVER IS ON
THE FILM COMMISSION, NEED TO
HAVE A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF
THE TALENT THAT WE HAVE RIGHT
NOW, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THE
RESOURCES, AND NOT JUST ON THE
CREATIVE SIDE, BUT ON THE
TECHNICAL SIDE, AND ON THE
ACTUAL -- ON THE GROUND, GET IT
DONE IN THE DAYSIDE. I LEARNED
SO MUCH FROM HIM ON THAT
PARTICULAR DAY, IN THAT HOUR OR
SO. I'M SO GLAD TO KNOW THAT
HE IS CO-CHAIRING THIS
COMMISSION AND THIS COMMITTEE.
>> HE HAS REALLY LED THIS
COMMITTEE VERY STRONGLY. IF YOU
AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH THAT
ROLL, HE IS THE PERSON THAT
MANAGES THE FOOTPRINT OF THE
FILM SET, AND HE HAS COMMUNITY
INTERACTION AS WELL AS
INTERACTION WITH EVERY SINGLE
VENDOR. AND HE IS THE FIRST
PERSON ON SET AND THE LAST
PERSON TO LEAVE. HE HAS AN
INCREDIBLE EAGLE EYE VIEW OF
WHAT A PRODUCTION DOES AND HOW
IT ENGAGES WITH THE COMMUNITY
AND IT HAS BEEN REALLY EXCITING
TO SEE THE POLICY COMMITTEE
JUST COME TO LIFE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. GO
AHEAD. SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
>> SO HERE IS THE MARKETING AND
BRANDING COMMITTEE. THIS
COMMITTEE IS CHAIRED BY BETH
BARRETT, EDITION 8,
REPRESENTING FILM FESTIVALS OR
FILM CONTENT DISTRIBUTION
COMPANIES. THIS COMMITTEE HAS
ACCOMPLISHED AN IMPRESSIVE
AMOUNT IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF
TIME. THEY COLLABORATED WITH A
SEATTLE-BASED CREATIVE AGENCY
TO DEVELOP ASSETS THAT WILL
BRAND SEATTLE. OTHER CREATIVE
INDUSTRY PARTNERS CAN UTILIZE
THESE ASSETS. JUST -- WE'VE
ONLY REALLY HAD 10 MEETINGS OF
OUR COMMITTEES, SO I'M VERY
IMPRESSED WITH WHAT WE'VE
MANAGED TO ACCOMPLISH IN THIS
TIME, BECAUSE THIS WAS OUR
BRICKLAYING YEAR. AND OUR FIRST
FEW MEETINGS WERE FINDING HER
FOOTING AND ESTABLISHING THE
WAY THAT WE COMMUNICATED WITH
EACH OTHER, AND HAVING A GOOD
CULTURE FOR THAT. AND THEN WHEN
WE STEPPED INTO COMMITTEE, I
WAS REALLY PLEASED TO SEE HOW
EACH COMMITTEE JUST MOVED
FORWARD WITHIN THIS SHORT
AMOUNT OF TIME. SO ALL THREE
COMMITTEES -- EXCUSE ME. OFFER
THE OPPORTUNITY TO INVITE AND
CONSULT DIRECTLY WITH LOCAL AND
NATIONAL INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS.
>> GREAT, THANKS SO MUCH, KAT.
A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE
COMMISSIONERS FOR THEIR WORK,
AND ALSO WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A
SHOUT OUT TO MY COLLEAGUES IN
OUR FILM PROGRAM, CHRIS MUNSON,
OUR FILM PROGRAM MANAGER, AND
TAYLOR SKAGGS, WHO IS OUR FILM
PERMIT NATIONALIST. BOTH OF
THEM ARE DOING TERRIFIC WORK ON
THE CITY SIDE TO KEEP
EVERYTHING GOING.
>> BEFORE YOU GO ONTO THE
REAPPOINTMENTS, CAN I JUST -- I
WAS STRUCK BY SOMETHING YOU
SAID WHEN YOU OPENED UP, WHICH
WAS 400 FILMS , OR, YOU KNOW --
COULD YOU SAY A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT THAT? THAT SEEMS LIKE A
LOT FOR A YEAR. AND SO --
>> YEAH. LET ME GO BACK TO MY
NOTES HERE. SO, YES. OVER 400
FILM PRODUCTIONS , SOME OF
THOSE INCLUDED, LIKE --
PRODUCTION ABOUT THE LOTTERY,
BRIDGESTONE TIRES, IT WAS A
TOYOTA COMMERCIAL THAT FILMED
HERE, THAT WINTERTIME SCENE I
BELIEVE WAS ACTUALLY FILMED IN
THE SUMMERTIME, BUT WAS FOR A
COMMERCIAL FOR THE WINTER.
TOYOTA, TACO TIME, AND THERE
WERE MANY OTHERS.
>> AND I DO WANT TO SHOUT OUT
TO THE COUNTY. HARBOUR ISLAND
STUDIOS IS A HUGE ASSET IN THE
REGION THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, ON
THE LIST OF THINGS THAT YOU
PRESENTED. THERE WAS THE
OPENING, AND WHAT I'VE HEARD
ON THE STREET IS THAT THAT HAS
BEEN A GREAT -- IT IS ENABLING.
IT IS THE HOUSE OF PRODUCTION
IN THIS REGION IF WE WANT FILM
TO BE PRODUCED HERE. WE HAVE TO
HAVE THAT. THAT, IN ADDITION TO
THE INCENTIVES THAT WERE PASSED
BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE A
COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, THE STARS
ARE ALIGNED TO REALLY LIFT UP
FILM HERE AND THE NUMBER 400
DOES DRIVE THAT HOME. SO THANK
YOU.
>> WE'VE ALSO USED HARBOUR
ISLAND STUDIOS FOR EDUCATIONAL
PURPOSES . THERE ARE SEVERAL
GRASSROOTS GROUPS THAT ARE
SEEKING TO DIVERSIFY OUR TALENT
POOL TO BRING UP THAT NEXT
GENERATION OF FILMMAKERS. SO
HARBOUR ISLAND IS USED BOTH AS
-- WELL, MULTIPLE PURPOSES,
BECAUSE IT'S A STUDIO. IT
COULD BE ANYTHING. BUT ALSO FOR
COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNITY
GATHERING. SO IT HAS BEEN GREAT
TO HAVE THAT AS PART OF WHAT I
CAN ENTER THE SEATTLE FILM
COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU. AND I WILL NOTE
THAT -- I JUST WANT TO DWELL A
LITTLE BIT. A LOT OF WHAT THESE
COMMITTEES ARE DOING IS MAKING
RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY
DEPARTMENTS. MUCH OF THE CHANGE
YOU ARE MAKING DOES NOT COME IN
THE FORM OF LEGISLATION, IT
COMES IN THE FORM OF FEEDBACK
TO PARKS, TO POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND THEIR PARKING
ENFORCEMENT, AND IN SO MANY
OTHER -- AND PERHAPS WITH THE
PERMITTING PEOPLE, AS WELL.
WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS THAT
A LOT OF THE CHANGE THAT YOU'VE
BEEN ABLE TO AFFECT HAS BEEN
SOMETHING THAT IS COMPLETELY
BEYOND THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THE COMMISSION HAS BEEN AN
INVALUABLE ADVISORY PARTNER TO
OUR FILM PROGRAM INTO THE CITY
AT LARGE, AND WE ARE ALSO
DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE OF OUR
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY. SO
THANK YOU FOR THE SHOUT OUT TO
HARBOUR ISLAND STUDIOS.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR NELSON. I
JUST HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
A, NEW TO THE COUNCIL, BUT I AM
SUPPORTIVE OF THE COMMISSION AS
OUR CHAIR HAS BEEN CHAMPIONING
OVER THE PAST YEAR PLUS . AND I
WAS CURIOUS ON A FEW THINGS.
ONE IS, IN STANDING US UP, WAS
THERE ANY MODELS THAT YOU ARE
LOOKING AT , MAY BE OTHER
CITIES AND WHAT THEY'VE DONE?
AND -- AND IN WHAT ADVANTAGES
ALONG THOSE LINES, WHAT
ADVANTAGES DO WE HAVE IN THE
NORTHWEST? I ASK THIS
SPECIFICALLY, BECAUSE AS ONE
WHO HAS ENDED UP WATCHING A LOT
OF HALLMARK CHRISTMAS MOVIES,
OR WATCHED A LOT OF HDTV MOVIES
-- SOME OF YOU GREW UP ACROSS
THE LAKE FROM TORONTO. THERE'S
A LOT OF CANADIAN PRODUCTION,
AND A LOT OF IT IS DONE OUT OF
BRITISH COLUMBIA, SPECIFICALLY
VANCOUVER. ARE THERE ANY
LESSONS LEARNED FROM WHAT
THEY'VE DONE AND HAVE HANDLED
VERY SUCCESSFULLY, GIVEN THE
NUMBER OF SHOWS THAT I MEAN?
YOU KNOW, GOING BACK TO THE
ORIGINAL QUESTION, YOU KNOW, IS
THAT WE CAN LEARN FROM AS WE
PRESS FORWARD WITH OUR OWN FILM
COMMISSION AND WHAT WE ARE
LOOKING TO DO AND THE ATUL?
>> I LIKE TO HAVE THIS ONE OVER
TO YOU, SINCE I AM RELATIVELY
NEW TO THE CITY AND I WAS NOT
OED WHEN THE COMMISSION WAS
FIRST BEING STOOD UP. I THINK
YOU MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE MORE
CONTEXT FOR WHAT IT WAS LIKE AS
YOU GOT GOING. AND THEN I'LL
OFFER A LITTLE INDUSTRY
PERSPECTIVE ON COUNCILMAN
TITLES SECOND QUESTION.
>> OUR STATE FILM COMMISSIONER
HAS WORKED VERY HARD TO RAISE
OUR INCENTIVE LEVEL TO BRING
OUR LEVEL OF COMPETITIVENESS
WITH PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER UP.
AND WE ARE NOW IN A GOOD
POSITION FOR THAT. WHAT WE HAVE
LOOKED AT FOR THE COMPS OF
OTHER CITIES IS JUST
RECOGNIZING THAT SAFE SETS AND
GREEN SETS ARE A HIGH PRIORITY.
PEOPLE ARE REALLY LOOKING WHEN
THEY SEEK TO PUT TOGETHER A
PRODUCTION HOW THEIR
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS CAN BE
MET. SEATTLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN
INNOVATIVE. I FIRST BEGAN
FILMMAKING IN SEATTLE 15 YEARS
AGO, AND THAT PRODUCTION WAS A
ZERO WASTE PRODUCTION.
EVERYTHING WE USED CAME FROM
THE GOODWILL, WENT BACK TO THE
GOODWILL AND OTHER CHARITY
SHOPS. EVERYTHING WAS RECYCLED.
EVEN THE OFFICE SUPPLIES WERE
PASSED ON FROM PRODUCTION TO
PRODUCTION UNTIL THEY WERE
COMPLETELY DEPLETED. SO THESE
ARE THINGS WE CAN DO TO BE
EXTREMELY FORWARD THINKING ,
ESPECIALLY IN TERMS OF FILM
SETS, WHICH ARE TRADITIONALLY
VERY WASTEFUL. SAFE SETS IS
ANOTHER AREA WHERE OUR POLICY
COMMITTEE HAS EXPLORED. I'M
SURE IF YOU BEEN IN TOUCH WITH
THE NEWS REGARDING -- WELL, IT
SHOWS UP IN MY FEED, AND MAY
NOT IN YOURS, BUT THERE HAS
BEEN A HIGHLIGHT ON SAFETY ON
FILM SETS IN THE LAST YEAR DUE
TO SOME VERY UNFORTUNATE
ACCIDENTS. SEATTLE HAS THE
BALANCE OF BEING BOTH COMMUNITY
AND AN INDUSTRY. WE ARE VERY
CONNECTED. WE FEEL A LOT OF
SUPPORT FROM OUR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT, AS WELL AS OUR
COUNTY. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, WE
CAN COME TOGETHER TO REALLY
ESTABLISH A BETTER WORKING
MODEL FOR SAFE SET.
>> YOU HAVE A FOLLOW-UP?
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY,
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
SEATTLE -- WHAT'S THEY'VE
SEEN ALREADY, I DON'T LIVE TOO
FAR FROM THE GRAYS ANATOMY
HOUSE. SO HAVING THAT DONE MORE
HERE LOCALLY AS OPPOSED TO A
COUPLE OF QUICK SHOTS, AND THEN
THE REST OF IT IS DONE
SOMEWHERE ELSE, I LOOK FORWARD
TO THAT.
>> IS MY UNBIASED AND
PROFESSIONAL OPINION THAT WE
ARE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CITY ON
THE WESTERN SEABOARD, SO I
THINK THAT MAKES US HIGHLY
COMPETITIVE.
>> CLEARLY. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> YOU BROUGHT UP A REALLY
IMPORTANT POINT, AND THIS IS
SOMETHING I KEPT DRIVING HOME
WHEN I WAS PUSHING FOR THE
COMMISSION. SEATTLE HAS GOT ALL
THE ASSETS TO BE A GREAT FILM
TOWN. WE GOT THE TALENT,
OBVIOUSLY. WE GOT THE PASSION.
JUST LOOK AT THE NUMBERS THAT
ATTENDED -- THAT ATTEND SAFE
OVER THE COURSE OF 50 YEARS.
STRONG, STRONG LABOR PARTNERS.
I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T
TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT THEY
WERE A MAJOR PUSH BEHIND THE
FILM TASK FORCE AND ALSO HELPED
ME ACTUALLY WRITE THE
LEGISLATION. AND ALSO, OF
COURSE, THE NATURAL BEAUTY.
WHAT WE DIDN'T HAVE WAS
GOVERNMENT SKIN IN THE GAME.
AND THAT WAS DRIVEN HOME TO ME
WHEN I WENT TO THE SEATTLE
FILMS SUMMIT IN AUGUST OF 2022
. AND I MET ONE OF THE LEADERS
OF THE MONTANA FILM OFFICE, AND
SHE SAID , AND I PRESENTED ON
WHAT I WAS TRYING TO DO HERE,
WHICH WAS CREATE A FILM
COMMISSION. AND SHE SAID, YOU
HAVE TO DO IT. IT'S THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING, IS PRODUCTION
COMPANIES NEED TO SHOW -- THEY
NEED TO SEE THAT THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT IS ON BOARD. THAT
THEY HAVE SKIN IN THE GAME, AND
THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO -- THAT
THEY ARE PLAYING AN ACTIVE ROLL
IN THE GROWTH AND IN TRYING TO
ATTRACT FILM AND SAID WORKED
THE LOCAL FILM INDUSTRY. THAT
REALLY DID -- THAT WAS REALLY
DRIVEN HOME TO ME, BECAUSE
SEATTLE DIDN'T HAVE A FILM
COMMISSION, AND SO MANY OTHER
CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY DID.
AND YOU KNOW, INTERNATIONALLY.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT A FILM AND YOU
SEE THE PEACH ON THE END OF THE
MOVIE, YOU SEE THE STATE OF
GEORGIA, WE ALREADY KNOW THAT
FILMS THAT ARE SUPPOSEDLY SET
IN SEATTLE ARE FILMED IN
VANCOUVER, OR SOMEPLACE ELSE.
IT'S BECAUSE HE CAN'T
NECESSARILY COMPETE WITH OTHER
CITIES IN TERMS OF THE
MAGNITUDE OF ECONOMIC AND AND
HIS THAT ARE PROVIDED. BUT WE
CAN DO IS CREATE -- WE CAN CUT
RED TAPE WHEN IT COMES TO
PRODUCING FILMS HERE, MAKE SURE
THAT OUR PERMITTING IS EASY AND
WE CAN SHOW THAT THE GOVERNMENT
IS HERE, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND
THE DEPARTMENTS, AS I'VE
ALREADY MENTIONED, ARE HERE TO
HELP. SO THAT IS -- I THINK
THAT'S WHAT WE GOT AS AN
ADVANTAGE, AND THAT IS
STRENGTHENED WITH HAVING A FILM
COMMISSION, BECAUSE IT DOES
SHOW ON PAPER AND IN HUMAN FORM
THAT THIS IS A PRIORITY OF THE
CITY.
>> GREAT. THAT BRINGS US TO A
LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE BUSINESS
PART OF OUR PRESENTATION, WHICH
IS THE FILM COMMISSION
REAPPOINTMENT. THE COMMISSION
WAS ESTABLISHED, SEVERAL OF THE
MEMBERS WERE APPOINTED TO
ONE-YEAR TERMS . AND SO WE WERE
SETTING UP THE COMMISSION IN A
WAY THAT WE WOULD HAVE FOUR
SEATS UP FOR REAPPOINTMENT EACH
YEAR, AND SO FOUR OF THOSE
SEATS ARE NOW UP. AND SO THOSE
FOUR POSITIONS ARE LOWELL DEO,
WHO IS ONLINE, AND APPOINTED BY
THE MAYOR, WHO REPRESENTS
ON-SCREEN TALENT, AS A
REPRESENTATIVE. TOM FLORINO,
WHO IS REPRESENTING COMMERCIAL
PRODUCERS OR PRODUCTION
COMPANIES . KAT, OF COURSE,
REPRESENTING THE FILM
PRODUCTION CREW, AND ANTHONY
TACKETT REPRESENTING FILM
ORGANIZATIONS BELONGING TO AND
ADVOCATING FOR COMMUNITIES
UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE FILM
INDUSTRY.
>> BEFORE WE GO INTO THE MEAT
OF THE BUSINESS, I AM JUST
NOTICING THE COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
HAD HIS HAND UP.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION
SO FAR. AND THANK YOU, MADAM
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP IN HELPING BRING
THIS TO LIFE. I LOVE FILM , AND
AS A POLICY MATTER, WE SHOULD
ENDEAVOR FROM THE CITY'S
PERSPECTIVE TO BRING AND
ATTRACT MORE FILMING AND
PRODUCTION RIGHT HERE IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE. IT IS SORT OF
SHAMEFUL THAT THAT MOVIE THAT I
SAW, A GREAT FILM, BUT THAT IS
PRODUCED AND SHOT PRINCIPALLY
-- VISIBLE PRODUCTION AS I
UNDERSTAND IT TOOK PLACE IN
EUROPE, ENGLAND, MAYBE, AND/OR
VANCOUVER. SO -- YEAH. THIS IS
A GREAT THING. I LEARNED A LOT
FROM YOUR COMMENTS JUST NOW.
KIND OF TIES INTO A QUESTION I
HAVE. I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS, AND
SO THE FIRST QUESTION -- DURING
YOUR COMMENTS, MADAM COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, IT ALSO SPARKED MY
CURIOSITY , WHAT ARE SOME OF
THE BIGGEST BARRIERS --
SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO PRODUCTION
-- PRODUCTION HERE IN SEATTLE?
I KNOW THERE'S OBVIOUSLY
THINGS AND FACTORS AT THE STATE
LEVEL THAT ARE SORT OF OUTSIDE
OUR DIRECT SPAN OF CONTROL, BUT
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BIGGEST
BARRIERS TO PRODUCTION HERE AT
THE CITY LEVEL THAT -- OR,
YEAH, FOR FILM PRODUCTION HERE
AT THE CITY THAT THE CITY IS
UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO ADDRESS?
I HEARD, AMONGST OTHER THINGS,
YOU KNOW, CUTTING RED TAPE AND
JUST THE SHEER ESTABLISHMENT OF
THIS COMMISSION , KIND OF
ELEVATING THAT. PRODUCTION HERE
IN SEATTLE IS A POLICY
PRIORITY. IS THAT IT? WOULD YOU
ADD ON THAT, MODIFY IT? WHAT
ARE SOME OF THOSE SYSTEMIC
BARRIERS, AND HOW IS THE CITY
UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO ADDRESS
THOSE?
>> WELL, WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE
TO HAVE THE SUPPORT FOR THE
CREATIVE ECONOMY HERE IN
SEATTLE, WHICH IS UNIQUE. AND
SO I HAVE TO SAY THAT REALLY
WHAT WE ARE DOING IS GETTING
THE BALL ROLLING. PORTLAND HAS
AN ESTABLISHED FILM COMMUNITY
BECAUSE OREGON HAD A STRONGER
STATE INCENTIVE THAN WASHINGTON
STATE FOR MANY YEARS. AND SO IF
YOU ARE GOING TO FILM SOMETHING
THAT LOOKS LIKE THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST AND YOU ARE NOT GOING
TO CANADA, YOU WOULD LIKELY GO
TO PORTLAND. THERE WAS AN
ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN
BUSINESSES AND STRUCTURES THAT
ARE A LITTLE BIT AHEAD OF WHERE
WE WERE. SO WE WERE ALSO
HEAVILY IMPACTED, AND I SPEAK,
YOU KNOW, PERSONALLY IN SUPPORT
OF THE STRIKES THAT HAPPENED IN
MY INDUSTRY THIS YEAR. AND LAST
YEAR. SO WE ARE REGENERATING IN
A LOT OF WAYS. IN ANSWER TO
YOUR QUESTION REGARDING THE
CITY, I JUST HAVE TO SAY THE
CITY HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT IT'S
A WORD. WHEN WE CAME AS A FILM
COMMISSION AND WE SAID WE ARE
HEARING FROM OUR FILMMAKERS
THAT WE WANT A DEEPER
RELATIONSHIP WITH SEATTLE
POLICE, IMMEDIATELY WE WERE
OFFERED INTRODUCTIONS , HOW
WOULD YOU LIKE THAT SUPPORT. SO
I THINK IT IS JUST A MATTER OF
CONNECTING MORE WITH THE FILM
COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT
WE ARE PAST OUR INAUGURAL
BRICKLAYING YEAR, REALLY MOVING
OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, KIND OF
GATHERING THAT INFORMATION AND
COMING BACK. BUT I HAVE NOT
FOUND OBSTACLES IN THE CITY
ITSELF.
>> THANK YOU.
>> MY SECOND QUESTION, RELATED
TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S
ROLL IN ALL OF THIS, MANY
PARTNERS -- IS A SHARED
RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS THIS
, LIKE THE CITY HAS ITS OWN
ROLL, THE COUNTY, THE STATE.
BUT WHAT IS LESS CLEAR TO ME
IS, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S
ROLL, IF ANY IN INCENTIVIZING
PRODUCTION RIGHT HERE IN THE
U.S., AND THEN LEVELING THE
PLAYING FIELD FOR , YOU KNOW,
CITIES AND PLACES ACROSS THE
U.S. IT SEEMS LIKE, YOU KNOW,
AGAIN, MANY BLIND SPOTS. I
DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT THIS,
BUT IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THERE
ARE THINGS THAT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT COULD DO TO DO THOSE
TWO THINGS, AND WITH RESPECT TO
LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD,
MAYBE REQUIRING THAT IF YOU --
IF YOU MAKE A FILM THAT
PURPORTS TO BE FROM A SPECIFIC
LOCATION, YOU CAN'T USE STOCK
IMAGES OF THAT PLACE . BECAUSE
THAT IS MISLEADING. YOU HAVE TO
FILM A CERTAIN PORTION OF THAT
WITHIN THAT CITY. I DON'T KNOW.
I'M JUST SPIT BAWLING. BUT MY
POINT IS, WHAT IS THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT'S ROLL, IF ANY --
AND I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND IF YOU
DON'T HAVE A POINT OF VIEW ON
THIS, BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS, IS
ALL OF US NEED TO WORK
TOGETHER.
>> I AM LESS EDUCATED ABOUT
THAT, I'M GOING TO BE HONEST
WITH YOU. WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF
WORK GO TO VANCOUVER IN THE
LAST 20 YEARS, I WOULD SAY.
CANADA WAS ABLE TO OFFER A
DIFFERENT FILM INCENTIVE. AND
THAT TOOK BUSINESS THERE , AND
OTHER COUNTRIES ENDEAVOR TO
COMPETE WITH THAT. THIS IS
ACTUALLY SOMETHING WHERE IF YOU
WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION, I
WOULD LOVE FOR TOM FLORINO TO
CONNECT WITH YOU AND DISCUSS
THIS, BECAUSE HE, IN HIS OTHER
JOB WHEN HE'S NOT WITH THE
FILM COMMISSION, WORKS IN
POLICY FOR AMAZON AND HAS GREAT
INCENTIVE TO OTHER FILM MARKETS
AND OTHER COUNTRIES, AND HE IS
ABSOLUTELY PASSIONATE ABOUT
SEATTLE. AND PASSIONATE ABOUT
FILM. SO HE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE
SOME MORE INSIGHT INTO THAT
THAN I WOULD.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU. REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT. MADAM COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, I WILL ADD ON TO
YOUR -- YOU MENTIONED THE MANY
WONDERFUL REASONS THAT WE
SHOULD HAVE FILM PRODUCTION
RIGHT HERE IN THE CITY OF
BATTLE, INCLUDING TALENTS,
POOL, AND THE SCENERY. AMONGST
OTHER THINGS, I WOULD ADD --
FROM A STORYTELLING
PERSPECTIVE, SOME OF THE
BIGGEST ICONS IN THE COUNTRY ,
IN THE WORLD -- CUT THEIR TEETH
SOMEHOW AND HAVE TIED DIRECTLY
RIGHT HERE TO THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. SO VERY COMPELLING,
VERY COMPELLING TO SHOOT --
FROM A STORYTELLING
PERSPECTIVE, TO SHOOT HERE.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WRITING
ALL THE NEEDLES TOGETHER. THANK
YOU.
>> OKAY, I PROMISE I WON'T
INTERRUPT ANYMORE.
>> NO, I'M ENJOYING THE
CONVERSATIONAL NATURE. SO WE
HAVE FOUR COMMISSIONERS, ALL OF
WHOM EXPRESSED THEIR INTENT TO
BE RE-APPOINTED TO THREE-YEAR
TERMS . AS KAT EXPLAINED, WE
HAVE THREE ACTIVE COMMITTEES
ALREADY ON THIS FILM
COMMISSION. I THINK FOR
CONTINUITY OF THE WORK, IT
WOULD REALLY BE WONDERFUL TO
HAVE THESE FOUR FOLKS CONTINUE
AND TO BUILD ON THE WORK THAT
THEY'VE DONE OVER THE PAST
YEAR. AND I KNOW WE HAVE LOWELL
DEO ONLINE. I DON'T KNOW IF
YOU LIKE TO POP IN AND SHARE
LITTLE BIT ABOUT HIS COMMISSION
EXPERIENCE .
>> THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK
YOU FOR JOINING US. YOUR MIC IS
OFF.
>> ROOKIE MISTAKE. HELLO,
EVERYONE, AND THANK YOU FOR THE
INVITATION TO BE HERE, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON AND COUNCIL
MEMBERS. I REPRESENT THE ACTORS
AND THE AGENTS. ON THE
COMMITTEE. AND I AM EXCITED TO
CONTRIBUTE, BECAUSE AS KAT
SAID, THIS IS BEEN A
BRICKLAYING YEAR. I THINK PART
OF THE PROBLEM, OR PART OF WHAT
I'VE NOTICED IS PEOPLE ARE
PRETTY MUCH SILOED, DEPENDING
ON WHAT THEIR JOBS ARE. SO
ACTORS, IT'S EASY FOR US TO
LOOK AND SAY, WHY DOESN'T
SIMILE BRING MORE WORK HERE? I
DON'T KNOW IF CATS FEELS THE
SAME WAY IN TERMS OF, WHY
DOESN'T SOMEBODY ELSE DO THE
JOB? IT'S ONLY WHEN WE COME
TOGETHER AND WE LEARN FROM ONE
ANOTHER THAT WE LEARN THAT THE
WORK BELONGS TO US. WE NEED TO
MAKE IT HAPPEN. SO THAT'S WHY
I AM EXCITED BY THE PROSPECT.
>> THINK YOU SO MUCH. SO THAT
IS IT. A PRETTY SIMPLE
PRESENTATION, AND ONCE AGAIN,
I'D LIKE TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUES CHRIS, TAYLOR, AND
LESLIE IN OUR OFFICE WHO ARE
DOING SUCH A GREAT WORK EVERY
SINGLE DAY TO HELP MAKE SEATTLE
A GREAT PLACE FOR FILM.
>> THINK YOU VERY MUCH. SINCE
WE DO HAVE ONE OF OUR
REAPPOINTMENTS HERE, I DO HAVE
A QUESTION FOR YOU. WILL I SEE
YOU EVERYWHERE? IT SEEMS AS
THOUGH ANY EVENT, OR ANY
FESTIVITY THAT HAS SOMETHING TO
DO WITH FILM, AND EVEN --
DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO
WITH FILM AT ALL, BUT MY
QUESTION IS, WHEN YOU -- I
REALLY LIKE WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT
WORKING TOGETHER. IT'S GREAT
FOR ALL THE COMMISSIONERS,
BECAUSE YOU REPRESENT EVERY
SINGLE ASPECT OF THE FILM,
MUSIC , TV SERIES INDUSTRIES.
BUT WHEN YOU GO OTHER PLACES,
IS THERE A DIFFERENCE IN HOW
PEOPLE RESPOND? ARE YOU HEARING
OUTSIDE OF SEATTLE THAT THERE
IS -- THERE IS A RECOGNITION OF
RENEWED ENERGY HERE? OR WHEN
YOU SAID THAT WE NEED TO GET
OUT OF OUR SILOS, WHAT ARE YOU
HEARING OUT THERE IN THE WORLD
THAT YOU CAN ENLIGHTEN US ON
RIGHT NOW ? WITHIN THIS
PARTICULAR SILO OF THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL?
>> I AM HEARING THAT,
ESPECIALLY IN THE SILOS
INVOLVING DIFFERENT CITIES. FOR
THE LONGEST TIME, ACTORS IN
SEATTLE LIVED IN PORTLAND AND
THINK, GOSH, HOW LUCKY THEY
ARE. THEY'VE GOT LIBRARIANS,
THEY'VE GOT ALL THESE MOVIES
THAT ARE HAPPENING. AND IF WE
WERE LUCKY, WE MIGHT HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO AUDITION DOWN
THERE, AND THE ACTORS THERE
SEEM TO BE PROSPERING. I ENDED
UP DOING A SHOOT IN PORTLAND
THREE OR SO WEEKS AGO, AND NOW,
ACTORS AND CREW PEOPLE THERE
ARE LOOKING AT SEATTLE , LIKE
SEATTLE IS UP-AND-COMING .
SAYING THAT THEY SEE A LOT OF
US EVERYWHERE, BUT THEY DON'T
HAVE AS MUCH OPPORTUNITY IN
PORTLAND, OR THE COUNTY OF
SEATTLE. SO I THINK
ANECDOTALLY, BY THAT ONE STORY
ALONE, WE ARE DOING PRETTY
WELL.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. OKAY. SO
MOVING ON TO THE APPOINTMENTS ,
WERE YOU GOING TO MENTION
ANYTHING ABOUT THE OTHER FOLKS?
OR SHOULD WE JUST GO AHEAD AND
READ THE APPOINTMENTS INTO THE
RECORD?
>> SURE. SO THE OTHER FOLKS, SO
KAT, KAT IS ONE OF OUR
COMMISSIONERS IS UP FOR
REAPPOINTMENT. AS KAT
MENTIONED, TOM FLORINO, WHO IS
THE CHAIR OF OUR POLICY
COMMITTEE IS ALSO UP FOR
REAPPOINTMENT. AND ANTHONY
TACKETT IS ALSO UP FOR
REAPPOINTMENT, ALL OF WHOM IT
MADE GREAT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
COMMISSION OVER THE PAST YEAR.
>> AND YOU PUT THE SLIDE BACK
UP OF THE OFFICIAL CONSTITUENCY
REPRESENTED BY THESE FOLKS ?
>> ONE MOMENT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND IF IT SPEAKS TO THE
ENTHUSIASM OF THE
COMMISSIONERS, YOU WILL NOTICE
THAT MANY OF THE PEOPLE THAT
ARE BEING REAPPOINTED ARE ALSO
VERY ACTIVE IN COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> LET'S SEE. OKAY, THAT'S
NOT IN THE SLIDES. OKAY.
>> OKAY. SO WE WILL TAKE ALL OF
THESE APPOINTMENTS -- COULD YOU
PLEASE READ EACH OF THE TITLES
INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEMS 2, 3, AND 5,
2082, 2095, LOWELL DEO, TOM
FLORINO, KAT OGDEN, AND ANTHONY
TACKETT AS MEMBERS OF THE
KETTLE FILM COMMISSION FOR TERM
TO APRIL 23, 2024.
>> OKAY. BEFORE THE VOTE, I
WILL -- GO AHEAD. LET'S JUST
MOVE JUST FOR THE SAKE OF
MOVING. SO I MOVE THOSE
APPOINTMENTS. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I JUST
WANT TO SAY A PERSONAL THANK
YOU TO YOU ALL. IT IS -- A YEAR
GOES FAST, RIGHT? AND YOU ARE
JUST CUTTING YOUR TEETH, BUT
YOU BEEN INCREDIBLY PRODUCTIVE
IN THE FIRST YEAR THAT YOU'VE
BEEN IN EXISTENCE. YOU TAKEN ON
YOUR MISSION WITH
PROFESSIONALISM AND ALACRITY TO
A LEVEL THAT I HADN'T
ANTICIPATED OR REALLY EXPECTED.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK
YOU VERY MUCH , ALL OF YOU, FOR
GIVING OF YOUR TIME AND YOUR
EXPERTISE. THESE ARE VOLUNTEER
POSITIONS, AND IT'S NOT LOST
ON ME THAT THAT IS A SACRIFICE
THAT YOU ARE -- THAT YOU ARE
TAKING ON FOR THE BENEFIT OF
THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. SO THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT.
>> WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY, HONESTLY. IT HAS
BEEN AMAZING FOR US TO REACH
OUT AND BRING OUR COMMUNITY
TOGETHER AND HAVE SO MUCH
CONTACT WITH THE CITY. IT IS
VERY EMPOWERING. AND WE ARE
GREATLY LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR
NEXT YEAR.
>> THANK YOU. OKAY. WOULD YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
VOTES?
>> FIRST, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A
CORRECTION TO THE RECORD. THE
TERM IS TO APRIL 2023, 2027. MY
APOLOGIES. AND WITH THAT,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. [ ROLL
BEING CALLED ] . 5 IN FAVOR.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THAT WAS NOT A
CLIFFHANGER. WE SORT OF KNEW
HOW THAT BOAT WAS GOING TO GO,
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY
COLLEAGUES AND THE APPOINTMENTS
HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND THEY
WILL BE VOTED ON IN FULL
COUNCIL ON -- CAN YOU HELP ME
OUT THE DATE, CLERK?
>> JUNE 4th.
>> JUNE 4th. OKAY. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR COMING TODAY, AND I
WANTED TO NOTE -- I SEE YOUR
HAND UP. JUST A SECOND. I
WANTED TO REMARK ON THE LOGO
AND THE BRANDING THAT -- THAT
IS PRESENTED HERE. CAN YOU JUST
SAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT,
AND THAT THAT IS THE PRODUCT OF
ONE OF THE COMMITTEES, I
UNDERSTAND?
>> SURE. I'M HAPPY TO. LET ME
JUST PAGE BACK HERE. AND HERE
WE ARE. A SNEAK PREVIEW OF THE
NEW LOGO FOR THE COMMISSION.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER
KETTLE.
>> CHAIR NELSON, THANK YOU. I
JUST WANTED TO REMARK , IN
TERMS OF HIS RESPONSIBILITY
RELATED TO TALENT THAT , HERE
ON THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL, I
DO BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME TALENT.
I DON'T WANT TO CALL OUT MY
FELLOW COUNCILMEMBER, BUT I
THINK COUNCILMEMBER SAKA IS
READY TO BE ON-SCREEN TALENTS.
I'VE SEEN HIM ON THE CAMPAIGN
TRAIL, I'VE SEEN THEM HERE ON
THE DAIS. HE IS READY.
>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT,
BUT I AM HONORED TO UPLIFT AND
AMPLIFY AND SUPPORT YOUR WORK
IN ANY WAY THAT I CAN, AND THIS
IS REALLY IMPORTANT STUFF. AND
YOU CAN FIND ME FOCUSED ON
POTHOLES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, THANK
YOU.
>> ARRIGO. WE HAVE A FILM IDEA.
POTHOLES IS A WORKING TITLE,
STARRING COUNCILMEMBER ROB
SAKA.
>> CO-STARRING COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR
EXTRAS AND THOSE ROLES.
>> ALL RIGHT. BEFORE WE
ADJOURN, I JUST WANT TO SAY,
MISS YOU, CHRIS, LOOKING
FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN AT
SOME FUTURE COMMITTEE MEETING
TALKING ABOUT FILM, AND THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
PRESENTATION TODAY. AND THIS
CONCLUDES A MAY 23rd MEETING OF
THE GOVERNANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY,
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE . OUR NEXT ONE IS
SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, JUNE
13, 2:00. IT IS NOW 2:45, AND
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
>> THANK YOU.