>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
THE TIME IS 9:36 AND THE
FEBRUARY 14th MEETING OF THE
HOUSING & HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE WILL NOW COME TO
ORDER I'M KATHY MOORE,
CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE IT
WILL THE CLERK HE'S CALL THE
ROLL.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON .
>> PRESIDENT PRESENT.
>> COUNSEL MEMBER WOO .
>> PRESENT.
>> VICE CHAIR MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> CHAIR MOORE.
>> PRESENT.
>> THERE ARE FIVE PRESENT.
>> WONDERFUL. OF THIS NO
OBJECTION, TODAY'S PROPOSED
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED .
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
>> THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR BEING
HERE TODAY FOR THE FIRST
MEETING OF THE HOUSING & HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE. AS OUTLINED
IN RESOLUTION 3.2 1.24, THIS
COMMITTEE WILL PROVIDE POLICY
DIRECTION AND OVERSIGHT AND
DELIBERATE AND MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS ON LEGISLATIVE
MATTERS RELATING TO THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING, THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT , THE OFFICE OF
CIVIL RIGHTS, AND THE KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESS THIS
AUTHORITY , AS WELL AS RENTAL
REGULATION POLICIES AND
PRACTICES, INCLUDING
REGULATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT
ACTIVITIES ADMINISTERED BY THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS,
AND THE OFFICE FOR CIVIL
RIGHTS. SO THIS IS A LARGE AND
IMPORTANT BODY OF WORK THAT
TOUCHES THE LIVES IN ONE WAY OR
ANOTHER OF EVERYONE IN OUR
CITY. IT WILL BE OUR
RESPONSIBILITY, AS MEMBERS OF
THIS COMMITTEE, TO PROMOTE THE
GENERAL WELFARE OF OUR
RESIDENTS TO THOUGHTFUL AND
CAREFUL CONSIDERATION AND
DELIBERATION , AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO OUR WORK TOGETHER
OVER THESE COMING MONTHS. ON
TODAY'S AGENDA, WE HAVE THREE
ITEMS FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION. WE WILL HAVE
INTRODUCTORY PRESENTATIONS FROM
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING , THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND
THE OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS. I
DO WANT TO MENTION THAT THESE
ARE ONLY INTRODUCTORY
PRESENTATIONS AND I DO PLAN TO
INVITE DEPARTMENTS BACK FOR
FUTURE IN-DEPTH PRESENTATIONS
ON SPECIFIC PROGRAMS. AND I
WANTED TO MAKE AN INITIAL THANK
YOU TO ALL THE DEPARTMENT
HEADS FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
COLLEAGUES, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
REACH OUT TO MY OFFICE WITH
REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL
BRIEFINGS IF THERE IS A TOPIC
THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE
IN FURTHER DEPTH AT A FURTHER
COMMITTEE MEETING. SO THAT
BRINGS US TO OUR PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD. MADAM CLERK,
HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE
REGISTERED?
>> THERE IS ONE ONLINE PUBLIC
COMMENT HER AND THREE IN PERSON
PUBLIC COMMENTERS.
>> OKAY. WILL BEGIN WITH THE IN
PERSON FOR COMMENTERS. LET ME
JUST READ THROUGH THE RULES
HERE. THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD FOR THIS MEETING IS UP
TO 20 MINUTES AT EACH SPEAKER
WILL BE GIVEN TWO MINUTES TO
SPEAK PURSUANT TO COUNCIL RULE
7.10. THIS COMMITTEE MEETING
WILL BROADCAST MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC AND COUNCIL CHAMBERS
DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD. THE CLERK WILL CALL ON
TWO SPEAKERS AT A TIME THAT WE
WILL START WITH SPEAKERS IN
CHAMBERS AND THEN MOVE TO THE
ONLINE SPEAKERS. WE WILL CALL
ON SPEAKERS IN THE ORDER IN
WHICH REGISTERED . IF YOU HAVE
NOT YET REGISTERED TO SPEAK,
BUT WOULD LIKE TO, YOU CAN SIGN
UP BEFORE THE END OF THE
PUBLIC COMMENT. BY ADDING YOUR
NAME TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT
SHEET AT THE FRONT OF THE
COUNCIL CHAMBERS , OR SPEAK
REMOTELY . OR TO SPEAK
REMOTELY, YOU CAN GO TO THE
COUNCIL'S WEBSITE AT SEATTLE
POINT GUV BACKSLASH COUNCIL
FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINK IS
ALSO LISTED ON TODAY'S
AGENDA. ONCE THE SPEAKER NAME
IS CALLED, STAFF WILL I NEED
THE APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE AND
AN AUTOMATIC PROMPT OF YOU
BEING A MUTED WILL BE -- WILL
BE THE REMOTE SPEAKERS CUTE
THAT IT'S THEIR TURN TO SPEAK
AND THE SPEAKER MUST PRESS
START SIX TO BEGIN SPEAKING.
PLEASE BEGIN BY STATING HER
NAME AND THE ITEM THAT YOU ARE
ADDRESSING. AS A REMINDER,
PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD RELATE
TO AN ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA ,
OR WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE
HOUSING & HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR
A TIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT
OF THE ALLOTTED TIME IT WAS TO
HEAR THE CHIME, WE ASK THAT YOU
BEGIN TO WRAP UP YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENT . THE SPEAKERS DO NOT
COME IN THEIR COMMENTS AT THE
END OF THE ALLOTTED TIME
PROVIDED, THE SPEAKER 'S
MICROPHONE WILL BE NEEDED TO
ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT
SPEAKER. ONCE REMOTE SPEAKERS
HAVE COMPLETED THEIR PUBLIC
COMMENT, WE WILL ASK THAT YOU
PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE
AND IF YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE
FOLLOWING THIS MEETING, PLEASE
DO SO VIA SEATTLE CHANNEL OR
THE LISTENING OPTIONS LISTED ON
THE AGENDA. SO THE REGULAR
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR THIS
COMMITTEE MEETING IS NOW OPEN
AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE
FIRST PERSON REGISTERED FOR IN
PERSON COMMENTS . THEN WE WILL
MOVE ON TO THE ONLINE PUBLIC
COMMENTERS.
>> THE FIRST COMMENTOR IS
CLIFF KEOU THORNE, FOLLOWED BY
CHRIS SMITH.
>> THERE WE GO. AWESOME. WELL,
FIRST OF ALL, HAPPY BLACK
HISTORY MONTH AND HAPPY
VALENTINE'S DAY. MY NAME IS
CLIFF AND I HAVE THE ADVOCACY
AND POLICY MANAGER FOR HABITAT
FOR HUMANITY AND SEATTLE
COUNTY. I'M JUST SHOWING HERE
TODAY BECAUSE WELL, CHAIR
MOORE, I COULDN'T AGREE MORE
THAT THE WORK THAT YOU'RE
DOING IS REALLY GOING TO
DEFINE THE WAY THE STATE LOOKS
FOR DECADES TO COME . SO I JUST
WANT TO COME HERE TO FURTHER
INTRODUCE MYSELF AND HABITAT
FOR HUMANITY, AND ALSO TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE WORK WE'VE
DONE SO FAR, AS WELL AS WHY I
BELIEVE THAT THE WORK WE ARE
GOING TO DO TOGETHER IS GOING
TO MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
WHETHER OR NOT SEATTLE CAN BE A
PLACE WHERE EVERYONE CAN FIND A
HOME, VERSUS A PLACE WHERE
SOME ARE ABLE TO LIVE INSIDE
AND SOME FIND THEMSELVES ON THE
STREETS. SO HABITAT HAS BEEN
AROUND FOR 38 YEARS AND WE'VE
BEEN WORKING WITH COMMUNITY TO
BUILD HOMES, BUT ALSO TO BUILD
COMMUNITY TO HELP THOSE WHO
ARE OUR BUS DRIVERS, OR GROCERY
STORE WORKERS, OR NURSES AND
TEACHERS, MAKE THE TRANSITION
INTO HOMEOWNERSHIP. AND
PARTICULARLY AS A PORTABLE
OWNERSHIP PROVIDER, WE HAVE
BEEN LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO WORK
WITH THE BROADER BLACKCOMB
INITIATIVE IN ORDER TO AID
PARTNERSHIP OF VARIOUS
NONPROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT
ACTORS IN ORDER TO PROMOTE
BLACK HOMEOWNERSHIP AND
CLOSING OF THE RACIAL
HOMEOWNERSHIP AND RACIAL
WEALTH GAP. IN THE WORK WE'VE
DONE WITH THE CITY AND THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING, THAT WE HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO MAKE KEY
INVESTMENTS IN WEST SEATTLE
AND SOUTH SEATTLE IN NORTH
SEATTLE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE
CITY IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO
CREATE UNITS PIERSALL CLOSED
BY SAYING WE LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU AS A
PARTNER. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE OUR
INSIGHT AND THANK YOU FOR THE
WORK YOU ARE DOING.
>> THINK YOU. THE NEXT
SPEAKER.
>> UP NEXT IS CHRIS SMITH
FOLLOWED BY JESSE SIMPSON.
>> MY NAME IS CHRIS SMITH . I
LIVE RIGHT HERE IN THIS
BUILDING HERE. I BEEN THERE 10
YEARS AND I WONDER WHY AM I
BEING LEFT AND NOT TAKEN
SERIOUSLY AND ASKED HIM IF I
CAN MOVE FROM THE BACK TO THE
FRONT? I PAY MY RENT EVERY
MONTH. DWIGHT ASSIGNED SOME TO
GET INTO IT? I WANT TO KNOW WHY
THEY KEEP LITERALLY LAUGHING
IN MY FACE WITH THIS STUFF AND
DON'T UNDERSTAND . I'VE ASKED
THIS ONCE A MONTH PRACTICALLY
SINCE I BEEN HERE. I WANTED TO
GIVE MONEY TO PEOPLE. NOW, I
DON'T. NOW WE'VE BEEN TALKING
IN FRONT OF MY BUILDING AND
IT'S LIKE WOW, IS CHANGE IN
THE PAST FOUR YEARS. IT'S LIKE
WOW. THEY NEED TO FIX IT. WHY
ARE THERE NEW GARBAGE CANS IN
FRONT OF THIS BUILDING HERE
WHICH YOU GUYS PUT A METRO BUS
STOP RIGHT THERE. DON'T THEY
HAVE TO POLICE IT OR AT LEAST
PUT A POLICE CAR ON THE BLOCK
OR SOMETHING? I DON'T KNOW. I
DON'T FEEL SAFE HERE ANYMORE,
BUT I DON'T FEEL SAFER LIVING
IN THE BACK OF THIS BUILDING
EITHER. I JUST WANT TO SEE
PEOPLE. ALL I SEE IS A BRICK
WALL AND I'VE BEEN ASKING THIS
FOR THE PAST WHATEVER , SINCE I
MOVED IN THEY FINESSED IF I
WANT TO MOVE OUT OF THE
BUILDING AND I DON'T I LIKE
EVERYBODY THAT LIVES IN THE
BUILDING, INCLUDING STAFF
SOMETIMES. AND, YEAH. I JUST
WOULD LIKE TO BE TAKEN SERIOUS
ONCE IN A WHILE, YOU KNOW. IF
THAT COULD BE ADDRESSED
SOMEHOW, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT
SPEAKER.
>> JESSE SIMPSON.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING
COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M JESSE
SIMPSON FROM THE GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS AND POLICY MANAGER
FOR THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
CONSORTIUM ON THIS MEETING
WHERE YOU'RE GETTING TO MEET
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND GET
AN INTRO FROM THEM. I THOUGHT
IT WAS APPROPRIATE THAT YOU GET
AN INTRO FROM THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM AS WELL
. WE ARE A MEMBER-BASED
ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING OVER
200 MEMBERS ACROSS THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING SECTOR,
INCLUDING NONPROFIT DEVELOPERS
, CONTRACTORS, ARCHITECTS,
COMMUNITY-BASED GROUPS, SERVICE
PROVIDERS AND MORE. WE ARE ALL
WORKING TO PROVIDE MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ENSURE
THAT EVERYONE IN SEATTLE AND
KING COUNTY HAS A SAFE, DECENT,
AFFORDABLE PLACE TO CALL HOME.
WE DID THIS THROUGH ADVOCACY TO
INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING
AVAILABLE FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND TO REFORM LAND-USE
TO ALLOW MORE HOMES TO BE BUILT
IN MORE PLACES. WE TAKE A
COLLABORATIVE TONE. WE LIKE TO
APPROACH ALL OF U.S. PARTNERS
TO LEVERAGE THE EXPERTISE OF
OUR MEMBERSHIP AND OUR OWN
POLICY UNDERSTANDING TO HELP
CRAFT POLICY THAT WORKS BEST
FOR THE LOW INCOME PEOPLE THAT
WE SERVE. I HOPE WE CAN ALL
WORK TOGETHER WELL AS AN
ORGANIZATION WITH U.S.
COUNCILMEMBERS . I LOOK FORWARD
TO SEEING HOW YOU IMPLEMENT
THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PRIORITIES THAT YOU IDENTIFIED
THROUGHOUT YOUR CAMPAIGNS AND
YOUR TIME . THANKS FOR BEING
HERE TODAY. GREAT TO MEET YOU.
>> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY
MORE IN PERSON?
>> WE NOW HAVE ONLINE SPEAKERS.
CALLS. DAVID HAYNES.
>> MR. HAYNES.
>> HI, DAVID HAYNES, THANK YOU.
WE'RE GOING ON ANOTHER DECADE
OF A HOMELESS CRISIS AND THE
ONLY THING WE'VE CHANGED IS
THE NAME OF THE AGENCY THAT'S
IN CHARGE . THE CAPACITY WAS
NEVER BUILT AND I REALLY THINK
THAT THE COUNCIL NEEDS TO
CONSIDER LOBBYING ARE OTHER
REPRESENTATIVES TO DEMAND
THAT THE $50 BILLION IN
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN DOLLARS
THAT X SPEAKER KEVIN McCARTHY
CLAIMED HE WAS SAVING MONEY ON
, TO BE GIVEN BACK TO THIS
COUNTRY TO SOLVE THE HOMELESS
CRISIS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
ESPECIALLY IN SEATTLE. PART OF
THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED IN THE
HOMELESS CRISIS IS WE HAVE A
RACIST DRIVEN DATA MANIPULATION
OF WHAT CONSTITUTES PROPER
POLICY AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT
IS INSTEAD OF AN INNOCENT,
HOUSES PERSON WHO WOULD MAKE
REAL STRIDES TO MOVE FORWARD,
THEY ARE PURPOSELY
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST FOR
PEOPLE WHO ARE BOTHERING PEOPLE
IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY
WHERE YOU HAVE REPEAT OFFENDERS
WHO ARE PRIORITIZED FOR
HOUSING SERVICES AND A LOT OF
MONEY HAS BEEN SQUANDERED ON A
LOT OF SELF-DESTRUCTIVE PEOPLE
OR AND INNOCENT PEOPLE ARE
UNNECESSARILY SUFFERING. AND I
THINK THE COUNCIL NEEDS TO
CONSIDER NOT ONLY AN OPEN
INVESTIGATION OF WHAT KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESS
AUTHORITY IS NOT DOING, BUT
CONSIDER PETITIONING THE
GOVERNOR AND SAYING, LOOK , WE
NEED THE NATIONAL GUARD TO
STAND UP SOME AUTHORIZED
ENCAMPMENTS SO WE CAN ALMOST
COME OVERNIGHT, BUILD A MASS
AMOUNT OF LOW SECURITY CAPACITY
TO MAKE IT SAFE FOR PEOPLE . TO
SEND PEOPLE TO START TRIAGING
THEIR TROUBLES. WETHERS
BEHAVIORAL CRISIS, ADDICTION,
TRAUMA . WHATEVER IS
BOTHERING HER AILING THEM , AND
SOLVE THE CRISIS ONCE AND FOR
ALL. HOPEFULLY YOU ALL WILL BE
ABLE TO DO THAT AND THERE WILL
BE MORE PEOPLE THAT STEP UP.
>> ANY OTHER SPEAKERS?
>> THAT ENDS PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES
OUR LIST OF SPEAKERS THE
GENERAL PUBLIC. WE WILL NOW
MOVE ON TO THE FIRST ITEM ON
OUR AGENDA IT WITH THE CLERK
PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM INTO
THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 1, INTRODUCTION
TO OFFICE OF HOUSING FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU. SO TODAY WE ARE
PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE
HAVE WITH US DIRECTOR MAIKO
WINKLER-CHAN AND KELLI LARSEN
FROM THE OFFICE OF HOUSING TO
WALK US THROUGH THE WORK OF
THEIR DEPARTMENT . WE WILL GET
A GLIMPSE OF THEIR WORK WITH
AFFORDABLE HOUSING , PROGRAMS
OR HOLDERS AND THAT 2020
HOUSING LEVY IMPLEMENTATION, SO
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, IT IS MY
PLEASURE TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR
PRESENTERS. SEE THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER AND THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, COMMITTEE. AS
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE SAID, I AM
MAIKO WINKLER-CHAN AND THIS IS
KELLI LARSEN, OUR DIRECTOR OF
POLICY AND WE ARE GOING TO
SPLIT THE PRESENTATION HERE
TODAY. SO LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING. OUR VISION
OF THE OFFICE OF HOUSING IS
THAT ALL PEOPLE HAVE A SAFE AND
HORRIBLE HOME. IN OUR MISSION
IS TO WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS IN
CREATING AFFORDABLE HOUSING ,
EQUITABLY INVESTING TO PREVENT
DISPLACEMENT AND INCREASE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO
LIVE IN SEATTLE . THE IMPORTANT
THING TO NOTE HERE IS THAT WE
INVEST . WE DO NOT OWN, BUT WE
INVEST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING . NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. SO HERE YOU SEE
ROUGHLY 40 YEARS OF HOUSING
INVESTMENTS THROUGHOUT SEATTLE
. WE HAVE THE THINGS IN THE
BLUE THERE THAT OUR CURRENT IN
PIPELINE RENTAL PROJECT AND WE
HAVE SOME LIGHT PINK ONES WERE
DARK PINK ONES THAT ARE PLANNED
RENTAL PROJECTS. HERE'S A
VISUAL TO GIVE A SENSE OF WHAT
40 YEARS OF INVESTMENT IN OUR
HOUSING HAS A LIKE. AND GIVEN
TIME, WE HAVE OVER 16,000
PEOPLE LIVING IN OH FUNDED
HOMES THAT'S NOT ALL THE HOMES
THAT OH REGULATES, BUT THE
HOMES THAT WE HAVE INVESTED IN
DIRECT LEE. SOME KEY
DEPARTMENT DATA HERE FOR YOU.
SO OUR CHARTER RESPONSIBILITIES
, AS ESTABLISHED IN THE CHARTER
IN 1996, 1997, WAS THAT WE
WOULD DEVELOP NEW PERMANENT
HOUSING, LEVERAGING OTHER
PUBLIC RESOURCES AND PRESERVE
EXISTING PERMANENT HOUSING .
OUR 2024 BUDGET IS $339
MILLION TOTAL . WE HAVE 65
FULL-TIME SLOTS FOR EMPLOYEES
, AND THE SOURCES THAT FUND
OUR DEPARTMENT IS, AS YOU CAN
SEE ON THE PIE CHART UP THERE,
ABOUT ROUGHLY THE HOUSING LEVY
OF $122 MILLION , PAYROLL
EXPENSE TAX WISH THIS YEAR IS
ABOUT $141 MILLION . THE
MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
FEES OF WE ARE ANTICIPATING
$50 MILLION THIS YEAR AND THE
OTHER CATEGORY. THE OTHER
CATEGORY ARE THINGS SUCH AS
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT AND HOME FUNDS FROM THE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT .
WEATHERIZATION FUNDS THAT COME
FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO
OUR DEPARTMENT THAT WE DEPLOY
IN COMMUNITY, AND OTHER
ONE-TIME THINGS , SUCH AS SOME
FUNDS THAT WE'VE GOTTEN FROM
OIL TO ELECTRIC CONVERSION
FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SO
JUST A GENERAL PART OF
MISCELLANEOUS FUNDS. WE TALK A
LOT ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND LOW INCOME AND AMI. THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING GETS INTO
ALPHABET SOUP A LOT. WE DO, WE
KIND OF FORGET IT. IF WE DO
START GOING DOWN THAT WAY,
PLEASE REMIND US BECAUSE WE
FORGET SOMETIMES IT'S A ONE
TERM USE A LOT IS AREA MEDIAN
INCOME. IT'S A HUD DESIGNATED
THING AND IT IS THE MIDPOINT
OF A REGION'S INCOME
DISTRIBUTION. IT IS DEFINED
ANNUALLY BY HUD AND THERE'S
NO BEACON HILL MEETING IN --
MEDIAN INCOME FOR EVEN THE
SEATTLE AREA MEDIAN INCOME IS
BIGGER THAN THE CITY OF SEATTLE
ITSELF. IS A GEOGRAPHIC AREA.
SO THESE DEFINITIONS WERE
CREATED MANY, MANY YEARS AGO
BUT A LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLD
MAKES LESS THAN 80% OF THE AREA
MEDIAN INCOME. YOU HIERRO
SAYING IT ALL THE TIME, AMI .
VERY LOW. MAKES LESS THAN 50
AND EXTREMELY LOW MAKES LESS
30% AMI . OVER A THIRD OF
SEATTLE HOUSEHOLD ARE LOW
INCOME. BY THIS DEFINITION. I
MENTIONED SEVERAL SOURCES OF
FUNDS THAT WE USE AND YOU HERE
IS TALKING A LOT ABOUT IT. HERE
IS TALKING ABOUT THE HOUSING
LEVY, THE P.E.T. , THE EXPENSE
TAX , IS CALLED MULTIPLE
DIFFERENT NAMES, BUT IT'S
THAT CHUNK AND MHA, THE
MANDATORY HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY. SO HERE WE TRY
TO SHOW YOU WHAT THE DIFFERENT
POTS OF MONEY ARE AND WHAT ARE
THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT
THEY SERVE YOU SEE RIGHT ACROSS
THE TOP, ALL THOSE AMIS. THUS
THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF INCOME
THAT THE DOLLARS CAN GO
TOWARDS.
>> AND I ASK A QUICK QUESTION?
>> SURE.
>> CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN WHAT
THE CURRENT AMI IS? WHAT IS THE
AREA MEDIAN INCOME IN SEATTLE
NOW AND WHAT DOES 80% MEAN?
>> I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK IT UP .
SO THERE'S THE FEDERAL LEVEL
THAT'S ALWAYS DOSE FOR A
HOUSEHOLD OF FOUR . KELLI, WHAT
IS IT RIGHT NOW?
>> I THINK IT'S $120,000 .
THERE IS AN INCOME CHART THAT
IS PRODUCED BY THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING AND THE INCOME CHART
TYPICALLY COMES OUT IN APRIL.
SO THEY ARE ADJUSTED. THEY ARE
ADJUSTED FOR THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT GIVES US WHAT IT IS
FOR HOUSEHOLD OF FOUR AND THEN
WE BREAK IT DOWN TO THE
INDIVIDUAL. SO I WOULD HAVE TO
SAY THAT A 30% AMI FOR A
SINGLE PERSON IS PROBABLY ,
I'M GOING TO GUESS AROUND
$27,000 A YEAR.
>> THANK YOU.
>> JUST TO GIVE A SENSE OF
PERCENTAGES.
>> MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT
THAT MEANS BUT IF YOU THINK AS
AN INDIVIDUAL, THAT MEANS I'M
MAKING 30, $40,000 A YEAR AND
TRYING TO SUPPORT A FAMILY ON
THAT . THAT'S NOT MUCH MONEY
FOR RENT.
>> IF YOU'RE MAKING 30,000 OR
$40,000 A YEAR, YOU ARE ONE
PERSON. YOU MAY BE AT ABOUT
40% AMI, BUT IF YOU ADD
SOMEBODY TO YOUR HOUSEHOLD AND
A HOUSEHOLD IS JUST WHOEVER
LIVES IN THE HOME WITH YOU . OF
KELLI AND I WERE GOING TO LIVE
TOGETHER IN A HOUSEHOLD,
THERE'S NO FAMILIAL
RELATIONSHIP , YOU ARE
CONSIDERED A HOUSEHOLD. OR IF
MY MOTHER MOVES IN , THAT IS
PART OF A HOUSEHOLD. IF I HAVE
A CHILD, THAT'S ALSO PART OF A
HOUSEHOLD. IF YOU HAVE TWO
ADULT -- IF YOU HAVE TWO
PEOPLE EARNING INCOME TOGETHER,
IT'S NOT THE INCOME OF THE
INDIVIDUAL . IS THE INCOME OF
THE HOUSEHOLD. THAT'S WHERE
IT GETS A LITTLE HARD SOMETIMES
TO DETERMINE WHO IT IS THAT
CAN ACTUALLY LIVE IN THE
HOUSEHOLD. COUNCILMEMBER, IS
THAT WHAT YOU'RE HOPING FOR?
>> YES.
>> IF I COULD JUST ADD, I THINK
I RECENTLY READ THAT 80% FOR A
SINGLE PERSON IN SEATTLE IS
ABOUT [ INDISCERNIBLE ] .
THAT'S WHAT I READ RECENTLY. I
HAVE A QUESTION. I'M SURE YOU
DON'T HAVE THEM ON HAND, THAT
AT SOME POINT YOU HAVE A
STATISTIC FOR THE PERCENTAGE OF
POPULATION IN SEATTLE THAT ARE
AT 50 TO 60 AMI AND ALSO ZERO
TO 30?
>>? PRESENTED ON HOUSING DATA
AND WE CAN PRESENT ON HOUSING
COST BURDEN BY INCOME LEVEL. WE
CAN BRING THAT BACK. WE TALKED
ABOUT COMING BACK AGAIN TO TALK
IN MORE DEPTH ABOUT THE DATA
AND SOME OF OUR INVESTMENTS. WE
CAN BRING THAT THAT NEXT TIME.
>> THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU.
>> I ACTUALLY BELIEVE
COUNCILMEMBER, YOU WILL
PROBABLY HEAR THAT NUMBER AND
WHAT THAT PERCENTAGE IS WHEN WE
START DISCUSSING THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE
OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE
AS PART OF THEIR WORK AS WELL.
OKAY. THIS PAST YEAR, YOU MAY
HAVE HEARD A LOT ABOUT THE
HOUSING LEVY. IT WAS UP FOR
THE VOTE LAST YEAR AND THIS
COUNCIL WILL HAVE -- YOU WILL
SEE FROM KELLI'S SLIDES LATER
ON ABOUT SOME OF THE
ADMINISTRATIVE PLANNING THAT
HAS TO HAPPEN WITH THE HOUSING
LEVY. SO THE HOUSING LEVY WILL
GENERATE $970 MILLION FROM
2024 TO 2030 . NEVER QUITE SURE
OF THE YEARS, BUT THAT'S WHAT
IT FALLS DOWN TO. AND THE
HOUSING LEVY WILL CREATE OVER
3100 NEW , AFFORDABLE HOMES.
WITH RENTAL AND FOR SALE THROW
SEATTLE . WE TYPICALLY TAKE THE
HOUSING LEVY AND IS A SEVEN
YEAR TAX PROPERTY -- PROPERTY
TAX IT FUNDS THESE FOUR
DIFFERENT AREAS. THE FIRST IS
CREATION OF HOUSING. THE SECOND
IS A ASSISTING IN HOMELESSNESS
AND HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION,
EVICTION PREVENTION AND
RESIDENT SERVICES THROUGHOUT
SEATTLE. WE ALSO ACTUALLY FUND
A THIRD BUCKET WHICH IS WHAT
WE CALL OMS A LOT WHICH IS
OPERATIONS , MAINTENANCE AND
SERVICES . AND WORKERS
STABILIZATION. SO THOSE FUNDS
ARE PRIMARILY FOR OUR
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
THAT WE'LL GET INTO IN A
SECOND. THOSE PROPERTIES DO
NOT COLLECT ENOUGH TO PAY FOR
THE BASIC OPERATING EXPENSES
SUCH AS UTILITIES AND INSURANCE
. AND ALSO IN A PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, THOSE
PROPERTIES REQUIRE HIGHER
SERVICING NEEDS AND SOME
BUILDINGS. SO THEY HAD 24/7
STAFFING OFTENTIMES AND IN
ORDER TO HAVE THAT LEVEL OF
STAFFING THAT PROVIDES FOR
PEOPLE FEELING SAFE AND SECURE
IN THEIR HOMES, THE RENT DOES
NOT COVER THAT COST. SO WE
SUPPORT THAT OPERATION THERE.
>> AND I ASK YOU A QUICK
QUESTION?
>> YES.
>> WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THIS LEVY
IS ALLOCATED TO THAT BUCKET?
OMS.
>> OMS IS ABOUT 16% OF THE
HOUSING LEVY.
>> I'M TALKING ABOUT FUNDING
FOR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING AND ALSO AND/OR THE
AMOUNT THAT'S GOING FOR
HOUSING FROM ZERO TO 30%.
>> I THINK IT'S 55%.
>> AT LEAST 60% OF THE OVERALL
LEVY INVESTMENTS ARE REQUIRED
TO BE DEDICATED TO HOUSEHOLDS A
ZERO TO 30% OF AREA MEDIAN
INCOME. IT'S A LOT A PERCENT.
60% OF THE LEVY IS DEDICATED
TO THE MOST LOW INCOME FOLKS.
100% OF THE OPERATING
MAINTENANCE IS SERVICES PROGRAM
OWES TOWARD THE LOWEST INCOME
FOLKS AND THEN OF THE HOMES
THAT ARE BUILT , THAT 3100
HOMES, AT LEAST 55% OF THOSE
WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR FOLKS AT
THE LOWEST INCOMES. CEMENT
WHAT AMOUNT OF FUNDING IS
ALLOCATED TO 30 TO 60, OR 60
TO 80?
>> THAT WOULD BE THE REMAINING
40% OF THE HOUSING LEVY.
>> THERE IS WORKFORCE HOUSING
THAT'S FUNDED BY THE HOUSING
LEVY?
>> CORRECT.
>> DO WE GO UP TO 80%? BE MET
FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP.
>> THAT WAS 50 I BELIEVE.
>> OKAY. THE FOURTH BUCKET
HERE IS THE PREVENTING
DISPLACEMENT AND SUPPORT
COMMUNITY-BASED DEVELOPMENTS
THAT REFLECT THE COMMUNITIES
THAT THEY ARE ROOTED IN. THAT
IS REALLY THINKING ABOUT HOW
HOUSING LEVY ALONG WITH OTHER
LOCAL FUNDS CONTINUES TO
SUPPORT DEVELOPERS BY
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
THAT PROVIDE CULTURALLY
SPECIFIC HOUSING AND SERVICES ,
AS WELL AS RETAILING GATHERING
SPACES THAT REFLECT THE
COMMUNITY IN THESE PROJECTS
HELP PREVENT DISPLACEMENT. SO
PREVIOUS COUNCIL HAD ADVISED
AND ACTUALLY I THINK BY
RESOLUTION, ASKED TO WORK WITH
THEM TO THINK ABOUT THE
INVESTMENTS REPLACING COMMUNITY
AND WHAT ARE THE ADDITIONAL
BENEFITS OTHER THAN HAVING
LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESSES WHICH
MAY HAVE -- WHICH MAYBE
CULTURALLY TIED TO THE
COMMUNITY AND THAT ARE LOOKING
FOR PLACES TO LIVE YOUR
CHILDCARE AND THOSE TYPES OF
THINGS. COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
YOU LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE A
QUESTION FOR ME.
>> NO .
>> YOU LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE THAT
QUESTION. THAT WAS YOUR
EFFORT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> THIS IS A SLIDE THAT
DIFFICULT FOR ME TO DO BECAUSE
I TEND TO WANT TO GET INTO THE
DETAILS OF ALL OF THIS AND
THOSE DETAILS WILL BE COVERED
IN FUTURE SLIDES. WHAT IS IT
THAT THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
DOES? WE DO AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND WE DO THAT THROUGH THE
DEVELOPMENT , AND PROVIDING
OPERATING SUPPORT . WE DO ASSET
MANAGEMENT REALLY LOOK AT THE
INVESTMENTS WE MADE OVER TIME
AND MAKE SURE THAT THOSE
PROPERTIES IN THOSE PROJECT ARE
REALLY MEETING THE
REQUIREMENTS REPLACED ON THEM .
WE HAVE MARKET INCENTIVE
PROGRAMS THIS IS WHERE I START
GETTING INTO THE ALPHABET SOUP
THERE'S A MULTIFAMILY TAX
EXEMPTION . THERE'S THE
MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
. THEY BOTH BEGIN WITH THEM SO
WE TEND TO CONFUSE THEM, THEY
ARE VERY DIFFERENT PROGRAMS .
THE INCENTIVE ZONING PROGRAM .
AND WE ALSO DO PERMANENTLY
AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT. WE GET INTO THAT
A LITTLE BIT LATER. THE GREEN
SECTION IS A PROGRAM THAT WE
HAVE HOMEOWNERS. THIS IS
PROBABLY THE MOST DIRECT
SERVICE PROGRAM THAT OH DOES.
OUR STAFF GO TO HOMES AND MAKE
SURE THAT THEY DO INSPECTIONS
AND THEN THEY HELP WITH THE
DELIVERY OF HOME REPAIR
SERVICES, WEATHERIZATION
PROGRAMS, CONVERTING HEATING
SYSTEMS FROM OIL TO ELECTRIC
AND ALSO LOOKING AT SEWER
REPAIRS THERE THAT ARE FUNDED
THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT. THEY'RE
TARGETING PRIMARILY SENIORS
AND THOSE WITH DISABILITIES. SO
IS A LOW INCOME POPULATION
TRADITIONALLY THAT ACCESS THESE
PROGRAMS. MOST OF IT IS GRANT
GERMAN AND MOST OF THOSE
GRANTS COME FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. AND THEN THE THIRD
AREA IS THE POLICY AND
PLANNING , AND THAT ENCOMPASSES
OUR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES,
EQUITABLE DEVELOPING IN
DIFFERENT LAND-USE TOOLS BUT
WILL GET INTO THE DETAILS ON
THE FOLLOWING SLIDES. SO THE
FIRST IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION . AS
I SAID, WE INVEST TO DEVELOP
BUT WE ALSO INVEST TO OPERATE
AND THAT WE DO THAT COMPLIANCE.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON BROUGHT
UP PSH AND SOME OF THE
HOMELESS ACTIVITIES THAT WE
HAVE. SO THE CITY CURRENTLY IN
OUR PORTFOLIO HAS 4000
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
UNITS. PSH. WERE ACRONYMS FOR
YOU. AND THOSE ARE FOR THOSE
COMING OUT OF HOMELESSNESS WITH
THOSE WRAPAROUND SERVICES AS I
MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY . IN 2024,
WE DID $55 MILLION AND WORK
WORSE STABILIZATION AND
OPERATING, MAINTENANCE AND
SERVICES CONTRACTS TO KEEP THE
BUILDINGS OPERATING IN
FUNCTIONAL. THERE'S THREE
UPCOMING PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS THAT WE
JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT. ONE
IS IN INTERBAY, ONE IS IN
WOODLAND, WOODLAND PARK, JUST
TO BE CLEAR . WOODLAND PARK.
AND THE THIRD IS LAKE CITY.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WE ALSO DO
AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP AND
WE INVEST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE UNITS AND IN THE FIRST
TIME HOME BUYER PROGRAMS. SO
THOSE ARE , AS CLIFF MENTIONED
EARLIER, THE HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY, THE COMMUNITY LAND
TRUST AND HOMESITE. THEY ARE
THE BIG THREE H IS IN THE
HOMEOWNERSHIP SPACE FOR US
RIGHT NOW. THEY ARE ALSO
PARTNERING WITH OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE COMMUNITIES THAT THESE
HOUSING UNITS ARE IN REALLY
HELP SERVE THAT COMMUNITY'S
NEEDS. THE OTHER AREAS THE
MARKET INCENTIVE PROGRAMS HER
AS I SAID, MULTIFAMILY TAX
EXEMPTION, MANDATORY HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY AND INCENTIVE
ZONING. SO THE PROGRAMS FOR
HOMEOWNERS , AS I MENTIONED,
THOSE ARE THE FOUR PROGRAMS AND
HERE IS KIND OF A HOUSE THAT
HAS GONE THROUGH ONE OF THESE
HOME REPAIR PROGRAMS. THIS
KIND OF REMINDS ME OF LIKE HOW
DO THESE PICTURES , HOW THESE
PICTURES ARE DIFFERENT. THE
DIFFERENCE IN THIS PICTURE IS
ONE, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE HOME
HAS A NEW ROOF AND FROM THE
EXTERIOR, YOU CAN SEE THAT
THERE ARE GRAB BARS PIRANHA
RAILINGS PUT ON FOR THAT. IT
LOOKS LIKE THE SIDING MIGHT BE
DIFFERENT AS WELL AND PROBABLY
MIGHT HAVE TO DO WITH SOME
INSULATION WORK THAT'S DONE ON
THE INSIDE. THERE'S PROBABLY
A NEW HEATING SYSTEM THAT'S
BEEN INSTALLED , ESPECIALLY OF
THE GO FROM OIL TO ELECTRIC
HERE IN THE CITY.
>> THANK YOU, I THINK
COUNCILMEMBER SACCA HAS A
QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. GOING
BACK TO A FEW SLIDES ON SLIDE
SEVEN, YOU TALK ABOUT, FOR
EXAMPLE, UNDER THE 2023
HOUSING LEVY TOTALS IS TO
CREATE 3100 NEW, AFFORDABLE
HOMES. ON THE NEXT LIE, YOU
TALK ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND SOME OF THE DIFFERENT , I
DON'T KNOW, FEATURES OF THAT.
BUT JUST CURIOUS AND WANT TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW . HOW
DOES THE CITY SPECIFICALLY
CREATE , IN THE CASE OF SLIDE
SEVEN, 3100 NEW AFFORDABLE
HOMES? DOES THE CITY
SPECIFICALLY GO AND BUILD AND
DEVELOP THIS THEMSELVES OR DUE
CONTRACT ? DO WE CONTRACT WITH
DEVELOPERS? TO BUILD IT. AND A
CERTAIN AMOUNT OF HOMES BASED
OFF OF WHATEVER AMI CRITERIA
WE HAVE IN MIND? DO WE FUND
INVESTMENTS FROM MFTE AND USE
THAT AS AN INCENTIVE TO
DEVELOPERS TO CREATE PART OF
THESE 3100 NEW AFFORDABLE
HOMES? HOW DOES THE CITY GO
ABOUT DOING THAT?
>> LOTS OF QUESTIONS THERE, SO
LET ME TRY TO ANSWER THAT . THE
CITY IS NOT A DEVELOPER. WE DO
NOT BUILD IT. WE DON'T OWN IT.
WE DON'T BUILD IT. SO WE
INVEST IN THE CREATION OF
AFFORDABLE HOMES AND WE TEND
TO DO THAT IN TWO DIFFERENT
WAYS. KELLI IS LIKE -- THESE
ARE THE TWO WAYS YOU HEAR ABOUT
AND YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT THAT A
LITTLE BIT IN KELLI'S WORK.
BUT WE HAVE TRADITIONALLY DONE
HIS ISSUE A NO FIVE. NOVA
STANDS FOR NOTICE OF FUNDING
AVAILABILITY. AND WHAT WE DO
IS ANNUALLY, WE PUT OUT AND
SAY HI, WE ARE IN TYPICALLY IN
JUNE, WE ISSUE A NOFA AND IT
SAYS THAT WE ARE ISSUING X
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WITH THESE
PRIORITIES , FOR THIS TYPE OF
HOUSING . THIS IS A RENTAL
FAMILY NOFA . THE
HOMEOWNERSHIP NOFA'S ARE A BIT
DIFFERENT . AND THEY'RE ISSUED
IN JUNE BECAUSE WE ALIGN OUR
INVESTMENTS WITH THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE THROUGH
THEIR HOUSING TRUST FUND, AND
KING COUNTY THROUGH THEIR
DEPARTMENT OF CHS COMMUNITY
AND HOUSING SERVICES. HUMAN
SERVICES. SO A LONG TIME AGO,
I SAY ABOUT 10, 15 YEARS AGO,
INSTEAD OF HAVING MULTIPLE
APPLICATIONS THAT DEVELOPMENT
ENTITIES WOULD GO THROUGH, WE
PACKAGE THEM ALL UP AS ONE
PEERS WHO TRIED TO USE -- TRY
TO MAKE IT A LITTLE EASIER FOR
THE HOUSING FINANCE COMMISSION
WHICH ISSUES SOMETHING CALLED
THE LOW INCOME TAX CREDIT AND
4% BONDS. SO WE TRIED TO
CONSOLIDATE ALL THIS TOGETHER
AND YOU MIGHT WANT A LATER
CONVERSATION ABOUT THE
INTRICACIES OF THIS.
ORGANIZATIONS APPLY TO THE
COMBINED FUNDERS WHICH ARE US,
THE STATE, COUNTY, AND SAY I
NEED INVESTMENT OF X DOLLARS
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS
HOUSING . AND THEIR
APPLICATIONS MENTIONED WHERE
THEY ARE , WHO THEY'RE GOING
TO SERVE, BOTH FROM AN AMI
PERSPECTIVE BUT IF THERE'S
PROGRAMMING INVOLVED, IT COULD
BE THAT WE ARE BUILDING, FOR
EXAMPLE, HOUSING FOR FAMILIES
AT A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT
INCOME RANGES AND WE ARE
CHOOSING THIS LOCATION BECAUSE
IT'S APPROXIMATE TWO BUS,
SCHOOLS, WHAT NOT . SO THEY
WRITE THIS OUT IN THEIR
PROPOSAL TO US. IT'S PRETTY
SIZABLE.
>> SO WE ISSUE AN RP SORT OF
THING AND IT'S A COMPETITIVE
BIDDING PROCESS FOR DEVELOPERS
AND BASED OFF OF WHATEVER
SPECS AND REQUIREMENTS WE PUT
IN THIS JUNE THING AND NOFA,
WHATEVER IT'S CALLED . AND
THEN WE RECEIVE BIDS AND THAT
WE MAKE DECISIONS BASED OFF OF
THE INFORMATION WE RECEIVE.
>> YES.
>> SO THAT'S IT .
>> IN THE
>> SHEET WE PUT OUT, IS
LOCATION PART OF THAT, OR DO
WE HAVE FLEXIBILITY TO LEAVE
THAT FLEXIBILITY FOR
DEVELOPERS?
>>? TALK ABOUT LOCATIONS . WE
HAVE TRADITIONALLY NOT BEEN
VERY, VERY SPECIFIC AS TO OUR
PRIORITY AREAS . LIKE WE DO NOT
SAY I WANTED IN THE ADMIRAL
DISTRICT . WE HAVE NOT
TRADITIONALLY DONE NOT. BUT WE
DO TALK ABOUT HIS REFERENCES
TO LANGUAGE IN THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SUCH AS
HIGH OPPORTUNITY AREAS . HIGH
AREAS OF DISPLACEMENT. LOCATION
APPROXIMATE TWO TRANSIT .
THAT SORT OF LANGUAGE. SO
THAT'S SORT OF WHERE OUR
PRIORITIES ARE .
>> IN SEATTLE.
>> IT ALL HAS TO BE IN SEATTLE.
>> THAT'S THE ONLY LOCATION.
>> IN SEATTLE. THE OTHER THING
I WAS GOING TO MENTION IS OVER
THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, THE
CITY HAS STARTED TO DO RFPs,
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS VERY
SPECIFIC TO SITE. SPECIFIC
SITES. SO ONE THAT KELLI WILL
DISCUSS PROBABLY LATER ON IS
MOUNT BAKER WHICH IS A SITE
NEXT TO MOUNT BAKER STATION
THAT WE ACQUIRED THROUGH LAND
TRANSFERS FROM THE UNIVERSITY
OF WASHINGTON AND WE WILL HAVE
AN RFP RELATED TO THAT SITE.
THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR AN RFP .
VERY SPECIFIC TO THE SITE
WISHES FOR CITY COMMUNITY
CENTER. SO WE ISSUE THESE VERY
SITE-SPECIFIC RFPs OR WE
PARTICIPATE WITH, SAY, FOR
EXAMPLE, SOUND TRANSIT AND RFP
VERY SPECIFIC TO A SITE THEY
HAVE.
>> THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME
BETTER UNDERSTAND THE HOW WHICH
IS REALLY IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF
WANTING A SHARED UNDERSTANDING
OF THE MECHANICS OF HOW THIS
WORKS.
>> THERE'S ONE THING I WANTED
TO CLARIFY THOUGH,
COUNCILMEMBERS. YOU SAID MFTE
DOLLARS COMING INTO FUND
HOUSING . MFTE IS A TAX
EXEMPTION PROGRAM, SO THERE ARE
NO DOLLARS COMING TO US FOR
THAT. THEY PROVIDE DOES
DEVELOPERS PROVIDE UNIT IN
EXCHANGE FOR GETTING THE TAX
EXEMPTION. THIS IS WHERE THE
EMS GET CONFUSED. SOMEBODY
THAT IS DOING THE MANDATORY
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY , THEY
CAN CHOOSE TO PAY BY GIVING US
MONEY OR TO PERFORM. THAT'S
THE LANGUAGE. WE MAKE IT THE
PAYMENT DOLLARS IN THOSE GO OUT
TO NOFA.
>> DOES YOUR OFFICE TRACK THE
PERFORMANCE VERSUS PAYMENT OF
THE PENALTY ESSENTIALLY , LIKE
THAT? AND TRACK AND MONITOR
THAT AND MAKE SURE YOUR PEOPLE
ARE ABLE TO ACTUALLY PERFORM,
RATHER THAN PAY?
>> THAT WILL BE A DISCUSSION
HIS UPCOMING YEAR. THIS
UPCOMING COUPLE OF YEARS.
>> WE WILL BE HAVING A MORE
IN-DEPTH PRESENTATION ON HOW
ALL THE FUNDING WORK TOGETHER .
I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT THAT
BEFORE.
>> OKAY, KELLI. WHERE ARE WE ON
THE SLIDES? ARE WE HERE? OKAY.
ONE OF THE AREAS OF WORK IS
THE BROWN ONE THAT WAS OVER ON
THE RIGHT , HIS POLICY AND
PLANNING. THIS IS A RELATIVELY
NEW BODYWORK FOR US AND WE'VE
INCORPORATED INTO THIS TEAM
AND THEY WORK ON STRATEGIC
INITIATIVES . SO ONE OF THOSE
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES WAS THE
HOUSING LEVY . HOW DO WE PASS
THE HOUSING LEVY AND COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT IN WHAT GOES INTO
THE HOUSING LEVY . SO THERE WAS
A HOUSING LEVY FOR THAT. OTHER
MAJOR POLICY INVESTMENT EFFORT
WAS ON SOMETHING THAT YOU'LL
HEAR ABOUT LATER THIS YEAR
PROBABLY WHICH IS THE PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PILOT THAT
WE DID DURING THE PANDEMIC,
WHERE WE LOOKED AT DIFFERENT
WAYS TO DELIVER HOUSING AND IF
WE COULD , WHETHER THOSE
DIFFERENT WAYS OF DELIVERING
THE HOUSING IMPACTED TIME . SO
GOT UNITS ON FASTER, COST , AND
WE JUST NEED TO GO BACK AND DO
THE STUDY AND FIGURE ALL THAT
OUT PIERCE ALL THAT SORT OF
RESEARCH WORK HAPPENS IN THE
POLICY AND PLANNING . LET ME
GET MY GLASSES UP HERE SO I CAN
REPAIR YOU WENT TOO FAST THERE.
THE OTHER ONE IS ALSO PLAYS
BASED INITIATIVES. I MENTIONED
MOUNT BAKER AND LAKE CITY. THE
OTHER ONE WOULD BE THE ONE
THAT'S PICTURED HERE WHICH IS
FORT LAWTON. AND WE WORK WITH
OUR PARTNERS AT STC I AND OP
CD TO EXAMINE IMPLEMENT CITY
'S LAND USE TOOLS. THUS THE
THIRD BUCKET THERE. AND SO A
LOT OF THAT FACTORS AROUND
MFTE AND MHA THIS PAST YEAR .
WE REALLY WORKED ON TRYING TO
DEFINE WHAT LOW INCOME HOUSING
IS AND THE LAND USE CODE.
BECAUSE IT WAS NOT CLEAR . SO
WE'RE GOING FOR CLARITY AND
SIMPLICITY IN THE LAND USE
CODE. AND NOW I'LL TURN IT
OVER TO YOU, KELLI.
>> WE'LL TALK NOW ABOUT THE
PLAN FOR 2024. LEGISLATIVE
ACTIONS COMING TO PEER FIRST
AT WE'LL HAVE ARE 2023 ANNUAL
REPORTS . WILL TALK A LITTLE
MORE ABOUT THIS AS WE GO . I'M
GOING TO HIGHLIGHT EACH OF
THESE AND GO INTO MORE DETAIL.
THE HOUSING FUNDING POLICIES
AND ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCE
PLAN FOR THE HOUSING LEVY ARE
MFTE EXTENSIONS, EVALUATION
REAUTHORIZATION THIS YEAR .
THREE REGNIER VALLEY AFFORDABLE
HOMEOWNERSHIP INITIATIVE LAND
TRANSFERS AND SOCIAL HOUSING
DEFINITION. SO COMING UP
SOON, OUR ANNUAL REPORTS COME
IN MIDDLE OF THIS YEAR . WE DO
FOUR REPORTS AND THAT
REFERENCES WHAT YOU MENTIONED,
COUNCILMEMBER , THAT WE REPORT
ANNUALLY ON PERFORMANCE VERSUS
PAYMENT. THE PAYMENT IS A
TRADE-OFF FOR INCREASED
DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS TO THEN
CONTRIBUTE TO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. THERE'S BEEN A
PERENNIAL DEBATE AND
CONVERSATION AROUND ENCOURAGING
PERFORMANCE OVERPAYMENT AND HOW
WE GET THERE. THE CONVERSATION
CONTINUES . SO WE WILL BE
TALKING MORE ABOUT THAT OVER
THE NEXT YEAR OR SO. THE
SEATTLE HOUSING LEVY ANNUAL
REPORT WILL BE COMING IN TO
CLOSE OUT THE 2016 HOUSING
LEVY AS WE ENTERED THE FIRST
YEAR OF INVESTMENTS FOR THE
2023 HOUSING LEVY AND FINALLY,
WILL DO A REPORT ON THE
MULTIFAMILY TAX EXEMPTION AS
WELL. SO A LITTLE MORE DETAIL
ABOUT THE HOUSING LEVY PLAN.
THIS FOLLOWS TYPICALLY THE
PASSAGE OF THE SEATTLE HOUSING
LEVY BY THE VOTERS OF SEATTLE.
WE UPDATE NUMEROUS POLICIES
THAT GUIDE ALL OH'S
INVESTMENTS. WE ADD NEW
PROGRAMS AND MODERNIZE SOME
TERMS AND REFLECT INPUT FROM
COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT WE'VE
GATHERED OVER MORE THAN A YEAR
OF COMMUNITY INPUT . WE HAVE
HAD RECENT PUBLIC MEETINGS AT
THE END OF 2023 TO DISCUSS
THESE PROPOSED POLICIES , TAKE
INPUT. WE'RE STILL MAKING
CHANGES. TRYING TO WRAP THOSE
UP TO BRING THEM FORWARD IN A
COUPLE OF MONTHS HERE.
>> I NOTED THAT YOU HAVE MORE
PLANNED IN 2024. YOU HAVE AN
ACTUAL SCHEDULE FOR THAT ,
THAT WE COULD -- SEEM TO BRING
THIS IN?
>> THE PUBLIC MEETINGS.
>> WE DO NOT HAVE A SCHEDULE
YET. HOPING TO HAVE THESE OUT
IN FEBRUARY. WE ARE RUNNING A
LITTLE LATE. HOPEFULLY WE WILL
SCHEDULE SOME PUBLIC MEETINGS
SOON ON OUR PROPOSED INITIAL
DRAFT OF THE POLICIES. THAT'S
THE PLAN. SO FEBRUARY, MARCH.
>> IF YOU COULD KEEP THIS
COMMITTEE APPRISED SO WE CAN
PICTURE THE PUBLIC IS AWARE OF
THAT OPPORTUNITY.
>> YOU BETCHA.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW ON
THE MULTIFAMILY TAX EXEMPTION
BEFORE I TALK ABOUT THE
LEGISLATIVE ACTION THAT MAY BE
COMING TO THIS COMMITTEE . SO
MFTE IS A STATE AUTHORIZED
PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION .
SEATTLE FIRST ADOPTED THE MFTE
POLICY PROGRAM IN 1998 . THE
PURPOSE, ACCORDING TO THE
SEATTLE MISSILE CODE IS TO
INCREASE IN MEETING FORCIBLE
HOUSING AND IT ALSO SERVES AS
AN INCENTIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT.
SEATTLE REQUIRES 20 TO 25% OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING A DIFFERENT
INCOME LEVELS , DEPENDS ON THE
LENGTH OF YOUR EXEMPTION AND
HOW YOU SET YOUR INCOMES UP.
REAUTHORIZATION GENERALLY IS
APPROVED BY COUNCIL EVERY FOUR
YEARS. 2024 WILL BE THE SEVENTH
REAUTHORIZATION . SO WE
TYPICALLY REFER TO THESE BY
THEIR PROGRAM NUMBERS. WE ARE
CURRENTLY IN P6. WILL BE
REAUTHORIZING TO THE SEVEN .
COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED A NUMBER OF
ORDINANCES. 15 SPECIFIC TO
TRANS FIVE. A LOT OF WORK HAS
BEEN DONE. SO CURRENTLY WE ARE
IN P6 AND IT'S BEEN EXTENDED
THROUGH THE END OF 2024. THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING HAS RECEIVED
A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS AND
COMMENTS FROM DEVELOPERS THAT
ARE INTERESTED TO UNDERSTAND
THE PROCESS AHEAD OF US, THE
SCHEDULE, AND WHAT'S TO BE
EXPECTED. WE HAVE AN EXTENSION
THAT WE ARE CONSIDERING TO
BRING FORWARD , POTENTIALLY TO
PUSH PROGRAM SIX INTO 2025 WILL
COME BACK WITH MORE DETAIL ON
THAT. JUST TO GIVE SOME
RELIABILITY AND PREDICTABILITY
TO DEVELOPERS AS WE ARE
PURSUING THE REAUTHORIZATION.
AS PART OF THIS REAUTHORIZATION
THIS YEAR, THERE IS INTEREST
IN DOING A LITTLE BIT MORE
ANALYSIS TO UNDERSTAND THE
IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM. IT HAS
GONE QUITE LARGE IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE. WE HAVE THE LARGEST
FROM THE STATE, OBVIOUSLY WE
HAVE OVER 6000 LOW INCOME HOMES
THAT HAVE BEEN CREATED AS A
RESULT OF MFTE, SO WERE
INTERESTED IN TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND WHO'S LIVING IN
THOSE UNITS. HOW THEY ARE
DOING. WHAT IS THE COST AND
BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF THE PROGRAM
OVERALL . THE EXEMPTION VERSUS
BENEFITS TO COMMUNITY. SO THAT
IS THE WORK OF THE EVALUATION
THAT WE ARE HOPING TO BRING
FORWARD, ALONG WITH THE
REAUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM
SEVEN.
>> YES.
>> ARE YOU WORKING WITH THE
CONSULTANTS OR HOW ARE YOU
PERFORMING THIS ANALYSIS?
>> WE ARE PURSUING A CONSULTING
CONTRACT . IT'S NOT QUITE
FINAL, BUT WE CAN ENSURE THOSE
DETAILS ONCE IT IS READY. VERY
CLOSE.
>> THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME IS
IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE
CONSULTANT, JUST LIKE IT
DEPENDS ON THE LAWYER. SO YOU
GET DIFFERENT ANSWERS,
DEPENDING ON WHO YOU ASK. WILL
YOU RECENTLY UPDATED ITS MFTE
PROGRAM AND APPARENTLY IT HAS
RESULTED IN INCREASED
PARTICIPATION BY DEVELOPERS .
SOUL THIS ANALYSIS OR WILL A
CONSULTANT BE LOOKING AT
NEARBY CITIES WITH SIMILAR
MARKETS SO WE DON'T HAVE TO
COMPLETELY RE-CREATE THE WHEEL
OR START FROM FRESH?
>> YEAH, WE CAN TALK ABOUT
THAT. CERTAINLY THE CITY OF
SEATTLE'S PROGRAM IS
LONG-STANDING AND HAS DONE A
LITTLE BIT MORE ON
AFFORDABILITY THAN OTHER
JURISDICTIONS. BUT WE ARE
INTERESTED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT
THE OTHER JURISDICTIONS ARE
DOING. SO WE ARE HAPPY TO DO
THAT AS PART OF THE ROLLOUT.
>> WHEN YOU SAY -- WHEN I
HEARD YOU SAY SOMETHING ALONG
THE LINES OF ITS AND IF IT'S
TO THE COMMUNITY, THAT PEAKED
MY ATTENTION BECAUSE ON THE
ONE HAND, WE SAY WE WANT
ON-SITE PERFORMANCE, RIGHT?
AND THE MFTE PROGRAM DOES
PROVIDE ON-SITE PERFORMANCE.
IF THE LEVELS OF AFFORDABILITY
ARE INHIBITING PARTICIPATION ,
WE REALLY DO HAVE TO LOOK AT
THAT BECAUSE THIS IS A WAY TO
GET PRIVATE DEVELOPERS TO MAKE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING OVER A BIG
CHUNK OF TIME, I BELIEVE .
IT'S NOT IN PERPETUITY. I
THINK IT'S 20 YEARS OR
SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IN ANY
CASE, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL
TO GET LOW INCOME -- AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND VARIOUS RATE AND
HAVE ON-SITE PERFORMANCE WHICH
ARE POLICY GOALS THAT WE HAVE
COMMITTED TO FOR A LONG TIME.
SO I JUST ENCOURAGE TO LOOK AT
WHAT OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE
RECENTLY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> EXCELLENT POINT BY THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HERE. I WANT
TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF
WHAT WAS SAID AT A HIGH LEVEL
FOR MY PERSPECTIVE AS WELL.
SEATTLE IS FACING ENORMOUS
CHALLENGES AND IN MANY
RESPECTS, WE ARE THE LEADER.
WE HAVE THE MOST DEVELOPED
PROGRAMS AND CAPABILITIES OUT
THERE . THAT SAID, WE
LITERALLY DO NOT NEED TO
RE-CREATE THE WHEEL AND WE
NEED TO LOOK TO WHAT OUR OTHER
LOCAL AGENCIES AND
JURISDICTIONS ARE DOING . AND
ALSO OUTSIDE OF THE STATE.
WHAT ARE FOLKS DOING ACROSS THE
COUNTRY TO ADDRESS SIMILAR
CHALLENGES? OBVIOUSLY, WE ARE
NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO PORT
OVER 101. IT'S NOT A DIRECT
COMPARISON WHAT'S GOING ON.
EVEN IN BELLEVUE TWO HERE. BUT
THERE ARE, I THINK, INSIGHTS
AND KEY LEARNINGS AND BEST
PRACTICES THAT HAVE WORKED
ELSEWHERE . YES, WE NEED TO BE
ABLE TO HUMBLE OURSELVES AS
WELL AND INCORPORATE BEST
PRACTICES FROM OTHERS. THAT
SAME PRINCIPLE HAS UNIVERSAL
APPLICABILITY ACROSS EVERY
AGENCY IN EVERY DEPARTMENT.
BUT IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
>> IF I MAY ADD TO, SINCE WE
ARE GOING TO BE RE-LOOKING AT
THE MFTE, IS THERE ANY THOUGHT
TO LOOKING AT HOW MFTE AND
MHA MIGHT BE ABLE TO WORK
TOGETHER AND PERHAPS AMPLIFY
ONE ANOTHER? I KNOW THERE'S
BEEN SOME DISCUSSION IN THE
COMMUNITY ABOUT THE FACT THAT
MHA DOESN'T COUNT TOWARDS
MFTE AND PERHAPS THIS MIGHT BE
A WAY. JUST OPENING THE LINE
OF INQUIRY THAT PERHAPS WE CAN
LOOK AT HOW THOSE TWO PROGRAMS
MIGHT WORK. TOGETHER TO
AMPLIFY THE AMOUNT OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
>> I'LL BRING THAT BACK.
>> IS KIND OF BIG.
>> I THINK THAT'S WHY MAKING
SURE THAT WE HAVE THE TIME TO
THOROUGHLY ANALYZE AND THINK
ABOUT THIS WHICH I THINK IS
VERY IMPORTANT. THE MFTE
PROGRAM, AS KELLI MENTIONED,
IS TYPICALLY A FOUR YEAR
PERIOD. A LOT CAN HAPPEN IN
FOUR YEARS AND I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT THAT,
AS WELL AS ALSO ACKNOWLEDGING
THAT THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
NEEDS A LEVEL OF
PREDICTABILITY IN THAT
DECISION-MAKING. SO THAT'S MY
NICE WAY OF SAYING WE CAN'T
WAIT UNTIL NOVEMBER TO PASS ANY
SORT OF LEGISLATION. THAT'S
TOO CLOSE TO THE END. I THINK
THEY'RE NERVOUS ABOUT IT NOW.
IT'S A HARD TIME NOT TO BE A
DEVELOPER BECAUSE YOUR INTEREST
RATES.
>> I THINK WE NEED TO OPEN
THOSE LINES OF DIALOGUE
BECAUSE WE NEED TO HAVE -- THE
MARKET IS NOT GOING TO SOLVE
THE PROBLEM, BUT WE NEED TO
LOOK AT HOW WE CAN LOOK AT THEM
TO INCENTIVIZE AND I'M NOT
SURE THAT MHA HAS BEEN WORKING
AS EFFECTIVELY AS IT WAS
INTENDED. IT WAS INITIALLY
MEANT TO BE INCLUSIONARY
HOUSING. YOU KNEW ALL OF THIS.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT THESE TWO
VERY POWERFUL ENGINES . IS
THERE SOME WAY WE CAN MAKE THE
WORK TOGETHER?
>> I'LL MAKE ONE FINAL COMMENT
.
>> NOT VERY GOOD AT NOTING
THIS.
>> I DIDN'T RAISE MY HAND AND
THAT'S PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT
BECAUSE THERE WAS AN ARTICLE
WRITTEN BY DAVID CRONIN IN THE
AUDIENCE HERE I CAME OUT ON
THE SECOND OF FEBRUARY AND IT
REPORTED THAT SEATTLE WILL
AWARD FAR LESS MONEY THAN USUAL
THIS YEAR IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROJECTS. 53.3 MILLION FOR
FOUR PROCTORS COMPARED TO 147
MILLION FOR 12 NEW PRODUCT
PROJECTS LAST YEAR AND THE
NUMBER HASN'T DIPPED BELOW
100,000 -- I MEAN 100 MILLION
SINCE 2018. YOU READ THAT
ARTICLE TOO. BUT THE DRIVER ,
AND I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS, IS
THAT THE OFFICE OF HOUSING HAS
TO BACKFILL COSTS THAT WERE
UNANTICIPATED ON PROJECTS
ALREADY IN THE PIPELINE AND
DOING THAT FOR ABOUT 90 MILLION
GOING FORWARD. THAT'S WHY YOU
CAN'T AWARD MORE THIS YEAR.
AND SO WHEN WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT THE MFTE PROGRAM , THE
PRIVATE DEVELOPERS ABSORB
WHATEVER UNANTICIPATED COSTS .
THE CITY IS NOT ON THE HOOK FOR
BACKFILLING AND THEN HAVING
LESS MONEY GOING FORWARD. IT'S
ONE OF THE PLUGS FOR THIS
IMPORTANT PROGRAM AND LATER
ON, OFF LINE, I DO WANT TO KNOW
WHAT KIND OF DOES JUST THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING HAVE THE
CAPACITY TO EXAMINE AT A
GRANULAR LEVEL , THE
ASSUMPTIONS IN THE PRO FORMA'S
OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPERS? BECAUSE THIS
QUOTE SAID WE COULDN'T
ANTICIPATE THE INCREASED
INTEREST RATE . WELL, I DON'T
KNOW , WHEN THE PROJECT WAS
PLANNED, BUT I'M THINKING
MAYBE IF OFF-LINE, WE CAN LOOK
AT HOW YOU LOOK AT WHETHER
THESE ARE REALLY SOUND
ASSUMPTIONS IN THESE PROJECTS
SO YOU'RE NOT IN THIS POSITION
IN THE FUTURE.
>> WE ARE MOVING ON IN THE
SLIDE DECK. WE ARE ALMOST AT
THE END, Y'ALL.
>> OF THE RAINIER VALLEY
HOMEOWNERSHIP INITIATIVE IS IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUND TRANSIT
TO DEVELOP NEW PERMANENTLY
AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR HOMEOWNERS
. LOW INCOME IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. WE ARE ISSUING A
REQUEST FOR DEVELOPERS THIS
YEAR THIS WILL BE THE TRANSFER
OF THE LAST THREE SITE. AND
THAT IS ALL FOR MASS.
>> WONDERFUL. I THOUGHT WE HAD
SLIDE 20 BUT WE DIDN'T. IS
THAT IT?
>> NO, WE DID NOT.
>> LET ME ASK YOU THIS IS BEEN
A HOT BENCH AS THEY LIKE TO
SAY, BUT ARE THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS? NO. OH,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> VERY INSIGHTFUL PRESENTATION
. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR
ENTERTAINING MY PESKY QUESTIONS
AND MY COMMENTS AS WELL. ONE
THING THAT WE BE CURIOUS TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT HIS WHICH
AGENCIES OR IN THE CITY, WHO
HAS A ROLE IN SHAPING,
ACTIVATING AND EXPANDING
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
AND THE ROLE , OR WITH RESPECT
TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, FOR
EXAMPLE? UNDERSTANDING KIND OF
HOW WE GOT HERE IN TERMS OF
LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ,
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS . PEOPLE
CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO LIVE IN
THE CITY THAT MANY WORK IN.
IT'S UNACCEPTABLE . SOMEONE
PERSONALLY WHO HAS OVERCOME
THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM AND
SECTION 8 HOUSING MYSELF, WITH
13 DIFFERENT K-12 SCHOOLS. I
FEEL PRIVILEGED THAT I WAS
ABLE TO EVENTUALLY WORK IN BIG
TECH AND SO I THINK IS IT'S
WELL-ESTABLISHED NOW THAT BIG
TECH , TECH HELP PLAY A ROLE
INTO THE CURRENT CHALLENGES
AND WE ALSO NEED TO LOOK TO
THEM TOO, AS PARTNERS, AND
HELPING TO SOLVE THIS. IT'S
NOT JUST BY CLUBBING PEOPLE
OVER THE HEAD AND ORGANIZATIONS
OVER THE HEAD AND ASKING FOR
MORE MONEY. WE NEED TO WORK
WITH PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS ,
MANY OF WHICH, ESPECIALLY THE
LARGER, MORE SOPHISTICATED,
ADVANCED ONES WANT TO HELP IN
THIS RESPECT I READ AN
INTERESTING ARTICLE A DAY OR
TWO AGO FROM THE SEATTLE TIMES
ABOUT ESSENTIALLY THE COLLAPSE
WE ARE IN AND A NUMBER OF
OTHER PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS AND ALL SEATTLE'S
PRIVATE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS IN
THE SPACE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING ,
ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS IS LESS
ADVANCED AND FURTHER BEHIND
THAN OTHER CITIES AND
JURISDICTIONS LIKE AUSTIN, FOR
EXAMPLE. WHICH WE ARE LEAVING
IN MANY GRAY AREAS TRIGGERS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO BETTER
. THE CITY PLAYS ROLE AS SO DO
OUR PRIVATE SECTOR ACTORS. SO
HOW CAN WE BEST , AGAINST THAT
BACKDROP, BEST ACTIVATE THAT
YOU PARTNERSHIPS INTO THE SPACE
FURTHER ALONG AND EVENTUALLY
LEAD ?
>> A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS ARE
NOT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CALL
THIS A PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP BUT THE LOW INCOME
HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROGRAM
WHICH IS A FEDERALLY DEVELOPED
PROGRAM, WE USE THAT TOOL FOR
ALMOST ALL OF OUR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND ALL
THOSE REQUIRE INVESTMENT FROM
TYPICALLY SOMEBODY THAT NEEDS
TAX CREDITS. IF YOU'RE LOOKING
FOR TAX CREDITS, YOU'RE
PROBABLY A BANK . IN THE PAST,
THE ENERGY COMPANIES.
INTERESTING GROUPS HAVE SHOWN
US IN THE TAX CREDIT SPACE. SO
ALMOST ALL OF OUR INVESTMENTS
INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR
INTO PROJECTS THAT ARE OWNED
BY LIMITED LIABILITY
CORPORATION OR LL LP. DEPENDS
ON WHAT THE FLAVOR OF THE TIME.
IT IS FOR THE ALMOST ALL HAVE
BANK LOANS BECAUSE THEY HAVE
CONSTRUCTION LOANS AND THEY ALL
HAVE AN EQUITY INVESTOR THUS
TYPICALLY A PRIVATE CORPORATION
. IT'S ESTABLISHING A PRIVATE
CORPORATION OF THE END OF THE
15th YEAR , THAT TAX STRUCTURE
FALLS APART AND EVENTUALLY
FALLS BACK TO THE NONPROFIT. SO
ALMOST ALL OF THEM ARE PUBLIC
PRIVATE IN THAT SENSE. SOME OF
OUR PROJECTS HAVE WORKED
WITH AMAZON WITH THE AMAZON
HOUSING EQUITY FUND THAT WE'VE
BEEN INVOLVED WITH THEM FOR
OVER TWO YEARS , FOR THE LENGTH
OF THEIR $2 BILLION INVESTMENTS
AND THEIR THREE MAJOR MARK
IT'S. SO THEY ARE INVESTING
IN OUR PROJECTS AND WE ARE
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE
WERE TOGETHER IN THAT SPACE.
I'M HEARING MICROSOFT IS
INTERESTED IN INVESTING,
ALTHOUGH THEY HAVEN'T TOLD ME
DIRECT. BECAUSE AT FIRST THEY
WERE VERY INTERESTED ON THE
EAST SIDE. THEY WERE LIKE NO,
WE DON'T WANT TO BE IN
SEATTLE. THAT'S FINE. AND
THERE ARE PRIVATE INVESTORS
THAT HAVE INVESTED SPECIFICALLY
IN OUR HOUSING OR HOUSING WE
WORK ON. THERE IS SOME OF THAT.
I'M NOT ABLE TO SPEAK TO A
SPEECH YOU ABOUT THE DAVID
GROMAN ARTICLE, BUT I CAN'T
SPEAK WITH YOU ABOUT THE DAVID
KIM ARTICLE BECAUSE THAT'S A
DIFFERENT SPACE THAN WHAT WE
WORK WITH. WE WERE ADJACENT
WITH HOMELESSNESS, BUT ONCE
PEOPLE MOVE INTO HER HOUSING,
THEY ARE HOUSED . THEY'RE NOT
HOMELESS ANYMORE. HE MAY BE
FORMERLY HOMELESS AND THE
SERVICES THEY NEEDED, BUT ONE
OF THE ORGANIZATIONS WE INVEST
IN HAVE PHILANTHROPIC
RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE
CORPORATIONS THAT ARE GIVING
CHARITABLE DONATIONS TO THEM IN
ORDER TO HELP KEEP OUR
NEIGHBORS AND OUR COMMUNITIES
SAFE. SO WE MAY NOT DIRECTLY
INTERACT, BUT AS THE DEVELOPER
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN
OPERATING HOUSING, YOU ARE
WORKING WITH MANY DIFFERENT
PEOPLE. WE ARE JUST ONE OF
THEM. WE ARE AWARE OF THOSE
OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE IN OUR
SPACE, BUT WE MAY NOT
INTENTIONALLY DO THAT. WE CAN
GET FURTHER INTO THAT .
COUNCILMEMBER, I THINK WE HAVE
AN INDIVIDUAL ONE-ON-ONE WITH
YOU AND HAPPY TO EXPLORE THAT
MORE. I'M THINKING YOU MIGHT
HEAR ABOUT IT FROM THE PEOPLE
SITTING IN BACK OF ME. MAYBE
THEY ARE MORE INTO THAT. THAT
WAS NOT A PUNT . I WAS A SOFT
HANDOFF.
>> NO, THANK YOU. VERY HELPFUL.
IF IT'S NOT CLEAR AT THIS
POINT, EMPHASIZE THAT THAT
SOMETHING THAT I VIEW AS A
REALLY IMPORTANT AND FRANKLY
URGENT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
CITY TO DEEPEN AND EXPAND THE
ROLE AND PROMINENCE , AND THE
IMPACT OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS. IN AUSTIN, $150
MILLION TO BUILD TINY HOMES .
THERE'S MORE. IT'S NOT JUST
HOMELESSNESS OR AS WE KNOW, A
LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TEETERING ON
THE EDGE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND BEING HOUSED. SO IT ALL
ROLLS TOGETHER.
>> I THINK ABOUT THIS IS A GO
DEEPER. I THINK ABOUT MY
COLLEAGUES NOT BACK AT ME.
THEY ARE ALSO OUR COLLEAGUES,
BUT COLLEAGUES ON THE SAME
FLOOR AT THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THOSE
ARE NOT THE CORPORATIONS THEY
WORK WITH TYPICALLY, AS I
THINK ABOUT THEM WORKING IN
COMMUNITY. THE PEOPLE, THE
BUSINESSES THEY WORK WITH ARE
REALLY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY
AND THEY ARE THE SAME AS
COMMUNITY SOMETIMES.
SOMETIMES, IN MY BUILDINGS, THE
PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WERE TRYING
TO START BUSINESSES ON THE
GROUND FLOOR. THOSE ARE
ACTUALLY PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS AND THOSE ARE
SOME OF THE BEST ONES BECAUSE
THOSE ARE MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNITY. SOMETIMES WE FORGET
THAT .
>> THINK YOU . WARMS THE
COCKLES OF MY HEART.
>> PLUG FOR NEIGHBORHOOD SMALL
BUSINESSES.
>> ALL THAT COUNSELOR MORALES
HAVE THE LAST WORD.
>> I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU
BOTH FOR BEING HERE . THIS IS
GOING TO BE A LOT OF WORK FOR
THIS COMMITTEE THIS YEAR AND I
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
CONVEY MY APPRECIATION FOR
YOUR DEEP LEVEL OF EXPERTISE.
MICHAEL AND I HAVE KNOWN EACH
OTHER FOR 25 YEARS. WE GO WAY
BACK IN THE HOUSING WORLD .
LEADING A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATION AND LEADING
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. AND THE
DEPTH AND BREADTH OF YOUR
EXPERTISE IN THIS FIELD IS
GOING TO BE IMPORTANT FOR US TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF. AS WE MOVE
THROUGH YOUR LEGISLATIVE
AGENDA FOR THE YEAR, I THINK IT
WILL BE REALLY IMPORTANT FOR
ALL OF US TO BE MEETING WITH
YOU REGULARLY TO UNDERSTAND
ALL OF THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF
THE DECISIONS WE HAVE TO MAKE
THIS YEAR. AND APPRECIATE YOUR
UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO BUILD
PARTNERSHIPS AS WELL WITHIN THE
COMMUNITY AND WITH THE BROADER
SEATTLE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
SO JUST A PLUG FOR APPRECIATING
THE EXPERTISE IN OUR CITY
WORKERS IN OUR DEPARTMENT
SPRING TO HELP US UNDERSTAND
THE HARD DECISIONS THAT WE HAVE
TO MAKE . WE ARE NOT EXPERTS IN
MANY OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE
CHARGED WITH OVERSEEING , WHICH
IS WHY WE HAVE TO RELY ON YOUR
EXPERTISE AND I APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. WHAT I
WOULD SAY IS IF YOU GIVE ME AN
IDEA, I MAY MAKE A FACE DON'T
TAKE THAT FACE IS BEING, OH MY
GOSH, I HATED IT. AND I NEED
SOMETIMES A LITTLE BIT OF SPACE
TO ABOUT IT BECAUSE MY MIND
AUTOMATICALLY GOES NO. I WILL
ALSO SAY WE DO NOT ALWAYS
AGREE BUT THAT'S OKAY.
>> THAT'S FINE. WE KNOW THAT
ABOUT EACH OTHER.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
PRESENTATION AND WE APPRECIATE
YOU BEING WILLING TO TAKE THE
QUESTIONS ON THE CUFF . TO ROLL
WITH IT AND BEING OPEN-MINDED.
I ECHO THE COMMENTS ABOUT
APPRECIATING YOUR DEPTH OF
EXPERTISE AND KNOWLEDGE IN THIS
AREA . WE DEFINITELY WILL BE
ASKING YOU LOTS OF QUESTIONS
AND DRAWING UPON THAT . WE DO
LOOK FORWARD WITH WORKING WITH
BOTH OF YOU AND YOUR DEPARTMENT
OVER THE COURSE OF THIS YEAR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH .
>> WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH YOU AS WELL.
>> IF WE COULD READ , MADAM
CLERK, AGENDA TWO INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 2, INTRODUCTION
TO HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
FOR BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU. SO AS THEY ARE
GETTING SETTLED, WE HAVE WITH
US DIRECTOR TANYA KIM AND
KEVIN FROM THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT, AND THEY WILL BE
TAKING US THROUGH THEIR SIX
IMPACT AREAS AND SOME OF THE
PROGRAMS THAT THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT OVERSEAS.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE
AS I GET WATER. GETTING READY
FOR MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE . FOR
THE RECORD, I'M TANYA KIM,
DIRECTOR OF THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT.
>> GOOD MORNING. CHRIS
KLAEYSEN , INTERIM DIRECTOR OF
HOMELESSNESS, HST.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> I FIRST WANT TO THANK CHAIR
MOORE FOR HAVING US HERE AND
REALLY SITTING HERE AMONGST
AMAZING COLLEAGUES , SANDWICHED
IN BETWEEN OH, OFFICE OF
HOUSING AND OFFICE OF CIVIL
RIGHTS . SO THIS IS A PRIVILEGE
FOR US THAT WE ARE GOING TO
GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND
YOU WILL HAVE A FLAVOR OF OUR
BUDGET, HOW WE DO OUR WORK .
THE AREAS THAT WE INVEST IN,
AS WELL AS SHARING SOME
PERFORMANCE MEASURES . JUST AS
A TEASER FOR THE COMPLEX AND
BREADTH OF WORK THAT WE DO, AND
HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN QUESTIONS
AS WELL. I AM MINDFUL OF THE
TIME AND SO I'LL GO QUICKLY
AND SLOWLY AT THE SAME TIME.
IN THAT VEIN , ALWAYS STARTING
OFF WITH OUR MISSION. OUR
MISSION HERE , AND I REITERATE
THIS MISSION ALL THE TIME
BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY
ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CITY AND
THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AT
WORK WITH PEOPLE , AND IT'S SO
IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER WHICH
DEPARTMENT IS LEADING AND WHAT
SPACE BECAUSE SO OFTEN, MANY
OF US IN COMMUNITY WORK WITH
SOME OF THE SAME COMMUNITY
MEMBERS AND KNOWING THEIR ROLE
IS REALLY CRITICAL . SO OUR
MISSION IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE
WITH RESOURCES AND SOLUTIONS
DURING TIMES OF NEED . SO ALL
SEATTLE RESIDENTS CAN LIVE,
LEARN, WORK AND TAKE PART IN
STRONG AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES.
YOU WILL SEE , WE DO THIS WORK
THROUGH A RACIAL EQUITY LENS.
IN FACT THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN LEADING IN
THIS SPACE FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
IN THE SIX DIFFERENT IMPACT
AREAS AND THIS IS REALLY GOING
TO FRAME THE CONVERSATION FOR
THE NEXT SLIDES TO COME, IS
REALLY TOUCHING EVERYTHING
FROM YOUTH FOR SUCCESS, ALL
THE WAY THROUGH HEALTHY AGING.
AND WILL SLOW DOWN IN THE DECK
AND TALK ABOUT EACH ONE IN A
MOMENT. SOME PEOPLE ASK, WHAT
DOES THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT DO AND HOW DO YOU DO
IT? WELL, WE HAVE THREE
PRIMARY FUNCTIONS, ALTHOUGH WE
ALSO LIVE IN THE GRAY , AS WE
LEARNED THROUGH THE PANDEMIC
AND OTHER CRISES THAT ARE
EMERGING. WE ARE A FUNDER, SO
THE MAJORITY OF OUR INVESTMENT
ARE PROCURED OR GO THROUGH
REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS AND WE
PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS . WE ARE A
CONVENER. WE HAVE SOME POLICY
GROUPS AND ADVISORY GROUPS
THAT WE STAFF AND SUPPORT . FOR
EXAMPLE, THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
PREVENTION COUNCIL FOR OUR
AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES
ADVISORY COUNCIL . WE ARE ALSO
A DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDER. YOU
WILL SOON SEE HOW LARGE OR
MEDIUM SIZED OUR DEPARTMENT
IS. MANY OF OUR EMPLOYEES ARE
DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDERS AND I
THINK PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE
THAT. AND HERE WE ARE. SO OUR
ADOPTED BUDGET IN 2024 YOU CAN
SEE HERE IS 341 MILLION,
ROUGHLY. WE HAVE HUNDRED
34.25 EMPLOYEES , FTE AN HOUR
DEPARTMENT. THE CONTRACT, AND
THIS IS JUST THE NUMBER OF
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
WE CONTRACT WITH 190+
ORGANIZATIONS . SOME
ORGANIZATIONS HAVE MULTIPLE
CONTRACTS , AND AS I SAID, THE
MAJORITY OF OUR BUDGET DOES GO
OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY. SO 80%
. WE HAVE MIXED FUND SOURCES .
I'M NOT A FINANCE PERSON, BUT
YOU CAN SEE THE VARIOUS FUND
SOURCES WHICH MAKES HER WORK
SOMEWHAT COMPLEX BECAUSE OF THE
RESTRICTIONS AS WELL. AND HOW
WE DISTRIBUTE THE FUNDING IN
THOSE SIX IMPACT AREAS AS
DEMONSTRATED HERE . IS IS A
TIRE OR A DOUGHNUT CHART? YOU
CAN SEE THE MAJORITY OF
INVESTMENTS ARE GOING TOWARDS
ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS AND WE
WILL TALK A LITTLE MORE ABOUT
THAT LATER. A GOOD QUESTION ,
AND I'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT
ACCOUNTABILITY , AND
PERFORMANCE METRICS AND HOW DO
WE KNOW WE ARE MAKING AN IMPACT
SEVERAL YEARS AGO, CITY
COUNCIL DID CODIFY WHAT WE
CALL RESULTS BASED
ACCOUNTABILITY AND I WANT TO
MAKE A CORRECTION. SO THIS
SLIDE SAYS S Mc , 3.20 .030 .
IT SHOULD BE .050 . IT'S ON
THE SAME AREA IF YOU GO IN,
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WANT TO
READ MORE ON THIS. BUT IT DOES
TALK ABOUT THE WAY IN WHICH WE
DO OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING AND
DEVELOP OUR FRAMEWORK .
ESSENTIALLY, HERE'S THE
SHORTCUT VERSION. BASED ON
DATA , WE NEED TO BE REALLY
CLEAR ABOUT THE PROBLEM WE WANT
TO SOLVE AND, BETTER YET, WHAT
IS THE RESULT WE WANT TO SEE
AND THE WORK BACKWARDS FROM
THERE. SO IF WE WANT TO SEE ,
FOR EXAMPLE, A REDUCTION IN GUN
VIOLENCE, HOW COULD WE MEASURE
THAT ? WHAT ARE THE STRATEGIES
, WHETHER IT'S EVIDENCE-BASED
OR PROVEN TO BE EFFECT OF, AND
WHAT ARE THE TOOLS AND THE
RESOURCES THAT PEOPLE NEED IN
ORDER TO GET THERE? WE ALSO
KNOW THAT THERE'S A WHOLE
ECOSYSTEM. THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT ALONE WILL NOT SOLVE
THAT, WE HAVE A PLACE IN THAT
SPACE AS PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED.
SO WE USE RESULTS BASED
ACCOUNTABILITY AS A FRAMEWORK
FOR HOW WE DO OUR INVESTMENT.
IT IS THE WAY IN WHICH, IF YOU
GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND I
ENCOURAGE THE VIEWING PUBLIC TO
GO THERE , A REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS AND QUALIFICATIONS IN
THE PAST ARE POSTED STILL.
WHEN WE HAVE ANY OF THOSE
APPLICATIONS AND GUIDELINES
AVAILABLE, YOU WILL SEE OUR
THEORY OF CHANGE. FOLLOWS THIS
MODEL.'S ORGANIZATIONS ARE
REALLY CLEAR ABOUT WHAT THEY
ARE APPLYING FOR THERE REALLY
CLEAR ABOUT OUR EXPECTATIONS
OF WHAT PERFORMANCES NEED TO BE
MET. AND WE DO THAT THROUGH,
AS MAIKO MENTIONED, A NOTICE .
INTERNET SITE, WE WANT TO
SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF THE
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OR
QUALIFICATIONS THAT ARE
CURRENTLY POSTED ON THE NOFA.
WE HAVE SEVERAL HERE . IT IS
SUBJECT TO CHANGE . THE
MAJORITY OF THESE, AS YOU KNOW,
THESE ARE DIFFICULT BUDGET
TIMES AND SO THE MAJORITY OF
THESE ARE BASED ON FUND
SOURCES THAT ARE NOT GENERAL
FUNDS. SO WE FEEL VERY
CONFIDENT TO OUR STATE DOLLARS,
OUR GRANT DOLLARS, THAT THESE
ARE DOLLARS THAT WE HAVE BEEN
ALLOCATED AND WE ARE MOVING
FORWARD WITH . WE DO HAVE A BIT
OF GENERAL FUNDS HERE. WE ARE
EXAMINING THE REST OF OUR PRO
FOR THE OLD TO SEE WHAT ELSE
NEEDS TO BE PROCURED. WE ARE
BEING VERY THOUGHTFUL OF COURSE
, AND SO IT IS SUBJECT TO
CHANGE. I WILL MENTION THAT
TYPICALLY, WHEN YOU HAVE A
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PER THE
SMC, WE DO THIS EVERY FOUR
YEARS WHICH MEANS IF
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, YOUR
ORGANIZATION, BECAUSE YOU'RE
NO LONGER A COUNCILMEMBER AND
YOU HAVE A NONPROFIT AND YOU'RE
GOING TO FEED PEOPLE, YOU MIGHT
APPLY FOR AN RFP . IF YOU
RECEIVE AN AWARD, YOU ARE
TYPICALLY THEN GOING TO RECEIVE
A CONTRACT FOR FOUR YEARS
PENDING FUNDING AVAILABILITY
AND OF COURSE YOUR PERFORMANCE.
I MENTION THAT BECAUSE THE
ABILITY TO HAVE THE RBA
FRAMEWORK THAT IS THE
ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK IS
IMPORTANT THAT EVERY FOUR
YEARS, WE DO A THOUGHTFUL,
METHODICAL PROCESS TO MAKING
SURE THAT THESE ARE THE
INVESTMENTS THAT WE NEED TO
PRODUCE THOSE OUTCOMES THAT WE
DESIRE . BUT I WANT TO MAKE
REALLY CLEAR THAT WE ALSO DO
MONITORING. SO WE HAVE OUR
CONTRACTS . WE DO MONTHLY
INVOICING . THEY HAVE
PERFORMANCE MEASURES. EVERY
CONTRACT HAS PERFORMANCE
MEASURES THAT THEY NEED TO
REPORT ON. SUMMER STREET
FORWARD LIKE POUNDS OF FOOD
THAT ARE DISTRIBUTED. THINGS
ARE LIKE THE NUMBER OF CONTACTS
THAT ONE MAKES IN ORDER TO GET
THE SERVICES THEY NEED FOR
INCREASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
AND SO THEY ARE DIFFERENT
DEPENDING ON THE CONTRACTS.
AND WE HAVE DIFFERENT WAYS IN
WHICH WE HOLD ORGANIZATIONS
ACCOUNTABLE FIRST BECAUSE WE
PARTNER WITH OUR
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
IT'S REALLY ABOUT PARTNERING
FOR SUCCESS SO IS TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE, MAKING SURE THERE
REALLY CLEAR. YOU HAVE COHORTS
THAT ARE MEETING. IN BOTH
SHARING. TRAININGS. BUT IN THE
CASE WHERE THERE ARE AGENCIES
THAT ARE STRUGGLING, WE HAVE
LOTS OF OPTIONS TO REDUCE
FUNDING . TO REALLOCATE FUNDING
ALTOGETHER. WE HAVE OTHER
TOOLS IN OUR TOOLKIT, BUT WE
DO START WITH PARTNERING AND
ENSURING THAT OUR AGENCIES ARE
SUCCESSFUL. SO I KNOW THAT
ACCOUNTABILITY IS TOP OF MIND
FOR MANY AND SO I JUST WANTED
TO PUT THAT OUT THERE RIGHT
AWAY. STARTS WITH THE NOFA,
BUT IT CONTINUES THROUGH THE
LIFECYCLE OF OUR FUNDING.
>> I'M SORRY, DR. KING , IS
THAT MONTHLY MONITORING OR HOW
OFTEN ARE YOU LOOKING AT
PERFORMANCE ?
>> THERE ARE DIFFERENT LAYERS,
SO MONTHLY, IN ADDITION TO THAT
WE DO SITE VISITS AND SO THERE
ARE ANNUAL SITE VISITS.
THERE'S A FISCAL REVIEW WITH
THE THRESHOLD OF A CERTAIN
DOLLAR AMOUNT TO NOT. WE LOOK
AT ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH AND
SOME MAKE IT ONTO THE LIST OF
THOSE THAT WE THEN DO A DIP
FOR FISCAL REVIEW. IS ALSO
REQUIRED TO HAVE ORGANIZATIONS
SUBMIT THEIR AUDIT REVIEW THAT
FINANCIALLY AND SO IS THE
WHOLE. IT'S, ARE YOU MEETING
THE PERFORMANCE AND IS YOUR
ORGANIZATION HEALTHY?
>> THINK YOU.
>> THIS IS A BIT OF A DIZZYING
SLIDE BUT IT'S REALLY FOR
ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES. SO LET
ME ORIENT YOU AND ARE VIEWING
PUBLIC, WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING
AT. AGAIN, WE HAVE THE SIX
IMPACT AREAS ALONG THE TOP IN
BLUE. UNDERNEATH ARE THE
STATED GOALS . SO JUST
ARTICULATING IT A LITTLE BIT
MORE CLEARLY AND UNDERNEATH
THAT, ARE SAMPLING OF PROGRAMS
. SO IF YOU CAN IMAGINE THESE
AS COLUMNS. SO, FOR EXAMPLE,
AND I WILL READ THE WHOLE
THING. BUT PROMOTING HEALTHY
AGING . SO IF WE ARE LOOKING
AT PROMOTING HEALTHY AGING
WHICH IS THE SECOND COLUMN,
YOU CAN SEE THAT WE WANT ALL
OLDER ADULT TO EXPERIENCE
STABLE HEALTH SO THAT THEY ARE
ABLE TO AGE IN PLACE. I ALWAYS
SAY THAT'S THE DREAM. I
SUPPORT MY PARENTS AS WELL AND
I'M GETTING OLDER . I HOPE
THAT I HAVE GOOD HEALTH AND AM
ABLE TO STAY IN PLACE WHERE I
WOULD LIKE TO AGE GRACEFULLY.
THEN YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE
PROGRAM AREAS UNDERNEATH THAT
WE INVEST IN, IN ORDER TO
SUPPORT THAT EFFORT. NOW, I'M
GOING TO GO THROUGH A DECK OF
SLIDES THAT IS GOING TO
ARTICULATE EACH IMPACT AREA
AND IN THE FOLLOWING SLIDE
WILL BE A SAMPLING OF SOME
PERFORMANCE METRICS OR DATA .
SO YOU'LL SEE THAT CADENCE NOW
FOR THE NEXT SLIDES. EXCUSE
ME, 12 , PLUS A QUESTION SLIDE.
SO THE FIRST ONE WE WILL START
WITH IS PREPARING YOUTH FOR
SUCCESS. I'M JUST GOING TO DO
A QUICK HIGHLIGHT. WE WANT ALL
YOUTH IN SEATTLE TO
SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION TO
ADULTHOOD. IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
BUT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR
ME TO STATE THE NEXT PART WHICH
IS REGARDLESS OF RACE , INCOME,
IMMIGRATION STATUS OR THE
NEIGHBORHOOD THEY LIVE IN . I
SHOULDN'T HAVE TO SAY THIS ,
BUT I HAVE TO SAY THIS . SO
WITH THAT, WE GOT LOTS OF
DIFFERENT INVESTMENT AREAS FOR
THE WAYS IN WHICH WE ARE
PREPARING YOUTH FOR SUCCESS,
WHAT I'M GOING TO DO A PLUG
HERE FOR OUR SEATTLE YOUTH
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. I KNOW EACH
COUNCIL OFFICE IS NOT READY FOR
THIS, BUT I'M GOING TO SOLICIT
YOU TODAY TOO, AS WELL AS
OTHERS YOU KNOW . THIS PHOTO
HERE IS LAST YEAR, AT A EVENT
ON THE SEATTLE YOUTH
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM FOR THEIR
SUMMER INTERNSHIP AND YOU CAN
SEE MANY OF THEIR YOUNG PEOPLE
WHO COMPLETED THE PROGRAM . IF
YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, I'LL
GIVE YOU A LITTLE MORE OF THE
DETAILS. THE IMPACT AREA FOR
OUR SEATTLE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
PROGRAM WAS THAT WE HAD 312
YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT . THEY
WERE INCOME ELIGIBLE, SO THIS
IS NOT OPEN TO EVERYBODY. FOR
THOSE WHO TYPICALLY DON'T HAVE
ACCESS TO THESE KINDS OF
RESOURCES, TO BECOME ELIGIBLE.
THEY APPLIED. WE HAD THEM
ENROLLED IN HER INTERNSHIP
PROGRAM AND WE DO EVERYTHING.
WE HAVE THEM ON OUR PAYROLL. WE
PAY FOR THEIR HOURLY WAGES. WE
MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE
ASSIGNED TO YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
COUNSELOR SO THEY ARE SET UP
FOR SUCCESS , AND WE ALSO
SUPPORT THE EMPLOYER'S. SO
COUNCILMEMBER, IF YOU CHOOSE
TO HAVE AN INTERN THIS SUMMER
OR NEXT SUMMER, WE WILL SUPPORT
YOU THROUGH THAT JOURNEY AND
ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE ONE OR
TWO INTERNS. WE ALL RIGHT NOW
OPENING UP THAT PROCESS TO
RECRUIT BUSINESSES . WE'VE
ALSO HAD FOUNDATIONS , CITY
DEPARTMENTS MY OFFICE HAD
INTERNS AS WELL , AND IT REALLY
DOES IS IT OPPORTUNITY FOR
YOU TO MENTOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO
TYPICALLY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO
THESE KINDS OF RESOURCES. I
WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU AND
OTHERS TO TAKE THAT INTO
CONSIDERATION. AND WE WILL
MOVE TO THE NEXT IMPACT AREA.
SUPPORTING AFFORDABILITY AND
LIVABILITY. WE TALKED A LOT
ABOUT THIS IN OUR PREVIOUS
PRESENTATION . WE TALK A LOT
ABOUT THIS OFTEN IN DIFFERENT
CONVERSATIONS. WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT ALL PEOPLE LIVING IN
SEATTLE CAN MEET THEIR BASIC
NEEDS. ONE OF THE WAYS IN
WHICH WE DO THIS , OFTENTIMES,
WE TALK ABOUT THE INVESTMENTS
OTHER FOOD BANKS OR OTHER
EMERGENCY FEEDING. I WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT FOR THE PURPOSE OF
THIS, FOR STATION DOSE
CONVERSATION , BECAUSE YOU WILL
SEE OUR UTILITY DISCOUNT
PROGRAMS AND I WILL SHORTCUT
THAT BY SAYING IT'S IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT AND SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE
DISCOUNTS ARE VERY SIGNIFICANT
. SIZABLE PEER FOR THOSE WHO
ARE INCOME ELIGIBLE, THEY CAN
GET 60 AND 50% DISCOUNT
RESPECTIVELY. NEXT SLIDE.
>> MS. KIM, I WANT TO
INTERJECT IT. CAN YOU TELL US,
I THINK IN OUR INITIAL
CONVERSATION YOU SAID THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE, HOUSEHOLDS
PARTICIPATING IN THAT PROGRAM .
DO YOU KNOW OFFHAND?
>> SO ONE OF THE DATA POINTS
THAT I DO WANT TO FOLLOW UP
WITH YOUR COMMITTEE IS KIND
OF THE LANDSCAPE OF HOW MANY
HOUSEHOLDS WE THINK ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR UDP BASED ON THE
CREDIBILITY , BUT I CAN SHARE
WITH YOU IN THE NEXT LIGHT, THE
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
PARTICIPATING. SO WE HAVE
36,145 HOUSEHOLDS THAT WERE
ENROLLED IN LETTER UDP LAST
YEAR. IT'S A LOT OF
HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE BENEFITING.
AND OF THAT, WE WERE ABLE TO
GET OVER 8000 NEW ENROLLEES.
THERE'S A LOT OF MOVEMENT. AS
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE MOVING OUT
OF THE AREA AND INTO THE AREA.
HAVING HARD TIMES. THERE'S
LAYOFFS AND OTHER SITUATIONS
DURING THE PANDEMIC. INCREASE
SIGNIFICANTLY . WE MODIFIED THE
PROGRAM . THERE WAS A LOT OF
STRUGGLING FAMILIES. EXCUSE
ME, AND HOUSEHOLDS. NOT JUST
FAMILIES. SO THAT WAS A REALLY
IMPORTANT -- IT WAS A GOOD
DEMONSTRATION OF THE ONE
SEATTLE APPROACH. THERE ARE A
LOT OF DEPARTMENTS LOOKING
DOSE WORKING TOGETHER ON THESE
PROGRAMS. DID YOU GET THE
DISCOUNTS FROM THE TWO
DIFFERENT -- WHETHER IT'S CITY
LIGHT AND PUBLIC UTILITIES, BUT
HOW AGEIST HE IS INVOLVED TO
SET WE ARE THE ADMINISTRATOR
SO WE DO THE DIRECT SERVICES
BECAUSE AGAIN, WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE WHAT
THEY NEED IN ORDER TO THRIVE IN
OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE DO THAT
CONNECTION YOU WOULD THINK IT
SUPER EASY TO ENROLL, BUT IT
ACTUALLY TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF
PROCESSING . IS GETTING BETTER.
THERE IS AUTOMATION AND SOME
OTHER THINGS WE'RE WORKING ON,
BUT IF YOU'RE LIMITED ENGLISH
SPEAKER OR MAYBE NOT READING
IN YOUR NATIVE LANGUAGE ARE
LOOKING FOR PAPERWORK, YOU
MOVE, YOU'RE STRESSED, IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE
SOMEBODY , OUR EMPLOYEES
WORKING WITH YOU IN ORDER TO
GET ON THE DISCOUNT . SO
THAT'S WHAT WE OFFER THERE.
>> I JUST WANT TO SING THE
PRAISES OF THAT PROGRAM AND
WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE US
ENHANCE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
THAT ARE ENROLLED. I THINK WE
ARE BELOW 90% AND IT WOULD BE
REALLY WONDERFUL TO GET TO 90
AT A MINIMUM.
>> THIS IS FOR YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. I
ANTICIPATED YOU MAY BE ASKING A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT INCOME
ELIGIBILITY , AND SO THIS
MORNING, I LOOKED AT THE TABLE.
WHEN WE USE IS THE STATE
MEDIAN INCOME AND IT'S NOT TO
EXCEED 7%. SO, FOR EXAMPLE,
HOUSEHOLD SIZE OF FOUR IS NOT
TO EXCEED 85,000 A YEAR. AND
ALL OF THIS IS ON OUR WEBSITE.
'S WE MET JUST TO BE CLEAR,
THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN WHAT
MAIKO WAS TALKING ABOUT WITH
THE HUD MEDIAN INCOME
QUALIFICATIONS .
>> IT IS DIFFERENT. THAT'S THE
TRICKY THING WITH THESE
REGULATIONS. SO OFTENTIMES,
THERE IS CONVERSATION. AGAIN,
WE ARE GETTING BETTER. BUT WE
HAVE VARIOUS BENEFIT PROGRAMS
ACROSS THE CITY, WHY CAN'T WE
JUST ROLL INTO GETTING PEOPLE
ON ALL THESE DIFFERENT
PROGRAMS? ONE OF THE TRICKY
THINGS IS THAT THERE ARE
DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS AND SO
THANK YOU . BUT I KNEW THE
QUESTION MIGHT COME UP. ALL
RIGHT. WE ARE GOING TO NOW
TALK ABOUT IMPACT AREA AND
ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS. I
WILL HAVE A CAVEAT HERE THAT
HST, THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT 'S ROLE HAS CHANGED
IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
AND SO ONE OF THE WAYS AND
ONE OF THE REASONS WHY OUR
INVESTMENT IS SO LARGE IN THIS
SPACE IS BECAUSE WE ARE THE
CONTRACT HOLDER FOR THE WORK
THAT IS WITH KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESS AUTHORITY.
WE HAVE NOT ONLY THE MAJOR
CONTRACT, BUT WE ARE THEIR
POINT OF CONTACT. I ALWAYS SAY,
ESPECIALLY WITH HER COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES, IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS, IF YOU GET
CONSTITUENT QUESTIONS OR
CONCERNS, ALWAYS PLEASE FEEL
FREE TO REACH OUT TO US. ONE OF
THE ROLES WE PLAY, ASIDE FROM
HAVING THE CONTRACT, IS REALLY
WORKING IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP
WITH THEM TO GET THE ANSWERS
YOU NEED AND ALSO TO ENSURE
THAT THEY ARE DELIVERING ON THE
WORK THAT THEY ARE CHARGED TO
DO. ONE EXAMPLE OF ANOTHER
WAY WE PARTNER WITH KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESS
AUTHORITY, IT HAPPENED , IF IT
IS HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT JUST
LAST MONTH, WE HAD A SEVERE
WEATHER RESPONSE . WE'RE NOT
GOING TO HAVE ONE MORE
HOPEFULLY THIS WINTER SEASON
BECAUSE IT TAKES A LOT OF
RESOURCES AND ENERGY AND OF
COURSE WE CARE ABOUT OUR
UNSHELTERED NEIGHBORS. IS THAT
WE NEED TO ACTIVATE AND WE
LAUNCHED EXHIBITION HALL WITH
OUR PARTNERS WITH SEATTLE
CENTER, AND CITY HALL AS WELL.
WE BROUGHT IN LOTS OF PEOPLE
NEEDING A WARM PLACE TO BE. SO
WE COORDINATE THOSE OTHER
DEPARTMENTS AND RESOURCES THAT
NEED TO COME UP . AGAIN, I WANT
TO THINK COUNCILMEMBER MOORE,
CHAIR MOORE FOR VOLUNTEERING
HER TIME. THAT WAS QUITE AN
ENTRY INTO YOUR TERM. SO THOSE
ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE
DO. ASIDE FROM A RELATIONSHIP
FORMERLY WITH KC RHA, WE DO
PLAY A ROLE IN THE CITYWIDE
EFFORT THAT MANY OF YOU
CLOSELY ARE KNOWING AS A
UNIFIED CARE TEAM. WE HAVE
MANY DEPARTMENTS PLAY A ROLE
THERE. OUR STAFF , OUR REGIONAL
COORDINATORS ARE WORKING IN
THESE NEIGHBORHOOD AREAS. SO
WE PLAY A ROLE WITH THAT. I
BELIEVE THERE'S ONE
PRESENTATION THAT WE ARE
ALIGNING WITH KC RHA WHICH IS
TO COME BACK TO THIS COMMITTEE
AND DO A DEEPER DIVE. SO MORE
TO COME ON THAT. I KNOW THE
UNIFIED CARE TEAM CURRENTLY LED
BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WILL
ALSO PROBABLY BE BROUGHT
FORWARD AND DISCUSSED MORE
BROADLY. WHAT WE DO PLAY A PART
IN THAT. SO SPECIFICALLY, SOME
HIGHLIGHTS. THIS IS A LITTLE
UNUSUAL, BUT AGAIN, I'M
STARTING WITH THE DOLLAR AMOUNT
HERE JUST BECAUSE IT IS LARGER
. SO WE DO HAVE 135.3 MILLION
OF FUNDING. I WANT TO BE REALLY
CLEAR THAT THERE ARE VARIOUS
FUND SOURCES. THAT'S NOT ALL
GENERAL FUNDS. IN FACT, THERE
ARE FEDERAL DOLLARS MOVING OVER
AS WELL AND OTHER FUND SOURCES.
ONE THING WE DO TRACK AND YOU
MAY HAVE HEARD IS THAT WITH KC
RHA, THEY SUBCONTRACT WITH
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
AND THOSE ORGANIZATIONS, WHAT
THEY DO IS IMPORTANT BUT ONE
OF THE THINGS WHERE TRACKING IS
ALSO THAT THOSE CONTRACTS ARE
BEING DEVELOPED AND EXECUTED ON
TIME. I WAS REALLY IMPORTANT
SO ORGANIZATIONS CAN GET PAID.
SO THAT SOMETHING, BECAUSE IT
WAS A RECENT TRANSITION THAT
WE WERE MONITORING AS WELL , SO
YOU CAN SEE IN 2023, THERE WERE
OVER 140 DIFFERENT CONTRACT
WITH OUR FUNDS, TO KC RHA.
BUT WE WANTED TO ALSO HIGHLIGHT
AND I'M GOING TO HANDED OVER
TO CHRIS AND HAVE HIS SPEAKING
MOMENT. CHRIS AGAIN AS OUR
INTERIM DIRECTOR OVERSEEING HER
HOMELESSNESS INVESTMENTS AND I
WANTED TO GIVE YOU A
OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT SOME
OF THE EXCELLENT WORK THAT
WE'VE RECENTLY DONE. THANK
YOU, DIRECTOR KIM. A COUPLE OF
GREAT HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR WORK
LAST YEAR SPEAK TO THE
COLLABORATION WE HAVE WITH THE
REGIONAL HOMELESS'S AUTHORITY
ARE AROUND THE SIDING OF
SHELTER PROGRAMS AND TWO IN
PARTICULAR THAT OPENED LAST
YEAR. ONE, RAVEN VILLAGE
THAT'S OPERATED BY THE CHIEF
SEATTLE CLUB , SERVES ABOUT 22
UNITS OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND
ALASKA NATIVE POPULATIONS
WHICH IS A REAL CRITICAL NEED
MRS. POPULATION IS
DISPROPORTIONATELY REPRESENTED
IN THE CITY'S HOMELESS
POPULATION. ANOTHER GREAT
ASPECT OF THIS PROGRAM AS WELL,
SPEAKING TO THE ONE SEATTLE
APPROACH, IS THE PARTNERSHIP
THAT HST HAD BEEN SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT ON THIS PROPERTY. IT'S
ACTUALLY REACTIVATED THE
FORMER LEARY SUBSTATION
PROPERTY WHICH HAD BEEN
DECOMMISSIONED FOR ABOUT 20
YEARS AND WAS ABLE TO BE OPENED
UP FOR THIS TINY HOUSE VILLAGE
EARLY LAST YEAR. THAN THE
SECOND HIGHLIGHT, THIS PICTURE
ON THE LEFT IS FOR THE GRAND
OPENING IN LATE DECEMBER OF THE
SALMON BAY RV VILLAGE . THIS
IS OPERATED BY THE LOW INCOME
HOUSING INSTITUTE AND IT'S THE
FIRST ONE IN MULTIPLE YEARS.
THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF
PROGRAMMATIC CHALLENGES AND
SITING CHALLENGES. SO WE ARE
THRILLED TO GET THIS UP AND
RUNNING AND EVEN GETTING THIS
PROGRAM UP . TOOK ABOUT 1.5
YEARS FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF
THE AWARD. QUITE A BIT OF WORK
TO GET THIS UP AND RUNNING AND
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO SEE
WHERE IT GOES.
>> OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE
ON TO OUR EFFORTS AROUND
PROMOTING PUBLIC HEALTH. SO
YOU KNOW THIS. SOME OF YOU
SERVE ON THE BOARD OF HEALTH ,
AS WELL AS JUST SPEAKING TO
THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
, MENTAL HEALTH , WELL-BEING .
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. ALL OF
THAT IS IN THIS SPACE. THERE
IS EMPHASIS FOR US TO ENSURE
THAT PEOPLE LIVING IN SEATTLE
EXPERIENCE -- AND THIS IS OLD.
THIS IS MODERATE TO OPTIMUM
HEALTH CONDITIONS. I REALLY
LIKE THIS TO SAY THAT PEOPLE
ARE LIVING -- PEOPLE LIVING IN
SEATTLE EXPERIENCE INCREASED
HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND
OPTIMAL HEALTH CONDITIONS .
BUT WE ARE WORKING ON THAT. IN
THIS SPACE, YOU MIGHT BE
WONDERING WHY HEALTH 99 IS HERE
AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
HEAR YESTERDAY'S COUNCIL
PRESENTATION WHERE YOU HAD
YOUR THREE CHIEFS . AND CHIEF
SCOGGINS, THE DATA HE ROLLS
OFF HIS HEAD IS PRETTY
BRILLIANT. HE WENT INTO
HEALTHONE AND HEALTH 99, THE
EXPANSION IN GREAT DETAIL .
SECRET SAUCE I THINK TO THE
SUCCESS IS ON THE SOCIAL
WORKERS, CASE MANAGERS HE
REFERENCED ARE FROM THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT. SO I
REALLY DIDN'T MEAN TO SAY THIS
REPEATEDLY, BUT IT'S ANOTHER
EXAMPLE OF OUR SEATTLE
APPROACH WERE DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENTS ARE BRINGING THEIR
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE TO THE
TABLE AND COLLABORATING IN
ORDER TO JOINTLY PERFORM AN
IMPORTANT SERVICE . SO THAT IS
ONE EMPHASIS, AND THAT'S WHY
WE'VE GOT A PHOTO HERE OF
HEALTH 99, WHICH IS, JUST AS A
REMINDER, AND EXPANSION OF
HEALTHONE PROPOSING
SPECIFICALLY ON OVERDOSES AND
SUBSTANCE USE DISTRESS. OTHER
WAYS IN WHICH WE ARE PROMOTING
PUBLIC HEALTH. IT'S NOT ONLY
THROUGH HEALTHONE. I WON'T
REPEAT THE CHIEFS STATISTICS
HERE. NALOXONE AND NARCAN ARE
NAMED HERE IN TWO DIFFERENT
WAYS WE'LL KNOW THERE'S A
GENERIC TERM AND A BRAND TERM
FOR REVERSING AN OVERDOSE .
BUT ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT,
THERE'S OTHER WAYS IN WHICH WE
SUPPORT THE PROMOTION OF
PUBLIC HEALTH . IT IS PRIMARILY
THE FUNCTION OF THE STATE AND
FOR US REGIONALLY , HERE IN THE
COUNTY. SO IT'S PUBLIC HEALTH,
SEATTLE , KING COUNTY, AND ALSO
KING COUNTY HOUSING & HUMAN
SERVICES. WE HAVE A CONTRACT
SIMILAR, BUT NOT QUITE AS
LARGE, WITH PUBLIC HEALTH. WE
HAVE A CONTRACT WITH AN
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT SO MUCH
WHAT WE HAVE. THE RELATIONSHIP
WITH KC RHA WHICH I JUST
TALKED EXTENSIVELY ABOUT. SO
WE HAVE OVER $70 MILLION
INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND
YOU CAN SEE THROUGH OUR
RELATIONSHIP WITH KING COUNTY.
THE FIRST DATA POINT HERE,
AROUND 695 INDIVIDUALS WHO
RECEIVED MEDICAL CARE THROUGH
THEIR MOBILE MEDICAL CLINIC. I
WAS LOOKING FOR SOME
INFORMATION THIS MORNING AND IT
WAS A REMINDER THAT THIS IS
FOCUSING ON, AGAIN, SO MUCH
INTERSECTION ANALOGY OF THIS
WORK. BUT WE HAVE THE SPIRIT
WE ARE INVESTING IN THROUGH THE
MOBILE MEDICAL CLINICS BECAUSE
WE ARE FOCUSING ON
UNSHELTERED NEIGHBORS FOR IS
IMPORTANT THAT THE SERVICES
ARE GOING WHERE PEOPLE ARE AT.
YOU CAN SEE THERE'S LOTS OF
DIFFERENT TYPES OF CARE,
INCLUDING PRIMARY, ALL THE WAY
TO THE LOCKS AND TRAINING. AND
SOME OTHER INVESTMENTS. THE
LAST ONE I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT
IS THAT WE ARE ALSO INVESTING
IN CAPITAL. WE HAVE CAPITAL
INVESTMENTS TO ENSURE THAT
YOUR PROGRAMS ARE BEING STOOD
UP IN THIS SPACE TOO. SO WE DO
HAVE SOME COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT AND SOME FEDERAL
FUNDS THAT ARE GOING TOWARDS
TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF
FACILITIES. AND WE ARE IN THE
PROCESS RIGHT NOW. IT'S ALREADY
FOR PUBLIC DEBUT, BUT WE DID
GO THROUGH A REQUEST FOR
QUALIFICATIONS PROCESS. WE HAVE
MOVING FORWARD TWO PROVIDERS.
ONE IS FOCUSING ON THAT
OUTPATIENT TREATMENT. WE JUST
NEED MORE OF IT. IT EXISTS, BUT
WE NEED MORE OF IT. BUT WHERE
THERE IS A GAP IS REALLY AROUND
THIS POST OVERDOSE
STABILIZATION FACILITY. SO
WHEN ONE HAS EXPERIENCED AN
OVERDOSE, IT'S REALLY HAVING
-- AND I FORGET THE NUMBER OF
HOURS. IS LIMITED BY THE
STATE. I THINK IS 23 HOURS BUT
I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH MORE
INFORMATION. MAKING SURE
THERE'S OVERSIGHT AND CARE FOR
THE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE JUST
EXPERIENCED THAT OVERDOSE. IS
ALSO A GOOD OPPORTUNITY , ASIDE
FROM MEDICALLY ENSURING THAT
THEY ARE OKAY, TO OFFER OTHER
WAYS, REFERRALS TO OTHER
RESOURCES AS WELL.
>> DO WE HAVE A TIMELINE FOR
THAT? SAME AS THE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT IS A TRICKY,
LOVELY FUN SOURCE WHERE
THERE'S LOTS OF REQUIREMENTS.
SO WE HAVE THE PROPOSALS. THEY
ARE VERY CLEAR. WE ARE CLEAR
ON THE ORGANIZATIONS AND HOW
THEY WANT TO STAND THINGS UP,
BUT THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT
TECHNICAL REVIEW COMPONENTS
WITH THAT. SO SOON AS WE HAVE
MORE INFORMATION, WE'LL BE
ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU.
EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD, BUT
THAT IS LIKE VERIFYING ALL THE
VARIOUS COMPONENTS TO MAKE SURE
IT'S ELIGIBLE FOR CDBG.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANOTHER IMPACT AREA . THESE
ARE NOT SMALL TOPICS, IS AROUND
SUPPORTING SAFE COMMUNITIES .
WE DO THIS IN THREE DIFFERENT
WAYS THIS IS ANOTHER GOOD
EXAMPLE OF HOW WE HAVE FUNDING
INVESTMENTS , THE WAY IN WHICH
WE WORK ON POLICY AND ALIGNING
OUR DECISION-MAKERS , AS WELL
AS SUPPORTING COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS WHO DO THE
INCREDIBLE WORK THAT THEY DO.
YOU KNOW THAT DURING THE
PANDEMIC , AND YOU PROBABLY
HEARD THAT THERE WAS QUITE AN
INCREASE OF FAMILY AND DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE. SO THIS IS THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE , DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT
DOES NOT ONLY THE FUNDING, BUT
SOME OF THE POLICY WORK IN THAT
SPACE. ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE,
YOU'LL SEE THEY DO OBSERVE
EVERY OCTOBER, DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH AND
TYPICALLY, YOU'LL SEE
PROCLAMATIONS AND OTHER THINGS
COMING YOUR WAY. WE WOULD
ENCOURAGE YOU TO WEAR PURPLE .
THE OTHER IS AROUND HER CRIME
SURVIVOR SERVICES. WE HAVE
STAFF FOR VICTIM ADVOCATES. FOR
VICTIMS WHO HAVE EXPRESSED
VARIOUS TYPES OF CRIME,
INCLUDING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND
OTHER TYPES OF CRIME, WENT S
PD IS DOING HER BEST WISHES, WE
OFFER VICTIMS AND THEIR
FAMILIES SUPPORT THROUGH THAT
PROCESS. THE CRIMINAL LEGAL
PROCESS. IN ADDITION, IN THE
SPACE, THERE IS A VOLUNTEER
PROGRAM, SO THERE ARE
VOLUNTEERS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WHO GO THROUGH EXTENSIVE
TRAINING AND GO OUT WHEN THERE
IS AN INCIDENT OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AND INSURERS THAT
THOSE FAMILIES HAVE THE
IMMEDIATE SERVICES THAT THEY
NEED . A PLACE TO STAY, FOOD,
WHAT DO THEY NEED TO BE SAFE IN
THE IMMEDIATE RESPONSE ? THEN
FINALLY WITH THE COMMUNITY
SAFETY INVESTMENTS, WE DO HAVE
CONTRACTS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE OUTSIDE
OF THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,
SEXUAL ASSAULT SPACE YOU REALLY
FOCUS ON INCREASING COMMUNITY
SAFETY PEER SO WE TALK ABOUT
VIOLENCE AND THE IMPACT IT HAS
ON THE COMMUNITIES, THAT'S
WHERE THOSE INVESTMENTS RESIDE.
>> I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE
COMMUNITY-BASED , SAFETY
INVESTMENT . IS THERE JUST
DISCUSSION HAPPENING ABOUT
THAT BODY OF WORK BEING
TRANSFERRED TO CARE?
>> THINK THERE IS AN
OPPORTUNITY WITH NOW CARE
BEING STOOD UP TO EXAMINE OUR
INVESTMENTS AND ENSURE THAT
IT'S CORRECTLY HOUSED . SO I
DON'T HAVE INFORMATION TO
SHARE RIGHT NOW, BUT I DO KNOW
THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME
THOUGHTFUL CONVERSATION ABOUT
ENSURING THAT INVESTMENTS ARE
RIGHTFULLY ALIGNED WITH THE
MISSION AND THE CORRECT
DEPARTMENTS. BUT I KNOW THIS
YEAR IS MORE MAKING SURE THAT
CARE IS STRONG . I KNOW THAT
CHIEF SMITH IS HERE AND SHE'S
SUPER FOCUSED. AND AGAIN, IF
AN INVESTMENT , WHETHER IT'S
WITH US, DEPARTMENT OR
NEIGHBORHOODS OR OTHER SPACES,
I THINK WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT
IS THAT AT THE VERY LEAST,
THERE IS CROSS COLLABORATION,
THIS INTERDEPARTMENTAL WORK,
BUT IT COULD BE THAT THERE IS
SOME MOVEMENT AS WELL.
>> HOW MUCH IS A BODY OF WORK,
THE COMMUNITY SAFETY
INVESTMENT PROGRAMS?
>> I'LL HAVE TO GET BACK TO
YOU. I WANT TO SAY IN THE
COMMUNITY SAFETY, IT'S AROUND
25 MILLION , BUT I'LL NEED TO
CONFIRM THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT. I
KNOW HOW MUCH WE INVEST IN THE
OVERALL BUDGET, BUT I THINK
THAT YOU ARE HONING IN ON THAT
THIRD BULLET. SO I'LL GIVE YOU
-- I CAN FOLLOW UP WITHOUT.
GREAT QUESTION. I DO WANT TO
DO , IN THE PERFORMANCE
METRICS, HIGHLIGHT A LITTLE
MORE OF THE COMMUNITY SAFETY
WORK . SO I'M OFFERING A
COUPLE OF DATA POINTS FOR YOU,
BUT I WANT TO GO INTO OUR
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY
, SEATTLE COMMUNITY SAFETY
INITIATIVE , ALPHABET SOUP . SO
WE HAVE HERE FEATURED ON THIS
SLIDE, THE FOUR PARTNERING
ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAKE UP THE
SEATTLE COMMUNITY SAFETY
INITIATIVE. IT'S LED BY
COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS. IF YOU
KNOW COACH DON . I WANT TO
RECOGNIZE THIS PARTICULAR
INITIATIVE BECAUSE OF THE WORK
THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING AND
BECAUSE OF THE RECENT SHOOTING.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
THEY HAVE BEEN ON THE GROUND IN
SOUTHWEST SEATTLE. THEY ARE
WORKING WITH THE FAMILY .
THEY'RE PROVIDING SAFE
PASSAGE. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS
SAFETY IN SCHOOLS AND MAKING
SURE THAT THEY ARE PRESENT.
THE WHY IS THE LEADING
ORGANIZATION AND HAPPY TO COME
BACK AND TALK MORE ABOUT SES I
FEAR WE'VE DONE TOO
PRESENTATIONS OF THE PAST ABOUT
THE MODEL. REALLY NEIGHBORHOOD
BASED APPROACH FOR THIS , AND
IT'S BUILT OFF OF
RELATIONSHIPS AND MAKING SURE
THAT THEY ALSO HAVE SOME
DISCRETION. SOME OF THE
DISCUSSION IS THAT THEY CAN
ALSO HELP WITH THINGS LIKE
FUNERAL EXPENDITURES AND OTHER
THINGS ASSOCIATED WHEN A
TRAGIC EVENT OCCURS , LIKE A
SHOOTING AND DEATH. SO THOSE
ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT
SES I DEATH. IT'S WAY MORE
COMPLICATED THAN WHAT I JUST
OFFERED, BUT I WANTED YOU TO
KNOW THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIVE.
THEY ALSO , LAST YEAR, YOU MAY
REMEMBER THE SHOOTING AT
SAFEWAY. DOWN IN THE SOUTH
END. SO THE BOYS AND GIRLS
CLUB , I WANT TO FEATURE THAT
IS NOT JUST ABOUT NECESSARILY
RESPONSE TO GUN VIOLENCE AT THE
TIME, ALTHOUGH THEY DO THAT
FOR THIS NOT A LOT OF
ORGANIZATIONS WHO WILL GO OUT
THAT NIGHT AND TRY TO
DE-ESCALATE . BUT THEY ALSO
RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF
ACTIVATING SPACES AND CREATING
POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTS. SO LAST
YEAR, THERE WAS SOME POSITIVE
THINGS HAPPENING AND SOME GUN
VIOLENCE THAT OCCURRED . IN
FACT, ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES OF
THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB WAS
SHOT DURING THAT TIME AND IS
RECOVERING. BUT NONETHELESS,
NEEDED TO GIVE THEM THE PROPER
EXPOSURE FOR THE WORK WE DO,
AND THE WORK THAT I THINK IS
IMPORTANT , WHILE WE DO SOME OF
THE OTHER IMPORTANT COMMUNITY
SAFETY WORK AND PUBLIC SAFETY
WORK. IT'S LOTS OF APPROACHES
TO MEET THE COMMUNITY NEED.
>> I SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THAT?
I WANT TO THANK YOU, DIRECTOR
KIMBER BY LETTING THAT WORK.
THAT SHOOTING AT RAINIER BEACH
LAST YEAR WAS TRAGIC AND
TERRIBLE AND FRIGHTENING FOR
THE PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE,
TRYING TO ACTIVATE THE SPACE.
TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT
COMMUNITY HAS A SAFE PLACE TO
GATHER AND FOR THEM TO BE
TARGETED OR TO EXPERIENCE
SOMETHING LIKE THAT WAS
PARTICULARLY IRONIC AND
FRIGHTENING AND I DON'T THINK
IT GETS MENTIONED OFTEN ENOUGH
, THE REALLY IMPORTANT WERE THE
GROUPS LIKE THIS ARE DOING IN
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS BECAUSE, AS
YOU SAID, THEY HAVE
RELATIONSHIPS. THEY KNOW HOW TO
ENGAGE WITH FOLKS. THEY KNOW ,
VERY OFTEN KNOW THE PEOPLE WHO
MIGHT BE PERPETRATING SOME OF
THIS AND WHAT TO DO TO TRY TO
INTERVENE THE NEXT TIME. SO
THE SOUTHEAST SAFETY NETWORK AT
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB IS THE
ORGANIZATION . THESE ARE YOUNG
PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY WHO
ARE OUT THERE EVERY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON NOW. THEY FUNDED UP
FROM THE LATE 19. BUT IT IS
IMPORTANT WORK THEY'RE DOING
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
HIGHLIGHTING THE BENEFIT THAT
THEY BRING TO THE COMMUNITY.
>> IF I COULD GO BACK FOR A
SECOND. BUDGET FOR THE
COMMUNITY SAFETY INVESTMENTS
ACTUALLY IS 15.9 MILLION .
>> IS THAT -- DO WE DIRECT THE
CONTRACT WITH THE BOYS AND
GIRLS CLUB? MY UNDERSTANDING IS
THAT THE COMMUNITY CONTRAST
WITH THOSE FOLKS.
>> WE CONTRACT WITH THEM.
>> WHEN WAS THAT?
>> I BELIEVE IN 2023. YOU'RE
RIGHT THAT COMMUNITY
PASSAGEWAYS WAS A LEADING
ORGANIZATION AND THEN
SUBCONTRACTED. WE STARTED
DIRECTLY CONTRACTING WITH THE
ORGANIZATIONS . LIKE I SAID,
THERE ARE ORGANIZATIONS THAT
WE PARTNER WITH AND TO THE
EXTENT WE CAN OFFER TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE OR REDUCE SOME OF
THE BARRIERS , SO THEY DON'T
HAVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN,
WE WILL ALSO PICK THAT UP SO
THEY CAN DO THEIR BEST WORK AND
PROVIDE SERVICES . WE WERE
SUBCONTRACT TING, IT WOULD BE
HELPFUL FOR THE CITY TO
CONTRACT INDIVIDUALLY WITH THE
ORGANIZATION SO WE COULD TAKE
ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN.
>> IS ALWAYS BETTER TO CONTRACT
MORE DIRECT WAY. IT ALLOWS YOU
TO HOLD OUR CONTRACT HE'S
ACCOUNTABLE.
>> I'M SORRY? NEVERMIND. I
APPRECIATE THAT CHANGE AND I
DIDN'T KNOW IT HAD HAPPENED.
>> THAT WAS DONE IN
COLLABORATION WITH THE
ORGANIZATIONS. WE AGREED TO
MUTUALLY THAT THAT'S A GOOD
APPROACH FOR OUR PARTNERSHIP.
I WILL SAY THAT BUDGET AMOUNT,
THERE'S THE WORK THAT IS
HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY
SAFETY INVESTMENT AREA, AND
THERE IS ADDITIONAL WORK IN
OUR BSL. GOING BACK TO OUR
BUDGET EARLIER IN THE SLIDES.
AND WHERE YOU WILL SEE
INVESTMENTS SUCH AS LEAD . THAT
ISN'T BEING HANDLED RIGHT NOW
BY THE SAFETY WORK , BECAUSE OF
THE INTERSECTION IT HAS WITH
SOME OF THE OTHER WORK WE ARE
DOING AROUND SOME OF THE
HOUSING EFFORTS AND JUST
EXPLORING OTHER FUNDING
OPTIONS. SO LEAD IS NOT
REPRESENTED IN A DOLLAR AMOUNT.
I JUST WANTED TO BE REALLY
CLEAR ON THAT. SEE MARKETING
COUNCIL MEMBER WOO HAS A
QUESTION.
>> YES. LOOKING AT THAT WHEEL,
IT SAYS HERE THAT YOU HAVE
400+ EMPLOYEES BUT 80% OF THE
BUDGET IS CONTRACTED TO
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS .
ARE THESE EMPLOYEES ACTUAL DRUG
EMPLOYEES ARE ARE THERE THE
THROUGH THESE ORGANIZATIONS?
>> THE 434.25 FTE ARE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES
AND THAT'S SUCH A GOOD SEGUE
TO ME TALKING ABOUT PROVIDING
HEALTHY AGING BECAUSE HALF OF
OUR EMPLOYEES ARE WITHIN OUR
AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES
DIVISION FOR MANY OF OUR
EMPLOYEES ARE CASE MANAGERS.
SO IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, I'M
HAPPY TO CONTINUE ON WITH THE
SLIDE. OUR DIVISION ON AGING
AND DISABILITY SERVICES , OUR
DEPARTMENT IS DESIGNATED AS
THE AAA . ALSO KNOWN AS THE
AREA AGENCY ON AGING IS A
FEDERAL DESIGNATION WHICH
ALLOWS US TO RECEIVE FEDERAL
AND STATE DOLLARS TO DO SOME
REALLY IMPORTANT WORK WITH OUR
AGING CAREGIVERS AND
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES,
AND I'LL EXPLAIN MORE ABOUT
SOME OF THE IMPORTANT WORK WE
ARE DOING ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
WITH THE DESIGNATION OF THE
AAA, WE ACTUALLY SERVE THE
COUNTY AND I THINK THAT CAN BE
A SURPRISE TO SOME FOLKS. BUT
THAT IS THE DESIGNATION . SO WE
SERVE THE ENTIRE COUNTY WHICH
IS WHY OUR FTA IS RELATIVELY
ROBUST , AND YOU CAN SEE, FOR
EXAMPLE, THE THIRD BULLET POINT
IS THAT WE HAD COME IN 2022,
WE ARE STILL RECONCILING 2023
NUMBERS BECAUSE WE ARE THE
DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDER HERE.
IS THAT WE HAD OVER 15,000
PEOPLE REFERRED TO US BY THE
STATE WHO ARE MEDICAID
ELIGIBLE FOR LONG-TERM CARE
ASSESSMENT. SO WHAT THAT
MEANS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE
FAMILIAR WITH THE SPACE ,
ACTUALLY BEEN AT HST FOR A
LITTLE BIT OF TIME AND CAN GIVE
YOU REAL-LIFE EXAMPLES BECAUSE
I USE TO WORK IN AGING AND
DISABILITY SERVICES DIVISION IS
THAT THE CASE MANAGERS WILL
HAVE THESE INDIVIDUALS THAT
THEY ARE ASSESSING . AND
THROUGH THAT ASSESSMENT, THEY
CAN DETERMINE WHAT KINDS OF
RESOURCES THEY CAN ACCESS.
THINGS LIKE HOMECARE , ADULT
DAY HEALTH, REALLY IMPORTANT
SERVICES IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN
THEIR HEALTH AND ALLOW THEM TO
AGE IN PLACE IDEALLY. SO THOSE
, YOU CAN IMAGINE THE CASELOAD.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE SO MANY
FTE. BUT THERE ARE MANY MORE
GREAT STATISTICS UP ABOVE AND
WE WORK WITH JUST THE GENERAL
POPULATION . ALSO THE COMMUNITY
LIVING CONNECTIONS. SO ANYBODY
WHO HAS QUESTIONS TO NAVIGATE
RESOURCES IF, FOR EXAMPLE,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, YOU ARE
CARING FOR AN ELDERLY UNCLE AND
YOU NEEDED SOME ACCESS TO
RESOURCES, WE ALSO HAVE THAT
JUST FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS
WELL. WE HAVE LOTS OF DIFFERENT
THINGS HAPPENING AND FINALLY
THIS PICTURE , THIS IS ANOTHER
INVITATION , WE DO HAVE WHAT
IS CALLED, AND THEY WANT TO
MAKE SURE I GET THIS NAME
RIGHT. THE AGE FRIENDLY CIVIC
COFFEES . WE HAVE THOSE
REGULARLY AND THEY ROTATE
ACROSS THE SENIOR CENTERS
CITYWIDE AND IT'S 18 FOR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO COME OUT
AND HEAR ABOUT THE RESOURCES .
HEAR ABOUT IMPORTANT POLICY
DISCUSSIONS . MEET THEIR LOCAL
ELECTED OFFICIALS SO THEY CAN
RAISE THEIR CONCERNS. SO
THAT'S AN INVITATION FOR YOU
TO PARTICIPATE THERE TOO. THAT
SOME OF THE WORK WE DO IN
PROMOTING HEALTHY AGING. AND
HERE'S OUR CONTACT
INFORMATION.
>> ALL RIGHT. WE'VE BEEN ABLE
TO ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND
I THINK WE'RE SHORT ON TIME,
SO I'M GOING TO CLOSE IT UP.
QUICK QUESTION.
>> MORE OF A COMMENT. IN LINE
WITH WATER QUALITY,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES MENTIONED
AT THE CLOSING END OF THE LAST
PRESENTATION. I WANT TO EXPRESS
MY SINCERE GRATITUDE AND
APPRECIATION , DIRECTOR KIM ,
FOR YOU AND YOUR TEAM. SAME
THING FOR A DIRECTOR WINKLER
CHAN WHO'S NO LONGER IN THE
ROOM . BUT FOR THE HARD WORK
YOU ALL DO EVERY SINGLE DAY.
AND SERVICE TO OUR CITY IN
YOUR RESPECTIVE AREA AND I
RECOGNIZE THE KNOWLEDGE AND
APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU
ARE ALL THE SUBJECT MATTER
EXPERTS IN THE RESPECTIVE
FIELDS. AND SO I'VE ALWAYS
PRACTICE AN ATTITUDE OF
GRATITUDE, SO TO SPEAK, AND IF
ANYTHING, IS ONLY GOING TO
RAMP UP AND I'VE BEEN VERY
IMPRESSED BY YOU AND EVERYONE
THAT I'VE ENCOUNTERED FOR
YOUR EXPERTISE AND WILLINGNESS
TO MEET WITH ME OFF-LINE.
THANK YOU FOR MEETING EARLIER
OFF-LINE ABOUT THIS ONE ON ONE
. MINIMIZE SOME OF THE
QUESTIONS I HAD TODAY. BUT
I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ALONGSIDE
YOU ALL . THAT SAID, I VIEW
MY ROLE AT ITS CORE, ESPECIALLY
IN THIS CAPACITY, AS A
LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT FUNCTION.
I'M NOT HERE TO LODGE
PRAISE, HIGH-FIVES , PAT ON
THE BACK ONLY. HERE TO ASK
TOUGH QUESTIONS. I'M HERE TO
INITIATE UNCOMFORTABLE
CONVERSATIONS POTENTIALLY. I'M
HERE TO SHARE MY PRIORITIES.
IT'S IMPORTANT . WE HEARD FROM
CHAIR MOORE. SHE SHARED HER
PRIORITY . COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND MYSELF SHARE SOMETHING
THAT'S IMPORTANT , LIKE YOU
NEED TO UNDERSTAND BENCHMARKING
AND MARKET ANALYSIS AND POLICY
DESIGN AND TWEAKING. IS UP TO
YOU ALL, THE EXPERTS, TO FIGURE
OUT, WORK WITH THE EXECUTIVE,
AS YOU WILL REPORT TO THE
EXECUTIVE. I KNOW THERE'S A
LOT OF SHARED INTERESTS
AMONGST MY COLLEAGUES IN THIS
BODY TO WORK WITH THE
EXECUTIVE AND ALSO EXERCISE
APPROPRIATE CHECKS AND
BALANCES. IN THIS, I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT, IS ONE WAY
WE DO THAT. ASKING THESE
UNCOMFORTABLE QUESTIONS
INITIATING THESE CONVERSATIONS
, AND I ALSO UNDERSTAND AND
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BEING SORT OF
SUMMONED HERE , EVEN BEFORE
THIS FRIENDLY BODY, IT MIGHT BE
UNCOMFORTABLE FOR SOME OF YOU
ALL AS WELL. BUT I APPRECIATE
YOU ALL FOR THE WORK YOU DO
AND AM LOOKING FORWARD TO
CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP TOGETHER.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
PRESENTATION. IT WAS VERY
INFORMATIVE. LOTS OF GOOD WORK
BEING DONE AND LOOKING FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH YOUR
DEPARTMENT FOR THE REST OF THIS
YEAR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE, FOR
SITTING THROUGH A LONGER
PRESENTATION IN THE BEGINNING .
THANK YOU AGAIN. OKAY.
METAPHOR, MAYBE READ AGENDA
ITEM 3 INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 3, INTRODUCTION
TO THE OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
FOR BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR
LAST AGENDA ITEM TODAY, WE HAVE
DIRECTOR DERRICK WHEELER SMITH
FROM OUR OFFICE OF CIVIL
RIGHTS TO WALK US THROUGH AN
INTRODUCTION TO THE DEPARTMENT
. THE PRESENTATION IS GOING TO
WALK US THROUGH HAS BEEN
PUBLISHED SINCE WE UPDATED THE
AGENDA, SO THE CLERK WILL
ATTACH THE MOST RECENT VERSION
TO THE AGENDA AFTER THE MEETING
TODAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU , COUNCIL, CHAIR
MOORE. I APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE YOU
ALL TODAY AND CERTAINLY LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO
PARTNER IN CONTINUING TO
IMPACT ON OUR GREAT CITY.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE
. I HOPE SOME OF IT WAS
INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE TO
YOU AS WELL.
>> ABSOLUTE.
>> HAPPY TO HAVE DEPUTY
DIRECTOR MOHAMMED FROM THE
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS WITH US
TODAY AND THANK YOU, SAGE , FOR
ASSISTING US WITH GETTING SET
UP HERE. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE
GOING TO BASICALLY INTRODUCE
YOU TO THE WORK OF OUR
DEPARTMENT, OUR BUDGET . TALK
TO SOME LINES OF BUSINESS AND
THEN SHARE A BIT ABOUT KEY
PROJECTS FOR 2024. THIS IS
OUR VISION, VALUES AND
ACCOUNTABILITY STATEMENT. I
WON'T SPEND A TON OF TIME HERE
OTHER THAN TO SAY THAT WE ARE
CERTAINLY COMMITTED TO NOT
JUST HAVING OUR VISION, MISSION
AND VALUES JUST BE SOMETHING
THAT LIVES ON A SHEET OF PAPER
. I CERTAINLY BELIEVE THAT IT
IS IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF ITS
IMPACT AND HOW WE MAKE
DECISIONS. AND YOU IT REALLY
AS A GUIDE IN THE DECISIONS WE
MAKE . WE FEEL WE ARE NOT
MAKING DECISIONS THAT ARE IN
ALIGNMENT , IT OPENS THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE ABLE
TO HAVE COURAGEOUS
CONVERSATIONS AS A DEPARTMENT.
TO ENSURE THAT WE KEEP THAT
ALIGNMENT AND INTEGRITY WITH
THE WORK. SO I'M GOING TO TALK
TODAY ABOUT OUR FOUR DIFFERENT
LINES OF BUSINESS . WE OF
COURSE PROVIDE CITYWIDE
LEADERSHIP IN THE AREA OF CIVIL
RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY .
WE DO THAT VIA ENFORCEMENT
SERVICES TO ELIMINATE
DISCRIMINATION AND HOUSING
EMPLOYMENT AND PUBLIC
ACCOMMODATIONS WE ALSO OVERSEE
THE RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
INITIATIVE . PROPOSE
LEGISLATION AND POLICIES, AND
PROVIDE EDUCATION AND
TRAININGS. WE WILL TAKE A
CLOSER LOOK AT EACH OF THESE
AREAS AND TAKE SOMEWHAT OF A
DEEPER DIVE . OUR
RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE OR TO
ENFORCE SEATTLE CIVIL RIGHTS
LAWS TO OVERSEE POLICIES AND
PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE EFFECTS OF
DISPARATE TREATMENT AND
OUTCOMES OF THE CITY'S
PROTECTIVE CLASSES AND TO
CONSIDER RECOMMENDATIONS
CONCERNING CIVIL RIGHTS AND
COMPLAINTS THAT MIGHT ARISE IN
CONNECTION WITH CITY PROGRAMS.
ALSO LASTLY, TO PROVIDE STAFF
SUPPORT TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS
DISABILITY, LGBTQ+, AS WELL AS
A WOMEN'S COMMISSION. S OCR IS
A REALLY SMALL , BUT MIGHTY
DEPARTMENT. AT FULL CAPACITY,
WE ARE TEAM OF ABOUT 40 STAFF
RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE SEVERAL
VACANCIES . OUR ANNUAL BUDGET
ON AVERAGE IS ABOUT $7.9
MILLION FROM THE CITY'S
GENERAL FUND AND THIS SLIDE
SIMPLY SHOWS A BREAKDOWN OF OUR
BUDGET . AS YOU CAN SEE, MOST
OF OUR FUND GOES TO STAFF
SALARIES FOLLOWED BY PROGRAM
EXPENSES, AS WELL AS OPERATING
COSTS. OUR LARGEST BOOK OF
BUSINESS IS, OF COURSE, THE
CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT
DEPARTMENT. THIS PARTICULAR
DIVISION'S LARGEST UNIT WITHIN
OUR DEPARTMENT AND PROVIDES
DIRECT SERVICES AROUND
INVESTIGATIONS , RESOLVING
DISCRIMINATION, AS I MENTIONED
EARLIER, AND PUBLIC
ACCOMMODATIONS, AS WELL AS
CONTRACTING . CERTAINLY DO SOME
WORK ON EDUCATING THE
COMMUNITY ON CIVIL RIGHTS
PROTECTIONS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES . THAT
CERTAINLY AREA THAT NEEDS SOME
BOLSTERING . WHEN IS A
BOLSTERING, I MEAN WE NEED
RESOURCES SO THAT WE CAN
ACTUALLY DO A BETTER JOB
PROVIDING EDUCATION . IT'S HARD
TO ENFORCE LAWS THAT THE
PUBLIC ISN'T AWARE OF .
DOESN'T KNOW THAT CERTAIN LAWS
EXIST OR THAT THERE HAVE BEEN
AMENDMENTS OR CHANGES TO THOSE
LAWS. SO THAT SOMETHING
CERTAINLY THAT WE WOULD LIKE
TO SEE AN INCREASE AROUND .
CONTINUING THE WORK OF
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH
OUTREACH AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
, PROVIDING EQUAL ACCESS TO
CITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS AND
OVERSEEING OUR TESTING PROGRAM
. AS I MENTIONED, WE HAVE SOME
VACANCIES IN OUR DEPARTMENT AT
ONE OF THE REVOLVING DOORS THAT
I'VE BEEN ABLE TO RECOGNIZE IS
WITHIN OUR ENFORCEMENT
DEPARTMENT. WE ACTUALLY OFFER
THE MOST ROBUST INVESTIGATIONS
OF ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS , AND
ONE OF THE CHALLENGES ARE,
ANNUALLY, THERE IS A 40%
RETENTION CHALLENGE WITH
ENFORCEMENT , BECAUSE WHILE WE
OFFER THE MOST ROBUST , WE
TRAIN OF OUR FOLKS AND THEN
THEY ARE, UNFORTUNATELY ,
POACHED. THERE'S A LARGE
CORPORATION WHO SHALL BE A NAME
TO HAS THREE OF OUR STAFF RIGHT
NOW. FORMER STAFF, I SHOULD
SAY. CERTAINLY, I CAN TOTALLY
UNDERSTAND FOLKS WANTING TO
TAKE MORE PAY FOR LESS WORK.
SO WE CERTAINLY ARE LOOKING AT
PAY EQUITY CHALLENGES AND SEE
THAT AS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO
BE SOLVED AND RESOLVED, AS YOU
CAN IMAGINE . THIS CREATES
SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES . KUDOS
TO HER FANTASTIC TEAM WHO HAS
BEEN ABLE, IN THE MIDST OF ALL
OF THAT, TO NOT FACE ANY
BACKLOGS. SO THAT'S JUST A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WORK,
OBVIOUSLY, THAT THIS TEAM HAS
UNDERTAKEN. WE ALSO ENFORCE
FEDERAL LAWS IN ADDITION TO
MINNESOTA LAWS. THE STATE
OFFICES DO NOT, INCLUDING FAIR
EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES , FAIR
CHANCE HOUSING, AND FOR PUBLIC
ACCOMMODATIONS, MOST
CAPTIONING, BEEN ON
CONVERSION THERAPY FOR MINORS,
AS WELL AS PEER CONTRACTING.
IN 2023, A TOTAL OF 59 NEW
CASES WERE FILED AND A TOTAL
OF 72 CASES WERE RESOLVED . THE
BEST CASE SCENARIO FOR PARTIES
FILING CLAIMS AS EITHER A
SETTLEMENT OR REASONABLE CAUSE
OUTCOME . IN 2023, WE HELPED
ACHIEVE 10 SETTLEMENTS AND NINE
REASONABLE CAUSE OUTCOMES THAT
WE OFFERED MEDIATION AND
SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS AND
HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE
EFFECTIVE IN TERMS OF REALLY
BEING ABLE TO MEET THE NEEDS
OF INDIVIDUALS THAT OFTENTIMES
CAN BE SPECIFIC, BUT CAN BE
RESOLVED IN A DISPUTE
SETTLEMENT , HAVING SOMEONE TO
SUPPORT AND HOLD THAT SPACE FOR
THEM . 10 TO 15% OF OUR CASES
ARE RESOLVED BY ADMIN STRATA
CLOSURE WHICH MEANS THE CASE
WAS OUTSIDE OF OUR JURISDICTION
. THE PARTIES STOPPED
RESPONDING OR CHOSE NOT TO
PURSUE THE CASE FURTHER, OR
DECIDED TO FILE WITH ANOTHER
ENTITY. I SHARED SOME OF THE
COMMON TYPES OF DISCRIMINATION.
THE FEDERAL LAW ONLY COVERS
EIGHT OF THE 23 PROTECTED
CLASSES, BUT WE ACTUALLY OFFER
SOME OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE
AND PROTECTED CLASSES HERE IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE
COUNTRY . COMMON TYPES OF
DISCRIMINATION INCLUDE
DIFFERENT TREATMENT , DISPARATE
IMPACT ON PROTECTED CLASSES
AND RETALIATION FOR CERTAIN
CIVIL RIGHTS OR SIMPLE FAILURE
TO PROVIDE REASONABLE
ACCOMMODATIONS. WHY DON'T WE
SKIP AND GO TO CIVIL RIGHTS
OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.
OUTREACH IS KEY BECAUSE IT'S
HARD TO PREVENT AND ADDRESS
DISCRIMINATION WHEN PEOPLE
DON'T KNOW THEIR RIGHTS AND
HOW TO GET HELP. THIS SLIDE
SIMPLY SHOWS EXAMPLES OF PRIOR
PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS THAT
HAVE BEEN LAUNCHED IN THE PAST
. AS I SHARED, MORE FUNDING IS
NEEDED TO CONDUCT THE LEVEL OF
OUTREACH NEEDED TO PROACTIVELY
PREVENT DISCRIMINATION AND
THERE ARE NEW LAWS THAT REQUIRE
FUNDING FOR STAFF AND AS WELL
, FOR OUTREACH. I'M GOING TO
TALK A BIT ABOUT OUR RACE AND
SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE .
OUR SGI REPRESENTS THE CITY OF
SEATTLE'S COMMITMENT TO ENDING
INSTITUTIONAL RACISM. WE HAVE
SPENT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
TIME REALLY IN THE PROCESS OF
SHIFTING SOME OF THE ELEMENTS
OF OUR EGOS . WE FIRMLY BELIEVE
THAT MOVING OUT OF A FOCUS
THAT CENTERS AROUND WHAT WE ARE
EMPATHETIC WILL TO END REALLY
MOVING TO FOCUSING ON THE
THINGS THAT WE ARE BUILDING ,
THAT HEALS US, IS CERTAINLY
MORE POWERFUL. I THINK
FOCUSING ON BUILDING THE THINGS
THAT FEEL LESS IS MORE
POWERFUL AND FOCUSING ON THINGS
THAT WE WANT TO TEAR DOWN AND
ULTIMATELY DESTROY. SO WE
REALLY SEE THE WORK MORE SO
NOT AS A BATTLEFIELD, BUT
ACCORDING TO BE CULTIVATED .
LAST YEAR IN 2023 , AN
ORDINANCE WAS PASSED TO
ESTABLISH RSJI INTO THE CITY
CODE . THAT TOOK A SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF WORK AND WE ARE
GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THE
PARTNERS WHO WERE ABLE TO
BRIDGE ACROSS DIFFERENCE AND
DO THE WORK OF WIDENING THE
CIRCLE OF HUMAN CONCERN .
CERTAINLY APPRECIATE
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES ENTER
OFFICE FOR ALL OF THEIR
SUPPORT IN GETTING THAT OVER
THE FINISH LINE. WE CONVENE,
WE SERVE AS A CONVENER AND CAN
MEAN EMPLOYEES TO ADVANCE
RACIAL EQUITY . WE ADVISE
EMPLOYEES, DIRECTORS, TEAMS,
DEPARTMENTS ON RACE AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE ISSUES TO PROVIDE
TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES ON
FOUNDATIONAL EQUITY KNOWLEDGE
AND MORE ADVANCED CONCEPTS , AS
WELL AS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
FOR RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKIT AND
RACIAL EQUITY IN THE CITY
BUDGETING PROCESS. WE ARE
EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT A NEW
PROGRAM THAT ACTUALLY LAUNCHES
ON THE 28th OF THIS MONTH AND
IT IS A RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
COHORT MODEL . THE LEARNING
COHORT MODEL THAT ACTUALLY
BRINGS THE DEPARTMENTS TOGETHER
TO THOUGHTFULLY COLLABORATE.
MOST OFTEN, THE CHALLENGES THAT
WE ARE TRYING TO SOLVE OR ARE
INCREDIBLY COMPLEX AND CANNOT
BE SOLVED BY ONE DEPARTMENT .
BY ONE SECTOR. I WENT
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION ,
AND REQUIRES COMPREHENSIVE
PLANNING AND COMPREHENSIVE
THINKING . WE BELIEVE THAT BY
GETTING THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN THE
ROOM AND ASKING THE RIGHT
QUESTIONS, OTHER WISDOM
EMERGES. THIS ALSO ALLOWS US TO
MOVE OUT OF SILOS AS
OFTENTIMES, WE HAVE BOOKS OF
BUSINESS AT OVERLAP AND THIS
ALLOWS US TO, RATHER THAN
LOOKING AT ONE DEPARTMENT IS
HAVING 8 MILLION AND ANOTHER
DEPARTMENT HAS 12, AND ANOTHER
DEPARTMENT HAS FIVE AND ANOTHER
DEPARTMENT HAS 7 MILLION, WE
GO WE HAVE $50 MILLION TO SOLVE
THIS COMPLEX ISSUE. HOW DO WE
LOOK AT THE ROOT CAUSES? HOW DO
WE LOOK AT THE GAPS IN SERVICE?
AND HOW THEN DO WE PARTNER
AND MAKE SURE THAT WE GET MORE
PEOPLE INTO THE DECISION-MAKING
PROCESS IS MOST OFTEN WE LET
PROXIMITY TO THE CHALLENGES
AND ISSUES OF PEOPLE ARE FACING
IN THE COMMUNITY AND IT
PROVIDES 18 FOR US TO BE UP TO
CO-CREATE THE SOLUTIONS IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY .
THERE IS A CHANGE TEAM
INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM THAT'S
GOING TO BE WORKING TOGETHER
AS WE FINALIZE THE ELEMENTS OF
THE CHARTER IN SUPPORT OF THE
ORDINANCE THAT WAS PASSED. AND
THIS YEAR, OUR SGI WILL BE AT
THE SUMMIT CELEBRATING ITS 20th
YEAR . SO FOR 19 YEARS, IT WAS
AN INITIATIVE AND IT WILL OF
COURSE BE CELEBRATING 20 YEARS
THIS YEAR. I'M GOING TO TALK
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR POLICY
TEAM . OUR POLICY DIVISION
SUPPORTS INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY
DRIVEN SOLUTIONS TO ADVANCE
RACIAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE AND
BRING ABOUT GREATER EQUITY FOR
ALL OF SEATTLE RESIDENTS. IN
THE PROGRAM THAT I JUST TALKED
ABOUT REALLY IS GOING TO HAVE
AN EXTERNAL IMPACT . THINKING
ABOUT THE COHORT MODEL. AND
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO LOOK AT
ARE THE DISPARATE OUTCOMES AND
HOW CAN WE, AS A CITY, HAVE
GREATER IMPACT WITH REGARD TO
THAT WE SOME OF OUR POLICY
AREAS INCLUDE GENDER JUSTICE ,
THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM,
HOUSING AXIS, PROTECTING THE
RIGHTS AND INTERESTS OF
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES . A
LEGISLATIVE REVIEW FOR THE
OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS CONCERNING ISSUES
RELATED TO CIVIL AND HUMAN
RIGHTS IMPACTING SEATTLE
RESIDENTS . OUR POLICY TEAM
ALSO ASSISTS WITH WORK ON OUR
ET'S. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
WILLING SOME VERY KEY ROLES FOR
THIS DEPARTMENT. ONE BEING THE
DIRECTOR ROLE FOR OUR POLICY
TEAM. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OR
OUR COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS . OUR
COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS DIVISION
OVERSEES THE DEVELOPMENT,
IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT
OF DEPARTMENT FUNDING PROCESSES
. THERE'S $1 MILLION GOING OUT
VIA THE COLLECTIVE NETWORK.
OUR EP FUNDING AROUND
COMMUNITY OWNED RESPONSES TO
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND THERE'S
ALSO THE CITY 'S ONE TIME 27
.25 PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING
PROCESS FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY
INFORMED STRATEGIES FOR
COMMUNITY HEALTH, SAFETY
THROUGH INVESTMENTS IN
EDUCATION , HOUSING, MENTAL
HEALTH, AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT. THERE'S ALSO
SOME STANDALONE LEGISLATION IS
BEING PREPARED TO AUTHORIZE
THIS FUNDING , TO IMPLEMENT
COMMUNITY LED PD PROJECTS
THAT WILL OFFICIALLY ROLL OUT
IN THE SPRING OF 2024 . AS YOU
CAN SEE, HERE IS A SLIDE THAT
OUTLINES WHAT PARTICIPATORY
BUDGETING IS IN THE PROCESS
THAT WAS UNDERTAKEN TO GET US
TO THE POINT WE ARE AT NOW. SO
I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT
PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING, ALSO
KNOWN AS PD OVER THE NEXT FEW
SLIDES. A STEERING COMMITTEE
THAT REPRESENTS THE COMMUNITY
CREATES AN ENGAGEMENT PLAN
RESIDENTS BASICALLY SHARE IDEAS
. WE COLLECTED OVER 485
DIFFERENT IDEAS . THOSE IDEAS
WERE THEN DEVELOPED AND VOTED
ON . AND NOW THE IDEAS THAT
HAVE BEEN VOTED ON AND LANDED
ON OUR FEASIBLE PROPOSALS .
THIS HAPPENS IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE CITY DEPARTMENTS WHO
HAVE BOOKS OF BUSINESS THAT
ALREADY OVERLAP. I THINK WHAT
WE FIND WITH THE SIX PROPOSALS
THAT HAVE BEEN VOTED ON , THAT
THESE PROPOSALS DO OVERLAP
WITH ALREADY EXISTING BODIES OF
WORK. AND SO NOW THERE'S
THIS PROCESS THAT IS UNDERTAKEN
WITH THE IDT IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BE
ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHAT THE
FEASIBILITY OF THESE PARTICULAR
PROJECTS ARE. THE RESIDENCE OF
COURSE HAVE VOTED ON THESE
PROPOSALS AND, AS I MENTIONED,
MOST OF THEM SERVE THE
COMMUNITY AND THE WINNING
PROPOSALS ARE SET TO BE FUNDED
AND IMPLEMENTED. PARTICIPATORY
BUDGETING IS NOT NEW TO
SEATTLE. WE OF COURSE HAVE
HAD A FORM OF PARTICIPATORY
BUDGETING IN OUR CITY SINCE
2015 . IN 2020, THE CITY
COUNCIL DESIGNATED $30 MILLION
FOR THIS PD PROCESS TO
CO-CREATE AND FUND COMMUNITY
DRIVEN APPROACHES . TO HEALTH
AND SAFETY FOR THOSE MOST
IMPACTED BY SYSTEMIC RACISM AND
POLICE VIOLENCE . I KNOW 2020
SEEMS LIKE A LIFETIME AGO, BUT
I THINK THAT WHAT COMMITMENT
LOOKS LIKE IS LONG AFTER THE
EMOTIONS YOU HAD WHEN YOU
SIGNED UP AND SAID YOU'RE
COMMITTED TO SOMETHING HAVE
GONE ON. YOU ARE STILL LOCKED
IN TO DELIVER ON WHAT YOU
COMMITTED TO DELIVERING ON.
CITY COUNCIL AND ALLOCATED
$2.75 MILLION TO IDENTIFY A
THIRD-PARTY ADMINISTRATOR TO
DEVELOP PROJECT PROPOSALS AND
TO RUN THE VOTING PROCESS .
NEARLY 60 COMMUNITY MEMBERS
WORK TO DEVELOP PROPOSALS FOR
WHICH OVER 4000 VOTES WERE
TALLIED, AND OCR FACILITATED A
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PROCESS
AND WINNING PROJECTS WERE
SELECTED IN 2023 . THE NEXT
SLIDE ACTUALLY PROVIDES A LIST
OF THE WINNING PROPOSALS THAT
WERE SELECTED BY COMMUNITY AND
ALIGNED TO THE BLACK
BRILLIANCE RESEARCH PROJECT
REPORT THAT INFORMED THIS
PROCESS. PB REALLY IS A
POWER-SHARING PROCESS WITH
COMMUNITY AND GETS MORE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND VOICES
INTO THE DECISION-MAKING
PROCESS . CERTAINLY, WE FOUND
GOT MORE FOLKS SPECIFICALLY
ENGAGED THROUGH, I WOULD SAY,
WHO ARE GENERALLY AND
TYPICALLY ON THE FRINGES OF
THAT PROCESS. COMMUNITY
MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDERS
CONTINUE TO BE ACTIVELY ENGAGED
IN THE PROCESS AS WE LOOK FOR
TO PREPARING PROJECTS FOR NEXT
STEP WHICH IS IMPLEMENTATION.
DEPARTMENT'S ARE WORKING
TOGETHER, AS I MENTIONED, TO
ENSURE FEASIBILITY OF THE
IMPLEMENTATION AND TO MAINTAIN
INTENTIONALITY BY COMMUNITY TO
INVEST IN COMMUNITY SAFETY AND
WELL-BEING. AS BRIEFLY
MENTIONED EARLIER, WE DO
PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR FOUR
COMMISSIONS THAT SERVE AS
ADVISORY BOARDS AND THE MAYOR.
CITY COUNCIL AND DEPARTMENTS.
EACH COMMISSION HOLDS 21 SEAT
WITH EIGHT SEATS APPOINTED BY
CITY COUNCIL . COMMISSION HAS
A LONG HISTORY. ARE HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMISSION WAS FORMED IN
1963 . COMMISSIONS PROVIDE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO
DEPARTMENT . THEY IDENTIFY,
SUPPORT SERVICE GAPS, ADVOCATE
FOR FUNDING AND CONNECTIVITY
MEMBERS TO CITY LEADERS AND
STAFF. A GREATER UNDERSTANDING
OF UNITY NEEDS AND HOST
COMMUNITY EVENTS, AS WELL AS
ENGAGEMENT. SOME OF THE KEY
PROJECTS FOR OUR DEPARTMENT
INCLUDE ONE OF THE THINGS I DID
NOT MENTION EARLIER THAT HAS
ALSO BEEN A HISTORICAL
CHALLENGE FOR OUR DEPARTMENT IS
WE'VE HAD AN EXTREMELY
OUTDATED ENFORCEMENT DATABASE
THAT HAS BEEN UPDATED FOR A
DECADE . BUT IS ACTUALLY IN THE
PROCESS OF BEING LAUNCHED IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR I P
DEPARTMENT . SO WE ARE
CERTAINLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT,
AS ONE OF THE KEY PROJECTS
THAT WE BELIEVE WILL CONTINUE
TO HELP OUR WORK, AS WE
CONTINUE TO BE EFFICIENT AND
EFFECTIVE . WE HAVE COMMISSION
APPOINTMENTS THAT WILL COME
BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE FOR
OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT,
SURROUNDING OUR FOUR
COMMISSIONS. THERE'S AN
IMPLEMENTATION, OF COURSE, OF
THE PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING
PROJECT WHICH I HAVE TO JUST
GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR TEAM
AND TO OUR DEPARTMENT . OCR IS
NOT DESIGNED TO BE ABLE TO HOLD
THIS KIND OF VAST BODY OF WORK
WHEN I FIRST GOT IN. I'M
THAT WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A
CONTRACTS PERSON IN OUR
DEPARTMENT. THE TEAM HAS
RALLIED. HAS DONE A TON OF
FANTASTIC WORK AND THIS HUGE
UNDERTAKING , AND SO I WANT TO
PAUSE FOR THE CAUSE AND SALUTE
THEM FOR ALL THEIR MAGNIFICENT
WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE. AS I
MENTIONED, WE WILL BE
CELEBRATING 20 YEARS THIS YEAR
WITH THE RS JI SUMMIT . THE
LAUNCH OF THE RS G.I. COHORTS,
AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
COMMUNITY INFORMED POLICY
AGENDA IS THE LAST OF OUR KEY
PROJECTS FOR 2024 .
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
THINK COUNCILMEMBER -- COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON HAD A
QUESTION.
>> COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE PV
PROJECTS PAGE? YOU KNOW, THE
WINNING ONES.
>> THERE WE GO. IVAN
MONITORING THE PROGRESS OF THIS
PROJECT OR INITIATIVE AND YOU
MENTIONED WE COMMITTED TO IT
AND SO WE ARE LOCKED IN -- WE
HAVE TO LOCKING OUR COMMITMENT,
SO I TOOK THAT TO MEAN THAT WE
HAVE TO SEE THIS THROUGH TO
THE END. AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
THE PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING
PROCESS WAS FUNDED WITH ONE
TIME FUNDING THAT I BELIEVE
WAS A RESULT OF COVID RELIEF
FUNDS. AND SO IT HAS BEEN --
I'VE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE NOT
SETTING UP A WHOLE BUNCH OF
PROGRAMS THAT ARE GOING TO
MEET ONGOING FUNNY BECAUSE
THAT'S HOW WE GOT INTO THIS
OPERATING DEFICIT THAT WE ARE
IN RIGHT NOW WITH A WHOLE BUNCH
OF PROGRAMS ACROSS THE BOARD.
THAT'S ONE OF THE WAYS WE GOT
INTO THE SITUATION THAT WILL
HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS YEAR. SO
WHEN I'M LOOKING -- I'M
CONCERNED BECAUSE A LOT OF
THESE PROJECTS, AND I'VE
COMMUNICATED YOUR OFFICE AND
COMMUNICATED TO THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND THEY ALL KNOW WHERE
I'M COMING FROM BUT I'VE SAID
THIS IS A CONCERN OF MINE.
WHENEVER THAT LEGISLATION COMES
DOWN, I WILL WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THERE IS CLEAR LANGUAGE
THAT THIS IS $27 MILLION WORTH
OF FUNDING AND THEN ONCE IT'S
GONE, THESE PROGRAMS SUNSET OR
SOMETHING. BECAUSE I SAID I
DON'T WANT COUNCIL TO BE PUT
IN A POSITION OF HAVING TO TELL
COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE
DISCONTINUING THESE THINGS AND
I DON'T WANT TO SET UP
EXPECTATIONS. SO IT SEEMS AS
THOUGH SOME OF THESE THINGS,
SOME OF THESE ITEMS , THEIR
PROGRAMMATIC SO THEY HAVE
ONGOING NEEDS PASS THE DOLLAR
AMOUNT DOWN TO THE BOTTOM
POTENTIALLY. COULD YOU PLEASE
SPEAK TO THAT?
>> SURE.
>> VERY GOOD QUESTION. WE
HAVE BEEN VERY INTENTIONAL
ABOUT COMMUNICATING THROUGHOUT
THE ENTIRE PROCESS ABOUT THE
NATURE OF THE ONE-TIME FUNDS.
PART OF OUR DEVELOPMENT OF
INVITING DEPARTMENTS IN TO
LOOK AT FEASIBILITY OF THE
IDEAS ANY PROPOSALS OR JUST TO
CONSIDER THOSE THINGS. THE
FOLKS THAT WE INVITED FOR
DEPARTMENTS, ALL OF THIS WORK
ALREADY EXISTS IN THESE
DEPARTMENTS WITH THE EXCEPTION
OF THE PUBLIC RESTROOM. SO IN
THINKING AND ENSURING
FEASIBILITY, THAT WAS ONE OF
THE THINGS WE HAD TALKED ABOUT.
SO THE FOLKS THAT WERE WORKING
ON THE IDT AND FEASIBILITY
ENSURE THAT WE WILL BE
COMMUNICATING WITH PROVIDERS
VIA THE CONTRACT, BUT ALSO
THINKING ABOUT WAYS TO FUND HER
BRAVE FUNDING OF EXISTING
PROJECTS. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WE
WORKED WITH OP CD FOR THIS
NATIVE YOUTH PAST , PRESENT, AS
A BODY OF WORK THAT ALREADY
EXISTED IN THEIR DEPARTMENT.
THEY SAID WE CAN USE THIS 7.2
MILLION TO ABSORB THAT INTO
EXISTING FUNDS WE ALREADY HAVE,
SO WE CAN MAKE THAT PROJECT A
BIT MORE ROBUST. SAME I THINK
YOU FOR THAT FORETHOUGHT.
APPRECIATE IT.
>> CLARIFICATION. WILL THE
DEPARTMENT BE RUNNING THAT
PROGRAM, OR I'M CONFUSED. IT
WON'T BE A COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATION IS AWARDED MONEY
TO DO THAT PROGRAM WE
>> YES AND NO. WE TALK ABOUT
CAPITAL PROJECTS, THERE ARE
DEPARTMENTS THAT DO THAT WORK
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY.
OCR IS FACILITATING THE
PROCESS. WE ARE IN THE
IMPLEMENTATION PHASE. SO ALL
THIS MONEY, THE MAJORITY WOULD
BE BY DEPARTMENTS AND WE WILL
SUPPORT THOSE EFFORTS AND
COMMUNICATION , DEVELOPING A
TIMELINE AND SUPPORTING SOME OF
THAT AND SO THAT'S WHAT I
MEANT ABOUT THINKING ABOUT
THINGS THAT ARE ALREADY GOING
OUT IN WAYS WE CAN BE REALLY
STRATEGIC ABOUT. FOLDING AND
SOME OF THIS WORK WHERE IT
MAKES SENSE.
>> OKAY. SO THE CBO'S THAT
THE DEPARTMENT WOULD BE
CONTRACTING WITH OUR PEOPLE
THAT ALREADY MIGHT BE DOING THE
WORK IN SOME FORM OR FASHION
THEY ARE GOING TO EXPAND IT OR
GET ADDITIONAL MONEY TO DO THAT
WORK.
>> YES, THAT'S WHAT WE ARE
HOPING.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS WE KNOW? THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
PRESENTATION. IT WAS VERY
HELPFUL. THE UPDATED
PRESENTATION , WE DID A
PRE-BRIEFING AND AGAIN, THANK
YOU FOR BEING WILLING TO RUN
THROUGH THAT . THE UPDATED
SLIDES WERE INFORMATIVE, SO
THANK YOU FOR THAT ADDITIONAL
EFFORT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PATIENCE, FOR BEING HERE AND
SITTING THROUGH LONG
PRESENTATIONS. BUT I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'RE
DOING. HAVE A VERY IMPORTANT
BODY OF WORK. IT'S A BROAD
BODY OF WORK HERE SO I
APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORT AND
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT AND OVER
THE COURSE OF THIS YEAR. THANK
YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, YOU
ASKED THE QUESTION AROUND THE
DV AND THE SERVICES WE BE
FUNDING. HER TREATMENT, SUPPORT
FOR PERPETRATORS OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE. I JUST WANTED TO
CIRCLE BACK TO GIVE YOU THAT
RESPONSE.
>> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO WITH NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT
11:57. THAT CONCLUDES THE
FIRST MEETING OF THE
COMMITTEE.