>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING
EVERYONE.
>> ONE SECOND.
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> CAN WE HAVE AN AUDIO CHECK?
>> I CAN SEE AND HEAR YOU.
>> WE COULDN'T HEAR THE
BANNER. OKAY. READY? OKAY.
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE FOR THE
TIME IS 10:31. APRIL 10th
MEETING IN THE HOUSING AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE WILL
COME TO ORDER. I'M KATHY
MOORE, CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> HERE.
>> VICE CHAIR MORALES?
>> PRESENT .
>> CHAIR MOORE?
>> PRESENT.
>> THREE PRESENT.
>> LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT
COUNCILMEMBERS MORALES AND
NELSON HAVE BEEN EXCUSED
MOVING ONTO THE AGENDA, IF
THERE'S NO OBJECTION, TODAY'S
PROPOSED AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED
. HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED , SO THANK
YOU EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE
TODAY FOR THE APRIL 10th
MEETING OF THE HOUSING AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE. ON
TODAY'S AGENDA, WE HAVE SIX
ITEMS ALL FOR POSSIBLE VOTE .
FIRST, WE HAVE ONE APPOINTED TO
THE SEATTLE LGBTQ COMMISSION,
AND SECOND, WE HAVE FIVE
APPOINTMENTS TO THE BURKE
GILMAN PLACE PUBLIC DEVELOP
MEANT AUTHORITY GOVERNING
COUNCIL. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL
MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT. WE
WILL NOW OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC
COMMENTS SHOULD RELATE TO ITEMS
ON TODAY'S AGENDA , OR BE
WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THIS
COMMITTEE. MANY SPEAKERS ARE
SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> CURRENTLY, WE HAVE TWO
SPEAKERS IN PERSON. THERE ARE
TWO REMOTE SPEAKERS.
>> ALL RIGHT. EACH SPEAKER WILL
HAVE TWO MINUTES. WE WILL START
WITH THE IN PERSON SPEAKERS.
CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE
PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS?
>> THE COMMENT PERIOD WILL BE
MODERATED IN THE FOLLOWING
MANNER, THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS 20 MINUTES, SPEAKERS
WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN
WHICH THEY REGISTERED SPEAKERS
WILL ALTERNATE BETWEEN SETS OF
IN PERSON AND REMOTE SPEAKERS
UNTIL THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
HAS ENDED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
TIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT
OF THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS' MICS
WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT
MEET MICROPHONE WITHIN THE
ALLOTTED TIMES TO ALLOW US TO
CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOT
OPEN, AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH
THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
>> WHO IS OUR FIRST SPEAKER?
>> THE FIRST SPEAKER IS ALEX
TSIMERMAN, FOLLOWED BY KATE
RUBIN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> FOR A MOMENT, LET ME SHARE
MY SCREEN.
>> OKAY. YOU MAY BEGIN.
>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ]
>> I LIVES IN SEATTLE ALMOST 40
YEARS. USED TO COST 300 BUCKS,
NOW 3000. GOES VERY FAST. SO,
I HAVE TWO PROPOSITION BEFORE .
SO, RIGHT NOW, I WILL BRING YOU
EACH TIME AS I SPEAK,
PROPOSITIONS, AS I HAVE FOR
MANY YEARS. FOR EXAMPLE,
"SEATTLE TIMES" A FEW MONTHS
AGO, A FEW THOUSAND HOURS OF
APARTMENTS IN SEATTLE, FOR
YEARS. I SPOKE ABOUT THIS
BEFORE, AND I WILL SPEAK IT
RIGHT NOW. MANY ARE FROM, FOR
EXAMPLE, SO OFFENSIVE, $10,000
PER MONTH. MY EXAMPLE FOR A
QUESTION KNOW, TOUGH QUESTION,
SPEAK LATER, USE CITY LAND.
CITY LAND IS CITY PEOPLE. YOU
KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS? FOR MAKE
MONEY. THIS SPECULATOR DON'T
WANT TO SEND THIS. MAKE A
CHEAPER PRICE, SO MANY WILL BE
COMING LEFT , WILL BE CUT PRICE
DOWN . YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEAN?
MY PROPOSITION, VERY SIMPLE.
HOUSES A FEW YEARS AGO, TONY
FIVE PERCENTAGE, WE NEED THAT.
YOU UNDERSTAND? THE NEW --
WHEN YOU GO TO GROW MONEY, YOU
PAY SOMETHING. WHEN I, FOR
EXAMPLE, LATE WITH MY PARKING
TICKET, I PLAYED DOUBLE. THEY
USE US LAND, THEY USE US PEOPLE
PRETTY KNOW WHAT THIS MEAN? FOR
MAKING MONEY. HOW IS THAT
POSSIBLE? THIS AMERICA. MY HAVE
BUSINESS WITH YOU, YOU USE MY
TERRITORY, OR MY PLACE, PAY ME
SOMETHING. SUPPOSED TO BE
COMMISSIONED FROM THIS. MY
PROPOSITION, WHEN YOU STAND
EMPTY, MORE THAN TWO MONTHS,
YOU NEED TO PAY 25% LIKE
KANETIDOU. FOR EXAMPLE, AND
FOR EXAMPLE, THE PRICE IS DOWN
LIKE A DOMINO, FALL, FALL, AND
EVERYWHERE. OKAY.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER?
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS KATE
RUBIN, FOLLOWED BY OUR FIRST
ONLINE SPEAKERS .
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. MY NAME IS KATE RUBIN.
I AM ONE OF FIVE COMMISSIONERS
ON THE SEATTLE RENTERS
COMMISSION, AND I AM HERE TODAY
TO URGE YOU TO GO THROUGH AND
REVIEW THE OTHER FIVE
APPOINTMENTS THAT WE ARE
WAITING ON SO WE CAN GET TO
WORK . A RENTER'S COMMISSION
OF 5 IS NOT REPRESENTED OF THE
RENTERS HERE, IN SEATTLE. MORE
THAN HALF OF US ARE RENTERS ,
AND WE REALLY NEED TO HAVE A
VOICE AND BE ABLE TO WORK
TOGETHER , AND OUR GROUP IS TOO
SMALL TO DO THAT. WE
SHOULDN'T BE HERE,
VOLUNTEERING HER TIME , FOR
SOMETHING THAT IS JUST POPPED
UP AND IS NOT ACTUALLY
SUPPORTED. THEN, I ALSO WANTED
TO INVITE ALL OF YOU --
ESPECIALLY YOU, AS THE
COMMITTEE CHAIR, MEMBER MOORE,
TO COME TO OUR MEETINGS AND
TALK ABOUT WHAT YOUR PARTIES
ARE FOR RENTERS AND HOW WE, AS
A COMMISSION, CAN WORK TOGETHER
WITH YOU TO HELP SUPPORT THE
RENTERS HERE, IN THE CITY.
ALRIGHTY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT
SPEAKER?
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS REMOTE
SPEAKER , BILL HACKETT.
>> PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO
SPEAK.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS, AND THE
REVEREND BILL HACKETT, THE
INTERFAITH TASK FORCE ON
HOMELESSNESS DIRECTOR. LAST
YEAR, THOSE VEHICLES WERE AT
RISK OF THIS, NOW, AND THE HELP
OF FORMER MAYOR MAGEE, WE
STARTED THIS MITIGATION TEAM.
BAER HUNTER VEHICLE RESIDENTS,
AND IN THE PANDEMIC, IT ENDED
THAT EFFORT. 2021, WHEN KCHRA
CONTINUED UNTIL JANUARY OF THIS
YEAR. NOW, WE MEET
INDEPENDENTLY. AMBERTON COULD
AUTHORITIES ON THE TEAMS IN
SEATTLE, THOSE IN SEATTLE AND
NORTHEAST, SOUTH COUNTY
REGIONS. HE WHERE THE COURT
GETTING THE RV SAFELITE
STARTED. WE MET WITH THE
MONTHLY CHIEF'S SHERIFF
MEANINGS IN BURIEN WITH AMY
SMITH, CHIEF OF THE SHERIFF
DEPARTMENT, AND HAVE HAD TWO
WORK MEETINGS WITH DEPUTY
WASHINGTON AND THE STAFF. WITH
MANY OF THE FORMER
COUNCILMEMBERS, WHO SAID WHERE
YOU NOW SAID, WE WOULD LIKE TO
MEET IN PERSON WITH YOU AND/OR
DO A PANEL IN THIS COMMITTEE.
YOU, AS A WHOLE COUNCIL, WHEN
ALSO BE SENT AN EMAIL THIS
MORNING GIVING A BETTER SUMMARY
OF OUR EFFORTS . THE REALITY
IS, IN 2020, THE COUNT FOR
THOSE IN THE SHELTER WERE
LIVING IN VEHICLES , AND SADLY,
OUR EFFORTS AT ADDRESSING THAT
ARE WOEFULLY UNDERFUNDED AND
UNDERSTAFFED . SO, IF YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS NOW, PLEASE ASK.
OTHERWISE, WE'LL BE IN TOUCH
TO ASK AT MEETINGS IN PERSON.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
NEXT REMOTE SPEAKER IS DAVID
HAYNES, WHO IS NOT YET
DOESN'T, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE HE
MIGHT BE SIGNING IN.
, HE IS STILL NOT --
>> ARE YOU THERE?
>> I BELIEVE THAT OUR LAST
PUBLIC SPEAKER THEN. OKAY. ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO
ADDITIONAL REGISTERED
SPEAKERS. WE'LL NOW PROCEED TO
ITEMS OF BUSINESS. MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC ARE ENCOURAGED TO
EITHER SUBMIT WRITTEN PUBLIC
COMMENT ON A TON OF CARDS
AVAILABLE ON THE PODIUM OR
EMAIL THE COUNCIL AT 2118.
THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO TO
COMMENTS. WE DID TAKE THIS,
THEN CONSIDER THEM ON THE
BOARD. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW
MOVE ON TO THE FIRST ITEM ON
OUR AGENDA . CLICK, WILL YOU
PLEASE READ THE FIRST AGENDA
ITEM INTO THE RECORD?
>> AND ITEM 1, APPOINTMENT
2827, UP, AND OF CHRISTINA
PIZANA AS NUMBER OF LGBTQ
COMMISSION FOR A TERM OF
OCTOBER 1st , 2025, FOR
BREATHING, DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO,
TODAY, WE HAVE WITH US JANET
STAFFORD FROM THE OFFICE OF
CIVIL RIGHTS. SHE IS JOINING
US REMOTELY TO INTRODUCE US TO
CHRISTINA. I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO YOU , JANET, TO TALK ABOUT
THE WORK OF THE COMMISSION AND
TO INTRODUCE THE APPOINTEE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOORE.
THE MORNING TO ALL OF YOU
COUNCIL MEMBERS. I FELT THAT
MY NAME IS JANET. I AM HERE
WITH THE SEATTLE OFFICE FOR
CIVIL RIGHTS . I'M HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE LGBTQ COMMISSION
WHO ADVISES THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL, AND CITY DEPARTMENTS
ON ISSUES OF CONCERN AFFECTING
THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY. SOME OF
THEIR EVENT COLLABORATIONS
WITH CITY COUNCIL AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE HAS INCLUDED
THE ANNUAL PRIDE FLAG RAISING ,
AS WELL AS CONNECTING WITH
ADMINISTRATION STAFF FROM THE
YEARS PRIOR TO SHARE SOME OF
THEIR WORK PLANS. THIS YEAR ,
THEY LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING
MANY OF YOU AND SHARING SOME OF
THEIR CURRENT WORK GOALS FOR
THIS YEAR. SO, TODAY, WE HAVE
ONE APPOINTEE, CHRISTINA
PIZANA, AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE
BOARD. I HAD A STATEMENT
PREPARED HERE, BECAUSE
CHRISTINA COULDN'T ATTEND, SO
I CAN CONTINUE WITH THAT. ALL
RIGHT? THANK YOU.
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> CHRISTINA PIZANA IS A
FOURTH-GENERATION CHICANA
PARENT AND HAS SPENT THE LAST
20 YEARS AS A GRASSROOT
ORGANIZER WORKING ON EQUITY
ISSUES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE,
PARENTS, AND FAMILIES OF
COLORED , CENTERED ON
LIBERATION AND JUSTICE WORK.
THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THEY HAVE
BEEN ADVOCATING IN SCHOOLS.
PART OF HIS WORK HAS BEEN VERY
COMPLEX , DIRECTING AND
RE-CENTERING STAFF AND PARENTS,
UNDERSTANDING THE AWARENESS OF
INCLUSION AND IN VERY PERSONAL
WAYS. CHRISTINA HAS AN
ARCHITECTURE BACKGROUND WHICH,
IN MANY WAYS, INVOLVES
LISTENING TO STAKEHOLDERS'
NEEDS, RESEARCHING TECHNICAL
DESIGNS AND SAFETY TIMELINES.
ALSO, PROBLEM SOLVING, COMPLEX
CHALLENGES, AND PRODUCING
TANGIBLE OUTCOMES ON MULTIPLE
PROJECTS. HOPE, LOVE,
LIBERATION AND CREDIBILITY ON
ELEMENTS CHRISTINA STRIVES TO
CENTER ON THE COMMISSION. THEY
ARE FIERCE ADVOCATE FOR MOST
MOBILE AND UNDERSERVED YOUTH
IN VERY CREATIVE AND CONNECTED
WAYS. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER,
CHRISTINA HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE
PARTICIPANT AND FILLED A VACANT
TERM LAST YEAR ON THE
COMMISSION AND WAS ALSO VOTED
IN TO DO A INTERIM CULTURE.
TODAY, SHE HELD A PERMANENT
KOSHER POSITION AND NEEDS THE
RACIAL JUSTICE AND
INTERSECTIONAL OFFICE INTO
SEXUALITY COMMITTEE.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR THAT INTRODUCTION AND
INFORMATION. I DID WANT TO
EXTEND MY GRATITUDE TO
CHRISTINA FOR THEIR INTEREST
IN SERVING ON THIS COMMISSION.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BEFORE WE
MOVED ABOUT? NOT SEEING ANY.
THANK YOU. SEEING NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I KNOW
THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT
2027. IS THERE A SECOND?.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO MOVED AND SECONDED .
CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT. ANY FINAL COMMENTS
BEFORE VOTE? SEEING ON, CLERK,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL CALL FOR
ACCOMMODATION TO CONFIRM THE
APPOINTMENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER 2118?
>> AYE.
>> CHAIRMAN MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> THREW THE FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU , JANET, FOR
JOINING US TODAY , AND PLEASE
PASS ALONG THE COMMITTEE'S
GRATITUDE.THANK YOU,
CHRISTIANA, FOR THEIR INTEREST
IN SERVING THE COMMISSION AND
THE RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ THE SECOND THROUGH
SIXTH AGENDA ITEMS INTO THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH
SIX, APPOINTMENT 2818 THROUGH
2022. APARTMENTS OF JOSEPH E
BROTHERTON, DAVID L. CREATE,
MICHAEL HATZENBELER, JENNIFER
KELTY, AND KAARIN STOWELL
FOR BREATHING, DISCUSSION AND
VOTE FOR THE COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU. TODAY, WE HAVE
MICHAEL HATZENBELER -- I HOPE I
PRONOUNCE THAT CORRECTLY IS
CHAIRMAN OF THE PDA, ALSO
APPEARING REMOTELY. I WILL TURN
IT OVER TO YOU TALK ABOUT THE
WORK OF THE PDA AND TELL US
ABOUT THE FIVE APPOINTEES,
INCLUDING YOURSELF .
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOORE AND
COUNCILMEMBERS. PLEASURE TO BE
HERE , JOINING YOU. THANKS FOR
THE REMOTE OPTION. SO, THE
PUBLIC DEPARTMENT AUTHORITY FOR
BURKE-GILMAN, AS YOU KNOW,
ONE OF A NUMBER OF PDA'S THE
CITY HAS. BURKE-GILMAN IS
PROBABLY THE SMALLEST OF THE
PDAS, FROM THE EARLY-'80S TO
MANAGE AND MAINTAIN A SMALL
PIECE OF PROPERTY IN NORTHEAST
SEATTLE THAT WAS GIVEN TO THE
CITY BY THE COAST GUARD , I
WANT THEM, A COAST GUARD
TRANSMITTER SITE. WAS DONATED
TO THE CITY IN THE '7 0s I
BELIEVE. A NUMBER OF ENTITIES
PROVIDE SERVICES AND HOUSING TO
RESIDENTS OF THE NORTHEAST
SEATTLE AREA. WITHIN THE PDA,
AND THE PDA BOARD THAT HAS A
TOTAL OF NINE SEATS. THERE
WERE FOR USER REPRESENTATIVES ,
AND THEN FIVE COMMUNITY AT
LARGE SHEETS. THE USER
ORGANIZATIONS ARE SOME OF YOU
MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH. MY
ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SOME
HOUSING TO INDIVIDUALS WITH
HIS AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITY ON
SITE, THE CHILDREN'S CENTER,
AN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEPARTMENT
CENTER, ON-SITE, THE RONALD
McDONALD HOUSE, AND THEN
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. THOSE ARE
THE FOR USERS WITH PROVAIL
REPRESENTED ON THE BOARD. AND
FOR THE PDA, SO, TWO OF THE
APPOINTMENTS TODAY ARE ,
MYSELF, AND JENNIFER KELTY IN
THE CHILDREN CENTER, THEN
KAARIN STOWELL IS A NEW USER
REPRESENTED FOR RONALD McDONALD
HOUSE, AND THEN WE HAVE TWO
COMMUNITY AT LARGE NEW MEMBERS
ON THE PDA BOARD. SO, I WILL
GO THROUGH THE LIST OF
NOMINEES. SO, JOSEPH BROTHERTON
IS A GRADUATE OF LOYOLA
MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY,
WASHINGTON, IS A RESIDENT OF
NORTHEAST SEATTLE WITH HIS WIFE
AND TWO CHILDREN. HIS
CONNECTION TO THE PDA IS HE
CURRENTLY HAS A CHILD WHO IS
ENROLLED AT THE CHILDREN'S
CENTER, AND HE HAS AN OLDER
CHILD THAT ATTENDED THERE WHEN
HE WAS YOUNG. JOSEPH IS A
FOUNDER OF BT FAMILY ADVISORS
, WHICH SPECIALIZES IN FAMILY
OFFICERS AS HELPING INDIVIDUALS
WITH FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS
WITH REAL ESTATE AND OTHER
NEEDS AS AN ACTIVE PUBLIC
UNITY VOLUNTEER. HE HAS BEEN A
BOARD NUMBER FOR TEENS AND
PUBLIC SERVICE AND AN
INSTRUCTOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
-- BARS -- AND BRINGS A REALLY
GREAT SKILL SET AND PERSONAL
CONNECTION TO THE PDA BOARD.
CREATE IS ALSO A WASHINGTON
NATIVE, GREW UP ON THE CANNOT
BEFORE MOVING TO SEATTLE, WHERE
HE HAS LIVED EVER SINCE.
CURRENTLY LIVES IN THE RAVENNA
NEIGHBORHOOD , AND
PROFESSIONALLY, DAVID IS A
SAFETY FACILITY AND OPERATIONS
LEADER FOR THE BIOTECH AND
RESEARCH DETERGENTS IN THE
SEATTLE AREA, BOTH INDUSTRY
AND NONPROFIT SECTORS. DAVID IS
ALSO A UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
VETERAN, CLEARED TO TOUR IN ,
AFRICA IN 2019, AND ALSO HAS A
MASTERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH DEGREE
FROM JOHNS HOPKINS SCHOOL OF
PUBLIC HEALTH. SO, DAVID ALSO
HAS A UNIQUE AND REALLY VIABLE
EFFECTIVE THAT HE BRINGS OUR
BOARD. JENNIFER, AS I
MENTIONED, IS CURRENTLY THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
CHILDREN'S CENTER. SHE HAS
BEEN THERE SINCE 2007. HAS IT
REALLY IS RENTAL IN THE GROWTH
AND TO THE LAMENT OF THE
CHILDREN CENTER. YOU MIGHT BE
AWARE THAT THE CHILDREN CENTER
IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING OF THIS
WE ARE ABOUT TO LAUNCH A MAJOR
EXPANSION PROJECT THAT WILL
ALLOW THEM TO INCREASE THEIR
OPACITY TO SERVE CHILDREN IN
THE FACILITY BUT 40%, INCLUDING
A NUMBER OF LOWER-INCOME --
CHILDREN FROM A NUMBER OF
LOWER-INCOME FAMILIES, MANY OF
WHOM RESIDE WITHIN THE
DIFFERENT HOUSING PROPERTIES
WITHIN THE PDA, SO THERE IS A
DIRECT VALUE THAT THE CHILDREN
CENTER BRINGS TO THE RESIDENTS
OF THE PDA, AS WELL AS FOLKS
THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST SEATTLE .
JENNIFER IS ALSO AN ACTIVE
VOLUNTEER, A WEEKEND
SUPERVISOR/SOCIAL WORKER WITH
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
CHILDREN YOUTH AND FAMILIES'
TRIAL PRODUCTIVE SERVICES
DIVISION, WORKED AS A FAMILY
ADVOCATE PREVIOUSLY SERVING AS
A COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL
ADVOCATE VOLUNTEER AT THE
COUNTY'S DEPENDENCY BOARD,
AND HAS BEEN A PART OF THE PDA
BOARD FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
THEN, KAARIN STOWELL IS THE
OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR RONALD
McDONALD HOUSE . SHE HAS BEEN
IN THAT CAPACITY FOR 22 YEARS,
I BELIEVE, AND -- OR -- HAS
WORKED FOR RONALD McDONALD
HOUSE FOR 22 YEARS, HAS BEEN
THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
SINCE 2007. SHE SPENT A TIME
ACTUALLY LIVING ON THE PROPERTY
THERE, SO SHE IS SUPERFAMILY
WITH THE PDA AND THE OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS, AND HAS BEEN IS
RENTAL IN PARTNERING WITH
VARIOUS USER GROUPS AND
RESIDENTS IN THE PROPERTY, AND
HELPING MANAGE SOME OF THE
INTERPLAY AND CONNECTION
BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT
ORGANIZATIONS, NOT JUST
SUPPORTING RONALD McDONALD
HOUSE. SO, REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO HAVING KAREN ON THE
BOARD -- AND THE MYSELF, I'M
THE PRESIDENT/CEO OF THE
SEATTLE ORGANIZATION, PROVAIL,
THAT PROVIDES SUPPORT SERVICES
TO ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH
DISABILITIES . AS I MENTIONED,
WE HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITY IS
WITHIN THE PDA THAT WE HAVE
OWNED AND OPERATED SINCE THE
EARLY 1980s. I HAVE BEEN ON
THE BOARD OF THE PDA FOR THE
BETTER PART OF THE LAST 20
YEARS , AND I AM LOOKING
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SERVE
AS A BOARD MEMBER . HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU
MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THE PDA OR ANY
OF THE QUESTIONS
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT
WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE. I HAVE TO
ADMIT, GREAT IGNORANCE ON THE
ISSUE OF THE WORK OF THE
BURKE-GILMAN PDA. THIS
CONVERSATION IS MAKING ME THINK
IT MIGHT BE WORTHWHILE TO BRING
ALL OF OUR PDAS FORWARD FOR A
BRIEF INTRODUCTION FOR THE GOOD
WORK THEY ARE DOING. SO, THANK
YOU FOR THAT , AND THANK YOU
FOR THE WORK THAT YOU AND THE
OTHER MEMBERS HAVE BEEN DOING,
SORT OF UNSUNG, I IMAGINE, AND
I'M REALLY INTERESTED TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS CHILDREN
CENTER EXPANSION. SOUND LIKE A
FABULOUS PROJECT. SO, I'LL ASK
MY COLLEAGUES IF THERE ARE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. NO? NOT
SEEING ANY, THANK YOU. SO,
SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS, I NOW MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS,
2818 THROUGH 2822 . IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENTS . ANY FINAL
COMMENTS BEFORE WE VOTE? SEEING
NONE, CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE ON THE
RECOMMENDATION TO CONFIRM THE
APPOINTMENT?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WU?
>> YES .
>> CHAIR MOORE ?
>> YES.
>> 3-0.
>> WONDERFUL. COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDED FOR THE OPPONENTS
WILL BE SENT TO THE APRIL 16th
CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THANK
YOU, MICHAEL, FOR JOINING US
TODAY, GIVING US PERMISSION
ABOUT THE PDA, AS WELL AS ALL
OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UP
FOR APPOINTMENT TODAY. PLEASE,
PASS ALONG THE COMMITTEE'S
GRATITUDE FOR THE WORK THAT YOU
ARE ALL DOING AND THAT YOU
HAVE WILLINGNESS TO SERVE THE
RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY. THANK
YOU.
>> WILL DO. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> ALL RIGHT. IF THERE IS
NOTHING FURTHER, THEN WE HAVE A
SHORT MEETING TODAY . SO, THIS
WILL CONCLUDE THE APPLICANT
MEETING OF THE HOUSING AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE. THE
NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR
APRIL 24th, 2024. THE TIME IS
10:53, AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.