>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. THE
JULY 25th, 2024 MEETING OF THE
NEIGHBORHOODS AND EDUCATION
COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER.
IT IS 9:00 A.M. I WOULD LIKE TO
KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE IS
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S COMMITTEE
MEETING. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE. COUNCIL MEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH . COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> VICE-CHAIR WOO
>> PRESENT
>> CHAIR RIVERA
>> PRESENT AND I WILL ALSO NOT
COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
WILL BE JOINING A FEW MINUTES
LATE THIS MORNING.
>> THREE COUNCILMEMBERS ARE
PRESENT.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED .
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED. THERE ARE
TWO ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA. WE HAVE THE
APPOINTMENT OF FAITH PETTIS TO
THE SEATTLE LIBRARY BOARD OF
TRUSTEES AND THE PRESENTATION
ON THE CHINATOWN NATIONAL THIS
DIRECT IMMUNITY CAPACITY
BUILDING AND THE P-PATCH
COMMUNITY GARDENING
PROGRAMMING. I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK DIRECTOR CHAO FOR COMING
TO PRESENT TODAY. WILL NOT OPEN
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE
SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> CURRENTLY WE HAVE ZERO AND
PURSED SPEAKERS AND ONE REMOTE
SPEAKER SIGNED UP.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MONITORED RAIDED IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER. IT IS UP TO
20 MINUTES . EACH SPEAKER WILL
HAVE TWO MINUTES. SPEAKERS WILL
BE CALLED ON IN THE ORDER IN
WHICH THEY REGISTERED. SPEAKERS
WILL HEAR A CHIME IN 10 SECONDS
ARE LEFT ON THEIR TIME. THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
OPEN. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE
FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST. THE
FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER IS BETTY
LAU. SPEAKER, PLEASE PRESS STAR
SIX WHEN YOU HEAR THE PROMPT OF
YOU HAVE BEEN AND MUTED.
>> BETTY, I SEE YOU ARE ONLINE.
ARE YOU ABLE TO PRESS STAR SIX?
THERE YOU GO.
>> SORRY, I DID THE POUND TO
SIX. AM I AND MUTED YET?
>> YES YOU ARE. GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE HELP. MY
NAME IS BETTY LAU. I AM A
MEMBER OF THE CA DIVISION
ADVISORY GROUP REPRESENTING
FRIENDS OF JAPAN TOWN. HOWEVER,
I AM GOING TO BE ADDRESSING
ANOTHER MEMBERSHIP , WHICH IS
SENIORS IN ACTION. THIS IS HUGE
AND HISTORIC. FOR THE FIRST
TIME, NON-ENGLISH-SPEAKING
RESIDENTS, SENIORS, 1200+ HAVE
A VOICE AND SELF-DETERMINATION
LIKE LEARNING HOW TO REGISTER
AND TO VOTE AND HAVING A SAY IN
WHAT HAPPENS IN CHINATOWN ON
THE REST OF CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT.
COLLECTIVELY, WE ARE REALLY
HAPPY AND GRATEFUL FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE
CITY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND
OP CD. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING THIS COLLABORATIVE
WORK TO IMPROVE THE C.A.D.
NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, BETTY. THERE ARE
NO ADDITIONAL REGISTERED
SPEAKERS , SO NOW WE WILL
PROCEED TO OUR ITEMS OF
BUSINESS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ TODAY'S AGENDA ITEM.
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE APPOINTMENT
02921, THE APPOINTMENT OF FAITH
PETTIS AS MEMBER OF SEATTLE
PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF
TRUSTEES FOR A TERM TO APRIL 1,
2029.
>> THANK YOU. THIS APPOINTMENT
HAS BEEN READ INTO THE RECORDS
. WE ARE BEING JOINED BY CHIEF
LIBRARIAN TOM FAY AND FAITH
PETTIS AS THEY MAKE THEIR WAY
TO THE DESK I WILL SAY TO THE
TABLE I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR
WONDERFUL COMMUNITY RESIDENTS
WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO SIT
ON THESE IMPORTANT WORDS IN
COMMISSIONS AND I HAVE LEARNED
THIS MORNING THAT FAITH PETTIS
IS ACTUALLY A CONSTITUENT SO
I'M DOUBLY GRATEFUL TO HAVE
HER HERE THIS MORNING. I DON'T
YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELVES FOR
THE RECORD .
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS TOM
FAY, CHIEF LIBRARIAN FOR THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND I
WOULD LIKE TO , WITH THE
CHAIR'S PERMISSION, GIVE JUST
A SHORT BACKGROUND ON OUR
APPOINTEE, FAITH PETTIS. SHE IS
A PARTNER AT THE PACIFICA LAW
FIRM WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS ON
HOUSING, EDUCATION AND
NONPROFIT FINANCE. HER CLIENTS
INCLUDE STATE AGENCIES, HOUSING
AUTHORITIES, LOCAL SCHOOL
DISTRICTS, CITIES AND COUNTIES.
SHE IS BOND AND GENERAL COUNSEL
TO THE WASHINGTON STATE FINANCE
COMMISSION , THE ISSUER OF
NONPROFIT MULTIFAMILY AND
SINGLE-FAMILY BONDS IN THE
ALLOCATING AGENCY TO FEDERAL
LAW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS
IN WASHINGTON STATE. SHE WAS
APPOINTED IN 2018 TO A SIX-YEAR
TERM ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF WESTERN WASHINGTON
UNIVERSITY AND THE MAYOR OF
SEATTLE APPOINTED HER IN 2014
TO CO-CHAIR THE CITY'S HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY AND LIVABILITY
TASK FORCE, CHARGED WITH
DELIVERING A 10-YEAR PLAN TO
ADDRESS HOUSING AFFORDABILITY.
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WELCOME
FAITH TO THE LIBRARY. HER
PASSION AND HER SKILLS ARE
GOING TO BE VERY WELL NEEDED
AND USED AS SHE COMES ONTO THE
BOARD.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR ALLOWING ME TO APPEAR
BEFORE YOU AND CONSIDERING ME
FOR THIS REALLY IMPORTANT
POSITION. I'M HONORED TO BE
HERE. THE LIBRARY IS AN
IMPORTANT FOUNDATIONAL
INSTITUTION IN OUR CITY. THE
PLACE OF GATHERING, COMMUNITY,
GATEWAY TO EDUCATION FOR SO
MANY PEOPLE AND AS BOARD
MEMBERS WE WOULD HAVE A
FIDUCIARY DUTY TO THE LIBRARY
TO DETECT, STEWARD, ENHANCED
ITS ASSETS AND GOODWILL. I WAS
BORN AND RAISED IN SEATTLE AND
I HAVE TO SAY I GREW UP IN THE
BRANCH LIBRARIES. EVERY WEEKEND
MY PARENTS WOULD BUNDLE MY
BROTHER AND I INTO THE CAR. WE
WOULD GO TO EITHER THE LAKE
CITY BRANCH OR THE INTERLAKE
BRANCH OF THE LIBRARY WHAT WE
-- WHERE WE HAD A FAVORITE
LIBRARIANS INDEX TO GO. THE
RULE IN OUR FAMILY WAS YOU
COULD CHECK OUT AS MANY BOOKS
AS YOU COULD CARRY SO EVERY
WEEK MY BROTHER AND I WOULD
TAKE IN A TOWER OF TEETERING
BOX AND EXCHANGE IT FOR MORE
BOOKS IN THE EARLY WAS THE WAY
OUR IMAGINATION AND DREAMS WERE
STIMULATED AS CHILDREN AND I
OWE A LOT TO THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARY SYSTEM. I REALLY HOPE I
CAN BE OF SERVICE TO THE BOARD
AND MOTHERBOARD SERVICE
INCLUDING MY CURRENT CHAIR AS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WESTERN
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY WILL
INFORM MY SERVICE. I DO
UNDERSTANDABLY WHAT IT TAKES TO
BE A BOARD MEMBER AND THE
FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITIES WE
HAVE TO CONSCIENTIOUSLY SERVE,
TO SHOW UP, BE PRESENT AND
STEWARD SO THANK YOU FOR THE
HONOR OF BEING HERE AND
CONSIDERING ME FOR THIS
POSITION.
>> THANK YOU , FAITH AND I WILL
JUST SAY AGAIN I AM ALWAYS SO
GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE LIKE I
SAID EARLIER COMMUNITY MEMBERS
WHO ARE WILLING TO TAKE ON
THESE VERY IMPORTANT
OPPORTUNITIES. IT IS UNPAID AND
FOLKS HAVE REGULAR JOBS AND
THEN THEY TAKE THIS ON AND I
KNOW THAT YOU WILL TAKE THIS ON
VERY SERIOUSLY. WE APPRECIATE
YOUR BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE,
ESPECIALLY IN THE FIDUCIARY
ROLE THAT YOU HAVE HAD ON OTHER
BOARDS BECAUSE IT REALLY IS
SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT TO
THE LIBRARIES AND TO THE CITY
TO BE ABLE TO ENSURE WE ARE
BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR TAXPAYER
MONEY AND LIBRARY LEVY MONIES
AND MAKING SURE THE LIBRARIES
ARE RUNNING SMOOTHLY AND VERY
MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR BACKGROUND
THAT YOU BRING TO THIS
POSITION, PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT
OF THE FACT THAT WE ALL KNOW
RECENTLY THE LIBRARY HAS HAD
SOME STRUGGLES, SO VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE FOLKS WILLING TO
STEP IN TO THESE ROLES TO MAKE
SURE OUR LIBRARIES ARE RUNNING
SMOOTHLY AND I VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE YOUR STORY BECAUSE I
HAVE A SIMILAR GROWING UP STORY
THAT I HAVE SHARED. LIBRARIES
FOR ME WERE A RESPITE GROWING
UP. IT IS THE ONLY PLACE I HAVE
SAID MY MOM WOULD LET ME GO
ALONE BECAUSE I GREW UP IN A
DANGEROUS NEIGHBORHOOD SO VERY
MUCH APPRECIATE LIBRARIES. WE
ARE BIG FANS APPEAR OF THE
LIBRARIES. COUNCILMEMBERS, DO
YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS?
VICE-CHAIR WOO.
>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND
I CAN HEAR HOW MUCH YOU LOVE
LIBRARIES BY YOUR STORY SO WE
ARE VERY EXCITED HE WILL
CONTINUE TO SERVE AND MAKE SURE
THE NEXT-GENERATION LEGACY OF
OUR LIBRARIES WILL BE
SUSTAINED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU . ANY OTHER
COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES? ALL
RIGHT THEN. I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED
CONFIRMATION OF FAITH PETTIS TO
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES. IS THERE A
SECOND? IT IS MOVED AND
SECONDED TO CONFIRM THE
APPOINTMENT. ARE THERE ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS? WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON
THE CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
. COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES
>> YES
>> VICE-CHAIR WOO
>> YES
>> CHAIR RIVERA
>> AYE.
>> THAT IS THREE IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED .
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE
APPOINTMENT BE CONFIRMED WILL
BE SENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH , FACE,
AGAIN, FOR YOUR SERVICE AND
TAKING THIS ROLE ON AND YOU ARE
WELCOME TO COME TO THE
COMMITTEE MEETING. SO GRATEFUL
YOU ARE ABLE TO JOIN US TODAY
AND TELL US LITTLE BIT ABOUT
YOUR BACKGROUND AND CHIEF FAY,
ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SEE YOU
AND THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING
FACE TODAY. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO
THE SECOND ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
SECOND AGENDA ITEM INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM TWO ,
PRESENTATIONS, CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT
COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING AND
P-PATCH COMMUNITY GARDEN
PROGRAM.
>> WE ARE JOINED BY DIRECTOR
JENNIFER CHAO AND STAFF SOKHA
DAHN IN KENYA FREDIE. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR JOINING US ALL AT
THE TABLE. WHEN YOU'RE READY,
YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAMES FOR
THE RECORD AND WE CAN BEGIN.
>> WE'RE JUST GETTING OUR
PRESENTATION READY.
>> NO WORRIES. I KNOW IT IS
TRICKY SOMETIMES. THE
TECHNOLOGY IN THIS ROOM IS NOT
ALWAYS BEEN AS COOPERATIVE AS
WE WOULD LIKE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING
US AGAIN . MY NAME IS JENNIFER
CHAO AND I'M THE DIRECTOR OF
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> HI, MY NAME IS SOKHA DAHN.
I'M THE COMMUNITY ADVISER AT
THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> I AM KENYA FREDIE AND I'M
THE MANAGER OF NEIGHBORHOODS
CALLYO PROGRAM.
>> IN TODAY'S MEETING WE ARE
GOING TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK
WE'RE DOING WITH THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT AND OUR
BELOVED P-PATCH GARDENING
PROGRAM. THE CID IS A
CULTURALLY RICH COMMUNITY THAT
IS CULTURALLY EXPERIENCED AND
SUFFICIENT INVESTMENTS, HARMFUL
PUBLIC POLICY, AND
INSTITUTIONAL RACISM. IN RECENT
YEARS, THE COMMUNITY IS FACED
NEW DEVELOPMENT PRESSURES,
IMPACTS OF COVID AND ANTI-ASIAN
HATE CRIMES AND VIOLENCE. IN
2023, THE NATIONAL PRESS FOR
HISTORIC PRESERVATION OUT OF
THE C.A.D. TO THE LIST OF
AMERICA'S 11 MOST ENDANGERED
HISTORIC PLACES. THE CITY OF
SEATTLE ACKNOWLEDGES THE
HARMFUL IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT
POLICIES ON THE C.A.D. AND WE
ARE COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING THE
INEQUITIES. THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS SERVES THE C.A.D.
COMMUNITY THROUGH FIVE KEY
AREAS OF SERVICE. THE FIRST IS
THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT COORDINATORS. WE
HAVE FOUR CITY-WIDE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT COORDINATORS TO
CONNECT COMMUNITIES TO
GOVERNMENT AND NEIGHBORS TO
EACH OTHER COVERING
NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE NORTH END,
CENTRAL AREA, WEST SEATTLE,
SOUTHPORT AND SOUTHEAST. THE
COORDINATOR COVERING THE
CENTRAL AREA INCLUDING THE
C.A.D. REGULARLY ATTENDS
COMMUNITY MEETING AND CONNECTS
DEPARTMENTS WITH RELEVANT
REQUESTS. THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS ALSO MANAGES
COMMUNITY SAFETY CONTRACTS IN
THE C.A.D. AS WELL AS ALLARD
AND SOUTH PARK. THROUGH THIS
CONTRACT, WE PARTNER WITH THE
C.A.D. BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
ASSOCIATION TO FUND THE C.A.D.
COMMUNITY SAFETY COORDINATOR
WHO HELPS FACILITATE THE
COMMUNITY LED SAFETY COUNCIL.
THE GOALS OF THE C.A.D.
COMMUNITY SAFETY COORDINATOR
ARE TO REDUCE PUBLIC SAFETY
CONCERNS AND FOSTER DISCUSSIONS
IMPROVING COORDINATION AND
SAFETY WITH THE NEIGHBORHOODS.
THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS OVERSIGHT OF
INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL REVIEW
DISTRICT WE ALSO WORK WITH THE
COMMUNITY TO PRESERVE THE
DISTINCT UNIQUE ASIAN-AMERICAN
CHARACTER AND ENCOURAGE ANY
CHANGES TO BUILDINGS AND
STRUCTURES REQUIRE APPROVAL BY
THE INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL REDO
-- REVIEW COORDINATOR OR THE
ISCF BOARD. WE ALSO HAVE
CONNECTIONS OR ADVISERS WHO
WORK REGULARLY WITH CITY
DEPARTMENTS TO WORK AND DEVELOP
OUTREACH MEMBERS. COMMUNITY
LIAISONS ENSURE UNDERREPRESENTE
D GROUPS IN THE CID HAVE ACCESS
TO RESOURCES. ENGAGEMENT
ADVISERS SUPPORT CITY
DEPARTMENTS WITH CULTURALLY
RESPONSIVE ENGAGEMENT
STRATEGIES. FINALLY, THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS HAS
BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN PARTNERING
WITH RESIDENTS AND
ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CID TO
BUILD CAPACITY. THE CITY HAS
INVESTED IN A C.A.D. COMMUNITY
CAPACITY ADVISER POSITION TO
SUPPORT LONG-TERM, SUSTAINABLE
COMMUNITY LED SOLUTIONS. NOW I
WOULD LIKE TO HANDED OVER
>> THANK YOU.
[ INAUDIBLE ] I WAS APPOINTED
TO THE MAYOR'S SPECIAL TASK
FORCE ON PUBLIC SAFETY ON
NEIGHBORHOOD BRUTALITY AFTER
THE MURDER OF DONNIE CHEN
COMMUNITY HERO . IN 2017 I
WORKED FOR THE PUBLIC DEFENDER
ASSOCIATION . I ALSO HAVE A
SECOND JOB. I WORK ON THE
WEEKENDS IN THE CID AND I LIVE
IN THE CID AS A RENTER. IN A
NUTSHELL, MY LIFE BOTH PAST AND
PRESENT IS VERY MUCH ROOTED IN
THIS COMMUNITY SO I AM HONORED
FOR THE TIME TODAY AND YOU
ALLOWING ME TO SHARE MY
CONNECTION TO THIS COMMUNITY.
IN 2019 THE CID CITY ADVISORY
GROUP SAW A NEED FOR SHARED
COMMUNITY VISION A NEIGHBORHOOD
PLAN. THIS GROUP OF LEADERS
ADVOCATED FOR SEED FUNDING AND
SPONSOR THE COMMUNITY-LED
VISION PROSTHETICS THAT
REFLECTS THE DIVERSION OF THE
COMMUNITY AND THE COMPLEXITY
WHICH IS THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT. THIS
HAS BEEN ROOTED IN PROVIDING
AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY VOICE THAT
DOES NOT COMPROMISE THE
INTEGRITY OF OPINIONS OFFERED
BY BUSINESS OWNERS, COMMUNITY
ELDERS, RESIDENTS AND
NON-ENGLISH-SPEAKING RESIDENTS
IN THE COMMUNITY. HUNDREDS OF
COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE
PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROCESS
THROUGH SURVEYS, INTERVIEWS,
FOCUS GROUPS THROUGHOUT THIS
VISION PROCESS. WE PROVIDE A
CLEAR PATH FORWARD BLOOD WITH
SELF DETERMINATION TO ADDRESS
COMMUNITY ISSUES IN BOTH THE
NEAR AND FAR TERM. THIS
INCLUDES BUILDING A STRUCTURE
FOR INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT DECISION-MAKING,
ENSURING COMMUNITY
SELF-DETERMINATION AND LASTLY,
CREATING A LONG-TERM VISION AND
PLAN. ALL THESE THREE ITEMS I
HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF DIVING
DEEPER INTO DURING THIS
PRESENTATION AND BEFORE WE
BEGIN I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
MEMBERS OF THE CID ADVISORY
GROUP WHO ARE HERE THIS
MORNING. THE CID VISION
ADVISORY GROUP HAS APPROACH
THIS COMMUNITY-LED VISION MODEL
BY FOCUSING ON FIVE FUNDAMENTAL
AREAS THAT REALLY DEFINE
WHETHER OR NOT A NEIGHBORHOOD
IS ABLE TO THRIVE IN THE FIVE
SUBCOMMITTEES ARE HOUSING ,
THAT HOUSING IS AVAILABLE FOR
BOTH LONG-TERM AND EXISTING
RESIDENTS, PARTICULARLY ELDERS
AND FAMILIES AND RESIDENTS WHO
CAN STRENGTHEN BUSINESSES.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC STRENGTH.
WE KNOW WITHOUT NEIGHBORHOOD
BUSINESS , THIS INCLUDES THE
PRESERVATION OF LONG-STANDING
AND LEGACY BUSINESSES WHO WISH
TO STAY IN THE DISTRICT.
NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER AND
HISTORY IS UNDENIABLE THAT THE
ASIAN CULTURE AND HISTORY IS
CENTRAL TO THE CID'S IDENTITY
AND SHOULD BE PRESERVED AND
PROTECTED WHILE ALSO
RECOGNIZING THAT OTHER
COMMUNITIES ARE ALSO PART OF
NEIGHBORHOOD CHICKS A DIVERSE
HISTORY AND IDENTITY SHOULD
ALSO BE RECOGNIZED AND
CELEBRATED. INDIVIDUAL
COMMUNITY SAFETY AND HEALTH
INVOLVEMENT IS PARAMOUNT TO THE
BODY AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR
RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY FOR
VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO
FACE LANGUAGE AND LITERACY
BARRIERS AND LASTLY,
TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY,
THE CONNECTIVITY AND EASE OF
GETTING AROUND TO AND WITHIN
THE CID WILL BENEFIT RESIDENTS,
PARTICULARLY ELDERS AND
VISITORS ALIKE . THE WORK OF
THE FIVE SUBCOMMITTEES IS
GROUNDED IN THE VISION FOR A
COMMUNITY THAT IS INCLUSIVE OF
DIVERSE GROUPS AND CROSS
GENERATIONS WHO USE THEIR
COLLECTIVE VOICE FOR
SELF-DETERMINATION AND THE
C.A.D.'S GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT. CID VISION
ADVISORY GROUP MEMBERSHIP IS
THE LARGEST UNITED COALITION
REPRESENTING THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT COMPOSED
OF ASSISTING ORGANIZATIONS WHO
SOUGHT A NEED . THE ADVISORY
GROUP REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT
CROSS-SECTION OF STAKEHOLDERS
AND ORGANIZATIONS RAISING FROM
FAMILY ASSOCIATIONS TO
COMMUNITY NONPROFITS. I ALSO
WANT TO NOTE, MUCH LIKE THE
FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA ON
TODAY'S COMMITTEE THAT ALL
THESE MEMBERS HAVE FULL-TIME
JOBS . THE MAJORITY ACT AS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF THEIR
ORGANIZATIONS. THIS IS TELLING
OF THEIR COMMITMENT AND PASSION
TO SERVE THE C.A.D. AND THE
UNIFIED VISION FOR THEMSELVES
AND THEIR COMMUNITY. AS
PREVIOUSLY NOTED THESE
ORGANIZATIONS CAME TOGETHER IN
2019 SO THE COMMUNITY COULD
HAVE A STRONGER VOICE AND
INFLUENCE AGAINST MULTIPLE
PRESSURES HAPPENING TO END IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD. NOW TO THE
MEAT OF THIS PRESENTATION . THE
CID ADVISORY GROUP HAS FOUR
PHASES WITH THE FOURTH PHASE
OCCURRING THIS YEAR. I WOULD
LIKE TO TALK ABOUT PHASE ONE.
THAT STARTED IN 20 NIGHT SCENE
WITH THE FOCUS ON BUILDING A
COMMUNITY-LED AN INCLUSIVE
MODEL FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT,
DECISION-MAKING AND ADVOCACY
INVOLVING STRATEGIES FOR
REPRESENTATION AND THE DESIRE
FOR CITY STAKEHOLDERS AND OTHER
SPONSORS INCLUDING A PLAN FOR
PARTICIPATION OF STEAK MEMBERS
AND DECISION-MAKING IN GROUPS
THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY NOT BEEN
REPRESENTED TO MEANINGFULLY
PARTICIPATE IN THE
DECISION-MAKING. THE FUNDING
FOR THIS PHASE SUPPORTS
CONSULTANT FOR RESEARCH,
STRUCTURE AND DECISION-MAKING
VALUES AND PARTIES AND OUTREACH
ENGAGEMENT PLAN. THIS PHASE
REALLY LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR
SUBSEQUENT BODIES OF WORK.
PHASE TWO, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
TOOLKIT . THE PRIME OBJECTIVE
OF PHASE TWO AND 2020 TO 2021
WAS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TOOLKIT
CREATED BY THE DIVERSE AND
DYNAMIC MEMBERSHIP OF THE
VISION AND GROUP WHICHCOGNTHE
TYPES OF PROJECTS CANNOT BE
SERVED BY ONE COOKIE CATTLE --
CUTTER MODEL OF ENGAGEMENT.
PLANNING IS REQUIRED FOR ALL
STAKEHOLDERS TO COME TOGETHER,
ESPECIALLY IN THE CID. THE CID
TOOLKIT IS COLLECTIVELY USED TO
MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT AN
ADVOCATE FOR COMMUNITY INTEREST
WERE FACED WITH ISSUES,
CONCERNS, OR PROJECTS THAT
COULD IMPACT THE CID. IT ALSO
SERVES AS A FRAMEWORK FOR
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROJECTS
THAT IMPACT THE CID FROM CITY
AGENCIES , NONPROFIT AGENCIES
AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO
MEANINGFULLY AND EQUITABLY
ENGAGE THE C.A.D. AND CARRY OUT
PROJECTS . THIS COLLABORATIVE
MODEL DEVELOPED BY 16 COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS TOGETHER IN THE
CID A THE FIRST OF ITS KIND FOR
THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS FUNDING
SUPPORTS DIRECT COSTS FOR
COMMUNITY MEETINGS, VENUES,
CHILDCARE, DATA VISUALIZATION
AND STORYTELLING MATERIALS FOR
THE ADVISORY GROUP. PHASE THREE
, NEIGHBORHOOD STRATEGIC PLAN .
THE CREATION OF THE STRATEGIC
PLAN WAS DIVIDED INTO THREE
SUB- PHASES. THE FIRST, ENGAGE
THE COMMUNITY IN THE VISION
PROCESS THAT RESULTS IN A
LONG-TERM COMMUNITY VISION.
SECOND, TESTING AND REFINING
THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
TOOLKIT , PILOTING ISSUES IN
THE COMMUNITY VISION PROCESS
AND THIRD, STRUCTURE FOR PHASE
THREE TO CREATE IMPLEMENTATION
DETAILS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN.
KEY DELIVERABLES AND PHASE
THREE INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY
SURVEY WHICH GARNISHED 580
RESPONSES, REFINE THE TOOLKIT
OF THE CHINATOWN I.D.
NEIGHBORHOOD CITIZEN PLAN WITH
THE VISION AND IDENTIFICATION
OF OUR ISSUES, GOALS AND
STRATEGIES. THE VISION PLAN
ALSO RESULTED IN PHASE THREE
WHICH TRANSLATES TO CID VISION
ADVISORY GROUPS TENURE VISIONS
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY,
ACCOUNTABLE TASK FOR THE CITY
ALONG WITH OTHER RESPONSIBLE
GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY
PARTNERS INCLUDING DETAILED
ACTIONS, TIMELINES AND BUDGETS
AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES
OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD STRATEGIC
PLAN. THE KEY STEP OF
TRANSLATING CID VISION ADVISORY
GROUP STRATEGIC PLAN INTO
ACTUAL ITEMS AS DETAILED AS
THEM FOR THE CID VISION
ADVISORY GROUP DIRECTS INPUT
FROM COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
AND BUSINESS OWNERS. PHASE
THREE, SPREAD THE HIRING OF NEW
CONSULTANT TASK FACILITATION
AND CORONATION OF THE GROUP , A
DEDICATED OUTREACH ADVISER FOR
THE COMMUNITY, HIRED BY THE
COMMUNITY, DIRECT COSTS
STIPENDS INCLUDING COMMUNITY
MEMBERS ENVISIONING GROUP
MEMBERS, EXPENSES FOR FOOD,
VENUES, PRINTING, TRANSLATION
AND STOREFRONT RENTAL SPACE TO
BE USED FOR OUTREACH FOR THE
CID VISION ADVISORY GROUP .
PHASE FOUR. PHASE FOUR BUILDS
ON THREE PHASES OF THIS VISION
ADVISORY GROUP WITH BASIC
MEASURES OF ACCOUNTABILITY TO
IMPLEMENT AND OPERATIONALIZE
THE COMMUNITY LED VISION OF THE
VISION ADVISORY GROUP . THE
VISION ADVISORY GROUP HAS
OUTLINED THESE BASIC MEASURES
OF ACCOUNTABILITY . EACH
COMMITMENT SHOULD HAVE A
TIMELINE AND SET MILESTONES TO
ENSURE PROGRESS IS MADE,
MEASURED AND ACCOUNTABLE .
REQUIRE REPORTING FROM CITY
DEPARTMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL
AND OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES ON
THE STATUS OF RECOMMENDATIONS
INCLUDING SPACE, FEEDBACK AND
MORE. COMMUNITY FEEDBACK LOOPS
. THE COMMUNITY SHOULD ALWAYS
BE INVOLVED. INPUT MECHANISMS
FOR ONGOING FEEDBACK TO JESSE
STRATEGIES AS NEEDED ENSURING
RESPONSE TO EVOLVING NEEDS AND
CIRCUMSTANCES. ULTIMATELY,
PHASE FOUR, THE PHASE WE'RE ON
RIGHT NOW FOR THE CID VISION
ADVISORY GROUP IS THE RESULT OF
YEARS OF CORONATION, VOLUNTEER
TIME, COMMUNITY LED ENGAGEMENT
. AS WE ALL KNOW, THE CID
NEIGHBORHOOD COMPRISES DIVERSE
STAKEHOLDERS . AS JENNIFER
PREVIOUSLY STATED ABOUT THIS
CHALLENGING BUT IMPACTFUL WORK,
THIS COMMUNITY LED VISION
PROCESS IS A LITTLE TOO HOW THE
CITY HAS BEEN ENTRUSTING BIPOC
COMMUNITIES LIKE THE CID. OUR
JOB ALONGSIDE MAYOR HARRELL IS
TO INVEST IN THE VISION FOR
CHANGE. EXAMPLES OF THIS
COMMUNITY TRUST BUILDING THAT
INCLUDES D.O.N.'S EFFORTS,
EXAMPLES INCLUDE THE CITIES
INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAMS
FOCUSING ON THE CID JUST AS THE
CORE TEAM COMPRISES STAFF FROM
D.O.N., THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT, THE OFFICE OF
TRANSPORTATION AND MAYOR'S
OFFICE, THE PILOTING OF NEW
NEIGHBORHOOD TOOLS, PARTNERING
WITH THE UNIVERSITY TO STUDY
BEST PRACTICES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY AND PARTNERING LOCALLY
HERE WITH UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON MASTERS OF
INFORMATION SCIENCE PROGRAM TO
DEVELOP A DATA VISUALIZATION
DASH SUPPORT FOR PROJECTS AND
INVESTMENTS IN THE CID AND THAT
PROJECT IS SET TO BE COMPLETED
IN SEPTEMBER. LEARNING AND
INNOVATION ACROSS THE
NEIGHBORHOOD TO TO D.O.N.'S
CNA . WE ARE TESTED ADVOCATES
IN THE CID. ONE OF THE
ADVOCATES IS THE COMMUNITY
VISION COORDINATOR WORKING TO
BUILD LONG-LASTING
RELATIONSHIPS IN THE COMMUNITY
, OUR COMMUNITY LIAISON PROJECT
ADVISER WHO ENSURES
UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS HAVE
ACCESS AND MOST RECENTLY, A
MAYOR'S OFFICE FELLOW
ANALYZING CITY CONTRACTS FOR
THE CID. D.O.N. IS ALSO
PROVIDING INFORMATION AND
DECISION-MAKING FOR
TRANSPARENCY. IN MY POSITION AS
CAPACITY ADVISER I REGULARLY
CHECK IN WITH MEMBERS OF THE
ADVISORY GROUP AND WATCHING
OFFICE HOURS SEVERAL TIMES A
MONTH TO BE EMBEDDED WITHIN
COMMUNITY. LASTLY, D.O.N. IS
CONTINUOUSLY COORDINATING WITH
OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS TO
SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE CID IN
THE CID ADVISORY GROUP . AT THE
REQUEST OF THE CID VISION
ADVISORY GROUP, D.O.N. IS
COORDINATED MEETINGS FROM CITY
DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING OUR
DEPARTMENT, THE OFFICE OF
PLANNING DEVELOPMENT, OFFICE OF
HOUSING, INSPECTIONS AND
TRANSPORTATION. THE PURPOSE OF
MEETING WITH DEPARTMENT
DIRECTORS AND THE CID VISION
ADVISORY GROUP IS TO PROVIDE AN
UP DATE TO CITY DIRECTORS ON
THE WORK OF THE COALITION AND
NEEDS FOR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
CITY OF SEATTLE. THESE READINGS
PROVIDE A MEANINGFUL
OPPORTUNITY FOR RELATIONSHIP
BUILDING AND TO ESTABLISH TRUST
AND UNDERSTANDING AT THE
DEPARTMENTS LEADERSHIP VISION
AND VALUES OF WORKING WITH THE
CID COMMUNITY. D.O.N. WILL
CONTINUE TO HELP BUILD THE
CID'S COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP BY
COLLECTING THE 16 MEMBER BASED
COALITION TO OTHER CITY
DEPARTMENTS, STAFF AND AGENCIES
THAT WILL PLAY A ROLE IN
ACTUALIZING THE CITIES TENURE
VISION AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE DIRECTORS
WHO HAVE MET WITH THE CA DO
GROUP . THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS? BEFORE WE GET TO
QUESTIONS I WANT TO SAY THAT WE
HAVE BEEN JOINED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AND THAT
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES IS
REPRESENTING US AT THE
ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON
CITIES, SO SHE HAD TO HOP OFF.
WE THANK HER FOR REPRESENTING
US THERE AND THANK YOU ,
COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
FOR COMING IN. DO YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS, COLLEAGUES?
VICE-CHAIR WOO.
>> THANK YOU. I AM JUST BEAMING
UP HERE BECAUSE I'M SO EXCITED
AND PROUD OF THE WORK YOU HAVE
DONE . IN 2017, I WAS INVITED
TO BE PART OF A MAYOR ADVISORY
GROUP. I CALL IT THE FAILED
ADVISORY GROUP BECAUSE THE
GROUP GOT TOGETHER AND DECIDED
THAT THERE WAS SO MUCH BROKEN
TRUST AND THAT THEY WERE NOT --
THEY ALWAYS HAD GROUPS IN THE
MAYOR HAD ASKED FOR SUGGESTIONS
BUT NOTHING WAS EVER
IMPLEMENTED AND SO THEY DECIDED
TO DISBAND AND I'M GLAD TO SEE
THIS VISION GROUP CAME OUT OF
THAT AND IS GOING WELL AND WAS
ABLE TO BUILD TRUST AND WORK
WITH COMMUNITY AND CENTER
VOICES SO I'M SO EXCITED AND
SO PROUD AND HAPPY WITH ALL THE
WORK THAT YOU DO. I KNOW IT
TOOK YEARS OF COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT, LOTS OF MEETINGS,
LISTENING SESSIONS, PATIENTS
LISTENING TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS
BUT I THINK THERE IS AN AMAZING
PARTNERSHIP. THAT WAS NOT HERE
BEFORE SO I THANK YOU FOR DOING
SO GOOD, VERY MUCH PART OF THE
COMMUNITY AND DIRECTOR CHAO FOR
ALL OF THE WORK YOU DO IN THE
COMMUNITY AND YOU ARE ALWAYS
PRESENT AND WILLING TO LISTEN
AND SO VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS
WORK .
>> COUNCIL MEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING TARDY.
I APPRECIATE THE PATIENCE AND
EVERYTHING AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PRESENTATION FOR BEING
HERE. I HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT
IT BEFOREHAND AND ONE OF THE
QUESTIONS I HAD AND I SAW ON
HERE , THE ADVISORY GROUP .
COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT HOW YOU ALL INTERACT WITH
THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL, YOU KNOW,
WITH THE CID IN THE COMMUNITY
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IS LIKE AN
EASTER HELP STIMULATE AND BRING
SOME OF THOSE BUSINESSES BACK .
>> DEFINITELY. THANK YOU FOR
THE QUESTION AND FOR YOUR
APPRECIATION TOWARD THE WORK
THAT IS BEEN DONE . TO ANSWER
YOUR QUESTION ABOUT OUR
ENGAGEMENT WITH THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. I'M IN
CLOSE CONNECTION WITH THE
LIAISON TO THE CID. I MEET
REGULARLY WITH THAT STAFF
PERSON. THIS UPCOMING FALL, WE
ARE PLANNING ANOTHER EDITION OF
MEETINGS WITH DIRECTORS AND OED
DIRECTORS. DIRECTOR MARKHAM
WILL BE PART OF THAT MEETING SO
I'M IN THE PROCESS OF
COORDINATING THAT MEETING. I
THINK OED IS A FANTASTIC
PARTNER WE ARE IN CONSTANT
COMMUNICATION WITH.
>> ALL RIGHT AND THEN MY SECOND
QUESTION I HAVE ASKED EVERYONE
DISLIKE FROM DIFFERENT
NEIGHBORHOODS, ARE YOU ALL
WORKING WITH -- WE HAVE A LOT
OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY THAT
WILL BE COMING WITH THE WORLD
CUP AND WANTING TO MAKE SURE
THAT IT NOT ONLY IMPACTS
CERTAIN AREAS THAT IT TRICKLES
DOWN TO ALL THE NEIGHBORHOODS
AND JUST DIFFERENT AREAS . IS
THERE GOING TO BE POTENTIALLY
LIKE A PLANNING TO SAY LIKE
HEY, THIS IS HOW THE CID CAN
YOU KNOW, INTERACT WITH THE
WORLD CUP SO WE CAN BE ABLE TO
DRAW PEOPLE TO CID? WE CAN DRAW
PEOPLE UP TO DISTRICT 4, LIKE
ALL THESE DIFFERENT PLACES IN
THINKING ABOUT THE CID IN
PARTICULAR?
>> GREAT QUESTION. RIGHT NOW WE
ARE CURRENTLY COORDINATING
ACROSS DEPARTMENTS WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AROUND
ENGAGEMENT AND WE ARE STILL IN
THE BEGINNING OF PLANNING,
KNOWING THAT IT IS COMING
QUICKLY AND WILL ARRIVE VERY
SOON BUT YES, WE WILL HAVE THE
CID FOR SURE IN THE FOREFRONT
IN MAKING SURE THAT ESPECIALLY
THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD,
CID, PIONEER SQUARE THAT THEY
WILL BE ALL INVOLVED IN
FIGURING OUT HOW THE CENTER
DISTRICT FOLKS, KNOWING THEY
ARE OUTSIDE OF THE DOWNTOWN
AREA CORE THAT IS
GEOGRAPHICALLY STATED, HOW THEY
WILL BE ALSO INVOLVED AND
INCLUDED.
>> ONE OF THE WAYS IN WHICH I
KNOW WE CAN DO A BETTER JOB OF
AND I'VE GOT TO TALK TO SDOT
ABOUT THIS, JUST SIGNAGE. I'M
TRYING TO GET SIGNS IN CERTAIN
AREAS AND A SIGN THAT SAYS
WELCOME TO CAPITOL HILL . THEN
YOU KNOW, JUST THINKING ABOUT
SIGNAGE, IT HELPS PEOPLE BE
ABLE TO NAVIGATE . EVEN THOUGH
I KNOW EVERYBODY IS ALWAYS ON
THEIR PHONE, I THINK THERE'S
SOMETHING ABOUT NICE SIGNS
WHICH DIRECTS PEOPLE, IN A WAY,
SO I WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT
THERE BUT KNOW THAT THE WORK
YOU DO IS OBVIOUSLY INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR.
>> I HAVE A COMMENT AND THEN A
COUPLE QUESTIONS AND FIRST OF
ALL, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE I
THINK I SEE SOME FOLKS FROM
D.O.N. HERE SO I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE WE HAVE SOME D.O.N.
STAFF HERE AND I WANT THEM ON
THE RECORD. THANK YOU FOR ALL
THE WORK YOU ALL DO. IT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT WORK TO
COALESCE WITH COMMUNITY. YOU
ARE SORT OF THE GLUE BETWEEN
THE CITY AND COMMUNITY AND WE
VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT SO
SHOUT OUT TO THE D.O.N. STAFF
IN THE AUDIENCE . MY COMMENT IS
I WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR
THAT WE ALL KNOW HOW IMPORTANT
THE CID IS TO THE CITY AND I AM
SO GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK D.O.N.
HAS ENGAGED IN WITH THE OTHER
CITY DEPARTMENTS TO GIVE FOCUS
TO THE CID, OFFICE OF ARTS AND
CULTURE SEXUALLY AT HIM STREET
STATION SO CID MET THE LIGHT
RAIL STATION. IT WAS MY STOP
EVERYDAY IN TURN COVET
ESPECIALLY PRE-COVID THE CID
NEEDED ATTENTION AND THEN
DURING COVID THINGS GOT WORSE
AND I SAW THAT AND I GO TO THE
CID ALL THE TIME. IT IS SUCH A
TREASURE AND I AM SO HAPPY IT
IS GETTING ATTENTION BECAUSE IT
IS VERY -- IT HAS FELT
NEGLECTED FOR SOME TIME SO
REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU
ARE DOING AND APPRECIATE THAT
ATTENTION IS THERE IN
COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY
BECAUSE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN
THERE DOING THE WORK THIS
ENTIRE TIME AND THEY HAVE
REALLY NEEDED A STRONG
PARTNERSHIP TO BRING ATTENTION
AND MAKE IMPROVEMENTS THERE AND
HAPPY THAT IS HAPPENING AND I
HOPE COMMUNITY IS ALSO WORKING
WITH SOUND TRANSIT BECAUSE I
KNOW THE STATION THERE IS ALSO
IN NEED OF ATTENTION AND I KNOW
THAT THERE WAS AN INTERIM
DIRECTOR AT SOUND TRANSIT WHO
CARES AND VERY APPRECIATIVE
THAT HE IS THERE AND SO I AM
HOPING THAT IS HAPPENING, AS
WELL BECAUSE I KNOW HE WILL BE
OPEN TO IT AND THEN SO THAT WAS
MY COMMENT . I HAVE TWO
QUESTIONS. ONE IS ABOUT YOUTH
AND HOW USES BEING ENGAGED AS
PART OF THIS PROCESS IN MY
OTHER QUESTION IS ABOUT THE
STRATEGIC PLAN ITSELF AND IF
YOU COULD GIVE HIGHLIGHTS TO
SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE
INCLUDED IN THE PLAN THAT WE
HOPE TO WORK ON WITH COMMUNITY
THAT THE CITY HOPES TO PARTNER
WITH AND COMMUNITY TO MAKE
THOSE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CID.
AND THEN ACTUALLY, MY THIRD
QUESTION IS I DO HAVE A THIRD
QUESTION SPECIFIC TO PUBLIC
SAFETY AND WHAT THE NEEDS ARE
AND HOW THAT IS GOING BECAUSE I
KNOW THAT HAS BEEN ANOTHER HUGE
CONCERN OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND
SOMETHING THAT I KNOW NEEDS
ADDRESSING, AS WELL.
>> YES, THANK YOU. REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT OF THE
CID AND OUR WORK HERE AT
D.O.N.. TO ANSWER YOUR FIRST
QUESTION , THE CID VISION
ADVISORY GROUP REALLY BELIEVES
IN THIS MODEL OF
INTERGENERATIONAL COALITION
BUILDING , SO WE ARE WORKING
WITH COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS THAT FOCUS ON
YOUTH. ONE PARTICULAR
ORGANIZATION, THE INTERIM CDA
HAS A YOUTH PROGRAM SO THEY
REALLY INVEST IN THE COMMUNITY
AND KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON WITH
OUR YOUTH. OUR YOUTH ARE SO
IMPORTANT FOR THE FUTURE CID
ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW WHEN THERE
IS REALLY A GENERATIONAL SHIFT
AS FAR AS LEADERSHIP. FOLKS ARE
RETIRING IN LIVING ON SO THAT
IS BEEN VERY CRITICAL TO THIS
VISIONING PROCESS LOOKING AND
-- AT 2040.
>>. I SUPER APPRECIATE THAT
BECAUSE WE DON'T ALWAYS LISTEN
TO THE YOUTH VOICES OF THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. TO ANSWER YOUR
SECOND QUESTION AROUND KEY
PARTIES, YOU KNOW, THE
COORDINATION AND SUPPORT FOR
BUILDING REPAIRS WITH A FOCUS
ON UNREINFORCED MASONRY , ONE
CALL TO ACTION INCLUDES
CONDUCTING REGULAR MEETINGS
WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO
DISCUSS ONGOING NEEDS, SURE
BEST PRACTICES AND COORDINATE
EFFORTS ON HISTORIC
REHABILITATION. I THINK AS
COUNCILMEMBER WOO KNOWS IT IS A
CHALLENGING TASK ESPECIALLY AT
THE COMMUNITY LEVEL. I THINK
BEGINNING COORDINATION WITH
SDCI , AND THEY HAVE USED THE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TOOL TO BE
IN THIS TALK . IT IS REALLY ONE
OF THE PRESSING ISSUES FOR THE
CID. NOT ONLY WOULD IT REQUIRE
CITY INVESTMENT WITH FEDERAL
INVESTMENT, AS WELL. TO ANSWER
YOUR QUESTION AROUND PUBLIC
SAFETY, PUBLIC SAFETY IS
OVERWHELMINGLY ONE OF THE KEY
PARTIES FOR THE CID THAT CAME
UP AS ONE OF THE TOP URGENT
ISSUES THAT NEEDED TO BE
ADDRESSED FOR THE VISION
ADVISORY GROUP . I THINK ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT HAS BEEN LAID
OUT IN THE VISION ADVISORY
GROUPS AND POSITION PLAN IS
ENHANCED LANGUAGE PUBLIC SAFETY
SUPPORT NEEDED FOR THE CID. A
CALL TO ACTION REGARDING PUBLIC
SAFETY INCLUDES ONE EXAMPLE OF
WHAT THE CID ONCE IMPLEMENTED
INCLUDING IMPLEMENTING
TECHNOLOGY FOR IT WHO CAN GUIDE
USERS THROUGH THE PROCESS WITH
VISUAL AIDS FOR RESIDENTS WITH
LIMITED LITERALLY SKILLS.
>> THANK YOU, AND ARE YOU READY
TO SHARE THE STRATEGIC PLAN?
I'M SURE WE WOULD ALL
APPRECIATE SEEING IT APPEAR.
>> YES AND THERE IS A LINK ON
THE PRESENTATION THAT GOES TO
OUR WEBSITE AND IT WILL SHARE
THE TOOLKIT, THE HISTORY OF THE
CID VISION ADVISORY GROUP ALL
THE WORK TO DATE AND THE
STRATEGIC PLAN AND
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN .
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I MISSED
THE LINK SO THANK YOU FOR
FLAGGING IT. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANK
YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE ON THE CID ADVISORY
WORK GROUP WORK. I KNOW THAT
DIRECTOR CHAO, YOU ARE STAYING
FOR THE P-PATCH GARDENING
PROGRAM. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NOW WE ARE GOING TO SHIFT TO
P-PATCH, A BELOVED COMMUNITY
PROGRAM THAT IS 50 YEARS OLD .
IT IS AS OLD AS I AM.
>> YOUNG AS YOU ARE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT . P-PATCH
GARDENS ARE SPACES WHERE
NEIGHBORS COME TOGETHER TO
BUILD COMMUNITY AND STRENGTHEN
RELATIONSHIPS. NEIGHBORS
CONNECT OVER GROWING HERBS,
FLOWERS AND CULTURAL FIT.
GARDENING ALLOWS US TO STEWARD
THE LAND AND PROMOTE A HEALTHY
ENVIRONMENT . THE WORD
COMMUNITY IS VITAL TO P-PATCH
COMMUNITY GARDENING JUST AS
DIVERSE PLANTS LEAD TO HEALTHY
GARDENS, STRONG COMMUNITIES ARE
BUILT WHEN GARDENS ARE
INCLUSIVE AND REFLECT THE
DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN THE
SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS. I'M
GOING TO HANDED OVER TO KENYA
TO SHARE ABOUT THE HISTORY AND
LEGACY OF OUR BELOVED P-PATCH.
>> GOOD MORNING. THE FIRST
GARDEN, PICHARDO FARM AND
DISTRICT 4 WAS CREATED IN 1973
BY A GROUP OF COMMUNITY
RESIDENTS IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. CURRENTLY THERE ARE
337 STEWARDING PLOTS AT
PICHARDO. LAST YEAR THE PROGRAM
CELEBRATED ITS 50th
ANNIVERSARY. WE APPRECIATE
MAYOR HARRELL AS WELL AS
COUNSEL FOR PROCLAIMING 2023 IS
THE YEAR OF COMMUNITY
GARDENING. SEATTLE'S P-PATCH
PROGRAM IS THE LARGEST
CITY-MANAGED GARDENING PROGRAM
WEST OF NEW YORK . GARDENS ARE
BUILT ON PUBLIC PROPERTY OWNED
BY VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS
LIKE SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES,
CITY LIGHT , PARKS, FINENESS
AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES,
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ANOTHER PUBLIC
AND PRIVATE OWNERS. LIKE GROW,
SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY,
COMMUNITY ROOTS HOUSING, MOUNT
BAKER HOUSING ASSOCIATION,
NORTH SEATTLE COLLEGE,
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS CENTER,
METHODIST CHURCH OF THREE
INDEPENDENTLY OWNED PROPERTIES.
CURRENTLY THERE ARE 90 P-PATCH
COMMUNITY GARDENS ENCOMPASSING
OVER 3600 PLOTS AND CLOSE TO 15
ACRES OF LAND WITH MORE THAN
3500 GARDENERS. THE P PATCH
GARDENERS ARE REQUIRED TO
COMPLETE A MINIMUM OF EIGHT
HOURS COMMUNITY SERVICE EACH
YEAR WHICH IS USUALLY COUNTED
FROM LIKE NOVEMBER TO OCTOBER
31st. NOT RELATED TO THE DATE
OF THE NEW PLOT ASSIGNMENTS.
WORK MUST HAPPEN IN COLLECTIVE
AREAS OF THE GARDEN SPACE ON
THE MINIMUM FOUR TO EIGHT HOURS
MUST BE COMPLETED AT THE
GARDEN. COMMUNITY HOURS CAN
ALSO BE DONE OUTSIDE THE GARDEN
IF THE WORK SUPPORTS THE
P-PATCH PROGRAM. OVER 150,000
VOLUNTEER HOURS CAN BE
COMPLETED ANNUALLY AND WE LOVE
OUR HOME CHEFS AND BAKERS WHO
GRACE OUR VOLUNTEER WORK
PARTIES WITH DELICIOUS TREATS
AND MAYBE I'M SPEAKING FOR
MYSELF BUT WE DO LOVE THE FOOD.
BIG SHOUT OUT TO OUR PEOPLE WHO
COMPLETE THE HOURS REQUIREMENT
BY HELPING US MAKE PHONE CALLS,
PICK UP SUPPLIES, REPAIR
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, ARRANGE FOR
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, TAKE ON ES.
ENCOURAGES THE DEDICATION OF AT
LEAST ONE AREA TO GROW FOR
DEDICATION TO FOOD BANKS AND
OTHER FORMS OF GIVING. IN 2023,
A TOTAL OF OVER 30,000 POUNDS
OF ORGANIC PRODUCE WAS DONATED
TO LOCAL FEEDING PROGRAM IS
PAID IN RECENT YEARS, WE HAVE
DEVELOPED ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO
HELP CLOSE THE HUNGER GAP I
COASTING FREE FARM STANDS AT
THE P-PATCH, DELIVERING
DONATIONS TO LOCAL HOUSING
RESIDENTS ARE BIPOC CHURCHES
AND SUPPORT INNOVATIVE FOOD
BANKS MEET THEIR MISSION OF
SHIFTING AWAY FROM THE CHARITY
MODEL TO PROVIDING CLIENTS THE
ABILITY TO SHOP FOR GROCERIES
AND REDUCE FOOD WASTE. EXAMPLES
OF FOOD BANKS WHO DO THIS ARE
BALLARD, U DISTRICT AND FAMILY
WORKS, WHICH ARE FOOD EQUITY
FUND AWARDEES. I THINK BIRD
BARGE WAS AWARDED RECENTLY. THE
FOLLOWING -- LET ME BACK UP.
THE P-PATCH PROGRAM IS
COMMITTED TO FOOD JUSTICE,
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND
EQUITY FOR PRIORITIZING
UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES.
PRIORITY PLACEMENT WAS
ESTABLISHED IN 2020. FOLLOWING
PRINCIPAL GUIDES PLOT
ASSIGNMENTS AND HELPS ME
DEPARTMENT GOALS FOR CENTERING
RACIAL EQUITY IN INVESTING IN
COMMUNITY BUILDING. THIS IS
P-PATCH PRIORITIZES POPULATIONS
UNDERSERVED BY THE PROGRAM FOR
PLOT ASSIGNMENTS. THESE GROUPS
INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS WHO
IDENTIFY AS BLACK OR
AFRICAN-AMERICAN, INDIGENOUS OR
NATIVE AND LATINX OR HISPANIC.
HOUSEHOLDS MAKING 30% OR BELOW
THE SEATTLE AREA MEDIAN INCOME,
IMMIGRANT REFUGEES AND PEOPLE
WHO NEED TO GARDEN ACCESSIBLE
RAISED BEDS AND GROUPS THAT
SERVE SENIORS AND YOUTH UP TO
THE AGE OF 24. IN 2023, 42% OF
GARDENERS WERE ASSIGNED PLOTS
THROUGH PRIORITY PLACEMENT. 24
GARDENERS WERE SIGNED
ACCESSIBLE GARDENING BEDS. NEW
GARDENERS INCLUDE SPEAKERS OF
11 LANGUAGES AND ACROSS THE
PROGRAM, 860 LOW INCOME
FAMILIES RECEIVED FEE
ASSISTANCE TOTALING OVER 68,000
IN 2020. AS OF JULY 2024, THERE
ARE OVER 1900 NEIGHBORS WAITING
FOR P-PATCH GARDENING SPACE.
WAITING TIME FOR INDIVIDUAL
GARDENS CAN RANGE FROM 0 TO 6
MONTHS OR THREE TO FIVE YEARS .
ANNUAL TURNOVER AVERAGE IS
ABOUT 15%. VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP
WORKS WITH STAFF TO ASSESS PLOT
USE AND COMPLIANCE OF
REQUIREMENTS. P-PATCH COMMUNITY
GARDENS ARE LIMITED TO SEATTLE
RESIDENTS AND GROUPS AND SOME
OF THE HIGHEST WAIT TIMES ARE
SITUATED IN DENSELY POPULATED
NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE DOWNTOWN
CORE AND CAPITOL HILL. THIS
SLIDE PROVIDES SOME INFORMATION
ABOUT OUR OLDEST, NEWEST,
LARGEST AND SMALLEST SITE,
ADDITIONALLY PROVIDING YOU WITH
HOW MANY GARDENS ARE LOCATED IN
EACH DISTRICT . OUR OLDEST SITE
WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1973 AND
SPENDS 2.5 ACRES IN DISTRICT 4.
THE NEWEST SITE IS LOCATED IN
DISTRICT 3 . THE LARGEST SITE,
BEACON FOOD FOREST, OCCUPYING
OVER 3.5 ACRES IS LOCATED IN
DISTRICT TWO AND OUR SMALLEST
SITE WHICH IS REALLY SWEET
COVER 700 FT.÷ IN DISTRICT 3.
OUR SUCCESS THROUGH
PARTNERSHIPS EMBODIES
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS,
P-PATCH VOLUNTEERS,
NONGOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, CITY
OF SEATTLE. OTHER GOVERNMENT
RELATED NEIGHBORS , AGENCIES
AND MOTHER NATURE. I WOULD LIKE
TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A FEW
EXAMPLES OF CURRENT
PARTNERSHIPS AND ONE EXAMPLE IS
OUR COLLABORATION WITH TILT
ALLIANCE. WE DESIGN EDUCATIONAL
CONTENT TO REFLECT INTERESTS
SPECIFIC TO EACH BIPOC
COMMUNITY. CURRICULUM EMPHASIS
IS REFLECTING LEARNING OBJECT
-- OPPORTUNITIES REQUESTED BY
P-PATCH PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS
VIA 2023 GARDNER PROGRAM
SURVEY. THE CLASSES SUPPORT
P-PATCHERS AND GROWING
SUCCESSFUL GARDENS. THESE
CLASSES HIGHLIGHT THE VOICES OF
EXPERIENCE BIPOC GARDEN/FARM
INSTRUCTORS INCLUDING BIPOC
STAFF FROM TILT AND LOCAL BIPOC
ORGANIZATIONS AND EDUCATORS. WE
ALSO COLLABORATE WITH INTERNAL
CITY TEAMS INCLUDING PEOPLE'S
ACADEMY FOR COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT OTHERWISE KNOWN AS
PACE, THE PARKS DISTRICT,
COMMUNITY LIAISONS, SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIME
PREVENTION COORDINATORS,
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES ADOPT
THE STREET PROGRAM AND A HOST
OF OTHERS TO INTEGRATE
GARDENERS INTO LARGER CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES WHILE
CONNECTING GARDENERS TO VITAL
INFORMATION AND RESOURCES.
ADDITIONALLY, WE OFFER
OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH TO
DISCOVER FOOD, NATURE,
GARDENING AND COMMUNITY
BUILDING. IT IS OUR HOPE THAT
THE DEPARTMENT AND NEIGHBORHOOD
GARDENS ARE USED AS A TOOL TO
PROMOTE SAFE GARDENING
PRACTICES AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
CHOICES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
WE PARTNER WITH SAWHORSE
REVOLUTION IN WHICH
NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH ARE GIVEN A
STIPEND FOR THEIR SERVICE AS
WELL AS BUILD THEIR TECHNICAL
SKILLS. THE GROUP IS CURRENTLY
COLLABORATING WITH STAFF AND
BLACK STAR FARMERS TO BUILD A
KIOSK AT NEW HOLLY ROCK
REGARDING GARDENS LOCATED IN IT
SEATTLE. USE GARDENING
OPPORTUNITIES IN CORPORATE
YOUTH INTO THE FABRIC OF
COMMUNITY AND FOSTER GROWTH OF
ACTIVE AND INVOLVED CITIZENS.
OUR P-PATCH COMMUNITY GARDENING
2024 PRIORITIES, A KEY
COMPONENT OF MAKING ENGAGEMENT
PROCESS INCLUSIVE, RESPONSIVE,
CULTURALLY OR APPROPRIATE IS
BUILDING THE CAPACITY TO
UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS OF
RACE, CULTURE, SOCIOECONOMIC
STATUS AND DECISION-MAKING. OUR
2024 PROGRAM PRIORITIES ARE
CONTINUING TO IMPROVE THE
EXPERIENCE OF ALL P-PATCH
GARDENERS. THE SECOND ONE IS
OFFERING ANTIRACISM TRAINING
SENT STRATEGIES TO P-PATCH
GARDENERS. THE THIRD, ENHANCING
OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT WITH
BIPOC COMMUNITIES IN THE
FOURTH, DEVELOPING STRATEGIC
PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS
LOCATED IN HISTORICALLY
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. PLEASE
MEET OUR DYNAMIC P-PATCH
COMMUNITY GARDENING TEAM WITH
US TODAY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ,
NATE, ALICIA, FAMILY AND THE
LEASES. WE EMPLOY SIX FULL-TIME
STAFF TO MANAGE UP TO 90
GARDENS TOTAL ACROSS THE
PROGRAM. OUR TEAM INCLUDES ONE
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
SUPERVISOR WHO, IN ADDITION TO
CORE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIE
S, MANAGES TWO SITES AND FIVE
COMMUNITY GARDEN COORDINATORS
EACH MANAGING PORTFOLIOS OF UP
TO 20 SITES. COMMUNITY GARDEN
COORDINATORS PRIMARY ROLES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES ARE PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT, VOLUNTEER
MANAGEMENT , COMMUNITY CAPACITY
BUILDING, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT,
COLLABORATIONS AND
ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS VIA OUR
ONLINE DATABASE. THERE ARE
GARDENS ALL OVER SEATTLE. OUR
WEBSITE WILL WALK INTERESTED
GARDENERS THROUGH ALL THE STEPS
TO GET INVOLVED SO YOU CAN
START GROWING YOUR FLOWERS AND
HERBS IN FOOD ALONGSIDE YOUR
NEIGHBORS AND WE HAVE A LINK
HERE PROVIDED IN A SLIDE. IN
CLOSING, THANK YOU FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TODAY TO
BREATHE LIFE INTO OUR
DELIGHTFUL COMMUNITY GARDENS.
THE P-PATCH TEAM WOULD LIKE TO
PROVIDE YOU WITH A GUIDED TOUR
SO LET'S MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I SEE
SOME OF THE P-PATCH FOLKS HERE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND I
THOUGHT I SAW SOME OF YOU HERE
. SHOUT OUT TO YOU ALL.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? COUNCIL MEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH ?
>> I WILL MAKE MY COMMENTS
SUPER QUICK BECAUSE YOU ON THE
MUCH I LOVE FOOD IN MY FOOD
BACKGROUND. I MEAN, I LOVE TO
EAT IT BUT WORKING AT NORTHWEST
HARVEST EMERGENCY FEEDING
PROGRAM AND SAYING HOW AMAZING
P-PATCH S ARE AND ADVOCATING
FOR FIGURING OUT HOW WE
LOCALIZE FOOD RESOURCES BECAUSE
IT IS COMING WHERE WE HAVE TO
GROW MORE FOOD. ONE OF THE
THINGS I WANT TO THINK ABOUT AS
A CITY IS ALSO VERTICAL
FARMING. HYDROPONICS AND BEING
ABLE FOR PEOPLE TO GROW IT AT
HOME BUT ALSO INTENTIONALLY
HAVING A P-PATCH THAT MIGHT BE
A GREENHOUSE THAT HAS VERTICAL
FARMING EFFORTS BECAUSE LAND IS
OF HIGH VALUE IN SEATTLE AND IT
IS HARD TO FIND LITTLE AREAS
WHERE WE CAN GROW DIFFERENT
FOOD BUT YOU KNOW, WE CAN
ALWAYS GO UP AND I THINK
VERTICAL FARMING IS VERY
UNTAPPED. IT IS AN INCREDIBLE
RESOURCE AND I THINK WE CAN
ALSO BE ABLE TO START HEALING
OUR COMMUNITIES WITH FRESH
FOOD, LESS PESTICIDES, PRODUCE,
ESPECIALLY A LOT OF OUR KIDS
GET FED JUNK FOOD AND A LOT OF
PROCESSED FOODS AND I KNOW THAT
CHEMICAL DOES THINGS TO YOUR
BODY THAT I DON'T THINK WE
REALLY ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND BUT
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT EATING
FRESH PRODUCE AND FOODS AND
THEN GROWING IT YOURSELF IT
STIMULATES THE MIND AND BEING
EXPOSED TO IT SO I WANTED TO
THROW IT OUT THERE REALLY
APPRECIATE THE P-PATCH PROGRAM
AND US BEING ABLE TO CONTINUE
TO SUPPORT THEM AND ALSO HAD A
CHANCE TO WORK WITH TILT TO
KNOW ABOUT THE WORK YOU DO WITH
TILT AND RAYNER BEACH GARDENS ,
THOSE GARDENS OUT THERE .
PHENOMENAL WORK YOU ALL DOING
JUST WANT TO KEEP THE PROGRAM
GOING, SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. VICE-CHAIR WOO.
>> I WANT TO ECHO THAT
SENTIMENT . THANK YOU FOR ALL
THAT YOU DO. I LOVE WALKING
THROUGH MY LOCAL P-PATCH AND
SEEING HOW IT UNITES COMMUNITY
AND HOW PEOPLE ARE SO PROUD AND
PASSIONATE ABOUT THEIR SPACE
AND I FIND OUT THAT PEOPLE COME
TOGETHER TO HELP REPAIR SOME
THINGS IF SOMETHING GETS
DAMAGED AND HOW PEOPLE TAKE IT
SO PERSONALLY THAT THIS IS
THEIR COMMUNITY SPOT, THIS IS
THEIR GARDEN AND I WAS CURIOUS
ABOUT THE WAITING LIST. IF YOU
KNOW OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD,
WHAT AREAS HAVE A HIGHER
WAITING LIST? WHERE IS THERE A
HIGHER DEMAND AND ARE WE ABLE
TO MEET THAT DEMAND OR IS IT
TURNOVER HOW PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO
GET A SPOT? IS THERE ANY
MECHANISM FOR FINDING NEW
SPACES FOR TRAN35S?
>> YES AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL
MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, FOR YOUR
COMMENTS. THAT WAS VERY KIND
AND WOULD LOVE TO KEEP THE
VISION OF GOING VERTICAL. TO
ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE
INTEREST LIST, CURRENTLY THE
DOWNTOWN CORE LIKE THE DENSELY
POPULATED NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE
THE HIGHEST INTEREST LIST SO WE
ARE FINDING LIKE THE DOWNTOWN
CORE AND CAPITOL HILL USUALLY
HAVE THREE TO FIVE YEARS OF
WAITING GIVE OR TAKE BUT THERE
ARE ALWAYS WAYS FOR FOLKS TO
GET THEIR HANDS DIRTY WHILE
THEY WAKE -- WAIT, YOU KNOW,
PARTICIPATING IN THE WORK
PARTIES, GETTING ON INTEREST
LISTS THAT ARE NOT AS HIGH JUST
TO GET STARTED BUT WITH OUR
PRIORITY PLACEMENT AND MAKING
SURE THAT WE ARE -- PEOPLE ARE
WITHIN COMPLIANCE OF UTILIZING
THE PLOTS, THERE IS ROTATION
AND IT MOVES . SOMETIMES SLOW,
SOMETIMES QUICK DEPENDING UPON
THE NEIGHBORHOOD BUT YES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. IS
THERE A SEED-SHARING PEACE
WITHIN THE P-PATCH WHERE PEOPLE
SHARE THEIR SEEDS WITH FOLKS?
AND THEN LAST QUESTION, ARE YOU
SEEING A CERTAIN TYPE OF
VEGETABLE THAT MIGHT GROW
BETTER OR HAS CLIMATE CHANGE
IMPACT IN SOME OF WHAT PEOPLE
CAN GROW ? THAT MIGHT JUST BE
SOMETHING I CAN JUST FOLLOW UP
ON BUT WAS CURIOUS .
>> THANK YOU. SEED-SHARING IS
USUALLY AN INFORMAL PRACTICE
AMONGST NEIGHBORHOOD. YOU KNOW,
I OFTEN HAVE A SIGN IN THE PLOT
SAYING HEY, I FORGOT TO DIVULGE
THAT I AM ALSO A P-PATCH
VOLUNTEER ON WEEKENDS AND
EVENINGS WITH MY FAMILY, AND SO
YES , YOU KNOW, YOU USUALLY
JUST GROW YOUR CROPS TO SAVE
THE SEEDS AND THEN YOU SHARE
WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS . SOME
ACTUALLY HAVE SEED KIOSKS AND
LIBRARIES IN FRONT OF THEIR
P-PATCH TO INVITE THE LARGER
COMMUNITY AND AND SHARE THAT
WAY AND LET ME TELL YOU, THOSE
SEEDS GO QUICKLY. WE ARE ALWAYS
LIKE TAKE ONE, BRING ONE BUT
SOMETIMES IT'S JUST A LOT
ABOUT SHARING ACROSS THE BOARD.
FORMALLY, WE HAVE A RESOURCE
FAIR THAT WE HELD BACK IN APRIL
WHICH IS USUALLY HELD AT THE
AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM AND WE
HAVE OUR PARTNERS , KING COUNTY
SEED LENDING LIBRARY,, AND SET
UP A BIG HUGE TABLE IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE MUSEUM TO HAVE
PEOPLE COME AND BRING SEED SO
THAT IS A MORE IN -- FORMAL WAY
WE ALSO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO DO SEED
SAVING AND SEED SHARING SO
INFORMAL AND FORMAL HAPPENS AND
THEN THE SECOND PIECE WAS
AROUND --
>> OTHER DIFFERENT VEGETABLES
THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED LIKE
CLIMATE CHANGE FOR YOU ARE LIKE
HEY, THIS DOES NOT GROW WELL?
>> I'M SORRY, BEFORE YOU
ANSWER THAT CAN I GET YOU TO --
>> I'M SORRY. I'M NOT USED TO
USING MICROPHONES BUT WITH
REGARD TO FOOD , EVERY YEAR IT
IS DIFFERENT. THIS YEAR WE ARE
FINDING TOMATOES ARE A LITTLE
BIT LATER THAN USUAL. BUT,
PEPPERS DID WELL THIS YEAR SO
YOU HAVE TO PLAY IT BY EAR. WE
DO HAVE WEEDS AND SOME OF THEM
ARE EDIBLE SO THEY DO WELL IN
ANY KIND OF CLIMATE BUT IT
DEPENDS UPON THE CULTURE AND
WHAT IS CULTURALLY RELEVANT TO
FOODS BUT FOR THE MOST PART,
VEGETABLES DO PRETTY WELL AND
WE HAVE A CLIMATE THAT WE CAN
GROW ALL YOUR ROUNDS SO THE
GREENS LOVED THIS YEAR BECAUSE
IT WAS COLDER IN THE BEGINNING
. HOPEFULLY THAT ANSWERS YOUR
QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU , COUNCIL MEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS
AND A COMMENT AND YOU RAISED IT
WITH THE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC
FOOD. I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE
THE ATTENTION TO THAT. I'M
PUERTO RICAN AND I LOVE MY
PUERTO RICAN FOOD AND SO YOU
KNOW REALLY APPRECIATE THAT IS
IMPORTANT TO FOLKS TO BE ABLE
TO GROW THE THINGS THAT ARE
PART OF THEIR CULTURE , SO I
KNOW THAT IS ATTENTION YOU
GIVE. WE DON'T TALK ABOUT IT
AS MUCH DONE THE PRESENTATION
SO I REALLY WANTED THE FLAG
BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S A FOCUS
ON THAT'S A THANK YOU FOR
THAT. GETTING BACK TO QUESTIONS
IN TERMS OF HOW OFTEN ARE YOU
ABLE TO ADD GARDENS, I BELIEVE
FOLKS ARE ABLE TO WILL THEIR
PROPERTY TO THE CITY FOR
P-PATCH PURPOSES, I THINK. IS
THAT TRUE?
>> THEY CAN, YES . TO ANSWER
THAT QUESTION, WE ARE IN AN
INTERESTING TIME. WE GREW THE
PROGRAM FROM 2008 TO 20 14 X
1/3 AND AFTER THAT POINT , THAT
WAS THROUGH LEVY AND AFTER THAT
POINT WE WOULD LIKE OKAY, HOW
ARE WE GOING TO MANAGE ALL
THESE GARDENS WITHOUT
ADDITIONAL STAFF SO WE ARE AT A
POINT WHERE WE ARE KIND OF A
CAPACITY WITHOUT ADDITIONAL
FUNDING AND STAFF. IT IS REALLY
HARD TO GROW MORE P-PATCH BUT
WE DO ACT AS A CONSULTANT SO
OFTEN COMMUNITY GROUPS
INTERESTED IN GROWING A
COMMUNITY GARDEN ARE ABLE TO
COME TO US AND WE CAN WORK WITH
THEM AND GUIDE THEM AND THAT IS
BEEN REALLY HELPFUL, YOU KNOW.
>> ARE THERE FOLKS THAT HAVE
PRIVATE P-PATCH SO YOU CONSULT
WITH THOSE OF SOMEONE WOULD
LIKE TO START ONE ON PRIVATE
PROPERTY THAT IS NOT CITY RUN ,
YOU ALL CAN HELP CONSULT?
>> YES. WE USUALLY SEE CHURCHES
INTERESTED IN DOING THAT.
>> TERRIFIC AND THEN MY
QUESTION IS AGAIN AROUND USE
AND HOW YOU INCORPORATE USE
BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
GARDENING CAN BE VERY
THERAPEUTIC FOR SOME FOLKS AND
SO IN ADDITION TO JUST GROWING
FOOD AND THE IMPORTANCE OF
HAVING FOOD, THERE IS ALSO THE
THERAPEUTIC ASPECT AND I THINK
OUR YOUTH COULD BENEFIT FROM
SOME OF THAT SO HOW DO YOU
INCORPORATE YOUTH INTO THE
SPACE?
>> YOUTH ARE JUST IMPORTANT ,
YOU KNOW, KIDS ARE PEOPLE TOO,
RIGHT? SO EVERY P-PATCH IS
GOING TO BE A FAMILY . THERE'S
GOING TO BE AN ORGANIZATION OR
YOUTH GROUP THAT POTENTIALLY
HAS A PLOT SO THEY WILL GARDEN
THAT ON THEIR OWN WHETHER THEY
HAVE SPECIFIC CURRICULUM BUT
THERE ALSO INTERFACED WITH
COMMUNITY AND WORK PARTIES .
FORMALLY WE HAVE A LOT OF YOUTH
THAT COME FROM SCHOOLS, DAY
CARE CENTERS THAT DO TOURS IN
MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH IS
JUDKINS NEIGHBORHOOD, WE HAVE
GRAPEVINES AND APPLE TREES IN
THE COME AND HELP US HARVEST
AND PICK AND THEN BRING BACK TO
THEIR FAMILIES AND LIKE I HAD
MENTIONED BEFORE THERE ARE
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WE W
WITH LIKE SAWHORSE REVOLUTION
WHERE THE YOUTH FROM THE
NEIGHBORHOOD GET A STIPEND TO
BUILD DIFFERENT STRUCTURES .
THEY BUILT OUR TOOLSHED AND IT
IS AMAZING, YOU KNOW . THIS IS
MY BIAS YET AGAIN BUT I THINK
IT'S THE BEST TOOLSHED AND IT
HAS A JAPANESE CURING PROCESS,
WHICH PRESERVES THE WORD AND IT
IS REALLY MAINTAINED WELL AND
I'M JUST SO PROUD OF THOSE
YOUTH. TO THIS DAY I SEE THEM
AND THEY'RE DOING REMARKABLY
WELL IN THEIR LIVES SO THERE
ARE DIFFERENT WAYS YOUTHS GET
INVOLVED AND WE ARE JUST
GRATEFUL FOR THE NEXT
GENERATION TO LEARN THAT
INTERGENERATIONAL PEACE, YOU
KNOW, OF WORKING WITH THE
ELDERS GROWING UP AND HAVING
HEALTHY LIFESTYLES .
>> THAT IS TERRIFIC AND WHAT
ABOUT SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS?
HAVE YOU PARTNERED WITH THE
SCHOOLS? EITHER P-PATCH AT
THOSE SCHOOLS AND HOW DOES THAT
WORK?
>> OFTEN THEY WANT A PLOT FOR
THE YOUTH TO COME OVER AND
GARDEN SO WE HAVE ONE HIS A
WOLF LOCATED AT PINEHURST
P-PATCH AND IT'S DEFINITELY A
COLLABORATION WE COULD DO
BETTER WITH AND YOU KNOW, WORK
TOGETHER BUT SOMETIMES GETTING
THE KIDS OFF CAMPUS DOWN THE
STREET TO A P-PATCH MIGHT BE
HARD BUT WE ALSO WORK WITH THEM
IN THE SUMMER MONTHS WHERE YOU
KNOW, IF THEY HAVE A SCHOOL
GARDEN, SOMETIMES IT'S HARD
FOR THEM TO MAINTAIN OVER THE
SUMMER MONTHS SO WE WILL HAVE
P-PATCHERS COME AND CLEAN UP
WHILE THEY ARE AWAY SO THAT
WHEN THE KIDS COME BACK IN THE
FALL IT'S NOT OVERGROWN.
>> THANK YOU. I WONDERED
WHETHER SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
HAVE GARDENS AND IF THEY
CONSULT WITH YOU ON THE GROUNDS
, NOT THE KIDS GOING SOMEWHERE,
BUT AT THEIR SCHOOL.
>> A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALONG
WITH OUR LIBRARIES WE LOVE OUR
P-PATCHES IN SEATTLE. I WOULD
LOVE TO SEE SOME KIND OF
PARTNERSHIP WITH PARKS AND
RECREATION ON MAGNUSON PARK .
THERE ARE FAMILIES LIVING
THERE. THERE IS A BIT OF A FOOD
DESERT , NOT THAT A P-PATCH
WILL TAKE CARE OF ALL THAT BUT
IT IS CERTAINLY A STEP. I KNOW
THAT NOT EVERY PARK LENDS
ITSELF TO THAT , IN PART
BECAUSE OF THE SOIL AND THE
PURITY OF THE SOIL BEING ABLE
TO -- NOT ALL PARKS HAVE THE
SOIL THAT THEY CAN DO THAT SO I
KNOW THERE ARE SOME LIMITATIONS
THERE BUT WOULD LOVE TO'S OR
AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING MORE
FOOD TO MORE FOLKS ACROSS THE
CITY VIA THIS MECHANISM IF WE
CAN. ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
>> BEFORE WE CLOSE, I JUST WANT
TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN AS
ALWAYS FOR YOUR INVITE AND FOR
THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SHARE
AREAS OF SERVICE AND
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY
THROUGH A ONE SEATTLE APPROACH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU AND I WANT TO
REALLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PARTNERSHIP AND ALWAYS YOUR
WILLINGNESS WHEN I ASK YOU TO
COME TO PRESENT ON VARIOUS
PROGRAMS AT D.O.N. YOU'RE
ALWAYS WILLING TO COME IN VERY
ENTHUSIASTIC AND YOUR STAFF AS
WELL SO APPRECIATE THE
PARTNERSHIP THERE SO WANTED TO
GIVE YOU A SHOUT OUT FOR THAT
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. THANK
YOU FOR BEING HERE AND FOR HER
PRESENTATION. SEEING NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS, THIS CONCLUDES THE
JULY 25th, 2024 MEETING OF THE
LIBRARIES, EDUCATION AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE. OUR
NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8th, 2024 AT
9:30 A.M. IF THERE IS NO
FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING
WILL BE ADJOURNED. HEARING NO
FURTHER BUSINESS IT IS 10:43
A.M. AND THIS MEETING IS
ADJOURNED. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.