>>> THE APRIL 5th, 2024 MEETING
OF THE SUSTAINABILITY, CITY
LIGHT, ARTS AND CULTURE WILL
COME TO ORDER. IT IS 9:31 A.M.
AND TANYA WOO, CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE. WILL THE CLERK,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLLBACK. [
ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE FIVE
MEMBERS PRESENT. THE AGENDA
WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO
OBJECTIONS, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. WE WILL OPEN THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND THIS
SHOULD RELATE TO ITEMS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA., HOW MANY
SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP TODAY?
DO WE CURRENTLY WE HAVE NO
PUBLIC COMMENT SPEAKERS SIGNED
UP. NEW BE GREAT. WE WILL
PROCEED TO ITEMS OF BUSINESS.
YOU CAN SUBMIT A WRITTEN PUBLIC
COMMENT AT THE PODIUM OR YOU
CAN ALSO EMAIL THE COUNCIL AT
-- WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
ITEM OF BUSINESS. PLEASE READ
ITEMS 1-9 INTO THE RECORD.
>> APPOINTMENTS 2809 THROUGH
TWO 817. THE APPOINTMENT OF
EMILY PINCKNEY, SUSAN BALBAS,
ELIZABETH BASKERVILLE, CAMILLE
GIPAYA, ROLL SEVEN, NANCY
HUIZAR, AS A MEMBER OF THE
GREEN NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD
UNTIL APRIL 30th, 2025.
>> WE WILL CONSIDER A VOTE ON
THE GREEN DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD
APPOINTMENTS. WILL THE NOMINEES
FOR THE GREEN NEW DEAL
OVERSIGHT BOARD PLEASE COME TO
THE TABLE INTRODUCE YOURSELVES,
YOUR COMMISSION AND THEN WE
WILL LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
NOMINEES.
>> IT IS GREAT TO HEAR SO MANY
OF YOU HERE TODAY. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE.
BEING ON THE MIC YOU HAVE TO
DRIVE UP TO YOUR FACE AND MAKE
SURE THE GREEN LIGHT IS ON. IT
IS BEST IF IT IS RIGHT NEAR
YOUR MOUTH. SOMETIMES WE HAVE
PROBLEMS HEARING. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING.
GREAT. OKAY. GOOD MORNING. FOR
THE RECORD, I AM THE DIRECTOR
OF THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY
AND ENVIRONMENT. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING US TODAY. WE ARE GOING
TO DO A VERY SHORT PRESENTATION
CREATING SOME FOUNDATION FOR
THE GREEN NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT
BOARD NOMINEES AND THEN WE WILL
PASS IT OVER TO THEM TO
INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. I AM
JOINED BY -- AS WELL.
>> HI, I AM SARA CUBILLOS FROM
THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY
AND ENVIRONMENT.
>> I AM ELISE RASMUSSEN AT THE
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND I
AM THE LIAISON FOR THE GREEN
NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD. WE
ARE GOING TO DO JUST A FEW
SHORT SLIDES. WE MAY NEED A
LITTLE HELP. NEXT. OR SHARE
SCREEN?
>> YOU CAN SHARE SCREEN IF YOU
WANT.
>> A MAN OF MANY TALENTS.
>> OKAY, GREAT. OKAY. GREAT,
THANK YOU, EVERYONE. WE WERE
HERE COUPLE LISA TO GIVE AN
OVERVIEW OF THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT.
WE SURE WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT
THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND HOW THAT IS A PART
OF OUR IDENTITY, INTERNATIONAL
BRAND, AND IT IS ONE OF THOSE
THINGS THAT DRAWS US TO THIS
PLACE AND KEEPS US HERE. I
SHOW THIS PICTURE OF WILDFIRE
SMOKE, THE CLIMATE CRISIS, AND
THAT IS UPON US. WE ARE ALL
FEELING THE EFFECTS OF THAT.
THE REAL THEME WE WILL FOCUS IN
ON TODAY'S THE FACT THAT THERE
ARE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO
FEEL THE BURDEN AND IMPACTS OF
THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND
ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE MORE
THAN OTHER PEOPLE IN OUR
COMMUNITY. BLACK, INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE OF COLOR, LOW INCOME
PEOPLE, THE ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE AND CLIMATE JUSTICE
PART OF OUR WORK IS WHAT WE
WILL EMPHASIZE TODAY AND THE
PROGRAMMATIC PIECES TO ADDRESS
THAT. OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE
A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR
EVERYONE. I WANT TO PULL OUT
THE FOCUS ON HOW WE DO THIS
WORK AROUND EMPHASIZING HOW WE
ARE RECTIFYING PAST AND CURRENT
HARMS TO MEMBERS OF OUR
COMMUNITY THAT FACE THAT. I
WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES FOR ALL
OF YOUR WORK AND LEADERSHIP
OVER THE YEARS AND PARTNERING
WITH US WITH THIS WORK. THIS IS
THE SLIDE THAT WE SHOWED OF
THE CORE SERVICES ON THE ONE
THAT IS HIGHLIGHTED IS THAT
PIECE AROUND CLIMATE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE. WE
WILL TALK ABOUT OTHER ELEMENTS
OF OUR WORK. BEFORE I TURN IT
OVER TO SARAH AND ELYSE, I
WANTED TO SHARE CONCRETE
EXAMPLES ON HOW PEOPLE
EXPERIENCE THE ENVIRONMENT
DIFFERENTLY IN OUR CITY. ONE IS
RELATED TO AIR QUALITY IF YOU
LIVE IN SOUTHPARK OR A
NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS ADJACENT
TO I-5 NEAR CID AND BEACON
HILL, THOSE ARE NEIGHBORHOODS
THAT HAVE WORSE AIR QUALITY AND
THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THEM
HAVE EXPERIENCES OF CHRONIC
HEALTH THAT IS IMPACTED BY THE
PARTICULAR MATTER. WE HAVE
POLICIES IN PART TO ADDRESS
THAT. THAT IS ONE EXAMPLE.
ANOTHER IS WATER POLITY AND THE
IMPACTS OF FLOODING. THORN
CREEK IS A PLACE WHERE THERE
HAS BEEN A LOT OF IMPROVEMENT
AROUND FLOODING. THERE IS
RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES. THAT
IS A WONDERFUL INVESTMENT THAT
WE HAVE MADE. THERE ARE OTHER
PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY WHERE
THE IMPACTS OF FLOODING AS THEY
ARE GETTING WORSE ARE
PROFOUNDLY IMPACTING THAT
COMMUNITY. THESE ARE SOME
REALLY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF HOW
AND WHY WE ENGAGE WITH THIS
FRAMEWORK. THE FINAL ONE, IS A
REAL PIECE OF OUR WORK
DEDICATED TO BRINGING ECONOMIC
PROSPERITY INTO THE
ENVIRONMENTAL CONVERSATION. WE
ARE GOING THROUGH THIS
TRANSFORMATION WITH THE GREEN
ECONOMY AND WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT THOSE BENEFITS ARE
FELT BROADLY. THE EXAMPLE WHERE
WE DID NOT DO THAT, IS THE
SPOTTED OWL REGULATIONS AND THE
IMPACTS ON WORKERS IN THE
PENINSULA. THAT IS HOW WE ARE
TRYING TO DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY
AS WE ARE MOVING INTO THIS BIG
ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION. WITH
THAT, SARA WILL DIVE INTO THE
EXAMPLES AND WILL DIVE DEEPLY
MORE INTO OUR WORK.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I WANT TO BEGIN BY SHARING THAT
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE WORK HAS
BEEN DONE BY JUSTICE
ORGANIZATIONS FOR MANY DECADES.
I WILL FOCUS HOW ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE STARTED. WITH OSC, WE
KNOW THE PLANET CHANGE AFFECTS
US ALL. ESPECIALLY IN HARMS LOW
INCOME COMMUNITIES AND
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR FIRST AND
WORST. RACE IS ONE OF THE
SIGNIFICANT INDICATED TO LIVING
NEAR WATER AND SOIL. THESE ARE
LOCALIZED IN OVERBURDENED
COMMUNITIES DUE TO HISTORIC
REDLINING. THE LIFE EXPECTANCY
BETWEEN SOUTHPARK AND LAUREL
HURST. WITH THE EXISTING
CHALLENGES IN 2015, OSC STARTED
THE EQUITY ENVIRONMENT
INITIATIVE THEY CODEVELOPED
THE CITIES AND THE NATION'S
FIRST EQUITY AND ENVIRONMENT
AGENDA. THE AGENDA OUTLINES THE
OVERARCHING GOALS AT THE RACIAL
OF -- ONE OF THE KEY PROGRAMS
THAT CAME FROM THE EQUITY
ENVIRONMENT AGENDA IS THE FUND
THAT HAS MITIGATED
ENVIRONMENTAL AND JUSTICE
IMPACTS IN NEIGHBORHOODS.
JUSTICE LED COMMUNITY WORK IS
VITAL, THE WORK OF THE JOB IS
TO DEEPEN TRUST WITH COMMUNITY
PARTNERS AND INCREASE THE
CAPACITY OF OUR PARTNERS. THE
GRANT FUND IS CELEBRATING ITS
FIVE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR
AND WILL BE ANNOUNCING THE
LATEST SLATE OF AWARDEES NEXT
WEEKEND YOU WILL ALL RECEIVE
COMMUNICATION ABOUT THE
AWARDEES AND THE AMAZING WORK
THEY WILL COMPLETE. AS THE
EQUITY ENVIRONMENT AGENDA
BROUGHT AROUND THE JUSTICE FIND
IT WAS A CATALYST FOR THE
GREEN NEW DEAL FOR SEATTLE. IN
2019 WHEN THE GREEN NEW DEAL
WAS GARNERING ATTENTION AT THE
FEDERAL LEVEL, SEATTLE
COMMUNITIES CAME TOGETHER TO
DEVELOP THE LEGISLATION FOR THE
GREEN NEW DEAL IN SEATTLE. YOU
WILL GET TO MEET A COUPLE OF
THE PEOPLE THAT WERE INTEGRAL
TO THE GREEN NEW DEAL
LEGISLATION. THE GREEN NEW DEAL
FOR SEATTLE IS GROWING THE
JUSTICE WORK WHERE THEY HAVE
SET BROAD GOALS. TO DEVELOP
BROAD NEW INNOVATIONS TO
RESPOND TO CURRENT CLIMATE
CHALLENGES. WHAT DOES THIS
LOOK LIKE? SEATTLE'S GREEN NEW
DEAL HAS THREE AREAS OF FOCUS.
FIRST, FOCUSING ON STRATEGIES
THAT REDUCE THESE SEATTLE
OMISSIONS WELL LAUNCHING THOSE
BENEFITS MAKE SURE THEY ARE
FELT IN HIGHLY IMPACTED AREAS
OF THE CITY. AS WE REDUCE
OMISSIONS, HOW ARE WE CREATING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR OVERBURDENED
COMMUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN
AND BENEFIT FROM A LOW CARBON
ECONOMY? WE ARE LOOKING FOR
WAYS TO ENSURE THAT ALL
STRATEGIES ARE FOCUSING ON
REDUCING OMISSIONS AND ARE ALSO
FOCUSED ON ADAPTING TO THE
CHANGING CLIMATE AND PROVIDING
MULTIPLE BENEFITS LIKE
IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES AND
FOSTERING RESILIENCY OF
COMMUNITIES. I WON'T COVER
ALL OF THE INVESTMENT YOU WILL
SEE HERE, I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN
IDEA ON WHAT THESE FOCUS AREAS
LOOK LIKE IN ACTION. FOR
BUILDING THE INCLUSIVE LOW
CARBON ECONOMY, WE HAVE
CONTRACTORS TO CREATE
APPRENTICESHIPS. WE ARE
INVESTING IN YOUNG LEADERS AND
SMALL BUSINESSES. WHEN WE TALK
ABOUT REDUCING OMISSIONS WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT PROGRAMS LIKE THE
OIL AND ELECTRIC HOME HEATING
CONVERSIONS. ALSO THINGS LIKE
THE BUILDING ACCELERATOR
PROGRAM WHICH IS PART OF THE
PERFORMANCE STANDARD.
ESPECIALLY THOSE OWNED BY BLACK
OR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF COLOR.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT FOSTERING
RESILIENT COMMUNITIES. THINKING
ABOUT ADOPTIVE SOLUTIONS LIKE
RESILIENCE HUBS WHICH ARE
TRUSTED COMMUNITY FACILITIES
THAT SUPPORT COMMUNITIES DURING
THEIR EVERYDAY LIFE AS WELL AS
BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER AN
EMERGENCY EVENT. THIS INCLUDES
INVESTING IN THE SEATTLE TREE
CANOPY COVER. THESE ARE
HAPPENING NOT ONLY IN OSC BUT
ACROSS DIFFERENT CITY
DEPARTMENTS. WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS PUT FORWARD BY
THE OVERSIGHT BOARD.
>> THANKS SO MUCH, SARAH. THE
QUESTION WE HAVE ON THE SCREEN
HERE IS THE PARTNERSHIP THAT
EXIST ACROSS THIS BODY OF WORK
THAT WE JUST WENT OVER. THIS IS
A PICTURE OF THE GREEN NEW
DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD MEMBERS
MANY OF WHICH ARE EJ FUND
GRANTEES OR ARE CONNECTED TO
THE GRANT IN ONE WAY. AND CITY
DEVELOPMENT STAFF ALL COMING
TOGETHER. THE GREEN NEW DEAL
OVERSIGHT BOARD ENSURES THAT
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GREEN
NEW DEAL IS CARRIED OUT AS
INTENDED WHICH IS TO IMPROVE
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY,
ECONOMIC, AND HEALTH OUTCOMES
BY UPLIFTING THE VOICES OF
COMMUNITIES AND WORKERS THAT
ARE OVERBOARD AND BY THE
CLIMATE CRISIS AND INJUSTICES.
THE OVERSIGHT BOARD IS A BOARD
OF EXPERTS AND THROUGH THEIR
LIVED EXPERIENCES THEY ARE
DEEPLY ROOTED AND CONNECTED TO
THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THEY
COME TOGETHER TO ADVOCATE FOR
COMMUNITY AND GENERATE
SOLUTIONS TO TACKLE THE CLIMATE
CRISIS. THE GREEN NEW DEAL
OVERSIGHT BOARD IS MADE UP OF
NINE MEMBERS WHO REPRESENT
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE MOST
OVERBURDENED BY ECONOMIC
INJUSTICE, TRIBAL MEMBERS,
JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS,
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATIONS AND LABOR UNIONS.
AS WELL AS USE. THE BOARD
APPOINTS THREE MEMBERS AND
THERE ARE EIGHT MAY ORAL
APPOINTED SEATS. THE BOARD HAS
SEVERAL FUNCTIONS WHICH I WILL
GO OVER IN A SECOND. FIRST, I
WANT TO SHARE THAT THIS BOARD
HAS OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS EVERY
THIRD MONDAY OF THE MONTH AND
THEY HAVE THREE ACTIVE
COMMUNITIES THAT MEET IN
BETWEEN THOSE MONTHLY PUBLIC
MEETINGS. THOSE THREE
COMMUNITIES ARE THE EXECUTIVE
COMMUNITY, MADE UP OF TWO
CO-CHAIRS AND A COMMITTEE THAT
IDENTIFIES AND SUPPORTS AND
TRACKS GREEN NEW DEAL -RELATED
PROJECTS, PROGRAMS, AND
POLICIES AS WELL AS A COMMITTEE
THAT MEETS THE BOARD'S OWN
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WORK TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE PRIORITIES
ARE CONNECTED TO COMMUNITY
NEEDS AND PRIORITIES. IN TERMS
OF THE BOARD FUNCTIONS, THE
OVERSIGHT BOARD PROVIDES
GUIDANCE TO SUPPORT THE
LONG-TERM SUCCESS OF THE GREEN
NEW DEAL TO STRATEGIZE HOW TO
ADVANCE THOSE KEY TENANTS THAT
SARAH JUST WENT OVER. THEY
SUPPORT SO SOME COLLABORATION
ACROSS CITY DEPARTMENTS. WE ARE
ALWAYS GETTING NEW IDEAS AND
QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD, WHO
SEE OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE
THE SEATTLE CITY GOVERNMENT
WORK. SECOND, CREATE CLIMATE
RELATED BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS.
I HIGHLIGHTED A FEW OF THOSE TO
DATE, I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT
THOSE INVESTMENTS ORIGINATED
FROM THE BOARD'S BUDGET
RECOMMENDATIONS AND PREVIOUS
BOARD BUDGET CYCLES. THE BOARD
ENGAGES AND COLLABORATES WITH
OVERBURDENED COMMUNITIES TO
SUPPORT THE ALIGNMENT OF
COMMUNITY PRIORITIES. THIS
YEAR, THE BOARD IS PARTNERING
WITH THE METRO POLITY IN
SEATTLE TO HOST COMMUNITY
ASSEMBLY SESSIONS TO IDENTIFY
FUTURE BOARD AND GREEN NEW DEAL
PRIORITIES. THE BOARD PARTNERS
WITH CITY DEVELOPMENTS VERY
CLOSELY. FOR EXAMPLE, THROUGH
THE COMMITTEE THAT IDENTIFIES
POLICIES, PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS
FOR THE GREEN NEW DEAL, THEY
WORK WITH CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT
ARE WORKING ON THOSE POLICIES
AND PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS. WITH
THAT, I WILL JUST SAY THAT , TO
WRAP UP HERE, THE BOARD HAS ONE
MAJOR REASON TO CONTINUE TO
LEAD IN THIS CLIMATE SPACE.
THIS WILL BECOME MORE APPARENT
ONCE WE GET TO HEAR FROM THE
APPOINTEES THEMSELVES WHO ARE
EACH INCREDIBLY IMPRESSIVE.
WITH THAT, WE ARE HAPPY TO TAKE
QUESTIONS, OR PROCEED DIRECTLY
TO APPOINTEE INTRODUCTIONS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, DID
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I DID NOT WANT TO INTERRUPT
BECAUSE YOU WERE ON A ROLL.
ABOUT OSE, I THINK IT WAS
SLIDE FIVE, YOU ARE SHOWING ALL
OF THESE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND
AS YOU ARE GIVING THE OVERVIEW
WHAT REALLY STRIKES ME WAS THAT
LAST YEAR WE HAD DISCUSSED AND
WE ACTUALLY SET A SELECT
COMMITTEE ON THE CLIMATE CRISIS
BECAUSE WHEN WE ARE ADDRESSING
THE CLIMATE CRISIS WHICH IS
BEFORE US, IT TOUCHES SO MANY
DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. THE
BUILDING EFFICIENCY PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS WHICH IS SOMETHING
THAT IS IN CLIMATE RESILIENCY.
IT IS THROUGH CITY LIGHT IN
MANY WAYS BECAUSE OF
ELECTRICITY. IT TOUCHES ALL OF
THESE DIFFERENT THINGS. WITHOUT
THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY
AND THE ENVIRONMENT, WE WOULD
NOT HAVE THIS FOCUS ACROSS
TYPICAL JURISDICTIONS AND
TYPICAL SILOS. IT WAS REALLY
HELPFUL FOR US TO HAVE A SELECT
COMMITTEE BRIEFING. THAT IS
SOMETHING WE COULD TALK ABOUT
AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. THE REASON
I DID NOT FEEL IT WAS AS
NECESSARY WAS BECAUSE WE HAVE A
DEPARTMENT LEADING THIS WORK. I
WILL SAVE SOME OF MY COMMENTS.
I AM READING THROUGH THIS
POWERPOINT, THIS IS MORE IN
DEPTH THEN WE GET FOR
APPOINTMENTS, I WILL NOT ASK AS
MANY FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS BUT I
WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING
VOLUNTEERS IN THIS WORK. THIS
IS AN IMPRESSIVE GROUP OF
PEOPLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE.
>> OKAY, LET'S MEET THE
APPOINTEES.
>> WHERE IS IT?
>> I AM ALREADY ON.
>> HI, MY NAME IS EMILY
PINCKNEY, THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBERS, FOR HAVING US
AND FOR THIS HONOR TO BE ABLE
TO SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY. A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT MYSELF, I AM A
FORMER MEMBER OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE TASK
FORCE FOR WASHINGTON STATE. I
WAS REPRESENTING THE URBAN
LEAGUE. I SERVE ON THE CLEAN
AIR AGENCY HAS A REPRESENTATIVE
AS WELL AS ON THE BOARD OF
SUSTAINABLE SEATTLE WHICH IS A
FRONT-LINE ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE ORGANIZATION THAT IS
RUN BY BY POK COMMUNITIES. MY
WORK THAT I AM FOCUSING ON IS
COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THERE ARE A
LOT OF STRATEGIES. EVERY SINGLE
TIME WE SEE ANY SORT OF
INNOVATION IT IS LOW INCOME
COMMUNITIES. THEY ARE
UNDERSERVED. THEY DON'T GET
WHAT THEY NEED. I WORK WITH
FIVE NONPROFITS I AM WORKING
WITH THEM TO HELP THE
COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND THE
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS AND GET
THEM CONNECTED TO GOVERNMENT.
CONNECTED TO RESOURCES,
TECHNICAL SUPPORT, WHAT HAVE
YOU. YOU CANNOT D CARBON EYES
OVERNIGHT. WE HELP PEOPLE TO
BUILD THOSE PLANS FOCUSING ON
SMALL BUSINESSES, BIPOC OWNED
BUSINESSES AND IMMIGRANT
BUSINESSES. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING ME.
>> THAT'S ME. KIND OF HARD TO
TALK WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING THIS
WAY. GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU
FOR HAVING US. I AM SUSAN
BALBAS, I AM THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE MOTHER EARTH
FUND. MY MOTHER MOVED US TO THE
SEATTLE AREA MANY DECADES AGO.
OKAY, FIVE DECADES AGO. DURING
THIS TIME, I HAVE BEEN VERY
INVOLVED IN ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE MOVEMENTS. I HAVE
SERVED IN LOTS OF DIFFERENT
ROLES AND COMMITTEES WITH THE
COUNTY. WITH THE CITY, AND WAS
AN EARLY GRANTEE OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FUND AS A
REVIEWER. WE HAVE WORKED QUITE
A BIT WITH THE PARKS. WE HAVE
IMPLEMENTED THE NATIVE AMERICAN
ADVISORY BOARD THROUGH DAVID
STARR OUT AT DISCOVERY PARK AND
WE HAVE DONE LOTS OF WORK TO
REALLY WORK ON THE ENVIRONMENT
AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE
OPEN SPACES AS OUR REGION
GROWS. I AM REALLY HONORED TO
BE A PART OF THIS BOARD AND I
REALLY WANT TO SAY THAT I AM
VERY COMMITTED TO THIS WORK. WE
DID GREEN JOBS BEFORE WAS A
THING. I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED
TO BE HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> HELLO, THANK YOU FOR HAVING
ME. MY NAME IS ELIZABETH
BASKERVILLE, I AM A BORN AND
RAISED SEATTLEITE . I USED TO
MANAGE THE COMMUNITY GARDEN,
BACK IN 2020, MY FRIEND
APPROACHED ME AND SAID, HEY, A
LOT OF THE RESTAURANTS HERE ARE
GOING THROUGH A HARD TIME IN
THE CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT, CAN WE TAKE OUR FOOD
WASTE AND COMPOSTED? WE FOUNDED
RESTAURANT TO GARDEN WHERE WE
SUPPORT RESTAURANT OWNERS AND
WE CREATE COMPOST FOR THE
ELDERS. WE ARE TRYING TO
IMPROVE THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD. YOU KNOW, OUR
DREAM IS TO HAVE GREEN JOBS,
SUPPORT ALL OF THE RESTAURANTS,
AND REALLY SUPPORT THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE LOVE SO
MUCH. I AM PLEASED TO BE ON
THIS BOARD WORKING WITH ALL OF
YOU TO FORWARD THE GREEN NEW
DEAL. THANK YOU.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS CAMILLE
GIPAYA, I YOU SHE, HER PRONOUNS
AND I AM SO HAPPY TO BE PART OF
THE GREEN NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT
BOARD. AS PART OF THE YOUNGER
GENERATION INHERITING THE
ISSUES OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS, I
ENTER INTO THIS WORK WITH SO
MUCH HOPE. MY GENERATION CAN
TRULY EXPERIENCE CHANGE. ALONG
WITH HOPE I HAVE ANGER THAT
PEOPLE IN MY GENERATION AND
THOSE THAT COME AFTER ME WILL
HAVE TO FACE THE SEVERE
CONSEQUENCES OF THE DELAYED
RESPONSE AND INACTION. I ALSO
RECOGNIZE THAT THE ANGER WHICH
I SHARE WITH MANY OF THE
YOUNGER GENERATIONS HAS BROUGHT
ME HERE TODAY. SO I AM IN
FRONT OF THIS COUNSEL TO SAY
THAT WE ARE HERE. THE YOUNG
GENERATION WILL CONTINUE TO
FIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE TO
ENVISION AN EQUITABLE PLANET
WHERE EVERYONE CAN LIVE IN A
SAFE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT. I
BELIEVE THAT ONE OF THE MOST
POWERFUL TOOLS IS STORYTELLING.
I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE MY STORY
BRIEFLY. COMING FROM FARMERS
AND FISHERMEN IN THE
PHILIPPINES, I GREW UP CLOSE TO
FOOD SYSTEMS IN THE AGRICULTURE
SECTOR WHERE THE ENVIRONMENT
WAS NOT A BACKDROP FOR LIFE
ITSELF. THAT IS ONE OF THE MANY
REASONS THAT HAVE BROUGHT ME TO
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. I THANK
YOU FOR THIS SPACE AND FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY, TAKE CARE.
>> I HAVE THE HONOR OF
REPRESENTING RACHEL HEATON WHO
WAS NOT ABLE TO JOIN TODAY. SHE
LIVES IN AUBURN IN WASHINGTON
AND IS A DESCENDENT OF THE --
TRIBE. IN 2017, ALONG WITH MANY
OTHER NATIVES AND ALLIES SHE
HELPED TO INVEST $3 BILLION
FROM WELLS FARGO FROM THE
FUNDING FROM THE DAKOTA ACCESS
PIPELINE. THAT ALLOWED RACHEL
AND MATT REMLE WE WILL HEAR
FROM YOU IN A MINUTE, SHE WAS
ALSO A LEAD CULTURE EDUCATOR
WHERE SHE LEARNS ABOUT
TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS PLANTS,
HOW TO HARVEST THEM, AND
DEVELOPED WAYS TO INCORPORATE
THEM INTO EVERYDAY FOODS. SHE
SHARES THE IMPORTANCE IN OUR
ANCESTORS TEACHINGS OF THOSE
MEDICINES TO HER TRIBAL
COMMUNITY AND WORKS WITH YOUTH
AND ADULTS TO LEARN TO USE OUR
EARTH AS A WAY TO APPLY CULTURE
AND HEALING AS A BASIS FOR
HEALTH AND WELLNESS.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MY
NAME IS NANCY HUIZAR, GRUB AND
BEACON HILL AND I STILL LIVE
HERE. I GRADUATED FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AND
IN MY EARLY CAREER, I SAW GAPS
IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS IN
SOUTH SEATTLE, SPECIFICALLY
AND IN BIPOC NEIGHBORHOOD.
AFTER A COUPLE YEARS, I DECIDED
TO TRANSITION TO DO COMMUNITY
ORGANIZING. I SUPPORTED THE
ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION
BACK IN 2019. WHILE THE
RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED IN 2019,
IT WAS BUILT ON DECADES OF
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING. I AM
LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING ON
THIS BOARD TO CONTINUE
ADVANCING THE WORK OF OUR
ELDERS AND TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY
PRIORITIES OF FOLKS THAT ARE
PRESENT HERE LIVING TODAY. I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
SERVING AND TO SEE YOU ALL IN
PERSON NEXT TIME.
>> HELLO, I BELIEVE THIS IS ON,
YES. MY NAME IS HANNAH
LINDELL-SMITH, I AM THE
COALITION'S LEAD AT ZERO HOUR.
I'M WORKING WITH MANY YOUTH
COALITIONS ACROSS THE U.S. AND
HERE IN THE SEATTLE AREA, MY
HOME. I WORK IS FOCUSED ON
ACCOUNTABILITY, CONNECTION, AND
BUILDING A JUST AND BEAUTIFUL
WORLD IN THE FACE OF THE
CLIMATE CRISIS, MAKING SURE
THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ARE HEARD, I
WANT US TO DO ALL OF THIS AND
MORE. THE GREEN NEW DEAL
OVERSIGHT BOARD OVERSIGHT BOARD
IS NOT THE ONLY TOOL TO ACHIEVE
THIS. I WANT US TO MAKE THE
MOST OF IT. I AM A DANCER AND
AERIALIST, I DO THAT IN
GEORGETOWN. IT IS NICE TO MEET
YOU ALL.
>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS
STEPHANIE UNG AND I AM THE
COEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
SEATTLE, KING COUNTY AND WE ARE
A DIRECT SERVICE ORGANIZATION
THAT HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE
1984. ESTABLISHED BY REFUGEES
COMING TO SEATTLE AFTER THE
GENOCIDE. WE FOCUS ON PROGRAMS
FOR ELDERS, YOUTH AND FAMILIES,
THAT IS THE NAME OF THE
CULTURE, THE LANGUAGE, AND THE
PEOPLE OF CAMBODIA. I AM HERE
AS A NEWLY APPOINTED BOARD
MEMBER REPRESENTING FOR ONLINE
COMMUNITIES. MY BACKGROUND,
PROFESSIONALLY AND IN
EDUCATION, IS ON URBAN AND
MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION. I USED TO WORK WITH
THE CITY AS A NATURALIST
CREATING COMMUNITY-BASED
PROGRAMS IN SEATTLE. NOW I WORK
FOR MY OWN COMMUNITY, HELPING
TO BRIDGE THE GAP THAT MUCH OF
THE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES IN
RECREATION OUTDOORS. AS WELL AS
CONNECTING YOUNG PEOPLE TO OUR
ELDERS. OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN
HERE AGAIN, SINCE 1979, AND
MANY OF OUR ELDERS ARE
SURVIVORS THAT WERE VILLAGERS
BECAUSE THEY FOCUSED MOSTLY ON
PEOPLE THAT WERE FORMALLY
EDUCATED AND PROFESSIONALS. A
LOT OF OUR ELDERS HAVE DEEP
COMMISSIONS -- CONNECTIONS TO
LAND AND HEALING PRACTICES.
THEY REALLY WERE SCARED INTO
KEEPING THOSE IN HIDING. BEING
RESETTLED INTO THE UNITED
STATES AND IN SEATTLE, MANY OF
THEM ARE NOT AFFORDED THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE THOSE
PRACTICES, NOT HAVING ACCESS TO
GREEN SPACES, A LOT OF
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES WERE
LOST OR WERE NOT ABLE TO BE
PRACTICED SO MUCH. WE REALLY
FOCUS ON SUPPORTING THESE
ELDERS, HAVING SPACE TO RECLAIM
THAT AND PASS IT ON TO THE
YOUNGER GENERATION. THE
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FUND
SUPPORTED US CREATING THE FIRST
INTERGENERATIONAL GARDENING
PROGRAM IN WEST SEATTLE. WE
BROUGHT ELDERS AND YOUTH
TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME, IT
WAS VERY AWKWARD FOR ALL THE
GENERATIONS BECAUSE THE TEMPLE
IS NORMALLY WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE
AND ELDERS COME TOGETHER. IT IS
A VERY ELDER DOMINATED SPACE
THAT YOUNG PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW
HOW TO NAVIGATE. HAVING A THIRD
SPACE IN THE GARDEN WAS A
SPECIAL THING. THE OTHER REASON
THAT BEING PART OF THE
OVERSIGHT BOARD WAS IMPORTANT
TO OUR COMMUNITY IS BECAUSE
DURING DECEMBER OF 2022 WITH
THE KING TIDE FLOODING IN
SOUTHPARK THERE WERE NINE
FAMILIES THAT WERE SEVERELY
IMPACTED NOT ON THE CITY
OUTREACH MAP INCLUDING SEWAGE
BACKUP AND INFORMATION ABOUT
FLOODING THREAT'S. BECAUSE NOT
MANY PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THE
LANGUAGE OR REALIZE THAT
COMMUNITIES ARE HERE BECAUSE
MUCH OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
ARE AFRAID OF AUTHORITY AND
AFRAID OF SPEAKING OUT BECAUSE
OF THE ROUGE, MANY COMMUNITY
MEMBERS HAVE GONE UNDER THE
RADAR. WE SAW THAT CLEARLY, IT
HAS DEVASTATING IMPACTS. WE ARE
GRATEFUL AND SO ARE THE
FAMILIES TO HAVE THE FLOOD, IT
CONNECTED US TO THEM AND I
BRING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS ON
THOSE STORIES FORWARD IN MY
ROLE HERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME. [ SPEAKING IN A
NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ].
>> GOOD MORNING. I AM A LONG
TIME RESIDENT OF BEACON HILL IN
THE HOLLY PARK NEIGHBORHOOD. I
AM VERY HONORED TO BE HERE
TODAY. AND LONGTIME WORKER AND
ADVOCATE OF ISSUES FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. I'VE
BEEN WORKING ON ISSUES OF
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN THE
SEATTLE AREA SINCE THE 90s WHEN
I WAS INVOLVED WITH THE FORMER
COMMUNITY COALITION FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. I HAD
THE HONOR OF WORKING WITH NANCY
AND OTHERS WITH COUNCILMEMBER
O'BRIEN, I KNOW THE DRAFTING
OF THE GREEN NEW DEAL
RESOLUTION AND SUBSEQUENT BILLS
THAT FOLLOWED WITH THE
JUMPSTART FUNDING WHICH WE KNOW
IS A LARGE PART OF FUNDING A
LOT OF THE WORK THAT WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT TODAY. I'M VERY
HAPPY TO BE HERE AND I AM VERY
HAPPY TO CONTINUE DOING THE
WORK HERE. AND I ALSO WANT TO
THINK COUNCILMEMBER MORALES FOR
HER LONGTIME SUPPORT ON THIS
WORK AND THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THAT IS ALL OF
THE APPOINTEES. THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. IT
IS AMAZING TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND COMING
TOGETHER AS A BOARD, WE WILL DO
AMAZING THINGS, I'M VERY
EXCITED. COLLEAGUES, ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> I DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS. I
WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU. I
WILL REMARK THAT SO FAR WITH
THE EXCEPTION OF MATT, IT IS
WOMEN THAT ARE HERE TODAY, I
WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP AND SHOWING UP
TO REPRESENT YOUR COMMUNITIES
IN THE REALLY IMPORTANT WORK
THAT RELATES TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
I THINK THE ARRAY OF ISSUES
THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT REALLY
HELPS US UNDERSTAND HOW ALL OF
THIS WORK IS CONNECTED, RIGHT?
WHETHER IT IS ORGANIZING TO GET
COMMUNITIES CONNECTED TO LOCAL
GOVERNMENT TO UNDERSTAND HOW
ALL OF THIS WORKS. COMPOST AND
FOOD SYSTEMS WORK. WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT, WORKING ON BEHALF
OF YOUNG PEOPLE. WORKING FOR
IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEY ARE RECOGNIZED
AND THAT THEIR NEEDS ARE ALSO
MET. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT
WORK THAT YOU ARE ALL DOING ON
YOUR OWN. TO BRING ALL THOSE
EXPERIENCES INTO SERVING ON
THIS PARTICULAR BOARD TO HELP
US UNDERSTAND HOW THINGS ARE
CONNECTED IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO BE HERE AND
SHARE YOUR JOURNEYS WITH US AND
HELP US MAKE GOOD DECISIONS
AROUND HOW TO MANAGE OR DEAL
WITH CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
CONFIRMATION ALL APPOINTMENTS
--
>> SECOND.
>> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED,
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS?
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL IN REGARDS TO THESE
APPOINTMENTS?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] FIVE
IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED.
>> THESE APPOINTMENTS WILL BE
CONFIRMED AND SENT TO THE CITY
COUNCIL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
COMING IN, IT'S GREAT TO MEET
ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE AND ALL THAT YOU HAVE
DONE.
>> THANKS, EVERYONE.
>> WE WILL MOVE TO THE NEXT
ITEM OF BUSINESS, WILL YOU
PLEASE READ THE SHORT TITLE OF
ITEM 10 INTO THE RECORD?
>> RESOLUTION 32133 FOUR THE
CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT TO
APPROVE THE PROPOSED BUDGET
FRAMEWORK FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL
ENDOWMENT COMMISSION FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2024-2025 THROUGH
2028-2029.
>> WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN US AT
THE TABLE AND THEN INTRODUCE
YOURSELF AND BEGIN YOUR
PRESENTATION. I WANT TO COMMENT
THAT WE HAD THE HONOR OF TAKING
A FIELD TRIP OVER TO MEET THE
UPPER SKAGIT TRIBE. WE GOT TO
TAKE A BOAT AND GO ALONG THE
UPPER SKAGIT RIVER. IT WAS AN
AMAZING EXPERIENCE TO MEET
PEOPLE AND GO TO THE
ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER
AND LEARN ABOUT THEIR PROGRAMS
AND HEAR ABOUT THE PRESERVATION
WORK THAT WAS DONE IN THAT
AREA.
>> THAT WAS AN AMAZING
EXPERIENCE AS ALWAYS. I LOVE
THAT EVERY TIME WE GO UP THERE
AND MEET WITH YOU, WE LEARN
SOMETHING NEW ABOUT THE SKAGIT
HYDRO FACILITY THAT PRODUCES
75% OF SEATTLE'S ELECTRICITY.
THIS IS THE FIRST RELICENSING
PROJECT WE HAVE DONE SINCE THE
MID-90s. WE HAD A LOT OF THE
FIRST TIMES THAT WE WORKED WITH
THE TRIBES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE STEWARDING THE LAND AND
RECOGNIZING THE IMPACT THAT THE
HYDRO FACILITIES HAVE HAD ON
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN THE AREA.
IT WAS REALLY AN AMAZING
EXPERIENCE TO MEET WITH THE
UPPER SKAGIT TRIBE. A
POWERHOUSE, NO PUN INTENDED, IF
YOU EVER WONDER WHERE THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GOT IT FROM,
IT IS FROM DOREEN WHO SET UP
THE TRIBAL COURTS IN EASTERN
WASHINGTON. SHE WAS AMAZING AND
IT WAS WONDERFUL TO HAVE THAT
COMING TOGETHER OF AGREEMENT
WITH THE UPPER SKAGIT INDIAN
TRIBE, WE HAVE JUST RESOLVED
SOME OF THE LAWSUITS AND WE ARE
GETTING TO NEGOTIATIONS, IT WAS
VERY CLEAR TO EVERYONE THAT THE
CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE BE
CHAIRED JESSYN FARRELL IN
ATTENDANCE, YOU HAVE BEEN IN
OFFICE FOR THREE MONTHS, FIVE
DAYS, A LITTLE LESS. IT IS
AMAZING TO SEE SO QUICKLY ON
THE GROUND THAT YOU ARE
ENGAGING WITH INFRASTRUCTURE AS
WELL AS THE PEOPLE WHO ARE MOST
IMPORTANT IN THIS WORK AND THAT
IS THE INDIGENOUS TRIBES. IT
WAS REALLY GREAT TO HAVE YOU
OUT THERE AND FOLLOW YOUR LEAD.
>> THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING
THAT YOU HAVE DONE. YOU ARE THE
COMMITTEE CHAIR, ALL OF THE
RELATIONSHIPS I YOU BRING AND
HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE YEARS,
THAT IS AMAZING. I ASKED IF I
COULD HAVE A SLIDESHOW DURING
OUR TRIP, THERE WAS NO TIME FOR
THAT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE,
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING YOUR
PRESENTATION.
>> THANKS, COUNCILMEMBER. I
WAS GOING TO DO A WHOLE SET UP
THAT YOU GUYS JUST COVERED.
THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL, THANK YOU
FOR HAVING US.
>> YOU ARE ON.
>> ROB SMITH, I AM A U.S.
COMMISSIONER ON THE SKAGIT
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION, THANK
YOU FOR HEARING US TODAY.
>> IM KATE ENGEL, I SERVE AS
THE U.S. SECRETARY FOR THE
SKAGIT ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION
WHICH IS A REQUIREMENT UNDER
THE TREATY FOR THE CITY TO
PROVIDE THAT RULE.
>> GOOD MORNING, ANDREW STRONG
AND I AM PART OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND
DELIVERY EFFORTS.
>> GOOD MORNING. WHAT GREAT
TIMING FOR US TO BE HERE TODAY
ON THE HEELS OF THE TOUR THAT
YOU JUST TOOK LAST FRIDAY AND
ON SOME OF THE COMMENTS YOU
JUST MADE. THE SKAGIT
ENVIRONMENTAL ENDOWMENT
COMMISSION AND THE TREATY WE
WILL BE TALKING ABOUT TODAY IS
AN EXTENSION OF SOME OF THE
POLICY FRAMEWORK UP IN THE
SKAGIT WATERSHED THAT GOVERNS
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.
TODAY WHAT WE ARE HERE TO TALK
ABOUT IS THE FIVE YEAR BUDGET
FRAMEWORK FOR THE SKAGIT
ENVIRONMENTAL ENDOWMENT
COMMISSION AND WHAT DO WE MEAN
BY THE FRAMEWORK OF WHAT WE ARE
DOING HERE TODAY? I THOUGHT I
WOULD START OFF WITH A BIT OF
CONTEXT ON THE TREATY AND
AGREEMENT THAT FORMED THE
SKAGIT ENVIRONMENTAL ENDOWMENT
FUND. AND TALK ABOUT THE
ENDOWMENT FUND ITSELF AND SOME
OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT IT HAS
SUPPORTED OVER THE YEARS,
ESPECIALLY THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
WE WILL HAVE ROB, OUR
COMMISSIONER, TO PRESENT THE
BUDGET FRAMEWORK WHICH IS THE
PLAN THAT IS CREATED TO GOVERN
WHAT THEY WILL SPEND OVER THE
NEXT FIVE YEARS AND HOW THEY
WILL SPEND THAT MONEY AND THEN
I WILL CIRCLE BACK TO THE
PURPOSE OF THE COUNCIL
RESOLUTION. WE ARE NOT ASKING
FOR FUNDING HERE TODAY. THE
FUNDING THAT IS IN THIS
ENDOWMENT FUND IS BUILT INTO
OUR BUDGET AND IS SOMETHING WE
ARE REQUIRED TO DO, IT IS
NONDISCRETIONARY FUNDING THAT
GOES INTO OUR BUDGET. WHAT THIS
IS ABOUT IS HOW WE SPEND THE
FUNDING, HOW WE ARE PLANNING TO
SPEND IT OVER THE NEXT FIVE
YEARS. THAT IS PART OF THE
REVIEW PROCESS WE WILL GO
THROUGH HERE TODAY AND YOUR
APPROVAL, IS SOMETHING THAT IS
WIRED OF THE TREATY. THE SAME
REQUIREMENT FOLLOWS THE
GOVERNMENT AS WELL.
>> CHAIR? MAY I?
>> I THINK THIS IS A FINE SLIDE
TO SIT ON. I WANT TO TAKE US
BACK TO A HIGHER LEVEL BEFORE
WE GET INTO THESE DETAILS. THE
BRIEFING AHEAD OF THE COMMITTEE
WAS VERY HELPFUL FOR ME. EVEN
THOUGH I AM IN THE WEEDS ALL
THE TIME, THIS IS SOMETHING NEW
TO ME. THE NEXT SLIDE IS REALLY
HELPFUL. COLLEAGUES, I KNOW
THAT KATE WILL SHARE SOME OF
THIS. I WILL ALSO SAY IT. AS
THE DAM WAS BUILT IN THREE
DIFFERENT STAGES, WE FLOODED
CANADA. WHEN WE FLOODED CANADA,
BEYOND THE OFF LICENSE
AGREEMENTS, THERE WAS AN
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT. AT
THAT TIME, THERE WAS A POT OF
MONEY SET ASIDE THAT CREATED
THE ENDOWMENT, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THE ENDOWMENT FUND WAS
FORMED.
>> THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF
MONEY THAT THE CITY OF SEATTLE
PUTS IN EVERY YEAR TO THE
ENDOWMENT FUND. JUST LIKE THE
RETIREMENT SYSTEM, IT IS AN
INVESTMENT BODY THAT SELF
PERPETUATES. I CAME AT KATE A
LITTLE HOT IN THE BRIEFING, WHY
ARE WE HAVING THIS BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE. YOUR RESPONSE WAS
REALLY HELPFUL. THIS IS A
SELF-SUSTAINING FUND THAT IS AN
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE THAT IT STILL NEEDS
ACCOUNTABILITY. ON THE BC SIDE,
THEY ARE DOING THE SAME THING
WE ARE DOING HERE TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY ARE USING THAT MONEY
FOR THE INTENDED PURPOSES AND
NOT BUYING CARS OR PLANES WERE
GOING ON TRIPS. I HAD A HARD
TIME GRASPING. I WANT TO LEVEL
SET BECAUSE IT TOOK ME AN HOUR
TO GET TO THAT POINT. I FIGURED
IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO SHARE
OFF THE BAT. THANK YOU, KATE,
SORRY FOR EDITORIALIZING.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. I
APPRECIATE THE PREVIEW THAT WE
HAD TO DESCRIBE THIS. THIS IS A
DIFFERENT BEAST WITH A
DIFFERENT TYPE OF DECISION YOU
WILL BE MAKING HERE. JUST
BUILDING ON WHAT COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS SAID, THAT IS THE
LARGEST DAM ON THE SKAGIT
SYSTEM, THE LARGEST DAM IN THE
SYSTEM CLOSEST TO THE BORDER.
IT WAS DESIGNED IN A MANNER TO
BE RAISED IN A COUPLE OF
PHASES. THREE PHASES. THE
INITIAL PHASE THAT STARTED
CONSTRUCTION BACK IN 1937 AND
THEN IT WAS INCREASED TO THE
HEIGHT OF 1600 FEET IN 1949.
THIS WAS PART OF THE PLAN AND
WHAT WAS AGREED TO BETWEEN THE
U.S. AND CANADA. WHEN IT WAS
TIME TO RAISE IT A THIRD TIME,
THE LAST TIME, PHASE THREE IN
1970, OVER THE 40 YEAR PERIOD
OF TIME SINCE THE IDEA WAS
HATCHED TO CREATE THIS DAM AND
THE THIRD PHASE WAS TO GO UP
THERE WAS A CHANGE OF HEART
ABOUT THAT SITUATION. THERE
WAS CONCERN ABOUT THE
ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE THAT IT
WOULD CAUSE INCLUDING FLOODING
OF 5000 ACRES INTO BRITISH
COLUMBIA AND OVER THAT TIME
THERE IS A LOT OF RECOGNITION
OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES OF
THE SKAGIT WATERSHED.
INCLUDING OTHER APPRECIATION
THAT THE PUBLIC HAD OF THE
AREA. THERE WAS A LOT OF
CONCERN AND OUTCRY ABOUT THAT.
I HAVE SOME EXAMPLES AND SOME
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES TO GET THE
POINT ACROSS. THERE IS A LOT OF
ATTENTION PAID TO THE SITUATION
AT THAT TIME AND IT WAS ALL
SETTLED WITH A TREATY BETWEEN
THE U.S. AND CANADA SIGNED BY
RONALD REAGAN WHICH DATES IT
BACK TO 1984. THIS TREATY HAS
BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR 40 YEARS
AND THERE IS AN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN CANADA AND THE
PROVIDENCE OF D.C. THAT IS
ANNEXED TO IT AND THE AGREEMENT
PACKAGE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
HERE TODAY. AS PART OF THIS
PACKAGE, THERE WAS AN ENDOWMENT
FUND ESTABLISHED AND IT
RECEIVED MONEY PUT IN BY BOTH
GOVERNMENTS TO ESTABLISHMENT
AND IT WAS INTENDED TO BE
INVESTED IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL
INTEGRITY OF THE WATERSHED.
THIS IS TRANSBOUNDARY
STEWARDSHIP. THE SPIRIT AND
INTENT OF THE TREATY IS ABOUT
TRANS BOUNDARY STEWARDSHIP AND
HOW TO FACILITATE THAT. WHEN
WE TALK ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL
INTEGRITY OF THE WATERSHED, WE
HAVE VISITORS THAT COME TO THE
WATERSHED EVERY YEAR, HUNDREDS
AND THOUSANDS. VISITORS COME TO
THE WATERSHED TO APPRECIATE THE
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF THIS
AREA. HERE ARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS
OF A. 30% OF THE FRESHWATER
THAT GOES INTO -- WHAT WE DO IN
THEIR MATTERS. THIS IS THE
LARGEST AMOUNT OF SALMON, THAT
IS THE FOOD SOURCE OF WORKERS.
AND MOST OF THE CHINOOK
ACTUALLY COMES FROM THE SKAGIT.
THE LARGEST POPULATION OF BULL
TROUT LIVE IN THE WATERSHED.
CLEAR UP INTO CANADA. IT IS A
CRITICAL AREA FOR THE
INTRODUCTION OF GRIZZLY BEARS.
YOU MIGHT'VE READ SOMETHING
ABOUT THIS IN THE NEWS
RECENTLY. ENERGY IS BEING
REINVIGORATED INTO THAT EFFORT
RIGHT NOW. THERE ARE FOREST ON
BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER THAT
SUPPORT SPOTTED OWLS AND OTHER
SPECIES. THE AREA IS PROTECTED,
FOR THE MOST PART, BY PARKS ON
BOTH SIDE OF THE BORDER. ON THE
U.S. SIDE ABOVE ROSS DAM, WE
HAVE ROSS LAKE NATIONAL
RECREATION AREA AND NORTH
CASCADES NATIONAL PARK. MOVING
ON, THE SKAGIT ENVIRONMENTAL
ENDOWMENT COMMISSION
ADMINISTERS THIS ENDOWMENT FUND
WHICH HAS 16 COMMISSIONERS,
EIGHT THAT ARE APPOINTED BY THE
MAYOR AND AIDS THAT ARE
APPOINTED BY BRITISH COLUMBIA
AND THEY SERVE A FOUR-YEAR
TERM. THEY CAN BE REAPPOINTED
FOR MULTIPLE TERMS AND SOME OF
THEM HAVE. THE APPOINTMENTS ARE
STAGGERED SO THERE IS ALWAYS AN
INFLUX OF NEW COMMISSIONERS
THAT COME THROUGH EACH YEAR. WE
ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF.
THAT TAKES THE FORM OF TWO
SECRETARIES. I AM THE U.S.
SECRETARY, CITY LIGHT HAS BEEN
A DELEGATED RESPONSIBILITY OF
PROVIDING THE SECRETARY FOR THE
CITY AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE
SUPPORT PROVIDED TO THE
COMMISSION. THE PURPOSES OF
THE ENDOWMENT FUND AND THE
COMMISSION WERE OUTLINED IN THE
TREATY. THEY ARE HERE. WORD FOR
WORD WHAT COMES FROM THE TREATY
AGREEMENT. THEY ARE ALL AROUND
ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY,
SUPPORT FOR RECREATION AND
EDUCATION. THE FIRST IS TO
CONSERVE WILDLIFE HABITAT AND
INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE
SKAGIT VALLEY, I WILL CIRCLE
BACK ON THAT PURPOSE AGAIN
SHORTLY. CONDUCT STUDIES OF
FEASIBILITY OF PROJECTS AND
PLAN AND CONSTRUCT HIKING
TRAILS, FOOT BRIDGES, AND
DISPLAYS AND THE LIKE. SO WITH
THE RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE
THESE FUNDS HAS ORGANIZED
ITSELF INTO FIVE MAIN PROGRAMS
OR PRIORITIES, THEY ARE LIFTED
HERE, ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE,
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ENGAGEMENT
WHICH IS A NEWER PRIORITY THEY
HAVE DEVELOPED LOSS FIVE YEARS.
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION,
WATERSHED INTEGRITY, AND
RECREATION. I MENTIONED I WAS
GOING TO CIRCLE BACK ON THE
TIMBERLAKE'S POINT. I WANT TO
POINT OUT THAT WHEN I MENTION
MOST OF THE AREA IS PROTECTED,
OVER THE YEARS, ONE AREA HAS
BEEN 14,000 ACRES IN SIZE, IT
CANNOT BE INCORPORATED INTO THE
ADJACENT PARKLANDS BECAUSE OF
TIMBER RIGHTS AND MINERAL
RIGHTS THAT WERE OWNED BY
IMPERIAL METALS. IT TOOK 38
YEARS OR SO UNTIL SEEC COULD
GET EVERYTHING TOGETHER THAT IT
NEEDED TO IN ORDER TO
EXTINGUISH THOSE MINERAL
RIGHTS. IT WAS A HUGE WIN NOT
ONLY FOR THE SKAGIT
ENVIRONMENTAL ENDOWMENT
COMMISSION BUT FOR THE BC
PROVINCE AND FOR THE U.S. AND
CANADA TO HAVE THESE MINERAL
RIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. IT WAS AN
EFFORT THAT WAS SUPPORTED BY
FUNDING AND KNOW HOW BY THE
STATE GOVERNMENT HERE, THE
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT AND FROM
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AMONG OTHER
PEOPLE THAT ALL PULLED TOGETHER
TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THIS
AND GET THE FUNDING IN PLACE ,
SO WE CAN PAY FOR THE
EXTINGUISHMENT OF THE MINERAL
TENURES. THE 14,000 ACRE LAND
CAN BE INCORPORATED INTO THE
PARK SPACE THAT IS UNDER A
PROTECTED STATUS AND GETTING
REVIEW BY BC THROUGH A PROCESS
THEY NEED TO GO THROUGH IN
CONSULTATION WITH FIRST NATIONS
TO ESTABLISH THE LAND-USE
DESIGNATION AND UNTIL THEN, IT
IS IN A PROTECTED STATUS AND
SEEC IS MONITORING THE STATUS
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PERMANENT
STATUS IS CONTENT WITH TEXTING
WISHING THOSE MINERAL TENURES
IN THE FIRST PLACE. MOVING ON,
NOW WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE
BUDGET. I WILL HAVE ROB TAKE
OVER FROM HERE. WE ARE NOT
ASKING FOR FUNDING HERE TODAY.
THIS IS A HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW
OF THE FRAMEWORK WHICH IS THEIR
PLAN FOR HOW THEY WANT TO SPEND
THE BUDGET OVER THE NEXT FIVE
YEARS. ALL THE FLEXIBILITY TO
MOVE MONEY AROUND OVER THE NEXT
FIVE YEARS. WHAT YOU ARE
GETTING IS WHAT THE INTENT IS.
AND HOW THEY HAVE ORGANIZED
HOW THEY WANT TO SPEND THEIR
MONEY OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS
IN THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS THAT I
MENTIONED EARLIER.
>> ROB SMITH, I HAVE BEEN A
CONSERVATION ADVOCATE FOR 40+
YEARS. WITH THE NATIONAL PARKS
IT IS AN NGO. IT MAKES SENSE TO
ME TO BE FOCUSED ON THE NORTH
CASCADES ECOSYSTEM. EXCITING
BECAUSE IT WAS A UNIQUE
OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE
WATERSHED BOUNDARY INSTEAD OF
BEING LIMITED BY JURISDICTIONS.
I HAVE BEEN ON THE COMMISSION
SINCE 2016. I WANTED TO THANK
YOU FOR THE ROLE THAT THE CITY
PLAYED, IN PARTICULAR, IN
POLICY ADVOCACY AS WELL AS
MONEY, TO PARTNER WITH THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON, THE NATURE
CONSERVANCY OF CANADA AND SEEC
TO PUT TOGETHER THE FUNDS
NECESSARY TO BUY THE MINING
PLANES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.
THAT SECURED WATER QUALITY
DOWNSTREAM INTO WASHINGTON FOR
THE SALMON, FOR THE PEOPLE
THAT GO AND RECREATE THEY ARE
IN THE LONG-TERM, THAT IS
EXACTLY WHAT THE TREATY IS
SUPPOSED TO DO. WHEN I WAS
ASKED TO BE ON THE TREATY, THIS
WILL NOT BE ONE OF THOSE THINGS
WHERE YOU HAVE TO RAISE MONEY
OR FIGHT FOR RESOURCES AND THEY
SAID NO, ACTUALLY, IT IS A
MANDATE AND IT IS FUNDED. IT
COMES WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO
GOOD DEEDS INTO THE GOALS OF
THE TREATY AS OUTLINED. I
SAID, THAT SOUNDS EXCITING,
LET'S GET TO WORK WITH PEOPLE
ACROSS THE LINES THAT WE WOULD
NOT MEET. I WANT TO GIVE YOU A
LITTLE FLAVOR OF THAT. FIRST,
THAT IS REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET
PIE CHARTS. YOU CAN SEE THE ONE
ON THE LEFT FROM THE PRIOR
YEAR, WE HAVE MADE A DIRECTION
TO THE PARK THAT APPLIES FOR
SUPPORT TO INCLUDE THE
APPRECIATION AND STORIES OF
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE SO THEIR
PRESENCE AND THEIR ONGOING
PRESENCE AND IMPORTANCE OF THIS
LANDSCAPE IS INCLUDED. THAT WAS
NOT IN THE TREATY FROM 1984
BECAUSE AT THE TIME, NO ONE
THOUGHT OF THAT. WE ARE
THINKING OF IT NOW. THE NEW
BUDGET LOOKING FORWARD TAKES
THE NEXT STEP. THERE IS A WILL
CARVEOUT FOR INDIGENOUS LED
PROGRAMS. THAT DOES NOT GET
EVERYONE OFF THE HOOK FOR
MENTIONING IT, THEY MENTION
SOME OF THE PARTNERS IN THE
CURRICULUM IN THE
INTERPRETATION THOSE STORIES.
WE WANT TO PUT MONEY WHERE THE
TALK WAS AND WE WANT TO HAVE A
FIND THAT WILL HAVE INDIGENOUS
TRIBAL OR FIRST NATIONS LEAD
AND DEVELOPED AND THE
COMMISSION DOES REFLECT THAT IN
ITS MAKEUP. TWO MEMBERS OF
FIRST NATIONS AND ASSOCIATED
WITH TRIBES IN THE U.S. AS
COMMISSIONERS AS WELL TO HELP
DEVELOP AND GUIDE THAT PROGRAM.
THAT IS A MAJOR CHANGE IN THE
BUDGET. SOME OF THE MONEY FOR
OTHER PROGRAMS WAS CUT BACK TO
ALLOW ROOM FOR THAT. I CHAIR
THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE WHICH
IS THE LARGEST SINGLE PIECE OF
THE BUDGET AND SOME OF THE
EXAMPLES OF PROGRAMS THAT WE
FUND THROUGH THAT ARE THE
NORTH CASCADES INSTITUTE IF YOU
ARE UP THERE IN THE UPPER
SKAGIT, YOU MIGHT'VE SEEN THE
LEARNING CENTER. IN ORDER TO
KEEP THAT GOING, WE CONTRIBUTE
TO THAT, LOTS OF SCHOOL KIDS
COME THROUGH IN THEIR FAMILIES.
IT IS AVAILABLE FOR OTHER USES
AS WELL. WE ALSO FIND A PRETTY
UNIQUE PROGRAM WHICH IS THE
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WHICH
SHARE THE VERY TIP OF THE
RESERVOIR WHICH IS THE
INTERNATIONAL INTERPRETER
PROGRAM. THEY JOINTLY PRESENT
PROGRAMS AND ARE THERE FOR THE
SUMMER SEASON AND SEE THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE THERE. WE WANT TO
KEEP THAT GOING. I WOULD NOT
HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT SEEC
SUPPORT. THAT WAS VERY
IMPORTANT TO US.
>> AT THE INTERPRETIVE CENTER,
IS THERE A VOID? HOW DO YOU
FILL IT?
>> FOR MANY YEARS, SEEC
APPROACHED BOTH PARK ENTITIES
AND AGENCIES AND SAID THAT WE
WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT THIS AND
THEY SAID, THAT IS GREAT. WE
WILL PROVIDE THE RANGERS IF YOU
PROVIDE THE FUNDING. NOW LIKE
MANY AGENCIES THAT ARE IN
BUDGET CRISIS, THAT SUPPORT IS
EVEN MORE CRITICAL IN ORDER TO
MAKE THAT HAPPEN. THERE ARE
PEOPLE FROM BOTH COUNTRIES THAT
COME THERE. THIS IS ONE OF THE
FEW PLACES ON THE BORDER WHERE
THERE IS NOT A WALL OR CHECK
POINT. PEOPLE GO BACK AND
FORTH. IT'S ALL ABOUT
RECREATION AND IT IS VERY
SEASONAL. HAS BEEN CLOSED OFF
WHEN WEATHER EVENTS CLOSED THE
ROAD.
>> CHAIR, AGAIN, SORRY, I WAS
TRYING TO MAKE A REMARK ABOUT
JACK, I SHOULD NOT BE FUNNY. MY
WIFE HAS TOLD ME I AM NOT
SUPPOSED TO BE FUNNY.
>> THIS IS THAT PLACE.
>> HE IS STILL MAKING A BAD
JOKE.
>> THE INDIGENOUS PROGRAM HAS
FUNDED A TRIBE OF FIRST NATIONS
THAT THEY HAVE LED TO TALK
ABOUT THE TRADITIONAL USE OF
THAT LAND AND THE
BACK-AND-FORTH TRADE THAT THEY
HAD. WE WILL BE FUNDING A
SURVEY OF CULTURAL SITES LED BY
THE FIRST NATIONS IN CANADA. WE
HAVE FUNDED WATER ON BOTH SIDES
AND WE HAVE FUNDED MONEY TO THE
PARKS ZOO WITH TRACKING
EQUIPMENT FOR THE PARTNERSHIP
STUDY OF CARNIVORES THERE,
GRIZZLY BEARS, WOLVERINES, ALL
KINDS OF THINGS THAT STILL LIVE
UP THERE AND IN RECREATION, ONE
OF OUR MAJOR PARTNERS HAS BEEN
THE STUDENT CONSERVATION
ASSOCIATION. WHEN I TALK TO
OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL
PROFESSIONALS, PEOPLE WERE
ACTIVE IN THE OUTDOOR SAY THAT
IT BEGAN AS A SUMMER PROGRAM
WHERE THEY BUILD TRAILS AND
THEY ALSO DO BUTTERFLY
COLLECTING WHICH IS ACTUALLY A
LONG-TERM MONITORING EFFORT TO
LOOK AT THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE
CHANGE IN THE UPPER MOUNTAIN
WATERSHED. IF HE'S INTO THE
RESEARCH THAT THE PARK AGENCIES
ARE DOING. WE ARE LAUNCHING A
PROGRAM TO MAP THE RESOURCES
USING THE COORDINATED
INFORMATION FROM THE U.S. IT IS
NOT ALWAYS COLLECTED THE SAME
WAY WITH SOMETHING THAT WILL BE
CONSISTENT WITHIN THE
WATERSHED. I WOULD LIKE TO
CLOSE BY SAYING THANK YOU FOR
THE HISTORY THAT THE CITY HAS
SHOWN FOR 40 YEARS OF SUPPORT
FOR DOING GOOD DEEDS IN THE
WATERSHED FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> YES, THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR THIS
PRESENTATION. I WAS NOTICING
THAT THE INTEGRITY PIECE HAS
GONE FROM 4% TO 3% AND THE
AMOUNT DESIGNATED AS WAS
$107,000. I WAS WONDERING ABOUT
THE CHANGE IN THE FUNDING FOR
THE WATERSHED INTEGRITY?
>> THERE IS A BODY OF MONEY
THAT IS GIVEN TO SEEC AND
WITHIN THAT SIMILAR TO THE
CITY COUNCILS ORGANIZATION, WE
DIVIDED UP SO THAT NOT EVERYONE
HAS TO ATTEND THE SAME
SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS. THERE IS
FLEXIBILITY WITHIN THEM. WE TRY
AND ANTICIPATE THE FIVE-YEAR
FRAMEWORK HOW IT WILL BE USED
AND THEN ADJUSTED AS IT GOES
ALONG. THAT SAID, WE WANT TO
MAKE A SIGNIFICANT COMMITMENT
TO ONGOING EDUCATION PROJECTS,
AS WELL AS CARVEOUT WHAT HAS
YET TO BE DEVELOPED IN THE
INDIGENOUS PROGRAM AND THERE
ARE OCCASIONALLY IN THE WATER
PROJECT IT IS A YEAR AT A TIME
OR A SPECIAL PROJECT AND WE
HAVE THE LEX ABILITY TO MOVE
MONEY AROUND LIKE THAT. THOSE
ARE HARD NUMBERS AND
PERCENTAGES AND THE STATEMENT
IF YOU ARE APPLYING THAT GIVES
THE COMMITTEES A CHANCE TO SAY,
WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT? WHAT
WILL MEET THE NEED? IF WE NEED
MORE, WE GO BACK AND SAY, MAYBE
YOU HAVE NOT SPENT AS MUCH OVER
HERE. MAYBE IT IS NOT AS MUCH
ABOUT GUIDANCE BUT IT IS ABOUT
BOUNDARIES.
>> I'M CURIOUS, YOU GOT YOUR
SEEC WATER PRIORITIES AND YOUR
INTEGRITY AND THE AMOUNT OF
MONEY THAT HAS BEEN SET ASIDE,
EVEN IF IT IS MORE -- WHAT IS
THE WORD I AM LOOKING FOR? IF
IT IS A MODEL , WITH A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT WHEN IT
LOOKS AT OTHER APPROPRIATIONS
FOR OTHER PROGRAMS,
COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH
PROGRAMS IT IS ASKED GILLY MORE
MONEY. AND YOU NOTICE THE
BUDGETED AMOUNT FOR INVESTMENT
HAS GONE UP FROM 9% TO 15%.
JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THAT.
>> SOME OF THESE ARE ONGOING
DEPARTMENTS LIKE EDUCATION. I
KNOW THIS ONE BEST AS THE GROUP
OF THE NORTH CASCADES INSTITUTE
AND THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.
IN ORDER FOR THEM TO PLAN AHEAD
MULTIPLE YEARS AND HAVE A
ROBUST PROGRAM, THEY NEED
CONSISTENT PARTNERS TO DELIVER
ON THE EDUCATION PIECE. IT IS
NOT A ONE-YEAR ONE SHOT. FOR
THEM, IT IS ONGOING PROGRAM
COMMITMENTS. THE SAME FOR THE
CONSERVATION AND RECREATION.
WITH THE WOODLAND PARK ZOO,
THAT WAS ONE TIME REQUEST FOR
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO
START THE MONITORING PROGRAM.
JUST A FRACTION OF WHAT THEY
WILL NEED OVER THE MULTIPLE
YEARS IF IT IS A FOUNDATIONAL
PIECE. THAT WAS IN RESPONSE TO
THE PROPOSAL THAT CAME IN. THE
SCIENCE SIDE IS MORE OF THOSE
WITH THE COMMITMENTS TO
ORGANIZATIONS. THAT IS A MIX
AND WE TRY AND EVEN THAT OUT.
WE HAVE REDUCED FUNDING AFTER
THIS COMING FISCAL YEAR, TO
SOME OF THE RECREATION PARTNERS
SO THAT THERE IS SIGNIFICANT
FUNDING FOR INDIGENOUS PROGRAMS
WHICH HAVE YET TO BE DEVELOPED,
WE WANT TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY
AND A SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY
AT THAT FOR FIRST NATIONS. AS
FAR AS THE INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT, WE HAVE AN
INVESTMENT GUY ON THE FLOOR
THAT IS A PROFESSIONAL FOR
MANAGEMENT FOR A LONG TIME.
THAT INCLUDES PAYING THE
INVESTMENT MANAGER TO MAKE SURE
WE GET OPTIMAL RETURN AND GOING
THROUGH REVIEWS TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY ARE RESPONDING TO
GOVERNANCE GOALS. WE UNDER
BUDGETED LAST CYCLE AND WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE WE MAKE UP FOR
THAT. THAT ALSO INCLUDES AUDIT.
BE ASSURED THAT THE MONEY IS
BEING SPENT WELL. NOT INVESTING
IN THINGS THAT ARE COUNTING TO
THE GOALS. AND WE CAN BE FULLY
TRANSPARENT. I APPRECIATE THAT
CLARIFICATION. DO WE HAVE ANY
ABILITY TO HAVE VOICE IN THIS,
I WOULD ENCOURAGE GREATER
ATTENTION TO THE WATERSHED
INTEGRITY BUDGET.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WANT TO ADD AND MENTION A
COUPLE OF POINTS HERE. SEEC
DOES NOT TYPICALLY COME UP WITH
ITS OWN PROJECTS. WHAT THEY DO,
THEY SOLICIT PROPOSALS. WE
HAVE AN ONLINE SOLICITATION
PROCESS THAT HAS BEEN
ESTABLISHED FOR SEEC AND THEY
ARE TRYING TO BE RESPONSIVE TO
THE TYPES OF PROPOSALS THAT
COME IN. SOME OF THIS IS A
REFLECTION TO THE WORK THEY
KNOW THEY WILL BE DOING OVER
THE NEXT FIVE YEARS TO CONTINUE
SOMETHING THAT WAS DONE THE
LAST FIVE YEARS. SOME OF IT IS
TO LEAVE ROOM FOR NEW
OPPORTUNITIES THAT MIGHT COME
IN THAT THEY CANNOT FOR SEE.
THIS GETS ADJUSTED OVER TIME AS
THE OPPORTUNITIES COME IN FROM
DIFFERENT ENTITIES AND THEY
PROPOSE PRODUCTS -- PROJECTS
THAT SEEC WOULD BE INTERESTED
IN. THERE IS A GAP IN THE
WATERSHED OF THE TIME OR WORK
BEING DONE ON THE U.S. SIDE ,
THERE IS A LOT OF WORK BEING
DONE ON THE U.S. SIDE. STUDIES
THAT ARE SOME WORDING
RELICENSING RIGHT NOW. SEEC IS
TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO
EXPAND WHAT WE ARE LEARNING AND
THE OPPORTUNITY INTO CANADA.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT
VARIABLES THAT GO INTO HOW THEY
DISTRIBUTE THE FUNDING WITH
WHAT THEY THINK IS MOST
IMPORTANT. THE SLICES OF PIE DO
NOT INDICATE WHAT IS MOST
IMPORTANT. AND HOW TO RESPOND
TO THE PROPOSALS TO SUPPORT THE
OVERALL EFFORT. AND THEN THE
TOTALS ARE DIFFERENT. WE PUT
THEM UP THERE FOR COMPARATIVE
PURPOSES SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE A
SENSE OF PLACE A LITTLE BIT.
THE TOTAL UNDER THE PINE FOR
THE LAST FIVE YEARS WAS MORE
THAN WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO
THEM. FIVE YEARS GOING FORWARD.
WHAT THEY PROJECT THEY ARE
GOING TO HAVE AVAILABLE FOR
INCOME IS SHOWN IN THE TABLE
THAT YOU SEE. THAT 3.3 MILLION,
THERE IS MORE MONEY LAST TIME
THAN THEY HAD TO WORK WITH,
WHEN THERE IS A SMALLER PIECE
OF THE PIE, THAT DOES NOT
REFLECT MY KNEE RELATIVE TO THE
TOTAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE THAT
GOES INTO THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> CHAIR? DO YOU HAVE A
QUESTION?
>> DID YOU HAVE MORE IN THE
PRESENTATION?
>> WE WILL JUST FINISH UP. WE
JUST WANTED TO CIRCLE BACK ON
THE PURPOSE OF THIS RESOLUTION
WITH FULFILLING THE OBLIGATIONS
TO THE TREATY WHICH HAS THE
WORD OF APPROVAL THAT THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AND THE BC PROVINCE
NEED TO APPROVE OF THE BUDGET
FRAMEWORK THAT THEY HAVE FOR
SPENDING OVER THE NEXT FIVE
YEARS. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH
RESOLUTION 3568 WHICH CHANGED
THE REVIEW PERIOD FROM ANNUALLY
TO EVERY FIVE YEARS. WE ARE IN
A FIVE-YEAR CYCLE OF REVIEWING
THE BUDGETS NOW. THIS IS
CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS
RESOLUTION THAT ALLOW BUDGET
EXPENDITURES TO BE CARRIED
FORWARD IN THE UPCOMING FISCAL
YEARS. IF THERE IS MONEY LEFT
OVER FROM YOUR IS THAT THEY
PLAN TO SPEND, THEY CAN FUND
SOMETHING ELSE I HERE WITH THAT
MONEY. THEY HAVE THE
FLEXIBILITY TO DO THAT AND THEY
CAN COME BACK TO COUNSEL, IF
SOMETHING CHANGES IN THE TOTAL
AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THEY
FORECAST IN A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD
THEY CAN COME BACK TO COUNSEL
AND TALK ABOUT THAT AND
COMMUNICATE ABOUT THAT. THAT IS
THE END OF OUR PRESENTATION. IF
YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS, WE
ARE HERE TO ANSWER THEM.
>> ALONG THE SAME LINES OF
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, I
UNDERSTAND THESE BUCKETS ARE
LARGE AND THERE ARE GRANTS
DRIVING HOW THE SPENDING IS
DEPLOYED. CAN YOU HELP ME
UNDERSTAND WHEN I SEE YOU
WATERSHED INTEGRITY AND
ECO-SCIENCE, I CAN TAKE THE
PROGRAM AND FITTED INTO EITHER
OR MAYBE INTO INDIGENOUS, CAN
YOU HELP ME TO UNDERSTAND WHAT
IS IN EACH OF THESE PIES? WE
DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE
PROGRAMMATIC METAL , WITH
WATERSHED INTEGRITY AND
ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE, WHAT IS THE
DIFFERENCE?
>> YOU CAN PUT SOME THINGS IN
EITHER BUCKET. BASED ON WHAT
HAS BEEN SPENT. WATERSHED
INTEGRITY HAS INCLUDED PAYING
ATTENTION TO THE LICENSE TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE NATIVE FISH
ARE PROTECTED AND THEN THE WAY
THAT CANADA IS CONSIDERED WITH
OTHER ISSUES LIKE THAT, IN
PARTICULAR, MAPPING, AND
LOOKING AT ADDITIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES TO RETIRE MINING
CLAIMS. THERE IS UNPROTECTED
LAND IN THE U.S. AND IN BRITISH
COLUMBIA. A BIG PIECE THAT IS
NOT REFLECTED IN THIS PIE HERE,
THE $2 MILLION THAT THEY PUT
INTO AND HELD ASIDE FROM THIS
PIE. THAT WILL BE CONTRIBUTED
TOWARDS PURCHASING MINING
CLAIMS IN CANADA. I WOULD BE
WATERSHED INTEGRITY BIG-TIME.
IN TERMS OF ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE,
THAT IS MORE OF THE HARD
SCIENCE WATER QUALITY
MONITORING IN CANADA AND THE
U.S.. TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
STREAMS ARE SUITABLE FOR NATIVE
FISH AND THEY ARE NOT BEING
IMPACTED BY MINING IN
PARTICULAR IN THE UPSTREAM OF
THE U.S. AND CANADA. THAT IS
WHERE THE CARNIVORE RESEARCH
WILL GO TO. THERE IS A SIGN
SAYING THAT THIS IS A LAND-USE
MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL GO THERE.
WHEN THE COMMISSION MEETS
QUARTERLY, MAYBE WE NEED A
LITTLE BIT MORE SUPPORT OVER
HERE. THESE ARE ALSO FLEXIBLE.
>> THANK YOU, THAT WAS VERY
HELPFUL.
>> I WANT TO ADD ON TO WHAT ROB
IS SAYING. YOU CAN GO TO THE
SEEC WEBSITE. THERE IS A LOT OF
INFORMATION THERE AVAILABLE TO
THE PUBLIC INCLUDING THEIR
STRATEGIC PLAN. YOU CAN SEE
THEY HAVE A STRATEGIC PLAN THAT
PROVIDES THE DEFINITIONS. THEY
COMMIT TO DIFFERENT PRIORITIES
THAT THEY HAVE ESTABLISHED. NO
CATEGORY IS MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE
TO ORGANIZE THEMSELVES. THERE
ARE PROJECTS THAT COME IN THAT
ARE INDIGENOUS, EDUCATIONAL,
RECREATION, EVERYTHING. THEY
MAKE DECISIONS TO PUT THEM INTO
ONE POT OR THE OTHER. DEPENDING
ON HOW IT FITS THE PRIORITIES
AND THE FUNDING AVAILABLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE HAS A
QUESTION.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT THESE
CATEGORIES ARE SOMEWHAT
FLEXIBLE. THERE WAS ADDITIONAL
MONEY SET ASIDE. WE DO LOOK AT
PIES AND HOW MONEY IS
ALLOCATED. IT IS LISTED AS AN
SEEC FUNDING PRIORITY . I SEE
THE PERCENTAGE OF WATERSHED
INTEGRITY GOING DOWN RATHER
THAN GOING UP. MY EMPHASIS IS
WATERSHED INTEGRITY IS
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. YOU ARE
DOING THAT AS A PRIORITY. I
WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS IN FACT
A PRIORITY IN TERMS OF
BUDGETING IN ITS OWN CATEGORY.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
>> DO YOU HAVE THE NUMBERS FROM
THE PAST FIVE-YEAR BUDGET
COMPARED TO THE CURRENT
FIVE-YEAR BUDGET?
>> SEEC HAS THE NUMBERS, WE
DON'T HAVE THEM WITH US TODAY
FOR THE PAST FIVE-YEAR BUDGET
FRAMEWORK. WE BROUGHT THE PIE
TO COMPARE THEM AT A HIGH
LEVEL. THE TOTAL LAST LEVEL WAS
ABOUT 4 MILLION. THAT IS PART
OF THE REDUCED FORECAST THAT
HAS TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT
THE ENDOWMENT WAS REDUCED FOR
PURCHASE OF THE DONUT HOLE
TENURES. THAT REDUCED THE TOTAL
AMOUNT IN THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS
THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLENISHED
OVER TIME.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? I WANT TO POINT OUT
THAT THE PLAN DOES PRIORITIZE
EDUCATION, INDIGENOUS
ENGAGEMENTS, AND AND THAT THE
FUND IS SEPARATE FROM THE CITY
BUDGET. IF WE ARE OKAY, I WOULD
LIKE TO MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
ADOPT RESOLUTION 32133, IS
THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU. ARE
THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
RESOLUTION 32133?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> THE COUNCIL RECOMMENDS THEY
ADOPT RESOLUTION 32133 BEING
SENT TO THE APRIL 16th CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU.
RIGHT, WE HAVE REACHED THE END
OF TODAY'S MEETING AGENDA. IS
THERE ANYTHING ELSE I NEED TO
BE DISCUSSED BEFORE THE MEETING
IS ADJOURNED? HEARING NO
FURTHER BUSINESS, WE ARE
ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.