COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER.
IT'S 9:31 A.M. AND I'M MARITZA
RIVERA CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. I
WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH IS
EXCUSED TODAY. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? [ ROLL
CALL ]
>> FOUR COUNCILMEMBERS ARE
PRESENT.
>> ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
THEREFORE, ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA. WE HAVE THE
REAPPOINTMENT OF CARMEN BENDIXEN
TO THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE
REAPPOINTMENTS OF EVAN SMITH AND
LINDA THOMPSON-BLACK TO THE
FAMILIES EDUCATION PRESCHOOL AND
PROMISE LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
AND A PRESENTATION THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS ON
THE UPDATE ON CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT COMMUNITY
CAPACITY BUILDING. PUBLIC
COMMENTS SHOULD RELATE TO THE
ITEMS OF THE AGENDA I JUST READ
OUT LOUD ORB WITHIN THE SPUR
VIEW OF THIS COMMUNITY. CLERK,
HOW MANY SIEGERS SIGNED UP
TODAY?
>> CURRENTLY ONE IN-PERSON
SPEAKER AND NO REMOTE SPEAKERS
ON THE LIST FOR TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, CLERK. PLEASE READ
THE PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS?
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED AND THE
FOLLOWING MANNER. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS UP TO 20
MINUTES. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE
TWO MINUTES. SPEAKERS WILL BE
CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY REGISTERED. WE WILL START
WITH IN-PERSON SPEAKERS FIRST
AND THEN REMOTE SPEAKERS UNTIL
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD HAS
ENDED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
CHIME WHEN TEN SECONDS ARE LEFT
OF THEIR TIME. THE PUBLIC PERIOD
-- COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST. THE FIRST
IN-PERSON SPEAKER IS WREN
WHEELER.
>> HELLO. IS THIS WORKING? OKAY.
THANK YOU CHAIR RIVERA AND ALL
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS WREN WHEELER AND I USE
SHE HER PRONOUNS AND I'M A STAFF
MEMBER AT THE MUSEUM AND I'M
ACTIVE COMMUNITY MEMBER AT THE
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT. I'M HERE THE TALK
ABOUT THAT ITEM ON THE AJEAN DA.
THE MUSEUM HAS BEEN PART OF THE
CID VISIONING GROUP SINCE THE
BEGINNING. I MYSELF HAVE ONLY
BEEN PART OF THE GROUP ON A
REGULAR BASIS SINCE THE LAST
YEAR. BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT IF
-- I'LL BACKTRACK A LITTLE BIT.
THE MUSEUM IS KNOWN FOR OUR
COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
PROCESS. AND FOR THOSE WHO
DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS, WE --
FOR ALMOST ALL OF OUR EXHIBITS,
WE GATHER COMMUNITY INPUT AND
THEY REALLY DIRECT HOW AN
EXHIBIT WILL GO AND WHAT
PROGRAMS WILL GO ALONG WITH THAT
EXHIBIT. AND SIMILARLY, THE
COMMUNITY -- THE CID COMMUNITY
VISION GROUP IS VERY SIMILAR.
IT'S COMPRISED OF COMMUNITY
MEMBERS FROM ALFAS IT OF THE
CID. MAYBE NOT ALL. BUT A LOT OF
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND WE
WORK TOGETHER REALLY WELL TO --
WE KNOW WE HAVE -- WE DON'T
AGREE ON EVERYTHING BUT WE
FIGURED OUT A PROCESS TO WORK
THROUGH ALL OF THOSE ISSUES. AND
COME TOGETHER ON THE THINGS THAT
REALLY MATTER TO ALL OF US. SO
I'M HERE TO JUST GIVE A
SHOUT-OUT TO OUR DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS AND HOPE THAT YOU
CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE CID
THROUGH THEIR WORK. AND I'M
EXCITED TO HEAR THEIR
PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THERE
ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.
REGISTERED SPEAKERS, PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED. SO
NOW WE'LL PROCEED TO OUR ITEMS
OF BUSINESS.
>>> WILL THE CLERK READ IT INTO
THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE. APPOINTMENT
03101. THE REAPPOINTMENT OF
CARMEN BENDIXEN AS MEMBER OF THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF
TRUSTEES FOR A TERM OF APRIL 1st
TO 2030.
>> THANK YOU CLERK. THAT
REAPPOINTMENT HAS BEEN READ INTO
THE RECORD. CARMEN IS JOINING US
VIRTUALLY. WELCOME CARMEN. THANK
YOU FOR JOINING US. CARMEN
BENDIXEN WAS INITIALLY APPOINTED
TO THE LIBRARY BOARD IN APRIL
2020 BY MAYOR JENNY DURKAN AND
HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE AND ENGAGED
TRUSTEE FOR FIVE YEARS. DURING
WHICH SHE HAS HELD THE POSITION
OF BOARD PRESIDENT AND VICE
PRESIDENT AS WELL AS SERVING ON
THE EXECUTIVE SEARCH COMMITTEE
DURING THE NATIONAL SEARCH TO
HIRE A NEW CHIEFLIBRARIAN IN
2022. SHE HAS PLAYED APP ACTIVE
GOAL IN GUIDING POLICY AND
BUDGET ISSUES AS WELL AS THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE LIBRARY'S
STRATEGIC -- 2033 STRATEGIC
PLAN. AND BENDIXEN PREVIOUSLY
SERVED ON THE BOARD OF THE
FRIENDS OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARY HOLDING ROLES OF
PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, AND
SECRETARY AND HELPING TO LEAD
ADVOCACY EFFORTS DURING THE 2012
AND 2019 LIBRARY LEVY CAMPAIGNS.
SHE'S A REGULAR USER OF THE
GREENWOOD AND GREEN LAKE
BRANCHES AND HAS SERVED AS A
WELCOME DESK AND EVENTS
VOLUNTEER AT THE CENTRAL
LIBRARY. AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK
CARMEN FOR GIVING GENEROUSLY OF
HER TIME AND FOR AGREEING TO
EXTEND HER TIME ON THE LIBRARY
BOARD. CARMEN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
SAY A FEW WORDS?
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. SORRY
I'M NOT THERE. I'M A LITTLE
UNDER THE WEATHER. BUT THANK YOU
FOR CONSIDERING MY
REAPPOINTMENT. AND YEAH. I'M
JUST -- HAPPY TO CONTINUE THE
WORK AND LOVE THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARY.
>> THANK YOU CARMEN. SORRY THAT
YOU ARE UNDER THE WEATHER. THANK
YOU FOR JOINING US VIRTUALLY.
AND AGAIN, I AGREE WITH YOU.
LOVE THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
AND REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SERVICE AGAIN, WE ALWAYS
TALK ABOUT THIS, BUT THESE ARE
VOLUNTEER POSITIONS. PEOPLE DO
NOT GET PAID TO SERVE ON THESE
POSITIONS. AND VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE PEOPLE'S WILLINGNESS
AND GENEROSITY IN GIVING OF
THEIR TIME TO THIS IMPORTANT
WORK. SO THANK YOU, CARMEN.
COLLEAGUES, DO ANY OF YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF
NOT, ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, I
MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO
CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT. ARE
THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT? [ ROLL CALL ] FOUR
IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE
APPOINTMENT BE CONFIRMED WILL BE
SENT TO THE FULL CITY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON TUESDAY, MARCH
18th. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE
SECOND AND THIRD ITEMS ON
AGENDA. AGAIN, CARMEN, THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE. WILL THE CLERK
READ THE SECOND AND THIRD ITEMS
INTO THE RECORD?
>> ITEM 2. APPOINTMENT 03104.
THE REAPPOINTMENT OF EVAN SMITH
AS MEMBER OF THE FAMILIES,
EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL AND PROMISE
LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR A
TERM TO DECEMBER 31st, 2026. AND
AGENDA ITEM THREE. APPOINTMENT
03105. THE REAPPOINTMENT OF
LINDA THOMPSON-BLACK AS MEMBER
OF THE FAMILIES, EDUCATION,
PRESCHOOL AND PROMISE LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR A TERM
TO DECEMBER 31st, 2026.
>> THANK YOU, CLERK. THESE
APPOINTMENTS HAVE BEEN READ INTO
THE RECORD. EVAN IS JOINING US
VIRTUALLY? I SEE HIM ON THERE.
AND LINDA THOMPSON-BLACK IS
IN-PERSON. THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE THIS MORNING. WANT TO READ
ABOUT BOTH OF THEM. EVAN SMITH
WAS APPOINTED TO SEATTLE
FAMILIES EDUCATION PRESCHOOL AND
PROMISE LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
IN 20222. HE HAS WORKED AS A
DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL OPENINGS AND
DIRECTOR FOR THE OFFICE OF
SCHOOL OPERATIONS FOR THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC
SCHOOLS. EVAN TRANSITIONED TO A
DIFFERENT INDUSTRY AND IS
CURRENTLY SERVING AS A VICE
PRESIDENT OF TECHNOLOGY,
STRATEGY AND BUSINESS
TRANSFORMATION FOR STARBUCKS. HE
CONTINUES TO BE INVOLVED IN THE
EDUCATION SECTOR AS A MEMBER OF
MULTIPLE EDUCATION BOARDS. EVAN
CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE BOARD
DIRECTOR OF THE COLLEGE SUCCESS
FOUNDATION AND AS THE BOARD
OFFICER FOR SCHOOLS FIRST WHILE
STILL BEING A PART OF THE --
EXCUSE ME, LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE. I WANT TO THANK EVAN
FOR AGREEING TO SERVE A SECOND
TERM AND EVAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
SAY A FEW WORDS?
>> HI, YES. I'M JUST -- WOULD
LIKE TO SAY I'M HONORED TO BE
CONSIDERED FOR REAPPOINTMENT.
IT'S BEEN -- A GREAT HONOR TO
SERVE SEATTLE IN THE CAPACITY IN
THE FIRST TERM. AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO BEING CONSIDERED AND
THANK YOU ALL AND APOLOGIES I
COULDN'T BE THERE IN-PERSON
TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, EVAN. THANK YOU
FOR AGREEING TO SERVE A SECOND
TERM ON THE LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE ON THIS IMPORTANT
WORK. AND NOW LINDA
THOMPSON-BLACK HERE IN-PERSON.
LINDA WAS APPOINTED TO SEATTLE
FAMILIES EDUCATION PRESCHOOL AND
PROMISE LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
IN 2022 AS WELL. LINDA CURRENTLY
WORKS AS THE AREA DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTOR FOR THE UNITED NEGRO
COLLEGE FUND WHICH HELPS
MINORITY STUDENTS ACROSS SEATTLE
BY PROVIDING THEM WITH THE FUNDS
THEY NEED TO SUPPORT THEIR
COLLEGE EDUCATION. ADDITIONALLY
SHE HAS EXPERIENCE WORKING FOR
THE CITY OF SEATTLE WHERE SHE
WAS A SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO MAJOR
NORM RICE FOCUSING ON EDUCATION
AND HUMAN SERVICES. WHILE
WORKING WITH MAYOR NORM RICE,
LINDA HELPED LEAD THE VERY
SUCCESSFUL EDUCATION SUMMIT
DURING HIS TENURE WHICH RESULTED
IN THE PASSAGE OF THE FAMILIES
AND EDUCATION LEVY WHICH IS A
PRECURSOR TO THE CURRENT
FAMILIES EDUCATION AND PRESCHOOL
PROMISE LEVY. I WANT TO THANK
LINDA FOR AGREEING TO SERVE A
SECOND TERM TO THE LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. LINDA,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW
WORDS? STEP UP TO THE MIC.
>> YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A MEMBER
OF THE LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
I WANT TO THANK THE -- EDUCATION
TEAM, THEY ARE AMAZING. AND THEY
DO GREAT WORK. THIS IS A PASSION
PROJECT FOR ME. WE -- WE HAVE TO
HAVE THAT NEXT GENERATION OF
EDUCATED WORKPLACE AND WE WANT
OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL. SO I'M
EXCITED FOR A SECOND TERM. AND
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH MY
OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS. IF
CONSIDERED.
>> THANK YOU LINDA. WE JUST SO
APPRECIATE YOUR EXPERTISE AND
YOURS TOO EVAN AND REALLY
APPRECIATE AGAIN YOUR
WILLINGNESS AND YOUR GENEROSITY
TO SERVE ON THE LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE TO DO THIS IMPORTANT
WORK. AND I SHOULD SAY
COLLEAGUES, THAT THE TERM -- THE
LEVY EXPIRES THIS YEAR. THE
TERMS ARE TILL NEXT YEAR UNLESS
THERE'S SOME CHANGE GIVEN NOW
THAT THERE'S A NEW LEVY COMING
ON AND WE HAVE TALKED TO BOTH
LINDA EVAN ABOUT THAT
POSSIBILITY OF THAT TERM, YOU
KNOW, IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES
TO THE TERM. AND THEY BOTH HAVE
AGREED EVEN WITH THAT
STIPULATION, SO REALLY SO
FORTUNATE TO HAVE THEM HERE. AND
JUST LINDA AND I RECENTLY MET AS
I DID EVAN, I MET WITH ALL THE
MEMBERS OF THE LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE OR MOST OF THEM, AND
WE JUST HAVE GREAT FOLKS SERVING
AND WE ARE JUST SO LUCKY TO HAVE
THEM. ON THIS COMMITTEE. SO
THANK YOU ALL. COLLEAGUES, DO
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. THEN I WILL
-- I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION OF BOTH
APPOINTMENTS OF EVAN SMITH AND
LINDA THOMPSON-BLACK. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> OH.
>> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED. TO
CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENTS, ARE
THERE FURTHER COMMENTS? WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENTS? [ ROLL CALL ] FOUR
IN FAVOR, NONE POSED.
>> THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE
APPOINTMENTS AND CONFIRMED WILL
BE SENT TO THE FULL CITY COUNCIL
MEETING ON TUESDAY, MARCH 18th.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
LINDA. AND E EVAN. THANKS FOR
JOINING US ONLINE.
>>> WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE
FOURTH ITEM ON THE AGENDA. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE FOURTH
AGENDA ITEM INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM FOUR. UPDATE ON
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT
COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> WE ARE JOINED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
DIRECTOR JENNIFER CHAO. DIRECTOR
AND MY FRIEND I'M LUCKY TO SAY.
AND DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD
STAFF SOKHA DANH FOR THIS
PRESENTATION. THANK YOU BOTH FOR
JOINING US AT THE TABLE. WILL
YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAMES FOR
THE RECORD AND THEN YOU CAN
BEGIN YOUR PRESENTATION AND
WHILE THEY'RE GETTING READY, I
WILL ALSO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE DANH TEAM
WHO ARE IN THE AUDIENCE, ALWAYS
LOVE SEEING EVERYONE. THEY COME
OUT TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND I
LOVE IT. AND DIRECTOR CHAO I SAY
FRIEND BECAUSE WE'VE WORKED
TOGETHER FOR SO MANY YEARS, VIA
OUR WORK WE HAVE BECOME FRIENDS
AND I SO ENJOY KNOWING YOU AND
GET TO BE WORK WITH YOU. LIKES
LIKE YOU ARE SITUATED NOW AND
I'LL LET YOU STATE YOUR NAMES
FOR THE RECORD AND BEGIN. THEN
COUNCIL -- COLLEAGUES JUST HOLD
YOUR QUESTIONS TILL THE END OF
THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JENNIFER
CHAO DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> SOKHA DANH, CID COMMUNITY
CAPACITY DIRECTOR OF THE
NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> AND ALSO I SHOULD SAY
COLLEAGUES, IF YOU RECALL WE DID
HAVE A PRESENTATION ABOUT THIS
LAST YEAR AND THIS IS AN UPDATE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THANK
YOU COUNCIL CHAIR RIVERA. AND
COUNCILMEMBERS FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE
ON OUR COMMUNITY CAPACITY
BUILDING WORK IN THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT. IT'S AN
ENAMOR TO ALWAYS BE IN THIS
SPACE AND TO BE INVITED TO BE
ABLE TO SHARE ABOUT THE
CONNECTIONS, THE RELATIONSHIPS
AND THE IMPACT THE CITY AND THE
COMMUNITY HAS IN PARTNERSHIP TO
MAKE SURE THAT OUR CITY IS
THRIVING. AND I WOULD SAY BEFORE
I START, THAT THE CID AS I WILL
REFER TO IT AS THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT KNOWN AS
THE CID IS OUR BELOVED
NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS THE CITY. I
THINK EVERY COMMUNITY AND EVERY
NEIGHBORHOOD REALLY DOES SEE IT
AS THEIR BELOVED PLACE BASE
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT
WHERE THEY FIND THEIR OWN
BELONGING AND OWN CONNECTION.
THE CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT WHICH I WILL REFER TO
AS THE CID IS A CULTURALLY RICH
NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A DIVERSE
COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE, BUSINESSES
AND ORGANIZATIONS. THE COMMUNITY
HAS HISTORICALLY EXPERIENCED
INSUFFICIENT NFLMENT AND HAS
ORGANIZED THEMSELVES FOR DECADES
TO ENSURE THEIR VOICES AND NEEDS
ARE HEARD FOR ENSURING THE
LIVELIHOOD OF THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD. IN 2023, THE CID
WAS ADDED TO THE LIST OF
AMERICA'S 11 MOST ENDANGERED
HISTORIC PLACES BY THE NATIONAL
TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
IN RESPONSE TO THE COMMUNITY'S
NEEDS AND REQUESTS, THE CITY HAS
INVESTED SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES
AND STAFF OVER THE PAST FIVE
YEARS FOR COMMUNITY LED
VISIONING AND POLICY CHANGES TO
ADDRESS COMMUNITY PRIORITIES.
MAYOR MERRELL AND CITY COUNCIL
HAVE FURTHER COMMITTED TO
PRIORITIZING THE CID AS WE
CONTINUE TO DEEPEN OUR TRUST AND
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY
BY COLLABORATING ON COMMUNITY
LED SOLUTIONS FOR THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD. SOME EXAMPLES OF
CITY INVESTMENTS INCLUDE THE
DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION TEAM. WHICH
IS FOCUSED ON PUBLIC SAFETY IN
THE DOWNTOWN CORE WHICH INCLUDES
LITTLE SAIGON AND THE CIA. THIS
EFFECTIVE BETTER DEPARTMENTAL
COLLABORATION IS A PRIME EXAMPLE
OF THE APPROACH. THE DOWNTOWN
ACTIVATION TEAM STARTED
SCHEDULED RESTORATION ACTIONS IN
THE LITTLE SAIGON NEIGHBORHOOD
ON NOVEMBER 1st OF 2024. THESE
ACTIONS INCLUDE CLEANING THREE
TIMES A DAY TO ADDRESS VISUAL
DISORDER AND INCLUDING SIDEWALK
PRESSURE WASHING, LITTER
ABATEMENT AND GRAFFITI REMOVAL.
SCHEDULED RESTORATION ACTIONS OR
IN COORDINATION WITH THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT TO DISRUPT ANY
CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR AND PROVIDE
VISIBLE PATROLS IN THE AREA. THE
DOWNTOWN AX EVACUATE TEAM IS
ALSO WORKING ON COORDINATING
OUTREACH EFFORTS IN LITTLE
SAIGON FOR A RESPONSE WHICH
INCLUDES WE DELIVER C.A.R.E..
WHICH WILL START TODAY WHICH
STARTS TODAY, MARCH 13th AND THE
CID WITH A SPECIFIC EMPHASIS IN
THE LITTLE SAIGON NEIGHBORHOOD.
A CENTRAL REFERRAL SOURCE
THROUGH THE SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT TO DETOX AND
IN-PATIENT BEDS WITH VALLEY
CITIES, IDENTIFYING OUR PRIORITY
AREA FOR THE C.A.R.E.
DEPARTMENT, AND WORKING IN
COLLABORATION WITH THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO REFER --
TO OUTREACH PROVIDERS OR THE LAW
ENFORCEMENT ASSISTED DIVERSE AS
KNOWN AS L. E. A. D. AND THEIR
PROGRAM. OTHER CITY INVESTMENTS
INCLUDE THE DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION
PLAN, SEATTLE RESTORED PROGRAM
AND THE TENANT IMPROVEMENT FUND
IN THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT. THE EQUITABLE A LOT
OF Es, THE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE IN THE OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT ALSO FUNDS THE
LITTLE SAIGON LANDMARK PROJECT
WHICH IS A MIXED USE PROJECT
THAT INCLUDES AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND A CULTURAL HUB.
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH
SERVICES WHICH IS CAPACITY
BUILDING IN SUPPORT OF THE
HEALTHY AGING AND WELLNESS
CENTER. INTERIM COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION TO
COMPLETE BUSH GARDEN UNCLE
BOB'S PLACE AND THE WING LOOP
MEMORIAL FOUNDATION'S CAPACITY
BUILDING TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILY
HOMESTEAD. SO THOSE ARE SOME
AREAS OF THE CITY INVESTMENT
THAT WE HAVE POURED INTO THE
COMMUNITY. NOW I AM EXCITED TO
SHARE ABOUT THE INVESTMENTS FOR
THE CID FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS. THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS CENTRAL AREA
COMMUNITY EDGE GAUGEMENT
COORDINATOR. SHE MAKES SURE THAT
THE COMMUNITY IS ENGAGED WITH
THE CITY AND CONNECTED TO EACH
OTHER. AFTER THE TRAGIC MURDER
OF DONNIE CHEN. THE CITY FUNDED
A COMMUNITY SAFETY COORDINATOR
POSITION IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CID PUBLIC
SAFETY COUNCIL AND THE CID
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA. AN
ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATOR.
BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOOD. IN
ADDITION TO FUNDING THE
COMMUNITY SAFETY COORDINATOR
POSITION, THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS PARTNERED WITH THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT,
C.A.R.E. AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
TO SUPPORT THE FRIENDS OF LITTLE
SAIGON COMMUNITY SAFETY PLAN AND
CENTRAL JOYS. IT MEANS BEAUTIFUL
NEIGHBORHOOD AND THIS INITIATIVE
TOOK INSPIRATION FROM A PLACE
BASED EFFORT IN RAINIER BEACH
CALLED RAINIER BEACH A BEAUTIFUL
SAFE PLACE FOR YOUTH. WHAT IS
AMAZING AND INSPIRATIONAL ABOUT
FOE DEP IS THAT IT'S BRIDGING
CULTURES BUT ACROSS CONNECTING
WITH OH COMMUNITIES. SEEING WHAT
THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO REALLY
INSPIRED THEM TO BE ABLE TO
REACH OUT, DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS WAS ABLE TO
CONNECT THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS
AND THEY GOT TO SHARE ABOUT
THEIR LESSONS LEARNED AND THEIR
JOURNEY AND WAS ABLE TO CREATE
THIS. THE GOALS INCLUDE BUILDING
A COALITION OF COMMUNITY
MEMBERS. BUSINESS OWNERS,
PROPERTY MANAGERS,
ORGANIZATIONS, AND INSTITUTIONS,
SERVICE PROVIDERS AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT TO COLLECTIVELY
IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY IN LITTLE
SAIGON. AND IDENTIFY IDEAS AND
STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE ROOT
CAUSE. ROOT CAUSES OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD'S BIGGEST
CHALLENGES. AND AN ELEMENT OF
THE PLAN INVOLVES USING CRIME
PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENT STABILITY DESIGN
WHICH CAN INCLUDE STRATEGIES
LIKE LIGHTING, TREE PRUNING AND
PUBLIC ART. THIS MONTH SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT COMPLETED TEN LIGHTS
IMPROVEMENT IN THE AREA.
INCLUDING UPGRADING LIGHT
WATTAGES AND INSTALLING
FLOODLIGHTS. THEY HAD THEIR
PHASE TWO KICKOFF ON FEBRUARY
27th AND I SAW SOME
COUNCILMEMBERS THERE. WITH THE
COMMUNITY, AND CITY DEPARTMENTS
AND THE IDEAS SUGGESTED IN THE
100 DAY CHALLENGE FOR PUBLIC
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ARE ALREADY
BEING IMPLEMENTED. SO IT'S
ALREADY UNDERWAY. SO THAT'S TO
SHARE A LITTLE BIT AND THEN NOW
TO TALK ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL
SPECIAL REVIEW DISTRICT. KNOWN
AS ISRD. WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED
TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE THE
DISTINCT HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE
AND THE PLACE IN THE CID. IN
ORDER TO PRESERVE THE CHARACTER
THE INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL REVIEW
DISTRICT BOARD MUST REVIEW AND
APPROVE ALL USES INCLUDING
PUBLIC SIDEWALKS, NEW
CONSTRUCTION, AND CHANGES TO
BUILDING EXTERIORS WITHIN THE
DISTRICT INCLUDING SIGNS OR NEW
PAINT COLORS OR SECURITY GATES
BEFORE INSTALLATION OR
CONSTRUCTION. THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOOD ALSO PARTNERS WITH
OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS TO INVEST
IN CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE AND IN
LANGUAGE ENGAGEMENT THROUGH THE
COMMUNITY LIAISONS AND ADVISORS.
THIS YEAR, D. O. N. INCREASED
THE STAFF PRESENCE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THREE STAFF
MEMBERS HOLDING REGULAR
OFFICEHOURS AT THE WORK SPACE.
REBECCA FREESTEAD IS A
COORDINATOR AND NEJ CENTRAL AREA
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR
AND SOKHA DANH. INCREASING STAFF
PRESENCE HELPS IT TO BELONG IN
COMMUNITY AND WE ARE EMBEDDED IN
THE WORK. ON THAT NOTE, I WOULD
LIKE TO HAND IT OVER TO HIM TO
INTRODUCE HIMSELF AND HIS ROLE
AND GREAT WORK HE IS DOING IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY
AS DON'S COMMUNITY CAPACITY
BUILDING COORDINATOR.
>> THANK YOU DIRECTOR AND THANK
YOU COUNCIL FOR HAVING US TODAY.
AGAIN MY NAME SOKHA DANH. I
FIRST BEGAN MY WORK IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD OF 2014 WORKING FOR
SKID PDA OR THE SEATTLE
CHINATOWN PRESERVATION AND
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. AND WAS
APPOINTED TO MAYOR MURRAY'S
SPECIAL TASK FORCE ON PUBLIC
SAFETY AFTER THE MURDER OF
COMMUNITY HERO AND FOUNDER TO
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT EMERGENCY
CENTER DONNIE CHEN IN 2015.
LOCAL LEAD OPERATIONS FOR KING
COUNTY 2017 FOR THE PUBLIC
DEFENDER ASSOCIATION NOW KNOWN
AS PURPOSE IN ACTION. I EXPANDED
THE LEAD PROGRAM INTO THE EAST
PRECINCT IN COORDINATION WITH
THE LITTLE SAIGON NEIGHBORHOOD.
FINALLY I ALSO WORK A SECOND JOB
ON THE WEEKENDS IN THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT AND I
GUESS YOU CAN SAY -- I'M VERY
MUCH ROOTED PAST AND PRESENT AND
I'M ALSO A RENTER IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL. THANK YOU
FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE MY
CONNECTION TO THE COMMUNITY. NOW
ON TO THE OFFICIAL PART OF THE
PRESENTATION. 2019 THE CID
VISION OF THE GROUP SAW A SHARED
COMMUNITY VISION FOR A
NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN. THESE GROUPS
OF LEADERS SUCCESSFULLY
ADVOCATED FOR SEED FUNDING AND
SPONSORED A COMMUNITY LED
VISIONING PROCESS THAT REFLECTS
THAT DIVERSITY OF THE COMMUNITY
AND SEEKS TO ADDRESS THE
COMPLEXITY OF THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT. THE
COMMITMENT OF THESE COMMUNITY
LEADERS TO WORK HAS BEEN ROOTED
IN PROVIDING AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY
VOICE AND REPRESENTING BUSINESS
OWNERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS,
SEEING -- AND NONENGLISH
SPEAKING COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND
HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS
HAVE PARTICIPATED AND PROOFED
CRITICAL INPUT THROUGH THIS
VISIONING PROCESS. THE CID
VISIONING GROUP WAS SUPPORT FROM
THE CITY PROVIDES A CLEAR PATH
FORWARD BY COMMUNITY
SELF-DETERMINATION WHICH
STRATEGIES AND A CALL TO ACTION
TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY ISSUES IN
BOTH THE NEAR AND LONG-TERM
THROUGH FIELDING INFRASTRUCTURE
FOR INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT AND DECISION MAKING
AND ENSURING SELF-DETERMINATION
AND FINALLY CREATING A LONG-TERM
COMMUNITY VISIONING PLAN. ALL
THESE ITEMS I WILL TALK DEEPER
ABOUT IN THIS PRESENTATION. THE
CI DI VISIONING ADVISORY GROUP
MEMBERSHIP IS THE LARGEST MOST
UNITED COALITION REPRESENTING
THE CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT. THE STAKEOUT HOLDER
GROUP IS COMPRISED OF 16
ORGANIZATIONS BASED IN A
NEIGHBORHOOD WHO SAW A NEED FOR
A SHARED COMMUNITY VISION AND
NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN. THE ADVISORY
GROUP REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT
CROSS SECTION OF DIVERSE
STAKEHOLDERS AND ORGANIZATIONS
RANGING FROM FAMILY ASSOCIATIONS
TO COMMUNITY NONPROFITS. IT'S
IMPORTANT TO STRESS THEY HAVE
FULL-TIME JOBS AND THE MAJORITY
OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF THESE
ORGANIZATIONS IN ADDITION TO
COMMITTING THEIR TIME TO THE CID
VISION ADVISORY GROUP AND THEIR
INCREDIBLE WORK. THIS IS
INCREDIBLY TELLING OF THE
COMMITMENT AND PASSION OF THESE
INDIVIDUALS AND THESE
ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTINUE TO
SERVE AS CID AND SHARE UNITED
VISION FOR THEMSELVES AND THE
COMMUNITY. AS PREVIOUSLY NOTED,
THE CID ORGANIZATIONS CAME
TOGETHER AND FORMED IN 2019 SO
THE COMMUNITY COULD HAVE
STRONGER VOICE AND INFLUENCE
AGAINST MULTIPLE PRESSURES
OCCURRING IN THE COMMUNITY. THE
CID VISIONING ADVISORY GROUP
REALLY APPROACHED THE MODEL BY
FOCUSING ON FIVE ITEMS THAT VERY
MUCH DEFINES WHETHER OR NOT A
NEIGHBORHOOD IS ABLE TO THRIVE.
THE CID VISIONING ADVISORY GROUP
CREATED FIVE SUBCOMMITTEES IN
AREAS OF FOCUS INCLUDING
HOUSING, THAT HOUSING IS
AVAILABLE FOR BOTH LONG TIME AND
EXISTING RESIDENTS, PARTICULARLY
ELDERS AND FAMILIES. AND FOR
RESIDENTS WHO CAN STRENGTHEN THE
CUSTOMER BASE TO SUPPORT
BUSINESSES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THIS IS AN ECONOMIC STRENGTH. WE
KNOW THAT A THRIVING
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT
INCLUDES THE PRESERVATION OF
LONG-STANDING AND LEGACY
BUSINESSES. WHO WISH TO STAY IN
THE CID. WHILE ALSO ATTRACTIVELY
-- ATTRACTING A ETHNICALLY
DIVERSE BUSINESSES. NEIGHBORHOOD
CHARACTER AND CULTURE AND
HISTORY. IT'S UNDENIABLE THAT
THE ASIAN CULTURE AND HISTORY IS
CENTRAL TO THE CID'S IDENTITY
AND SHOULD BE PRESERVED AND
HONORED AND OTHER COMMUNITIES
THAT ARE PART OF IT ARE ALSO
RECOGNIZED AND CELEBRATED.
COMMUNITY SELF-SAFETY AND
HEALTH. INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY
SAFETY HEALTH AND WELLNESS IS
PARAMOUNT TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE
FOR RESIDENTS AND I THINK THE
DIRECTOR FOR TALKING ABOUT THIS.
AND YOUR PRESENTATION.
ESPECIALLY FOR VULNERABLE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE FACED
LANGUAGE AND LITERACY BARRIERS.
TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY, THE
CONNECTIVITY AND EASE OF GETTING
AROUND WITHIN AND TO FROM THE
CID WHO BENEFIT RESIDENTS
PARTICULARLY ELDERS AND VISITORS
TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS ALIKE.
THESE ISSUES ARE GROUNDED IN
THEGROUP'S VISION FOR COMMUNITY
INCLUSIVE OF DIVERSE GROUPS AND
ACROSS YEP RATIONS WHO USE THEIR
COLLECTIVE VOICE AND POWER FOR
COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION AND
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. I'D
LIKE TO TALK NOW ABOUT THE
DISTINCT PHASES OF THE GROUP'S
VISIONING WORK. THE CID GROUP
ENGAGED IN FOUR PHASES OF WORK
TO DATE. WITH A FOURTH PHASE
HAPPENING THIS YEAR. PHASE ONE
COMMUNITY EBB GAUGEMENT
FRAMEWORK. PHASE ONE STARTED IN
2019. THROUGH 2020. WE HAVE A
FOCUS ON BUILDING A COMMUNITY
LED AND DEVELOPED MODEL FOR
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND
DECISION MAKING AND ADVOCACY.
THIS MODEL INCLUDES STRATEGIES
FOR COMMUNITY REPRESENTATION AND
DESIRED ROADS FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND OTHER PROJECT
SPONSORS. IT INCLUDES PLAN FOR
PARTICIPATION OF COMMUNITY
MEMBERS AND THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT AND
DECISION MAKING AND SENDING
GROUPS THAT DON'T HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MEANINGFULLY
PARTICIPATE AND PARTICULARLY IN
THE PAST. THIS FUNDING SUPPORTED
A CONSULTANT FOR RESEARCH AND
STRUCTURE AND DECISION MAKING
AND VALUES AND PARTIES AND
ATTORNEY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT
PLAN. PHASE TWO. THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGE. TOOL KIT. THE PRIMARY
OBJECTIVE OF PHASE TWO WAS THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE CID
ENGAGEMENT TOOL KIT. THAT
RECOGNIZES THAT DIFFERENT KINDS
OF COMMUNITY ISSUES OR PROJECTS
CANNOT BE SERVED BY A COOKIE
CUTTER MODEL. SCOPE AND PLANNING
INTENTIONAL TAILORED PROCESS FOR
THE COMMUNITY IS REQUIRED. THIS
TOOL KIT CAN BE USED TO
COLLECTIVELY ENGAGE, MAKE
DECISIONS AND ADVOCATE FOR
COMMUNITY INTERESTS WHEN FACED
WITH ISSUES AND CONCERNS AND
PROJECTS THAT IMPACT THE CID.
THIS KIT IS A FRAMEWORK FOR
PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS THAT
IMPACT THE CID FROM CITY, STATE
AGENCIES AND PRIVATE DEVELOPERS
NONPROFIT AGENCIES AND OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS TO MEANINGFULLY?
EQUITABLY ENGAGE THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND CARRY OUT THE
PROJECTS IN A WAY THAT
RESPECT'S COMMUNITY VISION AND
SELF-DETERMINATION. THIS
COLLABORATIVE MODEL, THIS TOOL
KIT DEVELOPED BY THE 16
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, KNOWN
AS THE CID VISION ADVISORY
GROUP, IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND
FOR THE CID IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
AND IN THE HISTORY OF THE
COMMUNITY. THIS FUNDING ALSO
SUPPORTS DIRECT COSTS FOR
TRANSLATIONS, STIPENDS,
COMMUNICATIONS, COMMUNITY
MEETING VENUES AND FOOD AND
CHILD CARE AND STORYTELLING
MATERIALS FOR THE CID'S
VISIONING ADVISORY GROUP. PHASE
THREE. NEIGHBORS STRATEGIC PLAN.
THE CREATION OF THE CIDY
NEIGHBORS STRATEGIC PLAN IN
PHASE THREE WAS THREE SUB PHASE.
THAT RESULTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
PLAN WITH LONG-TERM COMMUNITY
VISION AND KEY ISSUES AND
STRATEGIES. THE SECOND PART
TESTING AND REFINING THIS
COMMUNITY TOOL KIT IN PHASE TWO
BY PILOTING ITS USE TO PLAN THE
COMMUNITY VISIONING PROCESS AND
THIRD, BUILDING A STRUCTURE FOR
PHASE THREE WORK TO CREATE
IMPLEMENTATION DETAILS OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN. KEY INCLUDES
A COMMUNITY SURVEY WHICH --
CLOSE TO 600 RESPONSES FROM
COMMUNITY MEMBERS. A REFINED
COMMUNITY TOOL KIT AND THE CID
NEIGHBOR'S SQUAT JAKE PLAN WITH
A TEN YEAR VISION AND
IDENTIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUES
GOALS AND STRATEGIES. CID PLAN
ALSO RESULTED IN PHASE THREE.
BUT THIS TRANSLATES THE -- INTO
ACCOUNTABLE TASKS FOR THE CITY
ALONG WITH OTHER RESPONSIBLE
GOVERNMENT AND ADDITIONAL
COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THIS
INCLUDES DETAILS RECORDING
ACTIONS, TIMELINES, AND BUDGETS
FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
STRATEGIES OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
STRATEGIC PLAN. THE KEY STEP OF
TRANSLATING THE -- THE TEN YEAR
VISION INTO ACTUAL ITEMS AS
DETAILED INTO THE PLAN WAS DONE
THROUGH THE ADVISORY GROUP'S
DIRECT INPUT FROM RESIDENTS AND
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. PHASE
THREE FUNDING SUPPORTED THE
HIRING OF NEW CONSULTANTS,
TASKED WITH FACILITATION AND
COORDINATION OF THE CID'S GROUP
AND OUTREACH STAFF. PERSON
DIRECT COSTS PARTICIPANT
STIPENDS AND TRANSLATION. THIS
ALSO INCLUDED A COMMERCIAL STORE
FRONT RENTAL SPACE FOR THE
GROUP. PHASE FOUR.
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGIC
PLAN. PHASE FOUR BUILDS ON THE
FIRST THREE PHASES OF THE CID
GROUP'S FIVE YEARS OF STRATEGIC
WORK PLANNING WITH BASIC
MEASURES OF ACCOUNTABILITY TO
IMPLEMENT ANDOPERATIONALIZE THE
COMMUNITY LED VISIONING OF THE
CID. IT OUTLINED THE BASIC
MEASURES OF ACCOUNTABILITY. AND
WHAT THEY SHOULD INCLUDE.
TIMELINE AND MILESTONES. EACH
COMMITMENT SHOULD HAVE A CLEAR
TIMELINE AND MILESTONE TO ENSURE
PROGRESS IS MEASURABLE AND
ACCOUNTABLE. REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS. REGULARLY
REPORTING FROM THEDY CITY
DEPARTMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL
AND THE PUBLIC ON THE STATUS OF
THE RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDING
CHALLENGES AND PROGRESS MADE.
IT'S ALL ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY.
COMMUNITY FEEDBACK LOOPS.
MECHANISMS FOR ONGOING FEED BACK
TO ADJUST STRATEGIES AND
APPROACHES AS NEEDED AND SHARING
RESPONSIVENESS. ULTIMATELY,
PHASE FOUR IS THE RESULT OF
YEARS OF COORDINATION, VOLUNTEER
TIME AND COMMUNITY LED
ENGAGEMENT. AS WE KNOW THE CID
IS A DIVERSE, DYNAMIC
NEIGHBORHOOD OF SITE
STAKEHOLDERS WITH MANY DIFFERENT
CULTURAL AND DIVERSE BOLDS AND
HEATHER THE THINKING HERE
REPRESENTS AN EXCEPTIONAL
UNIFIED VOICE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
OVERALL FUNDING FOR THE CID
VISION ADVISORY GROUP FROM 2019
TO THE PRESENT IS $1,408,000.
THIS SEEKS TO RECONCILE THE
IMPACTS THE COMMUNITY
EXPERIENCED FROM INFRASTRUCTURE,
SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT AND
SOCIAL AGENCY PLACEMENTS,
TRANSPORTATION, AND DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ ALL
THE 16 ADVISORY BOARD GROUP
MEMBERS INTO THE RECORD? SO WE
KNOW WHO THEY ARE.
>> OH, YEAH. PERFECT. THE 16
MEMBERS OF THE COALITION FOR THE
RECORD. ADVOCATING TOGETHER FOR
HEALTH. THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
ASSOCIATION. CHINESE INFORMATION
AND SERVICE CENTER. BENEVOLENT
ASSOCIATION AND EDUCATION CENTER
AND FRIENDS OF CHINATOWN
SEATTLE, FRIENDS OF JAPANTOWN,
FRIENDS OF LITTLE SAIGON, HIP
SING TOP. WE'RE HALFWAY THERE.
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH
SERVICES. JAPANESE AMERICAN
MUSEUM. SEATTLE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT
PRESERVATION DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY. SENIORS IN ACTION.
THE LOOP MUSEUM AND YI FUNG TOY.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT TO NAME THESE NAMES
AND RECOGNIZE WE HAVE THEM HERE
IN THE AUDIENCE WHO SPOKE DURING
PUBLIC COMMENT BUT REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR FOLKS TO KNOW
WHO'S BEEN INVOLVED. THIS
ISN'T EVERYONE WHO'S BEEN
INVOLVED IN THE EFFORT IN
COMMUNITY. BUT IT'S JUST SO
IMPORTANT TO NAME THE FOLKS WHO
HAVE BEEN ON THIS ADVISORY
GROUP. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR -- MAKING THAT
CALL TO DO THAT. WITHOUT THE
VISION OF GROUP MEMBERS WHO --
HAVE WORKED TO ADVOCATE FOR THE
PLAN. THIS WOULD NOT BE
POSSIBLE. SO THANK YOU FOR
SAYING THAT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. COMMUNITY
LED -- ONGOING WITH CITY
PARTNERSHIP.
>> THE CITY PARTNERS WITH THE
SEATTLE VISION ADVISORY GROUP IS
VITAL TO UNDERSTAND. THIS WORK
IS -- CHALLENGING AND
CONSEQUENTIAL. MY DIRECTOR
JENNIFER CHAO HAS COMMUNICATED
THE COMMUNITY LED VISIONING
PROCESS IS PIVOTAL TO HOW THE
CITY HAS BEEN ENTRUSTED IN BIPOC
COMMUNITIES LIKE THE CID. OUR
JOB ALONGSIDE MAYOR IS TO INVEST
IN THE COMMUNITY'S VISIONS, FOR
TRANSFORNATIONAL CHANGE.
EXAMPLES OF DON'S COMMITMENT
AND IMPORTANT FOR THE GROUP ARE
-- PARTNERING WITH OPCD AS A
STRATEGIC PARTNER IN THE
COMMUNITY LED AND CITY SUPPORTED
VISIONING PROCESS INCLUDING AND
WORKING IN TANDEM WITH THEIR NEW
DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION COORDINATOR
MARTIN AND THE DIRECTOR OF OPEN
CITY RICO. SECONDLY, CONVENING
THE CITY'S INTERNAL CID CORE
TEAM THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE. AND I HAVE MANY EXAMPLES
BUT A COUPLE MORE. PARTNERING
WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON'S MASTER OF
INFORMATION STUDIES PROGRAM TO
EVOLVE A DATA VISUALIZATION TASK
PROJECT IN THE CID. JENNIFER
CHAO STATED MY DIRECTOR.
PHYSICALLY BEING IN A CID BY
HAVING REGULAR OFFICE HOURS IN
THE COMMUNITY SEVERAL TIMES A
MONTH TO BE ACCESSIBLE AND TRULY
EMBEDDED IN OUR WORK. IN 2024,
AT THE REQUEST OF THE GROUP, WE
HAVE COORDINATED MEETINGS WITH
LEADERSHIPS OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS
AND OFFICE OF COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENTS AND OFFICE OF
HOUSING AND PARKS AND
RECURVATION AND SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
THE PURPOSE OF MANY OF THIS IS
TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE TO CITY
DIRECTORS ON THE WORK OF THE
COALITION AND THE NEEDS OF THE
PARTNERSHIP OF SEATTLE. THEY
WILL CONTINUE TO HELP STORE AND
BUILD A CITY PARTNERSHIP BY
CONNECTING THE 60 MEMBER
COALITION OF CID STAKE HOLDERS
TO OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS AND
STAFF AND AGENCIES THAT WILL
PLAY A ROLE IN ACTUALIZING THIS
COMMUNITY'S TEN YEAR VISION AND
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. MY LAST
SLIDE BEFORE I PASS IT ON TO
DIRECTOR JENNIFER CHAO, I
ACTUALLY WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU
SOME KEY PARTIES OF THE CID
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. THIS
INCLUDES PUBLIC SAFETY.
ENHANCING IN LANGUAGE PUBLIC
SAFETY. A CALL TO ACTION IN
REGARD TO PUBLIC SAFETY INCLUDE
TECHNOLOGY BASED SOLUTIONS LIKE
MULTILINGUAL SERVICING AFTERS
AND -- APPS AND WEBSITES. AIDED
WITH VISUAL AIDS AND TRANSLATION
MAKING REPORTING MORE ACCESSIBLE
FOR RESIDENTS WITH LIMITED
LITERACY SKILLS. COORDINATION
AND SUPPORT FOR REPAIRS WITH A
FOCUS ON REINFORCED MINISTRY.
ONE CALL TO ACTION ON THE PLAN
IS -- INCLUDES CONDUCTING
REGULAR MEETINGS WITH COMMUNITY
STAKEHOLDERS AND HISTORIC
PRESERVATION GROUPS AND BEING
OWNERS TO ENSURE ONGOING NEEDS.
SHARE OUR BEST PRACTICES IN
COORDINATING THESE EFFORTS ON
HISTORIC BUILDING
REHABILITATION. A LOCAL BUSINESS
NEEDS ASSESSMENTS. THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT IS
COMPRISED ODD 260 BUSINESSES
THAT HAVE ANCHORED THE
NEIGHBORHOOD FOR DECADES. A
CREATION OF A SPECIAL PARKING
STRATEGY FOR EVENT DAYS TO
IMPACT ON LOCAL PARKING
AVAILABILITY. THIS COULD INCLUDE
PARTNERSHIPS FOR REGIONAL
TRANSIT AGENCIES DEDICATED
SHUTTLE SERVICES AND SUPPORT
FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE PUBLIC
STADIUM AUTHORITY. THANK YOU
AGAIN AND I'M HONORED TO SERVE
AS THE CITY REPRESENTATIVE FOR
THIS CID VISION ADVISORY GROUP
AND THE COMMUNITY LED VISIONING
MODEL WHICH PROVIDES THE CITY AN
OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND HOW
NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE CITY AS
ONE SEATTLE. AND ILLUPIS IT ON
I'LL PASS IT ON TO DIRECTOR
CHAO.
>> WE WILL BE FOLLOWING UP TO
SHARE HANDOUTS OF THE CID PLAN
TO THE COUNCILMEMBERS. SO
COUNCIL CHAIR RIVERA WILL HAND
IT TO YOU AND YOU CAN GIVE IT TO
THE COMMITTEE. BUT I HOPE THAT
WE'LL HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES
TO UNPACK IN THE FUTURE. BUT
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING
THAT BREADTH OF -- INFORMATION
AND HOW WE HAVE BEEN WORKING
WITH THE COMMUNITY IN THEIR
COMMUNITY LED VISION. AS YOU CAN
SEE FROM THIS SLIDE, THERE ARE
OVER A DOZEN CITY PROJECTS
INTERSECTING WITH THE CID
NEIGHBORHOOD. ALL OF IN PROJECTS
IMPACT THE CID LIKE SOUND
TRANSIT, BALLARD LINK EXTENSION
AND THE FIFA WORLD CUP 2026 WILL
HAVE HUGE IMPACTS ON THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS REQUIRES THE
CITY TO STRENGTHEN COORDINATION
TO AVOID UNINTENDED IMPACTS ON
THE COMMUNITY. WE MUST LEARN
FROM HISTORY AND CONTINUE TO
DEEPEN OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
CID VISIONING ADVISORY GROUP IN
ORDER TO SUPPORT THE LIVELIHOOD
OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR
GENERATIONS TO COME. THESE CITY
DEPARTMENTS ARE AN ESSENTIAL
PARTNER IN ENSURING IT'S
CENTERED IN THE PRIORITY THAT
INTERSECT WITH CITY PROJECTS.
DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS WILL
CONTINUE TO MEET FOR
RELATIONSHIP BUILDING. AND HE
MENTIONED, THERE WERE A FEW
DEPARTMENTS THAT ALREADY MET
WITH THE CID VISIONING ADVISORY
GROUP LAST YEAR AND MORE TO COME
THIS YEAR. IN CLOSING, WE WANT
TO HIGHLIGHT CIDY PRIORITIES FOR
2025 AND 2026. WE ARE COMMITTED
TO BRINGING THE CID NEIGHBORHOOD
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO LIFE. WE
WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR
CITY DEPARTMENTS AND EXTERNAL
PARTNERS TO ENSURE THEIR
PROJECTS ALIGN WITH THE CID
VISIONING ADVISORY GROUP'S PLAN.
THE GROUP HAS REACHED AN
EXCITING MILESTONE. THEY HAVE
SOLIDIFIED THEIR GOVERN NANCE
STRUCTURE WHICH INCLUDES
EXPANDING THE COMMUNITY
COALITION TO INCREASE COMMUNITY
CAPACITY AND ENGAGE WITH CITY
DEPARTMENTS AS A STRATEGIC
PARTNER. IN MY ROLE AS THE
DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS I WORK CLOSELY
WITH MY COLLEAGUES TO SHARE
AWARENESS AND INVITE
COLLABORATION WITH THE GROUP.
FOR COORDINATION AND ALIGNMENT
WITH THE CITY'S PRIORITIES AND
COMMUNITY'S NEEDS. WE ARE
DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR THE TRUSTED
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CID
VISIONING ADVISORY GROUP IT
TAKES A VILLAGE AND INVESTING IN
THE CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT AND THE COMMUNITY'S
TEN YEAR VISION AND BEYOND. WILL
REQUIRE REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS
AND INVESTMENTS BY THE STATE,
FEDERAL, LOCAL AGENCIES AND
PHILANTHROPY. THANK YOU AGAIN
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE
ABOUT THE PROGRESS OF THE
COMMUNITY CAPACITY WORK IN THE
CID. WE LOOK FORWARD TO COMING
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE
FUTURE UPDATES ALONG WITH
MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.
>> THANK YOU DIRECTOR CHAO AND
THANK YOU SOKHA AGAIN FOR BEING
HERE AND GIVING US THIS UPDATE.
WE KNOW THERE ARE DEFINITELY
PUBLIC SAFETY AS A PRIORITY
NEED, THERE ARE OTHER NEEDS AS
WELL. SCID AND LITTLE SAIGON
INCLUDING LITTLE SAIGON. SO
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR WORK. YOU
HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR TEN YEAR.
I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT LONG.
REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE TIME
YOU PUT INTO COMMUNITY AND HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS TO GIVE FOCUS TO
THE CI D AND LIKE I SAID IN
PARTICULAR, ALL THE -- THINGS
THAT ARE HAPPENING IN ILL LITTLE
SAIGON AS WELL. COLLEAGUES, DO
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR --
DIRECTOR CHAO OR SOKHA DANH?
LET'S SEE.
DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THERE ARE ANY
QUESTIONS. OH. COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH MADAME
CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PRESENTATION ON WHAT YOU ARE
DOING IN -- CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT LITTLE
SAIGON. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A FEW
POINTS THAT YOU BROUGHT OUT LIKE
THE SAFETY PLAN. AND WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK OF THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOLKS.
BARBARA AND MONICA LEE. THAT ARE
WORKING WITH COMMUNITY TO
REPLICATE THE PLACE BASED
STRATEGIES THAT TOOK HOLD IN
RAINIER BEACH IN THIS PARTICULAR
AREA. BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS
WE FOUND WITH RAINIER BEACH IS
WHEN IT'S COMMUNITY DRIVEN,
IT'S ACTUALLY SUSTAINABLE AS
OPPOSED TO WHEN IT'S -- YOU
KNOW, LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CITY
DIRECTED. SO ALONG THOSE LINES,
YOU MENTIONED PARTNERSHIPS WITH
-- AND YOU KNOW, FOR FULL
TRANSPARENCY I'M GOING TO BE
MEETING WITH THE WEST PRECINCT
FOLKS TOMORROW TO TALK ABOUT
WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT MY OFFICE
CAN PROVIDE FOR EFFORTS IN THE
CID AND LITTLE SAIGON BECAUSE
IT'S MY DISTRICT. I HAVE MET
WITH L. E. A. D.. IS R. E. A. C.
H. THROUGH EVERGREEN TREATMENT
SERVICES DOING WORK IN THE AREA
AS WELL?
>> I BELIEVE SO. BUT I CAN
CONFIRM WITH YOU. WE HAVE D. O.
N. STAFF WHO ARE DIRECTLY
CONNECTED TO THAT WORK.
>> OKAY COOL. AND THEN LOOKING
AT THE VISIONING ADVISORY GROUP
MEMBERSHIP, LONG IMPRESSIVE LIST
OF FOLKS. BUT AGAIN, THINKING
ABOUT, YOU KNOW, OUR 12th AND
WELLER AND 12th AND KING AREA.
REALIZING THAT SEATTLE INDIAN
HEALTH BOARD AND SEATTLE INDIAN
CENTER, YOU KNOW, HAVE
PROPERTIES THERE. AND, YOU KNOW,
THE NAVIGATION CENTER BEING
OWNED OR HAVING BEEN OWNED, YOU
KNOW, BY -- ONE OF THE
ORGANIZATIONS. THE SORT OF THE
NATIVE COMMUNITIES SO I'M
WONDERING IF THEY'VE BEEN ABLE
TO BE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
GROUP AS WE'VE BEEN REIMAGINING
OR MOVING FORWARD WITH PUBLIC
SAFETY EFFORTS IN THE AREA.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION,
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON. I THINK
AS THE CID VISION ADVISORY GROUP
HAS NOW REACHED A MILESTONE OF
THEIR GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE AND
EXPANDING THEIR COALITION,
THAT'S SOMETHING THEY ARE
CONSIDERING I THINK. AND SO I
THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE
SHOULD COME BACK WITH AND UPDATE
TO SEE HOW TO EXPANSION WILL
WORKS AND HOW THEY WOULD BE
CONNECTED. BUT --
>> YEAH. YOU KNOW, JUST LOOKING
AT, YOU KNOW, ALL OF, YOU KNOW,
PLAYERS WHO ARE IN THE AREA
INCLUDING SEEING SOMETHING ABOUT
PARKS DEPARTMENT CLOSING OFF
WHAT MAY PARK -- WAHMEI PARK
BECAUSE IT'S NOT BEING USED FOR
ITS INTENDED USES AND I THINK WE
TALKED ABOUT DOING SOME PARK
ACTIVATION, MAYBE GETTING WITH
THE SEATTLE KUNG FU CLUB TO DO
TAI CHI CLASSES IN THE PARK. I
DON'T KNOW. YOU KNOW, TRYING TO
THINK OUT OF THE BOX ON HOW WE
CAN DO SOME POSITIVE SPACE
ACTIVATION IN THAT AREA, YOU
KNOW. AS WELL AS MAKING SURE
THAT ALL THE DIFFERENT PLAYERS
AND ALL THE DIFFERENT PARTIES
THAT HAVE SKIN IN THE GAME IN
THE AREA ARE, YOU KNOW, ACTIVELY
PARTICIPATING AND THAT'S ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT -- SOUNDS LIKE
THERE'S A LOT OF THAT ALREADY
GOING ON IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW,
THAT COORDINATION AND
FACILITATION. AND I WANT TO LEND
MY EFFORTS TO THAT AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU FOR THESE
QUESTIONS. I'M HAPPY TO JUST
REPORT OUT THAT FRIENDS OF
LITTLE SAIGON SO QUINN FAM HAS
BEEN DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE
SEATTLE VISION ADVISORY GROUP
FOR THE PAST NUMBER OF OF YEARS
AS WELL AND HAS BEEN PLAN DOG
GIVE A FORMAL PRESENTATION ON
THIS EFFORT TO THE GROUP. SO
THAT'S -- EXAMPLE OF THE
INTERNAL COORDINATION ON THE
COMMUNITY LEVEL THAT IS
HAPPENING. SO EVERYONE IS ON THE
SAME PAGE. AND CAN SUPPORT EACH
OTHER IN ALIGNMENT.
>> OKAY GREAT. FINAL THING THAT
I'LL POINT OUT IS THAT, YOU
KNOW, I NOTICED ON YOUR --
PROJECT INTERSECTING WITH THE
CID, YOU DO HAVE WORLD CUP ON
THERE 2026. GREAT. BUT LET'S NOT
FORGET WE HAVE THE CLUB CUP
COMING UP THIS YEAR. AND -- YOU
KNOW, IT'S NO SECRET THAT --
THE CID DID NOT BENEFIT FROM
WHEN, YOU KNOW, ALL-STAR GAME
WAS HERE. RIGHT? AND THAT --
PROBABLY FELL ON THE CITY. SO I
WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE US TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE DON'T FORGET THE
CID FOR THE CLUB CUP THAT'S
COMING UP THIS YEAR. NOT JUST
FOCUS ON THE WORLD CUP NEXT
YEAR. SO.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON. DEFINITELY THE WORLD
CUP IS ON OUR RADAR. AND WE ARE
ALREADY IN THE WORKS WITH
COORDINATING WITH COMMUNITY AND
MAKING SURE THAT THEY WILL BE
INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING
PROCESS. AS WE ARE PLANNING IT
OUT. AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR
OFFER AND WILL REACH OUT FOR
YOUR SUPPORT.
>> OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU.
>> VICE CHAIR RINCK?
>> THANK YOU CHAIR RIVERA. AND
THANK YOU BOTH FOR TODAY'S
PRESENTATION. I WANT TO TAKE US
BACK ACTUALLY TO THE BEGINNING
OF YOUR PRESENTATION. AND JUST
STATE AGAIN FOR THE RECORD THAT
THE CID IS ONE OF AMERICA'S
MOST -- 11 MOST ENDANGERED
HISTORIC PLACES. AND JUST REALLY
LETTING THAT SINK IN. BECAUSE I
ALSO THINK WE DON'T NECESSARILY
TALK ABOUT WHAT WE MEAN WHEN WE
SAY ENDANGERED. WE'RE NOT JUST
TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY
CHALLENGES. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
CULTURAL ERASURE AND
DISPLACEMENT. AND SO MAKING SURE
THAT COMMUNITIES LEADING THE WAY
AND THE CITY IS SUPPORTING IN
COMMUNITY DRIVEN EFFORTS AND
COMMUNITY BASED OWNERSHIP OF
SPACES IN THE CID IS SO
IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
ACTUALLY ADDRESSING AND MAKING
SURE THAT THE CID CONTINUES TO
BE THE THRIVING COMMUNITY THAT
IT IS IN SO MANY WAYS. AND I
REALLY WANT TO APPLAUD THE
EFFORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS TO BE REALLY
LEADING IN THAT FASHION. BY
HAVING THIS CID AND VISIONING
ADVISORY GROUP THAT IS REALLY
PAVING THE WAY FORWARD ON HOW --
WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF THE CID?
JUST WANT TO NAME THAT AND ALSO
NOTE THAT THE COUNCIL, WE UP
HERE NEED TO BE DOING THE WORK
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
SUPPORTING THE INVESTMENTS THAT
WILL ALLOW FOR THE CID TO
CONTINUE TO THRIVE AND WE'RE
TAKING STEPS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
PREVENTING DISPLACEMENT WHEREVER
POSSIBLE. AND I WAS REALLY
EXCITED TO JOIN YOU ALL FOR THE
NEIGHBORHOOD EVENT. I FELT LIKE
THAT WAS ON EVENT OF SEEING THIS
REALLY COMMUNITY DRIVEN
SOLUTIONS WORK HAPPENING IN
REALTIME. IT WAS A PACKED ROOM.
AND I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON'S STAFF WERE THERE AS
WELL. IT WAS A REALLY INCREDIBLE
EVENT BRINGING TOGETHER
DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS
THE LITTLE SAIGON NEIGHBORHOOD
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
ACTUALLY HEARING ALL
PERSPECTIVES AND REALLY BEING
ACTION ORIENTED AND FOCUSED ON
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO NEXT?
AND TO THAT END I JUST WANT TO
NOTE THAT EVENT IT WAS AMAZING
AND REALLY EXCITED AND WOULD
LOVE TO CONTINUE TO HEAR LIKE
NEXT STEPS ON THAT FRONT. WHERE
POSSIBLE. AND LOOKING ACROSS
SOME OF THE CURRENT CITY
PROJECTS INTERSECTING WITH IT
THE CID, REALLY GLAD THAT
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON BROUGHT UP
FIFA. REALLY FRONT OF MIND FOR
ME LOOKING AT WHAT HAPPENED IN
THE -- ALL-STAR GAME FOR MLB. A
LOT OF THE DISCUSSIONS I HAVE
MAD WITH PARTNERS, STILL A LOT
OF -- A LOT OF FEELINGS AND
CONCERNS THAT WE COULD BE
HEADING THAT WAY. SO I WONDER
FOR THE RECORD WHAT ARE SOME OF
THE THINGS THAT YOU HEARD ABOUT
MLB ALL-STARS AND WHAT HAPPENED
THERE AND HOW CAN WE MITIGATE
THAT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING TO
FIFA?
>> GREAT QUESTION. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENT AND
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE COMMUNITY
LED WORK. I ALSO AGREE THAT IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD SEEING THE
COMMUNITY ORGANIZE THAT, WAS
AMAZING BECAUSE REALLY DID
ATTEND AS A GUEST. SO IT WAS
GREAT TO BE IN COMMUNITY. WITH
THAT SAID, I WOULD SAY THAT A
LOT -- THERE WAS A LOT OF
FACTORS BUT I THINK THAT WE ARE
MUCH MORE WELL PREPARED THIS
TIME AROUND. MORE INTERNALLY
COORDINATED ON THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE HAS HIRED A WORLD CUP
DIRECTOR IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
NOW WE HAVE SUBCOMMITTEES AND
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
IS LEADING THE COMMUNITY
ACTIVATION COMMITTEE. WITH OTHER
DEPARTMENTS. SO THAT'S ONE AND
WE'RE ALSO IN THE PERMITTING
COMMITTEE JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT
AGAIN, OUR HISTORIC DISTRICTS
ARE BROUGHT IN AND WANT TO
SUPPORT THE LIVELIHOOD OF THE
HISTORIC DISTRICTS AND MAKING
SURE THEY'RE ABLE TO INVITE
FOLKS IN AND DO WHAT WE WANT TO
DO IN ALIGNMENT WITH COMPLIANCE
AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR
THE COMMUNITY. RIGHT? AGAIN AS
WE TALKED ABOUT PRESERVING THEIR
CULTURAL ARCHITECTURE. SO WITH
THAT, I SAY WE HAVE MORE
PLANNING THAT'S AHEAD OF US
THAT WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE
RUNWAY. STILL A LOT TO BE DONE.
DEFINITELY -- WE DON'T WANT TO
TAKE IT FOR GRANTED THINKING WE
GOT IT. WE HAVE TO LEARN A LOT
FROM THE COMMUNITY. WE DON'T
NEED THEM TO REPEAT THEIR HARM.
OR WHAT DID NOT WORK WELL. WE'RE
VERY CLEAR ABOUT WHAT DIDN'T
WORK ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE
POINT TO THE CID AND TO THE
OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS BUT REALLY
TO THE CID TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE
BENEFITING AND FIGURING OUT WHAT
BENEFIT -- HOW DID THEY IDENTIFY
WHAT BENEFITS THEM AS FOLKS COME
INTO THE CITY? AND TO ENGAGE AND
TO PATRON THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
BECAUSE THEY ARE ALSO RESIDENTS
THAT LIVE THERE AND IS THERE A
CULTURAL HOME? BUT THEY ALSO
WANT TO INVITE, YOU KNOW, FOLKS
INTO THEIR COMMUNITY. BUT MAKING
SURE THAT IT'S SAFE AND THAT
IT'S WELCOMED.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK
YOU. AND SO MANY WAYS AND I'M
GLAD THAT THAT WHO CAN IS
HAPPENING IN CERTAINLY WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE'RE LENDING OUR
SUPPORT WHEREVER POSSIBLE TO
MAKE SURE THERE'S A REAL BELT.
THAT COMMUNITIES ARE BENEFITING
FROM ALL THE NOINTS COMING INTO
THE CITY. WITH THAT ALSO JUST
NAME THAT, YOU KNOW, SO MUCH OF
OUR DISCUSSIONS ESPECIALLY
LATELY RELATES TO THE CID TEND
TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND I
WILL NEVER NEGATE THE PUBLIC
SAFETY CHALLENGES THAT ARE GOING
ON AND THIS COUNCIL IS TRYING TO
FOCUS ITS ON ADDRESSING THOSE IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY. AND
IT CAN'T BE THE ONLY THING THAT
WE TALK ABOUT WHEN IT COMES TO
THE CID. WANT THE COMMUNITY TO
KNOW THAT IT'S A VIBRANT
COMMUNITY THAT'S ALSO A FUN
PLACE TO GO. AND TO EAT AND
ENJOY AMAZING ESTABLISHMENTS
LIKE MA'AM'S BOOKS. I HAVE TO
NAME. WE ARE HOME TO THE ONLY
INDEPENDENT ASIAN AMERICAN
BOOKSTORE IN SEATTLE. OR I
BELIEVE IN THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST. SO -- SPECIAL
SHOUT-OUT TO ONE OF OUR
PANELISTS SOKHA FOR REALLY --
BEHOLDING THAT DOWN FOR OUR
COMMUNITY. BUT THERE'S AMAZING
PLACES TO GO IN THE CID AND I
HOPE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO
USE, YOU KNOW, OUR PLATFORMS UP
HERE TO BE REALLY TELLING
COMMUNITY THAT THIS IS PLACE TO
GO. AND CONNECT. AND SEE AGAIN
ALL THE VIBRANCE THAT SEATTLE
HAS TO OFFER. SO I THANK YOU
AGAIN FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. YOU
-- MY OFFICE WANTS TO BE
SUPPORTIVE IN ALL OF THIS WORK
WHERE POSSIBLE. AND AGAIN, JUST
THANK YOU FOR THE APPROACH THAT
YOU HAVE TAKEN IN WORKING WITH
COMMUNITY AND UPLIFTING THEIR
VOICE AND EMPOWERING THEM.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, I
DON'T SEE ANY OTHER HANDS UP. I
WILL THANK AGAIN DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS FOR COMING AND
PRESENTING AND FOR THE WORK THAT
IS HAPPENING IN THE CID. I WILL
SAY THAT COLLEAGUES I HAVE A
SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
BECAUSE I STARTED MY CAREER
REALLY DOING OUTREACH WORK AND I
SEE THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS IS OUR OUTREACH
ARM OF THE CITY. AND IT IS OUR
DIRECT WINDOW INTO COMMUNITY AND
PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY WHICH
IS SO IMPORTANT. AND BRINGING
BACK THE VOICE OF COMMUNITY TO
THE CITY IS SO IMPORTANT. AND SO
TODAY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE
CID BUT THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS LIAISONS WITH
COMMUNITY ACROSS THE CITY AND IT
IS REALLY A DEPARTMENT THAT IS
VERY ENGAGED UNDER THE
LEADERSHIP OF DIRECTOR CHAO.
I'M SO PROUD OF THE WORK THAT
YOU ALL DO TO BRING LIKE I SAID
THE VOICE OF COMMUNITY BACK TO
THE CITY. AND TO FIND
OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO BE
ENGAGED AND IN COMMUNITY, YOU
KNOW, ON AN -- ON HANDS WAY NOT
JUST SITTING UP HERE. I REALLY
APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO JOIN
YOU AT EVENTS ET CETERA. REALLY
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO
AND ALL THAT YOUR TEAM DOES.
THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE TODAY.
COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
QUESTIONS TODAY. ARE THERE ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR
D. O. N.? SEEING NONE -- ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS IN
GENERAL FOR TODAY? OKAY. SEEING
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THIS
CONCLUDES THE MARCH 13th, 2025
MEETING OF THE LIBRARIES,
EDUCATION AND NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE. OUR NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR
THURSDAY, MARCH 27th, 2025 AT
9:30 A.M. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, THIS MEETING WILL
ADJOURN.
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS,
IT'S 10:27 A.M. AND THIS
MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
>> THANK YOU.