>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT IS EXCUSED.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> HERE.
>> GOOD MORNING. CHAIR KETTLE.
>> HERE.
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE FOUR MEMBERS
PRESENT AND ONE EXCUSED.
>> THANK YOU. I UNDERSTAND
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA IS EN ROUTE.
SO THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
FOR JOINING ONLINE. IF THERE IS
NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING AND SEEING NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. FOR TODAY'S CHAIRS
COMMENT, I JUST WANTED TO
PARTICULARLY BECAUSE, WELL, A
NUMBER OF REASONS. ONE, YOU WERE
AT THE START OF A NEW YEAR, THIS
IS OUR SECOND MEETING OF THE
YEAR. AND I WANTED TO
REEMPHASIZE THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE'S MISSION AND VISION.
THE MISSION OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE
BASE FOR SEATTLE OVERSIGHT. WE
ENVISION A PLACE WHERE PARENTS
FEEL SAFE SENDING THEIR KIDS TO
SCHOOL ON THE BUS AND BUSINESSES
DON'T FEEL THE NEED TO HIRE
PRIVATE SECURITY. WE HAVE A
STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN. WE
TALK ABOUT A NUMBER OF THINGS
BUT WE ALSO NOTE THE PERMISSIVE
ENVIRONMENT HAS ALLOWED FOR THE
RANDOM ACTS OF VIOLENCE AND
LAWLESSNESS. THE IMPACT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT HAS HARMED OUR
COMMUNITIES ACROSS SEATTLE. AND
SO, OUR MANDATE IS PUBLIC SAFETY
TO ADDRESS OUR PUBLIC SAFETY
CHALLENGES TO IMPROVE OUR PUBLIC
SAFETY POSTURE. AND THE
PERMISSIVE ENVIRONMENT IS THE
UNDERLYING FACTOR. THAT'S WHAT
WE LOOKED AT LAST YEAR AS WE
STARTED OUR COMMITTEE. YOU KNOW,
AND ADDRESSING THAT, WE HAVE SIX
PILLARS. PILLAR NUMBER ONE WAS
SPD STAFFING. AND THEY ARE NOT
REALLY RANKED. BUT, SPD STAFFING
IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO THAT.
AND IT WAS A DRIVING FACTOR FOR
OUR WORK IN 24. OUR SIXTH PILLAR
WAS ENGAGING IN A ONE SEATTLE
WAY WITH THE COUNTY AND THE
STATE. THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT
ON SO MANY ISSUES FACING US IN
TERMS OF CRIME, SECURITY, OUR
PUBLIC HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH
CHALLENGES WE ARE FACING. THIS
INCLUDES THE FEDERAL LEVEL AS
WELL. HIS POSITION TO WORK
FEDERAL ISSUES AS WELL AS THEY
MAY COME UP IN THE COURSE OF THE
YEAR. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. ,
SPD STAFFING. IT IS ALSO THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE ISSUES
IN OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
THEIR STAFFING IS CHALLENGES
THROUGHOUT THE PUBLIC SAFETY ECO
SYSTEM. AND WE HAVE TO BE
CENTERED ON JOB ONE. THE POLICE
NEED TO BE FOCUSED ON CRIME AND
VIOLENT CRIME, PROPERTY CRIME,
AND THOSE ISSUES THAT ARE
IMPACTING US. FIRES GOT HIS
CHALLENGES BOTH IN TERMS OF FIRE
AND AIDING THOSE IN NEED. I
WANTED TO MAKE THOSE POINTS.
AND, SECONDLY, I ALSO WANTED TO
KNOW THAT AND I BROUGHT UP THE
STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN AS PART
OF THE REVIEW OF THE MISSION AND
VISION STATEMENTS AND THE PLAN
IN TERMS OF OUR APPROACH. I
THINK THERE HAS BEEN SOME
MISUNDERSTANDING. I WAS AT A
MEETING FOR THE DOWNTOWN
COMMUNITY COUNCIL. IN THAT
DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY COUNCIL. A
QUESTION THAT CAME TO ME, THAT
HAD OUR TWO AT LARGE
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND NELSON.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON WERE
THERE TOO REPRESENTING AT THIS
INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE
DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY COUNCIL. ONE
OF THE QUESTIONS FOR ME WAS WHAT
DO YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR LANDMARK
LEGISLATION RELATED TO THE DRUG
AREA. I WILL SAY IT AGAIN HERE,
I WAS TAKEN ABACK. I DON'T
THINK OF IT AS LANDMARK
LEGISLATION, BUT A TOOL THAT WAS
PUT TOGETHER AS PART OF OUR
STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN. THIS
HAS BEEN HIGHLIGHTS HOW THIS HAS
BEEN MISINTERPRETED. IT TAKES ON
A LIFE OF ITS OWN. I GOT A
QUESTION FROM THE NEW DOWNTOWN
COMMUNITY COUNCIL DESCRIBING IT
AS MY LANDMARK LEGISLATION. I
GAVE AN INTERVIEW ON THIS TOPIC
GENERALLY. READING THE ARTICLE.
I WANTED TO NOTE, SEATTLE
LAWMAKERS LAST YEAR MADE A LATE
PUSH. THERE WAS NO LATE PUSH. I
WANTED TO START WITH THE
ABATEMENT BILL THAT I VIEW AS
VERY IMPORTANT. SO WE DID AND WE
STARTED WORKING THE BILLS. WE
HAD EARLY ON. ALPR, AUTOMATIC
LICENSE PLATE READER. STREET
RACING HAS BEEN VERY IMPORTANT
FOR US. I WAS WORKING TO SCORE
THE LOCAL AGREEMENT FOR SCORE. I
WANTED TO GO WITH THAT FIRST AND
THAT GOT DELAYED A BIT. WE
ALREADY HAD A PLAN. I KNEW I HAD
THREE TECHNOLOGY BILLS. FOR THE
REALTIME CRIME CENTER. CCT V. IN
ADDITION TO THE ALPR. THE
POSSIBILITY OF THE LESS LETHAL
WEAPONS BILL IN SEPTEMBER AS
WELL. THIS WAS PART OF A
SCHEDULE. CHANGES HAPPENING WITH
THE SCORE, ILA BILL THAT JAMMED
THINGS A LITTLE BIT. THERE WAS
NO SPECIFIC URGENCY RELATED TO
SODA FOR EXAMPLE. AND I ALSO
WANTED TO NOTE, YOU KNOW, TALK
ABOUT SCARCE LAW ENFORCEMENT
RESOURCES. I ALREADY MENTIONED
US BEING UNDERMANNED.
UNDERSTAFFED. AND DEDICATED TO
ARRESTING AND POSSESSING THOSE
IN THE DRUG TRADE. THIS IS SUPER
IMPORTANT. THE DRUG TRADE WHICH
OFTEN LEADS TO A STOLEN GOODS
TRADE AND OFTENTIMES SEX
TRAFFICKING AND PROSTITUTION, IS
KEY SO THAT IS WHERE WE WANT TO
PUT OUR RESOURCES. IT PLAYS OUT
IN SO MANY WAYS AND RIPPLES
ACROSS WHAT WE ARE DEALING WITH.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO THE STRATEGIC
FRAMEWORK PLAN. I UNDERSTAND
THERE IS ALSO THE QUESTION OF
WHETHER THE CITY'S SCARCE LAW
ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES SHOULD BE
DEDICATED TO ARRESTING AND
PROCESSING THOSE IN THE DRUG
TRADE. OF COURSE. AND I DO NOTE
THAT IN TERMS OF THE KING COUNTY
JAIL, THE KING COUNTY JAIL
AGREEMENT WAS HUGE. WE ARE AWARE
OF WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH KING
COUNTY JAIL AND WATCHING IT
CLOSELY. THIS GOES TO THE
NUMBERS IN TERMS OF WHERE WE ARE
AND THE AGREEMENT AND WHERE WE
ARE CURRENTLY. I'LL BE MEETING
CHIEF BARNES SOON AND ASKING HIM
THAT. WITH ALL THESE BILLS, THE
11 MAJOR BILLS WE PASSED,
THERE'S MANY, AND IT TAKES TIME
TO BRING THINGS ON BOARD. VACANT
BUILDING ABATEMENT BILL IS
DEFINITELY ON BOARD. CHIEF
SKOGGINS USED THAT BILL TO GREAT
EFFECT TO MAKE OUR CITY SAFER.
I'M LEARNING THAT STREET RACING
IS STARTING TO COME UP ONLINE AS
WELL. THE TECH BILLS TAKE TIME.
IT TAKES TIME TO HIRE PEOPLE
INTO THE REALTIME CRIME CENTER
AND GET THE CCTVs AND INSTALL
THEM. THERE IS CERTAINLY A NEED
FOR PATIENCE. AND I IN TERMS OF
EXPECTATION MANAGEMENT, MAYBE
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT OVER THE
COURSE OF 24 I COULD HAVE DONE A
BETTER JOB IN TERMS OF
EXPECTATIONS MANAGEMENT BECAUSE
WE WERE WORKING ALL THESE BILLS.
SO THAT MAY CREATE EXPECTATION
INS THE PUBLIC AND IN OUR LOCAL
MEDIA. WHAT'S INTERESTING IN
THIS ARTICLE IN PUSHBACK, WHAT
THEY ULTIMATELY DO IS STIGMATIZE
INDIVIDUALS STRUGGLING WITH
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER OR
ENGAGING IN SEX WORK. WELL,
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE PDA AND LEAD
ON OUR AGENDA TODAY. WE NOTE
THAT. OUT OF TEN PEOPLE, WE DI
SETTER SIX, SEVEN, OR EIGHT,
THAT'S GREAT. THAT IS NOT
LOOKING TO STIGMATIZE. WE ARE
LOOKING TO DIVERT THEM INTO
TREATMENT AND CARE. FOR THOSE
ONE, TWO, OR THREE THAT DO NEED
TO GO INTO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM AND INTO THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL COURT, OFTENTIMES
THERE'S PARALLEL ISSUES WITH
THEM WHETHER IT IS FELONY
CONVICTION, FIREARM POSSESSION.
THERE'S A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT
THINGS THAT PLAY INTO THAT. SO
THIS COMMENT HERE DOESN'T
RECOGNIZE OUR SUPPORT IN THE
DIVERSION PROGRAM. AND IN HERE,
AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT OF FACTORS
THAT GO UP TO FILLING UP OUR
CAPACITY TO 135. WE WILL
DEFINITELY BE FOLLOWING THAT.
BUT ULTIMATELY, THE POINT HERE
IS THAT THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK
PLAN DRIVES OUR EFFORTS. IT IS
NOT GOING AFTER ONE BILL OR ONE
TOPIC. THAT KIND OF PLAN, HAVING
THAT UNDERSTANDING BRINGS
TOGETHER WHAT WE ARE DOING. AND
WE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ON
THAT IN 25 AS IT RELATES TO
ORDINANCES THAT DON'T HELP
ACHIEVE THAT PLAN. OR THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM TO
ENSURE IT IS WORKING WELL AND I
WILL ADD THE COMMUNITY SAFETY
PROGRAM. WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT
COMMUNITY RESPONSE, THAT
COMMUNITY SAFETY PROGRAMS ARE
ALSO NESTED INTO ALTERNATIVE
RESPONSE AND THE OVERALL
STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN. SO
THAT IS KEY. BUT BACK TO THE
POINT THAT I MADE, THE KING
COUNTY JAIL AGREEMENT WHICH YOU
COULD SAY IS PARTLY INFLUENCED
WITH THE SCORE ILA. RECRUITMENT
AND RETENTION ARE ALL VERY
IMPORTANT. SO THAT QUESTION I
GOT. LANDMARK BILL, IS
MISLEADING AND I WANTED TO SET
THAT STRAIGHT IN TERMS OF
WHAT'S DRIVING AND WE WILL IN
TERMS OF OUR RESPONSIBILITIES
ENGAGE IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
FOR EXAMPLE ON THE KING COUNTY
JAIL SITUATION WHERE IT IS IN
TERMS OF ITS NUMBERS. WE WILL
ENGAGE ON WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH
SODA. AND VACANT BUILDING
ABATEMENT IS MOVING WELL. STREET
RA ING HAS TAKEN ROOT AND WE
WILL CONTINUE TO DO THIS ACROSS
ALL THE BILLS PASSED LAST YEAR
AND WHAT WE WILL DO THIS YEAR.
WITH THAT SOMEWHAT LENGTHY
REPORT, I WANTED TO NOW OPEN THE
HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
COMMENTS SHOULD RELATE TO THE
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. ANY
SPEAKERS SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> MAY I MAKE A COMMENT BASED ON
YOUR COMMENTS?
>> YES COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, OH,
CAN I ALSO NOTE, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA IS CHECKED IN BUT IS ALSO
HERE IN PERSON, TOO, THANK YOU
VICE CHAIR SAKA.
>> THANK YOU. JUST FOR THE
RECORD, BECAUSE THIS CONTINUES
TO BE MISINFORMATION, SOAP DOES
NOT APPLY TO SELLERS OF SEX.
SOAP ONLY APPLIES TO BUYERS AND
TO PIMPS. THANK YOU. I WANT TO
MAKE SURE THE YOU.
>> THAT GOES TO MY POINT ABOUT
HOW THINGS ARE CHARACTERIZED.
>> MR. CHAIR?
>> YES VICE CHAIR?
>> IF I MAY, I WOULD ALSO JUST
LIKE TO THANK YOU AND
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE FOR LEVEL
SETTING AND ALIGNING ON MATERIAL
FACT. FACTS ARE IMPORTANT. IF WE
ARE NOT ALIGNED ON A SHARED
UNDERSTANDING OF MATERIAL FACT
THEN ALL THE COLOR COMMENTARY
THAT FLOWS FROM THAT WILL BE
MORE OFF. SO THANK YOU FOR
TAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO LEVEL
SET AND REMIND WHAT MATERIAL
FACTS ARE.
>> THANK YOU VICE CHAIR. OKAY,
CLERK? OVER TO YOU.
>> CURRENTLY, WE HAVE ONE PERSON
AND ONE IN-PERSON SPEAKER SIGNED
UP. AND, ZERO REMOTE SPEAKERS
PRESENT. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE
TWO MINUTES. WE WILL START WITH
IN-PERSON SPEAKERS. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD WILL BE IN THE
FOLLOWING MATTER. IT IS UP TO 60
MINUTES, SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED
IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY
REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
CHIME WHEN TEN SECONDS ARE LEFT
OF THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS MICS
WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END
THEIR COMMENTS WITHIN THE
ALLOTTED TIME. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN AND
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST AND
ONLY SPEAKER ON THE LIST. JARED
SLEWMAN.
>> HELLO. GOOD MORNING. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR HOLDING A
FORUM WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN BRING
OUR ISSUES TONIGHT. SAFETY
COMMITTEE. SEATTLE'S STREETS
ARE VERY HORRIFYING RIGHT NOW
FROM SHORELINE TO SODO, CRIME
RUNS THE CITY. DRUG ADDICTS,
VANDALS, THIEVES, MOTOR HOMES
THAT SELL DRUGS AND STOLEN GOODS
ARE LITTERED ACROSS THE CITY. TO
RESTORE PEACE, I HOPE THEY ARE
PERMANENTLY REMOVED FROM OUR
CITY. WE HAVE MANY GIGANTIC
TOWING YARDS UP AND DOWN AURORA
AND SODO THAT ARE THE PLACE TO
HAVE THEM TOWED TO. THIS IS FOR
THE RESIDENTS. NOT THE
CRIMINALS. IF YOU WANT SAFETY
FOR THOSE CRIMINALS THAT LIVE IN
THE MOTOR HOMES, THEN REHAB
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES,
RELOCATION TO WOMEN'S SHELTERS,
JAILS, ET CETERA, ARE A SAFE
PLACE, TO MAKE THE STREETS A
SAFE PLACE FOR THE CITIZENS WE
SHOULD HAVE MOTOR HOMES GONE.
THE CINDER BLOCK SOLUTION
DOESN'T WORK. THEY JUST DETER
THE MOTOR HOMES TO GO DOWN TO
THE NEXT STREET OR DOWN TO THE
END OF THE LINE. THIS PROBLEM
WOULD GREATLY IF IT WAS SOLVED
IT WOULD GREATLY INCREASE THE
LIVES OF THE CITIZENS. I HOPE MY
COMMUTE TO THE GYM STARTS
LOOKING GOOD, NOT LITTER AND
VANDALISM TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT.
THESE MOTOR HOMES PUT FEAR AND
CONFUSION INTO US. WHY WOULD
SOMEONE LET THIS CONTINUE? I
HAVE BEEN TO OTHER COUNTRIES AND
I DON'T SEE ANY OF THOSE. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND NOW
WE HAVE ONE REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENTER. THE FIRST REMOTE
PUBLIC COMMENTER IS DAVID
HAYNES. PLEASE PRESS STAR 6 WHEN
YOU HEAR THE PROMPT. YOU HAVE
BEEN UNMUTED. SORRY. ONE SECOND.
>> LY, THANK YOU. THE PREDATORY
DRUG PUSHERS DESTROY THEIR
FELLOW MAN'S LIFE AND BEING
LISTED NON-VIOLENT, LOW LEVEL BY
THE MAYOR AND POLICE CHIEF
FOLLOWING POLICE REFORM THAT
VIOLATES THE CONSTITUTION.
SEATTLE HAS CONTINUED TO IMPLODE
BECAUSE WE HAVE ILL FATED BAD
POLICIES THAT UNCONSTITUTIONALLY
RUN INTERFERENCE UNDER 3.5
GRAMS. AND REPEAT OFFENDERS
DESTROY THE PURSUITS OF
HAPPINESS FOR MANY SMALL
BUSINESSES. AND WE ARE HERE TO
ENSURE COUNCIL SHE WILL CONTINUE
TO RUN INTERFERENCE FOR THE
REPEAT OFFENDING BIPOC COMMUNITY
TO MAKE SURE THAT AKA, PDA AND
AKA GEORGE'S NONPROFITS
DESIGNED TO MANIPULATE THE SKIN
COLOR INCARCERATION RATE AT THE
EXPENSE OF PUBLIC SAFETY. A
PROGRESSIVE RACIVE BOTTOM OF THE
BARREL POLICY. ASK HOW MANY
DOLLARS DID SHE TAKE OR GET
ALLOCATED FROM THE INNOCENT
HOMELESS BUDGET CRISIS AND GIVES
TO POLITICALLY NON-PROFIT
HELPING CRIMINALS TO BUTTON PUSH
THE BLACK AND BROWN DEVILS
ADVOCATES AND PROTESTERS WHO ARE
BROWBEATING BULLIES WHO SHAKE
DOWN THE DEMOCRATS WHO
CAPITULATED TO THE DEVIL'S
ADVOCATES WHO HAVE A CONFLICT OF
INTEREST THAT JUSTIFIES AN
INVESTIGATION ABOUT THE
UNCONSTITUTIONAL POLICE REFORM
THAT HAS IMPLODED OUR SOCIETY.
WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU WENT
ALL THE WAY DOWN THIRD AVENUE
AND WONDERED WHY ISN'T THE
TRANSIT AUTHORITY, THE KING
COUNTY SHERIFF'S AND THE BUS
DRIVERS WORKING TOGETHER TO WIPE
OUT ALL THE EVIL CRIME ON THIRD
AVENUE?
>> THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS COMPLETE. WE WILL NOW
PROCEED TO OUR ITEMS OF
BUSINESS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
ARE ENCOURAGED TO EITHER SUBMIT
WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE
SIGNUP CARDS AVAILABLE HERE ON
THE PODIUMS OR EMAIL AT
COUNCIL@SEATTLE.GOV.
>>> WE WILL NOW MOVE ONTO OUR
FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS. WILL THE
CLERK READ ITEM ONE INTO THE
RECORD.
>> SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURTS
UPDATE.
>> GOOD MORNING. WELCOME TO THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. AS YOU
CAN SEE, ALWAYS SOME INTERESTING
COMMENTS FOR US HERE. AND THANK
YOU FOR RETURNING TO THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE. FOLLOWING UP
ON OUR BRIEFING FROM LAST YEAR.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING YOUR
BRIEFING AND THE ISSUES YOU
RAISED. SO CAN YOU INTRODUCE
YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD?
>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING TO ALL OF YOU. AND THANK
YOU TO COMMITTEE CHAIR KETTLE
FOR INVITING US TO COME AND GIVE
AN UPDATE FOR SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
COURT. I'M JUDGE
CRAWFORD-WILLIS. RESIDING JUDGE
OF SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT AND I
HAVE WITH ME JOSH SATTLER WHO IS
OUR EXTRAORDINARY COURT
ADMINISTRATOR. SO TODAY, JOSH
AND I WE WANT TO PROVIDE YOU
WITH AN UPDATE IN THE CHANGE IN
JUDICIAL LEADERSHIP AND UPDATE
YOU ON THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS WE
HAD IN 2024 AND TALK ABOUT OUR
2025 PRIORITIES AND INITIATIVES
AND CHALLENGES SO THANK YOU
AGAIN FOR ALLOWING US TO BE
HERE. JUST TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW.
AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE THE JUDICIAL
GRANTS OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT AND WE
PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY WITH AN
ADDRESS TO RESOLVE ANY ALLEGED
VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW AND WE DO
THAT IN AN INDEPENDENT,
IMPARTIAL, AND RESPECTFUL
MATTER. THAT IS WHAT OUR PURPOSE
IS. WE PRIDE OURSELVES IN BEING
THE PEOPLE'S COURT AND A LEADER
IN IMPLEMENTING THE INNOVATIVE
COURT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO
ENSURE EQUITABLE DELIVERY OF
JUSTICE. WE ALSO ENSURE ACCESS
TO OUR COURT AND ITS PROCESSES
BY EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF COURT
BUSINESS. AND FAIR AND TIMELY
DISPOSITION OF CASES. SMC HAS
ADAPTED TO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
AS WE WE HAVE ALL A PART OF CITY
GOVERNMENT. WE CONTINUE TO
PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY WITH GREAT
SERVICES. WE HAVE ADOPTED TO
PRACTICES AND STRATEGIES OF THE
CITY OF SEATTLE. NOW, OUR COURT
ADJUDICATES MISDEMEANORS AND
GROSS MISDEMEANORS, OFFENSES
SUCH AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
ASSAULT. THEFTS, DRIVING UNDER
THE INFLUENCE. HARASSMENT,
RECURES DRIVING AND WE DO THIS
AS UNDER THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
CODE AND UNDER THE REVISED CODE
OF WASHINGTON. RECKLESS DRIVING.
WE ALSO PROCESS ALL INFRACTIONS
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE LIKE
PARKING, TRAFFIC, AND CAMERA
VIOLATIONS. WE HAVE SEVEN
ELECTED JUDGES, FIVE APPOINTED
MAGISTRATES AND WE ALL WORK
TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
DISPOSING OF THESE CASES IN A
TIMELY MANNER. OUR COURT IS
DIVIDED INTO FOUR SERVICE AREAS.
OPERATIONS, ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES AND STRATEGY. JUST A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT MYSELF. I
JOINED THE BENCH IN 2018. AND
ACTUALLY SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT
IS WHERE I STARTED MY PRACTICE
AS A PUBLIC DEFENDER WITH TDA.
AND I BELIEVED THEN AS I DO NOW,
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT IS THE
BEST COURT THERE IS. WE MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF
PEOPLE. AND SO I WAS ALWAYS
WANTING TO GET BACK TO SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL COURT. AFTER LEAVING
TDA, I WENT ONTO BE AN
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE WITH
THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE
HEARINGS. THE LAST 18 YEARS I
WAS THERE, I SERVED AS ASSISTANT
DEPUTY CHIEF RUNNING ONE OF THE
BIGGEST OFFICES IN THE SEATTLE
DOWNTOWN AREA. I CONTINUED TO
PRO TEM FOR YEARS BEFORE I
FINALLY CAME ON THE BENCH
APPOINTED BY A FORMER MAYOR AND
HAVE RUN TWO SUCCESSFUL
ELECTIONS SINCE THAT TIME. I'M
VERY PROUD TO BE A NATIVE OF
SEATTLE. BORN AND RAISED HERE.
JUST A FEW BLOCKS UP THE HILL.
SWEDISH HOSPITAL. AND I GREW UP
IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT SO I
HAVE NOT VENTURED TOO FAR FROM
WHERE I STARTED. I AM A PROUD
DOUBLE ALUMNI OF SEATTLE
UNIVERSITY. THE UNIVERSITY AND
ALSO THE LAW SCHOOL WHERE I STAY
VERY ACTIVE AS A MENTOR.
CURRENTLY I SERVE ON THE BOARD
OF TRUSTEES THERE. I'M EXCITED
IN JUNE I WILL TAKE ON THE ROLE
OF PRESIDENT OF THE DISTRICT AND
MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE'S
ASSOCIATION. ITS ASSOCIATION
WHERE ALL OF THE DISTRICT AND
MUNICIPAL COURTS ARE MEMBERS. IN
FALL OF LAST YEAR, I WAS
INTRODUCED TO SERVE AS THE
PRESIDING JUDGE AND I STARTED MY
TERM JANUARY 1st, 2025. AS YOU
SEE ON THE SCREEN, THE JUDGE
SHADID WAS ELECTED TO SERVE AS
THE ASSISTANT PRESIDING AND
JUDGE GREGORY AGREED TO STAY ON
AS THE THIRD MEMBER OF OUR
EXECUTIVE TEAM. SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL COURT HAD REALLY MADE
GREAT STRIDES. WE OWE HER A DEBT
OF LATITUDE. WE ENDURED ALONG
WITH ALL OF YOU CITY BUDGET
CRISIS AND WE MANAGED TO COME
THROUGH THAT WELL WITH HER
LEADERSHIP. THE COURT NOW HAS A
REALLY ROBUST GOVERNANCE POLICY
PUT IN PLACE. LED BY OUR COURT
ADMINISTRATOR AND I PLAN TO
CHAMPION ALL THESE THINGS WITH
JOSH AND OUR OTHER COURT
LEADERSHIP TO SUPPORT THE
INITIATIVES THAT ARE UNDERWAY.
ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE I WOULD
LOVE TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN
THE TIES . I ALSO WANT TO
CONTINUE THE TIES THAT HAVE BEEN
DEVELOPED WITH OUR STAKE HOLDERS
AND WITH ALL OF YOU I HOPE TO
STRENGTHEN THOSE. SOME OF YOU I
ALREADY KNOW AND I HOPE TO HAVE
A CHANCE TO DEVELOP
RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE REST OF
YOU. FOR ME, I CONTINUE, WE WILL
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE
INITIATIVES THAT HAVE BEEN
STARTED. BEFORE I TOOK ON THIS
ROLE. BUT FOR ME, A PRIORITY FOR
ME IS MY STAFF. I WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEY ARE EMPOWERED SO
THAT THEY CAN USE THE SKILLS
THEY BRING TO THE COURT TO HELP
US FULFILL THE MISSION OF THE
COURT. WANT THEM TO FEEL A SENSE
OF BELONGING AND INCLUSION AND
KNOW THEIR WORK MATTERS AND SO
THAT IS SOMETHING I'M REALLY
FOCUSING ON. THE OTHER THING I
AM FOCUSING ON IS MAKING SURE
THAT OUR COURTS STORY IS TOLD.
WE DO SOME GREAT WORK. WE TOUCH
THE LIVES OF PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY
IN OUR SPECIALTY COURT, OUR
MENTAL HEALTH COURT. AND OUR
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COURT. AND SO
I WANT THAT STORY TO BE TOLD AND
OUR COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER SO
I AM GOING TO BE WORKING CLOSELY
WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS STAFF TO
GET THAT INFORMATION OUT. SO
THAT PEOPLE KNOW WHAT WE ARE
DOING. I AM GOING TO WRAP UP
BECAUSE I WANT TO LEAVE TIME FOR
JOSH. HE HAS SOME IMPORTANT
THINGS TO TELL YOU. BUT I AM
RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE
MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION OF THE
COURT. I SERVE AS THE
SPOKESPERSON FOR THE COURT AND
HAVE AUTHORITY FOR JUDICIAL
ASSIGNMENT AND PERSONNEL. I HAVE
DELEGATED ALL OF THE SIGNATURE
AUTHORITY TO OUR COURT
ADMINISTRATOR WHICH HE DOES A
WONDERFUL JOB OF HANDLING. AT
THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO TURN IT
OVER TO JOSH SATTLER, OUR COURT
ADMINISTRATOR AND HE WILL TELL
YOU ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS WE
ARE DONE IN 2024 AND PLAN TO DO
IN THE FUTURE. AGAIN, THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR THE INVITATION, THE
PLEASURE BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU JUDGE. I WANTED TO
QUICKLY UPDATE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE ON SOME OF THE THINGS
WE DISCUSSED LAST TIME WE WERE
HERE LAST YEAR IN THE 2024
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. NUMBER ONE
BEING THE SUCCESSFUL ON TIME AND
ON BUDGET LAUNCH OF OUR CASE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THIS WAS A
SIX YEAR $55 MILLION INVESTMENT
FROM THE CITY. WE ARE COMING UP
ON ONE YEAR. THERE IS SOME
DEFERRED FUNCTIONALITY ON THAT
TO GO LIVE. WE ARE PRETTY HAPPY
WITH THE RESULTS OF WHERE WE ARE
AT COMING UP ON ITS FIRST
BIRTHDAY. WE ALSO ESTABLISHED
OUR PROJECT GOVERNANCE AND
MANAGEMENT KNOWING WE HAVE
LIMITED BUDGET AND RESOURCES.
GOING THROUGH A THOUGHTFUL
PROCESS THAT INVOLVES ALL AREAS
OF THE COURT AS OUR STAKE
HOLDERS IN THE COMMUNITY. THIRD,
WE WERE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE
WAY THE BUDGET TURNED OUT.
SUPPORTING THE COURT TO MEET OUR
MISSION. WE DID COMPLETE OUR
REORGANIZATION. THIS WAS BASED
AROUND OUR NEW CASE MANAGEMENT
LAUNCH. WE ENGINEER THE WAY WE
DO BUSINESS AS A COURT TO MEET
OUR CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. WE
WENT FROM 11 DIFFERENT AREAS OF
CONSOLIDATION AND CONSOLIDATED
THAT DOWN TO FOUR. WE APPRECIATE
THE RELATIONSHIPS WE HAVE
DEVELOPED INSIDE THE CITY.
ESPECIALLY THE CITY COUNCIL. YOU
HAVE BEEN COLLABORATIVE AND
RESPECTFUL OF OUR ROLE IN THE
ECOSYSTEM AND WE APPRECIATE
THAT. WE TOOK SOME STRIDES TO
ADVANCE EQUITY AND ENGAGEMENT IN
THE COURT. WE HOSTED LAW DAY.
COMMUNITY RELIEF DAY WHICH HAD
OVER 200 ATTENDEES. WE ARE
LOOKING AT INITIATIVES TO
ADVANCE EQUITY ENGAGEMENT
SPECIFICALLY OUR DRESS CODE
POLICY. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO
2025, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THESE
DIFFERENT STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
FIRST BEING TECH STABILIZATION
AND FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS. WE ARE
COMING UP ON THE SUCCESSFUL CASE
MANAGEMENT LAUNCH. THERE IS
MAINTENANCE AND DIFFERENT THINGS
THAT NEED TO BE SUPPORTED. THE
SECOND BEING EMPLOYEE WELL BEING
ENGAGEMENT. THIS IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO OUR INCOMING
PRESIDING INDIGENOUS TO MAKE
SURE OUR EMPLOYEES FEEL LIKE
THEY ARE SUPPORTED HERE AT THE
COURT. THIRD IS MAKING SURE WE
HAVE RESILIENCE TO BE READY FOR
WHAT IS COMING BEFORE US. THE
COURT IS MOSTLY REACTIONARY IN
THE CITY. DIFFERENT CHANGES ARE
MADE AT THE EXECUTIVE OR
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH AND WE NEED
TO MAKE SURE THE COURT IS
PREPARED FOR THE CHANGE IN
LANDSCAPE. FOURTH IS OPERATIONAL
EXCELLENCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON BEING
INNOVATIVE. WE HAD ONE OF THE
FIRST MENTAL HEALTH COURT INS
THE NATION. OUR SPECIALTY COURTS
ARE IMPORTANT TO US AND WE WANT
TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOME OTHER
IDEAS WE HAVE LATER IN THE
PRESENTATION. ANOTHER PRIORITY
IS WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT.
MAKING SURE OUR FUTURE LEADERS
ARE PREPARED AND BEING GROWN
INSIDE OUR COURT. CITY AND
LEGISLATIVE MANDATES. THERE ARE
DIFFERENT THINGS THE COURT HAS
TO ROLL OUT AND BE PREPARED FOR
AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE
BANDWIDTH TO TAKE THOSE ON WHEN
THEY ARE PRESENTED IN FRONT OF
US. LAST, MAINTAINING JUDICIAL
INDEPENDENCE. MAKING SURE REALLY
EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS HOW THE
THREE DIFFERENT BRANCHES OF
GOVERNMENT WORK. AND ENSURING
OUR ROLE IN THAT PROCESS. SO
LIKE I ALLUDED TO EARLIER, WE
ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE
POSSIBILITY OF LAUNCHING A NEW
INITIATIVE CALLED SEATTLE DRUG
DIVERSION. THIS IS STILL BEING
IN THE EARLY STAGES BUT THIS
WILL BE COMING IN FRONT OF
COUNCIL HOPEFULLY AT SOME POINT.
WE ARE DISCUSSING A NEW
DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR
INDIVIDUALS CHARGED WITH DRUG
POSSESSION OR RELATED CHARGES
WERE SUBSTANCE ABUSE IS PART OF
THE UNDERLYING OFFENSE . OUR
PRETRIAL SERVICES UNIT WILL
MANAGE THE PROGRAM AND
COORDINATE WITH REFERRALS TO
COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND OTHER
SERVICES THROUGH OUR COURT
RESOURCE CENTER. SOME OF THE
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS, ANOTHER
PROBATION COUNSELOR TO SUPPORT
CLIENTS THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
HOUSED INSIDE OUR COMMUNITY
CENTER SO THAT ALL COURT USERS
CAN ACCESS THESE SERVICES ON
SITE WITH IMMEDIACY AND WITHOUT
DELAY. SO THIS PROGRAM WILL
REQUIRE SOME NEW FUNDING FOR THE
COURT AS WELL AS THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. WE ARE NOT
PRESENTING THIS PROPOSAL TODAY.
WE JUST WANTED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF OUR TIME WITH YOU TO START
TEEING THIS UP. SO THAT EVERYONE
IS AWARE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY
STAKE HOLDERRING THIS WITH OUR
PARTNERS. AND LOOK FORWARD TO
PRESENTING THIS CONCEPT TO YOU
LATER ALONG WITH THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. SOME OF OUR
UP COME CHALLENGES AND
OPPORTUNITIES WE WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT, OUR MARTIAL STAFFING.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE TWO VACANCIES
AND THIS PROCESS CAN SOMETIMES
TAKE SIX TO NINE MONTHS TO
SUCCESSFULLY ON BOARD
CANDIDATES. WE FRANKLY NEED MORE
TO SUPPORT OUR CURRENT
OPERATIONS. KNOWING THE CHANGES
COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE. WE
UNDERSTAND THE CHANGES AT KING
COUNTY JAIL. SO FAR, THAT HAS
NOT INCREASED THE AVERAGE JAIL
POPULATION. JUST IN THE PAST
YEAR, OUR NUMBER OF HIGH
SECURITY DEFENDANTS BEING
TRANSPORTED HAS GROWN BY 39%.
THE NUMBER OF ULTRA SECURE HAS
GROWN BY 200%. THIS IS BEFORE WE
ARE SEEING ANY CHANGES TO THE
BOOKING RESTRICTION. IF WE SEE
MORE. THESE DEFENDANTS REQUIRE
TWO MARTIALS TO BE SAFELY
TRANSPORTED THROUGH THE
COURTHOUSE. WE WANT TO LOOK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT IN ADDING MARTIALS
POSITIONS IN THE FUTURE. NUMBER
TWO. AS WE MENTIONED OUR CASE
MANAGEMENT HAS GONE LIVE. MANY
MANUAL PROCESSES BETWEEN OUR
BIGGEST DATA EXCHANGE PARTNER.
WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT THEY ARE
GOING TO GO LIVE SOON IN THE
NEXT QUARTER OR SECOND QUARTER.
OF THIS YEAR. THIS IS SLOWING
DOWN OUR OPERATIONS, AND MAKING
US NOT AS EFFECTIVE AS WE COULD
BE. WE UNDERSTAND THERE ARE
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT ADDING TRAFFIC
CAMERAS AND DIFFERENT
IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE CAMERAS.
WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE AT
THE TABLE, PART OF THOSE
DISCUSSIONS AND HELPING BE A
GOOD CITY PARTNER. THOSE WILL BE
SUBSTANTIAL ADDITIONS TO OUR
WORKLOAD DEPENDING ON HOW MANY
OF THOSE CAMERAS COME TO
FRUITION. AND THEN LAST IS
BUDGET. YOU KNOW. IT FEELS LIKE
WE JUST SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATED A
REALLY CHALLENGING BUDGET
CRISIS. IT IS ALWAYS BUDGET
SEASON. AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE COURT IS ADEQUATELY
RESOURCED FOR SOME OF THESE
CHALLENGES WE SEE COMING DOWN
THE LINE. THAT'S THE END OF OUR
PRESENTATION AND WE ARE HAPPY TO
TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE FOR
US.
>> WELL, THANK YOU, PRESIDING
JUDGE CRAWFORD-WILLIS AND
SATTLER. THIS IS THE REASON YOU
ARE HERE, TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. ONE THING
THAT CAME TO MY MIND WAS THE
WORD BRIDGE. AS ALWAYS, YOU TEED
THEM UP PERFECTLY WITH YOUR
FUTURE TRAFFIC CAMERA EXPANSION.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION S?
>> NO, I DON'T, OF COURSE I DO!
THANK YOU JUDGE CRAWFORD-WILLIS
AND MR. SATTLER. I APPRECIATE
YOUR PRESENTATION TODAY. I ALSO
WANT TO JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN MY
OFFICE AND THE COURT AND THE
PRESIDING JUDGE OFFICE THE LAST
YEAR, EVEN UP TO YOUR NEWEST
TENURE ON THE COURT. MADAME
PRESIDING JUDGE. THANKS FOR
CALLING OUT OUR COLLABORATION
WITH MY COUNCIL MEMBER
COLLEAGUES AND YOUR ESTEEMED
COURT AS WELL. I PERSONALLY
WORKED HARD AND I RECOGNIZE THAT
EFFORT, EQUAL EFFORT AMONG MY
COUNCIL MEMBER COLLEAGUES ON
BEING VERY, VERY COLLABORATIVE
AND ENGAGING IN ROBUST STAKE
HOLDER PROCESSES. WE NO LONGER
JUST, THIS COUNCIL, MYSELF
INDIVIDUALLY AND I THINK ALL OF
MY COUNCILMEMBER COLLEAGUES NO
LONGER JUST PLACATE OR
INTENTIONALLY TALK TO PEOPLE
THAT FIT THEIR POLITICAL AGENDA
AND IGNORE EVERYONE ELSE. WE
TALK TO EVERYBODY. COMMUNITY
PARTNERS, COMMUNITY GROUPS.
GOVERNMENT PARTNERS. THE MAYOR.
THESE PROBLEMS ARE CHALLENGING.
ALL THIS IS TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO BUILD
UPON THAT AND STRENGTHEN IT
GOING FORWARD. TWO QUESTIONS.
FIRST OFF, APPRECIATE THE FIRST
BLURB THERE ON YOUR LIST OF 2024
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THE LAUNCH OF
NEW TECHNOLOGIES.
CONGRATULATIONS ON LAUNCHING
THAT ON TIME AND ON BUDGET. VERY
IMPRESSIVE. NOW, WE ALL KNOW
THAT IS A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT. IT
IS IMPORTANT TO DO THOSE TWO
THINGS. BUT IT IS NOT WITHOUT
ITS OWN SNAGS. SO CAN YOU TALK A
LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT? WHAT
ARE NOW WE ARE A YEAR IN. WHAT
ARE THE PAIN POINTS OR SNAFUS
YOU RAN INTO WITH IMPLEMENTATION
AND HOW HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO
OVERCOME SOME OF THOSE THIS PAST
YEAR?
>> THIS WAS REALLY A BUSINESS
TRANSFORMATION PROJECT. WE HAD
THE LUXURY OF HAVING OUR OWN
HOME GROWN CASE MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS WHICH
MEANT WE COULD MAKE ALL THE
CHANGES WE WANTED TO IT. WE ARE
GOING ONTO A MORE MODERN
SUPPORTED CONTRACT BASE WITH A
VENDOR. WHICH MEANS WE WILL NOT
HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY WE HAVE
ALWAYS HAD. AND THERE HAVE BEEN
SNAGS THERE. I THINK THE TOUGH
PART IS FOR OUR STAFF, THIS IS
SLOWER, WE SEEM SLOWER AND LESS
EFFICIENT AS WE ARE LEARNING THE
NEW TECHNOLOGY. A LOT OF THE
EFFICIENCIES ARE ON THE BACK
END. DATA EXCHANGES. LESS PAPER
PROCESSES. SOME OF THESE HAVE
NOT COME TO LIFE BECAUSE OUR
BIGGEST PARTNER IS NOT ON THE
NEW CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM YET.
THAT IS A PAIN POINT. BUT FOR
THE MOST PART, HERE WE ARE A
YEAR LATER. WE ARE ADAPTING AND
LEARNING THE NEW TECHNOLOGY.
SOMETIMES WHEN WE HAVE TO MAKE
CHANGES TO THE SYSTEM, WE HAVE
TO TAKE IT DOWN. I EQUATE IT TO
A ROAD CLOSURE. WE TREMENDOUS TO
DO THAT ON LOW TIMES, WEEKENDS,
BUT SOMETIMES, IT IS NECESSARY
TO TAKE THE SYSTEM DOWN OVER THE
LUNCH HOUR. WE TRY TO
COMMUNICATE WITH OUR PARTNERS.
WE HAVE SEEN THESE OUTAGES
DECREASE TO THE POINT YOU WHERE
THE SYSTEM IS PRETTY STABLE.
>> AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADD, I
HAVE TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO OUR
STAFF. THEY REALLY STEPPED UP
AND FIGURED OUT HOW TO MAKE THIS
WORK THEY STEPPED UP AND FIGURED
OUT A WAY TO KEEP THINGS GOING.
>> SURE THING. THANK YOU. MY
NEXT QUESTION PERTAINS TO SODA.
SODA IMPLEMENTATION. IT PASSED
LAST SEPTEMBER IF I RECALL
CORRECTLY. SO IMPLEMENTATION AS
WE LEARNED CAN BE CHALLENGING TO
FULLY ROLL OUT. THERE WAS A
REPORT IN THE SEATTLE TIMES A
WEEK OR TWO AGO OR SO ABOUT THE
NUMBER OF CASES. I'M REFERRING
TO SODA, NOT SOAP. THAT IS A
CITY ATTORNEY AND A SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE WHO WOULD
ULTIMATELY MAKE THAT
DETERMINATION. SO JUST TO BE
CURIOUS. BUT, JUST CURIOUS TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW IMPLEMENT
ATION OF THAT IS GOING. AND I
UNDERSTAND THAT PER YOUR SLIDE,
THERE IS A NEW INITIATIVE. WHAT
ROLE DO YOU ENVISION THE NEW
DRUG DIVERSION PLAYING INTO SODA
AT ALL?
>> SO I'LL TAKE A STAB AT THE
FIRST AND THEN REFER TO JOSH.
THE JUDGES ARE HAPPY TO TO
CONSIDER THAT REQUEST. IF IT IS
PRESENTED WE WILL CONSIDER. TWO
HAVE BEEN PRESENTED TO US. ONE
WAS THE JUDGE APPROVED IT AND
THE OTHER IT WAS DECLINED. WE
DON'T INITIATE THE
PRESENTATION. TURN IT OVER TO
JOSH.
>> YEAH. AS RELATED FOR TO THE
SEATTLE DRUG DIVERSION PROGRAM.
WE SEE THIS AS FULL CIRCLE.
STARTING WITH THE DRUG
ORDINANCE. WE SEE THIS AS THE
DIVERSION OPPORTUNITY. THE
MAJORITY OF CASES THAT GO IN,
THEY WOULD ASK FOR A SODA ORDER
PRETRIAL SO IT IS POSSIBLE YOU
MIGHT SEE THAT INCREASE IF WE
ARE ABLE TO LAUNCH THIS NEW
INITIATIVE. TECHNOLOGY WISE, WE
ARE READY. WE HAD TO RESTRAIN
OUR STAFF ON HOW TO DO THIS. BUT
NO REAL IMPACT THERE. THE COURT
IS READY. AS JUDGE
CRAWFORD-WILLIS SAID. WHEN WE
START RECEIVING THESE REQUESTS
TO GRANT THEM AND OUR STAFF WILL
KNOW WHAT TO DO.
>> THANK YOU. EVEN IF, AND I
WILL ADD MY OWN TWO CENTS TO
PILE ON. EVEN IF AND WHEN THIS
IS FULLY IMPLEMENTED I DON'T
SEE A SCENARIO WHERE THE COURT
IS IMPLEMENTED WITH THE VOLUME.
THIS IS A SPECIFIC TARGETED
APPROACH. COVERS LESS THAN
ONE-HALF OF ONE PERCENT OF THE
CITY'S LAND MASS. UNLIKE
PREVIOUS ITERATIONS WHERE IT WAS
70% OF THE CITY. BUT THANK YOU
FOR SHARING THERE. AND THE
FINAL, IT IS REALLY JUST A
COMMENT. PRESIDING JUDGE
CRAWFORD WILLIS. I APPRECIATE
YOU AND YOUR EXPERIENCE YOU
BRING TO THE BENCH AND THIS
ROLE. IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO
PARTNER WITH YOU. ONE THING YOU
FORGOAT TO MENTION IS YOUR
INVOLVEMENT IN THE LAURA MILLER
BAR ASSOCIATION. I WAS PROUDLY A
MEMBER. GOT TO KNOW YOU THROUGH
THAT. I COUNT MYSELF AS ONE OF
YOUR MENTEES. AND NOW, WE GET TO
PARTNER TOGETHER IN THIS WORK.
OH NO, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA KNOWS
TOO MANY PEOPLE. MUST BE A
CONFLICT. BUT YOU FORGOT TO
MENTION ALAN B. A.
>> NO, YOU DON'T KNOW TOO MANY
PEOPLE. WHICH IS MY BRIDGE TO
SAYING COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH WHO KNOWS
EVERYONE. DO YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS?
>> THERE YOU GO, THANK YOU MR.
CHAIR. NO, I JUST HAD A QUICK
COMMENT. THANK YOU JUDGE
CRAWFORD-WILLIS. YOU ALSO
DIDN'T MENTION HOW BIG OF A
SUPPORTER YOU ARE FOR THE
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL. SHE NEVER
MISSES A GAME. AN EXTRAORDINARY.
JOSH SATTLER. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT HAS BEEN REALLY GREAT WORKING
WITH THE COURT SYSTEM AND
UNDERSTANDING HOW THE LAWS THAT
WE MAKE IN PASS HERE IMPACT AND
HOW THEY GET IMPLEMENTED. ONE OF
THE THINGS, THE FEEDBACK WE GET
FROM COMMUNITY FOLKS.
UNDERSTANDING HOW IT IS
IMPLEMENTED AND SEEING IF IT IS
FEASIBLE AND FUNCTIONAL. IT HAS
BEEN GREAT TO PARTNER WITH YOU
ALL. HOW DOES IT IMPACT YOU ALL
AND BEING A GREAT PARTNER WITH
THE CITY. I LOVE HAVING THAT
RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU ALL. I
WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT THERE.
AND THANK YOU. IT WAS A BIG
UNDERTAKING FOR THE TECHNOLOGY
PIECE AND THE NEW SOFTWARE
UPDATE. I'M GLAD TO HEAR YOU
ALL ARE HAPPY WITH IT. I KNOW IT
IS WORKING. IT IS A TREMENDOUS
INVESTMENT FOR THE CITY. AND I
APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK IN
IMPLEMENTING THE SOFTWARE AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU ALL AS WELL. IT WILL BE FUN.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE?
>> THANK YOU CHAIR. GOOD
MORNING. AND I JUST WANTED TO
SAY I HAD THE GREAT PRIVILEGE
AND HONOR TO WORK WITH PRESIDING
JUDGE CRAWFORD-WILLIS AT TDA AND
YOU WERE MY SUPERVISOR WHEN WE
WERE THE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
JUDGES SO ALWAYS HAD A
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF REGARD FOR
EVERYTHING YOU HAVE BROUGHT
ACROSS THE BOARD PROFESSIONALLY
AND PERSONALLY. SO I'M SO
PLEASED TO SEE THAT YOU ARE NOW
PRESIDING JUDGE. AND REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO
WORK WITH YOU. WE HAVE HAD GOOD
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE COURT AS
WELL JOSH. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR THAT. SEEMS YOU HAVE MADE A
NUMBER OF PRETTY HEFTY
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. YOU ARE THE
LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD. I
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I WOULD
LIKE TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT THE DRUG DIVERSION
PROGRAM. ONE OF THE THINGS I
HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN HAD SOME
CONVERSATIONS WITH
REPRESENTATIVE LAUREN DAVIS
ABOUT AS WELL AS CITY ATTORNEY
DAVISSON IS REALLY LOOKING AT BE
YOUR DRUG DIAT THE FRONT
END. ARE THERE ANY CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT HOW TO WORK WITH PEOPLE
CLEARLY IN THE THROES OF
SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER ARE NOT
NECESSARILY BEING DIVERTED BUT
ARE BEING KEPT IN JAIL FOR A
PERIOD OF TIME, HOW IS SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL COURT UTILIZING THAT
WINDOW TO GET PEOPLE ON A PATH
SO WHEN THEY ARE RELEASED THEY
HAVE THAT WINDOW OF CLARITY TO
THINK OKAY MAYBE NOW I AM READY
TO GET INTO TREATMENT OR WORK
WITH GETTING ONTO MEDICATION
MANAGEMENT. IS THERE SOME
DISCUSSION ABOUT THE BACK END.
>> IT IS DEFINITELY PART OF THE
DISCUSSIONS WE HAVE HAD IN DRUG
DIVERSION. SINCE THE END OF
COMMUNITY COURT, THERE HAS BEEN
A GAP IN THE COURT'S ROLE IN
CONNECTING PEOPLE TO SERVICES WE
SEE DRUG DIVERSION AS FRONT END.
THE COURT CAN PLAY A UNIQUE ROLE
IN MAKING SURE THAT THE PERSON
IS ABLE TO HAVE THOSE
CONNECTIONS THROUGH OUR
COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER A BIG
PART OF THIS, THE INVESTMENT THE
COURT IS MAKING IS IN THE
SUPPORT TO HELP THAT PERSON IF
THEY DO DECIDE TO START TRYING
TO GET SOME HELP AND HAVING
THOSE SERVICES EMBEDDED IN OUR
COMMUNITY SERVICE COURSE CENTER
BUT WE ARE DEFINITELY OPEN TO
MORE DISCUSSIONS.
>> AND WE HAVE HAD VERY
PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT
EXPANSION OF OUR MENTAL HEALTH
COURT FOR COOCCURRING DIAGNOSIS.
MENTAL HEALTH AND ALSO SUBSTANCE
ABUSE. WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS
ABOUT THAT WHICH WOULD I THINK
FIT IN WITH WHAT YOU ARE TALKING
ABOUT. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE
ARE THINKING THE SAME WAY.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE. JUDGE CRAWFORD-WILLIS.
MR. SATTLER. THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US. II REALLY APPRECIATE
IT. I WANT TO SAY IN TODAY'S
NEW ENVIRONMENT. I WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU FOR LISTING AS ONE OF
YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF
ADVANCING EQUITY. THAT IS
SOMETHING WE STILL NEED TO
CONTINUE TO WORK ON, BE SMART
ON. THE IDEA OF BEING PRESENT
AND MINDFUL OF THIS AREA. AND
THEN BEING PREPARED TO ACT WHEN
NEEDED UNDERSTANDING BEING
MINDFUL. BEING PREPARED TO MOVE.
I THINK IT IS SOMETHING WE
SHOULD NOTE FIRST OFF. I
MENTIONED THE BRIDGE EARLIER.
THERE'S A LOT OF BRIDGES THAT
ARE OUT THERE. AND, ONE OF THE
BRIDGES IS KIND OF, IT GOES TO
THE QUESTION ABOUT THE REENTRY
PROGRAM AND PROBATION. YOU KNOW.
A WAY TO FACILITATE THE EXITING
FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
BACK INTO SOCIETY. AND DOING SO
IN A WAY THAT IS COMPLETE AND WE
DON'T SEE THE RETURN. CAN YOU
SPEAK TO THE POINT ABOUT REENTRY
AND PROBATION. I KNOW THERE HAS
BEEN HISTORY HERE. BUT IS THERE
ANYTHING ON THIS FRONT YOU CAN
SPEAK TO?
>> WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE A
REENTRY PROGRAM THAT
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE HAS
DESCRIBED.
>> JUST NOTE ONE OF OUR 2023
ACCOMPLISHMENTS WAS OUR
PROBATION EVOLUTION PROJECT
WHERE OUR PROBATION DEPARTMENT
LOOKED AT DISPROPORTIONATE OUT
COMES FOR SOME OF OUR PROBATION
CLIENTS. WE REALLY TRANSFORMED
THE WAY WE DO PROBATION IN
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT. BEING
MORE OUTCOME BASED. AS YOU SAID
WE DON'T HAVE A REENTRY
PROGRAM.
>> AND I RECOGNIZE THERE HAS
BEEN A REORGANIZATION SAND ALL
THE REST. BUT IT IS SOMETHING TO
BE PRESENT AND MINDFUL ABOUT IN
TERMS OF HOW THIS PLAYS OUT AND
THERE MAY BE DIFFERENT WAYS OF
DOING IT AS WELL. ONE OF THE
THINGS FOR THIS YEAR FOR THE
COMMITTEE, THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM, THE ECO SYSTEM AND THE
FUNCTIONING CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM. MARTIAL STAFFING PLAYS
INTO THIS. I KNOW THERE'S
DISCUSSIONS ON THAT AND THE
LIKE. ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO
SUPPORT THAT, WE CAN HAVE SOME
CONVERSATIONS. SEATTLE PD
STAFFING, FIRE DEPARTMENT
STAFFING. THE 911 SYSTEM. THE
CARE DEPARTMENT. IT IS ENDEMIC
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.
AND SOMETHING WE NEED TO DO SO
WE CAN FOLLOW ON DISCUSSIONS TO
SEE WHAT WE CAN DO IN TERMS OF
MARTIAL STAFFING. I DON'T KNOW
ANY PARTICULARS BUT WE CAN DO
THAT. SPEAKING OF STAFFING WE
ALSO SUPPORT OUR JUDGES TOO IN A
SENSE OF I KNOW THERE IS SOME
STATE LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE
SOME FLEXIBILITY IN TERMS OF FOR
OUR JUDGES WITHIN THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL COURT. THAT GOES TO
GETING THE BEST WE CAN GET. EVEN
IF THEY LIVE JUST OUTSIDE THE
CITY LIMITS. THOSE KINDS OF
THINGS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT AS
WELL. MOVING TO YOUR NEXT THING,
I UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE OF THE
DATA EXCHANGE WITH THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. IT IS AT THE
POINT WHERE I SHOULD FOLLOW UP
WITH THE CHEER OF RATING
OFFICER. FOR THOSE LISTENING
UPSTAIRS WE NEED TO MOVE
FORWARD. THERE ARE SOME
DEADLINES. WE CAN'T HAVE THE
SHIFTING TO THE RIGHT ANYMORE ON
THE SCHEDULE. WE NEED A
FUNCTIONING CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM. THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE
DIFFERENT FROM THE STAFFING BUT
THESE LITTLE PIECES PLAY OUT AND
REALLY IMPACT US. SO WE WILL BE
ENGAGED ON THIS TOPIC TOO.
JUDGE, AND MR. SATTLER. I THINK
THAT IS PRETTY MUCH IT FOR MY
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING
THE FUTURE PACIFIC EXPANSION ON
THERE. TRAFFIC CAMERAS, WHAT
HAPPENS IS WHEN NOBODY THINKS
ANYTHING IS HAPPENING, GOOD
THINGS START TO HAPPEN. I THANK
THE VICE CHAIR FOR HIS WORK IN
THIS AREA. AND PLEASE CONTINUE
TO WORK. YOU HAVE THE LEAD ON
THIS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO WORK ON
INVOLVING THE COURT. WITH THAT,
IF THERE'S NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS, THANK YOU. THIS IS
GREAT TEE UP. THIS IS THE
FUNCTION OF THIS BRIEFING. IT IS
ABOUT DAYLIGHTING ISSUES. WE
KNOW THE DATA EXCHANGE IS NOT
WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE. SO WE NEED
SOME ADDITIONAL ATTENTION ON
THAT. AND THE DIVERSION PIECE
WHICH IS A PERFECT SETUP FOR THE
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. WE'LL
BE IN TOUCH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
TO INCLUDE BUDGET TO CLOSE ON
THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL.
>>> NOW TO THE SECOND ITEM OF
BUSINESS.
>> LEAD DESTRUCTION.
>> THAT WAS THE PERFECT LEAD-IN.
PARDON THE PUN. WITH THE
DIVERSION PROGRAM AND THE COURT
AND EVERYTHING THAT RELATES TO
THAT. MS. DAUGAARD. WELCOME. CAN
EVERYONE INTRODUCE THEMSELVES
FOR THE RECORD AND I THINK
EVERYTHING IS SET FOR THE
BRIEFING SO TAKE IT AWAY.
>> ALL RIGHT. WELL, GOOD MORNING
COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR HAVING US. BY WAY OF
INTRODUCTION, I WILL START IT
OFF. I'M BRANDY MCNEIL. ONE OF
THE DEPUTY DIRECTORS AT PDA. AND
MY PRIMARY AREA OF
RESPONSIBILITY IS OVER THE LOCAL
LEAD PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDES THE
PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM AT PDA
AND A SMALL TEAM OF LAWYERS THAT
WORKS TO REPRESENT PARTICIPANTS
IN THEIR CIVIL LEGAL NEEDS. WITH
THAT I WILL HAND IT OVER TO SAM.
>> MY NAME IS SAM WOLF. ALSO AT
PDA. MY AREA IS IN THE LEAD
LOCAL TEAM WITH THE PROJECT
MANAGEMENT. MY ROLE IS THE
SEATTLE PROGRAM DIRECTOR.
>> GOOD MORNING CHAIR KETTLE
ANSWER COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M
LISA DAUGAARD. OUR PLANNED
PRESENTATION PORTION STARTS WITH
BRANDY, MOVE TO ME AND CONCLUDES
TO SAM AND SOME DATA.
>> THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR BEING
HERE. AND WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF
DISCUSSIONS. I WANTED TO GIVE A
SHOUT-OUT TO MR. WOLF. THERE
WERE SOME CHALLENGES WE WERE
FACING. I APPRECIATE YOUR
EFFORTS ON THAT. I DON'T WANT
TO JINX ANYTHING, BUT THINGS
HAVE BEEN RELATIVELY QUIET SO,
THANK YOU. OVER TO YOU.
>> SO WHERE I WANT TO START IS
IMP SIZING WHAT LEAD IS AND
ALWAYS HAS BEEN, A PUBLIC SAFETY
FRAMEWORK. WE WORK WITH PEOPLE
WHOSE UNLAWFUL BEHAVIOR IS
POVERTY. MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
OUR GOAL IS TO WORK WITH CLIENTS
FOR BEHAVIOR CHANGE. INTENSIVE
LONG TERM CASE MANAGEMENT. LEAD
CLIENTS HAVE UNMET RESOURCE
NEEDS AND CRIMINAL RESOURCE
SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT. LEAD CASE
MANAGERS, THEY SERVE AS THE
GOLDEN THREAD. THEY ACT AS A
BROKER TO RESOURCES LIKE HOUSING
AND THEY SUPPORT CLIENTS AS THEY
NAVIGATE PUBLIC HEALTH AND
PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEMS. LEAD IS
POSITIONED TO BE COMPLEMENTARY.
A PIECE OF THE PUZZLE. WE TAKE
REFERRALS FROM FIRST RESPONDERS
AND COORDINATE WITH THE LEGAL
CRIMINAL SYSTEM PARTNERS TO MAKE
AN ALIGNMENT WITH SAFETY
INTERESTS. THERE ARE THREE WAYS
TO GET INTO LEAD. WHEN THIS ALL
STARTED IN 2011, LEAD'S POLICY
COORDINATING GROUP AGREED ON
OFFENSES. THERE ARE NUMBER OF
OFFENSES ELIGIBLE LIKE
MISDEMEANOR THEFT. PROPERTY
DESTRUCTION, PROSTITUTION AND SO
ON. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
EXERCISE DISCRETION IN MAKING
ARREST DIVERSIONS. THEY ARE NOT
REQUIRED TO DIVERT. ARREST
DIVERSIONS FUNDAMENTALLY
ORIGINATE WITH A CHOICE BY THE
OFFICER TO MAKE A DIVERSION AND
A CHOICE BY THAT DIVERTED
INDIVIDUAL TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
PROGRAM. THE SECOND WAY IN, WE
CALL SOCIAL CONTRACT REFERRALS
CREATED SEVERAL YEARS LATER AT
OFFICERS REQUEST. THIS ALLOWS
OFFICERS TO REFER TO LEAD WHEN
THERE IS NOT IMMEDIATE REASON
FOR ARREST BUT THE PERSON IS
KNOWN TO COMMIT CHRONIC LAW
VIOLATIONS. LEAD POLICY'S
COORDINATING GROUP DIRECTED US
TO OPEN THE LAST ROUTE INTO THE
LEAD PROGRAM. WE OPERATE THAT
SYSTEM WITH WHATEVER CAPACITY WE
HAVE AFTER WE RESPOND TO LAW
ENFORCEMENT EARLS. IT IS THE
FIRST TO SHUT OFF WHEN WE HAVE
CAPACITY ISSUES. WE HAVE DONE
THAT OVER THE YEARS WHEN IT IS
NECESSARY. BUT WHEN IN
OPERATION, THE COMMUNITY
REFERRAL SYSTEM HAS A HUGE
POTENTIAL TO REDUCE THE BURDEN
ON THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE
SYSTEM. THROUGH ROBUST COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIPS, WE ARE ABLE TO
IDENTIFY PEOPLE WHO ARE LIKELY
TO GENERATE 911 CALLS AND WE ARE
ABLE TO PREEMPTIVELY WORK WITH
THEM BEFORE THEY GENERATE THOSE
CALLS. NEXT SLIDE. SO AS I SAID
LEAD IS A FRAMEWORK THAT TACKLES
BEHAVIORS THAT HAVE CONSEQUENCES
FOR SELF AN OTHERS INCLUDING LAW
VIOLATIONS LIKE SEX WORK. FOR
THOSE WHO STRUGGLE WITH
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER LEAD USES
BEST PRACTICES IN RECOVERY AND
CARE COORDINATION. THE MODEL IS
CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH THE
SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES AND IS
ORGANIZED AROUND CORE
COMPETENCIES AND SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER COUNSELING. SO SOME KEY
ELEMENTS. THIS CASE MANAGEMENT
IS A GOLDEN THREAD THAT STICKS
WITH A PERSON FOR MONTHS OR
YEARS AND ALLOWS PARTICIPANT TO
ACHIEVE PROGRESS EVEN THROUGH
SETBACKS. CASE MANAGERS HELP
PARTICIPANTS NAVIGATE RESOURCES
AND HOUSING AND OUTPATIENT
TREATMENT. LEGAL SERVICES, JOB
TRAINING, THE LIST GOES ON AND
ON. AND IT INVOLVES MULTISYSTEM
NAVIGATION. ANOTHER KEY ELEMENT
IS THE FRAMEWORK FOR
INFORMATIONS SHARING. THAT
INCLUDES THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT. AND SEATTLE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. AND LEGAL
SYSTEM COORDINATION IS A PART OF
IT. LEAD ALSO INCLUDES
NEIGHBORHOOD BASED CONFERENCING
AND A KEY ELEMENT IS PROJECT
MANAGEMENT. THAT ENSURES PUBLIC
IMPACT IS MITIGATED AND THE
PROGRAM OPERATES WITH FIDELITY
TO THE EVIDENCE-BASED MODEL. THE
STRUCTURE THAT BRANDY HAS JUST
DESCRIBED IS NOT JUST THE
PRODUCT OF WHAT THE LEAD
PARTNERS THOUGHT WOULD BE A GOOD
IDEA. DRAWS ON YEARS AND DECADES
OF EVIDENCE AND RESEARCH ABOUT
WHAT WAS GOING ON AND WHAT
NEEDED TO BE IMPROVED TO GET
BETTER OUT COMES FOR PEOPLE WHO
COMMIT VIOLATION. THERE IS
WIDESPREAD AGREEMENT IN THIS
COUNTRY AND LOCALLY, IT IS NOT
JUST THE OPTIMAL RESPONSE TO
THOSE CONDITIONS TO USE THE
COURT SYSTEM. BUT WHAT SHOULD WE
BE DOING? SO LEAD WAS DESIGNED
BASED ON THE OTHER HAND EVIDENCE
BASED PRACTICES TO IMPROVE OUR
COMMUNITY RESPONSE. IT IS SO
WELL FOUNDED THAT IT HAS BECOME
BEST PRACTICE NATIONALLY. THERE
IS A FEDERAL FUNDING STREAM THAT
IS EARMARKED FOR LEAD. AN OFFICE
OF JUSTICES PROGRAM PROMISING
PRACTICE I REALIZE I'M NAMING
AGENCIES THAT MAY NO LONGER BE
OPERATING AS THEY WERE. BUT FOR
YEARS THERE HAS BEEN MOUNTING
UNDERSTANDING THIS APPROACH WAS
AN AGGREGATION OF BEST
PRACTICES. THAT WAS THE
HYPERTHESIS. WE HAVE ALSO
RIGOROUSLY STUDIED WHETHER OR
NOT THE FRAMEWORK DID DELIVER
IMPROVED OUTCOMES AND I DO WANT
TO SAY A LOT OF ADJACENT
OUTCOMES HAVE BEEN EXAMINED BUT
THE KEY SINGLE GOAL OF LEAD IS
CRIME REDUCTION. BRANDY SAID IT
IS A PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM. AND
A PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM HAS TO
BE ASSESSED IN WHETHER OR NOT IT
IS SUCCESSFUL IN REDUCING THE
AMOUNT OF PROBLEMATIC AND
ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR THAT
PARTICIPANTS ENGAGE IN. AND IN A
RIGOROUS STUDY FUNDED BY THE
JOHN AND LAURA ARNOLD FOUNDATION
AND PUBLISHED IN THE SERIES OF
PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES FROM 2017
TO 2019, UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON RESEARCH TEAM FOUND
LEAD REDUCED RECIDIVISM. SO THIS
GROUP OF PEOPLE REDUCED THEIR
INCIDENTS OF CRIME OVER TIME.
THAT IS TRUE, BUT IT ALSO COULD
BE CAUSED BY INDEPENDENT FACTORS
INCLUDING LIKE POLICE STAFFING
AND LESS ENFORCEMENT. SO THIS
STUDY USED A CONTROL GROUP WITH
IDENTICAL BACKGROUND IN THE SAME
PRECINCT. OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS IN
THE WEST PRECINCT AT THE TIME.
OTHERS WITH COMPARABLE HISTORY
WERE LESS LIKELY TO COMMIT NEW
CRIMES. WE ARE GOING TO, IN A
MOMENT, IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
SLIDES I WILL ADDRESS COLEAD.
BUT ON THIS EVALUATION SLIDE, WE
ALSO SHARED THAT COLEAD
DEVELOPED IN 2020 IN ORDER TO
GET PEOPLE QUICKLY OFF THE
STREET WHO WERE COMMITTING
CRIMES RELATED TO BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH AND POVERTY. THAT
INTERVENTION HAS BEEN ABLE TO
ACHIEVE HIGH LEVELS OF HOUSING
POLICEMENT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO
CAME IN. WE ARE USING DATA AND
EVALUATION. THIS WAS ALSO DONE
BY A UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
RESEARCH TEAM TO CHECK WHETHER
OR NOT THE PREDICTED IMPACTS ARE
ACTUALLY OCCURRING. NOT ON THIS
SLIDE. BUT OH, ACTUALLY, YES, ON
THIS SLIDE. THERE IS REFERENCE
TO A KING COUNTY AUDITOR REPORT
SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER THERE
WAS SOME PRESS ABOUT IT WHERE
THEY AUDITED KING COUNTY
DIVERSION PROGRAMS TO SEE IF
THEY ACCOMPLISHED STATED GOALS
AND WHILE IN GENERAL, THE
AUDITOR FOUND THAT THERE NEEDED
TO BE MORE RIGOR IN THAT
PORTFOLIO OF PROGRAMS, LEAD WAS
THE EXCEPTION. THEY CALLED LEAD
OUT FOR ALWAYS HAVING BEEN
RIGOROUSLY EVALUATED AND USING
DATA. NOT ONLY TO VALIDATE THE
APPROACH TAKEN. BUT ALSO, TO
MAKE CHANGES. SO IF WE IDENTIFY
PERFORMANCE ISSUES THAT NEED TO
BE CORRECTED, THAT INFORMATION
IS THEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE LEAD
GOVERNING BODY, THE POLICY
COORDINATING GROUP AND PROGRAM
CHANGES ARE MADE IN ORDER TO
IMPROVE EFFICACY. SO, OKAY. WHAT
I WAS WONDERING ABOUT EARLIER
HERE IS THE STORY OF THE
EVOLUTION OF THE MODEL. IN 2011,
LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTED
DIVERSION LAUNCHED HERE IN
SEATTLE. THIS WAS THE FIRST
PLACE IN THE COUNTRY TO TAKE THE
STEP OF ALLOWING POLICE AS A
MATTER OF POLICY TO RELEASE
SOMEONE FOR THERE WAS LEGAL
AUTHORITY TO BOOK INTO JAIL AND
REFER TO PROSECUTION. INSTEAD OF
DOING THAT, TO RELEASE THAT
PERSON IN A WARM HAND OFF TO
CASE MANAGEMENT TEAMS THAT WOULD
BEGIN TO WORK WITH PEOPLE ON
WHAT WERE UNDERSTOOD TO BE
COMPLEX DIFFICULT SITUATIONS TO
RESOLVE. THAT IS NOW A FAIRLY
COMMON CONCEPT BUT IT STARTED
HERE. TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM, IT
WAS REALLY A BIG DEAL SO I
WANTED TO PAUSE AND ACKNOWLEDGE
THE COAUTHORS OF THIS. LEAD HAS
MANY PARTNERS. THE SPD WAS NOT
REQUIRED TO DO THIS OR TRY THIS.
AND REALLY HAS BEEN A NATIONAL
LEADER IN MANY WAYS POLICE
DEPARTMENTS HAVE FOLLOWED THEIR
LEADS AS WELL AS THE ELECTED
LEADERS OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE
AND KING COUNTY. THE SEATTLE
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. AND THE
KING COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
AND THE KING COUNTY SHERIFF. ALL
OF WHOM VOLUNTARILY CAME
TOGETHER TO TRY SOMETHING NEW
BECAUSE AT THE TIME, THE STATUS
FOE WAS PERFORMING SO POORLY IN
CHANGING BEHAVIOR. IT JUST DID
NOT WORK TO SEND PEOPLE INTO THE
COURT SYSTEM, HAVE FOLKS ORDERED
TO ADDRESS THEIR ISSUES BUT
WITHOUT THE KIND OF INTENSIVE
ASSESSMENT AND UNDERSTANDING OF
WHAT WAS CAUSING THE BEHAVIOR
AND WHAT NEEDED TO CHANGE TO
CORRECT FOR IT. SO THIS WAS
STREET BASED CASE MANAGEMENT
STARTING IN 2011 AS A VOLUNTARY
PARTNERSHIP. THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON STARTED IN 2019 TO
RECOGNIZE THE EVIDENCE BASED FOR
THIS APPROACH AND BEGAN TO
INVEST STATE FUNDS IN
REPLICATION OF THE MODEL AROUND
THE STATE. I WILL NOTE THE CITY
OF SEATTLE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY
STATE FUNDS FOR LEAD THOUGH IT
WAS A SEATTLE CONTRIBUTION TO
THE STATE. AND THE COUNTRY.
UNTIL LAST YEAR WHEN FINALLY THE
STATE MADE A GRANT, THE HEALTH
CARE AUTHORITY MADE A GRANT TO
THE CITY TO EXPAND THE SEATTLE
LEAD PROGRAM. THERE BEGAN TO BE
A STATE TIE LOT LEAD REPLICATION
GRANT PROGRAM IN 2019 AND IN
2021 WITH LEADERSHIP FROM
SENATOR JAMIE PETERSON THAT IT
WAS EXPANDED TO ALLOW FOR GRANTS
WITHIN KING COUNTY AND THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AND CONSEQUENT TO
THAT, WE DID GET AN INVESTMENT.
SO SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WHATCOM,
MASON, THURSTON COUNTIES APPLIED
TO APPLY LEAD AND HAVE DONE SO.
AFTER THE SUPREME COURT'S
DECISION, THE LEGISLATURE
REACHED FOR LEAD AS ONE OF THE
BIPARTISAN AGREED APPROACHES
THAT SHOULD BE MADE MORE
AVAILABLE STATEWIDE AND MODELED
THE STATEWIDE RECOVERY NAVIGATOR
PROGRAM. IN 2020, AS WE
MENTIONED EARLIER, COLEAD WAS
INTRODUCED AS ONE OF THE LEAD
CASE MANAGEMENT TEAMS BUT THIS
ONE OPERATES WITHIN SHELTER,
TEMPORARY LODGING. IT IS SO MUCH
MORE INTENSIVELY STAFFED THAN A
TYPICAL SHELTER PROGRAM. AND
THIS WAS DEVELOPED BOTH TO
ENSURE THAT PEOPLE WERE NOT
RELEASED FROM JAILS DURING COVID
TO NOTHING. THAT WAS NOT GOING
TO GO WELL. WE HAD A POOL OF
RESOURCES AND THE RIGHT SKILL
SET TO ALLEVIATE THOSE POTENTIAL
NEGATIVE IMPACTS BUT NEEDED A
PLACE TO GO TO. WE USED LEAD TO
LEASE HOTELS AND FOLKS WERE ABLE
TO COME IN. STARTING WITH THE
FALL OF 2020 WITH COVID RELIEF
FUNDS THAT EXPIRED IN JUNE OF
2022, WE WERE ABLE TO EXPAND
THAT COLEAD JUST CARE RESPONSE
TO AT ONE POINT GET UP TO ALMOST
250 ROOMS AND SERVING ABOUT 500
PEOPLE PER YEAR. SO THAT IS
OBVIOUSLY NOT THE ENTIRE LEAD
PARTICIPANT POPULATION OR
POTENTIAL POPULATION BUT IT
ACHIEVED A GREAT DEAL IN MORE
RAPIDLY STABILIZING PEOPLE THAN
WE COULD DO WHEN WE ARE
PROVIDING CASE MANAGEMENT TO
FOLKS ON THE STREET LIVING IN
TENTS. AS I'M SURE YOU CAN
IMAGINE. COLEAD HAS BEEN
EXTENSIVELY EVALUATED BOTH A
DEVELOPMENTAL EVALUATION AND AN
OUTCOMES EVALUATION BY THE UW,
THE DRAMATIC STEP AHEAD IN
BEHAVIOR OUTCOMES. BUT IT IS
MORE EXPENSIVE. AND THEN, IN
2022, THE CITY, THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AT
THE TIME AS WELL AS SOME OF THE
KEY LEAD SERVICE PROVIDERS,
SAYING OKAY, WE REALLY
APPRECIATED JUST CARE AND COLEAD
RESOLVING ENCAMPMENTS IN THE
DOWNTOWN CORE. NOW OUR ISSUES
ARE LESS ABOUT ENAMPMENTS BUT
LIVING IN THE STREET OF
DOWNTOWN. A LARGE POPULATION OF
PEOPLE WITH COMPLEX BEHAVIOR
HEALTH NEEDS AND BEHAVIOR THAT
IS REALLY POSING A THREAT TO VIZ
VIABILITY. WHAT SHOULD BE DONE?
THE TRUTH IS ALL THE EVIDENCE
WOULD SHOW THAT REFERRAL OF
THOSE INDIVIDUALS INTO LONG TERM
LEAD CASE MANAGEMENT IS THE BEST
THING THAT COULD HAPPEN FOR THAT
PERSON BUT IT IS VERY SLOW WORK
THE NEIGHBOR WOULD NEED. THE
TRUTH IS THAT WOULD TAKE A LONG
TIME. AND, THEY WOULD ALSO
PROBABLY BE REPLACED BY SOMEONE
NEW COMING INTO THE ECO SYSTEM.
SO RECOGNIZING THERE NEEDED TO
BE A LAYER OF PLACE BASED
RESPONSE TO ALLEVIATE, PROVIDE
MORE RAPID RELIEF TO LOCAL
BUSINESSES. WE DELIVER CARE
WHICH WAS SAFETY TEAM D
BEEN DEVELOPED FOR COLEAD
FACILITIES. TO MAKE SURE THEY
COULD OPERATE SAFELY WITHOUT
NEGATIVE IMPACT IN
NEIGHBORHOODS. THAT IS A ROLE WE
DELIVER CARE PLAYS. SO IN THE
FIRST YEAR, THAT CONTRACT WE
DELIVERED CARE WAS ROUTED
THROUGH THE LEAD CONTRACT. AND,
PDA SUB CONTRACTED. THE CITY
DIRECTLY CONTRACTS WITH THEM FOR
THAT PORTION OF THE THIRD AVENUE
PROJECT. SO THEN I WILL JUST
NOTE THAT ALONG WITH PROJECT
MANAGEMENT, WE SURVEY LOCAL
BUSINESSES FOR THEIR FEELING OF
SATISFACTION AND RESPONSIVENESS.
WE CONSISTENTLY GET FEEDBACK
THAT DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES FEEL IT
IS RESPONSIVE AND ASSISTS WITH
THEIR NEEDS. AND OTHER ELEMENTS
ARE NEEDED. MORE GRANULAR DATA
BEHIND THAT CONCLUSION. SO, IT
IS STRONGLY SUPPORTED BY MANY
LOCAL BUSINESSES WHO GAME
RESOURCES NEEDED BEYOND
MANAGEMENT. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN
ABLE TO USE THIS THIRD AVENUE
PROJECT FRAMEWORK AS A PILOT TO
ENGAGE THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM TO TRY
TO GET PRIORITIZED ACCESS TO
PERMANENT HOUSING RESOURCES FOR
INDIVIDUALS HAVING THE HIGHEST
DEGREE OF ADVERSE PUBLIC ORDER
IMPACT. IN A HOT SPOT. IN THIS
CASE, UPPER THIRD AVENUE. AT THE
VERY TAIL END OF PARTNERSHIP FOR
ZERO, KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY AGREED TO
INCORPORATE THIRD AVENUE PROJECT
INTO THAT PRIORITIZED ACCESS TO
PERMANENT HOUSING AND THEY HAVE
ALLOWED IT TO CONTINUE EVEN
AFTER A PARTNERSHIP FOR ZERO WAS
SHUT DOWN. THAT HAS BEEN AN
INCREDIBLY ILLUMINATING AND
SUCCESSFUL EFFORT BUT WE CAN
ONLY MOVE SMALL COHORTS AT A
TIME SO IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE
IN TWO YEARS, WE DELIVER CARE
HAS FOUND THAT 1700 UNIQUE
D-DUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS HAVING
A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. ONLY COHORTS OF 30
AT A TIME ARE BEING ORGANIZED
FOR PERMANENT HOUSING. WE HAVE
HAD INCREDIBLY STRONG SUCCESS IN
OBTAINING AND MAINTAINING
PERMANENT HOUSING. THE CITY WAS
HAVING US MAKE COLEAD PLACEMENTS
AVAILABLE FOR THIS POPULATION SO
WE ADDED AN ADDITIONAL COCOURT
THAT WENT INTO PERMANENT HOUSING
WITH COLEVELS OF SUCCESS. AND
THIS IS MY LAST SLIDE. THIS IS
JUST TO OBSERVE WHAT IS THE
INTERVENTION HERE? WE REALLY
HAVE A HIGH DEGREE OF CONSENSUS
THAT PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH
DRUGS AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES,
PEOPLE ARE SO POOR, THEY DON'T
HAVE A SOURCE OF MONEY. THEY
DON'T HAVE A SOURCE OF INCOME
EXCEPT FOR THE ILLICIT ECONOMY.
THE RIGHT RESPONSE IS RARELY
THROUGH THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND
THROUGH DIRECT INTENSIVE
INTERVENTION TO ADDRESS THOSE
PROBLEMS. NOT ALWAYS, THE
LEGITIMACY OF THE RESPONSE
REQUIRES USE OF COVERSION AND
LEAD DOES NOT, TO THE CONTRARY.
IF POLICE THINK PEOPLE NEED TO
BE BOOKED INTO JAIL, THEY CAN
BE. IF THEY THINK THEY NEED TO
BE PROSECUTED THEY CAN BE
REFERRED. BUT IN GENERAL, THAT
IS NOT THE WAY THAT PEOPLE GET
BETTER AND WE WANTED TO JUST
CALL OUT, LEAD IS BUILT AROUND
THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
DEFINITION OF RECOVERY. WHICH
RECOGNIZES THAT PEOPLE RECOVER
THROUGH MULTILAYERED SUPPORTS
THAT ADDRESS A SAFE, PERSONAL
SECURITY, A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE
WHERE YOU ARE NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY TO BE PHYSICALLY HARMED.
HEALING AND HEALTH. ADDRESSING
BARRIERS TO PEOPLE'S PHYSICAL
AND BEHAVIOR HEALTH. LONG STORY
HERE. BUT ABOUT SIX TO EIGHT
YEARS AGO, KING COUNTY LED AN
EXAMINATION OF THE COCOURT THAT
WAS CHRONICALLY CYCLING THROUGH
THE JAILS AND THE COURT SYSTEM.
TO LITTLE AVAIL BECAUSE THEY
KEPT COMMITTING NEW CRIMES AND A
LARGE PART OF THAT POPULATION
HAD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES,
SUBSTANCE USE BUT NO ENGAGEMENT
WITH OUR HEALTH SYSTEMS. THAT IS
NOT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T KNOW
THEY HAD HEALTH PROBLEMS BUT THE
SYSTEMS ARE SO VERY RESISTANT TO
THIS POPULATION. SO, REDUCING
BARRIERS TO ENGAGEMENT AND
HEALTH CARE IS A BIG PART OF THE
RECOVERY PROCESS. BUT ALSO,
MEANING AND CONNECTION. ARE
INTEGRAL TO RECOVERY. TO DO THE
HARD THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO TO
CHANGE COPING MECHANISMS THAT
MOST OF US HAVE TO DEAL WITH
ANXIETY AND QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
MEANING OF LIFE, YOU HAVE TO
BELIEVE THAT LIFE IS GOING TO,
COULD WORK OUT FOR YOU. IT COULD
BE MEANINGFUL. IT COULD LEAD TO
A BETTER OUTCOME. SO BUILDING
AROUND THAT IS OFTEN, RARELY IS
THAT CALLED TREATMENT. BUT TRULY
THAT IS TREATMENT AND LEAD CASE
MANAGEMENT IS ALSO STRUCTURED
AROUND THESE FOUR ELEMENTS OF
THE RECOVERY PROCESS THAT SAMSA
HAS RECOGNIZED. SO THESE ARE
RECOVERY SERVICES. IT IS NOT
LEAD DIVERSION OR TREATMENT.
THIS IS THE ROAD THAT MOST
PEOPLE FOLLOW TO TREATMENT. AND
IT IS THE STANDARD OF CARE
NATIONALLY AND STATEWIDE. I
GUESS I WILL END MY PART BY
COMMENTING WHILE THE CITY HAS
BEEN TREMENDOUS TREMENDOUS IN
INVESTING CONSISTENTLY OVER TIME
IN THIS APPROACH OVER TIME, IT
IS A PROMISING REALITY THAT THE
STATE HAS NOW RECOGNIZED HOW
LIKELY IT IS THAT THIS IS THE
ROAD WE NEED TO COLLECTIVELY
TAKE AND STATE INVESTMENT IS NOW
AVAILABLE SO THE CITY NO LONGER
NEED TO CARRY THIS ALONE. AND I
WOULD SAY THAT THE PROSPECT FOR
TAPPING STATE SUPPORT IS ONE WE
SHOULD LEAN ON LOOKING AT THE
FUTURE. THIS NOTE WE WANTED
TODAY SHARE WITH YOU. IT WAS
WRITTEN ON A BUILDING IN BELL
TOWN WHEN WE HAD TO LEAVE IT
BECAUSE OF THE END OF SOME
FUNDING THAT SUPPORTED COLEAD
EARLIER THIS YEAR. IT REALLY
REFLECTS HOW TRUE IT IS THAT
MOST PEOPLE WILL WALK DOWN THE
ROAD OF STABILIZATION AND
RECOVERY IF MET WITH THE RIGHT
KIND OF CARE. THIS PLACE WAS A
HOME. IT TOOK CARE OF US. PLAYED
AS A FIRST PLACE FOR MANY GREAT
ADVENTURES. THANK YOU BELL TOWN,
OFF TO THE NEXT ADVENTURE. IN
GENERAL, WHAT WE HAVE BUILT
UNDER THE LEAD FRAMEWORK HAS
REFLECTED OUR FINDINGS THAT
PEOPLE NEED A LOT MORE SUPPORT
THAN OUR SYSTEMS ARE BUILT TO
PROVIDE THEM. SO WE ARE DOING
OUR BEST WITH THE RESOURCES WE
CURRENTLY HAVE TO SUPPORT A
LARGE PART OF THE POPULATION.
NOT EVEN HALF OF THE PEOPLE WHO
WOULD BENEFIT FROM THIS CARE IF
WE HAD THE RESOURCE TO OFFER IT.
OKAY. SORRY.
>> OKAY, SO, EARLIER, BRANDY
NOTED THAT LEAD IS NOT A SINGLE
ENTITY BUT A FRAMEWORK OF
PARTNERS THAT MAXIMIZE
COLLECTIVE IMPACT. AND THIS
SLIDE ILLUSTRATES THAT. SO
BRANDY, MYSELF AND LISA WORK FOR
PURPOSE DIGNITY ACTION, OR PDA
YOU CAN SEE AT THE BOTTOM LEFT.
THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT ENTITY
FOR THE FRAMEWORK IN SEATTLE.
AMONG OTHER THINGS, WE SUB
CONTRACT TO ORGANIZATIONS LIKE
ETS REACH. IDEAL OPTION. CASE
MANAGEMENT IN SEATTLE. PDA IS
NOT A SELF-AUTHORIZING PARTY. WE
TAKE DIRECTION FROM THE POLICY
COORDINATING GROUP OR PCG WHICH
YOU CAN SEE IN THE TOP LEFT
CORNER. LEADS POLICY
COORDINATING GROUP IS A
CONSENSUS GOVERNING BODY MADE UP
OF CITY AND COUNTY PARTNER STAKE
HOLDERS INCLUDING THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL AS REPRESENTED BY
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. AND PCG'S
ROLE IS BASICALLY TO WRITE THE
PROTOCOLS AND GIVE DIRECTION TO
THE REST OF THE FRAMEWORK. PDA
ALSO HOUSES COLEAD, WHICH IS A
SMALL LIMITED CAPACITY LODGING
BASED LEAD SERVICE PROVIDERS AND
THE LEGAL TEAM. KING COUNTY
BEHAVIOR HEALTH AND RECOVERY
DIVISION CONTRACTS TO THE COAT
TEAM. COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND
ADVOCACY TEAM AND THEIR ROLE IS
TO WORK WITH LEAD CLIENTS,
PEOPLE WHO HAVE HIGHER LEVEL
MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS AND WHO ARE
CRIMINALLY INVOLVED. FINALLY,
LEAD FUNDING GOES THROUGH KCPO
AND SCO WHO HELP MANAGE LEAD
CLIENTS LEGALG . WITH THE
SUPPORT OF INFORMATION SHARING.
NOT PICTURES HERE BUT CRITICAL
IS THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THE
LAW ENFORCE. OFFICERS WHO SEND
US REFERRALS AND COORDINATE WITH
US TO WRAP AROUND AND PROVIDE
CARE. SO SOME OUTCOMES. THE
FIRST THING I WILL NOTE ON THIS
SLIDE IS THAT THIS DOES NOT
INCLUDE COLEAD SO THIS SLIDE
LARGELY DEPICTS OUTCOMES
ACHIEVED BY FOLKS RECEIVING
STREET BASED MANAGEMENT. THEIR
COMBINED CASE LOAD AT THE END OF
2024 WAS A LITTLE OVER A
THOUSAND IN SEATTLE. THESE ARE
DUPLICATED OUTCOMES SO ONE
CLIENT MIGHT RECEIVE MULTIPLE
OUTCOMES IN THE SAME CATEGORY.
MULTIPLE TOUCH POINTS IS
CRITICAL FOR FOLKS WHO ARE DEEP
WITHIN COMPLEX BEHAVIOR HEALTH
ISSUES AND WORKING THROUGH
EXTREME POVERTY. ONE THING I DO
WANT TO FLAG HERE IS THE LEGAL
OUTCOMES CATEGORY. BECAUSE THIS
CAN LOOK LIKE A LOT OF THINGS.
IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE LEGAL CASES
GETTING RESOLVED FOR A CLIENT.
WHICH CAN BE THE RESULT OF
INFORMATION SHARING BETWEEN LEAD
CASE MANAGERS AND LEAD
PROSECUTORIAL LIAISONS ALLOWING
THEM TO MAKE MORE INFORMED
DECISIONS BUT IT CAN ALSO LOOK
LIKE LEAD CASE MANAGERS
ADDRESSING WARRANTS OR HELPING
THEM TO OTHERWISE FULFILL
CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM
OBLIGATIONS. THIS IS THE SAME
SLIDE, BUT FOR COLEAD
SPECIFICALLY. COLEAD AT THE END
OF 2024 HAD 257 ACTIVE
PARTICIPANTS SO THIS INCLUDES
BOTH PEOPLE LODGED IN COLEAD. IN
OUR HOTEL BASED LODGES BUT IT
ALSO INCLUDES PEOPLE IN COLEADS
AFTERCARE PROGRAM. IN A
NUTSHELL, WE REALIZED WHEN THEY
MOVED FROM COLEAD LODGING TO
PERMANENT HOUSING THEY WERE
OFTEN STRUGGLING BECAUSE THEY
LOST THE ROBUST SUPPORT THEY
WERE RECEIVING SO WE HAD AFTER
CARE TO HELP THEM RETAIN THEIR
NEW PERMANENT LODGING. ONE THING
I WILL ALSO FLAG, YOU WILL
NOTICE THE RATIO OF OUTCOMES TO
THE PARTICIPANT NUMBER IS
DIFFERENT FROM LEAD. THAT STEMS
FROM THE LODGING ASPECT OF
COLEAD. THEY CAN REALLY RAPIDLY
INCREASE THE RATE THAT CLIENTS
ARE ABLE TO WORK ON AND
ESTABLISH THEIR GOALS. COLEAD
HOUSING DATA FOR THE TOTAL OF
215 COLEAD CLIENTS LODGED IN
2024. AGAIN, COLEAD ESSENTIALLY
IS A PROGRAM THAT IS DESIGNED TO
BRING FOLKS INSIDE, HELP THEM
STABILIZE AND MOVE ONTO
PERMANENT HOUSING. IT HAS OVER A
90% ACCEPTANCE RATE AND ONE
COLEAD HAS ACCESS TO PERMANENT
HOUSING RESOURCES IT HAS AN OVER
70% SUCCESSFUL MOVE ON RATE TO
THOSE RESOURCES. ONE DATA POINT
THAT IS NOT IN THESE SLIDES IS
THAT IN 2024, LEMANAGERS
HAD A TOTAL OF 38,656
SUBSTANTIATIVE MEETINGS WITH
THEIR CLIENTS. AND IN THIS
CONTEXT, IT IS A MEETING BETWEEN
A CASE MANAGER AND A CLIENT. IT
COULD BE IN THE STREET. IT COULD
BE AT A LEAD OFFICE OR ON THE
PHONE. THE IDEA IS THIS IS A
MEETING WHERE THEY ARE GETTING
TOGETHER WITH THE CLIENT TO SET
GOALS AND WORK ON GOALS. THEY
ARE THE BUILDING BLOCK OF ALL OF
THE OTHER OUTCOMES WE HAVE
SHARED HERE. OVER 38,000 OF
THOSE MEETINGS HAPPENED IN 2024.
THESE ARE NOT THE SAME AS THE
FORMAL EVALUATIONS BUT REALLY
JUST WANTING TO GIVE THE
COMMITTEE A SENSE OF THE SHEER
MAGNITUDE OF WORK BEING DONE.
ALL OF THIS WORK BEING DONE WITH
THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF BEHAVIOR
CHANGE. WE DO THAT BE ADDRESSING
UNMET NEEDS THAT DRIVE THAT
BEHAVIOR. YEAH, THAT IS OUR
PRESENTATION. AND WE CAN TAKE
ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
APPRECIATE THAT. AS ALWAYS, I
TURN TO MY VICE CHAIR. MR. SAKA.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING OUT
YOUR WORK. SOME OF THE
CHALLENGES AND HOW YOU APPROACH
THIS IMPORTANT WORK AS WELL. IT
IS AN ESSENTIAL PIECE OF A
BROADER STRATEGY TO ADDRESS
IMPORTANT URGENT PUBLIC HEALTH
AND COMMUNITY SAFETY NEEDS. IT
IS NOT THE ONLY THING. BUT IT IS
AN IMPORTANT SET OF TOOLS THAT
WE SHOULD FREELY AND REGULARLY
WIELD TO ADDRESS THE
COMPLEXITIES. SO THANK YOU ALL
FOR THIS. TWO QUESTIONS. I GUESS
GOING BACK TO SLIDE 7 ON THE
SLIDE THAT TALKS ABOUT THE
EVOLUTION OF THE LEAD FRAMEWORK.
FROM 2011 TO LAUNCHING AND
PIONEERING IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE THROUGH THE LATEST 2022
THIRD AVENUE PROJECT. CAN YOU
TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE, WHAT IS
YOUR INITIAL READ OR TAKE ON
WHAT'S NEXT? WHERE DO YOU SEE
THE FUTURE OF LEAD
DIRECTIONALLY? WHERE IS IT OR
COULD IT POTENTIALLY BE GOING?
TO HELP IT BE SUCCESSFUL IN THAT
NEXT WAVE.
>> THAT'S THE BEST QUESTION
EVER ASKED. I THINK IDEALLY. AND
WE ARE ON TRACK FOR THIS. THIS
IS A HOPEFUL STATEMENT OF WHERE
WE MIGHT BE A YEAR FROM NOW.
LEAD DOESN'T DICTATE ANY
PARTICULAR DECISION. SO WHAT WE
WOULD REALLY LOVE I THINK TO SEE
IS SYSTEM DESIGN. WE HAVE A LOT
OF THINGS IN SEATTLE BUT THE
WHOLE IS LESS THAN THE SUM OF
THE PARTS SO INTEGRATION OF
THESE PIECES WE HAVE, ALL OF
WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY GREAT AT
THE THING THAT THEY ARE. INTO A
COHERENCE OVERALL STRATEGY. WE
HAVE A BIG PART TO PLAY HERE AND
WHAT WE DO. WE DO WHAT SHOULD BE
ASSIGNED TO US AS WELL AS IT CAN
BE DONE. AND WE COMMIT TO DO IT
BETTER. AS WE LEARN AND AS FOLKS
RAISE SUGGESTIONS IT IS A
FRAMEWORK FOR INNOVATION AS
WELL. BUT WE ARE NOT FIRST
RESPONDERS. RIGHT? WE HAVE A
LARGE ARRAY OF FIRST RESPONDERS
BUT NONE OF THOSE CAN TRANSFORM
WHEN IT HAS TAKEN YEARS TO GET
THE PERSON TO THAT POINT AND
PROGRESS IS DIFFICULT AND
PROTRACTED. CONNECTING THE FIRST
RESPONDERS. WE ARE THE GOLDEN
THREAD OPTIMIZING SHARING THE
INFORMATION. PROSECUTORS MAKING
FILING DECISIONS. WE HAVE A LONG
WAY TO GO. IN PART THROUGH JUST
TECHNOLOGY. I HAVE SAT AT THIS
ABLE EIGHT YEARS. THAT IS REALLY
WHERE WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE.
IT'S FREE. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE
THE SYSTEM DESIGNED SO WHAT WE
ARE DOING COULD BE BETTER
UNDERSTOOD AND USED BY THE OTHER
PARTNERS IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
FOR EXAMPLE, IN STATE LAW, IN
SENATE BILL 5536 IN 2023, LEAD
WAS CREATED AS A PRESUMED
RECIPIENT OF PRETRIAL REFERRALS.
THESE DRUG CASES THAT USED TO BE
FELONIES. IT IS A DIFFERENT
SITUATION. I RESPECT JUDGE
CRAWFORD-WILLIS AND
ADMINISTRATOR SATTLER'S
APPROACH TO ALL THINGS AND WE
REALLY SHOULD BE WORKING
TOGETHER SO WE TAKE THE PEOPLE
FOR WHOM LEAD CASE MANAGEMENT
WILL BE THE BEST SOLUTION. IT
FEELS LIKE WE ARE CLOSE AND I
HOPE WE CAN GET THERE. THE
EFFICACY OF CASE MANAGEMENT AND
LODGING AND THE RELIEF IN
NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE PEOPLE ARE
NOT LIVING THEIR LIVES OUT IN
PUBLIC IS TREMENDOUS. IT WAS
TREMENDOUSLY POPULAR WHEN FUNDED
WITH COVID RELIEF FUND THAT'S
ARE NOW GONE. SO HOW DO WE GET
BACK TO WE DON'T NEED THAT KIND
OF INTERVENTION. WE DON'T NEED
THOUSANDS OF ROOMS AS LONG AS WE
CAN MOVE PEOPLE ALONG TO
PERMANENT HOUSING BUT WE DO NEED
PROBABLY 500 ROOMS AND WE HAVE
55. SO GETTING BACK TO A PLACE
WHERE THE CITY AND THE REGION'S
INVESTMENTS ARE PRIORITIZED FOR
PEOPLE HAVING A BIG COMMUNITY
IMPACT AND WE CAN MOVE THOSE
PEOPLE ON INTO PERMANENT
HOUSING. THAT'S A PIECE OF
SYSTEM DESIGN PROBABLY ONE THAT
REQUIRES SOME RESOURCES.
>> THANK YOU, MY SECOND AND
FINAL QUESTION RELATES TO THE
SCOPE OF FEDERAL GUIDANCE. LET
ME PREFACE WHAT I'M ABOUT TO
SAY, RECOGNIZING THE THOUGHT
LEADERSHIP THE CITY AND OUR
PROGRAM HAS DONE AND BEING ABLE
TO LAUNCH AND PIONEER A BRAND
NEW WAY FORWARD TO HAVE AN
IMPACT. THAT SAID. A COUPLE OF
PRINCIPLES I KNOW TO BE TRUE,
EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP REQUIRES
EFFECTIVE FOLLOWERSHIP. NO
INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANIZATION OR
GOVERNMENT OR NON-PROFIT HAS THE
MONOPOLY OF THE BEST IDEAS. TWO,
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN
LITERALLY WRITE THEIR OWN CHECKS
UNCAPPED AND HAVE DEEP WALLETS.
DEEP POCKETBOOKS. THEY HAVE A
TREMENDOUS KNOWLEDGE AND
EXPERTISE. THEY CAN AS MUCH AS
WE ASPIRE LOCALLY TO COLLABORATE
WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS,
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS THE BEST
POSITION TO DO D THEN,
CULTIVATE LEARNINGS AND
TRANSLATE ALL THAT INTO A SERIES
OF BEST PRACTICES AND GUIDANCE
THEY CAN SHARE DIRECTLY WITH
MUNICIPALITIES. I HAVE GOTTEN TO
DIVE DEEP IN TRANSPORTATION
POLICY. AND THERE IS THE U.S.
TRANSPORTATION OR DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION HAS A SERIES OF
GUIDANCE DESIGNED, CURATED,
DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE THE NUMBER
OF TRAFFIC DEATHS. AND, SERIOUS
BODILY INJURIES ON THE ROADS AND
IT IS A REALLY COOL PIN WHEEL
FRAMEWORK OF ABOUT SIX PARTS. IT
IS A SIX PART FRAMEWORK. AND
UNDERNEATH THAT, IT IS ROUGHLY
40 TO 44 FEDERALLY APPROVED
COUNTERMEASURES. ROAD DESIGN
COUNTERMEASURES YOU CAN DO THAT
ARE PROVEN, THAT THIS ACTUALLY
WORKS TO SAVE LIVES ON THE ROADS
AND OF COURSE, JUST DICTIONS
INCLUDING SEATTLE ARE FREE TO
EXPERIMENT OUTSIDE OF THAT.
SOMETIMES YOU DON'T KNOW HOW WE
CAN EXPAND THAT POOL OF PROVEN
COUNTERMEASURES UNTIL YOU
EXPERIMENT. FOR ME, I WANT TO
BALANCE THAT WITH LIMITED
EXPERIMENTATION. THAT IS AN
ANALOG. AND YOU MENTION THIS
FUNDING MECHANISM. BEST
PRACTICES THAT GUIDE THIS WORK
WOULD LOVE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
THE SCOPE AND AVAILABILITY IF
ANY. THAT COULD BE VERY HELPFUL
IF NOT OVERLY POLITICIZED. AND
YEAH. I'LL STOP THERE.
>> AT GREAT QUESTION. LEAD IS A
FEDERAL BEST PRACTICE AT
PRESENT. BECAUSE WE ARE EARLY,
WE MAPPED THE ROAD. IF YOU GO TO
THE BUREAU OF JUSTICES SYSTEMS.
YOU WILL SEE LEAD REFERENCED AS
THE SORT OF STANDARD OF CARE. WE
HAVE WORKED REALLY HARD TO
DEVELOP THE FIELD WITH OTHERS TO
FIGURE OUT, YOU KNOW, FOR
EXAMPLE, LEARNING ALL OF US
LEARNING TOGETHER THAT THE
COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM IS A
HUGE BARRIER. MORE MAKING
PROGRESS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE
ADVERSELY IMPACTING PUBLIC
SAFETY. THOSE PEOPLE ARE NOT
PRIORITIZED IN THE COORDINATED
ENTRY SYSTEM. COULD THEY BE?
THAT CONVERSATION IS ONE, WE
ALSO HOUSE A TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE PROVIDER AND WE HAVE
WORKED HARD FOR YEARS NOW TO
SORT OF ADVANCE THE FIELD
NATIONALLY TO ARRIVE AT BEST
PRACTICES THAT THEN HAVE BOTH
FEDERAL GUIDANCE AND ARE
INFORMED BY. I THINK THAT HAS
BEEN FAIRLY GOOD COLLECTIVE
LEARNING PROCESS. GOING FORWARD,
THERE IS A REASON THAT LEAD WAS
DESIGNED NOT AS A PUBLIC HEALTH
OR SOCIAL WORK. IT USES SOCIAL
WORK AND HEALTH PRACTICES. BUT
IT IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH LAW
ENFORCEMENT. IT WILL SURVIVE AND
POTENTIALLY THRIVE REGARDLESS OF
OTHER IDEOLOGICAL DISPUTES IN
OUR COUNTRY AND IN OUR STATE. SO
I HAVE A LOT OF HOPE THAT WILL.
THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF
MOVEMENT AND CHANGE. BUT THAT
THIS FRAMEWORK CAN CONTINUE TO
RECEIVE THAT FEDERAL SUPPORT
BECAUSE IT PASSES THE TEST OF A
NON-IDEOLOGICAL PUBLIC SAFETY
STRATEGY. THERE IS NO REASON NOT
TO WANT TO ADVANCE IT. IT IS A
RARE SORT OF OASIS IN THE
IDEOLOGICAL BATTLES. THERE IS
LEAD IMPLEMENTATION IN SOME
LARGE BLUE CITIES LIKE SEATTLE
BUT ALSO IN SMALL RURAL
COMMUNITIES IN RED STATES AND
PURPLE STATES THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTRY AND THAT NETWORK OF
SUPPORT IS A REAL STRENGTH. THIS
STUFF HAS TO WORK FOR EVERYBODY.
AND TESTING IT IS A GOOD WAY OF
HOLDING YOURSELF ACCOUNTABLE. I
THINK FEDERAL SUPPORT AND
LEADERSHIP IS SOMETHING WE
SHOULD HOPE FOR. THERE WAS A
CONFERENCE, PREBOOKING ARREST
AND TRIAL DIVERSION. MANY
FEDERAL AGENCY LEADERS WERE IN
ATTENDANCE. AND THEIR PLAN AT
THE TIME AND UNKNOWN THIS WILL
STILL BE TRUE WAS TO FEATURE
LEAD AND IN THIS SORT OF BEST
PRACTICES TRAINING FOR THEIR
AGENCY LEADERS IN 2025. SO WE'LL
LET YOU KNOW IF THAT CONTINUES.
IF THAT PLAN CONTINUES AS
EXPECTED. ANYWAY, I THINK
THERE'S A FEDERAL CONNECTION
HERE FOR THIS MODEL.
>> THANK YOU. AGAIN, I
APPRECIATE YOUR INSIGHTS HERE.
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS MR. CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU VICE CHAIR.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AND
MOORE HAVE NO QUESTIONS SO I
WILL SKIP TO THE CHAIR. FIRST
THING, AGAIN, THANK YOU AGAIN
FOR COMING HERE, IT'S
INTERESTING. THE IDEA OF A
FUNCTIONING CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM IS REALLY IMPORTANT. AND
AS YOU NOTED, THE EVERYTHING
WENT FROM FELONY DOWN TO THE
CITY JURISDICTION MISDEMEANOR
WORLD AND I WOULD ARGUE THAT
WASN'T THE SMOOTHEST PROCESS IN
SO MANY WAYS TO INCLUDE
INVESTMENT AND THE LIKE. AND WE
NEED TO WORK THROUGH THESE
THINGS CONTINUALLY IN THAT
TRANSITION. ONE OF YOUR SLIDES
YOU TALKED ABOUT PROJECT
MANAGEMENT AND ALSO BUSINESS
OUTREACH. THAT IS VITAL BECAUSE
THE BUSINESSES IN DISTRICT 7 AND
THROUGHOUT THE CITY. A LOT OF
CHALLENGES. I GOT AN EMAIL TODAY
BUT BELL TOM HAD A STEP BACK. IT
IS A CHALLENGE FOR THE
BUSINESSES THERE. AND IT IS
FRUSTRATION BECAUSE THEY HAVE
HAD THIS PERIOD OF POSITIVE. NOW
IT IS BACKSLIDING. SO THAT IS
ONE THING. THE BUSINESS OUTREACH
IS REALLY IMPORTANT. BUT IT
COULD ALSO BE WITH BUSINESSES
AND RESIDENTS. IF YOU GO BACK TO
BELLTOWN, THERE HAS BEEN SOME
WALK ABOUTS. IF YOU GO OVER TO
THIRD, YOU HAVE REACH AND YOU
COME DOWN AT BELLE. CATHOLIC
COMMUNITY SERVICES AND THE LIKE.
SO THE GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT
IS KEY SO THESE ORGANIZATIONS
KNOW WHAT THE IMPACTS ARE ON THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE COMMUNITIES
SO WE CAN HAVE THAT BUY IN.
HAVING THE GOOD RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE COMMUNITY IS REALLY
IMPORTANT. IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING
ALONG THOSE LINES TO ADD.
>> I'LL JUST SAY, GOOD NEIGHBOR
PRACTICES ARE FUNDAMENTAL. THESE
NEED TO BE PUBLIC SAFETY
PROGRAMS THAT ADVANCE, NOT
DIMINISH PUBLISH ORDER AND
SAFETY. WE COLEAD WHICH BROUGHT
PEOPLE IN FROM THE STREET.
RAPIDLY. MOSTLY PEOPLE WHO HAD
EXPERIENCE IN THE CRIMINAL LEGAL
SYSTEM. OBVIOUSLY, THERE WAS
HUGE POTENTIAL FOR ADVERSE
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT. WE WERE
ABLE TO BUILD A STAFFING MODEL
THAT DIDN'T HAVE THOSE KINDS OF
CONSEQUENCES. ONE OF THE THINGS
WE ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT WAS 911
CALLS BEFORE AND AFTER WE OPENED
FACILITY. AND, 911 CALLS WENT
DOWN IN THE VICINITY OF COLEAD
SHELTERS. NOT UP. WE RECOGNIZED
WE NEEDED A SAFETY TEAM ON SITE
24/7. THESE WERE GOOD
DEESCALATION. THEIR SKILL SET IS
CAPABLE OF PRIME PREVENTION IN
THE SITUATION THAT WOULD HAVE
OCCURRED. BEYOND AGREEMENTS.
THEY NEED TO HAVE THEIR RESOURCE
TO TAKE THE STEPS TO ALLEVIATE
ADVERSE IMPACTS. WE BUILT A
SAFETY TEAM INTO OUR BUDGET
BECAUSE IT WAS A NEW THING
FUNDED WITH A NEW REVENUE
STREAM. THEY NEED TO MITIGATE
CONDITIONS. I KNOW SOME COUNCIL
MEMBERS ON THIS COMMITTEE ARE
VERY ADENTIVE TO THAT DYNAMIC
HAVING PLAYED OUT BADLY.
AGREEMENTS AND MISSING PIECES.
>> I DO KNOW OUTREACH FROM THE
EARLY DAYS LIKE THE OUTREACH TO
THE QUEEN ANNE COMMUNITY IS
IMPORTANT. THERE ARE HUGE
FRUSTRATIONS. THERE'S
FRUSTRATIONS WITH WEST PRECINCT
AND THEIR INVOLUNTARY COMMIT.
ALL THOSE ISSUES. AND IT WAS
VERY DIFFICULT AND SO, WE DID
APPRECIATE THAT OUTREACH. THAT
WAS YEARS AGO. ONE OF THE THINGS
FROM THE PREVIOUS BRIEFING WAS
TALKING ABOUT DATA EXCHANGE.
THEN THE COURT AND THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. KEY TO THIS,
YOU ARE PART OF THE PUBLIC
SAFETY ECO SYSTEM. CAN YOU SPEAK
TO THE INFORMATION SHARING LIKE
SLIDE SIX HERE. AND WHO IS
INVOLVED AND NARRATE THAT A BIT
SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE PUBLIC
SAFETY ELEMENTS THAT ARE BEING
DONE THERE?
>> ABSOLUTELY. I CAN SPEAK TO
THAT. FIRST TO I THINK SOMEONE
ALLUDED TO IT. I LOST TRACK OF
WHO. WE ARE ACTIVELY IN THE
PROCESS OF WORKING TO HAVE THAT
SORT OF PIE IN THE SKY VISION OF
INFORMATIONS HEARING. WE ARE IN
A POSITION WHERE REALISTICALLY
BY THE SUMMER THAT IS SOMETHING
AN OFFICER WILL BE ABLE TO LOOK
UP WHETHER OR NOT SOMEBODY IS IN
THE LEAD PROGRAM. BUT THE CASE
CONFERENCING MODEL IS A REAL
IMPORTANT PART OF THAT
INFORMATION SHARINGMENT THEY GET
INTO A ROOM ON A REGULAR BASIS.
IN SOME CASES IT IS WEEKLY. OR
DIFFERENT CADENCES BUT SPECIFIC
INDIVIDUALS ARE BROUGHT UP.
THERE IS CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT
THIS PARTICIPANT IS WORKING ON.
WHERE THEY ARE MAKING PROGRESS.
AND THE PROSECUTORS THEN, YOU
KNOW, SPD SHARES HEY, HERE'S
THE LAST TIME WE SAW THIS
INDIVIDUAL. PROSECUTORS ARE ABLE
TO SHARE. IF THEY HAVE ACTIVE
CASES HERE IS WHERE THEY STAND.
HERE IS WHAT WE ARE EXPLORING SO
THAT REGULAR GETTING IN A ROOM
VIRTUAL OR IN PERSON AND SHARING
THAT INFORMATION IS INTEGRAL TO
THIS PROCESS REALLY WORKING.
OUTSIDE OF THAT, OUR PROSECUTORS
WILL PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL
THE CASE MANAGER AND SAY HEY, WE
HAVE COURT TOMORROW. WHAT CAN
YOU TELL ME? THEY ARE ABLE TO
USE THEIR JUDGMENT AND EXPERTISE
TO. IN A LOT OF WAYS WHAT MAKES
THIS FRAMEWORK WORK IS
INFORMATION SHARING. THAT IS
INCLUDED AT THE POLICY
COORDINATING GROUP OR THE
GOVERNING BODY GROUP. IN THE
CASE CONFERENCING MODEL THAT IS
IMPORTANT AS WELL. I'M THINKING
OF U DISTRICT TO GET BACK TO
YOUR PRIOR QUESTION ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY VOICES.
THERE IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
RESIDENTS, SOME OCCASIONALLY
BUSINESS COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO
SHARE WHAT THEY ARE SEEING
BECAUSE I THINK YES, WE WANT TO
BE EVIDENCE BASED. IS THERE A
DECREASE IN CRIMINAL LEGAL
INVOLVEMENT. IT IS A GREAT
INDICATER OF HOW WELL THIS
FRAMEWORK IS WORKING. HOW DO
BUSINESS MEMBERS, HOW DO PEOPLE
WHO ARE LIVING IN THESE
COMMUNITIES FEEL ABOUT WHETHER
OR NOT THEY ARE SEEING A
REDUCTION IN CRIME? THEIR
COMMUNITY AND THE SUFFERING THAT
THEY ARE SEEING ON THE
COMMUNITY. THAT IS AN INDICATION
OF HOW WELL THIS FRAMEWORK IS
WORKING AS WELL.
>> I'LL JUST ADD THAT ALL OF
THE ABOVE INFORMATION SHARING
THESE PRACTICES ARE NOT JUST
SOMETHING WE BUILT BECAUSE IT IS
A GOOD IDEA. ONE UNIQUE PART IS
A RELEASE OF INFORMATION. THAT
ENABLES THIS INFORMATION
SHARING. IT IS SOMETHING ALL
PARTNERS HAVE AGREED ON AND
CONTINUED TO NURTURE AS WE
TRAVERSE DIFFERENT POLICIES.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. AND I KNOW
ALSO DATA EXCHANGES WITH THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I
WILL ASK THIS. BUT, WE'LL LOOK
TO FOLLOW UP LATER BECAUSE WE AT
PRETTY MUCH TIME. THIRD AVENUE
PROJECT WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY
SUPERSEDED BY THE DOWNTOWN
ACTIVATION TEAM. REGARDING HOW
THAT TRANSITION IS. THE
BACKSLIDING I LIKE TO FOLLOW UP
ON THAT. JUST TO CLOSE, THANK
YOU FOR BEING HERE. FOR THOSE IN
CRISIS, PARALLEL TO THAT IS LEAD
WITH PUBLIC SAFETY. BUT HAVE THE
HUMAN SERVICES PART BACKING IT
UP OR LEADING IN SOME CASES.
THAT TWO-PRONG APPROACH IS SUPER
IMPORTANT. I VALUE YOUR ROLE IN
THAT IN TERMS OF KIND OF BEING
THAT BRIDGE. POINT. THAT IS
SUPER IMPORTANT. SO THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY. WE
APPRECIATE IT. AND, YOU KNOW, IN
TERMS OF BEING PART OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY ECO SYSTEM, NO
DOUBT, THERE ARE SOME ISSUES
THAT WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH OTHER
THE COURSE OF THE YEAR BECAUSE
THAT IS A KEY THING. ALL OF
THESE THINGS NEED TO BE
ADDRESSED SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR JOINING US TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. WE HAVE NOW REACHED THE
END OF TODAY'S AGENDA. IS THERE
ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE BEFORE WE
ADJOURN?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY HAPPY
BIRTHDAY COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THIS
IS OUR APPROACH TO POLICY. IT IS
ESSENTIAL FOR OUR COMMITTEE TO
COMMUNICATE WELL. MAYOR'S
OFFICE. IN ADDITION TO THE CITY
ATTORNEYS, THE COURT. TO CREATE
A SAFE BASE FOR OUR FAMILIES,
FOR OUR CITY. IT TAKES A CITY
WIDE ALL HANDS ON DECK APPROACH
TO INCLUDE THE TWO GROUPS WITH
US TODAY SO FROM OUR NON-PROFIT
SERVICE PROVIDERS. CITY COUNCIL.
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS. WE ALL
HAVE A JOB TO DO TO CREATE A
BETTER SAFER HEALTHIER SEATTLE.
SO WITH THAT, HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, THE MEETING IS
ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.