CALL THE ROLE .
>> HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> PRESENT .
>> MOORE? COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON ?
>> PRESIDENT -- PRESENT .
>> SAKA?
>> HERE.
>> FOUR MEMBERS PRESENT, CHAIR.
>> IF NO OBJECTION , THE AGENDA
WILL BE ADOPTED. THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. IN THE INTEREST OF
TIME, THE CHAIR , WHO SOMETIMES
MAKES LENGTHY COMMENTS WILL
CHOOSE NOT TO DO SO, A BUSY
MORNING , A BUSY MORNING OUTSIDE
AND A BUSY MORNING INSIDE. WE
WILL SKIP OVER TO THE HYBRID
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. PLEASE
READ THE INSTRUCTIONS.
>> WE HAVE ONE IN PERSON SPEAKER
AND ONE REMOTE SPEAKER.
>> THANK YOU . TWO MINUTES EACH.
>> ORA LEE SMITH?
>> HI. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME
SPEAK THIS MORNING. THE FACT I
GET TO SPEAK MEANS WE LIVE IN A
FREE COUNTRY , THIS IS NOT NORTH
KOREA. THE FACT YOU ARE SITTING
UP THERE MEANS THAT YOU WANT TO
HELP SEATTLE, YOU LOVE SEATTLE ,
AND I LOVE YOU GUYS. I CAME HERE
TO TALK ABOUT BIOLOGICAL
WEAPONS. FORMER CIA ,
THIRD-PARTY COMPANY HEADED OVER
THE REINS TO A COMPANY THAT USES
RADIAL BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS I AM
BEING ATTACKED RIGHT NOW. MY
14-YEAR-OLD AUTISTIC SON HAS
BEEN ATTACKED . HE DID THIS TO
-- THEY ARE USING GOVERNMENT --
THEY ARE USING WI-FI, IN THIS
ROOM TO ATTACK ME, 2556 25th
AVENUE, SEATTLE 3764 WEST LAWTON
, I HAVE TURNED THIS INTO THE
FBI AND THEY SAID THEY WILL
INVESTIGATE. PUBLIC INFORMATION
ACQUISITION IS PUBLIC, GOOGLE ,
I GOOGLED AND IT IS PUBLIC THAT
HE USES BROADBAND, HE HAS
ACQUIRED BROADBAND FOR THE USE
OF MICROWAVE WEAPONS VIA THE
FCC. THE GOVERNMENT
FUNDAMENTALLY HAS THE SAME
OBLIGATION TO PROSECUTE . I AM
JUST A CITIZEN . WHERE IS THE
DUE PROCESS? YOU HAVE TO BE
CLEAR TO PEOPLE THAT COMMIT
CRIMES THAT THEY HAVE TO PAY FOR
PAM BONDICRIMES. REMINDED US NO
ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW AND THE
WEAPONIZATION OF THE GOVERNMENT,
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? THIS
HAPPENED -- I AM SHAKING , DO
YOU SEE THIS? THAT IS MICROWAVE
WEAPONS. I HAVE SEEN THERAPISTS
FOR THIS. I AM SCHIZOPHRENIC.
>> THANK YOU .
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
COMING.
>> OUR NEXT REMOTE SPEAKER IS
DAVID HAYNES. PLEASE PRESS STAR
6.
>> STILL NO EFFECTIVE LAWS AND
LEADERSHIP TO IMPROVE PUBLIC
SAFETY WHILE PLENTY OF MONEY TO
MAKE ILL TRAINED COPS WITH
RETIREMENT PACKAGES , SIGNING
BONUSES , AND FAT SALARIES WHILE
PRIORITY HIRING BASED ON SKIN
COLOR, AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION,
THE MAYOR WAS -- THE SAME MAN
WHO VOTED TO EXTEND DRUG
PURCHASE FROM JUMP WHEN HE WAS A
COUNCILMEMBER COME AND SUPPORT
IN HIRING -- TO SHIFT THE
PARADIGM AWAY FROM IMPROVING THE
WAR ON DRUGS. CREATING AN
UNCONSTITUTIONAL POLICE REFORM
BY EXISTING LOW-LEVEL DRUG
PUSHERS FROM JAIL THE SAME MAN
RUNNING INTERFERENCE FOR HIS
DRUG PUSHING CRIMINAL UNDERWORLD
FRIENDS OF HIS CHILDHOOD WHICH
EXPLAINED WHY SEATTLE IS
IMPLODING AND WE ARE REPEATING
HISTORY WITH THE SAME ILL-FATED
APPROACH TO COMBATING CRIME BY
HIRING THE SAME TYPE OF POLICE
CHIEF WHO IS INFLUENCED BY THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
PROFESSOR, WITH GEORGE SOROS
IDEAS OF NEIGHBORHOOD POLICING
WITH THE CHIEF AND COPS GO TO
LAW-ABIDING MEMBERS LIKE
POLITICIANS WITH PROPAGANDA
OUTREACH, ASSURING LAW-ABIDING
COMMUNITIES -- [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
-- WE HAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN
PREVENTION OF CRIME, BUT COPS
STILL TRADE ONLY HAVE POLITICAL
EXCUSES FOR THE CONTINUED
ABUSES. IT IS OBVIOUS CRIME
HOTSPOTS HAVE REPEATEDLY FAILED,
ALL IT DOES IS DISPERSE
CRIMINALS INTO OTHER PARTS OF
THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND CITIES AND
COPS .2 EVIDENCE BASED ON DATA
THAT IT WAS SUCCESSFUL . THIS
COUNCIL CONTINUE SUPPORTING THE
IDEA BECAUSE THEY GET FREE PRESS
TO MANIPULATE AND DECEIVE US
ABOUT THE PERCEPTION OF SAFETY ,
IT MAKES PEOPLE QUESTION THE
JUDGMENT AND LEADERSHIP OF THE
CITY GOVERNMENT. WE NEED A MAYOR
WHO IS CREATING A SEVERAL
GOVERNMENT WITH EXPENSES, [
INDISCERNIBLE ] -- JUSTIFY A
BOYCOTT OF THE SEATTLE ECONOMY
TO PURCHASE THE UNCONSTITUTIONAL
BOTTOM OF THE BARREL PROGRESSIVE
DEMOCRATS WHO DO NOT HAVE THE
INTEREST IS OF THE COMMUNITY AT
HEART. OUR SUPPORTED BY THE
BUSINESSES CHEERLEADING EASY WAR
ON THE HOMELESS.
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE ONE
ADDITIONAL SPEAKER.
>> OUR NEXT IN PERSON SPEAKER IS
JARED.
>>
>> GOOD MORNING . HELLO? HELLO?
GOOD MORNING. AS FAR AS PUBLIC
SAFETY GOES, THERE ARE ROADS
WHICH I DO NOT FEEL SAFE, THE
STREETS ARE LINED WITH THE
MOTORHOMES AND AROUND THE
MOTORHOMES ARE PEOPLE DOING HARD
DRUGS OUT IN PUBLIC . WHERE YOUR
KIDS CAN BE WALKING BY. AS YOU
CAN IMAGINE, IF YOUR KIDS SAY,
MOM, CAN I GO TO A PARTY, THEY
WILL BE DOING HEROIN AND
FENTANYL ? YOU WOULD SAY NO BUT
THAT IS WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR
STREETS AND OUR KIDS AND
EVERYONE ARE SUBJECT TO SEEING
THIS STUFF. I KNOW IT IS A
SENSITIVE, TOUCHY SUBJECT ,
BECAUSE THEY ARE PEOPLE, TOO AND
THE PROGRAM WAS HERE A FEW WEEKS
AGO AND REALLY TRYING TO HELP ,
THE ONLY THING WITH THAT, THERE
IS NO END DATE FOR THE SEATTLE
STREET TO BE CLEAN AND CLEAR OF
HOMELESSNESS. WHEREAS, IF WE HAD
A TREATING CENTER FOR THESE
PEOPLE, LIKE 20 ACRES , OUTSIDE
THE CITY, WE CAN BRING THEM TO
GET PROPER TREATMENT WHICH WOULD
KEEP THE SEATTLE STREETS TOTALLY
CLEAN AND PEOPLE WOULD FEEL SAFE
AGAIN. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU . THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS COMPLETE AND
WE WILL GO TO THE ITEMS OF
BUSINESS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT WRITTEN
COMMENTS , YOU CAN EMAIL THE
COUNCIL. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO
OUR FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS ,
PLEASE READ ITEM 1 INTO THE
RECORD.
>> INTERIM CHIEF SHON BARNES
INTRODUCTION.
>> GOOD MORNING , CHIEF, WOULD
YOU PLEASE JOIN US AT THE TABLE,
INTRODUCE YOURSELF? JUST WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT, WITH OUR SCHEDULE
TODAY, WANT TO HAVE AN EXPEDITED
PROCESS , WITH EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT COMING BACK, LITTLE
TIGHTER ON THE QUESTIONS TODAY.
I AM NOT LOOKING AT ANYBODY
SPECIFICALLY. CHIEF , WELCOME.
EXCITED TO MEET YOU A NUMBER OF
TIMES AND I WELCOME THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO WELCOME YOU TO
THE COMMITTEE . I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT. OBVIOUSLY , THIS TERM
OF THE COUNCIL, WE ENDEAVORED TO
HAVE A STRONG AND POSITIVE ,
ENGAGED RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND WE
LOOK TO CONTINUE THAT UNDER YOUR
LEADERSHIP AS WELL. WITH THAT,
CAN YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND
HAVE YOUR TEETH INTRODUCE
THEMSELVES AND WE LOOK FORWARD
TO YOUR PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH , MY NAME
IS SHON BARNES AND I HAVE THE
PLEASURE OF BEING THE CHIEF OF
POLICE, INTERIM CHIEF OF POLICE
FOR THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
>> GOOD MORNING, CHIEF OPERATING
OFFICER , SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
>> SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO
THE CHIEF.
>> ANGELA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
BUDGET AND FINANCE.
>> GOOD TO SEE THE ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS . WE SEE MR. MAXEY ON A
REGULAR BASIS .
>> I WANT TO BEGIN BY FIRST
THANKING YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT .
AS YOU MENTIONED , I HAVE HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH EACH OF
YOU AND IT WAS VERY APPARENT TO
ME THAT YOU CARE A LOT ABOUT THE
CITY OF SEATTLE , NOT JUST YOUR
RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS. THAT
PUBLIC SAFETY IS A PRIORITY FOR
EVERYONE. AND YOU ALL BELIEVE IN
THE COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO
PUBLIC SAFETY . I WANT TO THANK
THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT. MANY OF WHICH
I HAVE GOTTEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO
MEET OVER THE PAST 11 DAYS. THEY
HAVE BEEN NOTHING BUT WELCOMING
TO ME. AND THE PUBLIC . WE SHARE
SOME INSIGHTS FROM THE PUBLIC,
AND THEIR SUPPORT AS WELL. OF
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT .
LOOKING FOR A MORE COLLABORATIVE
APPROACH . THIS PRESENTATION
WILL GO INTO THE ASSESSMENT OF
WHAT WE HAVE FOUND THUS FAR AS
WE LOOK INTO THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND IN A DIRECTION
MOVING FORWARD.
>> NEXT SLIDE , PLEASE.
>> I BELIEVE THAT EVERY LEADER
SHOULD HAVE A VISION OF WHAT YOU
WANT FROM YOUR ORGANIZATION.
AGAIN , IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE
THAT SHARED VISIONS DRIVE
ORGANIZATIONS , NOT INDIVIDUAL
ONCE. I WILL SHARE MY INDIVIDUAL
PATIENT BUT , AS WE WORK
TOGETHER , WE WILL CREATE A
COLLECTIVE VISION, A VISION OF
WHAT WE WANT FROM OUR POLICE
DEPARTMENT , WHAT WE WANT FROM
PUBLIC SAFETY, AND WE WILL DO
THAT IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
COMMUNITY WHICH INCLUDES YOU AS
WELL . MY PERSONAL VISION IS
SIMPLE , THAT THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT WILL BE -- WILL TRY
TO CREATE A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE
SEATTLE THROUGH OUR COMMITMENT
TO EXCELLENCE , SELFLESS PUBLIC
SERVICE, RESILIENCE , COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIPS , AND CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT. AS I WROTE THIS ,
AS I WAS THINKING ABOUT IT , I
PUT SAFE AND SUPPORT IN THERE
BECAUSE IT WAS SOMETHING I
HEARD, NOT ONLY FROM INDIVIDUAL
MEETINGS WITH THE COMMUNITY, BUT
ALSO IT WAS MENTIONED IN THE
STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS BY THE
MAYOR, SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE .
SOMEONE ASKED ME RECENTLY HOW
CAN POLICE DEPARTMENT'S BE
SUPPORTIVE ? I BELIEVE IT IS
THROUGH COLLABORATION I BELIEVE
IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO NOT
ONLY PROVIDE A COMMUNITY THAT IS
SAFE BUT YOU FEEL SAFE THAT YOU
KNOW YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS
SUPPORTIVE OF YOU AND WHAT YOU
WERE DOING BECAUSE IT TAKES
EVERYONE TO DO THAT. COMMITTING
TO EXCELLENT , SELFLESS PUBLIC
SERVICE IS SOMETHING I HAVE SAID
FOR PROBABLY 20 YEARS AND IT
WILL APPEAR ON MY CHALLENGE COIN
WHEN THAT IS DONE BECAUSE OF YOU
WANT KNOWS THAT I TRULY BELIEVE
THAT THE POLICE OFFICER, POLICE
DEPARTMENT , SHOULD NOT BE
SELFISH BUT WE SHOULD PUT OTHERS
FIRST, THAT IS THE HALLMARK, THE
FOUNDATION OF WHAT WE DO.
RESILIENCE IS SOMETHING I HAVE
OBSERVED FROM THIS POLICE
DEPARTMENT BEFORE I EVEN
CONSIDERED SEATTLE AS A PLACE TO
CALL HOME. I KNOW THE HISTORY OF
THIS POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE
OFFICERS THAT ARE STILL HERE
WORKING. THEY ARE RESILIENT AS
THEY BELIEVE IN THE LEADERSHIP
HERE , THEY BELIEVE IN THE CITY,
AND THEY BELIEVE IN THE WORK
THAT THEY ARE DOING. COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIPS , CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENTS , OBVIOUSLY, TRULY
THE HALLMARK OF ANY SUCCESSFUL
POLICE DEPARTMENT. SOMEONE ASKED
ME RECENTLY WHAT I AM READING,
ONE THAT I TRULY LOVE, PATRICK
O'HARA " WHY LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES FAIL." PEOPLE ASKED ME
WHY I WOULD READ A BOOK ABOUT
FAILURE ? BECAUSE YOU CAN LEARN
A LOT ABOUT FAILURE, FAIL
FORWARD, A CHAPTER DEALS WITH
THE CONCEPT, WHICH HE CALLS
ORGANIZATIONAL EXCEPTIONS, YOU
DON'T BELIEVE YOU CAN LEARN
ANYTHING ELSE, WE DON'T BELIEVE
WE CAN GROW, WE DON'T BELIEVE
WE CAN IMPROVE, THAT IS THE
FIRST STEP. I DON'T FIND THAT ,
I DO NOT SEE THIS IN THIS POLICE
DEPARTMENT WHICH IS WHY I WANTED
TO INCLUDE CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASER
DEPARTMENTAL PRIORITIES . WE ARE
WORKING CURRENTLY TO DEVELOP A
DEPARTMENTAL WORKPLAN, SOMETHING
THAT TRULY THE DEPARTMENT SHOULD
BE ENGAGED IN . IT HAS BEEN A
WILD SINCE WE HAVE HAD A
DEPARTMENTAL WORKPLAN THAT LISTS
OUR PRIORITIES, BUDGET ITEMS ,
AND HOW OTHER AGENCIES CAN BE
SUPPORTIVE OF THOSE . THOSE
PRIORITIES ARE CRIME PREVENTION,
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS ,
RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT,
QUALIFIED WORKFORCE , EMPLOYEE
SAFETY AND WELLNESS, AND
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT . NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. ALONG THE LINES
OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, I
WANT TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO
TWO DOCUMENTS THAT I DISCOVERED
AND READ , THE FIRST WAS
AUTHORED BY GEORGE MASON
UNIVERSITY , IT IS AN ASSESSMENT
OF THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
PORTION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
AND OTHER IS A SPECIFIC ONE DONE
BY ARIZONA STATE WHICH LOOKS AT
THE SEXUAL ASSAULT -- THESE
DOCUMENTS WERE ASKED BY -- IN
2023 , BY THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, THIS WAS A REQUEST
FOLLOWING AN EXECUTIVE ORDER ,
EXECUTIVE ORDER IS 2022-05 , BY
THE MAYOR OF SEATTLE, AND
APARTMENT -- AND THE DEPARTMENT
DID COMPLY . I WANT TO SHARE
ABOUT THESE TWO DOCUMENTS , THE
DOCUMENTS PROVIDE SOME
RECOMMENDATIONS AND ASSESSMENT
OF INVESTIGATIONS .
INVESTIGATIONS ARE A BIG PART OF
WHAT WE DO IN POLICE
DEPARTMENT'S AND UNDERSTANDING
HOW TO INVESTIGATE CASES .
DEFINITELY CORRELATED WITH THE
PERCEPTION OF FAIRNESS AND
WHETHER OR NOT YOUR CASE WILL BE
ADJUDICATED . IMPORTANT TO KNOW
THAT, BEGINNING WITH THE
DOCUMENT, FROM GEORGE MASON,
MANY OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE
THE SAME AS THE SEXUAL ASSAULT
AND I WILL TALK ABOUT WHAT WE
FOUND , SPECIFICALLY, THE SLOT
YOU ARE SEEING, DEMONSTRATES
WHERE WE WERE , WHERE WE ARE, IN
REGARDS TO THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS
. SOME OF THOSE, WE HAVE BEGAN
AND SOME WE ARE CONTINUING, SOME
OF THOSE WE HAVE NOT YET BEGUN.
SOME OF THOSE ARE CONTINGENT OF
LEADERSHIP , WE HAVE HAD
LEADERSHIP TURNOVER AND THINGS
OF THAT NATURE. I WILL TALK
ABOUT THOSE IN BRIEF . THE FIRST
RECOMMENDATION IS TO ESTABLISH A
MANUAL, WE HAVE BEGUN THE
PROCESS OF ESTABLISHING A MANUAL
SO THAT WE KNOW WHAT ARE BEST
PRACTICES AND EVIDENCE-BASED
PRACTICES WHEN IT COMES TO
INVESTIGATIONS. THE SECOND
RECOMMENDATION HAS TO DO WITH
SUPERVISOR AND DETECTIVE
TRAINING . MANY YEARS AGO , WHEN
I WAS FIRST PROMOTED TO
DETECTIVE, THERE WAS A NATIONAL
TRAINING SYSTEM , SIMILAR TO
WHAT WE DO WITH YOUNG POLICE
OFFICERS WHO ARE JUST OUT OF THE
CAVITY OR IN FIELD TRAINING ,
FTO , WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
DEVELOPING THAT NOW AND THAT IS
WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE
UNDERSTANDS WHAT THEIR ROLE IS
AND WHAT IS EXPECTED OF THEM.
THAT INCLUDES THE SUPERVISORS AS
WELL WHO HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY
OF ASSIGNING CASES . ANOTHER
RECOMMENDATION IS STRATEGIC
MEDICATION AND PLANNING. WE HAVE
SOMETHING -- WE WILL IMPLEMENT
-- I HOPE TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT
THIS IN LENGTH AT SOMETIME . THE
OTHER RECOMMENDATION IS
INCREASED NON-SWORN SUPPORT, WE
HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED TO HIRE FOR
THAT , I THINK WE HAVE HIRED SIX
PEOPLE AND WE WILL BE DOING
THAT. THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE
THOSE WHO WILL BE HIRED FOR OUR
REAL-TIME CRIME CENTER WHICH WE
BELIEVE WILL HELP WITH
INVESTIGATIONS . PUBLIC SPACE
CAMERAS ARE EVERYWHERE AND
HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS
THOSE IN REAL TIME IS CERTAINLY
DECREASING THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT
TAKES TO FIND PEOPLE AND HOLD
THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR
CRIMES THEY MAY BE A PART OF. I
AM A BIG PROPONENT OF INCREASING
NON-SWORN STAFF , ESPECIALLY IN
INVESTIGATIONS , INVESTIGATED
AIDS OFTEN TAKE BURDEN OFF OUR
POLICE OFFICERS AND DETECTIVES.
THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE A BADGE
AND A GUN . SOMETHING I HAVE
TALKED WITH MANY PEOPLE IN THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT AND THEY
ARE CERTAINLY SUPPORTIVE OF
INCREASING THAT. IN REGARDS TO
THE SEXUAL ASSAULT UNIT, SOME
THINGS THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT , SPECIFIC TO THEM IS
THE FORENSICS LAB , MAKING SURE
WE CAN TRACK WHERE OUR SEXUAL
ASSAULT KIT ART AND MAKING
THERE IS PROTOCOL AS IT REGARDS
TO WHERE THE VICTIM OR SURVIVOR
, IF YOU WILL , WILL BE IN THE
PROCESS, MAKING SURE THEY ARE
SUPPORTIVE AND MAKING SURE THEY
CAN GET MEDICAL ATTENTION AND
CARE, AND WE HAVE REVISED THAT
AND ARE TRAINING ON IT NOW . THE
OTHER RECOMMENDATION IS CRIME
SUPPORT. WHICH IS IMPORTANT ,
WHICH MAY INCLUDE HIRING SOMEONE
INTERNALLY , FOR VICTIM SUPPORT.
THIS IS SOMETHING I SUPPORT ,
HAVING A VICTIM ADVOCATE WITHIN
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT CAN
MAKE SURE THAT SURVIVORS OF
SEXUAL ASSAULT ARE BEING
SUPPORTED AND THEY FEEL
SUPPORTED, THEY KNOW WHAT IS
GOING ON WITH THE CASES AND THEY
HAVE SOMEONE THAT THEY TRUST YOU
CAN GET INFORMATION TO A
DETECTIVE. CASE ASSIGNMENT , THE
SAME FOR BOTH MAKING SURE WE
HAVE A CHECKLIST OF WHEN CASES
SHOULD BE ASSIGNED , AND WHAT
ARE THE SOLUBILITY FACTORS AND
HOW TO INCREASE THOSE SOLUBILITY
FACTORS. THE PLAN TO PUBLISH
THESE TWO DOCUMENTS WITH A
DETAILED RUBRIC OF WHERE WE ARE,
THE RECOMMENDATIONS, UPDATING
THAT RUBRIC AS WE MOVE THROUGH
THESE IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS
TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE BEST
DETECTIVES, THAT WE HAVE A
SUPPORTIVE UNIT , AND ARE
PROVIDING THEM WITH THE
RESOURCES THEY NEED IN ORDER TO
BE SUCCESSFUL. ANOTHER TOPIC IS
OFFICER RETENTION AND
RECRUITMENT . I WILL START BY
TALKING BRIEFLY ABOUT RETENTION.
EVERYONE PLAYS A ROLE IN
RETENTION . SOME OF THE THINGS I
HAVE HEARD I WANT TO SHARE WITH
YOU, THE CONCEPT OF LISTENING TO
OFFICERS AND THEIR FEEDBACK.
SOMETHING I HAVE BEEN DOING
CONSTANTLY AND WILL CONTINUE TO
DO THAT THROUGHOUT MY TENURE. AT
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I
WAS IN A MEETING YESTERDAY AND
SOMEONE TALKED ABOUT CAPITAL
INVESTMENTS IN THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT . SOME OF OUR POLICE
DEPARTMENTS HAVE NOT HAD
IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS CARPET,
CARPET REPLACEMENT OR PAINTING
ON THE WALLS, THINGS -- OR
PARKING LOT RESURFACING , THINGS
THAT SIGNIFY TO PEOPLE THAT
THEIR VALUED AND CAN COME TO
WORK IN A PLACE THAT IS
CONDUCIVE TO THEM . SOMETHING WE
HAVE TALKED ABOUT IS THE LABOR
CONTRACTS, I AM NOT INTIMATELY
INVOLVED IN , BUT SOMETHING I
WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR
ATTENTION AS WELL . INVESTED IN
OFFICER SAFETY AND WELLNESS,
THAT COMES UP A LOT . WHAT WE
MEAN BY THAT , HOW DO WE MAKE
SURE OFFICERS ARE RECHARGED ,
HOW DO WE MAKE SURE SWORN AND
NON-SWORN STAFF FEEL SUPPORTED
BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF TRAUMA
IN POLICING. SOMETHING , WHEN I
STARTED POLICING OVER 25 YEARS
AGO , NO ONE EVER TALKED ABOUT
AND I AM GLAD WE ARE FINALLY
ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE AND MAKING
SURE PEOPLE FEEL SUPPORTED IN
THEIR WORKPLACE. PROMOTING
INTERNAL PROCEDURAL JUSTICE IS
CERTAINLY IMPORTANT. I DO
BELIEVE THAT WE CANNOT EXPECT
PEOPLE TO TREAT PEOPLE FAIRLY IF
THEY ARE NOT TREATED FAIRLY. WE
ARE LOOKING AT PROCESSES AROUND
TRANSFERS , PROMOTIONS ,
DISCIPLINE . THESE ARE ALL AREAS
WHERE POLICE OFFICERS SEE
PROCEDURAL JUSTICE AND ARE
COMMITTED TO SEEING THAT PROCESS
ALL THE WAY THROUGH. LASTLY,
OFFICER DEVELOPMENT. PEOPLE WANT
TO KNOW THEY ARE BEING INVESTED
IN . WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
PROVIDING TRAINING PARTNERS WITH
THE CENTER, SORRY, THE NAME
SLIPPED OUT OF MY MIND, BUT
TRUST IN OUR LEADERSHIP FOR OUR
OFFICERS, THAT HAS BEEN VERY
WELL RECEIVED. THEY KNOW THAT WE
VALUE THEM AND BEING IN A
LEADERSHIP POSITION DOES NOT
MAKE YOU A LEADER. BUT HAVING
THE SKILLS TO BE A LEADER, TO
MANAGE PEOPLE , AND TO GET THE
BEST OUT OF PEOPLE IS A SKILL
AND I AM HAPPY WE ARE ENGAGED IN
THAT. NEXT SLIDE. RECRUITMENT IS
ON EVERYONE'S MIND. ALL OF OUR
MEETINGS , WE TALKED ABOUT THAT
. WE ARE SEEING SOME SIGNIFICANT
INCREASES IN THE AMOUNT OF
APPLICATIONS. THE WORD IS OUT. I
WILL TELL YOU , I HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SWEAR IN A POLICE
OFFICER ON MY THIRD DAY HERE,
AND THAT POLICE OFFICER WAS FROM
MADISON, WISCONSIN , WHERE I
CAME FROM. HE HAD COME HERE TO
VISIT AND HIS WIFE LOVED IT .
SHE IS A POLICE OFFICER AS WELL.
CHOSE TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT
AND THEY APPLIED. BASICALLY,
GIVEN THE THUMBS-UP AT THE SAME
TIME. A GOOD POLICE OFFICER WHO
DID GOOD WORK FOR ME. THE WORD
IS OUT THAT SEATTLE IS A GREAT
PLACE TO WORK , AND WE ARE
SEEING PEOPLE COME ALL THE WAY
FROM MADISON, JUST LIKE ME , TO
BE A PART AND WE SHOULD BE PROUD
OF IT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. OF
COURSE , THESE ARE ONLY
PROJECTIONS . BUT WE ARE
PROJECTED TO SEE A NET INCREASE
OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE HIRE,
AS OPPOSED TO THE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE WHO SEPARATE FROM THE
DEPARTMENT. I WILL SPEAK ABOUT
THAT BRIEFLY. A PERSON WHO HAS
WORKED 30 YEARS AND WANTS TO
RETIRE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT.
SOMETIMES, THE COMMUNITY AND
PEOPLE WANT TO BE DEPARTMENT UP
ABOUT SEPARATIONS, BUT I HAVE TO
TELL YOU, WE EARN THE RIGHT TO
RETIRE AND SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO
THAT. NOT ALL SEPARATIONS ARE
CREATED EQUAL. WE WANT PEOPLE TO
ENJOY WHAT THEY WORK FOR AND WE
WANT PEOPLE , WHO WANT TO STAY
AND CONTINUE TO STAY HERE , TO
CONTINUE TO DO THAT AND THESE
OTHER PROJECTIONS FOR 2025. IF
THESE HOLD STEADY, WE WILL SEE A
SIGNIFICANT NET INCREASE AND ARE
PROUD OF THAT. THAT BEING SAID ,
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO
WORKS IN RECRUITING, EVERYONE IS
A RECRUITER. I CHECKED IN -- NOT
REALLY CHECKED INTO BUT ENTERED
MY APARTMENT LAST NIGHT AND THE
PERSON WHO WAS DOING MY
PAPERWORK ADMITTED THAT HE HAD
ALREADY HAD AN APPLICATION IN
AND SCHEDULED TO TAKE THE TEST.
I THINK THAT IS GOOD NEWS. AGAIN
, PEOPLE WANT TO BE A PART OF
WHAT THIS POLICE DEPARTMENT,
THEY KNOW WE ARE SUPPORTED, AND
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS
CERTAINLY ON THE RISE. NEXT
SLIDE , PLEASE. STAFFING ,
LOOKING AHEAD , THESE ARE THE
NUMBERS, THESE TWO LINES SHOW
THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS WE HAVE
AND THE NUMBER OF DEPLOYABLE
OFFICERS, NUMBER OF OFFICERS ON
THE STREET VERSUS THOSE WHO ARE
IN TRAINING OR ON OTHER LEAVE.
WE ARE PROJECTED TO SEE THOSE
NUMBERS INCREASE AS WE APPROACH
2025 . STILL A LOT OF WORK TO BE
DONE. BUT I AM CONFIDENT IN
THESE NUMBERS AND WE SHOULD SEE
OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT RETURNED
TO NORMAL SOON. THE 30 BY 30
INITIATIVE , ALSO A REPORT
AUTHORED ABOUT THAT THE REPORT
DETAILS THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT
THE COFOUNDERS , ONE A CLOSE
PERSONAL FRIEND OF MINE, FROM
THE LEEDS COLLEGE PROGRAM,
RECOMMENDING MOST POLICE
DEPARTMENT DOING THINGS LIKE
LOOKING INTO CHILDCARE, HOW CAN
WE SUPPORT OUR YOUNG MOTHERS AND
FATHERS? ALSO , CONTINUED
RESEARCH AS TO WHAT ARE BEST
PRACTICES FOR YOUR PARTICULAR
AGENCY , AS WELL AS WORKING WITH
UNITS TO SEE WHAT CONCESSIONS
CAN BE MADE. ALSO IMPORTANT TO
NOTE THAT COME IN THE LAST
CONVERSATION , ABOUT EIGHT DAYS
AGO, THEY LOST ALL FEDERAL
FUNDING FOR THIS INITIATIVE. SO
, THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
REBRANDING AND CLEARING UP WHAT
IT IS AND WHAT IT IS NOT. I WANT
TO BE CLEAR, DIVERSE GROUPS
OUTPERFORM NON-DIVERSE GROUPS
WHO ARE MANAGED WELL. THIS
PROGRAM NEVER SIMPLY SAID,
HAVING 30% OF YOUR DEPARTMENT BE
WOMEN WOULD MEAN SOMETHING
UNLESS THERE ARE OTHER THINGS
HAPPENING AS WELL . I WANT TO BE
CLEAR ABOUT THAT. I REALLY
BELIEVE IN THIS INITIATIVE . I
REALLY BELIEVE IN WHAT THE
COFOUNDERS WERE TRYING TO DO
WITH THIS . WE SUPPORT THIS AND
WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT
OUR RECRUITMENT MATERIALS , AS
YOU SEE , REFLECT WHAT WE WANT .
YOU DO NOT ATTRACT WHAT YOU WANT
, YOU ATTRACT WHO YOU ARE. IF
YOU DO NOT SHOW YOU ARE A PLACE
THAT IS INVITING AND WELCOMING
PEOPLE, PEOPLE WILL NOT WANT TO
APPLY. WE ARE WORKING ON THAT
WITH OUR MATERIALS, CERTAINLY,
THANKFUL FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN
TO WORK IN OUR RECRUITMENT . THE
CONSENT DECREE, THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT THE DEPARTMENT
HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN SINCE 2025 .
AS YOU CAN SEE , THESE ARE SOME
CLIPS FROM THE ARTICLES . AS
SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN
CONSENT DECREES , NOT THIS ONE,
IT IS NO EASY TASK TO COME TO
THE CONCLUSION OF A CONSENT
DECREE. AFTER THE TRAGIC KILLING
OF GEORGE FLOYD, IN MINNEAPOLIS
, THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL RIGHTS
INITIATED A PATTERN AND PRACTICE
INVESTIGATION . AGAINST THE CITY
OF MINNEAPOLIS. I WAS ONE OF TWO
POLICE OFFICERS WHO WAS ASKED TO
BE AN INVESTIGATOR ON THAT CASE
. I SPENT ABOUT TWO YEARS
LOOKING THROUGH VIDEOS ,
DOCUMENTS, A BUREAU
INVESTIGATION , BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, I
UNDERTOOK , SO I KNOW WHAT GOES
INTO THESE DOCUMENTS AND WHAT
THEY ARE ASKING IN ORDER TO MAKE
POLICE DEPARTMENTS BETTER FOR
THE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY SERVE
. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE . TO REACH
THIS POINT , I AM TELLING YOU ,
A LOT OF WORK WENT INTO THIS. AS
YOU CAN SEE , ALL OF THESE
PILLARS REALLY HAVE COME TO THE
CONCLUSION , WITH THE EXCEPTION
OF CROWD MANAGEMENT, WHICH IS A
POLICY, THROUGH THIS COMMITTEE,
THROUGH THIS COUNCIL, WAS ABLE
TO APPROVE , EXPECTING THAT WE
WILL SEE THE END OF OUR CONSENT
DECREE THIS YEAR AND WE WILL
MARK A NEW PHASE WHERE WE MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE ACTUALIZING ALL
OF THESE GREAT RECOMMENDATIONS
THAT WERE MADE TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE PRESENT THE TYPE OF POLICE
DEPARTMENT THAT OUR COMMUNITY
DESERVES. NEXT SLIDE. LASTLY , I
WANT TO TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT THE
FUTURE OF OUR ORGANIZATION AND
WHAT WE HAVE IN STORE. AGAIN,
THESE ARE DEPARTMENTAL
PRIORITIZE, WE WILL BE WORKING
ON A WORK PLAN AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU
AND YOUR STAFF MEMBERS. HOW WE
ARE GOING TO ACCOMPLISH CRIME
PREVENTION, WE WILL BE
IMPLEMENTED STRATIFIED POLICING,
WHAT TAKES WHICH POLICE
DEPARTMENT'S DO WELL , DIVIDING
WORK AND ASSIGNING WORK, AND
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE WORKING
TOGETHER, RAKING DOWN SILOS ,
THAT WE ARE ALL LOOKING AT THE
COMMUNITY AS A PARTNER . THAT
WILL INCLUDE A LINE OF
COMMUNICATION. OFTENTIMES , WE
DO WORK , AND SOMETIMES YOU DO
NOT KNOW THE WORK IS BEING DONE.
WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL ,
THERE IS A PART OF THE MODEL WE
PRESENT THAT WORK TO THE
COMMUNITY AND THAT WILL BE DONE
THROUGH SOME OF OUR PRECINCT
CAPTAINS THAT YOU ALL KNOW ,
THEY WILL MAKE PRESENTATIONS TO
YOU AND YOU CAN USE THAT
INFORMATION FOR PERSONAL --
PROFESSIONAL BLOGS, OR TALKING
TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS ABOUT THE
AMOUNT OF WORK THAT HAS BEEN IN
COLLABORATION WITH POLICE
DEPARTMENTS, POLICE DEPARTMENT
CANNOT ACHIEVE CRIME PREVENTION
BY THEMSELVES . IT MUST BE
HOLISTIC AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
DEMONSTRATING THAT TO EACH AND
EVERY ONE OF YOU THROUGH
PARTNERSHIPS. THE RETENTION AND
RECRUITMENT OF OUR OFFICERS,
WILL CERTAINLY BE PROVIDING
UPDATES IN DETAILS ABOUT THAT ,
WE THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO
EMPLOYEE SAFETY AND WELLNESS,
THE OFFICE OF WELLNESS, THEY
HAVE SOME WORK TO DO WITH THAT .
WE HAVE AN EMPLOYEE SAFETY AND
WELLNESS GROUP, BUT THERE ARE
SOME THINGS WE COULD DO BETTER.
WE WANT THEM OUT IN THE
PRECINCTS MORE AND BE ABLE TO
CONTACT PEOPLE BEFORE, DURING ,
AND AFTER A SIGNIFICANT INCIDENT
. LASTLY , CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT. ORGANIZATIONAL
EXCEPTIONALISM AND THE SEATTLE
POST FROM UNDER MY WATCH.
UNDERSTAND THERE IS ROOM FOR
IMPROVEMENT AND WE WILL MAKE
SURE THAT WE CAN DO THAT IN
CONSULTATION WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND IN CONSULTATION WITH
THE CITY COUNCIL, AND IN
CONSULTATION WITH THE MEN AND
WOMEN OF THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, AND MOST PORTLY , IN
CONSULTATION WITH THE PEOPLE WHO
ARE MOST AFFECTED BY THE
DECISIONS WE MAKE. THAT IS THE
PEOPLE WHO CALL SEATTLE -- WHO
CALL SEATTLE HOME TO LIVE AND
WORK. I AM THANKFUL FOR THE
PEOPLE I HAVE MET AND THANKFUL
FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO
WORK WITH YOU AND TO YOU FOR
YOUR SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU, CHIEF , SO MUCH
FOR THAT INTRODUCTION . I REALLY
APPRECIATE IT, ESPECIALLY
BECAUSE OF THE FOCUS ON
LEADERSHIP. I THINK THAT IS SO
IMPORTANT AND I APPRECIATE THE
IDEA OF SUPPORTING AND BEING
SUPPORTED. AS WE MENTIONED, A
LOT GOING ON TODAY BUT THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NOTED THAT ONE
CHALLENGE IS YOU ONLY HAVE FIVE
PILLARS. THE COMMITTEES
STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN HAS SIX
PILLARS. WE CAN DISCUSS THAT IN
ANOTHER TIME.
>> ROMAN PILLARS. I HAD TO DO
SOMETHING WITH THAT HISTORY
DEGREE.
>> I DO WANT TO SAY ONE LAST
THING, TAKING CARE OF THE
PEOPLE, A LOT OF STATE
DEPARTMENT FRIENDS , JOE, WHEN
HE BECAME SECRETARY OF STATE,
ARMITAGE WAS HIS DEPUTY , THEY
TOOK CARE OF THE LITTLE THINGS,
TWO OF THE MOST BELOVED LEADERS
IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT AND THE
LAST 30 YEARS. THAT IS AN
IMPORTANT PIECE . IT IS ABOUT
TAKING CARE OF THE PEOPLE. ONE
LAST POINT TO CLOSE, THIS
COMMITTEE , THIS COUNCIL , THIS
CITY , 110% IN SUPPORT OF 30 BY
30 , AND WE UNDERSTAND IT. WE
ARE NOT AFFECTED BY
DISINFORMATION . WE ARE
SUPPORTIVE BECAUSE, AS MY AIR
FORCE BROTHER KNOWS, AND OTHERS
IN MY CIVILIAN COLLEAGUES,
HAVING THOSE VERY PERSPECTIVES
AND BRINGING THOSE PERSPECTIVES
IN HELPS COVER ALL THE GAPS AND
HELPS FOR BETTER LEADERSHIP.
THANK YOU. I WANT TO NOTE THAT
WE HAVE A GROUP OF FIFTH-GRADERS
COMING IN, CHIEF , FROM WEST
SEATTLE , DISTRICT 1,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S DISTRICT,
AT THE INVITATION OF
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. AS
YOU LEAVE , I WANT TO WELCOME
THE FIFTH-GRADERS TO OUR PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING.
>> I AM SORRY. CHAIR KETTLE
SHOULD HAVE THE LAST WORD BUT I
AM APPRECIATIVE YOU ARE FOCUSING
ON RETENTION, IN -- WE ARE PAST
TWO OR THREE BILLS ON
RECRUITMENT AND WE HAD TO GIVE
THE OFFICERS WE HAVE, AND SHOW
VALUE TO THEM. UNFORTUNATELY ,
SOME OF THE RETENTION TOOLS,
HAVE TO BE BARGAINED. SO, IT IS
A LONG PROCESS. I LOOK FORWARD
TO ANY INFORMATION YOU HAVE THAT
HAS WORKED. IN WISCONSIN OR THAT
YOU HAVE ENCOUNTERED ELSEWHERE
THAT IS POSITIVE TO RETENTION.
APART FROM HAVING A WELCOMING
COOPERATIVE , COLLABORATIVE
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH.
>> THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE ?
>> THANK YOU, CHIEF . I
APPRECIATE IT. SORRY, VICE CHAIR
?
>> MR. CHAIR, POINT OF ORDER,
YOU CUSTOMARILY DEFER TO ME FOR
FIRST QUESTIONS.
>> HOPING NOT TO DO ANY
QUESTIONS AT ALL.
>> ALL GOOD. THANK YOU, CHIEF
BARNES, APPRECIATE THIS
INSIGHTFUL PRESENTATION AND
APPRECIATE THE INITIAL
OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE HAD
IN THE PAST MONTH , MONTH AND A
HALF TO ELABORATE COMING MEETING
WITH YOU, IT IS VERY CLEAR TO ME
THAT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SHARE ON MY OWN PRIORITIES, AND
HEAR YOURS. I AM STRUCK BY
SIGNIFICANT OVERLAP THAT WE HAVE
. AGAIN , I APPRECIATE YOUR
PRESENTATION TODAY , LOVE THE
CONCEPT OF CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT, AND ,
ANTI-ORGANIZATIONAL
EXCEPTIONALISM , MENTALITY ,
MINDSET DIRECTLY ALIGNS WITH
WHERE I AM AT EVERY DAY. NO
INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATION IS
PERFECT , IF SO , WHY ARE WE
HERE ? THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM FOR
GROWTH AND IMPROVEMENT. IN ANY
EVENT, COUPLE QUESTIONS, FIRST
OFF, SO, BRAND-NEW , THE BENEFIT
I THINK, UNIQUE BENEFIT OF
HIRING SOMEONE EXTERNALLY, IS
THAT, THEY BRING A VERY FRESH
PERSPECTIVE, AND, SO FAR, MY
IMPRESSION IS, WE ARE LUCKY TO
HAVE YOU. YOU ARE FIGURING OUT
ALL THE SYSTEMS IN THE CITY,
TEAMS , WHERE THE RESTROOMS ARE,
POLICE HEADQUARTERS , THE LITTLE
DETAILS , ALSO , UNDERSTANDING
THE POLITICS OF OUR CITY , AND
UNIQUE RELATIONSHIPS YOU NEED TO
BUILD AND GROW OVER TIME. HAVE
YOU HAD A CHANCE TO MEET WITH
OUR ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS ? IF
NOT , I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT
IS YOUR PLAN TO MEET WITH THEM?
>> WE HAVE MEETING SCHEDULE, I
HAVE MET THEM TO MY VARIOUS
WORK, WE HAD A PROCESS MEETING
FOR DISCIPLINE, MEET WITH THE
OPA DIRECTOR DURING THAT MEETING
AND MY PLAN IS TO TALK ABOUT HOW
WE CAN WORK TOGETHER.
>> SURE . FIRST 30 DAYS, MONTH
AND A HALF, ALMOST, LET'S CALL
IT 30 DAYS. WHAT IS THE MOST --
WHAT IS THE BIGGEST EYE-OPENING
EXPERIENCE FOR YOU SO FAR IN
YOUR TENURE HERE IN SEATTLE IN
TERMS OF UNDERSTANDING THE FULL
WEIGHT AND GRAVITY OF THE
SITUATION FROM A PUBLIC SAFETY
STANDPOINT AND THE OPPORTUNITY
THAT WE HAVE, COLLECTIVELY , TO
IMPROVE THE PUBLIC SAFETY
SITUATION? WHAT IS THE BIGGEST
EYE-OPENING EXPERIENCE FOR YOU?
>> FOR ME , THE BIGGEST
EYE-OPENING , I AM MORE
OPTIMISTIC, I REALLY SEE THE
DEPARTMENT THAT IS POISED TO DO
GREAT THINGS. I THINK , SO MUCH
HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT HOW MANY
OFFICERS WE DON'T HAVE , AND
NOT ENOUGH HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT
HOW MANY OFFICERS WE DO HAVE.
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE ARE 300
SHORT, I PREFER TO SAY WE ARE
900 STRONG. I THINK THAT THE
STAFF ARE LOOKING FOR DIRECTION.
THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE
ACCOUNTABLE FOR. AND THEY ARE
READY TO DELIVER.
>> THANK YOU . FINAL QUESTION ,
FLIPSIDE OF THE COIN, HOPEFULLY
THIS IS A SOFTBALL, BUT , IN
YOUR 30 DAYS , IN OFFICE NOW,
WHAT HAS BEEN THE MOST
ENCOURAGING , THAT GIVES YOU THE
GREATEST HOPE? THAT MAKES YOU
THE MOST PROUD? INITIAL
OBSERVATIONS AFTER 30 DAYS OF
THE DEPARTMENT OR BROADER PUBLIC
SAFETY SITUATION?
>> SUPPORT FROM THE CITY
COUNCIL.
>> WE DID NOT REHEARSE THAT IN
THE EVENT. JUST SO EVERYONE
UNDERSTANDS. THANK YOU , CHIEF ,
APPRECIATE YOU . THANK YOU MR.
CHAIR FOR ORGANIZING THIS
INTRODUCTORY POSITION FOR THE
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC . I WANT
TO WELCOME OUR STUDENTS, I SEE
MANY YOUNG STUDENTS WHO WILL
TAKE MY JOB ONE DAY. I WELCOME
THAT. I LOVE IT. I REPRESENT
DISTRICT ONE AND YOU ARE FROM
WEST SEATTLE? WHERE ARE YOU
FROM?
>> FIFTH-GRADERS .
>> WHAT SCHOOL? HIGHPOINT
ELEMENTARY. COOL. THEY WILL TAKE
MY JOB ONE DAY AND I LOVE IT.
>> THANK YOU. WE MOVE TO OUR
SECOND ITEM OF BUSINESS .
>> DEPARTMENT PRESENTATIONS ON
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.
>> GOOD MORNING, JOIN US AT THE
TABLE AND INTRODUCE YOURSELVES.
FOR MY COLLEAGUES , IN THE
INTEREST OF TIME, I WANT TO RUN
THROUGH THESE BRIEFINGS AND
END. THANK YOU.HOLDING THE
COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS UNTIL THE
VERY WE WILL START WITH DIRECTOR
CURRY MAYER OF THE OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. GOOD
MORNING. INTRODUCE THE TABLE. WE
HAVE A SERIES OF PRESENTATIONS.
>> GOOD MORNING. CURRY MAYER,
DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
>> BRITTANY BARNWELL, EMERGENCY
MANAGER FOR SEATTLE CITY LIGHT.
>> SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, CHAD
BUECHLER.
>> DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
EMERGENCY, PATTI QUIRK, MY
GRANDSON IS A PRESCHOOLER AND
I'M DELIGHTED THEY'RE HERE
TODAY.
>> EXCELLENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH .
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY. ON OUR
CITYWIDE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM. THANK YOU, CHAIR KETTLE
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
COUNCILMEMBERS . I AM EXCITED TO
BE HERE . I AM HONORED TO BE
HERE WITH MY COLLEAGUES IN
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FROM
DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AS IT IS A
CITYWIDE PROGRAM AND WE CANNOT
DO ANY OF THIS WORK ALONE. IT IS
WAY BIGGER THAN ONE DEPARTMENT.
SO, FIRST , I WANT TO SET THE
FOUNDATION AND TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. I
THINK EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS
CONNECTED TO EVERYTHING BUT
SOMETIMES PEOPLE ARE NOT CLEAR
ABOUT WHAT ACTUALLY WE DO IN
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. IT IS A
MANAGERIAL FUNCTION . IT IS
CHARGED WITH CREATING A
FRAMEWORK WITHIN WHICH
COMMUNITIES CAN REDUCE THEIR
VULNERABILITY TO HAZARDS AND
COME UP WITH -- YOU MAY ASK HOW
THAT WORKS. THE EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICE FOCUSES ON
PREPAREDNESS , MITIGATION ,
RESPONSE , AND RECOVERY
FUNCTIONS. WE FACILITATE THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THAT PROGRAM
THROUGH OUR WORK WITH OTHER CITY
DEPARTMENTS. IT IS A COMPONENT
OF PUBLIC SAFETY , HOWEVER, WE
ARE NOT HEALED RESPONDERS , WE
SUPPORT THOSE DEPARTMENTS WITH
FIELD RESPONDERS, BUT WE WORK
MOSTLY IN THE EMERGENCY
OPERATIONS CENTER WHEN THERE IS
A DISASTER. SO, I WANTED TO TALK
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE EMERGENCY
OPERATIONS CENTER. FIRST,
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER IS
SIMPLY A CENTRALLY LOCATED
FACILITY THAT ALLOWS FOR THE
EXPERTISE FROM DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENTS TO COME TOGETHER AND
WORK ON THE IMPACTS OF ANYTHING
THAT IMPACTS THE CITY . IT DOES
NOT HAVE TO BE AN EARTHQUAKE .
IT COULD BE TOO MUCH SNOW, A
WINDSTORM , WHICH WE HAVE A LOT
OF RECENTLY , ANYTHING THAT
IMPACTS OUR ABILITY TO DO OUR
DAILY FUNCTIONS. FROM THAT
LOCATION, WE ALSO HAVE ROOM FOR
, THE JOINT INFORMATION CENTER,
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS FROM
DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS CAN COME
TOGETHER AND WRITE A COHESIVE
MESSAGE SO THAT THE PUBLIC IS
GETTING ONE SAFETY MESSAGE TO
ALL OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS INSTEAD
OF DEPARTMENTS SENDING OUT
MESSAGES SEPARATELY , WHICH CAN
BE CONFUSING . SO, WHEN THERE IS
A LARGE DISASTER IN WHICH
COMPLEX PROBLEM-SOLVING IS
NEEDED, IT WE NEED THE SUPPORT
AND RESOURCES OF MULTIPLE
DEPARTMENTS, CITY DEPARTMENT
REPRESENTATIVES , AND REGIONAL
PARTNERS, SEND REPRESENTATIVES
TO THE EOC , THOSE
REPRESENTATIVES HAVE TO HAVE THE
AUTHORITY TO BE ABLE TO MAKE
DECISIONS ABOUT RESOURCE
ALLOCATION, THEY ALSO HAVE TO BE
CONNECTED TO THE FIELD
RESPONDERS FROM EACH OF THOSE
DEPARTMENTS TO GET REAL-TIME
INFORMATION AND THEN THEY
CONTRIBUTE TO THE PLANS OF
ACTION THAT WE BRING TOGETHER.
NOT ALL DEPARTMENTS ARE NEEDED
FOR ALL ACTIVATIONS. IT IS
DEPENDENT ON WHAT THE DISASTER
IS AND WHAT THE EXPERTISE IS
NEEDED . IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE
THAT THOSE DEPARTMENT AND
REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES ,
INCLUDING MY COLLEAGUES AT THE
TABLE, WORK ON THE DEVELOPMENT
OF PLANS WITH US ALL THE TIME.
THEY ALSO TRAIN AND EXERCISE
WITH US ON A REGULAR BASIS. JUST
A QUICK EXAMPLE OF HOW AN
INCIDENT RESPONSE MAY TURN INTO
A EOC ACTIVATION . A DISASTER OR
IMPACT TO THE CITY IT -- OCCURS
, DEPARTMENTS RESPOND, FIRE, LAW
ENFORCEMENT, S., A LOT OF TIMES,
THE EMERGENCY IS HANDLED IN THAT
WAY , THOSE DEPARTMENTS DO THEIR
JOBS AND THEY GO HOME . WE DO
NOT NEED THAT EOC ACTIVATION .
HOWEVER, IF ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
OR HELP ARE NEEDED, FIRST
DEPARTMENTS MAY ACTIVATE THE
DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS CENTER ,
WHICH ARE THE RESOURCES JUST FOR
THAT PARTICULAR DEPARTMENT. THEY
WOULD GET ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
FROM THAT. IF IT IS DETERMINED
THEY NEED MORE RESOURCES OR
EXPERTISE AVAILABLE FROM THOSE
DISCIPLINES SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTS
, THEY WOULD SPEAK WITH THE OEM
STAFF DUTY OFFICER AND WE WOULD
MAKE A DECISION IN CONSULTATION
WITH THE MAYOR TO ACTIVATE THE
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER. WE
FOCUS ON CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT
. HOW DO WE SUPPORT THOSE IN THE
FIELD WITH ADDITIONAL , EITHER
PROBLEM-SOLVING , OR RESOURCES ?
THAT IS ALSO A CONDUIT TO EITHER
COUNTY , STATE, OR FEDERAL
RESOURCES , SHOULD THOSE BE
NEEDED. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE
BOMB CYCLONE , RESPONSE TO GIVE
YOU AN EXAMPLE OF HOW WE DID
THIS WORK. IT IS IRONIC WE ARE
HAVING AN ADDITIONAL WINDSTORM
LAST NIGHT AND TODAY,
FORTUNATELY, NOT AS BAD AS WHAT
WE EXPERIENCED IN NOVEMBER BUT I
THOUGHT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO
WALK THROUGH THIS A LITTLE BIT.
FIRST, I WANTED TO REMIND YOU,
THERE WAS A STRONG LOW-PRESSURE
WEATHER PATTERN OVER THE PACIFIC
OCEAN THAT RESULTED IN A NINE
DAY TYPE OF COASTAL FLOODING,
HIGH WINDS, AND HEAVY
PRECIPITATION. THIS STORM WAS
ONE OF THE STRONGEST STORMS THE
REGION HAD SEEN IN THE PAST 70
YEARS. IT ALSO PRODUCED WINDS
EQUIVALENT TO A CATEGORY ONE
HURRICANE. CITY LIGHT WAS NUMBER
ONE BECAUSE THE THREAT WAS TO
THE SEATTLE POWER STRUCTURE AND
HOW WE PROVIDE POWER SERVICES TO
THE PUBLIC. SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
AND SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
BEGAN SHARING EMERGENCY PLANS
AND PREPARATIONS . THE DAY
BEFORE THE INCIDENT. WE ARE
ASSISTED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE, WE MONITOR THEIR
PREDICTIONS ON A DAILY BASIS AND
THEY LET US KNOW A HIGH WIND
WARNING WAS IN EFFECT AND THE
STORM WAS EXPECTED. THE NICE
THING ABOUT A STORM, YOU DO HAVE
SOME WARNING BEFOREHAND ,
WHEREAS AN EARTHQUAKE , THERE
MAY ONLY BE SECONDS OF WARNING.
THAT WORK STARTED BEFORE THE
STORM HIT. WE SET UP A TEAMS
CHANNEL WHERE WE BROUGHT CITY
THE PROMISE TOGETHER AND
EXTERNAL PARTNERS TO MAKE SURE
ALL THE DEPARTMENTS THAT WERE
WORKING THE EVENT HAD ALL OF THE
SUPPORT THEY NEEDED . WE ALSO
WERE ABLE TO MAKE SURE OUR
PARTNER AGENCIES , FROM THE
COUNTY , WERE INVOLVED IN THE
COORDINATION EFFORTS ACROSS ALL
OF THOSE GOVERNMENTAL LEVELS.
THERE WAS A SHELTER CALL SET UP
PRETTY QUICKLY, AND OTHER POWER
COMPANIES WERE INVOLVED, LIKE
PUGET SOUND ENERGY. JUST A
LITTLE MORE ON THE TIMELINE. THE
OUTAGES JUMPED DRAMATICALLY FROM
OVER 71,000 CUSTOMER OUTAGES TO
THE PEAK OF 113 VERY RAPIDLY ON
NOVEMBER 19th. SDOT SUPPORT FOR
CLEARING DOWNED POWER LINES FROM
ROADWAYS. SEATTLE POLICE
ASSISTED WITH TRAFFIC INCIDENTS
FROM DOWNED POWER LINES AND
TREES. SNOHOMISH COUNTY WAS ALSO
IMPACTED SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
REQUESTED MUTUAL AID FROM THE
WESTERN ENERGY INSTITUTE TO
AUGMENT THEIR RESPONSE CAPACITY.
I NOTE THAT BECAUSE, THERE WERE
SO MANY OUTAGES AND SO MANY
PEOPLE IMPACTED THAT IT REALLY
REQUIRED A BIG RESPONSE.
>> THANK YOU , KIDS , I
APPRECIATE IT , I LIKE THAT
GRIFFIN DORF WAS REPRESENTED ,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW GO
OUTSIDE AND EXPERIENCE THAT
WHETHER EMERGENCY. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> HSD AND THE RED CROSS OPENED
A SHELTER AT GARFIELD OPEN FOR A
COUPLE DAYS, WE WILL WORKED A
NUMBER OF PEOPLE WERE OUT OF
POWER FOR OVER 10 DAYS , WHICH
WAS QUITE A WHILE. THE
RESPONDING AGENCIES THAT I
MENTIONED , FROM OUTSIDE THE
CITY , ALSO WERE VERY HELPFUL
WITH THOSE DAILY CALLS AND
MAKING SURE OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS
WERE SUPPORTED.
>> THERE WE GO . I WILL NOT READ
ALL OF THE NAMES , BUT I WANTED
TO SHOW YOU HOW COMPLEX THIS
PARTICULAR RESPONSE WAS. THESE
ARE THE NAMES OF THE CITY
DEPARTMENTS AND REGIONAL
PARTNERS THAT WERE ENGAGED WITH
THIS BOMB CYCLONE RESPONSE . IT
WAS QUITE EXTRAORDINARY. WHY
THIS WORKS , SO MANY PEOPLE
BEING INVOLVED, WE DO THAT
TRAINING AND EXERCISE TOGETHER
ON A REGULAR BASIS. SORRY. I
ALSO WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
WITH OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT. I FEEL LIKE THAT IS
A THING PEOPLE ASK ABOUT A LOT .
IT HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME
AGAIN , IF COMMUNITY MEMBERS
KNOW THE HAZARDS THEY ARE GOING
TO FACE , JUST HAVING THAT
AWARENESS MAKES THEM MORE
PREPARED. BECAUSE THEY BEGIN TO
THINK ABOUT ACTIONS THAT MAY BE
NEEDED FOR THOSE PARTICULAR
HAZARDS. THEY ALSO TEND TO BE
MORE ENGAGED IN PREPAREDNESS
ACTIVITIES IF THEY KNOW WHAT
THEY ARE GOING TO FACE. ONE OF
THE PROGRAMS THAT THE OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS ENGAGED
IN THAT I'M VERY PROUD OF , A
COMMUNITY SAFETY AMBASSADOR
PROGRAM, TO DATE , WE HAVE
REACHED OVER 27,000 IMMUNITY
MEMBERS. THESE COMMUNITY SAFETY
AMBASSADOR'S ARE VENDORS THAT
WORK FOR US, SO WE HAVE
CONTRACTS WITH THEM, THEY
PROVIDE DISASTER SKILLS TRAINING
IN OVER 13 LANGUAGES. THAT
PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY FUNDED BY A
FEDERAL GRANT THAT STOPS IN
2025. WE ALSO GET SOME MONEY
FROM A COUNTY EMS GRANT, BUT
THAT IS VERY STRICT ABOUT WHAT
YOU CAN TEACH. THE BIGGER
PROGRAM WE TEACH , PREPAREDNESS,
WILDFIRE SMOKE PREPAREDNESS , WE
TEACH ABOUT WINTER PREPAREDNESS
SKILLS , CPR , STROKE EDUCATION
, AND SO FORTH . THE EMS GRANT
REQUIRES US TO ONLY FOCUS ON
CERTAIN TOPICS. THOSE DISASTER
SKILLS TRAINING FOR THE PUBLIC
ARE ALSO TAUGHT BY MY STAFF,
CURRENTLY WE HAVE ONLY TWO
COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATORS
. WE LOST ONE IN THE RECENT
BUDGET EXERCISE. THEY DO A
PROGRAM CALLED STOP THE
BLEEDING, WHICH IS GOING FURTHER
THAN BASIC FIRST AID . WE DO
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS CLASSES
AND IN VARIOUS SETTINGS ,
VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON , PEOPLE
ARE ABLE TO REQUEST THOSE
CLASSES DIRECTLY FROM US. WE
HAVE A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT IS
ALSO BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL THAT
I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT. WE ARE
TEACHING DURING THE SCHOOL
BREAKS BUT WE HAVE AT THE HIGH
SCHOOL WHERE HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS TO TEACH YOUNGER
STUDENTS ABOUT DISASTER
PREPAREDNESS SKILLS. THE GAPS
THAT WE HAVE ARE ABOUT BEING
ABLE TO INCREASE BOTH THE NUMBER
OF COMMUNITY SAFETY AMBASSADORS
THAT WE HAVE , TEACH AN
ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES , AND ALSO
ADDITIONAL STAFF , MY TEAM , WE
CAN REACH MORE RESIDENTS WITH
ADDITIONAL CLASSES. JUST ONE
ADDITIONAL THING OF NOTE ABOUT
PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH,
IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING THOSE
DISASTER SKILLS TRAINING, WE DO
A LOT OF WORK ON SOCIAL MEDIA
AND ON OUR WEBSITE. WE HAVE
MATERIALS, ELECTRONICALLY AND ON
PAPER , WE HAVE A NUMBER OF
QUALIFIED VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING
OUR AUXILIARY COMMUNICATION
TEAM, WE USE ALERT SEATTLE, FOR
YOUR INFORMATION, THE GAPS ARE
ABOUT HAVING ENOUGH PEOPLE TO
TEACH THOSE SKILLS FOR THE
ENTIRE CITY, AND ALSO TO HAVE
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES OR
MARKETING AND LETTING PEOPLE
KNOW HOW THEY CAN ACCESS THAT
TRAINING OR TO SIGN UP FOR ALERT
SEATTLE . I AM HAPPY TO TAKE
QUESTIONS . YOU WILL DO
QUESTIONS AT THE END.
>> OVER TO CITY LIGHT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY,
BRITNEY BARNWELL, SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT, TALK ABOUT EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT . IT SEEMS LIKE
YESTERDAY I WAS DOING A
PRESENTATION ON THE BOMB CYCLONE
AND NOW I'M HERE AGAIN IN THE
MIDST OF A WINDSTORM. I WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE GET THROUGH IT.
WITHIN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, YOU HAVE
MYSELF AND BRENDA ARMSTRONG ,
THE WORKPLACE LOGISTICS
DIRECTOR. FOR RIGHT NOW , HE IS
STEPPING IN FOR ME AS I AM
AWAKE. -- AS I AM AWAY. I KNOW
THIS IS ONE EVERYBODY WANTS TO
KNOW ABOUT AND I ALWAYS HEAR
ABOUT, THE INCIDENT RESPONSE
PRIORITIES. WE HAVE THREE,
SAFETY, EMERGENCY SERVICES , AND
CUSTOMERS AND RESIDENTS . WHEN
IT COMES TO OUR LIFE SAFETY ,
THIS ENTAILS WITH CREWS BEING
DISPATCHED IMMEDIATELY TO FIX
THE DOWNED POWER LINES, THAT
POST ANY IMMEDIATE SAFETY THREAT
TO OUR CUSTOMERS. FOR EMERGENCY
SERVICES , CREWS ARE DISPATCHED
TO EMERGENCY SERVICES AND
FACILITIES , AND CRITICAL
FACILITIES , TO PUBLIC HEALTH
AND SAFETY SUCH AS HOSPITALS,
POLICE AND FIRE. LASTLY, OUR
CUSTOMERS AND RESIDENTS , CREWS
REPAIR AREAS THAT WILL RESTORE
POWER TO THE LARGEST NUMBER OF
CUSTOMERS . THEY WILL CONTINUE
WORKING AT UNTIL ALL CUSTOMERS
ARE BACK IN SERVICE. TREATING
THE INCIDENT RESPONSE -- IN
SEATTLE , I THINK WE ALWAYS TRY
TO PREPARE FOR THE BIG
EARTHQUAKE WHERE THE BIG TSUNAMI
, BUT BECAUSE OF CLIMATE CHANGE,
THINGS ARE CHANGING . WE HAVE
SEEN A BOMB CYCLONE. WE NEED TO
PREPARE FOR WHATEVER ELSE CAN
COME OUR WAY. AS FAR AS TRAINING
AND EXERCISE GOES, WE ALL
FUNCTION UNDERNEATH THE INCIDENT
COMMAND SYSTEM, A UNIFIED SYSTEM
WE ALL USE, EVEN OEM AND MY
SISTER DEPARTMENTS ON THE
RIGHT-HAND SIDE . FOR BASIC
LEVEL TRAINING, WE TRAIN ALL
EMPLOYEES . SO IMPORTANT FOR ALL
EMPLOYEES TO KNOW THE BASIC
LEVEL OF WHAT ICS IS, IF THEY
ARE IN THE FIELD, THEY CAN
MANAGE THE INCIDENT THEMSELVES .
MAKING SURE EVERYBODY HAS THAT
AWARENESS AND KNOWS WHAT TO DO
ON THE INITIAL START . THE
INCIDENT COMMAND TRAINING, ALONG
WITH THE SECTION LEADER AND UNIT
LEADER, WE HAVE TRAINING SUCH AS
ICS 100, 200, 700, 800, AND 300
AND 400 WHERE YOU HAVE TO SIT
DOWN AND IT IS A THREE-DAY
COURSE . ON TOP OF THAT, WE HAVE
POSITIONED SPECIFIC TRAINING,
WITHIN THE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
TEAM, VARIOUS SECTIONS , WITHIN
THOSE SECTIONS, SPECIFIC
TRAINING TAILORED TO THAT
SPECIFIC GROUP. THAT IS ONE
THING THAT I HAVE PUSHED FOR
PROVIDE FOR A CITY LIGHT AND WE
WILL BE DELIVERING THAT TRAINING
SO WE CAN MAKE SURE PEOPLE HAVE
THE SKILLS AND THE MUSCLE MEMORY
TO MAKE SURE WE RESTORE OUR
CUSTOMERS IN A TIMELY FASHION .
THE NEXT IS FUNCTIONAL EXERCISE
THIS ALL BUILDS UP WITHIN THE
TRAINING AND EXERCISE PLAN, YOUR
FUNCTIONAL EXERCISE IS BASICALLY
EVERYONE IS SITTING DOWN AT THE
TABLE , TALKING TO AN EVENT OR A
SCENARIO, AND BASICALLY COMING
UP WITH A PLAN. MYSELF HELD A
FUNCTIONAL EXERCISE LAST YEAR
FOR -- AND IT WENT GREAT . WHEN
WE START SEEING MORE
COLLABORATION AND WE START
BUILDING THESE EXERCISES AND
WORKING TOGETHER, YOU WILL HAVE
AN AWESOME RESPONSE FOR THE
CITY, HOW WE RESPONSE TO OUR
CUSTOMERS, AND RATEPAYERS .
FULL-SCALE EXERCISE , ALL HANDS
ON DECK , BOOTS ON THE GROUND
AND YOU WERE ACTUALLY GOING TO A
SCENARIO, A REAL-LIFE SCENARIO.
PLANNING FOR THESE FULL SCALES
TAKE MONTHS AT A TIME. IT IS NOT
JUST A QUICK TURNAROUND TO WHERE
WE DO IT IN A MONTH . YOU HAVE
TO HAVE YOUR PLANNING MEETINGS
AND GET YOUR INPUT FROM THE
STAKEHOLDERS AND THOSE WHO ARE
ACTUALLY PARTICIPATING IN THE
FUNCTIONAL AND FULL-SCALE
EXERCISE . THAT TRAINING AND
EXERCISE PLAN IS A HUGE JOB FOR
MULTIPLE PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE WE
ARE ALL IN LINE AND WE CAN
RESPOND. WE ARE GOING TO JUMP
INTO PUBLIC INFORMATION AND
RESOURCES . WHAT I DID, I
TAILORED THIS AROUND WHAT CITY
LIGHT ALREADY HAS ON THE
INFORMATION PAGE . ANY CITIZEN
CAN GO OUT AND GRAB THIS
INFORMATION AND CREATE A BINDER
TO CREATE THEIR AT-HOME KIT AND
EVERYTHING. THE FIRST IS TO TAKE
INVENTORY . TAKE INVENTORY OF
WHAT YOU HAVE AT YOUR HOUSE.
WHAT YOU MAY NEED IN ORDER FOR
SOMETHING CATASTROPHIC . I LOVE
TO TELL PEOPLE, IF WE HAVE
SOMETHING CATASTROPHIC, YOU MAY
BE WITHOUT POWER FOR THREE TO
FOUR WEEKS, WHAT CAN YOU HAVE
TO'S ESTATE ON YOUR OWN UNTIL
WE CAN RESTORE YOUR POWER
SAFELY? THE NEXT ONE IS TO STAY
INFORMED. WE HAVE ALERT SEATTLE.
WE TRIED TO PUSH IT TO MAKE SURE
EVERYONE CAN SIGN UP TO ALERT
SEATTLE , ONCE WE SEND THAT
INFORMATION , IT WILL BE
IMPORTANT TO THE PUBLIC IS
RECEIVING IT AND KNOW WHAT IS
GOING ON AND WHAT WE ARE
CURRENTLY DOING TO ASSIST --
ASSESS THE SITUATION .
MONITORING THE WEATHER REPORTS ,
WE PARTNER WITH THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AND WORK WITH
THEM CLOSELY TO GET THE LATEST
INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO MAKE
THE CORRECT DECISIONS AS WE DO
OUR RESTORATION PRIORITIZATION.
OKAY. THE THIRD ONE IS STOCK UP
OR INSTALL HELPFUL TOOLS AND
DEVICES, STOCKING UP ON WATER,
STOCKING UP ON EMERGENCY
SUPPLIES STOCKING UP ON THINGS
YOU WILL NEED THAT CAN SUSTAIN
YOU FOR A FEW DAYS. PROBABLY
EVEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS . MAKING
SURE THAT YOU ARE STOCKED UP AND
YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR EMERGENCY
KIT IS . A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE A
EMERGENCY KITS AND SOMETIMES
THEY DO NOT KNOW WHERE THEY ARE
. ARE YOU PUTTING THEM IN YOUR
CAR? ARE YOU PUTTING THEM IN
YOUR CLOSET? KNOWING WHERE YOUR
EMERGENCY KIT IS AND STOCKING UP
ON THAT STUFF. THE NEXT ONE IS
CHECK OUTSIDE OF YOUR HOME , DO
A WALK AROUND OF YOUR HOME AND
SEE WHAT IS GOING ON DO PRE-AND
POST-THAT IS HOW WE LIKE TO DO
DISASTERS , WHAT IS THERE BEFORE
THE DISASTER TO CHECK IT AND
MAKE SURE YOUR T'S ARE CROSSED,
AND GO OUT AND CHECK AGAIN ,
WHAT IS AROUND YOUR HOME AND
WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED? WHAT DO
YOU NEED TO TIDY UP ON? THE LAST
ONE IS PLAN AHEAD , BUILD A KIT,
MAKE SURE YOU BUILD A KIT,
IMPERATIVE TO HAVE A KIT
TAILORED TO YOUR FAMILY, MAKE
SURE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR YOUR
MEDICINES, EVERYTHING YOU NEED
TO SUSTAIN FOR THE DURATION OF
TIME. THE LAST TWO PROGRAMS WE
HAVE IS THE LIFE-SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT PROGRAM AND THE
GENERATOR SAFETY PROGRAM. THIS
INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR
WEBSITE. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO
GO TO THE WEBSITE , WE UPDATE
THIS INFORMATION ALL THE TIME. I
THINK IT WILL BE IMPERATIVE THAT
WHEN WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF AN
EVENT AND TRYING TO RESTORE OUR
CUSTOMERS. THAT IS IT. THANK YOU
.
>> I APPRECIATE THE RUNDOWN.
LET'S GO TO SPU.
>> REBECCA , ARE YOU DOING THE
SLIDES? GREAT. THANK YOU,
COUNCIL, FOR HAVING US. I LIKE
BEING WITH THEM, THIS IS WHAT IT
LOOKS LIKE WHEN SOMETHING BAD
HAPPENS, I BELIEVE THE EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AT SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES, NEXT SLIDE. WE
HAVE A GOOD-SIZED TEAM AT
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES , I AM
THE PROGRAM MANAGER AND THE
FOUNDATION OF OUR PROGRAM IS
PLANNING, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE,
A BIG-TIME HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
AND VULNERABILITY NOTICES ON A
SYSTEM SO WE KNOW THE BAD THINGS
THAT CAN HAPPEN TO OUR SYSTEM. A
GREAT UTILITY SPECIFIC EMERGENCY
RESPONSES SO OUR STAFF FROM THE
WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS IN THE
WATERSHEDS TO OUR FIRST
RESPONDERS WHO WERE IN TOWN TO
THE FLOOD FIGHTERS IN SOUTH
PARK, KNOW WHAT TO DO AND THEY
HAVE OUR SUPPORT AND THE SUPPORT
OF THE REST OF THE CITY AND WE
TRAIN AND EXERCISE THOSE PLANS .
I WILL TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT
LOOKS LIKE LATER. ON MY TEAM, WE
HAVE A TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND
LOGISTICS PROGRAM WHERE WE
MANAGE OUR COMMUNICATIONS
EQUIPMENT AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT
-- NEXT SLIDE. THIS WILL LOOK
SIMILAR AMONG THE DEPARTMENTS ,
FOR ANY HAZARD THAT IMPACTS THE
CITY, OUR PRIORITIES ARE THE
SAME , LIFE SAFETY AND PUBLIC
HEALTH, INCIDENT STABILIZATION,
WHICH MEANS NOT LETTING THE
INCIDENT GET ANY WORSE. A
PERIMETER AROUND IT, A FLOOD
WALL UP, BYPASS THE SEWER
OVERFLOW , AND WE LOOK AT
PROTECTING PROPERTY AND THE
ENVIRONMENT . THE FOURTH ONE WE
ADDED, PUBLIC TRUST . WE KNOW
THAT HAS TO BE MAINTAINED
THROUGHOUT OUR RESPONSE. I PUT
SOME SPECIFIC PRIORITIES UP
THERE, RELATED TO THE BIG
EARTHQUAKE, WHICH IS A BIG
QUESTION FOR THE RESPONSE
PROGRAMS WITH THE CITY. IF A BIG
CATASTROPHIC EARTHQUAKE HAPPENS
, SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES WOULD
LOOK TO FIND OUT WHICH OF OUR
STAFF WERE OKAY AND ARE THEY
CAPABLE OF RESPONDING . AFTER
THAT, WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT COME AFTER US?
FIRE IS THE GREATEST RISK AND WE
WANT TO MAINTAIN FIRE FLOW TO
THOSE AREAS IMPACTED AS QUICKLY
AS WE CAN. AND ALLOCATE THE
WATER LEFT TO THAT FIRST . AFTER
THAT, TRYING TO STABILIZE THE
INCIDENT AND MAINTAIN AS MUCH
STORAGE IN OUR SYSTEM AS THE
PIPES ARE DAMAGED, AND WE GET
OUR ENGINEERS AND OUR CREWS TO
FIND OUT WHAT IS BROKEN AND WE
HAVE A FAIRLY LARGE SYSTEM, TWO
MOUNTAIN RESERVOIRS, MANY MILES
OF PIPE COMING INTO THE CITY,
AND HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF
MILES OF DISTRIBUTION PIPE.
START UPSTREAM AND COME ALL THE
WAY THROUGH. DEPENDING ON THE
LEVEL OF DAMAGE, NEED TO REPAIR
THE UPSTREAM AND COMING ALL THE
WAY BACK DOWN TO PEOPLE'S
FAUCETS. WE ARE LOOKING AT
CRITICAL RESOURCE ALLOCATION.
WITH OUR DRINKING WATER,
UTILITIES SPECIFICALLY , WHAT WE
CAN DO TO MOVE EMPLOYEES AND
RESOURCES , FIRST FROM OUR
SISTER UTILITIES WITHIN SPU AND
OUR PARTNERS INSIDE OF THE CITY
AND OUTSIDE TO HELP. NEXT SLIDE
I WILL GO WITH THE LOGISTICS ,
WE MANAGE THE INVENTORY OF PUGET
SOUND EMERGENCY RADIO NETWORK
DEVICES, ABOUT 650 TRUCK RADIOS
AND HANDHELD DEVICES, ALSO
SATELLITE PHONES AND SATELLITE
INTERNET CAPABILITY WITHIN THE
LOGISTICS PROGRAM IS THE
COMMUNITY SANDBAG PROGRAM WITH
FOUR LOCATIONS ACROSS THE CITY
WHERE WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH
FUNDING FOR THE KING COUNTY
FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT TO
DISTRICT SANDBAGS TO FLOAT FROM
THE LAST FLOOD PRONE AREAS. WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR CREWS ARE
THERE SO WE HAVE EMERGENCY
SUPPLIES, FOOD, SANITATION, AND
LOCATIONS UP IN THE WATERSHED
AND ALL THE WAY DOWN TO IN TOWN
AT OUR RESERVOIRS AND PRIMARY
DISPATCH LOCATIONS . WE HAVE AN
EMERGENCY WATER DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO
EMERGENCY DRINKING WATER AFTER A
MAJOR DISASTER LIKE AN
EARTHQUAKE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE,
MANIFOLD DEVICES WHERE WE HOOK
IT UP TO A GOOD SUPPLY OF WATER
AND PUT IT IN BAGS FOR PEOPLE A
GALLON OR SO AT A TIME WITH
SEVEN OF THOSE DEVICES THAT ARE
DEPLOYED THROUGHOUT THE UTILITY
WE DO THINGS LIKE CREATE
LAMINATED EMERGENCY CONTACT
CARDS DISTRIBUTED TO RESPONDERS
IN LEADERSHIP, IF THE POWER IS
OUT AND THEY NEED A HARD COPY,
THEY HAVE AN UPDATED LIST OF WHO
THEY CAN GET A HOLD OF INSIDE
AND OUTSIDE THE UTILITY, THAT IS
OUR RESPONDERS AND DUTY OFFICERS
OR FROM KING COUNTY. WE ALSO
HAVE A GOVERNMENT EMERGENCY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE,
WIRELESS PRIORITY SERVICE
PROGRAM, ALMOST 100 OF OUR
RESPONSE LEADERSHIP AND STAFF
HAVE ACCESS TO THAT. WHAT THAT
ALLOWS US TO DO IS GET THE LINE
IF THE CELL TOWERS ARE
OVERLOADED AND GET AHEAD DURING
THAT , DURING THE SEATTLE
SEAHAWKS PARADE, WHEN THE CELL
TOWERS WERE OVERLOADED, I WAS A
JUNIOR EMERGENCY MANAGER, I
NEEDED TO CALL MY BOSS BUT I
CANNOT GET FROM SO I DIALED IT
AND SKIPPED LUNCH. WE HAVE AN
EMERGENCY LOGISTICS PLAN, SPU
HAS A ROBUST LOGISTICS
CAPABILITY , AND THIS PLAN
DETAILS HOW WE DO EVERYTHING
FROM GET NEEDED SUPPLIES LIKE
WATER PIPES COME OUT TO CREWS
DURING A LARGE INCIDENT , TO HOW
TO STAFF SNOWSTORMS . NEXT
SLIDE. TALK ABOUT TRAINING
EXERCISE OUTREACH, AND
ENGAGEMENT. JUST LIKE THE OTHER
DEPARTMENTS -- WE DO RADIO
TRAINING FOR OUR STAFF AND
PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOPS AT THE
WORKING LEVEL, TALKING TAILGATE
LEVEL , SOMEONE FROM MY TEAM
WILL MEET WITH A CREW OF
WATERPIPE WORKERS OR PEOPLE THAT
WORK OUT -- SAY, THERE ARE THESE
PLANS THAT ARE CORPORATE AND
BIG, DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR ROLE
IS AND WALKING THEM THROUGH WHAT
THAT LOOKS LIKE AFTER AN
EARTHQUAKE, OR A WINDSTORM. WE
DO EXERCISES, SMALL-SCALE ONES
LIKE WATER MAIN BREAKS WHERE WE
WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH , SEATTLE KING COUNTY
PUBLIC HEALTH, AND OUR WATER
QUALITY FOLKS , SO THEY KNOW
WHAT TO DO IF WE HAVE AN
INCIDENT THAT REQUIRES A BOIL
WATER ADVISORY AND WE DO
LARGE-SCALE EXERCISES, SOMETIMES
REGULATED, LIKE THE SHARED DAM
WE MAINTAIN. THAT CAN BE 30 OR
40 AGENCIES AND 150 PARTICIPANTS
AFTER ACTION AND CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, AFTER
SIGNIFICANT EXERCISES OR EVENTS,
WE LOOK INTERNALLY AT THE
MANAGEMENT TEAM AND THE PEOPLE
WE SUPPORT TO IDENTIFY
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PLANS.
OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT, WE TRY
TO HELP CURRY'S TEAM KNOW WHAT
TO DO IN SPECIFIC SERVICES,
EMERGENCY DRINKING WATER, THE
RULE IS ONE GALLON PER PERSON
PER DAY. FOR TWO WEEKS IF YOU
CAN GET THAT . THAT IS A LOT OF
WATER WE SHARE THAT WITH THE
COMMUNITY SOMEBODY WILL SAY , I
HAVE A FAMILY OF FIVE AND A DOG
AND WE DID THE MATH, 800 POUNDS
OF WATER YOU WOULD BE TRYING TO
STORE IN YOUR APARTMENT , NOT
REALISTIC FOR EVERYBODY . WE
TALK WITH PEOPLE ABOUT DIFFERENT
THINGS THEY CAN DO WHEN THEY
KNOW A DISASTER IS COMING,
STORING WATER FROM THE BATHTUB,
USING A FILTRATION DEVICE, AND
IF PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS WE CAN
CONNECT THEM WITH THE WATER
QUALITY INSPECTOR AND WE TEACH
EMERGENCY TOILETS, THE GROUP
BEHIND ME FROM THE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL IS NOT HERE, ANYTIME WE
CAN TALK ABOUT KEEPING US SAFE
AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE IS A GOOD
CHANCE FOR US TO SAVE LIVES. WE
HAVE A VIDEO THAT WE SHARE ON
THAT. THAT SHOWS IT . THERE IS
NO LANGUAGE. IT IS A
STATE-OF-THE-ART WHEN IT COMES
TO EMERGENCY TOILETS . WE HAVE A
CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
SEATTLE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION
HUBS, WITH OUR COMMUNITY PROGRAM
AND THAT IF RESEARCH WEBINARS
FROM OEM AND CITY LIKE IN THE
PAST BUT PEOPLE KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE POWER
SYSTEM FOR THE WATER SYSTEM, OR
WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE FOR SOLID
WASTE COLLECTION AND THE TRUCKS
ARE NOT COMING TO PICK THEM UP
ON THE REGULAR SCHEDULE WE DO
ENGAGE WITH OUR COMMUNITY
DIVISION TO THE SOCIAL MEDIA
ENGAGEMENT. MY TEAM AND OTHERS
ARE SOLID WITH CONTRACTORS , HOW
TO BE SAFE DURING THE SNOW, MY
KIDS POKE FUN AT ME WHEN THEY
SEE ME ON INSTAGRAM RECORDING
TIPS ABOUT HOW TO SIGN UP. WE DO
ALERT SEATTLE, SOME OF YOU HAVE
RECEIVED SOLID WASTE
NOTIFICATIONS, WE USE THE SAFE
SYSTEM, THAT WOULD BE THE SYSTEM
WE WOULD USE TO LET THE
COMMUNITY KNOW THEY NEED TO DO
SOMETHING DIFFERENT WITH THE
DRINKING WATER IF THERE WAS AN
EMERGENCY WITH THAT. NEXT SLIDE.
THAT IS IT.
>> THANK YOU. SDOT TO BRING US
HOME. SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST?
>> I AM TRYING TO DO A
PRESENTATION LIKE WE ARE ON THE
SUIT -- EXPRESS LANE. ALWAYS
EXCITING TO WORK MY SISTER
AGENCIES ARE DOING. NEXT SLIDE
THAT IS ME AND , I AM A SINGLE
PROVIDER BUT I AM SUPPORTED BY
AMAZING VOLUNTEERS IN MY
DEPARTMENT WE USE OUR INCIDENT
MANAGEMENT TEAM WHO HELP THE
DEPARTMENT SHINE AND DELIVER FOR
THE CITY ON EVERY WINTER WEATHER
EVENT, WHEN WE CLOSE A PIECE OF
INFRASTRUCTURE ANYTIME , IT IS A
PRIVILEGE TO WORK FOR THEM. SO ,
FOR US , OUR MISSION ESSENTIAL
FUNCTIONS , THINGS WE HAVE TO DO
REGARDLESS IF THERE IS A
PANDEMIC OR AN EARTHQUAKE , OR
WINTER WEATHER , MAINTAINED THE
ARTERIAL OPERATIONS, WATERWAY
OPERATIONS ARE NOT SOMETHING
PEOPLE THINK ABOUT, THE MIDDLE
PICTURE IS THE SPOKANE STREET
BRIDGE, OUR WATERWAYS HAVE THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY OVER ROAD
TRANSPORTATION AND PARTICULARLY
-- 90% OF PERISHABLE GOODS FROM
ALASKA GO UP AND DOWN THE
MITIGATE HAZARDS IN THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY, WE DO THE WINTER
WEATHER RESPONSE , MOVING SNOW
OR CLEARING TREES AFTER A WIND
EVENT. LESSER-KNOWN , WE ARE
RESPONSIBLE, SHOULD ASH FALL
FROM A VOLCANO , TREATED LIKE
SNOW AND GIVE IT PERMITS FOR USE
OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, SOMETHING
WE HAVE A LEGAL OBLIGATION TO
DO. DURING COVID , THE CITY AS A
WHOLE, PRIORITIZED , ON A
DIFFERENT LEVEL, WHAT WE WOULD
DO AND NOT DO THAT DID COME OUT
AS A TIER 2, WE COULD SUSPEND
ISSUING PERMITS FOR UP TO A WEEK
IF SOMETHING HAPPENED LIKE
CATASTROPHIC AND DISSEMINATE THE
CRITICAL TRANSPORTATION
INFORMATION NOT ONLY JUST TO THE
PUBLIC BUT ALSO TO OUR SISTER
AGENCIES AS WELL. ONE OF THE BIG
THINGS THE PUBLIC REALLY LIKES
OUR WINTER WEATHER TRAVELER MAP,
AND OUR TRAFFIC CAMERAS IN
GENERAL. NEXT SLIDE. I WILL NOT
SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON THIS.
VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU HEARD
FROM BRITTANY AND CHAD. WE TAKE
THAT PUBLIC TRUST AS A PUBLIC
AGENCY VERY SERIOUSLY AND WE
TALKED ABOUT TRANSPORTATION
PARTNERS AT WSDOT AND KING
COUNTY, THE PUBLIC NEEDS
TRANSPORTATION, THEY DO NOT CARE
IF IT IS WSDOT WORKING.-- KING
COUNTY, OR SDOT , THE PUBLIC
NEEDS TO TRUST ALL
TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES.
ARTERIALS AND TRAINING, LIKE WE
HEARD FROM MY SISTER AND BROTHER
AGENCIES, THESE INCIDENT COMMAND
SYSTEMS, I WOULD SAY THAT SDOT
HAS SUPPORTED ME AS AN
INDIVIDUAL, WE HAVE GONE TO THE
STATE FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS TO
WORK ON WILDFIRES AND DISASTERS
LIKE KATRINA , SO THAT WHEN I
COME BACK AND TRAIN OUR
DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE THE BEST AND
LATEST KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
AVAILABLE. I THINK THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT HAS DONE VERY
WELL IN THE PAST. WE TRAIN TO
SPECIFIC PLANS FOR WINTER
WEATHER, POST EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE
ASSESSMENTS, NONE DEPENDENT ON
TECHNOLOGY . RIGHT NOW, WE ARE
WORKING ON HIRING A CONSULTANT
TO HELP US IN THE EVENT WE HAVE
A CYBER EVENT AND WE CAN DO
EVERYTHING WE NEED TO DO FOR
MISSION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
WITHOUT TECHNOLOGY. PUBLIC
INFORMATION , ON THIS SLIDE, I
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, THE LAST
TIME I CHECKED, WHEN TRANSLATED
INFORMATION TO 14 LANGUAGES AND
THIS IS A COMMITMENT WE MADE AS
A DEPARTMENT WITHIN
TRANSPORTATION EQUITY FRAMEWORK
AND CONSTANTLY WORKING ON
IMPROVING THAT . ONE OF THE
THINGS WE ARE TARGETING THIS
YEAR, WORKING TOWARDS
TRANSLATING AND HAVING THAT SAME
ACCESSIBILITY TO PEOPLE VISUALLY
IMPAIRED OR HEARING IMPAIRED SO
THAT SAME STANDARD OF
INFORMATION THAT WE DO IN THESE
14 LANGUAGES. SOME OF THE
MESSAGING , IT DEPENDS ON THE
EVENT, WINTER WEATHER , WE TELL
PEOPLE TO CHECK THOSE TRAVEL
CONDITIONS BEFORE LEAVING HOME.
IF IT IS REALLY SEVERE ENOUGH,
WE TELL THEM TO STAY HOME , STAY
SAFE, LET US GET THE ROADS
CLEARED. FOR AN EARTHQUAKE , OUR
MESSAGING WOULD BE TO STAY OFF
THE ROADS AND AVOID BRIDGES
UNTIL INSPECTED AND REMINDING
THE PUBLIC, AFTER EVERY
AFTERSHOCK , THOSE INSPECTIONS
NEED TO HAPPEN AGAIN FOR CYBER
EVENT OR POWER OUTAGE, WHAT WE
DID ON THE SMALL-SCALE, TREAT
ALL INTERSECTIONS AS A FOUR WAY
STOP. OF COURSE , THE ASTRID ON
THE BOTTOM , COURTNEY -- WE DO
FOR MESSAGING TO THE JOINT
INFORMATION CENTER. ACTUALLY ,
CAN I GO BACK -- WE DO NOT NEED
TO MOVE THE SLIDE , ONE THING I
FORGOT TO MENTION ON THE
TRAINING, SINCE BRITTANY AND
CHAD DID A GOOD JOB TALKING
ABOUT THAT SPECIFICALLY, I AM
WORKING WITH THE CITY OF
VANCOUVER, WHO IN CANADA, A HOST
CITY TO FIFA AND OUR MUTUAL AID
PARTNER, THEM COMING DOWN THIS
SUMMER TO SEE WHAT WE ARE DOING
AND BUILD THOSE RELATIONSHIPS.
RECIPROCALLY , I AM WORKING WITH
RINGING SOUND TRANSIT, WSDOT ,
AND KING COUNTY METRO TO
VANCOUVER TO DO THAT SAME SORT
OF RELATIONSHIP BUILDING,
LOOKING BEYOND FIFA TO OUR
PARTNERS TO OUR IMMEDIATE NORTH
WHO ARE MUTUAL AID PARTNERS. I
THINK THAT MAY BE MY LAST SLIDE.
THE QUESTION ABOUT EMERGENCY
PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT, I
COMPLETELY AGREE WE NEED TO BE
PREPARED AND WENEED TO HAVE
WATER AND FOOD, BUT LAST WEEK, I
HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF HEARING A
FORMER FEMA ADMINISTRATOR SPEAK
WHO SAID SOMETHING I HAVE NEVER
HEARD, THE UNITED STATES ,
DURING DISASTERS, PEOPLE DO NOT
DIE OF THIRST AND HUNGER, THEY
LOSE THEIR BUSINESSES AND LOSE
THEIR HOMES AND THEY NEVER
RECOVER. HE CHALLENGED US AS
EMERGENCY MANAGERS TO GET THE
MESSAGE OUT TO OUR COMMUNITIES
TO CHECK THEIR INSURANCE, 30% OF
PEOPLE , DISASTERS HAVE NO
INSURANCE OR ARE UNDERINSURED ,
AND HE CHALLENGED US TO LOOK AT
A COMMUNITY CREDIT INDEX COURT
TO LOOK AT HOW YOUR COMMUNITIES
ARE DOING. ON A GRADUAL LEVEL ,
FOR ALL ZIP CODES IN THE CITY ,
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WAS A
TAKE AWAY FOR ME TO THINK ABOUT.
>> THANK YOU. AS CHAIR OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, I AM
INTERESTED IN THAT. I AM
INTERESTED IN DISTRICT 7 ZIP
CODES. AS SOMEBODY WHO WAS DONE
A LOT , I AM INTERESTED IN THE
QUEEN AND -- ANN COMMUNITY. VICE
CHAIR?
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT --
>> HAVE TO BE OUT OF COURT IN
TWO MINUTES.
>> NOT CLUB WORLD CUP, WORLD CUP
IN 2026 WILL DRIVE ABOUT 1
MILLION NET NEW PEOPLE TO THE
SEATTLE AREA OVER THE COURSE OF
THAT TWO WEEK PLUSE PERIOD.
EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO
MAKE SURE IT IS SUCCESSFUL I
WILL NOT ASK OF EVERYONE BUT TO
OEM , AT THE CENTRAL OFFICE
LEVEL, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT OUR
CITY'S WORLD CUP PLANNING AND
PREPARATION EFFORTS FROM
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STANDPOINT?
UNDERSTANDING AND ACKNOWLEDGING
THE FACT THAT OUR JOB IS TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE HAVE A SAFE WORLD
CUP EXPERIENCE , THAT WE
ADEQUATELY PLAN TO PREVENT ,
MITIGATE AND RESPOND TO
DISASTERS , NATURAL OR MAN-MADE.
WORLD CUP PRESENTS A INTERESTING
SCENARIO NOT GETTING INTO THE
SENSITIVE DELICATE NATURE OF THE
SECURITY VULNERABILITIES AND
RESPONSE POSTURE, CAN YOU TALK
AND A HIGH LEVEL? MINIMAL
DETAILS ABOUT HOW WE , AS A
CITY, ARE PREPARING FOR WORLD
CUP ?
>> HAPPY TO, GLAD YOU ASKED THE
QUESTION . OEM IS FACILITATING
THE DEVELOPMENT OF WHAT WE CALL
AN EVENT ACTION PLAN. LOOKING AT
, NOT ONLY SAFETY AND SECURITY
OF THINGS THAT MAY HAPPEN, BUT,
WHERE LARGER GROUPS OF PEOPLE
WILL BE , HOW IT WILL IMPACT
TRANSPORTATION UP AND DOWN THE
I-5 CORRIDOR FROM VANCOUVER TO
THE OREGON BORDER, WE HAVE CITY
PARTNERS AND REGIONAL PARTIES,
INCLUDING STATE AND FEDERAL
GOVERNMENTS WHO ARE WORKING WITH
US ON PUTTING TOGETHER THE PLAN
THE DRAFT WILL BE FINISHED
AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER WITH A FINAL
PLAN AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE
YEAR. AS I MENTIONED , THAT
INVOLVES MULTIPLE PARTNERS FOR
THAT EFFORT AND WE ARE LOOKING
AT -- TAKING LESSONS LEARNED
FROM FIFA EVENTS IN THE PAST AND
THE LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMUNITY
IN SEATTLE IS WORKING WITH US .
A NUMBER OF EXERCISES, WHAT WE
TALKED ABOUT WITH EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PREPAREDNESS WE WILL
BE DOING FOR THIS EVENT.
>> THANK YOU .
>> THANK YOU ALL OF THE CHAIR.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT ? ONE LAST
WORD OR GOODBYE?
>> GOODBYE.
>> WE WILL LOSE THE QUORUM. I
WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW UP WITH
YOU, BUT WE HAVE REACHED THE END
OF THE AGENDA. SEEING NONE, WE
ARE ADJOURNED.
>> THANK YOU.