FINANCE NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE
WILL COME TO ORDER. IT IS 9:31
A.M. I'M DAN STRAUSS, CHAIR OF
THE COMMITTEE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? [ ROLL
CALL ]
>> ONE MOMENT. JOINING AS A
PANELIST RIGHT NOW.
>> YOU CAN KEEP GOING AND COME
BACK TO HER. [ ROLL CALL ] AND
JUST ONE MORE TIME COUNCIL
PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> PRESENT.
>> WE HAVE --
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS
EXCUSED UNTIL SHE ARRIVES.
>> THAT'S FOUR PRESENT AND ONE
EXCUSED.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. WE
HAVE THREE ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION
ON THE CENTENNIAL ACCORD AT OUR
LAST MEETING WE HAD A LITTLE BIT
OF PREPARATION FROM FRANCESCA.
AND WE ALSO HAVE A BRIEFING AND
LIKELY VOTE ON LEGISLATION
RELATED TO THE FIFA WORLD CUP AS
WELL AS THE FIRST OF TWO
MEETINGS FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF
DWIGHT DIVELY AS DIRECTOR FOR
THE OFFICE OF CITY FINANCE. NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE WILL
NOW OPEN THE IN-PERSON AND
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT AND I SEE
VICE CHAIR RIVERA IS PRESENT.
I'M NOT SEEING ANYONE SIGNED UP
IN-PERSON. CAN YOU CONFIRM,
ANTHONY?
>> NO ONE IN-PERSON.
>> AND WE DO HAVE TWO FOLKS
SIGNED UP BUT -- WE HAVE JOE
TALKING ABOUT THE JOAN GRANT.
THE DRONE GRANT. AND DAVID
HAYNES ABOUT THE AGENDA. SO WITH
THAT, WE WILL MOVE INTO THE
HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
PUBLIC COMMENTS SHOULD RELATE TO
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TODAY. WE
HAVE TWO SPEAKERS REMOTELY
SIGNED UP SO FOLKS WILL HAVE TWO
MINUTES EACH. START WITH THE
ONLINE PUBLIC COMMENTERS UP TO
THIS -- PERIOD IS UP TO 60
MINUTES. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED
IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY
REGISTERED AND SPEAKERS WILL
HEAR A CHIME WHEN TEN SECONDS
ARE LEFT OF THEIR ALLOTTED TIME.
SO WITH THAT, THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS NOW OPEN. WE WILL
START WITH JOE KUNSLER WHO IS
PRESENT AND DAVID HAYNES WHO IS
NOT YET PRESENT. YOU HAVE ABOUT
TWO AND A HALF MINUTES TO JOIN
US, WITH THAT, JOE, WELCOME. AND
-- WE ARE FROM MOTING YOU RIGHT
NOW. JOE. I SEE YOU ARE HERE
JOE, STAR TO -- STAR 6 TO
UNMUTE.
>> Caller: OKAY, GOOD. WE GOT ME
UNMUTED AND I WANT TO THANK
STAFF FOR ENABLING THIS
TESTIMONY THIS MORNING. I JUST
HEARD YOU GUYS ARE APPLYING FOR
A GRANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T
HAVE ANY MORE DRONING -- CREWS.
I HOPE THIS IS A PERMANENT
THING. AS A DRONE PILOT WHO IS A
REGISTERED PART 107 DRONE PILOT
I TAKE MY RESPONSIBILITIES VERY
SERIOUSLY. I HAVE AN APP ON MY
PHONE. SO WHEN I'M FLYING IN
THE SEATTLE AREA, I KNOW WHAT
THE MAXIMUM ALTITUDE IS. I KNOW
WHAT THE AEROSPACE IS AND I'M
ALSO REQUIRED TO HAVE MY LICENSE
ON MY PERSON. AND HAVE MY PHONE
ON MY PERSON BECAUSE AIR TRAFFIC
CONTROL MAY NEED TO GET AHOLD OF
ME. THESE ARE ALL BASIC
RESPONSIBILITIES YOU TAKE AND
TEST BEFORE YOU GET YOUR PART
107 AND THERE'S ALSO
RECREATIONAL LICENSE. BUT YOU
ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE THAT IN
CONTROLLED AIR SPACE WHICH
COVERS BIG PART OF SEATTLE. I AM
ALL FOR THROWING THE BOOK AT THE
DRONE PILOTS THAT SEEM TO THINK
IT'S OKAY TO TAKE YOUR DRONE
AND GET CLOSE TO A STADIUM. MY
UNDERSTANDING IS IS THAT STADIUM
EVENTS HAVE THREE NAUTICAL MILE
AIR SPACE LIMIT AROUND THEM.
SAFETY OF EVERYONE. AND I
ENCOURAGE -- AND BELIEVE IT OR
NOT, I HAPPEN TO BELIEVE THAT
SHOULD BE STRINGENTLY ENFORCED.
WE JUST CAN'T AFFORD TO BE
TAKING -- CHANCES HERE. WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE LOW FLY
HELICOPTERS POSSIBLY BLIMPS,
ORANGE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
AIRCRAFT ON FINAL APPROACH FROM
BOWLING FIELD AND SEA-TAC. IT'S
GOING TO BE A CONGESTED AIR
SPACE AND WE REALLY NEED TO HAVE
CONTROL OF THE AIR SPACE FOR THE
SAFETY OF EVERYONE IN THE AIR
AND YES, ON THE GROUND. SO I
STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS GRANT AND
30 SECONDS LEFT TO GO I'M GOING
TO HAVE TO CALL IN THE GENERAL
PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT THE SUBJECT
AND GIVE SOME UNPLEASANT NEWS
I'M NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO
SHARING. BUT --
>> THANK YOU, JOE. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT AS ALWAYS.
AND WE'LL DO ONE LAST CHECK FOR
DAVID HAYNES. I'M NOT SEEING
DAVID HAYNES AS PRESENT. CAN WE
CONFIRM DAVID HAYNES IS NOT
PRESENT?
>> NOT PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU MR. G AS ALWAYS,
WITH THAT WE HAVE NO ADDITIONAL
REMOTE OR IN-PERSON SPEAKERS. SO
THAT WILL CONCLUDE OUR PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD. WE WILL NOW MOVE
ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. WE
HAVE OUR FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS
HERE TODAY. CLERK, WILL YOU
PLEASE READ THE SHORT TITLE INTO
THE RECORD?
>> ITEM ONE REVOW OF THE
CENTENNIAL ACCORD AND PRESENTERS
ARE GORDON JAMES AND FRANCESCA
MURNAN OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS.
>> WONDERFUL. IF YOU WANT TO
INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND MR. JAMES
AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR STRAUSS AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. IT'S
A PLEASURE TO RETURN TO YOU
TODAY TO CONTINUE OUR DISCUSSION
OF SUCCESSFUL TRIBAL RELATIONS
FRAMEWORKS FOR THE STATE AND
LOCAL LEVEL. AND I WILL
INTRODUCE GOSH DAN HERE SHORTLY
BUT WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
JUST FOR THE RECORD MY NAME IS
FRANCESCA MURNAN AND I'M A
MEMBER OF THE CHEROKEE TRIBE AND
SHAWNEE NATION. I WORK AS THE
CITY'S TRIBAL RELATIONS
DIRECTOR AND TODAY WE'LL H
DOING THAT DEEPER DIVE THAT
BUILDS OFFS THE CONVERSATION
THAT WE HAD LAST MONTH. AS WE
HAVE DISCUSSED THE SIGNING OF
THE CENTENNIAL ACCORD IN 1989
WAS A DEFINING MOMENT IN OUR
STATE'S HISTORY. AND THE 36
YEARS THAT IT'S BEEN ADOPTED,
IT HAS CONTINUED TO EVOLVE AND
CONTINUES TO BE A MODEL FOR
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
NATIONWIDE. HERE IN WASHINGTON,
THE LESSONS CONTINUE TO BE
LEARNED BECAUSE THE WORK RECEIVE
SOLVING AND INCLUDING LESSONS
FOR THE CITY WHO HAS OUR OWN
SORDID HISTORY OF ENGAGEMENT
NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS. EXPLORE THIS MODEL
AND WHAT IT TEACHES US AS A
LOCAL GOVERNMENT. WE HAVE TAKEN
FOUNDATIONAL STEPS AS CITY AND
WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE ALL OF US
ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE
LEADERSHIP OF TRIBAL NATIONS AND
CITY LEADERS, TO SOLIDIFY THIS
FOUNDATION FOR GENERATIONS TO
COME. AND I'M PLEASED TO
WELCOME GORDON JAMES OF THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF INDIAN
AFFAIRS WHO IS STEEPED IN THIS
EFFORT THROUGH MA CAPACITIES
OVER MANY DECADES. AND HE HAS
SERVED HIS TRIBAL PEOPLE AND THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON. YOU HAVE
HEARD MY RENDITION OF THE
STATE'S JOURNEY. AND WE HAVE
THE DISTINCT PLEASURE OF TAKING
IN ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE FROM
SOMEONE WHO'S LIVED THIS WORK
AND CONTINUES TO EDUCATE STATE
EMPLOYEES TODAY. AND THAT'S
BECAUSE THE WORK NEVER STOPS.
AND THAT'S A MESSAGE THAT I
HOPE YOU HEAR TODAY. WE MUST
CONTINUE TO AFFIRM AND COMMIT
AND INVEST IN OUR EFFORTS TO
FOSTER COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS
WITH TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AND
NATIVE COMMUNITIES. HE IS A
TRAININGS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS
MANAGER FOR THE STATE'S OFFICE
OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. IN THIS ROLE
GORDON LEADS THE WORK TO IMPROVE
THE GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS
OF STATE AGENCIES WITH FEDERALLY
RECOGNIZED TRIBES. WHILE
IMPROVING CULTURAL COMPETENCY,
EXPANDING UNDERSTANDING OF
TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY AND EXPLORING
HOW HISTORY OF LEGAL IMPACTS TO
THESE RELATIONSHIPS CONTINUES TO
DEFINE OUR EFFORTS FOR EFFECTIVE
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS. HE
WAS A LONG TIME CONSULTANT TO
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF INDIAN
AFFAIRS BEFORE JOINING THE STAFF
IN 2004 AND HE HAS PROVIDED THE
TRAINING TO OVER 25,000
ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF OF
STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES,
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, CITY
AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS,
COLLEGES, AND UNIVERSITIES,
PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND MUCH
MORE. GORDON ALSO PREVIOUSLY
SERVED EIGHT YEARS AS THE
CHAIRMAN OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL
AND CONTINUES TO SERVE AS A
GAMING COMMISSIONER. AND WITH
THAT I'LL HAND THE CONVERSATION
OVER TO GORDON WHO WILL WALK US
THROUGH A LITTLE BIT MORE
IN-DEPTH OF THE STATE'S WORK
AND WHERE WE ARE TODAY. THANKS
GORDON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
FRANCESCA. AND GOOD MORNING TO
EVERYBODY. I APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AND SHARE
A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO TALK
WITH YOU ABOUT ELEMENTS OF HOW
THE HISTORY EVOLVED IN THE
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE
FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES AND
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. I
UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE HAD
SOME LOOK AT THE CENTENNIAL
ACCORD AND MILLENNIUM
AGREEMENTS. LET'S KIND OF WORK
BACKWARDS INTO THAT HISTORY.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE
CENTENNIAL ACCORD WHEN IT
EVOLVES ORIGINALLY AS THERE IS
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
CELEBRATING ITS 100th BIRTHDAY.
IN 1989. AND AS LOT OF
FESTIVITIES ARE BEING PLANNED IN
DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE STATE,
PART OF THE DISCUSSION GOING ON
BETWEEN MANY OF THE TRIBAL
LEADERS AND THEN GOVERNOR
GARDNER IS THE RECOGNITION THAT
THE STATE AND THE TRIBES HAVE
HAD A MUCH MORE DIFFICULT
HISTORY, PARTICULARLY IN THE
RECENT DECADES LEADING UP TO
1989. YOU MAY HAVE SOME
AWARENESS OF ALL OF THE FISH
WARS AND THOSE KINDS OF LEGAL
BATTLES GOING ON BETWEEN THE
GOVERNMENTS AND IN THE PERIOD
FOLLOWING THE BOLT DECISION IN
1974, THERE WERE THESE
CONTINUING EFFORTS BETWEEN THE
STATE AND THE TRIBES TO FIGURE
OUT WHAT EXACTLY THEIR
RELATIONSHIP IS SUPPOSED TO BE.
THROUGH SOME OF THE ANIMOSITY
AND GETTING OVER THOSE
STRUGGLES, THEY REALIZED THAT
THERE NEEDED TO BE A BETTER WAY
THAN THAT. AND SO WHAT WAS
DESIGNED TO BECOME THE
CENTENNIAL ACCORD WAS REALLY
INTENDED TO BE A CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT PROCESS. FOR THAT
RELATIONSHIP BUILDING. THE --
THERE WERE SEVERAL TRIBAL
LEADERS WHO WERE VERY
INSTRUMENTAL IN THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THAT ORIGINAL DOCUMENT. AND I
WANT TO CALL OUT PARTICULARLY TO
PRESIDENT JOE DELA CRUZ, FORMER
PRESIDENT FOR THE QUINNAULT
NATION AND COUNCILMEMBER
MELTONASKETT FROM THE
CONFEDERATED TRIBES AND CHAIRMAN
RON ALLEN FROM THE JAMESTOWN
TRIBE. THEY HAD PUT TOGETHER
BASICALLY A ROUGH DRAFT OF A LOT
OF THE CONCEPTS THEY WERE HOPING
THAT THEY COULD DEVELOP AN
IMPROVED RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
STATE AROUND. AND IN SHARING
THOSE CONCEPTS WITH OTHER TRIBAL
LEADERS, WITH FOLKS THAT THEY
KNEW WITHIN THE STATE ATTORNEY
GENERAL'S OFFICE, WITH THE
CHIEF OF STAFF FOR GOVERNOR
GARDNER GETTING LOTS OF INPUT
AND DEVELOPING AND REFINING THE
CONCEPTS, GOVERNOR GARDNER
LOOKED AT THE DOCUMENT AND
REALIZED THAT IT DID PROVIDE THE
POTENTIAL FOR THAT CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT SO HE CALLED
TOGETHER THE VERY FIRST
CENTENNIAL ACCORD MEETING IN
1989. HIS INTENTION OF COURSE TO
BE ABLE TO SIGN THE DOCUMENT IN
FRONT OF TRIBAL LEADERS TO SHOW
HIS COMMITMENT TO THAT
RELATIONSHIP BUILDING. AS THAT
PROCESS HAPPENS, THE CENTENNIAL
ACCORD PROVIDES THE BASIC
FOUNDATION THAT CONTINUALLY
EVOLVES INTO TODAY. BUT IN THAT
BEGINNING, IT RECOGNIZES THE
INHERENT SOVEREIGNTY OF ALL OF
THE PARTIES INVOLVED. I WOULD
POINT OUT THAT IN 1989, THERE
WERE ONLY 26 FEDERALLY
RECOGNIZED TRIBES WITHIN THE
STATE. AND AT THE TIME, 24 OF
THEM HAVE SIGNED ON TO THE
CENTENNIAL ACCORD. SO THERE WERE
STILL SOME WHO HAD -- SOME BASIC
CONCERNS OVER WHETHER THAT WAS
REALLY THE APPROPRIATE APPROACH
FOR THEIR RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
WITH THE STATE. BUT IN THE VERY
BEGINNING OF THIS PROCESS, IT
ALSO RECOGNIZES A FEW BASIC WAYS
THAT THEY'RE GOING TO
CONSISTENTLY MOVE FORWARD. AT
LEAST ONCE A YEAR. THERE WOULD
BE A MEETING PLANNED BETWEEN THE
GOVERNOR AND LEADERS OF THESE
FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES
WHERE THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO SIT
DOWN TOGETHER AND REALLY
CONSIDER WHAT THEY'VE EACH
ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE COURSE OF
THAT YEAR. WHAT WERE THE PARTS
THAT WERE WORKING WELL AND HOW
DO THEY REPORT THAT OUT? WHERE
ARE THE CHALLENGES THAT WERE
STILL EXISTING WITHIN THOSE
RELATIONSHIPS AND HOW DO WE
IDENTIFY SOME KIND OF AN ACTION
PLAN SO THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING
THOSE CHALLENGES? AND MAYBE THE
NEXT YEAR WE GET TOGETHER AND WE
ACTUALLY HAVE SOLVED SOME OF
THOSE CHALLENGES THAT LED TO
THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE. WITH
THAT KIND OF HISTORY AND ALSO
ALLOWED THAT THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE AND INDIAN AFFAIRS WAS
GOING TO BE PROVIDING TRAINING
TO THE STATE AGENCIES. THEIR
ADMINISTRATORS AND THEIR
PERSONNEL. HOW DO THEY BETTER
UNDERSTAND THE GOVERNMENT TO
GOVERNMENT RELATIONSHIP? WHAT IS
IT, WHAT COULD IT BE? HOW DO WE
IMPROVE COMMUNICATION? ALL OF
THESE -- ALL OF THESE EFFORTS
WERE HOW DO WE GET MORE OF THE
PEOPLE WHO BEAR THE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR CARRYING OUT
THAT RELATIONSHIP SO THERE'S AN
IDENTIFICATION WITHIN THE
CENTENNIAL ACCORD THAT THE STATE
ITSELF IS DIVIDED INTO LOTS OF
DIFFERENT AGENCIES. AND THERE
WOULD BE DIRECTORS, SECRETARIES,
WHATEVER TITLE YOU WANT TO USE
FOR THE LEADS OF THOSE AGENCIES,
WHO BEAR THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR
THE WORK OF THAT AGENCY WHILE
THE RELATIONSHIP FOR THE
CENTENNIAL ACCORD EXISTS BETWEEN
THE GOVERNOR AND THE TRIBAL
LEADERS. THERE'S A RECOGNITION
THAT PROBLEM SOLVING REALLY
NEEDS TO START AT ITS MOST BASIC
LEVELS. HOW DO WE GET THE
CHALLENGES BETWEEN THE TRIBES
AND THE AGENCIES TO BEGIN BEING
WORKED OUT BY THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
ACTUALLY CARRYING OUT THAT WORK
IN THE MOMENT? WITH THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO
ELEVATE, SHOULD OTHER PROBLEMS
OCCUR? THE RECOGNITION OF THE
CENTENNIAL ACCORD ALSO INCLUDED
THAT IF AGENCIES WERE GOING TO
BE DOING THIS WORK WITH THE
TRIBES TRYING TO PUT ANY
RESOURCES, PERSONNEL, INTERESTS
IN DOING THAT, IT WOULD BE
VALUABLE TO ALSO HAVE A PUBLIC
EDUCATION COMPONENT TO THAT.
BECAUSE YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE
PEOPLE QUESTIONING WHY IS THIS
HAPPENING? WHY ARE YOU DOING
THIS? WHAT'S THAT EFFORT ALL
ABOUT? SO ALL OF THESE ARE BASIC
CONCEPTS THAT WERE DESIGNED INTO
THE CENTENNIAL ACCORD, BEGINNING
IN 1990 THEN THERE WOULD BE
THESE ANNUAL MEETINGS AND OF
COURSE THE GOVERNOR TURNS TO ALL
OF THE AGENCIES UNDER THE
GOVERNOR'S DIRECT AUTHORITY AND
GATHERS REPORTS. HERE'S WHAT
THOSE AGENCIES HAVE ACCOMPLISHED
DURING THIS TIME FRAME. TRIBAL
LEADERS ARE DOING SOMETHING
SIMILAR WITH EACH OF THEIR
GOVERNMENTS. GATHERING THIS
INFORMATION AND COMING TOGETHER
AND DISCUSSING HOW THIS IS
WORKING OR NOT WORKING. AND ONE
OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD ALSO
POINT OUT ABOUT THIS CENTENNIAL
ACCORD PROCESS WHILE IT HAD THE
IMMEDIATE EFFECT OF GETTING
PEOPLE TO BE EVEN MUCH MORE
THOUGHTFUL ABOUT THIS
RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND THE
COMMUNICATION THAT GOES ON,
THERE WAS ALSO NO REAL DESIGN
AND NO REAL FORMULATION FOR HOW
THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO WORK.
PEOPLE WERE GATHERING
INFORMATION AND THEY WERE
SHARING IT. AND OVER SEVERAL
YEARS REALIZING THAT THIS
WASN'T REALLY MEETING THE NEED
THEY HAD HOPED FOR. AND PART OF
THAT PROCESS WAS THERE WAS NO --
NO STRUCTURE TO HOW THIS WAS
BEING GATHERED AND HOW THIS WAS
BEING DISCUSSED. SO TEN YEARS
INTO THAT PROCESS, IN 1999,
UNDER THEN GOVERNOR GARY LOCKE,
OUTSIDE CONSULTANT IS BROUGHT
INTO THIS PROCESS TO BE ABLE TO
GATHER MORE INFORMATION TO TRY
AND CREATE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS
TO HOW DO WE STANDARDIZE A
PROCESS? THE -- THE GATHERING OF
THAT INFORMATION INCLUDES IN
BOTH DIRECTIONS REACHING OUT TO
16 DIFFERENT STATE AGENCIES, THE
LEADERS OF THOSE AGENCIES, AND
ASKING LOTS OF QUESTIONS ABOUT
WHAT THEIR EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN
IN THE CENTENNIAL ACCORD SO FAR.
WHAT IS IT THAT THEY DO FOR
CONSULTATION AND HOW IS IT THAT
THEY COMMUNICATE WITH THE
TRIBES, WITH THEIR AGENCIES ARE
INVOLVED WITH AND HOW IS IT THAT
THEY IDENTIFY WHOSE VOICES ARE
SUPPOSED TO BE HEARD IN THOSE
RELATIONSHIPS? IS THERE SUCH A
THING AS FORMAL CONSULTATION?
AND INFORMAL CONSULTATION? SO
ALL OF THESE KINDS OF VERY
LEADING QUESTIONS GATHERING THAT
INFORMATION, THE CONSULTANTS
THEN TURN TO THE TRIBES, 16
DIFFERENT TRIBES. LEADERS FROM
THOSE TRIBES ASKING VERY SIMILAR
KINDS OF QUESTIONS. WHAT THEIR
EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN. WHAT WOULD
THEY RECOMMEND TO BE DIFFERENT?
HOW WOULD THEY CHANGE THE
PROCESS IF THEY COULD TO MAKE IT
MORE EFFECTIVE IN THEIR EYES?
AND GATHERING ALL OF THIS
INFORMATION THEY THEN CREATE A
REPORT. AND IF YOU ARE
INTERESTED IN THE REPORT, IT IS
ON THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF
INDIAN AFFAIRS WEBSITE. IT'S
CALLED THE PROTHROW REPORT.
MARTHA PROTHROW IS THE AUTHOR OF
THE REPORT FOR ALL THE
CONSULTANTS AND IT OUTLINES THE
LEVEL OF THE DETAIL FOR WHAT
EVERYBODY ON THE TRIBAL AND
NON-TRIBAL THE STATE SIDE OF
THAT RELATIONSHIP WERE THINKING
AT THE TIME. WHAT WAS WORKING.
NOT WORKING. WHAT WOULD THEY
RECOMMEND? SO THEY CREATE A
SERIES OF RECOMMENDATIONS THAT
IDENTIFIED IN THE PROTHROW
REPORT ESSENTIALLY THE CONCEPT
REVOLVES AROUND THE IDEA THAT
THE CENTENNIAL ACCORD HAD GOOD
INTENTIONS. BUT BECAUSE IT DID
NOT HAVE A FORMAL STRUCTURE TO
CARRY THOSE INTENTIONS OUT, IT
KIND OF WANDERED A LITTLE BIT
ALL OVER THE PLACE. SO THE --
REPORT AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION
GUIDELINES THAT ARE BEING
RECOMMENDED, THAT IS BROUGHT
TOGETHER FOR THREE DAY MEETING
BETWEEN THEN GOVERNOR LOCKE AND
OF THESE TRIBAL LEADERS IN
LEAVENWORTH, WASHINGTON. AT
YEAR'S CENTENNIAL ACCORD
THEY'RE REVIEWING AND THROUGH
THAT PROCESS, THEY -- AMEND THE
CENTENNIAL ACCORD WITH A NEW
ADDITION CALLED "THE NEW
MILLENNIUM AGREEMENT." IT
RECOGNIZES THE WONDERFUL WORK
THAT'S ALREADY OCCURRED UNDER
THE CENTENNIAL ACCORD BUT ALSO
THEN SAYS WE NEED TO CREATE THIS
STRUCTURE. THAT STRUCTURE IS
INCLUDING THE IMPLEMENTATION
GUIDELINES RECOMMENDED BY THE
REPORT AND ADOPTED IN DISCUSSION
BETWEEN GOVERNOR LOCKE AND THESE
TRIBAL LEADERS AT THE -- 1999
CENTENNIAL ACCORD. THE
IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES THAT
ARE BROKEN DOWN INTO SEVERAL
AREAS RECOGNIZING THE STRUCTURE
THAT WAS NECESSARY. PART OF THAT
INCLUDES THAT EACH AGENCY WORKS
IN A VERY DIFFERENT WAY WITH
TRIBES. SO THERE WAS NOT REALLY
A MECHANISM TO SAY HERE'S HOW
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A STRUCTURE
THAT FITS FOR EVERYBODY AND JUST
FOLLOW IT. IT NEEDED TO BE LEFT
EACH AGENCY FOR THE WAY THAT YOU
WORK WITH TRIBES HOW WOULD YOU
DESIGN YOUR PROCESS FOR THAT
INTERACTION? HOW WOULD YOU
COMMUNICATE REGULARLY? HOW WOULD
YOU ENGAGE THEM EARLY AND OFTEN?
HOW COULD YOU CONSULT WHEN THAT
WAS NECESSARY? HOW WOULD YOU
SHARE INFORMATION? ALL OF THOSE
KINDS OF CONCEPTS WOULD BE
DEVELOPED INTO SOMETHING CALLED
A CENTENNIAL ACCORD PLAN. THAT
EACH OF THE AGENCIES WOULD THEN
HAVE ALL OF THIS DOCUMENTATION
IN A CENTRAL LOCATION THAT
ANYONE IN THEIR AGENCY WOULD BE
ABLE TO LOOK AT THAT DOCUMENT
AND REALIZE I AM EITHER ALIGNED
OR NOT ALIGNED WITH THE WAY THAT
THAT AGENCY HAS SAID WE'RE
SUPPOSED TO WORK. LET ME GET
ALIGNED NOW SO THIS CONSISTENCY
THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN BEFORE AS
THOSE AGENCIES WERE CREATING
THEIR CENTENNIAL ACCORD PLANS,
THERE'S ALSO AN UNDERSTANDING
THAT YOU KNOW, THAT THERE WILL
BE TIMES WHERE MORE FORMAL KINDS
OF CONSULTATION ARE NEEDED
BETWEEN THAT AGENCY AND TRIBES.
SO THERE'S A PROCESS THAT WAS
IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE
IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES THAT
IT WASN'T A SPECIFIC
CONSULTATION POLICY. BUT IT WAS
IDENTIFYING CONSULTATION
PRINCIPLES THAT EACH OF THE
AGENCIES IN THE WAY THAT THEY
WORK WITH THE TRIBES AND EACH OF
THE TRIBES IN FACT COULD ALSO
DEVELOP THEIR OWN VERSION OF
WHAT THEY SEE AS AN APPROPRIATE
CONSULTATION POLICY FOR WORKING
WITH THEM. BUT IF EVERYONE WERE
TO FOLLOW THE PRINCIPLES
IDENTIFIED WITHIN THESE
IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES, WE
SHOULD HAVE NOBODY BECOMING
SURPRISED IN THE PROCESS. AND
PEOPLE ARE THEN ABLE TO DEVELOP
THESE IN A WAY THAT'S GOING TO
BE MOST EFFECTIVE. NOW THERE
WILL BE OCCASIONS THEN WHERE
IT'S RECOGNIZED THAT A TRIBE
AND A STATE AGENCY MAY BOTH
DEVELOP THEIR OWN CONCEPTS AND
HERE'S WHAT OUR CONSULTATION
POLICIES ARE. AND THAT MEANS
THEN AS YOU ARE CARRYING OUT
THAT CONSULTATION PRACTICE, THE
VERY FIRST STEP IN THAT WOULD BE
TO SAY, YOU KNOW, HOW ARE WOE
GOING TO EITHER LOOK AT YOURS OR
OURS OR HOW DO WE COMBINE SOME
ELEMENTS OF THIS SO THAT WE CAN
ACTUALLY BEGIN A FORMAL
CONSULTATION PROCESS? SO THAT
WAS PART OF THE IMPLEMENTATION
GUIDELINES AND ANOTHER PART
RECOGNIZED THAT CONSULTATIONS
NOT ALWAYS GOING TO GET YOU TO A
SOLUTION. THERE WILL BE SOME
CHALLENGES THAT CONTINUE AND AS
A RESULT, THERE ARE DISPUTE
RESOLUTION MECHANISMS BUILT INTO
THE IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES.
IT RECOGNIZES THAT YOU MAY WANT
TO CONTINUE ELEVATING TO HIGHER
LEVELS OF DECISION MAKING. I
MEAN YOU WANT TO START AT THE
MOST LOCAL LEVEL THAT PEOPLE WHO
ARE TRYING TO CARRY OUT THAT
THAT IMMEDIATE WORK. BUT YOU CAN
MOVE UP THROUGH THE VARYING
LEVELS AND UP TO AND INCLUDING
THE TRIBAL LEADER HAVING
DISCUSSION WITH THE GOVERNOR.
AND THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY
CERTAINLY YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO
THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS IF YOU
WANT TO SHORT CIRCUIT IT.
SOMETIMES IT MAKES SENSE THE
LEADERS SHOULD BE TALKING SOONER
AND GETTING THEIR STAFF ALIGNED
TO WHATEVER THAT DECISION OR
THAT AGREEMENT IS. BUT IT ALLOWS
AN IDENTIFIED PROCESS TO GET
THERE. THERE'S ALSO RECOGNITION
OF ALL THE DIFFERENT ROLES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE PARTIES
THAT ARE INVOLVED. ON BOTH THE
TRIBAL AND THE STATE SIDE OF
THAT. IDENTIFYING SOME OF THE
DIFFERENT PARTIES THAT WOULD BE
INVOLVED, WHAT THEIR
RESPONSIBILITIES WERE, SO IT
DOES LAY OUT NOT JUST THE
RESPONSIBILITIES ON THE STATE
AGENCY SIDE, BUT THE TRIBES HAVE
SAL MADE COMMITMENTS THROUGH THE
CENTENNIAL ACCORD AND THE
MILLENNIUM AGREEMENT. HERE'S
WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO ON
THEIR END TO FORMALIZE THE
PROCESS AND HERE'S HOW THEY'RE
GOING TO IDENTIFY WHO THE
PERTINENT PARTIES ARE, WHO THE
DIFFERENT DIRECTORS ARE, WHO THE
PEOPLE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
CONSULTATION ON EACH SIDE ARE
SUPPOSED TO BE. SO THERE'S A
LOT OF THAT IDENTIFIED IN THESE
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. AS
THAT ROLLS INTO THE EARLY 2000s,
THERE'S ALSO AN UNDERSTANDING
THAT ON THE STATE'S SIDE, THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF INDIAN
AFFAIRS IS THE LIAISON
REPRESENTING THE STATE -- THE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE IN THIS
WORK WITH THE TRIBES. SO THERE
WAS AN ENCOURAGEMENT TO THE
DIFFERENT AGENCIES. THERE WOULD
BE A VALUE FOR THOSE AGENCIES
ALSO TO HAVE A LIAISON SPECIFIC
TO THE WORK THAT THEY DO AND THE
WAY THEY DO IT WITH TRIBES. SO
THAT ENCOURAGEMENT BEGINS IN
THIS TIME FRAME AS WELL. AND IN
THE EARLY 2000s, A NUMBER OF THE
AGENCIES ARE GOING ABOUT THE
BUSINESS OF DEVELOPING THEIR
CENTENNIAL ACCORD PLANS.
IDENTIFYING WHO IS GOING TO BE A
TRIBAL LIAISON. THERE'S
LEARNING PROCESS INVOLVED THERE
TOO. AS MANY OF THE AGENCIES
WERE IDENTIFIED INTERNAL STAFF
TO BE THE TRIBAL LIAISON TO
REPRESENT THEM IN THOSE
DISCUSSIONS WITH THE TRIBES.
THERE WERE SOMETIMES IDENTIFYING
FOLKS WHO DIDN'T HAVE THE
PROPER FAMILIARITY WITH HOW THAT
WORK IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. HOW
DO WE DO OUTREACH TO TRIBES AND
WHAT ARE THE CULTURAL CONTEXTS
FOR SOME OF THE COMMUNICATION
AND WHAT'S THE CONCEPTS OF
PROTOCOL AND HOW'S THAT DIFFER
FROM TRIBE THERE'S A HISTORY
THAT'S PLAYED WITHOUT THE
TRIBES COME FROM A VARIETY OF
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES IN TERMS
OF WHAT'S THE APPROPRIATE
PROTOCOL TO INTERACT WITH THEM.
SOME BEING MUCH MORE FORMAL IN
THOSE PROCESSES AND SOME BEING
MUCH MORE FLEXIBLE IN THOSE
PROCESSES. SO YOU ARE GOING TO
HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF WHAT TO
EXPECT AS YOUR WORK GOES OUT TO
THE TRIBES SO WE NEED TO MAKE
SURE A PERSON WOULD BE
IDENTIFIED WHO'S GOING TO DO
THAT LEGWORK. TO LAY THE
FOUNDATION FOR BETTER
UNDERSTANDING FOR EACH OF THE
DIFFERENT TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS
THEY'RE WORKING WITH. HERE'S
GOING TO BE THE MOST APPROPRIATE
PROCESS FOR ABLE TO CARRY OUT
THAT APPROACH. THERE WAS ALSO
ADDITIONAL RECOGNITION OVER THIS
TIME FRAME OF THE EARLY 2000s
THAT THE -- THAT THE DIFFERENT
AGENCIES SOMETIMES WERE NOT
RECOGNIZING THE VALUE THAT THAT
TRIBAL LIAISON PRESENTED FOR
THEIR AGENCY. IN BUILDING THESE
RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE TRIBE. SO
ADDITIONALLY, IN 2012, THE STATE
PASSES RCW-43.376. WHICH CLEARLY
IDENTIFIES FOR EACH OF THOSE
STATE AGENCIES UNDER THE
GOVERNOR'S DIRECT AUTHORITY,
THAT THE TRIBAL LIAISON WOULD
SPECIFICALLY REPORT TO THE HEAD
OF THE AGENCY. BECAUSE THAT'S
THE LEVEL THAT THIS VALUE IS
BEST REPRESENTED. BEING ABLE TO
NOT ONLY PROVIDE MORE
UNDERSTANDING TO THE DECISION
MAKERS WITHIN THE AGENCIES ABOUT
HERE'S HOW THE TRIBES OPERATE
AND HERE'S HOW WE'RE GOING TO
INTERACT BEST WITH THEM. BUT
ALSO TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE
THAT ON THE STATE AGENCY SIDE OF
THAT, THEY'RE GETTING THAT
DIRECT FEEDBACK SO THAT THE
APPROACHES, THE QUESTIONS, THE
EARLY GETTING THIS UNDERSTANDING
OF AS WE MAKE NEW CHOICES, AS WE
MAKE NEW PROGRAMS, ARE WE TAKING
THIS INTO ACCOUNT HOW IT'S
GOING TO INTERACT WITH THE
TRIBES? AND THERE'S THIS MANTRA
THAT EVOLVES AS A PART OF THAT
PROCESS. HOW DO WE ENGAGE EARLY
AND OFTEN? AND UNFORTUNATELY
SOME OF THAT HISTORY HAD BEEN
NEW PROGRAMS ROLL OUT AND NEW
LAWS ROLL OUT AND NEW PRACTICES
ROLL OUT AND WE FIND OUT THEN
AFTER THE STATE AGENCIES HAVE
ROLLED THESE THINGS OUT, HERE'S
WHERE THAT BECOMES PROBLEMATIC
IN THE RELATIONSHIP WITH TRIBES.
SO THE MORE WE CAN HAVE THESE
CONVERSATIONS EARLIER AND OFTEN,
THE MORE WE GET THESE MORE
REFINED OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE
ROLLOUT OF THINGS THAT ARE GOING
TO BE ALIGNED WITH THE WAY THAT
THE TRIBES ARE GOING TO BE
RECEPTIVE TO THEM AS WELL. AS WE
MOVE INTO CLOSER TO THE PRESENT
DAY, WE ALSO HAVE THE
GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER
2510. COMES OUT OCTOBER 22nd,
2025. IT IS -- IT IS WORKING IN
TWO WAYS. IN ONE WAY, IT IS A
REMINDER TO MANY OF THE AGENCIES
UNDER THE GOVERNOR'S DIRECT
AUTHORITY, HERE ARE LOTS OF THE
COMMITMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE
ALREADY IN THIS RELATIONSHIP
BUILDING WITH TRIBES. EITHER
THROUGH STATE LEGISLATION OR
THROUGH OTHER EXECUTIVE ORDERS
SO LET'S REMIND EVERYBODY
HERE'S COMMITMENTS THAT WERE
SUPPOSED TO BE CARRYING OUT. ARE
YOU MAKING SURE THAT THAT'S
HAPPENING? AT THE SAME TIME, IT
ALSO IDENTIFIES SOME NEW
ELEMENTS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE ARE INCLUDED IN THAT
RELATIONSHIP BUILDING. LIKE
ADDITIONAL TYPES OF TRAINING.
NEW WAYS OF APPROACHING
CONTRACTING. NEW WAYS OF
CONSIDERING HOW DO WE USE
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION POLICIES, THINGS LIKE
THAT. SO IT IS SPURRING LOTS OF
NEW EFFORT WITHIN THE STATE
AGENCIES. NOW THAT THEY'VE BEEN
REMINDED OF THIS WORK. STYLE
SOMETIMES -- SOMETIMES ELEMENTS
OF THIS RELATIONSHIP BECOMES A
LITTLE BIT MORE OF A CHECK THE
BOX AND WE MOVED ON AND THAT
DOES ALLOW IN SOME OCCASIONS NOT
TO GIVE FULL RECOGNITION OF THE
VALUE OF WHAT THAT RELATIONSHIP
REPRESENTS AND HOW WE CAN
COLLECTIVELY MOVE FORWARD IN
VERY MUCH MORE PROACTIVE AND
VERY POWERFUL WAYS. SO AS THAT
IS TAKING ROOT, IT ALSO MEANS WE
HAVE THE DEVELOPMENT ON THE
STATE LEVEL OF A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT WORK GROUPS TO CARRY
OUT FUNCTIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE
ORDER 2510. AND SOME EXAMPLES
WOULD INCLUDE THINGS LIKE THERE
IS A WORK GROUP THAT HAS BEEN
DEVELOPED CALLED THE CENTENNIAL
ACCORD INNOVATION WORK GROUP. IT
COMPRISES OF ELECTED TRIBAL
LEADERS, STATE AGENCY
REPRESENTATIVES, TRIBAL
LIAISONS, THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AS WE DISCUSS
HOW DO WE CONTINUE EVOLVING THE
CENTENNIAL ACCORD FORWARD SO
THAT ACTUALLY BECOMES MORE
EFFECTIVE? AGAIN THE WHOLE
CONCEPT FROM 36 YEARS AGO WAS
THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROCESS.
SO AS WE REFOCUS ON THAT
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT ASPECT,
THE WORK GROUP IS LOOKING AT A
VARIETY OF THINGS AND CHANGES
HAVE ALREADY STARTED TO BE
IMPLEMENTED. FOR INSTANCE,
RATHER THAN THESE ANNUAL
MEETINGS, WE HAVE EVOLVED TO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF QUARTERLY
FOLLOW-UPS BETWEEN CENTENNIAL
ACCORD MEETINGS SO THAT WE HAVE
FOLKS ON THE TRIBAL AND STATE
SIDE CHECKING BACK IN ON EACH
ONE OF THE COMMITMENTS THAT HAVE
BEEN MADE DURING THE COURSE OF
THIS CENTENNIAL ACCORD
DISCUSSIONS OVER FOUR DAYS IN
OCTOBER OF 2025. AND AS THOSE
CHECK-INS DROP IN WE GET TO
MEASURE HAS PROGRESS BEEN MADE?
ARE FOLKS ON BOTH SIDE OF THAT
RELATIONSHIP CARRYING OUT THE
COMMITMENTS THAT THEY HAD MADE
TO EACH OTHER TO MAKE THIS
POSITIVE CHANGE? WE'RE ALSO
INVOLVING A NUMBER OF THE OTHER
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES THAT
ALSO HAVE REGULAR MEETINGS
THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE
YEAR, BUT BY THE TOPIC AREAS
THAT THEY'RE INVOLVED IN. FOR
INSTANCE, WE HAVE OUTREACH TO
THE TRIBAL LEADERS CONGRESS ON
EDUCATION WITHIN THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON. THEY HAVE THEIR
QUARTERLY MEETINGS SET UP SO IF
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A QUARTERLY
FOLLOW-UP ON EDUCATION
DISCUSSION FROM THE CENTENNIAL
ACCORD, HOW DO WE INVOLVE THEM
IN THAT PROCESS? WE HAVE THE
GOVERNOR'S HEALTH ADVISORY
COMMITTEE WHO MEETS REGULARLY TO
DISCUSS HEALTH ISSUES. SO WE'RE
INCORPORATING THEIR FEEDBACK AND
THEIR PROACTIVITY IN DISCUSSING
THE HEALTH RELATED CONCERNS THAT
COME OUT OF THE CENTENNIAL
ACCORD MEETINGS. SO LOTS OF
THOUGHTFUL PROCESSES THAT
CONTINUE TO EVOLVE. WE HAVE
ANOTHER WORK GROUP THAT IS THE
STATE AGENCY TRIBAL LIAISON
COLLABORATION WORK GROUP. THE
VARIOUS AGENCY LIAISONS, NOT ALL
OF THEM HAVE TO PARTICIPATE, BUT
THERE WILL BE AREAS WHERE IT
WOULD BE VALUABLE FOR US TO
SHARE INFORMATION AMONGST EACH
OTHER. HOW ARE THOSE AREAS OF
COLLABORATION GOING TO BE
ADDRESSED? WHO'S GOING TO TAKE
CHARGE OF WHICH PART? WHAT
INFORMATION NEEDS TO BE SHARED?
WHAT -- WHAT THINGS ARE EACH OF
THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES INVOLVED
WITH THAT MIGHT BE CRITICAL FOR
OTHER AGENCIES TO KNOW? SO THAT
WE CAN LEARN FROM THEIR ONGOING
EXPERIENCES. SO THERE'S A
NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WORK GROUPS
THAT CONTINUE TO EVOLVE IN THIS
PROCESS AND REALLY REFLECTING
THAT IT IS A CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT PROCESS. AND THAT
KIND OF BRINGS US UP TO TODAY
AND THE MOMENT. I KNOW THAT
THERE ARE -- THERE ARE QUESTIONS
THAT YOU ARE CONSIDERING
INTERNALLY. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP A CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT PROCESS IN THE
CITY'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES? AND
HOPEFULLY THERE'S SOME LEARNING
OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE
EXPERIENCES THAT THE STATE
AGENCIES AND THE TRIBES ARE
GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW.
CERTAINLY I'M HOPING -- OPEN TO
ANSWERING ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT HOW ANY OF
THOSE PROCESSES ARE WORKING OUT
AND ANY OF THE OTHER LESSONS
LEARNED. SO LET ME GO AHEAD AND
BE QUIET FOR JUST A FEW MOMENTS
IF YOU DO HAVE QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU MR. GORDON. I'D
SAY WE PROBABLY HAVE MANY
QUESTIONS AND AS YOU WERE
PRESENTING AND I KNOW THAT
FRANCESCA HAD SENT OUT AND WE'D
SENT OUT THE LINKS TO THE
CENTENNIAL ACCORD IN THE NEW
MILLENNIUM AGREEMENT. THEY'LL
BE ATTACHED TO THE OFFICIAL
RECORD SO WE CAN REFERENCE THEM
AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. I LEARNED
QUITE A BIT AND WE WERE LUCKY
ENOUGH TO HAVE FRANCESCA WALK US
THROUGH MOST OF THIS ALLOWS ME
TO GET INTO ANOTHER LAYER DEEPER
WITH YOU, MR. GORDON. BEFORE MY
QUESTIONS I WANT TO CHECK TO SEE
IF COLLEAGUES HAVE QUESTIONS AT
THIS TIME. NO? WELL, THEN,
LET'S JUMP IN MR. GORDON. THANK
YOU. SO IN YOUR EARLY YEARS, YOU
KNOW, AND AS I HAVE BEEN LOOKING
AT YOUR WEBSITE WITH THE NEW
LAYER OF INFORMATION THAT YOU
HAVE PROVIDED US, IT HELPS ME
BETTER UNDERSTAND WHY THERE ARE
ONLY REPORTS FROM 2007 ON TO
TODAY. IT ALSO HELPS ME
UNDERSTAND HOW THE -- THOSE
EARLY YEARS OF THE '90s WERE I
THINK YOU SAID, GOOD INTENTIONS
WITHOUT STRUCTURE. AND YOU KNOW,
I WOULD SAY THAT'S A LITTLE BIT
MORE CLOSE TO WHERE WE ARE RIGHT
NOW IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. WE
HAVE OUR TRIBAL NATIONS SUMMIT
THAT'S HAPPENING EVERY OTHER
YEAR THAT'S NOW SINCE WE'VE
BEEN ABLE TO CREATE MORE OF
THOSE COMMITMENT AREAS IN THE
SECOND ONE, RATHER THAN JUST
SAYING HOW ARE WE TALKING ABOUT
THIS? FROM THOSE COMMITMENT
AREAS WE'RE NOW DOING MORE OF A
STRATEGIC PLAN TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE'RE FOLLOWING UP ON THINGS IN
THIS AREA OF CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT. CAN YOU SHARE WITH
US IN THOSE EARLY YEARS BEFORE
THE MILLENNIUM ACCORD, WHAT WERE
THOSE -- IF YOU HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK AND DO IT
AGAIN, WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE A
COUPLE OF THINGS THAT COULD HAVE
BEEN SUPPORTED BETTER AND MAYBE
WHAT ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT
COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED JUST
FROM JUMP?
>> WELL, I THINK PART OF THE
PROCESS THAT IS JUST AN ELEMENT
OF HUMAN NATURE IS THE IDEA THAT
WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROCESS,
I THINK ONE OF THE FIRST AND
FOREMOST THINGS EVERYBODY'S --
ON ALL DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS ARE
GOING TO BE CONCERNED WITH -- IS
YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE IDENTIFY ALL
THOSE STEPS THAT WE TAKE, THAT
WE BELIEVE ARE MOVING IN THE
RIGHT PROCESS, THAT ARE MOVING
THINGS FORWARD? BUT REALLY THERE
HADN'T BEEN THESE DISCUSSIONS
INTERGOVERNMENTALLY, WHAT ARE
THE RIGHT STEPS? WHAT ARE THE
RIGHT PROCESSES? ARE THESE
THINGS THAT ARE ACTUALLY MOVING
US FORWARD? OR IS THIS JUST
SOMETHING JUST HELP L IN THE
MOMENT? HOW DO WE CREATE A
POLICY OR A PRACTICE, PROTOCOLS,
SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE
CONSISTENT OVER TIME SEW THAT
THERE IS A CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT PROCESS RATHER THAN
WE JUST HAVE DONE ALL THESE
THINGS AND WE BELIEVED THAT
THEY'RE GOOD FOR THE MOVEMENT
FORWARD. SO THERE'S THAT PART
OF THE CHALLENGE. AND THAT'S
WHY THERE WAS SUCH
INCONSISTENCY. THERE WEREN'T
SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED STEPS
THAT THE STATE AGENCIES AND THE
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS COULD BE
TAKING THAT YOU COULD
COLLECTIVELY SAY THIS IS A STEP
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THEY
WERE MOVING EACH IN THEIR OWN
CONCEPTS OF THIS IS GOING TO BE
BETTER. LET ME SHARE THESE BITS
OF INFORMATION WITH THE OTHER
PARTIES. SO I THINK HAVING THOSE
DISCUSSIONS EARLY ON, WHAT --
HELPS TO IDENTIFY WHERE ARE
THEIR CONFLICT AREAS AND WHERE
ARE THEIR QUESTIONS? WHERE CAN
WE CREATE PROTOCOLS THAT ARE
GOING TO ACTUALLY CREATE A
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROCESS?
HOW DO WE CONSULT EARLY AND
OFTEN? SO THAT RATHER THAN BEING
SURPRISED LATER, WE GET -- WE
GET TO THE HEART OF WHAT REALLY
NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN THIS MOMENT
SO THAT WHEN WE GET TO THE
LATER, IT'S ACTUALLY ACHIEVING
THE VALUE WE HAD HOPED FOR.
>> VERY WELL SAID. AND I HAVE
GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT
STATE AGENCIES AND THE TRAINING
PROGRAM THAT YOU HAVE. WHAT I
BELIEVE I HEARD IS THAT AND WHAT
I SEE ON THE WEBSITE ALTHOUGH
WSDOT NEEDS TO UPDATE THEIR
LINK, BECAUSE IT'S A 404 WEBSITE
RIGHT NOW. BUT EACH AGENCY HAS
THEIR OWN ABILITY -- OWN
FRAMEWORK IN WHICH THEY WORK YOU
KNOW. IDENTIFYING WHAT YOU SAID
ARE THE CONFLICT AREAS AND
COLLABORATION AREAS. AND THOSE
PROCESSES. HOW -- AND THEN ALSO
FOR EACH TRIBE. AND THAT'S --
THOSE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT
BUREAUCRACIES. A LOT OF
DIFFERENT GOVERNMENTS TO DO THIS
WORK.
>> YES.
>> WAS THERE A TRAIN THE TRAINER
PROGRAM THAT YOU HAD? WAS THERE
A FRAMEWORK THAT YOU WERE ABLE
TO HELP CREATE A STARTING POINT
FOR THESE AGENCIES OR HOW DID
YOU GET THOSE AGENCIES FROM
ZERO, YOU KNOW, EACH GOING THEIR
OWN DIFFERENT ROUTE TO HAVING A
MORE REFINED PROCESS?
>> OKAY. GREAT QUESTION IN THE
SENSE THAT I MEAN, AGAIN, HOW
ARE WE DEVELOPING SO THAT
EVERYBODY'S INVOLVED? AND IN
THE EARLIEST YEARS OF THIS, IN
1989 IN THE CENTENNIAL ACCORD,
THERE HADN'T BEEN THAT KIND OF
THOUGHT PROCESS. IT WAS -- GOOD
INTENTIONED. HOW DO WE -- WHEN
DO WE DO THINGS THAT ARE GOING
TO MAKE OUR COMMUNICATION A
LITTLE BIT BETTER I THINK WAS
THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT. ? OOZE
SUCH IT TOOK SEVERAL YEARS
BEFORE THERE WAS A REALIZATION
OF YOU KNOW, SOMETHING ALONG THE
LINES OF TRAIN THE TRAINER. MOST
OF THE AGENCIES DO NOT BEGIN TO
BRING ABOARD A RISE BALL LIAISON
UNTIL AFTER SOMETIME THE
MILLENNIUM AGREEMENT IN 1999.
THEY DIDN'T GET THAT INTERNAL
DIALOGUE ABOUT HOW TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND WORKING WITH TRIBES.
EVEN FOR THOSE AGENCIES THAT
HAVE TRIBAL LIAISONS, THERE ARE
A NUMBER OF AGENCIES WHO -- AT
LEAST A NUMBER OF THE TRIBAL
LIAISONS WHO HAVE BEEN IN THIS
BUSINESS FOR QUITE A WHILE. AND
BASED ON THEIR OWN PERSONAL LIFE
EXPERIENCES, HAVE BEEN VERY
SUCCESSFUL IN GUIDING THE
AGENCIES THAT THEY WORK FOR AND
OVER TIME SOME OF THEM WORK WITH
MULTIPLE AGENCIES. BUT THE
PROCESS OF MAKING SURE THAT THE
LIAISONS FOR EACH OF THE
AGENCIES HAD A MORE CONSISTENT
UNDERSTANDING KNOWLEDGE BASE TO
WORK FROM THAT IS EVOLVING FROM
2012 FORWARD. AGAIN, IT'S
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT WHERE
WE'RE LEARNING ALONG THE WAY
AND SOME OF THE AGENCIES WERE
HIRING LIAISONS AS I DESCRIBED
IT THAT DIDN'T HAVE A FULL
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT ALL THIS
ACTUALLY WAS. AND HOW TO BEST DO
THAT ROLE REPRESENTING THEIR
AGENCIES TO THE TRIBE SO IT
TAKES A LITTLE WHILE OF SOME
LEARNING CURVE. AND THE RCW
43.376 IN 2012 WAS THE ONE WHO
IDENTIFIES OKAY YOU ARE GOING TO
HAVE THIS LIAISON WHO REPORTS
DIRECT LITTLE TO YOUR LEAD FOR
YOUR SAGSY AND THIS LIAISON HAS
TO HAVE CERTAIN KINDS OF
TRAINING. CERTAIN KINDS OF
UNDERSTANDING. WITHIN THIS
PROCESS. SO THERE'S A
RECOMMENDATION IN THAT THAT THEY
COULD REACH -- BE TRAINED BY THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF INDIAN
AFFAIRS AND THE GOVERNMENT TO
GOVERNMENT TRAINING THAT WE
PROVIDE. THAT PARTICULAR
TRAINING HAD EVOLVED FROM THE
CENTENNIAL ACCORD ORIGINALLY IN
1989. THEY HAD A TWO DAY VERSION
BETWEEN 1989 AND 1999. BUT
THEY'RE -- WITH THE NEW
MILLENNIUM AGREEMENT, THERE HAD
BEEN A CALL TO REDESIGN THAT
TRAINING NAME. AND I HAPPEN TO
BE PART OF THAT GROUP THAT WAS
CALLED IN IN 198989 AS A
CONSULTANT TO REDESIGN THAT
TRAINING DAY. CODEVELOPED THE
TRAINING TO FOCUS ON FOUR
SPECIFIC TOPIC AREAS. THE FIRST
IS, TO BETTER UNDERSTAND SOME OF
THE CULTURAL CONTEXTS THAT A
RELATIONSHIP COMES FROM. ONE OF
THE -- ONE OF THE EASIEST THINGS
TO RECOGNIZE IS THAT THERE IS A
CULTURALLY DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE
THAT THE TRIBAL COMMUNITIES
REPRESENTED BY THEIR TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS ARE BRINGING TO HOW
THEIR GOVERNMENTS OPERATE AND
HOW THEIR GOVERNMENTS INTERACT
WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD
AROUND THEM. INCLUDING THE STATE
AGENCIES. SO WE NEEDED TO MAKE
SURE THAT PEOPLE WITHIN THE
STATE AGENCIES UNDERSTOOD THAT
THERE ARE CULTURAL DIFFERENT
PERSPECTIVES THAT YOU REACH OUT
TO WORK WITH THESE TRIBAL
COMMUNITIES, HOW DO WE DO IT IN
A CULTURALLY RESPECTFUL WAY?
THERE'S DISCUSSION ABOUT THE
LEGAL IMPACTS THAT HAVE AFFECTED
THIS RELATIONSHIP OVER TIME.
CONGRESS PASSED A NUMBER OF LAWS
THAT CONTINUED TO CHANGE THAT
RELATIONSHIP. AND THOSE -- THOSE
LAWS HAVE HAD IMPACTS POSITIVELY
AND NEGATIVELY WITHIN THESE
TRIBAL COMMUNITIES. AS SUCH,
WHEN WE COME IN AS AGENCIES IN A
MODERN DAY, WE'RE INTERACTING
WITH THESE COMMUNITIES THAT
ALREADY HAVE A HISTORY OF SOME
LEVELS OF MISTRUST AND SOME
LEVELS OF CONCERN OVER HOW THEY
INTERACT WITH THOSE OTHER
GOVERNMENTS. SO IT'S A MORE OF
A MATTER OF HOW DO WE HELP THE
STATE AGENCIES REPRESENTATIVES
TO UNDERSTAND HERE ARE DIFFERENT
PERSPECTIVES THAT TRIBES GOING
TO BE BRINGING INTO THAT
RELATIONSHIP. BASED ON HOW THESE
SELECTED LEGAL IMPACTS HAVE
AFFECTED THEIR COMMUNITIES OTHER
TIME. A WAY THAT I DESCRIBE IT
IS WHEN WE LOOK AT US IN A
MODERN DAY WE DIDN'T DO THIS.
THERE WAS A WHOLE BUNCH OF THAT
CHALLENGE THAT EXISTED BEFORE WE
WERE BORN BUT IT STILL PLAYS OUT
WITHIN THE TRIBAL COMMUNITIES.
HOW DO WE GET THE STATE AGENCY
PERSONNEL TO BETTER UNDERSTAND
WHAT SOME OF THOSE ELEMENTS ARE
THAT SO THEY'RE NOT TRIGGERING?
WE HAVE A -- WE HAVE A
DISCUSSION OF UNDERSTANDING THE
BASIC CONCEPT OF WHAT TRIBAL
SOVEREIGNTY REPRESENTS.
SOVEREIGNTY CAN BE MANY, MANY
THINGS. BUT THE FEDERAL COURTS
HAVE MADE LOTS OF
INTERPRETATIONS OF WHAT THEY
BELIEVE TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY IS
BECAUSE THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS
ALIGN WITH WHAT THE TRIBES THINK
THEIR CONCEPT IS SUPPOSED TO BE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
AGENCY PERSONNEL WHO ARE
INTERPRETING WITH THE TRIBES
UNDERSTAND THAT DILEMMA.
THERE'S A DIFFERENT TRIBAL PREF
TO WHAT THE FEDERAL PERSPECTIVE
IS SO AGAIN, HOW DO WE GO IN AND
DO THAT WORK AND NOT TRIGGER
SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT
COMES FROM THOSE OTHER THINGS
THAT EXISTED BEFORE WE WERE
HERE? WE HAVE SEGMENTS JUST
DISCUSSING THE TRIBAL GOVERNMENT
WORK ITSELF. THAT EACH TRIBAL
GOVERNMENT CAN BE STRUCTURED
VERY DIFFERENTLY. IT'S
INTRIGUING THAT YOU CAN GO INTO
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS WITHIN THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON AND FIND SIMILARITIES
WITHIN THOSE STRUCTURES. AT THE
SAME TIME, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF
THEM HAS DIFFERENCES WITHIN
THOSE STRUCTURES. SO IT -- IT
HAS TO BE THE NORM TO EXPECT
EVERY SINGLE TIME I GO TO WORK
WITH A TRIBE I HAVE TO FIGURE
OUT HOW IT'S DIFFERENT FROM THE
OTHERS SO I CAN MAKE MY MOST
EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO THIS
SPECIFIC TRIBE. SO ALL OF THAT
IS BUILT INTO A TRAINING DAY. WE
TRY TO GET ALL OF THE -- ALL OF
THE TRIBAL LIAISONS REPRESENTING
AGENCIES AND WHEN I SAY THAT
TERM, THERE WILL BE SPECIFICALLY
FOLKS WITHIN AGENCIES WHO ARE BY
TITLE YOU KNOW, DIRECTOR OF
TRIBAL AFFAIRS, LIAISON. BUT
WHAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THE AGENCIES ARE AWARE OF IS
THAT ANYBODY IN YOUR AGENCY WHO
IS WORKING WITH THIS
RELATIONSHIP BUILDING WITH
TRIBES. YOU ARE REPRESENTING
YOUR AGENCY TO TRIBAL PERSONNEL.
ALL OF THOSE FOLKS ARE LITERALLY
CONNECTING THROUGH GOVERNMENT TO
GOVERNMENT RELATIONSHIP
BUILDING. THEY'RE ALL SERVING
IN IT SOME KIND OF A LIAISON
CAPACITY AND REPRESENTING THEIR
AGENCIES WHICH IS WHY IT BECOMES
SO IMPORTANT. HOW DO WE GET MORE
AND MORE AGENCY PERSONNEL TO
HAVE THIS UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT
THAT RELATIONSHIP IS? SO THAT
THEY CAN ALSO BE MOST EFFECTIVE
IN THEIR WORK.
>> VERY WELL SAID . AND THE --
YOUR RESPONSE THERE IS STEMMED A
LOT OF QUESTIONS FOR ME. BUT I
WANT TO REALLY DRILL INTO NOT
NECESSARILY WHAT'S IN THE
CENTENNIAL ACCORD BUT IN THE
OPERATIONS YOU HAVE MENTIONED
THAT THERE IS THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND
THEN THERE ARE THE TRIBAL
LIAISONS AND WHICH WAS
INTERESTING TO LOOK AT THE 2007
REPORT WHERE IT WAS A LOT OF
AGENCY DIRECTORS OR ASSISTANT
DIRECTORS LISTED AND DEPARTMENT
OF ECOLOGY DID HAVE A LEE
JAYSON. A COUPLE OF OTHER
DEPARTMENTS THAT HADLEY YAYSONS
AS COMPARED TO TODAY WHERE EACH
AGENCY HAS A LIAISON. I HAVE GOT
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RCWs IN JUST
A MINUTE. BUT CAN YOU -- SHED
LITTLE BIT MORE LIGHT ON HOW
YOUR STAND ALONE DEPARTMENT
INTERACTS WITH THESE LIAISONS,
WHAT IS THAT RELATIONSHIP, AND
HOW ARE THOSE -- I SEE IN THE
RCW THE LIAISON HAS TO BE ABLE
TO REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR. BUT CAN YOU
GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE STRUCTURE
BOTH WITHIN DEPARTMENTS AND
WITHIN YOUR OWN DEPARTMENT?
>> OF COURSE. THE -- THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF INDIAN
AFFAIRS THROUGH MUCH OF ITS
HISTORY UNFORTUNATELY HAD ONLY
BEEN ONE OR TWO PERSONNEL AS
OUCH THE MOST RECENT FEW YEARS
THE FUNDING HAS BEEN MADE
AVAILABLE SO WE COULD ACTUALLY
EXTEND THAT. WE CURRENTLY HAVE
FIVE PERSONNEL WITHIN THE
OFFICE. WE HAVE DIFFERENT AREAS
OF FOCUS FOR OUR WORK. WE HAVE
ONE INDIVIDUAL WHOSE FOCUS IS ON
SOCIAL SERVICES AND HEALTH
SERVICES WITHIN THE STATE. THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THOSE
AGENCIES THAT CARRY OUT THOSE
FUNCTIONS WITH THE TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS. WE HAVE A PERSON
WHOSE FOCUS IS DEALING WITH THE
ELEMENTS OF THE NATURAL
RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTIONS, CLEAN ENERGY. AND
THE EFFECT THAT THAT HAS ON
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. SO HER
WORK WITH THE TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS
IS TO BE THE LIAISON TO HELP
KIND OF SHAPE THAT. THE AGENCIES
DO HAVE THEIR OWN TRIBAL
LIAISONS. THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
OF INDIAN AFFAIRS IS THE LIAISON
FOR THE GOVERNOR TO THE TRIBES.
BUT OVER TIME, OUR ROLES HAVE
BEEN SHAPED BY THAT CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT PROCESS AS WELL
BECAUSE WE DO HAVE OCCASIONALLY
THERE MAY BE LEGISLATORS THAT
ARE REACHING OUT TO OUR AGENCY
FOR SOME GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT.
WE HAVE LEGISLATORS WHO MAY PASS
LEGISLATION AND INCLUDE THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF INDIAN
AFFAIRS IN SOME OF THE WORK THAT
THEY INTEND FOR THAT
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FEDERALLY
RECOGNIZED TRIBES. THERE ARE A
NUMBER OF THE CITY, COUNTY,
AGENCIES WHO MAY REACH OUT TO US
WITH QUESTIONS BECAUSE OUR WORK
ON BEHALF OF REPRESENTING THE
GOVERNOR AS A LIAISON WHILE IT
IS MAINLY FOCUSED ON THE WORK
WITH THE FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED
TRIBES, THE MISSION THAT WE
OPERATE UNDER RECOGNIZES THAT
THERE ARE LOTS OF OTHER AREAS OF
FOCUS INCLUDING, FOR INSTANCE, A
NUMBER OF THE NATIVES WHO HAVE
MOVED INTO THE -- AWAY FROM THE
RESERVATIONS AND MOVED INTO SAY
THE URBAN SETTINGS. AND OTHER
PLACES. AND THEY STILL HAVE SOME
NEEDS THAT THEY MAY BRING
QUESTIONS TO US AS WELL. AND WE
HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES THERE. WE
HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES TO
CONTINUE THESE PROACTIVE
EDUCATION PROCESSES TO SHARE
WITH ALMOST EVERYBODY THAT YOU
CAN IMAGINE. SO ALL OF -- IT'S A
BIG, BIG TASK. MY FOCUS IS
REALLY ON THE EDUCATION DEPONENT
BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE
TRIBES. AND TO CONDUCT A LOT OF
TRAINING WORK THAT GOES ON.
HAVING BEEN PART OF CODEVELOPING
THE TRAINING IN 1999 BROUGHT IN
AS A CONSULTANT BEGINNING IN
2000 TO DO THAT KIND OF TRAINING
WORK COUPLE OF TIMES A MONTH
WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF
-- ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS BUT
MORE RECENTLY BEING HIRED ON AS
STAFF AS THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
MADE THAT COMMITMENT TO
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE
FREQUENCY OF THOSE TRAININGINGS
SO THAT WE GET MORE AND MORE
PEOPLE AWARE OF THE INFORMATION
THAT NAY NEED TO BE MOST
EFFECTIVE AT DOING THAT
RELATIONSHIP BUILDING WORK. IN
THAT WAY, WE'RE -- WE'VE
LITERALLY WORKED WITH WELL OVER
25,000 PEOPLE AT THIS POINT.
>> THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE.
THAT'S A LOT OF AGENCIES AND
TRIBES. MY LAST QUESTION FOR YOU
TODAY AND THEN YOU HAVE GOT
COUPLE OF MINUTES TO CLOSE --
SHARE ANY CLOSING REMARKS OR
COLLEAGUES HAVE ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS, THE QUESTION IS ABOUT
THE RCW. YOU KNOW, WAS THERE --
THAT A PRODUCT OF AGREEMENT OR
WAS IT A PRODUCT OF ENSURING
THAT ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS
FOLLOWED THE RULES? WAS IT
CARROT OR STICK? WAS IT A LITTLE
BIT OF BOTH?
>> IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING IT'S
A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH BECAUSE THE
WAY THAT WE WOULD DESCRIBE IT IS
THAT IN THE -- FOLLOWING THE
MILLENNIUM AGREEMENT IN 1999 THE
UNDERSTANDING AS I DESCRIBED
HERE WAS THAT GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
OF INDIAN AFFAIRS IS THE LIAISON
FOR THE GOVERNOR BETWEEN THE
TRIBE ASKS THERE WAS INSURGEMENT
FOR THE STATE AGENCIES
THEMSELVES TO DEVELOP THAT
COMPONENT. SOME OF THEM ARE
EARLY ADOPTERS AND SOME OF THEM
ARE TAKING A LITTLE WHILE. SO
THERE'S -- I MEAN, THERE'S
CERTAINLY THOSE IN THE CABINET
AGENCIES, THEY ARE UNDER THE
DIRECT AUTHORITY OF THE
GOVERNOR. THE GOVERNOR CAN
DIRECT THEM. WE NEED TO BRING
TRIBAL LIAISONS INTO THE
AGENCIES SO THERE'S A MORE
DIRECT CONNECTION THERE THAT
MAKES THAT HAPPEN FASTER. BUT AS
I'M AWARE THERE'S -- WELL OVER
200 DIFFERENT AGENCIES,
COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS, BOARDS,
ALL THE DIFFERENT ENTITIES THAT
HAVE THEIR OWN REPRESENTATION OF
THE STATE. AND THERE WAS AN
ENCOURAGEMENT EVEN THOUGH
THEY'RE NOT UNDER THE DIRECT
AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNOR, HOW
TO WE GET MORE OF THEM TO BE
INVOLVED IN THIS PRACTICE SO
THAT THEY BECOME IMPROVED IN
THEIR RELATIONSHIP BUILDING WITH
THE TRIBES? AND SO THE RCW IN
2012 WAS A CULMINATION OF ALL OF
THOSE THINGS. HOW DO WE GET MORE
FOLKS INVOLVED IN BRINGING THESE
-- THESE TRIBAL LIAISONS ON
BOARD AND SINCE SOME OF THEM
AREN'T UNDER THE DIRECT
AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNOR, HOW
DO WE MAKE THAT HAPPEN? BECAUSE
THEN AN EXECUTIVE ORDER, I MEAN
CERTAINLY YOU CAN -- THERE'S
ALMOST ALL THESE EXECUTIVE
ORDERS RELATED TO THIS, WILL
HAVE A LITTLE SEGMENT AT THE
BOTTOM ENCOURAGING ALL OF THE
OTHER AGENCIES AND BOARDS AND
COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS,
REPRESENTING THE STATE, TO DO
SOMETHING SIMILAR. BUT THERE'S
-- BUT THERE'S -- THAT'S JUST
A CARROT. SO SOME OF THE STICK
WOULD BE THE RCW IS SAYING HEY,
EVERYBODY ELSE YOU NEED TO GET
INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS BECAUSE
WE'RE GOING TO DO CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT. WE CANNOT ONLY
HALFWAY DO IT.
>> VERY WELL SAID. IT -- REALLY
YOU KNOW, I WILL SAY MY FIRST
INTERACTION WITH THE SEN SEN
IDEAL ACCORD I WAS CONFUSED
BECAUSE OF HOW SIMPLE WORDS
WERE. RIGHT? I WAS A BIT
CONFUSED WHAT THE MILLENNIUM
ACCORD WAS. AGAIN SO SIMPLE. A
LOT OF THE ANSWERS TO MY
QUESTIONS TODAY ARE SIMPLE. IT
IS CONTINUING TO CREATE THAT
ACTION PLAN AND WE CANNOT MEET
TO TALK. WE HAVE TO MEET TO DO.
IT CAN BE CONFUSING TO BE REALLY
JUST THAT SIMPLE. BUT IT'S NOT
IN THE MEETING TO ME. IT'S IN
THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF WHAT
OCCURS IN-BETWEEN THOSE MEETINGS
THAT IS -- IS WHAT MAKES THIS A
ROBUST PROGRAM. AND SO I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU SPENDING SOME
TIME WITH US TODAY TO HELP US
BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW CAN
SOMETHING BE -- SOMETHING --
SOMETHING SO COMPLEX BE SO
SIMPLE? AND THE MESSAGE THAT I
HAVE HEARD TODAY IS EMPOWER THE
FOLKS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENTS,
ENSURE THAT THEY ARE DIRECT
REPORTS, AND ENSURE THAT
THERE'S AN ACTION PLAN OF
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND
THAT'S WORK, NOT JUST TALK. SO
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU HELPING
ME UNDERSTAND HOW REALLY COMPLEX
TOPIC IS SO SIMPLE AS LONG AS WE
DO THE WORK. BUT WITH THAT, IF
-- WOULD YOU HAVE ANY CLOSING
REMARKS FOR US OR ANY WORDS OF
INSPIRATION AS WE CONTINUE TO
ENDEAVOR TO MAKE OUR TRIBAL
NATIONS SUMMIT MORE AKIN TO THE
CENTENNIAL AND MILLENNIUM
ACCORDS.
>> I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT I WOULD SHARE BEFORE
CLOSING IS JUST THAT WHAT I
BELIEVE IS ONE OF THE GREAT
VALUES OF THIS PROCESS. THE
CENTENNIAL ACCORD. THE
MILLENNIUM AGREEMENT AND SO ON.
IS THAT IT IS NOT A BINDING
AGREEMENT. IT IS NOT A STATE
TRIBAL COMPOUND. I THINK ONE OF
THE CHALLENGES COULD CERTAINLY
BE THAT IF YOU DEVELOP A FORMAL
AGREEMENT, AS SOON AS THAT IS
SIGNED AND PUT IN PLACE, THEN
EACH SIDE THEN RETIRES AND
CONFERS WITH ALL OF THEIR
REPRESENTATION AND SAYS OKAY,
WHAT DOES THAT REALLY MEAN WE
HAVE TO DO AND WHAT DO WE NOT
HAVE TO DO? IF YOU SAY THIS IS
MORE OF A HANDSHAKE AGREEMENT,
THAT WE'RE IN GOOD FAITH GOING
TO MAKE A COMMITMENT TO
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, I MEAN,
THAT'S A LOT HARDER TO ESCAPE
FROM FOR FOLKS. YOU HAVE MADE
YOUR COMMITMENT. SO HOW ARE YOU
GOING TO FOLLOW THROUGH NOW?
THAT'S A GREAT VALUE IN NOT --
SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFYING WHAT
YOU ARE DOING. BUT LEAVING THIS
OPEN THAT WHAT DOES COUNT IS
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT WILL BE
EVERYTHING WE WORK ON.
>> I CAN'T WAIT TO WORK WITH
YOU IN-PERSON. I HAVE TROUBLE
RECOGNIZING PEOPLE I HAVE ONLY
MET OVER THE COMPUTER WHEN I
MEET THEM IN-PERSON. LOOK
FORWARD TO SEEING YOU SOON.
FRANCESCA, ANY CLOSING COMMENTS
FOR YOU TODAY?
>> QUICK CLOSING COMMENT. THANK
YOU GORDON FOR ALL THE WORK AND
I CONTINUE TO LEARN SO MUCH FROM
YOUR LEADERSHIP AND EXPERTISE
AND I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE
TIME TO SHARE WITH US TODAY AND
I THINK SOMETHING THAT I'M
REALLY TAKING AWAY FROM IN
MESSAGE IS THE PIECE AROUND
PUBLIC EDUCATION AND THE SPACE
THAT THIS COMMITTEE AND THE
FORUM THAT YOU HAVE ALL CREATED
TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC EDUCATION
COMPONENT BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW
AND HAVE LEARNED A LOT OF IS
THIS WORK IS HAPPENING QUIETLY
THROUGH THE DEPARTMENTS. SO
EVERYDAY RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE
HAPPENING WITH OUR TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS AND NATE I
COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE REGION.
AND THIS FORUM HAS PROVEN TO BE
VERY VALUABLE IN SHARING THIS
WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS WELL.
AND SO FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR,
WE'RE WORKING WITH CHAIR ON
SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO COME BACK
AND DO A PIECE OF THAT
ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURE. AND DO
ANNUAL REPORTING INSTEAD OF
WAITING FOR A BUN YEAR REPORT,
BREAK THAT OUT INTO SMALLER
SEGMENTS AND LOOK AT THE
COMMITMENT AREAS AND BRING THE
DEPARTMENTAL PARTNERS TO THE
TABLE TO MORE PERIODICALLY
UPDATE YOU ON THE EFFORTS MADE
AND SOMETHING WE ALSO LEARNED
FROM THE STATE EFFORTS. WE
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO
THIS WITH YOU TODAY.
>> WONDERFUL. LOOK FORWARD TO
THE NEXT TIME WE GET TO MEET AND
TO GO OVER THE ACTION PLAN
IN-BETWEEN OUR TRIBAL NATIONS
SUMMITS SO THAT WE DON'T SHOW
UP TO THE NEXT SUMMIT FLAT
FOOTED WITH THAT, THANK YOU MR.
JAMES AND THANK YOU MISS MURNAN
AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
AGENDA ITEM. I LOOK FORWARD TO
SEEING YOU AGAIN SOON. WITH
THAT, IF THE CLERK WANTS TO READ
THE SHORT TITLE OF THE NEXT
AGENDA ITEM INTO THE RECORD.
>> ITEM TWO, COUNCIL BILL
121201. RELATING TO THE 2026
FEDERAL WORLD CUP AUTHORIZING
THE MAYOR OR THE MAYOR'S
DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN SEATTLE FWC '26 AND THE
CITY OF SEATTLE AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR OR THE MAYOR'S DESIGNEE
TO ACCEPT AND AUTHORIZE THE
EXPENDITURE OF SPECIFIC GRANTS
AND EXECUTE AND DELIVER AND
RESPOND TO CORRESPONDING
AGREEMENTS FOR BRIEFING
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE. WE
HAVE PRESENTERS KILEY ROLF WITH
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND ALAN LEE
CITY BUDGET OFFICE AND DAN
NELSON SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
AND ANDY COLLINS SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT AND LEE REARDON
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND JAKE SEATTLE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY,
DIAMATRIS WINSTON, SEATTLE
CENTER, NATHAN HATIA CARE
DEPARTMENT AND KENNETH NEAFCY.
>> WE CAN SCOOT AROUND. IT WILL
BE A LITTLE BIT TIGHT. AND I
KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS
THERE. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO
THROUGH AND HAVE FOLKS INTRODUCE
THEMSELVES AGAIN. THIS IS NOT SO
DIFFERENT THAN OUR TRIBAL
RELATIONS WORK WHERE THERE ARE
MANY DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS
IMPLEMENTING THE WORK. AND EMILY
YOU MIGHT WANT TO -- WELL.
HOWEVER YOU ALL WANT TO -- YEAH.
I WOULD SAY EMILY IF YOU WANT TO
JUMP DOWN BY KENNETH. YEAH, I
THINK SO. MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT
LESS CRAMPED. SORRY WELL, TRY --
THINGS CHANGE AND WE NOW DO
COMMITTEE FROM UP HERE. SO GOOD
TO SEE YOU ALL. WITH THAT, I'M
GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO KILEY
TO JUST START THE PRESENTATION.
COLLEAGUES, IF WE CAN HOLD
QUESTIONS TILL THE END OF THE
FIRST SEGMENT, WE'VE DEVELOPED
THIS IN A WAY THAT EVERYONE CAN
KIND OF HAVE THEIR MOMENT TO
SHARE WHAT THEIR DEPARTMENT
DOES. WHAT THE OVERALL PLAN IS
ACLODS THE BOARD. BUT KILEY IF
YOU WANT TO START AND TRACY I'LL
ASK IF YOU WANT BEFORE WE --
LAUNCH INTO EVERYTHING IF YOU
WANT TO GIVE US THE OVERVIEW
FROM YOUR POSITION. AS CENTRAL
STAFF. SO WITH THAT WE ARE PULL
UP THE PRESENTATION RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE GOING TO JUST -- HAVE
FOLKS INTRODUCE THEMSELVES
BECAUSE ANTHONY SAID EVERYONE'S
NAME BUT THAT DOESN'T
NECESSARILY TRACK TO WHO YOU
ARE. AND SO JUST STARTING HERE
AT THE END OF THE TENT -- TABLE.
ANDY IF YOU'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE
YOURSELF AND WITH TITLES. YOU
AND DAN DIDN'T HAVE TITLES ON
HERE.
>> ABSOLUTELY. MY NAME IS CHIEF
ANDY COLLINS REPRESENTING THE
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
>> TRACY RATCLIFF, COUNCIL
STAFF.
>> ALAN LEE BUDGETTAGIST.
>> CAPTAIN DAN NELSON. SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
>> COY LEE ROLF.
>> DIAMATRIS WINSTON, SEATTLE
CENTER.
>> NATHAN HATIA.
>> KEN NEAFCY, OPERATIONS
MANAGER, CITY OF SEATTLE.
>> EMILY REARDON SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
>> TAKES A WHOLE CITY TO HOST A
FIFA WORLD CUP AND WE ALSO HAVE
THE LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
HERE IN THE AUDIENCE AS WELL.
WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOU, THANK YOU
FOR COMING TODAY. WITH THAT,
OVER TO YOU, KILEY. FOR BRIEF
INTRODUCTION AND TRACY IF YOU
WANT TO SAY ANYTHING UP FRONT OR
HOLD IT TO THE END? WE'LL TAKE
THE PRESENTATION AWAY.
COLLEAGUES, LET'S HOLD
QUESTIONS UNTIL THE END OF THE
PRESENTATION IF WE CAN.
>> GREAT THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE'RE HAPPY TO BE HERE TALKING
ABOUT COUNCIL BILL 121201. WE'RE
ABOUT 36 DAYS OUT FROM THE START
OF THE TOURNAMENT. SO I HAVE
BEEN BEFORE I THINK ALL OF YOU
IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS
HARD TO BELIEVE TIME HAS FLOWN.
AND HERE WE ARE ABOUT A MONTH
OUT. AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE CITY
HAS BEEN HEAVILY ENGAGED IN
PLANNING FOR THE TOURNAMENT FOR
SEVERAL YEARS NOW. SO WE'RE
VERY GLAD TO BE HERE BEFORE YOU
TODAY TO TALK ABOUT ONE OF THE
MOST CRITICAL AND FINAL PIECES
OF OUR OPERATIONAL PLANNING AND
EXECUTION EFFORTS WHICH IS
SAFETY AND SECURITY AND ENHANCED
CITY SERVICES FUNDING. BUT
BEFORE WE GET SO INTO THE
COMPONENTS OF THE LEGISLATION
BEFORE YOU ALL TODAY I WANTED TO
GROUND US A BIT IN THE OVERALL
TOURNAMENT MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE
WE'RE OPERATING WITHIN. FOR
MOST OF YOU THIS WILL JUST BE A
QUICK REVIEW. THERE ARE THREE
DISTINCT BUT TIGHTLY COORDINATE
MAIN PLAYERS HERE. YOU HEARD
CHAIR STRAUSS REFER TO THE LOCAL
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE THAT IS
SEATTLE FWC '26. THEN THERE IS
FIFA ITSELF. AND THEN OF COURSE
OUR GOVERNMENT AGENCY AT THE
FEDERAL, STATE AND REGIONAL AND
LOCAL LEVEL. AN EASY WAY TO
THINK ABOUT IT IS OUR LOCAL
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE IS THE LEAD
ON OUR LOCAL PLANNING
COORDINATION AND CENTRAL FAN
ACTIVATIONS. THEY ARE A SEPARATE
ENTITY FROM FIFA BUT ARE THE --
THE MAIN CONDUIT TO THEM ALONG
WITH ALL THE OTHER LOCAL
ORGANIZING COMMITTEES FROM THE
OTHER U.S. HOST CITIES. SO FIFA
ITSELF IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
PLANNING AND OPERATIONS WITHIN
THE STADIUM WALLS. SO IN THIS
CASE, THIS MEANS THE SEATTLE
STADIUM. LUMEN FIELD. AND IS
FROM THE NORTH LOT INSIDE THE
STADIUM. THE LOCAL ORGANIZING
COMMITTEE IS LEADING
COORDINATION OF PLANNING FOR ALL
THINGS OUTSIDE OF THAT STADIUM
PERIMETER. OR STADIUM FOOTPRINT.
SO THEN OF COURSE CITY AND OTHER
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES PROVIDE
OUR NORMAL AND IN SOME CASES
ENHANCED SERVICES OWN MATCH DAYS
AND THROUGHOUT THE DURATION TO
HAVE THE TOURNAMENT. SO WE ARE
PROVIDING PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES
AND OTHER CITY -- NORMAL CITY
SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE GAMES.
THE PROPOSADAD LEGISLATION
BEFORE YOU TODAY PROVIDES SOME
OF THE FUNDING TO SUPPORT THIS
WORK. SO MOVING ON TO THE
LEGISLATION BEFORE US TODAY. IT
ACCEPTS A TOTAL OF 18 .$1
MILLION FROM THREE SOURCES.
WE'LL GO THROUGH EACH OF THESE
IN OUR PRESENTATION HERE. THE
FIRST IS THE APPROVAL OF THE
CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH
SEATTLE FWC '26 THE LOC. THE
SECOND IS THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE
FIFA WORLD CUP GRANT PROGRAM
AWARDS AND SAFETY AND SECURITY
STATE FUNDING. WHICH IS ABOUT
$15 MILLION. THEN THE ACCEPTANCE
OF COUNTERUNMANNED UNMANNED
AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. IN THE AMOUNT
OF $2.1 MILLION. TOTAL AFTER
$18.1 MILLION FROM THESE THREE
SOURCES IS THE LEGISLATION FOR
YOU TODAY. THE FIRST THING --
COMPONENT IS THE CONTRIBUTION
AGREEMENT WITH THE LOC. SO THE
CITY'S RECEIVING $1 MILLION
FROM THE LOC FOR ENHANCED CITY
SERVICES RELATING TO HOSTING THE
EVENTS. WE ARE PROPOSING TO HOLD
THE CONTRIBUTION IN FINANCE
GENERAL UNTIL AFTER THE SEATTLE
MATCHES CONCLUDE AND THEN COME
BACK AND BACK FILL COSTS
INCURRED. SO BUT WE DO KNOW THAT
PART OF THIS CONTRIBUTION WILL
GO TO SUPPORT ENHANCED RIGHT OF
WAY CLEANING SO OUR CLEAN CITIES
TEAM HAS PULLED TOGETHER A
INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM OF SPU,
SDOT AND PARKS TO DEVELOP A
COFFIN HENCIVE RIGHT OF WAY
CLEANING PROGRAM FOR LEADING UP
TO FOR THE DURATION OF AND THEN
POST TOURNAMENT. SO THOSE
SERVICES INCLUDE INCREASED
CLEANING AND HIGH USE CITY
PARKS, INCREASED STREET
SWEEPING, LITTER ABATEMENT AND
GRAFFITI ABATEMENT ET CETERA.
MOVING ON TO THE SECOND
COMPONENT. THE FEDERAL AND STATE
GRANT FUNDING FOR SAFETY AND
SECURITY. SO THIS IS THE BULK OF
THE FUNDING BEING ACCEPTED TODAY
AT 15 MOM DOLLARS, IT'S A MIX
OF MAINLY FEDERAL FUNDING WITH
SOME STATE FUNDING IN THERE. TO
SUPPORT SAFETY AND SECURITY
NEEDS RELATE TO THE TOURNAMENT.
SO ALL ELIGIBLE COSTS FOR THE
AWARDS MUST HAVE A DEMONSTRATE
NEXUS TO PREVENT, PREPARING FOR,
PROTECTING AGAINST AND
RESPONDING TO ACTS OF TERRORISM.
ALLOWABLE PROJECT CATEGORIES
INCLUDED PLANNING, ORGANIZATION,
EQUIPMENT, TRAINING, AND
EXERCISES. SO EACH DEPARTMENT
RECEIVING AN AWARD WILL HAVE
THEIR OWN GRANT AGREEMENT SO THE
CITY IS NOT RECEIVING ONE LUMP
SUM. EACH AWARD IS MADE TO
SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTS. AND EACH
DEPARTMENT ALTHOUGH DEVELOPED IN
COORDINATION WITH THE EACH
OTHER, PUT TOGETHER AND APPLIED
FOR THEIR OWN BUDGET AND THEIR
OWN PROJECTS. JUST A SIDE NOTE
HERE, NONE OF THESE FUNDS WERE
-- ALLOWED TO BE USED FOR THE
PURCHASE OF WEAPONS OR WEAPONS
ACCESSORIES. IMPORTANT THING TO
MENTION THERE. WE HAVE OUR
OPERATIONAL DEPARTMENTAL EXPERTS
HERE AT THE TABLE TODAY. SO WE
WILL GO AROUND AND HAVE EACH OF
THEM JUST GIVE A HIGH LEVEL
OVERVIEW ON THEIR AWARDS AND
THEIR PROJECTS. STARTING WITH --
SORRY ALAN.
>> NO WORRIES. SORRY TO
INTERRUPT HERE, JUST WANTED TO
NOTE AMENDMENT ONE IN THE
AGENDA. NOTING BEFORE THE
DEPARTMENTS PROVIDE THEIR
SUMMARIES THAT THERE IS A LATE
AMENDMENT TO THE COUNCIL BILL.
THE AMOUNT FOR SEATTLE CENTER
NEEDS TO BE REVISED TO $2,000
UPWARD. THE NUMBER HERE IN THE
PRESENTATION IN THIS SLIDE AND
ALL THE SLIDES OF PRESENTATION
REFLECT THE REVISED NUMBER. SO
THANK YOU TO TRACY FOR CREATING
THE AMENDMENT.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU ALAN. SO
WE'LL START WITH SPD.
>> GOOD MORNING, SO THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT IS RECEIVING
TOTAL OF $18.6 MILLION AND
$5,295,000 HAS BEEN ALLOCATED
FOR REIMBUSING FOR OVERTIME AS
WELL AS MUTUAL AID PARTNER
REIMBURSEMENT CONTRACTS. THE
REMAINING FUNDS ARE BEING
LEVERAGED FOR RENTAL. HARDEN THE
PERIMETER AROUND THE STADIUM.
THE ANTIVEHICLES BARRIER
REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH THE
PIONEER SQUARE PEDESTRIANIZATION
ZONE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
PREVIOUSLY. ADDITIONALLY VARIOUS
EQUIPMENT PURCHASES TO CLOSE
GAPS TO ENSURE THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT IS PREPARED TO
COMBAT A FORCED INCREASE IN
HUMAN TRAFFICKING BEHAVIOR
RELATED TO FIFA'S TIME HERE IN
SEATTLE.
>> GREAT.
>> GOOD MORNING. ANDY COLLINS
WITH SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO
PUBLIC SAFETY. SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT WAS AWARDED JUST
UNDER $4.1 MILLION. OF THIS $2.7
MILLION OR 66% OF THE ENTIRE
AWARD WAS FOR OPERATIONAL
OVERTIME TO CONDUCT THE
ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED ON THE
MATCH DAYS. THIS INCLUDES
$200,000 TO CONTRACT WITH THE
WASHINGTON ARMY NATIONAL
GUARD'S HOMELAND RESPONSE FORCE
TO PROVIDE A MASS
DECONTAMINATION CAPABILITY ON
STANDBY IF NEEDED. 14% OF THE
AWARD, IS FOR EQUIPMENT. THIS IS
NECESSARY TO PERFORM OUR MISSION
IN ALL OF THESE LOCATIONS IN A
DECENTRALIZED FASHION
SIMULTANEOUSLY. SPECIFICALLY
$345,000 THAT IS FOR EMS
SPECIFIC THE NEEDS TO HAVE THAT
EQUIPMENT ON SITE. TO PERFORM
ALS AND BLS. THE REMAINDER OF
AWARD WAS ALLOCATED AS SUCH. 5%
FOR PLANNING AND 8% FOR
PARTICIPATING IN TRAINING EVENTS
LEADING UP TO THE WORLD CUP. 3%
TO PARTICIPATE IN EXERCISES. ONE
OF WHICH WAS A FULL-SCALE
EXERCISE AT LUMEN FIELD AND THE
STANDARD 5% M&A TO MANAGE THE
AWARD. SO -- APPRECIATE YOUR
TIME AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS AT THE END.
>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING
COUNCILMEMBERS. EMILY REARDON.
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION. THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
RECEIVED $938,000 SIMILARLY TO
OTHER DEPARTMENTS THE MAJORITY
OF THIS IS FOR OVERTIME, FOR
OPERATIONAL STAFFING NEEDS. SO
THIS IS THE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
TEAM, THE SDOT RESPONSE TEAM.
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER. AND
TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS
CENTER. SIMPLY GOING BEYOND OUR
STANDARD OPERATING NEEDS. AND
THEN WE ALSO RECEIVED A PORTION
OF FUNDS FOR THE PIKE PLACE
BARRIER PROJECT. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING CHAIR STRAUSS.
CALM MEMBERS. JAKE HAMMOCK.
SEATTLE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT. OF THE $697,000,
APPROXIMATELY MORE THAN 70% IS
RELATED TO CYBER SECURITY
OPERATIONS AND PREPAREDNESS.
WE'VE ALSO APPROVED FOR
$143,080 FOR CRITICAL PUBLIC
SAFETY OPERATIONS AND EMERGENCY
OPERATIONS CENTER UPGRADES IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. AND THE
REMAINING I. T. SURGE SUPPORTS
STAFFING FOR ALL CITY
DEPARTMENTS EXCUSE ME IN THE
AMOUNT OF $78,781. I'M HEAR
HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, SEATTLE CENTER RECEIVED
$435,000 TO SUPPORT PUBLIC
SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR WORLD
CUP MATCHES. AND FANS'
CELEBRATION ACROSS CAMPUS AND
THE WATERFRONT. THIS IS CRITICAL
FOR SAFETY AND ACCESSIBILITY IN
A WELL MANAGED EVENT AND ABOUT
80% OF THE FUNDING OR OVER IS
BEING USED FOR DEDICATED STAFF
PRIMARILY FOR OUR EXPANDED
DEPLOYMENT OF OUR EMERGENCY
SERVICES UNIT. AND SUPPLEMENTAL
SUPPORT THROUGH PEER SECURITY.
AND WE'LL HAVE CLOSE
COORDINATION WITH SPD FOR THE
BROADER SAFETY NEEDS ON CAMPUS
THAN THE WATERFRONT.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS
AND NATHAN HATIA WITH C. A. R.
E.. $238,000 THAT WAS GRANT
TODAY CARE ALREADY USED FOR
OVERTIME FOR THE 911 AS WELL AS
THE CCR TEAM. THE 911
COMMUNICATIONS STAFF WILL
INCLUDE CALL TAKERS,
DISPATCHERS, AS WELL AS
SUPERVISORS AND TECHNICAL
SUPPORT STAFF. THERE WILL WILL
BE RUNNING OVERTIME THROUGHOUT
THE CITY FOR BOTH THE ENTIRE
WORLD CUP PERIOD AND AS WELL AS
DURING THE GAMES.
>> GOOD MORNING. THIS IS KEN
NEAFCY, SEATTLE EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT. OEM ASKED FOR
$31,000 EVENLY SPLIT BETWEEN
PREEVENT TRAINING ON OUR EVENT
OPERATIONS PLANS FOR CITY
EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS ORIENTATION
ON THE UNIFIED COMMAND POST
OPERATIONS THAT WILL BE TAKING
PLACE IN THE EOC. WITH THAT I'LL
TURN IT BACK OVER TO KILEY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO THIS
BRINGS US TO THE THIRD AND FINAL
COMPONENT OF THE LEGISLATION
BEFORE YOU. WHICH IS THE
ACCEPTANCE OF THE
COUNTERUNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
GRANT PROGRAM. THIS IS A DHS
GRANT VIA WASHINGTON STATE. THE
PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO ENSURE
AGENCIES AND PUBLIC SAFETY
ENTITIES HAVE THE RESOURCES,
TRAINING AND OPERATIONAL
CAPACITY TO DETECT, IDENTIFY OR
TRACK OR MONITOR AERIAL DRONE
THREATS. THE AWARD IS SOLELY FOR
GOING TO PERSONNEL, TRAINING,
PLANNING AND CONTRACTS RELATED
TO DRONE MITIGATION STRATEGIES.
DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY EQUIPMENT
IN THAT FUNDING. I'LL TURN IT
OVER TO ALAN FOR THE LAST SLIDE.
>> THANK YOU, SO THIS SLIDE
SHOWS A HISTORY OF WORLD CUP
APPROPRIATIONS TO DATE. AND 2025
IN THE LEFT MOST COLUMN, WE HAVE
$6.4 MILLION IN APPROPRIATIONS
BETWEEN THE TWO ORDINANCES AND
ORDINANCE 127265 STAND ALONE AND
ORDINANCE 127350 ALSO KNOWN AS A
2025 MID YEAR SUPPLEMENTAL. THE
NEXT COLUMN WE HAVE IN THE 2026
ADOPTED BUDGET THE COUNCIL
APPROVING $7.4 MILLION IN
APPROPRIATIONS BRINGING THE
TOTAL TO DATE APPROPRIATED $13.8
MILLION. COUNCIL BILL 121201
WOULD BRING THE TOTAL FIFA
RELATED APPROPRIATIONS TO $31.9
MILLION.
>> WITH THAT WE'RE HAPPY TO
TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANKS. AND BEFORE QUESTIONS,
TRACY -- IF YOU HAVE GOT
ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO
SHARE?
>> JUST TO NOTE THAT WHEN THE
DESCRIPTIONS WERE OF WHAT WAS
FUNDING IN THE DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENTS THE FUNDING YOU KNOW
THAT IT SAID OVERTIME. BECAUSE
THE GRANT ACTUALLY WOULD NOT
FUND AS I UNDERSTAND IT REGULAR
TIME. SO FOR EXAMPLE, FOR SPD
AND I WANT TO THANK THE CAPTAIN
HERE A GREAT DESCRIPTION THE
OTHER DAY OF THE STAFFING MODEL.
THEY PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO
HOW TO MAXIMIZE THAT GRANT. BUT
ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT WE WANT TO
USE EXISTING STAFF FOR THE COSTS
THAT WE NEED TO COVER. AND SO WE
ARE IN FACT COVERING THOSE COSTS
BY USING EXISTING OFFICERS WHO
WILL BE DEPLOYED TO PROVIDE
PROTECTION DURING THOSE GAMES
AND THOSE SIX GAME DAYS. AND
THAT'S GOING TO COST THE CITY
SOME MONEY THAT'S ALREADY BEEN
APPROPRIATED. BUT JUST IN
TRANSPARENCY UNDERSTANDING
THAT'S PART OF WHAT OUR
CONTRIBUTION IS IN TERMS OF
PROVOIDING THE APPLICATION --
PROVIDING THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND
GIVEN THE GRANT WOULDN'T FUND
REGULAR TIME UNFORTUNATELY.
THAT'S THE ONLY THING I HAVE TO
SAY. WE'VE LOOKED AT THE REVIEW
AND WE WORKED MANY YEARS ON THE
PLANNING FOR THIS EVENT.
EVERYONE HAS DONE THE BEST THEY
CAN WITH THE RESOURCES THAT HAVE
BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO US
PROVIDING A GOOD EVENT AND THE
ONLY OTHER COMMENT I WILL HAVE
IS THE AMENDMENT WE HAVE TO MOVE
AT THE END OF THE DISCUSSION AND
QUESTION PERIOD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TRACY,
AND I DO WANT TO THANK KILEY AND
ALAN, WE MET A WEEK AGO TO GO
OVER THIS PRESENTATION. THIS --
THE VERSION THAT WE ARE SEEING
TODAY IS SO SPOT ON. YOU DID
REALLY GREAT WORK. I REALLY
APPRECIATE ALL OF THE EFFORTS
AND A LOT OF THAT COULDN'T HAVE
BEEN DONE WITHOUT TRACY HOLDING
EVEN ME, MY FEET TO THE FIRE ON
THIS. SO IN THOSE MOMENT -- THIS
IS AN EXCEPTION OF MY UNOFFICIAL
RULE OF TRYING TO HAVE A BILL
BEFORE US IN ONE MEETING, THIS
HAS REQUIRED ADDITIONAL
PREPARATION IN WAYS THAT WE
DON'T USUALLY DO GO. I THINK
ALL OF THE PREPARATION SET US UP
INTO BEING EVEN MORE PREPARED
TODAY THAN WE EXPECTED TO BE. I
REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S
DILIGENCE ON THIS. WITH THAT, I
HAVE -- BEEN ABLE TO SPEAK WITH
THIS TEAM A NUMBER OF TIMES SO I
WANT TO OPEN IT UP TO COLLEAGUES
FOR ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
I'M SEEING COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
AND THEN SAKA. IF DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING, THAT'S TOTALLY OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU. I DID GET THE
BRIEFINGS AS WELL. AND SO THANK
YOU FOR THAT. THE DISCUSSION.
ONE OF THE THINGS I JUST WANTED
TO HIGHLIGHT MAYBE THIS IS KIND
OF LIKE EXPECTATIONS FOR THE
PUBLIC BECAUSE THESE DOLLAR
AMOUNTS ARE SET. BUT YOU KNOW,
WE HAVE SIX MATCHES. WHICH ARE I
BELIEVE SPIKES BUT WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE ACTIVITY IN-BETWEEN. CAN
YOU SPEAK TO THIS, IS THIS LIKE
GAME DAY ONLY KIND OF
EXPENDITURES OR WE'RE LOOKING
TO YOU KNOW, COVER THE GAPS
IN-BETWEEN? BECAUSE WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE ELEVATED YOU KNOW,
INDIVIDUALS IN THE CITY, YOU
KNOW, FOR THE CUP GENERALLY? IS
THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN
SPEAK TO JUST SO PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND IN THE PUBLIC LIKE
YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT JUST GAME
DAY BUT IT'S FOR THE ENTIRETY
OF THE EXPERIENCE.
>> AND FOLKS CAN CHIME IN HERE,
THE MAJORITY OF THE AWARDS DO GO
TOWARDS MATCH DAY SERVICES.
ALTHOUGH THE PERFORMANCE PERIOD
FOR THE GRANT WAS JULY 2025
THROUGH JULY OF THIS YEAR. SO
SOME OF THE PLANNING COSTS IN
PARTICULAR WILL GO TOWARDS
PLANNING WORK THAT'S ALREADY
HAPPENED LAST YEAR.
>> JUST NOTING THAT THE PERIOD
OF PERFORMANCE IS THROUGH
MID-AUGUST.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT. YEAH.
>> OKAY. AND JUST ALSO FOR THE
PUBLIC, WE'RE GOING TO --
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING
ON THE 26th, TUESDAY, THE 26th
OF MAY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A
MEETING FOCUSED ON THE FIFA
WORLD CUP. PIECES FROM A PUBLIC
SAFETY, OEM PRIMARILY IN THE
LEAD BUT WITH THE SUPPORTING
CAST. I MAY SEE SOME OF YOU
AGAIN LATER IN THE MONTH. JUST
SO PEOPLE IN THE CITY KNOW AHEAD
OF TIME THAT YOU KNOW, WE'RE
READY FOR THE FIFA WORLD CUP
WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVES HERE IN
CHAMBER. AND ACROSS THE BOARD.
AND JUST HIGHLIGHTING THE
VARIOUS PIECES THAT GO TO THIS.
ONE OF THIS THINGS I DID WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT THOUGH JUST FOR
BACKGROUND, IN THE BRIEFING IT
SAYS YOU KNOW, PARTICULARLY THE
MAJOR GRANT RELATED TO THE NEXUS
TO PREVENTING AND PREPARING FOR
AND PROTECTING AGAINST AND
RESPONDING TO ACTS OF TERRORISM.
WHICH COULD RANGE FROM
INTERNATIONAL TO DOMESTIC YOU
KNOW, ACROSS THE BOARD. AND
KNOW, A BREAK-OUT OF THAT
FUNDING ON THE DIFFERENT SLIDE
YOU KNOW, SHOWS THAT, YOU KNOW,
$200,000 WERE FOR THE CCTV
CAMERAS FOR THE STADIUM
DISTRICT. IS A VERY IMPORTANT
TOPIC AND SOMETHING THAT IS
BEING INSTALLED ALTHOUGH WITH
THE CAVEAT RELATED TO AN AUDIT
AND SO FORTH. I DID WANT TO NOTE
THAT THE -- THE REASON I DID SO
AND I WANT TO MAKE THIS COMMENT
IS YOU KNOW, THE MAYOR AND HER
COMMENTS FOLLOWING THE YESLER
COMMUNITY GUNFIRE INCIDENT NOTED
VARIOUS PIECES THAT GO TO THE
AUDIT AND I THINK IF PEOPLE
LISTENED TO THAT, THEY WOULD
THINK NONE OF THIS HAS BEEN
ADDRESSED. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
FOR THE PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT THE
TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM FOR THE CCTV
AND AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE
READERS AND SO FORTH, HAS ITS
BASIS THE SURVEILLANCE
ORDINANCE. BUT ALSO HAS AN
ORDINANCE WITH ALPR TOO WITH THE
CCTV. AND REALTIME CRIME CENTER.
AND ALSO WAS PART OF THE BUDGET
ORDINANCE. THE YOU KNOW THE CBA
IS RELATE TO THAT. AND I THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC
TO NOTE BECAUSE AGAIN IF LISTEN
TO THE MAYOR YOU MAY THINK NONE
OF THIS HAS BEEN DONE. BUT ALL
THESE BILLS THAT WERE VERY
FOCUSED ON THE CONTRACT
LANGUAGE. PROTECTING SEATTLE'S
RIGHTS. PUTTING ALL THE SEATTLE
VALUES INTO PLACE WHERE THE WORK
OF MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES THAT
ARE SITTING HERE ON THE DAIS.
THE COMPUTER AUDIT PROCESS. WE
GOT I. T. HERE, I MEAN IT'S
IMCREDIBLE BUT WE HAVE RELATIVE
TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS, AND IN
TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE
TO DISCERN WHAT'S HAPPENING IN
TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, REQUESTS AND
THEN YOU KNOW, POTENTIAL
INTRUSIONS AND THE LIKE, THE
PROCESSES, THE POLICIES AND THE
FACT THERE'S ONLY ONE SWORN
OFFICER THERE. A LOT OF TIMES
WHAT HAPPENED IS SOMEBODY WOULD
WALK OUT WITH SOME INFORMATION.
THERE'S ONLY ONE SWORN OFFICER.
THE PROCESSES AND THE PROTOCOLS
THAT WE PUT INTO SOMEPLACE WITH
THE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ADDRESS
ALL THINGS THAT WERE KIND OF
HINTED TO IN THE MAYOR'S
COMMENTS. YOU KNOW, THE -- ALL
THESE TOUCH POINTS. AND YOU
KNOW, THEN OBVIOUSLY IT'S BEEN
UPDATED WITH AUTOMATIC LICENSE
PLATE READER BASED ON OLYMPIA'S
SENATE BILL 6002. AND HERE'S
THE THING TOO THAT I THINK MOST
PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IS THAT
AND I APPRECIATE THE CONCERN.
THAT'S WHY WE DID EVERYTHING
THAT WE DID FOR ALL THESE BILLS.
BUT HERE'S THE THING. THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS PLOWING SO
MUCH MONEY INTO FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND SO MUCH INTO
HOMELAND SECURITY. THEY HAVE
THEIR OWN SYSTEMS. THOSE
SYSTEMS, THE CAPABILITIES OF
THOSE SYSTEMS TO COLLECT THEIR
OWN DATA, WHATEVER FOR THEIR
NEEDS ARE, REALLY ADDRESSES WHAT
THEY HAVE. AND SO I RECOGNIZE
THAT SOME HAVE CONCERNS
REGARDING OUR SYSTEMS HERE IN
SEATTLE. BUT REST ASSURED, WE
PUT ALL THESE PIECES IN PLACE.
THE PROCESSES, THE PROTOCOLS,
YOU KNOW THE CONTRACT LANGUAGE.
ALL THESE PIECES TO PROTECT
SEATTLE. SO I SAY THIS BECAUSE
PART OF THIS, THERE'S $200,000
THAT'S IN THIS PACKAGE THIS
WE'RE VOTING ON THAT WAS FOR
THE CCTV AND IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT TO PHOTOTHAT. IT'S
IMPORTANT TO NOTE ALL THE POINTS
THAT I JUST MADE AND OPPOSED TO
WHAT IS BEING PORTRAYED OUT
THERE AND CAN BE INFERRED AND I
REALLY DO THINK THE MAYOR --
THANK MAYOR FOR YOU KNOW,
PRESSING FORWARD ON THE REGULAR
CCT SET AND ALSO THE
INSTALLATION OF THE STADIUM
DISTRICT. BECAUSE IT IS
IMPORTANT TO PROTECT AGAINST AND
RESPONDING TO ACTS OF TERRORISM
WHETHER WHAT TYPE IT MAY BE. YOU
KNOW, THIS IS PROFESSIONALISM
101. YOU KNOW, ANY OTHER CITY
WOULD BE PRESSING FORWARD ON
THAT PROGRAM. PARTICULARLY WITH
ALL THE ORDINANCES THAT HAVE
BEEN PASSED BY THIS COUNCIL.
ACROSS, YOU KNOW, TERMS OF THE
COUNCIL TOO. I MIGHT ADD. SO
ISSUE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SHOO
POINT, COLLEAGUES AND CHAIR,
BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT. YOU
KNOW WE HAVE TO CARRY OUT THESE
GAMES FOR THE LOC. FOR THE
PEOPLE OF SEATTLE. FOR ALL THOSE
THAT COME. AND TO DO SO, WE HAVE
TO BE THE BEST PREPARED WE CAN.
SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORTS
THAT GO INTO THIS. BUT CLEARLY,
WE HAVE TO ALSO TAKE THE STEPS
RELATED TO THE STADIUM DISTRICT
CCTV PROGRAM. CHAIR, I'M
BRINGING PUBLIC SAFETY INTO THE
FINANCE. BUT THE NEXUS PARDON
THE PUN IS HERE WITH THIS
BRIEFING SO THANK YOU.
>> FANTASTIC.
>> JUST SLIGHT CORRECTION. THE
MONEY FOR THE CCTV WAS ACTUALLY
APPROPRIATED IN THE 2025 AND
SPENT IN 2025. IT IS NOT PART OF
THE PACKAGE THAT IS IN FRONT OF
YOU TODAY. SO IT IS PART OF WHAT
WE FUNDED AND THE PREVIOUS
ORDINANCE AND WAS EXPENDED THEN.
>> WHAT WAS THE NUMBER OF THAT
ORDINANCE ?
>> EITHER EITHER -- 127350.
>> THERE IS ALSO APPROPRIATIONS
IN THE 2026 ADOPTED BUDGET AS
WELL FOR SPD FOR THAT PURPOSE.
>> THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO
USE YOUR APPENDIX SLIDE.
>> THAT'S WHERE I WAS TOLD --
THAT POINT RIGHT THERE. TRACY,
SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT LINE
CAME FROM. BUT THAT'S WHAT MY
UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT TIED IN.
BOTTOM LINE THOUGH, BOTTOM LINE
IS WE APPROPRIATED THE MONEY AND
WE AUTHORIZED THE MONEY.
>> WE DID.
>> FOR THE STADIUM DISTRICT CCTV
PROGRAM.
>> CORRECT, JUST NOT IN?
ORDINANCE.
>> NOW WE NEED THE EXECUTION OF
IT. THANK YOU.
>> EVERY MEETING IS A PUBLIC
SAFETY MEETING. WITH THAT
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR AND THANK YOU
EVEN FOR BEING HERE TODAY. SO --
QUESTION ON POLICING OF
RESOURCES AND I DON'T KNOW IF
IT'S BEST FOR OUR PARTNER T SPD
OR THE MAYOR'S OR BOTH. NO
DOUBT THIS IS GOING TO BE A
HERCULEAN EFFORT. NO DOUBT THIS
IS GOING TO REQUIRE THE DISPATCH
AND USE AND LEVERAGING OF MUTUAL
AID RESOURCES. WE CANNOT SOLELY
PROVIDE THE ADEQUATE AND
SUFFICIENT LEVEL OF RESOURCES TO
STAFF THIS EVENT RELYING SOLELY
ON OUR INTERNAL OFFICERS. SO --
AND THIS PROPOSED LEGISLATION
WOULD ALLOW THE CITY TO ACCEPT
$18 MILLION TOTAL IN RESOURCES
SOME OF THAT WHICH WOULD BE USED
TOWARDS POLICING. SO TO COVER
ALL THE KING COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE DEPUTIES, WASHINGTON
STATE PATROL YOU KNOW, OTHER
REGIONAL JURISDICTIONS FROM KENT
TO RENTON AND AUBURN AND IT VET
THAT ARE GOING TO BE IN THE CITY
HELPING OUT ON A MUTUAL AID
BASIS, WOULD THE PROPOSED
ALLOCATIONS FOR SPD COVER THAT
AMOUNT? THEREFORE THAT WOULD BE
THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY AS
PART OF THIS. ACCEPTANCE. OR
DOES EITHER LOCAL ORGANIZING
COMMITTEE OR FIFA THAT COVERS
THE NORTH LOT AND INSIDE THE
STADIUM, WOULD THEY SEPARATELY
CONTRACT WITH KING COUNTY
SHERIFFS, FOR EXAMPLE, OR
WASHINGTON STATE PATROL? WHO
COVERS THE MUTUAL AID RESOURCES
I GUESS ANOTHER WAY OF SAYING
THAT IN A MORE SIMPLIFIED
VERSION IS LIKE WHO IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR COVERING THOSE
MUTUAL AID RESOURCES?
>> THANK YOU, IT'S A GREAT
QUESTION. AND FOR AN ANSWER I
JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF
OUR GREAT MUTUAL AID PARTNERS
FROM ACROSS THE STATE. EARLIER
THIS YEAR I HAVE BEEN ON THE
TALKING TOUR FOR A COUPLE OF
YEARS ABOUT THIS. AND I HAVE
BEEN PRIMING EVERYBODY AND I
SENT OUT A REQUEST AT THE
BEGINNING OF YEAR AND ACTUALLY
RECEIVED A PRETTY BIG RESPONSE
FROM ACROSS STATE AS FAR AS
SPOKANE VALLEY POLICE
DEPARTMENT. THEY'RE SENDING
OVER SOME TECHS SO YOU KNOW,
THIS IS A TEAM EFFORT. AND WE'RE
ALL IN IT TOGETHER. SO MORE
DIRECTLY TO YOUR QUESTION. THE
FUNDING IS SEGMENTED OUT. BY
MISSION. RIGHT? SO THIS TO START
WITH HUMAN P FIELD. THAT'S THE
QUICKEST DELINEATION. THEY HIRE
OFF-DUTY OFFICERS FROM ACROSS
THE STATE AND THAT'S USUALLY
WHO YOU SEE ON GAME DAYS. SO IF
YOU GO TO A SEAHAWK GAME OR A
SOUNDER GAME YOU MIGHT SEE
PEOPLE WITH STATE TROOPERS AND
BELLEVUE A COUPLE OF OTHER
DIFFERENT AGENCIES ALL WORKING
DIRECTLY FOR THE STADIUM. THAT
MODEL HOLDS TRUE FOR FIFA. KILEY
MENTIONED EVERYTHING INSIDE THE
FENCE WILL BE COVERED BY LUMEN
AND FIFA. THROUGH WHATEVER
AGREEMENTS THAT THEY HAVE.
EVERYTHING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE
FENCE THAT'S WHERE WE COME IN.
SO SPD IS HOLDING CONTRACTS WITH
ALL OF OUR NON-MAJOR MUTUAL AID
PARTNERS SO THE KING COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE AGAIN THROUGH
THE FANTASTIC LEADERSHIP OF
SHERIFF COLE TINDELL AND
ASSISTANT CHIEF, THEY ARE OWNING
THEIR NORMAL RESPONSIBILITIES.
THINK SOUND TRANSIT AND KING
COUNTY METRO. ALL THE AIR
MISSIONS. WE SPOKE BRIEFLY ABOUT
A COUNTER UAS. THEY ARE RUNNING
THAT PROGRAM AND SO OUR PROPOSAL
AND THE -- LEGISLATION BEFORE
YOU DOES NOT CONTEMPLATE ANY
OVERTIME COSTS FOR THE KING
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. IT
INCLUDES FUNDING FOR THE
WASHINGTON STATE PATROL. HELP
WITH STAFFING. THEY HAVE AGREED
TO ASSIST WITH ACTIVITIES IN OUR
LAST MILE AREA. THAT IS
ESSENTIALLY EVERYWHERE TOWARDS
THE STADIUM WHICH CONCLUDES
EVERYTHING FROM THE STADIUM
PLATFORM AND PIONEER SQUARE IN
TOWARDS LUMEN FIELD. AS WELL AS
ASSISTANCE WITH OUR ESCORT
PROJECT AND MISSION. OF COURSE A
LOT OF PEOPLE IN TOWN AND TEAMS
AND DIGNITARIES AND THINGS LIKE
THAT. SO THE STATE PATROL WAS
VERY GENEROUS IN ALLOWING FOR
THAT SO WE ARE DIRECTLY
CONTRACTING WITH THE STATE
PATROL TO REIMBURSE THEM FOR
THOSE AS WELL AS ALL OF THE
OTHER MUTUAL AID PARTNERS. SO
AGAIN I THINK WE HAVE 15, 16
DIFFERENT AGENCIES RIGHT NOW
WE'RE IN TALKS WITH. WE HAVE
NOT BEEN ABLE TO SIGN THE
CONTRACTS BECAUSE WE'RE STILL
WAITING TO GET THE CONTRACT FROM
THE STATE. ONCE THAT'S DONE WE
CAN EXECUTE ALL THE CONTRACTS
THROUGH ADOBE SIGN. ON GAME DAYS
LAST MILE, WE HAVE ABOUT 25-ISH
AGENCIES I'M SORRY, 25ISH
PEOPLE IN THE LAST MILE AND
ABOUT 20 FOR THE ESCORT MISSION.
THAT WILL ALL BE REIMBURSED
THROUGH OUR MUTUAL AIL PROCESSES
-- AID PROCESSES HERE.
>> ESSENTIALLY A MIX OF THOSE IN
TERMS OF CITY, FINANCIAL
CONTRIBUTION AND PRIVATE IN THIS
CASE, WHETHER IT'S LEVY -- THE
OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZING
COMMITTEE, OR FIFA ITSELF?
SIMILAR TO THE FIRST AND GOAL
MODEL THAT YOU SAID AT A REGULAR
SEAHAWKS' MATCH FOR EXAMPLE? A
MIX OF BOTH?
>> YES, SIR, THE KING COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE RECEIVED THEIR
OWN GRANT AWARD FOR THEIR
OVERTIME. SO IT'S A VERY
SIMILAR. WE DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE
THE CITY OF SEATTLE ESSENTIALLY
HAVE TO HOLD ALL THE CONTRACTS
FOR ALL THE MAJOR PROVIDERS.
JUST DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO DO
THAT. SO WE ENCOURAGE AGAIN SOME
OF THE LARGER PLAYERS TO KIND OF
MOVE THEIR OWN.
>> YEAH. MAKES -- PERFECT SENSE
FROM MY PERSPECTIVE AS WELL.
WE'RE ALREADY -- SHOULDERING A
HEAVY, HEALTHY BURDEN AND GET A
TON OF BENEFIT IN EXCHANGE FOR
IT OF COURSE AS WELL. BUT YOU
KNOW, THAT SORT OF -- WORKLOAD
SHOULD BE SHARED. YOU KNOW. SO.
AWESOME. WELL, SECOND QUESTION
HERE PERTAINS TO OUR I. T.
EFFORTS. ILL SAY AS A
NON-PRACTICING CYBER SECURITY
LAWYER, KEENLY INTERESTED IN
THIS KIND OF STUFF AND FRANKLY
GEEK OUT ABOUT IT A LOT. REALLY
LOVE IT. SO OF THE PROPOSED
ALLOCATION FOR SEATTLE I. T. YOU
KNOW, THERE WAS ROUGHLY 70%
ALLOCATED FOR PREPAREDNESS AND,
YOU KNOW, N ANY PUBLIC OR
COMMUNITY SAFETY REALM,
PREVENTION IS ALWAYS THE NUMBER
ONE GOAL. IT'S THE GOLD
STANDARD AND ESPECIALLY IN THE
CYBER SECURITY SPACE, PREPARING
FOR AND PREVENTING YOU KNOW,
RANSOMWARE ATTACKS AND MALWARE
ATTACKS AND OTHER MALICIOUS
ATTACKS WHETHER IT'S FROM --
COMES FROM CYBER CRIMINALS OR
NATION STATE ACTORS OR
COMBINATION OF BOTH. PREVENTION
IS THE NAME OF GAME. ONCE YOU
ARE RESPONDING, LIKE IT'S --
HECTIC. ASK SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARIES OR THE PORT OR WHOEVER
IT IS. FROM A GOVERNMENT
PERSPECTIVE. BUT SO JUST CURIOUS
TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT -- OF
THAT 70% ALLOCATION FOR
GENERALLY FOR PREPAREDNESS, WHAT
IS THAT GOING TO COVER EXACTLY?
IS THAT -- FOR MORE -- IS THAT
FOR ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE AND
SERVICES SUPPORT? ENHANCED
CAPABILITY ON SOME OF THE
EXISTING SOFTWARE THAT WE USE
TODAY? IS THAT FOR TRAINING OF
STAFF? WHAT IS THAT GOING TO
COVER EXACTLY.
>> YES, SIR, COMMENT QUESTION.
THE SHORT ANSWER IS ALL OF THE
ABOVE. THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL
SOFTWARE TO INCLUDE AND MANAGE
DETECTION AND RESPONSE SERVICES
THAT WE'LL ENABLE AS A DEFENSE
AND DEPTH STRATEGY TO THE CITY.
ALSO BE CONDUCTING OPERATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY TESTING FOR ALL OF
THE UTILITIES. WE HAVE FIREWALLS
ENABLED AND WE NEED TO TEST ALL
OF THE OPERATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
GRID UTILITIES BEHIND THEM.
TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES AND
OUR SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER
ASSESSMENT. ALSO INCLUDE A FEW
TABLE TOP EXERCISES THAT WE'LL
BE RUNNING WITH THE CABINET AND
MAYOR'S OFFICE STAFF. NICE IN
ADDITION TO TRAINING THERE WAS
ALSO A SERIES OF THREAT HUNTING
AXTIVITIS WITHIN OUR NETWORK. SO
WE WILL BE RUNNING ACTIVE
RESPONSE THREAT HUNTING
ACTIVITIES REPLICATING HACKER
BEHAVIOR WITHIN ALL OF OUR
NETWORKS TO SEE HOW WE CAN
REMEDIATE THAT. AND I WOULD SAY
THE FINAL POINT TO OFFER WITHIN
OUR PREPAREDNESS IS
VULNERABILITY REMEDIATION
EXPANSION PROGRAM. H THE OTHER
NAME OF THE GAME. WE CAN FIND
THE VULNERABILITIES BUT HOW
QUICKLY WE CAN FIX THEM IS
REALLY HOW TO MATE GAIT AND
MEANTIME TO DETECTION TO
MEANTIME FOR RESPONSE RECOVERLY
LOOP. THAT'S WHAT WE
INFORMATION RIGHT NOW IN THE
CITY FOR US TO INCLUDE THE
OPERATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND
PARTNERSHIP.
>> THANK YOU. GETTING THE RED
TEAM AND BLUE TEAM ACTIVATED AND
READY TO ROLL FOR THIS EVENT.
THANK YOU. LOVE IT.
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS? VICE CHAIR?
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WAND TO SAY
THAT I REALLY APPRECIATED IT'S
REALLY CLEAR THAT ALL OF OUR
DEPARTMENTS ARE WORKING TOGETHER
TO MAKE SURE THIS IS A
SUCCESSFUL EVENT. AND THEN
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE I
APPRECIATE YOU MAKING EVERYTHING
A PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. BUT
YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS IS A PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE BECAUSE WE HAVE
NOT ONLY SPD BUT OUR PARTNERS AT
FIRE AND ALSO OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND I HAVE
HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH
THEM FOR MANY YEARS. REALLY
IT'S GOING TO TAKE ALL OUR CITY
DEPARTMENTS TOGETHER TO MAKE
SURE THIS IS A FUN AND SAFE
EVENT. FOR NOT JUST OUR
RESIDENTS, BUT FOR OUR VISITORS.
AND IT'S VERY CLEAR ALL THE
COORDINATION THAT HAS HAPPENED.
OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A MEETING TO
VOTE ON ACCEPTANCE OF THIS
GRANT. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
WE HAVE -- WHILE I WOULD HAVE
LOVED TODAY SEE MORE MONEY GOING
TO THE OVERTIME PIECE, AT THE
VERY LEAST I APPRECIATE THE
ABILITY TO ACCEPT THIS GRANT SO
WE CAN MANAGE I'M SURE THERE'LL
BE PLENTY OF OF TIME DURING
THESE EVENT S. SO I APPRECIATE
THAT WE HAVE THAT ABILITY AND I
WANT TO SAY COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
THAT I AGREE WITH YOU. JUST IN
GENERAL NOTES ABOUT THIS
SURVEILLANCE ABOUT THE -- I HATE
THAT WORD SURVEILLANCE BUT ABOUT
THE CAMERAS THAT WE PLACE IN
OTHER WORDS TO HELP US EVACUATE
CRIME WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN. AND I
WILL MAKE A NOTE THAT I WAS AT
YESLER TERRACE ON THE DAY THE
MAJOR ANNOUNCED AND WE ALL
ANNOUNCED BECAUSE THIS WAS OUR
COLLECTIVE EFFORT. THE FAMILIES
IN EDUCATION LEVY AND THE DAY WE
SAID THAT THERE WAS THE SAD SIT
OF AFFAIR LUCKILY FOLK GOT HURT.
BUT I WAS THERE WITH MY STAFF.
AND DIRECTOR CHAPPELL WAS THERE
USHERING PEOPLE INTO THE
COMMUNITY CENTER. ONCE WE HEARD
THE SHOTS FIRED. AND SADLY,
THERE WERE A COUPLE OF LITTLE
BOYS AGES I DON'T KNOW AS A
MOM, I WOULD SAY THEY WERE ABOUT
7 OR 8 WHO IDENTIFIED VERY
READILY THE GUNSHOTS AND KNEW
EXACTLY WHAT THE GROWN-UPS SOME
OF WERE -- CONFUSED ABOUT
WHETHER IT WAS FIREWORKS.
NEITHER OF THE CHILDREN WERE
CONFUSED AND NEITHER WAS I.
HAVING GROWN UP IN THE INNER
CITY. BUT I SAY ALL THAT TO SAY
THE CAMERA AT THE YESLER
COMMUNITY CENTER HELPED S PD BE
ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE VEHICLE R
THE GUNSHOTS WERE STEMMING FROM.
THAT GIVES US THE ABILITY TO
INVESTIGATE CRIME. AND REALLY AT
THE END OF THE DAY, NONE OF US
ARE TRYING TO -- WE'RE TRYING
TO PEAK SURE THAT WE HAVE A TOOL
TO HELP US INVESTIGATE CRIME,
PARTICULARLY WHEN IT IS, YOU
KNOW, GUNS GOING OFF. SHOTS
BEING FIRED. SO I APPRECIATE MY
COLLEAGUE COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
BRINGING ATTENTION TO THIS AT
THIS SPOT BECAUSE WE ARE PLACING
CAMERAS THAT WILL NOT BE
ACTIVATED UNLESS THERE'S QUOTE
UNQUOTE A CREDIBLE THREAT. I
DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD BE.
HOW WOULD WE KNOW AHEAD OF TIME?
WE WERE AT THAT COMMUNITY
CENTER, NO ONE WOULD KNOW WHO
COULD HAVE PREDICTED SOMEONE WAS
GOING TO ROLL UP WHILE WE WERE
HAVING THIS EVENT AND HAVE SHOTS
FIRED. AND YOU KNOW, SADLY IT'S
A REGULAR OCCURRENCE IN SOME OF
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. INCLUDING
YESLER TERRACE. AND I WILL ALSO
NOTE THAT THE ODDS OF IN MY
HOUSEHOLD HAVING MY KIDS BE AT A
SCHOOL, NOWHERE NEAR YESLER,
WHERE THERE WAS A CHILD KILLED
INSIDE THE SCHOOL, AND THAT I
WOULD BE FIVE YEARS LATER,
ABOUT, AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION
WHERE THERE ARE SHOTS FIRED
WITHIN WHERE KIDS WERE, THE ODDS
ARE REALLY SLIM. IN ONE
HOUSEHOLD. SO I SAY THAT TO SAY
THIS HAS BECOME A REGULAR
OCCURRENCE THAT WE REALLY DO
NEED TO -- WE NEED TO BE TAKING
BOLDER ACTION ON THIS AND I
THINK THE CAMERAS HELP WITH THE
LIKE I SAID, INVESTIGATION OR
CRIME PARTICULARLY BECAUSE WE
ALL CARE ABOUT PRIVACY. AND WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PUT
PRIVACY PROTECTIONS IN PLACE
WHICH WE HAVE DONE VIA ALL THE
AMENDMENTS THAT WENT WHEN WE
ALLOWED USE OF THAT TOOL AND
TECHNOLOGY. SO THIS IS REALLY
IMPORTANT AND I'LL SAY YOU
KNOW, FOR ME AND MY HOUSEHOLD,
THAT WAS THE EXPERIENCE. BUT FOR
KIDS AT YESLER AND IN OTHER
PARTS OF THE CITY, THIS IS AN
EVERYDAY EXPERIENCE. THE FACT
THAT THESE LITTLE KIDS COULD
IDENTIFY THE GUNFIRE, THEY'RE
HEARING IT ALL THE TIME. THAT'S
NOT OKAY. THAT IS REALLY
TROUBLING. TO EVERYBODY. SO WE
DO NEED TO BE ABLE TO DEPLOY
THESE TOOLS IN ORDER TO BE ABLE
TO INVESTIGATE THESE CRIMES. AND
SO I HOPE NOTHING HAPPENS AT OUR
FIFA MATCHES AND AT THIS EVENT.
BUT I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE
KNOWING THAT WE HAVE CAMERAS
DURING THIS HUGE EVENT THAT ARE
NOT GOING TO BE OPERATIONAL
UNLESS WE SOMEHOW HAVE, YOU
KNOW, AHEAD OF TIME, SOME
KNOWLEDGE THAT SOMETHING WILL BE
HAPPENING. THAT TO ME IS NOT THE
BEST WAY TO MOVE FORWARD. I
APPRECIATE THIS
ADMINISTRATION'S PRIVACY
CONCERNS. I DO -- I HAD SIMILAR
AND I'M -- I ADDED AN AMENDMENT
OR TWO TO THE TECHNOLOGY
LEGISLATION BECAUSE I ALSO HAVE
PRIVACY CONCERNS. I WORKED FOR
THE ACLU MANY YEARS AGO. I
UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW. I'M
LATINA. I UNDERSTAND THE
CONSEQUENCES TO MY COMMUNITY.
AND WE NEED THESE TOOLS TO BE
ABLE TO KEEP OUR FOLKS SAFE. SO
ANYWAY. I WENT OFF ON A
DIFFERENT DIRECTION. BUT IT IS
RELATED BECAUSE WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT FIFA AND WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT OUR ABILITY TO KEEP PEOPLE
SAFE. AND WE NEED TO ACCEPT THE
GRANT IN ORDER TO DO THE
OVERTIME FOR PUBLIC SAFETY
THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AT THE
GAMES. SO BRINGING IT BACK TO
THE ORIGINAL BUT I THINK IT WAS
IMPORTANT TO SAY THOSE THINGS
BECAUSE I THINK WE ARE CONCERNED
ABOUT FIFA AND PUBLIC SAFETY AND
KEEPING OUR FOLKS SAFE. SO ALL
MY COMMENTS ARE RELATED TO THAT
AND ANY EVENT THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU VICE CHAIR. I WILL
JUST MAKE A NOTE FOR THE RECORD
SINCE WE'RE RUNNING A LITTLE
OVER TIME, I'M GOING TO SAVE MY
COMMENTS BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN
ABLE TO HAVE NUMBER OF DIFFERENT
MEETINGS AND I'M REALLY
IMPRESSED WITH THE PROGRESS THAT
EVERYTHING HAS MADE AND I WAS
VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE
PRESENTATION TODAY.
COLLEAGUINGS, HOLDING MY
EXCELLENTS BECAUSE THIS IS AN
ACCEPTANCE OF THESE GRANTS. THIS
IS NOT THE APPROPRIATION. SO WE
WILL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO
COME BACK IN THE FUTURE UNLESS
I'M SEEING FROM TRACY, DID I
GET THAT WRONG?
>> ACTUALLY ACCEPTANCE AND
APPROPRIATIONS.
>> SAY THAT AGAIN?
>> IT'S ACCEPTANCE AS WELL AS
APPROPRIATIONS, MR. CHAIR.
>> YES. SO.
>> THAT WAS DESCRIBED TO ME
DIFFERENTLY DURING OUR
PREPARATION SESSION.
>> EXCUSE ME, THE -- WELL, NO,
THE CONTRIBUTION -- SO YEAH, SO
AGAIN, IT'S A MILLION DOLLARS
APPROPRIATED TO FINANCE GENERAL
AND THEN THE APPROPRIATIONS
OUTLINED IN THE TABLE THOSE ARE
PART OF THE COUNCIL BILL.
>> AND WHEN YOU MADE THE COMMENT
THAT YOU WILL BE COMING BACK IN
JULY TO APPROPRIATE THOSE TO THE
SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTS, CAN YOU
WALK ME THROUGH HOW THAT WORKS
DIFFERENTLY FROM FINANCE
GENERAL?
>> I THINK YOU ARE REFERENCING
THE MILLION DOLLARS THEY'RE
PUTTING INTO FINANCIAL GENERAL
THEY WOULD TO HAVE IN FACT COME
BACK. THE EXECUTIVE WOULD HAVE
TO COME BACK MID YEAR TO SAY
HERE'S WHERE WE WANT THE
MILLION DOLLARS FROM FINANCE
GENERAL TO GO IN TERMS OF THE
DEPARTMENTS THAT HAY CREW.
>> THANK YOU BECAUSE THAT'S THE
ONLY GRANT WE ARE ACCEPTING
THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY SPECIFIC
TO WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT
THE DRONES AND WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT OVERTIME. DO I HAVE THAT
CORRECT?
>> YES.
>> FANTASTIC. WE ALMOST STOPPED
MIDSTREAM. RIGHT THERE. [
LAUGHTER ]
>> I APOLOGIZE MR. CHAIR. JUST
ONE SMALL NUANCE IS THAT THE --
AGREEMENT IS NOT A GRANT
AGREEMENT. SO JUST THAT WANT ED
TO SHARE THAT.
>> FANTASTIC. I WILL NOW MOVE
COUNCIL BILL 121210. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> I WILL SECOND. IT'S BEEN
MOVED AND SECONDS. AND TRACY, IF
YOU CAN PRESENT AMENDMENT ONE
FOR THE RECORD.
>> CORRECT. LITERALLY ALL THIS
DOES IS CHANGE THE APPROPRIATION
FOR THE SEATTLE CENTER FROM
$132,000 TO $434,522 AND THAT'S
ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA AS WELL
FOR YOUR INFORMATION.
>> AND ANTHONY, CAN YOU HELP
TRACY SHARE THE AMENDMENT ON THE
SCREEN? THANK YOU, IF YOU CAN
SCROLL DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT SO
WE CAN SEE THE WHOLE PAGE THERE.
IT IS REALLY JUST CHANGING
$2,000 BUT I WANT THAT TO BE
SHOWN FOR THE RECORD. THERE IT
IS. AND THERE'S NOTHING BELOW
IT ON THE TABLE?
>> THERE IS NOT.
>> COLLEAGUES, DO WE HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT $2,000 GOING TO
SEATTLE CENTER? SEEING AS WE
HAVE NO QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON AMENDMENT 12ING COUNCIL
BILL -- AND MAYBE I NEED TO MOVE
IT. SO I WILL MOVE TO AMEND
COUNCIL BILL 121210 AS RELATED
ON AMENDMENT ONE.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL? [ ROLL CALL ]
>> FIVE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> AMENDMENT ONE PASSES TO
COUNCIL BILL 121201 THE BILL HAS
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDS. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
COUNCIL BILL 121201 AS AMENDED?
[ ROLL CALL ]
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL
BILL 121201 PASSES TO FULL
COUNCIL AS AMENDED. YOU DON'T
HAVE TO ALL COME TO FULL COUNCIL
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND
THANK YOU EMILY, KEN, NATHAN,
DIAMATRIS, JAKE, KILEY, CAPTAIN,
TRACY, BATTALION CHIEF AND AMY
AND DYLAN. WITH THAT ITEM NUMBER
THREE ON THE AGENDA. WILL THE
CLERK READ THE SHORT TITLE OF
ITEM THREE?
>> ITEM THREE. APPOINTMENT #
3468 OF DWIGHT D. DIVELY AS
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE FOR TERM TO
DECEMBER 31st, 2029. FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
PRESENTERS ARE ACTING DIRECTOR
DWIGHT DIVELY OF THE OFFICE OF
CITY OF FINANCE AND MARK
ELLERBROOK'S ELLERBROOK,
MAYOR'S OFFICE.
>> WELCOME GENTLEMEN. I HAVE
GOTTEN -- JUST AS I'M FILLING
TIME. HAD THE PLEASURE OF
WORKING WITH DWIGHT DIVELY
ALREADY ON THE RETIREMENT BOARD
AS WELL AS I BELIEVE WE HAVE A
MEETING COMING UP LAX WEEK. WE
ALREADY HAVE THE FORECAST
COUNCIL THAT WE WORK ON
TOGETHER. GENTLEMEN, GREAT TO
SEE NEW COMMITTEE TODAY. MARK?
>> GOOD MORNING. MARK ELLERBROOK
FOR THE RECORD. I AM THE DEPUTY
DIRECTOR FOR CITY OPERATIONS AND
IN MAYOR'S OFFICE. GOOD MORNING.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME THIS
MORNING. I'M GOING TO MAKE THIS
REALLY FAST. I'M HERE TO
PRESENT THE MAYOR'S NOMINEE
DWIGHT DIVELY FOR THE OFFICE OF
CITY FINANCE. I HAVE KNOWN
DWIGHT FOR A LONG TIME NOW. AND
IN FACT, I THINK I FIRST MET
DWIGHT BACK IN 2007. DWIGHT
ACTUALLY HIRED ME WHEN I WEPT TO
WORKED THE COUNTY IS IT'S A
LITTLE ODD FOR ME TO NOW BE
PRESENTING DWIGHT TO ALL OF YOU.
I CAN GO THROUGH BUT I WON'T.
ALL THE THING THAT DWIGHT HAS
DONE BOTH AT THE CITY AND THE
COUNTY OVERTIME. ALSO NOTE THAT
IT IS HARD TO GO TO ANY ROOM
WHERE THERE ARE PUBLIC FOLKS
PARTICIPATING WHO AND NOT FIND
SOMEBODY WHO IS TAKING DWIGHT'S
CLASS. AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
RAISING HIS HAND FOR THAT. THE
LAST THING THAT I WILL SAY AND
DWIGHT PROBABLY WON'T TALK
ABOUT THIS TODAY, BUT DWIGHT
USED TO DO THIS REALLY
FASCINATING PRESENTATION ABOUT
THE TEN BEST THINGS AND THE TEN
WORST THINGS THAT THE CITY OF
SEATTLE EVER DID IN ITS HISTORY.
INTERESTING TO SORT OF GO
THROUGH THAT AND I WILL POINT
OUT AT LEAST TWO OF THEM ON THE
THE BEST LIST. NOTHING ON THE
NEGATIVE LIST BUT ONE WAS BUYING
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL TOWER WHEN
THAT WAS AVAILABLE AND THE OTHER
WAS THE LONG VIEW AROUND THE
INVESTMENTS IN THE SKAGIT
PROPOSAL AND THE DAMS AND HOW
THAT HAS SERVED THE CITY WELL.
SO I THINK DWIGHT IS UNIQUELY
QUALIFIED TO BE OUR DIRECTOR OF
THE OFFICE OF CITY FINANCE. AND
WITH THAT I TURN IT OVER THE
DWIGHT.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE
TODAY. I HAVE HAD THE CHANCE TO
MEET WITH THREE OF YOU
INDIVIDUALLY AND I THINK
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND I ARE
MEETING LATER THIS WEEK, LOOKING
FORWARD TO THAT. I THINK -- MOST
OF YOU KNOW MY BACKGROUND. I
STARTED HERE AT THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF IN 1987
AND I WILL TELL A SHORT STORY
ABOUT I BECAME INTERESTED AND
INVOLVED IN BUDGETING AND
FINANCE BECAUSE THAT WAS NOT WHY
I WAS HIRED. I WAS HIRED BECAUSE
I AM ACTUALLY AN ENGINEER BY
PROFESSION. AND WAS HIRED AFTER
DOING ENGINEERING AND A PUBLIC
POLICY DEGREE FROM PRINCETON TO
WORK ON THINGS LIKE ENERGY
POLICY AND REQUIREMENTAL POLICY
AND TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS
AND SO ON. THAT'S WHAT I
STARTED IN JULY 1987. ABOUT A
MONTH AFTER I STARTED MY BOSS,
THE COUNCIL STAFF DIRECTOR PAUL,
CAME DOWN IN THE HALL AND
CASUALLY SAID, DO YOU KNOW
SOMETHING ABOUT A THING CALLED
LOTUS? AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT
ARE YOUNGER THAN ME WHICH IS
EVERYONE, LOTUS WAS REALLY THE
FIRST SPREAD SHEET PROGRAM THAT
WAS WIDELY USED. AND I DIDN'T
KNOW HOW TO USE LOTUS SO I SAID
YEAH PAUL I KNOW HOW TO USE
LOTUS. HE SAID GOOD YOU ARE OUR
BUDGET EXPERT. I SAID PAUL I
DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE
CITY'S BUDGET. YOU DIDN'T HIRE
ME TO WORK ON THE CITY'S BUDGET.
AND HE SAYS WELL, YOU ARE THE
ONLY ONE ON THE STAFF WHO KNOWS
ANYTHING ABOUT LOTUS AND IN FACT
YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE ON THE
STAFF WHO KNOWS HOW TO TURN ON
THE ONE COMPUTER THAT THE
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF HAD IN
1987. AND SO HE SAID YOU HAVE
GOT A MONTH TO LEARN AND YOU ARE
GOING TO BE OUR BUDGET E PERT.
AND SO I WAS THE BUDGET
COORDINATOR FOR THE CITY COUNCIL
IN 1987 REALLY LOVED IT. LEARNED
A LOT. AND WAS PRETTY GOOD AT
IT. AND SO GRADUALLY
TRANSITIONED TO WORKING ONLY
BUDGET AND FINANCE AND THAT LED
TO THE OPPORTUNITY WHEN MAYOR
RICE HIRED ME AS THE CITY'S
SECOND FINANCE DIRECTOR IN 1994.
DID THAT FOR ABOUT 16 YEARS AND
WE WENT THROUGH MANY, MANY
REORGANIZATIONS IN THAT PERIOD
OF TIME. AT ONE POINT, I HAD A
DEPARTMENT THAT INCLUDED WHAT
TODAY IS HUMAN RESOURCES AND
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND
EVERYTHING IN FAS AND OCF AND
CBO AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER
THINGS SO I GOT THE OPPORTUNITY
TO HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE MANAGING
LINE OPERATIONS WHICH WAS
FRANKLY VERY VALUABLE IN MY
CAREER. DID THAT ALL FOR 16
YEARS. NOW CONSTANTINE HIRED ME
WHEN HE TOOK OFFICE TO BE THE
BUDGET PERFORMANCE AND STRATEGY
DIRECTOR FOR KING COUNTY AND I
DID THAT FOR 16 YEARS. THE LAST
SIX OF WHICH I WAS ALSO THE
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER SO HAD
TEN OF THE 11 COUNTY DEPARTMENTS
REPORTING TO ME. THEN I HAD --
ABSOLUTE PLEASURE TO GET
OUTREACH FROM MARK. SOON AFTER
MAYOR WILSON WAS ELECTED SAYING
HEY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME BACK
TO THE CITY? AND I WAS VERY
INTRIGUED AND I WAS VERY
INTERESTED SO I HAD A CHANCE TO
MEET WITH THE MAYOR AND TALK
WITH HER ABOUT HER INTERESTS AND
HER PRIORITIES. A PLEASURE AND
PRIVILEGE TO BE OFFERED THE
POSITION TO COME BACK AS FINANCE
DIRECTOR HAVING BEEN GONE FOR
ALMOST EXACTLY 16 YEARS. I HAVE
RECEIVED YOUR QUESTIONS THAT YOU
SENT ON FRIDAY. AND I SHOULD
HAVE ANSWERS BACK TO YOU BY THE
END OF THIS WEEK. AND I LOOK BAR
FORD TO DISCUSSING THOSE AT THE
NEXT MEETING AND WITH THAT, I
WILL SEE IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS
OR THOUGHTS THAT YOU WANT TO
SHARE WHILE WE'RE HERE TODAY.
>> TURN IT OVER TO THE
COLLEAGUES. COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE
SIX MINUTES LEFT AND I'M GOING
TO TAKE ONE OF THE MINUTES IN
YOUR DESCRIPTION AND
INTRODUCTION, IF HUSKY
ADMISSIONS HAD BEEN -- NOT WAIT
LISTED ME I WOULD HAVE BEEN YOUR
STUDENT TOO. BUT I WENT TO A
SUPERIOR SCHOOL. GO DUCKS.
>> AS DID MY SON.
>> ANY REBUTS TO THE LAST
STATEMENT? COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> ADD SINCE I DID CHAIR, SINCE
I TED RAISE MY HAND TO THE
QUESTION FROM MR. ELLERBROOK, IT
WAS A GREAT CLASS. AND REFLECTS
WELL UPON MANY DIVELY AND HIS
ABILITY TO WORK AND IT'S TRUE,
IT'S KIND OF LIKE HEAD COACHES
IN THE NFL. THAT HAVE THEIR
ASSISTANTS AND THEN VIRTUALLY
THE ASSISTANTS GO OUT TO DO
THINGS. SO IT'S FUNNY THAT AT
LEAST TWO OF US, TWO OUT OF THE
NINE, TOOK A CLASS FROM MR.--
PROFESSOR DIVELY. AND I'M SURE
SPRINKLED THROUGHOUT THE
EXECUTIVE AND OTHER PLACES AS
WELL. AND THE INSIGHT GAINED
FROM THAT CLASS IS REALLY
FUNDAMENTAL AND HELPS YOU KNOW,
THE PROGRAM OVERALL TOO BY THE
WAY. IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'RE
DOING IN THE COUNCIL AT LEAST
FOR MY COLLEAGUE COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK AND MYSELF. THE PROGRAM
WAS WITH HIS CLASS IS REALLY
HELPFUL. AND SO WELCOME AND ONE
THING I'LL ADD AS A PREFACE FOR
NEXT MEETING IS I DON'T KNOW IF
EVERYBODY HAS SEEN IT. BUT THE
"SEATTLE TIMES" HAS A EDITORIAL
OUT TODAY TALKING ABOUT HOW THE
STATE DOES ITS BUDGETING AND ITS
FINANCING. IT'S A MUST READ AND
I THINK COULD BE THE BASIS OF A
NUMBER OF GOOD QUESTIONS NEXT
TIME AROUND. IN TERMS OF HOW
THEY'RE DOING BUSINESS. AND AS
USUAL AS I LEARN MORE ABOUT
OLYMPIA, LIKE HOW TO LEARN FROM
THEIR MISTAKES SO WE DON'T DO
THE SAME. SO THANK YOU.
>> WELL SAID. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. ANY OTHER STATEMENTS OR
QUESTIONS? THE SMARTER HALF OF
MY HOUSEHOLD HAS A NEAR PERFECT
SCORE AND WAS A STUDENT OF
DWIGHT'S. WE WOULD GO IN MORE
DEEPLY BUT WE'RE RUNNING UP
AGAINST THE END OF THE COMMITTEE
TIME. YOU ARE -- RESUME COMES
WELL-KNOWN THROUGH THE COMMUNITY
BOTH FROM YOUR STUDENTS BUT ALSO
FROM ALL OF THE EXECUTIVES BOTH
IN THE DEPARTMENTS, BUT THE
COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND SO MANY OF
US JUST KNOW YOUR HISTORY SO
WELL. AND ANOTHER FUN FACT IS
THAT I BELIEVE YOU LET ME KNOW
THAT YOU HAVE HELPED FINANCE THE
BUILDING OF THE CURRENT CITY
HALL. IS THAT CORRECT AS WELL?
>> CORRECT, I WAS ON THE
COMMITTEE THAT DID THE CIVIC
CAMPUS. THE -- BUILDING ACROSS
THE STREET AND CITY HALL AND
WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ACROSS
THAT HAS NEVER BEEN, IT WAS A
CHALLENGE BECAUSE THE MAYOR AT
THAT POINT WAS PAUL SHELL WHO
WAS A DEVELOPER. AND THE LEAD
FOR THE CITY COUNCIL WAS PETER
STEINBROOK WHO WAS THE
ARCHITECT. FINANCE GUY ON A
COMMITTEE LIKE THAT IS A
CHALLENGING ROLE.
>> AMEN. AMEN. ANY FURTHER --
ANY FINAL COMMENTS BEFORE WE
CLOSE OUT TODAY? THANK YOU BOTH
FOR BEING HERE. COLLEAGUES, THIS
DOES CONCLUDE THE TUESDAY, MAY
35th MEETING, WE WILL BE HAVING
A SPECIAL COMMITTEE MEETING YES
ON A FRIDAY, YES AT 2:00 P.M.
FRIDAY, MAY 15th. VOTE ON
DIVELY'S APPOINTMENT AS WELL AS
WE WILL BE HAVING THE FIRST OF
TWO BRIEFINGS ON BOTH THE 2025
EXCEPTIONS ORDINANCE AND THE
2026 CARRY FORWARD ORDINANCES.
SO WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES, UNLESS
THERE'S FURTHER BUSINESS?
MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 11:28.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR.