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-- GOOD MORNING. THE JULY 21st
FINANCE, NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE
MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER.
IT'S. THANK YOU. WE'VE TAKEN
CARE OF IT AT THE TIME. IT'S
9:30 A.M.. I'M DAN STRAUSS,
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
-- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE HERE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH.
-- PRESENT.
-- COUNCILMEMBER. SAKA.
-- MORNING HERE.
-- VICE CHAIR. RIVERA. PRESENT.
CHAIR STRAUSS HERE. FIVE
PRESENT.
-- THANK YOU. WE HAVE ALL
COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT, AND WE
HAVE A BUSY MEETING TODAY WITH
NINE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. FIRST,
WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL AND
A BRIEFING ON REAPPOINTMENTS. WE
HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE CITY
OF SEATTLE'S PROGRESS ON THE
TRIBAL NATIONS SUMMIT COMMITMENT
AREAS. AND WE HAVE OUR FIRST
BRIEFING ON THE MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET PACKAGE. IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING
NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED, AND I'M GOING TO
CONFIRM WITH LEDGE I T BECAUSE I
KNOW THAT WE CHANGED THE SIGN IN
LINK. CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT THERE
ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENT
REGISTRANTS VIRTUALLY PRESENT AT
THIS TIME?
-- THERE ARE NO VIRTUAL PUBLIC
COMMENT REGISTRANTS AT THIS
TIME.
-- THANK YOU, MR. G. AND CAN WE
CONFIRM IF THERE ARE ANY IF
THERE ARE ANYONE IN PERSON,
NOBODY'S IN PERSON. SO WE ARE
GOING TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. AND MOVE
RIGHT ON INTO OUR FIRST AGENDA
ITEM. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
READ ITEMS ONE THROUGH SIX AND
YOU CAN READ THE SHORT TITLE OF
ITEMS ONE THROUGH SIX INTO THE
RECORD. PLEASE.
-- ITEM ONE INDIGENOUS ADVISORY
COUNCIL ANNUAL UPDATE. ITEM TWO
REAPPOINTMENT OF JACKIE S
MCCORMICK AS MEMBER INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR A TERM TO
JULY 31st, 2028. ITEM THREE
REAPPOINTMENT OF JEREMY TAKALA
AS MEMBER INDIGENOUS ADVISORY
COUNCIL FOR A TERM TO JULY 31st,
2028. ITEM FOUR INTRODUCTION OF
THE REAPPOINTMENT OF DEREK
BELLEGARDE AS MEMBER INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR A TERM TO
JULY 31st, 2028. ITEM FIVE
INTRODUCTION OF THE
REAPPOINTMENT OF LUTHER F MILLS
AS MEMBER INDIGENOUS ADVISORY
COUNCIL FOR A TERM TO JULY 31st,
2028. ITEM SIX INTRODUCTION OF
THE REAPPOINTMENT OF SUZANNE
SALTO AS MEMBER INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR A TERM TO
JULY 31st, 2028. BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION PRESENTERS DEREK
BELLEGARDE, INDIGENOUS ADVISORY
COUNCIL, COLBY SMITH, DEPARTMENT
OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
-- WONDERFUL. I BELIEVE WE HAVE
THE DIRECTOR HERE TODAY AS WELL.
GREAT TO SEE YOU. I'LL TURN IT
OVER TO YOU FOR SOME BRIEF
INTRODUCTIONS. AND I SEE THAT
YOU ALSO HAVE A PRESENTATION.
COLLEAGUES, WE WILL BE VOTING ON
THESE REAPPOINTMENTS AT THE NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING. AND UNLESS
YOU HEAR OTHERWISE, FOLKS DON'T
NEED TO COME BACK FOR THE NEXT
ONE. OVER TO YOU.
-- GREAT. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING. CHAIR STRAUSS STRAUSS.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE.
AND THANK YOU, ESTEEMED
COMMITTEE MEMBERS THIS MORNING.
MY NAME IS QUINN PHAM. AS I
MENTIONED, I AM THE SERVING
DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS, AND I WANTED TO
BE HERE TO INTRODUCE KOBE SMITH,
OUR INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL
LIAISON. KOBE IS A CITIZEN OF
THE CHEROKEE NATION OF OKLAHOMA
AND BRING DEEP EXPERIENCE FROM
HER WORK IN URBAN NATIVE
ORGANIZATIONS, PARTICULARLY IN
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND
EXPANDING ACCESS TO EDUCATION.
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
HAS THE HONOR OF SUPPORTING THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL
COUNCIL AND LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUE WORKING WITH YOU ALL
WITH WITH YOU ALL TO ELEVATE
SOME OF THEIR PRIORITIES THAT
YOU'LL HEAR TODAY. THANK YOU. I
HAND IT TO KOBE.
-- THANK YOU.
-- YEAH. DON'T BRING THAT
MICROPHONE AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN
SAY MICK JAGGER LIKE THE ROLLING
STONES.
-- THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE
INVITATION TO PRESENT TODAY. AS
DIRECTOR PHAM MENTIONED, MY NAME
IS KOBE SMITH AND THANK YOU,
CHAIR STRAUSS AND ESTEEMED
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
-- YEAH, YOU CAN MOVE THAT
MICROPHONE ANYWHERE YOU WANT.
-- I WILL SHARE THE PRESENTATION
THAT WE HAVE TODAY. I WOULD ALSO
LIKE TO SHARE THAT WE ARE JOINED
TODAY BY AN ESTEEMED COMMUNITY
LEADER AND MEMBER OF THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL,
DEREK BELGARD, WHO IS A MEMBER
OF THE SILETZ AND CHIPPEWA CREE
OF ROCKY BOY, MONTANA. I'D LIKE
TO HAVE HIM INTRODUCE HIMSELF
AND SPEAK TO HIS EXPERIENCES ON
THE INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL.
-- COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TODAY.
YEAH, IT'S BEEN AN HONOR
WORKING WITH THE IAC BEING PART
OF IT. IT'S A TRUE HONOR TO BE
ABLE TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY
THAT WAY. AS YOU KNOW, OUR
NATIVE COMMUNITY HAS SOME OF THE
WORST DISPARITIES WHEN IT COMES
ACROSS, YOU KNOW, THROUGH
POLICIES AND THINGS THAT AFFECT
OUR COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, JUST
RECENTLY WE HAD A, YOU KNOW, A
BAD COUNT COME OUT WITH THE CRA
THAT REALLY, REALLY HARMS OUR
COMMUNITY IN A WAY, BECAUSE THEY
DIDN'T BRING US TO THE TABLE
SOON ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY HELP
DEVELOP SOMETHING, A TOOL
THAT'S GOING TO WORK FOR OUR
COMMUNITY. SO OFTENTIMES WHEN
POLICIES AND SYSTEMS ARE CREATED
AND THEY LEAVE OUR NATIVE
COMMUNITY OUT, OUR COMMUNITY IS
NEGATIVELY IMPACTED. WHAT
USUALLY IS GOOD FOR MOST, YOU
KNOW, IN POLICIES AND THINGS ARE
MADE AND TRYING TO HAVE THE MOST
REACH ACTUALLY HAS A NEGATIVE
EFFECT ON OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE
OF THE HISTORICAL, YOU KNOW,
UNIQUE TRAUMAS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
SO WE HAVE TO BE UP FRONT. WE
HAVE TO BE IN THE FRONT OF THESE
THINGS AND ACTUALLY HAVE A VOICE
EARLY ON. AND SO ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT I'M REALLY THANKFUL
FOR, THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS THIS
CREATION OF IAC BACK WITH
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ CREATED.
AND, YOU KNOW, AND HEADLINED IT
A LOT OF CITIES AND A LOT OF
PLACES WHERE POLICIES MADE. WE
DON'T HAVE THAT SEAT. WE DON'T
HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO
ACTUALLY HAVE OUR VOICE IN EARLY
ON TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR
COMMUNITY IS PROTECTED, TO MAKE
SURE OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE
A VOICE. AND SO IT'S SOMETHING I
TAKE REALLY, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF,
YOU KNOW, A LOT OF LOVE AND
RESPECT FOR AND I RAISED MY
HANDS TO THE CITY FOR ACTUALLY
HAVING THE IAC, BUT IT'S VERY,
VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY
TO HAVE. IT'S IT'S SOMETHING
THAT I THINK, YOU KNOW, I KNOW
WE ALL TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY. AND
WHETHER IT'S MMIP WORK OR
HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING OR
PUBLIC SAFETY, WE NEED TO BE IN
THERE. AND SO I CAN'T JUST
VALUE IT ENOUGH. IT'S JUST
AMAZING WHAT WE DO. AND THANK
COLBY AND ALL OF YOU FOR
SUPPORTING IT.
-- THANK YOU. DEREK. SO TODAY'S
PRESENTATION IS TO PROVIDE AN
OVERVIEW OF THE WORK THAT THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL HAS
DONE OVER THE LAST YEAR. AND
MANY OF THE PROJECTS THAT
THEY'VE WORKED ON ACROSS THE
CITY. AND TO PROVIDE SOME
CONTEXT, THE INDIGENOUS ADVISORY
COUNCIL WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2021.
FROM AN ORDINANCE FROM THE CITY
COUNCIL. OH, I'M SORRY, I DON'T
KNOW WHY THERE IS A CHAT IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE SCREEN. OKAY.
THANK YOU. IT DISAPPEARED. AND
THE WORK THAT WE DO IS ROOTED
UNIQUELY IN THE EXPERIENCES OF
OUR MEMBERS. WE ARE THE ONLY
ADVISORY BOARD ACROSS THE CITY
THAT IS COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE. IT IS A NINE
MEMBER, AND IT REFLECTS THE
EXPERIENCES FROM TRIBAL
LEADERSHIP AS WELL AS LOCAL
NATIVE NON-PROFITS, ELDERS AND
YOUTH. SO IT IS A VERY UNIQUE
AND EXPERIENCED BOARD AND THE
ROOT OF THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE
IS BASED IN SHARED GOALS THAT
WAS ESTABLISHED IN STRATEGIC
PLANNING, THAT WAS CREATED BY
THE INDIGENOUS ADVISORY BOARD,
AND THEY WOULD LIKE, YOU KNOW,
TO SERVE AS CULTURALLY GROUNDED
ADVISORS. AND THAT IS ROOTED IN
THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
ON NATIVE ISSUES AND
COMMUNITIES. AND THEY WORK
TOGETHER TO PLAN AND EVALUATE
AND STRATEGIZE ON HOW THEY WOULD
LIKE TO WORK WITH THE CITY. AND
THEY SET THOSE POLICY PRIORITIES
THAT HELPS THEM SORT OF
STRATEGIZE ACROSS THEIR WORK TO
MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE MAKING
THE MOST IMPACT. AND AS THEY GO
THROUGH, THEY HAVE SET SPECIFIC
BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES FOR
EACH YEAR IN THEIR STRATEGIC
PLANNING THAT ARE BASED
SPECIFICALLY IN HONORING THE
POLITICAL RELATIONSHIP, THE
TRUST AND TREATY OBLIGATIONS,
AND THE ROLES THAT HAVE VERY
UNIQUE TRIBAL GOVERNMENT AND
NATIVE COMMUNITY IMPACT. SO
THOSE CAN INCLUDE MANY DIFFERENT
ASPECTS WHERE WE'RE WORKING
SPECIFICALLY WITH TRIBES AND
URBAN NATIVE ORGANIZATIONS,
CREATING FUNDING, SET ASIDES AND
SORT OF DEVELOPING THEIR
CAPACITY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.
ALSO, WE ARE WORKING UNDER THE
RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
INITIATIVE WITHIN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE TO ENSURE THAT NATIVE
COMMUNITIES ARE REPRESENTED AND
ACROSS CITY POLICIES, AND THEIR
CONCERNS ARE BEING CONSIDERED
WHEN POLICIES ARE BEING CREATED.
SO INVESTING IN THOSE CULTURALLY
RESPONSIVE PROGRAMING ACROSS
DIFFERENT CITY PROGRAMS, AND WE
WANT TO SORT OF HIGHLIGHT THAT
THESE ARE THE SPECIFIC FUNDING
BUDGET AREAS THAT THE IEC HAS
IDENTIFIED ACROSS THE CITY. AND
THIS IS NOT TO SAY THAT THESE
ARE NOT BEING INVESTED. THEY ARE
BEING INVESTED IN, AND THEY'RE
SEEING THE IMPACT OF THAT ACROSS
THE CITY. SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH
BOARD CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB AND
OTHER AGENCIES ARE RECEIVING
FUNDING AND BUT WE ALSO
ACKNOWLEDGE IN THE IEC ALSO
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS IS A
TOUGH BUDGET YEAR. AND
SPECIFICALLY THESE ARE THE AREAS
THAT THEY SEE THE MOST IMPACT
IN. AND THEY'D LIKE TO SEE THAT
THE BUDGET AREAS ARE EITHER
MAINTAINED OR STRENGTHENED, EVEN
IN TIGHT BUDGET YEARS, BECAUSE
WE KNOW THAT THIS IS THE AREAS
THAT HAVE THE MOST IMPACT ACROSS
THE COMMUNITY AND THE MOST NEED
ACROSS THE COMMUNITY, WHETHER
THAT BE IN RESPONSIVE HOUSING OR
THE SUPPORT OF NATIVE
COMMUNITIES THROUGH FAMILY
SUPPORT AND CHILDREN, AS WELL
AS, OF COURSE, MURDERED AND
MISSING INDIGENOUS PEOPLE BEING
A VERY, VERY PARTICULAR ISSUE
WITH GENDER BASED VIOLENCE RATES
BEING VERY HIGH. SO I'D LIKE TO
HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE WORK THAT
THEY HAVE DONE AND THE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL AND
THE PARTNERSHIPS THEY'VE MADE
WITH DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.
SPECIFICALLY, WE'LL START WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING, BECAUSE AS THEY
HAD WORKED IN PREVIOUS YEARS ON
THE FAMILIES EDUCATION,
PRESCHOOL AND PROMISE LEVY
ENGAGEMENT, THERE HAS BEEN AN
UNDERREPRESENTATION OF NATIVE
COMMUNITIES IN THAT ENGAGEMENT.
AND THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
AND EARLY LEARNING ACKNOWLEDGED
THAT CAME TO THE INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL LAST YEAR. OVER
A YEAR AGO, AND INITIATED
CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM ON HOW
THEY CAN IMPROVE THAT ENGAGEMENT
AND HOW THEY CAN BRING IN MORE
PERSPECTIVES ON NATIVE
COMMUNITIES INTO THAT LEVY AND
THAT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. AND
THAT HAS LED TO THE INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL WORKING WITH
NATIVE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
SUCH AS SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH
BOARD, THE URBAN NATIVE
EDUCATION ALLIANCE, AS WELL AS A
SORT OF WRAPAROUND SUPPORT
PROGRAMING ACROSS DIFFERENT
ORGANIZATIONS TO HOST FOR NATIVE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS.
IN PREVIOUS YEARS, THERE WERE NO
COMMUNITY SPECIFIC ENGAGEMENT
SESSIONS. THIS YEAR, WE HAD
FIVE, INCLUDING A ENGAGEMENT
SESSION WITH THE INDIAN PARENT
ADVISORY BOARD AT THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SO IT WAS REALLY
A STRONG COMMITMENT BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING AND THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL TO
IMPROVE THAT ENGAGEMENT RATE AND
KEY PRIORITIES ACROSS IN NATIVE
COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN INCLUDED
INTO THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN,
WHICH INCLUDED FOOD AND
SECURITY, ACCESS TO CHILD CARE
AND SPECIFIC TRADES AND CAREER
PATHWAYS. SO WRAPAROUND SUPPORTS
AND YOU KNOW, THOSE ISSUES THAT
ARE ACROSS COMMUNITY ARE NOW
BEING REFLECTED IN THE
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
ADDITIONALLY, IN FIFA PLANNING,
THERE WAS A LOT OF CONCERN,
PARTICULARLY BECAUSE HUMAN
TRAFFICKING IS A VERY KEY ISSUE
IN TRIBAL AND NATIVE
COMMUNITIES. AND THE INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL RECOMMENDED
THAT THERE NEED TO BE MORE
COMMUNICATION AROUND FIFA
PREPARATIONS ACROSS
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES WITH
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, AS WELL AS
THE COMMUNITY. SO THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND
THE IEC STRATEGIZED AND CREATED
THESE FIFA WORLD CUP PLANNING
SESSIONS THAT HOSTED WITH THE
WASHINGTON STATE ATTORNEY
GENERAL'S OFFICE, SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER
AGENCIES, AS WELL AS MOTHER
NATION, TO TALK AROUND HOW THEY
ARE PREPARING FOR FIFA. AND IT
LED TO A STRONGER COORDINATION
BETWEEN DIFFERENT AGENCIES, THE
CITY AND THE WASHINGTON STATE
GOVERNMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL
ADVISED ON THE FIRST PEOPLE'S
CLIMATE FUND, WHICH WAS A GREEN
NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD
ADVOCACY INVESTMENT IN CLIMATE
STRATEGIES THAT WERE ROOTED IN
INDIGENOUS SOVEREIGNTY AND
LEADERSHIP, AND THAT EXPERIENCE
OF CLIMATE ACTIVISM THAT IS
ROOTED IN OUR COMMUNITIES. THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCILS
FEEDBACK WAS INCORPORATED INTO
THE FUND'S GOALS AND
STRATEGIES, AND SEVEN GRANTEES,
INCLUDING TWO FEDERALLY
RECOGNIZED TRIBES, WERE GRANTED
FUNDING, AS WELL AS FIVE NATIVE
LED ORGANIZATIONS BASED ACROSS
THE CITY SO IS ROOTING OUR
CLIMATE ACTION IN THE KNOWLEDGE
AND EXPERIENCE OF OUR TRIBAL
COMMUNITIES. ADDITIONALLY, IN A
SIMILAR POLICY, THE SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION WORKED WITH
THE INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL
ON THEIR NATIVE PLANT POLICY AND
WANTED TO INCLUDE MORE
COMPREHENSIVE AND INCLUSIVE
TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE
AND REALLY ROOTING THE
INDIGENOUS VALUES INTO THAT
PLANNING. THAT RESULTED IN
PROVISIONS TO SOURCE MATERIALS
FROM TRIBAL ENTERPRISES, NATIVE
OWNED BUSINESSES, AND REALLY
ROOTING THE WORK IN OUR CULTURAL
VALUES AND ETHNOBOTANY
UNDERSTANDINGS OF OUR
ENVIRONMENT SIMILARLY, THE GREEN
SEATTLE PARTNERSHIP STRATEGIC
PLAN WORKED WITH THE INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL AND SEVERAL
FEEDBACK SESSIONS TO INFORM
THEIR OWN STRATEGIC PLANNING,
AND THAT HAS ALSO INCLUDED
COMMITMENTS TO ADVANCE
RELATIONSHIPS AND ECOLOGICAL
KNOWLEDGE SHARING BETWEEN TRIBAL
NATIONS AND URBAN INDIAN
ORGANIZATIONS. SO AGAIN, ROOTING
OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT IN THE
KNOWLEDGE OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
BEEN HERE THE LONGEST AND WHO
KNOW EXACTLY HOW TO WORK AND
LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY AND MORE
EXCITING WORK THAT HAS CONTINUED
ACROSS THE YEARS. THE INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL WORKS ON
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY PLANNING
AND PROVIDES DIRECT INVESTMENT
INTO INTERTRIBAL COMMUNITY LED
ACTIVATIONS AND CELEBRATIONS
ACROSS THE CITY, AND THESE HAVE
CONTINUED FOR MULTIPLE YEARS.
SOME OF OUR NOTABLE, OF COURSE,
ARE IN UNITED INDIANS OF ALL
TRIBES FOUNDATIONS ANNUAL EVENT
AT DAYBREAK. STAR HUMMINGBIRD.
INDIGENOUS FAMILY SERVICES HAVE
DONE MULTI-DAY REGALIA,
WORKSHOPS AND CELEBRATIONS WITH
YOUTH AND FAMILY REALLY ROOTING
THAT CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE BACK
INTO THE COMMUNITY AND ENSURING
THAT INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY IS
A COMMUNITY LED CELEBRATION.
THIS YEAR, WE ARE EXCITED TO
ANNOUNCE THAT THERE ARE FOUR
AGENCIES WHO ARE INTERESTED IN
HOSTING, AND IT WILL NOT BE JUST
A SINGLE DAY CELEBRATION. THE
AGENCIES ARE ACTUALLY LOOKING TO
HOST MULTIPLE DAYS ACROSS THE
WEEK IN SORT OF ESSENTIALLY
MAKING INDIGENOUS PEOPLE DAY AN
INDIGENOUS CELEBRATION ACROSS A
WHOLE WEEK IN OCTOBER. AND MORE
DETAILS ABOUT THOSE EVENTS WILL
BE COMING OUT SOON. OF COURSE,
THE INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL
LED AND ASSISTED WITH THE TRIBAL
NATION SUMMIT AND WORKED VERY
CLOSELY WITH THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS TO
ENSURE THAT IS BEING A
SUCCESSFUL EVENT THAT HAPPENS
BIANNUALLY. AND ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION, OF COURSE, WILL
COME IN THE LATER PRESENTATION
FROM OUR. AND THERE IS, OF
COURSE, A YOUTUBE VIDEO
HIGHLIGHTING THE TRIBAL NATION
SUMMIT OF LAST YEAR AND THE WORK
THAT OCCURRED AND THE IMPORTANCE
OF THAT EVENT THAT WE HIGHLIGHT
AND WOULD RECOMMEND EVERYONE
WATCHING BUT UP NEXT, AN
EXCITING NEWS FOR THIS YEAR IS
THAT WE ARE INDIGENIZING CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT AS THE ROOT OF OUR
2026 ENGAGEMENT, AND WE ARE
BRINGING COMMUNITY INTO CITY
HALL. WE'RE HOSTING TWO EVENTS
IN AUGUST 2026. WE WILL BE
HOSTING A GROUP OF NATIVE YOUTH
AT CITY HALL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE URBAN NATIVE EDUCATION
ALLIANCE. THEY WILL BE RECEIVING
A TOUR AND BE WORKING ON
LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE CITY
GOVERNMENT AND HOW THEY CAN GET
INVOLVED, AS WELL AS THE CAREER
PATHWAYS, SO WE CAN BRING THEIR
ENGAGEMENT AND EXPERIENCE INTO
THE CITY. ADDITIONALLY, IN
SEPTEMBER 2026, ON, IT WILL BE A
FULL DAY EVENT. WE WILL HAVE A
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT DAY AT CITY
HALL, WHERE WE'RE BRINGING
COMMUNITY IN FOR A FULL DAY OF
WORKSHOPS, INTERACTIVE
ACTIVITIES, NETWORKING, BRINGING
THE COMMUNITY CITY TOGETHER TO
BRIDGE THOSE GAPS AND BRIDGE
THOSE RELATIONSHIPS SO THAT THE
URBAN NATIVE COMMUNITY FEELS
REPRESENTED AND SEEN AND HAS A
BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE
CITY. SO WE ARE PARTNERING VERY
STRONGLY WITH SEATTLE URBAN
NATIVE NON-PROFITS, WHICH IS A
COALITION OF SEVERAL URBAN
NATIVE ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE
CITY TO ENSURE THAT THE DAY IS
BEING PLANNED AND ORGANIZED
AROUND COMMUNITY PRIORITIES AND
INTERESTS. AND WE'RE JUST
SEEKING TO INCREASE THE
UNDERSTANDING OF CIVIC PROCESSES
ACROSS ALL OF THESE EVENTS. AND
THIS HAS LED, PARTICULARLY FROM
THE INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCILS
LEADERSHIP. AND I WOULD LIKE TO
HIGHLIGHT IT BACK OVER TO DEREK
IF HE HAS ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL
REFLECTIONS TO SHARE.
-- YEAH, I'M GREAT PRESENTATION.
YEAH, I, I THINK IT SPEAKS FOR
ITSELF. ALL THE GREAT THINGS
THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING, AND WE
LOOK FORWARD TO DOING MORE.
YEAH. ANY QUESTIONS?
-- SO MANY. I'M EXCITED TO GET
INTO THE CONVERSATION. AND SO I
JUST WANT TO CHECK WITH MY
COLLEAGUES BEFORE I DIVE IN WITH
YOU ALL. IF COLLEAGUES, IF YOU
HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE IAC'S
ANNUAL PRESENTATION TO THE
COMMITTEE, AND WE SHOULD
PROBABLY START DOING IT MORE
REGULARLY EVERY QUARTER OR SO,
JUST TO SEE HOW PROGRESS IS
BEING MADE. BECAUSE WHAT I
NOTICE USUALLY WE HAVE A SEVEN
SLIDE RULE IN THE COMMITTEE.
JUST THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION
ANY ONE PERSON CAN TAKE IN AT
ONE TIME. WE'VE GOT 14 SLIDES
TODAY. SO THAT MEANS THAT WE AT
LEAST NEED TWO OF THESE MEETINGS
EVERY YEAR. BUT I'LL JUST I'LL
OPEN IT UP TO MY COLLEAGUES TO
SEE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. AND
THEN I CAN START TICKING THROUGH
SOME OF THESE SLIDES. IF WE'VE
GOT ENOUGH TIME, I'D LOVE TO
WATCH THAT VIDEO. I SEE VICE
CHAIR RIVERA HAS HER HAND.
-- GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU,
CHAIR, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR
BEING HERE. AND OF COURSE, I
LOVE THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS. SHOUT OUT TO ALL
THE STAFF THAT'S IN THE
AUDIENCE. SUPER APPRECIATE YOU
ALL. AND I'M SO LUCKY TO GET TO
WORK WITH YOU AS THE DEPARTMENT
IS UNDER THE COMMITTEE THAT I
CHAIR, AND HAPPY TO SEE YOU HERE
AT FINANCE TODAY. I REALLY I
DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, CHAIR. I
REALLY JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I
VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE UPDATE.
THERE'S SO MUCH WORK GOING ON,
AND WE DON'T ALWAYS HEAR WHAT'S
GOING ON. AND SO I REALLY
APPRECIATE HAVING THIS
PRESENTATION SO WE CAN ALL HEAR
AND KNOW ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT
THE IAC IS DOING, AND MORE
IMPORTANTLY, HOW COMMUNITY IS
GETTING FOLDED INTO ALL THE WORK
THAT'S HAPPENING HERE AT CITY
HALL. THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
IF WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT, WE
CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT AND WE
CAN'T HELP UPLIFT IT. SO I
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL COMING
HERE TODAY. AND DIRECTOR PHAM, I
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE
BECAUSE IT JUST GOES TO HOW
IMPORTANT YOU VIEW THIS WORK
THAT YOU CAME HERE TODAY TO BE
HERE FOR, FOR THIS PRESENTATION
AS WELL. SO THANK YOU. I KNOW WE
WILL BE MEETING LATER TODAY AND
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO TOUCHING
BASE. THERE'S SO MUCH GREAT WORK
THAT CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB IS DOING
AND JUST CLOSE TO HERE AND UP IN
LAKE CITY AND REALLY APPRECIATE
ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING.
SO I WANTED TO MENTION THAT AND
CALL THAT OUT AS WELL. THANK YOU
CHAIR.
-- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA, COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER
COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? SEE
COUNCILMEMBERS. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE.
-- THANK YOU CHAIR. I FINALLY
GOT MY COMPUTER SYSTEM ISSUES
RESOLVED JUST IN TIME TO TO
CHECK IN FIRST. THANK YOU. MR..
MR.. MISS STEVE SMITH AND
DIRECTOR PHAM FOR BEING HERE
TODAY. AYE. MR. BELLEGARDE, I
TAKE ON THE POINT ABOUT, YOU
KNOW, LEARNING ABOUT THINGS
BEFORE RATHER THAN AFTER. THAT
IS A ENDURING CHRONIC NEED OF
CITY GOVERNMENT. AND, AND, AND
THAT'S ONE REASON WHY. AND
WE'RE IN THIS TRANSITION NOW
THAT I'VE BEEN REACHING OUT IN
DIFFERENT WAYS FOR, YOU KNOW,
INVOLVEMENT WITH WHAT WE CALL
RIGHT NOW, PORTAL PARK AND
BELLTOWN. AND TO REALLY BUILD
ON, BY THE WAY, THE WORK OF THE
ELLIOTT BAY CONNECTIONS PROJECT
THAT REALLY, I THINK I'M NOT AN
EXPERT, BUT I THINK DID A GREAT
JOB OF INCORPORATING NATIVE
ASPECTS INTO THE NEW PARK. YOU
KNOW, MYRTLE EDWARDS AND
CENTENNIAL, I'M SURE YOU'VE
BEEN THERE AND SEEN THAT. AND
WITH MISS ECHOHAWK AND HER
ADVOCACY AND ADVISING, THAT'S
REALLY GREAT. AS I OFTEN SAY,
THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT MAKE
SEATTLE STAND APART FROM OTHER
MAJOR CITIES. YOU KNOW, ONE IS
OUR TALL EVERGREEN TREES AND THE
SECOND IS OUR NATIVE COMMUNITY
AND THE ART AND ALL THE
DIFFERENT PIECES THAT GO TO
THAT. AND, AND THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT CAN BE INCORPORATED IN
PORTAL PARK. AND WE'VE BEEN
DOING THE TECHNICAL PIECES
BECAUSE IT'S ESSENTIALLY A BROWN
SITE WITH THE VIADUCT AND SO
FORTH. BUT WE'RE IN THAT
TRANSITION PHASE NOW, MOVING TO
THE NEXT PIECE. AND SO, SO I
REACH OUT, AS YOU KNOW, AS THE
DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE ON THIS,
ON THAT POINT AND TO, YOU KNOW,
DEFINITELY SOLICIT ANY INPUT,
ADVICE AND THE LIKE, THAT WOULD
BE FANTASTIC.
-- THANK YOU. YEAH, WE'D LOVE
TO HAVE THAT. AND WE'RE GONNA
MAKE THE CITY REALLY BEAUTIFUL.
ALL OF ALL THE NEW PARKS AND
EVERYTHING WE'RE GOING TO DO.
YEAH.
-- OKAY. NOW ON A MORE, A
DIFFERENT TOPIC ONE OF THE
THINGS AND I'M PUTTING MY CHAIR
HAT ON OF PUBLIC SAFETY, HUMAN
TRAFFICKING, COMMERCIAL SEXUAL
EXPLOITATION, HUMAN TRAFFICKING,
THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'VE BEEN
SEEING IN DIFFERENT PLACES IN
THE CITY, MOST NOTABLY IN NORTH
AURORA YOU KNOW, I NOTE THAT
LIKE WITH FIFA WORLD CUP COMING
AND NOW GOING, WHICH IS HARD TO
BELIEVE, NOW IT'S GONE, IT'S
DONE. AND AND I RECOGNIZE THERE
WAS A SURGE OF ASSET AND
CAPACITY THAT WAS, YOU KNOW,
CAME IN THE CITY BECAUSE IT
WASN'T, YOU KNOW, WE HAD
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WORKING
ON THIS ISSUE AND OTHER ELEMENTS
AS WELL. AND YOU MAY NOT KNOW OR
ANYBODY AT THE TABLE MAY NOT
KNOW, BUT HAS THERE BEEN ANY
EARLY FEEDBACK IN TERMS OF HOW
THAT WENT, HOW THE INTERACTION
WAS GOING, IN A SENSE OF, YOU
KNOW, WAS IT DO YOU DID YOU FIND
IT TO BE SUCCESSFUL? I MEAN,
TALKING TO COMMUNITY, THEY TEND
TO SAY EVERYTHING WAS QUIETED
DOWN DURING THE COURSE OF THE
WORLD CUP. BUT NOW THAT BY THE
WAY, NOW THE TEST IS WHAT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN NOW. AND I WAS
JUST CURIOUS IF THERE WAS
ANYTHING.
-- YEAH. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT
NORTH AURORA, BUT I, YOU KNOW,
THE WORK THAT WE DO DOWN IN
PIONEER SQUARE, WE WERE REALLY
PREPARED FOR IT. WE THOUGHT IT
WAS GOING, YOU KNOW, WE JUST
DON'T WANT TO ALWAYS THINK,
THINK FOR THE WORST. BUT, YOU
KNOW, YOU HAVE TO BE PREPARED.
SO BUT I THINK I THINK OVERALL
IT WAS A SUCCESS AS FAR AS
PUBLIC SAFETY WAS, AT LEAST IN
THE PIONEER SQUARE AREA. I KNOW
THAT'S NOT THE TRAFFICKING
THING. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT IN NORTH AURORA. BUT WE WE
KIND OF WENT THROUGH WITHOUT,
YOU KNOW, ANY MAJOR INCIDENTS AT
ALL. I MEAN, IT WAS PROBABLY NOT
EVEN AS COMPARABLE TO LIKE A
SEAHAWK PLAYOFF GAME. I MEAN, SO
IT WAS IT WAS ACTUALLY HANDLED
REALLY WELL.
-- OKAY, GREAT. AND THAT
COMMUNITY, YOUR WORK HAS BEEN
INCREDIBLE. AND THE RECENT
COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS PROJECT,
WHICH I WAS ENGAGED ON EARLIER,
BUT THEN THE CITY FOR DIFFERENT
REASONS, WAS NOT AS ENGAGED ON
IT, BUT IT SEEMED TO BE WORKING
WELL. AND I WOULD HOPE WORKING
TOGETHER WITH YOU AND OTHERS IN
THE COMMUNITY AND THAT THAT
AGAIN, THAT'S ANOTHER THING
THAT HAVE YOU SEEN THE CHANGES?
AND SO NOW THE QUESTION IS HOW
DO WE MAINTAIN IT? HOW HOW DO WE
AVOID SLIDING BACK?
-- YEAH, I I THINK JUST REMAIN
OUR FOCUS, YOU KNOW, KEEP OUR
FOCUS ON IT AND JUST DON'T LET
IT, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT IT IN THE
REAR VIEW MIRROR. IT'S SOMETHING
THAT WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY NURTURE
AND TAKE CARE OF ON A REGULAR
BASIS. AND NOT JUST THINK, YOU
KNOW, IT'S GOING TO COME BACK
IF WE DON'T, YOU KNOW, WE GOT
TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT
PROGRESS IS MAINTAINED. BUT
YEAH, I DON'T KNOW, OTHER THAN
MORE RESOURCES, I KNOW WE, YOU
KNOW, WE NEED MORE PLANNING, BUT
YEAH, I THINK THE MOMENTUM IS
THERE NOW. AND I THINK IT'S, YOU
KNOW, IT'D BE BEHOOVE US TO
ACTUALLY KEEP IT GOING. YOU
KNOW, AS FAR AS ALL THE PUBLIC
SAFETY IN THAT AREA.
-- IT'S ALL ABOUT ACTIVATION.
THAT WAS THE MOST MASSIVE
ACTIVATION THAT WE SAW. AND AS I
OFTEN SAY, NOTHING BEAT, NO,
NOTHING BUILDS MOMENTUM THAN
MOMENTUM. AND SO WE DON'T HAVE
TO LOSE THE MOMENTUM AND NOT TO
GO ON A SIDE TANGENT, BUT
SLIGHTLY. I'VE BEEN TALKING TO
INSPIRE WASHINGTON DOWNTOWN
SEATTLE ASSOCIATION, THE MAYOR,
THE DEPUTY MAYOR THAT HOW DO WE
DO THAT? YOU KNOW, AND I OFTEN
SAY SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT.
AND WHAT'S ENTERTAINMENT FOR OUR
CITY ARTS AND CULTURE. WE SHOULD
BE TAKING THE LESSONS LEARNED
FROM FIFA AND APPLYING IT FROM
THE SPORTS PIECE INTO THE ARTS
AND CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT
SPACE. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A UNITY
LOOP. LET'S HAVE A UNITY, YOU
KNOW, LET'S HAVE A UNITY LOOP
FOR ARTS AND CULTURE. YOU KNOW,
THAT INCLUDES PIONEER SQUARE,
FOR EXAMPLE, AND A CITY AND
OTHER PLACES IN THE CITY.
-- YEAH. BECAUSE WHAT WAS GOING
ON AT OCCIDENTAL DURING THE FIFA
EXPERIENCE WAS JUST AMAZING. THE
VIBE AND EVERYTHING AROUND IT,
WHICH ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, HELPS
CREATE SAFETY. IT HELPS CREATE,
YOU KNOW, JUST KEEPS THINGS
CLEANER AND MORE VIBRANT. SO
LIKE, YEAH, WE JUST NEED TO DO
MORE OF THOSE TYPE OF THINGS
THROUGHOUT THE DIFFERENT
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE HAVING
ISSUES. YEAH, GREAT.
-- THAT'D BE GREAT. AND I'LL
RESIST MAKING A COMMENT ABOUT
CAMERAS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
-- THANK YOU. THANK YOU
COLLEAGUES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
OTHERWISE, I'M GOING TO ASK US
TO GO BACK TO SLIDE FIVE TO TALK
THROUGH SOME OF THESE BUDGET
PRIORITIES. WE ARE IN THE
FINANCE, NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE.
AND SO YOU ARE WELL PLACED, WELL
TIMED FOR THIS PART OF THE
DISCUSSION. WE'D JUST LOVE TO
DIG IN A LITTLE BIT DEEPER, AS
MANY OF THESE TOPICS WE DO. YOU
KNOW, SOME OF THEM WE FUND, BUT
NOT NECESSARILY EARMARK FOR
INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATIONS SUCH
AS, YOU KNOW, THE TRANSITIONAL
HOUSING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE,
DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR THAT
ONE. HOW DO WE MAKE IT? HOW DO
WE INDIGENIZE THIS WORK? AND
THEN WE CAN TICK THROUGH THE
OTHER ONES AS AS WE GO. BUT DO
YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS OR
REFLECTIONS ON HOW YOU WOULD
LIKE TO SEE US MAKE FUNDING
INVESTMENTS IN TRANSITIONAL
HOUSING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE,
DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE IN IN
EITHER AN INDIGENOUS WAY OR FOR
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE?
-- WELL, THE FIRST THING.
-- YOU GOTTA GRAB THAT
MICROPHONE A LITTLE BIT CLOSER.
OH, I'M A LITTLE HARD OF
HEARING TOO MANY ROCK.
-- CONCERTS, A MEGADETH CONCERT
ON SATURDAY. STILL, STILL CAN'T
REALLY HEAR. BUT YEAH, I THINK,
I THINK KEEP AN EYE IS INVOLVED,
YOU KNOW, AND, AND, AND COMING
UP WITH SOLUTIONS BECAUSE EVEN
CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB, EVEN THOUGH
WE SPECIALIZE AND REALLY THE
ONLY NATIVE LED HOUSING
ORGANIZATION THAT'S ACTUALLY
FOCUSED ON PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING AND THAT TYPE OF ISSUE,
RIGHT. IT'S STILL A LOT OF
COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT NEED A
VOICE. THERE'S OTHER PLAYERS IN
THE THING THAT ACTUALLY SHOULD
HAVE A VOICE AND HOW IT'S DONE
AND HOW AND HOW IT'S PRIORITIZED
WHEN IT'S COME, WHEN FUNDING IS
SO SCARCE, RIGHT? SO I THINK I
SEE IS THE MAIN THING TO KEEP
INVOLVED WITH THAT. AND
ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT
BRINGS A LOT OF OTHER NATIVES
AND LEADERS IN INTO THE
CONVERSATION THAT COME FROM
DIFFERENT ASPECTS, FROM YOUTH
WORK TO, YOU KNOW, MMIP TO THE
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS RELATIONS AND
EVERYTHING ELSE. SO I THINK
THAT'S THE FIRST STEP IS
ACTUALLY JUST MAKING SURE I SEE
THAT OUT THERE. AND IN THE
BUDGET PLANNING. YEAH
-- THANK YOU. YEAH, YEAH. AND AS
WE CONTINUE FORWARD, IF YOU'VE
GOT OTHER GREAT IDEAS, DON'T
HESITATE TO LET US KNOW IN THE
CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SERVICES
AND THIRD SPACES FOR YOUTH. HOW
DO YOU SEE THIS? ARE THERE
SPECIFIC PROJECTS THAT YOU SEE
IN THE PIPELINE, OR IS THIS A,
AGAIN, AN ORIENTATION WHERE WE
NEED TO BE LOOKING FOR THESE
OPPORTUNITIES WHEN WE GET TO THE
BUDGET SEASON?
-- YEAH
-- WHAT WE'VE SEEN IS AN
INTEREST IN INCREASING OUT OF
SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, WHICH WAS A
THEME THAT WAS IN THE DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING,
PARTICULARLY, THERE'S A
DIFFICULT ACCESS TO AFTER SCHOOL
ACTIVITIES. THE NATIVE COMMUNITY
TENDS TO BE A LITTLE DISPERSED,
AND THE CULTURAL CENTER,
DAYBREAK STAR CULTURAL CENTER IS
A LITTLE HARD TO GET TO FOR
FAMILIES AFTER SCHOOL TIME, SO
FINDING BETTER ACCESS POINTS FOR
CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SERVICES
FOR YOUTH HAS BEEN A KEY THEME
ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
SO ORGANIZATIONS LIKE RISE ABOVE
URBAN NATIVE EDUCATION ALLIANCE,
RED EAGLE, SOARING, THOSE
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS REALLY
LEAD THIS WORK IN YOUTH
ENGAGEMENT AND IN CONTINUING
INVESTING IN THOSE ORGANIZATIONS
TO LEAD AND PARTNER AND
INDIGENOUS YOUTH PROGRAMING.
WHAT WE SEE FOR OUR NATIVE YOUTH
IS THAT THEY NEED YOUTH, THEIR
NEED IS TO HAVE CULTURALLY
SPECIFIC PROGRAMING, THINGS THAT
BRING IN THOSE CULTURAL
TEACHINGS, HOW TO MAKE REGALIA,
HOW TO DO TRADITIONAL MEDICINE,
ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT CULTURAL
PRACTICES ARE REALLY IMPORTANT
FOR OUR YOUTH TO FEEL EMPOWERED
AND SEEN IN THE COMMUNITY. SO
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO INVEST
IN THOSE PROGRAMING.
-- THANK YOU. AND I KNOW THAT
THROUGH OUR TRIBAL NATIONS
SUMMIT, WE'VE CONTINUED TO MOVE
FORWARD. THE WORK ON ADDRESSING
GENDER BASED VIOLENCE AND THE
CRISIS OF MISSING MURDERED
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE. ARE THERE
SPECIFIC STEPS AT THIS TIME THAT
YOU SEE US NEEDING TO TAKE, OR
JUST DON'T LOSE SIGHT OF THAT
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT WORK THAT
WE ARE DOING THROUGH THE TRIBAL
NATIONS SUMMIT
-- BOTH DEFINITELY DON'T LOSE
SIGHT OF IT. IT IS A VERY
IMPORTANT KEY TOPIC BECAUSE IT
DOES REQUIRE A LOT OF
INTERCONNECTED WORK. SO IT
REQUIRES PARTNERSHIPS WITH
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS. IT REQUIRES
A STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH SPD,
BOTH AT THE OFFICERS ON THE
GROUND. AND OF COURSE, THERE HAS
BEEN A LARGE COMMITMENT BY CHIEF
BARNES AND LEADERSHIP AT SPD TO
CONTINUE THIS WORK AND ENSURING
THAT'S WORKING ALL ALL ACROSS
THE DIFFERENT CHANNELS OF
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WHAT WE'VE
SEEN IS DATA IS DIFFICULT FOR
NATIVE COMMUNITIES, AND IT'S
HIGHLIGHTED, PARTICULARLY WHEN
IT COMES TO MURDERED AND MISSING
INDIGENOUS WOMEN, BECAUSE NATIVE
COMMUNITIES TEND TO BE
UNDERREPRESENTED IN DATA AND NOT
TRACKED. SO IT'S HARD TO KNOW
THE SCOPE OF THE ISSUE. BUT
PARTICULARLY THE COMMUNITY LEADS
A LOT OF EFFORTS IN TRYING TO
FIND RELATIVES. ORGANIZATIONS
LIKE MOTHER NATIONS AND, OF
COURSE, SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH
BOARD. LEAD WHEN IT COMES TO
THESE SERVICES AND GENDER BASED
VIOLENCE. AND SO CONTINUING TO
INVEST IN PARTNERING WITH THEM.
-- UNDER UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE
NUMBER OF COUNTS. BUT AS DEREK
WILL OFTENTIMES REMIND ME, FOR
BEING SUCH A SMALL PORTION OF
SEATTLE'S POPULATION, IT IS
OVERREPRESENTED IN THE NUMBER OF
HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS THAT WE
HAVE ON OUR STREETS. AND THAT
KIND OF BRINGS US TO INVEST IN
CULTURAL AND SOCIAL SERVICE
FACILITIES. I KNOW WE MADE A
VERY LARGE INVESTMENT OVER THE
LAST FEW YEARS. THE THUNDERBIRD
TREATMENT FACILITY, SOMETHING
THAT THROUGH MY WORK WITH CHIEF
SEATTLE CLUB, IS UNDERSTANDING,
NUMBER ONE, THAT CULTURALLY
ATTUNED SERVICES HELP A PERSON
HEAL IN THE WAY THAT THEY ARE,
AND THEN ALSO THE POWER OF THE
INDIGENOUS CULTURAL AND
TRADITIONAL MEDICINES AND FOODS
AND JUST HOW THAT CAN MAKE A
REALLY BIG DIFFERENCE. ARE THERE
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES, LIKE
THUNDERBIRD ON OUR HORIZON, OR
ARE THERE OTHER PLACES THAT WE
CAN BE LOOKING TO AT THIS TIME?
-- WELL, I THINK THERE'S A LOT
OF AREAS WE COULD BE IMPROVING
ON THE YOUTH STUFF. AND, YOU
KNOW, HOMELESSNESS WORK THAT WE
DO. WE KNOW IT STARTS, YOU KNOW,
IF WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY EVER
MAKE LONG TERM CHANGE. IT STARTS
WITH YOUTH WORK AND FAMILIES.
AND ONE OF THINGS THAT WE NEED
TO INVEST IN IS CREATING MORE
CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE, SAFE
SPACES FOR OUR YOUTH. AND SO
INVEST HEAVILY IN THAT, YOU
KNOW, WE HAVE THE HIGHEST
DISPARITIES. WE JUST POINTED
OUT. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
WE ALSO KNOW IS WE'RE AT LEAST
LIKELY TO UTILIZE ANY SERVICES
THAT ARE CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE
AND THAT COMES FROM THAT TRAUMA
AND THAT FEAR AND THAT LACK OF
TRUST FOR SYSTEMS THAT HAVE
CONTINUALLY HARMED US. SO IF
WE'RE GOING TO GET PEOPLE, EVEN
WHEN SOMEBODY NEEDS SOME HELP,
IF YOU HAVE YOUTH AT RISK THAT
YOU WANT TO GET TO A POSITIVE
BASKETBALL PROGRAM, IT'S GOT TO
BE A CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE ONE
WHERE IT PLACES IT CREATES A
SENSE OF BELONGING FOR OUR
PEOPLE AND OUR COMMUNITY. SAME
WAY SHELTERS. IF SOMEBODY'S
CHRONICALLY HOMELESS IN THE
STREET, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GO
TO A SHELTER IF IT'S NOT
CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE BECAUSE
IT DOESN'T FEEL SAFE, IT
DOESN'T CREATE A SENSE OF
BELONGING, A PLACE WHERE
THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, A PLACE
THAT'S THEIRS. AND SO ANYTHING
WE COULD DO TO ACTUALLY JUST
CREATE AND HELP THOSE, THOSE
THINGS THAT HAPPEN, YOU KNOW,
WHETHER IT'S THROUGH THE ART,
AS KETTLE WAS TALKING ABOUT
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE OR WHETHER
IT'S THROUGH THE STAFFING OR
WHETHER IT'S THROUGH JUST THE
ACTUAL PROGRAMING. AND, YOU
KNOW, IN ITSELF, WHATEVER, BUT
IT'S GOT TO BE CULTURALLY
APPROPRIATE. YEAH.
-- YEAH, JUST KIND OF TACK ON TO
WHAT YOU WERE SAYING ABOUT
TRAUMA BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING
THAT I THINK WE HEAR A LOT THAT
FOLKS CAN BE, AND ALL PEOPLE CAN
BE SKEPTICAL OF GOING INTO
HEALTH SERVICES OR INTO SHELTER,
ANYTHING LIKE THAT. AND WHAT AND
SO IT'S EASY TO GLOSS OVER WHAT
YOU JUST SAID.
-- YEAH.
-- WHAT'S DIFFERENT FOR OUR
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE HERE IS THAT
THERE WAS GOVERNMENT POLICY OF
KILLING BOARDING SCHOOLS.
-- YEAH.
-- SPREADING BLANKETS THAT WERE
SUPPOSED TO CREATE WARMTH THAT
ACTUALLY CARRIED DISEASE. AND I
JUST BRING THAT UP BECAUSE THAT
IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT WE'RE
TRYING TO SERVE AND EVERYONE
ELSE THAT'S ON OUR STREETS,
BECAUSE THERE'S JUST THAT ADDED
LAYER OF DISTRUST, OF SKEPTICISM
THAT HAS TO BE ADDRESSED. AND
THE ONLY WAY WE CAN ADDRESS THAT
IS BY BEING CULTURALLY
APPROPRIATE AND INDIGENOUS LED
-- WHICH. I SAID.
-- YEAH, IT COMES BACK TO OUR
CONVERSATIONS FOR A LONG TIME
OVER. DEREK OF TIME DOESN'T HEAL
WOUNDS. ACTIONS HEAL WOUNDS, AND
THESE CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE
HEALTH SERVICES ARE EXACTLY WHAT
THAT IS. ON SLIDE SIX, I'LL JUST
SAY I'M GLAD THAT THE LEVY HAS
YOU INVOLVED. NOW THIS GOES BACK
TO IT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT
THAT WE HAVE CONSULTATION AT THE
OUTSET OF ANY PROGRAM, NOT
SOMETHING TO COME BACK TO
AFTERWARDS. BUT HEY, IF WE
MESSED UP, THEN I'M GLAD WE'RE
BACK. I'LL TAKE ON THE SLIDE
SEVEN AND JUST CALL YOU OUT
AGAIN. DEREK, AT THE TRIBAL
NATIONS SUMMIT, YOU MENTIONED
THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING TRIBAL,
TRIBAL, CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE
POLICING DURING FIFA DOWN IN
PIONEER SQUARE, HAVING SHARED
SOME PRETTY SCARY STORIES OF
TIMES WHEN THERE WAS NOT
CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE POLICING,
NOT ON THE BEHALF OF THE POLICE
NECESSARILY, BUT BECAUSE OF FANS
AND PEOPLE WHO GOT A LITTLE TOO
EXCITED. BUT THAT THERE WASN'T
THE UNDERSTANDING OF HOW
IMPORTANT YOUR SPACE WAS. AND SO
I JUST I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOU
BRINGING THAT UP IN THE TRIBAL
NATIONS SUMMIT, BECAUSE I WAS
EXCITED TO SEE THE SUQUAMISH
POLICE DOWN IN PIONEER SQUARE
AND NOT EVEN JUST THE POLICE. I
THINK IT WAS THE ENTIRE POLICE
FORCE AND THE CHIEF OF POLICE.
AND WE COULDN'T THAT WOULD NOT
THAT IS AN OUTCOME THAT WOULD
NOT HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED WITHOUT
YOUR INPUT.
-- THANK YOU. IT WAS A SUCCESS.
-- YEAH. I SEE THAT WE ARE
STARTING TO RUN LONG IN THE
TOOTH HERE. I'LL JUST SAY
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY AND THIS
IS ON SLIDE 11. I'M GLAD TO HEAR
THAT IT IS BECOMING A LONGER
THAN JUST A DAY EVENT. IT WAS
AMAZING TO GET TO BE AT UNITED
INDIANS OF ALL TRIBES POWWOW
JUST THIS LAST WEEKEND. THERE IS
WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, THERE WAS
NO CAMPING. NOW THE WHOLE FIELD
IS CAMPED FOR THE WEEKEND AND
THERE'S TENT CAMPING AND IT'S
JUST AMAZING TO SEE WHAT. AND IT
WAS DISCUSSED THAT TAKEOVER WAS
NOT A POINT IN TIME. IT IS
LIVING, BREATHING. TODAY. THANK
YOU TO NOT ONLY BERNIE
WHITEBEAR, BUT SENATOR CLAUDIA
KAUFMAN AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT
EMERITUS DEBORA JUAREZ. AND
RANDY, IT WAS GREAT TO SEE YOU,
RANDY, WHO ARE ALL OUT THERE TO
REALLY TAKE A RISK AND MAKE IT
HAPPEN BECAUSE WHAT WE SEE THERE
TODAY IS, AGAIN, IT'S NOT JUST
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY. IT IS
AN INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S SPACE.
AND I'M EXCITED FOR THE CITY TO
CONTINUE WORKING. AND THIS IS
WHERE YOU MIGHT WANT TO GO ON
TO. I GUESS WE SKIPPED OVER IT
ALREADY. THE GREEN SEATTLE
PARTNERSHIP IN THE PREVIOUS
SLIDE, CONNECTING UNITED INDIANS
OF ALL TRIBES TO BE ABLE TO
STEWARD MORE LAND AROUND
DAYBREAK, STAR WITH NATIVE
PLANTS, WITH INDIGENOUS MINDSET.
AND I'M ALREADY SEEING THE
IMPROVEMENTS THERE. I'M GOING ON
LONG. I'M GOING TO CALL ON
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE IS THAT NEW
HAND?
-- NO,
-- NO OLD HAND. SO ALL THAT TO
SAY BEFORE WE SPEAK INTO THE IAC
APPOINTMENT REAPPOINTMENTS IF WE
ARE ABLE TO PLAY THAT VIDEO, I
DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT IS, BUT
IF IT'S.
-- I'M SORRY, WRONG DIRECTION.
THERE WE GO.
-- LET'S SEE IF THIS.
-- WORKS.
-- I'M AFRAID I DON'T HEAR THE
SOUND AND IT'S NOT SHOWING UP
THERE.
-- WELL, FOR EVERYONE WATCHING
ONLINE, LEGIT STAR HAS THE LINK
TO THE PRESENTATION WHICH HAS
THE LINK IN THE IN THE
PRESENTATION. MAYBE WE'LL SEND
IT AROUND AS WELL. WE'RE GOING
TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE TRIBAL
NATIONS SUMMIT IN JUST A MINUTE.
SO I DON'T THINK WE'LL YOU KNOW,
THIS IS A GOOD VIDEO, BUT I
DON'T THINK WE'LL MISS
ANYTHING THERE. JUST GRATEFUL TO
HAVE THIS PRESENTATION WITH US
TODAY. IF YOU WANT TO. OH.
-- FIXED.
-- IT TWO MINUTES.
-- STILL CAN'T HEAR THE.
-- SOUND THOUGH.
-- AS WE'RE LOADING THIS UP,
I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE
JUST TO KEEP US MOVING A LITTLE
BIT HERE WE HAVE ONE TWO, THREE,
FOUR, FIVE REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL. WE
HAVE JACKIE MCCORMICK, WHO HAS
BEEN A LONGTIME ADVOCATE AND
PROVIDES PROGRAMING THROUGH RISE
ABOVE, WHICH IS YOUTH
DEVELOPMENT AND A CULTURAL THIRD
PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO GO. SHE IS
INCREDIBLY AMAZING. WE HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER JEREMY TUKWILA,
WHO IS FROM THE YAKIMA TRIBE.
JEREMY HAS BEEN A LONG TIME
PARTICIPANT IN THE TRIBAL
NATIONS SUMMIT. HE'S SOMEBODY
THAT I REALLY LOVE TO WORK WITH,
AND I GOT TO SEE HIM JUST A WEEK
OR SO, MAYBE TWO WEEKS AGO HERE
IN CITY HALL. THE THING THAT I
LOVE ABOUT JEREMY IS YOU CAN SEE
AND FEEL HIS SMILE FROM ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS. I CAN FEEL YOU
LOOKING AT ME RIGHT NOW.
COUNCILMEMBER. WE HAVE DEREK
BELLEGARDE SITTING HERE AT THE
TABLE. DEREK AND I FIRST STARTED
WORKING TOGETHER WHEN COLLEEN
ECHOHAWK WAS CEO OF CHIEF
SEATTLE CLUB, AND I WORKED FOR
COUNCILMEMBER, AND THIS IS WHERE
I STARTED EDGING INTO DISTRICT
SEVEN. PLEASE DON'T GET MAD AT
ME. IT WAS AMAZING TO GET TO
WORK WITH YOU THEN AND TO SEE AS
YOU GREW INTO THE CEO'S SHOES,
AND NOW IT FEELS LIKE, YOU KNOW,
IT'S AN OLD HAT. YOU'RE JUST
LIKE, YOU'RE JUST MOVING AND
SHAKING AND YOU REALLY HAVE
FILLED INTO THIS ROLE IN THIS
SPACE IN A BEAUTIFUL AND AMAZING
WAY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
DEREK AND I GOT TO WORK ON WAS
ACTIVATING FORTS AND SQUARE,
WHICH HAD A ART PIECE THAT WAS
LITERALLY CALLED THE RUINS, AND
IT FELT THAT WAY. AND BEING ON
THE HISTORIC SHORES OF THE INLET
THERE. SO WHERE FORTS AND SQUARE
IS NEXT TO SMITH TOWER WAS BUILT
WHERE IT IS BECAUSE IT'S IT WAS
THE CLOSEST BEDROCK TO THE
WATERFRONT. AND SO FORTS AND
SQUARE IS A PLACE THAT NOW HAS A
WELCOME STATUE RATHER THAN THE
RUINS. AND THAT WAS DUE TO YOUR
GOOD WORK. SO TALKING ABOUT
ACTIVATING SPACE, WE HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER JAY LUTHER MILLS
OF SUQUAMISH TRIBE. I'VE GOTTEN
TO SPEAK WITH COUNCILMEMBER
MILLS SO MANY TIMES OVER THE
YEARS, AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE
MEMORIES OF HIM WAS EDUCATING
ME, NOT NECESSARILY ON THE
IMPORTANCE OF SEPA, BUT ON THE
IMPORTANCE THAT CIPA HAS FOR
FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES AND
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, BECAUSE
CURRENTLY IT IS THEIR ONLY WAY
OF BEING ALERTED IF THERE WILL
BE GROUND, THE GROUND DISTURBED
IN PLACES WHERE THERE IS
CULTURALLY IMPORTANT SITES, WE
THOSE ARE HELD PRIVATELY BECAUSE
IT'S NOT OUR BUSINESS. AND THE
ONLY WAY TO ENSURE THAT LAND
DISTURBANCE ISN'T A. DOING
SOMETHING REALLY BAD TO A
CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT PLACE IS
THROUGH THIS TRIBAL
NOTIFICATION. AND THE ONLY
PROCESS WE HAVE TODAY IS CIPA.
AND FINALLY, SUZANNE SALTO OF
SNOQUALMIE. I HAVEN'T SEEN
SUZANNE IN A WHILE, BUT MAN,
SHE'S AMAZING. SHE DOES NOT
HESITATE TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT'S
GOING ON. AND I JUST REALLY LOVE
SUZANNE FOR THAT. I'M SORRY IF
I TOOK YOUR OVERVIEW OF ALL OF
THE REAPPOINTMENTS. I JUST
REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE
MEMBERS OF THE INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL, AND I SEE THAT
YOU'VE GOT THE VIDEO UP AND
RUNNING NOW, SO SEATTLE CHANNEL
WILL SWITCH OVER TO THAT VIDEO.
AND AS YOU'RE READY, JUST HIT
PLAY
-- OH
-- WE ARE AMERICA. WE ARE
DEMOCRACY. WE'RE NOT ADJACENT
TO IT. WE ARE IT. WE. THIS IS
OUR LAND. THIS IS OUR SOIL.
-- OH.
-- WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS STUFF
AND WE KNOW HOW TO DO IT.
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT A
STAYING POWER THAT WE HAVE IS
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS THAT GO
BEYOND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE TO
USE THE TERM TRIBAL GOVERNMENT,
BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY,
IT'S ABOUT KINSHIP.
-- SO EVERYBODY, I JUST WANT TO
WELCOME YOU TO THE SECOND TRIBAL
SUMMIT. LOOK AROUND, BECAUSE
THERE IS NO OTHER CITY WHERE
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE CITY
OFFICIALS, THE CHIEF OF POLICE,
OTHER CITY STAFF AT THE TABLE
WITH TRIBAL LEADERS.
-- SACRED TO THE TRIBE.
-- NO OTHER PLACE.
-- KNOCKS SQUATCH. GREG
HITCHCOCK.
-- THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST
INTERESTING EVENTS I'VE ACTUALLY
BEEN TO AS A TRIBAL LEADER.
WE'RE OFTEN TOLD ABOUT WHAT
GOVERNMENTS ARE DOING AND HOW
EVERYTHING THEY DO IS SUPPORTIVE
OF THE TRIBES, BUT RARELY DO
THEY LISTEN. THE CITY OF SEATTLE
SUMMIT REALLY STOOD OUT IN THAT.
IT WAS A DIALOG.
-- FOR US TO BE VISIBLE.
-- ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST
SUMMIT. THE MAYOR MADE IT CLEAR
THAT THE DEPARTMENT HEADS NEEDED
TO MAKE COMMITMENTS TO HOW THEY
WERE GOING TO ADDRESS THE
QUESTIONS THAT TRIBAL LEADERS
RAISED.
-- THIS HAS TO BE A SENSITIVE
TOPIC.
-- AND ALL THE ISSUES THAT WE
HAVE FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
THEY DON'T STAY WITHIN THE CITY
LIMITS, RIGHT? WATER DOESN'T
STAY HERE. POLLUTION,
HOMELESSNESS, INCOME DISPARITY,
DISCRIMINATION.
-- MY TRIBE'S A LITTLE BIT
FURTHER AWAY, BUT A LOT OF THE
EVENTS THAT HAPPENED IN PUGET
SOUND REGION AFFECT EVERYONE YOU
KNOW, IT'S IMPORTANT TO ALL
CITIZENS OF ALL TRIBAL NATIONS
THAT MAKE SEATTLE THEIR HOME TO
SEE HOW THE CITIES AND
GOVERNMENTS CAN WORK WITH OUR
TRIBAL.
-- I THINK THEY SHOULD WALK AWAY
THAT THIS IS GOOD GOVERNANCE,
THAT THEIR TAX DOLLARS ARE BEING
SPENT WELL, AND THAT SEATTLE IS
PUTTING OUR MONEY WHERE OUR
MOUTH IS, THAT WE'RE NOT JUST
DOING LAND. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. I
REALLY WANT PEOPLE TO SEE THAT
NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE A
WAY OF KNOWING THAT IS
INCREDIBLY EMOTIONALLY
SUSTAINABLE AND LOVELY AND
INTUITIVE, AND THAT THEY SHOULD
LEARN FROM
-- I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET
COUNCIL PRESIDENT EMERITUS
JUAREZ TO THIS COMMITTEE SINCE
THE DAY THAT SHE RETIRED FOR THE
FIRST TIME. I DIDN'T REALIZE
THAT THIS IS HOW I COULD DO IT.
THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. COLLEAGUES,
WE ARE RUNNING A LITTLE BIT
LONG, SO I'M GOING TO JUST
CHECK TO SEE IF THE PANEL HAS
ANYTHING ELSE. AND I'M GOING TO
GIVE YOU LAST WORD TO THE PANEL.
-- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA JUST
VERY QUICKLY, CHAIR, I WANTED TO
UNDERSCORE SOMETHING FROM THE
VIDEO BECAUSE I THINK IT GOES TO
THE PART OF THE CONVERSATION
TODAY IS A DIRECTOR DWANE
CHAPPELLE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING WAS
AT THE SUMMIT. SO WHEN YOU SEE
THAT THE FAAP LEVY INCORPORATES
FEEDBACK FROM COMMUNITY, FROM
OUR TRIBES. YOU KNOW, HE
LISTENED AND HE HE MADE THAT
COMMITMENT AS WAS ASKED AT THAT
SUMMIT. AND SO I JUST REALLY
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO UPLIFT
THAT THIS IS HAPPENING. AND I
AND I AM VERY GRATEFUL TO DEAL
FOR LISTENING AND FOR ENGAGING.
AND OBVIOUSLY, THE DEPARTMENT
OF, OF NEIGHBORHOODS AS WELL. SO
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
-- THANK YOU. I'LL END WITH
THIS, WHICH IS THE SAME. THIS IS
WHAT I SAID AT THE POW WOW THIS
WEEKEND, WHICH IS THANK YOU TO
OUR ELDERS. THANK YOU TO OUR
VETERANS. THANK YOU TO OUR
DRUMMERS. THANK YOU TO OUR
SINGERS. THANK YOU TO OUR
DANCERS. IN THIS LAST WEEKEND.
THANK YOU TO ANDRE FROM THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT THAT HAS BEEN
PUTTING ON POW WOW FROM THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT SIDE FOR 23
YEARS. SOME PEOPLE DON'T EVEN
STAY IN JOBS FOR THREE YEARS.
AND HE'S BEEN PUTTING ON POW
WOW FOR 23 YEARS. AND SO THANK
YOU TO AND I SAID THAT THIS
WEEKEND. THANK YOU SPECIFICALLY
TO BERNIE, BUT ALSO TO SENATOR
KAUFMAN AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT
EMERITUS JUAREZ, FOR THEIR WORK
TO MAKE THIS A LIVING, BREATHING
MOMENT AND PLACE IN OUR CITY. SO
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT
OVER TO YOU FOR LAST WORDS. AND
THEN WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THE
APPOINTMENTS. I DID STEAL YOUR
SHOW THERE WITH WITH THEIR
BACKGROUNDS. SORRY ABOUT THAT
-- YOU GO FIRST.
-- [LAUGHTER]
-- I'LL JUST MAKE WHICH AGAIN,
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO US
AND TAKING OUR WORDS IN AND, AND
FOR ALL THE SUPPORT AND YEAH,
LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
-- YEAH.
-- AND AGAIN, DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS IS JUST HONORED TO
BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF
THE IAC AND LOOK FORWARD TO
DOING THAT TO COLLECTIVELY WITH
YOU ALL ON COUNCIL. THANK YOU.
-- AND ADDITIONALLY, WADO, THANK
YOU FOR HAVING US. WE DEEPLY
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY.
-- WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU
BACK SOON. THANK YOU. WITH THAT,
WE'RE GOING TO TRANSITION INTO
THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. CLERK.
WILL YOU READ THE SHORT TITLE
INTO THE RECORD.
-- ITEM SEVEN TRIBAL NATIONS
SUMMIT PROGRESS UPDATE BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION PRESENTERS ARE
FRANCESCA MURNANE, OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND
COLBY MONA SMITH FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
-- THANK YOU. AND AS FOLKS ARE
GETTING SETTLED, I FORGOT TO
MENTION THAT TODAY WE WILL BE
PROCLAIMING TO BE SALMON BAY FC,
OUR NATIONAL CHAMPIONS DAY, OUR
USL TWO W TEAM JUST WON THE
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE
ENTIRE UNITED STATES, AND THEY
ARE NAMED AFTER A LAND PLACE
THAT HAS BEEN A TRIBAL. PEOPLE
HAVE LIVED THERE SINCE TIME
IMMEMORIAL, AND I'M JUST
HONORED THAT WE GET TO NAME OUR
TEAMS AFTER PLACES THAT HAVE
EXISTED AND THRIVED FOR
THOUSANDS OF YEARS, MILLENNIA AT
THIS POINT. SO WITH THAT, I AM
GOING WE'VE ALREADY KIND OF
INTRODUCED THE TRIBAL NATIONS
SUMMIT AS A CONCEPT, BUT I'LL
TURN IT OVER TO DIRECTOR HASHEMI
FROM OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS TO ALSO INTRODUCE
FRANCESCA. AND WE KNOW COLBY.
OVER TO YOU ALL.
-- GOOD MORNING, CHAIR STRAUSS
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
I'M MINA HASHEMI, DIRECTOR OF
THE OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS, AND I'M JOINED BY MY
COLLEAGUE FRANCESCA MURNANE, WHO
SERVES AS OUR TRIBAL RELATIONS
DIRECTOR. AND COLBY, WHO YOU
JUST HEARD FROM. THANK YOU FOR
THE INVITATION TO JOIN TODAY.
WE'RE PLEASED TO BE HERE TO
BRIEF THIS COMMITTEE ON PROGRESS
UPDATES FROM THE CITY'S TRIBAL
NATIONS SUMMIT. AS THIS
COMMITTEE KNOWS, CITY POLICIES,
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES HAVE FAR
REACHING IMPACTS TO TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS, AND IT'S CRITICAL
THAT THE CITY RESPECTFULLY
ENGAGE SOVEREIGN TRIBAL NATIONS
AND GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT
RELATIONSHIPS ON ISSUES THAT MAY
IMPACT TRIBAL INTERESTS. IN
RECENT YEARS, OIRA HAS
PRIORITIZED REBUILDING AND
EXPANDING OUR TRIBAL RELATIONS
PROGRAM TO BE MORE PROACTIVE AND
ACCOUNTABLE TO TRIBAL NATIONS. A
CORNERSTONE OF THIS WORK IS THE
CITY OF SEATTLE TRIBAL NATIONS
SUMMIT, A CITY WIDE EVENT LED BY
OCR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND
CITY DEPARTMENTS. THE MAYOR AND
THE COUNCIL. THE SUMMIT PROVIDES
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY TO
IDENTIFY ACTIONS AND OUTCOMES TO
UPHOLD THE SOVEREIGNTY AND
TREATY RIGHTS OF FEDERALLY
RECOGNIZED TRIBES, AND TO BUILD
PARTNERSHIPS, STRENGTHEN
COALITIONS, AND TRULY LISTEN.
YOU WILL HEAR MORE ABOUT
OUTCOMES AND COMMITMENTS FROM
THE 2025 SUMMIT IN THE FOLLOWING
PRESENTATION. WE ARE PROUD THAT
SEATTLE IS ONE OF THE FEW CITIES
NATIONWIDE TO MEANINGFULLY
ENGAGE WITH TRIBAL NATIONS
THROUGH GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT
CONVENINGS, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL
TO THE TRIBAL LEADERS AND OUR
CITY PARTNERS WHOSE ENGAGEMENT
AND PARTICIPATION MAKE THIS
PARTNERSHIP POSSIBLE. CITY
DEPARTMENTS LEAD THE VAST
MAJORITY OF THIS DAY TO DAY WORK
WITH TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AND
NATIVE COMMUNITIES, AND WORK
CLOSELY WITH OCR TO CARRY OUT
THE WORK. OUR JOURNEY IS FAR
FROM COMPLETE AND IT WILL TAKE
ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS, THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THE COUNCIL
TO SUSTAIN OUR PROGRESS TOWARD
THESE COMMITMENTS. WE ARE
GRATEFUL TO HAVE COLLABORATIVE
LEGISLATIVE PARTNERS IN THIS
WORK, AND I WANT TO THANK
COUNCIL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND
LEADERSHIP. COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
AND CHAIR STRAUSS FOR YOUR
SUSTAINED COMMITMENT AND
LEADERSHIP ON THIS SUMMIT. WE
HOPE THIS COLLABORATIVE APPROACH
AND OUR ONGOING COMMITMENT AS A
PARENT TODAY AND IN FUTURE
BRIEFINGS. AND WITH THAT, I WILL
PASS IT ON TO FRANCESCA. THANK
YOU.
-- THANK YOU, DIRECTOR. HELLO,
COUNCIL. MY NAME IS FRANCESCA
BRENNAN. I'M A CITIZEN OF THE
SHAWNEE TRIBE AND OF THE
CHEROKEE NATION. AND I WORK IN
THE OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS AS THE CITY'S TRIBAL
RELATIONS DIRECTOR.
-- HELLO AGAIN. MY NAME IS COLBY
SMITH. I AM ALSO A CITIZEN OF
THE CHEROKEE NATION, AND I WORK
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS AS THE INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL
-- THE LIAISON.
-- FOR TODAY'S BRIEFING, WE'RE
GOING TO FOCUS ON THE TWO
COMMITMENT AREAS OF
COLLABORATIVE CULTURAL RESOURCE
STEWARDSHIP AND CULTURALLY
ATTUNED SYSTEMS OF CARE. WE'LL
BE RETURNING TO YOUR COMMITTEE
IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO BRIEF ON
THE OTHER TWO COMMITMENT AREAS,
BUT THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD WORK
TO SHOW. AND SO WE BROKE IT OUT
INTO TWO SESSIONS FOR WE HAVE
BRIEFED THIS COMMITTEE LEADING
UP TO AND FOLLOWING THE 2025
SUMMIT IN MARCH OF 2026, MAYOR
WILSON, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH AND COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS ISSUED THE EVENT SUMMARY
REPORT THAT DETAILED GUIDANCE
AND WISDOM THAT WE HEARD AT THAT
SUMMIT LAST SEPTEMBER. THAT
SUMMARY REPORT ALSO INCLUDES AN
UPDATED AND REORGANIZED SET OF
CITY COMMITMENTS. THESE WERE ALL
SHAPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CITY
DEPARTMENTS, AND THEY SEEK TO
ADDRESS SOME OF THE KEY
PRIORITIES THAT WE HEARD ACROSS
THEMES AT THE SUMMIT. THIS WORK
REQUIRES SUSTAINED AND
CONSISTENT INTER-DEPARTMENTAL
COORDINATION. WITH EACH PASSING
YEAR, WE ARE IMPROVING OUR
ABILITY TO MORE EFFECTIVELY
ENGAGE WITH TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS
AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES. THE CITY
REMAINS COMMITTED TO THIS WORK
BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND AND
RESPECT THE SOVEREIGNTY OF
TRIBES AS GOVERNMENTS, AND SEEK
TO ENSURE THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENT
IS A COLLABORATIVE AND EFFECTIVE
PARTNER ON THE MANY WAYS THAT
OUR ISSUES MAY IMPACT TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS AND TRIBAL
BENEFICIARIES. SINCE SEPTEMBER,
PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE ON ALL OF
THE COMMITMENT AREAS. IN THESE
TWO SECTIONS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO
REMEMBER THAT THE WORK IS LONG
TERM AND ITERATIVE. IT CAN TAKE
MANY YEARS FOR A SINGLE PROJECT
TO COME TO FRUITION, AND MANY
ENGAGEMENTS FOR MEANINGFUL
PROGRESS TO BE MADE. THIS
PROGRESS REPORTING SEEKS TO
MEASURE THAT WE ARE ON TRACK
WITH KEEPING THE COMMITMENTS
INTEGRATED INTO OUR CITY
EFFORTS. THERE WILL ALWAYS BE
OPPORTUNITIES TO DO MORE AND TO
DO BETTER, AND KEEPING THESE
PRIORITIES IN THE FOREFRONT
HELPS ENSURE THAT WE ARE SEEKING
OUT OPPORTUNITIES WHERE FEASIBLE
AND ALIGNED WITH CITY AND TRIBAL
PRIORITIES IN THE AREAS OF
CULTURAL COLLABORATIVE RESOURCE
STEWARDSHIP, THE CITY MADE
COMMITMENTS FOCUSED ON LAND,
WATER AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES IN
SEATTLE AND ACROSS THE AREAS
THAT THE CITY STEWARDS. THIS IS
A FULL, DETAILED LIST THAT'S
ALSO AVAILABLE IN THE SUMMARY
REPORT. AND IN THE FUTURE
SLIDES, WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER
SOME PROJECT SPECIFIC DETAIL
PROGRESS UPDATES THAT TOUCH ON
THESE AREAS
-- AND IN THE AREAS OF
CULTURALLY ATTUNED SYSTEMS OF
CARE. THE CITY HAS TEN
COMMITMENTS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING
SERVICES TO AMERICAN INDIAN,
ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE
HAWAIIAN RESIDENTS, PARTICULARLY
IN THE AREAS OF FAMILY AND YOUTH
SERVICES, VIOLENCE PREVENTION,
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. AS
YOU CAN SEE, THESE ARE ALSO ALL
ONGOING AND ON TRACK.
-- AND NOW, TO SHED SOME LIGHT
ON THESE TABLES, WE'RE GOING TO
FEATURE A HANDFUL OF PROJECT
UPDATES ACROSS THE CITY. IT'S A
SMALL SAMPLING OF WHAT'S
UNDERWAY, AND WE INCLUDED OUR
MOST NOTABLE MOMENTS OF PROGRESS
SINCE LAST SEPTEMBER. SOME ITEMS
HAVE ALREADY BEEN SHARED IN YOUR
BRIEFING FROM THE INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCILS, AND OTHER
WILL APPEAR IN OUR UPCOMING
PRESENTATIONS. FIRST, WE'LL
START WITH THE HYDROELECTRIC
PROJECT RELICENSING. THIS PAST
JUNE, CITY LIGHT FILED AN
AMENDED LICENSE APPLICATION WITH
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS PART
OF THEIR PROCESS TO RELICENSE
THE SKAGIT RIVER HYDROELECTRIC
PROJECTS. THIS INCLUDED AN
APPLICATION ON THE SKAGIT
PROJECT, COMPREHENSIVE
RELICENSING SETTLEMENT, WHICH
WAS A HISTORIC AGREEMENT WITH
TRIBES, FEDERAL STATE AGENCIES
AND OTHER LICENSING PARTNERS
THAT WILL GUIDE THE FUTURE OF
THE SKAGIT PROJECT. IN ADDITION
TO THAT SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT,
THE CITY LIGHT NEGOTIATED
SEPARATE INDIVIDUAL AGREEMENTS
WITH THE UPPER SKAGIT INDIAN
TRIBE. THIS ONE INDIAN TRIBAL
COMMUNITY AND THE INDIAN TRIBE.
THESE AGREEMENTS PROVIDE
FINANCIAL COMPENSATION TO
TRIBES, PROMOTE TRIBAL
EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION
PROGRAMS, FUND CULTURAL CENTERS
AND ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS,
AND COMMIT TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY
INVESTMENTS ON TRIBAL LAND. THE
SETTLEMENT IS A RESULT OF YEARS
OF NEGOTIATIONS WITH ALL OF
THESE PARTNERS AND AGENCIES, AND
REFLECTS OUR AGREED PATH FORWARD
FOR MANAGING SHARED RESOURCES IN
THE SKAGIT RIVER WATERSHED.
TOGETHER, WE'VE DEVELOPED A
BLUEPRINT FOR RESTORING SALMON
RUNS, HONORING TREATY RIGHTS,
ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE,
MANAGING FLOOD RISK, AND
DELIVERING RELIABLE RENEWABLE
ENERGY TO THE REGION.
-- FOR TRIBAL FISHERIES, THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITY CEDAR
RIVER HATCHERY IS A LONG TERM
COMMITMENT TO ACCOUNT FOR
BLOCKAGE OF SOCKEYE SALMON
PASSAGE UPSTREAM OF THE CEDAR
RIVER. THE UTILITY MAINTAINS
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH FISH
COAST MANAGERS, WHICH INCLUDE
THE MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE AS
WELL AS THE WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE.
AND IN 2026, THERE IS
COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WITH THE
TRIBE TO ENHANCE ADULT SOCKEYE
STORAGE. SO IT'S AN ONGOING
PARTNERSHIP. MORE LOCALLY.
ADDITIONALLY, THE CITY IS
SUPPORTING TRIBAL FISHERIES
IMPACTED BY SEATTLE WATERWAYS.
SEATTLE HAS FIVE FISH SALMON
BEARING CREEKS, PLUS OTHER
STREAMS THAT ARE HISTORICALLY OR
CURRENTLY SUPPORT OTHER FISH.
FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS
ARE INCREASINGLY REQUIRING THE
FISH PASSAGE BARRIERS BE REMOVED
BY OWNERS AS THEY FAIL OR
REPLACED. SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES IS IN THE EARLY STAGES
OF DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE
WATERSHED WIDE CREEK CULVERT
STRATEGY TO ADDRESS CREEK
CULVERT, FISH PASSAGE AND
BARRIERS IN URBAN WATERSHEDS.
AND THESE EFFORTS ARE STARTING
WITH THE CITY'S LARGEST URBAN
WATERSHED, THORNTON CREEK IN
DISTRICT FIVE, WITH SEVERAL
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS ALSO
EXPRESSING INTEREST IN
COLLABORATION.
-- IN THE AREA OF WATER
STEWARDSHIP AND ACCESS, THERE
ARE MANY CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT
PLAY A ROLE IN MANAGING TRIBAL
ACCESS TO PUBLIC ENTRY POINTS
FOR SALTWATER AND FRESHWATER
BOAT LAUNCHES AND OTHER PUBLIC
ACCESS POINTS. SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MANAGES AN EXTENSIVE SHORELINE
STUDENTS PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES
DOZENS OF ACCESS POINTS AND
PERIODIC OPPORTUNITIES TO UPDATE
THE PHYSICAL FEATURES, INCLUDING
PLANTINGS AND FURNITURE
UNDERNEATH THE FIRST AVENUE
BRIDGE STREET IN THAT IS
ADJACENT TO TRIBAL TRUST, LAND
OF THE MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE
AND THE TRIBE'S FISHERY WHARF
AND THEIR SEAFOOD ENTERPRISE.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY EFFORTS
UNDERWAY TO ENGAGE THE TRIBE ON
IMPROVEMENTS TO THAT AREA, AND
MANY OF THE OTHER STREET END
PROGRAMS INCLUDE TRIBAL
PRIORITIES AROUND HABITAT
RESTORATION, URBAN CANOPY
IMPROVEMENTS AND SOIL
REMEDIATION, ALL OF WHICH ARE
ALIGNED WITH IMPROVING THE WATER
QUALITY AND THE HABITAT FOR
WILDLIFE THROUGHOUT SEATTLE. IN
ADDITION, THE SEATTLE PARKS
DEPARTMENT ROUTINELY MAINTAINS
AND NOTIFIES TRIBAL FISHERIES OF
ANY POTENTIAL CHANGES IN ACCESS
POINTS FOR PUBLIC BOAT LAUNCHES
AROUND THE CITY
-- A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE
CITY'S LAND STEWARDSHIP AND
RESTORATION EFFORTS ARE LED BY
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION AND
GREEN SEATTLE PARTNERSHIP. IN
2026, THE GREEN SEATTLE
PARTNERSHIP RENEWED AND EXPANDED
FOUR PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT
URBAN, NATIVE AND TRIBAL
LEADERSHIP. THIS INCLUDES KETTLE
RISING, WHO WILL JOIN THE
PARTNERSHIP TO LEAD YOUTH IN
SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT AND
COLLABORATION WITH TRIBAL
NATIONS. A UNITED INDIANS OF ALL
TRIBES FOUNDATION WHO WILL TAKE
OVER LEADERSHIP OF LAND
STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMING AROUND
DAYBREAK. STAR IN DISCOVERY PARK
AND DUWAMISH TRIBAL SERVICES,
WHO WILL LEAD AS A LAND STEWARD
IN THE WEST WASH. GREENBELT
ADJACENT TO HERONS NEST AND THE
DUWAMISH LONGHOUSE AND FUTURES
RISING WILL ALSO ACT AS
CO-CREATION AND RESTORATION
LEADS IN STEWARDSHIP AT RINCK
AND MAPLEWOOD PLAYFIELD.
-- THIS LAST SESSION, WE
PARTICIPATED IN SOME JOINT
ADVOCACY EFFORTS AROUND A BILL
OF IMPORTANCE TO BOTH THE CITY
AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS. RESEARCH
HAS LINKED COHO SALMON DEATHS TO
6PDQ IN STORMWATER. THIS
CHEMICAL IS DERIVED FROM A
CHEMICAL FOUND IN VEHICLE TIRES.
CONCENTRATIONS IN STORMWATER ARE
FOUND TO BE LETHAL FOR COHO
SALMON AND MORE RECENTLY FOR
OTHER SALMON SPECIES AS WELL.
THE BILL WAS INTRODUCED THIS
LAST SESSION THAT WOULD HAVE
INCLUDED A FEE ON TIRE PURCHASES
AND A BAN ON THE CHEMICAL. IT
WAS LATER AMENDED TO JUST BE A
BAN ON THE CHEMICAL BY 2035. THE
BILL DID NOT PASS, BUT THERE ARE
ONGOING ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO
EXPLORE BRINGING THIS BILL BACK
IN FUTURE CYCLES AND
PARTICIPATING IN IN CONTINUED
ADVOCACY WITH TRIBAL PARTNERS.
-- EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE OFFICE
OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT ANNOUNCED TWO URBAN
INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS WILL
RECEIVE GRANTS THROUGH THE
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FUND,
WHICH INVESTS IN COMMUNITY
DRIVEN SOLUTIONS THAT ACCELERATE
CLIMATE ACTION. THESE TWO
GRANTEES ARE ANCESTRAL
SISTERHOOD, WHOSE PROJECT WILL
IMPROVE TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL
KNOWLEDGE SOLUTIONS AND CLIMATE
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ACROSS THE
GREATER SEATTLE AREA. THAT
CREATES A FRAMEWORK FOR
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND
MEMBERS. AND THE SECOND IS
DUWAMISH TRIBAL SERVICES, WHOSE
PROGRAMING WILL FOSTER
ECOLOGICAL HEALTH, CULTURAL AND
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS TO LAND
THROUGH HANDS ON RESTORATION AND
CULTURALLY GROUNDED EDUCATION.
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES ALSO
CONTINUES TO PLAY A ROLE IN THE
UPPER SEGMENT OF THE LOWER
DUWAMISH WATERWAY. SUPERFUND
CLEANUP. IN 2024 AND 2025,
CLEANUP SEASONS RESULTED IN
65,000YD OF CONTAMINATED
SEDIMENT BEING REMOVED
-- AND YOU'VE HEARD A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT FIFA COORDINATION IN OUR
LAST SESSION, BUT THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT DID OUTREACH,
TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
FROM AROUND THE STATE AS PART OF
THEIR MUTUAL AID STRATEGY. AND
THAT RESULTED IN THE SUQUAMISH
TRIBAL POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT SENDING
OFFICERS TO ALL THE SEATTLE AREA
GAMES. THE IMAGE HERE IS A
MEMBER OF THE SUQUAMISH PD
ENGAGING WITH FANS IN PIONEER
SQUARE. YOU ALSO HEARD ABOUT THE
TWO WEBINAR SERIES THAT WE
HOSTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
WASHINGTON STATE ATTORNEY
GENERAL'S OFFICE. THOSE
SESSIONS FOCUSED ONE ON TRIBAL
LEADERSHIP, AND WE SAW
ENGAGEMENT FROM MANY OF THE
TRIBAL ENTERPRISES, THE CASINOS
AND AND OTHER BUSINESSES
OPERATED BY TRIBES, AS WELL AS A
SECOND, BROADER COMMUNITY
FOCUSED SESSION. ACROSS THE TWO
SESSIONS, WE SAW OVER 200
ATTENDEES. AND THEN THIRD, WE
WOULD LIKE TO FEATURE THE OFFICE
OF ARTS AND CULTURE, WHO
INVESTED IN THREE URBAN INDIAN
ORGANIZATIONS TO HOST WORLD CUP
CELEBRATIONS ACROSS SEATTLE.
THOSE WERE FOCUSED IN DISTRICT
ONE AND TWO IN DISTRICT SEVEN.
-- AS DISCUSSED EARLIER.
MURDERED AND MISSING INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE IS A VERY KEY TOPIC FOR
THE COMMUNITY. IT IS AN
INDIGENOUS LED SOCIAL MOVEMENT
THAT SEEKS TO ADDRESS THE
DISPROPORTIONATE RATES OF
VIOLENCE, INCLUDING HOMICIDE,
SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND HUMAN
TRAFFICKING. EXPERIENCED
AMERICAN, AMERICAN, INDIAN AND
ALASKA NATIVE PEOPLE. THE CITY
CONTINUES TO SEEK OPPORTUNITIES
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE COMPLEX
AND INTERWOVEN ISSUES THAT HAVE
RESULTED IN MMW CASES. MAYOR
WILSON ATTENDED AND SPOKE AT A
LOCAL MIP AWARENESS EVENT THAT
INCLUDED IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS
AND FAMILIES AND SERVICE
PROVIDERS. THIS ANNUAL GATHERING
HOLDS CRITICAL SPACE FOR HEALING
FOR THE COMMUNITY. ADDITIONALLY,
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
HAS CONTINUED TO MEET WITH
TRIBAL CHIEFS OF POLICE,
INCLUDING THE SEATTLE AND
TULALIP TRIBAL POLICE
DEPARTMENTS, TO EXPAND THE
REGIONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND
UNDERSTANDING OF TRIBAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT ON THESE ISSUES.
CHIEF BARNES AND COMMAND STAFF
ALSO ATTENDED THE SECOND ANNUAL
TRIBAL CHIEF OF POLICE
LEADERSHIP AND COUNTER DRUG
CONFERENCE TO NETWORK AND ALSO
SEEK GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF
TRIBAL PRIORITIES STATEWIDE,
INCLUDING UPDATES FROM THE
WASHINGTON STATE. MMIWP. TASK
FORCE. SEVERAL CITY DEPARTMENTS
ARE ALSO PROVIDING GRANTS THAT
SUPPORT CAPACITY BUILDING,
PLANNING AND OR CONSTRUCTION OF
FACILITIES THAT ARE OPERATED BY
URBAN INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS.
SEATTLE INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS
OPERATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, SITES
FOR YOUTH AND ELDER PROGRAMING
AND CULTURAL FACILITIES. A FEW
NOTABLE UPDATES ON THESE
INVESTMENTS. THE OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT SELECTED DUWAMISH
TRIBAL SERVICES TO LEAD THE
NATIVE YOUTH PAST, PRESENT
FUTURE PROJECT, WHICH WILL SERVE
URBAN NATIVE YOUTH OFFICE OF
HOUSING HOUSING, FUNDED THE
LATEST IN A LINE OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND SHELTER AT CHIEF
SEATTLE CLUB SWEETGRASS FLATS
ADDED 84 UNITS OF SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT
EXPERIENCE CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS.
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING PROVIDED
TWO COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION
GRANTS TO CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB AND
SEATTLE INDIAN SERVICES
COMMISSION TO SUPPORT CAPACITY
BUILDING FOR. WITHIN THESE
AGENCIES, AS WELL.
-- TO ROUND OUT SOME OF OUR
UPDATES, WE'LL SHARE A DEEP
DIVE INTO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SERVICE EXPANSION. IN LATE 2025,
THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED $4.8
MILLION INVESTMENT IN SEATTLE
INDIAN HEALTH BOARD, THUNDERBIRD
TREATMENT CENTER. THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS WORKING
CLOSELY WITH THE HEALTH BOARD TO
SUPPORT FINAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS
AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THIS
92 BED INPATIENT TREATMENT
CENTER. THE FACILITY IS LOCATED
ON VASHON ISLAND AND IS
ANTICIPATED TO SERVE MAJORITY
SEATTLE RESIDENTS THROUGH
CULTURALLY TUNED SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER AND MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES. IN ADDITION, THE
MAYOR'S ACCELERATED SHELTER
SURGE HAS RESULTED IN THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT ENGAGING
SEVERAL TRIBAL AND URBAN NATIVE
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO INFORM
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STRATEGIES IN
EMERGENCY SHELTER. THAT'S WE'VE
REACHED THE END OF OUR UPDATES
FOR TODAY, BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO
TAKE QUESTIONS ON ANYTHING THAT
YOU'D LIKE TO DISCUSS.
-- WELL SAID, WELL DONE. AND
THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION.
IF YOU WANT TO CLICK BACK TO
SLIDES THREE AND FOUR, JUST AS
THE SUMMARY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO
NAVIGATE FROM, I'LL TAKE
QUESTIONS FROM COLLEAGUES. I
WILL JUST SHARE GRATITUDE FOR
HOW YOU'VE PUT THIS
PRESENTATION TOGETHER. ONE THING
THAT I'D LOVE TO DO IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU AND THE
TEAM BETWEEN NOW AND NEXT
YEAR'S TRIBAL NATIONS SUMMIT,
IS CONTINUE REFINING HOW WE
DEMONSTRATE OR CONSIDER SUCCESS,
BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE ARE
ONGOING AND PERPETUAL. RIGHT.
AND SOME OF THEM ARE TIME
SENSITIVE AND IMPORTANT. THE TWO
THAT I'LL GIVE THERE. WELL,
MANY OF THESE ARE ONGOING, BUT
THE SUQUAMISH POLICE MOU WAS
SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY SPECIFIC
AND TIME SENSITIVE. RIGHT. WE
KNOW THAT THERE'S CONCLUSION
THERE FOR MANY OF THESE THERE.
IT IS ONGOING. AND I JUST WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT TO CONTINUE
BUILDING TRUST IN THESE SPACES.
I KNOW I HEARD AT THE LAST
TRIBAL NATIONS SUMMIT FROM.
CHAIR DANI STEVENSON OF
MUCKLESHOOT TO SAY, I'M SORRY IF
ANY OF YOU ARE FEELING WEIRD,
LIKE WE'RE NOT JUMPING TO GET
IN, YOU KNOW, TO BELIEVE YOU
BECAUSE AGAIN, THERE HAVE BEEN
MILLENNIA OF DISTRUST, THOUSANDS
OR HUNDREDS OF YEARS OF DISTRUST
BUILT. AND SO IT TAKES TIME TO
REGAIN THAT TRUST. AND PROGRESS
ONLY MOVES AT THE SPEED OF
TRUST. AND SO I WOULD JUST WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS
AMAZING, BECAUSE WE DID NOT GET
TO THIS LEVEL OF DETAIL BETWEEN
THE LAST TWO TRIBAL SUMMITS. AND
SO I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED TO
HAVE THIS BEFORE US. AND I'M
EXCITED FOR THE NEXT
PRESENTATION. I'LL ASK
COLLEAGUES IF YOU'VE GOT
QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME SEEING
NONE, I'LL JUST KIND OF GO
THROUGH WITH YOU ON SLIDE SIX.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATION
ABOUT THE CITY LIGHT AGREEMENT,
AND IT WAS AMAZING TO HAVE
TRIBAL LEADERS OF ALL THREE
TRIBES HERE IN CHAMBERS TO
DISCUSS THIS, THIS HISTORIC
AGREEMENT. I'LL PUT THE PIN IN
IT HERE, WHICH IS COLLEAGUES, I
WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS
COMMITTEE ON THE ROAD TO SKAGIT
COUNTY NEXT YEAR SO THAT WE CAN
MEET IN SKAGIT COUNTY AT A
MUTUALLY AGREEABLE PLACE FOR ALL
THREE TRIBES, SO THAT WE CAN GET
A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DEPTH IN
THE CONVERSATION OF THE PROCESS.
THE OUTCOMES, THE PLAN, AND THE
WORK THAT WE HAVE AHEAD OF US TO
REALLY IMPLEMENT THIS $4
BILLION, 50 YEAR AGREEMENT.
BECAUSE I CAN TELL YOU BY THE
END OF THE AGREEMENT, I'M NOT
GOING TO BE AROUND ANYMORE.
ACTUALLY, I COULD BE, BUT
UNLIKELY. AND SO, YOU KNOW, THIS
IS REALLY A MOMENT FOR US. YOU
KNOW, WHEN THE TRIBES CAME TO
OUR CHAMBERS, I THINK THEY HAD A
TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES TO DISCUSS A
50 YEAR AGREEMENT. AND SO
COLLEAGUES GET EXCITED. WE'RE
GOING TO SKAGIT COUNTY NEXT
YEAR. IN TRIBAL FISHERIES, JUST
CONNECTING DOWN, YOU KNOW, AS A
NATHAN HALE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE
ON THORNTON CREEK, I CAN TELL I
CAN REMEMBER THE FIRST SALMON
THAT CAME BACK. AND LUCKILY THAT
WAS OVER 20 YEARS AGO NOW. AND
IT HAS JUST BEEN AMAZING TO GET
TO SEE THE IMPROVEMENT IN THAT
WATERSHED AND HOW SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES HAS REALLY GONE ABOVE
AND BEYOND THE MEADOWBROOK. WE
ALWAYS JUST CALLED IT THE FLOOD
ZONE. AND WHAT DO THEY CALL IT
DOWN THERE DOWN BY MEADOWBROOK?
ANYWAY, SORRY, PUTTING HIM ON
THE SPOT. BUT JUST TO SAY,
THROUGH ALL THAT WORK OF AGAIN,
RECLAIMING THIS LAND TO BE WHAT
IT WAS NATURALLY IS GOOD FOR
EVERYONE. IT'S GOOD FOR THE
ORCAS. IT'S GOOD FOR OUR KIDS.
IT'S GOOD FOR US AND OUR
ELDERS. SO I'M JUST KIND OF
TICKING ALONG BECAUSE I KNOW
WE'RE TAKING QUITE A BIT OF
TIME, WATER STEWARDSHIP AND
ACCESS. THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT
BECAUSE THAT FIRST AVENUE BRIDGE
SHORELINE STREET ENDS. THAT IS
THAT STREET. AND I BELIEVE THAT
THERE'S ALSO A BOAT RAMP THERE.
AND IT WAS MENTIONED HERE THAT
THE THERE'S TRIBAL TRUST LAND
NEXT TO THE BOAT RAMP. BUT
OFTENTIMES I SEE COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE GOT HIS HAND UP, SO I'M
GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO HIM
RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THIS IS A
GREAT TRANSITION. SOMETIMES THEY
CAN'T USE THE BOAT RAMP BECAUSE
OF PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES.
SOMETIMES THEY CAN'T USE THE
BOAT RAMP BECAUSE OF
HOMELESSNESS ISSUES. SOME. AND
THIS REALLY COMES TO THEY HAVE
TRIBAL TRUST LAND WITHIN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE THAT THEY CANNOT
ACCESS THEIR THEIR RIGHTS TO
FISH UNDER THE BOLDT DECISION
BECAUSE WE ARE NOT CARING FOR
OUR WATER ACCESS WITH THAT, OVER
TO YOU. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
-- WELL, SHOCKING CHAIR, THANK
YOU. SHOCKING. NO, I'M GOING TO
PIVOT. I'M NOT GOING TO SAY
ANYTHING ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY. I
HAVE THREE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES.
OBVIOUSLY, PUBLIC SAFETY IS ONE
OF THEM. BUT ALSO MARITIME
PEACE. AND I'VE BEEN DOING A
LOT. I WAS A REGIONAL WATER
QUALITY COMMISSION. I'VE DONE
DIFFERENT TOURS OF THE DUWAMISH,
THE GEORGETOWN WET WEATHER
TREATMENT FACILITY, THE ONE IN
BALLARD, ALL THESE DIFFERENT
PIECES. AND WHEN I LOOK AT SLIDE
SEVEN, FISHERIES, WATER
STEWARDSHIP ACCESS EIGHT, SLIDE
EIGHT, AND SO FORTH THAT I
WANTED TO ASK TO BE LIKE, I'VE
BEEN DOING THIS IN MANY
DIFFERENT WAYS. I EVEN IN JUNE,
I WENT WITH THE PORT TO
WASHINGTON, D.C. TO MEET WITH
FEDERAL ENTITIES, CONGRESSIONAL
AND OTHERWISE, TO TALK ABOUT
VARIOUS MARITIME ISSUES IN PUGET
SOUND. AND I WOULD LOVE TO GET A
MEETING SET UP THAT WE CAN WORK
WITH. OIRA ON TO, TO FOCUS ON
THE MARITIME PIECE SPECIFICALLY
BECAUSE AS WE PRESS FORWARD ON
SOME OF THESE MARITIME ISSUES,
IT WOULD BE GOOD TO GET GOING
BACK TO. MR. BELLEGARDE, YOU
KNOW, KNOWING EARLY RATHER THAN
LATER IF THERE'S ANY ISSUES. SO
THAT WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF
THAT. SO, CHAIR, NOT A PUBLIC
SAFETY QUERY, BUT A MARITIME
ONE.
-- AMEN.
-- JUST TO KEEP YOU ON YOUR
TOES.
-- YES, SIR.
-- THAT'S GREAT. AND AS I'M
LOOKING AT THE AT THE REST OF
THE SLIDES HERE, I GUESS I'LL
JUST TICK TO ADVOCACY EFFORTS ON
SLIDE TEN, BECAUSE IN LAND
STEWARDSHIP, WE'VE ALREADY
TALKED ABOUT THE UNITED INDIANS
OF ALL TRIBES STEWARDSHIP
PROGRAMING NEAR DAYBREAK STAR.
BUT HERE, SOMETHING THAT WAS
REALLY HELPFUL LAST YEAR WAS
INCLUDING ON OUR LEGISLATIVE
REPORT FROM OLYMPIA, WHAT THE
BILLS ARE FOR SPECIFICALLY
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OR ABOUT OR IN
THAT REALM. SO I THANK YOU FOR
THAT. YOU DIDN'T ADD IT TO THIS
SLIDE, SO I'M ADDING IT THERE
FOR YOU. AND I THINK THE NEXT
ACTIONS FOR I ARE TO JUST KEEP
DOING THAT. AND, YOU KNOW, THIS
IS ALSO WE ARE NOW SEEING IN OUR
DAILY NEWS CLIPS HERE AT CITY
COUNCIL THAT THERE'S A SECTION
FOR TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AND
NATIVE COMMUNITIES. THIS IS HOW
WE STANDARDIZE INDIGENIZING
EVERYTHING JUST TAKEN THROUGH ON
MY OWN. WE'VE TALKED A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
EFFORTS. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT
FIFA MISSING MURDERED INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE, NATIVE LEAD FACILITIES
THROUGH THE WORK THAT DEREK
BELLEGARDE IS DOING THERE AT
SWEETGRASS. AND WE'VE TALKED
ABOUT THUNDERBIRD TREATMENT
SERVICES ALREADY IN THE LAST
PRESENTATION. SO SORRY. I GUESS
THAT'S STILL A LITTLE YOUR SHOW
AS WELL. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING
TO CHECK WITH COLLEAGUES. ANY
FINAL QUESTIONS HERE. COMMENTS.
AND THEN I'M GOING TO TURN IT
OVER TO THE COMMITTEE TABLE FOR
YOU ALL TO HAVE. LAST WORD.
-- GO AHEAD.
-- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS,
AND THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS FOR
HAVING US TODAY. WE WELCOME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO I THINK WE'RE
BACK IN TWO WEEKS TO CONTINUE
THIS CONVERSATION.
-- YES, YES. THANK YOU, THANK
YOU. CHAIR STRAUSS AND MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE, WE LOOK
FORWARD TO SHARING OUR NEXT
UPDATE WITH YOU SOON. AND IN THE
MEANTIME, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE
TO REACH OUT IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR IF THERE ARE WAYS
WE CAN SUPPORT YOUR OFFICES. WE
LOOK FORWARD TO OUR CONTINUED
WORK TOGETHER.
-- FANTASTIC. AND I KNOW THAT
YOU ALL ARE EXCITED TO GO ON OUR
FIELD TRIP TO SKAGIT AS WELL.
WELL, WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. WE ARE
ACTUALLY NOW ON, I THINK. I
BELIEVE IT SAYS ITEM EIGHT. SO
IF YOU WANT TO READ ACTUALLY,
LET'S READ BOTH ITEM EIGHT AND
NINE. YOU CAN READ THE SHORT
TITLE INTO THE RECORD. PLEASE
-- ITEM EIGHT AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO ACCEPTANCE OF
FUNDING FROM NON CITY SOURCES
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR THE
MAYOR'S DESIGNEE TO ACCEPT AND
AUTHORIZE THE EXPENDITURE OF
SPECIFIED GRANTS, PRIVATE
FUNDING AND SUBSIDIZED LOANS,
AND TO EXECUTE, DELIVER AND
PERFORM CORRESPONDING
AGREEMENTS. BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION PRESENTERS ARE ALI
PANUCCI, DIRECTOR FROM THE CITY
BUDGET OFFICE. TOM MICHAEL AND
AYDIN SISIC FROM COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF AND ITEM NINE, AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE
127362, WHICH ADOPTED THE 2026
BUDGET, INCLUDING THE 2026 TO
2031 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM. CHANGING APPROPRIATIONS
TO VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND
BUDGET CONTROL LEVELS, AND FROM
VARIOUS FUNDS IN THE BUDGET
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION
PRESENTERS ALI PANUCCI,
DIRECTOR, CITY BUDGET OFFICE TOM
MICHAEL AND AYDIN SUSICK FROM
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
-- WELCOME IN WELCOME INN AND
COLLEAGUES. AGAIN, WE HAVE TWO
ITEMS BEFORE US. OUR CHARTERED
DUTY AND RIGHT, WHICH IS TO
APPROVE GRANTS GRANT ACCEPTANCE
TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THEN
ITEM NINE, WHICH WE WILL GET
INTO OUR MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET. THESE ITEMS ARE FOR
BRIEFING TODAY. I WOULD POINT TO
SUMMARY ATTACHMENT A IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE DETAILS OF
THESE TRANSFERS, AND I'M ALWAYS
EXCITED TO SEE MY FAVORITE
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR, ALI
PANUCCI, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR
BALLARD VERMONT RIVALRY THAT
THAT OCCURRED THIS WEEKEND. I
ALMOST TEXTED YOU TO SEE IF YOU
WERE AT THE GAME, BUT VERMONT
PLAYED A DARN GOOD GAME. THEY'RE
A TOUGH TEAM AND IT CAME DOWN TO
SIX ROUNDS OF PENALTY KICKS. SO
THAT JUST SAYS WHAT IT WHAT IT
NEEDS TO SAY OF YOUR GOOD
VERMONT TEAM.
-- IT'S GREAT. OVER TO YOU.
-- SO IF WE WANT TO RUN THROUGH
JUST IF YOU WANT TO DO QUICK
INTRODUCTIONS, I KNOW EVERYONE
KNOWS YOU, BUT JUST FOR THE TV
AND THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
WATCHING ON SEATTLE CHANNEL AND
WE'LL DO MID-YEAR GRANT
ACCEPTANCE. FIRST, TAKE A PAUSE
AND THEN WE'LL GO THROUGH
SUPPLEMENTAL.
-- SOUNDS GREAT. GOOD MORNING,
ALI PANUCCI, BUDGET DIRECTOR.
-- GOOD MORNING. WITH YOUR
CENTRAL STAFF.
-- OKAY, I WILL KICK US OFF AND
GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. THANK YOU.
I'M GOING TO GO OVER AS CHAIR
STRAUSS DESCRIBED, THE MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET ORDINANCES
THAT ARE TWO TWO BILLS
INCREASING OR DECREASING
DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATIONS. THIS
FIRST SLIDE IS JUST THE THE
MISSION STATEMENT FOR THE CITY
BUDGET OFFICE. MY TEAM SUPPORTS
STEWARDSHIP OF CITY FUNDS AND
SUPPORTS THE MAYOR IN PROPOSING
THE BUDGET, AND THEN WORKS WITH
YOUR STAFF DURING YOUR BUDGET
ADOPTION PROCESS THAT I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS FALL.
NEXT SLIDE. SO WE WILL START
WITH THE MID-YEAR ACCEPTANCE
ORDINANCE. THIS IS ONE OF TWO OF
THE BUDGET BILLS AT MID-YEAR
THAT ARE TRADITIONALLY HEARD IN
THIS COMMITTEE. THIS BILL
ACCEPTS GRANTS, SERVICE
CONTRACTS OR DONATION FUNDS FROM
VARIOUS AGENCIES AND
ORGANIZATIONS. AND AUTHORIZE THE
EXPENDITURE FUNDING BACKED BY
THEIR RESPECTIVE REVENUE REVENUE
SOURCES. AND THEN THE OTHER BILL
ADJUSTS THE ADOPTED BUDGET WITH
MORE STANDARD APPROPRIATIONS AND
CHANGES TO PROVISOS. NEXT,
ACTUALLY, YOU CAN JUST YEAH.
THANK YOU. SO THE THE MID-YEAR
ACCEPTANCE ORDINANCE ACCEPTS
ABOUT $44.9 MILLION OF EXTERNAL
FUNDS AND APPROPRIATES 38.4
MILLION OF THOSE IN VARIOUS
DEPARTMENTS FROM MULTIPLE
FUNDING SOURCES. THIS SLIDE IS A
SUMMARY OF THE ACCEPTANCE
AMOUNTS THAT IS ORGANIZED IN THE
SAME WAY THAT THE BUDGET BOOK IS
ORGANIZED INTO OUR SERVICE
AREAS. THE FIVE SERVICE AREAS,
AND IT JUST OUTLINES THE $44.9
MILLION. I WASN'T GOING TO GO
INTO A GREAT AMOUNT OF DETAIL ON
THIS. I'LL HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF
THE THE ACCEPTANCE IN THE NEXT
SLIDE, BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS GO AHEAD. THANK YOU.
SO THIS SLIDE IS JUST A
HIGHLIGHT OF SOME OF THE
ACCEPTANCES INCLUDED IN THIS
BILL. FOR EXAMPLE, IT INCLUDES
ACCEPTING $5.2 MILLION FROM THE
KING COUNTY PARKS LEVY FOR
CAPITAL COSTS FOR THE MEMORIAL
STADIUM REDEVELOPMENT. THERE ARE
A NUMBER OF GRANT ACCEPTANCES,
PRIMARILY FROM KING COUNTY
NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT,
THAT SUPPORTING MANY PROJECTS IN
PARKS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SOME
FUNDING FOR ONGOING SUPPORT OF
THE MONORAIL AND SEATTLE
STREETCAR, AND SOME SPECIFIC
FUNDS THAT WERE ALLOCATED TO
SEATTLE TO HELP SUPPORT SOME OF
THE WORLD CUP ITEMS AND ANOTHER.
ONE I'LL HIGHLIGHT IS AN AWARD
FOR. TO SUPPORT SDCI SHARE OF A
MULTI DEPARTMENTAL GRANT FROM
THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY. THIS GRANT PROVIDES
FUNDING FOR OUTREACH AND
ENGAGEMENT WORK TO INCENTIVIZE
RESILIENT INVESTMENTS IN
UNREINFORCED MASONRY, MASONRY
RETROFITS, RETROFITS. SDCI IS
WORKING WITH THE OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ON THIS,
AND THERE IS A MATCH ASSOCIATED
WITH THAT WORD THAT WOULD WILL
BE PROVIDED BY STAFF HOURS
THAT'S ALREADY APPROPRIATED IN
THE BUDGET. WASN'T GOING IN
INTEREST OF TIME GOING TO GO
THROUGH EACH OF THEM, BUT I WILL
HAPPILY TAKE QUESTIONS IF THE
CHAIR WOULD LIKE ME TO.
-- YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
FOR TAKING A PAUSE HERE. AND WE
ALSO HAVE TOM MITCHELL AT THE
TABLE AS WELL. COLLEAGUES, DO WE
HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
HERE? I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR CLARIFYING THE NAVAL FIRE
DRILLS, AS IT WAS PREVIOUSLY
DOCUMENTED. AS WE CAN SEE, OUT
OF OUR WINDOWS HERE, ONE OF THE
MOST ACTIVE SHIPYARDS IN
WASHINGTON STATE, ONE THIRD OF
OUR SALES AND USE TAX COMES FROM
PORT AND MARITIME ACTIVITIES.
AND ONE OF THE MOST CONSISTENT
FUNDERS IS THE UNITED STATES
NAVY. THROUGH THEIR WORK AT THE
SHIPYARDS OUT THERE, AS I HAVE
SEEN SOME SHIPS THAT WENT IN
WHILE I WAS STILL STAFF THAT ARE
STILL THERE TODAY. BUT I SEE
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE WITH YOUR
HAND.
-- THANK YOU. CHAIR, ARE YOU
SURE IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD DAY TO
OUTSTANDING NAVY DAY TO HAVE
NAVY, YOU KNOW, NOTED IN THE
BRIEFING. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
MY QUESTION WAS, YOU KNOW,
RELATED TO FIFA AND THE VARIOUS
GRANTS THAT WE GOT, PARTICULARLY
IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY SIDE,
OVERTIME AND ON ALL THE LIKE, IS
EVERYTHING TRACK. IT MAY NOT
SHOW UP HERE, BUT BECAUSE OF THE
TIMING. BUT IS EVERYTHING
TRACKING ON THAT FRONT FROM YOUR
PERSPECTIVE, RELATED TO FIFA
WORLD CUP?
-- WE DON'T YET HAVE FULL
REPORTING ON ALL THE ACTUAL
SPENDING AND SORT OF TALKING
WITH DEPARTMENTS SORT OF
INTERMITTENTLY. IT DID SEEM TO
BE TRACKING, BUT I, I DON'T YET
HAVE A DEFINITIVE FINAL NUMBERS
ON OUR ACTUAL SPENDING COMPARED
TO WHAT WE ASSUMED IN THE BUDGET
AND WHAT WAS WHAT WILL BE
REIMBURSED FOR, BECAUSE IT'S ALL
IT'S REIMBURSABLE. BUT WE WILL
PLAN TO REPORT BACK TO THE
COUNCIL LATER IN AUGUST. IF I
HAVE THE INFORMATION OR AS PART
OF THE BUDGET DELIVERY ON WHAT
HOW THAT ACTUALLY ALL PLAYED
OUT. BUT I'M CHOOSING TO BE
OPTIMISTIC THAT OUR COST MATCHED
WHAT WE RECEIVED IN EXTERNAL
FUNDING AND WHAT WE ALREADY
ASSUMED IN THE BUDGET.
-- OKAY HOPE. YES, AND THANK
YOU. AND BY THE WAY, I ALSO
APPRECIATE THE MEMORIAL STADIUM.
OBVIOUSLY, ANYTHING RELATED TO
MEMORIAL STADIUM MEMORIAL WALL
IS OF GREAT INTEREST TO ME. SO
THANK YOU FOR NOTING THE
MEMORIAL STADIUM ON THERE TOO.
IT'S GOOD. BOOKENDS THE FIRST
BULLET AND THE LAST BULLET.
NICELY DONE. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU. CHAIR. ABSOLUTELY,
COLLEAGUES.
-- ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS
ON THE GRANT ACCEPTANCE. NOT
SEEING ANY OTHER THAN I KNOW
THAT THE EVANS POOL IS IN THERE.
AND AS WELL AS MY FAVORITE
SUPERBLOCK, THE GARFIELD
SUPERBLOCK. AND I KNOW THAT
EVANS POOL WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO
BE REPLACED WITHOUT THIS GRANT.
AND SO IT'S JUST APPRECIATE
ACCEPTING MONEY FROM OTHER
SOURCES
-- ME
-- [LAUGHTER]
-- TO.
-- FANTASTIC. MOVING ON TO THE
MID-YEAR SUPPLEMENTAL AFTER
DIRECTOR BRIEFING ON THE MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL, WE'LL TALK ABOUT
SOME PRE INTRODUCTORY CHANGES
THAT WE MADE THROUGH EVANS
PRESENTATION. OVER TO YOU,
DIRECTOR.
-- THANK YOU. SO THIS IS THE
MIDYEAR APPROPRIATION BILL. IT
ADJUSTS APPROPRIATIONS
THROUGHOUT THE BUDGET. SO IT'S
BASICALLY IT'S AMENDING THE
ADOPTED BUDGET. THIS IS THE I
THINK THE SECOND OR THIRD BILL
YOU'VE SEEN THIS YEAR, THE
CARRY FORWARD ORDINANCE THAT YOU
HEARD EARLIER, AS WELL AS THE
EXCEPTIONS BILL. AND IT ALSO
MAKES SOME CHANGES TO A CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT. OUR CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, AND LIFTS A
PROVISO. OVERALL, THE ORDINANCE,
AS PROPOSED, WOULD INCREASE THE
2026 ADOPTED BUDGET IN THE
GENERAL FUND BY ABOUT $92
MILLION, AND THEN DECREASE
ACROSS OTHER FUNDS BY ABOUT $48
MILLION. SO YOU HAVE TWO TABLES
IN FRONT OF YOU ON THE SCREEN.
THE BLUE TABLE IS SORT OF A
SNAPSHOT OF WHAT THIS BILL DOES,
AND IT'S KIND OF ORGANIZED, LIKE
HOW WE ORGANIZE OUR FINANCIAL
PLANS. SO ON THE REVENUE SIDE,
THIS BILL INCLUDES ABOUT $8.7
MILLION OF NEW REVENUE. THAT IS
SUPPORT SOME OF THE
APPROPRIATIONS IT APPROPRIATES
$94.5 MILLION OF GENERAL FUND
AND NET ACROSS ALL OTHER FUNDS.
IT'S A DECREASE. THERE'S A
NUMBER OF TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS
AND SORT OF ABANDONING CAPITAL
APPROPRIATIONS THAT CARRY
FORWARD EVERY YEAR. SO IT'S FOR
A NET IMPACT OF ABOUT $36
MILLION AND TRIED TO HIGHLIGHT
THE THE SORT OF CHANGE, CHANGES
IN INS AND OUTS. SO YOU COULD DO
THAT, THAT MATH, IF YOU WERE
TRACKING ALONG AT HOME. AND THIS
IS JUST MEANT TO BE A SNAPSHOT
OF SORT OF THE OVERALL IMPACT
COMPARED TO WHAT YOU ALL ADOPTED
IN NOVEMBER. AND THEN FROM A
GENERAL FUND PERSPECTIVE, WHAT I
REALLY WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT HERE
IS THERE'S ABOUT $2 MILLION OF
REVENUE ASSUMED IN THIS BILL. IN
GENERAL FUND INCREASES, GENERAL
FUND EXPENDITURES BY $94.5
MILLION. WHEN YOU JUST SEE THAT
NUMBER AND YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE
CONFRONTED WITH A SIGNIFICANT
DEFICIT, IT'S KIND OF EYE
POPPING. HOWEVER, MOST OF THAT
WAS ALREADY ASSUMED WHEN YOU ALL
WERE ADOPTING THE BUDGET LAST
YEAR. MUCH OF THAT MONEY WAS
HELD IN THE PLANNING RESERVES,
WHICH IS NOT APPROPRIATED, BUT
THEIR EXPENDITURES THAT WE
ANTICIPATE ARE LIKELY TO HIT IN
THE CURRENT YEAR. BUT WE DO NOT
YET HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION.
CONTRACTS HAVEN'T BEEN SETTLED
TO APPROPRIATE, SO THE MAJORITY
OF THAT IS REALLY THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS FOG. AND
SPM AYE CONTRACTS THAT WERE
FINALIZED AFTER THE ADOPTED
BUDGET. AND SO THAT INCLUDES
SORT OF RETRO PAYMENTS FOR
PREVIOUS YEARS, AS WELL AS
INCREASING THOSE DEPARTMENTS
BUDGETS SO THEY CAN PAY PEOPLE
CONSISTENT WITH THE CONTRACT. SO
OVERALL, THE NET IMPACT TO THE
GENERAL FUND THROUGH THIS
ORDINANCE IS, IS A HALF $1
MILLION. NEXT.
-- BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I'M JUST
GOING TO TAKE A PAUSE HERE
BECAUSE WHEN DIRECTOR PANUCCI
WORKED HERE AT CENTRAL STAFF, WE
WORKED TOGETHER IN WHAT I CALL
MULTI YEAR BUDGET REFORM IN
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE. AND THE
SIX YEAR LOOK BACK WAS
PROCEDURE. AND THIS DEMONSTRATES
PRACTICE OF CONTENT TODAY. AND I
JUST I SAY THAT BECAUSE WHEN I
TOOK THE BUDGET CHAIR ROLE, I
BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS 270 TO
$290 MILLION IN A STRUCTURAL
BUDGET DEFICIT, THAT NUMBER HAS
EBBED AND FLOWED OVER TIME,
WHICH IS WHY WE PUT A DATE STAMP
ON ANY OF THOSE CHARTS AT ANY
POINT. AND A COUPLE OF THE
THINGS THAT I HAVE SEEN IN YOUR
TIME HERE AT CITY HALL,
DIRECTOR, WAS ALSO THE THE
EXCEPTIONS ORDINANCE HAS
DRAMATICALLY DECREASED OVER THE
TIME THAT WE'VE WORKED TOGETHER
FROM SKYROCKETING NUMBERS TO, I
THINK IT WAS $2 MILLION THIS
YEAR, MAYBE A LITTLE HIGHER.
BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE HAVE
DRAMATICALLY REDUCED THE AMOUNT
THAT DEPARTMENTS ARE
OVERSPENDING IN ANY GIVEN YEAR,
MEANING THAT WE ARE THROUGH
PROCEDURE BECOMING MORE ACCURATE
WITH OUR BUDGET, OUR BUDGET, AND
THEN THROUGH PRACTICE, WE ARE
BEING MORE ACCOUNTABLE TO HOLD
THEM TO IT. AND SO IN THIS YEAR,
WHERE WE HAVE, AGAIN, ANOTHER
$170 MILLION STRUCTURAL BUDGET
DEFICIT BEFORE US, SEEING THAT
THERE IS ONLY ZERO POINT, THAT
THERE'S $500,000 OF NET GENERAL
FUND INCREASE IS REALLY
IMPORTANT. AND SO, COLLEAGUES, I
KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE
AMENDMENTS. AMENDMENT DEADLINE
IS THIS FRIDAY AT NOON. AND AS
MUCH AS YOU CAN FIND SOURCES OF
FUNDS TO OFFSET IT IS HELPFUL.
AND SO THAT'LL GET INTO THE
CONVERSATION WITH EDDIE LIN IN
JUST A MINUTE ABOUT THE PRE
INTRODUCTORY CHANGES THAT WE
MADE. WE MADE THEM IN THE SAME
WAY THAT THIS GREEN TABLE HERE
IS, WHICH WE APPROPRIATED MONEY
LAST YEAR. AND TODAY WE ARE
IDENTIFYING HOW THOSE
APPROPRIATED FUNDS WILL BE USED.
SO JUST WANTED TO CHIME IN AND
TALK ABOUT THE LONG RANGE PATH
TO HOW WE GOT HERE TODAY. AND MY
GRATITUDE FOR YOUR WORK.
-- THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE
PARTNERSHIP AND ALSO THANK THE
TWO PEOPLE SITTING ON EITHER
SIDE OF ME WHO WORKED ALONGSIDE
ME ON ON MUCH OF THAT WORK WHEN
I WAS ON CENTRAL STAFF AND THE
TEAM IN THE BUDGET OFFICE, AS
WELL AS YOUR LEADERSHIP AND
OTHERS ACROSS THE CITY. IT'S
REALLY TAKES EVERYONE BEING
COMMITTED TO ADDRESS THIS
PROBLEM IN ORDER TO, TO GET TO A
MORE STABLE, STABLE PLACE. OKAY,
NEXT SLIDE IS JUST IN A LOT OF
WAYS, JUST MORE WORDS DESCRIBING
THE SAME NUMBERS. I JUST WENT
OVER. IT HIGHLIGHTS A FEW OF THE
MAJOR DRIVERS IN THIS BILL IN
TERMS OF THOSE GENERAL FUND
INCREASES, INCLUDING THE, AS I
MENTIONED, THE LABOR AGREEMENTS,
IT APPROPRIATES THE FIRST HALF
OF A $5 MILLION COMMITMENT TO
SUPPORT THE SEATTLE CHINESE
GARDEN CAPITAL CAMPAIGN. AND THE
SECOND HALF YOU'LL SEE IN THE
THE BUDGET, WORKING WITH CHAIR
STRAUSS VERY CLOSELY, OTHER
LABOR AGREEMENTS. IT MAKES AN
IMPORTANT START TO AN INVESTMENT
IN REPLACING OUR SEATTLE
LICENSE, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT,
OR SLIM SYSTEM, WHICH IS VERY
IMPORTANT FOR MANAGING OUR TAX
AND REGULATORY REGULATORY FEES.
THE MAIN PIECE THAT WILL HAVE AN
ONGOING IMPACT TO THE GENERAL
FUND IS THE ADDITION OF AN
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY IN THE
LAW DEPARTMENT. THAT IS A WAS A
REQUEST, AND I KNOW MANY OF YOU
HAVE BEEN IN CONVERSATION AND
WORKED ON THIS WITH THE CITY
ATTORNEY, AND IN PREVIOUS
PREVIOUS WORK TO WORK ON EXTREME
RISK PROTECTION ORDERS. SO
THAT'S JUST A HIGHLIGHT OF THE
GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS
MOVING. OKAY. AND THEN THIS IS
JUST A SNAPSHOT OF SOME OF THE
CHANGES IN OTHER FUNDS. ONE ITEM
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT WAS AN
INVESTMENT IN SEATTLE CENTER TO
SUPPORT THE WORLD CUP
ACTIVITIES. THAT MONEY IS FROM
THE JUMPSTART FUND, AND IT WAS
UNDERSPEND FROM LAST YEAR IN THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SO IN THE ECONOMIC
REVITALIZATION CHARACTER, THIS
WAS AN IMPORTANT INVESTMENT TO
ALLOW SOME OF THOSE FREE EVENTS
AT SEATTLE CENTER DURING THAT
INCREDIBLE WEEKS OF EVENTS, AS
WELL AS THE DRIVE CLEAN SEATTLE
FLEET, ELECTRICAL VEHICLE
INFRASTRUCTURE, THAT WAS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO AVOID DEBT
FINANCING, SOME PROJECT BECAUSE
THERE WAS SOME UNANTICIPATED
UNDERSPEND. SO THAT IS JUST A
HIGHLIGHT. A LOT OF THE REST OF
IT IS THERE'S A LOT OF
TECHNICAL INS AND OUTS.
ABANDONING APPROPRIATIONS,
TRANSFERRING MONEY, THAT THAT
TYPE OF THING. SO I'M JUST GOING
TO GO THROUGH THAT IN DETAIL,
BUT HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS. AND
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
-- THANK YOU. I'LL JUST SAY ON
SLIDE NINE, I APPRECIATE IN THE
ONE PLACE THAT WE ARE INCREASING
GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE IS THAT
EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDER.
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY, THIS
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY IS WILL
BE WORKING ON MAKING SURE NORTH
AURORA BECOMES A SAFER PLACE TO
LIVE, BE TRANSIT THROUGH
EVERYTHING. ALL THE ABOVE. WITH
HER ABILITY TO USE THE EXTREME
RISK PROTECTION ORDERS TO TAKE
THE GUNS OUT OF VERY. THE HANDS
OF VERY DANGEROUS PEOPLE WHO ARE
HARMING THEMSELVES AND OTHERS,
ENSURING THAT THERE IS DUE
PROCESS THROUGH TO ADDRESS THAT
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT. AND THIS
IS THE PROCESS TO DO THAT WITH.
AND SO I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE
SHE PUT THE HARD PRESSED TO ME
TO FUND THIS IN THE MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL. AND I'M JUST GLAD
THAT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE DID SO
THAT SO THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO
BRING AN AMENDMENT. SO
APPRECIATE YOU THERE,
COLLEAGUES. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE
MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL BEFORE WE
GET INTO PRESENTATION?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
-- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA THANK
YOU, CHAIR. AND TO ECHO WHAT YOU
JUST SAID, THIS WAS ONE OF THE
AMENDMENT IDEAS THAT WE WERE
LOOKING AT IN TERMS OF, YOU
KNOW, INCREASING THE ABILITY FOR
THE CITY ATTORNEY TO WORK WITH
THE KING COUNTY PROSECUTING
ATTORNEY IN TERMS OF WHAT'S
HAPPENING ACROSS OUR CITY, BUT
MOST SPECIFICALLY NORTH AURORA.
SO SO I JUST WANTED TO ECHO MY
CHAIR AND HIS COMMENTS ON THIS
POINT. AND AND I DO SUPPORT THAT
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
-- FANTASTIC. THANK YOU, VICE
CHAIR.
-- RIVERA THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND
THANK YOU FOR ALL FOR BEING
HERE. I FEEL LIKE IT'S THE
-- [LAUGHTER],
-- THE, THE, THE SAME CREW
THAT'S BEEN HERE SINCE I'VE
BEEN HERE. AND I VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE THE CONTINUITY. AND
YOU. DIRECTOR NOW AND YOUR NEW
ROLE STILL GET TO, TO SIT WITH
US AND HELP US. SO I APPRECIATE
YOU AND YOUR WORK. CHAIR. I'M
JUST GOING TO SAY THIS IS A LOT
OF INFORMATION TO PRESENT. WE'RE
SORT OF LIKE, I FEEL IT'S A
LITTLE BIT OF A SPEED DATING
SITUATION WITH THE PRESENTATION
OF THESE. SO I'M GOING TO ASK
FOR A FORMAL MEETING SO WE CAN
REALLY SIT DOWN AND GO THROUGH
THIS. I HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT
SOME OF THE BUDGET ITEMS THAT WE
PRESENT IN COMMITTEE. AND AS FAR
AS I FEEL, WHEN WE GET THE
BUDGET PROJECTIONS, WE'RE ALWAYS
ASSUMING THE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S
ALWAYS A PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO.
BUT THEN IF YOU LOOK AT THE
ADOPTED BUDGET VERSUS ACTUAL
BUDGET, OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS,
WE'VE DONE BETTER THAN THAN
WE'VE ANTICIPATED. SO WE'VE
ADDED MORE THINGS. SO I FEEL
LIKE WE'RE CONSTANTLY COMING UP
SHORT. AND SO I INTEND TO DIG
MORE INTO THE ADOPTED VERSUS THE
ACTUAL VERSUS THE PROJECTIONS SO
THAT I HAVE A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE WE'RE AT
WITH OUR CITY BUDGETING, BECAUSE
WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT THE
STRUCTURAL DEFICIT. BUT I DO
THINK THAT IF YOU LOOK OVER THE
LAST, I DON'T KNOW, HANDFUL OF
YEARS, CERTAINLY SINCE COVID, I
THINK OUR BUDGET HAS COME IN
BETTER THAN WHAT WE ANTICIPATED,
WHAT WE PROJECTED. BUT WE'RE
INCLUDING MORE THINGS IN INTO
THE BUDGET. AND SO IT LOOKS LIKE
THIS DEFICIT, YES, IT'S A
DEFICIT, BUT IT'S BECAUSE WE'RE
INCLUDING MORE THINGS. SO
ANYWAY, ALL THAT TO SAY, I
INTEND TO DIG MORE INTO THE
INFORMATION AND CHAIR, I'M GOING
TO ASK AND SUGGEST THAT WE LOOK
AT ADOPT THE. IN ADDITION TO THE
PROJECTIONS, WE LOOK AT THE
ADOPTED AND THE ACTUALS OVER THE
LAST NUMBER OF YEARS TO REALLY
SEE HOW OUR BUDGET HAS BEEN OVER
THE LAST FEW YEARS, BECAUSE I
THINK THOSE NUMBERS ARE REALLY
HELPFUL TO COMPARE YEAR TO YEAR,
NOT JUST THE PROJECTIONS AND THE
ADOPTED. THANK YOU.
-- WELL SAID. AND COLLEAGUES, I
ALWAYS RECOMMEND A ONE ON ONE
BRIEFING WITH BUDGET ITEMS
BECAUSE YES, IN THIS
PRESENTATION IT IS A BIT HIGH
LEVEL. I'M CURRENTLY ON PAGE 11
OF. 546 49 PAGES OF EXPLANATION
OF HOW THIS BUDGET IS WORKING.
AND SO THIS IS HOW I WILL KNOW
WHAT, IF ANY, BUDGET AMENDMENTS
TO BRING THIS FRIDAY SO YOU'RE
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. WELL SAID
COLLEAGUES, ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS HERE? IF NOT, WE'LL
MOVE INTO PRESENTATION ABOUT THE
PRE-INTRODUCTION CHANGES THAT WE
MADE TO SUPPORT THE WORK WE
BEGAN LAST YEAR WITH THE
SOUTHEAST SEATTLE AND CENTRAL
DISTRICT REINVESTMENT FUND. OVER
TO YOU, EDDIE.
-- GOOD MORNING AGAIN. MY NAME
IS ED. FOR THE RECORD, WITH
COUNCIL STAFF, I HAVE TWO
SLIDES. SO LAST FALL DURING THE
BUDGET PROCESS, COUNCIL ADOPTED
ORDINANCE 127356, WHICH CREATED
A NEW FUND CALLED THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT AND SOUTHEAST
REINVESTMENT FUND AND VIA A
SEPARATE COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION,
APPROPRIATED A TOTAL OF $1.35
MILLION FROM THE GENERAL FUND
INTO THAT NEW FUND, INTO FINANCE
GENERAL RESERVE. WITH A PURPOSE
TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS
THAT PROMOTE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT, CULTURAL
PRESERVATION, AND COMMUNITY LED
REVITALIZATION IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT AND SOUTHEAST SEATTLE
NEIGHBORHOODS. SO THIS COUNCIL
PRE INTRODUCTORY CHANGE MOVES A
TOTAL OF 1.25 $1.2 MILLION. FROM
THAT FINANCE GENERAL RESERVE
INTO THE SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTS,
INCLUDING ARTS HUMAN SERVICES,
PARKS DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS AND OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. AND I CAN
GIVE THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL CONTEXT OR CAN MOVE
ON TO THE LAST SLIDE. AND THEN
WE CAN COME BACK TO THIS. IF,
WHATEVER YOUR PREFERENCE IS.
-- LET'S TAKE A QUICK PAUSE,
SEE IF THERE'S QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS ABOUT THE
APPROPRIATIONS WITHIN THE SOUTH,
WITHIN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT,
SOUTHEAST, SOUTH SEATTLE
REINVESTMENT FUND. FUN FACT.
SOUTH SEATTLE WAS ITS OWN
INCORPORATED CITY UNTIL IT WAS
ANNEXED IN 1907. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
-- THANK YOU, THANK YOU, CHAIR,
AND JUST SENDING SOME GRATITUDE.
THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
FOR GETTING THIS IN THE PRE
INTRODUCTION AND TO OUR CENTRAL
STAFF AND THE NEW CHAIR FOR YOUR
WORK ON THIS AS WELL. SO REALLY
APPRECIATE IT. AND THANK YOU TO
THE COLLEAGUES WHO VOTED ON THIS
LAST YEAR, SETTING UP THIS FUND
AS WELL TO HELP SOME TO HELP THE
COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU.
-- FANTASTIC. NO FURTHER
COMMENTS HERE. WE'LL CLICK ON
TO THE NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS
GIVING A LITTLE BIT. I'M NOT
GOING TO STEAL YOUR SHOW, BUT A
LITTLE BIT OF OVERVIEW DEPENDING
ON TIME FOR OUR NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING. DIRECTOR PANUCCI AND I
HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER AND
DISCUSSING HOW WE BEGIN
PREVIEWING THE BUDGET PROCESS
FOR THIS YEAR, WITH SOME
STRUCTURAL CONVERSATIONS, KIND
OF TO VICE CHAIRS POINT HERE.
AND SO DEPENDING ON THAT AMOUNT
OF TIME FOR THE NEXT PRESIDENT,
FOR THE NEXT PRESENTATION WILL
DETERMINE HOW IN DEPTH WE GET IN
THAT ONE CONVERSATION. AND THERE
WILL BE A NUMBER OF COMMITTEE
MEETINGS BETWEEN NOW AND THE
FALL BUDGET SESSION TO DIG INTO
IT. AND WITH THAT OVER, BACK
OVER TO YOU, EDNA AND DIRECTOR
PANUCCI. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE
ANY OTHER WORDS ON THAT.
-- ALL RIGHT. SO JUST AS JUST
SOME REMINDERS AND DATES SECOND
BRIEFING AND VOTE ON BOTH
COUNCIL BILLS ONE, TWO, ONE,
TWO, FIVE TWO AND 121253. THE
MID-YEAR GRANTS MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULED FOR
AUGUST 4th. FINANCE COMMITTEE.
ALL AMENDMENT CONCEPTS ARE DUE
BY THE END OF THIS WEEK, SO
PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME AND YOUR
CENTRAL STAFF AND MY CENTRAL
STAFF COLLEAGUES. IF YOU HAVE A
POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO DISCUSS.
SO JULY 24th, IF THE LEGISLATION
IS VOTED OUT OF COMMITTEE, IT
WILL GO TO BOTH BILLS WILL TAKE
PLACE AT THE AUGUST 11th CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. AND RELATEDLY,
IN TERMS OF BUDGET LEGISLATION,
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET IS
EXPECTED TO BE TRANSMITTED IN
LATE SEPTEMBER AND WILL LIKELY
INCLUDE A YEAR END SUPPLEMENTAL
AND A YEAR OF GRANTS, ACCEPTANCE
AND APPROPRIATION BILLS.
-- DIRECTOR.
-- THANK YOU. I'LL JUST HAPPY
TO HAPPY TO GIVE THAT
PRESENTATION, AND THAT WILL SHOW
SOME OF SORT OF, YOU KNOW, 25
ACTUALS, 26 REVISED. AND THEN
OUR PROJECTED DEFICIT. I JUST
WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY.
I GOT A NOTE FROM MY TEAM WHILE
WE WERE TALKING TO COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE QUESTION ABOUT THE ACTUAL
SPENDING ON THE WORLD CUP EVENT
THAT WILL ALL BE RECONCILED
THROUGH THE YEAR END
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET, WHICH GETS
TRANSMITTED WITH THE BUDGET. SO
IF I HAVE INFORMATION IN ADVANCE
OF THAT, HAPPY TO PROVIDE IT TO
YOU AND THE REST OF THE COUNCIL,
BUT THAT IS WHERE IT WILL
FORMALLY GET KIND OF RECONCILED,
AND WE'LL HAVE A CLEARER, CLEAR
PICTURE. SO JUST WANTED TO NOTE
THAT, FOR THE RECORD
-- GREAT. THANK YOU. AND AS
NOTED, WE HAVE THE FRIDAY NOON
DEADLINE FOR CONCEPTS. AGAIN,
IT'S JUST CONCEPTS. SO IF I
SAID TO AYDIN TODAY, I WOULD
LIKE AN EXTREME RISK PROTECTION
ORDER, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
RIGHT NOW THAT WOULD MEET THAT
DEADLINE AND THAT WILL GIVE
CENTRAL STAFF ENOUGH TIME NEXT
WEEK TO DEVELOP THAT PROPOSED
AMENDMENT. MY REQUEST IS, IF
POSSIBLE, PLEASE DO IDENTIFY THE
FUNDING SOURCE IN WHICH YOU'RE
COMING FROM SO THAT WE CAN
CONTINUE THE WORK LIKE WE DID
WITH SOUTH CENTRAL DISTRICT AND
SOUTHEAST SEATTLE REINVESTMENT
FUND, AS WELL AS THE WORK THAT
DIRECTOR PANUCCI DID WITH THE
GENERAL FUND THIS YEAR. WE'RE
TRYING TO STAY ON TRACK THERE,
AND SO, YEAH, DEADLINE IS FRIDAY
AT NOON. COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS ON THIS TOPIC? SEEING
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. ANY LAST
WORDS FROM THE COMMITTEE TABLE?
TOM, YOU'VE BEEN VERY LOUD
TODAY. ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE
TO SHARE? NOTHING FANTASTIC.
ANYTHING FROM YOU? DIRECTOR
AYDIN? ALL RIGHT. WELL, THIS
DOES CONCLUDE THE JULY 21st
MEETING OF THE FINANCE NATIVE
COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE ON SALMON
BAY FC, OUR NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
DAY. OUR NEXT MEETING IS AUGUST
4th. WE PLAN TO VOTE ON THE
APPOINTMENTS FROM THE INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL AND OUR GRANT
ACCEPTANCE ORDINANCE, AS WELL AS
OUR MID-YEAR BUDGET ORDINANCES.
WE DO ALSO PLAN TO HAVE OUR
SECOND BRIEFING ON THE CITY'S
PROGRESS TOWARDS THE TRIBAL
SUMMIT COMMITMENT AREAS. WITH
THAT, I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A
WONDERFUL DAY. AND IF YOU'D LIKE
TO JOIN US IN BERTHA KNIGHT
LANDES AT 115, WE WILL BE
CELEBRATING NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
SALMON BAY FC. HAVE A GREAT DAY
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