>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE,
THANK YOU FOR BEING PATIENT WITH
US. IT IS APRIL 29th, 2026, THE
LAND-USE AND SUSTAINABILITY
COMMITTEE MEETING WILL COME TO
ORDER. IT IS 9:38 A.M., I AM
EDDIE LIN, CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE, WILL THE COMMITTEE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> WONDERFUL, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. OH, COUNCILMEMBER
STROSS IS EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S
COMMITTEE MEETING. IF THERE IS
NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED POINT HERE IN NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED
PRETTY GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE,
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TO THIS
WEDNESDAY MORNING MEETING TO
DISCUSS LAND-USE POINT THANK YOU
TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND THE
ENVIRONMENT FOR HELPING US
PREPARE FOR THIS MEETING. WE
WILL NOW OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD POINT THE
COMMENTS AND RELATES ITEMS ON
THE AGENDA OR ITEMS WITHIN THE
PURVIEW OF THE COMMITTEE POINT
THE SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP
TODAY?
>> CURRENTLY, WE HAVE 13
SPEAKERS, 10 IN PERSON, THREE
REMOTE.
>> OKAY, GIVEN THAT, EACH
SPEAKER WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES
POINT WE WILL START WITH IN
PERSON FIRST. CAN YOU READ THE
INSTRUCTIONS? IT'S A PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD WILL BE MODERATED
IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. [
INAUDIBLE ] UNTIL THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS ENDED.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A TRY THEM [
INAUDIBLE ] . PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS NOW OPEN AND WE WILL
BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON
THE LIST, SEAN WATTS. SEAN, JUST
ONE MOMENT.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> MAYBE JUST A LITTLE BIT
CLOSER.
>> CHECK, CHECK. GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU, LAND-USE AND
SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE FOR
INVITING THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS
THE COUNCIL. MY NAME IS SEAN
WATTS, I'M THE OWNER OF [
INAUDIBLE ] CONSULTING, I AM
HERE TO EXPRESS MY ENTHUSIASTIC
SUPPORT FOR LYLIANNA ALLALA AS
SEATTLE'S [ INAUDIBLE ]. I MET
LYLIANNA IN SEPTEMBER 2013 AT
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONS [
INAUDIBLE ] MEETING. JUST A FEW
WEEKS AFTER I MOVED TO SEATTLE,
REMEMBER THIS CLEARLY, BECAUSE
WITHIN MOMENTS, I RECOGNIZED
THAT LYLIANNA WAS A SINGULAR
FORCE AND SHE WAS ALREADY WELL
ON HER WAY TO MAKING HER MARK ON
THE WORLD. LYLIANNA HAS ALL THE
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS,
NUMEROUS FELLOWSHIPS, INCLUDING
MOST RECENTLY AS [ INAUDIBLE ]
AND USA LEADER, [ INAUDIBLE ],
NUMEROUS WELL-DESERVED
ACCOLADES. SHE KNOCKS IT OUT OF
THE PARK ON PAPER. I WILL LET MY
COLLEAGUES IN HER LINKEDIN PAGE
COVER THAT POINT AND NOT TO
DIMINISH THE DEPTH OF HER
EXPERIENCE, BUT AS AN AGENCY
HEAD, I THINK IT'S EVEN MORE
IMPORTANT THAT [ INAUDIBLE ] IS
THE MOST CRUCIAL, PERSONAL
LEADERSHIP QUALITIES FOR THIS
JOB. SHE IS A PASSIONATE
DEFENDER OF EQUITY AND JUSTICE,
SHE HAS A GRACE AND A FIRE, I
HAVE NEVER SEEN HER SHOCK. I
HAVE SEEN HER COCKED HER HEAD IN
A CERTAIN WAY, BUT SHE NEVER
GETS RUFFLED. [ INAUDIBLE ]
SPINNING IN A CIRCUS ACT AND SHE
ALWAYS HAS A PLAN. SHE DOES WHAT
SHE SAYS AND SAYS WHAT SHE
CAN'T. SHE IS KIND, THOUGHTFUL,
ACCOUNTABLE, PASSIONATE,
TRUSTWORTHY, EFFORTLESS AND HER
ABILITY TO LIFT US UP, WHICH
MAKES PEOPLE BELIEVE IN
THEMSELVES, AND PERHAPS MOST
IMPORTANT FOR THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT,
MAKES PEOPLE BELIEVE IN THE
FUTURE. I HAVE WORKED WITH AND
FOR MANAGERS WHO SHINE ON PAPER,
BUT DON'T HAVE HAVE THE
EXPERIENCE, DISPOSITION, AND
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE THAT
MAKES LYLIANNA ALLALA AN IDEAL
LEADER FOR THIS AGENCY, THANK
YOU AGAIN FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO SUPPORT MY FRIEND AND
COLLEAGUE, LYLIANNA .
>> THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ] X NEXT UP, WE
HAVE PAULINA LOPEZ.
>> GOOD MORNING, DEAR
COUNCILMEMBERS AND
SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS PAULINA LOPEZ AND I AM
DIRECTOR OF THE [ INAUDIBLE ]
COMMUNITY COALITION. I THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK
TODAY, I AM HERE ALSO TO OFFER
MY STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE
CONFIRMATION OF DIRECTOR OF THE
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT, LYLIANNA ALLALA.
THIS ROLE IS CRITICAL FOR THE
FUTURE OF OUR CITY. AS THE
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT,
SHE WOULD NOT ONLY BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR SHAPING POLICY,
BUT ALSO FOR GUIDING HOW WE
RESPOND TO SOME OF THE MOST
PRESSING CHALLENGES WE FACE IN
CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH, AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH.
ALL OF THESE HAS BEEN A GREAT
EXPERIENCE WITH LYLIANNA , AND
WILL REQUIRE A LEADER THAT [
INAUDIBLE ] URGENCY INTO ACTION
AS IS PROVEN FROM HER PAST
EXPERIENCES. ALSO BALANCING
COMPETING PRIORITIES AND REALLY
TRUST [ INAUDIBLE ] COMMUNITIES,
WHICH IS A GREAT ATTRIBUTE THAT
LYLIANNA HAS. [ INAUDIBLE ]
JUDGMENT NEEDED TO MEET THAT
MOMENT. HER BACKGROUND REFLECTS
A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, POLICY,
PRACTICAL APPROACHES TO
IMPLEMENTATION AS WE SUFFER THE
GREEN NEW DEAL, ENVIRONMENTAL
AGENDA, AND MANY OTHER EXAMPLES.
JUST AS IMPORTANT, LYLIANNA HAS
DEMONSTRATED AN ABILITY TO WORK
COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE
COMMUNITY, WHICH IS ANOTHER
THING WE NEED IN LEADERS
NOWADAYS. [ INAUDIBLE ]
GOVERNMENT PARTNERS. LYLIANNA
HAS SHOWN A COMMITMENT [
INAUDIBLE ] NOT ONLY IN THE
CITY, BUT AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL
, BEING AN OBAMA FELLOW, WORKING
WITH [ INAUDIBLE ] , A MEMBER OF
THIS COMMITTEE, AND THEN SHE
UNDERSTANDS ENVIRONMENTAL
PROGRESS [ INAUDIBLE ]. AT THE
TIME OF THE CITY'S [ INAUDIBLE
], WE NEED LEADERSHIP THAT BOTH
IS VISIONARY AND PRAGMATIC AS
LYLIANNA DEMONSTRATED THOSE
QUALITIES. I'M CONFIDENT SHE
WILL BE THE FOCUS OF
COLLABORATION NECESSARY TO MAKE
THIS A PRIORITY. I RESPECTFULLY
URGE THE COUNCIL TO CONFIRM
LYLIANNA , THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP, WE HAVE CAROL
WILLIAMS.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS,
MY NAME IS KARA WILLIAMS, [
INAUDIBLE ]. I'M HERE TODAY TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF CB 121195.
WE ARE IN DIRE NEED OF SHELTER
THAT PROVIDES PEOPLE A ROOF OVER
THEIR HEAD, A DOOR THAT LOCKS, A
SPACE OF THEIR OWN, WRAPAROUND
CASE MANAGEMENT, BEHAVIORAL
HEALTHCARE WHEN NECESSARY, AND
OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. WE
RECEIVE CALLS EVERY SINGLE DAY
FROM PEOPLE LOOKING FOR SHELTER.
EXPANDING CURRENT SHELTER SITES
WITH NECESSARY SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES IS A FAST AND EFFECTIVE
WAY TO SAVE LIVES. I SUPPORT
THIS INCREASE OF THE CITYWIDE
LIMIT FOR TRADITIONAL
ENCAMPMENTS FROM 100 TO 150
PEOPLE, AND ALLOWING SELECTED
SITES TO SERVE UP TO 250 PEOPLE.
SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE READY TO
ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY AT SHELTER
SITES, PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES , TO MAKE SURE STAFFING
PLANS MATCH THE NEED CREATED BY
HAVING MORE PEOPLE ON SITE, AND
TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS. WORKING ON
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT , I CAN
CONFIDENTLY SAY, OUR COMMUNITY
ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS [
INAUDIBLE ], AND TO FOLLOW UP
WITH OPERATION STAFF TO ADDRESS
ANYTHING COMMUNITY MEMBERS BRING
TO US. RAISING SHELTER CAPACITY
LIMITS IS A STRONG AND DIGNIFIED
STEP TOWARDS GIVING OUR MOST
VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS WHAT THEY
NEED TO THRIVE. I ASK THAT YOU
PLEASE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS
LEGISLATION NEEDED TO QUICKLY
EXPANDED SHELTER, INC. YOU FOR
YOUR COMMITMENT TO ENDING
HOMELESSNESS IN OUR CITY.
>> THANK YOU POINT
>> NEXT UP, WE HAVE MARTA [
INAUDIBLE ].
>> THANK YOU, COMMITTEE AND
COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR TAKING THE
TIME TO HEAR FROM COMMUNITY
MEMBERS THIS MORNING. MY NAME IS
MARTA AND I'M THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT MANAGER AT THE [
INAUDIBLE ]. WE GREATLY
APPRECIATE THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE'S WORK TO ALLOW FOR
SHELTER EXPANSION ACROSS THE
CITY OF SEATTLE. AS WE ALL KNOW,
THERE IS A HOMELESSNESS CRISIS
IN THE CITY, AND COUNCIL BILL
121195 IS A DIRECT RESPONSE TO
MEETING THAT NEED. THANK YOU,
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, FOR MAKING
THIS A PRIORITY. AT THIS TIME, I
WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE COMMITTEE
TO RECONSIDER AMENDMENT NUMBER
5, WHICH SPEAKS TO THE [
INAUDIBLE ] SHELTERS INTO
NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS IS AN IDEA
THAT ORIGINATED FROM THE
PRESENTATION WE AND OTHER
PROVIDERS GAVE TO THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE ON APRIL 1st. WE HAD
MADE A RECOMMENDATION THAT
ADJUSTMENTS CAN BE GROUPED INTO
NEIGHBORHOODS [ INAUDIBLE ]
SHARED ESSENTIAL ITEMS BETWEEN
SAID GROUPINGS. FOR EXAMPLE,
HYGIENE TRAILERS, KITCHENS, AND
LAUNDRY ROOMS THAT CAN BE PLACED
STRATEGICALLY TO MAKE THEM
EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO VILLAGERS
AND MAKING THE VILLAGE FEEL
SMALLER WHILE KEEPING THAT
COMMUNITY FEELING. THE WAY THE
AMENDMENT IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN
COULD BE [ INAUDIBLE ] TO
PROVIDERS, SO I ASK THAT YOU [
INAUDIBLE ]. AND ALSO, WE WANT
TO ENSURE THAT WITH THOSE
CHANGES, WE WOULD ALWAYS BE
INCREASING THE LEVEL OF STAFFING
ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF
OCCUPANTS, AND THE CENSUS NEED.
SO, WE GREATLY APPRECIATE,
AGAIN, YOUR PRIORITIZATION OF
THE SHELTER NEEDS AND
HOMELESSNESS SUPPORT, AND WE
HOPE THAT THE COUNCIL BILL CAN
BE AMENDED IN ORDER TO MEET
PROVIDER NEEDS AS WELL, THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU POINT
>> NEXT UP, STEVE.
>> I THINK SEATTLE IS OPEN TO
MANY HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES. BUT
EACH VILLAGE WILL HAVE TO BE
JUDGED ON IF IT BECOMES A CRIME
CENTER OR NOT. AND I WOULD
BELIEVE THAT IF WE HAVE PROBLEMS
IN ONE OR TWO, WE SHOULDN'T GO
AFTER ALL. BUT WE SHOULD LOOK
VERY CAREFULLY TO WHAT HAPPENS
AT EACH ONE INDIVIDUALLY ,
BECAUSE I THINK SEATTLE
CONTINUES [ INAUDIBLE ] AS LONG
AS IT IS DONE IN A REASONABLE
MANNER. THE MAIN THING I'M
GOING TO TALK ABOUT TODAY IS
TREES AND 44 01 FREMONT. WE HAVE
TREES GOING BACK TO THE '70s. I
RECENTLY FOUND THE YELLOW TAG ON
A NUMBER OF TREES THERE. TALKING
ABOUT REPLACEMENT . REMOVAL AND
REPLACEMENT. NOW, I TRIED TO
CONTACT SDOT , AND THE FIRST DAY
I TRIED, THEY WERE HAVING
MEETINGS, AND SO, I TRIED AGAIN,
AND MY CALL WAS REFERRED TO THE
ARBORIST, I HAVE YET TO HEAR.
SO, I WOULD LIKE TO GET A FULL
UNDERSTANDING OF THE YELLOW TAG.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE REASON
WHY, BECAUSE ON FREMONT, YOU CAN
TELL HOW OLD THE DEPARTMENT
BUILDING IS BY LOOKING AT THE
TREES IN FRONT OF IT. THEY HAVE
BEEN DESTROYED EACH TIME THE NEW
GENERATION OF APARTMENTS COME
IN. BECAUSE IT'S FAR EASIER TO
ASK FOR FORGIVENESS THAN IT IS
TO DO A GOOD JOB WITH THE CITY.
AND I WAS [ INAUDIBLE ] A LITTLE
BIT LAST NIGHT AT A FREMONT
MEETING, WHERE EVEN PEOPLE WHO
BELIEVE THE NONSENSE ABOUT
RAISING ZONING [ INAUDIBLE ]
HOUSING WERE CONCERNED ABOUT
DESIGN AND REVIEW. IT APPEARS
EVEN SOME OF THE TRUE BELIEVERS
DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE CITY AND
THE NEIGHBORHOOD SHOULD ADJUST
TO THE BUILDING. [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> NEXT UP, WE HAVE RUTH.
>> SO, I'M TALKING ABOUT
PLANNING. FRIENDS OF QUEEN ANNE
ARE ADVOCATES OF SOCIAL AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING BECAUSE WE
DON'T BELIEVE THE MARKET CAN
DELIVER FOR LOW AND MODERATE
INCOME PEOPLE. WE SUPPORT UP
ZONING, BUT NOT WITHOUT EVIDENCE
WE NEED SO MUCH. WE LOVE MIDDLE
HOUSING, JUST NOT THE WAY
SEATTLE IS DOING IT. WE PREFER
PORTLAND'S APPROACH, WHICH HAS
BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL, SMALLER,
ENTRY-LEVEL INCOME HOMES. WE ARE
HOUSING SUPPLY REALISTS WHO
DON'T BELIEVE MASS UP ZONING
WILL ACHIEVE THE AFFORDABILITY
WE NEED, AND [ INAUDIBLE ] .
RESEARCH SHOWS MASS UP ZONING
PRICE IMPACTS TAKE YEARS TO SHOW
UP. SUPPOSEDLY SUCCESS STORIES
LIKE AUSTIN HAVE ALL SEEN
DECLINING GROWTH. AND PRICE
DROPS ARE PARTLY DUE TO
DECREASED DEMAND. BUILDERS STOP
BUILDING WHEN PRICES DROP TOO
LOW, WHICH IS HAPPENING IN THESE
CITIES. I WILL START AGAIN WITH
[ INAUDIBLE ] AND PRICES BEGIN
TO RISE. IT'S A CITY EXPECTING
TOO MUCH FROM MASS UP ZONING.
WHERE IS THE DEFINITIVE PROOF IT
WORKS? WHY AREN'T WE DOING
OTHER THINGS THAT COULD BE MORE
EFFECTIVE LIKE DAMPENING LAND
SPECULATION? VANCOUVER RECENTLY
ADDED A SWEET SPECULATION [
INAUDIBLE ] POINT PRICES HAVE
DROPPED BY 9%, IN SOME CASES BY
MILLION DOLLARS. THE BAD NEWS IS
THOSE INVESTORS SEE SEATTLE AS
THEIR NEW FAVORITE PLACE. WHY
AREN'T WE ADDRESSING THE
UNEARNED WEALTH [ INAUDIBLE ]
AND FINDING WAYS TO GET SOME OF
THAT BACK TO FUND THE LOW INCOME
AND SOCIAL HOUSING? WE ARE
BANNING SHORT-TERM RENTALS,
WHICH COULD PUT MORE HOUSING ON
THE MARKET OVERNIGHT. WE ASK YOU
TO BE HOUSING SUPPLY REALISTS,
RECOGNIZE THE LIMITS OF MASS UP
ZONING, AND LOOK FOR OTHER
SOLUTIONS TO ACHIEVE MORE
IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM [
INAUDIBLE ].
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP, WE HAVE CINDY
WILSON.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS CINDY WILSON AND I AM
WITH HEADWATER PEOPLE,
INDIGENOUS LEAD AND RUN
CONSULTING [ INAUDIBLE ]. AND I
HAVE SOME WORDS TO SHARE FROM
MYSELF AND ONE OF OUR
COFOUNDERS, MATT. OUR TEAM AT
HEADWATER PEOPLE IS PROUD TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF DIRECTOR
ALLALA'S CONFIRMATION. AS
COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WE HAVE
WITNESSED FIRSTHAND HOW THE
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT HAS FLOURISHED UNDER
LYLIANNA 'S LEADERSHIP. SHE
EMBODIES A MODEL OF PUBLIC
SERVICE THAT BUILDS GENUINE
TRUST AND DRIVES MEANINGFUL
ACTION IN WHAT IS ARGUABLY THE
CITY'S MOST CONSEQUENTIAL WORK.
SHE LIVES WITH CLARITY, EMPATHY,
AND URGENCY, AND SHE IS
CULTIVATING AN EXCEPTIONAL TEAM
THAT GENERATIONS OF SEATTLEITES
CAN COUNT ON. WE ARE EXCITED TO
CONTINUE SUPPORTING ALLALA AND
OST AND THEIR CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT WORK, THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP, WE HAVE MARGARET.
>> GOOD MORNING, I AM MARGARET
FROM LAKE CITY, AND I HAVE
SPOKEN BEFORE ABOUT MY STRONG
SUPPORT FOR RAPIDLY EXPANDING
LOW BARRIER, ACCESSIBLE SHELTER
WITH WRAPAROUND SERVICES, LIKE
THE TINY HOUSE VILLAGE NEAR MY
HOME. WE NEED MORE AND LARGER
SHELTERS, AND I'M GRATEFUL TO
THE COUNCIL FOR THE RAPIDLY
ENACTING TWO TO THREE BILLS IN
THIS PACKAGE, BUT THEY CAME OUT
WITH MORE WEIGHT, MORE
REQUIREMENTS. SO, AS YOU
CONSIDER ADDING AMENDMENTS TO
COUNCILMEMBER FORSTER'S GOOD
LAND-USE BILL TODAY, PLEASE
ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT RIGHT NOW,
SEATTLE IS IN A CRISIS. TOO MANY
PEOPLE ARE LIVING ON OUR
STREETS, IN OUR PARKS, ON THE
EDGES OF ROADS, AND GREEN
SPACES. THERE ARE NO SAFETY
PLANS THERE AT ALL. THERE ARE NO
SERVICES THERE. AND IT'S
IMPACTING MOST NEIGHBORHOODS
ACROSS THE CITY ON A DAILY
BASIS. IT'S UNHEALTHY AND
UNSAFE FOR EVERYONE. NOW, I KNOW
YOU KNOW THAT, BUT PLEASE
REMEMBER IT IS YOU CONSIDER
ADDING MORE DATA CONNECTION,
MORE REPORTING, AND MORE
BUREAUCRATIC TASKS FOR SERVICE
PROVIDERS TO THIS BILL. EVERY
WEIGHT YOU ADD MAKES THIS HARD
WORK EVEN HARDER , MORE
LOGISTICALLY DIFFICULT, AND MUCH
MORE COSTLY. ARE YOU AIMING FOR
THE PERFECT WHEN THE GOOD WOULD
BE SO MUCH BETTER THAN WHERE WE
ARE NOW? IS THE JUICE REALLY
WORTH THE SQUEEZE ON EVERY ONE
OF THESE REQUIREMENTS? PLEASE
PROPEL THE SHELTER EXPANSION
INITIATIVE FORWARD TOWARDS
SUCCESS. PLEASE DON'T WAIT IT
DOWN INTO THE QUICKSAND THAT WE
HAVE BEEN STUCK IN THIS ISSUE OF
HOMELESSNESS FOR FAR TOO LONG.
IT STILL MORE SHELTERS NOW.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP IS PETER.
>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR LIN AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS PETER, I'M A LABOR
REPRESENTATIVE ON THE [
INAUDIBLE ] OVERSIGHT BOARD AND
I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF MY UNION,
LOCAL 46 AND RS/6000
ELECTRICIANS. I'M SPEAKING IN
SUPPORT OF LYLIANNA ALLALA'S
APPOINTMENT AS [ INAUDIBLE ].
SEATTLE IS FACING MANY THREATS
FROM EXTREME WEATHER , WE HAD
OVER 400 WASHINGTON RESIDENTS
DIE IN THE HEAT DOMAN 2021, WE
HAVE FLOODS, WILDFIRES SMOKE,
BURSTING PIPES. LYLIANNA HAS
BEEN CLEAR EYED ABOUT THESE
THREATS AND SHE IS GOING TO HELP
THE CITY DO EVERYTHING IT CAN TO
SUPPORT RESIDENTS FROM THESE
HAZARDS. AT THE SAME TIME, SHE
IS ALSO GOING TO BE AN ADVOCATE
FOR THE WORKERS FOR PERFORMING
WORK TO PROTECT THE CITY AND
MAKE SURE THEY HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE GREAT
CAREERS AND GOOD JOBS. WE
STRONGLY SUPPORT LYLIANNA FOR
THIS POSITION, THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP, WE HAVE SMITH.
>> HELLO, GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBERS FOSTER, RINCK,
AND LIN. MY NAME IS HANNAH
SMITH, I AM A YOUTH
REPRESENTATIVE ON THE [
INAUDIBLE ] OVERSIGHT BOARD AND
I AM HERE TO SPEAK TODAY IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF CONFIRMING THE
DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT, LYLIANNA ALLALA. I
HEARD ABOUT LYLIANNA 'S
NOMINATION -- WELL, ATTEMPTED
NOMINATION, I HOPE SO, AS THE
DIRECTOR, WHEN I WAS IN MY
SECOND YEAR ON THE BOARD, AND I
REALLY THINK THAT I ACTUALLY DID
SCREAM A LITTLE BIT WITH
EXCITEMENT, BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN
FIRSTHAND HOW LILIANA HAS BEEN
AN EFFECTIVE ADVOCATE AND A
REALLY FEARLESS LIN IN THOSE FEW
YEARS, SO FIRST WITH THE CLIMATE
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT , BEFORE THAT
WITH EQUITY AND ENVIRONMENT
INITIATIVE. SHE IS AN EXPERT
POLICY PRACTITIONER, CAPABLE
COALITION BUILDER, A LEADER OF
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN EVERY
SENSE OF THE WORD. AND I HAVE
SEEN THAT PLAY OUT MORE CLEARLY
THAN EVER UNDER THE NEW WILSON
ADMINISTRATION. WHEN I ASKED
LYLIANNA ONCE ABOUT WHERE DID
THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE
TRANSITION SESSIONS GO, SHE
CLEARLY LAID OUT HER FIVE-STEP
PLAN FOR HOW THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS WERE GOING TO BE
IMPLEMENTED, REVIEWED, AND TRULY
RESPECTED. THAT IS THE KIND OF
LEADERSHIP THAT WE NEED AT THE
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT AND THROUGHOUT THE
CITY, AND SHE REALLY IS THE BEST
OF WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER HERE IN
THE MOVEMENT , IN GOVERNMENT,
AND IN THE WORLD. PLEASE, I
STRONGLY URGE YOU TO CONFIRM
LYLIANNA ALLALA AS OSC DIRECTOR.
THANK YOU.
>> THAT IS THE LAST IN PERSON
SPEAKER, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO
OUR REMOTE SPEAKERS, STARTING
WITH [ INAUDIBLE ]. FATIMA,
PLEASE PRESS*6. FATIMA, IF YOU
ARE THERE, PLEASE PRESS *6.
OKAY. FATIMA, WE WILL COME BACK
TO YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS
DAVID HAYNES.
>> GOOD MORNING. IS THE
ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABLE FOR
HEALTHY LIVING WHERE YOU CITE
ENCAMPMENTS ON THE SIDE OF THE
TRAIN TRACKS ARE THE BUS STOP OR
THE ROADWAY IS? IT'S
UNSUSTAINABLE TO MAKE THE
ENVIRONMENT MOVEMENT A RACE WAR
AND A CLASH WAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN
YOU ARE IGNORING THE OPPORTUNITY
TO BUILD BACK BETTER , AND WE
IMAGINE THE 21st CENTURY, [
INAUDIBLE ] SUSTAINABLE,
WALKABLE PEDESTRIAN CENTRIC,
RESIDENT FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD,
WITHOUT THE ROAD RAGE OR THE
BUSES ARE THE TRAINS BOTHERING
YOU EVERY FIVE, 10, 15 MINUTES.
YOU ARE ACTING LIKE YOU ARE
DOING POOR PEOPLE A FAVOR BY
CREATING WHAT THEY CALL ROAD
QUALITY, LOW LEVEL AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. AND YET, YOU ARE
PUTTING THEM IN THE WORST
LOCATION , IN THE MOST UNHEALTHY
ENVIRONMENTS. AND IT IS LIKE A
TWO-FACED POLICY THAT IS REALLY
BEING USED TO LINE THE POCKETS
OF A BUNCH OF POLITICALLY
CONNECTED NONPROFITS THAT WANT
TO PLAY THE RACE WAR, AND MAKE A
BUNCH OF MONEY HANDING OUT
FLYERS WERE TAKING ANOTHER
SURVEY. BUT THERE IS NO REAL
EFFORT WITHIN THE LAND-USE TO
TAKE AWAY THE RESTRICTIONS FOR
THE SMALL-TIME LANDLORDS , PUT
ON THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE COMP
PLAN, AND ALLOW FOR THE
COMMUNITY IN SEATTLE AND THE
REST OF THE NATION TO SEE HOW
YOU CAN REDEVELOP WITHOUT THE
ROAD BEING THE PRIORITY. DO YOU
REALIZE THAT THERE IS SUCH A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO ALMOST
DOUBLE THE SPACE FOR BUILDING
HOMES AND COMPLETELY IMPROVE THE
ENVIRONMENT? IF YOU COULD JUST
REALIZE THAT, ALL THE ASPHALT
AND CONCRETE , THAT HAS BEEN --
WHAT HAS CAUSED SO MUCH PROBLEM.
AND WHEN SOMEBODY WANTS TO DRIVE
THROUGH YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND
SAY YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO BUILD
BACK BETTER BECAUSE WE WANT THAT
TREE TO ABSORB THE TOXIC [
INAUDIBLE ]. WE HAVE TO TEAR UP
THOSE ROADS AND ALLOW FOR GREEN
SCAPE REDEVELOPMENT [ INAUDIBLE
] ON THE SIDE ROADS.
>> THANK YOU, DAVID. WE WILL NOW
MOVE ON TO RYAN.
>> GOOD MORNING LAND-USE AND
SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE, THANK
YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO MAKE
PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY, MY NAME IS
RYAN AND I'M A REPRESENTATIVE
OF HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER. I
AM HERE TO URGE YOU TO SUPPORT
CB 121195, AND I WANT TO EXPLAIN
WHY THIS LEGISLATION MATTERS TO
ME AS A PART-TIME HEALTHCARE
WORKER. AT HARBORVIEW, I
REGULARLY CARE FOR PATIENTS WHO
ARE MEDICALLY READY FOR
DISCHARGE, BUT HAVE NO SAFE
PLACE TO GO. IN SERIOUS
CONDITION, [ INAUDIBLE ], SEVERE
INFECTION, AND TRAUMATIC
INJURIES. [ INAUDIBLE ] AND I
HAVE SEEN SO MANY PATIENTS
ACKNOWLEDGE THE FRUSTRATION THAT
[ INAUDIBLE ] , AND THEN I END
UP TREATING THEM WEEKS LATER FOR
ENTIRELY PREVENTABLE
COMPLICATIONS. [ INAUDIBLE ] MY
EXPOSURE, LACK OF SANITATION,
AND INSTABILITY. THIS CYCLE IS
DEMORALIZING FOR PATIENTS, IT
SUCKS FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS,
IT'S JUST UNSUSTAINABLE FOR OUR
HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, AND SO, IT'S
EXCITING TO SEE PROPOSED [
INAUDIBLE ]. THIS BILL OFFERS A
STEP FORWARD WITH TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES IN SEATTLE THAT ARE
ALREADY OPERATING [ INAUDIBLE ].
PROVIDING STABILITY AND
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. MY
UNDERSTANDING OF CB 121195 IS [
INAUDIBLE ] AND IT'S GOING TO
POSSIBLY ALLOW [ INAUDIBLE ],
AND I WOULD URGE YOU ALSO TO [
INAUDIBLE ] TO AVOID AMENDMENTS
THAT MAKE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
HOUSING THESE PEOPLE, MY
PATIENCE, MORE DIFFICULT.
BECAUSE THEY NEED HOUSING NOW,
THEY DON'T NEED TO WAIT AND [
INAUDIBLE ] THE PROCESS OF
HOUSING THEM. I URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT THIS MODEL AND I URGE
YOU TO LET IT SERVE MORE OF OUR
NEIGHBORS WHO DESPERATELY NEED [
INAUDIBLE ]. PLEASE SUPPORT THIS
BILL, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. FATIMA, WE ARE
GOING TO TRY YOU AGAIN, PLEASE
PRESS *6.
>> GOOD MORNING. I'M SPEAKING
IN SUPPORT OF LYLIANNA ALLALA AS
OSC DIRECTOR. [ INAUDIBLE ] I
WANT TO SHARE FROM THE COMMUNITY
MEMBER PERSPECTIVE, THE
IMPORTANCE OF [ INAUDIBLE ] WHEN
IT PERTAINS TO FRONTLINE
COMMUNITIES. [ INAUDIBLE ] ARE
BETTER OFF WHEN THEY CLOSE THE
GAP TO SEEK SERVICE, ACCESS, AND
NEEDS. I MET HER [ INAUDIBLE ]
TO ELEVATE THE LEADERSHIP [
INAUDIBLE ] MAKING SEATTLE PART
OF [ INAUDIBLE ] . HER
LEADERSHIP SHINES THROUGH IN
SUPPORT OF [ INAUDIBLE ] AND
COMMUNITY SPACES. THIS PAST
SUMMER, OUR YOUTH DELIBERATED
FOR TWO DAYS ABOUT HOW CLIMATE
JUSTICE AFFECTS THEM. FOR THOSE
OF US ON THE FRONT LINES,
CLIMATE JUSTICE IS IN AN
ABSTRACT [ INAUDIBLE ]. SHE
LISTENS AND ACTS, THAT IS THE
KIND OF LEADERSHIP WORTH NAMING.
[ INAUDIBLE ] THE CLIMATE ACTION
PLAN UPDATES, AND I THANK YOU
FOR GRANTING ME THE TIME [
INAUDIBLE ].
>> THANK YOU. CHAIR, THAT IS
YOUR LAST SPEAKER.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU ALL. IS THERE
NO ADDITIONAL REGISTERED
SPEAKERS, WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO
OUR ITEMS OF BUSINESS. WE WILL
NOW MOVE ON TO OUR FIRST ITEM OF
BUSINESS, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ AGENDA ITEM 1?
>> APPT 03491, APPOINTMENT OF
LYLIANNA ALLALA AS DIRECTOR OF
THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT.
>> AND THANK YOU TO OUR
REPRESENTATIVE, PRESENTERS,
PLEASE JOIN US. AND ONCE YOU ARE
SITUATED, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES, AND TO MY
COLLEAGUES, LOOK FORWARD TO ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS YOU MIGHT
HAVE.
>> GREAT, GOOD MORNING. FOR THE
RECORD, MARK, I'M THE DEPUTY
DIRECTOR OF CITY OPERATIONS. IT
IS MY PLEASURE TO BE HERE THIS
MORNING. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH, CHAIR LIN, AND
COUNCILMEMBERS RINCK AND FOSTER,
GOOD TO SEE YOU. AND IT SEEMS
APPROPRIATE ON THIS BEAUTIFUL
SPRING DAY THAT WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR FOR THE
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY. IN ALL
THE CITY'S GLORY. IT IS A
PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE TO ALL OF
YOU OUR NOMINATION TO BE THE
NEXT DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT,
LYLIANNA ALLALA. YOU HAVE HEARD
A LOT ABOUT HER ALREADY, IT IS
ALWAYS A LITTLE FUNNY TO BE THE
PERSON TO THEN SORT OF REITERATE
ALL THE THINGS [ INAUDIBLE ] TO
COME UP AND DO IT OFFICIALLY,
BUT I WILL DO IT BRIEFLY, SINCE
THEY ALL DID A BETTER JOB THAN I
COULD POSSIBLY DO IT AS FOLKS
HEARD, DIRECTOR ALLALA HAS A
RECORD OF ADVANCING
ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION, WORKING IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY TO
ACHIEVE THAT, AND REALLY FOCUSED
ON EQUITY SPACE. I HAVE KNOWN
LYLIANNA FOR A LITTLE WHILE, I
KNOW HER TO BE A COLLABORATIVE
LEADER, A WARM PERSON WHO IS
ABLE TO LEAD OTHERS WELL AND
WITH EMPATHY, SO I THINK THAT
IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT IN A
DIRECTOR OF ANY DEPARTMENT OR
OFFICE. SHE IS ACTUALLY SPENT
THE LAST SEVEN YEARS AT THE
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT. THE FIRST PORTION
OF THAT AT SEATTLE'S FIRST
CLIMATE JUSTICE DIRECTOR, AND
LAST YEAR AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF
THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT. SHE HAS FOCUSED HER
TIME ON SEATTLE'S GREEN NEW
DEAL. ALSO IN PART OF THAT,
FOCUSED ON REDUCING EMISSIONS,
SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES, AND
SUPPORTING THE DEPARTMENT.
OUTSIDE OF THAT WORK, SHE HAS
ALSO SERVED THE COMMUNITY AND
OTHER WAYS. FREQUENTLY ON
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS. SHE
SAT ON THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S
COMMISSION, SHE HAS BEEN THE
VICE CHAIR AND THE CHAIR OF THE
PARKS DISTRICT OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS COCHAIR OF
KING COUNTY'S OPEN SPACE EQUITY
CABINET. AND THEN PRIOR TO MUCH
OF THAT, SHE ALSO SERVED AT THE
FEDERAL LEVEL IN CONGRESSWOMAN [
INAUDIBLE ]'S OFFICE, FOCUSED
ON THE SAME ISSUES,
ENVIRONMENTAL , SUSTAINABILITY,
AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. GIVEN
THE RECORD AT THE LOCAL,
FEDERAL, AND REGIONAL LEVEL, IT
IS REALLY MY PLEASURE TO ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT FOR LYLIANNA
ALLALA'S NOMINATION TO BE THE
NEXT DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY ENVIRONMENT. WE
WILL TURN IT OVER TO DIRECTOR
ALLALA POINT
>> THANK YOU, MARK. HELLO,
COMMITTEE CHAIR LIN, THE STEAM
COUNCILMEMBERS. FOR THE RECORD,
MY NAME IS LYLIANNA ALLALA AND I
AM CURRENTLY SERVING AS ACTING
DIRECTOR FOR THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT.
>> WONDERFUL . COLLEAGUES, ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR, AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE,
DIRECTOR ALLALA. I WOULD JUST
SAY, IT IS A PLEASURE TO GET TO
HEAR YOUR CONFIRMATION TODAY,
AND FANTASTIC TO GET TO HEAR
YOUR HISTORY OF SERVICE DETAILED
THAT WAY. WE HAVE HAD THE
PLEASURE OF WORKING TOGETHER
NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST. I
THINK OVER THE LAST DECADE ON
VARIOUS PROJECTS, AND YOUR
COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY, TO
ACTUALLY MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE
MAKING PROGRESS TOWARDS OUR
ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS, ARE
ABSOLUTELY UNMATCHED, SO I AM
VERY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU HERE
FOR THIS DISCUSSION. I DO JUST
WANT TO ASK ONE QUESTION, MAYBE
A FEW, WE WILL SEE, BUT I WANT
TO ASK YOU HOW YOUR THINKING
ABOUT SOME OF THE ACTIONS THAT
THE CITY NEEDS TO TAKE. ONE OF
THEM IN MY EXPERIENCE -- MOST
CHALLENGING THINGS, IS THAT SO
MUCH OF THE THINGS WE NEED TO DO
TO MAKE PROGRESS ON CLIMATE
COMMON OUR HOUSING SECTOR, AND
OUR TRANSPORTATION SECTOR, IN
OUR BUILDING CODES, AND SO, I
WONDER IF YOU CAN JUST SPEAK TO
THE ROLE THAT OSC NEEDS TO PLAY
AS A CONVENER AND AS A DRIVER OF
THE MESSAGE, GIVEN THAT YOU
DON'T HAVE THE DIRECT AUTHORITY
OVER THOSE AREAS, JUST CURIOUS
HOW YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT THAT.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. I THINK
YOU TOUCHED ON SOME OF THE
QUALITIES THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR
THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY TO
PLAY, AND FROM MY PERSPECTIVE AS
DIRECTOR, ONE COLLABORATION IS
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT .
PARTNERSHIP IS INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR
ME AND MY TEAM TO UNDERSTAND THE
PRIORITIES, CHALLENGES, AND
OPPORTUNITIES THAT OUR
COLLEAGUES IN DEPARTMENTS LIKE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OR
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT OR SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES, HOW THEY THINK
ABOUT THE ISSUE, HOW THEY
CONTEXTUALIZE IT, AND I AM MAYBE
NOT SHY TO SAY, WE OFTEN TIMES
AT THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY
AND ENVIRONMENT HAVE TO BE
OPPORTUNISTIC IN THAT DEEP
LISTENING. WE WIELD SOFT POWER ,
AND SO, THROUGH LISTENING AND
COLLABORATION, WE ARE ABLE TO
COME TO SOLUTIONS THAT PROVIDE
MULTI-BENEFIT. I WILL ALSO SAY
THAT AT THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT,
BECAUSE CLIMATE AND
SUSTAINABILITY ARE OUR PRIMARY
LENS, WE DO SEE OURSELVES
SITUATED IN A SYSTEM AND WE
APPROACH THE ISSUE AND THE
SOLUTIONS FROM THE SYSTEM
ORIENTED PERSPECTIVE. WE ARE
VERY ADEPT AT PUTTING OUR
EXPERTISE FORTH WHEN IT COMES TO
SUPPORTING ADVOCACY ON LOCAL,
STATE, FEDERAL LEVEL IN TERMS OF
LEGISLATION AND POLICY THAT
HELPS US MEET OUR CLIMATE GOALS,
AND YIELD MULTI-BENEFITS. WE ARE
ABLE TO VERY SHARPLY GO AFTER
FUNDS AT THE STATE LEVEL, AND
FEDERAL LEVEL TO HELP AMPLIFY
SOLUTIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT
THE LOCAL LEVEL , THAT CAN STAND
TO SERVE AS A FORCE MULTIPLIER.
SO, I WILL SAY WE ARE DEEP
LISTENERS. WE UNDERSTAND THE
SYSTEM AND THE CONTEXT. AND WE
ARE LOOKING TO BRING FORTH
MULTI-BENEFIT SOLUTIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. COMMITTEE.
AND I'M JUST SO EXCITED TO SEE
YOUR APPOINTMENT BEFORE US,
ACTING DIRECTOR ALLALA, AND I'M
EXCITED BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN THE
WAY YOU HAVE MOVED THROUGH THE
WORK. YOU HAVE BEEN SOMEBODY WHO
HAS DONE THE WORK FOR SO LONG,
AND I KNOW I HAVE SEEN YOU FOR
YEARS NOW IN COMMUNITY, WORKING
ALONG SIDE OUR ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS, AND JUST
HAVING SUCH A CLEAR EQUITY LENS
TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. IT'S
BEEN REALLY ENCOURAGING TO SEE,
SO I'M SO EXCITED THAT YOUR
APPOINTMENT IS COMING BEFORE US,
AND THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE
FOR YOU TODAY, I HOPE YOU SEE AS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK MORE TO
YOUR VISION AS LEADING OVER OSE.
AND WITH THAT, I WANT TO FOCUS
IN ON ONE BIG PIECE OF OSE'S
WORK, OUR BUILDING AND MISSION
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. SO,
BEARING IN MIND THAT BUILDINGS
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR 40% OF
CLIMATE POLLUTION IN SEATTLE,
WHAT STEPS WILL YOU TAKE AS OSE
DIRECTOR TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
CITY IS MEETING OUR BUILDING
ADMISSIONS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
GOALS AND BENCHMARKS TO REDUCE
EMISSIONS? THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. FIRST, I
WILL GIVE SOME BRIEF CONTEXT AND
SAY THE STANDARD FOR US IS A
CRITICAL STRATEGY IN MEETING OUR
CITY'S CLIMATE GOALS THROUGH
THAT POLICY IMPLEMENTATION, WE
ARE PROJECTED TO REDUCE BUILDING
SECTOR MISSIONS 27% BY 2050.
THAT TRANSLATES TO NEARLY 10% OF
ALL CITYWIDE EMISSIONS BY 2050,
SO, IN THAT PROCESS, WE SPENT
TWO YEARS HAVING CONVERSATIONS
WITH HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS AND NONPROFITS ,
BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS,
TENANTS, LABOR REPRESENTATIVES,
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GROUPS,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS,
AND IN THAT PROCESS, WHAT HAS
YIELDED FOR ME AS IMPORTANT
INGREDIENTS FOR SUCCESS OF
IMPLEMENTING THAT POLICY AND
STAYING ON TRACK IS A COMMITMENT
FROM THE CITY. OUR COMMITMENT
FROM BROAD STAKEHOLDERS AND
PARTNERS TO SEE THIS BE
SUCCESSFUL, AND TO ALLOW FOR
ITERATIVE FEEDBACK,
CONVERSATION, STAYING IN
RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH OTHER TO
UNDERSTAND HOW IMPLEMENTATION IS
GOING. WE HAVE BUILT IN
FLEXIBILITY AND SUPPORT, SO
THERE IS A TRANSPARENT TIME
HORIZON WITH REGARDS TO
IMPLEMENTATION. OUR TEAM HAS PUT
FORTH MULTIPLE PATHWAYS FOR
COMPLIANCE. WE HAVE PROVIDED AND
BUILT IN SUPPORTS IN TERMS OF
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR
BUILDING OWNERS. WE HAVE
DEVELOPED EDUCATION. WE ARE
WORKING ON CASE STUDIES. WE HAVE
A BUILDING DECARBONIZATION GRANT
PROGRAM THAT IS FOCUSED ON
SUPPORTING BUILDING OWNERS WHO
ARE SERVING LOW INCOME HOUSING ,
WHO MAY HOUSE NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS, WHO INTERFACE
WITH OUR PRIORITY OVERBURDENED
COMMUNITIES. THIS FUNDING IS
MEANT TO SUPPORT THEIR
COMPLIANCE , AND PROVIDE SOME
SORT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE,
SO, I THINK, YOU KNOW, ALL OF
THESE THINGS ARE BUILT INTO
SUPPORTING THE SUCCESS OF
IMPLEMENTATION. ON TOP OF THAT,
WE ARE COMMITTED TO REPORTING
BACK ON PROGRESS EVERY FIVE
YEARS WE ARE DEVELOPING
DIFFERENT SORTS OF TECHNOLOGICAL
TOOLS TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE
WHERE OUR PROGRESS IS AT, AND
HOW WE ARE GETTING CLOSER TO OUR
GOALS, SO WE ARE INCREDIBLY
COMMITTED IN THE SUCCESS OF THIS
POLICY.
>> THANK YOU, AND OF COURSE,
CURIOUS TO KNOW HOW WE ARE
MEETING THOSE GOALS AND AGAIN,
ALL THE POLICIES THAT WE ARE
ENACTING HERE AT THE CITY OF
SEATTLE ARE HAVING AN IMPACT ON
REDUCING EMISSIONS. AND I WANT
TO PIVOT A LITTLE BIT AND ALSO
COMMENDED THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT,
BECAUSE YOU ALL ADMINISTERED THE
FRESH THE BUCS PROGRAM, AND I
KNOW WE HAVE HAD BRIEFINGS ON
FRESH THE BUCS BEFORE COUNCIL
PREVIOUSLY, AND WANT TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT HOW WELL
ADMINISTERED THAT PROGRAM IS, IT
IS AN INCREDIBLY LEAN PROGRAM,
BUT HAS A HUGE IMPACT WHEN YOU
TALK ABOUT GETTING FRESH FRUITS
AND VEGGIES TO OUR NEIGHBORS
WHILE ALSO SERVING AS A REALLY
IMPORTANT ECONOMIC DRIVER TOLD,
ALL THE FRESH BUCKS BEING
INVESTED RIGHT BACK INTO OUR
LOCAL GROCERS AND FARMERS MARKET
IS JUST SO IMPORTANT, WHICH
BRINGS ME TO MY NEXT QUESTION
JUST RELATED TO THE FOOD ACTION
PLAN. CAN YOU SPEAK TO HOW YOU
WILL WORK TO PUT THE CITY'S
FOOD ACTION PLAN INTO ACTION TO
BUILD A MORE EQUITABLE AND
SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM, AND HOW
MIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT THE
FUTURE SUCCESS OF THESE GOALS
AND HOW ARE YOU IT INTENDING TO
PLAN AROUND THIS? THANK YOU,
FIRST I WANT TO EXPRESS
GRATITUDE TO COUNCILMEMBERS FOR
ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE FOOD
AND YOUR LEADERSHIP FOR OUR FOOD
SERVICES, FOOD PROGRAMS,
BENEFITS, THERE IS SO MUCH
LEADERSHIP IN THIS PARTICULAR
ISSUE AREA, WHICH IS A PRIORITY
FOR SEATTLE CONSTITUENTS, SO, I
JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY
GRATITUDE FOR ALL OF THE WORK
THAT YOU ARE DOING. IN TERMS OF
HOW WE WILL BE WORKING TO PUT
THE SEATTLE'S FOOD ACTION PLAN
INTO ACTION, WE RECENTLY
RELEASED AN UPDATE AND AN IMPACT
REPORT, SO, ONE OF THE KEY
INGREDIENTS TO THAT IS MAKING
SURE THAT WE ARE REPORTING BACK
ON WHAT WE SAY AND WHAT WE ARE
COMMITTED TO DOING, AND MAKING
SURE THAT INFORMATION IS
REACHING ALL OF OUR PARTNERS.
YOU ALL -- YOUR CONSTITUENTS,
THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE ARE
WORKING WITH, TO ENSURE THAT
THEY HAVE THAT DATA, AND THEY
ARE ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT DATA IN
SERVICE TO THEIR COMMITMENT TO
INCREASING AFFORDABILITY AND
ACCESSIBILITY OF FOOD FOR THEIR
NEIGHBORS. NO SINGLE DEPARTMENT
CAN ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS AND
STRATEGIES THAT ARE OUTLINED IN
THE FOOD EQUITY PLAN. I THINK
THAT IS TRUE FOR ANY OF THE
ISSUES THAT WE WORK ON, IT TAKES
EVERYBODY. THE ISSUES ARE SO
LARGE THAT WE NEED TO REALLY
GALVANIZE THE STRENGTH AND
EXPERTISE OF EVERYONE FROM EVERY
CORNER OF THE ISSUE, TO COME AT
SOLUTIONS THAT YIELD
MULTI-BENEFITS, SO I THINK FOR
US, PART OF OUR ROLE IN ENSURING
THE SUCCESS AND IMPLEMENTATION
IS MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE A
CLEAR SENSE OF WHAT DEPARTMENTS
ARE DOING, WHAT METRICS THAT
THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
TRACKING. OURSELVES INCLUDED.
AND TELLING A CITYWIDE STORY
ABOUT THE REAL BENEFITS AND
IMPACTS THAT ARE REACHING OUR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS, SO YOU KNOW,
THOSE ARE JUST SOME COMPONENTS
OF HOW WE APPROACH EFFICACY IN
TERMS OF MOVING OUR STRATEGIES
FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU, AND I HAVE ONE
MORE QUESTION, THANK YOU. THANK
YOU FOR THAT RESPONSE, AND MY
LAST QUESTION FOR TODAY IS JUST
RELATED TO CLIMATE JUSTICE,
WHICH OF COURSE IS FRONT OF MIND
FOR SO MANY OF US, AND I THINK
ABOUT HERE AT THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, WE ARE WORKING ON
IMPROVING OUR GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS WITH OUR TRIBAL
PARTNERS, SO I AM WONDERING IF
YOU CAN SPEAK TO WHAT
OPPORTUNITIES YOU SEE WHEN IT
COMES TO WORKING WITH OUR TRIBAL
PARTNERS WHEN IT RELATES TO
CLIMATE JUSTICE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THIS QUESTION.
I'M VERY EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO
GROW. MY PERSONAL UNDERSTANDING
IN LEARNING AND SUPPORT MY STAFF
AND TEAM TO CONTINUE TO GROW
THEIR LEARNING AROUND HOW WE ARE
ENGAGING WITH TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS, AS WELL AS URBAN,
NATIVE, AND INDIGENOUS LED
ORGANIZATIONS HIM AND SERVING
ORGANIZATIONS, SO AGAIN, I WANT
TO COMMEND THE CITY LEADERSHIP
AND THE EXECUTIVE'S OFFICE, AND
COUNCIL FOR THE PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS ON THE FIRST -- FIRST
NATION SUMMIT. THOSE TYPES OF
CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE VERY
FOCUSED AND SUPPORTED ALLOW FOR
DEEP LISTENING AND FOR
OPPORTUNITY FOR DEPARTMENTS TO
TAKE SOME OF THE FEEDBACK THAT
WE ARE HEARING, AND
INTENTIONALLY IMPLEMENT
SOLUTIONS. SO, A COUPLE OF
OPPORTUNITIES THAT I SEE THAT WE
CAN BUILD ON, THIS YEAR --
EARLIER THIS YEAR, WE ANNOUNCED
THE RECIPIENTS AND PARTNERS OF
THE FIRST PEOPLES CLIMATE FUNDS.
THIS WAS FUNDING THAT COUNCIL --
FORMER COUNCILMEMBERS WORKED
WITH THE GREEN NEW DEAL
OVERSIGHT BOARD AND IMPLEMENTED
RECOMMENDATIONS TO INVEST DEEPLY
IN THE LEADERSHIP OF TRAVEL
ORGANIZATIONS, NATIVE AND
INDIGENOUS LED ORGANIZATIONS, TO
MOVE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS FORWARD
IN A WAY THAT IS CULTURALLY
ROOTED AND REFLECTIVE AND
TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND
TRADITIONAL SOLUTIONS. I THINK
THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US
TO CONTINUE TO BUILD
RELATIONSHIPS, LEARN FROM THE
PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING
IMPLEMENTED, AND UNDERSTAND HOW
WE MIGHT CONTINUE TO BUILD ON
THOSE SOLUTIONS. TACTICALLY, ONE
OF THE THINGS THAT I'M EXCITED
ABOUT IS UNDERSTANDING HOW WE
MIGHT FOSTER MORE CONNECTIONS
BETWEEN OUR ORGANIZATIONAL
PARTNERS AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS
WITHIN THE CITY OF SEATTLE, AS
WELL AS REGIONAL PARTNERS, TO BE
ABLE TO MAXIMIZE THE INVESTMENTS
THAT WE HAVE BEEN MAKING, SO
THAT IS ONE EXAMPLE. I WILL ALSO
SAY THAT OUR OFFICE IS VERY
FOCUSED ON FOSTERING SPACES
SPECIFICALLY TO SUPPORT THE
LEADERSHIP AND VOICES OF
INDIGENOUS AND URBAN NATIVE
FOLKS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
FOOD ACTION PLAN. WE CONVENED A
SPECIFIC WORKING GROUP TO LISTEN
TO NATIVE AND INDIGENOUS
LEADERS, AND BAKE IN THE
FEEDBACK AND RECOMMENDATIONS
INTO THE FOOD ACTION PLAN
ITSELF. SIMILARLY, WE HAVE
PARTNERED WITH THE PEOPLE'S
ECONOMY LAB AND RISING TIDE TO
HOST A COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY THAT
IS FOCUSED ON UNDERSTANDING
SOLUTIONS, AGAIN, FROM URBAN
NATIVE AND INDIGENOUS
COMMUNITIES, TO BAKE DIRECTLY
INTO THE STRATEGIES IN OUR
CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, SO I'M
EXCITED TO BUILD ON THOSE
PROJECTS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THOSE ANSWERS,
ACTING DIRECTOR ALLALA, I'M
REALLY EXCITED AGAIN THAT YOUR
APPOINTMENT IS COMING BEFORE US,
AND TO GET TO KNOW MORE ABOUT
YOUR VISION FOR THE DEPARTMENT,
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILPERSON
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU , DIRECTOR ALLALA,
THANK YOU, MR. ELLERBROOK FOR
BEING HERE AS WELL. REAL QUICK,
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER
NOW, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS --
AND NOT TO GO BACK ON THE FOOD
ACTION PLAN, COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK, YOU ANSWERED SOME OF THE
QUESTIONS THAT I HAD REGARDING
THIS, BUT LOOKING ACROSS THE
CITY AND THE DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENTS, THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS DOES FOOD EQUITY
FUND, PATCHES, SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITY DOES WASTE PREVENTION.
SEATTLE PARKS AND REC DOES URBAN
FOOD SYSTEMS, THEY ALSO HAVE
DIFFERENT PROGRAMS WHERE THEY DO
FOOD ACCESS FOR KIDS, LATE-NIGHT
. DEAL HAS PROGRAMS THAT ALSO DO
FOOD AFTER SCHOOL AND FOR KIDS.
HST HAS A LOT OF MEAL PROGRAM
PROVIDERS. AND I THINK THE
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY HAS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PULL EVERYONE
TOGETHER TO EXECUTE THAT FOOD
ACTION PLAN, SO WE CAN GET
OUTCOMES FOR FOLKS. BECAUSE
OFTENTIMES I KNOW THERE IS A LOT
OF OVERLAP, AND I FIND MYSELF
LIKE JUMPING FROM DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENTS A DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENT TO FIGURE OUT WHO IS
DOING WHAT, WHICH IS GREAT, BUT
I THINK A PART OF THAT FOOD
ACTION PLAN, LIKE YOU HAD
MENTIONED, DIRECTOR, IS WHAT ARE
OTHER DEPARTMENTS DOING, HOW CAN
WE FIGURE OUT METRICS TO PUSH
FORWARD, TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU
KNOW, WE ARE HAVING THE BEST
BANG FOR OUR BUCK, SO PEOPLE CAN
HAVE FOOD ACCESSIBILITY, SO
ANYWAYS, I JUST WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT THAT. JUST A QUICK
COMMENT, AND IT WAS ALSO GREAT
TO SIT WITH YOU ON THE FOOD
ACCESS PANEL THAT WE DID ABOUT A
MONTH AGO? WAS THAT A MONTH?
OKAY, SO I HAVE LEARNED A LOT,
SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES. ANY OTHER -- I THINK
WE ARE GOOD. JUST SAY REAL
QUICK, SUPER EXCITED FOR YOUR
APPOINTMENT. IN PARTICULAR,
EXCITED BY YOUR FOCUS ON
PRIORITIZING -- I'M JUST GOING
TO READ THIS FROM YOUR SLIDE,
WHICH WE WILL TALK ABOUT NEXT,
PRIORITIZING THOSE [ INAUDIBLE ]
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. YOU KNOW,
COMMUNITIES LIKE SOUTH PARK,
SOUTH SEATTLE, WORKING WITH OUR
TRIBAL PARTNERS. SO, SUPER
EXCITED ABOUT YOUR LEADERSHIP,
AND WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO
MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS CONFIRMATION OF
APPOINTMENT 3491, IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> OKAY, IT IS MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT.
DO YOU -- LET'S SEE, OKAY. I
PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT
EARLIER. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE
RECOMMENDATION TO CONFIRM THE
APPOINTMENT?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] FOUR
VOTES IN FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED
POINT
>> WONDERFUL. CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO
CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT WILL BE
SENT TO THE MEET WITH CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. YAY. AND NOW,
WE GET TO MOVE ON TO OUR SECOND
ITEM OF BUSINESS AND YOU GET TO
STAY WITH US, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEM 2.
>> OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT, OSE, OVERVIEW AND
CLIMATE ACTION PLAN.
>> THANK YOU, SO IS IT JUST YOU
AT THE TABLE OR WILL ONE OF YOUR
COLLEAGUES BE JOINING?
REPRESENTATIVES, PLEASE JOIN US
TO TALK ABOUT THE WORK THAT YOU
DO IN MORE DEPTH. AND JUST FOR
AWARENESS, WE ARE GOING TO --
SO, WE HAVE ONE OTHER ITEM ON
THE AGENDA. I THINK WE ARE
HOPING TO -- WE MIGHT EXTEND THE
COMMITTEE MEETING UNTIL ABOUT
NOON, SO I AM HOPING TO WRAP UP
THIS PART BY 11-ISH, MAYBE A FEW
MINUTES AFTER 11:00. AND IF WE
ARE NOT ABLE TO GET TO
EVERYTHING , THEN WE CAN ALWAYS
BRING YOU BACK AS WE WILL MANY
TIMES, AND/OR TAKE SOME OF THESE
QUESTIONS OFF-LINE, BUT SUPER
EXCITED TO HEAR MORE. AND
WHENEVER YOU ARE READY, DO WE
HAVE YOUR PRESENTATION UP YET?
LET'S SEE. DO YOU NEED HELP?
>> YES. THANK YOU.
>> APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE AS
WE GET OURSELVES ORIENTED. THANK
YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS. IT IS MY
HONOR TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF
THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT AND GROUND YOU IN
OUR PRIORITIES FOR 2026. AS
DISCUSSED, I WILL GO THROUGH
WITH THE SLIDES WITH EXPEDIENCY
, AND I'M VERY, VERY HAPPY TO
COME BACK OR ANSWER SPECIFIC
QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. WE CAN
SKIP THROUGH THAT ONE. FIRST, I
WANT TO GIVE US A GROUNDING AND
WHO MAKES UP THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT.
WE ARE A STAFF OF ABOUT 60
FOLKS. WE ARE CONVENERS,
FACILITATORS, POLICY [ INAUDIBLE
], DATA NERDS, INCREDIBLY
PASSIONATE ABOUT CARING FOR THE
WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITIES,
OUR NEIGHBORS, AND THIS
ENVIRONMENT. AS COUNCIL CHAIR --
COMMITTEE CHAIR LIN MENTIONED
EARLIER, OUR MISSION HERE IS TO
WORK TO ENSURE A CLEANER ,
HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL OF
SEATTLE RESIDENTS. WE ARE
PRIORITIZING THOSE WHO ARE
CURRENTLY AND HISTORICALLY
HARMED BY RACIAL, ECONOMIC, AND
ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE. WE
SERVE IN A CROSS DEPARTMENTAL
MANNER WHERE COMMUNITY
COLLABORATORS, POLICY
INNOVATORS, AND VERY PROUD OF
BEING DRIVERS OF CUTTING-EDGE
POLICY IN THE CLIMATE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL SPACE. WE ARE
PASSIONATE ABOUT CONTRIBUTING TO
SEATTLE WORK COMMUNITIES AND
ENVIRONMENTS ARE HEALTHY AND
FREE OF FOSSIL FUEL POLLUTION.
JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE
OUTCOMES IS THE WAY THAT WE DO
OUR WORK. WE ARE ORIENTED
TOWARDS OUTCOMES AND IMPACTS,
BUT WE ARE INTENTIONAL ABOUT WHO
-- WHO WE ARE COLLABORATING
WITH, WHO WE ARE PRIORITIZING,
AND THE PROCESS IN WHICH WE ARE
DEVELOPING OR CODEVELOPING,
RATHER, POLICY AND PROGRAMS,
WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE
ALSO EXIST IN AN ECOSYSTEM WHERE
WE ARE CO-IMPLEMENTING THESE
SOLUTIONS AS WELL. I WANT TO
GIVE US A BRIEF GROUNDING HERE
IN [ INAUDIBLE ] BODY OF WORK
THAT OUR OFFICE PLAYED A
LEADERSHIP ROLE IN , IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH MANY OTHER
DEPARTMENTS AT THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. I WANT TO GIVE A
SPECIFIC SHOUT OUT TO SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES FOR THEIR
LEADERSHIP IN THIS ORIGIN STORY
HERE ON EQUITY AND ENVIRONMENT
INITIATIVE AND AGENDA. THIS IS A
BLUEPRINT FOR ADVANCING RACE AND
SOCIAL JUSTICE WORK IN SEATTLE.
IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE
CITY OF SEATTLE BROUGHT TOGETHER
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE LEADERS TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CHALLENGES
ARE, WHAT THE IMPACTS ARE, AND
WHAT COULD ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
LOOK LIKE FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. MANY OF THOSE COMMUNITY
LEADERS ARE IN THE ROOM, SITTING
BEHIND ME RIGHT NOW. THROUGHOUT
THE YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN
INTENTIONAL ABOUT IMPLEMENTING
THE VALUES AND MOVING THE
STRATEGIES FORWARD. YOU WILL SEE
THAT WE HAVE HAD PRIORITIES IN
ENSURING AND SAFEGUARDING A
HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL,
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE GROWING
INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE PATHWAYS
INTO THE GREEN ECONOMY AND LOCAL
JOBS, SUPPORTING YOUTH IN THEIR
LEADERSHIP JOURNEY, AND WORKING
ACROSS DEPARTMENTS TO INTEGRATE
A FOUNDATION OF EQUITY AND
JUSTICE INTO OUR POLICY AND
PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS. WE
UTILIZE DATA AND STORYTELLING TO
DRIVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
POLICIES AND TO EVALUATE OUR
POLICIES. WE KNOW THAT THE
NUMBERS ONLY TELL US SO MUCH.
THE STORIES AND QUALITATIVE DATA
FROM OUR COMMUNITY LEADERS GIVES
US MORE TEXTURE AND MORE
INFORMATION. TRADITIONAL
ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE GIVES US
ADDITIONAL DATA AND INSURANCE
THAT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD IN A
HOLISTIC WAY. I CAN'T UNDERSCORE
ENOUGH THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR
COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP
WITH OUR DEPARTMENTAL PARTNERS.
THIS LITTLE WORK iPOD IS A
REALLY GOOD VISUALIZATION OF
THAT. WE WORK TO ADDRESS THE
CLIMATE CRISIS AND ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE IN A WAY THAT IS
INTERSECTIONAL WITH OTHER
DEPARTMENTS, THINKING ABOUT HOW
DOES HOUSING CONNECT WITH
CLIMATE IMPACTS AND CLIMATE
POLICY? HOW DOES TRANSPORTATION
OR ENERGY CONNECT WITH CLIMATE
POLICY? OFTENTIMES, WE ARE
SERVING AS A CONDUIT TO UPLIFT
CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL
LEADERSHIP COMING OUT OF THE
DEPARTMENTS , AND AS I SAID
EARLIER, WE ARE WORKING TO SEEK
FUNDING IN SPECIFIC WAYS THAT
ACCENTUATE THE GOALS OF OTHER
DEPARTMENTS AS WELL. ONE OF THE
WAYS THAT WE DO THAT IS THROUGH
THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE ARE
INVOLVED IN, SO, THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY REPRESENTS THE
CITY AND [ INAUDIBLE ]. WE ALSO
REPRESENT THE CITY OF SEATTLE IN
THE CARBON NEUTRAL CITY
ALLIANCE, AND CLIMATE NEUTRAL .
WE HAVE BEEN PART OF COALITION
WORK IN THE CLIMATE COMMITMENT
ACT. MOST RECENTLY, WE SIGNED ON
TO THE MILAN URBAN FOOD POLICY
PACKS, SO WE ARE OCCUPYING
COLLABORATIVE SPACES ON LOCAL,
REGIONAL, NATIONAL --
INTERNATIONAL'S BASE. AND IS
SEEKING EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO
UPLIFT THE LEADERSHIP THAT IS
COMING FROM SEATTLE ON CLIMATE
AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
POLICIES. OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH
COMMUNITY, AS YOU HEARD, ARE
CENTRAL TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR
WORK. THESE ARE THE COMMISSIONS
THAT WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH
BRAIDED THE GREEN NEW DEAL
OVERSIGHT BOARD, THE SUITE AND
BEVERAGE TAX ADVISORY BOARD, AND
THE URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION.
THESE ARE FOLKS WHO ARE
DEDICATED TO SERVICE. THEY ARE
FOLKS THAT ARE DEDICATED TO
UPLIFTING COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS.
AND INTEGRATING THEIR EXPERTISE
INTO CITY POLICY AND PROGRAMS. I
JUST WANT TO BRIEFLY MENTION
THAT THIS YEAR, WE HAVE SOME
APPOINTMENTS FOR ALL OF THOSE
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS THAT
WILL COME BEFORE YOU ALL THIS
YEAR. SO, I WILL TOUCH BRIEFLY
ON OUR CORE POLICIES AND
PROGRAMS. OUR PRIMARY BODIES OF
WORK ARE FIT INTO THESE BUCKETS,
BUT WHAT I WANT TO SAY ABOUT
THAT IS THAT AS HUMANS, YOU
KNOW, WE TEND TO BUCKET ISSUES,
BUCKET SOLUTIONS, BUT YOU WILL
HEAR ME SAY THIS OVER AND OVER
AGAIN, WE EXIST IN A SYSTEM, AND
SO, THIS IS ALL -- ALL THESE
ISSUES ARE INTERRELATED, AND
THERE IS INTERSECTIONAL THROUGH
LINES FOR US IN ADVANCING
ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE
JUSTICE AND REDUCING CLIMATE
POLLUTION, INCREASING FOOD
ACCESS AND SUSTAINABILITY, AND
GROWING WITH SEATTLE'S URBAN
FORESTRY. THE CITYWIDE CLIMATE
ACTION AND UPDATE ACTUALLY
CREATES A BIT OF AN UMBRELLA FOR
THOSE PRIORITIES TO INTERPLAY
WITH EACH OTHER. I WON'T GO TOO
DEEP INTO THIS, BECAUSE SARAH
WILL GIVE US A DEEPER DIVE HERE.
WHAT I DO WANT TO SAY ABOUT
ADVANCING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
IS NOT ONLY IS IT BAKED INTO THE
WAY THAT WE DO OUR WORK AS A
DEPARTMENT, BUT IT IS INTEGRATED
INTO THOSE SOLUTIONS THAT WE
HAVE CODEVELOPED WITH OUR
COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND THAT WE
CO-IMPLEMENT, SO THE DEPARTMENT
MANAGES AN INCREMENTAL JUSTICE
GRANT FUNDED, AND WE PARTNER
WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO SERVE
ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
COMMITTEE. THEY ARE COMMUNITY
REVIEWERS FOR PROPOSALS, AND
HELP MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
GROUND TRUE THING THE SOLUTIONS
AND WHAT COMMUNITIES REALLY
NEED. I TALKED A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE FIRST PEOPLES CLIMATE
FUND. WE ALSO PARTNER WITH ,
ACROSS DEPARTMENTS, TO BUILD
INCLUSIVE PATHWAYS, TO GROW A
WORKFORCE THAT CAN IMPLEMENT THE
WORK THAT OUR CLIMATE POLICIES
ARE CATALYZING. AND THEN OF
COURSE, OUR PARTNERS IN THE
GREEN NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD
ARE CRITICAL TO HOLDING US
ACCOUNTABLE. WHAT I WILL BRIEFLY
SAY HERE IS I WANT TO GIVE VOICE
TO THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING IN
THE DUWAMISH VALLEY. AS YOU ALL
KNOW, THE NEIGHBORHOODS ALONG
THE RIVER ARE CRITICAL
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT EXIST NEXT TO
A SUPERFUND SITE THAT
DISPROPORTIONATELY EXPERIENCED
CUMULATIVE IMPACTS IN TERMS OF
AIR POLLUTION AND WATER
POLLUTION, AND ARE VERY STRONG
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE MADE UP OF
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE LEADERS
AND NEIGHBORS. OSE FOR MANY
YEARS HAS BEEN WORKING IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH MULTIPLE
DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE THAT WE
ARE HOLISTICALLY LISTENING AND
IMPLEMENTING MULTI-BENEFIT
SOLUTIONS ACROSS THE ISSUE AREAS
THAT WE HAVE LEADERSHIP. AND I
WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY
LEADERS FROM SOUTHPARK AND
GEORGETOWN THAT ARE HERE WITH US
TODAY. UM, WE TALKED A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT BUILDING EMISSIONS IN
MY -- [ LAUGHTER ] -- MY
RESPONSES TO THE QUESTIONS, BUT
WHAT I WILL SAY HERE IS THIS IS
AN AREA WE ARE DEEPLY COMMITTED
IN. THE MAJORITY OF THE CITY'S
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ARE
COMING FROM THE BUILDING SECTOR
AND FROM TRANSPORTATION, SO
THESE ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE
AREAS THAT ARE A PRIORITY FOR US
IN TERMS OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT
AND IMPLEMENTATION. AND I WILL
JUST MAKE NOTE THAT OSE
IMPLEMENTS THE CLEAN HEAT
PROGRAM, THIS IS A COMMITMENT TO
CONVERTING HOMES OFF OF OIL HEAT
, ONTO ENERGY-EFFICIENT HEAT
PUMPS, SO YOU SEE HERE, THE
REALLY INCREDIBLE STATISTIC THAT
WE HAVE CONVERTED MORE THAN 2000
HOMES SINCE THE PROGRAM STARTED
IN 2017. TRANSPORTATION. AS I
MENTIONED, IT IS AN AREA AND A
SOURCE OF OUR GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS. WE COORDINATE ACROSS
DEPARTMENT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF
A TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION
BLUEPRINT. RIGHT NOW, WE ARE
WORKING WITH [ INAUDIBLE ]
SOLUTIONS IN AN INVESTMENT TO
SUPPORT THE ELECTRIFICATION --
THE PURCHASE OF ELECTRIC,
HEAVY-DUTY TRUCKS, TO DECREASE
AIR POLLUTION IMPORT ADJACENT
COMMUNITIES. AND THEN OUR FOOD
ACCESS AND SUSTAINABILITY WORK.
I WON'T TAKE TOO MUCH DEEPER
INTO THIS, SINCE WE TOUCHED ON
THIS EARLIER. WHAT I DO WANT TO
SAY HERE IS -- MAYBE MAKE A
CONNECTION TO A RECENT
ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WAS MADE
YESTERDAY, AND COMMITTEE CHAIR
LIN, YOU WERE THERE, COMMITTEE
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, YOU WERE
THERE AS WELL, AND APPRECIATION
FOR THE LEADERSHIP FROM COUNCIL
AND THE LEADERSHIP FROM THE
EXECUTIVE AND DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING ,
FOR ALL OF THE INVESTMENTS THAT
ARE BEING MADE IN THE LEVY. ONE
OF THEM IN PARTICULAR AND AN
ANNOUNCEMENT THAT CORRELATES
BACK TO THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT,
WHICH IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
FREE SCHOOL MEALS AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SO THE
DEPARTMENT , AGAIN, I WILL JUST
UNDERSCORE OUR COMMITMENT TO
ENSURING THAT SEATTLE RESIDENTS
HAVE AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE
FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, AND
THAT YELLED SO MANY MORE
MULTI-BENEFITS IN TERMS OF
SOCIAL ECONOMIC WELLNESS ,
ENVIRONMENTAL WELLNESS AND
WELL-BEING, TOO. THIS IS A NOD
TO SOME OF OUR FAVORITE WORK IN
LOCALIZING AROUND THE
DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD BOXES WHEN
SNAP BENEFITS WERE PAUSED DURING
THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. I WILL
JUST SAY THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS
INCREDIBLY NIMBLE AND ABLE TO
COORDINATE AND RESPOND QUICKLY
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER
DEPARTMENTS, TO ENSURE THAT WE
ARE SUPPORTING AND FULFILLING
NEEDS IN THE MOMENT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE DON'T SKIP A BEAT AND
SUPPORTING SEATTLEITES WHEN THEY
NEED US MOST. OSE ALSO IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COORDINATION
OF STEWARDING SEATTLE'S TREES
AND URBAN FOREST. WE HAVE SOME
BIG WORK PLANNED WITH REGARDS TO
ADVANCING A TREE EQUITY PLAN AND
STRATEGY TO CLOSE GAPS IN
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE
HISTORICALLY BEEN REDLINED AND
UNDER INVESTED IN, AND THAT ARE
EXPERIENCING DISPROPORTIONATE
IMPACTS OF URBAN HEAT AND AIR
POLLUTION. WE CAN MOVE ON. UM,
SO, I WILL JUST KIND OF
UNDERSCORE SOME OF THE KEY
PRIORITIES FOR THE YEAR.
EXPANDING ACCESS TO HEALTHY AND
AFFORDABLE FOOD AND BUILDING ON
A SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM. AND
COUNCILMEMBERS, THIS DATA IS FOR
YOU TO KEEP AND REFER BACK TO. I
WON'T TOUCH ON SOME OF THE
SUBPROGRAM AREAS, BUT AGAIN,
MORE THAN HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP
WITH YOU ALL. CLOSING TREE
CANOPY GAPS IN OUR PRIORITY
NEIGHBORHOODS , ADVANCING
EQUITABLE CLEAN ENERGY
TRANSITION OFF OF FOSSIL FUELS.
INVESTING IN OUR CITY'S CLIMATE
AND ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS, AND
ADVANCING LEADING EDGE CLIMATE
ACTION WHILE MEASURING IMPACT
THROUGH OUR CLIMATE ACTION PLAN
UPDATE. SO, THIS IS JUST A
LITTLE SHOUT OUT TO THE
INFORMATION THAT WE PUT OUT
THERE. WE WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW
WHAT THEY'RE DOING FOR THEM,
AND WE WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW WHAT
WE ARE DOING FOR YOUR
CONSTITUENTS, SO, IF YOU
HAVEN'T ALREADY, FOLLOW US ON
ALL THE SOCIALS. SIGN UP FOR OUR
BLOG AND OUR LISTSERV. OF
COURSE, WE WILL BE PROACTIVE IN
PACKAGING INFORMATION FOR YOU
ALL TO DISTRIBUTE TO YOUR
CONSTITUENTS. AND YOU KNOW WHERE
TO FIND ME. I AM HERE, AVAILABLE
TO GIVE YOU ANY INFORMATION THAT
YOU MIGHT NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU
ARE SUCCESSFUL.
>> WONDERFUL, AND WE HAVE
ANOTHER PRESENTATION HERE.
>> DO YOU WANT ME TO JUST KEEP
IT ROLLING?
>> YEAH, I THINK SO, THEN WE
WILL GO BACK WITH QUESTIONS,
THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING ME, [ INAUDIBLE ] ,
DIRECTOR AT OSE. NARITA GHUMMAN
IS ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY, SO I
WILL BE PRESENTING. I JUST WANT
TO COVER QUICKLY JUST AN
INTRODUCTION OF WHAT OUR CLIMATE
PLAN ACTION UPDATE IS. OUR GOALS
FOR THE PROJECT, OUR APPROACH,
AND REALLY FOCUSING IN ON OUR
ENGAGEMENT PROCESS THUS FAR AND
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT IN THE
COMING YEAR. AND LET YOU KNOW
WHO IS INVOLVED. OKAY, SO, THE
SEATTLE'S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN
IS REALLY THE CITY'S ROAD MAP
TO REDUCE EMISSIONS, BUILD
RESILIENCE, AND TRANSITION TO A
LOW CARBON FUTURE BUT OUR LAST
CLIMATE ACTION PLAN WAS LAST
UPDATED IN 2013. THIS IS A KEY
DELIVERABLE IN OUR PARTICIPATION
WITH THE [ INAUDIBLE ] CITIES
NETWORK. WE BEGAN LAST FALL BY
RELEASING A PROGRESS REPORT ON
THE 2013 PLAN, AND THAT WAS
REALLY AN AUDIT TO HELP US
UNDERSTAND WHAT WE HAVE
ACHIEVED, THE PROGRESS THAT
REMAINS , THAT WE NEED TO
CONTINUE TO ADVANCE THE CITY'S
CLIMATE ACTION GOALS, AS WELL AS
WE TOOK AN INVENTORY OF ALL THE
CLIMATE RELATED WORK DEPARTMENTS
ARE ALREADY DOING. ONE OF THE
KEY DIFFERENCES AND LEARNINGS WE
FOUND FOR OUR UPDATE IS THAT THE
UPDATE IS REALLY FOCUSED -- THIS
UPDATE FOR 2026, WE ARE REALLY
FOCUSED ON CREATING BOLD ACTIONS
TO MEET THE CLIMATE CRISIS, AND
I WILL TALK ABOUT OUR APPROACH
TO THAT IN A SECOND. AND
DEFINITELY LAST BUT NOT LEAST IS
ONE OF THE KEY DELIVERABLES OF
THIS UPDATE WILL BE CREATING A
TRACKING FRAMEWORK THAT CAN BE
USED ACROSS ALL OF OUR
DEPARTMENTAL PARTNERS. TO TRACK
OUR PROGRESS AND IMPACT. ANOTHER
THING TO NOTE IS THAT WHILE
SEATTLE IS A GLOBAL LEADER AND
HAS BEEN A CLIMATE LEADER FOR
DECADES, AND WE HAVE REDUCED
EMISSIONS BY 12% SINCE 2008, IS
STILL NOT ON TRACK TO MEET OUR
GOALS. WE NEED TO BE MOVING 10
TIMES FASTER THAN OUR CURRENT
PRODUCTION RATE IF YOU WANT TO
HIT THIS GOAL BY 2050. WE DO AN
INVENTORY THAT FOCUSES ON OUR
ADMISSIONS REDUCTION, BUT WHAT
WE NEED TO DO IS ALSO THINK
ABOUT HOW WE WILL MOVE THE
NEEDLE AND TRANSITION TO A NEW
APPROACH THAT INCLUDES
RESILIENCY AND ADAPTATION. WE
KNOW THIS MOMENT CALLS ON US TO
DEVELOP A COORDINATED STRATEGY
THAT IS NOT JUST ABOUT
MITIGATING EMISSIONS, BUT ONE
THAT FIRMLY INTEGRATES
ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE AND
FOCUSES ON HOW TO ADAPT TO
EVER-CHANGING CLIMATE AND
SUPPORTING COMMUNITY HEALTH,
WELL-BEING, AND RESILIENCE,
ESPECIALLY ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE. THESE ARE OUR FIVE
GOALS THAT ARE REALLY GUIDING
OUR PLAN, AND AGAIN, FOCUSED ON
HOW WE ARE PREPARING AND
RESPONDING TO CRIME IT --
CLIMATE RISKS LIKE WILDFIRE
SMOKE, AIR POLLUTION, AND OTHER
CLIMATE THREATS, WHILE ALSO
INCREASING RESILIENCE THROUGH
NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS,
RESTORING OUR ECOSYSTEM, AND
THINKING ABOUT HOW WE ARE
INTEGRATING LAND, WATER, AND
FIRE DIVERSITY INTO OUR ACTIONS.
WE KNOW THAT WE NEED TO FOCUS ON
HOW WE CAN MAKE OUR HOMES,
TRANSPORTATION CLEANER AND MORE
AFFORDABLE, AND DO THIS ALL BY
ALSO CREATING MORE PATHWAYS FOR
JOBS, AND ENSURING
ACCOUNTABILITY FROM NOT ONLY
GOVERNMENT, BUT ACCOUNTABILITY
BETWEEN EACH [ INAUDIBLE ]. A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR TIMELINE
FOR THIS WORK, SO WE ACTUALLY
BEGAN WITH COMMUNITY ASSEMBLIES,
WHICH WILL TALK ABOUT SHORTLY,
THAT THE GUN IN 2024. WE ARE
CURRENTLY WORKING ON -- WE HAVE
IDENTIFIED ACTIONS AND WE ARE IN
OUR AMORTIZATION PHASE RIGHT
NOW, AS WELL AS STARTING TO DO
MORE ENGAGEMENT WORK. I WILL
TALK ABOUT A SURVEY AT THE END
OF THIS, TOO, THAT JUST CAME
OUT. ONE OF THE MAJOR THINGS I
WILL SHARE WITH YOU ALL IS WE
WILL BE DOING THE PLANNING
PROCESS OVER THE REST OF THIS
YEAR, LOOKING TO HAVE A FIRST
DRAFT OUT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
LATER THIS FALL AND OCTOBER. AND
THEN WE WILL BE HOPING TO BRING
YOU ALL THE FINAL PLAN EARLY
NEXT YEAR. AS I MENTIONED, ONE
OF OUR KEY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES
IS CLIMATE COMMUNITY ASSEMBLIES.
YOU HAVE HEARD THAT MENTIONED
ALREADY, BUT I WILL JUST QUICKLY
TALK ABOUT OUR KEY PARTNERS AND
KEY TAKEAWAYS WE HAVE HAD WHILE
DOING COMMUNITY ASSEMBLIES. WE
WORKED WITH THE URBAN LEAGUE OF
SEATTLE AND RISING TIDES. EACH
OF THOSE ANCHOR ORGANIZATIONS
REALLY DELVING DEEP INTO THEIR
CONSTITUENCY GROUPS, WHETHER IT
WAS ABOUT WORKERS, YOUTH, OUR
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, OUR
FRONTLINE EJ ORGANIZES AS WELL.
AND WHILE EACH ASSEMBLY YIELDED
DOZENS OF RECOMMENDATIONS, WHAT
WAS EVIDENT IS OUR ORGANIZATIONS
WANT TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTIONS
AND OWN THEIR OWN SOLUTIONS.
THEY ARE SEEKING SHARED
DECISION-MAKING POWER WITH OUR
POLICIES, INVESTMENTS, AND
REALLY FOCUSED ON HOW WE CAN
CODESIGN AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD
LEVEL. CLIMATE IN EVERYDAY
REALITY IS REALLY WHERE PEOPLE
FIND THE ENTRY POINTS TO CONNECT
INTO THIS WORK, SPECIFICALLY
AROUND HOUSING SUSTAINABILITY,
PUBLIC HEALTH, FOOD ACCESS, AND
ECONOMIC DISPLACEMENT. AND OF
COURSE, WE WORK AS A CORE
PARTNER. KEY TAKEAWAYS. ANOTHER
ELEMENT OF THIS WORK HAS BEEN
ALREADY HIGHLIGHTED OVER THIS
MORNING, IS HOW KEY OUR PARTNERS
ARE. WE STARTED A CITY WORK
GROUP THAT REPRESENTS 18 KEY
DEPARTMENTS. WE CONVENE MONTHLY.
AS I MENTIONED, WE DID A BIG
INVENTORY OF ALL THE CLIMATE
WORK HAPPENING I WILL SAY,
CLIMATE WORK IS HAPPENING IN
EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT, EVEN IF
THEY MAY NOT BE CALLING IT
CLIMATE WORK, OVER THE COURSE OF
THIS, WE HAVE GATHERED MORE THAN
250 DIFFERENT ACTIONS RELATED TO
CLIMATE WORK, AND OUR GOAL RIGHT
NOW IS REALLY MAKING SURE WE
DON'T COME OUT WITH 250
ACTIONS, BUT MAYBE ONE EXAMPLE
OF THOSE ACTIONS THAT I WILL
JUST SHARE IS AS WE WERE
DEVELOPING ACTIONS AND
COLLECTING THAT, THE FOCUS ON
NOT ONLY RESILIENCE, MITIGATING
EMISSIONS THROUGH LIKE HOW CAN
WE INCREASE MODE SHIFT AROUND
TRANSPORTATION AND TRIPS, AND
MAIL JUST SHARED A REALLY
SPECIFIC ONE, WHICH WAS AN IDEA
AROUND [ INAUDIBLE ] FOOD
INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THAT IS
REALLY TRYING TO SEE IF WE CAN
BUILD A CITYWIDE NETWORK OF
ELECTRIFIED , LOW CARBON FOOD
HUBS, THE KIND OF LIKE THAT ONE,
BECAUSE TWO DEPARTMENTS MET
SEPARATELY, GENERATED THEIR OWN
SOLUTION, AND THAT IS REALLY THE
GOAL OF THIS WORKING GROUP, IS
TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A SPACE
FOR THAT KIND OF COLLABORATION.
IN ADDITION TO WORKING WITH
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS ACROSS
DEPARTMENTS, OUR ACTING
DIRECTOR, ALLALA, WILL BE
CONVENING HER COLLEAGUES IN A
DIRECTORS FORUM, AS WE KNOW THAT
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS CAN MOVE
DIFFERENT ACTIONS, BUT IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO GET
BY AT THE LEADERSHIP LEVEL, SO
WE WILL BE HOSTING A DIRECTORS
FORUM, STARTING SOON. AND THIS
WILL BE REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO
FOSTER COLLABORATION, BUILD [
INAUDIBLE ], AND ADVANCE AND
ENDORSE CROSS DEPARTMENTAL
SOLUTIONS FOR THIS PLAN. AND
WHILE WE DID SOME DEEP
ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR [ INAUDIBLE
] COMMUNITIES AND PRIORITY
COMMUNITIES, WE WILL ALSO
CONTINUE THAT ENGAGEMENT BY
HOSTING A REGIONAL PARTNERS
FORUM THAT WILL BRING CROSS
SECTOR PARTNERS, FROM BUSINESS,
HEALTH, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS,
PHILANTHROPY, ACADEMIC
INSTITUTIONS. I WILL JUST SHARE,
THIS LIST IS NOT EXHAUST LIVE,
AND AS YOU HAVE YOUR OWN
CONSTITUENCY GROUPS, [ INAUDIBLE
] PROVIDING INFORMATION TO OUR
PLAN. AND WITH THAT IN MIND, WE
JUST RELEASED A CLIMATE ACTION
PLAN SURVEY A FEW DAYS AGO, AND
WE ALREADY HAVE 100 RESPONSES,
AND YOU ALL WILL BE RECEIVING
EMAILS FROM US WITH A TOOLKIT
THAT YOU CAN SHARE WITH YOUR
CONSTITUENCY GROUPS AS WELL.
THANK YOU.
>> WONDERFUL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND GREAT JOB GOING THROUGH THAT
THOROUGHLY, BUT EXPEDIENTLY.
APPRECIATE THAT. AND COLLEAGUES,
I THINK WE HAVE PROBABLY, YOU
KNOW, BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MINUTES
FOR SOME QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS,
SO LET'S SEE, WHO WOULD LIKE TO
KICK US OFF? COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR, AND
THANK YOU FOR THE FANTASTIC
PRESENTATION AND THE LEVEL OF
DETAIL AND [ INAUDIBLE ]. I WANT
TO START OFF WITH A QUESTION
JUST ON THE SECOND PRESENTATION,
LOOKING AT WHERE WE ARE AS ONE
OF THE EARLIEST SLIDES THAT HAS
THE CHART ON OUR CLIMATE GOALS
FOR 2030 AND 2050, AND IT SHOWS
THAT WE, AS YOU SAID, NEED TO
MOVE 10% FASTER -- OR 10 TIMES,
EXCUSE ME, NOT 10%, 10 TIMES
FASTER THAN WE ARE CURRENTLY
MOVING RIGHT NOW BUT I WONDER
HOW IN THE GRAPH ARE THE RECENT
POLICY ACTIONS AND THE
IMPLEMENTATION ON BUILDING
ENERGY PERFORMANCE ARE
INCORPORATED OR ARE NOT
INCORPORATED, AND I'M GOING TO
GIVE YOU MY SECOND QUESTION NOW
AS WELL, JUST FOR THE SAKE OF
TIME, WHICH IS CAN YOU ALSO
SPEAK TO -- IN A SEPARATE
COMMITTEE, WE HAD SDOT IN FRONT
OF US RECENTLY ON THE LOW
POLLUTION NEIGHBORHOODS CONCEPT,
AND I'M CURIOUS IF YOU CAN
SPEAK TO HOW THAT IS
INCORPORATED INTO THE CLIMATE
ACTION PLAN.
>> THANK YOU FOR THOSE QUESTIONS
. FOR THAT GRAPH, YES, THAT IS
FROM OUR PREVIOUS GREENHOUSE GAS
INVENTORY, WE ARE ACTUALLY IN AN
INVENTORY YEAR RIGHT NOW. WE
ANTICIPATE AND OUR BUILDINGS AND
ENERGY TEAM HAVE DONE A LOT OF
WORK THAT WE CAN SHARE WITH YOU
GUYS AFTER THIS ABOUT KIND OF
PROJECTIONS OF WHERE BUILDINGS
AND MISSION PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS WILL MAKE MOVES OR
PROGRESS US ON OUR GOALS. AND
THIS YEAR, WE WILL ALSO START AN
INVENTORY THAT WILL GIVE US A
LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE. ONE
THING TO KNOW IS INVENTORIES ARE
ALWAYS LOOKING AT DATA TWO YEARS
BEHIND US, AND IT IS JUST THE
NATURE OF THE DATA THAT WE HAVE,
AND DEFINITELY ANOTHER FLOOD FOR
WHAT WE WANT TO CREATE A
TRACKING FRAMEWORK, SO WE ARE
REALLY LOOKING AT MORE LIKE WHAT
IS THE IMPACT THAT WE ARE MAKING
THAT WE MIGHT NOT BE SEEING
INTEREST IN INVENTORY. IN TERMS
OF LOW POLLUTION NEIGHBORHOODS,
YES, WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. WE
ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT LOW
POLLUTION NEIGHBORHOODS AND SEE
IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE
ARE ALREADY MOVING FORWARD ON
THINGS LIKE ACTIONS LIKE A LOW
POLLUTION NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE
REALLY FOCUSED ON PROVIDING
MULTIPLE BENEFITS, AND SEE THAT
AS A KEY MODEL, ESPECIALLY FOR
THE REST OF OUR WORK GROUP, TO
THINK ABOUT WHAT TYPES OF
SOLUTIONS AND ACTIONS WE WANT TO
SEE IN THIS CLIMATE ACTION PLAN,
SO WE ARE NOT -- OUR GOAL IS NOT
TO NECESSARILY SHIFT OR CHANGE
ANYTHING THAT THEY ARE DOING,
BUT REALLY LEARN FROM WHAT THEY
ARE DOING TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
HIGHLIGHTING THAT WORK AND
BRINGING DEPARTMENTS TOGETHER TO
REALLY MAKE THAT IMPLEMENTATION
SUCCESSFUL.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR POINT
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, I KNOW WE
DIDN'T COORDINATE AHEAD OF
TIME, BUT I HAD ALMOST THE EXACT
SAME QUESTION BUT IT REALLY DID
CATCH MY EYE AT THIS POINT ABOUT
WE NEED TO BE MOVING 10 TIMES
FASTER THAN WE CURRENTLY ARE TO
MEET OUR 2030 GOAL, SO MY
QUESTION WAS ACTUALLY A BIT MORE
HOLISTIC, JUST IN RECOGNIZING
THAT 58% OF OUR EMISSIONS ARE
COMING FROM TRANSPORTATION. I
APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER'S POINT ABOUT LOW
POLLUTION NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT
WANDERING MORE BROADLY ABOUT OUR
WORK WITH SDOT AND UNDERSTANDING
THAT AS WE HAVE THESE
LARGE-SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECTS, HOW WE ARE TRACKING
AND EVALUATE FOR THINGS LIKE
MODE SHIFT AND THE POLLUTION
REDUCTIONS THAT COME WITH THAT.
>> I CAN MAYBE START US OFF AND
SAY, PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF
STRATEGIES IN THE CLIMATE ACTION
PLAN , BUILDING OFF OF PREVIOUS
WORK LIKE TRANSPORTATION
STRATEGY GIVES US A SET OF
STRATEGIES AND METRICS THAT WE
ARE TRACKING HOLISTICALLY, SO,
THERE IS A BIT OF A FRAMEWORK
THERE IN TERMS OF SEEING WHERE
THE PROGRESS IS GOING, BUT I
THINK THIS IS A BIG OPPORTUNITY
AND AREAS FOR COLLABORATION AND
PARTNERSHIP. COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER MENTIONED LOW POLLUTION
NEIGHBORHOODS AS A STRATEGY AND
A POLICY MECHANISM FOR HOLISTIC
SOLUTIONS THAT HELP US REDUCE
AIR POLLUTION. I THINK THAT CAN
CORRELATE OVER TO MULTIMODAL
TRANSPORTATION, AND LOOKING AT
DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE MIGHT
LOWER GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
WHILE INCREASING COMMUNITY
HEALTH AND BENEFITS THERE, BUT
YEAH, I THINK WHAT YOU ARE
HIGHLIGHTING IS THAT WE ARE
REALLY AT THE TOUGH STUFF, AND
HAVE A SERIES OF
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COLLABORATIONS
AND DISCUSSIONS TO ENGAGE IN AS
WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER IN
GETTING OURSELVES SETTLED AS A
CABINET THIS YEAR.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT, AND
ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT
AND JUST STEP FURTHER INTO
DEPARTMENTAL WORK, WE ARE HERE
FOR. I THINK IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT THAT WE TELL THE STORY
THAT THESE INVESTMENTS ARE
MAKING ALSO A DIFFERENCE WHEN IT
COMES TO LOWERING OUR EMISSIONS,
AND SO, JUST WANT TO CONTINUE
THE CONVERSATION THERE, AND I
WOULD JUST CLOSE WITH A NOTE OF
APPRECIATION THAT THIS VERSION
OF THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN
INCLUDES SOME OF THOSE KEY
METRICS, AND JUST REALLY
DASHBOARD IN OUR PROGRESS, I
KNOW THIS WAS A HUGE REQUEST
FROM OUR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
ADVOCATES, SOMETHING I HEARD
ABOUT OVER THE PAST COUPLE
YEARS, JUST A REAL HUNGER AND
DESIRE TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE ARE
MAKING PROGRESS ON MEETING THOSE
GOALS, SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT
WE MEET AT 2030 GOAL, SO THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK,
EXCITED TO CONTINUE THIS
PROCESS. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS FROM COLLEAGUES? UM,
YEAH, COULD WE JUST GO BACK TO
THE SLIDE ON THE 10 TIMES FASTER
-- UM, AND ONE THING , I THINK,
IN THAT SLIDE, IT TALKS ABOUT
THE BASELINE FOR 2008, 3.2
MILLION METRIC TONS OF
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS , THEN
THE 2022, 2.9 MILLION. AND I DO
JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT DURING
THAT SAME TIMEFRAME, OUR
POPULATION INCREASED PRETTY
SIGNIFICANTLY, SO, WHILE THAT
NUMBER , OBVIOUSLY WE NEED TO DO
MUCH BETTER, I DO WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT THAT GIVEN OUR
POPULATION GROWTH, THAT WE'VE
DONE HARD WORK. I DO WANT TO
NOTE, OR QUESTION, AS WE
CONTINUE TO ELECTRIFY OUR
BUILDINGS, AND AS WE CONTINUE TO
ELECTRIFY OUR TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM, AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE
THINGS WE NEED TO DO, MODE SHIFT
TO REDUCE TRIPS, SEAHAWK AND SEE
VEHICLE TRIPS, BUT WE ARE ALSO
SEEING THIS TRANSITION TO
ELECTRIC VEHICLES, AND NOW WE
ARE SEEING NEW ENERGY DEMANDS
FOR THINGS LIKE DATA CENTERS ,
AND WHETHER THOSE ARE CITED
WITHIN THE CITY OR ELSEWHERE IN
THE STATE OR REGION , THERE IS
THIS HUGE , GROWING DEMAND FOR
NEW ELECTRICITY. JUST WONDERING
IF YOU COULD TALK ABOUT A LITTLE
BIT -- AND IT IS A LITTLE BIT
OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL
SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, HOW WE
BUILD NEW ELECTRIC GENERATION ,
RIGHT? AND SO, UNFORTUNATELY, WE
HAVE SEEN FROM OUR FEDERAL
PARTNERS, A RETREAT FROM
RENEWABLES TOWARDS DOUBLING DOWN
ON FOSSIL FUELS, WHICH IS JUST
-- IT'S UNFATHOMABLE,
ESPECIALLY AS WE SEE THE WAR IN
THE MIDDLE EAST AND -- BUT ANY
THOUGHTS THAT YOU HAVE ON, YOU
KNOW, AS WE CONTINUE THIS WORK
ON TRANSITIONING AWAY FROM
FOSSIL FUELS TOWARDS
ELECTRIFYING BUILDINGS AND
TRANSPORTATION, HOW DO WE ALSO
MAKE SURE THAT THESE NEW
GENERATION FACILITIES ARE
RENEWABLES?
>> YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THAT
QUESTION, COMMITTEE CHAIR LIN.
BACK TO YOUR EARLIER COMMENT, I
MAYBE WANT TO UNDERSCORE, SINCE
THE BASELINE MEASUREMENTS IN
2008, CITYWIDE OMISSIONS HAVE
INCREASED 12 PERCENT WITH
CONSIDERATION TO POPULATION
INCREASING 26% DURING THAT
PERIOD, SO I JUST THOUGHT THAT
MIGHT BE OF INTEREST. I
APPRECIATE YOUR INQUIRY ON -- ON
ADJUST TRANSITION HERE IN THE
CONTEXT OF DATA CENTERS. WHAT I
WILL SAY IS GIVEN THE CONTEXT
THAT WE ARE IN AND YOU HAVE
BRIEFLY TOUCHED ON THE WAR THAT
IS HAPPENING , I THINK IT
UNDERSCORES THE NEED FOR US EVEN
MORE TO THINK ABOUT RENEWABLE
ENERGY SOURCES. IT'S CRITICAL
FOR US IN THE LONG TERM SUCCESS
, NOT JUST FROM , YOU KNOW,
ADDRESSING OUR CLIMATE GOALS,
BUT AGAIN, THE MULTI-BENEFITS,
ENSURING THAT WE AND OUR
FAMILIES HAVE THE ENERGY THAT WE
NEED TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE
EVERYDAY THINGS THAT WE NEED TO
DO FROM FEEDING OUR FAMILIES
TOO, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT
OUR CHILDREN HAVE LIGHT TO GET
READY FOR SCHOOL AND DO THEIR
HOMEWORK. SO, WITH REGARDS TO
DATA CENTERS, WHAT I WILL SAY IS
-- SPECIFICALLY WITH LARGE LOAD
IMPLICATIONS, THERE ARE A LOT OF
CONSIDERATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR US
TO CONSIDER , THAT INCLUDES THE
INCREASED ENERGY DEMAND, AS YOU
MENTIONED, DATA CENTERS -- LARGE
DATA CENTERS HAVE A NEED TO
OPERATE 24 HOURS A DAY. THEY
CONSUME LARGE AMOUNTS OF
ELECTRICITY. AND A MODERN DATA
CENTER CAN USE AS MUCH POWER AS
100,000 HOMES. THAT IS A REALLY
BIG CONSIDERATION FOR US WITH
REGARDS TO AFFORDABILITY. WATER
CONSUMPTION FOR COOLING IS AN
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION AS WELL.
EVEN WITH NEW COOLING TECHNOLOGY
LIKE WATER RECYCLING, THAT HAS
IMPACTS THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR
US AS A CITY TO CONTINUE TO
LEARN ABOUT AND CONSIDER,
ESPECIALLY WITH REGARDS TO THE
COST TO OUR RESIDENTS. THERE ARE
IMPACTS WITH REGARDS TO NOISE
AND HEAT THAT WE NEED TO
CONSIDER. LAND-USE IMPLICATIONS
AND CITING , AND ENSURING THAT
WHEN WE ARE THINKING ABOUT THE
GEOGRAPHY, THAT WE ARE NOT
PERPETUATING INEQUITABLE
LAND-USE DECISIONS, AND
PERPETUATING ENVIRONMENTAL
INJUSTICE . THERE IS AIR-QUALITY
CONSIDERATIONS AS WELL, SO, I'M
KIND OF TOUCHING ON SOME OF THE
MYRIAD THINGS THAT WE NEED TO
THINK ABOUT AS A CITY, AND THAT
REQUIRES US, AGAIN, TO WORK IN
AN INTERDISCIPLINARY,
INTERDEPARTMENTAL MANNER,
LEVERAGE OUR EXPERTISE AND SKILL
SET AS WE ARE CONSIDERING WHAT
IS HAPPENING IN TERMS OF
INCREASED USAGE OF THINGS LIKE
A.I. AND WHATNOT , SO, I HOPE
THAT'S HELPFUL.
>> THANK YOU, AND I THINK WE ALL
KNOW AND MY COLLEAGUES KNOW, WE
HAVE GOT THOUSANDS OF EMAILS,
RIGHTFULLY RAISING CONCERNS AND
LAMBS, AND I KNOW THAT SOME OF
MY COLLEAGUES HAVE BEEN WORKING
ON THIS FOR MONTHS, WELL BEFORE
THE RECENT NEWS REPORTING. BUT I
ASSUME OR I EXPECT THAT WE WILL
BE CALLING UPON YOU FOR YOUR
HELP AS WE FIGURE OUT HOW TO
MOVE FORWARD , POTENTIALLY
DEVELOPING A WORK PLAN AROUND
THAT ISSUE, SO THANK YOU. ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COLLEAGUES? OKAY, WELL, THANK
YOU AGAIN, SUPER EXCITED FOR THE
PRESENTATION, SUPER EXCITED FOR
THE NEXT STEPS FOR THE
APPOINTMENT, AND THANK YOU ALL
TO EVERYONE WHO JOINED US FOR
TODAY, EVERYONE THAT CAME AND
SPOKE IN SUPPORT, THAT WAS
REALLY MOVING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL,
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
>> OKAY, WITH THAT, WE WILL NOW
MOVE ON TO OUR THIRD ITEM OF
BUSINESS, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ AGENDA ITEM 3?
>> CB 121195 , AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO LAND USE AND ZONING,
ADOPTING INTERIM PROVISIONS TO
EXPAND THE CAPACITY OF
TRANSITIONAL ENCAMPMENTS, AND
AMENDING SECTIONS 23.42.054 AND
23.42.056 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE.
>> THANK YOU, AND OUR PRESENTERS
ARE JOINING US. ONCE YOU HAVE A
MOMENT, CAN YOU JUST INTRODUCE
YOURSELVES FOR THE RECORD?
>> KETIL FREEMAN .
>> AND JENNIFER LABRECQUE OF THE
CENTRAL STAFF.
>> WONDERFUL, AND I'M GOING TO
KICK IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE,
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, I AM
HOPING YOU CAN HELP US LEAD IN
THIS DISCUSSION.
>> YEAH, FANTASTIC, THANK YOU SO
MUCH, CHAIR, I APPRECIATE IT,
AND I WILL START WITH
APPRECIATION THE CENTRAL STAFF
FOR YOUR HARD WORK OVER THE LAST
FEW WEEKS. I'M REALLY EXCITED
TO HAVE A CONVERSATION TODAY
ABOUT THE AMENDMENTS THAT
COLLEAGUES HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD
TO THIS REALLY IMPORTANT SHELTER
CENSUS BILL. I WILL NOT BE
SAYING SHELTER CENSUS AGAIN
DURING THIS CONVERSATION. BUT WE
WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD
AN OPPORTUNITY TODAY FOR
COLLEAGUES TO BRING FORTH
POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL
AND TO ENGAGE IN SOME DISCUSSION
PRIOR TO HOLDING A VOTE ON THE
AMENDMENTS, AND HOPEFULLY VOTING
THE BILL OUT OF COMMITTEE NEXT
WEEK. SO, THE WAY THAT WE WILL
PROCEED IS CENTRAL STAFF WILL
DISCUSS AND HIGHLIGHT THE
AMENDMENTS. I BELIEVE WE WILL
GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
AMENDMENTS SPONSORS TO SPEAK TO
THE AMENDMENTS, AND THEN WE WILL
HAVE QUESTIONS FROM COLLEAGUES
ABOUT THE AMENDMENTS. SO,
CENTRAL STAFF SPONSORED AND THEN
QUESTIONS, AND WE WILL PROCEED
THAT WAY, AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL
BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH ALL OF
THE AMENDMENTS THAT WE HAVE IN
FRONT OF US TODAY . FOR FOLKS
WHO ARE HERE IN PERSON, THERE
WERE, I BELIEVE, TWO WALK ON
AMENDMENTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE,
THAT ARE PRINTED AT THE FRONT.
I'M NOT SURE WHETHER OR NOT WE
HAVE GOTTEN THOSE UPLOADED
ONLINE OR NOT AT THIS POINT IN
TIME, BUT WE WILL WORK TO DO
THAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR
ANYONE WHO IS WATCHING ONLINE.
SO, WITH THAT, I WILL HANDED
OVER TO OUR FANTASTIC CENTRAL
STAFF, KETIL AND JEN, WHO WILL
START WITH AMENDMENT NUMBER 1.
AND I WILL BE SPEAKING ON BEHALF
OF TWO COLLEAGUES WHO ARE NOT
ABLE TO BE PRESENT.
>> AGAIN, KETIL FREEMAN, COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF. YOU HAVE A COVER
MEMO FROM US THAT DESCRIBES FIVE
AMENDMENTS AND [ INAUDIBLE ]
WHAT THE BILL DOES IN ADDITION
TO [ INAUDIBLE ] IN THAT PACKET.
THERE ARE TWO MORE AUTHORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, THEN
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH WILL
SPONSOR. I WOULD JUST PUT
FORWARD GOING INTO THE
AMENDMENTS, I WILL STEP BACK A
LITTLE BIT HERE AND SAY THAT IN
THE COURSE OF DISCUSSING NOT
JUST THIS BILL, BUT THE OTHER
TWO BUILDS, THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN
TALKING A LOT ABOUT POLICIES FOR
SHELTER OPERATION, AND ALSO
ABOUT CONSEQUENCES WHEN IT COMES
TO BUDGET, AND I HAVE QUESTIONS
AND REPORTS FROM THE COUNCIL [
INAUDIBLE ] NOT JUST ABOUT
BUDGETARY STUFF, FOR THE 2027
PROPOSED BUDGET, BUT ALSO FOR
HOW ENCAMPMENTS MAY BE OPERATED
IN THE FUTURE. THAT IS TRUE FOR
THE AMENDMENTS WE ARE GOING TO
TALK ABOUT HERE TODAY, A LOT OF
THEM ARE OPERATIONAL [ INAUDIBLE
], NOT NECESSARILY PERFECT FITS
FOR THE LAND-USE KIND OF BILL,
BUT IT'S A VEHICLE THAT IS IN
FRONT OF THE COMMITTEE TODAY.
JUST A PREVIEW OF CHANGES HERE.
IN ADDITION TO WHAT MAY FLOW
FROM COMMITTEE DISCUSSION TODAY,
WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT WITH
LAUREN, THE COUNCIL ABOUT HOW TO
REFLECT VIEWS WITHIN THE BILL IN
DIFFERENT WAYS, AND STILL
ACHIEVE THE SAME LEGAL EFFECT,
AND POLICY INTENT, AND SO, IN
ADDITION TO HOW THESE APPEARED
TODAY, THERE MAY BE CHANGES IN
THE FORM AS WELL, BUT THE
CONTENT WILL BE INFORMED BY THE
DISCUSSION TODAY AS WELL. SO,
THE FIRST ONE , COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER, AMENDMENT NUMBER 1, THE
AMENDMENT SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER ON BEHALF
OF COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, THIS
WILL LOOK FAMILIAR TO MANY OF
YOU. THE AMENDMENT WOULD
INCORPORATE THE STANDARDS FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY PLANS THAT WERE
DISCUSSED AS PART OF THE BUDGET
BILL, AS OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENT
FOR ENCAMPMENTS THAT ARE
ESTABLISHED UNDER THE AUTHORITY
OF THE LAND-USE CODE BILL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND I WILL
SPEAK TO THIS, AND HAPPY TO TAKE
QUESTIONS FROM COLLEAGUES. I
KNOW COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ WANTED
TO BE WITH US TODAY, SHE WAS NOT
ABLE TO, SO I WANT TO THANK HER
FOR HER PARTNERSHIP ON THIS AND
ENSURE THAT WE ARE HOLDING TWO
THINGS AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH
IS A COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THAT
WE ARE AT ENDING OUR SHELTER
SYSTEM, AS WELL AS A COMMITMENT
TO MANAGING PUBLIC SAFETY, AND
THAT MEANS FOR THE FOLKS WHO ARE
GOING TO LIVE AT THESE
LOCATIONS, AS WELL AS FOR
NEIGHBORHOODS. SO, THE INTENT
BEHIND THIS AMENDMENT IS TO
ENSURE THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE
STRONG COLLABORATION AND
INFORMATION SHARING BETWEEN THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND COUNCIL,
FOCUSING ON MONTHLY REPORTS ON
WHAT IS HAPPENING AT SOME OF
THESE CITED LOCATIONS AND THE
SURROUNDING AREAS. THE INTENT IS
TO ENSURE THAT COUNCILMEMBERS
HAVE A DATE AND ACCURATE
INFORMATION, SO THAT WE ARE ABLE
TO ENGAGE PROACTIVELY WITH OUR
CONSTITUENTS, AS WELL AS ENGAGE
PROACTIVELY ON ANY POTENTIAL
CHANGES THAT WE WANT TO KEEP AN
EYE TOWARDS, GIVEN THAT THIS IS
INTERIM LEGISLATION, SO WE KNOW
THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE
LEGISLATION WE HAVE FOR THE NEXT
YEAR, AND THE NEXT YEAR, THE
COUNCIL WILL NEED TO TAKE
FURTHER ACTION IF WE WANT TO
CONTINUE WITH THE EXPANSIONS
THAT ARE PROVIDED UNDER THIS
BILL. SO, THESE REPORTS WOULD
PULL FROM ALREADY EXISTING DATA,
INCLUDING , BUT NOT LIMITED TO
CRITICAL INCIDENT REPORTS, THE
NEIGHBOR AGREEMENTS, AND 911
CALLS, SO THAT IS A SUMMARY OF
THE INTENT AND WHAT IS INCLUDED.
AND I WILL ACTUALLY JUST START
WITH A QUESTION TO YOU, KETIL,
CAN YOU JUST SPEAK TO -- I THINK
YOU SAID THIS ALREADY, HOW THE
CONTENTS OF THIS AMENDMENT ALIGN
WITH THE ALREADY PAST BUDGET
AMENDMENTS THAT CAME OUT OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE?
>> SURE, SO THE LANGUAGE HERE
KIND OF REFLECTS , IN SOME WAYS
IDENTICALLY, THE POLICY LANGUAGE
THAT WAS INCORPORATED IN THE
BUDGET BILL, THE PUBLIC SAFETY
PLAN, AND THROUGH HOW THAT WOULD
BE INCORPORATED BOTH IN
OPERATIONS OF THE ENCAMPMENT,
AND ALSO RESPONSIBILITIES ON THE
EXECUTIVE SIDE FOR RESPONDING TO
CALLS RELATED TO PUBLIC SAFETY
AROUND ENCAMPMENTS. SO, IT IS IN
SOME WAYS IDENTICAL LANGUAGE.
THERE IS SOME SORT OF
PREPARATORY LANGUAGE, THE
SITUATION WITH THE LAND-USE
BILL, SO I WILL TALK
RESPECTIVELY JUST TO THOSE WHO
ENCAMPMENTS [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND
COLLEAGUES, I AM HAPPY TO TAKE
QUESTIONS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> THAT IS AN OLD HAND.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM
COLLEAGUES? I HAVE A QUESTION .
THIS QUESTION SAYS THE OPERATOR
OF A ENCAMPMENT, SO THAT WOULD
BE ONE OF OUR PROFIT PARTNERS
TYPICALLY POINT BUT JUST IN
TERMS OF DEVELOPING THIS PUBLIC
SAFETY PLAN, SOME OF THESE ITEMS
, YOU KNOW, AN INITIAL
ASSESSMENT OF THE AREA, AND
WHICH SHELTERS WOULD BE LOCATED,
INCLUDING THE ASSESSMENT OF 911
CALL DATA , GOING DOWN TO
SECTION C, POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES FOR KEEPING THE AREA
WITHIN 500 EIGHT OF ENCAMPMENTS
OR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES IN
VIOLATION OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE, PARKING
REGULATIONS -- UM, ONE SORT OF
QUESTION AND CONCERN I HAVE IS
JUST WHETHER THIS SHOULD BE
FALLING ON OPERATOR OR WHETHER
THIS SHOULD BE FALLING ON US AS
A CITY. THE OPERATOR DOESN'T
NECESSARILY HAVE THE AUTHORITY
FOR KEEPING THE AREA WITHIN 500
FEET FREE OF UNSANCTIONED
ENCAMPMENT AND RECREATIONAL
VEHICLES. WHAT I SEE AS REALLY
THE INTENT BEHIND THIS IS TO
HAVE A STRONG PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN OPERATOR AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE OR THE
DEPARTMENTS WHO MIGHT BE HELPING
WITH THIS WORK , BUT I GUESS I
JUST WANT TO ASK EITHER STAFF OR
COLLEAGUES, ANY THOUGHTS IN
RESPONSE TO WHO WOULD BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS WORK?
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION,
I THINK THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION.
I AM REVIEWING THE LANGUAGE FROM
THE AMENDMENT THAT PASSED AS
PART OF THE SHELTER BUDGET ,
WHICH BROUGHT MORE OF THIS
RESPONSIBILITY ON THE EXECUTIVE
TO DEVELOP THESE THINGS RATHER
THAN THE PROVIDER, SO I DO THINK
IT'S MAYBE -- I WILL TURN IT
OVER TO KETIL FOR FURTHER
THINKING ON THAT, BUT THAT IS
TRUE.
>> OBVIOUSLY, AGAIN, I SPEAK TO
THE AUTHORS ' INTENT HERE, BUT
THERE ARE SOME FUNCTIONS HERE
THAT WOULD BE CITY FUNCTIONS,
AND JUST A STEP BACK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT -- DESCRIBE HOW
INTERIM USE ENCAMPMENTS ARE
ESTABLISHED, THEY HAVE TO HAVE A
COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, SO
I THINK THE THINKING HERE
PERHAPS ON PART OF THE AUTHOR
WAS TO HAVE THE COMMUNITY
ADVISORY COMMITTEE PLAY SOME
ROLE. AND IN REVIEWING SORT OF
THE SECURITY OPERATIONAL
REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING THOSE
ASPECTS THAT MIGHT HAVE SOME
CITY FUNCTION, SO THAT THEY ARE
APPRISED OF THAT AND CAN
UNDERSTAND HOW BEST TO IMPLEMENT
SECURITY PROTOCOL WITHIN THE
SCOPE OF THE OPERATOR, AND ALSO
WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE CITY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT
QUESTION. COUNCILMEMBER LIN, I
THINK IT IS AN IMPORTANT ONE
POINT WHILE I'M VERY PLEASED TO
BE SPONSORING THE LEGISLATION, I
WANT TO RESPECT THAT WE SHOULD
HAVE SOME FOLLOW-UP AROUND
AUTHOR WITH INTENT, AND WE WILL
MAKE SURE THAT -- I KNOW YOU
WILL MAKE SURE YOUR TEAM MAKES
SURE THAT WILL HAPPEN, SO WE CAN
GET CLARITY AROUND THE BEST WAY
TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT, TO
CREATE ALIGNMENT BETWEEN THE
SPELL IN THE BUDGET BILL, AND TO
ENSURE THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF
THE AMENDMENT. THANK YOU FOR
THAT QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE CAN MOVE ON TO AMENDMENT
NUMBER 2.
>> AMENDMENT NUMBER 2, SPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
WOULD REQUIRE THAT NEWLY
ESTABLISHED TRANSITIONAL
ENCAMPMENTS THAT ARE EITHER
LARGER OR NEWLY ESTABLISHED --
THEY ARE LARGER BECAUSE OF THE
COUNCIL CONSIDERING , HAVE A
GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD AGREEMENT THAT
PRESCRIBES MINIMUM COMMUNICATION
WITH [ INAUDIBLE ] ASSOCIATED
WITH THAT GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD
AGREEMENT.
>> OKAY, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, THANK YOU,
KETIL, THANK YOU, JEN FOR YOUR
HELP ON THIS. COLLEAGUES, I KNOW
WE CURRENTLY HAVE THE NEIGHBOR
AGREEMENTS IN THE CITY. THIS
WITHOUT ADDITIONAL LAYERS OF
INFORMATION, AND STRENGTHEN
THOSE . THIS IS FROM PERSONAL
EXPERIENCE OF SOMETIMES WHEN WE
DO HAVE ISSUES OR THINGS THAT
MIGHT COME UP, THAT THIS WOULD
HAVE -- NUMBER ONE, APPOINT A
CONTACT FOR INITIAL CONCERNS,
WHICH IS POSTED EITHER AT THE
ENCAMPMENT AND ON OPERATOR'S
WEBSITE, SO A POINT OF CONTACT,
A PROCESS FOR COMMUNITY
STAKEHOLDER IN TO ESCALATE
CONCERNS WITH THE OPERATORS
ORGANIZATION. ALSO, A TIMEFRAME
FROM INITIAL CONTACT WITH EACH
-- EXCUSE ME, A TIMEFRAME, SO
WITHIN 72 HOURS, UNLESS IT'S AN
EMERGENCY. A COMMITMENT TO
ATTEND REGULAR COMMUNITY
MEETINGS, SUCH AS THOSE HELD BY
SOME OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS.
THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT
MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE CITY
THAT ARE WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
. SO, THIS IS JUST TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ALL HAVE GREAT
ENVIRONMENTS FACILITIES
ENCAMPMENTS, AND -- EXCUSE ME,
SHELTERS, IT'S JUST TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE STRENGTHENED FOR OUR
GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT. WE HAVE
LISTED SOME THINGS, ALL THE WAY
FROM -- A LIST OF THINGS, ALL
THE WAY FROM K THROUGH K. AND
YEAH, COLLEAGUES, MORE THAN
HAPPY TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS
OR OPEN TO COMMENTS, WHATEVER.
THANK YOU.
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY --
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU
FOR THIS. JUST SO I AM
UNDERSTANDING CLEARLY, WE HAVE A
NUMBER OF GOOD NEIGHBOR
AGREEMENTS OPERATING WITH OUR
SERVICE PROVIDERS ACROSS THE
CITY. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT IS IN A STANDARD
GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT AND WHAT
IS INCLUDED IN THIS AMENDMENT
THAT GOES BEYOND THE STANDARD?
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE NUANCE ?
I'M JUST TRYING TO PARSE THE
THINGS OUT. I DON'T KNOW IF
THAT IS A QUESTION FOR BOTH
SPONSOR AND CENTRAL STAFF, BUT
WE WOULD LOVE TO DELINEATE AND
UNDERSTAND THAT BETTER.
>> I WILL JUMP IN WITH SOME
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, THANK YOU,
CHAIR POINT
>> THANK YOU, THAT'S A GOOD
QUESTION. I THINK THE CITY DOES
REQUIRE GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENTS
CURRENTLY FOR ANY CITY FUNDED
SHELTERS THAT IS A STANDARD
AGREEMENT, IN CASE YOUR HA HAS
POLICIES AROUND -- I WOULD SAY
THEIR HIGH-LEVEL POLICIES AROUND
WHAT THEIR EXPECTATION IS FOR
GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICIES FOR
SHELTERS. THERE ISN'T REALLY
DEFINED ANYWHERE WITH THE
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF A GOOD
NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT WOULD BE, SO,
WE ARE, I WOULD SAY, IN SOME
WAYS CREATING SOMETHING NEW HERE
BY STATING THEM IN THIS
ORDINANCE, HOWEVER I THINK, YOU
KNOW, WE DID RUN THESE FOR
EXAMPLE PAST THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, AND THEY SAID, YEAH,
THESE ARE GENERALLY THINGS WE
WOULD EXPECT TO SEE IN A GOOD
NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT, SO, THE
INTENT WAS NOT TO CREATE
SOMETHING NEW, BUT RATHER TO
CAPTURE ON PAPER WHAT WOULD BE
REASONABLE EXPECTATIONS FOR A
GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT.
>> THANK YOU, I DON'T KNOW IF
THE SEATTLE SPONSOR HAS
SOMETHING TO ADD TO THAT.
>> THE INTENTIONS ARE TO PUT ANY
MORE BUREAUCRACY ONTO THE
SHELTERS, IT IS LITERALLY -- IF
I AM THE ONE GETTING CALLS ABOUT
CERTAIN BUILDINGS IN OUR
DISTRICT , BECAUSE IT IS TOO
HARD FOR THE COMMUNITY OR
NEIGHBORS TO HAVE A DIRECT
CONTACT WITH THAT PROVIDER, THAT
IS A PROBLEM FOR ME. AND SO, TO
TRY TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THESE
THINGS, MAKING REQUIREMENTS AS
SIMPLE, THE BARE MINIMUM IS
SOMEONE WHO CAN CALL SOMEONE
BACK AND HAVE INTENTIONAL
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT ISSUES
THEY ARE EXPERIENCING, SO WE CAN
CIRCUMVENT ALL THE BUREAUCRACY
OVER TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO
DOES WHAT, AND JUST HAVING THAT
DIRECT POINT OF CONTACT REALLY.
>> CERTAINLY, I APPRECIATE
HEARING THE SPIRIT OF THAT FROM
THE SPONSOR, I KNOW WE HAVE ALL
HERE -- HEARD FROM FOLKS [
INAUDIBLE ]. I AM HEARING IN
THIS THAT WE DON'T HAVE AN
EXISTING LIKE STANDARD GOOD
NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT PRACTICE,
I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND
RIGHT NOW IF THERE ARE LIKE THE
NEWER ELEMENTS HERE, EVEN FOR
EXISTING GOOD NEIGHBOR
AGREEMENTS, MAYBE THAT IS JUST
BORING I DON'T HAVE A LANDSCAPE
ANALYSIS OF ALL OUR CITY'S GOOD
NEIGHBOR AGREEMENTS, AND IF
THERE ARE JUST ANY NOVEL
COMPONENTS HERE AT ALL, I WOULD
JUST LIKE TO UNDERSTAND THAT,
AND MAYBE THAT IS FOR A
FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSION.
>> AND I WILL SAY, I DO THINK
IT'S CHALLENGING BECAUSE WE
HAVE [ INAUDIBLE ] HA HAS
OBVIOUS POLICIES AROUND WHAT A
GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY SHOULD BE,
BUT AGAIN, THEY ARE AT A HIGH
LEVEL. AND SO, I THINK THAT THIS
WAS NOT INTENDED TO CREATE
ANYTHING NOVEL, BUT TO JUST
CAPTURE WHAT SORT OF A
REASONABLE PERSON MIGHT SAY A
GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT MIGHT
INCLUDE. I DO THINK THERE IS A
LINE IN HERE AROUND SORT OF
HAVING AN EMERGENCY CONTACT
DURING NONBUSINESS HOURS, AND
THAT IS ONE BEFORE THAT I HAVE
GOTTEN FEEDBACK FROM FROM
PROVIDERS, SO THAT MIGHT BE
WORTH TALKING ABOUT, I THINK
THERE IS SOME CONCERN ABOUT
RECEIVING MANY CALLS DURING
NONBUSINESS HOURS, EVEN FOR
THINGS THAT ARE NOT URGENT, SO
THAT MIGHT BE ONE FROM A
PROVIDER PERSPECTIVE THAT IS
NONSTANDARD, BUT I THINK BASED
ON THE CONVERSATION -- THE BRIEF
CONVERSATION WE HAD WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, MY UNDERSTANDING
IS THESE WOULD OTHERWISE BE
BROUGHT UP AS FAIRLY ROUTINE
THINGS.
>> THAT IS GREAT TO HEAR, THANK
YOU, JEN. I JUST MY FINAL
QUESTION ON THIS, THIS IS
PERHAPS FOR KETIL, JUST ACTUALLY
THINKING OF THE UNDERLYING
LEGISLATION THAT IS BEFORE US,
WHAT IMPACT IF ANY DOES THIS
HAVE TO OUR EXISTING TINY HOME
VILLAGES AND SITES ACROSS THE
CITY? DOES THIS APPLY TO NUANCED
UNDERSTANDING UNDER THIS
LEGISLATION RAISES SOMETHING
THAT HAS BEEN RETROACTIVELY
APPLIED TO SITES?
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION,
IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. YOU
NOTICE THAT WITH MANY OF THESE
AMENDMENTS, THERE IS A STATEMENT
THAT SITUATES THE AMENDMENT IN
THE CONTEXT OF THE BILL, SO,
JUST A REMINDER, THE BILL IS
COMING TO THE COUNCIL AS A
LAND-USE EMERGENCY, SO TO SPEAK
BUT IT WILL BE UNDER
REGULATIONS, [ INAUDIBLE ]
PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. THE THINKING
IS THAT ABOUT THIS TIME NEXT
YEAR, THE COUNCIL [ INAUDIBLE ]
THE COUNCIL WILL BE CONSIDERING
ONGOING LEGISLATION. SO, THERE
ARE FINDINGS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED
WITH THAT EMERGENCY, AND THE
STATEMENT OF EMERGENCY IS
REFLECTED IN THE TITLE AS WELL,
AND THEY HAVE TO DO [ INAUDIBLE
]. SO, THE FRAMING FOR ALMOST
ALL OF THESE OPERATIONAL
AMENDMENTS IS THAT THEY APPLY TO
JUST THOSE ENCAMPMENTS THAT ARE
LARGER THAN 100 OCCUPANTS , THAT
ARE ESTABLISHED AFTER THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE BILL, SO
THEY WOULD NOT -- THEY SHOULD
NOT BE RETROACTIVE TO EXISTING
OPERATORS.
>> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING
THAT. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> EDDIE AND I ARE SORT OF
CO-FACILITATING. THANK YOU,
CHAIR. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD,
AND ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT THIS
APPROACH IS GOING TO BE A DIRECT
CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY AND
THE PROVIDER, SINCE WE ARE NOT
UTILIZING KC RHA, I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT WE ARE BRINGING IN
WHAT KCRHA ALREADY DOES [
INAUDIBLE ]. I JUST WANT TO ASK
YOU A QUESTION IN TERMS OF THE
POINT OF CONTACT, AND THIS MIGHT
BE ALL CENTRAL STOCK OR COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, THIS WAS SOMETHING
THAT OUR OFFICE WAS ALSO
INTERESTED IN, THIS IDEA OF
MAKING SURE PEOPLE KNOW WHO TO
REACH OUT TO, SO THAT THERE IS
JUST -- THERE IS NOT -- LACK OF
CLARITY AROUND THAT. AND I JUST
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT I AM
READING HERE IS ABOUT A POINT OF
CONTACT THAT IS POSTED AT THE
PHYSICAL LOCATION, SO THAT FOLKS
UNDERSTAND WHO THE RIGHT PERSON
TO REACH IS, BUT THAT THAT POINT
OF CONTACT MADE BE -- IT MAY BE
A CASE MANAGER. WE HAVE A LITTLE
BIT OF FLEXIBILITY OF WHO THE
RIGHT PERSON IS, SO THAT
PROVIDERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY,
DEPENDING ON HOW THEY ARE
STRUCTURED, TO IDENTIFY THAT
APPROPRIATE PERSON, SO I JUST
WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M READING
THIS CORRECT AND THAT IS ALIGNED
WITH THE SPONSOR'S INTENT.
>> ABSOLUTELY. IT IS JUST
SOMEONE THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD
CAN TALK TO IF THERE IS AN
ISSUE, THAT THEY CAN ADDRESS.
OFTENTIMES, JUST FROM MY
EXPERIENCE, I HAVE TO GO THROUGH
FOUR OR FIVE HOOPS JUST TO FIND
SOMEONE WHO CAN TALK TO
RESIDENTS REGARDING A CERTAIN
SITUATION AT A LOCATION. SO, TO
AVOID ALL THAT, SO NEIGHBORS CAN
GO DIRECTLY TO THE PERSON, IT
CAN BE A CASE MANAGER, IT CAN BE
SOMEBODY ON SITE, IT CAN BE
WHOEVER WITHIN THAT ORGANIZATION
THAT HAS DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE
SHELTERS SITE THAT CAN ADDRESS
THOSE ISSUES WHEN THEY COME UP.
SO, IT'S KIND OF OPEN-ENDED. IT
DOESN'T SAY THAT PERSON HAS TO
BE ON THE PROPERTY 24 HOURS,
DOESN'T SAY THEY HAVE TO BE A
CASE MANAGER, JUST SAYS THEY
HAVE TO HAVE SOME NUMBER AND
CONTACT FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO
DIRECTLY REACH OUT TO FOLKS. IT
IS ALSO MY INTENTION, I KNOW
THIS JUST FOR THIS LEGISLATION,
BUT IT IS ALSO MY INTENTION TO
BRING AND STRENGTHEN OUR GOOD
NEIGHBOR AGREEMENTS HOLISTICALLY
ACROSS THE CITY, NOT JUST WITH
THIS, BECAUSE THIS LEGISLATION
IS NEW, WE HAD TO ADDRESS THIS,
BUT IT IS MY INTENTION TO
STRENGTHEN OUR GOOD NEIGHBOR
AGREEMENTS ACROSS THE CITY AS
WELL, FOR CURRENT SHELTERS AS
WELL. BUT FOR NOW, WE ARE
ADDRESSING THIS ON, SO I JUST
WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE, JUST
SO EVERYONE KNOWS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND THANK
YOU FOR LETTING ME SIT IN THE
COMMITTEE MEETING TODAY, SINCE I
DON'T SIT ON THIS COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
>> JUST TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH, I APPRECIATE YOU
BRINGING THIS . IN THE TIME WE
HAVE BEEN HERE, WE HAVE HEARD A
LOT FROM NEIGHBORS, AND JUST TO
ME, WE JUST WANT TO HELP SET UP
SHELTERS FOR SUCCESS, ADDITIONAL
SHELTERS THAT WE HAVE, AND THE
CURRENT ONES THAT WE HAVE
SITUATED. WE WANT THERE TO BE --
THEY ARE PART OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE NEIGHBORS
SURROUNDING THE SHELTERS SEE
THEM AS SUCH, AND IN THAT WAY,
IT IS GOOD TO HAVE A POINT OF
CONTACT THAT PEOPLE CAN FEEL
LIKE, YOU KNOW, IF THEY SEE --
IF THEY HAVE ANY CONCERNS, THEY
CAN REACH OUT, AND THERE IS THAT
DIALOGUE HAPPENING, VERSUS WHAT
WE SEE SOMETIMES NOW, WHICH IS
NEIGHBORS SURROUNDING -- THE
SHELTERS DON'T KNOW WHO TO
REACH OUT TO, AS COUNCIL
PRESIDENT SAID EARLIER, SO I
THINK THIS IS A VERY HELPFUL WAY
OF ENCOURAGING RELATIONSHIPS
BETWEEN ALL THE [ INAUDIBLE ]
THAT LIVE THERE, SO I WANTED TO
ADD THAT, BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN
IT, TOO, IN MY TIME I HAVE BEEN
HERE. I THINK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. ARE WE READY TO MOVE ON
TO THE NEXT -- NEXT AMENDMENT?
>> [ INAUDIBLE ] WITH MORE THAN
100 OCCUPANTS, AT LEAST TWO
STAFF ON SITE 24 HOURS A DAY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT OVERVIEW,
KETIL. THIS IS A VERY
STRAIGHTFORWARD AMENDMENT. THE
ESSENCE FINANCIALLY BOTH OF THE
AMENDMENTS THAT I AM BRINGING
FORWARD TODAY REALLY SPEAK TO
THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND
WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE WE ARE
TRYING TO SERVE, AS WELL AS THE
INDIVIDUAL DIRECT SERVICE
PROVIDERS WHO WILL BE PROVIDING
THE STAFFING AT THE PROPOSED
TINY HOME VILLAGE SITES. WE HAVE
HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR FROM
SUPPORTERS OF THIS WHOLE EFFORT
THAT WE NEED SUPPORTIVE STAFF TO
SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORS WHO ARE ON
THEIR PATH TO STABILIZATION, AND
CANDIDLY, THIS PLAN CANNOT
SUCCEED WITHOUT THOSE STAFF ,
AND SO, THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
REQUIRE THAT OPERATORS HAVE AT
LEAST TWO PEOPLE ON SITE 24/7.
THIS IS REFLECTIVE ALSO OF
CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE HAD WITH
SERVICE PROVIDERS JUST ABOUT THE
STAFFING SUPPORT THAT IS NEEDED
TO MANAGE ALL THE THINGS THAT
MIGHT BE GOING ON. WE CAN MANAGE
ALL THE THINGS THAT MIGHT BE
HAPPENING AT THESE SITES. THANK
YOU.
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS?
COLLEAGUES? OKAY, NEXT
AMENDMENT.
>> ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO
AMENDMENT 4, ALSO SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. OPERATORS
OF NEW OR EXPANDED ENCAMPMENTS [
INAUDIBLE ] TO PROVIDE INTENSIVE
CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR A
RATIO OF 1:15 [ INAUDIBLE ] FOR
ENCAMPMENTS THAT HAVE OCCUPANTS
WITH HIGH NEEDS . THE COMMITTEE
WILL RECALL AS PART OF THE
BUDGET BILL, THE COUNCIL SET UP
A HIGH ACUITY WORKGROUP TO HELP
IDENTIFY ACUITY [ INAUDIBLE ] TO
INFORM IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS
GOAL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? THANK
YOU, CHAIR. SO, BUILDING ON THIS
THEME OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AT
EACH OF THESE SITES, THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD SET A GOAL THAT
[ INAUDIBLE ] WITH MORE THAN 100
RESIDENTS STRIVE TO PROVIDE
INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT FOR
ENCAMPMENT OCCUPANTS AT A RATIO
OF ONE CASE MANAGER FOR EVERY 15
RESIDENTS WITH HIGH ACUITY
NEEDS, AND THIS AGAIN IS
INFORMED BY A NUMBER OF OUR
PROVIDERS WHO WORK WITH HIGH
ACUITY CLIENTS, AND REFLECTIVE
OF, I KNOW, A NUMBER OF
CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE HAD
RELATED TO HIGH SUPPORTS FOR
HIGH ACUITY INDIVIDUALS JUST
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. THE
SPIRIT OF THIS IS AGAIN TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING THE
SUPPORT THAT FOLKS REALLY NEED.
WE KNOW THAT THE WORK THAT CASE
MANAGERS ARE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE
IS BOTH BROAD AND
INDIVIDUALIZED, AND QUITE
CANDIDLY, VERY EMOTIONALLY
DEMANDING, PHYSICALLY DEMANDING,
AND SO, JUST MAKING IT VERY
CLEAR THAT THIS IS SOMETHING WE
WANT TO STRIVE TOWARDS. I KNOW
WE ARE GOING TO BE STANDING UP
THAT HIGH ACUITY WORKGROUP AS
ENTAILED BY THE PREVIOUS PIECE
OF LEGISLATION, WE ARE
CONTINUING THE WORK HERE, BUT
THERE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT WORK
DONE TO IDENTIFY WHAT IS
APPROPRIATE CASE MANAGEMENT
RATIO FOR HIGH ACUITY CLIENTS
AND THIS AMENDMENT REFLECTS
THAT, SO IT REALLY DOES SET A
GOAL IN THIS, NOT A MANDATE, AND
HOPE WE CAN HAVE CONTINUED
DISCUSSION ABOUT THE NEEDS TO
SUPPORT HIGH ACUITY CLIENTS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER? I THANK YOU SO MUCH,
CHAIR, THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT AND EXPRESS
APPRECIATION FOR THE FOCUS HERE
ON HIGH ACUITY CLIENTS AND THE
DIFFERENTIATION THIS AMENDMENT
MAKES. ONE OF THE THINGS I SPOKE
ABOUT BRIEFLY, PREVIOUSLY, THIS
BILL IS EXPANDING THE SITE
CAPACITY , BUT THESE MAY BE
LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE SERVING
DIFFERENT NEEDS, SO I APPRECIATE
YOUR BRINGING THIS FORWARD, THIS
CASE RATIO OF HIGH ACUITY,
BECAUSE WE ALSO MAY HAVE SITES
THAT ARE SERVING LOW ACUITY
POPULATIONS THAT WILL NEED A
DIFFERENT APPROACH, SO JUST
APPRECIATE THAT AND THE INTENT
OF THE LANGUAGE HERE.
>> THANK YOU. IF THERE ARE NO
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I
THINK WE CAN MOVE ONTO THE NEXT
AMENDMENT.
>> AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE . [
INAUDIBLE ] BE DIVIDED INTO
NEIGHBORHOODS [ INAUDIBLE ]
WITH CONTROLLED ACCESS POINTS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR.
>> [ CAPTIONERS TRANSITIONING ]
SHELTER QUICKLY WHILE CONTINUING
TO DO SO IN A WAY THAT CENTERS
THE SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL NEEDS
OF RESIDENTS. THE UNDERLYING
LEGISLATION THAT WE ARE LOOKING
AT ALLOWS THE CITY OF SEATTLE TO
BUILD LARGER SHELTER LOCATIONS.
AS WRITTEN THE SHELTERS COULD BE
CREATED AS ONE LARGE SITE WITH
ONLY THE FENCED AREAS OUTSIDE OF
THE LOCATION. IT WILL ALLOW THE
SHELTERS TO SAVE THE SAME NUMBER
OF PEOPLE HOWEVER IT WOULD ADD
PRIVACY MEASURES FOR RESIDENTS
BY PETITIONING THE PSALTER
LOCATION INTO MANAGEABLE
LOCATIONS OF UP TO 50 PEOPLE.
THIS CONCEPT IS IMPORTANT TO
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS BECAUSE
IF YOU LIVE IN ONE OF THOSE
NEIGHBORHOODS NO ONE FROM
OUTSIDE WOULD BE COMMITTED TO
COME IN UNLESS THEY WERE IN THE
SAME NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS WOULD
ALLOW STAFF TO RESPOND MORE
QUICKLY AND IT WOULD ENSURE THEY
DO NOT IMPACT THE ENTIRE
POPULATION OF THE SHELTER. THERE
ARE SOME FINER DETAILS
CONTINUING TO BE WORKED OUT AND
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS IS OPEN
TO FEEDBACK IN ORDER TO MAKE
THIS AMENDMENT IMPROVING SAFETY
WHILE NOT IMPACTING THE SPEED OF
CREATING NEW SHELTER. THANK YOU.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I
WILL JUST MAKE A QUICK COMMENT.
AND WE HEARD THIS IN PUBLIC
TESTIMONY. I APPRECIATE THE
INTENT BEHIND THIS, JUST A
LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ABOUT BEING
OVERLY PRESCRIPTIVE TO SOME OF
OUR PROVIDERS. AND I WILL SHARE
THAT WITH COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS
DIRECTLY. JUST WANTED TO STATE
THAT FOR THE RECORD.
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT QUESTION
AND I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT IT MAY BE IMPORTANT FOR US
TO EXPLORE IS AND THAT I'VE
BEEN CONSIDERING AS I LOOK AT
THIS LEGISLATION IS NOT KNOWING
WHAT THE TOPOGRAPHY IS GOING TO
BE WE WANT TO ENSURE WE ARE
THINKING ABOUT THIS CONCEPT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS BUT ALSO NOT BEING
TOO PROHIBITIVE. SO I APPRECIATE
THAT QUESTION.
>> I THINK WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE
NEXT AMENDMENT.
>> THE NEXT TWO AMENDMENTS
DON'T APPEAR IN THE PACKET. YOU
DO HAVE COPIES IN FRONT OF YOU.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. AUTHORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. DESIGNED TO
ACCOMMODATE UP TO 100 DOCUMENTS
AND PROVIDE 24-HOUR SUPPORT
STAFF.
>> JUST BEFORE WE GET STARTED IS
THERE ANY WAY TO SHARE ON THE
SCREEN OR NO? IT IS ON OUR
SCREEN. IT IS UP THERE.
WONDERFUL.
>> PLEASE PROCEED. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
>> FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY AND THANK YOU TO
MY COLLEAGUE COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH FOR SPONSORING
THIS ON MY BEHALF SINCE I DON'T
SIT ON THE LAND USE COMMITTEE.
THE INTENT BEHIND THIS AMENDMENT
IS JUST TO ENSURE THAT THE
SHELTERS CAN PROVIDE 24-HOUR
SECURITY AT THE SHELTERS. SINCE
WE'VE BEEN HERE WE'VE HEARD A
LOT OF ISSUES HAVE OCCURRED AT
NOT JUST SHELTERS BUT OUR
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
SITES AND I'VE SPOKEN WITH
PROVIDERS IN THE PAST ABOUT THE
INABILITY OF USING CITY FUNDING
TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE ABLE TO
PROVIDE 24/7 SECURITY. IT WOULD
BE REALLY ADVANTAGEOUS SO THAT
MEANS WHEN THEY , LET ME
BACKTRACK. IF THEY ARE GOING TO
PROVIDE IT THEY HAVE TO USE
DIFFERENT FUNDS. AND AGAIN, BACK
TO THE SAME CONCEPT OF THE GOOD
NEIGHBOR AGREEMENTS TRYING TO
ANTICIPATE NEEDS AT THE BACK END
WHILE WE ARE CRAFTING THIS AT
THE FRONT END IS REALLY
IMPORTANT. SO HAVING THE ABILITY
TO MAKE SURE THERE IS 24/7
SECURITY FOR ANY ISSUES THAT
MIGHT ARISE AT THE SHELTERS WE
KNOW THAT FOLKS HAVE ADDICTION
ISSUES FOR INSTANCE AND WE KNOW
THAT SOME PEOPLE LIKE DRUG
DEALERS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF
FOLKS AT THE SHELTERS MIGHT SHOW
UP AT THE SITES AND WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE PROVIDING
SAFETY FOR THE FOLKS THAT LIVE
IN THE SHELTER AND AROUND THE
SHELTER AND WE DON'T WANT
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES AT THE
BACK. WE SHOULD ANTICIPATE GIVEN
WHAT WE'VE SEEN PRIOR THAT THIS
WILL BE AN ISSUE AND WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE ACCOUNTING FOR
IT ON THE FRONT END. SO I WILL
SAY THAT HAVING JUST CASE
MANAGERS ON THE SITE 24 HOURS
WON'T I DON'T BELIEVE TAKE
CARE OF THE ISSUES. WHAT WE'VE
SEEN THEM AGAIN FROM THE HOUSING
PROVIDERS THAT HAVE FRONT DESK
FOLKS 24 HOURS OR LONG PERIODS
OF TIME THEY ARE NOT THE ONES
TAKING CARE OF ISSUES THAT MIGHT
ARISE IN THE FRONT OF THE
BUILDINGS. BECAUSE I DON'T
THINK, THE CASEWORKERS ARE NOT
SECURITY AND THEY NEED
PROTECTION AS WELL. SO THE WHOLE
INTENT BEHIND HAVING 24 HOUR
SECURITY IS TO ENSURE THAT
EVERYONE INCLUDING THE CASE
MANAGERS ARE SAFE. AND SO I
THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
ASPECT AS WE STAND UP THE
SHELTERS QUICKLY. IT'S NOT TO
IMPEDE MOVING FORWARD OF THE
SHELTERS BUT TO REALLY
ANTICIPATE UNINTENDED
CONFERENCES AND MAKE SURE IT'S
SAFE FOR EVERYONE. HAPPY TO TAKE
ANY QUESTIONS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU CHAIR. MY QUESTIONS
ARE PRIMARILY FOR CENTRAL STAFF
ON SOME OF THE MECHANICS OF
THIS. SEEING THAT THE LANGUAGE
HERE STATES IDENTIFIABLE
SECURITY PERSONNEL. DO WE HAVE A
CODE DEFINITION FOR SECURITY
PERSONNEL? THE SPONSOR INTENT TO
DIFFERENTIATE DIFFERENT THAN
ON-SITE STAFF OR CASE MANAGERS
BUT IF WE NEED A DIFFERENT STAFF
POSITION AND IS THERE A
DEFINITION FOR SECURITY
PERSONNEL? AND I'M CURIOUS
MAYBE THIS IS A QUESTION FOR
JEN. DO WE HAVE ANY PROVIDERS
RIGHT NOW THAT HAVE THIS KIND OF
LEVEL OF SECURITY THAT THEY ARE
PROVIDING?
>> I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO
THAT FOR SHELTER. I DO KNOW THAT
OTHER TYPES OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING FOR EXAMPLE HAVE HIRED
PRIVATE SECURITY TO BE PRESENT
DURING EVENING HOURS BUT I
DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER FOR
SHELTER.
>> UNDERSTOOD. AND DO WE HAVE AN
ESTIMATE OF THE COST ASSOCIATED
WITH HAVING THIS LEVEL OF STAFF
AND SECURITY.
>> I DON'T HAVE THAT
INFORMATION. I CAN TRY TO GET
IT.
>> MY FINAL QUESTION IS DO WE
KNOW JUST KNOWING THAT WE DON'T
KNOW THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS AMENDMENT RIGHT NOW, DO WE
KNOW IF THE EXECUTIVE IS
FACTORING SOME ELEMENTS TO THEIR
OWN COST PROJECTIONS FOR THE
OVERALL SHELTER EXPANSION
PROGRAM?
>> MY UNDERSTANDING WHEN TALKING
TO THE EXECUTIVE ABOUT THE COST
WAS THEY DID ASSUME THERE WOULD
BE TWO PEOPLE ON STAFF WERE
PRESENT INCLUDING DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. WHICH THEY TEND
TO THINK OF AS HAVING A SECURITY
FUNCTION. THEY ARE AT THE FRONT
GATE CONTROLLING ACCESS IN AND
OUT OF THE PROPERTY, THEY ARE
DOING SECURITY PATROLS IN THE
EVENING JUST TO MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD AND THEN
THEY HAVE OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES
LIKE CONDUCTING ENROLLMENT IF
SOMEBODY IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
NIGHT. SO THE PRESENCE OF TWO OF
THOSE STAFF HAS BEEN FACTORED
INTO THE BUDGETS THAT THE
EXECUTIVE IS PUTTING TOGETHER
BUT THIS MIGHT REFER TO THE IDEA
OF HIRING PRIVATE SECURITY FROM
A FIRM THAT HAS NOT BEEN
SOMETHING THEY HAVE PUT FORWARD
TO THIS POINT.
>> UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU. NO
FURTHER QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTIONS.
I'D LIKE TO WEIGH IN TOO SINCE
I AM THE SPONSOR OF THIS
LEGISLATION. I WILL SAY THAT
HAVING CASEWORKERS THEY ARE NOT
TRAINED TO BE SECURITY, PRIVATE
SECURITY OFFICER SO WE DON'T
WANT TO PLACE THE RESPONSIBILITY
ON THOSE FOLKS WHERE THEY DON'T
HAVE THAT AREA OF EXPERTISE AND
PRIVATE SECURITY DOES. SO THE
INTENT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
HAVE THE PROPER FOLKS WHO ARE
SKILLED WITH THE PROPER SKILL
SET TO PROVIDE THAT SECURITY
ASPECT AND NOT FOLKS THAT MIGHT
BE THERE ACTING IN A CASE
MANAGEMENT CAPACITY. MIGHT BE
ENROLLING PEOPLE AND SORT OF
TAKING CARE OF NOT PUBLIC SAFETY
ISSUES BUT OTHER ISSUES THERE. I
THINK THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE SKILL SETS FOR THOSE
TWO AND I DON'T THINK THAT
IT'S NECESSARILY ACCURATE TO
THINK THAT THE 24/7 FOLKS
CONSIDERED TO BE INTAKE MANAGERS
COULD BE PROVIDING THE SAME
SECURITY THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT
IN THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT.
>> MAY I ADD ONE THING TO THAT?
I APPRECIATE THAT POINT. WE
SHOULD THINK ABOUT SEVERAL
DIFFERENT TYPES OF STAFF AT THE
SHELTERS. CASE MANAGERS,
THERE'S PEOPLE WHO ARE
PROVIDING REAL HEALTH SUPPORTS
AND THEN THERE'S A TERM FOR
THEM. BUT THEN ESSENTIALLY THE
FOLKS WHO I MARRIED JOB IS
SITTING AT THE FRONT AND SORT OF
MONITORING ACCESS IN AND OUT OF
THE PROJECT. AND THEN DOING
THINGS LIKE THE SECURITY
WALK-THROUGHS. I WOULDN'T CALL
THOSE FOLKS CASE MANAGERS. I
THINK IT'S DIFFERENT BUT I
APPRECIATE YOUR POINT ABOUT WHAT
IS THE TRAINING AND IS AT THE
SAME AS SOMEBODY. I JUST WANT
THAT DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE
DIFFERENT KIND OF ROLES YOU
WOULD FIND IN THE SHELTER.
>> I WILL SAY THAT I KNOW THAT
SPEAKING WITH PROVIDERS FROM
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
THEY HAVE FRONT DESK STAFF
LETTING THEIR RESIDENCE IN AND
OUT THESE ARE NOT FOLKS THAT ARE
PROVIDING PRIVATE SECURITY AND
THEY ARE HIRING ACTUAL PRIVATE
SECURITY TO PATROL THE BUILDINGS
AND BE THERE IN CASE OF A PUBLIC
SAFETY ISSUE. I DON'T, THEY
DEFINITELY HAVE FOLKS OVERNIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER SOME OF
OUR PROVIDERS HAVE 24/7. I THINK
IT SPEAKS TO THE WHETHER THEY
HAVE THE FUNDS TO DO SO. BUT I
DO KNOW THAT WHEN WE DID THE
OPERATING STATE FUNDS FOR
INSTANCE WE ALLOWED THE
PROVIDERS TO USE SOME OF THOSE
FUNDS TO PROVIDE AVID SECURITY.
SO TO MY POINT EARLIER ABOUT
ANTICIPATING ISSUES ON THE FRONT
END AND MAKING SURE THAT'S
TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT ON THE FRONT,
WHAT MIGHT GO WRONG ON THE BACK
END THIS HELPS TAKE CARE OF
THOSE ISSUES.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER
FOSTER.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. I HAD SOME
QUESTIONS. SOME OF THEM WERE
SIMILAR TO THE ONES RAISED. I
JUST WANT TO VERIFY MY
UNDERSTANDING IS IN THE BUDGET
BILL THAT ALREADY PASSED, WAS
THERE CONSIDERATION OR FINANCE
RESOURCES OUTLINED SPECIFICALLY
FOR SECURITY NEEDS AND BUDGET
BILL?
>> I'M PAUSING TO ENTER THAT
BECAUSE THE BUDGET BILL REALLY
DIDN'T HAVE SPECIFICS ABOUT
ANYTHING. SECURITY VERSUS
OTHERWISE. BUT OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE
A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE
UNIT COST. WE HEARD A RANGE OF
PER-UNIT COST. THOSE WE HEARD
ABOUT ASSUMED THEY WOULD BE TWO
PEOPLE ON STAFF 24/7. IN ORDER
TO INCLUDING OVERNIGHT BUT NOT
SPECIFICALLY THAT THOSE COSTS
DID NOT INCLUDE THE ASSUMPTION
OF TWO PEOPLE WHO WERE LIKE
SECURITY GUARDS FROM A PRIVATE
FIRM.
>> THE OTHER QUESTION I WANTED
TO ASK IS, I'M READING THIS AND
I UNDERSTAND THIS TO MEAN THAT
THE SECURITY STAFF WOULD BE
REQUIRED ON THESE LOCATIONS
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT
THESE LOCATIONS ARE SERVING LOW
OR HIGH ACUITY POPULATIONS.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. IT DOES NOT
DISTINGUISH BETWEEN TYPES OF
SHELTER OR POPULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. JUST
HAVE MORE OF A COMMENT, JUST
THIS IS MORE GENERAL WITH ALL
THESE AMENDMENTS, I THINK WE ARE
TRYING TO BALANCE SORT OF OUR
OVERSIGHT AND POLICY ROLE WITH
BEING OVERLY PRESCRIPTIVE. WHAT
WE ARE DOING ALL OF THIS ON AN
EMERGENCY BASIS HERE ACTING
QUICKLY AND WE'VE HEARD THIS IN
THE PUBLIC COMMENTS ABOUT LET'S
NOT ALLOW THE PERFECT TO BE THE
ENEMY OF THE GOOD AND I THINK WE
ARE BALANCING ALL OF THAT AND I
THINK SECURITY IS CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT AT THE SITES NOT ONLY
FOR THE NEIGHBORHOODS BUT ALSO
MOST IMPORTANTLY FOR THE
RESIDENCE. WE NEED FOR THESE
SHELTERS TO SUCCEED. WE NEED
THESE TO BE SAFE. AND WITH THE
SERVICES. JUST SORT OF ONE LAST
COMMENT WHICH IS COST ASSOCIATED
WITH ALL OF THIS BUT I THINK
IT'S INCUMBENT UPON US TO THEN
WORK WITH THE MAYORS OFFICE TO
IDENTIFY FUNDING TO SUPPORT
THESE REQUIREMENTS. I'LL JUST
LEAVE IT AT THAT UNLESS ANYBODY
WANTS TO RESPOND.
>> IF COST IS AN ISSUE AND TWO
PEOPLE ARE BEING CONTEMPLATED
PERHAPS THE MAYOR SHOULD
CONSIDER MAKING ONE OF THOSE
PEOPLE A PRIVATE SECURITY AND
ONE BEING THAT FIRST PERSON WHO
IS AT THE FRONT DESK LETTING
PEOPLE IN AND OUT AND DOING
ENROLLMENT. THERE'S A WAY TO
PROVIDE BOTH. AND I DON'T THINK
AGAIN, WE WANT TO SET THINGS UP
IN A WAY THAT IS WELCOMED BY
COMMUNITIES AND IN A WAY THAT
MAKES PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THERE IS
ASSURANCES THAT SOMEONE WILL BE
THERE TO TAKE CARE OF PUBLIC
SAFETY ISSUES BOTH FOR FOLKS
INSIDE THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS
SURROUNDING. I JUST THINK IT
BEHOOVES US TO BE THINKING ABOUT
THAT AND PROVIDING FOR THAT ON
THE FRONT SO WE DON'T
EXPERIENCE THE UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES THAT WE'VE SEEN
FROM OTHER TYPES OF HOUSING. IT
IS JUST DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE,
IT'S THE SMART AND RIGHT THING
TO DO BECAUSE WE WANT
CONSTITUENTS ACROSS THE CITY TO
WELCOME COMMUNITIES THAT WE ARE
TRYING TO PLACE THERE. SO TO ME,
THIS IS IMPORTANT. THANK YOU
CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. WE CAN MOVE ON TO
THE NEXT AMENDMENT.
>> THE FINAL AMENDMENT HERE ALSO
SPONSORED BY THE MEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH WOULD REQUIRE THAT
ADDITIONAL ENCAMPMENTS LOCATED
AT LEAST 750 FEET FROM THE
PROPERTY LINE OF PRIMARY AND
SECONDARY EDUCATION, CARE
CENTERS AND PLAYGROUND WITHIN A
PUBLIC PARK. AT LEAST I'VE
HUNDRED FEET FROM PUBLIC PARKS
LATER THAN TWO ACRES. CERTAIN
TYPES OF IN CANTON, EXCLUSIVELY
SHELTER FAMILIES OR OCCUPANTS
RECOVERING FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE
DISORDER WOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO
THESE REQUIREMENTS. WITH PASSAGE
OF THE BUDGET.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR FOR THAT.
THIS AGAIN GOES TO UNINTENTIONAL
CONSEQUENCES AND ENSURING THAT
SHELTERS ARE NOT PLACED NEAR
SCHOOLS AND GROUNDS. WHILE IT
SOUNDS LIKE A LOT, 750 FEET OR
500 FEET IS NOT A LOT AND I
THINK WE SEEM SOME ISSUES. I CAN
SAY INGRAM HAS HAD ISSUES WITH
THE PUBLIC SAFETY VARIETY WITH
THE SHELTERING OR ENCAMPMENTS
NEAR THEM. SO I WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT AGAIN WE ARE SETTING
ALL OF THIS UP FOR SUCCESS. WE
DON'T WANT UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES. WE KNOW THAT
SHELTERS THAT ARE NOT WE MIGHT
HAVE THE ISSUE THAT I IDENTIFIED
EARLIER WHICH THERE MIGHT BE
DRUG DEALING AND OTHER PUBLIC
SAFETY ISSUES AND WE DON'T WANT
THAT NEAR. SO THIS IS NOT MEANT
TO BE, NOT MEANT TO NOT SITUATE
SHELTERS BUT AGAIN MORE AS I
SAID EARLIER IT GOES TO THE
POTENTIAL UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES ENSURING THAT WE
ARE SETTING SHELTERS UP FOR
SUCCESS WHILE TAKING CARE OF OUR
KIDS AND MAKING SURE THERE ARE
NO ISSUES. THANK YOU CHAIR.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> COLLEAGUES.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR. I HAVE A FEW
QUESTIONS ON JUST THIS I KNOW
THIS AMENDMENT CAME OUT LATER SO
I'M STILL GETTING MY HEAD
AROUND IT. I AM TRYING TO
CONCEPTUALIZE WHAT 750 FEET LOOK
LIKE. HOW MANY BLOCKS IS 750
FEET?
>> IT'S ABOUT 2 1/2 BLOCKS.
>> AND 500 FEET SOMEWHERE WOULD
BE LESS THAN THAT. TWO BLOCKS.
SO WHERE DO, I AM ALSO MINDFUL
OF THE DEFINITION OF A PARK IN
THIS. DO STREET AND FALL INTO
THE PARAMETERS OF THIS? OR ARE
THEY INCLUDED AS PARKS OR
BOULEVARDS OR DOES THIS
AMENDMENT NOT SPEAK TO STREET
ENDS?
>> NOT TECHNICALLY PARKS. THEY
ARE MANAGED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION. NOT MANAGED BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION. THE LANGUAGE DOES
INCLUDE DOES NOT INCLUDE
BOULEVARDS, THE COUNCIL IS
FAMILIAR WITH WHERE THOSE
BOULEVARDS ARE. SO THOSE ARE
MORE THAN TWO ACRES IN SIZE. AND
THEY CAN HAVE THE EFFECT OF
PRECLUDING A LOT OF THESE. SO
THOSE TYPE OF PARKS FACILITIES
WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED BUT
OTHERWISE THEY WOULD BE OPERATED
BY THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. I KNOW
THEY FALL INTO KIND OF A WEIRD
SPACE IN A LOT OF THIS. AND I'M
WONDERING, I KNOW THE AMENDMENT
AS WRITTEN AT LEAST 500 FEET
FROM PUBLIC PARKS GREATER THAN
TWO ACRES IN SIZE. AGAIN, I
DON'T KNOW WHAT AN ACRE LOOKS
LIKE. HOW MANY OF OUR PARKS IN
THE CITY ARE GREATER THAN TWO
ACRES?
>> I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO
THAT QUESTION. WE CAN GET THAT
INFORMATION FOR YOU. AN ACRE IS
ABOUT 45,000 SQUARE FEET SO TWO
ACRES IS ROUGHLY 90,000 SQUARE
FEET. OUR MEDIUM FORMAT GROCERY
STORE, BEACON HILL RED APPLE IS
ABOUT 35,000 SQUARE FEET.
>> UNDERSTOOD. I'M ASKING ALL
THESE QUESTIONS WITH ALSO
UNDERSTANDING WE HAVE A CITYWIDE
GOAL OF HAVING EVERY PERSON ABLE
TO BE WITHIN ONE MILE OF A PARK
OF SOME KIND. SO I'M TRYING TO
MAP OUT APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY
SPACES IN THE CITY THIS TAKES
OFF THE TABLE FOR OPPORTUNITIES
TO REALIZE THIS. SO WOULD LIKE
TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THAT LEVEL
OF ANALYSIS. AND I DO WANT TO
KNOW ARE THERE ANY OTHER PARTS
OF OUR LAND-USE CODE THAT
CREATES AND MANDATES THIS KIND
OF REQUIRED DISTANCE BETWEEN
CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND DISTANCE
BETWEEN PROGRAMS OR TYPES OF
FACILITIES AND OTHER KINDS OF
PUBLIC AMENITIES SUCH AS PARKS
AND SCHOOLS?
>> THERE ARE REQUIREMENTS THAT
APPLY TO SO THEY CAN BE LOCATED
TOO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. ANOTHER
TYPE OF LAND-USE THAT HAS
SEPARATION REQUIREMENT IS
CANNABIS PROCESSORS AND
ESTABLISHMENTS. REQUIREMENTS AND
STATE LAW IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT
THAN SHOWN HERE. BUT CANNABIS
RETAILERS IF THE OTHER ONE THAT
COMES TO MIND AND ENTERTAINMENT
ESTABLISHMENTS AS WELL.
>> I HEARD ENCAMPMENTS,
CANNABIS, RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS.
AND WHAT ELSE?
>> ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
ESTABLISHMENTS.
>> THANK YOU. I READ THIS
AMENDMENT AND I UNDERSTAND WHERE
THIS IS COMING FROM BUT I JUST
HAVE TO SAY AT FACE VALUE I'M
CONCERNED ABOUT THE MESSAGE THIS
AMENDMENT IS PENDING. I KNOW
HAVING WALKED ALONGSIDE OUR
UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS MUCH OF THE
EXPERIENCE OF HOMELESSNESS IS
ONE OF SOCIAL ISOLATION. AND AS
STATED I UNDERSTAND WHAT'S
GOING ON HERE BUT I WOULD LIKE
TO HEAR MORE FROM THE SPONSOR ON
THIS. WHAT IS THE OUTCOME WE ARE
TRYING TO ACHIEVE HERE?
>> THIS IS NOT INTENDED TO
ISOLATE ANYONE BUT I DON'T
THINK THAT THESE ENCAMPMENTS IF
THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE SOBER
IN NATURE SHOULD BE PLACED NEXT
TO OUR SCHOOLS. AND I KNOW WE'VE
HAD ISSUES WITH IN CAMP AT OUR
MAJOR PARKS WHICH THIS IS WHAT
THE AMENDMENT TALKS ABOUT IS THE
MAJOR PARKS. THIS DOESN'T TALK
ABOUT POCKET PARKS AND I WILL
SAY THAT I APPRECIATE THE WORK
ON THIS, HAD A LOT OF
CONVERSATIONS AROUND WE DON'T
WANT TO MAKE THIS RESTRICTIVE.
IF WE WERE TO CALL EVERY SINGLE
PARK AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WE
WOULDN'T HAVE PLACES TO SITUATE
THESE SHELTERS. SO MINDFUL OF
WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
SHELTERS ARE SET UP FOR SUCCESS
AND AGAIN THAT WE DON'T HAVE
ISSUES ON THE BACK END WE'VE
HAD ISSUES WITH UNSANCTIONED
ENCAMPMENTS NEAR SCHOOLS THAT
WERE REALLY HUGELY PROBLEMATIC.
BECAUSE THERE WAS DRUG DEALING
AND DRUGS AND IN THOSE
UNSANCTIONED ENCAMPMENTS THE ONE
AT JOHN STANFORD. I KNOW THESE
ARE NOT UNSANCTIONED BUT WE DO
KNOW THAT THEY ARE NOT SOBER IN
NATURE. AND THAT SOMETIMES MEANS
WE HAVE ACTIVITY RIGHT OUTSIDE
AT THE FRONT DOOR OF SHELTERS OF
THE DRUG DEALING VARIETY. AND I
DON'T THINK THAT SHOULD BE NEXT
TO OUR SCHOOLS. AND OUR
PLAYGROUNDS. AND I WILL SAY
YESTERDAY UNFORTUNATELY WE WERE
AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER FOR THE
ANNOUNCEMENT. EVERYBODY KNOWS BY
NOW THAT THERE WAS A SHOOTING
AND SHOTS WERE FIRED, HOPEFULLY
NOBODY GOT HURT RIGHT INTO THE
COMMUNITY CENTER SO I'M NOT
SAYING SHOTS ARE GOING TO BE
FIRED OUTSIDE OF THESE SANCTIONS
SHELTERS BUT AGAIN, WE CANNOT
SAY THAT THERE WON'T BE DRUG
DEALING OUTSIDE OF THE SHELTERS
OR ATTEMPTING TO BE DONE OUTSIDE
OF THE SHELTERS AND SO WE NEED
TO MAKE SURE WE ARE KEEPING OUR
KIDS SAFE. I DO NOT THINK THIS
IS ONEROUS. IT'S NOT MEANT TO
BE ONEROUS. A COUPLE OF BLOCKS
FROM THE SCHOOL I THINK IS
COMPLETELY FAIR AND APPROPRIATE
AND REASONABLE. IS THE WORD I'M
LOOKING FOR. AND SO I THINK THAT
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
SITTING EVERYBODY UP FOR SUCCESS
HERE. AND I DON'T THINK THAT
THIS IS ONEROUS. IT'S NOT MEANT
TO BE AND I DON'T THINK THAT IT
IS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
>> I WANT TO ASK A COUPLE
QUESTIONS. BEFORE I DO THAT, I
WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT I
REITERATE THE LANGUAGE THAT IS
IN BEFORE I INTRODUCE THIS BILL
>> THE BILL IS INTRODUCED IS
DIFFERENT, THERE WERE
DIFFERENCES THAT HAD INITIALLY
BEEN A PROPOSAL TO OCCUPANT
ENCAMPMENTS. AND FOR ALL
ENCAMPMENTS THE CENSUS WAS
RAISED, FOR OTHERS 50 OCCUPANTS
BUT THAT ONLY APPLIES TO
ENCAMPMENT'S THAT HAVE MODULAR
SHELTER. AND RVS AS WELL.
>> THE ENCAMPMENT FOR EXAMPLE
COULD NOT EXCEED THE OCCUPANT
LIMIT.
>> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE CONTINUE TO BE CLEAR IN
THIS CONVERSATION FOR ANYBODY
WATCHING ABOUT WHAT THE
UNDERLYING LEGISLATION DOES AND
DOES NOT PERMIT. I KNOW THERE IS
DISCUSSION IN COMMITTEE TODAY
ABOUT OTHER KINDS OF
UNSANCTIONED ENCAMPMENT AND
ABOUT OTHER FORMS OF TEMPORARY
SHELTER BUT I KEEP SAYING TINY
HOME BUT MICRO MODULAR AND RVS.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I ALSO
WANT TO ASK, IT'S MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD PRECLUDE THE
EXPANSION OF AN EXISTING CITED
LOCATION IF THAT LOCATION IS
WITHIN THESE DEFINED GEOGRAPHIC
PARAMETERS. FOUR EXAMPLE WE
COULD HAVE A MICRO MODULAR
COMMUNITY THAT EXISTS AND IS
SERVING A HIGH ACUITY POPULATION
AND IF THAT EXISTING LOCATION IS
WITHIN THESE PARAMETERS THEN
THAT WOULD BE PROHIBITED FROM
EXPANDING. IS THAT CORRECT?
FANTASTIC. AND IT'S ALSO MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT MIGHT FINAL
SENTENCE HERE, THE AUTHOR
PROVIDE REMARKS IN COMMITTEE
TODAY BUT THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO
THOSE LOCATIONS THAT ARE
EXCLUSIVELY SERVING FAMILIES
WITH CHILDREN. BUT I'M JUST
FOCUSING ON THE WORD
EXCLUSIVELY. SO IF THERE IS A
LOCATION THAT HAS FAMILIES WITH
CHILDREN AS WELL AS OTHER KINDS
OF POPULATIONS AT THAT SITE THAT
LOCATION WOULD ALSO BE
PROHIBITED FROM EXPANDING. IS
THAT CORRECT?
>> AS IT'S WRITTEN THAT IS
CORRECT. JUST TO CLARIFY
EXPANSION YOU MEAN EXPANSION
BEYOND 100.
>> YES. I'M SPEAKING TO THE
UNDERLYING LEGISLATION THAT
ALLOWS US TO GO FROM 100 PERSON
SENTENCED TO 150 PERSON CENSUS
WHEN I SAY EXPANSION. NOT
MEETING EXPAND THE PARAMETERS OF
THE LOCATION. THANK YOU.
>> IT'S NOT MY UNDERSTANDING
THAT WE HAVE LOCATIONS WHERE WE
ARE COMBINING FAMILIES WITH
CHILDREN WITH OTHER HIGH ACUITY
POPULATIONS. THE INTENT IS .
>> I DO BELIEVE THERE ARE A FEW
SHELTERS THAT PRIORITIZE HAVING
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN BUT MIGHT
ALSO BE SERVING OTHER PEOPLE
LIKE SINGLE ADULTS AND THE WAY
THEY TRIED TO DO THAT IS JUST BY
HAVING OTHER DIFFERENT AREAS OF
THE SHELTERS SERVE DIFFERENT
POPULATIONS. THEY HAVE A FOCUS
BUT THEY ARE NOT EXCLUSIVE.
>> THANK YOU. AND I THINK WHEN
YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT THIS WE
WERE TALKING ABOUT BOTH SHELTERS
THAT WERE PUT AS AMENDMENTS IN
THE BUDGET BILL. THAT'S RIGHT.
WE DIDN'T MEAN THOSE.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT
THERE WOULD BE PRIORITIZATION
FOR SHELTER FOR POPULATIONS.
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND THE
OTHER.
>> THE EXCLUSIVELY MEANT THE
ONES THAT WERE FAMILIES WITH
CHILDREN. SO THOSE WOULD BE
EXCLUDED FROM THIS AMENDMENT
RATHER.
>> CORRECT.
>> THANK YOU. AND COLLEAGUES, I
WILL SAY IS GETTING TO 12:00
SOME FOLKS HAVE TO LEAVE. JUST
WANTED TO CHECK ON QUORUM ISSUES
IF WE CAN SAY A COUPLE MINUTES
LONGER. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. I DO
WANT TO SAY, I DON'T THINK
IT'S WITHIN THE AUTHOR, I AM ON
THE SPONSOR COMMITTEE, BUT THE
AUTHOR INTEND TO NOT BE ABLE TO
EXPAND WOMEN AND CHILDREN
SHELTERS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN
OUR SYSTEM. THE WORD
EXCLUSIVELY. AND THANK YOU FOR
CATCHING THAT BECAUSE THERE IS
AN ENCAMPMENT IN BEACH THAT
SERVES WOMEN AND CHILDREN RIGHT
BEHIND RAINIER VALLEY NOT
COMMUNITY CENTER BUT RAINIER
VALLEY FOOD BANK RIGHT ACROSS
THE STREET FROM THE SCHOOL. THAT
SEEMS LIKE THE PERFECT EXAMPLE
FOR IT TO BE EXPANDED BUT WANTED
TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS
LEGISLATION WOULD PREVENT THAT.
I KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT THE
AUTHOR INTEND TO DO THAT.
>> I UNDERSTAND THAT, HEY,
COUNCILMEMBER, YOU TALKED ABOUT
THE MESSAGE THIS MIGHT BE
SENDING, AND I -- HE TALKED
ABOUT IT, CANNABIS STORES, IT IS
1000 FEET, FOR ELEMENTARY, HIGH
SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, IT IS 500
FEET FOR PARKS, AND FOR CITY
CENTERS AND TRANSIT CENTERS, AS
WELL, LIKE, THE DISTRIBUTION. IF
YOU ARE DOWNTOWN, IT IS 200
FEET, SO, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE
CERTAIN THINGS IN OUR CITY THAT
DO HAVE BUFFER -- WE CALL THEM
BUFFER ZONES -- SO, I TOOK ON
THIS, SPONSORING, UNDERSTANDING
THAT WE WANTED TO SET UP THE
HIGH ACUITY SHELTERS TO BE
SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE QUITE
FRANKLY, WHAT WE ARE DEALING
WITH AT KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMES AUTHORITY AND THAT PEACE,
IS A MESS. SO, AS WE ARE TAKING
THIS ON AS A CITY, WE HAVE TO
SET NEW EXPECTATIONS AND
STANDARDS FOR STUFF TO BE
SUCCESSFUL WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN
TRUST US, NUMBER ONE, WHERE WE
CAN FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT THE
OUTCOMES THAT ARE OCCURRING, AND
THEN ALSO, TOO, THAT THE
NEIGHBORHOODS FEEL WELCOMED, OR
THE NEIGHBORHOODS WANT TO
WELCOME THESE SHELTER EXPANSIONS
AND SAY, "HEY, WE LOVE THEM." WE
ARE JUST TRYING TO SET UP SOME
TYPE OF PARAMETER SO WE CAN ALL
BE SUCCESSFUL, THAT IS WHAT I
HEAR, I DON'T THINK THERE IS
ANY INTENT FOR MALICIOUS INTENT
OR THAT MEMBER, IF WE NEED TO
CHANGE THE LANGUAGE, WE CAN DO
THAT, SO PEOPLE FEEL
COMFORTABLE, ESPECIALLY AS
SPONSOR OF THIS LEGISLATION AND
WE WILL WORK ON THAT WITH THE
AUTHOR, AS WELL, SO I JUST
WANTED TO SAY THAT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
AND IF I MAY, CHAIR, I DID -- I
THINK I HAVE BEEN VERY CLEAR, I
WAS CLEAR WHEN I INTRODUCED THIS
AND CLEAR IN OUR CONVERSATION
TODAY THAT THE INTENT IS TO BOTH
SET THIS UP -- WELL, THE INTENT
IS TO SET OUR SHELTERING
RESPONSE UP FOR SUCCESS, AND
ENSURE THAT WE ARE ACCOUNTING
FOR UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES AT
THE FRONT-END, BECAUSE WHERE WE
ARE, IS CONSTANTLY HAVING TO
REACT TO THINGS THAT HAPPEN AT
THE BACKEND, AND IT IS NOT
ADVANTAGEOUS TO US AS A CITY AND
AS A COMMUNITY TO CONSTANTLY BE
IN THE REACTIVE MODE. WE SHOULD
BE ANTICIPATING THINGS ON THE
FRONT END. AND WHEN IT REGARDS
KIDS -- AND I THINK WE CAN ALL
AGREE BECAUSE I THINK WE ALL
VERY MUCH CARE ABOUT KIDS IN
THIS CITY, LET'S MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE ANTICIPATING THE
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES NOW, AND
WE DO HAVE OTHER THINGS THAT WE
PUT RESTRICTIONS ON, SO THIS
ISN'T NEW, AND WITH NEW
SHELTERS, WE SHOULD TAKE THIS
INTO ACCOUNT AND MAKING SURE WE
ARE SETTING THIS UP FOR SUCCESS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, AND I THINK WE ARE
RUNNING OUT OF TIME, HERE. JUST
REALLY QUICKLY, I WILL SAY I AM
CONCERNED ABOUT THE STRICT 750
FEET, I THINK THERE CAN BE SORT
OF NATURAL BUFFERS AND STUFF
THAT COME INTO PLAY, SO I'D BE
CURIOUS AS TO HOW THIS PLAYS OUT
IN TERMS OF LOCATIONS, ALSO JUST
CONCERNED ABOUT DEFINITION OF
"CHILDCARE CENTER," NOT SURE IF
THAT IS DEFINED BECAUSE YOU
MIGHT HAVE FAMILY, IN-HOME DAY
CARE IS DIFFERENT FROM JOB CARE
CENTER.
>> THAT IS DIFFERENT. JOB CARE
CENTER IS FOR INSTITUTIONS, AS
OPPOSED TO A HOME-BASED
BUSINESS.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE
ARE RUNNING LATE, SO I THINK WE
ARE GOING TO HAVE TO WRAP THIS
UP. REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE
DIFFERENT DIALOGUE AND
CONVERSATIONS. COLLEAGUES, ARE
WE OKAY TO WRAP THIS UP? I KNOW
PEOPLE HAVE TO RUN TO MEETINGS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE
REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S
MEETING AGENDA. SEEING THERE IS
NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE ARE
ADJOURNED, AT 12:07. TH