>> GOOD AFTERNOON, THE SELECT
COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL POLICY
CHANGES COMMITTEE WILL COME TO
ORDER. I AM COUNCILMEMBER ALEXIS
MERCEDES RINCK , CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE. PLEASE CALL HER ROLE.
>> VICE CHAIR KETTLE? COUNCIL
PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH?
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
COUNCILMEMBER HORAS?
COUNCILMEMBER LIN? COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA? COUNCILMEMBER SAKA ?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ? CHAIR
RINCK ?
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR, THERE WERE EIGHT
MEMBERS PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ'S EXCUSE
UNTIL SHE JOINS US. WE WILL NOW
MOVE THE APPROVAL OF TODAY'S
AGENDA. PARDON ME, I MOVED TO
ADOPT TODAY'S AGENDA. IS THERE
A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, MOVED AND
SECONDED. I DON'T HEAR ANY
OBJECTION. TODAY'S AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. HELLO, AND WELCOME,
EVERYONE. WE HAVE A VERY ROBUST
DISCUSSION PLANNED AHEAD OF US
TODAY, SO I'M GOING TO BE
KEEPING MY REMARKS BRIEF. ON
TODAY'S AGENDA, WE HAVE THREE
ITEMS. THE FIRST IS A BRIEFING
DISCUSSION AND VOTE ON
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER'S
RESOLUTION RELATED TO DATA
SHARING AND DATA PRIVACY. WE
WILL THEN HAVE TWO BRIEFINGS OF
THE FEDERAL RESPONSE UPDATE FROM
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, AND
THE OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT REFUGEE
AFFAIRS. THEN WE WILL HAVE A
REPORT ON FEDERAL IMMIGRATION
ENFORCEMENT POLICIES REPORT FROM
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN
RESPONSE TO STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INDENT SPD 111 S
ADOPTED IN THE BUDGET. IS THIS
THE FIRST MEETING OF THE SELECT
COMMITTEE FOR 2026 FOR THE
VIEWING PUBLIC, I WOULD LIKE TO
NOTE A COUPLE OF CHANGES TO THE
COMMITTEE SINCE WE LAST MET IN
2025. THE FIRST IS THAT WE WILL
BE CONDUCTING THESE MEETINGS
QUARTERLY, AND THE SECOND IS
THAT WE HAVE A NEW VICE CHAIR,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE . THANK YOU
FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO PROVIDE ANY REMARKS?
>> NO, I JUST THINK IT'S A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO WALK
THROUGH THE PIECES AS WE HAVE
BEEN DOING IN MEETINGS, BUT
IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO DO SO
FROM HERE ON THE DAIS. I WAS
ALSO THINKING THE DIFFERENCE
HERE, WITH COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER
JOINING US, AND LINDA, TOO, I
DON'T THINK YOU'VE GOTTEN TO
BE HERE. WE HAVE SOME NEW
MEMBERS HERE ON THE DAIS. THANK
YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. WILL
NOW OPEN OUR PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD. PUBLIC, SHOULD RELATED
ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA WITHIN
THE PURVIEW OF THE COMMITTEE.
HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE
SIGNED UP LEXI
>> CURRENTLY WE HAVE THREE AND
HERSEN SPEAKERS AND ZERO REMOTE
SPEAKERS.
>> GREAT. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE
TWO MINUTES, WE WILL START WITH
HER IN PERSON SPEAKERS. CLERK
EMMA CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE
PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS.
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS UP TO 60
MINUTES, SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED
IN THE ORDER THAT THEY ARE
REGISTERED. PLEASE BEGIN BY
STATING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM
YOU ARE ADDRESSING. SPEAKERS
WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN 10
SECONDS ARE LEFT ON THEIR TIME.
THE SPEAKERS MIKE WILL BE MUTED
IF THEY DO NOT INTO THEIR
COMMENTS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED
TIME TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE
NEXT SPEAKER. THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS NOW OPEN AND WE WILL
BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. THE FIRST
SPEAKER IS JULIE RAWLS.
>> I AM JULIE RAWLS, DISABLED
FAMILY PHYSICIAN AND CONCERNED
CITIZEN, AND I AM MOSTLY GOING
TO TALK ABOUT REINING IN ICE . I
AM CONCERNED THAT BYSTANDERS ARE
DOING IT ON THE FLY. PEOPLE SEE
WHAT IS HAPPENING WHO ARE
COMPELLED TO MONITOR I.C.E. AND
POSSIBLY INTERVENE LIKE ALEX
PRETTI DID WHEN A WOMAN WAS
SHOVED IN POSSIBLY LOSE THEIR
LIFE. I HAVE SENT YOU
INFORMATION ABOUT THE GENERALS
IN THE PURPLE VEST PROGRAM TO BE
TRAINED BYSTANDERS OFFICIALLY
WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S
OFFICE TO DO THIS WORK,
IDENTIFIED BY THEIR VEST, SO
THAT I.C.E. COULD NOT SAY JUST
GO AWAY , YOU DON'T BELONG
HERE, MOVE ALONG, LIKE THEY DID
IN BELLEVUE, WHICH WAS TERRIFIC.
THAT'S ANOTHER VIDEO THAT MAKES
ME ILL. I WOULD WANT TO RAM
I.C.E. VEHICLES. I COULD NOT
JUST DRIVE BY, I WOULD BE SO
ANGRY AND UPSET AND CONCERNED .
BUT IF THEY DO OBSERVE THEM, WHO
DO THEY CALL? I DID READ THIS
WEEK, MIKE SOLON, WHO I DESPISE,
SAYING HE DOESN'T WANT LAW
ENFORCEMENT WORKING WITH OTHER
LAW ENFORCEMENT. THAT'S LIKE A
CATHOLIC PRIEST SAYING I CAN'T
INTERVENE ABOUT CHILD
MOLESTATION, BECAUSE HE'S A
PRIEST AND I'M A PRIEST. I'M A
FAMILY PHYSICIAN. WHO THE HELL
INTERVENES ? THAT YOUR COLLEGE,
YOU NEED REPORTED. THERE'S A
LOT OF TROUBLES WITH THE SPD,
BUT I LOVE OUR PROBLEMS IN THE
CID. I THE PUBLIC SAFETY
PROGRAMS ONCE A MONTH AND THEY
ARE LIKE FAMILY, I CHERISH THEM.
I MET THE CADETS BEFORE THE
BACHELOR THEM, THEY ARE
ADORABLE. BUT WE NEED TO HAVE
THEM PART OF THE COMMUNITY FOR
US, NOT TO COVER YOUR ASS , LIKE
MIKE SOLON SAID COVER YOUR ASS.
IF THEY ARE NOT GOING TO DO IT,
LET'S LOOK FOR SPECIAL FORCES.
VETERANS IN SEATTLE, JUST GET
SOME INPUT, START DOING
SOMETHING SO THAT WE HAVE
PHYSICAL FORCE. TURN OFF THE
ELECTRICITY IN THE BUILDING,
WHATEVER IT TAKES. THIS NEEDS TO
STOP. A MATTER OF TIME? I COULD
GO ON AND ON. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JULIE. NEXT UP WE
HAVE JONATHAN.
>> HELLO. ALL RIGHT, I'M
JONATHAN. I'M ONE OF THE
CO-CHAIRS OF THE SEATTLE LINES
AGAINST RACISM AND POLITICAL
OPPRESSION. AND AS YOU HAVE GOT
TWO MINUTES HERE. FOR ME, THAT
PERSONALLY REMINDS ME, WHEN I
THINK OF CHRISTIAN NELSON I
THINK THAT SPD WILL HAVE TO LAY
ON THE FLOOR FOR 360 TIMES AS
LONG AS I AM ABLE TO GIVE PUBLIC
COMMENT FOUR. AND BECAUSE OF
THAT, I HAVE SEVERE DOUBTS ABOUT
SPD'S ABILITY TO PROTECT ANYONE
OTHER THAN THEMSELVES, AND WHEN
I.C.E. COMES , SPD IS DOING
EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO KEEP
THEMSELVES SAFE INSTEAD OF THE
PEOPLE WHO THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO
REPRESENT. AND MY ORGANIZATION,
WHEN CHRISTIAN NELSON WAS
MURDERED, WE TOOK UP A CAMPAIGN
. AND THIS CAMPAIGN IS CALLED
OUR JUSTICE FOR CHRISTIAN NELSON
AND JACK CAMPAIGN. SOME OF THE
THINGS WE WANT AND DEMAND IS
THAT WHEN THESE COPS DO
ANYTHING, IF THEY SO MUCH AS
LEAVE THE STATION, THE PEOPLE
SHOULD BE ABLE TO DECIDE EVERY
SINGLE ASPECT OF HOW THESE COPS
COME INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
BECAUSE CURRENTLY THEY ARE JUST
OCCUPYING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
THEY ARE BRINGING TERROR AND
MURDERING PEOPLE. AND SO , WITH
THAT FRAME IN MIND, I KNOW THAT
SPD, IF THEY ARE NOT HELD
ACCOUNTABLE BY THE CIVILIANS ,
THROUGH SOME SORT OF CIVILIAN
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD,
THEN THEY WILL CONTINUE TO KILL
AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO HELP
I.C.E. AS THEY AFFECT PEOPLE.
SO, WITH OUR ORGANIZATION, WE
ARE GOING TO BE TAKING UP BOTH
OF OUR CAMPAIGNS. I'M REALLY
EXCITED FOR THAT, BECAUSE THESE
COPS, THEY ARE DANGEROUS, THEY
ARE CRIMINALS. THEY ARE RUNNING
RAMPANT AND THEY NEED TO BE PUT
ON A LEASH. SO I'M GRATEFUL FOR
THIS, AND TO SEE IN WHAT WAYS
SPD WILL BEND TO THE WILL OF THE
PEOPLE. BECAUSE IT IS ONLY TIME
UNTIL THEY WORK FOR US.
>> THANK YOU, JONATHAN. NEXT UP
WE HAVE DANIEL.
>> HELLO, DANIEL HERE, NICE TO
SEE YOU ALL. I'M GOING TO BE
SPEAKING A LITTLE BIT, ECHOING
JONATHAN'S POINTS, AND ALSO ON
THE ISSUE OF SURVEILLANCE . WE
GOT TO MEET WITH THE STAFF FROM
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE A COUPLE
DAYS AGO, TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT THEIR STANCE ON THE
CCTV CAMERAS THAT WE KNOW ARE AT
RISK OF BEING TAPPED BY I.C.E. ,
TO BE USED FOR THEIR RAIDS AND
ATTACKS ON THE PEOPLE. AND IT
WAS VERY CLEAR FROM THIS MEETING
THAT SPD ESPECIALLY ARE
ESSENTIALLY HOLDING THE CITY
GOVERNMENT HOSTAGE RIGHT NOW.
SO, YOU KNOW, THE CONCERN OF SPD
OF NOT BEING ABLE TO USE THESE
CAMERAS IS COMPLETELY OVERBLOWN.
WE ALREADY KNOW THAT THEY DO NOT
ACTUALLY HELP IN PREVENTING
CRIME. CERTAINLY. AND EVEN
SOLVING CRIME . YOU KNOW, IT
CONTINUES TO PRIORITIZE CRIMINAL
PUNISHMENT OVER ACTUALLY MEETING
THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE. SO WE
ARE DEMANDING THAT THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE TURN THE CAMERAS OFF NOW,
BEFORE THEY ARE PLACING PEOPLE
AT RISK OF I.C.E. ATTACKS . AND
I REALLY WANT TO ENCOURAGE THE
CITY COUNCIL TO CONTINUE TO
PRESSURE THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO
TURN THE CAMERAS OFF. FOR TODAY,
I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU ARE ABLE
TO INVESTIGATE MORE SPECIFICALLY
WITHIN SPD WHAT WAYS THEY ARE
USING THE CCTV CAMERAS, WHAT
THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT HOW THEY
ARE ABLE TO PREVENT FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT INTRUSIONS OR ANY
OTHER CARDS THAT MIGHT BE
NEEDED, TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF
HOW THEY ARE USING THE CCTV. AND
IN HER URGING THEM TO CONTINUE
TO PUSH . THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DANIEL. NEXT WE
HAVE HOWARD GILL.
>> I THOUGHT THERE WERE OTHERS.
HOWARD GILL, 36 DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS. I'VE ALREADY BROUGHT
BEFORE YOU 50 TIMES THE
PROPOSALS FROM THE 36th DISTRICT
. I WANT TO POINT OUT A COUPLE
OF THINGS. FIRST OF ALL, IN THE
SLIDE FROM LAST FALL, THERE'S
AN ITEM THAT SAYS TO HAVE SPD
POLICY FOR I.C.E. OFFICERS WHO
USE EXCESSIVE FORCE DURING
ARREST OR DETENTION, SUCH THAT
AN SPD OFFICER BECOMES COMPELLED
TO COMPLY WITH THE RCW PEACE
OFFICER DUTY TO INTERVENE. THAT
CAPTURES PART OF THE SPIRIT OF
WHAT WE SAID, SO IT WILL BE
FASCINATING TO SEE WHAT IS
OFFERED TODAY BY THE CHIEF. IN
TERMS OF WHAT THE CITY IS
OFFERING, I'VE GONE THROUGH THE
SLIDE DECK AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY
NOTHING. SO, I JUST WANTED TO
GIVE YOU WHAT WOULD BE A
COMPARISON. IMAGINE IF WE LIVED
IN A DIFFERENT UNIVERSE , WHERE
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WAS
COMING IN HERE ON A REGULAR
BASIS, SETTING FIRES. THERE WERE
ACTUALLY ARSONISTS SETTING
FIRES. AND THEN WE SAID WELL,
HERE IS WHAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
CAN DO. THE CANNOT HELP THEM SET
THE FIRES, BUT WE REALLY CAN'T
DO ANYTHING WHEN THEY SET THE
FIRES. BECAUSE OF MUMBLE,
MUMBLE, MUMBLE, UNION, 10th
AMENDMENT, THE SUPREMACY CLAUSE.
THIS IS WHAT MAYOR WILSON'S
ADMINISTRATION, AS SOMEONE JUST
ATTESTED TO, HAS TOLD PEOPLE.
THEY CAN'T DO IT BECAUSE OF
SMOG, THEY CAN'T DO IT BECAUSE
OF LAWS. WE HAVE TO HAVE FULL
TRANSPARENCY ABOUT WHAT WE ARE
NOT DOING THINGS THAT ARE FULLY
LEGAL, THINGS THAT ARE BEING
DONE IN BOSTON, AND LASTLY, I
WANT TO POINT SOMETHING OUT. IT
WAS ONLY LAST MAY THAT WE HAD
LIEUTENANT MATTHEW DIDIER IN
CHARGE OF CAL ANDERSON OF SPD
ENFORCEMENT FOR DEMONSTRATIONS.
AND THIS IS WHAT HE WAS CAPTURED
ON VIDEO SAYING BEFORE THE
DEMONSTRATION STARTED. WE ARE
GOING IN THIS TIME WITH GUNS
BLAZING AT ALL ARE PIECES IN
PLACE. WE ARE PAST TALKING TO
PEOPLE, WE ARE HERE TO SHIT
PEOPLE UP. WE ARE DONE WITH
THOSE GUYS AND THE SHIT THEY ARE
DOING. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
WE HAVE TO HAVE IN PLACE
POLICIES CLEARLY ON WHAT THEY
SHOULD DO AND NOT LEAVE
OURSELVES IN A POSITION WHERE --
>> THANK YOU, HOWARD. THANK YOU,
HOWARD. THANK YOU. AND OUR LAST
IN PERSON SPEAKER, I SEE HERE,
KEY ANDRE.
>> MAKE NO MISTAKE, YOU ARE
CALLING A STORM THAT THREATENS
TO DISMANTLE EVERYTHING BRICK BY
BRICK. THE MOST RELENTLESS YEAR
YET, ON OUR UNITY, OUR
RESOURCES, AND ARE RESOLVED. A
QUOTE BY THE NEW SMOG PRESIDENT,
KINSLEY. WE ALL KNOW THAT MARK
LYONS GOT A PODCAST AND SAID WE
ARE GOING TO INVESTIGATE I.C.E..
WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE USED AS
POLITICAL BONDS. I HAD A MEETING
WITH SOME OF THE MEMBERS FROM
THE TRANSITION TEAM THE OTHER
DAY. THE REASON WE CAN'T DO
THIS AND THIS AND THAT IS
BECAUSE OF SMOG. IT SOUNDS LIKE
THAT IS THE ONE CONTROLLING THE
CITY RIGHT NOW. THEY ARE NOT
GOING TO DO THEIR JOBS, THEY ARE
NOT GOING TO ARREST DOUG'S THAT
GO AROUND KIDNAPPING PEOPLE,
KILLING PEOPLE . WHO'S REALLY
IN CHARGE HERE? BECAUSE IT DOES
NOT SEEM TO BE THE TRANSITION
TEAM. IT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE THE
COUNCIL. IF THEY CAN JUST GO
ROGUE AND DO WHATEVER THEY WANT.
THAT IS BULLSHIT . ONE OF THE
FIRST STATEMENTS WORRIED ABOUT
LEFTIST POLITICS AND NOT WHAT IS
ABOUT TO COME TO SEATTLE IN
JUNE. THAT IS BULLSHIT . IF SPOG
IS NOT GOING TO DO THEIR JOBS,
MAYBE SPOG SHOULD NOT BE AROUND.
>> THANK YOU, THOSE ARE OUR IN
PERSON SPEAKERS. I'M GOING TO
MOVE NOW TO OUR REMOTE SPEAKERS.
OUR FIRST AND ONLY REMOTE
SPEAKER I AM SEEING RIGHT NOW IS
DAVID HAYNES.
>> COPS ARE SUPPOSED TO FOCUS ON
FIGHTING CRIME. NOT GET CAUGHT
UP IN PROGRESSIVE POLITICS THAT
FEARMONGER LOCALS WHO ARE LIVING
VICARIOUSLY THROUGH WHATEVER'S
GOING ON ON THE TV ABOUT
IMMIGRATION, AND THE
MISINTERPRETATION. AN INNOCENT
MIGRANT IS ALLOWED TO BE HERE,
AND SHOULD BE PROPERLY VETTED
AND PROTECTED. YET WE SEE HOW
PROGRESSIVES IN CERTAIN LGBTQ
COMMUNITY WANT TO TAKE AWAY ANY
IMPROVEMENT ON CONDUCTING WAR
AGAINST THE EVIL CRIMINALS WHO
ARE DESTROYING PEOPLE'S LIVES.
AND IT'S A REAL CONCERN, THEY
DON'T WANT ANY SURVEILLANCE
CAMERAS, BUT, YOU KNOW, WHY IS
THIS NOT IN PUBLIC SAFETY? THIS
SEEMS TO BE ANOTHER BUTTON
PUSHING FAVOR FOR THE VOTING
BLOCS THAT WANT TO HATE ON THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IT'S LIKE
WE LITERALLY NEED THE NATIONAL
GUARD TO STAND UP, AUTHORIZED
ENCAMPMENTS THAT FOCUS PEOPLE ON
BREAKING THEIR ADDICTION BEFORE
THEY START MOVING INTO A HOUSE,
SHUTTING THE DOOR, AND GETTING
MESSED UP ON FREE DRUGS FOR SIX
MONTHS. BUT WE NEED A BETTER
IMPROVEMENT IN THE
CRIME-FIGHTING INTERPRETATIONS
OF WHAT CONSTRUES A CRIMINAL,
AND NOT SET ASIDE ALL THESE
CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY THAT ARE
BEING LISTED AS NONVIOLENT. THE
POLICE CHIEF IS SUPPOSED TO BE
WORKING PROACTIVELY WITH THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN
CONSTITUTIONAL POLICING, AND YOU
ARE TRYING TO CREATE RESOLUTIONS
THAT ARE UNCONSTITUTIONALLY
MANIPULATING THE INTERPRETATIONS
OF WHAT THE COPS ARE SUPPOSED TO
BE FOCUSING ON , THAT ARE
PITTING ONE AGAINST ANOTHER TO
DISTRACT FROM THE FACT THAT YOU
ARE'S BILL RUNNING INTERFERENCE
FOR EVIL CARTEL MEMBER CRIMINALS
WHO ARE CONDUCTING UNCIVIL WAR
BETWEEN THEIR DRUG PUSHING IN
THE WATERFRONT, AND THE BLACK
AND BROWN THAT RIVAL ON THE
THIRD AVENUE AREA. BUT YOU WILL
WANT TO KEEP CREATING
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS TO SWEEP
PEOPLE OUT OF SIGHT, PUSHING
PEOPLE TO A DIFFERENT PART OF
THE NEIGHBORHOOD, NOT ADDRESSING
THE CRIMINAL AND MENTAL HEALTH
--
>> THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL
REGISTERS SPEAKERS. WE WILL NOW
MOVE ON TO OUR ITEMS OF
BUSINESS. GOING TO OUR FIRST
ITEM OF BUSINESS, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM ONE INTO THE
RECORD?
>> ITEM ONE, A RESOLUTION 32194,
RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING DATA AND
PRIVACY PROTECTIONS FOR ANY
PERSON SEEKING OR ACCESSING CITY
PROGRAMS OR SERVICES, REQUESTING
A REVIEW OF THE CITY'S DATA
COLLECTION AND SHARING PRACTICES
TO LIMIT DATA EXPOSURE TO THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND OTHER
LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND STATE
JURISDICTIONS, AND REQUESTING
THE DEPARTMENTS INCORPORATE
PRIVACY STANDARDS IN THE FUTURE
CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS.
BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE
NOTES.
>> THANK YOU, BEFORE WE MOVE
INTO OUR BRIEFING FROM CENTRAL
STAFF, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE
THE SPONSOR OF THIS LEGISLATION,
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, IF YOU'D
LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS BEFORE
WE DIVE INTO THE DISCUSSION.
>> SHORT, THANK YOU CHAIR. THANK
YOU FOR THE WELCOME, CHAIR, AND
FOR VICE CHAIR TO START OF THE
MEETING. I APPRECIATE THAT. I AM
EXCITED TO HEAR THE INTRODUCTION
AND THE OVERVIEW FROM CENTRAL
STAFF, I WILL JUST SHARE A FEW
WORDS. I WANTED TO BRING THIS
RESOLUTION FORWARD , BECAUSE, AT
ITS CORE, WHAT IT IS DOING IS
REAFFIRMING THE PEOPLE SHOULD BE
ABLE TO ACCESS CITY PROGRAMS AND
SERVICES WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY
ABOUT HOW ANY PERSONALLY
IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION MIGHT
BE USED. AND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS
IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE WE KNOW
THAT IN RECENT MONTHS WE HAVE
SEEN THE INCREASE IN FEDERAL
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY
, AND GROWING CONCERN ABOUT HOW
GOVERNMENT DATA STREAMS INTERACT
WITH ONE ANOTHER. AT THE SAME
TIME, WE ARE SEEING THAT DATA
SYSTEMS ACROSS AGENCIES AND
JURISDICTIONS ARE BECOMING MORE
INTERCONNECTED THAN EVER BEFORE.
THAT MEANS THE LOCAL DATA
PRACTICES HAVE BROUGHT OUR
IMPLICATIONS AND THEY ONCE DID,
PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES TO
PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE
INFORMATION. THIS RESOLUTION IS
ABOUT PROACTIVELY REVIEWING OUR
PRACTICES , AND ENSURING THAT WE
ARE STRENGTHENING OUR
PROTECTIONS AND TAKING A LEADING
EDGE ON THAT, RATHER THAN
WAITING FOR PROBLEMS TO EMERGE.
THE RESOLUTION DOES A HANDFUL OF
THINGS, I WILL GIVE A QUICK
OVERVIEW, BUT I DON'T WANT TO
STEAL THE FIRE FROM OUR TEAM
OVER THERE AT THE TABLE. SO, AS
A REVIEW OF OUR EXISTING DATA
COLLECTION PRACTICES, A REVIEW
OF OUR DATA SHARING PRACTICES,
IT FOCUSES ON INCREASING
TRANSPARENCY FOR THE CITY
COUNCIL, AND IT SETS THE STAGE
FOR POTENTIAL TO STRENGTHEN OUR
CONTRACTOR STANDARDS. THIS IS
REALLY IMPORTANT, BECAUSE THE
CITY INTERFACES WITH THE PUBLIC
IN OUR ROLE, BUT WE ALSO
INTERFACE ONLY BRING ON NEW
HIRING CONTRACTORS TO CARRY OUT
WORK THAT IS NECESSARY FOR CITY
BUSINESS, AND WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE WE HAVE THE HIGHEST
STANDARDS ACROSS THE BOARD.
COLLEAGUES, I AM REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE DISCUSSION AROUND
THIS RESOLUTION. WITHOUT I WILL
HAND IT BACK TO THE CHAIR, OR
SHE WILL GIVE THE CENTRAL STAFF.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. I'M GOING
TO TARGET THE CENTRAL STAFF.
>> FOR QUICK INTRODUCTIONS, GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JASMINE
MARWAHA ON COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, TAMASO
JOHNSON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EDIN SISIC,
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
>> I WILL GO AHEAD AND KICK US
OFF. WE WILL GO TO SLIDE TWO. WE
ARE HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE
WELCOMING CITY DATA AND PRIVACY
PROTECTIONS RESOLUTION , AS WE
JUST MENTIONED, THAT
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. THE
PURPOSE OF THE RESOLUTION IS TO
REAFFIRM SEATTLE'S COMMITMENT
TO PROTECTING PERSONAL DATA FOR
ALL RESIDENTS , TO ENSURE ACCESS
TO CITY SERVICES WITHOUT
DISCLOSING IMMIGRATION STATUS OR
OTHER PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING
INFORMATION THAT CAN MAKE A
RESIDENT VULNERABLE. TO REDUCE
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH EXPANDING
FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT,
AND TO STRENGTHEN TRANSPARENCY
AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN DATA
SHARING PRACTICES. WE WOULD JUST
GO THROUGH THE SECTIONS ONE BY
ONE. SECTION ONE INCLUDES POLICY
AFFIRMATIONS ABOUT WHAT THE CITY
ALREADY DOES. FOR EXAMPLE, CITY
STAFF MUST NOT REQUIRE
DISCLOSURE OF IMMIGRATION STATUS
FOR ACCESS TO SERVICES, AND
DEPARTMENTS MUST HAVE DATA
COLLECTION ACTRESSES THAT ALIGN
WITH OUR CITIES PRIVACY
PRINCIPLES, WHICH ARE ADOPTED BY
RESOLUTION IN 2015. THE COUNCIL
REQUESTS , ACCORDING TO THIS
RESOLUTION, THE COUNCIL REQUESTS
THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT REVIEW
CURRENT DATA COLLECTION
PRACTICES TO MAKE SURE THEY
ALIGN WITH THE CITIES PRIVACY
PRINCIPLES. WE ALSO REQUEST THAT
, THE COUNCIL REQUESTS THAT THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT
SIMILARLY REVIEW ITS DATA
PRACTICES, WITH PARTICULAR
ATTENTION TO DATA COLLECTED AND
SHARED WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
INFORMATION SERVICES. REGARDING
THE KEY PRIVACY PRINCIPLES THAT
I MENTIONED, THEY INCLUDE THAT
THE CITY MUST COLLECT ONLY THE
PERSONAL INFORMATION NECESSARY
TO DELIVER SERVICES . IT MUST
PREVENT MISUSE OR UNINTENDED
SECONDARY USE OF PERSONAL DATA .
THE CITY SHOULD SAFEGUARD
RESIDENTS FROM PREVENTABLE HARM
RELATED TO DATA EXPOSURE , AND
SCRUTINIZE WHAT DATA IS
COLLECTED, HOW LONG IT IS
STORED, AND ANY LEGAL DISCLOSURE
REQUIREMENTS. SECTION 1A
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE CITY
POLICY CLEARLY ADDRESSES DATA
SHARING REGARDING IMMIGRATION
STATUS , AND AMONG AGENCIES THAT
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FEDERAL
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. THE
RESOLUTION REQUESTED THE
EXECUTIVE ASSESS WHETHER ANY
PERSONAL IDENTIFYING DATA IS
SHARED WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES,
EVEN IF THOSE AGENCIES ARE NOT
DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. THE
RESOLUTION ALSO REQUESTS TO
LIMIT DATA SHARING IN LESS
REQUIRED BY LAW. FEDERAL FUNDING
CONDITIONS, OR VALID JUDICIAL
WARRANT. THE RESOLUTION ALSO
REQUESTS A REPORT TO COUNCIL
WHEN FEDERAL DATA SHARING IS
LEGALLY REQUIRED , AND ENSURE NO
CITY RESOURCES ARE USED FOR
CIVIL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
EXCEPT WHERE LEGALLY MANDATED.
SECTION 1B REQUESTS AN EXECUTIVE
NOTIFY THE COUNCIL PROMPTLY OF
ANY FEDERAL DATA REQUESTS , AND
REPORT ANY DATA BREACHES THE
RESULT IN FEDERAL ACCESS TO CITY
RECORDS. SECTION 1C , SIMILARLY
TO THE REQUEST AROUND THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, REQUESTS
THAT THE EXECUTIVE REVIEWER
SHARING OF PERSONALLY
IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION WITH
OTHER LOCAL AND STATE
JURISDICTIONS, AND LIMIT SHARING
IN LESS LEGALLY REQUIRED OR TIED
TO FUNDING, OR BASED ON A VALID
JUDICIAL WARRANT. THE RESOLUTION
ALSO REQUESTS THE EXECUTIVE
PROVIDE A REPORT ANALYZING ANY
VULNERABILITIES RELATED TO
FEDERAL OR CIVIL IMMIGRATION
ENFORCEMENT ACCESS WITH REGARD
TO DATA SHARING WITH LOCAL
REGIONAL AND STATE
JURISDICTIONS. I WILL THEN TURN
IT OVER TO EDIN TO TALK ABOUT
SECTION 1B.
>> THIS SECTION REAFFIRMS THE
CITY'S EXISTING PRACTICE
REGARDING PROTECTION OF PERSONAL
INFORMATION DURING CONSULT AND
CONTRACTING. ALL CONSULT AND
CONTRACTING USE A STANDARD TERMS
AND CONDITIONS LANGUAGE, MANAGED
BY FAS. IT STATES THAT CITY
EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS DO NOT
REQUEST OR DISCLOSE ANY PERSONAL
INFORMATION OR UNNECESSARY
INFORMATION, INCLUDING
IMMIGRATION STATUS , WHICH IS
CONSISTENT WITH THE CITIES
PRIVACY PRACTICES. AND
PRINCIPLES. THE LANGUAGE
EMBEDDED IN ALL STANDARD
CONTRACTING DOCUMENTS , SUCH AS
THE MODEL RFP, STATES THAT
CONTRACTORS MUST IMMEDIATELY
NOTIFY THE CITY PROJECT MANAGER
BUT WERE RESPONDING TO ANY
REQUEST FROM FEDERAL IMMIGRATION
AGENCY , AND NO ACCESS TO DATA
SHOULD BE PROVIDED UNTIL THE
CITY AUTHORIZES NEXT STEPS. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. SO, THE LAST
SECTION OF THE RESOLUTION FOR
THIS ASKS THE EXECUTIVE TO
REVIEW THE CURRENT CONTRACTOR
POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO ENSURE
THAT THEY FULLY ALIGN WITH THE
CITIES PRIVACY AND RESPONSIBLE
CONTRACTING PRINCIPLES. IT ALSO
REQUESTS THAT FUTURE CONTRACTS
INCLUDE STRENGTHENED PRIVACY
STANDARDS, WHICH MAY INVOLVE
UPDATES TO EXISTING RESPONSIBLE
CONTRACTING POLICY , SMC
UPDATES, AND GUIDANCE FOR
CONTRACTORS ON SECURE DATA
HANDLING, INCLUDING TRAINING .
FINALLY, THE RESOLUTION
REQUESTED THE EXECUTIVE REPORT
BACK TO COUNCIL BY JUNE 30th ON
ITS REVIEW , COMPLIANCE EFFORTS,
AND GUIDANCE DEVELOPED ON
PRIVACY STANDARDS AND SECURE
DATA PRACTICES. I WILL PASS IT
BACK TO JASMINE FOR ONE LAST
SECTION
>> AND WE FORGOT TO PUT THIS IN
OUR SLIDES, BUT THERE'S ALSO A
SECTION 2 HERE THAT AFFIRMS THAT
THE CITY WILL COMPORT WITH STATE
LAW, AND ENSURES THAT NOTHING IN
THIS RESOLUTION SHALL BE
INTERPRETED TO LIMIT OR DELAY
THE DELIVERY OF PUBLIC BENEFIT
SERVICES OR LAWFUL PROGRAMS FOR
ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS. WITH THAT,
WE CONCLUDE OUR PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT
OVERVIEW. AS WE MOVE INTO
QUESTIONS, I DO WANT TO LET THE
RECORD REFLECT THAT
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ HAS JOINED
US ONLINE AND IS PRESENT. THANK
YOU FOR BEING HERE,
COUNCILMEMBER.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WONDERFUL. WITH THAT,
COLLEAGUES, QUESTIONS AND
COMMENTS? VICE CHAIR KETTLE ?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WANT TO
THANK YOU , OUR ESSENTIAL STAFF
TEAM, FOR THAT PRESENTATION. AND
FOR COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER FOR
BRINGING THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION FORWARD. I THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT, AND IT'S
REALLY A SET OF PIECES OF
LEGISLATION THAT WE ARE WORKING
THROUGH. WE HAD ONE RELATED TO
COOPERATION WITH FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT ACROSS THE
GOVERNMENT, NOT JUST SPD, AND I
THINK COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR
THAT. WE HAD ONE RELATED
PROFESSIONALISM STANDARDS, AND
ANOTHER ONE THAT IS COMING
THROUGH PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
MEETING ON STAGING. VERY
IMPORTANT, IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE
MAYOR AND HER EXECUTIVE ORDER ON
THAT PIECE. CHAIR, WITH THE
DETENTION CENTERS, AND ALSO ONE
RELATED TO A OPR WHERE WE WILL
MIRROR WHAT WE DID WITH CCTV IN
TERMS OF STAND DOWN PAUSE. IF
THERE IS A FEDERAL INTRUSION.
AND THIS BILL HERE, DATA AND
PRIVACY PROTECTIONS, I THINK
THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT . WITH
SOME POTENTIAL OTHERS, RELATED
TO KEEP WASHINGTON WORKING, TO
ENSURE THAT THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE AND REVISED CODE
OF WASHINGTON, PARTICULARLY WITH
RESPECT TO THIS BILL, THE KEEP
WASHINGTON WORKING LAW, THAT WE
ARE IN SYNC. THIS KIND OF WORK
IS IMPORTANT, AND AS A SET,
SHOWS THAT WE ARE WORKING TWO
DIFFERENT PIECES AS RELATED TO
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE
ISSUES IT PRESENTS. SO, RESPECT
TO THIS ONE, I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT TO REVIEW BECAUSE
THINGS CHANGE. SO THIS IS
IMPORTANT, IT ALSO SHOWS A
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH AND THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH. SO I LOOK
FORWARD TO, IN TERMS OF MY ROLE
AS CHAIR OF PUBLIC SAFETY, THIS
IS SEPARATE, OF COURSE, TRYING
TO WORK THROUGH THESE PIECES. IF
THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL PIECES
TO WORK TOGETHER , FOR PUBLIC
SAFETY OR WITH THE SELECT
COMMITTEE , FOLLOW ON. IT
DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THE SEVEN
BILLS WE ARE WORKING ON, BUT IT
IS A START . AND WE WILL
CONTINUE TO WORK THESE PIECES,
PARTICULARLY AS THE EXECUTIVE
WORKS THROUGH THE DIFFERENT
ELEMENTS FROM AN OPERATIONAL
PERSPECTIVE OF MEETING SUPPORT.
AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL
MEMBER FOSTER FOR THIS ONE.
CHAIR, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR KETTLE.
I SEE A HAND FROM COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. EXCUSE ME.
FIRST AND FOREMOST I WANT TO
START OFF BY THANKING
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, INPUTTING
THIS HIGHLY IMPACTFUL ,
MUCH-NEEDED PIECE OF LEGISLATION
TOGETHER. UNDER SUCH A SHORT
TIME . EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO
MOVE THIS FORWARD AND SO IT CAN
START TO HAVE THE IMPACT THAT WE
ALL SO DESPERATELY WANT AND
NEED. GREAT, GREAT PIECE OF
LEGISLATION, AND THANK YOU TO
JASMINE, TAMASO, EDIN FROM OUR
CENTRAL STAFF FOR THIS OVERVIEW.
AS A NONPRACTICING FORMER TECH
LAWYER WHO PREVIOUSLY ADVISED ON
PRIVACY AND SECURITY MATTERS IN
THE DIGITAL CONTEXT SPACE, YOU
KNOW, I THINK LONGER-TERM I
WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE EVOLUTION
OF THIS , BECAUSE THIS
LEGISLATION IS BASED OFF OF AND
INCORPORATES SPECIFIC SEATTLE
PRIVACY PRINCIPLES, DATED 2015 ,
OVER 10 YEARS AGO. AND THE
DIGITAL PRIVACY SPACE, IT IS
RAPIDLY EVOLVING AS A LANDSCAPE
, AND SINCE THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION, THE ORIGINAL BASIS
LEGISLATION, THE RESOLUTION IN
2015 WAS PASSED BY COUNCIL, THE
GDP ARE CAME OUT . AND GDP ARE
IS THE GENERAL DATA PROTECTION
REGULATION. IT BECAME EFFECTIVE
IN 2018 , AND FOR THE LAYMAN, IT
REPRESENTS THE BEST IN CLASS, IN
MY VIEW . REPRESENTS THE BEST IN
CLASS , SETTING FORTH CLEAR
EXPECTATIONS AND RIGHTS FOR
PEOPLE AND THEIR DATA. IT COVERS
PRIVACY. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
PRIVACY, THAT GENERALLY REFERS
TO THREE THINGS . HOW
INFORMATION IS COLLECTED OR
GATHERED, HOW IT IS USED , FOR
WHAT PURPOSES, THAT INCLUDES
STORAGE AND RETENTION, AND
THIRD, HOW IT IS SHARED AND
UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES, IF
ANY. SO THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT
PRIVACY CONSCIOUS BEST
PRACTICES, AND PRIVACY
PRINCIPLES THAT I THINK HAVE
BEEN SUPERSEDED, THAT ARE
REFLECTED IN THE GDPR AND
SIMILAR LEGISLATION. CALIFORNIA
HAS C CPA, A SIMILAR SET OF VERY
PRIVACY CONSCIOUS LEGISLATION.
IN ANY EVENT, I THINK THE
ORIGINAL STANDARD , LONGER-TERM,
NEEDS TO BE REVISITED BY THE
EXECUTIVE. AND SO WE CAN MAKE
SURE WE ARE INCORPORATING THE
BEST PRACTICES TODAY . THAT
SAID, THIS IS A GREAT PIECE OF
LEGISLATION FOR US TO MOVE
FORWARD, IN THE INTEREST OF THE
SCOPE, OF THE RISK AND THE
GRAVITY OF THE PROBLEM, AS WELL.
ANOTHER AREA FOR FURTHER
EXPLORATION IS A FORMER
CYBERSECURITY LAWYER, THIS IS
OBVIOUSLY INTENDED TO INDEX VERY
HEAVILY ON THE DATA PRIVACY
ASPECT. OF PRIVACY AND SECURITY.
BUT I ALSO THINK IT LEAVES A
LITTLE MORE TO BE DESIRED IN
TERMS OF DATA SECURITY. AND DATA
SAFEGUARDS. AND WHAT KIND OF
INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES IS THE
CITY USING OR NOT USING, AND ITS
VENDORS THAT HANDLE SENSITIVE
DIGITAL INFORMATION. THAT'S
VERY IMPORTANT AS WELL, AND
LONGER-TERM I THINK PRIVACY IS
IMPORTANT, BUT HOW WE PROTECT IT
, HOW WE PROTECT SENSITIVE
INFORMATION, SENSITIVE DATA,
VERY IMPORTANT AS WELL. GIVEN
ALL THE BREACHES FROM VARIOUS
ACTORS, NATION STATE, CYBER
CRIMINALS , ONCE INFORMATION HAS
BEEN HACKED, EXPOSED, OUT THERE
IN THE ETHER ONLINE OR ON THE
DARK WEB, THE FEDS HAVE ACCESS
TO THAT INFORMATION, TOO. SO
AGAIN, LONGER-TERM, I THINK WE
WANT TO HAVE A MORE ROBUST
CONVERSATION ABOUT DATA
SECURITY. THIS IS INTENTIONALLY
, AND APPROPRIATELY, IN MY VIEW,
FOCUSED ON PRIVACY. DATA
SECURITY IS IMPORTANT, AS WELL.
OVERALL EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO
SUPPORT THIS DAY, AND I WANT TO
THANK THE SPONSOR, COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER, FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD . SO DESPERATELY NEEDED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA, I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE
THOSE REMARKS AND POINTS ABOUT
DATA SECURITY . I'M NOT SEEING
ANY ADDITIONAL HANDS, SO I'M
GOING TO TAKE THIS AS MY
OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS MY
SUPPORT FOR THIS LEGISLATION, MY
EXCITEMENT TO VOTE ON IT TODAY.
WE ARE HERE TIME AND TIME AGAIN
OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS,
WITH CONCERNS ABOUT DATA
PRIVACY. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR THOUGHTFUL WORK ON THIS
LEGISLATION, SPECIFICALLY WHEN
WE ARE LOOKING AT THE DELIVERY
OF A REPORT WITH FINDINGS FROM
DEPARTMENTS AROUND PRACTICES.
THAT WILL BE REALLY INFORMATIVE
FOR FUTURE POLICYMAKING. SO I
WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN, AND
I'M NOT SEEING ANY OTHER HANDS
OR SEEING ANYTHING ELSE. I'M
GOING TO MOVE US TO A NOTE . I
MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDED ADOPTION OF
RESOLUTION 32194. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED TO
RECOMMEND THE ADOPTION OF THE
RESOLUTION. ANY FINAL COMMENTS?
GREAT. WILL THE COMMITTEE CLERK
CALL THE ROLE ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT THE
RESOLUTION?
>> VICE CHAIR KETTLE . COUNCIL
PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH.
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA .
>> AYE.
>> COUNTS MEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR RINCK.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, ZERO POSTS,
ZERO ABSTENTIONS.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES, AND
COMMUNITY EMENDATION TO BE
ADOPTED WILL BE SENT TO THE
MARCH 17 FULL CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
WITH THAT WE WILL NOW, AND THANK
YOU, CENTRAL STAFF, I APPRECIATE
IT. WITH THAT WE WILL ITEM TWO,
OUR SECOND ITEM OF BUSINESS.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
TWO INTO THE RECORD?
>> ITEM TWO, FEDERAL RESPONSE
UPDATE BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> GREAT. AS OUR PRESENTERS MAKE
THEIR WAY UP , I WILL GIVE THEM
A BEAT TO GET SETTLED IN AND
PREPARED, I'M GOING TO GIVE
THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO THANK
THE FOLKS WHO TURNED UP FOR
COMMITTEE TODAY. SORRY WE READ
PAST PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT I WANT
TO THANK EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT
TO PROVIDE COMMENT IN PERSON. TO
GET ONLINE. I KNOW THERE'S A
LOT OF CARE AND CONCERN FOR
EVERYTHING GOING ON RIGHT NOW. I
KNOW THAT'S A BIG REASON WHY WE
SET UP THE COMMITTEE IN THE
FIRST PLACE, SO WE HAVE A
DEDICATED COUNCIL IS TAKING
DEPOSITIONS . I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT TODAY. I
THINK I BOUGHT ENOUGH TIME FOR
OUR FOLKS AT THE TABLE. I'M
GOING TO ASK YOU ALL TO
INTRODUCE YOURSELF BY STATING
YOUR NAME AND ORGANIZATION INTO
THE MICROPHONE FOR THE RECORD.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR RINCK, VICE
CHAIR KETTLE, AND
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS
KELSEY MESHER, ON THE DEPUTY
CHIEF OF STAFF .
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR AND
VICE CHAIR. NICE TO SEE YOU,
COUNCILMEMBERS. ANNE MAHER,
FEDERAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR WITH
THE OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS, I'M CUC VU WITH
THE OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AND
REFUGEE AFFAIRS.
>> WITH THAT, AND BY YOU TO IN
YOUR PRESENTATION FOR TODAY.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU. TODAY'S
PRESENTATION, WE WILL SPEAK TO
BROADER FEDERAL AND STATE POLICY
CONTEXTS. WE WILL ALSO GO TO THE
CITIES APPROACHED IMPACTS AND
PLANNING RELATED TO FEDERAL
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT .
FINALLY, YOU WILL HEAR SOME
INITIAL PLANNING RELATED TO THE
SPENDING PLAN FOR THE $4 MILLION
. WE KNOW THERE IS HIGH INTEREST
FROM COMMUNITY IN THIS PLAN, AND
GET THE FUNDS OUT THE DOOR . BUT
WE HAVE PLANS TO SHARE GREATER
DETAILS LATER THIS MONTH, AND
CHAIR RIVERA'S LIBRARY AND
NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION
COMMITTEE. BEFORE WE DIVE IN, I
WANT TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF
CONTEXT FOR THIS WORD. THIS WORK
IS GUIDED BY THE EXPERIENCES OF
OTHER CITIES . CHICAGO,
MINNEAPOLIS, PORTLAND, NEW YORK,
AND OTHERS. MAYOR WILSON HAS
CONNECTED WITH MANY OF HER PEERS
IN SEVERAL OF THESE CITIES, AND
WE ALSO HAD STAFF FROM OUR
OFFICE VISIT MINNEAPOLIS TO
VISIT ORGANIZATIONS THEY WITH
ELECTED OFFICIALS, TO EXPRESS
OUR SOLIDARITY AND TO TAKE AWAY
LESSONS ON HOW WE CAN SUPPORT
COMMUNITIES HERE IN SEATTLE. OF
COURSE, THE ISSUE OF FEDERAL
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IMPACTS
ALL OF US, BECAUSE WE ARE A
COMMUNITY . BUT IT IMPACTS OUR
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE NEIGHBORS,
AND OUR NEIGHBORS OF COLOR MOST
OF ALL. THIS IS WHO WE ARE
CENTERING IN OUR WORK OF COURSE,
THIS WORK IS CHARACTERIZED BY
UNCERTAINTY , SO, AS SUCH, WE
HAVE MADE IT A PRIMARY GOAL TO
BE STEADY IN OUR LEADERSHIP,
STEADY AND MEASURED. AS PART OF
THIS, OUR INTENTION IN THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE IS TO BE IN
CLOSE COORDINATION WITH
DEPARTMENTS, COUNCIL, AND
REGIONAL AND STATE LEADERS. SO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN
MOVING LEGISLATION THROUGH THIS
BODY. AND FOR YOUR CONTINUED
COLLABORATION. FINALLY, WE WILL
BE GOING PRETTY HIGH-LEVEL HERE.
THERE'S MANY MORE DETAILS
UNDERNEATH, ALWAYS HAPPY TO
FOLLOW UP AFTER THIS. WITH THAT,
I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO
ANNIE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
FEDERAL AND STATE POLICY.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU, DEPUTY
CHIEF OF STAFF. I'M REALLY JUST
HERE TODAY TO PROVIDE A QUICK
REMINDER ON WHAT IS HAPPENING AT
THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL
AROUND IMMIGRATION, THEN WE WILL
PASS IT OFF TO GET IN THE WEEDS
HERE. YOU WILL LIKELY REMEMBER
THAT BACK IN JANUARY CONGRESS
WAS ABLE TO PASS A MAJORITY OF
THEIR FUNDING BILLS TO AVOID A
FULL GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN. ONE
BILL THAT DID NOT MAKE IT
THROUGH WAS THE DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY'S
APPROPRIATIONS BILL . AS A
RESULT, THEY HAVE BEEN ON
SHUTDOWN SINCE FEBRUARY 13th .
THEY DID JUST VOTE AGAIN EARLIER
TODAY, AND THAT, AGAIN, DID FAIL
THE SENATE. YOU KNOW, DEMOCRATS
ARE CONTINUING TO REFUSE TO VOTE
FOR THIS BILL, THEY HAVE A LIST
OF DEMANDS THAT THEY ARE LOOKING
FOR, PRIMARILY AROUND AGENTS
WEARING MASKS, ENHANCED TRAINING
FOR OFFICERS , AND, YOU KNOW, A
VARIETY OF OTHER IMPORTANT
THINGS AROUND WARRANTS, AS WELL.
I DO EXPECT THAT THE SHUTDOWN IS
GOING TO CONTINUE ON A DHS
FRONT, JUST GIVEN A LITTLE BIT
OF A STALEMATE HERE. THAT BEING
SAID, DESPITE THE SHUTDOWN,
THINGS ARE NOT REALLY LOOKING A
WHOLE LOT DIFFERENTLY , AND THAT
IS PRIMARILY A RESULT OF THE
PASSING OF HR ONE BACK IN THE
FALL. WHICH ALLOCATED 170
BILLION IN FUNDING FOR
IMMIGRATION AND BORDER COSTS,
PRIMARILY AROUND DETENTION ,
TECHNOLOGY, AND BORDER
CONSTRUCTION. SO, DESPITE THE
SHUTDOWN, I.C.E. IS STILL
OPERATING ALONG WITH THEIR
AGENTS . JUST LAST WEEK,
PRESIDENT TRUMP DID REITERATE
HIS FOCUS ON IMMIGRATION AT THE
STATE OF THE UNION . WHILE HE
DID NOT ADDRESS MINNEAPOLIS , HE
DID TOUCH ON A VARIETY OF
PROBLEMATIC LEGISLATION,
INCLUDING DELILAH'S LAW, WHICH
WOULD BAR STATES FROM GRANTING
DRIVER'S LICENSES TO
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS, ALONG
WITH THE SAVE ACT , SAFEGUARD
AMERICAN ELIGIBILITY ACT, WHICH
IS THE REQUIREMENT OF VOTER I.D.
AND PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP TO
REGISTER TO VOTE. REALLY, JUST A
REMINDER THAT THESE ISSUES ARE
REALLY NOT GOING ANYWHERE. I
THINK EVERYONE IS HIGHLY AWARE
OF THE SURGE THAT U.S. CITIES
ARE SEEING AROUND THE NATION .
WE ARE CONTINUING TO MONITOR
WHERE I.C.E. OFFICIALS ARE BEING
DEPLOYED AND LESSONS LEARNED
FROM OTHER CITIES. EVEN SINCE WE
MADE THIS PRESENTATION , THINGS
HAVE CHANGED. TODAY, PRESIDENT
TRUMP DID HAVE DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY
KRISTI NOEM, AND IT DOES LOOK
LIKE HE PLANS TO REPLACE HER
WITH REPUBLICAN SENATOR MARK
WAYNE NOLAN FROM OKLAHOMA. WE
WILL BE MONITORING WHAT THAT
MEANS FOR DHS AND THE REST OF
THE COUNTRY. GO TO THE NEXT
SLIDE. ON A SIMILAR NOTE,
IMMIGRATION IS TOP OF MIND IN
OLYMPIA. ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY'S ESTATE RELATION TEAM, I
CAN SHARE A FEW UPDATES ON
POLICY STILL MOVING FORWARD TO
THE STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION
PROCESS. WHICH HAS JUST SEVEN
DAYS LEFT HERE. ON THIS SLIDE
YOU WILL SEE SEVERAL POLICIES
THAT ARE STILL IN PLAY UNTIL
TOMORROW'S CUT OFF ON THE
OPPOSITE HOUSE SIDE. MARCH 6th
AT 5:00 P.M.. AND TO DO, AGAIN,
TO THE BUSY NATURE OF THIS WEEK
IN OLYMPIA, THERE HAVE ALREADY
BEEN UPDATES SINCE WE MADE THIS
PRESENTATION. HOUSE BILL 2165,
CONCERNING FALSE IDENTIFICATION
OF PEACE OFFICERS, HAS PASSED
OUT OF THE SENATE AS OF MARCH
3rd. SENATE BILL 5855 CONCERNING
FACE COVERINGS OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENTS AT THE LOCAL,
STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVEL HAVE
ALSO PASSED OUT OF THE HOUSE AS
OF MARCH 3rd. AND THEN SENATE
BILL 5925 , MAINLY RELATING TO
THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S PASSED OUT OF
THE HOUSE ON MARCH 4th. SO, ALL
THOSE BILLS ARE ON THEIR WAY TO
THE GOVERNOR'S DESK, AND
OUTSIDE OF THAT, THE PROPOSED
HOUSE AND STATE OPERATING BUDGET
ALSO ACCOUNT FOR SOME
BACKFILLING OF HR ONE. SO THERE
IS INFORMATION THERE AROUND
LONG-TERM CARE FOR NONCITIZENS
THAT ARE LOSING MEDICAID AXIS,
ALONG WITH SOME IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE WORK REQUIREMENTS AROUND
MEDICAID AND SNAP. SESSION DOES
ADJOURN ON MARCH 12th,
NEGOTIATIONS AROUND BUDGET AND
POLICY WILL CONTINUE AROUND THEN
, AND I KNOW THAT MY STATE
COLLEAGUES WILL BE IN
CONVERSATION WITH YOU ALL AGAIN
ON MONDAY AND WE WILL BE HAPPY
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT
FRONT. BUT I WILL PASS IT OFF TO
THE DIRECTOR.
>> SHE'S COMING BACK HERE.
>> EXCUSE ME, BACK TO DEPUTY
CHIEF OF STAFF.
>> THANK YOU, ANNIE. I WOULD
LIKE TO SPEND THE NEXT PORTION
OF THE PRESENTATION SHARING WITH
THE MAYOR AND THE DEPARTMENTS
HAVE BEEN DOING IN PREPARATION
AND RESPONSE TO FEDERAL
IMMIGRATION ACTIVITY AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR INCREASED ACTIVITY
IN THE CITY AND REGION. STARTING
WITH AN OVERVIEW OF CITY
OPERATIONS, ON JANUARY 29th,
MAYOR WILSON ISSUED A MAY WORLD
DIRECTIVE TO STAFF, REAFFIRMING
THAT SEATTLE IS A WELCOMING CITY
AND THAT THE CITY DOES NOT
ENFORCE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION
LAWS. THE DIRECTOR ALSO PROVIDED
GUIDANCE ON CITY PROCESSES AND
PROCEDURES, AND ASKED HER
STRENGTHEN PROTECTIONS FOR CITY
VISITORS. GO INTO FURTHER DETAIL
ON THE IMPLEMENTATION IN JUST A
MOMENT. IN JANUARY, THE MAYOR
ALSO ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER
BANNING FEDERAL IMMIGRATION
ENFORCEMENT FROM STAGING ITS
OPERATIONS ON CITY-OWNED OR CITY
CONTROLLED PROPERTY . THAT
EXECUTIVE ORDER ALSO DIRECTED
THE CREATION OF THE STAND
TOGETHER INITIATIVE, WHICH
PROVIDED SIGNAGE FOR PRIVATE
PROPERTY OWNERS. IN FEBRUARY, A
COMPLIANCE AND READINESS
TRAINING VIDEO CREATED BY STAFF
WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL CITY
STAFF. THIS VIDEO REITERATES
LOCAL POLICIES AS WELL AS
PROCEDURES OUTLINED BY THE
DIRECTIVE. FINALLY, WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING DILIGENTLY TO PUT
PREPAREDNESS PROTOCOLS,
COMMUNICATIONS, AND HUMAN
INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE,
INCLUDING STANDING MEETINGS OF
BOTH LEADERSHIP, INCLUDING THE
CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR OF THIS
BODY, AS WELL AS CITY STAFF ON
THIS TOPIC . SO WE ARE REGULARLY
CONVENING. TO PROVIDE A BIT MORE
DETAIL ON THE MAYOR'S
DIRECTIVE, WE ASKED DEPARTMENTS
TO DO THE FOLLOWING. DESIGNATE A
DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE FOR
ANY FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ACTIVITY
REPORTING NEEDS , TO MAKE A
DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC PLAN , AND
SOME EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE
ACTIONS THAT COME THROUGH THIS
ARE SEATTLE CENTER HAS CREATED
FRONTLINE EMPLOYEE BADGES THAT
WALK THROUGH THE PROTOCOL OF
WHAT TO DO SHOULD I.C.E. COME ON
TO SEATTLE CENTER PROPERTY. AND
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS,
TOGETHER WITH THEIR STAFF SAFETY
COMMITTEE HAS CREATED A NEW
EMPLOYEE PROTOCOL FOR PUBLIC
FACING GATHERINGS. THAT IS JUST
A FEW EXAMPLES OF THE WORK THAT
IS COMING OUT OF DEPARTMENTS.
THE DIRECTIVE ASKED ALL
DEPARTMENTS TO CONDUCT A DATA
AND PRIVACY REVIEW, IN LINE WITH
THE CITY'S PRIVACY PRINCIPLES
AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. AND , TO
MARK ALL NONPUBLIC AREAS OF CITY
PROPERTY, AS WELL AS TO PROMOTE
THE AVAILABILITY OF THE
COMPLIANCE AND READINESS
TRAINING AND CORNERSTONE.
DEPARTMENTS WERE ASKED TO
COMPLETE THIS BY MARCH 1st. WE
HAVE BEEN TRACKING, AND MOST
DEPARTMENTS HAVE COMPLETED THESE
TASKS AND WERE EAGER TO DO SO.
MANY DEPARTMENTS HAVE ALREADY
BEEN PLANNING SINCE LAST YEAR,
SO SOME OF THESE WERE UPDATING
THESE PLANS. HERE IS AN IMAGE OF
THE SIGNED , THE SIGNAGE THAT IS
GOING UP ON CITY PROPERTY. THERE
HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 650 SIGNS
INSTALLED ON CITY-OWNED AND
CONTROLLED LOTS, PARKS, PLAZAS,
STORAGE FACILITIES, AND GARAGES
. AND THIS IS THE SIGNAGE THAT
WAS CREATED THROUGH THE STAND
TOGETHER SEATTLE INITIATIVE FOR
PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS, AND THE
STAND TOGETHER INITIATIVE HAS
SPREAD TO KING COUNTY. KING
COUNTY WILL BE DOING A SIMILAR
SIGNAGE WITH SIMILAR VERBIAGE.
FINALLY, BEYOND CITY OPERATIONS,
WE HAVE SEVERAL WORK STREAMS
FOCUSED ON ENGAGING WITH,
SUPPORTING, AND PARTNERING WITH
COMMUNITIES . IN EARLY FEBRUARY,
THE MAYOR HOSTED MORE THAN 30
IMMIGRANT RIGHTS AND IMMIGRANT
SERVING ORGANIZATIONS . WE WERE
SEEKING FEEDBACK ON THE $4
MILLION IN FUNDING THAT THE
COMMUNITY ADVOCATED FOR, AND
THAT WAS APPROPRIATED BY COUNCIL
LAST YEAR. YOU WILL HEAR MORE
ABOUT THAT IN A MOMENT. AS
MENTIONED, WE ARE WORKING WITH
PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS, WITH
THE SIGNAGE. WE ARE ALSO
DEVELOPING NEW OUTREACH AND NEW
MATERIALS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES .
WE ARE HOSTING STANDING MEETINGS
WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN THE
COMMUNITY, TO ENCOURAGE
INFORMATION SHARING AND
COMMUNICATION. WE KNOW, IN PART
THROUGH OUR RESEARCH WITH OTHER
CITIES, THAT WITH INCREASED
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
ACTIVITY, COMES A HUGE INCREASE
IN BASIC NEEDS . SO WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH DEPARTMENTS AND
COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PLAN FOR
THAT. ANOTHER KEY LEARNING FROM
OTHER CITIES IS THAT A PRIMARY
ROLE FOR THE CITY IS TO SERVE AS
A CENTRAL HUB FOR INFORMATION.
SO WE'VE PUT TOGETHER A
WEBSITE, SEATTLE.GOV/STAND
TOGETHER, THAT PULLS TOGETHER
CITY POLICY , RESOURCES, AND
INFORMATION INTO ONE PLACE. WE
ARE CONTINUING TO ADD RESOURCES
AND INFORMATION TO THAT WEBSITE.
AND NOW I WILL PASS IT TO
DIRECTOR VU TO TALK MORE ABOUT
FUNDING .
>> THANK YOU, KELSEY. IT GOES
WITHOUT SAYING THAT WE ARE HERE
TODAY BECAUSE WE HAD INCREDIBLE
COMMUNITY ADVOCACY. PEOPLE
ADVOCATING AND MAKING VERY CLEAR
THE CASE FOR THE CITY SUPPORT .
THANKS ALSO TO COUNCIL FOR
MAKING THAT FUNDING ONGOING . AS
YOU HAVE HEARD, WE ARE DOING A
LOT OF LISTENING. I THINK WE ARE
AT THAT PLACE WHERE FOLKS ARE
READY TO SEE SOME ACTION. SO I
WANT TO FIRST CAPTURE SOME OF
THAT COMMUNITY FEEDBACK, AND
SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF THE BROAD
CATEGORIES THAT WE ARE BEGINNING
TO SORT OUT THAT INFORMATION
INTO. I'LL SAY THIS, EVERYBODY
KNOWS THIS, BUT THE NUMBER ONE
THING THAT CAME OUT FROM
COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS IS THAT
PEOPLE ARE AFRAID. THEY ARE
DEEPLY AFRAID. THEY NEED LEGAL
SERVICES, PARTICULARLY REMOVAL
DEFENSE. THEY NEED FAMILY SAFETY
PLANNING, THEY NEED FOOD,
HOUSING, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
FOR YOUTH. BUT THEY ALSO WANT TO
BALANCE THAT WITH MAINTAINING
PROGRAMS THAT HELP FAMILIES,
WITH A SENSE OF BELONGING, AND
THAT IMPROVE THEIR ECONOMIC
MOBILITY. THOSE ARE INVESTMENTS
THAT THE CITY HAS LONG HELD
AROUND NATURALIZATION, AROUND
ESL AND WORKFORCE EDUCATION. AND
, BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE AFRAID, WE
ALSO SEE AN EMERGING
ARTICULATION AROUND THE NEED FOR
EMERGENCY SERVICES AND BASIC
NEEDS. FEES FOR IF YOUR CAR GETS
IMPOUNDED, THERE WILL BE
RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO HELP
PEOPLE PAYING THOSE FEES. THEY
ALSO WANT US TO COORDINATE
ACROSS THE CITY, THE COUNTY, AND
THE STATE, AND HAVE US TALKING
TO EACH OTHER ACROSS
JURISDICTIONS SO WE CAN ALL
LEVERAGE EACH OF THE THINGS THAT
WE BRING TO THE TABLE INTO A
BETTER FULL. WE ARE BEGINNING TO
SORT THIS OUT, AND WHAT THAT
LOOKS LIKE AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL.
I LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING MORE
OF THESE DETAILS TO,
COUNCILMEMBER, YOUR COMMITTEE.
SOME OF THIS YOU WILL SEE BUILDS
ON WHAT ALREADY EXISTS. BUT
BECAUSE OF OUR DIRE SITUATION ,
WE HAVE TO DO MORE. WE NEED TO
DO MORE AROUND REMOVAL DEFENSE.
I THINK THAT IS PRETTY CLEAR FOR
EVERYBODY. AND REPEATEDLY THAT
HAS BEEN ARTICULATED AS A NEED.
WE'VE BEEN DOING RAPID RESPONSE
WORK, BUT WE ALSO NEED TO DO
MORE THERE. IN ADDITION TO
KNOWING YOUR RIGHTS EDUCATION,
ALSO, GRANT TO COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP THEM
ORGANIZE BY NEIGHBORHOODS, BY
AREAS OF SEATTLE, AND HELP
PEOPLE FEEL SUPPORTED. WE HAVE
BEEN IN DISCUSSION WITH SCHOOLS,
EMPLOYERS, NONPROFITS THAT
PROVIDE SERVICES FOR IMMIGRANT
AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES. THEY
ALSO NEED SUPPORT . HOW TO
PREPARE, AND WE BELIEVE THAT THE
BODY OF WORK AHEAD FOR US IS
COORDINATING WITH THOSE
ORGANIZATIONS, BUT ALSO BUILDING
INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE ABLE TO MEET THEIR NEEDS
. AND OBVIOUSLY, FOR THOSE WHO
ARE ALREADY DOING DEPORTATION
DEFENSE, RATER COORDINATION, I
KNOW YOU MIGHT BE AWARE OF THIS.
BUT THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS NOT
THE ONLY ENTITY THAT INVESTS IN
DEPORTATION DEFENSE. THE COUNTY
DOES, AND THE STATE DOES, AS
WELL. THROUGH THREE AGENCIES.
THE THIRD THING IS THAT WE NEED
TO INVEST IN AREAS, AND WE HEARD
THIS CLEARLY FROM COUNCIL,
ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN
RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDS AND HAVE
EXPERIENCED CUTS IN FEDERAL
FUNDS . WE NEED TO GO AND
SUPPORT THOSE ORGANIZATIONS SO
THEY CAN CONTINUE TO DO THE
GREAT WORK THEY'VE BEEN DOING.
PARTICULARLY AROUND
NATURALIZATION SERVICES. ESL AND
BASIC EDUCATION. ONE AREA OF
WORK THAT IS BEEN ACTUALLY A
LITTLE BIT UNDER THE RADAR,
BECAUSE IT IS IN THE LEGAL
COMMUNITY, AS A LEGAL
ORIENTATION PROGRAM FOR THOSE
WHO WERE DETAINED INTO, . WE
NEED TO SUPPORT THAT WORK, AS
WELL. I MENTIONED THE EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE AND BASIC NEEDS, THAT
CONTINUES TO BE AN AREA ,
ARTICULATED OVER AND OVER, AND,
TRUE TO PRACTICE OF WRAPPING
EVERYTHING AROUND WITH LANGUAGE
ACCESS AND OUTREACH THROUGH
ETHNIC MEDIA, COMMUNITY, ET
CETERA, THAT WILL BE ANOTHER
AREA OF INVESTMENT FOR US.
SUPPORTED BY ADDITIONAL STAFFING
AS NEEDED, BUT ALSO LOOKING FOR
EFFICIENCIES THAT EXIST IN OUR
CURRENT STAFFING, SO WE CAN DO
THIS WORK AND MAXIMIZE RESOURCES
THAT GO OUT TO COMMUNITY. WE ARE
EXCITED, WE ARE READY TO GO, AND
I LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING
DETAILS LATER.
>> THANK YOU, DR. VU. THANK YOU
AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. WE
ARE CONTINUING TO PLAN, WE ARE
PURSUING ALL LEADS, PULLING ALL
THREADS ON HOW WE CAN SUPPORT
OUR COMMUNITIES DURING THIS
UNCERTAIN TIME. WE WELCOME YOUR
PARTNERSHIP, AND I WANTED TO
MENTION THAT YOU WILL HEAR NEXT
FROM THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, BUT AS PART OF THE
MAYOR'S DIRECTIVE IN JANUARY,
SHE DID ISSUE SOME DIRECTIVE
CLARIFYING WHAT THE POLICE ROLE
IS IN THIS. YOU WILL HEAR MORE
DETAILS OF ABOUT THAT IN THE
NEXT PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE
PRESENTATION TODAY, AND
COLLEAGUES, AS WE OPEN UP FOR
QUESTIONS, I WANT TO START FIRST
WITH CHAIR RIVERA, GIVEN THE
SCOPE OF YOUR COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU
ALL FOR BEING HERE. FIRST, I
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND WELCOME
DIRECTOR VU BACK TO THE CITY.
MANY MIGHT KNOW, AND IF YOU
DON'T, DIRECTOR VU WAS HERE AS
DIRECTOR DURING THE PRE-COVID
AND BEGINNING OF THE COVID TIMES
. WELCOME BACK, SO HAPPY TO BE
WORKING WITH YOU AGAIN. I HAD
THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH YOU
IN THOSE YEARS, AND I'M HAPPY
THAT YOU'RE BACK. ALSO, YOU
HAVE SO MUCH EXPERIENCE, AS
WELL. SO YOU KNOW THE FOLKS IN
THE COMMUNITY, THAT IS REALLY
GREAT, AND I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A
SHOUT OUT TO THE FORMER DIRECT
YOUR WHO IS ALSO WORKING WITH
THE TEAM TO DO SO MUCH OF THIS
WORK AGAIN. THE GOOD NEWS IS
THAT YOU HAVE A LOT OF THE
EXPERIENCE IN THIS SPACE, AND
YOU CONTINUE TO WORK WITH
COMMUNITY, SO MANY FOLKS CARE SO
DEEPLY ABOUT HELPING IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITY RESIDENTS IN OUR CITY,
WE ARE REALLY WELL-PLACED WITH
THE TEAM. THANK YOU FOR
RETURNING TO HELP AT THE HELM
AGAIN. I REALLY WANT TO THANK
ALSO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, THANK
YOU, DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF FOR
BEING HERE FOR THE DIRECTIVES
GIVEN TO THE CITY DEPARTMENTS,
AND EVEN WITH THE BILL THAT I
PROPOSE, COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU
FOR PASSING A COUPLE WEEKS AGO,
I KNOW THAT THE MAYOR IS IN
PROCESS, AND HAS REACHED OUT TO
DEPARTMENTS, SO ALL OF OUR
EMPLOYEES ARE AWARE OF WHAT
INFORMATION NOT TO SHARE AND
HOW. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
MAYOR'S PARTNERSHIP IN THAT
WAY, AND I KNOW THAT WE ARE ALL
VERY ALIGNED IN HELPING OUR
IMMIGRANT RESIDENTS HERE AGAIN
IN SEATTLE. I WOULD SAY, RELATED
TO THE SCHOOLS, I DID WANT TO
ADD A POINT HERE, BECAUSE I HAVE
BEEN IN SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THEY HAVE POLICIES IN PLACE FOR
WHEN I.C.E. SHOWS UP TO THE
SCHOOLS, I CAN'T SPEAK TO THEM
, OBVIOUSLY, BUT I CAN SHARE IN
PART , SOME OF OUR CONVERSATION
AROUND, THEY DO HAVE POLICIES,
AND THERE IS THE SAME. WARRANTS
WOULD HAVE TO BE SHOWN IN ORDER
TO, AND THEIR LEGAL DEPARTMENT
WOULD BE INVOLVED IF THERE IS
ANY ACTIVITY FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT THAT WOULD WOULD SHOW
UP AT SCHOOL. JUST TO PUT YOUR
MIND AT EASE THAT THAT IS
HAPPENING, SINCE OBVIOUSLY
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE
COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM THE
CITY, AND WE PARTNER WITH THEM
THAT WE ARE IN CONVERSATIONS
WITH THEM, AND THAT IS HAPPENING
AS WELL. THE LAST THING WE WANT
IS FOR IMMIGRANT RESIDENTS NOT
TO SEND THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL.
THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR
KIDS. JUST THAT IS HAPPENING AS
WELL , AND LASTLY, COLLEAGUES, I
WILL, AND I HAVE PLANNED AS THE
LAST TIME CAME TO BRING AN
UPDATE WILL BRING THEM BACK TO
TALK MORE AND MORE IN DEPTH.
WILL MAKE SURE TO HAVE THE SLIDE
DECKS AVAILABLE SO THAT WE HAVE
THE INFORMATION ABOUT ALL THE
GREAT WORK THAT IS HAPPENING
WITH THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT
WE ALL INCLUDED FOR THE BUDGET
IN RESPONSE TO THIS IMPORTANT
WORK THAT SADLY HAVE TO DO
BECAUSE OF THESE , YOU KNOW,
ABHORRENT ACTIONS OF THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. AND I REALLY WANT TO
GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO ANNE MAHER
FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'RE
DOING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
IT'S NOT EASY RIGHT NOW, SO
THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU,
CHAIR, FOR GIVING ME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO
>> THE JUST WANT TO ECHO KNOW W
WILL BE DOING A DEEPER DIVE IN
YOUR COMMITTEE IN A COUPLE WEEK
ON THIS TOPIC, AND BECAUSE THERE
IS SO MUCH ON THIS, GLAD WE
COULD GIVE A BRIEF UPDATE TODAY
THAT THE OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT
AFFAIRS IS WORKING REALLY
DILIGENTLY , SO THANK YOU AND
YOUR WORK FOR THIS, DIRECTOR,
AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT
COMMITTEE MEETING AS WELL. NOW
I'M GOING TO RECOGNIZE
COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. JUST
WONDERING IF YOU COULD SPEAK A
LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE BASIC
NEEDS PLANNING, I KNOW THAT IS
HARD WORK TO DO, ESPECIALLY AS
WE FACE A BUDGET DEFICIT, BUT
I'M JUST WONDERING IF THERE IS
ANYMORE YOU COULD SHARE THEIR?
>> YEAH, I THINK PART OF THIS IS
-- WE HEARD FROM OTHER CITIES
AND WE HEARD IN MINNEAPOLIS, ONE
FOOD BANK, AND OBVIOUSLY A
PRETTY EXTREME SITUATION THERE,
ONE FOOD BANK MOVING MILLIONS OF
POUNDS OF FOOD THERE A DAY, SO
WE ARE EXPLORING WHAT CAN BE
DONE TO SUPPORT BASIC NEEDS, WE
ARE EXPLORING PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS AROUND BASIC NEEDS,
AND ALSO JUST WORKING WITH HUMAN
SERVICES AND OTHER ODDMENTS TO
THINK ABOUT DISTRIBUTION
NETWORKS, JUST THE SORT OF
LOGISTICS AND PLANNING THAT
MIGHT NEED TO GO INTO THIS, AND
THEN KIND OF BROADLY DEFINING
BASIC NEEDS, KEEPING OUR EARS
OPEN. OF COURSE, THERE ARE
THINGS LIKE FOOD OR RENTAL
ASSISTANCE, BUT ALSO CONSIDERING
THINGS LIKE TOWING USE AND IF
SOMEONE IS DETAINED AND THE CAR
IS LEFT BEHIND, WHAT HAPPENS TO
THEIR CAR AND HOW THOSE COSTS
IMPACT THEIR FAMILIES OR
FRIENDS, SO, YEAH, I AM HAPPY TO
FOLLOW UP WITH MORRIS AS THE
WORK PROGRESSES.
>> THANK YOU, AND I ASK AGAIN,
WHAT WAS THE ICE BUDGET THAT YOU
HAD MENTIONED?
>> THIS WAS AN HR 1, AND $170
BILLION WAS ALLOCATED
SPECIFICALLY TO IMMIGRATION AND
THE BORDER. THE BILL WAS MUCH
LARGER THAN THAT, BUT [
INAUDIBLE ].
>> $170 BILLION, WAS THAT TWO
YEARS, DO YOU KNOW?
>> I WOULD HAVE TO CLARIFY.
>> THANK YOU. I MEAN, IT'S JUST
SUCH AN ENORMOUS NUMBER, AND
JUST IT'S HARD FOR US TO GO TOE
TO TOE WITH THAT LEVEL OF
RESOURCES AS WE THINK ABOUT THE
NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND YOU
MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
PUBLIC -PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS,
ANYTHING -- IS THERE ANYBODY
LEADING IN THAT SPACE TO TRY TO
SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITIES, AROUND
BASIC NEEDS OR IMMIGRATION
DEFENSE , BECAUSE ESPECIALLY IF
THE RESOURCES OF THE FEDS ARE
AIMED SPECIFICALLY AT ONE
COMMUNITY AS WE SAW IN THE TWIN
CITIES ON A MASSIVE SCALE, THAT
IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANY ONE
COMMUNITY TO SORT OF REASONABLY
PREPARE FOR. JUST WONDERING IF
THERE IS ANY SORT OF MUTUAL AID
ACROSS CITIES, INFORMATION
SHARING, OR AGAIN, PHILANTHROPY
OR OTHER FOLKS THAT ARE STEPPING
UP.
>> YEAH, WELL, I WOULD SAY I
WANT TO GIVE A BIG THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER FOR BEING A
THOUGHT PARTNER IN PURSUING SOME
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
THROUGH PHILANTHROPY, AND WE ARE
STILL EXPLORING TO SHARE AT THIS
TIME, BUT WE WILL FOLLOW UP AND
LET YOU KNOW.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THIS QUESTIONS,
COUNCILMEMBER LIN POINT
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> YEAH, THANK YOU SO MUCH, THIS
IS A GREAT PRESENTATION, YOU ARE
SO PLEASED TO HAVE ALL OF YOU
HERE AND TO HAVE YOUR LEADERSHIP
I WILL ALSO EXTEND A WELCOME
BACK TO YOU, DIRECTOR, WE ARE SO
EXCITED TO HAVE YOU, AND I WAS
JUST GOING TO SAY, THE
COUNCILMEMBER CAN FOLLOW UP WITH
YOU, BUT [ INAUDIBLE ]
LEADERSHIP FROM THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND WAS TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE
RESOURCES, BUT ALSO HOW TO
ENSURE THAT YOU AND I ARE
EXCITING AND HOW TO MOBILIZE AND
PARTNER WITH OTHER ENTITIES,
BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH NEED,
AND I WILL ALSO SAY THE THOUGHT
GOING INTO IT, PARTICULARLY WHEN
IT GOES TO THE LEARNING FROM
OTHER CITIES IS PARTICULARLY
IMPORTANT. I WONDER IF ANYBODY
AT THE TABLE MIGHT SPEAK ON THE
LEGAL DEFENSE SIDE, ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT I UNDERSTAND TO BE
REALLY IMPORTANT IN THE CALCULUS
IS JUST KNOWING THAT ONCE A CASE
IS TAKEN ON, THAT CASE NEEDS TO
BE FOLLOWED THROUGH, AND I THINK
THAT ADDS TO SOME OF THE COST
FOR OUR NONPROFIT PARTNERS WHO
ARE DELIVERING LEGAL AID, I
WONDER IF SOMEBODY COULD SPEAK
TO THAT FROM THE TABLE A LITTLE
BIT.
>> I CAN DO THAT AT A HIGH
LEVEL. YOU ARE CORRECT THAT [
INAUDIBLE ] DEFENSE WAS ALREADY
PRETTY COMPLICATED AND IT HAS
JUST GOTTEN EVEN MORE
COMPLICATED, AND PIECES THAT
WOULD TAKE MONTHS NOW WOULD TAKE
YEARS, AND SO, WHEN WE WORK WITH
OUR LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDERS, WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT
INFRASTRUCTURE IS IN PLACE AND
THAT WE HAVE ATTORNEYS THAT CAN
MAINTAIN THAT REPRESENTATION
THROUGHOUT ITS COURSE, SO, WE
WILL CONTINUE THAT MODEL, AND
THERE HAS BEEN OBVIOUSLY A HUGE
REQUEST AND NEED FOR [ INAUDIBLE
], AND AS YOU SAW THROUGH THE
PRESENTATION, WE ARE COMMITTED
TO CONTINUING THAT SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND THE REASON I ASKED THE
QUESTION IS I THINK WE MAY NOT
ALWAYS TRACK THAT THESE CHANGES
IN FEDERAL LAW MAKE THE CASES
TAKE LONGER, WHICH MEANS THE
CASES COST MORE MONEY, WHICH
MEANS RESOURCES, UNFORTUNATELY,
AREN'T ABLE TO GO AS FAR AS
THEY MAYBE HAVE GONE IN THE
PAST, SO I APPRECIATE THE
ATTENTION TO DETAIL THAT THEY'RE
BRINGING TO THIS, AND THAT
INSTANCE IS SOMETHING I LEARNED
THROUGH RECENT ENGAGEMENT. WE
ARE TRYING TO HAVE THE LARGEST
IMPACT POSSIBLE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER. I'M GOING TO ASK A
COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, DO YOU
HAVE A QUESTION?
>> JUST TO ADD TO THIS
DISCUSSION, COUNCILMEMBER LIN IS
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, WE ARE NOT
GOING TO BE ABLE TO BACKFILL FOR
ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE
LOSING, AND WE ALSO ARE
PARTNERING WITH THE COUNTY AND
THE STATE. A LOT OF THE
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE KIND THAT
PROVIDE LEGAL DEFENSE . FOR
INSTANCE, YOU MAY ALSO GET
COUNTY AND STATE DOLLARS, SO WE
ARE RELYING ON OUR PARTNERS AT
THE COUNTY AND STATE LEVEL TO
ALSO -- EVERYONE IS PULLING
RESOURCES TOGETHER IN ORDER TO
RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF
COMMUNITY, AND I KNOW YOU ALL
HAVE PARTNERS ON THE COUNTY
COUNCIL AS WELL WHO VERY MUCH
CARE ABOUT THIS, LIKE
COUNCILMEMBER JORGE AND ROB AND
OTHERS, AND OF COURSE THE
EXECUTIVE AS WELL. SO, THOUGH WE
ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO
BACKFILL FOR EVERYTHING, I AM SO
GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE PARTNERS
AT THE COUNTY AND THE STATE
LEVEL THAT CAN COME TOGETHER, SO
WE CAN TRY TO DO THE BEST WE CAN
WITH WHAT WE HAVE TO MANAGE FOR
THIS, SO I REALLY JUST WANTED TO
STATE THAT AS WELL, BECAUSE I
KNOW THAT THE GOVERNOR, THE
EXECUTIVE, KING COUNTY COUNCIL
MEMBERS, AND ALL OF US ARE IN
ALIGNMENT AND AGREEMENT IN DOING
EVERYTHING WE CAN TOWARD
RESPONSE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. I'M GOING TO ASK A
COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS, BUT I
WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION
FOR THE MAYOR'S DIRECTIVE, IT
HAS BEEN EXCITING TO SEE THE
SIGNS GO UP, AND COLLEAGUES, I
DON'T KNOW IF YOU RECALL IN THE
WELCOMING WE DID LAST YEAR, WE
INTRODUCED THE CONCEPT OF
GETTING SIGNAGE UP THERE, SO IT
IS REALLY ENCOURAGING TO SEE
MOVEMENT BE MADE ON THAT AS
SIGNS GO UP. I KNOW WE
DEFINITELY FEEL THAT THERE ARE
QUESTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY ON
THAT, BUT IT IS REALLY EXCITING
TO SEE PROGRESS BEING MADE ON
THAT POINT I WANT TO EXPRESS A
THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE. I WANTED TO ASK JUST A
QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE SPACE AND
THE COLLABORATION YOU ARE ABLE
TO SHARE. OUR DEPARTMENT
REPRESENTATIVES ARE PART OF AN
INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM, ARE THEY
RECEIVING SPECIFIC TRAINING ON
WHO TO CONTACT AND THE
PROCEDURES IN PLACE AND HOW WE
COORDINATE TOGETHER? I'M JUST
THINKING ABOUT HOW WE CAN DRAW
ON PRINCIPLES OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS.
>> YEAH, I REALLY APPRECIATE
THAT QUESTION. AS OF NOW, WE
HAVE HAD DEPARTMENTS DESIGNATE A
REPRESENTATIVE, AND IF ANYONE IS
LISTENING, I WANT TO THANK THOSE
REPRESENTATIVES ARE STEPPING UP
INTO THIS ROLE, AND WE DO HAVE
PLANS TO GET FOLKS TOGETHER AND
DO SOME TRAINING, AND YOU KNOW,
MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS FEELING
PREPARED, SO I THINK THAT IS THE
NEXT PIECE OF THE WORK TO COME.
>> GREAT, AND THANK YOU TO THOSE
DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES, I'M
SURE THEY ARE ALL TUNED IN RIGHT
NOW, AND ALSO NOTING FOR THE
RECORD, AGAIN, THE STAND
TOGETHER WEBSITE, WHICH IS NOW
UP ON ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO CHECK
THAT OUT. I KNOW MY TEAM HAS
NOTICED A LOT OF SMALL
BUSINESSES POSTING INFORMATION,
AND I WANTED TO ASK IS THERE A
NUMBER OR A DEPARTMENT THAT WE
CAN REFER PEOPLE TO WHEN ICE IS
VIOLATING STAND TOGETHER , LIKE
SIGNS OF VIOLENCE.
>> YEAH, AT THIS TIME, IF THERE
IS A SAFETY OR LIFE-THREATENING
EMERGENCY, WE ARE DIRECTING
PEOPLE TO CALL 911. I THINK --
AND THAT IS THE GUIDANCE THAT WE
CAN GIVE AT THIS TIME.
>> THANK YOU. AND MY LAST
QUESTION IS JUST RELATED TO
EMPLOYEE TRAINING, I KNOW LAST
YEAR I THINK WE GOT LIKE OVER
1000 CITY AND HE IS TRAINED, AND
THIS IS THE COMPLIANCE AND
READINESS TRAINING THAT IS
AVAILABLE ON CORNERSTONE. JUST
FOR A POINT OF CLARIFICATION,
THIS IS A MANDATORY TRAINING AT
THIS TIME OR IS IT ON A
VOLUNTARY BASIS?
>> AT THIS TIME, IT IS NOT A
MANDATORY TRAINING, HOWEVER, [
INAUDIBLE ], SO WE IMAGINE
EMPLOYEES WHO IT IS MOST
RELEVANT FOR OUR GOING TO BE
TAKING IT [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> I WOULD JUST ADD THAT OTHER
JURISDICTIONS ARE EXCITED AND
HAVE ASKED US TO SHARE WITH
THEM, AND SO, WE HAVE DONE THAT,
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO TRY TO
BE GOOD PARTNERS WITH OTHER
JURISDICTIONS AS NEEDED.
>> THAT'S WONDERFUL TO HEAR,
THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, ANY FINAL
QUESTIONS FOR OUR PRESENTERS FOR
TODAY? ALL RIGHT, THEN I AM
GOING TO THANK -- WE WILL BE
MOVING TO OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE
AGENDA.
>> THANK YOU POINT
>> MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM ON
THE AGENDA, WILL THE CLERK
LEAVES READ ITEM 3 INTO THE
RECORD?
>> ITEM 3, SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT IMMIGRATION RESPONSE
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, AS OUR
PRESENTERS ARE GETTING SEATED AT
THE TABLE, I WANT TO JUST GROUND
AS IN THIS PRESENTATION AND TAKE
US BACK TO BUDGET LAST YEAR WHEN
WE PUT FORWARD THIS STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT. AS A
REFRESHER, WE UNANIMOUSLY
APPROVED A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT, REQUESTING
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO
PROVIDE A REP WORK ON THE
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR AN
EXECUTIVE ORDER, BUT WE ALSO
ASKED FOR A NUMBER OF OTHER
PIECES OF INFORMATION, AND THE
SLIDE IS INCLUDED AS A PART OF
TODAY'S AGENDA, BUT WANTED TO
READ INTO THE RECORD SOME OF THE
SPECIFICS THAT THIS BODY ASKED
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON,
PARTICULARLY OUTLINING HOW THE
DEPARTMENT WILL ENSURE THAT MY
LEVEL OFFICERS AND PATROL
SUPERVISORS ARE TRAINED FOR AND
KNOW HOW TO QUICKLY ACT DOES
DEPARTMENT POLICIES ON
INTERACTIONS WITH FEDERAL
IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS
ENFORCEMENT. THIS INCLUDES A
VARIETY OF SCENARIOS, AND THE
ONES THAT WE SPECIFIED IN THIS
SLIDE INCLUDE WHEN AN ICE
OFFICER IS REQUESTING IMMEDIATE
ON SCENE ASSISTANCE WITH ARREST
OR DETENTION, THAT CHARACTERIZES
AS ENFORCEMENT AGAINST CRIMINAL
ACTIVITY PER FEDERAL CODE,
RESTRICTING A LEGAL ENTRY OR
PRIMARY DEPORTATION.
ADDITIONALLY, PROTOCOLS ON ICE
OFFICER IS REQUESTING IMMEDIATE
ON SCENE ASSISTANCE WITH
IMMIGRATION OPERATIONS THAT
RESULT IN THE NEED FOR
PEACEKEEPING [ INAUDIBLE ].
ADDITIONALLY, PROTOCOLS ON ICE
OFFICERS WHO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE
DURING AN ARREST OR DETENTION,
SUCH THAT AN SPD OFFICER FEELS
COMPELLED TO COMPLY WITH
1093-190, PEACE OFFICER DUTY TO
INTERVENE. ADDITIONALLY,
INDIVIDUALS WHO APPEAR TO BE OR
POTENTIALLY ARE ACTING IN A
MANNER THAT CREATES THE
PERCEPTION THAT THEY ARE ICE
OFFICERS INVOLVED WITH
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
ACTIVITIES, BUT ARE NOT
IDENTIFIABLE AS FEDERAL AGENTS,
WHO MAY BE CONCEALING THEIR
IDENTITIES USING MASKS, AND
LASTLY, ICE OFFICERS OR
OFFICIALS WHO [ INAUDIBLE ] OR
SHARING DATA CAPTURED DURING AN
ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION OR AT
A CITY EVENT, THAT COULD INCLUDE
X -- RESIDENTS EXERCISING THEIR
FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. I WANTED
TO READ THAT IN THE RECORD TODAY
JUST AS A QUICK REFRESHER, I
KNOW A LOT HAS HAPPENED SINCE HE
PASSED A BUDGET AND A LOT HAS
HAPPENED NATIONALLY SINCE
PUTTING THIS FORWARD, BUT THESE
WERE THE ITEMS THAT COUNCIL WAS
SEEKING CLARIFICATION ON AND
WHAT WE WANTED TO HAVE A
DISCUSSION TODAY ON, AND WITH
THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN TO OUR
PRESENTERS AT THE TABLE, PLEASE
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES FOR THE
RECORD.
>> THANK YOU. ALLISON HOLCOMB,
EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY, AND MAYOR
WILSON'S ADMINISTRATION, WE
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SET SOME CONTEXT AS WE PREPARE
TO HEAR FROM CHIEF BARNES IN
RESPONSE TO THE SLIDE THAT YOU
JUST READ. I JUST WANTED TO WALK
US THROUGH A LITTLE BIT OF THE
HISTORY THAT YOU JUST INDICATED
THAT WE HAVE ALL EXPERIENCED IN
THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, WERE
ACTUALLY ONLY A COUPLE OF
MONTHS. JANUARY 15th, CHIEF
BARNES ISSUED A POLICY DIRECTIVE
, REINFORCING REQUIREMENTS OF
SEATTLE POLICE OFFICERS IN
RESPONDING TO FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENTS ' PRESENCE
IN THE CITY. THIS POLICY
DIRECTIVE WAS ISSUED JUST A WEEK
AFTER WE ALL WITNESSED RENEE
GOOD MURDERED IN MINNEAPOLIS.
THIS IS WHY THIS INFORMATION
TOOK THE FORM OF A DIRECTIVE, A
POLICY DIRECTIVE IS ISSUED BY
THE CHIEF WHEN A MATTER FEELS
TIME SENSITIVE AND URGENT VERSUS
THE ADOPTION OF POLICY THAT IS
INCORPORATED INTO THE MANUAL
THAT IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC,
THAT IS A LONGER PROCESS THAT
REQUIRES MORE INTERNAL AND
EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDER RING AND IS
UNDERWAY, BUT WE JUST WANTED TO
PLACE INTO CONTEXT WHY THIS WAS
DELIVERED AS A DIRECTIVE AND WHY
IT MAY NOT HAVE RECEIVED AS MUCH
VETTING AS A POLICY THAT GOES
INTO THE MANUAL THEY RECEIVE.
AFTER CHIEF BARNES ISSUED HIS
POLICY DIRECTIVE ON THE FIFTH,
HE ALSO POSTED TO THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT [ INAUDIBLE ]
, ON JANUARY 26, A MESSAGE WHICH
HAS BEEN REPOSTED AND LIFTED UP
JUST TODAY, MARCH 5th, SO ANY
MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC CAN GO TO
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
WEBSITE AND WILL READ A
STATEMENT IN MORE DETAIL ABOUT
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S
COMMITMENT TO DEFENDING THE
PEOPLE OF SEATTLE FROM FEDERAL
CIVIL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
THAT OVERREACHES , THAT CROSSES
THE LINE. THE OPENING SENTENCES
STATE , THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT UNDERSTANDS THE
CONCERN AND ANXIETY CREATED BY
REPORTS OF FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT
ACTIONS BEING TAKEN IN THE CITY
WE ALL HOLD DEAR. THE DEPARTMENT
STANDS BY OUR CORE BELIEFS AND
AFFIRMS THAT WE WILL FOLLOW OUR
POLICIES AND WASHINGTON STATE
LAW. THE PIECE ABOUT FOLLOWING
WASHINGTON STATE LAW IS
IMPORTANT TO THIS CONVERSATION.
IN THE MAY WORLD DIRECTED DATED
JANUARY 29th, THAT MY COLLEAGUE
, KELSEY JUST REFERENCED, MAYOR
WILSON REITERATED THE DIRECTION
THAT THE CHIEF HAD ALREADY GIVEN
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, SHE
REINFORCED THAT, AND SHE WENT ON
TO INCLUDE REFERENCES TO
RELEVANT WASHINGTON STATE LAW,
INCLUDING THE KEEP WASHINGTON
WORKING ACT AND THE PORTS OPEN
TO ALL ACT. HOWEVER, WE DID NOT
IN THAT DIRECTIVE ADDRESS THE
STATE LAW THAT I THINK PROBABLY
WAYS MOST HEAVILY ON ALL OF THIS
TODAY, THAT IS RCW REVISED CODE
WASHINGTON CITATION 1093 -190.
THAT IS THE PEACE OFFICER'S
DUTY TO INTERVENE. THAT IS A
STATE LAW THAT APPLIES TO
EVERY'S OFFICE ARE IN THIS
STATE UNDER THAT LAW, PEACE
OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO
INTERVENE WHEN THEY ARE
WITNESSING ANOTHER PEACE OFFICER
USING EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE LAW
SPECIFICALLY REQUIRES THAT THEY
SHALL INTERVENE TO END THE USE
OF EXCESSIVE FORCE, TO PREVENT
FURTHER USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE,
AND TO RENDER AID TO ANY PERSON
INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE USE
OF FORCE. NOW, THE DUTY TO
INTERVENE STATUTE WAS ADOPTED IN
2021 IN THE WAKE OF WASHINGTON
STATE VOTERS PASSING I -940, A
STATEWIDE BALLOT MEASURE THAT
WAS ANNOUNCED BY A COALITION LED
BY FAMILY MEMBERS WHO LOST LOVED
ONES DUE TO POLICE USE OF FORCE,
AND WHO ALSO STRONGLY BELIEVED
THAT BOTH THEY AND WASHINGTON'S
SWORN PEACE OFFICERS WANT
EVERYONE TO MAKE IT HOME ALIVE.
THOSE LEADERS OF THE LETTER I
-940 INITIATIVE BELIEVED THAT
THE PATH TO THAT GOAL , THAT
EVERYONE MAKES IT HOME ALIVE,
REQUIRED BUILDING BRIDGES WITH
THE PEOPLE THAT -- WHOSE
COLLEAGUES HAD BEEN THE ONES
THAT KILLED THEIR LOVED ONES.
SEATTLE POLICE OFFICERS ALL ARE
SWORN TO UPHOLD THE STATE LAW
MAKING , EXPLICIT THEIR DUTY TO
INTERVENE, AND ALL OF US HERE
HOPE THAT THE DUTY TO INTERVENE
TO PREVENT A TRAGEDY LIKE THOSE
WE WITNESSED IN MINNEAPOLIS FROM
HAPPENING HERE. AND WE ALL NEED
TO BE FAIR AND REASONABLE IN OUR
EXPECTATIONS OF SEATTLE'S
POLICE DEPARTMENT. SEATTLE
POLICE OFFICERS CANNOT OBSTRUCT
FEDERAL AGENTS FROM ENFORCING
FEDERAL LAW. IT IS NOT CLEAR HOW
A SEATTLE POLICE OFFICER COULD
ANTICIPATE AND PREVENT THE KINDS
OF MURDERS THAT WE WITNESSED
HAPPEN IN MINNEAPOLIS. THAT
SAID, IT IS CLEAR THAT SEATTLE
POLICE OFFICERS HAVE SWORN
THEMSELVES TO UPHOLD WASHINGTON
STATE LAW, SEATTLE POLICE
POLICIES, AND TO INTERVENE TO
DEFEND SEATTLE'S RESIDENTS AND
VISITORS FROM EXCESSIVE FORCE,
AND TO RENDER AID. AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE IS HERE TO ASK
ALL OF US TO STAND TOGETHER AND
DEMONSTRATE UNITY TOWARD THE
FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, AND WITH THAT, I
WILL PASS THE MICROPHONE TO
CHIEF BARNES.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYONE. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COMMITTEE
PRESIDENT, COUNCILMEMBERS, THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK
TODAY ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT
ISSUE. I WANT TO BEGIN BY
ACKNOWLEDGING THE DEEP CONCERNS
THAT MANY IN THIS CHAMBER AND
ACROSS OUR CITY ARE FEELING
ABOUT FEDERAL IMMIGRATION
ENFORCEMENT AND ITS INTERSECTION
WITH LOCAL POLICING. SEATTLE IS
A WELCOMING CITY, AND I
UNDERSTAND THAT ANY PERCEPTION
OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
INVOLVEMENT OR FEDERAL
IMMIGRATION RAISES CONCERNS
ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY, ABOUT
TRUST, AND ABOUT CIVIL RIGHTS.
AS CHIEF OF POLICE, MY
DECISION-MAKING REMAINS GROUNDED
IN THE SAME CORE PRINCIPLES THAT
GUIDE EVERY ASPECT OF LEASE WORK
PEACEKEEPING, DE-ESCALATION,
RENDERING MEDICAL AID, AND THE
MOST TRANSPARENT DOCUMENTATION
OF INCIDENTS POSSIBLE. THESE
PRIORITIES DO NOT SHIFT BASED ON
POLITICAL CLIMATE, THE FEDERAL
LANDSCAPE, OR THE PRESSURES OF
THE MOMENT. THEY ARE THE
FOUNDATIONS OF HOW WE KEEP
PEOPLE SAFE. WE ARE, HOWEVER,
NAVIGATING UNCHARTED TERRITORY.
THE SAME FEDERAL LAWS AND
CONSTITUTIONAL DOCTRINES THAT
ONCE GUIDED OUR DEPARTMENT FOR
OVER A DECADE , UNDER THE
AUTHORITY OF THE FEDERAL CONSENT
DECREE, AND ARE ALSO PROTECTED
RUBY BRIDGES AND THE LITTLE ROCK
9 ONE FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
INTERVENED TO PREVENT STATES AND
LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES FROM
OBSTRUCTING CIVIL RIGHTS ARE NOW
BEING INVOKED TO PREVENT STATES
AND LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES FROM
INTERFERING WITH FEDERAL
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTION.
THIS MOMENT REQUIRES US TO
CONSIDER MULTIPLE PATHWAYS, TO
INCLUDE CIVIL LITIGATION , IT
REQUIRES US TO BE ETHICAL,
THOUGHTFUL, AND PATIENT. I
BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NO
ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL APPROACH TO
EVERY SCENARIO WE MAY DISCUSS
TODAY, AND THAT THESE CONCERNS
ARE THAT RIGID AND/OR REACTIVE
DECISION-MAKING COULD LEAD TO AN
ERROR. MY COMMITMENT IS TO
ENSURE THAT EVERY ACTION TAKEN
BY THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
IS GROUNDED IN LAW, GUIDED BY
OUR VALUES, AND ALIGNED WITH THE
REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS OF THE
PEOPLE THAT WE SERVE. AND WHEN
THIS PATH FORWARD BECOMES
UNCLEAR, I WILL ASK MYSELF AND I
WILL ASK OF MY OFFICERS TO
ANSWER ONE SIMPLE QUESTION, AM I
DOING THE RIGHT THING AT THE
RIGHT TIME , FOR THE RIGHT
REASONS? THIS QUESTION AND THESE
ANSWERS AND THESE PRINCIPLES
HAVE GUIDED ME AS A POLICE
OFFICER AND GUIDED ME IN THIS
WORK IN MOMENTS OF UNCERTAINTY,
AND I'M CERTAIN IT WILL GUIDE
US AS WE NAVIGATE THE COMPLEX
LEGAL AND MORAL LANDSCAPE OF
THIS CHALLENGE. WE WILL NOW MOVE
TO OUR PRESENTATION. WITH US IS
OUR [ INAUDIBLE ] SMITH, WHO
WILL INTRODUCE HERSELF AND BEGIN
THE PRESENTATION.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS SARAH
SMITH, I'M THE CHIEF OPERATING
OFFICER OF THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT. GOOD AFTERNOON
AGAIN. WE ARE HERE TODAY TO
PRESENT OUR RESPONSE TO THE
LEGISLATIVE INTENT SPD --
SPD-111S-A, WHICH REQUESTED THAT
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN FOR TWO SEPARATE EOS THAT
WERE REPORTED IN 2025. THESE
WERE AROUND THE CITY'S RESPONSE
TO POTENTIAL UNILATERAL NATIONAL
GUARD RESPONSES, AND AN EO
STRENGTHENING OUR RESPONSE TO
THREATS TO IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
COMMUNITIES. TODAY, THE CHIEF,
ALEX AND I ARE HERE TO PRESENT
INFORMATION RELATED TO THE
BACKGROUND ON THE DIRECTIVE [
INAUDIBLE ], THE PROCESS FOR
DEVELOPING OUR DIRECTIVE, THE
SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THE
DIRECTIVE, AND WHAT IT LOOKS
LIKE IN PRACTICE AND REALITY,
AND FINALLY, THE PRACTICE FOR
TRAINING AND COMMUNICATING TO
OUR OFFICERS. SO, LET'S GO BACK
IN TIME, LET'S GO BACK TO
OCTOBER 2025 , JUST A FEW
MONTHS, I KNOW IT FEELS MUCH
LONGER. IN OCTOBER 2025, THE
CITY ISSUED TWO EXECUTIVE ORDERS
TO ENHANCE THE CITY OF
SEATTLE'S RESPONSE TO FEDERAL
THREATS TO OUR COMMUNITIES. THE
ORDERS CALLED FOR THE CREATION
OF AN INTERDEPARTMENTAL TASK
FORCE, THE SEATTLE RESILIENCE
TASK FORCE , PROACTIVE PLANNING
, AND COORDINATION AMONGST OUR
CITY DEPARTMENTS AND LEGAL
PARTNERS . LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
WHICH YOU HAVE ALL BEEN TAKEN TO
HOLD FEDERAL AGENTS ACCOUNTABLE
IN GUIDANCE AROUND OUR LOCAL
POLICE RESPONSE. THIS TASK
FORCE, THE SEATTLE RESILIENCE
TASK FORCE, BEGAN MEETING ON A
WEEKLY BASIS FOR PLANNING AND
COORDINATION PURPOSES. AT THESE
MEETINGS, THEY DISCUSSED ITEMS
SUCH AS LEGAL OPTIONS THAT CAN
BE TAKEN, COMMUNICATION
STRATEGIES FOR THIS VERY REAL
ISSUE, AND OUR [ INAUDIBLE ]
PLANNING. ALSO DURING THIS TIME,
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
HOSTED AN INTERNAL FEDERAL
RESPONSE TABLETOP TO WORK
THROUGH OUR OWN READINESS [
INAUDIBLE ] POTENTIAL UNILATERAL
FEDERAL RESPONSE. USING THE WORK
OF THIS TASK FORCE, THE
DEPARTMENT BEGAN DRAFTING OUR
DIRECTIVE AND WORKING THROUGH
OUR REVIEW PROCESS. AS A NOTE,
THIS DIRECTIVE WHICH WE WILL BE
TALKING ABOUT IN MUCH MORE
DETAIL SOON, WAS CRAFTED TO
FURTHER CLARIFY EXISTING
POLICIES. ONCE DRAFTED, IT WAS
SHARED WITH THE RESILIENCE TASK
FORCE, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, AND
OUR ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS FOR
FEEDBACK. NOW, UNDERSTANDING THE
INCREASING ANXIETY AND CONCERN
THAT IS HAPPENING EVERY SINGLE
DAY WITH OUR COMMUNITIES, WE
WANTED TO MOVE QUICKLY TO GET
THIS ORDER OUT, TO MAKE SURE
EVERYONE UNDERSTOOD WHERE WE
STOOD AND WHAT OUR GUIDANCE WAS
TO OFFICERS UNDER THIS TRYING
TIME. AS I NOTED EARLIER, OUR
DIRECTIVE EXPANDS UPON AND
CLARIFIES AN EXISTING POLICY
THAT IS IN OUR CURRENT MANUAL,
AND THAT POLICY IS 6.02
INTERACTION WITH FOREIGN
NATIONALS POLICY. THIS IS A
SPECIFIC POLICY THAT STATES THAT
EMPLOYEES WILL NOT ASSIST OR
PARTICIPATE IN ANY IMMIGRATION
ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS, SO I JUST
THINK THAT IS VERY CRITICAL. AND
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO PASS IT
ON TO CHIEF WANTS TO TALK
THROUGH THE DETAILS OF THE
DIRECTIVE.
>> SURE. THE DIRECTIVE WAS AGAIN
IMPLEMENTED AFTER WE SAW THE
MURDER OF RENEE GOOD. MANY
QUESTIONS FROM COMMUNITY
MEMBERS, MANY QUESTIONS FROM
OFFICERS, A LOT OF CONCERN
AROUND WHAT IS MY DIRECTIVE,
WHAT IS OUR DIRECTIVE NOW TO
RESPOND? SO I WANTED TO GO
THROUGH THIS. NUMBER ONE, IF
OFFICERS RECEIVE A 911 CALL,
THEY WILL RESPOND TO THE
CONCERNS. FOR OUR COMMUNITY
MEMBERS, 911 CALLS DO NOT GO
DIRECTLY TO THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT OR POLICE OFFICERS,
THEY GO THROUGH OUR AMAZING 911
CAROTENE. THAT TEAM THEN
DISPATCHES THE OFFICERS TO THE
CONCERN, SO IT IS POSSIBLE THAT
A CALL COULD COME IN FROM A
MEMBER OF FEDERAL AGENCY, IT
COULD COME IN FROM A COMMUNITY,
OR BOTH. WHEN OFFICERS RECEIVE A
CALL TO RESPOND, THEY ARE
SOMETIMES UNAWARE OF THE ORIGIN,
UNLESS IT IS EXPLICITLY LISTED
IN THE CALL FOR SERVICE, THE
OFFICERS WILL RESPOND. WHEN
OFFICERS ARRIVED, THEY WILL
ENSURE NUMBER ONE THAT THE SCENE
IS SAFE FOR EVERYONE PRESENT,
THEN PROVIDE MEDICAL AID TO
ANYONE THAT NEEDS IT. OFFICERS
WILL ATTEMPT TO CONTACT THE REP
WEDDING PARTY. IF WE NEED TO USE
A LANGUAGE LINE, WE CAN DO THAT
AS WELL TO FACILITATE
COMMUNICATION. OFTENTIMES, THE
CARE 911 TEAM, THEY ARE REALLY
GOOD AT LETTING US KNOW IF THAT
IS GOING TO BE NEEDED BEFORE THE
OFFICERS ARRIVE AND WE
APPRECIATE THEM FOR THAT BUT
OFFICERS WILL UTILIZE THEIR IN
CAR AND THEIR BODY WORN CAMERA
VIDEO PER OUR DIRECTIVE, TO
ENSURE THAT WE CAPTURE AS MUCH
OF THIS INCIDENT AS POSSIBLE.
OFFICERS WILL ATTEMPT TO
VALIDATE THE STATUS OF
INDIVIDUALS APPARENT TO BE LAW
ENFORCEMENT. WE HAVE BEEN VERY
SUCCESSFUL AT THIS, BY
RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING OFFICIAL
IDENTIFICATION WHEN SAFE AND
FEASIBLE TO DOCUMENT THE
INCIDENT, AND THE OFFICERS HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS. IF SOMEONE
WERE NOT TO PROVIDE THAT
INFORMATION, WE WOULD USE OTHER
MEANS. WE HAVE LINES OF
COMMUNICATION WITH SOME OF OUR
OTHER FEDERAL PARTNERS AND IF
THEY ARE HERE FOR REGISTRATION
INFORMATION, WE CAN DO THAT AS
WELL. I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT
IF SOMEONE IS PRETENDING TO BE A
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY,
OUR OFFICERS WILL BE ABLE TO
DETERMINE THAT RATHER QUICKLY. [
INAUDIBLE ] WITH OFFICERS TO THE
SCENE. SOME LEVEL OF SUPERVISION
THERE. MORE OFFICERS WITH
EXPERIENCE AND SUPERVISORY
AUTHORITY OFTEN LEAD TO A BETTER
OUTCOME , TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE INCIDENT UNTIL IT IS
COMPLETE. AND OF COURSE,
OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO
DOCUMENT THIS IN AN
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT. IN VIDEOS,
ANYTHING THEY OBSERVE, ANY
INJURIES, ARE ALSO DOCUMENTED TO
BE USED AT A LATER TIME IF THAT
IS THE CASE. THIS IS OUR
MISSION, WE ALL KNOW WHAT THIS
IS, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS SEVERAL
TIMES, I NORMALLY LEAD WITH
THIS, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS
IMPORTANT. OUR JOB IS TO PREVENT
CRIME AND ENFORCE THE LAW,
SUPPORT QUALITY PUBLIC SAFETY,
DELIVERING PROFESSIONAL AND
DEPENDABLE POLICE SERVICES. I
WANTED TO DEFINITELY HIGHLIGHT
THAT IN OUR MISSION THAT WAS
WRITTEN LONG BEFORE I CAME TO
SEATTLE, RESPECTFUL,
PROFESSIONAL IS IN OUR MISSION,
AND SO, WHEN I PUT THAT IN THE
DIRECTIVE, I DID GET A COUPLE
QUESTIONS ABOUT [ INAUDIBLE ],
IT IS IN OUR MISSION AND IT IS
OUR EXPECTATION. BUT MORE
IMPORTANTLY, WHAT ARE OUR
MANDATES? NUMBER ONE,
PEACEKEEPING .2, DE-ESCALATION,
RENDERING MEDICAL AID, AND
DOCUMENTING EVERYTHING THAT
HAPPENS, AND THAT IS FOR
EVERYONE ON SCENE, WHETHER IT IS
A COMMUNITY MEMBER, WHETHER IT
IS A FEDERAL AGENT WHO WILL KEEP
THE PEACE, DE-ESCALATE, RENDER
MEDICAL AID IF NEEDED. WE WERE
ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THIS
DIRECTIVE AND TRAIN OFFICERS
FROM THE EMAIL THAT WAS SENT
FROM ME TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT, IT WAS
REITERATED AND TRAINED, IN WHAT
WE CALL OUR ROLL CALL RE-THINGS,
EACH SECTION HAS A BRIEFING WITH
THE FIRST LINE, SUPERVISOR,
WHERE THEY DISCUSSED ANY
DIRECTIVES OR NEW POLICIES. IN
ADDITION, WE HAVE A SYSTEM
CALLED HOWARD EMS WHERE OFFICERS
ARE REQUIRED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
THEY HAVE SEEN AND REVIEWED ANY
CHANGES IN POLICY, AND WE HAVE
USED THAT BEFORE, AS WELL AS THE
POLICY OF DUTY TO INTERVENE,
WHICH THEY ARE VERY WELL AWARE
OF. ADDITIONALLY, AS SPOKEN
BEFORE, THIS DIRECTIVE IS BEING
TURNED INTO A POLICY, WHICH
MEANS THAT WE WILL BE ENGAGING
OUR VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS, I
THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
THERE ARE SOME THAT I TALKED TO
WHO THOUGHT I WENT WAY TOO FAR
WITH THIS AND SOME THAT I TALKED
TO THE THOUGHT I HAVE NOT GONE
FAR ENOUGH. I DO BELIEVE THAT WE
ARE COMMITTED TO LISTENING TO
ALL VOICES AS WE CRAFT THIS
POLICY, INCLUDING YOUR VOICES AS
WELL, ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT
ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS. AND
JUST LASTLY, BEFORE WE TAKE A
FEW QUESTIONS, THE MOST
IMPORTANT PART IS THAT THIS IS A
WELCOMING CITY, AND IT SHOULD
REMAIN THAT, IT'S ONE OF THE
REASONS WHY MANY PEOPLE THAT I
TALK TO ON A REGULAR BASIS COME
TO SEATTLE, AND IN ORDER TO DO
THAT, WE HAVE TO KEEP THE PEACE.
IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE HAVE TO
BE ENGAGED IN CONTINUOUS
LEARNING AND CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT. WE HAVE TO
UNDERSTAND HOW OUR ACTIONS
AFFECT OTHER PEOPLE. I THINK OUR
DEPARTMENT HAS CERTAINLY LEARNED
A LOT FROM OTHER CITIES WHO HAVE
FACED THESE CHALLENGES, SPENT A
LOT OF TIME TALKING TO OTHER
POLICE CHIEFS AND OTHER CITIES
NEEDING ADVICE, AND THEY HAVE
BEEN VERY OPEN WITH ME ABOUT
THINGS THAT THEY SAW ON THE
GROUND BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER
THINGS THAT QUITE FRANKLY THEY
WISH HAD NOT HAPPENED. THEY DO
THAT BECAUSE OF RELATIONSHIPS
THAT I HAVE WITH VARIOUS MEMBERS
OF THE POLICE PROFESSION . THE
REPUTATION OF THE CITY, PEOPLE
WERE WILLING TO TALK TO MEMBERS
OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, MEMBERS
OF MY OFFICE, BECAUSE OF THE
REPUTATION OF SEATTLE. AND I DO
BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE ARE WATCHING
SEATTLE. THEY ARE WATCHING WHAT
WE ARE GOING THROUGH. I HAVE
ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT MY VISION OF
BEING THE NATIONAL MODEL FOR
EXCEPTIONAL POLICING. SOMETIMES
IT'S ABOUT BEING A NATIONAL
MODEL FOR OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE
WATCHING, AND SO, WE ARE GOING
TO TAKE OUR TIME, WE ARE GOING
TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT, AND I THANK
YOU FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND
PASSION IN THIS PARTICULAR
ENDEAVOR, I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING
BEFORE COMMITTEE TODAY.
COLLEAGUES, I'M GOING TO OPEN
IT UP FOR QUESTIONS AND
COMMENTS. VICE CHAIR KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WANT TO
THANK MS. HOLCOMBE FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR BEING HERE,
CHIEF BARNES , MRS. SMITH, AND [
INAUDIBLE ]. I REALLY APPRECIATE
THE PRESENTATION AND STATEMENTS
. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
AT THE END HERE, I LIKE THE
IDEA, THE POINT ABOUT RESPECTFUL
AND PROFESSIONAL, BECAUSE THIS
IN SOME WAYS GOES TO OUR
RESOLUTION WE JUST PASSED TITLE
PROFESSIONALISM AND STANDARDS AS
IT RELATES TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
ALL ACROSS THE BOARD, FEDERAL,
STATE, COUNTY LEVEL, WHATEVER IT
IS. BUT OBVIOUSLY, IN THIS
CONTEXT, FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT, WHICH IS SO
IMPORTANT. MS. HOLCOMBE, I
APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. ONE
OF THE THINGS THAT I NOTE WITH
THIS SLIDE, IT WAS DIRECTED TO
SPD, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS AS WE
ARE WORKING THROUGH THIS, AND WE
HAVE HAD OUR MEETINGS, INCLUDING
TODAY, IS THE FACT THAT IT IS A
WHOLE GOVERNMENT RESPONSE, AND
THE IMPORTANT PIECE TO THIS AS
OUR CITY ATTORNEY, I HAVE HAD
NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS WITH CITY
ATTORNEY EVANS AS IT RELATES TO
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. CAN YOU
SPEAK TO LIKE THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND THE CITY ATTORNEY IN
THAT PLAY, BECAUSE THIS IS PART
OF THE RESPONSE, TOO, IN
ADDITION TO LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER ENTITIES?
>> I WILL ATTEMPT TO, AND I WILL
WELCOME YOU , REDIRECTING YOU,
IF I AM NOT ADDRESSING THE
QUESTION THAT YOU ARE ASKING ME,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. IN OUR
CONVERSATIONS WITHIN THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, WE HAVE THOUGHT
ABOUT YOUR RESPONSE AS HAVING
MULTIPLE COMPONENTS, AND A
CRITICAL COMPONENT THAT COMES TO
MIND FOR ME WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT
THE CITY ATTORNEY IS THAT
REALISTICALLY, IF SOMETHING LIKE
WHAT HAPPENED IN MINNEAPOLIS
WERE TO HAPPEN IN SEATTLE, OR IN
THE PRESIDENT WERE TO FEDERALIZE
THE NATIONAL GUARD AND INSIST
THAT SEATTLE CAN'T HANDLE ITS
OWN PUBLIC SAFETY MEANS, THE
FIRST AND STRONGEST DEFENSE THAT
WE HAVE IS CITY ATTORNEY EVANS
AND HER TEAM, FILING A LAWSUIT
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT
COURT OF THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF
WASHINGTON TO STOP THE FEDERAL
ADMINISTRATION FROM UNLAWFUL,
ILLEGAL, AND ABUSIVE ACTIONS.
AND THE MAYOR IS CLOSELY
COORDINATING WITH CITY ATTORNEY
EVANS TO SUPPORT THAT WORK, AND
THAT INCLUDES COORDINATING WITH
ALL OF THE CITY DEPARTMENTS TO,
FOR EXAMPLE, PROVIDE
DECLARATION, SWORN DECLARATIONS
AND AFFIDAVITS THAT WOULD
SUPPORT THE FACTUAL STATEMENTS
THAT WOULD BE ATTACHED TO SUCH A
CLAIM. WHAT ARE THE IMPACTS ON
OUR BUSINESSES, WHAT ARE THE
IMPACTS ON OUR NEIGHBORHOODS,
WHAT ARE THE IMPACTS ON OUR
RESIDENTS, ON OUR VISITORS, WHAT
ARE THE IMPACTS ON OUR POLICE
DEPARTMENT OF FEDERAL
INTERFERENCE AND INTERRUPTION TO
THE DAILY LIVES HERE IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE . IF I HAVEN'T
ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION, THOUGH,
PLEASE HELP ME.
>> NO, THAT DOES ANSWER IT, AND
ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT IS THAT THERE ARE MANY
DIFFERENT TYPES OF RESPONSES
FROM CITY GOVERNMENT. I KNOW
THERE IS AN INTENSE FOCUS ON
SPD, THAT IS ONE REASON WHY I
APPRECIATE HAVING THESE TWO
PIECES INVOLVED, THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND THE DISCUSSION ABOUT
THE CITY ATTORNEY, THEN
OBVIOUSLY WITH SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT. CHIEF, I HAVE BEEN
SAYING IN COMMITTEE AND OTHER
PLACES, YOU KNOW, THE
IMPORTANCE, I ALWAYS SAY ENGAGE
AND CONFIRM THE DOCUMENT, AND I
APPRECIATE THE DIRECTIVE AND
WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND I THINK
IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT, KIND OF
TIES BACK AS A DOCUMENTATION SO
IMPORTANT, BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW
IN WHAT WE ARE DOING IN
COMMITTEE, FUNCTIONAL CRIMINAL
JUSTICE AND ANYTHING WE DO TO
ASSIST THAT PIECE IS SO
IMPORTANT. CAN YOU SPEAK, YOU
KNOW, TO THAT POINT IN TERMS OF
ENGAGED CONFIRMED DOCUMENT A
LITTLE BIT FURTHER?
>> YEAH, I WILL TELL YOU WHY I
BELIEVE DOCUMENTATION IS SO
IMPORTANT WE MAY HAVE A FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT [ INAUDIBLE ] THAT
MAY NOT BE WILLING TO HOLD
PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE, BUT THAT MAY
NOT ALWAYS BE THE CASE. THERE
ARE SOME CASES WHERE STATUTE OF
LIMITATIONS HOLD IN SOME CASES
WHERE THEY DO NOT, BUT HAVING
THAT APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION ,
BODY CAM IS, IN CAR CAMERAS,
WHATEVER IT MAY BE, FOR ANY
PERSON, IS VITALLY ARDENT TO
ENSURE THAT JUSTICE IS DONE AT
SOME POINT. AND SO, OUR OFFICERS
ARE REALLY GREAT , I BELIEVE, I
REPORT WRITING. WE HAVE HAD BODY
WORN CAMERAS AND DASH CAMERAS
FOR A VERY, VERY LONG TIME, AND
THEY KNOW HOW TO USE THEM AND
HOW TO STORE THAT INFORMATION.
HOPEFULLY IT WILL NEVER COME TO
THAT, WE WILL NEVER HAVE TO USE
THAT FOR ANYTHING, BUT WE WILL
BE PREPARED, SHOULD SOMETHING
HAPPEN, AND WE NEED TO DOCUMENT
OR PRESENT INFORMATION [
INAUDIBLE ].
>> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT
RESPONSE. MY NEXT QUESTION KIND
OF GOES A LITTLE BIT TO WHAT WE
SOMEWHAT HEARD -- WE HEARD
DIFFERENT PIECES FROM PUBLIC
COMMENT, AND IT RELATES TO WORK
THAT WE HAVE DONE IN COUNCIL
RELATED TO [ INAUDIBLE ]
MANAGEMENT, AND OBVIOUSLY,
THERE ARE LESSONS LEARNED, YOU
KNOW, IN TERMS OF PROTESTS,
COUNTER PROTESTS. I BRING THIS
UP RELATED TO LIKE THE LGBTQ
PROTESTERS, RELATED TO THE CAL
ANDERSON PROTESTS, COUNTER
PROTESTS, AND AS A SIDE NOTE FOR
THE PUBLIC, I RECENTLY MET WITH
THE LGBTQ COMMISSION, AND THIS
IS GOING TO BE A FOCUS OF A
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING,
USING OUR THREE ACCOUNTABILITY
PARTNERS TO FOCUS ON THIS ONE
ISSUE, AND IT IS GOING TO BE THE
DATE, WE HAVE A ROUGH DATE RIGHT
NOW WHERE WE ARE GOING TO
RELEASE THAT. I BRING THAT UP
BECAUSE THERE IS THAT IN ITSELF,
LET'S JUST PUT THAT TO THE
SIDE, THEN THERE IS A FALLING
PROTEST THAT IS DONE HERE AT
CITY HALL, AND I AM CONCERNED
THAT WITH THE POLICIES AND THE
LIKE THAT ARE IN PLACE OF
PRODUCT MANAGEMENT, THAT YOU'RE
KEEPING -- YOU HAVE SAID THIS
BEFORE IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO
EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS, BUT
SOMETIMES IN ORDER TO DO THAT,
THERE COULD BE SOME VISUALS THAT
MAKE IT LOOK LIKE YOU ARE
PROTECTING ONE SIDE OVER THE
OTHER, AND I COULD SEE THIS
COMING IN THIS CONTEXT , TOO,
POTENTIALLY, AND I WAS JUST
ASKING -- I WANTED TO ASK
REGARDING THOSE LESSONS LEARNED,
CROWD MANAGEMENT LESSONS
LEARNED, WHAT NOT TEST, LET'S
PUT CAL ANDERSON ASIDE, BUT FOR
HERE AT CITY HALL, WHAT CAN WE
DO TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE LOOKING
TO SUPPORT THE RIGHTS OF
SEATTLEITES, AND IT IS NOT BEING
SOMETHING THAT MAY VISUALLY LOOK
ONE WAY OR THE OTHER?
>> YEAH, I BELIEVE IT BEGINS
WITH COMMUNICATION, HE CAN ONLY
GET BETTER, COMMUNICATING WITH
OUR PUBLIC WHAT WE ARE DOING. I
CAN THINK ABOUT THE NO KINGS
PROTEST WHERE WE ARE ACTIVELY
DELETING -- ACTIVELY GOING ON
SOCIAL MEDIA, LETTING EVERYONE
KNOW WHAT OUR ROSTER WAS AND WHY
WE WERE RESPONDING, I THINK
THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. WE
LEARNED A LOT FROM EACH PROTEST
THAT WE DO. WE RECENTLY
COMPLETED -- AN INSPECTOR
GENERAL COMPLETED A REVIEW OF
ONE OF THE PROTEST AND SENT
RECOMMENDATIONS. [ INAUDIBLE ]
WE HAVE A CAPTAIN THAT WILL BE
IMPLEMENTING THOSE THINGS. THE
PERCEPTION SOMETIMES IS
PEOPLE'S REALITY. AND YOU KNOW,
ONE PHOTO OF YOUR BACK TURNED TO
THE WRONG PERSON COULD BE OF THE
IMPRESSION THAT WE ARE
SUPPORTING ONE SIDE OR THE
OTHER. IN REGARDS TO YOUR
QUESTION WHEN IT COMES TO
PROTESTS , WE ARE NEUTRAL IN THE
PROTESTS AND WE DON'T TAKE
SIDES BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THIS
ISSUE, I WANT TO MAKE IT HERE
THAT WE DO NOT SUPPORT FEDERAL
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AT ANY
TIME. WE ARE THERE TO KEEP THE
PEACE. IF WE HAVE TO TALK TO
PEOPLE, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT
WE ARE ON A SIDE OR SUGGESTING
OR ASSISTING WITH PEOPLE, AND WE
WILL TRY TO EXPLAIN THAT, SHOW
THAT ONE SECOND CLIP OR PHOTO BE
GIVEN TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT I
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO
TALK TO OUR COMMUNITY AND LET
THEM KNOW THAT IF WE DO SHOW UP,
WE'RE THERE TO KEEP THE PEACE.
WE KNOW OUR COMMUNITY, OUR
OFFICERS KNOW OUR COMMUNITY, WE
ARE THERE TO COMMUNICATE WITH
THEM, TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS
SAFE AND THAT EVERYONE GETS HOME
SAFE, THAT'S VERY, VERY
IMPORTANT TO ME. AND SO, WITH
THAT BEING SAID, WE HAVE TWO
TALK TO ICE OR MOVE THEM ASIDE
OR CALL A SUPERVISOR, THEN WE
ARE GOING TO DO THAT. BUT WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE
KNOWS EXACTLY WHY WE'RE DOING
WHAT WE ARE DOING, AND IN MY
OPINION, WE WILL PROBABLY BE
OVER COMMUNICATING, SO THAT
NOTHING COMES OUT THAT PEOPLE DO
NOT UNDERSTAND [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> THANK YOU, CHIEF, I
APPRECIATE THOSE ANSWERS, AND
CHAIR, I JUST WANTED TO CLOSE,
AND I JUST WANTED TO BRING BACK
A LITTLE BIT TO COUNCILMEMBER
LIN'S POINT, ABOUT THE BUDGET
PIECE OF THE DHS, AND I SAID
THIS IN THE COMMITTEE, RIGHT NOW
WE ARE A COUNTRY AT WAR, AND 15
YEARS AGO, I WAS EMPLOYED IN THE
SAME AREA, THE PERSIAN GULF. BUT
25 YEARS AGO, IN TERMS OF 9/11,
AND THE WARS THAT CAME AFTER
WITH AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ, THERE
WAS A MASSIVE BUDGET INCREASE,
THE CREATION OF DHS, MASSIVE
INCREASE WITH THE INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY AND OTHER ELEMENTS,
AND YOU KNOW, THESE ARE ONE OF
THE THINGS I NOTED DURING THAT
TIMEFRAME IN TERMS OF THE POWER
BEHIND THOSE BUDGETS, AND THEN
ALSO WHAT HAPPENED AS A SIDE
NOTE IN TERMS OF EXCESS MILITARY
EQUIPMENT GOING TO LAW
ENFORCEMENT ACROSS THE BOARD,
AND HOW THAT WAS PROBLEMATIC.
AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THIS
PUBLICLY, BECAUSE WITH THAT
BACKDROP IN MIND, I AM CONCERNED
ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF DOLLARS THAT
ARE BEING THROWN AT DHS, AND
SPECIFICALLY WITH FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT. LET'S PUT FBI TO
THE SIDE, BUT PARTICULARLY ON
ENFORCEMENT ELEMENTS THAT ARE
WITHIN DHS. I HAVE LEARNED FROM
EXPERIENCE FROM LIKE A
QUARTER-CENTURY AGO, WE THREW A
LOT OF MONEY AT THINGS AND BAD
THINGS CAN HAPPEN AND LIKELY
WILL IN TERMS OF STANDARDS AND
JUST ACROSS THE BOARD. AND IT'S
A BIG CONCERN IN TERMS OF WHAT
IS HAPPENING WITH THESE BUDGET
INCREASES. AND LASTLY, I WILL
ADD, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE THIS
SLIDE MENTIONS THE NATIONAL
GUARD, FOR THOSE THAT THINK
BECAUSE OF A COURT RULING
RELATED TO THAT ISSUE , STANDBY,
BECAUSE THEY TAKE AWAY THE
NATIONAL GUARD, BUT THEN THAT
MAY NECESSITATE THEN THE
PRESIDENT PLACING ACTIVE-DUTY
SERVICE MEMBERS ON OUR STREETS.
AND I THINK THAT IS ANOTHER
PIECE THAT PEOPLE NEED TO
UNDERSTAND. AND YOU KNOW, I COME
TO THIS WORK WITH THAT
EXPERIENCE AND THOSE THOUGHTS
AND THOSE PIECES IN MIND, AND IT
GOES INTO THE WORK THAT WE DO
WITH THE MAYOR, IT GOES TO THE
CITY ATTORNEY, AND TO MY DESIRE
TO WORK WITH BOTH ENTITIES,
BECAUSE IT IS VERY IMPORTANT AND
IMPORTANT FOR THE COUNCIL TO
WORK WITH OUR NEW EXECUTIVE, TO
WORK WITH OUR NEW JUDICIARY SIDE
OF THINGS AS WELL WITH THE CITY
ATTORNEY, TO LOOK OUT FOR WHAT
IS BEST FOR SEATTLE, AND THEN
SEPARATELY, IT IS ALSO, OF
COURSE, WORK WITH THE PUBLIC
SAFETY ELEMENTS THAT EXIST ,
PRIMARILY RIGHT NOW WITH THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, SO I
JUST WANTED TO MAKE THOSE NOTES,
AND THAT GOES TO WHAT WE'RE
DOING, IT GOES TO THESE SEVEN
BILLS, IT IS GOING TO GO TO
FUTURE ACTIONS THAT WE TAKE, AND
I JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE
FOR BEING HERE, AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL
ELEMENTS MOVING FORWARD. THANK
YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR KETTLE.
NEXT, RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER
LIN.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR AND THANK
YOU TO OUR FULL TEAM OF
PRESENTERS HERE. I KNOW THAT
THIS IS UNPRECEDENTED AND
INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT SITUATION
THAT WE ALL FIND OURSELVES IN,
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK
YOU ARE DOING. ON THE DUTY TO
INTERVENE, I APPRECIATE
SPECIFICALLY ON THE DUTY TO
RENDER AID, I MEAN, I THINK WE
KNOW THAT WHETHER THERE IS A
SERIOUS INCIDENT, TIMELY AID CAN
BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE
AND DEATH. AND SO, I AM JUST
HOPEFUL THAT IF WE SEE A TRAGEDY
LIKE WE SAW IN THE TWIN CITIES,
THAT SOMEHOW, WE ARE ABLE TO
QUICKLY RENDER AID IF THAT IT IS
NOT ALREADY BEEN PROVIDED.
QUESTION ON -- AND I KNOW THAT
THINGS ARE MOVING QUICKLY HERE ,
AND -- BUT IN TERMS OF UPDATING
LIKE SPD POLICY, MANUALS, I'M
JUST WONDERING
>> JUST WONDERING HOW QUICKLY
THE MANUAL OR DIRECTIVES MIGHT
BE UPDATED TO REFLECT CURRENT
INSTRUCTIONS.
>> I'M GOING TO SPEAK TO THE
RENDERING MEDICAL AID. OFFICERS
WHO ARE ALSO MEDICS, THAT IS
SOMETHING [ INAUDIBLE ],
CERTAINLY FOR ME, BUT I THINK WE
HAVE AN APARTMENT THAT IS
PROBABLY BETTER [ INAUDIBLE ] IN
REGARDS TO RENDERING MEDICAL
AID. THEY ARE TRAINED ABOVE THE
BASIC TRAINING THAT MOST POLICE
OFFICERS GET WHEN IT COMES TO
RENDERING MEDICAL AID. IT IS
ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT,
AGAIN, WE DO NOT ASSIST THOSE
ACTIONS, AND WE MAY NOT EVEN BE
THERE. BUT IF WE ARE CALLED, WE
WILL BE THERE AND WE WILL RENDER
AID, I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT IN
THE SKILL LEVELS THAT OUR
OFFICERS HAVE WHEN IT COMES TO [
INAUDIBLE ] LEVEL MEDICS.
>> AND THEN I WILL TALK A LITTLE
BIT AROUND THE POLICY , THE
REPARATIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY
HAPPENING. FIRST, I WANT TO NOTE
THAT THE DIRECTIVE AS A CHEATS
ORDER IS SOMETHING THAT IF IT
DRASTICALLY CHANGES TOMORROW OR
THE FOLLOWING WEEK, WE CAN MOVE
VERY SWIFTLY. IT IS AN ORDER, IT
IS MEANT TO BE CLEAR, MEANT TO
BE GET IN AND OUT QUICKLY. THIS
IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED IN
2020, WE ALSO USED DIRECTIVES AT
THAT TIME. NOW, TOWARDS ACTUAL
POLICY PROCESS, WE RIGHT NOW ARE
IN A STAKEHOLDER REVIEW, SO
DEPUTY CHIEF SALES, MYSELF, AND
ALEX WILL BE MEETING WITH CPC, I
BELIEVE IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS,
TO DISCUSS THEIR FEEDBACK ON THE
DIRECTIVE, SO WE ARE WORKING TO
OUR STAKEHOLDERS RIGHT AT THIS
MOMENT AND WE ARE HOPEFUL TO
HAVE IT DONE IN THE NEXT TWO,
THREE MONTHS, BUT AGAIN, IF
ANYTHING CHANGES, ANYTHING
DRASTICALLY CHANGES, WE WILL
HAVE TO PAY THAT AS WELL.
>> BUT IN THE MEANTIME, THAT
ORDER IS EFFECTIVE?
>> EXACTLY POINT
>> THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR
THE DIALOGUE AND THE DIRECTION
TO DOCUMENT . AS MENTIONED, I
THINK WE SEE THE CRITICAL
IMPORTANCE OF DOCUMENTING FOR
PURPOSES OF BOTH HISTORICAL
RECORD, FOR PURPOSES OF
COUNTERING LIES THAT
UNFORTUNATELY WE SEE THE FEDERAL
ADMINISTRATION ISSUE IMMEDIATELY
TO COVER THEMSELVES. BUT ALSO,
FOR FUTURE PROSECUTION , AS YOU
MENTIONED, THERE ARE SOME CRIMES
THAT CAN'T BE -- THAT ARE STATE
CRIMES THAT CAN'T BE PARDONED
BY THE FEDS, AND YOU HAVE LONGER
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS, SO IF
THAT WERE TO OCCUR, WE CERTAINLY
HOPE IT DOESN'T, BUT IF IT WERE
TO OCCUR, I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT
WE -- I BELIEVE IT IS CRITICAL
THAT WE HAVE THE EVIDENCE TO
ALLOW OUR PROSECUTORS TO PROCEED
AT SOME POINT. SO, I APPRECIATE
THE IMPORTANCE AND THE DIRECTION
TO MAKE SURE THAT OFFICERS ARE
DOING WHAT THEY CAN TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY DOCUMENT. AND THIS IS
AN INTERESTING AREA, BECAUSE I
FEEL LIKE WE HAVE SEEN -- ON THE
ONE HAND, I HAVE DEEP CONCERNS
ABOUT THE ROLE OF SURVEILLANCE
AND CAMERAS, AND WE HAVE ALSO
SEEN THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF
THINGS LIKE BODY CAM'S OR CELL
PHONE FOOTAGE. WE SAW THE
IMPORTANCE OF CELL PHONE FOOTAGE
BACK IN 2020. AND WE HAVE SEEN
THE IMPORTANCE OF CELL PHONE
FOOTAGE RECENTLY. SO, THIS IS A
LITTLE BIT OF A CURVEBALL, BUT
JUST IN TERMS OF IF THERE WERE
TO BE A TRAGEDY IN ANY AREA,
WHERE WE HAPPEN TO HAVE CAMERAS,
IS THERE ANY REASON THAT THOSE
CAMERAS WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED --
THAT WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO
CAPTURE FOOTAGE FROM THOSE TO
DOCUMENT IF THERE WAS A CRIME
LIKE WE SAW, A MURDERER LIKE WE
SAW OF ALEX PRETTI, THAT THOSE
CAMERAS COULD BE USED TO
DOCUMENT THAT?
>> I'M JUST STUCK ON THE
CURVEBALL, THE FIRST CURVEBALL
WE HAVE HAD. JUST KIDDING. NO,
THERE IS NO REASON WHY IF THEY
ARE IN THE PURVIEW OF THOSE
CAMERAS, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO
CAPTURE THAT AS A REMINDER, THE
FOOTAGE IS ONLY HELD FOR FIVE
DAYS. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT IN
THE EVENT OF SOME TYPE OF
TRAGEDY, WE WOULD BE NOTIFIED
WITHIN FIVE DAYS, AND SO, THAT
CAMERA COULD BE USED AND STORED
AS EVIDENCE FOR FUTURE
PROSECUTION, AS YOU MENTIONED
EARLIER.
>> THANK YOU, AND I HAVE
EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS ABOUT THE
CAMERAS, AND OBVIOUSLY THAT IS
AN ONGOING POLICY DEBATE, BUT I
JUST WANT TO KIND OF NOTE FOR MY
OWN INFORMATION WHETHER THAT
FOOTAGE, WE THINK THAT COULD BE
CAPTURED IF THAT HAPPENED IN ANY
OF THOSE AREAS. FINALLY, JUST
WANT TO HEAR ANY THOUGHTS YOU
HAVE. SO, A COUPLE MONTHS AGO,
WE HEARD ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA
INFLUENCERS GOING AROUND IN
SOUTHEAST SEATTLE, KNOCKING ON
DOORS OF SOMALI DAY CARE
PROVIDERS, ANYTHING YOU CAN DO
TO TALK ABOUT JUST SORT OF HOW
SBT RESPONSE TO THOSE TYPES OF
SITUATIONS, TO ENSURE THAT OUR
COMMUNITY -- IN PARTICULAR,
THERE WERE CONCERNS THAT ONE OF
THOSE PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE BEEN
CARRYING A FIREARM, BUT
SOMETIMES PEOPLE ARE MAKING
THREATS, OR PERHAPS
IMPERSONATING EITHER STATE
OFFICERS OR OTHERWISE , BUT
ANYTHING YOU COULD SHARE TO
ASSURE OUR COMMUNITY?
>> UM, FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD
LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW, I WILL LET
THE CHIEF RESPOND TO THE
ENGAGEMENT PORTION, BUT WE ARE
CURRENTLY WORKING ON SETTING A
MEETING WITH THE SOMALI
COMMUNITY AS WE SPEAK TO TRY TO
SIT DOWN AND DISCUSS WITH THE
DAY CARE PROVIDERS WHAT WE WILL
DO, WHAT OUR POLICIES, AND HOW
WE RESPOND, SO I JUST WANT TO
LET YOU KNOW WE ARE IN THE
PROCESS OF WORKING WITH THEM AND
MEETING WITH THEM AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. SO, WHEN WE GET A DATE
FROM THEM THAT IS CONVENIENT FOR
THEM, WE WILL MEET WITH THEM,
BUT WE WILL DEFINITELY LET YOU
KNOW .
>> ADDITIONALLY TO THAT, MY
MESSAGE IS MADE CLEAR, THERE IS
NOTHING ABOUT THAT THAT I FIND
AMUSING, FUNNY, OR ENTERTAINING,
NOTHING. AND WE DID ENCOURAGE
PEOPLE TO CALL 911 TO TELL THEM
THAT THEY WERE TRESPASSING ON
THEIR PROPERTY, AND IF THEY ARE
WILLING, WE WILL MAKE ARRESTS
FOR TRESPASSING IF THAT OCCURS .
IF THAT PERSON IS CARRYING A
WEAPON AND THEY ARE NOT LAWFULLY
ALLOWED TO HAVE THAT WEAPON,
THEY WILL BE CHARGED
APPROPRIATELY. I UNDERSTAND WE
LIVE IN THIS WORLD WHERE SOCIAL
MEDIA INFLUENCES AND ALL OF
THESE OTHER THINGS HAVE SOME
ENTERTAINMENT VALUE, THERE IS
NEVER AN ENTERTAINMENT VALUE TO
HARASSING , THREATENING, OR
INTIMIDATING VULNERABLE
COMMUNITIES UNDER MY WATCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT, AND I DO
BELIEVE I HAVE HEARD CITY
ATTORNEY EVANS TALK ABOUT HIRING
A PROSECUTOR, SPECIFICALLY
FOCUSED ON HATE CRIMES AND BIAS,
SO I AM NOT SURE IF THAT
POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED, BUT I
CERTAINLY HOPE THAT IF THERE ARE
HATE CRIMES OCCURRING IN OUR
COMMUNITY THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE
TO WORK CLOSELY WITH CITY
ATTORNEY EVANS ON THOSE. THANK
YOU, NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THOSE
QUESTIONS, COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR.
THANK YOU, CHEAP, I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION,
ATTENTION TO DETAIL, AND YOUR
THOUGHTFULNESS WITH THE
COMMITTEE TODAY, AND AS ALWAYS
WITH YOUR WORK. I WANTED TO JUST
ASK ONE FOLLOW-UP QUESTION ABOUT
THE PROCESS TURNING THAT -- I
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE
DIRECTIVE AS IS, MY
UNDERSTANDING FUNCTIONS AS A
POLICY, POLICY LEVEL, AND NOW
YOU'RE GOING THROUGH A PROCESS
TO ENGAGE WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO
FINALIZE THAT AND MOVE IT INTO
DEPARTMENT WRITTEN POLICY OUT OF
THE DIRECTED SPACE. I HEARD YOU
SAY THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE
ENGAGEMENT WITH CPC AND OTHER
PARTNERS, ARE THERE OTHER KEY
COMMUNITIES OR STAKEHOLDERS THAT
YOU KNOW ARE GOING TO BE PART OF
THAT ENGAGEMENT PROCESS AS YOU
GO FROM DIRECTIVE TO POLICY?
>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY, SO
GENERALLY, WE GO THROUGH
DIFFERENT PHASES, SO WE HAVE
DONE IT INTERNALLY. WE ACTUALLY
WILL BE BRINGING IN OUR LABOR
PARTNERS AS WELL, SO WE HAVE
LOTS OF DIFFERENT PHASES THAT WE
HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND WE HAVE
TO BE VERY THOUGHTFUL, AND
SOMETIMES IT MAY MEAN THAT IF WE
HEAR SOME FEEDBACK THAT MAY BE
CONFLICTS WITH SOMETHING ELSE WE
RECEIVE, WE WILL HAVE TO GO BACK
AND DISCUSS IT FURTHER, SO WE
KIND OF PHASE IT OUT IN THAT
APPROACH.
>> THOSE ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS
ALSO INCLUDE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR
GENERAL, OFFICE OF POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY, AS WELL.
>> I'M GUESSING THAT IS PART OF
WHAT IS DRIVING THE TWO TO THREE
MONTH TIMELINE THAT YOU TALKED
ABOUT.
>> EXACTLY.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING
THAT, COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, THAT
IS WHAT I WANTED TO CLARIFY
MYSELF, SO APPRECIATE THAT.
COLLEAGUES, ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
BEFORE I GO INTO SOME OF MINE?
RIGHT.
>> [ CAPTIONERS TRANSITIONING ]
NONE OF THEM HAVE ANNEXES TO
IMMIGRATION, THOSE OFFICERS ARE
DIRECTED TO RETURN TO THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT SHOULD SOME DIRECTOR
SOMEWHERE, WE DIRECT THAT GROUP
TO ANOTHER FUNCTION THAT IS
IMMIGRATION, THEY COME BACK AND
DOCUMENT THAT IN A REPORT AND
MAINTAIN WITH US IN OUR BUILDING
UNTIL THAT OPERATION IS OVER SO
NO, WE ARE NOT ANY TASKFORCES
THAT ARE RELATED TO IMMIGRATION
CONTROL.
>> I KNOW WE HAVE RECEIVED A LOT
OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE JOINT
TERRORISM TASK FORCE, IS THAT
SOMETHING WE ARE STILL
PARTICIPATING IN?
>> YES WE ARE.
>> WE ARE PARTICIPATING BUT WE
HAVE NO OFFICERS CURRENTLY ON
THE TASK FORCE SO THE LAST
OFFICERS HAVE BEEN PULLED OUT
AND THEY ARE NO LONGER ON THAT
TASK FORCE, AND THAT IS OUR
STAFFING CAPACITY.
>> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT
POINT AND I WANTED TO FOLLOW-UP
ALSO ON JUST THIS POINT RELATED
TO, JUST BODY CAM FOOTAGE, WHEN
IT COMES TO BODY CAM FOOTAGE,
REFERENCE FROM MAYOR DURKIN'S
2020 EXECUTIVE ORDER, CAN YOU
TALK ABOUT WHERE THIS GOES, I
MEAN THE INTERSECTION AND HOW IT
IS OPEN TO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE,
LAWS, AND IN ORDER TO GATHER
EVIDENCE OF POTENTIAL WRONGDOING
BY AGENTS WHO MAY BE
IMPERSONATING FEDERAL OFFICERS,
ANYTHING YOU CAN SHARE ON THAT
AT THIS TIME?
>> BODY WORN CAMERA FOOTAGE THAT
IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CASE
REPORT IS HELD IN EVIDENCE.COM
FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROSECUTION
OR IF THEY ARE PRESENTING THE
CASE TO A DISTRICT ATTORNEY OR A
CITY'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THAT
IS WHERE THAT INFORMATION IS AND
IT BELONGS WITH US.
>> AND TOWARDS THE PDR SIDE OF
IT, YOU HAVE ALL HEARD ABOUT OUR
PDR PROCESSES WITHIN THE NEWS
AND MAYBE EVEN JUST TALKING
THROUGH IT WITH US. I WOULD SAY
THAT ANY PDR REQUEST WE GO
THROUGH A VERY STRINGENT PROCESS
AROUND REDUCTION, THAT MEANS
PULLING VIDEO AND HAVING OUR
EDITING FOLKS REDACT HAVING
SOMEONE ELSE REVIEW IT BEFORE IT
GOES OUT SO THE ACTUAL PDR
PROCESS IS VERY THOROUGH AND WE
CAN SEND OVER MORE INFORMATION
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE
ABOUT IT.
>> THANK YOU AND I THINK YOU
KNOW, THERE IS A QUESTION THAT
WE HAVE CERTAINLY HEARD IN THE
COMMUNITY AND I THINK IT IS
WORTH ASKING AT THIS POINT, WHAT
HAPPENS IF AN OFFICER ON THEIR
OWN VOLITION , NOT BY DIRECTION
OF THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
BUT AN OFFICER ON THEIR OWN
VOLITION ACTS OUT OF ACCORDANCE
WITH OUR POLICIES AND SUPPORTS
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
ACTIVITY, DISCLOSES INFORMATION,
WHAT IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF
THAT OFFICER?
>> THAT WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF
OUR POLICY, POTENTIALLY A
VIOLATION OF THE LAW, SO THAT
PERSON WOULD BE INVESTIGATED,
POTENTIALLY THAT PERSON COULD BE
PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE,
FOR THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT AND DEPENDING ON
WHETHER IT WAS SUSTAINED WHICH
MEANS THAT THE OFFICE OF POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY FIND THAT PERSON
DID VIOLATE THE LAW AND THE
POLICY THEN THE PERSON WOULD
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO STATE
THEIR CASE AND HAVE THE HEARING
WITH ME AND I WOULD ADJUDICATE
THAT BASED ON THE RECOMMENDED
DISCIPLINE FROM THE OFFICE OF
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY WHICH IS
INDEPENDENT OF THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR TODAY?
I KNOW WE ARE ABOUT OVERTIME. IF
NOT I CERTAINLY WILL HAVE SOME
FOLLOW-UPS FOR THE DEPARTMENT AS
IT RELATES TO THE STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT THAT THANK
YOU FOR CONVENING TODAY. THANK
YOU. AND THANK YOU COLLEAGUES,
THAT TAKES US TO THE END OF OUR
AGENDA FOR TODAY. IS THERE
ANYTHING FOR THE GOOD OF THE
ORDER?
>> THANK YOU.
>> HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS
TO COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE, WE
ARE ADJOURNED, IT