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"text": "WILL COME TO ORDER. IT IS 9:32\nA.M. I AM CHAIR OF THE\nCOMMITTEE. COUNCIL MEMBERS\nKETTLE AND SAKA ARE EXCUSED.\nWILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE\nROLL? COUNCIL PRESIDENT\nHOLLINGSWORTH.\nPRESENT.\nVICE CHAIR RIVERA. CHAIR\nSTRAUSS.\nPRESENT.\nTHREE PRESENT: THREE PRESENT.\nTHANK YOU. THREE PRESENT, TWO\nEXCUSE. WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS ON\nTHE AGENDA TODAY. IF THERE IS NO\nOBJECTION, I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND\nTHE AGENDA TO HAVE THE BRIEFING\nON STATE AND TRIBAL -- STATE AND\nCITY TRIBAL RELATIONS FRAMEWORK\nTHE FIRST ON THE AGENDA,\nFOLLOWED BY THE TWO BILLS\nRELATED TO SHELTER PROPOSAL, AND\nFINALLY, THE GRANTS ACCEPTANCE\nORDINANCE. IF THERE IS NO\nOBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE\nADOPTED AS AMENDED. HEARING NO\nOBJECTION, THE ADDENDA IS\nADOPTED. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE\nRIGHT INTO PUBLIC COMMENT. WE\nHAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE SIGNED\nUP . CHECKING THE ONLINE PUBLIC\nCOMMENT REGISTRANTS, WE HAVE\nFOUR. ANTHONY, HOW MANY DO WE\nHAVE THERE? SEVEN. WE HAVE UNDER\n20. EVERYONE HAS UP TO TWO\nMINUTES TO SPEAK. AS YOU HEARD,\nWE HAVE A VERY PACKED AGENDA AND\nA HARD STOP. ANY TIME YOU GET\nBACK ISN'T HURT BY BEING ABLE\nTO PASS THE BILLS OR AMEND THEM.\nWITH THAT, PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD\nIS UP TO 60 MINUTES. SPEAKERS\nCALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH\nTHEY REGISTERED. IN PERSON\nFIRST, AND THEN REMOTE. SPEAKERS\nWILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN 10\nSECONDS ARE LEFT. AS COUNCIL\nPRESIDENT SAYS, PLEASE BE NICE.\nPUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW\nOPEN, AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE\nFIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST. I\nWILL CALL EVERYONE IN ORDER.\nWITH THAT, WELCOME. GOOD TO SEE\nYOU.\nGOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS BARB\nALL OF YOUR. FOR THE PAST FIVE\nYEARS IN EXHAUSTING HEAT AND\nFREEZING COLD AT THE HOPE\nFACTORY, I BUILT HUNDREDS OF\nTINY HOMES AND OVERSAW\nOPERATIONS. IN THE PAST SIX\nMONTHS, AS A CONSULTANT, I HAVE\nSPOKEN TO THE PRINCIPLES OF ALL\nTHE MAJOR PROVIDERS SERVING OUR\nNEIGHBORS EXPERIENCING\nHOMELESSNESS. I HAVE TALKED TO\nSEVERAL ELECTED OFFICIALS,\nINCLUDING THEN CANDIDATE KATIE\nWILSON. AFTER STUDYING THE\nCURRENT PLAN BEFORE YOU, I CAN\nTELL YOU WITH 100% CERTAINTY\nTHAT THIS PLAN IS SERIOUSLY\nFLAWED. I APPLAUD MAYOR WILSON\nFOR HER DOGGED DETERMINATION TO\nGET SOMETHING DONE. LAST YEAR\nOVER 400 PEOPLE DIED IN THE\nSTREETS. WE NEED TO LOOK AT A\nLONG-TERM SOLUTION, NOT JUST A\nBAND-AID FOR WILL COME AND GO IN\nJUST A FEW SHORT MONTHS. WITH\nTWO SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCHES AND A\nCALCULATOR, I FOUND OUT THAT\nSEATTLE'S UNSHELTERED HOMELESS\nPOPULATION IS NOT THE 4500 AS\nTHE MAYOR'S OFFICE SUGGESTS,\nBUT OVER 7000. HOW CAN ANY PLAN\nTHAT DOESN'T EVEN KNOW THE\nNUMBER OF PEOPLE ON THE STREETS\nBE EFFECTIVE? THERE IS A PLAN\nTHAT SERVICES 7000 PEOPLE WITH\nONLY 1299 UNITS OF TRANSITIONAL\nHOUSING. IT SHOWS THE LONG-TERM\nOPERATIONAL COSTS, COUNCILMEMBER\nSTRAUSS LAND USE COMMITTEE,\nCOUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, IT\nINCORPORATES SEVERAL PROJECTS,\nTWO OF WHICH DRAWN GRANTS\nPROBABLY DOESN'T EVEN KNOW\nABOUT. THE PLAN FEATURES A\nCRITICAL WAY TO COMMUNICATE\nBETWEEN OUR NEIGHBORS ON THE\nSTREETS, SERVICE PROVIDERS AND\nTHE PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO MAKE\nTHEM ALL ACCOUNTABLE. THIS PLAN\nSIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES\nHOMELESSNESS IN THE FIRST TERM\nOF THE WILSON ADMINISTRATION .\nMANY OF YOU ON CITY COUNCIL HAVE\nALREADY SEEN THE PLAN. I WILL BE\nHAPPY TO REVIEW WITH MAYOR\nWILSON AND HER STAFF. WITH DUE\nRESPECT, MY ASK OF YOU TODAY IS\nTO TABLE THIS BILL FOR JUST TWO\nSHORT WEEKS. GIVE US TIME TO\nLOOK AT ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS. I\nWILL BE HERE AFTER THIS MEETING\nTO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.\nTHANK YOU. UP NEXT. IF FOLKS\nWANT TO LINE UP JUST SO WE CAN\nKEEP TICKING, THAT'S AWESOME.\nWELCOME.\nGOOD MORNING. I AM THE CHIEF\nTRANSFORMATION OFFICER AT\nTHERAPEUTIC HEALTH SERVICES. I\nAM HERE ON BEHALF OF THERAPEUTIC\nHEALTH SERVICES TO LAND OUR\nENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT FOR COUNCIL\nBILLS 121185 AND 121184.\nTHERAPEUTIC SELF HEALTH SERVICES\nHAS PROVIDED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH\nSERVICES AND TINY HOME VILLAGES\nOPERATED BY THE LOW-INCOME\nHOUSING INSTITUTE SINCE 2021.\nWORKING FROM A TINY HOME IN\nTHEIR ASSIGNED VILLAGES, OUR\nBEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS\nWORK ALONGSIDE STAFF PROVIDING\nDE-ESCALATION AND CRISIS\nMANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT THE\nENFORCEMENT OF THE CODE OF\nCONDUCT. AS A VISIBLE AND\nACCESSIBLE PART OF THE VILLAGE\nCOMMUNITY, ALSO LOWER BARRIERS\nFOR MANY VILLAGE RESIDENTS WHO\nHAVE BEEN HESITANT TO PURSUE\nMENTAL HEALTH AT COUNSELING AND\nSUBSTANCE USE DISORDER\nTREATMENT, INCLUDING OPIOID\nTREATMENT. AS PROVIDERS OF\nBEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AT 10\nBRICK-AND-MORTAR LOCATIONS,\nACROSS KING AND SNOHOMISH\nCOUNTIES, THERAPEUTIC HEALTH\nSERVICES KNOWS FIRSTHAND HOW\nHELPING THE MOST BURNABLE IN OUR\nCOMMUNITIES IMPROVES THE HEALTH\nAND SAFETY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.\nTHANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR\nYOUR SUPPORT OF COUNCIL BILLS\n121185 AND 121184.\nTHANK YOU. NEXT IS MARGARET.\nGOOD MORNING, CHAIR STRAUSS\nAND COUNCIL MEMBERS RIVERA AND\nHOLLINGSWORTH. THANK YOU FOR\nBEING HERE TODAY. I AM FROM LAKE\nCITY AND DISTRICT 5. I SUPPORT\nTHE LEGISLATION BEFORE YOU TO\nADD FUNDING REMOVE RED TAPE TO\nCREATE MORE SHELTERS, MANY MORE,\nWITH STRONG SERVICES IN EVERY\nDISTRICT. I HAVE SEEN WHAT HAS\nBEEN ACCOMPLISHED JUST FOUR\nBLOCKS FROM MY HOUSE WITH THE\nNEW OLYMPIC HILLS TINY HOUSE\nVILLAGE RUN BY LIHI. SEEING ALL\nTHE 44 HOMES FILL UP QUICKLY BY\nSKILLED OUTREACH WORKERS HAS\nGIVEN ME HOPE FOR THE FIRST TIME\nIN MANY YEARS THAT LAKE CITY IS\nGETTING SERVICES THAT MAKE A\nDIFFERENCE. OTHER NEIGHBORS ARE\nSEEING IT TOO, AND WE WANT TO\nHELP. THIS MODEL BRINGS PEOPLE\nOFF THE STREET AND CREATES THEIR\nPATH TO BETTER HEALTH, STABILITY\nAND PERMANENT HOUSING. THE 24/7\nSTAFFING, CASE MANAGEMENT AND\nSERVICES ARE ESSENTIAL AND MUST\nBE WELL-FUNDED. THE ONLY\nCONCERNS I HAVE IS THAT WE NEED\nMORE VILLAGES LIKE THIS, AND WE\nNEED TO DEVELOP THEM FASTER.\nPLEASE INVEST IN MORE SHELTER\nUNITS FASTER TO MEET THE SCALE\nOF THE NEED ACROSS THE CITY ,\nFUND IT, BUILD IT, SUPPORT IT\nNOW. THANK YOU.\nTHANK YOU. UP NEXT.\nGOOD MORNING, COUNCIL\nMEMBERS. I LIVE IN DISTRICT 3\nAND WORKETH THE LOW INCOME\nHOUSING INSTITUTE. I AM HERE\nTODAY TO SPEAK AND SUPPORTED THE\nLEGISLATION TO GIVE THE\nFINANCING ADMINISTRATIVE\nSERVICES DIRECTOR LEASING\nAUTHORITY AND TO ALLOCATE TO\nEXPAND DESPERATELY NEEDED\nSHELTER CAPACITY GIVING THE FAS\nDIRECTOR LEASING AUTHORITY WILL\nENABLE THE CITY TO PREPARE SITES\nFOR SHELTER MUCH MORE QUICKLY\nTHAN CURRENTLY POSSIBLE AT LIHI\nWORKING TO IDENTIFY AND PREPARE\nLAND TO OPENING VILLAGES AND\nSHELTERING MANY MORE PEOPLE .\nTHIS CHANGE CAN MAKE THAT\nPROCESS GO FROM 7 TO 12 MONTHS\nTO 3 TO 4 MONTHS. I ALSO SUPPORT\nTHE BUDGET LEGISLATION\nALLOCATING 4.9 MILLION TO\nSUPPORT SHELTER ACCELERATION.\nTHIS WILL BACK PROVEN SOLUTIONS\nTHAT BRING PEOPLE INDOORS. WE\nARE IN DIRE NEED OF MORE SHELTER\nTHAT PROVIDES PEOPLE A ROOF OVER\nTHEIR HEADS, A DOOR THAT LOCKS,\nA SPACE OF THEIR OWN, WRAPAROUND\nCASE MANAGEMENT AND BEHAVIORAL\nHEALTHCARE WHEN NECESSARY. ALL\nOF THESE THINGS HELP BREAK THE\nCYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS FOR\nCOMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH COMPLEX\nNEEDS. PLEASE TAKE THIS\nOPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF THE\nSOLUTION AND VOTE YES ON CB\n121184 AND CB 121185. THANK YOU\nFOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO ENDING\nHOMELESSNESS IN OUR CITY.\nTHANK YOU: THANK YOU.\nGOOD MORNING, COUNCIL\nMEMBERS. I AM AN EMPLOYEE AT THE\nLOW-INCOME HOUSING INSTITUTE AND\nRESIDENT OF DISTRICT 3. AS A\nVOLUNTEER COORDINATOR, I HAVE\nCHATTED WITH SO MANY PEOPLE\nACROSS THE CITY, WHETHER IT BE\nAMAZON WORKERS, MICROSOFT\nWORKERS, ADVOCACY GROUPS OR\nSTUDENTS ENGAGED IN SERVICE\nLEARNING. AND ACROSS THE BOARD,\nOUR VOLUNTEERS SEE THE NEED FOR\nSHELTER AND KNOW HOW MUCH MORE\nEFFECTIVE AND HANDSOME SHELTERS\nAND TINY HOUSES ARE. THE ONE\nQUESTION IS ALWAYS, WHY AREN'T\nTHERE MORE? THE ANSWER TO THAT\nQUESTION IS IN YOUR HANDS TODAY.\nI AM ASKING THAT YOU VOTE YES ON\nBOTH COUNCIL BILLS TO REMOVE\nBARRIERS TO SHELTER EXPANSION\nAND FUND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.\nYOUR VOTE OF YES IS A CLEAR\nCOMMUNICATION THAT YOU SUPPORT\nSHELTERS AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES\nAND BELIEVE THAT IT IS OUR\nCOLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY TO\nUPLIFT OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED WE\nDESPERATELY NEED MORE SHELTER,\nAND WE NEED IT FAST. YOUR VOTE\nWILL DETERMINE HOW FAST THE CITY\nCAN DEVELOP THE SHELTERS AND GET\nMORE OF OUR NEIGHBORS OFF THE\nSTREETS. THIS IS A FIRST TIME IN\nMY THREE YEARS HERE AT LIHI AND\nIN THE CITY THAT I FELT HOPEFUL\nABOUT THE STATE OF HOMELESSNESS\nIN OUR CITY. MANY HANDS MAKE\nHOUSING WORK. I HOPE YOU'RE\nBELIEVE TO BE THE HANDS THAT\nHELP PASS TODAY'S COUNCIL BILLS\nAND INCREASE SHELTER CAPACITY IN\nOUR CITY AND TO SUPPORT OUR\nNEIGHBORS IN NEED AND THEIR\nJOURNEY TO STABILITY. THANK YOU.\nTHANK YOU. UP NEXT IS MAD\nAGAIN, FOLLOWED BY MARTHA.\nGOOD MORNING, COUNCIL\nMEMBERS. I LIVE IN DISTRICT 3. I\nAM HERE TODAY TO SUPPORT THE\nPROPOSED LEGISLATION THAT WILL\nGIVE THE FINANCE AND\nADMINISTRATION SERVICES DIRECTOR\nLEASING AUTHORITY AND TO\nALLOCATE FOR 4.9 MILLION MILLION\nTO EXPAND SHELTER CAPACITY. IT\nIS HEARTBREAKING TO WITNESS THE\nUNSAFE CONDITIONS MY NEIGHBORS\nLIVE IN EVERY DAY DUE TO A LACK\nOF SERVICES AND SHELTER.\nUNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS IS A\nSEVERE ISSUE PUTTING MANY LIVES\nAT RISK DAILY. THIS LEGISLATION\nWOULD BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION\nTHAT IS URGENTLY NEEDED. IT IS\nIMPORTANT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER\nOF BEDS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE\nBEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND CASE\nMANAGEMENT SERVICES. HIGH\nSUPPORT SHELTERS ARE ESSENTIAL\nIN ENSURING THE UNHOUSED\nPOPULATION RECEIVES HEALTHCARE\nAND CASE MANAGEMENT THEY\nDESERVE, HELPING THEM GET INTO\nAND STAY IN PERMANENT HOUSING. I\nURGE YOU TO VOTE YES ON BOTH\nCOUNCIL BILLS. THANK YOU FOR\nUSING YOUR POWER TO PROTECT\nHOUSING AS A RIGHT FOR EVERY\nRESIDENT OF SEATTLE.\nTHANK YOU. UP NEXT. THE LAST\nIN-PERSON SPEAKER. THEN WE WILL\nTRANSFER TO REMOTE PUBLIC\nSPEAKERS. WELCOME.\nTHANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS,\nFOR TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR FROM\nCOMMUNITY MEMBERS THIS MORNING.\nI AM THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT\nMANAGER AT LOW INCOME HOUSING\nINSTITUTE, A SHELTER , REST STOP\nAND AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDER.\nWE BELIEVE THE HOMELESSNESS\nCRISIS IN SEATTLE MUST MATCH THE\nNEEDS OF OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS.\nHAVING WORKED IN NONPROFITS FOR\nOVER 15 YEARS, IT HAS BECOME\nAPPARENT TO ME THAT PEOPLE NEED\nTO BE SUPPORTED DEEPLY TO BE\nCAPABLE OF TRANSFORMATION. THE\nLEGISLATION BEFORE YOU TODAY IS\nAN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPLEMENT A\nSOLUTION. I ASK THAT YOU SUPPORT\nEXPANSION OF SHELTER BY\nAPPROVING THE 4.9 MILLION BEFORE\nYOU AND ALLOWING THE FINANCING\nADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR TO\nIDENTIFY AND SIGN LEASE\nAGREEMENTS FOR PROPERTIES TO\nALLOW CITY STAFF TO COORDINATE\nWITH PROVIDERS WITH THE URGENCY\nNEEDED. THROUGH BOTH OF THESE\nPIECES OF LEGISLATION AND DEEP\nSHELTER RESOURCES, SEATTLEITES\nIN NEED OF SHELTER WILL BE ABLE\nTO FIND A BED AND SUPPORTIVE\nSERVICES TO HELP REACH SAM STASH\nSELF SUSTAINABILITY. EXPANDING\nSERVICES AS QUICKLY AND DEEPLY\nAS POSSIBLE TO SAVE LIVES.\nTHROUGH THE DECISIONS MADE BY\nTHIS COMMITTEE, SEATTLE WILL BE\nABLE TO PRIORITIZE DEEP\nSUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO MAKE EVEN\nMORE HIGH SUPPORT SHELTER\nAVAILABLE. MEETING COMMUNITY\nNEEDS IS MOST SUCCESSFUL WHEN A\nWRAPAROUND APPROACH, INCLUDING\nCASE MANAGEMENT, BEHAVIORAL\nHEALTH, SERVICES ARE INTEGRATED.\nPLEASE MAKE THIS A REALITY BY\nPASSING THE COUNCIL BILLS BEFORE\nYOU TODAY. THANK YOU.\nTHANK YOU. WE ARE NOW GOING\nTO MOVE TO ONLINE PUBLIC\nCOMMENTERS. DAVID HAYNES YOU ARE\nNOT PRESENT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE\nTO CALL IN NOW -- WAITING FOR\nSARAH CLARK TO BE PROMOTED.\nSARAH CLARK. I SEE YOU NOW. STAR\n62 UN-MUTE. THERE YOU ARE.\nWELCOME.\nGOOD MORNING, CHAIR STRAUSS\nAND MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE\nCOMMITTEE. MY NAME IS SARAH\nCLARK. I AM HERE TODAY TO\nTESTIFY ON BEHALF OF THE OVER\n2600 MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE\nMETRO CHAMBER IN STRONG SUPPORT\nOF COUNCIL BILLS 121184 AND\n121185. FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO\nTHANK MARY WILSON FOR TREATING\nTHE HOUSING CRISIS FOR UNHOUSED\nNEIGHBORS WITH A SENSE OF\nURGENCY, CREATIVITY,\nCOLLABORATION AND COMPASSION THE\nSITUATION REQUIRES. WE ALL\nACKNOWLEDGE THAT OUR REGION HAS\nBEEN IN A HOUSING AND BEHAVIORAL\nHEALTH CRISIS FOR MANY YEARS\nNOW, AND THAT THE CHALLENGES\nASSOCIATED WITH MANAGING A\nPROJECT OF THIS SIZE TO\nCOMPLETION ARE SIGNIFICANT. I\nALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCIL\nMEMBERS STRAUSS AND COUNCIL\nPRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH FOR\nEXPEDITING THE LEGISLATIVE\nPROCESS NEEDED TO REALIZE THE .\nWE RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU TO PASS\nTHESE TWO BILLS WITH THE SAME\nSENSE OF URGENCY. AND WALBURN\nREMAIN READY TO SUPPORT THIS\nCRITICALLY IMPORTANT WORK, WE DO\nHAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW\nTHE CITY PLANS TO SUPPORT THESE\nCAPITAL INVESTMENTS IN THE\nLONG-TERM WITH THE NECESSARY\nOPERATIONAL SUPPORT. YOU SHOULD\nCONSIDER REPRIORITIZING EXISTING\nRESOURCES TO MAINTAIN THE\nONGOING OPERATIONS OF THE\nPROPOSED NEW UNITS TO ENSURE THE\nCITY IS ACHIEVING THE KIND OF\nOUTCOMES VOTERS WANT TO SEE.\nTHIS PACKAGE IS A CRITICAL NEXT\nSTEP TO MOVE UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS\nOFF THE STREET THE SEATTLE, AND\nWE NEED TO ENSURE THAT TAXPAYER\nRESOURCES ARE USED WISELY TO\nSUSTAIN THE OPERATIONS THAT OF\nTHESE NEW UNITS. BUSINESS\nCOMMUNITY STAND BEHIND THE MAYOR\nAND THE PROPOSED CITYWIDE\nAPPROACH. WE ARE READY TO\nSUPPORT CITY LEADERSHIP WITH\nTHIS MONUMENTAL EFFORT TO MEET\nTHE MOMENT AND CHART A NEW PATH\nTOWARDS OUR LOCAL RESPONSE TO\nUNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS USING\nTHE AMPLE RESOURCES AT YOUR\nDISPOSAL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR\nCONSIDERATION.\nTHANK YOU. UP NEXT IS GRACE,\nFOLLOWED BY DAVID HILL. DAVID\nHAYNES IS NOW PRESENT. RACE,\nWELCOME. WE ARE PROMOTING YOU\nNOW. THERE YOU ARE. WELCOME.\nTHANK YOU. MY NAME IS GRACE.\nAGENDA ITEM I AM PROVIDING A\nSTATEMENT FOR IS FOR PASSAGE OF\nCOUNCIL BILLS ENDING IN 84 AND\n85. COUNCIL MEMBERS, I SUPPORT\nEXPANDING SHELTER VILLAGES WITH\nCASE MANAGEMENT AND BEHAVIORAL\nSERVICES IN SEATTLE BECAUSE IT\nIS AN IMPORTANT AND NECESSARY\nPART IN SOLVING THE HOMELESSNESS\nCRISIS IN SEATTLE. I HAVE SEEN\nTHE RESULTS OVER THE MANY YEARS\nI HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH CAMPUS\nSECOND CHANCE AS A CITIZEN\nADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER. I\nHAVE BEEN INVOLVED FOR OVER 10\nYEARS. SECOND CHANCE IS A\nTRANSITIONAL TINY HOUSE MANAGED\nBY LIHI, LOW INCOME HOUSING\nINSTITUTE. THEIR APPROACH OF\nPROVIDING TINY HOUSE SHELTER\nVILLAGES WITH ON-SITE SERVICES\nWORKS . THEY HAVE THE DATA TO\nPROVE IT. I SUPPORT AND URGE THE\nCOUNCIL TO PASS COUNCIL BILL\n121185 CITY OF SEATTLE TO\nALLOCATE THE 4.9 MILLION TO FUND\nSHELTER EXPANSION PLANS , AND\nCOUNCIL BILL 12118 FAR -- 12118\nFOR GRANTING DIRECTOR OF FINANCE\nAND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES THE\nABILITY TO IDENTIFY AND EXECUTE\nLEASES FOR PROPERTIES. SO\nSEATTLE CAN SUCCESSFULLY\nCONTINUE TO HELP THE HOMELESS IN\nOUR COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU.\nTHANK YOU, GRACE. UP NEXT IS\nDAVID HILL , FOLLOWED BY DAVID\nHAYNES, WHO IS OUR LAST SPEAKER.\nGOOD MORNING, COUNCIL\nMEMBERS. I HAVE BEEN A SEATTLE\nRESIDENT FOR 15 YEARS. CURRENTLY\nLIVING IN DISTRICT 4. OVER THAT\nTIME, I'VE WATCHED OUR\nHOMELESSNESS GROW WHILE THE\nCOUNCIL HAS FAILED TO MEET THE\nCHALLENGE WITH THE ACTION\nREQUIRED. I'M HERE TODAY WITH\nTHE TRANSIT RIDERS UNION TO URGE\nFULL SUPPORT FOR COUNCIL BILLS\n121184 AND 121185. WE BELIEVE\nTHAT HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT ,\nJUST AS SAFE AND RELIABLE\nTRANSIT IS A RIGHT. THESE BILLS\nARE A NECESSARY STEP TOWARD\nPROVIDING THE LIFESAVING SHELTER\nAND WRAPAROUND SERVICES OUR\nUNHOUSED NEIGHBORS DESERVE. LAST\nYEAR A MAJORITY OF SEATTLE\nVOTERS ELECTED KATIE WILSON AS\nOUR MAYOR BECAUSE OF HER CLEAR\nPROMISE TO EXPAND SHELTERS AND\nBRING UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS INSIDE.\nYOU HAVE A MORE UNDEMOCRATIC\nDUTY TO FULFILL THAT MANDATE. IN\nA CITY OF SUCH IMMENSE WEALTH,\nTHERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR ANYONE TO\nBE UNHOUSED WHILE PUBLIC LAND\nAND RESOURCES SIT IDLE.\nEXPANDING THE AUTHORITY TO\nEXECUTE LEASES AND FUNDING FOR\nTHE SHELTER PLANS IS ABOUT BASIC\nJUSTICE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE\nEXPECT THIS COMMITTEE TO HONOR\nTHE WILL OF THE VOTERS AND MOVE\nTHESE ORDINANCES FOR. THANK YOU.\nTHANK YOU, DAVID. AND NOW,\nDAVID HAYNES. THIS IS OUR FINAL\nSPEAKER. WELCOME.\nTHANK YOU. STOP THE DELAY AND\nIMPROVE THE ON-SITE SERVICES .\nIT IS ONE THING TO ADDRESS DRUG\nADDICTION BY REQUIRING PEOPLE TO\nFOCUS 24/7 IN AN AUTHORIZED\nENCAMPMENT. IT IS QUITE ANOTHER\nWHEN YOU PRIORITIZE THE TOURIST\nDISTRICT AND THE BUSINESS\nDISTRICT AND ONLY HELP\nSELF-DESTRUCTED PEOPLE WHO ARE\nBOTHERING OTHER PEOPLE AND\nDESTROYING THEMSELVES. AND ACT\nLIKE YOU ARE DOING THE WHOLE\nCOMMUNITY A FAVOR BY WAREHOUSING\nPEOPLE WHO ARE CONTINUING TO DO\nDRUGS WE HAVE THIS COMING OUT OF\nTHE INDUSTRY WHERE THEY CLAIM\nYOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DO DRUGS\nIN PUBLIC SPACES IN THE TINY\nVILLAGE, BUT THEY FAILED TO\nMENTION THEY ARE ALLOWED TO DO\nDRUGS AND SPREAD THEIR DISEASES\nINSIDE THEIR OWN PERSONAL SPACE\nAND INSIDE THE PORTA POTTIES AND\nRUMMAGE THROUGH THE KITCHEN\nTOUCHING OTHER PEOPLE'S FOOD,\nOPENING UP YOUR BREAD WITH HER\nDIRTY HANDS . YET THE PEOPLE WHO\nARE GETTING RICH WHO ARE NOT\nQUALIFIED ARE HOARDING PEOPLE\nMAKING LIFE A LIVING HELL FOR\nINNOCENT HOMELESS PEOPLE WHO\nHAVE TO PUT UP WITH A BUNCH OF\nJUNKIES INSIDE THE TINY VILLAGE.\nIT IS ONE THING TO HAVE AN\nAUTHORIZED ENCAMPMENT AND ALL\nTHE SELF-DESTRUCTED REPEAT\nOFFENDERS AND REQUIRE THEM TO\nFOCUS ON THEIR DRUG ADDICTION\n24/7 AND GRADUATE THEM TO A TINY\nVILLAGE. IT'S ANOTHER THING\nWHEN YOU'RE GOING TO HOARD 250\nPEOPLE AND HAVE CASE MANAGERS\nWHO LITERALLY ARE TOTALLY\nUNQUALIFIED TO BREAK THE\nADDICTION OF SOMEBODY ELSE.\nIT'S LIKE WHEN YOU GIVE THE BIG\nPHARMA ALTERNATIVE DROLL DRUG\nAND BRAIN DAMAGING NARCOTICS. IT\nIS SUPPOSED TO BE A ONE TIME OR\nTWO TIME TRIAL , AND AS SOON AS\nYOU GIVE THAT TO THEM, YOU ARE\nSUPPOSED TO FEED THEM HEALTHY\nFOODS TO BREAK THEIR ADDICTION\nTO GET THEM STRONG. INSTEAD\nIT'S, WELL, WHATEVER ONCE A\nDAY. THEY HAVE BAD MENTAL HELP\nBECAUSE THEY HAVE BAD FOOD. AND\nTHEY DON'T DO THE PROPER\nEXERCISES. AND THE PEOPLE WHO\nARE INTERACTING WITH THEM ARE\nBECAUSE THE OTHER PEOPLE, THE\nCONTRACT HOLDERS, THE\nEXECUTIVES, THEY DON'T WANT TO\nDEAL WITH THE. IT'S NOT FAIR\nTHAT THE EXISTENCE OF THE\nEXPERTISE IS GOOD PEOPLE\nALTERNATIVE DRUG, JUST LIKE\nAFGHANISTAN GIVING KIDS POPPY TO\nSHUT THEM UP BECAUSE THEY'RE\nQUITE. THERE IS A DING DISTINCT\nEFFORTS -- DISTINCT DIFFERENCE\nIN THE EFFORT\nTHANK YOU, DAVID. DAVID WAS\nOUR FINAL PUBLIC COMMENT\nREGISTRANT IN PERSON OR VIRTUAL.\nSEEING AS WE HAVE NO ADDITIONAL\nSPEAKERS PRESENT, WE WILL MOVE\nON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. WE\nAMENDED THE AGENDA. AGENDA ITEM\nNUMBER FOUR, INFORMATION ITEM\n2873, HIS FIRST ORDER OF\nBUSINESS. WILL THE CLERK READ\nTHE SHORT TITLE INTO THE RECORD?\nITEM 4, STATE AND CITY TRIBAL\nRELATIONS FRAMEWORK FOR BRIEFING\nAND DISCUSSION. OFFICE OF\nINTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS FOR\nPRESENTATION.\nWONDERFUL. THANK YOU ALL FOR\nBEING HERE AND BEING FIRST ON\nTHE AGENDA TODAY. WE HAVE OUR\nDIRECTOR OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL\nRELATIONS, OUR DIRECTOR OF\nTRIBAL RELATIONS, AND WE HAVE\nPATTY HERE AS WELL. GOOD TO SEE\nYOU. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU,\nCOLLEAGUES. THIS IS A\nPRESENTATION THAT WILL PREPARE\nUS FOR SOME OF THE WORK WE ARE\nGOING TO ENDEAVOR IN THE COMING\nMONTHS. AND SO, WE ARE GOING TO\nHAVE EXPERTS, SUBJECT MATTER\nEXPERTS, TRIBAL LEADERS AND MANY\nOTHERS COME TO OUR COMMITTEE\nWITH THE ASSISTANCE OF\nFRANCESCA. TODAY IS FRANCESCA'S\nBRIEFING FOR US TO START\nLEARNING BECAUSE IT WOULD BE A\nLITTLE EMBARRASSING FOR A REALLY\nSMART PERSON TO COME HERE AND WE\nHAVE VERY BASIC QUESTIONS. TODAY\nIS A GOOD WAY TO JUST ASK\nFRANCESCA ANYTHING. WE ARE GOING\nTO TAKE A CONVERSATIONAL STYLE.\nYOU DON'T NEED TO HOLD YOUR\nQUESTIONS. BUT WE DO HAVE A HARD\nSTOP AT 11:45. THOSE ARE THE\nCONSTRAINTS. I WILL TURN IT OVER\nTO THE COMMITTEE TABLE,\nDIRECTOR, IF YOU WANT TO\nINTRODUCE THE TABLE, AND WE WILL\nMOVE FORWARD.\nSURE. THANK YOU. GOOD\nMORNING, CHAIR STRAUSS AND\nMEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I AM\nDIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF\nINTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS. I\nAM JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUE,\nFRANCESCA, WHO SERVES AS OUR\nTRIBAL RELATIONS DIRECTOR. THE\nOFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL\nRELATIONS MANAGES ALL GOVERNMENT\nTO GOVERNMENT RELATIONSHIPS FOR\nTHE CITY AND ONE OF OUR\nESSENTIAL PORTFOLIOS IS THE\nTRIBAL RELATIONS PROGRAM. AS\nTHIS COMMITTEE KNOWS, CITY\nPOLICY AND SERVICES HAVE\nFAR-REACHING IMPACTS TO TRIBAL\nGOVERNMENTS . IT IS CRITICAL\nTHAT THE CITY RESPECTFULLY\nENGAGE SOVEREIGN TRIBAL NATIONS\nAND GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT\nRELATIONSHIPS ON ISSUES THAT MAY\nIMPACT TRIBAL INTERESTS. IN\nRECENT YEARS, OIR HAS PRIORITIZE\nREBUILDING AND EXPANDING OUR\nTRIBAL RELATIONS PROGRAM TO BE\nMORE PROACTIVE AND ACCOUNTABLE\nTO TRIBAL NATIONS. TODAY OIR\nLEADS CITYWIDE EVENTS, SUCH AS\nTHE TRIBAL NATIONS SUMMIT AND\nGATHERINGS, COORDINATES\nENGAGEMENTS WITH CITY AND TRIBAL\nOFFICIALS, AND WORKS\nCOLLABORATIVELY WITH CITY\nDEPARTMENTS TO IMPROVE TRIBAL\nAND URBAN NATIVE ENGAGEMENT.\nWHEN WE REFLECT ON WHERE WE HAVE\nCOME AS A CITY, IT IS CLEAR THAT\nTHESE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS ARE\nRESULTING IN MORE AUTHENTIC,\nEFFECTIVE AND DURABLE\nRELATIONSHIPS ACROSS\nGOVERNMENTS. YET WE KNOW THIS\nWORK DEMANDS SUSTAINED\nCOMMITMENT ACROSS CITY\nGOVERNMENT. I WANT TO THANK\nCOUNCIL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND\nLEADERSHIP. COUNCILMEMBER\nSTRAUSS HAVE MODELED THIS KIND\nOF SUSTAINED COMMITMENT TO\nCHAMPION TRIBAL CITY RELATIONS\nFOR MANY YEARS. WE ARE GRATEFUL\nTO HAVE COLLABORATIVE\nLEGISLATIVE PARTNERS IN THIS\nWORK. WE ARE PLEASED TO BE HERE\nTODAY TO BRIEF THE COMMITTEE ON\nIMPORTANT AND INFORMS OUR\nCONTINUED WORK TOGETHER. WITH\nTHAT, I WILL PASS IT ON TO\nFRANCESCA. THANK YOU.\nTHANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS AND\nMEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE\nINVITATION TO SHARE SOME OF THIS\nCONTEXTUAL INFORMATION WITH YOU\nALL TODAY. IT WILL BE A\nHIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW. HAPPY TO DO\nANY DISCUSSION OR FOLLOW-UP AS\nWE GO ALONG. AND AFTER THIS\nENGAGEMENT. I AM A CITIZEN OF\nTHE CHEROKEE NATION IN OUR\nOFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL\nRELATIONS. I WILL START OUT WITH\nOUR STATEWIDE FRAMEWORK AND GIVE\nYOU A GLIMPSE AT WHAT THIS\nAPPROACH LOOKS LIKE. I FIND IT\nVERY IMPORTANT TO START WITH A\nQUOTE FROM JAMESTOWN TRAFFIC,\nONE OF THE ARCHITECTS OF THE\nMOST SUCCESSFUL IN THE UNITED\nSTATES. WASHINGTON STATE IS\nNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR OUR\nAPPROACH TO TRIBAL ESTATE\nRELATIONS. THERE ARE SEVERAL\nSTATES TODAY THAT ARE LEARNING\nFROM THE TRIBES OF THIS REGION\nIN WASHINGTON, BUT THERE IS NO\nSTATE THAT HAS BEEN AS\nSUCCESSFUL AS WE HAVE IN MAKING\nEFFECTIVE, DURABLE AND LIVING\nFRAMEWORK FOR THESE TYPES OF\nRELATIONSHIPS. BEFORE WE GET\nINTO WHO -- THE MECHANICS, IT IS\nIMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND WHY\nTRIBAL LEADERS HAVE CHAMPIONED\nTHIS WORK FOR OVER 36 YEARS.\nTHIS QUOTE FROM CHAIRMAN SAID --\nSHED SOME LIGHT ON THE NARRATIVE\nQUITE FAMILIAR TO US IN LOCAL\nGOVERNMENT. WHETHER THE STATE,\nCOUNTY OR CITY GOVERNMENT, TOO\nOFTEN NON-TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS ARE\nUNFAMILIAR WITH THE POWERS,\nRULES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF\nTRIBAL GOVERNMENTS. THIS LACK OF\nAWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF\nTHE TWO CYCLICAL\nMISUNDERSTANDINGS, DISAGREEMENTS\nAND OVERALL INEFFECTIVE\nINTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS\nFOR ALL OF THE PARTIES INVOLVED.\nFUNDAMENTAL TO THIS WORK IS\nUNDERSTANDING THE PARADIGM\nSHIFTS THAT CREATED THE PATHWAYS\nFOR THESE POLICY CHANGES HERE IN\nOUR STATE. ACROSS THE COUNTRY,\nTRIBAL LEADERS FROM WASHINGTON\nARE KNOWN FOR CONSISTENT AND\nIMPACTFUL ORGANIZING. THERE MAY\nBE NO BETTER EXAMPLE TO LOOK TO\nIN OUR NATION'S HISTORY THAN\nTHE EFFORTS OF THE '60s A '70s\nWERE TRIBAL COMMUNITIES FOUGHT\nTO PROTECT RESERVED RIGHTS TO\nFISH, HUNT TOGETHER. THE PROTEST\nAND CONFLICT BETWEEN STATE\nAGENCIES AND TRIBAL MEMBERS ARE\nNOW KNOWN AS THE FISH WARS. BUT\nTHEY WEREN'T THE ONLY BATTLES\nTHAT TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AND\nCOMMUNITIES WERE HAVING AT THAT\nTIME. THEY EXISTED LONG BEFORE,\nAND HAVE SINCE, FROM HEALTHCARE\nTO CHILD WELFARE TO TAXATION,\nMANY TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS HAVE\nFOUND THEMSELVES AT ODDS WITH\nSTATE GOVERNMENT. TRIBAL\nGOVERNMENTS ARE OFTEN IN THE\nPOSITION OF HAVING TO REMIND,\nEDUCATE AND ADVOCATE FOR THEIR\nAUTHORITIES TO EXERCISE THEIR\nSOVEREIGNTY AND\nSELF-DETERMINATION. THE FISH\nWARS MARK BASIC EFFICIENT\nPARADIGM SHIFT AND OPENED NEW\nOPPORTUNITIES TO FOSTER MORE\nEFFECTIVE RELATIONS. FOLLOWING\nTHE SUCCESSFUL U.S. VERSUS\nWASHINGTON LITIGATION, ALSO\nKNOWN AS THE BOLTON DECISION, IT\nAFFIRMED THE RIGHTS OF TRIBAL\nNATIONS TO EXERCISE THEIR TREATY\nPROTECTED ACTIVITIES, WE BEGAN\nTO SEE POSITIVE MOVEMENTS TOWARD\nSELF-DETERMINATION OF TRIBAL\nNATIONS WITH INNER CITY AND\nWITHIN OUR STATE GOVERNMENT. YOU\nCAN THINK OF THIS POLICY AREA AS\nA KEY MILESTONE IN FINDING\nPATHWAYS THAT ARE ADVANCED\nSOVEREIGNTY AND ENHANCEMENTS OF\nTREATY RIGHTS. TRIBAL ESTATE\nRELATIONS, IT IS NO ONE DOCUMENT\nOR ACTIVITY, IT IS THE\nCULMINATION OF MANY TOOLS THAT\nCOLLECTIVELY CREATE A FRAMEWORK\nFOR PRACTICING MORE EFFECTIVE\nGOVERNMENT RELATIONS. THE\nCENTENNIAL ACCORD AND THE NEW\nMILLENNIUM AGREEMENT A WRITTEN\nDOCUMENTS PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE ON\nTHE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF INDIAN\nAFFAIRS WEBPAGE. YOU WILL NOTICE\nTHERE ARE QUITE BRIEF IN THEIR\nHIGH-LEVEL STATEMENTS, BUT THEY\nGUIDE THE REST OF THE WORK AND\nASKED AS THE NORTHSTAR FOR\nSHARED VALUES AND POSSIBLES.\nOVER THE YEARS, THESE STATEMENTS\nHAVE BECOME CODIFIED IN STATUTE\nIN THE REVISED CODE OF\nWASHINGTON THAT NOW INCLUDES\nDEFINITIONS, STATE AGENCY\nDUTIES, RULES FOR TRIBAL\nLIAISONS AND TRAINING\nREQUIREMENTS, AS WELL AS AN\nANNUAL MEETING THAT IS ALSO\nKNOWN AS CENTENNIAL ACCORD. OVER\nTHE DECADES, STATE AGENCIES HAVE\nCREATED DOZENS OF -- TRIBAL\nLIAISON POSITIONS AND DEVELOPED\nINDIVIDUAL CONSULTATION POLICIES\nTAILORED TO THE SPECIFIC HOPE OF\nWORK WITHIN THE STATE AGENCY.\nALL OF THESE THINGS HELPS CREATE\nMORE EFFECTIVE PROTOCOLS AND\nPRACTICES FOR ENGAGING WITH\nTRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AND URBAN\nINDIAN ORGANIZATIONS ON TRUST\nAND TREATY ISSUES. WHILE THE\nWRITTEN AND DOCUMENTED EFFORTS\nARE ESSENTIAL TO ESTABLISHING\nTHAT HIGH-LEVEL FRAMEWORK, THE\nREAL WORK OF INSTITUTIONALIZATIO\nN IS BUILT THROUGH THE\nINTERACTIONS OF STAFF AND\nELECTED OFFICIALS ON A DAILY\nBASIS AS WE PRACTICE THIS WORK\nTOGETHER AND BUILD OUR MUSCLE AS\nA STATE TO TURN THINGS ON PAPER\nINTO THE NORMS AND CULTURAL\nPRACTICES OF OUR GOVERNMENTS.\nBEFORE YOU MOVE ON, THANK\nYOU, FRANCESCA . THIS IS A\nREALLY IMPORTANT SLIDE. IT LOOKS\nVERY STRAIGHTFORWARD, I WOULD\nSAY.\nSIMPLIFIED: SIMPLIFIED.\nTHANK YOU. IN YOUR OPENING\nREMARKS, YOU MENTIONED THE\nCENTENNIAL ACCORD IS AN\nEFFECTIVE, LIVING AND DURABLE\nDOCUMENT. I WILL SHARE THE\nEMBARRASSING PART, COLLEAGUES. I\nWOULD RATHER BE EMBARRASSED HERE\nAMONGST OURSELVES THEN WE HAVE\nTHE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS FOR\nYEARS AND YEARS AGO WHEN I FIRST\nLEARNED OF THE CENTENNIAL\nACCORD, THERE IS A REALLY BIG\nSECTION OF THE STATE CAPITAL\nTHAT IS DEDICATED TO EXPLAINING\nWHAT THE CENTENNIAL ACCORD IS.\nNO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I READ\nIT, I THOUGHT IT WAS A POINT IN\nTIME OR A ONCE A YEAR, LET'S\nALL COME TOGETHER AND SEE HOW WE\nARE DOING. RIGHT? IN MY\nUNDERSTANDING OF IT, IT WAS MORE\nBASIC THAT IT HAD OCCURRED AT\nSOME POINT, AND THAT FROM TIME\nTO TIME, WE CHECKED BACK IN.\nWHAT I REALLY LOVE ABOUT HOW OUR\nDISCUSSIONS HAVE GONE,\nFRANCESCA, IS YOUR ABILITY TO\nSHARE HOW EACH OF THESE\nDIFFERENT PUZZLES, PIECES OF THE\nPIE I SHOULD SAY, ARE LEADING\nINTO ANOTHER. AND SO, COULD WE\nJUST SPEND A MOMENT WALKING\nTHROUGH THESE ONE BY ONE . THE\nONE THAT YOU HAVE PULLED OUT IS,\nI THINK , IN A BASIC SENSE WHAT\nI WOULD'VE GUESSED YEARS AND\nYEARS AGO WHEN I LOOKED AT THAT\nINFORMATION SPACE IN THE STATE\nCAPITAL ABOUT THE CENTENNIAL\nACCORD. THAT IS THE CENTENNIAL\nACCORD PACT.\nTHAT IS THE BRIEF WRITTEN: THAT IS THE BRIEF WRITTEN\nDOCUMENT SIGNED IN 1989 AMONGST\nTRAVEL -- TRIBAL LEADERS.\nAND THAT WAS A POINT IN TIME: AND THAT WAS A POINT IN TIME\n. BUT EVERYTHING ELSE THAT HAS\nCOME FROM IT IS WHAT IS\nCONTINUING TO LIVE AND REMAIN\nDURABLE BECAUSE IT IS FLEXIBLE\nAND NIMBLE, YET STRONG. AND SO,\nTHAT IS WHERE WE COME TO THE\nNEXT SLICE OF THE PIE, THE\nCENTENNIAL CORD ANNUAL MEETING.\nTHAT IS WHERE , WHEN I WAS\nREADING THE INFORMATION DOWN AT\nTHE CAPITAL, THAT IS WHERE\nEVERYONE COMES BACK TOGETHER.\nHOW DOES THAT PLAY INTO THE\nANNUAL WORK? IS IT LIKE WHAT\nWE'RE DOING HERE WITH OUR\nTRIBAL NATIONS , SOME OF WHOM\nCHECK IN REGULARLY? HOW DOES THE\nANNUAL MEETING WORK FOR\nEVERYONE?\nTHE ANNUAL MEETING IS THAT: THE ANNUAL MEETING IS THAT\nTOUCH POINT AMONG SELECTED\nOFFICIALS FROM THE STATE CABINET\nAND GOVERNOR, AS WELL AS TRIBAL\nCOMMUNITIES. IT HAS CONTINUED TO\nGROW AND EXPAND AND MORPH OVER\nTIME. UNDER GOVERNOR FERGUSON,\nIT HAS GONE THROUGH ITS OWN\nREVITALIZATION TO ENSURE THAT IT\nCONTINUES TO BE AN EFFECTIVE\nSPACE. SOMETIMES AS WE CONTINUE\nREAL EXERCISES OF MEETING TO ME,\nIT IS IMPORTANT WE REVISIT WHY\nWE ARE MEETING AND THAT WE ARE\nBEING ACCOUNTABLE IN BETWEEN.\nYOU CAN THINK OF THE TRIBAL\nNATION SUMMIT AS THAT PRACTICE\nOF CONVENING ELECTED OFFICIALS\nTO HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS, OPEN\nAND HONEST DISCUSSIONS, AROUND A\nSHARED ROUNDTABLE, BUT IT IS\nIMPORTANT THAT OTHER PIECES OF\nTHE PIE EXIST TO HELP IN THE\nTIME BETWEEN. IT IS ALSO\nIMPORTANT THAT THAT SOME OF IT\nIS REPORTING OUT ON WHAT STATE\nAGENCIES ARE DOING. BUT WHAT\nWE'VE HEARD FROM TRIBAL LEADERS\nABOUT OUR WORK IS THAT WE ARE\nNOT JUST COMING TO TRIBAL\nPARTNERS SHARING WHAT WE ARE\nDOING AS THE CITY, WE ARE\nLISTENING TO NEEDS AND\nPRIORITIES, AND WE ARE RECEIVING\nTHAT FEEDBACK AND INTEGRATING IT\nINTO THE WORK , AND THEN WHEN WE\nRECONVENE AGAIN, WE CAN SHARE\nPROGRESS UPDATES. WE ARE MAKING\nMEANINGFUL COMMITMENTS IN\nBETWEEN. THAT IS THE -- THAT IS\nSOMETHING THAT HAS DISTINGUISHED\nSOME OF OUR WORK. CENTENNIAL\nCORD FROM THE STATE LEVEL IS\nGOING THROUGH A REVITALIZATION\nOF THAT EFFORT, THAT INTENT, AS\nWELL AS ENTERING OVER 30 YEARS\nOF DOING THE WORK.\nTHANK YOU. AND SO, TO MAKE IT\nNOT A WROTE MEETING TO MEET, IS\nTHIS A SINGLE DAY, MULTIPLE\nDAYS? IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING --\nTHERE IS MORE THAN JUST EVERYONE\nGETTING TOGETHER. THERE ARE\nBREAKOUT SESSIONS. WORKING\nTHROUGH THINGS. WORKING MEETINGS\nAS WELL IS REPORTING OUT\nMEETINGS.\nWHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE: WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE\nEXPANSIVE NATURE OF STATE\nGOVERNMENT, THE BODY OF WORK\nWITH TRIBAL COMMUNITIES HAS\nCONTINUED TO GROW OVER THE YEARS\nAS MORE ISSUES HAVE BECOME TO BE\nUNDERSTOOD AS IMPACT ON TRIBAL\nINTERESTS. THE MEETINGS GET\nLARGER AND LARGER. THERE IS\nALWAYS A NEED TO CAUCUS SINCE\nTRIBAL COMMUNITIES AND STATE\nAGENCIES. THAT IS TYPICALLY THE\nFIRST COUPLE OF DAYS OF THE\nCENTENNIAL ACCORD THAT CAN TAKE\nHALF A WEEK TO A WEEK DEPENDING\nON THE YEAR AND HOW IT IS\nORGANIZED. IT TRAVELS AROUND THE\nSTATE TO DIFFERENT TRIBAL\nCOMMUNITIES TO HOST A GATHERING\n. AND THEN, AT LEAST ONE TO TWO\nDAYS ARE WITH THE GOVERNOR AND\nCABINET MEMBERS AND STATE AGENCY\nREPRESENTATIVES , AND THE\nDIALOGUE IS HAPPENING AROUND\nTHOSE IDENTIFIED TOPICS OF\nINTEREST. EVERYTHING FROM\nTAXATION TO GAMING TO HEALTH AND\nSOCIAL SERVICES. IT REALLY RUNS\nTHE GAMUT OF EVERYTHING THAT OUR\nSTATE AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS\nHAND -- HAVE UNDER THEIR\nJURISDICTION.\nI'M GOING TO CALL IT\nWEEKLONG MEETINGS. THE ANNUAL\nCONFERENCE, IF YOU WILL. ARE ALL\n29 FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES\nIN WASHINGTON COMING WITH\nELECTED LEADERS? ARE THERE\nTRIBES FROM OREGON AND IDAHO\nJOINING? YOU MENTIONED\nDEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE STATE\nGOVERNMENT, BUT ARE WE BRINGING\nTHE DIRECTORS OF THESE\nDEPARTMENTS, OR BRINGING\nSECRETARIES ? CAN YOU TALK TO\nTHAT A LITTLE BIT MORE DEEPLY?\nON A FUTURE SLIDE WE WERE: ON A FUTURE SLIDE WE WERE\nTALK ABOUT THE ITERATION OF THE\nPACK ITSELF. IT WAS NOT SIGNED\nBY ALL THE TRIBES IN WASHINGTON\nAT THE TIME IN 1989. SOME OF\nTHAT WAS A REFLECTION OF SOME\nTRIBES AT THE TIME HAVING\nCONCERNS THAT THEIR PRIMARY\nRELATIONSHIP IS WITH THE FEDERAL\nGOVERNMENT. AND THEY ACTUALLY\nHOLD MORE POWER AND AUTHORITY\nTHAN STATE GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL\nGOVERNMENTS. AND SO, THERE WAS\nMAYBE SOME HESITATION IN THOSE\nEARLY YEARS AROUND, IF WE\nACKNOWLEDGE THIS RELATIONSHIP\nWITH STATE GOVERNMENT, IS THAT\nSOMEHOW SUPPLANTING THE\nPRIORITIZATION OF OUR ROLE WITH\nTHE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT? OVER\nTIME, THAT FEAR HAS DISSIPATED.\nALL 29 TRIBES ARE NOW SIGNATORY\nTO THE PACT. THERE ARE ALSO\nITERATIONS OF UNRECOGNIZED\nCOMMUNITIES THAT BECAME\nRECOGNIZED TRIBES THAT LATER\nSIGNED, AS WELL AS TRIBES WHO\nHAVE ANCESTRAL INTEREST IN\nWASHINGTON STATE THAT ARE\nCURRENTLY LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE\nSTATE AND IDAHO OR OREGON. THEY\nSIGNED THE PACT AS WELL. BECAUSE\nTHE VALUE OF THIS AGREEMENT\nBECAME VERY VISIBLE TO TRIBAL\nLEADERS . THE POWER OF HAVING\nTRANSPARENT, AND ACCOUNTABLE\nFRAMEWORKS OF COMMUNICATION ON A\nGOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT LABOR\n-- LEVEL IS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN\nWHAT HISTORICALLY WE HAVE DONE\nAS A NATION OR STATE WHERE WE\nARE COMING INTO CONFLICT AND\nDISPUTE OVER ISSUES. INSTEAD OF\nTRYING TO AVOID LITIGATION AS\nBEING SOLUTION POINT, SOMETIMES\nTHAT IS INEVITABLE, BUT\nSOMETIMES WE CAN BE MORE\nPROACTIVE AND HAVE STRONGER\nRELATIONSHIPS TO UNDERSTAND EACH\nOTHER'S ISSUES AND WORK IT OUT\nPROACTIVELY.\nREALLY GREAT SEGUE INTO THAT: REALLY GREAT SEGUE INTO THAT\nNEXT PIECE OF THE PIE, WHICH IS\nTHE NEW MILLENNIUM PACT. HOW IS\nTHAT DIFFERENT?\nABOUT 10 YEARS IN . THE STATE\nAND TRIBAL LEADERS DECIDED TO\nREVISIT THE FRAMEWORK AND SAY,\nWE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR\n10 YEARS, WHAT IS WORKING AND\nWHAT TO BE NEED TO INVEST IN\nMORE DEFINITION AND REFINEMENT\nAROUND? THE NEW MILLENNIUM\nAGREEMENT JUST HELP SET SOME\nIMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES THAT\nWERE LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC.\nHOW WE HANDLE DISPUTE\nRESOLUTION, HOW WE CREATE\nCONSULTATION POLICIES THAT\nIDENTIFY WHO, WHEN AND HOW WE\nENGAGE WITH TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS\nAND NATIVE COMMUNITIES. SILICON\nA LITTLE BIT TO THE MORE\nGRANULAR PIECES. IT WAS A\nREAFFIRMATION OF THE SHARED\nVALUES AS WELL AROUND THIS\nPOLICY AREA -- ERA,\nCOUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ ACTUALLY\nSERVED UNDER TWO GOVERNORS . SHE\nWAS A KEY PERSON IN\nCONCEPTUALIZING MUCH OF THIS\nWORK IN HELPING CARRYING THE\nLEGACY INTO THE NEW MILLENNIUM.\nTHAT CASCADED -- I WILL KINDA\nFINISH THIS OUT HERE . CASCADED\nINTO HOW WE CODIFY IT INTO THE\nREVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON SO\nTHEY'RE NOT JUST EXECUTIVE\nORDERS, EXECUTIVE LEVEL\nDOCUMENTS, THEY ARE WRITTEN INTO\nTHE LEGISLATIVE CODE, WHICH\nHELPS GIVES THOSE AGENCIES AT\nTHE STATE THE AUTHORITY TO DO\nTHE WORK . THAT INCLUDED THE\nSTAFF TRAINING PIECE REQUIRING\nTHAT WASHINGTON STATE EMPLOYEES\nHAVE ACCESS TO TRAINING FROM THE\nGOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF NATIVE\nAFFAIRS. SOME OF OUR CITY STAFF\nIS TAKEN THAT TRAINING AS WELL.\nIT ALSO CODIFIED WORKAROUND\nDESIGNATED ROLES WITHIN\nAGENCIES. THOSE TRIBAL LIAISONS\nTHAT ARE A PRIMARY POINT OF\nCONTACT FOR HELPING AGENCY STAFF\nAS WELL AS TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS\nENGAGE IN ISSUES AND\nCONSULTATION POLICIES, WHICH WAS\nTHE CODIFIED DOCUMENTS THAT HELP\nUS UNDERSTAND WHO, WHEN AND HOW\nWE ENGAGE IN THE DISCUSSION.\nTHAT KIND OF JUST BLOWS INTO: THAT KIND OF JUST BLOWS INTO\nTHE STAFF TRAINING TRIBAL\nLIAISON.\nVERY BELATED: VERY BELATED.\nI THINK IT IS REALLY CRITICAL: I THINK IT IS REALLY CRITICAL\nFOR US TO UNDERSTAND HOW AN\nORIGINAL AGREEMENT LED TO ANIMAL\nCONVERSATIONS , UPDATED\nAGREEMENTS, REVISED CODE OF\nWASHINGTON, AND THEN STARTING TO\nPERMEATE HOW STAFF ARE ON BOARD,\nHOW THE TRIBAL LIAISONS WORK,\nAND WHAT CONSULTATION PRACTICES\n, HOW THEY ARE CODIFIED AND HOW\nTHEY INTERACT WITH EVERYONE.\nTHANK YOU FOR LETTING ME JUST\nDIG INTO THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE\nDEEPLY. I KNOW YOU AND I HAVE\nHAD MANY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT\nTHIS . EVEN STILL, EVERY TIME WE\nSPEAK IN DEPTH, I AM LEARNING\nMORE.\nIT'S HARD TO PUT INTO A\nSLIDE OR A FEW SLIDES, REALLY.\nEVERYTHING WE JUST DESCRIBED,\nTRIBAL LEADERS WILL OFTEN,\nCHAIRMAN ALAN COINED THE TERM,\nTHAT PROGRESSION WE SHARED IS\nEMBODIMENT OF THIS PHRASE OF HOW\nWE KEEP AT THIS ERAS TOUR OF --\nITERATIVE EFFORT OVER TIME. I\nTHINK THE KEY THING TO NOTE HERE\nIS THAT WHEN THIS EFFORT STARTED\nIN THE EARLY '70s, IT WAS\nORIGINALLY AN EXECUTIVE ORDER\nAROUND IN ADVISORY COUNSEL.\nPUBLIC ADVISORY BODY. WHAT STATE\nAND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS CAME TO\nLEARN VERY QUICKLY IS THAT THE\nFUNCTION OF A PUBLIC ADVISORY\nBODY CANNOT SUPPLANT GOVERNMENT\nTO GOVERNMENT FRAMEWORKS . SO\nTHAT IS SOMETHING WE LEARNED\nEERILY ON AS A CITY. IF WE HAVE\nA BODY LIKE THE INDIGENOUS\nADVISORY COUNCIL THAT CAN HOLD A\nPLACE FOR ELECTED TRIBAL\nLEADERSHIP, BUT CANNOT SUPPLANT\nENGAGEMENT WITH INDIVIDUAL\nNATIONS AND THEIR SOVEREIGN\nINTERESTS. IT IS A GOOD PATHWAY\nFOR MANY TYPES OF ISSUES, BUT WE\nMUST ALSO HAVE THE GOVERNMENT TO\nGOVERNMENT PATHWAY. SO WHEN\nCOUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ BROUGHT\nTHIS WORKFORCE TO THE CITY IN\n2020 AND 2021, IT WAS ABOUT\nREVITALIZING BOTH CHANNELS AND\nPATHWAYS TO BE SUCCESSFUL.\nLARGELY BECAUSE WE HAVE LEARNED\nTHIS AT A STATE LEVEL. YOU NEED\nBOTH OF THOSE THINGS. SO THEN,\nSUBSEQUENTLY, A FEW YEARS LATER\nTHEY DECIDED TO SPIT OUT TO THE\nGOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF INDIAN\nAFFAIRS. THIS ALL STARTED AT AN\nEXECUTIVE LEVEL UNTIL, REALLY,\nIN RECENT TIMES WHEN WE STARTED\nTO SEE IT CODIFIED IN THE EARLY\n2000s. JUST THIS PAST SESSION,\nGOVERNOR FERGUSON CODIFIED THE\nGOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF INDIAN\nAFFAIRS INTO THE STATE CODE AND\nELEVATED THE POSITION TO A\nCABINET LEVEL POSITION. SO\nREALLY KIND OF CREATING THAT\nDURABILITY. THAT HAS TAKEN QUITE\nSOME TIME.\n54 YEARS TO GET TO WHERE WE\nARE TODAY. I THINK WHAT IS NOT\nSHOWN ON THE SLIDE IS HOW THIS\nPROCESS AT THE STATE LEVEL HAS\nHELPED US HERE AT THE CITY LEVEL\nTO START MIRRORING IT. I HOPE IT\nDOES NOT TAKE US 50 YEARS TO\nCATCH UP JUST TO WHERE THE STATE\nIS. I KNOW YOUR GOOD WORK IS\nHELPING US GET THERE FASTER.\nLOTS OF LESSONS TO BE LEARNED: LOTS OF LESSONS TO BE LEARNED\nFROM OTHER LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT\nTHAT HAVE REMAINED COMMITTED TO\nTHIS WORK AND THE ADVICE THAT\nTRIBAL LEADERS HAVE BEEN SHARING\nWITH GOVERNMENTS FOR A LONG\nTIME. I THINK THAT BRINGS US\nWELL INTO HOW THE CITY OF\nSEATTLE HAS APPROACHED THIS\nWORK. THIS IS MORE OF A\nCONTEMPORARY FLIGHT ABOUT HOW I\nSHARE ABOUT TRIBAL AND URBAN\nNATIVE ENGAGEMENT WITHIN THE\nCITY. I OFTEN THINK OF THINGS IN\nTHESE THREE PATHWAYS ARE\nBUCKETS. THE WORK CAME UP A LOT\nOF DIFFERENT WAYS DEPENDING ON\nTHE PROJECT DEPARTMENT, BUT WE\nDO TRY TO LOOK THROUGH A LENS OF\nEVERY OPPORTUNITY HERE IN LOCAL\nGOVERNMENT, IS THERE APPROPRIATE\nPATHWAYS FOR GOVERNMENT TO\nGOVERNMENT ENGAGEMENT WITH\nRECOGNITION OF TRIBES AND THEIR\nINTERESTS, INDIGENOUS ADVISORY\nCOUNCIL TO BE ABLE TO PUT IN\nTHOSE INDIGENOUS PRIORITIES,\nVALUES AND PRIORITIES INTO\nHIGH-LEVEL CITY DOCUMENTS AND\nADVISE ON DIFFERENT ISSUES, AS\nWELL AS INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY\nENGAGEMENT? WE HAVE RESIDENTS,\nORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY\nINTEREST GROUPS THAT ALL\nREPRESENT OUR DIVERSE RANGE OF\nINDIGENOUS PEOPLE HERE IN THE\nCITY, AND THAT IS ALSO AN\nIMPORTANT ARM OF WHAT WE DO. THE\nGOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT\nSPECIFIC WORK HERE AT THE CITY\nHAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 25\nYEARS IN A FEW DIFFERENT\nITERATIONS. I FEATURED SOME OF\nTHE KEY MILESTONES FOR YOU HERE.\nIN 2000, THE TULALIP SIGNED AND\nMOU WITH THE MAYOR. THAT WAS THE\nFIRST GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT\nAGREEMENT. SO AGAIN, LIKE\nCENTENNIAL ACCORD, IT IS A\nNONBINDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN A\nTRIBAL NATION AND THE CITY\nGOVERNMENT, BUT IT WAS OUR FIRST\nTIME KIND OF GOING THROUGH THAT\nPRACTICE. FOUR YEARS LATER, IT\nWAS RE-UPPED IN A FEW OTHER\nTRIBES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THAT\nPROCESS OF SIGNING INDIVIDUAL\nMOUs. YOU CAN SEE MARY NICHOLS\nIN THE TOP PHOTO SIGNING -- AT A\nSIGNING CEREMONY WITH CHAIRMAN\nOF THE COMMUNITY IN THE EARLY\n2000. THE MOUs ARE STILL IN\nEFFECT AND WERE LATER ADDED TO\n2017. IN 2023 AND 23 FIVE,\nYOU'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE\nTRIBAL NATIONS SUMMIT WORK. THAT\nWAS THE NEXT ITERATION KNOWING\nTHAT A WRITTEN DOCUMENT CAN ONLY\nCARRY US SO FAR. WE HAVE TO\nBUILD OUR MUSCLE. THE SUMMIT\nREALLY HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT\nFRAMEWORK FOR US TO DO THAT\nWORK.\nTHIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT: THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT\nSLIDE FOR ME, COLLEAGUES,\nBECAUSE WHEN COUNSEL PRESIDENT\nJUAREZ TASKED ME WITH KEEPING\nTHIS WORK GOING , THERE WAS A\nLOT THAT FRANCESCA AND I WERE\nTRYING TO UNCOVER AS FAR AS THE\nFOUNDATION IN WHICH WE WERE\nSTARTING FROM. OUR CITY HAS HAD\nA HISTORY OF DESIRING ENGAGEMENT\n, BUT NOT HAVING THE DURABILITY\nAND THE LIVING ASPECTS TO IT. I\nTHINK THAT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT\nASPECT THAT COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ\nBROUGHT IN WITH THE TRIBAL\nNATIONS SUMMIT. AND SO, EVEN IN\nOUR GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT\nCONSULTATION THAT FRANCESCA AND\nI HAVE DONE WITH FEDERALLY\nRECOGNIZED TRIBES IN OUR AREA,\nTHERE WAS A LACK OF\nUNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THESE MOUs\nWERE FOR OR WHAT THEY DO OR WHY\nWE WOULD NEED TO UPDATE THEM IF\nWE WEREN'T USING THEM. I JUST\nTAKE THAT MOMENT TO SET US IN\nTHE PLACE OF WHERE WE ARE TODAY\nSO THAT WE CAN BE BETTER\nPREPARED TO MAKE THESE -- THIS A\nLIVING AND DURABLE EXPERIENCE.\nDID YOU HAVE ANY REFLECTIONS\nFROM UNCOVERING THESE MOUs AND\nWHAT THEY MEAN TODAY OR WHAT\nTHEY MEANT IN THE PAST?\nTHEY CONTINUE TO BE IMPORTANT: THEY CONTINUE TO BE IMPORTANT\nGUIDING DOCUMENTS. THEY HELP\nBUILD THE CITY'S BODY OF\nEVIDENCE AROUND THE CRITICAL\nIMPORTANCE OF GOVERNMENT TO\nGOVERNMENT RELATIONSHIPS, AND I\nTHINK THERE ARE A LOT OF\nOPPORTUNITIES TO REVISIT HOW\nTHEY COULD BE REVAMPED OR OTHER\nSIMILAR TYPES OF POLICY TOOLS\nCOULD BE USED TO CONVEY THE SAME\nTYPE OF HIGH-LEVEL EXECUTIVE\nLEVEL PRIORITY SHARING OF OUR\nVALUES AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE\nWORK . AND THEN, THINGS LIKE THE\nSUMMIT AND THE GATHERINGS AND\nALL THE WORK YOU ARE ALL ARE\nFAMILIAR WITH THROUGH OUR\nBRIEFINGS, THAT IS THE IMPORTANT\nPROCESS THAT WE CONTINUE TO\nBUILD AS CITY STAFF. THE TRIBAL\nSUMMIT REPORTS HAVE BEEN ANOTHER\nCRITICAL PIECE OF THE CITY\nMAKING EXTERNALLY VISIBLE\nCOMMITMENTS, AND THEN REPORTING\nOUT ON OUR PROGRESS. THAT WAS\nSOMETHING WE BUILT INTO THE\nORIGINAL FRAMEWORK. WHEN FORMER\nTRIBAL RELATIONS DIRECTOR\nVISITED TRIBAL COMMUNITIES IN\n2021 AND 2022, THE PRIMARY\nFEEDBACK WAS THAT WE CAN'T MEET\nTO MEET, WE HAVE TO CREATE\nMEANINGFUL WORK TOGETHER AND BE\nACCOUNTABLE TO EACH OTHER. IT\nWAS IMPORTANT IF WE WERE GOING\nTO GO DOWN THIS PATH THAT WE\nCONTINUE TO BUILD MECHANISMS TO\nMAKE IT IMPACTFUL. WE HOPE WE'RE\nMAKING GOOD ON THAT EFFORT. IT\nIS A LONG AND ITERATIVE PROCESS.\nI WILL FEATURE FOR YOU A COUPLE\nOF THE KEY COMPONENTS OF THESE\nMOUs. THEY ARE ALL TAILORED TO\nINDIVIDUAL TRIBES, BUT THEIR\nPRIMARY FUNCTION IS TO AFFIRM\nGOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT\nRELATIONSHIP. IT IDENTIFIES\nGOALS, LIKE RESPECTING TRIBAL\nSOVEREIGNTY, ENHANCING AND\nIMPROVING COMMUNICATION AND A\nPROCESS FOR DISPUTE RESOLUTION.\nIT ALSO ADDS A FEW\nIMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES,\nPRIMARILY THROUGH THE TOOLS AND\nINTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE OF\nDESIGNATED ELECTED OFFICIALS OR\nTHEIR DESIGNEES AND HOW WE WOULD\nGO ABOUT CONVENING A MEETING\nAROUND AN ISSUE DISCUSSING\nDECISION-MAKING AND IDENTIFYING\nDISPUTE RESOLUTION. IT IS ALWAYS\nIMPORTANT TO REMEMBER IN THIS\nWORK AS INDIVIDUAL GOVERNMENTS\nDISPUTE IS A NATURAL PROCESS.\nCONFLICT CAN BE A NATURAL\nPROCESS. BUT HAVING THESE TYPES\nOF TOOLS AND PROCESS CAN HELP US\nTO GET TO THE OTHER SIDE. WITH\nTHAT, THAT IS OUR PRIMARY\nFEATURE FOR TODAY. I KNOW YOU\nHAVE A VERY BUSY AGENDA. BUT\nHAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS.\nON THE LAST SLIDE, POP QUIZ\nFOR ANYONE . I WILL BUY YOU A\nCOFFEE AT CITY GRIND IF YOU CAN\nTELL ME THE SIGNIFICANCE OF\nEITHER OF THESE TWO PHOTOS. THAT\nGOES TO ALL MY COLLEAGUES BY THE\nEND OF TODAY. NOT A MOMENT , YOU\nDON'T NEED TO PIPE UP RIGHT\nNOW, BUT WHAT IS THE\nSIGNIFICANCE OF EACH OF THESE\nPHOTOS? COLLEAGUES, BEFORE I\nWRAP THIS UP, I WANT TO CHECK IN\nTO SEE IF THERE ANY QUESTIONS,\nCOMMENTS OR DIALOGUE , BECAUSE\n-- AND I WILL PREP FRANCESCA TO\nSHARE WITH US THE BACKGROUND OF\nTHE GENTLEMAN THAT IS COMING TO\nOUR COMMITTEE NEXT MONTH WHO IS\nA TRAINER FROM THE STATE ON THE\nCENTENNIAL ACCORD AND HOW TO\nPARTICIPATE AND HOW IT IS\nWORKING. IF YOU CAN GIVE THAT\nBRIEF UPDATE FOR OUR NEXT\nMEETING, AND THEN I WILL TURN IT\nOVER, COLLEAGUES. NOW IS A\nCHANCE FOR US TO START DIGGING\nINTO THE WHO, WHAT, WHY, WHEN\nAND HOW BEFORE WE HAVE SOMEBODY\nREALLY SMART BEFORE US -- WE CAN\nLOOK A LITTLE DUMB, BUT NOT TOO\nSTUPID. OVER TO YOU, FRANCESCA.\nWE HAVE EXTENDED AN: WE HAVE EXTENDED AN\nINVITATION TO GORDON JAMES OF\nTHE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF INDIAN\nAFFAIRS. GORDON LITERALLY WROTE\nTHE CURRICULUM FOR THE STATE OF\nWASHINGTON ON MUCH OF THE\nGOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT\nBACKGROUND THAT IS TRAINED ON\nFOR ALL STATE AGENCY EMPLOYEES .\nGORDON PROVIDED THE TRAINING TO\nOUR CITY STAFF AS WELL. HE IS A\nFORMER ELECTED LEADER AND HAS\nSPENT MANY YEARS AS A LEADER IN\nHIS COMMUNITY AND AMONGST STATE\nPOLICY WORK AROUND THESE ISSUES.\nWE ARE EXCITED HE IS WILLING TO\nCOME AND CONTINUE THE\nDISCUSSION. HE HAS A LOT OF\nLEADERSHIP AND INVESTMENT IN\nHELPING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS\nCONCEPTUALIZE HOW THIS WORK CAN\nLOOK AT AT A LOCAL LEVEL, CITIES\nAND COUNTIES.\nREALLY GREAT. THANK YOU FOR\nLINING HIM UP TO COME AND SPEAK\nWITH US. THIS IS A REALLY BIG\nDEAL. CALLINGS, ANY QUESTIONS,\nCOMMENTS OR DIALOGUE AT THIS\nTIME? FANTASTIC. SEEING NOTHING\nFURTHER AT THIS TIME. I WANT TO\nTHANK BOTH OF YOU FOR COMING\nDOWN. THIS WAS A REALLY\nWONDERFUL PRESENTATION, ONE I\nHAVE BEEN PINING FOR FOR QUITE\nSOME TIME. I AM EXCITED THAT THE\nCOMPLEMENT IS FOR YOU,\nFRANCESCA, FOR HELPING RESTART\nWHAT HAD BEEN A BIT OF A STALLED\nOUT PROCESS INTO BECOMING CLOSER\nTO BEING THAT LIVING AND DURABLE\nDOCUMENT. THAT IS THE NORTHSTAR\nI ENDEAVOR TO SEEK WITH YOU SO\nWE ARE ABLE TO HABITUAL LIES THE\nPRACTICES OF CONSULTATION,\nCOMMUNICATION AND WORK TOGETHER\nSO WE ARE NOT JUST MEETING TO\nMEET EVERY TIME WE MEET THERE IS\nA REALLY GREAT UPDATE.\nTHANK YOU, CHAIR. IT TAKES\nALL OF US DOING THIS WORK\nTOGETHER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR\nSUPPORT.\nWONDERFUL. WE WILL SEE YOU\nNEXT MONTH. UNTIL THEN, WE WILL\nTAKE UP THREE PRETTY BIG BILLS\nRIGHT AWAY. THE CLERK COULD READ\nITEM 1, WHICH IS THE SECOND\nORDER OF BUSINESS, THE SHORT\nTITLE UNDER THE RECORD. WE WILL\nHAVE PRESENTERS COME ON UP.\nCOUNCIL BILL 121184,\nORDINANCE RELATING TO LEASES,\nEXPANDING THE DIRECTOR OF\nFINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE\nSERVICES' AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE\nLEASES WHEN THE LAND IS USED FOR\nTRANSITIONAL IN CAMERA PURPOSES\nFOR BREATHING, DISCUSSION OF\nPOSSIBLE VOTE. PRESENTERS ARE\nCITY BUDGET OFFICE, DIRECTOR OF\nPOLICY AND INNOVATION AND THE\nMAYOR'S OFFICE AND COUNCIL\nCENTRAL STAFF.\nWONDERFUL. GREAT TO SEE ALL.\nCOLLEAGUES, WE HAVE THREE MORE\nBILLS BEFORE US TODAY. THE FAS\nDIRECTOR SIGNING AUTHORITY,\nWHICH AT THE LAST COMMITTEE WAS\nPRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. THE\nFOLLOWING ITEM OF BUSINESS IS\nTHE BUDGET ACTION, WHICH I THINK\nIS THE BIG ISSUE OF TODAY ,\nFOLLOWED BY OUR GRANT\nACCEPTANCE, WHICH I HOPE\nEVERYONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO\nREVIEW. I WILL SAVE MY COMMENTS\nFOR THAT MOMENT LATER. WITH\nTHAT, WE HAVE THE FAS DIRECTORS\nSIGNING AUTHORITY BILL BEFORE\nUS. I WILL PASS IT OVER TO -- I\nDON'T KNOW -- I WILL PASS IT TO\nTRACI, COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF,\nWHO IS STEPPING IN FOR JENNIFER,\nWHO HAS DONE A LOT OF GREAT WORK\nFOR US. OVER TO YOU, TRACI.\nI WAS GOING TO ACTUALLY GO: I WAS GOING TO ACTUALLY GO\nTHROUGH DESCRIBING BOTH BILLS\nQUICKLY. AND THAT, IF YOU HAVE\nQUESTIONS THAT I CAN'T ANSWER,\nI WILL TURN TO OUR EXECUTIVE\nPARTNERS . I HAVE FOLLOWED SOME\nOF THESE PIECES OF LEGISLATION\nQUITE A BIT WITH JEN. I KNOW\nSOME THINGS I CAN ANSWER TOO.\nTHE FIRST BILL IS COUNCIL BILL\n121184 THAT WOULD EXPAND THE\nLEASING AUTHORITY OF THE\nDIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND\nADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FOR\nLANDS USED SPECIFICALLY FOR\nTRANSITIONAL ENCAMPMENTS. UNDER\nTHE EXISTING CODE, THE FAS\nDIRECTOR IS PROHIBITED FROM\nSIGNING A LEASE AGREEMENT FOR A\nSIGNAL BUILDING, STRUCTURE OR\nOTHER FACILITY OF THE LAND\nEXCEEDS 18,000 SQUARE FEET. THE\nPROPOSED LEGISLATION WILL\nINCREASE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE\nLIMIT TO 65,000 SQUARE FEET. IN\nADDITION, THE CURRENT CODE CAPS\nTHE COST PER SQUARE FOOT THAT\nCAN BE PAID FOR LEASES AT $9.50\nPER SQUARE FOOT. THE PROPOSED\nLEGISLATION WILL ALLOW THE FAS\nDIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE A PRICE\nPER SQUARE FOOT CONSISTENT WITH\nMARKET RATE. THE EXECUTIVE HAS\nSTATED THEY BELIEVE THE MARKET\nPRICES ARE CURRENTLY RANGING\nFROM PER SQUARE FOOT. THERE ARE\nNO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THIS\nLEGISLATION.\nFANTASTIC. WANT TO TURN IT\nOVER -- ANY QUESTIONS OFF THE\nBAT? I WILL TURN IT OVER TO\nDIRECTOR. IF YOU HAVE A\nPRESENTATION, WHICH I SEE ON THE\nAGENDA, THAT WOULD BE THE TIME\nTO BRING THAT UP.\nWE HAVE NO NEW PRESENTATION,\nBUT I CAN PULL UP THE\nPRESENTATION I GAVE AT THE LAST\nCOUNCIL BRIEFING IF YOU WOULD\nLIKE TO SEE THAT.\nYOU DO NOT HAVE A: YOU DO NOT HAVE A\nPRESENTATION THAT IS ABOUT THIS\nBILL.\nIT IS THE PRESENTATION WE: IT IS THE PRESENTATION WE\nPRESENTED PREVIOUSLY. I AM HAPPY\nTO PULL THAT UP AND REVIEW IT\nAGAIN.\nCORRECT. IT IS NOT ABOUT THIS\nBILL SPECIFICALLY . IT IS ABOUT\nEVERYTHING ELSE.\nYEAH: YEAH.\n-- NO . IT IS ABOUT THIS BILL\nSPECIFICALLY.\nI SEE IT. SORRY. I'M GETTING\nMIXED UP WITH ALL OF THE SLIDES\nTHAT APPEAR IN ALL OF YOUR\nPRESENTATIONS. I THINK IF YOU\nWANTED TO FOCUS ON EITHER -- IF\nYOU WANT TO WALK US THROUGH\nTHIS, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. I\nAM SEEING THIS IS STARTING TO\nCAUSE A LITTLE BIT MORE\nCONFUSION.\nIT'S RIGHT HERE. THANK YOU.\nSORRY FOR THE CONFUSION. I\nTHINK WE WERE EXPECTING JUST TO\nANSWER QUESTIONS. WE ARE HAPPY\nTO WALK BACK THROUGH THE INTRO\nPRESENTATIONS WE PRESENTED AT\nTHE LAST COMMITTEE. IT JUST TOOK\nME A MINUTE TO GET IT UP ON THE\nSCREEN. THANKS FOR YOUR\nPATIENCE.\nOKAY.\nTHANK YOU. THIS BILL SOLVES A\nPRIMARY ISSUE OF EXPEDITING WHEN\nWE CAN DEVELOP AND CITE A\nSPECIFIC TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.\nSERVICE PROVIDERS RIGHT NOW HAVE\nTO NAVIGATE PERMITS, NEGOTIATING\nLEASE TERMS AND FINDING LAND\nSUITABLE FOR STANDING UP THE\nSHELTER PROGRAMS. TYPICAL MICRO\nSHELTER PROGRAMS EXCEED 18,000\nSQUARE FEET . TYPICALLY, UP TO,\nFROM 20,000 SQUARE FEET UP TO\n55,000 SQUARE FEET. THAT TIME OF\nIDENTIFYING THE PROPERTY,\nNEGOTIATING THE LEASE , AND\nDOING THE DEVELOPMENT CAN DELAY\n7 TO 9 MONTH JUST IN SITE\nSELECTION PERMITTING AND\nNEGOTIATING LEASE TERMS. WOULD\nYOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE,\nPLEASE? THIS POLICY ALLOWS FAS\nDIRECTOR GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN\nSIGNING LEASE AGREEMENTS . IT\nINCREASES THE SQUARE FOOTAGE\nFROM 18,000 SQUARE FEET TO\n65,000 SQUARE FEET. IT REMOVES\nCOST PER SQUARE FOOT CAP TO\nALLOW FOR MARKET RATE. AND\nENABLES THE CITY TO LEASE SITES\nTHAT INITIAL PREP WORK FOR NEW\nLAND.\nYOUR GOOD RIGHT THERE. IF WE\nWANT TO GO TO THE NEXT LIE THAT\nHAULS ALL THE SQUARE FOOTAGE,\nTHAT'S HELPFUL. THANK YOU FOR\nTHAT LITTLE BIT OF WRINKLE IN\nOUR COMMITTEE. IT IS HELPFUL FOR\nME THAT FOLKS WHO ARE WATCHING,\nIF THEY HAD MISSED THE LAST\nCOMMITTEE MEETING, THAT THERE IS\nA LITTLE BIT OF BOTH VISUAL TEXT\nVIA AWARD-WINNING SEATTLE\nCHANNEL, AS WELL AS OUR VERBAL\nCONVERSATION. ABSOLUTELY. ANY\nQUESTIONS ON THE FAS SIGNING --\nTHE DIRECTOR SIGNING AUTHORITY\nBILL. THE ONLY COMMENT HERE IS\nTHIS CONVERSATION HAS BROUGHT UP\nFOR ME THAT THERE MAY BE OTHER\nPLACES -- THIS IS A VERY\nNARROWLY CRAFTED BILL ABOUT\nTRANSITIONAL ENCAMPMENTS , AND\nTHERE ARE MANY OTHER ASPECTS OF\nADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS THAT ARE\nNOT SPECIFICALLY TRANSITIONAL\nENCAMPMENTS. I WILL FLAG FOR THE\nCOMMITTEE AND FOR THE VIEWING\nPUBLIC THAT I MAY BE BRINGING\nANOTHER BILL SIMILAR, BUT\nDIFFERENT, THAT WILL ALSO ALLOW\nUS TO CONTINUE ADDRESSING\nHOMELESSNESS IN THE WAYS THAT\nARE NOT NECESSARILY TRANSITIONAL\nENCAMPMENTS. THAT IS MY COMMENT.\nAND THAT IS PART OF WHY WE\nDON'T HAVE ANY AMENDMENTS\nTODAY. SORRY. PUBLIC COMMENT WAS\nAT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.\nI APPRECIATE YOU. HAPPY TO CHAT\nWITH YOU AFTER THE MEETING. WITH\nTHAT, IF THERE IS NO FURTHER\nQUESTIONS OR -- IF THERE ARE NO\n-- SHOOT. I'M GETTING ALL\nWRAPPED UP. IF THERE ARE NO\nFURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I\nKNOW JOY'S MOM IS WATCHING, AND\nSHE IS GOING TO TELL ME ABOUT MY\nGRAMMAR AS WELL. IS THERE NO\nFURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS,\nWILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE\nROLL? WE HAVE TO MOVE AND SECOND\nTHE BILL. NO FINAL COMMENTS. I\nMOVED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF\nCOUNCIL BILL 121184. IS THERE A\nSECOND?\nSECOND: SECOND.\nMOVED AND SECONDED TO: MOVED AND SECONDED TO\nRECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL\nBILL 121-1184. ANY FINAL\nCOMMENTS? SEEING NO FINAL\nCOMMENTS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE\nCALL THE ROLL?\nCOUNCIL PRESIDENT: COUNCIL PRESIDENT\nHOLLINGSWORTH.\nYES.\nVICE CHAIR RIVERA: VICE CHAIR RIVERA.\nCHAIR STRAUSS. THREE IN\nFAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.\nTHANK YOU, COUNCIL BILL\n121184 IS RECOMMENDED. THE\nCOMMUNITY RECOGNITION THAT THE\nCOUNCIL PASS AND WILL BE SENT TO\nTHE APRIL 14 SEATTLE CITY\nCOUNCIL MEETING. WE WILL MOVE ON\nTO ITEM 2, THE THIRD ORDER OF\nBUSINESS ON THE AGENDA. WILL THE\nCLERK MOVED THE SECOND ITEM OF\nBUSINESS. YOU CAN READ THE SHORT\nTITLE. NOT THE WHOLE TITLE.\nSHELTER BUDGET BILL. FOR\nBRIEFING, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE\nVOTE. PREVENTERS WITH --\nPRESENTERS WITH CITY BUDGET\nOFFICE, DIRECTOR POLICY AND\nINNOVATION, AND COUNSEL CENTRAL\nSTAFF.\nTHANK YOU. ALREADY MADE\nINTRODUCTIONS. IF WOULD LIKE TO\nJUMP INTO THE BRIEFING OF THIS\nBILL . THANK YOU FOR HAVING THE\nPOWERPOINT UP.\nI WILL QUICKLY INTRODUCE THE: I WILL QUICKLY INTRODUCE THE\nBILL. IT WOULD AMEND THE 2026\nBUDGET TO PROVIDE SLI FIVE TO\nSUPPORT THE CAPITAL AND\nOPERATING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH\nSTANDING UP AT LEAST 500 NEW\nSHELTER UNITS BUT THE TOTAL\nFUNDS IDENTIFIED BY THE\nEXECUTIVE FOR THIS EFFORT ARE\n$17.5 MILLION. LEGISLATION\nAPPROPRIATES TWO AVAILABLE FUND\nSOURCES FOR THE EFFORT. THE\nDOWNTOWN HEALTH AND HUMAN\nSERVICES TRUST FUND AND\nCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK\nGRANT THAT IS IN THE LOW INCOME\nHOUSING FUND. THE REMAINDER OF\nTHE FUNDING NEEDED TO OPERATE\nTHE NEW UNITS HAS ALREADY BEEN\nAPPROPRIATED. THERE ARE NINE\nPROPOSED AMENDMENTS I WOULD BE\nHAPPY TO WALK THROUGH WHEN YOU\nARE AT THAT POINT, OR IF YOU\nWANT TO HAVE THE EXECUTIVE GO\nTHROUGH THE PRESENTATION, WE CAN\nCERTAINLY DO THAT.\nFANTASTIC. ANYTHING YOU WOULD\nLIKE TO SHARE? I HAVE A FEW\nCOMMENTS I WILL MAKE BEFORE WE\nGET INTO AMENDMENTS.\nGOOD MORNING. CITY BUDGET\nDIRECTOR. I THINK TRACI DID AN\nEXCELLENT JOB SUMMARIZING THE\nBILL. HAPPY TO GO INTO MORE\nDETAIL IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.\nALSO HAPPY TO JUST LET YOU MOVE\nON TO THE AMENDMENT DISCUSSION.\nTHAT IS GOOD. I'M GOING TO\nMOVE -- I MOVE TO RECOMMEND THE\nPASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 121185.\nIS THERE A SECOND?\nSECOND: SECOND.\nMOVED AND SECONDED TO: MOVED AND SECONDED TO\nRECOMMEND THE PASSAGE OF COUNCIL\nBILL 121185. BEFORE WE MOVE INTO\nAMENDMENTS, I HAVE GOT SOME\nGENERAL REMARKS ON THE BILL. I\nWILL ALSO NOTE THAT I STILL HAVE\nNOT HAVE MY QUESTION ANSWERED\nABOUT TINY HOME PURCHASES FROM\nTHE HOPE FACTORY IF FOLKS WANT\nTO ADDRESS THAT IN YOUR COMMENTS\nAS WE MOVE FORWARD. I AM GOING\nTO MAKE SOME GENERAL REMARKS\nABOUT HOMELESSNESS IN THE CITY\nOF SEATTLE . OVER THE LAST SIX\nYEARS, IT IS GOTTEN BETTER, IT\nIS GOTTEN WORSE. THE CITY'S\nABILITY TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS\nHAS GOTTEN BETTER SINCE THE\nPANDEMIC BECAUSE WE CHANGED HOW\nWE ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS. AGAIN,\nTHE NAVIGATION TEAM LEAD WITH\nPOLICE, SOCIAL WORKERS SOMEWHERE\nBEHIND, WE NOW HAVE THE UNIFIED\nCARE TEAM LED BY THE SOCIAL\nWORKERS WITH THE POLICE\nSOMEWHERE BEHIND. EVERY YEAR IT\nEBBS AND FLOWS DEPENDING ON THE\nWEATHER OR DIFFERENT\nMICROCLIMATES , YOU KNOW,\nECONOMIC CLIMATES WITHIN OUR\nCITY. BUT WHAT I AM SEEING RIGHT\nNOW IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS IS\nSOMETHING I HAVEN'T SEEN THE\nLAST FEW YEARS. WHAT I AM SEEING\nARE THAT THERE ARE STILL TENSE\nAND PEOPLE IN THE PLACES THEY\nHAVE BEEN FOR THE LAST SIX\nYEARS, AND NOW THEY ARE\nRETURNING , PEOPLE ARE RETURNING\nTO THE PLACES I HAVE NOT SEEN\nTHEM LIVING IN PUBLIC SPACES IN\nTHE LAST FEW YEARS. I AM\nNOTICING THIS IN BELLTOWN IN\nPARTICULAR. I'M NOTING THIS AND\nDOWNTOWN IN PARTICULAR. I AM\nNOTICING WE HAVE NOT MADE THE\nPROGRESS I WANT TO SEE US MAKE\nIN CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL\nDISTRICT. THAT IS NOT\nNECESSARILY ON THE NEW\nADMINISTRATION. BUT WHAT I AM\nREALLY CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE\nCHANGE I'VE SEEN IN THESE LAST\nTHREE MONTHS TO THE POINT WHERE\nWE HAVE A STRUCTURE BUILT IN THE\nRIGHT-OF-WAY IN BALLARD OUT OF\nWHAT I COULD PRESUME WOULD BE\nSTONE OR MAYBE THEY WERE\nPURCHASED MATERIALS THAT THERE\nIS A BUILDING IN THE MIDDLE OF\nOUR STREET THAT HAS A CHIMNEY .\nTHIS IS SOMETHING I HAVE NOT\nSEEN SINCE THE PANDEMIC. WHAT WE\nARE SEEING TODAY IS THAT WE KNOW\nTHAT WE NEED TO PASS THIS\nBUDGET, THIS FUNDING, FOR US TO\nBETTER ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS.\nTHERE ARE STILL A LOT OF\nQUESTIONS ON THE HOW AND WHO WE\nHIRE AND WHAT SERVICES WE ARE\nSELECTING. BUT I GUESS THE POINT\nI AM MAKING TODAY IS THAT WE\nCANNOT SLOW DOWN WHILE WE ARE\nMAKING THESE IMPROVEMENTS. WHAT\nI'M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT IS\nTHAT WE HAVE SLOW DOWN , AND ONE\nOF THE REASONS WHY I AM\nCOMFORTABLE PASSING THIS\nLEGISLATION TODAY WITHOUT HAVING\nALL OF MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED IS\nTHAT THERE IS -- THERE WILL BE A\nCOMMITMENT THAT WE WORK TOGETHER\nTO IMPLEMENT THIS LEGISLATION,\nTHAT THERE IS A COMMITMENT WE\nWILL WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE THE\nIMPROVEMENTS NEEDED, AND THAT\nTHERE IS A COMMITMENT THAT WE\nWON'T SLOW DOWN IN THE\nMEANTIME. I KNOW THIS IS TRUE\nTHROUGH OUR CONVERSATIONS. I AM\nSHARING THIS WITH THE PUBLIC AS\nPART OF THE TRANSPARENT PROCESS\nOF PASSING THESE BILLS. AND SO,\nWE ARE GOING TO TAKE UP -- SOME\nOF THIS IS ALSO THAT WE ARE\nTAKING UP THIS BUDGET ITEM\nOUTSIDE OF THE ANNUAL PROCESS,\nBECAUSE FOR GOOD REASON , AS WAS\nDISCUSSED IN THE LAST COMMITTEE\nMEETING, WE DON'T GET TO SEE\nTHE TRADE-OFFS WE ARE MAKING FOR\nTHE ONGOING COSTS BECAUSE IT IS\nOUTSIDE THE ANNUAL PROCESS. THIS\nIS WHERE DIRECTOR GAVE US A VERY\nGOOD RESPONSE AT OUR LAST\nMEETING THAT WE WILL WORK\nTOGETHER IN THIS UPCOMING FALL\nPROCESS. THERE IS A LOT OF -- WE\nARE HAVING A MOMENT OF TRUST\nTHAT THERE WILL BE COLLABORATION\nIN IMPLEMENTING HOW THESE FUNDS\nARE USED BECAUSE THOSE\nCONVERSATIONS TYPICALLY OCCUR\nDURING THE FALL BUDGET PROCESS.\nWE KNOW WE CAN'T WAIT UNTIL\nNEXT FALL TO GET MORE DOLLARS\nOUT THE DOOR. THERE IS A HIGH\nLEVEL OF CONCERN ON HOW WE USE\nTHOSE DOLLARS , BECAUSE WE FEAR\nNOT BEING SMART, NIMBLE,\nFLEXIBLE AND CONSISTENT IN OUR\nAPPROACHES , IF SOMEBODY IS\nHOUSED, THEY CANNOT PITCH A TENT\nIN A PUBLIC SPACE. THESE ARE\nTHINGS WE BELIEVE ARE OCCURRING\nTODAY. THIS BUDGET ITEM , YOU\nKNOW, IT CREATES ONGOING COSTS.\nWE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK\nTOGETHER , AND IT'S OKAY WE'RE\nDOING THIS OUTSIDE THE ANNUAL\nPROCESS ONLY BUT FOR THE\nCOMMITMENT THAT WE IMPLEMENT\nTHIS TOGETHER. SO THAT IS WHAT\nSOME OF THESE AMENDMENTS GET TO\n. BEFORE WE JUMP INTO THE\nAMENDMENTS, I WANT TO CHECK TO\nSEE IF ANYONE AT THE TABLE HAS\nANYTHING TO SHARE BUT I DIDN'T\nASK A QUESTION . BUT IF YOU\nWOULD LIKE TO SHARE ANYTHING,\nYOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO.\nI WOULD LOVE TO. IN ONE OF\nTHE PREVIOUS HEARINGS ABOUT\nTHESE BILLS, YOU ASKED A\nQUESTION ABOUT HOW CONTRACTORS\nPAY FOR TINY HOUSES STRUCTURES\nFROM HOPE FACTORY. I WOULD LOVE\nTO ANSWER THAT QUESTION HERE FOR\nTHE RECORD. AND SO, THIS IS\nBEING DONE SPEAKING SPECIFICALLY\nTO THE HOPE FACTORY OPERATED BY\nSOUND FOUNDATIONS NORTHWEST. AND\nHAS A PRETTY DEEP PARTNERSHIP\nWITH LEHIGH LOW INCOME HOUSING\nINSTITUTE. THE WAY THEIR\nRELATIONSHIP OPERATES IS, LEHIGH\nPAYS FOR THE LAND, THE RENT AND\nPAYS FOR SOME OF THE STAFF AT\nSOUND FOUNDATIONS NORTHWEST.\nTHEY FISCALLY SPONSOR SOUND\nFOUNDATIONS NORTHWEST, WHICH IS\nITS OWN ENTITY THAT HAS SOUGHT\nITS OWN INDEPENDENT 501(C)(3)\nSTATUS. THOSE ORGANIZATIONS WORK\nTOGETHER TO RAISE PHILANTHROPIC\nDOLLARS THAT PAY FOR THE STAFF ,\nAND THEY OFFER US THE TINY\nHOUSES AT A SUBSIDIZED RATE. AND\nSO, WHEN THEY CONSTRUCT TINY\nHOUSES, DUE TO THE RELATIONSHIP\nTHEY HAVE THAT CREATES LOWER\nCOSTS IN THE RENT, AND ALSO THE\nSUBSIDIES FROM PHILANTHROPIC\nDOLLARS, IT COSTS ABOUT $8000\nPER UNIT OF A TINY HOUSE\nPRODUCED BY HOPE FACTORY. THEY\nALSO SELL THOSE UNITS TO OTHER\nTINY HOUSE PROVIDERS, INCLUDING\nSEATTLE CLUB AND . AND SO,\nTYPICAL MARKET RATE AND WHAT IT\nWOULD COST WITHOUT THE\nPHILANTHROPIC SUBSIDY IN THE\nRENT SUBSIDY WOULD BE ABOUT\n$15,000-$18,000 PER TINY HOUSE\nUNIT THAT IS PRODUCED BY THE\nHOPE FACTORY. SO I HOPE THAT\nANSWERS THE QUESTION YOU WERE\nSEEKING. JUST WANTED TO MAKE\nSURE I HAD THE CHANCE TO PUT\nTHAT ON THE RECORD.\nIN FACT, THAT CREATED MORE\nQUESTIONS. I AM NOT GOING TO PUT\nTHEM ON THE RECORD AT THIS\nMOMENT, BUT I WILL SAY I HAVE A\nHIGH LEVEL OF DISCOMFORT IN THE\nWAY WE HAVE BEEN AWARDING\nCONTRACTS , BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN\nFOCUSED ON NUMBER OF UNITS AND\nNOT TYPE OF SERVICES PROVIDED.\nTINY HOMES ARE GREAT FOR MANY\nPEOPLE. THEY DON'T WORK FOR\nFOLKS WHO ARE IN WHEELCHAIRS.\nTHERE IS NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO HAVE\nA PARTNER. THOSE ARE PHYSICAL\nLIMITATIONS OF THE BUILDING, NOT\nSERVICE PROVISION. AND SO,\nSEEING AS WE HAVE LESS THAN AN\nHOUR LEFT, I'M GOING TO TAKE\nTHIS PART OF THE CONVERSATION .\nI WILL SAVE IT FOR LATER. BUT I\nWILL SAY THAT I AM MORE\nCONCERNED NOW THAN I WAS A\nCOUPLE MINUTES AGO.\nOKAY. WE CAN TALK MORE ABOUT\nIT. THIS IS JUST RELATED TO THE\nCONSTRUCTION, NOT THE\nSUBCONTRACTORS OF BEHAVIOR\nHEALTH, WHICH I WILL PROVIDE A\nSEPARATE ANSWER FOR AT A LATER\nTIME.\nWONDERFUL. THANK YOU. WE ARE\nGOING TO MOVE INTO AMENDMENTS.\nWE HAVE A CONSENT PACKAGE OF\nAMENDMENTS THAT WERE BRIEFED AT\nOUR LAST COMMITTEE MEETING.\nREMINDER, COLLEAGUES, ANYONE --\nYOU CAN SPEAK TO THESE IN THE\nCONSENT PACKAGE . BUT IF YOU\nWOULD LIKE TO PULL IT OUT, YOU\nMAY DO SO. TRACI, WOULD YOU LIKE\nTO -- ACTUALLY, I NEED TO MOVE\nAMENDMENTS ONE, TWO, SIX, EIGHT\nAND NINE TOGETHER IN A CONSENT\nPACKAGE.\nSECOND: SECOND.\nIT HAS BEEN MOVED AND: IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND\nSECONDED TO HAVE AMENDMENTS ONE,\nTWO, SIX, EIGHT AND NINE . IF\nANYONE WOULD LIKE TO PULL THOSE\nOUT OF THE PACKAGE, WE WILL PULL\nIT OUT OF THE PACKAGE. JUST\nCHECKING . ARE YOU GOOD WITH\nTHIS?\nWHAT THE PROCESS IS. YOU ARE\nPULLING -- OKAY.\nFANTASTIC. WONDERFUL. WE HAVE\nMOVED AND SECONDED AMENDMENTS\nONE, TWO, SIX, EIGHT AND NINE\nSPONSORED BY KETTLE, SAKA,\nRIVERA AND KETTLE. TRACI, OVER\nTO YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ .\nI WILL BRIEFLY READ: I WILL BRIEFLY READ.\nAMENDMENT NUMBER ONE SPONSORED\nBY COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.\nCOSPONSORED BY HOLLINGSWORTH\nWOULD REQUEST REPORT FROM THE\nMAYOR'S OFFICE ON IMPLICATION\nOF THE FIRST 500 SHELTER UNITS\nAND A PLAN FOR HOW THEY WILL\nACHIEVE THE 4000 NEW UNITS\nOVERALL. THAT REPORT WILL BE DUE\nSEPTEMBER 14 OF 2026. LIMIT\nNUMBER TWO, SPONSORED BY\nCOUNCILMEMBER SAKA. EXECUTIVE\nWOULD BE REQUESTED TO DEVELOP\nAND IMPLEMENT IS PUBLIC SAFETY\nPLAN FOR EACH NEW SHELTER\nINDICATING HOW TO KEEP THE AREA\nSURROUNDING ANY NEW SHELTER\nSAFE, CLEAN AND FREE OF\nUNSANCTIONED ENCAMPMENTS, AND IT\nWILL REQUIRE PROACTIVE\nCOMMUNICATION WITH THE\nNEIGHBORHOOD. IT SHOULD ALSO,\nTHE PLAN SHOULD BE CEMENTED TO\nTHE COMMUNITY ONE MONTH PRIOR TO\nA SHELTER OPENING IN THAT\nCOMMUNITY. IT ALSO WOULD REQUIRE\nEACH SHELTER PROVIDED TO HAVE A\nGOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT WITH THE\nCITY. AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX,\nSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER\nRIVERA. EXECUTIVE WOULD BE\nREQUESTED TO OPERATE AT LEAST\nONE OF THE NEW SHELTERS FOR\nPEOPLE IN RECOVERY FROM\nSUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER.\nREQUEST REPORT PROVIDED BY\nSEPTEMBER 14 TO INDICATE WHETHER\nTHEY ACCOMPLISHED THAT.\nAMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT WOULD\nREQUEST THAT NEW SHELTER UNITS\nBE PRIORITIZED FOR PEOPLE\nEXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE\nNEIGHBORHOOD IN WHICH THE NEW\nSHELTER IS LOCATED. IT WOULD\nALSO REQUEST A REPORT TO THE\nCOUNCIL ON HOW PRIORITIZATION\nWILL OCCUR BEFORE OPENING THE\nFIRST NEW SHELTER. THE FINAL\nAMENDMENT MUST SPONSORED BY\nCOUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, WOULD\nSTATE THAT COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES\nMAINTAIN EXISTING PERMANENT\nSUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND\nCOMMITMENT TO COLLABORATING WITH\nEXECUTIVE ON MAINTAINING THAT\nHOUSING WHILE ALSO CREATING NEW\nSHELTER UNITS AND ADDRESSING THE\nSTRUCTURAL BUDGET GAP.\nFANTASTIC. THANK YOU. I KNOW\nTHAT COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND\nSAKA ARE EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S\nMEETING. IS THERE A COLLEAGUE\nTHAT WILL SPEAK TO THESE ITEMS?\nYEAH: YEAH.\nCOUNCIL PRESIDENT, WOULD YOU\nLIKE TO SPEAK TO THE AMENDMENTS\nBY\nTHANK YOU, CHAIR.\nCOUNCILMEMBER KETTLE'S\nAMENDMENT I AM COSPONSORING\nBECAUSE I ADDED SOME STUFF IN\nHIS AMENDMENT, I JUST WANT TO\nTHANK HIM FOR THAT. IT\nBASICALLY, AS HE WAS A, GOOD\nGOVERNANCE. HIS TALKING POINTS\nARE GOOD GOVERNANCE AND MAKING\nSURE THAT THERE IS A PLAN FOR\nTHE OVERALL COMMITMENT TO THE\n4000 SHELTERS AND FIGURING OUT,\nMAKING SURE THAT THAT REPORT IS\nDUE IN SEPTEMBER, I BELIEVE, AND\nWANTED TO WORK WITH THE MAYOR'S\nOFFICE. IS IT SEPTEMBER?\nIT IS: IT IS.\nAWESOME. JUST TO HAVE A PLAN\nFOR WORD WHICH HELPS THE\nCOUNCIL, AS WELL AS WE ARE DOING\nOUR BUDGET PROCESS. IT IS\nSOMETHING I SUPPORT. LOOKING\nFORWARD TO THAT. THANK YOU,\nCHAIR. YOU ARE THE CHAIR. THANK\nYOU CHAIR STRAUSS. I CAN SPEAK\nON -- ALSO, COUNCILMEMBER\nSAKA'S AMENDMENT, PUBLIC SAFETY\nREFLECTS FEEDBACK, ESPECIALLY\nFROM RESIDENTS, THAT HE HAS\nHEARD THAT ARE NEAR EXISTING\nSHELTERS . EXAMPLE WOULD BE CAMP\nSECOND CHANCE. HE REQUESTS\nEXECUTIVE TO DEVELOP AND\nIMPLEMENT A PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN\nAROUND NEW SHELTERS THAT\nINCLUDES UPFRONT SAFETY\nASSESSMENTS, CROSS DEPARTMENT\nCOORDINATION, ONGOING\nNEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT , AND A\nGOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT WITH THE\nNEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT PLANS.\nCOUNCILMEMBER SAKA UNDERSTANDS\nTHE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS ALREADY\nANTICIPATING TOO MUCH OF THIS,\nBUT THIS AMENDMENT FORMALIZES\nAND CLARIFIES THESE\nEXPECTATIONS. I JUST WANT TO\nNOTE THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF GOOD\nNEIGHBOR AGREEMENTS IN SEATTLE.\nONE OF THE MAIN MISSING PIECES\nOFTENTIMES IS JUST THE\nCOMMUNICATION PIECE AND POINT OF\nCONTACT FOR THOSE ENCAMPMENTS.\nSOMEONE TO CONTACT THE SLIDES\nTHE COUNCILMEMBER OR POLICE OR\n911. THAT IS KIND OF THE BIGGEST\nPIECE IN THAT AS WELL. JUST\nWANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. THANK\nYOU, CHAIR.\nTHANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT\nHOLLINGSWORTH. WE HAVE HAD\nAMENDMENTS ONE, TWO, AND NINE\nADDRESS. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,\nWOULD YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS YOURS?\nYES, THANK YOU, CHAIR. MY TWO\nAMENDMENTS. ONE IS MAKING SURE\n-- WE TALKED ABOUT THIS THE LAST\nCOMMITTEE MEETING . THERE ARE\nSOME FOLKS THAT ARE TRYING TO\nRECOVER FROM ADDICTIONS . IT IS\nNOT ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THEM TO BE\nIN A SHELTER WITH OTHER FOLKS\nWHO ARE USING . AND SO, IT IS\nIMPORTANT FOR US TO SUPPORT\nFOLKS THAT ARE GETTING TREATMENT\nAND WANT TO STAY SOBER AND WANT\nTO CONTINUE IN THEIR RECOVERY.\nWE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE\nPUTTING OUR MONEY WHERE OUR\nMOUTH IS AND SUPPORTING FOLKS\nWHO ARE TRYING TO RECOVER. SO\nTHIS AMENDMENT WOULD REQUIRE\nTHAT AT LEAST ONE OF THE\nSHELTERS IS A RECOVERY SHELTER\nSO THAT WOULD BE SOBER SHELTER\nSO FOLKS THAT ARE TRYING TO\nRECOVER ARE BEST SUPPORTED. AND\nTHEN, ON MY SECOND AMENDMENT, IT\nGOES TO , IT'S IMPORTANT TO\nPRIORITIZE WHEREVER THESE\nSHELTERS ARE BEING PLACED THE\nUNHOUSED FOLKS THAT ARE IN THAT\nNEIGHBORHOOD TO BE PRIORITIZED .\nNOT EXCLUSIVELY, BUT PRIORITIZED\nFOR SHELTER IN THAT PARTICULAR\nSHELTER TO BE HOUSED IN THAT\nPARTICULAR SHELTER. IT SEEMS\nTHAT IF THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS\nABSORBING THE SHELTER THAT THEY\nSHOULD HAVE A PRIORITY WHEN IT\nCOMES TO THE UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS\nTHAT ARE NEAR THAT SHELTER. IT\nJUST MAKES SENSE. THAT IS WHAT\nTHESE TWO ARE. CHAIR, I WANT TO\nMAKE SOME BROAD COMMENTS. YOU\nTELL ME WHETHER YOU WOULD LIKE\nME TO DO THAT NOW OR AFTER WE\nPASS THESE AMENDMENTS.\nCOMMENTS ABOUT THE BILL, THE\nUNDERLYING BILL? LET'S PASS THE\nAMENDMENTS AND THEN COME BACK TO\nCOMMENTS ABOUT THE UNDERLYING\nBILL AS AMENDED.\nGREAT. UNLESS THERE ANY\nQUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE TWO FROM\nMY COLLEAGUES, --\nFANTASTIC. I DO HAVE A\nQUESTION FOR YOU, VICE CHAIR. DO\nHAVE A QUESTION FOR TRACI ABOUT\nYOUR AMENDMENT ON SOBER AND\nCLEAN SHELTER, WHICH I FIND TO\nBE A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE\nECOSYSTEM OF SHELTER AND\nRECOVERY. IN THIS LAST YEAR\nUNDER THE NEW FEDERAL\nADMINISTRATION, WE HAVE SEEN A\nLOT OF FUNDING SHIFTS COMING\nFROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.\nTRACY -- TRACI, CAN YOU GIVE US\nA HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW SESSION\nMAYBE I WILL STATE MY ASSUMPTION\nHERE, WHICH IS THAT THERE ARE\nFEWER FEDERAL DOLLARS GOING TO\nLOW BARRIER HOUSING AND SHELTER\n. MORE GOING TO CLEAN AND SOBER\nABSTINENCE-BASED HOUSING AND\nSHELTER . WE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL\nARE NOW HAVING TO REPRIORITIZE\nHOW WE ARE USING DOLLARS BECAUSE\nOF THAT FEDERAL SHIFT. IS THAT\nCORRECT?\nI WOULD SAY THAT, LITERALLY,\nTHE JURY IS OUT ON THAT. WE ARE\nIN THE MIDDLE OF SEVERAL\nLAWSUITS, I THINK. ONE IN\nPARTICULAR, BUT SEVERAL , OVER\nTHE INTENTION OF THE\nADMINISTRATION TO TRY TO DO AWAY\nOR MINIMIZE LOW BARRIER SHELTER\nOR HOUSING IN PARTICULAR. IT IS\nCLEAR THAT THE ADMINISTRATION\nHAS INDICATED INTENT TO WANT TO\nSUPPORT MORE RECOVERY HOUSING\nAND LESS LOW BARRIER HOUSING AND\nSHELTER, BUT THE COURTS NEED TO\nDECIDE THAT, ACTUALLY.\nTHAT IS A COURT DECISION: THAT IS A COURT DECISION\nABOUT THIS LAST YEAR AT THIS\nFUNDING WHEN THEY COME OUT WITH\nNEXT YEAR'S GRANT CYCLE , THEY\nCOULD JUST MAKE THOSE CHANGES\nINSTEAD OF TRYING TO GO BACK AND\nREOPEN THE EXISTING CONTRACTS,\nCORRECT?\nI THINK THAT IS UNCLEAR,\nACTUALLY. THEY MAY BE IN\nVIOLATION OF PROVISIONAL ACTION.\nAGAIN, LITERALLY, THIS IS IN\nFRONT OF THE COURTS TO DECIDE.\nFAIR ENOUGH. I SURE HOPE\nTHERE IS CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT\nACTION. WITH THAT, THIS BRINGS\nUP THE ENTIRE CONVERSATION.\nCOUNCILOR RINCK HAS BEEN VERY\nACTIVE IN HAVING THE COC FUNDING\nCONVERSATION. I SHARE VICE CHAIR\nRIVERA'S INTENT HERE THAT WE\nNEED TO HAVE ALL DIFFERENT TYPES\nOF SHELTER REPRESENTED IN\nEXPANSION, AND JUST NOTING MY\nCONTINUED OBSERVATION . IF THE\nFEDERAL FUNDING IS SHIFTING,\nTHAT MEANS WE ARE GOING TO NEED\nTO SHIFT OUR LOCAL FUNDING AS\nWELL.\nYES, CHAIR. REGARDLESS OF THE\nFUNDING , WE NEED MORE RECOVERY\nSHELTER IN SEATTLE FOR FOLKS\nTHAT ARE TRYING TO RECOVER. I\nHAVE HEARD FROM FOLKS IN\nCOMMUNITY WHO FEEL THIS WAY. SO\nWE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE\nSUPPORTING OUR FOLKS WHO ARE\nTRYING TO RECOVER. FULL STOP.\nTHANK YOU.\nGREAT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR\nQUESTIONS ON AMENDMENTS ONE,\nTWO, SIX, EIGHT, OR NINE? SEEING\nNO FURTHER COMMENTS, THE\nAMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN MOVED AND\nSECONDED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE\nCALL THE ROLL ON AMENDMENTS ONE,\nTWO, SIX, EIGHT AND NINE ON\nAMENDMENTS ONE, TWO, SIX, EIGHT\nAND 92 COUNCIL BILL 121185?\nCOUNCIL PRESIDENT: COUNCIL PRESIDENT\nHOLLINGSWORTH.\nAYE.\nVICE CHAIR RIVERA: VICE CHAIR RIVERA.\nAYE.\nCHAIR STRAUSS: CHAIR STRAUSS.\nUDUB: UDUB.\nTHREE IN FAVOR AND NONE: THREE IN FAVOR AND NONE\nOPPOSED.\nAMENDMENT ONE, TWO, SIX,\nEIGHT AND NINE HAVE BEEN\nATTACHED AND AMEND COUNCIL BILL\n121185. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON\nTO THE NEXT SET OF AMENDMENTS\nTHAT WERE NOT BRIEFED IN\nCOMMITTEE LAST TIME. WE ARE\nGOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT\nLONGER TO WALK THROUGH THEM. WE\nARE IN GOOD TIME RIGHT NOW.\n10:50 AND WE HAVE UNTIL,\nTECHNICALLY, 11:30, BUT WE STILL\nHAVE ONE MORE BILL. THAT IS\nWHERE WE ARE. WITH THAT, I WILL\nMOVE AMENDMENT 32 COUNCIL BILL\n121185. IS THERE A SECOND?\nSECOND: SECOND.\nIT HAS BEEN MOVED AND: IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND\nSECONDED TO A MOUND COUNCIL BILL\n121185 WITH AMENDMENT THREE AS\nSHOWN ON THE AGENDA. TRACI,\nWOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE A\nBRIEFING? THIS IS A MEMBER\nJUAREZ A MOMENT I AM SPONSORING\nBECAUSE COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ IS\nNOT ON THE COMMITTEE.\nTHIS AMENDMENT WOULD REQUEST: THIS AMENDMENT WOULD REQUEST\nTHE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO PROVIDE\nMONTHLY REPORTS ON INDICATORS OF\nPUBLIC SAFETY IN THE AREA\nSURROUNDING NEW SHELTERS. THE\nREPORT SHOULD BE CEMENTED TO THE\nCOUNCIL OFFICE IN WHICH THE\nSHELTER IS LOCATED. I HAVE PUT\nTHE ACTUAL LANGUAGE OF THE\nAMENDMENT UP ON THE SCREEN FOR\nTHE PUBLIC'S ENJOYMENT.\nTHANK YOU , TRACI. I AM GOING\nTO SHARE COUNCIL PRESIDENT\nEMERITUS JUAREZ'S COMMENTS.\nDESCRIBING THE AMENDMENT BEFORE\nUS. SHE SAYS IT IS THE\nCOUNCIL'S INTENT THAT THE\nMAYOR'S OFFICE WILL PROVIDE\nMONTHLY REPORTS ON THE SAFETY OF\nSHELTER COMMUNITIES AND THE\nSURROUNDING AREAS. IN\nPARTICULAR, TINY HOUSE VILLAGES.\nTHE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR\nPUBLIC SAFETY AND MUST BE\nPROACTIVE IN THIS ROLE.\nHOMELESSNESS TODAY IS NOT THE\nSAME AS IT WAS 10 YEARS AGO. WE\nHAVE GOTTEN MANY PEOPLE OFF THE\nSTREETS WHO HAVE STRAIGHTFORWARD\nISSUES, AND THE FOLKS THAT ARE\nREMAINING HAVE THE MOST COMPLEX\nISSUES. SAID ANOTHER WAY, THIS\nIS MY WORDS, TINY HOMES HAVE\nBEEN VERY EFFECTIVE SOLUTION FOR\nMANY PEOPLE ON THE STREETS, AND\nTHE FOLKS THAT ARE REMAINING\nTODAY HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL\nIN TINY HOMES. THAT IS WHERE I\nTHINK WE SHARE A GOAL IN\nADDRESSING THIS POPULATION. BACK\nTO THE COMMENTS. THIS AMENDMENT\nWOULD AID THE CITY IN\nIDENTIFYING PUBLIC SAFETY TRENDS\nAND EFFECTIVENESS OF TINY HOUSE\nVILLAGES AND OTHER SHELTER\nCOMMUNITIES SO WE MAY ACT WHEN\nTHINGS ARE GOING WRONG. THESE\nREPORTS WOULD BE PULLED FROM\nALREADY EXISTING DATA SOURCES,\nINCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO,\nTHE CRITICAL INCIDENT REPORTS, A\nREQUIREMENT OF THE CURRENT KING\nCOUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS\nAUTHORITY PROJECT SERVICE\nAGREEMENT, SCHEDULE WHERE\nSERVICE PROVIDERS ARE REQUIRED\nTO REPORT WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS\nOF ANY HOMICIDES, SUICIDES,\nUNINFECTED DEBTS, SEXUAL\nASSAULT, SEXUAL EXPECTATION OF A\nTRIAL, PHYSICAL ASSAULT LEADING\nTO HOSPITAL STATION OR CREDIBLE\nTHREATS TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY\nOR HATE CRIMES. THESE REPORTS\nWOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE GOOD\nNEIGHBOR AGREEMENTS REQUIRED BY\nTHE CONTRACT , DATA FROM THE\nUNIFIED CARE TEAM RELATING TO\nTHE SHELTER , FIND IT FIX-IT\nSERVICE REPORTS FROM THE\nCOMMUNITY ABOUT THE SHELTER AND\nSURROUNDING AREAS, AS WELL AS\n911 CALLS, INCLUDING CALLS FROM\nTHE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT,\nSEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND CARE\nDEPARTMENT AND WHAT THEY HAVE\nRESPONDED TO. THIS WILL BE\nPROVIDED MONTHLY TO COUNCIL\nMEMBERS BOTH CITYWIDE AND\nDISTRICT BY DISTRICT . THAT IS\nCOUNCIL PRESIDENT EMERITUS\nJUAREZ'S REPORT. ARE THERE ANY\nQUESTIONS FROM COLLEAGUES? VICE\nCHAIR.\nTHANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO\nTHANK BOTH COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ\nAND COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR THEIR\nPUBLIC SAFETY AMENDMENTS. I TOO\nWAS CONSIDERING BRINGING\nAMENDMENTS, AND WHEN OUR\nCOLLEAGUES -- THERE IS NO NEED\nTO DO SO INDIVIDUALLY. BUT I\nWHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE -- YOU HAVE\nHEARD ME SAY MANY TIMES FROM THE\nDAIS, INCLUDING AT, I BELIEVE,\nTHE LAST MEETING, ABOUT MY\nCONCERN AROUND THE PUBLIC SAFETY\nISSUES THAT MIGHT ARISE AS A\nCONSEQUENCE OF WHERE SOME OF THE\nSHELTERS ARE PLACED, MAINLY\nBECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS\nTHAT CALM, INCLUDING DRUG\nDEALERS, NEAR THOUGH SHELTERS\nBECAUSE THEY HAVE, SADLY, A\nCAPTIVE AUDIENCE. WE NEED TO\nMAKE SURE WE ARE SUPPORTING BOTH\nTHE FOLKS LIVING INSIDE THE TINY\nHOMES, AND ALSO THE SURROUNDING\nNEIGHBORHOODS. I THINK THE\nPUBLIC SAFETY PLANS ARE REALLY\nIMPORTANT. AND THEN REPORTING\nOUT ON THOSE PLANS AS WELL. I AM\nALSO GOING TO BE -- IN PREVIEW,\nBRINGING SOMETHING TO OUR LAND\nUSE LEGISLATION RELATED TO\nPUBLIC SAFETY. SO REALLY, AGAIN,\nWANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBERS\nJUAREZ AND SAKA FOR BRINGING\nTHIS FORWARD RELATED TO PUBLIC\nSAFETY. I COULD NOT\nWHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE MORE AND\nWOULD WISH TO COSPONSOR IF I\nCOULD, BUT NEVERTHELESS, LOOKING\nFORWARD TO PASSING THESE\nTHROUGH. THANK YOU.\nWONDERFUL. COUNCIL PRESIDENT,\nANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON THIS\nAMENDMENT?\nNONE AT ALL. THANK YOU,\nCHAIR.\nI WOULD APPRECIATE COUNCIL: I WOULD APPRECIATE COUNCIL\nMEMBER JUAREZ PROVIDING THE\nSERVICE CONTRACTS IN THE ACTUAL\nLANGUAGE FROM KING COUNTY\nREGIONAL HOMELESS AUTHORITY. SHE\nHAS A CONTRACT FOR A TINY HOUSE\nVILLAGE IN MY DISTRICT THAT, ON\nPAGE 19 OF THIS CONTRACT,\nOUTLINES THE CRITICAL INCIDENT\nREPORTING POLICY, AND THEN AS AN\nATTACHMENT TO THIS CONTRACT,\nTHERE IS A CRITICAL INCIDENT\nREPORTING POLICY AND TEMPLATE.\nWHAT I APPRECIATE ABOUT THIS IS\nTHAT COUNCIL PRESIDENT EMERITUS\nIS NOT REINVENTING OR\nRE-CREATING THE WHEEL AND SIMPLY\nASKING FOR DATA THAT IS ALREADY\nCOLLECTED TO BE SHARED WITH\nCOUNCIL MEMBERS . THAT IS MY\nMOMENT OF APPRECIATION. IF THERE\nARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS OR\nQUESTIONS, I WILL ASKED THE\nCLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON\nAMENDMENT THREE AS SHOWN ON THE\nAGENDA TWO COUNCIL BILL 121185.\nCOUNCIL PRESIDENT: COUNCIL PRESIDENT\nHOLLINGSWORTH.\nYES.\nVICE CHAIR RIVERA: VICE CHAIR RIVERA.\nAYE.\nCHAIR STRAUSS: CHAIR STRAUSS.\nAYE.\nTHREE IN FAVOR AND NONE: THREE IN FAVOR AND NONE\nOPPOSED. COUNCIL BILL 121185 IS\nAMENDED AS SHOWN ON THE AGENDA.\nI WILL MOVE AMENDMENT 42 COUNCIL\nBILL 121185.\nSECOND: SECOND.\nIT HAS BEEN MOVED AND: IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND\nSECONDED TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL\n121185 WITH THE AMENDMENT AS\nSHOWN ON THE AGENDA. OVER TO YOU\nTRACI, AND THEN I WILL MAKE\nBRIEF REMARKS.\nTHIS PROVISION WOULD REQUEST: THIS PROVISION WOULD REQUEST\nTHE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO\nCOLLABORATE WITH THE COUNCIL TO\nCONVENE A SHELTER ACUITY\nWORKGROUP TO DETERMINE THE\nACUITY LEVELS TO BE SERVED, THE\nSERVICES, THE COST PER UNIT TO\nBE PROVIDED FOR THE FIRST 500\nSHELTER UNITS AND ANY ADDITIONAL\nUNITS CREATED BEYOND THOSE. THE\nPROPOSAL SHOULD BE DEVELOPED\nBEFORE ANY CONTRACT IS EXECUTED\nWITH A SHELTER PROVIDER.\nTHANK YOU. THIS AMENDMENT\nCOMES FROM THE SPACE OF HEARING\nSOME FOLKS FROM PUBLIC COMMENT,\nWORKING WITH OTHER PROVIDERS,\nAND MY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE\nMAYOR'S OFFICE. I THINK YOU ALL\nWOULD BE TIRED OF ME SAYING TINY\nHOMES WORKS FOR SOME PEOPLE, BUT\nIT IS NOT WORKING FOR THE FOLKS\nREMAINING ON THE STREETS. THE\nREASON I SAY THAT IS BECAUSE OF\nHOW IMPORTANT THIS IS TO ME . I\nAM NOT COMFORTABLE PASSING THIS\nBUDGET TODAY THAT FUNDS ALL JUST\nSTRAIGHT TINY HOME VILLAGES THAT\nONLY HAVE A FRONT DESK CLERK AND\nNO CASE MANAGEMENT. I HAVE -- I\nWOULD HAVE A REAL PROBLEM WITH\nTHAT. WHAT I AM HOPEFUL OF, AND\nWHAT I WOULD ADD URGENCY AND\nVIGOR TO, IS OPENING ADDITIONAL\nSHELTERS THAT ARE ABLE TO HAVE\nFOLKS WHO ARE IN WHEELCHAIRS TO\nHAVE THEIR PETS, TO HAVE THEIR\nPOSSESSIONS, TO HAVE THEIR\nPARTNERS THAT COME WITH THAT\n24/7 CASE MANAGEMENT WITH\nMEDICALLY ASSISTED TREATMENT\nAVAILABLE TO THEM SO THEY DON'T\nHAVE TO TAKE TWO BUSES, PAST\nTHREE DRUG DEALERS, TO GET TO\nTHEIR CLINIC. WHAT I AM LOOKING\nFOR IS, FRANKLY, A HIGHER COST\nSHELTER BED THAT IS NOT\nUNDERCOUNTING VOLUNTEER HOURS\nAND DONATED LABOR AND DONATED\nMATERIALS. WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR\nIS A SHELTER SOLUTION THAT\nSERVES THE PEOPLE REMAINING ON\nOUR STREETS TODAY THAT HAVE THE\nMOST COMPLEX ISSUES THAT CANNOT\nBE SOLVED WITH JUST FOUR WALLS\nAND A DOOR THEY CAN LOCK. THAT\nREALLY ARE SOLVED WITH THE LEVEL\nOF SERVICE PROVISION, CASE\nMANAGEMENT, 24/7 CARE THAT IS\nBEYOND JUST SOMEBODY SITTING AT\nA FRONT DESPERATE I KNOW I AM\nLOOKING AT ALL OF YOU. YOU ARE\nNOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAS\nHAPPENED IN THE PAST. I AM JUST\nSIMPLY SHARING WITH YOU WHAT MY\nOUTLOOK IS FOR THE FUTURE. HAD\nWE HAD MORE TIME WITH THIS, I\nWOULD HAVE SAID I NEED TO HAVE,\nIN WRITING AGREEMENTS, THAT WE\nARE IN LINE. THIS IS THE MOMENT\nOF, IF I WAS TO PAUSE AND DO ALL\nTHAT WORK TODAY, WE WOULDN'T\nGET THIS MONEY OUT THE DOOR TO\nBE SPENT THIS YEAR. SO THIS IS\nTHE MOMENT OF ME SAYING THAT I\nAPPRECIATE MAYOR WILSON AND HER\nTEAM FOR SAYING WE HAVE TO MOVE\nQUICKLY, WE HAVE TO MOVE NOW.\nHERE IS THE FUNDING AVAILABLE TO\nDO IT. IN THAT MOMENT, I REQUEST\nTHROUGH THIS AMENDMENT THAT WE\nWORK TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY HOW\nMANY MORE HIGH NEEDS COMPLEX\nISSUE SHELTER BEDS WE HAVE THAT\nCOME WITH THAT HIGH LEVEL OF\nCARE, AND HOW MANY MORE SHELTERS\nWE ACTUALLY NEED THAT JUST HAVE\nA FRONT DESK CLERK. THE REASON I\nMAKE THESE STATEMENTS IS BECAUSE\nEVERY SINGLE SHELTER BED WE HAVE\nCAN BE USED 2 TO 3 TIMES TO HELP\n2 TO 3 TIMES AS MANY PEOPLE AS\nCOMPARED TO TODAY WITH A HIGHER\nTHROUGHPUT. THAT IS A\nCONVERSATION I THINK THERE IS\nBROAD AGREEMENT ON. I WANT TO\nREALLY GET INTO THAT, BECAUSE\nTHERE IS NOT UNIVERSAL AGREEMENT\nIN HOW MANY SHELTER BEDS WE HAVE\nTHAT WE NEED IN THE CITY TO\nADDRESS HOMELESSNESS, BECAUSE I\nWOULD LIKE TO SEE OUR REGIONAL\nNEIGHBORS PARTICIPATE MORE. AND\nOR BUT, WHAT THERE IS AGREEMENT\nIN TODAY IS THAT WE KNOW WE NEED\nMORE SHELTER BEDS TODAY. WHAT\nTHAT HIGH-LEVEL NUMBER IS, I\nDON'T THINK THERE IS UNIVERSAL\nAGREEMENT. THERE IS AGREEMENT\nTHAT WE HAVE TO KEEP MOVING\nTODAY. I APPRECIATE MAYOR WILSON\nAND THE TEAM FOR KEEPING THIS\nMOVING. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR\nPARTNERING TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE\nIMPLEMENT THESE DOLLARS. THAT IS\nTHE INTENT OF THIS AMENDMENT.\nCOLLIES, ANY QUESTIONS OR\nCOMMENTS? VICE CHAIR.\nTHANK YOU, CHAIR. TRACI, ARE\nYOU ABLE TO TELL ME -- I KNOW\nYOU CAME INTO THIS LATER , SO IF\nYOU CAN'T, PERHAPS, THE SPONSOR\nCAN ADDRESS IT. WHO WOULD BE\nPART OF THIS WORKGROUP, AND HOW\nWOULD WE -- SINCE THIS IS\nSUPPOSED TO BE DONE BEFORE ANY\nCONTRACTS ARE SIGNED, HOW WOULD\nCOUNCIL KNOW WHAT THE WORKGROUP\nDECIDED IN ORDER TO WEIGH INTO\nWHETHER WE AGREE OR NOT ON THE\nPARTICULAR ASPECTS OF THIS ?\nSECTION 2 OF THE PROPOSED\nAMENDMENT TALKS ABOUT WHO IS IN\nTHE WORKGROUP. INCLUDES HUMAN\nSERVICES DEPARTMENT, CITY BUDGET\nOFFICE, KING COUNTY REGIONAL\nHOMELESS AUTHORITY, SHELTER\nOPERATORS, SHELTER SERVICE\nPROVIDERS, COUNCILMEMBER OFFICES\nAND CENTRAL STAFF. THAT IS WHO\nWOULD MAKE UP THAT WORKGROUP. IN\nTERMS OF HOW WE WOULD KNOW, I\nWOULD HOPE IT WOULD BE BECAUSE\nYOU'RE SITTING AROUND THE TABLE\nTALKING TO ONE ANOTHER. WHEN YOU\nCOME TO AN AGREEMENT, YOU ALL\nKNOW WHAT THAT AGREEMENT IS. IT\nDOES NOT ASKED FOR A FORMAL\nREPORT IN THIS PARTICULAR\nMOMENT. BUT I SUGGEST THAT YOU\nALL WOULD BE COLLECTIVELY MAKING\nTHE DECISION AROUND THE TABLE.\nTHAT COULD BE -- OR YOU ARE\nTHERE WITH THE DECISION BEING\nMADE.\nEXCEPT FOR NOT ALL: EXCEPT FOR NOT ALL\nCOUNCILMEMBERS WILL BE ABLE TO\nSIT ON THIS WORKGROUP -- THIS IS\nWHY I ASKED WHO IS GOING TO BE\nON HERE. THANK YOU FOR -- I AM\nJUST SEEING THIS FOR THE FIRST\nTIME TODAY. IN TERMS OF, YOU\nKNOW, WHO ARE THE SHELTER\nPROVIDERS AND OPERATORS, OF\nWHICH THERE ARE MANY. WHO\nEXACTLY IS GOING TO BE ON THIS\nWORKGROUP, AND WHICH COUNCIL\nOFFICES ? AND BACK TO, BECAUSE\nNOT ALL COUNCIL OFFICES I\nIMAGINE WILL BE PART OF THIS,\nHOW WILL OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS\nKNOW WHAT CAME OF THIS IF THERE\nISN'T A REPORT?\nTHANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. THERE\nARE SOME TERMS OF ART IN THIS\nAMENDMENT WHICH SAYS THAT THE\nMAYOR'S OFFICE WILL WORK WITH\nCOUNCIL. I THINK THAT IS\nSOMETHING WERE COUNCIL\nPRESIDENT, MYSELF, COUNCILMEMBER\nLIN, COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER WHO\nALL HAVE AREAS OF JURISDICTION\nWITHIN THE SHELTER EXPANSION\nCONVERSATIONS -- I AM NOT GOING\nTO COME OUT HERE AND SAY IN\nTHESE TO BE ME, BUT I WILL WORK\nIN COLLABORATION WITH COUNCIL\nPRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH, WHO\nLEADS OUR WORK DOWN HERE. THAT\nIS WHAT IT SAYS IN COLLABORATION\nWITH COUNCIL AS A DEPARTMENT ,\nAS WELL AS WITHIN THEIR IT SAYS\nCOUNCIL OFFICES. SO IF COUNCIL\nOFFICES ARE LEFT OUT OF THE\nCONVERSATION, THAT MEANS WE\nHAVEN'T DONE THE JOB CORRECTLY.\nAS WELL AS, IT WOULD BE\nCUMBERSOME TO FIND A TIME WHERE\nALL COUNCILMEMBERS COULD\nPARTICIPATE. SO THERE ARE TWO\nTERMS OF ART IN HERE THAT REALLY\nFACILITATE US WORKING QUICKLY.\nCOUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH\nCAN HELP US IDENTIFY WHO THE\nCORRECT SINGULAR POINT OF\nCONTACT IS, AND THEN THE\nACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK IS THAT\nALL COUNCIL OFFICES WILL HAVE\nACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION AND\nCOORDINATION WITH COUNCIL\nCENTRAL STAFF. ONE OF THE\nREASONS I DID NOT REQUEST A\nFORMAL REPORT IS BECAUSE, MUCH\nLIKE OUR LAST PRESENTATION, THIS\nIS INTENDED TO BE A LIVING AND\nDURABLE AGREEMENT IN WHICH WE\nGET INTO. YOU NOTICE I DON'T\nJUST SAY THE FIRST 500 UNITS\nTHAT ARE PROPOSED WITHIN THIS\nFUNDING PACKAGE TODAY, BUT THAT\nTHIS IS AN ONGOING PROCESS FOR\nADDITIONAL SHELTER UNITS BEYOND\nTHESE FIRST 500.\nTHANK YOU, CHAIR. I WILL SAY\nTHAT WE ALL HAVE AREAS OF --\nTHAT WE OVERSEE VIA COMMITTEE\nMEETINGS. REALLY, THAT IS JUST\nBECAUSE NOT ALL OF US CAN BE ON\nEVERY COMMITTEE. SO I DON'T --\nWE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL\nTHE WORK THAT GETS DONE, WHETHER\nOR NOT WE SIT ON A COMMITTEE.\nTHAT IS THE POINT I'M TRYING TO\nMAKE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE\nFOR THE RECORD THAT BEFORE ANY\nCONTRACTS ARE SIGNED, IF WE ARE\nGOING TO HAVE A WORKGROUP, AND\nTHERE IS WORK PRODUCT COMING OUT\nOF THIS WORKGROUP, IT SOUNDS\nLIKE, THAT THE REST OF US\nCOUNCILMEMBERS THAT AREN'T PART\nOF THE ACTUAL WORKGROUP THAT\nCAME UP WITH WHATEVER PLAN COMES\nUP WITH, THE WORKGROUP COMES UP\nWITH, THAT WE HAVE AN\nOPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN. MY\nGUESS THAT IS MY FORMAL REQUEST\nRIGHT NOW IN PUBLIC FROM THE\nDAIS SO THAT I KNOW THAT THERE\nARE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW,\nWHATEVER COMES OUT OF THIS, WE\nARE ALL ABLE TO EQUALLY WEIGH\nIN. THANK YOU.\nI THINK AND CENTRAL STAFF: I THINK AND CENTRAL STAFF\nEPISODE, WE CAN MAKE SURE\nCOUNCILMEMBERS ARE INFORMED OF\nTHE OUTCOME OF THAT WORKGROUP SO\nTHAT YOU ALL AT LEAST KNOW ABOUT\nWHAT HAS BEEN DECIDED . TO WHAT\nEXTENT YOU COULD INFLUENCE THAT\nDECISION.\nTHAT IS WHERE I AM GOING: THAT IS WHERE I AM GOING.\nTHANK YOU, TRACI. I UNDERSTAND\nAT SOME POINT WE WILL FIND OUT\nWHAT HAPPENED WITH THIS\nWORKGROUP, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY,\nHOW DO WE ALL GET TO WEIGH IN TO\nWHAT HAPPENS? WHAT'S COMES OUT\nOF THIS WORKGROUP. THAT IS\nIMPORTANT. I DON'T WANT TO FIND\nOUT AFTER THE FACT THAT A\nDECISION WAS MADE TO DO\nSOMETHING THAT, PERHAPS, YOU\nKNOW, THE REST OF US DON'T\nAGREE WITH THAT WEREN'T PART OF\nTHE WORKGROUP. ANYWAY. I THINK\nTHIS IS IMPORTANT.\nTHANK YOU. DIRECTOR.\nTHANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS.\nSPEAKING TO THE NEED TO MOVE\nWITH URGENCY AND SPEED, I'M\nGRATEFUL FOR THIS COMMITTEE AND\nRECOMMENDING TO MOVE THE BUDGET\nITEMS DUE TO THE URGENCY AND\nSPEED OF MEETING THE STANDOFF\nSHELTER, I COULD SEE THIS\nPARTICULAR POINT CREATING A\nWINDOW IN WHICH WE WOULD\nSLOWDOWN. AND SO, IF THIS IS\nPASSED , I WOULD REQUEST THAT\nTHE COUNCIL WORK WITH US WITH\nSPEED AND TO THE URGENCY OF THIS\nCRISIS THAT WE ARE SPEAKING TO.\nI THINK THIS WORKS WELL WITH\nSOME PLANS AND ALIGNMENT WE HAVE\nWITH PROVIDERS AND DEPARTMENTS.\nTHIS ISN'T ASKING US TO DO\nANYTHING THAT IS NEW WORK THAT\nWE WOULDN'T BE PLANNING TO DO,\nBUT WHERE I HAVE THE CONCERN IS\nAROUND THE SPEED AT WHICH WE\nNEED TO OPERATE TOGETHER. AND\nSO, JUST ASKING THAT COUNCIL --\nWE ARE WILLING TO WORK QUICKLY,\nAND THAT WE CAN ALL WORK QUICKLY\nTOGETHER TO MEET THE CRISIS IN\nTHIS MOMENT.\nTHANK YOU. YES, WE HAVE TWO\nOPTIONS PRESENTED TO US IN THIS\nVERY MOMENT. WE CAN HAVE THESE\nQUESTIONS ANSWERED BEFORE WE\nPASS THE BUDGET AMENDMENT, OR AS\nWE IMPLEMENT TOGETHER. THAT IS\nTHE CHOICE. I GUESS I'M\nCHECKING IN WITH THE MAYOR'S\nOFFICE NOW . WOULD YOU RATHER US\nPASS THIS BILL TODAY AND WORK\nTOGETHER TO IMPLEMENT IT\nTOGETHER, OR WOULD YOU LIKE ME\nTO WAIT AND ENSURE THAT ALL OF\nOUR QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED\nFIRST?\nMY SPECIFIC QUESTION IS NOT: MY SPECIFIC QUESTION IS NOT\nEITHER/OR, IT IS A QUESTION OF\nOUR WORK TOGETHER TO MOVE\nQUICKLY AT THE SPEED OF THE\nCRISIS. AND SO, IT IS NOT DON'T\nPASS THIS, IT IS , AS YOU\nCONSIDER PASSING THIS, NO WE\nWILL BE TALKING TO YOU A LOT IN\nSEEKING THE RESPONSIVENESS AND\nTHE TIME. I KNOW YOU ARE ALL\nVERY, VERY BUSY PEOPLE. I WANT\nTO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CARVING\nOUT THE TIME IT WOULD TAKE TO DO\nTHIS TOGETHER.\nTHANK YOU. YES, AT THIS POINT\nIN THIS JUNCTURE, THE COUNCIL\nHAS BEEN THE BODY THAT HAS MOVED\nVERY QUICKLY. WE HAVE EXERCISED\nTOOLS THAT ARE UNUSUAL TO HELP\nSUPPORT THIS MOMENT IN CRISIS.\nAS YOU HEARD EARLIER TODAY, THE\nHOMELESS SITUATION IN MY\nDISTRICT IS WORSE TODAY THAN IT\nWAS A FEW MONTHS AGO. AND SO,\nTHE QUESTION ON THIS AMENDMENT\nIS , IF YOU ARE HAVING CONCERN\nWITH THIS AMENDMENT, WE CAN\nPAUSE TODAY, BUT WHAT I'M\nHEARING FROM YOU IS A COMMITMENT\nTO WORK TOGETHER BECAUSE IT IS\nATYPICAL FOR COUNCIL TO PASS AN\nAMENDMENT, A BILL LIKE THIS,\nWITHOUT HAVING THESE QUESTIONS\nANSWERED. THAT IS THE IMPORTANCE\nOF THIS AMENDMENT TODAY.\nTHANK YOU. I HEAR THAT LOUD\nAND CLEAR. REALLY A COMMENT OF,\nAS WE WORK TO DO THIS, WE ARE\nHOPING TO STAND UP OPERATORS AND\nPROVIDERS IN THE NEXT 2 TO 3\nMONTHS. AND SO, THIS IS A\nREQUEST TO WORK WITH US A LOT.\nWE ARE HAPPY TO DO SO.\nI THINK IT IS VERY TYPICAL: I THINK IT IS VERY TYPICAL\nFOR COUNCILMEMBERS TO WORK WITH\nTHE MAYOR'S OFFICE ON A DAILY\nBASIS. WE WELCOME THAT LEVEL OF\nENGAGEMENT.\nWONDERFUL: WONDERFUL.\nTHANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, ANY\nFURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON\nTHIS BILL? THANK YOU. WILL THE\nCLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON\nAMENDMENT 4 TO COUNCIL BILL\n121185?\nCOUNCIL PRESIDENT: COUNCIL PRESIDENT\nHOLLINGSWORTH.\nYES.\nVICE CHAIR RIVERA: VICE CHAIR RIVERA.\nAYE.\nCHAIR STRAUSS: CHAIR STRAUSS.\nAYE.\nTHREE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.\nTHANK YOU, AMENDED AS SHOWN\nON AMENDMENT FOUR -- 4 ON THE\nAGENDA. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, WOULD\nYOU LIKE TO MOVE AMENDED FIVE?\nFIGURE. I MOVE TO MOVE AS\nPRESENTED ON A MINUTE FIVE.\nSECOND: SECOND.\nMOVED AND SECONDED TO: MOVED AND SECONDED TO\nRECOMMEND PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT\nFIVE TO COUNCIL BILL 121185.\nTRAGEDY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ\nTHIS INTO THE RECORD\nTHIS ASKED THE HUMAN SERVICES: THIS ASKED THE HUMAN SERVICES\nDEPARTMENT TO UTILIZE SHELTER\nAND SERVICES PROVIDERS WHO HAVE\nEXPERTISE IN WORKING WITH THOSE\nMOST DISPROPORTIONALLY IMPACTED\nBY HOMELESSNESS WHEN SETTING UP\nTHE NEW SHELTER UNITS. AND TO\nPROVIDE A REPORT ON THEIR\nABILITY TO DO SO BY SEPTEMBER\n14, 2026.\nTHANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT,\nWOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO\nMEDICALLY\nTHANK YOU, CHIRP WILL BE\nREALLY QUICK, BECAUSE I KNOW\nWE'RE GOING AGAINST TIME. THIS,\nCOLLEAGUES, WE KNOW THAT THERE\nARE DIFFERENT POPULATIONS\nIMPACTED DISPROPORTIONATELY BY\nHOMELESSNESS. I AM HOPING WE CAN\nHAVE A MULTITUDE OF PROVIDERS BE\nABLE TO HAVE ACCESS AND\nOPPORTUNITY FOR NEW SHELTERS .\nBLACK POPULATION, 7% OF THE\nPOPULATION BUT 40% OF THE FOLKS\nON THE STREETS. AND SO, THIS IS\nAN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO\nDIVERSIFY SOME OF OUR PROVIDERS\nDURING THIS PROCESS. THAT IS\nWHAT THIS IS A REQUEST TO OUR\nMAYOR'S OFFICE AS WE WORK\nTOGETHER ON THIS. THANK YOU.\nTHANK YOU COME UP COUNCIL: THANK YOU COME UP COUNCIL\nPRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, ANY\nQUESTIONS? COMMENTS? ANYTHING\nFROM THE TABLE? WILL THE CLERK\nPLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON\nAMENDMENT FIVE TO COUNCIL BILL\n121185?\nCOUNCIL PRESIDENT: COUNCIL PRESIDENT\nHOLLINGSWORTH.\nYES.\nVICE CHAIR RIVERA: VICE CHAIR RIVERA.\nAYE.\nCHAIR STRAUSS: CHAIR STRAUSS.\nYES.\nTHREE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED\nTO COUNCIL BILL 121185 HAS BEEN\nAMENDED AS SHOWN ON AMENDMENT\nFIVE ON THE AGENDA. COUNCIL\nPRESIDENT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO\nMOVE AMENDMENT SEVEN?\nTHANK YOU , CHAIR. I MOVE TO\nAMEND COUNCIL BILL 121185 AS\nPRESENTED ON AMENDMENT SEVEN\nVERSION 2.\nSECOND: SECOND.\nMOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND: MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND\nCOUNCIL BILL 121185 IS SHOWN IN\nTHE AGENDA ON AMENDMENT SEVEN.\nTHIS IS VERSION 2 DISTRIBUTED\nTO COUNCIL MEMBERS YESTERDAY\nAFTERNOON. AND REPLACES VERSION\n1 THAT IS IN -- ON THE SCREEN.\nVERY MINOR CHANGES THAT WERE\nMADE. THIS WOULD REQUIRE THE\nHUMAN SERVICES TO OPEN AT LEAST\nTWO NEW SHELTERS FOR FAMILIES\nWITH CHILDREN , AND TO PROVIDE A\nREPORT BY SEPTEMBER 14. THE ONLY\nCHANGES TO THIS AMENDMENT ARE TO\nCHANGE IT FROM WOMEN AND\nCHILDREN TO FAMILIES WITH\nCHILDREN, AND TO PUT IN\nREPORTING COMMITTEE, WHICH IS\nTHE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR THAT\nSEPTEMBER REPORT.\nTHANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT\nHOLLINGSWORTH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO\nADDRESS THE AMENDMENT?\nTHANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.\nTHANK YOU, KYLE LEGS. THIS\nPRIORITIZES FAMILIES WITH\nCHILDREN. AS OF NOW, 2400\nFAMILIES ENROLLED. THE NUMBER\nFLUCTUATES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.\nOFTENTIMES, INCREASES, NOT\nDECREASES. MANY OF THE FAMILIES\nARE CURRENTLY LIVING IN SHELTER\nAND ACTIVELY SEEKING PERMANENT\nHOUSING. I KNOW THAT WE GAVE\nFLEXIBILITY TO THE EXECUTIVE. WE\nUNDERSTAND THE DIRECTION FOR THE\nFIRST 500 SHELTERS. BUT WE WANT\nTO PRIORITIZE FAMILIES WITH\nCHILDREN. REALLY KEY TO MAKING\nOUR COMMUNITY SAFE. WHERE WE SAY\nKEEP YOUR BABY SAFE, THE\nCOMMUNITY IS SAVE. OFTENTIMES MY\nCOLLEAGUES, I AM INUNDATED WITH\nFAMILIES THAT ARE SEEKING\nSHELTER THAT ARE BETTER WITHIN\nOUR DISTRICT , AND THERE\nSLEEPING AT DIFFERENT PARKS, AT\nBUS STOPS, FAMILY HOUSES,\nDIFFERENT PLACES. AND SO,\nPRIORITIZING FAMILIES WITH\nCHILDREN IS REALLY KEY FOR US.\nWE MADE THE MINOR CHANGE BECAUSE\nWE HAD WOMEN WITH CHILDREN AND\nOFTENTIMES THERE ARE FAMILIES.\nWE JUST DIDN'T WANT TO HINDER ,\nBE TOO SPECIFIC. WOULD LOVE YOUR\nSUPPORT ON THIS, COLLEAGUES.\nTHANK YOU.\nVICE CHAIR: VICE CHAIR.\nTHANK YOU, CHAIR AND THANK\nYOU COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH\nFOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I\nWOULD LOVE TO COSPONSOR IF\nYOU'RE OPEN TO THAT.\nYES.\nI WILL SAY IN ADDITION TO: I WILL SAY IN ADDITION TO\nEVERYTHING YOU SAID, WE KNOW\nFAMILIES ARE ALSO WITH THEIR\nKIDS LIVING IN CARS. THEY OFTEN\nGO UNDETECTED ON PURPOSE BECAUSE\nTHEY DON'T WANT TO DRAW\nATTENTION, BECAUSE THEY ARE\nTRYING TO STAY TOGETHER WITH\nTHEIR FAMILIES. SOMETIMES THAT\nIS BECAUSE THEY HAVE BOYS WHO I\nBELIEVE, TRACI YOU CAN CONFIRM\nTHIS, BUT AT THE AGE OF 14, I\nTHINK, BOYS CAN GO INTO FAMILY\nSHELTER. THEY HAVE TO GO INTO\nTHE MEN'S SHELTER . I THINK IT\nIS 14. BUT THERE IS AN AGE AT\nWHICH THE KID, A SON, WOULD HAVE\nTO GO TO A MEN'S SHELTER. THEN\nIT BECOMES A FAMILY GETS\nSEPARATED. THIS IS REALLY\nIMPORTANT. THANK YOU FOR\nBRINGING THIS. I WANTED AT A\nCOUPLE OF POINTS . LOOKING\nFORWARD TO PASSING THIS. THANK\nYOU, CHAIR.\nTHANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. I\nDON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER\nQUESTIONS. LAST COMMENTS,\nANYONE? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE\nCALL THE ROLL ON AMENDMENT SEVEN\nTO COUNCIL BILL 112185?\nCOUNCIL PRESIDENT: COUNCIL PRESIDENT\nHOLLINGSWORTH. VICE CHAIR\nRIVERA. CHAIR STRAUSS. THREE IN\nFAVOR AND NONE OPPOSED.\nTHANK YOU. MY APOLOGIZE. I\nFLIPPED NUMBERS. AMENDMENT SEVEN\nTO COUNCIL BILL 121185 HAS\nPASSED. COLLEAGUES, THAT BRINGS\nUS TO THE END OF OUR AMENDMENTS.\nWE WILL NOW SPEAK TO THE\nUNDERLYING BILL. I DO HAVE\nFURTHER COMMENTS, BECAUSE I\nSHARE THEM AT THE BEGINNING. BUT\nI KNOW VICE CHAIR, YOU HAD SOME\nCOMMENTS.\nI. THANK YOU, CHAIR. I JUST,\nIN GENERAL, LET ME JUST SAY I\nSUPPORT AS MANY OF US DO, TINY\nHOME VILLAGES. IT IS INHUMANE TO\nLEAVE PEOPLE LIVING IN TENTS ON\nTHE STREET. AND SO, FOR\nTEMPORARY HOUSING , TOWNIE HOME\nVILLAGES IS A MORE HUMANE\nAPPROACH. THAT SAID, WE HAVE\nSEEN THERE BEEN A LOT OF\nPROBLEMS AND SOME OF THE TINY\nHOME VILLAGES AND FOLKS ARE ALSO\n, YOU KNOW, AS WE HAVE TALKED\nABOUT, A LOT OF THE FOLKS THAT\nREMAIN UNHOUSED AND UNSANCTIONED\nENCAMPMENTS AND TENTS ARE A LOT\nOF THE HIGH ACUITY FOLKS THAT\nNEED SERVICES IN ORDER TO BE\nSUCCESSFUL. WE NEED TO HELP\nPEOPLE, WHETHER IT IS ALCOHOL OR\nDRUG ADDICTION, FENTANYL\nADDICTION, THEY NEED TREATMENT\nAND THEY NEED SOBER HOUSING. I\nJUST WANT TO SAY THAT, WHILE I\nSUPPORT DOING , YOU KNOW, I\nSUPPORT THE TINY HOUSE VILLAGES\nAND DOING THIS SOONER RATHER\nTHAN LATER, I DO HAVE CONCERNS\nABOUT THE ABILITY OF US WITHIN\nTHIS CURRENT PROPOSAL TO MEET\nTHE NEEDS OF ENSURING THAT WE\nHAVE THAT , THE SERVICES FOLKS\nNEED, PARTICULARLY THE TREATMENT\nSERVICES THAT PEOPLE NEED IN\nORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL . AND\nTHEN, SOME OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY\nISSUES WE CAN SEE ARISE BECAUSE\nTHERE ARE, SADLY, FOLKS TAKING\nADVANTAGE OF VULNERABLE PEOPLE.\nAS I SAID EARLIER, DRUG DEALERS\nBEING NEAR . THEY ARE IN THE\nENCAMPMENTS. THERE ARE ALSO\nPEOPLE SEXUALLY EXPLOITING FOLKS\nIN THESE UNSANCTIONED\nENCAMPMENTS. WE WANT TO MAKE\nSURE THAT THAT IS NOT HAPPENING\nIN TINY HOME VILLAGES, AND ALSO\nTHAT FOLKS OUTSIDE OF THE\nVILLAGERS AREN'T TRYING TO TAKE\nADVANTAGE OF THE VULNERABLE\nPEOPLE AS THEY ARE COMING IN AND\nOUT. THAT IS TO SAY THERE ARE\nDRUG DEALERS OUTSIDE OF THESE\nPLACES BECAUSE THEY HAVE A\nCAPTIVE AUDIENCE. I WANT TO MAKE\nSURE THERE IS PUBLIC SAFETY IN\nPLACE TO ENSURE THAT FOLKS ARE\n-- THE FOLKS THAT ARE HOUSED\nHAVE ACCESS TO SERVICES, THAT\nTHEY ARE ABLE TO -- WE ARE\nSUPPORTING THEIR RECOVERY, THAT\nTHEY FEEL SAFE , THAT FOLKS\nAROUND THE AREA ARE ALSO SAFE ,\nAND THAT WE ARE NOT\nINADVERTENTLY CREATING A\nSITUATION WHERE FOLKS AREN'T\nGETTING WHAT THEY NEED, AND IT\nIS ALSO LEADING TO PUBLIC SAFETY\nISSUES. WE HAVE SEEN THIS WITH\nPERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING,\nAND THAT HAS BEEN UNFORTUNATE. I\nJUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE\nARE NOT CREATING THESE KINDS OF\nPROBLEMS WHEN WE ARE CITING\nTHINGS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE\nARE BOTH PROVIDING A TINY HOUSE\nVILLAGE AND BRINGING PEOPLE\nINDOORS AT THE SAME TIME WE ARE\nPROVIDING SERVICES TO FOLKS SO\nTHEY ARE SUCCESSFUL. TRUE\nPERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, WE\nMADE TO MAKE SURE THAT PERMANENT\nHAVE -- HAVE PERMANENT HOUSING\nAND HAVE SERVICES THEY NEED\nSIMULTANEOUSLY IN PLACE SO THEY\nARE SUCCESSFUL. I UNDERSTAND THE\nNEED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH , AS\nTHE EXECUTIVE SAYS, URGENCY . AT\nTHE SAME TIME, I WANT TO MAKE\nSURE WE ARE NOT CREATING\nUNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, AND\nTHAT WE REALLY ARE HELPING FOLKS\nAND NOT JUST PUTTING THEM IN\nTINY HOUSE VILLAGES WITHOUT WHAT\nTHEY NEED TO SUCCEED. BECAUSE AT\nTHE END OF THE DAY, A TINY HOUSE\nVILLAGE IS BETTER THAN A TENT ON\nTHE STREET, BUT IT IS NOT BETTER\nTHAN PERMANENT HOUSING IN\nGENERAL. SO THE GOAL ISN'T TO\nHAVE PEOPLE STAY IN THESE TINY\nHOUSE VILLAGES FOREVER . THAT IS\nANOTHER CONCERN I HAVE. I HAVE A\nTINY HOUSE VILLAGE IN MY\nDISTRICT. FOLKS ARE, THANKFULLY,\nTHERE AREN'T ANY PUBLIC SAFETY\nISSUES. FOLKS AREN'T GETTING\nTAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. AT THE SAME\nTIME, THEY HAVE BEEN LIVING\nTHERE FOR YEARS NOW . NO\nPERMANENT HOUSING INSIGHT FOR\nFOLKS. THAT IS A PROBLEM. SO AS\nWE ARE BUILDING THESE RESPONSES,\nWE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE\nPUTTING THINGS IN PLACE SO THAT\nPEOPLE ARE SUCCESSFUL, AND SO\nTHERE REALLY IS TEMPORARY AND\nNOT PERMANENT . AND THAT WE MAKE\nSURE THOSE TINY HOUSE VILLAGES\nREALLY ARE PROVIDING SERVICES.\nTHAT WE ARE NOT SAYING WE ARE\nPROVIDING SERVICES, BUT THEN WE\nARE NOT. WE ARE SEEING THAT TOO.\nTHAT IS THE REALITY. THAT IS THE\nTRUTH. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT\nIS NOT HAPPENING. I WOULD LIKE\nTO SEE THESE TINY HOUSE VILLAGES\nSUCCEED. TO ME, SUCCESS MEANS\nTHAT PEOPLE LIVING THERE HAVE\nWHAT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL,\nAND TO GET, YOU KNOW, EVENTUALLY\nA PATH TO PERMANENT HOUSING. AND\nWHILE THAT IS HAPPENING, MAKE\nSURE THAT THE TINY HOUSE VILLAGE\nIS SAFE. SAFE MEANS NOT HAVING\nFOLKS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF FOLKS\nTHAT ARE LIVING THERE. I HAVE A\nLOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT THE\nPROPOSAL AS IT STANDS, BECAUSE\nTHERE ARE A LOT OF UNANSWERED\nQUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THIS IS ALL\nGOING TO WORK. THERE TRULY IS.\nIN AN IDEAL SITUATION, WE WOULD\nHAVE HAD THESE QUESTIONS\nANSWERED AND SOME OF THESE\nTHINGS FIGURED OUT BEFORE WE\nMOVE FORWARD. HOWEVER, I ALSO\nUNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF\nUNSHELTERED FOLKS ON THE STREET,\nAND WE'RE TRYING TO FIND A\nSOLVE. PERFECT CANNOT BE THE\nENEMY OF THE GOOD. AND SO, I AM\nSUPPORTING THIS , BUT LOOKING\nFORWARD TO THE DETAILS AND\nRESERVING THE RIGHT AT THE BACK\nEND IF WE NEED TO MAKE CHANGES\nTHAT THE EXECUTIVE WILL WORK\nWITH US TO DO SO, BECAUSE WE\nNEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS A\nPLANT THAT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO\nWORK . AND IF IT DOESN'T, WE\nNEED TO OWN UP TO THAT AND DO\nSOMETHING DIFFERENT, WHICH IS\nNOT SOMETHING THAT THE CITY OF\nSEATTLE DOES VERY WELL. WE NEED\nTO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE HONEST\nABOUT THAT. AND EYES WIDE OPEN\nAND TRANSPARENCY IS GOING TO BE\nTHE KEY HERE. THANK YOU, CHAIR,\nFOR ALLOWING ME TO MAKE SOME\nREMARKS BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO\nWORKING WITH THE EXECUTIVE TO\nENSURE THAT THE TINY HOUSE\nVILLAGES THAT WE STAND UP ARE\nSUCCESSFUL.\nTHANK YOU, VICE CHAIR.\nCOUNCIL PRESIDENT.\nTHANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I WILL\nBE BRIEF BECAUSE I KNOW ,\nHOPEFULLY, WE ARE OKAY ON TIME.\nI WANT TO THANK MAYOR WILSON AND\nTHE ADMINISTRATION FOR\nRECOGNIZING THE URGENT NEED TO\nEXPAND SHELTER CAPACITY. THIS IS\nAN IMPORTANT STEP. I ALSO\nAPPRECIATE THE EFFORT TO ADDRESS\nA GROWING CRISIS THAT WE HAVE\nSEEN IN OUR COMMUNITY AND TALKED\nABOUT FOR A LONG TIME. I ALSO\nHAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT PROJECTED\nCOSTS, ESPECIALLY FOR\nINDIVIDUALS WITH HIGH ACUITY\nNEEDS , SERVICE PROVIDERS HAVE\nINDICATED THAT 48,000 PER BED IS\nA MID-POINT ON THE ESTIMATE. I\nKNOW WE WANT TO STAND UP 500 OF\nTHESE. AND SO, I WILL BE HAVING\nQUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE I\nWANT TO MAKE SURE OUR COMMITMENT\nTHAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO FUND\nTHESE THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS,\nAND WE CAN'T JUST STOP SERVICES\nTHIS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE\nMONEY. JUST MAKING SURE WE ARE\nTRANSPARENT ABOUT THE COST. I\nTHINK THAT NEEDS TO BE\nCOMMUNICATED VERY CLEARLY WITH\nFULL TRANSPARENCY AS WE ARE\nGOING DOWN THIS TOGETHER, THIS\nPROCESS TOGETHER, WHICH FULLY\nCOMMITTED TO . BEYOND COSTS, WE\nALSO MUST ADDRESS THE TREATMENT.\nI THINK RIGHT NOW IT IS REALLY\nEASIER FOR SOMEONE TO RECEIVE A\nHARM REDUCTION KIT THAN IT IS TO\nACCESS TREATMENT . THAT HAS BEEN\nMY PROBLEM SINCE DAY ONE. I HAVE\nSEEN IT FIRSTHAND. I HAVE LIVED\nIT. I HAVE HAD A FAMILY MEMBER\nSTRUGGLE IN THE SYSTEM . WENT\nFROM LIVING ON THIRD AND PIKE\nINTO A SHELTER ENVIRONMENT WHERE\nDRUG USE WAS STILL WIDESPREAD\nAND VERY RAMPANT. THERE WAS NO\nCLEAR PATH TO RECOVERY AND\nSERVICES WERE LACKING. ONLY\nCONTINUED EXPOSURE TO THAT SAME\nCHALLENGES. TRAGICALLY,\nUNFORTUNATELY, HE LOST HIS LIFE\nIN AN ACT OF VIOLENCE IN THAT\nVERY SAME SHELTER IN THE PARKING\nLOT. THAT EXPERIENCE SHAPES MICE\nPERSPECTIVE. GOING TO BE\nSUPPORTING A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN\nTHAT HAS SERVICES, THAT HAS\nRAPID AMOUNT OF TREATMENT,\nWHETHER IT IS MOBILE TREATMENT,\nWHETHER IT IS -- WE HAVE --\nSORRY. LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT.\nMOBILE TREATMENT, OR WE HAVE\nSOCIAL WORKERS . FOLKS THAT ARE\nGOING TO BE REALLY CONNECTED\nWITH PEOPLE ON THIS RECOVERY\nJOURNEY AND A PATHWAY OUT OF\nHOMELESSNESS AND OUT OF\nADDICTION AND SUBSTANCE USE\nDISORDER. WE OFTEN GO BACK AND\nFORTH , IS A CALLED SUBSTANCE\nUSE OR ADDICTION. IT DOESN'T\nMOVE THAT PERSON CLOSER TO\nTREATMENT. WHATEVER WE CALL IT,\nI WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE\nGETTING THE OUTCOMES ,\nWRAPAROUND SERVICES, FOR PEOPLE\nSO WE CAN GET THEM RECONNECTED\nTO THEIR FAMILY. I AM GOING TO\nBE ASKING HARD QUESTIONS WHAT IS\nTHE PLAN, WHAT ARE THE OUTCOMES,\nWHAT ARE WE TARGETING, HOW ARE\nWE ENSURING ACCESS TO TREATMENT,\nAND HOW ARE WE HOLDING THESE\nSYSTEMS ACCOUNTABLE FROM DAY ONE\n? I ALSO WANT TO MAKE THE\nINFORMATION MORE PALATABLE FOR\nPEOPLE. INFORMATION THAT IS\nGOING TO BE SENT TO ME, WE WILL\nMAKE CRAFTS AND LINKS SO PEOPLE\nCAN UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON\nDURING THIS PROCESS. THAT IS MY\nCOMMITMENT JUST LIKE YOU DO WHEN\nYOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH WE ARE\nSPENDING PER KID EDUCATION WISE\nIN ANY SCHOOL, MAKING IT\nPALATABLE AND BREAKDOWN SO\nPEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND. I KNOW\nKING COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESS\nAUTHORITY HAS A DASHBOARD, BUT\nWE NEED TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT\nMORE ACCESSIBLE FOR PEOPLE.\nTHANK YOU ALL. LOOKING FORWARD\nTO WORKING WITH YOU ON THIS. YOU\nHAVE MY COMMITMENT THERE AND ON\nTHE RECORD TO DO IT TOGETHER.\nBECAUSE THIS IS VERY PERSONAL\nFOR ME. THANK YOU.\nANYTHING FROM THE TABLE: ANYTHING FROM THE TABLE\nBEFORE WE CLOSE OUT?\nJUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL: JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL\nFOR YOUR TIME AND EXPEDIENCY IN\nMOVING ALL OF THIS. I LOOK\nFORWARD TO SPEAKING WITH YOU\nALMOST DAILY. ANY OF THE\nQUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE, I\nLOOK FORWARD TO ANSWERING THOSE\nOVER THE PROCESS IN THE COURSE\nOF THIS WORK TOGETHER. WE HAVE\nAN ACTIVE INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM\nWORKING ON THESE ISSUES AS WELL\nAS GATHERING WHERE WE BRING\nPROVIDERS TOGETHER TO TALK ABOUT\nHOW WE DO PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING\nAND HOW WE ARE MAPPING OUT THIS\nWORK. AND SO, LOOKING FORWARD TO\nENGAGING WITH YOU AND HOW WE\nPLUG IN CENTRAL STAFF AND\nCOUNCIL INTO THAT WORK.\nWONDERFUL. I WANT TO THANK\nMARY WERE SEWN. THANK YOU AND\nYOUR TEAM AGAIN FOR MOVING\nURGENTLY TO ADDRESS THIS NEED. I\nKNOW THE HOW WE STILL HAVE YET\nTO WORK TOGETHER AND IMPLEMENT.\nI WILL ALSO SAY NORMAL CAN BE A\nREALLY LOADED WORD SOMETIMES. IT\nWOULD BE NORMAL FOR US TO HAVE\nDAILY CONVERSATIONS ON THIS. IT\nIS WELCOMED AND DESIRED. I\nOPENED THAT DOOR IN THAT WINDOW\nTO YOU, BECAUSE THE COUNCIL IS\nSITTING HERE, EVEN THOUGH WE\nHAVE QUESTIONS LEFT UNANSWERED,\nWE KNOW THE URGENCY OF THIS\nMOMENT TO CHANGE THE WAY THAT\nOUR STREETS ARE , BECAUSE PEOPLE\nLIVING ON THE STREETS IS NEVER\nOKAY. AND SO, WHILE WE STILL\nHAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS, WE KNOW\nTHAT WE CANNOT SLOW DOWN. THAT\nIS WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY PASSING\nTHIS BUDGET AS QUICKLY AS IT HAS\nBEEN TRANSMITTED TO US. WE KNOW\nTHERE IS STILL A COUPLE OTHER --\nTHE LAND USE BILL HAS GOOD AND\nIMPORTANT QUESTIONS THAT ARE\nBEING ASKED AND ANSWERED TODAY.\nI JUST SET THE STAGE FOR, WE\nLOOK FORWARD TO THE PARTNERSHIP\nTO ADDRESSING THE MOST COMPLEX\nNEEDS ON OUR STREETS, BECAUSE\nTHERE ARE TWO THINGS THAT ARE\nMOST IMPORTANT TO ME. THIS COMES\nFROM, AT OUR LAST COMMITTEE I\nSHARED FIVE, SIX YEARS AGO I HAD\nTROUBLE GETTING FOLKS INTO TINY\nHOMES. TODAY THE PROBLEM THAT WE\nHAVE ARE FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN\nKICKED OUT OF TINY HOMES BECAUSE\nTHEY WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. THAT\nIS A DIFFERENT -- IN SOME WAYS,\nIT IS A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE,\nBECAUSE WE ARE GETTING MORE\nATTUNED TO THEIR NEEDS, THE\nCOMPLEX NEEDS, THE FOLKS\nREQUIRED TO BE SOLVED , AS WELL\nAS THE THROUGHPUT IS SO\nCRITICAL. WE WILL GET 3 TO 4\nTIMES AS MANY PEOPLE SERVED WITH\nA HIGHER THROUGHPUT , AND THE\nINVERSE IS THAT IF PEOPLE ARE\nLANGUISHING FOR SEVEN MONTHS,\nTHEN WE ARE TURNING SHELTER INTO\nHOUSING . IT IS NOT OKAY TO\nALLOW SHELTER TO BECOME\nSOMEBODY'S DE FACTO HOUSING.\nWITH THAT, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE\nCALL THE ROLL ON COUNCIL BILL\n121185 ? AS AMENDED?\nCOUNCIL PRESIDENT: COUNCIL PRESIDENT\nHOLLINGSWORTH. VICE CHAIR\nRIVERA. CHAIR STRAUSS. THREE IN\nFAVOR AND NONE OPPOSED.\nTHANK YOU. COUNTABLE 121185\nAS AMENDED PASSES AND WILL BE\nSENT TO THE APRIL 14 CITY\nCOUNCIL MEETING. WE ARE\nCURRENTLY AT 11:28. WE HAVE A\nHARD STOP THAT SUPPOSED TO BE\nOUT IN TWO MINUTES. MY\nAPOLOGIES. I AM USUALLY GOOD. WE\nHAVE ONE MORE PRESENTATION. WILL\nTHE CLERK PLEASE READ THE SHORT\nTITLE OF ITEM -- THE LIGHTEST\nITEM INTO THE RECORD?\nITEM 3, GRANTS ACCEPTANCE.\nBRIEFING, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE\nVOTE WITH DIRECTOR WITH THE CITY\nBUDGET OFFICE AND COUNCIL\nCENTRAL STAFF PRESENTING.\nTHANK YOU. I'M GOING TO TURN\nIT OVER TO DIRECTOR, FOLLOWED BY\nTOM MIKE CELL OF COUNCIL CENTRAL\nSTAFF . COLLEAGUES, I WILL SAY\nTHAT I HAVE REVIEWED THIS\nUNCOMFORTABLE VOTING ON IT\nTODAY. I HAVE ADDITIONAL\nQUESTIONS THAT I THINK I KNOW\nTHE ANSWER TO . IT IS NOT WERE\nSLOWING DOWN THE PROCESS. BUT I\nWILL BE CHECKING IN WITH THE\nBUDGET DIRECTOR AFTER THIS\nCOMMITTEE TO MAKE SURE MY\nASSUMPTIONS ARE CORRECT SO WE\nCAN CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD.\nWITH THAT, IT WILL TURN IT OVER\nTO YOU TO WALK US THROUGH THE\nPRESENTATION.\nGREAT. THANK YOU. CITY BUDGET\nDIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD. THIS IS\nTHE FIRST QUARTER GRANTS\nACCEPTANCE ORDINANCE. I WILL\nMOVE RELATIVELY QUICKLY TO SAVE\nTIME. I HAVE TWO SCREENS. I CAN\nLOOK AT MY NOTES AND RUN THIS.\nIF I GET CONFUSED, JUST LET ME\nKNOW. ALWAYS LIKE TO START WITH\nTHE OVERARCHING MISSION\nSTATEMENT FOR THE CITY BUDGET\nOFFICE. WHILE THIS IS UP ON THE\nSCREEN, I WILL NOTE THIS IS THE\nFIRST OF THREE ROUTINE GRANT\nACCEPTANCE BILLS THAT THE BUDGET\nOFFICE TYPICALLY TRANSMITS FOR\nTHE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION\nEACH YEAR . THE FIRST QUARTER,\nAT MIDYEAR AND THEN A YEAR AND\nGRANT ACCEPTANCE ORDINANCE. IN\nADDITION, DURING THE ANNUAL\nBUDGET PROCESS WE WILL TRANSMIT\nAN ANNUAL ACCEPTANCE ORDINANCE.\nTHIS IS PASSED WITH THE ADOPTED\nBUDGET. THESE ARE FOR\nREOCCURRING BUDGET GRANTS WE ARE\nCERTAIN WE WILL RECEIVE EACH\nYEAR AND ARE PART OF THE ADOPTED\nBUDGET PROCESS. AND THEN,\nOCCASIONALLY WE WILL SEND\nSTANDALONE LEGISLATION FOR\nGRANTS SPECIFIC IN NATURE AND\nTIME SENSITIVE. THIS IS THE\nFIRST YOU ARE SEEING THIS YEAR.\nTHE BILL SORT OF DOES TWO\nTHINGS. IT EXCEPTS GRANTS ,\nEXCEPTS REVENUES, AS WELL AS\nAPPROPRIATE FUNDS TO SPEND THAT\nREVENUE IF IT WASN'T ALREADY\nAPPROPRIATED IN THE ADOPTED\nBUDGET . THIS PROPOSAL COVERS\nTHE PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER 2025\nTHROUGH 2026 . IT EXCEPTS AND\nAPPROPRIATES APPROXIMATELY $4.5\nMILLION OF GENERAL FUND IN FOUR\nCITY DEPARTMENTS AND $32.5\nMILLION INTO OTHER FUNDS ACROSS\nFOUR CITY DEPARTMENTS. I WILL\nNOTE THAT ALL GRANT MATCH\nREQUIREMENTS THAT ARE DESCRIBED\nIN SOME DETAIL IN THE CENTRAL\nSTAFF MEMO ARE MET BY EXISTING\nAPPROPRIATIONS. THERE ARE 32\nGRANTS IN TOTAL . THIS SLIDE\nREALLY JUST HIGHLIGHTS A FEW OF\nTHE GRANTS THAT ARE NEWER TO THE\nCITY. I MENTIONED IN THE\nPREVIOUS SLIDE THERE ARE 34\nITEMS. I WASN'T GOING TO WALK\nYOU THROUGH EACH ONE. THERE IS\nALSO A SUMMARY IN THE CENTRAL\nSTAFF MEMO THAT PROVIDES SUMMARY\nWITH A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT\nPERSPECTIVE . OVERALL, WE ARE\nHIGHLIGHTING SIMILAR THINGS. I\nWILL PULL OUT A COUPLE. 6.4\nMILLION DOLLARS TO THE HUMAN\nSERVICES DEPARTMENT . FROM THE\nSTATE, THAT PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE\nSERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS MOLD\nIN THE APPLE HEALTHCARE PROGRAM.\nTHERE IS $5 MILLION TO THE\nSEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES\nDEPARTMENT FROM THE STATE TO\nSUPPORT EFFORTS REMEDIATING THE\nLOWER DUWAMISH ONE OF MY\nSUPERFUND SITE. THIS IS A FLAVOR\nOF THE GRANTS OF THAT ARE\nSUPPORTING CITY WORK AND HELPING\nUS MAXIMIZE LOCAL FUNDS. SO I\nWILL STOP THERE PER CAPITA HAVE\nMY COLLEAGUE ADD ANYTHING HERE\nOR ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM THE\nCOMMITTEE.\nTHANK YOU, DIRECTOR. GOOD\nMORNING, COMMITTEE. CENTRAL\nSTAFF. DIRECTOR COVERED THE KEYS\nCONCEPT IN THE BILL. THE ONLY\nTHING I WOULD ADD IS THAT THE\nAPPROPRIATIONS BE MADE BY THIS\nHORNETS ARE NON-LAPSING.\nSLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THAN THE BULK\nOF THE APPROPRIATIONS THAT YOU\nALL APPROVE IN BUDGET BILLS AND\nAT THE END OF THE YEAR, BECAUSE\nTHESE ARE GRANTS. THE\nPERFORMANCE PERIOD CAN EXTEND\nBEYOND THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.\nTHEY DON'T HAVE A LAPSING\nPROVISION. SO THEY WILL CONTINUE\nUNTIL THEY ARE EITHER ABANDONED\nBY FURTHER ORDINANCE OR FULLY\nSPENT. THAT IS ALL I HAVE GOT.\nTHANK YOU, DIRECTOR. THANK\nYOU, TOM. COLLEAGUES, QUESTIONS\nON GRANTS? THIS IS THE FIRST OF\nTHREE OF THIS TYPE OF BILL THAT\nWE WILL HAVE THIS YEAR . I DO\nHAVE QUESTIONS, BUT I WILL\nFOLLOW UP WITH YOU, DIRECTOR,\nLATER. I THINK THEY ARE LIKELY\nSTUPID QUESTIONS. BUT THEY'RE\nGOOD ONES ANYWAY. WITH THAT, IT\nSEEMS WE HAVE NO FURTHER\nQUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS. I WILL\nASK -- I WILL MOVE COUNCIL BILL\n121187. IS THERE A SECOND?\nSECOND: SECOND.\nMOVED AND SECONDED TO PASS: MOVED AND SECONDED TO PASS\nCOUNCIL BILL 121187. WILL THE\nCLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?\nCOUNCIL PRESIDENT: COUNCIL PRESIDENT\nHOLLINGSWORTH. VICE CHAIR\nRIVERA. CHAIR STRAUSS. THREE IN\nFAVOR AND NONE OPPOSED.\nTHANK YOU. COUNCIL BILL\n121187 IS RECOMMENDED TO BE\nPASSED AND WILL BE AT THE\nSEATTLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON\nAPRIL 14 .\nTHANK YOU: THANK YOU.\nWITH THAT, IS THERE ANY\nFURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE\nTHE COMMITTEE? SEEING NONE . I\nWILL GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF AN\nUPDATE. THIS DOES CONCLUDE THE\nTUESDAY, APRIL 7 MEETING OF THE\nFINANCE, NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND\nTRIBAL GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE.\nTHE APRIL 21 MEETING WILL BE\nCANCELED AS WE JUST HAD THE\nSPECIAL MEETING TWO WEEKS AGO SO\nWE COULD MOVE THIS BILL FASTER\nAND FORWARD. WE WILL"
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