1 00:00:04,604 --> 00:00:05,705 -- 2 00:00:05,705 --> 00:00:06,239 >> WELCOME TO THIS 3 00:00:06,239 --> 00:00:07,240 SPECIAL PRESENTATION ON THE 4 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:07,507 SEATTLE 5 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:09,609 CHANNEL. I'M THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS 6 00:00:09,609 --> 00:00:09,809 HOST. 7 00:00:09,809 --> 00:00:10,977 VERY GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH 8 00:00:10,977 --> 00:00:12,345 US FOR A CITY BUDGET 9 00:00:12,345 --> 00:00:14,948 DISCUSSION. I'M JOINED BY MAYOR 10 00:00:14,948 --> 00:00:15,882 KATIE 11 00:00:15,882 --> 00:00:17,917 WILSON AND 12 00:00:17,917 --> 00:00:18,485 CITY DIRECTOR ALEC MOOCHIE. 13 00:00:18,485 --> 00:00:19,986 GREAT TO HAVE YOU BOTH HERE. 14 00:00:19,986 --> 00:00:21,521 THE MAYOR ACTUALLY 15 00:00:21,521 --> 00:00:23,590 ASKED THE SEATTLE CHANNEL TO SET 16 00:00:23,590 --> 00:00:24,190 THIS UP. 17 00:00:24,190 --> 00:00:25,392 IF YOU'RE WATCHING 18 00:00:25,392 --> 00:00:26,593 ON SEATTLE CHANNEL LIVE, IF 19 00:00:26,593 --> 00:00:27,660 YOU'RE WATCHING ON YOUTUBE 20 00:00:27,660 --> 00:00:28,228 LIVE, THANK YOU 21 00:00:28,228 --> 00:00:28,895 FOR JOINING US. 22 00:00:28,895 --> 00:00:30,096 IF YOU'RE WATCHING THE 23 00:00:30,096 --> 00:00:31,598 RECORDED VERSION OF IT, GOOD TO 24 00:00:31,598 --> 00:00:31,931 HAVE YOU 25 00:00:32,065 --> 00:00:33,800 TOO. WE'RE LIVE IN THE NORM B. 26 00:00:33,933 --> 00:00:36,102 RICE ROOM AT CITY HALL. 27 00:00:36,102 --> 00:00:37,837 OUR FOCUS IS THE CITY 28 00:00:37,837 --> 00:00:39,339 BUDGET, WHICH OUR VIEWING 29 00:00:39,339 --> 00:00:39,672 AUDIENCE MAY 30 00:00:39,672 --> 00:00:41,408 KNOW IS FACING A SERIES OF 31 00:00:41,408 --> 00:00:42,542 CHALLENGES, INCLUDING 32 00:00:42,542 --> 00:00:44,644 A MULTIMILLION- DOLLAR 33 00:00:44,644 --> 00:00:45,478 DEFICIT. MAYOR, CENTER UP 34 00:00:45,478 --> 00:00:46,679 THE CONVERSATION FOR US. 35 00:00:46,679 --> 00:00:47,981 USUALLY THE BUDGET IS 36 00:00:47,981 --> 00:00:49,149 SOMETHING THE DEALS WITH A 37 00:00:49,149 --> 00:00:49,382 LITTLE 38 00:00:49,382 --> 00:00:49,883 BIT LATER IN THE 39 00:00:49,883 --> 00:00:51,718 YEAR. THE MAYOR SUBMITS A BUG, 40 00:00:51,718 --> 00:00:54,287 THE COUNCIL DEALS WITH IT BY 41 00:00:54,287 --> 00:00:55,455 ABOUT 42 00:00:55,455 --> 00:00:56,589 THANKSGIVING TIME WE HAVE THAT 43 00:00:56,589 --> 00:00:57,991 FINALIZED BUDGET. 44 00:00:58,124 --> 00:00:59,426 >> WE'RE HERE NOW BECAUSE AS 45 00:00:59,426 --> 00:01:00,660 YOU MENTIONED THE CITY OF 46 00:01:00,660 --> 00:01:02,495 SEATTLE, LIKE MANY CITIES AROUND 47 00:01:02,495 --> 00:01:02,662 THE 48 00:01:02,662 --> 00:01:04,397 COUNTRY, RIGHT NOW IS FACING A 49 00:01:04,397 --> 00:01:12,872 VERY LARGE BUDGET DEFICIT. 50 00:01:12,872 --> 00:01:13,907 NORMALLY WE'D BE 51 00:01:13,907 --> 00:01:14,908 DISCUSSING THIS IN THE FALL. 52 00:01:14,908 --> 00:01:16,543 BECAUSE OF THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS 53 00:01:16,543 --> 00:01:17,777 DEFICIT WHAT WE DO ABOUT IT 54 00:01:17,777 --> 00:01:19,145 IS GOING TO HAVE REAL IMPACTS 55 00:01:19,145 --> 00:01:20,180 FOR SEATTLE RESIDENTS. 56 00:01:20,180 --> 00:01:21,648 IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT 57 00:01:21,648 --> 00:01:22,749 WE BEGIN A PUBLIC DISCUSSION 58 00:01:22,749 --> 00:01:24,717 ABOUT THIS RIGHT NOW. 59 00:01:24,717 --> 00:01:25,985 JUST BECAUSE WE NEED TO 60 00:01:25,985 --> 00:01:27,387 MAKE THOSE DECISIONS IN A WAY 61 00:01:27,387 --> 00:01:27,687 THAT 62 00:01:27,687 --> 00:01:28,955 IS BRINGING THE PUBLIC 63 00:01:28,955 --> 00:01:29,989 ALONG SO THAT PEOPLE REALLY 64 00:01:29,989 --> 00:01:31,090 UNDERSTAND WHAT'S AT STAKE. 65 00:01:31,090 --> 00:01:32,125 AND SO THAT OUR DECISIONS 66 00:01:32,125 --> 00:01:33,927 ARE ABLE TO BE INFORMED BY WHAT 67 00:01:33,927 --> 00:01:34,928 WE LEARN FROM THE PUBLIC. 68 00:01:35,128 --> 00:01:35,795 >> OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THAT. 69 00:01:35,795 --> 00:01:38,898 JUST TO RUN DOWN THROUGH THIS 70 00:01:38,898 --> 00:01:40,333 HOUR-LONG PROGRAM HERE, WE'LL 71 00:01:40,333 --> 00:01:41,468 HAVE A PRESENTATION ABOUT 72 00:01:41,468 --> 00:01:43,269 WHERE WE ARE AND HOW WE GOT 73 00:01:43,269 --> 00:01:43,670 HERE, THE 74 00:01:43,670 --> 00:01:44,571 DIRECTOR WILL BE BREAKING THAT 75 00:01:44,571 --> 00:01:44,838 DOWN. 76 00:01:44,838 --> 00:01:46,372 THAT WILL TAKE ABOUT 15 MINUTES. 77 00:01:46,372 --> 00:01:47,474 I'LL BE ASKING 78 00:01:47,474 --> 00:01:48,274 CLARIFYING QUESTIONS ALONG THE 79 00:01:48,274 --> 00:01:48,475 WAY. 80 00:01:48,475 --> 00:01:50,510 FOR THE REMAINEDER OF THE 81 00:01:50,510 --> 00:01:52,345 HOUR, I'M ASKING THE MAYOR A 82 00:01:52,345 --> 00:01:52,579 SERIES 83 00:01:52,579 --> 00:01:54,214 OF QUESTIONS THAT WERE SENT 84 00:01:54,214 --> 00:01:55,348 IN ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR VIA EMAIL. 85 00:01:55,348 --> 00:01:56,816 I'VE NOT TOLD THE MAYOR THE 86 00:01:56,816 --> 00:01:58,017 QUESTIONS I'M GOING TO ASK 87 00:01:58,017 --> 00:01:58,218 HERE. 88 00:01:58,218 --> 00:02:00,186 I HOPE SHE'S READY FOR THAT. 89 00:02:00,186 --> 00:02:01,821 AND WE'RE ASKING YOU TO SEND 90 00:02:01,821 --> 00:02:02,489 IN MORE QUESTIONS IF YOU 91 00:02:02,489 --> 00:02:03,623 COULD FOR THE REST OF THE HOUR. 92 00:02:03,623 --> 00:02:06,326 EMAIL MAYOR@SEATTLE.GOV. 93 00:02:06,326 --> 00:02:08,862 PLEASE USE THE PHRASE "BUDGET 94 00:02:08,862 --> 00:02:09,662 QUESTION" IN THE SUBJECT LINE. 95 00:02:09,662 --> 00:02:11,898 THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS 96 00:02:11,898 --> 00:02:12,665 FORWARDING THOSE MESSAGES 97 00:02:12,665 --> 00:02:13,633 DIRECTLY TO ME. 98 00:02:13,633 --> 00:02:15,301 I'LL GET IN AS MANY QUESTIONS 99 00:02:15,301 --> 00:02:15,468 AS 100 00:02:15,602 --> 00:02:17,337 WE CAN. WE WILL NOT GET TO THEM 101 00:02:17,337 --> 00:02:19,472 ALL. THE ONES WE DON'T GET TO, 102 00:02:19,472 --> 00:02:19,706 I'LL 103 00:02:19,706 --> 00:02:21,174 MAKE SURE THE MAYOR'S 104 00:02:21,174 --> 00:02:22,775 OFFICE WILL FIGURE OUT HOW 105 00:02:22,775 --> 00:02:23,143 THEY'RE 106 00:02:23,143 --> 00:02:24,377 GOING TO RESPOND TO THIS. 107 00:02:24,377 --> 00:02:25,778 WE'RE FOCUSED ON THE CITY 108 00:02:25,778 --> 00:02:26,012 BUDGET 109 00:02:26,012 --> 00:02:26,913 AND LOOKING FOR QUESTIONS 110 00:02:26,913 --> 00:02:28,014 AND COMMENTS THAT HELP US KEEP 111 00:02:28,014 --> 00:02:28,448 THAT 112 00:02:28,581 --> 00:02:29,782 FOCUS. THE KIND OF COMMENTS THAT 113 00:02:29,782 --> 00:02:31,384 DON'T REALLY MEET THAT STANDARD 114 00:02:31,384 --> 00:02:31,584 WOULD 115 00:02:31,584 --> 00:02:33,987 BE, NEED TO RESIGN ON INSTAGRAM. 116 00:02:33,987 --> 00:02:35,722 THANKS FOR SENDING THAT IN. 117 00:02:35,722 --> 00:02:38,291 I'M GLAD I MOVED AWAY FROM 118 00:02:38,291 --> 00:02:40,260 SEATTLE, KOBE ON FACEBOOK, GOT 119 00:02:40,393 --> 00:02:45,031 YOU. ALSO BOO, WITH SIX Os. 120 00:02:45,031 --> 00:02:45,965 A COMMENT ON INSTAGRAM THERE. 121 00:02:45,965 --> 00:02:47,934 EITHER THEY ARE UPSET WITH 122 00:02:47,934 --> 00:02:49,435 WHAT YOU'RE DOING OR BEING 123 00:02:49,435 --> 00:02:49,702 HAUNTED, 124 00:02:49,702 --> 00:02:50,303 TOUGH TO 125 00:02:50,303 --> 00:02:51,871 SAY. YOU'RE FREE TO EMAIL 126 00:02:51,871 --> 00:02:52,705 AND SAY WHATEVER YOU WOULD 127 00:02:52,705 --> 00:02:54,340 LIKE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE 128 00:02:54,340 --> 00:02:55,975 THAT PEOPLE KNOW IT'S MY JOB TO 129 00:02:55,975 --> 00:02:57,176 KEEP THE FOCUS OF THIS 130 00:02:57,176 --> 00:02:57,977 CONVERSATION, AND THAT'S WHAT 131 00:02:57,977 --> 00:02:58,745 I'M GOING TO 132 00:02:58,745 --> 00:02:59,646 TRY TO DO. 133 00:02:59,779 --> 00:03:02,015 THAT DOES NOT MEAN I'M NOT GOING 134 00:03:02,015 --> 00:03:03,116 TO ASK HARD QUESTIONS, THERE 135 00:03:03,116 --> 00:03:03,950 ARE PLENTY OF THEM. 136 00:03:03,950 --> 00:03:05,285 THANK YOU FOR SENDING THOSE IN. 137 00:03:05,285 --> 00:03:06,319 DIRECTOR, START US 138 00:03:06,319 --> 00:03:07,420 OFF. THIS PRESENTATION, LET'S 139 00:03:07,420 --> 00:03:07,620 BREAK 140 00:03:07,620 --> 00:03:07,820 IT 141 00:03:07,820 --> 00:03:08,054 DOWN. 142 00:03:08,054 --> 00:03:10,089 >> THAT SOUNDS GOOD, 143 00:03:10,089 --> 00:03:11,524 THANKS AGAIN FOR HAVING US HERE 144 00:03:11,524 --> 00:03:11,758 TODAY. 145 00:03:11,758 --> 00:03:13,092 WE THOUGHT WE'D START 146 00:03:13,092 --> 00:03:14,694 THE CONVERSATION BY GETTING US 147 00:03:14,694 --> 00:03:15,094 GROUNDED. 148 00:03:15,094 --> 00:03:17,997 WHAT IS IN OUR CITY BUG? 149 00:03:17,997 --> 00:03:19,666 AND AS BUDGET DIRECTOR, I 150 00:03:19,666 --> 00:03:20,533 LOVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK 151 00:03:20,533 --> 00:03:20,767 ABOUT 152 00:03:20,767 --> 00:03:23,970 THE CITY BUDGET WHENEVER 153 00:03:23,970 --> 00:03:25,171 WE HAVE IS -- WHENEVER WE'RE 154 00:03:25,171 --> 00:03:25,405 INVITED 155 00:03:25,405 --> 00:03:25,672 TO DO 156 00:03:25,672 --> 00:03:26,039 SO. 157 00:03:26,039 --> 00:03:27,307 >> YOU'VE GOT A POWERPOINT, 158 00:03:27,307 --> 00:03:28,942 TOO. 159 00:03:28,942 --> 00:03:29,576 LET ME KNOW WHERE YOU WANT TO 160 00:03:29,709 --> 00:03:29,842 GO. 161 00:03:29,842 --> 00:03:31,411 >> I HAVE A COUPLE OF SLIDES. 162 00:03:31,411 --> 00:03:32,745 STOP ME IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS 163 00:03:32,745 --> 00:03:34,547 OR IF I CAN CLARIFY SOMETHING. 164 00:03:34,547 --> 00:03:36,216 SOMETIMES I GET A LITTLE TOO 165 00:03:36,216 --> 00:03:38,151 EXCITED ABOUT THE WONKY 166 00:03:38,151 --> 00:03:39,152 DETAILS OF THE BUDGET. 167 00:03:39,152 --> 00:03:40,887 I'LL START WITH NOT THE COVER 168 00:03:40,887 --> 00:03:41,187 SLIDE. 169 00:03:41,187 --> 00:03:42,655 THE SECOND SLIDE, IT'S A PIE 170 00:03:42,789 --> 00:03:44,991 CHART. THIS IS JUST A SNAPSHOT 171 00:03:44,991 --> 00:03:45,191 OF 172 00:03:45,191 --> 00:03:46,392 OUR 2026 ADOPTED 173 00:03:46,392 --> 00:03:46,659 BUDGET. 174 00:03:46,659 --> 00:03:47,393 >> LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT 175 00:03:47,393 --> 00:03:48,294 THAT POWERPOINT RIGHT THERE. 176 00:03:48,294 --> 00:03:49,462 THE SECOND SLIDE HERE. 177 00:03:49,462 --> 00:03:50,430 SO WE CAN SHOW PEOPLE 178 00:03:50,430 --> 00:03:50,964 WHAT'S 179 00:03:50,964 --> 00:03:51,664 GOING ON. 180 00:03:51,664 --> 00:03:53,933 >> THAT SOUNDS GREAT. 181 00:03:54,067 --> 00:03:54,801 SO THIS SLIDE REPRESENTS OUR 182 00:03:54,801 --> 00:03:55,235 ENTIRE CITY BUG, 183 00:03:55,235 --> 00:03:58,838 ABOUT $8.9 BILLION. 184 00:03:58,838 --> 00:03:59,472 THAT SOUNDS BIG. 185 00:03:59,472 --> 00:04:01,040 THE MAJORITY OF THAT BUDGET IS 186 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:02,308 RESTRICTED IN ITS USE. 187 00:04:02,308 --> 00:04:03,910 A BIG CHUNK OF THAT 188 00:04:03,910 --> 00:04:05,345 ARE FUNDS THAT SUPPORT OUR 189 00:04:05,345 --> 00:04:07,880 UTILITIES, FUNDS THAT ARE PAID 190 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:08,181 FROM 191 00:04:08,181 --> 00:04:09,649 BUILDERS WHO ARE -- 192 00:04:09,649 --> 00:04:10,950 THROUGH PERMIT FEES OR 193 00:04:10,950 --> 00:04:11,317 TRANSPORTATION 194 00:04:11,317 --> 00:04:11,517 FEES. 195 00:04:11,517 --> 00:04:13,152 THOSE DOLLARS CAN ONLY BE 196 00:04:13,152 --> 00:04:13,987 USED FOR THOSE SPECIFIC USES. 197 00:04:13,987 --> 00:04:15,622 WE'RE GOING TO SPEND MOST OF 198 00:04:15,622 --> 00:04:17,657 THE TIME TODAY TALKING ABOUT THE 199 00:04:17,657 --> 00:04:18,458 CITY'S GENERAL FUND. 200 00:04:18,458 --> 00:04:20,393 THAT IS OUR UNRESTRICTED 201 00:04:20,393 --> 00:04:21,995 OPERATING FUND, AND IT 202 00:04:21,995 --> 00:04:23,129 SUPPORTS MOST OF THE SERVICES 203 00:04:23,129 --> 00:04:24,197 THAT 204 00:04:24,197 --> 00:04:24,964 YOU HEAR PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT 205 00:04:24,964 --> 00:04:25,131 DAY 206 00:04:25,131 --> 00:04:25,932 IN AND DAY OUT. 207 00:04:25,932 --> 00:04:29,535 IT SUPPORTS OUR PUBLIC SAFETY 208 00:04:29,535 --> 00:04:30,436 FUNCTIONS, HOMELESS 209 00:04:30,436 --> 00:04:31,537 SERVICES, THOSE THINGS. 210 00:04:31,537 --> 00:04:33,006 THAT IS WHERE WE'RE FACING 211 00:04:33,006 --> 00:04:34,207 THE MOST CRITICAL CHALLENGE. 212 00:04:34,207 --> 00:04:35,875 AS I STEP INTO THIS 213 00:04:35,875 --> 00:04:37,610 ROLE, THANKS TO MAYOR WILSON FOR 214 00:04:37,610 --> 00:04:38,711 INVITING ME TO TAKE ON THIS 215 00:04:38,711 --> 00:04:40,613 POSITION. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, 216 00:04:40,613 --> 00:04:42,649 WHILE IT'S ALMOST A $9 BILLION 217 00:04:42,649 --> 00:04:44,317 BUDGET, WHERE WE SPEND THE MOST 218 00:04:44,317 --> 00:04:45,385 TIME FOCUSING IS $2 BILLION. 219 00:04:45,385 --> 00:04:46,819 THAT'S THE MONEY THAT FUNDS 220 00:04:46,819 --> 00:04:47,020 MANY 221 00:04:47,020 --> 00:04:49,122 OF THE CRITICAL SERVICES THAT 222 00:04:49,122 --> 00:04:52,792 TOUCH PEOPLE'S LIVES EVERY DAY. 223 00:04:52,925 --> 00:04:53,593 IF WE COULD MOVE ON TO THE NEXT 224 00:04:53,593 --> 00:04:55,395 SLIDE. 225 00:04:55,395 --> 00:04:57,163 THAT PIE CHART 226 00:04:57,163 --> 00:04:58,931 REPRESENTED SORT OF THE 227 00:04:58,931 --> 00:05:01,034 DIFFERENT COLORS OF MONEY 228 00:05:01,034 --> 00:05:01,734 AS WE TALK ABOUT. 229 00:05:01,734 --> 00:05:04,103 THE NEXT SLIDE IS A BAR CHART 230 00:05:04,103 --> 00:05:06,806 THAT SHOWS OVER THE YEARS WHERE 231 00:05:06,806 --> 00:05:08,775 THOSE DOLLARS ARE GOING IN THE 232 00:05:08,775 --> 00:05:09,509 CITY'S GENERAL FUND. 233 00:05:09,509 --> 00:05:11,044 SO THIS BAR CHART IS 234 00:05:11,044 --> 00:05:13,312 JUST REPRESENTING THAT $2 235 00:05:13,312 --> 00:05:14,347 BILLION IN 236 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:17,216 2026. THAT HAS INCREASED OVER 237 00:05:17,216 --> 00:05:17,450 TIME. 238 00:05:17,450 --> 00:05:20,353 AND WE ORGANIZE OUR BUDGET 239 00:05:20,353 --> 00:05:20,920 IN SIX SORT OF SERVICE 240 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:22,622 CATEGORIES. 241 00:05:22,622 --> 00:05:24,490 THE BLUE AT THE BOTTOM, 242 00:05:24,490 --> 00:05:26,993 THE LIGHTER BLUE AT THE BOTTOM 243 00:05:26,993 --> 00:05:27,160 OF 244 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:29,562 THE BARS, SHOWS OUR 245 00:05:29,562 --> 00:05:30,196 PUBLIC SAFETY INVESTMENT. 246 00:05:30,196 --> 00:05:32,065 THAT INCLUDES INVESTMENTS IN 247 00:05:32,065 --> 00:05:34,434 OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, OUR POLICE 248 00:05:34,434 --> 00:05:35,768 DEPARTMENT, OUR LAW 249 00:05:35,768 --> 00:05:37,503 DEPARTMENT, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S 250 00:05:37,503 --> 00:05:37,737 OFFICE. 251 00:05:37,737 --> 00:05:39,372 AND THEN THE DARKER BLUE 252 00:05:39,372 --> 00:05:40,673 IS EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICES. 253 00:05:40,673 --> 00:05:42,442 THE BULK OF THAT IS HUMAN 254 00:05:42,442 --> 00:05:43,810 SERVICES BECAUSE MOST OF OUR 255 00:05:43,810 --> 00:05:45,044 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND 256 00:05:45,044 --> 00:05:46,579 EARLY LEARNING IS FUNDED 257 00:05:46,579 --> 00:05:48,014 THROUGH A RESTRICTED EDUCATION 258 00:05:48,014 --> 00:05:50,883 LEVY. 259 00:05:50,883 --> 00:05:53,953 OH, SORRY, DARK BLUE IS 260 00:05:53,953 --> 00:05:55,021 ADMINISTRATION, BROWN IS 261 00:05:55,021 --> 00:05:55,888 EDUCATION, SORRY. 262 00:05:56,022 --> 00:05:56,522 >> THANK 263 00:05:56,522 --> 00:05:56,789 YOU. 264 00:05:56,789 --> 00:05:58,925 >> AND SO THIS JUST 265 00:05:58,925 --> 00:06:00,860 REPRESENTS SORT OF THE 266 00:06:00,860 --> 00:06:02,028 CATEGORIES OF 267 00:06:02,161 --> 00:06:03,830 SPENDING. AND HOW THAT HAS 268 00:06:03,830 --> 00:06:04,363 CHANGED OVER 269 00:06:04,363 --> 00:06:05,131 TIME. 270 00:06:05,131 --> 00:06:08,134 AND PART OF SORT OF AS WE'RE 271 00:06:08,134 --> 00:06:09,268 TALKING ABOUT THE CHALLENGES 272 00:06:09,268 --> 00:06:10,636 OUR GENERAL FUND IS FACING, YOU 273 00:06:10,636 --> 00:06:12,472 CAN SEE OUR BUDGET HAS GROWN 274 00:06:12,472 --> 00:06:12,739 OVER 275 00:06:12,739 --> 00:06:12,972 TIME. 276 00:06:12,972 --> 00:06:14,507 BUT IT HASN'T GROWN TO THE 277 00:06:14,507 --> 00:06:15,708 NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE 278 00:06:15,708 --> 00:06:16,576 GROWTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. 279 00:06:16,576 --> 00:06:18,177 SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT HOW DID 280 00:06:18,177 --> 00:06:18,778 WE GET HERE? 281 00:06:18,778 --> 00:06:20,680 THERE'S A LOT OF COMPOUNDING 282 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:21,214 FACTORS. 283 00:06:21,414 --> 00:06:21,714 >> OKAY. 284 00:06:21,714 --> 00:06:23,516 >> THAT LED US HERE. 285 00:06:23,649 --> 00:06:26,252 >> TELL ME 286 00:06:26,252 --> 00:06:26,686 ABOUT SOME, IF YOU 287 00:06:26,686 --> 00:06:27,320 COULD. I KNOW IN INFLATION IS 288 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:28,087 A PIECE OF THIS. 289 00:06:28,087 --> 00:06:29,288 A GROWING POPULATION. 290 00:06:29,288 --> 00:06:29,956 MORE PEOPLE NEEDING 291 00:06:29,956 --> 00:06:30,323 SERVICES. 292 00:06:30,323 --> 00:06:31,424 >> THAT'S RIGHT, INFLATION IS 293 00:06:31,424 --> 00:06:32,458 A BIG PIECE. 294 00:06:32,458 --> 00:06:34,994 WE HAD, PRIOR TO 2018, WE HAD 295 00:06:34,994 --> 00:06:37,563 A PERIOD OF SORT OF 296 00:06:37,563 --> 00:06:38,398 UNPRECEDENTED GROWTH WHERE OUR 297 00:06:38,398 --> 00:06:39,232 -- WE 298 00:06:39,232 --> 00:06:40,633 WERE SEEING MAJOR DEVELOPMENT, 299 00:06:40,633 --> 00:06:40,833 MORE 300 00:06:40,833 --> 00:06:42,001 PEOPLE MOVING TO THE 301 00:06:42,001 --> 00:06:43,536 CITY. AND WHILE THAT GROWTH DID 302 00:06:43,536 --> 00:06:45,471 BRING WITH IT SOME GROWTH IN 303 00:06:45,471 --> 00:06:45,838 REVENUES, 304 00:06:45,838 --> 00:06:49,075 NOT TO THE SCALE THAT WAS 305 00:06:49,075 --> 00:06:51,544 NEEDED TO ADDRESS THE INCOME GAP 306 00:06:51,544 --> 00:06:51,811 THAT 307 00:06:51,944 --> 00:06:54,013 WAS COMPOUNDED BY THAT EXTENSIVE 308 00:06:54,013 --> 00:06:55,114 PERIOD OF GROWTH. 309 00:06:55,114 --> 00:06:56,849 THEN COMES THE PANDEMIC, RIGHT? 310 00:06:56,849 --> 00:06:58,651 WE SAW RAPID REVENUE 311 00:06:58,651 --> 00:07:00,586 DECREASES AS WELL AS HISTORIC 312 00:07:00,586 --> 00:07:03,589 HIGH INFLATIONS. 313 00:07:03,723 --> 00:07:04,190 ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE 314 00:07:04,190 --> 00:07:04,957 CONTRIBUTING TO THE COST OF 315 00:07:04,957 --> 00:07:05,425 PROVIDING SERVICES TO 316 00:07:05,425 --> 00:07:07,693 THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE NEEDED, 317 00:07:07,693 --> 00:07:07,927 HAVE 318 00:07:07,927 --> 00:07:09,629 OUTPACED HOW MUCH REVENUE 319 00:07:09,629 --> 00:07:11,697 IS BROUGHT IN ANNUALLY. 320 00:07:11,697 --> 00:07:13,132 AND THAT IS ALSO COMBINED 321 00:07:13,132 --> 00:07:14,734 WITH CHANGES IN THE FEDERAL 322 00:07:14,734 --> 00:07:16,002 GOVERNMENT AND STATE FUNDING 323 00:07:16,002 --> 00:07:16,402 STRUCTURE. 324 00:07:16,402 --> 00:07:20,206 SO WE ARE GRAPPLING WITH A 325 00:07:20,206 --> 00:07:24,110 NUMBER OF SORT OF OVERLAPPING 326 00:07:24,110 --> 00:07:25,077 ISSUES ALL AT THE SAME TIME 327 00:07:25,077 --> 00:07:26,145 THAT MAKES IT CHALLENGING TO 328 00:07:26,145 --> 00:07:26,412 MAINTAIN 329 00:07:26,412 --> 00:07:26,679 SERVICES. 330 00:07:26,679 --> 00:07:27,547 >> LOOKING AT THE GENERAL 331 00:07:27,547 --> 00:07:28,981 FUND, IT'S INCREASED QUITE A 332 00:07:28,981 --> 00:07:29,148 BIT 333 00:07:29,148 --> 00:07:30,416 OVER THE PAST DECADE. 334 00:07:30,416 --> 00:07:31,150 TALKING ABOUT MAYBE A 335 00:07:31,150 --> 00:07:33,186 LITTLE OVER $1 BILLION IN 2016, 336 00:07:33,186 --> 00:07:33,586 TO 337 00:07:33,586 --> 00:07:38,925 CLOSE TO $2 BILLION NOW. 338 00:07:38,925 --> 00:07:39,859 79% INCREASE. 339 00:07:39,859 --> 00:07:41,093 IS THAT WHAT WE'RE TALKING 340 00:07:41,093 --> 00:07:41,494 ABOUT HERE? 341 00:07:41,494 --> 00:07:43,196 THAT SEEMS RATHER LARGE. 342 00:07:43,196 --> 00:07:45,097 I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK 343 00:07:45,231 --> 00:07:46,165 THAT. IS IT MAINLY INFLATION? 344 00:07:46,165 --> 00:07:47,667 IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S A NUMBER 345 00:07:47,667 --> 00:07:48,568 OF FACTORS 346 00:07:48,568 --> 00:07:49,836 HERE. 347 00:07:49,836 --> 00:07:52,672 >> THERE'S A COMBINATION OF 348 00:07:52,672 --> 00:07:56,209 INFLATION AS WELL AS POLICY 349 00:07:56,209 --> 00:07:56,776 DECISIONS TO ADDRESS 350 00:07:56,776 --> 00:07:57,844 THE SCALE OF THE CHALLENGES. 351 00:07:57,844 --> 00:07:58,845 COMING OUT OF THE -- DURING 352 00:07:58,845 --> 00:08:00,046 THE PANDEMIC AND COMING OUT OF 353 00:08:00,046 --> 00:08:02,515 THAT, WE REALLY CHANGED THE WAY 354 00:08:02,515 --> 00:08:04,584 THAT WE DELIVER HOMELESS 355 00:08:04,584 --> 00:08:04,851 SERVICES. 356 00:08:04,851 --> 00:08:05,818 THROUGH THAT EXPERIENCE, I 357 00:08:05,818 --> 00:08:07,320 THINK WE ALL LEARNED A LOT. 358 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:08,888 THE TYPE OF -- FOR 359 00:08:08,888 --> 00:08:11,057 EXAMPLE, SHELTER WE PROVIDE AND 360 00:08:11,057 --> 00:08:11,324 THE TYPES 361 00:08:11,324 --> 00:08:12,525 OF SERVICES THAT ARE 362 00:08:12,525 --> 00:08:13,693 REALLY NECESSARY TO SUPPORT 363 00:08:13,693 --> 00:08:13,926 PEOPLE 364 00:08:13,926 --> 00:08:15,728 MOVING FROM HOMELESSNESS 365 00:08:15,728 --> 00:08:17,129 INTO PERMANENT HOUSING HAS 366 00:08:17,129 --> 00:08:17,864 SHIFTED. 367 00:08:17,864 --> 00:08:19,398 IT IS MORE EXPENSIVE. 368 00:08:19,398 --> 00:08:21,133 AND SO SOME OF THAT IS 369 00:08:21,133 --> 00:08:21,934 REFLECTED IN THIS. 370 00:08:21,934 --> 00:08:24,070 ALSO THE COST OF, YOU 371 00:08:24,070 --> 00:08:25,004 KNOW, DELIVERING PUBLIC 372 00:08:25,004 --> 00:08:26,205 SAFETY SERVICES AND ALL OF 373 00:08:26,205 --> 00:08:26,539 THOSE THINGS. 374 00:08:26,539 --> 00:08:27,139 SO IT IS A COMBINATION OF 375 00:08:27,139 --> 00:08:31,611 FACTORS. 376 00:08:31,611 --> 00:08:33,479 OUR SERVICES ARE DELIVERED 377 00:08:33,479 --> 00:08:34,680 PRIMARILY BY 378 00:08:34,680 --> 00:08:35,581 PEOPLE. MOST OF THE 379 00:08:35,581 --> 00:08:36,515 CITY'S GENERAL FUND ABOUT HALF 380 00:08:36,515 --> 00:08:37,183 GOES TO OUR CITY 381 00:08:37,316 --> 00:08:38,885 WORKERS. A LOT OF THE REST OF IT 382 00:08:38,885 --> 00:08:39,519 GOES 383 00:08:39,519 --> 00:08:42,088 OUT TO ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE 384 00:08:42,088 --> 00:08:43,823 DELIVERING SERVICES 385 00:08:43,823 --> 00:08:44,423 THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. 386 00:08:44,423 --> 00:08:46,559 THERE ARE ALSO PEOPLE WHO LIVE 387 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:47,360 AND EXPERIENCE IN THIS 388 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:48,661 CITY. SO THE COSTS FOR THEM TO 389 00:08:48,661 --> 00:08:49,028 BE 390 00:08:49,028 --> 00:08:50,630 ABLE TO LIVE IN THE CITY HAVE 391 00:08:50,763 --> 00:08:51,597 INCREASED. IT'S A COMBINATION 392 00:08:51,597 --> 00:08:51,764 OF 393 00:08:51,764 --> 00:08:52,131 THINGS. 394 00:08:52,131 --> 00:08:53,399 >> 395 00:08:53,399 --> 00:08:53,933 OKAY, ALL RIGHT. 396 00:08:53,933 --> 00:08:54,600 THANK YOU. I WANT TO MAKE SURE 397 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:54,901 YOU GET 398 00:08:54,901 --> 00:08:55,635 BACK TO YOUR PRESENTATION. 399 00:08:55,768 --> 00:08:58,004 >> SO IF WE MOVE -- SO 400 00:08:58,004 --> 00:08:59,572 THAT'S SORT OF A SNAPSHOT OF 401 00:08:59,572 --> 00:08:59,739 THE 402 00:08:59,739 --> 00:09:00,606 CITY BUDGET. 403 00:09:00,606 --> 00:09:01,707 SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE 404 00:09:01,707 --> 00:09:03,442 CHALLENGES WE'RE FACING, 405 00:09:03,442 --> 00:09:05,244 YOU'LL OFTEN HEAR ME TALKING 406 00:09:05,244 --> 00:09:06,379 ABOUT FACING A STRUCTURAL 407 00:09:06,379 --> 00:09:06,846 DEFICIT. 408 00:09:06,846 --> 00:09:08,047 >> CAN WE LOOK AT THAT NEXT 409 00:09:08,047 --> 00:09:08,514 SLIDE, FOLKS? 410 00:09:08,514 --> 00:09:09,649 I WANT TO MAKE SURE 411 00:09:09,649 --> 00:09:11,050 WE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. 412 00:09:11,050 --> 00:09:13,586 THERE'S A RED LINE THAT'S 413 00:09:13,586 --> 00:09:13,819 MOVING 414 00:09:13,819 --> 00:09:15,254 THROUGH THERE. 415 00:09:15,254 --> 00:09:15,955 HELP US 416 00:09:15,955 --> 00:09:16,756 EXPLAIN WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT 417 00:09:16,756 --> 00:09:17,156 THERE, 418 00:09:17,156 --> 00:09:17,390 PLEASE. 419 00:09:17,390 --> 00:09:21,994 >> WHAT THIS IS, THE BARS ARE 420 00:09:21,994 --> 00:09:24,463 SHOWING OUR GENERAL FUND 421 00:09:24,463 --> 00:09:24,864 REVENUES. 422 00:09:24,864 --> 00:09:26,299 THE RED LINE IS 423 00:09:26,299 --> 00:09:26,599 SHOWING 424 00:09:26,599 --> 00:09:27,934 EXPENDITURES. AS YOU LOOK TO THE 425 00:09:27,934 --> 00:09:28,701 YEAR 2027 426 00:09:28,701 --> 00:09:30,136 AND OUR PROJECTED, YOU CAN SEE 427 00:09:30,136 --> 00:09:30,336 THERE 428 00:09:30,336 --> 00:09:31,003 IS A GAP BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE 429 00:09:31,003 --> 00:09:37,777 LINE. 430 00:09:37,777 --> 00:09:38,878 THAT IS THE STRUCTURAL 431 00:09:38,878 --> 00:09:40,279 DEFICIT. IN ORDER FOR US TO 432 00:09:40,279 --> 00:09:41,213 MAINTAIN SERVICES TO THE XUNT 433 00:09:41,213 --> 00:09:42,682 THAT WE 434 00:09:42,682 --> 00:09:43,582 ARE DELIVERING TODAY, WE HAVE A 435 00:09:43,582 --> 00:09:46,552 GAP OF ABOUT $148 MILLION. 436 00:09:46,552 --> 00:09:48,120 OR WE DID WHEN WE ADOPTED THE 437 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:48,587 BUDGET IN NOVEMBER. 438 00:09:48,587 --> 00:09:51,524 WE WERE PROJECTED WE HAD ABOUT 439 00:09:51,524 --> 00:09:52,258 $148 MILLION 440 00:09:52,258 --> 00:09:55,094 GAP. SO THAT IS WHAT WE CALL, AS 441 00:09:55,094 --> 00:09:57,263 IT PROJECTS OVER YEARS, IT KIND 442 00:09:57,263 --> 00:09:57,430 OF 443 00:09:57,563 --> 00:09:59,031 FLUCTUATES. BUT THAT IS WHAT WE 444 00:09:59,031 --> 00:09:59,498 CALL A 445 00:09:59,498 --> 00:10:01,267 STRUCTURAL DEFICIT WHERE WE 446 00:10:01,267 --> 00:10:03,636 ARE SEEING OUR ONGOING COSTS 447 00:10:03,636 --> 00:10:06,172 OUTPACING OUR ONGOING 448 00:10:06,172 --> 00:10:06,605 REVENUES. 449 00:10:06,605 --> 00:10:08,040 >> DOES IT MEAN THE CITY IS 450 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:09,041 SPENDING BEYOND ITS MEANS? 451 00:10:09,041 --> 00:10:10,242 I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE 452 00:10:10,242 --> 00:10:11,410 ASKED ME THAT 453 00:10:11,410 --> 00:10:11,777 QUESTION. 454 00:10:11,777 --> 00:10:13,446 >> I THINK THAT IT -- WHAT 455 00:10:13,446 --> 00:10:14,914 IT REPRESENTS IS THAT, AGAIN -- 456 00:10:14,914 --> 00:10:16,015 I DON'T THINK IT'S 457 00:10:16,015 --> 00:10:16,916 SPENDING BEYOND THE MEANS. 458 00:10:16,916 --> 00:10:18,584 WE'RE DELIVERING SERVICES THAT 459 00:10:18,584 --> 00:10:19,752 PEOPLE NEED AND THE COSTS 460 00:10:19,752 --> 00:10:21,754 OF THOSE SERVICES ARE MORE THAN 461 00:10:21,754 --> 00:10:24,156 OUR PROPERTY TAXES, OUR SALES 462 00:10:24,156 --> 00:10:26,826 TAXES, ALL THE FEES THAT SUPPORT 463 00:10:26,826 --> 00:10:27,093 THE 464 00:10:27,093 --> 00:10:29,829 CITY ARE NOT GROWING. 465 00:10:29,829 --> 00:10:32,164 PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE 466 00:10:32,164 --> 00:10:33,065 CONSTRAINTS BASED ON STATE 467 00:10:33,065 --> 00:10:34,567 LAW, THERE ARE RESTRICTIONS. 468 00:10:34,567 --> 00:10:36,736 OUR PROPERTY TAXES ONLY INCREASE 469 00:10:36,736 --> 00:10:37,770 BY 1% ANNUALLY. 470 00:10:37,903 --> 00:10:39,038 >> THEY'RE NOT TIED TO 471 00:10:39,038 --> 00:10:39,505 INFLATION, THAT'S 472 00:10:39,505 --> 00:10:39,739 RIGHT. 473 00:10:39,739 --> 00:10:40,106 >> YEAH. 474 00:10:40,106 --> 00:10:42,141 AS YOU ALL KNOW, LIVING IN THE 475 00:10:42,141 --> 00:10:45,478 WORLD, OUR COSTS HAVE -- 476 00:10:45,478 --> 00:10:46,645 INFLATION HAS SIGNIFICANTLY 477 00:10:46,645 --> 00:10:47,480 OUTPACED 1%. 478 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:49,281 THAT MAKES IT HARD TO KEEP UP 479 00:10:49,281 --> 00:10:50,316 AND MAINTAIN THE SERVICES. 480 00:10:50,316 --> 00:10:52,952 BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT THE 481 00:10:52,952 --> 00:10:55,721 BUDGET, IT IS HARD TO FIND -- 482 00:10:55,721 --> 00:10:57,390 NOT THAT -- THERE ARE 483 00:10:57,390 --> 00:10:58,958 CERTAINLY AREAS WE CAN BE MORE 484 00:10:58,958 --> 00:10:59,225 EFFICIENT 485 00:10:59,225 --> 00:11:01,794 AND REFINE AND WORK ON LOOKING 486 00:11:01,794 --> 00:11:02,328 AT 487 00:11:02,328 --> 00:11:03,029 OUTCOMES. THAT'S CERTAINLY 488 00:11:03,029 --> 00:11:03,295 SOMETHING 489 00:11:03,295 --> 00:11:05,031 THE MAYOR AND I HAVE TALKED A 490 00:11:05,031 --> 00:11:05,197 LOT 491 00:11:05,197 --> 00:11:06,666 ABOUT, AND IT'S SOMETHING SHE 492 00:11:06,666 --> 00:11:07,066 IS 493 00:11:07,066 --> 00:11:08,801 ASKING ME TO WORK ON IN MY 494 00:11:08,801 --> 00:11:09,902 TIME AS BUDGET DIRECTOR. 495 00:11:09,902 --> 00:11:11,637 OVERALL, ALL OF THESE 496 00:11:11,637 --> 00:11:12,638 DOLLARS MATTER TO SOMEONE THAT 497 00:11:12,638 --> 00:11:12,905 ARE GOING 498 00:11:12,905 --> 00:11:13,439 OUT THE DOOR. 499 00:11:13,439 --> 00:11:14,673 IT'S DELIVERING A SERVICE. 500 00:11:14,673 --> 00:11:18,911 IT'S PROVIDING ACCESS TO A 501 00:11:18,911 --> 00:11:19,311 CLASS 502 00:11:19,311 --> 00:11:20,646 OR THAT SORT OF THING 503 00:11:20,646 --> 00:11:21,614 THAT MATTERS TO 504 00:11:21,614 --> 00:11:23,015 SOMEONE. SO I DON'T THINK IT'S 505 00:11:23,015 --> 00:11:24,050 THAT 506 00:11:24,050 --> 00:11:26,352 WE'RE OVERSPENDING, IT'S THAT 507 00:11:26,352 --> 00:11:28,320 THE NEEDS HAVE -- COST MORE THAN 508 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:29,188 OUR REVENUES CAN SUPPORT RIGHT 509 00:11:29,188 --> 00:11:29,388 NOW. 510 00:11:29,388 --> 00:11:29,922 >> GOT IT. 511 00:11:30,056 --> 00:11:32,291 IN TERMS OF HOW THE BUDGET HAS 512 00:11:32,291 --> 00:11:33,159 BEEN BALANCED, BECAUSE 513 00:11:33,159 --> 00:11:35,261 THE CITY IS REQUIRED TO DO THAT. 514 00:11:35,261 --> 00:11:37,463 IN TERMS OF HOW IT'S BEEN 515 00:11:37,463 --> 00:11:38,364 BALANCED, CAN 516 00:11:38,364 --> 00:11:38,864 YOU TALK ABOUT 517 00:11:38,864 --> 00:11:40,866 THAT PIECE? OR AM I JUMPING 518 00:11:40,866 --> 00:11:41,100 AHEAD? 519 00:11:41,100 --> 00:11:42,701 I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT 520 00:11:42,701 --> 00:11:44,470 HOW THAT'S BEEN DONE THE PAST 521 00:11:44,470 --> 00:11:44,637 FEW 522 00:11:44,637 --> 00:11:45,037 YEARS. 523 00:11:45,037 --> 00:11:46,539 THERE'S BEEN A RELIANCE ON A 524 00:11:46,539 --> 00:11:46,906 LOT 525 00:11:46,906 --> 00:11:48,574 OF ONE- TIME FUNDING WHICH 526 00:11:48,574 --> 00:11:49,208 MAKES 527 00:11:49,208 --> 00:11:49,708 IT CHALLENGING. 528 00:11:49,708 --> 00:11:50,142 >> THAT'S RIGHT. 529 00:11:50,142 --> 00:11:52,344 EARLY IN THE PANDEMIC, A LOT 530 00:11:52,344 --> 00:11:52,545 OFOF 531 00:11:52,545 --> 00:11:54,747 WAS THROUGH THE 532 00:11:54,747 --> 00:11:56,749 DEVELOPMENT OF THE JUMP START 533 00:11:56,749 --> 00:11:58,017 PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX COMBINED 534 00:11:58,017 --> 00:11:58,551 WITH SOME 535 00:11:58,551 --> 00:12:00,152 ONE- TIME FEDERAL 536 00:12:00,152 --> 00:12:01,787 FUNDS AS WELL AS LOOKING AT OUR 537 00:12:01,787 --> 00:12:02,121 FUND BALANCES 538 00:12:02,121 --> 00:12:03,322 AND THAT SORT OF THING. 539 00:12:03,322 --> 00:12:05,124 THAT'S REALLY WHEN THE 540 00:12:05,124 --> 00:12:07,193 PROBLEM BECAME 541 00:12:07,193 --> 00:12:07,860 MOST ACUTE AND WE REALLY STARTED 542 00:12:07,860 --> 00:12:08,828 TO SEE EVERY YEAR 543 00:12:08,828 --> 00:12:09,895 THIS PROJECTED DEFICIT. 544 00:12:09,895 --> 00:12:11,964 OVER THE LAST SEVERAL 545 00:12:11,964 --> 00:12:13,265 YEARS, WE'VE BEEN OPERATING ON 546 00:12:13,265 --> 00:12:15,267 WHAT I'VE BEEN CALLING TRIAGE 547 00:12:15,267 --> 00:12:16,502 BUDGETING WHERE WE'RE JUST 548 00:12:16,502 --> 00:12:17,670 KIND OF PATCHING TOGETHER 549 00:12:17,670 --> 00:12:19,305 SOLUTIONS ONE TIME, BUT WE'RE 550 00:12:19,305 --> 00:12:19,638 NOT 551 00:12:19,638 --> 00:12:21,273 REALLY ADDRESSING THE ONGOING 552 00:12:21,273 --> 00:12:21,607 CHALLENGES. 553 00:12:21,740 --> 00:12:23,676 >> THERE'S 554 00:12:23,676 --> 00:12:24,310 BEEN ADJUSTMENTS IN THE PAYROLL 555 00:12:24,310 --> 00:12:24,643 EXPENSE TAX? 556 00:12:24,777 --> 00:12:26,545 >> YEAH, HOW MUCH OF THE 557 00:12:26,545 --> 00:12:28,280 PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX IS USED TO 558 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:29,782 SUPPORT GENERAL FUND FUNCTIONS 559 00:12:29,782 --> 00:12:30,015 VERSUS 560 00:12:30,015 --> 00:12:31,951 THE HOUSING, INVESTMENTS IN 561 00:12:31,951 --> 00:12:32,952 HOUSING AND GREEN 562 00:12:32,952 --> 00:12:33,953 NEW DEAL AND ECONOMIC 563 00:12:33,953 --> 00:12:34,320 RESILIENCE. 564 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:35,221 >> WHICH IT WAS ORIGINALLY 565 00:12:35,221 --> 00:12:36,288 SET UP TO DO. 566 00:12:36,422 --> 00:12:37,256 >> IT WAS. 567 00:12:37,256 --> 00:12:38,891 I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO 568 00:12:38,891 --> 00:12:41,460 WORK WITH MAYOR WILSON 569 00:12:41,460 --> 00:12:41,727 ON THAT. 570 00:12:41,727 --> 00:12:42,561 >> BEFORE SHE WAS ELECTED, 571 00:12:42,561 --> 00:12:42,995 THAT'S RIGHT. 572 00:12:43,129 --> 00:12:43,429 >> BEFORE 573 00:12:43,429 --> 00:12:44,130 THIS. THAT'S IT. 574 00:12:44,130 --> 00:12:46,465 BUT FOR THE JUMP START 575 00:12:46,465 --> 00:12:47,833 PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX, WE WOULD BE 576 00:12:47,833 --> 00:12:48,000 IN 577 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:49,301 A MUCH MORE DIFFICULT POSITION. 578 00:12:49,301 --> 00:12:51,804 YOU CAN SEE ON THIS CHARLT 579 00:12:51,804 --> 00:12:52,705 THE GRAY 580 00:12:52,705 --> 00:12:52,938 AREAS. 581 00:12:52,938 --> 00:12:53,906 >> LET'S LOOK AT THAT PAGE 582 00:12:53,906 --> 00:12:55,841 4 ONE MORE TIME SO WE CAN SHOW 583 00:12:55,841 --> 00:12:56,475 PEOPLE WHAT WE'RE TALKING 584 00:12:56,475 --> 00:12:56,709 ABOUT. 585 00:12:56,709 --> 00:12:58,744 THIS IS A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE OF 586 00:12:58,878 --> 00:12:59,378 WHAT YOU MEAN. 587 00:12:59,378 --> 00:12:59,778 PLEASE GO AHEAD. 588 00:12:59,778 --> 00:13:01,814 >> YEAH, SO THIS IS SHOWING 589 00:13:01,814 --> 00:13:03,783 THAT RIGHT NOW IN THIS CURRENT 590 00:13:03,783 --> 00:13:05,584 YEAR AND MOVING FORWARD, WE 591 00:13:05,584 --> 00:13:07,920 ARE ASSUMING ABOUT $200 MILLION 592 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:10,055 FROM THE PAYROLL -- JUMP 593 00:13:10,055 --> 00:13:12,224 START PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX BEING 594 00:13:12,224 --> 00:13:13,459 USED TO BALANCE OUR GENERAL 595 00:13:13,459 --> 00:13:13,726 FUND. 596 00:13:13,726 --> 00:13:16,929 AND SO I KNOW THAT WHILE -- THE 597 00:13:16,929 --> 00:13:19,365 MAYOR AND I WOULD LOVE TO FULLY 598 00:13:19,365 --> 00:13:20,599 RESTORE THAT FUND BACK TO 599 00:13:20,599 --> 00:13:21,934 ITS ORIGINAL PURPOSES. 600 00:13:21,934 --> 00:13:24,537 WE'D BE FACING A, YOU KNOW, 601 00:13:24,537 --> 00:13:26,705 $400 MILLION DEFINITE RIGHT NOW. 602 00:13:26,705 --> 00:13:28,174 SO THAT IS A CHALLENGE WE'RE 603 00:13:28,174 --> 00:13:28,474 ALL 604 00:13:28,474 --> 00:13:28,741 FACING. 605 00:13:28,741 --> 00:13:30,075 >> TOUCH ON THE FACT THAT THE 606 00:13:30,075 --> 00:13:32,578 PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX CAN BE 607 00:13:32,578 --> 00:13:33,012 VOLATILE. 608 00:13:33,012 --> 00:13:34,380 IT'S TIED TO HOW MANY 609 00:13:34,380 --> 00:13:36,015 EMPLOYEES ARE MAKING OVER A 610 00:13:36,015 --> 00:13:36,816 CERTAIN THRESHOLD THERE. 611 00:13:36,816 --> 00:13:38,517 THAT NUMBER CAN CHANGE AND THE 612 00:13:38,517 --> 00:13:39,752 AMOUNT THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY 613 00:13:39,752 --> 00:13:40,553 GETTING PAID CAN CHANGE. 614 00:13:40,553 --> 00:13:41,787 CAN YOU TOUCH ON THAT? 615 00:13:41,787 --> 00:13:42,688 I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT 616 00:13:42,688 --> 00:13:44,089 PART OF THIS, TOO. 617 00:13:44,089 --> 00:13:44,823 THOSE REVENUES ARE 618 00:13:44,823 --> 00:13:45,791 ACTUALLY DECLINING FROM THE 619 00:13:45,791 --> 00:13:46,392 PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX? 620 00:13:46,525 --> 00:13:48,794 >> YEAH, OUR MOST RECENT 621 00:13:48,794 --> 00:13:50,629 FORECASTS SHOW A DECLINE IN 622 00:13:50,629 --> 00:13:51,530 THE JUMP START TAX. 623 00:13:51,530 --> 00:13:53,365 AND IN PART THAT VOLATILITY, 624 00:13:53,365 --> 00:13:54,667 IT'S THE NUMBER OF 625 00:13:54,667 --> 00:13:56,001 WORKERS MAKING OVER A CERTAIN 626 00:13:56,001 --> 00:13:56,402 AMOUNT. 627 00:13:56,402 --> 00:13:58,404 ALSO, IT'S TOTAL COMPENSATION. 628 00:13:58,404 --> 00:13:59,471 SO VOLATILITY IN 629 00:13:59,471 --> 00:14:02,541 THE STOCK MARKET CAN IMPACT THAT 630 00:14:02,675 --> 00:14:03,075 REVENUE SOURCE. 631 00:14:03,075 --> 00:14:05,277 SO IT IS SOMEWHAT -- IT IS LESS 632 00:14:05,277 --> 00:14:08,013 PREDICTABLE AND STABLE THAN A 633 00:14:08,147 --> 00:14:08,547 PROPERTY TAX. 634 00:14:08,547 --> 00:14:09,415 >> GOT IT, THANK YOU. 635 00:14:09,415 --> 00:14:11,116 I WANT YOU TO KEEP GOING. 636 00:14:11,116 --> 00:14:11,650 I DIDN'T MEAN TO 637 00:14:11,650 --> 00:14:12,218 INTERRUPT OVERMUCH 638 00:14:12,218 --> 00:14:12,451 THERE. 639 00:14:12,451 --> 00:14:13,852 >> THE NEXT SLIDE I THINK 640 00:14:13,852 --> 00:14:14,653 I ALREADY SPOKE TO. 641 00:14:14,653 --> 00:14:17,556 I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE 642 00:14:17,556 --> 00:14:18,290 WERE DEFINING -- 643 00:14:18,424 --> 00:14:19,992 >> LET'S DO IT. 644 00:14:19,992 --> 00:14:20,893 TALK ABOUT PAGE 5 OF 645 00:14:20,893 --> 00:14:22,328 YOUR PRESENTATION HERE 646 00:14:22,328 --> 00:14:23,128 SO WE CAN MAKE SURE WE GET THAT 647 00:14:23,128 --> 00:14:24,163 UP FOR FOLKS. 648 00:14:24,163 --> 00:14:24,630 PLEASE GO AHEAD. 649 00:14:24,763 --> 00:14:25,598 >> THIS IS REALLY DEFINING 650 00:14:25,598 --> 00:14:27,066 WHEN WE TALK ABOUT A 651 00:14:27,066 --> 00:14:27,800 STRUCTURAL BUDGET DEFICIT. 652 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:29,602 THERE HAVE BEEN PERIODS OF 653 00:14:29,602 --> 00:14:31,270 TIME IN THE CITY'S BUDGET 654 00:14:31,270 --> 00:14:32,538 WHERE THERE WAS LIKE A SUDDEN 655 00:14:32,538 --> 00:14:32,805 DOWNTURN, 656 00:14:32,805 --> 00:14:34,139 AND THERE WAS A DEFICIT 657 00:14:34,139 --> 00:14:34,673 PROJECTED. 658 00:14:34,673 --> 00:14:37,343 BUT IT WAS SORT OF A ONE OR 659 00:14:37,343 --> 00:14:38,544 TWO- YEAR PROBLEM, THEN THINGS 660 00:14:38,544 --> 00:14:39,545 KIND OF REBOUNDED. 661 00:14:39,545 --> 00:14:41,247 WHAT WE ARE REALLY TALKING ABOUT 662 00:14:41,247 --> 00:14:44,283 IS LIKE A LONG- TERM 663 00:14:44,283 --> 00:14:45,384 MISMATCH BETWEEN OUR COSTS OF 664 00:14:45,384 --> 00:14:46,752 ING SERVICES AND THE REVENUES WE 665 00:14:46,752 --> 00:14:48,153 ARE BRINGING IN. 666 00:14:48,153 --> 00:14:49,221 AND IT REQUIRES REALLY 667 00:14:49,221 --> 00:14:51,757 TO ADDRESS IT A PERMANENT 668 00:14:51,757 --> 00:14:51,991 REVENUE 669 00:14:51,991 --> 00:14:53,392 INCREASE AND/OR SPENDING 670 00:14:53,392 --> 00:14:53,826 REDUCTIONS. 671 00:14:53,826 --> 00:14:55,027 AND WHAT WE'VE REALLY 672 00:14:55,027 --> 00:14:56,228 BEEN TALKING ABOUT IS IT NEEDS 673 00:14:56,228 --> 00:14:56,428 TO BE 674 00:14:56,562 --> 00:14:57,630 BOTH. WE NEED TO HAVE ALL 675 00:14:57,630 --> 00:14:58,030 OPTIONS ON 676 00:14:58,030 --> 00:14:58,530 THE TABLE. 677 00:14:58,530 --> 00:15:00,299 WE REALLY HAVE TO LOOK 678 00:15:00,299 --> 00:15:03,569 AT STRATEGIES TO STABILIZE OUR 679 00:15:03,702 --> 00:15:06,505 BUDGET. WHERE OUR ONGOING 680 00:15:06,505 --> 00:15:06,772 REVENUES 681 00:15:06,772 --> 00:15:08,007 MATCH OUR ONGOING EXPENSES. 682 00:15:08,007 --> 00:15:10,943 AND WHY IS THAT SO IMPORTANT? 683 00:15:10,943 --> 00:15:14,413 IT GIVES CERTAINTY TO OUR OUR 684 00:15:14,413 --> 00:15:15,447 COMMUNITY WHO ON 685 00:15:15,447 --> 00:15:17,116 SERVICES THE CITY PROVIDES EVERY 686 00:15:17,116 --> 00:15:17,316 DAY. 687 00:15:17,316 --> 00:15:18,784 IT GIVES CERTAINTY TO 688 00:15:18,784 --> 00:15:20,319 THE PROVIDERS OUT IN THE 689 00:15:20,319 --> 00:15:20,586 COMMUNITY 690 00:15:20,586 --> 00:15:21,787 THAT WE FUND, THAT THEY 691 00:15:21,787 --> 00:15:22,755 KNOW EVERY YEAR THEY'RE NOT 692 00:15:22,755 --> 00:15:23,756 SORT 693 00:15:23,756 --> 00:15:24,423 OF WONDERING WHETHER OR 694 00:15:24,423 --> 00:15:26,158 NOT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO 695 00:15:26,158 --> 00:15:26,425 OPERATE. 696 00:15:26,425 --> 00:15:27,593 AND OUR CITY WORKFORCE. 697 00:15:27,593 --> 00:15:29,828 SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT 698 00:15:29,828 --> 00:15:30,763 WE 699 00:15:30,763 --> 00:15:32,564 LOOK FOR LONG- TERM PERMANENT 700 00:15:32,564 --> 00:15:33,966 SOLUTIONS VERSUS THESE ONE- 701 00:15:33,966 --> 00:15:36,335 OFF APPROACHES THAT WHILE THEY 702 00:15:36,335 --> 00:15:36,502 GET 703 00:15:36,502 --> 00:15:37,569 US THROUGH YEAR OVER YEAR, IT 704 00:15:37,569 --> 00:15:39,271 SORT OF DISTRACTS FROM DOING THE 705 00:15:39,271 --> 00:15:41,340 HARDER, LONGER- TERM WORK THAT 706 00:15:41,340 --> 00:15:43,042 WE WANT TO DO TO GET THE BEST 707 00:15:43,042 --> 00:15:43,976 VALUE OUT OF EVERY 708 00:15:43,976 --> 00:15:44,209 DOLLAR. 709 00:15:44,209 --> 00:15:45,210 >> AND THE THING THAT I 710 00:15:45,210 --> 00:15:47,046 WOULD ADD IS THAT JUST THE SIZE 711 00:15:47,046 --> 00:15:47,513 OF 712 00:15:47,513 --> 00:15:48,847 THE DEFICIT THAT WE'RE LOOKING 713 00:15:48,847 --> 00:15:49,148 AT 714 00:15:49,281 --> 00:15:51,850 NOW. LIKE AGAIN, THE ONLY REASON 715 00:15:51,850 --> 00:15:52,017 WHY 716 00:15:52,017 --> 00:15:54,119 IT'S 120 TO $200 717 00:15:54,119 --> 00:15:55,654 MILLION INSTEAD OF $400 MILLION 718 00:15:55,654 --> 00:15:56,155 IS THE 719 00:15:56,155 --> 00:15:57,623 TRANSFER FROM JUMP START THAT WE 720 00:15:57,623 --> 00:15:58,624 HAD STARTED DOING YEAR AFTER 721 00:15:58,624 --> 00:15:58,824 YEAR. 722 00:15:58,824 --> 00:16:02,194 SO IT'S REALLY JUST AT THE 723 00:16:02,194 --> 00:16:03,629 SIZE WHERE EVEN IF WE WANTED 724 00:16:03,629 --> 00:16:05,464 TO PAVE OVER WITH ONE- TIME 725 00:16:05,464 --> 00:16:05,864 FIXES, WE'RE 726 00:16:05,864 --> 00:16:06,598 KIND OF OUT OF TOOLS. 727 00:16:06,732 --> 00:16:07,700 >> GOT IT. 728 00:16:07,700 --> 00:16:09,635 I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY. 729 00:16:09,635 --> 00:16:11,236 WHY THAT WAS HAPPENING OVER THE 730 00:16:11,236 --> 00:16:12,404 PAST SEVERAL YEARS. 731 00:16:12,404 --> 00:16:13,272 I'M SURE YOU'VE 732 00:16:13,272 --> 00:16:14,573 BEEN TALKING ABOUT HAVING MORE 733 00:16:14,573 --> 00:16:15,040 STABLE 734 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:16,342 REVENUE AND MORE STABLE TAXES, 735 00:16:16,342 --> 00:16:16,508 ET 736 00:16:16,508 --> 00:16:17,643 CETERA, OVER THE PAST 737 00:16:17,643 --> 00:16:18,844 SEVERAL YEARS HERE. 738 00:16:18,844 --> 00:16:21,146 BUT WHY IS THAT NOT HAPPENED? 739 00:16:21,146 --> 00:16:22,348 I THINK THAT'S A QUESTION I'VE 740 00:16:22,348 --> 00:16:23,549 HEARD FROM A FEW 741 00:16:23,549 --> 00:16:23,816 PEOPLE. 742 00:16:23,816 --> 00:16:24,383 >> WHY HAS NOT 743 00:16:24,383 --> 00:16:24,850 HAPPENED? 744 00:16:24,850 --> 00:16:26,719 >> WHY ARE 745 00:16:26,719 --> 00:16:27,353 WE IN THE STRUCTURAL PIECE? 746 00:16:27,353 --> 00:16:28,921 WHY ARE WE CONTINUALLY GOING 747 00:16:28,921 --> 00:16:30,122 TOWARD ONE- TIME SOLUTIONS? 748 00:16:30,255 --> 00:16:31,957 >> I THINK ALLIE SPOKE TO THIS 749 00:16:31,957 --> 00:16:33,692 A LITTLE BIT, BUT THE WAY 750 00:16:33,692 --> 00:16:35,594 I LOOK AT IT, THIS PROBLEM TO 751 00:16:35,594 --> 00:16:36,729 SOME EXTENT PREDATED THE 752 00:16:36,729 --> 00:16:37,496 PANDEMIC. 753 00:16:37,496 --> 00:16:39,198 BUT THE PANDEMIC IS REALLY 754 00:16:39,198 --> 00:16:40,366 WHAT ACCELERATED US INTO 755 00:16:40,366 --> 00:16:41,734 THIS STRUCTURAL DEFICIT. 756 00:16:41,734 --> 00:16:44,970 AND PART OF THAT IS THAT HIGH 757 00:16:45,104 --> 00:16:46,672 INFLATION. EVERYTHING GETTING 758 00:16:46,672 --> 00:16:46,872 MORE 759 00:16:47,005 --> 00:16:48,774 EXPENSIVE. AND AS ALLIE 760 00:16:48,774 --> 00:16:49,341 MENTIONED, WE 761 00:16:49,341 --> 00:16:51,210 HAVE THIS STATE CAP ON 762 00:16:51,210 --> 00:16:52,277 OUR PROPERTY TAX INCREASES. 763 00:16:52,277 --> 00:16:54,680 SO ANY TIME THAT INFLATION 764 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:56,348 OUTPACES 1%, THERE'S 765 00:16:56,348 --> 00:16:58,384 A STRUCTURAL GAP THAT OPENS UP 766 00:16:58,384 --> 00:16:59,284 YEAR AFTER YEAR. 767 00:16:59,284 --> 00:17:01,253 WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE YEARS OF 768 00:17:01,253 --> 00:17:02,721 HIGH INFLATION WHERE EVERYTHING 769 00:17:02,721 --> 00:17:05,090 THAT THE CITY BUYS GETS MORE 770 00:17:05,224 --> 00:17:06,325 EXPENSIVE. AND THAT INCLUDES 771 00:17:06,325 --> 00:17:06,792 WHAT WE 772 00:17:06,792 --> 00:17:08,694 HAVE TO PAY OUR CITY WORKERS, 773 00:17:08,694 --> 00:17:09,261 WHO 774 00:17:09,261 --> 00:17:11,130 AS ALLIE MENTIONED LIVE IN OUR 775 00:17:11,130 --> 00:17:12,431 HIGH- COST REGION SO ALL 776 00:17:12,431 --> 00:17:13,866 THEIR COSTS OF LIVING HAVE BEEN 777 00:17:13,866 --> 00:17:14,366 GOING UP TOO. 778 00:17:14,366 --> 00:17:15,634 THE OTHER THING THAT I 779 00:17:15,634 --> 00:17:16,969 WILL MENTION THAT I THINK 780 00:17:16,969 --> 00:17:18,904 IS REALLY KEY IS JUST THE WAY 781 00:17:18,904 --> 00:17:19,538 THAT 782 00:17:19,538 --> 00:17:21,206 THE PANDEMIC AND THE 783 00:17:21,206 --> 00:17:21,540 EXTRAORDINARY 784 00:17:21,540 --> 00:17:24,610 STRESSES THAT IT PRODUCED 785 00:17:24,610 --> 00:17:26,712 CREATED GREAT NEEDS. 786 00:17:26,712 --> 00:17:28,680 IT MADE OUR HOMELESSNESS CRISIS 787 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:30,048 MUCH, MUCH WORSE. 788 00:17:30,048 --> 00:17:33,752 IT CREATED HIGH LEVELS OF FOOD 789 00:17:33,886 --> 00:17:35,220 INSECURITY. SO THOSE NEEDS HAVE 790 00:17:35,220 --> 00:17:35,788 NOT GONE 791 00:17:35,788 --> 00:17:36,555 AWAY SINCE THE PANDEMIC. 792 00:17:36,555 --> 00:17:41,593 WE ARE STILL SEEING HEIGHTENED 793 00:17:41,593 --> 00:17:42,661 NEED FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE, 794 00:17:42,661 --> 00:17:44,430 RENTAL ASSISTANCE, HOMELESSNESS 795 00:17:44,430 --> 00:17:44,797 SERVICES. 796 00:17:44,797 --> 00:17:47,499 SO THE KIND OF FEDERAL ONE- 797 00:17:47,499 --> 00:17:49,334 TIME PANDEMIC RELIEF HAS GONE 798 00:17:49,334 --> 00:17:49,535 AWAY. 799 00:17:49,535 --> 00:17:52,271 BUT THOSE NEEDS ARE STILL LIKE 800 00:17:52,271 --> 00:17:52,938 THIS. 801 00:17:52,938 --> 00:17:54,106 SO THERE'S JUST A -- YOU 802 00:17:54,106 --> 00:17:56,175 KNOW, THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE TO 803 00:17:56,175 --> 00:17:57,076 SPEND DEPENDS ON THE SCALE OF 804 00:17:57,076 --> 00:17:57,342 THE 805 00:17:57,342 --> 00:17:58,210 PROBLEMS THAT THE CITY 806 00:17:58,210 --> 00:17:59,144 HAS CALLED UPON TO 807 00:17:59,144 --> 00:18:00,446 SOLVE. AND THOSE PROBLEMS ARE 808 00:18:00,446 --> 00:18:02,047 GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER. 809 00:18:02,047 --> 00:18:03,115 I THINK THAT IS WHY YOU SEE 810 00:18:03,115 --> 00:18:05,517 THAT, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE 811 00:18:05,517 --> 00:18:06,285 THIS VERY SPECIFIC ISSUE IN 812 00:18:06,285 --> 00:18:07,486 SEATTLE AND WASHINGTON STATE 813 00:18:07,486 --> 00:18:09,721 WITH OUR STATE PROPERTY TAX LAW, 814 00:18:09,721 --> 00:18:09,922 OTHER 815 00:18:09,922 --> 00:18:12,891 CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE 816 00:18:12,891 --> 00:18:14,093 FACING VERY LARGE 817 00:18:14,093 --> 00:18:15,194 DEFICITS BECAUSE THEY ARE IN THE 818 00:18:15,194 --> 00:18:17,062 SAME SITUATION WE ARE COMING OUT 819 00:18:17,062 --> 00:18:17,229 OF 820 00:18:17,229 --> 00:18:17,830 THE PANDEMIC. 821 00:18:17,830 --> 00:18:19,865 AND THE OTHER THING I'LL 822 00:18:19,865 --> 00:18:21,767 MENTION IS JUST THAT WE'RE ALSO 823 00:18:21,767 --> 00:18:22,334 IN 824 00:18:22,334 --> 00:18:24,136 THE CURRENT MOMENT SEEING A LOT 825 00:18:24,136 --> 00:18:25,971 OF 826 00:18:25,971 --> 00:18:26,472 INSECURITY, ADDED 827 00:18:26,472 --> 00:18:28,841 INSECURITY BROUGHT ON BY THE 828 00:18:28,841 --> 00:18:29,074 FEDERAL 829 00:18:29,074 --> 00:18:29,541 GOVERNMENT. 830 00:18:29,541 --> 00:18:30,776 HEIGHTENED FOOD 831 00:18:30,776 --> 00:18:32,177 INSECURITY, PEOPLE LOSING 832 00:18:32,177 --> 00:18:32,644 MEDICAL BENEFITS. 833 00:18:32,644 --> 00:18:34,947 ALL OF THAT ADDS TO WHAT CITIES 834 00:18:34,947 --> 00:18:36,148 WHICH ARE REALLY -- WE'RE THE 835 00:18:36,148 --> 00:18:37,182 LAST LINE OF DEFENSE FOR 836 00:18:37,182 --> 00:18:37,883 PEOPLE, FOR OUR 837 00:18:37,883 --> 00:18:38,217 COMMUNITIES. 838 00:18:38,217 --> 00:18:38,484 >> RIGHT. 839 00:18:38,484 --> 00:18:42,287 I KNOW THE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR 840 00:18:42,421 --> 00:18:43,422 HOMELESSNESS, THAT'S COMING IN 841 00:18:43,422 --> 00:18:43,989 THE NEXT COUPLE OF 842 00:18:43,989 --> 00:18:45,824 WEEKS HERE. THAT 843 00:18:45,824 --> 00:18:47,226 COULD BE REDUCED. I'VE GOT 844 00:18:47,226 --> 00:18:47,526 QUESTIONS. 845 00:18:47,526 --> 00:18:47,960 >> THAT TOO. 846 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:48,694 DIRECTOR, DID YOU HAVE 847 00:18:48,694 --> 00:18:49,995 ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANTED TO ADD? 848 00:18:49,995 --> 00:18:51,563 I WANT TO MAKE SURE I 849 00:18:51,563 --> 00:18:53,098 LOOKED AT ALL THE WONDERFUL 850 00:18:53,098 --> 00:18:53,398 POWERPOINT 851 00:18:53,532 --> 00:18:53,732 SLIDES. 852 00:18:53,732 --> 00:18:56,768 >> NO, I THINK THE FINAL 853 00:18:56,768 --> 00:18:58,136 WORD, THE PENULTIMATE SLIDE IS 854 00:18:58,136 --> 00:18:59,404 REALLY JUST SHOWING WHAT WE 855 00:18:59,404 --> 00:19:00,172 ARE PROJECTING TODAY. 856 00:19:00,305 --> 00:19:00,606 WHICH -- 857 00:19:00,606 --> 00:19:02,141 >> LET'S LOOK AT THAT, 858 00:19:02,141 --> 00:19:02,975 SLIDE NUMBER 6. 859 00:19:02,975 --> 00:19:03,942 MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE SEEING 860 00:19:03,942 --> 00:19:04,510 IT AT 861 00:19:04,510 --> 00:19:05,677 HOME. SO THIS IS WHAT WE'RE 862 00:19:05,677 --> 00:19:05,911 TALKING 863 00:19:06,044 --> 00:19:06,245 ABOUT. 864 00:19:06,245 --> 00:19:08,080 >> YEAH, THIS IS JUST MY 865 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:09,181 TEAM'S CURRENT PROJECTION. 866 00:19:09,181 --> 00:19:10,682 AND IT WILL SAY LIKE, YOU 867 00:19:10,682 --> 00:19:12,618 KNOW, THIS IS DYNAMIC 868 00:19:12,618 --> 00:19:14,086 THAT CHANGES WHEN WE GET 869 00:19:14,086 --> 00:19:14,586 INFLATION UPDATE, 870 00:19:14,586 --> 00:19:15,454 A FORECAST THAT SORT OF THING. 871 00:19:15,454 --> 00:19:17,122 BUT TODAY, WE ARE 872 00:19:17,122 --> 00:19:20,959 PROJECTING GOING INTO 2027 ABOUT 873 00:19:20,959 --> 00:19:21,160 $175 874 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:22,895 MILLION DEFICIT. 875 00:19:22,895 --> 00:19:24,730 SO THAT IS THE WORK WE ARE 876 00:19:24,730 --> 00:19:25,330 DOING RIGHT NOW. 877 00:19:25,330 --> 00:19:27,299 SO I WOULD SAY, YOU 878 00:19:27,299 --> 00:19:28,901 KNOW, BECAUSE AS MAYOR WILSON 879 00:19:28,901 --> 00:19:30,836 SAID, THE SCALE OF THE PROBLEM, 880 00:19:30,836 --> 00:19:35,340 WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE 881 00:19:35,340 --> 00:19:37,509 COMMUNICATING ABOUT WHAT 882 00:19:37,509 --> 00:19:38,577 THE CHALLENGES ARE. 883 00:19:38,577 --> 00:19:39,645 I THINK BEING REALLY 884 00:19:39,645 --> 00:19:42,714 TRANSPARENT ABOUT HOW WE 885 00:19:42,714 --> 00:19:43,382 ARE THINKING ABOUT IT AND 886 00:19:43,382 --> 00:19:44,216 BRINGING PEOPLE 887 00:19:44,216 --> 00:19:45,918 ALONG EARLIER SO WE'RE NOT 888 00:19:45,918 --> 00:19:47,119 WAITING UNTIL THE FALL TO HAVE 889 00:19:47,119 --> 00:19:47,319 THESE 890 00:19:47,452 --> 00:19:47,819 CONVERSATIONS. 891 00:19:47,819 --> 00:19:48,120 >> GOT IT. 892 00:19:48,120 --> 00:19:50,189 AND MAYOR WILSON, I THINK I'LL 893 00:19:50,189 --> 00:19:51,190 START TURNING MORE QUESTIONS 894 00:19:51,190 --> 00:19:52,457 TO YOU HERE, IF I COULD. 895 00:19:52,457 --> 00:19:53,625 PLEASE JUMP IN WHEREVER YOU 896 00:19:53,625 --> 00:19:53,859 NEED 897 00:19:53,859 --> 00:19:55,594 TO. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE 898 00:19:55,594 --> 00:19:56,962 GET INTO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS 899 00:19:56,962 --> 00:19:57,763 THAT PEOPLE HAVE HERE. 900 00:19:57,763 --> 00:19:59,898 MAYBE I CAN ASK THAT 901 00:19:59,898 --> 00:20:00,866 OVERARCHING QUESTION TO START. 902 00:20:00,866 --> 00:20:02,167 WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CUTS. 903 00:20:02,167 --> 00:20:03,602 WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ADDS. 904 00:20:03,602 --> 00:20:04,937 CAN YOU TALK ABOUT, IF YOU 905 00:20:04,937 --> 00:20:06,171 CAN, A GENERAL APPROACH YOU'RE 906 00:20:06,171 --> 00:20:08,874 GOING TO TRY TO TAKE TO THE 907 00:20:08,874 --> 00:20:09,174 BUDGET 908 00:20:09,174 --> 00:20:09,875 PROCESS THAT YOU HAVE TO 909 00:20:09,875 --> 00:20:11,009 GET INTO HERE VERY SOON? 910 00:20:11,143 --> 00:20:14,813 >> YEAH, THIS IS WHY WE'RE 911 00:20:14,813 --> 00:20:15,414 STARTING SO EARLY. 912 00:20:15,414 --> 00:20:17,049 IN DEALING WITH A BUDGET 913 00:20:17,049 --> 00:20:18,450 DEFICIT OF THIS SIZE, WE HAVE 914 00:20:18,450 --> 00:20:18,617 TWO 915 00:20:18,750 --> 00:20:22,321 OPTIONS. NEW REVENUE AND CUTS. 916 00:20:22,321 --> 00:20:24,823 AND WHEN WE LOOK AT NEW 917 00:20:24,823 --> 00:20:26,325 REVENUE, AS YOU MAY KNOW, I'VE 918 00:20:26,325 --> 00:20:27,059 BEEN A 919 00:20:27,059 --> 00:20:28,260 BIG PROPONENT OF PROGRESSIVE 920 00:20:28,260 --> 00:20:29,127 REVENUE. 921 00:20:29,127 --> 00:20:31,129 SO WE ARE DEFINITELY LOOKING 922 00:20:31,129 --> 00:20:34,700 AT ALL OF THE OPTIONS THAT WE 923 00:20:34,700 --> 00:20:34,900 HAVE. 924 00:20:34,900 --> 00:20:37,035 AND AT THE SAME TIME, WE 925 00:20:37,035 --> 00:20:38,870 ALSO KNOW THAT -- HONESTLY, I 926 00:20:38,870 --> 00:20:40,339 DON'T SEE ANY SCENARIO WHERE 927 00:20:40,339 --> 00:20:43,075 WE'RE ABLE TO COME UP WITH $175 928 00:20:43,075 --> 00:20:44,576 MILLION OF NEW REVENUES 929 00:20:44,576 --> 00:20:46,545 HERE. I THINK WE ARE ALSO 930 00:20:46,545 --> 00:20:46,845 LOOKING AT 931 00:20:46,845 --> 00:20:49,248 SOME SCALE OF CUTS. 932 00:20:49,381 --> 00:20:51,316 >> COULD YOU COME UP WITH 933 00:20:51,316 --> 00:20:53,652 $175 MILLION WORTH OF CUTS? 934 00:20:53,785 --> 00:20:55,988 >> THAT IS A TERRIFYING 935 00:20:55,988 --> 00:20:56,688 PROSPECT. 936 00:20:56,688 --> 00:20:58,257 AND I THINK THAT GOES 937 00:20:58,257 --> 00:21:01,393 BACK TO THE BREAKDOWN OF THE 938 00:21:01,393 --> 00:21:02,394 GENERAL FUND THAT THE DIRECTOR 939 00:21:02,394 --> 00:21:02,628 GAVE 940 00:21:02,628 --> 00:21:05,397 US, WHICH IS THAT $2 BILLION 941 00:21:05,397 --> 00:21:06,565 GENERAL FUND, LIKE OVER HALF 942 00:21:06,565 --> 00:21:06,765 ABOUT 943 00:21:06,765 --> 00:21:08,800 HALF OF IT IS OUR PUBLIC SAFETY 944 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:09,201 DEPARTMENTS. 945 00:21:09,201 --> 00:21:11,036 THAT IS ALSO OUR FUNDING FOR 946 00:21:11,036 --> 00:21:11,536 HOMELESSNESS SERVICES. 947 00:21:11,536 --> 00:21:12,938 I AM THE FIRST TO SAY THAT WE 948 00:21:12,938 --> 00:21:14,806 NEED TO DO BETTER ATAT WE 949 00:21:14,806 --> 00:21:15,841 ARE SPENDING THE FUNDING THAT 950 00:21:15,841 --> 00:21:17,509 WE SPEND ON HOMELESSNESS, 951 00:21:17,509 --> 00:21:19,278 BUT THERE IS NO WORLD IN WHICH 952 00:21:19,278 --> 00:21:19,578 WE NEED 953 00:21:19,578 --> 00:21:20,846 LESS FUNDING FOR HOMELESSNESS. 954 00:21:20,846 --> 00:21:23,448 IF WE ARE GOING TO ADDRESS THE 955 00:21:23,448 --> 00:21:25,183 THOUSANDS OF FOLKS SLEEPING 956 00:21:25,183 --> 00:21:26,618 UNSHELTERED ON OUR STREETS, 957 00:21:26,618 --> 00:21:28,220 WE NEED TO SPEND THAT MONEY 958 00:21:28,220 --> 00:21:29,421 AS EFFECTIVELY AS POSSIBLE. 959 00:21:29,421 --> 00:21:30,922 IF WE ARE CUTTING IT, WE ARE 960 00:21:30,922 --> 00:21:32,257 IN A BAD, BAD PLACE. 961 00:21:32,257 --> 00:21:34,092 SO THE PROSPECT OF MAKING CUTS 962 00:21:34,092 --> 00:21:35,694 THAT DEEP IS REALLY HARD TO SEE 963 00:21:35,694 --> 00:21:37,229 HOW WE COULD DO THAT IN A WAY 964 00:21:37,229 --> 00:21:38,363 THAT DOES NOT 965 00:21:38,363 --> 00:21:39,865 IMPACT OUR RESPONSE TO THE 966 00:21:39,865 --> 00:21:40,198 HOMELESSNESS 967 00:21:40,198 --> 00:21:42,034 CRISIS, WHICH WE ARE TRYING TO 968 00:21:42,034 --> 00:21:43,035 DO BETTER AND BETTER AT, AND 969 00:21:43,035 --> 00:21:44,236 OUR PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEM. 970 00:21:44,236 --> 00:21:45,671 THAT IS SOMETHING I THINK NO 971 00:21:45,671 --> 00:21:46,004 ONE WANTS TO 972 00:21:46,004 --> 00:21:46,405 SEE. 973 00:21:46,405 --> 00:21:46,972 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 974 00:21:46,972 --> 00:21:48,407 I'M GOING TO GET TO SOME OF 975 00:21:48,407 --> 00:21:49,508 THE DIFFERENT QUESTIONS 976 00:21:49,508 --> 00:21:50,208 PEOPLE HAVE SENT IN. 977 00:21:50,208 --> 00:21:51,643 IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEND 978 00:21:51,643 --> 00:21:54,279 IN ANOTHER QUESTION, 979 00:21:54,279 --> 00:21:55,714 MAYOR@SEATTLE.GOV IS THE EMAIL 980 00:21:55,714 --> 00:21:56,081 ADDRESS. 981 00:21:56,081 --> 00:21:57,549 WE'LL BE TAKING THESE IN OVER 982 00:21:57,549 --> 00:21:59,051 THE NEXT HALF-HOUR OR SO HERE. 983 00:21:59,051 --> 00:22:00,652 BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE 984 00:22:00,652 --> 00:22:02,354 WE ANSWER AS MANY OF THESE AS WE 985 00:22:02,487 --> 00:22:03,588 CAN. WE WON'T BE ABLE TO GET TO 986 00:22:03,588 --> 00:22:03,822 THEM 987 00:22:03,822 --> 00:22:05,357 ALL, BUT WE'LL MAKE SURE THE 988 00:22:05,357 --> 00:22:07,292 MAYOR'S OFFICE GETS ALL OF 989 00:22:07,292 --> 00:22:08,827 THESE EMAILS AND RESPONDS TO 990 00:22:08,827 --> 00:22:09,127 THEM 991 00:22:09,127 --> 00:22:10,162 IN SOME WAY. 992 00:22:10,162 --> 00:22:11,897 INSTAGRAM, RICH WANTED TO KNOW 993 00:22:12,030 --> 00:22:12,931 THIS. HE MADE THIS COMMENT, I 994 00:22:12,931 --> 00:22:13,265 SHOULD 995 00:22:13,265 --> 00:22:13,565 SAY. 996 00:22:13,565 --> 00:22:16,201 YOUR BUDGET SHORTFALL WOULD BE 997 00:22:16,201 --> 00:22:17,969 ADDRESSED IF YOU 998 00:22:17,969 --> 00:22:18,603 COULD ATTRACT RETAIL BUSINESSES 999 00:22:18,603 --> 00:22:19,137 BACK INTO 1000 00:22:19,271 --> 00:22:19,805 DOWNTOWN. 1001 00:22:19,805 --> 00:22:21,139 STOREFRONTS AND CORNERS ARE 1002 00:22:21,139 --> 00:22:21,506 CLOSED. 1003 00:22:21,506 --> 00:22:22,708 THIS WOULD CREATE JOBS 1004 00:22:22,708 --> 00:22:24,476 AND GENERATE SALES TAX REVENUE. 1005 00:22:24,476 --> 00:22:25,043 I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY 1006 00:22:25,043 --> 00:22:26,511 THIS ISN'T A PRIORITY. 1007 00:22:26,511 --> 00:22:27,779 IT WOULD PUT YOU IN THE 1008 00:22:27,779 --> 00:22:29,014 POSITION TO HAVE THE RESOURCES 1009 00:22:29,014 --> 00:22:29,381 TO TACKLE 1010 00:22:29,381 --> 00:22:30,515 YOUR OTHER PRIORITIES. 1011 00:22:30,515 --> 00:22:31,483 SOME THOUGHTS? 1012 00:22:31,616 --> 00:22:33,785 >> YEAH, I WOULD SAY ECONOMIC 1013 00:22:33,785 --> 00:22:34,986 REVITALIZATION OF OUR 1014 00:22:34,986 --> 00:22:36,154 DOWNTOWN CORE AND NEIGHBORHOODS 1015 00:22:36,154 --> 00:22:36,388 AROUND 1016 00:22:36,388 --> 00:22:38,190 THE CITY IS A VERY HIGH 1017 00:22:38,190 --> 00:22:38,557 PRIORITY. 1018 00:22:38,557 --> 00:22:39,224 ABSOLUTELY, RIGHT? 1019 00:22:39,224 --> 00:22:40,659 WE WANT SEATTLE TO BE A 1020 00:22:40,659 --> 00:22:41,660 GREAT PLACE TO DO BUSINESS, TO 1021 00:22:41,660 --> 00:22:43,428 LIVE, TO WORK, TO RAISE A 1022 00:22:43,428 --> 00:22:45,530 FAMILY. 1023 00:22:45,530 --> 00:22:46,798 BECAUSE THAT IS OUR TAX BASE. 1024 00:22:46,798 --> 00:22:48,066 THAT'S SOMETHING MY OFFICE 1025 00:22:48,066 --> 00:22:49,468 IS WORKING REALLY CLOSELY WITH 1026 00:22:49,468 --> 00:22:50,435 OUR OFFICE OF ECONOMIC 1027 00:22:50,435 --> 00:22:51,536 DEVELOPMENT, WITH THE DOWNTOWN 1028 00:22:51,536 --> 00:22:52,137 SEATTLE 1029 00:22:52,137 --> 00:22:52,771 ASSOCIATION, WITH LOTS 1030 00:22:52,771 --> 00:22:53,805 OF STAKEHOLDERS IN THE 1031 00:22:53,805 --> 00:22:54,172 COMMUNITY. 1032 00:22:54,172 --> 00:22:56,408 BECAUSE WE DO NEED TO -- YOU 1033 00:22:56,408 --> 00:22:57,709 KNOW, THERE'S GLIMMERS OF HOPE. 1034 00:22:57,709 --> 00:22:59,211 WE'VE GOT A GREAT 1035 00:22:59,211 --> 00:23:01,480 WATERFRONT. WE'RE SEEING A LOT 1036 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:01,780 OF 1037 00:23:01,780 --> 00:23:02,514 VISITORS TO SEATTLE. 1038 00:23:02,514 --> 00:23:04,116 SO THERE'S -- I THINK 1039 00:23:04,116 --> 00:23:05,183 WE'RE TURNING A CORNER. 1040 00:23:05,183 --> 00:23:06,251 BUT WE ABSOLUTELY NEED TO 1041 00:23:06,251 --> 00:23:08,086 DOUBLE DOWN AND MAKE SURE THAT 1042 00:23:08,086 --> 00:23:08,887 WE ARE 1043 00:23:08,887 --> 00:23:10,622 INVESTING IN 1044 00:23:10,622 --> 00:23:12,324 DOWNTOWN SEATTLE AND MAKING THAT 1045 00:23:12,324 --> 00:23:12,657 A GREAT PLACE 1046 00:23:12,657 --> 00:23:13,024 TO 1047 00:23:13,024 --> 00:23:13,225 BE. 1048 00:23:13,358 --> 00:23:13,959 >> GOT IT. WITH REGARD TO THAT, 1049 00:23:13,959 --> 00:23:14,459 A NUMBER 1050 00:23:14,459 --> 00:23:16,695 OF PEOPLE ARE ASKING SOME 1051 00:23:16,695 --> 00:23:18,029 QUESTIONS ONLINE HERE ABOUT 1052 00:23:18,029 --> 00:23:19,931 BIGGER BUSINESSES IN THE CITY OF 1053 00:23:19,931 --> 00:23:20,365 SEATTLE. 1054 00:23:20,365 --> 00:23:21,566 BART HAD THIS QUESTION ON 1055 00:23:21,566 --> 00:23:22,067 FACEBOOK. 1056 00:23:22,067 --> 00:23:25,570 WILL YOU BE LAUGHING AT 1057 00:23:25,570 --> 00:23:26,772 STARBUCKS FOR SHUTTING DOWN ITS 1058 00:23:26,772 --> 00:23:27,506 HEADQUARTERS AND THE 1059 00:23:27,506 --> 00:23:28,540 NEGATIVE IMPACT WE HAVE ON THE 1060 00:23:28,540 --> 00:23:29,908 SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE AREA? 1061 00:23:29,908 --> 00:23:31,410 ARE YOU STILL ENCOURAGING 1062 00:23:31,410 --> 00:23:34,279 PEOPLE TO BOYCOTT STARBUCKS? 1063 00:23:34,279 --> 00:23:35,847 DANIEL THREW IN THE POINT, 1064 00:23:35,847 --> 00:23:36,681 THE STATE OF THE CITY BUDGET 1065 00:23:36,681 --> 00:23:39,284 IS GOING TO LOOK A WHOLE LOT 1066 00:23:39,284 --> 00:23:39,584 WORSEWORSE 1067 00:23:39,584 --> 00:23:40,685 THANKS TO MAYOR WILSON 1068 00:23:40,685 --> 00:23:42,287 CHASING OUT BUSINESSES LIKE 1069 00:23:42,287 --> 00:23:42,587 STARBUCKS. 1070 00:23:42,587 --> 00:23:44,656 THERE WAS THAT RECENT EVENT AT 1071 00:23:44,656 --> 00:23:44,990 SEATTLE U. 1072 00:23:44,990 --> 00:23:46,324 YOU SAID I THINK THE CLAIMS 1073 00:23:46,324 --> 00:23:47,893 MILLIONAIRES ARE GOING TO 1074 00:23:47,893 --> 00:23:50,796 LEAVE OUR STATE ARE OVERBLOWN, 1075 00:23:50,796 --> 00:23:52,264 A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD SOME ISSUES 1076 00:23:52,264 --> 00:23:52,464 WITH 1077 00:23:52,597 --> 00:23:53,398 THAT. DO YOU REGRET WHAT YOU 1078 00:23:53,398 --> 00:23:53,598 SAID 1079 00:23:53,732 --> 00:23:55,267 THERE? TELL ME ABOUT THAT. 1080 00:23:55,467 --> 00:23:56,301 >> I'LL JUST SAY THAT I THINK 1081 00:23:56,301 --> 00:23:58,370 EVERYONE WANTS TO SEE REAL 1082 00:23:58,370 --> 00:23:59,304 MEANINGFUL PROGRESS ON THE 1083 00:23:59,304 --> 00:24:00,372 BIG CHALLENGES WE'RE FACING IN 1084 00:24:00,372 --> 00:24:00,572 THIS 1085 00:24:00,572 --> 00:24:01,740 CITY. 1086 00:24:01,740 --> 00:24:03,508 HOMELESSNESS TOP OF MIND. 1087 00:24:03,508 --> 00:24:04,776 AND ONE OF THE 1088 00:24:04,776 --> 00:24:05,877 THINGS THAT I WAS REALLY EXCITED 1089 00:24:05,877 --> 00:24:06,645 ABOUT TO 1090 00:24:06,645 --> 00:24:08,313 ANNOUNCE THIS WEEK IS THAT WE 1091 00:24:08,313 --> 00:24:08,513 ARE 1092 00:24:08,513 --> 00:24:10,982 MOVING FORWARD WITH OUR 1093 00:24:10,982 --> 00:24:13,151 SECOND NEW LARGE TINY HOUSE 1094 00:24:13,151 --> 00:24:13,952 BUILD SITE. 1095 00:24:13,952 --> 00:24:15,053 THAT IS ACTUALLY BEING DONE 1096 00:24:15,053 --> 00:24:16,154 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHALLENGE 1097 00:24:16,288 --> 00:24:18,523 SEATTLE. INCLUDING STARBUCKS, 1098 00:24:18,523 --> 00:24:18,790 INCLUDING 1099 00:24:18,790 --> 00:24:20,792 T- MOBILE, INCLUDING MICROSOFT, 1100 00:24:20,792 --> 00:24:21,693 INCLUDING -- I DON'T WANT 1101 00:24:21,693 --> 00:24:23,929 TO LEAVE ANYONE OUT -- JOHN 1102 00:24:23,929 --> 00:24:25,564 STANTON AND TERRY GILLESPIE. 1103 00:24:25,564 --> 00:24:27,065 THAT IS 1104 00:24:27,065 --> 00:24:27,833 PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT WHERE THE 1105 00:24:27,833 --> 00:24:28,567 CITY IS PARTNERING 1106 00:24:28,567 --> 00:24:30,535 TO FUND THIS INTERVENTION INTO 1107 00:24:30,535 --> 00:24:31,236 OUR HOMELESSNESS CRISIS. 1108 00:24:31,236 --> 00:24:33,538 SO I BELIEVE THAT THE 1109 00:24:33,538 --> 00:24:36,541 CITY'S COLLABORATION WITH OUR 1110 00:24:36,541 --> 00:24:37,275 LARGE CORPORATIONS TO ADDRESS 1111 00:24:37,275 --> 00:24:37,476 THESE 1112 00:24:37,476 --> 00:24:38,076 PROBLEMS IS VERY IMPORTANT, 1113 00:24:38,076 --> 00:24:39,077 AND WE'RE DOING IT. 1114 00:24:39,211 --> 00:24:40,111 >> DO YOU THINK YOU ARE 1115 00:24:40,111 --> 00:24:41,913 PUSHING BIG BUSINESSES OUT OF 1116 00:24:41,913 --> 00:24:42,180 SEATTLE? 1117 00:24:42,180 --> 00:24:43,114 I'VE HEARD THAT FROM A 1118 00:24:43,114 --> 00:24:43,949 FEW PEOPLE HERE. 1119 00:24:43,949 --> 00:24:45,350 ROBERT ASKED ON FACEBOOK, IS 1120 00:24:45,350 --> 00:24:47,719 SHE GOING TO SAY BYE TO MORE 1121 00:24:47,719 --> 00:24:50,055 MILLIONAIRES, BILLIONAIRES AND 1122 00:24:50,055 --> 00:24:51,122 CORPORATIONS AS THAT TAX 1123 00:24:51,122 --> 00:24:52,257 BASE REVENUE LEAVES THE STATE? 1124 00:24:52,257 --> 00:24:54,192 I THINK PEOPLE HAVE CONCERNS, AS 1125 00:24:54,192 --> 00:24:56,027 POPULAR AS IT IS ON THE 1126 00:24:56,027 --> 00:24:57,496 BALLOT TO SAY TAX THE RICH. 1127 00:24:57,496 --> 00:24:59,064 I THINK THERE'S BUSINESSES 1128 00:24:59,064 --> 00:25:00,065 SAYING, WAIT A MINUTE. 1129 00:25:00,065 --> 00:25:01,066 MAYBE SPEAKING WITH 1130 00:25:01,066 --> 00:25:02,500 THEIR POCKETBOOKS AND MOVING OUT 1131 00:25:02,500 --> 00:25:02,667 OF 1132 00:25:02,667 --> 00:25:03,034 HERE. 1133 00:25:03,034 --> 00:25:03,935 THINGS OF THAT 1134 00:25:03,935 --> 00:25:04,202 NATURE. 1135 00:25:04,202 --> 00:25:06,037 >> 1136 00:25:06,037 --> 00:25:06,671 I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK 1137 00:25:06,671 --> 00:25:07,639 THAT I DID AND ALLIE DID AND 1138 00:25:07,639 --> 00:25:09,341 MANY OTHERS DID TO PASS THE 1139 00:25:09,341 --> 00:25:11,877 JUMP START PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX 1140 00:25:11,877 --> 00:25:14,579 IN 1141 00:25:14,579 --> 00:25:16,915 2020. 1142 00:25:16,915 --> 00:25:20,519 AS DIRECTOR PENNUCCI 1143 00:25:20,519 --> 00:25:21,753 MENTIONED, WITHOUT THAT, YES, 1144 00:25:21,753 --> 00:25:22,254 TAX ON 1145 00:25:22,254 --> 00:25:23,655 LARGE CORPORATIONS WITH A HIGH- 1146 00:25:23,655 --> 00:25:23,889 PAID 1147 00:25:23,889 --> 00:25:24,990 WORKFORCE, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN 1148 00:25:24,990 --> 00:25:26,391 IN A WORLD OF HURT DURING THE 1149 00:25:26,525 --> 00:25:27,826 PANDEMIC. AND THIS IS ALSO WHAT 1150 00:25:27,826 --> 00:25:28,293 HAS 1151 00:25:28,293 --> 00:25:29,828 BEEN FLOATING THE CITY BUDGET, 1152 00:25:29,828 --> 00:25:31,129 BASICALLY, FOR THE LAST FIVE 1153 00:25:31,263 --> 00:25:31,830 YEARS. 1154 00:25:31,830 --> 00:25:32,464 SO I'M REALLY PROUD OF THAT 1155 00:25:32,464 --> 00:25:34,933 WORK. 1156 00:25:34,933 --> 00:25:36,167 AND I DO THINK IT'S A 1157 00:25:36,167 --> 00:25:37,869 PROBLEM, AND I'VE STATED THIS 1158 00:25:37,869 --> 00:25:38,136 PUBLICLY 1159 00:25:38,136 --> 00:25:40,171 MANY TIMES. 1160 00:25:40,171 --> 00:25:41,940 WHEN SEATTLE'S KIND OF BUSINESS 1161 00:25:41,940 --> 00:25:43,208 ENVIRONMENT, TAX 1162 00:25:43,208 --> 00:25:45,310 ENVIRONMENT, GETS 1163 00:25:45,310 --> 00:25:46,244 VERY OUT OF STEP WITH OUR 1164 00:25:46,244 --> 00:25:46,545 NEIGHBORING 1165 00:25:46,545 --> 00:25:47,312 JURISDICTIONS, INCLUDING 1166 00:25:47,312 --> 00:25:47,579 BELLEVUE. 1167 00:25:47,579 --> 00:25:49,214 SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT, YOU 1168 00:25:49,214 --> 00:25:50,882 KNOW, AS WE'RE LOOKING AT 1169 00:25:50,882 --> 00:25:51,182 ADDRESSING 1170 00:25:51,182 --> 00:25:51,983 THIS STRUCTURAL BUDGET DEFICIT, 1171 00:25:51,983 --> 00:25:52,617 WE'RE GOING TO 1172 00:25:52,617 --> 00:25:53,652 BE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT. 1173 00:25:53,652 --> 00:25:55,320 WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR 1174 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:56,888 REVENUE OPTIONS, YES, ONE OPTION 1175 00:25:56,888 --> 00:25:57,122 IS 1176 00:25:57,122 --> 00:25:58,256 TO DIAL UP JUMP 1177 00:25:58,256 --> 00:25:59,791 START. NO OPTIONS ARE OFF THE 1178 00:25:59,791 --> 00:26:00,659 TABLE, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE 1179 00:26:00,659 --> 00:26:01,192 ANY GREAT 1180 00:26:01,192 --> 00:26:04,396 OPTIONS, RIGHT? 1181 00:26:04,396 --> 00:26:06,097 BUT ALSO, I DON'T THINK IT'S 1182 00:26:06,097 --> 00:26:08,366 GOOD THAT, YOU KNOW, IT IS 1183 00:26:08,366 --> 00:26:09,701 LESS EXPENSIVE TO DO BUSINESS 1184 00:26:09,701 --> 00:26:10,702 IN BELLEVUE THAN IN SEATTLE. 1185 00:26:10,702 --> 00:26:12,270 WE'RE GOING TO BE TAKING THAT 1186 00:26:12,270 --> 00:26:12,470 INTO 1187 00:26:12,470 --> 00:26:12,837 CONSIDERATION. 1188 00:26:12,837 --> 00:26:13,705 >> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT SOME OF 1189 00:26:13,705 --> 00:26:14,773 THE DIFFERENT 1190 00:26:14,773 --> 00:26:17,509 PROGRESSIVE REVENUE IDEAS THAT 1191 00:26:17,509 --> 00:26:17,742 ARE OUT 1192 00:26:17,876 --> 00:26:20,278 THERE? I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S 1193 00:26:20,278 --> 00:26:20,478 TOO 1194 00:26:20,478 --> 00:26:22,447 EARLYEARLY JUMP 1195 00:26:22,447 --> 00:26:24,115 START TAX, PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX. 1196 00:26:24,115 --> 00:26:25,817 THERE IS A WEALTH TAX, A CAPITAL 1197 00:26:25,817 --> 00:26:27,018 GAINS TAX, PERHAPS, 1198 00:26:27,018 --> 00:26:29,154 THE SUPREME COURT HAS UPHELD? 1199 00:26:29,154 --> 00:26:29,854 WHAT ARE YOU CONSIDERING THERE? 1200 00:26:29,988 --> 00:26:33,592 >> YEAH, I THINK PART OF 1201 00:26:33,592 --> 00:26:38,530 THE CHALLENGE IS THERE IS NOT A 1202 00:26:38,530 --> 00:26:38,697 -- 1203 00:26:38,697 --> 00:26:40,131 THERE IS NOT SOME 1204 00:26:40,131 --> 00:26:42,667 MAJOR PROGRESSIVE REVENUE 1205 00:26:42,667 --> 00:26:43,802 UNTAPPED PROGRESSIVE REVENUE 1206 00:26:43,802 --> 00:26:45,036 SOURCE THAT 1207 00:26:45,036 --> 00:26:46,471 WE KNOW IS PRACTICALLY 1208 00:26:46,471 --> 00:26:47,839 IMPLEMENTABLE ON THIS TIMELINE. 1209 00:26:47,839 --> 00:26:50,809 YOU KNOW, LEGALLY AIRTIGHT 1210 00:26:50,809 --> 00:26:51,409 THATTHAT 1211 00:26:51,543 --> 00:26:53,078 WE CAN JUST PASS AND IT'S GOING 1212 00:26:53,078 --> 00:26:53,612 TO PLUG THIS BUDGET HOLE. 1213 00:26:53,612 --> 00:26:54,112 THAT DOES NOT EXIST. 1214 00:26:54,112 --> 00:26:55,413 THERE ARE OPTIONS. 1215 00:26:55,413 --> 00:26:57,349 AND WE ARE, YOU KNOW -- OUR TEAM 1216 00:26:57,349 --> 00:26:59,684 IS HARD AT WORK STUDYING THOSE 1217 00:26:59,684 --> 00:27:00,085 OPTIONS. 1218 00:27:00,085 --> 00:27:01,453 I THINK CAPITAL GAINS TAX 1219 00:27:01,453 --> 00:27:03,421 IS ABSOLUTELY ON THE TABLE. 1220 00:27:03,421 --> 00:27:07,959 THE CHALLENGE FOR THE 1221 00:27:07,959 --> 00:27:10,495 CAPITAL GAINS TAX, WE NEED 1222 00:27:10,495 --> 00:27:11,129 COOPERATION FROM THE STATE IN 1223 00:27:11,129 --> 00:27:11,396 TERMS OF 1224 00:27:11,396 --> 00:27:12,764 HOW WE COLLECT 1225 00:27:12,764 --> 00:27:14,099 THAT. BUT THE BIGGER ONE IS 1226 00:27:14,099 --> 00:27:15,000 REALISTICALLY, THE REVENUE 1227 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:16,868 WE WOULD BE RAISING THROUGH THAT 1228 00:27:16,868 --> 00:27:17,802 IS 1229 00:27:17,802 --> 00:27:19,504 NOT HUGE. IT'S PROBABLY IN THE 1230 00:27:19,504 --> 00:27:19,804 LOW DOUBLE 1231 00:27:19,804 --> 00:27:20,305 DIGITS. 1232 00:27:20,305 --> 00:27:21,640 AND SO THAT IS -- 1233 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:22,240 THAT COULD BE A SMALL PART OF 1234 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:22,440 THE 1235 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:24,309 SOLUTION, BUT THAT DOES NOT FILL 1236 00:27:24,309 --> 00:27:25,443 THE BUDGET GAP. 1237 00:27:25,443 --> 00:27:26,478 THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS WE'RE 1238 00:27:26,478 --> 00:27:28,213 WORKING ON, BUT THERE'S 1239 00:27:28,213 --> 00:27:30,315 NO SILVER BULLET, WHICH IS 1240 00:27:30,315 --> 00:27:32,117 WHY WE'RE LOOKING AT A BALANCED 1241 00:27:32,117 --> 00:27:34,419 APPROACH, BOTH LOOKING FOR NEW 1242 00:27:34,419 --> 00:27:35,120 REVENUE, AND WE'RE 1243 00:27:35,120 --> 00:27:36,121 GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE 1244 00:27:36,121 --> 00:27:36,321 CUTS. 1245 00:27:36,321 --> 00:27:37,722 >> IN TERMS OF PLACES YOU 1246 00:27:37,722 --> 00:27:39,257 COULD MAKE CUTS, JEN HAD A 1247 00:27:39,257 --> 00:27:39,657 QUESTION ON 1248 00:27:39,657 --> 00:27:39,991 INSTAGRAM. 1249 00:27:39,991 --> 00:27:41,059 WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS TO 1250 00:27:41,059 --> 00:27:42,694 ELIMINATE FRAUD OVER AND ABOVE 1251 00:27:42,694 --> 00:27:43,094 THE 1252 00:27:43,094 --> 00:27:45,397 $13 MILLION UNACCOUNTED 1253 00:27:45,397 --> 00:27:47,766 FOR, TAXPAYER DOLLARS, WITH 1254 00:27:47,766 --> 00:27:48,333 HOMELESS 1255 00:27:48,333 --> 00:27:49,300 PROGRAMS? I BELIEVE REFERRING TO 1256 00:27:49,300 --> 00:27:50,568 KING COUNTY REGIONAL 1257 00:27:50,568 --> 00:27:50,902 HOMELESSNESS 1258 00:27:50,902 --> 00:27:53,938 AUTHORITY, A BIG ISSUE THERE. 1259 00:27:53,938 --> 00:27:55,206 THERE WAS AN AUDIT THAT SHOWED 1260 00:27:55,206 --> 00:27:57,509 $13 MILLION UNACCOUNTED FOR, $40 1261 00:27:57,509 --> 00:27:59,811 MILLION IN THE RED FOR A 1262 00:27:59,811 --> 00:28:00,445 $205 MILLION AGENCY. 1263 00:28:00,445 --> 00:28:02,847 TALK TO ME ABOUT THE 1264 00:28:02,847 --> 00:28:04,282 POTENTIAL OF FRAUD, YOUR 1265 00:28:04,282 --> 00:28:04,549 CONCERNS 1266 00:28:04,549 --> 00:28:05,116 ABOUT 1267 00:28:05,116 --> 00:28:05,784 THAT. JEN HAS A CONCERN ABOUT 1268 00:28:05,784 --> 00:28:05,984 THAT. 1269 00:28:05,984 --> 00:28:06,651 OTHER PEOPLE DO, 1270 00:28:06,651 --> 00:28:06,885 TOO. 1271 00:28:06,885 --> 00:28:08,453 >> YEAH, JUST TO BE CLEAR, 1272 00:28:08,453 --> 00:28:10,021 THE KING COUNTY 1273 00:28:10,021 --> 00:28:10,755 REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS 1274 00:28:10,755 --> 00:28:11,656 AUTHORITY -- SEATTLE SENDS A LOT 1275 00:28:11,656 --> 00:28:11,823 OF 1276 00:28:11,823 --> 00:28:12,424 MONEY THEIR WAY. 1277 00:28:12,424 --> 00:28:13,358 THAT IS NOT SEATTLE. 1278 00:28:13,358 --> 00:28:14,426 I WILL SAY IN THE WORK THAT 1279 00:28:14,426 --> 00:28:16,694 WE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW 1280 00:28:16,694 --> 00:28:18,363 TO ACCELERATE NEW EMERGENCY 1281 00:28:18,363 --> 00:28:19,364 HOUSING SHELTER IN SEATTLE, WE 1282 00:28:19,364 --> 00:28:21,332 ARE DOING THAT IN-HOUSE. 1283 00:28:21,332 --> 00:28:23,601 PARTLY BECAUSE I HAVE SOME VERY, 1284 00:28:23,601 --> 00:28:26,938 VERY SERIOUS CONCERNS AND 1285 00:28:26,938 --> 00:28:29,607 QUESTIONS ABOUT KCRHA'S 1286 00:28:29,607 --> 00:28:31,209 ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY STEWARD 1287 00:28:31,209 --> 00:28:31,476 PUBLIC 1288 00:28:31,609 --> 00:28:32,210 FUNDS. 1289 00:28:32,210 --> 00:28:33,144 >> JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE 1290 00:28:33,144 --> 00:28:35,013 CLEAR, THE AUDIT DIDN'T 1291 00:28:35,013 --> 00:28:35,547 FIND DIRECT EVIDENCE OF 1292 00:28:35,547 --> 00:28:35,780 FRAUD. 1293 00:28:35,780 --> 00:28:35,947 >> 1294 00:28:35,947 --> 00:28:36,214 CORRECT. 1295 00:28:36,214 --> 00:28:37,649 >> IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT THAT 1296 00:28:37,649 --> 00:28:39,084 OUT, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF 1297 00:28:39,217 --> 00:28:39,517 CONCERN. 1298 00:28:39,517 --> 00:28:40,351 >> THERE ARE A LOT OF 1299 00:28:40,351 --> 00:28:41,352 CONCERNS AND I ABSOLUTELY SHARE 1300 00:28:41,352 --> 00:28:41,553 THOSE 1301 00:28:41,553 --> 00:28:43,388 CONCERNS, WHICH IS PARTLY WHY 1302 00:28:43,388 --> 00:28:45,190 WE ARE DOING OUR HOMELESSNESS 1303 00:28:45,190 --> 00:28:45,390 WORK 1304 00:28:45,390 --> 00:28:45,757 IN-HOUSE. 1305 00:28:45,757 --> 00:28:46,858 LEAVING THAT ASIDE 1306 00:28:46,858 --> 00:28:48,293 BECAUSE THAT IS A WHOLE THING 1307 00:28:48,293 --> 00:28:48,793 THAT THE 1308 00:28:48,793 --> 00:28:51,396 FUTURE OF THAT AGENCY, BUT IN 1309 00:28:51,396 --> 00:28:52,664 TERMS OF 1310 00:28:52,664 --> 00:28:54,432 SEATTLE, YOU KNOW, WE -- OUR 1311 00:28:54,432 --> 00:28:55,567 HUMAN SERVICES 1312 00:28:55,567 --> 00:28:57,335 DEPARTMENT, ACTUALLY ABOUT TEN 1313 00:28:57,335 --> 00:28:58,436 YEARS 1314 00:28:58,436 --> 00:28:59,904 AGO, WENT THROUGH -- DID NOT 1315 00:28:59,904 --> 00:29:01,439 HAVE, YOU KNOW, ISSUES AT THAT 1316 00:29:01,439 --> 00:29:03,208 SCALE. BUT I THINK SOME, LIKE, 1317 00:29:03,208 --> 00:29:03,708 CONCERNS WERE 1318 00:29:03,708 --> 00:29:05,443 RAISED. SO THERE'S BEEN A LOT 1319 00:29:05,443 --> 00:29:05,610 OF 1320 00:29:05,610 --> 00:29:07,245 WORK DONE AT THE CITY OVER THE 1321 00:29:07,245 --> 00:29:08,646 LAST TEN YEARS WITH OUR 1322 00:29:08,646 --> 00:29:10,582 HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT 1323 00:29:10,582 --> 00:29:11,983 IN PARTICULAR TO INSTITUTE 1324 00:29:11,983 --> 00:29:12,617 REALLY STRONG FINANCIAL 1325 00:29:12,617 --> 00:29:12,884 CONTROLS. 1326 00:29:12,884 --> 00:29:14,953 SO I HAVE, LIKE, A HIGH DEGREE 1327 00:29:14,953 --> 00:29:17,155 OF CONFIDENCE IN OUR ABILITY IN 1328 00:29:17,155 --> 00:29:19,724 THE CITY TO STEWARD PUBLIC FUNDS 1329 00:29:19,724 --> 00:29:21,626 IN THE COURSE OF 1330 00:29:21,626 --> 00:29:22,894 DELIVERING HOMELESSNESS 1331 00:29:22,894 --> 00:29:23,161 SERVICES. 1332 00:29:23,161 --> 00:29:24,529 AT THE SAME TIME, LIKE, I 1333 00:29:24,529 --> 00:29:26,431 WILL SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WE 1334 00:29:26,431 --> 00:29:28,733 DIRECTED OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS TO 1335 00:29:28,733 --> 00:29:29,234 MODEL 5% 1336 00:29:29,234 --> 00:29:31,469 AND 10% CUTS. 1337 00:29:31,469 --> 00:29:34,372 AND WE'RE GOING TO EMBARK ON A 1338 00:29:34,372 --> 00:29:35,140 LONGER-TERM PROJECT OF 1339 00:29:35,140 --> 00:29:36,207 REALLY ASSESSING ALL OF THE 1340 00:29:36,207 --> 00:29:38,309 PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT THE 1341 00:29:38,309 --> 00:29:38,543 CITY IS 1342 00:29:38,676 --> 00:29:39,711 FUND. I REALLY BELIEVE, JUST 1343 00:29:39,711 --> 00:29:41,012 THE FACT THAT WE STARTED 1344 00:29:41,012 --> 00:29:42,514 FUNDING SOMETHING AT SOME POINT 1345 00:29:42,514 --> 00:29:43,181 IN THE 1346 00:29:43,181 --> 00:29:44,215 PAST, LIKE MAYBE TIMES 1347 00:29:44,215 --> 00:29:46,017 HAVE CHANGED AND MAYBE THIS IS 1348 00:29:46,017 --> 00:29:46,184 NOT 1349 00:29:46,184 --> 00:29:46,785 A PROGRAM THAT ACTUALLY 1350 00:29:46,785 --> 00:29:48,419 IS THE BEST USE OF OUR FUNDS. 1351 00:29:48,419 --> 00:29:50,021 WE NEED TO BE ASSESSING THAT 1352 00:29:50,021 --> 00:29:50,588 AS WE GO ALONG. 1353 00:29:50,588 --> 00:29:51,890 WE CAN'T LET THE FACT THAT 1354 00:29:51,890 --> 00:29:52,957 WE STARTED FUNDING SOMETHING 1355 00:29:52,957 --> 00:29:54,459 AT SOME POINT BE A REASON TO 1356 00:29:54,459 --> 00:29:54,659 FUND 1357 00:29:54,659 --> 00:29:55,226 IT INDEFINITELY. 1358 00:29:55,226 --> 00:29:56,694 WE ARE GOING TO BE TAKING 1359 00:29:56,694 --> 00:29:58,196 A REALLY HARD LOOK AT OUR CITY 1360 00:29:58,196 --> 00:29:59,397 BUDGET, AT OUR CITY 1361 00:29:59,397 --> 00:30:00,832 SPENDING, OVER THE COURSE OF MY 1362 00:30:00,832 --> 00:30:01,132 TERM. 1363 00:30:01,132 --> 00:30:03,067 AND MAKING SOME HARD 1364 00:30:03,067 --> 00:30:03,968 DECISIONS ABOUT OUR 1365 00:30:03,968 --> 00:30:04,369 PRIORITIES. 1366 00:30:04,369 --> 00:30:05,737 >> I KNOW YOU SAID YOU WANT TO 1367 00:30:05,737 --> 00:30:07,438 LEAVE IT BUT I FEEL I NEED TO 1368 00:30:07,438 --> 00:30:07,705 ASK. 1369 00:30:07,705 --> 00:30:09,107 WITH THE KING COUNTY 1370 00:30:09,107 --> 00:30:10,008 REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY, 1371 00:30:10,008 --> 00:30:10,275 YOU'VE 1372 00:30:10,275 --> 00:30:11,476 GOT A COUNTY 1373 00:30:11,476 --> 00:30:12,544 COUNCILMEMBER THAT'S SAYING, 1374 00:30:12,544 --> 00:30:12,911 DISSOLVE THIS. 1375 00:30:12,911 --> 00:30:15,547 YOU'VE GOT A CITY COUNCILMEMBER 1376 00:30:15,680 --> 00:30:18,216 RIVERA SAYING SHE WANTS TO 1377 00:30:18,216 --> 00:30:18,783 DISSOLVE, TOO. 1378 00:30:18,783 --> 00:30:24,289 SHOULD THE CITY STOP FUNDING 1379 00:30:24,289 --> 00:30:24,589 KCRHA? 1380 00:30:24,589 --> 00:30:25,356 SHOULD THAT AGENCY BE DISSOLVED? 1381 00:30:25,356 --> 00:30:26,858 WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? 1382 00:30:26,991 --> 00:30:29,060 >> THIS IS AN ONGOING 1383 00:30:29,060 --> 00:30:29,394 CONVERSATION. 1384 00:30:29,394 --> 00:30:31,563 AND I WILL SAY THAT -- SO WE 1385 00:30:31,563 --> 00:30:33,198 HAVE TAKEN SOME IMMEDIATE 1386 00:30:33,198 --> 00:30:36,634 STEPS TO SAFEGUARD PUBLIC FUNDS. 1387 00:30:36,634 --> 00:30:40,438 AND WE ARE -- LIKE, MY HIGHEST 1388 00:30:40,438 --> 00:30:42,540 PRIORITY MOVING FORWARD IS AS 1389 00:30:42,540 --> 00:30:43,408 WE MAKE THOSE DECISIONS ABOUT 1390 00:30:43,408 --> 00:30:44,442 THE FUTURE OF THAT AGENCY -- 1391 00:30:44,442 --> 00:30:46,110 ALL OPTIONS ARE ON THE TABLE 1392 00:30:46,110 --> 00:30:47,378 IS WHAT I HAVE SAID PUBLICLY. 1393 00:30:47,378 --> 00:30:48,680 THAT IS ABSOLUTELY THE CASE. 1394 00:30:48,680 --> 00:30:50,448 WHAT I WANT TO BE CAREFUL 1395 00:30:50,448 --> 00:30:53,184 ABOUT IS MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE 1396 00:30:53,184 --> 00:30:55,687 MAINTAINING CONTINUITY 1397 00:30:55,687 --> 00:30:57,689 OF SERVICES AND THAT WE ARE ABLE 1398 00:30:57,689 --> 00:30:59,591 TO DO THAT FOR THE SERVICE 1399 00:30:59,591 --> 00:31:00,024 PROVIDERS. 1400 00:31:00,024 --> 00:31:01,092 THE THING THAT 1401 00:31:01,092 --> 00:31:02,760 WE DON'T WANT IS FOR THIS THING 1402 00:31:02,760 --> 00:31:03,228 TO CRUMBLE IN CRUMBLE 1403 00:31:03,228 --> 00:31:04,996 WAY THAT MAKES OUR 1404 00:31:04,996 --> 00:31:05,997 HOMELESSNESS PROBLEM TEN TIMES 1405 00:31:05,997 --> 00:31:06,231 WORSE. 1406 00:31:06,231 --> 00:31:08,633 SO I JUST WANT TO GO THROUGH 1407 00:31:08,633 --> 00:31:10,101 THIS IN A DELIBERATE WAY. 1408 00:31:10,101 --> 00:31:11,636 AND AS A MEMBER OF THE 1409 00:31:11,636 --> 00:31:14,138 GOVERNING BOARD OF THE KCRHA, I 1410 00:31:14,138 --> 00:31:14,439 AM GOING 1411 00:31:14,439 --> 00:31:15,673 TO BE FOLLOWING OUR PROCESS. 1412 00:31:15,673 --> 00:31:17,141 BUT ALL OPTIONS OR THE 1413 00:31:17,141 --> 00:31:17,475 TABLE. 1414 00:31:17,475 --> 00:31:18,376 >> GOT IT, THANK YOU. 1415 00:31:18,376 --> 00:31:19,877 WITH REGARD TO WHAT THE CITY 1416 00:31:19,877 --> 00:31:21,012 IS SPENDING ON HOMELESSNESS, 1417 00:31:21,012 --> 00:31:22,180 WHAT THE COUNTY IS SPENDING ON 1418 00:31:22,180 --> 00:31:22,347 IT 1419 00:31:22,347 --> 00:31:24,148 TOO, RICK SENT IN A QUESTION 1420 00:31:24,148 --> 00:31:24,382 VIA 1421 00:31:24,382 --> 00:31:26,317 FACEBOOK. IF NOT COMBINED WITH 1422 00:31:26,317 --> 00:31:27,719 STRICT MANDATORY SERVICE 1423 00:31:27,719 --> 00:31:28,052 REQUIREMENTS, 1424 00:31:28,052 --> 00:31:30,788 NEW SHELTER SPACE WILL NOT 1425 00:31:30,788 --> 00:31:31,556 SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASE 1426 00:31:31,556 --> 00:31:32,223 STREET- LEVEL 1427 00:31:32,223 --> 00:31:34,692 CRIME. AS MOST INDIVIDUALS WHO 1428 00:31:34,692 --> 00:31:34,926 SIMPLY 1429 00:31:34,926 --> 00:31:36,060 REFUSE SERVICES AND CONTINUE 1430 00:31:36,060 --> 00:31:38,363 TO ENGAGE IN ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES. 1431 00:31:38,363 --> 00:31:39,897 I ALWAYS HESITATE TO 1432 00:31:39,897 --> 00:31:41,900 CONFLATE THE IDEA THAT CRIME 1433 00:31:41,900 --> 00:31:42,467 EQUALS 1434 00:31:42,467 --> 00:31:43,101 HOMELESSNESS, BUT 1435 00:31:43,101 --> 00:31:43,935 THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME OVERLAY 1436 00:31:43,935 --> 00:31:44,168 THERE. 1437 00:31:44,168 --> 00:31:45,570 TALK TO ME ABOUT THIS. 1438 00:31:45,570 --> 00:31:48,206 BECAUSE THIS IDEA OF 1439 00:31:48,206 --> 00:31:49,340 REQUIRINGREQUIRING TO ACTUALLY 1440 00:31:49,340 --> 00:31:49,574 GET 1441 00:31:49,574 --> 00:31:51,376 SERVICE OF SOME NATURE -- I 1442 00:31:51,376 --> 00:31:52,677 THINK THAT'S 1443 00:31:52,677 --> 00:31:53,711 A QUESTION THAT A LOT OF 1444 00:31:53,711 --> 00:31:54,112 PEOPLE 1445 00:31:54,112 --> 00:31:55,046 HAVE. WHY ISN'T THAT REQUIRED? 1446 00:31:55,046 --> 00:31:56,080 WHY AREN'T WE REQUIRING THAT 1447 00:31:56,080 --> 00:31:57,749 TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE HOMELESS 1448 00:31:57,749 --> 00:31:58,983 SERVICES ARE DELIVERED? 1449 00:31:59,117 --> 00:32:01,152 >> YEAH, FOR ME, YOU KNOW -- 1450 00:32:01,152 --> 00:32:02,754 WE'RE GETTING A LITTLE FAR 1451 00:32:02,754 --> 00:32:03,454 AFIELD FROM THE BUDGET 1452 00:32:03,588 --> 00:32:03,922 QUESTIONS. 1453 00:32:03,922 --> 00:32:05,256 >> JUST WHAT WE'RE SPENDING, I 1454 00:32:05,256 --> 00:32:06,424 THINK, IS WHERE HE'S 1455 00:32:06,424 --> 00:32:06,758 GOING. 1456 00:32:06,758 --> 00:32:07,392 >> YEAH, TOTALLY. 1457 00:32:07,392 --> 00:32:08,926 FOR ME, THIS IS NOT A POLITICAL 1458 00:32:08,926 --> 00:32:09,761 QUESTION, THIS IS 1459 00:32:09,761 --> 00:32:11,162 A QUESTION ABOUT DOING WHAT 1460 00:32:11,162 --> 00:32:11,562 WORKS. 1461 00:32:11,562 --> 00:32:13,464 AND SO WE HAVE -- YOU KNOW, WE 1462 00:32:13,464 --> 00:32:15,099 HAVE MODELS IN SEATTLE THAT HAVE 1463 00:32:15,099 --> 00:32:17,769 PROVEN TO BE VERY, VERY 1464 00:32:17,902 --> 00:32:20,104 SUCCESSFUL. FOR EXAMPLE, 1465 00:32:20,104 --> 00:32:20,371 RESOLVING 1466 00:32:20,371 --> 00:32:21,773 ENCAMPMENTS, UNSHELTERED 1467 00:32:21,773 --> 00:32:23,141 HOMELESSNESS, AND GETTING 1468 00:32:23,141 --> 00:32:23,775 PEOPLE 1469 00:32:23,775 --> 00:32:25,877 INSIDE. PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN 1470 00:32:25,877 --> 00:32:27,578 CHRONICALLY HOMELESS FOR A LONG 1471 00:32:27,578 --> 00:32:27,845 TIME, WHO 1472 00:32:27,845 --> 00:32:30,481 HAVE COMPLEX NEEDS RELATED TO 1473 00:32:30,481 --> 00:32:32,016 SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, MENTAL 1474 00:32:32,016 --> 00:32:32,951 ILLNESS, AND GETTING THEM THE 1475 00:32:32,951 --> 00:32:33,551 SERVICES THEY NEED. 1476 00:32:33,551 --> 00:32:34,752 WE'RE TRYING TO LEARN FROM 1477 00:32:34,752 --> 00:32:36,421 BEST PRACTICES THE THINGS THAT 1478 00:32:36,421 --> 00:32:36,621 HAVE 1479 00:32:36,621 --> 00:32:37,989 BEEN PROVEN TO WORK AND 1480 00:32:37,989 --> 00:32:39,791 THEN SCALE THOSE APPROACHES UP. 1481 00:32:39,791 --> 00:32:42,994 IT'S COMPLICATED. 1482 00:32:42,994 --> 00:32:44,362 YES, THERE IS -- THERE IS AN 1483 00:32:44,362 --> 00:32:45,129 OVERLAP BETWEEN OUR 1484 00:32:45,129 --> 00:32:48,232 PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES AND OUR 1485 00:32:48,232 --> 00:32:49,167 CRISIS OF OF 1486 00:32:49,300 --> 00:32:49,968 UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS. THERE 1487 00:32:49,968 --> 00:32:50,635 IS A VERY 1488 00:32:50,635 --> 00:32:51,135 LEGITIMATE ROLE FOR LAW 1489 00:32:51,135 --> 00:32:51,703 ENFORCEMENT TO PLAY 1490 00:32:51,703 --> 00:32:52,203 IN 1491 00:32:52,203 --> 00:32:53,438 THIS AS WELL. AND SO WE ARE 1492 00:32:53,438 --> 00:32:53,805 WORKING WITH 1493 00:32:53,805 --> 00:32:54,939 OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS 1494 00:32:54,939 --> 00:32:56,441 AND WITH OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS 1495 00:32:56,441 --> 00:32:57,675 TO REALLY FIGURE THAT OUT. 1496 00:32:57,675 --> 00:32:58,977 FOR ME, AGAIN, THIS IS 1497 00:32:58,977 --> 00:33:00,011 A MATTER OF REALLY FOLLOWING 1498 00:33:00,011 --> 00:33:01,980 WHAT WORKS. 1499 00:33:01,980 --> 00:33:03,348 SO WE TRY SOMETHING, LOOK AT 1500 00:33:03,348 --> 00:33:04,282 WHAT'S WORKING, ADJUST, 1501 00:33:04,282 --> 00:33:05,450 AND WE'RE GOING TO GET 1502 00:33:05,450 --> 00:33:05,750 THERE. 1503 00:33:05,750 --> 00:33:07,652 >> QUESTION FROM MATT. 1504 00:33:07,652 --> 00:33:09,354 THANKS FOR WRITING IN 1505 00:33:09,354 --> 00:33:10,521 FROM CAPITOL HILL. 1506 00:33:10,521 --> 00:33:11,422 APPRECIATE THAT. 1507 00:33:11,422 --> 00:33:12,123 HERE'S 1508 00:33:12,123 --> 00:33:13,124 HIS QUESTION. THE QUESTION I'VE 1509 00:33:13,124 --> 00:33:13,624 BEEN 1510 00:33:13,624 --> 00:33:15,193 WOR DERRING ABOUT HAS TO DO WITH 1511 00:33:15,193 --> 00:33:16,227 THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S 1512 00:33:16,361 --> 00:33:18,529 DEPARTMENT. IN RECENT YEARS IT 1513 00:33:18,529 --> 00:33:19,263 SEEMS SPD HAS 1514 00:33:19,263 --> 00:33:21,065 BEEN GETTING AN INCREASINGLY 1515 00:33:21,065 --> 00:33:22,600 LARGE PART OF THE BUDGET PIE. 1516 00:33:22,600 --> 00:33:24,235 HOWEVER DETAILS OF HOW THEY ARE 1517 00:33:24,235 --> 00:33:25,203 SPENDING THIS MONEY ARE 1518 00:33:25,203 --> 00:33:26,237 NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. 1519 00:33:26,237 --> 00:33:27,572 WILL YOU SUPPORT AN AUDIT 1520 00:33:27,572 --> 00:33:28,940 AND PUBLIC ACCOUNTING OF THE 1521 00:33:28,940 --> 00:33:29,307 POLICE 1522 00:33:29,307 --> 00:33:30,241 DEPARTMENT'S SPENDING? 1523 00:33:30,241 --> 00:33:31,976 A CONCERN HERE, 1524 00:33:31,976 --> 00:33:33,311 THE DEPARTMENT AND OFFICERS GOT 1525 00:33:33,311 --> 00:33:33,911 A 13% 1526 00:33:33,911 --> 00:33:35,179 RAISE TOWARDS THE END OF LAST 1527 00:33:35,179 --> 00:33:35,413 YEAR. 1528 00:33:35,413 --> 00:33:36,447 CAN YOU TALK ABOUT 1529 00:33:36,447 --> 00:33:37,682 THAT PIECE AND WHAT'S GOING ON 1530 00:33:37,682 --> 00:33:38,216 WITH THE 1531 00:33:38,349 --> 00:33:39,517 SPD? HOW THINGS ARE 1532 00:33:39,517 --> 00:33:40,918 SPENT? WOULD YOU SUPPORT AN 1533 00:33:40,918 --> 00:33:41,152 AUDIT 1534 00:33:41,152 --> 00:33:42,387 OF THE SPD? 1535 00:33:42,520 --> 00:33:44,255 >> SPD IS ONE OF OUR CITY 1536 00:33:44,255 --> 00:33:45,690 DEPARTMENTS, SO WE'VE ALSO 1537 00:33:45,690 --> 00:33:47,592 BEEN WORKING -- MAYBE ALLIE CAN 1538 00:33:47,592 --> 00:33:49,060 SPEAK TO THIS, BUT WORKING 1539 00:33:49,060 --> 00:33:50,595 CLOSELY WITH THEM TO TRY AND 1540 00:33:50,595 --> 00:33:50,895 UNDERSTAND 1541 00:33:50,895 --> 00:33:52,130 AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO WORK 1542 00:33:52,130 --> 00:33:53,498 TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND ALL THE 1543 00:33:53,498 --> 00:33:55,266 INS AND OUTS OF THEIR BUDGET TO 1544 00:33:55,266 --> 00:33:56,401 MAKE SURE WE'RE SPENDING THAT 1545 00:33:56,401 --> 00:33:56,601 MONEY 1546 00:33:56,601 --> 00:33:57,735 AND ACTUALLY GETTING THE 1547 00:33:57,735 --> 00:33:59,737 PUBLIC SAFETY THAT WE NEED FROM 1548 00:33:59,737 --> 00:33:59,904 IT. 1549 00:33:59,904 --> 00:34:01,739 AND THERE'S A LOT OF 1550 00:34:01,739 --> 00:34:02,640 COMPLEX OPERATIONAL QUESTIONS 1551 00:34:02,640 --> 00:34:02,840 THERE 1552 00:34:02,840 --> 00:34:03,975 AND QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW, HAVING 1553 00:34:03,975 --> 00:34:05,676 TO DO WITH THE POLICE CONTRACT. 1554 00:34:05,676 --> 00:34:07,845 I WOULD JUST SAY, YEAH, I 1555 00:34:07,845 --> 00:34:09,113 DO BELIEVE -- VAST MAJORITY OF 1556 00:34:09,113 --> 00:34:09,380 THE 1557 00:34:09,380 --> 00:34:12,517 SPD BUDGET IS JUST 1558 00:34:12,517 --> 00:34:15,086 OFFICER SALARIES OR PERSONNEL 1559 00:34:15,086 --> 00:34:15,353 SALARIES. 1560 00:34:15,353 --> 00:34:18,589 AND SO WE'RE DOING THAT WORK IN 1561 00:34:18,589 --> 00:34:19,490 COOPERATION WITH CHIEF 1562 00:34:19,490 --> 00:34:20,558 BARNES AND THE OTHER LEADERSHIP 1563 00:34:20,558 --> 00:34:21,059 AT 1564 00:34:21,059 --> 00:34:23,127 SPD TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT 1565 00:34:23,127 --> 00:34:24,662 HOW WE CAN USE THE FORCE THAT WE 1566 00:34:24,662 --> 00:34:24,862 HAVE 1567 00:34:24,862 --> 00:34:26,798 AS EFFECTIVELY AS POSSIBLE TO 1568 00:34:26,798 --> 00:34:26,964 GET 1569 00:34:26,964 --> 00:34:28,499 THE OUTCOMES, THE PUBLIC 1570 00:34:28,499 --> 00:34:29,534 SAFETY OUTCOMES THAT WE WANT 1571 00:34:29,534 --> 00:34:30,268 FOR SEATTLE 1572 00:34:30,268 --> 00:34:31,502 RESIDENTS. THAT'S GOING TO BE 1573 00:34:31,502 --> 00:34:31,869 AN ONGOING 1574 00:34:31,869 --> 00:34:32,503 PROJECT AS 1575 00:34:32,503 --> 00:34:34,138 WELL. SO THERE'S WORK TO DO 1576 00:34:34,272 --> 00:34:34,605 EVERYWHERE. 1577 00:34:34,605 --> 00:34:37,341 >> I WOULD SAY, ALONGSIDE -- 1578 00:34:37,341 --> 00:34:38,843 LIKE, THE REASON WHY IT IS SO 1579 00:34:38,843 --> 00:34:40,945 IMPORTANT THAT WE LOOK FOR 1580 00:34:40,945 --> 00:34:42,647 OUR SORT OF SUSTAINABLE WAY 1581 00:34:42,647 --> 00:34:44,916 TO BALANCE THE GENERAL FUND IN 1582 00:34:44,916 --> 00:34:45,183 THIS 1583 00:34:45,183 --> 00:34:45,883 FIRST YEAR, AND WE'RE 1584 00:34:45,883 --> 00:34:47,251 WORKING REALLY HARD TO TRY TO 1585 00:34:47,251 --> 00:34:47,452 COME 1586 00:34:47,452 --> 00:34:49,520 UP WITH LONGER- TERM SOLUTIONS, 1587 00:34:49,520 --> 00:34:52,857 IS SO WE HAVE THE TIME TO 1588 00:34:52,857 --> 00:34:55,760 REALLY DIG IN AND BE ABLE TO 1589 00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:55,993 IMPROVE 1590 00:34:56,127 --> 00:34:57,628 TRANSPARENCY. NOT JUST FOR 1591 00:34:57,628 --> 00:34:58,529 SPD'S BUDGET 1592 00:34:58,529 --> 00:34:59,764 BUT FOR THE SPIRE BUDGET. 1593 00:34:59,764 --> 00:35:01,265 WE ALSO -- WE ALREADY HAVE 1594 00:35:01,265 --> 00:35:02,967 BUDGET TOOLS ONLINE 1595 00:35:02,967 --> 00:35:04,302 AND AVAILABLE THAT TALK ABOUT 1596 00:35:04,302 --> 00:35:04,936 THE 1597 00:35:04,936 --> 00:35:05,303 BUDGET. 1598 00:35:05,303 --> 00:35:06,838 BUT TO REALLY BE ABLE TO 1599 00:35:06,838 --> 00:35:08,573 DIG INTO THOSE ANSWERS, MY 1600 00:35:08,573 --> 00:35:10,174 TEAM NEEDS TIME TO WORK WITH THE 1601 00:35:10,174 --> 00:35:11,709 MAYOR'S OFFICE AND ALL OF OUR 1602 00:35:11,709 --> 00:35:13,911 CITY DEPARTMENTS TO REALLY 1603 00:35:13,911 --> 00:35:14,846 EVALUATE, NOT JUST WHAT WE'RE 1604 00:35:14,846 --> 00:35:16,814 SPENDING ON, BUT HOW WE 1605 00:35:16,814 --> 00:35:17,882 PRESENT THAT INFORMATION AND 1606 00:35:17,882 --> 00:35:18,115 REPORT 1607 00:35:18,115 --> 00:35:19,217 ON OUTCOMES TO THE PUBLIC. 1608 00:35:19,217 --> 00:35:21,486 AND SO ADDRESSING THE STRUCTURAL 1609 00:35:21,486 --> 00:35:22,753 PROBLEM SHOULD FREE UP SOME 1610 00:35:22,753 --> 00:35:25,456 TIME AND SPACE TO DO THAT, TO DO 1611 00:35:25,456 --> 00:35:26,023 THAT 1612 00:35:26,023 --> 00:35:26,257 WORK. 1613 00:35:26,257 --> 00:35:26,858 >> GOT IT, THANK YOU. 1614 00:35:26,858 --> 00:35:28,426 ANOTHER QUESTION COMING IN FROM 1615 00:35:28,426 --> 00:35:30,094 ALYSSA, RELATED TO PUBLIC 1616 00:35:30,094 --> 00:35:31,362 SAFETY. 1617 00:35:31,362 --> 00:35:33,998 MAYOR 1618 00:35:33,998 --> 00:35:34,499 WILSON CURRENTLY FACING 1619 00:35:34,499 --> 00:35:34,999 CRITICISM FOR DECISION 1620 00:35:34,999 --> 00:35:36,834 TO BECAUSE THE CCTV PILOT 1621 00:35:36,834 --> 00:35:37,735 PROGRAM. 1622 00:35:37,869 --> 00:35:39,737 CLOSED CIRCUIT TV. 1623 00:35:39,737 --> 00:35:41,072 WITH MANY CAMPAIGN SUPPORTERS 1624 00:35:41,072 --> 00:35:42,440 AND STAFF SAYING YOUR ACTIONS 1625 00:35:42,440 --> 00:35:43,941 DO NOT GO FAR ENOUGH AND 1626 00:35:43,941 --> 00:35:45,343 YOU NEED TO END THE PROGRAM 1627 00:35:45,343 --> 00:35:47,144 ENTIRELY. WHILE THIS HAS BEEN 1628 00:35:47,144 --> 00:35:47,512 FRAMED AS 1629 00:35:47,512 --> 00:35:49,881 A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE, IT'S A 1630 00:35:50,014 --> 00:35:50,915 BUDGET ISSUE. HALF THE FUND GOES 1631 00:35:50,915 --> 00:35:51,649 TO LISTING. 1632 00:35:51,649 --> 00:35:53,050 SPD IS DEEPLY INVESTED 1633 00:35:53,050 --> 00:35:54,018 IN TECHNOLOGIES HERE. 1634 00:35:54,018 --> 00:35:56,020 I GUESS THE POINT I'M TRYING 1635 00:35:56,020 --> 00:35:57,922 TO BRING ACROSS OR SHORTEN 1636 00:35:57,922 --> 00:35:59,690 THINGS A 1637 00:35:59,690 --> 00:36:00,391 LITTLE BIT, MELISSA, THANK YOU 1638 00:36:00,391 --> 00:36:00,958 FOR WRITING IN. 1639 00:36:00,958 --> 00:36:02,260 I THINK YOUR QUESTION IS, 1640 00:36:02,260 --> 00:36:03,895 WILL YOU TAKE A DEEPER LOOK INTO 1641 00:36:03,895 --> 00:36:04,395 THE 1642 00:36:04,395 --> 00:36:06,631 CITY'S CONTRACT WITH ASON WHICH 1643 00:36:06,631 --> 00:36:08,166 PROVIDES SOME OF THIS TECH 1644 00:36:08,166 --> 00:36:09,500 WORK TO INVESTIGATE 1645 00:36:09,500 --> 00:36:10,301 POTENTIAL PREDATORY PRICING? 1646 00:36:10,301 --> 00:36:12,603 I THINK SHE HAS A LOT OF 1647 00:36:12,737 --> 00:36:13,437 CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON 1648 00:36:13,437 --> 00:36:14,805 WITH CCTV AND THE MONEY 1649 00:36:14,805 --> 00:36:16,240 SPENT THERE AND A NUMBER OF 1650 00:36:16,240 --> 00:36:17,508 CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS FOR 1651 00:36:17,508 --> 00:36:17,909 PUBLIC 1652 00:36:17,909 --> 00:36:19,644 SAFETY, IF IT HAS AN EFFECT ON 1653 00:36:19,777 --> 00:36:20,177 PUBLIC SAFETY. 1654 00:36:20,177 --> 00:36:21,279 >> YEAH, THAT IS REALLY 1655 00:36:21,279 --> 00:36:24,482 WHY RIGHT NOW WE ARE DOING 1656 00:36:24,482 --> 00:36:26,918 AN EVALUATION OF THE CCTV 1657 00:36:26,918 --> 00:36:28,586 AND REALTIME CRIME CENTER 1658 00:36:28,586 --> 00:36:29,453 PROGRAMS. 1659 00:36:29,453 --> 00:36:31,756 SO THERE'S BOTH THE KIND OF 1660 00:36:31,756 --> 00:36:31,989 DATA 1661 00:36:31,989 --> 00:36:34,025 SECURITY AUDIT THAT WE ARE 1662 00:36:34,025 --> 00:36:35,459 DOING, BUT THERE'S ALSO 1663 00:36:35,459 --> 00:36:37,028 JUST THIS EVALUATION OF THAT 1664 00:36:37,028 --> 00:36:39,030 WHOLE PILOT PROGRAM THAT 1665 00:36:39,030 --> 00:36:40,298 IS TRYING TO GET AT WHAT ARE 1666 00:36:40,298 --> 00:36:40,565 ACTUALLY 1667 00:36:40,565 --> 00:36:41,532 THE OUTCOMES WE'RE GETTING? 1668 00:36:41,532 --> 00:36:42,900 HOW IS THIS TECHNOLOGY 1669 00:36:42,900 --> 00:36:44,635 BEING USED TO SOLVE CRIMES? 1670 00:36:44,635 --> 00:36:46,504 WHAT ARE ITS IMPACTS? 1671 00:36:46,504 --> 00:36:49,607 AND THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO 1672 00:36:49,807 --> 00:36:51,642 REALLY UNDERSTAND. WHAT IS THE 1673 00:36:51,642 --> 00:36:52,043 VALUE OF THIS 1674 00:36:52,043 --> 00:36:52,643 PROGRAM GIVEN WHAT WE 1675 00:36:52,643 --> 00:36:54,145 AREARE SPENDING ON IT? 1676 00:36:54,145 --> 00:36:54,879 FROM THAT BUDGET POINT OF 1677 00:36:54,879 --> 00:36:56,847 VIEW. YOU KNOW, WE ARE SPENDING 1678 00:36:56,847 --> 00:36:57,515 IN THE 1679 00:36:57,515 --> 00:37:01,185 KIND OF SINGLE DIGIT 1680 00:37:01,185 --> 00:37:04,522 MILLIONS PER YEAR ON THAT 1681 00:37:04,522 --> 00:37:05,790 PROGRAM, SO 1682 00:37:05,790 --> 00:37:07,592 THAT IS NOT GOING TO SOLVE 1683 00:37:07,592 --> 00:37:08,993 OUR 1684 00:37:08,993 --> 00:37:10,228 BUDGET PROBLEM. 1685 00:37:10,228 --> 00:37:11,729 EVEN OUR -- IN THE CONTEXT OF 1686 00:37:11,729 --> 00:37:12,763 $175 MILLION, WE'RE TALKING 1687 00:37:12,763 --> 00:37:13,297 ABOUT $5 MILLION A YEAR, 1688 00:37:13,297 --> 00:37:13,764 SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 1689 00:37:13,764 --> 00:37:14,398 AND REALLY, I THINK PART OF THE 1690 00:37:14,398 --> 00:37:16,667 ARGUMENT FOR HAVING 1691 00:37:16,667 --> 00:37:18,069 A SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY 1692 00:37:18,069 --> 00:37:19,303 LIKE THIS IS THAT IDEALLY, IT 1693 00:37:19,303 --> 00:37:19,770 KIND 1694 00:37:19,770 --> 00:37:21,405 OF PAYS FOR ITSELF IN THE WAY 1695 00:37:21,405 --> 00:37:21,606 THAT 1696 00:37:21,606 --> 00:37:23,174 IT FREES UP POLICE 1697 00:37:23,174 --> 00:37:24,642 CAPACITY BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT 1698 00:37:24,642 --> 00:37:24,809 IT 1699 00:37:24,809 --> 00:37:26,177 MAKES IT EASIER TO RESPOND TO 1700 00:37:26,177 --> 00:37:27,578 AND SOLVE CERTAIN KINDS OF 1701 00:37:27,578 --> 00:37:27,812 CRIMES. 1702 00:37:27,812 --> 00:37:31,215 SO THAT IS PART OF THE 1703 00:37:31,215 --> 00:37:31,849 EVALUATION WE GET AT SO WE 1704 00:37:31,849 --> 00:37:33,117 CAN REALLY ASSESS WHETHER THIS 1705 00:37:33,117 --> 00:37:33,284 IS 1706 00:37:33,284 --> 00:37:34,085 A GOOD USE OF PUBLIC 1707 00:37:34,085 --> 00:37:34,552 FUNDS. 1708 00:37:34,552 --> 00:37:36,754 >> MELISSA, THANKS FOR THESE 1709 00:37:36,754 --> 00:37:37,088 QUESTIONS. 1710 00:37:37,088 --> 00:37:38,322 SHE HAD ANOTHER ONE IF I CAN. 1711 00:37:38,322 --> 00:37:40,658 WILL YOU COMMIT TO AUDITING 1712 00:37:40,658 --> 00:37:43,861 AND CUTTING THE BLOATED SPD 1713 00:37:43,861 --> 00:37:44,729 BUDGET 1714 00:37:44,729 --> 00:37:46,731 AND INSTEAD INVESTING IN 1715 00:37:46,731 --> 00:37:48,299 SOLUTIONS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY? 1716 00:37:48,299 --> 00:37:50,835 CHANGING HOW PUBLIC SAFETY IS 1717 00:37:50,835 --> 00:37:51,902 FUNDED, WHERE THOSE DOLLARS 1718 00:37:51,902 --> 00:37:52,303 NEED 1719 00:37:52,303 --> 00:37:52,603 TO GO. 1720 00:37:52,603 --> 00:37:53,371 >> THAT'S SIMILAR TO 1721 00:37:53,371 --> 00:37:54,405 THE PREVIOUS QUESTION. 1722 00:37:54,405 --> 00:37:55,606 YES, WE ARE GOING TO BE -- 1723 00:37:55,606 --> 00:37:57,308 I DON'T KNOW ABOUT A FORMAL 1724 00:37:57,308 --> 00:37:59,777 AUDIT BUT WE'RE DIGGING INTO 1725 00:37:59,777 --> 00:38:01,045 SPD BUDGET TO 1726 00:38:01,045 --> 00:38:01,879 UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN WORK WITH 1727 00:38:01,879 --> 00:38:02,780 THE DEPARTMENT TO MAKEMAKE 1728 00:38:02,780 --> 00:38:06,117 THAT GO FURTHER. 1729 00:38:06,250 --> 00:38:07,918 AND -- YEAH. 1730 00:38:07,918 --> 00:38:08,286 >> OKAY, THANK 1731 00:38:08,286 --> 00:38:08,486 YOU. 1732 00:38:08,486 --> 00:38:11,188 >> NOT TO SAY THE MAYOR ASKS -- 1733 00:38:11,322 --> 00:38:13,324 LIKE DIRECTED ME TO TASK 1734 00:38:13,324 --> 00:38:14,992 ALL DEPARTMENTS TO MODEL, AS SHE 1735 00:38:14,992 --> 00:38:17,328 SAID, 5 AND 10% CUTS. 1736 00:38:17,328 --> 00:38:18,462 THAT WAS EVERY DEPARTMENT. 1737 00:38:18,596 --> 00:38:19,497 >> INCLUDING SPD? 1738 00:38:19,630 --> 00:38:20,931 >> INCLUDING SPD. 1739 00:38:20,931 --> 00:38:23,968 IF WE WERE JUST TO DO 1740 00:38:23,968 --> 00:38:24,802 ACROSS-THE-BOARD CUT TO 1741 00:38:24,802 --> 00:38:26,370 SOLVE THE DEFICIT, WE ARE 1742 00:38:26,370 --> 00:38:26,704 LOOKING 1743 00:38:26,704 --> 00:38:28,639 AT ABOUT 10% CUTS TO ALL 1744 00:38:28,773 --> 00:38:30,675 DEPARTMENTS. BUT PART OF WHAT 1745 00:38:30,675 --> 00:38:31,676 WE'RE ASKING 1746 00:38:31,676 --> 00:38:33,277 DEPARTMENTS TO DO IS 1747 00:38:33,277 --> 00:38:34,912 PROVIDE OPTIONS BUT ALSO HELP 1748 00:38:34,912 --> 00:38:37,315 US UNDERSTAND THE IMPACTS OF 1749 00:38:37,315 --> 00:38:37,515 THOSE 1750 00:38:37,515 --> 00:38:38,716 CUTS TO THE COMMUNITY. 1751 00:38:38,716 --> 00:38:42,520 SO WE ARE IN A PROCESS OF 1752 00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:43,587 GENERATING IDEA AND 1753 00:38:43,587 --> 00:38:45,356 OPTIONS. AS THE MAYOR HAS SAID, 1754 00:38:45,356 --> 00:38:45,523 ALL 1755 00:38:45,523 --> 00:38:46,524 OPTIONS ARE ON THE TABLE. 1756 00:38:46,524 --> 00:38:48,526 WE REALLY NEED TO UNDERSTAND 1757 00:38:48,526 --> 00:38:50,394 THE IMPACTS TO THE COMMUNITY OF 1758 00:38:50,394 --> 00:38:51,262 ANY CUT TO ANY 1759 00:38:51,262 --> 00:38:51,562 DEPARTMENT. 1760 00:38:51,562 --> 00:38:52,930 >> YEAH, AND THE OTHER THING 1761 00:38:52,930 --> 00:38:54,331 I WANTED TO SAY, I THINK 1762 00:38:54,331 --> 00:38:55,766 THE QUESTION IS GETTING AT 1763 00:38:55,766 --> 00:38:57,935 THIS, JUST THAT, YOU KNOW, 1764 00:38:57,935 --> 00:38:58,202 POLICING 1765 00:38:58,202 --> 00:39:00,071 IS ONE PART OF THE LARGER 1766 00:39:00,071 --> 00:39:00,638 PUBLIC SAFETY 1767 00:39:00,638 --> 00:39:02,139 STRATEGY. AND THAT IS SOMETHING 1768 00:39:02,139 --> 00:39:02,340 THAT 1769 00:39:02,340 --> 00:39:03,841 WE'RE REALLY WORKING A LOT ON. 1770 00:39:03,841 --> 00:39:05,009 BECAUSE TRUE COMMUNITY 1771 00:39:05,009 --> 00:39:06,210 SAFETY HAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT 1772 00:39:06,210 --> 00:39:06,444 PIECES 1773 00:39:06,444 --> 00:39:06,610 TO 1774 00:39:06,610 --> 00:39:08,312 IT. WE'RE TAKING A REALLY HARD 1775 00:39:08,312 --> 00:39:10,247 LOOK AT OUR APPROACH TO GUN 1776 00:39:10,247 --> 00:39:11,482 VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND HOW THE 1777 00:39:11,482 --> 00:39:12,683 CITY RESPONDS TO GUN VIOLENCE. 1778 00:39:12,683 --> 00:39:14,719 AND ALL JUST THE KIND 1779 00:39:14,719 --> 00:39:16,020 OF ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE WHERE 1780 00:39:16,020 --> 00:39:19,290 WE HAVE OUR CARE DEPARTMENT, WE 1781 00:39:19,290 --> 00:39:21,325 HAVE OUR HEALTH, 911, FIRE 1782 00:39:21,325 --> 00:39:22,259 DEPARTMENT, SERVICE 1783 00:39:22,259 --> 00:39:24,095 PROVIDERS THAT DO ALTERNATIVE 1784 00:39:24,095 --> 00:39:24,628 RESPONSE-TYPE WORK. 1785 00:39:24,628 --> 00:39:25,863 A LOT OF PIECES OF 1786 00:39:25,863 --> 00:39:27,398 THIS. IT'S NOT JUST SPD. 1787 00:39:27,398 --> 00:39:29,300 WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WHOLE 1788 00:39:29,300 --> 00:39:30,568 SYSTEM, PLUS JUST ALL THE 1789 00:39:30,568 --> 00:39:31,769 UPSTREAM INVESTMENTS 1790 00:39:31,769 --> 00:39:32,970 WE'RE MAKING TO MAKE SURE THAT 1791 00:39:32,970 --> 00:39:33,204 PEOPLE 1792 00:39:33,204 --> 00:39:35,773 AND FAMILIES HAVE THE SUPPORT 1793 00:39:35,773 --> 00:39:36,540 THAT THEY NEED. 1794 00:39:36,540 --> 00:39:37,141 AND IDEALLY WE DON'T HAVE 1795 00:39:37,141 --> 00:39:37,375 PUBLIC 1796 00:39:37,375 --> 00:39:38,576 SAFETY PROBLEMS TO BEGIN WITH. 1797 00:39:38,576 --> 00:39:39,977 AND OUR APPROACH TO 1798 00:39:39,977 --> 00:39:40,378 HOMELESSNESS. 1799 00:39:40,378 --> 00:39:41,312 ALL OF THIS IS CONNECTED. 1800 00:39:41,312 --> 00:39:43,414 WE NEED TO LOOK AT IT 1801 00:39:43,414 --> 00:39:43,748 HOLISTICALLY. 1802 00:39:43,748 --> 00:39:45,149 IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT 1803 00:39:45,149 --> 00:39:45,382 POLICE. 1804 00:39:45,382 --> 00:39:46,984 >> BECAUSE YOU BROUGHT IT UP, 1805 00:39:46,984 --> 00:39:48,119 COMMUNITY RESPONSE AND 1806 00:39:48,252 --> 00:39:50,654 ENGAGEMENT, THE THIRD LANE OF 1807 00:39:50,654 --> 00:39:51,322 POLICE AND FIRE IN TERMS 1808 00:39:51,322 --> 00:39:52,323 OF EMERGENCY SERVICES HERE IN 1809 00:39:52,323 --> 00:39:52,490 THE 1810 00:39:52,490 --> 00:39:53,524 CITY OF SEATTLE. 1811 00:39:53,524 --> 00:39:55,459 PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES I SHOULD 1812 00:39:55,593 --> 00:39:57,161 SAY. THERE WAS A PERSON RAISED A 1813 00:39:57,161 --> 00:39:59,163 COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, ACTUALLY. 1814 00:39:59,163 --> 00:40:02,066 A STATE COMPLAINT FROM 1815 00:40:02,066 --> 00:40:03,968 THE PROTECT 17, UNION FOLKS 1816 00:40:03,968 --> 00:40:04,835 THAT REPRESENT CARE WERE 1817 00:40:04,835 --> 00:40:07,505 SAYING, WE'RE NOT ABLE TO DO 1818 00:40:07,505 --> 00:40:07,671 OUR 1819 00:40:07,671 --> 00:40:08,539 JOBSJOBS THE UNION 1820 00:40:08,539 --> 00:40:10,207 THAT REPRESENTS THE RANK AND 1821 00:40:10,207 --> 00:40:13,511 FILE OF THE SPD 1822 00:40:13,511 --> 00:40:14,078 IS TAKING UP ALL THIS WORK, 1823 00:40:14,078 --> 00:40:15,112 THEY'RE NOT LETTING 1824 00:40:15,112 --> 00:40:15,579 US DO OUR JOBS. 1825 00:40:15,579 --> 00:40:17,414 I REMEMBER HEARING FROM 1826 00:40:17,414 --> 00:40:19,016 THE CHIEF OF CARE SAYING, WE 1827 00:40:19,016 --> 00:40:22,887 CAN'T AFFORD TO WASTE AA 1828 00:40:22,887 --> 00:40:23,621 DOLLAR, AND WE'RE NOT BEING 1829 00:40:23,621 --> 00:40:24,221 USED AT FULL 1830 00:40:24,221 --> 00:40:24,588 POTENTIAL. 1831 00:40:24,588 --> 00:40:25,890 IT AS BUDGET QUESTION, I 1832 00:40:25,890 --> 00:40:26,524 THINK, AT THE END OF THE DAY. 1833 00:40:26,657 --> 00:40:28,692 HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THAT? 1834 00:40:28,692 --> 00:40:29,427 >> THERE ARE SOME 1835 00:40:29,427 --> 00:40:30,661 REALLY CHALLENGING ISSUES WITH 1836 00:40:30,661 --> 00:40:30,828 THE 1837 00:40:30,828 --> 00:40:31,962 POLICE CONTRACT, AND WE ARE 1838 00:40:31,962 --> 00:40:33,898 WORKING A LOT WITH SPD AND 1839 00:40:33,898 --> 00:40:35,332 CARE TO TRY TO MAKE SURE 1840 00:40:35,332 --> 00:40:37,334 THAT RELATIONSHIP AND THE WAY 1841 00:40:37,334 --> 00:40:39,069 THAT WE'RE DEPLOYING BOTH TEAMS 1842 00:40:39,069 --> 00:40:41,138 TO RESPOND TO 911 CALLS IS 1843 00:40:41,138 --> 00:40:42,039 AS EFFECTIVE AS POSSIBLE. 1844 00:40:42,039 --> 00:40:43,808 BUT I WOULD SAY THE BOTTOM LINE 1845 00:40:43,808 --> 00:40:45,476 IS, THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF 1846 00:40:45,476 --> 00:40:48,212 CRISIS, UNFORTUNATELY, IN OUR 1847 00:40:48,212 --> 00:40:49,447 CITY, FOR OUR 1848 00:40:49,447 --> 00:40:50,815 ALTERNATIVE RESPONDERS TO GO TO. 1849 00:40:50,815 --> 00:40:52,349 SO I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT THEM 1850 00:40:52,349 --> 00:40:53,551 NOT HAVING ENOUGH WORK. 1851 00:40:53,551 --> 00:40:56,921 WE JUST NEED TO -- AND WE ARE -- 1852 00:40:56,921 --> 00:40:58,122 WORKING ON JUST 1853 00:40:58,122 --> 00:40:59,590 WHAT PARTNERSHIPS WE NEED TO 1854 00:40:59,590 --> 00:40:59,857 BUILD SO 1855 00:40:59,857 --> 00:41:01,458 THAT THERE ARE OTHER AVENUES 1856 00:41:01,458 --> 00:41:02,626 FOR THEM TO GET OUT TO CALLS. 1857 00:41:02,626 --> 00:41:03,527 THANK YOU FOR THAT. 1858 00:41:03,527 --> 00:41:05,062 ONE MORE TIME, I WANT TO 1859 00:41:05,062 --> 00:41:06,497 MAKE SURE I LET YOU KNOW AS WE 1860 00:41:06,497 --> 00:41:06,697 HAVE 1861 00:41:06,697 --> 00:41:08,232 TEN MINUTES OR SO LEFT IN 1862 00:41:08,232 --> 00:41:09,033 OUR PRESENTATION HERE WITH 1863 00:41:09,033 --> 00:41:09,333 REGARD TO 1864 00:41:09,333 --> 00:41:10,501 WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE CITY 1865 00:41:10,501 --> 00:41:11,936 BUDGET, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO 1866 00:41:11,936 --> 00:41:15,372 SEND AN EMAIL, 1867 00:41:15,372 --> 00:41:15,940 MAYOR@SEATTLE.GOV. 1868 00:41:15,940 --> 00:41:16,941 WE'LL BE TAKING QUESTIONS 1869 00:41:16,941 --> 00:41:18,909 THE NEXT TEN MINUTES OR SO. 1870 00:41:18,909 --> 00:41:20,377 A BIG THANKS TO ANYBODY 1871 00:41:20,377 --> 00:41:21,078 WHO'S SENT IN 1872 00:41:21,078 --> 00:41:23,113 QUESTIONS. THERE'S A LOT OF THE 1873 00:41:23,113 --> 00:41:24,248 GOOD ONES 1874 00:41:24,381 --> 00:41:25,416 HERE. LET ME JUMP BACK INTO ONE 1875 00:41:25,416 --> 00:41:26,383 OF THOSE QUESTIONS HERE. 1876 00:41:26,383 --> 00:41:27,251 THIS IS ACTUALLY A LITTLE 1877 00:41:27,251 --> 00:41:28,452 BIT MORE RELATED TO THE 1878 00:41:28,452 --> 00:41:29,587 BUDGET ITSELF AND HOW PEOPLE 1879 00:41:29,587 --> 00:41:30,487 CAN CHECK IT OUT. 1880 00:41:30,487 --> 00:41:32,656 ALICE EMAILED THIS. 1881 00:41:32,656 --> 00:41:35,059 HI, KATIE AND TEAM IS WHAT SHE 1882 00:41:35,192 --> 00:41:37,528 ASKED. CAN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET 1883 00:41:37,528 --> 00:41:37,761 BE 1884 00:41:37,761 --> 00:41:38,896 MUCH MORE TRANSPARENT? 1885 00:41:38,896 --> 00:41:39,997 MUCH, MUCH 1886 00:41:39,997 --> 00:41:41,232 MORE TRANSPARENT TO THE PUBLIC 1887 00:41:41,232 --> 00:41:41,599 SO THEY 1888 00:41:41,599 --> 00:41:42,666 CAN UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT 1889 00:41:42,666 --> 00:41:44,068 LINE ITEMS THE CITY ACTUALLY 1890 00:41:44,068 --> 00:41:45,803 SPENT HOW MUCH MONEY ON LAST 1891 00:41:45,803 --> 00:41:46,170 YEAR AND 1892 00:41:46,170 --> 00:41:48,138 HOW NEXT YEAR WILL 1893 00:41:48,138 --> 00:41:49,173 BE DIFFERENT? EVERY YEAR I LOOK 1894 00:41:49,173 --> 00:41:49,940 AT THE 1895 00:41:49,940 --> 00:41:51,842 MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET, EVERY 1896 00:41:51,842 --> 00:41:53,444 YEAR IT CLOUDS ADDS AND CUTS BUT 1897 00:41:53,444 --> 00:41:54,912 ONLY 1898 00:41:54,912 --> 00:41:56,780 HIGH- LEVEL SUMMARY INFORMATION. 1899 00:41:56,780 --> 00:41:58,349 NO ONE WILL TELL WHAT IT'S 1900 00:41:58,349 --> 00:41:58,849 RELATIVE TO. 1901 00:41:58,849 --> 00:42:00,184 TRYING TO MAKE THIS A 1902 00:42:00,184 --> 00:42:01,352 MORE PUBLIC AND TRANSPARENT 1903 00:42:01,352 --> 00:42:03,854 PROCESS. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT 1904 00:42:03,854 --> 00:42:04,121 INSTALL? 1905 00:42:04,255 --> 00:42:05,856 >> MAYBE I CAN PUNT THIS ONE TO 1906 00:42:05,856 --> 00:42:06,090 ALLIE. 1907 00:42:06,223 --> 00:42:07,258 >> I THINK SOME OF THE 1908 00:42:07,258 --> 00:42:08,392 EARLY CONVERSATIONS MAYOR WILSON 1909 00:42:08,392 --> 00:42:08,592 AND 1910 00:42:08,592 --> 00:42:10,194 I HAD AS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT 1911 00:42:10,194 --> 00:42:11,128 ME POTENTIALLY BEING IN THIS 1912 00:42:11,128 --> 00:42:12,596 ROLE AND A LOT OF THE 1913 00:42:12,596 --> 00:42:14,431 WORK I DID WHEN I WAS ON COUNCIL 1914 00:42:14,431 --> 00:42:14,865 CENTRAL 1915 00:42:14,865 --> 00:42:16,200 STAFF WAS AROUND BUDGET 1916 00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:16,734 TRANSPARENCY. 1917 00:42:16,734 --> 00:42:18,936 I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF 1918 00:42:18,936 --> 00:42:20,771 TOOLS AND INFORMATION ALREADY 1919 00:42:20,771 --> 00:42:21,238 AVAILABLE. 1920 00:42:21,238 --> 00:42:23,240 I THINK WHAT I CAN HELP DO 1921 00:42:23,240 --> 00:42:25,042 IS BETTER SORT OF HIGHLIGHT AND 1922 00:42:25,042 --> 00:42:29,880 PROMOTE WHERE THOSE TOOLS AND 1923 00:42:29,880 --> 00:42:33,651 OPTIONS ARE. 1924 00:42:33,651 --> 00:42:35,019 HAVE AN INTEREST IN SORT 1925 00:42:35,019 --> 00:42:36,754 OF MAKING THE BUDGET BOOK, AS WE 1926 00:42:36,754 --> 00:42:38,789 CALL IT, MORE ACCESSIBLE AND 1927 00:42:38,923 --> 00:42:39,490 TRANSPARENT. 1928 00:42:39,490 --> 00:42:40,624 >> SORRY, WHAT'S THE BUDGET 1929 00:42:40,758 --> 00:42:40,958 BOOK? 1930 00:42:40,958 --> 00:42:42,426 >> THE BUDGET BOOK IS SORT 1931 00:42:42,426 --> 00:42:44,528 OF THE -- THE 1932 00:42:44,528 --> 00:42:45,863 MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET COMES 1933 00:42:45,863 --> 00:42:46,430 IN A BUDGETBUDGET BOOK. 1934 00:42:46,430 --> 00:42:48,565 AND IT'S WHERE YOU SORT 1935 00:42:48,565 --> 00:42:49,667 OF DESCRIBE BY DEPARTMENT 1936 00:42:49,667 --> 00:42:51,201 WHAT THEIR BUDGET IS. 1937 00:42:51,201 --> 00:42:52,803 YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT IS 1938 00:42:52,803 --> 00:42:54,038 WHAT THE PERSON ASKING THE 1939 00:42:54,038 --> 00:42:54,371 QUESTION 1940 00:42:54,371 --> 00:42:55,839 IS KIND OF SPEAKING TO. 1941 00:42:55,839 --> 00:42:57,041 IT SHOWS WHAT WAS -- WHAT 1942 00:42:57,041 --> 00:42:59,743 THE BUDGET WAS LAST YEAR, WHAT 1943 00:42:59,743 --> 00:43:00,511 THE PROPOSAL IS. 1944 00:43:00,511 --> 00:43:02,613 BUT IT DOESN'T 1945 00:43:02,613 --> 00:43:04,014 HAVE MAYBE PERHAPS AS MUCH 1946 00:43:04,014 --> 00:43:05,115 DETAIL IN TERMS OF HOW MUCH 1947 00:43:05,115 --> 00:43:05,549 IT'S 1948 00:43:05,549 --> 00:43:06,717 GROWING, HOW MUCH IT'S CHANGED, 1949 00:43:06,717 --> 00:43:07,318 THAT SORT OF 1950 00:43:07,318 --> 00:43:07,718 THING. 1951 00:43:07,718 --> 00:43:09,153 I HAVE A COMMITMENT 1952 00:43:09,153 --> 00:43:10,187 AND INTEREST IN DOING THAT. 1953 00:43:10,187 --> 00:43:12,022 AND IT MAY TAKE A BUDGET 1954 00:43:12,022 --> 00:43:13,791 CYCLE OR TWO TO GET THERE. 1955 00:43:13,791 --> 00:43:16,827 BUT IN CONTINUING TO ADD TO 1956 00:43:16,827 --> 00:43:18,662 OUR ALREADY EXISTING TOOLS ABOUT 1957 00:43:18,662 --> 00:43:18,829 HOW 1958 00:43:18,829 --> 00:43:21,165 WE PRESENT THE BUDGET 1959 00:43:21,165 --> 00:43:22,333 PUBLICLY IS AN INTEREST I HAVE 1960 00:43:22,333 --> 00:43:22,766 AND 1961 00:43:22,766 --> 00:43:24,301 A COMMITMENT I MADE TO THE 1962 00:43:24,301 --> 00:43:24,568 MAYOR. 1963 00:43:24,568 --> 00:43:26,270 >> AND THERE IS ONLINE A 1964 00:43:26,270 --> 00:43:27,404 BUDGET WEBSITE WHERE YOU 1965 00:43:27,404 --> 00:43:29,506 CAN ACTUALLY -- TO SOME EXTENT 1966 00:43:29,506 --> 00:43:29,673 -- 1967 00:43:29,807 --> 00:43:30,574 >> YOU CAN DIG IN, YEP. 1968 00:43:30,708 --> 00:43:32,242 >> IT'S HARD TO 1969 00:43:32,242 --> 00:43:33,644 PROBABLY NAVIGATE IF YOU DON'T 1970 00:43:33,644 --> 00:43:33,944 KNOW WHAT 1971 00:43:34,078 --> 00:43:34,478 YOU'RE DOING. 1972 00:43:34,478 --> 00:43:35,479 >> YEAH, I THINK 1973 00:43:35,479 --> 00:43:36,513 THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES TO BETTER 1974 00:43:36,513 --> 00:43:37,815 EXPLAIN HOW TO USE THOSE TOOLS. 1975 00:43:37,815 --> 00:43:39,383 MY TEAM AND MANY OF THEM 1976 00:43:39,383 --> 00:43:41,251 WHO HAVE BEEN HERE FOR MANY 1977 00:43:41,251 --> 00:43:41,518 YEARS 1978 00:43:41,518 --> 00:43:43,354 HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB 1979 00:43:43,354 --> 00:43:43,654 OF WORKING 1980 00:43:43,654 --> 00:43:44,254 WITH DEPARTMENTS AND ALL OF 1981 00:43:44,254 --> 00:43:45,255 THAT, OF TRYING TO GET 1982 00:43:45,255 --> 00:43:46,323 INFORMATION OUT THERE AND 1983 00:43:46,457 --> 00:43:46,824 AVAILABLE. 1984 00:43:46,824 --> 00:43:48,225 >> SOUNDS LIKE A WORK IN 1985 00:43:48,225 --> 00:43:48,892 PROGRESS, THANK YOU. 1986 00:43:48,892 --> 00:43:50,928 BACK TO THE QUESTIONS. 1987 00:43:50,928 --> 00:43:52,062 EMAIL FROM ASHLEY WHO 1988 00:43:52,062 --> 00:43:53,630 WAS ASKING, WILL YOU MOVE 1989 00:43:53,630 --> 00:43:56,200 $10 MILLION FROM THE UNIFIED 1990 00:43:56,200 --> 00:43:56,400 CARE 1991 00:43:56,400 --> 00:43:58,168 TEAM, ASHLAND PUTS IT, 1992 00:43:58,168 --> 00:43:59,136 THE DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR 1993 00:43:59,136 --> 00:44:00,971 THE DEADLY SWEEPS OF OUR 1994 00:44:00,971 --> 00:44:02,740 UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS TO SHELTER 1995 00:44:02,740 --> 00:44:03,607 AND SERVICES INSTEAD? 1996 00:44:03,607 --> 00:44:04,608 AN INVESTMENT IN A TEAM 1997 00:44:04,608 --> 00:44:06,010 HERE THAT I KNOW DOES A LOT OF 1998 00:44:06,010 --> 00:44:07,244 WORK ON THE STREETS. 1999 00:44:07,244 --> 00:44:08,145 I KNOW THERE'S SOME 2000 00:44:08,145 --> 00:44:09,246 CONCERN ABOUT SWEEPS, TAKING 2001 00:44:09,246 --> 00:44:09,480 PEOPLE 2002 00:44:09,480 --> 00:44:10,514 OFF THE STREETS HERE. 2003 00:44:10,514 --> 00:44:11,715 TALK TO ME ABOUT THE 2004 00:44:11,715 --> 00:44:13,417 UNIFIED CARE TEAM, WHERE THAT 2005 00:44:13,417 --> 00:44:13,684 MONEY'S 2006 00:44:13,817 --> 00:44:14,852 GOING. SHOULD IT BE MOVED AWAY 2007 00:44:14,852 --> 00:44:15,686 FROM THAT CARE TEAM? 2008 00:44:15,819 --> 00:44:17,354 >> THE UNIFIED CARE TEAM IS OUT 2009 00:44:17,354 --> 00:44:17,721 THERE. 2010 00:44:17,721 --> 00:44:19,456 THEY DO ENCAMPMENT REMOVALS. 2011 00:44:19,456 --> 00:44:21,392 THEY ALSO DO OUTREACH AND 2012 00:44:21,392 --> 00:44:22,826 TRYING TO HELP NAVIGATE PEOPLE 2013 00:44:22,826 --> 00:44:23,761 INTO SHELTER AND SERVICES ARE 2014 00:44:23,761 --> 00:44:24,561 THEY DO 2015 00:44:24,561 --> 00:44:26,130 A LOT OF CLEANUP, AND 2016 00:44:26,130 --> 00:44:28,232 THAT CAN BE CLEANUP RELATED TO 2017 00:44:28,232 --> 00:44:29,633 ENCAMPMENT BUT ALSO OFTEN 2018 00:44:29,633 --> 00:44:31,802 CLEANUP JUST 2019 00:44:31,802 --> 00:44:32,870 TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF 2020 00:44:32,870 --> 00:44:33,837 AN ENCAMPMENT ON THE 2021 00:44:33,837 --> 00:44:35,539 NEIGHBORHOOD WITHOUT REMOVING 2022 00:44:35,539 --> 00:44:36,040 THE ENCAMPMENT. 2023 00:44:36,040 --> 00:44:37,074 THEY DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT 2024 00:44:37,207 --> 00:44:38,509 THINGS. THIS IS A TEAM THAT 2025 00:44:38,509 --> 00:44:39,476 HAS PEOPLE FROM A LOT OF 2026 00:44:39,476 --> 00:44:40,511 DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS ON IT. 2027 00:44:40,511 --> 00:44:42,312 SO MY HOPE AS WE 2028 00:44:42,312 --> 00:44:44,515 ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH OPENING 2029 00:44:44,515 --> 00:44:45,049 NEW SHELTER 2030 00:44:45,049 --> 00:44:47,985 SITES IS THAT WE WILL BEBE 2031 00:44:47,985 --> 00:44:51,655 MORE ABLE TO RESOLVE 2032 00:44:51,655 --> 00:44:52,156 ENCAMPMENTSENCAMPMENTS 2033 00:44:52,156 --> 00:44:54,024 BY PLACING PEOPLE IN 2034 00:44:54,024 --> 00:44:55,759 TINY HOUSES AND IN OTHER FORMS 2035 00:44:55,759 --> 00:44:56,326 OF EMERGENCY 2036 00:44:56,326 --> 00:44:56,994 HOUSING AND SHELTER INSTEAD 2037 00:44:56,994 --> 00:44:58,629 OF JUST MOVING PEOPLE AROUND. 2038 00:44:58,629 --> 00:44:59,697 AND THIS IS LIKE THE BIG 2039 00:44:59,697 --> 00:45:00,931 FOCUS OF MY ADMINISTRATION. 2040 00:45:00,931 --> 00:45:02,266 SO IT IS MY HOPE THAT WE WILL 2041 00:45:02,266 --> 00:45:03,667 BE ABLE TO SHIFT THE WORK OF 2042 00:45:03,667 --> 00:45:03,867 THAT 2043 00:45:03,867 --> 00:45:05,736 TEAM AS WE ARE OPENING 2044 00:45:05,736 --> 00:45:07,104 MORE SHELTER SO THAT IT IS 2045 00:45:07,104 --> 00:45:08,372 MORE FOCUSED ON THAT KIND 2046 00:45:08,372 --> 00:45:09,373 OF NAVIGATION INTO THE SHELTER 2047 00:45:09,373 --> 00:45:13,143 THAT WE ARE 2048 00:45:13,143 --> 00:45:14,545 OPENING, AS OPPOSED TO JUST 2049 00:45:14,545 --> 00:45:16,447 REMOVING ENCAMP CAMPMENTS. 2050 00:45:16,447 --> 00:45:17,548 AT THE SAME TIME, THERE IS FOR 2051 00:45:17,548 --> 00:45:18,449 THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE GOING 2052 00:45:18,449 --> 00:45:21,719 TO BE A NEED TO ADDRESS 2053 00:45:21,719 --> 00:45:23,620 ENCAMPMENTS THAT ARE OBSTRUCTING 2054 00:45:23,620 --> 00:45:24,955 SIDEWALKS OR THAT HAVE SERIOUS 2055 00:45:24,955 --> 00:45:25,456 HEALTH 2056 00:45:25,456 --> 00:45:27,991 AND SAFETY HAZARDS. 2057 00:45:27,991 --> 00:45:29,359 SO I DON'T SEE THAT WE'RE 2058 00:45:29,359 --> 00:45:30,494 GOING TO BE ABLE TO END THE WORK 2059 00:45:30,494 --> 00:45:32,496 OF THAT TEAM IN THIS NEXT BUDGET 2060 00:45:32,629 --> 00:45:34,298 CYCLE. BUT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, 2061 00:45:34,298 --> 00:45:34,731 WE'RE 2062 00:45:34,731 --> 00:45:35,365 TRYING TO CHANGE 2063 00:45:35,365 --> 00:45:36,967 OUR RESPONSE TO THE HOMELESSNESS 2064 00:45:36,967 --> 00:45:37,234 CRISIS SO 2065 00:45:37,234 --> 00:45:38,669 THAT WE ARE NOT JUST MOVING 2066 00:45:38,669 --> 00:45:38,902 PEOPLE 2067 00:45:38,902 --> 00:45:40,204 AROUND OUR CITY, BECAUSE 2068 00:45:40,204 --> 00:45:42,106 WE KNOW THAT IS HARMFUL FOR 2069 00:45:42,106 --> 00:45:42,372 PEOPLE, 2070 00:45:42,372 --> 00:45:43,474 AND THAT IS NOT ACTUALLY A 2071 00:45:43,474 --> 00:45:43,740 SOLUTION. 2072 00:45:43,874 --> 00:45:45,776 >> THIS IS ALWAYS THE STRUGGLE 2073 00:45:45,776 --> 00:45:46,310 THAT I HEAR WHEN I TALK 2074 00:45:46,310 --> 00:45:47,711 TO PEOPLE ABOUT HOMELESSNESS. 2075 00:45:47,711 --> 00:45:49,413 YOU CAN'T COMPEL PEOPLE TO MOVE 2076 00:45:49,413 --> 00:45:51,415 TO A TINY HOUSE 2077 00:45:51,415 --> 00:45:52,483 VILLAGE. HELP ME OUT WITH THAT 2078 00:45:52,483 --> 00:45:52,750 THOUGHT. 2079 00:45:52,883 --> 00:45:54,718 >> AGAIN, I THINK -- LIKE, 2080 00:45:54,718 --> 00:45:56,153 THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WHO 2081 00:45:56,153 --> 00:45:56,386 ARE 2082 00:45:56,386 --> 00:45:58,122 SLEEPING UNSHELTERED ON OUR 2083 00:45:58,122 --> 00:46:00,424 STREETS, IF WE HAVE SHELTER 2084 00:46:00,424 --> 00:46:02,092 AND SERVICES THAT ARE 2085 00:46:02,092 --> 00:46:02,392 APPROPRIATE 2086 00:46:02,392 --> 00:46:03,494 TO THEIR SITUATION -- SOMETIMES 2087 00:46:03,494 --> 00:46:04,928 A LITTLE BIT OF 2088 00:46:04,928 --> 00:46:06,797 RELATIONSHIP-ING WHEN -- PEOPLE 2089 00:46:06,797 --> 00:46:07,164 WANT SOMETHING 2090 00:46:07,164 --> 00:46:09,733 BETTER. 2091 00:46:09,733 --> 00:46:11,135 AND THAT IS WHAT -- THAT 2092 00:46:11,135 --> 00:46:12,269 IS THE DIRECTION THAT WE ARE 2093 00:46:12,269 --> 00:46:12,536 COMMITTED 2094 00:46:12,536 --> 00:46:12,703 TO. 2095 00:46:12,836 --> 00:46:13,504 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 2096 00:46:13,504 --> 00:46:14,571 I HAD ANOTHER QUESTION COMING 2097 00:46:14,571 --> 00:46:15,639 IN FROM ALEX. 2098 00:46:15,639 --> 00:46:17,674 THANKS TO EVERYBODY SENDING IN 2099 00:46:17,674 --> 00:46:20,644 THESE QUESTIONS TO 2100 00:46:20,644 --> 00:46:21,111 MAYOR@SEATTLE.GOV. 2101 00:46:21,111 --> 00:46:22,713 WE'LL BE WITH YOU ANOTHER FIVE 2102 00:46:22,846 --> 00:46:23,847 MINUTES. IF YOU WANT TO TRY ON 2103 00:46:23,847 --> 00:46:24,748 SEND IN A 2104 00:46:24,748 --> 00:46:25,516 FEW MORE, PLEASE DO. 2105 00:46:25,516 --> 00:46:26,950 ALEX IS ASKING 2106 00:46:26,950 --> 00:46:28,452 THIS. CAN THE STATE HELP AT ALL? 2107 00:46:28,452 --> 00:46:30,354 SUCH AS PROVIDING PUBLIC 2108 00:46:30,354 --> 00:46:31,922 SAFETY GRANTS THAT CAN REDUCE 2109 00:46:31,922 --> 00:46:32,222 POLICE 2110 00:46:32,222 --> 00:46:33,090 OR FIRE EXPENSES? 2111 00:46:33,090 --> 00:46:34,258 THOSE ARE BIG EXPENSES. 2112 00:46:34,258 --> 00:46:35,392 THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, 2113 00:46:35,392 --> 00:46:35,893 ALEX. 2114 00:46:35,893 --> 00:46:36,994 I KNOW THE STATE DOESN'T HAVE 2115 00:46:36,994 --> 00:46:38,162 A TON OF MONEY, EITHER. 2116 00:46:38,162 --> 00:46:39,530 THAT'S WHAT ALEX WAS 2117 00:46:39,530 --> 00:46:40,130 ASKING, SOME THOUGHTS? 2118 00:46:40,264 --> 00:46:41,565 >> YEAH, I MEAN, YOU KNOW -- 2119 00:46:41,565 --> 00:46:42,566 STATE GOVERNMENTS AS WELL 2120 00:46:42,566 --> 00:46:44,401 AS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE 2121 00:46:44,401 --> 00:46:45,536 FACING VERY DIFFICULT BUDGET 2122 00:46:45,536 --> 00:46:46,003 CHALLENGES. 2123 00:46:46,003 --> 00:46:47,237 WE WOULD LOVE ALL THE 2124 00:46:47,237 --> 00:46:48,505 HELP WE CAN GET FROM THE STATE 2125 00:46:48,639 --> 00:46:49,006 GOVERNMENT. 2126 00:46:49,006 --> 00:46:50,073 >> WE'LL TAKE IT ALL, 2127 00:46:50,073 --> 00:46:51,275 YEAH, BRING IT ON. 2128 00:46:51,408 --> 00:46:53,510 >> YOU OPENED A WHOLE NEW BOX 2129 00:46:53,510 --> 00:46:54,244 OF MONEY, RIGHT, 2130 00:46:54,244 --> 00:46:54,478 RIGHT. 2131 00:46:54,478 --> 00:46:56,480 >> CALL THE GOVERNOR, CALL YOUR 2132 00:46:56,613 --> 00:46:56,980 LEGISLATORS. 2133 00:46:56,980 --> 00:46:57,614 >> RIGHT, RIGHT. 2134 00:46:57,614 --> 00:46:58,282 WE'LL SEE. 2135 00:46:58,282 --> 00:46:59,483 LET ME THROW IN ANOTHER ONE 2136 00:46:59,483 --> 00:47:00,184 FROM ALEX HERE. 2137 00:47:00,184 --> 00:47:01,685 THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK, OF 2138 00:47:01,685 --> 00:47:03,287 COURSE, OF THE WORLD CUP COMING 2139 00:47:03,287 --> 00:47:04,288 HERE IN JUNE. 2140 00:47:04,288 --> 00:47:05,556 MATCHES ARE GOING TO BE 2141 00:47:05,556 --> 00:47:06,490 VERY EXCITING AND POTENTIALLY 2142 00:47:06,490 --> 00:47:08,025 COULD BRING IN A LOT OF DOLLARS 2143 00:47:08,025 --> 00:47:08,325 HERE, 2144 00:47:08,325 --> 00:47:08,659 TOO. 2145 00:47:08,659 --> 00:47:11,195 ALEX IS ASKING, DO THESE 2146 00:47:11,195 --> 00:47:11,962 BUDGET PROJECTIONS ALSO 2147 00:47:11,962 --> 00:47:14,131 REFLECT POSSIBLE INCOME FROM 2148 00:47:14,131 --> 00:47:14,464 FIFA 2149 00:47:14,464 --> 00:47:15,232 AND WORLD CUP? 2150 00:47:15,232 --> 00:47:17,668 I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE A 2151 00:47:17,668 --> 00:47:19,102 BIG BUMP BETWEEN JUNE AND JULY. 2152 00:47:19,102 --> 00:47:21,238 CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT IMPACT? 2153 00:47:21,238 --> 00:47:22,172 I'VE SEEN QUESTION MARKS ABOUT 2154 00:47:22,172 --> 00:47:22,506 IN. 2155 00:47:22,506 --> 00:47:23,974 MAYBE THE HOTEL STAYS 2156 00:47:23,974 --> 00:47:25,242 AREN'T LOOKING AS GOOD AS WE 2157 00:47:25,242 --> 00:47:26,276 THOUGHT? MAYBE THIS IMPACT 2158 00:47:26,276 --> 00:47:26,610 ISN'T GOING 2159 00:47:26,610 --> 00:47:28,011 TO BE AS GREAT AS WE THOUGHT IT 2160 00:47:28,011 --> 00:47:28,712 MIGHT BE? 2161 00:47:28,712 --> 00:47:29,646 THOUGHTS ABOUT WORLD 2162 00:47:29,646 --> 00:47:31,014 CUP AND WHAT'S GOING ON, HOW 2163 00:47:31,014 --> 00:47:31,348 THAT 2164 00:47:31,348 --> 00:47:31,882 COULD IMPACT THE BUDGET? 2165 00:47:32,015 --> 00:47:34,918 >> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. 2166 00:47:34,918 --> 00:47:36,620 WE HAVE OUR OFFICE THAT 2167 00:47:36,620 --> 00:47:37,921 DOES BUDGET FORECASTING. 2168 00:47:37,921 --> 00:47:39,256 I DON'T KNOW -- DO YOU KNOW 2169 00:47:39,256 --> 00:47:39,790 ANYTHING 2170 00:47:39,790 --> 00:47:40,057 ABOUT -- 2171 00:47:40,057 --> 00:47:41,258 >> YEAH, IT'S CERTAINLY A 2172 00:47:41,258 --> 00:47:44,194 FACTOR THAT INFORMS THE 2173 00:47:44,194 --> 00:47:44,561 FORECASTS. 2174 00:47:44,561 --> 00:47:45,596 IF ANYONE IS TUNING INTO 2175 00:47:45,596 --> 00:47:46,830 THE MOST RECENT 2176 00:47:46,830 --> 00:47:48,131 FORECAST PRESENTATION FROM OUR 2177 00:47:48,131 --> 00:47:48,365 OFFICE 2178 00:47:48,365 --> 00:47:50,267 OF ECONOMIC AND REVENUE 2179 00:47:50,267 --> 00:47:52,102 FORECAST, THAT CAME OUT IN 2180 00:47:52,102 --> 00:47:52,803 APRIL. 2181 00:47:52,803 --> 00:47:55,806 THEY TALKED ABOUT HOW THE 2182 00:47:55,806 --> 00:47:57,007 FORECAST IN NOVEMBER SORT 2183 00:47:57,007 --> 00:47:57,875 OF ASSUMED A BIGGER BUMP. 2184 00:47:57,875 --> 00:48:00,477 SO YES, IT IS ALREADY BAKED 2185 00:48:00,477 --> 00:48:02,112 INTO OUR REVENUE FORECAST. 2186 00:48:02,112 --> 00:48:06,884 ASK IN APRIL, THERE WAS -- 2187 00:48:06,884 --> 00:48:07,651 THERE'S A ADJUSTMENT DOWNWARD. 2188 00:48:07,651 --> 00:48:08,151 A LOT OF ACTIVITY GOING 2189 00:48:08,151 --> 00:48:09,319 ON IN THE WORLD AND ALL OF THAT. 2190 00:48:09,319 --> 00:48:10,754 WE CAN'T BE CERTAIN THAT 2191 00:48:10,754 --> 00:48:12,022 WE'RE GOING TO GET AS BIG OF A 2192 00:48:12,022 --> 00:48:14,157 BUMP. ALSO NOTE, THERE ARE ALSO 2193 00:48:14,157 --> 00:48:14,958 COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH IT. 2194 00:48:14,958 --> 00:48:17,127 SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE NOT 2195 00:48:17,127 --> 00:48:18,595 EXPECTING IT TO REALLY OUTPACE 2196 00:48:18,595 --> 00:48:18,862 WHAT WE 2197 00:48:18,862 --> 00:48:21,465 ALREADY HAVE IN OUR PROJECTIONS. 2198 00:48:21,465 --> 00:48:24,434 BUT THAT EVENT WAS FACTORED INTO 2199 00:48:24,434 --> 00:48:26,903 THE REVENUE FORECASTS THAT 2200 00:48:26,903 --> 00:48:28,238 WE'RE CURRENTLY BALANCING TO. 2201 00:48:28,372 --> 00:48:29,806 >> SALES TAX MAINLY? 2202 00:48:29,806 --> 00:48:30,440 HOTEL TAX? 2203 00:48:30,574 --> 00:48:32,442 >> PRIMARILY SALES TAX AND 2204 00:48:32,442 --> 00:48:34,211 LODGING TAX IS WHERE 2205 00:48:34,211 --> 00:48:35,879 WE'LL SEE THAT IMPACT. 2206 00:48:35,879 --> 00:48:38,682 AND IF THE FORECAST IS WRONG, 2207 00:48:38,682 --> 00:48:41,285 WE WILL SEE ACTUAL REVENUES 2208 00:48:41,285 --> 00:48:41,618 COMING 2209 00:48:41,618 --> 00:48:42,886 IN HIGHER. 2210 00:48:42,886 --> 00:48:45,055 AND THAT CAN HELP MITIGATE THE 2211 00:48:45,055 --> 00:48:45,555 ISSUE. 2212 00:48:45,555 --> 00:48:47,457 BUT AGAIN, THAT'S SORT OF 2213 00:48:47,457 --> 00:48:49,559 THE VOLATILITY THAT CAN MAKE 2214 00:48:49,559 --> 00:48:50,594 IT DIFFICULT TO ADDRESS 2215 00:48:50,594 --> 00:48:50,794 THE 2216 00:48:50,794 --> 00:48:51,228 LONG-TERM PROBLEM. 2217 00:48:51,228 --> 00:48:51,662 >> GOT IT. 2218 00:48:51,662 --> 00:48:52,763 WE'VE GOT ABOUT THREE 2219 00:48:52,763 --> 00:48:54,064 MINUTES LEFT AND A FEW MORE 2220 00:48:54,064 --> 00:48:54,331 QUESTIONS 2221 00:48:54,331 --> 00:48:54,931 ARE COMING IN. 2222 00:48:54,931 --> 00:48:58,368 THANK YOU FOR SENDING THESE IN. 2223 00:48:58,368 --> 00:48:58,802 MAYOR@SEATTLE.GOV. 2224 00:48:58,802 --> 00:48:59,636 WE'LL MAKE SURE WE 2225 00:48:59,636 --> 00:49:01,104 ANSWER AS MANY OF THESE AS WE 2226 00:49:01,104 --> 00:49:01,405 CAN. 2227 00:49:01,405 --> 00:49:01,905 TIM. 2228 00:49:01,905 --> 00:49:04,841 HI, MAYOR WILSON AND DIRECTOR 2229 00:49:04,841 --> 00:49:05,409 PENNUCCI. 2230 00:49:05,409 --> 00:49:07,277 WORKING ON THE BUDGET 2231 00:49:07,277 --> 00:49:09,012 SHORTFALL EARLY IN TRANSPARENCY 2232 00:49:09,012 --> 00:49:09,479 -- HAS 2233 00:49:09,479 --> 00:49:10,981 THE SEATTLE OFFICE WORKED WITH 2234 00:49:10,981 --> 00:49:11,148 ANY 2235 00:49:11,148 --> 00:49:12,649 OTHER MAJOR CITIES TO 2236 00:49:12,649 --> 00:49:14,117 IDENTIFY WAYS TO HELP BALANCE 2237 00:49:14,117 --> 00:49:14,651 THE 2238 00:49:14,651 --> 00:49:16,520 BUDGET? ANY COST SAVING OR 2239 00:49:16,520 --> 00:49:17,621 PROGRESSIVE REVENUE PROGRAMS 2240 00:49:17,621 --> 00:49:18,388 BEING USED 2241 00:49:18,388 --> 00:49:19,022 ELSEWHERE THAT WE 2242 00:49:19,022 --> 00:49:19,956 COULD IMPLEMENT HERE AS WELL? 2243 00:49:19,956 --> 00:49:20,857 TIM, THANKS FOR THE 2244 00:49:20,857 --> 00:49:21,124 QUESTION. 2245 00:49:21,124 --> 00:49:22,392 >> YEAH, THAT'S A 2246 00:49:22,392 --> 00:49:22,626 GREAT 2247 00:49:22,626 --> 00:49:23,694 QUESTION. AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE 2248 00:49:23,694 --> 00:49:24,895 BEEN REACHING OUT TO CITIES 2249 00:49:24,895 --> 00:49:27,364 AROUND THE COUNTRY TO REALLY 2250 00:49:27,364 --> 00:49:28,699 UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES THAT 2251 00:49:28,699 --> 00:49:29,533 THEY'RE FACING AND WHAT THEIR 2252 00:49:29,533 --> 00:49:30,233 SOLUTIONS HAVE BEEN. 2253 00:49:30,233 --> 00:49:31,001 I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT 2254 00:49:31,001 --> 00:49:32,069 TO SPEAK TO ANY OF THAT. 2255 00:49:32,069 --> 00:49:33,637 I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF 2256 00:49:33,637 --> 00:49:34,304 CITIES THAT 2257 00:49:34,304 --> 00:49:34,871 ARE LOOKING AT BIG CUTS TO 2258 00:49:34,871 --> 00:49:35,339 THEIR FIRE AND POLICE 2259 00:49:35,339 --> 00:49:39,109 DEPARTMENTS. 2260 00:49:39,242 --> 00:49:40,510 >> ANY EXAMPLES YOU MIGHT 2261 00:49:40,510 --> 00:49:41,378 BE ABLE TO THINK OF? 2262 00:49:41,378 --> 00:49:42,346 WHO'S DOING 2263 00:49:42,346 --> 00:49:44,681 WHAT? WHAT'S 2264 00:49:44,681 --> 00:49:45,315 WORKING THERE IN TERMS OF A CITY 2265 00:49:45,315 --> 00:49:45,782 AROUND THE COUNTRY 2266 00:49:45,782 --> 00:49:46,550 THAT'S GOT A 2267 00:49:46,550 --> 00:49:47,084 BETTER BUDGET SITUATION? 2268 00:49:47,084 --> 00:49:51,922 >> BETTER BUDGET SITUATION? 2269 00:49:51,922 --> 00:49:55,092 I AM NOT IN THIS MOMENT AWARE 2270 00:49:55,092 --> 00:49:58,095 OF A CITY THAT HAS A BETTER 2271 00:49:58,095 --> 00:49:58,328 BUDGET 2272 00:49:58,328 --> 00:49:58,929 SITUATION OR IS OUT THERE 2273 00:49:58,929 --> 00:49:59,596 LIKE, WE HAVE 2274 00:49:59,596 --> 00:50:00,263 IT EASY AND WE'RE GROWING AND 2275 00:50:00,263 --> 00:50:01,798 EXPANDING. 2276 00:50:01,798 --> 00:50:03,133 THERE ARE A NUMBER OF 2277 00:50:03,133 --> 00:50:04,434 CITIES THAT ARE ROLLING 2278 00:50:04,434 --> 00:50:05,001 OUT THEIR 2279 00:50:05,001 --> 00:50:06,903 BUDGETS NOW. THEY'RE ON A 2280 00:50:06,903 --> 00:50:07,170 DIFFERENT 2281 00:50:07,170 --> 00:50:08,372 FISCAL YEAR CALENDAR. 2282 00:50:08,372 --> 00:50:12,009 AND WE'RE SEEING SORT OF MORE 2283 00:50:12,142 --> 00:50:13,543 REDUCTIONS. AND THAT SORT OF 2284 00:50:13,543 --> 00:50:14,811 THING. WE ARE TALKING TO OTHER 2285 00:50:14,811 --> 00:50:17,347 CITIES, LOOKING TO OTHER CITIES 2286 00:50:17,347 --> 00:50:17,514 FOR 2287 00:50:17,514 --> 00:50:18,348 STRATEGIES THEY ARE USING 2288 00:50:18,348 --> 00:50:20,050 AND TRYING TO SHARE IDEAS. 2289 00:50:20,050 --> 00:50:21,985 BUT I THINK RIGHT NOW, WE'RE 2290 00:50:21,985 --> 00:50:24,187 ALL GRAPPLING WITH A SIMILAR 2291 00:50:24,187 --> 00:50:25,822 ISSUE WHICH IS THE NEEDS AND 2292 00:50:25,822 --> 00:50:26,256 COSTS 2293 00:50:26,256 --> 00:50:27,758 OF PROVIDING SERVICES TO OUR 2294 00:50:27,758 --> 00:50:30,060 COMMUNITY ARE JUST REALLY HIGH. 2295 00:50:30,060 --> 00:50:31,461 AND SO I WOULD LOVE TO FIND THAT 2296 00:50:31,461 --> 00:50:33,430 CITY THAT HAS SOLVED IT. 2297 00:50:33,563 --> 00:50:35,899 >> I HAVE TO SAY IN GENERAL, 2298 00:50:35,899 --> 00:50:37,200 THE OBVIOUS REVENUE TOOLS THAT 2299 00:50:37,200 --> 00:50:38,702 CITIES HAVE AVAILABLE TO THEM 2300 00:50:38,702 --> 00:50:39,569 TEND TO BE 2301 00:50:39,569 --> 00:50:39,870 REGRESSIVE. 2302 00:50:39,870 --> 00:50:40,670 >> 2303 00:50:40,670 --> 00:50:41,138 YEAH. 2304 00:50:41,138 --> 00:50:43,373 >> AND SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS 2305 00:50:43,373 --> 00:50:44,374 THAT FROM THE CITIES WE'VE 2306 00:50:44,374 --> 00:50:45,809 TALKED TO, THE ONES THAT ARE 2307 00:50:45,809 --> 00:50:47,577 CONSIDERING NEW REVENUE, IT'S 2308 00:50:47,577 --> 00:50:48,612 GENERALLY IN SALES TAX. 2309 00:50:48,745 --> 00:50:49,179 >> GOT IT. 2310 00:50:49,179 --> 00:50:50,047 A MINUTE LEFT. 2311 00:50:50,047 --> 00:50:52,482 CHRIS HAD ONE MORE QUESTION THAT 2312 00:50:52,482 --> 00:50:55,052 FEELS LIKE A GOOD SUMMER-UPPER. 2313 00:50:55,052 --> 00:50:56,153 WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT HARD 2314 00:50:56,153 --> 00:50:57,854 DECISIONS, WHAT TO FUND OR NOT. 2315 00:50:57,854 --> 00:50:59,589 IT FEELS FAIRLY 2316 00:50:59,589 --> 00:51:00,457 NONCOMMITTAL FROM THIS 2317 00:51:00,457 --> 00:51:00,757 DISCUSSION. 2318 00:51:00,757 --> 00:51:02,559 ARE THERE TRADEOFFS THAT WE'RE 2319 00:51:02,559 --> 00:51:03,894 ALREADY PLANNING OR LEANING 2320 00:51:03,894 --> 00:51:04,227 TOWARDS? 2321 00:51:04,227 --> 00:51:05,862 OR ARE WE STILL IN A PHASE 2322 00:51:05,862 --> 00:51:07,364 WHERE WE'RE STILL UNABLE TO 2323 00:51:07,364 --> 00:51:08,398 STATE SPECIFIC TRADEOFFS? 2324 00:51:08,398 --> 00:51:09,933 SOME THOUGHTS TO WRAP UP, 2325 00:51:10,067 --> 00:51:10,400 PLEASE. 2326 00:51:10,400 --> 00:51:12,436 >> YEAH, THAT'S 2327 00:51:12,436 --> 00:51:13,870 A GOOD SEGUE INTO NEXT STEPS. 2328 00:51:13,870 --> 00:51:16,006 AS WE MENTIONED, WE DIRECTED 2329 00:51:16,006 --> 00:51:17,474 EACH DEPARTMENT TO MODEL 5 AND 2330 00:51:17,474 --> 00:51:18,775 10% CUTS. 2331 00:51:18,775 --> 00:51:21,912 AND SO MY TEAM HAS BEEN 2332 00:51:21,912 --> 00:51:24,014 REVIEWING THE KIND OF HIGH- 2333 00:51:24,014 --> 00:51:25,315 LEVEL INFORMATION THAT ALLIE'S 2334 00:51:25,315 --> 00:51:25,549 BUDGET 2335 00:51:25,549 --> 00:51:26,716 TEAM HAS BEEN BRINGING BACK TO 2336 00:51:26,850 --> 00:51:28,485 US. AND THEN WE ARE TAKING THE 2337 00:51:28,485 --> 00:51:28,685 NEXT 2338 00:51:28,685 --> 00:51:29,820 STEP, WHICH IS BASICALLY 2339 00:51:29,820 --> 00:51:31,254 GOING BACK AND HAVING 2340 00:51:31,254 --> 00:51:33,423 THOSE DEPARTMENTS GO INTO MORE 2341 00:51:33,423 --> 00:51:34,257 DEPTH IN TERMS OF UNDERSTANDING 2342 00:51:34,257 --> 00:51:34,458 WHAT 2343 00:51:34,458 --> 00:51:35,759 IT WOULD LOOK LIKE TO CUT, YOU 2344 00:51:35,759 --> 00:51:36,960 KNOW, A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF 2345 00:51:36,960 --> 00:51:38,428 SOME PROGRAM OR SERVICE, 2346 00:51:38,428 --> 00:51:40,797 LIKE WHAT THE IMPACTS THAT WOULD 2347 00:51:40,797 --> 00:51:40,964 BE. 2348 00:51:40,964 --> 00:51:42,265 AND SO THAT'S KIND 2349 00:51:42,265 --> 00:51:43,133 OF LIKE THE PROCESS THAT WE ARE 2350 00:51:43,133 --> 00:51:43,567 IN RIGHT 2351 00:51:43,700 --> 00:51:45,569 NOW. SO YES, IT IS PREMATURE FOR 2352 00:51:45,569 --> 00:51:46,036 US 2353 00:51:46,036 --> 00:51:47,070 TO SAY, WE'RE GOING TO 2354 00:51:47,070 --> 00:51:49,606 SLASH THIS OR SLASH THIS, RIGHT? 2355 00:51:49,606 --> 00:51:51,208 AND THEN AT THE SAME TIME, 2356 00:51:51,208 --> 00:51:52,442 WE ARE LOOKING AT WHAT OUR 2357 00:51:52,442 --> 00:51:53,076 REVENUE OPTIONS ARE. 2358 00:51:53,076 --> 00:51:54,511 WE'RE GOING TO KEEP DOING THIS 2359 00:51:54,511 --> 00:51:54,911 WORK. 2360 00:51:54,911 --> 00:51:55,946 I THINK WE'VE GOT SOME 2361 00:51:55,946 --> 00:51:57,614 MORE PLANS FOR HOW TO DO THIS IN 2362 00:51:57,614 --> 00:51:57,747 A 2363 00:51:57,747 --> 00:51:58,815 WAY THAT WE ARE 2364 00:51:58,815 --> 00:52:00,283 COMMUNICATING WITH THE PUBLIC, 2365 00:52:00,283 --> 00:52:01,084 AS WELL, AS 2366 00:52:01,084 --> 00:52:02,119 WE MAKE THAT PROGRESS. 2367 00:52:02,119 --> 00:52:03,587 THEN ULTIMATELY, I'LL 2368 00:52:03,587 --> 00:52:06,356 BE TRANSMITTING A BUDGET TO 2369 00:52:06,356 --> 00:52:07,123 COUNCILCOUNCIL SEPTEMBER. 2370 00:52:07,257 --> 00:52:07,991 THEN IT WILL BE IN COUNCIL'S 2371 00:52:07,991 --> 00:52:09,559 HANDS. 2372 00:52:09,559 --> 00:52:11,495 AND YEAH, IT'S GOING TO BE 2373 00:52:11,495 --> 00:52:11,728 GREAT 2374 00:52:11,728 --> 00:52:11,962 FUN. 2375 00:52:12,095 --> 00:52:13,096 >> OKAY. WE'LL SEE HOW THAT 2376 00:52:13,096 --> 00:52:13,530 GOES. 2377 00:52:13,530 --> 00:52:16,099 MAYOR KATIE WILSON, 2378 00:52:16,099 --> 00:52:17,901 BUDGET DIRECTOR ALLIE PENNUCCI, 2379 00:52:17,901 --> 00:52:18,101 THANK 2380 00:52:18,101 --> 00:52:19,469 YOU FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN. 2381 00:52:19,469 --> 00:52:20,804 I'M BRIAN CALLAHAN. 2382 00:52:20,804 --> 00:52:22,539 THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR 2383 00:52:22,539 --> 00:52:23,473 THIS SPECIAL 2384 00:52:23,473 --> 00:52:24,007 DISCUSSION ON THE SEATTLE 2385 00:52:24,007 --> 00:52:24,274 CHANNEL. 2386 00:52:24,274 --> 00:52:26,143 SEE YOU NEXT TIME.