1 00:00:08,274 --> 00:00:15,749 [MUSIC] 2 00:00:15,882 --> 00:00:18,018 -- THANK YOU AND WELCOME BACK TO 3 00:00:18,018 --> 00:00:20,553 THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE 4 00:00:20,553 --> 00:00:21,921 MEETING. THE SEPTEMBER 25th 5 00:00:21,921 --> 00:00:22,555 SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING 6 00:00:22,555 --> 00:00:25,592 WILL COME BACK TO ORDER. IT IS 7 00:00:25,592 --> 00:00:27,293 1:01 P.M.. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 8 00:00:27,293 --> 00:00:28,728 CALL THE ROLL 9 00:00:28,728 --> 00:00:32,665 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK PRESENT 10 00:00:32,665 --> 00:00:34,100 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 11 00:00:34,100 --> 00:00:37,337 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. HERE. FOSTER 12 00:00:37,337 --> 00:00:39,539 HERE. COUNCILMEMBER COUNCIL 13 00:00:39,539 --> 00:00:40,140 PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH HERE. 14 00:00:40,140 --> 00:00:42,976 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ 15 00:00:42,976 --> 00:00:43,443 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 16 00:00:43,443 --> 00:00:46,079 COUNCILMEMBER LIN HERE AND CHAIR 17 00:00:46,079 --> 00:00:48,148 STRAUSS HERE SIX PRESENT. 18 00:00:48,148 --> 00:00:48,715 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 19 00:00:48,715 --> 00:00:49,382 KETTLE IS EXCUSED FOR THE 20 00:00:49,382 --> 00:00:50,950 REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON, AND 21 00:00:50,950 --> 00:00:52,786 THE REMAINING COUNCILMEMBERS ARE 22 00:00:52,786 --> 00:00:54,087 EXCUSED UNTIL THEY ARRIVE. VICE 23 00:00:54,087 --> 00:00:55,989 CHAIR RIVERA IS NOW PRESENT. I 24 00:00:55,989 --> 00:00:58,258 WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK 25 00:00:58,258 --> 00:00:58,892 COUNCIL PRESIDENT, HOLLINGSWORTH 26 00:00:58,892 --> 00:01:00,293 AND COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR 27 00:01:00,293 --> 00:01:01,227 BEING EARLY, WHICH IS ON TIME 28 00:01:01,227 --> 00:01:03,296 AND FOR COUNCILMEMBER LIN AND 29 00:01:03,296 --> 00:01:06,599 FOSTER FOR BEING ON TIME, WHICH 30 00:01:06,599 --> 00:01:07,333 IS BOB'S. BOB'S NOT HERE, SO I 31 00:01:07,333 --> 00:01:08,601 WON'T SAY THE WHOLE THING. SO 32 00:01:08,601 --> 00:01:11,304 WITH THAT WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH A 33 00:01:11,304 --> 00:01:12,772 MARATHON OF A DAY. WE HAVE TWO 34 00:01:12,772 --> 00:01:14,641 PRESENTATIONS LEFT TO GO. CLERK 35 00:01:14,641 --> 00:01:16,276 I THINK I OMITTED READING THE 36 00:01:16,276 --> 00:01:18,011 FIRST ITEM INTO THE RECORD. SO 37 00:01:18,011 --> 00:01:19,946 WE'RE GOING TO READ THE FIRST 38 00:01:19,946 --> 00:01:21,681 AND SECOND ITEMS INTO THE 39 00:01:21,681 --> 00:01:22,916 RECORD. WE DID WELL, FAIR 40 00:01:22,916 --> 00:01:24,217 ENOUGH. THEN WE'RE GOING TO READ 41 00:01:24,217 --> 00:01:25,518 THE SECOND ITEM INTO THE RECORD. 42 00:01:25,518 --> 00:01:27,420 WE'RE GOING TO GO DIRECTLY OVER 43 00:01:27,420 --> 00:01:29,689 TO THE COMMITTEE TABLE FOR THE 44 00:01:29,689 --> 00:01:31,524 PRESENTATION. AND THEN WE WILL 45 00:01:31,524 --> 00:01:33,226 TAKE QUESTIONS. AND COUNCIL 46 00:01:33,226 --> 00:01:35,061 PRESIDENT EMERITUS JUAREZ IS 47 00:01:35,061 --> 00:01:38,965 PRESENT AS WELL 48 00:01:38,965 --> 00:01:39,566 -- AGENDA ITEM TWO. COMMUNITY 49 00:01:39,566 --> 00:01:40,200 ASSISTED RESPONSE AND ENGAGEMENT 50 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:43,570 FOR BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION. 51 00:01:43,570 --> 00:01:45,738 -- CHIEF BARDEN COMMITTEE TABLE. 52 00:01:45,738 --> 00:01:46,206 PLEASE TAKE IT AWAY. 53 00:01:46,206 --> 00:01:47,740 -- ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, 54 00:01:47,740 --> 00:01:49,175 COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M GOING TO GO 55 00:01:49,175 --> 00:01:51,144 QUICKLY THROUGH THIS AND RESERVE 56 00:01:51,144 --> 00:01:53,079 A LOT OF TIME FOR ANY QUESTIONS 57 00:01:53,079 --> 00:01:55,081 YOU MIGHT HAVE. I'M HERE WITH 58 00:01:55,081 --> 00:01:56,950 OUR CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE 59 00:01:56,950 --> 00:01:59,419 OFFICER, TOMMY ROWLAND AND ALY 60 00:01:59,419 --> 00:02:01,621 PENNUCCI. AGAIN NEXT AS YOU 61 00:02:01,621 --> 00:02:03,323 KNOW, KERR WAS ESTABLISHED AS A 62 00:02:03,323 --> 00:02:05,692 THIRD CO-EQUAL PUBLIC SAFETY 63 00:02:05,692 --> 00:02:07,627 DEPARTMENT IN 2023. SINCE THAT 64 00:02:07,627 --> 00:02:09,295 TIME, COUNCIL HAS SUPPORTED US 65 00:02:09,295 --> 00:02:13,166 IN EXPANDING AND STABILIZING 66 00:02:13,166 --> 00:02:13,766 SEATTLE 911 ESTABLISHING AND 67 00:02:13,766 --> 00:02:15,268 EXPANDING CITYWIDE. THE CARE 68 00:02:15,268 --> 00:02:16,703 COMMUNITY CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM, 69 00:02:16,703 --> 00:02:19,072 AND MOST RECENTLY, ASSUMING THE 70 00:02:19,072 --> 00:02:21,574 LEAD, THE COLEAD IN THE. WE 71 00:02:21,574 --> 00:02:23,343 DELIVER CARE CONTRACTS. OUR 72 00:02:23,343 --> 00:02:25,011 MISSION IS TO ANSWER THE CALL, 73 00:02:25,011 --> 00:02:25,545 PROVIDING THE BEST FIRST 74 00:02:25,545 --> 00:02:28,915 RESPONSE TO EVERY NEIGHBOR. 75 00:02:28,915 --> 00:02:30,717 NEXT. THIS PROPOSED BUDGET 76 00:02:30,717 --> 00:02:32,552 REFLECTS OUR CURRENT BUDGET 77 00:02:32,552 --> 00:02:35,054 REALITY AND URGENT PUBLIC SAFETY 78 00:02:35,054 --> 00:02:38,024 PRIORITIES. IT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT 79 00:02:38,024 --> 00:02:38,625 911 CENTERS ARE EXPERIENCING 80 00:02:38,625 --> 00:02:40,527 INDUSTRYWIDE STAFFING SHORTAGES, 81 00:02:40,527 --> 00:02:41,861 AND OUR COMMITMENT TO GROWING 82 00:02:41,861 --> 00:02:44,297 THE CARE RESPONDER TEAM 83 00:02:44,297 --> 00:02:46,633 PRUDENTLY AND RESPONSIBLY CARES 84 00:02:46,633 --> 00:02:48,568 ASSUMPTION OF COMMUNITY VIOLENCE 85 00:02:48,568 --> 00:02:50,603 INTERVENTION WORK IS CRUCIAL AND 86 00:02:50,603 --> 00:02:52,305 IMPERATIVE. I APPLAUD MAYOR 87 00:02:52,305 --> 00:02:52,805 WILSON FOR MAKING THIS 88 00:02:52,805 --> 00:02:55,175 STRUCTURAL AND STRATEGIC CHANGE 89 00:02:55,175 --> 00:02:57,010 AND STRONGLY ENCOURAGE COUNCIL 90 00:02:57,010 --> 00:02:59,612 SUPPORT, AND I ALSO SUPPORT THE 91 00:02:59,612 --> 00:03:00,213 SUSTAINED COLEAD INVESTMENT, 92 00:03:00,213 --> 00:03:02,348 WHICH HAS DEMONSTRATED 93 00:03:02,348 --> 00:03:02,949 SIGNIFICANT EFFECTIVENESS IN 94 00:03:02,949 --> 00:03:05,351 HOMELESS RESPONSE AND EMERGENCY 95 00:03:05,351 --> 00:03:09,222 STABILIZATION WE HAVE CONTINUED 96 00:03:09,222 --> 00:03:10,189 TO DEVELOP NEW RECRUITING, 97 00:03:10,189 --> 00:03:12,725 RETENTION AND TRAINING PROCESSES 98 00:03:12,725 --> 00:03:15,128 AND STRATEGIES FOR SEATTLE 911. 99 00:03:15,128 --> 00:03:16,963 IT IS REASONABLE TO ASSUME AND 100 00:03:16,963 --> 00:03:18,665 ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE WILL 101 00:03:18,665 --> 00:03:20,800 MAINTAIN AT LEAST EIGHT POSITION 102 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:21,367 VACANCIES DESPITE OUR BEST 103 00:03:21,367 --> 00:03:22,936 EFFORTS BECAUSE OF THE 911 104 00:03:22,936 --> 00:03:25,405 INDUSTRY REALITY AND THE 105 00:03:25,405 --> 00:03:25,939 SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE OF 106 00:03:25,939 --> 00:03:27,874 ATTRACTING AND RETAINING STAFF 107 00:03:27,874 --> 00:03:29,108 WHO ARE ABLE TO WORK ALL 108 00:03:29,108 --> 00:03:31,077 DIFFERENT SHIFTS ARE WILLING TO 109 00:03:31,077 --> 00:03:33,513 WORK MANDATORY OVERTIME AND ARE 110 00:03:33,513 --> 00:03:34,480 CAPABLE OF THE RESILIENCE TO 111 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:35,949 DWELL ON THE SPACE OF HUMAN 112 00:03:35,949 --> 00:03:38,918 SUFFERING. A LOT OF ANGER AND 113 00:03:38,918 --> 00:03:40,687 EMERGENCIES AROUND THE CLOCK. WE 114 00:03:40,687 --> 00:03:43,089 ARE PROPOSING TO MAINTAIN EIGHT 115 00:03:43,089 --> 00:03:43,623 DISPATCHER ONE VACANCIES. 116 00:03:43,623 --> 00:03:45,391 THAT'S THE ENTRY LEVEL POSITION 117 00:03:45,391 --> 00:03:48,161 IN 911. WE CURRENTLY HAVE THOSE 118 00:03:48,161 --> 00:03:49,729 VACANCIES, SO THERE WILL BE NO 119 00:03:49,729 --> 00:03:52,465 ADVERSE IMPACT TO CALL HANDLING 120 00:03:52,465 --> 00:03:56,102 STANDARDS AND CAPACITY. NEXT. I 121 00:03:56,102 --> 00:03:57,804 DO WANT TO PAUSE TO COMMEND THIS 122 00:03:57,804 --> 00:03:59,639 COUNCIL FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT 123 00:03:59,639 --> 00:04:00,974 OF SEATTLE NINE ONE. ONE IS A 124 00:04:00,974 --> 00:04:03,176 CRITICAL PUBLIC SAFETY PRIORITY. 125 00:04:03,176 --> 00:04:05,678 OUR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT HAS 126 00:04:05,678 --> 00:04:08,815 RESULTED IN A 60% REDUCTION IN 127 00:04:08,815 --> 00:04:10,183 NON-EMERGENCY HOLD TIMES AND A 128 00:04:10,183 --> 00:04:12,051 DRAMATIC REDUCTION IN OVERTIME 129 00:04:12,051 --> 00:04:13,553 STAFFING HOURS, SAVING THE CITY 130 00:04:13,553 --> 00:04:15,121 HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS 131 00:04:15,121 --> 00:04:19,926 LAST YEAR. OVER THE YEAR PRIOR, 132 00:04:19,926 --> 00:04:21,761 NEXT. WHILE IT IS NOT IDEAL TO 133 00:04:21,761 --> 00:04:23,529 SLOW THE EXPANSION OF CARE 134 00:04:23,529 --> 00:04:26,099 RESPONDERS, THERE ARE SEVERAL 135 00:04:26,099 --> 00:04:26,633 STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL 136 00:04:26,633 --> 00:04:27,400 ADVANTAGES TO GROWING 137 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:29,068 INCREMENTALLY. WE LAUNCHED THE 138 00:04:29,068 --> 00:04:30,536 PILOT NEARLY THREE YEARS AGO, 139 00:04:30,536 --> 00:04:33,806 AND WE EXPANDED QUICKLY. THE 140 00:04:33,806 --> 00:04:36,209 TEAM NEEDS TIME TO PRIORITIZE 141 00:04:36,209 --> 00:04:36,843 INCREASING THEIR EFFECTIVENESS 142 00:04:36,843 --> 00:04:38,177 AND UTILITY RESOURCE MAPPING TO 143 00:04:38,177 --> 00:04:39,679 MAKE SURE WE KNOW WHO DOES WHAT 144 00:04:39,679 --> 00:04:42,081 AND WHO DOES IT BEST IN A 145 00:04:42,081 --> 00:04:42,949 RAPIDLY CHANGING ENVIRONMENT, 146 00:04:42,949 --> 00:04:44,684 DEVELOPING BETTER INTEGRATION 147 00:04:44,684 --> 00:04:46,486 WITH POLICE, WITH FIRE 148 00:04:46,486 --> 00:04:48,821 RESPONDERS, OUTREACH WORKERS AND 149 00:04:48,821 --> 00:04:51,257 AMBASSADORS. I PREFER TO NOT ADD 150 00:04:51,257 --> 00:04:53,092 MORE RESPONDERS UNTIL WE HAVE 151 00:04:53,092 --> 00:04:54,761 ESTABLISHED THEY ARE AT MAXIMUM 152 00:04:54,761 --> 00:04:56,162 CAPACITY, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO 153 00:04:56,162 --> 00:04:57,263 REFINE THE WAY THAT WE'RE 154 00:04:57,263 --> 00:04:58,231 WORKING WITH OTHER PARTS OF THE 155 00:04:58,231 --> 00:05:00,867 SYSTEM AND HOW WE PROACTIVELY 156 00:05:00,867 --> 00:05:02,235 CASE CONFERENCE TO ENSURE MORE 157 00:05:02,235 --> 00:05:03,569 NEIGHBORS COME INTO SERVICES 158 00:05:03,569 --> 00:05:04,971 THAT PROVIDE LONG TERM SOLUTIONS 159 00:05:04,971 --> 00:05:06,839 IN THEIR LIVES. THE VISION HAS 160 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:08,007 ALWAYS BEEN MUCH MORE THAN A 161 00:05:08,007 --> 00:05:11,544 SIMPLE TRIAGE AND THEN MOVE ON 162 00:05:11,544 --> 00:05:13,079 TO THE NEXT CALL MUCH OF THIS 163 00:05:13,079 --> 00:05:15,581 CALENDAR YEAR FOR ME HAS BEEN 164 00:05:15,581 --> 00:05:16,182 SPENT BETTER INTEGRATING THE 165 00:05:16,182 --> 00:05:17,950 NINE ONE, ONE AND 988 SYSTEMS 166 00:05:17,950 --> 00:05:20,553 WITH SUPPORT FROM UNIVERSITY OF 167 00:05:20,553 --> 00:05:21,454 WASHINGTON CRISIS CONNECTIONS, 168 00:05:21,454 --> 00:05:21,954 FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE 169 00:05:21,954 --> 00:05:24,190 DEPARTMENT EXPERTS AND KING 170 00:05:24,190 --> 00:05:26,326 COUNTY LEADERS. IT'S IMPORTANT 171 00:05:26,326 --> 00:05:28,594 TO DIVERT CALLS INTO THE RIGHT 172 00:05:28,594 --> 00:05:29,696 SYSTEM AND ALSO TO SEND THE 173 00:05:29,696 --> 00:05:31,331 RIGHT RESPONDER IN A WAY THAT'S 174 00:05:31,331 --> 00:05:33,299 FRICTIONLESS TO THE CALLER. OUR 175 00:05:33,299 --> 00:05:35,034 COLLECTIVE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE 176 00:05:35,034 --> 00:05:36,703 JUST PUBLISHED LAST WEEK. I 177 00:05:36,703 --> 00:05:38,938 MENTIONED THIS BECAUSE CARE 178 00:05:38,938 --> 00:05:40,606 SHOULD PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE 179 00:05:40,606 --> 00:05:42,275 IN IMPROVING NOT JUST 180 00:05:42,275 --> 00:05:42,875 COORDINATION AND PROCESS AND 181 00:05:42,875 --> 00:05:46,245 PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT WE SHOULD BE 182 00:05:46,245 --> 00:05:48,815 DRIVING FISCAL EFFICIENCY, LESS 183 00:05:48,815 --> 00:05:50,483 DUPLICATION, MORE COORDINATION, 184 00:05:50,483 --> 00:05:51,117 PERSON CENTERED DESIGN INSTEAD 185 00:05:51,117 --> 00:05:56,055 OF PROCESS CENTRIC DESIGN. NEXT 186 00:05:56,055 --> 00:05:57,857 I AM REALLY PLEASED WITH THE 187 00:05:57,857 --> 00:05:58,991 CARE RESPONDER GROWTH AND 188 00:05:58,991 --> 00:06:00,326 EXPANSION THIS YEAR. WHEN I LAST 189 00:06:00,326 --> 00:06:01,994 REPORTED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY 190 00:06:01,994 --> 00:06:03,396 COMMITTEE, WE WERE HOVERING 191 00:06:03,396 --> 00:06:05,365 AROUND 30% UTILITY, MEANING THE 192 00:06:05,365 --> 00:06:07,100 TEAM WAS NOT BEING USED FULLY 193 00:06:07,100 --> 00:06:10,870 AND FOR MAXIMUM IMPACT, DUE IN 194 00:06:10,870 --> 00:06:12,205 PART TO NEW SUPPORT IN THE 195 00:06:12,205 --> 00:06:13,473 MAYOR'S OFFICE. RENEWED SUPPORT 196 00:06:13,473 --> 00:06:15,375 IN THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT 197 00:06:15,375 --> 00:06:16,876 AND THE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE 198 00:06:16,876 --> 00:06:18,745 SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE 199 00:06:18,745 --> 00:06:19,245 CARE RESPONDERS ARE NOW 200 00:06:19,245 --> 00:06:21,114 CONSISTENTLY WORKING AT ABOUT 201 00:06:21,114 --> 00:06:22,482 80% CAPACITY. WE KNOW THAT THEY 202 00:06:22,482 --> 00:06:24,851 WILL BE AT 100% CAPACITY THIS 203 00:06:24,851 --> 00:06:26,219 YEAR AS WE STRENGTHEN OUR 204 00:06:26,219 --> 00:06:27,320 PARTNERSHIP WITH KING COUNTY 205 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:30,022 JAIL, WITH HARBORVIEW, WITH 206 00:06:30,022 --> 00:06:31,724 LOCAL NONPROFITS, AND THROUGH 207 00:06:31,724 --> 00:06:33,826 NEW COORDINATED EMPHASIS PATROLS 208 00:06:33,826 --> 00:06:36,162 WITH OUR PRECINCTS. I DO WANT TO 209 00:06:36,162 --> 00:06:39,499 REMIND YOU THAT THE 17000 CALLS 210 00:06:39,499 --> 00:06:41,367 THAT WE'VE BEEN TO REPRESENT, 211 00:06:41,367 --> 00:06:42,535 ABOUT 2500 ZERO HOURS OF OFFICER 212 00:06:42,535 --> 00:06:44,871 TIME THAT HAS BEEN ALLEVIATED 213 00:06:44,871 --> 00:06:46,105 EVERY TIME WE FREE UP LAW 214 00:06:46,105 --> 00:06:47,473 ENFORCEMENT TO DO THE WORK, THAT 215 00:06:47,473 --> 00:06:49,742 ONLY THEY CAN DO IS SIGNIFICANT. 216 00:06:49,742 --> 00:06:51,177 GETTING OFFICERS TO PRIORITY ONE 217 00:06:51,177 --> 00:06:53,146 CALLS AND UNDER SEVEN MINUTES 218 00:06:53,146 --> 00:06:55,848 CONTINUES TO BE THE TOP 219 00:06:55,848 --> 00:07:02,422 PRIORITY. NEXT HAS BEEN STUDYING 220 00:07:02,422 --> 00:07:04,824 GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION AND 221 00:07:04,824 --> 00:07:05,425 INTERVENTION STRATEGIES SINCE 222 00:07:05,425 --> 00:07:08,127 2023. ALWAYS CONTEMPLATING AND 223 00:07:08,127 --> 00:07:08,961 EXPECTING THAT THAT BODY OF WORK 224 00:07:08,961 --> 00:07:10,596 WOULD MOVE OVER TO US BECAUSE IT 225 00:07:10,596 --> 00:07:14,033 WAS LEGISLATED BY THE COUNCIL. 226 00:07:14,033 --> 00:07:15,468 I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BETTER 227 00:07:15,468 --> 00:07:16,035 COORDINATE THE LIFE WORK OF 228 00:07:16,035 --> 00:07:18,838 COMMUNITY PROVIDERS TO CENTER 229 00:07:18,838 --> 00:07:20,206 COMMUNITY RECOMMENDATIONS IN NEW 230 00:07:20,206 --> 00:07:22,575 WAYS TO ELEVATE THE CRUCIAL 231 00:07:22,575 --> 00:07:24,944 PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN COMMUNITY 232 00:07:24,944 --> 00:07:25,511 CASE MANAGERS AND VIOLENCE 233 00:07:25,511 --> 00:07:27,280 INTERRUPTERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AS 234 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:28,815 WE HELP YOUNG PEOPLE MIXED UP IN 235 00:07:28,815 --> 00:07:30,883 CYCLES OF VIOLENCE TO REDIRECT 236 00:07:30,883 --> 00:07:32,652 THEIR LIVES. AND WE DO KNOW WHAT 237 00:07:32,652 --> 00:07:34,520 WORKS. I COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA I 238 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:36,355 REALLY WANT TO COMPLIMENT YOU 239 00:07:36,355 --> 00:07:37,523 AND AFFIRM THE COMMENTS I'VE 240 00:07:37,523 --> 00:07:40,293 HEARD IN THE PAST. AND ALSO THIS 241 00:07:40,293 --> 00:07:41,461 MORNING, FOCUSED DETERRENCE WAS 242 00:07:41,461 --> 00:07:43,329 FIRST EXPLAINED TO ME 243 00:07:43,329 --> 00:07:44,597 TECHNICALLY BY DR. ATHERLEY WHEN 244 00:07:44,597 --> 00:07:45,164 I FIRST STARTED, AND OTHER 245 00:07:45,164 --> 00:07:47,800 PEOPLE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. THAT 246 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:52,238 YEAR, 2023 IN SPD, I WAS THERE 247 00:07:52,238 --> 00:07:53,539 KIND OF ON THE FRONT LINES, 248 00:07:53,539 --> 00:07:55,575 CHEERING AS THE COMMUNITY 249 00:07:55,575 --> 00:07:57,109 VIOLENCE TASK FORCE WAS FIRST 250 00:07:57,109 --> 00:07:59,145 ESTABLISHED AND STARTED TO HAVE 251 00:07:59,145 --> 00:07:59,779 REALLY MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON THE 252 00:07:59,779 --> 00:08:02,748 ISSUE OF YOUTH GUN VIOLENCE. A 253 00:08:02,748 --> 00:08:04,217 WEEKLY GUN CALL WAS ESTABLISHED 254 00:08:04,217 --> 00:08:05,351 WITH MAJOR PARTNERS IN DIFFERENT 255 00:08:05,351 --> 00:08:06,285 PARTS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE 256 00:08:06,285 --> 00:08:08,120 SYSTEM. AND I WAS AGAIN ON THAT 257 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:09,956 CALL YESTERDAY FOR THE FIRST 258 00:08:09,956 --> 00:08:11,691 TIME. AND SO THAT THOSE ARE 259 00:08:11,691 --> 00:08:13,359 DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF THE 260 00:08:13,359 --> 00:08:14,660 FOCUS DETERRENCE MODEL THAT 261 00:08:14,660 --> 00:08:15,828 STARTED TO BE INVESTED IN, BUT 262 00:08:15,828 --> 00:08:17,597 IT MEANS SOMETHING SPECIFIC TO 263 00:08:17,597 --> 00:08:19,365 YOUR POINT AND HAS NOT BEEN 264 00:08:19,365 --> 00:08:20,433 FULLY IMPLEMENTED, AND IT HAS 265 00:08:20,433 --> 00:08:21,801 NEVER BEEN CONNECTED TO THE 266 00:08:21,801 --> 00:08:24,337 COMMUNITY SIDE OF THE WORK, 267 00:08:24,337 --> 00:08:26,639 WHICH IS VERY IMPERATIVE. I WANT 268 00:08:26,639 --> 00:08:29,275 TO PAUSE AND ACKNOWLEDGE AND 269 00:08:29,275 --> 00:08:31,210 THANK DIRECTOR TANYA KIM AND HSD 270 00:08:31,210 --> 00:08:33,279 AND MAGGIE ERICA PABLO FOR THEIR 271 00:08:33,279 --> 00:08:35,481 EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, THEIR 272 00:08:35,481 --> 00:08:38,584 HARD WORK IN THIS SPACE. HSD HAS 273 00:08:38,584 --> 00:08:40,119 ADVOCATED THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE 274 00:08:40,119 --> 00:08:42,021 A SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC SAFETY 275 00:08:42,021 --> 00:08:43,789 PRIORITY AND FOCAL POINT, AND 276 00:08:43,789 --> 00:08:45,591 HAVE BEEN REALLY SUPPORTIVE AS 277 00:08:45,591 --> 00:08:46,492 WE'VE BEEN THOUGHTFUL ABOUT HOW 278 00:08:46,492 --> 00:08:49,762 WE SHOULD MOVE THESE CONTRACTS 279 00:08:49,762 --> 00:08:51,664 OVER THE NEW BUDGET POSITIONS 280 00:08:51,664 --> 00:08:53,799 PROPOSED WILL BE FULLY FOCUSED 281 00:08:53,799 --> 00:08:55,601 ON THE OBJECTIVE OF GUN VIOLENCE 282 00:08:55,601 --> 00:08:57,537 REDUCTION, WHICH I THINK IS 283 00:08:57,537 --> 00:08:59,272 REALLY IMPORTANT. WE ARE ALSO 284 00:08:59,272 --> 00:09:00,339 ADDING OUR FIRST DATA SCIENTIST 285 00:09:00,339 --> 00:09:01,541 TO KAREN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. 286 00:09:01,541 --> 00:09:03,075 THAT'S PART OF OUR EXISTING 287 00:09:03,075 --> 00:09:04,443 BUDGET, AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT 288 00:09:04,443 --> 00:09:06,279 THAT BECAUSE WE NEED TO, AGAIN, 289 00:09:06,279 --> 00:09:07,413 IDENTIFY WHAT IMPACT WE WANT TO 290 00:09:07,413 --> 00:09:09,448 SEE AND THEN ESTABLISH METRICS 291 00:09:09,448 --> 00:09:11,217 AND REALLY TRANSPARENTLY TRACK 292 00:09:11,217 --> 00:09:13,286 OUR PROGRESS AGAINST THOSE 293 00:09:13,286 --> 00:09:14,620 METRICS. TO ME, THIS PART OF THE 294 00:09:14,620 --> 00:09:16,889 CARE LEGISLATION IN 2023 WAS THE 295 00:09:16,889 --> 00:09:19,158 MOST SIGNIFICANT. CONCEPTUALLY, 296 00:09:19,158 --> 00:09:23,496 YOU HAVE TO HAVE A COORDINATING 297 00:09:23,496 --> 00:09:24,130 CONVENING ENTITY, SYNTHESIZING 298 00:09:24,130 --> 00:09:25,031 INFORMATION, AND THEN ACTIVELY 299 00:09:25,031 --> 00:09:27,433 REPORTING WHAT'S WORKING AND 300 00:09:27,433 --> 00:09:28,768 WHAT'S NOT. ACCOUNTABILITY AND 301 00:09:28,768 --> 00:09:30,736 SUPPORT ARE TWO SIDES OF THE 302 00:09:30,736 --> 00:09:32,638 SAME COIN. WE KNOW THAT THE 303 00:09:32,638 --> 00:09:34,373 RIGHT DETERRENCE AND THE RIGHT 304 00:09:34,373 --> 00:09:36,175 INCENTIVES ARE REQUIRED TO 305 00:09:36,175 --> 00:09:37,543 REPATTERN BEHAVIOR, ESPECIALLY 306 00:09:37,543 --> 00:09:39,979 IN YOUNG LIVES. AND THESE 307 00:09:39,979 --> 00:09:41,681 CONCEPTS AND INVESTMENTS CANNOT 308 00:09:41,681 --> 00:09:43,082 BE ANTAGONISTIC TOWARD ONE 309 00:09:43,082 --> 00:09:44,583 ANOTHER. WE MUST WORK TOGETHER 310 00:09:44,583 --> 00:09:46,352 TO ENSURE WE'RE PROVIDING THE 311 00:09:46,352 --> 00:09:47,987 RIGHT RESPONSE AT THE RIGHT TIME 312 00:09:47,987 --> 00:09:49,689 AND THE RIGHT REFERRALS TO THE 313 00:09:49,689 --> 00:09:50,489 RIGHT RESOURCES. AND I AGREE 314 00:09:50,489 --> 00:09:52,058 WITH YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 315 00:09:52,058 --> 00:09:53,626 OUR KIDS DESERVE OUR VERY BEST. 316 00:09:53,626 --> 00:09:55,761 THEY DESERVE TO BE SAFE. I 317 00:09:55,761 --> 00:09:58,397 APPLAUD YOU ALL FOR YOUR 318 00:09:58,397 --> 00:09:59,999 ADVOCACY IN THIS SPACE AND FOR 319 00:09:59,999 --> 00:10:00,566 BEING VERY PRACTICAL ABOUT 320 00:10:00,566 --> 00:10:01,634 IMPROVEMENTS IN PUBLIC SAFETY. 321 00:10:01,634 --> 00:10:05,805 WE SHOULD BE DOING WHAT WORKS 322 00:10:05,805 --> 00:10:06,439 NEXT. I THINK MOST OF YOU KNOW, 323 00:10:06,439 --> 00:10:08,474 I'VE BEEN A FAN OF COLEAD FROM 324 00:10:08,474 --> 00:10:10,610 THE BEGINNING. IT'S IMPORTANT 325 00:10:10,610 --> 00:10:13,012 TO PROVIDE HOUSING OPTIONS THAT 326 00:10:13,012 --> 00:10:13,646 FIRST STABILIZE AND ASSESS NEEDS 327 00:10:13,646 --> 00:10:14,947 AND THEN HELP NEIGHBORS MOVE 328 00:10:14,947 --> 00:10:17,450 INTO INDEPENDENCE AND AUTONOMY. 329 00:10:17,450 --> 00:10:18,985 I DO THINK OF HOMELESS RESPONSE 330 00:10:18,985 --> 00:10:22,054 AS A CRUCIAL ASPECT OF EMERGENCY 331 00:10:22,054 --> 00:10:23,956 RESPONSE, AND SO I APPRECIATE 332 00:10:23,956 --> 00:10:24,590 THE SUSTAINED FUNDING FOR COLEAD 333 00:10:24,590 --> 00:10:27,393 AND THE CONTEXT OF A VERY 334 00:10:27,393 --> 00:10:31,864 DIFFICULT BUDGET SEASON. NEXT 335 00:10:31,864 --> 00:10:32,631 AND THEN FINALLY, JUST A 336 00:10:32,631 --> 00:10:34,100 REMINDER THAT THIS INCREASE 337 00:10:34,100 --> 00:10:35,601 HAPPENED AT THE END OF THE 338 00:10:35,601 --> 00:10:37,570 HERALD ADMINISTRATION. THE 339 00:10:37,570 --> 00:10:38,638 PUBLIC HAD LOBBIED FOR THE CITY 340 00:10:38,638 --> 00:10:41,807 TO ADD A COST OF LIVING 341 00:10:41,807 --> 00:10:43,676 INFLATION, INFLATION FOR HUMAN 342 00:10:43,676 --> 00:10:45,144 SERVICES CONTRACTS. BACK IN 343 00:10:45,144 --> 00:10:46,679 2019. THREE OF THOSE CONTRACTS 344 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:47,813 HAVE MOVED OVER TO US FROM HSD. 345 00:10:47,813 --> 00:10:50,349 AND SO WE'RE INCLUDING THE 3.5% 346 00:10:50,349 --> 00:10:51,917 INFLATION ADJUSTMENT TO OUR 347 00:10:51,917 --> 00:10:54,520 BUDGET. AND THAT IS THE END OF 348 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:56,155 MY REMARKS. I'M HAPPY TO ENGAGE 349 00:10:56,155 --> 00:10:58,991 IN CONVERSATION OR ANSWER 350 00:10:58,991 --> 00:10:59,291 QUESTIONS. 351 00:10:59,291 --> 00:11:02,528 -- THANK YOU. CHIEF BARDEN 352 00:11:02,528 --> 00:11:03,095 DIRECTOR PENNUCCI DIRECTOR 353 00:11:03,095 --> 00:11:03,696 WHITSON, ANYTHING MORE TO ADD 354 00:11:03,696 --> 00:11:06,932 HERE COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE IS 355 00:11:06,932 --> 00:11:09,769 EXCUSED FOR PRE PREDETERMINED 356 00:11:09,769 --> 00:11:14,273 EXCUSAL FOR THIS AFTERNOON. I'LL 357 00:11:14,273 --> 00:11:15,274 JUST SAY, LOOKING AT THE SEVEN 358 00:11:15,274 --> 00:11:17,643 YEAR LOOK BACK THAT WE USE TO 359 00:11:17,643 --> 00:11:18,611 HAVE A MORE HOLISTIC 360 00:11:18,611 --> 00:11:19,845 UNDERSTANDING OF OUR BUDGET. 361 00:11:19,845 --> 00:11:23,182 WHAT I APPRECIATE ABOUT THE CARE 362 00:11:23,182 --> 00:11:23,816 DEPARTMENT'S SECTION IN THE 363 00:11:23,816 --> 00:11:24,784 SEVEN YEAR LOOK BACK IS IT IS 364 00:11:24,784 --> 00:11:27,086 DIFFERENT THAN EVERYONE ELSE, 365 00:11:27,086 --> 00:11:27,953 BECAUSE THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE 366 00:11:27,953 --> 00:11:31,524 COULD LOOK AT IT WAS 2021. YEAH. 367 00:11:31,524 --> 00:11:32,491 SO THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN ALL 368 00:11:32,491 --> 00:11:34,093 OTHER DEPARTMENTS HELD IN THAT 369 00:11:34,093 --> 00:11:36,629 SEVEN YEAR LOOK BACK, COLLEAGUES 370 00:11:36,629 --> 00:11:38,431 FORGOT TO START MY TIMER 371 00:11:38,431 --> 00:11:39,532 COLLEAGUES. I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR 372 00:11:39,532 --> 00:11:40,299 QUESTIONS. I'VE GOT SOME AT THE 373 00:11:40,299 --> 00:11:43,536 END, AS I USUALLY DO, AND I SEE 374 00:11:43,536 --> 00:11:45,271 COUNCIL VICE CHAIR RIVERA HAS 375 00:11:45,271 --> 00:11:46,238 HER HAND UP. TAKE IT AWAY. 376 00:11:46,238 --> 00:11:49,642 -- THANK YOU CHAIR. THANK YOU 377 00:11:49,642 --> 00:11:50,376 ALL FOR BEING HERE. AND I WANT 378 00:11:50,376 --> 00:11:52,411 TO SAY, BECAUSE I DIDN'T SAY IT 379 00:11:52,411 --> 00:11:55,414 EARLIER, I WAS VERY APPRECIATIVE 380 00:11:55,414 --> 00:11:57,049 TO HAVE INTERIM CHIEF SAYLES 381 00:11:57,049 --> 00:11:58,551 HERE AND REALLY APPRECIATE HIS 382 00:11:58,551 --> 00:12:00,286 PARTNERSHIP AND HIS TEAM'S 383 00:12:00,286 --> 00:12:00,920 PARTNERSHIP SINCE HE'S BEEN 384 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:03,189 HERE. I MEAN, HE'S HE'S BEEN A 385 00:12:03,189 --> 00:12:04,557 REALLY GREAT PARTNER. SO I 386 00:12:04,557 --> 00:12:05,791 DIDN'T SAY THAT. AND I DIDN'T 387 00:12:05,791 --> 00:12:07,927 WANT TO LEFT THAT UNSAID. AGAIN. 388 00:12:07,927 --> 00:12:10,529 THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. 389 00:12:10,529 --> 00:12:11,664 CHIEF BARDEN. I WANT TO ASK 390 00:12:11,664 --> 00:12:14,600 ABOUT 911 CALLS IN THE QUALITY 391 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:17,703 OF THE CALLS AND HOW THEY GET 392 00:12:17,703 --> 00:12:19,472 DISPATCHED. I HAD A COUPLE 393 00:12:19,472 --> 00:12:22,441 INCIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT ABOUT 394 00:12:22,441 --> 00:12:26,645 CONSTITUENTS. I MEAN, ONE IN 395 00:12:26,645 --> 00:12:29,582 PARTICULAR WAS A DUI AND IT 396 00:12:29,582 --> 00:12:32,351 DIDN'T IN WALLINGFORD AND HIT 397 00:12:32,351 --> 00:12:34,854 SEVERAL CARS. THEY DIDN'T GET 398 00:12:34,854 --> 00:12:35,488 POLICE RESPONSE FOR MANY HOURS. 399 00:12:35,488 --> 00:12:38,491 AND IT REALLY HAD TO DO WITH THE 400 00:12:38,491 --> 00:12:39,558 DISPATCHERS AND NOT POLICE. SO I 401 00:12:39,558 --> 00:12:42,862 WANT TO SAY, BECAUSE 402 00:12:42,862 --> 00:12:43,496 CONSTITUENTS DON'T KNOW THE 403 00:12:43,496 --> 00:12:45,498 BEHIND THE SCENES AND THEY'RE 404 00:12:45,498 --> 00:12:49,001 LOOKING TO SPD. BUT IF, IF IF 405 00:12:49,001 --> 00:12:50,769 SPD DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT IT, THEY 406 00:12:50,769 --> 00:12:53,706 CAN'T RESPOND. SO CAN YOU 407 00:12:53,706 --> 00:12:55,574 ADDRESS THE TRAINING? SOUNDS 408 00:12:55,574 --> 00:12:57,910 LIKE THERE'S SOME TRAINING 409 00:12:57,910 --> 00:12:59,712 ISSUES FOR 911 CALL TAKERS. AND 410 00:12:59,712 --> 00:13:03,149 THEN ALSO I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT 411 00:13:03,149 --> 00:13:04,383 THE IMPACTS OF THE REDUCTIONS TO 412 00:13:04,383 --> 00:13:06,252 THE CALL TAKERS, BECAUSE I THINK 413 00:13:06,252 --> 00:13:09,155 THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT 414 00:13:09,155 --> 00:13:10,723 PIECE. AND AS YOU KNOW, EVERY 415 00:13:10,723 --> 00:13:12,958 YEAR I SOUND LIKE A BROKEN 416 00:13:12,958 --> 00:13:15,060 RECORD, BUT THE NON-EMERGENCY 417 00:13:15,060 --> 00:13:16,562 LINE DOES NOT GET ANSWERED 418 00:13:16,562 --> 00:13:18,297 WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF 419 00:13:18,297 --> 00:13:20,099 TIME. AND I HEAR A LOT FROM 420 00:13:20,099 --> 00:13:21,700 CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE NOT TRYING 421 00:13:21,700 --> 00:13:24,069 TO CALL 911 AND TIE UP THE 911 422 00:13:24,069 --> 00:13:27,173 CALL LINE, BUT THEN THEY CAN'T 423 00:13:27,173 --> 00:13:28,607 GET THROUGH TO ACTUALLY REPORT. 424 00:13:28,607 --> 00:13:30,075 AND WE'RE TELLING FOLKS TO 425 00:13:30,075 --> 00:13:31,744 REPORT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE 426 00:13:31,744 --> 00:13:32,945 ACCURATE INFORMATION ON CRIME. 427 00:13:32,945 --> 00:13:35,080 IF FOLKS AREN'T REPORTING. 428 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:36,749 -- YEAH, I AGREE WITH 429 00:13:36,749 --> 00:13:38,651 EVERYTHING. FIRST, ON THE POINT 430 00:13:38,651 --> 00:13:40,519 OF STUDYING WHAT WENT WRONG. I 431 00:13:40,519 --> 00:13:41,720 ALWAYS ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC. YOU 432 00:13:41,720 --> 00:13:43,355 CAN REACH OUT TO ME DIRECTLY 433 00:13:43,355 --> 00:13:45,624 CARE INFO LINE ANYTIME YOU 434 00:13:45,624 --> 00:13:46,659 WONDER ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED, WHY 435 00:13:46,659 --> 00:13:49,862 A NON I AGAIN, IT'S USUALLY HOW 436 00:13:49,862 --> 00:13:51,430 I END MOST DAYS IS IN STUDYING 437 00:13:51,430 --> 00:13:55,868 THOSE CALLS. THE DEPUTY CHIEF 438 00:13:55,868 --> 00:13:57,670 JOSEPH IS VERY RESPONSIVE ALWAYS 439 00:13:57,670 --> 00:13:58,337 AND IT'S INTERESTING SOMETIMES 440 00:13:58,337 --> 00:14:00,339 IT IS ABSOLUTELY US. SOMETIMES 441 00:14:00,339 --> 00:14:02,308 MORE INFORMATION WAS BECAME 442 00:14:02,308 --> 00:14:04,210 UNDERSTOOD AND THE CALL WAS NOT 443 00:14:04,210 --> 00:14:04,910 UPDATED. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 444 00:14:04,910 --> 00:14:06,378 PRIORITY TWO, BUT IT WAS STILL 445 00:14:06,378 --> 00:14:08,247 PRIORITY THREE. SOMETIMES IT IS 446 00:14:08,247 --> 00:14:09,782 PURELY ABOUT STAFFING. IT'S 447 00:14:09,782 --> 00:14:10,850 ABOUT STAFFING IN THE FIELD. 448 00:14:10,850 --> 00:14:13,252 WE'VE GOT SUDDENLY 12 PRIORITY 449 00:14:13,252 --> 00:14:15,788 ONE CALLS COME IN. SOMETIMES THE 450 00:14:15,788 --> 00:14:16,455 CALLER DIDN'T COMMUNICATE WHAT 451 00:14:16,455 --> 00:14:17,690 THEY THOUGHT. THEY COMMUNICATED 452 00:14:17,690 --> 00:14:19,225 IN A WAY THAT WE UNDERSTOOD IT. 453 00:14:19,225 --> 00:14:20,726 SO ALL DIFFERENT THINGS GO 454 00:14:20,726 --> 00:14:21,961 WRONG. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING 455 00:14:21,961 --> 00:14:23,729 IN THE WORLD TO ME IS THAT 456 00:14:23,729 --> 00:14:25,297 PEOPLE ASK THAT THEY REPORT IT, 457 00:14:25,297 --> 00:14:27,366 THAT MY PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS 458 00:14:27,366 --> 00:14:28,033 NON-DEFENSIVE ABOUT THAT WE WANT 459 00:14:28,033 --> 00:14:31,103 TO BE BETTER. AND ANYTIME WE CAN 460 00:14:31,103 --> 00:14:32,137 CIRCLE BACK AND OWN OUR PART IN 461 00:14:32,137 --> 00:14:34,306 IT, WHAT WE GOT WRONG. THERE WAS 462 00:14:34,306 --> 00:14:36,742 A CALL THAT HELD A COUPLE OF 463 00:14:36,742 --> 00:14:38,444 WEEKS AGO WHEN I LOOKED 16 464 00:14:38,444 --> 00:14:39,945 HOURS, 16 HOURS. SOMEBODY WAS 465 00:14:39,945 --> 00:14:40,613 WAITING FOR A RESPONSE AND THEY 466 00:14:40,613 --> 00:14:42,214 DESERVED A RESPONSE. IT WAS 467 00:14:42,214 --> 00:14:44,950 PRIORITY THREE, BUT IT STILL ANY 468 00:14:44,950 --> 00:14:46,719 911 CALL, YOU WOULD WANT A 469 00:14:46,719 --> 00:14:48,754 RESPONSE IN 30 OR 40 MINUTES. 470 00:14:48,754 --> 00:14:50,389 EVEN PRIORITY THREE. SO THAT'S 471 00:14:50,389 --> 00:14:51,323 THE SHORT STORY ON MY WATCH. 472 00:14:51,323 --> 00:14:52,892 TRAINING HAS BEEN A TOP 473 00:14:52,892 --> 00:14:54,827 PRIORITY. THERE REALLY WAS NOT 474 00:14:54,827 --> 00:14:57,830 ANY CONTINUOUS LEARNING 475 00:14:57,830 --> 00:14:59,031 IMPROVEMENT. AND LEARNING 476 00:14:59,031 --> 00:15:00,132 SCIENCE IS MY ACADEMIC FIELD. I 477 00:15:00,132 --> 00:15:03,102 CARE A LOT ABOUT IT. WE HAVE 478 00:15:03,102 --> 00:15:03,669 REALLY OVERHAULED THE CALL 479 00:15:03,669 --> 00:15:06,005 TAKING ACADEMY. WE'VE GOT OUR 480 00:15:06,005 --> 00:15:06,605 FIRST SUPERVISOR ACADEMY, OUR 481 00:15:06,605 --> 00:15:07,873 FIRST HANDBOOKS, OUR FIRST 482 00:15:07,873 --> 00:15:11,110 POLICY MANUALS SINCE CARE BECAME 483 00:15:11,110 --> 00:15:12,711 INDEPENDENT. AND SO IT IS A 484 00:15:12,711 --> 00:15:13,913 POINT OF PRIDE FOR ME THAT IT'S 485 00:15:13,913 --> 00:15:17,283 IMPROVING, BUT WE STILL NEED TO 486 00:15:17,283 --> 00:15:17,783 BASICALLY BUILD OUT THE 487 00:15:17,783 --> 00:15:19,585 TECHNOLOGY THAT ANALYZES EVERY 488 00:15:19,585 --> 00:15:20,319 SINGLE CALL YOU WOULD WANT. WE 489 00:15:20,319 --> 00:15:21,654 CALL IT CUEING. YOU WOULD WANT 490 00:15:21,654 --> 00:15:24,323 TO KNOW ANYTIME THERE'S 491 00:15:24,323 --> 00:15:25,991 CONSISTENTLY A DEVIATION, EVEN 492 00:15:25,991 --> 00:15:27,693 IN THE CALL TAKERS TONE, RIGHT? 493 00:15:27,693 --> 00:15:28,961 THERE'S NO WAY REALLY FOR ME TO 494 00:15:28,961 --> 00:15:30,095 KNOW THAT UNTIL A COMPLAINT 495 00:15:30,095 --> 00:15:30,729 COMES IN. AND THEN WE GO AND 496 00:15:30,729 --> 00:15:32,464 PULL THE FOOTAGE AND FIND OUT 497 00:15:32,464 --> 00:15:34,967 WHAT HAPPENED. SO I JUST WANT TO 498 00:15:34,967 --> 00:15:36,802 VALIDATE THAT. AND THE MAIN 499 00:15:36,802 --> 00:15:38,137 PRESSURE STILL IS POLICE 500 00:15:38,137 --> 00:15:41,073 STAFFING. I MEAN, THAT IS 501 00:15:41,073 --> 00:15:41,707 GENERALLY PROBABLY 80% OF THE 502 00:15:41,707 --> 00:15:42,975 TIME. WHAT HAPPENED WAS I JUST 503 00:15:42,975 --> 00:15:45,644 DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES IN 504 00:15:45,644 --> 00:15:47,279 THE FIELD. AND YOU DESERVED 505 00:15:47,279 --> 00:15:50,783 BETTER. AND WE'RE NOT PREPARED 506 00:15:50,783 --> 00:15:52,251 TO PROVIDE BETTER ON THE 507 00:15:52,251 --> 00:15:53,585 NON-EMERGENCY HOLD TIMES. WE'RE 508 00:15:53,585 --> 00:15:55,087 ABOUT THREE MINUTES, AND THAT'S 509 00:15:55,087 --> 00:15:56,488 PRETTY REASONABLE. IT'S 510 00:15:56,488 --> 00:15:58,490 INTERESTING. THERE'S NO NATIONAL 511 00:15:58,490 --> 00:16:00,292 STANDARD FOR NON-EMERGENCY, BUT 512 00:16:00,292 --> 00:16:01,727 THAT IS SUCH A PRECIPITOUS DROP 513 00:16:01,727 --> 00:16:02,728 FROM WHEN I ARRIVED. WHEN I 514 00:16:02,728 --> 00:16:03,862 ARRIVED ON THE WEBSITE, IT WAS 515 00:16:03,862 --> 00:16:06,031 LIKE, MAYBE WE WON'T ANSWER AT 516 00:16:06,031 --> 00:16:08,067 ALL. THERE WAS THIS DISCLAIMER. 517 00:16:08,067 --> 00:16:10,436 AND SO I'M PRETTY HAPPY WITH 518 00:16:10,436 --> 00:16:11,303 THE THREE MINUTES. IDEALLY, 519 00:16:11,303 --> 00:16:13,739 THERE WOULD BE NO LAG AT ALL, 520 00:16:13,739 --> 00:16:15,207 BUT A LOT OF THAT IS BECAUSE 521 00:16:15,207 --> 00:16:15,908 WE'VE DEVELOPED OUT THE PHONE 522 00:16:15,908 --> 00:16:17,376 TREE. WE'VE GOT BETTER ONLINE 523 00:16:17,376 --> 00:16:18,744 REPORTING. AGAIN, THAT'S WHY I 524 00:16:18,744 --> 00:16:19,578 TALK ABOUT NINE, EIGHT, EIGHT. 525 00:16:19,578 --> 00:16:21,547 SOME OF THOSE CALLS IMMEDIATELY 526 00:16:21,547 --> 00:16:22,514 SHOULD GO EITHER TO NINE, EIGHT, 527 00:16:22,514 --> 00:16:25,818 8 OR 2 ONE ONE. IF IT'S JUST A 528 00:16:25,818 --> 00:16:27,019 RESOURCE THAT'S NEEDED, I'M 529 00:16:27,019 --> 00:16:28,087 GOING TO BE EVICTED NEXT MONTH. 530 00:16:28,087 --> 00:16:28,654 I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. 531 00:16:28,654 --> 00:16:31,857 THAT'S A 211 CALL. BUT IF MY 532 00:16:31,857 --> 00:16:33,659 DISPATCHERS DON'T KNOW THAT AND 533 00:16:33,659 --> 00:16:35,160 DON'T HAVE PROTOCOLS TO QUICKLY 534 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:37,062 REDIRECT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT 535 00:16:37,062 --> 00:16:38,430 USING THE RESOURCE. WAS THERE 536 00:16:38,430 --> 00:16:39,498 ANOTHER PART OF YOUR QUESTION 537 00:16:39,498 --> 00:16:39,765 THAT AYE. 538 00:16:39,765 --> 00:16:41,867 -- SKIPPED, WHAT THE IMPACTS ARE 539 00:16:41,867 --> 00:16:44,236 TO THE, YOU KNOW, YEAH. THESE 540 00:16:44,236 --> 00:16:45,037 REDUCTIONS. 541 00:16:45,037 --> 00:16:46,538 -- YEAH. GREAT QUESTION. AND WE 542 00:16:46,538 --> 00:16:49,141 REALLY LOOKED AT THAT. WE HAVE 543 00:16:49,141 --> 00:16:50,976 ALWAYS HAD BASICALLY WE PROMOTE 544 00:16:50,976 --> 00:16:53,078 INTERNALLY. SO D1DT2D3 545 00:16:53,078 --> 00:16:54,913 SUPERVISOR. AND SO GENERALLY 546 00:16:54,913 --> 00:16:56,081 THERE ARE VACANCIES AT THE 547 00:16:56,081 --> 00:16:57,816 BOTTOM. IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO 548 00:16:57,816 --> 00:16:59,351 POLICE STAFFING WHERE WE HAVE A 549 00:16:59,351 --> 00:17:03,389 TON OF APPLICANTS AND NOT AS 550 00:17:03,389 --> 00:17:04,490 MANY QUALIFIED TO GET ALL THE 551 00:17:04,490 --> 00:17:06,025 WAY THROUGH THE ACADEMY. AND 552 00:17:06,025 --> 00:17:08,293 THEN EVEN ONCE THEY DO, THERE'S, 553 00:17:08,293 --> 00:17:10,062 IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE FTO 554 00:17:10,062 --> 00:17:11,230 PRESSURE. WE BASICALLY THE REAL 555 00:17:11,230 --> 00:17:12,331 TRAINING STARTS ON THE FLOOR. 556 00:17:12,331 --> 00:17:13,732 AND SO WE CAN ONLY HIRE 6 TO 8 557 00:17:13,732 --> 00:17:17,102 AT A TIME. SO I DO THINK IT, I 558 00:17:17,102 --> 00:17:18,504 ALWAYS WANT FULL STAFFING. I 559 00:17:18,504 --> 00:17:20,305 DON'T WANT MANDATORY OVERTIME, 560 00:17:20,305 --> 00:17:21,840 BUT IT'S REASONABLE FROM A 561 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:22,975 BUDGET PERSPECTIVE TO ASSUME 562 00:17:22,975 --> 00:17:24,510 THERE WILL BE EIGHT VACANCIES. 563 00:17:24,510 --> 00:17:26,745 DESPITE OUR BEST EFFORTS. AND 564 00:17:26,745 --> 00:17:27,880 IT'S NOT GOING TO OBVIOUSLY, 565 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:29,481 IT'S NOT GOING TO BE WORSE THAN 566 00:17:29,481 --> 00:17:31,150 IT IS TODAY WITH EIGHT 567 00:17:31,150 --> 00:17:34,787 VACANCIES, RIGHT? SO 568 00:17:34,787 --> 00:17:36,121 -- THANK YOU FOR THAT RESPONSE. 569 00:17:36,121 --> 00:17:38,791 I WILL SAY, GOING BACK TO THE 570 00:17:38,791 --> 00:17:40,426 THE PRIORITY CALLS AND TRAINING 571 00:17:40,426 --> 00:17:42,194 AND THE NEED FOR TRAINING IN 572 00:17:42,194 --> 00:17:43,595 THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THIS WAS A 573 00:17:43,595 --> 00:17:46,732 DUI. AND THE PERSON GOT AWAY, 574 00:17:46,732 --> 00:17:51,403 THEY LEFT. AND SO AND FIRE 575 00:17:51,403 --> 00:17:52,671 RESPONDED, BUT SPD DIDN'T. AND 576 00:17:52,671 --> 00:17:55,707 SO AGAIN, CONSTITUENTS THOUGHT 577 00:17:55,707 --> 00:17:57,376 SPD WAS NOT DOING THEIR WORK 578 00:17:57,376 --> 00:17:58,677 WHEN REALLY THEY NEVER GOT 579 00:17:58,677 --> 00:18:02,181 DISPATCHED. THE PRIORITIZATION 580 00:18:02,181 --> 00:18:03,549 WAS NOT ACCURATE FOR THE 581 00:18:03,549 --> 00:18:05,150 DISPATCHER. THAT'S WHY I ASKED 582 00:18:05,150 --> 00:18:06,185 ABOUT TRAINING. SO I WANTED TO 583 00:18:06,185 --> 00:18:07,352 SAY THAT FOR THE RECORD, BECAUSE 584 00:18:07,352 --> 00:18:09,421 I KNOW CONSTITUENTS ARE 585 00:18:09,421 --> 00:18:11,223 LISTENING TO THESE PROCEEDINGS. 586 00:18:11,223 --> 00:18:12,157 -- PLEASE SEND IT TO ME IF YOU 587 00:18:12,157 --> 00:18:15,260 HAVE THAT ONE. THAT PARTICULAR 588 00:18:15,260 --> 00:18:16,195 INCIDENT IS GOING TO BE 589 00:18:16,195 --> 00:18:17,196 INTERESTING BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, 590 00:18:17,196 --> 00:18:18,630 WE HAVE A SEPARATE FIRE ALARM 591 00:18:18,630 --> 00:18:19,798 CENTER, SEPARATE DISPATCH 592 00:18:19,798 --> 00:18:20,899 CENTER. SO IT WILL BE 593 00:18:20,899 --> 00:18:22,301 INTERESTING TO SEE WHERE THE 594 00:18:22,301 --> 00:18:24,036 BREAKDOWN WAS. BUT I WOULD LIKE 595 00:18:24,036 --> 00:18:24,736 TO KNOW FROM MYSELF. 596 00:18:24,736 --> 00:18:26,839 -- WE DID. WE ALWAYS DO REACH 597 00:18:26,839 --> 00:18:29,107 OUT TO YOUR STAFF. AND WE'VE 598 00:18:29,107 --> 00:18:30,142 GOTTEN RESPONSES BACK, WHICH IS 599 00:18:30,142 --> 00:18:31,610 WHY I KNOW THERE'S A TRAINING 600 00:18:31,610 --> 00:18:33,078 ISSUE AND IT WAS A 601 00:18:33,078 --> 00:18:34,179 PRIORITIZATION ISSUE. I'M JUST 602 00:18:34,179 --> 00:18:35,714 BRINGING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION IN 603 00:18:35,714 --> 00:18:37,916 THE IN TERMS OF THESE REDUCTIONS 604 00:18:37,916 --> 00:18:39,518 AND WHAT IMPACTS REDUCTIONS ARE 605 00:18:39,518 --> 00:18:42,287 GOING TO HAVE ON YOUR ABILITY TO 606 00:18:42,287 --> 00:18:43,622 BOTH RESPOND TIMELY AND TO MAKE 607 00:18:43,622 --> 00:18:46,225 SURE THINGS ARE GETTING 608 00:18:46,225 --> 00:18:47,659 DISPATCHED TIMELY AS WELL. 609 00:18:47,659 --> 00:18:49,161 -- I, IF I CAN CLARIFY, THE MAIN 610 00:18:49,161 --> 00:18:51,797 IMPACT WILL JUST BE FINANCIAL. 611 00:18:51,797 --> 00:18:52,965 WE STAFF THE WAY THAT WE MUST 612 00:18:52,965 --> 00:18:53,799 STAFF. WE'RE THE ONLY 613 00:18:53,799 --> 00:18:56,034 DEPARTMENT WITH MANDATORY 614 00:18:56,034 --> 00:18:57,469 OVERTIME. WE DO DYNAMIC 615 00:18:57,469 --> 00:18:58,070 STAFFING, MEANING WE KNOW IF 616 00:18:58,070 --> 00:18:59,171 THERE'S GOING TO BE AN EVENT, A 617 00:18:59,171 --> 00:19:01,540 LIKELY SURGE IN CALLS. WE HAVE 618 00:19:01,540 --> 00:19:03,542 TO BE STAFFED. SO WHEN YOU HAVE 619 00:19:03,542 --> 00:19:05,477 FEWER DISPATCHERS THAN YOU ARE 620 00:19:05,477 --> 00:19:07,646 USING MORE VOLUNTARY OVERTIME, 621 00:19:07,646 --> 00:19:10,148 FIRST, IDEALLY, AND THEN 622 00:19:10,148 --> 00:19:11,483 MANDATORY OVERTIME, I'M NOT 623 00:19:11,483 --> 00:19:13,085 GOING TO STAFF LESS. THAT IS NOT 624 00:19:13,085 --> 00:19:15,187 AN OPTION. 625 00:19:15,187 --> 00:19:17,356 -- SO IS IT MORE EXPENSIVE TO DO 626 00:19:17,356 --> 00:19:18,891 OT THAN TO RECRUIT FOR THOSE 627 00:19:18,891 --> 00:19:20,058 EIGHT. AND THEN WHAT WOULD YOU 628 00:19:20,058 --> 00:19:22,361 HAVE TO DO? BECAUSE I DO 629 00:19:22,361 --> 00:19:23,028 UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IN 630 00:19:23,028 --> 00:19:24,429 TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO RECRUIT 631 00:19:24,429 --> 00:19:25,964 FOR THE POSITIONS AND TRAIN THEM 632 00:19:25,964 --> 00:19:27,733 UP, BUT THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE TO 633 00:19:27,733 --> 00:19:30,736 DO. OTHERWISE, THEN YOU'RE 634 00:19:30,736 --> 00:19:32,971 RELYING OVERTIME IS NOT IT'S 635 00:19:32,971 --> 00:19:33,972 MORE EXPENSIVE, CORRECT? YES. 636 00:19:33,972 --> 00:19:37,576 YES. CORRECT. AND ALSO, IT'S NOT 637 00:19:37,576 --> 00:19:38,243 ADVANTAGEOUS. YOU'RE OVERWORKING 638 00:19:38,243 --> 00:19:40,145 THE STAFF THAT ARE THERE. 639 00:19:40,145 --> 00:19:40,412 -- YEAH. 640 00:19:40,412 --> 00:19:41,880 -- SO RATHER THAN DO REDUCTIONS, 641 00:19:41,880 --> 00:19:43,482 TO ME, IT SOUNDS MORE LIKE A 642 00:19:43,482 --> 00:19:45,918 TRAINING, BEING ABLE TO RECRUIT 643 00:19:45,918 --> 00:19:48,287 FOLKS THAT ARE CAN DO THE JOB 644 00:19:48,287 --> 00:19:49,988 AND THEN TRAIN THEM. AND SO I'D 645 00:19:49,988 --> 00:19:51,190 LOVE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT. IF 646 00:19:51,190 --> 00:19:55,227 NOT HERE LATER. YEAH. THANK YOU. 647 00:19:55,227 --> 00:19:59,097 CHAIR. IF I MAY, I HAVE ANOTHER 648 00:19:59,097 --> 00:20:01,567 QUESTION RELATED TO LET ME JUST 649 00:20:01,567 --> 00:20:03,001 LIKE LEVEL SET ON BECAUSE YOU 650 00:20:03,001 --> 00:20:05,837 BROUGHT UP THE FOCUS DETERRENCE 651 00:20:05,837 --> 00:20:09,174 PIECE. 652 00:20:09,174 --> 00:20:09,408 -- YES. 653 00:20:09,408 --> 00:20:11,310 -- THERE ARE VARIOUS EFFORTS TO 654 00:20:11,310 --> 00:20:15,614 DEALING WITH GUN VIOLENCE. FOCUS 655 00:20:15,614 --> 00:20:18,684 DETERRENCE IS A, YOU KNOW, A 656 00:20:18,684 --> 00:20:20,586 SPECIFIC THING. SO I THINK THAT 657 00:20:20,586 --> 00:20:23,488 MANY PEOPLE ACROSS THE CITY, 658 00:20:23,488 --> 00:20:24,056 PARTICULARLY AS I'VE KEPT 659 00:20:24,056 --> 00:20:24,990 TALKING ABOUT THE NATIONAL 660 00:20:24,990 --> 00:20:27,459 NETWORK FOR SAFE COMMUNITIES, 661 00:20:27,459 --> 00:20:29,194 SAFE DETERRENCE STRATEGY, HAVE 662 00:20:29,194 --> 00:20:31,063 STARTED TO TALK ABOUT FOCUSED 663 00:20:31,063 --> 00:20:34,766 DETERRENCE, SORT OF AS A ALL 664 00:20:34,766 --> 00:20:35,434 ENCOMPASSING OTHER THINGS. IT'S 665 00:20:35,434 --> 00:20:38,537 NOT THAT IT IS A VERY SPECIFIC 666 00:20:38,537 --> 00:20:39,504 STRATEGY, WHICH I KNOW YOU KNOW 667 00:20:39,504 --> 00:20:40,072 ABOUT, BECAUSE I HEARD AN 668 00:20:40,072 --> 00:20:43,275 INTERVIEW WITH YOU RECENTLY. SO 669 00:20:43,275 --> 00:20:46,445 IT BASICALLY IS IDENTIFYING THE 670 00:20:46,445 --> 00:20:49,514 FOLKS THAT ARE ENGAGED WITH GUN 671 00:20:49,514 --> 00:20:52,317 VIOLENCE, AND YOU HAVE COMMUNITY 672 00:20:52,317 --> 00:20:54,286 WITH SOCIAL SERVICES, WITH LAW 673 00:20:54,286 --> 00:20:55,854 ENFORCEMENT, POLICE DELIVERING A 674 00:20:55,854 --> 00:20:57,789 MESSAGE. YOU HAVE TO STOP WHAT 675 00:20:57,789 --> 00:21:00,058 YOU'RE DOING. WHAT DO YOU NEED 676 00:21:00,058 --> 00:21:00,792 TO STOP? DO YOU NEED A JOB? DO 677 00:21:00,792 --> 00:21:04,596 YOU NEED HOUSING? WHAT DO YOU 678 00:21:04,596 --> 00:21:05,197 NEED MAKING A CREDIBLE OFFER 679 00:21:05,197 --> 00:21:07,899 THAT WE CAN GET YOU THAT AND 680 00:21:07,899 --> 00:21:09,201 THAT YOU MUST STOP. AND IF YOU 681 00:21:09,201 --> 00:21:11,036 DON'T, THEN LAW ENFORCEMENT IS 682 00:21:11,036 --> 00:21:12,904 THERE TO DELIVER THE MESSAGE. 683 00:21:12,904 --> 00:21:16,174 YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GOING TO 684 00:21:16,174 --> 00:21:17,809 CONTINUE TO HAVE YOU ENGAGE IN 685 00:21:17,809 --> 00:21:19,344 THIS BEHAVIOR. AND THEY GIVE THE 686 00:21:19,344 --> 00:21:21,413 CONSEQUENCE THAT IS FOCUSED 687 00:21:21,413 --> 00:21:23,382 DETERRENCE. IT INVOLVES ALL 688 00:21:23,382 --> 00:21:24,216 THOSE PARTNERS. 689 00:21:24,216 --> 00:21:27,619 -- WE ARE 100% ALIGNED. THAT WAS 690 00:21:27,619 --> 00:21:28,053 NICELY SUMMARIZED. 691 00:21:28,053 --> 00:21:29,788 -- AND SO MY CONCERN IS WE'RE 692 00:21:29,788 --> 00:21:31,556 CALLING OTHER EFFORTS THAT 693 00:21:31,556 --> 00:21:32,624 DON'T INVOLVE THOSE THREE 694 00:21:32,624 --> 00:21:34,426 PARTNERS, INCLUDING LAW 695 00:21:34,426 --> 00:21:36,295 ENFORCEMENT. WE'RE CALLING IT 696 00:21:36,295 --> 00:21:38,463 FOCUSED DETERRENCE. AND THIS IS 697 00:21:38,463 --> 00:21:39,064 MY CONCERN WITH CONFUSING THE 698 00:21:39,064 --> 00:21:41,767 PUBLIC BECAUSE IT VERY MUCH ALSO 699 00:21:41,767 --> 00:21:43,835 INCLUDES LAW ENFORCEMENT AS A 700 00:21:43,835 --> 00:21:45,070 PARTNER. 701 00:21:45,070 --> 00:21:47,105 -- WE ARE VERY ALIGNED. I AM 702 00:21:47,105 --> 00:21:48,173 SPENDING A LOT OF HOURS THIS 703 00:21:48,173 --> 00:21:49,775 WEEK TRYING TO EXPLAIN THE 704 00:21:49,775 --> 00:21:51,977 DIFFERENCE. AND THAT EARLY 705 00:21:51,977 --> 00:21:53,679 INTERVENTION, VIOLENCE 706 00:21:53,679 --> 00:21:54,246 INTERRUPTION AND COMMUNITY 707 00:21:54,246 --> 00:21:55,280 WITHOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT, THESE 708 00:21:55,280 --> 00:21:57,649 ARE ALL VALID, CRITICALLY NEEDED 709 00:21:57,649 --> 00:21:59,151 IN MY OPINION. DESIGNS, 710 00:21:59,151 --> 00:22:00,686 INVESTMENTS. WE WANT TO MAKE 711 00:22:00,686 --> 00:22:03,455 MOST OF THE PREVENTION, THE 712 00:22:03,455 --> 00:22:04,056 INVESTMENTS THAT WE MAKE FOR 713 00:22:04,056 --> 00:22:06,625 KIDS THAT WE KNOW ARE VULNERABLE 714 00:22:06,625 --> 00:22:08,126 AND AT RISK. THAT'S NOT WHAT'S 715 00:22:08,126 --> 00:22:09,227 MOVING OVER. THAT IS NOT WHAT 716 00:22:09,227 --> 00:22:12,030 THE CARE DEPARTMENT IS DOING. I, 717 00:22:12,030 --> 00:22:13,465 I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TRYING 718 00:22:13,465 --> 00:22:14,499 TO ARTICULATE THE DIFFERENCE 719 00:22:14,499 --> 00:22:16,301 HERE. FOCUS DETERRENCE IS WE 720 00:22:16,301 --> 00:22:17,469 KNOW KIDS ARE ENGAGED. WE KNOW 721 00:22:17,469 --> 00:22:18,970 AGAIN, I WAS IN THE GUN CALL 722 00:22:18,970 --> 00:22:23,542 YESTERDAY. I CAN SEE WHAT IS 723 00:22:23,542 --> 00:22:24,676 HAPPENING, WHAT IS LIKELY TO 724 00:22:24,676 --> 00:22:26,411 HAPPEN NEXT, WHAT THE 725 00:22:26,411 --> 00:22:27,045 INVESTIGATIONS BUREAU IS DOING 726 00:22:27,045 --> 00:22:30,115 ABOUT IT. AND FOCUS DETERRENCE 727 00:22:30,115 --> 00:22:31,116 IS IT'S VERY COMPLEX TO PULL 728 00:22:31,116 --> 00:22:33,018 OFF WELL, BECAUSE IT REQUIRES 729 00:22:33,018 --> 00:22:34,286 THIS TRUST BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY 730 00:22:34,286 --> 00:22:34,920 PROVIDERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. 731 00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:37,622 IT DOES. I'M MOST FAMILIAR WITH 732 00:22:37,622 --> 00:22:39,091 PORTLAND. THAT'S WHERE I'M 733 00:22:39,091 --> 00:22:40,125 FROM, AND I KNOW THAT BUREAU 734 00:22:40,125 --> 00:22:41,860 REALLY WELL. THE LEADERSHIP AND 735 00:22:41,860 --> 00:22:43,729 THEN MY COUNTERPART AND THEY 736 00:22:43,729 --> 00:22:44,563 HAVE ESTABLISHED REALLY GOOD 737 00:22:44,563 --> 00:22:46,465 TRUST WHERE IT'S NOT ABOUT 738 00:22:46,465 --> 00:22:46,932 COMMUNITY DISCLOSING 739 00:22:46,932 --> 00:22:48,433 INFORMATION, IT'S ABOUT TRUST 740 00:22:48,433 --> 00:22:49,835 AND THE PROVIDER TO SAY, YOU DO 741 00:22:49,835 --> 00:22:51,069 NOT NEED TO MAKE AN ARREST. WE 742 00:22:51,069 --> 00:22:53,071 ARE ON IT. THIS IS WHERE WE ARE 743 00:22:53,071 --> 00:22:55,273 IN THE PROCESS. AND WHEN IT GOES 744 00:22:55,273 --> 00:22:58,076 WELL, IT'S GOING BOTH WAYS. LAW 745 00:22:58,076 --> 00:22:58,577 ENFORCEMENT TRUSTS, THE 746 00:22:58,577 --> 00:23:00,112 PROVIDERS, THE PROVIDERS TRUST 747 00:23:00,112 --> 00:23:00,912 LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT IT'S FOR 748 00:23:00,912 --> 00:23:03,248 PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED 749 00:23:03,248 --> 00:23:04,683 IN THE ACTIVITY. AND SO I DO 750 00:23:04,683 --> 00:23:06,284 THINK WE SHOULD DO THAT. I THINK 751 00:23:06,284 --> 00:23:08,487 SPD IS VERY WELL POISED TO DO 752 00:23:08,487 --> 00:23:11,056 THAT. I WE HAVE TO HAVE AN 753 00:23:11,056 --> 00:23:12,924 EVALUATIVE PARTNER. YOU AND I 754 00:23:12,924 --> 00:23:14,626 COMPLETELY AGREE ON THAT. AND I 755 00:23:14,626 --> 00:23:16,995 ALSO LIKE ALL OF THESE OTHER 756 00:23:16,995 --> 00:23:17,629 INVESTMENTS WE'RE MAKING IN 757 00:23:17,629 --> 00:23:19,898 COMMUNITY THAT ARE COMPLETELY 758 00:23:19,898 --> 00:23:21,900 INDEPENDENT OF ANY LAW 759 00:23:21,900 --> 00:23:22,434 ENFORCEMENT INVOLVEMENT. 760 00:23:22,434 --> 00:23:24,269 -- YES, WE ARE DOING AND MAKING, 761 00:23:24,269 --> 00:23:26,705 AND WE HAVE FOR MANY YEARS MANY 762 00:23:26,705 --> 00:23:27,639 INVESTMENTS ON THE PREVENTION 763 00:23:27,639 --> 00:23:28,807 SIDE. AND THOSE WOULD CONTINUE. 764 00:23:28,807 --> 00:23:31,910 WE NEED TO WE WANT WE WE'RE ALL 765 00:23:31,910 --> 00:23:33,278 ALIGNED IN THAT FOCUS. 766 00:23:33,278 --> 00:23:34,212 DETERRENCE, THOUGH, HOWEVER, IS 767 00:23:34,212 --> 00:23:37,282 NOT COMMUNITY SAYING, WE GOT 768 00:23:37,282 --> 00:23:39,384 THIS TO POLICE. IT'S ACTUALLY 769 00:23:39,384 --> 00:23:40,652 EVERYONE IN THE SAME ROOM WITH 770 00:23:40,652 --> 00:23:42,754 THAT PERSON AT THE TABLE 771 00:23:42,754 --> 00:23:44,523 DELIVERING THAT MESSAGE. SO 772 00:23:44,523 --> 00:23:46,658 COMMUNITIES AT THE TABLE WITH 773 00:23:46,658 --> 00:23:48,860 THAT PERSON SEARCH, SOCIAL 774 00:23:48,860 --> 00:23:49,928 SERVICES ARE AT THE TABLE WITH 775 00:23:49,928 --> 00:23:52,998 THAT PERSON AT THE SAME TIME. 776 00:23:52,998 --> 00:23:53,598 AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, THAT IS 777 00:23:53,598 --> 00:23:55,233 WHAT FOCUSED DETERRENCE IS. 778 00:23:55,233 --> 00:23:57,302 IT'S VERY SPECIFIC. 779 00:23:57,302 --> 00:23:59,371 -- SO I DO UNDERSTAND I'M SORRY 780 00:23:59,371 --> 00:24:00,172 TO CLARIFY. WHAT I MEAN IS 781 00:24:00,172 --> 00:24:02,674 THERE'S THIS WRAPAROUND 782 00:24:02,674 --> 00:24:04,142 CONVERSATION WHERE THERE IS 783 00:24:04,142 --> 00:24:06,511 TRUST ABOUT THE RECOMMENDATIONS 784 00:24:06,511 --> 00:24:07,345 IN THE SAME ROOM, YOU KNOW, SO 785 00:24:07,345 --> 00:24:09,581 AGAIN, THIS IS WHY CEASEFIRE IS 786 00:24:09,581 --> 00:24:10,849 GOING WELL IN A LOT OF CITIES. 787 00:24:10,849 --> 00:24:12,951 THE CITIES THAT YOU'RE LOOKING 788 00:24:12,951 --> 00:24:14,019 AT WITH THE PARTNERSHIP, AND I 789 00:24:14,019 --> 00:24:16,288 TALK A LOT ABOUT THE THE SHARED 790 00:24:16,288 --> 00:24:19,357 DATA, THAT IT CAN'T JUST BE THE 791 00:24:19,357 --> 00:24:19,858 POLICE SIDE SHOTS FIRED 792 00:24:19,858 --> 00:24:23,628 HOMICIDES. IT HAS TO BE WHO IS 793 00:24:23,628 --> 00:24:24,262 ACTUALLY MOVING INTO STABILITY 794 00:24:24,262 --> 00:24:25,897 AND SAFETY. I'VE LEARNED IN A 795 00:24:25,897 --> 00:24:27,132 LOT OF CITIES WHERE THIS IS 796 00:24:27,132 --> 00:24:28,733 GOING. WELL, PEOPLE HAVE TO BE 797 00:24:28,733 --> 00:24:29,734 RELOCATED. IT'S VERY, VERY HARD 798 00:24:29,734 --> 00:24:32,404 TO GET OUT OF A GANG 799 00:24:32,404 --> 00:24:33,004 PSYCHOLOGICALLY. IT'S VERY 800 00:24:33,004 --> 00:24:35,974 TERRIFYING. AND SO YOU DO NEED A 801 00:24:35,974 --> 00:24:37,876 VERY SPECIFIC TEAM AND THE RIGHT 802 00:24:37,876 --> 00:24:39,277 BALANCE OF INCENTIVES AND 803 00:24:39,277 --> 00:24:40,111 DETERRENCE. AND I DO APPRECIATE, 804 00:24:40,111 --> 00:24:42,347 YOU KNOW, THAT. AND I AM ALIGNED 805 00:24:42,347 --> 00:24:43,515 WITH YOU ON THIS. 806 00:24:43,515 --> 00:24:45,784 -- RIGHT. AND SO THEN, YOU KNOW 807 00:24:45,784 --> 00:24:47,085 THAT AND, AND NSC, THE NATIONAL 808 00:24:47,085 --> 00:24:49,688 NETWORK FOR SAFE COMMUNITIES WAS 809 00:24:49,688 --> 00:24:51,223 ESTABLISHED TO HELP CITIES 810 00:24:51,223 --> 00:24:52,424 IMPLEMENT THIS. AND THIS IS WHY 811 00:24:52,424 --> 00:24:55,694 THIS IS WHY I'VE BEEN FOCUSED ON 812 00:24:55,694 --> 00:24:59,464 THE NSC EFFORT. I WILL ALSO SAY. 813 00:24:59,464 --> 00:25:03,635 THERE IS THIS, YOU KNOW, ADULT 814 00:25:03,635 --> 00:25:06,771 VERSUS KIDS WITH COMMITTING 815 00:25:06,771 --> 00:25:08,206 VIOLENCE. THERE IS VERY MUCH AN 816 00:25:08,206 --> 00:25:10,141 ADULT COMPONENT THAT SEEMS TO 817 00:25:10,141 --> 00:25:12,544 GET SKIPPED OVER IN THE 818 00:25:12,544 --> 00:25:18,750 CONVERSATION SORRY. THE POINT 819 00:25:18,750 --> 00:25:22,721 I'M TRYING TO MAKE IS THAT THIS 820 00:25:22,721 --> 00:25:24,122 ISN'T JUST YOUTH INVOLVEMENT. 821 00:25:24,122 --> 00:25:26,358 SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO DO 822 00:25:26,358 --> 00:25:26,858 PREVENTION WITH YOUTH. 823 00:25:26,858 --> 00:25:28,860 ABSOLUTELY. A LONG TIME AGO, I 824 00:25:28,860 --> 00:25:30,362 WAS INVOLVED WITH YOUTH THEATER 825 00:25:30,362 --> 00:25:31,830 CARE AND WE DID A LOT OF 826 00:25:31,830 --> 00:25:33,431 COMMUNITY PROGRAMS TO GET THE 827 00:25:33,431 --> 00:25:36,768 KIDS ENGAGED AND INVOLVED. AND 828 00:25:36,768 --> 00:25:39,070 AND THAT WAS PREVENTION EFFORTS 829 00:25:39,070 --> 00:25:39,704 AND SIMILAR TYPES OF EFFORTS ARE 830 00:25:39,704 --> 00:25:40,972 DONE TODAY. AND LIKE I SAID 831 00:25:40,972 --> 00:25:42,307 EARLIER, WE FUND ALL OF THAT AT 832 00:25:42,307 --> 00:25:46,678 THE CITY OF SEATTLE. THAT'S NOT 833 00:25:46,678 --> 00:25:48,380 WHAT THIS IS. AND THERE ARE A 834 00:25:48,380 --> 00:25:49,915 LOT OF ADULTS INVOLVED. AND 835 00:25:49,915 --> 00:25:51,683 THAT'S ANOTHER POINT OF 836 00:25:51,683 --> 00:25:53,718 CONFLATION. SO THERE'S 837 00:25:53,718 --> 00:25:54,286 COMPLETION ABOUT WHAT FOCUS 838 00:25:54,286 --> 00:25:55,687 DETERRENCE MEANS, AND THERE'S 839 00:25:55,687 --> 00:25:57,622 COMPLETION ABOUT JUST PUTTING 840 00:25:57,622 --> 00:25:59,591 ALL THIS ON YOUTH. IT'S NOT ALL 841 00:25:59,591 --> 00:26:00,825 ON YOUTH. THERE ARE A LOT OF 842 00:26:00,825 --> 00:26:02,294 ADULTS ENGAGED WITH GUN 843 00:26:02,294 --> 00:26:03,495 VIOLENCE. I WOULD VENTURE TO 844 00:26:03,495 --> 00:26:04,996 GUESS MOST OF THE PEOPLE 845 00:26:04,996 --> 00:26:06,298 INVOLVED ARE INVOLVED WITH THE 846 00:26:06,298 --> 00:26:08,300 GUN VIOLENCE ON NORTH AURORA AND 847 00:26:08,300 --> 00:26:11,069 TRAFFICKING. THOSE MINOR GIRLS 848 00:26:11,069 --> 00:26:15,040 ARE ADULTS, NOT CHILDREN. SO I 849 00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:16,608 IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE THAT 850 00:26:16,608 --> 00:26:19,277 DISTINCTION. AND THIS IS ANOTHER 851 00:26:19,277 --> 00:26:19,844 REASON WHY THIS PARTICULAR 852 00:26:19,844 --> 00:26:23,248 PARTNERSHIP WITH AND NSC IS 853 00:26:23,248 --> 00:26:24,249 IMPORTANT. SO I'LL JUST LEAVE 854 00:26:24,249 --> 00:26:27,152 IT AT THAT. AND WE CAN FOLLOW UP 855 00:26:27,152 --> 00:26:29,087 LATER. BUT I DO THINK THAT THAT 856 00:26:29,087 --> 00:26:30,121 IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE. AND I 857 00:26:30,121 --> 00:26:34,793 WILL SAY, I UNDERSTAND NOT JUST 858 00:26:34,793 --> 00:26:36,194 BECAUSE COUNCIL PUT IT INTO THE 859 00:26:36,194 --> 00:26:37,329 BUDGET LAST YEAR, BUT IT WAS ONE 860 00:26:37,329 --> 00:26:39,397 OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 861 00:26:39,397 --> 00:26:42,367 AUDITOR THAT THE HUMAN SERVICES 862 00:26:42,367 --> 00:26:44,536 CONTRACTS RELATED TO PREVENTION 863 00:26:44,536 --> 00:26:46,571 SHOULD MOVE OVER TO CARE. SO IT 864 00:26:46,571 --> 00:26:48,573 WAS UNDER ONE UMBRELLA OF PUBLIC 865 00:26:48,573 --> 00:26:50,475 SAFETY. HOWEVER, THAT'S NOT WHAT 866 00:26:50,475 --> 00:26:51,943 I THAT'S NOT PUBLIC SAFETY. 867 00:26:51,943 --> 00:26:54,446 THAT'S COMMUNITY SAFETY. AND 868 00:26:54,446 --> 00:26:58,550 THERE IS THIS ELEMENT OF WE NEED 869 00:26:58,550 --> 00:27:03,588 TO DO THIS PARTICULAR FOCUSED 870 00:27:03,588 --> 00:27:04,189 DETERRENCE STRATEGY WITH THE 871 00:27:04,189 --> 00:27:05,924 FOLKS THAT HAVE ALREADY 872 00:27:05,924 --> 00:27:07,258 COMMITTED THE CRIMES, NOT THE 873 00:27:07,258 --> 00:27:08,693 ONES WE'RE TRYING TO PREVENT. 874 00:27:08,693 --> 00:27:11,329 RIGHT. THESE ARE FOLKS WHO'VE 875 00:27:11,329 --> 00:27:12,664 COMMITTED GUN VIOLENCE, WHO ARE 876 00:27:12,664 --> 00:27:14,299 ENGAGED WITH GUN VIOLENCE. AND 877 00:27:14,299 --> 00:27:15,734 WE'RE DOING THAT'S WHY IT'S 878 00:27:15,734 --> 00:27:17,168 CALLED FOCUSED DETERRENCE. WE'RE 879 00:27:17,168 --> 00:27:18,903 FOCUSING ON THOSE INDIVIDUALS, 880 00:27:18,903 --> 00:27:23,642 WHICH IS A VERY SMALL PART OF 881 00:27:23,642 --> 00:27:25,610 THE FOLKS ENGAGED IN THE CITY, 882 00:27:25,610 --> 00:27:27,278 THE FOLKS ENGAGED WITH GUN 883 00:27:27,278 --> 00:27:29,047 VIOLENCE ARE A VERY SMALL 884 00:27:29,047 --> 00:27:31,983 PERCENTAGE OF FOLKS IN THE CITY. 885 00:27:31,983 --> 00:27:33,885 SO THAT IS REALLY AN IMPORTANT 886 00:27:33,885 --> 00:27:37,422 DISTINCTION TO MAKE. AND I 887 00:27:37,422 --> 00:27:39,357 DON'T. AND THAT'S WHY IN OTHER 888 00:27:39,357 --> 00:27:41,760 CITIES WHO HAVE SEEN REDUCTIONS, 889 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:44,629 IT HAS WORKED IN THOSE CITIES 890 00:27:44,629 --> 00:27:46,364 BECAUSE THEY ARE TRULY DOING 891 00:27:46,364 --> 00:27:48,566 FOCUSED DETERRENCE. THEY'RE NOT 892 00:27:48,566 --> 00:27:49,200 CALLING OTHER PREVENTION EFFORTS 893 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:51,603 FOCUSED DETERRENCE. SO I'LL JUST 894 00:27:51,603 --> 00:27:53,672 LEAVE IT AT THAT. THANK YOU. 895 00:27:53,672 --> 00:27:54,072 THANK YOU, CHAIR. 896 00:27:54,072 --> 00:27:56,908 -- THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR RIVERA. 897 00:27:56,908 --> 00:27:57,475 -- JUST ONE. I'M GOING. 898 00:27:57,475 --> 00:28:00,045 -- I'M SORRY. I'M VERY SORRY. 899 00:28:00,045 --> 00:28:00,311 -- SORRY. 900 00:28:00,311 --> 00:28:02,480 -- WE HAVE BEEN IN A STRICT 901 00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:03,114 FACILITATION MODE THIS MORNING. 902 00:28:03,114 --> 00:28:05,550 I WAS BEING A LITTLE BIT MORE 903 00:28:05,550 --> 00:28:08,086 RELAXED JUST NOW, BUT I HAVE 904 00:28:08,086 --> 00:28:09,888 BEEN GIVING VERBAL EITHER 905 00:28:09,888 --> 00:28:12,323 NON-VERBAL WITH EYE CONTACT AND 906 00:28:12,323 --> 00:28:14,959 HEAD NODS. I CAME TO AND FOR 907 00:28:14,959 --> 00:28:16,294 COLLEAGUES I CAME. WHEN I CAME 908 00:28:16,294 --> 00:28:17,662 TO COUNCIL, THERE WERE PEOPLE 909 00:28:17,662 --> 00:28:24,569 WHO, IN MY OPINION, WERE NOT AS 910 00:28:24,569 --> 00:28:25,804 NICE UP HERE. AND THAT IS WHERE 911 00:28:25,804 --> 00:28:27,605 SOME OF MY STRICTNESS COMES 912 00:28:27,605 --> 00:28:31,743 FROM. BUT I WAS JUST ABOUT TO 913 00:28:31,743 --> 00:28:32,877 SAY COMMITTEE TABLE. IF YOU HAVE 914 00:28:32,877 --> 00:28:35,580 ANYTHING ELSE TO SHARE, I SEE 915 00:28:35,580 --> 00:28:36,948 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA HAS ONE 916 00:28:36,948 --> 00:28:37,682 LAST THOUGHT, AND THEN WE'RE 917 00:28:37,682 --> 00:28:39,851 GOING TO GO TO COMMITTEE TABLE 918 00:28:39,851 --> 00:28:40,518 FOR LAST COMMENTS IN THIS ZONE. 919 00:28:40,518 --> 00:28:41,720 AND THEN I'M GOING TO GO TO MY 920 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:42,721 COLLEAGUES. SO THANK YOU FOR 921 00:28:42,721 --> 00:28:44,656 UNDERSTANDING OF THE 922 00:28:44,656 --> 00:28:45,323 FACILITATION OF ROBERT'S RULES 923 00:28:45,323 --> 00:28:46,458 TODAY. APPRECIATE YOU. OVER TO 924 00:28:46,458 --> 00:28:46,925 YOU. 925 00:28:46,925 --> 00:28:49,060 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR, MY LAST 926 00:28:49,060 --> 00:28:50,528 POINT ACTUALLY WAS THANK YOU FOR 927 00:28:50,528 --> 00:28:52,030 ADDRESSING THE NON CALL TAKER, 928 00:28:52,030 --> 00:28:53,631 THE THREE MINUTE. THAT'S NOT THE 929 00:28:53,631 --> 00:28:55,333 EXPERIENCE OF THE CONSTITUENTS. 930 00:28:55,333 --> 00:28:56,868 SO THERE'S A DISCONNECT THERE. 931 00:28:56,868 --> 00:28:59,938 AND I WOULD LEARN TO I WOULD 932 00:28:59,938 --> 00:29:01,706 LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHY 933 00:29:01,706 --> 00:29:02,540 THERE'S THAT DISCONNECT, 934 00:29:02,540 --> 00:29:04,976 BECAUSE THAT IS NOT HOW 935 00:29:04,976 --> 00:29:05,577 CONSTITUENTS HAVE EXPERIENCED 936 00:29:05,577 --> 00:29:07,345 IT. SO THANK YOU CHAIR. THAT'S 937 00:29:07,345 --> 00:29:07,545 ALL. 938 00:29:07,545 --> 00:29:11,649 -- BACK TO THE COMMITTEE TABLE. 939 00:29:11,649 --> 00:29:12,283 -- I WILL TAKE MORE QUESTIONS. 940 00:29:12,283 --> 00:29:13,651 YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN ME 941 00:29:13,651 --> 00:29:14,886 STARTED ON GUN VIOLENCE. IT 942 00:29:14,886 --> 00:29:17,789 NEEDS TO BE A SEPARATE 943 00:29:17,789 --> 00:29:18,089 COMMITTEE. 944 00:29:18,089 --> 00:29:20,191 -- WE'VE GOT ALL AFTERNOON. 945 00:29:20,191 --> 00:29:23,495 -- OTHER LET'S NOT TAKE IT. ONE 946 00:29:23,495 --> 00:29:24,762 INTERESTING NOTE THAT CAME TO 947 00:29:24,762 --> 00:29:26,231 MIND THAT I DIDN'T MENTION IS 948 00:29:26,231 --> 00:29:27,899 WHAT I HEAR AROUND THE COUNTRY 949 00:29:27,899 --> 00:29:29,901 IS THAT THE CARE DEPARTMENT IS 950 00:29:29,901 --> 00:29:30,435 REALLY DISTINCT AND HAS A 951 00:29:30,435 --> 00:29:32,370 STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE, AND THAT I 952 00:29:32,370 --> 00:29:34,672 WORK IN WEST PRECINCT. WHERE ALL 953 00:29:34,672 --> 00:29:36,174 JUST BACKGROUND AND I AM REALLY 954 00:29:36,174 --> 00:29:37,776 PART OF THE SPD RESEARCH AND 955 00:29:37,776 --> 00:29:39,677 ANALYTICS TEAM, SEEING REAL TIME 956 00:29:39,677 --> 00:29:40,311 WHAT'S HAPPENING. THERE'S 957 00:29:40,311 --> 00:29:42,347 USUALLY A LOT OF INFORMATION 958 00:29:42,347 --> 00:29:44,382 LAG. AND SO IT WAS JUST A BRIGHT 959 00:29:44,382 --> 00:29:46,651 SPOT. THAT'S ALL FANTASTIC. 960 00:29:46,651 --> 00:29:48,386 -- WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING 961 00:29:48,386 --> 00:29:49,053 YOU'RE DOING. COLLEAGUES. DO WE 962 00:29:49,053 --> 00:29:50,221 HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? I'M 963 00:29:50,221 --> 00:29:56,427 NOT SEEING HANDS ON ZOOM. NOW IS 964 00:29:56,427 --> 00:29:58,196 THE TIME. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, 965 00:29:58,196 --> 00:29:58,596 YOU'RE UP NEXT. 966 00:29:58,596 --> 00:30:00,999 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR STRAUSS, AND 967 00:30:00,999 --> 00:30:02,133 I'LL TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO 968 00:30:02,133 --> 00:30:04,035 THANK YOU, CHIEF BARDEN, FOR 969 00:30:04,035 --> 00:30:05,303 YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THE WORK OF 970 00:30:05,303 --> 00:30:06,371 THE CARE DEPARTMENT. HUGE THANK 971 00:30:06,371 --> 00:30:08,173 YOU TO OUR CRISIS CARE 972 00:30:08,173 --> 00:30:09,174 RESPONDERS IN THE WORK THAT 973 00:30:09,174 --> 00:30:11,309 THEY'RE DOING, HAVING CRISIS 974 00:30:11,309 --> 00:30:12,076 CARE RESPONDERS BEING DISPATCHED 975 00:30:12,076 --> 00:30:15,180 FOR MENTAL HEALTH CRISES IS ONE 976 00:30:15,180 --> 00:30:15,814 OF THE FOUNDATIONS OF ENSURING 977 00:30:15,814 --> 00:30:16,848 THAT WE HAVE A DIVERSIFIED 978 00:30:16,848 --> 00:30:19,050 PUBLIC SAFETY ECOSYSTEM. I'M A 979 00:30:19,050 --> 00:30:19,717 FIRM BELIEVER THAT WE NEED TO 980 00:30:19,717 --> 00:30:23,121 HAVE QUICK RESPONSES, BUT ALSO 981 00:30:23,121 --> 00:30:23,688 CORRECT RESPONSES FOR GIVEN 982 00:30:23,688 --> 00:30:24,789 SCENARIOS. AND SO I WANT TO 983 00:30:24,789 --> 00:30:26,991 UPLIFT THAT TO KIND OF GROUND 984 00:30:26,991 --> 00:30:28,226 THIS CONVERSATION TODAY. AND 985 00:30:28,226 --> 00:30:29,527 THANK YOU FOR THE OVERVIEW 986 00:30:29,527 --> 00:30:30,929 PRESENTATION. MY COLLEAGUE, 987 00:30:30,929 --> 00:30:32,063 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, FOCUSED ON 988 00:30:32,063 --> 00:30:33,498 THE REDUCTIONS FOR THE CALL 989 00:30:33,498 --> 00:30:34,999 TAKER POSITIONS. I WANTED TO 990 00:30:34,999 --> 00:30:37,035 TAKE US TO THE REDUCTIONS FOR 991 00:30:37,035 --> 00:30:38,102 THE CRISIS CARE RESPONDER 992 00:30:38,102 --> 00:30:39,003 POSITIONS AND JUST TALK ABOUT 993 00:30:39,003 --> 00:30:41,472 THOSE A LITTLE BIT. AND SO 994 00:30:41,472 --> 00:30:44,108 WONDERING IF I CAN JUST GET AN 995 00:30:44,108 --> 00:30:44,676 UNDERSTANDING. I UNDERSTAND 996 00:30:44,676 --> 00:30:46,377 THOSE POSITIONS ARE VACANT RIGHT 997 00:30:46,377 --> 00:30:50,048 NOW. IF I CAN GET AN 998 00:30:50,048 --> 00:30:51,716 UNDERSTANDING OF HOW LONG THE 999 00:30:51,716 --> 00:30:54,052 PAUSE ON FILLING THOSE 14 1000 00:30:54,052 --> 00:30:56,487 VACANCY POSITIONS WILL BE, THAT 1001 00:30:56,487 --> 00:30:56,855 WOULD BE GREAT. 1002 00:30:56,855 --> 00:30:58,223 -- YEAH. WHAT'S INTERESTING 1003 00:30:58,223 --> 00:31:00,692 ABOUT THAT IS I MYSELF AHEAD OF 1004 00:31:00,692 --> 00:31:03,661 ANY BUDGET CONVERSATION ELECTED 1005 00:31:03,661 --> 00:31:05,830 TO SLOW DOWN THE HIRING. I 1006 00:31:05,830 --> 00:31:07,432 PRESENTED VERY CANDIDLY ABOUT 1007 00:31:07,432 --> 00:31:08,833 THE UTILITY DATA IN THE WINTER, 1008 00:31:08,833 --> 00:31:11,669 BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE IN 1009 00:31:11,669 --> 00:31:15,006 SPENDING DOLLARS IN A WAY THAT 1010 00:31:15,006 --> 00:31:17,041 IS NOT THE MOST USEFUL. YOU 1011 00:31:17,041 --> 00:31:17,742 KNOW, IT'S JUST WHERE I WAS. I 1012 00:31:17,742 --> 00:31:19,043 FELT LIKE, WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE 1013 00:31:19,043 --> 00:31:20,144 OUT THIS UTILITY. WE'VE GOT TO 1014 00:31:20,144 --> 00:31:21,946 FIGURE OUT HOW THE CURRENT 1015 00:31:21,946 --> 00:31:24,182 CONTRACT IS BEING INTERPRETED. 1016 00:31:24,182 --> 00:31:25,884 WHAT OTHER WAYS CAN WE DEPLOY 1017 00:31:25,884 --> 00:31:28,553 THEM. AND SO I DIDN'T STOP THE 1018 00:31:28,553 --> 00:31:30,455 HIRING, BUT WE SLOWED. WE HAD 1019 00:31:30,455 --> 00:31:33,258 PLANNED TO HAVE THESE FOUR 1020 00:31:33,258 --> 00:31:34,592 COHORTS HIRED QUICKLY THE FIRST 1021 00:31:34,592 --> 00:31:36,094 HALF OF THE YEAR. AND I SAID, 1022 00:31:36,094 --> 00:31:37,695 LET'S NOT DO THAT. YOU KNOW, 1023 00:31:37,695 --> 00:31:39,330 LET'S GROW. LET'S GET A COUPLE 1024 00:31:39,330 --> 00:31:41,766 MORE COHORTS, REALLY FOCUS ON 1025 00:31:41,766 --> 00:31:43,401 THE SUPERVISORS AND QUALITY 1026 00:31:43,401 --> 00:31:44,402 ASSURANCE IN THE FIELD, AND THEN 1027 00:31:44,402 --> 00:31:46,304 START SOME OF THESE OTHER 1028 00:31:46,304 --> 00:31:48,172 STRATEGIES THAT I TALKED ABOUT. 1029 00:31:48,172 --> 00:31:51,542 THE NON-EMERGENCY LINE, 1030 00:31:51,542 --> 00:31:52,043 DIFFERENT PARTNERSHIPS, 1031 00:31:52,043 --> 00:31:52,844 CO-LOCATION WITH THE LIBRARIES, 1032 00:31:52,844 --> 00:31:55,246 THINGS LIKE THAT. SO WE DID 1033 00:31:55,246 --> 00:31:57,849 THAT. THEN THE BUDGET 1034 00:31:57,849 --> 00:31:58,950 CONVERSATION STARTED AND I 1035 00:31:58,950 --> 00:32:00,652 ALREADY HAD THESE 14 VACANCIES. 1036 00:32:00,652 --> 00:32:03,288 AND SO I WAS NOT SURPRISED WHEN 1037 00:32:03,288 --> 00:32:05,156 IT WAS SUGGESTED. LET'S JUST 1038 00:32:05,156 --> 00:32:07,492 PAUSE. LET'S REALLY FOCUS ON 1039 00:32:07,492 --> 00:32:08,626 BETTER OPERATIONALIZING THIS 1040 00:32:08,626 --> 00:32:11,429 TEAM. AND I DO BELIEVE IN MAKING 1041 00:32:11,429 --> 00:32:11,996 INTELLIGENT RECOMMENDATIONS 1042 00:32:11,996 --> 00:32:15,033 BASED ON THE DATA. I WANT THEM 1043 00:32:15,033 --> 00:32:16,467 TO BE WELL BEYOND CAPACITY. YOU 1044 00:32:16,467 --> 00:32:17,635 KNOW, CALLS AROUND THE CLOCK. I 1045 00:32:17,635 --> 00:32:18,636 WOULD PREFER THEY NOT EVEN 1046 00:32:18,636 --> 00:32:20,204 REALLY HAVE TIME FOR SORT OF THE 1047 00:32:20,204 --> 00:32:21,506 ON VIEW WORK. THEY'RE DESIGNED 1048 00:32:21,506 --> 00:32:23,608 TO BE FIRST RESPONDERS, NOT 1049 00:32:23,608 --> 00:32:27,045 OUTREACH WORKERS. MY ASSUMPTION, 1050 00:32:27,045 --> 00:32:28,346 I'VE NOT JUST YOU MIGHT 1051 00:32:28,346 --> 00:32:29,013 CLARIFY, BUT MY ASSUMPTION WAS 1052 00:32:29,013 --> 00:32:31,282 THAT IT WAS FOR THIS BUDGET 1053 00:32:31,282 --> 00:32:32,684 CYCLE. I BELIEVE THAT MAYOR 1054 00:32:32,684 --> 00:32:34,352 WILSON IS A FIRM BELIEVER IN 1055 00:32:34,352 --> 00:32:36,020 DIVERSIFIED RESPONSE. I THINK 1056 00:32:36,020 --> 00:32:37,021 THAT IT'S ACTUALLY A SHARED 1057 00:32:37,021 --> 00:32:38,923 PRIORITY ACROSS EVERY OFFICE 1058 00:32:38,923 --> 00:32:40,558 THAT I'M AWARE OF RIGHT NOW IN 1059 00:32:40,558 --> 00:32:42,260 OUR AREA. I THINK PEOPLE JUST 1060 00:32:42,260 --> 00:32:43,394 UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU SAID WAS 1061 00:32:43,394 --> 00:32:45,229 REALLY ARTICULATE, THAT YOU WANT 1062 00:32:45,229 --> 00:32:47,031 THE RIGHT FIRST RESPONSE. AND SO 1063 00:32:47,031 --> 00:32:48,900 THAT IS THE VISION GOING 1064 00:32:48,900 --> 00:32:50,768 FORWARD. BUT I ALSO AM REALLY 1065 00:32:50,768 --> 00:32:53,104 KEENLY INTERESTED IN USING THE 1066 00:32:53,104 --> 00:32:55,340 988 SYSTEM THE COUNTY IS MAKING 1067 00:32:55,340 --> 00:32:56,941 SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES IN MOBILE 1068 00:32:56,941 --> 00:32:58,276 CRISIS RESPONSE. AND SO WE WANT 1069 00:32:58,276 --> 00:33:00,678 TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE 1070 00:33:00,678 --> 00:33:02,547 REDIRECTING AS APPROPRIATE. 1071 00:33:02,547 --> 00:33:04,048 -- CHAIR, IF I MAY. PLEASE THANK 1072 00:33:04,048 --> 00:33:05,283 YOU FOR THAT RESPONSE. THAT'S 1073 00:33:05,283 --> 00:33:07,218 HELPFUL. SO HEARING THAT, AND I 1074 00:33:07,218 --> 00:33:08,319 ACTUALLY WANT TO TURN NEXT TO 1075 00:33:08,319 --> 00:33:09,454 DIRECTOR PENNUCCI JUST TO 1076 00:33:09,454 --> 00:33:10,955 CONFIRM THAT THE NOTION THAT OUR 1077 00:33:10,955 --> 00:33:12,824 UNDERSTANDING IS HOLDING THESE 1078 00:33:12,824 --> 00:33:13,825 POSITIONS VACANT, AT LEAST IN 1079 00:33:13,825 --> 00:33:17,061 THE INTERIM FOR THIS PARTICULAR 1080 00:33:17,061 --> 00:33:17,295 BUDGET. 1081 00:33:17,295 --> 00:33:18,830 -- THANK YOU. YES, IT IS ASSUMED 1082 00:33:18,830 --> 00:33:23,368 TO BE AN ONGOING REDUCTION, AND 1083 00:33:23,368 --> 00:33:23,968 WE'RE NOT ELIMINATING THE 1084 00:33:23,968 --> 00:33:26,471 POSITIONS BECAUSE IT IS A SHARED 1085 00:33:26,471 --> 00:33:27,605 PRIORITY FOR THE MAYOR. BUT 1086 00:33:27,605 --> 00:33:29,007 RIGHT NOW, BASED ON OUR 1087 00:33:29,007 --> 00:33:30,541 AVAILABLE RESOURCES, WE DON'T 1088 00:33:30,541 --> 00:33:32,043 HAVE FUNDING TO SUSTAIN THAT. 1089 00:33:32,043 --> 00:33:33,177 BUT IT IS, AS CHIEF BARDEN 1090 00:33:33,177 --> 00:33:34,679 MENTIONED, A SHARED PRIORITY. SO 1091 00:33:34,679 --> 00:33:36,347 THIS IS ONE OF THE MANY THINGS 1092 00:33:36,347 --> 00:33:37,548 WE'LL BE LOOKING AT. IF THERE 1093 00:33:37,548 --> 00:33:39,484 ARE RESOURCES AVAILABLE, WE 1094 00:33:39,484 --> 00:33:40,885 WOULD WANT TO BRING THE FUNDING 1095 00:33:40,885 --> 00:33:43,354 BACK FOR THOSE POSITIONS. 1096 00:33:43,354 --> 00:33:44,689 -- THANK YOU BOTH FOR THAT 1097 00:33:44,689 --> 00:33:46,157 RESPONSE. AND JUST ONE 1098 00:33:46,157 --> 00:33:47,191 ADDITIONAL QUESTION TO THIS 1099 00:33:47,191 --> 00:33:48,226 POINT. SINCE THERE'S BEEN 1100 00:33:48,226 --> 00:33:48,860 RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS AROUND, OF 1101 00:33:48,860 --> 00:33:51,362 COURSE, CHANGES TO HOW WE ARE 1102 00:33:51,362 --> 00:33:52,029 STRUCTURING OUR CITY'S RESPONSE 1103 00:33:52,029 --> 00:33:53,297 TO GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION. AND 1104 00:33:53,297 --> 00:33:55,032 THERE IS SOME GREAT DISCOURSE 1105 00:33:55,032 --> 00:33:57,635 JUST HAPPENING HERE ON FOCUS 1106 00:33:57,635 --> 00:33:59,737 DETERRENCE. AND SO I'M 1107 00:33:59,737 --> 00:34:01,239 WONDERING, CHIEF BARDEN, IF YOU 1108 00:34:01,239 --> 00:34:03,841 CAN JUST SPEAK TO A BIT MORE HOW 1109 00:34:03,841 --> 00:34:05,376 YOU DEFINE CARE'S ROLE IN THE 1110 00:34:05,376 --> 00:34:07,045 MAYOR'S GUN VIOLENCE PLAN, BOTH 1111 00:34:07,045 --> 00:34:08,846 FROM AN ADMINISTRATIVE 1112 00:34:08,846 --> 00:34:09,714 PERSPECTIVE WITH THE COORDINATOR 1113 00:34:09,714 --> 00:34:11,349 AND THE GRANTS POSITIONS, BUT 1114 00:34:11,349 --> 00:34:13,351 ALSO FROM AN OPERATIONAL 1115 00:34:13,351 --> 00:34:13,684 PERSPECTIVE? 1116 00:34:13,684 --> 00:34:15,286 -- YEAH, I'M VERY ENTHUSIASTIC 1117 00:34:15,286 --> 00:34:16,788 ABOUT WHAT I CONSIDER THE THIRD 1118 00:34:16,788 --> 00:34:18,890 DIVISION OF CARE, WHICH IS THE 1119 00:34:18,890 --> 00:34:20,491 COORDINATING ENTITY ACROSS 1120 00:34:20,491 --> 00:34:21,759 PUBLIC HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY. 1121 00:34:21,759 --> 00:34:24,061 I'VE TAKEN TO QUOTING CHAIR 1122 00:34:24,061 --> 00:34:25,830 KETTLE WHEN HE TALKS ABOUT THE 1123 00:34:25,830 --> 00:34:28,099 SEEM, IT IS REALLY INTERESTING 1124 00:34:28,099 --> 00:34:29,500 MOST DAYS. YOU KNOW, YESTERDAY I 1125 00:34:29,500 --> 00:34:32,103 WAS IN, I THINK, SIX DIFFERENT 1126 00:34:32,103 --> 00:34:32,837 MEETINGS WITH SPD, WITH JAIL 1127 00:34:32,837 --> 00:34:35,440 HEALTH, AND THEN I WAS IN 1128 00:34:35,440 --> 00:34:36,507 COMMUNITY LISTENING TO YOUNG 1129 00:34:36,507 --> 00:34:37,842 PEOPLE TALK ABOUT JUST THEIR 1130 00:34:37,842 --> 00:34:38,443 EXPERIENCE WITH GUN VIOLENCE. 1131 00:34:38,443 --> 00:34:39,844 AND SO I GET THIS REALLY 1132 00:34:39,844 --> 00:34:42,880 INTERESTING INTERSECTIONAL 1133 00:34:42,880 --> 00:34:44,048 PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT'S WORKING 1134 00:34:44,048 --> 00:34:46,350 AND WHAT'S NOT. THERE MUST BE 1135 00:34:46,350 --> 00:34:48,186 STAFF IN THIS CITY FULL TIME 1136 00:34:48,186 --> 00:34:49,520 DEDICATED TO GUN VIOLENCE 1137 00:34:49,520 --> 00:34:51,055 REDUCTION. ON THE COMMUNITY 1138 00:34:51,055 --> 00:34:53,858 SIDE, WORKING TIGHTLY WITH THE 1139 00:34:53,858 --> 00:34:55,993 SPD SIDE. ALSO, THE 1140 00:34:55,993 --> 00:34:58,096 PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE, JUVENILE 1141 00:34:58,096 --> 00:34:58,663 DETENTION, DRIVING FORWARD 1142 00:34:58,663 --> 00:34:59,764 SOLUTIONS THAT WORK. AND SO 1143 00:34:59,764 --> 00:35:01,232 THAT'S HOW I THINK ABOUT IT. 1144 00:35:01,232 --> 00:35:02,500 THIRD DIVISION, I DON'T THINK 1145 00:35:02,500 --> 00:35:03,968 THAT WE NEED TO OWN ALL OF THE 1146 00:35:03,968 --> 00:35:07,038 WORK. I ALSO LIKE TO ARTICULATE 1147 00:35:07,038 --> 00:35:08,906 THE TEMPORAL NATURE OF CARE, 1148 00:35:08,906 --> 00:35:09,540 WHERE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT 1149 00:35:09,540 --> 00:35:11,642 RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES. SO 1150 00:35:11,642 --> 00:35:12,710 THE WAY THAT I THINK ABOUT THE 1151 00:35:12,710 --> 00:35:14,212 LEAD CONTRACTS IS SIMILAR. 1152 00:35:14,212 --> 00:35:17,148 THAT'S SORT OF OUR USUALLY ONE 1153 00:35:17,148 --> 00:35:19,851 OF THE LAST CHANCES TO HELP 1154 00:35:19,851 --> 00:35:22,086 SOMEBODY REDIRECT THEIR LIFE 1155 00:35:22,086 --> 00:35:23,654 BEFORE THEY GET REALLY IMPACTED 1156 00:35:23,654 --> 00:35:25,490 BY THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM. SO 1157 00:35:25,490 --> 00:35:28,126 LATE STAGE DIVERSION BEFORE 1158 00:35:28,126 --> 00:35:29,227 COERCION. I SEE US AS THE 1159 00:35:29,227 --> 00:35:30,361 DIVERSION DEPARTMENT. AND SO 1160 00:35:30,361 --> 00:35:32,430 WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT COMMUNITY 1161 00:35:32,430 --> 00:35:33,064 VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION CONTRACTS, 1162 00:35:33,064 --> 00:35:35,366 I DO THINK ABOUT INTERVENTION 1163 00:35:35,366 --> 00:35:36,667 AND INTERRUPTION. WHEN WE KNOW 1164 00:35:36,667 --> 00:35:38,903 THAT HARM IS HAPPENING IS 1165 00:35:38,903 --> 00:35:41,305 BEFALLING THE PERSON OR THEY'RE 1166 00:35:41,305 --> 00:35:42,240 CAUSING IT, WE DON'T HAVE THE 1167 00:35:42,240 --> 00:35:43,241 BANDWIDTH, NOR DO I THINK IT IS. 1168 00:35:43,241 --> 00:35:45,276 IS IT A GOOD DESIGN TO BE 1169 00:35:45,276 --> 00:35:46,711 UPSTREAM? RIGHT. THE SCHOOL 1170 00:35:46,711 --> 00:35:47,845 BASED SERVICES AND ALL OF THOSE 1171 00:35:47,845 --> 00:35:49,881 DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT A 1172 00:35:49,881 --> 00:35:51,449 PERSON SHOULD BE AVAILED AND WE 1173 00:35:51,449 --> 00:35:53,751 SHOULD BE INTERVENING EARLY AND 1174 00:35:53,751 --> 00:35:55,987 THOROUGHLY SO THAT WE DON'T WAIT 1175 00:35:55,987 --> 00:35:57,588 UNTIL AN ARREST HAS TO BE MADE. 1176 00:35:57,588 --> 00:35:59,090 SO THAT'S JUST I KNOW THAT'S 1177 00:35:59,090 --> 00:36:02,393 PHILOSOPHICAL, BUT THE WAY THAT 1178 00:36:02,393 --> 00:36:04,262 HSD AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WERE 1179 00:36:04,262 --> 00:36:07,665 PROPOSING TO SORT OF 1180 00:36:07,665 --> 00:36:09,333 DISAGGREGATE THE WORK, I THINK 1181 00:36:09,333 --> 00:36:11,235 IS VERY INTELLIGENT. YOU KNOW, 1182 00:36:11,235 --> 00:36:12,703 I'M A FIRST RESPONDER 1183 00:36:12,703 --> 00:36:13,871 DEPARTMENT. AND SO THAT'S HOW I 1184 00:36:13,871 --> 00:36:14,939 THINK ABOUT WHAT SHOULD MOVE. IS 1185 00:36:14,939 --> 00:36:16,774 THAT HELPFUL? 1186 00:36:16,774 --> 00:36:18,342 -- AND IF I MAY, CHAIR, JUST AS 1187 00:36:18,342 --> 00:36:20,845 A FOLLOW UP TO THIS POINT, AND I 1188 00:36:20,845 --> 00:36:21,312 APPRECIATE JUST YOUR 1189 00:36:21,312 --> 00:36:22,580 PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH ON HOW WE 1190 00:36:22,580 --> 00:36:25,650 HAVE THIS. AND I'M I'M EXCITED 1191 00:36:25,650 --> 00:36:27,251 TO SEE KIND OF THE FUNCTIONAL, 1192 00:36:27,251 --> 00:36:28,886 THE RESTRUCTURING OF FUNCTIONS 1193 00:36:28,886 --> 00:36:30,955 FOR THE PURPOSES OF DEPLOYING 1194 00:36:30,955 --> 00:36:32,690 IMPROVED RESPONSE. I'M ACTUALLY 1195 00:36:32,690 --> 00:36:35,326 THINKING BACK TO SOMETHING 1196 00:36:35,326 --> 00:36:35,960 COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH 1197 00:36:35,960 --> 00:36:36,594 RAISED IN THE LAST SESSION. WE 1198 00:36:36,594 --> 00:36:37,962 JUST HAD JUST ON KIND OF WHAT 1199 00:36:37,962 --> 00:36:39,564 ARE THE OUTCOMES WE CAN EXPECT 1200 00:36:39,564 --> 00:36:40,998 TO SEE FROM THE INVESTMENT IN, 1201 00:36:40,998 --> 00:36:43,935 PARTICULARLY WITH THIS KIND OF 1202 00:36:43,935 --> 00:36:44,268 RESTRUCTURE? 1203 00:36:44,268 --> 00:36:45,303 -- ANOTHER COMMENT I COULD MAKE 1204 00:36:45,303 --> 00:36:46,704 IS IF YOU LOOK AT SOUTH 1205 00:36:46,704 --> 00:36:47,805 PRECINCT, WHICH I THINK WAS 1206 00:36:47,805 --> 00:36:50,341 REFERENCED EARLIER, THAT IS THE 1207 00:36:50,341 --> 00:36:53,611 DESIGN, RIGHT? YOU'VE GOT LAW 1208 00:36:53,611 --> 00:36:54,211 ENFORCEMENT WORKING WITH THE 1209 00:36:54,211 --> 00:36:55,713 FIVE PRINCIPLES WEEKLY BASIS, 1210 00:36:55,713 --> 00:36:57,748 AND THEN ALL SORTS OF OTHER 1211 00:36:57,748 --> 00:37:00,017 CONCERNED PERSONS, RIGHT. 1212 00:37:00,017 --> 00:37:00,518 PARENTS AND COACHES AND 1213 00:37:00,518 --> 00:37:01,652 COUNSELORS AND HEALTH CARE 1214 00:37:01,652 --> 00:37:04,188 PROVIDERS, ALL WITH ONE 1215 00:37:04,188 --> 00:37:05,189 OBJECTIVE, WHICH IS SAFE, 1216 00:37:05,189 --> 00:37:07,792 THRIVING COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY 1217 00:37:07,792 --> 00:37:11,062 FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. AND SO THAT IS 1218 00:37:11,062 --> 00:37:12,396 IT'S NOT EVEN A FORMAL DESIGN. 1219 00:37:12,396 --> 00:37:14,131 IT'S REALLY JUST THE RIGHT 1220 00:37:14,131 --> 00:37:15,800 PEOPLE WITH THE RIGHT 1221 00:37:15,800 --> 00:37:17,735 RELATIONSHIPS, ADVANCING THE 1222 00:37:17,735 --> 00:37:20,104 CONVERSATION. WE DESPERATELY 1223 00:37:20,104 --> 00:37:21,806 NEED SOMEBODY TO DIRECT AND 1224 00:37:21,806 --> 00:37:22,807 COORDINATE THE WORK. IT'S WHAT 1225 00:37:22,807 --> 00:37:24,075 I'M DOING KIND OF INFORMALLY, 1226 00:37:24,075 --> 00:37:25,443 BUT I DON'T HAVE THE BANDWIDTH 1227 00:37:25,443 --> 00:37:26,744 TO THINK ABOUT NOTHING ELSE. YOU 1228 00:37:26,744 --> 00:37:28,980 KNOW, I'VE GOT ALL THESE OTHER 1229 00:37:28,980 --> 00:37:30,314 COMPONENTS OF MY JOB. AND SO I 1230 00:37:30,314 --> 00:37:31,449 THINK SOMEBODY WHO IS HELPING TO 1231 00:37:31,449 --> 00:37:32,750 DEFINE WHAT IS THE IMPACT WE 1232 00:37:32,750 --> 00:37:35,786 WANT TO SEE IF WE DO THIS WELL, 1233 00:37:35,786 --> 00:37:36,921 WHAT WOULD THE DATA BE IN THREE 1234 00:37:36,921 --> 00:37:38,556 YEARS? WHAT TYPES OF REDUCTIONS 1235 00:37:38,556 --> 00:37:41,726 ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? AGAIN? 1236 00:37:41,726 --> 00:37:42,360 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA ARTICULATED 1237 00:37:42,360 --> 00:37:43,060 THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DIFFERENT 1238 00:37:43,060 --> 00:37:45,463 TYPES OF GUN VIOLENCE AND THE 1239 00:37:45,463 --> 00:37:46,864 STRATEGIES FOR UNDER 25 ARE VERY 1240 00:37:46,864 --> 00:37:48,599 DIFFERENT THAN THE STRATEGIES 1241 00:37:48,599 --> 00:37:49,066 FOR GUN VIOLENCE AND 1242 00:37:49,066 --> 00:37:50,668 ENCAMPMENTS. BUT WE NEED TO 1243 00:37:50,668 --> 00:37:52,169 DEFINE WHAT ARE WE FOCUSED ON, 1244 00:37:52,169 --> 00:37:53,938 WHAT ARE THE STRATEGIES AND IS 1245 00:37:53,938 --> 00:37:57,008 IT WORKING SO WE CAN COURSE 1246 00:37:57,008 --> 00:37:58,075 CORRECT. IT'S NOT PERFECT MATH. 1247 00:37:58,075 --> 00:38:00,778 YOU KNOW, THIS REALLY IS YOU 1248 00:38:00,778 --> 00:38:01,812 HAVE TO START WITH THE THEORY 1249 00:38:01,812 --> 00:38:04,682 AND THEN WORK TOWARD IT. AND 1250 00:38:04,682 --> 00:38:06,384 PORTLAND HAS SEEN IT WAS MOSTLY 1251 00:38:06,384 --> 00:38:07,385 GANG AND GROUP VIOLENCE THAT 1252 00:38:07,385 --> 00:38:09,854 THEY WERE EXPERIENCING IN 2023. 1253 00:38:09,854 --> 00:38:11,489 THAT'S NOW 40% OF THEIR GUN 1254 00:38:11,489 --> 00:38:13,157 VIOLENCE. IT'S DROPPED 1255 00:38:13,157 --> 00:38:14,492 PRECIPITOUSLY. AND SO WE NEED TO 1256 00:38:14,492 --> 00:38:16,594 ESTABLISH SOME SORT OF OBJECTIVE 1257 00:38:16,594 --> 00:38:18,195 LIKE THAT 1258 00:38:18,195 --> 00:38:19,697 -- CERTAINLY. THANK YOU FOR 1259 00:38:19,697 --> 00:38:21,098 THAT, FOR THAT RESPONSE. I KNOW 1260 00:38:21,098 --> 00:38:21,766 OUR CITY FROM REPORTING OVER THE 1261 00:38:21,766 --> 00:38:24,268 SUMMER, WE HAVE SEEN A DROP IN 1262 00:38:24,268 --> 00:38:25,302 CRIME. AND SO OF COURSE, WE WANT 1263 00:38:25,302 --> 00:38:27,371 TO BE CONTINUING THAT TREND AND 1264 00:38:27,371 --> 00:38:28,572 REDUCING CRIME ACROSS THE CITY. 1265 00:38:28,572 --> 00:38:30,841 AND I THINK BY HAVING A 1266 00:38:30,841 --> 00:38:32,176 DIVERSIFIED RESPONSE SYSTEM AND 1267 00:38:32,176 --> 00:38:33,644 USING OUR RESOURCES EFFECTIVELY 1268 00:38:33,644 --> 00:38:35,112 TO DO SO IS IMPORTANT IN BEING 1269 00:38:35,112 --> 00:38:36,514 ABLE TO BRING THOSE NUMBERS DOWN 1270 00:38:36,514 --> 00:38:38,082 EVEN MORE. THANK YOU, CHAIR. 1271 00:38:38,082 --> 00:38:39,183 -- THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE FROM 1272 00:38:39,183 --> 00:38:41,686 THE COMMITTEE TABLE ON THIS? 1273 00:38:41,686 --> 00:38:42,987 I'LL GO TO COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 1274 00:38:42,987 --> 00:38:43,354 YOU'RE NEXT. 1275 00:38:43,354 --> 00:38:46,590 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR. THANKS TO 1276 00:38:46,590 --> 00:38:49,226 EVERYONE HERE PRESENTING A FEW, 1277 00:38:49,226 --> 00:38:52,897 FEW THREADS, ONE EXCITED TO TO 1278 00:38:52,897 --> 00:38:53,798 HEAR ABOUT ALL THAT COORDINATION 1279 00:38:53,798 --> 00:38:57,301 WORK, ESPECIALLY WITH KING 1280 00:38:57,301 --> 00:39:00,204 COUNTY JAIL HEALTH. YOU KNOW, 1281 00:39:00,204 --> 00:39:01,372 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE IS NOT HERE 1282 00:39:01,372 --> 00:39:03,207 TODAY, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT 1283 00:39:03,207 --> 00:39:04,709 I KNOW HE'S BEEN WORKING A LOT 1284 00:39:04,709 --> 00:39:07,144 ON, BOTH ON SORT OF THE FRONT 1285 00:39:07,144 --> 00:39:08,212 END, THE MEDICAL DECLINES ISSUE, 1286 00:39:08,212 --> 00:39:10,281 BUT ALSO ON THE BACK END IN 1287 00:39:10,281 --> 00:39:12,149 TERMS OF LIKE PEOPLE BEING 1288 00:39:12,149 --> 00:39:13,617 RELEASED WITHOUT RESOURCES. AND 1289 00:39:13,617 --> 00:39:15,219 THE I KNOW THAT THE COUNTY IS 1290 00:39:15,219 --> 00:39:17,254 WORKING ON BREAKING THE CYCLE. 1291 00:39:17,254 --> 00:39:19,857 AND SO VERY EXCITED TO, TO HEAR 1292 00:39:19,857 --> 00:39:22,159 MORE ABOUT HOW YOU ARE MAKING 1293 00:39:22,159 --> 00:39:23,928 THE MOST USE OF YOUR STAFF TO, 1294 00:39:23,928 --> 00:39:28,699 TO ADDRESS FOLKS EXITING, JAIL, 1295 00:39:28,699 --> 00:39:30,534 EXITING A HARBORVIEW WHO TOO 1296 00:39:30,534 --> 00:39:32,703 OFTEN END UP RIGHT BACK AT 12th 1297 00:39:32,703 --> 00:39:34,305 AND JACKSON NORTH BEACON HILL. I 1298 00:39:34,305 --> 00:39:37,575 SEE SO MANY PEOPLE IN 1299 00:39:37,575 --> 00:39:40,010 WHEELCHAIRS WITH MEDICAL. WITH 1300 00:39:40,010 --> 00:39:41,579 HOSPITAL BANS ON THE STREET 1301 00:39:41,579 --> 00:39:45,149 THERE. SO, YOU KNOW, I WOULD BE 1302 00:39:45,149 --> 00:39:50,488 HAPPY TO HEAR A BIT ABOUT THAT 1303 00:39:50,488 --> 00:39:52,323 WORK. THE OTHER PART THAT YOU 1304 00:39:52,323 --> 00:39:55,292 MENTIONED WAS SORT OF THE CODE 1305 00:39:55,292 --> 00:39:57,361 DEPLOYMENT WITH WITH POLICE. YOU 1306 00:39:57,361 --> 00:39:59,764 KNOW, WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT 1307 00:39:59,764 --> 00:40:02,700 HOPING TO SEE MORE KIND OF 1308 00:40:02,700 --> 00:40:04,535 PROACTIVE EFFORTS BY THE CARE 1309 00:40:04,535 --> 00:40:06,537 DEPARTMENT. AND I WAS SPEAKING 1310 00:40:06,537 --> 00:40:08,439 WITH WE'VE HAD A EMPHASIS 1311 00:40:08,439 --> 00:40:12,176 PATROL WITH SPD AND LITTLE 1312 00:40:12,176 --> 00:40:13,978 SAIGON ALONGSIDE LEAD, OBVIOUSLY 1313 00:40:13,978 --> 00:40:15,112 UNDER YOUR DEPARTMENT AS WELL. 1314 00:40:15,112 --> 00:40:16,714 AND ONE THING, THE ONE PIECE OF 1315 00:40:16,714 --> 00:40:19,083 FEEDBACK I HAVE GOTTEN, 1316 00:40:19,083 --> 00:40:20,651 OBVIOUSLY, THINGS ARE CONTINUE 1317 00:40:20,651 --> 00:40:25,189 TO BE VERY DIRE. THERE. I HAVE 1318 00:40:25,189 --> 00:40:26,657 HEARD FROM LEAD THAT ONE 1319 00:40:26,657 --> 00:40:27,324 POSITIVE THING THAT HAS COME OUT 1320 00:40:27,324 --> 00:40:31,729 OF THE EMPHASIS AND SORT OF THE 1321 00:40:31,729 --> 00:40:32,229 NEIGHBORHOOD. DEDICATED 1322 00:40:32,229 --> 00:40:33,497 OFFICERS, IS THAT THEY'VE HAD 1323 00:40:33,497 --> 00:40:36,934 IMPROVED REFERRALS. AND I THINK 1324 00:40:36,934 --> 00:40:38,335 THAT COMES ALONG WHEN YOU HAVE, 1325 00:40:38,335 --> 00:40:41,505 YOU KNOW, OFFICERS THERE EVERY 1326 00:40:41,505 --> 00:40:42,840 DAY UNDERSTANDING SORT OF THE 1327 00:40:42,840 --> 00:40:45,376 POPULATION AND THE FOLKS AND 1328 00:40:45,376 --> 00:40:47,511 ALSO WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH 1329 00:40:47,511 --> 00:40:48,979 LEAD MORE CLOSELY. AND SO I 1330 00:40:48,979 --> 00:40:50,748 COULD SEE A STRONG SORT OF 1331 00:40:50,748 --> 00:40:56,654 BENEFIT WITH WITH CARE FOLKS AS 1332 00:40:56,654 --> 00:40:57,254 WELL, WITH THAT SORT OF CODE 1333 00:40:57,254 --> 00:40:57,888 DEPLOYMENT. I JUST WANT TO PAUSE 1334 00:40:57,888 --> 00:41:00,124 THERE, SEE IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING. 1335 00:41:00,124 --> 00:41:01,025 -- YEAH, I'M EXCITED ABOUT 1336 00:41:01,025 --> 00:41:02,827 THIS. WE'RE ACTUALLY LAUNCHING 1337 00:41:02,827 --> 00:41:04,728 THE PILOT IN WEST PRECINCT NEXT 1338 00:41:04,728 --> 00:41:06,230 FRIDAY. AND THE BASIC IDEA IS 1339 00:41:06,230 --> 00:41:08,833 WE'VE STUDIED THE CRISIS 1340 00:41:08,833 --> 00:41:10,868 HOTSPOTS AS POLICE STAFFING 1341 00:41:10,868 --> 00:41:12,403 IMPROVES. AND ALSO CHIEF SAYLES 1342 00:41:12,403 --> 00:41:13,938 IS DOING A VERY GOOD JOB. HE HAS 1343 00:41:13,938 --> 00:41:16,474 A REALLY GOOD GRASP ON 1344 00:41:16,474 --> 00:41:18,676 NEIGHBORHOOD POLICING, YOU KNOW, 1345 00:41:18,676 --> 00:41:19,810 AND BASICALLY THE FIRST 1346 00:41:19,810 --> 00:41:20,511 RESPONDERS NEED TO KNOW WHO TO 1347 00:41:20,511 --> 00:41:23,747 WHO TO HAND OFF TO. SO ANYTIME 1348 00:41:23,747 --> 00:41:25,015 LAW ENFORCEMENT IS IN AN AREA, 1349 00:41:25,015 --> 00:41:26,183 IF THE RESPONDERS ARE ALSO IN 1350 00:41:26,183 --> 00:41:28,719 THE AREA, IT KIND OF SIDESTEPS 1351 00:41:28,719 --> 00:41:29,620 ANY CONTRACT RESTRICTIONS, 1352 00:41:29,620 --> 00:41:31,922 RIGHT? BECAUSE THE OFFICERS CAN 1353 00:41:31,922 --> 00:41:33,023 STILL USE THEIR JUDGMENT TO SAY, 1354 00:41:33,023 --> 00:41:35,192 YES, YOU KNOW, WHY DON'T YOU GO 1355 00:41:35,192 --> 00:41:37,228 CHECK ON THIS PERSON? SO IT'S 1356 00:41:37,228 --> 00:41:39,129 JUST A SIMPLE WORKAROUND. AND I 1357 00:41:39,129 --> 00:41:41,031 ALSO THINK IT'S GOOD FOR 1358 00:41:41,031 --> 00:41:41,632 RELATIONSHIP BUILDING. BOTH 1359 00:41:41,632 --> 00:41:42,533 SIDES NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT 1360 00:41:42,533 --> 00:41:44,535 THE OTHER SIDE DOES. SO WE'LL 1361 00:41:44,535 --> 00:41:46,604 DO THAT. WE'VE I'VE TALKED TO 1362 00:41:46,604 --> 00:41:49,807 CAPTAIN BRITT ABOUT A SIMILAR 1363 00:41:49,807 --> 00:41:50,307 DESIGN WITH NIGHTLIFE. 1364 00:41:50,307 --> 00:41:51,075 COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH HAS 1365 00:41:51,075 --> 00:41:51,842 ADVOCATED. AGAIN, WE NEED MORE. 1366 00:41:51,842 --> 00:41:53,811 WE DELIVER CARE IN THAT 1367 00:41:53,811 --> 00:41:54,745 NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THEN HOW HOW 1368 00:41:54,745 --> 00:41:56,046 ARE THEY WORKING WITH THE POLICE 1369 00:41:56,046 --> 00:41:57,915 AND CARE RESPONDERS SO THAT WE 1370 00:41:57,915 --> 00:41:59,183 HAVE COVERAGE IN OUR 1371 00:41:59,183 --> 00:42:01,986 NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE REALLY 1372 00:42:01,986 --> 00:42:02,453 CHRONICALLY TROUBLED? 1373 00:42:02,453 --> 00:42:04,521 -- THANK THANK YOU. AND 1374 00:42:04,521 --> 00:42:06,991 TRANSITIONING TO GUN VIOLENCE 1375 00:42:06,991 --> 00:42:08,525 AND IN PARTICULAR, YOUTH GUN 1376 00:42:08,525 --> 00:42:10,461 VIOLENCE. AND I APPRECIATE THE 1377 00:42:10,461 --> 00:42:13,330 DISCUSSION. I AM EXCITED FOR THE 1378 00:42:13,330 --> 00:42:14,932 TRANSITION, OVERSEEING THOSE 1379 00:42:14,932 --> 00:42:16,734 CONTRACTS. BUT I ALSO HAVE SOME 1380 00:42:16,734 --> 00:42:19,336 SOME CONCERNS, AND I APPRECIATE 1381 00:42:19,336 --> 00:42:21,238 THE DIALOG, INCLUDING FROM, YOU 1382 00:42:21,238 --> 00:42:22,206 KNOW, FROM COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 1383 00:42:22,206 --> 00:42:23,407 AND I DO THINK THERE'S AS I 1384 00:42:23,407 --> 00:42:24,308 MENTIONED BEFORE, I THINK 1385 00:42:24,308 --> 00:42:26,343 THERE'S A LOT OF ALIGNMENT AND 1386 00:42:26,343 --> 00:42:28,612 GLAD TO HEAR THAT COMING FROM 1387 00:42:28,612 --> 00:42:32,349 FROM YOU. CHIEF BARDEN. I MY, MY 1388 00:42:32,349 --> 00:42:35,552 SORT OF ONE CAVEAT IS, IS I DO 1389 00:42:35,552 --> 00:42:36,186 UNDERSTAND FOCUS DETERRENCE IS A 1390 00:42:36,186 --> 00:42:39,123 VERY SPECIFIC MODEL. I'M NOT 1391 00:42:39,123 --> 00:42:41,859 SURE THAT I DON'T THINK IT'S A 1392 00:42:41,859 --> 00:42:44,094 SPECIFIC PROVIDER. I ABSOLUTELY 1393 00:42:44,094 --> 00:42:46,130 UNDERSTAND THAT NATIONAL NETWORK 1394 00:42:46,130 --> 00:42:47,898 ARE EXPERTS IN FOCUS, 1395 00:42:47,898 --> 00:42:49,266 DETERRENCE, BUT I DON'T I'LL 1396 00:42:49,266 --> 00:42:50,301 JUST SORT OF CAVEAT THAT I 1397 00:42:50,301 --> 00:42:52,603 DON'T THINK IT HAS TO BE 1398 00:42:52,603 --> 00:42:54,104 NATIONAL NETWORK. I VOTED AGAIN 1399 00:42:54,104 --> 00:42:54,772 IN FAVOR OF THE RESOLUTION. I'M 1400 00:42:54,772 --> 00:42:56,440 HAPPY TO HAVE NATIONAL NETWORK 1401 00:42:56,440 --> 00:42:57,508 BE OUR CONSULTANT. I DO THINK WE 1402 00:42:57,508 --> 00:42:59,710 NEED A CONSULTANT TO DO THE 1403 00:42:59,710 --> 00:43:01,078 FOCUS DETERRENCE. AND WHAT I 1404 00:43:01,078 --> 00:43:04,181 HEARD IS THAT THERE IS BUDGET, 1405 00:43:04,181 --> 00:43:05,783 THERE IS SOME FUNDING THERE FOR 1406 00:43:05,783 --> 00:43:09,954 SOME SORT OF CONSULTANT SO BUT 1407 00:43:09,954 --> 00:43:11,655 ONE OF THE CONCERNS I HAVE IS 1408 00:43:11,655 --> 00:43:12,957 JUST ABOUT THE TRANSITION. THERE 1409 00:43:12,957 --> 00:43:17,461 HAS BEEN A LOT OF SORT OF 1410 00:43:17,461 --> 00:43:18,662 TURMOIL JUST IN TERMS OF A LOT 1411 00:43:18,662 --> 00:43:23,233 OF OUR INVESTMENTS IN CVI. AND 1412 00:43:23,233 --> 00:43:23,901 THEN IF WE'RE CHANGING PATHS, 1413 00:43:23,901 --> 00:43:25,035 LIKE WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT 1414 00:43:25,035 --> 00:43:26,870 WE ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH 1415 00:43:26,870 --> 00:43:29,173 OUR PARTNERS, THEY NEED SOME 1416 00:43:29,173 --> 00:43:30,741 PREDICTABILITY AND STABILITY. 1417 00:43:30,741 --> 00:43:32,843 YOU KNOW, THERE IS AN RFP THIS 1418 00:43:32,843 --> 00:43:34,178 LAST YEAR THAT CAUSED A LOT OF 1419 00:43:34,178 --> 00:43:35,346 TURMOIL IN THE IN THE COMMUNITY 1420 00:43:35,346 --> 00:43:36,780 AND DOWN IN THE RAINIER BEACH 1421 00:43:36,780 --> 00:43:38,248 AREA. AND IT ALWAYS SEEMS LIKE 1422 00:43:38,248 --> 00:43:38,949 WE'RE BEING REACTIVE AND IN 1423 00:43:38,949 --> 00:43:41,218 CRISIS MODE. AND SO I'M VERY 1424 00:43:41,218 --> 00:43:42,853 EXCITED TO AND I'M HOPEFUL THAT 1425 00:43:42,853 --> 00:43:45,289 THIS CONSULTANT CAN HELP US 1426 00:43:45,289 --> 00:43:46,824 DEVELOP A LONG TERM VISION AND A 1427 00:43:46,824 --> 00:43:47,992 LONG TERM PLAN. BUT THERE'S 1428 00:43:47,992 --> 00:43:49,393 GOING TO BE A TRANSITION PERIOD 1429 00:43:49,393 --> 00:43:51,528 AS WELL. AND SO I JUST WANT TO 1430 00:43:51,528 --> 00:43:53,530 BE VERY MINDFUL AS WE UPDATE 1431 00:43:53,530 --> 00:43:54,765 CONTRACTS, AS WE CHANGE 1432 00:43:54,765 --> 00:43:57,568 APPROACHES, THAT WE ARE NOT 1433 00:43:57,568 --> 00:43:59,536 LEAVING OUR PARTNERS. YOU KNOW, 1434 00:43:59,536 --> 00:44:01,105 IN THE LURCH AS THEY DEVELOP 1435 00:44:01,105 --> 00:44:02,806 THEIR BUDGETS, AS THEY DEVELOP 1436 00:44:02,806 --> 00:44:03,807 THEIR STAFFING PLANS. AND SO I 1437 00:44:03,807 --> 00:44:04,575 JUST THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO 1438 00:44:04,575 --> 00:44:06,477 HAVE TO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH 1439 00:44:06,477 --> 00:44:11,015 OUR PARTNERS AS WE SHIFT PIVOT A 1440 00:44:11,015 --> 00:44:13,183 LITTLE BIT IN DIRECTION. 1441 00:44:13,183 --> 00:44:14,685 -- I AGREE, AND THERE IS NO PLAN 1442 00:44:14,685 --> 00:44:17,021 TO DO ANYTHING ABRUPT OR 1443 00:44:17,021 --> 00:44:18,622 DIFFERENT. I THINK WHAT I DON'T 1444 00:44:18,622 --> 00:44:20,391 UNDERSTAND WHEN I LOOK AT THE 1445 00:44:20,391 --> 00:44:21,525 DIFFERENT PROVIDERS IS WHO'S 1446 00:44:21,525 --> 00:44:23,027 DOING WHAT PART OF THE 1447 00:44:23,027 --> 00:44:24,495 INTERVENTION. SO AGAIN, WHO IS 1448 00:44:24,495 --> 00:44:26,864 REALLY ALREADY DOING THE FOCUSED 1449 00:44:26,864 --> 00:44:28,599 DETERRENCE PART, BUT THEY'RE NOT 1450 00:44:28,599 --> 00:44:30,067 ACTUALLY CONNECTED, YOU KNOW, 1451 00:44:30,067 --> 00:44:31,535 FORMALLY TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT, 1452 00:44:31,535 --> 00:44:33,404 TO THE TO THE MODEL. AND I HAVE 1453 00:44:33,404 --> 00:44:34,972 NO DOUBT THAT THERE IS FANTASTIC 1454 00:44:34,972 --> 00:44:38,142 WORK BEING DONE ON THE FRONT 1455 00:44:38,142 --> 00:44:39,677 LINES. AS A CITY, WE NEED TO 1456 00:44:39,677 --> 00:44:41,145 KNOW HOW TO SUPPORT, PROVIDE 1457 00:44:41,145 --> 00:44:44,915 TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND BE ABLE TO 1458 00:44:44,915 --> 00:44:45,949 SHARE IMPACT WITH THE PEOPLE IN 1459 00:44:45,949 --> 00:44:47,718 A BUDGET HEARING, FOR EXAMPLE. 1460 00:44:47,718 --> 00:44:50,721 AND SO THAT'S WHAT I'VE LEARNED. 1461 00:44:50,721 --> 00:44:52,356 IT'S I'M FROM THE NONPROFIT 1462 00:44:52,356 --> 00:44:53,490 SECTOR, AND GENERALLY PEOPLE ARE 1463 00:44:53,490 --> 00:44:54,658 DOING ALL THAT THEY CAN ON THE 1464 00:44:54,658 --> 00:44:55,793 FRONT LINES, AND WE NEED TO 1465 00:44:55,793 --> 00:44:56,794 BETTER SUPPORT THEM IN THAT. SO 1466 00:44:56,794 --> 00:45:00,064 THANK YOU FOR THE, THE NOTE. 1467 00:45:00,064 --> 00:45:02,166 -- AND JUST FINALLY, CHAIR. 1468 00:45:02,166 --> 00:45:03,400 -- I SEE TOMMY HAS SOMETHING TO 1469 00:45:03,400 --> 00:45:03,600 ADD. 1470 00:45:03,600 --> 00:45:04,201 -- YEAH, I WANTED TO SPEAK TO 1471 00:45:04,201 --> 00:45:05,002 THAT AS WELL. COUNCILMEMBER LIN 1472 00:45:05,002 --> 00:45:06,603 THAT WE'VE ALREADY BEEN IN 1473 00:45:06,603 --> 00:45:08,338 CONVERSATIONS WITH HSD ABOUT THE 1474 00:45:08,338 --> 00:45:09,673 PARTICULAR CONTRACTS THAT ARE 1475 00:45:09,673 --> 00:45:11,241 PROPOSED TO MOVE OVER. WE'VE 1476 00:45:11,241 --> 00:45:13,877 BEEN DOING ANALYSIS WITH THEM 1477 00:45:13,877 --> 00:45:14,511 AND GETTING UPDATES ABOUT WHAT 1478 00:45:14,511 --> 00:45:15,312 HSD HAS BEEN DOING AND 1479 00:45:15,312 --> 00:45:18,048 TRANSITION EFFORTS WITH THEM. SO 1480 00:45:18,048 --> 00:45:18,682 WE'VE ALREADY PUT THAT PLAN 1481 00:45:18,682 --> 00:45:20,484 TOGETHER AND WE'LL BE WORKING 1482 00:45:20,484 --> 00:45:22,619 WITH THEM. THE PROVIDERS CAN 1483 00:45:22,619 --> 00:45:23,187 EXPECT THAT CARE DEPARTMENT 1484 00:45:23,187 --> 00:45:23,854 PERSONNEL, INCLUDING THE CHIEF, 1485 00:45:23,854 --> 00:45:24,922 WILL BE REACHING OUT OVER THE 1486 00:45:24,922 --> 00:45:25,923 NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS SO THAT WE 1487 00:45:25,923 --> 00:45:27,591 CAN GET EVERYTHING FINALIZED AND 1488 00:45:27,591 --> 00:45:29,460 NEW CONTRACTS UP TO DATE BEFORE 1489 00:45:29,460 --> 00:45:31,295 JANUARY. 1490 00:45:31,295 --> 00:45:33,197 -- OKAY, WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. 1491 00:45:33,197 --> 00:45:36,133 JUST ONE FINAL, AND I SEE 1492 00:45:36,133 --> 00:45:37,234 DIRECTOR HOLCOMB HERE AS WELL. 1493 00:45:37,234 --> 00:45:39,703 THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. AND I 1494 00:45:39,703 --> 00:45:41,438 JUST ONE SORT OF QUESTION. 1495 00:45:41,438 --> 00:45:44,108 CONCERN IS, I MEAN, YOU'LL BE 1496 00:45:44,108 --> 00:45:44,708 OVERSEEING THE CONTRACTS WITH 1497 00:45:44,708 --> 00:45:47,578 OUR SOME OF OUR PROVIDERS. 1498 00:45:47,578 --> 00:45:49,346 THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A LOT MORE TO 1499 00:45:49,346 --> 00:45:50,614 THIS WORK. YOU KNOW. SPD. I 1500 00:45:50,614 --> 00:45:52,149 MEAN, YOU'RE NOT YOU DON'T 1501 00:45:52,149 --> 00:45:54,685 SUPERVISE. SPD. RIGHT. AND AND 1502 00:45:54,685 --> 00:45:55,986 SO, AND AS YOU MENTIONED, 1503 00:45:55,986 --> 00:45:57,621 THERE'S A LOT OF COLLABORATION 1504 00:45:57,621 --> 00:45:58,222 AND COORDINATION THAT HAS TO 1505 00:45:58,222 --> 00:46:00,157 HAPPEN IN. YOU'RE DEALING WITH 1506 00:46:00,157 --> 00:46:01,058 911 CALLS. AND SO YOU'RE GOING 1507 00:46:01,058 --> 00:46:02,993 TO BE STRETCHED THIN, BUT I 1508 00:46:02,993 --> 00:46:06,230 GUESS PARTIALLY LIKE, HOW DO WE 1509 00:46:06,230 --> 00:46:09,733 MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS THE 1510 00:46:09,733 --> 00:46:10,367 COLLABORATION AND COORDINATION 1511 00:46:10,367 --> 00:46:12,970 WITH KIND OF YOU AS ONE 1512 00:46:12,970 --> 00:46:15,105 DEPARTMENT WHEN, YOU KNOW, WE 1513 00:46:15,105 --> 00:46:16,273 TALKED EARLIER ABOUT LIKE SOME 1514 00:46:16,273 --> 00:46:18,142 PEOPLE MIGHT NEED TO BE 1515 00:46:18,142 --> 00:46:18,809 RELOCATED, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO 1516 00:46:18,809 --> 00:46:19,977 BE RELOCATING PEOPLE. THAT'S 1517 00:46:19,977 --> 00:46:21,111 GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE 1518 00:46:21,111 --> 00:46:22,913 IT'S OUR, OUR NONPROFIT 1519 00:46:22,913 --> 00:46:25,082 PARTNERS, MAYBE IT'S WORKING 1520 00:46:25,082 --> 00:46:26,383 WITH OUR HOUSING PARTNERS. LIKE, 1521 00:46:26,383 --> 00:46:28,018 HOW CAN YOU DO THAT? WHAT 1522 00:46:28,018 --> 00:46:29,620 SUPPORT DO YOU NEED FROM THE 1523 00:46:29,620 --> 00:46:32,422 MAYOR'S OFFICE OR FROM US 1524 00:46:32,422 --> 00:46:34,091 COUNCIL TO, TO SUPPORT, YOU 1525 00:46:34,091 --> 00:46:35,192 KNOW, HELP FROM OTHER 1526 00:46:35,192 --> 00:46:36,793 DEPARTMENTS, OTHER AGENCIES, 1527 00:46:36,793 --> 00:46:38,562 WHETHER IT'S KING COUNTY OFFICE 1528 00:46:38,562 --> 00:46:40,631 OF REGIONAL GUN VIOLENCE 1529 00:46:40,631 --> 00:46:41,899 PREVENTION THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF 1530 00:46:41,899 --> 00:46:44,134 YOUR PURVIEW. 1531 00:46:44,134 --> 00:46:45,702 -- YEAH. AGAIN, HIRING THAT 1532 00:46:45,702 --> 00:46:47,304 DIRECTOR POSITION IS TOP 1533 00:46:47,304 --> 00:46:48,005 PRIORITY. THAT'S ALREADY WE WERE 1534 00:46:48,005 --> 00:46:51,108 WORKING ON THE PDX'S BECAUSE 1535 00:46:51,108 --> 00:46:52,309 THE MONEY IS THERE BASICALLY AS 1536 00:46:52,309 --> 00:46:53,410 FAST AS WE CAN HIRE FOR IT, AND 1537 00:46:53,410 --> 00:46:54,845 WE WILL. THAT IS A CRITICAL 1538 00:46:54,845 --> 00:46:56,480 HIRE. WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT 1539 00:46:56,480 --> 00:46:59,850 THAT IS THE RIGHT PERSON WHO IS 1540 00:46:59,850 --> 00:47:00,484 AN OUTSTANDING COLLABORATOR AND 1541 00:47:00,484 --> 00:47:01,118 UNDERSTANDS THAT WE ARE A CITY 1542 00:47:01,118 --> 00:47:02,986 SITTING IN A COUNTY WITH A LOT 1543 00:47:02,986 --> 00:47:05,322 OF RESOURCES, SITTING INSIDE A 1544 00:47:05,322 --> 00:47:06,857 STATE, YOU KNOW, AND EVEN A 1545 00:47:06,857 --> 00:47:09,092 NATIONAL LEGAL AND POLICY 1546 00:47:09,092 --> 00:47:13,463 SYSTEM. AND SO I THINK AS WE GET 1547 00:47:13,463 --> 00:47:13,964 THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN THE 1548 00:47:13,964 --> 00:47:16,433 CONVERSATION TO ILLUMINATE WHERE 1549 00:47:16,433 --> 00:47:18,669 ARE THERE GAPS, I DON'T KNOW, 1550 00:47:18,669 --> 00:47:19,670 TODAY, COUNCILMEMBER, YOU KNOW, 1551 00:47:19,670 --> 00:47:21,038 I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE WHAT 1552 00:47:21,038 --> 00:47:23,073 PIECES ARE IN PLACE. DO WE HAVE 1553 00:47:23,073 --> 00:47:25,475 A, A SWIFT RELOCATION EXIT 1554 00:47:25,475 --> 00:47:27,277 STRATEGY? I THINK ABOUT HUMAN 1555 00:47:27,277 --> 00:47:29,613 TRAFFICKING IN THE SAME WAY 1556 00:47:29,613 --> 00:47:31,481 WHERE IT'S JUST SPECIFICALLY 1557 00:47:31,481 --> 00:47:32,115 PSYCHOLOGICALLY COMPLEX AND YOU 1558 00:47:32,115 --> 00:47:32,749 NEED A WHOLE BUNCH OF SUPPORTS 1559 00:47:32,749 --> 00:47:34,952 AND YOU NEED THEM AT THE READY. 1560 00:47:34,952 --> 00:47:35,886 SO I'M SURE THAT WE WILL BE 1561 00:47:35,886 --> 00:47:38,488 HAVING A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS 1562 00:47:38,488 --> 00:47:39,990 ABOUT THIS, BUT I AGREE WITH THE 1563 00:47:39,990 --> 00:47:42,726 NEED FOR A TECHNICAL EVALUATIVE 1564 00:47:42,726 --> 00:47:43,727 PARTNER BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT 1565 00:47:43,727 --> 00:47:46,330 OF CITIES DOING THIS WELL. AND 1566 00:47:46,330 --> 00:47:47,598 IT IS LIKE THE CARE PILOT THAT 1567 00:47:47,598 --> 00:47:48,865 JUST TOOK ME A FEW MONTHS TO 1568 00:47:48,865 --> 00:47:50,300 LIFT OFF BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO 1569 00:47:50,300 --> 00:47:51,401 LOOK AT THE NATIONAL LANDSCAPE, 1570 00:47:51,401 --> 00:47:52,836 HAVE CANDID CONVERSATIONS WITH A 1571 00:47:52,836 --> 00:47:54,638 BUNCH OF PEOPLE WHO SHARED WITH 1572 00:47:54,638 --> 00:47:55,372 ME NOT JUST WHAT WAS GOING WELL, 1573 00:47:55,372 --> 00:47:58,208 BUT WHAT NOT TO DO. AND THEN WE 1574 00:47:58,208 --> 00:47:59,042 PUT PEN TO PAPER AND GOT IT 1575 00:47:59,042 --> 00:48:00,444 GOING, AND WE CAN DO THE SAME 1576 00:48:00,444 --> 00:48:02,246 THING HERE. 1577 00:48:02,246 --> 00:48:02,579 -- THANK YOU. 1578 00:48:02,579 --> 00:48:04,381 -- CHAIR, THANK YOU, 1579 00:48:04,381 --> 00:48:06,350 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. WE'VE GOT 1580 00:48:06,350 --> 00:48:07,784 COUNCIL PRESIDENT NEXT. 1581 00:48:07,784 --> 00:48:09,953 -- THANK YOU CHAIR. THANK YOU, 1582 00:48:09,953 --> 00:48:12,956 CHIEF, FOR BEING HERE. AND JUST 1583 00:48:12,956 --> 00:48:15,225 REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION 1584 00:48:15,225 --> 00:48:16,627 TO DETAIL AND YOUR WILLINGNESS 1585 00:48:16,627 --> 00:48:17,394 TO WORK IN COLLABORATION THAT 1586 00:48:17,394 --> 00:48:19,162 WE'VE WE'VE HAD, ESPECIALLY 1587 00:48:19,162 --> 00:48:20,130 WITH CAPITOL HILL, PIKE, PINE, 1588 00:48:20,130 --> 00:48:24,701 AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HAVING 1589 00:48:24,701 --> 00:48:27,170 MORE PEOPLE ON THE GROUND FOR 1590 00:48:27,170 --> 00:48:29,706 VIOLENCE, AND CORRUPTION AND 1591 00:48:29,706 --> 00:48:31,708 VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS. AND I 1592 00:48:31,708 --> 00:48:32,342 KNOW THAT THAT IS A IS A PROGRAM 1593 00:48:32,342 --> 00:48:33,577 THAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO 1594 00:48:33,577 --> 00:48:34,177 FIGURE OUT WHAT WHAT ARE THE 1595 00:48:34,177 --> 00:48:35,045 NEXT STEPS? WHAT DO THEY LOOK 1596 00:48:35,045 --> 00:48:36,947 LIKE? SO REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR 1597 00:48:36,947 --> 00:48:38,448 PARTNERSHIP AND YOUR 1598 00:48:38,448 --> 00:48:39,082 DEPARTMENT'S PARTNERSHIP ON 1599 00:48:39,082 --> 00:48:39,783 THAT, BECAUSE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT 1600 00:48:39,783 --> 00:48:41,418 IT FOR A LONG TIME. AND SO JUST 1601 00:48:41,418 --> 00:48:42,920 HAPPY TO GET THAT GOING. ONE 1602 00:48:42,920 --> 00:48:44,988 THING THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL, AND 1603 00:48:44,988 --> 00:48:47,324 I SHARED THIS WITH SPD AND WE'LL 1604 00:48:47,324 --> 00:48:51,094 TALK OFFLINE, CHIEF, IS TO BE 1605 00:48:51,094 --> 00:48:54,031 ABLE TO KIND OF UNDERSTAND MORE 1606 00:48:54,031 --> 00:48:56,566 OF LEAD IN THE SENSE THAT. AND 1607 00:48:56,566 --> 00:48:57,968 COULD YOU GUYS GO BACK TO THE 1608 00:48:57,968 --> 00:49:00,904 LEAD INVESTMENT PIECE, THE. 1609 00:49:00,904 --> 00:49:05,642 THANK YOU. THE FUNDING PROPOSAL. 1610 00:49:05,642 --> 00:49:08,111 THANK YOU. AND COLEAD AND I 1611 00:49:08,111 --> 00:49:09,780 THINK WHAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR 1612 00:49:09,780 --> 00:49:12,049 ME, BECAUSE I'M TWO AND A HALF 1613 00:49:12,049 --> 00:49:13,050 YEARS IN, I UNDERSTAND THE 1614 00:49:13,050 --> 00:49:14,751 CONCEPT, THE TALKING POINTS. I 1615 00:49:14,751 --> 00:49:17,020 UNDERSTAND ALL OF THAT. THE ONE 1616 00:49:17,020 --> 00:49:18,455 THING THAT I'M STILL STRUGGLING 1617 00:49:18,455 --> 00:49:20,958 WITH ARE THE KEY PERFORMANCE 1618 00:49:20,958 --> 00:49:23,560 INDEX, THE KPIS OF LEAD TO 1619 00:49:23,560 --> 00:49:24,728 UNDERSTAND WHAT IS THE IMPACT. 1620 00:49:24,728 --> 00:49:26,330 AND I KNOW I'VE HEARD ALL THE 1621 00:49:26,330 --> 00:49:28,098 STORIES AND THE PEOPLE, BUT HOW 1622 00:49:28,098 --> 00:49:30,667 THAT FITS WITHIN OUR MODEL, 1623 00:49:30,667 --> 00:49:33,837 BECAUSE I CAN TELL WHEN YOU ALL 1624 00:49:33,837 --> 00:49:35,739 PUT THE CHART UP ABOUT 911 DATA 1625 00:49:35,739 --> 00:49:38,208 IN TERMS OF CALL TIME, I CAN SEE 1626 00:49:38,208 --> 00:49:38,709 THE INVESTMENT AND THE 1627 00:49:38,709 --> 00:49:40,777 IMPROVEMENTS THAT'S MADE WITH US 1628 00:49:40,777 --> 00:49:42,813 SAYING THESE INVESTMENTS FOR 1629 00:49:42,813 --> 00:49:45,482 THESE PEOPLE HAVE CREATED 1630 00:49:45,482 --> 00:49:46,483 SHORTER WAIT TIMES FOR PEOPLE 1631 00:49:46,483 --> 00:49:48,118 GETTING SOMEONE. NOW, WE DON'T 1632 00:49:48,118 --> 00:49:48,952 KNOW ABOUT RESPONSE TIMES. 1633 00:49:48,952 --> 00:49:50,520 THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU ALL DO. BUT 1634 00:49:50,520 --> 00:49:52,356 JUST TO COLLECT THAT DATA 1635 00:49:52,356 --> 00:49:53,590 INFORMATION, I'M ABLE TO 1636 00:49:53,590 --> 00:49:54,891 LITERALLY SEE THAT RIGHT IN 1637 00:49:54,891 --> 00:49:57,027 FRONT BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF YOUR 1638 00:49:57,027 --> 00:49:58,996 KPIS. AND SO THAT WOULD BE SUPER 1639 00:49:58,996 --> 00:50:01,031 HELPFUL AND IMPORTANT. AND I 1640 00:50:01,031 --> 00:50:04,134 THINK THIS IS A BIGGER QUESTION, 1641 00:50:04,134 --> 00:50:04,868 AND THIS IS PROBABLY NOT A 1642 00:50:04,868 --> 00:50:07,170 QUESTION THAT'S MORE OF A 1643 00:50:07,170 --> 00:50:08,805 STATEMENT IS WHEN WE, THE CITY, 1644 00:50:08,805 --> 00:50:11,375 ARE FIGURING OUT OUR SAFETY PLAN 1645 00:50:11,375 --> 00:50:14,444 AND OUR CONTRACTORS, US HAVING 1646 00:50:14,444 --> 00:50:15,779 THE SAME METRICS SO WE CAN 1647 00:50:15,779 --> 00:50:17,848 UNDERSTAND WHERE WE'RE MAKING 1648 00:50:17,848 --> 00:50:18,382 THESE INVESTMENTS OR AYE 1649 00:50:18,382 --> 00:50:19,016 DEPARTMENTS COMING HERE AND 1650 00:50:19,016 --> 00:50:20,183 SAYING, THIS IS HOW MUCH MONEY 1651 00:50:20,183 --> 00:50:21,284 WE'RE POURING INTO HOUSING, 1652 00:50:21,284 --> 00:50:23,186 THIS IS HOW MUCH MONEY WE'RE 1653 00:50:23,186 --> 00:50:24,054 POURING INTO PREVENTION, 1654 00:50:24,054 --> 00:50:24,955 INTERVENTION, AND FOR WHATEVER 1655 00:50:24,955 --> 00:50:27,824 IT IS THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY SEE 1656 00:50:27,824 --> 00:50:30,260 WHAT THOSE OUTCOMES ARE. AND I 1657 00:50:30,260 --> 00:50:31,795 THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. 1658 00:50:31,795 --> 00:50:34,431 SO I JUST WANT TO SAY, I REALLY 1659 00:50:34,431 --> 00:50:34,965 APPRECIATE THE CALL TIME 1660 00:50:34,965 --> 00:50:37,601 RESPONSE. WE CAN SEE THAT. AND 1661 00:50:37,601 --> 00:50:39,503 THEN ALSO FOR THE COLEAD 1662 00:50:39,503 --> 00:50:40,103 INVESTMENTS THAT WE'VE BEEN 1663 00:50:40,103 --> 00:50:41,204 DOING, STRONG BELIEVER IN 1664 00:50:41,204 --> 00:50:43,140 COLEAD. I JUST WANT SOME KPIS SO 1665 00:50:43,140 --> 00:50:45,909 I CAN BE ABLE TO ADVOCATE FOR 1666 00:50:45,909 --> 00:50:47,177 THE PROGRAM OR ABLE TO 1667 00:50:47,177 --> 00:50:48,545 ARTICULATE IT TO OTHER PEOPLE 1668 00:50:48,545 --> 00:50:51,114 ABOUT THE IMPACT. THE LAST 1669 00:50:51,114 --> 00:50:52,249 THING, AND THIS IS MORE OF A 1670 00:50:52,249 --> 00:50:54,484 QUESTION, THE CONTRACTS THAT 1671 00:50:54,484 --> 00:50:56,153 HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED, 1672 00:50:56,153 --> 00:50:59,589 TRANSFERRED TO YOU OR JUST THAT 1673 00:50:59,589 --> 00:51:00,157 NEW RESPONSIBILITY THAT YOU 1674 00:51:00,157 --> 00:51:00,791 HAVE, AND YOU ALL ARE GOING TO 1675 00:51:00,791 --> 00:51:02,959 BE STRETCHED THIN. I'VE TALKED 1676 00:51:02,959 --> 00:51:04,127 ABOUT IT BEFORE. WE HAVE 1677 00:51:04,127 --> 00:51:06,730 PREVENTION, INTERVENTION AND 1678 00:51:06,730 --> 00:51:09,132 ENFORCEMENT. THAT'S HOW I'M 1679 00:51:09,132 --> 00:51:11,301 ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, BREAK UP 1680 00:51:11,301 --> 00:51:13,270 PUBLIC SAFETY. AND THAT'S 1681 00:51:13,270 --> 00:51:14,471 ACTUALLY NOT MINE. THAT'S CHERYL 1682 00:51:14,471 --> 00:51:15,705 PARKER FROM PHILADELPHIA, THE 1683 00:51:15,705 --> 00:51:17,007 MAYOR. SO I GOT TO GIVE HER 1684 00:51:17,007 --> 00:51:18,141 CREDIT. THAT WAS HER THING WHEN 1685 00:51:18,141 --> 00:51:19,543 SHE CAME ON AND RAN AND TALKED 1686 00:51:19,543 --> 00:51:22,879 ABOUT PREVENTION, INTERVENTION 1687 00:51:22,879 --> 00:51:24,881 AND ENFORCEMENT. AND THE ONE 1688 00:51:24,881 --> 00:51:25,982 THING I WANTED TO KNOW, THE 1689 00:51:25,982 --> 00:51:27,551 CONTRACTS THAT HAVE BEEN PASSED, 1690 00:51:27,551 --> 00:51:30,153 SO I SO LET ME JUST SAY THIS FOR 1691 00:51:30,153 --> 00:51:32,189 PREVENTION. I THINK IT IS AFTER 1692 00:51:32,189 --> 00:51:34,057 SCHOOL PROGRAMS, PIANO LESSON 1693 00:51:34,057 --> 00:51:36,359 CAMP, MENTAL HEALTH, MORE THINGS 1694 00:51:36,359 --> 00:51:37,861 YOU KNOW AS WELL. THE 1695 00:51:37,861 --> 00:51:39,096 INTERVENTION, I THINK, IS 1696 00:51:39,096 --> 00:51:41,832 SOMETHING AS LIKE LEAD ALSO 1697 00:51:41,832 --> 00:51:44,901 THINK OF SOMETHING AS THE 1698 00:51:44,901 --> 00:51:46,136 VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS 1699 00:51:46,136 --> 00:51:46,736 INTERRUPTERS THAT ARE ON THE 1700 00:51:46,736 --> 00:51:47,838 GROUND. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE 1701 00:51:47,838 --> 00:51:52,175 ENFORCEMENT IS THE SPD AND 911, 1702 00:51:52,175 --> 00:51:54,010 THE CONTRACTS THAT HAVE BEEN 1703 00:51:54,010 --> 00:51:55,345 TRANSFERRED AND SHIFTED TO YOU. 1704 00:51:55,345 --> 00:51:56,446 WHERE ARE THEY ON THAT PIE 1705 00:51:56,446 --> 00:51:57,814 CHART? ARE THEY THE PEOPLE THAT 1706 00:51:57,814 --> 00:51:59,249 ARE DOING THE INTERVENTION? IS 1707 00:51:59,249 --> 00:52:02,419 IT PREVENTION? LIKE, HELP ME 1708 00:52:02,419 --> 00:52:03,954 UNDERSTAND WHEN THOSE CONTRACTS, 1709 00:52:03,954 --> 00:52:06,123 WHERE DOES THAT LAND IN THAT 1710 00:52:06,123 --> 00:52:06,423 ECOSYSTEM? 1711 00:52:06,423 --> 00:52:08,592 -- YEAH, THEY WILL ACTUALLY MOVE 1712 00:52:08,592 --> 00:52:10,627 JANUARY 1st. AND SO I HAVE JUST 1713 00:52:10,627 --> 00:52:12,762 HAD MY FIRST LOOK AT THEM THIS 1714 00:52:12,762 --> 00:52:14,231 WEEK. THEY'RE ORGANIZATIONS 1715 00:52:14,231 --> 00:52:15,632 I'M FAMILIAR WITH AND I ADMIRE 1716 00:52:15,632 --> 00:52:17,767 AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE'S 180 1717 00:52:17,767 --> 00:52:21,037 IS, BUT I WOULD RELY ON AND 1718 00:52:21,037 --> 00:52:22,372 DEFER YOU TO HSD BECAUSE THEY 1719 00:52:22,372 --> 00:52:23,507 REALLY DID THE ANALYSIS. LOOKING 1720 00:52:23,507 --> 00:52:25,642 AT THAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS 1721 00:52:25,642 --> 00:52:27,277 PREVENTATIVE? WHAT IS UPSTREAM? 1722 00:52:27,277 --> 00:52:28,979 THAT'S REALLY A HUMAN SERVICE 1723 00:52:28,979 --> 00:52:31,815 DEPARTMENT INVESTMENT OR A DEAL 1724 00:52:31,815 --> 00:52:32,315 INVESTMENT. WHAT DID WE 1725 00:52:32,315 --> 00:52:34,317 CONSIDER? I WOULD SAY LATE STAGE 1726 00:52:34,317 --> 00:52:35,685 INTERVENTION, YOU KNOW, MEANING 1727 00:52:35,685 --> 00:52:36,887 THERE'S SOME FORMALITY TO THIS. 1728 00:52:36,887 --> 00:52:38,755 WE NEED AN ACTUAL PLAN FOR THIS 1729 00:52:38,755 --> 00:52:41,191 PERSON. THIS IS NOT GOING WELL. 1730 00:52:41,191 --> 00:52:42,959 AND HOW DO YOU ACTUALLY WRAP 1731 00:52:42,959 --> 00:52:44,561 SUPPORT AROUND? I KEEP SAYING 1732 00:52:44,561 --> 00:52:45,662 KIDS BECAUSE IT'S JUST MY 1733 00:52:45,662 --> 00:52:48,098 BACKGROUND. I'M MORE FAMILIAR 1734 00:52:48,098 --> 00:52:50,100 WITH THE 25 AND YOUNGER BRAIN. 1735 00:52:50,100 --> 00:52:51,868 AND TO AFFIRM WHAT YOU JUST 1736 00:52:51,868 --> 00:52:52,302 SAID, COUNCILMEMBER 1737 00:52:52,302 --> 00:52:53,503 HOLLINGSWORTH COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 1738 00:52:53,503 --> 00:52:55,805 IT IS SO OFTEN THE PROTECTIVE 1739 00:52:55,805 --> 00:52:57,641 FACTORS ARE ACCESS TO 1740 00:52:57,641 --> 00:52:59,109 EMPLOYMENT, ACCESS TO A MENTOR, 1741 00:52:59,109 --> 00:53:00,544 ACCESS TO A PLACE TO BE. ON 1742 00:53:00,544 --> 00:53:02,012 FRIDAY NIGHT AT 10 P.M., SPORTS 1743 00:53:02,012 --> 00:53:03,580 ARTS, I WAS EXPLAINING TO 1744 00:53:03,580 --> 00:53:05,415 SOMEONE, WE CAN'T REALLY 1745 00:53:05,415 --> 00:53:07,717 ACTUALLY EVEN PROCESS COMPLEX 1746 00:53:07,717 --> 00:53:10,186 TRAUMA WHEN WE'RE 14, RIGHT? 1747 00:53:10,186 --> 00:53:11,655 YOUR BRAIN CANNOT DO THAT. BUT 1748 00:53:11,655 --> 00:53:13,123 THERE ARE THINGS THAT CAN BE 1749 00:53:13,123 --> 00:53:15,192 ADDRESSED IN WAYS THAT KIDS CAN 1750 00:53:15,192 --> 00:53:16,426 FEEL HOPEFUL AND LIKE THEY'RE ON 1751 00:53:16,426 --> 00:53:18,728 A PATH THAT IS SAFE. AND WE KNOW 1752 00:53:18,728 --> 00:53:20,430 HOW TO DO THAT. I THINK 1753 00:53:20,430 --> 00:53:21,765 SOMETIMES WE OVERINTELLECTUALIZE 1754 00:53:21,765 --> 00:53:23,600 IT AND OVERCOMPLICATE IT, BUT 1755 00:53:23,600 --> 00:53:24,234 MOST OF THOSE INVESTMENTS REMAIN 1756 00:53:24,234 --> 00:53:27,871 IN HSD. MY ASSUMPTION IS THAT 1757 00:53:27,871 --> 00:53:30,774 THE CONTRACTS MOVING ARE ALL 1758 00:53:30,774 --> 00:53:34,277 RELATED TO PEOPLE WHO ARE KNOWN 1759 00:53:34,277 --> 00:53:36,213 TO BE ENGAGED IN ACTIVITY, WHERE 1760 00:53:36,213 --> 00:53:37,113 WE THINK THEY ARE GOING TO WIND 1761 00:53:37,113 --> 00:53:39,482 UP WITH SENTENCES. YOU KNOW, WE 1762 00:53:39,482 --> 00:53:40,550 THINK THAT THEY'RE GOING TO 1763 00:53:40,550 --> 00:53:42,085 WIND UP IN THE SYSTEM. AND 1764 00:53:42,085 --> 00:53:44,254 THAT'S, AGAIN, THE DESIGN OF 1765 00:53:44,254 --> 00:53:46,790 LEAD IS WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE 1766 00:53:46,790 --> 00:53:47,691 LIKELY TO HAVE TO SPEND TIME IN 1767 00:53:47,691 --> 00:53:50,160 THE CARCERAL SYSTEM. WE ALSO 1768 00:53:50,160 --> 00:53:52,862 KNOW THAT THE CAUSAL FACTOR HERE 1769 00:53:52,862 --> 00:53:53,697 IS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. IT'S A 1770 00:53:53,697 --> 00:53:55,231 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUE. AND IF 1771 00:53:55,231 --> 00:53:56,800 WE CAN TREAT THAT, THEN WE CAN 1772 00:53:56,800 --> 00:53:58,468 PROBABLY AVOID THE SYSTEM 1773 00:53:58,468 --> 00:53:59,035 ALTOGETHER. AND I THINK THE 1774 00:53:59,035 --> 00:54:00,604 TENSION IN OUR SOCIETY IS PEOPLE 1775 00:54:00,604 --> 00:54:02,272 DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT IS NOT 1776 00:54:02,272 --> 00:54:03,707 THE THEORY ISN'T NO 1777 00:54:03,707 --> 00:54:05,809 ACCOUNTABILITY. THE THEORY IS 1778 00:54:05,809 --> 00:54:06,977 ACCOUNTABILITY, BUT IT'S. CAN 1779 00:54:06,977 --> 00:54:08,345 YOU INCENT SOMEBODY ON A MORE 1780 00:54:08,345 --> 00:54:12,182 PRODUCTIVE PATH USING SORT OF 1781 00:54:12,182 --> 00:54:12,816 THE DETERRENT THAT'S ON THE 1782 00:54:12,816 --> 00:54:14,217 BOOKS THAT WILL BE APPLIED 1783 00:54:14,217 --> 00:54:16,419 CONSISTENTLY. SO MORE TO COME. 1784 00:54:16,419 --> 00:54:18,722 AS I STUDY THE CONTRACTS, WE CAN 1785 00:54:18,722 --> 00:54:20,156 TALK ABOUT. 1786 00:54:20,156 --> 00:54:21,224 -- THAT I KNOW WAS THROWN AT 1787 00:54:21,224 --> 00:54:23,593 YOU. ONE MORE COMMENT, CHAIR. 1788 00:54:23,593 --> 00:54:26,429 THANK YOU. AND I THINK THE 1789 00:54:26,429 --> 00:54:29,132 REASON WHY THIS PIECE IS VERY 1790 00:54:29,132 --> 00:54:29,733 IMPORTANT ABOUT THE CONTRACTS 1791 00:54:29,733 --> 00:54:30,400 THAT ARE GOING TO BE TRANSFERRED 1792 00:54:30,400 --> 00:54:33,570 OVER TO YOU VERSUS WHAT IS IN 1793 00:54:33,570 --> 00:54:36,306 HSD. AND NOW I'M GOING TO GO 1794 00:54:36,306 --> 00:54:38,575 INTO MY LITTLE EQUITY BOX THAT 1795 00:54:38,575 --> 00:54:39,643 EVERYONE LOVES. AND THE ONE 1796 00:54:39,643 --> 00:54:41,378 THING, BECAUSE I'M MOST 1797 00:54:41,378 --> 00:54:41,945 CONCERNED ABOUT IS WE'VE 1798 00:54:41,945 --> 00:54:44,748 LEARNED, AND WE KNOW THAT 50% OF 1799 00:54:44,748 --> 00:54:46,449 THE VICTIMS THAT ARE GUN 1800 00:54:46,449 --> 00:54:48,284 VIOLENCE ARE BLACK MALES. AND 1801 00:54:48,284 --> 00:54:50,453 THEN WE ALSO KNOW THAT THESE ARE 1802 00:54:50,453 --> 00:54:52,022 BETWEEN AGES OF 13 AND 24. AND 1803 00:54:52,022 --> 00:54:53,590 THEN YOU GO HIGHER WHEN IT'S 1804 00:54:53,590 --> 00:54:56,293 LIKE 18 AND 24. AND I DON'T KNOW 1805 00:54:56,293 --> 00:54:57,661 IF THAT'S THE TARGET 1806 00:54:57,661 --> 00:54:59,496 DEMOGRAPHIC THAT LEAD IS GOING 1807 00:54:59,496 --> 00:55:01,164 AFTER OR TARGET OR ARE DOING. 1808 00:55:01,164 --> 00:55:03,900 AND SO TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION 1809 00:55:03,900 --> 00:55:05,969 AND ENSURING THAT IF WE KNOW 1810 00:55:05,969 --> 00:55:09,506 THAT 50% OF BLACK MALES, 13 TO 1811 00:55:09,506 --> 00:55:13,143 24 ARE THE ONES THAT ARE DYING 1812 00:55:13,143 --> 00:55:16,713 AND CAUGHT UP IN THIS TYPE OF 1813 00:55:16,713 --> 00:55:18,782 ACTIVITY, THEN THOSE SHOULD 1814 00:55:18,782 --> 00:55:19,382 REFLECT SOME OF THE CONTRACTS 1815 00:55:19,382 --> 00:55:22,185 AND THEN THE TARGETED APPROACH 1816 00:55:22,185 --> 00:55:23,186 DURING THIS PROCESS. YOU KNOW, I 1817 00:55:23,186 --> 00:55:25,555 FIND OUT I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO 1818 00:55:25,555 --> 00:55:26,489 THE GUN VIOLENCE PLAN. I KNOW IT 1819 00:55:26,489 --> 00:55:28,158 WAS PUT ON PAPER. I FOUND OUT 1820 00:55:28,158 --> 00:55:29,559 ABOUT IT WITH A PRESS RELEASE 1821 00:55:29,559 --> 00:55:31,394 AND AN EMAIL. SO I'M LOOKING 1822 00:55:31,394 --> 00:55:32,929 FORWARD TO, YOU KNOW, HELPING 1823 00:55:32,929 --> 00:55:34,264 WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT. 1824 00:55:34,264 --> 00:55:35,665 AND I'LL CONTINUE TO SHARE WITH 1825 00:55:35,665 --> 00:55:38,034 THE MAYOR'S OFFICE MY 1826 00:55:38,034 --> 00:55:41,271 WILLINGNESS TO COLLABORATE ON 1827 00:55:41,271 --> 00:55:44,274 THAT. HOWEVER, WHEN I'M LOOKING 1828 00:55:44,274 --> 00:55:46,576 AT THE CONTRACTS AND THE 1829 00:55:46,576 --> 00:55:48,078 EXECUTION AND THE KPIS THAT 1830 00:55:48,078 --> 00:55:48,978 WE'RE ENSURING THAT WE'RE 1831 00:55:48,978 --> 00:55:50,847 TARGETING, NUMBER ONE, THAT 1832 00:55:50,847 --> 00:55:51,448 DEMOGRAPHIC, THAT THE PEOPLE 1833 00:55:51,448 --> 00:55:56,019 THAT ARE DOING THAT WORK ARE 1834 00:55:56,019 --> 00:55:57,454 ALSO TARGETING THAT DEMOGRAPHIC 1835 00:55:57,454 --> 00:55:59,022 AS WELL. AND THEN WE ALSO KNOW 1836 00:55:59,022 --> 00:56:01,725 WHICH GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS WITHIN 1837 00:56:01,725 --> 00:56:03,626 THE CITY THAT WE NEED TO BE 1838 00:56:03,626 --> 00:56:05,195 FOCUSED ON AS WELL FOR THAT FOR, 1839 00:56:05,195 --> 00:56:07,397 FOR A LOT OF THAT WORK TOO. SO I 1840 00:56:07,397 --> 00:56:08,665 KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT ON YOUR 1841 00:56:08,665 --> 00:56:10,967 PLATE, CHIEF. I LOOK FORWARD TO 1842 00:56:10,967 --> 00:56:12,702 WORKING WITH YOU ON THAT, 1843 00:56:12,702 --> 00:56:13,203 ESPECIALLY THE SHIFT IN 1844 00:56:13,203 --> 00:56:14,671 CONTRACTS. BUT I THINK IF WE CAN 1845 00:56:14,671 --> 00:56:16,373 START SPLITTING IT UP AND 1846 00:56:16,373 --> 00:56:17,741 UNDERSTANDING THERE'S 1847 00:56:17,741 --> 00:56:20,043 PREVENTION WORK THAT WE NEED TO 1848 00:56:20,043 --> 00:56:21,411 DO, THERE'S INTERVENTION WORK 1849 00:56:21,411 --> 00:56:22,212 AND ENFORCEMENT. THAT'S HOW I'M 1850 00:56:22,212 --> 00:56:23,780 ABLE TO BREAK IT UP, BECAUSE YOU 1851 00:56:23,780 --> 00:56:25,482 MIGHT HAVE ONE GROUP, ONE 1852 00:56:25,482 --> 00:56:26,616 ORGANIZATION THAT MIGHT DO TWO 1853 00:56:26,616 --> 00:56:28,918 OF THEM. THEY DO PREVENTION, 1854 00:56:28,918 --> 00:56:30,253 THEY DO INTERVENTION ENFORCEMENT 1855 00:56:30,253 --> 00:56:31,121 IS DIFFERENT. WE KNOW THAT'S THE 1856 00:56:31,121 --> 00:56:33,123 LAW SYSTEM. THAT'S SPD. THAT'S 1857 00:56:33,123 --> 00:56:34,991 MORE OF THE CITY SIDE. WE DO THE 1858 00:56:34,991 --> 00:56:36,059 ENFORCEMENT, THE CITY, BUT WE 1859 00:56:36,059 --> 00:56:38,962 ALSO FUND THE PREVENTION AND 1860 00:56:38,962 --> 00:56:40,396 INTERVENTION, WHICH I THINK IS 1861 00:56:40,396 --> 00:56:41,831 IMPORTANT. AND SO THE HOLISTIC 1862 00:56:41,831 --> 00:56:44,434 PLAN OF HAVING SOME KPIS. SO WE 1863 00:56:44,434 --> 00:56:46,202 UNDERSTAND WHERE WE NEED TO 1864 00:56:46,202 --> 00:56:48,104 TARGET MORE, I THINK IS REALLY 1865 00:56:48,104 --> 00:56:49,572 IMPORTANT. SO WE'LL BE WORKING 1866 00:56:49,572 --> 00:56:51,307 WITH YOU ABOUT THE CONTRACTS AND 1867 00:56:51,307 --> 00:56:53,409 FINDING OUT THE INTERVENTION 1868 00:56:53,409 --> 00:56:54,878 PIECE ON THAT PIECE AS WELL. SO 1869 00:56:54,878 --> 00:56:56,012 THANK YOU. 1870 00:56:56,012 --> 00:56:56,446 -- YEAH. THANK YOU. 1871 00:56:56,446 --> 00:56:57,914 -- THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 1872 00:56:57,914 --> 00:56:59,082 ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE COMMITTEE 1873 00:56:59,082 --> 00:57:00,517 TABLE RIGHT NOW NOT SEEING ANY. 1874 00:57:00,517 --> 00:57:03,219 I'VE GOT COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER 1875 00:57:03,219 --> 00:57:04,621 UP NEXT. 1876 00:57:04,621 --> 00:57:06,322 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR. AND 1877 00:57:06,322 --> 00:57:07,824 AS ALWAYS I APPRECIATE YOU, 1878 00:57:07,824 --> 00:57:08,992 CHIEF, FOR BEING HERE AND FOR 1879 00:57:08,992 --> 00:57:11,327 YOUR WORK AND YOUR LEADERSHIP. 1880 00:57:11,327 --> 00:57:13,096 I'M GOING TO PICK UP WHERE THE 1881 00:57:13,096 --> 00:57:15,832 COUNCIL PRESIDENT LEFT OFF 1882 00:57:15,832 --> 00:57:16,900 DISCUSSING LEAD AND COLEAD, BUT 1883 00:57:16,900 --> 00:57:19,235 I FIRST, I JUST WANT TO SEEK A 1884 00:57:19,235 --> 00:57:21,171 LITTLE BIT OF CLARITY AND 1885 00:57:21,171 --> 00:57:22,338 UNDERSTANDING. I'M TRYING TO 1886 00:57:22,338 --> 00:57:24,307 FIND THIS SLIDE NUMBER HERE. SO 1887 00:57:24,307 --> 00:57:27,043 FOR THE COLEAD CONTRACT INCREASE 1888 00:57:27,043 --> 00:57:29,179 HERE THAT YOU'VE GOT UP ON THE 1889 00:57:29,179 --> 00:57:31,314 SCREEN, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE 1890 00:57:31,314 --> 00:57:32,515 THIS SAYS $1.6 MILLION INCREASE. 1891 00:57:32,515 --> 00:57:35,518 AND THEN IT GOES ON TO SAY THAT 1892 00:57:35,518 --> 00:57:37,153 IT'S MAINTAINING CAPACITY. AND 1893 00:57:37,153 --> 00:57:38,488 SO I'M LOOKING FOR A LITTLE BIT 1894 00:57:38,488 --> 00:57:40,757 CLARITY. ARE WE ADDING CAPACITY 1895 00:57:40,757 --> 00:57:42,058 OR ARE WE MAINTAINING CAPACITY. 1896 00:57:42,058 --> 00:57:45,295 AND THIS REPRESENTS AN INCREASED 1897 00:57:45,295 --> 00:57:47,096 COST TO MAINTAIN CAPACITY 1898 00:57:47,096 --> 00:57:48,798 -- YEAH. SO I CAN ANSWER THAT. 1899 00:57:48,798 --> 00:57:49,666 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. IT IS AN 1900 00:57:49,666 --> 00:57:51,234 INCREASED COST TO THE CITY TO 1901 00:57:51,234 --> 00:57:52,669 MAINTAIN OUR CAPACITY. THIS IS 1902 00:57:52,669 --> 00:57:53,903 REPLACING ONE TIME FUNDING THAT 1903 00:57:53,903 --> 00:57:55,472 WE DON'T HAVE ANYMORE THROUGH 1904 00:57:55,472 --> 00:57:56,506 KING COUNTY. 1905 00:57:56,506 --> 00:57:58,441 -- THANK YOU. THAT'S HELPFUL. 1906 00:57:58,441 --> 00:57:59,576 SO THIS IS INCREASED COST FOR 1907 00:57:59,576 --> 00:58:01,144 US. SAME CAPACITY THAT WE WERE 1908 00:58:01,144 --> 00:58:03,046 PROVIDING IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR 1909 00:58:03,046 --> 00:58:04,681 BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A FUND 1910 00:58:04,681 --> 00:58:06,616 SHIFT THAT THE THE FUNDED AGENCY 1911 00:58:06,616 --> 00:58:07,851 IS EXPERIENCING. SO WE ARE 1912 00:58:07,851 --> 00:58:09,586 COVERING THAT COST SO THAT WE 1913 00:58:09,586 --> 00:58:10,887 DON'T LOSE CAPACITY. 1914 00:58:10,887 --> 00:58:11,387 -- ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. 1915 00:58:11,387 --> 00:58:13,056 -- OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN DO 1916 00:58:13,056 --> 00:58:14,591 WE KNOW WHAT THIS. 1917 00:58:14,591 --> 00:58:16,726 -- COUNCILMEMBER. JUST A SECOND. 1918 00:58:16,726 --> 00:58:17,260 DIRECTOR PENNUCCI CHAIR. 1919 00:58:17,260 --> 00:58:19,195 -- AND JUST I, I THINK TO 1920 00:58:19,195 --> 00:58:20,830 CLARIFY, THOUGH, WE HAVE BEEN 1921 00:58:20,830 --> 00:58:22,699 PAYING WE PAID FOR THIS CONTRACT 1922 00:58:22,699 --> 00:58:24,868 THIS YEAR USING ONE TIME FUNDS, 1923 00:58:24,868 --> 00:58:28,338 AND I BELIEVE LAST YEAR AS WELL, 1924 00:58:28,338 --> 00:58:32,208 THE CONTRACT KIND OF SPREAD 1925 00:58:32,208 --> 00:58:33,943 ACROSS CALENDAR YEARS. AND SO 1926 00:58:33,943 --> 00:58:35,645 IT'S BEEN FUNDED ONE TIME, 1927 00:58:35,645 --> 00:58:39,015 MAYBE TWO TIMES AT THE CITY. AND 1928 00:58:39,015 --> 00:58:40,383 THIS IS PROVIDING THE ONGOING 1929 00:58:40,383 --> 00:58:40,650 FUNDING. 1930 00:58:40,650 --> 00:58:41,751 -- AND I WILL ALSO SHARE, JUST 1931 00:58:41,751 --> 00:58:44,387 AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, AS THIS 1932 00:58:44,387 --> 00:58:45,154 TRANSITION WAS OCCURRING, IT WAS 1933 00:58:45,154 --> 00:58:46,489 ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I 1934 00:58:46,489 --> 00:58:47,657 FLAGGED FOR DIRECTOR PENNUCCI AS 1935 00:58:47,657 --> 00:58:49,392 SHE WAS COMING IN, IS THAT THERE 1936 00:58:49,392 --> 00:58:51,027 WAS A CONTRACT THAT WE HAD NOT 1937 00:58:51,027 --> 00:58:54,597 FULLY PAID OUT, AND SO WE WERE 1938 00:58:54,597 --> 00:58:56,065 CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED, BUT HAD 1939 00:58:56,065 --> 00:58:57,300 NOT RECEIVED THE FUNDING. SO 1940 00:58:57,300 --> 00:58:58,368 WHILE THERE'S A LOT THAT YOU 1941 00:58:58,368 --> 00:59:00,036 SEE GOING ON HERE, THERE'S ALSO 1942 00:59:00,036 --> 00:59:00,637 ADDITIONAL WORK THAT WE'RE 1943 00:59:00,637 --> 00:59:02,005 ALWAYS DOING. THANK YOU FOR 1944 00:59:02,005 --> 00:59:03,106 LETTING ME FACILITATE AND 1945 00:59:03,106 --> 00:59:05,375 INTERRUPT. BACK TO YOU, DR. 1946 00:59:05,375 --> 00:59:05,842 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 1947 00:59:05,842 --> 00:59:06,809 -- ALMOST MADE ME A DIRECTOR. 1948 00:59:06,809 --> 00:59:09,078 THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 1949 00:59:09,078 --> 00:59:11,314 CHAIR STRAUSS. I APPRECIATE THAT 1950 00:59:11,314 --> 00:59:12,849 AND I APPRECIATE THE LONGEVITY 1951 00:59:12,849 --> 00:59:14,817 OF THE MEMORY THERE AND THE 1952 00:59:14,817 --> 00:59:15,919 INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE THAT'S 1953 00:59:15,919 --> 00:59:17,854 REALLY HELPFUL FOR 1954 00:59:17,854 --> 00:59:18,488 -- ME BECAUSE I KNOW THAT, YOU 1955 00:59:18,488 --> 00:59:19,689 KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT 1956 00:59:19,689 --> 00:59:21,124 WE'RE OFTEN TALKING ABOUT IS 1957 00:59:21,124 --> 00:59:23,793 OUR ABILITY TO INCREASE SERVICE 1958 00:59:23,793 --> 00:59:25,428 DELIVERY. AND SO IT'S HELPFUL TO 1959 00:59:25,428 --> 00:59:28,998 UNDERSTAND WE'RE NOT TALKING 1960 00:59:28,998 --> 00:59:29,966 ABOUT INCREASED FINANCIAL 1961 00:59:29,966 --> 00:59:31,067 COMMITMENT. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 1962 00:59:31,067 --> 00:59:32,201 ONGOING COMMITMENT. AND I THINK 1963 00:59:32,201 --> 00:59:33,303 IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US AS A 1964 00:59:33,303 --> 00:59:34,938 COUNCIL TO BE CLEAR ON THAT SO 1965 00:59:34,938 --> 00:59:37,340 THAT AS WE LOOK FOR AS COUNCIL 1966 00:59:37,340 --> 00:59:38,541 PRESIDENT, TALKED ABOUT KPIS, 1967 00:59:38,541 --> 00:59:39,342 WHICH WE SHOULD SEE, I THINK 1968 00:59:39,342 --> 00:59:41,277 THAT'S AN EXCELLENT POINT, BUT 1969 00:59:41,277 --> 00:59:42,979 WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE NOT 1970 00:59:42,979 --> 00:59:44,948 MAKING AN ADDITIONAL COMMITMENT 1971 00:59:44,948 --> 00:59:46,916 HERE. SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE 1972 00:59:46,916 --> 00:59:48,985 NECESSARILY AN UPTICK IN PEOPLE 1973 00:59:48,985 --> 00:59:50,186 SERVED, BECAUSE THIS IS A 1974 00:59:50,186 --> 00:59:51,487 COMMITMENT TO DO WHAT WE HAVE 1975 00:59:51,487 --> 00:59:53,556 BEEN DOING. SO I THINK THAT'S 1976 00:59:53,556 --> 00:59:54,991 HELPFUL FOR FOR ME TO 1977 00:59:54,991 --> 00:59:56,826 UNDERSTAND, AS I'M GOING TO BE 1978 00:59:56,826 --> 00:59:57,927 MONITORING IMPACT AND CHANGE 1979 00:59:57,927 --> 00:59:58,628 OVER TIME OF THIS WORK. SO THANK 1980 00:59:58,628 --> 01:00:00,897 YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. 1981 01:00:00,897 --> 01:00:03,499 OKAY. I WANT TO MOVE TO I DON'T 1982 01:00:03,499 --> 01:00:06,035 SOMETHING YOU SAID PREVIOUSLY 1983 01:00:06,035 --> 01:00:08,905 CHIEF BARDEN WAS AROUND THE 1984 01:00:08,905 --> 01:00:09,973 CAPACITY FOR THE FOR THE STAFF 1985 01:00:09,973 --> 01:00:12,175 AND YOU, I THINK WHAT I HEARD 1986 01:00:12,175 --> 01:00:13,676 YOU SAY WAS EARLIER, YOU FELT 1987 01:00:13,676 --> 01:00:17,380 LIKE FOLKS WERE AT ABOUT 30% 1988 01:00:17,380 --> 01:00:19,415 UTILITY. AND WE'RE NOW GETTING 1989 01:00:19,415 --> 01:00:20,483 CLOSER TO 80%. AND I'D LOVE TO 1990 01:00:20,483 --> 01:00:21,551 HEAR YOU SHARE MORE ABOUT 1991 01:00:21,551 --> 01:00:23,353 WHAT'S MADE THE DIFFERENCE IN 1992 01:00:23,353 --> 01:00:25,788 THAT. THAT 50% CHANGE OR. WELL, 1993 01:00:25,788 --> 01:00:28,925 IT'S MORE THAN 50%, BUT GOING 1994 01:00:28,925 --> 01:00:31,494 FROM 30% TO 80%. 1995 01:00:31,494 --> 01:00:32,762 -- YEAH. THE SHORT STORY IS WE 1996 01:00:32,762 --> 01:00:36,432 HAVE ALWAYS NEEDED MORE 1997 01:00:36,432 --> 01:00:38,901 DEPLOYMENT STRATEGIES. THE IDEA 1998 01:00:38,901 --> 01:00:41,137 THAT ALL CRISIS CALLS COME 1999 01:00:41,137 --> 01:00:41,738 THROUGH 911, IT'S JUST NOT 2000 01:00:41,738 --> 01:00:44,741 QUITE THE RIGHT IDEA, RIGHT? 2001 01:00:44,741 --> 01:00:46,542 SOME DO, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO 2002 01:00:46,542 --> 01:00:47,910 ARE IN GREAT CRISIS, THEY DON'T 2003 01:00:47,910 --> 01:00:49,112 KNOW THEY'RE IN GREAT CRISIS. 2004 01:00:49,112 --> 01:00:50,747 THAT'S SORT OF SOMETIMES THE 2005 01:00:50,747 --> 01:00:52,915 NATURE OF MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. 2006 01:00:52,915 --> 01:00:55,118 AND ALSO SOMETIMES PEOPLE ARE 2007 01:00:55,118 --> 01:00:56,319 DESPONDENT AND ARE NOT MOTIVATED 2008 01:00:56,319 --> 01:00:57,320 TO CALL ON THEIR OWN BEHALF 2009 01:00:57,320 --> 01:00:59,922 EITHER NINE, EIGHT, 8 OR 9 ONE 2010 01:00:59,922 --> 01:01:02,859 ONE. AND SO I'VE ALWAYS BEEN 2011 01:01:02,859 --> 01:01:03,426 CONCERNED ABOUT DESIGNING A 2012 01:01:03,426 --> 01:01:05,595 SYSTEM WHERE WE ARE NATURALLY IN 2013 01:01:05,595 --> 01:01:07,830 THE SPACE OF PEOPLE WHO 2014 01:01:07,830 --> 01:01:08,464 DESPERATELY NEED HELP AND NEED 2015 01:01:08,464 --> 01:01:10,099 TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED IN THEIR 2016 01:01:10,099 --> 01:01:11,167 SUFFERING AND NEED TO BE 2017 01:01:11,167 --> 01:01:13,136 CONNECTED. THAT IS WHY I'VE 2018 01:01:13,136 --> 01:01:14,904 ENJOYED OUR LIBRARY CONVERSATION 2019 01:01:14,904 --> 01:01:16,773 SO MUCH, BECAUSE I SPEND A LOT 2020 01:01:16,773 --> 01:01:18,274 OF TIME AT CENTRAL BRANCH, AND I 2021 01:01:18,274 --> 01:01:19,575 KNOW THAT'S NATURALLY WHERE 2022 01:01:19,575 --> 01:01:21,210 PEOPLE ARE. AND WHILE PEOPLE ARE 2023 01:01:21,210 --> 01:01:22,512 STILL GOING INSIDE AND ENGAGING, 2024 01:01:22,512 --> 01:01:23,713 YOU HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF 2025 01:01:23,713 --> 01:01:25,048 ACTUALLY GETTING THEM HELP. I 2026 01:01:25,048 --> 01:01:26,282 TALK ABOUT THE FOOD BANKS A LOT. 2027 01:01:26,282 --> 01:01:29,452 RECOVERY CAFE. THERE ARE THESE 2028 01:01:29,452 --> 01:01:31,254 PLACES WHERE WE KNOW THAT OUR 2029 01:01:31,254 --> 01:01:33,256 NEIGHBORS ARE LIKELY TO WIND UP 2030 01:01:33,256 --> 01:01:34,891 WORSE OFF IF WE DON'T ACTUALLY 2031 01:01:34,891 --> 01:01:36,759 HELP THEM TO REDIRECT THEIR 2032 01:01:36,759 --> 01:01:38,361 LIVES. AND SO SOME OF IT'S BEEN 2033 01:01:38,361 --> 01:01:40,563 IMPLEMENTING SOME OF THOSE 2034 01:01:40,563 --> 01:01:43,499 PARTNERSHIPS. M O USE MORE 2035 01:01:43,499 --> 01:01:44,834 FORMAL COORDINATION WITH 2036 01:01:44,834 --> 01:01:46,335 RECOVERY CAFE. ONE STORY I LIKE 2037 01:01:46,335 --> 01:01:46,903 IS WE WERE ACTUALLY PICKING 2038 01:01:46,903 --> 01:01:48,137 PEOPLE UP FROM PLYMOUTH HOUSING 2039 01:01:48,137 --> 01:01:49,972 WHO WANTED TO GO TO RECOVERY 2040 01:01:49,972 --> 01:01:51,240 CAFE IN SOTO, BUT COULDN'T GET 2041 01:01:51,240 --> 01:01:51,908 THERE. AND I FELT LIKE, WELL, WE 2042 01:01:51,908 --> 01:01:54,377 CAN SOLVE FOR THAT. YOU KNOW, WE 2043 01:01:54,377 --> 01:01:55,244 HAVE THE BANDWIDTH TO DO THAT. 2044 01:01:55,244 --> 01:01:57,313 THE JAIL PARTNERSHIP IS SO 2045 01:01:57,313 --> 01:01:59,415 IMPORTANT, 45% OF THOSE PEOPLE 2046 01:01:59,415 --> 01:02:01,784 ARE EXITING HOMELESS EVERY 2047 01:02:01,784 --> 01:02:02,452 SINGLE DAY. WHAT DO WE THINK IS 2048 01:02:02,452 --> 01:02:04,721 GOING TO HAPPEN? RIGHT? EVEN IF 2049 01:02:04,721 --> 01:02:06,355 THEY FOUND SOME STABILIZATION OR 2050 01:02:06,355 --> 01:02:07,523 MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF HOPE OR 2051 01:02:07,523 --> 01:02:08,758 FEELING A LITTLE BIT BETTER? 2052 01:02:08,758 --> 01:02:12,728 WHAT PEOPLE TELL ME IS YOU EXIT 2053 01:02:12,728 --> 01:02:14,130 AND IT'S DEVASTATING. YOU DON'T 2054 01:02:14,130 --> 01:02:15,832 KNOW WHERE TO GO. AND, YOU KNOW, 2055 01:02:15,832 --> 01:02:17,033 2 A.M. YOU SORT OF WIND UP IN 2056 01:02:17,033 --> 01:02:20,169 THE SAME CYCLE. AND I HAVE REAL 2057 01:02:20,169 --> 01:02:21,971 HEART AND COMPASSION FOR THOSE 2058 01:02:21,971 --> 01:02:23,506 PEOPLE. AND PEOPLE DO NOT WANT 2059 01:02:23,506 --> 01:02:24,207 TO LANGUISH AND DIE ON OUR 2060 01:02:24,207 --> 01:02:28,578 STREETS. AND SO IT'S BEEN THAT 2061 01:02:28,578 --> 01:02:30,213 IT'S BEEN ACTIVATING THE 6.25, 2062 01:02:30,213 --> 01:02:30,813 THE NON-EMERGENCY LINE PRESS 2063 01:02:30,813 --> 01:02:32,348 ZERO FOR A NON-LAW ENFORCEMENT 2064 01:02:32,348 --> 01:02:33,416 CARE CRISIS RESPONDER. WE STILL 2065 01:02:33,416 --> 01:02:36,719 TRIAGE THE SAME AS WE DO IN 911, 2066 01:02:36,719 --> 01:02:37,854 BUT WHAT IT ALLOWS IS SOMEBODY 2067 01:02:37,854 --> 01:02:39,021 TO IDENTIFY. NOW, I THINK THAT 2068 01:02:39,021 --> 01:02:40,656 THIS IS THE CARE TEAM. I THINK 2069 01:02:40,656 --> 01:02:41,924 THAT'S WHAT I NEED. AND THEN WE 2070 01:02:41,924 --> 01:02:44,227 SORT OF BACK INTO AND WE DON'T 2071 01:02:44,227 --> 01:02:46,362 NEED LAW ENFORCEMENT. RIGHT. AND 2072 01:02:46,362 --> 01:02:47,997 SO THAT HAS HELPED ABOUT 60 TO 2073 01:02:47,997 --> 01:02:49,665 70 CALLS A DAY THAT COME IN THAT 2074 01:02:49,665 --> 01:02:52,668 WAY. AND THEN ALSO, AGAIN, I 2075 01:02:52,668 --> 01:02:53,703 HAVE TO COMPLIMENT CHIEF SAYLES 2076 01:02:53,703 --> 01:02:56,606 AND THE OTHER LEADERS IN SPD 2077 01:02:56,606 --> 01:02:57,907 REALLY ENCOURAGING LAW 2078 01:02:57,907 --> 01:03:00,209 ENFORCEMENT. IF IT'S CLINICAL 2079 01:03:00,209 --> 01:03:01,210 IN NATURE RADIO, GET THE CARE 2080 01:03:01,210 --> 01:03:03,312 TEAM OUT THERE, FLAG THEM DOWN. 2081 01:03:03,312 --> 01:03:05,281 AND THAT HAS IMPROVED 2082 01:03:05,281 --> 01:03:07,416 DRAMATICALLY THE LAST FEW 2083 01:03:07,416 --> 01:03:09,085 MONTHS. AND I IT'S HARDER TO 2084 01:03:09,085 --> 01:03:11,320 MEASURE, BUT I CAN FEEL A 2085 01:03:11,320 --> 01:03:14,957 CULTURAL SHIFT THAT'S REALLY 2086 01:03:14,957 --> 01:03:17,360 POSITIVE. 2087 01:03:17,360 --> 01:03:18,394 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. I 2088 01:03:18,394 --> 01:03:19,929 APPRECIATE THAT, AND I THINK 2089 01:03:19,929 --> 01:03:21,397 THAT'S SOMETHING I'LL JUST 2090 01:03:21,397 --> 01:03:23,199 MARK MY INTEREST IN THIS. AS WE 2091 01:03:23,199 --> 01:03:24,734 HEARD EARLIER IN THE YEAR, TO 2092 01:03:24,734 --> 01:03:26,469 ENSURE THAT FOR THE THE CARES 2093 01:03:26,469 --> 01:03:28,070 THAT WE DO HAVE, THAT WE'RE ABLE 2094 01:03:28,070 --> 01:03:29,939 TO HAVE THE IMPACT THAT I KNOW 2095 01:03:29,939 --> 01:03:31,307 WE ALL WANT TO SEE WITH THE USE 2096 01:03:31,307 --> 01:03:33,576 OF THOSE FOLKS IN THEIR TIME. SO 2097 01:03:33,576 --> 01:03:36,145 I'M HAPPY TO HEAR THAT KIND OF 2098 01:03:36,145 --> 01:03:38,414 MIX OF THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN 2099 01:03:38,414 --> 01:03:40,583 CONTRIBUTING TO THE INCREASED 2100 01:03:40,583 --> 01:03:42,785 UTILITY OF THOSE. I WANT TO TURN 2101 01:03:42,785 --> 01:03:47,089 TO THE NON-EMERGENCY CALL TIME 2102 01:03:47,089 --> 01:03:47,790 AND THE SLIDES THAT YOU HAVE. I 2103 01:03:47,790 --> 01:03:48,724 THINK EARLIER IN THE 2104 01:03:48,724 --> 01:03:50,193 PRESENTATION. YEAH, THIS IS 2105 01:03:50,193 --> 01:03:52,195 PERFECT. SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE 2106 01:03:52,195 --> 01:03:53,496 THE, YOU KNOW, CO-OCCURRENCE IN 2107 01:03:53,496 --> 01:03:54,730 TERMS OF THE REDUCTION IN THE 2108 01:03:54,730 --> 01:03:56,599 OVERTIME HOURS AS WELL AS THE 2109 01:03:56,599 --> 01:03:59,735 REDUCTION IN THE AVERAGE WAIT 2110 01:03:59,735 --> 01:04:01,003 TIME. I WANTED TO PICK BACK UP 2111 01:04:01,003 --> 01:04:02,705 SOMETHING. I THINK COUNCILMEMBER 2112 01:04:02,705 --> 01:04:04,106 RIVERA WAS GETTING AT EARLIER, 2113 01:04:04,106 --> 01:04:05,575 WHICH IS WE DO SOMETIMES HEAR 2114 01:04:05,575 --> 01:04:06,542 FROM CONSTITUENTS WHO SAY, WELL, 2115 01:04:06,542 --> 01:04:08,377 I WAS WAITING FOR A REALLY LONG 2116 01:04:08,377 --> 01:04:11,647 TIME, AND I WONDER IF THOSE ARE, 2117 01:04:11,647 --> 01:04:13,482 YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY OUTLIERS, 2118 01:04:13,482 --> 01:04:15,218 YOU KNOW, OCCUR. AND I KNOW THAT 2119 01:04:15,218 --> 01:04:16,686 EVEN OUR AVERAGE WITH THOSE 2120 01:04:16,686 --> 01:04:17,753 OUTLIERS, OUR AVERAGE CONTINUES 2121 01:04:17,753 --> 01:04:19,188 TO GO DOWN. AND THAT'S GREAT 2122 01:04:19,188 --> 01:04:20,957 PROGRESS. I'M CURIOUS IF THE 2123 01:04:20,957 --> 01:04:22,825 DEPARTMENT OR HOW YOU TRACK THE 2124 01:04:22,825 --> 01:04:25,361 DATA FOR THOSE SORT OF MAX AND 2125 01:04:25,361 --> 01:04:27,296 MIN NUMBERS AND WHETHER WE'RE 2126 01:04:27,296 --> 01:04:29,465 SEEING THOSE GO DOWN AS WELL. 2127 01:04:29,465 --> 01:04:30,833 -- YEAH. ONE THING THAT OCCURS 2128 01:04:30,833 --> 01:04:31,867 TO ME AS YOU'RE TALKING IS I 2129 01:04:31,867 --> 01:04:33,369 REALLY SHOULD PULL THE MEDIAN 2130 01:04:33,369 --> 01:04:34,503 FOR YOU AS WELL, BECAUSE IT 2131 01:04:34,503 --> 01:04:36,505 WOULD BE INTERESTING TO LOOK AT 2132 01:04:36,505 --> 01:04:37,173 THAT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW, OFF 2133 01:04:37,173 --> 01:04:38,641 THE TOP OF MY HEAD, AGAIN, YOU 2134 01:04:38,641 --> 01:04:40,309 DO HAVE OUTLIERS. THE FEEDBACK I 2135 01:04:40,309 --> 01:04:41,911 GET, IT'S ALWAYS IT'S LIKE YELP 2136 01:04:41,911 --> 01:04:43,512 REVIEWS, RIGHT? IT'S PEOPLE WHO 2137 01:04:43,512 --> 01:04:45,848 ARE THRILLED OR FURIOUS. AND SO 2138 01:04:45,848 --> 01:04:47,717 IT'S IMPORTANT TO ANALYZE WHAT 2139 01:04:47,717 --> 01:04:49,518 THE AVERAGE PERSON IS 2140 01:04:49,518 --> 01:04:51,454 EXPERIENCING. WE DO TRACK CALL 2141 01:04:51,454 --> 01:04:52,855 STATS. THERE'S A NUMBER OF 2142 01:04:52,855 --> 01:04:53,456 NATIONAL STANDARDS WE HAVE TO 2143 01:04:53,456 --> 01:04:54,223 MEET. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THEM 2144 01:04:54,223 --> 01:04:56,192 EVERY SINGLE WEEK. DO YOU HAVE 2145 01:04:56,192 --> 01:04:57,526 ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD, TOMMY. 2146 01:04:57,526 --> 01:05:00,062 -- YEAH, WE DO ANALYZE THE CALL 2147 01:05:00,062 --> 01:05:01,030 STATS. WE HAVE RECORDS ON 2148 01:05:01,030 --> 01:05:02,265 EVERYTHING THAT COMES IN. SO WE 2149 01:05:02,265 --> 01:05:05,067 KNOW THE PRECISE CALL TIMES, 2150 01:05:05,067 --> 01:05:05,701 WAIT TIMES FOR EVERYTHING THAT 2151 01:05:05,701 --> 01:05:08,304 COMES IN ON ALL OF THOSE LINES. 2152 01:05:08,304 --> 01:05:09,038 AND IN THE REPORTING THAT WE DO 2153 01:05:09,038 --> 01:05:10,239 EVERY WEEK, WHICH YOU MAY OR MAY 2154 01:05:10,239 --> 01:05:12,508 NOT HAVE A COPY OF, BUT WE CAN 2155 01:05:12,508 --> 01:05:13,876 PROVIDE TO YOU. IT TALKS ABOUT 2156 01:05:13,876 --> 01:05:14,977 WHAT THE OUTLIERS ARE IN ALL OF 2157 01:05:14,977 --> 01:05:16,345 THOSE. WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE 2158 01:05:16,345 --> 01:05:17,947 TREND DATA IS ALSO ALL OF THE 2159 01:05:17,947 --> 01:05:19,482 AVERAGE WAIT TIME HAS BEEN 2160 01:05:19,482 --> 01:05:21,350 DECREASING. THE NUMBER OF 2161 01:05:21,350 --> 01:05:21,851 OUTLIERS HAVE ALSO BEEN 2162 01:05:21,851 --> 01:05:23,386 DECREASING. AND ALSO REMEMBER 2163 01:05:23,386 --> 01:05:24,720 THAT THE WAY THE 911 FUNCTIONS, 2164 01:05:24,720 --> 01:05:25,955 IT'S THE SAME CALL TAKERS THAT 2165 01:05:25,955 --> 01:05:28,524 ARE ANSWERING NON-EMERGENCY LINE 2166 01:05:28,524 --> 01:05:30,259 TYPICALLY AS THE THE EMERGENCY 2167 01:05:30,259 --> 01:05:33,396 CALLS THAT ARE COMING IN. WE DO 2168 01:05:33,396 --> 01:05:33,996 STAFF DEDICATED NON-EMERGENCY 2169 01:05:33,996 --> 01:05:34,897 PEOPLE DURING THE HIGHEST PART 2170 01:05:34,897 --> 01:05:36,499 OF THE DAY OR THE MOST 2171 01:05:36,499 --> 01:05:37,166 SIGNIFICANT VOLUME OF THE DAY. 2172 01:05:37,166 --> 01:05:38,834 BUT AT 2 A.M., THAT'S NOT 2173 01:05:38,834 --> 01:05:40,503 SOMETHING THAT WE'RE DOING. 2174 01:05:40,503 --> 01:05:42,004 DEDICATED STAFFING, FOR EXAMPLE. 2175 01:05:42,004 --> 01:05:43,572 AND SO IF THERE'S A LARGE EVENT 2176 01:05:43,572 --> 01:05:44,874 GOING ON IN THE CITY, WE'RE 2177 01:05:44,874 --> 01:05:47,009 GOING TO PRIORITIZE THOSE 2178 01:05:47,009 --> 01:05:48,377 EMERGENCY CALLS OVER A 2179 01:05:48,377 --> 01:05:49,045 NON-EMERGENCY TIME. AND THAT'S 2180 01:05:49,045 --> 01:05:50,846 WHEN YOU CAN SEE LONGER WAIT 2181 01:05:50,846 --> 01:05:51,080 TIMES. 2182 01:05:51,080 --> 01:05:52,148 -- THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL. AND I 2183 01:05:52,148 --> 01:05:53,616 MIGHT SUGGEST, IF I MAY, YOU 2184 01:05:53,616 --> 01:05:54,951 KNOW, AS YOU'RE BACK WITH US IN 2185 01:05:54,951 --> 01:05:56,419 THE FUTURE FOR FUTURE BUDGET 2186 01:05:56,419 --> 01:05:58,988 YEARS, SHOWING THAT THOSE 2187 01:05:58,988 --> 01:06:00,356 OUTLIER NUMBERS, GIVEN THAT 2188 01:06:00,356 --> 01:06:01,757 YOU'RE ALREADY TRACKING THEM, 2189 01:06:01,757 --> 01:06:05,528 IS HELPFUL BECAUSE WE DO HEAR 2190 01:06:05,528 --> 01:06:06,162 THOSE ISSUES FROM CONSTITUENTS. 2191 01:06:06,162 --> 01:06:06,762 AND, AND CLEARLY THAT YOU ALL 2192 01:06:06,762 --> 01:06:08,297 ARE COMMITTED TO WORKING ON THAT 2193 01:06:08,297 --> 01:06:09,298 AND CONTINUING TO BRING IT DOWN. 2194 01:06:09,298 --> 01:06:11,367 BUT SEEING THOSE COME DOWN OR 2195 01:06:11,367 --> 01:06:12,435 BEING ABLE TO MONITOR THAT, I 2196 01:06:12,435 --> 01:06:13,903 THINK WOULD ALSO BE HELPFUL 2197 01:06:13,903 --> 01:06:14,603 INFORMATION FOR US TO HAVE. SO 2198 01:06:14,603 --> 01:06:15,771 THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP 2199 01:06:15,771 --> 01:06:18,541 EARLIER. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, I 2200 01:06:18,541 --> 01:06:20,109 APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY. MY LAST 2201 01:06:20,109 --> 01:06:21,844 KIND OF QUESTIONS HERE ARE JUST 2202 01:06:21,844 --> 01:06:23,679 AROUND CHECKING WITH THE CHAIR. 2203 01:06:23,679 --> 01:06:26,148 MY LAST QUESTION IS HERE, JUST 2204 01:06:26,148 --> 01:06:26,782 AROUND SOME OF WHAT'S ALREADY 2205 01:06:26,782 --> 01:06:27,516 BEEN DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF THE 2206 01:06:27,516 --> 01:06:29,185 GUN VIOLENCE STRATEGY AND SOME 2207 01:06:29,185 --> 01:06:30,453 OF THE CONTRACTS THAT ARE MOVING 2208 01:06:30,453 --> 01:06:31,787 OVER. SOMETHING I'M CURIOUS 2209 01:06:31,787 --> 01:06:35,324 ABOUT IS OBVIOUSLY, YOU ALL HAVE 2210 01:06:35,324 --> 01:06:36,592 ACCESS TO I, HOPEFULLY I DO THE 2211 01:06:36,592 --> 01:06:39,228 ACRONYM RIGHT, THE C JUST DATA. 2212 01:06:39,228 --> 01:06:42,298 AND I'M SORT OF CURIOUS ABOUT 2213 01:06:42,298 --> 01:06:42,932 THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT COULD BE 2214 01:06:42,932 --> 01:06:45,034 IN FRONT OF US WITH THE, THE 2215 01:06:45,034 --> 01:06:46,635 DATA THAT YOU HAVE ACCESS TO, 2216 01:06:46,635 --> 01:06:48,237 BECAUSE BEING AN EMERGENCY AND 2217 01:06:48,237 --> 01:06:50,740 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT AND THE 2218 01:06:50,740 --> 01:06:52,241 CONTRACTS COMING OVER, I KNOW 2219 01:06:52,241 --> 01:06:53,342 WE'RE EARLY. THE CONTRACTS ARE 2220 01:06:53,342 --> 01:06:54,910 COMING OVER IN JANUARY, BUT CAN 2221 01:06:54,910 --> 01:06:57,213 YOU JUST GIVE US INSIGHT INTO 2222 01:06:57,213 --> 01:06:59,014 HOW YOU MIGHT BE APPROACHING 2223 01:06:59,014 --> 01:06:59,648 HAVING BOTH OF THOSE UNDER ONE 2224 01:06:59,648 --> 01:07:03,486 ROOF AND WHERE WE COULD SEE 2225 01:07:03,486 --> 01:07:03,919 POTENTIAL BENEFITS? 2226 01:07:03,919 --> 01:07:06,322 -- YEAH. THE SHORT STORY IS THE 2227 01:07:06,322 --> 01:07:08,257 WAY THAT I THINK ABOUT PUBLIC 2228 01:07:08,257 --> 01:07:09,258 SAFETY, WHETHER WE'RE TALKING 2229 01:07:09,258 --> 01:07:12,595 ABOUT CRIME OR CRISIS, I THINK 2230 01:07:12,595 --> 01:07:13,229 ABOUT EVERYTHING AS BEHAVIORAL 2231 01:07:13,229 --> 01:07:14,296 HEALTH RELATED, RIGHT? THAT 2232 01:07:14,296 --> 01:07:15,097 THESE ARE NOT OUR HEALTHY 2233 01:07:15,097 --> 01:07:17,099 NEIGHBORS THAT ARE CAUSING HARM 2234 01:07:17,099 --> 01:07:19,201 TO COMMUNITY. THERE. THERE'S A, 2235 01:07:19,201 --> 01:07:21,337 FOR ME, A DEGREE OF COMPASSION 2236 01:07:21,337 --> 01:07:22,638 FOR ALL. AND THE OBJECTIVE IS TO 2237 01:07:22,638 --> 01:07:25,574 BREAK THE CYCLE, SEND THE RIGHT 2238 01:07:25,574 --> 01:07:26,542 RESPONSE FIRST OR THE RIGHT 2239 01:07:26,542 --> 01:07:28,077 INTERVENTION FIRST, BUT THEN 2240 01:07:28,077 --> 01:07:29,011 ENSURE THAT THE SYSTEM IS 2241 01:07:29,011 --> 01:07:31,147 ACCOUNTABLE TO REDIRECTING A 2242 01:07:31,147 --> 01:07:32,381 LIFE. AND SO AGAIN, THAT'S SORT 2243 01:07:32,381 --> 01:07:35,551 OF BEYOND THE SCOPE OF MY FIRST 2244 01:07:35,551 --> 01:07:37,486 RESPONDER POSITION, BUT IT'S 2245 01:07:37,486 --> 01:07:38,120 REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THERE'S 2246 01:07:38,120 --> 01:07:39,822 CONSISTENT APPLICATION OF THE 2247 01:07:39,822 --> 01:07:41,323 LAW AND THAT THE SYSTEM IS 2248 01:07:41,323 --> 01:07:42,591 DESIGNED TO KNOW, AGAIN, THE 2249 01:07:42,591 --> 01:07:44,326 JAIL HEALTH PILOT IS FANTASTIC 2250 01:07:44,326 --> 01:07:45,061 BECAUSE IT'S BASICALLY SAYING, 2251 01:07:45,061 --> 01:07:46,996 ALL RIGHT, WE'VE GOT YOU HERE. 2252 01:07:46,996 --> 01:07:49,098 WHAT DO YOU NEED? DO YOU QUALIFY 2253 01:07:49,098 --> 01:07:50,299 FOR APPLE HEALTH? DO YOU NEED A 2254 01:07:50,299 --> 01:07:51,267 PRESCRIPTION? WHAT HAS THERE 2255 01:07:51,267 --> 01:07:51,967 BEEN A RISK NEEDS ASSESSMENT? DO 2256 01:07:51,967 --> 01:07:53,369 YOU HAVE A PLACE TO GO WHEN YOU 2257 01:07:53,369 --> 01:07:55,304 EXIT? I THINK IT'S THE MOST 2258 01:07:55,304 --> 01:07:56,238 IMPORTANT WORK HAPPENING RIGHT 2259 01:07:56,238 --> 01:07:59,341 NOW IN THE COUNTY, WITH GREAT 2260 01:07:59,341 --> 01:08:01,110 POTENTIAL TO CHANGE LIVES. WHEN 2261 01:08:01,110 --> 01:08:02,211 YOU'RE IN A CRISIS ENVIRONMENT, 2262 01:08:02,211 --> 01:08:04,647 WHICH IS THAT FBI CATEGORY OF 2263 01:08:04,647 --> 01:08:06,148 SENSITIVE INFORMATION, IT MEANS 2264 01:08:06,148 --> 01:08:07,249 THAT YOU ARE PROTECTED IN SOME 2265 01:08:07,249 --> 01:08:08,184 WAYS FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE, 2266 01:08:08,184 --> 01:08:09,985 WHICH IS GOOD FOR VULNERABLE 2267 01:08:09,985 --> 01:08:11,587 NEIGHBORS. THERE'S A 2268 01:08:11,587 --> 01:08:13,222 SENSITIVITY. WE WANT TO BE ABLE 2269 01:08:13,222 --> 01:08:15,424 TO TRACK THE PROGRESS OF OUR 2270 01:08:15,424 --> 01:08:16,492 MOST VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS. AND 2271 01:08:16,492 --> 01:08:17,993 WE ALSO DON'T WANT THAT 2272 01:08:17,993 --> 01:08:18,928 BROADCAST TO THE PUBLIC WHAT 2273 01:08:18,928 --> 01:08:19,595 SOMEBODY'S GOING THROUGH WHEN 2274 01:08:19,595 --> 01:08:23,466 THEY'RE VERY VULNERABLE. AND SO 2275 01:08:23,466 --> 01:08:26,035 COMING BACK TO THE POTENTIAL, 2276 01:08:26,035 --> 01:08:26,602 ANYTIME THERE'S COMMUNITY 2277 01:08:26,602 --> 01:08:27,703 INVESTMENTS THAT ARE THEN SORT 2278 01:08:27,703 --> 01:08:30,039 OF PARTNERED WITH SIEGES, 2279 01:08:30,039 --> 01:08:31,841 ENVIRONMENTS, AN EASY EXAMPLE 2280 01:08:31,841 --> 01:08:34,210 WOULD BE IF WHEN ACTUALLY THIS 2281 01:08:34,210 --> 01:08:35,544 HAPPENS, A LAW ENFORCEMENT 2282 01:08:35,544 --> 01:08:38,247 OFFICER GOES OUT TO A CALL, 2283 01:08:38,247 --> 01:08:38,848 SOMEBODY IS IN POSSESSION OR, 2284 01:08:38,848 --> 01:08:40,983 YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY IS DEALING, 2285 01:08:40,983 --> 01:08:43,352 IF THEY CAN SEE IN THEIR RECORDS 2286 01:08:43,352 --> 01:08:44,720 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, OH, THIS 2287 01:08:44,720 --> 01:08:45,821 PERSON HAS A LEAD CASE MANAGER. 2288 01:08:45,821 --> 01:08:47,990 THEY'VE ACTUALLY BEEN DOING 2289 01:08:47,990 --> 01:08:48,791 REALLY WELL FOR SIX MONTHS. THIS 2290 01:08:48,791 --> 01:08:51,460 LOOKS LIKE A RELAPSE. CAN I CALL 2291 01:08:51,460 --> 01:08:53,929 CARE? CAN I GET THE LEAD CASE 2292 01:08:53,929 --> 01:08:55,798 MANAGER CONTACTED TO GET BACK 2293 01:08:55,798 --> 01:08:58,000 OUT HERE TO INTERVENE QUICKLY. 2294 01:08:58,000 --> 01:09:00,136 AND IN A PERFECT WORLD, CASE 2295 01:09:00,136 --> 01:09:02,071 MANAGERS WILL ALSO ADVISE WHEN 2296 01:09:02,071 --> 01:09:03,038 THEY'RE FAILING. YOU KNOW, WE 2297 01:09:03,038 --> 01:09:04,039 HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING. THIS IS 2298 01:09:04,039 --> 01:09:05,641 GOING FROM BAD TO WORSE. WE'RE 2299 01:09:05,641 --> 01:09:07,776 GOING TO NEED A LAW ENFORCEMENT 2300 01:09:07,776 --> 01:09:08,944 INTERVENTION. AND SO THAT IS A 2301 01:09:08,944 --> 01:09:10,779 POTENTIAL. THERE'S A TECHNOLOGY 2302 01:09:10,779 --> 01:09:12,114 IN SPD CALLED FORCE METRICS. I 2303 01:09:12,114 --> 01:09:14,450 AM IN THAT TECHNOLOGY. AND SO I 2304 01:09:14,450 --> 01:09:16,752 CAN SEE IF I'M TO PULL OKAY, 2305 01:09:16,752 --> 01:09:18,254 CRISIS CALLS, THIS PARTICULAR 2306 01:09:18,254 --> 01:09:19,555 CALL TYPE, WHO ARE THE HIGH 2307 01:09:19,555 --> 01:09:20,689 UTILIZERS IN THE SYSTEM. THE 2308 01:09:20,689 --> 01:09:24,593 LAST 30 DAYS, THAT IS REALLY 2309 01:09:24,593 --> 01:09:25,227 POWERFUL INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY 2310 01:09:25,227 --> 01:09:27,897 IF THEN WE CAN ACT ON IT AND 2311 01:09:27,897 --> 01:09:29,732 START TO PROACTIVELY PROBLEM 2312 01:09:29,732 --> 01:09:31,233 SOLVE FOR PEOPLE. DOES THAT MAKE 2313 01:09:31,233 --> 01:09:32,568 SENSE? IT'S KIND OF COMPLICATED, 2314 01:09:32,568 --> 01:09:34,370 BUT I LOVE THE TOPIC. 2315 01:09:34,370 --> 01:09:37,172 -- I THINK IT DOES. I THINK 2316 01:09:37,172 --> 01:09:38,073 IT'S SOMETHING I'LL CONTINUE TO 2317 01:09:38,073 --> 01:09:39,775 EXPLORE AS WE GO THROUGH THE 2318 01:09:39,775 --> 01:09:40,943 BUDGET PROCESS. AND FOR ME, 2319 01:09:40,943 --> 01:09:41,944 IT'S REALLY AS WE MOVE THESE 2320 01:09:41,944 --> 01:09:43,679 CONTRACTS, I KNOW THIS WAS 2321 01:09:43,679 --> 01:09:46,315 SOMETHING THAT WAS IN THE 2322 01:09:46,315 --> 01:09:48,317 ENABLING LEGISLATION FOR THE 2323 01:09:48,317 --> 01:09:48,884 CARE DEPARTMENT. LOOKING AT 2324 01:09:48,884 --> 01:09:49,652 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, HOWEVER 2325 01:09:49,652 --> 01:09:52,254 MANY YEARS AGO, THAT WAS. AND 2326 01:09:52,254 --> 01:09:54,990 AND SO SORT OF MAKING GOOD ON 2327 01:09:54,990 --> 01:09:55,624 WHAT WAS THIS ORIGINAL INTENT. 2328 01:09:55,624 --> 01:09:56,725 AND I THINK GIVEN THERE'S BEEN A 2329 01:09:56,725 --> 01:09:58,327 LOT OF CHANGES IN LEADERSHIP 2330 01:09:58,327 --> 01:10:00,596 SINCE THEN, MY CURIOSITY IS HOW 2331 01:10:00,596 --> 01:10:02,298 DO WE HAVE, AS A CONTRACTS MOVE 2332 01:10:02,298 --> 01:10:04,300 OVER? OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S THAT'S 2333 01:10:04,300 --> 01:10:05,568 ADMINISTRATIVE IN A SENSE, AND I 2334 01:10:05,568 --> 01:10:06,802 HOPE YOU TAKE THAT IN THE WAY 2335 01:10:06,802 --> 01:10:08,203 THAT IT WAS INTENDED. THAT SORT 2336 01:10:08,203 --> 01:10:08,938 OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE. BUT 2337 01:10:08,938 --> 01:10:10,806 HOW DO WE ENSURE WE'RE GETTING 2338 01:10:10,806 --> 01:10:11,907 THE CO-BENEFITS THAT ARE 2339 01:10:11,907 --> 01:10:14,009 INTENDED FROM THAT CHANGE? 2340 01:10:14,009 --> 01:10:15,010 THAT'S WHAT IS INTERESTING TO 2341 01:10:15,010 --> 01:10:16,245 ME. AND I'LL BE TRACKING, AND I 2342 01:10:16,245 --> 01:10:17,947 JUST GOT ONE MORE THING ON THIS 2343 01:10:17,947 --> 01:10:19,381 THAT I'LL JUST FLAG FOR FUTURE 2344 01:10:19,381 --> 01:10:20,049 EXPLORATION HERE, WHICH IS, YOU 2345 01:10:20,049 --> 01:10:22,217 KNOW, AS I'VE ENGAGED WITH SOME 2346 01:10:22,217 --> 01:10:24,286 OF THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, 2347 01:10:24,286 --> 01:10:26,055 BUT ALSO WITH THE KING COUNTY 2348 01:10:26,055 --> 01:10:28,157 REGIONAL OFFICE OF GUN VIOLENCE 2349 01:10:28,157 --> 01:10:29,225 PREVENTION. AND, AND THROUGH MY 2350 01:10:29,225 --> 01:10:30,392 ROLE WHERE I SERVE AS VICE CHAIR 2351 01:10:30,392 --> 01:10:31,560 OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 2352 01:10:31,560 --> 01:10:33,796 WE HAD THE BENEFIT OF HAVING A 2353 01:10:33,796 --> 01:10:34,930 PRESENTATION FROM SOME OF THE 2354 01:10:34,930 --> 01:10:36,832 COORDINATED WORK THAT HAPPENS IN 2355 01:10:36,832 --> 01:10:38,834 SOUTH KING COUNTY ALREADY. AND 2356 01:10:38,834 --> 01:10:42,071 IT'S CLEAR TO ME THERE ARE 2357 01:10:42,071 --> 01:10:44,239 THERE ARE PEOPLE IN OUR REGION 2358 01:10:44,239 --> 01:10:46,675 WHO ARE IMPLEMENTING A DIFFERENT 2359 01:10:46,675 --> 01:10:48,611 APPROACH TODAY. AND SO I'M JUST 2360 01:10:48,611 --> 01:10:50,112 QUITE CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT WE CAN 2361 01:10:50,112 --> 01:10:50,913 LEARN THERE. AND I WANT TO SAY 2362 01:10:50,913 --> 01:10:52,748 IT'S CHIEF PADILLA. 2363 01:10:52,748 --> 01:10:54,083 -- CHIEF PADILLA AND MAYOR DANA 2364 01:10:54,083 --> 01:10:55,117 RALPH. I ALREADY KNOW EXACTLY 2365 01:10:55,117 --> 01:10:55,784 WHO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. YEAH. 2366 01:10:55,784 --> 01:10:56,652 -- SO I LOOK FORWARD TO MORE 2367 01:10:56,652 --> 01:10:57,786 ENGAGEMENT. BUT PLEASE GO AHEAD 2368 01:10:57,786 --> 01:10:59,188 AND RESPOND. AND I THINK IT'S AN 2369 01:10:59,188 --> 01:11:00,723 AREA FOR US TO KEEP EXPLORING. 2370 01:11:00,723 --> 01:11:02,191 -- ONE THING I HAVEN'T MENTIONED 2371 01:11:02,191 --> 01:11:04,260 YET IS THAT THE COUNCIL ENABLED 2372 01:11:04,260 --> 01:11:09,431 US TO INVEST IN SOFTWARE THAT 2373 01:11:09,431 --> 01:11:11,967 BASICALLY ALLOWS ACCESS BY USER. 2374 01:11:11,967 --> 01:11:13,569 SO HEALTH ONE HAS CERTAIN HIPAA 2375 01:11:13,569 --> 01:11:14,870 CONSTRAINTS. LAW ENFORCEMENT, 2376 01:11:14,870 --> 01:11:16,138 YOU HAVE TO HAVE SIEGES, ACCESS. 2377 01:11:16,138 --> 01:11:18,374 THERE ARE COMMUNITY PROVIDERS 2378 01:11:18,374 --> 01:11:20,476 WHO HAVE NEITHER. AND IT'S A 2379 01:11:20,476 --> 01:11:22,111 TECHNOLOGY THAT AGAIN, KNOWS WHO 2380 01:11:22,111 --> 01:11:24,580 HAS WHAT ACCESS. AND SO IT'S 2381 01:11:24,580 --> 01:11:26,148 REALLY IMPORTANT TO KNOW IF WE 2382 01:11:26,148 --> 01:11:27,182 HAVE INVESTED SOME SUPPORTS IN 2383 01:11:27,182 --> 01:11:29,818 SOMEBODY, IF THERE IS A MENTOR, 2384 01:11:29,818 --> 01:11:31,720 WE WE THINK THAT WE HAVE 2385 01:11:31,720 --> 01:11:33,355 PROVIDED THE RIGHT INTERVENTION. 2386 01:11:33,355 --> 01:11:35,391 WE NEED TO REFER TO THAT 2387 01:11:35,391 --> 01:11:36,859 INTERVENTION. SO I'VE HEARD 2388 01:11:36,859 --> 01:11:37,793 SEVERAL OF YOU TALK ABOUT THAT. 2389 01:11:37,793 --> 01:11:38,727 THERE ARE SOME INDIVIDUALS WHO 2390 01:11:38,727 --> 01:11:41,697 HAVE LOTS OF SERVICES, DUPLICATE 2391 01:11:41,697 --> 01:11:42,331 SERVICES FROM ORGANIZATIONS, AND 2392 01:11:42,331 --> 01:11:44,500 THEN SOME WHO HAVE NONE. AND WE 2393 01:11:44,500 --> 01:11:46,201 NEED THE FIRST RESPONDERS, BUT 2394 01:11:46,201 --> 01:11:47,736 ALSO THE OUTREACH WORKERS AND 2395 01:11:47,736 --> 01:11:48,370 CASE MANAGERS TO KNOW THAT. SO 2396 01:11:48,370 --> 01:11:50,939 THERE IS A TECHNICAL SOLUTION 2397 01:11:50,939 --> 01:11:53,942 ALSO THAT IS UNDERWAY ACTIVELY. 2398 01:11:53,942 --> 01:11:54,576 -- THANK YOU CHAIR. 2399 01:11:54,576 --> 01:11:56,912 -- THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER? 2400 01:11:56,912 --> 01:11:57,379 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 2401 01:11:57,379 --> 01:11:58,013 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR. 2402 01:11:58,013 --> 01:11:59,848 -- THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO 2403 01:11:59,848 --> 01:12:02,351 CHECK IN WITH COUNCIL PRESIDENT 2404 01:12:02,351 --> 01:12:02,785 EMERITUS JUAREZ AND 2405 01:12:02,785 --> 01:12:04,019 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. IF YOU HAVE 2406 01:12:04,019 --> 01:12:05,354 QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS. 2407 01:12:05,354 --> 01:12:07,523 NOW IS THE TIME. THANK YOU. 2408 01:12:07,523 --> 01:12:08,857 COUNCIL PRESIDENT EMERITUS. 2409 01:12:08,857 --> 01:12:09,958 -- THANK YOU. COUNCIL. I MEAN, 2410 01:12:09,958 --> 01:12:10,592 THANK YOU, MISTER CHAIR. 2411 01:12:10,592 --> 01:12:11,727 -- YEAH. YOU GOT. 2412 01:12:11,727 --> 01:12:13,062 -- MICK JAGGER THERE. SORRY I 2413 01:12:13,062 --> 01:12:16,665 ALWAYS GET THIS RIGHT. SO LET ME 2414 01:12:16,665 --> 01:12:19,168 JUST. CHIEF. HOW MANY HOW MANY 2415 01:12:19,168 --> 01:12:20,269 SPD HOW MANY CRISIS CALLS DO WE 2416 01:12:20,269 --> 01:12:23,906 GET NOW, DO YOU REMEMBER? 2417 01:12:23,906 --> 01:12:26,008 -- DO YOU MEAN CRISIS? LIKE 2418 01:12:26,008 --> 01:12:28,510 THERE'S ABOUT 13 CATEGORIES OF 2419 01:12:28,510 --> 01:12:30,813 CALL TYPES. AND THOSE 13 ARE 2420 01:12:30,813 --> 01:12:34,683 ABOUT 60,000 A YEAR. 2421 01:12:34,683 --> 01:12:37,252 -- 60,000 A YEAR. A YEAR. 2422 01:12:37,252 --> 01:12:38,420 -- 60,000 A YEAR. BUT IF YOU 2423 01:12:38,420 --> 01:12:39,988 THINK ABOUT RELATED TO A 2424 01:12:39,988 --> 01:12:41,824 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS, IT'S 2425 01:12:41,824 --> 01:12:43,359 ABOUT HALF THE CALLS. OKAY. BUT 2426 01:12:43,359 --> 01:12:44,393 THAT'S MANY, MANY, MANY CALL 2427 01:12:44,393 --> 01:12:46,128 TYPES. SO IT DEPENDS ON HOW 2428 01:12:46,128 --> 01:12:46,795 YOU'RE DEFINING IT. BUT WHEN WE 2429 01:12:46,795 --> 01:12:48,797 WERE ANALYZING WHAT THE CARE 2430 01:12:48,797 --> 01:12:49,598 RESPONDERS SHOULD GO TO, WHERE 2431 01:12:49,598 --> 01:12:52,568 WE KNOW BY THE DATA. LAW 2432 01:12:52,568 --> 01:12:53,202 ENFORCEMENT ARE NEVER INVOLVED 2433 01:12:53,202 --> 01:12:54,937 OR USEFUL. THERE'S NOT EVEN A 2434 01:12:54,937 --> 01:12:57,106 CITATION WE CAME UP WITH JUST 2435 01:12:57,106 --> 01:12:58,974 OVER 57,000 CALLS A YEAR THAT 2436 01:12:58,974 --> 01:13:00,409 COULD SAFELY, IMMEDIATELY BE 2437 01:13:00,409 --> 01:13:01,810 RESPONDED TO BY CARE RESPONDERS. 2438 01:13:01,810 --> 01:13:03,378 -- WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE 2439 01:13:03,378 --> 01:13:05,280 THIS BECAUSE SOMEHOW I FOUND ALL 2440 01:13:05,280 --> 01:13:06,582 MY NOTES FROM OCTOBER, 2441 01:13:06,582 --> 01:13:10,352 SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER 2020 WHEN WE 2442 01:13:10,352 --> 01:13:11,453 WERE DOING THE JUMP START AND 2443 01:13:11,453 --> 01:13:13,455 WHEN WE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF 2444 01:13:13,455 --> 01:13:17,059 CREATING CARE. AND MY NOTES 2445 01:13:17,059 --> 01:13:18,494 REFLECT 17,000 SPD CRISIS CALLS, 2446 01:13:18,494 --> 01:13:19,661 BUT THAT POLICE SHOULD NOT BE 2447 01:13:19,661 --> 01:13:20,896 ADDRESSING THESE BUILD A 2448 01:13:20,896 --> 01:13:22,531 COMMUNITY RESOURCE TO 2449 01:13:22,531 --> 01:13:25,067 DEESCALATE. INTERVENE, AND 2450 01:13:25,067 --> 01:13:26,135 DISRUPT. THAT WAS KIND OF THE 2451 01:13:26,135 --> 01:13:28,370 BIRTH OF CARE WHEN WE STARTED 2452 01:13:28,370 --> 01:13:29,872 DOING IS LAUGHING BECAUSE SHE 2453 01:13:29,872 --> 01:13:32,274 REMEMBERS ALL THIS AND JUMP 2454 01:13:32,274 --> 01:13:32,775 START AND THE ORIGINAL 2455 01:13:32,775 --> 01:13:33,809 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. OH YEAH, I 2456 01:13:33,809 --> 01:13:34,743 GOT NOTES, GIRL, I KEEP 2457 01:13:34,743 --> 01:13:36,044 RECEIPTS. OKAY, I KNOW WHO 2458 01:13:36,044 --> 01:13:37,646 PEOPLE ARE WHEN AND WHO THEY ARE 2459 01:13:37,646 --> 01:13:38,914 TODAY. SO UNLESS THEY'VE EVOLVED 2460 01:13:38,914 --> 01:13:40,015 AND TOLD ME DIFFERENT, I'M GOING 2461 01:13:40,015 --> 01:13:42,484 TO HOLD TO THAT. SO WHAT I WAS 2462 01:13:42,484 --> 01:13:46,388 GOING TO ASK YOU IS SINCE THE 2463 01:13:46,388 --> 01:13:47,122 BEGINNING THAT WE STARTED, AND I 2464 01:13:47,122 --> 01:13:49,725 KNOW YOU AND I HAVE HAD THESE 2465 01:13:49,725 --> 01:13:51,460 KIND OF CONVERSATIONS, HOW CARE 2466 01:13:51,460 --> 01:13:53,996 BIRTHED OR GREW OUT OF POST 2467 01:13:53,996 --> 01:13:56,131 2020, THE COMMUNITY'S RESPONSE 2468 01:13:56,131 --> 01:13:58,000 TO CREATE THIS UPSTREAM 2469 01:13:58,000 --> 01:14:00,836 PROGRAMS, BUDGETING STAFF 2470 01:14:00,836 --> 01:14:04,573 DOUBLING THE STAFF BEING MORE 2471 01:14:04,573 --> 01:14:05,174 DELIBERATE AND INTENTIONAL IN 2472 01:14:05,174 --> 01:14:06,074 INTERRUPTING AND BRINGING IN. I 2473 01:14:06,074 --> 01:14:07,075 KNOW PEOPLE USE THE WORD 2474 01:14:07,075 --> 01:14:09,478 COMMUNITY ALL THE TIME, BUT WHAT 2475 01:14:09,478 --> 01:14:10,879 IT REALLY MEANS. SO JUST AND 2476 01:14:10,879 --> 01:14:12,881 I'LL CLOSE ON THIS NOTE JUST 2477 01:14:12,881 --> 01:14:15,551 FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE, FROM YOUR 2478 01:14:15,551 --> 01:14:17,820 VANTAGE POINT, WHAT HAVE YOU 2479 01:14:17,820 --> 01:14:20,055 SEEN SINCE WE'VE CREATED THIS? 2480 01:14:20,055 --> 01:14:20,689 NOW 2023 IS WHEN IT ACTUALLY 2481 01:14:20,689 --> 01:14:21,957 CAME TO FRUITION, AND THEN WE 2482 01:14:21,957 --> 01:14:25,093 START FUNDING IT MORE. AND, YOU 2483 01:14:25,093 --> 01:14:26,261 KNOW, WE FOUGHT HARD. AND I KNOW 2484 01:14:26,261 --> 01:14:28,997 YOU HAD SOME YOU HAD YOUR, YOUR 2485 01:14:28,997 --> 01:14:30,532 ISSUES ABOUT THE SPA CONTRACT 2486 01:14:30,532 --> 01:14:32,401 AND SOME ISSUES THERE AND SOME 2487 01:14:32,401 --> 01:14:34,303 BARRIERS AND CHALLENGES HOW FAR 2488 01:14:34,303 --> 01:14:36,205 DO YOU THINK WE'VE COME SINCE 2489 01:14:36,205 --> 01:14:37,773 THEN? 2490 01:14:37,773 --> 01:14:38,407 -- WHAT IS THE NICEST QUESTION 2491 01:14:38,407 --> 01:14:40,809 YOU COULD ASK ME? FIRST, I WOULD 2492 01:14:40,809 --> 01:14:43,312 SAY THANK YOU. IT IS. I TAKE FOR 2493 01:14:43,312 --> 01:14:45,113 GRANTED HOW MUCH WE'VE GOTTEN 2494 01:14:45,113 --> 01:14:47,282 DONE SINCE THAT TIME AND HOW 2495 01:14:47,282 --> 01:14:48,750 PAINFUL THAT TIME WAS FOR 2496 01:14:48,750 --> 01:14:50,719 PEOPLE, HOW DIVISIVE IT WAS. BY 2497 01:14:50,719 --> 01:14:52,087 THE TIME I ARRIVED IN EARLY 2498 01:14:52,087 --> 01:14:54,523 2023, PEOPLE WERE SORT OF CALMED 2499 01:14:54,523 --> 01:14:55,924 DOWN. AND, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, I'VE 2500 01:14:55,924 --> 01:14:56,525 JOKED THAT I THOUGHT IT WAS 2501 01:14:56,525 --> 01:14:58,227 GOING TO BE FUN AND EASY BECAUSE 2502 01:14:58,227 --> 01:15:00,195 I WAS JUST SAYING, OH, BY THE 2503 01:15:00,195 --> 01:15:01,763 CALL DATA, YOU NEED THIS FOURTH 2504 01:15:01,763 --> 01:15:02,731 BRANCH OF PUBLIC SAFETY. AND 2505 01:15:02,731 --> 01:15:04,566 YOU, I ALWAYS SAY CONFIGURATION 2506 01:15:04,566 --> 01:15:05,934 BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY CALLS 2507 01:15:05,934 --> 01:15:06,635 WHERE I THINK IN A PERFECT 2508 01:15:06,635 --> 01:15:08,971 WORLD, I WOULD HAVE POLICE, FIRE 2509 01:15:08,971 --> 01:15:10,472 MEDIC AND A CLINICIAN ON THAT 2510 01:15:10,472 --> 01:15:11,907 CALL. IF YOU COULD HAVE THAT 2511 01:15:11,907 --> 01:15:13,976 STAFFING, THAT WOULD BE IDEAL. I 2512 01:15:13,976 --> 01:15:16,345 THINK THAT WE HAVE THE BEST 2513 01:15:16,345 --> 01:15:17,212 DESIGN IN THE COUNTRY. ACTUALLY, 2514 01:15:17,212 --> 01:15:18,714 I REALLY DO. I THINK THAT I 2515 01:15:18,714 --> 01:15:20,382 BENEFITED TREMENDOUSLY FROM 2516 01:15:20,382 --> 01:15:21,316 OTHER LEADERS IN THE FIELD WHO 2517 01:15:21,316 --> 01:15:23,852 ARE ABOUT TWO YEARS AHEAD, A 2518 01:15:23,852 --> 01:15:26,321 YEAR AHEAD, AND MY BIAS 2519 01:15:26,321 --> 01:15:28,156 INITIALLY WAS, LET'S OUTSOURCE 2520 01:15:28,156 --> 01:15:29,057 EVERYTHING TO THE NONPROFIT 2521 01:15:29,057 --> 01:15:30,125 SECTOR. AND THEN I SPENT SO MUCH 2522 01:15:30,125 --> 01:15:32,194 TIME IN NINE, ONE, ONE AND OUT 2523 01:15:32,194 --> 01:15:32,828 WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND STARTED 2524 01:15:32,828 --> 01:15:35,030 TO UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE TO HAVE 2525 01:15:35,030 --> 01:15:37,132 AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF FIRST 2526 01:15:37,132 --> 01:15:38,533 RESPONDERS WHO CAN RADIO TO ONE 2527 01:15:38,533 --> 01:15:41,169 ANOTHER, WHO CAN SHARE THE SAME 2528 01:15:41,169 --> 01:15:42,537 RECORDS, BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE 2529 01:15:42,537 --> 01:15:43,672 FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDING TO 2530 01:15:43,672 --> 01:15:45,674 THE SAME PEOPLE AS THE POLICE 2531 01:15:45,674 --> 01:15:46,408 DEPARTMENT, AS THE CLINICIANS. 2532 01:15:46,408 --> 01:15:47,342 AND THEN YOU'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, 2533 01:15:47,342 --> 01:15:51,113 THIS LEVEL OF OUTREACH WORKERS. 2534 01:15:51,113 --> 01:15:51,680 AND NINE ONE, ONE IS ALWAYS 2535 01:15:51,680 --> 01:15:53,782 GOING TO BE AN IMPERFECT SYSTEM. 2536 01:15:53,782 --> 01:15:55,684 SOMEBODY CALLS, THEY'RE 2537 01:15:55,684 --> 01:15:56,318 GUESSING, THEY'RE DESCRIBING 2538 01:15:56,318 --> 01:15:57,786 WHAT THEY THINK THEY'RE SEEING. 2539 01:15:57,786 --> 01:15:59,788 AND SO YOU HAVE TO HAVE THIS 2540 01:15:59,788 --> 01:16:01,156 TIGHT INTEGRATION. WHAT FIRE 2541 01:16:01,156 --> 01:16:02,591 GOES OUT MANY TIMES A WEEK AND 2542 01:16:02,591 --> 01:16:04,693 THEY REALIZE, OH, WE NEED LAW 2543 01:16:04,693 --> 01:16:06,261 ENFORCEMENT HERE AS WELL, AT 2544 01:16:06,261 --> 01:16:08,330 LEAST ON STANDBY. AN IMPORTANT 2545 01:16:08,330 --> 01:16:10,499 DATA POINT I DIDN'T SHARE WAS 2546 01:16:10,499 --> 01:16:11,600 THAT IN THE 17000 CALLS, WE'VE 2547 01:16:11,600 --> 01:16:13,201 ACTUALLY ONLY CALLED POLICE BACK 2548 01:16:13,201 --> 01:16:15,304 FOR SUPPORT ABOUT 15 TIMES, 2549 01:16:15,304 --> 01:16:17,272 WHICH IS STUNNING TO ME. I WOULD 2550 01:16:17,272 --> 01:16:19,041 HAVE EXPECTED IT TO BE MUCH MORE 2551 01:16:19,041 --> 01:16:20,142 OFTEN AGAIN, BECAUSE IT'S 2552 01:16:20,142 --> 01:16:21,577 UNPREDICTABLE. BUT IT TELLS ME 2553 01:16:21,577 --> 01:16:24,379 WE'RE GETTING THOSE PROTOCOLS 2554 01:16:24,379 --> 01:16:25,213 RIGHT ON THE FRONT LINES. AGAIN. 2555 01:16:25,213 --> 01:16:26,882 IT'S LIKE, YEAH, THERE'S UNIONS 2556 01:16:26,882 --> 01:16:27,716 AND THERE'S BARGAINING, 2557 01:16:27,716 --> 01:16:29,885 THERE'S CONTRACTS. THE FIRST 2558 01:16:29,885 --> 01:16:30,852 RESPONDERS ARE BRILLIANT. 2559 01:16:30,852 --> 01:16:32,354 THEY'RE BRILLIANT. THE WAY THAT 2560 01:16:32,354 --> 01:16:34,823 THEY WORK TOGETHER. THE MUTUAL 2561 01:16:34,823 --> 01:16:36,391 RESPECT IS ASTONISHING. AND THE 2562 01:16:36,391 --> 01:16:38,093 BEST DAYS, IT'S, YOU KNOW, 2563 01:16:38,093 --> 01:16:39,194 HEALTH. ONE CALLING THIS TEAM 2564 01:16:39,194 --> 01:16:40,796 CALLS THIS TEAM. THERE'S MANY 2565 01:16:40,796 --> 01:16:41,830 CALLS WHERE IT'S ALSO VICTIM 2566 01:16:41,830 --> 01:16:44,166 SUPPORT TEAM IS THERE. THEY ARE 2567 01:16:44,166 --> 01:16:45,734 ALL ON THE FRONT LINES DOING 2568 01:16:45,734 --> 01:16:47,869 EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO HELP OUR 2569 01:16:47,869 --> 01:16:50,038 NEIGHBORS. AND THEY'RE 2570 01:16:50,038 --> 01:16:50,672 COLLABORATIVE AND RESPECTFUL OF 2571 01:16:50,672 --> 01:16:52,441 ONE ANOTHER. AND SO I'M VERY 2572 01:16:52,441 --> 01:16:53,842 APPRECIATIVE THAT SEATTLE SET IT 2573 01:16:53,842 --> 01:16:56,745 UP THAT WAY. AND I HAVE NEVER 2574 01:16:56,745 --> 01:16:59,114 HELD A DEFICIT PERSPECTIVE, 2575 01:16:59,114 --> 01:17:00,582 SETTING UP A NEW BRANCH OF FIRST 2576 01:17:00,582 --> 01:17:03,685 RESPONDERS IS BASED ON THE NEED 2577 01:17:03,685 --> 01:17:04,186 FOR MENTAL HEALTH FIRST 2578 01:17:04,186 --> 01:17:04,820 RESPONDERS, AND IT NEEDS TO BE 2579 01:17:04,820 --> 01:17:06,688 IN SUPPORT OF OUR EXISTING FIRST 2580 01:17:06,688 --> 01:17:09,191 RESPONDERS. AND SO THE EVEN 2581 01:17:09,191 --> 01:17:10,759 SLOWING THE EXPANSION A LITTLE 2582 01:17:10,759 --> 01:17:12,294 BIT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SYSTEM 2583 01:17:12,294 --> 01:17:14,096 IS GETTING COORDINATED. I DON'T 2584 01:17:14,096 --> 01:17:17,065 HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT BECAUSE 2585 01:17:17,065 --> 01:17:18,500 I AM WORKING TOWARD 50 YEARS 2586 01:17:18,500 --> 01:17:20,369 FROM NOW, RIGHT? I MEAN, WE ARE 2587 01:17:20,369 --> 01:17:22,004 JUST ALMOST TO THE THREE YEAR 2588 01:17:22,004 --> 01:17:23,105 ANNIVERSARY, AND I WANT THIS 2589 01:17:23,105 --> 01:17:25,774 DONE IN A WAY THAT CAN ENDURE, 2590 01:17:25,774 --> 01:17:26,441 THAT MY GRANDKIDS WILL BE LIKE, 2591 01:17:26,441 --> 01:17:27,809 YEAH, OF COURSE THERE'D BE A 2592 01:17:27,809 --> 01:17:28,910 CARE RESPONDER GO TO THAT CALL. 2593 01:17:28,910 --> 01:17:33,582 OF COURSE. AND SO I OVERALL, 2594 01:17:33,582 --> 01:17:34,316 VERY POSITIVE AND VERY GRATEFUL 2595 01:17:34,316 --> 01:17:35,784 TO BE PART OF THIS IMPORTANT 2596 01:17:35,784 --> 01:17:36,752 MOVEMENT. IT SHOULD BE MORE 2597 01:17:36,752 --> 01:17:37,653 LIKE, YOU KNOW, MEDICS, IT 2598 01:17:37,653 --> 01:17:39,087 SHOULD BE MORE LIKE FREEDOM 2599 01:17:39,087 --> 01:17:41,723 HOUSE, WHICH WASN'T A THING. 2600 01:17:41,723 --> 01:17:42,357 AND THEN EVERYBODY UNDERSTOOD, 2601 01:17:42,357 --> 01:17:44,326 OH, THAT'S A DIFFERENT 2602 01:17:44,326 --> 01:17:44,926 DISCIPLINE. WE NEED THAT. AND 2603 01:17:44,926 --> 01:17:46,194 THEN TEN YEARS LATER IT WAS 2604 01:17:46,194 --> 01:17:47,195 EVERYWHERE. AND THAT'S HOW IT 2605 01:17:47,195 --> 01:17:48,764 NEEDS TO BE WITH MENTAL HEALTH. 2606 01:17:48,764 --> 01:17:49,164 FIRST RESPONDERS. 2607 01:17:49,164 --> 01:17:51,700 -- I JUST END ON ONE, PLEASE. I 2608 01:17:51,700 --> 01:17:52,367 JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO TO HEAR 2609 01:17:52,367 --> 01:17:55,470 THIS. AND SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES 2610 01:17:55,470 --> 01:17:58,473 THAT THIS WAS BORN OUT OF GEORGE 2611 01:17:58,473 --> 01:18:00,709 FLOYD, DEFUND THE POLICE POST 2612 01:18:00,709 --> 01:18:02,944 2020, COVID. AND I WORKED WITH 2613 01:18:02,944 --> 01:18:03,812 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA ON THE SDCI 2614 01:18:03,812 --> 01:18:07,082 TO GET $10 MILLION OUT THE DOOR, 2615 01:18:07,082 --> 01:18:08,083 30 MILLION. 30 MILLION, 30 2616 01:18:08,083 --> 01:18:11,053 MILLION OUT THE DOOR. AND SO 2617 01:18:11,053 --> 01:18:13,722 THIS WAS A TANGIBLE PROGRAM THAT 2618 01:18:13,722 --> 01:18:14,656 STARTED WITH, WITH, WITH WHAT 2619 01:18:14,656 --> 01:18:17,626 HAPPENED. AND IT SHOULD HAVE AND 2620 01:18:17,626 --> 01:18:21,129 I GUESS MY AS YOU KNOW, ME, I 2621 01:18:21,129 --> 01:18:22,731 WANTED PEOPLE TO SEE THAT WE 2622 01:18:22,731 --> 01:18:24,599 HEARD THEM AND WE CREATED THIS 2623 01:18:24,599 --> 01:18:26,702 AND FUNDED IT AND WANTED TO MOVE 2624 01:18:26,702 --> 01:18:28,136 IT FORWARD WITHOUT ALWAYS HAVING 2625 01:18:28,136 --> 01:18:29,271 TO SLAP THE WORD PROGRESSIVE IN 2626 01:18:29,271 --> 01:18:32,574 FRONT OF IT AND POLITICIZE IT. 2627 01:18:32,574 --> 01:18:34,476 THAT WE LOOKED AT PEOPLE ON THE 2628 01:18:34,476 --> 01:18:36,912 GROUND, YOU KNOW, DISRUPTORS, 2629 01:18:36,912 --> 01:18:39,181 YOU KNOW WHAT WE WERE TALKING 2630 01:18:39,181 --> 01:18:41,216 ABOUT PROGRAMS UPSTREAM, THINGS 2631 01:18:41,216 --> 01:18:43,285 THAT ARE THAT EXIST IN REALITY, 2632 01:18:43,285 --> 01:18:45,454 NOT A POLITICAL SLOGAN. AND THE 2633 01:18:45,454 --> 01:18:46,855 FACTS. AND HOW DO WE ADDRESS 2634 01:18:46,855 --> 01:18:49,591 THOSE? AND THEN WE GOT TO THE 2635 01:18:49,591 --> 01:18:50,425 POINT WHERE, AND ALY REMEMBERS 2636 01:18:50,425 --> 01:18:52,027 THESE DAYS, AND GETTING TO THE 2637 01:18:52,027 --> 01:18:54,029 POINT WHERE WE COULD ACTUALLY 2638 01:18:54,029 --> 01:18:54,629 ARTICULATE WHAT THAT LOOKED 2639 01:18:54,629 --> 01:18:55,931 LIKE, WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE IN A 2640 01:18:55,931 --> 01:18:59,234 BUDGET, HOW WE FUNDED IT, HOW WE 2641 01:18:59,234 --> 01:19:00,402 EXPANDED IT, HOW WE ARE HERE 2642 01:19:00,402 --> 01:19:01,770 WITH YOU TODAY AGAIN, TO TALK 2643 01:19:01,770 --> 01:19:02,871 ABOUT ITS GROWTH, ITS BIRTH, AND 2644 01:19:02,871 --> 01:19:04,940 WHERE WE'RE GOING AND THAT 2645 01:19:04,940 --> 01:19:06,608 IT'S WORKING AND THAT AT A 2646 01:19:06,608 --> 01:19:08,677 TIME, SIX, FIVE, SIX YEARS AGO, 2647 01:19:08,677 --> 01:19:09,344 PEOPLE DIDN'T THINK THAT WE 2648 01:19:09,344 --> 01:19:10,746 COULD DO THAT. AND WE'RE DOING 2649 01:19:10,746 --> 01:19:13,281 IT. SO IT'S NOT ALWAYS ALL 2650 01:19:13,281 --> 01:19:15,117 GLOOM AND DOOM. AND I KNOW SOME 2651 01:19:15,117 --> 01:19:16,284 PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S KIND OF 2652 01:19:16,284 --> 01:19:18,019 WHAT WE GET, BUT IN THIS WORLD, 2653 01:19:18,019 --> 01:19:19,755 BUT THIS IS WHAT WE SIGNED UP 2654 01:19:19,755 --> 01:19:20,889 FOR. SO I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO 2655 01:19:20,889 --> 01:19:22,424 KNOW THAT THERE IS HOPE OUT 2656 01:19:22,424 --> 01:19:24,226 THERE. AND ONE THING THAT 2657 01:19:24,226 --> 01:19:24,760 COUNCIL PRESIDENT I WERE 2658 01:19:24,760 --> 01:19:27,295 FOCUSING ON KIND OF OFFLINE, AND 2659 01:19:27,295 --> 01:19:29,631 WE'RE HOPING TO LOOK AT MORE IN 2660 01:19:29,631 --> 01:19:31,399 THE FUTURE IS NOT JUST YOUNG 2661 01:19:31,399 --> 01:19:34,770 FOLKS WITH GUNS AFRICAN AMERICAN 2662 01:19:34,770 --> 01:19:38,073 BOYS AND GIRLS OR BOYS AND HOW 2663 01:19:38,073 --> 01:19:39,941 THEY'RE ARRESTED, BUT ALSO 2664 01:19:39,941 --> 01:19:41,777 BEING VICTIMS, BUT ALSO WITHIN 2665 01:19:41,777 --> 01:19:44,012 THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM IN 2666 01:19:44,012 --> 01:19:45,847 THE DECLINE HEARINGS, WHEN YOU 2667 01:19:45,847 --> 01:19:46,815 HAVE SOMEONE UNDER 18 WHERE 2668 01:19:46,815 --> 01:19:48,483 THERE WAS NO DISRUPTER, THERE 2669 01:19:48,483 --> 01:19:51,386 WAS NO COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA 2670 01:19:51,386 --> 01:19:53,588 SAYING, WHAT WAS THE TERM AGAIN, 2671 01:19:53,588 --> 01:19:55,490 INTERVENTION OR WHAT'S THE, YOU 2672 01:19:55,490 --> 01:19:58,059 KNOW, YOUR PROGRAM. 2673 01:19:58,059 --> 01:19:58,360 -- FOCUSED, 2674 01:19:58,360 --> 01:19:59,427 -- FOCUS DETERRENCE. IT'S A 2675 01:19:59,427 --> 01:20:01,396 FANCY WAY OF SAYING WHERE I GREW 2676 01:20:01,396 --> 01:20:03,665 UP IS ELDERS AND AUNTIES AND 2677 01:20:03,665 --> 01:20:04,299 COUSINS THAT CALLED YOU UP AND 2678 01:20:04,299 --> 01:20:06,434 SAID, YOU KNOW, GET YOUR HOME. 2679 01:20:06,434 --> 01:20:08,136 YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE IN NOW. 2680 01:20:08,136 --> 01:20:08,804 YOU KNOW, THE NEIGHBORS TOLD ME 2681 01:20:08,804 --> 01:20:10,872 YOU WERE OUT HERE OUT RUNNING 2682 01:20:10,872 --> 01:20:12,641 THE STREETS, RIGHT? THAT'S KIND 2683 01:20:12,641 --> 01:20:16,478 OF WHAT IT IS. AND SO I'M HOPING 2684 01:20:16,478 --> 01:20:17,546 IN THE FUTURE, AFTER I LEAVE, 2685 01:20:17,546 --> 01:20:19,147 THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A 2686 01:20:19,147 --> 01:20:20,582 FOCUS ON THE JUVENILE COURT 2687 01:20:20,582 --> 01:20:22,350 SYSTEM IN THE IN THE DECLINE 2688 01:20:22,350 --> 01:20:24,686 HEARINGS. SO WE LOOK AT WHERE 2689 01:20:24,686 --> 01:20:25,820 ARE THESE KIDS WHEN THEY WERE 16 2690 01:20:25,820 --> 01:20:28,590 OR 17, PICKED UP A GUN AND SHOT 2691 01:20:28,590 --> 01:20:29,691 SOMEONE, WENT TO JUVENILE COURT. 2692 01:20:29,691 --> 01:20:31,259 WE'RE NOW GOING TO BE TRIED AS 2693 01:20:31,259 --> 01:20:33,195 ADULTS. AND THAT'S THAT'S, YOU 2694 01:20:33,195 --> 01:20:35,163 KNOW, WHEN I WAS A PUBLIC 2695 01:20:35,163 --> 01:20:36,965 DEFENDER, I THINK THE SADDEST 2696 01:20:36,965 --> 01:20:38,333 THING WAS, IS TO REPRESENT A 2697 01:20:38,333 --> 01:20:40,402 YOUNG MAN IN JUVIE AND THEN GO 2698 01:20:40,402 --> 01:20:43,738 TO FELONIES AND REPRESENT HIM IN 2699 01:20:43,738 --> 01:20:45,507 FELONIES, AND THEN BE A JUDGE 2700 01:20:45,507 --> 01:20:47,008 WHEN THEY'RE FULL FLEDGED ADULT 2701 01:20:47,008 --> 01:20:48,777 AND THEY'RE BACK AND I'M 2702 01:20:48,777 --> 01:20:50,245 SENTENCING THEM AGAIN, I CAN 2703 01:20:50,245 --> 01:20:53,682 COUNT ABOUT 6 OR 7 INSTANCES OF 2704 01:20:53,682 --> 01:20:54,950 THAT. AND I THINK THAT'S THE 2705 01:20:54,950 --> 01:20:56,851 SADDEST THING. AND I WAS JUST 2706 01:20:56,851 --> 01:20:57,686 TELLING COUNCIL PRESIDENT THIS, 2707 01:20:57,686 --> 01:21:00,555 ALL OF THESE ARE KIDS OF COLOR. 2708 01:21:00,555 --> 01:21:02,791 AND SO WHEN I GO BACK TO THOSE 2709 01:21:02,791 --> 01:21:04,426 ARE OUR BABIES BEING SHOT. THOSE 2710 01:21:04,426 --> 01:21:06,661 ARE OUR KIDS PICKING UP GUNS. 2711 01:21:06,661 --> 01:21:08,496 AND SO I DON'T, YOU KNOW, I GET 2712 01:21:08,496 --> 01:21:09,631 A LITTLE IRRITATED. AND THIS IS 2713 01:21:09,631 --> 01:21:10,966 THE NICE PART ABOUT GETTING OLD 2714 01:21:10,966 --> 01:21:12,000 IS, YOU KNOW, YOU BECOME A 2715 01:21:12,000 --> 01:21:13,868 WITNESS TO A LOT OF THINGS. SO I 2716 01:21:13,868 --> 01:21:15,303 JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL 2717 01:21:15,303 --> 01:21:16,805 YOUR HARD WORK. I KNOW IT'S BEEN 2718 01:21:16,805 --> 01:21:19,007 IT'S BEEN A SLOG SINCE 2023. I 2719 01:21:19,007 --> 01:21:20,108 WANT TO THANK ALY TOO, BECAUSE 2720 01:21:20,108 --> 01:21:22,244 SHE WAS THERE IN THE EARLY DAYS 2721 01:21:22,244 --> 01:21:24,379 TO POST 2020 AND DURING COVID 2722 01:21:24,379 --> 01:21:26,881 AND COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND 2723 01:21:26,881 --> 01:21:27,482 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. SO WE 2724 01:21:27,482 --> 01:21:28,450 KIND OF, YOU KNOW, WE DID IT. I 2725 01:21:28,450 --> 01:21:30,385 MEAN, WE WORKED REALLY HARD. SO 2726 01:21:30,385 --> 01:21:30,685 THANK YOU. 2727 01:21:30,685 --> 01:21:32,988 -- YEAH. 2728 01:21:32,988 --> 01:21:34,489 -- THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT 2729 01:21:34,489 --> 01:21:35,123 EMERITUS, ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE 2730 01:21:35,123 --> 01:21:36,491 COMMITTEE TABLE AT THIS TIME? 2731 01:21:36,491 --> 01:21:39,461 WE'RE GOING TO GO TO 2732 01:21:39,461 --> 01:21:40,996 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA NEXT 2733 01:21:40,996 --> 01:21:41,429 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 2734 01:21:41,429 --> 01:21:42,063 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND THANK 2735 01:21:42,063 --> 01:21:43,598 YOU, CHIEF BARDEN, FOR BEING 2736 01:21:43,598 --> 01:21:45,200 HERE TODAY. REALLY, REALLY 2737 01:21:45,200 --> 01:21:48,270 APPRECIATE THE OVERVIEW. THE 2738 01:21:48,270 --> 01:21:50,405 PRESENTATION AND LET THE RECORD 2739 01:21:50,405 --> 01:21:51,573 REFLECT. I WAS I WAS BOBBING MY 2740 01:21:51,573 --> 01:21:55,043 HEAD AND FIRM AGREEANCE WITH 2741 01:21:55,043 --> 01:21:55,844 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ COMMENTS. 2742 01:21:55,844 --> 01:21:57,579 APPRECIATE THAT. AND FRANKLY, I, 2743 01:21:57,579 --> 01:21:59,047 I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE ALL 2744 01:21:59,047 --> 01:22:01,283 THE COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES 2745 01:22:01,283 --> 01:22:03,084 AGREE WITH ALL EVERYTHING THAT 2746 01:22:03,084 --> 01:22:09,424 WAS SAID AND PLUS ONE ON COUNCIL 2747 01:22:09,424 --> 01:22:11,459 PRESIDENT'S NOTION ABOUT KPIS 2748 01:22:11,459 --> 01:22:12,394 BEING IMPORTANT AND, YOU KNOW, 2749 01:22:12,394 --> 01:22:13,862 LACK OF CLARITY THERE I TO HAVE 2750 01:22:13,862 --> 01:22:17,198 LACK OF SOME SOME LACK OF 2751 01:22:17,198 --> 01:22:20,235 CLARITY ON THAT AND ALSO A 2752 01:22:20,235 --> 01:22:23,104 RELATED KIND OF CONSTRUCT OF 2753 01:22:23,104 --> 01:22:26,408 OKRS OBJECTIVE KEY RESULTS. BUT 2754 01:22:26,408 --> 01:22:29,411 HELP ME, HELP ME BETTER 2755 01:22:29,411 --> 01:22:32,414 UNDERSTAND CHIEF SO REALLY 2756 01:22:32,414 --> 01:22:34,015 APPRECIATE ALL THE GREAT WORK 2757 01:22:34,015 --> 01:22:36,384 GOING ON IN THE IN THE DISTRICT 2758 01:22:36,384 --> 01:22:37,319 AND ACROSS THE CITY AND WOULD 2759 01:22:37,319 --> 01:22:39,254 LOVE FOR YOU ALL TO, TO DO MORE. 2760 01:22:39,254 --> 01:22:41,022 AND, AND I THINK SOME REALLY 2761 01:22:41,022 --> 01:22:41,823 SPECIFIC THINGS NEED TO HAPPEN 2762 01:22:41,823 --> 01:22:44,025 TO FULLY UNLOCK THE CAPABILITIES 2763 01:22:44,025 --> 01:22:45,493 OF THE, THE, THE CARE 2764 01:22:45,493 --> 01:22:46,928 DEPARTMENT, AT LEAST WITH 2765 01:22:46,928 --> 01:22:50,832 RESPECT TO THE RESPONSE 2766 01:22:50,832 --> 01:22:52,167 CAPABILITY AND BUT I'M GLAD 2767 01:22:52,167 --> 01:22:53,969 THAT THAT YOU ALL EXIST AND I'M 2768 01:22:53,969 --> 01:22:56,004 GLAD YOU ALL ARE THERE TO, TO 2769 01:22:56,004 --> 01:23:00,108 PROVIDE THIS THIS REALLY GOOD, 2770 01:23:00,108 --> 01:23:01,710 REALLY GOOD SERVICE. AND WE CAN 2771 01:23:01,710 --> 01:23:03,511 IMPROVE THROUGH SOME THINGS. BUT 2772 01:23:03,511 --> 01:23:04,813 A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE DOING, DOING 2773 01:23:04,813 --> 01:23:06,848 A LOT OF WORK. AND I KNOW MY 2774 01:23:06,848 --> 01:23:08,516 CONSTITUENTS APPRECIATE IT, 2775 01:23:08,516 --> 01:23:10,385 ESPECIALLY IN HIGH USE AREAS 2776 01:23:10,385 --> 01:23:12,921 LIKE GEORGETOWN AND SOTO. SO ON 2777 01:23:12,921 --> 01:23:16,691 ONE OF YOUR SLIDES, IT SAYS THE 2778 01:23:16,691 --> 01:23:18,860 CURRENT MODEL IS I THINK IT'S 2779 01:23:18,860 --> 01:23:19,894 SLIDE 8 OR 7 OR SOMETHING LIKE 2780 01:23:19,894 --> 01:23:22,530 THAT, TALKS ABOUT THE CURRENT 2781 01:23:22,530 --> 01:23:26,167 OPERATIONS MODEL. AND AT SEVEN 2782 01:23:26,167 --> 01:23:30,338 DAYS A WEEK, PRESUMABLY, AND OUT 2783 01:23:30,338 --> 01:23:33,274 OF THOSE FIVE LOCATIONS FROM 2784 01:23:33,274 --> 01:23:35,243 THOSE SPECIFIC HOURS IS, IS THAT 2785 01:23:35,243 --> 01:23:36,211 IS THAT SEVEN? IS THAT SEVEN 2786 01:23:36,211 --> 01:23:40,048 DAYS A WEEK 2787 01:23:40,048 --> 01:23:40,281 -- YES. 2788 01:23:40,281 --> 01:23:42,250 -- SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. OKAY. SO 2789 01:23:42,250 --> 01:23:44,319 WITH THE PLAN REDUCTIONS IN 2790 01:23:44,319 --> 01:23:51,192 THOSE VACANT POSITIONS. WHAT'S 2791 01:23:51,192 --> 01:23:53,128 THE LONGER TERM IMPACT LIKELY TO 2792 01:23:53,128 --> 01:23:54,729 BE? YOU MENTIONED EARLIER THAT, 2793 01:23:54,729 --> 01:23:56,931 YOU KNOW, THE THE DEPARTMENT 2794 01:23:56,931 --> 01:23:59,234 NEEDS TO DO SOME THINGS, BE MORE 2795 01:23:59,234 --> 01:24:02,670 INTENTIONAL AND FOCUS ABOUT KIND 2796 01:24:02,670 --> 01:24:04,105 OF SCALING AND ENSURING THE 2797 01:24:04,105 --> 01:24:06,007 OUTCOMES ARE A LITTLE MORE 2798 01:24:06,007 --> 01:24:09,077 EFFECTIVE. MAYBE THAT WAS MY, MY 2799 01:24:09,077 --> 01:24:10,812 INTERPRETATION OF WHAT YOU SAID, 2800 01:24:10,812 --> 01:24:13,081 BUT I GENERALLY AGREE. WHAT DOES 2801 01:24:13,081 --> 01:24:14,983 THAT MEAN? WHAT DO THESE 2802 01:24:14,983 --> 01:24:17,752 REDUCTIONS MEAN? BOTH IN THE 2803 01:24:17,752 --> 01:24:19,821 SHORT TERM AND ESPECIALLY LONG 2804 01:24:19,821 --> 01:24:23,892 TERM FOR GROWING AND SCALING THE 2805 01:24:23,892 --> 01:24:26,828 THE CARE TEAM, IDEALLY, OR 2806 01:24:26,828 --> 01:24:30,131 POTENTIALLY TO BE A A TRUE 24/7, 2807 01:24:30,131 --> 01:24:32,500 365 RESPONSE CAPABILITY, WHICH 2808 01:24:32,500 --> 01:24:34,803 WOULD MAKE THE DEPARTMENT TRULY 2809 01:24:34,803 --> 01:24:37,205 CO-EQUAL. 2810 01:24:37,205 --> 01:24:37,472 -- YEAH. 2811 01:24:37,472 --> 01:24:41,976 -- TO FIRE AND AND SPD, WHICH IT 2812 01:24:41,976 --> 01:24:44,546 IS. BUT YEAH. WHAT'S THE IMPACT? 2813 01:24:44,546 --> 01:24:47,048 -- YES. WELL, THERE'S NO IMPACT 2814 01:24:47,048 --> 01:24:48,516 DEVIATING FROM THE SLIDE. SO WE 2815 01:24:48,516 --> 01:24:49,918 HAVE EXPANDED TO THOSE HOURS 2816 01:24:49,918 --> 01:24:51,186 CITYWIDE. WE WERE ALWAYS SEVEN 2817 01:24:51,186 --> 01:24:52,720 DAYS A WEEK. WE STARTED OUT 12 2818 01:24:52,720 --> 01:24:55,123 HOURS A DAY. AND SO NOW WE'VE 2819 01:24:55,123 --> 01:24:56,458 EXPANDED TO ALL OF THE HOURS. 2820 01:24:56,458 --> 01:24:57,892 WE'RE THERE ARE MANY, MANY 2821 01:24:57,892 --> 01:25:00,895 CRISIS CALLS COMING IN BETWEEN 2822 01:25:00,895 --> 01:25:01,830 THE HOURS OF ABOUT 2 A.M. AND 6 2823 01:25:01,830 --> 01:25:03,998 A.M. THERE'S NOT AS MANY CALLS. 2824 01:25:03,998 --> 01:25:05,266 AND I WOULD LIKE IN THE SHORT 2825 01:25:05,266 --> 01:25:07,335 RUN, TO BE ABLE TO REDIRECT SOME 2826 01:25:07,335 --> 01:25:08,837 OF THOSE CALLS TO THE COUNTY 2827 01:25:08,837 --> 01:25:12,240 TEAM, WHO IS 24/7. I SHARE THAT 2828 01:25:12,240 --> 01:25:14,309 URGENT PRIORITY TO GET TO 24/7. 2829 01:25:14,309 --> 01:25:15,610 I JUST THINK THAT IS SORT OF THE 2830 01:25:15,610 --> 01:25:17,212 DEFINITION OF FIRST RESPONDER, 2831 01:25:17,212 --> 01:25:19,681 RIGHT? IF YOU CALL 911 AT ANY 2832 01:25:19,681 --> 01:25:20,648 HOUR, ANY PLACE IN THE CITY, YOU 2833 01:25:20,648 --> 01:25:22,951 CAN GET THIS RESPONSE IF IT'S 2834 01:25:22,951 --> 01:25:23,852 APPROPRIATE. AND SO NOT 2835 01:25:23,852 --> 01:25:25,787 EXPANDING BEYOND 32 WILL LIMIT 2836 01:25:25,787 --> 01:25:28,723 OUR ABILITY TO DO THAT. I WILL 2837 01:25:28,723 --> 01:25:30,225 ALSO BE VERY CLEAR AND 2838 01:25:30,225 --> 01:25:32,093 COLLABORATIVE WHEN WE ARE BEYOND 2839 01:25:32,093 --> 01:25:33,027 CAPACITY. WE'RE GETTING MORE 2840 01:25:33,027 --> 01:25:33,962 CALLS THAN WE CAN POSSIBLY TAKE. 2841 01:25:33,962 --> 01:25:36,564 I WILL LET EVERYBODY KNOW SO 2842 01:25:36,564 --> 01:25:38,433 THAT WE CAN THINK ABOUT THAT IN 2843 01:25:38,433 --> 01:25:40,301 FUTURE AS WE BALANCE THE PUBLIC 2844 01:25:40,301 --> 01:25:41,269 SAFETY BUDGET AND THINK ABOUT 2845 01:25:41,269 --> 01:25:43,738 INVESTMENTS, OR SOMETIMES 2846 01:25:43,738 --> 01:25:46,407 SOMETIMES CARE QUALIFIES FOR 2847 01:25:46,407 --> 01:25:48,443 GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING REVENUE 2848 01:25:48,443 --> 01:25:50,345 SOURCES IN WAYS THAT TRADITIONAL 2849 01:25:50,345 --> 01:25:51,312 PUBLIC SAFETY TEAMS DO NOT. 2850 01:25:51,312 --> 01:25:54,215 WE'VE GOTTEN A WHOLE BUNCH OF 2851 01:25:54,215 --> 01:25:56,150 GRANTS. AND, YOU KNOW, THANKS TO 2852 01:25:56,150 --> 01:25:57,852 OUR CONGRESS PEOPLE, TO JAYAPAL 2853 01:25:57,852 --> 01:25:59,053 AND SMITH. AND SO I CAN IMAGINE 2854 01:25:59,053 --> 01:26:00,855 THAT BEING A SHORT TERM 2855 01:26:00,855 --> 01:26:02,557 STRATEGY. BUT THESE WILL BE THE 2856 01:26:02,557 --> 01:26:06,661 HOURS AND THE DAYS GOING FORWARD 2857 01:26:06,661 --> 01:26:07,061 WITH THIS STAFF. 2858 01:26:07,061 --> 01:26:09,163 -- OKAY. GOT IT. THANK YOU. 2859 01:26:09,163 --> 01:26:10,798 FINALLY, I JUST WANT TO DO A 2860 01:26:10,798 --> 01:26:13,535 SPECIAL PLUS ONE TO 2861 01:26:13,535 --> 01:26:16,204 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND HER 2862 01:26:16,204 --> 01:26:18,806 NON-EMERGENCY LINE COMMENTS. AND 2863 01:26:18,806 --> 01:26:20,041 PRIOR LEADERSHIP, CONSISTENT 2864 01:26:20,041 --> 01:26:22,677 LEADERSHIP ON THAT. IT'S A 2865 01:26:22,677 --> 01:26:23,611 VITAL SERVICE. AND, YOU KNOW, WE 2866 01:26:23,611 --> 01:26:26,714 NEED TO WE NEED TO DO BETTER. 2867 01:26:26,714 --> 01:26:28,249 THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR. 2868 01:26:28,249 --> 01:26:30,985 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA 2869 01:26:30,985 --> 01:26:32,320 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. I SEE YOU 2870 01:26:32,320 --> 01:26:35,089 HAVE HAD A HAND UP. IF YOU CAN 2871 01:26:35,089 --> 01:26:37,058 BE QUICK, WE'RE. BUT WE'VE GOT 2872 01:26:37,058 --> 01:26:37,659 SOME TIME. 2873 01:26:37,659 --> 01:26:40,161 -- THANK YOU. CHAIR, THIS IS 2874 01:26:40,161 --> 01:26:41,663 JUST IT'S IT'S AN IMPORTANT 2875 01:26:41,663 --> 01:26:43,531 DAY, CHAIR. SO THANK YOU FOR 2876 01:26:43,531 --> 01:26:46,501 LETTING US ALL TAKE OUR TIME 2877 01:26:46,501 --> 01:26:47,702 WITH ASKING QUESTIONS, BECAUSE 2878 01:26:47,702 --> 01:26:49,737 THIS IS REALLY OUR ONE 2879 01:26:49,737 --> 01:26:51,339 OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS FOR 2880 01:26:51,339 --> 01:26:52,507 THE PUBLIC WHO REALLY ARE 2881 01:26:52,507 --> 01:26:53,141 WATCHING. BECAUSE I'VE HEARD 2882 01:26:53,141 --> 01:26:56,277 FROM FOLKS WHO, WHO ARE WATCHING 2883 01:26:56,277 --> 01:26:57,045 THESE SESSIONS. SO THANK YOU FOR 2884 01:26:57,045 --> 01:26:59,914 THAT. I JUST WANTED TO WELL, 2885 01:26:59,914 --> 01:27:02,116 FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK 2886 01:27:02,116 --> 01:27:03,818 COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR HER 2887 01:27:03,818 --> 01:27:04,319 DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE 2888 01:27:04,319 --> 01:27:06,254 PREVENTION, INTERVENTION AND 2889 01:27:06,254 --> 01:27:08,957 ENFORCEMENT, BECAUSE THAT'S 2890 01:27:08,957 --> 01:27:11,225 REALLY IMPORTANT. AND IT IS ALSO 2891 01:27:11,225 --> 01:27:13,361 IMPORTANT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE 2892 01:27:13,361 --> 01:27:15,797 NATIONAL NETWORKS FOCUSED 2893 01:27:15,797 --> 01:27:19,033 DETERRENCE, BECAUSE THAT EFFORT 2894 01:27:19,033 --> 01:27:19,500 WAS BORN OUT OF THIS 2895 01:27:19,500 --> 01:27:20,034 INTERSECTION BETWEEN THE 2896 01:27:20,034 --> 01:27:21,636 INTERVENTION AND ENFORCEMENT 2897 01:27:21,636 --> 01:27:24,005 PIECE, BECAUSE REALLY, IT WAS 2898 01:27:24,005 --> 01:27:26,240 THIS IDEA THAT WE CAN IDENTIFY 2899 01:27:26,240 --> 01:27:28,309 OR WE'VE WE HAVE RESEARCHED AND 2900 01:27:28,309 --> 01:27:29,711 IDENTIFIED THAT IT IS A VERY 2901 01:27:29,711 --> 01:27:31,779 SMALL SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION 2902 01:27:31,779 --> 01:27:32,981 WHO'S ACTUALLY INVOLVED WITH 2903 01:27:32,981 --> 01:27:34,682 GUN VIOLENCE. SO WHY DON'T WE 2904 01:27:34,682 --> 01:27:39,053 FOCUS ON THEM? WE KNOW THAT THEY 2905 01:27:39,053 --> 01:27:40,655 HAVE NUMEROUS CRIMES THAT 2906 01:27:40,655 --> 01:27:42,290 THEY'VE COMMITTED. AND SO THEY 2907 01:27:42,290 --> 01:27:44,759 WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, FOLKS THAT 2908 01:27:44,759 --> 01:27:46,394 THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THE 2909 01:27:46,394 --> 01:27:48,496 CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM LEADING 2910 01:27:48,496 --> 01:27:49,931 INTO INTO INCARCERATION. AND IS 2911 01:27:49,931 --> 01:27:52,700 THERE A WAY WE CAN INTERVENE 2912 01:27:52,700 --> 01:27:54,202 SPECIFICALLY WITH THOSE FOLKS, 2913 01:27:54,202 --> 01:27:58,673 NOT WITH THE ECOSYSTEM WRIT 2914 01:27:58,673 --> 01:27:59,807 LARGE ON GUN VIOLENCE, BUT WITH 2915 01:27:59,807 --> 01:28:00,775 THESE PARTICULAR FOLKS? CAN WE 2916 01:28:00,775 --> 01:28:02,777 PARTNER SHOULD WE PARTNER WITH 2917 01:28:02,777 --> 01:28:04,812 COMMUNITY, THOSE MORAL VOICES, 2918 01:28:04,812 --> 01:28:06,581 THE AUNTIES AS COUNCILMEMBER 2919 01:28:06,581 --> 01:28:08,349 JUAREZ LIKES TO SAY, I AGREE, 2920 01:28:08,349 --> 01:28:09,884 WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, THAT'S 2921 01:28:09,884 --> 01:28:11,352 HOW WE COULD KEPT KIDS, YOU 2922 01:28:11,352 --> 01:28:13,254 KNOW, ON THE STRAIGHT AND 2923 01:28:13,254 --> 01:28:14,322 NARROW. BY THE TIME YOU GOT 2924 01:28:14,322 --> 01:28:16,157 HOME, SOMEONE MADE A CALL TO 2925 01:28:16,157 --> 01:28:17,358 YOUR MOM. IF YOU STEPPED OUT OF 2926 01:28:17,358 --> 01:28:21,629 LINE AT ALL. SO THOSE MORAL 2927 01:28:21,629 --> 01:28:24,198 VOICES AND THE PROVIDERS, 2928 01:28:24,198 --> 01:28:24,832 BECAUSE WE PROVIDE SERVICES AS 2929 01:28:24,832 --> 01:28:27,735 WE SHOULD AS A CITY, AND THEN 2930 01:28:27,735 --> 01:28:29,737 ALSO LAW ENFORCEMENT AT THE SAME 2931 01:28:29,737 --> 01:28:31,539 TABLE AS I DESCRIBED EARLIER. 2932 01:28:31,539 --> 01:28:33,307 AND SO I WILL SAY, WHEN YOU 2933 01:28:33,307 --> 01:28:35,777 TALKED ABOUT OPERATION 2934 01:28:35,777 --> 01:28:38,313 CEASEFIRE, THAT WAS ALSO THE 2935 01:28:38,313 --> 01:28:39,681 SAME PERSON WHO CREATED THE 2936 01:28:39,681 --> 01:28:42,784 FOCUSED DETERRENCE MODEL. AND IT 2937 01:28:42,784 --> 01:28:45,019 WAS FIRST PILOTED AS PART OF 2938 01:28:45,019 --> 01:28:46,521 CEASEFIRE IN 1996 IN BOSTON. SO 2939 01:28:46,521 --> 01:28:49,257 IT WAS I KNOW YOU KNOW, YOU 2940 01:28:49,257 --> 01:28:50,858 RAISED IT EARLIER TODAY. SO I 2941 01:28:50,858 --> 01:28:53,194 SAY THAT TO SAY THAT THAT'S WHAT 2942 01:28:53,194 --> 01:28:54,896 THIS PARTICULAR EFFORT IS. AND 2943 01:28:54,896 --> 01:28:56,664 COLLEAGUES, I ALSO WANTED TO 2944 01:28:56,664 --> 01:28:58,032 ADDRESS THE NATIONAL NETWORK FOR 2945 01:28:58,032 --> 01:28:59,534 SAFE COMMUNITIES. THERE'S A LOT 2946 01:28:59,534 --> 01:29:02,937 OF CONVERSATION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, 2947 01:29:02,937 --> 01:29:04,105 WHY THEM AND NOT SOMEONE ELSE. 2948 01:29:04,105 --> 01:29:07,308 AND I WILL SAY THAT ONE IS 2949 01:29:07,308 --> 01:29:08,543 THEY'RE THE EXPERTS. THEY 2950 01:29:08,543 --> 01:29:10,178 CREATED IT. THE OTHER IS 2951 01:29:10,178 --> 01:29:13,414 SUBSEQUENT MODELS HAVE HAVE COME 2952 01:29:13,414 --> 01:29:16,017 AFTER THAT, BUT THEY DON'T 2953 01:29:16,017 --> 01:29:16,651 INVOLVE LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE 2954 01:29:16,651 --> 01:29:18,086 SAME WAY THEY INVOLVE LAW 2955 01:29:18,086 --> 01:29:19,487 ENFORCEMENT IN THE WAY YOU 2956 01:29:19,487 --> 01:29:22,190 DESCRIBED EARLIER. CHAIR BARDEN. 2957 01:29:22,190 --> 01:29:23,925 I MEAN, CHIEF BARDEN IN THAT 2958 01:29:23,925 --> 01:29:25,426 THEY MIGHT CONSULT WITH LAW 2959 01:29:25,426 --> 01:29:26,794 ENFORCEMENT, BUT THEY'RE NOT 2960 01:29:26,794 --> 01:29:29,130 ALL AT THE SAME TABLE TOGETHER 2961 01:29:29,130 --> 01:29:30,998 WITH THAT INDIVIDUAL, LITERALLY 2962 01:29:30,998 --> 01:29:32,300 AT THE TABLE IN THE WAY YOU ARE 2963 01:29:32,300 --> 01:29:34,602 NOW. SO THAT'S WHY NATIONAL 2964 01:29:34,602 --> 01:29:37,171 NETWORK, AND TO THE POINT ABOUT, 2965 01:29:37,171 --> 01:29:38,906 YOU KNOW, THIS WOULD BE A 2966 01:29:38,906 --> 01:29:41,175 CONSULTING CONTRACT FOR 2967 01:29:41,175 --> 01:29:44,112 IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROGRAM, 2968 01:29:44,112 --> 01:29:47,715 MAYORS HAVE, OVER THE YEARS, 2969 01:29:47,715 --> 01:29:48,182 DIRECT CONTRACTS WITH 2970 01:29:48,182 --> 01:29:49,884 CONSULTANTS TO HELP ADVISE AND 2971 01:29:49,884 --> 01:29:51,386 IMPLEMENT DIFFERENT STRATEGIES. 2972 01:29:51,386 --> 01:29:53,521 AND I WILL SAY THIS PARTICULAR 2973 01:29:53,521 --> 01:29:54,255 MAYOR CONSULTED WITH THEM. WHY 2974 01:29:54,255 --> 01:29:57,325 YOU ON THE CCTV STUDY AND WHY 2975 01:29:57,325 --> 01:29:59,160 YOU IS ONE OF MANY CONSULTANTS, 2976 01:29:59,160 --> 01:30:01,496 BUT THAT'S THE ONE SHE CHOSE TO 2977 01:30:01,496 --> 01:30:03,064 PARTNER WITH. LOOKING AT THE FAS 2978 01:30:03,064 --> 01:30:05,233 WEBSITE, IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS 2979 01:30:05,233 --> 01:30:11,272 AUTHORIZED TO BE UP TO $233,000. 2980 01:30:11,272 --> 01:30:13,741 AND SO AND SHE WENT WITH NYU 2981 01:30:13,741 --> 01:30:14,909 BECAUSE PRESUMABLY SHE LIKED 2982 01:30:14,909 --> 01:30:16,711 THEIR PROGRAM. THIS IS NOT 2983 01:30:16,711 --> 01:30:18,646 DISSIMILAR TO THAT. AND I AGAIN, 2984 01:30:18,646 --> 01:30:21,883 I SAY THIS TO SAY, IF FOLKS 2985 01:30:21,883 --> 01:30:22,884 DON'T WANT TO WORK, IF THE 2986 01:30:22,884 --> 01:30:24,352 MAYOR DOESN'T WANT TO WORK WITH 2987 01:30:24,352 --> 01:30:25,820 THE NATIONAL NETWORK, SHE SHOULD 2988 01:30:25,820 --> 01:30:28,156 SAY SO. BUT THE IDEA THAT THIS 2989 01:30:28,156 --> 01:30:28,790 IS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE'VE 2990 01:30:28,790 --> 01:30:30,758 BEEN DOING, MAYORS DIRECT 2991 01:30:30,758 --> 01:30:34,095 CONTRACT WITH CONSULTANTS FOR 2992 01:30:34,095 --> 01:30:36,063 SERVICES. WHY? BECAUSE THEY 2993 01:30:36,063 --> 01:30:37,532 TRULY ARE THE EXPERTS AND THEY 2994 01:30:37,532 --> 01:30:39,934 WORK WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE 2995 01:30:39,934 --> 01:30:41,035 WAY WE SHOULD BE WORKING WITH 2996 01:30:41,035 --> 01:30:44,839 LAW ENFORCEMENT AS A PARTNER AT 2997 01:30:44,839 --> 01:30:46,174 THE TABLE. SO I REALLY WANTED TO 2998 01:30:46,174 --> 01:30:50,311 SAY THAT, BUT ALSO THANK COUNCIL 2999 01:30:50,311 --> 01:30:50,945 PRESIDENT FOR HER DISTINCTION, 3000 01:30:50,945 --> 01:30:53,448 BECAUSE WE'VE DONE A LOT IN THE 3001 01:30:53,448 --> 01:30:55,016 PREVENTION SPACE, A LOT IN THE 3002 01:30:55,016 --> 01:30:55,817 INTERVENTION SPACE, BUT WE'RE 3003 01:30:55,817 --> 01:30:58,085 NOT DOING THIS FOCUSED 3004 01:30:58,085 --> 01:31:00,087 DETERRENCE THING. CARIBE WAS 3005 01:31:00,087 --> 01:31:01,355 BORN OUT OF THE AUDIT. I'M 3006 01:31:01,355 --> 01:31:04,258 SORRY, NOT CARE. THE THE 3007 01:31:04,258 --> 01:31:05,993 TRANSFERRING THE WORK TO CARE 3008 01:31:05,993 --> 01:31:08,963 WAS BORN OUT OF THE AUDIT. SO 3009 01:31:08,963 --> 01:31:09,530 WAS THIS FOCUSED DETERRENCE 3010 01:31:09,530 --> 01:31:11,199 PIECE DESCRIBED IN THIS WAY WITH 3011 01:31:11,199 --> 01:31:13,301 LAW ENFORCEMENT, SPECIFICALLY. 3012 01:31:13,301 --> 01:31:15,303 AND WE HAVEN'T IMPLEMENTED 3013 01:31:15,303 --> 01:31:17,405 THAT, BUT WE'VE IMPLEMENTED THE 3014 01:31:17,405 --> 01:31:19,373 NAO THIS YEAR STARTING TO BRING 3015 01:31:19,373 --> 01:31:22,210 THE CONTRACTS OVER. AND THEN A 3016 01:31:22,210 --> 01:31:23,177 CHAIR. I KNOW WE HAVE TO MOVE 3017 01:31:23,177 --> 01:31:24,445 ON, BUT FOR THE RECORD, I JUST 3018 01:31:24,445 --> 01:31:28,316 WANT TO SAY I AM CONFUSED ABOUT 3019 01:31:28,316 --> 01:31:30,284 THEM. WHAT CONTRACTS ARE 3020 01:31:30,284 --> 01:31:31,385 ACTUALLY COMING OVER TO CARE? 3021 01:31:31,385 --> 01:31:32,186 BECAUSE I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU 3022 01:31:32,186 --> 01:31:34,355 SAY, MY ASSUMPTION IS THAT 3023 01:31:34,355 --> 01:31:35,923 CERTAIN CONTRACTS ARE COMING 3024 01:31:35,923 --> 01:31:37,758 OVER, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE 3025 01:31:37,758 --> 01:31:41,195 THIS IS NOT FULLY BAKED, BUT WE 3026 01:31:41,195 --> 01:31:41,829 CAN FOLLOW UP OFFLINE BECAUSE I 3027 01:31:41,829 --> 01:31:43,898 REALLY WANT TO UNDERSTAND 3028 01:31:43,898 --> 01:31:45,800 WHAT'S STAYING AT HSD AND 3029 01:31:45,800 --> 01:31:47,502 WHAT'S ACTUALLY MOVING TO CARE 3030 01:31:47,502 --> 01:31:49,337 AND WHAT THE EXPECTATION IS FOR 3031 01:31:49,337 --> 01:31:50,438 THE CARE DEPARTMENT. WE NEED TO 3032 01:31:50,438 --> 01:31:52,607 BE CLEAR ON THE EXPECTATION SO 3033 01:31:52,607 --> 01:31:55,176 THAT WE KNOW ABOUT, AS MANY OF 3034 01:31:55,176 --> 01:31:59,080 US HERE HAVE SAID, THE OUTCOMES. 3035 01:31:59,080 --> 01:32:00,414 AND IF WE'RE NOT CLEAR, THEN WE 3036 01:32:00,414 --> 01:32:02,083 WON'T KNOW WHAT OUTCOMES TO 3037 01:32:02,083 --> 01:32:03,684 TRACK. 3038 01:32:03,684 --> 01:32:05,086 -- I SHOULD CLARIFY THAT MANY 3039 01:32:05,086 --> 01:32:06,587 PEOPLE ARE EXPERT. I HAVE SEEN 3040 01:32:06,587 --> 01:32:08,089 THE NINE CONTRACTS THAT ARE 3041 01:32:08,089 --> 01:32:08,990 COMING OVER THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS. 3042 01:32:08,990 --> 01:32:10,091 I HAVE NOT EVEN MET WITH THE 3043 01:32:10,091 --> 01:32:11,993 PROVIDERS YET, SO I AM NEW. I 3044 01:32:11,993 --> 01:32:13,828 CAN SEE THE LINE ITEMS AND THE 3045 01:32:13,828 --> 01:32:14,829 BUDGET AND UNDERSTAND, OKAY, 3046 01:32:14,829 --> 01:32:16,364 THIS IS VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION. 3047 01:32:16,364 --> 01:32:20,034 BUT TO YOUR VERY FIRST POINT, 3048 01:32:20,034 --> 01:32:20,935 PEOPLE OFTEN USE A SERIES OF 3049 01:32:20,935 --> 01:32:22,503 WORDS TO MEAN MANY, MANY 3050 01:32:22,503 --> 01:32:24,906 DIFFERENT THINGS. AND SO I'M NOT 3051 01:32:24,906 --> 01:32:26,274 CLEAR WHO IS DOING WHAT AND WHAT 3052 01:32:26,274 --> 01:32:28,242 NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT THAT'S JUST 3053 01:32:28,242 --> 01:32:29,810 MY IGNORANCE. IT IS KNOWN IN 3054 01:32:29,810 --> 01:32:33,381 HSD, JUST NOT BY ME. YET. 3055 01:32:33,381 --> 01:32:34,682 -- THANK YOU. 3056 01:32:34,682 --> 01:32:36,317 -- SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO 3057 01:32:36,317 --> 01:32:37,551 GET CLARITY ON THAT. THANK YOU. 3058 01:32:37,551 --> 01:32:37,952 THANK YOU CHAIR. 3059 01:32:37,952 --> 01:32:39,587 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 3060 01:32:39,587 --> 01:32:40,721 RIVERA IT COLLEAGUES WHO ARE 3061 01:32:40,721 --> 01:32:43,658 NEW. I GUESS IT'S EDDIE. 3062 01:32:43,658 --> 01:32:44,258 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER AND LIN. 3063 01:32:44,258 --> 01:32:45,526 IT'S NEW. YOU'LL SEE THROUGHOUT 3064 01:32:45,526 --> 01:32:49,497 THIS PROCESS THAT I WILL START 3065 01:32:49,497 --> 01:32:51,232 GOOGLE MAPPING OUR TIME OF EXIT 3066 01:32:51,232 --> 01:32:52,500 AT. CURRENTLY, IF WE CONTINUE ON 3067 01:32:52,500 --> 01:32:54,702 THIS TRAJECTORY, WE WILL BE HERE 3068 01:32:54,702 --> 01:32:57,471 TILL FIVE. SO THE. FROM HERE ON 3069 01:32:57,471 --> 01:32:59,173 OUT, I'M GOING TO ASK. EVERYONE 3070 01:32:59,173 --> 01:33:01,075 GETS ONE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK 3071 01:33:01,075 --> 01:33:02,810 AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO MOVE 3072 01:33:02,810 --> 01:33:04,178 FORWARD. I HAVE POTENTIALLY UP 3073 01:33:04,178 --> 01:33:05,680 TO 15 MINUTES OF CONVERSATION. 3074 01:33:05,680 --> 01:33:06,681 SO THAT'S PART OF WHY I WAS 3075 01:33:06,681 --> 01:33:08,549 ASKING FOR A LITTLE BIT QUICKER. 3076 01:33:08,549 --> 01:33:10,151 SO I MIGHT MAKE A LOT OF 3077 01:33:10,151 --> 01:33:11,485 STATEMENTS AND JUST PUT MY 3078 01:33:11,485 --> 01:33:13,587 QUESTIONS ON THE RECORD FOR US 3079 01:33:13,587 --> 01:33:14,355 TO FOLLOW UP ON IN THE INTEREST 3080 01:33:14,355 --> 01:33:16,657 OF TIME. AND YES, MY TIMER IS 3081 01:33:16,657 --> 01:33:17,959 ON. AND YES, MY TIMER COUNTS 3082 01:33:17,959 --> 01:33:21,462 YOUR RESPONSES AS THE TIME THAT 3083 01:33:21,462 --> 01:33:24,899 I HAVE OCCUPIED HERE IN 3084 01:33:24,899 --> 01:33:27,969 COMMITTEE. I WANT TO START WHERE 3085 01:33:27,969 --> 01:33:28,536 COUNCIL PRESIDENT EMERITUS 3086 01:33:28,536 --> 01:33:30,071 JUAREZ LEFT OFF TALKING ABOUT 3087 01:33:30,071 --> 01:33:33,307 THE 6 OR 7 YOUTH THAT SHE HAD IN 3088 01:33:33,307 --> 01:33:38,312 IN HER LIFE THAT HAD PUT A LOT 3089 01:33:38,312 --> 01:33:41,315 OF BODIES ON THE GROUND. I WAS 3090 01:33:41,315 --> 01:33:41,882 SPEAKING TO ANOTHER ELECTED 3091 01:33:41,882 --> 01:33:43,985 OFFICIAL YESTERDAY OF A 3092 01:33:43,985 --> 01:33:45,152 NEIGHBORING CITY TO SEATTLE 3093 01:33:45,152 --> 01:33:46,387 ABOUT THE YOUTH GUN VIOLENCE 3094 01:33:46,387 --> 01:33:48,255 THAT'S OCCURRING, BECAUSE IT'S 3095 01:33:48,255 --> 01:33:49,290 NOT JUST WITHIN OUR CITY 3096 01:33:49,290 --> 01:33:51,659 BOUNDARIES. IT'S YOU KNOW, WE'VE 3097 01:33:51,659 --> 01:33:52,960 READ THE STORIES ABOUT THE TWO 3098 01:33:52,960 --> 01:33:54,462 KIDS WALKING IN. I BELIEVE IT 3099 01:33:54,462 --> 01:33:55,863 WAS TUKWILA OR SEATAC, WHERE 3100 01:33:55,863 --> 01:33:57,732 ONLY ONE CAME HOME. AND WE'VE 3101 01:33:57,732 --> 01:33:59,300 BEEN READING THE NEWS ABOUT ALL 3102 01:33:59,300 --> 01:34:02,837 THESE, THESE KIDS WITH GUNS AND 3103 01:34:02,837 --> 01:34:05,873 THE PERSON I WAS TALKING TO 3104 01:34:05,873 --> 01:34:06,507 YESTERDAY MENTIONED THE PERSON 3105 01:34:06,507 --> 01:34:08,275 THAT THEY KNOW WHO IS UNDER 18 3106 01:34:08,275 --> 01:34:10,211 AND HAS ALREADY KILLED FIVE 3107 01:34:10,211 --> 01:34:11,479 PEOPLE AND IS STILL ON THE 3108 01:34:11,479 --> 01:34:17,018 STREETS WE GOT TO GET THE GUNS 3109 01:34:17,018 --> 01:34:22,423 OUT OF THESE KIDS HANDS. IT I 3110 01:34:22,423 --> 01:34:24,325 DON'T KNOW WHAT MORE TO SAY. 3111 01:34:24,325 --> 01:34:26,494 I'M NOT GOING TO SIT HERE AND 3112 01:34:26,494 --> 01:34:28,129 PEPPER YOU WITH QUESTIONS ON THE 3113 01:34:28,129 --> 01:34:32,133 WHO, HOW, WHY. I'LL JUST SAY 3114 01:34:32,133 --> 01:34:34,735 THAT I DON'T CARE WHOSE BRIGHT 3115 01:34:34,735 --> 01:34:36,137 IDEA IS WHAT, BUT WE HAVE TO DO 3116 01:34:36,137 --> 01:34:42,243 IT ALL. IT'S THE AFTER SCHOOL 3117 01:34:42,243 --> 01:34:46,747 PROGRAMS. IT'S THE FOOD. IT'S 3118 01:34:46,747 --> 01:34:47,348 THE INTERVENTIONS. IT'S THE 3119 01:34:47,348 --> 01:34:48,949 WHATEVER THE PHRASE IS DETERRED 3120 01:34:48,949 --> 01:34:52,953 INTERVENTION OR DIFFERENTIAL 3121 01:34:52,953 --> 01:34:53,421 INTERVENTION, FOCUSED 3122 01:34:53,421 --> 01:34:55,623 INTERVENTION. IT'S THE METAL 3123 01:34:55,623 --> 01:34:56,424 DETECTORS AT SCHOOLS. WHEN THE 3124 01:34:56,424 --> 01:34:58,693 KIDS ARE ASKING FOR IT, IT'S 3125 01:34:58,693 --> 01:34:59,326 THE CAMERAS OUTSIDE THE SCHOOLS. 3126 01:34:59,326 --> 01:35:01,929 WHEN THE KIDS ARE ASKING FOR IT, 3127 01:35:01,929 --> 01:35:02,997 IT'S ALL OF THE ABOVE. BECAUSE 3128 01:35:02,997 --> 01:35:04,231 WHEN THE KIDS ARE ASKING FOR 3129 01:35:04,231 --> 01:35:05,900 SAFETY, GETTING HOME. THAT'S 3130 01:35:05,900 --> 01:35:08,102 RIGHT. THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS. 3131 01:35:08,102 --> 01:35:10,571 SO THAT'S WHAT I'LL SAY TO 3132 01:35:10,571 --> 01:35:11,972 THAT. AND SO THAT'S WHY WHEN 3133 01:35:11,972 --> 01:35:12,740 YOU SAID IT EARLIER, I COULD 3134 01:35:12,740 --> 01:35:14,575 TALK ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE ALL DAY. 3135 01:35:14,575 --> 01:35:16,477 I SAID RIGHT BACK AT YOU BECAUSE 3136 01:35:16,477 --> 01:35:18,112 I STARTED WHEN I STARTED WORKING 3137 01:35:18,112 --> 01:35:22,216 IN GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION HERE 3138 01:35:22,216 --> 01:35:22,850 IN WASHINGTON STATE, DEMOCRATS 3139 01:35:22,850 --> 01:35:24,719 IN THE LEGISLATURE WOULD NOT 3140 01:35:24,719 --> 01:35:28,556 ALLOW A HEARING TO OCCUR IN 3141 01:35:28,556 --> 01:35:29,156 COMMITTEE ABOUT EXTREME RISK 3142 01:35:29,156 --> 01:35:33,561 PROTECTION ORDERS. THAT WAS TEN 3143 01:35:33,561 --> 01:35:37,431 YEARS AGO. AND SO I APPRECIATE 3144 01:35:37,431 --> 01:35:38,766 WHERE LEGISLATIVELY WE HAVE 3145 01:35:38,766 --> 01:35:41,235 COME. BUT WHEN KIDS ARE DYING ON 3146 01:35:41,235 --> 01:35:42,870 THE STREETS AND WHEN THEY'RE 3147 01:35:42,870 --> 01:35:44,371 SHOOTING EACH OTHER, BECAUSE 3148 01:35:44,371 --> 01:35:45,039 THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED AT SEATTLE 3149 01:35:45,039 --> 01:35:46,974 CENTER IS WHAT HAPPENED. RAINIER 3150 01:35:46,974 --> 01:35:50,578 BEACH WHAT THIS WEEKEND, LAST 3151 01:35:50,578 --> 01:35:54,515 WEEKEND, IT FELT LIKE YESTERDAY. 3152 01:35:54,515 --> 01:35:54,982 -- ALWAYS EVERY DAY. 3153 01:35:54,982 --> 01:35:59,386 -- EVERY DAY. YEAH. AND THAT'S 3154 01:35:59,386 --> 01:36:00,020 THE SERIOUSNESS THAT WE GOT TO 3155 01:36:00,020 --> 01:36:01,622 TAKE THIS WITH. AND I, AND I 3156 01:36:01,622 --> 01:36:02,857 APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS 3157 01:36:02,857 --> 01:36:05,760 UNDER YOUR UMBRELLA, BUT IN MY 3158 01:36:05,760 --> 01:36:06,761 DECADE IN GUN VIOLENCE 3159 01:36:06,761 --> 01:36:08,229 PREVENTION WORK, I'VE SEEN A LOT 3160 01:36:08,229 --> 01:36:09,864 OF INFIGHTING AND I'VE GOT NO 3161 01:36:09,864 --> 01:36:12,199 PATIENCE FOR IT. THE ONLY THING 3162 01:36:12,199 --> 01:36:13,300 THAT NEEDS TO GET DONE IS 3163 01:36:13,300 --> 01:36:15,770 GETTING THE WORK DONE AND 3164 01:36:15,770 --> 01:36:17,872 THAT'S ALL OF THE ABOVE. AND SO 3165 01:36:17,872 --> 01:36:21,142 WHEN PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS 3166 01:36:21,142 --> 01:36:24,044 BECOME DEFENSIVE AND TURF CREATE 3167 01:36:24,044 --> 01:36:29,016 TURF, THERE'S NO ROOM FOR THAT. 3168 01:36:29,016 --> 01:36:30,017 IN MY OPINION. MOVING ON, I WILL 3169 01:36:30,017 --> 01:36:32,853 SAY THAT EVERY TIME I'VE CALLED 3170 01:36:32,853 --> 01:36:33,454 911, I'VE FOUND YOUR CALL 3171 01:36:33,454 --> 01:36:34,588 TAKERS TO BE PROFESSIONAL AND 3172 01:36:34,588 --> 01:36:37,158 VERY HELPFUL. SO I APPRECIATE 3173 01:36:37,158 --> 01:36:39,059 THAT. I DID NOT PREP LIKE 3174 01:36:39,059 --> 01:36:40,227 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA DID, BUT I 3175 01:36:40,227 --> 01:36:42,029 DID HAVE A SITUATION IN THE 3176 01:36:42,029 --> 01:36:44,865 DISTRICT SIX FIVE, DISTRICT FIVE 3177 01:36:44,865 --> 01:36:46,100 SIX UP THERE AT SANDOWN PARK 3178 01:36:46,100 --> 01:36:48,269 THAT GOT GERRYMANDERED OUT OF MY 3179 01:36:48,269 --> 01:36:51,205 DISTRICT WHERE WE HAD BOUNTY 3180 01:36:51,205 --> 01:36:52,439 HUNTERS WHO CALLED 911 TO LET 3181 01:36:52,439 --> 01:36:53,641 THE POLICE KNOW WHAT THEY WERE 3182 01:36:53,641 --> 01:36:54,875 UP TO, AND THAT CALL NEVER MADE 3183 01:36:54,875 --> 01:36:56,410 IT TO NORTH PRECINCT. HAVE WE 3184 01:36:56,410 --> 01:36:59,313 BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THE CHANGES TO 3185 01:36:59,313 --> 01:37:01,482 ENSURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN 3186 01:37:01,482 --> 01:37:01,715 AGAIN? 3187 01:37:01,715 --> 01:37:02,750 -- YEAH, WE ADDRESS THAT ONE 3188 01:37:02,750 --> 01:37:04,518 QUICKLY. THAT WAS JARRING. SO I 3189 01:37:04,518 --> 01:37:05,653 CAN FOLLOW UP WITH YOUR OFFICE 3190 01:37:05,653 --> 01:37:09,523 ABOUT THAT. 3191 01:37:09,523 --> 01:37:10,658 -- FANTASTIC. AND I'VE GOT A LOT 3192 01:37:10,658 --> 01:37:13,260 OF QUESTIONS THAT I'LL JUST ADD 3193 01:37:13,260 --> 01:37:14,762 TO SHAREPOINT SO THAT I DON'T 3194 01:37:14,762 --> 01:37:17,765 ACTUALLY TAKE UP 15 MINUTES OF 3195 01:37:17,765 --> 01:37:18,766 CONVERSATION, BUT IN MY 3196 01:37:18,766 --> 01:37:20,701 PERSPECTIVE, THE CARE DEPARTMENT 3197 01:37:20,701 --> 01:37:24,171 IS NOT AN ALTERNATIVE. IT IS A 3198 01:37:24,171 --> 01:37:29,076 RESPONSIVENESS. IT IS A PROGRAM. 3199 01:37:29,076 --> 01:37:30,010 IT'S A PRACTITION. I'M GOING 3200 01:37:30,010 --> 01:37:31,612 TO JUST FROM HERE ON OUT FOR. 3201 01:37:31,612 --> 01:37:33,581 AND I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH 3202 01:37:33,581 --> 01:37:34,148 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE ON THE 3203 01:37:34,148 --> 01:37:35,316 SIDE. BUT IF PEOPLE SAY CONTINUE 3204 01:37:35,316 --> 01:37:36,584 TALKING ABOUT POLICE 3205 01:37:36,584 --> 01:37:37,384 ALTERNATIVES, I'M JUST GOING TO 3206 01:37:37,384 --> 01:37:39,820 ASK YOU TO CHANGE THE LANGUAGE 3207 01:37:39,820 --> 01:37:41,155 BECAUSE THIS IS NOT AN 3208 01:37:41,155 --> 01:37:43,057 ALTERNATIVE. THIS IS A RESPONSE, 3209 01:37:43,057 --> 01:37:48,596 IN MY OPINION AND I'LL SHARE 3210 01:37:48,596 --> 01:37:49,897 THAT THROUGHOUT TODAY. WE'VE 3211 01:37:49,897 --> 01:37:52,800 HEARD A LOT ABOUT FISCAL REASONS 3212 01:37:52,800 --> 01:37:55,236 FOR REDUCING INVESTMENTS, AND 3213 01:37:55,236 --> 01:38:00,474 IT'S A PAUSE, NOT A STOP OR IT 3214 01:38:00,474 --> 01:38:02,843 IS A WITH WHAT IS WITHIN OUR 3215 01:38:02,843 --> 01:38:06,981 FISCAL ABILITY WHERE I'M 3216 01:38:06,981 --> 01:38:09,183 CHALLENGED TODAY IS FOR BOTH THE 3217 01:38:09,183 --> 01:38:13,320 POLICE, FOR CARE, SPECIFICALLY, 3218 01:38:13,320 --> 01:38:14,054 WE'LL GET TO THE FIRE 3219 01:38:14,054 --> 01:38:16,757 DEPARTMENT IN JUST A MINUTE. BUT 3220 01:38:16,757 --> 01:38:17,758 FOR BOTH OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS, 3221 01:38:17,758 --> 01:38:20,394 WE HAVE BEEN IN A PLACE OF 3222 01:38:20,394 --> 01:38:22,630 MOMENTUM BUILDING, AND MOMENTUM 3223 01:38:22,630 --> 01:38:27,201 IS NOT BUILT. IT'S NOT AN ON OFF 3224 01:38:27,201 --> 01:38:29,003 SWITCH. MOMENTUM IS BUILT OVER 3225 01:38:29,003 --> 01:38:32,373 TIME. AND I HAVE SEEN IN 3226 01:38:32,373 --> 01:38:34,742 GOVERNMENT WHERE A TWO WEEK 3227 01:38:34,742 --> 01:38:36,477 DELAY TO A PROGRAM HAS. IT WAS 3228 01:38:36,477 --> 01:38:37,111 JUST SUPPOSED TO BE TWO WEEKS. 3229 01:38:37,111 --> 01:38:38,345 AND WE'RE NOT TALKING PANDEMIC 3230 01:38:38,345 --> 01:38:39,880 STUFF. WE'RE TALKING VERY NORMAL 3231 01:38:39,880 --> 01:38:44,351 STUFF. A TWO WEEK DELAY CREATED 3232 01:38:44,351 --> 01:38:46,287 A TWO YEAR PAUSE. AND SO WHAT 3233 01:38:46,287 --> 01:38:48,355 YOU'RE GOING TO SEE FROM ME 3234 01:38:48,355 --> 01:38:50,691 THROUGHOUT ALL OF THESE THREE 3235 01:38:50,691 --> 01:38:54,261 DEPARTMENTS AND MORE IS MY WORRY 3236 01:38:54,261 --> 01:38:57,097 ABOUT MOMENTUM BECAUSE IT HAS 3237 01:38:57,097 --> 01:38:59,500 BEEN COUNCIL'S INTENTION SINCE 3238 01:38:59,500 --> 01:39:02,536 2021 THAT CARE DEPARTMENT IS IN 3239 01:39:02,536 --> 01:39:06,040 EVERY SECTOR OF THIS CITY IS 3240 01:39:06,040 --> 01:39:08,709 24/7, IS RESPONSIVE IN QUICK 3241 01:39:08,709 --> 01:39:11,478 MANNER, IS ABLE TO RESPOND TO 3242 01:39:11,478 --> 01:39:13,213 THE CALLS THAT ARE APPROPRIATE 3243 01:39:13,213 --> 01:39:15,149 FOR THEM WITHOUT QUESTION, ALL 3244 01:39:15,149 --> 01:39:16,984 OF THIS, AND THAT'S WHERE I HAVE 3245 01:39:16,984 --> 01:39:19,720 CONCERN TODAY. BECAUSE IF IT 3246 01:39:19,720 --> 01:39:21,188 TAKES WAITING FOR THE NEXT 3247 01:39:21,188 --> 01:39:22,690 MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL, THAT IS, 3248 01:39:22,690 --> 01:39:23,857 I'M TEASING HERE, SUPPOSED TO 3249 01:39:23,857 --> 01:39:26,327 BE HERE BY JUNE 20th. BUT THEN 3250 01:39:26,327 --> 01:39:27,394 WE FINALLY VOTED OUT BY AUGUST, 3251 01:39:27,394 --> 01:39:29,630 YOU KNOW, AND THEN IT'S FINALLY 3252 01:39:29,630 --> 01:39:30,965 IMPLEMENTED IN FALL. LIKE THIS 3253 01:39:30,965 --> 01:39:34,835 IS WHERE MY MOMENTUM CONCERN 3254 01:39:34,835 --> 01:39:35,970 COMES IN. AND SO I APPRECIATE 3255 01:39:35,970 --> 01:39:40,207 THE FISCAL PERSPECTIVE ON THIS 3256 01:39:40,207 --> 01:39:41,208 ISSUE BECAUSE IT'S WHAT YOU'RE 3257 01:39:41,208 --> 01:39:44,244 SHARING WITH US ALL DAY TODAY. 3258 01:39:44,244 --> 01:39:47,014 BUT I GET CONCERNED WHEN WE TALK 3259 01:39:47,014 --> 01:39:52,486 ABOUT OR WHEN WE DON'T DISCUSS 3260 01:39:52,486 --> 01:39:54,088 HOW A TWO WEEK PAUSE CAN CREATE 3261 01:39:54,088 --> 01:39:58,625 A TWO YEAR DELAY, HOW. AND I 3262 01:39:58,625 --> 01:40:00,394 APPRECIATE VERY MUCH HOW YOU ARE 3263 01:40:00,394 --> 01:40:02,930 THOUGHTFULLY PUTTING TOGETHER 3264 01:40:02,930 --> 01:40:04,331 YOUR TEAMS ABOUT THE CRS AND HOW 3265 01:40:04,331 --> 01:40:05,499 WHAT YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW AND 3266 01:40:05,499 --> 01:40:06,900 WHERE YOU CAN BUILD TO. AND 3267 01:40:06,900 --> 01:40:10,037 HOLDING THOSE POCKETS IN, IN 3268 01:40:10,037 --> 01:40:11,572 LEGISLATION, BUT NOT FILLING 3269 01:40:11,572 --> 01:40:12,940 THEM. I APPRECIATE THE 3270 01:40:12,940 --> 01:40:15,042 PERSPECTIVE ON THIS, BUT I'M 3271 01:40:15,042 --> 01:40:17,778 JUST SHARING MY CONCERN TODAY 3272 01:40:17,778 --> 01:40:18,879 BECAUSE A PAUSE CAN CREATE A 3273 01:40:18,879 --> 01:40:21,382 DELAY, A PAUSE CAN, CAN 3274 01:40:21,382 --> 01:40:24,084 OFTENTIMES INADVERTENTLY, 3275 01:40:24,084 --> 01:40:25,552 UNEXPECTEDLY, AND 3276 01:40:25,552 --> 01:40:27,221 UNINTENTIONALLY CREATE A STOP. 3277 01:40:27,221 --> 01:40:30,324 AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE THE 3278 01:40:30,324 --> 01:40:31,558 POLICE DEPARTMENT LOSE MOMENTUM. 3279 01:40:31,558 --> 01:40:32,926 I DON'T WANT TO SEE THE CARE 3280 01:40:32,926 --> 01:40:34,161 DEPARTMENT LOSE MOMENTUM. I 3281 01:40:34,161 --> 01:40:35,963 DON'T WANT TO SEE THE FIRE 3282 01:40:35,963 --> 01:40:38,565 DEPARTMENT LOSE MOMENTUM. THESE 3283 01:40:38,565 --> 01:40:39,566 SERVICES ARE ALSO CRITICAL TO 3284 01:40:39,566 --> 01:40:40,234 ME. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE 3285 01:40:40,234 --> 01:40:40,534 COMMITTEE. 3286 01:40:40,534 --> 01:40:41,969 -- I WOULD JUST I HAD NEVER 3287 01:40:41,969 --> 01:40:43,370 CONSIDERED THAT MOMENTUM POINT, 3288 01:40:43,370 --> 01:40:45,973 AND I THINK IT'S VERY 3289 01:40:45,973 --> 01:40:47,207 INTELLIGENT AND I APPRECIATE IT. 3290 01:40:47,207 --> 01:40:50,010 -- THANK YOU. AND I'LL WRAP UP 3291 01:40:50,010 --> 01:40:51,478 HERE. WOW. I AM ALMOST TAKING 15 3292 01:40:51,478 --> 01:40:54,681 MINUTES. MY APOLOGIES. JUST TO 3293 01:40:54,681 --> 01:40:56,884 SAY THAT THE LEAD AND THE COLEAD 3294 01:40:56,884 --> 01:40:58,886 COMING INTO YOUR DEPARTMENT HAS 3295 01:40:58,886 --> 01:41:00,554 BEEN VERY HELPFUL. I WILL JUST 3296 01:41:00,554 --> 01:41:03,357 SAY, AS FAR AS WHEN WE'RE 3297 01:41:03,357 --> 01:41:03,991 LOOKING AT NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT 3298 01:41:03,991 --> 01:41:05,626 FRAMEWORKS AND WE ARE LOOKING AT 3299 01:41:05,626 --> 01:41:07,161 GEOGRAPHICALLY SPECIFIC PLACES 3300 01:41:07,161 --> 01:41:08,862 TO MAKE THOSE TYPES OF 3301 01:41:08,862 --> 01:41:11,832 INTERVENTIONS, IT'S BEEN VERY 3302 01:41:11,832 --> 01:41:13,200 HELPFUL TO HAVE THE CARE 3303 01:41:13,200 --> 01:41:15,169 DEPARTMENT INVOLVED, I BELIEVE I 3304 01:41:15,169 --> 01:41:16,503 SAW DR. NICOLE SOMEWHERE AROUND 3305 01:41:16,503 --> 01:41:18,705 HERE. MAYBE SHE TOOK OFF, BUT 3306 01:41:18,705 --> 01:41:20,340 SHE'S JUST BEEN SO HELPFUL. AND 3307 01:41:20,340 --> 01:41:23,343 SO THIS WAS A VERY HELPFUL 3308 01:41:23,343 --> 01:41:23,944 TRANSITION THAT OCCURRED LAST 3309 01:41:23,944 --> 01:41:25,112 YEAR. AND I'M EXCITED TO 3310 01:41:25,112 --> 01:41:27,347 CONTINUE BUILDING THAT MOMENTUM. 3311 01:41:27,347 --> 01:41:28,415 SO I'LL GIVE IT OVER TO THE 3312 01:41:28,415 --> 01:41:32,886 COMMITTEE TABLE FOR LAST WORDS, 3313 01:41:32,886 --> 01:41:34,388 BECAUSE CHAIR KETTLE IS NOT HERE 3314 01:41:34,388 --> 01:41:35,856 RIGHT NOW. THIS WILL BE THE LAST 3315 01:41:35,856 --> 01:41:38,926 WORD. AND THEN WE'LL SWITCH. 3316 01:41:38,926 --> 01:41:39,893 -- IF I MAY. I JUST WANTED TO 3317 01:41:39,893 --> 01:41:42,229 RESPOND TO BOTH YOU, CHAIR 3318 01:41:42,229 --> 01:41:43,697 STRAUSS AND YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 3319 01:41:43,697 --> 01:41:45,432 RIVERA, ABOUT YOUR CONCERNS WITH 3320 01:41:45,432 --> 01:41:47,668 THE SPECIFIC 911 CALLS THAT YOU 3321 01:41:47,668 --> 01:41:50,070 MENTIONED. AND I JUST WANTED TO 3322 01:41:50,070 --> 01:41:50,671 UNDERLINE THE SERIOUSNESS OF 3323 01:41:50,671 --> 01:41:51,772 WHAT YOU GUYS ARE TALKING ABOUT, 3324 01:41:51,772 --> 01:41:52,406 BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE TALK 3325 01:41:52,406 --> 01:41:53,907 ABOUT WITH OUR CALL TAKERS AND 3326 01:41:53,907 --> 01:41:55,375 OUR TRAINING, BECAUSE WHAT WE DO 3327 01:41:55,375 --> 01:41:58,178 EVERY DAY IS OFTEN DEALING WITH 3328 01:41:58,178 --> 01:42:00,614 PEOPLE ON THE WORST DAY OF THEIR 3329 01:42:00,614 --> 01:42:02,516 LIVES. PARDON ME. AND WE GET IT 3330 01:42:02,516 --> 01:42:05,285 RIGHT. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE 3331 01:42:05,285 --> 01:42:06,720 TIME WE TAKE ABOUT 900,000 CALLS 3332 01:42:06,720 --> 01:42:08,655 A YEAR. AND SO THE EVIDENCE, THE 3333 01:42:08,655 --> 01:42:10,691 DATA IS TELLING US WE GET IT 3334 01:42:10,691 --> 01:42:11,825 RIGHT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE 3335 01:42:11,825 --> 01:42:13,393 TIME, BUT WE'RE NOT PERFECT. 3336 01:42:13,393 --> 01:42:14,828 MOST OF OUR CALL TAKERS HAVE 3337 01:42:14,828 --> 01:42:15,929 BEEN THERE LESS THAN TWO YEARS, 3338 01:42:15,929 --> 01:42:19,433 SO THAT'S OVER 50%. SO IT'S A 3339 01:42:19,433 --> 01:42:20,534 VERY YOUNG GROUP AND IT TAKES A 3340 01:42:20,534 --> 01:42:21,768 LONG TIME FOR A CALL TAKER TO 3341 01:42:21,768 --> 01:42:23,303 REALLY BECOME VERY SEASONED WITH 3342 01:42:23,303 --> 01:42:24,538 ANYTHING THAT THEY MIGHT BE ABLE 3343 01:42:24,538 --> 01:42:27,241 TO, YOU KNOW, COME ACROSS IN 3344 01:42:27,241 --> 01:42:28,442 THEIR DAY. BECAUSE WHILE SOME 3345 01:42:28,442 --> 01:42:29,243 CALLS HAPPEN QUITE FREQUENTLY 3346 01:42:29,243 --> 01:42:31,245 AND THEY'RE VERY FAMILIAR, LIKE 3347 01:42:31,245 --> 01:42:32,713 MAYBE AN AUTOMOTIVE THEFT OR 3348 01:42:32,713 --> 01:42:34,448 SOMETHING LIKE THAT, OTHER 3349 01:42:34,448 --> 01:42:35,215 EVENTS ARE VERY INFREQUENT. AND 3350 01:42:35,215 --> 01:42:36,683 SO THEY STILL HAVE TO KNOW HOW 3351 01:42:36,683 --> 01:42:37,518 TO HANDLE ALL OF THOSE. SO I 3352 01:42:37,518 --> 01:42:39,920 JUST WANTED TO ECHO THAT. WE 3353 01:42:39,920 --> 01:42:40,454 REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOUR 3354 01:42:40,454 --> 01:42:42,256 COMMENTS AND UNDERSTAND THE 3355 01:42:42,256 --> 01:42:43,857 GRAVITY OF ALL OF THOSE. SO WE 3356 01:42:43,857 --> 01:42:44,925 LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE SITUATIONS 3357 01:42:44,925 --> 01:42:48,228 AND TRY AND LEARN FROM IT EVERY 3358 01:42:48,228 --> 01:42:48,428 TIME. 3359 01:42:48,428 --> 01:42:49,329 -- WONDERFUL. THANK YOU ALL SO 3360 01:42:49,329 --> 01:42:53,233 MUCH FOR YOUR WORK. WE'RE GOING 3361 01:42:53,233 --> 01:42:54,635 TO NOW MAKE THE TRANSITION. SO 3362 01:42:54,635 --> 01:42:55,636 COLLEAGUES, YOU NEED A QUICK 3363 01:42:55,636 --> 01:42:58,238 BREAK. NOW IS THE TIME WE'LL BE 3364 01:42:58,238 --> 01:43:00,007 AT EASE UNTIL SEATTLE FIRE 3365 01:43:00,007 --> 01:43:00,474 DEPARTMENT HAS THEIR 3366 01:43:00,474 --> 01:43:01,642 PRESENTATION UP. AND BEFORE YOU 3367 01:43:01,642 --> 01:43:02,676 TAKE OFF, I WANT TO THANK YOU. 3368 01:43:02,676 --> 01:43:04,344 YOU HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE 9:30 3369 01:43:04,344 --> 01:43:05,812 A.M. WITH US. YOU'VE BEEN 3370 01:43:05,812 --> 01:43:06,680 WAITING HERE ALL. 3371 01:43:06,680 --> 01:43:08,215 -- DAY. 3372 01:43:08,215 --> 01:43:10,083 -- THOUGH, AND SO I JUST 3373 01:43:10,083 --> 01:43:11,218 APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE EARLY. 3374 01:43:11,218 --> 01:43:12,686 AND AS WE'RE MAKING THIS 3375 01:43:12,686 --> 01:43:14,955 TRANSITION. OH, YOU CAN JUMP IN. 3376 01:43:14,955 --> 01:43:16,823 BUT ALSO THE SEATTLE FIRE 3377 01:43:16,823 --> 01:43:17,991 DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO READY THIS 3378 01:43:17,991 --> 01:43:19,860 MORNING TO JUMP IN EARLIER THAN 3379 01:43:19,860 --> 01:43:20,761 SCHEDULED. AND I JUST APPRECIATE 3380 01:43:20,761 --> 01:43:22,329 THEIR FLEXIBILITY AS WELL. SO WE 3381 01:43:22,329 --> 01:43:24,398 ARE AT EASE UNTIL SEATTLE FIRE 3382 01:43:24,398 --> 01:43:26,733 DEPARTMENT COMES ON UP. THANK 3383 01:43:26,733 --> 01:43:27,067 YOU EVERYONE. 3384 01:43:27,067 --> 01:43:28,468 -- THANK YOU. SORRY ABOUT THAT. 3385 01:43:28,468 --> 01:43:30,604 -- YOU'RE FINE. 3386 01:43:30,604 --> 01:43:34,741 -- DID YOU SEE ME? I WAS TRYING 3387 01:43:34,741 --> 01:43:35,075 -- [LAUGHTER] 3388 01:43:35,075 --> 01:43:38,212 -- TO GET. 3389 01:43:38,212 --> 01:43:38,545 -- OF COURSE. 3390 01:43:38,545 --> 01:43:44,518 -- HEY, NATE. OH, I NEED TO 3391 01:43:44,518 --> 01:43:44,885 STRETCH. YEAH. 3392 01:43:44,885 --> 01:43:47,621 -- SHE KEEPS ALL THE RECORDS. 3393 01:43:47,621 --> 01:43:50,190 NO. I'M FINE. I'M GOING TO GO 3394 01:43:50,190 --> 01:43:50,524 -- [LAUGHTER] 3395 01:43:50,524 --> 01:43:54,061 -- WITH MY ORIGINAL JUMPSTART 20 3396 01:43:54,061 --> 01:44:01,969 THIS OCTOBER. 3397 01:44:02,102 --> 01:44:12,179 EDDIE. 3398 01:45:32,092 --> 01:45:33,260 -- NO, WE'RE NOT AT EASE 3399 01:45:33,260 --> 01:45:35,162 ANYMORE. 3400 01:45:35,162 --> 01:45:35,462 -- I KNOW. 3401 01:45:35,462 --> 01:45:36,897 -- WHERE ARE MY COUNCILMEMBERS? 3402 01:45:36,897 --> 01:45:39,132 WE'RE READY TO GO. 3403 01:45:39,132 --> 01:45:39,766 -- YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TOLD. 3404 01:45:39,766 --> 01:45:40,834 -- US THEN. NO, I'M NOT DOING 3405 01:45:40,834 --> 01:45:44,404 THAT EVER AGAIN. THAT WAS IT. 3406 01:45:44,404 --> 01:45:45,672 ONE TIME DEAL. ALL RIGHT. GOOD 3407 01:45:45,672 --> 01:45:48,742 TO SEE YOU. EDDIE. SHOULDN'T 3408 01:45:48,742 --> 01:45:52,112 HAVE SAID IT. THAT'LL TEACH ME. 3409 01:45:52,112 --> 01:45:56,083 FOOL ME ONCE, FOOL ME TWICE. ALL 3410 01:45:56,083 --> 01:45:57,184 RIGHT. CHIEF SCOGGINS, THANK YOU 3411 01:45:57,184 --> 01:45:58,952 SO MUCH FOR BEING FLEXIBLE THIS 3412 01:45:58,952 --> 01:45:59,720 MORNING, HELEN. THANK YOU FOR 3413 01:45:59,720 --> 01:46:01,154 ALL YOUR HELP AS WELL. 3414 01:46:01,154 --> 01:46:03,990 -- NO WORRIES. THANK YOU FOR THE 3415 01:46:03,990 --> 01:46:04,324 FLEXIBILITY. 3416 01:46:04,324 --> 01:46:05,058 -- ABSOLUTELY. HOPEFULLY WE'LL 3417 01:46:05,058 --> 01:46:07,761 HAVE YOU OUT BY FIVE. 3418 01:46:07,761 --> 01:46:10,230 -- NO RUSH. 3419 01:46:10,230 --> 01:46:12,032 -- I AM I AM HOPING WE WILL HAVE 3420 01:46:12,032 --> 01:46:15,569 YOU OUT BY FIVE. MY TIMER'S NOT 3421 01:46:15,569 --> 01:46:16,770 ON FOR ME THOUGH. RIGHT NOW. 3422 01:46:16,770 --> 01:46:18,638 THIS IS FREE TIME. THIS IS FREE 3423 01:46:18,638 --> 01:46:21,875 TIME BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT HERE. 3424 01:46:21,875 --> 01:46:22,275 -- YOUR TIME NOT. 3425 01:46:22,275 --> 01:46:24,478 -- IF MY TEAM IS WATCHING FROM 3426 01:46:24,478 --> 01:46:25,846 MY OFFICE. CAN YOU START WALKING 3427 01:46:25,846 --> 01:46:27,214 THE HALL? GET FOLKS COMING BACK 3428 01:46:27,214 --> 01:46:31,752 TO COUNCIL. WE'VE GOT. AND I'VE 3429 01:46:31,752 --> 01:46:35,055 GOT COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. WE'VE 3430 01:46:35,055 --> 01:46:35,689 GOT LIN STRAUSS HOLLINGSWORTH. 3431 01:46:35,689 --> 01:46:36,790 AS SOON AS THE NEXT 3432 01:46:36,790 --> 01:46:41,128 COUNCILMEMBER COMES BACK INTO. 3433 01:46:41,128 --> 01:46:45,766 THE CHAMBERS, WE WILL ROLL OH, 3434 01:46:45,766 --> 01:46:49,336 MAN. AND WE LOST ANOTHER ONE. 3435 01:46:49,336 --> 01:46:52,672 RIVERA. OH, I SEE. 3436 01:46:52,672 --> 01:46:56,143 -- YEAH. OKAY. 3437 01:46:56,143 --> 01:47:01,348 -- OR ALL OF THEM. GETTING A 3438 01:47:01,348 --> 01:47:02,416 LITTLE PUNCHY ON A FRIDAY 3439 01:47:02,416 --> 01:47:03,950 AFTERNOON. IT'S A SERIOUS. 3440 01:47:03,950 --> 01:47:08,188 IT'S A SERIOUS DAY AND LAUGHTER 3441 01:47:08,188 --> 01:47:11,725 IS STILL IMPORTANT. 3442 01:47:11,725 --> 01:47:22,135 -- NO, NO. I'M GOOD. 3443 01:47:22,669 --> 01:47:24,938 -- THOUGH. 3444 01:47:24,938 --> 01:47:25,572 -- BECAUSE I KEEP DROPPING THEM. 3445 01:47:25,572 --> 01:47:28,041 -- I TRIED TO GIVE YOU A BINDER. 3446 01:47:28,041 --> 01:47:28,942 -- YEAH. 3447 01:47:28,942 --> 01:47:29,843 -- IF IT'S IN FRONT OF ME. 3448 01:47:29,843 --> 01:47:34,014 -- I'M NEVER DOING THAT. 3449 01:47:34,014 --> 01:47:34,281 -- AGAIN. 3450 01:47:34,281 --> 01:47:38,185 -- THAT'S TRUE. 3451 01:47:38,185 --> 01:47:43,323 -- I FEEL LIKE BRITNEY SPEARS 3452 01:47:43,323 --> 01:47:45,091 JANET JACKSON, LIKE THAT'S WHAT 3453 01:47:45,091 --> 01:47:46,593 I LISTEN TO ON ROB. 3454 01:47:46,593 --> 01:47:51,531 -- THANK YOU FOR BEING PUNCTUAL. 3455 01:47:51,531 --> 01:47:56,136 -- I'M GOING BACK. SHE'S GOING 3456 01:47:56,136 --> 01:47:57,204 ON TOUR. SHE SHE WAS ONE OF THE 3457 01:47:57,204 --> 01:48:00,607 FIRST CONCERTS I WENT TO. JANET 3458 01:48:00,607 --> 01:48:01,074 JACKSON'S GOING ON. 3459 01:48:01,074 --> 01:48:02,008 -- AND FOR YOUR AWARENESS, 3460 01:48:02,008 --> 01:48:05,078 FOLKS, MIKES ARE HOT AND IT IS 3461 01:48:05,078 --> 01:48:05,412 BROADCASTING. 3462 01:48:05,412 --> 01:48:05,779 -- OKAY, GREAT. 3463 01:48:05,779 --> 01:48:06,446 -- I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNEW 3464 01:48:06,446 --> 01:48:06,646 THAT. 3465 01:48:06,646 --> 01:48:08,381 -- I SAW HER IN 1991. 3466 01:48:08,381 --> 01:48:09,749 -- PEOPLE JUST LEARNED ABOUT OUR 3467 01:48:09,749 --> 01:48:11,251 LOVE OF JANET JACKSON. 3468 01:48:11,251 --> 01:48:12,485 -- I CAN'T HEAR YOU, BUT 3469 01:48:12,485 --> 01:48:15,488 SEATTLE CHANNEL CAN. 3470 01:48:15,488 --> 01:48:16,656 -- THAT'S A GREAT WESTERN 3471 01:48:16,656 --> 01:48:20,293 FORUM. IN 1991. THAT'S THE LAST 3472 01:48:20,293 --> 01:48:21,528 TIME I SAW JANET JACKSON 3473 01:48:21,528 --> 01:48:23,530 -- I THINK I SAW HER. 3474 01:48:23,530 --> 01:48:27,267 -- JOY CAN YOU GO WALK THE HALL 3475 01:48:27,267 --> 01:48:29,402 AND GET EVERYONE BACK HERE? 3476 01:48:29,402 --> 01:48:29,703 THANK YOU. 3477 01:48:29,703 --> 01:48:35,942 -- I THINK IT WAS MADONNA WAS. 3478 01:48:35,942 --> 01:48:37,444 WERE YOU EXPECTING A PHONE CALL. 3479 01:48:37,444 --> 01:48:39,479 -- WHEN DID HE. 3480 01:48:39,479 --> 01:48:42,716 -- KNOW? CHIEF, ARE YOU 3481 01:48:42,716 --> 01:48:45,886 EXPECTING ANYONE TO JOIN YOU ON 3482 01:48:45,886 --> 01:48:47,520 ON ZOOM? NO. IS IT DEBORA? 3483 01:48:47,520 --> 01:48:50,857 -- THEY'RE HERE, THEY'RE HERE. 3484 01:48:50,857 --> 01:48:51,524 THEY'RE NOT. THEY'LL WATCH. 3485 01:48:51,524 --> 01:48:54,561 -- YOU MIGHT WANT TO ASK DEBORA 3486 01:48:54,561 --> 01:48:54,794 STAFF. 3487 01:48:54,794 --> 01:48:56,062 -- IS THERE SOMEONE TRYING TO 3488 01:48:56,062 --> 01:48:58,265 SIGN IN ON ZOOM OR JUST A PHONE 3489 01:48:58,265 --> 01:48:59,633 CALL OR SOMETHING? I'M NOT 3490 01:48:59,633 --> 01:49:09,976 SURE. OH. GOT HIM. 3491 01:49:10,277 --> 01:49:19,185 -- THANK YOU. OKAY. 3492 01:49:19,185 --> 01:49:20,020 -- AND WE ARE OUT OF EASE. SO 3493 01:49:20,020 --> 01:49:20,654 I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO 3494 01:49:20,654 --> 01:49:22,188 THE SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 3495 01:49:22,188 --> 01:49:24,090 CHIEF SCOGGINS IS HERE WITH US 3496 01:49:24,090 --> 01:49:25,325 AS WELL. I SHOULD PROBABLY BRING 3497 01:49:25,325 --> 01:49:28,228 UP MY SCRIPT IF THE CLERK CAN 3498 01:49:28,228 --> 01:49:30,297 READ ITEM NUMBER THREE INTO THE 3499 01:49:30,297 --> 01:49:32,098 RECORD. WE'VE GOT CHIEF SCOGGINS 3500 01:49:32,098 --> 01:49:33,934 AND TRICIA, THE FINANCE 3501 01:49:33,934 --> 01:49:34,834 DIRECTOR. THANK YOU FOR BEING 3502 01:49:34,834 --> 01:49:36,836 HERE. 3503 01:49:36,836 --> 01:49:38,004 -- AGENDA ITEM THREE, SEATTLE 3504 01:49:38,004 --> 01:49:39,406 FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR BRIEFING AND 3505 01:49:39,406 --> 01:49:39,706 DISCUSSION. 3506 01:49:39,706 --> 01:49:40,974 -- THANK YOU. AND BEFORE YOU 3507 01:49:40,974 --> 01:49:42,042 BEGIN, CHIEF, FOR MY COLLEAGUES, 3508 01:49:42,042 --> 01:49:43,677 WE'RE NEVER DOING THAT AGAIN. 3509 01:49:43,677 --> 01:49:45,078 THAT TOOK TOO LONG. THANK YOU. 3510 01:49:45,078 --> 01:49:46,479 OVER TO YOU, CHIEF. 3511 01:49:46,479 --> 01:49:49,616 -- ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE 3512 01:49:49,616 --> 01:49:51,384 APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO 3513 01:49:51,384 --> 01:49:51,952 SHARE THE INFORMATION ABOUT 3514 01:49:51,952 --> 01:49:54,921 SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND 3515 01:49:54,921 --> 01:49:55,956 BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD, WE'LL 3516 01:49:55,956 --> 01:49:57,691 JUST DO A COUPLE OF QUICK 3517 01:49:57,691 --> 01:49:58,959 INTRODUCTIONS SO YOU KNOW WHO 3518 01:49:58,959 --> 01:50:00,594 YOU'RE TALKING TO. HAROLD 3519 01:50:00,594 --> 01:50:02,929 SCOGGINS FIRE CHIEF. 3520 01:50:02,929 --> 01:50:04,531 -- TRICIA ELLERMEIER, FINANCE 3521 01:50:04,531 --> 01:50:04,798 DIRECTOR. 3522 01:50:04,798 --> 01:50:06,132 -- AND BEFORE WE CLICK THROUGH 3523 01:50:06,132 --> 01:50:07,600 THE SLIDES, I THINK I ALWAYS 3524 01:50:07,600 --> 01:50:09,302 INVITE YOU ALL SOMEWHERE WHEN I 3525 01:50:09,302 --> 01:50:11,237 COME. SO I'M GOING TO STICK TO 3526 01:50:11,237 --> 01:50:14,507 THAT. IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE NEXT 3527 01:50:14,507 --> 01:50:17,610 FRIDAY MORNING, I OCTOBER 2nd AT 3528 01:50:17,610 --> 01:50:19,412 9:30 A.M. WE'LL BE DOING OUR 3529 01:50:19,412 --> 01:50:22,349 ANNUAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS 3530 01:50:22,349 --> 01:50:24,417 MEMORIAL IN OCCIDENTAL PARK AT A 3531 01:50:24,417 --> 01:50:27,220 MEMORIAL DOWN THERE. THAT'S A 3532 01:50:27,220 --> 01:50:29,656 PLACE WHERE WE TAKE THE TIME TO 3533 01:50:29,656 --> 01:50:30,857 REMEMBER ALL THE SEATTLE 3534 01:50:30,857 --> 01:50:32,258 FIREFIGHTERS WHO HAVE BEEN LOST 3535 01:50:32,258 --> 01:50:35,161 IN THE LINE OF DUTY. AND WE HAVE 3536 01:50:35,161 --> 01:50:37,030 A CEREMONY, AND WE READ ALL OF 3537 01:50:37,030 --> 01:50:38,431 THE NAMES BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE 3538 01:50:38,431 --> 01:50:39,566 REMEMBER FOLKS, WHEN WE SAY 3539 01:50:39,566 --> 01:50:41,534 THEIR NAMES OUT LOUD. SO IF 3540 01:50:41,534 --> 01:50:43,269 YOU'RE AVAILABLE, PLEASE COME 3541 01:50:43,269 --> 01:50:46,706 DOWN TO PIONEER SQUARE 930. ALL 3542 01:50:46,706 --> 01:50:51,745 RIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO GET 3543 01:50:51,745 --> 01:50:53,146 MOVING. AS ALWAYS, I LIKE TO 3544 01:50:53,146 --> 01:50:55,348 START WITH HITTING THE REFRESH 3545 01:50:55,348 --> 01:50:58,151 BUTTON ON WHY WE'RE HERE. OUR 3546 01:50:58,151 --> 01:50:59,586 MISSION STATEMENT IS WHAT DRIVES 3547 01:50:59,586 --> 01:51:04,591 US. IT TALKS ABOUT US PROTECTING 3548 01:51:04,591 --> 01:51:05,992 PROPERTY, SAVING LIVES AND THE 3549 01:51:05,992 --> 01:51:06,793 ENVIRONMENT. AND WE'RE ANCHORED 3550 01:51:06,793 --> 01:51:08,662 IN THAT. AND EVERYTHING WE DO. 3551 01:51:08,662 --> 01:51:10,263 AND THE SECOND SENTENCE IS 3552 01:51:10,263 --> 01:51:12,932 ALWAYS VERY MEANINGFUL TO ME. 3553 01:51:12,932 --> 01:51:15,101 AND IT'S PROBABLY RELEVANT FOR 3554 01:51:15,101 --> 01:51:17,504 TODAY'S DISCUSSION. WE RESPOND 3555 01:51:17,504 --> 01:51:18,838 IMMEDIATELY WHEN ANY MEMBER OF 3556 01:51:18,838 --> 01:51:21,141 OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS OUR SUPPORT. 3557 01:51:21,141 --> 01:51:22,208 THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US. 3558 01:51:22,208 --> 01:51:23,376 THAT'S SOMETHING THAT EVERY 3559 01:51:23,376 --> 01:51:25,879 MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE FIRE 3560 01:51:25,879 --> 01:51:27,447 DEPARTMENT FOCUSES ON DAY IN AND 3561 01:51:27,447 --> 01:51:30,417 DAY OUT, AND LIVING OUT OUR 3562 01:51:30,417 --> 01:51:31,785 MISSION AND WHAT YOU HAVE ON THE 3563 01:51:31,785 --> 01:51:35,255 NEXT SLIDE IS A LAYOUT OF THE 3564 01:51:35,255 --> 01:51:37,257 SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OUR 3565 01:51:37,257 --> 01:51:39,659 RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION. WE HAVE 3566 01:51:39,659 --> 01:51:42,162 33 FIRE STATIONS, 32 ENGINES, 12 3567 01:51:42,162 --> 01:51:44,964 LADDER TRUCKS, EIGHT MEDIC 3568 01:51:44,964 --> 01:51:46,733 UNITS, FIVE AID UNITS, 24 HOUR 3569 01:51:46,733 --> 01:51:49,269 AID UNITS. AND THE SLIDE 3570 01:51:49,269 --> 01:51:50,837 ACTUALLY SAYS TWO PEAK TIME AID 3571 01:51:50,837 --> 01:51:52,639 UNITS. BUT IT'S ACTUALLY THREE 3572 01:51:52,639 --> 01:51:54,074 BECAUSE LAST YEAR WHEN WE WERE 3573 01:51:54,074 --> 01:51:55,708 HERE, WE HAD MADE THE REQUEST TO 3574 01:51:55,708 --> 01:51:57,577 ADD MORE AID UNITS. I THINK WE 3575 01:51:57,577 --> 01:52:00,980 HAD 3 OR 4 ON THE TABLE, BUT WE 3576 01:52:00,980 --> 01:52:02,315 WERE SUCCESSFUL IN ADDING A 12 3577 01:52:02,315 --> 01:52:06,086 HOUR PEAK TIME AID UNIT AT FIRE 3578 01:52:06,086 --> 01:52:07,954 STATION 25 ON CAPITOL HILL, AND 3579 01:52:07,954 --> 01:52:09,656 JULY 1st, THAT UNIT WENT INTO 3580 01:52:09,656 --> 01:52:12,258 PLAY, AND IT'S RUNNING A LOT OF 3581 01:52:12,258 --> 01:52:14,060 CALLS BECAUSE STATION 25 IS A 3582 01:52:14,060 --> 01:52:16,529 VERY BUSY PLACE. THAT EIGHT UNIT 3583 01:52:16,529 --> 01:52:17,864 RUNS ABOUT 6500 CALLS. THE 3584 01:52:17,864 --> 01:52:19,632 ENGINE ALMOST 5000. AND THAT 3585 01:52:19,632 --> 01:52:21,568 LADDER TRUCK, ABOUT 3500. SO 3586 01:52:21,568 --> 01:52:24,504 THAT WAS VERY NEEDED. WE ALSO 3587 01:52:24,504 --> 01:52:26,339 HAVE THREE HEALTH ONE UNITS FOR 3588 01:52:26,339 --> 01:52:27,440 FIRE BOATS. AND WE'LL BE 3589 01:52:27,440 --> 01:52:29,576 TALKING ABOUT ONE OF THOSE 3590 01:52:29,576 --> 01:52:31,578 TODAY. TWO AIR TRUCKS AND TWO 3591 01:52:31,578 --> 01:52:32,846 HOSE WAGONS. AND YOU CAN 3592 01:52:32,846 --> 01:52:35,014 ACTUALLY SEE OUR STATION 3593 01:52:35,014 --> 01:52:35,615 DISTRIBUTION AROUND THE CITY 3594 01:52:35,615 --> 01:52:37,484 VERY EVENLY DISTRIBUTED AND 3595 01:52:37,484 --> 01:52:39,786 GIVES US A CHANCE TO GET TO MOST 3596 01:52:39,786 --> 01:52:41,955 CALLS IN A TIMELY MANNER. AND 3597 01:52:41,955 --> 01:52:45,825 THE NEXT SLIDE GIVES US A CALL 3598 01:52:45,825 --> 01:52:47,460 OF OUR FIRE ALARM CENTER CALLS 3599 01:52:47,460 --> 01:52:48,561 THAT COME IN THE BREAKDOWN. SO 3600 01:52:48,561 --> 01:52:49,896 YOU CAN SEE IT'S A VERY BUSY 3601 01:52:49,896 --> 01:52:52,866 PLACE, AND WE PROJECTED OUT TO 3602 01:52:52,866 --> 01:52:54,801 2027. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE THINK 3603 01:52:54,801 --> 01:52:57,604 THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE IN ABOUT 3604 01:52:57,604 --> 01:52:58,238 184,000 CALLS. AND THAT'S A 3605 01:52:58,238 --> 01:53:02,709 PRETTY BUSY PLACE. WE GENERALLY 3606 01:53:02,709 --> 01:53:03,209 HAVE EIGHT FIREFIGHTER 3607 01:53:03,209 --> 01:53:04,778 DISPATCHERS AT THE FIRE ALARM 3608 01:53:04,778 --> 01:53:07,814 CENTER, 24/7. THEY WORK A FOUR 3609 01:53:07,814 --> 01:53:09,082 PLATOON SYSTEM, JUST LIKE OUR 3610 01:53:09,082 --> 01:53:11,684 FIREFIGHTERS AND ALL OF OUR 3611 01:53:11,684 --> 01:53:12,752 STATIONS. AND THAT SEEMS TO WORK 3612 01:53:12,752 --> 01:53:14,687 REALLY WELL FOR US IN GETTING 3613 01:53:14,687 --> 01:53:16,589 CALLS IN AND OUT. NOW WE REALLY 3614 01:53:16,589 --> 01:53:20,193 WORK HARD TO COMPLY WITH NFPA 3615 01:53:20,193 --> 01:53:22,228 1225 THAT'S OUR NATIONAL FIRE 3616 01:53:22,228 --> 01:53:24,831 PROTECTION ASSOCIATION. 1225 3617 01:53:24,831 --> 01:53:28,501 THAT IS THE STANDARD THAT GUIDES 3618 01:53:28,501 --> 01:53:30,436 CALL TAKING FOR THE FIRE 3619 01:53:30,436 --> 01:53:32,105 SERVICE. WE HAVE GOALS THAT WE 3620 01:53:32,105 --> 01:53:33,840 TRY TO MEET. WE DON'T ALWAYS GET 3621 01:53:33,840 --> 01:53:37,243 THERE. IS TAKING IN THE CALL, 3622 01:53:37,243 --> 01:53:37,877 ANSWERING THE CALL IN 15 SECONDS 3623 01:53:37,877 --> 01:53:41,514 OR LESS AND GETTING THE CALLS 3624 01:53:41,514 --> 01:53:43,016 DISPATCHED IN 60s OR LESS. SO 3625 01:53:43,016 --> 01:53:45,084 THOSE ARE THE GOALS THAT ARE SET 3626 01:53:45,084 --> 01:53:46,619 FOR THE FIRE SERVICE. AS FOR 3627 01:53:46,619 --> 01:53:49,389 CALL TAKING, THAT'S REALLY 3628 01:53:49,389 --> 01:53:50,490 IMPORTANT. AND THEN WE GO TO THE 3629 01:53:50,490 --> 01:53:52,959 NEXT SLIDE IS OUR TOTAL 3630 01:53:52,959 --> 01:53:55,161 RESPONSES. AND SEATTLE FIRE IS 3631 01:53:55,161 --> 01:53:57,897 ARE VERY, VERY BUSY DEPARTMENT. 3632 01:53:57,897 --> 01:53:59,465 WE RUN A LOT OF CALLS AND WE'RE 3633 01:53:59,465 --> 01:54:01,734 BUSY. WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THAT, 3634 01:54:01,734 --> 01:54:03,436 YOU CAN SEE THE DOWN YEAR IN 3635 01:54:03,436 --> 01:54:05,104 2021. THAT WAS A COVID 3636 01:54:05,104 --> 01:54:07,140 EXPERIENCE. IF WE WOULD INCLUDE 3637 01:54:07,140 --> 01:54:09,742 IT 2020, IT WOULD HAVE SAID 3638 01:54:09,742 --> 01:54:11,277 ABOUT 79 CALLS. BUT WE STARTED 3639 01:54:11,277 --> 01:54:13,546 TO GET BACK TO NORMAL IN 2021, 3640 01:54:13,546 --> 01:54:17,450 AND WE QUICKLY STARTED RISING 3641 01:54:17,450 --> 01:54:18,785 ANNUALLY, AND WE ADDED SOME 3642 01:54:18,785 --> 01:54:19,919 OTHER BARS ON THERE THAT WE 3643 01:54:19,919 --> 01:54:21,688 THINK IS RELEVANT BECAUSE WE 3644 01:54:21,688 --> 01:54:25,325 HAVE ADDED SOME HELP TO OUR 3645 01:54:25,325 --> 01:54:27,260 SYSTEM, BECAUSE IF WE WOULD NOT 3646 01:54:27,260 --> 01:54:28,394 HAVE ADDED OUR NIH, WHICH IS OUR 3647 01:54:28,394 --> 01:54:31,564 HEALTH ONE HEALTH, 99 UNITS, ALL 3648 01:54:31,564 --> 01:54:34,500 OF THAT GREEN BAR WOULD BE ON 3649 01:54:34,500 --> 01:54:36,502 TOP OF THE BLUE BAR. SO THAT 3650 01:54:36,502 --> 01:54:39,239 GIVES US AN OPTION. I'M SORRY, 3651 01:54:39,239 --> 01:54:41,074 THE THE ORANGE BAR, THOSE ARE 3652 01:54:41,074 --> 01:54:42,675 OUR NIH CALLS. THE GREEN BAR IS 3653 01:54:42,675 --> 01:54:44,978 OUR NURSE LINE CALLS. THAT'S 3654 01:54:44,978 --> 01:54:46,613 PRETTY IMPORTANT. WE PUT THAT IN 3655 01:54:46,613 --> 01:54:50,917 PLAY FEBRUARY IN 2022. AND THAT 3656 01:54:50,917 --> 01:54:53,920 ALLOWED US ANOTHER OPTION TO 3657 01:54:53,920 --> 01:54:54,954 SEND THOSE LOWER LEVEL EMS CALLS 3658 01:54:54,954 --> 01:54:56,422 TO SO THEY CAN ACTUALLY HAVE A 3659 01:54:56,422 --> 01:54:59,959 NURSE LINE. BUT BEFORE 2022, ALL 3660 01:54:59,959 --> 01:55:02,295 OF THOSE CALLS WOULD HAVE BEEN 3661 01:55:02,295 --> 01:55:03,563 DISPATCHERS. SO THAT WOULD HAVE 3662 01:55:03,563 --> 01:55:04,764 REALLY EXTENDED THE BLUE BAR. 3663 01:55:04,764 --> 01:55:06,666 BUT YOU CAN SEE THE GROWTH 3664 01:55:06,666 --> 01:55:08,234 THAT'S EXPECTED THIS YEAR AND 3665 01:55:08,234 --> 01:55:08,868 NEXT YEAR. AND YOU CAN KIND OF 3666 01:55:08,868 --> 01:55:11,537 SEE THE PACE WE'RE ON RIGHT 3667 01:55:11,537 --> 01:55:13,339 NOW. SO IT'S A BUSY PLACE OUT 3668 01:55:13,339 --> 01:55:14,974 THERE FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS. WE 3669 01:55:14,974 --> 01:55:17,677 RUN A LOT OF CALLS AND TRICIA 3670 01:55:17,677 --> 01:55:18,978 AND I WERE GOING TO TAG TEAM 3671 01:55:18,978 --> 01:55:21,481 THIS. SO THIS IS WHEN I THINK I 3672 01:55:21,481 --> 01:55:23,883 HAND IT TO YOU. 3673 01:55:23,883 --> 01:55:24,117 -- YEP. 3674 01:55:24,117 --> 01:55:25,351 -- GOOD AFTERNOON. SO AS THE 3675 01:55:25,351 --> 01:55:27,053 CHIEF WAS MENTIONING, THE FIRE 3676 01:55:27,053 --> 01:55:28,921 DEPARTMENT PROVIDES FIRE 3677 01:55:28,921 --> 01:55:30,256 PROTECTION PREVENTION, TECHNICAL 3678 01:55:30,256 --> 01:55:32,425 RESCUE, AND OF COURSE EMERGENCY 3679 01:55:32,425 --> 01:55:33,960 MEDICAL SERVICES FOR THE ENTIRE 3680 01:55:33,960 --> 01:55:36,029 CITY. SO TO HELP ADDRESS THE 3681 01:55:36,029 --> 01:55:38,064 CITY'S LONG TERM GENERAL FUND 3682 01:55:38,064 --> 01:55:40,533 DEFICIT, OUR PROPOSED BUDGET 3683 01:55:40,533 --> 01:55:43,469 DOES REDUCE THE DEPARTMENT'S 3684 01:55:43,469 --> 01:55:44,103 OVERTIME OPERATING BUDGET BY 7.1 3685 01:55:44,103 --> 01:55:47,640 MILLION. THE NET REDUCTION IN 3686 01:55:47,640 --> 01:55:51,477 2027 IS 2% OF OUR TOTAL 3687 01:55:51,477 --> 01:55:53,046 DEPARTMENT BUDGET. SO IF WE LOOK 3688 01:55:53,046 --> 01:55:58,484 AT THE TABLE BELOW IN 2026, OUR 3689 01:55:58,484 --> 01:55:59,085 ADOPTED BASELINE IS ABOUT 350 3690 01:55:59,085 --> 01:56:02,922 MILLION. IN 2027, IT DROPS TO 3691 01:56:02,922 --> 01:56:07,460 346 AND THEN BACK UP IN 2028. SO 3692 01:56:07,460 --> 01:56:07,994 THAT REDUCTION IS OFFSET 3693 01:56:07,994 --> 01:56:09,062 PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF OUR CITY 3694 01:56:09,062 --> 01:56:10,596 WIDE STANDARD COST INCREASES, 3695 01:56:10,596 --> 01:56:14,567 SUCH AS HEALTH CARE WORKERS COMP 3696 01:56:14,567 --> 01:56:15,635 AND SMALLER INCREASES FOR IT 3697 01:56:15,635 --> 01:56:19,939 SERVICES AND FAS. 3698 01:56:19,939 --> 01:56:23,576 -- AND I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE 3699 01:56:23,576 --> 01:56:23,943 FTE COUNT AND. 3700 01:56:23,943 --> 01:56:25,345 -- YEAH. 3701 01:56:25,345 --> 01:56:27,613 -- OKAY. MOST OF THAT FTE COUNT 3702 01:56:27,613 --> 01:56:28,981 IS SWORN FIREFIGHTERS WHO ARE 3703 01:56:28,981 --> 01:56:30,149 RESPONDING OUT THE DOOR. SO YOU 3704 01:56:30,149 --> 01:56:32,952 SEE THE NUMBER IN 2020 612. 1220 3705 01:56:32,952 --> 01:56:34,287 AND THEN IT BUMPS UP A LITTLE 3706 01:56:34,287 --> 01:56:35,288 BIT. AND WE'LL GET INTO THE 3707 01:56:35,288 --> 01:56:37,924 REASON WHY THAT'S BUMPING UP. 3708 01:56:37,924 --> 01:56:39,726 BUT THE BULK OF ALL OF THOSE 3709 01:56:39,726 --> 01:56:43,997 POSITIONS ARE SWORN 3710 01:56:43,997 --> 01:56:45,131 FIREFIGHTERS, PROBABLY 1110. AND 3711 01:56:45,131 --> 01:56:45,765 THAT NUMBER WILL BE BUMPING UP A 3712 01:56:45,765 --> 01:56:48,534 LITTLE BIT HIGHER. SO THAT'S 3713 01:56:48,534 --> 01:56:53,573 WHAT THE FTE COUNT IS 3714 01:56:53,573 --> 01:56:54,073 -- THANKS, CHIEF. OKAY. 3715 01:56:54,073 --> 01:56:55,341 -- WE'LL TALK NEXT ABOUT THE 3716 01:56:55,341 --> 01:56:58,711 REDUCTION. SO AS I SAID EARLIER, 3717 01:56:58,711 --> 01:57:00,880 WE ARE REDUCING OUR OPERATING 3718 01:57:00,880 --> 01:57:03,516 OVERTIME BY 7.1 MILLION. SO THIS 3719 01:57:03,516 --> 01:57:05,418 CHANGE REFLECTS THE BUDGET 3720 01:57:05,418 --> 01:57:07,687 CONSTRAINTS THAT WE'RE IN. WHILE 3721 01:57:07,687 --> 01:57:10,256 STILL MAINTAINING OUR ABILITY TO 3722 01:57:10,256 --> 01:57:10,890 PROVIDE THAT EMERGENCY RESPONSE 3723 01:57:10,890 --> 01:57:13,860 SERVICE HOWEVER, THIS REDUCTION 3724 01:57:13,860 --> 01:57:15,228 REQUIRES THE DEPARTMENT TO 3725 01:57:15,228 --> 01:57:16,262 MANAGE STAFFING WITHIN THOSE 3726 01:57:16,262 --> 01:57:18,030 AVAILABLE RESOURCES. SO THAT 3727 01:57:18,030 --> 01:57:20,933 INCLUDES PLANNED UNIT OUTAGES. 3728 01:57:20,933 --> 01:57:22,235 SO IF UNITS ARE TEMPORARILY OUT 3729 01:57:22,235 --> 01:57:25,037 OF SERVICE, THE DEPARTMENT WILL 3730 01:57:25,037 --> 01:57:26,706 CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THOSE CORE 3731 01:57:26,706 --> 01:57:29,342 SERVICES. FIRE AND EMERGENCY 3732 01:57:29,342 --> 01:57:30,410 RESPONSE WITH THE APPARATUS AND 3733 01:57:30,410 --> 01:57:32,011 THE STAFF WE HAVE ON HAND. 3734 01:57:32,011 --> 01:57:35,448 -- YEAH. AND TO GIVE A LITTLE 3735 01:57:35,448 --> 01:57:36,416 PERSPECTIVE HERE, YOU MAY SAY, 3736 01:57:36,416 --> 01:57:38,017 WELL, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? SO 3737 01:57:38,017 --> 01:57:39,919 WHAT THAT MEANS FOR US IN ORDER 3738 01:57:39,919 --> 01:57:44,791 TO ACHIEVE A $7.1 MILLION BUDGET 3739 01:57:44,791 --> 01:57:47,460 REDUCTION, OUR DAILY STAFFING 3740 01:57:47,460 --> 01:57:51,998 NEEDS TO GO FROM 222 PER DAY TO 3741 01:57:51,998 --> 01:57:54,600 209 PER DAY. SO THAT'S 13 BODIES 3742 01:57:54,600 --> 01:57:55,802 THAT WILL NOT BE STAFFED EACH 3743 01:57:55,802 --> 01:57:59,172 DAY. NOW, THAT'S NOT TAKING A 3744 01:57:59,172 --> 01:58:01,107 SINGLE UNIT OUT OF SERVICE. SO I 3745 01:58:01,107 --> 01:58:04,610 NEED TO EXPLAIN THIS. SO YOU 3746 01:58:04,610 --> 01:58:06,512 HAVE CONTEXT. SO OUR 222 3747 01:58:06,512 --> 01:58:08,147 FIREFIGHTERS WE HAVE ON DUTY 3748 01:58:08,147 --> 01:58:10,483 EVERY DAY. THEY GET VACATION 3749 01:58:10,483 --> 01:58:12,318 TIME. THEY HAVE PEOPLE BECAUSE 3750 01:58:12,318 --> 01:58:14,020 WE HAVE A VERY YOUNG DEPARTMENT 3751 01:58:14,020 --> 01:58:14,954 AND WE'RE HAVING A LOT OF NEW 3752 01:58:14,954 --> 01:58:16,322 BABIES. JUST TO GIVE YOU 3753 01:58:16,322 --> 01:58:20,426 PERSPECTIVE. WE HAVE HIRED ABOUT 3754 01:58:20,426 --> 01:58:21,727 630 FIREFIGHTERS SINCE I'VE BEEN 3755 01:58:21,727 --> 01:58:24,363 HERE IN 11 YEARS. WE HAVE TRULY 3756 01:58:24,363 --> 01:58:25,531 GONE THROUGH A DEPARTMENT 3757 01:58:25,531 --> 01:58:27,333 TRANSITION, SO WE'VE BEEN BUSY 3758 01:58:27,333 --> 01:58:28,734 HIRING. SO THEY HAVE PEOPLE, 3759 01:58:28,734 --> 01:58:30,103 THEY HAVE SICK LEAVE, THEY HAVE 3760 01:58:30,103 --> 01:58:31,671 DISABILITY. AT ANY GIVEN TIME, 3761 01:58:31,671 --> 01:58:35,541 WE HAVE BETWEEN 4 AND 7% OF THE 3762 01:58:35,541 --> 01:58:36,642 DEPARTMENT ON SOME SORT OF 3763 01:58:36,642 --> 01:58:38,644 DISABILITY. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, 3764 01:58:38,644 --> 01:58:39,278 MOST ARE MUSCULOSKELETAL. WE DO 3765 01:58:39,278 --> 01:58:40,580 A LOT OF STRANGE MOVING WITH A 3766 01:58:40,580 --> 01:58:42,682 LOT OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT. AND THEN 3767 01:58:42,682 --> 01:58:45,351 THERE'S A NUMBER OF THOSE PTSD. 3768 01:58:45,351 --> 01:58:48,154 SO DROPPING FROM 222 TO 209 WILL 3769 01:58:48,154 --> 01:58:51,657 BE DONE BY NOT HIRING OVERTIME. 3770 01:58:51,657 --> 01:58:53,292 AND OVERTIME IS A BIT 3771 01:58:53,292 --> 01:58:55,194 MISLEADING. IT HELPS US ACHIEVE 3772 01:58:55,194 --> 01:58:58,231 OUR MINIMUM STAFFING. WHEN YOU 3773 01:58:58,231 --> 01:58:59,599 THINK OVERTIME, YOU THINK OF 3774 01:58:59,599 --> 01:59:00,633 ANCILLARY DUTIES AND THINGS LIKE 3775 01:59:00,633 --> 01:59:02,335 THAT. BUT FOR US, THE BULK OF 3776 01:59:02,335 --> 01:59:07,440 OUR OVERTIME IS MINIMUM 3777 01:59:07,440 --> 01:59:08,040 STAFFING. ONLY ABOUT 6 TO $7 3778 01:59:08,040 --> 01:59:09,542 MILLION IS OTHER TYPES OF 3779 01:59:09,542 --> 01:59:11,010 OVERTIME THAT WE GET GRANT 3780 01:59:11,010 --> 01:59:13,246 FUNDING FOR. WE HAVE CONTRACTS 3781 01:59:13,246 --> 01:59:14,347 WITH THE STADIUMS, AND THEN WE 3782 01:59:14,347 --> 01:59:16,749 HAVE SOME OVERTIME TO MAINTAIN 3783 01:59:16,749 --> 01:59:18,050 SOME OF OUR COMPETENCIES, LIKE 3784 01:59:18,050 --> 01:59:19,118 OUR MEDICS AND OUR RESCUE 3785 01:59:19,118 --> 01:59:21,721 TECHNICIANS, OUR HAZMAT 3786 01:59:21,721 --> 01:59:24,090 TECHNICIANS. BUT THE BULK OF 3787 01:59:24,090 --> 01:59:28,161 THAT IS REALLY MINIMUM STAFFING. 3788 01:59:28,161 --> 01:59:29,128 SO TO GO FROM 222 TO 209, WHAT 3789 01:59:29,128 --> 01:59:30,696 DOES THAT MEAN? WELL, THAT MEANS 3790 01:59:30,696 --> 01:59:34,267 THAT WE WILL NOT BE STAFFING 3791 01:59:34,267 --> 01:59:35,368 BETWEEN PROBABLY FOUR AND EIGHT 3792 01:59:35,368 --> 01:59:38,237 UNITS A DAY. NOW, HOW WILL THAT 3793 01:59:38,237 --> 01:59:39,939 WORK OUT? TO JUST GIVE YOU 3794 01:59:39,939 --> 01:59:41,507 CLARITY AND PERSPECTIVE? SO TO 3795 01:59:41,507 --> 01:59:45,111 GET TO THAT NUMBER, FOR EXAMPLE, 3796 01:59:45,111 --> 01:59:46,712 OUR THREE PEAK TIME AID CARS, 3797 01:59:46,712 --> 01:59:47,747 ONE THAT JUST WENT IN PLAY IN 3798 01:59:47,747 --> 01:59:50,583 JULY, ONCE ON CAPITOL HILL, ONE 3799 01:59:50,583 --> 01:59:52,118 IN STATION TWO AND BELLTOWN AND 3800 01:59:52,118 --> 01:59:54,453 ONE IS NORTHGATE. THEY PROBABLY 3801 01:59:54,453 --> 01:59:56,222 WON'T BE STAFFED. THERE'S 3802 01:59:56,222 --> 01:59:57,456 PROBABLY A COUPLE OF MEDIC 3803 01:59:57,456 --> 02:00:01,694 UNITS. MEDIC 26 IN SOUTH PARK 3804 02:00:01,694 --> 02:00:03,529 AND MEDIC 31 IN NORTHGATE. FAR 3805 02:00:03,529 --> 02:00:05,665 ENDS OF OUR CITY. THEY MAY NOT 3806 02:00:05,665 --> 02:00:07,099 BE STAFFED ON SOME DAYS. THERE 3807 02:00:07,099 --> 02:00:09,168 WILL PROBABLY BE SOME ENGINES 3808 02:00:09,168 --> 02:00:12,004 NOT STAFFED. ENGINE 22, WHICH IS 3809 02:00:12,004 --> 02:00:15,074 ON ROANOKE. ENGINE 16, WHICH IS 3810 02:00:15,074 --> 02:00:16,475 NEAR GREEN LAKE. AND THERE COULD 3811 02:00:16,475 --> 02:00:18,144 BE A LADDER TRUCK NOT STAFFED. 3812 02:00:18,144 --> 02:00:22,448 LADDER SIX ON QUEEN ANNE OR 3813 02:00:22,448 --> 02:00:23,616 LADDER 13 DOWN IN WEST SEATTLE, 3814 02:00:23,616 --> 02:00:25,418 AND IT'S GOING TO BE SOME 3815 02:00:25,418 --> 02:00:26,752 COMBINATION DEPENDING ON WHO'S 3816 02:00:26,752 --> 02:00:28,788 OFF. AND THEN OUR STAFFING TEAM 3817 02:00:28,788 --> 02:00:30,122 WILL WORK TO FILL ALL THE SPOTS 3818 02:00:30,122 --> 02:00:33,192 AND WILL DETERMINE WHAT WE LEAVE 3819 02:00:33,192 --> 02:00:34,860 VACANT. NOW WE HAVE A STAFFING 3820 02:00:34,860 --> 02:00:38,898 MATRIX ON HOW WE DO THAT. AND 3821 02:00:38,898 --> 02:00:39,498 THE REASON WHY THOSE STATIONS 3822 02:00:39,498 --> 02:00:43,636 AND UNITS ARE LISTED IS OUR 3823 02:00:43,636 --> 02:00:44,770 ENGINES. WE REALLY FOCUS ON 3824 02:00:44,770 --> 02:00:46,639 ENGINES THAT CAN HAVE COVERAGE 3825 02:00:46,639 --> 02:00:47,273 SURROUNDING. EVEN THOUGH IT'S 3826 02:00:47,273 --> 02:00:48,808 GOING TO BE A LONGER RESPONSE. 3827 02:00:48,808 --> 02:00:51,677 IF YOU KNOW 16 IS RIGHT NEAR 3828 02:00:51,677 --> 02:00:53,446 GREEN LAKE, THEN WE HAVE 17 TO 3829 02:00:53,446 --> 02:00:55,214 THE EAST, WE HAVE 20 ONES AND 3830 02:00:55,214 --> 02:00:57,183 NINES. WE HAVE 30 ONES TO THE 3831 02:00:57,183 --> 02:01:00,052 NORTH. AND BUT IT'S A DRIVE TO 3832 02:01:00,052 --> 02:01:01,587 GET THERE TO GO ON THOSE CALLS. 3833 02:01:01,587 --> 02:01:03,522 16 IS ON ROANOKE. WELL, WE GOT 3834 02:01:03,522 --> 02:01:06,559 25 ON CAPITOL HILL. WE GOT 17 IN 3835 02:01:06,559 --> 02:01:08,427 THE U DISTRICT, AND WE HAVE 3836 02:01:08,427 --> 02:01:09,428 OTHER STATIONS. BUT IT'S A DRIVE 3837 02:01:09,428 --> 02:01:12,531 TO GET THERE. IF YOU KNOW THE 3838 02:01:12,531 --> 02:01:14,734 GEOGRAPHY. SO THERE WILL BE SOME 3839 02:01:14,734 --> 02:01:16,302 MOVEMENT OF RESOURCES, BUT THERE 3840 02:01:16,302 --> 02:01:18,204 WILL BE SOME STATIONS OR 3841 02:01:18,204 --> 02:01:19,405 DISTRICTS THAT WILL HAVE SOME 3842 02:01:19,405 --> 02:01:20,873 DIFFERENT TYPES OF COVERAGE. 3843 02:01:20,873 --> 02:01:23,175 BECAUSE IF WE'RE STAFFING DOWN 3844 02:01:23,175 --> 02:01:24,577 13 BODIES, THAT'S WHAT THAT 3845 02:01:24,577 --> 02:01:25,611 WOULD MEAN. SO WE WANT TO MAKE 3846 02:01:25,611 --> 02:01:26,679 SURE THAT THAT'S CLEAR. IT'S 3847 02:01:26,679 --> 02:01:30,116 GOING TO BE LESS FIREFIGHTERS ON 3848 02:01:30,116 --> 02:01:31,417 DUTY EACH AND EVERY DAY. AND 3849 02:01:31,417 --> 02:01:33,419 THAT COULD BE A CHALLENGE. WE 3850 02:01:33,419 --> 02:01:33,986 JUST THINK ABOUT WEDNESDAY 3851 02:01:33,986 --> 02:01:35,588 NIGHT. THIS WEEK WE HAD THE 3852 02:01:35,588 --> 02:01:36,822 SOUNDERS PLAYING. WE HAD THE 3853 02:01:36,822 --> 02:01:38,257 MARINERS PLAYING AND WE HAD THE 3854 02:01:38,257 --> 02:01:39,859 STORM PLAYING. AND WE HAVE FOLKS 3855 02:01:39,859 --> 02:01:41,394 WORKING AT ALL THOSE EVENTS. BUT 3856 02:01:41,394 --> 02:01:43,462 WE HAVE BETWEEN PROBABLY TEN AND 3857 02:01:43,462 --> 02:01:45,965 20,000 PEOPLE AT THOSE EVENTS. 3858 02:01:45,965 --> 02:01:46,565 ARE FIREFIGHTERS AND STATIONS 3859 02:01:46,565 --> 02:01:47,933 ARE THE BACKSTOPS FOR ALL OF 3860 02:01:47,933 --> 02:01:48,701 THOSE EVENTS. EVEN THOUGH WE 3861 02:01:48,701 --> 02:01:51,971 HAVE PEOPLE ON SITE. BUT SO THE 3862 02:01:51,971 --> 02:01:52,938 IMPACTS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN AND 3863 02:01:52,938 --> 02:01:54,373 IT'S GOING TO MEAN LONGER 3864 02:01:54,373 --> 02:01:55,608 RESPONSE TIMES. THAT'S WHAT 3865 02:01:55,608 --> 02:01:57,076 IT'S REALLY GOING TO MEAN. I'M 3866 02:01:57,076 --> 02:01:58,544 SORRY. TRICIA GO AHEAD. 3867 02:01:58,544 --> 02:02:00,579 -- ALL RIGHT. SO THE TABLE DOWN 3868 02:02:00,579 --> 02:02:06,485 BELOW JUST TO GO OVER THAT 2026 3869 02:02:06,485 --> 02:02:07,119 ADOPTED BASELINE IS 41 MILLION 3870 02:02:07,119 --> 02:02:12,625 OF OUR OPERATING OVERTIME. THIS 3871 02:02:12,625 --> 02:02:13,259 REDUCTION WOULD REFLECT A 33.7 3872 02:02:13,259 --> 02:02:18,497 MILLION BUDGET IN 2027. ONGOING 3873 02:02:18,497 --> 02:02:20,366 IN 2028, IT'S A 17% REDUCTION 3874 02:02:20,366 --> 02:02:22,401 IN OUR OPERATING BUDGET OVERTIME 3875 02:02:22,401 --> 02:02:25,371 BUDGET. EXCUSE ME OKAY, SO 3876 02:02:25,371 --> 02:02:28,174 LET'S TALK ADDITIONS. OUR 3877 02:02:28,174 --> 02:02:29,809 PROPOSED BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES 3878 02:02:29,809 --> 02:02:33,145 ADDITIONS INTO OUR BASELINE, 3879 02:02:33,145 --> 02:02:35,347 APPROXIMATELY $1 MILLION FOR TWO 3880 02:02:35,347 --> 02:02:38,084 AREAS UTILITIES AND MAINTENANCE. 3881 02:02:38,084 --> 02:02:39,785 SO THAT MAKES UP THAT 1 MILLION. 3882 02:02:39,785 --> 02:02:43,389 SO TO GO OVER IT, 450,000 IS AN 3883 02:02:43,389 --> 02:02:44,457 INCREASE IN OUR UTILITY 3884 02:02:44,457 --> 02:02:45,791 BASELINE. AND THAT HELPS TO 3885 02:02:45,791 --> 02:02:48,127 SUPPORT OUR 33 FIRE STATIONS AND 3886 02:02:48,127 --> 02:02:51,330 ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS 3887 02:02:51,330 --> 02:02:53,899 ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE 570,000 TO 3888 02:02:53,899 --> 02:02:54,533 SUPPORT OUR MAINTENANCE BUDGET. 3889 02:02:54,533 --> 02:02:58,337 AND THAT IS TO MITIGATE THE COST 3890 02:02:58,337 --> 02:03:00,973 PRESSURES FROM INFLATION. THAT 3891 02:03:00,973 --> 02:03:01,574 MAINTENANCE BUDGET HELPS OUR 3892 02:03:01,574 --> 02:03:05,077 EQUIPMENT FLEET, FIRE BOATS AND 3893 02:03:05,077 --> 02:03:05,377 BUILDINGS. 3894 02:03:05,377 --> 02:03:06,612 -- YEAH. 3895 02:03:06,612 --> 02:03:07,880 -- AND JUST LIKE THE COSTS ARE 3896 02:03:07,880 --> 02:03:09,548 GOING UP IN THE WORLD FOR 3897 02:03:09,548 --> 02:03:10,649 UTILITIES, THEY GO UP FOR US 3898 02:03:10,649 --> 02:03:13,519 TOO. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE VERY 3899 02:03:13,519 --> 02:03:15,654 HELPFUL. OUR INVENTORY TO KEEP 3900 02:03:15,654 --> 02:03:17,189 OUR 33 STATIONS SUPPLIED AND ALL 3901 02:03:17,189 --> 02:03:18,424 THE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND 3902 02:03:18,424 --> 02:03:19,458 THINGS LIKE THAT THAT CONTINUES 3903 02:03:19,458 --> 02:03:21,894 TO GO UP. SO WE REALLY 3904 02:03:21,894 --> 02:03:22,561 APPRECIATE THESE ADDITIONS. WE 3905 02:03:22,561 --> 02:03:24,430 THINK THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE A 3906 02:03:24,430 --> 02:03:27,066 DIFFERENCE IN HELPING MOVE US 3907 02:03:27,066 --> 02:03:27,333 FORWARD. 3908 02:03:27,333 --> 02:03:30,503 -- ALL RIGHT. SO FOR OUR ADOPTED 3909 02:03:30,503 --> 02:03:31,937 BUDGET IN 2026, FOR THOSE TWO 3910 02:03:31,937 --> 02:03:33,172 LINES OF UTILITY AND 3911 02:03:33,172 --> 02:03:34,774 MAINTENANCE, THAT'S 2 MILLION 3912 02:03:34,774 --> 02:03:37,009 OR JUST OVER. SO THAT ADDS AN 3913 02:03:37,009 --> 02:03:41,046 ADDITIONAL 1 MILLION AT 51% 3914 02:03:41,046 --> 02:03:43,516 INCREASE. ALL RIGHT. RELATED 3915 02:03:43,516 --> 02:03:44,850 ADDITIONS. NOT IN OUR BUDGET, 3916 02:03:44,850 --> 02:03:47,586 BUT FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS A 3917 02:03:47,586 --> 02:03:49,655 CAPITAL NEW CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT 3918 02:03:49,655 --> 02:03:52,525 PROGRAM FOR FIRE STATION 25 3919 02:03:52,525 --> 02:03:55,194 RENOVATIONS. THE ESTIMATED 3920 02:03:55,194 --> 02:03:56,429 PROJECT COST IS 8.7 MILLION, AND 3921 02:03:56,429 --> 02:04:00,633 THAT IS TO HELP REPAIR THE ROOF 3922 02:04:00,633 --> 02:04:02,401 HVAC SYSTEMS, HOOD PROJECT AND 3923 02:04:02,401 --> 02:04:04,770 SOME OTHER OUTDATED SYSTEMS. SO 3924 02:04:04,770 --> 02:04:06,772 THIS IS PARTIALLY FUNDED WITH 3925 02:04:06,772 --> 02:04:09,341 FAS FUND BALANCE AS WELL AS BOND 3926 02:04:09,341 --> 02:04:14,013 FINANCING IN THE LAST THAT WE'LL 3927 02:04:14,013 --> 02:04:16,215 MENTION HERE, THE CHIEF 3928 02:04:16,215 --> 02:04:18,250 MENTIONED ON THE BOAT. SO IN THE 3929 02:04:18,250 --> 02:04:19,985 2026 YEAR END SUPPLEMENTAL, WE 3930 02:04:19,985 --> 02:04:21,787 HAVE REQUESTED 2 MILLION TO HELP 3931 02:04:21,787 --> 02:04:23,923 GET US STARTED ON REPAIRING THE 3932 02:04:23,923 --> 02:04:26,492 FIREBOAT, WHICH HAS BEEN OUT OF 3933 02:04:26,492 --> 02:04:29,128 SERVICE FULLY SINCE JANUARY. 3934 02:04:29,128 --> 02:04:29,795 -- AND THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT 3935 02:04:29,795 --> 02:04:31,797 FOR US. WE HAVE FOUR FIREBOATS 3936 02:04:31,797 --> 02:04:35,534 IN OUR FLEET THAT FLOW WATER. 3937 02:04:35,534 --> 02:04:36,168 THE LESS SHY IS THE BIGGEST OF 3938 02:04:36,168 --> 02:04:39,338 OUR BOATS. IT FLOWS OVER 20,000 3939 02:04:39,338 --> 02:04:40,306 GALLONS A MINUTE. GENERALLY 3940 02:04:40,306 --> 02:04:41,440 IT'S ON THE SOUND. AND AS YOU 3941 02:04:41,440 --> 02:04:43,275 CAN THINK ABOUT ALL OF THE 3942 02:04:43,275 --> 02:04:45,544 COMMERCE THAT COMES THROUGH THE 3943 02:04:45,544 --> 02:04:47,580 RECREATION, THE INDUSTRY, 3944 02:04:47,580 --> 02:04:48,881 THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT 3945 02:04:48,881 --> 02:04:51,116 RESOURCE FOR US. WE ALSO HAVE 3946 02:04:51,116 --> 02:04:52,284 ANOTHER FIREBOAT CHIEF SEATTLE. 3947 02:04:52,284 --> 02:04:54,320 IT FLOWS ABOUT 10,000 GALLONS A 3948 02:04:54,320 --> 02:04:56,322 MINUTE. NORMALLY THAT IS ON THE 3949 02:04:56,322 --> 02:04:57,723 FRESHWATER AT TERMINAL THREE, 3950 02:04:57,723 --> 02:04:59,658 BUT WE'VE MOVED IT OVER TO THE 3951 02:04:59,658 --> 02:05:02,962 SOUND RIGHT NOW. AND WE ALSO 3952 02:05:02,962 --> 02:05:04,730 HAVE TWO OTHER FIREBOATS THAT 3953 02:05:04,730 --> 02:05:05,264 FLOW ABOUT 6000 GALLONS A 3954 02:05:05,264 --> 02:05:07,399 MINUTE. SO THE LESS SHY GETTING 3955 02:05:07,399 --> 02:05:08,634 THAT BACK IN SERVICE IS REALLY 3956 02:05:08,634 --> 02:05:15,174 IMPORTANT FOR US. SO WE REALLY 3957 02:05:15,174 --> 02:05:15,674 APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT. 3958 02:05:15,674 --> 02:05:17,776 -- OKAY. AND OUR LAST ITEM 3959 02:05:17,776 --> 02:05:19,678 POSITION CHANGES. SO THIS IS 3960 02:05:19,678 --> 02:05:21,714 BASICALLY A TECHNICAL POSITION 3961 02:05:21,714 --> 02:05:24,116 REQUEST. THIS IS ADDING THIS 3962 02:05:24,116 --> 02:05:26,018 REQUEST IS JUST POSITION 3963 02:05:26,018 --> 02:05:27,620 AUTHORITY FOR TEN FIREFIGHTER 3964 02:05:27,620 --> 02:05:28,187 POSITIONS DEDICATED TO THE 3965 02:05:28,187 --> 02:05:30,189 MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTH 3966 02:05:30,189 --> 02:05:32,124 PROGRAM. THIS IS BUDGET NEUTRAL 3967 02:05:32,124 --> 02:05:34,226 AS THE FUNDING WAS PREVIOUSLY 3968 02:05:34,226 --> 02:05:36,061 ADOPTED IN PRIOR YEAR BUDGETS. 3969 02:05:36,061 --> 02:05:39,198 AS YOU ARE ALL AWARE, THE MOBILE 3970 02:05:39,198 --> 02:05:39,732 INTEGRATED HEALTH PROGRAM 3971 02:05:39,732 --> 02:05:42,034 STARTED WAY BACK IN 2016 IN 3972 02:05:42,034 --> 02:05:44,236 PARTNERSHIP WITH HSD. SINCE 3973 02:05:44,236 --> 02:05:47,473 THEN, THE THE PROGRAM HAS GROWN 3974 02:05:47,473 --> 02:05:49,975 DUE TO ITS SUCCESS. WE'VE HAVE 3975 02:05:49,975 --> 02:05:51,477 MULTIPLE HEALTH ONE UNITS AS 3976 02:05:51,477 --> 02:05:53,979 WELL AS OVERDOSE AND POST 3977 02:05:53,979 --> 02:05:55,915 OVERDOSE TEAMS. WHAT THIS IS 3978 02:05:55,915 --> 02:05:57,683 DOING IS ADDING POSITION 3979 02:05:57,683 --> 02:05:58,250 AUTHORITY TO RECOGNIZE THAT 3980 02:05:58,250 --> 02:06:00,119 EXPANDED GROWTH SINCE 2016 AND 3981 02:06:00,119 --> 02:06:02,388 ALIGNING THE POSITIONS TO THE 3982 02:06:02,388 --> 02:06:04,023 FUNDING THAT ALREADY EXISTS. 3983 02:06:04,023 --> 02:06:05,057 -- AND IT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT TO 3984 02:06:05,057 --> 02:06:06,358 RECOGNIZE, I THINK I'VE SEEN A 3985 02:06:06,358 --> 02:06:07,993 COUPLE OF NEWS REPORTS. THIS IS 3986 02:06:07,993 --> 02:06:10,563 THESE ARE NOT NEW POSITIONS. 3987 02:06:10,563 --> 02:06:11,597 THIS IS CLEANUP. WE WOULD LOVE 3988 02:06:11,597 --> 02:06:13,933 TO HAVE TEN MORE POSITIONS FOR 3989 02:06:13,933 --> 02:06:14,533 OUR MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTH 3990 02:06:14,533 --> 02:06:16,535 PROGRAM. BUT THIS IS CLEANUP FOR 3991 02:06:16,535 --> 02:06:19,004 THE EXISTING PROGRAM. 3992 02:06:19,004 --> 02:06:21,607 -- ALL RIGHT. 3993 02:06:21,607 --> 02:06:21,974 -- THAT'S IT. 3994 02:06:21,974 --> 02:06:22,574 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH, TRICIA. 3995 02:06:22,574 --> 02:06:26,745 THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHIEF. 3996 02:06:26,745 --> 02:06:28,314 COLLEAGUES WILL BE FOCUSING A 3997 02:06:28,314 --> 02:06:29,815 FAIR AMOUNT OF TIME TALKING 3998 02:06:29,815 --> 02:06:32,051 ABOUT OVER TALKING ABOUT 3999 02:06:32,051 --> 02:06:34,186 STAFFING, TALKING IN THIS 4000 02:06:34,186 --> 02:06:35,754 CONVERSATION. I'M GOING TO GO 4001 02:06:35,754 --> 02:06:37,990 LAST AGAIN. SO COLLEAGUES, IF 4002 02:06:37,990 --> 02:06:39,591 YOU ALL HAVE QUESTIONS, JUST 4003 02:06:39,591 --> 02:06:40,492 GIVING YOU FAIR WARNING, FILLING 4004 02:06:40,492 --> 02:06:42,194 IN A LITTLE BIT OF THE ROLE OF 4005 02:06:42,194 --> 02:06:42,928 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE TODAY, I'VE 4006 02:06:42,928 --> 02:06:44,563 GOT ABOUT 15 MINUTES WORTH OF 4007 02:06:44,563 --> 02:06:47,099 BACK AND FORTH GOOGLE MAP, 4008 02:06:47,099 --> 02:06:48,167 GOOGLE MAPPING THIS. IF WE ALL 4009 02:06:48,167 --> 02:06:50,970 TAKE 15 MINUTES, WE'LL BE HERE 4010 02:06:50,970 --> 02:06:51,837 TILL SIX. IF WE SPEND AS MUCH 4011 02:06:51,837 --> 02:06:55,240 TIME AS WE DID WITH CARE, WE 4012 02:06:55,240 --> 02:06:57,776 WILL BE HERE UNTIL FIVE. IF WE 4013 02:06:57,776 --> 02:06:58,777 USE SHAREPOINT TO ASK THE 4014 02:06:58,777 --> 02:07:00,679 QUESTIONS THAT WE NEED, ANSWERS 4015 02:07:00,679 --> 02:07:01,714 TO MAKE STATEMENTS AND PUT THEM 4016 02:07:01,714 --> 02:07:02,648 ON THE RECORD, WE COULD BE OUT 4017 02:07:02,648 --> 02:07:05,684 BY 430. SO THAT'S THE GOOGLE 4018 02:07:05,684 --> 02:07:07,152 MAPS VERSION OF THIS TODAY. AND 4019 02:07:07,152 --> 02:07:07,953 I DON'T SEE ANYONE WITH THEIR 4020 02:07:07,953 --> 02:07:10,356 HANDS. SO I GUESS WE'RE DONE 4021 02:07:10,356 --> 02:07:13,225 WITH THAT. OKAY. COUNCIL 4022 02:07:13,225 --> 02:07:14,927 PRESIDENT EMERITUS. 4023 02:07:14,927 --> 02:07:15,327 -- ONE QUESTION. 4024 02:07:15,327 --> 02:07:16,028 -- BUT I'M GOING TO LET YOU ALL 4025 02:07:16,028 --> 02:07:17,196 TALK ABOUT OVERTIME AND WE'LL 4026 02:07:17,196 --> 02:07:20,432 GET TO THAT. SO HOW DOES THE 4027 02:07:20,432 --> 02:07:23,502 DELAY OF THE FIRE STATION 31 4028 02:07:23,502 --> 02:07:24,803 OPENING IN D5? HOW DOES THAT 4029 02:07:24,803 --> 02:07:25,571 IMPACT STAFFING AND MAINTENANCE 4030 02:07:25,571 --> 02:07:29,441 COST? YOU KNEW I WAS GOING TO 4031 02:07:29,441 --> 02:07:30,943 RING UP STATION 31 AND D5. YOU 4032 02:07:30,943 --> 02:07:32,544 KNEW THAT WAS 4033 02:07:32,544 --> 02:07:32,878 -- [LAUGHTER] 4034 02:07:32,878 --> 02:07:33,178 -- COMING. 4035 02:07:33,178 --> 02:07:34,847 -- SO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT WITH 4036 02:07:34,847 --> 02:07:37,549 THE PEAK TIME EIGHT CAR NOT 4037 02:07:37,549 --> 02:07:39,752 BEING STAFFED THERE? SO WHAT 4038 02:07:39,752 --> 02:07:43,088 THAT WOULD MEAN IS ENGINE 31 AND 4039 02:07:43,088 --> 02:07:45,658 LADDER FIVE THAT ARE ALREADY AT 4040 02:07:45,658 --> 02:07:47,526 THAT STATION WOULD RUN MORE 4041 02:07:47,526 --> 02:07:49,061 CALLS OR STATION 24 AND BITTER 4042 02:07:49,061 --> 02:07:53,999 LAKE OR STATION 39 IN LAKE CITY. 4043 02:07:53,999 --> 02:07:56,635 SO WHEN WE PUT A 31, THERE, 4044 02:07:56,635 --> 02:07:58,303 PROBABLY IN 2017 OR 18, IT'S 4045 02:07:58,303 --> 02:08:00,072 BECAUSE THOSE UNITS WERE RUNNING 4046 02:08:00,072 --> 02:08:02,007 SO MANY CALLS. WE NEEDED TO 4047 02:08:02,007 --> 02:08:03,375 PROVIDE THEM SOME RELIEF, AND WE 4048 02:08:03,375 --> 02:08:05,444 NEEDED THAT ENGINE AND THAT 4049 02:08:05,444 --> 02:08:07,179 LADDER AVAILABLE IF POSSIBLE. 4050 02:08:07,179 --> 02:08:10,315 WHEN THE BIG DEAL HAPPENS. SO 4051 02:08:10,315 --> 02:08:11,984 WHAT WE KNOW IS IF ENGINE 31, 4052 02:08:11,984 --> 02:08:13,152 LADDER FIVE IS ON THE CALL, THAT 4053 02:08:13,152 --> 02:08:17,423 MEANS EITHER 39 IS COMING OUT OF 4054 02:08:17,423 --> 02:08:19,124 OUT OF LAKE CITY OR 17 OR 16 ARE 4055 02:08:19,124 --> 02:08:22,594 COMING UP FROM SOUTH TO NORTH OR 4056 02:08:22,594 --> 02:08:24,296 24 IS COMING OVER FROM BITTER 4057 02:08:24,296 --> 02:08:25,898 LAKE. BUT GEOGRAPHICALLY, YOU 4058 02:08:25,898 --> 02:08:27,699 CAN IMAGINE THAT'S GOING TO 4059 02:08:27,699 --> 02:08:29,068 MEAN A LONGER RESPONSE TIME. YOU 4060 02:08:29,068 --> 02:08:30,869 KNOW, A GOOD EXAMPLE WOULD BE UP 4061 02:08:30,869 --> 02:08:33,005 IN THAT AREA, THE STREETS 4062 02:08:33,005 --> 02:08:37,109 BETWEEN I THINK, 98th AND 105th 4063 02:08:37,109 --> 02:08:39,111 WERE CLOSED ON AURORA, FOR 4064 02:08:39,111 --> 02:08:40,479 EXAMPLE. AND SO THAT IMPEDED OUR 4065 02:08:40,479 --> 02:08:41,814 AREA FOR GOING INTO 4066 02:08:41,814 --> 02:08:42,715 NEIGHBORHOODS. SO WE LOOKED AT 4067 02:08:42,715 --> 02:08:44,083 THAT THE FIRST 90 DAYS IT WAS 4068 02:08:44,083 --> 02:08:45,884 TAKING US 40s LONGER TO GET 4069 02:08:45,884 --> 02:08:47,720 INSIDE THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, JUST 4070 02:08:47,720 --> 02:08:49,655 FROM THOSE STREETS BEING CLOSED. 4071 02:08:49,655 --> 02:08:50,689 WELL, NOW, IF WE DIDN'T HAVE A 4072 02:08:50,689 --> 02:08:52,591 UNIT IN THAT STATION, BECAUSE 4073 02:08:52,591 --> 02:08:53,759 THOSE OTHER UNITS ARE ALREADY ON 4074 02:08:53,759 --> 02:08:55,127 CALLS BECAUSE THEY'RE ALREADY 4075 02:08:55,127 --> 02:08:56,395 VERY BUSY, WE KNOW IT'S JUST 4076 02:08:56,395 --> 02:08:58,597 GOING TO TAKE LONGER FOR THE 4077 02:08:58,597 --> 02:09:00,632 OTHER UNITS FROM OTHER DISTRICTS 4078 02:09:00,632 --> 02:09:01,800 TO COME IN, AND THEN IT LEAVES 4079 02:09:01,800 --> 02:09:03,836 THEIR DISTRICTS VACANT IF THEY 4080 02:09:03,836 --> 02:09:06,238 GET A CALL. SO THE DOMINOES WILL 4081 02:09:06,238 --> 02:09:07,406 START TO FALL AROUND IT. 4082 02:09:07,406 --> 02:09:09,108 -- YEAH, THAT'S MY CONCERN 4083 02:09:09,108 --> 02:09:09,308 WITH. 4084 02:09:09,308 --> 02:09:13,112 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT EMERITUS 4085 02:09:13,112 --> 02:09:13,579 MICK JAGGER. PLEASE. 4086 02:09:13,579 --> 02:09:14,980 -- AND AGAIN, I'M NOT TRYING TO 4087 02:09:14,980 --> 02:09:18,717 WELL, I'LL JUST SAY IT. SO FIRE 4088 02:09:18,717 --> 02:09:21,720 STATION 31 IS BETWEEN NORTHGATE 4089 02:09:21,720 --> 02:09:23,989 AND AURORA, AND IT'S ON 100. 4090 02:09:23,989 --> 02:09:25,757 WELL. 4091 02:09:25,757 --> 02:09:27,226 -- IT'S ON NORTHGATE RIGHT NEXT 4092 02:09:27,226 --> 02:09:27,493 TO LIFE. 4093 02:09:27,493 --> 02:09:28,026 -- CHURCH, RIGHT? I KNOW 4094 02:09:28,026 --> 02:09:32,164 EXACTLY. OKAY. SO AS YOU KNOW, 4095 02:09:32,164 --> 02:09:33,966 FROM 85th TO 1/40, WE HAVE 4096 02:09:33,966 --> 02:09:36,268 THAT'S THE CORRIDOR TRANSIT 4097 02:09:36,268 --> 02:09:37,536 SPINE AND ALSO CRIMINAL 4098 02:09:37,536 --> 02:09:38,971 CORRIDOR. AND WE HAD THE CAMERAS 4099 02:09:38,971 --> 02:09:42,141 TURNED OFF ON 105th, I THINK THE 4100 02:09:42,141 --> 02:09:43,742 CAMERAS TURNED OFF A COUPLE 4101 02:09:43,742 --> 02:09:45,110 PLACES UP THERE. AND SO WHAT 4102 02:09:45,110 --> 02:09:48,380 I'M HEARING FROM OUR 4103 02:09:48,380 --> 02:09:49,515 CONSTITUENTS IS HOW WELL YOU 4104 02:09:49,515 --> 02:09:50,682 JUST ANSWERED, AND I'M HOPING 4105 02:09:50,682 --> 02:09:51,416 THEY'RE LISTENING. WE'LL PUT IT 4106 02:09:51,416 --> 02:09:53,886 IN OUR NEWSLETTER AS WELL. IS WE 4107 02:09:53,886 --> 02:09:55,888 NOT ONLY HAVE A LOT OF SPD CALLS 4108 02:09:55,888 --> 02:09:57,189 ON THAT CORRIDOR, BUT ALSO A LOT 4109 02:09:57,189 --> 02:09:58,924 OF FIRE. SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO 4110 02:09:58,924 --> 02:10:02,528 HAVE DELAYED TIMES. SO THAT'S 4111 02:10:02,528 --> 02:10:04,129 GOING TO BE, I GUESS WE'RE JUST 4112 02:10:04,129 --> 02:10:05,898 GOING TO HAVE TO SEE WHAT 4113 02:10:05,898 --> 02:10:06,498 HAPPENS. 4114 02:10:06,498 --> 02:10:08,200 -- YEAH, IT'S A VERY, VERY BUSY 4115 02:10:08,200 --> 02:10:09,434 AREA OF THE CITY, WHETHER IT'S 4116 02:10:09,434 --> 02:10:10,636 LAKE CITY, BITTER LAKE OR 4117 02:10:10,636 --> 02:10:13,505 NORTHGATE. THOSE UNITS RUN A LOT 4118 02:10:13,505 --> 02:10:15,507 OF CALLS. THEY'RE BUSY. SO 4119 02:10:15,507 --> 02:10:16,942 TAKING A UNIT OUT OF THERE, 4120 02:10:16,942 --> 02:10:17,876 YEAH, IT MEANS THAT THEY'RE 4121 02:10:17,876 --> 02:10:20,546 GOING TO RUN CALLS OR UNITS FROM 4122 02:10:20,546 --> 02:10:21,146 THE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS ARE 4123 02:10:21,146 --> 02:10:23,715 GOING TO COME IN TO HELP. BUT 4124 02:10:23,715 --> 02:10:25,751 WHEN THAT HAPPENS, YEAH, IT'S 4125 02:10:25,751 --> 02:10:27,019 GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT 4126 02:10:27,019 --> 02:10:28,487 LONGER. THAT'S WHAT THIS DOES. 4127 02:10:28,487 --> 02:10:30,222 -- AND JUST SO WE CAN JUST 4128 02:10:30,222 --> 02:10:31,590 SITUATE IT FOR PEOPLE CAN 4129 02:10:31,590 --> 02:10:34,526 VISUALIZE. THEY ALSO HAVE TO SPD 4130 02:10:34,526 --> 02:10:36,395 AND SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAVE 4131 02:10:36,395 --> 02:10:38,230 TO GO ACROSS I-5, WHICH I 4132 02:10:38,230 --> 02:10:40,399 BELIEVE THERE'S ONLY FOUR MAJOR 4133 02:10:40,399 --> 02:10:42,734 ARTERIALS TO GET OVER I-5, WHICH 4134 02:10:42,734 --> 02:10:44,903 IS ALWAYS AN ISSUE AS WELL. 4135 02:10:44,903 --> 02:10:45,938 OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, 4136 02:10:45,938 --> 02:10:46,171 CHAIR. 4137 02:10:46,171 --> 02:10:47,773 -- THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT 4138 02:10:47,773 --> 02:10:49,908 EMERITUS COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, 4139 02:10:49,908 --> 02:10:51,910 FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMEMBER RINCK 4140 02:10:51,910 --> 02:10:54,213 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND COUNCIL 4141 02:10:54,213 --> 02:10:54,513 PRESIDENT. 4142 02:10:54,513 --> 02:10:56,181 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU, 4143 02:10:56,181 --> 02:11:00,319 CHIEF, FOR BEING HERE. YOU YOU 4144 02:11:00,319 --> 02:11:03,021 ANSWERED SOME OF THE QUESTIONS 4145 02:11:03,021 --> 02:11:03,655 FROM OUR CONSTITUENTS HAD ABOUT 4146 02:11:03,655 --> 02:11:06,058 THE IMPACTS. AND I HEARD YOU 4147 02:11:06,058 --> 02:11:08,293 VERY LOUD AND CLEAR. LESS 4148 02:11:08,293 --> 02:11:11,396 FIREFIGHTERS ON DUTY EVERY DAY. 4149 02:11:11,396 --> 02:11:14,099 THAT GIVES ME PAUSE AND CONCERN, 4150 02:11:14,099 --> 02:11:16,401 AND I KNOW IT WILL TO TO OUR OUR 4151 02:11:16,401 --> 02:11:17,903 CONSTITUENTS ACROSS THE CITY. SO 4152 02:11:17,903 --> 02:11:19,938 LET ME SAY SOMETHING I SAID WHEN 4153 02:11:19,938 --> 02:11:22,274 WHEN POLICE WAS HERE EARLIER 4154 02:11:22,274 --> 02:11:28,981 TODAY FIRE POLICE AND 911 ARE 4155 02:11:28,981 --> 02:11:30,215 CHARTERED RESPONSIBILITIES OF 4156 02:11:30,215 --> 02:11:31,950 THE CITY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO 4157 02:11:31,950 --> 02:11:37,489 HEAR ACTUALLY FROM ALY, IF I 4158 02:11:37,489 --> 02:11:44,563 MAY. WHAT WAS THE CALCULATION 4159 02:11:44,563 --> 02:11:46,098 AND MAKING CUTS TO HERE, KNOWING 4160 02:11:46,098 --> 02:11:47,499 WHAT WE JUST HEARD FROM THE 4161 02:11:47,499 --> 02:11:51,737 CHIEF, WHICH I'M NOT SURPRISED. 4162 02:11:51,737 --> 02:11:54,373 WHAT WAS THE THE RATIONALE FOR 4163 02:11:54,373 --> 02:11:58,543 CUTTING FIRE IN THIS WAY? 4164 02:11:58,543 --> 02:12:00,312 -- PLEASE, DIRECTOR. 4165 02:12:00,312 --> 02:12:01,513 -- THANK YOU. 4166 02:12:01,513 --> 02:12:03,048 -- THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, WE I 4167 02:12:03,048 --> 02:12:06,418 WILL SAY THIS WAS ONE OF THE 4168 02:12:06,418 --> 02:12:08,020 HARDEST DECISIONS. AND I'M 4169 02:12:08,020 --> 02:12:08,687 GOING TO KEEP SAYING SOME OF THE 4170 02:12:08,687 --> 02:12:10,555 SAME THINGS. WE ARE FACING A 4171 02:12:10,555 --> 02:12:11,423 SIGNIFICANT DEFICIT, AND WE HAVE 4172 02:12:11,423 --> 02:12:13,692 TO WORK WITHIN OUR RESOURCES. I 4173 02:12:13,692 --> 02:12:15,460 HEAR YOU ON THE CHARTER 4174 02:12:15,460 --> 02:12:17,596 RESPONSIBILITY, THE THE PERCENT 4175 02:12:17,596 --> 02:12:18,730 OF THE GENERAL FUND THAT GOES TO 4176 02:12:18,730 --> 02:12:20,666 THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS THE 4177 02:12:20,666 --> 02:12:22,067 SECOND HIGHEST INVESTMENT THAT 4178 02:12:22,067 --> 02:12:24,369 WE HAVE IN THE CITY, AND THERE 4179 02:12:24,369 --> 02:12:27,005 ARE CHALLENGES. I WILL JUST YOU 4180 02:12:27,005 --> 02:12:27,939 KNOW, I RESPECTFULLY FOR THE 4181 02:12:27,939 --> 02:12:30,175 CHIEF, THEY ARE MANAGING DAILY 4182 02:12:30,175 --> 02:12:33,178 OUTAGES, UNIT OUTAGES TODAY DUE 4183 02:12:33,178 --> 02:12:34,980 TO STAFFING CHALLENGES. WE 4184 02:12:34,980 --> 02:12:36,715 STARTED AT A MUCH HIGHER NUMBER 4185 02:12:36,715 --> 02:12:38,483 WHEN WE WERE FACING A MORE 4186 02:12:38,483 --> 02:12:40,652 DIFFICULT SITUATION PRIOR TO THE 4187 02:12:40,652 --> 02:12:41,286 REVENUE FORECAST AND OTHER 4188 02:12:41,286 --> 02:12:42,788 THINGS, WE WORKED REALLY HARD TO 4189 02:12:42,788 --> 02:12:45,691 GET THIS DOWN AS LOW AS 4190 02:12:45,691 --> 02:12:47,626 POSSIBLE, AND THERE HAVE BEEN 4191 02:12:47,626 --> 02:12:49,094 YEARS WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN 4192 02:12:49,094 --> 02:12:51,229 SIGNIFICANT UNIT OUTAGES THAT 4193 02:12:51,229 --> 02:12:51,997 HAVE FLUCTUATED OVER THE YEARS. 4194 02:12:51,997 --> 02:12:54,566 SO IT IS A CHALLENGE. WE ARE 4195 02:12:54,566 --> 02:12:56,101 VERY CONFIDENT IN THE ABILITY 4196 02:12:56,101 --> 02:12:58,003 FOR OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT TO 4197 02:12:58,003 --> 02:12:59,338 MANAGE TO THIS REDUCTION, AND IT 4198 02:12:59,338 --> 02:13:00,672 IS AN AREA WE WILL CONTINUE TO 4199 02:13:00,672 --> 02:13:02,607 BE WORKING ON. 4200 02:13:02,607 --> 02:13:04,109 -- THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER. 4201 02:13:04,109 --> 02:13:05,344 -- THANK YOU, ALI, AND LET ME 4202 02:13:05,344 --> 02:13:06,645 JUST SAY, FOR THE RECORD, TOO, 4203 02:13:06,645 --> 02:13:07,946 BECAUSE, ALI, YOU AND I HAVE 4204 02:13:07,946 --> 02:13:10,549 WORKED WITH EACH OTHER FOR MANY 4205 02:13:10,549 --> 02:13:13,251 YEARS AND I, I VERY MUCH RESPECT 4206 02:13:13,251 --> 02:13:14,987 YOU. SO I KNOW YOU'RE IN YOUR 4207 02:13:14,987 --> 02:13:18,156 ROLE TODAY, NOT JUST AS DIRECTOR 4208 02:13:18,156 --> 02:13:19,124 OF THE BUDGET OFFICE, BUT ALSO 4209 02:13:19,124 --> 02:13:20,659 AS THE MAYOR'S OFFICE 4210 02:13:20,659 --> 02:13:22,060 REPRESENTATIVE. SO YOU'RE GOING 4211 02:13:22,060 --> 02:13:25,030 TO HEAR SOME THINGS. AND I JUST 4212 02:13:25,030 --> 02:13:26,832 WANTED TO STATE FOR THE RECORD 4213 02:13:26,832 --> 02:13:28,734 THAT WE'VE WORKED TOGETHER. I 4214 02:13:28,734 --> 02:13:29,768 VERY MUCH RESPECT YOU, AND I 4215 02:13:29,768 --> 02:13:32,537 HAVE TO ASK THESE HARD 4216 02:13:32,537 --> 02:13:35,006 QUESTIONS, CHIEF. WHAT HOW DOES 4217 02:13:35,006 --> 02:13:37,642 HOW DOES OUR CURRENT. BECAUSE WE 4218 02:13:37,642 --> 02:13:41,380 THIS CAME UP ALSO IN THE CONTEXT 4219 02:13:41,380 --> 02:13:44,216 OF OF 911 CALLERS AND AND POLICE 4220 02:13:44,216 --> 02:13:47,652 OFFICERS. HOW DOES OUR STAFFING 4221 02:13:47,652 --> 02:13:49,287 COMPARE TO OTHER CITIES OF OUR 4222 02:13:49,287 --> 02:13:50,822 SIZE? IF, YOU KNOW. 4223 02:13:50,822 --> 02:13:53,225 -- THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT 4224 02:13:53,225 --> 02:13:55,027 QUESTION. AND WHEN I THINK 4225 02:13:55,027 --> 02:13:57,062 THROUGH THAT QUESTION, I TRY TO 4226 02:13:57,062 --> 02:14:00,332 LOOK FOR MORE OF AN APPLES TO 4227 02:14:00,332 --> 02:14:02,334 APPLES COMPARISON. SO I THINK 4228 02:14:02,334 --> 02:14:05,203 ABOUT CITIES LIKE BOSTON, LIKE 4229 02:14:05,203 --> 02:14:07,672 WASHINGTON, D.C., LIKE DENVER 4230 02:14:07,672 --> 02:14:09,241 AND LIKE SAN FRANCISCO. AND YOU 4231 02:14:09,241 --> 02:14:12,711 MAY ASK, WHY? WELL, POPULATION 4232 02:14:12,711 --> 02:14:14,880 DENSITY IS ONE. ALL OF THOSE 4233 02:14:14,880 --> 02:14:17,382 CITIES HAVE 8000 PEOPLE PER 4234 02:14:17,382 --> 02:14:19,251 SQUARE MILE OR MORE. ALL OF 4235 02:14:19,251 --> 02:14:24,122 THOSE CITIES HAVE A POPULATION 4236 02:14:24,122 --> 02:14:25,190 OF CLOSE TO 7 TO 800,000. SAN 4237 02:14:25,190 --> 02:14:27,125 FRANCISCO IS A LITTLE BIT 4238 02:14:27,125 --> 02:14:29,928 HIGHER. ALL OF THOSE SYSTEMS 4239 02:14:29,928 --> 02:14:32,764 FACE CHALLENGES LIKE WE FACE. 4240 02:14:32,764 --> 02:14:33,331 THEY HAVE MOBILE INTEGRATED 4241 02:14:33,331 --> 02:14:35,233 HEALTH PROGRAMS. THEY HAVE 4242 02:14:35,233 --> 02:14:36,468 OVERDOSES THAT THEY'RE 4243 02:14:36,468 --> 02:14:37,369 RESPONDING TO. THEY HAVE A 4244 02:14:37,369 --> 02:14:40,072 NUMBER OF FIRES. THEY'RE 4245 02:14:40,072 --> 02:14:42,174 RESPONDING TO, AND THEY ALL FACE 4246 02:14:42,174 --> 02:14:43,208 SPECIAL EVENT CHALLENGES. ALL OF 4247 02:14:43,208 --> 02:14:44,843 THOSE CITIES I JUST MENTIONED, 4248 02:14:44,843 --> 02:14:46,211 JUST LIKE WE HAVE THE SEAHAWKS 4249 02:14:46,211 --> 02:14:47,746 AND SOUNDERS, THE STORM, THE 4250 02:14:47,746 --> 02:14:49,081 RAIN, AND ALL OF THOSE SPECIAL 4251 02:14:49,081 --> 02:14:51,817 EVENTS WE DO. WE HAVE THOSE, WE 4252 02:14:51,817 --> 02:14:53,418 STAFF THOSE. THEY HAVE THOSE, 4253 02:14:53,418 --> 02:14:54,252 THEY STAFF THOSE. SO THEY DO A 4254 02:14:54,252 --> 02:14:56,087 LOT OF SPECIAL EVENTS. SO BUT 4255 02:14:56,087 --> 02:14:58,090 THAT POPULATION DENSITY WAS A 4256 02:14:58,090 --> 02:15:03,595 BIG DEAL. SO WHEN WHEN I LOOK AT 4257 02:15:03,595 --> 02:15:04,429 THOSE CITIES AS COMPARABLES AND 4258 02:15:04,429 --> 02:15:05,697 I KNOW THEY'RE NOT IN OUR WEST 4259 02:15:05,697 --> 02:15:07,432 COAST. SEVEN BECAUSE OUR WEST 4260 02:15:07,432 --> 02:15:11,336 COAST. SEVEN CITIES ARE MORE FOR 4261 02:15:11,336 --> 02:15:11,903 SALARY COMPARABLES BECAUSE 4262 02:15:11,903 --> 02:15:13,405 THEY'RE ON THE WEST COAST AND 4263 02:15:13,405 --> 02:15:15,273 IT'S MORE EXPENSIVE TO LIVE ON 4264 02:15:15,273 --> 02:15:16,975 THE WEST COAST. BUT WHEN I LOOK 4265 02:15:16,975 --> 02:15:19,110 AT PER CAPITA FOR THE CITIES I 4266 02:15:19,110 --> 02:15:24,716 JUST NAMED, WE'RE ABOUT 1.3 4267 02:15:24,716 --> 02:15:25,183 FIREFIGHTERS PER 1000 4268 02:15:25,183 --> 02:15:27,886 POPULATION, AND THEY ARE ABOUT 4269 02:15:27,886 --> 02:15:30,622 2.2 OR HIGHER PER CAPITA. AND SO 4270 02:15:30,622 --> 02:15:32,924 I'LL JUST BE VERY SPECIFIC. 4271 02:15:32,924 --> 02:15:36,695 WASHINGTON, D.C., IT HAS OVER 4272 02:15:36,695 --> 02:15:37,596 2100 FIREFIGHTERS AND THEY 4273 02:15:37,596 --> 02:15:41,099 RESPOND OUT OF 33 FIRE STATIONS. 4274 02:15:41,099 --> 02:15:44,169 BOSTON, THEY HAVE CLOSE TO 1500 4275 02:15:44,169 --> 02:15:44,803 FIREFIGHTERS, AND THEY RESPOND 4276 02:15:44,803 --> 02:15:48,273 OUT OF 35 FIRE STATIONS, SAN 4277 02:15:48,273 --> 02:15:49,941 FRANCISCO, THEY HAVE OVER 1100 4278 02:15:49,941 --> 02:15:51,710 FIREFIGHTERS. AND THEY RESPOND 4279 02:15:51,710 --> 02:15:53,745 OUT OF 44 STATIONS IN DENVER, 4280 02:15:53,745 --> 02:15:55,080 WHICH IS LARGER SQUARE MILES. 4281 02:15:55,080 --> 02:15:57,682 THEY HAVE OVER 1100 4282 02:15:57,682 --> 02:15:58,817 FIREFIGHTERS, AND THEY RESPOND 4283 02:15:58,817 --> 02:16:01,286 OUT OF 41 FIRE STATIONS. SO 4284 02:16:01,286 --> 02:16:03,788 THEIR PER CAPITA PER 1000, ALL 4285 02:16:03,788 --> 02:16:05,323 OF THOSE AGENCIES I JUST 4286 02:16:05,323 --> 02:16:06,725 MENTIONED, THEY ALL RESPOND TO 4287 02:16:06,725 --> 02:16:08,527 OVER 100,000 CALLS A YEAR. 4288 02:16:08,527 --> 02:16:09,561 THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE MANY OF 4289 02:16:09,561 --> 02:16:11,129 THE CITIES IN OUR WEST COAST, 4290 02:16:11,129 --> 02:16:12,898 SEVEN COMPARABLE CITIES, THEY 4291 02:16:12,898 --> 02:16:13,565 DON'T COME CLOSE TO THE NUMBER 4292 02:16:13,565 --> 02:16:16,067 OF RESPONSES WE'RE GOING ON. SO 4293 02:16:16,067 --> 02:16:18,703 WHEN YOU TRY TO LOOK FOR APPLES 4294 02:16:18,703 --> 02:16:20,605 TO APPLES RESPONSES, I LOOK 4295 02:16:20,605 --> 02:16:22,674 AROUND THE COUNTRY TO TRY TO 4296 02:16:22,674 --> 02:16:25,377 FIND AGENCIES THAT ARE MORE 4297 02:16:25,377 --> 02:16:26,711 COMPARABLE TO THE CHALLENGES 4298 02:16:26,711 --> 02:16:28,513 THAT WE'RE FACING. AND WE'VE 4299 02:16:28,513 --> 02:16:29,981 ACTUALLY CALLED AND TALKED TO 4300 02:16:29,981 --> 02:16:30,882 BECAUSE OF CHALLENGES WE'RE 4301 02:16:30,882 --> 02:16:31,550 FACING. THEY'RE GOING THROUGH 4302 02:16:31,550 --> 02:16:33,752 THEM TOO. SO THAT'S HOW WE 4303 02:16:33,752 --> 02:16:35,220 COMPARE TO OTHER AGENCIES AROUND 4304 02:16:35,220 --> 02:16:36,521 THE COUNTRY. WE'RE LOWER 4305 02:16:36,521 --> 02:16:38,790 STAFFED. AND WHEN YOU THINK 4306 02:16:38,790 --> 02:16:39,925 BACK, THIS REDUCTION WOULD TAKE 4307 02:16:39,925 --> 02:16:42,394 US BACK TO 2008. THAT'S THE LAST 4308 02:16:42,394 --> 02:16:45,363 TIME WE WERE STAFFED AT ABOUT 4309 02:16:45,363 --> 02:16:46,431 209 FIREFIGHTERS PER DAY. AND 4310 02:16:46,431 --> 02:16:47,632 IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE 4311 02:16:47,632 --> 02:16:52,437 WERE RUNNING ABOUT 79000 CALLS. 4312 02:16:52,437 --> 02:16:53,738 THEN TODAY WE RUN OVER 108,000 4313 02:16:53,738 --> 02:16:54,639 CALLS. SO THAT'S WHAT THIS 4314 02:16:54,639 --> 02:16:56,808 WOULD TAKE US BACK TO. 4315 02:16:56,808 --> 02:16:58,009 -- THANK YOU, CHIEF 4316 02:16:58,009 --> 02:17:00,011 COUNCILMEMBER. 4317 02:17:00,011 --> 02:17:04,349 -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHIEF. 4318 02:17:04,349 --> 02:17:08,620 SO AGAIN, THAT'S STUNNING TO ME. 4319 02:17:08,620 --> 02:17:09,254 CHARTERED RESPONSIBILITY. I'M 4320 02:17:09,254 --> 02:17:10,755 GOING TO KEEP SAYING THAT 4321 02:17:10,755 --> 02:17:12,123 BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER AREAS IN 4322 02:17:12,123 --> 02:17:16,194 THE BUDGET. BUT WE GOT TO STAFF. 4323 02:17:16,194 --> 02:17:16,595 ARE WE CHARTERED 4324 02:17:16,595 --> 02:17:18,263 RESPONSIBILITIES SHOULD BE 4325 02:17:18,263 --> 02:17:19,764 PRIORITY OF WHICH FIRE IS ONE. 4326 02:17:19,764 --> 02:17:22,033 AND I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE 4327 02:17:22,033 --> 02:17:24,302 FIRE TEAM. AND LET ME JUST SAY, 4328 02:17:24,302 --> 02:17:26,671 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ KNOWS THIS. 4329 02:17:26,671 --> 02:17:28,440 DURING COVID, IT WAS OUR 4330 02:17:28,440 --> 02:17:31,443 FIREFIGHTERS WHO STOOD UP OUR. 4331 02:17:31,443 --> 02:17:33,745 FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR TEST SITES 4332 02:17:33,745 --> 02:17:37,182 AND GAVE VACCINATIONS, AND THEY 4333 02:17:37,182 --> 02:17:41,553 WORKED MANY LONG HOURS. AND SO I 4334 02:17:41,553 --> 02:17:44,990 SHOUT OUT TO YOUR TEAM CHIEF, 4335 02:17:44,990 --> 02:17:47,392 AND YOU WERE HERE. SO REALLY 4336 02:17:47,392 --> 02:17:49,427 RESPECT. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH 4337 02:17:49,427 --> 02:17:50,729 YOU SINCE BEFORE THEN. AND AND I 4338 02:17:50,729 --> 02:17:52,597 SO RESPECT YOU AND APPRECIATE 4339 02:17:52,597 --> 02:17:53,832 YOU AND APPRECIATE THAT YOU 4340 02:17:53,832 --> 02:17:55,867 YOU'VE BEEN HERE ALL THIS TIME 4341 02:17:55,867 --> 02:17:58,470 WITH US AT THE CITY. AND I SAY 4342 02:17:58,470 --> 02:18:00,805 THAT TO SAY THAT YOU HAVE A LOT 4343 02:18:00,805 --> 02:18:05,110 OF EXPERIENCE. AND THIS WAS NOT 4344 02:18:05,110 --> 02:18:09,814 YOUR FIRST ROLE AS, AS CHIEF 4345 02:18:09,814 --> 02:18:11,716 HERE, I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION, 4346 02:18:11,716 --> 02:18:14,085 CHIEF. SO WE RECENTLY HAD THIS 4347 02:18:14,085 --> 02:18:16,921 THIS UNFORTUNATE FIRE AND SOME 4348 02:18:16,921 --> 02:18:19,791 OF YOUR STAFF MEMBERS WERE 4349 02:18:19,791 --> 02:18:22,827 INJURED. I'M GLAD THERE WERE NO, 4350 02:18:22,827 --> 02:18:24,029 NO, NO FATALITIES, BUT THERE 4351 02:18:24,029 --> 02:18:26,831 WERE, I DON'T KNOW, 7 OR 8 4352 02:18:26,831 --> 02:18:28,967 INJURIES. I CAN'T REMEMBER 4353 02:18:28,967 --> 02:18:30,068 WHICH WAS REPORTED EARLIER IN 4354 02:18:30,068 --> 02:18:32,137 THE WEEK. HOW WOULD THIS IMPACT 4355 02:18:32,137 --> 02:18:35,974 THAT TYPE OF FIRE INCIDENT? 4356 02:18:35,974 --> 02:18:36,241 -- SURE. 4357 02:18:36,241 --> 02:18:37,609 -- AND FIRST, I WANT TO 4358 02:18:37,609 --> 02:18:40,578 ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK ALL OF YOU 4359 02:18:40,578 --> 02:18:42,180 WHO MADE COMMENTS, RECOGNIZING 4360 02:18:42,180 --> 02:18:42,814 AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE INJURIES. 4361 02:18:42,814 --> 02:18:45,250 THERE WERE EIGHT FIREFIGHTERS 4362 02:18:45,250 --> 02:18:47,419 INJURED, AND THERE WERE THREE 4363 02:18:47,419 --> 02:18:49,354 THAT WERE TRANSPORTED TO 4364 02:18:49,354 --> 02:18:50,755 HARBORVIEW BY OUR PARAMEDICS. 4365 02:18:50,755 --> 02:18:52,090 BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THERE 4366 02:18:52,090 --> 02:18:53,558 WAS A GENTLEMAN IN THAT 4367 02:18:53,558 --> 02:18:54,993 RESIDENCE, AND OUR FIREFIGHTERS 4368 02:18:54,993 --> 02:18:56,261 PULLED OUT, AND HE'S STILL IN 4369 02:18:56,261 --> 02:18:57,696 THE HOSPITAL AND HE'S DOING 4370 02:18:57,696 --> 02:18:58,363 OKAY. HE'S GETTING BETTER. I 4371 02:18:58,363 --> 02:19:00,532 DON'T I DON'T KNOW ABOUT DOING 4372 02:19:00,532 --> 02:19:02,767 OKAY. SO HOW DOES HOW WOULD THIS 4373 02:19:02,767 --> 02:19:05,804 HAVE IMPACTED THAT? SO THERE 4374 02:19:05,804 --> 02:19:06,905 COULD HAVE BEEN A CHANCE THAT WE 4375 02:19:06,905 --> 02:19:10,075 WOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN UNITS ON 4376 02:19:10,075 --> 02:19:12,444 SCENE AS RAPIDLY AS WE SHOULD. 4377 02:19:12,444 --> 02:19:14,412 AND I GUESS I SHOULD EXPLAIN WHY 4378 02:19:14,412 --> 02:19:16,181 THAT IS IMPORTANT. SO THE WAY 4379 02:19:16,181 --> 02:19:17,882 OUR MOTTO IS BUILT, IT'S BUILT 4380 02:19:17,882 --> 02:19:20,819 OFF OF A TIME TEMPERATURE CURVE 4381 02:19:20,819 --> 02:19:23,421 ON THE RAPID EXPANSION OF FIRE. 4382 02:19:23,421 --> 02:19:27,492 SO OUR NFPA 1710 SETS STANDARDS 4383 02:19:27,492 --> 02:19:31,663 ON WHAT IS THE EXPECTATION THAT 4384 02:19:31,663 --> 02:19:33,698 A FIRE ENGINE AND A FULL 4385 02:19:33,698 --> 02:19:35,166 RESPONSE SHOULD BE ON SCENE TO 4386 02:19:35,166 --> 02:19:37,235 SLOW DOWN THE RAPID SPREAD OF 4387 02:19:37,235 --> 02:19:38,803 FIRE. AND THAT'S BASICALLY 4388 02:19:38,803 --> 02:19:39,971 KEEPING A ONE ROOM FIRE, A ONE 4389 02:19:39,971 --> 02:19:43,641 ROOM FIRE, AND NOT LETTING IT 4390 02:19:43,641 --> 02:19:44,275 EXPAND THROUGHOUT THE STRUCTURE 4391 02:19:44,275 --> 02:19:46,411 OR TO OTHER STRUCTURES. AND IN 4392 02:19:46,411 --> 02:19:47,779 ORDER TO DO ALL OF THE OTHER 4393 02:19:47,779 --> 02:19:49,914 THINGS YOU NEED TO DO, YOU NEED 4394 02:19:49,914 --> 02:19:50,915 TO HAVE A CREW ATTACK THE FIRE. 4395 02:19:50,915 --> 02:19:52,050 YOU NEED TO HAVE A BACKUP LINE. 4396 02:19:52,050 --> 02:19:53,351 YOU NEED TO HAVE SEARCH AND 4397 02:19:53,351 --> 02:19:54,753 RESCUE. YOU NEED TO HAVE 4398 02:19:54,753 --> 02:19:55,353 VENTILATION DONE. YOU NEED TO 4399 02:19:55,353 --> 02:19:58,089 HAVE UTILITIES, AND YOU NEED TO 4400 02:19:58,089 --> 02:20:00,558 HAVE A CREW OUT FOR EMERGENCIES, 4401 02:20:00,558 --> 02:20:02,360 SUCH AS THE MAY DAY THAT WE 4402 02:20:02,360 --> 02:20:04,362 FACE, AND THAT IS BASED ON THE 4403 02:20:04,362 --> 02:20:06,498 OSHA TWO IN, TWO OUT STANDARD 4404 02:20:06,498 --> 02:20:09,534 THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CREW ON 4405 02:20:09,534 --> 02:20:10,802 SCENE. SO WHAT HAPPENS EARLY ON 4406 02:20:10,802 --> 02:20:13,204 IN THE FIRE? AND THIS IS WHERE 4407 02:20:13,204 --> 02:20:14,239 WHEN INJURIES HAPPEN OR LINE OF 4408 02:20:14,239 --> 02:20:16,007 DUTY DEATHS HAPPEN, WHEN 4409 02:20:16,007 --> 02:20:17,041 FIREFIGHTERS ARE FIGHTING A 4410 02:20:17,041 --> 02:20:19,344 FIRE, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE IT 4411 02:20:19,344 --> 02:20:21,279 GENERALLY HAPPENS IN THE FIRST 4412 02:20:21,279 --> 02:20:23,314 SEVERAL MINUTES, MAYBE THE FIRST 4413 02:20:23,314 --> 02:20:24,716 4 TO 10 MINUTES, BECAUSE THE 4414 02:20:24,716 --> 02:20:26,151 FIRST CREW GETS ON SCENE. THEY 4415 02:20:26,151 --> 02:20:28,219 KNOW A RESCUE NEEDS TO BE DONE, 4416 02:20:28,219 --> 02:20:30,955 SO THEY GO DO IT. BUT THEY MAY 4417 02:20:30,955 --> 02:20:33,658 NOT HAVE THE APPROPRIATE 4418 02:20:33,658 --> 02:20:34,526 RESOURCES OUTSIDE TO HELP THEM 4419 02:20:34,526 --> 02:20:36,494 IF THEY GO DOWN. SO IF IT TAKES 4420 02:20:36,494 --> 02:20:38,530 OUR UNITS LONGER TO GET THERE, 4421 02:20:38,530 --> 02:20:39,864 AND MAYBE IT'S NOT THE FIRST 4422 02:20:39,864 --> 02:20:42,834 UNIT, MAYBE THE FIRST UNIT GETS 4423 02:20:42,834 --> 02:20:44,269 THERE FAST, BUT THEY FEEL LIKE 4424 02:20:44,269 --> 02:20:45,203 THEY NEED TO GO IN AND THEY 4425 02:20:45,203 --> 02:20:46,738 DON'T HAVE THE CREW OUTSIDE TO 4426 02:20:46,738 --> 02:20:49,274 HELP THEM. THEN THEY GO IN, 4427 02:20:49,274 --> 02:20:50,475 SOMETHING GOES SIDEWAYS, AND 4428 02:20:50,475 --> 02:20:51,109 THEN THERE'S GOING TO BE A 4429 02:20:51,109 --> 02:20:54,279 DELAY. LUCKILY, ON THE MAY DAY 4430 02:20:54,279 --> 02:20:55,747 THAT WAS CALLED BECAUSE THAT'S 4431 02:20:55,747 --> 02:20:56,981 WHAT WE TRAINED FOR IS A MAYDAY. 4432 02:20:56,981 --> 02:20:59,284 SO THE OFFICER CALLED THE 4433 02:20:59,284 --> 02:21:00,285 MAYDAY. EVERYTHING WORKED LIKE 4434 02:21:00,285 --> 02:21:02,120 IT SHOULD HAVE. AND BASICALLY 4435 02:21:02,120 --> 02:21:03,087 WHAT HAPPENED WAS THEY WERE 4436 02:21:03,087 --> 02:21:04,889 ATTACKING THE FIRE. THEY WERE 4437 02:21:04,889 --> 02:21:06,257 UNDER A CARPORT. IT'S 240 IN 4438 02:21:06,257 --> 02:21:07,892 THE MORNING, YOU KNOW, FIRES 4439 02:21:07,892 --> 02:21:09,828 GOING EVERYWHERE. AND THE 4440 02:21:09,828 --> 02:21:11,830 CARPORT WAS BURNING AND IT 4441 02:21:11,830 --> 02:21:14,165 COLLAPSED ON TOP OF THE 4442 02:21:14,165 --> 02:21:15,166 FIREFIGHTERS. SO SOME 4443 02:21:15,166 --> 02:21:16,634 FIREFIGHTERS WERE GOING BY 4444 02:21:16,634 --> 02:21:17,869 CARRYING A LADDER. IT CAME DOWN 4445 02:21:17,869 --> 02:21:20,305 ON THEM. SOME FIREFIGHTERS HAD 4446 02:21:20,305 --> 02:21:21,005 HOSE LINES GOING IN THE 4447 02:21:21,005 --> 02:21:22,140 STRUCTURE. IT CAME DOWN ON THEM 4448 02:21:22,140 --> 02:21:23,575 BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE A BIG 4449 02:21:23,575 --> 02:21:25,009 NUMBER. BUT THEY WERE ALL GOING 4450 02:21:25,009 --> 02:21:28,179 TO DO DIFFERENT THINGS. WHEN THE 4451 02:21:28,179 --> 02:21:29,581 CARPORT COLLAPSED. THAT'S WHAT 4452 02:21:29,581 --> 02:21:31,115 YOU JUST CAN'T PREDICT. SO IT 4453 02:21:31,115 --> 02:21:33,585 COULD HAVE CAUSED EITHER THE 4454 02:21:33,585 --> 02:21:34,719 FIRST ARRIVING COMPANY LONGER, 4455 02:21:34,719 --> 02:21:36,821 TAKING LONGER TO GET THERE, OR 4456 02:21:36,821 --> 02:21:38,323 THE SECOND ARRIVING COMPANY, 4457 02:21:38,323 --> 02:21:39,791 WHICH IS VERY CRITICAL FOR US 4458 02:21:39,791 --> 02:21:41,059 FOR TWO AND TWO OUT. AND, YOU 4459 02:21:41,059 --> 02:21:42,894 KNOW, IT'S HARD TO TELL A 4460 02:21:42,894 --> 02:21:44,529 PERSON, A FIREFIGHTER WHO'S 4461 02:21:44,529 --> 02:21:46,531 TRAINED FOR THIS, THAT, HEY, WE 4462 02:21:46,531 --> 02:21:48,366 THINK THERE'S A PERSON INSIDE. 4463 02:21:48,366 --> 02:21:49,501 I KNOW I CAN'T GO IN AND THE 4464 02:21:49,501 --> 02:21:52,270 SECOND UNIT'S NOT HERE. WELL, 4465 02:21:52,270 --> 02:21:52,871 OUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE PROBABLY 4466 02:21:52,871 --> 02:21:54,172 GOING TO GO IN AND TRY TO SAVE A 4467 02:21:54,172 --> 02:21:55,540 LIFE. SO THAT'S WHAT WE DO. SO 4468 02:21:55,540 --> 02:21:56,908 IT COULD TAKE US LONGER TO GET 4469 02:21:56,908 --> 02:21:57,809 THERE. 4470 02:21:57,809 --> 02:21:59,944 -- AND IT HAS A HUGE IMPACT. 4471 02:21:59,944 --> 02:22:01,346 SORRY. YEAH. AND IT HAS A HUGE 4472 02:22:01,346 --> 02:22:02,947 IMPACT ON THE OFFICERS THAT ARE 4473 02:22:02,947 --> 02:22:06,484 THERE. IF THEY DON'T GET THAT 4474 02:22:06,484 --> 02:22:07,852 BACKUP CHAIR. I JUST HAVE ONE 4475 02:22:07,852 --> 02:22:10,088 LAST QUESTION, IF I MAY, BECAUSE 4476 02:22:10,088 --> 02:22:10,788 THIS IS IMPORTANT. IN THE YEARS 4477 02:22:10,788 --> 02:22:13,458 I'VE KNOWN YOU, CHIEF, YOU'VE 4478 02:22:13,458 --> 02:22:15,894 TALKED A LOT ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH 4479 02:22:15,894 --> 02:22:16,928 IMPACTS OF THE JOB ON YOUR CREW. 4480 02:22:16,928 --> 02:22:18,963 I KNOW THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT 4481 02:22:18,963 --> 02:22:24,335 TO YOU, AND SO I WANT TO KNOW 4482 02:22:24,335 --> 02:22:29,340 WHAT ABOUT HOW WILL THIS IMPACT 4483 02:22:29,340 --> 02:22:30,541 YOUR CURRENT FOLKS? YOU KNOW, 4484 02:22:30,541 --> 02:22:32,710 HAVING THE LESS FOLKS AND THEN 4485 02:22:32,710 --> 02:22:35,380 THE ABILITY FOR LESS OF AN 4486 02:22:35,380 --> 02:22:37,348 ABILITY TO GET CURRENT RESPONSE 4487 02:22:37,348 --> 02:22:38,616 TIMES, FOR INSTANCE, AND IT 4488 02:22:38,616 --> 02:22:41,019 SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD PUT MORE 4489 02:22:41,019 --> 02:22:43,721 PRESSURE ON YOUR CURRENT TEAM. 4490 02:22:43,721 --> 02:22:45,256 WHAT IMPACTS IS THAT GOING TO 4491 02:22:45,256 --> 02:22:47,425 HAVE FOR THIS MENTAL HEALTH 4492 02:22:47,425 --> 02:22:48,626 CONVERSATION WE'VE BEEN HAVING, 4493 02:22:48,626 --> 02:22:51,195 WHICH I KNOW HAS BEEN TRICKY 4494 02:22:51,195 --> 02:22:51,996 BECAUSE YOU'VE HAD TO TEACH 4495 02:22:51,996 --> 02:22:54,198 FOLKS TO TAKE CARE OF 4496 02:22:54,198 --> 02:22:57,936 THEMSELVES. IT'S BEEN A POINT 4497 02:22:57,936 --> 02:22:59,504 THAT YOU'VE MADE, AND THEN ALSO 4498 02:22:59,504 --> 02:23:03,107 JUST MORALE IN GENERAL 4499 02:23:03,107 --> 02:23:04,842 -- YEAH, THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 4500 02:23:04,842 --> 02:23:06,110 HAS BEEN A BIG ADD TO THE 4501 02:23:06,110 --> 02:23:07,412 DEPARTMENT. AND THANK YOU, 4502 02:23:07,412 --> 02:23:09,781 COUNSEL WHO GAVE US FUNDING 4503 02:23:09,781 --> 02:23:10,815 SEVERAL YEARS AGO FOR OUR 4504 02:23:10,815 --> 02:23:12,216 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COORDINATOR. 4505 02:23:12,216 --> 02:23:13,484 AND OUR PROGRAM HAS REALLY TAKEN 4506 02:23:13,484 --> 02:23:15,553 OFF SINCE THEN. EVEN AFTER THE 4507 02:23:15,553 --> 02:23:17,655 FIRE THE OTHER NIGHT, OUR 4508 02:23:17,655 --> 02:23:18,222 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND PEER 4509 02:23:18,222 --> 02:23:20,091 SUPPORT TEAM WENT INTO ACTION 4510 02:23:20,091 --> 02:23:21,392 BECAUSE WE NEEDED TO MAKE SURE 4511 02:23:21,392 --> 02:23:23,428 OUR FIREFIGHTERS WAS ALL RIGHT. 4512 02:23:23,428 --> 02:23:24,996 BUT WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? WELL, 4513 02:23:24,996 --> 02:23:26,698 THIS MEANS SETS AND REPS. SO IF 4514 02:23:26,698 --> 02:23:29,334 WE HAVE MORE FIREFIGHTERS, 4515 02:23:29,334 --> 02:23:30,368 THEORETICALLY IN THE SYSTEM, 4516 02:23:30,368 --> 02:23:31,469 THAT MEANS THAT THERE'S A 4517 02:23:31,469 --> 02:23:33,171 POTENTIAL FOR THEM TO GO ON LESS 4518 02:23:33,171 --> 02:23:36,774 OF THOSE TRAUMATIC CALLS. AND 4519 02:23:36,774 --> 02:23:38,943 SECONDARY TRAUMA IS A REAL 4520 02:23:38,943 --> 02:23:40,345 THING. IT IMPACTS OUR FOLKS AND 4521 02:23:40,345 --> 02:23:42,013 OUR STATION. IN BELLTOWN, FOR 4522 02:23:42,013 --> 02:23:44,015 EXAMPLE, WERE EIGHT, FOUR IS ONE 4523 02:23:44,015 --> 02:23:46,250 OF OUR PEAK TIME. A CARS ARE OR 4524 02:23:46,250 --> 02:23:49,487 STAGE 25 ON CAPITOL HILL. 4525 02:23:49,487 --> 02:23:50,488 THEY'RE SEEING A LOT OF TRAUMA, 4526 02:23:50,488 --> 02:23:52,690 BUT IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE 4527 02:23:52,690 --> 02:23:54,092 DISTRIBUTED RIGHT NOW WITH THE 4528 02:23:54,092 --> 02:23:55,693 EXTRA BODIES IN THERE. AND THIS 4529 02:23:55,693 --> 02:23:56,995 IS HAPPENING A LOT. WE DON'T 4530 02:23:56,995 --> 02:23:58,196 LEAVE OUR FOLKS ON AID CARS MORE 4531 02:23:58,196 --> 02:24:00,698 THAN THREE MONTHS BECAUSE 4532 02:24:00,698 --> 02:24:02,634 THEY'RE SEEING SO MUCH THAT WE 4533 02:24:02,634 --> 02:24:04,002 ALREADY ARE ROTATING THEM. SO 4534 02:24:04,002 --> 02:24:07,372 WHAT THIS MEANS IS THERE WILL BE 4535 02:24:07,372 --> 02:24:09,107 LESS AID CARS FOR THEM TO ROTATE 4536 02:24:09,107 --> 02:24:10,541 TO, BECAUSE THOSE ENGINES WILL 4537 02:24:10,541 --> 02:24:12,377 BE GOING ON THOSE CALLS NOW. SO, 4538 02:24:12,377 --> 02:24:16,647 YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE PD IS GOING 4539 02:24:16,647 --> 02:24:17,915 ON ALL OF THOSE SCENES OF 4540 02:24:17,915 --> 02:24:18,549 VIOLENCE CALLS, WE'RE RIGHT 4541 02:24:18,549 --> 02:24:20,785 THERE WITH THEM. YOU KNOW, THE 4542 02:24:20,785 --> 02:24:22,920 TRAUMATIC VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. AND 4543 02:24:22,920 --> 02:24:24,355 WE'RE ALSO SEEING THE CARDIAC, 4544 02:24:24,355 --> 02:24:25,723 THE STROKES, THE SUICIDES AND 4545 02:24:25,723 --> 02:24:27,291 ALL OF THOSE THINGS. AND IT'S 4546 02:24:27,291 --> 02:24:29,093 HARD. AND OUR TEAM WORKS 4547 02:24:29,093 --> 02:24:30,928 EXTREMELY HARD TO MAKE SURE OUR 4548 02:24:30,928 --> 02:24:31,929 FIREFIGHTERS HAVE WHAT THEY 4549 02:24:31,929 --> 02:24:32,864 NEED. BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST 4550 02:24:32,864 --> 02:24:36,634 IT'S JUST NUMBERS. IT'S LESS 4551 02:24:36,634 --> 02:24:38,369 PEOPLE, MEANING MORE PEOPLE WILL 4552 02:24:38,369 --> 02:24:40,038 SEE MORE OF THE TRAUMA AND THERE 4553 02:24:40,038 --> 02:24:42,040 WILL BE MORE SECONDARY TRAUMA. 4554 02:24:42,040 --> 02:24:43,775 -- THANK YOU. CHIEF. 4555 02:24:43,775 --> 02:24:45,943 -- THANK YOU. 4556 02:24:45,943 --> 02:24:46,210 -- CHAIR. 4557 02:24:46,210 --> 02:24:47,445 -- THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR RIVERA. 4558 02:24:47,445 --> 02:24:50,982 WE HAVE FIVE MORE FOLKS. SO IF 4559 02:24:50,982 --> 02:24:52,016 EVERYONE SPEAKS FOR TEN MINUTES, 4560 02:24:52,016 --> 02:24:55,520 WE WILL GET OUT AT ABOUT 430 4561 02:24:55,520 --> 02:24:56,154 BECAUSE THERE'S SOME CLOSING 4562 02:24:56,154 --> 02:24:57,455 ACTIVITIES AND THAT'S THE BACK 4563 02:24:57,455 --> 02:24:59,490 AND FORTH. SO WE'VE GOT ABOUT 4564 02:24:59,490 --> 02:25:00,124 HALF OF AN HOUR OF EXTRA TIME. 4565 02:25:00,124 --> 02:25:01,259 SO I'M JUST LETTING EVERYONE 4566 02:25:01,259 --> 02:25:04,028 KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING. 4567 02:25:04,028 --> 02:25:06,097 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK YOU'RE NEXT. 4568 02:25:06,097 --> 02:25:06,731 FOLLOWED BY SAKA, HOLLINGSWORTH 4569 02:25:06,731 --> 02:25:07,799 AND LIN. 4570 02:25:07,799 --> 02:25:08,733 -- THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS. 4571 02:25:08,733 --> 02:25:09,333 I'LL TRY AND DO MY BEST. 4572 02:25:09,333 --> 02:25:12,036 THERE'S A LOT TO UNPACK HERE 4573 02:25:12,036 --> 02:25:13,805 AND THANK YOU, CHIEF SCOGGINS, 4574 02:25:13,805 --> 02:25:15,473 FOR BEING HERE. AND THANK YOU, 4575 02:25:15,473 --> 02:25:18,142 FINANCE DIRECTOR. IS IT 4576 02:25:18,142 --> 02:25:19,310 ELLERMEIER? WONDERFUL. THANK YOU 4577 02:25:19,310 --> 02:25:21,679 SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND FOR 4578 02:25:21,679 --> 02:25:22,313 THE PRESENTATION COLLEAGUES. I 4579 02:25:22,313 --> 02:25:25,349 KNOW WE ALL REALIZE JUST OUR 4580 02:25:25,349 --> 02:25:27,251 FIREFIGHTERS DO SO MUCH FOR THE 4581 02:25:27,251 --> 02:25:28,853 CITY. AND I WANT TO ALSO VOICE 4582 02:25:28,853 --> 02:25:30,221 THAT MY THOUGHTS ARE WITH THE 4583 02:25:30,221 --> 02:25:32,090 NINE FIREFIGHTERS, MEMBERS OF 4584 02:25:32,090 --> 02:25:33,691 SFD THAT WERE INJURED IN THE 4585 02:25:33,691 --> 02:25:36,461 FIRE EARLIER THIS WEEK. AND I'LL 4586 02:25:36,461 --> 02:25:37,462 TAKE A PERSONAL POINT OF 4587 02:25:37,462 --> 02:25:38,763 PRIVILEGE JUST TO SPEAK TO THAT. 4588 02:25:38,763 --> 02:25:41,666 I WAS ALSO REMINDED MYSELF HOW 4589 02:25:41,666 --> 02:25:42,300 IMPORTANT OUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE 4590 02:25:42,300 --> 02:25:43,367 THIS WEEK. JUST SEEING SOME 4591 02:25:43,367 --> 02:25:45,303 MEMBERS OF YOUR TEAM AND ACTION 4592 02:25:45,303 --> 02:25:45,937 CHIEF SCOGGINS, AND I THINK THEY 4593 02:25:45,937 --> 02:25:50,007 SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED. AND I'LL 4594 02:25:50,007 --> 02:25:51,743 JUST NOTE THIS VERY QUICK STORY 4595 02:25:51,743 --> 02:25:55,480 THAT I WAS RIDING MY BIKE 4596 02:25:55,480 --> 02:25:57,915 THROUGH DOWNTOWN ON THE FOURTH 4597 02:25:57,915 --> 02:25:58,916 AVENUE BIKE LANES, CROSSING 4598 02:25:58,916 --> 02:26:00,318 FOURTH AND PINE, WHERE A CYCLIST 4599 02:26:00,318 --> 02:26:04,355 HAD JUST BEEN HIT. AND IT WAS 4600 02:26:04,355 --> 02:26:04,989 ACTUALLY AN OFF DUTY FIREFIGHTER 4601 02:26:04,989 --> 02:26:07,992 WITH SFD, WHO WAS HELPING THE 4602 02:26:07,992 --> 02:26:09,260 GENTLEMAN WHO WAS STILL IN THE 4603 02:26:09,260 --> 02:26:11,229 ROAD HELPED GET HIM OUT OF THE 4604 02:26:11,229 --> 02:26:13,197 STREET, WAS ABLE TO STOP AND 4605 02:26:13,197 --> 02:26:14,866 HELP WHERE I COULD, AND STAYED 4606 02:26:14,866 --> 02:26:17,802 WITH THIS GENTLEMAN UNTIL AN AID 4607 02:26:17,802 --> 02:26:20,438 CAR CAME TO GET THEM SUPPORT. 4608 02:26:20,438 --> 02:26:21,672 AND AGAIN, IT WAS A REMINDER OF 4609 02:26:21,672 --> 02:26:24,041 JUST HOW MUCH OUR FIRE 4610 02:26:24,041 --> 02:26:25,510 DEPARTMENT IS DOING ACROSS OUR 4611 02:26:25,510 --> 02:26:28,146 CITY. I WANTED TO JUST EXPRESS 4612 02:26:28,146 --> 02:26:28,846 HOW MUCH I APPRECIATED THE 4613 02:26:28,846 --> 02:26:30,214 CANDOR, APPROACH, AND CARE THAT 4614 02:26:30,214 --> 02:26:31,482 THE FOLKS WITH THE FIRE 4615 02:26:31,482 --> 02:26:32,517 DEPARTMENT WERE SHOWING. THIS 4616 02:26:32,517 --> 02:26:33,718 GENTLEMAN WHO HAD JUST BEEN 4617 02:26:33,718 --> 02:26:34,585 STRUCK BY A VEHICLE THAT TURNED 4618 02:26:34,585 --> 02:26:35,720 INTO THE BIKE LANE. SO I HAD TO 4619 02:26:35,720 --> 02:26:38,623 NOTE THAT, FOR THE RECORD, AND 4620 02:26:38,623 --> 02:26:39,323 IT REALLY GROUNDED ME IN A PLACE 4621 02:26:39,323 --> 02:26:41,058 OF AYE OF APPRECIATION FOR THE 4622 02:26:41,058 --> 02:26:43,327 FIRE DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU. WITH 4623 02:26:43,327 --> 02:26:45,329 THAT IN MIND, QUESTIONS FOR 4624 02:26:45,329 --> 02:26:48,065 TODAY AND THE PROPOSED BUDGET. I 4625 02:26:48,065 --> 02:26:48,633 UNDERSTAND, CHIEF SCOGGINS, 4626 02:26:48,633 --> 02:26:49,700 YOU'VE UNPACKED A LITTLE BIT 4627 02:26:49,700 --> 02:26:53,037 AROUND WHAT THESE CHANGES IN 4628 02:26:53,037 --> 02:26:55,072 OVERTIME MEAN. DIRECTOR PENNUCCI 4629 02:26:55,072 --> 02:26:57,041 ALSO NOTED HERE A LITTLE BIT 4630 02:26:57,041 --> 02:26:58,509 AROUND THIS. I'M HOPING WE CAN 4631 02:26:58,509 --> 02:26:59,544 JUST UNPACK THIS A LITTLE BIT 4632 02:26:59,544 --> 02:27:02,680 MORE, BECAUSE IT WAS NOTED THAT 4633 02:27:02,680 --> 02:27:04,515 THERE ARE UNIT OUTAGES THAT 4634 02:27:04,515 --> 02:27:05,583 HAPPEN TODAY, AND I'D LIKE TO 4635 02:27:05,583 --> 02:27:07,018 UNDERSTAND WITH A LITTLE BIT 4636 02:27:07,018 --> 02:27:08,986 MORE SPECIFICITY ABOUT WHAT THAT 4637 02:27:08,986 --> 02:27:12,023 LOOKS LIKE AND HOW THE PROPOSED 4638 02:27:12,023 --> 02:27:14,625 BUDGET WOULD THEN CHANGE THAT 4639 02:27:14,625 --> 02:27:15,126 LEVEL OF UNIT OUTAGES. 4640 02:27:15,126 --> 02:27:16,093 -- SURE. 4641 02:27:16,093 --> 02:27:17,495 -- YOU WANT YOU WANT ME TO TAKE 4642 02:27:17,495 --> 02:27:19,597 THAT? OKAY. SO I NEED TO WALK US 4643 02:27:19,597 --> 02:27:21,165 BACK A LITTLE BIT SO WE 4644 02:27:21,165 --> 02:27:22,967 UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT BETTER. 4645 02:27:22,967 --> 02:27:24,802 THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS 4646 02:27:24,802 --> 02:27:26,370 THAT'S HAPPENED OVER THE LAST 5 4647 02:27:26,370 --> 02:27:28,673 TO 7 YEARS THAT HAS LED TO THIS. 4648 02:27:28,673 --> 02:27:31,843 NOW, MOST FOLKS MAY THINK IT WAS 4649 02:27:31,843 --> 02:27:32,610 THE VACCINE MANDATE, AND WE LOST 4650 02:27:32,610 --> 02:27:34,979 A LOT OF FIREFIGHTERS THEN, BUT 4651 02:27:34,979 --> 02:27:39,083 I'LL WALK IT BACK BEFORE THAT. 4652 02:27:39,083 --> 02:27:41,118 WHEN PAID FOR PAID PARENTAL 4653 02:27:41,118 --> 02:27:42,653 LEAVE AND PAID FAMILY CARE LEAVE 4654 02:27:42,653 --> 02:27:45,256 CAME INTO PLAY IN ABOUT 2017, 4655 02:27:45,256 --> 02:27:46,824 PAID PARENTAL LEAVE FOR THE FIRE 4656 02:27:46,824 --> 02:27:49,594 DEPARTMENT IS 480 HOURS, JUST 4657 02:27:49,594 --> 02:27:51,028 LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. AND I THINK 4658 02:27:51,028 --> 02:27:53,264 IT'S FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE OR 4659 02:27:53,264 --> 02:27:55,366 PAID FAMILY MEDICAL CARE. 4660 02:27:55,366 --> 02:27:56,767 THAT'S ANOTHER 160 HOURS. AS I 4661 02:27:56,767 --> 02:27:58,402 MENTIONED EARLIER, WE'RE A 4662 02:27:58,402 --> 02:28:00,538 YOUNG DEPARTMENT GOING THROUGH 4663 02:28:00,538 --> 02:28:03,741 TRANSITION. SO THOSE HOURS ALSO, 4664 02:28:03,741 --> 02:28:06,477 ONE FIREFIGHTER, 480 FOR PAID 4665 02:28:06,477 --> 02:28:10,047 PARENTAL LEAVE, ANOTHER ONE FOR 4666 02:28:10,047 --> 02:28:10,681 I THINK IT'S FAMILY MEDICAL 4667 02:28:10,681 --> 02:28:12,083 LEAVE. IT'S 160. YOU HAVE A NEW 4668 02:28:12,083 --> 02:28:15,686 BABY. YOU CAN GET THAT OFF. SO 4669 02:28:15,686 --> 02:28:17,655 THOSE ARE HOURS THAT DIDN'T 4670 02:28:17,655 --> 02:28:20,191 HAPPEN BEFORE THEN. SO IF WE'RE 4671 02:28:20,191 --> 02:28:21,726 HAVING 60 TO 80 FIREFIGHTERS OFF 4672 02:28:21,726 --> 02:28:24,228 FOR THAT. SO THAT CREATES 4673 02:28:24,228 --> 02:28:25,162 ADDITIONAL OVERTIME. SO I'LL ADD 4674 02:28:25,162 --> 02:28:27,031 THAT. SO THAT'S THAT'S ONE 4675 02:28:27,031 --> 02:28:29,000 THING. THE VACCINE MANDATE CAME 4676 02:28:29,000 --> 02:28:29,934 INTO PLAY. WE LOST A LARGE 4677 02:28:29,934 --> 02:28:33,104 NUMBER OF FIREFIGHTERS THAT ALSO 4678 02:28:33,104 --> 02:28:34,238 IMPACTED US. AT THE SAME TIME, 4679 02:28:34,238 --> 02:28:35,873 THERE'S A RETIREMENT, A 4680 02:28:35,873 --> 02:28:37,508 RETIREMENT ENHANCEMENT THAT 4681 02:28:37,508 --> 02:28:39,176 HAPPENED. IT WAS 2.5% TO THE 4682 02:28:39,176 --> 02:28:41,846 LEFT TWO SYSTEM FOR FIREFIGHTERS 4683 02:28:41,846 --> 02:28:44,181 WHO HAD WORKED SO MANY YEARS IN 4684 02:28:44,181 --> 02:28:45,549 THE SYSTEM. SO FIREFIGHTERS WHO 4685 02:28:45,549 --> 02:28:47,418 MAYBE WERE GOING TO WORK 30 4686 02:28:47,418 --> 02:28:49,353 YEARS, MAYBE LEFT AT 28 YEARS 4687 02:28:49,353 --> 02:28:51,155 BECAUSE THEY CAN ACHIEVE THE 4688 02:28:51,155 --> 02:28:53,791 SAME. ALL THESE THINGS HAPPENED 4689 02:28:53,791 --> 02:28:56,260 AROUND 2021, 2022. SO WHAT WE 4690 02:28:56,260 --> 02:29:00,331 SAW WAS A LARGE EXODUS OF 4691 02:29:00,331 --> 02:29:00,965 FIREFIGHTERS DURING THAT PERIOD 4692 02:29:00,965 --> 02:29:04,568 OF TIME. SO WE STARTED 4693 02:29:04,568 --> 02:29:06,904 EXPERIENCING UNIT OUTAGES ABOUT 4694 02:29:06,904 --> 02:29:08,539 2021. AND WE REALLY STARTED 4695 02:29:08,539 --> 02:29:11,575 TRACKING IT MONTHLY. AND SO WHEN 4696 02:29:11,575 --> 02:29:13,110 THE VACCINE MANDATE HIT AND ALL 4697 02:29:13,110 --> 02:29:14,512 THESE OTHER THINGS THAT IT WAS 4698 02:29:14,512 --> 02:29:16,681 LIKE A, A FOUR CAR COLLISION IN 4699 02:29:16,681 --> 02:29:19,083 AN INTERSECTION ALL AT THE SAME 4700 02:29:19,083 --> 02:29:21,152 TIME. SO WE HAVE A STAFFING 4701 02:29:21,152 --> 02:29:22,953 MATRIX. SO THERE'S UNITS THAT GO 4702 02:29:22,953 --> 02:29:25,222 OUT OF SERVICE EVEN TODAY. AND 4703 02:29:25,222 --> 02:29:26,691 LAST YEAR, THANK YOU TO THE 4704 02:29:26,691 --> 02:29:28,326 COUNCIL. YOU APPROVED US TO HIRE 4705 02:29:28,326 --> 02:29:32,096 NOT JUST 60 FIREFIGHTERS, BUT 4706 02:29:32,096 --> 02:29:34,365 YOU APPROVED 105 FIREFIGHTERS 4707 02:29:34,365 --> 02:29:35,599 FOR THIS YEAR BECAUSE OUR 4708 02:29:35,599 --> 02:29:37,401 VACANCY COUNT AT THE START OF 4709 02:29:37,401 --> 02:29:39,370 THE YEAR WAS 130 FIREFIGHTERS. 4710 02:29:39,370 --> 02:29:41,238 SO THAT'S WHAT LEADS TO THE 4711 02:29:41,238 --> 02:29:42,306 UNIT OUTAGES. BUT THERE'S MORE 4712 02:29:42,306 --> 02:29:43,474 TO IT THAN THAT. WE'RE HAVING 4713 02:29:43,474 --> 02:29:46,210 MORE SPECIAL EVENTS THAN WE EVER 4714 02:29:46,210 --> 02:29:47,044 HAD IN THE CITY. OUR 4715 02:29:47,044 --> 02:29:48,245 FIREFIGHTERS WORK ALL OF THOSE 4716 02:29:48,245 --> 02:29:51,916 EVENTS TOO. SO FIREFIGHTERS ARE 4717 02:29:51,916 --> 02:29:53,451 TAXED. SO SOME DAYS GENERALLY 4718 02:29:53,451 --> 02:29:55,152 FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, WE 4719 02:29:55,152 --> 02:29:56,087 HAVE UNIT OUTAGES. AND THAT 4720 02:29:56,087 --> 02:29:59,490 COULD BE ONE AID CAR, ONE AIR 4721 02:29:59,490 --> 02:30:01,325 UNIT TO MULTIPLE UNITS. AND 4722 02:30:01,325 --> 02:30:04,095 THAT'S TODAY WE HAVE BEEN 4723 02:30:04,095 --> 02:30:07,098 TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. 4724 02:30:07,098 --> 02:30:09,333 WE FINISHED OUR FEBRUARY CLASS 4725 02:30:09,333 --> 02:30:10,634 AND GRADUATED 49. WE HAVE 4726 02:30:10,634 --> 02:30:12,470 ANOTHER CLASS IN RIGHT NOW THAT 4727 02:30:12,470 --> 02:30:14,772 STARTED WITH 64. WE STILL HAVE 4728 02:30:14,772 --> 02:30:16,507 54 IN, SO WE'LL PROBABLY COME 4729 02:30:16,507 --> 02:30:20,378 CLOSE TO HIRING 100. OUR VACANCY 4730 02:30:20,378 --> 02:30:22,013 COUNT RIGHT NOW IS 70 4731 02:30:22,013 --> 02:30:24,415 FIREFIGHTERS. SO WE HAVE MADE 4732 02:30:24,415 --> 02:30:25,416 GREAT PROGRESS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE 4733 02:30:25,416 --> 02:30:28,419 THE BULK OF OUR RETIREMENTS COME 4734 02:30:28,419 --> 02:30:30,521 BEFORE JUNE 30th. THAT'S WHEN 4735 02:30:30,521 --> 02:30:31,522 THE BULK OF RETIREMENTS COME. SO 4736 02:30:31,522 --> 02:30:32,990 WE GOT THE NUMBER DOWN TO 70. 4737 02:30:32,990 --> 02:30:35,726 NEXT YEAR IN THE BUDGET, WE'RE 4738 02:30:35,726 --> 02:30:37,561 APPROVED TO HIRE 60 MORE. WE'LL 4739 02:30:37,561 --> 02:30:38,929 CONTINUE TO PUSH THAT. WE HAVE 4740 02:30:38,929 --> 02:30:40,731 HAD THE BULK OF OUR RETIREMENTS 4741 02:30:40,731 --> 02:30:42,166 OR RETIREMENTS WILL START TO 4742 02:30:42,166 --> 02:30:44,935 TAIL OFF. AND SO WE ARE STARTING 4743 02:30:44,935 --> 02:30:46,404 TO CATCH UP. WE HAVE BEEN 4744 02:30:46,404 --> 02:30:48,305 CATCHING UP FOR SEVERAL YEARS 4745 02:30:48,305 --> 02:30:49,774 NOW, AND WE'RE STARTING TO KIND 4746 02:30:49,774 --> 02:30:51,542 OF SEE THE LIGHT AT THE END OF 4747 02:30:51,542 --> 02:30:52,543 THE TUNNEL. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, 4748 02:30:52,543 --> 02:30:54,311 THE OTHER CAR IN THE COLLISION I 4749 02:30:54,311 --> 02:30:56,313 DID MENTION IS WE ADDED LETTER 4750 02:30:56,313 --> 02:30:57,915 13. AND THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL 4751 02:30:57,915 --> 02:31:00,584 AND WEST SEATTLE. WE ADDED MEDIC 4752 02:31:00,584 --> 02:31:02,820 26. SO THOSE WERE MORE BODIES. 4753 02:31:02,820 --> 02:31:04,321 WE EXPANDED OUR MOBILE 4754 02:31:04,321 --> 02:31:05,356 INTEGRATED HEALTH WITH HEALTH. 4755 02:31:05,356 --> 02:31:07,291 ONE THOSE ARE FIREFIGHTERS 4756 02:31:07,291 --> 02:31:08,726 WORKING ON THAT. SO IF WE IF WE 4757 02:31:08,726 --> 02:31:10,628 HADN'T HAD ALL THOSE THINGS 4758 02:31:10,628 --> 02:31:13,064 HAPPEN, WE PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE 4759 02:31:13,064 --> 02:31:13,697 HAVING THESE UNIT OUTAGES. BUT 4760 02:31:13,697 --> 02:31:16,767 WE HAVE BEEN WORKING THROUGH IT. 4761 02:31:16,767 --> 02:31:18,068 SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS 4762 02:31:18,068 --> 02:31:20,671 THAT LED UP TO IT. SO IT'S NOT 4763 02:31:20,671 --> 02:31:22,606 JUST ONE THING WITH THOSE UNIT 4764 02:31:22,606 --> 02:31:23,808 OUTAGES, BUT ANYTIME WE HAVE 4765 02:31:23,808 --> 02:31:25,176 CALLED OUR FIREFIGHTERS TO HELP. 4766 02:31:25,176 --> 02:31:27,077 SO I'LL GIVE FIFA. IT'S A GREAT 4767 02:31:27,077 --> 02:31:30,514 EXAMPLE. WE HIRED BETWEEN 150 TO 4768 02:31:30,514 --> 02:31:34,518 175 FIREFIGHTERS A DAY ON THOSE 4769 02:31:34,518 --> 02:31:36,487 FIFA GAMES. ON TOP OF OUR 220 4770 02:31:36,487 --> 02:31:38,722 THAT WERE ALREADY ON DUTY, 4771 02:31:38,722 --> 02:31:40,024 FIREFIGHTERS CANCELED THEIR 4772 02:31:40,024 --> 02:31:41,525 VACATIONS AND DID EVERYTHING 4773 02:31:41,525 --> 02:31:42,660 THEY NEEDED TO DO TO SUPPORT THE 4774 02:31:42,660 --> 02:31:44,562 CITY, JUST LIKE WE'VE DONE IN 4775 02:31:44,562 --> 02:31:45,896 THE PAST WITH COVID, OR YOU PICK 4776 02:31:45,896 --> 02:31:48,065 ANY OTHER EXPERIENCE ANYTIME WE 4777 02:31:48,065 --> 02:31:50,034 HAVE ASKED THEM TO STEP UP AND 4778 02:31:50,034 --> 02:31:50,701 HELP, THEY DID THAT. SO DO I SEE 4779 02:31:50,701 --> 02:31:52,036 A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE 4780 02:31:52,036 --> 02:31:55,172 TUNNEL? I DO, IT WOULD BE GREAT 4781 02:31:55,172 --> 02:31:56,841 IF COUNCIL GAVE US 20 MORE 4782 02:31:56,841 --> 02:31:58,008 POSITIONS FOR 2027 FOR OUR 4783 02:31:58,008 --> 02:31:59,310 ACADEMY, BECAUSE I THINK WE 4784 02:31:59,310 --> 02:32:00,544 WOULD BE THERE AND YOU WOULD 4785 02:32:00,544 --> 02:32:02,179 START TO SEE THESE UNIT OUTAGES 4786 02:32:02,179 --> 02:32:04,248 GO AWAY. AND I THINK ALY JUST 4787 02:32:04,248 --> 02:32:05,649 KICKED ME UNDER THE TABLE WHEN I 4788 02:32:05,649 --> 02:32:07,151 SAID THAT LAST PART 4789 02:32:07,151 --> 02:32:09,687 -- THE 4790 02:32:09,687 --> 02:32:10,020 -- [LAUGHTER] 4791 02:32:10,020 --> 02:32:10,287 -- MONEY. 4792 02:32:10,287 --> 02:32:15,526 -- [LAUGHTER] 4793 02:32:15,526 --> 02:32:16,193 -- I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT 4794 02:32:16,193 --> 02:32:16,961 RESPONSE. CHIEF SCOGGINS IT'S 4795 02:32:16,961 --> 02:32:18,329 HELPFUL TO JUST UNDERSTAND A BIT 4796 02:32:18,329 --> 02:32:18,963 OF THE HISTORY AND HOW WE GOT 4797 02:32:18,963 --> 02:32:20,297 HERE, AND KIND OF THE TRAJECTORY 4798 02:32:20,297 --> 02:32:22,666 OF, OF THAT WORK JUST BY A 4799 02:32:22,666 --> 02:32:27,171 MATTER OF IF THERE'S ANY 4800 02:32:27,171 --> 02:32:27,805 NUMBERS TO JUST UNDERSTAND AND 4801 02:32:27,805 --> 02:32:28,706 LIKE OUR CURRENT STATUS QUO 4802 02:32:28,706 --> 02:32:30,241 PLACE. AND OVER THE PAST YEAR, 4803 02:32:30,241 --> 02:32:33,310 YOU KNOW, HOW OFTEN ARE OUR UNIT 4804 02:32:33,310 --> 02:32:34,445 OUTAGES, ANY KIND OF DATA POINTS 4805 02:32:34,445 --> 02:32:37,147 WE HAVE AROUND THAT AND JUST HOW 4806 02:32:37,147 --> 02:32:37,715 THAT MIGHT BE PROJECTED TO 4807 02:32:37,715 --> 02:32:40,951 CHANGE UNDER THE PROPOSED 4808 02:32:40,951 --> 02:32:41,218 BUDGET., 4809 02:32:41,218 --> 02:32:43,854 -- WITH THE REDUCTION? WELL, 4810 02:32:43,854 --> 02:32:46,924 WHAT THAT MEANS IS IF THERE WAS 4811 02:32:46,924 --> 02:32:48,392 A WEEKEND DAY OF FRIDAY, 4812 02:32:48,392 --> 02:32:49,894 SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, IT'S WHEN 4813 02:32:49,894 --> 02:32:51,996 IT HAPPENS, MOST. AND IF WE WERE 4814 02:32:51,996 --> 02:32:55,432 SHORT 13 FIREFIGHTERS ON A 4815 02:32:55,432 --> 02:32:57,167 WEEKEND DAY, IT WOULD BE RIGHT 4816 02:32:57,167 --> 02:32:59,470 AT 209. IF WE WERE SHORT 15, 4817 02:32:59,470 --> 02:33:01,605 THAT MEANS WE WOULD TAKE ANOTHER 4818 02:33:01,605 --> 02:33:03,474 UNIT OUT OF SERVICE. SO THAT'S 4819 02:33:03,474 --> 02:33:05,809 HOW WE WOULD MANAGE IT. IF IT IF 4820 02:33:05,809 --> 02:33:07,845 IT DID HAPPEN. 4821 02:33:07,845 --> 02:33:10,080 -- UNDERSTOOD. AND JUST TO 4822 02:33:10,080 --> 02:33:11,015 UNPACK THAT, MAYBE A VERY SIMPLE 4823 02:33:11,015 --> 02:33:12,583 TERM. I MEAN, IS IT POSSIBLE 4824 02:33:12,583 --> 02:33:14,285 THAT ANY SINGLE FIRE STATION 4825 02:33:14,285 --> 02:33:16,220 WILL BE UNSTAFFED ON ANY DAY IN 4826 02:33:16,220 --> 02:33:17,755 2027? 4827 02:33:17,755 --> 02:33:20,090 -- WELL, THE ANSWER IS YES. SO 4828 02:33:20,090 --> 02:33:21,725 IF WE BECAUSE THERE'S SOME 4829 02:33:21,725 --> 02:33:23,327 SINGLE HOUSE STATIONS. SO FOR 4830 02:33:23,327 --> 02:33:24,795 EXAMPLE, ENGINE 16, IT'S A 4831 02:33:24,795 --> 02:33:28,966 SINGLE HOUSE STATION. SO IF WE 4832 02:33:28,966 --> 02:33:30,701 COULDN'T PUT ENGINE 16 IN AS. 4833 02:33:30,701 --> 02:33:32,937 816 TO AT LEAST HAVE AN EMS 4834 02:33:32,937 --> 02:33:34,738 RESPONSE OUT THE DOOR, IT COULD 4835 02:33:34,738 --> 02:33:37,441 BE UNSTAFFED. 22 ON ROANOKE IF 4836 02:33:37,441 --> 02:33:40,544 WE COULD NOT PUT ENGINE 22 TO A. 4837 02:33:40,544 --> 02:33:44,748 22 IT WOULD BE UNSTAFFED. OUR 4838 02:33:44,748 --> 02:33:46,417 GOAL TODAY, WE AT LEAST TRY TO 4839 02:33:46,417 --> 02:33:47,851 GET A UNIT IN EVERY STATION. IT 4840 02:33:47,851 --> 02:33:50,621 MAY NOT BE THE PUMP WHICH IS 4841 02:33:50,621 --> 02:33:52,089 WHICH. I MEAN THE ENGINE, WHICH 4842 02:33:52,089 --> 02:33:53,357 IS REALLY WHAT WE NEED IN EVERY 4843 02:33:53,357 --> 02:33:54,225 STATION, BECAUSE IF WE HAVE THE 4844 02:33:54,225 --> 02:33:57,127 BIG EVENT ON THE FIRE, IT'S 4845 02:33:57,127 --> 02:33:57,828 GREAT TO HAVE AN EIGHT CAR 4846 02:33:57,828 --> 02:33:59,096 THERE, BUT IT'S BETTER TO HAVE 4847 02:33:59,096 --> 02:33:59,964 AN ENGINE THERE READY TO GO TO 4848 02:33:59,964 --> 02:34:02,066 WORK AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. SO 4849 02:34:02,066 --> 02:34:03,067 THE POSSIBILITY IS REAL. IT 4850 02:34:03,067 --> 02:34:04,301 COULD HAPPEN IF WE TOOK A LADDER 4851 02:34:04,301 --> 02:34:06,537 TRUCK OUT OF SERVICE, FOR 4852 02:34:06,537 --> 02:34:07,237 EXAMPLE, LADDER SIX ON QUEEN 4853 02:34:07,237 --> 02:34:09,440 ANNE. WELL, THERE IS ENGINE 4854 02:34:09,440 --> 02:34:10,674 EIGHT IN THAT STATION, SO 4855 02:34:10,674 --> 02:34:12,076 THERE'S STILL A RESOURCE THERE. 4856 02:34:12,076 --> 02:34:13,744 BUT THE NEXT LADDER TRUCK WOULD 4857 02:34:13,744 --> 02:34:17,581 COME FROM BALLARD OR BELLTOWN. 4858 02:34:17,581 --> 02:34:18,282 SO 60,000 POUNDS 60FT LONG 4859 02:34:18,282 --> 02:34:19,383 CLIMBING UP THAT HILL. IT'S 4860 02:34:19,383 --> 02:34:20,784 GOING TO TAKE A BIT OF TIME TO 4861 02:34:20,784 --> 02:34:22,086 GET THERE. BUT, BUT THERE IS A 4862 02:34:22,086 --> 02:34:23,354 POSSIBILITY OF THAT. 4863 02:34:23,354 --> 02:34:24,722 -- OKAY. 4864 02:34:24,722 --> 02:34:26,957 -- IS IT POSSIBLE THAT ANY 4865 02:34:26,957 --> 02:34:27,558 SINGLE FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC 4866 02:34:27,558 --> 02:34:34,131 SHIFT WILL BE UNSTAFFED IN 2027? 4867 02:34:34,131 --> 02:34:35,366 -- YES, THERE YOU KNOW, IN THE 4868 02:34:35,366 --> 02:34:40,271 13 POSITIONS I, I CAN PROBABLY 4869 02:34:40,271 --> 02:34:42,506 PREDICT WITH A HIGH PROBABILITY 4870 02:34:42,506 --> 02:34:44,308 THAT, YOU KNOW, PARAMEDICS, 4871 02:34:44,308 --> 02:34:46,176 THERE WOULD BE A PARAMEDIC UNIT 4872 02:34:46,176 --> 02:34:48,479 ON STAFF, OUR PARAMEDIC NUMBERS 4873 02:34:48,479 --> 02:34:49,480 HAVE BEEN LOW AND WE'VE BEEN 4874 02:34:49,480 --> 02:34:51,115 WORKING HARD TO INCREASE THAT. 4875 02:34:51,115 --> 02:34:52,883 YOU MAY REMEMBER WE DID THE 4876 02:34:52,883 --> 02:34:54,918 FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC LATERAL 4877 02:34:54,918 --> 02:34:56,687 PROGRAM. WE INCREASED OUR 4878 02:34:56,687 --> 02:34:58,155 NUMBERS LAST YEAR. SO WE'RE 4879 02:34:58,155 --> 02:34:59,790 WORKING TO INCREASE THAT NUMBER. 4880 02:34:59,790 --> 02:35:01,792 BUT OUR PARAMEDICS HAVE BEEN 4881 02:35:01,792 --> 02:35:04,094 WORKING A LOT 4882 02:35:04,094 --> 02:35:05,829 -- THEY CERTAINLY HAVE. I SAW 4883 02:35:05,829 --> 02:35:08,565 THAT IN ACTION A COUPLE DAYS 4884 02:35:08,565 --> 02:35:11,869 AGO, AND IF THIS REDUCTION IS IT 4885 02:35:11,869 --> 02:35:13,404 GOES FORWARD, TO WHAT EXTENT 4886 02:35:13,404 --> 02:35:15,939 WILL WE THINK ABOUT 4887 02:35:15,939 --> 02:35:16,473 PRIORITIZATION TO LIKE A 4888 02:35:16,473 --> 02:35:18,676 PRIORITIZATION METRIC TO APPLY 4889 02:35:18,676 --> 02:35:19,843 WHEN DETERMINING WHERE AND WHEN 4890 02:35:19,843 --> 02:35:22,279 UNIT OUTAGES MAY HAPPEN? 4891 02:35:22,279 --> 02:35:24,481 -- YES, WE ALREADY HAVE THAT. WE 4892 02:35:24,481 --> 02:35:25,916 HAVE A STAFFING MATRIX. AND IT 4893 02:35:25,916 --> 02:35:28,118 ALSO WILL DEPEND ON THE SKILL 4894 02:35:28,118 --> 02:35:29,586 SET OF THE INDIVIDUALS. SO IF A 4895 02:35:29,586 --> 02:35:31,488 PERSON IS A FIREFIGHTER 4896 02:35:31,488 --> 02:35:32,823 PARAMEDIC, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE 4897 02:35:32,823 --> 02:35:33,357 GOING TO PRIORITIZE THEM. 4898 02:35:33,357 --> 02:35:35,159 GETTING THEM ON A PARAMEDIC 4899 02:35:35,159 --> 02:35:36,860 UNIT, BUT IT DEPENDS ON THE 4900 02:35:36,860 --> 02:35:39,163 SKILL SETS OF THE INDIVIDUALS. 4901 02:35:39,163 --> 02:35:41,598 NOW, OUR SPECIALTY AND TECHNICAL 4902 02:35:41,598 --> 02:35:44,635 TEAMS ARE HAZMAT TEAM, OUR 4903 02:35:44,635 --> 02:35:46,503 RESCUE ONE TEAM, OUR ENERGY 4904 02:35:46,503 --> 02:35:48,005 RESPONSE TEAM, OUR MARINE 4905 02:35:48,005 --> 02:35:49,973 RESPONSE TEAM, OUR FIRE BOAT 4906 02:35:49,973 --> 02:35:51,642 TEAMS. WE WORK HARD TO KEEP ALL 4907 02:35:51,642 --> 02:35:54,712 OF THOSE SPECIALTY AND TECHNICAL 4908 02:35:54,712 --> 02:35:56,113 UNITS IN SERVICE EVERY SINGLE 4909 02:35:56,113 --> 02:35:59,416 DAY. SO THAT'S WHY YOU DIDN'T 4910 02:35:59,416 --> 02:36:02,653 HEAR ME MENTIONED ENGINE 25 OR 4911 02:36:02,653 --> 02:36:04,054 LADDER TEN OR ENGINE 36 OR 4912 02:36:04,054 --> 02:36:07,291 RESCUE ONE OR ENGINE TEN OR 4913 02:36:07,291 --> 02:36:09,226 LADDER ONE, BECAUSE THEY ALL 4914 02:36:09,226 --> 02:36:11,361 HAVE SPECIALTY NRD CON TEAM AT 4915 02:36:11,361 --> 02:36:12,930 ENGINE 27 DOWN IN GEORGETOWN. 4916 02:36:12,930 --> 02:36:15,099 THEY ALL HAVE OTHER ANCILLARY 4917 02:36:15,099 --> 02:36:16,166 DUTIES THAT RESPOND OUT THE 4918 02:36:16,166 --> 02:36:17,534 DOOR. SO WE REALLY WORK HARD TO 4919 02:36:17,534 --> 02:36:18,836 STAY AWAY FROM THEM AND THE 4920 02:36:18,836 --> 02:36:20,838 OTHER UNITS. I SHOULD ACTUALLY 4921 02:36:20,838 --> 02:36:22,106 PROVIDE CLARITY. WE WORK HARD TO 4922 02:36:22,106 --> 02:36:24,608 STAY AWAY FROM THE EDGES. SO IF 4923 02:36:24,608 --> 02:36:26,076 24 IS ALL THE WAY IN BITTER LAKE 4924 02:36:26,076 --> 02:36:29,379 AND IT'S OUR MOST NORTH WEST 4925 02:36:29,379 --> 02:36:31,081 FIRE STATION, WE WORK HARD TO 4926 02:36:31,081 --> 02:36:34,051 KEEP THAT STATION IN SERVICE 4927 02:36:34,051 --> 02:36:34,718 STATION 39 IN LAKE CITY. IT'S 4928 02:36:34,718 --> 02:36:38,122 OUR MOST FAR NORTHEAST STATION. 4929 02:36:38,122 --> 02:36:39,590 WE WORK HARD TO KEEP THAT 4930 02:36:39,590 --> 02:36:42,459 STATION IN SERVICE. ENGINE 33 4931 02:36:42,459 --> 02:36:43,293 DOWN IN THE SOUTH END OF THE 4932 02:36:43,293 --> 02:36:44,495 RAINIER VALLEY. WE WORK HARD TO 4933 02:36:44,495 --> 02:36:46,897 KEEP THAT END AND SO ON AND SO 4934 02:36:46,897 --> 02:36:49,099 FORTH. SO WE REALLY TRY TO 4935 02:36:49,099 --> 02:36:50,534 PROTECT THE EDGES WITH OUR 4936 02:36:50,534 --> 02:36:51,201 STAFFING BECAUSE WE KNOW IF WE 4937 02:36:51,201 --> 02:36:53,137 TAKE ANY OF THOSE STATIONS OUT, 4938 02:36:53,137 --> 02:36:54,238 IT'S A LONG WAY FOR THE NEXT 4939 02:36:54,238 --> 02:36:57,141 UNIT TO GET THERE. 4940 02:36:57,141 --> 02:36:58,776 -- I APPRECIATE THAT. I WOULD 4941 02:36:58,776 --> 02:37:01,278 LOVE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS 4942 02:37:01,278 --> 02:37:02,112 TOOL, PARTICULARLY. IT SOUNDS 4943 02:37:02,112 --> 02:37:02,713 VERY COMPLICATED AND VERY 4944 02:37:02,713 --> 02:37:03,981 COMPLEX, AND TAKE INTO ACCOUNT A 4945 02:37:03,981 --> 02:37:05,282 LOT OF FACTORS. AND OF COURSE, 4946 02:37:05,282 --> 02:37:06,617 NOT TAKING LIGHTLY AT ALL WHEN 4947 02:37:06,617 --> 02:37:07,851 WE'RE TALKING ABOUT UNIT 4948 02:37:07,851 --> 02:37:09,219 OUTAGES AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR 4949 02:37:09,219 --> 02:37:10,387 RESPONSE TIMES AND WHO GETS THE 4950 02:37:10,387 --> 02:37:12,256 CARE AND RESPONSE, TAKING THAT 4951 02:37:12,256 --> 02:37:13,290 VERY SERIOUSLY. SO WOULD LOVE TO 4952 02:37:13,290 --> 02:37:15,592 FOLLOW UP TO KNOW MORE. I AM 4953 02:37:15,592 --> 02:37:18,462 GOING TO SWITCH TOPICS CHAIR 4954 02:37:18,462 --> 02:37:20,931 STRAUSS THOUGHT I WAS DONE. I'M 4955 02:37:20,931 --> 02:37:21,832 GOING TO SWITCH TOPICS VERY 4956 02:37:21,832 --> 02:37:24,067 QUICKLY. I'LL KEEP IT SHORT 4957 02:37:24,067 --> 02:37:26,737 CHAIR STRAUSS JUST TO THE MOBILE 4958 02:37:26,737 --> 02:37:28,472 INTEGRATED HEALTH PROGRAM BEING 4959 02:37:28,472 --> 02:37:31,175 THE ONE THAT OVERSEES OUR 4960 02:37:31,175 --> 02:37:33,410 POST-OVERDOSE TEAM, ARE WE 4961 02:37:33,410 --> 02:37:36,346 EXPECTED TO HOLD MORE LONG 4962 02:37:36,346 --> 02:37:36,980 ACTING INJECTABLE BUPRENORPHINE 4963 02:37:36,980 --> 02:37:38,282 CLINICS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 4964 02:37:38,282 --> 02:37:40,284 HARBORVIEW AND OTHER COMMUNITY 4965 02:37:40,284 --> 02:37:42,119 PARTNERS? AS A PART OF THIS 4966 02:37:42,119 --> 02:37:42,352 BUDGET? 4967 02:37:42,352 --> 02:37:44,254 -- THE SIMPLE ANSWER IS YES. 4968 02:37:44,254 --> 02:37:47,958 -- FABULOUS AND BUILDING ON 4969 02:37:47,958 --> 02:37:51,395 THAT, I'M WONDERING IF YOU CAN 4970 02:37:51,395 --> 02:37:52,930 SPEAK TO IF SFD IS MEETING ITS 4971 02:37:52,930 --> 02:37:54,431 TARGET FOR HEALTH 99 COVERAGE 4972 02:37:54,431 --> 02:37:55,666 RIGHT NOW, IT'S MY 4973 02:37:55,666 --> 02:37:56,834 UNDERSTANDING THAT THE GOAL WAS 4974 02:37:56,834 --> 02:37:58,402 SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, 12 HOURS A 4975 02:37:58,402 --> 02:38:00,470 DAY FROM 9 A.M. TO 9 P.M. ARE WE 4976 02:38:00,470 --> 02:38:01,471 HITTING THAT GOAL? 4977 02:38:01,471 --> 02:38:03,607 -- WE'RE MEETING THAT GOAL WITH 4978 02:38:03,607 --> 02:38:04,875 THE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. WE MAY 4979 02:38:04,875 --> 02:38:08,078 NOT BE MEETING IT FOR ALL OF THE 4980 02:38:08,078 --> 02:38:09,680 TIME FRAMES, AND THAT'S ALSO 4981 02:38:09,680 --> 02:38:11,348 IT'S THE SAME BODY OF PEOPLE 4982 02:38:11,348 --> 02:38:12,816 WHO STAFFED THESE FIRE STATIONS, 4983 02:38:12,816 --> 02:38:14,718 WHO ACTUALLY STAFF HEALTH. ONE, 4984 02:38:14,718 --> 02:38:18,121 THEY GO DOWN THERE FOR 3 OR 6 4985 02:38:18,121 --> 02:38:19,089 MONTHS STINTS TO WORK THE UNIT, 4986 02:38:19,089 --> 02:38:20,691 AND THEN THEY GO BACK TO THEIR 4987 02:38:20,691 --> 02:38:22,125 HOME UNIT, WHICH IS REALLY GOOD 4988 02:38:22,125 --> 02:38:24,862 FOR THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE YOU'RE 4989 02:38:24,862 --> 02:38:26,396 NOW GETTING A FIREFIGHTER WHO'S 4990 02:38:26,396 --> 02:38:27,931 WORKING ON ANOTHER ENGINE WHO 4991 02:38:27,931 --> 02:38:29,366 JUST SPENT 3 TO 6 MONTHS WORKING 4992 02:38:29,366 --> 02:38:30,467 ON THAT UNIT, AND THEY BRING 4993 02:38:30,467 --> 02:38:31,735 THAT SKILL SET BACK TO THE 4994 02:38:31,735 --> 02:38:33,470 DIFFERENT DISTRICTS AROUND THE 4995 02:38:33,470 --> 02:38:34,705 CITY. AND WHAT WE SEE THAT LEAD 4996 02:38:34,705 --> 02:38:36,406 TO IS OUR REFERRAL PROGRAM. LAST 4997 02:38:36,406 --> 02:38:39,643 YEAR, WE HAD OVER 3300 REFERRALS 4998 02:38:39,643 --> 02:38:41,445 FROM OUR FIREFIGHTERS IN THE 4999 02:38:41,445 --> 02:38:42,813 FIELD THAT ARE HEALTH. ONE UNIT 5000 02:38:42,813 --> 02:38:44,448 WILL FOLLOW UP ON WITH OUR NURSE 5001 02:38:44,448 --> 02:38:46,283 PRACTITIONER, AND THAT'S ALSO 5002 02:38:46,283 --> 02:38:47,417 HELPING TAKE CALLS OUT OF THE 5003 02:38:47,417 --> 02:38:49,152 SYSTEM. ALSO. 5004 02:38:49,152 --> 02:38:50,654 -- THANK YOU FOR THOSE UPDATES. 5005 02:38:50,654 --> 02:38:52,289 NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, CHAIR. 5006 02:38:52,289 --> 02:38:54,791 -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 5007 02:38:54,791 --> 02:38:56,693 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. FOLLOWED BY 5008 02:38:56,693 --> 02:38:57,928 HOLLINGSWORTH AND LIN. IF 5009 02:38:57,928 --> 02:38:58,662 EVERYONE SPEAKS FOR TEN MINUTES, 5010 02:38:58,662 --> 02:39:00,097 WE WILL STILL BE OUT BY 430. 5011 02:39:00,097 --> 02:39:01,431 WE'RE STAYING ON TRACK. OVER TO 5012 02:39:01,431 --> 02:39:03,667 YOU COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 5013 02:39:03,667 --> 02:39:05,736 -- THANK YOU CHAIR, AND THANK 5014 02:39:05,736 --> 02:39:08,505 YOU CHIEF. REALLY APPRECIATE THE 5015 02:39:08,505 --> 02:39:09,706 UPDATE HERE AND MORE 5016 02:39:09,706 --> 02:39:11,575 IMPORTANTLY, THE WORK THAT THE 5017 02:39:11,575 --> 02:39:12,910 BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN OF SEATTLE 5018 02:39:12,910 --> 02:39:14,344 FIRE DEPARTMENT DO EVERY DAY. 5019 02:39:14,344 --> 02:39:16,580 THE SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT 5020 02:39:16,580 --> 02:39:19,316 PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN OUR 5021 02:39:19,316 --> 02:39:20,817 COMMUNITY. AND WHAT'S AT STAKE 5022 02:39:20,817 --> 02:39:23,520 NOW IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET IS 5023 02:39:23,520 --> 02:39:27,291 BOILS DOWN TO RESPONSE TIMES. 5024 02:39:27,291 --> 02:39:31,295 EARLIER, EARLY IN THE MORNING ON 5025 02:39:31,295 --> 02:39:33,297 MARCH 26th, 2026, AND 11 YEAR 5026 02:39:33,297 --> 02:39:35,032 OLD GIRL WAS PULLED FROM THE 5027 02:39:35,032 --> 02:39:41,038 COLD WATER OFF ALKI BEACH, 5028 02:39:41,038 --> 02:39:41,672 SEATTLE FIRE'S MARINE UNITS 5029 02:39:41,672 --> 02:39:44,808 LOCATED HER, BROUGHT HER ABOARD 5030 02:39:44,808 --> 02:39:47,711 RESCUE BOAT FIVE AND MEDICS 5031 02:39:47,711 --> 02:39:49,446 BEGAN LIFESAVING CARE BEFORE 5032 02:39:49,446 --> 02:39:51,248 TRANSFERRING HER TO A HOSPITAL, 5033 02:39:51,248 --> 02:39:53,250 WHERE SHE REMAINED IN SERIOUS 5034 02:39:53,250 --> 02:39:56,119 CONDITION. NOW, THAT WASN'T A 5035 02:39:56,119 --> 02:39:57,487 HYPOTHETICAL TRAINING SCENARIO. 5036 02:39:57,487 --> 02:39:59,590 IT WAS REAL. IT OCCURRED IN MY 5037 02:39:59,590 --> 02:40:03,193 DISTRICT AND IT DEPENDED ON A 5038 02:40:03,193 --> 02:40:05,595 VERY WELL STAFFED, EXPERTLY 5039 02:40:05,595 --> 02:40:09,066 TRAINED, FULLY PREPARED SEATTLE 5040 02:40:09,066 --> 02:40:09,700 FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND, YOU KNOW, 5041 02:40:09,700 --> 02:40:12,269 THERE ARE STORIES LIKE THAT 5042 02:40:12,269 --> 02:40:14,404 ACROSS ACROSS MY DISTRICT, NO 5043 02:40:14,404 --> 02:40:15,906 DOUBT ACROSS THE CITY. IN FACT, 5044 02:40:15,906 --> 02:40:18,175 I THINK WE ALL HAVE OUR OWN 5045 02:40:18,175 --> 02:40:22,612 STORY AND EXPERIENCE WITH WITH 5046 02:40:22,612 --> 02:40:23,113 THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND 5047 02:40:23,113 --> 02:40:24,881 FIREFIGHTERS ALMOST FOUR YEARS 5048 02:40:24,881 --> 02:40:29,586 AGO TODAY MY SON, MY THEN FIVE 5049 02:40:29,586 --> 02:40:33,223 YEAR OLD SON, WILEY, SUFFERED A 5050 02:40:33,223 --> 02:40:36,093 WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE A FEBRILE 5051 02:40:36,093 --> 02:40:38,795 SEIZURE. AND IT'S REALLY SCARY 5052 02:40:38,795 --> 02:40:43,233 THING FOR A PARENT WHEN HADN'T 5053 02:40:43,233 --> 02:40:43,867 EXPERIENCED THINGS LIKE THAT IN 5054 02:40:43,867 --> 02:40:44,434 THE PAST, AND THEN ALL OF A 5055 02:40:44,434 --> 02:40:48,905 SUDDEN CALL 911 VERY QUICKLY, 5056 02:40:48,905 --> 02:40:54,211 VERY QUICKLY. BRAVE FIREFIGHTERS 5057 02:40:54,211 --> 02:40:54,811 AND PARAMEDICS RESPONDED AND 5058 02:40:54,811 --> 02:40:57,080 PROVIDED HIM WITH APPROPRIATE 5059 02:40:57,080 --> 02:41:00,250 CARE AND ALSO COMFORT FOR THE 5060 02:41:00,250 --> 02:41:01,351 PARENT. A LITTLE BIT TRAUMATIZED 5061 02:41:01,351 --> 02:41:06,990 BY THAT EXPERIENCE AS WELL. AND 5062 02:41:06,990 --> 02:41:10,127 AGAIN, WHAT'S AT STAKE HERE IS 5063 02:41:10,127 --> 02:41:12,562 RESPONSE TIMES AND MATTER OF 5064 02:41:12,562 --> 02:41:15,032 FACT. WILEY, COME HERE WORKING 5065 02:41:15,032 --> 02:41:17,734 IN THE IN THE HOME OFFICE HERE. 5066 02:41:17,734 --> 02:41:25,208 WILEY, COME HERE. SAY HELLO. 5067 02:41:25,208 --> 02:41:25,442 -- HI. 5068 02:41:25,442 --> 02:41:25,709 -- SAME. 5069 02:41:25,709 --> 02:41:29,179 -- THANK YOU. FIREFIGHTERS. 5070 02:41:29,179 --> 02:41:29,813 -- OH., THANK YOU FOR THANK YOU. 5071 02:41:29,813 --> 02:41:32,215 SAY THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME. 5072 02:41:32,215 --> 02:41:32,816 -- THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME. 5073 02:41:32,816 --> 02:41:34,518 -- THANK YOU FOR HELPING US. ALL 5074 02:41:34,518 --> 02:41:37,354 RIGHT. GO DO YOUR 5075 02:41:37,354 --> 02:41:37,688 -- [LAUGHTER] 5076 02:41:37,688 --> 02:41:39,723 -- HOMEWORK. ALL RIGHT. WELL, 5077 02:41:39,723 --> 02:41:44,961 THESE ARE REAL, REAL STORIES 5078 02:41:44,961 --> 02:41:47,698 STORIES FROM MY FAMILY. OUR 5079 02:41:47,698 --> 02:41:49,766 COMMUNITY HERE IN DISTRICT ONE. 5080 02:41:49,766 --> 02:41:52,936 EXPERIENCES FROM, SHARED BY, 5081 02:41:52,936 --> 02:41:53,503 EXPRESSED BY COUNCILMEMBER 5082 02:41:53,503 --> 02:41:54,571 RINCK. A MOMENT AGO. FOR 5083 02:41:54,571 --> 02:41:57,307 EXAMPLE, WE ALL HAVE THESE THESE 5084 02:41:57,307 --> 02:41:58,809 THESE THESE STORIES THAT 5085 02:41:58,809 --> 02:41:59,543 HIGHLIGHT THE IMPACT OF THE WORK 5086 02:41:59,543 --> 02:42:02,045 THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DOES. 5087 02:42:02,045 --> 02:42:04,514 SO REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. BUT 5088 02:42:04,514 --> 02:42:07,350 NOW WE'RE FACING A PROPOSAL TO 5089 02:42:07,350 --> 02:42:10,020 CUT THE DEPARTMENT'S OVERTIME 5090 02:42:10,020 --> 02:42:11,621 BUDGET. AND JUST YESTERDAY, THE 5091 02:42:11,621 --> 02:42:14,691 FIREFIGHTERS UNION WARNED THAT 5092 02:42:14,691 --> 02:42:15,225 THESE CUTS WILL DELAY 911 5093 02:42:15,225 --> 02:42:17,661 RESPONSES. AND FORCE ROTATING 5094 02:42:17,661 --> 02:42:19,429 CLOSURES OF ENGINES, TRUCKS AND 5095 02:42:19,429 --> 02:42:21,631 EVEN STATIONS. THE REALITY IS 5096 02:42:21,631 --> 02:42:23,633 CLEAR FROM MY PERSPECTIVE. BUT 5097 02:42:23,633 --> 02:42:25,335 ALARMING PEOPLE WILL WAIT LONGER 5098 02:42:25,335 --> 02:42:29,973 FOR HELP WHEN THEY CALL 911, AND 5099 02:42:29,973 --> 02:42:32,242 THAT IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL 5100 02:42:32,242 --> 02:42:34,111 OF RISK FOR DISTRICT ONE. AND I 5101 02:42:34,111 --> 02:42:38,281 SUSPECT OTHER DISTRICTS AS WELL. 5102 02:42:38,281 --> 02:42:40,150 WE CAN'T AFFORD IT. EARTH 5103 02:42:40,150 --> 02:42:40,684 STATIONS ACROSS SEATTLE, 5104 02:42:40,684 --> 02:42:43,653 INCLUDING STATIONS 26 AND 37 IN 5105 02:42:43,653 --> 02:42:45,455 DISTRICT ONE, HAVE EXPERIENCED 5106 02:42:45,455 --> 02:42:45,956 MANY YEARS OF DEFERRED 5107 02:42:45,956 --> 02:42:49,059 MAINTENANCE AS WELL. LOOKING IN 5108 02:42:49,059 --> 02:42:53,797 THAT CAPITAL, THE CIP BUDGET. I 5109 02:42:53,797 --> 02:42:57,167 APPRECIATE YOU, CHIEF. FOR FOR 5110 02:42:57,167 --> 02:42:59,970 BEING SO TRANSPARENT IN ALL 5111 02:42:59,970 --> 02:43:01,138 THIS. AND FORTHCOMING AND NOT AT 5112 02:43:01,138 --> 02:43:05,909 ALL HIDING THE BALL. NOT ONLY 5113 02:43:05,909 --> 02:43:06,343 DURING YOUR INITIAL 5114 02:43:06,343 --> 02:43:07,310 PRESENTATION, BUT THROUGH 5115 02:43:07,310 --> 02:43:08,044 THROUGH SOME OF THE BACK AND 5116 02:43:08,044 --> 02:43:10,247 FORTH AND CLARIFYING QUESTIONS 5117 02:43:10,247 --> 02:43:12,849 FROM MY COLLEAGUES. I HAD SOME 5118 02:43:12,849 --> 02:43:13,984 QUESTIONS, SOME OF WHICH WERE 5119 02:43:13,984 --> 02:43:15,252 ADDRESSED. I HAVE SOME MORE 5120 02:43:15,252 --> 02:43:16,419 DETAILED QUESTIONS THAT I'LL 5121 02:43:16,419 --> 02:43:19,356 RESERVE FOR THE THE Q&A OFFLINE 5122 02:43:19,356 --> 02:43:22,259 PROCESS. IN THE INTEREST OF 5123 02:43:22,259 --> 02:43:25,428 TIME, BUT AYE. BUT I HAVE HEARD 5124 02:43:25,428 --> 02:43:27,230 ENOUGH AT THE SAME TIME. SO 5125 02:43:27,230 --> 02:43:30,834 THANK YOU, CHIEF. THANK YOU, 5126 02:43:30,834 --> 02:43:31,535 FIRE TEAM. APPRECIATE YOUR YOUR 5127 02:43:31,535 --> 02:43:32,836 SELFLESS SERVICE TO OUR CITY AND 5128 02:43:32,836 --> 02:43:34,671 ALL THE WORK YOU DO TO KEEP US 5129 02:43:34,671 --> 02:43:35,272 SAFE. THANK YOU CHAIR. 5130 02:43:35,272 --> 02:43:36,907 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA 5131 02:43:36,907 --> 02:43:37,574 COMMITTEE TABLE. WOULD YOU LIKE 5132 02:43:37,574 --> 02:43:40,343 TO SHARE ANYTHING? 5133 02:43:40,343 --> 02:43:43,146 -- ONE THING I DIDN'T ANSWER 5134 02:43:43,146 --> 02:43:44,514 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S QUESTION 5135 02:43:44,514 --> 02:43:47,184 WHEN SHE ASKED ABOUT MORALE 5136 02:43:47,184 --> 02:43:49,920 SINCE. SO THE WAY THIS PROCESS 5137 02:43:49,920 --> 02:43:51,621 WORKS AFTER THE MAYOR'S BUDGET 5138 02:43:51,621 --> 02:43:53,890 SPEECH, I SEND A COMMUNICATION 5139 02:43:53,890 --> 02:43:54,524 OUT TO THE DEPARTMENT EXPLAINING 5140 02:43:54,524 --> 02:43:57,894 WHAT OUR REDUCTIONS WILL BE. 5141 02:43:57,894 --> 02:43:58,562 I'VE HAD MULTIPLE FIREFIGHTERS 5142 02:43:58,562 --> 02:44:01,998 STOP BY MY OFFICE AND TALK ABOUT 5143 02:44:01,998 --> 02:44:02,599 HOW THIS REDUCTION WILL KILL 5144 02:44:02,599 --> 02:44:05,235 MORALE. SO THAT'S REALLY 5145 02:44:05,235 --> 02:44:06,336 IMPORTANT TO NOTE BECAUSE WE ASK 5146 02:44:06,336 --> 02:44:09,039 OUR FIREFIGHTERS TO DO A LOT OF 5147 02:44:09,039 --> 02:44:10,307 THINGS, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT. I 5148 02:44:10,307 --> 02:44:11,374 DIDN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION 5149 02:44:11,374 --> 02:44:12,676 WHEN YOU ASKED ABOUT MORALE. 5150 02:44:12,676 --> 02:44:14,477 -- THANK YOU CHIEF. 5151 02:44:14,477 --> 02:44:15,579 -- THANK YOU CHIEF. WE'RE GOING 5152 02:44:15,579 --> 02:44:17,814 TO GO ON TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT 5153 02:44:17,814 --> 02:44:18,748 COUNCILMEMBER LIN AND THEN 5154 02:44:18,748 --> 02:44:20,116 MYSELF. IF WE ALL SPEAK FOR TEN 5155 02:44:20,116 --> 02:44:21,651 MINUTES, WE'LL BE OUT BY 425. 5156 02:44:21,651 --> 02:44:22,619 THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, 5157 02:44:22,619 --> 02:44:25,655 FOR GIVING US FIVE MINUTES. BACK 5158 02:44:25,655 --> 02:44:26,289 OVER TO YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 5159 02:44:26,289 --> 02:44:28,091 -- THANK YOU CHAIR, AND I WON'T 5160 02:44:28,091 --> 02:44:31,161 BE TEN MINUTES. THANK YOU. I'LL 5161 02:44:31,161 --> 02:44:32,929 BE FAST. I APPRECIATE YOU. THANK 5162 02:44:32,929 --> 02:44:34,264 YOU, CHIEF SCOGGINS OUR FIRE 5163 02:44:34,264 --> 02:44:36,099 DEPARTMENT FOR BEING HERE. I 5164 02:44:36,099 --> 02:44:37,033 WANT TO READ AN EMAIL THAT I 5165 02:44:37,033 --> 02:44:42,038 SENT YOU ON IN 2024. AND THIS 5166 02:44:42,038 --> 02:44:43,640 LEADS ME INTO MY QUESTION. NO. 5167 02:44:43,640 --> 02:44:44,741 2020 4th DECEMBER. AND THIS 5168 02:44:44,741 --> 02:44:47,277 LEADS ME INTO MY QUESTION, WHICH 5169 02:44:47,277 --> 02:44:50,213 IS SO I WROTE AND YOU RESPONDED. 5170 02:44:50,213 --> 02:44:51,181 SO THIS ISN'T A GOTCHA OR 5171 02:44:51,181 --> 02:44:53,383 ANYTHING. I JUST WANT TO SET 5172 02:44:53,383 --> 02:44:54,184 CONTEXT FOR THIS. SO I DON'T 5173 02:44:54,184 --> 02:44:54,918 WANT YOU TO BE TRIPPING. LIKE, 5174 02:44:54,918 --> 02:44:57,654 DID I RESPOND? YES, YOU DID. SO 5175 02:44:57,654 --> 02:44:59,990 LAST NIGHT I WROTE THIS. WHEN 5176 02:44:59,990 --> 02:45:00,957 DID I WRITE THIS? I WRITE THIS 5177 02:45:00,957 --> 02:45:05,095 20, 20, 24 IN DECEMBER. LAST 5178 02:45:05,095 --> 02:45:06,563 NIGHT AROUND MIDNIGHT, I WAS 5179 02:45:06,563 --> 02:45:08,131 DRIVING BY MILLER PARK AND MY 5180 02:45:08,131 --> 02:45:10,267 NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN I SAW MEDICS 5181 02:45:10,267 --> 02:45:12,102 FROM MEDIC ONE DOING CHEST 5182 02:45:12,102 --> 02:45:12,702 COMPRESSIONS ON AN INDIVIDUAL 5183 02:45:12,702 --> 02:45:14,871 WHO HAD OVERDOSED ON SOME TYPE 5184 02:45:14,871 --> 02:45:16,172 OF DRUG. I SAT THERE IN MY CAR 5185 02:45:16,172 --> 02:45:18,742 AND WATCHED AS FIREFIGHTERS 5186 02:45:18,742 --> 02:45:20,477 ROTATED BETWEEN TEAM MEMBERS, 5187 02:45:20,477 --> 02:45:22,445 DOING TEN ROUNDS OF CHEST 5188 02:45:22,445 --> 02:45:23,079 COMPRESSIONS. I STARTED PRAYING 5189 02:45:23,079 --> 02:45:25,382 FOR THIS INDIVIDUAL, AND I AND 5190 02:45:25,382 --> 02:45:28,251 AYE. THERE WAS NO WAY THAT I 5191 02:45:28,251 --> 02:45:30,687 THOUGHT THIS PERSON WOULD 5192 02:45:30,687 --> 02:45:32,789 SURVIVE. NONE ON THE LAST SET. 5193 02:45:32,789 --> 02:45:35,859 AFTER 18 MINUTES OF NONSTOP 5194 02:45:35,859 --> 02:45:36,993 COMPRESSIONS WHEN AYE. WHEN I 5195 02:45:36,993 --> 02:45:39,195 WAS LOOKING AT THE FIREFIGHTERS 5196 02:45:39,195 --> 02:45:40,530 ROTATE DOING THEM, YOU ALL FOUND 5197 02:45:40,530 --> 02:45:42,766 A PULSE AND I COULD NOT BELIEVE 5198 02:45:42,766 --> 02:45:44,367 WHAT I HAD JUST SEEN. THEY NEVER 5199 02:45:44,367 --> 02:45:45,769 GAVE UP. I THOUGHT I WAS 5200 02:45:45,769 --> 02:45:47,671 INCREDIBLY IMPRESSED WITH THEIR 5201 02:45:47,671 --> 02:45:50,073 PROFESSIONALISM, HEROISM, MENTAL 5202 02:45:50,073 --> 02:45:51,174 STRENGTH AND UNFORTUNATELY, I 5203 02:45:51,174 --> 02:45:54,811 KNOW THAT IS A REALITY THAT YOUR 5204 02:45:54,811 --> 02:45:55,412 DEPARTMENT HAS TO DEAL WITH A 5205 02:45:55,412 --> 02:45:58,882 LOT OF TIMES. AND I'VE HAD THE 5206 02:45:58,882 --> 02:45:59,516 WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY OF HAVING. 5207 02:45:59,516 --> 02:46:00,283 THERE'S ONLY ONE FIRE STATION 5208 02:46:00,283 --> 02:46:02,519 IN MY DISTRICT. I HAVEN'T HAD 5209 02:46:02,519 --> 02:46:04,187 DINNER WITH, AND I WILL. IT'S 5210 02:46:04,187 --> 02:46:05,655 THE STATION OVER BY SEATTLE PREP 5211 02:46:05,655 --> 02:46:07,958 IN MONTLAKE, SO I DON'T KNOW 5212 02:46:07,958 --> 02:46:09,726 WHAT STATION IT IS, BUT I WILL. 5213 02:46:09,726 --> 02:46:12,362 FOR THE RECORD, I WILL DO IT. 5214 02:46:12,362 --> 02:46:14,030 BUT WHEN I HAD. ONE OF THE 5215 02:46:14,030 --> 02:46:16,032 THINGS THAT I HEARD FROM EITHER 5216 02:46:16,032 --> 02:46:18,802 STATION 25 ON CAPITOL HILL OR 5217 02:46:18,802 --> 02:46:21,137 THE ONE OVER OFF OF MLK AND 5218 02:46:21,137 --> 02:46:22,372 JACKSON WAS THE AMOUNT OF CALLS 5219 02:46:22,372 --> 02:46:25,475 THAT THEY HAD TO DO TO DEAL WITH 5220 02:46:25,475 --> 02:46:27,410 FENTANYL OR, OR DRUGS. PEOPLE 5221 02:46:27,410 --> 02:46:29,012 THAT WERE OVERDOSING, AND THE 5222 02:46:29,012 --> 02:46:30,947 AMOUNT OF TIME IT TOOK. AND ONE 5223 02:46:30,947 --> 02:46:33,683 PLACE THEY HAD TALKED ABOUT 5224 02:46:33,683 --> 02:46:35,518 GOING 900 TIMES TO FOR THE YEAR 5225 02:46:35,518 --> 02:46:38,521 900 TIMES IN ONE PLACE, BECAUSE 5226 02:46:38,521 --> 02:46:39,789 PEOPLE WERE EXPERIENCING, YOU 5227 02:46:39,789 --> 02:46:42,525 KNOW, DIFFERENT TYPES OF DRUG, 5228 02:46:42,525 --> 02:46:46,029 DRUG OVERDOSES OR MENTAL HEALTH, 5229 02:46:46,029 --> 02:46:48,932 ALL THESE THINGS. CAN YOU 5230 02:46:48,932 --> 02:46:50,567 EXPLAIN TO US? AND THE FIRE 5231 02:46:50,567 --> 02:46:51,668 DEPARTMENT HAS MORPHED OVER THE 5232 02:46:51,668 --> 02:46:53,003 YEARS BEFORE IT WAS A FIRE, YOU 5233 02:46:53,003 --> 02:46:58,074 KNOW, RESPONDS TO FIRE. THE 5234 02:46:58,074 --> 02:47:00,443 AMOUNT OF TIME CALLS WITHIN A 5235 02:47:00,443 --> 02:47:02,545 FIREFIGHTERS DAY OR JUST THE 5236 02:47:02,545 --> 02:47:05,115 CALLS IN GENERAL THAT ARE 5237 02:47:05,115 --> 02:47:07,250 ATTRIBUTED TO OVERDOSES, WHERE 5238 02:47:07,250 --> 02:47:07,851 YOUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE PUTTING 5239 02:47:07,851 --> 02:47:09,452 THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE TO 5240 02:47:09,452 --> 02:47:11,788 REVIVE PEOPLE. WHERE WE HAVE 5241 02:47:11,788 --> 02:47:13,356 FAILED AS A CITY AND AS A COUNTY 5242 02:47:13,356 --> 02:47:16,326 TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE HEALTH 5243 02:47:16,326 --> 02:47:17,394 ISSUES THAT WE SEE ON OUR 5244 02:47:17,394 --> 02:47:19,596 STREET, BECAUSE YOU'RE OUR LAST 5245 02:47:19,596 --> 02:47:20,430 SAFETY NET AND THOSE PEOPLE ARE 5246 02:47:20,430 --> 02:47:21,231 FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS, AND 5247 02:47:21,231 --> 02:47:21,898 THEY GET TO YOU. AND THE AMOUNT 5248 02:47:21,898 --> 02:47:24,134 OF STRESS THAT THAT PUTS ON WITH 5249 02:47:24,134 --> 02:47:25,535 OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT. 5250 02:47:25,535 --> 02:47:26,669 -- SURE. THANK YOU FOR THE 5251 02:47:26,669 --> 02:47:27,370 QUESTION, AND THANK YOU FOR THE 5252 02:47:27,370 --> 02:47:30,173 REMINDER. I DO REMEMBER THAT 5253 02:47:30,173 --> 02:47:31,508 EMAIL AND THE FIRE STATION 5254 02:47:31,508 --> 02:47:32,809 REFERRING TO, I BELIEVE 900 5255 02:47:32,809 --> 02:47:36,279 TIMES A YEAR IS STATION SIX ON 5256 02:47:36,279 --> 02:47:38,381 JACKSON, WHICH THEIR FIRST 5257 02:47:38,381 --> 02:47:40,116 RESPONSE DISTRICT IS 12th IN 5258 02:47:40,116 --> 02:47:41,451 JACKSON. SO THEY THEY'RE THE 5259 02:47:41,451 --> 02:47:43,286 FIRST UNIT THAT GOES THERE A 5260 02:47:43,286 --> 02:47:45,055 LOT, BUT I HAVEN'T I SHOULD HAVE 5261 02:47:45,055 --> 02:47:46,589 LOOKED THIS NUMBER BEFORE I 5262 02:47:46,589 --> 02:47:49,092 CAME, BUT A WHILE BACK IT WAS 60 5263 02:47:49,092 --> 02:47:50,860 TO 80 TIMES A WEEK THAT WE WERE 5264 02:47:50,860 --> 02:47:52,996 RESPONDING ON OVERDOSES. IT MAY 5265 02:47:52,996 --> 02:47:54,764 BE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN THAT 5266 02:47:54,764 --> 02:47:56,366 RIGHT NOW. I FEEL LIKE I HAD A 5267 02:47:56,366 --> 02:47:58,334 MEETING WITH JOHN AND HE TOLD ME 5268 02:47:58,334 --> 02:48:00,403 IT'S BEEN AN UPTICK, BUT I 5269 02:48:00,403 --> 02:48:01,805 THINK I'M PRETTY SAFE WITH 5270 02:48:01,805 --> 02:48:04,007 SAYING 60 TO 80 TIMES PER WEEK 5271 02:48:04,007 --> 02:48:05,775 THAT WE'RE RESPONDING TO THESE 5272 02:48:05,775 --> 02:48:07,243 TYPE OF EMERGENCIES, BUT WE'LL 5273 02:48:07,243 --> 02:48:08,478 GET THAT EXACT NUMBER FOR YOU 5274 02:48:08,478 --> 02:48:09,212 AND GET BACK TO YOU. 5275 02:48:09,212 --> 02:48:12,415 -- NO WORRIES. THAT THAT THAT TO 5276 02:48:12,415 --> 02:48:15,084 ME JUST DRAWS MY POINT EXACTLY. 5277 02:48:15,084 --> 02:48:18,021 THAT UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT SOME OF 5278 02:48:18,021 --> 02:48:18,655 THE HEALTH DISPARITIES THAT ARE 5279 02:48:18,655 --> 02:48:20,457 GOING ON OUR STREETS AND WHERE 5280 02:48:20,457 --> 02:48:21,658 WE'RE TAKING PEOPLE AND ALL THE 5281 02:48:21,658 --> 02:48:23,426 THINGS WITH KING COUNTY THAT YOU 5282 02:48:23,426 --> 02:48:26,696 ARE OUR LAST LINE TO KEEP PEOPLE 5283 02:48:26,696 --> 02:48:28,298 ALIVE. AND WE WE ALL KNOW THAT. 5284 02:48:28,298 --> 02:48:29,899 BUT JUST WANTED TO FOR THE 5285 02:48:29,899 --> 02:48:33,236 PUBLIC, THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT 5286 02:48:33,236 --> 02:48:33,903 WE'RE RESPONDING TO THOSE CALLS 5287 02:48:33,903 --> 02:48:36,873 THAT OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT'S 5288 02:48:36,873 --> 02:48:38,508 DEDICATING TO THOSE CALLS VERSUS 5289 02:48:38,508 --> 02:48:39,709 OTHER, YOU KNOW, ISSUES THAT WE 5290 02:48:39,709 --> 02:48:41,377 HAVE GOING ON WITHIN OUR CITY 5291 02:48:41,377 --> 02:48:44,481 TAKES UP A LOT OF A LOT OF 5292 02:48:44,481 --> 02:48:46,049 PEOPLE'S TIME ON THAT. SO JUST 5293 02:48:46,049 --> 02:48:47,350 THANK YOU FOR THAT. I REALLY 5294 02:48:47,350 --> 02:48:48,551 APPRECIATE IT. I'M GLAD YOU 5295 02:48:48,551 --> 02:48:49,686 REMEMBER THE EMAIL AS WELL. I 5296 02:48:49,686 --> 02:48:52,155 DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS FROM 2024 5297 02:48:52,155 --> 02:48:53,723 WHEN I WAS WHEN I WAS LOOKING IT 5298 02:48:53,723 --> 02:48:54,924 UP. THANK YOU CHIEF. THANK YOU 5299 02:48:54,924 --> 02:48:55,158 CHAIR. 5300 02:48:55,158 --> 02:48:56,593 -- THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 5301 02:48:56,593 --> 02:48:58,761 -- CHAIR, IF I CAN ADD ONE MORE 5302 02:48:58,761 --> 02:48:59,762 NOTE TO THAT. SO THE SEATTLE 5303 02:48:59,762 --> 02:49:01,664 FIRE DEPARTMENT'S NOT JUST 5304 02:49:01,664 --> 02:49:04,234 FOCUSED ON WHAT'S IN FRONT OF US 5305 02:49:04,234 --> 02:49:06,069 RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ALSO PAYING 5306 02:49:06,069 --> 02:49:07,637 ATTENTION TO H.R. ONE, WHICH IS 5307 02:49:07,637 --> 02:49:10,640 A BIG DEAL IN WASHINGTON. WE 5308 02:49:10,640 --> 02:49:13,610 EXPECT 3 TO 400,000 PEOPLE TO 5309 02:49:13,610 --> 02:49:15,545 LOSE HEALTH CARE. AND IN KING 5310 02:49:15,545 --> 02:49:16,946 COUNTY, 75 TO 100,000 PEOPLE. 5311 02:49:16,946 --> 02:49:19,182 AND THAT'S STARTING TO UNFOLD. 5312 02:49:19,182 --> 02:49:21,885 AND WHAT WE KNOW IS 911 WILL 5313 02:49:21,885 --> 02:49:23,419 BECOME MORE OF A PART OF THE 5314 02:49:23,419 --> 02:49:26,389 HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. SO WE'RE 5315 02:49:26,389 --> 02:49:27,257 WATCHING THIS CLOSELY. WE'RE 5316 02:49:27,257 --> 02:49:28,892 TALKING TO FOLKS. WE'RE TRYING 5317 02:49:28,892 --> 02:49:29,959 TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE IMPACT IS 5318 02:49:29,959 --> 02:49:30,793 GOING TO BE, BUT WHAT THAT MEANS 5319 02:49:30,793 --> 02:49:31,895 IS GOING TO BE MORE EMS CALLS 5320 02:49:31,895 --> 02:49:32,629 THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING 5321 02:49:32,629 --> 02:49:34,230 ON. IF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE HEALTH 5322 02:49:34,230 --> 02:49:35,632 CARE AND THEY CAN'T GO SEE 5323 02:49:35,632 --> 02:49:36,699 DOCTORS, AND THEY WILL WAIT 5324 02:49:36,699 --> 02:49:37,967 UNTIL IT GETS TO A CERTAIN POINT 5325 02:49:37,967 --> 02:49:39,802 AND THEY WILL CALL 911. SO WE'RE 5326 02:49:39,802 --> 02:49:41,271 TRYING TO PAY ATTENTION TO 5327 02:49:41,271 --> 02:49:43,373 ACTUALLY WHAT'S COMING TOO. 5328 02:49:43,373 --> 02:49:45,174 -- THANK YOU. DIRECTOR PENNUCCI. 5329 02:49:45,174 --> 02:49:46,476 -- YEAH, I THINK. 5330 02:49:46,476 --> 02:49:47,977 -- IT'S THANK YOU, CHIEF 5331 02:49:47,977 --> 02:49:49,379 SCOGGINS AND I JUST I THINK WE 5332 02:49:49,379 --> 02:49:50,613 CAN ALL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AS THE 5333 02:49:50,613 --> 02:49:53,983 MEDICAL CALLS CONTINUE TO RISE, 5334 02:49:53,983 --> 02:49:54,584 THE CITY HAS BEEN REALLY 5335 02:49:54,584 --> 02:49:57,320 FOCUSING ON THIS IMPORTANT 5336 02:49:57,320 --> 02:49:58,021 INVESTMENT IN M I, H AND AID 5337 02:49:58,021 --> 02:49:59,522 UNITS. AND SO I THINK IT'S 5338 02:49:59,522 --> 02:50:01,624 REALLY IMPORTANT AS WE CONTINUE 5339 02:50:01,624 --> 02:50:03,092 THIS WORK TOGETHER TO CONTINUE 5340 02:50:03,092 --> 02:50:04,294 TO MAKE THESE STRATEGIC 5341 02:50:04,294 --> 02:50:06,629 INVESTMENTS AS THE TYPES OF 5342 02:50:06,629 --> 02:50:07,997 CALLS WE RESPOND TO CONTINUE TO 5343 02:50:07,997 --> 02:50:09,566 EVOLVE AND THINK ABOUT HOW WE 5344 02:50:09,566 --> 02:50:11,234 ARE STAFFING. 5345 02:50:11,234 --> 02:50:12,535 -- THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE FROM 5346 02:50:12,535 --> 02:50:13,136 THE COMMITTEE TABLE BEFORE WE 5347 02:50:13,136 --> 02:50:15,638 MOVE ON? THANK YOU. WE HAVE 5348 02:50:15,638 --> 02:50:17,073 COUNCILMEMBER LIN AND THEN 5349 02:50:17,073 --> 02:50:17,740 MYSELF, IF WE ALL SPEAK FOR TEN 5350 02:50:17,740 --> 02:50:19,976 MINUTES, WE'LL BE OUT OF HERE 5351 02:50:19,976 --> 02:50:20,777 BY 420. SO WE'RE MAKING UP GOOD 5352 02:50:20,777 --> 02:50:23,680 TIME. OVER TO YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 5353 02:50:23,680 --> 02:50:23,880 LIN. 5354 02:50:23,880 --> 02:50:25,114 -- THANK YOU. JUST TO FOLLOW UP 5355 02:50:25,114 --> 02:50:27,150 ON THE OVERTIME AND JUST TO MAKE 5356 02:50:27,150 --> 02:50:30,453 SURE I KIND OF UNDERSTAND, I 5357 02:50:30,453 --> 02:50:33,523 THINK OVER TIME HAS INCREASED 5358 02:50:33,523 --> 02:50:34,157 OVER THE YEARS. AND IN PART, I 5359 02:50:34,157 --> 02:50:36,793 THINK YOU MENTIONED HOW, YOU 5360 02:50:36,793 --> 02:50:39,963 KNOW, LOSS OF STAFFING DUE TO 5361 02:50:39,963 --> 02:50:41,831 THE VACCINE REQUIREMENTS, BUT, 5362 02:50:41,831 --> 02:50:43,733 YOU KNOW, PRESUMABLY THE LONG 5363 02:50:43,733 --> 02:50:45,401 TERM, AND I THINK I HEARD THIS 5364 02:50:45,401 --> 02:50:48,171 AT, YOU KNOW, WITH ADDITIONAL 5365 02:50:48,171 --> 02:50:51,574 HIRING, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO 5366 02:50:51,574 --> 02:50:52,175 REDUCE OVERTIME. AND SORT OF 5367 02:50:52,175 --> 02:50:53,910 THAT'S THAT'S THE LONG TERM 5368 02:50:53,910 --> 02:50:56,012 GOAL OR HOPE. IS THAT CORRECT? 5369 02:50:56,012 --> 02:50:57,380 -- THAT THAT IS A LONG TERM 5370 02:50:57,380 --> 02:51:01,017 GOAL. 5371 02:51:01,017 --> 02:51:02,919 -- OKAY. JUST ON OVERTIME, WE 5372 02:51:02,919 --> 02:51:05,355 SPOKE EARLIER WITH SPD AND THEY 5373 02:51:05,355 --> 02:51:07,824 GET REIMBURSED FOR SOME OVERTIME 5374 02:51:07,824 --> 02:51:09,959 FOR STAFFING EVENTS. IS THERE 5375 02:51:09,959 --> 02:51:11,394 ANY SIMILAR MECHANISM? HAS THAT 5376 02:51:11,394 --> 02:51:14,030 EVER BEEN EXPLORED? 5377 02:51:14,030 --> 02:51:14,731 -- SURE. AND YES, AND THAT'S WHY 5378 02:51:14,731 --> 02:51:16,032 I TRIED TO BREAK IT OUT INTO 5379 02:51:16,032 --> 02:51:17,800 MINIMUM STAFFING, WHICH IS 5380 02:51:17,800 --> 02:51:19,836 STAFFING THE RIGS VERSUS 5381 02:51:19,836 --> 02:51:21,371 OVERTIME. SO MINIMUM STAFFING IS 5382 02:51:21,371 --> 02:51:23,640 THE BIG NUMBER WE'RE TALKING 5383 02:51:23,640 --> 02:51:25,508 ABOUT HERE. BUT FOR SPECIAL 5384 02:51:25,508 --> 02:51:27,777 EVENTS, SEAHAWKS, MARINERS, ALL 5385 02:51:27,777 --> 02:51:27,977 THOSE 5386 02:51:27,977 --> 02:51:29,078 -- SPECIAL EVENTS. WE HAVE 5387 02:51:29,078 --> 02:51:30,580 CONTRACTS, SO WE GET REIMBURSED 5388 02:51:30,580 --> 02:51:33,082 FOR ALL THAT. A LOT OF OUR 5389 02:51:33,082 --> 02:51:33,750 OVERTIME COMES FROM GRANTS. WE 5390 02:51:33,750 --> 02:51:35,618 HAVE A NUMBER OF FEDERAL GRANTS 5391 02:51:35,618 --> 02:51:37,620 THAT FUND OUR TRAINING. USC, 5392 02:51:37,620 --> 02:51:39,756 HOMELAND SECURITY, PORT 5393 02:51:39,756 --> 02:51:41,457 SECURITY, A F G. SO WE GET 5394 02:51:41,457 --> 02:51:42,925 REIMBURSED FOR A LOT OF THE 5395 02:51:42,925 --> 02:51:44,060 GRANTS. AND FIFA. OBVIOUSLY, WE 5396 02:51:44,060 --> 02:51:46,062 HAD A LOT OF REIMBURSEMENTS 5397 02:51:46,062 --> 02:51:47,130 COMING FROM THAT. SO A LOT OF 5398 02:51:47,130 --> 02:51:48,831 ALL OF THE OTHER OVERTIME WE DO 5399 02:51:48,831 --> 02:51:50,366 GET REIMBURSED FOR. BUT THE 5400 02:51:50,366 --> 02:51:52,635 MINIMUM STAFFING TO STAFF THOSE 5401 02:51:52,635 --> 02:51:53,703 ENGINES TO KEEP THEM TO A 5402 02:51:53,703 --> 02:51:55,938 CERTAIN LEVEL ENGINES, LADDERS, 5403 02:51:55,938 --> 02:51:57,807 A CAR, MEDIC UNITS, NOT 5404 02:51:57,807 --> 02:51:59,242 REIMBURSEMENT FOR THAT. 5405 02:51:59,242 --> 02:52:01,411 -- OKAY. THANK YOU. AND, AND I 5406 02:52:01,411 --> 02:52:04,647 THINK YOU SPOKE TO THIS EARLIER, 5407 02:52:04,647 --> 02:52:05,148 BUT JUST ON THE MINIMUM 5408 02:52:05,148 --> 02:52:06,616 STAFFING, GIVEN CURRENT HIRING, 5409 02:52:06,616 --> 02:52:09,952 SORT OF WHAT IS THE KIND OF 5410 02:52:09,952 --> 02:52:13,056 SHORT TERM MEDIUM TERM OUTLOOK 5411 02:52:13,056 --> 02:52:14,457 TO ADDRESS THAT WITH, WITH 5412 02:52:14,457 --> 02:52:15,491 STAFFING FULL TIME VERSUS 5413 02:52:15,491 --> 02:52:18,795 OVERTIME? I MEAN, REGULAR TIME 5414 02:52:18,795 --> 02:52:19,195 VERSUS OVERTIME? 5415 02:52:19,195 --> 02:52:20,029 -- WELL, RIGHT NOW WE'RE AT 5416 02:52:20,029 --> 02:52:22,598 ABOUT 70 VACANCIES AND WE HAVE A 5417 02:52:22,598 --> 02:52:24,233 CURRENT GROUP IN RIGHT NOW. SO 5418 02:52:24,233 --> 02:52:25,668 DEPENDING ON HOW MANY WE LOSE 5419 02:52:25,668 --> 02:52:27,270 BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR, 5420 02:52:27,270 --> 02:52:28,471 WE'LL DETERMINE WHERE WE ARE IN 5421 02:52:28,471 --> 02:52:30,373 OUR CURRENT BUDGET. WE'RE FUNDED 5422 02:52:30,373 --> 02:52:33,409 FOR 60 NEW HIRE POSITIONS NEXT 5423 02:52:33,409 --> 02:52:35,945 YEAR. AND SO THAT WILL PUSH IT 5424 02:52:35,945 --> 02:52:38,247 DOWN MORE. IF WE IF WE IF WE 5425 02:52:38,247 --> 02:52:41,050 RETIRE 40 AND WE HIRE 60, WE'LL 5426 02:52:41,050 --> 02:52:42,485 BE PLUS 20 MORE. THAT'S WHY THIS 5427 02:52:42,485 --> 02:52:44,187 YEAR WAS SUCH A BIG DEAL WHEN 5428 02:52:44,187 --> 02:52:46,622 THE COUNCIL GAVE US AUTHORITY TO 5429 02:52:46,622 --> 02:52:47,757 HIRE 105, BECAUSE WE REALLY 5430 02:52:47,757 --> 02:52:49,625 PUSHED THAT NUMBER DOWN. BECAUSE 5431 02:52:49,625 --> 02:52:53,763 I MENTIONED EARLIER, I THINK WE 5432 02:52:53,763 --> 02:52:54,864 STARTED AT 130 132 AT THE START 5433 02:52:54,864 --> 02:52:57,367 OF THE YEAR. VACANCIES. SO WE'VE 5434 02:52:57,367 --> 02:53:01,738 DONE A GOOD JOB THERE. 5435 02:53:01,738 --> 02:53:02,705 -- AND I'M PRESUMING THAT IT 5436 02:53:02,705 --> 02:53:04,440 SAVES TO PAY SORT OF STRAIGHT 5437 02:53:04,440 --> 02:53:07,009 TIME RATHER THAN OVERTIME. SO I 5438 02:53:07,009 --> 02:53:09,312 MEAN, THE ADDITIONAL HIRES 5439 02:53:09,312 --> 02:53:10,847 SHOULD BE HELPING WITH THAT. 5440 02:53:10,847 --> 02:53:13,316 -- THEY ARE HELPING WITH THAT. 5441 02:53:13,316 --> 02:53:16,219 AND IT PREVENTS THE BURNOUT. IT 5442 02:53:16,219 --> 02:53:18,121 IT SLOWS DOWN THE NUMBER OF 5443 02:53:18,121 --> 02:53:19,222 SHIFTS FIREFIGHTERS ARE WORKING. 5444 02:53:19,222 --> 02:53:20,490 BUT I WOULD LEAVE IT TO THE 5445 02:53:20,490 --> 02:53:22,125 FINANCE FOLKS TO DO THE 5446 02:53:22,125 --> 02:53:24,026 CALCULATION. OVERTIME IS 1.5, 5447 02:53:24,026 --> 02:53:25,762 BUT A FULLY BURDENED 5448 02:53:25,762 --> 02:53:28,865 FIREFIGHTER, IT MAY BE MORE THAN 5449 02:53:28,865 --> 02:53:30,133 1.5 WITH THE BENEFIT PACKAGE AND 5450 02:53:30,133 --> 02:53:31,634 EVERYTHING ELSE, SO THAT THE 5451 02:53:31,634 --> 02:53:33,569 MATH SOMEBODY ELSE WOULD HAVE TO 5452 02:53:33,569 --> 02:53:33,903 DO THAT MATH. 5453 02:53:33,903 --> 02:53:34,470 -- OKAY. THANK YOU CHAIR. 5454 02:53:34,470 --> 02:53:36,272 THAT'S ALL. 5455 02:53:36,272 --> 02:53:37,106 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER LIN 5456 02:53:37,106 --> 02:53:37,740 COLLEAGUES, BECAUSE FOLKS HAVE 5457 02:53:37,740 --> 02:53:38,708 GIVEN US A LITTLE BIT OF TIME 5458 02:53:38,708 --> 02:53:40,243 BACK, AND I SEE COUNCILMEMBER 5459 02:53:40,243 --> 02:53:41,377 FOSTER HAS ANOTHER QUESTION, BUT 5460 02:53:41,377 --> 02:53:42,111 IF YOU'RE QUICK. 5461 02:53:42,111 --> 02:53:43,079 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR. 5462 02:53:43,079 --> 02:53:44,981 THIS WILL BE MY FIRST QUESTION 5463 02:53:44,981 --> 02:53:47,750 FOR FOR FIRE TODAY. % 5464 02:53:47,750 --> 02:53:48,317 -- AND TAKE AS LONG AS YOU. 5465 02:53:48,317 --> 02:53:48,651 -- [LAUGHTER] 5466 02:53:48,651 --> 02:53:50,453 -- WANT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, 5467 02:53:50,453 --> 02:53:51,888 CHAIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHIEF 5468 02:53:51,888 --> 02:53:52,855 SCOGGINS. I REALLY APPRECIATE 5469 02:53:52,855 --> 02:53:54,390 YOU AND YOUR LEADERSHIP AND ALL 5470 02:53:54,390 --> 02:53:56,492 THE WORK THAT THE FOLKS IN YOUR 5471 02:53:56,492 --> 02:53:57,293 DEPARTMENT DO. SO THANKS FOR 5472 02:53:57,293 --> 02:53:59,529 SPENDING YOUR TIME HERE WITH US 5473 02:53:59,529 --> 02:54:00,630 TODAY. I WAS GOING TO DO MY 5474 02:54:00,630 --> 02:54:02,064 QUESTION AS FOLLOW UP, BUT 5475 02:54:02,064 --> 02:54:02,698 COUNCILMEMBER LIN STARTED TO GET 5476 02:54:02,698 --> 02:54:05,668 THERE AND I AND I THINK THE 5477 02:54:05,668 --> 02:54:06,602 ANSWER THAT YOU MIGHT GIVE ME 5478 02:54:06,602 --> 02:54:07,436 MIGHT BE SEND IT TO FINANCE, BUT 5479 02:54:07,436 --> 02:54:09,772 I'M GOING TO PUT IT OUT ANYWAY, 5480 02:54:09,772 --> 02:54:10,606 BECAUSE SOMETHING I'VE BEEN 5481 02:54:10,606 --> 02:54:13,843 WONDERING IS, AS WE TALK ABOUT 5482 02:54:13,843 --> 02:54:15,211 THE OVERTIME REDUCTION AND THEN 5483 02:54:15,211 --> 02:54:16,345 THE PROGRESS THAT'S BEEN MADE 5484 02:54:16,345 --> 02:54:17,547 IN TERMS OF HIRING. SO WHAT I 5485 02:54:17,547 --> 02:54:21,217 HEAR IS DOWN TO 70 VACANCIES. 5486 02:54:21,217 --> 02:54:21,884 YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN HIRE 60 5487 02:54:21,884 --> 02:54:25,021 OF THOSE VACANCIES NEXT YEAR. 5488 02:54:25,021 --> 02:54:26,222 AND I THINK WHAT I'M TRYING TO 5489 02:54:26,222 --> 02:54:27,723 FIGURE OUT IS WHERE DOES THAT 5490 02:54:27,723 --> 02:54:32,261 LEAVE US? ON BALANCE WITH THE 5491 02:54:32,261 --> 02:54:33,362 THE TIME IN THE DEPARTMENT, IF 5492 02:54:33,362 --> 02:54:35,531 THAT MAKES SENSE. RIGHT. SO 5493 02:54:35,531 --> 02:54:36,165 UNDERSTANDING WE'RE REDUCING 5494 02:54:36,165 --> 02:54:39,235 OVERTIME HOURS, BUT WE'RE ADDING 5495 02:54:39,235 --> 02:54:40,403 PEOPLE TO THE DEPARTMENT. HOW 5496 02:54:40,403 --> 02:54:41,504 DOES HOW DO WE UNDERSTAND WHERE 5497 02:54:41,504 --> 02:54:45,575 THAT LEAVES US IN TERMS OF 5498 02:54:45,575 --> 02:54:46,209 CAPACITY AND SORT OF THE BALANCE 5499 02:54:46,209 --> 02:54:47,443 IS NOT THE RIGHT WORD, BECAUSE 5500 02:54:47,443 --> 02:54:48,044 THAT ASSUMES THAT THERE IS A 5501 02:54:48,044 --> 02:54:50,012 BALANCE. BUT WHAT DOES IT EQUATE 5502 02:54:50,012 --> 02:54:54,617 TO IN TERMS OF OVERALL LOSS IN 5503 02:54:54,617 --> 02:54:55,685 HOURS OR FIREFIGHTER POWER? IF 5504 02:54:55,685 --> 02:54:57,220 WE'VE GOT THOSE 60 FOLKS ON AT 5505 02:54:57,220 --> 02:55:00,823 THE SAME TIME THAT WE HAVE THAT 5506 02:55:00,823 --> 02:55:01,123 REDUCTION? 5507 02:55:01,123 --> 02:55:01,991 -- YES. SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF 5508 02:55:01,991 --> 02:55:05,728 THINGS TO THAT. SO APPROXIMATELY 5509 02:55:05,728 --> 02:55:08,130 70 VACANCIES. NOW, IF WE END THE 5510 02:55:08,130 --> 02:55:08,965 YEAR WITH THAT, IT MAY BE A 5511 02:55:08,965 --> 02:55:10,166 LITTLE BIT HIGHER, BUT LET'S SAY 5512 02:55:10,166 --> 02:55:14,637 70. AND THEN WE HIRE 60 NEXT 5513 02:55:14,637 --> 02:55:16,706 YEAR. SO THERE'S A DELTA THERE 5514 02:55:16,706 --> 02:55:18,107 OF TEN. BUT WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE 5515 02:55:18,107 --> 02:55:19,976 AT LEAST 40 RETIREMENTS NEXT 5516 02:55:19,976 --> 02:55:21,410 YEAR. SO THAT WOULD PROBABLY 5517 02:55:21,410 --> 02:55:24,080 THAT WOULD PUT US AT A VACANCY 5518 02:55:24,080 --> 02:55:26,282 RATE OF ABOUT 50. BUT THERE'S 5519 02:55:26,282 --> 02:55:27,750 MORE BODIES TO WORK. AND THAT 5520 02:55:27,750 --> 02:55:29,819 MEANS THE FIREFIGHTERS ARE 5521 02:55:29,819 --> 02:55:31,821 WORKING LESS OVERTIME, WHICH 5522 02:55:31,821 --> 02:55:35,591 MEANS LESS BURNOUT. NOW THE GOAL 5523 02:55:35,591 --> 02:55:38,628 IS TO PUSH THAT NUMBER DOWN AS 5524 02:55:38,628 --> 02:55:40,930 LOW AS POSSIBLE. I BELIEVE THERE 5525 02:55:40,930 --> 02:55:43,232 WILL ALWAYS BE SOME OVERTIME 5526 02:55:43,232 --> 02:55:45,635 BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENT LEAF 5527 02:55:45,635 --> 02:55:46,702 TYPES, JUST LIKE EVERYONE GETS. 5528 02:55:46,702 --> 02:55:48,204 YOU KNOW, FOLKS GET VACATION, 5529 02:55:48,204 --> 02:55:49,772 THEY GET SICK DAYS, THEY HAVE 5530 02:55:49,772 --> 02:55:51,874 PEOPLE, THEY HAVE FML. LIFE 5531 02:55:51,874 --> 02:55:54,110 HAPPENS. SO JUST LIKE EVERYONE 5532 02:55:54,110 --> 02:55:56,078 ELSE WHO WORKS, BUT THERE'S NOT 5533 02:55:56,078 --> 02:55:57,813 A BACKFILL BECAUSE THERE'S NOT 5534 02:55:57,813 --> 02:55:59,015 AN EXPECTATION THAT WHEN THAT 5535 02:55:59,015 --> 02:56:01,083 FIRE ENGINE SHOWS UP, THERE'S 5536 02:56:01,083 --> 02:56:02,618 FOUR PEOPLE. SOMETIMES THOSE 5537 02:56:02,618 --> 02:56:04,220 SEATS SIT VACANT. BUT OUR SEATS, 5538 02:56:04,220 --> 02:56:06,322 IF WE SIT THEM VACANT, THAT 5539 02:56:06,322 --> 02:56:08,090 MEANS THAT WE HAVE SOME 5540 02:56:08,090 --> 02:56:09,358 CHALLENGES OUT IN THE FIELD WITH 5541 02:56:09,358 --> 02:56:10,760 HOW OUR OPERATIONS ARE BUILT. 5542 02:56:10,760 --> 02:56:13,896 AND THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT. WE 5543 02:56:13,896 --> 02:56:14,430 HAVE A STANDARD OPERATING 5544 02:56:14,430 --> 02:56:15,064 GUIDELINE PLAN FOR PRETTY MUCH 5545 02:56:15,064 --> 02:56:19,201 EVERY EMERGENCY WE RESPOND TO, 5546 02:56:19,201 --> 02:56:20,303 AND THAT'S BUILT ON A STRUCTURE 5547 02:56:20,303 --> 02:56:21,504 AND A SYSTEM. SO ALL THIS COMES 5548 02:56:21,504 --> 02:56:23,139 INTO PLAY. 5549 02:56:23,139 --> 02:56:23,773 -- THAT'S INCREDIBLY HELPFUL. 5550 02:56:23,773 --> 02:56:25,474 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT, 5551 02:56:25,474 --> 02:56:26,475 CHIEF. AND I THINK THAT GETS TO 5552 02:56:26,475 --> 02:56:27,410 SOME OF WHAT MY QUESTION WAS. 5553 02:56:27,410 --> 02:56:30,012 AND I THINK I REALLY ESPECIALLY 5554 02:56:30,012 --> 02:56:31,714 APPRECIATE YOU REMINDING ME, 5555 02:56:31,714 --> 02:56:32,848 EVEN WITH THOSE 60 ADDITIONAL 5556 02:56:32,848 --> 02:56:35,117 FOLKS COMING ON, AS WE'RE 5557 02:56:35,117 --> 02:56:35,651 THINKING ABOUT POTENTIAL 5558 02:56:35,651 --> 02:56:36,385 RETIREMENTS, THAT SORT OF ADDS 5559 02:56:36,385 --> 02:56:38,988 TO THE EQUATION. I DO THINK I 5560 02:56:38,988 --> 02:56:40,523 MEAN, I KNOW THAT THIS IS JUST A 5561 02:56:40,523 --> 02:56:41,691 CHALLENGING BUDGET YEAR, AND I 5562 02:56:41,691 --> 02:56:43,326 ALSO KNOW THAT WE CARE DEEPLY 5563 02:56:43,326 --> 02:56:44,927 ABOUT MAKING SURE OUR PUBLIC 5564 02:56:44,927 --> 02:56:46,395 SAFETY DEPARTMENTS ARE FULLY 5565 02:56:46,395 --> 02:56:47,863 STAFFED. AND SO TRYING TO FIGURE 5566 02:56:47,863 --> 02:56:49,465 OUT IF WE CAN UNDERSTAND THAT 5567 02:56:49,465 --> 02:56:51,100 DELTA A LITTLE BIT MORE MIGHT BE 5568 02:56:51,100 --> 02:56:52,301 HELPFUL FOR US IN THE BUDGET 5569 02:56:52,301 --> 02:56:54,337 PROCESS. SO LOOKING TO LOOKING 5570 02:56:54,337 --> 02:56:57,573 TO CENTER, I WAS GOING TO SAY TO 5571 02:56:57,573 --> 02:57:00,242 LOOKING TO BUDGET DIRECTOR AND 5572 02:57:00,242 --> 02:57:01,010 TO DIRECTOR CBO DIRECTOR, SO 5573 02:57:01,010 --> 02:57:03,346 THAT WE CAN DO THAT AS FOLLOW 5574 02:57:03,346 --> 02:57:04,914 UP, I THINK, TO HELP US 5575 02:57:04,914 --> 02:57:06,015 UNDERSTAND TO JUST GET A FULLER 5576 02:57:06,015 --> 02:57:09,051 PICTURE OF NEXT YEAR. THANK YOU. 5577 02:57:09,051 --> 02:57:09,619 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 5578 02:57:09,619 --> 02:57:12,755 FOSTER OVER TO DIRECTOR WHITSON. 5579 02:57:12,755 --> 02:57:15,591 -- WE'LL FOLLOW UP AND BRING 5580 02:57:15,591 --> 02:57:16,459 INFORMATION FOR OUR DEPARTMENT 5581 02:57:16,459 --> 02:57:19,395 PRESENTATIONS IN A COUPLE WEEKS. 5582 02:57:19,395 --> 02:57:21,263 -- FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. 5583 02:57:21,263 --> 02:57:22,665 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. IF WE WITH 5584 02:57:22,665 --> 02:57:24,000 ONE MORE PERSON LEFT, IF WE ALL 5585 02:57:24,000 --> 02:57:25,568 SPEAK, WE'LL BE HERE TILL 530. 5586 02:57:25,568 --> 02:57:26,569 NO, I'M KIDDING. AND I WILL 5587 02:57:26,569 --> 02:57:32,441 START MY TIMER NOW. I KNOW I'LL 5588 02:57:32,441 --> 02:57:34,176 GIVE MY UPDATES FOR HOW MUCH 5589 02:57:34,176 --> 02:57:35,745 TIME I'VE TAKEN UP AT THE END 5590 02:57:35,745 --> 02:57:37,380 OF THIS. THIS RIGHT NOW, FIRST, 5591 02:57:37,380 --> 02:57:38,581 I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR 5592 02:57:38,581 --> 02:57:40,316 SERVICE. I THANK ALL THE 5593 02:57:40,316 --> 02:57:43,219 FIREFIGHTERS WITHIN SEATTLE FIRE 5594 02:57:43,219 --> 02:57:44,153 DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR SERVICE. 5595 02:57:44,153 --> 02:57:47,123 YESTERDAY, JEFF MILLER TESTIFIED 5596 02:57:47,123 --> 02:57:49,759 AND JEFF MILLER'S TESTIMONY. HE 5597 02:57:49,759 --> 02:57:51,494 SHARED THAT THEY THEIR JOB IS 5598 02:57:51,494 --> 02:57:54,397 PROVIDING PEOPLE SECOND CHANCES 5599 02:57:54,397 --> 02:57:57,033 THAT THE SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT 5600 02:57:57,033 --> 02:57:58,467 PROVIDES PEOPLE SECOND CHANCES 5601 02:57:58,467 --> 02:57:59,435 BY GIVING THEM A SECOND CHANCE 5602 02:57:59,435 --> 02:58:02,672 AT LIFE AND I SHARED AT THE TIME 5603 02:58:02,672 --> 02:58:06,742 THAT I'M ONE OF THOSE SECOND 5604 02:58:06,742 --> 02:58:09,011 CHANCES. IN SEPTEMBER 2004, I 5605 02:58:09,011 --> 02:58:11,580 WAS HIT BY A DRIVER DRIVING A 5606 02:58:11,580 --> 02:58:13,649 CAR TO THE POINT WHERE I HAD TWO 5607 02:58:13,649 --> 02:58:15,451 COLLAPSED LUNGS AND ONE OF THEM 5608 02:58:15,451 --> 02:58:17,853 WAS PUNCTURED. THAT WAS 2:59 5609 02:58:17,853 --> 02:58:21,357 P.M. AND BY THE TIME 5610 02:58:21,357 --> 02:58:23,592 FIREFIGHTERS WERE DISPATCHED AT 5611 02:58:23,592 --> 02:58:26,695 3 P.M. AND THEY ARRIVED AT 3:04 5612 02:58:26,695 --> 02:58:29,098 P.M., IF I HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO 5613 02:58:29,098 --> 02:58:31,100 RE-INFLATE MY LUNGS, I FELL OFF 5614 02:58:31,100 --> 02:58:32,668 THE MONKEY BARS A LOT AS A KID, 5615 02:58:32,668 --> 02:58:36,072 SO I KNOW HOW TO DO IT IF I 5616 02:58:36,072 --> 02:58:38,641 HADN'T RE-INFLATED MY LUNGS 5617 02:58:38,641 --> 02:58:39,909 ACCORDING TO MY GOOGLE SEARCHES, 5618 02:58:39,909 --> 02:58:41,243 I'M NOT A DOCTOR OR A MEDIC. 5619 02:58:41,243 --> 02:58:43,212 I'VE GOT FOUR MINUTES BEFORE 5620 02:58:43,212 --> 02:58:45,481 PERMANENT BRAIN DAMAGE SETS IN, 5621 02:58:45,481 --> 02:58:48,818 AND SO IF I, WITHIN THIS TIME 5622 02:58:48,818 --> 02:58:50,019 FRAME, YOU WOULD HAVE GOTTEN 5623 02:58:50,019 --> 02:58:52,388 THERE JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME. 5624 02:58:52,388 --> 02:58:54,256 BUT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 5625 02:58:54,256 --> 02:58:56,192 THE 42nd DELAY THAT WE WERE 5626 02:58:56,192 --> 02:58:57,860 TALKING ABOUT NORTH AURORA, THAT 5627 02:58:57,860 --> 02:58:59,562 STARTS FACTORING IN WHEN WE 5628 02:58:59,562 --> 02:59:02,064 START, IF THERE'S STATIONS THAT 5629 02:59:02,064 --> 02:59:03,199 GO DOWN AND WE'RE FACTORING IN 5630 02:59:03,199 --> 02:59:05,034 ANOTHER MINUTE, THAT'S THE 5631 02:59:05,034 --> 02:59:07,837 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PERMANENT 5632 02:59:07,837 --> 02:59:11,640 BRAIN DAMAGE AND A 5633 02:59:11,640 --> 02:59:13,442 COUNCILMEMBER. THE FUTURE OF 5634 02:59:13,442 --> 02:59:14,577 PEOPLE'S LIVES. I COULDN'T SIT 5635 02:59:14,577 --> 02:59:16,178 HERE AS A COUNCILMEMBER IF I HAD 5636 02:59:16,178 --> 02:59:21,250 PERMANENT BRAIN DAMAGE 22 YEARS 5637 02:59:21,250 --> 02:59:23,552 AGO. AND SO I JUST WANT TO TAKE 5638 02:59:23,552 --> 02:59:26,021 THIS MOMENT TO THANK FIREFIGHTER 5639 02:59:26,021 --> 02:59:27,923 MYRON HAIG. THANK FIREFIGHTER 5640 02:59:27,923 --> 02:59:28,824 PATRICK JASPER. WE'VE NEVER 5641 02:59:28,824 --> 02:59:30,659 GOTTEN THE CHANCE TO SEE EACH 5642 02:59:30,659 --> 02:59:32,061 OTHER AGAIN SINCE THAT DAY, 20, 5643 02:59:32,061 --> 02:59:36,432 20. TWO YEARS AGO. BUT I THINK 5644 02:59:36,432 --> 02:59:38,300 ABOUT YOU OFTEN. THOSE THAT 15 5645 02:59:38,300 --> 02:59:40,002 MINUTES IT TOOK TO GET FROM 5646 02:59:40,002 --> 02:59:41,837 BALLARD TO HARBORVIEW. AND 5647 02:59:41,837 --> 02:59:43,272 FOLKS, IT TAKES A LOT LONGER 5648 02:59:43,272 --> 02:59:46,942 THAN 15 MINUTES TO GET FROM 5649 02:59:46,942 --> 02:59:47,543 BALLARD TO HARBORVIEW WITHOUT 5650 02:59:47,543 --> 02:59:51,180 SIRENS I'LL NEVER FORGET THOSE 5651 02:59:51,180 --> 02:59:51,747 15 MINUTES. I RECOUNT THOSE 5652 02:59:51,747 --> 02:59:54,717 STORIES MANY TIMES. IT'S THOSE 5653 02:59:54,717 --> 02:59:55,918 STORIES ARE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR 5654 02:59:55,918 --> 02:59:56,552 SEATTLE CHANNEL, SO I'LL SAVE 5655 02:59:56,552 --> 02:59:58,654 THEM FOR A PRIVATE, PRIVATE 5656 02:59:58,654 --> 03:00:00,055 VENUE. BUT I SHARE THIS STORY 5657 03:00:00,055 --> 03:00:03,526 BECAUSE IT'S WHAT WE'RE 5658 03:00:03,526 --> 03:00:04,860 TALKING ABOUT TODAY, THAT IF WE 5659 03:00:04,860 --> 03:00:06,462 HAVE STATIONS THAT HAVE TO GO 5660 03:00:06,462 --> 03:00:10,099 OUT, OR IF WE HAVE TO HAVE 5661 03:00:10,099 --> 03:00:13,536 REDUCED STAFFING, THAT'S 5662 03:00:13,536 --> 03:00:17,740 ADDITIONAL TIME. AND THAT'S 5663 03:00:17,740 --> 03:00:19,608 HIGHER RISK OF SOMEBODY NOT 5664 03:00:19,608 --> 03:00:21,710 HAVING THAT SECOND CHANCE. WE 5665 03:00:21,710 --> 03:00:27,750 ARE SNUFFING OUT PEOPLE'S 5666 03:00:27,750 --> 03:00:29,785 ABILITY TO LIVE A FULFILLING 5667 03:00:29,785 --> 03:00:31,754 LIFE, TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR 5668 03:00:31,754 --> 03:00:33,422 COMMUNITY, TO BE GOOD RESIDENTS 5669 03:00:33,422 --> 03:00:39,261 OF OUR CITY. SO, MYRON, PATRICK, 5670 03:00:39,261 --> 03:00:41,263 THANK YOU. BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT 5671 03:00:41,263 --> 03:00:42,031 THIS, THIS OVERTIME IS ABOUT, 5672 03:00:42,031 --> 03:00:43,666 YOU KNOW, AND YOU BROUGHT UP THE 5673 03:00:43,666 --> 03:00:45,234 ADDITIONAL RECRUIT CLASSES. BUT 5674 03:00:45,234 --> 03:00:46,202 THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE 5675 03:00:46,202 --> 03:00:48,437 BEEN BRINGING UP FOR A LONG 5676 03:00:48,437 --> 03:00:49,905 TIME. I THINK LAST YEAR WE TRIED 5677 03:00:49,905 --> 03:00:51,407 TO GIVE YOU A RECRUIT CLASS THAT 5678 03:00:51,407 --> 03:00:52,808 YOU WERE LIKE, WE'RE NOT QUITE 5679 03:00:52,808 --> 03:00:55,344 READY FOR. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S 5680 03:00:55,344 --> 03:00:56,812 NOTHING NEW THERE. BUT I BRING 5681 03:00:56,812 --> 03:01:00,549 THIS UP BECAUSE YESTERDAY WE HAD 5682 03:01:00,549 --> 03:01:02,384 THE BUILDING FIRE WITH EIGHT 5683 03:01:02,384 --> 03:01:03,953 FIREFIGHTERS INJURED. THE MAN 5684 03:01:03,953 --> 03:01:05,721 INJURED. TODAY WE'VE HAD TWO 5685 03:01:05,721 --> 03:01:07,590 FIRES IN BUILDINGS WHILE WE'VE 5686 03:01:07,590 --> 03:01:09,124 BEEN SITTING IN HERE. THERE WAS 5687 03:01:09,124 --> 03:01:10,492 AN ACCIDENT ON ON THE 5688 03:01:10,492 --> 03:01:11,727 INTERSTATE, WHICH IS WHAT ALL 5689 03:01:11,727 --> 03:01:13,028 THE SIRENS THAT WE JUST HEARD. 5690 03:01:13,028 --> 03:01:16,398 AND I JUST THINK TO MYSELF, 5691 03:01:16,398 --> 03:01:18,400 DESPITE WHAT WE'VE GOT GOING ON 5692 03:01:18,400 --> 03:01:19,368 WITH MINIMUM STAFFING AND THE 5693 03:01:19,368 --> 03:01:19,969 STAFFING ISSUES THAT WE HAVE, 5694 03:01:19,969 --> 03:01:22,271 BECAUSE PEOPLE NEED LEAVE, IT'S 5695 03:01:22,271 --> 03:01:23,739 A PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE IN 5696 03:01:23,739 --> 03:01:26,575 AMERICAN CULTURE WHERE WE DON'T 5697 03:01:26,575 --> 03:01:27,576 DOUBLE STAFF POCKETS BECAUSE 5698 03:01:27,576 --> 03:01:30,913 PEOPLE NEED LEAVE, BUT WE SHOULD 5699 03:01:30,913 --> 03:01:32,615 BE. AND SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING 5700 03:01:32,615 --> 03:01:34,850 ABOUT THIS OVERTIME, IT'S NOT 5701 03:01:34,850 --> 03:01:36,085 TALKING ABOUT DOLLARS AND CENTS. 5702 03:01:36,085 --> 03:01:37,753 IT'S NOT TALKING ABOUT MINIMUM 5703 03:01:37,753 --> 03:01:39,989 STAFFING. IT'S NOT TALKING ABOUT 5704 03:01:39,989 --> 03:01:41,490 HOW FAST THAT RIG CAN GET TO 5705 03:01:41,490 --> 03:01:44,193 YOU. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 5706 03:01:44,193 --> 03:01:44,860 PEOPLE'S LIVES AND THE FUTURE 5707 03:01:44,860 --> 03:01:46,462 THAT THEY HAVE AND THE QUALITY 5708 03:01:46,462 --> 03:01:49,298 OF LIFE THAT THEY HAVE. AND SO 5709 03:01:49,298 --> 03:01:50,599 THERE'S NOT A QUESTION THERE. 5710 03:01:50,599 --> 03:01:52,334 IT'S MORE OF A STATEMENT TO 5711 03:01:52,334 --> 03:01:53,736 BRING IT BACK AROUND TO WHAT DO 5712 03:01:53,736 --> 03:01:57,840 EACH OF THESE DOLLARS MEAN? AND 5713 03:01:57,840 --> 03:01:59,608 IN CONTRAST TO ALL OF THE OTHER 5714 03:01:59,608 --> 03:02:00,843 BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT THE MAYOR 5715 03:02:00,843 --> 03:02:02,845 HAS PUT INTO THIS BUDGET, THE 5716 03:02:02,845 --> 03:02:04,446 THREE TOPICS THAT WE'VE TALKED 5717 03:02:04,446 --> 03:02:05,481 ABOUT TODAY ARE CHARTER 5718 03:02:05,481 --> 03:02:07,916 RESPONSIBILITIES. IT KIND OF 5719 03:02:07,916 --> 03:02:12,221 DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU HAVE ANY 5720 03:02:12,221 --> 03:02:13,656 OF THE OTHER THINGS IN THE 5721 03:02:13,656 --> 03:02:16,225 BUDGET, IF YOU CAN'T WALK DOWN 5722 03:02:16,225 --> 03:02:18,727 THE STREET WITHOUT GETTING SHOT 5723 03:02:18,727 --> 03:02:20,029 IF YOU CAN'T HAVE A MEDIC SHOW 5724 03:02:20,029 --> 03:02:23,532 UP TO SAVE YOUR LIFE, IF YOU 5725 03:02:23,532 --> 03:02:25,167 CAN'T HAVE THE RIGHT RESPONDER 5726 03:02:25,167 --> 03:02:27,469 RIGHT ON TIME, EVERYTHING ELSE 5727 03:02:27,469 --> 03:02:28,337 KIND OF DISSIPATES. AND I SAY 5728 03:02:28,337 --> 03:02:30,306 THAT BECAUSE I WAS SPEAKING TO 5729 03:02:30,306 --> 03:02:31,907 SOMEBODY YESTERDAY ABOUT SKATE 5730 03:02:31,907 --> 03:02:33,175 PARK THAT'S OPENING IN TWO 5731 03:02:33,175 --> 03:02:34,610 WEEKS, AND HER TEN YEAR OLD 5732 03:02:34,610 --> 03:02:36,679 WANTED TO GO AND SHE WAS LIKE, 5733 03:02:36,679 --> 03:02:38,047 I, I'D LOVE FOR THEM TO GO, BUT 5734 03:02:38,047 --> 03:02:40,215 I DON'T WANT THEM TO GET SHOT. 5735 03:02:40,215 --> 03:02:41,617 RIGHT? SO THAT'S WHAT WE COME 5736 03:02:41,617 --> 03:02:44,053 BACK TO WITH CHARTER 5737 03:02:44,053 --> 03:02:45,054 RESPONSIBILITIES. YOU'RE NOT 5738 03:02:45,054 --> 03:02:46,455 THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. SORRY, I 5739 03:02:46,455 --> 03:02:48,590 WENT OFF ON A TANGENT OH MAN, 5740 03:02:48,590 --> 03:02:50,392 IT'S GOING TO BE 6 P.M. BY THE 5741 03:02:50,392 --> 03:02:51,794 TIME WE GET OUT OF HERE. I'M 5742 03:02:51,794 --> 03:02:53,595 KIDDING. I WANT TO COME BACK TO 5743 03:02:53,595 --> 03:02:58,367 THE LEASH. I AND JUST CHECK IN. 5744 03:02:58,367 --> 03:02:59,401 I SEE YOU'VE GOT $2 MILLION 5745 03:02:59,401 --> 03:03:00,869 HERE. IS THAT THE TOTAL COST FOR 5746 03:03:00,869 --> 03:03:03,105 REPAIRS ON THE LEASH? 5747 03:03:03,105 --> 03:03:05,574 -- I KNOW THE TOTAL COST OF 5748 03:03:05,574 --> 03:03:06,241 REPAIR IS $3.2 MILLION. AND THIS 5749 03:03:06,241 --> 03:03:09,211 WAS GOING TO BE SPLIT. PROBABLY 5750 03:03:09,211 --> 03:03:11,380 OVER A COUPLE OF YEARS. OKAY. SO 5751 03:03:11,380 --> 03:03:13,949 BUT THE TOTAL IS ABOUT 5752 03:03:13,949 --> 03:03:14,516 APPROXIMATELY $3.2 MILLION. 5753 03:03:14,516 --> 03:03:15,884 -- AND WE'RE USING A SHIPYARD 5754 03:03:15,884 --> 03:03:19,221 IN INSIDE THE CITY BOUNDARIES. 5755 03:03:19,221 --> 03:03:20,556 -- YES. IT'S IT'S THERE NOW. I 5756 03:03:20,556 --> 03:03:23,125 BELIEVE IT'S JUST SITTING RIGHT 5757 03:03:23,125 --> 03:03:24,293 NOW. 5758 03:03:24,293 --> 03:03:25,661 -- I THOUGHT I SAW IT UP AT UP 5759 03:03:25,661 --> 03:03:27,329 IN FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL. 5760 03:03:27,329 --> 03:03:28,731 -- YEAH. THAT'S WHERE IT'S 5761 03:03:28,731 --> 03:03:29,965 SITTING. IT'S OVER IN THAT AREA 5762 03:03:29,965 --> 03:03:31,033 RIGHT NOW. 5763 03:03:31,033 --> 03:03:31,667 -- OH YEAH. 5764 03:03:31,667 --> 03:03:33,268 -- BUT IT'S NOT AT STATION 5765 03:03:33,268 --> 03:03:35,971 FIVE, CORRECT? YEAH. THE CHIEF 5766 03:03:35,971 --> 03:03:36,605 SEATTLE WAS AT STATION FIVE. SO 5767 03:03:36,605 --> 03:03:38,273 THIS ONE IS PARKED NEAR 5768 03:03:38,273 --> 03:03:39,742 FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL. 5769 03:03:39,742 --> 03:03:41,143 -- OKAY, SO I'M JUST ASKING 5770 03:03:41,143 --> 03:03:42,044 THAT WHEN WE PUT IT UP INTO A 5771 03:03:42,044 --> 03:03:43,679 DRY DOCK INTO A SHIPYARD, IF WE 5772 03:03:43,679 --> 03:03:45,414 USE A SEATTLE BASED SHIPYARD 5773 03:03:45,414 --> 03:03:46,515 INSTEAD OF OUTSIDE THE CITY, 5774 03:03:46,515 --> 03:03:49,118 WE'LL GET TAX REVENUE BACK. 5775 03:03:49,118 --> 03:03:52,154 THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING FOR. 5776 03:03:52,154 --> 03:03:52,921 SORRY, I BRING THIS UP BECAUSE, 5777 03:03:52,921 --> 03:03:53,989 COLLEAGUES, YOU MAY OR MAY NOT 5778 03:03:53,989 --> 03:03:56,492 KNOW THAT WHEN WE HAVE TWO AND 5779 03:03:56,492 --> 03:03:57,159 THREE ALARM FIRES, OUR WATER 5780 03:03:57,159 --> 03:03:58,694 PRESSURE FOR OUR FIRE HYDRANTS 5781 03:03:58,694 --> 03:04:01,530 CAN START DISSIPATING. AND THE 5782 03:04:01,530 --> 03:04:04,199 POWER OF FIREBOAT IS TO ENSURE 5783 03:04:04,199 --> 03:04:05,501 THAT WE HAVE THE WATER PRESSURE 5784 03:04:05,501 --> 03:04:06,468 THAT WE NEED. WE HAD A THREE 5785 03:04:06,468 --> 03:04:08,971 ALARM FIRE IN THE BALLARD AREA 5786 03:04:08,971 --> 03:04:10,773 JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO. WATER 5787 03:04:10,773 --> 03:04:11,407 PRESSURE STARTED DROPPING AND WE 5788 03:04:11,407 --> 03:04:12,274 WERE ABLE TO GET A FIREBOAT 5789 03:04:12,274 --> 03:04:16,078 RIGHT UP THERE. AND IT'S WHAT 5790 03:04:16,078 --> 03:04:17,613 SUSTAINED THE ABILITY TO PUT 5791 03:04:17,613 --> 03:04:18,680 THAT FIRE OUT IN A TIMELY 5792 03:04:18,680 --> 03:04:21,750 FASHION. AND SO IT'S NOT JUST 5793 03:04:21,750 --> 03:04:23,685 WATER DEPENDENT USES. WE ARE 5794 03:04:23,685 --> 03:04:25,454 FIGHTING FIRES ON LAND WITH 5795 03:04:25,454 --> 03:04:26,989 THESE THESE BOATS. AND SO JUST 5796 03:04:26,989 --> 03:04:29,691 WANTED TO THANK YOU. THERE. YOU 5797 03:04:29,691 --> 03:04:31,260 BROUGHT UP THAT IF THESE 5798 03:04:31,260 --> 03:04:32,294 REDUCTIONS WENT INTO PLACE, WE 5799 03:04:32,294 --> 03:04:33,762 WOULD BE AT THE SAME REDUCTION 5800 03:04:33,762 --> 03:04:38,133 AS THE SAME STAFFING AS 2008, 5801 03:04:38,133 --> 03:04:40,502 WHICH WAS FOUR YEARS AFTER MYRON 5802 03:04:40,502 --> 03:04:41,670 AND PATRICK SAVED MY LIFE. AND 5803 03:04:41,670 --> 03:04:45,874 THAT WAS A TIME WHEN WE HAD 200 5804 03:04:45,874 --> 03:04:47,042 THOUSAND FEWER RESIDENTS. SO 5805 03:04:47,042 --> 03:04:48,777 I'M JUST KIND OF PUTTING THIS 5806 03:04:48,777 --> 03:04:52,481 ALL INTO PERSPECTIVE HERE, AND 5807 03:04:52,481 --> 03:04:54,049 I'LL END WITH MOMENTUM, BUT 5808 03:04:54,049 --> 03:04:54,983 I'LL ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT THE 5809 03:04:54,983 --> 03:04:56,118 FIRE DISTRICT A LITTLE BIT. I 5810 03:04:56,118 --> 03:04:57,786 KNOW I MENTIONED IT WHEN KENNY 5811 03:04:57,786 --> 03:04:58,821 AND THE UNION WAS HERE 5812 03:04:58,821 --> 03:05:00,389 YESTERDAY. I'LL MENTION IT TO 5813 03:05:00,389 --> 03:05:01,890 YOU. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT 5814 03:05:01,890 --> 03:05:05,661 OF DETAILS TO WORK OUT. I'M NOT 5815 03:05:05,661 --> 03:05:07,229 PROPOSING A FIRE DISTRICT TODAY, 5816 03:05:07,229 --> 03:05:09,264 BUT I AM MAKING THE STATEMENT ON 5817 03:05:09,264 --> 03:05:10,966 THE RECORD THAT THE BEST WAY TO 5818 03:05:10,966 --> 03:05:12,000 INSULATE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT 5819 03:05:12,000 --> 03:05:13,669 FROM ANY OF THESE BUDGET 5820 03:05:13,669 --> 03:05:15,537 CHALLENGES IS IF WE GIVE YOU A 5821 03:05:15,537 --> 03:05:17,806 DEDICATED SOURCE OF FUNDING, 5822 03:05:17,806 --> 03:05:18,440 THERE'S A LONGER CONVERSATION 5823 03:05:18,440 --> 03:05:19,641 ABOUT NOT COLLECTING AS MUCH 5824 03:05:19,641 --> 03:05:21,577 PROPERTY TAX FOR THE GENERAL 5825 03:05:21,577 --> 03:05:23,545 FUND TO OFFSET. THAT'S THAT'S 5826 03:05:23,545 --> 03:05:25,747 WHAT I MEAN BY THAT. THERE'S A 5827 03:05:25,747 --> 03:05:27,516 LOT MORE CONVERSATION. BUT WHEN 5828 03:05:27,516 --> 03:05:28,183 WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE'S 5829 03:05:28,183 --> 03:05:28,784 LIVES, THEIR SECOND CHANCES, 5830 03:05:28,784 --> 03:05:31,720 THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE, I THINK 5831 03:05:31,720 --> 03:05:33,288 THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT NEEDS 5832 03:05:33,288 --> 03:05:34,923 TO BE INSULATED. AND WHEN I 5833 03:05:34,923 --> 03:05:36,325 STARTED GIVING THE EXAMPLES OF 5834 03:05:36,325 --> 03:05:37,259 LIKE, WHAT THE OTHER, YOU KNOW, 5835 03:05:37,259 --> 03:05:39,194 TRADE OFFS WERE, I STARTED TO GO 5836 03:05:39,194 --> 03:05:40,462 FOR MURALS. I WAS LIKE, YOU 5837 03:05:40,462 --> 03:05:42,965 CAN'T ENJOY A MURAL IF YOU'RE 5838 03:05:42,965 --> 03:05:46,969 DEAD RIGHT? LIKE IF THE FIRE 5839 03:05:46,969 --> 03:05:47,636 DEPARTMENT HASN'T SAVED YOU OR 5840 03:05:47,636 --> 03:05:49,404 IF THE OR IF YOU'VE BEEN SHOT 5841 03:05:49,404 --> 03:05:50,672 OR ANYTHING LIKE THIS. BUT THEN 5842 03:05:50,672 --> 03:05:52,140 I REMEMBERED THAT THE MURALS ARE 5843 03:05:52,140 --> 03:05:53,675 COMING FROM ADMISSION TAX AND WE 5844 03:05:53,675 --> 03:05:55,043 CAN'T LIKE THERE'S NOT A DIRECT 5845 03:05:55,043 --> 03:05:57,880 TRANSFER THERE. RIGHT. AND IT 5846 03:05:57,880 --> 03:06:00,115 BRINGS UP THIS STATEMENT AND 5847 03:06:00,115 --> 03:06:01,683 IMPORTANT FACT THAT OF ALL OF 5848 03:06:01,683 --> 03:06:02,351 THE PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE TALKING 5849 03:06:02,351 --> 03:06:03,785 ABOUT IN THE BUDGET, THE THINGS 5850 03:06:03,785 --> 03:06:06,355 THAT DON'T THAT HAVE BUDGET 5851 03:06:06,355 --> 03:06:08,624 STABILITY YEAR OVER YEAR HAVE 5852 03:06:08,624 --> 03:06:10,926 FUNDING SOURCES THAT ARE 5853 03:06:10,926 --> 03:06:12,494 DEDICATED TO THEM. AND SO WHEN 5854 03:06:12,494 --> 03:06:13,462 I'M TALKING ABOUT THE FIRE 5855 03:06:13,462 --> 03:06:14,997 DISTRICT, THAT'S WHAT'S MOST 5856 03:06:14,997 --> 03:06:16,732 IMPORTANT FOR ME IN THIS 5857 03:06:16,732 --> 03:06:18,066 CONVERSATION IS THAT THE FIRE 5858 03:06:18,066 --> 03:06:20,669 DEPARTMENT HAS A DEDICATED AND 5859 03:06:20,669 --> 03:06:21,803 INSULATED SOURCE OF FUNDING. 5860 03:06:21,803 --> 03:06:24,306 THAT ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON 5861 03:06:24,306 --> 03:06:25,207 CITIES YESTERDAY. THERE'S NOW 5862 03:06:25,207 --> 03:06:26,942 BEGINNING TO BE CONVERSATIONS 5863 03:06:26,942 --> 03:06:29,244 ABOUT DOING THE SAME TYPE OF 5864 03:06:29,244 --> 03:06:30,879 DISTRICTING FOR POLICE 5865 03:06:30,879 --> 03:06:31,513 DEPARTMENTS. WE DON'T NEED TO 5866 03:06:31,513 --> 03:06:33,215 TALK ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW, BUT 5867 03:06:33,215 --> 03:06:35,918 I'M JUST SAYING IT IS BECAUSE 5868 03:06:35,918 --> 03:06:36,852 THESE TYPES OF SERVICES ARE 5869 03:06:36,852 --> 03:06:40,455 CRITICAL, EXPENSIVE, AND WE NEED 5870 03:06:40,455 --> 03:06:42,558 TO HAVE DEDICATED INSULATED 5871 03:06:42,558 --> 03:06:44,226 FUNDING SOURCES FOR THEM. 5872 03:06:44,226 --> 03:06:45,360 THERE'S NOT A QUESTION THERE 5873 03:06:45,360 --> 03:06:46,395 THAT'S MORE OF A STATEMENT. 5874 03:06:46,395 --> 03:06:49,665 I'LL JUST SAY, AGAIN, I'VE 5875 03:06:49,665 --> 03:06:50,232 WATCHED THE MOMENTUM OF THE 5876 03:06:50,232 --> 03:06:51,700 SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT GROW. 5877 03:06:51,700 --> 03:06:53,669 WHEN I STARTED HERE AT CITY 5878 03:06:53,669 --> 03:06:57,539 HALL, AS STAFF, WHEN THERE WAS 5879 03:06:57,539 --> 03:06:59,007 AN EMERGENCY DOWN ON THIRD AND 5880 03:06:59,007 --> 03:07:00,842 JAMES, IT WOULD BE A LADDER 5881 03:07:00,842 --> 03:07:03,979 TRUCK, AN ENGINE, A MEDIC, A 5882 03:07:03,979 --> 03:07:06,415 COP, AN AMR TO TAKE HIM TO 5883 03:07:06,415 --> 03:07:08,684 HARBORVIEW, TO HAVE HIM 5884 03:07:08,684 --> 03:07:09,685 STABILIZED, TO HAVE HIM BACK ON 5885 03:07:09,685 --> 03:07:11,286 THE CORNER. AND THEN WE REPEATED 5886 03:07:11,286 --> 03:07:14,590 THE CYCLE AGAIN. TODAY WE HAVE 5887 03:07:14,590 --> 03:07:16,124 HEALTH, ONE THAT HEALTH ONE WITH 5888 03:07:16,124 --> 03:07:18,760 THE TWO MEDICS AND THE SOCIAL 5889 03:07:18,760 --> 03:07:20,529 WORKER IS MAKING SURE THAT THAT 5890 03:07:20,529 --> 03:07:21,163 SITUATION DOESN'T HAVE TO 5891 03:07:21,163 --> 03:07:22,998 HAPPEN ANYMORE. AND THAT 5892 03:07:22,998 --> 03:07:24,333 MOMENTUM WAS IN 2019 THAT 5893 03:07:24,333 --> 03:07:25,601 STARTED, AND IT'S BEEN AMAZING 5894 03:07:25,601 --> 03:07:27,869 TO WATCH IT TURN INTO HEALTH 99 5895 03:07:27,869 --> 03:07:29,671 AND JUST TO WATCH THAT MOMENTUM 5896 03:07:29,671 --> 03:07:32,541 CONTINUE TO ROLL, I WANT TO SEE 5897 03:07:32,541 --> 03:07:34,176 THAT MOMENTUM CONTINUE TO ROLL 5898 03:07:34,176 --> 03:07:34,643 WITH THE SEATTLE FIRE 5899 03:07:34,643 --> 03:07:35,310 DEPARTMENT, AND I DON'T WANT TO 5900 03:07:35,310 --> 03:07:38,146 SEE US LOSE ANY. SO AGAIN, NOT A 5901 03:07:38,146 --> 03:07:40,082 QUESTION, JUST A STATEMENT. WE 5902 03:07:40,082 --> 03:07:42,851 ARE AT 410. SO WE ARE KEEPING A. 5903 03:07:42,851 --> 03:07:44,186 WE'RE WE'RE STICKING A LITTLE 5904 03:07:44,186 --> 03:07:45,520 AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. MIGHT HAVE 5905 03:07:45,520 --> 03:07:47,789 SUCKED UP SOME TIME THERE. I 5906 03:07:47,789 --> 03:07:48,624 WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE 5907 03:07:48,624 --> 03:07:49,825 COMMITTEE TABLE NOW BECAUSE I 5908 03:07:49,825 --> 03:07:51,426 DON'T HAVE. I'M I'M GOING TO 5909 03:07:51,426 --> 03:07:52,394 DIG INTO A BUNCH OF THESE 5910 03:07:52,394 --> 03:07:53,295 QUESTIONS, BUT I'M GOING TO DO 5911 03:07:53,295 --> 03:07:55,197 SO THROUGH SHAREPOINT. THESE 5912 03:07:55,197 --> 03:07:56,164 WERE THE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT I 5913 03:07:56,164 --> 03:07:57,132 WANTED TO GET ON THE RECORD 5914 03:07:57,132 --> 03:07:58,367 TODAY. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO 5915 03:07:58,367 --> 03:08:00,102 TURN IT OVER TO THE COMMITTEE 5916 03:08:00,102 --> 03:08:00,936 TABLE FOR LAST WORDS, AND THEN 5917 03:08:00,936 --> 03:08:02,804 WE'RE GOING TO DO A LITTLE BIT 5918 03:08:02,804 --> 03:08:05,207 OF HOUSEKEEPING, AND THEN WE'LL 5919 03:08:05,207 --> 03:08:05,474 BE DONE. 5920 03:08:05,474 --> 03:08:06,375 -- I'LL JUST CLOSE. THANK YOU 5921 03:08:06,375 --> 03:08:09,511 FOR YOUR TIME. WE APPRECIATE THE 5922 03:08:09,511 --> 03:08:12,047 OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE SEATTLE 5923 03:08:12,047 --> 03:08:12,714 FIRE DEPARTMENT'S PERSPECTIVE. 5924 03:08:12,714 --> 03:08:14,149 TRICIA ANYTHING. 5925 03:08:14,149 --> 03:08:14,483 -- THANK YOU. 5926 03:08:14,483 --> 03:08:15,951 -- THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR 5927 03:08:15,951 --> 03:08:17,319 SERVICE COLLEAGUES. THAT DOES 5928 03:08:17,319 --> 03:08:19,554 BRING US TO THE CONCLUSION OF 5929 03:08:19,554 --> 03:08:21,023 TODAY'S AGENDA. ON MONDAY, WE 5930 03:08:21,023 --> 03:08:21,990 WILL HAVE HUMAN SERVICES 5931 03:08:21,990 --> 03:08:24,693 DEPARTMENT IN THE MORNING. 5932 03:08:24,693 --> 03:08:25,160 SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF 5933 03:08:25,160 --> 03:08:26,595 TRANSPORTATION AND OFFICE OF 5934 03:08:26,595 --> 03:08:28,230 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE 5935 03:08:28,230 --> 03:08:30,299 AFTERNOON. FOR THE RECORD, AYE. 5936 03:08:30,299 --> 03:08:32,067 I OCCUPIED 40 MINUTES OF 5937 03:08:32,067 --> 03:08:33,301 COMMITTEE TIME YESTERDAY AND 40 5938 03:08:33,301 --> 03:08:36,371 MINUTES OF COMMITTEE TIME TODAY. 5939 03:08:36,371 --> 03:08:38,173 IN CASE ANY OF YOU WANT TO TAKE 5940 03:08:38,173 --> 03:08:41,076 THOSE NOTES AND TRACK IT. I DO 5941 03:08:41,076 --> 03:08:42,544 REALLY APPRECIATE THAT THROUGH 5942 03:08:42,544 --> 03:08:45,013 THIS BUDGET PROCESS, REFORM OF 5943 03:08:45,013 --> 03:08:47,015 CONTENT AND PROCESS, WE HAVE 5944 03:08:47,015 --> 03:08:48,684 BROKEN THESE FOUR DAYS UP WITH 5945 03:08:48,684 --> 03:08:50,185 THE WEEKEND. AND I THINK THAT 5946 03:08:50,185 --> 03:08:52,421 THAT'S REALLY IT'S HELPFUL AS 5947 03:08:52,421 --> 03:08:53,889 COMPARED TO HOW WE'VE DONE IT IN 5948 03:08:53,889 --> 03:08:54,723 THE PAST, WHICH IS JUST KIND OF 5949 03:08:54,723 --> 03:08:56,625 A A STRAIGHT RUN THROUGH WITH 5950 03:08:56,625 --> 03:08:59,194 THAT. I'M GOING TO TURN TO 5951 03:08:59,194 --> 03:09:00,996 DIRECTOR WHITSON AND DIRECTOR 5952 03:09:00,996 --> 03:09:05,200 PENNUCCI FOR ANY HOUSEKEEPING 5953 03:09:05,200 --> 03:09:05,634 CLOSING OUT TODAY. 5954 03:09:05,634 --> 03:09:06,401 -- IT'S GOING TO BE A BUSY WEEK 5955 03:09:06,401 --> 03:09:10,272 NEXT WEEK. SO TAKE SOME TIME FOR 5956 03:09:10,272 --> 03:09:10,806 YOURSELVES THIS WEEKEND. 5957 03:09:10,806 --> 03:09:12,407 -- YEAH 5958 03:09:12,407 --> 03:09:14,443 -- THANK YOU. APPRECIATE ALL THE 5959 03:09:14,443 --> 03:09:16,878 TIME THIS WEEK. LOOK FORWARD TO 5960 03:09:16,878 --> 03:09:17,212 THE WEEKEND. 5961 03:09:17,212 --> 03:09:18,280 -- I'LL CLOSE OUT JUST BY 5962 03:09:18,280 --> 03:09:19,081 SAYING THERE IS A LOT OF 5963 03:09:19,081 --> 03:09:21,249 AGREEMENT. THERE WAS A LOT OF 5964 03:09:21,249 --> 03:09:21,883 DISAGREEMENT TODAY, AND I JUST 5965 03:09:21,883 --> 03:09:22,951 REALLY APPRECIATE THE 5966 03:09:22,951 --> 03:09:23,618 RELATIONSHIP THAT WE GET TO HAVE 5967 03:09:23,618 --> 03:09:24,653 WITH YOU, DIRECTOR PENNUCCI, 5968 03:09:24,653 --> 03:09:27,522 BECAUSE IT IS TRANSPARENT, IT IS 5969 03:09:27,522 --> 03:09:29,358 HONEST, IT IS FACTUAL, AND JUST 5970 03:09:29,358 --> 03:09:32,661 APPRECIATE IT. GREAT. WITH THAT. 5971 03:09:32,661 --> 03:09:33,328 IF THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS, 5972 03:09:33,328 --> 03:09:36,164 THIS DOES CONCLUDE THE SEPTEMBER 5973 03:09:36,164 --> 03:09:38,934 25th, 2026 SELECT BUDGET 5974 03:09:38,934 --> 03:09:40,302 COMMITTEE. WE WILL BE BACK IN 5975 03:09:40,302 --> 03:09:44,873 ORDER ON MONDAY AT 9:30 A.M.. WE 5976 03:09:44,873 --> 03:09:45,574 DO NOT HAVE VERBAL PUBLIC 5977 03:09:45,574 --> 03:09:47,109 COMMENT, SO WE WILL START THE 5978 03:09:47,109 --> 03:09:49,845 HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT 5979 03:09:49,845 --> 03:09:51,913 PRESENTATION AT 9:31 A.M.. THANK 5980 03:09:51,913 --> 03:09:54,182 YOU. WE ARE ADJOURNED. 5981 03:09:54,182 --> 03:10:00,388 -- [MUSIC]