THE COMMITTEE. OUR CLERK IS
CURRENTLY FIXING A PUBLIC
COMMENT SHEET ISSUE, SO I WILL
CALL THE ROLL. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH IS EXCUSED,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HIRE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? CHAIR
STRAUSS, I AM PRESENT. WE HAVE
THREE PRESENT AND TWO EXCUSED.
WE'LL ANNOUNCE THEIR ARRIVAL
WHEN THEY COME. WE HAVE ONE ITEM
ON THE AGENDA TODAY, WHICH IS A
BRIEFING FROM THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
-- WE'RE VERY EXCITED FOR THE
PRESENTATION TO HEAR ABOUT THE
GOOD WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING. IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING
NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. WE ARE NOW MOVING INTO
THE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT --
HYBRID PUBLIC MEANT PERIOD.
DOUBLE CHECKING SECOND TIME, NO
PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY? NOT FROM
YOU ALL, AND I SEE NONE ARE
PRESENT ONLINE. THANK YOU,
ANTHONY, FOR GETTING THE PUBLIC
COMMENT SHEETS, EVEN THOUGH NO
ONE HAS SIGNED UP. SEEING AS WE
HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR HYBRID
PUBLIC COMMENT, WE WILL MOVE ON
TO THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS.
CLERK, WILL YOU READ THE SHORT
TITLE INTO THE RECORD PLEASE?
>> ITEM ONE -- SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES --
>> I THINK GREEN LIGHT, GREEN
LIGHT ON THE MIC.
>> SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES --
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION,
PRESENTERS ANDREW LEE, GENERAL
MANAGER AND CEO, KYLE IRON
LIGHTNING, SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES, AND FRANCESCA MURNAN,
OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AFFAIRS.
>> FANTASTIC, THANK YOU. AND WE
HAVE COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA NOW
PRESENT AS WELL. I'M JUST GOING
TO TURN IT OVER TO THE TABLE.
COLLEAGUES, THIS IS THE ONLY
ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA. WE
TECHNICALLY HAVE TWO HOURS FOR
IT, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO FILL
IT. SO RATHER THAN HAVING THE
PRESENTATION ALL THE WAY
COMPLETE, WE'LL TAKE QUESTIONS
AND HAVE DISCUSSION AS WE
PROCEED. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE
YOUR SCREEN, I'LL START WITH
YOU, ANDREW LEE, SINCE FRANCESCA
IS RUNNING TECH RIGHT NOW. OVER
TO YOU, MY FRIEND.
>> ANDREW LEE, GENERAL MANAGER,
CEO FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES.
>> KYLE IRON LIGHTNING, TRIBAL
RELATIONS, SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES.
>> GOOD MORNING, FRANCESCA
MURNAN, TRIBAL RELATIONS
DIRECTOR AT THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, AND
I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF WELCOMING
OUR SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
TEAM HERE TODAY TO PROVIDE YOU A
LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE
TRIBAL ENGAGEMENT AND URBAN
NATIVE ENGAGEMENT THAT OCCURS
THROUGH ONE OF OUR SEATTLE --
THIS PRESENTATION IS DESIGNED TO
GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF SOME OF
THE MANY, MANY PROJECTS THEY DO
WITH TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AND
NATIVE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT
THEIR PORTFOLIO. AND I'LL HAND
IT OVER TO --
>> CHAIR STRAUSS AND MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE, I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK
ABOUT SPU'S TRIBAL RELATIONS
WORK. SPU'S WORK AS CARETAKERS
AND STEWARDS OF OUR WATER
RESOURCES AND OUR WATERSHEDS --
AND MOVING TOWARDS ZERO WASTE
HAS SO MANY INTERSECTIONS AND
COMMONALITIES WITH THE -- LOCAL
TRIBAL NATIONS. IN THAT RESPECT,
WE ARE PARTNERS WITH THE TRIBES
TO WORK TOWARDS A COMMON MISSION
OF PROTECTING AND/OR RESTORING
THE ENVIRONMENT. AT THE SAME
TIME, OUR -- THE TRIBES CARE
DEEPLY ABOUT. WE OPERATE TWO
DAMS THAT ARE CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPLYING
WATER FOR 1.6 MILLION PEOPLE IN
KING COUNTY THAT HAVE IMPACTS ON
THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.
SIMILARLY, WE ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR MANAGING STORMWATER RUNOFF
AND SEWAGE OVERFLOWS THROUGH
INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROADWAY
CULVERTS AND OVERFLOW PIPES THAT
HAVE IMPACTS ON WATER QUALITY
AND FISH PASSAGE. WITH THOSE
IMPACTS COMES AN OBLIGATION AND
LEGAL REQUIREMENT TO ENGAGE THE
TRIBES WITH THE GOAL OF
MITIGATING OR REDUCING OUR
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. OUR
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS TEAM
RECOGNIZED THE INCREDIBLE DEPTH
AND BREADTH OF OUR WORK WITH THE
TRIBES AND WITH THE GOAL OF
IMPROVING OUR TRIBAL RELATIONS
WORK, WE CREATED AND THEN HIRED
A DEDICATED ADVISOR POSITION.
THAT ADVISOR, KYLE IRON
LIGHTNING, IS SITTING NEXT TO ME
TODAY. TODAY, AND WE CAN -- ON
THE AGENDA SLIDE -- KYLE WILL
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND ON
HIS POSITION AND WHY IT'S
IMPORTANT TO THE UTILITY AND THE
CITY. AND THEN HE WILL PROVIDE
INFORMATION ON FUTURE PROJECTS
WHERE WE HAVE PLANS TO ENGAGE
WITH THE TRIBES. AT THIS POINT,
I WILL PASS THE PRESENTATION OFF
TO KYLE.
>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> AND COUNCILMEMBERS. MY
NAME'S KYLE IRON LIGHTNING. I
COME TO YOU FROM THE SPEAR LAKE
DAKOTA NATION, OUR TRIBE SHARES
ITS TERRITORY WITH THE STATE OF
NORTH DAKOTA. I'M ALSO A UNITED
STATES NAVY VETERAN. I SERVED
FROM 2000 TO 2009 ON BOARD THE
USS MICHIGAN AND USS EMERY S.
LAN. PRIOR TO THIS POSITION, I
SERVED WITH THE FEDERAL VETERANS
AFFAIRS, OFFICE OF TRIBAL HEALTH
AS NATIONAL OUTREACH MANAGER. I
ALSO WORK FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
REVENUE, A NUMBER OF TRIBES
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND I
ALSO WORKED FOR THE STATE OF
NORTH DAKOTA'S OFFICE OF INDIAN
AFFAIRS COMMISSION. I STARTED
THIS ROLE IN DECEMBER 2024, AND
WE'VE BEEN BUILDING RELATIONS
SINCE. IT'S BEEN -- I'VE
APPRECIATED THE EXPERIENCE AND
THE SUPPORT THAT THE UTILITIES
PROVIDED BUT ALSO THROUGHOUT THE
CITY AND SEEING THE NUMBER OF
PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON WHERE
TRIBAL ENGAGEMENT IS A BIG PART
OF IT AND BEING ABLE TO HELP
THOSE TEAMS NO MATTER THE
DEPARTMENT IS ONE OF THE THINGS
I LOOK FORWARD TO. AND I -- AS
FRANCESCA SHARED, WE WORKED
CLOSELY TOGETHER ON A LOT OF
THINGS, AND I DO MY BEST TO MAKE
SURE HER OFFICE AND THAT SHE IS
INFORMED ON WHAT WE'RE DOING
BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT IF HER OFFICE GETS A CALL
FROM ANY OF THE TRIBES ON
SOMETHING THAT WE'RE DOING THAT
SHE'S AWARE OF IT FROM US FIRST
INSTEAD OF FROM THE TRIBE. SO WE
TRY AND KEEP HER AWARE OF THAT.
AS FAR AS WHAT THE UTILITY'S
BEEN DOING, WE HAVE NUMEROUS
PROJECTS THAT WE FEEL HAVE
POTENTIAL TRIBAL INTEREST AND WE
UTILIZE THE GOVERNMENT -- THE
GOVERNMENT RELATIONSHIPS WITH
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS -- EXCUSE ME
-- IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENTS WITH
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, CONDUCTING
TRIBAL CONSULTATION, WHETHER
IT'S REQUIRED BY A FEDERAL,
STATE, OR LOCAL LAW, AND WE ALSO
CONDUCT A BROAD RANGE OF
ENGAGEMENT ON OTHER ISSUES AS
WELL. WE ALSO ENGAGE URBAN
INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS ON A NUMBER
OF PROJECTS AND MEET THEM WHERE
THEY FEEL -- WHERE THEY FEEL
THEIR WORD IS VALUED. I WANT TO
POINT OUT IN THIS -- WHEN IT
COMES TO OUR ENGAGEMENTS THAT
WHEN WE SEND LETTERS TO TRIBAL
LEADERSHIP FROM THE UTILITY ON
BEHALF OF THE UTILITY NO MATTER
THE PROJECT, WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT IF IT'S GOING TO THE
TRIBAL LEADER OF THAT PARTICULAR
TRIBE THAT IT COMES FROM OUR
GENERAL MANAGER AND THAT'S A
RECOGNITION OF THE SOVEREIGNTY
OF THE TRIBAL NATIONS AS THEY'RE
DECISION MAKER, GET A LETTER
FROM US, WE WANT TO DO THE BEST
THAT IT COMES FROM OUR DECISION
MAKER AS WELL. THESE ARE SOME OF
THE AREAS THAT WE FEEL ARE
SHARED INTEREST WITH OUR TRIBAL
PARTNERS AND TRIBAL NATIONS IN
THE REGION. COMBINED SEWER
OVERFLOW, DUWAMISH RIVER
CLEANUP, FISHERIES MANAGEMENT,
INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE, LONG RANGE
PLANNING, URBAN WATERSHED
MANAGEMENT, AND WATER QUALITY.
THESE INTERPRETIVE -- THERE'S
TWO PROJECTS CURRENTLY. WE'RE
WORKING IN REGARD TO
INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE. THE BITTER
LAKE RESERVOIR IS -- WE'RE
REPLACING A 21-MILLION GALLON
DRINKING WATER RESERVOIR UP
NORTH IN THE NORTHGATE AREA. AND
PART OF THAT PROJECT IS TO
INCLUDE INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE IN
THE PARK RESTORATION SIDE AS WE
ENGAGE WITH TRIBES IN THIS -- IN
THIS PROJECT. I'LL TAKE A STEP
BACK AND MAKE YOU AWARE OF THE
TRIBES THAT WE DO ENGAGE IN
THESE PROJECTS ARE THE
STILLAGUAMISH TRIBE OF INDIANS,
THE TULALIP TRIBES,
THESNOQUALMIE TRIBE --
>> YOU'RE WORKING DIRECTLY WITH
FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES,
CORRECT?
>> CORRECT.
>> AND THOSE ARE TRIBES THAT
HAVE A FORMAL RELATIONSHIP WITH
EITHER THE LAND OR THE
GOVERNMENT OF SEATTLE, IS THAT
RIGHT?
>> CORRECT.
>> AND SO THAT'S WHY YOU'RE
NOT NECESSARILY WORKING, LIKE,
IN MY DISTRICT UNITED INDIANS OF
ALL TRIBES HAS A REALLY BIG
FOOTPRINT IN MY DISTRICT, BUT
THEY'RE -- THEY'RE AN
INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATION WITHIN
OUR COMMUNITY, NOT A TRIBAL
GOVERNMENT, IS THAT -- AM I
UNDERSTANDING THAT DISTINCTION
CORRECTLY?
>> YES, CHAIR STRAUSS. THEY ARE
AN URBAN INDIAN ORGANIZATION. WE
DO ENGAGE WITH THEM, BUT NOT AT
THE SAME LEVEL AS OUR GOVERNMENT
TO GOVERNMENT WITH OUR FEDERALLY
RECOGNIZED TRIBES.
>> THANKS, KEEP GOING. YOU'RE
DOING GREAT.
>> SO BACK TO BITTER LAKE. WE
HAVE ENGAGED WITH TRIBES ON THIS
INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE AND OUR
HOPE IS THAT THIS WILL SET THE
STANDARD FOR THE UTILITY AND
SOMEWHAT EXPECTATIONS FOR THE
UTILITY GOING FORWARD IN
PROJECTS LIKE THIS WHERE THE
TRIBES, IN ENGAGING WITH THEM,
WE'VE SET THE GROUNDWORK AND
FOUNDATION FOR MOVING FORWARD
WITH OUR TRIBAL PARTNERS AND
PROJECTS LIKE THIS. THE
INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE,
SPECIFICALLY, IS TO PROVIDE AN
OPPORTUNITY AND, IN ALL HONESTY,
I DON'T KNOW IF OPPORTUNITY IS
THE RIGHT WORD, BUT TO SHARE A
SIGNAGE WHERE THEY CAN SHARE A
STORY OF THAT PLACE. OR IF THAT
PLACE IS SIGNIFICANT TO THE
TRIBE, TO SHARE THAT WITH THE
PUBLIC IF THEY'RE OPEN TO
SHARING INFORMATION LIKE THAT
WITH US. WE'LL PROVIDE THE
PLACE FOR THEM TO DO THAT.
ANOTHER INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE
PROJECT WE'RE WORKING ON IS
SALMON BAY NATURAL AREA. IT'S
NEAR THE BALLARD LOCKS. THIS
INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE WAS
REDEDICATED THIS PAST JULY, AND
THERE'S A SIGN THERE THAT WE
ARE UPDATING WITH MORE OF WHAT
THE HISTORY OF THE TRIBES IN THE
AREA FEEL OR BELIEVE IT SHOULD
HAVE WHEN IT TALKS ABOUT THE
FISH RETURNING THERE BUT ALSO
SOME OF THEIR CURRENT HISTORY,
LIKE PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR THEM TO SHOW WHAT THEY ARE
TODAY AND REPRESENT THAT INSTEAD
OF THE -- CURRENTLY THERE'S
PHOTOS OF -- THEY'RE OLDER
PHOTOS, BUT WE WANT TO PROVIDE
AN OPPORTUNITY SO THAT THEY CAN
SHOW THAT THEY'RE STILL VERY
ACTIVE IN THAT AREA TODAY. THIS
IS AN AREA WHERE WE SEE A LOT OF
FISHING DURING THE SALMON RUN,
BOTH MUCKLESHOOT AND SAN
FRANCISCO --
>> ONE OF THE OTHER PROJECTS WE
HAVE STARTED EARLY ON IS THE
CULVERT WATERSHED STRATEGY. THIS
IS A FISH PASSAGE BARRIERS
PROJECT THAT WE ARE WORKING TO
ENGAGE TRIBE EARLY ON. WE HAVE
MET WITH THE WASHINGTON STATE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S
FISH PASSAGE TEAM AND
SPECIFICALLY THEIR TRIBAL
ENGAGEMENT STAFF TO LEARN SOME
LESSONS FROM WHAT THEIR
EXPERIENCE WAS THROUGHOUT THE,
YOU KNOW, THE CULVERT'S CASE
THAT CAME DOWN IN THE DECISION
THAT WAS MADE. THEY'VE HAD TO
ENGAGE SIGNIFICANTLY WITH
TRIBES, SO WE'VE ENGAGED WITH
THAT TEAM TO LEARN FROM THEM AND
FEEL THAT THAT HAS BEEN
BENEFICIAL THUS FAR. THOSE
LETTERS HAVE BEEN SENT OUT TO
TRIBES, AND WE SEE RESPONSES
FROM TWO -- FROM THREE OF THEM,
AND WE'RE WORKING TO SET UP A
MEETING WITH ONE OF THE TRIBES
AND OUR PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM
TO DISCUSS PARTNERING WITH THEM
IN THAT PLANNING PROCESS.
HERE'S A SOUTH PARK WATER
QUALITY FACILITY THAT WILL BE
ALONG THE DUWAMISH RIVER IN THE
SOUTH PARK NEIGHBORHOOD. WE ARE
IN THE PRELIMINARY STAGES OF
OFFICIALLY ENGAGING THE TRIBES
IN THIS PROJECT. WE HAVE PUT IT
ON THEIR RADAR THROUGH EMAILS,
BUT WE'RE STILL WORKING TO --
HOW TO BEST APPROACH ENGAGEMENT
IN THIS AREA, BECAUSE IT IS A
COMMUNITY. WE DON'T WANT TO --
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A
BALANCING ACT WITH THIS ONE.
WE'LL BE RESPECTFUL OF THE
COMMUNITY THERE BUT ALSO DO OUR
BEST OF ENSURE THAT THE TRIBAL
ENGAGEMENT PIECE IS PART OF IT.
WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH ARTS IN
THIS PROJECT AS A CULTURAL PLACE
MAKING PIECE OF THIS PROJECT.
I'LL ADMIT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT
WE HAD A SOCKEYE HATCHERY WHEN I
TOOK THIS POSITION, BUT MUCH OF
THE WORK WE DO AT THE HATCHERY
IS WITH THE MUCKLESHOOT TRIBE.
IT'S TO ACCOUNT FOR BLOCKING
PASSAGE UPSTREAM. WE WORK WITH
THE TRIBE BUT ALSO THE
WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH
AND WILDLIFE. THEY'RE
COMANAGERS. WE CONTINUE TO BUILD
OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
MUCKLESHOOT UNDER THE
MUCKLESHOOT SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENT. PICTURED HERE YOU SEE
GENERAL MANAGER LEE AS WELL AS
STAFF FROM THE MUCKLESHOOT
INDIAN TRIBE, BUT MORE
IMPORTANTLY, THREE OF THOSE
INDIVIDUALS ARE FROM THE FISH
COMMISSION. SO WE INVITED THEM
OUT TO MEET US AT THE HATCHERY
AND DISCUSS MOVING OUR WORKING
RELATIONSHIP UNDER THE
MUCKLESHOOT SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENT, MOVING THAT
RELATIONSHIP FORWARD. AND THEN
YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE SOCKEYE
IN THE CIRCULAR TANKS THERE. A
LOT OF THE DAY-TO-DAY ENGAGEMENT
WITH TRIBES, MUCH OF IT HAPPENS
AT OUR WATERSHEDS. WHEN IT COMES
TO EDUCATION, THERE'S
EDUCATIONAL PIECES THAT THE
TRIBES HAVE ASSISTED WITH IN
MAKING SURE THAT THEIR STORIES
ARE HEARD AT THE WATERSHED
EDUCATIONAL CENTER, SPECIFICALLY
THE MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE
WORKS IN COORDINATION AND
COLLABORATION WITH THE CEDAR
RIVER MUNICIPAL WATERSHED,
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, FIREWOOD
DESIGNATION, AND ACCESS TO
HUNTING AND GATHERING. THE
SNOQUALMIE INDIAN TRIBE AND SPU
COORDINATION IN TO THE WATERSHED
FOR -- AND ALSO THE TULALIP
TRIBE'S SIMILAR ACCESS AND
ISSUES OF MUTUAL CONCERN, THOSE
RELATIONSHIPS ARE ACTIVE WITH
THE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT TEAM,
AND THEY INCLUDE US JUST AS
ANOTHER SET OF EARS. AND TO
ENSURE THAT -- TO ENSURE THAT
WE'RE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON
AND -- BUT THAT -- OKAY. MOVING
ON. SO FOR TOLT RIVER WATERSHED,
WE ARE CURRENTLY UNDER THE RELY
SENSING FOR THE FEDERAL ENERGY
REGULATORY COMMISSION. THAT IS
AN EXTENSIVE ENGAGEMENT.
ADMITTEDLY THIS IS MY FIRST FERC
RELY -- WE ALSO WORK WITH
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT IN THIS
PROJECT. ALSO IN THE TOLT
WATERSHED, WE DO HAVE TRIBAL
NEIGHBORS THAT WE WORK WITH FOR
ACCESS AND ALSO PREPARING FOR
ANY NATURAL OR WILDFIRE
CASUALTIES, NOT CASUALTIES, BUT
DISASTERS THAT MIGHT HAPPEN,
MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE AWARE
-- THAT WE'RE AVAILABLE TO
ASSIST. AND CEDAR FALLS'
LONG-TERM PLAN, THIS IS A PLAN
THAT IS YEARS OUT, HOWEVER, WE
WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE --
AT CEDAR FALLS. WE'VE SENT THEM
GENERAL INFORMATION LETTERS
COMING FROM GENERAL MANAGER LEE,
MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE AWARE
THAT WE PLAN ON ENGAGING WITH
THEM IN THESE EFFORTS AND MAKING
SURE THAT THEY'RE AWARE OF WHAT
THOSE ALTERNATIVES ARE AND
LISTEN TO ANY CONCERNS THAT THEY
MIGHT HAVE AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN
THAT PROCESS. AND THAT'S ALL
THAT I HAD.
>> THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD
PRESENTATION, KYLE. YOU DO A LOT
OF WORK.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YES, CHAIR STRAUSS, WE'RE
BUSY.
>> I WAS RECENTLY REFLECTING
IT'S GREAT TO HAVE SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES, FRANCESCA,
ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD TO
THIS PRESENTATION? YOU ARE THE
COORDINATOR OF ALL THE
DEPARTMENTS? OKAY. IT'S NICE TO
HAVE SPU AND THE COMMITTEE
THROUGH FRANCESCA, THIS
COMMITTEE ACTUALLY HAS A LOT OF
WORK IN MANY DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENTS. OVER THE COURSE OF
THE YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO SEE A
NUMBER OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS
THAT USUALLY REPORT TO DIFFERENT
COMMITTEES COME THROUGH TO SHARE
THEIR WORK BECAUSE TRIBAL
ENGAGEMENT IS SOMETHING THAT
CUTS THROUGH EVERY DEPARTMENT IN
OUR CITY. MUCH LIKE
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE WOULD SAY
PUBLIC SAFETY IS IN EVERY
COMMITTEE AS WELL. SO IT'S
REALLY GREAT TO SEE YOU HERE
TODAY. I REFLECTED ON SPU'S GET
IT DONE ATTITUDE RECENTLY, AND
I'VE COME UP WITH A CATCH
PHRASE, WHICH IS SPU, MAKING
SEATTLE'S DREAMS COME TRUE. AND
KYLE, YOU REPRESENT THAT MOTTO
FULLY, AND THIS PRESENTATION
REALLY FEELS LIKE JUST THE TIP
OF THE ICEBERG OF THE AMOUNT OF
WORK THAT YOU DO. AS YOU SAID
WHEN YOU TOOK THE JOB, YOU
DIDN'T REALIZE WE HAD A SOCKEYE
FISHERY, I DIDN'T EITHER. I'VE
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT WITH
KYLE THROUGH THIS INFORMATION,
SO I'LL HOLD MY QUESTIONS TO
THE END, BUT I WILL PROMPT YOU
WITH ONE BEFORE TURNING IT OVER
TO MY COLLEAGUES. YOU SAID IT IN
THE PRESENTATION, BUT YOU
MENTIONED THE IMPORTANCE OF
HAVING GENERAL MANAGER LEE SIGN
THE LETTERS, SIGN THE PAPERWORK,
BE THE ONE TO ENGAGE WITH
ELECTED LEADERS OF TRIBAL
NATIONS. CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE
BIT MORE ABOUT WHY THAT'S
IMPORTANT? HOW THAT HAS SHOWN
IMPORTANCE IN YOUR WORK, WHAT
PROBLEMS OF THE PAST IT SOLVES,
AND WHY DO WE DO IT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION,
CHAIR STRAUSS. YES, WE TO OUR
BEST, AND ADMITTEDLY, IT
DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME.
SOMETIMES THERE'S LAST-MINUTE
TRIBAL NOTIFICATION LETTERS THAT
WE -- AND WE'RE GETTING BETTER
AT IT, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, WE
DO OUR BEST TO MAKE SURE GENERAL
MANAGER LEE SIGNS THOSE LETTERS
THAT ARE SENT TO TRIBAL
LEADERSHIP, BECAUSE IT IS A
RECOGNITION OF THE SOVEREIGNTY
THAT THE TRIBES HAVE, BUT IT'S
ALSO COMING FROM OUR DECISION
MAKER AT THE UTILITY GOING TO
THEIR LEAD EXECUTIVE AT THE
TRIBE'S LEVEL, ALBEIT, GENERAL
MANAGER LEE IS NOT AN ELECTED
OFFICIAL, HOWEVER, HE IS THE
DECISION MAKER AND RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE UTILITY. AND WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT AND RESPECT THAT AUTHORITY
THAT -- AND THE POWER THAT THE
TRIBES HAVE. AND WE DO THAT JUST
BASED ON EXPERIENCE HAVING
WORKED WITH TRIBES, WORKING FOR
TRIBES AND GETTING LETTERS AT
THE STAFF LEVEL SIGNED -- SIGNED
BY STAFF AND SENT TO OUR TRIBAL
CHAIRS. BEING ON THAT SIDE OF
THE TABLE AND WONDERING WHY --
WHY CAN'T THE GOVERNOR OR CITY
LEADER OR TOWN LEADER SIGN THAT
IF THEY WANT TO BE -- AND I'LL
JUST SAY, BECAUSE I WAS ON THAT
SIDE -- TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY.
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE MAIN
REASONS WE DO IT, TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE
SIGNIFICANCE OF THAT LEADERSHIP
ON TRIBE SIDE.
>> THAT WAS WELL SAID. WE'VE
TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN JUST OUTREACH
GENERALLY, TRIBAL OUTREACH,
TRIBAL ENGAGEMENT, TRIBAL
NOTIFICATION, GOVERNMENT TO
GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION, AND THE
DIFFERENCES THAT THOSE DIFFERENT
MEDIUMS OR DIFFERENT TYPES OF
OUTREACH, THE MEANING -- WHAT IT
MEANS TO THE TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS,
WHAT IT MEANS TO US, AND IT
REALLY -- I REALLY APPRECIATE
HOW SERIOUSLY THE UTILITY TAKES
THE GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT
ENGAGEMENT BECAUSE IN A WORLD
REALLY WE SHOULD PROBABLY BE
HAVING THE MAYOR OR THE CITY
COUNCIL PRESIDENT ENGAGE IN THAT
GOVERNMENT-TO-GOVERNMENT
CONSULTATION WITH OUR SOVEREIGN
NATION NEIGHBOR, BUT WE'RE NOT
QUITE THERE YET. I THINK THAT'S
KIND OF THE WORK THIS COMMITTEE
IS ENDEAVORING TOWARDS, ANY
THOUGHTS ON THAT?
>> JUST ONE, CHAIR STRAUSS AND
COMMITTEE, IT ALSO SHOWS THAT IT
IS THAT IMPORTANT TO THE UTILITY
THAT IT'S COMING FROM GENERAL
MANAGER LEE THAT TRIBAL
ENGAGEMENT AND THAT
RELATIONSHIP, BUILDING THAT
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TRIBES AND
THEIR LEADERSHIP IS SIGNIFICANT
FOR HIM AND THE REST OF THE
UTILITY. SO THAT'S ANOTHER
REASON WHY WE CHOOSE TO DO THAT.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, I SEE
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA HAVE THEIR
HANDS. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND
THEN COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. VICE
CHAIR RIVERA.
>> WELL, VICE CHAIR SHOULD GO
FIRST. I DEFER TO VICE CHAIR.
>> YOU CAN GO, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, I'M OKAY WITH THAT.
OKAY. THANK YOU, GENERAL MANAGER
LEE AND FRANCESCA AND KYLE FOR
BEING HERE TODAY. I VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE HEARING ABOUT SPU'S
WORK AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH
OUR TRIBAL PARTNERS. I SIT ON --
SALMON RECOVERY REGIONAL
COMMITTEE, AND I SO APPRECIATE
-- I'M GOING TO CALL OUT MARTHA
NEWMAN, AND ACTUALLY WE HAVE A
MEETING THIS WEEK, AND BECAUSE
WE HAVE OUR SELECT COMMITTEE ON
COMP PLAN, MARTHA'S GOING TO
SIT AS AN ALTERNATE FOR ME. I
REALLY APPRECIATE HER WORK. AND
I APPRECIATE SPU'S WORK ON DAY
LIGHTING OF CREEKS AROUND THE
CITY TOWARDS SALMON AND SALMON
RECOVERY EFFORTS IN GENERAL.
IT'S A LONG-TERM PLAN AND
COMMITMENT, THESE DAY LIGHTING
EFFORTS DON'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT,
AND AS FAR AS -- AND THEN I JUST
WANTED TO CALL OUT ALSO AND
REALLY HIGHLIGHT WE HAVE APP
EFFORT COMING IN MY DISTRICT
WITH THE DAY LIGHTING OF YESLER
CREEK IN THAT PART OF THE CITY.
I HOPE AND I BELIEVE, AND YOU
CAN CONFIRM, THAT YOU'LL BE
ENGAGING WITH OUR TRIBAL
PARTNERS AS THAT WORK IS
HAPPENING IN THE SAME WAY YOU'VE
DONE THESE OTHER EFFORTS. I KNOW
YOU ARE, I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM
THAT AND SORT OF ELEVATE AND
HIGHLIGHT THAT FOR THE PUBLIC,
BECAUSE AS SPU ENGAGES IN THESE
PROJECTS, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS AND
HEARS HOW WE MAKE OUR COMMITMENT
TO OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE --
OUR TRIBAL AND NATIVE PARTNERS.
IT'S IMPORTANT WORK. SALMON
RECOVERY IS REALLY IMPORTANT
WORK, I'VE LEARNED, IN MY TIME
HERE NOW TO OUR TRIBAL PARTNERS.
I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE, AND I'M
HONORED AND HUMBLED THAT WE GET
TO WORK ON THAT TOGETHER WITH
OUR PARTNERS. SO WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT THAT. WANTED TO THANK
YOU, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK. I
REALLY APPRECIATE HOW MUCH FOCUS
THE CITY HAS GIVEN, ESPECIALLY
AS OF LATE, AND OF COURSE, UNDER
THE LEADERSHIP OF MY SISTER,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, DEBORA
JUAREZ, WHO IS FOR ENGAGED. AND
I KNOW THIS WORK IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO HER, AND SHE HAS
REALLY BEEN SUCH A GREAT PARTNER
IN HIGHLIGHTING THE RELATIONSHIP
WITH OUR TRIBAL PARTNERS AND
THAT WE NEED TO DO MORE AND WE
SHOULD BE DOING MORE. SO I WANT
TO -- SHE'S NOT HERE, BUT SHE
DOESN'T SIT ON OUR COMMITTEE,
BUT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
AS WE'RE HAVING THIS
CONVERSATION. ALL THAT TO SAY,
THANK YOU, I RECOGNIZE THE
IMPORTANCE, AND I APPRECIATE IT.
AND AS YOU'RE DOING THE WORK IN
THE DISTRICT, I KNOW IT'S NOT
GOING TO BE SOON, BUT AS THAT'S
MOVING ALONG, ANYTHING I CAN DO,
PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. ANYTHING YOU'D
LIKE TO SHARE ABOUT ANY OF THE
PROJECTS THAT SHE MENTIONED?
>> WE'RE STILL VERY MUCH IN THE
BEGINNING PROCESS ON IT. WE
HAVEN'T REALLY STARTED OUR
LONG-RANGE PLANNING, BUT
ABSOLUTELY. WHEN WE DO BEGIN
THAT PROCESS, WE WILL
UNDOUBTEDLY BE ENGAGING WITH THE
TRIBAL NATIONS.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. HAPPY
SAINT PATRICK'S DAY, I KNOW THE
PARADE IS IS NOT TODAY, IT WAS
ON SATURDAY, BUT HERE WE ARE,
HAPPY SAINT PRATT RICK'S DAY.
>> YES, HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S
DAY. EVERYBODY'S IRISH TODAY.
GENERAL MANAGER LEE, THANKS FOR
BEING HERE, MR. IRON LIGHTNING,
AND MISS MURNAN, THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE. I'M STILL ON THE
SPU COMMITTEE AS IT'S ATTACHED
TO GOVERNANCE NOW. FOR ME THIS
IS STANDARD. GOT THE TEAM AND
AUDIENCE, WE'RE ALL GOOD HERE.
FIRST THING, SINCE COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA MENTIONED COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, I'M GOING TO CHANNEL
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND THANK
YOU FOR NUMBERING YOUR SLIDES.
WE HAD A BRIEFING YESTERDAY THAT
DID NOT HAVE SLIDES NUMBERS ON
IT, AND SO IT CREATED A
HEADACHE. AND YOU KNOW, SO
ANYWAY, CHANNELLING OR
COLLEAGUE. I REALLY APPRECIATE
ON SLIDE FOUR THE SHARED AREAS
OF INTEREST. SEE THAT SEGUE
THERE? SOME OF THE ONES -- AND
I'M CHANNELLING MY OLD WORK AS
WELL -- IS, YOU KNOW, THE
OVERFLOWS, THE DUWAMISH RIVER
CLEANUP. YOU KNOW, THE WATER
MANAGEMENT, YOU KNOW, LONG-RANGE
PLANNING GOES INTO THIS WATER
QUALITY, THIS WHOLE PIECE GOES
INTO IT. AND SO I NOTED FOR THE
SLIDE EIGHT, THE SOUTH PARK
WATER FACILITY. I UNDERSTAND THE
POINTS YOU WERE MAKING ON THAT,
BUT I WAS WONDERING, CAN YOU
SPEAK TO THE MORE BROADLY, LIKE
THE ENGAGEMENT ON THE OVERALL
EFFORT, NOT JUST THE SOUTH PARK
PIECE BUT, YOU KNOW, THE IDEA
THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A --
THERE'S A NUMBER OF CSOs THAT
COMBINE SEWER OUTFLOWS ON BOTH
SIDES OF SEATTLE. SOME OF THOSE
PIECES THAT ARE THERE AND, YOU
KNOW, I THINK OF THE SEA WALL. I
THINK OF ALL THE VARIOUS THINGS
WE'RE DOING WITH THE EAST BAY,
THE ELLIOT BAY, BROADER SOUND
AND SEA. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT
IN TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT WITH
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS IN OUR NATIVE
COMMUNITIES?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. YEAH, WHEN
IT COMES TO THE BROADER TRIBAL
ENGAGEMENT IN THOSE AREAS, THOSE
EFFORTS ARE -- HAVE BEEN
DISCUSSED. LIKE I'VE SHARED, WE
SENT JUST SOME PRELIMINARY
EMAILS TO THE TRIBAL STAFF
LEVEL, BUT WE HAVE NOT SENT THE
HIGH LEVEL LEADERSHIP LETTER
YET. BUT WE PLAN TO SO THAT,
LIKE I'VE SHARED, THE TRIBES
ARE AWARE THAT WE UNDERSTAND
THAT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS
PROJECT AND GETTING THEIR INPUT
ON HOW WE CAN BETTER MANAGE SOME
OF THIS -- SOME OF THE
FACILITIES AND ESPECIALLY WHEN
IT COMES TO SALMON HABITAT AND
THE RESTORATION OF THAT, MAKING
SURE THAT THEY ARE AT THE TABLE
EARLY. AT LEAST GIVE THEM THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO THE TABLE
EARLY SHOULD THEY CHOOSE TO DO
SO. BUT WE WILL BE ACTIVE IN THE
ENGAGEMENT WITH THE TRIBES
BECAUSE WE'RE AWARE OF HOW
THOSE IMPACT THEIR FISHERIES AND
WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST,
SO THAT IS OUR PLAN RIGHT NOW,
COUNCILMEMBER.
>> THANK YOU. THE REASON WHY I
ASKED, IT'S GOOD TO HAVE
INDIVIDUAL PIECES, BUT IF YOU
LOOK AT THE -- ALL THE VARIOUS
PROJECTS AS A WHOLE, AND
GRANTED, WE'RE IN A CONSENT
DECREE, WHICH IS PART OF IT, BUT
IT KIND OF SHOWS A COMMITMENT TO
WHAT WE'RE DOING AND THAT IN
ITSELF IS A MESSAGE THAT WE'RE
SENDING TO THE TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS AND THE NATIVE
COMMUNITIES. YOU KNOW, THAT
OVERALL PIECE, WHICH I THINK IS
VERY IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO SEE
THAT COMMITMENT. BECAUSE THAT'S
A BIG COMMITMENT. YOU KNOW, LIKE
THE SODO WET WEATHER TREATMENT,
THESE ARE BIG DOLLAR AMOUNTS.
THESE ARE BIG COMMITMENTS ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY, STATE,
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO DO RIGHT
AS A RESPECT TO THE HABITAT, THE
ENVIRONMENTAL SIDE OF THINGS.
THAT'S THE REASON WHY I RAISED
THAT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, IF I
MAY, JUST THERE ARE AND THERE
HAVE BEEN MORE COMPREHENSIVE
WATER QUALITY-RELATED PLANS DONE
IN THE PAST. SO THERE WAS A
COMBINED LONG-TERM CONTROL PLAN
THAT WAS DONE IN 2015. THERE WAS
ENGAGEMENT WITH THE TRIBES BACK
THEN. WE WILL BE DOING AN UPDATE
TO THAT IN THE UPCOMING YEAR. I
EXPECT THERE WILL BE ENGAGEMENT
WITH THAT. SIMILARLY, THE
COUNTY. THE COUNTY HAS DONE
ENGAGEMENT AT A PROJECT LEVEL
BUT ALSO IN A COMPREHENSIVE
WATER QUALITY LEVEL. YOU KNOW,
WITH THEIR CURRENT, THE REGIONAL
WASTEWATER SERVICES PLAN UPDATE,
I EXPECT THAT THEY ARE ALSO
GOING TO BE ENGAGING IN TRIBES
AS WELL.
>> OKAY, GREAT. YEAH, THANK YOU.
THE COUNTY PIECE, I SHOULD HAVE
HIGHLIGHTED THAT A LITTLE BIT
MORE. BUT I NOTED THE SALMON BAY
SLIDE SINCE I MADE THE POINT
ABOUT NUMBERS, I PROBABLY SHOULD
HAVE REFERENCED THE NUMBER.
SLIDE SIX. AND I KNOW THIS AREA,
BUT NOT LIKE CHAIR STRAUSS. BUT
I'M CURIOUS IN TERMS OF, YOU
KNOW, SALMON BAY ITSELF OR
COMING FURTHER INLAND, BECAUSE
THIS IS AN AREA WHERE, YOU KNOW,
IN THE MARITIME PIECE WHERE I'M
LOOKING TO DO A LOT OF WORK, AND
I WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THE --
MAYBE THE BROADER AREA. MAYBE
YOU'RE ALREADY DOING IT, BUT IN
THE TERMS OF THE -- THAT WHOLE
BROADER WATERSHED AREA, YOU
KNOW, THAT WATER SPACE AREA. IS
THERE ANY ADDITIONAL WORK? IS IT
ALL TIED TO THE LOCKS AND THAT
FRONT PART? THAT WATER PART.
>> THAT SPECIFIC INTERPRETIVE
SIGNAGE IS TIED TO THAT PLACE.
IT'S NOT THE BROADER AREA,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. HOWEVER,
WE HAVE ENGAGED WITH THE TRIBES,
AND THEY HAVE SHARED THAT SOME
OF THE HISTORY OF THAT PLACE AND
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF IT AND
SHARED EVEN SOME OF THE STORIES
OF VILLAGES THERE. SO WE'RE
HOPING TO INCLUDE THAT IN THE
UPDATED INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE SO
THAT THE PUBLIC CAN SEE THAT THE
FIRST PEOPLES OF THIS REGION
WERE THERE AND THAT THAT PLACE
WAS SIGNIFICANT EVEN BEFORE THE
BALLARD LOCKS WERE THERE. SO
THAT'S ONE OF THE KEY IMPORTANT
PIECES OF THIS WHOLE THING IS --
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO ANY
INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE IS MAKING
SURE THE PUBLIC SEES THAT THERE
WERE PEOPLE HERE BEFORE THE CITY
OF SEATTLE WAS EVEN A THOUGHT.
SO THAT'S OUR GOAL AND ALSO
REPRESENTING THE STORIES AND THE
VOICES OF THE PEOPLES -- FIRST
PEOPLES OF THE REGION. AND NOT
COMING FROM SOMETHING THAT WE
CREATE. IT'S -- THEY ARE AT THE
TABLE AND PROVIDING THAT AND
SHARING THAT WAS, SO. BUT THAT
PARTICULAR SALMON BAY NATURAL
AREA IS COMANAGED WITH
GROUNDSWELL, ONE OF THE
NONPROFITS THERE. SO WE WORK
WITH THEM IN THAT -- FOR THE
AREA.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I
APPRECIATE IT'S IMPORTANT FOR
THOSE THAT LIVE HERE, BUT IT'S
ALSO FOR THOSE THAT VISIT. YOU
KNOW, WE KIND OF MAKE A
STATEMENT WITH THESE PIECES FOR
THOSE THAT COME ACROSS THE
COUNTRY OR THE WORLD. YOU KNOW,
IT'S A CHANCE FOR SEATTLE TO
SHOW ITS LEADERSHIP IN THIS
AREA. FINALLY, APPRECIATE THE
UPDATES ON TOLT RIVER AND CEDAR
RIVER, SLIDES 11 AND 12,
OBVIOUSLY, BEEN FOLLOWING THAT
EITHER THROUGH HERE OR CITY
LIGHT, AS MENTIONED. AND THEN
FINALLY, I WANTED TO NOTE FROM
SLIDE NINE SOCKEYE IS MY
FAVORITE. LEAVE THE CHINOOK TO
THE ORCAS, SOCKEYE IS GOOD
ENOUGH FOR ME, AND IT'S MY
FAVORITE. AND AS A TRANSPLANT
FROM THE EAST COAST, I WILL
ADMIT HERE THAT I DO NOT EAT
ATLANTIC SALMON. I'VE BECOME,
YOU KNOW, AWARE OF THE BETTER
SALMON, SO THERE YOU GO. CHAIR?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, AND LOCATION, I'D LIKE
TO DIG INTO IT A LITTLE MORE,
THEN I'LL PASS IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. THE REASON
YOU HAVE SIGNAGE THERE IS
BECAUSE YOU HAVE A FACILITY AT
THAT STREET END, IS THAT
CORRECT? OR WHAT IS THE
OWNERSHIP OF YOUR LAND THERE?
>> WE, THE CITY, WE PURCHASED
THAT LAND TO PRESERVE IT AND
MAKE IT MORE OF A NATURAL --
PRESERVE THE NATURAL AREA THAT
WAS THERE BEFORE. I GUESS, ONE
OF -- THE RAILWAY THERE WAS
ABOUT TO UTILIZE IT FOR STORING
THEIR EQUIPMENT AND SUCH, BUT 20
PLUS YEARS AGO WE WERE ABLE TO
PURCHASE IT AND PRESERVE SOME OF
THE NATURAL PLANTS THERE BUT
ALSO SHARE SOME OF THE HISTORY
OF THAT PLACE, SO.
>> AND THANK YOU. AND
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE IS CORRECT,
THE PARKING LOT THAT IS ATTACHED
TO THIS FACILITY IS WHERE I WENT
TO HIGH SCHOOL PROM. I WILL COME
BACK TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
BALLARD LOCKS AND THE FOLKS THAT
HAVE LIVED THERE SINCE TIME
IMMEMORIAL AFTER COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA, THOUGH. OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND THANK
YOU, CEO LEE, MR. IRON
LIGHTNING, AND MISS MURNAN. AS
ALWAYS, REALLY APPRECIATE THIS
PRESENTATION. GREAT. MR. IRON
LIGHTNING UP, APPRECIATE YOUR
SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY AS WELL
AS A NAVY VETERAN, AS A FELLOW
VETERAN, MORE BROADLY, AIR
FORCE, FEEL LIKE I'M A LITTLE
OUTNUMBERED TODAY WITH TWO NAVY
VETERANS, BUT IT'S OKAY, MY
LATE UNCLE WAS A RETIRED SENIOR
CHIEF IN THE NAVY, SO TONS OF
RESPECT. BUT WE ALL KNOW AIR
FORCE IS BETTER, BUDDY. IN ANY
EVENT, THANK YOU. WITH RESPECT
TO SLIDE EIGHT, THE SOUTH PARK
WATER QUALITY FACILITY,
APPRECIATE THE INITIAL KIND OF
UPDATE AND OVERVIEW. SOUNDS LIKE
THIS WORK IS KIND OF THE EARLIER
STAGES, WHICH IS TOTALLY FINE,
WOULD LOVE A SLIGHTLY MORE FULL
BRIEFING FROM THE SPU TEAM TO MY
OFFICE IN THE NEAR TERM. AND I
SEE ALL THE RIGHT PEOPLE FROM
THE SPU SIDE ARE HERE TO HELP
INITIATE AND SET THAT UP. SO
GREATLY APPRECIATE IT, JUST BE
GOOD TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE
CLARITY FOR MY OFFICE ON THIS
IMPORTANT PROJECT IN MY
DISTRICT. IN ANY EVENT, THANK
YOU AGAIN, REALLY APPRECIATE
THIS VITALLY IMPORTANT WORK,
MISSION CRITICAL WORK, AND ALSO
KUDOS ON PUTTING SLIDE NUMBERS
AGAIN. LIKE I CAN'T
OVERESTIMATE THE IMPORTANCE OF
THAT. LIKE I UNDERSTAND IT'S
CHALLENGING AT TIMES TO COME UP
HERE BEFORE COUNCIL AND GIVE
BRIEFINGS AND UPDATES, AND I
TOTALLY, YEAH, I UNDERSTAND
THAT. WE'RE ALL LOOKING FOR
VARIOUS THINGS. THE EASIEST AREA
TO EARN AN A PLUS IS
ORGANIZATION AND CLARITY, AND BY
PUTTING SLIDE NUMBERS. SO IS
THIS THING ON? EVERYONE PUT
SLIDE NUMBERS ON. SLIDE NUMBERS,
THANK YOU. AND THEN FINALLY,
FINALLY I'LL NOTE THAT, YES,
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
LEADERSHIP OF COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ FROM A COUNCIL AND FROM A
CITY OF SEATTLE PERSPECTIVE,
FRANKLY, AND CARRYING THIS WORK
-- THE IMPORTANT WORK FORWARD
AND BECAUSE OF HER, YOU KNOW,
WE'RE IN PART HAVING THIS
CONVERSATION TODAY JUST TO BE
FRANK. AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, THERE
CAN BE MULTIPLE LEADERS IN A
PARTICULAR SPACE, AND SO, YOU
KNOW, ACKNOWLEDGE THE CHAIR AS
WELL FOR CARRYING ON THIS WORK.
WHEN, IN COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ'S
ABSENCE, AND WORKING ALONGSIDE
HER SINCE SHE'S BACK FOR A FEW
MORE MONTHS TO CARRY THIS WORK
FORWARD SO. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN.
APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE.
>> THANK YOU. ANYTHING COMMITTEE
TABLE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE?
>> WE'RE HAPPY TO DO THE
BRIEFING ON SOUTH PARK WATER
FACILITY. THAT FACILITY'S
SCHEDULED TO BE CONSTRUCTED BY
2030, SO.
>> THANK YOU.
>> LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO SAY
THAT THESE POSITIONS,
FRANCESCA'S POSITION, MY TRAVEL
ADVISOR POSITION ARE IMPORTANT.
NOT ONLY IN MAKING SURE THAT THE
TRIBAL ENGAGEMENT CONSULTATION
PIECE IS ALWAYS AT THE TABLE BUT
IT ALSO SHOWS THE TRIBES THE
UTILITY AND THE CITY ARE TAKING
THEIR TRIBAL RELATIONS,
ELEVATING THOSE RELATIONS BY
HAVING THESE POSITIONS IN PLACE.
SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT
OUT.
>> FANTASTIC. FRANCESCA?
>> I'LL JUST ADD THAT IN THE
FOUR YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN AT
THE CITY, WE'VE SEEN A GREAT
GROWTH AND EXPANSION AROUND THIS
BODY OF WORK. IT'S UNIQUE TO
HAVE THIS COMMITTEE AS A PLACE
TO GIVE YOU THAT LENS WITHIN
DEPARTMENTS ABOUT WHAT IN WORK
REALLY LOOKS LIKE. MANY OF THESE
ISSUES COME BEFORE YOU IN
DIFFERENT FORMS, SO TO GIVE YOU
THE TRIBAL AND URBAN NATIVE
SPECIFIC LENS OF THE PROJECTS IS
A GREAT HONOR AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO DO THIS
WITH YOU.
>> WONDERFUL. I'M GOING TO
BRING US BACK TO THE CEDAR
RIVER. AND I'LL TELL A STORY TO
PREFACE THE QUESTION, WHICH IS
THERE WAS ONE TIME THAT I
EMAILED BOB HENNESSY ASKING FOR
A TOUR OF THE CEDAR RIVER AND
THE CHESTER MORRIS WATERSHED. I
SAID I WANT TO GET AS FAR UP
INTO THE WATERSHED AS POSSIBLE.
HE SAID, ARE YOU ASKING ME TO
LET YOU IN WHERE YOU'RE NOT
SUPPOSED TO GO? I SAID,
ABSOLUTELY NOT, I WOULD NOT DO
THAT BOB. AND IT WAS MY FIRST
UNDERSTANDING WITH AN UNFILTERED
WATER SOURCE. SO NUMBER ONE,
THAT'S INTERESTING AND
IMPORTANT. SO I'LL ASK GENERAL
MANAGER LEE TO JUST EXPLAIN TO
THE COMMITTEE, I KNOW THAT WE
ALL KNOW, BUT JUST FOR THE
GENERAL PUBLIC WHAT DOES AN
UNFILTERED WATER SOURCE MEAN,
AND THEN THE NEXT PART OF THIS
QUESTION IS THAT THERE IS
RESERVED RIGHTS FOR THE
MUCKLESHOOT TRIBE WITHIN OUR
WATERSHED. CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS, WHAT
IT IS, AND JUST TO PUT, YOU
KNOW, NOT TO BURY THE HEADLINE,
WHICH IS THAT THE MUCKLESHOOT
TRIBE AND TRIBAL MEMBERS ARE
ALLOWED INTO PARTS OF THE
WATERSHED THAT NO ONE ELSE IS.
AND SO IF GENERAL MANAGER YOU
CAN TALK ABOUT WHY ACCESS IS
LIMITED DUE TO UNFILTERED -- THE
FILTRATION PROCESS THAT WE USE,
AND THEN KYLE, IF YOU COULD
SPEAK TO WHAT OUR RELATIONSHIP
IS WITH THE TRIBE.
>> WE ARE ONE OF THE HANDFUL OF
CITIES IN THE REGION BE THE
COUNTRY THAT HAVE AN UNFILTERED
WATER SUPPLY. WHAT MAKES IT SO
UNIQUE IS THE FACT WE OWN, AT
LEAST IN THE SOUTH END, ALMOST
100% OF OUR WATERSHED. 99.9
SOMETHING PERCENT. THAT ENABLES
US TO PROTECT THE WATERSHED SO
IT'S FREE OF POTENTIALLY
MANMADE CHEMICAL, COMPOUNDS IN
OTHER WATERSHEDS. THERE'S NO
OIL LEAKS GOING IN. YOU KNOW, ET
CETERA, YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO
BE CAMPING IN THAT AREA. AND
BECAUSE OF THAT UNIQUE
PROTECTION, WE'RE ABLE TO OFFER
THAT WATER, OBVIOUSLY, TO OUR
CUSTOMERS, VERY UNFILTERED AND
VERY, VERY HIGH QUALITY. IT IS
AMAZING, YOU KNOW, IT RAINS
POTENTIALLY AROUND 100 PLUS
INCHES A YEAR IN THAT WATERSHED.
SO IT'S INCREDIBLY PRODUCTIVE,
AND WE ARE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE
IT. IT'S A LEGACY, HONESTLY, OF
SOME OF OUR PREDECESSORS THAT
THEY TOOK THE VISION AND HAD THE
VISION TO OWN THAT WATERSHED.
WITH THE LANDOWNERSHIP,
OBVIOUSLY, WE RESTRICT THE
PUBLIC IN TERMS OF ACCESS TO IT,
BUT YOU'RE CORRECT, WE HAVE A
UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
TRIBES. I'LL LET KYLE IRON
LIGHTNING DESCRIBE THAT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION,
CHAIR STRAUSS. SO WHEN IT COMES
TO THE CEDAR RIVER WATERSHED,
MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE DOES
RESERVE HUNTING AND GATHERING
RIGHTS TO THE WATERSHED. AND WE
HAVE ACCESS AGREEMENTS WITH THE
TRIBE FOR THOSE PURPOSES BECAUSE
THAT REGION IS PART OF THEIR
HISTORICAL AND ANCESTRAL LANDS.
AND THE CITY RECOGNIZED THAT
THROUGH THE MUCKLESHOOT
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THAT WAS
SIGNED. I THINK MAYBE A WHILE
BACK. BUT THAT IS THE REASON WHY
THE MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE IS
ALLOWED ACCESS TO THE WATERSHED.
>> AND JUST TO ADD AS WELL,
THROUGH CULTURAL AND NATURAL
RESOURCE REGULATORY PROCESSES,
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OTHER
TRIBES THAT DO ENGAGE IN CERTAIN
PIECES OF THE WATERSHED
MANAGEMENT.
>> WONDERFUL. KYLE, CAN YOU DIG
INTO IT JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE
DEEPLY? HOW DOES THAT
RELATIONSHIP WORK? AND FOR THOSE
OF US THAT DON'T GET UP TO THE
WATERSHED OFTEN, IS THERE A BIG
FENCE OR GATE ACROSS THE ROAD
THAT THE REST OF US CAN'T PASS?
>> CORRECT.
>> DO THEY SHOW UP AT THE FRONT
DOOR, SCAN THEIR BADGE, ROLL ON
IN? WHAT DOES THE PROCESS LOOK
LIKE FOR THAT ACCESS?
>> OKAY, THANKS, CHAIRMAN
STRAUSS. SO THEY -- THE PROCESS
IS, THE MUCKLESHOOT OR EVEN IF
ONE OF THE OTHER TRIBES IS
ACCESSING FOR SOME OF THEIR
CULTURAL RESOURCES PURPOSES,
THEY WILL CONTACT THE WATERSHED
MANAGEMENT AND BE ALLOWED,
ESCORTED ACCESS TO THE WATERSHED
FOR THE PURPOSES OF WHICHEVER
REASON THAT THEY'RE COMING TO
THE WATERSHED. THEY DO MAKE US
AWARE OF WHEN THEY'LL BE
ENTERING, SO JUST SO THAT WE
KNOW WHO'S IN THERE AND WHY
THEY'RE IN THERE. YEAH.
>> AND THAT IN PART IS BECAUSE
WE HAVE A LOT OF REGULATORY
OVERSIGHT BECAUSE OF OUR
UNFILTERED WATER SOURCE THAT WE
HAVE TO BE ABLE TO DOCUMENT WHO
HAS AND WHO HAS NOT BEEN UP
THERE, ABSOLUTELY.
>> THE REAL MAGIC OF THIS IS
THAT TRIBAL MEMBERS ARE ALLOWED
INTO AREAS THAT THE REST OF US
ARE NOT AND THAT IS THE RIGHT
WAY TO GO ABOUT BUSINESS UP
THERE. WHAT STRIKES ME IS THAT
SPU OWNS A LOT OF DIFFERENT
LAND. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AN
ENTIRE WATERSHED UP IN CEDAR
RIVER. THE TOLT WATERSHED, WHICH
SUPPLIES NORTH OF THE SHIP
CANAL, THAT'S WHY I LIKE THE
CITY HALL WATER BETTER THAN THE
BALLARD WATER. THEN WE TOOK UP
THE GLACIER WELL PROPERTY SALE
JUST LAST WEEK. WE ARE
PURCHASING PROPERTIES LIKE THAT
PROPERTY AT THE LOCKS, BY
THORNTON CREEK -- NOT THORNTON
CREEK, CARKEEK PARK. YOU'VE GOT
PIPELINES, RESERVOIRS, AND ALL
THE REST. YOU'VE GOT LAND THAT
IS DISPERSED GEOGRAPHICALLY
OUTSIDE OF THE CITY BOUNDARIES,
AND WITHIN MANY DIFFERENT
TRIBES' USUAL AND ACCUSTOMED
AREAS. CAN YOU HELP US
UNDERSTAND, MAYBE FOR THE CITY
OF SEATTLE IT'S CLEARER,
BECAUSE THERE WERE TREATIES IES
SIGNED HERE . THE TRIBES HAVE
CLEAR LEGAL RIGHTS. IN THESE
OTHER AREAS WHERE IT MIGHT NOT
BE SO CRYSTAL CLEAR, NUMBER ONE,
HOW DO YOU NAVIGATE THIS? I
MEAN, WE'VE GOT 29 TRIBES HERE
IN OUR STATE, BUT NOT ALL 29
HAVE STANDING HERE. HOW DO YOU
NAVIGATE THIS? I SAY THAT
BECAUSE, AGAIN, WE'VE GOT
CLARITY HERE IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, BUT THEN THERE'S MAYBE
LACK OF CLARITY IN OTHER PLACES.
TELL US ABOUT THIS.
>> THANK YOU AGAIN, CHAIR
STRAUSS, FOR THAT QUESTION.
NAVIGATING THAT IS -- HAS TAKEN
SOME WORK BUT ALSO, FOR THE MOST
PART, THE TRIBES KNOW BEST THEIR
OWN HISTORY, SO WE ENSURE THAT
WE, I WOULD SAY, CAST A BROAD
NET SO THAT WE DO OUR BEST TO
INCLUDE TRIBES THAT WE FEEL
MIGHT BE -- MIGHT HAVE A HISTORY
IN SUCH A PLACE AND LET THEM
DECIDE AND TELL US, YES, WE DO
HAVE -- THAT PLACE IS OF
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE TO US.
WE TAKE THE ENGAGEMENT FROM
THERE AND LISTEN TO THEM. BUT
FOR THE MOST PART, WE LEAVE THAT
UP TO THE TRIBES TO DECIDE AND
FOR US NOT TO TELL THEM WHAT
THEIR HISTORY IS BECAUSE THAT --
THAT IS NOT -- THAT IS NOT A
GOOD WAY TO START ANY
RELATIONSHIP IS WE'RE TRYING TO
STEP BACK FROM ANYTHING THAT
GIVES THAT SENSE TO THE TRIBES,
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, MAKE SURE
THAT THEY'RE AWARE WE'RE HERE
TO LISTEN AND IF YOU'RE OPEN TO
SHARING THAT HISTORY WITH US OF
THAT PLACE, PLEASE WE WELCOME
THAT. BUT ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT
SOME OF THAT HISTORY IS THEIRS
TO KEEP, AND THEY DON'T WANT TO
SHARE IT. AND WE WILL BE VERY
RESPECTFUL OF THAT AS WELL.
>> YEAH, IT'S A REALLY
IMPORTANT POINT WHERE A LOT OF
THE CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT
LOCATIONS ARE NOT SHOWN ON GIS
MAPS FOR THE BROADER COMMUNITY,
AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY HELD WITHIN
SOVEREIGN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.
HOW DO YOU NAVIGATE THAT? YOU
KNOW, LIKE YOU'VE GOT A PROJECT
COMING UP, REACH OUT TO THE
TRIBE, HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE THAT
YOU'RE HONORING THE CULTURAL
RESOURCES OF OUR AREA?
>> THERE ARE PROCESSES, CHAIR
STRAUSS, THAT PROTECT THAT FOR
THE TRIBE. BUT FOR THE MOST
PART, WE JUST NEED TO BE MADE
AWARE OF WHAT THE AREA IS. WE
DON'T NECESSARILY ASK WHAT IT
MEANS TO THEM, BUT IF THEY SHARE
AND MAKE US AWARE THAT SOMETHING
IS IMPORTANT TO THEM, THEN WE
WILL DO OUR BEST AND MAKE SURE
THAT IS PROTECTED.
>> THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. I
WANT TO PULL THAT OUT A LITTLE
BIT MORE, WHICH IS THAT ALL THEY
HAVE TO SAY IS THAT THERE IS
WITHIN THEIR MAPS THAT THERE IS
CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT SPACE
WITHIN THE PROJECT AREA, AND
THEY DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU
WHAT THAT CULTURAL MEANING IS,
JUST THAT IT EXISTS AND WHERE IT
IS. AND WE HAVE TO PROTECT IT.
IS IT REALLY JUST THAT SIMPLE?
>> THERE'S A HISTORY OF IT, AND
WE -- WE NEED -- WE WOULD
APPRECIATE KNOWING WHAT IT --
NOT NECESSARILY WHAT IT MEANS TO
THEM, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY WHERE
IT IS SO THAT WE KNOW WHAT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN PROTECT,
YEAH. OR ASSIST IN.
>> AND JUST TO ADD A LITTLE BIT
OF PROCESS TO THAT, THE
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF
ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORIC
PRESERVATION PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN
THIS. THAT'S WHERE WE SEE SOME
OF THOSE CODIFIED LEVELS OF
PROTECTION. MANY OF OUR STAFF
DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO, ONLY
TRIBAL MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO
IT. THERE'S OTHER LAYERS OF
INFORMATION THAT'S NOT
PROTECTED UNDER THE STATE LAW
THAT WE NAVIGATE CONFIDENTIALITY
PARTNERS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT ADDITIONAL
ASPECT. AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS
TEASING OUT TO, WHICH IS, SORRY,
WHICH IS JUST TO SAY THAT THERE
IS IMPORTANT PROTECTIONS AROUND
THE MAPPING AND THE HISTORIES OF
CULTURAL RESOURCES IN OUR AREAS.
NUMBER ONE MOST IMPORTANT
PRIVACY BUT THEN WE HAVE TO
START WORRYING ABOUT THEFT AND
PEOPLE GOING OUT THERE. HAVING
PROTECTED DATABASES AND FROM
PDR, PUBLIC DISCLOSURE REQUESTS,
ET CETERA, HAVING THOSE
RESOURCES PROTECTED BY THE
GOVERNMENT IS CRITICAL SO
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES DON'T
OCCUR. AND WITH THAT DOCK.
THEATION THE TRIBES DON'T HAVE
TO NECESSARILY SAY MUCH MORE
THAN THERE'S HISTORY OF IT.
BECAUSE FROM THERE IT'S NOT OUR
JOB TO PRY INTO THEIR LIVES,
RIGHT? ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO
SHARE THERE? AND THEN I'LL WRAP
US UP, UNLESS THERE'S OTHER
QUESTIONS.
>> NO, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
FURTHER TO SHARE. I THANK
FRANCESCA FOR PICKING UP WHAT
YOU WERE TRYING TO LAY DOWN
THERE AND WHERE YOU WERE TRYING
TO GO WITH THAT ONE. IT'S NOT
JUST THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY
TO PROTECT THAT, THERE ARE
FEDERAL PROTECTIONS AND STATE
PROTECTIONS IN PLACE THAT WE
WILL FOLLOW.
>> YEAH. AND THANK YOU FOR BEING
OUR LEADER THROUGH THAT, RIGHT?
REALLY WITHOUT SOMEBODY HAVING
IT AS THEIR SOLE JOB, IT IS A
JOB THAT WILL GET LOST. AND
HAVING YOU WITH OUR CITY FAMILY
IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. I'LL
JUST COME BACK TO THE QUESTION
THAT COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
BROUGHT UP ABOUT THE LOCKS AREA,
WHICH IS THAT THIS HAS BEEN A
VILLAGE, THE BALLARD LOCKS AREA
WAS A VILLAGE SINCE TIME
IMMEMORIAL. -- I THINK I SAID IT
WRONG. I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THE
AMERICANIZED VERSION OF THAT.
LIVED THERE UNTIL THE LOCKS WERE
BUILT. THERE WAS URBAN LORE THAT
THERE WAS PROPERTY OFFERED, SAID
TO BE EXCHANGED TO BE ABLE TO
BUILD THE LOCKS THERE. BUT
AGAIN, THERE WAS NO TREATY
WRITTEN. THERE WAS NO FORMAL
PIECE OF PAPER SIGNED. AND SO HE
WAS MOVED TO PORT MADISON
RESERVATION FROM WHAT I
UNDERSTAND, AND THEN THIS COMES
BACK TO WHERE WE WERE JUST
EARLIER THIS WEEK TALKING ABOUT
THE FORT LAWTON TAKEOVER MARCH
8th OF 1970, AMERICAN INDIAN
MOVEMENT COMING BACK TO SAY
WE'RE MAKING GOOD ON THAT
PROMISE. YOU CAN HEAR THE POWWOW
DRUMS AN AT THE LOCKS. AND THIS
INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE IS
IMPORTANT TO MAKE THAT A LIVING
HISTORY SO THAT -- AND IT'S
INTERESTING BECAUSE THE AREA OF
SALMON BAY IS NOW FRESHWATER,
USED TO BE SALT WATER. IT USED
TO BE TIDAL. YOU USED TO BE ABLE
TO WALK TO MAGNOLIA FROM
BALLARD. I GUESS YOU STILL CAN
ON THE LOCKS, BUT THAT'S A
DIFFERENT STORY. I BRING THIS UP
BECAUSE THIS IS A LIVING ASPECT
OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT PEOPLE
HAVE LIVED IN THE CITY. THE
STREET IS NAMED AFTER THE PEOPLE
OF SALMON BAY. I'M GRATEFUL
THAT NOT ONLY ARE YOU HELPING TO
PRESERVE THE ECOLOGY AND THE
ENVIRONMENT, YOU ARE ALSO
HELPING THE PASSER-BY ON THE
BURKE GILMAN TRAIL WHO'S TAKING
A BREAK UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT
MORE OF THE CANAL'S NOT ALWAYS
LOOKED LIKE THAT. SO JUST
GRATITUDE TO YOU THERE. ANYTHING
ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE FROM
THIS ENTIRE PRESENTATION?
>> JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE FOR SHOWING A DEEP
INTEREST AND COMMITMENT TO WORK.
I WANT TO THANK OUR TRIBAL
PARTNERS. I MEAN, WE LEARN SO
MUCH FROM THEM, AND WE'RE
INCREDIBLY INDEBTED TO THEM. AND
THE WORK THAT THEY DO IS WORK
THAT WE ALL BENEFIT FROM. AND I
WISH MORE PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT THE
WORK THAT THEY ARE INCREDIBLY
COMMITTED TO. AND THEN JUST
LASTLY, HUGE THANK YOU TO
FRANCESCA AND TO KYLE. THEY ARE
INCREDIBLE PARTNERS IN THIS WORK
AND WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO
HAVE THEM. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU,
CHAIR STRAUSS AND THE COMMIT
TEE, FOR PROVIDING THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SHARE THIS
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WORK THAT
WE'RE DOING IN OUR TRIBAL
ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS. WHEN I FIRST
STARTED THIS POSITION, TRIBAL
ENGAGEMENT WAS PROBABLY 60% OF
MY JOB. IT IS NOW 100% PLUS. I
THINK THIS WORK IS IMPORTANT,
AND IT DOES SHOW THAT THE CITY
DOES VALUE ITS TRIBAL RELATIONS.
BUT THANKS AGAIN FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. FRANCESCA,
ANYTHING TO CLOSE OUT?
>> IF WE'RE GOING DOWN THE
LINE, I'LL JUST, YOU KNOW,
REITERATE THE THANK YOU AND
GRATITUDE TO THE CITY TEAM, AND
ESPECIALLY THE TRIBAL PARTNERS.
THEY MAKE SIGNIFICANT
INVESTMENTS IN FISHERIES ACROSS
THE STATE AND IN OUR REGION. THE
CITY OF SEATTLE IS A RELATIVELY
YOUNG POLITICAL ENTITY COMPARED
TO OUR TRIBAL PARTNERS. IT'S
REALLY HUMBLING, AND I COME TO
THIS WORK WITH A LOT OF
GRATITUDE FOR THEIR GUIDANCE AND
LEADERSHIP IN HOW WE CAN DO
BETTER AS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN
ENGAGING WITH TRIBAL NATIONS.
>> WONDERFUL. AND FRANCESCA,
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A HEADS
UP THAT I'M ABOUT TO ASK YOU
ABOUT OUR APRIL 7th PRESENTATION
WITH THE CENTENNIAL ACCORD. I'M
GOING TO GIVE A COUPLE MORE
ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT OUR
COMMITTEE SCHEDULE. COLLEAGUES,
WE HEARD YESTERDAY IN COUNCIL
BRIEFING ABOUT THE MAYOR'S
SHELTER LEGISLATION. WE ARE
GOING TO BE HAVING A SPECIAL
MEETING ON MONDAY, MARCH 30th AT
9:30 A.M. YES, THIS IS A MONDAY
9:30 MEETING WHERE WE WILL
RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON THE BUDGET
BILLS. WE HAD AN OVERVIEW
YESTERDAY, SO I'M HOPING THAT
IT SHOULD TAKE ONLY 30 TO 60
MINUTES, AS TODAY WE'VE HAD 56
#0 A 60-MINUTE PRESENTATION.
MARCH 30th AT 9:00 A.M., WE'LL
HAVE THE FIRST OF TWO MEETINGS.
IF YOU'VE GOT QUESTIONS,
ESPECIALLY AFTER YESTERDAY ON
THE BUDGET LEGISLATION, GET THEM
IN ON THAT MONDAY, MARCH 30th
COMMITTEE MEETING, BECAUSE THE
NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
COMMITTEE MEETING IS APRIL 7th,
AND IT'S BECOMING PACKED
UNEXPECTEDLY. WE HAVE THE VOTE
ON THE SHELTER LEGISLATION
LIKELY. WE NEED TO ALSO PASS THE
GRANTS ORDINANCE. SO I WILL BE
ASKING COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO THE
SIDE IF THEY WANT TO DO THAT IN
ONE MEETING OR TWO WITH THE
GRANTS. WE'LL PASS THAT
INFORMATION AROUND, BECAUSE
FRANCESCA HAS SET US UP TO
RECEIVE A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE
CENTENNIAL ACCORD AT THE
WASHINGTON STATE LEVEL. SO I
BELIEVE TIM IS COMING DOWN FROM
THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE -- OR
SOMEBODY ELSE?
>> YES.
>> I'LL TURN IT OVER TO
FRANCESCA. ONE OF THE HOPES WE
HAD HAD WAS TO HAVE A
PRESENTATION FROM FRANCESCA TO
US ABOUT WHAT THE CENTENNIAL
ACCORD IS BEFORE WE HAD THE
EXPERTS COME DOWN SO THAT WE
WERE A LITTLE BIT MORE PREPARED.
I'M NOT GOING TO REQUIRE THAT.
IF WE'VE GOT THE TIME, WE'RE
GOING TO BRING THEM IN. SO 30
SECONDS FOR A 100-YEAR PROJECT.
AND YOU CAN TAKE LONGER, YOU'VE
GOT AN HOUR IF YOU WANT IT, BUT
EXPLAIN WHAT THE CENTENNIAL
ACCORD IS AND HOW WE CAN BE
PREPARED TO RECEIVE THAT
INFORMATION?
>> I'M HAPPY TO SHARE A FEW
CONTEXTUAL DOCUMENTS IN ADVANCE.
AND THE CENTENNIAL ACCORD, IT'S
THE GUIDING DOCUMENT AND
FRAMEWORK THAT THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON USES TO RECOGNIZE ITS
RELATIONSHIP WITH FEDERALLY
RECOGNIZED TRIBES IN THE STATE
OF WASHINGTON, AS WELL AS TRIBES
FROM A FEW OTHER STATES LIKE
OREGON AND IDAHO, WHO HAVE
INTEREST IN WASHINGTON STATE
BECAUSE OF THEIR ANCESTRAL
TERRITORIES. SO THE CENTENNIAL
ACCORD FOLLOWED BY THE NEW
MILLENNIUM AGREEMENT AND THE
IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES ARE
ABOUT THIS LIVING BODY OF WORK
WITHIN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.
THEY ACTUALIZE THAT
RELATIONSHIP. SO WE WILL BE
PLEASED TO SHARE THAT MODEL WITH
YOU ALL AND DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT HOW THIS LOOKS AT THE CITY
OF SEATTLE LEVEL.
>> YEAH, SO WE'RE TALKING THAT
THROUGH. THIS IS A MEETING WHERE
TRIBAL LEADERS COME TO OLYMPIA
EVERY YEAR TO CONTINUE THE WORK
OF THE PROCESS THAT HAS BEEN
OUTLINED BY THE CENTENNIAL AND
THE MILLENNIUM ACCORDS, IS THAT
A GOOD UNDERSTANDING?
>> YEAH. LIKE OUR TRIBAL NATION
SUMMIT, VERY SIMILAR TO THAT.
THE ACCORD AS A DOCUMENT SETS UP
STATE CODE THAT CODIFIES LEVELS
OF THAT RELATIONSHIP. STATE
AGENCIES HAVE CONSULTATION AND
COLLABORATION POLICIES. THEY
HAVE LIAISONS WITHIN THEIR
AGENCIES AND ACCESS TO STAFF
TRAINING. SO ALL OF THESE THINGS
TOGETHER KIND OF MAKE UP THE
WORK.
>> SO AT A HIGH LEVEL THIS IS
ONGOING WORK WHERE LEADERS COME
TO MEET ONCE A YEAR TO ENSURE
THAT THE FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS IN
BETWEEN THOSE TWO MEETINGS HAVE
BEEN ACCOMPLISHED AND CONTINUING
TO MAKE AREAS OF AGREEMENT AND
BODIES OF WORK. IS THAT -- IS
THERE ANY FORMALIZED PROCESS IN
BETWEEN THE ANNUAL MEETINGS?
>> UNDER THE CURRENT LEADERSHIP,
I BELIEVE THEY ARE MOVING TO
QUARTERLY MINI ACCORDS WHERE
THEY ARE ENGAGING MORE ROUTINELY
WITH TRIBAL LEADERS IN THE
INTERIM PERIODS. AND THAT'S A
RELATIVELY NEW INITIATIVE. YOU
KNOW, I THINK THE STATE IS
LOOKING TO REFRESH AND REVAMP
BECAUSE IT IS A LIVING PROCESS.
AND SO GOVERNOR FERGUSON THIS
LAST FALL, WITH THE LAST ACCORD,
ISSUED A NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER
CALLING FOR CHANGES TO THE
STATEWIDE CONSULTATION
ENGAGEMENT EXPECTATIONS. AND
THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT WE
MODEL TO BUT HELPING DIRECT
STATE AGENCIES TO DO THOSE
THINGS IS THE GOAL OF THAT WORK.
AND THAT IS ONGOING, SO GORDON
WILL BE TELLING US A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT WHERE THIS WORK IS AT NOW.
>> THAT'S FANTASTIC.
COLLEAGUES, AS WE ARE TAKING TWO
PATHS WITH OUR GOVERNMENT
RELATIONSHIPS AND CONSULTATION,
KYLE AND I WERE ABLE TO SPEAK
ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
OUTREACH AND CONSULTATION AND
WHAT THOSE DIFFERENT LEVELS
MEAN. WE'VE HAD THE TRIBAL
SUMMIT HERE EVERY OTHER YEAR. I
THINK THERE'S A HOPE AND DESIRE
TO MAKE IT AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE
EVENTUALLY. AND BOTH OF THESE
TWO TOPICS ARE CONTAINED WITHIN
OUR STATE'S ACCORDS, RIGHT? AND
SO AS WE RECEIVE THIS
PRESENTATION ON APRIL 7th, I
THINK THAT'S WHERE I'M HOPING
OUR QUESTIONS AND OUR MINDSET GO
TO IS WHAT CAN WE MODEL WELL,
WHAT DO WE NOT NEED TO DO
BECAUSE IT'S BEING
ACCOMPLISHED, AND HOW DO WE
BRING SEATTLE INTO A PLACE THAT
HAS A SIMILAR PROCESS OF ONGOING
CONVERSATION, ONGOING WORK,
BECAUSE OTHER THAN KING COUNTY,
I BELIEVE THAT WE'RE THE
LARGEST GOVERNMENT IN THE STATE.
MAYBE THERE'S PIERCE AND
SNOHOMISH, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT
WE DO THE WORK. ON APRIL 7th, WE
WILL HAVE THE SHELTER VOTE,
LIKELY, GRANTS VOTE LIKELY, AND
THIS PRESENTATION ON THE
CENTENNIAL ACCORD, WHICH IS WHY
I ASKED IF YOU'VE GOT HARD
HITTING QUESTIONS YOU NEED THE
ANSWERS TO, PLEASE BRING THEM TO
MONDAY, MARCH 30th, SO THAT WE
CAN RESERVE TIME ON APRIL 7th
FOR THE CENTENNIAL ACCORD
DISCUSSION. AS WELL TOMORROW IN
THE CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE IS JAJ
IT THE SKAGITRELY SENSING. I DO
WANT TO BRING UP WITH GREAT
GRATITUDE WE'RE AT THIS PLACE
AND THIS AGREEMENT BECAUSE
HAVING THREE TRIBES THAT SINCE
TIME IMMEMORIAL HAVE SOMETIMES
AGREED AND SOMETIMES NOT AGREED,
IT IS A REALLY BIG PIECE OF WORK
FOR US TO FIND THIS AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THREE SOVEREIGN NATIONS
BEYOND JUST THE UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT. AND SO IT'S REALLY
WONDERFUL THAT WE'LL HAVE THEM
IN COMMITTEE TOMORROW. THE
TRIBAL LEADERS WILL BE IN
COMMITTEE TOMORROW AND THEN
AGAIN ON -- I DON'T KNOW THAT
THEY WILL BE THERE BUT ON APRIL
1st, WE WILL HAVE THE ITEM IN
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ'S
COMMITTEE AGAIN. JUST WITH
GRATITUDE. ANYTHING ELSE? IF
THIS -- IF THERE'S NOTHING
ELSE, THIS CONCLUDES THE
TUESDAY, MARCH 17th, COMMITTEE
MEETING. THIS COMMITTEE WILL
MEET NEXT FOR A SPECIAL MEETING
ON MONDAY, MARCH 30th AT 9:30
A.M. SEEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS
TO COME BEFORE THE