1 00:00:33,066 --> 00:00:35,468 ALL RIGHT. YOU READY? ALL RIGHT. 2 00:00:35,468 --> 00:00:36,102 THE MOVIE HAS STARTED. GOOD 3 00:00:36,102 --> 00:00:37,871 MORNING AND WELCOME TO THE JULY 4 00:00:37,871 --> 00:00:39,172 9th. 2026 MEETING OF THE 5 00:00:39,172 --> 00:00:42,075 GOVERNANCE AND UTILITIES 6 00:00:42,075 --> 00:00:42,675 COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER. 7 00:00:42,675 --> 00:00:47,480 IT'S 89:36 A.M. AND I'M JOY 8 00:00:47,480 --> 00:00:49,716 HOLLINGSWORTH. WILL THE CLERK 9 00:00:49,716 --> 00:00:50,316 PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? [ ROLL 10 00:00:50,316 --> 00:00:58,792 CALL ] 11 00:00:58,792 --> 00:01:01,394 >> CHAIR, THERE ARE THREE 12 00:01:01,394 --> 00:01:01,661 PRESENT. 13 00:01:01,661 --> 00:01:03,163 >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ IS 14 00:01:03,163 --> 00:01:04,063 EXCUSED AND COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA 15 00:01:04,063 --> 00:01:08,201 IS EXCUSED UNTIL SHE GETS HERE. 16 00:01:08,201 --> 00:01:09,035 HAPPY JULY. IT'S JULY, RIGHT? 17 00:01:09,035 --> 00:01:09,903 HAPPY JULY. WE'RE GOING TO JUMP 18 00:01:09,903 --> 00:01:11,738 RIGHT IN. WE HAVE A FULL AGENDA 19 00:01:11,738 --> 00:01:13,106 SO WE'RE GOING TO JUMP RIGHT 20 00:01:13,106 --> 00:01:16,776 INTO THE MEETING AND I KNOW THAT 21 00:01:16,776 --> 00:01:17,410 WE HAVE SOME COMMITTEE MEMBERS 22 00:01:17,410 --> 00:01:18,311 THAT MIGHT HAVE HARD STOPS SO 23 00:01:18,311 --> 00:01:19,979 WE'RE GOING TO POWER THROUGH 24 00:01:19,979 --> 00:01:21,748 AND WE'RE GOING TO NOW CONSIDER 25 00:01:21,748 --> 00:01:23,950 THE AGENDA. IF THERE'S NO 26 00:01:23,950 --> 00:01:28,688 OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE 27 00:01:28,688 --> 00:01:29,322 ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, 28 00:01:29,322 --> 00:01:32,859 THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. 29 00:01:32,859 --> 00:01:33,493 >> COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME, WE 30 00:01:33,493 --> 00:01:34,060 WILL OPEN THE REMOTE PUBLIC 31 00:01:34,060 --> 00:01:34,694 COMMENT PERIOD FOR ITEMS ON THE 32 00:01:34,694 --> 00:01:35,161 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA, 33 00:01:35,161 --> 00:01:35,695 INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL 34 00:01:35,695 --> 00:01:36,296 CALENDAR, AND THE COUNCIL'S 35 00:01:36,296 --> 00:01:37,464 WORK PROGRAM. 36 00:01:37,464 --> 00:01:40,099 >> HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE? 37 00:01:40,099 --> 00:01:42,202 >> WE HAVE SIX IN-PERSON, NONE 38 00:01:42,202 --> 00:01:42,435 ONLINE. 39 00:01:42,435 --> 00:01:44,304 >> OKAY, AWESOME. THE PUBLIC 40 00:01:44,304 --> 00:01:46,372 COMMENT PERIOD WILL -- I'M 41 00:01:46,372 --> 00:01:49,476 GOING TO READ THE DIRECTIONS. ON 42 00:01:49,476 --> 00:01:51,945 COUNCIL'S WEBSITE. AND THE 43 00:01:51,945 --> 00:01:53,980 SIGNUP SHEET AVAILABLE HERE IN 44 00:01:53,980 --> 00:01:54,747 COUNCIL CHAMBERS TO MY RIGHT 45 00:01:54,747 --> 00:01:57,050 YOUR LEFT. IF YOU HAVE NOT 46 00:01:57,050 --> 00:01:58,117 REGISTERED TO SPEAK BUT WOULD 47 00:01:58,117 --> 00:02:01,120 LIKE TO, YOU CAN SIGN UP BEFORE 48 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:02,755 THE END OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT 49 00:02:02,755 --> 00:02:04,357 PERIOD OR ON THE COUNCIL'S 50 00:02:04,357 --> 00:02:08,294 WEBSITE. THE LINK IS LISTED ON 51 00:02:08,294 --> 00:02:08,928 TODAY'S AGENDA. WHEN SPEAKING 52 00:02:08,928 --> 00:02:10,663 PLEASE BEGIN BY STATING YOUR 53 00:02:10,663 --> 00:02:13,933 NAME AND THE ITEM THAT YOU ARE 54 00:02:13,933 --> 00:02:15,101 ADDRESSING. YOU WILL HEAR A 55 00:02:15,101 --> 00:02:16,536 CHIME WHEN TEN SECONDS OR LESS. 56 00:02:16,536 --> 00:02:18,738 IF SPEAKERS DO NOT END THEIR 57 00:02:18,738 --> 00:02:21,040 COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE 58 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:21,608 ALLOTTED TIME THE SPEAKER 59 00:02:21,608 --> 00:02:22,742 MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTE SOD WE 60 00:02:22,742 --> 00:02:25,011 CAN CALL ON THE NEXT PERSON. 61 00:02:25,011 --> 00:02:26,679 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW 62 00:02:26,679 --> 00:02:28,248 OPEN AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE 63 00:02:28,248 --> 00:02:34,020 FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST. I SEE 64 00:02:34,020 --> 00:02:36,089 WE HAVE MARTA JOHNSON FOLLOWED 65 00:02:36,089 --> 00:02:38,892 BY MAYORIE. DID SAY THAT RIGHT? 66 00:02:38,892 --> 00:02:44,397 I'M SORRY. PETER, WE HAVE 67 00:02:44,397 --> 00:02:45,064 BECCA, SARAH AND MICHAEL. 68 00:02:45,064 --> 00:02:45,331 WELCOME. 69 00:02:45,331 --> 00:02:48,201 >> HELLO. CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY. 70 00:02:48,201 --> 00:02:49,736 YEAH, HI COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME 71 00:02:49,736 --> 00:02:51,237 IS MARTA AND I'M HERE WITH FOR 72 00:02:51,237 --> 00:02:53,473 SEATTLE AND I'M ALSO A RESIDENT 73 00:02:53,473 --> 00:02:55,108 OF FREEMONT AND HERE TODAY IN 74 00:02:55,108 --> 00:02:56,843 SUPPORT OF THE UTILITY DISCOUNT 75 00:02:56,843 --> 00:02:58,912 PROGRAM EXPANSION AND THANK YOU 76 00:02:58,912 --> 00:02:59,612 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND CHAIR 77 00:02:59,612 --> 00:03:00,613 HOLLINGS FOR YOUR EFFORTS WITH 78 00:03:00,613 --> 00:03:03,850 THIS LEGISLATION. AS WE EXPECT, 79 00:03:03,850 --> 00:03:04,617 LARGE UTILITY RATES INCREASES 80 00:03:04,617 --> 00:03:07,020 NEXT YEAR, NOW IS THE TIME TO 81 00:03:07,020 --> 00:03:10,990 MAKE SURE THIS PRE-EXISTING 82 00:03:10,990 --> 00:03:11,524 PROGRAM GETS EFFECTIVELY 83 00:03:11,524 --> 00:03:12,058 DELIVERED. EXPANDING WHO 84 00:03:12,058 --> 00:03:14,761 QUALIFIES AS A CHANCE TO REACH 85 00:03:14,761 --> 00:03:15,461 MORE INDIVIDUALS AND REALLY 86 00:03:15,461 --> 00:03:16,462 DELIVER THE DOLLARS WE HAVE SET 87 00:03:16,462 --> 00:03:20,233 ASIDE. I SPENT MANY, MANY HOURS 88 00:03:20,233 --> 00:03:22,502 TALKING TO FAMILIES, WORKERS AND 89 00:03:22,502 --> 00:03:23,736 SENIORS ACROSS THE CITY AND ONE 90 00:03:23,736 --> 00:03:26,573 THEME IS VERY, VERY CLEAR. IT'S 91 00:03:26,573 --> 00:03:27,206 BECOMING HARDER AND HARDER TO 92 00:03:27,206 --> 00:03:30,276 LIVE AND AGE IN THIS CITY. THE 93 00:03:30,276 --> 00:03:32,045 UDP PROGRAM IS A MUCH-NEEDED 94 00:03:32,045 --> 00:03:33,112 STEP TO BRING RELIEF TO THESE 95 00:03:33,112 --> 00:03:35,982 INDIVIDUALS. I ENCOURAGE YOU 96 00:03:35,982 --> 00:03:38,284 ALSO TO SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT TO 97 00:03:38,284 --> 00:03:40,820 REQUIRE YEARLY REPORTING FOR 98 00:03:40,820 --> 00:03:41,921 ENROLLMENT NUMBERS AND I ALSO 99 00:03:41,921 --> 00:03:44,157 BELIEVE AND ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO 100 00:03:44,157 --> 00:03:44,757 CONSIDER CREATING A YEARLY 101 00:03:44,757 --> 00:03:48,061 ENROLLMENT GOAL. THIS IS AN 102 00:03:48,061 --> 00:03:48,695 ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURE THAT WILL 103 00:03:48,695 --> 00:03:51,264 ENSURE WE ARE ALL MOVING IN THE 104 00:03:51,264 --> 00:03:52,565 SAME DIRECTION. WE HAVE A REAL 105 00:03:52,565 --> 00:03:53,700 OPPORTUNITY HERE TO SHOW THAT 106 00:03:53,700 --> 00:03:55,268 OUR CITY CAN DELIVER AND BRING 107 00:03:55,268 --> 00:03:56,102 REAL SAVINGS TO OUR RESIDENTS. 108 00:03:56,102 --> 00:03:57,003 THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ALL 109 00:03:57,003 --> 00:04:00,373 YOUR WORK. 110 00:04:00,373 --> 00:04:05,745 >> THANK YOU MART A AND FOR THE 111 00:04:05,745 --> 00:04:06,379 RECORD COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA HAS 112 00:04:06,379 --> 00:04:08,581 BEEN HERE THE WHOLE TIME. REALLY 113 00:04:08,581 --> 00:04:09,716 APPRECIATE THAT. COUNCILMEMBER 114 00:04:09,716 --> 00:04:11,985 RIVERA IS HERE. THANK YOU. NEXT 115 00:04:11,985 --> 00:04:13,553 WE HAVE MAYORIE AND FOLLOWED BY 116 00:04:13,553 --> 00:04:21,661 PETER WU. 117 00:04:21,661 --> 00:04:24,097 >> THANK YOU, CHAIR 118 00:04:24,097 --> 00:04:24,497 HOLLINGSWORTH AND 119 00:04:24,497 --> 00:04:25,131 COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS 120 00:04:25,131 --> 00:04:25,965 MAYORIE ROW AND I LIVE IN MOUNT 121 00:04:25,965 --> 00:04:27,634 BAKER AND I'M A MEMBER OF FOR 122 00:04:27,634 --> 00:04:31,638 SEATTLE. I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO 123 00:04:31,638 --> 00:04:36,276 SUPPORT THE UTILITY DISCOUNT 124 00:04:36,276 --> 00:04:37,143 PROGRAM LEGISLATION. I'M A 125 00:04:37,143 --> 00:04:38,211 PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN AND MANY 126 00:04:38,211 --> 00:04:39,679 OF MY PATIENTS ARE LIVING ON 127 00:04:39,679 --> 00:04:43,249 FIXED KNOCKS AND I SEE EVERY DAY 128 00:04:43,249 --> 00:04:45,551 HOW RISING UTILITY COSTS AFFECT 129 00:04:45,551 --> 00:04:46,686 THEIR HEALTH. LAST WINTER A 130 00:04:46,686 --> 00:04:50,156 VETERAN TOLD ME HE'D BEEN 131 00:04:50,156 --> 00:04:52,025 RATIONING HIS MEDICATIONS IS A 132 00:04:52,025 --> 00:04:54,327 HE AND HIS WIFE COULD KEEP THE 133 00:04:54,327 --> 00:04:56,062 HEAT ON FOR HIS NEWBORN. NOT 134 00:04:56,062 --> 00:04:57,864 BEFORE HE'D BEEN MAKING THIS 135 00:04:57,864 --> 00:04:58,798 IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE FOR MONTHS. 136 00:04:58,798 --> 00:04:59,732 PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY 137 00:04:59,732 --> 00:05:02,335 DON'T KNOW AND I HEAR AGAIN AND 138 00:05:02,335 --> 00:05:04,203 AGAIN IN THE WORK THAT THE 139 00:05:04,203 --> 00:05:04,904 STRESS OF NAVIGATING COMPLICATED 140 00:05:04,904 --> 00:05:06,239 BENEFIT PROGRAMS IS A DOUBLE 141 00:05:06,239 --> 00:05:09,208 BURDEN ON TOP OF FINANCIAL 142 00:05:09,208 --> 00:05:09,942 HARDSHIP AND HEALTH CHALLENGES. 143 00:05:09,942 --> 00:05:13,713 MY PATIENTS GIVE UP AND THEY 144 00:05:13,713 --> 00:05:14,447 SUFFER. A RESPONSIBLE PUBLIC 145 00:05:14,447 --> 00:05:15,748 PROGRAM HAS TO MAKE SURE THE 146 00:05:15,748 --> 00:05:19,085 PEOPLE IT'S MEANT FOR KNOW 147 00:05:19,085 --> 00:05:20,286 ABOUT IT AND CAN EASILY ENROLL. 148 00:05:20,286 --> 00:05:20,987 ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE THAT THIS 149 00:05:20,987 --> 00:05:22,789 BILL WILL WORK TO MAKE SIGNING 150 00:05:22,789 --> 00:05:24,857 UP FOR THE UTILITIES DISCOUNT 151 00:05:24,857 --> 00:05:26,726 PROGRAM SIMPLER. THE CITY IS 152 00:05:26,726 --> 00:05:27,493 ALREADY SET ASIDE FUNDING SO LET 153 00:05:27,493 --> 00:05:29,028 MAKE SURE IT ACTUALLY GETS TO 154 00:05:29,028 --> 00:05:31,731 FAMILIES IN NEED. I HOPE YOU'LL 155 00:05:31,731 --> 00:05:32,365 MOVE THIS FORWARD AND THANK YOU. 156 00:05:32,365 --> 00:05:36,235 >> THANK YOU, HOW DO I SAY YOUR 157 00:05:36,235 --> 00:05:36,536 LAST NAME? 158 00:05:36,536 --> 00:05:36,803 >> ROW. 159 00:05:36,803 --> 00:05:38,905 >> DR. ROW, THANK YOU. WE HAVE 160 00:05:38,905 --> 00:05:39,972 PETER, WELCOME PETER. FOLLOWED 161 00:05:39,972 --> 00:05:44,744 BY BECCA AND SARAH AND THEN 162 00:05:44,744 --> 00:05:45,244 MICHAEL. WELCOME PETER. 163 00:05:45,244 --> 00:05:46,512 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MY 164 00:05:46,512 --> 00:05:47,080 NAME IS PETER AND LIVE IN 165 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:48,614 COLUMBIA CITY AND I'M ALSO HERE 166 00:05:48,614 --> 00:05:50,283 TO HELP -- ASK YOU PASS THE UDP 167 00:05:50,283 --> 00:05:52,652 EXPANSION. I SUPPORT THE 168 00:05:52,652 --> 00:05:53,519 EXPANSION BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A 169 00:05:53,519 --> 00:05:55,988 MASSIVE BOON IN THE LIFE OF A 170 00:05:55,988 --> 00:05:58,191 CLOSE FAMILY FRIEND. MY FAMILY 171 00:05:58,191 --> 00:05:58,891 FRIEND IS AN ELDERLY CHINESE 172 00:05:58,891 --> 00:06:00,827 IMMIGRANT WHO ONLY WORKED FOR 173 00:06:00,827 --> 00:06:01,327 ABOUT TEN YEARS BEFORE 174 00:06:01,327 --> 00:06:04,097 RETIREMENT. SO HER SOCIAL 175 00:06:04,097 --> 00:06:06,199 SECURITY HASN'T BEEN ENOUGH TO 176 00:06:06,199 --> 00:06:09,001 COVER HER BILLS AND SHE'S 177 00:06:09,001 --> 00:06:09,602 ACTUALLY BEEN ENROLLED IN UDP 178 00:06:09,602 --> 00:06:11,738 AND IS -- IT'S BEEN A HUGE -- 179 00:06:11,738 --> 00:06:12,839 IN BEING ABLE TO SURVIVE AND 180 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:15,708 TAKE CARE OF HER SISTER'S 181 00:06:15,708 --> 00:06:17,343 MEDICAL NEEDS. I PARTICULARLY 182 00:06:17,343 --> 00:06:19,212 URGE YOU TO MAKE ENROLLMENT 183 00:06:19,212 --> 00:06:20,279 AUTOMATIC SO THAT OTHERS ARE 184 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:22,448 ABLE TO GET IN THE PROGRAM AS I 185 00:06:22,448 --> 00:06:25,752 UNDERSTAND IT, CITY ALREADY 186 00:06:25,752 --> 00:06:28,121 KNOWS WHO MOST OF THE ELIGIBLE 187 00:06:28,121 --> 00:06:29,355 PEOPLE WOULD BE. BUT LESS THAN 188 00:06:29,355 --> 00:06:32,592 HALF ARE ENROLLED. MY MOTHER 189 00:06:32,592 --> 00:06:35,194 HELPS WITH TRANSLATION SUPPORT 190 00:06:35,194 --> 00:06:35,728 EVERY YEAR WITH MY FAMILY 191 00:06:35,728 --> 00:06:37,764 FRIEND. SO THAT SHE CAN GET 192 00:06:37,764 --> 00:06:39,332 ENROLLED IN ALL THESE PROGRAMS 193 00:06:39,332 --> 00:06:40,600 AND SHE ALWAYS NEEDS THE 194 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:41,701 TRANSLATION SUPPORT AND BECAUSE 195 00:06:41,701 --> 00:06:43,069 SHE'S SO STRESSED TRYING TO GET 196 00:06:43,069 --> 00:06:45,571 THROUGH ALL THE PAPERWORK. AND 197 00:06:45,571 --> 00:06:49,876 WITH LESS THAN HALF OF ELIGIBLE 198 00:06:49,876 --> 00:06:50,777 RESIDENTS RECEIVING SUPPORT FOR 199 00:06:50,777 --> 00:06:52,378 UDP, THE CITY MUST ACT TO ENROLL 200 00:06:52,378 --> 00:06:53,312 OTHER SENIORS WHO MIGHT NOT HAVE 201 00:06:53,312 --> 00:06:55,415 THE SAME LEVEL OF ADVOCACY AND 202 00:06:55,415 --> 00:06:56,082 REDUCE THE PAPERWORK BURDEN FOR 203 00:06:56,082 --> 00:06:58,885 EVERYONE. I ALSO SUPPORT THE 204 00:06:58,885 --> 00:06:59,552 ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT AND 205 00:06:59,552 --> 00:07:01,754 ASK YOU TO PROVIDE A GOAL FOR 206 00:07:01,754 --> 00:07:03,156 ENROLLMENT TO ENSURE THE CITY IS 207 00:07:03,156 --> 00:07:04,490 LIVING UP TO ITS IDEALS. THANK 208 00:07:04,490 --> 00:07:06,225 YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 209 00:07:06,225 --> 00:07:08,127 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU PETER. 210 00:07:08,127 --> 00:07:10,596 NEXT WE HAVE BECCA. WELCOME. 211 00:07:10,596 --> 00:07:11,564 FOLLOWED BY SARAH AND THING 212 00:07:11,564 --> 00:07:13,566 MICHAEL. THEN WE'LL GO ONLINE 213 00:07:13,566 --> 00:07:14,634 TO DAVID HAYNES. 214 00:07:14,634 --> 00:07:15,435 >> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU 215 00:07:15,435 --> 00:07:16,335 COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS BECCA 216 00:07:16,335 --> 00:07:18,337 MILLER ROSE AND I LIVE IN 217 00:07:18,337 --> 00:07:21,374 COLUMBIA CITY. AND I ALSO WORK 218 00:07:21,374 --> 00:07:24,877 ACTUALLY IN SENIOR HEALTH CARE 219 00:07:24,877 --> 00:07:26,446 AND SEE FIRSTHAND HOW UTILITY 220 00:07:26,446 --> 00:07:27,680 DISCOUNT PROGRAMS. I SEE 221 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:28,447 FIRSTHAND HOW THAT IMPACTS 222 00:07:28,447 --> 00:07:30,016 PEOPLE BUT ALSO AS CITIZEN OF 223 00:07:30,016 --> 00:07:33,352 THE CITY, I THINK WE ALL FEEL 224 00:07:33,352 --> 00:07:36,923 THE ZEITGEIST FOR HAVING A 225 00:07:36,923 --> 00:07:37,790 GOVERNMENT WHERE THAT CAN TRULY 226 00:07:37,790 --> 00:07:40,326 DELIVER AND A GOVERNMENT THAT'S 227 00:07:40,326 --> 00:07:40,960 HOLDING ITSELF ACCOUNTABLE. WE 228 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:41,994 ARE HUNGRY FOR THIS NOW MORE 229 00:07:41,994 --> 00:07:44,130 THAN EVER AND I THINK I'M PART 230 00:07:44,130 --> 00:07:44,730 OF THE FOR SEATTLE GROUP AND 231 00:07:44,730 --> 00:07:47,366 PART OF WHAT WE ARE COMING 232 00:07:47,366 --> 00:07:49,202 TOGETHER FOR IS GOOD INTENTIONS 233 00:07:49,202 --> 00:07:49,902 AREN'T ENOUGH. IT'S A CREDIT 234 00:07:49,902 --> 00:07:50,636 TO THE CITY WE HAVE THIS PROGRAM 235 00:07:50,636 --> 00:07:51,270 BUT HAVING THE PROGRAM IS NOT 236 00:07:51,270 --> 00:07:54,240 ENOUGH. WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT 237 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:56,075 THE PROGRAM IS WORKING AND 238 00:07:56,075 --> 00:07:57,043 THAT'S GETTING TO PEOPLE THAT 239 00:07:57,043 --> 00:07:58,211 IT'S HAVING AN IMPACT THAT OUR 240 00:07:58,211 --> 00:08:00,413 GOVERNMENT IS DELIVERING FOR THE 241 00:08:00,413 --> 00:08:01,981 CITIZENS OF SEATTLE. AND I THINK 242 00:08:01,981 --> 00:08:03,483 THERE'S A REALLY STRONG FEELING 243 00:08:03,483 --> 00:08:04,984 RIGHT NOW IN THE CITY THAT THIS 244 00:08:04,984 --> 00:08:05,952 IS WHAT WE'RE ASKING OF YOU ALL 245 00:08:05,952 --> 00:08:08,554 AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE ASKING 246 00:08:08,554 --> 00:08:09,722 OF OUR GOVERNMENT TO BE 247 00:08:09,722 --> 00:08:10,356 ACCOUNTABLE TO ITS OWN IDEALS. 248 00:08:10,356 --> 00:08:12,525 AND I THINK THIS IS A GREAT 249 00:08:12,525 --> 00:08:13,993 OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE A STEP IN 250 00:08:13,993 --> 00:08:15,161 THAT DIRECTION. SO THANK YOU ALL 251 00:08:15,161 --> 00:08:17,263 FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. 252 00:08:17,263 --> 00:08:18,865 >> THANK YOU BECCA. BECCA MILLER 253 00:08:18,865 --> 00:08:20,967 ROSE. SOUNDS LIKE A NICE 254 00:08:20,967 --> 00:08:26,172 DESIGNER PURSE. THAT'S DOPE. 255 00:08:26,172 --> 00:08:26,539 SARAH? WELCOME. 256 00:08:26,539 --> 00:08:28,274 >> HI, GOOD MORNING 257 00:08:28,274 --> 00:08:28,841 COUNCILMEMBERS. TODAY I'M 258 00:08:28,841 --> 00:08:29,775 SPEAKING ON THE ANNUAL STATUS 259 00:08:29,775 --> 00:08:30,710 REPORT AND I'M ALSO HERE TO 260 00:08:30,710 --> 00:08:34,413 THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THE 261 00:08:34,413 --> 00:08:35,581 UDP PROGRAM WHICH I'M ALREADY 262 00:08:35,581 --> 00:08:36,883 QUALIFIED FOR BUT I THINK IT 263 00:08:36,883 --> 00:08:38,551 SHOULD BE ACCESSIBLE AND EASIER 264 00:08:38,551 --> 00:08:40,052 TO APPLY FOR BECAUSE CURRENTLY 265 00:08:40,052 --> 00:08:41,153 IT'S KIND OF CONVOLUTED AND 266 00:08:41,153 --> 00:08:44,156 THERE'S LIKE A LOT OF LIMITED 267 00:08:44,156 --> 00:08:45,057 DEADLINES AND THINGS GOING ON. 268 00:08:45,057 --> 00:08:46,559 YOU KNOW? AND -- MAKING IT 269 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:51,764 EASIER I THINK WOULD HELP LOT OF 270 00:08:51,764 --> 00:08:52,265 PEOPLE. ESPECIALLY HOW 271 00:08:52,265 --> 00:08:52,765 UNAFFORDABLE THINGS ARE 272 00:08:52,765 --> 00:08:55,902 BECOMING. THIS ONE THING WITH 273 00:08:55,902 --> 00:08:56,502 THE -- PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT. 274 00:08:56,502 --> 00:08:59,972 IT'S JUST -- KIND OF 275 00:08:59,972 --> 00:09:02,341 CONCERNING. A LOT OF THE REMARKS 276 00:09:02,341 --> 00:09:04,243 ON HOW NONE OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY 277 00:09:04,243 --> 00:09:04,810 COMMENTS HAVE BEEN LIKE -- 278 00:09:04,810 --> 00:09:07,747 IMPLEMENTED. I KNOW THERE'S 279 00:09:07,747 --> 00:09:09,715 WORK BEING DONE ON THAT. A LOT 280 00:09:09,715 --> 00:09:13,252 OF TRANSITIONS BUT I THINK 281 00:09:13,252 --> 00:09:14,220 THAT'S KIND OF IMPORTANT 282 00:09:14,220 --> 00:09:15,087 ESPECIALLY CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS 283 00:09:15,087 --> 00:09:17,056 HAVE MORE IMPACT THAN THAT. YOU 284 00:09:17,056 --> 00:09:20,293 KNOW? THERE'S A LOT OF SAFETY 285 00:09:20,293 --> 00:09:21,694 ISSUES. ESPECIALLY IF PEOPLE 286 00:09:21,694 --> 00:09:22,495 HAVE TO WALK AROUND IN PUBLIC. 287 00:09:22,495 --> 00:09:24,864 AND DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO 288 00:09:24,864 --> 00:09:26,198 DRIVE PLACE TO PLACE. BUT AGAIN, 289 00:09:26,198 --> 00:09:28,267 THANK YOU FOR THE UDP PROGRAM 290 00:09:28,267 --> 00:09:32,171 AND IT IS A VERY GREAT RESOURCE 291 00:09:32,171 --> 00:09:33,673 AND IT HAS HELPED THOUSANDS OF 292 00:09:33,673 --> 00:09:34,440 PEOPLE AND WILL HELP THOUSANDS 293 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:34,840 MORE. THANK YOU. 294 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:35,541 >> AWESOME, THANK YOU SARAH AND 295 00:09:35,541 --> 00:09:37,543 IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO AS 296 00:09:37,543 --> 00:09:46,385 WELL. MICHAEL? HEY MICHAEL . 297 00:09:46,385 --> 00:09:47,353 >> HELLO. SO I'M MICHAEL. I'M 298 00:09:47,353 --> 00:09:49,455 A FIN KNEE BRIDGE RESIDENT AND 299 00:09:49,455 --> 00:09:50,790 HERE TO SUPPORT THE UTILITY 300 00:09:50,790 --> 00:09:52,325 DISCOUNT PROGRAM. PAPERWORK IS A 301 00:09:52,325 --> 00:09:53,326 BURDEN ON ALL OF US. BUT I THINK 302 00:09:53,326 --> 00:09:57,096 IT SHOULD BE LESS OF A BURDEN ON 303 00:09:57,096 --> 00:09:58,197 THOSE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THIS 304 00:09:58,197 --> 00:10:02,201 PROGRAM. SO I SUPPORT EASIER 305 00:10:02,201 --> 00:10:02,702 ENROLLMENT. THANK YOU. 306 00:10:02,702 --> 00:10:03,369 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU MICHAEL. 307 00:10:03,369 --> 00:10:04,503 NEXT WE HAVE -- WE'RE GOING TO 308 00:10:04,503 --> 00:10:06,372 GO ONLINE AND YOU ARE GOING TO 309 00:10:06,372 --> 00:10:10,042 PRESS STAR 6 AND UNMUTE YOURSELF 310 00:10:10,042 --> 00:10:12,578 MR. HAYNES. 311 00:10:12,578 --> 00:10:13,879 >> HI, THANK YOU, DAVID HAYNES 312 00:10:13,879 --> 00:10:16,082 AND I THINK IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS 313 00:10:16,082 --> 00:10:18,484 THE CITY AUDITOR IS NOT 314 00:10:18,484 --> 00:10:19,752 QUALIFIED OR TRUSTWORTHY TO 315 00:10:19,752 --> 00:10:23,789 ANALYZE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BAD 316 00:10:23,789 --> 00:10:25,024 POLICIES REGARDING PUBLIC SAFETY 317 00:10:25,024 --> 00:10:29,362 WHERE YOU ARE LITERALLY 318 00:10:29,362 --> 00:10:30,296 CAPITULATING THE INTEGRITY OF 319 00:10:30,296 --> 00:10:32,031 OVERSIGHT BY JUST TALKING LIKE 320 00:10:32,031 --> 00:10:33,933 BALTIMORE. LET'S JUST LEAVE THE 321 00:10:33,933 --> 00:10:35,701 RESPONSIBILITIES OF GUN VIOLENCE 322 00:10:35,701 --> 00:10:37,870 PREVENTION UP TO BALTIMORE'S 323 00:10:37,870 --> 00:10:39,038 BAD POLICIES AND IDEAS TO 324 00:10:39,038 --> 00:10:39,905 MANIPULATE THE STATISTICS, TO 325 00:10:39,905 --> 00:10:44,610 LINE THE POCKETS OF FELONS WHO 326 00:10:44,610 --> 00:10:45,211 ARE RUNNING INTERFERENCE FOR 327 00:10:45,211 --> 00:10:46,312 EVIL CRIMINALS. IT'S LIKE -- 328 00:10:46,312 --> 00:10:48,614 THE AUDITOR LOOKS THE OTHER WAY 329 00:10:48,614 --> 00:10:50,049 WHEN A 25-YEAR-OLD, A 330 00:10:50,049 --> 00:10:50,683 26-YEAR-OLD IS BEING LISTED AS 331 00:10:50,683 --> 00:10:54,286 YOUTH. AND IT'S NOT FAIR, IT'S 332 00:10:54,286 --> 00:10:57,857 REVOLTING THAT YOU ALL ARE 333 00:10:57,857 --> 00:11:00,326 ADDING ANOTHER LAYER OF LIKE 334 00:11:00,326 --> 00:11:01,227 OVERSIGHT BECAUSE THE COUNCIL 335 00:11:01,227 --> 00:11:06,999 REFUSES TO HAVE PROPER OVERSIGHT 336 00:11:06,999 --> 00:11:07,933 BECAUSE YOU FEEL YOU ARE -- YOUR 337 00:11:07,933 --> 00:11:09,869 FINANCING IS GOING TO COME BACK 338 00:11:09,869 --> 00:11:12,505 TO BITE YOU. YOU ARE GOING TO 339 00:11:12,505 --> 00:11:15,775 LEAVE IT UP TO ANOTHER WATCHDOG 340 00:11:15,775 --> 00:11:17,410 AGENCY. CALL OUT THE CITY 341 00:11:17,410 --> 00:11:18,411 AUDITOR WHO'S JUST CAPITULATING 342 00:11:18,411 --> 00:11:19,045 THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE 343 00:11:19,045 --> 00:11:20,346 HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WHO 344 00:11:20,346 --> 00:11:21,147 HAS ABSOLUTELY NO BUSINESS 345 00:11:21,147 --> 00:11:21,681 RUNNING INTERFERENCE FOR 346 00:11:21,681 --> 00:11:26,619 CRIMINALS. WE HAVE A HOMELESS 347 00:11:26,619 --> 00:11:28,387 CRISIS OF INNOCENTS BEING 348 00:11:28,387 --> 00:11:29,755 VICTIMIZED AND HUMAN SERVICES 349 00:11:29,755 --> 00:11:31,590 DEPARTMENT WHO VOLUNTEERED TO BE 350 00:11:31,590 --> 00:11:33,225 THE MOST RACIST DEPARTMENT IN 351 00:11:33,225 --> 00:11:34,927 THIS CITY IS LITERALLY USING 352 00:11:34,927 --> 00:11:36,262 MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO RUN 353 00:11:36,262 --> 00:11:38,330 INTERFERENCE FOR BLACK AND BROWN 354 00:11:38,330 --> 00:11:41,967 DRUG PUSHERS. BECAUSE YOU ALL 355 00:11:41,967 --> 00:11:43,202 LISTED THEM AS THE MOST 356 00:11:43,202 --> 00:11:44,503 VULNERABLE. LIKE -- SEEING THEM 357 00:11:44,503 --> 00:11:46,172 TO BE PRIORITIZED FOR HOUSING 358 00:11:46,172 --> 00:11:48,007 AND SERVICES FIRST. LET'S JUST 359 00:11:48,007 --> 00:11:49,041 -- THE GUN TOTING CRIMINALS TO 360 00:11:49,041 --> 00:11:54,280 MOVE ELSEWHERE. LET'S JUST PAY 361 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:57,450 THE CRIMINALS SO THEY DON'T ROB 362 00:11:57,450 --> 00:11:58,751 SOMEBODY FOR A LITTLE WHILE. YOU 363 00:11:58,751 --> 00:11:59,885 ALL SHOULD BE KICKED OUT BECAUSE 364 00:11:59,885 --> 00:12:02,321 YOU ARE STILL LINING THE POCKETS 365 00:12:02,321 --> 00:12:03,656 OF THE BLACK LIVES MATTER AND 366 00:12:03,656 --> 00:12:04,223 GEORGE FLOYD PROTESTERS WHO 367 00:12:04,223 --> 00:12:06,225 SHOWED UP AT CITY HALL A FEW 368 00:12:06,225 --> 00:12:06,992 YEARS AGO AND SHOOK DOWN THE 369 00:12:06,992 --> 00:12:10,396 COUNCIL. AND SHIFTED THE 370 00:12:10,396 --> 00:12:11,497 PARADIGM AWAY FROM THE PEOPLE OF 371 00:12:11,497 --> 00:12:14,600 -- WAR ON DRUGS CAUSING A 372 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:15,201 CONTINUED IMPLOSION. YOU ALL 373 00:12:15,201 --> 00:12:16,669 SHIFTED GEARS. 374 00:12:16,669 --> 00:12:19,171 >> THANK YOU MR. HAYNES. I WILL 375 00:12:19,171 --> 00:12:21,240 SAY YOU ALWAYS SAY BLACK AND 376 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:22,241 BROWN PEOPLE ARE DRUG PUSHERS. 377 00:12:22,241 --> 00:12:24,009 AND SO I KNOW I DON'T REALLY 378 00:12:24,009 --> 00:12:24,677 RESPOND TO EVERYONE'S COMMENT 379 00:12:24,677 --> 00:12:26,912 BUT I THINK WE'RE MORE THAN 380 00:12:26,912 --> 00:12:27,713 THAT. ALL RIGHT? SO ANYWAYS. 381 00:12:27,713 --> 00:12:29,949 THANK YOU MR. HAYNES. PUBLIC 382 00:12:29,949 --> 00:12:33,819 COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED. 383 00:12:33,819 --> 00:12:37,022 >>> AND WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 384 00:12:37,022 --> 00:12:37,556 THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR 385 00:12:37,556 --> 00:12:38,524 COMMENTS AND COMING DOWN AND FOR 386 00:12:38,524 --> 00:12:39,625 SATING FOLKS AND EVERYONE ONLINE 387 00:12:39,625 --> 00:12:40,326 REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING 388 00:12:40,326 --> 00:12:42,461 TIME OUT OF YOUR DAY WHETHER YOU 389 00:12:42,461 --> 00:12:44,597 LEFT WORK OR, YOU KNOW, TOOK 390 00:12:44,597 --> 00:12:45,831 OFF. ANY OF THOSE THINGS TO COME 391 00:12:45,831 --> 00:12:50,903 DOWN TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT. ALL 392 00:12:50,903 --> 00:12:52,037 RIGHT? SO THANK YOU. PLEASE READ 393 00:12:52,037 --> 00:12:56,108 ITEM NUMBER ONE INTO THE RECORD. 394 00:12:56,108 --> 00:12:58,177 >> NUMBER ONE. APPOINTMENT 3542. 395 00:12:58,177 --> 00:13:00,880 APPOINTMENT OF THE WASHINGTON 396 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:01,514 STATE CONVENTION CENTER PUBLIC 397 00:13:01,514 --> 00:13:04,183 FACILITIES DISTRICT BOARD FOR A 398 00:13:04,183 --> 00:13:06,185 TERM TO JULY 30th, 2030. FOR A 399 00:13:06,185 --> 00:13:08,120 BRIEFING DISCUSS AND POSSIBLE 400 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:08,320 VOTE. 401 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:10,022 >> AWESOME, WE'RE SUPER EXCITED 402 00:13:10,022 --> 00:13:14,660 ABOUT OUR APPOINTMENT. THANK 403 00:13:14,660 --> 00:13:16,028 YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU. WELCOME. 404 00:13:16,028 --> 00:13:18,063 AND -- PLEASE PRESENT YOURSELF 405 00:13:18,063 --> 00:13:18,697 AND YOU CAN -- 406 00:13:18,697 --> 00:13:19,031 >> OF COURSE. 407 00:13:19,031 --> 00:13:23,335 >> OKAY, NICE. YOU CAN JUMP 408 00:13:23,335 --> 00:13:23,702 RIGHT INTO IT. 409 00:13:23,702 --> 00:13:26,972 >> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU SO 410 00:13:26,972 --> 00:13:28,908 MUCH, JEN LEMASTER PRESIDENCY OF 411 00:13:28,908 --> 00:13:30,509 THE SEATTLE CONVENTION CENTER. 412 00:13:30,509 --> 00:13:33,179 GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU ALL 413 00:13:33,179 --> 00:13:35,147 FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IN 414 00:13:35,147 --> 00:13:36,182 SUPPORT OF ZAHUR'S APPOINTMENT 415 00:13:36,182 --> 00:13:37,550 TO THE BOARD. I WANT TO 416 00:13:37,550 --> 00:13:41,086 ACKNOWLEDGE THE OUTGOING BOARD 417 00:13:41,086 --> 00:13:44,757 MEMBER WHO WAS A CITY APPOINTEE 418 00:13:44,757 --> 00:13:48,093 MR. BOB FLOWERS. HE HAS SERVED 419 00:13:48,093 --> 00:13:49,562 US FOR 22 YEARS. BOB BROUGHT 420 00:13:49,562 --> 00:13:50,196 FINANCIAL EXPERTISE AND STEADY 421 00:13:50,196 --> 00:13:52,798 JUDGMENT AND A REAL PASSION FOR 422 00:13:52,798 --> 00:13:54,433 MEETINGS AND EVENTS. ESPECIALLY 423 00:13:54,433 --> 00:13:55,034 FOR THE ECONOMIC IMPACT THEY 424 00:13:55,034 --> 00:13:58,304 CREATE. HIS SERVICE HAS HELPED 425 00:13:58,304 --> 00:13:59,471 VENTEN THE CONVENTION CENTER AS 426 00:13:59,471 --> 00:14:00,873 BOTH THE PUBLIC ASSET AND AN 427 00:14:00,873 --> 00:14:02,875 ECONOMIC ENGINE AND WE'RE VERY 428 00:14:02,875 --> 00:14:03,509 GRATEFUL FOR HIS COMMITMENT AND 429 00:14:03,509 --> 00:14:09,782 LEADERSHIP. AS WE LOOK TO NEXT 430 00:14:09,782 --> 00:14:12,251 CHAPTER, ZAHUR IS AN EXCELLENT 431 00:14:12,251 --> 00:14:14,186 APPOINTMENT TO CONTINUE THAT. HE 432 00:14:14,186 --> 00:14:16,388 BRINGS DECADES OF EXPERIENCE AND 433 00:14:16,388 --> 00:14:16,989 HOSPITALITY, FINANCE, HOTEL 434 00:14:16,989 --> 00:14:18,724 OPERATIONS, ASSET MANAGEMENT, 435 00:14:18,724 --> 00:14:21,160 AND IS A DOWNTOWN LEADER. AS THE 436 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:22,161 CFO AND VICE PRESIDENT OF RC 437 00:14:22,161 --> 00:14:23,662 DREAM COMPANY, HE HAS BEEN 438 00:14:23,662 --> 00:14:26,999 DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN SOME OF THE 439 00:14:26,999 --> 00:14:28,934 MOST IMPORTANT ASSETS IN 440 00:14:28,934 --> 00:14:29,635 SEATTLE. INCLUDING THE HYATT 441 00:14:29,635 --> 00:14:33,939 REGENCY THE LARGEST HOTEL IN THE 442 00:14:33,939 --> 00:14:34,506 PACIFIC NORTHWEST WITH 1260 443 00:14:34,506 --> 00:14:37,476 ROOMS AND 100,000 SQUARE FEET OF 444 00:14:37,476 --> 00:14:38,110 MEETING SPACE. HIS EXPERIENCE IS 445 00:14:38,110 --> 00:14:41,247 HIGHLY RELEVANT TO THE WORK AND 446 00:14:41,247 --> 00:14:41,814 HE UNDERSTANDS CONSTRUCTION 447 00:14:41,814 --> 00:14:42,348 FINANCE, LONG-TERM DEBT, 448 00:14:42,348 --> 00:14:43,415 PERSONAL INNOCENT FINANCING AND 449 00:14:43,415 --> 00:14:44,683 BANKING RELATIONSHIPS AND 450 00:14:44,683 --> 00:14:46,719 INTERNAL CONTROLS AND SALES 451 00:14:46,719 --> 00:14:50,222 PERFORMANCE AND OPERATIONS AND 452 00:14:50,222 --> 00:14:52,191 THE BROADER TOURISM DICHOTOMY. 453 00:14:52,191 --> 00:14:53,492 HE UNDERSTANDS THE ECOSYSTEM 454 00:14:53,492 --> 00:14:57,229 AROUND THE CONVENTION CENTER. HE 455 00:14:57,229 --> 00:14:58,130 HAS LEARN INSIDE LEADERSHIP 456 00:14:58,130 --> 00:14:59,865 ROLES INCLUDING DOWNTOWN SEATTLE 457 00:14:59,865 --> 00:15:00,666 ASSOCIATION AND WASHINGTON 458 00:15:00,666 --> 00:15:02,801 HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION AND THE 459 00:15:02,801 --> 00:15:03,302 HOSPITALITY FINANCE AND 460 00:15:03,302 --> 00:15:04,203 TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS. ALL 461 00:15:04,203 --> 00:15:05,871 THIS MEANS HE UNDERSTANDS HOW 462 00:15:05,871 --> 00:15:07,373 MEETINGS AND EVENTS CONNECT TO 463 00:15:07,373 --> 00:15:08,941 HOTEL PERFORMANCE AND RESTAURANT 464 00:15:08,941 --> 00:15:11,210 ACTIVITIES AND SMALL BUSINESSES 465 00:15:11,210 --> 00:15:12,444 AND DOWNTOWN VITALITY, TAX 466 00:15:12,444 --> 00:15:15,214 GENERATION, AND THE OVERALL 467 00:15:15,214 --> 00:15:15,748 COMPETITIVENESS OF OUR 468 00:15:15,748 --> 00:15:17,750 DESTINATION. THIS IS A PUBLIC 469 00:15:17,750 --> 00:15:18,684 BOARD RESPONSIBLE FOR STEWARDING 470 00:15:18,684 --> 00:15:20,352 A MAJOR CIVIC AND ECONOMIC ASSET 471 00:15:20,352 --> 00:15:23,789 AND HE BRINGS THE FINANCIAL 472 00:15:23,789 --> 00:15:24,290 DISCIPLINE, GOVERNANCE 473 00:15:24,290 --> 00:15:24,823 EXPERIENCE, AND INDUSTRY 474 00:15:24,823 --> 00:15:25,491 KNOWLEDGE AND NOT TO MENTION A 475 00:15:25,491 --> 00:15:27,026 LOVE FOR SEATTLE THAT WILL SERVE 476 00:15:27,026 --> 00:15:29,161 THIS MISSION WELL. I'M GRATEFUL 477 00:15:29,161 --> 00:15:30,796 FOR HIS WILLINGNESS TO SERVE AND 478 00:15:30,796 --> 00:15:31,697 I STRONGLY SUPPORT HIS 479 00:15:31,697 --> 00:15:35,000 APPOINTMENT TO OUR BOARD. 480 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:37,069 >> AWESOME. WELCOME ZAHUR. WOULD 481 00:15:37,069 --> 00:15:39,104 YOU LIKE TO GIVE SOME COMMENTS. 482 00:15:39,104 --> 00:15:40,673 >> NO -- [ LAUGHTER ] NO, I 483 00:15:40,673 --> 00:15:41,740 MEAN, I WANTED TO SAY A COUPLE 484 00:15:41,740 --> 00:15:43,809 OF THINGS AND I THIS MY RESUME 485 00:15:43,809 --> 00:15:45,010 -- EVERYBODY HAS THAT SO I 486 00:15:45,010 --> 00:15:50,516 DON'T NEED TO REITERATE ANY OF 487 00:15:50,516 --> 00:15:54,887 THAT. BUT I THINK WORKING WITH 488 00:15:54,887 --> 00:15:56,155 THE DREAM IN SEATTLE FOR THE 489 00:15:56,155 --> 00:15:57,222 PAST 27 YEARS AND BRING HIS 490 00:15:57,222 --> 00:15:59,692 ENTERPRISING SKILL TO THE BOARDS 491 00:15:59,692 --> 00:16:02,761 THAT I HAVE SERVED AT DSA, VISIT 492 00:16:02,761 --> 00:16:03,762 SEATTLE PAST CHAIR AND 493 00:16:03,762 --> 00:16:04,263 WASHINGTON HOSPITALITY 494 00:16:04,263 --> 00:16:04,897 ASSOCIATION PAST CHAIR AND THE 495 00:16:04,897 --> 00:16:06,465 CURRENT BOARD MEMBER FOR ALL OF 496 00:16:06,465 --> 00:16:07,933 THOSE. I THINK THAT SERVES ME 497 00:16:07,933 --> 00:16:09,768 WELL. AND I THINK BIGGEST THING 498 00:16:09,768 --> 00:16:13,605 THAT I THINK ABOUT RIGHT NOW IS 499 00:16:13,605 --> 00:16:14,306 THE CONVENTION CENTER'S OVERALL 500 00:16:14,306 --> 00:16:16,275 VIABILITY. IN THE FUTURE. WE 501 00:16:16,275 --> 00:16:18,010 HAVE -- SPENT OVER $2 BILLION IN 502 00:16:18,010 --> 00:16:18,544 THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS 503 00:16:18,544 --> 00:16:20,312 CONVENTION CENTER. AND THE BONDS 504 00:16:20,312 --> 00:16:21,180 DO EXPIRE AND THEY DO COME UP 505 00:16:21,180 --> 00:16:25,684 FOR RENEWAL. AND WHAT SERVES THE 506 00:16:25,684 --> 00:16:27,353 BONDS IS THE OCCUPANCIES IN THE 507 00:16:27,353 --> 00:16:29,455 HOTELS AND THE TAX WE COLLECT 508 00:16:29,455 --> 00:16:31,790 FROM IT. SO I UNDERSTAND PART OF 509 00:16:31,790 --> 00:16:32,391 THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY FOR 510 00:16:32,391 --> 00:16:34,226 ABOUT 40 YEARS, AS TO HOW 511 00:16:34,226 --> 00:16:37,296 IMPORTANT THAT IS TO GROW THAT 512 00:16:37,296 --> 00:16:38,197 SEGMENT OF SEATTLE BUSINESS 513 00:16:38,197 --> 00:16:39,598 STRONGLY AND WE SHOULD NOT BE A 514 00:16:39,598 --> 00:16:41,900 DISCOUNT CITY WHICH IS WHAT WE 515 00:16:41,900 --> 00:16:43,702 ARE VIEWED AS RIGHT NOW. WE NEED 516 00:16:43,702 --> 00:16:45,471 TO BE A PROMINENT CITY AND 517 00:16:45,471 --> 00:16:47,573 TRYING TO ESTABLISH GOOD RATES 518 00:16:47,573 --> 00:16:48,640 AND GOOD OCCUPANCIES AND GOOD 519 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:50,142 JOBS FOR OUR PEOPLE. SO I THINK 520 00:16:50,142 --> 00:16:51,777 THOSE ARE ALL GOOD THINGS AND I 521 00:16:51,777 --> 00:16:53,445 THINK I BRING A LOT OF 522 00:16:53,445 --> 00:16:55,080 EXPERIENCE IN ALL THOSE AREAS TO 523 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:57,683 SERVE ON THE BOARD. SO THANK YOU 524 00:16:57,683 --> 00:16:58,083 FOR CONSIDERING. 525 00:16:58,083 --> 00:16:59,118 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU AND I KNOW 526 00:16:59,118 --> 00:17:01,553 WE'VE MAD A CHANCE TO MEET AND 527 00:17:01,553 --> 00:17:05,190 YOUR RESUME -- THE ONLY THING I 528 00:17:05,190 --> 00:17:08,994 WILL SAY IS THAT YOU WENT TO 529 00:17:08,994 --> 00:17:11,697 UNLV. I'M JUST PLAYING, YOU ARE 530 00:17:11,697 --> 00:17:12,931 A REBEL. ANYWAYS, JUST PLAYING. 531 00:17:12,931 --> 00:17:13,966 COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY 532 00:17:13,966 --> 00:17:14,600 COMMENTS, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? 533 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:15,234 >> YEAH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU 534 00:17:15,234 --> 00:17:17,803 FOR BEING HERE AND THANK YOU FOR 535 00:17:17,803 --> 00:17:20,472 YOUR VOLUNTEER SERVICE. AND YOU 536 00:17:20,472 --> 00:17:21,206 HAVE SEEN SOME TRANSFORMATION 537 00:17:21,206 --> 00:17:24,710 DOWNTOWN WITH THE NEW CONVENTION 538 00:17:24,710 --> 00:17:27,179 CENTER. WITH THE OVERLOOK WALK. 539 00:17:27,179 --> 00:17:29,782 WITH THE -- NEW WATERFRONT. AND 540 00:17:29,782 --> 00:17:31,550 EVEN THE ENTRYWAY INTO PIONEER 541 00:17:31,550 --> 00:17:34,119 SQUARE. WE'VE -- WE SEE 542 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:35,187 OCCIDENTAL AND PIONEER SQUARE 543 00:17:35,187 --> 00:17:35,821 OPERATING DIFFERENTLY NOW AFTER 544 00:17:35,821 --> 00:17:38,824 THE WATER FRONT MADE THAT LAST 545 00:17:38,824 --> 00:17:41,493 TWO BLOCK CONNECTION INLAND. 546 00:17:41,493 --> 00:17:43,328 WHAT'S YOUR VISION? WHERE DO WE 547 00:17:43,328 --> 00:17:44,997 GO FROM HERE? I MEAN, THESE ARE 548 00:17:44,997 --> 00:17:47,566 BIG -- CIVIC PROJECTS THAT WE'VE 549 00:17:47,566 --> 00:17:49,902 COMPLETED. WE HAVE A DIFFERENT 550 00:17:49,902 --> 00:17:51,103 FEEL DOWNTOWN TODAY THAN WE DID 551 00:17:51,103 --> 00:17:52,604 IN -- 2017. WHERE ARE WE GOING 552 00:17:52,604 --> 00:17:52,905 FROM HERE? 553 00:17:52,905 --> 00:17:54,406 >> I THINK WE HAVE THE BASICS 554 00:17:54,406 --> 00:17:56,175 RIGHT? SO WE HAVE THE BASICS AND 555 00:17:56,175 --> 00:17:58,243 MORE IN SEATTLE RIGHT NOW. WITH 556 00:17:58,243 --> 00:18:00,846 THE CONVENTION CENTER, I WAS 557 00:18:00,846 --> 00:18:02,815 PART OF THE PUBLIC FACILITIES -- 558 00:18:02,815 --> 00:18:05,250 WHEN IT WAS CREATED WITH FRANK 559 00:18:05,250 --> 00:18:06,752 FINNERAN AND THE FOLKS. FIRST 560 00:18:06,752 --> 00:18:09,087 THOUGHT ABOUT HOW THE CONVENTION 561 00:18:09,087 --> 00:18:10,255 CENTER SHOULD FUNCTION. AND THE 562 00:18:10,255 --> 00:18:13,425 IDEA WAS TO GROW THAT BUSINESS 563 00:18:13,425 --> 00:18:16,628 TREMENDOUSLY. TO GROW THAT 564 00:18:16,628 --> 00:18:17,396 BUSINESS ALMOST DOUBLE THE 565 00:18:17,396 --> 00:18:18,397 CONVENTION -- CITY BY CONVENTION 566 00:18:18,397 --> 00:18:20,699 BUSINESS AND WE ARE NOT THERE 567 00:18:20,699 --> 00:18:21,900 YET. I THINK THAT'S WHERE I'M 568 00:18:21,900 --> 00:18:24,570 ON THE BOARD OF VISIT SEATTLE AS 569 00:18:24,570 --> 00:18:27,973 WELL. SO THERE'S A PUSH FROM US 570 00:18:27,973 --> 00:18:29,508 THE HOTELLIERS, TO INCREASE THAT 571 00:18:29,508 --> 00:18:31,710 SEGMENT OF CITY-WIDE. AND CREATE 572 00:18:31,710 --> 00:18:32,578 ALL KINDS OF FUNDINGS THAT 573 00:18:32,578 --> 00:18:35,280 NECESSARY TO MAKE SURE WE ARE 574 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:35,848 COMPETITIVE IN THE BUSINESS 575 00:18:35,848 --> 00:18:36,448 CONVENTION WORLD AND IN THE 576 00:18:36,448 --> 00:18:39,852 UNITED STATES. WE DON'T WANT 577 00:18:39,852 --> 00:18:41,119 CHICAGO AND PHOENIX AND SAN 578 00:18:41,119 --> 00:18:42,187 FRANCISCO TO EAT OUR LUNCH. WE 579 00:18:42,187 --> 00:18:46,758 WANT THIS TO BE THE PROMINENT 580 00:18:46,758 --> 00:18:47,993 CONVENTION SPACE FOR ESPECIALLY 581 00:18:47,993 --> 00:18:49,661 THE TECHNOLOGY AND FOR MEDICAL 582 00:18:49,661 --> 00:18:52,197 AND BIOSCIENCE. THOSE ARE THE 583 00:18:52,197 --> 00:18:52,831 AREAS VERY IMPORTANT TO SEATTLE. 584 00:18:52,831 --> 00:18:53,932 AND WE WANT THOSE FOLKS TO COME 585 00:18:53,932 --> 00:18:56,134 OVER HERE AND TO MEET AND GROW 586 00:18:56,134 --> 00:18:57,970 AND, YOU KNOW, LEAVE THEIR MONEY 587 00:18:57,970 --> 00:19:00,172 HERE. SO THAT'S THE BIG PART OF 588 00:19:00,172 --> 00:19:02,341 IT AND I THINK -- ONE OF THE 589 00:19:02,341 --> 00:19:04,576 THINGS I MEAN IF YOU LOOK AT 590 00:19:04,576 --> 00:19:06,278 SEATTLE. RETAIL AND RESTAURANTS 591 00:19:06,278 --> 00:19:08,480 AND BAR ACTIVITIES, ALL OF THEM 592 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:10,516 ARE SUBDUED AND -- DIM I THINK 593 00:19:10,516 --> 00:19:11,416 AND THEY ARE NOT THE POTENTIAL. 594 00:19:11,416 --> 00:19:12,918 AND THAT'S ALL GOING TO COME 595 00:19:12,918 --> 00:19:14,553 BACK WHEN YOU HAVE VISITORS IN 596 00:19:14,553 --> 00:19:16,054 THE CITY, IT JUST LIFTS ALL THE 597 00:19:16,054 --> 00:19:17,456 SHIPS THE IT'S GOING TO BRING 598 00:19:17,456 --> 00:19:19,758 THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT UP AND 599 00:19:19,758 --> 00:19:21,493 WE NEED TO HELP EVERYBODY. SO 600 00:19:21,493 --> 00:19:23,128 THAT'S THE VISION. SO JUST -- 601 00:19:23,128 --> 00:19:24,229 BRING MORE BUSINESS TO SEATTLE. 602 00:19:24,229 --> 00:19:27,132 >> WONDERFUL. I THOUGHT YOU WERE 603 00:19:27,132 --> 00:19:29,635 GOING TO SAY LIT I-5 SO WE CAN 604 00:19:29,635 --> 00:19:31,637 CONNECT THE CONVENTION CENTER UP 605 00:19:31,637 --> 00:19:33,872 TO CAPITOL HILL. I SAY THAT 606 00:19:33,872 --> 00:19:35,874 SERIOUSLY BECAUSE WE HAVE THE 607 00:19:35,874 --> 00:19:37,576 REI'VE I-5 PROJECT THAT'S 608 00:19:37,576 --> 00:19:38,911 PARTIALLY STALLED AND WE'RE 609 00:19:38,911 --> 00:19:40,546 TAKING CARE OF THE SHIP CANAL 610 00:19:40,546 --> 00:19:42,781 RIDGE BUT WSDOT DID INSTALL THE 611 00:19:42,781 --> 00:19:44,383 OTHER WORK. THIS IS THE ONCE IN 612 00:19:44,383 --> 00:19:48,420 50 YEAR OPPORTUNITY TO USE THE 613 00:19:48,420 --> 00:19:49,555 PRIVATE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP TO 614 00:19:49,555 --> 00:19:50,722 RECONNECT CAPITAL HILL WITH 615 00:19:50,722 --> 00:19:51,823 DOWNTOWN. AND RIGHT THERE AT THE 616 00:19:51,823 --> 00:19:53,659 CONVENTION CENTER. IF THERE WAS 617 00:19:53,659 --> 00:19:55,193 A PUBLIC SQUARE CONNECTING UP TO 618 00:19:55,193 --> 00:19:58,297 MELROSE MARKET, THAT WOULD BE 619 00:19:58,297 --> 00:19:59,765 MUCH MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN THE -- 620 00:19:59,765 --> 00:20:03,135 A CROSS OVER THE FREEWAY. AND I 621 00:20:03,135 --> 00:20:04,202 SAY THAT BECAUSE WASHINGTON, 622 00:20:04,202 --> 00:20:07,372 D.C. WAS ABLE TO LID 395 WITH 623 00:20:07,372 --> 00:20:09,875 ZERO PUBLIC DOLLARS AND ACTUALLY 624 00:20:09,875 --> 00:20:11,176 CREATED A LOT OF PRIVATIZED 625 00:20:11,176 --> 00:20:14,479 SPACE. THEY USED ALL PRIVATE 626 00:20:14,479 --> 00:20:15,514 FUNDING AND IT CREATED THAT 627 00:20:15,514 --> 00:20:17,215 CIVIC SPACE WHILE ALSO AND THIS 628 00:20:17,215 --> 00:20:18,617 IS MY OTHER KICKER FOR DOWNTOWN, 629 00:20:18,617 --> 00:20:20,052 IS I'M ALWAYS PUSHING FOR MORE 630 00:20:20,052 --> 00:20:24,456 RESIDENTIAL. BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN 631 00:20:24,456 --> 00:20:25,657 WITH OFFICE SPACE, IT'S NOT 632 00:20:25,657 --> 00:20:26,291 UTILIZED AND IT CREATES A HOLE 633 00:20:26,291 --> 00:20:28,860 IN OUR COMMUNITY. WHAT ARE YOUR 634 00:20:28,860 --> 00:20:29,228 THOUGHTS THERE? 635 00:20:29,228 --> 00:20:34,433 >> NO, I THINK I HAVE BEEN TO 636 00:20:34,433 --> 00:20:35,033 SEVERAL LIT I-5 MEETING AND I 637 00:20:35,033 --> 00:20:36,735 WAS PART OF THAT EFFORT AS WELL. 638 00:20:36,735 --> 00:20:37,569 BUT I THINK IT'S A FANTASTIC 639 00:20:37,569 --> 00:20:41,373 IDEA TO LIT I-5. I THINK THAT'S 640 00:20:41,373 --> 00:20:42,240 A CONNECTOR BETWEEN THE NORTH 641 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:45,077 AND THE EAST AND THE WEST. AND I 642 00:20:45,077 --> 00:20:45,844 THINK IT'S ALSO CREATING THAT 643 00:20:45,844 --> 00:20:46,945 GREEN SPACE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 644 00:20:46,945 --> 00:20:48,146 CITY THAT WILL BE JUST LIKE YOU 645 00:20:48,146 --> 00:20:50,716 KNOW, YOU CAN TALK ABOUT CENTRAL 646 00:20:50,716 --> 00:20:52,818 PARK AND ALL THESE THINGS. IT 647 00:20:52,818 --> 00:20:54,953 CAN BE HOUSING, IT COULD BE 648 00:20:54,953 --> 00:20:57,222 RETAIL. IT COULD BE A PARK. SO 649 00:20:57,222 --> 00:20:59,625 IT'S ALL OF THAT STUFF. I THINK 650 00:20:59,625 --> 00:21:01,159 AS AN AMENITY FOR SEATTLE AND AS 651 00:21:01,159 --> 00:21:02,094 AN IMPROVEMENT TO THE CITY, 652 00:21:02,094 --> 00:21:05,163 THAT'S FANTASTIC IDEA. AS A 653 00:21:05,163 --> 00:21:06,164 CONVENTION BUSINESS? YOU KNOW, I 654 00:21:06,164 --> 00:21:08,867 THINK ABOUT IN THE TERMS OF WHAT 655 00:21:08,867 --> 00:21:09,468 ATTRACTS CONVENTION BUSINESS. 656 00:21:09,468 --> 00:21:10,869 AND WHAT BRINGS THE PEOPLE TO 657 00:21:10,869 --> 00:21:12,170 SEATTLE. I MEAN, THAT WILL BE A 658 00:21:12,170 --> 00:21:14,272 PART OF IT. BUT I THINK WE JUST 659 00:21:14,272 --> 00:21:15,374 NEED TO BE MORE AGGRESSIVE IN 660 00:21:15,374 --> 00:21:15,941 HOW WE ARE APPROACHING THAT 661 00:21:15,941 --> 00:21:19,945 WORLD. BUT I THINK LIT I-5 IS 662 00:21:19,945 --> 00:21:20,912 WONDERFUL AND I THINK THE OFFICE 663 00:21:20,912 --> 00:21:22,414 IS PART OF THAT EFFORT AS WELL. 664 00:21:22,414 --> 00:21:25,450 >> WONDERFUL. I CAN'T MISS AN 665 00:21:25,450 --> 00:21:27,352 OPPORTUNITY TO BRING IT UP 666 00:21:27,352 --> 00:21:29,588 BECAUSE IF WSDOT DOESN'T TAKE 667 00:21:29,588 --> 00:21:30,055 THESE PUBLIC-PRIVATE 668 00:21:30,055 --> 00:21:30,689 PARTNERSHIPS INTO CONSIDERATION 669 00:21:30,689 --> 00:21:33,358 RIGHT NOW -- LIKE REALLY RIGHT 670 00:21:33,358 --> 00:21:35,427 NOW, WE'RE GOING TO MISS THAT 671 00:21:35,427 --> 00:21:36,795 OPPORTUNITY. PUBLICLY FUNDED 672 00:21:36,795 --> 00:21:37,863 WHICH BECOMES MUCH MORE 673 00:21:37,863 --> 00:21:38,630 DIFFICULT. AND LESS VIBRANT TO 674 00:21:38,630 --> 00:21:39,264 BE KIND OF FRANK. 675 00:21:39,264 --> 00:21:43,335 >> I THINK WITH THE CONVENTION 676 00:21:43,335 --> 00:21:44,369 CENTER'S LOCATION WHERE IT IS. 677 00:21:44,369 --> 00:21:45,704 THAT JUST MAKES SENSE. 678 00:21:45,704 --> 00:21:46,838 >> THANKS FOR LISTENING TO TODAY 679 00:21:46,838 --> 00:21:47,272 EAST PUBLIC SERVICE 680 00:21:47,272 --> 00:21:49,341 ANNOUNCEMENT. 681 00:21:49,341 --> 00:21:53,578 >> NOTED. [ LAUGHTER ] 682 00:21:53,578 --> 00:21:54,479 >> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER 683 00:21:54,479 --> 00:21:55,113 STRAUSS. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 684 00:21:55,113 --> 00:21:57,916 >> THANK YOU CHAIR. AND THANK 685 00:21:57,916 --> 00:22:00,919 YOU MR. AHMED FOR VOLUNTEERING 686 00:22:00,919 --> 00:22:02,087 FOR, YOU KNOW, CONTRIBUTING TO 687 00:22:02,087 --> 00:22:03,055 THIS YOU KNOW, THE PUBLIC 688 00:22:03,055 --> 00:22:07,092 DISCUSSION AND THE WORK THAT THE 689 00:22:07,092 --> 00:22:07,993 CONVENTION CENTER DOES. AND ALSO 690 00:22:07,993 --> 00:22:09,027 THANK YOU TO MISS LEMASTER AS 691 00:22:09,027 --> 00:22:10,762 WELL FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU 692 00:22:10,762 --> 00:22:13,198 HAVE DONE OBVIOUSLY MANY 693 00:22:13,198 --> 00:22:14,066 MEETINGS AND THAT WE'VE COME 694 00:22:14,066 --> 00:22:15,967 TOGETHER AND SPOKE ON THE ISSUED 695 00:22:15,967 --> 00:22:16,535 RELATED TO THE CONVENTION 696 00:22:16,535 --> 00:22:18,704 CENTER. THE AREA, PUBLIC SAFETY 697 00:22:18,704 --> 00:22:19,938 AND ALL OF THE ABOVE. 698 00:22:19,938 --> 00:22:20,639 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS TALKED 699 00:22:20,639 --> 00:22:21,907 ABOUT A LITTLE BIT LONGER TERM 700 00:22:21,907 --> 00:22:23,642 MEDIUM AND LONGER TERM. I JUST 701 00:22:23,642 --> 00:22:25,344 WANTED TO ASK AND I BRING THIS 702 00:22:25,344 --> 00:22:29,614 UP BECAUSE I HAD A DISCUSSION 703 00:22:29,614 --> 00:22:30,115 YESTERDAY WITH INSPIRE 704 00:22:30,115 --> 00:22:32,117 WASHINGTON. AND I HAD A MEETING 705 00:22:32,117 --> 00:22:32,651 WITH THE MAYOR YESTERDAY 706 00:22:32,651 --> 00:22:35,854 AFTERNOON. AND I SAID, YOU KNOW, 707 00:22:35,854 --> 00:22:37,222 NORMALLY, YOU KNOW, AFTER A BIG 708 00:22:37,222 --> 00:22:39,725 EVENT A BIG EXERCISE, A BIG 709 00:22:39,725 --> 00:22:42,260 OPERATION, WE HAVE A LESSONS 710 00:22:42,260 --> 00:22:43,195 LEARNED EVENT OR, YOU KNOW, OR 711 00:22:43,195 --> 00:22:45,530 AN AFTERACTION REPORT. AND WE 712 00:22:45,530 --> 00:22:47,766 JUST HAD YOU KNOW, A SITUATION 713 00:22:47,766 --> 00:22:50,202 YES -- THE UNITED STATES' LOSS 714 00:22:50,202 --> 00:22:50,769 IN THE LOST OF ROUND AND -- 715 00:22:50,769 --> 00:22:54,873 ROUND OF 16 IN THE WORLD CUP BUT 716 00:22:54,873 --> 00:22:55,374 AMERICA WON AND SEATTLE 717 00:22:55,374 --> 00:22:56,041 DEFINITELY WON IN TERMS OF THE 718 00:22:56,041 --> 00:22:59,978 WORLD CUP. FIFA WORLD CUP. AND I 719 00:22:59,978 --> 00:23:02,581 BRING THIS UP BECAUSE THERE'S 720 00:23:02,581 --> 00:23:04,449 SO MUCH MOMENTUM WITH FIFA WORLD 721 00:23:04,449 --> 00:23:06,718 CUP THAT WAS BUILT UP AND IT'S 722 00:23:06,718 --> 00:23:09,421 LIKE -- AS I SAY OFTENTIMES 723 00:23:09,421 --> 00:23:10,655 NOTHING BUILDS MOMENTUM LIKE 724 00:23:10,655 --> 00:23:13,792 MOMENTUM SO HOW DO WE CONTINUE 725 00:23:13,792 --> 00:23:16,461 THIS MOMENTUM? AND THIS PLAYS 726 00:23:16,461 --> 00:23:16,995 INTO THE HOSPITALITY 727 00:23:16,995 --> 00:23:19,898 ASSOCIATION. THE -- HOTELS, THE 728 00:23:19,898 --> 00:23:21,099 RESTAURANTS, THE CONVENTION. AND 729 00:23:21,099 --> 00:23:22,067 I BRING IT UP BECAUSE THE 730 00:23:22,067 --> 00:23:25,203 NATURAL PIECE AS YOU SEE WITH 731 00:23:25,203 --> 00:23:28,039 ESPN, OR EVEN NOW LOCALLY WITH 732 00:23:28,039 --> 00:23:30,208 ONE ROOF. IT'S SPORTS AND 733 00:23:30,208 --> 00:23:30,742 ENTERTAINMENT. AND 734 00:23:30,742 --> 00:23:31,343 INTERFEIGNMENT OFTENTIMES IS 735 00:23:31,343 --> 00:23:34,312 ARTS AND CULTURE. SO HOW CAN WE 736 00:23:34,312 --> 00:23:36,982 TAKE THIS MOMENTUM AS A CITY AND 737 00:23:36,982 --> 00:23:39,584 CONTINUE IT AND LEVERAGE OUR 738 00:23:39,584 --> 00:23:40,185 ENTERTAINMENT SIDE OF THINGS? 739 00:23:40,185 --> 00:23:41,052 LEVERAGE THE ARTS AND CULTURE 740 00:23:41,052 --> 00:23:42,888 AND THIS GOES OUT TO ALL THE 741 00:23:42,888 --> 00:23:44,923 STAKEHOLDERS IN THE CITY 742 00:23:44,923 --> 00:23:45,891 PARTICULARLY IN THE GREATER 743 00:23:45,891 --> 00:23:47,826 DOWNTOWN AREA. IS LIKE -- HOW 744 00:23:47,826 --> 00:23:49,594 CAN WE TAKE THE LESSONS LEARNED 745 00:23:49,594 --> 00:23:51,029 FROM WHAT'S HAPPENED OVER THE 746 00:23:51,029 --> 00:23:52,130 LAST MONTH -- BASICALLY TWO 747 00:23:52,130 --> 00:23:53,532 YEARS, BUT PARTICULARLY OVER THE 748 00:23:53,532 --> 00:23:55,300 LAST MONTH PLUS WITH THE FIFA 749 00:23:55,300 --> 00:23:56,868 WORLD CUP, AND HOW DO WE TAKE 750 00:23:56,868 --> 00:23:58,837 THOSE LESSONS LEARNED AND APPLY 751 00:23:58,837 --> 00:24:01,973 IT TO ANOTHER AREA WHERE WE CAN 752 00:24:01,973 --> 00:24:02,941 KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING? WHICH 753 00:24:02,941 --> 00:24:04,709 WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE HOTELS AND 754 00:24:04,709 --> 00:24:07,646 GOOD FOR THE RESTAURANTS AND IN 755 00:24:07,646 --> 00:24:11,116 TURN, GOOD FOR THE CONVENTION 756 00:24:11,116 --> 00:24:12,317 CENTER. AND THE OVERALL 757 00:24:12,317 --> 00:24:13,251 ECOSYSTEM. OFTENTIMES, I TALK 758 00:24:13,251 --> 00:24:14,152 ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY. I'LL SKIP 759 00:24:14,152 --> 00:24:18,523 IT THE TIME. TIME -- THIS TIME 760 00:24:18,523 --> 00:24:19,724 AND INSTEAD SAY HEY, HOW CAN WE 761 00:24:19,724 --> 00:24:21,026 YOU KNOW DO THIS AND THIS IS 762 00:24:21,026 --> 00:24:21,993 SOMETHING I BROUGHT UP WITH 763 00:24:21,993 --> 00:24:24,396 INSPIRE WASHINGTON AND I THINK 764 00:24:24,396 --> 00:24:26,364 THE ARTS AND CULTURE AKA THE 765 00:24:26,364 --> 00:24:27,032 SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT WOULD BE A 766 00:24:27,032 --> 00:24:28,300 GREAT WAY TO DO THAT SO THIS IS 767 00:24:28,300 --> 00:24:30,502 MORE OF A NEAR TERM AND I'M 768 00:24:30,502 --> 00:24:31,436 KIND OF SAYING THIS OUT LOUD 769 00:24:31,436 --> 00:24:32,437 BECAUSE I RECOGNIZE THE 770 00:24:32,437 --> 00:24:34,806 CONVENTION CENTER IS A LITTLE 771 00:24:34,806 --> 00:24:35,941 BIT TANGENT. BUT IT REALLY GOES 772 00:24:35,941 --> 00:24:39,311 TO HOW DO WE KEEP THE MOMENTUM 773 00:24:39,311 --> 00:24:41,046 GOING? AND THIS IS AGAIN, PART 774 00:24:41,046 --> 00:24:41,680 OF MY CONVERSATIONS YESTERDAY 775 00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:45,650 WITH INSPIRE WASHINGTON BUT ALSO 776 00:24:45,650 --> 00:24:48,553 THE MAYOR. ANY THOUGHTS, ANY -- 777 00:24:48,553 --> 00:24:49,754 ANY REACTION? OR FROM MISS 778 00:24:49,754 --> 00:24:50,322 LEMASTER TOO. 779 00:24:50,322 --> 00:24:52,190 >> NO. I THINK JEN CAN PROBABLY 780 00:24:52,190 --> 00:24:52,724 SPEAK ON THAT. BUT MY 781 00:24:52,724 --> 00:24:54,826 PERSPECTIVE ON THAT WOULD BE I 782 00:24:54,826 --> 00:25:00,398 THINK WE DID GET A TREMENDOUS 783 00:25:00,398 --> 00:25:02,467 AMOUNT OF EXPOSURE TO MILLIONS 784 00:25:02,467 --> 00:25:03,902 IF NOT CLOSE TO BILLIONS OF 785 00:25:03,902 --> 00:25:07,706 PEOPLE, WITH THIS WORLD CUP. 786 00:25:07,706 --> 00:25:08,673 ESPECIALLY THE LAST GAME. AND I 787 00:25:08,673 --> 00:25:10,709 THINK WE NEED TO KEEP THAT 788 00:25:10,709 --> 00:25:12,544 MOMENTUM GOING. WE NEED TO MAKE 789 00:25:12,544 --> 00:25:15,080 SURE THAT WE ARE ISSUING OR JUST 790 00:25:15,080 --> 00:25:18,316 REISSUING ALL THOSE WRITEUPS 791 00:25:18,316 --> 00:25:21,086 THAT WE HAVE HAD. FROM DIFFERENT 792 00:25:21,086 --> 00:25:22,153 -- NEWS SOURCES AND VISIT 793 00:25:22,153 --> 00:25:24,155 SEATTLE HAS SPENT A LOT OF MONEY 794 00:25:24,155 --> 00:25:27,559 BY THE WAY, JUST IN THIS WORLD 795 00:25:27,559 --> 00:25:29,761 CUP MARKETING EFFORTS, SO THEY 796 00:25:29,761 --> 00:25:30,528 ADDED DOUBLE THEIR FUNDING. THEY 797 00:25:30,528 --> 00:25:32,330 HAD $300,000 AND THEY ASKED FOR 798 00:25:32,330 --> 00:25:38,403 $300,000 MORE. THEY HAVE SPENT 799 00:25:38,403 --> 00:25:39,037 CLOSE TO $600,000 IN MARKETING. 800 00:25:39,037 --> 00:25:41,139 SO THAT WAS A GOOD THING AND 801 00:25:41,139 --> 00:25:42,173 THEN THEY NEED TOECAP THAT 802 00:25:42,173 --> 00:25:45,377 GOING. AND THEY NEED TO GET 803 00:25:45,377 --> 00:25:48,246 PEOPLE COMING TO SEATTLE AND I 804 00:25:48,246 --> 00:25:50,048 JUST THINK THAT SEATTLE HAS 805 00:25:50,048 --> 00:25:52,050 SHOWN LIKE A -- SHONE LIKE A 806 00:25:52,050 --> 00:25:53,985 STAR THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE EVENT 807 00:25:53,985 --> 00:25:55,086 AND PEOPLE SAW WHAT IT'S LIKE. 808 00:25:55,086 --> 00:25:56,488 AND IT'S NOT ONLY SEATTLE I 809 00:25:56,488 --> 00:25:58,189 THINK THE WHOLE UNITED STATES. 810 00:25:58,189 --> 00:25:59,090 THE PERCEPTION THAT PEOPLE ARE 811 00:25:59,090 --> 00:26:00,492 GOING HOME WITH IS SAYING THAT 812 00:26:00,492 --> 00:26:01,459 AMERICA IS A GREAT COUNTRY TO 813 00:26:01,459 --> 00:26:03,628 COME AND VISIT. SO I THINK THAT 814 00:26:03,628 --> 00:26:06,765 WAS A VERY, VERY POSITIVE THING 815 00:26:06,765 --> 00:26:07,666 FOR SEATTLE -- FOR THE UNITED 816 00:26:07,666 --> 00:26:09,668 STATES. I DON'T KNOW, JEN, YOU 817 00:26:09,668 --> 00:26:10,802 MAY WANT TO ADD A COUPLE MORE 818 00:26:10,802 --> 00:26:13,571 THINGS TO IT BUT I THINK IT'S A 819 00:26:13,571 --> 00:26:14,172 GREAT MOMENTUM FOR SEATTLE. 820 00:26:14,172 --> 00:26:17,242 >> YES, I COULDN'T AGREE MORE 821 00:26:17,242 --> 00:26:18,009 AND THANK YOU COMMISSIONER 822 00:26:18,009 --> 00:26:19,377 KETTLE FOR THE QUESTION AND THE 823 00:26:19,377 --> 00:26:20,045 OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A FEW 824 00:26:20,045 --> 00:26:22,347 COMMENTS ABOUT HOW WELL THE CITY 825 00:26:22,347 --> 00:26:24,082 PERFORMED IN TERM OF CLEANLINESS 826 00:26:24,082 --> 00:26:26,017 AND PUBLIC SAFETY OVER THE PAST 827 00:26:26,017 --> 00:26:29,187 THREE WEEKS. IN THE COMMUNITY I 828 00:26:29,187 --> 00:26:31,756 HEARD MANY COMMENTS FROM LOCALS 829 00:26:31,756 --> 00:26:33,625 TALKING ABOUT HOW GREAT DOWNTOWN 830 00:26:33,625 --> 00:26:35,360 LOOKED. AND WE HAVE TO NUMBER 831 00:26:35,360 --> 00:26:36,628 ONE, KEEP UP THE MOMENTUM ON 832 00:26:36,628 --> 00:26:38,763 CLEAN AND SAFE. AND THE WAY THAT 833 00:26:38,763 --> 00:26:40,332 OUR STREETS LOOK. BECAUSE WE NOT 834 00:26:40,332 --> 00:26:43,034 -- DIDN'T JUST INVITE THE WORLD 835 00:26:43,034 --> 00:26:43,668 TO OUR DOWNTOWN. BUT WE INVITED 836 00:26:43,668 --> 00:26:45,670 MANY OF THE LOCALS AND OUR 837 00:26:45,670 --> 00:26:46,905 REGIONAL CITIZENS BACK TO 838 00:26:46,905 --> 00:26:49,808 DOWNTOWN. SOME OF THEM FOR THE 839 00:26:49,808 --> 00:26:50,542 FIRST TIME. SO OUR IMMEDIATE 840 00:26:50,542 --> 00:26:52,243 TERM WORK TO ANSWER YOUR 841 00:26:52,243 --> 00:26:52,911 QUESTION, DIRECTLY, IS GOING TO 842 00:26:52,911 --> 00:26:55,080 BE -- YOU ARE GOING TO SEE 843 00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:55,947 CONTINUED INVESTMENTS IN THE 844 00:26:55,947 --> 00:26:56,781 PUBLIC REALM FROM THE CONVENTION 845 00:26:56,781 --> 00:26:58,116 CENTER. WE HAVE WHAT WE BELIEVE 846 00:26:58,116 --> 00:27:00,318 IS THE BEST CONVENTION CENTER IN 847 00:27:00,318 --> 00:27:00,885 NORTH AMERICA. PROBABLY THE 848 00:27:00,885 --> 00:27:03,989 WORLD. BUT WE NEED OUR STREETS 849 00:27:03,989 --> 00:27:06,157 TO BE AS EXCITING AND DYNAMIC 850 00:27:06,157 --> 00:27:07,525 AND VIBRANT AS OUR CONVENTION 851 00:27:07,525 --> 00:27:10,295 CENTER IS. SO FROM US, YOU'LL 852 00:27:10,295 --> 00:27:12,631 CONTINUE TO SEE US INVESTING IN 853 00:27:12,631 --> 00:27:14,699 PUBLIC SPACES, SO THAT WE CAN 854 00:27:14,699 --> 00:27:16,434 DELIVER ON THE VISION THAT 855 00:27:16,434 --> 00:27:17,836 COMMISSIONER STRAUSS MENTIONED 856 00:27:17,836 --> 00:27:19,838 WHICH IS BEING A CIVIC ASSET. AS 857 00:27:19,838 --> 00:27:26,811 WELL AS AN ECONOMIC ASSET TO OUR 858 00:27:26,811 --> 00:27:28,179 COMMUNITY. AND OUR NEIGHBORS. 859 00:27:28,179 --> 00:27:29,214 >> OKAY, WELL THANK YOU BOTH AND 860 00:27:29,214 --> 00:27:30,715 LET'S KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING. 861 00:27:30,715 --> 00:27:31,116 THANK YOU CHAIR. 862 00:27:31,116 --> 00:27:32,350 >> THANK YOU. 863 00:27:32,350 --> 00:27:33,985 >> THANK YOU. 864 00:27:33,985 --> 00:27:35,920 >> AWESOME. I DON'T SEE ANY 865 00:27:35,920 --> 00:27:36,921 OTHER QUESTIONS AND JUST REALLY 866 00:27:36,921 --> 00:27:37,589 APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE AND 867 00:27:37,589 --> 00:27:40,325 LOOKING FORWARD I HAVE TO DOUBLE 868 00:27:40,325 --> 00:27:42,293 DOWN ON WHAT COUNCILMEMBER 869 00:27:42,293 --> 00:27:43,261 STRAUSS SAID. THE CONNECTIVITY 870 00:27:43,261 --> 00:27:45,196 FROM DOWNTOWN TO CAPITOL HILL IS 871 00:27:45,196 --> 00:27:45,797 INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE 872 00:27:45,797 --> 00:27:48,800 SINCE THE RESERVE LEFT STAR 873 00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:49,501 BUCKS THAT AREA, WE'VE LOST 874 00:27:49,501 --> 00:27:50,802 FOOT TRAFFIC UP INTO THE HILL 875 00:27:50,802 --> 00:27:52,270 ABOUT 50%. AND THAT AREA OFF 876 00:27:52,270 --> 00:27:54,906 MELROSE. WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING 877 00:27:54,906 --> 00:27:55,640 AT WAYS TO BRING MORE PEOPLE 878 00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:56,408 INTO THE DISTRICT AND THE 879 00:27:56,408 --> 00:27:57,342 COMMUNITY. AND I KNOW THAT THE 880 00:27:57,342 --> 00:27:58,943 CONVENTION CENTER WILL BE A PART 881 00:27:58,943 --> 00:28:00,945 OF THAT TOO AS WELL. AND WITH 882 00:28:00,945 --> 00:28:02,781 YOUR HELP AS WELL. SO. LOOKING 883 00:28:02,781 --> 00:28:03,448 FORWARD TO IT. OKAY. WE'RE 884 00:28:03,448 --> 00:28:06,284 GOING TO MOVE -- WE'RE GOING -- 885 00:28:06,284 --> 00:28:06,951 ARE THERE ANY CLOSING WORDS? 886 00:28:06,951 --> 00:28:07,719 >> NO. 887 00:28:07,719 --> 00:28:11,122 >> HOW MUCH YOU LIKE THE 888 00:28:11,122 --> 00:28:13,491 RESERVE? WOULD LIKE IT BACK? NO. 889 00:28:13,491 --> 00:28:15,493 OKAY. I MOVE THAT COMMITTEE 890 00:28:15,493 --> 00:28:16,061 RECOMMENDS CONFIRMATION OF 891 00:28:16,061 --> 00:28:16,694 APPOINTMENT 3542, ARE THERE ANY 892 00:28:16,694 --> 00:28:17,929 -- IS THERE A SECOND? 893 00:28:17,929 --> 00:28:18,229 >> SECOND. 894 00:28:18,229 --> 00:28:20,799 >> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED 895 00:28:20,799 --> 00:28:22,801 SECONDED TO CONFIRM THE 896 00:28:22,801 --> 00:28:24,335 APPOINTMENT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER 897 00:28:24,335 --> 00:28:25,570 FINAL COMMENTS ON THE APPOINTEE? 898 00:28:25,570 --> 00:28:29,541 SEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK 899 00:28:29,541 --> 00:28:31,509 PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? 900 00:28:31,509 --> 00:28:35,580 >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 901 00:28:35,580 --> 00:28:37,115 >> AYE. 902 00:28:37,115 --> 00:28:38,249 >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? 903 00:28:38,249 --> 00:28:39,851 >> AYE. 904 00:28:39,851 --> 00:28:41,319 >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? 905 00:28:41,319 --> 00:28:41,586 >> AYE. 906 00:28:41,586 --> 00:28:42,287 >> CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH? 907 00:28:42,287 --> 00:28:42,554 >> YES. 908 00:28:42,554 --> 00:28:44,189 >> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. 909 00:28:44,189 --> 00:28:48,426 >> MOTION CARRIES THE COMMITTEE 910 00:28:48,426 --> 00:28:48,993 RECOMMENDATION CONFIRMATION 911 00:28:48,993 --> 00:28:49,661 APPOINTMENT WILL BE SENT TO THE 912 00:28:49,661 --> 00:28:51,830 JULY 14th CITY COUNCIL MEETING. 913 00:28:51,830 --> 00:28:52,597 THANK YOU SO MUCH. REALLY 914 00:28:52,597 --> 00:28:53,064 APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. 915 00:28:53,064 --> 00:28:55,500 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK 916 00:28:55,500 --> 00:28:55,700 YOU. 917 00:28:55,700 --> 00:28:56,401 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. 918 00:28:56,401 --> 00:28:57,736 >>> ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE ITEM 919 00:28:57,736 --> 00:29:01,005 NUMBER TWO. I WILL READ IT INTO 920 00:29:01,005 --> 00:29:02,173 THE RECORD WHILE OUR CLERK GETS 921 00:29:02,173 --> 00:29:05,877 THE NEXT PRESENTERS SET UP. SO 922 00:29:05,877 --> 00:29:08,246 AGENDA' STEM NUMBER TWO. IT'S 923 00:29:08,246 --> 00:29:11,616 ITEM NUMBER 2919 AUDIT 924 00:29:11,616 --> 00:29:12,517 RECOMMENDATION UPDATES FOR 925 00:29:12,517 --> 00:29:14,919 BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION. I WANT 926 00:29:14,919 --> 00:29:17,489 TO THANK THE AUDITORS, CITY 927 00:29:17,489 --> 00:29:19,224 AUDITOR'S OFFICE FOR COMING. 928 00:29:19,224 --> 00:29:22,927 TEAM, AND GIVING US UPDATES. AND 929 00:29:22,927 --> 00:29:24,429 ALWAYS APPRECIATE THE DATA AND 930 00:29:24,429 --> 00:29:29,701 LOOKING FORWARD TO -- HEARING 931 00:29:29,701 --> 00:29:32,403 THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. 932 00:29:32,403 --> 00:29:33,171 >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT. JUST DO 933 00:29:33,171 --> 00:29:34,072 QUICK INTRODUCTIONS BEFORE WE 934 00:29:34,072 --> 00:29:34,305 BEGIN? 935 00:29:34,305 --> 00:29:39,711 >> JUST DO INTRODUCTIONS AND WE 936 00:29:39,711 --> 00:29:40,044 CAN JUMP IN. 937 00:29:40,044 --> 00:29:43,781 >> ARUSHI THAKORLAL. 938 00:29:43,781 --> 00:29:44,649 >> MELISSA ALLMAN. 939 00:29:44,649 --> 00:29:46,584 >> CLAUDIA GROSS SHADER, 940 00:29:46,584 --> 00:29:47,986 DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND 941 00:29:47,986 --> 00:29:48,286 EVALUATION. 942 00:29:48,286 --> 00:29:50,221 >> AWESOME. WELCOME AND FOR THE 943 00:29:50,221 --> 00:29:55,293 RECORD WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER 944 00:29:55,293 --> 00:30:00,064 RIVERA IN-PERSON NOW SO THANK 945 00:30:00,064 --> 00:30:00,265 YOU. 946 00:30:00,265 --> 00:30:02,433 >> OKAY. PERFECT. THANK YOU SO 947 00:30:02,433 --> 00:30:06,471 MUCH. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. 948 00:30:06,471 --> 00:30:07,105 GOOD MORNING COUNCIL PRESIDENT 949 00:30:07,105 --> 00:30:08,173 AND COUNCILMEMBERS. THANK YOU SO 950 00:30:08,173 --> 00:30:09,741 MUCH FOR HAVING US THIS MORNING 951 00:30:09,741 --> 00:30:13,411 TO GIVE OUR ANNUAL UPDATE ON 952 00:30:13,411 --> 00:30:14,045 AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS. WE HAVE 953 00:30:14,045 --> 00:30:14,679 SOME PREPARED REMARKS AND THEN 954 00:30:14,679 --> 00:30:17,849 WE ARE HEAP TO TAKE YOUR 955 00:30:17,849 --> 00:30:19,150 QUESTIONS BOTH DURING OR AFTER 956 00:30:19,150 --> 00:30:21,052 THE PRESENTATION. SO AS YOU ARE 957 00:30:21,052 --> 00:30:22,987 PROBABLY AWARE, EVERY YEAR WE 958 00:30:22,987 --> 00:30:24,956 RELEASE A REPORT THAT SUMMARIZES 959 00:30:24,956 --> 00:30:26,791 THE STATUS OF ALL OPEN 960 00:30:26,791 --> 00:30:28,593 RECOMMENDATIONS. THIS YEAR, WE 961 00:30:28,593 --> 00:30:30,795 RELEASED OUR REPORT BACK IN MAY. 962 00:30:30,795 --> 00:30:33,131 THAT LOOKED AT WORK ON THOSE 963 00:30:33,131 --> 00:30:34,299 RECOMMENDATIONS THROUGH DECEMBER 964 00:30:34,299 --> 00:30:37,936 31st , 2025. WE'VE BEEN ISSUING 965 00:30:37,936 --> 00:30:38,570 THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT ANNUALLY 966 00:30:38,570 --> 00:30:40,271 SINCE 2009 AND THIS IS REALLY 967 00:30:40,271 --> 00:30:42,240 PART OF OUR VALUE ADDED TO THE 968 00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:44,509 CITY AND YOU KNOW NOT ONLY WE 969 00:30:44,509 --> 00:30:46,377 CONDUCTING AUDITS TO IDENTIFY 970 00:30:46,377 --> 00:30:47,745 HOW THINGS CAN BE IMPROVED. BUT 971 00:30:47,745 --> 00:30:49,614 WE'RE ALSO CONTINUING TO FOLLOW 972 00:30:49,614 --> 00:30:51,583 UP WITH DEPARTMENTS YEAR AFTER 973 00:30:51,583 --> 00:30:54,652 YEAR TO SEE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS 974 00:30:54,652 --> 00:30:56,087 ACTUALLY BE IMPLEMENTED OR IF 975 00:30:56,087 --> 00:30:58,523 THEY MAY NOT GET EMPLOYMENTED 976 00:30:58,523 --> 00:30:59,257 WHY SINCE CIRCUMSTANCES MAY 977 00:30:59,257 --> 00:31:00,558 CHANGE. IN FACT, I RECENTLY 978 00:31:00,558 --> 00:31:02,227 LEARNED OF AN AUDIT 979 00:31:02,227 --> 00:31:02,727 RECOMMENDATION THAT WAS 980 00:31:02,727 --> 00:31:04,195 IMPLEMENTED I THINK 12 OR 13 981 00:31:04,195 --> 00:31:05,997 YEARS AFTER WE HAD INITIALLY 982 00:31:05,997 --> 00:31:06,865 RECOMMENDED IT. IT WAS STILL 983 00:31:06,865 --> 00:31:09,734 VALID AND STILL RELEVANT AND IT 984 00:31:09,734 --> 00:31:10,835 JUST TOOK THE DEPARTMENT SOME 985 00:31:10,835 --> 00:31:15,740 TIME TO GET IT DONE BUT IT MADE 986 00:31:15,740 --> 00:31:16,741 IMPROVEMENTS. TODAY, AT A HIGH 987 00:31:16,741 --> 00:31:19,544 LEVEL, WE ARE -- MY TEAM WILL 988 00:31:19,544 --> 00:31:22,146 SHARE UPDATES ON RECOMMENDATIONS 989 00:31:22,146 --> 00:31:23,481 THAT WERE IMPLEMENTED IN 2025. 990 00:31:23,481 --> 00:31:25,116 THANK YOU SARAH. AS WELL AS 991 00:31:25,116 --> 00:31:25,884 RECOMMENDATIONS THAT REMAIN 992 00:31:25,884 --> 00:31:27,552 PENDING BUT EITHER WE SAW SOME 993 00:31:27,552 --> 00:31:29,754 KEY PROGRESS ON THEM OR THEY ARE 994 00:31:29,754 --> 00:31:32,757 VERY TIMELY ISSUES IMPORTANT TO 995 00:31:32,757 --> 00:31:34,192 THE PUBLIC. AND WE WILL ALSO 996 00:31:34,192 --> 00:31:37,362 SHARE SOME -- ABOUT OUR PUBLIC 997 00:31:37,362 --> 00:31:40,265 RECOMMENDATION DASHBOARD. GO 998 00:31:40,265 --> 00:31:42,934 SLOWLY THIS TIME. SO OUR OFFICE 999 00:31:42,934 --> 00:31:44,936 HAS MADE NEARLY 1,000 AUDIT 1000 00:31:44,936 --> 00:31:46,204 RECOMMENDATIONS SINCE 2007. WE 1001 00:31:46,204 --> 00:31:47,805 ARE A SMALL BUT MIGHTY TEAM. 1002 00:31:47,805 --> 00:31:49,607 SOME OF OUR PEERS FROM THE CITY 1003 00:31:49,607 --> 00:31:51,242 OF SAN DIEGO AUDIT OFFICE 1004 00:31:51,242 --> 00:31:52,610 ACTUALLY RECENTLY DID A 1005 00:31:52,610 --> 00:31:53,945 BENCHMARK OF HOW AUDIT FUNCTION 1006 00:31:53,945 --> 00:31:55,280 IN MAJOR CITIES ACROSS THE U.S. 1007 00:31:55,280 --> 00:31:59,984 ARE RESOURCED AND THEY CAME UP 1008 00:31:59,984 --> 00:32:03,922 WITH AN AVERAGE INVESTMENT 1009 00:32:03,922 --> 00:32:05,790 ACROSS 15 CITIES OF $1.13 PER 1010 00:32:05,790 --> 00:32:07,759 $100 OF CITY BUDGET. AND THAT 1011 00:32:07,759 --> 00:32:09,594 INCLUDES BOTH OUR OFFICE AND THE 1012 00:32:09,594 --> 00:32:10,461 SEATTLE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR 1013 00:32:10,461 --> 00:32:13,031 GENERAL FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. AND 1014 00:32:13,031 --> 00:32:14,399 AS THEY AUDIT SPD. SO WE'RE 1015 00:32:14,399 --> 00:32:15,833 GETTING A LOT DONE WITH THE 1016 00:32:15,833 --> 00:32:18,303 RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE AND WE'RE 1017 00:32:18,303 --> 00:32:21,072 REALLY PROUD TO HAVE AN 1018 00:32:21,072 --> 00:32:22,206 IMPLEMENTATION RATE OF 72%. THIS 1019 00:32:22,206 --> 00:32:23,141 NUMBER REFLECTS THE THOUGHT THAT 1020 00:32:23,141 --> 00:32:25,009 WE PUT INTO OUR RECOMMENDATIONS 1021 00:32:25,009 --> 00:32:26,678 I THINK. AND THAT THEY ARE 1022 00:32:26,678 --> 00:32:28,079 TARGETED SALUTES AND THEY ARE 1023 00:32:28,079 --> 00:32:31,049 ACTIONABLE AND THAT DEPARTMENTS 1024 00:32:31,049 --> 00:32:34,852 TRUST OUR EXPERTISE. NOW IN # 1025 00:32:34,852 --> 00:32:36,521 2025, HERE WAS OUR PROGRESS. WE 1026 00:32:36,521 --> 00:32:37,188 TRACKED 94 OPEN RECOMMENDATIONS 1027 00:32:37,188 --> 00:32:39,757 AND INCLUDING 20 THAT WERE MADE 1028 00:32:39,757 --> 00:32:40,858 DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2025. 1029 00:32:40,858 --> 00:32:43,227 AND WE FOUND THAT TEN HAD BEEN 1030 00:32:43,227 --> 00:32:43,828 IMPLEMENTED WITH 84 REMAINING 1031 00:32:43,828 --> 00:32:45,830 PENDING. AT THE END OF THE YEAR 1032 00:32:45,830 --> 00:32:48,066 WE WILL AGAIN FOLLOW UP ON THE 1033 00:32:48,066 --> 00:32:49,634 84 RECOMMENDATIONS. I'LL HAND 1034 00:32:49,634 --> 00:32:55,173 IT OFF TO SARAH TO DISCUSS THE 1035 00:32:55,173 --> 00:32:55,773 IMPLEMENTED RECOMMENDATIONS. 1036 00:32:55,773 --> 00:32:56,474 >> GREAT. THANKS SO MUCH ARUSHI. 1037 00:32:56,474 --> 00:32:59,177 SO YEAH, WE WANT TO START WITH 1038 00:32:59,177 --> 00:33:00,812 SOME GOOD NEWS OF THE HIGHLIGHTS 1039 00:33:00,812 --> 00:33:04,048 HERE OF THE TEN RECOMMENDATIONS 1040 00:33:04,048 --> 00:33:04,816 THAT WERE IMPLEMENTED IN 2025. 1041 00:33:04,816 --> 00:33:07,952 AND SO WE WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT 1042 00:33:07,952 --> 00:33:10,154 AND RECOGNIZE THOSE SUCCESSES. 1043 00:33:10,154 --> 00:33:13,791 THE FIRST ONE HERE IS THE RENTAL 1044 00:33:13,791 --> 00:33:14,392 REGISTRATION AND INSPECTION 1045 00:33:14,392 --> 00:33:15,727 ORDINANCE AUDIT AND THAT WAS 1046 00:33:15,727 --> 00:33:17,362 PUBLISHED IN DECEMBER 2023 IN 1047 00:33:17,362 --> 00:33:18,629 ORDER TO ADDRESS A REDUCTION 1048 00:33:18,629 --> 00:33:20,832 THAT WAS NOTICED IN RENTAL 1049 00:33:20,832 --> 00:33:22,934 REGISTRATIONS. SOME OF THE 1050 00:33:22,934 --> 00:33:25,136 HIGHLIGHTS THIS YEAR, THE 1051 00:33:25,136 --> 00:33:26,738 DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND 1052 00:33:26,738 --> 00:33:30,308 INSPECTIONS WAS ABLE TO HAVE 1053 00:33:30,308 --> 00:33:31,309 SHORT TERM RENTAL LICENSING AND 1054 00:33:31,309 --> 00:33:32,944 RENTAL REGISTRATION DATA TO BE 1055 00:33:32,944 --> 00:33:34,379 ABLE TO BE SHARED ACROSS 1056 00:33:34,379 --> 00:33:34,912 DEPARTMENTS TO HELP WITH 1057 00:33:34,912 --> 00:33:40,752 COMPLIANCE. AND THE CITY COUNCIL 1058 00:33:40,752 --> 00:33:41,853 ALSO ADOPTED ORDINANCE NUMBER 1059 00:33:41,853 --> 00:33:43,621 127376 WHICH MADE REGULATORY 1060 00:33:43,621 --> 00:33:45,323 CHANGES TO NEIGHBORHOOD 1061 00:33:45,323 --> 00:33:46,624 RESIDENTIAL ZONES. AND ALSO 1062 00:33:46,624 --> 00:33:47,925 PASSED THE RIO PROGRAM FEE -- 1063 00:33:47,925 --> 00:33:51,195 NEW FEES IN THE 2026 BUCKET. 1064 00:33:51,195 --> 00:33:54,165 2026 BUCKET -- BUDGET AND THREE 1065 00:33:54,165 --> 00:33:54,799 RECOMMENDATIONS REMAIN PENDING 1066 00:33:54,799 --> 00:33:57,368 FROM THAT AUDIT. AND THEN WE 1067 00:33:57,368 --> 00:33:58,603 HAVE THE SEATTLE PUBLIC 1068 00:33:58,603 --> 00:34:01,706 UTILITIES RESIDENTIAL POLL ID 1069 00:34:01,706 --> 00:34:02,306 WASTE BILLING CONTROLS AUDIT. 1070 00:34:02,306 --> 00:34:03,408 THIS WAS A PRETTY TECHNICAL 1071 00:34:03,408 --> 00:34:05,743 AUDIT BUT IT WAS TO ENSURE THE 1072 00:34:05,743 --> 00:34:07,545 CITY'S RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE 1073 00:34:07,545 --> 00:34:09,414 BILLINGS ARE ACCURATE, TIMELY, 1074 00:34:09,414 --> 00:34:11,449 COMPLETE AND AUTHORIZED. SPU HAS 1075 00:34:11,449 --> 00:34:14,052 BEEN PLUGGING AWAY AT THESE 1076 00:34:14,052 --> 00:34:15,887 RECOMMENDATIONS STEADILY. AND 1077 00:34:15,887 --> 00:34:16,687 IMPLEMENTED TWO IN 2025. 1078 00:34:16,687 --> 00:34:19,490 INCLUDING ALIGNING JOB AIDS AND 1079 00:34:19,490 --> 00:34:20,124 THEY ARE CURRENTLY CONDUCTING 1080 00:34:20,124 --> 00:34:21,526 THE RISK ASSESSMENT THAT WAS 1081 00:34:21,526 --> 00:34:27,465 REQUESTED IN THE AUDIT. AND THEN 1082 00:34:27,465 --> 00:34:29,067 FINALLY, I HAVE COUPLE MORE. THE 1083 00:34:29,067 --> 00:34:30,568 SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY ANNUAL 1084 00:34:30,568 --> 00:34:32,403 REVIEW ALTHOUGH IT WAS PUBLISHED 1085 00:34:32,403 --> 00:34:35,139 LATE IN 2025, SDOT WAS ABLE TO 1086 00:34:35,139 --> 00:34:35,973 COMPLETE TWO OF THE 1087 00:34:35,973 --> 00:34:36,507 RECOMMENDATIONS WITH SIX 1088 00:34:36,507 --> 00:34:42,980 REMAINING. AND THEN IN THE 1089 00:34:42,980 --> 00:34:44,849 SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN 1090 00:34:44,849 --> 00:34:45,950 RESOURCES ALSO IMPLEMENTED AN 1091 00:34:45,950 --> 00:34:46,884 ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATION. ONE 1092 00:34:46,884 --> 00:34:50,221 CORRECTION. THAT FOR THE WORK 1093 00:34:50,221 --> 00:34:51,422 FORCE EQUITY AUDIT TWO HAVE BEEN 1094 00:34:51,422 --> 00:34:52,790 IMPLEMENTED AND ONE WAS CLOSED 1095 00:34:52,790 --> 00:34:53,791 AND ONE REMAINING PENDING AND 1096 00:34:53,791 --> 00:34:56,694 NOW I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MY 1097 00:34:56,694 --> 00:34:59,297 COLLEAGUE MELISSA TO TALK ABOUT 1098 00:34:59,297 --> 00:35:00,731 UPDATES ON THE REMAINING 1099 00:35:00,731 --> 00:35:01,132 RECOMMENDATIONS. 1100 00:35:01,132 --> 00:35:02,667 >> THANK YOU SARAH. SO I'M 1101 00:35:02,667 --> 00:35:05,203 GOING TO SHARE PROGRESS ON TWO 1102 00:35:05,203 --> 00:35:07,505 AUDITS. FIRST IS OUR AUDIT ON 1103 00:35:07,505 --> 00:35:08,673 PARK RESTROOMS WHICH WAS 1104 00:35:08,673 --> 00:35:09,807 REQUESTED BY THE PARK DISTRICT 1105 00:35:09,807 --> 00:35:11,843 BOARD. YOU'LL SEE ON THE SLIDE 1106 00:35:11,843 --> 00:35:13,744 THAT NONE OF THE SIX 1107 00:35:13,744 --> 00:35:14,579 RECOMMENDATIONS ARE IMPLEMENTED. 1108 00:35:14,579 --> 00:35:16,247 BUT THIS IS NOT SURPRISING 1109 00:35:16,247 --> 00:35:18,616 BECAUSE THE AUDIT WAS JUST ABOUT 1110 00:35:18,616 --> 00:35:20,585 A YEAR OLD AT THE TIME OF OUR 1111 00:35:20,585 --> 00:35:21,419 FOLLOW-UP. IN THIS AUDIT WE 1112 00:35:21,419 --> 00:35:23,788 FOUND THAT PARKS NEEDED TO DO A 1113 00:35:23,788 --> 00:35:27,758 BETTER JOB OF KEEPING TO A 1114 00:35:27,758 --> 00:35:29,527 REALISTIC CLEANING SCHEDULE. AND 1115 00:35:29,527 --> 00:35:30,328 HAVING MORE CONSISTENCY ACROSS 1116 00:35:30,328 --> 00:35:32,196 THE CITY. WE KNOW HAVING CLEAN 1117 00:35:32,196 --> 00:35:33,498 RESTROOMS IS SOMETHING THAT THE 1118 00:35:33,498 --> 00:35:36,200 PUBLIC CARES A LOT ABOUT. SO 1119 00:35:36,200 --> 00:35:39,804 LAST YEAR, PARKS PILOTED NEW 1120 00:35:39,804 --> 00:35:41,139 CLEANING STANDARDS MONITORING 1121 00:35:41,139 --> 00:35:42,406 PROGRAM, AND HIRED MORE 1122 00:35:42,406 --> 00:35:44,575 TEMPORARY AND REGULAR STAFF. 1123 00:35:44,575 --> 00:35:45,776 PARKS SAID THEY'RE GOING TO 1124 00:35:45,776 --> 00:35:47,345 TAKE LESSONS THEY LEARNED FROM 1125 00:35:47,345 --> 00:35:50,314 THAT PILOT AND THEN REFINE THEIR 1126 00:35:50,314 --> 00:35:50,948 APPROACH THIS YEAR FOR RESTROOM 1127 00:35:50,948 --> 00:35:54,819 CLEANING. WE WILL BE INTERESTED 1128 00:35:54,819 --> 00:35:57,622 TO SEE HOW 2026 GOES AND IF 1129 00:35:57,622 --> 00:35:58,122 THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE 1130 00:35:58,122 --> 00:36:00,925 SUCCESSFUL. SO OVERALL, PROGRESS 1131 00:36:00,925 --> 00:36:03,027 IS BEING MADE BUT TO CLOSE OUT 1132 00:36:03,027 --> 00:36:05,263 THESE RECOMMENDATIONS, WE REALLY 1133 00:36:05,263 --> 00:36:07,465 WANT TO SEE A LONGER PERIOD OF 1134 00:36:07,465 --> 00:36:08,633 CONSISTENT OUTCOMES WHERE THE 1135 00:36:08,633 --> 00:36:13,571 PUBLIC CAN BETTER RELY ON PARK 1136 00:36:13,571 --> 00:36:14,105 RESTROOMS, MEETING THEIR 1137 00:36:14,105 --> 00:36:17,308 EXPECTATIONS. FOR THE NEXT AUDIT 1138 00:36:17,308 --> 00:36:19,410 THAT I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT IS 1139 00:36:19,410 --> 00:36:20,711 ON CONSTRUCTION PERMITTING WHICH 1140 00:36:20,711 --> 00:36:21,345 WAS REQUESTED BY COUNCILMEMBER 1141 00:36:21,345 --> 00:36:24,482 STRAUSS. NONE OF THESE 1142 00:36:24,482 --> 00:36:25,016 RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN 1143 00:36:25,016 --> 00:36:27,752 IMPLEMENTED EITHER. SINCE THIS 1144 00:36:27,752 --> 00:36:29,220 AUDIT IS ALMOST THREE YEARS OLD, 1145 00:36:29,220 --> 00:36:30,354 IDEALLY WE WOULD HAVE LIKED TO 1146 00:36:30,354 --> 00:36:32,590 HAVE SEEN SOME OF THESE 1147 00:36:32,590 --> 00:36:33,224 RECOMMENDATIONS IMPLEMENTED BY 1148 00:36:33,224 --> 00:36:39,263 NOW. HOWEVER, I WILL SAY SOME OF 1149 00:36:39,263 --> 00:36:39,964 THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE BIG, 1150 00:36:39,964 --> 00:36:41,098 MULTIPART, MULTIDEPARTMENT 1151 00:36:41,098 --> 00:36:43,834 RECOMMENDATIONS THAT DO TAKE 1152 00:36:43,834 --> 00:36:45,903 TIME TO FULL IMPLEMENT AND WE 1153 00:36:45,903 --> 00:36:47,371 DON'T CLOSE OUT RECOMMENDATIONS 1154 00:36:47,371 --> 00:36:50,141 UNTIL THEY ARE FULLY DONE. THE 1155 00:36:50,141 --> 00:36:51,909 TITLE OF THIS AUDIT SUGGESTS 1156 00:36:51,909 --> 00:36:54,278 HAVING MORE OF A CUSTOMER FOCUS 1157 00:36:54,278 --> 00:36:55,680 WAS A BIG THEME FOR THE AUDIT 1158 00:36:55,680 --> 00:36:58,783 AND SOME WERE AROUND SHARING 1159 00:36:58,783 --> 00:37:02,086 PERMIT PROCESSING TIMES GETTING 1160 00:37:02,086 --> 00:37:02,853 CUSTOMER FEEDBACK, AND IMPROVING 1161 00:37:02,853 --> 00:37:03,988 DEPARTMENT COORDINATION. I ALSO 1162 00:37:03,988 --> 00:37:05,756 WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO 1163 00:37:05,756 --> 00:37:09,660 MENTION THAT WE COMPLETED AN 1164 00:37:09,660 --> 00:37:10,294 AUDIT OF SDCI INSPECTION PROCESS 1165 00:37:10,294 --> 00:37:12,396 LATE LAST YEAR ALSO REQUESTED BY 1166 00:37:12,396 --> 00:37:14,065 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. AND FOUND 1167 00:37:14,065 --> 00:37:15,032 THAT THE PERMITTING 1168 00:37:15,032 --> 00:37:16,801 RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ALSO GOING 1169 00:37:16,801 --> 00:37:20,705 TO HELP IMPROVE THE INSPECTIONS 1170 00:37:20,705 --> 00:37:21,372 PROCESS PARTICULARLY AROUND 1171 00:37:21,372 --> 00:37:22,373 DEPARTMENT COORDINATION. SO EVEN 1172 00:37:22,373 --> 00:37:25,009 MORE INCENTIVE TO GET THESE 1173 00:37:25,009 --> 00:37:25,576 PERMITTING RECOMMENDATIONS 1174 00:37:25,576 --> 00:37:27,311 IMPLEMENTED. SO YOU'LL SEE ON 1175 00:37:27,311 --> 00:37:29,981 THE SLIDE HERE SOME OF THE 1176 00:37:29,981 --> 00:37:31,549 PROGRESS FROM 2025. BUT ONE 1177 00:37:31,549 --> 00:37:32,950 UPDATE THAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT 1178 00:37:32,950 --> 00:37:34,719 WHICH ACTUALLY JUST HAPPENED A 1179 00:37:34,719 --> 00:37:38,489 COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, IS THAT 1180 00:37:38,489 --> 00:37:39,690 SDCI CREATED A CONSTRUCTION 1181 00:37:39,690 --> 00:37:41,492 PERMIT TIMELINE VISUAL FOR THE 1182 00:37:41,492 --> 00:37:44,328 PUBLIC TO SEE HOW THEIR PERMIT 1183 00:37:44,328 --> 00:37:44,929 APPLICATION IS MOVING THROUGH 1184 00:37:44,929 --> 00:37:47,131 THE PROCESS. AND WHO WITH THE 1185 00:37:47,131 --> 00:37:47,832 CITY IS WORKING ON IT. SO IT 1186 00:37:47,832 --> 00:37:49,533 LOOKS LIKE A NEAT TOOL AND WE 1187 00:37:49,533 --> 00:37:52,269 EXPECT TO SEE EVEN MORE PROGRESS 1188 00:37:52,269 --> 00:37:54,438 THIS YEAR IN 2026. SO WE CAN 1189 00:37:54,438 --> 00:37:55,673 START MARKING SOME OF THOSE 1190 00:37:55,673 --> 00:37:56,874 RECOMMENDATIONS AS IMPLEMENTED 1191 00:37:56,874 --> 00:38:00,778 DURING OUR NEXT FOLLOW-UP. I'LL 1192 00:38:00,778 --> 00:38:02,947 TURN IT OVER TO CLAUDIA. 1193 00:38:02,947 --> 00:38:05,082 >> THANK YOU, I HAVE JUST A FEW 1194 00:38:05,082 --> 00:38:08,286 MINUTES TO DESCRIBE THE STATUS 1195 00:38:08,286 --> 00:38:08,986 OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THREE 1196 00:38:08,986 --> 00:38:11,122 AUDITS RELATED TO PUBLIC HEALTH 1197 00:38:11,122 --> 00:38:15,493 AND PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES IN 1198 00:38:15,493 --> 00:38:16,060 SEATTLE. THESE ARE COMPLEX 1199 00:38:16,060 --> 00:38:17,295 ISSUES AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO 1200 00:38:17,295 --> 00:38:21,232 BEGIN BY SHARING WITH YOU THAT 1201 00:38:21,232 --> 00:38:22,233 MAYOR WILSON'S OFFICE HAS 1202 00:38:22,233 --> 00:38:24,001 OFFERED THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO 1203 00:38:24,001 --> 00:38:26,604 JOIN OUR OFFICE FOR A SEPARATE 1204 00:38:26,604 --> 00:38:27,872 PRESENTATION ON THESE THREE 1205 00:38:27,872 --> 00:38:28,939 AUDITS FOR THE COUNCIL SOMETIME 1206 00:38:28,939 --> 00:38:30,775 LATER THIS SUMMER IF THAT IS OF 1207 00:38:30,775 --> 00:38:34,145 INTEREST TO YOU. TODAY, I'LL 1208 00:38:34,145 --> 00:38:35,780 REPORT THAT THERE WERE NO 1209 00:38:35,780 --> 00:38:37,748 RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THESE THREE 1210 00:38:37,748 --> 00:38:39,383 AUDITS THAT WERE FULLY 1211 00:38:39,383 --> 00:38:39,884 IMPLEMENTED DURING THIS 1212 00:38:39,884 --> 00:38:42,053 REPORTING PERIOD. HOWEVER, WORK 1213 00:38:42,053 --> 00:38:45,456 IS BEING DONE AND THERE ARE 1214 00:38:45,456 --> 00:38:47,558 UPDATES TO SHARE. FOR EXAMPLE, 1215 00:38:47,558 --> 00:38:49,860 COUNCILMEMBERS RIVERA AND KETTLE 1216 00:38:49,860 --> 00:38:51,295 AND MAYOR WILSON'S OFFICE 1217 00:38:51,295 --> 00:38:53,497 CONVENED A SYMPOSIUM BY THE 1218 00:38:53,497 --> 00:38:55,399 NATIONAL NETWORK FOR SAFE 1219 00:38:55,399 --> 00:38:57,601 COMMUNITIES TO EXPLORE THE 1220 00:38:57,601 --> 00:38:58,169 EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE OF 1221 00:38:58,169 --> 00:39:01,305 FOCUSED DETERRENCE. FOR 1222 00:39:01,305 --> 00:39:03,007 ADDRESSING GUN VIOLENCE. THEY 1223 00:39:03,007 --> 00:39:05,076 CONVENED A HOST OF INSTITUTIONAL 1224 00:39:05,076 --> 00:39:08,846 PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNER 1225 00:39:08,846 --> 00:39:09,580 AGENCIES FOR THIS CONVERSATION. 1226 00:39:09,580 --> 00:39:10,548 ALSO THE COUNCIL PUBLIC SAFETY 1227 00:39:10,548 --> 00:39:13,250 COMMITTEE HAS BEEN WORKING ON 1228 00:39:13,250 --> 00:39:14,251 CLARIFYING THE ROLE AND THE 1229 00:39:14,251 --> 00:39:14,785 LEGISLATION FOR THE CARE 1230 00:39:14,785 --> 00:39:18,889 DEPARTMENT. WHICH IS RELATED TO 1231 00:39:18,889 --> 00:39:21,325 ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION FOR OUR 1232 00:39:21,325 --> 00:39:23,728 2025 GUN VIOLENCE AUDITS AND IN 1233 00:39:23,728 --> 00:39:24,795 ADDITION, MAYOR WILSON'S OFFICE 1234 00:39:24,795 --> 00:39:27,198 REPORTED THAT THEY ARE WORKING 1235 00:39:27,198 --> 00:39:28,666 TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE 1236 00:39:28,666 --> 00:39:31,769 STRATEGY TO ADDRESS GUN VIOLENCE 1237 00:39:31,769 --> 00:39:36,006 IN SEATTLE. AND JUST LAST WEEK, 1238 00:39:36,006 --> 00:39:40,311 IT RELATED TO OUR AUDIT ON 1239 00:39:40,311 --> 00:39:41,879 OVERDOSES AND CRIME 1240 00:39:41,879 --> 00:39:43,814 CONCENTRATION, LAST WEEK, THE 1241 00:39:43,814 --> 00:39:45,149 SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT 1242 00:39:45,149 --> 00:39:47,651 SUBMITTED A GRANT APPLICATION. 1243 00:39:47,651 --> 00:39:49,019 IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR 1244 00:39:49,019 --> 00:39:51,622 OFFICE, MAYOR WILSON'S OFFICE, 1245 00:39:51,622 --> 00:39:54,024 AND COMMUNITY PARTNER AGENCIES 1246 00:39:54,024 --> 00:39:57,228 INCLUDING PLYMOUTH HOUSING, THE 1247 00:39:57,228 --> 00:39:59,430 YWCA AND RECOVERY CAFE. IF 1248 00:39:59,430 --> 00:40:00,664 SELECTED, THIS GRANT WOULD BRING 1249 00:40:00,664 --> 00:40:05,136 $3 MILLION OVER FIVE YEARS TO 1250 00:40:05,136 --> 00:40:06,137 IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE BASED 1251 00:40:06,137 --> 00:40:07,905 STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS OVERDOSE 1252 00:40:07,905 --> 00:40:10,040 AND CRIME CONCENTRATIONS IN THE 1253 00:40:10,040 --> 00:40:12,676 TWO BLOCK AREA OF BELLTOWN THAT 1254 00:40:12,676 --> 00:40:19,450 WAS FEATURED IN OUR 2024 AUDIT 1255 00:40:19,450 --> 00:40:19,917 ON OVERDOSE AND CRIME 1256 00:40:19,917 --> 00:40:23,521 CONCENTRATIONS. NEXT SLIDE. AND 1257 00:40:23,521 --> 00:40:25,756 THE POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED 1258 00:40:25,756 --> 00:40:27,091 THAT THEY HAVE REBOOTED THEIR 1259 00:40:27,091 --> 00:40:28,759 RETAIL THEFT PROGRAM SO THEY 1260 00:40:28,759 --> 00:40:32,763 HAVE UPDATES ON THIS AUDIT TO 1261 00:40:32,763 --> 00:40:38,035 SHARE AS WELL. NOW OUR OFFICE 1262 00:40:38,035 --> 00:40:39,770 HAS BEEN AUDITING COMPLEX PUBLIC 1263 00:40:39,770 --> 00:40:41,405 SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH TOPICS 1264 00:40:41,405 --> 00:40:43,707 FOR OVER A DOZEN YEARS. AND 1265 00:40:43,707 --> 00:40:47,511 WE'VE OBSERVED THAT ONE OF THE 1266 00:40:47,511 --> 00:40:50,347 BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTING OUR 1267 00:40:50,347 --> 00:40:52,149 RECOMMENDATIONS HAS BEEN THE 1268 00:40:52,149 --> 00:40:52,750 SIGNIFICANT TURNOVER IN CITY 1269 00:40:52,750 --> 00:40:56,086 LEADERSHIP. NEXT SLIDE. THIS 1270 00:40:56,086 --> 00:40:58,088 SLIDE ILLUSTRATES THE TURNOVER 1271 00:40:58,088 --> 00:41:00,991 IN CITY LEADERSHIP SINCE 2013. 1272 00:41:00,991 --> 00:41:01,659 AS THE CITY GOVERNMENT, WE MAY 1273 00:41:01,659 --> 00:41:05,062 NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL 1274 00:41:05,062 --> 00:41:05,763 ORGANIZATIONAL TURNOVER BUT WE 1275 00:41:05,763 --> 00:41:08,532 CAN PUT IN PLACE SYSTEMS AND 1276 00:41:08,532 --> 00:41:09,800 STRUCTURES THAT CAN HELP KEEP 1277 00:41:09,800 --> 00:41:13,737 THE CITY FOCUSED ON DELIVERING 1278 00:41:13,737 --> 00:41:17,441 PROGRAMS THAT ARE PROVEN 1279 00:41:17,441 --> 00:41:18,075 EFFECTIVE. EVEN WHEN THERE'S 1280 00:41:18,075 --> 00:41:26,116 ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE. IN OUR 1281 00:41:26,116 --> 00:41:27,318 AUDIT ON ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME 1282 00:41:27,318 --> 00:41:30,621 AND OUR AUDIT ON PLACES WHERE 1283 00:41:30,621 --> 00:41:31,856 OVERDOSES AND CRIME ARE 1284 00:41:31,856 --> 00:41:33,424 CONCENTRATED, WE RECOMMENDED 1285 00:41:33,424 --> 00:41:35,192 THAT THE CITY SHOULD 1286 00:41:35,192 --> 00:41:36,293 SYSTEMATICALLY ADDRESS THOSE 1287 00:41:36,293 --> 00:41:40,731 PLACES USING AN EVIDENCE BASED 1288 00:41:40,731 --> 00:41:41,432 PROBLEM SOLVING FRAMEWORK. IN 1289 00:41:41,432 --> 00:41:47,304 THE CASE OF THOSE TWO AUDITS WE 1290 00:41:47,304 --> 00:41:48,973 RECOMMENDED THE SEPARATE JAKE 1291 00:41:48,973 --> 00:41:49,607 PREVENTION FRAMEWORK WHICH IS 1292 00:41:49,607 --> 00:41:52,176 DEVELOPED BY THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE 1293 00:41:52,176 --> 00:41:53,477 AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 1294 00:41:53,477 --> 00:41:54,044 ADMINISTRATION. IN OUR GUN 1295 00:41:54,044 --> 00:41:54,678 VIOLENCE AUDIT WE RECOMMENDED 1296 00:41:54,678 --> 00:41:57,448 THE CITY SHOULD USE THE EVIDENCE 1297 00:41:57,448 --> 00:42:01,018 BASED FRAMEWORK FOR PROBLEM 1298 00:42:01,018 --> 00:42:01,552 SOLVING AND COMMUNICATION 1299 00:42:01,552 --> 00:42:02,586 REGARDING GUN VIOLENCE. THE 1300 00:42:02,586 --> 00:42:05,422 FRAME WORK PICTURED HERE, IT'S 1301 00:42:05,422 --> 00:42:07,458 CALLED THE VIOLENCE REDUCTION 1302 00:42:07,458 --> 00:42:09,326 COUNCILS. AND IT IS SUPPORTED BY 1303 00:42:09,326 --> 00:42:13,797 EVIDENCE THAT IS PROVEN 1304 00:42:13,797 --> 00:42:14,231 EFFECTIVE IN OTHER 1305 00:42:14,231 --> 00:42:14,832 JURISDICTIONS. JOHNS HOPKINS 1306 00:42:14,832 --> 00:42:17,468 UNIVERSITY OFFERED THE CITY FREE 1307 00:42:17,468 --> 00:42:19,036 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FUNDED BY 1308 00:42:19,036 --> 00:42:22,139 BLOOMBERG TO HELP US LEARN ABOUT 1309 00:42:22,139 --> 00:42:22,773 AND IMPLEMENT THAT FRAMEWORK IN 1310 00:42:22,773 --> 00:42:26,710 2025. THAT OFFER RUNS OUT IN 1311 00:42:26,710 --> 00:42:29,747 SEPTEMBER OF 2026. AS WE 1312 00:42:29,747 --> 00:42:32,883 CONTINUE TO FOLLOW UP ON THE 1313 00:42:32,883 --> 00:42:33,951 AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS WE'LL BE 1314 00:42:33,951 --> 00:42:37,187 LOOKING TO SEE HOW THE CITY 1315 00:42:37,187 --> 00:42:39,423 --'S SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES 1316 00:42:39,423 --> 00:42:41,258 THAT PRIORITIZE AND SUSTAIN 1317 00:42:41,258 --> 00:42:43,127 PROGRAMS THAT ARE PROVEN 1318 00:42:43,127 --> 00:42:43,761 EFFECTIVE FOR IMPROVING PUBLIC 1319 00:42:43,761 --> 00:42:45,996 SAFETY AND HEALTH. AND WITH THAT 1320 00:42:45,996 --> 00:42:48,866 I'LL TURN IT OVER TO ARUSHI. 1321 00:42:48,866 --> 00:42:50,668 >> THANK YOU CLAUDIA. SO -- 1322 00:42:50,668 --> 00:42:53,003 WHILE THIS PRESENTATION AND OUR 1323 00:42:53,003 --> 00:42:55,372 REPORT COVERED ONLY A PORTION OF 1324 00:42:55,372 --> 00:42:56,173 THESE RECOMMENDATIONS, THE 1325 00:42:56,173 --> 00:42:57,408 STATUS OF ALL RECOMMENDATIONS 1326 00:42:57,408 --> 00:43:00,544 THAT WE'VE FOLLOWED UP ON, 1327 00:43:00,544 --> 00:43:01,545 IT'S AVAILABLE AT OUR PUBLIC 1328 00:43:01,545 --> 00:43:02,413 DASHBOARD. THE LINK IS HERE AT 1329 00:43:02,413 --> 00:43:04,848 THE QR CODE AS WELL AS THROUGH 1330 00:43:04,848 --> 00:43:08,585 THE WEBSITE. FOR MORE DETAILED 1331 00:43:08,585 --> 00:43:11,155 PROGRESS UPDATES ON INDIVIDUAL 1332 00:43:11,155 --> 00:43:11,722 RECOMMENDATIONS, INCLUDING 1333 00:43:11,722 --> 00:43:13,724 BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTATION, 1334 00:43:13,724 --> 00:43:14,325 RESOURCES, WE WOULD RECOMMEND 1335 00:43:14,325 --> 00:43:14,858 ASKING THE DEPARTMENTEST 1336 00:43:14,858 --> 00:43:15,526 DIRECTLY AS THEY ARE THE ONES 1337 00:43:15,526 --> 00:43:17,528 DOING THE WORK. BUT FOR TODAY, 1338 00:43:17,528 --> 00:43:19,029 WE ARE HAPPY TO TRY TO DO OUR 1339 00:43:19,029 --> 00:43:20,030 BEST TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU 1340 00:43:20,030 --> 00:43:23,067 MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. 1341 00:43:23,067 --> 00:43:25,369 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR THAT 1342 00:43:25,369 --> 00:43:25,869 PRESENTATION. AND THOSE 1343 00:43:25,869 --> 00:43:27,304 RECOMMENDATIONS. I KNOW WE HAVE 1344 00:43:27,304 --> 00:43:27,938 SOME COUNCILMEMBERS THAT HAVE 1345 00:43:27,938 --> 00:43:28,939 SOME QUESTIONS SO I'LL TURN TO 1346 00:43:28,939 --> 00:43:32,009 THEM FIRST BEFORE I HAVE SOME 1347 00:43:32,009 --> 00:43:32,643 COMMENTS. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 1348 00:43:32,643 --> 00:43:33,310 >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT 1349 00:43:33,310 --> 00:43:35,379 AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE 1350 00:43:35,379 --> 00:43:38,482 TODAY. YOU ARE ONE OF OUR 1351 00:43:38,482 --> 00:43:40,184 GREATEST ASSETS AND I REALLY 1352 00:43:40,184 --> 00:43:41,852 APPRECIATE YOU. AND YOUR WEBSITE 1353 00:43:41,852 --> 00:43:43,087 IS GREAT AND I HAVE BEEN ON IT 1354 00:43:43,087 --> 00:43:48,859 WAS JUST ON IT AGAIN YESTERDAY 1355 00:43:48,859 --> 00:43:50,394 TO LOOK AT PAST AUDITS. AND 1356 00:43:50,394 --> 00:43:53,831 IT'S VERY HELPFUL. AND I WILL 1357 00:43:53,831 --> 00:43:57,267 SAY THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP 1358 00:43:57,267 --> 00:43:58,469 THE -- GUN VIOLENCE SYMPOSIUM 1359 00:43:58,469 --> 00:44:01,905 THAT I -- I PUT TOGETHER. I 1360 00:44:01,905 --> 00:44:04,808 LOOKED AT YOUR AUDIT WHEN I WAS 1361 00:44:04,808 --> 00:44:05,976 PUTTING THAT TOGETHER AND YOU 1362 00:44:05,976 --> 00:44:06,710 TALKED ABOUT THE NATIONAL 1363 00:44:06,710 --> 00:44:09,313 NETWORK IN YOUR AUDIT WHICH LED 1364 00:44:09,313 --> 00:44:11,415 ME TO CONVERSATIONS WITH DAVID 1365 00:44:11,415 --> 00:44:12,549 KENNEDY WHO IS THE LEADING 1366 00:44:12,549 --> 00:44:14,485 EXPERT AS YOU POINTED OUT IN THE 1367 00:44:14,485 --> 00:44:19,089 AUDIT AND AS I HAVE COME TO FIND 1368 00:44:19,089 --> 00:44:22,126 OUT. AND IT WAS HIS ORGANIZATION 1369 00:44:22,126 --> 00:44:23,661 THE NATIONAL NETWORK FOR SAFE 1370 00:44:23,661 --> 00:44:25,963 COMMUNITIES, THAT ACTUALLY PUT 1371 00:44:25,963 --> 00:44:27,531 ON THE SYMPOSIUM AND I WORKED 1372 00:44:27,531 --> 00:44:31,068 WITH THEM BECAUSE SOMETHING YOU 1373 00:44:31,068 --> 00:44:34,338 NOTED IN HERE WAS IN YOUR FOUR 1374 00:44:34,338 --> 00:44:35,139 RECOMMENDATIONS -- GUN VIOLENCE 1375 00:44:35,139 --> 00:44:37,875 AUDIT FROM MARCH OF LAST YEAR -- 1376 00:44:37,875 --> 00:44:41,712 OF 2025 IS THAT THE CITY OF 1377 00:44:41,712 --> 00:44:43,681 BALTIMORE HAD MADE -- AND 1378 00:44:43,681 --> 00:44:48,252 INDIANAPOLIS -- HAD MADE GREAT 1379 00:44:48,252 --> 00:44:49,119 STRIDES DEALING WITH GUN 1380 00:44:49,119 --> 00:44:50,754 VIOLENCE AND I HAVE LIVED IN 1381 00:44:50,754 --> 00:44:52,589 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR MANY YEARS 1382 00:44:52,589 --> 00:44:54,324 AND VISITED BALTIMORE FOR MANY 1383 00:44:54,324 --> 00:44:54,925 YEARS AND I KNOW HOW BAD THE 1384 00:44:54,925 --> 00:44:57,928 SITUATION THERE WAS. SO I WAS 1385 00:44:57,928 --> 00:45:01,398 VERY COMPELLED WITH THE STRATEGY 1386 00:45:01,398 --> 00:45:02,966 WHICH YOU DELINEATED IN THE 1387 00:45:02,966 --> 00:45:07,171 AUDIT THAT IS -- DAVID 1388 00:45:07,171 --> 00:45:10,941 KENNEDY'S STRATEGY WHEN I WAS 1389 00:45:10,941 --> 00:45:12,576 THINKING ABOUT AS YOU KNOW -- 1390 00:45:12,576 --> 00:45:13,744 >> DUMP IT OUTSIDE. NOT IN HERE. 1391 00:45:13,744 --> 00:45:15,913 >> YOU ARE ON -- YOU ARE OFF 1392 00:45:15,913 --> 00:45:17,481 MUTE COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 1393 00:45:17,481 --> 00:45:21,418 >> THAT'S OKAY. AND WHEN I WAS, 1394 00:45:21,418 --> 00:45:24,021 YOU KNOW, YOU ALL KNOW AS I HAVE 1395 00:45:24,021 --> 00:45:26,123 BEEN SAYING THAT I RAN FOR 1396 00:45:26,123 --> 00:45:34,131 OFFICE BECAUSE I -- GUN SAFETY 1397 00:45:34,131 --> 00:45:34,731 ISSUES AND PARTICULARLY KID 1398 00:45:34,731 --> 00:45:36,533 GETTING SHOT IN MY KID'S SCHOOL 1399 00:45:36,533 --> 00:45:38,068 AND SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN 1400 00:45:38,068 --> 00:45:42,139 THINKING ABOUT WAY TOSS HELP THE 1401 00:45:42,139 --> 00:45:42,739 CITY WITH THE GUN VIOLENCE 1402 00:45:42,739 --> 00:45:44,742 EFFORTS. AND I'M BEING A LITTLE 1403 00:45:44,742 --> 00:45:47,344 LONG WINDED AND APOLOGIES BUT I 1404 00:45:47,344 --> 00:45:50,447 WANT TO JUST SAY HOW IMPACTFUL 1405 00:45:50,447 --> 00:45:51,381 AND MEANINGFUL THIS AUDIT WAS TO 1406 00:45:51,381 --> 00:45:52,783 THE SUBSEQUENT WORK THAT I HAVE 1407 00:45:52,783 --> 00:45:57,087 BEEN ENGAGED IN. WITH THE 1408 00:45:57,087 --> 00:45:58,422 NATIONAL NETWORK. TO BRING THAT 1409 00:45:58,422 --> 00:46:00,858 EFFORT. IT IS MY HOPE HERE TO 1410 00:46:00,858 --> 00:46:02,059 SEATTLE AND WHEN WE DID THIS 1411 00:46:02,059 --> 00:46:03,026 SYMPOSIUM IT WAS REALLY 1412 00:46:03,026 --> 00:46:07,097 IMPORTANT TO ME THAT WE HEARD 1413 00:46:07,097 --> 00:46:08,999 FROM FOLKS, FROM BALTIMORE. SO I 1414 00:46:08,999 --> 00:46:09,566 SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED THE 1415 00:46:09,566 --> 00:46:12,503 NETWORK. CAN YOU PLEASE BRING 1416 00:46:12,503 --> 00:46:17,107 FOLKS FROM BALTIMORE AND ALSO 1417 00:46:17,107 --> 00:46:20,844 PHILLY? BECAUSE PHILLY HAS SEEN 1418 00:46:20,844 --> 00:46:24,581 SOME GREAT STRIDES IN THEIR GUN 1419 00:46:24,581 --> 00:46:28,952 VIOLENCE SITUATION. AND WHEN I 1420 00:46:28,952 --> 00:46:29,620 SAY GREAT STRIDES, IT'S 40% TO 1421 00:46:29,620 --> 00:46:34,391 60% REDUCTION IN GUN VIOLENCE 1422 00:46:34,391 --> 00:46:36,727 THIS THOSE CITIES. BOSTON, 1423 00:46:36,727 --> 00:46:37,795 BALTIMORE, PHILLY, SOUTH BEND, 1424 00:46:37,795 --> 00:46:41,832 INDIANA. ALL WORKING WITH THE 1425 00:46:41,832 --> 00:46:42,633 NATIONAL NETWORK TO IMPLEMENT 1426 00:46:42,633 --> 00:46:45,369 THEIR EFFORT. AND YOU KNOW, YOU 1427 00:46:45,369 --> 00:46:46,770 HAVE STARTED IT BY PUTTING 1428 00:46:46,770 --> 00:46:48,138 TOGETHER AND LEADING ME TO THIS 1429 00:46:48,138 --> 00:46:51,675 AUDIT SO I REALLY WANT TO THANK 1430 00:46:51,675 --> 00:46:54,478 YOU FOR THAT. I WANT TO SAY WITH 1431 00:46:54,478 --> 00:46:57,147 THE WORK THAT YOU DO DOESN'T GO 1432 00:46:57,147 --> 00:46:57,714 UNHEARD OR UNNOTICED OR 1433 00:46:57,714 --> 00:46:59,416 UNAPPRECIATED. WE ARE DOING WORK 1434 00:46:59,416 --> 00:47:02,119 IN RESPONSE TO YOUR AUDITS AND 1435 00:47:02,119 --> 00:47:03,387 THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. AND 1436 00:47:03,387 --> 00:47:05,656 COLLEAGUES IN TERMS OF THE 1437 00:47:05,656 --> 00:47:07,224 SYMPOSIUM I'M WORKING ON A 1438 00:47:07,224 --> 00:47:08,959 RESOLUTION BECAUSE I REALLY DO 1439 00:47:08,959 --> 00:47:10,627 WANT TO BRING THAT EFFORT HERE 1440 00:47:10,627 --> 00:47:12,563 AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN ALL WORK 1441 00:47:12,563 --> 00:47:14,598 TOGETHER. THE ONE THING ABOUT 1442 00:47:14,598 --> 00:47:16,066 THAT EFFORT AND GUN VIOLENCE AS 1443 00:47:16,066 --> 00:47:18,268 IS DELINEATED IN THE AUDIT AND 1444 00:47:18,268 --> 00:47:20,604 WHAT WE KNOW IS WE ALL HAVE TO 1445 00:47:20,604 --> 00:47:22,673 WORK TOGETHER AND BE ON THE SAME 1446 00:47:22,673 --> 00:47:23,574 PAGE. THAT'S HOW THESE EFFORTS 1447 00:47:23,574 --> 00:47:24,575 WORKED IN THOSE OTHER CITIES AND 1448 00:47:24,575 --> 00:47:27,411 THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO DO HERE. 1449 00:47:27,411 --> 00:47:29,146 SO MORE TO COME ABOUT MY -- AND 1450 00:47:29,146 --> 00:47:32,649 THANK YOU FOR JOINING THE 1451 00:47:32,649 --> 00:47:33,951 SYMPOSIUM AND BEING THERE, 1452 00:47:33,951 --> 00:47:35,586 CLAUDIA. AND MORE TO COME ON THE 1453 00:47:35,586 --> 00:47:36,920 RESOLUTION TO TRY TO MAKE THAT 1454 00:47:36,920 --> 00:47:40,424 EFFORT A REALITY HERE IN 1455 00:47:40,424 --> 00:47:43,160 SEATTLE. ALSO SHOULD SAY I HAVE 1456 00:47:43,160 --> 00:47:43,994 BEEN WORKING WITH THE MAYOR'S 1457 00:47:43,994 --> 00:47:46,630 OFFICE AS WELL AND THEY WERE AT 1458 00:47:46,630 --> 00:47:49,066 THE SIMILAR COMPOSURE AND THEY 1459 00:47:49,066 --> 00:47:50,667 PARTNERED -- JUST VERY 1460 00:47:50,667 --> 00:47:51,768 APPRECIATIVE FOR COUNCILMEMBER 1461 00:47:51,768 --> 00:47:52,436 KETTLE'S SUPPORT AS CHAIR OF 1462 00:47:52,436 --> 00:47:54,638 THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. 1463 00:47:54,638 --> 00:47:57,708 THAT NOW I SIT ON. I'M GRATEFUL 1464 00:47:57,708 --> 00:48:00,477 TO SIT ON. AND ALSO GRATEFUL FOR 1465 00:48:00,477 --> 00:48:02,179 THE MAYOR FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN 1466 00:48:02,179 --> 00:48:04,481 THE SYMPOSIUM AND ALL THE FOLKS 1467 00:48:04,481 --> 00:48:06,817 THAT CAME FROM THE KING COUNTY 1468 00:48:06,817 --> 00:48:09,186 PROSECUTOR TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, 1469 00:48:09,186 --> 00:48:10,654 TO S PD, TO THE HUMAN SERVICES 1470 00:48:10,654 --> 00:48:15,225 DEPARTMENT. TO DEAL. ALL THE 1471 00:48:15,225 --> 00:48:16,660 FOLKS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT 1472 00:48:16,660 --> 00:48:17,461 CAME TO PARTICIPATE AND HEAR 1473 00:48:17,461 --> 00:48:19,863 ABOUT THIS EFFORT AND IT WAS 1474 00:48:19,863 --> 00:48:22,666 REALLY GREAT TO HEAR FROM THESE 1475 00:48:22,666 --> 00:48:24,167 OTHER CITIES. THANK YOU. THANK 1476 00:48:24,167 --> 00:48:24,668 YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 1477 00:48:24,668 --> 00:48:27,971 APPRECIATE YOU LETTING ME GIVE A 1478 00:48:27,971 --> 00:48:30,941 LITTLE BACKGROUND ON HOW 1479 00:48:30,941 --> 00:48:31,608 IMPORTANT THIS PARTICULAR AUDIT 1480 00:48:31,608 --> 00:48:33,377 WAS TO ME AND TO THE WORK THAT 1481 00:48:33,377 --> 00:48:35,979 I'M TRYING TO DO AND HELP US 1482 00:48:35,979 --> 00:48:38,782 ALL DO TOGETHER TO DEAL WITH GUN 1483 00:48:38,782 --> 00:48:41,752 SAFETY IN THE CITY. SO WE CAN 1484 00:48:41,752 --> 00:48:42,386 HELP SAVE LIVES AND REDUCE -- 1485 00:48:42,386 --> 00:48:44,121 I'D LOVE TO REDUCE OUR GUN 1486 00:48:44,121 --> 00:48:46,723 VIOLENCE BY THE NUMBERS THAT 1487 00:48:46,723 --> 00:48:47,958 THESE OTHER CITIES HAVE. SO -- 1488 00:48:47,958 --> 00:48:50,827 THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT, 1489 00:48:50,827 --> 00:48:51,228 APPRECIATE YOU. 1490 00:48:51,228 --> 00:48:52,796 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU 1491 00:48:52,796 --> 00:48:54,364 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. WELL SAID. 1492 00:48:54,364 --> 00:48:54,998 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND THEN 1493 00:48:54,998 --> 00:48:55,465 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 1494 00:48:55,465 --> 00:48:57,000 >> THANK YOU CHAIR. IF WE CAN 1495 00:48:57,000 --> 00:48:59,303 TICK BACK TO SLIDE TEN? I DON'T 1496 00:48:59,303 --> 00:49:00,003 THINK IT'S ANYONE'S SURPRISE. 1497 00:49:00,003 --> 00:49:00,938 I'M COMING BACK TO THE 1498 00:49:00,938 --> 00:49:03,907 PERMITTING AUDIT. IN SIMILAR 1499 00:49:03,907 --> 00:49:05,042 FORMS AND FUNCTIONS AS THIS 1500 00:49:05,042 --> 00:49:06,977 SLIDE ABOUT THE CHANGES IN 1501 00:49:06,977 --> 00:49:08,545 PUBLIC SAFETY, LEADERSHIP HAVE 1502 00:49:08,545 --> 00:49:09,613 OCCURRED. THE SAME CHANGES HAVE 1503 00:49:09,613 --> 00:49:11,281 OCCURRED IN JUST THE LAST FEW 1504 00:49:11,281 --> 00:49:14,084 YEARS WITH SDCI AND MANY OF THE 1505 00:49:14,084 --> 00:49:18,488 OTHER PARTNERS. SO JUST AS WE 1506 00:49:18,488 --> 00:49:20,090 START TALKING ABOUT THIS PERMIT 1507 00:49:20,090 --> 00:49:21,692 AUDIT, AS OUR AUDITORS 1508 00:49:21,692 --> 00:49:23,493 MENTIONED, THERE ARE MANY 1509 00:49:23,493 --> 00:49:24,061 DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AND 1510 00:49:24,061 --> 00:49:27,264 DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE TO SIGN 1511 00:49:27,264 --> 00:49:30,734 OFF ON PERMITTING FROM FIRE TO 1512 00:49:30,734 --> 00:49:33,303 SPU TO SDOT TO -- AND SDCI DOES 1513 00:49:33,303 --> 00:49:35,505 HOLD MOST OF THEM BUT ONE OF THE 1514 00:49:35,505 --> 00:49:39,042 REASONS WHY I ASKED FOR THE 1515 00:49:39,042 --> 00:49:39,676 CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPATION AUDIT 1516 00:49:39,676 --> 00:49:42,512 AS WELL IS BECAUSE KING COUNTY 1517 00:49:42,512 --> 00:49:44,748 PUBLIC HEALTH IS ALSO INVOLVED. 1518 00:49:44,748 --> 00:49:46,016 TECHNICALLY SEATTLE KING COUNTY 1519 00:49:46,016 --> 00:49:47,584 PUBLIC HEALTH BUT THEY SEEM TO 1520 00:49:47,584 --> 00:49:52,923 NOT BE AS RESPONSIVE TO OUR -- 1521 00:49:52,923 --> 00:49:54,224 OUR ADITS AND OUR ASKS AS SOME 1522 00:49:54,224 --> 00:49:55,859 OF OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS WHO WORK 1523 00:49:55,859 --> 00:49:57,461 UNDER THE CITY'S UMBRELLA. 1524 00:49:57,461 --> 00:49:58,028 NUMBER ONE APPRECIATE THE 1525 00:49:58,028 --> 00:50:01,698 AUDITORS WHO -- MELISSA FOR YOUR 1526 00:50:01,698 --> 00:50:04,034 CONTINUED WORK ON THIS. BUT THIS 1527 00:50:04,034 --> 00:50:09,639 IS UNACCEPTABLE. AND NOT FOR THE 1528 00:50:09,639 --> 00:50:10,040 AUDITORS. FOR THE 1529 00:50:10,040 --> 00:50:10,574 RECOMMENDATIONS NOT BEING 1530 00:50:10,574 --> 00:50:13,510 IMPLEMENTED. I KNOW THAT BROOKE 1531 00:50:13,510 --> 00:50:15,712 BELLMAN WAS TAKING THIS VERY 1532 00:50:15,712 --> 00:50:18,014 SERIOUSLY. AND A WAY THAT, YOU 1533 00:50:18,014 --> 00:50:19,282 KNOW, GOES BACK TO -- I DON'T 1534 00:50:19,282 --> 00:50:21,284 KNOW IF ANYONE WAS WATCHING 1535 00:50:21,284 --> 00:50:21,952 SEATTLE CHANNEL IN 2021. BUT IT 1536 00:50:21,952 --> 00:50:25,455 WAS AT THE POINT WHERE I WAS 1537 00:50:25,455 --> 00:50:27,290 DRAWING THE POWERPOINT SLIDES 1538 00:50:27,290 --> 00:50:29,059 BECAUSE SOME FOLKS HADN'T GOTTEN 1539 00:50:29,059 --> 00:50:29,693 PERMISSION TO PRESENT IN THE 1540 00:50:29,693 --> 00:50:33,764 COMMITTEE AND AS WE WERE DIGGING 1541 00:50:33,764 --> 00:50:36,166 IN TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION 1542 00:50:36,166 --> 00:50:37,467 ABOUT WHY PERMITS WERE TAKING SO 1543 00:50:37,467 --> 00:50:40,537 LONG TO -- TO BE ABLE TO BE 1544 00:50:40,537 --> 00:50:42,806 PULLED, SO THIS HAS BEEN A LONG 1545 00:50:42,806 --> 00:50:44,608 TIME COMING BUT WITH BROOKE AND 1546 00:50:44,608 --> 00:50:47,611 NOW WITH SAM, I'M SEEING SOME 1547 00:50:47,611 --> 00:50:49,479 SERIOUSNESS BEING TAKEN WITH 1548 00:50:49,479 --> 00:50:50,714 METING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF 1549 00:50:50,714 --> 00:50:54,651 THE AH DIT AND I TALKED TO 1550 00:50:54,651 --> 00:50:55,185 DIRECTOR STEELE YESTERDAY 1551 00:50:55,185 --> 00:50:55,786 SHARING MY FRUSTRATIONS ABOUT 1552 00:50:55,786 --> 00:50:56,653 THE SITUATION WHICH WE ARE IN 1553 00:50:56,653 --> 00:50:59,856 AND THE FACT THAT THE SLIDE IS 1554 00:50:59,856 --> 00:51:02,092 HERE BEFORE US TODAY. AND SO 1555 00:51:02,092 --> 00:51:02,726 WITH THAT, CHAIR, I WOULD -- I 1556 00:51:02,726 --> 00:51:04,594 WOULD -- ONE OF THE OTHER 1557 00:51:04,594 --> 00:51:06,329 ASPECTS THAT'S ALSO OCCURRED IS 1558 00:51:06,329 --> 00:51:08,131 WE'VE HAD THE LAND USE CHAIR 1559 00:51:08,131 --> 00:51:09,132 TURNOVER A NUMBER OF TIMES SINCE 1560 00:51:09,132 --> 00:51:10,133 I WAS THE LAND USE CHAIR JUST A 1561 00:51:10,133 --> 00:51:13,737 FEW YEARS AGO. AND AS WELL AS 1562 00:51:13,737 --> 00:51:17,808 THE LAND USE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN 1563 00:51:17,808 --> 00:51:19,843 FULL OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND 1564 00:51:19,843 --> 00:51:21,945 MANY OTHER MEATY TOPICS SO 1565 00:51:21,945 --> 00:51:24,948 CHAIR, I WOULD ASK THAT WE HAVE 1566 00:51:24,948 --> 00:51:28,518 THE AUDITOR RETURN TO YOUR 1567 00:51:28,518 --> 00:51:29,286 COMMITTEE WITH THE APPROPRIATE 1568 00:51:29,286 --> 00:51:31,688 DEPARTMENTS AND PRESENT WHEN IN 1569 00:51:31,688 --> 00:51:33,924 THE PAST, WHEN THE 1570 00:51:33,924 --> 00:51:34,458 RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN 1571 00:51:34,458 --> 00:51:37,227 PRESENTED, IT HAS ONLY BEEN SDCI 1572 00:51:37,227 --> 00:51:42,666 AT THE TABLE BUT IT'S IMPORTANT 1573 00:51:42,666 --> 00:51:44,801 THAT WE CALL EVERYONE FROM 1574 00:51:44,801 --> 00:51:45,869 SEATTLE KING COUNTY PUBLIC 1575 00:51:45,869 --> 00:51:46,870 HEALTH TO OTHER OTHER ENTITY 1576 00:51:46,870 --> 00:51:48,638 WITHIN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. 1577 00:51:48,638 --> 00:51:51,641 THERE ARE A NUMBER OF REALLY 1578 00:51:51,641 --> 00:51:52,943 IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS FROM 1579 00:51:52,943 --> 00:51:54,144 ENSURING THAT OUR PERMIT 1580 00:51:54,144 --> 00:51:54,911 REVIEWERS ARE TRAINED AND HELD 1581 00:51:54,911 --> 00:52:00,717 TO ETHICAL STANDARDS. TO 1582 00:52:00,717 --> 00:52:01,384 ATTENDING TO -- TO TIMELINESS. 1583 00:52:01,384 --> 00:52:05,722 AND YOU KNOW THAT ONE OF TO A -- 1584 00:52:05,722 --> 00:52:08,358 THINK ONE OF THE MOST STRIKING 1585 00:52:08,358 --> 00:52:10,360 THINGS THERE WERE COPY AND 1586 00:52:10,360 --> 00:52:11,294 PASTE, THESE ARE NOT THE FULL 1587 00:52:11,294 --> 00:52:13,363 CORRECTIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO 1588 00:52:13,363 --> 00:52:15,165 PROVIDE YOU. BUT SO YOU SHOULD 1589 00:52:15,165 --> 00:52:18,869 EXPECT MORE. THAT FOR ME THAT'S 1590 00:52:18,869 --> 00:52:19,703 NOT CUSTOMER SERVICE. I KNOW 1591 00:52:19,703 --> 00:52:24,641 THAT THERE ARE BUSINESSES ON THE 1592 00:52:24,641 --> 00:52:25,275 WATERFRONT ADJACENT TO THE FERRY 1593 00:52:25,275 --> 00:52:28,144 TERMINAL. THAT WERE NOT -- ABLE 1594 00:52:28,144 --> 00:52:33,216 TO OPEN BY WORLD CUP. RIGHT NOW. 1595 00:52:33,216 --> 00:52:36,887 THAT LEFT A HOLE IN THE 1596 00:52:36,887 --> 00:52:38,889 WATERFRONT WHEN WE JUST HAD A 1597 00:52:38,889 --> 00:52:41,925 CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS WAS OUR 1598 00:52:41,925 --> 00:52:43,960 CHANCE TO REMAKE OUR CITY'S 1599 00:52:43,960 --> 00:52:46,396 VISION IN THE -- IN THE 1600 00:52:46,396 --> 00:52:49,132 INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL AND 1601 00:52:49,132 --> 00:52:52,135 REGIONAL LEVELS. THESE HAVE REAL 1602 00:52:52,135 --> 00:52:54,304 IMPLICATIONS TO I THINK IT WOULD 1603 00:52:54,304 --> 00:52:55,939 BE IMPORTANT IF WE BRING ALL THE 1604 00:52:55,939 --> 00:52:57,240 ENTITIES BACK. THIS NEEDS TO BE 1605 00:52:57,240 --> 00:52:59,109 TAKEN AS -- MELISSA MENTIONED. 1606 00:52:59,109 --> 00:53:03,747 THREE YEARS AGO, AND I HAVE BEEN 1607 00:53:03,747 --> 00:53:05,115 FOLLOWING UP. BUT WE NEED TO -- 1608 00:53:05,115 --> 00:53:06,850 BECAUSE FOLKS AREN'T STANDING 1609 00:53:06,850 --> 00:53:08,184 TO ATTENTION AT THE MOMENT AND I 1610 00:53:08,184 --> 00:53:11,254 WOULD LOVE TO SEE WHAT PROGRESS 1611 00:53:11,254 --> 00:53:12,455 HAS BEEN MADE. BECAUSE MY 1612 00:53:12,455 --> 00:53:13,290 CONVERSATION WITH DIRECTOR 1613 00:53:13,290 --> 00:53:15,926 STEELE YESTERDAY, IT SOUNDS LIKE 1614 00:53:15,926 --> 00:53:17,561 THERE IS WORK BEING DONE. I KNOW 1615 00:53:17,561 --> 00:53:18,595 THAT UNDER BROOKE BELLMAN, DAN 1616 00:53:18,595 --> 00:53:19,763 NELSON WAS ASSIGNED TO DO THIS 1617 00:53:19,763 --> 00:53:21,531 WORK. AND THAT WAS THE FIRST 1618 00:53:21,531 --> 00:53:23,767 TIME THAT THERE WAS A PERSON 1619 00:53:23,767 --> 00:53:25,535 STRICTLY ASSIGNED TO COMPLETE 1620 00:53:25,535 --> 00:53:28,972 THIS WORK. SO I THINK THAT WHILE 1621 00:53:28,972 --> 00:53:30,206 THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE IMPLEMENTED 1622 00:53:30,206 --> 00:53:31,141 I THINK THEY ARE CLOSE ON A 1623 00:53:31,141 --> 00:53:33,577 NUMBER OF THEM AND IT WOULD BE 1624 00:53:33,577 --> 00:53:34,511 IMPORTANT TO SHARE THAT STORY 1625 00:53:34,511 --> 00:53:36,813 BUT AT THE SAME TIME, HOLDING 1626 00:53:36,813 --> 00:53:37,581 EVERYONE TO ACCOUNT. BECAUSE WE 1627 00:53:37,581 --> 00:53:39,382 LITERALLY HAVE A HOLE IN THE 1628 00:53:39,382 --> 00:53:41,318 WATERFRONT AND WE MISSED AN 1629 00:53:41,318 --> 00:53:43,386 OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW SEATTLE WHO 1630 00:53:43,386 --> 00:53:47,290 WE REALLY ARE BECAUSE OUR 1631 00:53:47,290 --> 00:53:50,827 PERMITTING ISN'T SET UP 1632 00:53:50,827 --> 00:53:52,062 CORRECTLY. THAT'S A 1633 00:53:52,062 --> 00:53:52,696 SELF-CREATED HARM HERE. AND SO, 1634 00:53:52,696 --> 00:53:54,497 YOU KNOW, I WAS PRETTY 1635 00:53:54,497 --> 00:53:55,799 DISTRAUGHT WHEN BROOKE HAD TO 1636 00:53:55,799 --> 00:53:59,836 LEAVE SUDDENLY. BUT I AM 1637 00:53:59,836 --> 00:54:00,303 REASSURED THROUGH MY 1638 00:54:00,303 --> 00:54:01,071 CONVERSATION WITH SAM YESTERDAY 1639 00:54:01,071 --> 00:54:03,106 THAT I THINK THIS DESERVES A LOT 1640 00:54:03,106 --> 00:54:09,379 MORE ATTENTION. I'LL SAVE MY 1641 00:54:09,379 --> 00:54:10,847 OTHER COMMENTS FOR SLIDE -- 14 1642 00:54:10,847 --> 00:54:12,816 ABOUT THE PUBLIC SAFETY AUDIT 1643 00:54:12,816 --> 00:54:14,317 THEMES AFTER COUNCILMEMBER 1644 00:54:14,317 --> 00:54:15,018 KETTLE SHARES HIS REMARKS. BUT 1645 00:54:15,018 --> 00:54:16,820 IT'S A SIMILAR THING THAT I 1646 00:54:16,820 --> 00:54:17,921 WOULD PROBABLY SAY AS WE MAY 1647 00:54:17,921 --> 00:54:20,023 WANT THE -- ON THE SLIDE IT SAYS 1648 00:54:20,023 --> 00:54:21,224 THE MAYOR'S' OFFICE IS WILLING 1649 00:54:21,224 --> 00:54:21,992 TO PRESENT TO COUNCIL AND 1650 00:54:21,992 --> 00:54:23,827 JOINTLY I THINK THAT MIGHT BE A 1651 00:54:23,827 --> 00:54:25,962 GOOD IDEA. THANK YOU, CHAIR. 1652 00:54:25,962 --> 00:54:26,596 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU -- 1653 00:54:26,596 --> 00:54:28,698 >> MAY I ASK? DID I MANAGERS 1654 00:54:28,698 --> 00:54:30,800 ANYTHING OR DID I GET ANYTHING 1655 00:54:30,800 --> 00:54:31,434 INCORRECT OR IS THERE ANYTHING 1656 00:54:31,434 --> 00:54:32,035 THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD? 1657 00:54:32,035 --> 00:54:34,504 >> YOU NAILED IT. 1658 00:54:34,504 --> 00:54:40,277 >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SORRY 1659 00:54:40,277 --> 00:54:40,510 CHAIR. 1660 00:54:40,510 --> 00:54:44,280 >> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER 1661 00:54:44,280 --> 00:54:44,914 STRAUSS. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 1662 00:54:44,914 --> 00:54:46,316 >> GOOD MORNING, THE TEAM I 1663 00:54:46,316 --> 00:54:46,950 REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE 1664 00:54:46,950 --> 00:54:47,584 AND GIVING THIS PRESENTATION. 1665 00:54:47,584 --> 00:54:49,919 AND YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME 1666 00:54:49,919 --> 00:54:51,721 THEMES HERE. AS YOU KNOW WE HAVE 1667 00:54:51,721 --> 00:54:52,756 OUR STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN FOR 1668 00:54:52,756 --> 00:54:55,825 A SAFER SEATTLE AND WE'VE BEEN 1669 00:54:55,825 --> 00:54:58,194 WORKING THE ORDINANCES AND SO 1670 00:54:58,194 --> 00:54:59,796 FORTH. AND RECENTLY, WITH LITTLE 1671 00:54:59,796 --> 00:55:02,732 SAIGON AND NORTH AURORA, AND SO 1672 00:55:02,732 --> 00:55:03,333 FORTH, I HAVE NOTED THAT, YOU 1673 00:55:03,333 --> 00:55:06,703 KNOW, I DON'T REALLY HAVE A LOT 1674 00:55:06,703 --> 00:55:09,105 OF CONFIDENCE IN, YOU KNOW, 1675 00:55:09,105 --> 00:55:09,606 MAKING POSITIVE CHANGE 1676 00:55:09,606 --> 00:55:10,807 LONG-TERM. WE CAN ALWAYS DO 1677 00:55:10,807 --> 00:55:13,610 SHORT TERM BUT LONG-TERM BECAUSE 1678 00:55:13,610 --> 00:55:17,047 WE'RE A CITY OF TWO MINDS. 1679 00:55:17,047 --> 00:55:18,448 NEVER TAKE THE ACTION. AND IN 1680 00:55:18,448 --> 00:55:19,516 THAT -- PRESS CONFERENCE ON 1681 00:55:19,516 --> 00:55:20,750 NORTH AURORA I NOTED THAT YOU 1682 00:55:20,750 --> 00:55:22,452 KNOW IN PART OF THE THINGS AS WE 1683 00:55:22,452 --> 00:55:24,988 NEEDED TO INCREASE SPD STAFFING 1684 00:55:24,988 --> 00:55:26,389 AND WE NEED TO HAVE THE 1685 00:55:26,389 --> 00:55:26,923 TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM UP AND 1686 00:55:26,923 --> 00:55:30,026 RUNNING. WHICH IS NOW IN THE 1687 00:55:30,026 --> 00:55:30,760 STADIUM AREA HAVE BEEN TURNED 1688 00:55:30,760 --> 00:55:33,296 OFF. BUT ONE OF THE POINTS THAT 1689 00:55:33,296 --> 00:55:36,733 I ALSO MADE WAS THE 1690 00:55:36,733 --> 00:55:38,268 IMPLEMENTATION OF ORDINANCES AND 1691 00:55:38,268 --> 00:55:39,836 IMPLEMENTATION OF LAWS. AND SO 1692 00:55:39,836 --> 00:55:41,604 -- THERE'S A PARALLEL HERE AND 1693 00:55:41,604 --> 00:55:43,807 IN TERMS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION 1694 00:55:43,807 --> 00:55:45,475 OF THE AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS AND 1695 00:55:45,475 --> 00:55:48,478 PART OF IT GOES TO THAT GREAT 1696 00:55:48,478 --> 00:55:49,846 SLIDE 11. BUT ALSO GOES TO THE 1697 00:55:49,846 --> 00:55:52,315 -- THE POINT THAT WE ARE CITY OF 1698 00:55:52,315 --> 00:55:57,687 TWO MINDS. AND FOR EVERY ACTION, 1699 00:55:57,687 --> 00:55:58,321 THERE'S A REACTION. AND THEY 1700 00:55:58,321 --> 00:56:00,690 SEND TO CANCEL EACH OTHER OUT 1701 00:56:00,690 --> 00:56:01,324 AND IT'S FRUSTRATING BECAUSE 1702 00:56:01,324 --> 00:56:02,058 HERE WE ARE IN A CHRONIC 1703 00:56:02,058 --> 00:56:05,095 SITUATION THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO 1704 00:56:05,095 --> 00:56:07,430 BE CHRONIC. SO YOU KNOW, TO 1705 00:56:07,430 --> 00:56:08,098 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS' POINT, 1706 00:56:08,098 --> 00:56:08,932 MAYBE A GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC 1707 00:56:08,932 --> 00:56:11,801 SAFETY JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING 1708 00:56:11,801 --> 00:56:14,137 OR MAYBE WORKING WITH CHAIR TO 1709 00:56:14,137 --> 00:56:15,805 HAVE YOU COME TO THE PUBLIC 1710 00:56:15,805 --> 00:56:17,273 SAFETY COMMITTEE AT SOME POINT. 1711 00:56:17,273 --> 00:56:18,141 JUST TO RAISE THESE PIECES 1712 00:56:18,141 --> 00:56:19,576 BECAUSE FOR EXAMPLE, THE GUN 1713 00:56:19,576 --> 00:56:23,213 VIOLENCE IS VERY IMPORTANT. AND 1714 00:56:23,213 --> 00:56:23,980 I THANK COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR 1715 00:56:23,980 --> 00:56:27,417 ALL HER GREAT WORK ON THE 1716 00:56:27,417 --> 00:56:30,587 SYMPOSIUM WORKING WITH ALL THESE 1717 00:56:30,587 --> 00:56:31,187 PIECES AND DAVID KENNEDY'S 1718 00:56:31,187 --> 00:56:33,757 GROUP. IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT AND 1719 00:56:33,757 --> 00:56:35,225 I WENT THROUGH AUDIT REPORT 1720 00:56:35,225 --> 00:56:36,426 MYSELF. REVIEW PART OF THAT AND 1721 00:56:36,426 --> 00:56:39,596 SOME OF THE OTHER WORK WE'RE 1722 00:56:39,596 --> 00:56:40,697 DOING TO INCLUDE ADDING A PILLAR 1723 00:56:40,697 --> 00:56:44,200 REGARDING DUN VIOLENCE AND 1724 00:56:44,200 --> 00:56:46,102 INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION AND 1725 00:56:46,102 --> 00:56:47,337 COMMUNITY SAFETY. THE OTHER 1726 00:56:47,337 --> 00:56:49,506 POINT TOO ABOUT ADDRESSING THE 1727 00:56:49,506 --> 00:56:51,341 THEME BETWEEN PUBLIC SAFETY AND 1728 00:56:51,341 --> 00:56:51,975 HUMAN SERVICES FOR EXAMPLE BUT 1729 00:56:51,975 --> 00:56:53,710 BOTTOM LINE IS WE HAVE TO DO 1730 00:56:53,710 --> 00:56:55,311 BETTER AND WHAT YOU ARE 1731 00:56:55,311 --> 00:56:56,813 EXPERIENCING IS NOT UNLIKE WHAT 1732 00:56:56,813 --> 00:56:59,249 I'M EXPERIENCING AS CHAIR OF 1733 00:56:59,249 --> 00:56:59,816 PUBLIC SAFETY AND IT'S 1734 00:56:59,816 --> 00:57:02,218 UNFORTUNATE AND THE -- AND SLIDE 1735 00:57:02,218 --> 00:57:06,422 11 IS JUST -- IT'S ALMOST AN 1736 00:57:06,422 --> 00:57:08,391 INDICTMENT ON THE CITY. AND 1737 00:57:08,391 --> 00:57:09,959 IT'S UNFORTUNATE AND YOU KNOW, 1738 00:57:09,959 --> 00:57:10,760 LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT 101 1739 00:57:10,760 --> 00:57:12,929 DICTATES THAT THAT KIND OF 1740 00:57:12,929 --> 00:57:15,131 TURNOVER IS NOT GOOD. AND SO I 1741 00:57:15,131 --> 00:57:18,535 JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR 1742 00:57:18,535 --> 00:57:19,702 COMING FORWARD. AND MAKING THE 1743 00:57:19,702 --> 00:57:21,104 PRESENTATION. AND BY THE WAY, I 1744 00:57:21,104 --> 00:57:22,105 STILL SUPPORT THE OTHER AREAS 1745 00:57:22,105 --> 00:57:24,274 TOO. I DON'T WANT TO, YOU KNOW, 1746 00:57:24,274 --> 00:57:25,542 IN TERMS OF SDCI AND SO FORTH 1747 00:57:25,542 --> 00:57:29,212 THE POINTS THAT WERE MADE BUT 1748 00:57:29,212 --> 00:57:30,713 THE PUBLIC SAFETY PIECE JUST 1749 00:57:30,713 --> 00:57:31,514 ILLUSTRATES SO CLEARLY SOME OF 1750 00:57:31,514 --> 00:57:32,148 THESE ENDEMIC ISSUES THAT WE 1751 00:57:32,148 --> 00:57:35,185 HAVE AS A CITY. AND THE SAD 1752 00:57:35,185 --> 00:57:35,985 THING IS THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE 1753 00:57:35,985 --> 00:57:37,921 TO BE BUT HERE WE ARE. SO -- 1754 00:57:37,921 --> 00:57:40,857 THANK YOU CHAIR. THANK YOU TO 1755 00:57:40,857 --> 00:57:42,225 THE AUDITOR TEAM. THANK YOU TO 1756 00:57:42,225 --> 00:57:44,961 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR ALSO AS 1757 00:57:44,961 --> 00:57:46,830 I NOTED, BECAUSE IT'S AS MY 1758 00:57:46,830 --> 00:57:47,931 FATHER USED TO SAY MANY HANDS 1759 00:57:47,931 --> 00:57:50,600 MAKE LIGHT WORK. WE HAVE TO HAVE 1760 00:57:50,600 --> 00:57:51,935 A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH AND 1761 00:57:51,935 --> 00:57:52,702 HAVEMY COLLEAGUES WORKING IN THE 1762 00:57:52,702 --> 00:57:55,772 DIFFERENT AREAS AND THE WORK SHE 1763 00:57:55,772 --> 00:57:57,106 DID FOR THAT SYMPOSIUM REALLY 1764 00:57:57,106 --> 00:57:57,841 ELEVATED THE DISCUSSION AND 1765 00:57:57,841 --> 00:57:59,275 FOLDED IN WHAT HAS WE DO AS A 1766 00:57:59,275 --> 00:58:03,513 COMMUNITY AND AS A COUNCIL. SO 1767 00:58:03,513 --> 00:58:06,082 THANK YOU. 1768 00:58:06,082 --> 00:58:06,649 >> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER 1769 00:58:06,649 --> 00:58:09,319 KETTLE. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, 1770 00:58:09,319 --> 00:58:10,320 THAT A NEW HAND. 1771 00:58:10,320 --> 00:58:10,887 >> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER 1772 00:58:10,887 --> 00:58:14,190 KETTLE FOR YOUR REMARKS PLUS 1773 00:58:14,190 --> 00:58:15,558 ONE. YOU KNOW, I ALSO WANT TO 1774 00:58:15,558 --> 00:58:17,494 SAY YOU KNOW, THE AUDITS ARE 1775 00:58:17,494 --> 00:58:19,629 HELPFUL AS WE'RE DOING OUR 1776 00:58:19,629 --> 00:58:25,501 WORK. I NOTED A LOT OF IT IS 1777 00:58:25,501 --> 00:58:26,236 MAYOR'S OFFICE BECAUSE THEY'RE 1778 00:58:26,236 --> 00:58:26,703 OPERATIONALIZING AND 1779 00:58:26,703 --> 00:58:28,938 IMPLEMENTING THE LAWS AND THE 1780 00:58:28,938 --> 00:58:29,706 RECOMMENDATIONS. BUT WE CARE SO 1781 00:58:29,706 --> 00:58:31,174 MUCH ABOUT THESE -- THESE THINGS 1782 00:58:31,174 --> 00:58:33,276 THAT WE TOO GET INVOLVED IN 1783 00:58:33,276 --> 00:58:35,612 TRYING TO HELP IMPLEMENT SOME OF 1784 00:58:35,612 --> 00:58:38,882 THIS WORK. AND SO I APPRECIATE 1785 00:58:38,882 --> 00:58:41,818 YOU BRINGING UP THE SYMPOSIUM 1786 00:58:41,818 --> 00:58:42,886 BECAUSE I NOTED NO 1787 00:58:42,886 --> 00:58:44,687 RECOMMENDATIONS I MEAN, NOTHING 1788 00:58:44,687 --> 00:58:47,957 -- WAS IMPLEMENTED FROM THE 1789 00:58:47,957 --> 00:58:49,058 GREAT RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU 1790 00:58:49,058 --> 00:58:51,194 MADE AND MY ATTEMPT IS TO GET US 1791 00:58:51,194 --> 00:58:53,897 TOGETHER TO START WORKING ON 1792 00:58:53,897 --> 00:58:54,898 THESE RECOMMENDATIONS SO, YOU 1793 00:58:54,898 --> 00:58:59,869 KNOW, IT IS TO SAY THAT YOU HAVE 1794 00:58:59,869 --> 00:59:00,470 MADE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THESE 1795 00:59:00,470 --> 00:59:03,273 REPORTS. JUST TO TELL US HOW 1796 00:59:03,273 --> 00:59:04,073 WE'RE DOING OR HOW YOU KNOW, 1797 00:59:04,073 --> 00:59:07,710 AND WE REALLY NEED TO TAKE THOSE 1798 00:59:07,710 --> 00:59:08,311 RECOMMENDATIONS SERIOUSLY. SO 1799 00:59:08,311 --> 00:59:10,313 AND THAT IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO 1800 00:59:10,313 --> 00:59:15,685 DO AS WE ARE GRAPPLING WITH THIS 1801 00:59:15,685 --> 00:59:16,552 ISSUE. SO REALLY WANT TO 1802 00:59:16,552 --> 00:59:17,854 UNDERSCORE THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS 1803 00:59:17,854 --> 00:59:21,391 IS NOT JUST ME WANTING TO DO 1804 00:59:21,391 --> 00:59:23,126 SOMETHING ABOUT DUN VIOLENCE IN 1805 00:59:23,126 --> 00:59:26,162 THIS WAY. THAT -- THESE IDEAS 1806 00:59:26,162 --> 00:59:27,096 ARE COMING FROM YOUR ACTUAL 1807 00:59:27,096 --> 00:59:30,233 RECOMMENDATIONS. THAT YOU ARE 1808 00:59:30,233 --> 00:59:31,067 GETTING FROM THE EXPERTS. AND 1809 00:59:31,067 --> 00:59:32,101 THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. 1810 00:59:32,101 --> 00:59:33,303 BECAUSE I THINK SOMETIMES WE TRY 1811 00:59:33,303 --> 00:59:35,872 TO TACKLE AN ISSUE AND WE DON'T 1812 00:59:35,872 --> 00:59:38,308 LOOK AT THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM 1813 00:59:38,308 --> 00:59:40,376 YOUR OFFICE THAT YOU ARE DOING 1814 00:59:40,376 --> 00:59:41,477 THE RESEARCH AND THE BACKGROUND 1815 00:59:41,477 --> 00:59:46,115 AND THESE AUDITS TAKE A REALLY 1816 00:59:46,115 --> 00:59:47,617 LONG TIME. SO IT IS NOT 1817 00:59:47,617 --> 00:59:50,286 SOMETHING THAT YOU ARE JUST 1818 00:59:50,286 --> 00:59:51,621 PUTTING ON PAPER LIGHTLY. YOU 1819 00:59:51,621 --> 00:59:53,122 ARE REALLY WORKING ACROSS THE 1820 00:59:53,122 --> 00:59:57,694 COUNTRY TO LOOK AT BEST 1821 00:59:57,694 --> 01:00:00,430 PRACTICES, THE BEST WAY TO 1822 01:00:00,430 --> 01:00:01,698 IMPLEMENT CHANGE FOR THE BETTER, 1823 01:00:01,698 --> 01:00:04,567 FOR OUR CITY. AND SO WHEN YOU 1824 01:00:04,567 --> 01:00:06,069 ISSUE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS, I 1825 01:00:06,069 --> 01:00:06,669 TAKE THEM REALLY SERIOUSLY. 1826 01:00:06,669 --> 01:00:07,503 BECAUSE I KNOW YOU HAVE DONE THE 1827 01:00:07,503 --> 01:00:09,606 HOMEWORK AND YOU HAVE DONE YOUR 1828 01:00:09,606 --> 01:00:11,874 WORK. YOU HAVE DONE YOUR DUE 1829 01:00:11,874 --> 01:00:14,744 DILIGENCE DARE I SAY IT, COUNCIL 1830 01:00:14,744 --> 01:00:15,411 PRESIDENT, THEY'VE DONE RIVERA 1831 01:00:15,411 --> 01:00:18,281 DUE DILIGENCE. [ LAUGHTER ] AND 1832 01:00:18,281 --> 01:00:20,550 I'M KIDDING. BUT YOU KNOW HOW I 1833 01:00:20,550 --> 01:00:21,617 GET IN THE WEEDS WITH THINGS? 1834 01:00:21,617 --> 01:00:23,653 AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU DO 1835 01:00:23,653 --> 01:00:29,325 TOO. I KNOW I WAS TRYING TO 1836 01:00:29,325 --> 01:00:33,796 BRING A LITTLE LEVITY. WITH 1837 01:00:33,796 --> 01:00:35,465 JOKES. ANYWAY REALLY WANT TODAY 1838 01:00:35,465 --> 01:00:38,334 UNDERSCORE THAT YOU KNOW, THE 1839 01:00:38,334 --> 01:00:39,102 RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU ARE 1840 01:00:39,102 --> 01:00:40,336 MAKING IN ALL OF THESE AUDITS 1841 01:00:40,336 --> 01:00:40,970 ARE VERY IMPORTANTLY IN THE 1842 01:00:40,970 --> 01:00:43,373 PUBLIC SAFETY ONES AND NOT JUST 1843 01:00:43,373 --> 01:00:45,541 THE GUN SAFETY ONES, THE OTHER 1844 01:00:45,541 --> 01:00:47,110 TWO, ARE REALLY IMPORTANT. AND 1845 01:00:47,110 --> 01:00:48,978 WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION TO 1846 01:00:48,978 --> 01:00:52,448 IMPLEMENT THESE RECOMMENDATIONS. 1847 01:00:52,448 --> 01:00:56,419 AND THAT WAS MY ATTEMPT IN DOING 1848 01:00:56,419 --> 01:00:59,922 THE SYMPOSIUM WAS TO OPERATIONAL 1849 01:00:59,922 --> 01:01:00,957 -- HELP OPERATIONALIZE THE GUN 1850 01:01:00,957 --> 01:01:03,126 -- THE GUN SAFETY AUDIT WITH 1851 01:01:03,126 --> 01:01:05,495 YOUR GREAT RECOMMENDATIONS AND I 1852 01:01:05,495 --> 01:01:11,601 JUST DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE IT 1853 01:01:11,601 --> 01:01:12,902 UNSAID THAT THESE ARE YOUR 1854 01:01:12,902 --> 01:01:13,670 RECOMMENDATIONS YOU ACTUALLY 1855 01:01:13,670 --> 01:01:14,270 RECOMMENDED THESE THINGS. SO 1856 01:01:14,270 --> 01:01:19,108 WANT TO GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT 1857 01:01:19,108 --> 01:01:20,109 IS DUE. THANK YOU COUNCIL 1858 01:01:20,109 --> 01:01:20,410 PRESIDENT. 1859 01:01:20,410 --> 01:01:21,844 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU COULD BE 1860 01:01:21,844 --> 01:01:24,347 MEMBER RIVERA. NO, YOUR JOKES 1861 01:01:24,347 --> 01:01:26,949 ARE JUST FINE. SO THANK YOU. ARE 1862 01:01:26,949 --> 01:01:32,655 IS THERE ANY -- THERE ANY ORE 1863 01:01:32,655 --> 01:01:33,289 COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? 1864 01:01:33,289 --> 01:01:34,323 OKAY. AWESOME. WELL THANK YOU 1865 01:01:34,323 --> 01:01:37,660 ALL FOR OBVIOUSLY FOR YOUR 1866 01:01:37,660 --> 01:01:39,195 PRESENTATION AND YOU KNOW, THE 1867 01:01:39,195 --> 01:01:39,796 RECOMMENDATIONS AND AUDITING 1868 01:01:39,796 --> 01:01:40,797 THOSE AND ANALYZING THOSE IF 1869 01:01:40,797 --> 01:01:45,902 THEY HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED OR 1870 01:01:45,902 --> 01:01:47,904 NOT. IT REALLY HELPS US 1871 01:01:47,904 --> 01:01:49,305 UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE AND 1872 01:01:49,305 --> 01:01:54,277 WHERE WE CAN KIND OF PUSH ON 1873 01:01:54,277 --> 01:01:54,877 THINGS. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. 1874 01:01:54,877 --> 01:01:57,280 YOU ARE SMALL BUT YOU ARE MIGHTY 1875 01:01:57,280 --> 01:01:58,981 SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY 1876 01:01:58,981 --> 01:01:59,615 CLOSING WORDS? 1877 01:01:59,615 --> 01:02:02,385 >> NO. WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. 1878 01:02:02,385 --> 01:02:03,152 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. 1879 01:02:03,152 --> 01:02:03,886 >> THANK YOU. 1880 01:02:03,886 --> 01:02:08,624 >>> OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO 1881 01:02:08,624 --> 01:02:09,726 TRANSITION AND JUMP RIGHT INTO 1882 01:02:09,726 --> 01:02:11,160 LET'S SEE. ITEM NUMBER THREE. 1883 01:02:11,160 --> 01:02:12,929 AND I WILL READ ITEM NUMBER 1884 01:02:12,929 --> 01:02:14,797 THREE INTO THE RECORD WHILE THE 1885 01:02:14,797 --> 01:02:18,901 CLERK IS HELPING GET SET UP. 1886 01:02:18,901 --> 01:02:20,803 IT'S C B12 1-222. ORDINANCE 1887 01:02:20,803 --> 01:02:23,606 RELATING TO THE UTILITY DISCOUNT 1888 01:02:23,606 --> 01:02:24,240 PROGRAM AND AMENDING THE INCOME 1889 01:02:24,240 --> 01:02:27,410 THRESHOLD. AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE 1890 01:02:27,410 --> 01:02:30,313 BRIAN AND ERIC WE JUST HAVE 1891 01:02:30,313 --> 01:02:32,682 BRIAN. I DON'T SEE ERIC. 1892 01:02:32,682 --> 01:02:33,649 THAT'S OKAY. BRIAN? YOU ARE THE 1893 01:02:33,649 --> 01:02:35,718 BEST. WE HAVE BRIAN, THANK YOU 1894 01:02:35,718 --> 01:02:36,285 FOR COMING AND AFTER YOUR 1895 01:02:36,285 --> 01:02:39,155 PRESENTATION, I WILL PASS IT 1896 01:02:39,155 --> 01:02:42,558 OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS 1897 01:02:42,558 --> 01:02:44,660 THE SPONSOR OF THIS BILL. THANK 1898 01:02:44,660 --> 01:02:44,861 YOU. 1899 01:02:44,861 --> 01:02:53,236 >> GREET. THANK YOU FOR THE 1900 01:02:53,236 --> 01:02:53,870 RECORD BRIAN GOODNIGHT COUNCIL 1901 01:02:53,870 --> 01:02:54,437 CENTRAL STAFF. I HAVE A FEW 1902 01:02:54,437 --> 01:02:55,104 STRIDES TO WALK THROUGH IT CAN 1903 01:02:55,104 --> 01:02:59,575 BE BRIEF. SO FIRST OFF, THE 1904 01:02:59,575 --> 01:03:00,676 UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM. KNOWN 1905 01:03:00,676 --> 01:03:01,644 AS THE UDP PROVIDES ELIGIBLE 1906 01:03:01,644 --> 01:03:03,045 HOUSEHOLDS WITH A DISCOUNT ON 1907 01:03:03,045 --> 01:03:05,114 THE SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND 1908 01:03:05,114 --> 01:03:06,115 SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES BILLS. 1909 01:03:06,115 --> 01:03:10,253 THE UDP IS A JOINT PROGRAM 1910 01:03:10,253 --> 01:03:12,355 BETWEEN THE UTILITIES AND 1911 01:03:12,355 --> 01:03:13,322 ADMINISTERED IN TERMS OF 1912 01:03:13,322 --> 01:03:14,924 ENROMMENT BY THE HUMAN SERVICES 1913 01:03:14,924 --> 01:03:16,125 DEPARTMENT. CURRENTLY STANDS TO 1914 01:03:16,125 --> 01:03:18,361 BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM, 1915 01:03:18,361 --> 01:03:19,595 HOUSEHOLD INCOMES MUST BE EQUAL 1916 01:03:19,595 --> 01:03:21,264 TO OR LESS THAN 70% OF STATE 1917 01:03:21,264 --> 01:03:25,201 MEDIAN INCOME. FOR THOSE 1918 01:03:25,201 --> 01:03:27,470 CUSTOMERS THAT DON'T DIRECTLY 1919 01:03:27,470 --> 01:03:29,472 RECEIVE A BILL FROM SPU THEY 1920 01:03:29,472 --> 01:03:31,040 RECEIVE THE USUAL # 60% DISCOUNT 1921 01:03:31,040 --> 01:03:31,641 ON THEIR SEATTLE CITY LIGHT 1922 01:03:31,641 --> 01:03:35,178 BILL. AND THEN IN ADDITION -- 1923 01:03:35,178 --> 01:03:36,946 CREDIT ON THOSE -- [ INAUDIBLE ] 1924 01:03:36,946 --> 01:03:39,148 FROM SPU AS WELL. AS OF THE END 1925 01:03:39,148 --> 01:03:44,987 OF LAST YEAR THERE ARE 1926 01:03:44,987 --> 01:03:46,389 APPROXIMATELY 39,000 CUSTOMERS 1927 01:03:46,389 --> 01:03:49,125 ENROLLED. DURING LAST FALL'S 1928 01:03:49,125 --> 01:03:50,293 BUDGET PROCESS COUNCILMEMBER 1929 01:03:50,293 --> 01:03:51,527 STRAUSS SPONSORED A STATEMENT OF 1930 01:03:51,527 --> 01:03:52,195 LEGISLATIVE INTENT THAT 1931 01:03:52,195 --> 01:03:54,897 REQUESTED US TO EVALUATE THE 1932 01:03:54,897 --> 01:03:55,498 IMPACTS OF EXPANDING UDP OHM 1933 01:03:55,498 --> 01:03:58,134 JILT. THE DEPARTMENTS PROVIDED A 1934 01:03:58,134 --> 01:03:59,669 WRITTEN RESPONSE TO IT IN MAY 1935 01:03:59,669 --> 01:04:01,470 AND THEN CAME TO THE 1936 01:04:01,470 --> 01:04:02,205 COMMITTEE'S PREVIOUS MEETING ON 1937 01:04:02,205 --> 01:04:06,275 JUNE 11th TO PRESENT THE RESULTS 1938 01:04:06,275 --> 01:04:09,278 OF THEIR WORK. ON TO THE BILL 1939 01:04:09,278 --> 01:04:11,914 ITSELF WHICH IS RELATIVELY 1940 01:04:11,914 --> 01:04:13,549 SIMPLE. THE BILL MODIFIES IT 1941 01:04:13,549 --> 01:04:15,351 FROM 70% OF STATE MEDIAN INCOME 1942 01:04:15,351 --> 01:04:16,853 TO 60% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME. 1943 01:04:16,853 --> 01:04:19,055 WITH AN EFFECTIVE KATE OF APRIL 1944 01:04:19,055 --> 01:04:23,759 1st OF 2027. THE DEPARTMENT'S 1945 01:04:23,759 --> 01:04:24,360 ESTIMATE THIS CHANGIC CREASES 1946 01:04:24,360 --> 01:04:25,962 THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS THAT ARE 1947 01:04:25,962 --> 01:04:27,129 ELIGIBLE FOR PROGRAM BY ABOUT 3 1948 01:04:27,129 --> 01:04:29,432 # THOUSAND FOLKS AND THAT'S 1949 01:04:29,432 --> 01:04:31,534 ALMOST 30% INCREASE IN ELIGIBLE 1950 01:04:31,534 --> 01:04:33,970 CUSTOMERS. AND THEN IF CURRENT 1951 01:04:33,970 --> 01:04:34,737 PARTICIPATION RATES HELD FOR 1952 01:04:34,737 --> 01:04:36,005 THAT NEWLY ELIGIBLE GROUP THE 1953 01:04:36,005 --> 01:04:40,843 CITY WOULD SEE A LITTLE UNDER 1954 01:04:40,843 --> 01:04:42,545 11,000 NEW CUSTOMERS ENROLLED IN 1955 01:04:42,545 --> 01:04:44,313 THE PROGRAM. TO CONSIDER 1956 01:04:44,313 --> 01:04:47,683 LEGISLATION IN # 202720 EXTEND 1957 01:04:47,683 --> 01:04:49,151 BENEFITS TO ADDITIONAL 1958 01:04:49,151 --> 01:04:50,620 HOUSEHOLDS AND SPECIFICALLY 1959 01:04:50,620 --> 01:04:51,487 CALLS OUT EXTENDING BENEFITS FOR 1960 01:04:51,487 --> 01:04:54,657 THOSE WITH INCOMES UP TO 70% OF 1961 01:04:54,657 --> 01:04:57,293 THE AREA MEDIAN IN 2028 AND IN 1962 01:04:57,293 --> 01:05:00,663 2029 FOR 80%. THEN LASTLY, 1963 01:05:00,663 --> 01:05:01,197 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS HAS 1964 01:05:01,197 --> 01:05:02,398 PREPARED PANEL AMENDMENT FOR THE 1965 01:05:02,398 --> 01:05:04,200 BILL. WHICH IS LISTED AS 1966 01:05:04,200 --> 01:05:05,268 AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE IN THE 1967 01:05:05,268 --> 01:05:06,002 PACKETS. THE AMENDMENT WOULD 1968 01:05:06,002 --> 01:05:07,470 CHANGE THE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR 1969 01:05:07,470 --> 01:05:10,339 THE ELIGIBILITY CHANGE FROM 1970 01:05:10,339 --> 01:05:15,144 APRIL 1st OF 2027 TO JANUARY 1971 01:05:15,144 --> 01:05:17,179 1st OF 2027. ALSO REVISE THE 1972 01:05:17,179 --> 01:05:18,948 INTENDED DATES FROM APRIL TO 1973 01:05:18,948 --> 01:05:20,683 JANUARY? 2028 AND 2029. AND THEN 1974 01:05:20,683 --> 01:05:21,784 FINALLY THE AMENDMENT WOULD ADD 1975 01:05:21,784 --> 01:05:23,552 A NEW SECTION TO THE BILL 1976 01:05:23,552 --> 01:05:24,387 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENTS TO 1977 01:05:24,387 --> 01:05:27,957 PUBLISH AN ANNUAL REPORT ON UDP 1978 01:05:27,957 --> 01:05:29,058 ARRANGE RATES AND DEPARTMENTAL 1979 01:05:29,058 --> 01:05:29,492 EFFORTS TO INCREASE 1980 01:05:29,492 --> 01:05:31,761 PARTICIPATION. THE NEW SECTION 1981 01:05:31,761 --> 01:05:32,762 STATES THE REPORT SHOULD BE 1982 01:05:32,762 --> 01:05:35,631 PUBLISHEDPY APRIL 1st OF EACH 1983 01:05:35,631 --> 01:05:37,667 YEAR AND THEN WITH THEM 1984 01:05:37,667 --> 01:05:42,371 BEGINNING IN 2027 AND ENDING IN 1985 01:05:42,371 --> 01:05:43,706 2031. THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS. 1986 01:05:43,706 --> 01:05:44,807 >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS YOU ARE 1987 01:05:44,807 --> 01:05:45,107 RECOGNIZED. 1988 01:05:45,107 --> 01:05:50,379 >> THANK YOU AND THANK YOU TO 1989 01:05:50,379 --> 01:05:51,647 THE CHAIR FOR COSPONSORING THE 1990 01:05:51,647 --> 01:05:52,248 LEGISLATION, BY PASSING THIS 1991 01:05:52,248 --> 01:05:55,084 LEGISLATION WE WILL BE REDUCING 1992 01:05:55,084 --> 01:05:56,452 THE AMOUNT MANY WORKING FAMILIES 1993 01:05:56,452 --> 01:06:00,723 ARE PAYING FOR THEIR HOUSING BY 1994 01:06:00,723 --> 01:06:02,858 MORE THAN $1,000 MER YEAR 1995 01:06:02,858 --> 01:06:03,960 DEPENDING ON USAGE. THIS 1996 01:06:03,960 --> 01:06:05,561 LEGISLATION BEFORE US IS 1997 01:06:05,561 --> 01:06:07,129 ABSOLUTELY ABOUT MAKING LIFE 1998 01:06:07,129 --> 01:06:08,197 MORE AFFORDABLE FOR WORKING 1999 01:06:08,197 --> 01:06:10,333 FAMILIES AND DOING SO QUICKLY. 2000 01:06:10,333 --> 01:06:11,567 RIGHT NOW, THOSE MAKING JUST 2001 01:06:11,567 --> 01:06:13,302 ABOVE THE MINIMUM WAGE ARE 2002 01:06:13,302 --> 01:06:16,772 PAYING THE SAME HOME UTILITY 2003 01:06:16,772 --> 01:06:17,573 RATES AS THE MULTIMILLIONAIRE 2004 01:06:17,573 --> 01:06:18,541 HEDGE FUND MANAGER AND EVEN THE 2005 01:06:18,541 --> 01:06:21,510 FAMILIES WHO JUST LOST THEIR 2006 01:06:21,510 --> 01:06:23,713 JOBS SO THAT C-SUITE EXECUTIVES 2007 01:06:23,713 --> 01:06:25,147 CAN RECEIVE BONUSES ARE PAYING 2008 01:06:25,147 --> 01:06:26,082 THE SAME UTILITY RATES. AND 2009 01:06:26,082 --> 01:06:27,216 ANOTHER ROUND OF LAYOFFS WAS 2010 01:06:27,216 --> 01:06:31,087 JUST ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK. SO THE 2011 01:06:31,087 --> 01:06:32,922 CHANGES BEFORE US THAT WE'RE 2012 01:06:32,922 --> 01:06:34,824 MAKING ENSURE THAT OUR WORKING 2013 01:06:34,824 --> 01:06:38,928 FAMILIES ARE SEEN YOURS ON FIXED 2014 01:06:38,928 --> 01:06:41,163 JOBS AND THE PARENTS OF THE KIDS 2015 01:06:41,163 --> 01:06:44,233 I GREW UP WITH AND THE PEOPLE 2016 01:06:44,233 --> 01:06:45,167 AND FAMILIES WHO JUST NEED A 2017 01:06:45,167 --> 01:06:45,901 LITTLE HELP MAKING SURE THAT 2018 01:06:45,901 --> 01:06:47,603 THEY CAN MAKE ENDS MEET THIS 2019 01:06:47,603 --> 01:06:48,471 MONTH. THIS IS WHO THIS 2020 01:06:48,471 --> 01:06:52,274 LEGISLATION IS FOR. AND FOR TOO 2021 01:06:52,274 --> 01:06:54,076 LONG OUR THRESHOLDS HAVE BEEN 2022 01:06:54,076 --> 01:06:56,312 TOO LOW USING THE SATE MEDIAN 2023 01:06:56,312 --> 01:06:57,480 INCOME RATHER THAN THE AREA 2024 01:06:57,480 --> 01:07:00,016 MEDIAN INCOME. AND WE HAVE NOT 2025 01:07:00,016 --> 01:07:00,883 HAD THE PRORATED STEPPED DOWN 2026 01:07:00,883 --> 01:07:03,786 BENEFITS FOR THE FAMILIES WHO 2027 01:07:03,786 --> 01:07:04,720 MAKE JUST $1 ABOVE THAT LOW THEY 2028 01:07:04,720 --> 01:07:10,226 BELIEVE HOLD. LESS THREAT 2029 01:07:10,226 --> 01:07:11,994 FAMILIES IN COLD. THIS 2030 01:07:11,994 --> 01:07:13,262 LEGISLATION MAKES REAL THE WORK 2031 01:07:13,262 --> 01:07:16,532 THAT SO MANY CITY EMPLOYEES HAVE 2032 01:07:16,532 --> 01:07:18,834 BEEN WORKING ON FOR ON MY CLOCK 2033 01:07:18,834 --> 01:07:22,104 NINE YEARS AND FOR LONGER ON 2034 01:07:22,104 --> 01:07:23,272 MANY OTHER CLOCKS. I KNOW READY 2035 01:07:23,272 --> 01:07:24,006 HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS LONGER 2036 01:07:24,006 --> 01:07:28,411 THAN I HAVE WORKED FOR THE CITY. 2037 01:07:28,411 --> 01:07:30,279 AND SO THIS LEGISLATION MAKES 2038 01:07:30,279 --> 01:07:31,747 REAL THE WORK THAT SO MANY HAVE 2039 01:07:31,747 --> 01:07:34,016 BEEN WORKING ON FOR NEARLY A 2040 01:07:34,016 --> 01:07:34,850 DECADE. THIS LEGISLATION WILL 2041 01:07:34,850 --> 01:07:36,485 PUT MONEY BACK INTO THE POCKETS 2042 01:07:36,485 --> 01:07:38,320 OF WORKING PEOPLE WHO ARE 2043 01:07:38,320 --> 01:07:38,954 STRUGGLING WITH THE 2044 01:07:38,954 --> 01:07:40,356 AFFORDABILITY OF OUR CITY TODAY. 2045 01:07:40,356 --> 01:07:42,925 AND WE'RE ABLE TO DO SO 2046 01:07:42,925 --> 01:07:45,628 QUICKLY. THAT'S PART OF THE 2047 01:07:45,628 --> 01:07:46,896 REASON THAT WE ARE HAVING AN 2048 01:07:46,896 --> 01:07:50,266 AMENDMENT TO -- ORIGINALLY WE 2049 01:07:50,266 --> 01:07:52,635 HAD TALKED ABOUT WHEN I BELIEVE 2050 01:07:52,635 --> 01:07:53,369 IT WAS THE HUD ANNOUNCEMENT 2051 01:07:53,369 --> 01:07:56,372 COMES OUT APRIL 1st , AND SO WE 2052 01:07:56,372 --> 01:07:58,607 TIED IT TO THE IMPLEMENTATION TO 2053 01:07:58,607 --> 01:08:00,609 THAT HUD ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 2054 01:08:00,609 --> 01:08:01,243 AREA MEDIAN INCOME AND DIFFERENT 2055 01:08:01,243 --> 01:08:06,649 RATES. AND WITH OUR NEED TO 2056 01:08:06,649 --> 01:08:09,151 ENGAGE IN SOME NEW RATES FOR 2057 01:08:09,151 --> 01:08:10,486 CITY LIGHT AND OTHERS AT A -- 2058 01:08:10,486 --> 01:08:12,221 HIGHER CLIP THAN WE'VE HAD IN 2059 01:08:12,221 --> 01:08:15,090 THE PAST, BUT LOWER THAN OUR 2060 01:08:15,090 --> 01:08:16,625 PEER UTILITIES. WE MADE THE 2061 01:08:16,625 --> 01:08:18,260 DECISION THAT WE NEEDED TO BRING 2062 01:08:18,260 --> 01:08:19,361 THIS DATE UP TO JANUARY 1st TO 2063 01:08:19,361 --> 01:08:22,298 BE CONSISTENT WITH THOSE RATE 2064 01:08:22,298 --> 01:08:26,268 INCREASES. WE'VE ALSO THROUGH 2065 01:08:26,268 --> 01:08:28,804 THIS AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE, WE 2066 01:08:28,804 --> 01:08:30,372 ARE REQUESTING ADDITIONAL 2067 01:08:30,372 --> 01:08:32,041 REPORTING AND I THINK WE MAY IN 2068 01:08:32,041 --> 01:08:33,175 THE FUTURE DISCUSS WAYS THAT WE 2069 01:08:33,175 --> 01:08:37,680 -- IF WE ARE NOT NECESSARILY 2070 01:08:37,680 --> 01:08:38,681 MEETING OUR ELIGIBILITY -- NOT 2071 01:08:38,681 --> 01:08:40,883 GETTING AS MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE 2072 01:08:40,883 --> 01:08:42,918 ELIGIBLE INTO THE PROGRAM, WE 2073 01:08:42,918 --> 01:08:44,520 MAY REQUEST IN THE FUTURE ANNUAL 2074 01:08:44,520 --> 01:08:46,922 REPORTING AND WHAT IS THE PATH 2075 01:08:46,922 --> 01:08:48,424 WAY TO ENSURING THAT EVERYONE 2076 01:08:48,424 --> 01:08:52,661 WHO IS ELIGIBLE IS ABLE TO CLAIM 2077 01:08:52,661 --> 01:08:54,463 THESE BENEFITS. BECAUSE THAT HAS 2078 01:08:54,463 --> 01:08:55,631 BEEN REALLY THE QUICK WIN THAT 2079 01:08:55,631 --> 01:09:01,070 SHOULD -- THAT WE -- WE ARE 2080 01:09:01,070 --> 01:09:03,305 WORKING ON TODAY. AND THAT MANY 2081 01:09:03,305 --> 01:09:06,208 HOPES WE CAN WORK ON FASTER IN 2082 01:09:06,208 --> 01:09:07,309 THE PAST IS JUST ENSURING 2083 01:09:07,309 --> 01:09:08,177 EVERYONE WHO'S ELIGIBLE IS ABLE 2084 01:09:08,177 --> 01:09:11,814 TO BENEFIT. ONE OF THE BIGGEST 2085 01:09:11,814 --> 01:09:13,983 CHALLENGES TO OUR -- TO MAKING 2086 01:09:13,983 --> 01:09:15,451 ENROMMENT SIMPLE IS THAT BECAUSE 2087 01:09:15,451 --> 01:09:17,553 WE HAVE USED THE STATE MEDIAN 2088 01:09:17,553 --> 01:09:20,389 INCOME, IT HAS NOT BEEN TIED TO 2089 01:09:20,389 --> 01:09:23,392 THE SAME BENEFITS THAT MANY 2090 01:09:23,392 --> 01:09:25,828 OTHERS IN OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING 2091 01:09:25,828 --> 01:09:27,062 AND THAT APPLY FOR OTHER 2092 01:09:27,062 --> 01:09:29,965 S.N.A.P. AND OTHER BENEFITS HERE 2093 01:09:29,965 --> 01:09:31,767 IN THE CITY BECAUSE WE ARE USING 2094 01:09:31,767 --> 01:09:32,868 A DIFFERENT THRESHOLD. MADE IT 2095 01:09:32,868 --> 01:09:34,003 HARDER TO JUST AUTOENROLL AND 2096 01:09:34,003 --> 01:09:35,204 GIVE A ONE PACKET OF HERE ARE 2097 01:09:35,204 --> 01:09:37,573 THE BENEFITS THAT YOU CAN APPLY 2098 01:09:37,573 --> 01:09:39,575 FOR. SO CHANGING FROM STATE TO 2099 01:09:39,575 --> 01:09:43,712 AREA MEDIAN INCOME ALSO WILL 2100 01:09:43,712 --> 01:09:44,747 HELP THAT ELIGIBILITY INCREASE. 2101 01:09:44,747 --> 01:09:47,416 AND OUR FIRST MEETING LAST WEEK, 2102 01:09:47,416 --> 01:09:50,352 OR -- OUR LAST MEETING WHERE THE 2103 01:09:50,352 --> 01:09:51,120 FIRST CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS 2104 01:09:51,120 --> 01:09:53,923 BILL CAME OUT, WE HAD A WHOLE 2105 01:09:53,923 --> 01:09:56,492 PRESENTATION WHERE WE WERE GOING 2106 01:09:56,492 --> 01:09:57,459 TO TALK ABOUT THE STATEMENT OF 2107 01:09:57,459 --> 01:10:00,029 LEGISLATIVE INTENT BEFORE WE 2108 01:10:00,029 --> 01:10:02,831 TALKED ABOUT THE BILL AND I JUST 2109 01:10:02,831 --> 01:10:04,099 SHARED ALL MY TALKING POINTS FOR 2110 01:10:04,099 --> 01:10:05,201 THE ENTIRE BILL. BECAUSE I WAS 2111 01:10:05,201 --> 01:10:07,570 SO PENT UP WITH EXCITEMENT TO 2112 01:10:07,570 --> 01:10:10,306 FINALLY GET THIS IN PUBLIC VIEW. 2113 01:10:10,306 --> 01:10:11,874 AND SO I DON'T NEED TO SAY MUCH 2114 01:10:11,874 --> 01:10:14,577 MORE ABOUT THE BILL TODAY JUST 2115 01:10:14,577 --> 01:10:15,211 GRATITUDE FOR EVERYONE WHO'S 2116 01:10:15,211 --> 01:10:17,446 WORKED ON THIS BUT I KNOW WE 2117 01:10:17,446 --> 01:10:19,782 NEED TO MOVE THE AMENDMENT. SO 2118 01:10:19,782 --> 01:10:20,816 -- CHAIR, YOUR DISCRETION I'LL 2119 01:10:20,816 --> 01:10:21,250 MOVE THE AMENDMENT. 2120 01:10:21,250 --> 01:10:23,886 >> YES, PLEASE -- PLEASE DO. 2121 01:10:23,886 --> 01:10:25,788 >> THANK YOU. I'LL MOVE 2122 01:10:25,788 --> 01:10:28,691 AMENDMENT ONE VERSION 1 TO 2123 01:10:28,691 --> 01:10:31,427 COUNCIL BILL 121-222. THREE 2s. 2124 01:10:31,560 --> 01:10:31,827 >> SECOND. 2125 01:10:31,827 --> 01:10:33,662 >> IT'S -- IT'S BEEN MOVED AND 2126 01:10:33,662 --> 01:10:34,897 SECONDED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF 2127 01:10:34,897 --> 01:10:39,568 THE BILL. EXCUSE ME -- FOR 2128 01:10:39,568 --> 01:10:42,638 AMENDMENT. WHAT YOU JUST MOVED 2129 01:10:42,638 --> 01:10:44,907 THE BILL. YOU JUST MOVED THE -- 2130 01:10:44,907 --> 01:10:45,207 AMENDMENT. 2131 01:10:45,207 --> 01:10:47,409 >> I MOVED THE AMENDMENT. 2132 01:10:47,409 --> 01:10:49,178 >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. 2133 01:10:49,178 --> 01:10:49,778 COUNCILMEMBER STRESS. YOU ARE 2134 01:10:49,778 --> 01:10:50,079 RECOGNIZED. 2135 01:10:50,079 --> 01:10:51,814 >> THANK YOU. AS I SAID THIS 2136 01:10:51,814 --> 01:10:52,481 JUST CHANGES THE IMPLEMENTATION 2137 01:10:52,481 --> 01:10:56,885 DATE FROM APRIL 1st TO JANUARY 2138 01:10:56,885 --> 01:10:58,554 1st. AND PUTS REPORTING 2139 01:10:58,554 --> 01:11:01,557 REQUIREMENTS INTO THE BILL. 2140 01:11:01,557 --> 01:11:02,558 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU 2141 01:11:02,558 --> 01:11:03,092 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. I 2142 01:11:03,092 --> 01:11:06,228 APOLOGIZE. I READ THE WRONG LINE 2143 01:11:06,228 --> 01:11:08,397 MY FRIEND. ARE THERE ANY OTHER 2144 01:11:08,397 --> 01:11:13,202 COMMENTS ABOUT AMENDMENT NUMBER 2145 01:11:13,202 --> 01:11:16,505 ONE? COUNCIL BILL 121-222? ALL 2146 01:11:16,505 --> 01:11:18,440 RIGHT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 2147 01:11:18,440 --> 01:11:19,408 CALL THE ROLL? 2148 01:11:19,408 --> 01:11:22,011 >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 2149 01:11:22,011 --> 01:11:22,278 >> AYE. 2150 01:11:22,278 --> 01:11:23,178 >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? 2151 01:11:23,178 --> 01:11:23,512 >> I. 2152 01:11:23,512 --> 01:11:27,149 >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? 2153 01:11:27,149 --> 01:11:27,416 >> AYE. 2154 01:11:27,416 --> 01:11:29,318 >> CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH? 2155 01:11:29,318 --> 01:11:29,585 >> AYE. 2156 01:11:29,585 --> 01:11:33,422 >> FOUR IN FAVOR. AMENDMENT ONE 2157 01:11:33,422 --> 01:11:34,823 NUMBER ONE IS ADOPTED. MOTION 2158 01:11:34,823 --> 01:11:36,492 CARRIES. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER 2159 01:11:36,492 --> 01:11:38,627 COMMENTS ON THE BILL AS AMENDED? 2160 01:11:38,627 --> 01:11:41,497 THERE ARE. AND I'LL SAVE MINE 2161 01:11:41,497 --> 01:11:44,800 FOR LAST. I SEE COULD BE MEMBER 2162 01:11:44,800 --> 01:11:46,135 KETTLE AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER 2163 01:11:46,135 --> 01:11:46,368 RIVERA. 2164 01:11:46,368 --> 01:11:50,639 >> HI. I RECOGNIZE PEOPLE WANT 2165 01:11:50,639 --> 01:11:54,943 TO MAKE COMMENTS BUT MY ABILITY 2166 01:11:54,943 --> 01:11:56,645 TO VOTE IS JUST DWINDLING DOWN. 2167 01:11:56,645 --> 01:11:58,681 >> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER 2168 01:11:58,681 --> 01:12:00,015 KETTLE. YES WE WILL. 2169 01:12:00,015 --> 01:12:00,482 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? 2170 01:12:00,482 --> 01:12:03,252 >> JUST WANT TO -- OKAY AWESOME. 2171 01:12:03,252 --> 01:12:05,287 ALL RIGHT -- WE WILL -- IF -- IF 2172 01:12:05,287 --> 01:12:06,555 THE COMMITTEE IS OKAY, WE'LL 2173 01:12:06,555 --> 01:12:09,291 VOTE ON THE BILL. AND THEN WE'LL 2174 01:12:09,291 --> 01:12:12,328 GO TO CLOSING COMMENTS. IS THAT 2175 01:12:12,328 --> 01:12:12,528 OKAY? 2176 01:12:12,528 --> 01:12:12,928 >> SOUNDS GOOD. 2177 01:12:12,928 --> 01:12:13,862 >> AWESOME. WILL THE CLERK 2178 01:12:13,862 --> 01:12:16,231 PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE BILL 2179 01:12:16,231 --> 01:12:18,033 AS AMENDED? 2180 01:12:18,033 --> 01:12:18,967 >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 2181 01:12:18,967 --> 01:12:19,568 >> AYE. 2182 01:12:19,568 --> 01:12:20,569 >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? 2183 01:12:20,569 --> 01:12:21,236 >> AYE. 2184 01:12:21,236 --> 01:12:22,805 >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? 2185 01:12:22,805 --> 01:12:23,072 >> AYE. 2186 01:12:23,072 --> 01:12:24,206 >> CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH? 2187 01:12:24,206 --> 01:12:24,440 >> YES. 2188 01:12:24,440 --> 01:12:25,541 >> FOUR IN FAVOR. 2189 01:12:25,541 --> 01:12:30,746 >> AWESOME, BILL PASSES AND IT 2190 01:12:30,746 --> 01:12:32,648 WILL BE SENT AND CONGRATULATIONS 2191 01:12:32,648 --> 01:12:33,682 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ON YOUR 2192 01:12:33,682 --> 01:12:35,484 WORK ON THIS. AND I BELIEVE I 2193 01:12:35,484 --> 01:12:36,185 KNOW WE'RE GOING TO LOSE 2194 01:12:36,185 --> 01:12:37,953 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND THANK 2195 01:12:37,953 --> 01:12:41,790 YOU SO MUCH. I WILL SAY THAT I 2196 01:12:41,790 --> 01:12:44,793 KNOW THAT WE PARTNERED WITH 2197 01:12:44,793 --> 01:12:45,427 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. HE LEFT 2198 01:12:45,427 --> 01:12:46,862 BUT ON JUNE 1st HAVING AN 2199 01:12:46,862 --> 01:12:47,696 AFFORDABLE MEETING TO TALK ABOUT 2200 01:12:47,696 --> 01:12:48,864 TAXES AND ALL OF THE COSTS IN 2201 01:12:48,864 --> 01:12:52,134 SEATTLE. AND SO REALLY 2202 01:12:52,134 --> 01:12:52,901 APPRECIATE HIS PARTNERSHIP ON 2203 01:12:52,901 --> 01:12:55,571 THAT AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE 2204 01:12:55,571 --> 01:12:56,205 THINGS PEOPLE TALK ABOUT WAS 2205 01:12:56,205 --> 01:12:59,141 THEIR UTILITY BILL. SO THANK YOU 2206 01:12:59,141 --> 01:12:59,641 CENTRAL STAFF AND BRIAN 2207 01:12:59,641 --> 01:13:00,976 GOODNIGHT AND THE REST OF YOUR 2208 01:13:00,976 --> 01:13:03,545 TEAM FOR YOUR HELP ON THIS AND 2209 01:13:03,545 --> 01:13:04,646 ALSO SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES 2210 01:13:04,646 --> 01:13:05,781 FOR YOUR HELP. YOU WORKED HARD 2211 01:13:05,781 --> 01:13:07,516 TOO AS WELL ON. AND I KNOW 2212 01:13:07,516 --> 01:13:08,350 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS HAS BEEN 2213 01:13:08,350 --> 01:13:10,052 WORKING WITH YOU ALL FOR A 2214 01:13:10,052 --> 01:13:11,353 COUPLE OF YEARS SO THANK YOU SO 2215 01:13:11,353 --> 01:13:20,462 MUCH. DID ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY 2216 01:13:20,462 --> 01:13:21,263 FINAL COMMENTS ON THIS BILL? 2217 01:13:21,263 --> 01:13:21,730 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 2218 01:13:21,730 --> 01:13:25,267 >> I'M A HUGE PROPONENT OF THE 2219 01:13:25,267 --> 01:13:26,068 UDP AND I REALLY WANT TO THANK 2220 01:13:26,068 --> 01:13:30,906 GENERAL MANAGER LEE FOR ALL THE 2221 01:13:30,906 --> 01:13:34,109 CONVERSATIONS AROUND UDP. AND, 2222 01:13:34,109 --> 01:13:35,644 YOU KNOW, THE RATES. AND, YOU 2223 01:13:35,644 --> 01:13:40,549 KNOW, ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO 2224 01:13:40,549 --> 01:13:43,185 HELP FAMILIES WHO ARE REALLY 2225 01:13:43,185 --> 01:13:43,819 STRUGGLING, WE SHOULD BE DOING. 2226 01:13:43,819 --> 01:13:45,921 AND REALLY -- ESPECIALLY RIGHT 2227 01:13:45,921 --> 01:13:48,557 NOW WHEN WE'RE ALL TALKING 2228 01:13:48,557 --> 01:13:49,391 ABOUT AFFORDABILITY BECAUSE 2229 01:13:49,391 --> 01:13:50,325 PEOPLE ARE REALLY FEELING 2230 01:13:50,325 --> 01:13:53,529 CRUNCHED AND IT'S REALLY SAD. 2231 01:13:53,529 --> 01:13:56,298 AND YOU KNOW, THIS RUNS THE 2232 01:13:56,298 --> 01:13:58,167 GAMUT. THIS IS NOT -- MANY FOLKS 2233 01:13:58,167 --> 01:14:05,140 ARE FEELING IT. ACROSS THE 2234 01:14:05,140 --> 01:14:07,209 BOARD. SO THANK YOU. HE'S BACK. 2235 01:14:07,209 --> 01:14:09,678 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 2236 01:14:09,678 --> 01:14:11,780 >> REALLY APPRECIATE THE 2237 01:14:11,780 --> 01:14:12,981 DEPARTMENT'S PARTNERSHIP IN -- 2238 01:14:12,981 --> 01:14:14,716 MAKING THESE EXPANSIONS TO THE 2239 01:14:14,716 --> 01:14:17,820 UDP. SO WE CAN TRY TO HELP MORE 2240 01:14:17,820 --> 01:14:20,556 PEOPLE. THANK YOU. 2241 01:14:20,556 --> 01:14:21,623 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU 2242 01:14:21,623 --> 01:14:22,090 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 2243 01:14:22,090 --> 01:14:22,724 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, DO YOU 2244 01:14:22,724 --> 01:14:24,626 HAVE ANY CLOSING COMMENTS. 2245 01:14:24,626 --> 01:14:26,929 >> JUST ABOUT MAKING LIFE MORE 2246 01:14:26,929 --> 01:14:27,563 AFFORDABLE FOR WORKING FAMILIES 2247 01:14:27,563 --> 01:14:28,964 AND DOING SO AS SOON AS 2248 01:14:28,964 --> 01:14:30,866 POSSIBLE. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT 2249 01:14:30,866 --> 01:14:34,336 AND I HAVE HEARD SO MANY STORIES 2250 01:14:34,336 --> 01:14:36,038 FROM PEOPLE -- AND IT REALLY 2251 01:14:36,038 --> 01:14:37,506 LIKE -- THEIR LIVELIHOODS 2252 01:14:37,506 --> 01:14:40,676 DEPENDS ON WHETHER THEY CAN MAKE 2253 01:14:40,676 --> 01:14:41,310 THE BILLS. WHETHER THEY CAN PAY 2254 01:14:41,310 --> 01:14:42,344 THE BILLS FOR THE MONTH AND THIS 2255 01:14:42,344 --> 01:14:45,047 IS REALLY EFFECTIVE WAY FOR US 2256 01:14:45,047 --> 01:14:48,350 TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THEM 2257 01:14:48,350 --> 01:14:49,384 DIRECT RELIEF AND QUICKLY. SO -- 2258 01:14:49,384 --> 01:14:50,552 JUST GRATITUDE TO EVERYONE 2259 01:14:50,552 --> 01:14:52,454 WHO'S WORKED ON THIS. 2260 01:14:52,454 --> 01:14:55,457 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU MEMBER 2261 01:14:55,457 --> 01:14:56,391 STRAUSS AND THANK YOU MR. 2262 01:14:56,391 --> 01:14:57,826 GOODNIGHT. JUMP INTO ITEM NUMBER 2263 01:14:57,826 --> 01:15:00,996 FOUR SO BIG DEAL. SO THERE WILL 2264 01:15:00,996 --> 01:15:06,768 BE ON OUR JULY 14th -- CITY 2265 01:15:06,768 --> 01:15:07,870 COUNCIL MEETING. AGENDA ITEM 2266 01:15:07,870 --> 01:15:08,804 NUMBER FOUR. ORDINANCE 2267 01:15:08,804 --> 01:15:10,439 REPRESENTING TO THE RATES AND 2268 01:15:10,439 --> 01:15:11,640 CHANGES -- CHARGES EXCUSE ME FOR 2269 01:15:11,640 --> 01:15:12,841 WATER SERVICES OF SEATTLE PUBLIC 2270 01:15:12,841 --> 01:15:16,812 UTILITIES. THIS IS FOR BRIEFING 2271 01:15:16,812 --> 01:15:19,181 AND DISCUSSION. WE HAVE SPU AT 2272 01:15:19,181 --> 01:15:20,816 THE TABLE AND GO AHEAD DIRECTOR 2273 01:15:20,816 --> 01:15:21,516 LEE AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF. FOR 2274 01:15:21,516 --> 01:15:24,953 THE RECORD AND THEN WE'LL JUMP 2275 01:15:24,953 --> 01:15:25,287 RIGHT THIS. 2276 01:15:25,287 --> 01:15:27,222 >> AIM ANDREW LEE. CEO FOR 2277 01:15:27,222 --> 01:15:29,324 SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND 2278 01:15:29,324 --> 01:15:29,725 GENERAL MANAGER. 2279 01:15:29,725 --> 01:15:31,793 >> MARIA KO, RATES AND FINANCIAL 2280 01:15:31,793 --> 01:15:34,830 PLANNING MANAGER AT SPU. 2281 01:15:34,830 --> 01:15:35,664 >> BRIAN GOODNIGHT. COUNCIL 2282 01:15:35,664 --> 01:15:36,498 CENTRAL STAFF. 2283 01:15:36,498 --> 01:15:38,000 >> TALKING ABOUT WATER RATES. 2284 01:15:38,000 --> 01:15:39,968 >> GREAT. THANK YOU COUNCIL 2285 01:15:39,968 --> 01:15:41,470 PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH AND 2286 01:15:41,470 --> 01:15:42,804 MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. SO 2287 01:15:42,804 --> 01:15:44,706 EACH YEAR AT ABOUT THIS TIME SPU 2288 01:15:44,706 --> 01:15:45,574 BRINGS FORWARD TO THE COUNCIL A 2289 01:15:45,574 --> 01:15:46,975 RATE PROPOSAL FOR ONE OF THE 2290 01:15:46,975 --> 01:15:49,011 THREE LINES OF BUSINESS. 2291 01:15:49,011 --> 01:15:50,812 DRINKING WATER, SOLID WASTE, AND 2292 01:15:50,812 --> 01:15:51,413 DRAINAGE AND WASTEWATER. AND 2293 01:15:51,413 --> 01:15:53,715 THIS YEAR WE'RE HERE TO TALK 2294 01:15:53,715 --> 01:15:56,118 ABOUT WATER RATES. A LIT OVER 2295 01:15:56,118 --> 01:15:58,420 TWO YEARS AGO, THE COUNCIL 2296 01:15:58,420 --> 01:16:00,255 APPROVED SEATTLE L PUBLIC 2297 01:16:00,255 --> 01:16:02,157 UTILITIES 2025 TO 2030 STRATEGIC 2298 01:16:02,157 --> 01:16:04,960 BUSINESS PLAN OR SBP. AS PART OF 2299 01:16:04,960 --> 01:16:06,495 THE SBP, SPU ESTIMATED THE RATE 2300 01:16:06,495 --> 01:16:08,230 PATH FOR EACH OF THE LINES OF 2301 01:16:08,230 --> 01:16:12,000 BUSINESS AND WE ARE NOW HERE TO 2302 01:16:12,000 --> 01:16:16,204 FOLLOW UP WITH LEGISLATION TO 2303 01:16:16,204 --> 01:16:17,372 ADOPT RATES. I'M PLEASED TO 2304 01:16:17,372 --> 01:16:18,573 REPORT THE RATE PROPOSAL IS 2305 01:16:18,573 --> 01:16:22,344 LOWER THAN THE RATE WE APPROVED 2306 01:16:22,344 --> 01:16:23,979 IN THE 2027 TO '29 AND IT'S 2307 01:16:23,979 --> 01:16:26,014 ALSO LOWER THAN THE SIX YEAR 2308 01:16:26,014 --> 01:16:30,185 AVERAGE THAT WAS ESTIMATED FOR 2309 01:16:30,185 --> 01:16:32,621 THAT RATE PATH. MARIA WILL LEAD 2310 01:16:32,621 --> 01:16:33,956 YOU THROUGH THE WATER RATES 2311 01:16:33,956 --> 01:16:35,524 PROPOSAL NOW. 2312 01:16:35,524 --> 01:16:36,425 >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU AND GOOD 2313 01:16:36,425 --> 01:16:38,894 MORNING. SO TODAY I'M GOING TO 2314 01:16:38,894 --> 01:16:40,395 WALK YOU THROUGH THE RATE 2315 01:16:40,395 --> 01:16:41,630 SCHEDULE AND OVERVIEW OF THE 2316 01:16:41,630 --> 01:16:42,230 WATER SYSTEM AND CONSUMPTION 2317 01:16:42,230 --> 01:16:45,233 TRENDS. AND THIS WILL BE 2318 01:16:45,233 --> 01:16:48,704 FOLLOWED BY THE GOALS AND NEW 2319 01:16:48,704 --> 01:16:49,338 INVESTMENTS INCORPORATED INTO 2320 01:16:49,338 --> 01:16:51,073 THE RECOMMENDED RATES. FINISH UP 2321 01:16:51,073 --> 01:16:52,274 WITH REVIEW OF CUSTOMER BILL 2322 01:16:52,274 --> 01:16:54,443 IMPACTS INCLUDING THOSE ENROLLED 2323 01:16:54,443 --> 01:16:55,243 IN THE UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM. 2324 01:16:55,243 --> 01:16:56,645 INCLUDING THE AMENDMENT THAT WAS 2325 01:16:56,645 --> 01:17:01,083 JUST PASSED. SO AS ANDREW LEE 2326 01:17:01,083 --> 01:17:01,683 JUST MENTIONED TO SPARE YOU 2327 01:17:01,683 --> 01:17:03,185 SUSPENSE THE RATE PATH WE'RE 2328 01:17:03,185 --> 01:17:05,020 BRINGING YOU TODAY IS CONSISTENT 2329 01:17:05,020 --> 01:17:06,221 AND BELOW THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS 2330 01:17:06,221 --> 01:17:08,190 PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED TWO YEARS 2331 01:17:08,190 --> 01:17:11,026 AGO BY COUNCIL. SO RATES ARE 2332 01:17:11,026 --> 01:17:12,160 TYPICALLY SET FOR THREE YEAR 2333 01:17:12,160 --> 01:17:13,762 PERIOD. SO THE RATES WE'RE 2334 01:17:13,762 --> 01:17:15,697 BRINGING YOU TODAY FOR WATER ARE 2335 01:17:15,697 --> 01:17:16,631 COVER THE YEARS 2027, '28 AND 2336 01:17:16,631 --> 01:17:19,701 '29. NEXT YEAR, YOU'LL SEE ME 2337 01:17:19,701 --> 01:17:20,702 AGAIN FOR DRAINAGE AND WASTE 2338 01:17:20,702 --> 01:17:23,705 WATER AND FOLLOWING THAT IN '28 2339 01:17:23,705 --> 01:17:28,810 FOR SOLID WASTE. THIS SLIDE IS A 2340 01:17:28,810 --> 01:17:30,679 MAP OF OUR WATER SYSTEM. WHICH 2341 01:17:30,679 --> 01:17:31,580 IS MORE THAN JUST SEATTLE. THE 2342 01:17:31,580 --> 01:17:33,749 MAP SHOWS THE SEATTLE RETAIL 2343 01:17:33,749 --> 01:17:35,250 SERVICE AREA IN YELLOW. OUR 2344 01:17:35,250 --> 01:17:36,852 WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS IN ORANGE. 2345 01:17:36,852 --> 01:17:39,254 AND OUR TWO WATERSHEDS THE CEDAR 2346 01:17:39,254 --> 01:17:40,989 AND TOLT AND GREEN. THE SYSTEM 2347 01:17:40,989 --> 01:17:42,557 ESSENTIALLY FUNCTIONS AS LOOP AS 2348 01:17:42,557 --> 01:17:44,126 YOU CAN SEE WITH THE OVER 1800 2349 01:17:44,126 --> 01:17:49,164 MILES OF PIPE AND THROUGHOUT THE 2350 01:17:49,164 --> 01:17:50,365 REGION, WE SERVE 1.6 MILLION 2351 01:17:50,365 --> 01:17:52,267 PEOPLE. SO WHILE POPULATION HAS 2352 01:17:52,267 --> 01:17:54,536 BEEN STEADILY AND SIGNIFICANTLY 2353 01:17:54,536 --> 01:17:55,904 INCREASING OVER THE DECADES, 2354 01:17:55,904 --> 01:18:00,242 YOU'LL NOTICE CONSUMPTION HAS 2355 01:18:00,242 --> 01:18:04,312 DECREASED AMID RELATIVELY STABLE 2356 01:18:04,312 --> 01:18:07,549 FOR THE PAST DECADE. A DECLINE 2357 01:18:07,549 --> 01:18:10,052 IN DODGE SURGE PER CAP -- 2358 01:18:10,052 --> 01:18:10,819 CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA. THIS 2359 01:18:10,819 --> 01:18:11,920 OUTLINES RATE SETTING GOALS AND 2360 01:18:11,920 --> 01:18:14,856 PRINCE POOLS WHICH IS TO KEEP 2361 01:18:14,856 --> 01:18:17,092 RATES AS LOW AS POSSIBLE AND 2362 01:18:17,092 --> 01:18:17,859 COLLECT ONLY THE AMOUNT NEEDED 2363 01:18:17,859 --> 01:18:19,261 TO MAIN MAIN THE SYSTEM AND 2364 01:18:19,261 --> 01:18:21,997 DELIVER SERVICES AND MAINTAIN A 2365 01:18:21,997 --> 01:18:23,665 SMOOTH PREDICTABLE RATE PATH, 2366 01:18:23,665 --> 01:18:26,468 SUPPORT AND EXPAND UTILITY 2367 01:18:26,468 --> 01:18:27,669 ASSISTANCE TO AS MANY CUSTOMERS 2368 01:18:27,669 --> 01:18:30,505 AS POSSIBLE AND MANAGE OUR 2369 01:18:30,505 --> 01:18:34,409 ASSETS SO THE SYSTEM IS HEALTHY 2370 01:18:34,409 --> 01:18:37,245 AND STABLE FOR FUTURE 2371 01:18:37,245 --> 01:18:37,913 GENERATIONS. THE NEW INVESTMENTS 2372 01:18:37,913 --> 01:18:40,248 INCLUDED SUPPORT THE GOALS THAT 2373 01:18:40,248 --> 01:18:43,185 I JUST DISCUSSED IN THE PREVIOUS 2374 01:18:43,185 --> 01:18:45,687 SLIDE. THIS INCLUDES THE COST OF 2375 01:18:45,687 --> 01:18:46,855 MOVING WATER TREATMENT IN-HOUSE 2376 01:18:46,855 --> 01:18:48,123 AND TRANSFERRING ANNUAL HYDRANT 2377 01:18:48,123 --> 01:18:50,826 INSPECTION WORK FROM THE SEATTLE 2378 01:18:50,826 --> 01:18:52,594 FIRE DEPARTMENT TO SPU. WE'RE 2379 01:18:52,594 --> 01:18:53,595 ALSO INVESTING IN THE LONGEVITY 2380 01:18:53,595 --> 01:18:56,231 OF THE SYSTEM THROUGH OUR 2381 01:18:56,231 --> 01:18:56,798 CAPITAL PROGRAM. INCLUDING 2382 01:18:56,798 --> 01:18:57,632 INVESTIGATING THE PURCHASE OF 2383 01:18:57,632 --> 01:19:02,871 LAND IN THE TOLT WATERSHED AND 2384 01:19:02,871 --> 01:19:03,738 MOVING TO ADVANCED METERING 2385 01:19:03,738 --> 01:19:05,273 INFRASTRUCTURE. THE PROPOSAL 2386 01:19:05,273 --> 01:19:06,842 ALSO INCLUDES THE EYE TILT 2387 01:19:06,842 --> 01:19:07,375 DISCOUNT PROGRAM CHANGE 2388 01:19:07,375 --> 01:19:13,348 ENVISIONED BY COUNCIL NEBRASKA 2389 01:19:13,348 --> 01:19:14,616 STRAUSS AND APPROVED BY 2390 01:19:14,616 --> 01:19:16,618 COMMITTEE. SO YOU'LL NOTICE -- 2391 01:19:16,618 --> 01:19:18,820 THE EXPAND -- AS DISCUSSED, THE 2392 01:19:18,820 --> 01:19:19,921 ELIGIBLE POPULATION IS EXPANDED 2393 01:19:19,921 --> 01:19:22,657 BY ALMOST ONE-THIRD AND IT ADDS 2394 01:19:22,657 --> 01:19:23,859 1% TO THE 2027 WATER RATE 2395 01:19:23,859 --> 01:19:27,262 INCREASE AND I'LL SHOW YOU ON 2396 01:19:27,262 --> 01:19:29,397 THE NEXT SLIDE WHICH IS 2397 01:19:29,397 --> 01:19:32,400 EQUIVALENT TO 50 CENTS A MONTH 2398 01:19:32,400 --> 01:19:33,201 FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS, 2399 01:19:33,201 --> 01:19:34,669 WITHOUT FURTHER ADO HERE'S THE 2400 01:19:34,669 --> 01:19:36,705 PROSED RATE PATH. TOM LINE SHOWS 2401 01:19:36,705 --> 01:19:39,207 WHAT WAS PRESENTED AND APPROVED 2402 01:19:39,207 --> 01:19:40,575 IN THE 2024 STRATEGIC BUSINESS 2403 01:19:40,575 --> 01:19:42,811 PLAN. WHERE WE HAD AN AVERAGE 2404 01:19:42,811 --> 01:19:44,479 ESTIMATED RATE OF 4% PER YEAR 2405 01:19:44,479 --> 01:19:49,251 OVER THE SIX YEAR PERIOD. AND A 2406 01:19:49,251 --> 01:19:50,752 IRATE OF 6.5% IN 2029. THE 2407 01:19:50,752 --> 01:19:53,855 PROPOSAL WE BRING YOU TODAY HAS 2408 01:19:53,855 --> 01:19:57,492 AN AVERAGE SIX YEAR GROWTH OF 2409 01:19:57,492 --> 01:20:01,196 3.4% PER YEAR. AND THE RATES 2410 01:20:01,196 --> 01:20:02,297 WE'RE PROPOSING ARE 4.3% EACH 2411 01:20:02,297 --> 01:20:08,570 IN '27 AND '28 AND '29. WE 2412 01:20:08,570 --> 01:20:12,207 LIKE TO SAY CUSTOMERS PAY BILLS 2413 01:20:12,207 --> 01:20:14,376 NOT RATES. SO THIS SLIDE SHOWS 2414 01:20:14,376 --> 01:20:17,145 THE AVERAGE BILL INCREASE 2415 01:20:17,145 --> 01:20:17,813 ANTICIPATED UNDER THIS PROPOSAL. 2416 01:20:17,813 --> 01:20:20,715 SAME L FAMILIES WILL SEE A 2417 01:20:20,715 --> 01:20:21,516 MONTHLY INCREASE OF $2.82 IN 2418 01:20:21,516 --> 01:20:25,954 2027. AND UTILITY DISCOUNT 2419 01:20:25,954 --> 01:20:27,289 PROGRAM QUALIFIED FAMILIES WOULD 2420 01:20:27,289 --> 01:20:32,561 SEE HALF OF THAT OR $1.41 PER 2421 01:20:32,561 --> 01:20:34,629 MONTH. THIS IS THE END OF MY 2422 01:20:34,629 --> 01:20:36,097 PRESENTATION. WE DO APPRECIATE 2423 01:20:36,097 --> 01:20:38,099 YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION AND 2424 01:20:38,099 --> 01:20:38,900 CAN WE ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS? 2425 01:20:38,900 --> 01:20:40,969 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT 2426 01:20:40,969 --> 01:20:41,937 PRESENTATION. I WILL JUMP TO 2427 01:20:41,937 --> 01:20:43,271 CENTRAL STAFF TO SEE IF THEY 2428 01:20:43,271 --> 01:20:45,106 HAVE ANY COMMENTS. 2429 01:20:45,106 --> 01:20:46,141 >> THANK YOU. NO COMMENTS TODAY 2430 01:20:46,141 --> 01:20:47,943 SO I'M WORKING AND I HAVE SOME 2431 01:20:47,943 --> 01:20:49,211 QUESTIONS TO SPU RIGHT NOW AND 2432 01:20:49,211 --> 01:20:51,079 I'LL BE WRITING A MEMO BEFORE 2433 01:20:51,079 --> 01:20:52,614 THE COMMITTEE'S NEXT MEETING. 2434 01:20:52,614 --> 01:20:54,950 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU BRIAN. WE 2435 01:20:54,950 --> 01:20:59,588 LOVE YOUR MEMOS. COLLEAGUES, ARE 2436 01:20:59,588 --> 01:21:00,589 THERE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE US? 2437 01:21:00,589 --> 01:21:02,157 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? 2438 01:21:02,157 --> 01:21:03,825 >> CHAIR, THANK YOU COUNCIL 2439 01:21:03,825 --> 01:21:06,862 PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO SAY 2440 01:21:06,862 --> 01:21:08,096 THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. 2441 01:21:08,096 --> 01:21:10,332 AND THEN THANK YOU GENERAL 2442 01:21:10,332 --> 01:21:12,133 MANAGER LEE AND BOB YOUR 2443 01:21:12,133 --> 01:21:12,734 STAFFER, FOR THE MEETING LAST 2444 01:21:12,734 --> 01:21:16,705 WEEK. TO TALK ABOUT THESE RATE 2445 01:21:16,705 --> 01:21:17,639 INCREASES SO I GOT A FULL 2446 01:21:17,639 --> 01:21:20,275 BRIEFING AND I WANT TO JUST 2447 01:21:20,275 --> 01:21:22,744 STATE THAT FOR THE RECORD. SO 2448 01:21:22,744 --> 01:21:23,612 FOLKS ESPECIALLY MY COFFIN 2449 01:21:23,612 --> 01:21:28,984 SYSTEMIC RACISM -- CONSTITUENTS 2450 01:21:28,984 --> 01:21:32,988 KNOW THAT I HAVE BEEN DOING DUE 2451 01:21:32,988 --> 01:21:35,357 DILIGENCE. THANK YOU CHAIR. 2452 01:21:35,357 --> 01:21:36,958 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU 2453 01:21:36,958 --> 01:21:37,993 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. ANY OTHER 2454 01:21:37,993 --> 01:21:38,627 COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 2455 01:21:38,627 --> 01:21:39,561 >> HAPPY TO JUMP IN. THANK YOU 2456 01:21:39,561 --> 01:21:43,031 CHAIR. CAN WE GO BACK TO SLIDE 2457 01:21:43,031 --> 01:21:45,800 NUMBER EIGHT? I DON'T WANT TO 2458 01:21:45,800 --> 01:21:50,505 LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH 2459 01:21:50,505 --> 01:21:51,072 BUT WOULD LOVE TO KNOW MORE 2460 01:21:51,072 --> 01:21:52,107 ABOUT HOW WHAT WAS DONE THE 2461 01:21:52,107 --> 01:21:54,242 ACHIEVE SOME OF THE SAVINGS. WE 2462 01:21:54,242 --> 01:21:56,311 HAD A PROPOSED STRATEGIC PLAN 2463 01:21:56,311 --> 01:22:01,249 FOR 6.3% IN YEAR AND WE ARE 2464 01:22:01,249 --> 01:22:02,150 SEEING 4.3% PROPOSAL. THIS IS 2465 01:22:02,150 --> 01:22:04,552 GOOD NEWS BUT WHAT ARE WE EITHER 2466 01:22:04,552 --> 01:22:06,254 NOT DOING OR WHERE WERE WE ABLE 2467 01:22:06,254 --> 01:22:10,625 TO SAVE MONEY? I KNOW THAT THERE 2468 01:22:10,625 --> 01:22:12,227 ARE MANY DIFFERENT SPU PROGRAMS 2469 01:22:12,227 --> 01:22:13,461 THAT ARE WORKING, FOR INSTANCE, 2470 01:22:13,461 --> 01:22:14,129 STABILIZING THE HILLSIDE RATHER 2471 01:22:14,129 --> 01:22:15,830 THAN DRILLING THROUGH A MOUNTAIN 2472 01:22:15,830 --> 01:22:17,399 SO THAT WE CAN GET OUR WATER 2473 01:22:17,399 --> 01:22:19,000 SUPPLY HERE TO THE CITY SAFELY. 2474 01:22:19,000 --> 01:22:21,236 THAT'S ONE BAY THAT WE SAVED 2475 01:22:21,236 --> 01:22:21,936 PROBABLY BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. 2476 01:22:21,936 --> 01:22:24,339 WE'VE ALSO GOT THE SHIP CANAL 2477 01:22:24,339 --> 01:22:25,507 WATER QUALITY PROJECT THAT'S 2478 01:22:25,507 --> 01:22:28,009 ONE OF THE BIGGEST CAPITAL 2479 01:22:28,009 --> 01:22:28,610 PROJECTS GOING ON RIGHT NOW. 2480 01:22:28,610 --> 01:22:31,112 THESE ARE NOT SMALL THINGS THAT 2481 01:22:31,112 --> 01:22:33,348 YOU ARE DOING. HOW -- HOW WERE 2482 01:22:33,348 --> 01:22:36,685 WE ABLE TO SAVE THAT NEARLY 2% 2483 01:22:36,685 --> 01:22:37,252 IN RATE INCREASE THIS YEAR? 2484 01:22:37,252 --> 01:22:39,454 >> DO YOU WANT TO TAKE A CRACK 2485 01:22:39,454 --> 01:22:39,721 AT THAT? 2486 01:22:39,721 --> 01:22:40,655 >> YOU GO AHEAD. 2487 01:22:40,655 --> 01:22:42,290 >> YOU KNOW, FROM YEAR TO YEAR, 2488 01:22:42,290 --> 01:22:45,961 AND THROUGH EACH OF THESE CYCLES 2489 01:22:45,961 --> 01:22:46,695 WE'RE ALWAYS MANAGING OUR 2490 01:22:46,695 --> 01:22:48,430 MONIES. AND THERE ARE SOME TRUE 2491 01:22:48,430 --> 01:22:49,431 SAVINGS THAT ARE INHERENT IN 2492 01:22:49,431 --> 01:22:51,299 THIS. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT 2493 01:22:51,299 --> 01:22:52,534 THE BIDDING MARKET HAS ACTUALLY 2494 01:22:52,534 --> 01:22:54,602 GOTTEN MORE FAVORABLE FOR US. SO 2495 01:22:54,602 --> 01:22:55,403 WE'VE HAD CERTAIN LARGE 2496 01:22:55,403 --> 01:22:56,971 PROJECTS ONE OF WHICH THE BITTER 2497 01:22:56,971 --> 01:22:57,872 LAKE RESERVOIR PROJECT YOU ARE 2498 01:22:57,872 --> 01:22:59,874 FAMILIAR WITH THAT. THAT BID 2499 01:22:59,874 --> 01:23:02,277 CAME IN ABOUT 30% LESS THAN OUR 2500 01:23:02,277 --> 01:23:03,778 ENGINEERS ESTIMATE AND WE'VE 2501 01:23:03,778 --> 01:23:04,412 HAD ANOTHER COUPLE OF PROJECTS 2502 01:23:04,412 --> 01:23:06,014 THAT HAVE ALSO KIND OF COINCIDED 2503 01:23:06,014 --> 01:23:10,285 THAT SORT OF TREND IN THE MARKET 2504 01:23:10,285 --> 01:23:11,886 SO THE COMPETITIVENESS IN THE 2505 01:23:11,886 --> 01:23:12,554 CONTRACTING MARKET HAS GOTTEN 2506 01:23:12,554 --> 01:23:13,688 BETTER FOR US WHICH HAS YIELDED 2507 01:23:13,688 --> 01:23:14,956 LOWER PRICES, IN ADDITION TO 2508 01:23:14,956 --> 01:23:17,792 THAT I WILL SAY FRANKLY THAT 2509 01:23:17,792 --> 01:23:18,760 THERE'S -- THERE'S -- ALMOST 2510 01:23:18,760 --> 01:23:22,197 EVERY YEAR WE HAVE SOME AMOUNT 2511 01:23:22,197 --> 01:23:23,498 OF UNDERSPENDING. AND THAT 2512 01:23:23,498 --> 01:23:24,132 UNDERSPENDING TIMICALLY HAS TO 2513 01:23:24,132 --> 01:23:25,567 DO WITH EITHER WE WERE ABLE TO 2514 01:23:25,567 --> 01:23:26,735 IDENTIFY COST SAVINGS OR THERE 2515 01:23:26,735 --> 01:23:28,570 MIGHT HAVE BEEN THINGS THAT WERE 2516 01:23:28,570 --> 01:23:29,938 DEFERRED. THE RESULT OF THOSE IS 2517 01:23:29,938 --> 01:23:32,574 WE -- END UP ACCUMULATING A 2518 01:23:32,574 --> 01:23:33,942 CERTAIN AMOUNT OF CASH AND THAT 2519 01:23:33,942 --> 01:23:35,810 CASH GETS USED TO OBVIOUSLY 2520 01:23:35,810 --> 01:23:37,912 LOWER SOME OF THESE RATE 2521 01:23:37,912 --> 01:23:38,613 INCREASES. AND THEN WE'RE ABLE 2522 01:23:38,613 --> 01:23:39,948 TO LEVERAGIZE AND YOU'LL SEE 2523 01:23:39,948 --> 01:23:42,217 THE RATE THAT WAS PROJECTED IN 2524 01:23:42,217 --> 01:23:43,618 THE ORIGINAL ONE HAD A LITTLE 2525 01:23:43,618 --> 01:23:44,786 BUMP UP AND THEN DOWN. AND SO 2526 01:23:44,786 --> 01:23:45,487 WE'RE ABLE TO LEVELLIZE THAT AS 2527 01:23:45,487 --> 01:23:51,226 WELL. AND I SAY -- I ADD OTHER 2528 01:23:51,226 --> 01:23:53,962 THINGS AND WE'VE GOT FAVORABLE 2529 01:23:53,962 --> 01:23:55,764 BOND RATINGS AND FAVORABLE 2530 01:23:55,764 --> 01:23:57,465 BONDS. OUR RATES IN TERMS OF THE 2531 01:23:57,465 --> 01:24:00,335 BOND MARKET. WE TEND TO MAKE 2532 01:24:00,335 --> 01:24:00,969 CONSERVATIVE ASSUMPTIONFULS ON 2533 01:24:00,969 --> 01:24:02,871 OUR COST TO BORROW AND THEN IF 2534 01:24:02,871 --> 01:24:03,772 THERE WAS ASSUMPTIONS ARE 2535 01:24:03,772 --> 01:24:04,706 BEATEN, IN TERMS OF THE RATE -- 2536 01:24:04,706 --> 01:24:09,577 THE BONDS THAT WE SELL, THEN WE 2537 01:24:09,577 --> 01:24:11,179 GET TO INCORPORATE THAT INTO THE 2538 01:24:11,179 --> 01:24:14,983 RATE PROJECTIONS. IT'S A 2539 01:24:14,983 --> 01:24:21,055 MULTITUDE OF FACTORS THAT'S LED 2540 01:24:21,055 --> 01:24:21,322 TO THAT. 2541 01:24:21,322 --> 01:24:25,226 >> SIT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO SEE 2542 01:24:25,226 --> 01:24:35,804 -- I KNOW THAT I DON'T KNOW IF 2543 01:24:36,337 --> 01:24:39,607 IT WAS TUKWILA OR ANDONO 2544 01:24:39,607 --> 01:24:42,844 AFTERSEA-TAC -- DEFINITELY MOVED 2545 01:24:42,844 --> 01:24:44,078 OVER TO TACOMA WATER. WE HAVE 2546 01:24:44,078 --> 01:24:44,712 THE BEST IN THE NORTHWEST AND IN 2547 01:24:44,712 --> 01:24:45,613 AMERICA HERE IN -- WITH SPU SO I 2548 01:24:45,613 --> 01:24:46,681 DON'T MIND IF OTHER FOLKS ARE 2549 01:24:46,681 --> 01:24:47,982 GOING OTHER PLACES. BUT IT WOULD 2550 01:24:47,982 --> 01:24:51,920 BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT OUR 2551 01:24:51,920 --> 01:24:53,988 PEER AGENCIES DOING AS WELL. 2552 01:24:53,988 --> 01:24:54,556 >> YEAH. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. 2553 01:24:54,556 --> 01:24:56,524 >> I'LL JUST STATE YOU KNOW, 2554 01:24:56,524 --> 01:24:59,527 HAVING CLEAN -- WE HAD ONE OF 2555 01:24:59,527 --> 01:25:02,831 THE -- THE ASSOCIATION IN 2556 01:25:02,831 --> 01:25:03,398 WASHINGTON CITIES, WE HAD A 2557 01:25:03,398 --> 01:25:06,801 SPEAKER COME TO TALK ABOUT HOW 2558 01:25:06,801 --> 01:25:11,005 13 WAYS TO KILL YOUR CITY 2559 01:25:11,005 --> 01:25:11,906 QUICKLY. MORE BUILT FOR RURAL 2560 01:25:11,906 --> 01:25:12,540 ENVIRONMENTS BUT THE NUMBER ONE 2561 01:25:12,540 --> 01:25:13,174 -- THE FIRST THING THAT HE SAYS 2562 01:25:13,174 --> 01:25:14,375 IS YOU DON'T INVEST IN YOUR 2563 01:25:14,375 --> 01:25:17,645 WATER. IF YOU DON'T HAVE CLEAN 2564 01:25:17,645 --> 01:25:19,280 GOOD CATER TO DRINK, YOU ARE 2565 01:25:19,280 --> 01:25:20,381 GOING TO UNDERCUT YOUR SUCCESS 2566 01:25:20,381 --> 01:25:24,719 IN EVERY SINGLE WAY. AND SO 2567 01:25:24,719 --> 01:25:25,753 IT'S JUST REALLY -- I'M REALLY 2568 01:25:25,753 --> 01:25:27,322 PROUD OF THE CLEAN WATER WE'RE 2569 01:25:27,322 --> 01:25:29,991 ABLE TO PROVIDE AND WE CAN 2570 01:25:29,991 --> 01:25:31,359 DRINK. THE TAP WATER IS MORE 2571 01:25:31,359 --> 01:25:32,160 THAN DRINKABLE. IT'S BETTER 2572 01:25:32,160 --> 01:25:34,929 THAN THE BOTTLED WATER WE HAVE 2573 01:25:34,929 --> 01:25:35,830 ON THE SHELVES HERE IN THE CITY 2574 01:25:35,830 --> 01:25:38,766 AND THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF A 2575 01:25:38,766 --> 01:25:40,969 DIGRESSION CHAIR BUT THE SALMON 2576 01:25:40,969 --> 01:25:42,737 BAY FC, OUR -- SOCCER TEAM -- 2577 01:25:42,737 --> 01:25:43,972 WOMEN'S USL 2 TEAM IS IN THE 2578 01:25:43,972 --> 01:25:46,274 SEMIFINAL THIS IS WEEKEND. AND 2579 01:25:46,274 --> 01:25:47,075 THEY'VE BEEN PLAYING TEAMS FROM 2580 01:25:47,075 --> 01:25:48,543 RAISE CROSS THE COUNTRY AND SO 2581 01:25:48,543 --> 01:25:49,310 WE'VE BEEN COMING UP WITH 2582 01:25:49,310 --> 01:25:51,179 FRIENDLY JEERS FOR THESE OTHER 2583 01:25:51,179 --> 01:25:52,580 TEAMS. BECAUSE YOU NOT BE TOO 2584 01:25:52,580 --> 01:25:54,916 NICE BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO BE 2585 01:25:54,916 --> 01:25:57,385 TOO MEAN. ONE TEAM WE SAID YOU 2586 01:25:57,385 --> 01:25:59,654 ARE LANDLOCK. THAT'S WHAT WE 2587 01:25:59,654 --> 01:26:01,089 KEPT CHEERING, YOU ARE 2588 01:26:01,089 --> 01:26:04,125 LANDLOCKED. ANOTHER TEAM WE SAID 2589 01:26:04,125 --> 01:26:10,231 YOUR TAP WATER IS UNDRINKABLE 2590 01:26:10,231 --> 01:26:12,500 AND AFTER THE GAME IT HIT TOO 2591 01:26:12,500 --> 01:26:14,435 CLOSE TO HOME. I EXPLAINED IT TO 2592 01:26:14,435 --> 01:26:15,770 ANOTHER PERSON AND THEIR FACE 2593 01:26:15,770 --> 01:26:16,404 BENT WENT TO FLOOD AND JARED 2594 01:26:16,404 --> 01:26:17,739 BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT I WAS 2595 01:26:17,739 --> 01:26:20,375 SAYING THAT OUR TAP WATER WAS 2596 01:26:20,375 --> 01:26:22,110 UNDRINKABLE. AND -- I SHARE THIS 2597 01:26:22,110 --> 01:26:24,078 BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE 2598 01:26:24,078 --> 01:26:24,812 DON'T THINK ABOUT. WE JUST TURN 2599 01:26:24,812 --> 01:26:27,248 ON THE TAP AND THERE IT IS. IT 2600 01:26:27,248 --> 01:26:32,353 BECOMES UNCONSCIOUS. IN OUR 2601 01:26:32,353 --> 01:26:35,790 HABITS. SOMETHING THAT WE DEPEND 2602 01:26:35,790 --> 01:26:36,791 ON BUT ESPECIALLY AS CLIMATE 2603 01:26:36,791 --> 01:26:38,026 CHANGE CONTINUES TO OCCUR AND 2604 01:26:38,026 --> 01:26:40,562 ESPECIALLY AS OTHER CITIES AND 2605 01:26:40,562 --> 01:26:41,629 OTHER MUNICIPALITIES THROUGHOUT 2606 01:26:41,629 --> 01:26:43,631 THE NATION DON'T INVEST 2607 01:26:43,631 --> 01:26:46,067 PROPERLY IN THEIR WATER SYSTEMS, 2608 01:26:46,067 --> 01:26:47,202 THAT JEER OF YOUR TAP WATER IS 2609 01:26:47,202 --> 01:26:50,905 UNDRINKABLE IS -- IT CUTS AT THE 2610 01:26:50,905 --> 01:26:52,373 VERY HUMANITY OF -- CUTS LIKE 2611 01:26:52,373 --> 01:26:56,010 THE VERY BASICS OF OUR SOCIETY 2612 01:26:56,010 --> 01:26:58,279 BECAUSE YOU CAN'T BE A -- 2613 01:26:58,279 --> 01:26:59,614 WITHOUT CLEAN WATER. IT'S A 2614 01:26:59,614 --> 01:27:03,551 LONG WAY OF SAYING THANK YOU FOR 2615 01:27:03,551 --> 01:27:04,319 ALL OF YOUR WORK. SOMETHING THAT 2616 01:27:04,319 --> 01:27:06,821 WE HAVE YOU KNOW, AS I TESTED IT 2617 01:27:06,821 --> 01:27:08,122 OUT WITH THE PUBLIC THIS LAST 2618 01:27:08,122 --> 01:27:10,925 WEEK, I CAN TELL YOU THE 2619 01:27:10,925 --> 01:27:12,026 SEATTLE-ITES WHO THOUGHT I WAS 2620 01:27:12,026 --> 01:27:13,161 TALKINGN'T THEIR TAP WATER WERE 2621 01:27:13,161 --> 01:27:14,262 THE MOST UPSET I HAVE SEEN. SO 2622 01:27:14,262 --> 01:27:16,798 THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING US CLEAN 2623 01:27:16,798 --> 01:27:17,699 TAP WATER AND THANK YOU FOR 2624 01:27:17,699 --> 01:27:20,468 BEING ABLE TO KEEP THESE RATES 2625 01:27:20,468 --> 01:27:20,668 LOW. 2626 01:27:20,668 --> 01:27:22,337 >> THANK YOU. 2627 01:27:22,337 --> 01:27:22,804 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU 2628 01:27:22,804 --> 01:27:23,371 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. WELL 2629 01:27:23,371 --> 01:27:26,708 SAID. IF YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE 2630 01:27:26,708 --> 01:27:29,243 PROPOSED RATES I'LL AND SUPER 2631 01:27:29,243 --> 01:27:31,813 QUICK. I DO REALLY APPRECIATE 2632 01:27:31,813 --> 01:27:33,147 THE INTENTIONALITY BEHIND THIS 2633 01:27:33,147 --> 01:27:33,815 EVERY TIME I KNOW THAT THE CITY 2634 01:27:33,815 --> 01:27:35,083 WE DO A LITTLE BIT -- STUFF 2635 01:27:35,083 --> 01:27:36,150 DIFFERENT. THERE'S A LITTLE 2636 01:27:36,150 --> 01:27:38,019 SLIDE AT @ COUNTY. WE DO A 2637 01:27:38,019 --> 01:27:39,087 LITTLE DIFFERENT FOR OUR RATES. 2638 01:27:39,087 --> 01:27:42,156 I KNOW I CAN SAY THAT AND OTHERS 2639 01:27:42,156 --> 01:27:44,659 PROBABLY CAN'T. BUT I KNOW THAT 2640 01:27:44,659 --> 01:27:46,261 THE WASTEWATER IS DIRECTLY 2641 01:27:46,261 --> 01:27:47,629 CONNECTED TO KING COUNTY AND SO 2642 01:27:47,629 --> 01:27:48,930 THAT'S WHY A LOT OF PEOPLE SEE 2643 01:27:48,930 --> 01:27:52,533 A VERY HIGH JUMP THERE. AND I 2644 01:27:52,533 --> 01:27:54,702 KNOW THAT OFTENTIMES IT PROBABLY 2645 01:27:54,702 --> 01:27:55,270 PUTS PRESSURE ON THE OTHER 2646 01:27:55,270 --> 01:27:56,771 PLACES IN WHICH WE'RE TRYING TO 2647 01:27:56,771 --> 01:28:00,608 FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE MORE 2648 01:28:00,608 --> 01:28:01,509 EFFICIENT WITH WATER, DRAINAGE, 2649 01:28:01,509 --> 01:28:04,646 SOLID WASTE. AND SO ANYWAYS I 2650 01:28:04,646 --> 01:28:05,313 KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING 2651 01:28:05,313 --> 01:28:07,015 HARD TOO AND TOO AS WELL AND WE 2652 01:28:07,015 --> 01:28:07,882 WANT TO WORK HARD WITH THE 2653 01:28:07,882 --> 01:28:12,553 COUNTY SO WE CAN BE IN ALIGNMENT 2654 01:28:12,553 --> 01:28:13,621 WITH THEIR WASTEWATER RATES. AND 2655 01:28:13,621 --> 01:28:14,789 AFFORDABILITY AS WELL. BECAUSE 2656 01:28:14,789 --> 01:28:16,991 THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. AND I 2657 01:28:16,991 --> 01:28:20,595 BELIEVE IT'S 25% OF SOMEONE'S 2658 01:28:20,595 --> 01:28:21,229 BILL. WASTEWATER? AROUND THAT. 2659 01:28:21,229 --> 01:28:23,498 SO -- JUST SAYING. IF YOU SEE 2660 01:28:23,498 --> 01:28:26,634 YOUR BILL IT'S 25% IS THE 2661 01:28:26,634 --> 01:28:28,302 COUNTY. SO 25% OF THE ANGER 2662 01:28:28,302 --> 01:28:31,239 SHOULD GO TO KING COUNTY WHEN 2663 01:28:31,239 --> 01:28:31,939 WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WASTEWATER. 2664 01:28:31,939 --> 01:28:34,008 BUT -- OR YOUR WHOLE BILL. BUT 2665 01:28:34,008 --> 01:28:35,510 THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO US 2666 01:28:35,510 --> 01:28:38,012 AND JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE 2667 01:28:38,012 --> 01:28:38,613 INTENTIONALITY BEHIND IT. AND 2668 01:28:38,613 --> 01:28:40,548 YOU ALL JUST STAYING VERY 2669 01:28:40,548 --> 01:28:42,750 CONSISTENT IF YOU LOOK AT 2025, 2670 01:28:42,750 --> 01:28:43,418 AND JUST THAT SLIGHT INCREASE, 2671 01:28:43,418 --> 01:28:44,986 YOU CAN ARGUE A LOT OF THAT 2672 01:28:44,986 --> 01:28:48,389 INCREASE IS BECAUSE OF THE 2673 01:28:48,389 --> 01:28:50,391 WASTEWATER PIECE WITH SOME OF 2674 01:28:50,391 --> 01:28:51,125 THE PERCENTAGES. SO REALLY 2675 01:28:51,125 --> 01:28:51,993 APPRECIATE THAT. SO THANK YOU 2676 01:28:51,993 --> 01:28:53,394 DIRECTOR AND I DON'T KNOW IF 2677 01:28:53,394 --> 01:28:55,196 YOU HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS BUT 2678 01:28:55,196 --> 01:28:59,267 I KNOW WE'LL DISCUSS THIS AGAIN 2679 01:28:59,267 --> 01:29:00,902 IN THE NEXT MEETING. NO? 2680 01:29:00,902 --> 01:29:01,502 AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU 2681 01:29:01,502 --> 01:29:02,603 ALL FOR BEING HERE AND REALLY 2682 01:29:02,603 --> 01:29:03,705 APPRECIATE IT AND LOOKING 2683 01:29:03,705 --> 01:29:08,009 FORWARD TO THE MEMO AS WELL FROM 2684 01:29:08,009 --> 01:29:08,676 CENTRAL STAFF. ALL RIGHT 2685 01:29:08,676 --> 01:29:09,610 COLLEAGUES. THEY'RE GOING TO BE 2686 01:29:09,610 --> 01:29:11,813 READ IN TOGETHER. TWO MORE ITEMS 2687 01:29:11,813 --> 01:29:12,613 ON THE AGENDA. THANK YOU CLERK. 2688 01:29:12,613 --> 01:29:16,684 I WILL READ THEM IN. SO WE HAVE 2689 01:29:16,684 --> 01:29:19,153 COUNCIL BILL 121246 ORDINANCE 2690 01:29:19,153 --> 01:29:22,190 RELATING TO EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE 2691 01:29:22,190 --> 01:29:23,257 FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES 2692 01:29:23,257 --> 01:29:25,793 CUSTOMERSMENT AND THEN WE HAVE 2693 01:29:25,793 --> 01:29:28,296 COUNCIL BILL 12147 ORDINANCE 2694 01:29:28,296 --> 01:29:29,297 RELATING TO THE SEATTLE CITY 2695 01:29:29,297 --> 01:29:30,565 LIGHTS DEPARTMENT EMERGENCY BILL 2696 01:29:30,565 --> 01:29:34,602 ASSISTANCE, THIS IS FOR BRIEFING 2697 01:29:34,602 --> 01:29:35,636 AND DISCUSSION. ONLY. ALSO 2698 01:29:35,636 --> 01:29:36,671 DISCUSS THIS FURTHER ON THE JULY 2699 01:29:36,671 --> 01:29:38,372 29th MEETING SO WE DO HAVE A 2700 01:29:38,372 --> 01:29:41,309 SPECIAL MEETING AT THE END OF 2701 01:29:41,309 --> 01:29:44,479 THE MONTH AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. 2702 01:29:44,479 --> 01:29:46,781 LET'S ROCK & ROLL. THANK YOU. 2703 01:29:46,781 --> 01:29:50,618 >> ANDREW LEE, GENERAL MANAGER 2704 01:29:50,618 --> 01:29:51,586 CEO FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC 2705 01:29:51,586 --> 01:29:51,886 UTILITIES. 2706 01:29:51,886 --> 01:29:52,553 >> LESLIE BRINSON. 2707 01:29:52,553 --> 01:29:54,956 >> MARCUS JACKSON, DIRECTOR OF 2708 01:29:54,956 --> 01:29:57,391 CUSTOMER OPERATIONS SEATTLE CITY 2709 01:29:57,391 --> 01:29:57,625 LIGHT. 2710 01:29:57,625 --> 01:29:59,560 >> ROB SANTOFF, INTERIM GENERAL 2711 01:29:59,560 --> 01:30:07,235 MANAGER AND CEO FOR SEATTLE CITY 2712 01:30:07,235 --> 01:30:07,468 LIGHT. 2713 01:30:07,468 --> 01:30:08,136 >> STILL BRIANGOODNIGHT. 2714 01:30:08,136 --> 01:30:08,669 >> DIRECTOR LEE. COUNCIL 2715 01:30:08,669 --> 01:30:11,005 PRESIDENT HOLLINGS AND MEMBERS 2716 01:30:11,005 --> 01:30:13,841 OF THE COMMITTEE. THE NEXT TWO 2717 01:30:13,841 --> 01:30:15,977 ARE COMPANION BILLS. THEY WOULD 2718 01:30:15,977 --> 01:30:16,878 EXPAND SPU'S EMERGENCY 2719 01:30:16,878 --> 01:30:18,846 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OR KNOWN AS 2720 01:30:18,846 --> 01:30:21,582 EAP AND SEATTLE CITY LIGHT'S 2721 01:30:21,582 --> 01:30:22,116 EMERGENCY BILL ASSISTANCE 2722 01:30:22,116 --> 01:30:23,651 PROGRAM WHICH SERVES AS A SAFETY 2723 01:30:23,651 --> 01:30:24,786 NET TO PREVENT WATER AND 2724 01:30:24,786 --> 01:30:27,555 ELECTRICITY SHUTOFFS. THE 2725 01:30:27,555 --> 01:30:28,289 PROPOSED ORDINANCES WOULD 2726 01:30:28,289 --> 01:30:30,691 INCREASE ELIGIBILITY IN THE TWO 2727 01:30:30,691 --> 01:30:33,060 PROGRAMS FROM 80% OF STATE 2728 01:30:33,060 --> 01:30:34,595 MEDIAN INCOME TO 80% OF AREA 2729 01:30:34,595 --> 01:30:36,964 MEDIAN INCOME. THE EFFECT OF THE 2730 01:30:36,964 --> 01:30:40,401 LEGISLATION WOULD BE TO INCREASE 2731 01:30:40,401 --> 01:30:42,804 THE POPULATION THAT IS ELIGIBLE 2732 01:30:42,804 --> 01:30:47,008 FOR CITY LIGHT'S PROGRAM BY 37% 2733 01:30:47,008 --> 01:30:48,509 TO 188,000. AND SPU'S PROGRAM 2734 01:30:48,509 --> 01:30:50,812 BY 50% TO 39,000. BEFORE HANDING 2735 01:30:50,812 --> 01:30:52,747 OFF THE PRESENTATION TO LESLIE 2736 01:30:52,747 --> 01:30:55,650 BRINSON I'D LIKE TO OFFER ROB 2737 01:30:55,650 --> 01:30:57,518 SANTOFF GENERAL MANAGER CEO FOR 2738 01:30:57,518 --> 01:30:58,453 SEATTLE CITY LIGHT TO THE 2739 01:30:58,453 --> 01:30:59,987 OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SOME OPENING 2740 01:30:59,987 --> 01:31:00,254 REMARKS. 2741 01:31:00,254 --> 01:31:04,959 >> YEAH. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING 2742 01:31:04,959 --> 01:31:06,627 PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH AND 2743 01:31:06,627 --> 01:31:07,261 COMMITTEE MEMBERS. ROB SANTOFF 2744 01:31:07,261 --> 01:31:08,863 INTERIM GENERAL MANAGER AND CEO 2745 01:31:08,863 --> 01:31:11,232 AT CITY LIGHT. I'M JOINED TODAY 2746 01:31:11,232 --> 01:31:13,000 WITH MARCUS JACKSON THE CUSTOMER 2747 01:31:13,000 --> 01:31:14,302 OPERATIONS DIRECTOR. PLEASED TO 2748 01:31:14,302 --> 01:31:17,104 BE HERE TODAY TO PRESENT ON THIS 2749 01:31:17,104 --> 01:31:18,306 ORDINANCE WITH EXPANSE TO 2750 01:31:18,306 --> 01:31:20,308 ELIGIBILITY FOR SEATTLE CITY'S 2751 01:31:20,308 --> 01:31:22,376 LIGHT EMERGENCY BILL HELP. MORE 2752 01:31:22,376 --> 01:31:23,311 CUSTOMERS FACING SUDDEN 2753 01:31:23,311 --> 01:31:24,445 FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS FROM JOB 2754 01:31:24,445 --> 01:31:28,716 LOSS AND MEDICAL EMERGENCIES AND 2755 01:31:28,716 --> 01:31:37,792 OTHER CRISES CAN ACCESS 2756 01:31:37,792 --> 01:31:38,426 IMMEDIATE HELP. THE WASHINGTON 2757 01:31:38,426 --> 01:31:44,398 CLEAN ENERGY TRANSFORMATION 2758 01:31:44,398 --> 01:31:45,867 AGENT. THIS PROPOSED EMERGENCY 2759 01:31:45,867 --> 01:31:49,971 BILL ALLOW CITY LIGHT TO MEET 2760 01:31:49,971 --> 01:31:50,605 THE CLEAN ENERGY TRANSFORMATION 2761 01:31:50,605 --> 01:31:53,007 ACT'S REQUIREMENTS. LIKE OUR 2762 01:31:53,007 --> 01:31:54,809 PROPOSED UTILITY DISCOUNT 2763 01:31:54,809 --> 01:31:56,511 PROGRAM CHANGES THESE 2764 01:31:56,511 --> 01:31:57,144 IMPROVEMENTS STREAMLINE INCOME 2765 01:31:57,144 --> 01:31:58,779 VERIFICATION AND MAKE THE 2766 01:31:58,779 --> 01:32:00,848 PROGRAM EASIER TO ACCESS. 2767 01:32:00,848 --> 01:32:03,251 ALIGNING WITH OUR BROADER 2768 01:32:03,251 --> 01:32:04,619 AFFORDABILITY AND EQUITY GOALS. 2769 01:32:04,619 --> 01:32:08,289 WE REQUESTS THAT THE COMMITTEE 2770 01:32:08,289 --> 01:32:09,090 MOVE THE ORDINANCE FORWARD. WITH 2771 01:32:09,090 --> 01:32:11,826 THAT I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE 2772 01:32:11,826 --> 01:32:12,126 PRESENTERS. 2773 01:32:12,126 --> 01:32:12,793 >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MARCUS 2774 01:32:12,793 --> 01:32:14,128 AND I WILL WORK THROUGH THIS. 2775 01:32:14,128 --> 01:32:16,130 BUT SINCE WE HAVE HAD SOME 2776 01:32:16,130 --> 01:32:17,331 CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE UTILITY 2777 01:32:17,331 --> 01:32:21,135 DISCOUNT PROGRAM TODAY, WE WILL 2778 01:32:21,135 --> 01:32:22,203 SKIP AHEAD. BUT VERY EXCITED 2779 01:32:22,203 --> 01:32:24,071 THAT THE EXPANSION OF OUR 2780 01:32:24,071 --> 01:32:25,106 ONGOING AFFORDABILITY PROGRAM 2781 01:32:25,106 --> 01:32:27,308 WITH UDP WILL BE HAPPENING ON 2782 01:32:27,308 --> 01:32:28,876 JUNE 1 PER -- JANUARY PER THE 2783 01:32:28,876 --> 01:32:31,279 AMENDMENT AND THAT THE EMERGENCY 2784 01:32:31,279 --> 01:32:32,380 BILL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS ARE 2785 01:32:32,380 --> 01:32:33,648 REALLY AN EXCELLENT COMPLEMENT 2786 01:32:33,648 --> 01:32:38,819 TO THESE PROGRAMS. THESE PROVIDE 2787 01:32:38,819 --> 01:32:42,757 -- SORT OF ANNUAL ASSISTANCE TO 2788 01:32:42,757 --> 01:32:43,791 ADDRESS EPISODIC FINANCIAL 2789 01:32:43,791 --> 01:32:45,092 HARDSHIPS THAT FAMILIES FACE AND 2790 01:32:45,092 --> 01:32:47,528 CURRENTLY THEY ARE AT -- ANDREW 2791 01:32:47,528 --> 01:32:49,830 MENTIONED THEY ARE 80% OF STATE 2792 01:32:49,830 --> 01:32:52,366 MEDIAN INCOME AND WE ARE 2793 01:32:52,366 --> 01:32:54,235 PROPOSING THAT THAT GO TO 80% OF 2794 01:32:54,235 --> 01:32:56,137 AREA MEDIAN INCOME. THE OTHER 2795 01:32:56,137 --> 01:32:58,239 BIG CHANGE WE'RE LOOKING AT 2796 01:32:58,239 --> 01:32:59,740 HERE IS THAT RIGHT NOW, 2797 01:32:59,740 --> 01:33:00,841 HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN GET 2798 01:33:00,841 --> 01:33:02,543 TWICE THE AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE 2799 01:33:02,543 --> 01:33:04,245 AS HOUSEHOLDS WITHOUT. AND THAT 2800 01:33:04,245 --> 01:33:06,480 LEAFS A LOT OF O FOLKS SENIORS 2801 01:33:06,480 --> 01:33:07,815 INCLUDED, WITHOUT ACCESS TO THE 2802 01:33:07,815 --> 01:33:09,317 FULL ASSISTANCE AMOUNT. SO WE'LL 2803 01:33:09,317 --> 01:33:17,358 BE PROPOSING THAT -- TO CHANGE. 2804 01:33:17,358 --> 01:33:22,096 OKAY. REALLY THESE EMERGENCY 2805 01:33:22,096 --> 01:33:24,832 ASIS FACE PROGRAMS ARE BUILT TO 2806 01:33:24,832 --> 01:33:25,433 PREVENT ELECTRICITY AND WATER 2807 01:33:25,433 --> 01:33:26,300 SHUTOFFS. WE WANT TO BE SURE 2808 01:33:26,300 --> 01:33:27,535 THAT FOLKS HAVE ACCESS TO 2809 01:33:27,535 --> 01:33:28,769 ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND THEY'RE 2810 01:33:28,769 --> 01:33:29,403 GETTING THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 2811 01:33:29,403 --> 01:33:33,774 THEY NEED. THIS EXPANSION ALSO 2812 01:33:33,774 --> 01:33:34,942 ALLOWS US TO OFFER UTILITY 2813 01:33:34,942 --> 01:33:37,078 ASSISTANCE TO A BROADER SPECTRUM 2814 01:33:37,078 --> 01:33:40,715 OF HOUSEHOLDS AWL THE WAY UP TO 2815 01:33:40,715 --> 01:33:43,351 8 #% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME. 2816 01:33:43,351 --> 01:33:46,621 HELPS CITY LIGHT COMPLY THE 2817 01:33:46,621 --> 01:33:47,054 REQUIREMENTS OF THE 2818 01:33:47,054 --> 01:33:49,290 TRANSFORMATION ACT AND WE ARE 2819 01:33:49,290 --> 01:33:50,024 REALLY WORKING TOGETHER SPU AND 2820 01:33:50,024 --> 01:33:51,359 CITY LIGHT WITH THE HUMAN 2821 01:33:51,359 --> 01:33:52,193 SERVICES DEPARTMENT AS WELL TO 2822 01:33:52,193 --> 01:33:54,662 MAKE SURE THAT OUR PROGRAMS ARE 2823 01:33:54,662 --> 01:33:57,465 WORKING TOGETHER REALLY WELL. 2824 01:33:57,465 --> 01:33:59,533 AND THAT WE'RE USING THIS 2825 01:33:59,533 --> 01:34:02,903 MOMENT IN TIME TO REALLY INFORM 2826 01:34:02,903 --> 01:34:04,038 HOW WE MOVE FORWARD IF AND WHEN 2827 01:34:04,038 --> 01:34:09,610 WE EXPAND THE PROGRAMS MORE IN 2828 01:34:09,610 --> 01:34:11,345 THE FUTURE. OKAY. THIS IS -- I 2829 01:34:11,345 --> 01:34:12,513 HAVE PREVIOUSLY TALKED TO YOU 2830 01:34:12,513 --> 01:34:14,281 SORT OF ABOUT THE THREE 2831 01:34:14,281 --> 01:34:16,283 DEPARTMENTS TOGETHER. THIS IS 2832 01:34:16,283 --> 01:34:17,685 SPECIFIC TO THE SEATTLE PUBLIC 2833 01:34:17,685 --> 01:34:21,489 UTILITIES PROGRAM. SO WE WILL BE 2834 01:34:21,489 --> 01:34:22,723 INCREASING -- PROPOSING TO 2835 01:34:22,723 --> 01:34:26,560 INCREASE TO 80% AMI WHICH 2836 01:34:26,560 --> 01:34:27,061 INCREASES OUR ELIGIBLE 2837 01:34:27,061 --> 01:34:29,897 POPULATION BY 50%. AND THAT 2838 01:34:29,897 --> 01:34:32,400 REALLY EQUATES TO OUR -- 2839 01:34:32,400 --> 01:34:33,234 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE REALLY 2840 01:34:33,234 --> 01:34:34,902 EQUATES TO ASSISTANCE FOR ABOUT 2841 01:34:34,902 --> 01:34:35,736 FOUR MONTHS WORTH OF BILLS. SO 2842 01:34:35,736 --> 01:34:38,706 ABOUT $1,000 A YEAR. THIS IS 2843 01:34:38,706 --> 01:34:39,240 ESSENTIALLY A 30% ANNUAL 2844 01:34:39,240 --> 01:34:42,543 DISCOUNT. THAT CAN BE COMBINED 2845 01:34:42,543 --> 01:34:43,811 WITH THE UTILITY DISCOUNT 2846 01:34:43,811 --> 01:34:45,379 PROGRAM. WHICH MEANS THAT IF 2847 01:34:45,379 --> 01:34:46,447 SOMEONE IS ON THE UTILITY 2848 01:34:46,447 --> 01:34:49,316 DISCOUNT PROGRAM AND STILL NEEDS 2849 01:34:49,316 --> 01:34:50,651 MORE HELP, AND ACCESSES THE 2850 01:34:50,651 --> 01:34:51,819 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 2851 01:34:51,819 --> 01:34:56,724 THEY ARE ONLY PAYING 33% OF THE 2852 01:34:56,724 --> 01:34:59,627 ANNUAL COST OF THESE UTILITIES. 2853 01:34:59,627 --> 01:35:01,962 AS I MENTIONED, THE DOUBLING THE 2854 01:35:01,962 --> 01:35:04,932 AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE ABLE FOR 2855 01:35:04,932 --> 01:35:08,169 HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN -- WHEN 2856 01:35:08,169 --> 01:35:09,403 SPU LOOKED INTO THIS AND WE WERE 2857 01:35:09,403 --> 01:35:11,806 LOOKING AT THE DIRECTLY BILLED 2858 01:35:11,806 --> 01:35:13,107 CUSTOMERS. THOSE CUSTOMERS WHO 2859 01:35:13,107 --> 01:35:14,275 HAVE THE OWN INDIVIDUAL WATER 2860 01:35:14,275 --> 01:35:17,011 METERS OFTEN FOLKS WHO LIVE IN A 2861 01:35:17,011 --> 01:35:20,948 SINGLE FAMILY HOME OR TOWNHOME, 2862 01:35:20,948 --> 01:35:22,583 OR AN ADU CONDO SOMETIMES, ONLY 2863 01:35:22,583 --> 01:35:25,052 ABOUT 20% OF PEOPLE WITHIN OUR 2864 01:35:25,052 --> 01:35:28,089 INCOME ELIGIBILITY HAVE CHILDREN 2865 01:35:28,089 --> 01:35:30,024 IN THE HOMES. SO DOUBLING OUR 2866 01:35:30,024 --> 01:35:33,294 ASSISTANCE FOR ALL CUSTOMERS 2867 01:35:33,294 --> 01:35:33,794 ACCESSING THE EMERGENCY 2868 01:35:33,794 --> 01:35:34,428 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BRINGS A HOLT 2869 01:35:34,428 --> 01:35:39,333 MORE PEOPLE INTO THE ABILITY TO 2870 01:35:39,333 --> 01:35:40,801 GET THAT MAXIMUM THOUSAND DOLLAR 2871 01:35:40,801 --> 01:35:44,972 AMOUNT. THIS SLIDE SHOWS LOT OF 2872 01:35:44,972 --> 01:35:45,539 DETAILS AND LOTS OF WORDS. 2873 01:35:45,539 --> 01:35:46,140 RUNNING THROUGH THE SPECIFIC 2874 01:35:46,140 --> 01:35:49,810 CHANGES THAT YOU WILL SEE 2875 01:35:49,810 --> 01:35:51,579 OUTLINED IN THE LEGISLATION. 2876 01:35:51,579 --> 01:35:53,114 AGAIN, INCREASING TO 80% AREA 2877 01:35:53,114 --> 01:35:54,482 MEDIAN INCOME. WE ARE CHANGING 2878 01:35:54,482 --> 01:35:56,283 AND MODERNIZING THE LANGUAGE IN 2879 01:35:56,283 --> 01:35:58,285 THE CODE IT CURRENTLY REFERS TO 2880 01:35:58,285 --> 01:36:01,856 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES AS 2881 01:36:01,856 --> 01:36:03,357 BEING THE ONLY ELIGIBLE TYPE OF 2882 01:36:03,357 --> 01:36:07,895 HOME. WE ARE REMOVING THAT TO 2883 01:36:07,895 --> 01:36:08,896 TALK ABOUT INDIVIDUALLY METERED 2884 01:36:08,896 --> 01:36:09,964 RESIDENCES AND ALL HOUSEHOLDS 2885 01:36:09,964 --> 01:36:11,632 HAVE ACCESS TO THE MAXIMUM 2886 01:36:11,632 --> 01:36:13,234 AMOUNT OF ASUSTAINS WHICH IS FOR 2887 01:36:13,234 --> 01:36:16,604 APU IS ABOUT $1,000 A MONTH. WE 2888 01:36:16,604 --> 01:36:20,174 ARE MOVING TO -- AND THEN WE'RE 2889 01:36:20,174 --> 01:36:21,242 MOVING SOME OF THE PROGRAMMATIC 2890 01:36:21,242 --> 01:36:21,876 SORT OF ADMINISTRATIVE DETAIL 2891 01:36:21,876 --> 01:36:24,378 OUT OF THE CODE INTO DIRECTOR'S 2892 01:36:24,378 --> 01:36:25,980 RULES. THOSE WILL BE PUB LIBBED 2893 01:36:25,980 --> 01:36:29,850 LATER TO YEAR FOR IMPLEMENTATION 2894 01:36:29,850 --> 01:36:31,986 NEXT YEAR. AND ONE OF THE THINGS 2895 01:36:31,986 --> 01:36:33,387 THAT WE HAVE REALIZED IN THAT 2896 01:36:33,387 --> 01:36:34,455 PROCESS IS THAT CURRENTLY, WE 2897 01:36:34,455 --> 01:36:37,858 REQUIRE FOLKS TO APPLY TO US FOR 2898 01:36:37,858 --> 01:36:39,426 ASSISTANCE AND ONLY HAVE SAY A 2899 01:36:39,426 --> 01:36:41,295 $400 BALANCE ON THEIR BILL, WE 2900 01:36:41,295 --> 01:36:42,029 GIVE THEM $400. AND THEN THEY 2901 01:36:42,029 --> 01:36:44,331 COME BACK TO US LATER IN THE 2902 01:36:44,331 --> 01:36:45,266 YEAR WHEN THEY NEED MORE 2903 01:36:45,266 --> 01:36:46,033 ASSISTANCE AND THEY HAVE A 2904 01:36:46,033 --> 01:36:48,569 BIGGER BALANCE. SO WE ARE NOW 2905 01:36:48,569 --> 01:36:50,237 SAYING OKAY. APPLY TO US ONCE. 2906 01:36:50,237 --> 01:36:52,339 STREAMLINE IT. AND THEY WILL GET 2907 01:36:52,339 --> 01:36:54,308 THE FULL AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE 2908 01:36:54,308 --> 01:36:55,176 WHEN THEY APPLY. AND THEN WE 2909 01:36:55,176 --> 01:36:57,578 WILL -- WE WILL DO THE SORT OF 2910 01:36:57,578 --> 01:36:58,679 ACCOUNTING AND TICK THAT DOWN 2911 01:36:58,679 --> 01:37:02,049 OVER TIME WITHOUT THEM HAVING TO 2912 01:37:02,049 --> 01:37:06,287 ASK. TURNING IT OVER TO MARCUS. 2913 01:37:06,287 --> 01:37:08,856 >> ALL RIGHT. SO ON THE CITY 2914 01:37:08,856 --> 01:37:12,359 LIGHT SIDE, WE HAVE OUR 2915 01:37:12,359 --> 01:37:12,960 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 2916 01:37:12,960 --> 01:37:14,528 AND CHANGES THERE ARE SIMILAR TO 2917 01:37:14,528 --> 01:37:20,501 SPU. WE ARE GOING TO INCREASE 2918 01:37:20,501 --> 01:37:23,070 THE INCOME ELIGIBILITY TO 80% OF 2919 01:37:23,070 --> 01:37:25,172 AREA MEDIAN INCOME AND THAT'S 2920 01:37:25,172 --> 01:37:27,508 GOING TO INCREASE ACCESS FOR 2921 01:37:27,508 --> 01:37:28,475 ABOUT 50,000 MORE CUSTOMERS FOR 2922 01:37:28,475 --> 01:37:30,177 CITY LIGHT AND THE SURROUNDING 2923 01:37:30,177 --> 01:37:32,846 CITIES. CUSTOMERS WILL RECEIVE 2924 01:37:32,846 --> 01:37:36,483 ASSISTANCE FOR UP TO FOUR MONTHS 2925 01:37:36,483 --> 01:37:38,118 OF BILLS. WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY 2926 01:37:38,118 --> 01:37:40,788 ABOUT 33% ANNUAL DISCOUNT. IT 2927 01:37:40,788 --> 01:37:43,357 HELPS OUR MOST ENERGY BURDENED 2928 01:37:43,357 --> 01:37:44,692 CUSTOMERS BASED P THEIR USAGE 2929 01:37:44,692 --> 01:37:46,894 AND COMPLIES WITH THE WASHINGTON 2930 01:37:46,894 --> 01:37:48,195 STATE CLEAN ENERGY 2931 01:37:48,195 --> 01:37:48,796 TRANSFORMATION ACT THAT ROB 2932 01:37:48,796 --> 01:37:50,497 SPOKE ABOUT. AND HAVING A 2933 01:37:50,497 --> 01:37:54,134 PROGRAM UP TO 80% OF AREA MEDIAN 2934 01:37:54,134 --> 01:38:01,242 INCOME. AND WE ALWAYS TRY TO DO 2935 01:38:01,242 --> 01:38:03,711 IT ALIGNS SPU AND SPL PROGRAMS. 2936 01:38:03,711 --> 01:38:05,880 TO REDUCE CUSTOMER CONFUSION. 2937 01:38:05,880 --> 01:38:08,649 THE SUMMARY ON OUR END IS 2938 01:38:08,649 --> 01:38:09,783 SIMILAR. WE'RE OBVIOUSLY MOVING 2939 01:38:09,783 --> 01:38:10,784 TO 80% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME. 2940 01:38:10,784 --> 01:38:14,655 AND THAT'S GOING TO MAKE OUR 2941 01:38:14,655 --> 01:38:17,224 TOTAL ELIGIBLE CUSTOMER 2942 01:38:17,224 --> 01:38:17,925 POPULATION ABOUT 188,000 2943 01:38:17,925 --> 01:38:18,993 HOUSEHOLDS. THEY WILL RECEIVE A 2944 01:38:18,993 --> 01:38:22,029 BENEFIT EQUAL TO THE LAST TWO 2945 01:38:22,029 --> 01:38:23,464 BIMONTHLY BILLS IF THEY'RE A 2946 01:38:23,464 --> 01:38:24,665 BIMONTHLY CUSTOMER OR THE LAST 2947 01:38:24,665 --> 01:38:28,068 FOUR BILLS IF THEY HAPPEN TO BE 2948 01:38:28,068 --> 01:38:30,704 MONTHLY RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER AND 2949 01:38:30,704 --> 01:38:33,374 THAT ADAPTS FOR ENERGY BURDEN, 2950 01:38:33,374 --> 01:38:34,308 THAT'S OUT OF THE CUSTOMER'S 2951 01:38:34,308 --> 01:38:36,043 CONTROL. THE OTHER THING IS THEY 2952 01:38:36,043 --> 01:38:37,311 WILL GET A MAXIMUM BENEFIT 2953 01:38:37,311 --> 01:38:38,045 PREVIOUSLY CUSTOMERS WOULD YOU 2954 01:38:38,045 --> 01:38:39,680 KNOW IF THEY DIDN'T NEED THE 2955 01:38:39,680 --> 01:38:42,716 WHOLE AMOUNT, THEY WOULD APPLY 2956 01:38:42,716 --> 01:38:44,184 TO GET A PORTION OF THE BENEFIT 2957 01:38:44,184 --> 01:38:48,522 AND COME BACK LATER AND ASK FOR 2958 01:38:48,522 --> 01:38:49,490 THE REMAINING PORTION. KIND OF 2959 01:38:49,490 --> 01:38:51,992 GIVE THE MAXIMUM BENEFIT AND 2960 01:38:51,992 --> 01:38:53,093 HAVE THE COMPLETED APPLICATION 2961 01:38:53,093 --> 01:38:55,562 SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK 2962 01:38:55,562 --> 01:38:56,230 TO US. THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE 2963 01:38:56,230 --> 01:38:59,133 PAPERWORK AND HEADACHES THAT 2964 01:38:59,133 --> 01:38:59,633 FOLK EARLIER TODAY HAD 2965 01:38:59,633 --> 01:39:01,602 COMPLAINED ABOUT. THE OTHER 2966 01:39:01,602 --> 01:39:03,837 THING WE'RE CHANGING ON OUR 2967 01:39:03,837 --> 01:39:06,140 SIDE TO ALIGN WITH SPU IS THE 2968 01:39:06,140 --> 01:39:06,974 PAST DUE BALANCE REQUIREMENT. WE 2969 01:39:06,974 --> 01:39:07,841 USED TO REQUIRE THAT CUSTOMERS 2970 01:39:07,841 --> 01:39:09,843 HAD TO HAVE A PAST DUE BALANCE 2971 01:39:09,843 --> 01:39:11,712 TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE 2972 01:39:11,712 --> 01:39:13,614 PROGRAM. BUT NOW AS LONG AS YOU 2973 01:39:13,614 --> 01:39:15,683 OWE US MONEY, YOU WILL BE ABLE 2974 01:39:15,683 --> 01:39:16,350 TO APPLY FOR THESE PROGRAMS. SO 2975 01:39:16,350 --> 01:39:18,419 IF YOU GET A BILL AND YOU KNOW 2976 01:39:18,419 --> 01:39:21,388 AUTOMATICALLY YOU CAN'T PAY IT 2977 01:39:21,388 --> 01:39:23,457 YOU DON'T NEED THE WAIT UNTIL 2978 01:39:23,457 --> 01:39:24,224 THE BILL BECOMES DELINQUENT TO 2979 01:39:24,224 --> 01:39:27,962 REACH OUT TO GET HELP. LASTLY, 2980 01:39:27,962 --> 01:39:31,598 THIS MOVES YOU KNOW, PROGRAM 2981 01:39:31,598 --> 01:39:32,866 POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO ALLOW 2982 01:39:32,866 --> 01:39:33,767 CHANGES -- ALLOWS PROGRAM 2983 01:39:33,767 --> 01:39:38,272 CHANGES TO ADAPT MORE QUICKLY AS 2984 01:39:38,272 --> 01:39:38,872 CUSTOMERS' NEEDS ARISE. SO 2985 01:39:38,872 --> 01:39:42,509 WE'LL -- KEEP MAKING CHANGES AS 2986 01:39:42,509 --> 01:39:44,445 WE NEED TO. 2987 01:39:44,445 --> 01:39:49,950 >> AND THE SLIDE JUST COVERS THE 2988 01:39:49,950 --> 01:39:50,851 SUMMARY OF THE CHANGES BETWEEN 2989 01:39:50,851 --> 01:39:55,155 STRAUSS' BILL AND THE TWO BILLS 2990 01:39:55,155 --> 01:39:59,760 BEFORE YOU. WE ARE EXPANDING 2991 01:39:59,760 --> 01:40:00,828 ONGOING ELIGIBILITY TO 60% OF 2992 01:40:00,828 --> 01:40:01,528 AREA MEDIAN INCOME AND THE TWO 2993 01:40:01,528 --> 01:40:04,798 PROGRAMS WILL BE GOING UP TO 80% 2994 01:40:04,798 --> 01:40:09,103 OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME. HAPPY TO 2995 01:40:09,103 --> 01:40:09,903 TAKE QUESTIONS. 2996 01:40:09,903 --> 01:40:16,410 >> THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS. THIS 2997 01:40:16,410 --> 01:40:18,679 IS REALLY SUPER HELPFUL TO 2998 01:40:18,679 --> 01:40:19,913 UNDERSTAND WHO WOULD BE ELIGIBLE 2999 01:40:19,913 --> 01:40:21,482 AND INCREASES AND ALL THE GOOD 3000 01:40:21,482 --> 01:40:23,384 STUFF. SO I WILL PAUSE HERE TO 3001 01:40:23,384 --> 01:40:28,489 SEE IF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY 3002 01:40:28,489 --> 01:40:29,156 COMMENTS. LAST TWO AGENDA ITEMS. 3003 01:40:29,156 --> 01:40:32,893 I SEE YOU GRABBING YOUR 3004 01:40:32,893 --> 01:40:33,193 MICROPHONE. 3005 01:40:33,193 --> 01:40:34,828 >> JUST GRATITUDE. THESE 3006 01:40:34,828 --> 01:40:36,530 PROGRAMS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE IN 3007 01:40:36,530 --> 01:40:40,267 SO MANY PEOPLE'S LIVES. WITH 3008 01:40:40,267 --> 01:40:41,168 THE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, BOTH 3009 01:40:41,168 --> 01:40:42,269 AND THEN THERE'S ALSO -- REMIND 3010 01:40:42,269 --> 01:40:45,339 ME THE NAME OF THE PROGRAM WHERE 3011 01:40:45,339 --> 01:40:46,373 PEOPLE CAN DONATE? 3012 01:40:46,373 --> 01:40:47,708 >> PROJECT SHARE. 3013 01:40:47,708 --> 01:40:48,442 >> PROJECT SHARE. THESE PROGRAMS 3014 01:40:48,442 --> 01:40:52,546 MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE IN 3015 01:40:52,546 --> 01:40:53,847 PEOPLE'S LIVES. I RECENTLY HAD 3016 01:40:53,847 --> 01:40:56,483 A -- RESIDENT REACH OUT FOR HELP 3017 01:40:56,483 --> 01:40:58,285 BECAUSE THEIR POWER HAS BEEN 3018 01:40:58,285 --> 01:40:59,787 TURNED OFF AND THEY HAD NOT BEEN 3019 01:40:59,787 --> 01:41:02,022 AUTOENROLLED AND THEY FORGOT AND 3020 01:41:02,022 --> 01:41:03,957 I OFFERED THEM THE PROGRAMS AND 3021 01:41:03,957 --> 01:41:06,560 THEY DIDN'T NEED THEM. IT WAS 3022 01:41:06,560 --> 01:41:08,962 THAT MOMENT OF THERE WAS SOME -- 3023 01:41:08,962 --> 01:41:11,765 PRETTY BIG HEALTH THINGS GOING 3024 01:41:11,765 --> 01:41:14,601 ON IN THAT PERSON'S LIFE. AND 3025 01:41:14,601 --> 01:41:16,637 IF THEY HAD NEEDED HELP I WAS 3026 01:41:16,637 --> 01:41:18,372 REASSURED BECAUSE HELP WAS THERE 3027 01:41:18,372 --> 01:41:19,039 BECAUSE OF PROGRAMS LIKE THESE. 3028 01:41:19,039 --> 01:41:22,676 SO REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR 3029 01:41:22,676 --> 01:41:22,876 WORK. 3030 01:41:22,876 --> 01:41:26,013 >> THANK YOU. 3031 01:41:26,013 --> 01:41:26,480 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU 3032 01:41:26,480 --> 01:41:26,980 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 3033 01:41:26,980 --> 01:41:27,448 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 3034 01:41:27,448 --> 01:41:28,082 >> THANK YOU CHAIR AND COUNCIL 3035 01:41:28,082 --> 01:41:33,020 PRESIDENT. ECHOING MY COLLEAGUE 3036 01:41:33,020 --> 01:41:34,788 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS' 3037 01:41:34,788 --> 01:41:37,958 GRATITUDE FOR THE WORK THAT BOTH 3038 01:41:37,958 --> 01:41:40,761 DEPARTMENTS HAVE DONE TO REALLY 3039 01:41:40,761 --> 01:41:44,431 ADDRESS FOLKS' NEEDS ACROSS THE 3040 01:41:44,431 --> 01:41:47,000 CITY AS WE'RE EXPERIENCING THIS 3041 01:41:47,000 --> 01:41:47,634 AFFORDABILITY CRUNCH. AND JUST 3042 01:41:47,634 --> 01:41:48,936 WANT TO SAY THAT I KNOW THAT 3043 01:41:48,936 --> 01:41:51,939 BOTH OUR UTILITIES OVER THE 3044 01:41:51,939 --> 01:41:54,675 YEARS AND I HAVE HAD THE -- 3045 01:41:54,675 --> 01:41:59,513 PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH BOTH 3046 01:41:59,513 --> 01:42:02,583 UTILITIES OVER THE YEARS, SOME 3047 01:42:02,583 --> 01:42:03,217 OF THE COLLEAGUES AT THE TABLE 3048 01:42:03,217 --> 01:42:04,118 TOO AND I KNOW THE COMMITMENT TO 3049 01:42:04,118 --> 01:42:06,119 WANTING TO HELP FOLKS AS WE HAVE 3050 01:42:06,119 --> 01:42:08,355 TO DO THINGS LIKE RATE INCREASES 3051 01:42:08,355 --> 01:42:08,956 ACROSS THE CITY. WE WISH WE 3052 01:42:08,956 --> 01:42:12,259 DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THEM AND I 3053 01:42:12,259 --> 01:42:12,759 KNOW THE FOLKS AT BOTH 3054 01:42:12,759 --> 01:42:15,395 DEPARTMENTS AND MORE I SEE YOU 3055 01:42:15,395 --> 01:42:19,266 BACK THERE TOO. YOU KNOW, OVER 3056 01:42:19,266 --> 01:42:22,469 THE YEARS, HAVE TRIED REALLY 3057 01:42:22,469 --> 01:42:23,070 HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE 3058 01:42:23,070 --> 01:42:26,206 HAVE TO DO THESEN INCREASES, 3059 01:42:26,206 --> 01:42:26,807 LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO 3060 01:42:26,807 --> 01:42:28,342 PROVIDE RELIEF TO SOME PHONES 3061 01:42:28,342 --> 01:42:30,010 THAT ARE GOING TO GET IMPACTED 3062 01:42:30,010 --> 01:42:32,079 THE MOST BY THESE INCREASES SO 3063 01:42:32,079 --> 01:42:34,648 REALLY WANT TO UPLIFT THAT 3064 01:42:34,648 --> 01:42:36,884 BECAUSE THIS IS NOT SOMETHING 3065 01:42:36,884 --> 01:42:37,651 THAT EITHER DEPARTMENT'S 3066 01:42:37,651 --> 01:42:38,218 LEADERSHIPS AND STAFF TAKE 3067 01:42:38,218 --> 01:42:41,188 LIGHTLY. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU 3068 01:42:41,188 --> 01:42:41,421 CHAIR. 3069 01:42:41,421 --> 01:42:45,459 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU ALL AND 3070 01:42:45,459 --> 01:42:47,861 I'LL ECHO THE WORDS OF THE TWO 3071 01:42:47,861 --> 01:42:48,495 COLLEAGUES. JUST GRATITUDE AND 3072 01:42:48,495 --> 01:42:49,129 VERY THANKFUL FOR PUTTING THIS 3073 01:42:49,129 --> 01:42:51,732 TOGETHER. AND THEN ALSO JUST 3074 01:42:51,732 --> 01:42:52,699 MAKING THE CITY A LOT MORE 3075 01:42:52,699 --> 01:42:55,102 AFFORDABLE THAN WHAT IT IS RIGHT 3076 01:42:55,102 --> 01:42:56,937 NOW. AND WE HEARD THE IMPACT 3077 01:42:56,937 --> 01:42:59,273 FROM FOLKS SPEAKING TODAY OR WE 3078 01:42:59,273 --> 01:43:01,675 GET EMAILS IFS IN PEOPLE OR FIND 3079 01:43:01,675 --> 01:43:03,877 PEOPLE IN THE STORES THAT TALK 3080 01:43:03,877 --> 01:43:04,578 ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT THOSE 3081 01:43:04,578 --> 01:43:07,414 PROGRAMS ARE FOR THEM JUST TO 3082 01:43:07,414 --> 01:43:09,316 CONTINUE TO LIVE AND SUSTAIN AND 3083 01:43:09,316 --> 01:43:11,585 BE ABLE TO LIVE IN OUR CITY. SO 3084 01:43:11,585 --> 01:43:12,519 -- THIS IS VERY, VERY GRATEFUL 3085 01:43:12,519 --> 01:43:17,891 AND I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S 3086 01:43:17,891 --> 01:43:18,492 ANY CLOSING COMMENTS AT ALL? 3087 01:43:18,492 --> 01:43:21,328 BRIAN? I FORGOT I DIDN'T ASK 3088 01:43:21,328 --> 01:43:21,762 YOU ANYTHING. YES. 3089 01:43:21,762 --> 01:43:23,230 >> NO COMMENTS CHAIR, THANKS. 3090 01:43:23,230 --> 01:43:23,764 >> ABSOLUTELY. GO AHEAD. 3091 01:43:23,764 --> 01:43:25,432 >> YEAH, I WANTED TO JUST STAY 3092 01:43:25,432 --> 01:43:26,066 THANKS FOR BOWER COMMENTS AND 3093 01:43:26,066 --> 01:43:27,034 THEN JUST YOU KNOW GO ON THE 3094 01:43:27,034 --> 01:43:29,536 RECORD TO SAY THANKS TO ALL THE 3095 01:43:29,536 --> 01:43:31,538 EMPLOYEES THAT WORKED ON THIS AT 3096 01:43:31,538 --> 01:43:33,106 SPU AND SPL AND THE 3097 01:43:33,106 --> 01:43:35,642 CONVERSATIONS WE HAD WITH YOU 3098 01:43:35,642 --> 01:43:36,977 ALL. JUST WANTED TO GET OUT 3099 01:43:36,977 --> 01:43:38,812 THERE AND SAY THANK YOU TO 3100 01:43:38,812 --> 01:43:39,246 EVERYBODY INVOLVED. 3101 01:43:39,246 --> 01:43:40,681 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU AS WELL. 3102 01:43:40,681 --> 01:43:44,518 SO -- IF THERE'S NO MORE 3103 01:43:44,518 --> 01:43:45,953 COMMENTS, WELL, THANK YOU. I 3104 01:43:45,953 --> 01:43:49,289 KNOW THAT WE WILL HAVE FURTHER 3105 01:43:49,289 --> 01:43:51,258 DISCUSSION ON JULY 29th ABOUT 3106 01:43:51,258 --> 01:43:53,060 THIS. SO ABOUT THESE TWO BILLS. 3107 01:43:53,060 --> 01:43:54,127 RIGHT? A POSSIBLE VOTE I'M 3108 01:43:54,127 --> 01:43:54,728 ASSUMING. AWESOME. THANK YOU. 3109 01:43:54,728 --> 01:43:58,732 ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU ALL FOR 3110 01:43:58,732 --> 01:43:59,366 BEING HERE. REALLY APPRECIATE 3111 01:43:59,366 --> 01:44:01,068 YOUR TIME AS ALWAYS AND THIS 3112 01:44:01,068 --> 01:44:03,604 BRINGS US TO THE END OF OUR JULY 3113 01:44:03,604 --> 01:44:04,504 9th GOVERNANCE AND UTILITIES 3114 01:44:04,504 --> 01:44:06,873 MEETING AND I ALSO WANT TO GIVE 3115 01:44:06,873 --> 01:44:07,674 A SPECIAL SHOUT-OUT BECAUSE 3116 01:44:07,674 --> 01:44:12,246 HE'S NEVER AT THE TABLE BUT BOB 3117 01:44:12,246 --> 01:44:13,413 HENNESSY THE FAVORITE COUNCIL 3118 01:44:13,413 --> 01:44:14,047 LIAISON, I'M JUST PLAYING, 3119 01:44:14,047 --> 01:44:16,350 HE'S ONE OF OUR FAVES AND HE 3120 01:44:16,350 --> 01:44:18,752 DIDN'T HEAR ME BUT THAT'S FINE. 3121 01:44:18,752 --> 01:44:23,156 BOB HENNESSY -- THANK YOU FOR 3122 01:44:23,156 --> 01:44:25,792 BEING A REALLY GREAT COUNCIL 3123 01:44:25,792 --> 01:44:26,426 LIAISON MY FRIEND. AND MOOR ARE 3124 01:44:26,426 --> 01:44:28,261 THANK YOU TO AS WELL. YOU ARE 3125 01:44:28,261 --> 01:44:31,298 ONE OF FAVORITES AS WELL. OUR 3126 01:44:31,298 --> 01:44:31,565 FAVORITE. 3127 01:44:31,565 --> 01:44:32,299 >> YES. 3128 01:44:32,299 --> 01:44:34,434 >> OKAY. MOIRA AND BOB, JUST 3129 01:44:34,434 --> 01:44:36,236 PLAYING, YOU ALL ARE UP THERE 3130 01:44:36,236 --> 01:44:38,038 BOTH. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR 3131 01:44:38,038 --> 01:44:39,473 WORK AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE; 3132 01:44:39,473 --> 01:44:42,676 THANK YOU -- I DIDN'T SEE 3133 01:44:42,676 --> 01:44:43,477 MAURA. MY APOLOGIES, THANK YOU 3134 01:44:43,477 --> 01:44:44,211 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. THIS 3135 01:44:44,211 --> 01:44:47,948 BRINGS US TO THE END OF OUR JULY 3136 01:44:47,948 --> 01:44:48,949 9th GOVERNANCE AND UTILITIES 3137 01:44:48,949 --> 01:44:51,018 MEETING. THANK YOU EVERYONE AND 3138 01:44:51,018 --> 01:44:51,918 COMMITTEE COLLEAGUES. WITH THAT, 3139 01:44:51,918 --> 01:44:54,488 WE HAVE NO FURTHER AGENDA ITEMS 3140 01:44:54,488 --> 01:45:00,027 TODAY. OUR NEXT SCHEDULED 3141 01:45:00,027 --> 01:45:07,100 MEETING IS JULY 29th , 2026. 3142 01:45:07,100 --> 01:45:09,136 9:30. HEARING NO OTHER BUSINESS, 3143 01:45:09,136 --> 01:45:14,307