>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. THE
MAY 27th, 2026 MEETING OF THE
LIBRARIES, EDUCATION AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE WILL
COME TO ORDER. IT'S 9:32 A.M.
I'M MARITZA RIVERA, CHAIR OF
THE COMMITTEE. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>>
>> COUNSEL MEMBER LIN.
>> HERE.
>> COUNSEL MEMBER RINCK.
>> PRESENT.
>> VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR RIVERA.
>> PRESENT.
>> THERE ARE FOUR COUNCIL
MEMBERS PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU, CLERK. PLEASE NOTE
FOR THE RECORD THAT COUNCIL
MEMBER FOSTER IS EXCUSED FROM
TODAY'S MEETING. COLLEAGUES,
AND THOSE OF YOU WATCHING ON THE
SEATTLE CHANNEL, WELCOME. TODAY
WE'RE GOING TO BE HEARING FROM
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITY LIAISON
PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL
BE VOTING TO CONFIRM SEVERAL
APPOINTMENTS TODAY TO THE
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
COMMISSION, THE HISTORIC SEATTLE
PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY GOVERNING COUNCIL AND
THE PIKE PLACE MARKET
PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY GOVERNING COUNCIL. ON
TO TODAY'S AGENDA. IF THERE'S
NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NONE, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED. AND WE WILL
NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HYBRID
COMMENT PERIOD -- THE HYBRID
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC
COMMENTS SHOULD RELATE TO ITEMS
ON THE AGENDA OR WITHIN THE
PURVIEW OF THIS COMMITTEE.
CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE
SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> CURRENTLY WE HAVE ZERO
IN-PERSON SPEAKERS AND ZERO
REMOTE SPEAKERS.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, CLERK.
GIVEN THAT, WE ARE THEN, WITH NO
SPEAKERS SIGNING UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT, THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED. WE'LL
PROCEED TO OUR ITEMS OF
BUSINESS. CLERK, PLEASE READ
ITEM 1 INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 1, DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMUNITY LIAISON
PROGRAM. FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> THIS ITEM HAS BEEN READ INTO
THE RECORD. COLLEAGUES, WE
HAVEN'T ACTUALLY HEARD FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS IN A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEIR WORK. WE
HAD THE HONOR AND PLEASURE OF
CONFIRMING DIRECTOR FAM, BUT WE
HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT SOME OF
THEIR WORK. MORE WREENL, SOME
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY LIAISONS
PROGRAM HAVE COME UP RECENTLY.
SO I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A
GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM
THE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THE
LIAISON'S WORK IN COMMUNITIES
ACROSS THE CITY. WE'RE JOINED
TODAY BY DANIEL SIMS, THE
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS DIRECTOR
AT THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS. AND I THINK ONE
OTHER D.O.N. STAFFER. SO,
DANIEL, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME
FOR THE RECORD, AND THEN WE CAN
HEAR ABOUT THE COMMUNITY
LIAISONS PROGRAM. WELCOME.
>> WELCOME, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE. MY
NAME IS DANIEL SIMS, I'M THE
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP'S
DIVISION DIRECTOR FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> THANK YOU. WELCOME. IS THIS
ON? THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M LORAIN GREENING, AND I'M
THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
MANAGER AT THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS. THANK YOU.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU. AND,
COLLEAGUES, DIRECTOR FAM IS
JOINING US IN THE AUDIENCE FOR A
LITTLE BIT, BUT SHE HAS A
MEETING. AND SO SHE WILL BE
GOING TO HER MEETING. BUT I AM
VERY GRATEFUL FOR HER TO BE HERE
THIS MORNING, AND I AM VERY
CONFIDENT THAT THE TEAM WILL DO
A GREAT JOB THIS MORNING. GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. SO THE COMMUNITY
LIAISONS PROGRAM USED EMBEDDED
TRUSTED COMMUNITY LEADERS TO
BRIDGE HISTORICALLY
UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES
WITH GOVERNMENT AND RESOURCES.
SO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF
BACKGROUND HERE. IN THE EARLY
2000s, THE TRUSTED ADVOCATE
MODEL MAKING CONNECTIONS WAS
PIONEERED BY THE WHITE CENTER
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
ASSOCIATION. SO SEEING THE VALUE
IN THE MAKING CONNECTIONS
PROGRAM, THE CITY OF SEATTLE
ADOPTED THE MODEL IN 2009 IN
PREPARATION FOR THE SOUND
TRANSIT LINK RAIL IN SOUTHEAST
SEATTLE. THE PROGRAM'S EARLIER
ITERATION BECAME THE PUBLIC
OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT LIAISONS
PROGRAM WHICH WERE DIVERSE
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY HIRED
TO GATHER INPUT, PROVIDE
LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT
THE LIGHT RAIL PROJECT EVENTS.
THE PROGRAM LATER EVOLVED INTO
THE COMMUNITY LIAISONS PROGRAM
THAT WE KNOW TODAY AND PROVIDES
ONGOING SUPPORT FOR CITYWIDE
PROJECTS THAT NEED ON-THE-GROUND
SUPPORT CONNECTING WITH
COMMUNITY. THROUGH CLOSE
COLLABORATION WITH CITY
DEPARTMENT PROJECT MANAGERS,
COMMUNITY LEE SAYONS SERVE AS A
BRIDGE FOR UNDERREPRESENTED
COMMUNITIES TO ACCESS CITY
INFORMATION, RESOURCES AND
DECISION-MAKING POWER IN CITY
GOVERNMENT, THEREBY ADVANCING
THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO RACE
AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AND
CIVIC PARTICIPATION. THESE
EFFORTS SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE
THE IMPACT OF OUTREACH AND
ENGAGEMENT ENDEAVORS FOR
CITYWIDE PROJECTS. CURRENTLY
THERE ARE OVER 30 COMMUNITY LEE
SAYSONS AND THIS TENDS TO
FLUCTUATE, DEPENDING ON THE NEED
OF THE PROJECTS OR CITYWIDE
PROJECTS. AS PART OF OUR
ONBOARDING PROCESS, WE REQUIRE
THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN AN
INITIAL AND ANNUAL ORIENTATION
THAT COVERS CONTRACTUAL
EXPECTATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES,
AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE ONE
HAPPENING CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW.
UNDERSTANDING THAT OUR
COMMUNITIES ARE NOT MONOLITHS,
WE CONTINUE TO EVALUATE THE
PROGRAM TO IMPROVE HOW WE ENGAGE
OUR CITY'S DIVERSE COMMUNITIES.
FOR EXAMPLE, TO ADDRESS MODESTY
TENANTS, WE'VE RECEIVED
REQUESTS FOR SAME-GENDER SEALS
WHEN ENGAGING SOME FAITH-BASED
COMMUNITIES. AS SUCH, OUR TEAM
ADMIN MAINTAINS A LIST OF
POTENTIAL COMMUNITY LEADERS FOR
FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER
WITH D.O.N. AS COMMUNITY
LIAISONS TO ADDRESS THESE GAPS
AS THE CITY'S LANDSCAPE
CONTINUES TO EVOLVE. WE LOOK TO
COMMUNITY LEE ASSONS TO BE
COMMUNITY NAVIGATORS. CITY
RESOURCES AND SERVICES ARE
COMPLEX SYSTEMS. THE SEALS SERVE
AS GUIDES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS,
AND THEY ARE THE FOLKS ON THE
GROUND, TRULY THE MOST KNOWLEDGE
AB, ACTING AS CONDUITS FOR
GOVERNMENT BACK TO THE
COMMUNITY. RECOGNIZING
REPRESENTATION AS A CRITICAL
JUNCTURE IN MANY COMMUNITY
MEMBERS' INTERSECTIONALITIES,
THE COMMUNITY LIAISONS REPRESENT
SEVERAL LANGUAGES SUCH AS
SPANISH, CHINESE, AMHARIC TO
NAME A FEW AND INCLUDING OUR
NON-LANGUAGE-FOCUSED
COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING NATIVE,
AFRICAN AMERICAN, LGBTQ PLUS,
PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES,
HOUSING INSECURE AND SENIORS.
THEY LIVE ALL THROUGHOUT --
SEALS ALL LIVE THROUGHOUT
SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY, AND
MOST OF THEM HAVE FULL-TIME JOBS
OUTSIDE OF THIS WORK. THEY WORK
FOR NONPROFITS IN EDUCATION OR
SOCIAL SERVICES. THEIR WORK AS
SEALS INCLUDE ADVISING ON
OUTREACH MATERIALS AND STRATEGIC
PLANS, PARTICIPATING IN AND
CONVENIENTING FOCUS GROUPS.
CONDUCTING DOOR TO DOOR OUTREACH
AND SOCIAL COLLECTION. WORKING
WITH ETHNIC MEDIA ON ADS AND
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS,
PARTICIPATING IN COMMITTEES AND
ADVISORY BODIES, TRANSLATING AND
PROOFREADING DOCUMENTS AND
SERVING AS INTERPRETERS DURING
COMMUNITY EVENTS. NEXT I WILL
SHARE TWO EXAMPLES OF THE WORK
SCLs DO. FOR THIS PROJECT, CITY
LIFE RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANCE
OF ENSURING AN INCLUSIVE
ENGAGEMENT PLAN FOR ITS
INVESTMENT TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION ACROSS THE CITY.
AND THEY ARE COMMITTED TO
PRIORITIZING EFFORTS TO ENGAGE
HARD-TO-REACH COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
D.O.N. ALSO HAS AN EQUITY
ENGAGEMENT ADVISER PARTNERING
WITH CITY LIGHT ON THIS PROJECT,
AND IT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW
THE TWO PROGRAMS WORK TOGETHER
TO ADDRESS THE SHORT AND
LONG-TERM NEEDS OF THE 2025
THROUGH 2030 STRATEGIC PLAN. IN
THE LAST YEAR, CLs HAVE HELPED
TO STAND UP MULTIPLE UNIQUE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
OPPORTUNITIES TO REACH
COMMUNITIES HISTORICALLY LEFT
OUT OF CONVERSATIONS AND
DECISION-MAKING SPACES AND THE
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION
INDUSTRY AND THE IMPACTS OF THAT
WAS THERE WAS THESE EVENTS
DELIVERED 24 DISTINCT LANGUAGE
AND CULTURAL COMMUNITY EVENTS
AND SPOKE WITH 500SCL COMMUNITY
OR CITY LIGHT CUSTOMERS DURING
THE OUTREACH PROCESS. SO THIS
PROJECT IS THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES ADOPT A STREET
PROGRAM. IT IS ONE OF THE
LONGEST-RUNNING COMMUNITY
LIAISON COLLABORATIONS STARTING
IN 2021. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS
CASE STUDY MAY HAVE BEEN SHARED
PREVIOUSLY, BUT I JUST WANTED TO
RESHARE IT TO REAFFIRM D.O.N.'S
LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIP WITH
UTILITIES AND THE POSITIVE
IMPACT FOR COMMUNITY. THE ADOPT
A STREET COMMUNITY-DRIVEN
PROGRAM IS A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN
PROGRAM THAT AIMS TO MITIGATE
LITTER ACROSS THE CITY. SO FAR
THIS YEAR, THE CLEANUP
VOLUNTEERS' TOTAL IS ABOUT
11,000, AND FOR 2025, IT WAS
OVER 22,000. SO WE ARE A LITTLE
BIT MORE THAN HALFWAY THROUGH
WITHOUT HAVING ACTUALLY BEING
HALFWAY THROUGH THE YEAR.
>> SO AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS
SLIDE, THIS IS JUST A SMALL
SAMPLE OF THE AMOUNT OF PROGRAMS
THAT THE COMMUNITY LIAISONS ARE
CURRENTLY WORKING ON. THEY ARE
CONNECTED TO ABOUT 57 PROJECTS
CURRENTLY. THE NUMBER
FLUCTUATES, IT GROWS, IT
SHRINKS, JUST DEPENDING ON OTHER
DEPARTMENTS' ENGAGEMENT. BUT
ALSO ON THIS LIST YOU CAN SEE
THE DIVERSITY OF PROJECTS THEY
ENGAGE IN. IT'S OUTREACH, SURE,
THAT'S THE CONNECTIVE PIECE,
BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE HAVE
RAPID J RIDE, WE HAVE A BITTER
LAKE RESERVOIR PROJECT, WE HAVE
FOOD EQUITY FUND WHICH IS
INTERNAL TO D.O.N., WE HAVE
CUSTOMER PARTICIPATION. SO WE
TOUCH A LOT OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS
IN THE OUTREACH THEY'RE DOING.
WE COME TOGETHER, WE PARTNER
WITH THEM, AND THEN WE ACTUALLY
BRING IN AN ELEMENT TO THAT
OUTREACH THAT THE DEPARTMENTS
DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE
THEMSELVES WHICH IS REACHING OUT
TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT LORAIN
MENTIONED AND ALSO WE'RE WERE
ON A PREVIOUS SLIDE. SO IF WE'RE
WORKING ON A PROJECT, AND WE
KNOW THAT THERE'S A LARGE
SPANISH SPEAKING POPULATION
WITHIN THAT COMMUNITY OR WE KNOW
THERE'S A LARGE, YOU KNOW,
CANTONNESE OR MANDARIN
POPULATION, OFTENTIMES
DEPARTMENTS WILL PARTNER WITH US
AND OUR CL PROGRAM TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE'RE CONNECTING -- LIKE
THE CL PROGRAM IS ACTUALLY
BRINGING THE OUTREACH AND SOME
OF THE PLANNING ON THAT PROJECT
TO THE COMMUNITY. THERE'S ONE
THING IN SEATTLE THAT I THINK WE
ALL NOTICE IS THAT SEATTLE GETS
MORE DIVERSE, IT MIGHT BE ME
HERE WHO IS PROFICIENT, YOU
KNOW, I'M ENGLISH SPEAKING,
I'M HERE IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT
MY NEIGHBOR MIGHT NOT
NECESSARILY HAVE THE SAME
CONNECTION TO CITY GOVERNMENT OR
THE SAME LANGUAGE SKILLS THAT
MAYBE I HAVE AS FAR AS ENGLISH
ARE CONCERNED. BUT I THINK THEIR
PARTICIPATION IN THE ACTUAL
EFFORT AND THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF
WHAT IMPACTS THEIR COMMUNITY FOR
BETTER OR WORSE IS STILL WITHIN
THEM, THEY STILL KNOW THAT, THEY
STILL HAVE A MIND ABOUT THAT. SO
HOW IS IT THAT WE HELP BRING
THEM INTO THE CONVERSATION? HOW
IS IT THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT ALL
VOICES ARE HEARD AT THE TABLE,
AS WELL AS WE CAN? AND THROUGH
THE CL PROGRAM THAT OFFERS US AS
A CITY AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO
THAT. AND I THINK THAT THE CL
PROGRAM, AS FAR AS OUR PARTNERS
HAVE BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION IS
A PROGRAM THAT THEY VALUE AS
WELL IN A WAY TO BRIDGE THAT AND
CREATE MORE HOLISTIC OUTREACH
AND ENGAGEMENT. ANOTHER
COMPONENT OF THE CL PROGRAM THAT
OFTENTIMES WE INSIST ON AT
D.O.N. IS THAT THEY GET BROUGHT
IN EARLY IN THE PROCESS. SO AS
THE PLANNING IS HAPPENING ON HOW
WE'RE GOING TO DO THE PROJECT
AND HOW THE DEPARTMENT IS
PLANNING TO ROLL IT OUT, WE ASK
THAT CLs ARE BROUGHT IN SO THAT
THEY CAN SPEAK TO POINTS THAT
THEY KNOW ARE EITHER BARRIERS IN
A SENSE OF REACHING THE
COMMUNITY OR PIECES THAT HAVE TO
BE NAVIGATED AND DONE WELL TO
MAKE SURE THAT THEIR
COMMUNITIES' VOICES ARE GOING
TO BE BROUGHT INTO THAT
CONVERSATION. SO THAT'S ANOTHER
THING THAT WE AT THE CL PROGRAM
VALUE AND REALLY INSIST ON AS WE
ARE WORKING WITH OTHER
DEPARTMENTS. AND AT THIS POINT I
BELIEVE WE ARE AT THE CONCLUSION
OF OUR PRESENTATION AND ARE OPEN
FOR QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, DANIEL. THANK YOU,
LORAIN, FOR TALKING ABOUT THE
COMMUNITY LIAISONS PROGRAM.
IT'S ONE OF MANY STRATEGIES
THAT THE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYS AS
YOU'RE DOING THE OUTREACH IN
COMMUNITIES. SO THIS ISN'T THE
ONLY PROGRAM, THIS IS ONE OF
MANY OTHER EFFORTS, AND I
THOUGHT THIS WAS A PROGRAM THAT
WE SHOULD HEAR ABOUT TODAY
BECAUSE IT IS UNIQUE IN THAT
YOU'RE WORKING WITH INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTORS ON THE GROUND IN
COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU
BOTH HAVE THE LANGUAGE SKILLS,
THE LANGUAGE ACCESS AND ALSO
FOLKS THAT ARE IN THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD WHO ARE WORKING
WITH FOLKS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND SO THIS MODEL WORKS GREAT IN
ORDER TO REACH MORE PEOPLE WHO
MAY NOT OTHERWISE -- THERE MIGHT
NOT BE OTHER -- THE MAINSTREAM
WAYS OF REACHING PEOPLE DON'T
WORK. AND SO THIS IS REALLY A
WAY TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
CAPTURING MORE PEOPLE THAN WE
WOULD IN THE MAINSTREAM OUTREACH
EFFORT. COLLEAGUES, I HAVE SOME
OTHER COMMENTS. BUT IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO HAVE
YOU -- COUNCIL MEMBER LIN, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANKS SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR
THE PRESENTATION. AND JUST
WONDERING ON THAT PROJECT LIST,
SO HOW DO -- HOW DO PROJECTS GET
ON THAT LIST, WHAT IS THE SORT
OF TIMING REQUIRED TO GET
SOMETHING ON THE LIST? COULD YOU
TALK THROUGH THAT PROCESS?
>>
>> SO BASICALLY THERE'S -- IF
SOMEONE IS INTERESTED IN WANTING
TO WORK WITH THE CLED, THEY
WOULD CONTACT ONE OF OUR CL
PROGRAM PROJECT MANAGERS, AND
THEY WOULD HAVE THEM COMPLETE
LIKE A VETTING FORM ESSENTIALLY
ABOUT THE PROJECT, THE TIMELINE,
THE NEEDS, AND THEN WHETHER OR
NOT IT'S SOMEONE WE ALREADY
HAVE A CONTRACT WITH, SO WE HAVE
CONTRACTS WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT
-- A LOT OF THE DEPARTMENTS
ACROSS THE CITY, AND SO IT JUST
DEPENDS ON IF THERE'S AN
EXISTING CONTRACT THAT WE
ALREADY HAVE OR IF THIS WOULD BE
A NEW CONTRACT. AND SO IT'S
BASICALLY GOING THROUGH THAT
VETTING PROCESS. [ INAUDIBLE ]
OUR FAMILY WOULD THEN MEET WITH
THEM TO WALK THEM THROUGH THE
PROCESS OR FIND OUT A LITTLE BIT
MORE INFORMATION, AND IF IT'S
SOMETHING THAT THEN WE TAKE ON,
THEN THERE'S AN AGREEMENT ON
HOW MANY HOURS, POTENTIALLY HOW
MANY CLs, WHAT THE DEMOGRAPHICS
OF THE COMMUNITY OR THE PROJECT
WOULD ENTAIL AND THEN WE HAVE [
INAUDIBLE ] AND WE WILL CREATE
AN ID A. I.D.A. AND SO WE WILL
HAVE THAT PROCESS OR THAT
CONTRACT, AND THEN THEY'RE KIND
OF ADDED TO THAT LIST. AND THAT
PORTION, THIS LIST THAT WAS
SHOWN, IS ABOUT MAYBE HALF OF
WHAT WE ARE ACTUALLY WORKING
WITH SO FAR THIS YEAR THERE ARE
OVER 50 PROJECTS ON THE PROJECT
LIST. SO THERE ARE SEVERAL MORE
WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS. SOME OF
THE SAME REPEATING DEPARTMENTS
AS WELL. BUT IT'S JUST
BASICALLY WALKING THROUGH WITH
THEM WHAT THEY WOULD NEED AND
GETTING THEM UNDER CONTRACT AND
THEN COORDINATING --
COORDINATION OF THE CLs.
>> THANK YOU. AND SO I'M
ASSUMING THERE'S A RANGE OF,
LIKE, HOW LONG THESE PROJECTS
LAST, WHETHER IT MIGHT BE A FEW
MONTHS, JUST DEPENDING ON THE
SCOPE OR ARE THERE SOME THAT GO
ON FOR YEARS OR --
>> THE ADOPT A STREET PROGRAM --
THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. THE
ADOPT A STREET PROGRAM IS A
PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THE PROGRAM
THAT IS CONTINUING TO KEEP
ROLLING OVER FROM YEAR TO YEAR.
SO THAT ONE STARTED DURING COVID
IN 2021, AND WE'RE STILL
WORKING WITH THEM. BUT THERE ARE
PROJECTS THAT SOMETIMES THEY
ONLY NEED, SO THERE'S ONE WE'RE
WORKING WITH DEMOCRACY VOUCHERS
FOR DISTRICT 5. AND THAT IS A
MUCH SHORTER TURN AROUND.
>> WONDERFUL. AND I'D LOVE TO
GET SORT OF THE FULL LIST OF
PROJECTS OFFLINE LATER. THANK
YOU SO MUCH.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
LIN. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS,
COLLEAGUES? COUNCIL MEMBER
RINCK, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR. AND
I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR
WORK, PARTICULARLY ON THE
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION
STRATEGIC PLAN. I REMEMBER WHEN
WE APPROVED THAT LAST YEAR. IT
WAS REALLY ASTOUNDING TO HAVE SO
MANY FOLKS IN COMMUNITY COME
AROUND INTO THE CITY LIGHT
COMMITTEE WHICH USUALLY DOESN'T
GET A LOT OF ATTENDEES. BUT
THERE WERE SO MANY COMMUNITY
MEMBERS THAT CAME FORWARD FOR
THE APPROVAL OF THAT PLAN WHICH
REALLY REFLECTED TO ME HOW MUCH
COMMUNITY BUY-IN THERE WAS ON
THE STRATEGIES AND APPROACH. AND
I THINK THAT REALLY IS BECAUSE
OF THE WORK OF THE COMMUNITY
LIAISONS. AND SO I JUST WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AND APPRECIATE
THAT. I DO HAVE A COUPLE
QUESTIONS FOR TODAY, ONE BEING
JUST LOOKING ACROSS ALL OF THE
DIFFERENT COMMUNITY LIAISONS AND
THE DIFFERENT GROUPS
REPRESENTED, DO WE HAVE ANY
VACANCIES AT THIS TIME OR ARE
THERE ANY SPECIFIC GROUPS THAT
ARE HISTORICALLY JUST
CHALLENGING TO FILL THOSE ROLES?
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
I THINK RIGHT NOW WE ARE REALLY
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT SOME
DIFFERENT WAYS TO RECRUIT OR
BRING ON INDIGENOUS NATIVE
COMMUNITIES, AND I THINK THAT'S
JUST BEEN A GAP THAT'S HARD TO
FILL. BUT I THINK WE'RE --
WE'RE KIND OF LANDING ON SOME
NEW APPROACHES INSTEAD OF MAYBE
THAT CONTRACTING MODEL THAT WE
HAVE MAY NOT WORK. AND SO WE'RE
LOOKING AT OTHER WAYS INSTEAD OF
MAKING BRINGING ON INDIVIDUALS
MAYBE ACTUALLY CONTRACTING WITH
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
INSTEAD.
>> AND I DO THINK TO THE
QUESTION, THERE ARE GAPS THAT WE
HAVE SEEN. I KNOW WE RECEIVED
RECENTLY A REQUEST FOR A RUSSIAN
TRANSLATOR AND COMMUNITY
LIAISON, AND WE DON'T HAVE ONE
ON THE ROSTER. SO I THINK THAT
IS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WE'RE
LOOKING TO FILL. WE DEFINITELY
HAVE ROOM TO GROW THE PROGRAM,
AND THERE'S -- WE'RE NOT AT
THE LIMIT OR ANYTHING AT THIS
POINT. SO IF THERE ARE PEOPLE,
MORE FOLKS THAT PEOPLE KNOW
WOULD BE ABLE TO ASSIST, WE
WOULD LOVE TO BRING THEM IN. BUT
THAT'S THE GAP THAT I KNOW JUST
MOST RECENTLY CAME UP AND WAS
IDENTIFIED BY OUR PROGRAM.
>> THEASES REALLY INTERESTING
AND GOOD TO HEAR YOU ALL ARE
CONSTANTLY EVALUATING WHETHER
ALL OF THESE CATEGORIES ARE
COVERING OUR BASES IN TERMS OF
GETTING COMMUNITIES CONNECTED.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> I'LL JUST CLOSE, ACTUALLY,
CHAIR, IF IT'S ALL RIGHT, WITH
JUST A QUICK STORY. ONE OF MY
FIRST TOUCHES WITH SEATTLE CITY
GOVERNMENT WAS THROUGH THE
COMMUNITY LIAISONS PROGRAM. MANY
YEARS AGO I HAD A FRIEND WHO WAS
A COMMUNITY LIAISON FOR THE
UNHOUSED COMMUNITY, AND THEY
BROUGHT ME ALONGSIDE THEM TO
ENGAGE OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS,
ACTUALLY TO BRING THEM IN TO
CITY HALL AND SIT DOWN WITH SOME
SSTOP PLANNERS. I REMEMBER AS A
GRAD STUDENT AT THE TIME
THINKING, WOW, I DIDN'T KNOW WE
COULD DO GOVERNMENT THIS WAY.
AND I WAS ASTOUNDED BY THE
INSIGHTS THAT OUR UNHOUSED
NEIGHBORS HAD RELATED TO
TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND STREET
DESIGN, AND IT WAS REALLY
ENCOURAGING TO SEE PLANNERS TAKE
THAT FEEDBACK SERIOUSLY AND
PRESENT THOSE PLANS. AND SO THAT
WAS ONE OF THE FIRST AND EARLY
EXAMPLES I SAW OF A LOCAL
GOVERNMENT TRYING TO DO WORK
DIFFERENTLY AND REALLY TRYING TO
BRING IN VOICES WHO HAVE NOT
BEEN INCLUDED AT DECISION-MAKING
TABLES. SO I REALLY WANT TO
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORK AND
JUST WANTED TO LIFT UP MY
APPRECIATION FOR THE PROGRAM.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
RINCK. I WANTED TO SAY ABOUT THE
PROGRAM, I MEAN, I REALLY
APPRECIATE HOW D.O.N. WORKS WITH
SISTER DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE
THAT AS THEY'RE ENGAGED IN
PROJECTS THAT OUTREACH IS
ROBUST, AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT
YOU DO. YOU ARE ONE OF THE MAIN
FUNCTIONS OF YOUR DEPARTMENT IS
TO DO THAT OUTREACH TO
COMMUNITY. AND I SO APPRECIATE
THAT. AND I KNOW THAT OVER THE
YEARS, I'M JUST SO HAPPY TO SEE
57 PROJECTS ABOUT ABOUT BECAUSE
I KNOW OVER THE YEARS, ONE THING
D.O.N. HAS DONE IS REALLY BUILD
YOUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR
SISTER DEPARTMENTS IN ORDER TO
PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT TO THEM,
AND I THINK NOW THEY'VE
EMBRACED IT, I'VE SEEN THE
CHANGE, AND IT'S BEEN REALLY
GREAT. OUTREACH IS REALLY
IMPORTANT WHEN YOU DO -- THE
CITY DOES ANY PROJECT BECAUSE
PEOPLE OFTEN WILL SAY, WELL, I
DIDN'T KNOW THAT PROJECT WAS
HAPPENING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD OR
IN THE CITY. AND WE DON'T WANT
FOLKS TO FEEL THAT WAY. WE
REALLY ALL HAVE WAYS TO COMMUNE
SCEAT OUT TO THE PUBLIC AND LET
THEM KNOW WHAT THE CITY IS DOING
IS REALLY IMPORTANT. THAT'S WHY
I REALLY VALUE THE PROGRAM. I
WILL SAY A REAL-LIFE EXAMPLE
THAT I KNOW ABOUT IS WHEN DEAL
WAS DOING THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING,
THE OUTREACH WORK FOR THE
LEVIES, IMPLEMENTATION AND
EVALUATION PLAN, THERE WERE SOME
COMMUNITY LIAISONS THERE AT
THOSE LISTENING SESSIONS TO
BRING VOICES THAT THEY HAD
SPOKEN WITH IN DIFFERENT
NEIGHBORHOODS TO THE
CONVERSATION THAT DEAL WAS
HAVING IN THIS COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT WAY BECAUSE THEY'RE
ALSO BRINGING INFORMATION -- NOT
EVERYONE CAN ATTEND THOSE
SESSIONS, SO THE COMMUNITY
LIAISONS ARE BRINGING BACK
INFORMATION THEY HEAR FROM FOLKS
IN COMMUNITY IN TO THOSE
CONVERSATIONS. SO IT'S NOT JUST
THAT THEY'RE BRINGING
INFORMATION TO COMMUNITY, BUT
THEY'RE ACTUALLY BRINGING
INFORMATION BACK TO THE CITY VIA
THOSE CONVERSATIONS, AND THAT'S
REALLY VALUABLE AND REALLY
IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE NEED TO
HEAR FROM COMMUNITY, AND THAT'S
ANOTHER WAY THAT WE GO ABOUT
HEARING FROM COMMUNITIES. SO
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT COMMUNITY
LIAISONS WERE INVOLVED IN THAT
WORK. AND IT'S REALLY
INTERESTING, COLLEAGUES, THEY
POP UP IN VARIOUS PROJECTS THAT
YOU MIGHT BE OUT THERE WORKING
ON, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU
HEAR SOMEONE PRESENT THEMSELVES
AS A COMMUNITY LIAISON WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS, AND
THEN YOU KNOW THIS IS A PROGRAM
THAT THEY'RE A PART OF. AND SO
THAT'S WHY I THOUGHT IT WAS
IMPORTANT TO DO THIS
PRESENTATION TODAY BECAUSE NOT
EVERYONE IS AWARE, AND BECAUSE
THEY AREN'T, THERE ARE FOLKS
THAT WE CONTRACT WITH IN
COMMUNITY. IT'S NOT -- THEY'RE
NOT CITY STAFF, ALTHOUGH WE DO
HAVE CITY STAFF ALSO THAT DOES
OUTREACH WORK. SO WE'RE TRYING
TO GET AT THE OUTREACH WORK IN
MULTIPLE WAYS. AND THIS IS
REALLY ONE -- IT'S IN MY MIND A
CREATIVE SOLUTION AND A REALLY
GREAT SOLUTION FOR REALLY
BRINGING IN, AS WE'VE TALKED
ABOUT TODAY, FOLKS THAT MIGHT BE
NOT REPRESENTED OR THE
MAINSTREAM WAY WAYS OF
COMMUNICATING ARE NOT GOING TO
WORK FOR CERTAIN COMMUNITIES
MAINLY I THINK BECAUSE OF THIS
LANGUAGE ACCESS PIECE. SO DIHAVE
A QUESTION, DANIEL. YOU SPOKE TO
IT. BUT IF FOLKS ARE INTERESTED
IN BECOMING A COMMUNITY LIAISON,
HOW DO THEY SIGN UP OR IS THERE
LIKE SOMETHING ON YOUR WEB PAGE
OR HOW DO FOLKS GET CONNECTED?
OR IF WE KNOW OF FOLKS,
COLLEAGUES, SOMETIMES WE KNOW OF
FOLKS IN COMMUNITIES THAT WOULD
BECOME GREAT COMMUNITY LIAISONS,
HOW DO WE REFER FOLKS?
>> SO ANYONE WHO'S INTERESTED
IN BECOMING A COMMUNITY LIAISON,
THEY CAN SEND IN A LETTER OF
INTENT AND ALSO A RESUME TO THE
WEBSITE. WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT
THAT'S AVAILABLE TO YOU. BUT
IT'S TO THE -- EXCUSE ME, THE
EMAIL. AND THEN WE HAVE SOMEONE
WHO'S MONITORING THAT, AND THEY
ARE MAKING A LIST, AND THEY'LL
ACKNOWLEDGE THEY RECEIVED IT.
AND WHEN THERE ARE PARTICULAR
OPENINGS OR NEEDS THAT COME UP
FOR THE FIT THE CRITERIA OF THAT
PERSON, THEN WE WILL CONTACT
THEM AND LET THEM KNOW THIS IS
AVAILABLE, ARE THEY INTERESTED,
MEET WITH THEM, HAVE
CONVERSATIONS. PRETTY INFORMAL.
IT'S MOSTLY MAKING SURE THAT,
YOU KNOW, THE CONNECTIONS THAT
THEY HAVE IN COMMUNITY WOULD FIT
THE NEEDS OF WHAT WE MIGHT HAVE
ON VARIOUS PROJECTS. AND SO
IT'S REALLY JUST CONTACTING US.
IT'S NOT AS FORMAL AS APPLYING
TO THE CITY. AND SO WE'RE
ALWAYS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
AND RESUMES FROM FOLKS WHO ARE
INTERESTED.
>> THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU,
LORAIN. AND ALSO I'M LOOKING AT
THE LIST OF PROJECTS, AND THEY
REALLY JUST SPAN THE GAMUT HERE
IN TERMS OF ISSUE AREA,
DEPARTMENT, OF COURSE, AND THEN,
YOU KNOW, ANYTHING FROM FOOD
WASTE PREVENTION TO OUR VISION
ZERO EFFORTS TO OUR UTILITY
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO THE
LIBRARIES' WORK. REALLY, IT'S
SUCH A GREAT VALUE. AND IT IS,
COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK, SOMETHING
YOU MENTIONED ABOUT GETTING
FOLKS INVOLVED IN GOVERNMENT.
YOU KNOW, D.O.N., OF COURSE --
AND I KNOW YOU KNOW THIS -- RUNS
THE PEOPLE'S EPs --
>> ACADEMY OF COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT.
>> ACADEMY OF COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT, THAT'S RIGHT. AND
TO ME I THINK OF IT AS A CIVIC
101. NOT EVERYONE KNOWS HOW
GOVERNMENT WORKS, NOT EVERYONE
RECOGNIZES AND REALIZES WE'RE
TWO SEPARATE BRANCHES OF
GOVERNMENT, THE EXECUTIVE AND
THE COUNCIL AND WHAT WE DO AND
HOW WE CONNECT AND WORK TOGETHER
ON BEHALF OF THE FOLKS IN THE
CITY. NOT EVERYONE IS WELL
VERSED. AND P.A.C.E. DOES SUCH A
GOOD JOB IN THAT. AND ALSO WE
PUT MONEY IN THE BUDGET THIS
PAST FALL TO CREATE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL
THAT WANTS TO DO SOME TYPE OF
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD TO BE ABLE TO
ACCESS A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY TO
BE ABLE TO PUT AN EVENT TOGETHER
FOR THEIR NEIGHBORS BECAUSE I
THINK IN GENERAL, WHEN THE
POPULOUS UNDERSTANDS HOW
GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS AND WORKS,
IT'S FOR THE BENEFIT OF
EVERYONE. AND SO WE REALLY WORK
HARD AT THE CITY TO PROVIDE
THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO ALL FOLKS
ACROSS THE CITY, AND THEN, OF
COURSE, WE DO MORE EVEN TO MAKE
SURE THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE SO
MANY DIFFERENT FOLKS AND SPEAK
DIFFERENT LANGUAGES ACROSS THE
CITY THAT EVERYONE IS
REPRESENTED BECAUSE EVERYONE'S
VOICE IS IMPORTANT. AND SO I
ALWAYS SAY YOU GUYS BRING THE
FUN, AND YOU ALSO BRING THE
INCLUSION. SO I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS. THANK
YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS MORNING.
AND THANK YOU TO -- I SEE OTHER
D.O.N. FRIENDS IN THE AUDIENCE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE IN
SUPPORT OF YOUR COLLEAGUES. YOU
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, COLLEAGUES. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEMS 2
AND 3 INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEMS 2 AND 3,
APPOINTMENT 3498, THE
APPOINTMENT OF OLIVIA BARLOW AS
MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT COMMISSION FOR A
TERM TO MAY 31st, 2027 AND
APPOINTMENT 3499, THE
APPOINTMENT OF NEGASH HASSEN AS
MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT COMMISSION FOR A
TERM TO MAY 31st, 2028. FOR
BRIEFING, DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU, CLERK. THESE
APPOINTMENTS HAVE BEEN READ INTO
THE RECORD. WE'RE JOINED BY
ALVIN EDWARDS, THE COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT COMMISSION LIAISON
AT THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS. ALVIN, PLEASE
STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD,
AND YOU CAN PRESENT THE
APPOINTMENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL CHAIR. MY
NAME IS ALVIN, I AM THE STAFF
LIAISON FOR THE COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT COMMISSION. SHALL I
PROCEED?
>> GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. THIS
MORNING I WILL BE PRESENTING THE
COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
TWO APPOINTMENTS TO THE
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
COMMISSION. THESE APPOINTMENTS
CORRESPOND TO THE COMMISSION'S
SELECTED SEATS 15 AND 16 AND ARE
BEING PUT FORTH BY OUR
COMMISSION CHAIR, HEIDI
MORRISET. THE COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT COMMISSION IS MADE
UP OF 16 MEMBERS WHO ADVISE
MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS ON
EQUITABLE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
STRATEGIES WITH A FOCUS ON
REACHING UNDERREPRESENTED
COMMUNITIES. SO UP FIRST, WE
ACTUALLY DO HAVE ONE OF OUR
COMMISSIONERS UP FOR APPOINTMENT
TODAY, OLIVIA BARLOW. IN CASE
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HER.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE,
OLIVIA. WITH YOUR PERMISSION,
I'LL PROCEED WITH THE BIOS. SO
OLIVIA'S BIO, OLIVIA MOVED TO
WASHINGTON STATE IN 2024
FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF HER
B.S. IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS.
SHE PREVIOUSLY SPENT TWO
THREE-MONTH INTERNSHIPS IN
SEATTLE BEFORE ACCEPTING A
FULL-TIME POSITION AT AMAZON.
OLIVIA IS AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER
ACROSS SEATTLE AND BELLEVUE,
BEGINNING AT THE BARBECUE
BOTANICAL GARDEN IN -- BELLEVUE
BOTANICAL GARDEN IN 2022. SHE
HAS BEEN AN EDUCATOR FOR ALL
AGES BUT SHINES AT TEACHING
ENGLISH/KOREAN LANGUAGE SKILLS
AND METHODS FOR PRACTICING
CRAFTING. OLIVIA DRAWS FROM
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AS A GIRL
SCOUT IN BEAUMONT, TEXAS, A
MUSICIAN IN DALLAS, TEXAS, AN
EXCHANGE STUDENT IN SUWAN, SOUTH
KOREA, AND NOW AN ATELIER
STUDENT AT GAIJ ACADEMY OF ART.
SHE LOVES TO TELL STORY FROM HER
ADVENTURES AND PASSIONATE ABOUT
CREATING SPACES FOR PEOPLE OF
ALL WALKS OF LIFE TO EXCHANGE
MEMORIES AND NEW IDEAS. SO THAT
IS OLIVIA. SHALL I PROCEED WITH
THE SECOND? SO THE SECOND
COMMISSIONER UP FOR POSITION 16
IS NEGASH HASSEN. NEGASH IS A
COMMITTEE ENGAGEMENT OUTREACH
PROFESSIONAL WITH EXTENSIVE
EXPERIENCE SERVING IMMIGRANT,
REFUGEE AND MULTI-CULTURAL
COMMUNITIES IN SEATTLE. HE
CURRENTLY WORKS AT NEIGHBORHOOD
HOUSE AS AN EMPLOYMENT CASE
MANAGER AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH
SPECIALIST PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT,
COACHING, DIGITAL LITERACY,
SUPPORT, INDIVIDUALIZED GUIDANCE
AND OUTREACH TO CONNECT
UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES
WITH VITAL RESOURCES. SINCE
JANUARY 2026, HE HAS ALSO WORKED
WITH SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION AS A COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT AMBASSADOR SUPPORTING
COMMUNITY OUTREACH, ENGAGEMENT
AND CONNECTION TO RECREATIONAL
AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES.
PREVIOUSLY HE SERVED AS A
COMMUNITY CONNECTOR WITH THE
SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY,
STRENGTHENING RESIDENT
PARTICIPATION IN POLICY AND
PLANNING EFFORTS. HE ALSO
SUPPORTS THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS
A COMMUNITY LIAISON AND SECOND
LANGUAGE COMMUNITY SAFETY
AMBASSADOR PROVIDING
MULTI-LINGUAL OUTREACH
INTERPRETATION AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS EDUCATION IN
ARHAMIC. HE EARNED A DEGREE IN
OSLO AND A BACHELOR'S DEGREE
FROM UNIVERSITY. HE IS DEEPLY
COMMITTED TO EQUITY, LANGUAGE
ACCESS AND COMMUNITY
EMPOWERMENT. JUST ANOTHER WORD
HERE, BOTH MEMBERS HAVE BEEN
VERY VALUABLE CONTRIBUTING THEIR
TIME AND THEIR IDEAS TO THE
COMMISSION. AND I BELIEVE BOTH
APPLICANTS WILL BRING VALUABLE
PERSPECTIVES AND STRONG
COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE TO THE
COMMISSION. I, STAFF LIAISON,
AND THE COMMISSION RESPECTFULLY
ASKS THE COMMITTEE'S
CONFIRMATION OF THESE
APPOINTMENTS, AND I'D BE HAPPY
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, ALVIN. OLIVIA,
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SERVICE WANTING TO SIT
ON THIS COMMISSION. AND NEGASH
WAS NOT ABLE TO BE WITH US
TODAY, BUT WE REALLY APPRECIATE
HIS WANTING TO SERVE ON THIS
COMMISSION AS WELL. COLLEAGUES,
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE
WE TAKE A VOTE? ALL RIGHT.
LET'S DO THIS. I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
OF APPOINTMENTS 3498 AND 3499.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT IS MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
CONVERSATION OF THE
APPOINTMENTS. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS
3498 AND 3499?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LIN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH.
>>
>> THERE ARE FOUR VOTES IN
FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU. THE MOTION
CARRIES, AND THE RECOMMENDATION
TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENTS OF
OLIVIA BARLOW AND NEGASH HASSEN
WILL BE SENT TO THE JUNE 2nd
CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR FINAL
CONSIDERATION. CONGRATULATIONS
TO OLIVIA AND NEGASH ON YOUR
APPOINTMENTS. THANK YOU AGAIN
FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU. NOW
WE SAY, COLLEAGUES, I SEEP
APPRECIATE FOLKS' WILLINGNESS
TO SERVE ON THESE VOLUNTARY
POSITIONS UNPAID, BUT THEY CARE
SO DEEPLY ABOUT OUR CITY THAT
THEY WANT TO GET INVOLVED, AND I
SO APPRECIATE THAT. SO THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON
TO MORE APPOINTMENTS AND MORE
FOLKS THAT WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT
THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE. CLERK,
PLEASE READ ITEMS 4 AND 5 INTO
THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEMS 4 AND 5,
APPOINTMENTS 3500 AND 3501,
APPOINTMENTS OF NATE LESSLER AND
BRYCE SEIDL AS MEMBERS TO THE
HISTORIC SEATTLE PRESERVATION
AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
GOVERNING COUNCIL FOR A TERM TO
NOVEMBER 30th, 2028, FOR
BRIEFING, DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU, CLERK. THESE
APPOINTMENTS HAVE BEEN READ INTO
THE RECORD. WE'RE JOINED BY MY
FRIEND, PATTY CAMACHO,
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND
PROTOCOL COORDINATOR AT THE
OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS. PATTY, PLEASE STATE
YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, AND
YOU CAN PRESENT THE APPOINTMENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. MY
NAME IS PATTY CAMACHO. I AM THE
PDA COORDINATOR FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE THROUGH THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS. I
AM HERE TO PRESENT FIVE
APPOINTMENTS TODAY FOR YOU FOR
TWO DIFFERENT PDAs. WE WILL
START WITH THE HISTORIC SEATTLE
PDA. I WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE
OVERVIEW OF THE PDA ITSELF
BEFORE GOING INTO THE
APPOINTMENTS. THE HISTORIC
SEATTLE PRESERVATION DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY WAS CHARTERED IN 1973
WITH THE GENERAL PURPOSE OF
BEING THE PRESERVATION AND
ENHANCEMENT OF THE HISTORIC
HERITAGE OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE
FOR THE MUTUAL PRIDE AND
ENJOYMENT FOR ALL CITIZENS AND A
CREATION OF A MORE LIVEABLE
ENVIRONMENT WITHIN THE HISTORIC
AREAS OF THE CITY. THE MISSION
OF THE PDA IS TO SAVE MEANINGFUL
PLACES TO FOSTER LIVELY
COMMUNITIES. THE COUNCIL ITSELF
FOR THE PDA IS COMPOSED OF 18
MEMBERS, TWO OF WHICH ARE UP
TODAY FOR APPOINTMENTS. THE
FIRST APPOINTMENT IS NATE
LESSLER. HE IS A DOCUMENTARY
PRODUCER AND VIDEO EDITOR WITH
OVER A DECADE OF EXPERIENCE
CRAFTING NON-FICTION STORIES FOR
FILM AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS.
HE'S THE DIRECTOR OF THE
SEATTLE EARTHQUAKE PROJECT,
ENVIRONMENT -- I'M SORRY, AN
IN-PERSON FUTURE DOCUMENTARY
EXAMINING HOW SEISMIC RISK,
HISTORY AND THE BUILT
ENVIRONMENT SHAPE LIFE IN THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST. EXPERIENCE AN
ARCHIVAL RESEARCH POST
PRODUCTION IN COLLABORATION WITH
CIVIC SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL
ORGANIZATIONS. HE COULD NOT BE
HERE TODAY, BUT I KNOW HE IS
WATCHING ONLINE THIS MORNING.
OUR SECOND APPOINTMENT ALSO
COULD NOT BE HERE TODAY, IS
BRYCE SEIDL. HE IS A GRADUATE OF
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
BERKELEY WITH A DEGREE IN
ECOLOGY. HE COMPLETED HIS MBA AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN IN
ANN ARBOR WITH AN EMPHASIS ON
MARKETING. HE JOINED THE SIMPSON
COMPANIES OF SEATTLE AND HELD A
WIDE VARIETY OF JOBS IN HIS 25
YEARS THERE. MR. SEIDL THEN
JOINED FISHER MILLS IN 1998 AS
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF
OPERATING OFFICER AND WAS
ELECTED A DIRECTOR PRESIDENT AND
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER LATER
THAT YEAR. THEN IN JULY 2003,
BRYCE SEIDL BECAME THE SIXTH
PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE PACIFIC
SCIENCE CENTER WHICH I BELIEVE
YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH,
ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITY FOR ONE
OF THE NATION'S LARGEST
MUSEUMS. AFTER RETIRING IN 2014,
HE ESTABLISHED AN INDEPENDENT
CONSULTING SERVICES COMPANY,
BRYCE SEIDL LLC AND HAS SPENT
THAT TIME CONSULTING WITH
INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS.
HE ALSO SPENT 10 YEARS IN
ELECTED OFFICE AS BOTH CITY
COUNCILMAN AND MAYOR OF
VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON. OUR
SECOND -- OH, THOSE ARE THE TWO
APPOINTMENTS FOR THAT PDA.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU, PATTY. NATE
AND BRYCE, I WANT TO THANK YOU,
IF YOU'RE LISTENING, FOR YOUR
WANTING TO SERVE. COLLEAGUES, DO
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE
TAKE A VOTE? ALL RIGHT. LET'S
DO IT. I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS CONFIRMATION OF
APPOINTMENTS 3500 AND 3501. IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
RINCK. IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED
TO RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENTS. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
APPOINTMENTS 3500 AND 3501?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LIN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> VICE CHAIR HOLLING
>> THERE ARE THREE IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU. THE MOTION
CARRIES, AND THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION TO CONFIRM NATE
LESSLER AND BRYCE SEIDL WILL BE
SENT TO THE JUNE 2nd CITY
COUNCIL MEETING FOR FINAL
CONFIRMATION. THANK YOU TO NATE
AND BRYCE ON THEIR APPOINTMENTS.
PATTY, BEFORE YOU DO THAT, WILL
THE CLERK READ ITEMS 6 THROUGH 8
INTO THE RECORD, AND THEN WE'LL
GET TO PATTY.
>> AGENDA ITEMS 6 THROUGH 8,
APPOINTMENT 3502, APPOINT OF
CHRISTOPHER SCOTT AS MEMBER OF
THE PIKE PLACE MARKET
PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY GOVERNING COUNCIL FOR
A TERM TO JUNE 30th, 2026, AND
APPOINTMENT 3503 AND 3504,
REAPPOINTMENTS OF DEVIN McCOMB
AND PAUL NEAL AS MEMBERS OF THE
PIKE PLACE MARKET PRESERVATION
AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
GOVERNING COUNCIL FOR A TERM TO
JUNE 30th, 2029, FOR BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU, CLERK. THESE
APPOINTMENTS HAVE BEEN READ INTO
THE RECORD. PATTYWILL BE
PRESENTING THE TWO
REAPPOINTMENTS AND THE NEW
APPOINTMENT TO THE PIKE PLACE
PDA GOVERNING COUNCIL. GO AHEAD,
PATTY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.
THE PIKE PLACE MARKET IS
OPERATED BY THE PIKE PLACE
MARKET PRESERVATION AND
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, A
NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION THAT
WAS CHARTERED AS A RESULT OF
VOTING IN 1971. THE PIKE PLACE
MARKET PDA WHICH BEGAN IN 1973
OWNS AND OPERATES THE MAJORITY
OF THE BUILDINGS AND OPEN SPACES
IN THE MARKET AND MANAGES THE
DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES. IN
ADDITION TO COMMERCIAL HOLDINGS,
THE PDA ALSO OWNS RESIDENTIAL
BUILDINGS LASOL, LELAND,
LIVINGSTON BAKER, MARKETHOUSE,
SANITARY MARKET, STEWART HOUSE,
SENIOR HOUSING AND HERITAGE
HOUSE. TODAY WE HAVE THREE
APPOINTMENTS, ONE NEW TO --
THREE APPOINTMENTS. I WOULD LIKE
TO POINT OUT OUR TWO
APPOINTMENTS ARE HERE IN THE
AUDIENCE BEHIND ME. THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE. THAT IS DEVIN
McCOMB AND PAUL NEAL. DEVIN
McCOMB IS A TRANSACTION REAL
ESTATE ATTORNEY IN THE SEATTLE
OFFICE OF PERKINS COIE. HE
BRINGS EXPERTISE IN LAW TO THE
PDA COUNCIL. SINCE TWEUN, HE HAS
SERVED AS CHAIR AND GUIDES THE
COUNCIL WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF
ITS CULTURAL LEGACY AND MISSION.
AN AMERICAN FELLOW OF THE
COLLEGE OF REAL ESTATE LAWYERS,
HE PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS
WASHINGTON STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
REAL PROPERTY, PROBATE AND TRUST
SECTION. IN HIS PERSONAL LIFE,
HE IS ACTIVE IN HIS LOCAL
COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT'S LEADING
A CUB SCOUT MEETING OR A SOCCER
PRACTICE AND SPENDS HIS BEST
TIMES WITH HIS WIFE AND TWO
SONS. OUR NEXT APPOINTMENTEE,
REAPPOINTEE IS PAUL NEAL. PAUL
IS A PRINCIPAL OF 6H CONSULTING,
A MARKET AND BRAND CONSULTANCY
HE CREATED IN 2001. THE FIRM
HELPS ORGANIZATIONS OF ALL TYPES
AND SIZES BUILD RICHER, STRONGER
RELATIONSHIPS WITH CUSTOMERS IN
LINE WITH THEIR OVERALL BUSINESS
GOALS. ITS WORK INCLUDES TEEJIC
PLANNING, BRAND DEVELOPMENT AND
COMMUNICATIONS PLANNING. HE HAS
LECTURED ON BRANDING AND
MARKETING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
ARKANSAS, THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON AND SEATTLE
UNIVERSITY. ADVANCING THE WORK
OF COMMUNITY BUILDING AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS, HE HAS
ALSO BEEN A SIGNIFICANT
PROFESSIONAL OF PERSONAL FOCUS.
SINCE FORMING 6H, PAUL HAS
CONSULTED WITH THE BILL AND
MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION,
PIVOTAL VENTURES, SEATTLE PARKS
FOUNDATION AND MUSEUM OF THE
ASIAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. HE IS
A GRADUATE OF LEADERSHIP
TOMORROW AND A PAST BOARD
PRESIDENT OF THE NORTHWEST AIDS
FOUNDATION AND PHOTO CENTER
NORTHWEST. OUR LAST APPOINTMENT
TODAY IS CHRISTOPHER SCOTT. HE
HAS BEEN A PIKE PLACE MARKET
RESIDENT AND ACTIVE MEMBER OF
THE CONTINGENCY FOR 15 YEARS. SE
A STRONG ACTIVIST WITH AN
INTEREST IN SUPPORTING THE
VIBRANT MARKET COMMUNITY. HIS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE INCLUDES
WORK IN RETAIL WHICH HELPS HIM
UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF MARKET
WORKERS AND BUSINESSES. HE HAS
ALSO SERVED IN A VARIETY OF
OFFICES WITH A CONTINGENCY OVER
HIS 50 YEARS AS A MEMBER.
ADDITIONALLY, HE SERVED ON THE
PIKE PLACE MARKET FOUNDATION'S
PUBLIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO
EXPLORE THE FUTURE USES OF THE
MARKET COMMON BEFORE IT OPENED
IN 2017. HE'S ALSO BEEN
ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH THE PIKE
PLACE MARKET PRESERVATION
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY THROUGHOUT
THE MASTER PLAN PROCESS.
>> THANK YOU, PATTY. IS CHRIS
HERE TODAY AS WELL?
>> NO, HE COULD NOT BE HERE
TODAY.
>> THANK YOU. WELL, I WANT TO
THANK CHRIS, DEVIN AND PAUL FOR
WANTING TO SERVE, AND IN
PARTICULAR DEVIN AND PAUL, I
WANT TO CALL OUT, THIS IS A
REAPPOINTMENT. SO YOU LOVED IT
SO MUCH YOU WANT TO DO IT AGAIN.
I SUPER APPRECIATE YOU FOR THAT.
COLLEAGUES, DO YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO
THE APPOINTMENTS? ALL RIGHT. I
MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS CONFIRMATION OF
APPOINTMENTS 3502 THROUGH 3504.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT IS MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENTS, BOTH THE
RECONFIRMATIONS AND THE NEW
CONFIRMATION -- I MEAN, BOTH THE
REAPPOINTMENTS AND THE
APPOINTMENT. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS
3502 THROUGH 3504?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LIN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH.
>>
>> THERE ARE FOUR IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU, CLERK. THE MOTION
CARRIES, AND THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION TO CONFIRM THE
APPOINTMENT OF CHRISTOPHER SCOTT
AND REAPPOINTMENTS OF DEVIN
McCOMB AND PAUL NEAL WILL BE
SENT TO THE JUNE 2nd CITY
COUNCIL MEETING FOR FINAL
CONSIDERATION. CONGRATULATIONS,
CHRIS, ON YOUR APPOINTMENT, AND
DEVIN AND PAUL ON YOUR
REAPPOINTMENTS, AND THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU, PATTY. OKAY, COLLEAGUES,
WE'VE COME TO THE END OF OUR
MEETING. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO
FURTHER QUESTIONS, THIS
CONCLUDES THE MAY 27th MEETING
OF THE LIBRARIES, EDUCATION AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE. OUR
NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IS
SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 10th AT 9:30
A.M. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, THIS MEETING WILL
ADJOURN. HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, IT'S 10:15 A.M., AND
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK
YOU, COLLEAGUES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR FOLKS IN THE
AUDIENCE FOR BEING WITH US AND
FOR ALL THE FOLKS THAT WANTED TO