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    "text": "[ MUSIC ]\nALL RIGHT, EVERYONE, GOOD\nMORNING. THE JULY 2020 FOURTH --\nTHE JULY 24, 2025 MEETING OF THE\nLIBRARIES , EDUCATION AND\nNEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE WILL\nCOME TO ORDER. IT IS 9:32 A.M.,\nI AM RIVERA, CHAIR OF THE\nCOMMITTEE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE\nCALL THE ROLL?\n[ ROLL BEING CALLED ]\nFOUR COUNCILMEMBERS ARE\nPRESENT.\nIF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE\nAGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING\nNO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS\nADOPTED. COLLEAGUES, 13 ITEMS OF\nBUSINESS ON TODAY'S AGENDA. WE\nHAVE THREE APPOINTMENTS OF THE\nHISTORIC SEATTLE PRESERVATION ON\nDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY GOVERNING\nCOUNCIL. FOUR APPOINTMENTS TO\nTHE HISTORICAL COMMISSION AND\nONE REAPPOINTMENT TO THE PIKE\nPLACE MARKET HISTORICAL\nCOMMISSION , TWO REAPPOINTMENT\nTO THE LANDMARKS PRESERVATION\nBOARD AND ONE APPOINTMENT TO THE\nMARKET PRESERVATION ON\nDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY GOVERNING\nCOUNCIL. IN ADDITION,\nPRESENTATIONS FROM THE OFFICE OF\nIMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS\nAND THE DEPARTMENT AND\nNEIGHBORHOODS. WE WILL NOW OPEN\nTHE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD\n. PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD RELATE\nTO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA OR WITHIN\nTHE PURVIEW OF THIS COMMITTEE.\nCLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE\nSIGNED UP TODAY?\nWE CURRENTLY HAVE NO IN\nPERSON SPEAKERS AND TWO REMOTE\nSPEAKERS SIGNED UP.\nTHANK YOU. PLEASE READ THE\nPUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS.\nTHE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD\nWILL BE MODERATED IN THE\nFOLLOWING OUTER MATTER AND IS UP\nTO 20 MINUTES. EACH SPEAKER WILL\nHAVE TWO MINUTES AND SPEAKERS\nARE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH\nTHEY ARE REGISTERED. WE WILL\nSTART IN PERSON SPEAKERS , THEN\nREMOTE SPEAKERS UNTIL THE PUBLIC\nCOMMENT PERIOD HAS ENDED.\nSPEAKERS WILL HER A TIME WHEN 10\nSECONDS ARE LEFT IN THE PUBLIC\nCOMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN. WE\nWILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST\nSPEAKER . THE FIRST REMOTE\nSPEAKER IS ALBERTO ALVAREZ .\nPLEASE PRESS STAR SIX WHEN HE\nHEARD THE PROMPT, ALBERTO, AND\nYOU HAVE BEEN UNNEEDED.\nTHANK YOU. I WANT TO BRING UP\nTHE PIKE PLACE MARKET PARKING\nAND HOW THEY CLOSE IT OFF TO\nCARS . IT IS REALLY WORKING OUT\nWITH A LOT OF TRAFFIC ACTIVITY\nAND PEOPLE WILL GET OFF OF THE\nBUS AND YOU'VE SEEN PICTURES\nAND VIDEOS AND IT'S REALLY\nWORKED OUT. I WANT TO POINT OUT\nTHAT A LOT OF BUSINESS OWNERS\nWERE CRYING WOLF ABOUT ALL OF\nTHIS AND WE CLOSE IT OFF TO THE\nVEHICLES OF CARS AND PEOPLE\nWON'T SHOW UP. IT'LL BE DEAD.\nPEOPLE WON'T BE ABLE TO MOVE\nABOUT. ALL OF THAT WAS A LIE AND\nTHEY CLEARLY DON'T UNDERSTAND\nTHEIR OWN CLIENTELE . THE REST\nOF US WERE MAKING THEM REALIZE\nTHAT THIS IS FOR THEIR OWN\nBENEFIT, AS WELL. MORE PEOPLE\nWALKING AROUND SAFELY JUST MEANS\nMORE BUSINESS FOR THEM AND I\nTHINK COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, YOU\nSPOKE TO ONE OF THE RESTAURANT\nBUSINESS IS DOWN THERE RECENTLY\nAND I FORGET THE NAME. WE DON'T\nWANT TO CLOSE IT OFF . WE ALL\nHAVE TO LET THE BUSINESS OWNERS\nDOWN THERE KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE\nSHOWING UP AND IT'S WORKING. AS\nA PLUS, MAYBE THERE ARE OTHER\nNEIGHBORHOODS OR OTHER AREAS\nTHAT SIMILAR CAN BE MADE. JUST\nTO LET PEOPLE WALK AROUND AND\nFEEL SAFER. I KNOW THAT THERE IS\nA BUSINESS AREA AND I FORGET THE\nNAME OF THE STREET, BUT IT IS\nALREADY SOMEWHAT CLOSED OFF TO\nVEHICLES AND THERE ARE A LOT OF\nUS . THERE ARE AREAS -- MAY BE\nMORE OF THAT. THANK YOU. HAVE A\nGOOD DAY.\nTHANK YOU, SPEAKER.\nOUR NEXT REMOTE SPEAKER IS\nDAVID HAYNES.\nDAVID, PRESS STAR SIX AND YOU\nMAY BEGIN.\nTHANK YOU. YESTERDAY, THERE\nWAS A NAKED GUY WHO WAS MOST\nLIKELY IN THE DISTRICT.\nI'M SORRY, BUT YOU NEED TO\nSTICK TO THE ITEMS WITHIN THE\nAGENDA. THIS IS THE LIBRARIES\nEDUCATION AND NEIGHBORHOODS\nCOMMITTEE.\nI THOUGHT WE COULD DISCUSS\nMAYBE IMPROVING THE LIBRARY THAT\nYOU HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING\nABOUT, BECAUSE IT IS STILL\nIMPOSSIBLE TO GO DOWN THERE AT\nTHE CENTRAL LIBRARY AND READ THE\nNEWSPAPER WITHOUT BEING BOTHERED\nBY SOMEBODY ELSE , BECAUSE OF\nTHE WAREHOUSE LIKE LIBRARY, IT\nSEEMS TO BE DESIGNED TO BOTHER\nPEOPLE . WHAT I'M CONCERNED\nABOUT IS THERE IS A REAL PROBLEM\nIN OUR SOCIETY AND YOU ALL\nDIDN'T EVEN SHOW UP FOR THE\nRENTERS COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS\nYESTERDAY BUT I WAS WONDERING\nWHY YOU COULDN'T HAVE SHOWED UP\nFOR THAT, BUT YOU KEEP\nCHEERLEADING AND GIVING PRAISES\nTO THE MAYOR WHO HAS FAILED AT\nPUBLIC SAFETY. I'M TRYING TO GO\nINTO THE LIBRARY AND THERE'S\nALL OF THESE JUNKIES ALL SCREWED\nUP AND YOUR DISTRICT IS PART OF\nWHAT IS BEING TRAFFICKED. YOU\nKEEP SHOWING UP AT PUBLIC SAFETY\nAND TELLING US HOW GREAT THE\nMAYOR IS DOING AND HE'S FAILING\nMISERABLY , BUT YOU KEEP MEETING\nWITH THE CHIEF EVERY MONTH AND\nYOU CAN'T CHEAT PEOPLE OUT OF\nPROPER POLICY.\nTHANK YOU, DAVID.\nI'M NOT FINISHED. I'LL\nADDRESS THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE\nLIBRARY , BUT IT'S NOT FAIR\nTHAT YOU ARE ADDRESSING THE\nREALITY OF YOUR DISTRICT AND\nUNIVERSITY . THERE WAS A NAKED\nWOMAN LAST WEEK AND A NAKED GUY\nYESTERDAY. THERE'S A REAL\nPROBLEM IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. YOU\nARE TREATING THE PEOPLE. SHOULD\nBE INVESTIGATED BY THE\nDEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR YOUR\nLANDLORD THAT IS CHEATING.\nTHANK YOU, DAVID. YOU CAN\nSUBMIT THE REST OF YOUR COMMENTS\nIF YOU WOULD LIKE, TOO. THANK\nYOU SO MUCH. IS THAT THE LAST\nSPEAKER?\nNO ADDITIONAL REGISTERED: NO ADDITIONAL REGISTERED\nSPEAKERS. THE PUBLIC COMMENT\nPERIOD IS NOW CLOSED, SO WE WILL\nNOW PROCEED TO OUR ITEMS OF\nBUSINESS.\nCLERK, PLEASE READ ITEMS ONE,\nTWO AND THREE INTO THE RECORD.\nAPPOINTMENT 3230 THROUGH 3232\nTHE APPOINTMENTS OF ALISTAIR\nCERRETTI, JONATHAN MOORE AND AS\nMEMBERS OF THE HISTORIC\nPRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT\nAUTHORITY GOVERNING COUNCIL FOR\nTERM NOVEMBER 30, 2027\nEVERYTHING , DISCUSSION AND\nPOSSIBLE VOTE.\nTHANK YOU. THESE APPOINTMENTS\nHAVE BEEN READ INTO THE RECORD.\nCOLLEAGUES, I ALWAYS SAY THAT I\nAPPRECIATE THE WILLINGNESS OF\nOUR RESIDENTS TO SERVE AS\nVOLUNTEERS FOR THESE IMPORTANT\nOPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE US\nFEEDBACK ON THE WORK. I WANT TO\nTHANK ALL APPOINTEES THAT WE\nWILL BE GOING THROUGH THIS\nMORNING FOR STEPPING UP TO SERVE\nIN THESE ADVISORY ROLES AND FOR\nTHE TIME THEY PUT INTO THE WORK\nAND IT IS UNPAID WORK AND I KNOW\nIT'S A LABOR OF LOVE FOR THEM\nAND WE BENEFIT FROM THEIR\nWILLINGNESS TO STEP UP AND SERVE\n. I WANT TO REALLY APPRECIATE\nALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS AND\nAPPOINTEES WHO WE ARE GOING TO\nRUN THROUGH THIS MORNING'S\nAPPOINTMENTS . I WILL NOW READ A\nSHORT BIO FOR EACH OF THESE\nTHREE APPOINTMENTS, THEN WE WILL\nHAVE TIME FOR COMMENTS AND VOTE.\nALL RIGHT, ALISTAIR CERRETTI HAS\nOVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS\nAN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE LEADER\nWITH ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE\nLEADING TEAMS AND MANAGING\nCLIENT RELATIONSHIPS. HE\nRECEIVED A BACHELOR OF ARTS IN\nBUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WITH A\nCONCENTRATION AND ACCOUNTING\nFROM THE UNIVERSITY OF\nWASHINGTON. HE HAS HELD ROLES AS\nSENIOR MANAGER FOR WATSON\nMcDONALD, SENIOR AUDITOR FOR\nJOHN O'BRIEN AND COMPANY AND\nSTAFF ACCOUNTANT FOR PRINCESS\nCRUISES. CURRENTLY, HE SERVES AS\nA SIGNING DIRECTOR FOR CLIFTON\nLARSON ALLEN LLP. HE IS BRINGING\nA WEALTH OF PROFESSIONAL INSIGHT\nAND EXPERIENCE TO THE HISTORIC\nSEATTLE PRESERVATION AND\nDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY GOVERNING\nCOUNCIL. I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR\nAGREEING TO SERVE AND FOR\nVOLUNTEERING HIS TIME. JONATHAN\nMOORE. JONATHAN HAS\nAPPROXIMATELY 10 YEARS OF\nEXPERIENCE WORKING IN FINANCE.\nHE RECEIVED A BACHELOR OF ARTS\nAND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS FROM\nTHE UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS.\nJONATHAN HAS PREVIOUSLY HELD THE\nROLES OF SENIOR WEALTH STRATEGY\nASSOCIATE, REGISTERED CLIENT\nSERVICE ASSOCIATE AND CLIENT\nSERVICE ASSOCIATE DURING HIS\nTIME WORKING AND CURRENTLY\nSERVES AS A FINANCIAL ADVISER\nTHERE. IN HIS ROLE, HE PERFORMS\nFINANCIAL RESEARCH AND ANNOUNCES\nAND HAS EXPERIENCED MANAGING\nCUSTOMER FOCUSED PORTFOLIOS.\nJONATHAN WOULD BE BRINGING A\nWEALTH OF EXPERIENCE IN THE\nFINANCE SECTOR TO THE HISTORIC\nSEATTLE PRESERVATION AND\nDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY GOVERNING\nCOUNCIL AND I WOULD LIKE TO\nTHANK HIM FOR HIS WILLINGNESS TO\nSERVE AND VOLUNTEER HIS TIME.\nFOR THIS SET OF FOLKS, RAAM D.\nWONG IS A SENIOR DEPUTY\nPROSECUTING ATTORNEY AT THE KING\nCOUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY'S\nOFFICE . HE WORKS IN THE CIVIL\nDIVISION WHERE HE ASSISTS WITH\nPROPERTY TRANSACTIONS AND\nADVISES THE RECORDERS OFFICE AND\nOTHER KING COUNTY OFFICES. IN\nADDITION TO WORKING AT THE KING\nCOUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY'S\nOFFICE, HE CURRENTLY SERVES AS\nTHE INSTRUCTOR FOR THE ADVANCE\nCHILD ADVOCACY PROGRAM AT THE\nUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. PRIOR\nTO SHORT JOINING THE DIVISION,\nHE SPENT 10 YEARS IN THE\nCRIMINAL DIVISION AND WOULD BE\nBRINGING HIS LEGAL PROFESSIONAL\nEXPERIENCE TO THE HISTORIC\nSEATTLE PRESERVATION AND\nDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY GOVERNING\nCOUNCIL . I WOULD LIKE TO THANK\nHIM FOR HIS VOLUNTEERING TIME\nAND TO SERVE ON THIS COUNSEL.\nCOLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS OR\nCOMMENTS ABOUT THESE THREE\nAPPOINTEES? SEEING NONE. I MOVED\nTO A POINT -- AND MOVE THE\nCONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT 3230\nTHROUGH 3233. IS THERE A SECOND?\nTHANK YOU. MOVED AND SECONDED TO\nCOME FROM THE APPOINTMENTS. ANY\nFURTHER COMMENTS? SEEING NONE.\nWILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON\nTHE CONFIRMATION OF THE\nAPPOINTMENTS?\n[ ROLL BEING CALLED ]\nTHE MOTION CARRIES AND THE\nRECOGNITION THAT THE\nAPPOINTMENTS BE CONFIRMED WILL\nBE SENT TO THE JULY 29, 2025\nCITY COUNCIL MEETING.\nCONGRATULATIONS TO ALISTAIR\nCERRETTI , JONATHAN AND RAAM D.\nWONG. NEXT AGENDA ITEMS. CLERK?\nAGENDA ITEMS FOUR THROUGH: AGENDA ITEMS FOUR THROUGH\nEIGHT, APPOINTMENT 3233 THROUGH\n3237, THE APPOINTMENTS OF ALEX\nAPOSTOLOPOULOS , PFEIFFER\nBLOECKER AND OLIVIA VERMAAK AS\nMEMBERS OF THE PIKE PLACE MARKET\nHISTORICAL COMMISSION FOR TERM\nDECEMBER 1, 2026 . APPOINTMENTS\nAND REAPPOINTMENTS OF JONATHAN\nCRACOLICI AND JONATHAN KIEHNAU\nAS MEMBERS OF THE PIKE PLACE\nMARKET HISTORICAL COMMISSION FOR\nA TERM TO DECEMBER 1, 2027.\nAPOLOGIES FOR ANY DAMAGE DONE TO\nYOUR NAMES. FOR BRIEFING\nDISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.\nTHANK YOU. THESE HAVE BEEN\nREAD INTO THE RECORD AND WE ARE\nJOINED BY LEE AND IS COMING UP\nHERE. PLEASE JOIN US AT THE\nTABLE. THE PIKE PLACE MARKET\nHISTORICAL DISTRICT COORDINATOR\nAT THE DEPARTMENT OF\nNEIGHBORHOODS AND WE ARE LUCKY\nTO HAVE HER THIS MORNING TO\nPRESENT THESE NEXT APPOINTMENTS.\nMINH, STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE\nRECORD. YOU MAY PRESENT THE\nAPPOINTEES.\nMINH, DEPARTMENT OF\nNEIGHBORHOODS. THANK YOU TO ALL\nCOMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR YOUR TIME\nTODAY AND THANK YOU IN\nPARTICULAR, CHAIRPERSON RIVERA\nFOR ALLOTMENT OF TIME IN YOUR\nAGENDA. WE ARE HAPPY TO SEE THAT\nYOU'RE FEELING A LITTLE BETTER\nTODAY. I WILL BE PRESENTING THE\nFIVE APPOINTEES TO THE PIKE\nPLACE MARKET HISTORICAL\nCOMMISSION AND I RECOGNIZE THAT\nON TODAY'S AGENDA THERE ARE\nSEVERAL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS\nWITH SOMEWHAT SIMILAR NAMES\nTHOMAS I WILL TAKE A MOMENT TO\nDIFFERENTIATE THE COMMISSION. IT\nWAS ESTABLISHED IN 1971, WHICH\nREPRESENTS ABOUT THE HALFWAY\nPOINT OF THE LIFESPAN OF THE\nMARKET SO FAR. IT CONSISTS OF 12\nNUMBERS AND THE ROLE IS TO\nREVIEW AND MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT\nPROPOSED CHANGES IN THE MARKET .\nTHOSE DECISIONS ARE REGULATORY\nIN NATURE AND APPLIED TO BOTH\nPHYSICAL AND NONPHYSICAL\nCHARACTERISTICS OF THE MARKET.\nFINALLY, THEY ARE ALL DONE\nTHROUGH THE LENS OF PRESERVING\nUNIQUE CHARACTERS.\nCAN YOU GET CLOSER INTO THE\nMIC?\nNO PROBLEM. I WILL PROCEED IN\nTHE ORDER INDICATED. FIRST, WE\nHAVE ALEX APOSTOLOPOULOS ,\nAPPOINTED OF POSITION OF\nMERCHANT. HE IS COFOUNDER OF\nALAMO'S , WHICH HE STARTED AT\nTHE MARKET AS A SMALL OUTDOOR\nYOGURT STAND AND EVENTUALLY GREW\nTO NATIONAL PROMINENCE AND\nRECOGNITION. HIS EXPERIENCE\nHIGHLIGHTS HOW THE MARKET IS\nVALUABLE AS A SMALL BUSINESS\nINCUBATOR . HE CONTINUES THE\nLEGACY OF GREEK YOGURT AT THE\nMARKET TO THIS DAY AND AS THE\nOWNER OPERATOR .\nI WILL SPEAK THE BEST I CAN,\nBUT I'M STRUGGLING WITH AN ECHO\nI'M GETTING.\nAPPOINTED TO THE POSITION AND\nA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT\nHAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL FOR THE\nPRESERVATION OF A MARKET FOR THE\nPAST 50 YEARS. PFEIFFER BLOECKER\nEARNED AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE\nIN 2012. HER LIFE PATHWAY AND\nTRAJECTORY INDICATES SOMEBODY\nPERFECTLY POISED TO STEP INTO\nTHE NEXT GENERATION OF\nLEADERSHIP AT THE POLICE MARKET\n. NEXT, WE HAVE OLIVIA WHO IS\nAPPOINTED TO THE POSITION OF\nRESIDENT. SHE HAD PREVIOUSLY\nSERVED AS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE\nPACIFIC NORTHWEST CHAPTER OF\nAFRICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE\nMOORE RECENTLY OPENED THE CAFE\nIN THE MARKET AND THE BUSINESS\nWHICH SHE STATES IS BASED ON\nCONCEPTS FROM HER, HOME COUNTRY\nOF SOUTH AFRICA AND FROM WHICH I\nUNDERSTAND SPEAK TO VALUES OF\nCOMMUNITY AND UNITY AND OLIVIA\nVERMAAK'S BACKGROUND WORK\nCULTURE AND HERITAGE IS VERY\nMUCH EMBRACED. NEXT, THE\nREAPPOINTMENT OF JONATHAN . HIS\nPROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND AS A\nGEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER, SO\nTHAT'S A VALUABLE SKILL SET\nWITHIN THE MARKET GIVEN ITS\nUNIQUE TOPOGRAPHY, WHICH IS\nVARIED AND HAS CLOSE PROXIMITY\nTO A MAJOR BODY OF WATER.\nADDITIONALLY, EFFECTIVENESS AND\nLEADERSHIP IS RECOGNIZED . WHEN\nTHEY ELECTED HIM TO BE CHAIR IN\n2025. FINALLY, I'D FIVE OUT OF\nFIVE, JONATHAN KIEHNAU OUTLINED\nTO THE THIRD POSITION AND SERVES\nTHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE\nSOUTH LAKE UNION CHAMBER OF\nCOMMERCE , SO THIS APPOINTMENT\nREPRESENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO\nCONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN\nRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DIFFERENT\nNEIGHBORHOODS AND SEGMENTS OF\nTHE DOWNTOWN AREA AND IT\nREPRESENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO\nCONTINUE TO BUILD UPON THE\nMOMENTUM OF PAST PROJECTS, SUCH\nAS THE MARKET. THAT CONCLUDES\nTHE PRESENTATION.\nTHANK YOU. I ALSO WANT TO\nRECOGNIZE GRIFFIN WHO IS JOINING\nUS FROM THE PIKE PLACE MARKET\nHISTORIC THIS MORNING.\nCOLLEAGUES, DO YOU HAVE ANY\nQUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING\nNONE. I MOVE THAT WE CONFIRMED\nTHE APPOINTMENTS . WE CONFIRM\nAPPOINTMENT 3233 THROUGH 3237.\nIS THERE A SECOND? IT IS MOVED\nAND SECONDED TO CONFIRM\nAPPOINTMENTS. ANY COMMENTS?\nSEEING NONE. WILL THE CLERK\nPLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE\nCONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS?\n[ ROLL BEING CALLED ]\nFOUR IN FAVOR AND ZERO\nOPPOSED.\nTHE MOTION CARRIES AND\nRECOMMENDATION THAT THE\nAPPOINTMENTS BE CONFIRMED WILL\nBE SENT TO THE JULY 29, 2025\nCITY COUNCIL MEETING.\nCONGRATULATIONS TO ALEX ,\nPFEIFFER BLOECKER, OLIVIA AND\nTHE TWO JONATHAN'S. THANK YOU\nSO MUCH FOR BEING HERE THIS\nMORNING, MINH. WE WILL NOW MOVE\nON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEMS.\nITEMS NINE AND 10,\nAPPOINTMENTS 2262 AND 3263 ,\nREAPPOINTMENTS OF BECCA\nPHEASANT-REIS AND KATHERINE\nRANDALL AS MEMBERS OF THE\nLANDMARKS PRESERVATION BOARD FOR\nA TERM TO AUGUST 14, 2028 FOR\nBRIEFING DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE\nVOTE.\nTHANK YOU. THESE HAVE BEEN\nREAD INTO THE RECORD AND WE ARE\nJOINED WITH A DEPARTMENT AND\nNEIGHBORHOODS. NICE TO SEE YOU\nAGAIN. BE PRESENTING THE\nAPPOINTMENTS. PLEASE STATE YOUR\nNAME FOR THE RECORD, THEN YOU\nMAY BEGIN.\nTHANK YOU. DEPARTMENT OF\nNEIGHBORHOODS. I COORDINATE THE\nLANDMARKS PRESERVATION WORD AND\nTHE LANDMARKS BOARD IS A GROUP\nOF 12 VOLUNTEERS AND THEY REVIEW\nPOTENTIAL NEW LANDMARKS FOR THE\nCITY , AS WELL AS CONTEMPLATING\nALTERATIONS TO EXISTING CITY\nLANDMARKS AND THEY REVIEW\nCHANGES IN FOUR OF THE CITIES\nEIGHT DISTRICTS. WE HAVE TWO\nRECOMMENDED REAPPOINTMENTS\nTODAY. THE FIRST IS FOR BECCA\nPHEASANT-REIS IN THE ARCHITECT\nPOSITION. SHE IS A LOCAL\nLICENSED ARCHITECT THAT\nSPECIALIZES IN HISTORIC BUILDING\nREHABILITATION AND HOLDS A\nBACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE FROM\nTHE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON AND\nWORKS IN ARCHITECTURE IN AUSTIN\n, TEXAS FOR SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE\nMOVING TO SEATTLE IN 2014. SHE\nHAS EXPERIENCED COMPLEXITIES OF\nBUILDING PRESERVATION OF THE\nPRACTICAL REALITIES OF PROGRAMS,\nCODES AND CHANGING ENVIRONMENT.\nIN ADDITION TO CONTRIBUTING\nTECHNICAL RESTORATION EXPERTISE,\nCITIES FOR HISTORY. BECCA HAS\nGIVEN SUBSTANTIAL SUPPORT TO THE\nARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE,\nWHICH IS A SUBCOMMITTEE TO THE\nFULL BOARD AND IN ADDITION TO\nHER ACTIVE DISSIPATION IN THE\nFULL BOARD. WE HAVE CATHERINE OR\nKATIE . KATIE IS BEING\nRECOMMENDED FOR REAPPOINTMENT IN\nREAL ESTATE POSITION AND IS A\nREAL ESTATE DEVELOPER IN\nAFFORDABLE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY\nDEVELOPMENT WITH MESSY HOUSE IN\nNORTHWEST AND CURRENTLY FOCUSED\nON THE CONSTRUCTION OF FAMILY\nHOUSING IN TACOMA THAT SHE IS\nHOLDING A MASTER OF SCIENCE AND\nPRESERVATION, MASTER OF CITY\nPLANNING AND BACHELOR OF ARTS\nAND ART HISTORY. SHE ENJOYS\nDELVING INTO BUILDING AND\nCOMMUNITY HISTORY AND\nSTORYTELLING THAT CONTRIBUTES TO\nA SENSE OF PLACE AND HOME. HER\nPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND\nPASSION FOR PRESERVATION HAS\nMADE HER A VALUED BOARD MEMBER\nAND WE LOOK TO THE REAPPOINTMENT\nOF BOTH BECCA AND KATIE.\nTHANK YOU . DO ANY OF MY\nCOLLEAGUES HAVE QUESTIONS OR\nCOMMENTS? SEEING NONE. I MOVE\nTHAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED\nCONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS\n3262 THROUGH 3263. IS THERE A\nSECOND? IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED\nTO CONFIRM APPOINTMENTS. ANY\nCOMMENTS? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE\nCALL THE ROLL ON THE\nCONFIRMATION OF THE\nAPPOINTMENTS?\n[ ROLL BEING CALLED ]\nFOUR IN FAVOR AND ZERO\nOPPOSED.\nMOTION CARRIES AND\nRECOMMENDATION THAT THE BE\nCONFIRMED SENT TO THE JULY 29,\n2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.\nCONGRATULATIONS TO BECCA AND\nCATHERINE. NOW, THE NEXT AGENDA\nITEM.\nAPPOINTMENT 3264,\nREAPPOINTMENT OF SEUJAN BERTRAM\nAS A MEMBER OF PIKE PLACE MARKET\nPRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT\nAUTHORITY GOVERNING COUNCIL FOR\nTERM TO JUNE 30, 2027.\nTHIS IS A REAPPOINTMENT .\nTHIS APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN READ\nINTO THE RECORD AND NOW I WILL\nREAD A SHORT BIO. SEUJAN BERTRAM\nIS A SWEET EXECUTIVE WITH A\nTRACK RECORD OF DRIVING REVENUE\nGROWTH SCALING GLOBAL OPERATIONS\nAND LEADING INNOVATION IN THE\nTECH SECTOR. HER LEADERSHIP\nJOURNEY SPANS COMPANIES, LIKE\nSTARBUCKS, TABLEAU AND M DOCS\nAND HAS DELIVERED OVER 150\nMILLION IN REVENUE GROWTH WHILE\nBUILDING HIGH-PERFORMING TEAMS\nAND NAVIGATING COMPLEX\nORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE.\nCURRENTLY, SHE SERVES AS\nFRACTIONAL COO . SHE ALSO SERVED\nON THE BOARD OF SEATTLE CREDIT\nUNION WHERE SHE PROVIDED\nSTRATEGIC AND GOVERNANCE\nOVERSIGHT WITH A FOCUS ON\nSUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND\nINCLUSION. HER COMMITMENT TO\nVALUES OF PIKE PLACE MARKET AND\nINSIGHT WILL FURTHER THE MARKETS\nCOMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY ,\nINCLUSION AND DECISION-MAKING AS\nTHE PIKE PLACE MARKET PDA\nCOUNSEL IMPLEMENTS STRATEGIC\nPLAN. I WANT TO THANK HER FOR\nVOLUNTEERING HER TIME.\nCOLLEAGUES, ANY COMMENTS OR\nQUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. I MOVE\nTHAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND\nCONFIRMATION OF REAPPOINTMENT\n3264. IS THERE A SECOND? IT IS\nMOVED AND SECONDED TO CONFIRM\nTHE APPOINTMENT. ANY FINAL\nCOMMENTS? CLERK, CALL THE ROLL\nON THE CONFIRMATION OF THE\nAPPOINTMENT.\n[ ROLL BEING CALLED ]\nFOUR IN FAVOR AND ZERO\nOPPOSED\nMOTION CARRIES AND\nRECOMMENDATION DEPARTMENT BE\nCONFIRMED WILL BE SENT TO THE\nJULY 29, 2025 CITY COUNCIL\nMEETING. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO\nTHE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.\nAGENDA ITEM 12, OFFICE OF\nIMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS\nHAS A PRESENTATION ON SUPPORTING\nIMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE\nCOMMUNITIES FOR BRIEFING AND\nDISCUSSION.\nTHANK YOU. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN\nREAD INTO THE RECORD . TODAY, WE\nARE JOINED BY MY FRIEND HAMDI\nMOHAMED , DIRECTOR OF OIRA WHO\nIS WORKING TIRELESSLY ON BEHALF\nOF COMMUNITY AND ICE SO\nAPPRECIATE HER. SHE WILL GIVE AN\nUPDATE ON OIRA'S WORK IN\nSUPPORT OF OUR IMMIGRANT AND\nREFUGEE COMMUNITIES IN SEATTLE.\nPLEASE HOLD YOUR QUESTIONS UNTIL\nTHE END OF THE PRESENTATION.\nDIRECTOR, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME\nFOR THE RECORD AND YOU MAY BEGIN\nWHEN READY.\nWE ARE PULLING UP THE SLIDES.\nGOOD MORNING, HONORABLE MEMBERS\nOF THE COUNCIL, HONORABLE CHAIR\nRIVERA. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME\nHERE TODAY. IT IS A GREAT\nOPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE YOU\nALL AND GIVE UPDATES ON THE WORK\nTHAT WE ARE DOING. FOR THE\nRECORD, MY NAME IS HAMDI MOHAMED\nAND I AM THE DIRECTOR OF THE\nOFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE\nAFFAIRS FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE.\nTODAY, I WILL SHARE HOW OUR\nOFFICE IS SERVING SEATTLE'S\nIMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE\nCOMMUNITIES THROUGH DIRECT\nSERVICE , COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND\nPROACTIVE COORDINATION ACROSS\nTHE REGION IN A TIME WHERE\nIMMIGRATION CONTINUES TO BE AT\nTHE CENTER OF NATIONAL\nHEADLINES. SEATTLE REMAINS TO BE\nA PLACE THAT LEADS WITH\nINCLUSION, FACTS AND READINESS.\nWE ARE NOT JUST HERE TO SOUND\nALARM. ACTUALLY, WE WANT TO DO\nTHE OPPOSITE OF THAT . WE ARE\nHERE TO SHOW HOW WE ARE\nLISTENING AS A DEEPER HOW WE ARE\nACTING AND PROTECTING ACCESS TO\nOPPORTUNITIES AND WHAT WE ARE\nDOING TO ENSURE THAT OUR\nCOMMUNITY MEMBERS FEEL SAFE AS\nTHEY ACCESS SERVICES THROUGHOUT\nTHE REGION . SERVICES THAT THE\nCITY OF SEATTLE PROVIDES. WE\nWILL FOCUS ON THREE AREAS TODAY\nAND THAT WE ARE RUNNING HELP\nPEOPLE ACCESS LIKE LEGAL\nSERVICES. ENGLISH CLASSES AND\nJOBS AND HOW WE HELP PEOPLE\nPREPARE FOR THEIR CITIZENSHIP\nPROGRAMS . THAT BECOMES\nNATURALIZED CITIZENS WE WILL\nALSO SHARE HOW WE ARE TRACKING\nPOLICY CHANGES AND BEING\nRESPONSIBLE AND MISINFORMATION\nAND FEAR IS ON THE RISE , AND\nHOW WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PARTNER\nWITH OUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS\nAND HOW WE ARE DELIVERING AND\nBEING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE\nDURING THESE TIMES, WHETHER THAT\nIS FOR SOMEONE CALLING SEATTLE\nHOME FOR THE FIRST TIME OR FOR\nSOMEONE THAT HAS BEEN LIVING IN\nOUR REGION FOR QUITE SOME TIME.\nI WILL WALK YOU THROUGH KEY\nAREAS FROM OUR RAPID RESPONSE\nPROGRAM , LEGAL DEFENSE PROGRAM\nAND LANGUAGE ACCESS AND\nWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WORK WE\nARE DOING AND IMPACTS OF THOSE\nWORK. OFFICE IS SMALL BUT\nMIGHTY. WE HAVE ABOUT 12 STAFF\nMEMBERS SERVING THOUSANDS OF\nCITY RESIDENTS THROUGH OUR\nHIGH-IMPACT PROGRAM AND\nPARTNERSHIP AND OUR BUDGET IS\nABOUT $6.4 MILLION WITH THE\nMAJORITY OF THOSE COMING FROM\nTHE GENERAL FUND, BUT WE ALSO DO\nRECEIVE STATE GRANT AND SOME\nFUNDS THAT COME FROM THE PAYROLL\nEXPENSE TAT. WE RECOGNIZE THAT\nTHE CITY IS NAVIGATING A REALLY\nTOUGH BUDGET YEAR , WHICH ISN'T\nACTUALLY NEW. AS A TEAM, WE ARE\nTHINKING PROACTIVELY IN SEEKING\nOUT ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND\nPARTNERSHIP WITH OUR STATE AND\nWE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL.\nCOMMUNICATING WITH PHILANTHROPY\nPARTNERS TO STAY AND EXPAND OUR\nSERVICES AND ALSO THE SERVICES\nOF OUR PARTNERS. NEXT SLIDE,\nPLEASE. HERE IS THE SEVEN CORE\nPROGRAMS AND WHAT OUR OFFICE IS\nCURRENTLY FOCUSED ON. I JUST\nWANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SHARE\nHOW WE DO OUR WORK AND OUR\nOFFICE AND WE SIMPLY DO NOT JUST\nCONTRACT WITH NONPROFIT\nORGANIZATIONS, BUT WE PARTNER\nWITH THEM AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS\nCOLLABORATING ON CURRICULUM\nDEVELOPMENT AND CONDUCTING\nON-SITE VISITS. IT IS SUPPORTING\nA MODEL THAT ENSURES THAT WE ARE\nBUILDING A PEER SUPPORT AND\nLEARNING SPACE FOR THE PARTNERS\nTHAT WE ARE IN A CONTRACTUAL\nRELATIONSHIP WITH, WHICH ALLOWS\nUS TO STAY HANDS-ON TO ENSURE\nSTRONG IMPLEMENTATION WITH\nACCOUNTABILITY AND BEING REALLY\nGOOD STEWARDS OF PUBLIC DOLLARS\n. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS\nPRESENTATION, I WILL FOCUS ON\nKEY PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT\nARE HELPING US ADDRESS SOME\nHIGHEST CONCERNS THAT WE ARE\nHEARING OUR COMMUNITY AND SOME\nCONCERNS YOU ALL HERE AS\nCOUNCILMEMBERS, AS WELL. NEXT\nSLIDE, PLEASE. WE ALL SEE THE\nHEADLINES. AS YOU KNOW, THERE\nARE A LOT OF INFORMATION IN THE\nNEWS ABOUT IMMIGRATION AND\nHUNDREDS OF ORDERS HAVE BEEN\nINTRODUCED WITH PROPOSALS\nINTRODUCED BY THE CURRENT\nPRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION AND\nMANY ARE ACTUALLY TIED UP IN THE\nCOURTS AND FINAL DECISIONS HAVE\nNOT BEEN MADE ON THEM OR HOW\nTHEY ARE IMPLEMENTED HAVE NOT\nBEEN CALLED , BUT WHETHER THOSE\nPOLICIES GET PUT IN PLACE, WE\nKNOW THAT THE CHILLING EFFECT IS\nREAL. PEOPLE AFRAID ARE UNSURE\nOF WHAT IS TRUE AND WHAT IS NOT.\nOUR OFFICE IS MEETING THAT\nMOMENT WITH CLARITY AND\nCOORDINATION. WHAT WE ARE\nFOCUSED ON IS GETTING ACCURATE\nINFORMATION OUT THERE AS QUICKLY\nAS POSSIBLE AND TRYING TO SPREAD\nINFORMATION AS WIDELY AS WE CAN\nIN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND\nACROSS THE REGION THROUGH OUR\nPARTNERS TRACKING POLICIES THAT\nWE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE\nMAYOR'S OFFICE . WE WORK\nCLOSELY WITH OUR OFFICE OF\nINTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS TO\nSTAY UP-TO-DATE ON THESE FEDERAL\nPOLICIES AND TO TELL PEOPLE THE\nREALITY OF WHAT IS HAPPENING . A\nLOT OF TIMES, IT IS SIMPLY\nSAYING , THIS POLICY IS TIED UP\nIN THE COURTS RIGHT NOW, SO WE\nDON'T ACTUALLY KNOW HOW IT WILL\nBE IMPLEMENTED, BUT WE WILL\nCONTINUE TO MONITOR AND GIVE YOU\nUPDATES AS THEY BECOME\nAVAILABLE. IT IS ALSO SUPPORTING\nOUR CITY EMPLOYEES. WE KNOW THAT\nOUR OWN WORKFORCE INTERACTS WITH\nIMMIGRANT REFUGEE COMMUNITIES ON\nA DAILY BASIS, SO IT IS\nPROVIDING INTERNAL TRAINING AND\nGUIDANCE TO ENSURE THAT THE\nDEPARTMENTS ARE ALIGNED AND\nEQUIPPED WITH FACTS, AS WELL BUT\nIT IS THE EXTERNAL OUTREACH THAT\nWE HAVE BEEN FOCUSING ON AND I\nWILL SHARE MORE ABOUT THIS AND\nSOME DATA, BUT IT IS THOSE\nCOMMUNITY INFORMATION SESSIONS.\nIT IS THE KNOW YOUR RIGHTS\nTRAININGS AND IT IS INVESTING IN\nOUR PARTNERS WHO PROVIDE LEGAL\nSUPPORT, HOTLINE SUPPORT AND\nRAPID RESPONSE TO ENSURE THAT\nTRUSTED INFORMATION IS REACHING\nPEOPLE. EVEN IF THE HEADLINES\nSHIFT DAILY, OUR FOCUS IS TO\nSTAY STEADY AND RESPOND IN\nREAL-TIME TO REDUCE THAT\nCONFUSION AND KEEP THE COMMUNITY\nAS CONNECTED AND INFORMED, SO\nTHEY CAN ACCESS SERVICES THAT WE\nPROVIDE AS A CITY. NEXT SLIDE,\nPLEASE. HERE IS WHAT WE KNOW\nWHAT IS CAUSING THE HIGHEST\nFEARS FOR PEOPLE, TO EXPEDITE\nCERTAIN INDIVIDUALS TO BE\nDEPARTED WITHOUT A COURT HEARING\nAND IT IS BILLS LIKE THE\nSO-CALLED BIG BEAUTIFUL BEALE\nBILL THAT WAS PASSED AND KNOW\nTHE COUNSELOR WAS RECENTLY\nBRIEFED ON THAT. THAT INCLUDES\nINCREASED FUNDING FOR\nDEPORTATION AND DETENTION EFFORT\nOUR IMMIGRATION SYSTEM UNLIKE\nTHE CRIMINAL SYSTEM DOES NOT\nOFFER ATTORNEYS ON-SITE . YOU\nARE NOT ENTITLED TO AN ATTORNEY\nPROVIDED THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT\n. IN MOST CASES, WHAT YOU SEE IS\nPEOPLE NOT REPRESENTED, SO THOSE\nARE SOME TOP CONCERNS WE HEAR.\nTHE OTHER THING WE ARE HEARING\nIS THAT PEOPLE ARE ASKING US,\nARE THERE RAIDS LIKE THE ONES WE\nARE SEEING IN L.A. HAPPENING\nACROSS THE CITY OF SEATTLE? LET\nME BE CLEAR. THE SHORT ANSWER IS\nNO. ACCORDING TO THE DEPORTATION\nDEFENSE HOTLINE, THERE HAVE BEEN\nABOUT 739 CALLS THAT HAVE COME\nTHROUGH THE HOTLINE AND HAVE\nASSISTED THE STATEWIDE . OUT OF\nTHOSE, 739 CALLS, HUNDRED NINE\nOF THEM WERE FROM THE CITY OF\nSEATTLE AND ONLY EIGHT WERE\nVERIFIED AS ACTIVITIES INSIDE OF\nOUR CITY LIMITS , SO THAT MEANS\nWHEN YOU COMPARE SEATTLE TO\nOTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, THE\nDEPORTEES. DEPORTATION NUMBERS\nARE LOWER AS OF NOW AND WE\nENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO STAY CALM\nAND DISDAIN ARMED AND USE THE\nHOTLINE AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE.\nTHESE THINGS CAN CHANGE AND THE\nLANDSCAPE CAN CHANGE QUICKLY.\nMAKING SURE THAT YOU HAVE ACCESS\nTO ACCURATE INFORMATION AND\nFOLLOWING GOOD OUTLETS IS\nIMPORTANT DURING THESE TIMES .\nFOR THE LISTENING PUBLIC, THAT\nIS THE MESSAGE I WANT TO LEAVE\nWITH THEM. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.\nAGAIN, THE NUMBERS OF\nIMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTION\nHAS NOT BEEN SIGNIFICANT JUST\nYET IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE.\nWHERE ARRESTS ARE HAPPENING HAS\nSIGNIFICANTLY CHANGED . ONE OF\nTHE THINGS THAT WE ARE SEEING IS\nTHAT IN IMMIGRATION COURTS THAT\nIS IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE, IS A\nTREND WHERE WE ARE SEEING MORE\nARRESTS HAPPENING AT THE\nIMMIGRATION COURTS AND THIS IS\nSOMETHING NEW IN THE IMMIGRATION\nSPACE. LET ME ALSO SAY , AT\nTIMES, PEOPLE DO GET CONFUSED IF\nTHE CITY OF SEATTLE OR STATE HAS\nJURISDICTION OVER IMMIGRATION\nCOURTS. THESE COURTS ARE FEDERAL\nSPACES AND THEY ARE OVERSEEN BY\nTHE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE\nAND THAT LIMITS OUR AUTHORITY TO\nINTERVENE WITH THE CITY AND\nSTATES. WHAT WE NEED TO THINK\nABOUT THE MOST IS OUR ROLE AS\nPARTNERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND\nMAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE\nEDUCATED THAT WE HAVE A RAPID\nRESPONSE AND PROGRAMS IN PLACE,\nSO THAT THEY NO DIFFERENCES AND\nWHO TO CONTACT WHEN . THE\nREPORTS IN OUR OFFICE ARE\nCURRENTLY RECEIVING IN THE DATA\nWE ARE RECEIVING IS THAT THERE\nHAS BEEN ABOUT 25 PEOPLE PER\nMONTH FROM KING COUNTY THAT HAVE\nBEEN PLACED IN DETENTION CENTER\nAND NORTHWEST IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS\nAND THAT IS 25 PEOPLE PER MONTH\nFROM KING COUNTY AND THE DATA IS\nNOT BROKEN DOWN AS OF NOW, SO WE\nDON'T KNOW SPECIFICALLY HOW\nMANY OF THOSE 25 PEOPLE END UP\nBEING FROM SEATTLE AND THE\nMAJORITY OF INDIVIDUALS BEING\nDETAINED AFTER ATTENDING\nIMMIGRATION COURT HEARINGS, SO\nIT IS NOT THROUGH OUR RAID OR\nTRAVERTINE OFFICERS ARRIVING AT\nSOMEONE'S HOME, BUT THE\nMAJORITY THEY ARE SEEING AND\nTRACKING ARE COMING FROM THE\nIMMIGRATION COURTS. ONE OF THE\nTHINGS SHARED WITH US THAT I\nWANT TO RELAY TO YOU ALL IS THAT\nTHEY SHARED ABOUT 45 INDIVIDUALS\nDETAINED AT THE SEATTLE\nIMMIGRATION , 24 OF THEM THAT\nENDED UP IN THE DETENTION\nCENTER, ONLY TWO CHOSE TO APPEAL\nTHEIR CASE AND THE REST OF THEM\nARE OPTING IN FOR EXPEDITED\nREMOVAL , BECAUSE SECURING AN\nIMMIGRATION ATTORNEY CAN BE ONE\n, EXPENSIVE AND TWO, YOU ARE NOT\nENTITLED TO THAT AND IT CAN BE A\nLENGTHY PROCESS . SOME PEOPLE\nARE OPTING OUT TO NOT GO THROUGH\nTHAT AND WANTING TO EXPECT THE\nEXPEDITED REMOVAL. THAT IS\nSOMETHING WHERE HEARING, BUT WE\nARE NOT SEEING WHY I.C.E. RAISED\nIN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THERE\nARE NO LARGE-SCALE WORKSITE\nRAIDS THAT WE SEE IN OTHER PARTS\nOF THE COUNTRY AND IT'S NOT\nHAPPENING IN OUR CITY. THE TWO\nRAIDS THAT HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED\nON WORKSITES HAVE BEEN IN KENT\nAND BELLINGHAM , SO IT IS\nOUTSIDE. THEY HAVE BEEN OUTSIDE\nOF CITY LIMITS. NEXT SLIDE,\nPLEASE. I WANT TO SHARE RAPID\nRESPONSE PROGRAM AND WHAT SOME\nOF THE WORK WE ARE DOING AND\nTHIS IS THE NEW PROGRAM WE PUT\nIN PLACE THIS YEAR AND IT WAS\nVERY MUCH COMMUNITY INFORMED\nEFFORT WHEN WE LAUNCHED IT AND\nDID A NUMBER OF LISTENING\nSESSIONS TO ENSURE THAT AS WE\nPIVOTED, IT WAS A PROGRAM\nRESPONDING DIRECTLY TO WHAT WE\nWERE HEARING FROM THE GROUND AND\nWHAT WE NEEDED AND A LOT OF THAT\nWAS LEGAL INFORMATION, ACCESS TO\nSERVICES AND JUST A TRUSTED\nPLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN TURN WHEN\nTHEY WERE SEEING ALL THESE\nCHANGES AND INCREASED FEAR AND\nCONFUSION IS RISING. IT IS LEGAL\nEDUCATION, LEGAL SERVICES AND\nWHETHER THAT IS FAMILY-PLANNING,\nAPPLICATION SUPPORT , HOTLINE\nAND IN A CITY THAT IS AS DIVERSE\nCITY OF SEATTLE, WE WANT THEM TO\nFEEL SAFE AND SEND THEIR\nCHILDREN TO SCHOOL AND WITHOUT\nFEAR OR SECOND-GUESSING WHETHER\nTHEY STAY AT HOME OR NOT. OUR\nECONOMY DEPENDS ON IMMIGRANT\nLABOR FROM ESSENTIAL WORKERS WHO\nWORK IN HOSPITALS , CAREGIVERS,\nJANITORS, EDUCATORS,\nCONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND SMALL\nBUSINESS OWNERS . THE SEATTLE\nECONOMY DEPENDS ON IMMIGRANT\nLABOR. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY\nDO FEEL SAFE WHEN THEY ARE GOING\nTO WORK OR SENDING KIDS TO\nSCHOOL AND WE ARE HOPING THAT\nTHIS PROGRAM ALLOWS OUR\nNONPROFIT ORGANIZATION TO\nPROVIDE ACCURATE INFORMATION AND\nTHE LEVEL OF COMFORT THAT THEY\nNEED TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THROUGH\nOUR CITY SAFELY . AGAIN, OUR\nIMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES CONTRIBUTE\nSIGNIFICANTLY TO OUR ECONOMY AND\nSOCIAL FABRIC OF THIS REGION\nBOTH CYNICALLY AND SOCIALLY. LET\nME JUST SHARE SOME DATA THAT WE\nRECENTLY RECEIVED FROM OUR RAPID\nRESPONSE PROGRAMS ,\nACCOMPLISHMENTS IN JUST QUARTER\nONE. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVEN KNOW\nYOUR RIGHTS EVENTS REACHING\nABOUT 170 PARTICIPANTS PLUS\nTRAINER SESSIONS WITH 77\nATTENDEES , ENSURING THAT\nKNOWLEDGE IS SHARED WIDELY ,\nWHICH IS OVER 191 HOURS OF LEGAL\nCONSULTATION AND SUPPORT\nSESSIONS AND ASSISTING ABOUT 83\nINDIVIDUALS. THERE HAS BEEN TWO\nLARGE INFORMATION SESSIONS\nREACHING APPROXIMATELY 475\nATTENDEES OFFERING UPDATES ON\nFEDERAL IMMIGRATION CHANGES ,\nPROVIDING LOCAL RESOURCES AND\nMAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW OF\nTHE LEGAL OPTIONS AVAILABLE. WE\nDO THIS IN A WAY THAT MEETS\nPEOPLE'S LANGUAGE NEEDS. WE ARE\nPROUD TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STAND\nUP THIS PROGRAM AND ENSURE THAT\nPEOPLE HAVE THE TOOLS AND\nSUPPORT THEY NEED TO STAY\nENGAGED AND MOVE FORWARD. NEXT\nSLIDE, PLEASE. OUR LEGAL DEFENSE\nPROGRAM, THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT\nHAS BEEN EXISTING IN THE CITY OF\nSEATTLE TO ENSURE THAT LOW\nINCOME RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO\nLEGAL SUPPORT WHEN FACING\nDEPORTATION OR DETENTION .\nAGAIN, IN THE IMMIGRATION\nSYSTEM, THERE IS NOT A PUBLIC\nDEFENDER. THE PROGRAM IS ABOUT\nKEEPING FAMILIES TOGETHER AND\nENSURING DUE PROCESS AND\nSUPPORTING COMMUNITY STABILITY\nIN THIS YEAR ALONE WITH 215\nINDIVIDUALS THAT RECEIVED FULL\nLEGAL REPRESENTATION PER\nQUARTER. 295 RECEIVED LIMITED\nSERVICES, SUCH AS HELP WITH\nASYLUM, WORK PERMITS AND\nIMMIGRATION FORMS. LEGAL\nPARTNERS HELP ABOUT 82 PEOPLE\nGET THEIR WORK AUTHORIZATION AND\n52 OF THEM OBTAINED IMMIGRATION\nSTATUS AND THEY FILED OVER 148\nRELIEF REQUESTS AND ATTENDED 38\nQUARTS COURT HEARINGS AT THE\nU.S. IMMIGRATION SERVICES . LET\nME JUST PAUSE ON THE 82 PEOPLE\nWHO GAINED WORK AUTHORIZATION.\nTHIS NUMBER REALLY REPRESENTS A\nLIFE-CHANGING IMPACT. THIS COULD\nBE SOMEONE SEEKING ASYLUM . YOU\nHEARD MIGRANTS COME INTO THE\nCHAMBER, SHARE STORIES . THOSE\nARE PEOPLE FLEEING PERSECUTION\nAT TIMES AND UNDER INTERNATIONAL\nAND FEDERAL LAW, THEY HAVE THE\nRIGHT TO SEEK PROTECTION IN THE\nU.S. AND WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE A\nWORKING AUTHORIZATION, THEY ARE\nNOT ABLE TO WORK IN THE U.S..\nTHAT PERSON MAY NOT HAVE A\nCHOICE BUT TO RELY ON SOME SORT\nOF PUBLIC SERVICE OR PUBLIC\nASSISTANCE. THOSE SERVICES ARE\nEXTREMELY LIMITED FOR SOMEONE IN\nASYLUM STATUS, BUT THEY RECEIVE\nTHEIR WORK AUTHORIZATION, WHAT\nENDS UP HAPPENING IS THEY STOP\nDEPENDING ON THE EXISTING SAFETY\nNETS, BUT THEY ARE ABLE TO\nPROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES AND\nBECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT AND\nCONTRIBUTE TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY,\nPAY TAXES AND SUPPORT THEIR OWN\nFAMILY , WHICH IS WHAT WE HEAR A\nLOT OF TIMES FROM ASYLUM-SEEKERS\nWHO COME INTO OUR OFFICE . THEY\nSIMPLY SAY, I JUST WANT TO WORK\nAND I WANT TO CONTRIBUTE AND BE\nABLE TO BUILD A BETTER LIFE FOR\nMY FAMILY. WHEN THEY GET THE\nWORK AUTHORIZATION, IT ALLOWS\nTHEM TO DO THAT. I SEE THAT AS A\nVICTORY FOR SEATTLE AND OUR\nECONOMY. NEXT SLIDE. OUR NEW\nCITIZENSHIP PROGRAM. CITIZENSHIP\nIN GENERAL UNLOCKS OPPORTUNITIES\nAND IT JUST DOESN'T PROVIDE THE\nLEGAL STATUS. IT IS REALLY ABOUT\nACCESS BELONGING AND ABOUT\nBUILDING LIFE AND STABILITY.\nRESEARCH DATA SHOWS THAT WHEN\nSOMEONE BECOMES A U.S. CITIZEN,\nIT ALLOWS THEM AND UNLOCKS TO BE\nABLE TO ACCESS BETTER JOBS AND\nTO BE ABLE TO SPEAK ABOUT\nHOMEOWNERSHIP AND IT ALLOWS YOU\nTO SEND YOUR CHILD OFF TO\nCOLLEGE AND ALSO VOTE OR BECOMES\nTYPICALLY ENGAGE AND PARTICIPATE\nIN LOCAL GOVERNMENT , SO THE NEW\nCITIZENSHIP PROGRAM HAS BEEN\nABLE TO PROVIDE THAT FOR PEOPLE\nAND IT'S ALLOWING PEOPLE WHO\nLIVED IN OUR CITY, FOR INSTANCE,\nFOR MANY YEARS TO GIVE THEM THE\nCONFIDENCE TO BUILD PERMANENT\nROOTS. THE NEW CITIZENSHIP\nPROGRAM HAS SUPPORTED OVER 1000\nCOMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH THE\nNATURALIZATION PROCESS AND\nNEARLY 700 CITIZENSHIP\nAPPLICATIONS WERE SUBMITTED WITH\nPROFESSIONAL SUPPORT. OVER 7000\nHOURS OF CLASS , INSTRUCTION IN\nENGLISH AND CIVICS HAVE TAKEN\nPLACE . I REMEMBER BEING A CHILD\nAND PREPARING MY MOM FOR THOSE\nINTERVIEWS AS A NATURALIZED\nCITIZEN MYSELF AND STAYING UP\nREALLY LATE AT NIGHT AND HELPING\nWITH MOCK INTERVIEWS. IF YOU ARE\nAN IMMIGRANT , THAT PROBABLY\nRESONATES WITH YOU, AS WELL.\nTHIS PROGRAM SINCE LAUNCHED, IT\nHAS HELPED OVER 32,000 RESIDENTS\nIN SEATTLE WITH OVER 16,000\nCITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS BEING\nSUBMITTED . AGAIN, THE RESEARCH\nSHOWS THAT NATURALIZATION\nINCREASES A PERSON'S ANNUAL\nINCOME BY ABOUT 3200 AND BY THE\nTHOUSANDS OF NEWLY NATURALIZED\nRESIDENTS, IT TRANSLATES TO MORE\nTHAN $56 MILLION IN INCREASED\nSPENDING RIGHT HERE IN SEATTLE,\nSO THAT IS MONEY GOING BACK INTO\nOUR ECONOMY AND RENT . PEOPLE\nBEING ABLE TO BUY GROCERIES,\nCHILDCARE AND SMALL BUSINESSES\nBEING SUPPORTED. I ALWAYS SEE\nOUR PROGRAMS AS TRANSFORMATIVE\nFOR PEOPLE'S LIVES AND TO BE\nABLE TO GROW AND STABILIZE THE\nCITY AS A WHOLE. THE READY TO\nWORK PROGRAM HELPS IMMIGRANTS\nAND REFUGEE ADULTS BUILD ENGLISH\n, 20 SUPPORT DIGITAL SUPPORT AND\nSERVE OVER A THOUSAND ADULT\nLEARNERS AND WE KNOW THROUGH\nTHIS PROGRAM PREDOMINANTLY THE\nFOLKS WHO BENEFITED FROM OUR\nWOMEN, PARENTS AND ADULTS OVER\nTHE AGE OF 40 AND MANY WITH\nLIMITED EDUCATION OR JOB\nEXPERIENCE. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO\nDO SOME INNOVATIVE WORK WITH OUR\nPROGRAM IN PARTICULAR WITH NEW\nCHILDCARE COHORT MODEL THAT HAS\nBEEN INCLUDED AND THE FOCUS IS\nTO TRAIN AND PREPARE PEOPLE TO\nENTER THE CHILD CARE WORKFORCE,\nWHICH WE CONTINUED TO HERE IS IN\nHIGH DEMAND RIGHT NOW, SO THAT\nIS A NEW MODEL WE HAVE BEEN ABLE\nTO INCORPORATE AND IT PROVIDES\nPEOPLE WITH PRACTICAL SKILLS TO\nBE ABLE TO BE TRAINED IN JUST\n2024 AND WE HAVEN'T COMPLETED\nTHE ENTIRE DATA FOR THIS YEAR,\nBUT JUST THIS YEAR, OVER 200\nPARTICIPANTS THAT HAVE\nPARTICIPATED IN EACH QUARTER AND\nON ONE GIVEN QUARTER, 200\nPARTICIPANTS COMPLETED AT LEAST\nONE QUARTER AND 41% OF THOSE ARE\nACTIVELY LOOKING FOR WORK\nFOUNDED IN JOBS AND BETTER JOB\nOPPORTUNITIES. THIS PROGRAM WILL\nCONTINUE TO BE INNOVATIVE AS WE\nARE SEEING MORE OPPORTUNITIES IN\nSUSTAINABLE JOBS, GREEN JOBS AND\nWE ARE ALSO THINK ABOUT WAYS TO\nMAKE SURE THAT READY TO WORK IS\nALSO MEETING THE MOMENT AND THAT\nWE ARE BEING INNOVATIVE, SO\nTHERE IS A LOT OF REGIONAL\nCOORDINATION HAPPENING AND\nDISCUSSIONS HAPPENING IN THAT\nPICTURE IS ONE OF THOSE EXAMPLES\nWHERE WE ARE THINKING ABOUT THE\nFUTURE OF READY TO WORK AND OUR\nREGION'S WORKFORCE AND WE SEE\nTHAT AS WE HAVE TO DO IT IN\nCOLLABORATION WITH OUR STATE\nPARTNERS . A LOT OF FOLKS IN\nTHAT ROOM CAME FROM THE COLLEGE,\nAS WELL WITH A LOT OF GREAT\nAPPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS\nHAPPENING IN THE REGION, SO HOW\nTHE CITY OF CATTLE PARTNERING'S,\nSO IT'S NOT JUST US PROVIDING\nRESOURCES, BUT REALLY THINKING\nABOUT THE OTHER FUNDING\nOPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE. ARE WE\nBEING GOOD PARTNERS IN\nCOORDINATING? THERE ARE LOTS OF\nDECISIONS AND HOPEFULLY THE NEXT\nTIME I BECOME BEFORE YOU ALL\nTHAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO SHARE\nSOME EXCITING UPDATES. NEXT\nSLIDE, PLEASE. OUR LANGUAGE\nACCESS PROGRAM , THIS TOUCHES ON\nALL DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE CITY.\nLANGUAGE ACCESS IS GROUNDED IN\nBOTH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL\nPOLICIES, INCLUDING TITLE VI OF\nTHE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT, WHICH\nREQUIRES ALL RECIPIENTS OF\nFEDERAL FUNDING TO PROVIDE\nMEANINGFUL ACCESS FOR PEOPLE\nWITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY\nAND FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE,\nTHAT'S NOT JUST ABOUT\nCOMPLIANCE. IT'S ABOUT CIVIL\nRIGHTS, OBLIGATIONS AND IT IS\nVERY MUCH PART OF OUR CORE\nVALUES WITH ONE IN FIVE\nRESIDENTS SPEAKING A LANGUAGE\nOTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME IN\nTHE CITY OF SEATTLE AND WITH\nOVER 150 LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN\nPUBLIC SCHOOLS, THIS WORK IS\nESSENTIAL AND IT'S POWER\nTHROUGH 50 INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY\nTRANSLATORS WHO ARE PROUD TO BE\nABLE TO PARTNER WITH MANY LOCAL\nRESIDENTS WHO ARE BILINGUAL AND\nTHEY HELP PROVIDE ACCURACY IN\nTHE TRANSLATIONS AND ENSURE THAT\nWE ARE PUSHING OUT INTO\nCOMMUNITY IS CULTURALLY\nRELEVANT, SO WE HAVE STRONG\nPARTNERSHIPS WITH THEM AND IT'S\nKIND OF A CORPORATE MODEL, AS\nWELL. WE BRING IN THE LANGUAGE\nACCESS TEAM THAT DOES A GREAT\nJOB AND PARTNERING WITH THOSE\nTRANSLATORS. IN 2024, WE SUPPORT\nHUNDREDS OF TRANSLATION PROJECTS\nACROSS THE CITY USING THE SMART\nC.A.T. SYSTEM, LANGUAGE LINE AND\nWE ARE SEEING NUMBERS RISE.\nTHERE ARE MORE PEOPLE WHO WANT\nTO DO TRANSLATIONS AND ARE\nPARTICIPATING IN OVER 270 CITY\nSTAFF PERCEIVED TRAINING TO HELP\nSTRENGTHEN MULTICULTURAL\nCOMMUNICATION ACROSS THE\nDEPARTMENTS AND THE GOAL IS NOT\nJUST TO TRANSLATE EVERY DOCUMENT\nYOU HAVE , BUT BE MINDFUL OF A\nVITAL DOCUMENT , WHAT IS\nNECESSARY AND EARLY TRANSLATING\nDOCUMENTS IN A WAY THAT WOULD\nRESONATE WITH PEOPLE WHO WILL\nRECEIVE IT, BUT A LOT OF\nTRAINING THAT OUR OFFICE\nPROVIDES FOR DEPARTMENT STAFF IS\nHELPING THEM UNDERSTAND , SO IT\nALLOWS THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO\nSAVE ON SOME COSTS. IF YOU HAVE\nA DOCUMENT THAT'S 50 PAGES, YOU\nMIGHT NOT HAVE TO TRANSLATE ALL\n50 PAGES, BUT IT CAN BE AN\nEXECUTIVE SUMMARY , SO THAT\nIT'S ENGAGING WITH CITY\nDEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE THAT WE\nARE USING OUR RESOURCES WELL AND\nDOING IT IN A WAY THAT IS\nSTRATEGIC. A LOT OF SHOUT OUTS\nTO EVERYONE IN THE CITY THAT\nENGAGES WITH OUR LANGUAGE ACCESS\nPROGRAM.\nTHE WASHINGTON PROGRAM\nASYLUM-SEEKERS SUPPORT PROGRAM\nIS PROVIDING EMERGENCY HOUSING\nFOR NEWLY ARRIVING MIGRANTS AND\nASYLUM-SEEKERS WHO ARE NOT\nELIGIBLE FOR THE FEDERAL\nRESETTLEMENT PROGRAMS IN PLACE .\nYOU ALL MAY REMEMBER THIS WORK\nWHERE WE ARE WORKING HARD TO\nESTABLISH THIS PROGRAM THROUGH\nTHE STATE AND IT HAS BEEN\nESTABLISHED AND FULLY IN EFFECT.\nWE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS\nWORK TRULY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH\nHST IN OUR DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN\nRESOURCES AND HIGH BLOOD ON THIS\nAND COORDINATED WITH THE STATE\nAND NOW THE WORK IS BEING\nTRANSFERRED TO OUR OFFICE, SO WE\nWILL DIRECTLY WORK WITH THE\nSTATE ON MAKING SURE THAT THE\nPROGRAM IS SUCCESSFUL . SINCE\nJULY 1, WE HAVE BEEN USING THE\nSTATE FUNDS AND IT HAS HELPED\nHOUSE OVER 302 INDIVIDUALS ,\nOVER 100 FAMILIES AND EVERY\nFAMILY THAT EXIT WITH SOME SORT\nOF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING , A LOT\nOF THEM END UP HAVING RECEIVING\nTHEIR WORK AUTHORIZATION ARE\nABLE TO GET A JOB AND BECOME\nSELF-SUFFICIENT , AS WELL. THIS\nPROJECT SOWS REGIONAL\nCOORDINATION AND COLLABORATION\nAND WE ARE ABLE TO LEVERAGE THE\nCITY DOLLARS TO RESPOND TO SOME\nNEEDS WERE VIEWING IN THE CITY\nOF SEATTLE. THE SUPPORT FOR CITY\nDEPARTMENTS, I SHARED A LITTLE\nBIT EARLIER ABOUT THIS. WE\nREALLY WANT TO BE A RESOURCE FOR\nTHE CITY DEPARTMENTS. WE'VE\nBEEN DOING A LOT OF TRAIN THE\nTRAINER WORK, AS WELL THIS YEAR\nWE LED ON NINE TRAININGS ACROSS\nDEPARTMENTS AND HOSTED TWO LARGE\nCOMMUNITY SESSIONS, AS WELL,\nWHICH ELAPSED OF THE STAFF\nMEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE WITH SOME\nLEGAL EXPERTS AND IT REACHED\nOVER 1000 PARTICIPANTS WERE\nTEENS SHUT DOWN AND IT WAS LIKE\nA ZOOM LINK AND IT WAS A VERY\nINTERESTING PROCESS EARLY ON IN\nTHE YEAR AND WE HELD YOUR RIGHTS\nTRAININGS FOR BUSINESSES, AS\nWELL AND MAKING SURE A LOT OF\nSMALL BUSINESSES ALSO KNOW THERE\nRIGHT AND THAT THEY K█NOW HOW T\nBE SUPPORTIVE TO THEIR\nDEPARTMENT AND WE'VE WORKED\nWITH THE OFFICER . MAKING SURE\nTHAT THEY ARE PUSHING OUT IN\nTRANSLATION IN OUR OFFICE TO\nCITY DEPARTMENTS LISTENING AND\nWE DO HAVE AN OFFICE HOURS\nINTERNALLY FOR CITY EMPLOYEES\nWHO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT\nIMMIGRATION , HOW TO SUPPORT\nSTAFF AND SO FORTH AND WE HAVE\nSHARED THAT NUMBER WIDELY . WE\nARE ALSO, JUST SO YOU KNOW,\nWORKING ON TRAININGS THAT COULD\nREACH CITYWIDE AND WE ARE\nSTANDING AT A SHAREPOINT SITE,\nAS WELL . CITY EMPLOYEES CAN\nACCESS . JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT\nWE ALL HAVE THE SAME INFORMATION\nIN REAL TIME. AGAIN, WE ARE A\nSMALL DEPARTMENT, SO WE RELY ON\nTHIS INFORMATION BEING\nWIDESPREAD, SO WE ARE THINKING\nABOUT WAYS TO MAKE IT EASY FOR\nUS TO TOUCH AS MANY CITY\nEMPLOYEES AND MAKE SURE THAT\nTHEY ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE RIGHT\nRESOURCES AND INFORMATION TO\nBEST RESPOND TO WHATEVER IT IS\nTHEIR DEPARTMENT MAY BE DEALING\nWITH AND WE CONTINUE TO PUSH AND\nSUPPORT THE DIRECTIVE THAT CAME\nOUT ON'S ON FEDERAL IMMIGRATION\nENFORCEMENT AND WELCOMING CITY\nRESOLUTION PASSED BY COUNSEL\nMAKING SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND\nWHAT THE POLICIES ARE SAYING.\nWE'VE DONE A LOT OF TRAIN THE\nTRAINER MAKING SURE THAT\nSUPERVISORS AND DIRECTORS REALLY\nUNDERSTAND THIS INFORMATION AND\nDISSEMINATE IT ACROSS\nDEPARTMENTS AS APPROPRIATELY POP\nAS POSSIBLE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.\nWE WILL TALK ABOUT THE COMMUNITY\nENGAGEMENT WORK WE ARE DOING.\nNEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WHEN IT\nCOMES TO THE ENGAGEMENT, WE GOT\nOURSELVES IN TRANSPARENCY,\nACCESSIBILITY AND PARTNERSHIP.\nMEETING THE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY\nARE AT AND BEING RESPONSIVE IN\nREAL TIME AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE .\nSINCE JANUARY, WE HELD A VIRTUAL\nPOLICY SESSIONS, NO YOU'RE\nRIGHT TRAININGS AND FOR SERVICE\nPROVIDERS IN THE SEATTLE PUBLIC\nLIBRARY WILL WERE THERE SUCH A\nGREAT PARTNER TO OTHERS. OVER\n100 PARTICIPANTS SHOWED UP AND\nIT IS MAINTAINING A REGULAR\nPRESENCE AND COMMUNITY IN\nDEFENSE EVENTS AND STAYING CLOSE\nAND IN COORDINATION WITH OUR\nPARTNERS AND WE HAVE CONVENED\nROUNDTABLES WITH SERVICE\nPROVIDERS WITH THE MAYOR AND\nCOMING UP SHORTLY TO MAKE SURE\nTHAT COUNCILMEMBERS ARE AWARE OF\nTHAT ONCE IT'S ON THE CALENDAR.\nWE WANT TO SHARE ABOUT HOW TO\nGET INVOLVED. I KNOW IT'S\nIMPORTANT TO ALL OF YOU AS\nCOUNCILMEMBERS. THANK YOU,\nRIVERA, FOR CONSISTENTLY THE\nHOW-TO CONSTITUENTS OF GETTING\nINVOLVED AND HOW DO WE GET PUSH\nTHAT INFORMATION? THAT'S THE\nINFORMATION WE NEED AND WE WILL\nMAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW THE\nOPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE OUT\nTHERE . ONE OF THE MOST\nIMPORTANT WAYS TO SUPPORT\nIMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE MIGRANT\nCOMMUNITIES RIGHT NOW IS BEING\nABLE TO EXPAND LEGAL SERVICES\nAND HELP. IMMIGRATION LAW IS\nVERY COMPLEX. AGAIN, MANY PEOPLE\nGO THROUGH THAT PROCESS OF NOT\nHAVING A GOVERNMENT REPRESENTED\nATTORNEY, SO OUR LOCAL LEGAL\nCOMMUNITY OF NONPROFITS HAVE\nSTEPPED UP WITH LEADING WAYS OF\nTHE LEADING EFFORTS AND MAKING\nSURE THAT THEIR SUPPORTING\nPEOPLE AND NAVIGATING THE SYSTEM\n. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF\nDIFFERENT PROGRAMS AVAILABLE ,\nSO IF THERE ARE ATTORNEYS OR IF\nYOU ARE THINKING ABOUT THE\nINFORMATION TO PUSH OUT INTO\nCOMMUNITY, THIS IS A VERY\nCONCRETE WAY THAT YOU CAN MAKE A\nDIFFERENCE AND FOR ATTORNEYS ,\nTHOSE COULD GO TOWARDS HOURS AND\nCOUNTED TOWARDS SERVICE HOURS IN\nREQUIREMENT . COUNCILMEMBER\nRIVERA HAS A LEGAL BACKGROUND\nAND WENT THROUGH LAW SCHOOL AND\nYOU SHARE A LOT OF REALLY GREAT\nRESOURCES ON WHO WE SHOULD\nCONTACT IN SOME WAYS THAT WE CAN\nPROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE\nALL TO HAVE AN IMPACT HERE , SO\nWE SAY TO AMPLIFY THIS AS MUCH\nAS POSSIBLE. THESE ARE SOME\nORGANIZATIONS YOU CAN ENGAGE\nWITH . THESE PARTNERSHIPS SHOW\nWHAT IS POSSIBLE WITH LEGAL\nEXPERTS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION\nAND THEY WORK TOGETHER CLOSELY\nTO SUPPORT AND CLOSE JUSTICE\nGAPS WE ARE SEEING . NEXT SLIDE.\nHERE ARE SOME ORGANIZATIONS WE\nARE IN CONTRACT WITH AND WE HEAR\nFROM CONSTITUENTS. HOW CAN WE\nHELP ? SOME ORGANIZATIONS YOU\nCAN PARTNER WITH AND I COULD'VE\nMADE THE WHOLE PRESENTATION\nABOUT THE SLIDE AND ADDED\nHUNDREDS OF ORGANIZATIONS, BUT\nWE NARROWED IT DOWN TO SOME\nORGANIZATIONS WE ARE IN\nCONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH.\nTHEY ALL OFFER VOLUNTEER\nOPPORTUNITIES AND YOU CAN GO TO\nTHE WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA\nPAGES. IT'S A GREAT WAY TO GET\nSTARTED. IF YOU ARE FOLLOWING\nOUR OFFICE NEWSLETTERS OR SOCIAL\nMEDIA PAGES, WE TRIED TO KEEP\nYOU ALL CONNECTED AND MAKE IT\nEASY FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO KNOW\nABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OTHER\nWAYS THAT WE CAN GET INVOLVED IN\nTHESE MOMENTS OF UNCERTAINTY,\nONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL THINGS\nWE CAN DO IS STEER ACCURATE\nINFORMATION TO STAY UP-TO-DATE\nAND AMPLIFY TRUSTED VOICES AND\nTHESE ARE SOME TWISTED VOICES IN\nCOMMUNITY, SO IF YOU WANT TO GET\nINVOLVED, THIS IS ONE WAY THAT\nYOU CAN DO THAT. I HOPE THIS WAS\nHELPFUL AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER\nANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE . I\nTHINK THIS CONCLUDES. NEXT\nSLIDE. PAYMENT THANK YOU ,\nDIRECTOR. I ALWAYS APPRECIATE\nYOU COMING TO CHAMBERS. A LOT OF\nPEOPLE TALK ABOUT WHAT WE SHOULD\nBE DOING , BUT THE CITY VIA OIRA\nIS DOING . I WANT TO THANK YOU\nUNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP, DIRECTOR\n, AND THE COMMITMENT OF YOUR\nSTAFF WHO ARE COMMITTED TO\nHELPING OUR IMMIGRANT AND\nREFUGEE COMMUNITIES. I REALLY\nWANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK YOU\nARE DOING . AS YOU CAN HERE,\nYOUR TEAM IS SMALL BUT MIGHTY\nAND IS HAVING A HUGE IMPACT IN\nTHE CITY. DO YOU WANT TO\nRECOGNIZE A COUPLE STAFF MEMBERS\nWHO ARE HERE WITH YOU TODAY?\nI WOULD LOVE TO RECOGNIZE ALL\nOF MY STAFF MEMBERS AND THIS\nCOULD NOT BE DONE WITHOUT THE\nINCREDIBLE TEAM THAT LEADS THIS.\nTO ALL OF THE STAFF AT THE\nOFFICE OF AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS,\nTHANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LEADING\nOUR CITY IN THIS MOMENT , AND\nOUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THE\nRELATIONSHIP IS WHAT MAKES THE\nWORK POSSIBLE. I DO HAVE OUR\nCOMMUNITY MANAGER WITH ME . IF\nYOU SEE ANYTHING FROM OUR SOCIAL\nMEDIA PAGES AND NEWSLETTER,\nPROBABLY PUSHING NETWORK.\nSHAWNEES IS HERE WITH ME WHO IS\nA SPECIAL PROJECTS AND POLICIES\nSPECIALLY WHO IS OFTEN WITH ME\nWHEN I COME TO COUNCIL MEETINGS,\nAS WELL. THEY ALL DO INCREDIBLE\nWORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR\nCOMMUNITY PARTNERS.\nI HAVE THE PLEASURE OF\nMEETING WITH YOUR TEAM OUTSIDE\nOF CHAMBER TIME WHEN WE HAVE OUR\nCHICKENS, SO I APPRECIATE YOUR\nSTAFF FOR ALL AMAZING WORK THAT\nTHEY'RE DOING . PLEASE THANK\nTHE ONES THAT ARE HERE TODAY. I\nTHOUGHT THIS PRESENTATION WAS\nREALLY IMPORTANT , BECAUSE IT IS\nIMPORTANT TO HAVE ACCURATE\nINFORMATION. WHAT I DON'T WANT\nTHAT I'VE HEARD IS TO HAVE\nFOLKS IN OUR IMMIGRANT AND\nREFUGEE COMMUNITIES IN SEATTLE\nNOT COMING OUT TO RECEIVE\nSERVICE IS OR GET THE FOOD THEY\nNEED OR SEND KIDS TO SCHOOL,\nBECAUSE THERE IS FEAR AND THERE\nIS A LOT OF FEAR MONGERING,\nESPECIALLY COMING FROM D.C. .\nTHAT IS EGREGIOUS , I'VE SAID\nMANY TIMES. IT IS IMPORTANT TO\nKNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING IN\nSEATTLE ON THE GROUND, SO THAT\nFOLKS WHO ARE LIVING HERE, LIKE\nI SAID, -- THE FEAR DOESN'T\nHAVE A CHILLING EFFECT ON THEIR\nABILITY TO GET THE SERVICES THAT\nTHEY NEED TO GET THEIR NEEDS\nMET. I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU\nFOR BRINGING THIS INFORMATION.\nIN THE ABSENCE OF THAT, WE\nDON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL THE AND\nTHEY WILL NOT LEAVE THEIR HOMES\nAND NOT GET WHAT THEY NEED AND I\nHAVE SAID THIS IN JANUARY , BUT\nWE ARE A WELCOMING CITY AND ARE\nA SANCTUARY CITY THAT TAKES CARE\nOF ALL OF OUR PHONE'S ,\nINCLUDING IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE\nCOMMUNITIES AND WE WILL CONTINUE\nTO DO SO . I DIDN'T KNOW BEFORE\nTHAT OIRA PRESENTED THIS\nINFORMATION TO ME VIA OUR ONE ON\nONES , ABOUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING\nON THE GROUND AND THINGS ARE\nBETTER HERE THAN OTHER CITIES. I\nWANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR\nIMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE FOLKS KNOW\nNOT TO BE AFRAID. AS HE POINTED\nOUT EARLIER, THINGS ARE EVOLVING\n, SO WE WILL KEEP UPDATING\nINFORMATION IF THAT SHOULD\nCHANGE OR IF ANYTHING SHOULD\nCHANGE IN SEATTLE, YOU WILL BE\nOUT THERE LETTING THE COMMUNITY\nKNOW , SO THAT WE ARE ACTING IN\nREAL TIME ACCORDINGLY, BUT IT'S\nREALLY IMPORTANT THAT OUR FOLKS\nKNOW THAT THEY CAN COME GET THE\nSERVICES THEY NEED AND HAVE\nTHEIR NEEDS MET. I APPRECIATE\nOIRA'S WORK WITH ORIGINAL PART\nIS THAT THE COUNTY AND OTHER\nCITIES IN THE REGION , AND WITH\nTHE STATE SUPPORT OF OUR\nIMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE FAMILIES\nHERE IN SEATTLE , SO I WANT TO\nTHANK YOU FOR THAT PARTNERSHIP\nAND ALL OF THE GREAT WORK YOU DO\n. THE KNOW YOUR RIGHTS EDUCATION\nIS SOME THAT I KNOW IS SO VERY\nIMPORTANT WHEN I MOVED HERE\nRIGHT AFTER SEPTEMBER 11 , I\nWORKED AFTER WITH THE MIDDLE\nEASTERN COMMUNITIES THAT WERE\nBEING TARGETED BY THE FBI THAT\nTHEN TURNED INTO ALSO TARGETING\nOF HISPANIC COMMUNITIES , SO I\nWAS DOING THE KNOW YOUR RIGHTS\nEDUCATION. FOLKS DON'T KNOW\nTHEY HAVE A RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY\nWHEN THE FBI REACHES OUT TO\nTHEM. THEY JUST DON'T KNOW IT.\nTHAT IS ALL REALLY IMPORTANT ,\nSO I WANT TO UPLIFT THE WORK YOU\nARE DOING JUST ACROSS THE BOARD.\nCOLLEAGUES, THE HUGE IMPACT THAT\nOIRA IS HAVING IN THE CITY VIA\nTHE MANY, MANY FOLKS THAT THEY\nTOUCH AS PART OF THIS WORK ,\nWHICH THEY HAVE BEEN DOING\nBEFORE , THE EGREGIOUS ACTIONS\nAND CONTINUING TO DO NOW EVEN\nMORE SO . I APPRECIATE ALL OF\nTHE FUNDING AND UNDER YOUR\nLEADERSHIP AND I CANNOT SAY\nENOUGH ABOUT DIRECTOR MOHAMMED\nAND HER TEAM. I SEE FOLKS HAVE\nTHEIR HANDS UP . COUNCILMEMBER\nSOLOMON?\nTHANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK\nYOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. A\nCOUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS FOR\nYOU. YOUR LANGUAGE ACCESS\nPROGRAM . IF WE ARE DOING EVENTS\nWHERE WE NEED INTERPRETERS IS\nTHAT WHAT YOU CAN PROVIDE OR\nSHOULD WE GO THROUGH DEPARTMENT\nAND NEIGHBORHOODS FOR THAT QUICK\nI'M SURE THE DEPARTMENT OF\nNEIGHBORHOODS ALSO HAS A\nRESOURCE IS FOR THAT . WE HAVE\nHAD COUNCILMEMBERS REACH OUT TO\nOUR OFFICE AND WE HAVE BEEN ABLE\nTO SUCCESSFULLY CONNECT TO ALL\nTO A TRANSLATOR THAT HAS BEEN\nABLE TO COME TO THE CHAMBERS AND\nPROVIDE TRANSLATION SERVICES, SO\nI THINK IT'S A PREFERENCE. WE\nHAVE TRAINED UP ALL CITY\nDEPARTMENTS AND THEY KNOW HOW TO\nUSE LANGUAGE LINE AND CONNECT\nWITH TRANSLATORS, AS WELL. IF\nTHERE IS A DEPARTMENT YOU\nALREADY COORDINATE WITH AS AN\nOFFICE, YOU'RE WELCOME TO\nCONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM. IF\nYOU REACH OUT TO US, WE WILL\nCONNECT YOU.\nAND THINKING ABOUT THE\nMEETINGS I HAVE DONE IN\nSOUTHEAST SEATTLE WHERE I HAVE A\nLOT OF DIFFERENT LANGUAGES\nSPOKEN WITH THEIR SOMETIMES ALL\nIN THE SAME ROOM AND I DID A\nMEETING WHERE I HAD SIX\nDIFFERENT TRANSLATIONS HAPPENING\nAT THE SAME TIME AND SIX\nDIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS. WHEN\nI'M TALKING TO A COMMUNITY\nGROUP WHO WANTS TO GET\nINFORMATION , IF WE ARE SAYING\nYOU'VE GOT TO GET THE\nINTERPRETERS, THAT CAUSE CAN BE\nOFFPUTTING OR THEY MAY SAY, WE\nCAN COVER THE COST. DO YOU HAVE\nA POOL THAT WE CAN DRAW FROM AT\nNO COST TO BE ABLE TO DRAW FOR\nTHOSE KIND OF SERVICES?\nNOT A POOL AT NO COST , BUT\nWE TRY TO -- THERE ARE WAYS THAT\nWE CAN BE NIMBLE IF WE KNOW AN\nEVENT IS HAPPENING IN ADVANCE .\nSOME OF THOSE DO COME DOWN AS\nOPPOSED TO AN EMERGENCY MEETING\nAND IT IS A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE\nIF THE TURNAROUND TIME IS\nSHORTER. WE TRIED TO BE AS\nSTRATEGIC AS POSSIBLE LIKE\nMINIMIZING COSTS WITH SOME\nINTERPRETERS THAT WE SECURE\nWHERE THEY SPEAK MULTIPLE\nLANGUAGES AND PROVIDE\nTRANSLATIONS IN TWO LANGUAGES,\nBUT IT'S ONE PERSON , SO IT\nDEPENDS ON THE SITUATION . WE\nHAVE SOME DOLLARS IN OUR\nOFFICES. OUR BUDGET IS PRETTY\nTIGHT . WE DO HAVE SOME DOLLARS\nALLOCATED TO TRANSLATION\nSERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE , BUT\nMORE SO CITYWIDE TO DISSEMINATE\nTHAT INFORMATION AS WIDELY AS\nPOSSIBLE TO MAKE THOSE DOLLARS\nGO FAR , BUT IT IT DEPENDS ON\nWHAT PROJECT YOU ARE WORKING ON\nAND IF IT'S A PROJECT IN\nCOLLABORATION WITH THE CITY\nDEPARTMENT , A LOT OF CITY\nDEPARTMENTS ARE INCLUDING IN\nTHEIR PROJECT PLAN AND BUDGETS\nLINE ITEMS FOR TRANSLATION , SO\nTHAT IS ANOTHER THING THAT YOU\nCAN DO. CHECK WITH WHATEVER\nTOPIC MAY BE AND THERE IS A\nPARTICULAR TOPIC INVOLVED, THEY\nMIGHT ALREADY HAVE BUDGET\nALLOCATED FOR TRANSLATIONS AND\nIT JUST MIGHT BE ASKING THEM THE\nQUESTIONS AND SEEING WHAT THE\nDOLLAR IS. WE ARE ENCOURAGING AS\nDEPARTMENTS COME UP WITH THEIR\nLANGUAGE ACCESS PLANS THAT THEY\nBUDGET MONEY FOR TRANSLATION\nSERVICES AND THEY KNOW WHAT\nTHOSE COSTS LOOK LIKE.\nTHANK YOU. ONE OTHER QUESTION\n. I SEE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN\nFEATURED ON A NUMBER OF YOUR\nSLIDES. IT GETS TO SOMETHING\nTHAT I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT ,\nWHICH I CALLED ICEFISHING ,\nWHICH IS WHERE IMMIGRATION\nENFORCEMENT FOLKS ARE PRESENTING\nSUPPOSE IT SUBPOENAS TO\nLANDLORDS AND LOOKING FOR\nINFORMATION ON WHO'S LIVING IN\nTHE PROPERTY AND TRYING TO FIND\nOUT THOSE PERSONS LEGAL STATUS\nTO HELP BOOT THEM OUT. PART OF\nTHE KNOW YOUR RIGHTS AND WHAT\nYOU DO WHEN YOU COME ACROSS\nSOMEONE WITH I.C.E. OR A WARRANT\n, WHAT DO DO? FIRST OF ALL, FOR\nLANDLORDS AND MANAGEMENT\nCOMPANIES, UNLESS IT IS A SIGN\nBY A JUDGE, DO NOT COMPLY.\nSECONDLY , NOTIFY THE TENANT\nTHAT SOMEBODY IS FISHING FOR\nINFORMATION. IT HASN'T HAPPENED\nIN SEATTLE , BUT I'M LOOKING AT\nWHAT WE CAN DO TO HIT THAT OFF\nBEFORE IT GETS HERE. GIVEN THE\nKNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAINING THAT\nYOU ARE DOING , IT SEEMS THAT IT\nWOULD BE LOGICAL FOR US TO\nPARTNER ON THIS OR LOGICAL FOR\nYOU TO TAKE LEAD. EDUCATE\nPROPERTY AND MANAGEMENT\nLANDLORDS THAT THEY DON'T HAVE\nTO COMPLY MUST IT IS A LEGIT\nDOCUMENT INTO, YOU'VE GOT TO\nNOTIFY THE PERSON THAT SOMEONE\nIS LOOKING FOR THEIR INFORMATION\nSO THAT THEY ARE AWARE. THOSE\nRESIDENTS AREN'T BEING TOLD\nTHAT SOMEONE IS FISHING FOR\nINFORMATION. I'M LOOKING AT\nSOMETHING THAT WE CAN WORK ON\nTOGETHER AND MAYBE THERE IS\nSOMETHING YOU CAN DO THAT\nDOESN'T REQUIRE US TO DO A\nRESOLUTION OR LEGISLATION. I\nJUST WANT TO PROTECT THE FOLKS\nWHO ARE HERE FROM WHAT IS\nHAPPENING IN OTHER CITIES.\nTHOUGHTS?\nTHAT IS HELPFUL AND IS\nSIMILAR TO WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO\nDO WITH PROVIDING THE KNOW YOUR\nRIGHTS TRAINING FOR SOME\nBUSINESS COMMUNITY. I HAVE A\nPRESENTATION I WILL BE DOING\nNEXT MONTH WITH THE SEATTLE\nCHAMBER IS PRESENTING TO THEM ON\nSOME OF THESE ISSUES AND HELPING\nTHEM KNOW WHAT TO DO IN THESE\nTYPES OF EVENTS , SO SIMILARLY\nFOR HOMEOWNERS OR LANDLORDS ,\nTHE HOUSING COMPLEX THAT YOU ARE\nTALKING ABOUT AND MAKING SURE\nTHAT IF THERE IS A PLACE THAT\nTHEY CAN BEING THAT YOU\nSPECIFICALLY KNOW, I WOULD BE\nHAPPY TO HAVE SOME OF OUR TEAM,\nAND PRESENT TO THEM. WE CAN MAKE\nSURE THAT THEY ARE CONNECTED AND\nRECEIVING A LOT OF THAT ACCURATE\nINFORMATION KNOWING THE\nDIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE\nADMINISTRATIVE ORDER AND AN\nACTUAL JUDICIAL SIGNED WARRANT\nFROM A JUDGE AND BEING ABLE TO\nIDENTIFY THAT AND A LOT OF THE\nKNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAININGS HAVE\nTHOSE MATERIALS, SO THEY CAN\nFEEL EMPOWERED AND RESPOND WELL\nWHEN THEY ARE APPROACHED BY ICE\nOR ANY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY, SO\nI'M HAPPY TO BE A THOUGHT\nPARTNER AND I THINK IT'S A\nGREAT IDEA.\nTHANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER .\nTHANK YOU, CHAIR OF ERROR. I\nWANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING\nTIME FOR THIS PRESENTATION ON\nTODAY'S AGENDA. IT WAS AN\nINCREDIBLY INFORMATIVE\nPRESENTATION AND I WANT TO THANK\nYOU, DIRECTOR , AND THE ENTIRE\nTEAM FOR THE WORK YOU ARE DOING\nEVERYDAY AND I AM ALMOST SURE\nTHAT WHEN YOU SIGN UP TO THIS\nWORK THAT YOU DIDN'T EXPECT TO\nDO IT IN THE MIDST OF WHAT I'VE\nCOME TO UNDERSTAND AS AMERICA'S\nLARGE MASS DEPORTATION EFFORT IN\nMODERN AMERICAN HISTORY. I KNOW\nTHAT IT IS HEAVY ON YOUR HEART\nAND STOPS HEARTS. THIS IS HARD\nWORK AND TRAUMATIZING WORK AND\nDEVASTATING WORK, SO I HOPE YOU\nARE TAKING TIME TO TAKE CARE OF\nYOURSELVES AND I WANT TO THANK\nYOU FOR STANDING WHY ARE\nIMMIGRANT NEIGHBORHOODS AND\nSUPPORTING THEM WITH PROGRAMS.\nJUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR\nTODAY , A FEW MONTHS AGO, WE HAD\nSOME DISCUSSIONS AS A BODY WITH\nTHE ORGANIZATION KIDS IN NEED OF\nDEFENSE, WHICH WE HAVE COME TO\nUNDERSTAND WHERE THEY HAVE\nCLOSED THEIR DOORS AND LOSS IN\nFEDERAL FUNDING. CURIOUS FOR HOW\nALL OF THE PARTNERING\nORGANIZATIONS AND HOW THEY HAVE\nCOME TO UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE\nPARTNER ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAY\nALSO BE IMPACTED BY FEDERAL CUTS\nAND HOW IT MAY BE IMPACTING\nTHEIR ABILITY TO DELIVER\nSERVICES . COMPARED WITH THAT,\nUNDERSTANDING WHAT WE HAVE COME\nTO UNDERSTAND ABOUT ANY IMPACTS\nTO REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT EFFORTS\nAND NOT STATE-FUNDED, BUT FROM\nFEDERAL DOLLARS.\nTHANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.\nFOR KIDS IN NEEDS OF DEFENSE,\nTHEY CLOSED THEIR DOORS, AS WE\nKNOW. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, WE\nHAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS A NUMBER\nOF TIMES. HAS TAKEN OVER A\nNUMBER OF THOSE CASES AND\nACTUALLY ALL OF THEM, ESPECIALLY\nTHE CASES AND KIDS THAT WERE\nBEING REPRESENTED IN THE CITY OF\nSEATTLE, SO IT HAS TRANSITIONED\nOVER AND THEY ARE ALSO RECEIVING\nSUPPORT FROM THE SEATTLE\nUNIVERSITY'S LEGAL CLINIC, AS\nWELL. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF\nATTORNEYS THAT ARE HELPING\nSUPPORT THAT CASELOAD, SO THAT\nIS REALLY GOOD NEWS. WHEN IT\nCOMES TO FEDERAL CUTS THAT\nORGANIZATIONS ARE FACING\nACROSS-THE-BOARD , IT IS A PAIN\nPOINT. THERE ARE SO MANY OF\nTHESE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS\nHERE THAT ARE FACING FEDERAL\nCUTS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT 70%\nOF THEIR BUDGET, FOR EXAMPLE,\nDEPENDS ON FEDERAL FUNDING AND\nLEARNING PROGRAMS AND SO FORTH\nHAVE BEEN CUT AT THE FEDERAL\nLEVEL . SOME FOLKS ARE\nCONSOLIDATING THE PROGRAMS AND\nEMERGING PROGRAMS AND OTHERS\nHAVE TO SHUT DOWN SOME PROGRAMS\n. IT IS THE SAME THING FOR THE\nREFUGEE RESETTLEMENT WERE\nHAPPENING WITH THE CAP AND BLOCK\nON REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT FROM THE\nFEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT IS NOT\nALLOWING ORGANIZATIONS TO BE\nABLE TO DO THAT RESETTLEMENT\nWORK THAT WE KNOW IS NEEDED\nLOCALLY . THEY ARE BEING NIMBLE\nAND WE ARE TRYING TO BE A GOOD\nTHOUGHT PARTNER HELPING THEM\nTHINK ABOUT OTHER SOURCES OF\nREVENUE , WHETHER IT'S\nPHILANTHROPY OR OTHER AGENCIES\nTHAT ARE WILLING TO STEP UP IN\nTHESE MOMENTS AND FUND PROGRAMS.\nWE KNOW THAT IN THE PAST WE HAVE\nBEEN HERE BEFORE AND WE SAW THE\nBUSINESS COMMUNITY ALSO STEP UP\n. THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY THAT\nHAD DEPENDED ON IMMIGRANTS TO\nPOWER THEIR WORKFORCE HAVE BEEN\nABLE TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICE\nFUNDING AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE\nARE TRYING TO BE A THOUGHT\nPARTNER TO ORGANIZATIONS AND\nHELP WITH SOME OTHER RESOURCES\nAVAILABLE, BUT IT IS LIMITED AND\nOUR PROBLEM. WE DO CONTINUE TO\nHEAR SIGNIFICANT CUTS THEY ARE\nFACING BECAUSE OF THE FEDERAL\nCUTS WE ARE SEEING.\nI WILL JUST ADD REALLY QUICK\n, FROM JANUARY UNTIL NOW, WE ARE\nSEEING THE CUTS COMING FROM\nEXECUTIVE ORDERS WITH POLICIES\nAND DIRECTLY FROM THE\nADMINISTRATION AND NOW WITH THE\nPASSAGE OF THE BILL, THAT IS A\nDIFFERENT SET OF CUTS AND THINGS\nWE ARE LOOKING AT AND TRYING, AS\nWELL. IT WAS MORE INDIVIDUAL AND\nDIRECTED, BUT THERE WAS A BIGGER\nPACKAGE OF CUTS WE ARE EXPECTING\nAND I THINK A BIG IMPACT TO\nPARTNERS WHO ARE DOING THE WORK\nREADINESS AND ENGLISH AS A\nSECOND LANGUAGE THAT THEY HAVE\nALREADY SEEN CUT AND IT'S A\nSTATED GOAL IN THIS\nADMINISTRATION TO CUT THAT KIND\nOF WORK.\nWE DON'T DEPEND ON A LOT OF\nFEDERAL FUNDING, BUT WE DO HAVE\nDOLLARS FOR THE READY TO WORK\nPROGRAM AND THAT IS EXPECTED TO\nBE CUT THIS COMING YEAR AND THEY\nHAVE ALREADY SAID THAT. WE ARE\nTHINKING OUTSIDE OF THE BOX AND\nLOOKING AT OTHER OPPORTUNITIES\nAND SOURCES OF REVENUE.\nTHANK YOU FOR THAT. ANY KIND\nOF LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS THAT YOU\nHAVE AT THE READY SO OUR OFFICE\nCAN UNDERSTAND ACROSS-THE-BOARD\nWHERE THESE CUTS MAY BE HITTING\nACROSS THE ORGANIZATIONS? THAT\nWILL BE HELPFUL AS A FOLLOW-UP\nTO TODAY'S SESSION. PAIRED WITH\nTHAT, I WAS PLEASED TO SEE THE\nUPDATE ON STAFF TRAININGS ACROSS\nTHE CITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE\nMAYOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER. IS\nTHERE INTENT AT THIS TIME FROM\nTHE EXECUTIVE TO CONTINUE THOSE?\nI AM THINKING ABOUT IF WE HAVE A\nLONG PRESIDENTIAL TERM AHEAD OF\nUS AND THERE ARE THINGS LIKE\nSTAFF TURNOVER. I'M WONDERING\nIF WE ARE PLANNING SOME AMOUNT\nOF REGULARITY WITH DOING\nDEPARTMENT LEVEL TRAININGS AND\nI'M HOPEFUL THAT THE OFFICE\nHOURS THAT YOU ARE OFFERING ARE\nWELL UTILIZED, AS WELL.\nIT IS A PRIORITY OF THE\nMAYOR'S OFFICE IN OUR OFFICE,\nAS WELL, TO CONTINUE TO DO THOSE\nTRAININGS. ONE OF THE THINGS WE\nARE SEEING AND WE CAN REACH\nEVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THE CITY\nAND TO YOUR POINT , THERE ARE\nSTAFF TURNOVERS AND ONE OF THE\nTHINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT\nNOW IS HOW CAN WE UTILIZE\nCORNERSTONE, WHICH IS THE\nPLATFORM THAT EVERYONE AND CITY\nEMPLOYEES, WHETHER YOU ARE A NEW\nEMPLOYEE BEING IN THE ASSIGNED\nTRAININGS. WE WILL BE ABLE TO\nUSE CORNERSTONE AS A WAY TO HAVE\nMANDATORY TRAINING OR JUST\nTRAINING THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO\nHAVE FOUNDATIONAL UNDERSTANDING\nOF WHAT THE CITY POLICIES ARE ,\nSO THAT THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE\nAND KNOW HOW TO RESPOND IN A\nMOMENT WHERE THEY ARE DEALING\nWITH A FEDERAL AGENT, FOR\nEXAMPLE. WAITING WE CONTINUE TO\nTHINK ABOUT THE TRAINING CENTER\nTRYING TO DISSEMINATE A CITYWIDE\nTRAINING. WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO\nDO THE WORK, AS WELL , WHICH\nWILL BE CONTINUOUS.\nFANTASTIC NEWS. THANK YOU. I\nLOVE THE WORK YOU SHARED ON THE\nLEGAL DEFENSE NETWORK AND THE\nNEW CITIZENSHIP PROGRAM . DO YOU\nHAVE A SENSE OF SCALE OF NEED OR\nDEMAND FOR THESE PROGRAMS?\nWE CAN BRING SOME OF THE\nEXPERTS WHO CARRY THIS BODY OF\nWORK. WHEN WE HEAR THE DEMAND\nAND NEEDS, IT IS VERY CITY OF\nSEATTLE FOCUSED. WE HEAR THAT\nTHERE ARE LIMITED RESOURCES ,\nBECAUSE THEY ARE DEALING WITH\nFEDERAL CUTS AND HAVING TO TAKE\nON CASES AND THERE IS NOT ENOUGH\nEMPLOYEES TO TAKE ON THE\nWORKLOAD. THAT IS WHAT WE HEAR\nFROM THEM. HAVING LIMITED\nCAPACITY TO BE ABLE TO DO THE\nWORK AND RESOURCES ARE LIMITED\nAT THIS TIME. WE CAN SHARE AND\nCAPTURE DATA AND GIVE YOU\nACCURATE INFORMATION ON WHAT WE\nARE HEARING FROM DIFFERENT\nORGANIZATIONS AND IN A\nCONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP, SO WE\nCAN MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS\nAROUND THAT.\nCONNECTED TO THAT WITH THE\nLIMITED LEGAL CONSULTATION SIDE\nOF THE RAPID RESPONSE PROGRAM,\nEVEN THOUGH IT IS SEPARATE FROM\nTHE LEGAL DEFENSE, IT SPEAKS\nLITTLE TO WHERE THE NEEDS ARE IN\nTERMS OF WHAT CONSULTATIONS\nPEOPLE ARE SEEKING AROUND SOME\nSHIFTING APPROACHES FROM THE\nADMINISTRATION, AS WELL. THAT IS\nTHE GOAL OF THE RAPID RESPONSE\nPROGRAM, TO MEET NEW LEGAL NEEDS\nAND PROVIDE THE BEST PATHWAY\nPOSSIBLE FOR IMMIGRANT AND\nREFUGEE PARTNERS.\nTHIS IS WHY THE LIST OF PRO\nBONO LEGAL SUPPORT OFFICE HAS\nBEEN WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP AND\nREACHING OUT TO MAKE SURE THAT\nTHE ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE KING\nCOUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION AND\nUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL\nOF LAW AND SEATTLE UNIVERSITY\nHAVE STEPPED UP TO REALLY FILL A\nNEED , WHICH HAS BEEN REALLY\nHELPFUL IN THE CONTEXT OF ALL OF\nTHIS. WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD A GREAT\nNEED FOR THIS PRIOR TO JANUARY,\nSO IT'S ONGOING , BUT I KNOW\nTHAT THE OFFICE HAS DONE A GREAT\nJOB OF PARTNERING AND FINDING\nCREATIVE WAYS TO GET\nORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED. THAT IS\nSOMETHING THAT IS FILLING THAT\nNEED. YOU MAKE ANY DATA TO\nPROVIDE ON THE LEVEL OF NEED\nWOULD BE HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND.\nI WILL CLOSE TO THIS POINT,\nBECAUSE I APPRECIATE DATA AND\nINFORMATION ABOUT THE REALITIES\nOF HOW MANY CALLS ARE COMING IN\nAND THE REALITIES OF CALLS\nWITHIN SEATTLE. IF I HEARD\nCORRECTLY, 739 CALLS STATEWIDE\nAND 109 CITY OF SEATTLE. EIGHT\nOF THOSE WERE VERIFIED. THAT IS\nHELPFUL TO KNOW , BECAUSE THERE\nIS A SENTIMENT OF FEAR. SOME\nCITIES ARE BEING HARDER HIT BY\nICE RAIDS AND ACTIVITY THAN OURS\nAT THIS TIME. WE KNOW THAT\nTHINGS COULD BE CHANGING WITH\nTHE PASSAGE OF THE BIG BETRAYAL\nBILL. FROM WHAT WE COME TO\nUNDERSTAND THAT THE AMERICAN\nIMMIGRATION COUNSEL , THIS BILL\nINCLUDES A NUMBER OF CHANGES AND\nINVESTMENT INTO DEPORTATION\nEFFORTS. IT IS TURNING THE\nIMMIGRATION SYSTEM INTO A PAY TO\nPLAY SYSTEM BY IMPOSING AND\nINCREASING FEES FOR ASYLUM\nAPPLICATIONS, TEMPORARY\nPROTECTED STATUS APPLICATIONS\nAND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT A\nSINGLE LUMP SUM OF 29.9 BILLION\nTOWARDS ENFORCEMENT AND\nDEPORTATION OFFICES INCLUDING\nFUNDING TO HIRE AN ADDITIONAL\n10,000 I.C.E. OFFICERS IN FIVE\nYEARS WHILE MODERNIZING THEIR\nFLEET AND OTHER TRANSPORTATION\nCOSTS , ATTORNEYS TO REPRESENT\nGOVERNMENT COURT AND PAIRED WITH\nTHAT OF 45 BILLION FOR BUILDING\nNEW IMMIGRATION DETENTION\nCENTERS. THAT IS TO TRANSLATE TO\nAT LEAST 116,000 NEW BATS .\nIT'S HARD TO FATHOM WHAT THEY\nWILL MEAN AND HOW THE\nRESEARCHERS CAN SCALE UP AND HOW\nQUICKLY . I WANT TO COMMEND THE\nWORK THAT THE OFFICE HAS BEEN\nDOING WITH THE RAPID RESPONSE\nNETWORK AND BEING ABLE TO\nCOLLECT INFORMATION AND DATA .\nTHAT DATA WILL BE IMPORTANT TO\nTRACK IN THE COMING MONTHS AS WE\nBETTER UNDERSTAND THE\nIMPLEMENTATION OF INVESTMENTS\nUNDER THE BIG BETRAYAL BILL.\nWITH THAT, THANK YOU FOR\nALLOWING ME THE TIME.\nTHANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. THIS\nIS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO ME\nTHAT OIRA, AND GIVE ACCURATE\nDATA . ALL OF THIS INSTILLS FEAR\nIN FOLKS. THE MORE WE TALK ABOUT\nIT AND THE MORE WE HIGHLIGHT IT,\nWE JUST DON'T KNOW TODAY , BUT\nWE NEED TO GO ON WHAT'S\nHAPPENING IN SEATTLE TODAY,\nWHICH IS BETTER THAN OTHER\nCITIES, SO THAT FOLKS AND\nCHILLING IMPACT ON COMMUNITY IS\nREAL AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE\nTHAT FOLKS KNOW THAT THEY ARE\nSAFE TO ACCESS SERVICES THEY\nNEED , INCLUDING FOOD, SCHOOL\nAND ALL THINGS AND GO TO WORK.\nTHAT IS CRITICAL. I JUST WANT TO\nUNDERSCORE THAT. UNFORTUNATELY ,\nTHAT IS A CONSEQUENCE OF FOLKS\nOF NOT HAVING ACCURATE\nINFORMATION ABOUT WHAT'S\nHAPPENING ON THE GROUND AND I\nFEEL FORTUNATE THAT SEATTLE,\nTHINGS ARE BETTER AT THE MOMENT\nAND WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR\n. THIS IS WHY I WANT TO\nUNDERSCORE DIRECTOR MOHAMMED\nLEADERSHIP AND THE COMMITMENT OF\nHER TEAM , BECAUSE THEY ARE\nGETTING THE INFORMATION IN\nREAL-TIME QUICKLY , SO THEY CAN\nTRANSLATE THAT INTO COMMUNITY ,\nWHICH IS CRITICAL. I SUSPECT ALL\nCITIES HAVE OFFICE MIGHT LIKE\nOIRA, SO I AM GRATEFUL TO YOU\nALL. I SEE YOU HAVE YOUR HAND\nUP, COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.\nTHANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR.\nTHANK YOU, CHAIR, FOR HAVING\nBROUGHT THIS ON THE AGENDA FOR\nTODAY . THANK YOU, OFFICE OF\nIMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE SERVICES\n, DIRECTOR MOHAMMED . IT'S GOOD\nTO SEE YOU. I DON'T HAVE\nQUESTIONS, BUT I JUST WANT TO\nHIGHLIGHT TWO THINGS THAT ARE\nINCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. THE FIRST\nTHING IS HOW INCREDIBLE YOUR\nOFFICE WAS LAST YEAR WHEN WE HAD\nREFUGEES COME TO SEATTLE TO FIND\nSERVICES. THEY WERE IN A COUPLE\nOF PARTS PARTICULARLY IN MY\nDISTRICT AND THE COMPASSION,\nLOVE, CARING AND DIRECTION YOU\nGAVE FROM YOUR OFFICE AND WITH\nTHE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND HUMAN\nSERVICES DEPARTMENT , THERE ARE\nSO MANY DIFFERENT OFFICES\nINVOLVED , BUT BEHIND THE SCENES\nAND PEOPLE SAW STUFF HAPPEN IN\nOUR COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND THEY\nDIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE INNER\nWORKINGS OF WHAT THE CITY HAD TO\nGO THROUGH AND CONNECT WITH\nOTHER CITIES, STATE , COUNTY AND\nDIFFERENT LEVELS BEHIND THE\nSCENES. I JUST WANT TO SAY,\nTHANK YOU. A LOT OF PEOPLE DID\nNOT SEE THAT, THE GOING OUT\nTHERE WITH FANS AND GOING TO THE\nHOTEL AND TAKING PEOPLE BACK AND\nFORTH OR THE COORDINATION. THAT\nWAS HUGE AND OTHER SERVICE\nPROVIDERS, AS WELL. I JUST WANT\nTO HIGHLIGHT THAT , BECAUSE I\nDON'T THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE\nKNEW ABOUT YOUR INVOLVEMENT AND\nHUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND\nTHE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND ALL OF\nTHESE FOLK, SO I JUST WANT TO\nHIGHLIGHT THAT. NOW, WE HAVE\nTHIS PIECE. THAT WAS LAST YEAR\nAND NOW WE HAVE THIS COMPONENT\nOF WHAT IS GOING ON AT THE\nFEDERAL LEVEL AND HOW IT'S\nIMPACTING HERE, BUT I ALSO WANT\nPEOPLE TO REMEMBER THE AMOUNT --\nEVEN THOUGH IT MIGHT NOT LIVE\nUNDER OUR OIRA UMBRELLA , WE\nSTILL HAVE PROGRAMS WITHIN THE\nCITY THAT ARE OPEN TO EVERYONE\nNO MATTER IMMIGRATION STATUS OR\nWHERE THEY ARE IN THE CITY , IN\nTHE CENTRAL DISTRICT AND NORTH\nEND. THEY CAN STILL GO TO THE\n40+ LOCATIONS FOR FOOD AND PARTS\nFOR THE SUMMER MEALS PROGRAM AND\nBE ABLE TO GET FOOD IF YOU ARE\nUNDER THE AGE OF 18. I THINK\nIT'S IMPORTANT ALSO FOR US TO\nREMEMBER ABOUT HOW OTHER CITY\nDEPARTMENTS AND INCLUDE A\nWELCOMING CITY AND ALL THE\nPROGRAMS THAT WE HAD AND WE PUT\nLAST YEAR FOR THE MAYOR'S OFFICE\nTO SEND US A LIST OF PROGRAMS\nAND FOCUSED IN OUR CITY. IT WAS\nAN EXTENSIVE LIST THAT WE GOT\nAND ALL OF THOSE PROGRAMS AND\nHOW THEY IMPACT FAMILIES AND\nCHILDREN AND KIDS NO MATTER\nTHEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS, WE\nONLY LOOK AT THE OFFICE WHERE\nTHE TITLE AND WE ARE ONLY\nSPENDING $6 MILLION FOR THIS\nOFFICE , BUT IT IS SO INTEGRATED\nIN OUR CITY AND HOW WE OPERATE\nAND PROVIDE SERVICES AND WHO IS\nIMPACTED . I JUST WANT TO\nHIGHLIGHT THAT, BECAUSE\nADVOCATES IMPORTANT PART THANK\nYOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. IT IS\nHELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND THE\nPROGRAMMING YOU OFFER AND\nSERVICES YOU OFFER FOR AND THE\nHUB. YOU ARE ABLE TO DIRECT THEM\nTO DIFFERENT PLACES, SO I\nAPPRECIATE THAT OVERVIEW AND\nWHERE WE ARE AT AND WE CONTINUE\nTO MONITOR WHAT IS GOING ON.\nTHANK YOU, CHAIR.\nTHANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER\nHOLLINGSWORTH. THERE IS A LOT OF\nOVERLAP ACROSS THE CITY AND IN\nTHIS COMMITTEE WITH THE\nDEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND\nEARLY LEARNING. IMMIGRANT\nFAMILIES AND THEIR KIDS. UTILIZE\nA LOT OF THE EDUCATION SPORTS\nINCLUDING AND APPRENTICESHIP\nOPPORTUNITIES AND PROMISES\nPROGRAM THAT THE CITY AND\nMINISTERS. AND ALL OF THE\nAPARTMENTS WORKING TOGETHER AS\nONE SEATTLE AND MAKE SURE THAT\nOUR FOLKS HAVE SERVICES, WHICH\nIS WHY IT IS SO CRITICAL THAT WE\nHAVE THE ACCURATE INFORMATION SO\nWE ARE ABLE TO TELL PEOPLE THAT\nIT'S OKAY TO COME OUT AND IF\nTHERE COMES A POINT WHERE IT'S\nNOT, WE WILL TELL THEM THAT,\nTOO. I KNOW IT IS IMPORTANT TO\nYOU THAT FOLKS ARE GETTING THEIR\nFOOD AND ALL OF THEIR NEEDS MET.\nTHANK YOU SO MUCH, DIRECTOR ,\nAND HER TEAM FOR BEING HERE AND\nYOUR TEAM WAS NOT HERE TODAY.\nMEET REGULARLY AND ONCE WE ARE\nTALKING ABOUT THE ISSUES AND\nKEEP YOU APPRISED. THANK YOU FOR\nALL THAT YOU ARE DOING.\nTHANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE\nTIME. IF I CAN SAY QUICKLY TO\nCOUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,\nWHEN THE MIGRANTS WERE AT THE\nPARK IN YOUR DISTRICT, THE\nPROJECT I WAS JUST SHARING , A\nLOT OF THE FAMILIES DID GET\nMOVED INTO HOTELS AND SOME ARE\nNOW SELF-SUFFICIENT AND ARE ABLE\nTO USE THE WORK AUTHORIZATION .\nTHOSE DOLLARS CAME FROM THE\nSTATE, SO THAT WAS GOOD REGIONAL\nPARTNERSHIP THAT WAS ABLE TO\nHAPPEN IN COORDINATION ACROSS TO\nYOUR CITY AND THERE WERE A LOT\nOF DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED WITH A\nHUGE SHOUT OUT TO HELP DO THAT\nWORK. DEPARTMENT OF\nNEIGHBORHOODS IS PRESENTING AND\nDIRECTOR WAS HERE. SHE ALSO DOES\nAN INCREDIBLE JOB IN KEEPING OUR\nNEIGHBORHOODS TOGETHER AND\nMAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE --\nIMMIGRANT REFUGEE COMMUNITY\nMEMBERS AND OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS\nIN THE CITY ALSO KNOW THE\nRESOURCES AND INFORMATION THAT\nTHEY NEED TO HAVE, SO THERE'S A\nLOT OF GREAT WORK THAT HAPPENS\nACROSS THE CITY AND I FEEL VERY\nPROUD TO BE ABLE TO SERVE. THANK\nYOU , ALL COUNCILMEMBERS , FOR\nYOUR LEADERSHIP AND CARING.\nTHANK YOU.\nCLERK, CAN WE PLEASE MOVE ON\nTO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM?\nAGENDA ITEM 13, DEPARTMENT OF\nNEIGHBORHOODS WILL BE PRESENTING\nON ITS COMMUNITY SAFETY\nPORTFOLIO FOR BRIEFING AND\nDISCUSSION.\nTHANK YOU. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN\nREAD INTO THE RECORD. TODAY, WE\nARE JOINED BY DIRECTOR JENNIFER\nAND DENISE , COMMUNITY CAPACITY\nAND SAFETY MANAGER FOR THE\nDEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS.\nTHEY WILL BE GIVING US AN\nUPDATE. IT IS ON THEIR COMMUNITY\nSAFETY WORK. COLLEAGUES, PLEASE\nHOLD QUESTIONS UNTIL THE END OF\nTHE PRESENTATION . IT IS 11:06\nAND THIS GENERALLY GOES UNTIL\n11:03 , BUT THIS IS QUICKER, SO\nWE WILL GET TO IT AND BE ABLE TO\nGET TO YOUR QUESTIONS. IF YOU\nHOLD YOUR QUESTIONS, WE WILL BE\nABLE TO GET TO IT FASTER.\nDIRECTOR, STATE YOUR NAME FOR\nTHE RECORD . DENISE, STATE YOUR\nNAME FOR THE RECORD AND YOU MAY\nBEGIN.\nTHANK YOU SO MUCH. IT WILL BE\nA PRETTY INFORMATIVE MEETING AND\nWE PLAN TO SHARE IN PROGRESS.\nTHERE MAY NOT BE MANY QUESTIONS\nAT FIRST AND THAT IS OKAY. MY\nNAME IS JENIFER CHAO AND I AM\nTHE DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF\nNEIGHBORHOODS.\nGOOD MORNING.\nGOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS\nDENISE AND I AM THE COMMUNITY\nCAPACITY AND SAFETY MANAGER WITH\nDEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS.\nTHANK YOU, COUNCIL CHAIR\nRIVERA AND COUNCILMEMBERS FOR\nHAVING US HERE TODAY. WE ARE\nEXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU AN\nOVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT OF\nNEIGHBORHOODS COMMUNITY SAFETY\nPORTFOLIO. THE WORK OF THE\nDEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS HAS\nALWAYS INTERSECTED WITH\nCOMMUNITY SAFETY, BUT OUR FIRST\nENTRY POINT INTO WILL COMMUNITY\nSAFETY WORK WE CAN BEGIN IN THE\nCHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL\nDISTRICT. ON JULY 23, 2015,\nINTERNATIONAL DISTRICT EMERGENCY\nCENTER FOUNDER WAS MURDERED. HIS\nDEATH AND LIFE HAD A TREMENDOUS\nIMPACT ON THE CID COMMUNITY.\nYESTERDAY, THE COMMUNITY\nGATHERED ON THE 10th ANNIVERSARY\nOF HIS DEATH TO HONOR HIS\nLEGACY. THERE WERE OTHER CITY\nDEPARTMENTS INVITED, INCLUDING\nTHE SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO\nDONNIE WAS CLOSE TO AND OUR\nCHIEF OF POLICE. ALSO, CHIEF .\nHIS MOTHER SPARKED THE CID\nCOMMUNITIES ADVOCACY FOR PUBLIC\nISSUES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.\nFOLLOWING THE RECOGNITIONS OF\nTHE COMMITTEE LED CID PUBLIC\nTASK FORCE REPORT RELEASED IN\n2016, THE CITY COUNCIL ADDED\nFUNDING IN BOTH 2017 AND 2018 TO\nHELP ADDRESS PUBLIC SAFETY\nISSUES IN CID. THE FIRST PUBLIC\nSECTOR COORDINATOR STARTED IN\n2019. THIS MODEL ESTABLISHED IN\nTHE CID RESONATED WITH COMMUNITY\nAND SOON FOLLOWED BY THE\nADDITION OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY\nCOORDINATOR IN SOUTH PARK IN\n2020 AND BALLARD IN 2024 IN\nCAPITAL IN 2025. THANK YOU TO\nCOUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR\nCHAMPIONING THE PUBLIC SAFETY\nCOORDINATORS AND INCREASING\nCONTRACTS TO 125,000 IN 2025.\nDEEP APPRECIATION TO THE FULL\nCITY COUNCIL FOR THE SUPPORT OF\nTHESE INVESTMENTS. EIGHT PUBLIC\nSAFETY COORDINATOR POSITION WAS\nESTABLISHED TO IMPROVE\nCOORDINATION AND CREATE A SYSTEM\nOF CONNECTING RESIDENTS,\nBUSINESSES AND CITY DEPARTMENTS\nTO ADDRESS CRIME AND PERCEPTION\nOF SAFETY IN THEIR\nNEIGHBORHOODS. THE PUBLIC SECTOR\nCOORDINATORS ARE EMPLOYED BY\nCOMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION ,\nSO THAT IT'S ROOTED IN\nCOMMUNITY AND PARTNERED WITH THE\nCITY. WITH WHOM DID THE\nDEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS\nCONTRACTS WITH , THESE ARE THE\nFOUR COMMUNITY-BASED\nORGANIZATIONS. CHINATOWN\nINTERNATIONAL DISTRICT AND BEST\nBUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA,\nSEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP IN\nSOUTH PARK , BALLARD ALLIANCE\nAND THE GREATER SEATTLE BUSINESS\nASSOCIATION IN CAPITOL HILL.\nNOW, I WILL HAND IT OVER TO\nDENISE TO SHARE ABOUT THE PUBLIC\nSAFETY COORDINATOR. YOU GET TO\nBE INTRODUCED TO THEM. AND I\nTHANK YOU. THE ROLE OF THE CID\nPUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATOR NOW\nKNOWN AS THE CID COMMUNITY\nSAFETY MANAGER HAS THREE FOCUS\nAREAS. THEY CONNECT AND ENGAGE\nCOMMUNITY MEMBERS BY ATTENDING\nCOMMUNITY MEETINGS AND EVENTS\nAND SHARING INFORMATION AND\nRESOURCES FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.\nTHEY SURVEY BUSINESSES AND\nRESIDENTS TO GATHER DATA ON\nUNDERREPORTED HOTSPOTS, CRIME\nTRENDS AND COMMUNITY BARRIERS\nFOR REPORTING ACTIVITIES. THEY\nSUPPORT THE PUBLIC SAFETY\nCOUNCIL BY PREPARING AGENDAS ,\nMANAGING NOTIFICATIONS AND\nTAKING NOTES. THEY ALSO SUPPORT\nCOMMUNITY SAFETY EDUCATION AND\nPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BY\nRESEARCHING AND ANALYZING\nCOMMUNITY SAFETY RESOURCE IS AND\nINFORMATION AND SUPPORTING\nLEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR\nRESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS.\nTHE SOUTH PARK PUBLIC SAFETY\nCOORDINATOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR\nDEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS WITH A\nSPECIFIC GOAL OF ADDRESSING\nCRIME AND COMMUNITY SAFETY\nCONCERNS. THEY DO THIS BY\nIDENTIFYING, COMMUNICATING AND\nADDRESSING PUBLIC SAFETY\nCHALLENGES IN SOUTH PARK THROUGH\nPARTNERSHIPS WITH NEIGHBORHOOD\nORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, CITY\nOF SEATTLE DEPARTMENTS AND\nRESIDENTS. THEY ORGANIZE AND\nMAINTAIN COMMUNITY LED COMMUNITY\nSAFETY PROJECTS , IDENTIFY AND\nTRACK SOUTH PARK COMMUNITY\nPERCEPTIONS OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND\nCRIME PATTERNS. THEY SUPPORT\nENHANCED TRANSPARENCY TO THE\nCOMMUNITY FOR THE SEATTLE POLICE\nDEPARTMENT AND CITY SEATTLE\nDEPARTMENTS AND ELECTED\nOFFICIALS. THE SAFETY\nCOORDINATOR NOW KNOWN AS BALLARD\nCOMMUNITY HUB COORDINATOR\nFACILITATES RELATIONSHIPS\nOUTREACH COMMUNICATION AND\nCOMMUNITY BY IDENTIFYING AND\nTRACKING CRIME PATTERNS AND\nCOMMUNITY CONCERNS OF PUBLIC\nSAFETY , PROVIDING FOLLOW-UP\nSUPPORT TO BUSINESS OWNERS AND\nRESIDENTS WHO ARE IMPACTED BY\nCRIMINAL ACTIVITY , INCLUDING\nASSISTANCE WITH CRIME REPORTING,\nCOORDINATION WITH SEATTLE POLICE\nDEPARTMENT, SEATTLE CITY\nATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND KING\nCOUNTY'S PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE.\nTHEY MANAGE THE SAFETY CHANNEL\nAND TOOL THAT IS USED TO\nCOORDINATE SAFETY CHANNEL, A\nTOOL USED TO COORDINATE ONLINE\nWITH BUSINESS OWNERS AND CONDUCT\nTWICE WEEKLY SAFETY WALKS AROUND\nTHE DISTRICT. FINALLY, NEWEST\nPUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATOR IN\nCAPITOL HILL , CAPITOL HILL\nPUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATOR WHO\nHAS JUST REACHED A SIX MONTH\nMILESTONE FOR THIS CONTRACT IS\nMANAGED BY THE GREATER SEATTLE\nBUSINESS ASSOCIATION AND USING\nPUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATOR MODEL\nESTABLISHED IN CID, SOUTH PARK\nAS A BLUEPRINT TO BUILD A BODY\nOF WORK THAT IS TAILORED TO THE\nDISTINCT NEEDS OF THEIR\nCOMMUNITY.\nTHANK YOU. THE DEPARTMENT OF\nNEIGHBORHOOD ALSO HOLDS TWO\nBROADER CONTRACTS OUTSIDE OF THE\nPUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATOR\nCONTRACTS THAT SUPPORT COMMUNITY\nLED SISTERHOOD INITIATIVES. THE\nFIRST IS BEAUTIFUL SAFE PLACE\nFOR YOU. THIS IS AN INNOVATIVE\nCOMMUNITY LED PLACED BASED YOUTH\nCRIME INTERVENTION INITIATIVE\nFOCUSED ON FIVE HOTSPOT\nLOCATIONS IN THE BEACH\nNEIGHBORHOOD AND THE GOAL IS TO\nREDUCE YOUTH VICTIMIZATION AND\nCRIME BY HOLISTICALLY AT THESE\nHOTSPOTS THROUGH NON-ARREST\nSTRATEGIES. APPROACHES BASED ON\nRESEARCH INDICATING THAT CRIME\nINVOLVING YOUTH IS HIGHLY\nCONCENTRATED IN SMALL GEOGRAPHIC\nAREAS OR HOTSPOT SUCH AS STREET\nSEGMENTS WITHIN LARGER AREAS.\nTHIS HAS RECEIVED ONGOING\nFUNDING AND TRANSFERRED FROM THE\nSEATTLE SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO\nTHE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS\nAND 2020. SAFE PLACE FOR YOUTH\nCOALITION A DEDICATED TEAM IN\nCOLLABORATION WITH THE\nDEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS,\nSEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP,\nBEACH ACTION COALITION AND\nRESEARCH PARTNERS SEATTLE\nUNIVERSITY. THE OTHER COMMITTEE\nSAFETY CONTRACT HELD BY THE\nDEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS IS\nTHE BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOOD\nINITIATIVE . THE DEPARTMENT OF\nNEIGHBORHOODS WAS CHOSEN BY\nCOMMUNITY PARTNERS TO WORK ON\nTHIS COMMITTEE LED EFFORT IN\nPARTNERSHIP WITH FRIENDS OF\nLITTLE SAIGON AND SEATTLE POLICE\nDEPARTMENT. THE POLICE\nFOUNDATION , SPD AND CARE WAS A\nHUGE CONTRIBUTOR TO FUNDING THIS\nINITIATIVE. MUCH LIKE BEACH,\nBEAUTIFUL SAFE PLACE FOR YOUTH,\nIT FOCUS ON A PLACE -BASED\nPROBLEM-SOLVING APPROACH , WHICH\nBOTH COMMUNITY RESOURCES . THE\nFIRST PHASE OF DELIVERABLES ARE\nCENTERED ON COMMUNITY OUTREACH\nAND ENGAGEMENT, RESEARCH AND\nDATA DRIVEN PROBLEM-SOLVING,\nCOMMUNITY TASK FORCE TRAINING\nAND WORKSHOPS, DEVELOPMENT OF\nLITTLE SAIGON IMPLEMENTATION\nPLAN IN 2024. IN 2025 AS THEY GO\nINTO THE SECOND PHASE, WE\nSECURED ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDING\nIN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SEATTLE\nPOLICE DEPARTMENT THAT WILL MOVE\nPHO DEP INTO IMPLEMENTATION\nPHASE IN COLLABORATION WITH\nOTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS AND LOCAL\nCOMMUNITY PARTNERS. IN ADDITION\nTO THOSE PUBLIC SAFETY\nCOORDINATORS AND CONTRACTS IN\nCOLLABORATION WITH THE MAYOR'S\nOFFICE, THE DEPARTMENT OF\nNEIGHBORHOODS HAS BEEN THE\nCONVENER OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT\nDO OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT\nFOCUSED ON SECURITY SAFETY AND\nCRIME PREVENTION. WE ARE WORKING\nTOGETHER TO BETTER COORDINATE\nOUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND\nENGAGEMENT ROLES AND\nRESPONSIBILITY SOME OF THE\nDEPARTMENTS IS SOMETHING THAT\nCOMMUNITIES ASK FOR IS THAT WE\nARE INTERNALLY COORDINATED IS SO\nTHAT THEY SEE US AS ONE AND A\nMORE STREAMLINED AND OUR\nSERVICES ARE SEAMLESS TO THEM.\nTHE COMMUNITY SAFETY AND\nOUTREACH ENGAGEMENT IDT IS USING\nTHE CID AS THE FIRST\nNEIGHBORHOOD TO ASSESS OUR\nOUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT TO DO\nBETTER , COMMUNICATION,\nCOORDINATION AND LEVERAGE\nMUCH-NEEDED RESOURCES. THIS GOAL\nIS TO BE USED AS A MODEL FOR\nEXPANDING APPROACH TO OTHER\nCOMMUNITIES AND CLARIFYING ROLES\nAND RESPONSIBLE LADIES AMONG\nCITY DEPARTMENTS. SOME CITY\nDEPARTMENTS ARE LISTED THERE.\nWILL CONTINUE THE IDT UNTIL WE\nFIGURE OUT HOW TO COORDINATE\nOUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT FOR\nCOMMITTEE SAFETY. AS YOU CAN\nSEE, DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS\nCOMMITTEE SAFETY WORK CONTINUES\nTO EXPAND. IN 2024, WE BROUGHT\nON MAYOR'S FELLOW TO ANALYZE\nAND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR\nIMPROVING THIS WORK. ONE OF HIS\nKEY RECOMMENDATIONS WAS THAT WE\nINVEST IN A DEDICATED POSITION\nTO OVERSEE OUR GROWING COMMUNITY\nSAFETY PORTFOLIO. WE TOOK HIS\nADVICE AND IN 2025 MADE THE\nDECISION TO REPURPOSE A\nSTRATEGIC ADVISER ROLE TO\nSUPPORT THE WORK. THIS NEW\nPOSITION TITLED COMMUNITY\nCAPACITY AND SAFETY MANAGER NOW\nFILLED BY DENISE WILL BRING\nSTRATEGY, ALIGNMENT AND\nINTERDEPARTMENTAL APPROACH TO\nOUR COMMUNITY SAFETY PORTFOLIO.\nWE RECOGNIZE STRONG COMMITMENT\nAND TRUST THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS\nGIVEN THE DEPARTMENT OF\nNEIGHBORHOODS TO OVERSEE\nCOMMUNITY SAFETY WORK. THIS\nPOSITION WILL HELP CONTINUE TO\nBUILD TRUST THROUGH INCREASED\nACCOUNT ABILITY AND ENGAGEMENT\nWITH CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE\nSERVICES .\nIN MY NEW ROLE AS THE\nCOMMITTEE CAPACITY AND SAFETY\nMANAGER, I WILL CREATE A UNIFIED\nAPPROACH TO COMMUNITY SAFETY\nACROSS INTERDEPENDENT MENTAL\nTEAMS LEADING FRAMEWORK AND\nSTRATEGY COMMUNICATION PLAN AND\nI WILL PROVIDE GUIDANCE ,\nSTRATEGY AND LEADERSHIP IN THE\nSAFETY CONTRACTS AND PARTNERS\nBUT I WILL DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT\nA MODEL THAT BUILDS COMMUNITY\nCAPACITY TO IMPROVE PUBLIC\nHEALTH AND SAFETY. OVERARCHING\nGOAL WITH ALL OF THIS WORK IS TO\nBE A STRATEGIC PARTNER WITH\nCOMMUNITY TO ENSURE THAT THEY\nIDENTIFY DATA AND SOLUTIONS ARE\nPART OF THE CITY'S LARGER\nFRAMEWORK FOR ADDRESSING PUBLIC\nSAFETY ISSUES.\nBEFORE WE AND, SHE'S ONLY\nBEEN HERE FOR A MONTH, SO WE\nTHANK YOU FOR BEING WITH ME AND\nTHE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE OUR\nPORTFOLIO. AS WE CONTINUE TO\nBUILD FOR THE FUTURE AND FOCUS\nON 2026 PRIORITIES , WE WILL\nCONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN\nINTERDEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION\nAMONG CITY DEPARTMENTS,\nIMPLEMENT COMMUNITY PASSIVELY\nAND SAFETY MODEL IN OTHER\nNEIGHBORHOODS, EXPAND REGIONAL\nPARTNERSHIPS AND INVESTMENTS AND\nDEVELOP AND TRACK CLEAR METRICS\nOF SAFETY AND WELL-BEING IN\nCOLLABORATION WITH INNOVATION\nAND PERFORMANCE TEAM TO MAKE\nSURE AGAIN THAT WE HAVE A\nCITYWIDE APPROACH AND THAT WE\nARE ALL ALIGNED AND COORDINATED.\nI KNOW THIS IS A BROAD OVERVIEW\nOF OUR COMMUNITY SAFETY\nPORTFOLIO WITH MUCH WORK TO BE\nDONE TO EXPAND EFFORTS INTO\nOTHER NEIGHBORHOODS. WE\nAPPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO\nSHARE COLLECTIVE WORK AND\nINVESTMENTS THAT WE ARE MAKING\nTO CREATE A CITY WHERE EVERYONE\nIS SAFE AND THRIVING. WE ALSO\nLOOKED FORWARD TO RETURNING TO\nCOUNCIL IN THE FUTURE TO SHARE\nPROGRESS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.\nTHANK YOU, DIRECTOR. I REALLY\nWANT TO GIVE DON AN OPPORTUNITY\nTO SHOW ALL OF THEIR IMPORTANT\nWORK THAT THEY DO IN PARTNERSHIP\nWITH COMMUNITY TO KEEP\nNEIGHBORHOODS , THEIR\nNEIGHBORHOODS SAFE. THIS IS DON\nPARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY IN\nTHOSE NEIGHBORHOODS TO COME UP\nWITH SOLUTIONS TOWARDS PUBLIC\nSAFETY CHALLENGES AND IT'S BEEN\nAN IMPORTANT PIECE TO THE\nCITY'S PUBLIC SAFETY WORK AND\nIT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE\nTHEM POINTED OUT. COUNCILMEMBER\nSOLOMON, YOU HAVE A QUESTION.\nQUICKLY , THE SAFETY\nCOORDINATORS, ARE THOSE\nFULL-TIME POSITIONS?\nTHEY ARE.\nYOU POSTER AND THE SCHOOL\nDISTRICT THEN, DIDN'T YOU?\nI DIDN'T GET TO MEET HER,\nBUT DENISE HAD A CHANCE TO MEET\nWITH HER. SHE IS THE COMMUNITY\nCAPITAL AREA AND YOU'RE\nPROBABLY FAMILIAR OF WHO SHE IS.\nYES. I'M LOOKING AT WHERE\nYOU ARE TALKING ABOUT\nPARTNERSHIPS AND KNOW THAT IN MY\nPREVIOUS ROLE , OF COURSE, CLOSE\nWORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU\nAND THE WHOLE CREW , SO ARE YOUR\nPUBLIC SAFETY FOLKS COORDINATING\nWITH THE CRIME PREVENTION\nCOORDINATORS, WHICH ARE PRECINCT\nBASED OR ARE YOU LOOKING AT\nCOORDINATING A LEVEL ABOVE?\nIT IS NEIGHBORHOOD BASED IN\nPARTNERSHIP WITH THE OTHER CITY\nDEPARTMENTS. SOME ARE MORE\nCUNNING THAN AND SOME ARE\nCONNECTED TO THE PRECEDING.\nEVERY NEIGHBORHOOD HAS DIFFERENT\nNEEDS. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY\nCOMMONALITY AND SAFETY, BUT IT\nIS BASED ON NEIGHBORHOODS.\nI'LL JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO\nHAVE THAT PARTNERSHIP, BECAUSE\nTHEY ARE ON THE GROUND AND DOING\nSIMILAR WORK AND IT MAKES SENSE\nTHAT THERE IS A PARTNERSHIP\nBETWEEN YOU ALL. LASTLY, AS YOU\nARE LOOKING AT -- OVERSEEING\nTHIS BODY AND HAVING MADE\nPARTNERSHIP WITH HIS PD , JUST\nENCOURAGING YOU TO REACH OUT TO\nDR. LEE OVER SPD, BECAUSE HE'S\nA BIG PROPONENT OF SAFE GROWTH ,\nWHICH INVOLVES, HOW DO YOU\nEVOLVE NEIGHBORHOODS IN\nPROMOTING SAFETY OVERALL , SO IT\nMIGHT BE WORTH HAVING THAT\nCONVERSATION. JUST OFFERING THAT\nAS A SUGGESTION.\nTHAT'S A GREAT SUGGESTION,\nCOUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON. I THINK\nYOU WILL BE OKAY WITH ME SHARING\nTHE SNEAK PEEK OF OUR\nPARTNERSHIP WITH STD IN\nPARTNERSHIP WITH DR. HUNT.\nDEPARTMENT NEIGHBORHOODS WILL BE\nWORKING CLOSELY WITH SPD TO\nPROVIDE COMMUNITY FORUMS THAT\nWILL BE COMING UP. THAT'S A\nSNEAK PEEK FOR YOU ALL FOR NOW\nJUST ASSURE THAT IT WILL BE\nCOMING ABOARD.\nDIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT\nYOU. THE DEPARTMENT DOES PARTNER\nWITH SPD , SO I'M TRYING TO\nHIGHLIGHT THE PIECE THEY DO WITH\nCOMMUNITY AND IDENTIFYING\nTOGETHER WITH COMMUNITY NEEDS ,\nBUT THAT IS NOT THE EXCLUSION OF\nTHE WORK THAT SPD IS DOING AND I\nKNOW YOU'LL PARTNER WITH THE\nSEATTLE PIECE. COUNCILMEMBER\nHOLLINGSWORTH, AS YOU HAVE A\nQUESTION.\nTHANK YOU. YES, THANK YOU,\nCHAIR. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING\nHERE , THANK YOU, JENIFER CHAO\nAND DENISE, FOR YOUR WORK. ALSO,\nSHOWING US HOW YOU ALL HAVE\nBUILDS UP AND CONTINUE WITH THIS\nPROGRAM WITH SAFETY\nCOORDINATORS. I WAS HAPPY THAT\nWE WERE ABLE TO SECURE THAT\nTHROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS FOR\nCAPITOL HILL LAST YEAR. I THINK\nTHEY HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB AND\nYOU ALL HAVE BEEN PHENOMENAL ON\nTHE HILL AND I KNOW IT IS ONE OF\nTHE THINGS THAT PEOPLE ASKED\nABOUT AND ROLLOUT OF AMBASSADORS\n, TOO. AND, YOU HELPING US\nNAVIGATE A LOT IF THE\nNEIGHBORHOOD DOESN'T HAVE A\nDIA, WHERE DOES IT LIVE AND\nWHICH GROUP WILL BE RESPONSIBLE?\nJUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE\nASSISTANCE WITH THAT. ALSO,\nARABIC A LOT OF PEOPLE\nUNDERSTAND HOW INTEGRATED THE\nDEPARTMENT NEIGHBORHOODS IS,\nESPECIALLY WITH SAFETY. A LOT OF\nPEOPLE MIGHT NOT FILL OUT THE\nPOLICE REPORT OR DON'T KNOW\nWHERE TO OR HOW TO CLIMB UP A\nLANGUAGE BARRIER. US AT THE CITY\nWE ALWAYS SAY, WE BLASTED IT OUT\nON SOCIAL MEDIA OR TWITTER\nCERTAIN THINGS. THERE ARE LOTS\nOF WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE WHO DO\nNOT HAVE ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY\nAND YOU WILL MEET PEOPLE WHERE\nTHEY ARE. I THINK THAT'S REALLY\nIMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND. THERE\nARE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF\nENGAGEMENT THAT YOU ALL DO. IT\nCAN BE A SIMPLE PHONE CALL OR\nCOMMUNITY MEETING THAT YOU WILL\nSHOW UP. IT COULD BE WHERE YOU\nALL ARE AT , PICKLEBALL\nTOURNAMENT AND YOU ARE TALKING\nTO FOLKS. I HAVE SEEN YOU\nEVERYWHERE. I THINK IT IS\nIMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO\nUNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A FRONT\nPORCH CITY GOVERNMENT AND\nBESIDES COUNCIL, IT IS\nDEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND\nYOU ARE ALL THE CONNECTIVE\nTISSUE BETWEEN RESIDENTS WHEN IT\nCAN SEEM SO CUMBERSOME OF THE\nCITY GOVERNMENT AND WHAT WE DO.\nYOU ARE ALL ABLE FOR PEOPLE TO\nITALICIZE AND DIGEST A LOT OF\nCITY DEPARTMENTS AND NUMBERS AND\nWE TALKED TO THIS PERSON AND\nSOMETIMES PEOPLE DON'T\nUNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE\nBETWEEN GARBAGE CAN AND ONE OF\nTHE METRO BUS STOP . I DIDN'T\nUNDERSTAND THAT THOSE WERE\nDIFFERENT. YOU ALL HELP WITH A\nLOT OF THE SAFETY ISSUES GOING\nON, ESPECIALLY ON CAPITOL HILL\nAND BEING THERE AND PRESENT. I\nWAS GOING ALONG WITH MY\nCOMMENTS. LAST BUT NOT LEAST , I\nTHINK IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT THAT\nSOMETIMES PEOPLE -- YOU WILL\nACTUALLY HELP LISTEN TO FOLKS ON\nTHAT RELATABLE LEVEL AND MIGHT\nNOT GIVE THEM AN ANSWER THEN AND\nTHERE , BUT YOU ALSO RECOGNIZE\nESPECIALLY IF SOMEONE HAS A\nSAFETY PROBLEM . WE FULLY\nUNDERSTAND AND GIVE THEM THAT\nCUSTOMER SERVICE. THANK YOU,\nKUDOS AND APPRECIATE THE\nPRESENTATIONS TODAY.\nTHANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER\nHOLLINGSWORTH. VICE CHAIR RINCK?\nTHANK YOU FOR TODAY'S\nPRESENTATION. DENISE, WELCOME. I\nHOPE IT'S BEEN A GOOD MONTH SO.\nWELCOME TO COMMITTEE. I WANT TO\nTHANK YOU NOT JUST FOR THE WORK,\nBUT BY STARTING UP TODAY'S\nPRESENTATION AND RECOGNITION\nUNDERSTANDING THE COMMUNITY HAD\nA MEMORIAL YESTERDAY OUTSIDE AND\nRECOGNIZING HIS TRAGIC DEATH ,\nSO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR\nSTARTING OFF ON THAT IMPORTANT\nNOTE. UNDERSTANDING WHAT IT\nMEANS FOR COMMUNITY AND MY\nSUPPORT FOR THIS BROAD PORTFOLIO\nOF PORK AND THE IMPORTANCE OF\nHAVING A MULTITUDE OF APPROACHES\nTO COMMUNITY SAFETY. I KNOW I\nHAD THE PLEASURE OF JOINING\nALONGSIDE THE NEIGHBORHOODS FOR\nAN EVENT A COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK\nAND MY ONLY QUESTION FOR TODAY\nIS JUST WHAT COMES NEXT WITH THE\nPROGRAM. THE FANTASTICALLY RUN\nEVENT IN SOME WAYS BY BRINGING\n-- NOT ONLY BRINGING THE\nCOMMUNITY, BUT TAKING TIME TO\nHAVE TABLED CENTERED WITH\nDIFFERENT KINDS OF GROUPS TO\nFOCUS ON AND TALK THROUGH\nSPECIFIC KINDS OF STRATEGIES FOR\nADDRESSING COMMUNITY NEEDS AND\nTHAT APPROACH WAS MEANINGFUL AND\nENGAGING TO HAVE COMMUNITY\nMEMBERS WEIGH IN ON STRATEGIES\nTHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO WHILE\nALSO TAKING TIME TO USE STICKIES\nTO ADD WEIGHT TO SPECIFIC\nSTRATEGIES THEY WANT TO SEE , SO\nWHETHER YOU CAN ANSWER TODAY OR\nOFF-LINE AS A FOLLOW-UP TO THE\nSESSION, I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW\nCOMES NEXT . I SOUGHT A LOT OF\nIDEAS FOR ACTION AND I KNOW SOME\nOF THOSE ACTIONS WOULD NEED TO\nBE TAKEN UP BY THIS BODY. I AM\nEAGER TO KNOW, WHAT DOES THE\nCOMMUNITY WANT TO SEE THIS BODY\nTAKE UP IN RESPONSE TO THE\nFINDINGS OF THAT PHONE OBSESSION\n-- PHO DEP SESSION?\nTHANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION.\nI KNOW THAT DENISE AND A COUPLE\nOF TEAM MEMBERS WILL ATTEND THE\nSESSION AND I KNOW THAT THEY ARE\nLOOKING AT WHAT PRIORITIES THEY\nWILL IMPLEMENT AND COMING BACK\nTO ASK THE CITY WITH THEIR\nREQUEST. WE WILL MAKE SURE WE\nARE CONNECTED TO THIS COMMITTEE\nAND TO LET YOU KNOW IN ADVANCE\nAS THEY ARE PREPARING TO ASK FOR\nWHAT'S NEXT.\nFABULOUS. I AM PLEASED TO\nHEAR THAT AND WANT TO MAKE SURE\nWE ARE TAKING OF AN ACTION AS A\nRESPONSE TO THAT AMAZING\nCOMMUNITY EVENT. THANK YOU AND I\nLOOK FORWARD TO IT AND THANK YOU\nFOR YOUR TIME, CHAIR.\nTHANK YOU, VICE CHAIR RINCK.\nTHIS IS ANOTHER INSTANCE AND I\nSAID THIS ABOUT OIRA, BUT DON IS\nANOTHER EXAMPLE THAT PEOPLE TALK\nABOUT DOING AND DON IS DOING.\nI'M SO HAPPY THAT DENISE IS\nHERE WORKING WITH THE\nCOORDINATORS AND WE WILL FOLLOW\nUP. I REALLY THOUGHT IT WAS\nIMPORTANT TO KNOW WHAT DON WAS\nWORKING ON IN THIS SPACE AND\nTHEY WILL AT A LATER POINT COME\nBACK AND GIVE AN UPDATE AS PART\nOF THAT WE CAN ADD TO THIS\nPARTICULAR QUESTION YOU HAD,\nVICE CHAIR. COUNCILMEMBER\nSOLOMON, IS THAT A NEW HAND?\nYES. NOT A QUESTION, BUT\nOFFERING SOME HISTORICAL\nPERSPECTIVE, THE CURRENT CRIME\nPREVENTION COORDINATOR COHORT IS\nIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WHEN\nIT FIRST STARTED, IT WAS HOUSED\nIN DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS\nAND FOCUSED ON BURGLARY\nPREVENTION . THERE WAS A LONG\nHISTORY OF DEPARTMENT OF\nNEIGHBORHOODS BEING IN THAT\nPUBLIC SAFETY SPACE AGAIN, IN MY\nFORMAL ROLE, I FIND IT COOL THAT\nWE WERE IN NEIGHBORHOODS BEFORE\nWE WERE IN THE POLICE\nDEPARTMENT, SO THAT PARTNERSHIP\nGOES BACK A LONG WAY . LET'S\nSAY THAT WE ARE PART OF THE SAME\nFAMILY TREE, SO I WANTED TO MAKE\nTHAT A KNOWLEDGE FOR FOLKS WHO\nMAY NOT KNOW THAT THE EARLY 70s\nAND THE WORK THAT I USED TO DO\nACTUALLY STARTED DEPARTMENT OF\nNEIGHBORHOODS .\nTHANK YOU FOR THAT.\nTHANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER\nSOLOMON. BEFORE WE CONCLUDE\nHERE, I DO WANT TO SAY , GIVE A\nSHOUT OUT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF\nNEIGHBORHOODS. THEY ARE THE 2025\nALL-AMERICA CITY AWARD WINNER ,\nSO I WANT TO GIVE THAT\nRECOGNITION. THIS IS A BIG DEAL,\nACTUALLY , SO I REALLY WANT TO\nTHANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR ALL\nOF THE HARD WORK THAT THEY DO\nAND IT SHOWS WHEN YOU GET THESE\nTYPES OF AWARDS, THE RECOGNITION\nIS THERE AND I AM SO PROUD OF\nYOU, SO THANK YOU AND THANK YOU\nFOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, DIRECTOR .\nI REALLY ENJOY WORKING WITH YOU\nAND YOUR DEPARTMENT, SO THIS IS\nA PROUD MOMENT FOR YOU ALL AND I\nUNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A\nCELEBRATION ON JULY 29th,\nCOLLEAGUES IF YOU ARE ABLE TO\nATTEND AT 11 A.M. TO CELEBRATE\nTHIS GREAT ACHIEVEMENT FOR OUR\nDEPARTMENT AND OUR FOLKS THAT\nWORK THERE, SO I WANTED TO SAY\nTHAT. SEEING NO FURTHER\nQUESTIONS. THIS CONCLUDES JULY\n24, 2025 MEETING OF THE\nLIBRARIES, EDUCATION AND\nNEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE.\nCOUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, YOU\nPROMISED A JOKE AT THE END OF\nTHE MEETING . WE ARE READY.\nI DID . WHY DID THE TOMATO\nBLUSH AND GO READ? IT SAW THE\nSALAD DRESSING. LOVE IT. THANK\nYOU .\nDAD JOKES. COUNCILMEMBER\nHOLLINGSWORTH SO DO WE AND SO DO\nI. OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IS\nSCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY,\nSEPTEMBER 11 2025 AT 9:30 A.M. .\nI THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. IF\nTHERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS,\nTHE MEETING WILL ADJOURN. SEEING\nNO FURTHER BUSINESS AND IT IS\n11:32 A.M."
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