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1 00:00:08,274 --> 00:00:17,217 [ MUSIC ] 2 00:00:17,217 --> 00:00:20,286 >> ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE, GOOD 3 00:00:20,286 --> 00:00:25,024 MORNING. THE JULY 2020 FOURTH -- 4 00:00:25,024 --> 00:00:30,263 THE JULY 24, 2025 MEETING OF THE 5 00:00:30,263 --> 00:00:33,066 LIBRARIES , EDUCATION AND 6 00:00:33,066 --> 00:00:33,666 NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE WILL 7 00:00:33,666 --> 00:00:36,970 COME TO ORDER. IT IS 9:32 A.M., 8 00:00:36,970 --> 00:00:39,105 I AM RIVERA, CHAIR OF THE 9 00:00:39,105 --> 00:00:41,107 COMMITTEE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 10 00:00:41,107 --> 00:00:51,384 CALL THE ROLL? 11 00:00:52,152 --> 00:00:56,923 >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] 12 00:00:56,923 --> 00:00:57,757 >> FOUR COUNCILMEMBERS ARE 13 00:00:57,757 --> 00:00:58,024 PRESENT. 14 00:00:58,024 --> 00:00:59,125 >> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE 15 00:00:59,125 --> 00:01:05,265 AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING 16 00:01:05,265 --> 00:01:05,965 NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS 17 00:01:05,965 --> 00:01:06,900 ADOPTED. COLLEAGUES, 13 ITEMS OF 18 00:01:06,900 --> 00:01:10,136 BUSINESS ON TODAY'S AGENDA. WE 19 00:01:10,136 --> 00:01:11,104 HAVE THREE APPOINTMENTS OF THE 20 00:01:11,104 --> 00:01:11,938 HISTORIC SEATTLE PRESERVATION ON 21 00:01:11,938 --> 00:01:12,572 DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY GOVERNING 22 00:01:12,572 --> 00:01:13,673 COUNCIL. FOUR APPOINTMENTS TO 23 00:01:13,673 --> 00:01:18,411 THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION AND 24 00:01:18,411 --> 00:01:19,245 ONE REAPPOINTMENT TO THE PIKE 25 00:01:19,245 --> 00:01:20,313 PLACE MARKET HISTORICAL 26 00:01:20,313 --> 00:01:24,084 COMMISSION , TWO REAPPOINTMENT 27 00:01:24,084 --> 00:01:24,851 TO THE LANDMARKS PRESERVATION 28 00:01:24,851 --> 00:01:29,722 BOARD AND ONE APPOINTMENT TO THE 29 00:01:29,722 --> 00:01:30,757 MARKET PRESERVATION ON 30 00:01:30,757 --> 00:01:31,925 DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY GOVERNING 31 00:01:31,925 --> 00:01:37,464 COUNCIL. IN ADDITION, 32 00:01:37,464 --> 00:01:38,565 PRESENTATIONS FROM THE OFFICE OF 33 00:01:38,565 --> 00:01:39,165 IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS 34 00:01:39,165 --> 00:01:40,099 AND THE DEPARTMENT AND 35 00:01:40,099 --> 00:01:40,967 NEIGHBORHOODS. WE WILL NOW OPEN 36 00:01:40,967 --> 00:01:45,271 THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD 37 00:01:45,271 --> 00:01:46,072 . PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD RELATE 38 00:01:46,072 --> 00:01:47,440 TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA OR WITHIN 39 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:48,475 THE PURVIEW OF THIS COMMITTEE. 40 00:01:48,475 --> 00:01:49,275 CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE 41 00:01:49,275 --> 00:01:52,879 SIGNED UP TODAY? 42 00:01:52,879 --> 00:01:54,080 >> WE CURRENTLY HAVE NO IN 43 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:55,014 PERSON SPEAKERS AND TWO REMOTE 44 00:01:55,014 --> 00:01:56,916 SPEAKERS SIGNED UP. 45 00:01:56,916 --> 00:01:59,886 >> THANK YOU. PLEASE READ THE 46 00:01:59,886 --> 00:02:03,223 PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS. 47 00:02:03,223 --> 00:02:04,224 >> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD 48 00:02:04,224 --> 00:02:05,558 WILL BE MODERATED IN THE 49 00:02:05,558 --> 00:02:08,127 FOLLOWING OUTER MATTER AND IS UP 50 00:02:08,127 --> 00:02:09,629 TO 20 MINUTES. EACH SPEAKER WILL 51 00:02:09,629 --> 00:02:11,898 HAVE TWO MINUTES AND SPEAKERS 52 00:02:11,898 --> 00:02:13,233 ARE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH 53 00:02:13,233 --> 00:02:14,067 THEY ARE REGISTERED. WE WILL 54 00:02:14,067 --> 00:02:16,836 START IN PERSON SPEAKERS , THEN 55 00:02:16,836 --> 00:02:17,770 REMOTE SPEAKERS UNTIL THE PUBLIC 56 00:02:17,770 --> 00:02:18,471 COMMENT PERIOD HAS ENDED. 57 00:02:18,471 --> 00:02:23,376 SPEAKERS WILL HER A TIME WHEN 10 58 00:02:23,376 --> 00:02:24,444 SECONDS ARE LEFT IN THE PUBLIC 59 00:02:24,444 --> 00:02:25,478 COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN. WE 60 00:02:25,478 --> 00:02:26,779 WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST 61 00:02:26,779 --> 00:02:30,116 SPEAKER . THE FIRST REMOTE 62 00:02:30,116 --> 00:02:36,523 SPEAKER IS ALBERTO ALVAREZ . 63 00:02:36,523 --> 00:02:40,827 >> PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX WHEN HE 64 00:02:40,827 --> 00:02:45,598 HEARD THE PROMPT, ALBERTO, AND 65 00:02:45,598 --> 00:02:46,165 YOU HAVE BEEN UNNEEDED. 66 00:02:46,165 --> 00:02:50,003 >> THANK YOU. I WANT TO BRING UP 67 00:02:50,003 --> 00:02:53,239 THE PIKE PLACE MARKET PARKING 68 00:02:53,239 --> 00:02:54,908 AND HOW THEY CLOSE IT OFF TO 69 00:02:54,908 --> 00:02:57,343 CARS . IT IS REALLY WORKING OUT 70 00:02:57,343 --> 00:03:00,713 WITH A LOT OF TRAFFIC ACTIVITY 71 00:03:00,713 --> 00:03:03,883 AND PEOPLE WILL GET OFF OF THE 72 00:03:03,883 --> 00:03:06,586 BUS AND YOU'VE SEEN PICTURES 73 00:03:06,586 --> 00:03:10,590 AND VIDEOS AND IT'S REALLY 74 00:03:10,590 --> 00:03:14,627 WORKED OUT. I WANT TO POINT OUT 75 00:03:14,627 --> 00:03:17,931 THAT A LOT OF BUSINESS OWNERS 76 00:03:17,931 --> 00:03:19,432 WERE CRYING WOLF ABOUT ALL OF 77 00:03:19,432 --> 00:03:22,368 THIS AND WE CLOSE IT OFF TO THE 78 00:03:22,368 --> 00:03:25,872 VEHICLES OF CARS AND PEOPLE 79 00:03:25,872 --> 00:03:30,643 WON'T SHOW UP. IT'LL BE DEAD. 80 00:03:30,643 --> 00:03:32,512 PEOPLE WON'T BE ABLE TO MOVE 81 00:03:32,512 --> 00:03:34,147 ABOUT. ALL OF THAT WAS A LIE AND 82 00:03:34,147 --> 00:03:34,814 THEY CLEARLY DON'T UNDERSTAND 83 00:03:34,814 --> 00:03:42,422 THEIR OWN CLIENTELE . THE REST 84 00:03:42,422 --> 00:03:43,590 OF US WERE MAKING THEM REALIZE 85 00:03:43,590 --> 00:03:44,657 THAT THIS IS FOR THEIR OWN 86 00:03:44,657 --> 00:03:45,825 BENEFIT, AS WELL. MORE PEOPLE 87 00:03:45,825 --> 00:03:50,029 WALKING AROUND SAFELY JUST MEANS 88 00:03:50,029 --> 00:03:54,701 MORE BUSINESS FOR THEM AND I 89 00:03:54,701 --> 00:03:58,304 THINK COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, YOU 90 00:03:58,304 --> 00:03:59,572 SPOKE TO ONE OF THE RESTAURANT 91 00:03:59,572 --> 00:04:00,273 BUSINESS IS DOWN THERE RECENTLY 92 00:04:00,273 --> 00:04:04,777 AND I FORGET THE NAME. WE DON'T 93 00:04:04,777 --> 00:04:10,450 WANT TO CLOSE IT OFF . WE ALL 94 00:04:10,450 --> 00:04:13,720 HAVE TO LET THE BUSINESS OWNERS 95 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:14,921 DOWN THERE KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE 96 00:04:14,921 --> 00:04:19,692 SHOWING UP AND IT'S WORKING. AS 97 00:04:19,692 --> 00:04:20,827 A PLUS, MAYBE THERE ARE OTHER 98 00:04:20,827 --> 00:04:23,630 NEIGHBORHOODS OR OTHER AREAS 99 00:04:23,630 --> 00:04:28,101 THAT SIMILAR CAN BE MADE. JUST 100 00:04:28,101 --> 00:04:29,302 TO LET PEOPLE WALK AROUND AND 101 00:04:29,302 --> 00:04:30,837 FEEL SAFER. I KNOW THAT THERE IS 102 00:04:30,837 --> 00:04:34,674 A BUSINESS AREA AND I FORGET THE 103 00:04:34,674 --> 00:04:37,343 NAME OF THE STREET, BUT IT IS 104 00:04:37,343 --> 00:04:38,378 ALREADY SOMEWHAT CLOSED OFF TO 105 00:04:38,378 --> 00:04:40,146 VEHICLES AND THERE ARE A LOT OF 106 00:04:40,146 --> 00:04:45,318 US . THERE ARE AREAS -- MAY BE 107 00:04:45,318 --> 00:04:46,886 MORE OF THAT. THANK YOU. HAVE A 108 00:04:46,886 --> 00:04:47,253 GOOD DAY. 109 00:04:47,253 --> 00:04:57,664 >> THANK YOU, SPEAKER. 110 00:05:02,201 --> 00:05:03,369 >> OUR NEXT REMOTE SPEAKER IS 111 00:05:03,369 --> 00:05:03,703 DAVID HAYNES. 112 00:05:03,703 --> 00:05:06,739 >> DAVID, PRESS STAR SIX AND YOU 113 00:05:06,739 --> 00:05:11,844 MAY BEGIN. 114 00:05:11,844 --> 00:05:14,113 >> THANK YOU. YESTERDAY, THERE 115 00:05:14,113 --> 00:05:15,948 WAS A NAKED GUY WHO WAS MOST 116 00:05:15,948 --> 00:05:20,553 LIKELY IN THE DISTRICT. 117 00:05:20,553 --> 00:05:22,388 >> I'M SORRY, BUT YOU NEED TO 118 00:05:22,388 --> 00:05:23,322 STICK TO THE ITEMS WITHIN THE 119 00:05:23,322 --> 00:05:25,892 AGENDA. THIS IS THE LIBRARIES 120 00:05:25,892 --> 00:05:27,026 EDUCATION AND NEIGHBORHOODS 121 00:05:27,026 --> 00:05:30,530 COMMITTEE. 122 00:05:30,530 --> 00:05:33,700 >> I THOUGHT WE COULD DISCUSS 123 00:05:33,700 --> 00:05:38,838 MAYBE IMPROVING THE LIBRARY THAT 124 00:05:38,838 --> 00:05:39,439 YOU HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING 125 00:05:39,439 --> 00:05:40,373 ABOUT, BECAUSE IT IS STILL 126 00:05:40,373 --> 00:05:41,407 IMPOSSIBLE TO GO DOWN THERE AT 127 00:05:41,407 --> 00:05:42,442 THE CENTRAL LIBRARY AND READ THE 128 00:05:42,442 --> 00:05:43,142 NEWSPAPER WITHOUT BEING BOTHERED 129 00:05:43,142 --> 00:05:45,511 BY SOMEBODY ELSE , BECAUSE OF 130 00:05:45,511 --> 00:05:48,281 THE WAREHOUSE LIKE LIBRARY, IT 131 00:05:48,281 --> 00:05:51,150 SEEMS TO BE DESIGNED TO BOTHER 132 00:05:51,150 --> 00:05:55,221 PEOPLE . WHAT I'M CONCERNED 133 00:05:55,221 --> 00:05:58,891 ABOUT IS THERE IS A REAL PROBLEM 134 00:05:58,891 --> 00:06:01,794 IN OUR SOCIETY AND YOU ALL 135 00:06:01,794 --> 00:06:04,731 DIDN'T EVEN SHOW UP FOR THE 136 00:06:04,731 --> 00:06:05,865 RENTERS COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS 137 00:06:05,865 --> 00:06:09,235 YESTERDAY BUT I WAS WONDERING 138 00:06:09,235 --> 00:06:10,269 WHY YOU COULDN'T HAVE SHOWED UP 139 00:06:10,269 --> 00:06:11,337 FOR THAT, BUT YOU KEEP 140 00:06:11,337 --> 00:06:12,004 CHEERLEADING AND GIVING PRAISES 141 00:06:12,004 --> 00:06:15,375 TO THE MAYOR WHO HAS FAILED AT 142 00:06:15,375 --> 00:06:20,646 PUBLIC SAFETY. I'M TRYING TO GO 143 00:06:20,646 --> 00:06:22,548 INTO THE LIBRARY AND THERE'S 144 00:06:22,548 --> 00:06:24,183 ALL OF THESE JUNKIES ALL SCREWED 145 00:06:24,183 --> 00:06:26,018 UP AND YOUR DISTRICT IS PART OF 146 00:06:26,018 --> 00:06:31,557 WHAT IS BEING TRAFFICKED. YOU 147 00:06:31,557 --> 00:06:32,558 KEEP SHOWING UP AT PUBLIC SAFETY 148 00:06:32,558 --> 00:06:33,693 AND TELLING US HOW GREAT THE 149 00:06:33,693 --> 00:06:35,228 MAYOR IS DOING AND HE'S FAILING 150 00:06:35,228 --> 00:06:36,896 MISERABLY , BUT YOU KEEP MEETING 151 00:06:36,896 --> 00:06:37,864 WITH THE CHIEF EVERY MONTH AND 152 00:06:37,864 --> 00:06:41,134 YOU CAN'T CHEAT PEOPLE OUT OF 153 00:06:41,134 --> 00:06:47,106 PROPER POLICY. 154 00:06:47,106 --> 00:06:49,509 >> THANK YOU, DAVID. 155 00:06:49,509 --> 00:06:53,679 >> I'M NOT FINISHED. I'LL 156 00:06:53,679 --> 00:06:54,781 ADDRESS THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE 157 00:06:54,781 --> 00:06:56,983 LIBRARY , BUT IT'S NOT FAIR 158 00:06:56,983 --> 00:06:58,084 THAT YOU ARE ADDRESSING THE 159 00:06:58,084 --> 00:06:59,185 REALITY OF YOUR DISTRICT AND 160 00:06:59,185 --> 00:07:04,524 UNIVERSITY . THERE WAS A NAKED 161 00:07:04,524 --> 00:07:05,858 WOMAN LAST WEEK AND A NAKED GUY 162 00:07:05,858 --> 00:07:06,459 YESTERDAY. THERE'S A REAL 163 00:07:06,459 --> 00:07:07,693 PROBLEM IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. YOU 164 00:07:07,693 --> 00:07:12,498 ARE TREATING THE PEOPLE. SHOULD 165 00:07:12,498 --> 00:07:13,332 BE INVESTIGATED BY THE 166 00:07:13,332 --> 00:07:14,333 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR YOUR 167 00:07:14,333 --> 00:07:15,401 LANDLORD THAT IS CHEATING. 168 00:07:15,401 --> 00:07:18,938 >> THANK YOU, DAVID. YOU CAN 169 00:07:18,938 --> 00:07:20,039 SUBMIT THE REST OF YOUR COMMENTS 170 00:07:20,039 --> 00:07:21,107 IF YOU WOULD LIKE, TOO. THANK 171 00:07:21,107 --> 00:07:30,850 YOU SO MUCH. IS THAT THE LAST 172 00:07:30,850 --> 00:07:31,117 SPEAKER? 173 00:07:31,117 --> 00:07:32,018 >> NO ADDITIONAL REGISTERED 174 00:07:32,018 --> 00:07:32,852 SPEAKERS. THE PUBLIC COMMENT 175 00:07:32,852 --> 00:07:33,719 PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED, SO WE WILL 176 00:07:33,719 --> 00:07:34,754 NOW PROCEED TO OUR ITEMS OF 177 00:07:34,754 --> 00:07:35,021 BUSINESS. 178 00:07:35,021 --> 00:07:37,657 >> CLERK, PLEASE READ ITEMS ONE, 179 00:07:37,657 --> 00:07:39,358 TWO AND THREE INTO THE RECORD. 180 00:07:39,358 --> 00:07:43,496 >> APPOINTMENT 3230 THROUGH 3232 181 00:07:43,496 --> 00:07:48,000 THE APPOINTMENTS OF ALISTAIR 182 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:54,307 CERRETTI, JONATHAN MOORE AND AS 183 00:07:54,307 --> 00:07:55,074 MEMBERS OF THE HISTORIC 184 00:07:55,074 --> 00:07:55,808 PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT 185 00:07:55,808 --> 00:07:56,776 AUTHORITY GOVERNING COUNCIL FOR 186 00:07:56,776 --> 00:07:59,712 TERM NOVEMBER 30, 2027 187 00:07:59,712 --> 00:08:06,018 EVERYTHING , DISCUSSION AND 188 00:08:06,018 --> 00:08:06,385 POSSIBLE VOTE. 189 00:08:06,385 --> 00:08:07,053 >> THANK YOU. THESE APPOINTMENTS 190 00:08:07,053 --> 00:08:10,089 HAVE BEEN READ INTO THE RECORD. 191 00:08:10,089 --> 00:08:11,657 COLLEAGUES, I ALWAYS SAY THAT I 192 00:08:11,657 --> 00:08:12,391 APPRECIATE THE WILLINGNESS OF 193 00:08:12,391 --> 00:08:13,192 OUR RESIDENTS TO SERVE AS 194 00:08:13,192 --> 00:08:14,427 VOLUNTEERS FOR THESE IMPORTANT 195 00:08:14,427 --> 00:08:16,896 OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE US 196 00:08:16,896 --> 00:08:18,931 FEEDBACK ON THE WORK. I WANT TO 197 00:08:18,931 --> 00:08:20,933 THANK ALL APPOINTEES THAT WE 198 00:08:20,933 --> 00:08:22,335 WILL BE GOING THROUGH THIS 199 00:08:22,335 --> 00:08:26,005 MORNING FOR STEPPING UP TO SERVE 200 00:08:26,005 --> 00:08:26,939 IN THESE ADVISORY ROLES AND FOR 201 00:08:26,939 --> 00:08:29,942 THE TIME THEY PUT INTO THE WORK 202 00:08:29,942 --> 00:08:31,611 AND IT IS UNPAID WORK AND I KNOW 203 00:08:31,611 --> 00:08:32,845 IT'S A LABOR OF LOVE FOR THEM 204 00:08:32,845 --> 00:08:35,715 AND WE BENEFIT FROM THEIR 205 00:08:35,715 --> 00:08:38,818 WILLINGNESS TO STEP UP AND SERVE 206 00:08:38,818 --> 00:08:39,952 . I WANT TO REALLY APPRECIATE 207 00:08:39,952 --> 00:08:41,487 ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS AND 208 00:08:41,487 --> 00:08:45,591 APPOINTEES WHO WE ARE GOING TO 209 00:08:45,591 --> 00:08:46,659 RUN THROUGH THIS MORNING'S 210 00:08:46,659 --> 00:08:49,295 APPOINTMENTS . I WILL NOW READ A 211 00:08:49,295 --> 00:08:50,463 SHORT BIO FOR EACH OF THESE 212 00:08:50,463 --> 00:08:51,364 THREE APPOINTMENTS, THEN WE WILL 213 00:08:51,364 --> 00:08:53,032 HAVE TIME FOR COMMENTS AND VOTE. 214 00:08:53,032 --> 00:08:58,170 ALL RIGHT, ALISTAIR CERRETTI HAS 215 00:08:58,170 --> 00:08:59,405 OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS 216 00:08:59,405 --> 00:09:00,206 AN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE LEADER 217 00:09:00,206 --> 00:09:03,075 WITH ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE 218 00:09:03,075 --> 00:09:04,377 LEADING TEAMS AND MANAGING 219 00:09:04,377 --> 00:09:09,482 CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS. HE 220 00:09:09,482 --> 00:09:10,816 RECEIVED A BACHELOR OF ARTS IN 221 00:09:10,816 --> 00:09:11,450 BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WITH A 222 00:09:11,450 --> 00:09:12,051 CONCENTRATION AND ACCOUNTING 223 00:09:12,051 --> 00:09:12,985 FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF 224 00:09:12,985 --> 00:09:17,290 WASHINGTON. HE HAS HELD ROLES AS 225 00:09:17,290 --> 00:09:18,024 SENIOR MANAGER FOR WATSON 226 00:09:18,024 --> 00:09:23,162 McDONALD, SENIOR AUDITOR FOR 227 00:09:23,162 --> 00:09:24,363 JOHN O'BRIEN AND COMPANY AND 228 00:09:24,363 --> 00:09:25,665 STAFF ACCOUNTANT FOR PRINCESS 229 00:09:25,665 --> 00:09:29,235 CRUISES. CURRENTLY, HE SERVES AS 230 00:09:29,235 --> 00:09:30,269 A SIGNING DIRECTOR FOR CLIFTON 231 00:09:30,269 --> 00:09:31,904 LARSON ALLEN LLP. HE IS BRINGING 232 00:09:31,904 --> 00:09:35,908 A WEALTH OF PROFESSIONAL INSIGHT 233 00:09:35,908 --> 00:09:37,276 AND EXPERIENCE TO THE HISTORIC 234 00:09:37,276 --> 00:09:37,810 SEATTLE PRESERVATION AND 235 00:09:37,810 --> 00:09:38,778 DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY GOVERNING 236 00:09:38,778 --> 00:09:43,783 COUNCIL. I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR 237 00:09:43,783 --> 00:09:44,684 AGREEING TO SERVE AND FOR 238 00:09:44,684 --> 00:09:46,686 VOLUNTEERING HIS TIME. JONATHAN 239 00:09:46,686 --> 00:09:50,623 MOORE. JONATHAN HAS 240 00:09:50,623 --> 00:09:51,424 APPROXIMATELY 10 YEARS OF 241 00:09:51,424 --> 00:09:55,628 EXPERIENCE WORKING IN FINANCE. 242 00:09:55,628 --> 00:09:56,862 HE RECEIVED A BACHELOR OF ARTS 243 00:09:56,862 --> 00:09:57,530 AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS FROM 244 00:09:57,530 --> 00:09:58,497 THE UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS. 245 00:09:58,497 --> 00:10:01,934 JONATHAN HAS PREVIOUSLY HELD THE 246 00:10:01,934 --> 00:10:02,969 ROLES OF SENIOR WEALTH STRATEGY 247 00:10:02,969 --> 00:10:05,771 ASSOCIATE, REGISTERED CLIENT 248 00:10:05,771 --> 00:10:08,507 SERVICE ASSOCIATE AND CLIENT 249 00:10:08,507 --> 00:10:11,243 SERVICE ASSOCIATE DURING HIS 250 00:10:11,243 --> 00:10:14,347 TIME WORKING AND CURRENTLY 251 00:10:14,347 --> 00:10:15,715 SERVES AS A FINANCIAL ADVISER 252 00:10:15,715 --> 00:10:19,852 THERE. IN HIS ROLE, HE PERFORMS 253 00:10:19,852 --> 00:10:22,755 FINANCIAL RESEARCH AND ANNOUNCES 254 00:10:22,755 --> 00:10:23,990 AND HAS EXPERIENCED MANAGING 255 00:10:23,990 --> 00:10:26,525 CUSTOMER FOCUSED PORTFOLIOS. 256 00:10:26,525 --> 00:10:27,426 JONATHAN WOULD BE BRINGING A 257 00:10:27,426 --> 00:10:32,264 WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE IN THE 258 00:10:32,264 --> 00:10:32,932 FINANCE SECTOR TO THE HISTORIC 259 00:10:32,932 --> 00:10:33,766 SEATTLE PRESERVATION AND 260 00:10:33,766 --> 00:10:38,204 DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY GOVERNING 261 00:10:38,204 --> 00:10:39,438 COUNCIL AND I WOULD LIKE TO 262 00:10:39,438 --> 00:10:40,439 THANK HIM FOR HIS WILLINGNESS TO 263 00:10:40,439 --> 00:10:41,307 SERVE AND VOLUNTEER HIS TIME. 264 00:10:41,307 --> 00:10:48,581 FOR THIS SET OF FOLKS, RAAM D. 265 00:10:48,581 --> 00:10:49,515 WONG IS A SENIOR DEPUTY 266 00:10:49,515 --> 00:10:50,416 PROSECUTING ATTORNEY AT THE KING 267 00:10:50,416 --> 00:10:51,083 COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY'S 268 00:10:51,083 --> 00:10:52,685 OFFICE . HE WORKS IN THE CIVIL 269 00:10:52,685 --> 00:10:55,688 DIVISION WHERE HE ASSISTS WITH 270 00:10:55,688 --> 00:10:56,288 PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS AND 271 00:10:56,288 --> 00:10:58,124 ADVISES THE RECORDERS OFFICE AND 272 00:10:58,124 --> 00:11:02,094 OTHER KING COUNTY OFFICES. IN 273 00:11:02,094 --> 00:11:03,195 ADDITION TO WORKING AT THE KING 274 00:11:03,195 --> 00:11:03,863 COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY'S 275 00:11:03,863 --> 00:11:06,365 OFFICE, HE CURRENTLY SERVES AS 276 00:11:06,365 --> 00:11:09,935 THE INSTRUCTOR FOR THE ADVANCE 277 00:11:09,935 --> 00:11:10,903 CHILD ADVOCACY PROGRAM AT THE 278 00:11:10,903 --> 00:11:13,606 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. PRIOR 279 00:11:13,606 --> 00:11:20,880 TO SHORT JOINING THE DIVISION, 280 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:21,914 HE SPENT 10 YEARS IN THE 281 00:11:21,914 --> 00:11:22,848 CRIMINAL DIVISION AND WOULD BE 282 00:11:22,848 --> 00:11:24,016 BRINGING HIS LEGAL PROFESSIONAL 283 00:11:24,016 --> 00:11:24,683 EXPERIENCE TO THE HISTORIC 284 00:11:24,683 --> 00:11:25,284 SEATTLE PRESERVATION AND 285 00:11:25,284 --> 00:11:26,285 DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY GOVERNING 286 00:11:26,285 --> 00:11:28,220 COUNCIL . I WOULD LIKE TO THANK 287 00:11:28,220 --> 00:11:31,624 HIM FOR HIS VOLUNTEERING TIME 288 00:11:31,624 --> 00:11:33,225 AND TO SERVE ON THIS COUNSEL. 289 00:11:33,225 --> 00:11:36,829 COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS OR 290 00:11:36,829 --> 00:11:38,030 COMMENTS ABOUT THESE THREE 291 00:11:38,030 --> 00:11:41,667 APPOINTEES? SEEING NONE. I MOVED 292 00:11:41,667 --> 00:11:45,938 TO A POINT -- AND MOVE THE 293 00:11:45,938 --> 00:11:47,573 CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT 3230 294 00:11:47,573 --> 00:11:54,613 THROUGH 3233. IS THERE A SECOND? 295 00:11:54,613 --> 00:11:55,981 THANK YOU. MOVED AND SECONDED TO 296 00:11:55,981 --> 00:11:56,849 COME FROM THE APPOINTMENTS. ANY 297 00:11:56,849 --> 00:11:59,752 FURTHER COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. 298 00:11:59,752 --> 00:12:01,220 WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON 299 00:12:01,220 --> 00:12:01,987 THE CONFIRMATION OF THE 300 00:12:01,987 --> 00:12:02,321 APPOINTMENTS? 301 00:12:02,321 --> 00:12:07,860 >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] 302 00:12:16,769 --> 00:12:22,041 >> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE 303 00:12:22,041 --> 00:12:22,541 RECOGNITION THAT THE 304 00:12:22,541 --> 00:12:23,409 APPOINTMENTS BE CONFIRMED WILL 305 00:12:23,409 --> 00:12:24,677 BE SENT TO THE JULY 29, 2025 306 00:12:24,677 --> 00:12:25,745 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. 307 00:12:25,745 --> 00:12:27,079 CONGRATULATIONS TO ALISTAIR 308 00:12:27,079 --> 00:12:30,082 CERRETTI , JONATHAN AND RAAM D. 309 00:12:30,082 --> 00:12:35,855 WONG. NEXT AGENDA ITEMS. CLERK? 310 00:12:35,855 --> 00:12:37,123 >> AGENDA ITEMS FOUR THROUGH 311 00:12:37,123 --> 00:12:38,290 EIGHT, APPOINTMENT 3233 THROUGH 312 00:12:38,290 --> 00:12:48,834 3237, THE APPOINTMENTS OF ALEX 313 00:12:50,769 --> 00:12:51,504 APOSTOLOPOULOS , PFEIFFER 314 00:12:51,504 --> 00:12:52,171 BLOECKER AND OLIVIA VERMAAK AS 315 00:12:52,171 --> 00:12:53,472 MEMBERS OF THE PIKE PLACE MARKET 316 00:12:53,472 --> 00:12:54,240 HISTORICAL COMMISSION FOR TERM 317 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:56,308 DECEMBER 1, 2026 . APPOINTMENTS 318 00:12:56,308 --> 00:12:58,077 AND REAPPOINTMENTS OF JONATHAN 319 00:12:58,077 --> 00:13:01,247 CRACOLICI AND JONATHAN KIEHNAU 320 00:13:01,247 --> 00:13:02,381 AS MEMBERS OF THE PIKE PLACE 321 00:13:02,381 --> 00:13:06,318 MARKET HISTORICAL COMMISSION FOR 322 00:13:06,318 --> 00:13:08,454 A TERM TO DECEMBER 1, 2027. 323 00:13:08,454 --> 00:13:11,991 APOLOGIES FOR ANY DAMAGE DONE TO 324 00:13:11,991 --> 00:13:13,926 YOUR NAMES. FOR BRIEFING 325 00:13:13,926 --> 00:13:14,727 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE. 326 00:13:14,727 --> 00:13:17,730 >> THANK YOU. THESE HAVE BEEN 327 00:13:17,730 --> 00:13:19,365 READ INTO THE RECORD AND WE ARE 328 00:13:19,365 --> 00:13:22,935 JOINED BY LEE AND IS COMING UP 329 00:13:22,935 --> 00:13:24,470 HERE. PLEASE JOIN US AT THE 330 00:13:24,470 --> 00:13:30,576 TABLE. THE PIKE PLACE MARKET 331 00:13:30,576 --> 00:13:31,677 HISTORICAL DISTRICT COORDINATOR 332 00:13:31,677 --> 00:13:32,978 AT THE DEPARTMENT OF 333 00:13:32,978 --> 00:13:34,113 NEIGHBORHOODS AND WE ARE LUCKY 334 00:13:34,113 --> 00:13:35,147 TO HAVE HER THIS MORNING TO 335 00:13:35,147 --> 00:13:38,751 PRESENT THESE NEXT APPOINTMENTS. 336 00:13:38,751 --> 00:13:41,120 MINH, STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE 337 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:42,988 RECORD. YOU MAY PRESENT THE 338 00:13:42,988 --> 00:13:47,493 APPOINTEES. 339 00:13:47,493 --> 00:13:48,861 >> MINH, DEPARTMENT OF 340 00:13:48,861 --> 00:13:57,836 NEIGHBORHOODS. THANK YOU TO ALL 341 00:13:57,836 --> 00:13:58,837 COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR YOUR TIME 342 00:13:58,837 --> 00:13:59,638 TODAY AND THANK YOU IN 343 00:13:59,638 --> 00:14:02,575 PARTICULAR, CHAIRPERSON RIVERA 344 00:14:02,575 --> 00:14:03,642 FOR ALLOTMENT OF TIME IN YOUR 345 00:14:03,642 --> 00:14:04,944 AGENDA. WE ARE HAPPY TO SEE THAT 346 00:14:04,944 --> 00:14:05,911 YOU'RE FEELING A LITTLE BETTER 347 00:14:05,911 --> 00:14:12,251 TODAY. I WILL BE PRESENTING THE 348 00:14:12,251 --> 00:14:13,285 FIVE APPOINTEES TO THE PIKE 349 00:14:13,285 --> 00:14:13,852 PLACE MARKET HISTORICAL 350 00:14:13,852 --> 00:14:14,687 COMMISSION AND I RECOGNIZE THAT 351 00:14:14,687 --> 00:14:15,454 ON TODAY'S AGENDA THERE ARE 352 00:14:15,454 --> 00:14:16,355 SEVERAL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 353 00:14:16,355 --> 00:14:16,956 WITH SOMEWHAT SIMILAR NAMES 354 00:14:16,956 --> 00:14:18,190 THOMAS I WILL TAKE A MOMENT TO 355 00:14:18,190 --> 00:14:19,024 DIFFERENTIATE THE COMMISSION. IT 356 00:14:19,024 --> 00:14:19,859 WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1971, WHICH 357 00:14:19,859 --> 00:14:20,993 REPRESENTS ABOUT THE HALFWAY 358 00:14:20,993 --> 00:14:22,995 POINT OF THE LIFESPAN OF THE 359 00:14:22,995 --> 00:14:24,964 MARKET SO FAR. IT CONSISTS OF 12 360 00:14:24,964 --> 00:14:26,832 NUMBERS AND THE ROLE IS TO 361 00:14:26,832 --> 00:14:29,535 REVIEW AND MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT 362 00:14:29,535 --> 00:14:31,704 PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE MARKET . 363 00:14:31,704 --> 00:14:32,671 THOSE DECISIONS ARE REGULATORY 364 00:14:32,671 --> 00:14:36,809 IN NATURE AND APPLIED TO BOTH 365 00:14:36,809 --> 00:14:37,543 PHYSICAL AND NONPHYSICAL 366 00:14:37,543 --> 00:14:40,913 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MARKET. 367 00:14:40,913 --> 00:14:43,349 FINALLY, THEY ARE ALL DONE 368 00:14:43,349 --> 00:14:44,049 THROUGH THE LENS OF PRESERVING 369 00:14:44,049 --> 00:14:45,451 UNIQUE CHARACTERS. 370 00:14:45,451 --> 00:14:48,053 >> CAN YOU GET CLOSER INTO THE 371 00:14:48,053 --> 00:14:50,222 MIC? 372 00:14:50,222 --> 00:15:00,766 >> NO PROBLEM. I WILL PROCEED IN 373 00:15:05,804 --> 00:15:09,742 THE ORDER INDICATED. FIRST, WE 374 00:15:09,742 --> 00:15:10,409 HAVE ALEX APOSTOLOPOULOS , 375 00:15:10,409 --> 00:15:11,677 APPOINTED OF POSITION OF 376 00:15:11,677 --> 00:15:13,178 MERCHANT. HE IS COFOUNDER OF 377 00:15:13,178 --> 00:15:16,015 ALAMO'S , WHICH HE STARTED AT 378 00:15:16,015 --> 00:15:17,583 THE MARKET AS A SMALL OUTDOOR 379 00:15:17,583 --> 00:15:19,485 YOGURT STAND AND EVENTUALLY GREW 380 00:15:19,485 --> 00:15:21,020 TO NATIONAL PROMINENCE AND 381 00:15:21,020 --> 00:15:25,024 RECOGNITION. HIS EXPERIENCE 382 00:15:25,024 --> 00:15:25,958 HIGHLIGHTS HOW THE MARKET IS 383 00:15:25,958 --> 00:15:27,293 VALUABLE AS A SMALL BUSINESS 384 00:15:27,293 --> 00:15:29,728 INCUBATOR . HE CONTINUES THE 385 00:15:29,728 --> 00:15:30,663 LEGACY OF GREEK YOGURT AT THE 386 00:15:30,663 --> 00:15:32,464 MARKET TO THIS DAY AND AS THE 387 00:15:32,464 --> 00:15:36,969 OWNER OPERATOR . 388 00:15:36,969 --> 00:15:43,876 >> I WILL SPEAK THE BEST I CAN, 389 00:15:43,876 --> 00:15:44,943 BUT I'M STRUGGLING WITH AN ECHO 390 00:15:44,943 --> 00:15:45,311 I'M GETTING. 391 00:15:45,311 --> 00:15:48,347 >> APPOINTED TO THE POSITION AND 392 00:15:48,347 --> 00:15:49,048 A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT 393 00:15:49,048 --> 00:15:51,317 HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL FOR THE 394 00:15:51,317 --> 00:15:52,451 PRESERVATION OF A MARKET FOR THE 395 00:15:52,451 --> 00:15:58,691 PAST 50 YEARS. PFEIFFER BLOECKER 396 00:15:58,691 --> 00:16:00,225 EARNED AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE 397 00:16:00,225 --> 00:16:03,195 IN 2012. HER LIFE PATHWAY AND 398 00:16:03,195 --> 00:16:07,166 TRAJECTORY INDICATES SOMEBODY 399 00:16:07,166 --> 00:16:07,966 PERFECTLY POISED TO STEP INTO 400 00:16:07,966 --> 00:16:08,701 THE NEXT GENERATION OF 401 00:16:08,701 --> 00:16:10,803 LEADERSHIP AT THE POLICE MARKET 402 00:16:10,803 --> 00:16:13,639 . NEXT, WE HAVE OLIVIA WHO IS 403 00:16:13,639 --> 00:16:15,040 APPOINTED TO THE POSITION OF 404 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:17,009 RESIDENT. SHE HAD PREVIOUSLY 405 00:16:17,009 --> 00:16:19,945 SERVED AS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE 406 00:16:19,945 --> 00:16:21,246 PACIFIC NORTHWEST CHAPTER OF 407 00:16:21,246 --> 00:16:23,749 AFRICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 408 00:16:23,749 --> 00:16:24,817 MOORE RECENTLY OPENED THE CAFE 409 00:16:24,817 --> 00:16:26,151 IN THE MARKET AND THE BUSINESS 410 00:16:26,151 --> 00:16:29,788 WHICH SHE STATES IS BASED ON 411 00:16:29,788 --> 00:16:33,292 CONCEPTS FROM HER, HOME COUNTRY 412 00:16:33,292 --> 00:16:37,262 OF SOUTH AFRICA AND FROM WHICH I 413 00:16:37,262 --> 00:16:38,797 UNDERSTAND SPEAK TO VALUES OF 414 00:16:38,797 --> 00:16:43,135 COMMUNITY AND UNITY AND OLIVIA 415 00:16:43,135 --> 00:16:45,637 VERMAAK'S BACKGROUND WORK 416 00:16:45,637 --> 00:16:47,272 CULTURE AND HERITAGE IS VERY 417 00:16:47,272 --> 00:16:48,807 MUCH EMBRACED. NEXT, THE 418 00:16:48,807 --> 00:16:52,044 REAPPOINTMENT OF JONATHAN . HIS 419 00:16:52,044 --> 00:16:54,613 PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND AS A 420 00:16:54,613 --> 00:16:58,183 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER, SO 421 00:16:58,183 --> 00:16:59,118 THAT'S A VALUABLE SKILL SET 422 00:16:59,118 --> 00:17:00,486 WITHIN THE MARKET GIVEN ITS 423 00:17:00,486 --> 00:17:02,020 UNIQUE TOPOGRAPHY, WHICH IS 424 00:17:02,020 --> 00:17:03,489 VARIED AND HAS CLOSE PROXIMITY 425 00:17:03,489 --> 00:17:07,126 TO A MAJOR BODY OF WATER. 426 00:17:07,126 --> 00:17:07,760 ADDITIONALLY, EFFECTIVENESS AND 427 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:11,363 LEADERSHIP IS RECOGNIZED . WHEN 428 00:17:11,363 --> 00:17:13,132 THEY ELECTED HIM TO BE CHAIR IN 429 00:17:13,132 --> 00:17:19,304 2025. FINALLY, I'D FIVE OUT OF 430 00:17:19,304 --> 00:17:21,774 FIVE, JONATHAN KIEHNAU OUTLINED 431 00:17:21,774 --> 00:17:24,410 TO THE THIRD POSITION AND SERVES 432 00:17:24,410 --> 00:17:26,178 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE 433 00:17:26,178 --> 00:17:27,646 SOUTH LAKE UNION CHAMBER OF 434 00:17:27,646 --> 00:17:32,351 COMMERCE , SO THIS APPOINTMENT 435 00:17:32,351 --> 00:17:33,018 REPRESENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO 436 00:17:33,018 --> 00:17:34,153 CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN 437 00:17:34,153 --> 00:17:35,187 RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DIFFERENT 438 00:17:35,187 --> 00:17:35,888 NEIGHBORHOODS AND SEGMENTS OF 439 00:17:35,888 --> 00:17:38,123 THE DOWNTOWN AREA AND IT 440 00:17:38,123 --> 00:17:39,057 REPRESENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO 441 00:17:39,057 --> 00:17:40,993 CONTINUE TO BUILD UPON THE 442 00:17:40,993 --> 00:17:42,428 MOMENTUM OF PAST PROJECTS, SUCH 443 00:17:42,428 --> 00:17:47,099 AS THE MARKET. THAT CONCLUDES 444 00:17:47,099 --> 00:17:47,499 THE PRESENTATION. 445 00:17:47,499 --> 00:17:50,436 >> THANK YOU. I ALSO WANT TO 446 00:17:50,436 --> 00:17:52,137 RECOGNIZE GRIFFIN WHO IS JOINING 447 00:17:52,137 --> 00:17:54,573 US FROM THE PIKE PLACE MARKET 448 00:17:54,573 --> 00:17:58,710 HISTORIC THIS MORNING. 449 00:17:58,710 --> 00:18:02,147 COLLEAGUES, DO YOU HAVE ANY 450 00:18:02,147 --> 00:18:04,416 QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING 451 00:18:04,416 --> 00:18:09,021 NONE. I MOVE THAT WE CONFIRMED 452 00:18:09,021 --> 00:18:11,723 THE APPOINTMENTS . WE CONFIRM 453 00:18:11,723 --> 00:18:15,527 APPOINTMENT 3233 THROUGH 3237. 454 00:18:15,527 --> 00:18:21,934 IS THERE A SECOND? IT IS MOVED 455 00:18:21,934 --> 00:18:22,634 AND SECONDED TO CONFIRM 456 00:18:22,634 --> 00:18:23,836 APPOINTMENTS. ANY COMMENTS? 457 00:18:23,836 --> 00:18:26,472 SEEING NONE. WILL THE CLERK 458 00:18:26,472 --> 00:18:27,406 PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE 459 00:18:27,406 --> 00:18:29,842 CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS? 460 00:18:29,842 --> 00:18:40,285 >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] 461 00:18:42,688 --> 00:18:43,889 >> FOUR IN FAVOR AND ZERO 462 00:18:43,889 --> 00:18:44,156 OPPOSED. 463 00:18:44,156 --> 00:18:49,495 >> THE MOTION CARRIES AND 464 00:18:49,495 --> 00:18:49,995 RECOMMENDATION THAT THE 465 00:18:49,995 --> 00:18:50,963 APPOINTMENTS BE CONFIRMED WILL 466 00:18:50,963 --> 00:18:51,964 BE SENT TO THE JULY 29, 2025 467 00:18:51,964 --> 00:18:52,564 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. 468 00:18:52,564 --> 00:18:56,568 CONGRATULATIONS TO ALEX , 469 00:18:56,568 --> 00:18:57,269 PFEIFFER BLOECKER, OLIVIA AND 470 00:18:57,269 --> 00:18:58,770 THE TWO JONATHAN'S. THANK YOU 471 00:18:58,770 --> 00:19:00,172 SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE THIS 472 00:19:00,172 --> 00:19:05,544 MORNING, MINH. WE WILL NOW MOVE 473 00:19:05,544 --> 00:19:07,145 ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEMS. 474 00:19:07,145 --> 00:19:10,148 >> ITEMS NINE AND 10, 475 00:19:10,148 --> 00:19:13,785 APPOINTMENTS 2262 AND 3263 , 476 00:19:13,785 --> 00:19:22,127 REAPPOINTMENTS OF BECCA 477 00:19:22,127 --> 00:19:22,694 PHEASANT-REIS AND KATHERINE 478 00:19:22,694 --> 00:19:23,395 RANDALL AS MEMBERS OF THE 479 00:19:23,395 --> 00:19:24,163 LANDMARKS PRESERVATION BOARD FOR 480 00:19:24,163 --> 00:19:26,298 A TERM TO AUGUST 14, 2028 FOR 481 00:19:26,298 --> 00:19:26,999 BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE 482 00:19:26,999 --> 00:19:27,299 VOTE. 483 00:19:27,299 --> 00:19:30,202 >> THANK YOU. THESE HAVE BEEN 484 00:19:30,202 --> 00:19:31,970 READ INTO THE RECORD AND WE ARE 485 00:19:31,970 --> 00:19:34,306 JOINED WITH A DEPARTMENT AND 486 00:19:34,306 --> 00:19:35,674 NEIGHBORHOODS. NICE TO SEE YOU 487 00:19:35,674 --> 00:19:38,410 AGAIN. BE PRESENTING THE 488 00:19:38,410 --> 00:19:41,480 APPOINTMENTS. PLEASE STATE YOUR 489 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:42,581 NAME FOR THE RECORD, THEN YOU 490 00:19:42,581 --> 00:19:42,948 MAY BEGIN. 491 00:19:42,948 --> 00:19:45,050 >> THANK YOU. DEPARTMENT OF 492 00:19:45,050 --> 00:19:47,219 NEIGHBORHOODS. I COORDINATE THE 493 00:19:47,219 --> 00:19:48,587 LANDMARKS PRESERVATION WORD AND 494 00:19:48,587 --> 00:19:51,456 THE LANDMARKS BOARD IS A GROUP 495 00:19:51,456 --> 00:19:54,960 OF 12 VOLUNTEERS AND THEY REVIEW 496 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:56,295 POTENTIAL NEW LANDMARKS FOR THE 497 00:19:56,295 --> 00:19:58,830 CITY , AS WELL AS CONTEMPLATING 498 00:19:58,830 --> 00:20:00,265 ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING CITY 499 00:20:00,265 --> 00:20:03,001 LANDMARKS AND THEY REVIEW 500 00:20:03,001 --> 00:20:04,570 CHANGES IN FOUR OF THE CITIES 501 00:20:04,570 --> 00:20:11,443 EIGHT DISTRICTS. WE HAVE TWO 502 00:20:11,443 --> 00:20:12,444 RECOMMENDED REAPPOINTMENTS 503 00:20:12,444 --> 00:20:14,379 TODAY. THE FIRST IS FOR BECCA 504 00:20:14,379 --> 00:20:16,014 PHEASANT-REIS IN THE ARCHITECT 505 00:20:16,014 --> 00:20:19,685 POSITION. SHE IS A LOCAL 506 00:20:19,685 --> 00:20:20,619 LICENSED ARCHITECT THAT 507 00:20:20,619 --> 00:20:23,589 SPECIALIZES IN HISTORIC BUILDING 508 00:20:23,589 --> 00:20:27,025 REHABILITATION AND HOLDS A 509 00:20:27,025 --> 00:20:27,693 BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE FROM 510 00:20:27,693 --> 00:20:29,962 THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON AND 511 00:20:29,962 --> 00:20:34,633 WORKS IN ARCHITECTURE IN AUSTIN 512 00:20:34,633 --> 00:20:35,834 , TEXAS FOR SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE 513 00:20:35,834 --> 00:20:37,502 MOVING TO SEATTLE IN 2014. SHE 514 00:20:37,502 --> 00:20:40,472 HAS EXPERIENCED COMPLEXITIES OF 515 00:20:40,472 --> 00:20:41,240 BUILDING PRESERVATION OF THE 516 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:42,007 PRACTICAL REALITIES OF PROGRAMS, 517 00:20:42,007 --> 00:20:43,241 CODES AND CHANGING ENVIRONMENT. 518 00:20:43,241 --> 00:20:46,144 IN ADDITION TO CONTRIBUTING 519 00:20:46,144 --> 00:20:49,715 TECHNICAL RESTORATION EXPERTISE, 520 00:20:49,715 --> 00:20:55,787 CITIES FOR HISTORY. BECCA HAS 521 00:20:55,787 --> 00:20:56,888 GIVEN SUBSTANTIAL SUPPORT TO THE 522 00:20:56,888 --> 00:20:57,556 ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE, 523 00:20:57,556 --> 00:20:58,390 WHICH IS A SUBCOMMITTEE TO THE 524 00:20:58,390 --> 00:20:59,625 FULL BOARD AND IN ADDITION TO 525 00:20:59,625 --> 00:21:01,226 HER ACTIVE DISSIPATION IN THE 526 00:21:01,226 --> 00:21:06,164 FULL BOARD. WE HAVE CATHERINE OR 527 00:21:06,164 --> 00:21:16,608 KATIE . KATIE IS BEING 528 00:21:16,608 --> 00:21:17,276 RECOMMENDED FOR REAPPOINTMENT IN 529 00:21:17,276 --> 00:21:18,343 REAL ESTATE POSITION AND IS A 530 00:21:18,343 --> 00:21:18,910 REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER IN 531 00:21:18,910 --> 00:21:20,145 AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY 532 00:21:20,145 --> 00:21:21,847 DEVELOPMENT WITH MESSY HOUSE IN 533 00:21:21,847 --> 00:21:22,481 NORTHWEST AND CURRENTLY FOCUSED 534 00:21:22,481 --> 00:21:23,382 ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF FAMILY 535 00:21:23,382 --> 00:21:24,449 HOUSING IN TACOMA THAT SHE IS 536 00:21:24,449 --> 00:21:27,619 HOLDING A MASTER OF SCIENCE AND 537 00:21:27,619 --> 00:21:28,687 PRESERVATION, MASTER OF CITY 538 00:21:28,687 --> 00:21:29,621 PLANNING AND BACHELOR OF ARTS 539 00:21:29,621 --> 00:21:35,427 AND ART HISTORY. SHE ENJOYS 540 00:21:35,427 --> 00:21:36,228 DELVING INTO BUILDING AND 541 00:21:36,228 --> 00:21:36,762 COMMUNITY HISTORY AND 542 00:21:36,762 --> 00:21:37,429 STORYTELLING THAT CONTRIBUTES TO 543 00:21:37,429 --> 00:21:39,197 A SENSE OF PLACE AND HOME. HER 544 00:21:39,197 --> 00:21:39,831 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND 545 00:21:39,831 --> 00:21:41,900 PASSION FOR PRESERVATION HAS 546 00:21:41,900 --> 00:21:42,968 MADE HER A VALUED BOARD MEMBER 547 00:21:42,968 --> 00:21:44,636 AND WE LOOK TO THE REAPPOINTMENT 548 00:21:44,636 --> 00:21:47,306 OF BOTH BECCA AND KATIE. 549 00:21:47,306 --> 00:21:50,342 >> THANK YOU . DO ANY OF MY 550 00:21:50,342 --> 00:21:51,476 COLLEAGUES HAVE QUESTIONS OR 551 00:21:51,476 --> 00:21:55,714 COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. I MOVE 552 00:21:55,714 --> 00:21:56,481 THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED 553 00:21:56,481 --> 00:21:58,183 CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS 554 00:21:58,183 --> 00:22:02,487 3262 THROUGH 3263. IS THERE A 555 00:22:02,487 --> 00:22:08,026 SECOND? IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED 556 00:22:08,026 --> 00:22:09,094 TO CONFIRM APPOINTMENTS. ANY 557 00:22:09,094 --> 00:22:12,097 COMMENTS? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 558 00:22:12,097 --> 00:22:12,798 CALL THE ROLL ON THE 559 00:22:12,798 --> 00:22:13,332 CONFIRMATION OF THE 560 00:22:13,332 --> 00:22:13,665 APPOINTMENTS? 561 00:22:13,665 --> 00:22:23,442 >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] 562 00:22:23,442 --> 00:22:25,077 >> FOUR IN FAVOR AND ZERO 563 00:22:25,077 --> 00:22:25,877 OPPOSED. 564 00:22:25,877 --> 00:22:26,578 >> MOTION CARRIES AND 565 00:22:26,578 --> 00:22:31,616 RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BE 566 00:22:31,616 --> 00:22:32,718 CONFIRMED SENT TO THE JULY 29, 567 00:22:32,718 --> 00:22:33,819 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. 568 00:22:33,819 --> 00:22:35,053 CONGRATULATIONS TO BECCA AND 569 00:22:35,053 --> 00:22:41,827 CATHERINE. NOW, THE NEXT AGENDA 570 00:22:41,827 --> 00:22:42,027 ITEM. 571 00:22:42,027 --> 00:22:43,328 >> APPOINTMENT 3264, 572 00:22:43,328 --> 00:22:46,898 REAPPOINTMENT OF SEUJAN BERTRAM 573 00:22:46,898 --> 00:22:51,670 AS A MEMBER OF PIKE PLACE MARKET 574 00:22:51,670 --> 00:22:52,270 PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT 575 00:22:52,270 --> 00:22:53,405 AUTHORITY GOVERNING COUNCIL FOR 576 00:22:53,405 --> 00:22:56,808 TERM TO JUNE 30, 2027. 577 00:22:56,808 --> 00:23:01,513 >> THIS IS A REAPPOINTMENT . 578 00:23:01,513 --> 00:23:02,214 THIS APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN READ 579 00:23:02,214 --> 00:23:04,349 INTO THE RECORD AND NOW I WILL 580 00:23:04,349 --> 00:23:09,488 READ A SHORT BIO. SEUJAN BERTRAM 581 00:23:09,488 --> 00:23:10,889 IS A SWEET EXECUTIVE WITH A 582 00:23:10,889 --> 00:23:12,424 TRACK RECORD OF DRIVING REVENUE 583 00:23:12,424 --> 00:23:21,032 GROWTH SCALING GLOBAL OPERATIONS 584 00:23:21,032 --> 00:23:22,300 AND LEADING INNOVATION IN THE 585 00:23:22,300 --> 00:23:23,135 TECH SECTOR. HER LEADERSHIP 586 00:23:23,135 --> 00:23:24,269 JOURNEY SPANS COMPANIES, LIKE 587 00:23:24,269 --> 00:23:24,903 STARBUCKS, TABLEAU AND M DOCS 588 00:23:24,903 --> 00:23:28,373 AND HAS DELIVERED OVER 150 589 00:23:28,373 --> 00:23:29,307 MILLION IN REVENUE GROWTH WHILE 590 00:23:29,307 --> 00:23:31,676 BUILDING HIGH-PERFORMING TEAMS 591 00:23:31,676 --> 00:23:32,778 AND NAVIGATING COMPLEX 592 00:23:32,778 --> 00:23:34,212 ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE. 593 00:23:34,212 --> 00:23:36,915 CURRENTLY, SHE SERVES AS 594 00:23:36,915 --> 00:23:40,352 FRACTIONAL COO . SHE ALSO SERVED 595 00:23:40,352 --> 00:23:42,821 ON THE BOARD OF SEATTLE CREDIT 596 00:23:42,821 --> 00:23:46,057 UNION WHERE SHE PROVIDED 597 00:23:46,057 --> 00:23:47,225 STRATEGIC AND GOVERNANCE 598 00:23:47,225 --> 00:23:50,195 OVERSIGHT WITH A FOCUS ON 599 00:23:50,195 --> 00:23:51,129 SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND 600 00:23:51,129 --> 00:23:54,266 INCLUSION. HER COMMITMENT TO 601 00:23:54,266 --> 00:23:58,069 VALUES OF PIKE PLACE MARKET AND 602 00:23:58,069 --> 00:23:59,070 INSIGHT WILL FURTHER THE MARKETS 603 00:23:59,070 --> 00:24:04,109 COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY , 604 00:24:04,109 --> 00:24:04,843 INCLUSION AND DECISION-MAKING AS 605 00:24:04,843 --> 00:24:05,844 THE PIKE PLACE MARKET PDA 606 00:24:05,844 --> 00:24:06,912 COUNSEL IMPLEMENTS STRATEGIC 607 00:24:06,912 --> 00:24:09,548 PLAN. I WANT TO THANK HER FOR 608 00:24:09,548 --> 00:24:11,583 VOLUNTEERING HER TIME. 609 00:24:11,583 --> 00:24:12,684 COLLEAGUES, ANY COMMENTS OR 610 00:24:12,684 --> 00:24:15,887 QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. I MOVE 611 00:24:15,887 --> 00:24:16,888 THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND 612 00:24:16,888 --> 00:24:20,258 CONFIRMATION OF REAPPOINTMENT 613 00:24:20,258 --> 00:24:23,461 3264. IS THERE A SECOND? IT IS 614 00:24:23,461 --> 00:24:27,165 MOVED AND SECONDED TO CONFIRM 615 00:24:27,165 --> 00:24:29,468 THE APPOINTMENT. ANY FINAL 616 00:24:29,468 --> 00:24:34,206 COMMENTS? CLERK, CALL THE ROLL 617 00:24:34,206 --> 00:24:35,040 ON THE CONFIRMATION OF THE 618 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:35,373 APPOINTMENT. 619 00:24:35,373 --> 00:24:43,381 >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] 620 00:24:43,381 --> 00:24:47,252 >> FOUR IN FAVOR AND ZERO 621 00:24:47,252 --> 00:24:47,486 OPPOSED 622 00:24:47,486 --> 00:24:49,821 >> MOTION CARRIES AND 623 00:24:49,821 --> 00:24:50,489 RECOMMENDATION DEPARTMENT BE 624 00:24:50,489 --> 00:24:54,593 CONFIRMED WILL BE SENT TO THE 625 00:24:54,593 --> 00:24:55,994 JULY 29, 2025 CITY COUNCIL 626 00:24:55,994 --> 00:24:58,230 MEETING. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO 627 00:24:58,230 --> 00:25:05,103 THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. 628 00:25:05,103 --> 00:25:06,071 >> AGENDA ITEM 12, OFFICE OF 629 00:25:06,071 --> 00:25:06,972 IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS 630 00:25:06,972 --> 00:25:07,806 HAS A PRESENTATION ON SUPPORTING 631 00:25:07,806 --> 00:25:08,306 IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE 632 00:25:08,306 --> 00:25:09,374 COMMUNITIES FOR BRIEFING AND 633 00:25:09,374 --> 00:25:10,942 DISCUSSION. 634 00:25:10,942 --> 00:25:12,177 >> THANK YOU. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN 635 00:25:12,177 --> 00:25:15,313 READ INTO THE RECORD . TODAY, WE 636 00:25:15,313 --> 00:25:16,381 ARE JOINED BY MY FRIEND HAMDI 637 00:25:16,381 --> 00:25:21,152 MOHAMED , DIRECTOR OF OIRA WHO 638 00:25:21,152 --> 00:25:22,087 IS WORKING TIRELESSLY ON BEHALF 639 00:25:22,087 --> 00:25:23,588 OF COMMUNITY AND ICE SO 640 00:25:23,588 --> 00:25:26,791 APPRECIATE HER. SHE WILL GIVE AN 641 00:25:26,791 --> 00:25:29,728 UPDATE ON OIRA'S WORK IN 642 00:25:29,728 --> 00:25:30,929 SUPPORT OF OUR IMMIGRANT AND 643 00:25:30,929 --> 00:25:35,166 REFUGEE COMMUNITIES IN SEATTLE. 644 00:25:35,166 --> 00:25:35,967 PLEASE HOLD YOUR QUESTIONS UNTIL 645 00:25:35,967 --> 00:25:37,502 THE END OF THE PRESENTATION. 646 00:25:37,502 --> 00:25:40,138 DIRECTOR, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME 647 00:25:40,138 --> 00:25:41,973 FOR THE RECORD AND YOU MAY BEGIN 648 00:25:41,973 --> 00:25:47,012 WHEN READY. 649 00:25:47,012 --> 00:25:48,280 >> WE ARE PULLING UP THE SLIDES. 650 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:49,147 GOOD MORNING, HONORABLE MEMBERS 651 00:25:49,147 --> 00:25:52,417 OF THE COUNCIL, HONORABLE CHAIR 652 00:25:52,417 --> 00:25:55,086 RIVERA. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME 653 00:25:55,086 --> 00:26:00,859 HERE TODAY. IT IS A GREAT 654 00:26:00,859 --> 00:26:01,793 OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE YOU 655 00:26:01,793 --> 00:26:03,028 ALL AND GIVE UPDATES ON THE WORK 656 00:26:03,028 --> 00:26:04,529 THAT WE ARE DOING. FOR THE 657 00:26:04,529 --> 00:26:09,701 RECORD, MY NAME IS HAMDI MOHAMED 658 00:26:09,701 --> 00:26:10,936 AND I AM THE DIRECTOR OF THE 659 00:26:10,936 --> 00:26:11,903 OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE 660 00:26:11,903 --> 00:26:12,938 AFFAIRS FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE. 661 00:26:12,938 --> 00:26:16,942 TODAY, I WILL SHARE HOW OUR 662 00:26:16,942 --> 00:26:17,876 OFFICE IS SERVING SEATTLE'S 663 00:26:17,876 --> 00:26:18,410 IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE 664 00:26:18,410 --> 00:26:19,244 COMMUNITIES THROUGH DIRECT 665 00:26:19,244 --> 00:26:23,682 SERVICE , COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND 666 00:26:23,682 --> 00:26:24,783 PROACTIVE COORDINATION ACROSS 667 00:26:24,783 --> 00:26:28,486 THE REGION IN A TIME WHERE 668 00:26:28,486 --> 00:26:32,991 IMMIGRATION CONTINUES TO BE AT 669 00:26:32,991 --> 00:26:34,292 THE CENTER OF NATIONAL 670 00:26:34,292 --> 00:26:37,062 HEADLINES. SEATTLE REMAINS TO BE 671 00:26:37,062 --> 00:26:38,496 A PLACE THAT LEADS WITH 672 00:26:38,496 --> 00:26:41,666 INCLUSION, FACTS AND READINESS. 673 00:26:41,666 --> 00:26:44,069 WE ARE NOT JUST HERE TO SOUND 674 00:26:44,069 --> 00:26:46,338 ALARM. ACTUALLY, WE WANT TO DO 675 00:26:46,338 --> 00:26:49,174 THE OPPOSITE OF THAT . WE ARE 676 00:26:49,174 --> 00:26:50,175 HERE TO SHOW HOW WE ARE 677 00:26:50,175 --> 00:26:53,478 LISTENING AS A DEEPER HOW WE ARE 678 00:26:53,478 --> 00:26:54,913 ACTING AND PROTECTING ACCESS TO 679 00:26:54,913 --> 00:26:58,550 OPPORTUNITIES AND WHAT WE ARE 680 00:26:58,550 --> 00:26:59,417 DOING TO ENSURE THAT OUR 681 00:26:59,417 --> 00:27:00,285 COMMUNITY MEMBERS FEEL SAFE AS 682 00:27:00,285 --> 00:27:01,686 THEY ACCESS SERVICES THROUGHOUT 683 00:27:01,686 --> 00:27:03,855 THE REGION . SERVICES THAT THE 684 00:27:03,855 --> 00:27:06,224 CITY OF SEATTLE PROVIDES. WE 685 00:27:06,224 --> 00:27:08,994 WILL FOCUS ON THREE AREAS TODAY 686 00:27:08,994 --> 00:27:12,430 AND THAT WE ARE RUNNING HELP 687 00:27:12,430 --> 00:27:13,598 PEOPLE ACCESS LIKE LEGAL 688 00:27:13,598 --> 00:27:18,103 SERVICES. ENGLISH CLASSES AND 689 00:27:18,103 --> 00:27:19,437 JOBS AND HOW WE HELP PEOPLE 690 00:27:19,437 --> 00:27:20,705 PREPARE FOR THEIR CITIZENSHIP 691 00:27:20,705 --> 00:27:24,342 PROGRAMS . THAT BECOMES 692 00:27:24,342 --> 00:27:28,446 NATURALIZED CITIZENS WE WILL 693 00:27:28,446 --> 00:27:30,315 ALSO SHARE HOW WE ARE TRACKING 694 00:27:30,315 --> 00:27:32,083 POLICY CHANGES AND BEING 695 00:27:32,083 --> 00:27:32,717 RESPONSIBLE AND MISINFORMATION 696 00:27:32,717 --> 00:27:34,886 AND FEAR IS ON THE RISE , AND 697 00:27:34,886 --> 00:27:37,655 HOW WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PARTNER 698 00:27:37,655 --> 00:27:38,790 WITH OUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS 699 00:27:38,790 --> 00:27:41,626 AND HOW WE ARE DELIVERING AND 700 00:27:41,626 --> 00:27:42,227 BEING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE 701 00:27:42,227 --> 00:27:44,729 DURING THESE TIMES, WHETHER THAT 702 00:27:44,729 --> 00:27:47,365 IS FOR SOMEONE CALLING SEATTLE 703 00:27:47,365 --> 00:27:50,368 HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME OR FOR 704 00:27:50,368 --> 00:27:53,304 SOMEONE THAT HAS BEEN LIVING IN 705 00:27:53,304 --> 00:27:58,910 OUR REGION FOR QUITE SOME TIME. 706 00:27:58,910 --> 00:28:00,378 I WILL WALK YOU THROUGH KEY 707 00:28:00,378 --> 00:28:01,680 AREAS FROM OUR RAPID RESPONSE 708 00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:04,649 PROGRAM , LEGAL DEFENSE PROGRAM 709 00:28:04,649 --> 00:28:05,350 AND LANGUAGE ACCESS AND 710 00:28:05,350 --> 00:28:06,151 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WORK WE 711 00:28:06,151 --> 00:28:07,786 ARE DOING AND IMPACTS OF THOSE 712 00:28:07,786 --> 00:28:11,523 WORK. OFFICE IS SMALL BUT 713 00:28:11,523 --> 00:28:14,059 MIGHTY. WE HAVE ABOUT 12 STAFF 714 00:28:14,059 --> 00:28:16,428 MEMBERS SERVING THOUSANDS OF 715 00:28:16,428 --> 00:28:19,064 CITY RESIDENTS THROUGH OUR 716 00:28:19,064 --> 00:28:19,964 HIGH-IMPACT PROGRAM AND 717 00:28:19,964 --> 00:28:23,701 PARTNERSHIP AND OUR BUDGET IS 718 00:28:23,701 --> 00:28:24,702 ABOUT $6.4 MILLION WITH THE 719 00:28:24,702 --> 00:28:25,970 MAJORITY OF THOSE COMING FROM 720 00:28:25,970 --> 00:28:28,840 THE GENERAL FUND, BUT WE ALSO DO 721 00:28:28,840 --> 00:28:32,077 RECEIVE STATE GRANT AND SOME 722 00:28:32,077 --> 00:28:33,211 FUNDS THAT COME FROM THE PAYROLL 723 00:28:33,211 --> 00:28:35,947 EXPENSE TAT. WE RECOGNIZE THAT 724 00:28:35,947 --> 00:28:38,183 THE CITY IS NAVIGATING A REALLY 725 00:28:38,183 --> 00:28:41,953 TOUGH BUDGET YEAR , WHICH ISN'T 726 00:28:41,953 --> 00:28:46,391 ACTUALLY NEW. AS A TEAM, WE ARE 727 00:28:46,391 --> 00:28:47,225 THINKING PROACTIVELY IN SEEKING 728 00:28:47,225 --> 00:28:48,460 OUT ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND 729 00:28:48,460 --> 00:28:51,029 PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR STATE AND 730 00:28:51,029 --> 00:28:53,431 WE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL. 731 00:28:53,431 --> 00:28:54,532 COMMUNICATING WITH PHILANTHROPY 732 00:28:54,532 --> 00:28:57,202 PARTNERS TO STAY AND EXPAND OUR 733 00:28:57,202 --> 00:28:59,904 SERVICES AND ALSO THE SERVICES 734 00:28:59,904 --> 00:29:01,306 OF OUR PARTNERS. NEXT SLIDE, 735 00:29:01,306 --> 00:29:06,211 PLEASE. HERE IS THE SEVEN CORE 736 00:29:06,211 --> 00:29:09,881 PROGRAMS AND WHAT OUR OFFICE IS 737 00:29:09,881 --> 00:29:10,982 CURRENTLY FOCUSED ON. I JUST 738 00:29:10,982 --> 00:29:13,118 WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SHARE 739 00:29:13,118 --> 00:29:18,256 HOW WE DO OUR WORK AND OUR 740 00:29:18,256 --> 00:29:19,457 OFFICE AND WE SIMPLY DO NOT JUST 741 00:29:19,457 --> 00:29:19,991 CONTRACT WITH NONPROFIT 742 00:29:19,991 --> 00:29:21,259 ORGANIZATIONS, BUT WE PARTNER 743 00:29:21,259 --> 00:29:23,795 WITH THEM AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS 744 00:29:23,795 --> 00:29:25,497 COLLABORATING ON CURRICULUM 745 00:29:25,497 --> 00:29:28,166 DEVELOPMENT AND CONDUCTING 746 00:29:28,166 --> 00:29:29,601 ON-SITE VISITS. IT IS SUPPORTING 747 00:29:29,601 --> 00:29:33,238 A MODEL THAT ENSURES THAT WE ARE 748 00:29:33,238 --> 00:29:36,674 BUILDING A PEER SUPPORT AND 749 00:29:36,674 --> 00:29:41,246 LEARNING SPACE FOR THE PARTNERS 750 00:29:41,246 --> 00:29:42,780 THAT WE ARE IN A CONTRACTUAL 751 00:29:42,780 --> 00:29:43,948 RELATIONSHIP WITH, WHICH ALLOWS 752 00:29:43,948 --> 00:29:49,954 US TO STAY HANDS-ON TO ENSURE 753 00:29:49,954 --> 00:29:50,655 STRONG IMPLEMENTATION WITH 754 00:29:50,655 --> 00:29:51,322 ACCOUNTABILITY AND BEING REALLY 755 00:29:51,322 --> 00:29:57,128 GOOD STEWARDS OF PUBLIC DOLLARS 756 00:29:57,128 --> 00:29:58,229 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS 757 00:29:58,229 --> 00:29:59,130 PRESENTATION, I WILL FOCUS ON 758 00:29:59,130 --> 00:30:00,064 KEY PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT 759 00:30:00,064 --> 00:30:00,999 ARE HELPING US ADDRESS SOME 760 00:30:00,999 --> 00:30:01,900 HIGHEST CONCERNS THAT WE ARE 761 00:30:01,900 --> 00:30:06,504 HEARING OUR COMMUNITY AND SOME 762 00:30:06,504 --> 00:30:07,472 CONCERNS YOU ALL HERE AS 763 00:30:07,472 --> 00:30:08,606 COUNCILMEMBERS, AS WELL. NEXT 764 00:30:08,606 --> 00:30:14,779 SLIDE, PLEASE. WE ALL SEE THE 765 00:30:14,779 --> 00:30:18,116 HEADLINES. AS YOU KNOW, THERE 766 00:30:18,116 --> 00:30:19,417 ARE A LOT OF INFORMATION IN THE 767 00:30:19,417 --> 00:30:23,388 NEWS ABOUT IMMIGRATION AND 768 00:30:23,388 --> 00:30:24,322 HUNDREDS OF ORDERS HAVE BEEN 769 00:30:24,322 --> 00:30:24,889 INTRODUCED WITH PROPOSALS 770 00:30:24,889 --> 00:30:25,590 INTRODUCED BY THE CURRENT 771 00:30:25,590 --> 00:30:26,257 PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION AND 772 00:30:26,257 --> 00:30:29,294 MANY ARE ACTUALLY TIED UP IN THE 773 00:30:29,294 --> 00:30:30,261 COURTS AND FINAL DECISIONS HAVE 774 00:30:30,261 --> 00:30:32,363 NOT BEEN MADE ON THEM OR HOW 775 00:30:32,363 --> 00:30:33,932 THEY ARE IMPLEMENTED HAVE NOT 776 00:30:33,932 --> 00:30:36,267 BEEN CALLED , BUT WHETHER THOSE 777 00:30:36,267 --> 00:30:38,536 POLICIES GET PUT IN PLACE, WE 778 00:30:38,536 --> 00:30:39,671 KNOW THAT THE CHILLING EFFECT IS 779 00:30:39,671 --> 00:30:42,974 REAL. PEOPLE AFRAID ARE UNSURE 780 00:30:42,974 --> 00:30:45,643 OF WHAT IS TRUE AND WHAT IS NOT. 781 00:30:45,643 --> 00:30:49,147 OUR OFFICE IS MEETING THAT 782 00:30:49,147 --> 00:30:50,448 MOMENT WITH CLARITY AND 783 00:30:50,448 --> 00:30:54,819 COORDINATION. WHAT WE ARE 784 00:30:54,819 --> 00:30:55,720 FOCUSED ON IS GETTING ACCURATE 785 00:30:55,720 --> 00:30:56,621 INFORMATION OUT THERE AS QUICKLY 786 00:30:56,621 --> 00:30:57,622 AS POSSIBLE AND TRYING TO SPREAD 787 00:30:57,622 --> 00:31:00,291 INFORMATION AS WIDELY AS WE CAN 788 00:31:00,291 --> 00:31:01,793 IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND 789 00:31:01,793 --> 00:31:03,061 ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH OUR 790 00:31:03,061 --> 00:31:04,229 PARTNERS TRACKING POLICIES THAT 791 00:31:04,229 --> 00:31:05,830 WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE 792 00:31:05,830 --> 00:31:07,799 MAYOR'S OFFICE . WE WORK 793 00:31:07,799 --> 00:31:09,334 CLOSELY WITH OUR OFFICE OF 794 00:31:09,334 --> 00:31:10,301 INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS TO 795 00:31:10,301 --> 00:31:11,536 STAY UP-TO-DATE ON THESE FEDERAL 796 00:31:11,536 --> 00:31:13,738 POLICIES AND TO TELL PEOPLE THE 797 00:31:13,738 --> 00:31:16,207 REALITY OF WHAT IS HAPPENING . A 798 00:31:16,207 --> 00:31:17,976 LOT OF TIMES, IT IS SIMPLY 799 00:31:17,976 --> 00:31:22,180 SAYING , THIS POLICY IS TIED UP 800 00:31:22,180 --> 00:31:23,381 IN THE COURTS RIGHT NOW, SO WE 801 00:31:23,381 --> 00:31:24,449 DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW HOW IT WILL 802 00:31:24,449 --> 00:31:25,617 BE IMPLEMENTED, BUT WE WILL 803 00:31:25,617 --> 00:31:26,551 CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND GIVE YOU 804 00:31:26,551 --> 00:31:27,619 UPDATES AS THEY BECOME 805 00:31:27,619 --> 00:31:29,520 AVAILABLE. IT IS ALSO SUPPORTING 806 00:31:29,520 --> 00:31:31,122 OUR CITY EMPLOYEES. WE KNOW THAT 807 00:31:31,122 --> 00:31:35,960 OUR OWN WORKFORCE INTERACTS WITH 808 00:31:35,960 --> 00:31:36,661 IMMIGRANT REFUGEE COMMUNITIES ON 809 00:31:36,661 --> 00:31:38,963 A DAILY BASIS, SO IT IS 810 00:31:38,963 --> 00:31:40,164 PROVIDING INTERNAL TRAINING AND 811 00:31:40,164 --> 00:31:43,902 GUIDANCE TO ENSURE THAT THE 812 00:31:43,902 --> 00:31:44,669 DEPARTMENTS ARE ALIGNED AND 813 00:31:44,669 --> 00:31:46,004 EQUIPPED WITH FACTS, AS WELL BUT 814 00:31:46,004 --> 00:31:50,441 IT IS THE EXTERNAL OUTREACH THAT 815 00:31:50,441 --> 00:31:51,676 WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSING ON AND I 816 00:31:51,676 --> 00:31:52,777 WILL SHARE MORE ABOUT THIS AND 817 00:31:52,777 --> 00:31:53,945 SOME DATA, BUT IT IS THOSE 818 00:31:53,945 --> 00:31:56,948 COMMUNITY INFORMATION SESSIONS. 819 00:31:56,948 --> 00:31:58,583 IT IS THE KNOW YOUR RIGHTS 820 00:31:58,583 --> 00:31:59,584 TRAININGS AND IT IS INVESTING IN 821 00:31:59,584 --> 00:32:00,485 OUR PARTNERS WHO PROVIDE LEGAL 822 00:32:00,485 --> 00:32:01,686 SUPPORT, HOTLINE SUPPORT AND 823 00:32:01,686 --> 00:32:03,888 RAPID RESPONSE TO ENSURE THAT 824 00:32:03,888 --> 00:32:06,891 TRUSTED INFORMATION IS REACHING 825 00:32:06,891 --> 00:32:10,028 PEOPLE. EVEN IF THE HEADLINES 826 00:32:10,028 --> 00:32:16,534 SHIFT DAILY, OUR FOCUS IS TO 827 00:32:16,534 --> 00:32:17,368 STAY STEADY AND RESPOND IN 828 00:32:17,368 --> 00:32:18,102 REAL-TIME TO REDUCE THAT 829 00:32:18,102 --> 00:32:19,003 CONFUSION AND KEEP THE COMMUNITY 830 00:32:19,003 --> 00:32:20,438 AS CONNECTED AND INFORMED, SO 831 00:32:20,438 --> 00:32:24,042 THEY CAN ACCESS SERVICES THAT WE 832 00:32:24,042 --> 00:32:25,610 PROVIDE AS A CITY. NEXT SLIDE, 833 00:32:25,610 --> 00:32:29,847 PLEASE. HERE IS WHAT WE KNOW 834 00:32:29,847 --> 00:32:30,648 WHAT IS CAUSING THE HIGHEST 835 00:32:30,648 --> 00:32:35,320 FEARS FOR PEOPLE, TO EXPEDITE 836 00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:37,455 CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS TO BE 837 00:32:37,455 --> 00:32:38,890 DEPARTED WITHOUT A COURT HEARING 838 00:32:38,890 --> 00:32:42,593 AND IT IS BILLS LIKE THE 839 00:32:42,593 --> 00:32:45,830 SO-CALLED BIG BEAUTIFUL BEALE 840 00:32:45,830 --> 00:32:46,931 BILL THAT WAS PASSED AND KNOW 841 00:32:46,931 --> 00:32:47,699 THE COUNSELOR WAS RECENTLY 842 00:32:47,699 --> 00:32:50,134 BRIEFED ON THAT. THAT INCLUDES 843 00:32:50,134 --> 00:32:50,802 INCREASED FUNDING FOR 844 00:32:50,802 --> 00:32:55,907 DEPORTATION AND DETENTION EFFORT 845 00:32:55,907 --> 00:32:57,041 OUR IMMIGRATION SYSTEM UNLIKE 846 00:32:57,041 --> 00:32:58,343 THE CRIMINAL SYSTEM DOES NOT 847 00:32:58,343 --> 00:33:02,146 OFFER ATTORNEYS ON-SITE . YOU 848 00:33:02,146 --> 00:33:04,315 ARE NOT ENTITLED TO AN ATTORNEY 849 00:33:04,315 --> 00:33:07,885 PROVIDED THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT 850 00:33:07,885 --> 00:33:11,622 . IN MOST CASES, WHAT YOU SEE IS 851 00:33:11,622 --> 00:33:13,224 PEOPLE NOT REPRESENTED, SO THOSE 852 00:33:13,224 --> 00:33:15,493 ARE SOME TOP CONCERNS WE HEAR. 853 00:33:15,493 --> 00:33:17,462 THE OTHER THING WE ARE HEARING 854 00:33:17,462 --> 00:33:19,530 IS THAT PEOPLE ARE ASKING US, 855 00:33:19,530 --> 00:33:22,133 ARE THERE RAIDS LIKE THE ONES WE 856 00:33:22,133 --> 00:33:24,769 ARE SEEING IN L.A. HAPPENING 857 00:33:24,769 --> 00:33:27,138 ACROSS THE CITY OF SEATTLE? LET 858 00:33:27,138 --> 00:33:30,441 ME BE CLEAR. THE SHORT ANSWER IS 859 00:33:30,441 --> 00:33:34,612 NO. ACCORDING TO THE DEPORTATION 860 00:33:34,612 --> 00:33:37,915 DEFENSE HOTLINE, THERE HAVE BEEN 861 00:33:37,915 --> 00:33:40,885 ABOUT 739 CALLS THAT HAVE COME 862 00:33:40,885 --> 00:33:42,820 THROUGH THE HOTLINE AND HAVE 863 00:33:42,820 --> 00:33:46,891 ASSISTED THE STATEWIDE . OUT OF 864 00:33:46,891 --> 00:33:50,361 THOSE, 739 CALLS, HUNDRED NINE 865 00:33:50,361 --> 00:33:51,829 OF THEM WERE FROM THE CITY OF 866 00:33:51,829 --> 00:33:53,097 SEATTLE AND ONLY EIGHT WERE 867 00:33:53,097 --> 00:33:58,269 VERIFIED AS ACTIVITIES INSIDE OF 868 00:33:58,269 --> 00:34:04,575 OUR CITY LIMITS , SO THAT MEANS 869 00:34:04,575 --> 00:34:05,977 WHEN YOU COMPARE SEATTLE TO 870 00:34:05,977 --> 00:34:07,478 OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, THE 871 00:34:07,478 --> 00:34:13,284 DEPORTEES. DEPORTATION NUMBERS 872 00:34:13,284 --> 00:34:14,452 ARE LOWER AS OF NOW AND WE 873 00:34:14,452 --> 00:34:15,353 ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO STAY CALM 874 00:34:15,353 --> 00:34:17,121 AND DISDAIN ARMED AND USE THE 875 00:34:17,121 --> 00:34:21,259 HOTLINE AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE. 876 00:34:21,259 --> 00:34:22,827 THESE THINGS CAN CHANGE AND THE 877 00:34:22,827 --> 00:34:24,228 LANDSCAPE CAN CHANGE QUICKLY. 878 00:34:24,228 --> 00:34:26,164 MAKING SURE THAT YOU HAVE ACCESS 879 00:34:26,164 --> 00:34:28,065 TO ACCURATE INFORMATION AND 880 00:34:28,065 --> 00:34:31,469 FOLLOWING GOOD OUTLETS IS 881 00:34:31,469 --> 00:34:36,307 IMPORTANT DURING THESE TIMES . 882 00:34:36,307 --> 00:34:37,341 FOR THE LISTENING PUBLIC, THAT 883 00:34:37,341 --> 00:34:38,509 IS THE MESSAGE I WANT TO LEAVE 884 00:34:38,509 --> 00:34:39,844 WITH THEM. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 885 00:34:39,844 --> 00:34:43,848 AGAIN, THE NUMBERS OF 886 00:34:43,848 --> 00:34:44,482 IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTION 887 00:34:44,482 --> 00:34:45,283 HAS NOT BEEN SIGNIFICANT JUST 888 00:34:45,283 --> 00:34:48,920 YET IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. 889 00:34:48,920 --> 00:34:50,421 WHERE ARRESTS ARE HAPPENING HAS 890 00:34:50,421 --> 00:34:51,989 SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGED . ONE OF 891 00:34:51,989 --> 00:34:58,996 THE THINGS THAT WE ARE SEEING IS 892 00:34:58,996 --> 00:34:59,964 THAT IN IMMIGRATION COURTS THAT 893 00:34:59,964 --> 00:35:01,299 IS IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE, IS A 894 00:35:01,299 --> 00:35:02,867 TREND WHERE WE ARE SEEING MORE 895 00:35:02,867 --> 00:35:04,535 ARRESTS HAPPENING AT THE 896 00:35:04,535 --> 00:35:06,938 IMMIGRATION COURTS AND THIS IS 897 00:35:06,938 --> 00:35:07,939 SOMETHING NEW IN THE IMMIGRATION 898 00:35:07,939 --> 00:35:11,042 SPACE. LET ME ALSO SAY , AT 899 00:35:11,042 --> 00:35:14,045 TIMES, PEOPLE DO GET CONFUSED IF 900 00:35:14,045 --> 00:35:15,713 THE CITY OF SEATTLE OR STATE HAS 901 00:35:15,713 --> 00:35:17,148 JURISDICTION OVER IMMIGRATION 902 00:35:17,148 --> 00:35:20,218 COURTS. THESE COURTS ARE FEDERAL 903 00:35:20,218 --> 00:35:24,021 SPACES AND THEY ARE OVERSEEN BY 904 00:35:24,021 --> 00:35:25,256 THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 905 00:35:25,256 --> 00:35:28,326 AND THAT LIMITS OUR AUTHORITY TO 906 00:35:28,326 --> 00:35:31,696 INTERVENE WITH THE CITY AND 907 00:35:31,696 --> 00:35:36,601 STATES. WHAT WE NEED TO THINK 908 00:35:36,601 --> 00:35:39,537 ABOUT THE MOST IS OUR ROLE AS 909 00:35:39,537 --> 00:35:41,706 PARTNERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND 910 00:35:41,706 --> 00:35:43,741 MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE 911 00:35:43,741 --> 00:35:46,310 EDUCATED THAT WE HAVE A RAPID 912 00:35:46,310 --> 00:35:48,679 RESPONSE AND PROGRAMS IN PLACE, 913 00:35:48,679 --> 00:35:50,948 SO THAT THEY NO DIFFERENCES AND 914 00:35:50,948 --> 00:35:54,719 WHO TO CONTACT WHEN . THE 915 00:35:54,719 --> 00:35:56,187 REPORTS IN OUR OFFICE ARE 916 00:35:56,187 --> 00:35:59,023 CURRENTLY RECEIVING IN THE DATA 917 00:35:59,023 --> 00:36:00,057 WE ARE RECEIVING IS THAT THERE 918 00:36:00,057 --> 00:36:01,058 HAS BEEN ABOUT 25 PEOPLE PER 919 00:36:01,058 --> 00:36:02,193 MONTH FROM KING COUNTY THAT HAVE 920 00:36:02,193 --> 00:36:06,597 BEEN PLACED IN DETENTION CENTER 921 00:36:06,597 --> 00:36:09,967 AND NORTHWEST IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS 922 00:36:09,967 --> 00:36:11,836 AND THAT IS 25 PEOPLE PER MONTH 923 00:36:11,836 --> 00:36:13,938 FROM KING COUNTY AND THE DATA IS 924 00:36:13,938 --> 00:36:15,273 NOT BROKEN DOWN AS OF NOW, SO WE 925 00:36:15,273 --> 00:36:17,241 DON'T KNOW SPECIFICALLY HOW 926 00:36:17,241 --> 00:36:19,043 MANY OF THOSE 25 PEOPLE END UP 927 00:36:19,043 --> 00:36:24,482 BEING FROM SEATTLE AND THE 928 00:36:24,482 --> 00:36:25,216 MAJORITY OF INDIVIDUALS BEING 929 00:36:25,216 --> 00:36:25,850 DETAINED AFTER ATTENDING 930 00:36:25,850 --> 00:36:27,552 IMMIGRATION COURT HEARINGS, SO 931 00:36:27,552 --> 00:36:32,323 IT IS NOT THROUGH OUR RAID OR 932 00:36:32,323 --> 00:36:36,627 TRAVERTINE OFFICERS ARRIVING AT 933 00:36:36,627 --> 00:36:37,428 SOMEONE'S HOME, BUT THE 934 00:36:37,428 --> 00:36:38,329 MAJORITY THEY ARE SEEING AND 935 00:36:38,329 --> 00:36:40,097 TRACKING ARE COMING FROM THE 936 00:36:40,097 --> 00:36:42,199 IMMIGRATION COURTS. ONE OF THE 937 00:36:42,199 --> 00:36:44,602 THINGS SHARED WITH US THAT I 938 00:36:44,602 --> 00:36:48,105 WANT TO RELAY TO YOU ALL IS THAT 939 00:36:48,105 --> 00:36:49,874 THEY SHARED ABOUT 45 INDIVIDUALS 940 00:36:49,874 --> 00:36:51,375 DETAINED AT THE SEATTLE 941 00:36:51,375 --> 00:36:58,616 IMMIGRATION , 24 OF THEM THAT 942 00:36:58,616 --> 00:36:59,483 ENDED UP IN THE DETENTION 943 00:36:59,483 --> 00:37:00,718 CENTER, ONLY TWO CHOSE TO APPEAL 944 00:37:00,718 --> 00:37:02,320 THEIR CASE AND THE REST OF THEM 945 00:37:02,320 --> 00:37:03,921 ARE OPTING IN FOR EXPEDITED 946 00:37:03,921 --> 00:37:07,491 REMOVAL , BECAUSE SECURING AN 947 00:37:07,491 --> 00:37:09,260 IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY CAN BE ONE 948 00:37:09,260 --> 00:37:11,662 , EXPENSIVE AND TWO, YOU ARE NOT 949 00:37:11,662 --> 00:37:14,532 ENTITLED TO THAT AND IT CAN BE A 950 00:37:14,532 --> 00:37:16,434 LENGTHY PROCESS . SOME PEOPLE 951 00:37:16,434 --> 00:37:18,402 ARE OPTING OUT TO NOT GO THROUGH 952 00:37:18,402 --> 00:37:24,942 THAT AND WANTING TO EXPECT THE 953 00:37:24,942 --> 00:37:25,576 EXPEDITED REMOVAL. THAT IS 954 00:37:25,576 --> 00:37:28,779 SOMETHING WHERE HEARING, BUT WE 955 00:37:28,779 --> 00:37:29,947 ARE NOT SEEING WHY I.C.E. RAISED 956 00:37:29,947 --> 00:37:31,415 IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THERE 957 00:37:31,415 --> 00:37:32,783 ARE NO LARGE-SCALE WORKSITE 958 00:37:32,783 --> 00:37:34,452 RAIDS THAT WE SEE IN OTHER PARTS 959 00:37:34,452 --> 00:37:36,187 OF THE COUNTRY AND IT'S NOT 960 00:37:36,187 --> 00:37:38,155 HAPPENING IN OUR CITY. THE TWO 961 00:37:38,155 --> 00:37:40,992 RAIDS THAT HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED 962 00:37:40,992 --> 00:37:43,127 ON WORKSITES HAVE BEEN IN KENT 963 00:37:43,127 --> 00:37:44,629 AND BELLINGHAM , SO IT IS 964 00:37:44,629 --> 00:37:46,931 OUTSIDE. THEY HAVE BEEN OUTSIDE 965 00:37:46,931 --> 00:37:50,301 OF CITY LIMITS. NEXT SLIDE, 966 00:37:50,301 --> 00:37:53,604 PLEASE. I WANT TO SHARE RAPID 967 00:37:53,604 --> 00:37:56,240 RESPONSE PROGRAM AND WHAT SOME 968 00:37:56,240 --> 00:37:58,876 OF THE WORK WE ARE DOING AND 969 00:37:58,876 --> 00:38:00,077 THIS IS THE NEW PROGRAM WE PUT 970 00:38:00,077 --> 00:38:03,681 IN PLACE THIS YEAR AND IT WAS 971 00:38:03,681 --> 00:38:04,849 VERY MUCH COMMUNITY INFORMED 972 00:38:04,849 --> 00:38:08,352 EFFORT WHEN WE LAUNCHED IT AND 973 00:38:08,352 --> 00:38:09,253 DID A NUMBER OF LISTENING 974 00:38:09,253 --> 00:38:10,321 SESSIONS TO ENSURE THAT AS WE 975 00:38:10,321 --> 00:38:11,722 PIVOTED, IT WAS A PROGRAM 976 00:38:11,722 --> 00:38:14,125 RESPONDING DIRECTLY TO WHAT WE 977 00:38:14,125 --> 00:38:15,059 WERE HEARING FROM THE GROUND AND 978 00:38:15,059 --> 00:38:16,761 WHAT WE NEEDED AND A LOT OF THAT 979 00:38:16,761 --> 00:38:18,195 WAS LEGAL INFORMATION, ACCESS TO 980 00:38:18,195 --> 00:38:21,065 SERVICES AND JUST A TRUSTED 981 00:38:21,065 --> 00:38:24,568 PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN TURN WHEN 982 00:38:24,568 --> 00:38:27,271 THEY WERE SEEING ALL THESE 983 00:38:27,271 --> 00:38:30,508 CHANGES AND INCREASED FEAR AND 984 00:38:30,508 --> 00:38:32,176 CONFUSION IS RISING. IT IS LEGAL 985 00:38:32,176 --> 00:38:35,546 EDUCATION, LEGAL SERVICES AND 986 00:38:35,546 --> 00:38:37,248 WHETHER THAT IS FAMILY-PLANNING, 987 00:38:37,248 --> 00:38:40,685 APPLICATION SUPPORT , HOTLINE 988 00:38:40,685 --> 00:38:47,491 AND IN A CITY THAT IS AS DIVERSE 989 00:38:47,491 --> 00:38:49,193 CITY OF SEATTLE, WE WANT THEM TO 990 00:38:49,193 --> 00:38:49,994 FEEL SAFE AND SEND THEIR 991 00:38:49,994 --> 00:38:51,629 CHILDREN TO SCHOOL AND WITHOUT 992 00:38:51,629 --> 00:38:53,464 FEAR OR SECOND-GUESSING WHETHER 993 00:38:53,464 --> 00:38:56,701 THEY STAY AT HOME OR NOT. OUR 994 00:38:56,701 --> 00:38:57,935 ECONOMY DEPENDS ON IMMIGRANT 995 00:38:57,935 --> 00:39:00,738 LABOR FROM ESSENTIAL WORKERS WHO 996 00:39:00,738 --> 00:39:05,643 WORK IN HOSPITALS , CAREGIVERS, 997 00:39:05,643 --> 00:39:06,410 JANITORS, EDUCATORS, 998 00:39:06,410 --> 00:39:07,678 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND SMALL 999 00:39:07,678 --> 00:39:09,080 BUSINESS OWNERS . THE SEATTLE 1000 00:39:09,080 --> 00:39:11,248 ECONOMY DEPENDS ON IMMIGRANT 1001 00:39:11,248 --> 00:39:15,753 LABOR. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY 1002 00:39:15,753 --> 00:39:17,054 DO FEEL SAFE WHEN THEY ARE GOING 1003 00:39:17,054 --> 00:39:18,122 TO WORK OR SENDING KIDS TO 1004 00:39:18,122 --> 00:39:19,790 SCHOOL AND WE ARE HOPING THAT 1005 00:39:19,790 --> 00:39:22,226 THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS OUR 1006 00:39:22,226 --> 00:39:22,827 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION TO 1007 00:39:22,827 --> 00:39:25,463 PROVIDE ACCURATE INFORMATION AND 1008 00:39:25,463 --> 00:39:26,931 THE LEVEL OF COMFORT THAT THEY 1009 00:39:26,931 --> 00:39:28,999 NEED TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THROUGH 1010 00:39:28,999 --> 00:39:30,901 OUR CITY SAFELY . AGAIN, OUR 1011 00:39:30,901 --> 00:39:32,002 IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES CONTRIBUTE 1012 00:39:32,002 --> 00:39:35,639 SIGNIFICANTLY TO OUR ECONOMY AND 1013 00:39:35,639 --> 00:39:37,441 SOCIAL FABRIC OF THIS REGION 1014 00:39:37,441 --> 00:39:41,112 BOTH CYNICALLY AND SOCIALLY. LET 1015 00:39:41,112 --> 00:39:42,913 ME JUST SHARE SOME DATA THAT WE 1016 00:39:42,913 --> 00:39:44,749 RECENTLY RECEIVED FROM OUR RAPID 1017 00:39:44,749 --> 00:39:46,617 RESPONSE PROGRAMS , 1018 00:39:46,617 --> 00:39:47,284 ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN JUST QUARTER 1019 00:39:47,284 --> 00:39:49,820 ONE. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVEN KNOW 1020 00:39:49,820 --> 00:39:51,622 YOUR RIGHTS EVENTS REACHING 1021 00:39:51,622 --> 00:39:54,859 ABOUT 170 PARTICIPANTS PLUS 1022 00:39:54,859 --> 00:39:56,994 TRAINER SESSIONS WITH 77 1023 00:39:56,994 --> 00:39:59,029 ATTENDEES , ENSURING THAT 1024 00:39:59,029 --> 00:40:02,466 KNOWLEDGE IS SHARED WIDELY , 1025 00:40:02,466 --> 00:40:04,268 WHICH IS OVER 191 HOURS OF LEGAL 1026 00:40:04,268 --> 00:40:05,336 CONSULTATION AND SUPPORT 1027 00:40:05,336 --> 00:40:09,240 SESSIONS AND ASSISTING ABOUT 83 1028 00:40:09,240 --> 00:40:14,712 INDIVIDUALS. THERE HAS BEEN TWO 1029 00:40:14,712 --> 00:40:15,279 LARGE INFORMATION SESSIONS 1030 00:40:15,279 --> 00:40:15,846 REACHING APPROXIMATELY 475 1031 00:40:15,846 --> 00:40:17,982 ATTENDEES OFFERING UPDATES ON 1032 00:40:17,982 --> 00:40:24,622 FEDERAL IMMIGRATION CHANGES , 1033 00:40:24,622 --> 00:40:25,356 PROVIDING LOCAL RESOURCES AND 1034 00:40:25,356 --> 00:40:26,257 MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW OF 1035 00:40:26,257 --> 00:40:27,324 THE LEGAL OPTIONS AVAILABLE. WE 1036 00:40:27,324 --> 00:40:30,661 DO THIS IN A WAY THAT MEETS 1037 00:40:30,661 --> 00:40:39,470 PEOPLE'S LANGUAGE NEEDS. WE ARE 1038 00:40:39,470 --> 00:40:40,805 PROUD TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STAND 1039 00:40:40,805 --> 00:40:41,772 UP THIS PROGRAM AND ENSURE THAT 1040 00:40:41,772 --> 00:40:42,673 PEOPLE HAVE THE TOOLS AND 1041 00:40:42,673 --> 00:40:43,707 SUPPORT THEY NEED TO STAY 1042 00:40:43,707 --> 00:40:44,575 ENGAGED AND MOVE FORWARD. NEXT 1043 00:40:44,575 --> 00:40:46,043 SLIDE, PLEASE. OUR LEGAL DEFENSE 1044 00:40:46,043 --> 00:40:48,445 PROGRAM, THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT 1045 00:40:48,445 --> 00:40:50,114 HAS BEEN EXISTING IN THE CITY OF 1046 00:40:50,114 --> 00:40:52,116 SEATTLE TO ENSURE THAT LOW 1047 00:40:52,116 --> 00:40:56,720 INCOME RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO 1048 00:40:56,720 --> 00:40:57,421 LEGAL SUPPORT WHEN FACING 1049 00:40:57,421 --> 00:41:02,159 DEPORTATION OR DETENTION . 1050 00:41:02,159 --> 00:41:02,893 AGAIN, IN THE IMMIGRATION 1051 00:41:02,893 --> 00:41:04,361 SYSTEM, THERE IS NOT A PUBLIC 1052 00:41:04,361 --> 00:41:05,396 DEFENDER. THE PROGRAM IS ABOUT 1053 00:41:05,396 --> 00:41:07,431 KEEPING FAMILIES TOGETHER AND 1054 00:41:07,431 --> 00:41:08,599 ENSURING DUE PROCESS AND 1055 00:41:08,599 --> 00:41:09,800 SUPPORTING COMMUNITY STABILITY 1056 00:41:09,800 --> 00:41:14,505 IN THIS YEAR ALONE WITH 215 1057 00:41:14,505 --> 00:41:15,306 INDIVIDUALS THAT RECEIVED FULL 1058 00:41:15,306 --> 00:41:16,240 LEGAL REPRESENTATION PER 1059 00:41:16,240 --> 00:41:21,111 QUARTER. 295 RECEIVED LIMITED 1060 00:41:21,111 --> 00:41:23,814 SERVICES, SUCH AS HELP WITH 1061 00:41:23,814 --> 00:41:26,183 ASYLUM, WORK PERMITS AND 1062 00:41:26,183 --> 00:41:27,418 IMMIGRATION FORMS. LEGAL 1063 00:41:27,418 --> 00:41:30,287 PARTNERS HELP ABOUT 82 PEOPLE 1064 00:41:30,287 --> 00:41:31,088 GET THEIR WORK AUTHORIZATION AND 1065 00:41:31,088 --> 00:41:34,758 52 OF THEM OBTAINED IMMIGRATION 1066 00:41:34,758 --> 00:41:38,529 STATUS AND THEY FILED OVER 148 1067 00:41:38,529 --> 00:41:40,998 RELIEF REQUESTS AND ATTENDED 38 1068 00:41:40,998 --> 00:41:44,935 QUARTS COURT HEARINGS AT THE 1069 00:41:44,935 --> 00:41:49,707 U.S. IMMIGRATION SERVICES . LET 1070 00:41:49,707 --> 00:41:51,308 ME JUST PAUSE ON THE 82 PEOPLE 1071 00:41:51,308 --> 00:41:56,013 WHO GAINED WORK AUTHORIZATION. 1072 00:41:56,013 --> 00:41:57,448 THIS NUMBER REALLY REPRESENTS A 1073 00:41:57,448 --> 00:41:59,350 LIFE-CHANGING IMPACT. THIS COULD 1074 00:41:59,350 --> 00:42:03,621 BE SOMEONE SEEKING ASYLUM . YOU 1075 00:42:03,621 --> 00:42:04,455 HEARD MIGRANTS COME INTO THE 1076 00:42:04,455 --> 00:42:08,058 CHAMBER, SHARE STORIES . THOSE 1077 00:42:08,058 --> 00:42:09,527 ARE PEOPLE FLEEING PERSECUTION 1078 00:42:09,527 --> 00:42:11,762 AT TIMES AND UNDER INTERNATIONAL 1079 00:42:11,762 --> 00:42:13,564 AND FEDERAL LAW, THEY HAVE THE 1080 00:42:13,564 --> 00:42:15,499 RIGHT TO SEEK PROTECTION IN THE 1081 00:42:15,499 --> 00:42:20,704 U.S. AND WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE A 1082 00:42:20,704 --> 00:42:21,372 WORKING AUTHORIZATION, THEY ARE 1083 00:42:21,372 --> 00:42:23,073 NOT ABLE TO WORK IN THE U.S.. 1084 00:42:23,073 --> 00:42:25,042 THAT PERSON MAY NOT HAVE A 1085 00:42:25,042 --> 00:42:27,745 CHOICE BUT TO RELY ON SOME SORT 1086 00:42:27,745 --> 00:42:30,614 OF PUBLIC SERVICE OR PUBLIC 1087 00:42:30,614 --> 00:42:34,218 ASSISTANCE. THOSE SERVICES ARE 1088 00:42:34,218 --> 00:42:37,121 EXTREMELY LIMITED FOR SOMEONE IN 1089 00:42:37,121 --> 00:42:42,293 ASYLUM STATUS, BUT THEY RECEIVE 1090 00:42:42,293 --> 00:42:43,127 THEIR WORK AUTHORIZATION, WHAT 1091 00:42:43,127 --> 00:42:44,261 ENDS UP HAPPENING IS THEY STOP 1092 00:42:44,261 --> 00:42:45,763 DEPENDING ON THE EXISTING SAFETY 1093 00:42:45,763 --> 00:42:47,698 NETS, BUT THEY ARE ABLE TO 1094 00:42:47,698 --> 00:42:50,200 PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES AND 1095 00:42:50,200 --> 00:42:52,136 BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT AND 1096 00:42:52,136 --> 00:42:54,004 CONTRIBUTE TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY, 1097 00:42:54,004 --> 00:42:56,440 PAY TAXES AND SUPPORT THEIR OWN 1098 00:42:56,440 --> 00:43:00,110 FAMILY , WHICH IS WHAT WE HEAR A 1099 00:43:00,110 --> 00:43:01,645 LOT OF TIMES FROM ASYLUM-SEEKERS 1100 00:43:01,645 --> 00:43:05,316 WHO COME INTO OUR OFFICE . THEY 1101 00:43:05,316 --> 00:43:07,518 SIMPLY SAY, I JUST WANT TO WORK 1102 00:43:07,518 --> 00:43:10,754 AND I WANT TO CONTRIBUTE AND BE 1103 00:43:10,754 --> 00:43:15,326 ABLE TO BUILD A BETTER LIFE FOR 1104 00:43:15,326 --> 00:43:16,393 MY FAMILY. WHEN THEY GET THE 1105 00:43:16,393 --> 00:43:17,127 WORK AUTHORIZATION, IT ALLOWS 1106 00:43:17,127 --> 00:43:20,564 THEM TO DO THAT. I SEE THAT AS A 1107 00:43:20,564 --> 00:43:21,899 VICTORY FOR SEATTLE AND OUR 1108 00:43:21,899 --> 00:43:28,339 ECONOMY. NEXT SLIDE. OUR NEW 1109 00:43:28,339 --> 00:43:33,344 CITIZENSHIP PROGRAM. CITIZENSHIP 1110 00:43:33,344 --> 00:43:33,978 IN GENERAL UNLOCKS OPPORTUNITIES 1111 00:43:33,978 --> 00:43:35,379 AND IT JUST DOESN'T PROVIDE THE 1112 00:43:35,379 --> 00:43:36,513 LEGAL STATUS. IT IS REALLY ABOUT 1113 00:43:36,513 --> 00:43:38,816 ACCESS BELONGING AND ABOUT 1114 00:43:38,816 --> 00:43:40,985 BUILDING LIFE AND STABILITY. 1115 00:43:40,985 --> 00:43:41,885 RESEARCH DATA SHOWS THAT WHEN 1116 00:43:41,885 --> 00:43:44,188 SOMEONE BECOMES A U.S. CITIZEN, 1117 00:43:44,188 --> 00:43:47,024 IT ALLOWS THEM AND UNLOCKS TO BE 1118 00:43:47,024 --> 00:43:49,994 ABLE TO ACCESS BETTER JOBS AND 1119 00:43:49,994 --> 00:43:51,495 TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK ABOUT 1120 00:43:51,495 --> 00:43:57,935 HOMEOWNERSHIP AND IT ALLOWS YOU 1121 00:43:57,935 --> 00:43:59,036 TO SEND YOUR CHILD OFF TO 1122 00:43:59,036 --> 00:43:59,970 COLLEGE AND ALSO VOTE OR BECOMES 1123 00:43:59,970 --> 00:44:00,704 TYPICALLY ENGAGE AND PARTICIPATE 1124 00:44:00,704 --> 00:44:05,175 IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT , SO THE NEW 1125 00:44:05,175 --> 00:44:05,909 CITIZENSHIP PROGRAM HAS BEEN 1126 00:44:05,909 --> 00:44:09,713 ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT FOR PEOPLE 1127 00:44:09,713 --> 00:44:10,948 AND IT'S ALLOWING PEOPLE WHO 1128 00:44:10,948 --> 00:44:12,149 LIVED IN OUR CITY, FOR INSTANCE, 1129 00:44:12,149 --> 00:44:14,652 FOR MANY YEARS TO GIVE THEM THE 1130 00:44:14,652 --> 00:44:15,986 CONFIDENCE TO BUILD PERMANENT 1131 00:44:15,986 --> 00:44:21,125 ROOTS. THE NEW CITIZENSHIP 1132 00:44:21,125 --> 00:44:22,626 PROGRAM HAS SUPPORTED OVER 1000 1133 00:44:22,626 --> 00:44:24,428 COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH THE 1134 00:44:24,428 --> 00:44:28,165 NATURALIZATION PROCESS AND 1135 00:44:28,165 --> 00:44:28,699 NEARLY 700 CITIZENSHIP 1136 00:44:28,699 --> 00:44:31,135 APPLICATIONS WERE SUBMITTED WITH 1137 00:44:31,135 --> 00:44:33,971 PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT. OVER 7000 1138 00:44:33,971 --> 00:44:37,041 HOURS OF CLASS , INSTRUCTION IN 1139 00:44:37,041 --> 00:44:38,742 ENGLISH AND CIVICS HAVE TAKEN 1140 00:44:38,742 --> 00:44:44,081 PLACE . I REMEMBER BEING A CHILD 1141 00:44:44,081 --> 00:44:45,916 AND PREPARING MY MOM FOR THOSE 1142 00:44:45,916 --> 00:44:49,987 INTERVIEWS AS A NATURALIZED 1143 00:44:49,987 --> 00:44:50,754 CITIZEN MYSELF AND STAYING UP 1144 00:44:50,754 --> 00:44:51,555 REALLY LATE AT NIGHT AND HELPING 1145 00:44:51,555 --> 00:44:53,290 WITH MOCK INTERVIEWS. IF YOU ARE 1146 00:44:53,290 --> 00:44:56,093 AN IMMIGRANT , THAT PROBABLY 1147 00:44:56,093 --> 00:44:58,028 RESONATES WITH YOU, AS WELL. 1148 00:44:58,028 --> 00:45:01,765 THIS PROGRAM SINCE LAUNCHED, IT 1149 00:45:01,765 --> 00:45:04,902 HAS HELPED OVER 32,000 RESIDENTS 1150 00:45:04,902 --> 00:45:09,106 IN SEATTLE WITH OVER 16,000 1151 00:45:09,106 --> 00:45:10,340 CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS BEING 1152 00:45:10,340 --> 00:45:15,446 SUBMITTED . AGAIN, THE RESEARCH 1153 00:45:15,446 --> 00:45:16,180 SHOWS THAT NATURALIZATION 1154 00:45:16,180 --> 00:45:17,381 INCREASES A PERSON'S ANNUAL 1155 00:45:17,381 --> 00:45:23,387 INCOME BY ABOUT 3200 AND BY THE 1156 00:45:23,387 --> 00:45:25,889 THOUSANDS OF NEWLY NATURALIZED 1157 00:45:25,889 --> 00:45:31,595 RESIDENTS, IT TRANSLATES TO MORE 1158 00:45:31,595 --> 00:45:32,629 THAN $56 MILLION IN INCREASED 1159 00:45:32,629 --> 00:45:33,964 SPENDING RIGHT HERE IN SEATTLE, 1160 00:45:33,964 --> 00:45:35,165 SO THAT IS MONEY GOING BACK INTO 1161 00:45:35,165 --> 00:45:40,571 OUR ECONOMY AND RENT . PEOPLE 1162 00:45:40,571 --> 00:45:41,405 BEING ABLE TO BUY GROCERIES, 1163 00:45:41,405 --> 00:45:42,706 CHILDCARE AND SMALL BUSINESSES 1164 00:45:42,706 --> 00:45:44,341 BEING SUPPORTED. I ALWAYS SEE 1165 00:45:44,341 --> 00:45:47,044 OUR PROGRAMS AS TRANSFORMATIVE 1166 00:45:47,044 --> 00:45:50,581 FOR PEOPLE'S LIVES AND TO BE 1167 00:45:50,581 --> 00:45:51,548 ABLE TO GROW AND STABILIZE THE 1168 00:45:51,548 --> 00:45:56,720 CITY AS A WHOLE. THE READY TO 1169 00:45:56,720 --> 00:45:58,755 WORK PROGRAM HELPS IMMIGRANTS 1170 00:45:58,755 --> 00:46:02,693 AND REFUGEE ADULTS BUILD ENGLISH 1171 00:46:02,693 --> 00:46:07,030 , 20 SUPPORT DIGITAL SUPPORT AND 1172 00:46:07,030 --> 00:46:09,433 SERVE OVER A THOUSAND ADULT 1173 00:46:09,433 --> 00:46:11,135 LEARNERS AND WE KNOW THROUGH 1174 00:46:11,135 --> 00:46:11,768 THIS PROGRAM PREDOMINANTLY THE 1175 00:46:11,768 --> 00:46:14,905 FOLKS WHO BENEFITED FROM OUR 1176 00:46:14,905 --> 00:46:15,973 WOMEN, PARENTS AND ADULTS OVER 1177 00:46:15,973 --> 00:46:18,642 THE AGE OF 40 AND MANY WITH 1178 00:46:18,642 --> 00:46:19,810 LIMITED EDUCATION OR JOB 1179 00:46:19,810 --> 00:46:24,982 EXPERIENCE. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO 1180 00:46:24,982 --> 00:46:25,883 DO SOME INNOVATIVE WORK WITH OUR 1181 00:46:25,883 --> 00:46:27,317 PROGRAM IN PARTICULAR WITH NEW 1182 00:46:27,317 --> 00:46:29,853 CHILDCARE COHORT MODEL THAT HAS 1183 00:46:29,853 --> 00:46:33,590 BEEN INCLUDED AND THE FOCUS IS 1184 00:46:33,590 --> 00:46:34,691 TO TRAIN AND PREPARE PEOPLE TO 1185 00:46:34,691 --> 00:46:37,161 ENTER THE CHILD CARE WORKFORCE, 1186 00:46:37,161 --> 00:46:38,762 WHICH WE CONTINUED TO HERE IS IN 1187 00:46:38,762 --> 00:46:42,366 HIGH DEMAND RIGHT NOW, SO THAT 1188 00:46:42,366 --> 00:46:44,368 IS A NEW MODEL WE HAVE BEEN ABLE 1189 00:46:44,368 --> 00:46:45,802 TO INCORPORATE AND IT PROVIDES 1190 00:46:45,802 --> 00:46:46,904 PEOPLE WITH PRACTICAL SKILLS TO 1191 00:46:46,904 --> 00:46:53,277 BE ABLE TO BE TRAINED IN JUST 1192 00:46:53,277 --> 00:46:54,144 2024 AND WE HAVEN'T COMPLETED 1193 00:46:54,144 --> 00:46:57,948 THE ENTIRE DATA FOR THIS YEAR, 1194 00:46:57,948 --> 00:46:59,316 BUT JUST THIS YEAR, OVER 200 1195 00:46:59,316 --> 00:46:59,817 PARTICIPANTS THAT HAVE 1196 00:46:59,817 --> 00:47:04,087 PARTICIPATED IN EACH QUARTER AND 1197 00:47:04,087 --> 00:47:05,055 ON ONE GIVEN QUARTER, 200 1198 00:47:05,055 --> 00:47:06,690 PARTICIPANTS COMPLETED AT LEAST 1199 00:47:06,690 --> 00:47:09,059 ONE QUARTER AND 41% OF THOSE ARE 1200 00:47:09,059 --> 00:47:13,397 ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR WORK 1201 00:47:13,397 --> 00:47:14,965 FOUNDED IN JOBS AND BETTER JOB 1202 00:47:14,965 --> 00:47:19,903 OPPORTUNITIES. THIS PROGRAM WILL 1203 00:47:19,903 --> 00:47:20,704 CONTINUE TO BE INNOVATIVE AS WE 1204 00:47:20,704 --> 00:47:23,907 ARE SEEING MORE OPPORTUNITIES IN 1205 00:47:23,907 --> 00:47:24,641 SUSTAINABLE JOBS, GREEN JOBS AND 1206 00:47:24,641 --> 00:47:27,711 WE ARE ALSO THINK ABOUT WAYS TO 1207 00:47:27,711 --> 00:47:28,979 MAKE SURE THAT READY TO WORK IS 1208 00:47:28,979 --> 00:47:32,549 ALSO MEETING THE MOMENT AND THAT 1209 00:47:32,549 --> 00:47:33,550 WE ARE BEING INNOVATIVE, SO 1210 00:47:33,550 --> 00:47:35,152 THERE IS A LOT OF REGIONAL 1211 00:47:35,152 --> 00:47:36,119 COORDINATION HAPPENING AND 1212 00:47:36,119 --> 00:47:36,987 DISCUSSIONS HAPPENING IN THAT 1213 00:47:36,987 --> 00:47:38,288 PICTURE IS ONE OF THOSE EXAMPLES 1214 00:47:38,288 --> 00:47:39,456 WHERE WE ARE THINKING ABOUT THE 1215 00:47:39,456 --> 00:47:40,924 FUTURE OF READY TO WORK AND OUR 1216 00:47:40,924 --> 00:47:42,292 REGION'S WORKFORCE AND WE SEE 1217 00:47:42,292 --> 00:47:46,029 THAT AS WE HAVE TO DO IT IN 1218 00:47:46,029 --> 00:47:47,197 COLLABORATION WITH OUR STATE 1219 00:47:47,197 --> 00:47:50,167 PARTNERS . A LOT OF FOLKS IN 1220 00:47:50,167 --> 00:47:51,735 THAT ROOM CAME FROM THE COLLEGE, 1221 00:47:51,735 --> 00:47:53,103 AS WELL WITH A LOT OF GREAT 1222 00:47:53,103 --> 00:47:53,637 APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS 1223 00:47:53,637 --> 00:47:54,605 HAPPENING IN THE REGION, SO HOW 1224 00:47:54,605 --> 00:47:56,540 THE CITY OF CATTLE PARTNERING'S, 1225 00:47:56,540 --> 00:47:59,209 SO IT'S NOT JUST US PROVIDING 1226 00:47:59,209 --> 00:48:02,279 RESOURCES, BUT REALLY THINKING 1227 00:48:02,279 --> 00:48:02,980 ABOUT THE OTHER FUNDING 1228 00:48:02,980 --> 00:48:10,287 OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE. ARE WE 1229 00:48:10,287 --> 00:48:10,787 BEING GOOD PARTNERS IN 1230 00:48:10,787 --> 00:48:11,788 COORDINATING? THERE ARE LOTS OF 1231 00:48:11,788 --> 00:48:12,456 DECISIONS AND HOPEFULLY THE NEXT 1232 00:48:12,456 --> 00:48:13,490 TIME I BECOME BEFORE YOU ALL 1233 00:48:13,490 --> 00:48:14,758 THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO SHARE 1234 00:48:14,758 --> 00:48:16,059 SOME EXCITING UPDATES. NEXT 1235 00:48:16,059 --> 00:48:18,462 SLIDE, PLEASE. OUR LANGUAGE 1236 00:48:18,462 --> 00:48:23,033 ACCESS PROGRAM , THIS TOUCHES ON 1237 00:48:23,033 --> 00:48:24,534 ALL DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE CITY. 1238 00:48:24,534 --> 00:48:27,571 LANGUAGE ACCESS IS GROUNDED IN 1239 00:48:27,571 --> 00:48:32,009 BOTH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL 1240 00:48:32,009 --> 00:48:36,179 POLICIES, INCLUDING TITLE VI OF 1241 00:48:36,179 --> 00:48:37,180 THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT, WHICH 1242 00:48:37,180 --> 00:48:38,682 REQUIRES ALL RECIPIENTS OF 1243 00:48:38,682 --> 00:48:43,754 FEDERAL FUNDING TO PROVIDE 1244 00:48:43,754 --> 00:48:44,388 MEANINGFUL ACCESS FOR PEOPLE 1245 00:48:44,388 --> 00:48:45,055 WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY 1246 00:48:45,055 --> 00:48:46,323 AND FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE, 1247 00:48:46,323 --> 00:48:49,259 THAT'S NOT JUST ABOUT 1248 00:48:49,259 --> 00:48:49,893 COMPLIANCE. IT'S ABOUT CIVIL 1249 00:48:49,893 --> 00:48:50,894 RIGHTS, OBLIGATIONS AND IT IS 1250 00:48:50,894 --> 00:48:52,462 VERY MUCH PART OF OUR CORE 1251 00:48:52,462 --> 00:48:53,897 VALUES WITH ONE IN FIVE 1252 00:48:53,897 --> 00:48:56,566 RESIDENTS SPEAKING A LANGUAGE 1253 00:48:56,566 --> 00:48:57,634 OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME IN 1254 00:48:57,634 --> 00:48:58,769 THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND WITH 1255 00:48:58,769 --> 00:49:01,071 OVER 150 LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN 1256 00:49:01,071 --> 00:49:05,509 PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THIS WORK IS 1257 00:49:05,509 --> 00:49:06,743 ESSENTIAL AND IT'S POWER 1258 00:49:06,743 --> 00:49:08,879 THROUGH 50 INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY 1259 00:49:08,879 --> 00:49:10,447 TRANSLATORS WHO ARE PROUD TO BE 1260 00:49:10,447 --> 00:49:14,952 ABLE TO PARTNER WITH MANY LOCAL 1261 00:49:14,952 --> 00:49:16,019 RESIDENTS WHO ARE BILINGUAL AND 1262 00:49:16,019 --> 00:49:21,625 THEY HELP PROVIDE ACCURACY IN 1263 00:49:21,625 --> 00:49:25,595 THE TRANSLATIONS AND ENSURE THAT 1264 00:49:25,595 --> 00:49:26,263 WE ARE PUSHING OUT INTO 1265 00:49:26,263 --> 00:49:26,997 COMMUNITY IS CULTURALLY 1266 00:49:26,997 --> 00:49:28,131 RELEVANT, SO WE HAVE STRONG 1267 00:49:28,131 --> 00:49:33,937 PARTNERSHIPS WITH THEM AND IT'S 1268 00:49:33,937 --> 00:49:34,938 KIND OF A CORPORATE MODEL, AS 1269 00:49:34,938 --> 00:49:36,073 WELL. WE BRING IN THE LANGUAGE 1270 00:49:36,073 --> 00:49:37,074 ACCESS TEAM THAT DOES A GREAT 1271 00:49:37,074 --> 00:49:38,575 JOB AND PARTNERING WITH THOSE 1272 00:49:38,575 --> 00:49:46,283 TRANSLATORS. IN 2024, WE SUPPORT 1273 00:49:46,283 --> 00:49:47,050 HUNDREDS OF TRANSLATION PROJECTS 1274 00:49:47,050 --> 00:49:48,085 ACROSS THE CITY USING THE SMART 1275 00:49:48,085 --> 00:49:48,885 C.A.T. SYSTEM, LANGUAGE LINE AND 1276 00:49:48,885 --> 00:49:49,953 WE ARE SEEING NUMBERS RISE. 1277 00:49:49,953 --> 00:49:51,054 THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE WHO WANT 1278 00:49:51,054 --> 00:49:54,024 TO DO TRANSLATIONS AND ARE 1279 00:49:54,024 --> 00:49:56,059 PARTICIPATING IN OVER 270 CITY 1280 00:49:56,059 --> 00:49:57,828 STAFF PERCEIVED TRAINING TO HELP 1281 00:49:57,828 --> 00:50:03,133 STRENGTHEN MULTICULTURAL 1282 00:50:03,133 --> 00:50:03,667 COMMUNICATION ACROSS THE 1283 00:50:03,667 --> 00:50:04,735 DEPARTMENTS AND THE GOAL IS NOT 1284 00:50:04,735 --> 00:50:05,635 JUST TO TRANSLATE EVERY DOCUMENT 1285 00:50:05,635 --> 00:50:09,072 YOU HAVE , BUT BE MINDFUL OF A 1286 00:50:09,072 --> 00:50:11,274 VITAL DOCUMENT , WHAT IS 1287 00:50:11,274 --> 00:50:12,042 NECESSARY AND EARLY TRANSLATING 1288 00:50:12,042 --> 00:50:13,477 DOCUMENTS IN A WAY THAT WOULD 1289 00:50:13,477 --> 00:50:17,347 RESONATE WITH PEOPLE WHO WILL 1290 00:50:17,347 --> 00:50:18,548 RECEIVE IT, BUT A LOT OF 1291 00:50:18,548 --> 00:50:19,116 TRAINING THAT OUR OFFICE 1292 00:50:19,116 --> 00:50:20,117 PROVIDES FOR DEPARTMENT STAFF IS 1293 00:50:20,117 --> 00:50:24,388 HELPING THEM UNDERSTAND , SO IT 1294 00:50:24,388 --> 00:50:25,522 ALLOWS THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO 1295 00:50:25,522 --> 00:50:30,727 SAVE ON SOME COSTS. IF YOU HAVE 1296 00:50:30,727 --> 00:50:31,828 A DOCUMENT THAT'S 50 PAGES, YOU 1297 00:50:31,828 --> 00:50:32,896 MIGHT NOT HAVE TO TRANSLATE ALL 1298 00:50:32,896 --> 00:50:34,798 50 PAGES, BUT IT CAN BE AN 1299 00:50:34,798 --> 00:50:35,599 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY , SO THAT 1300 00:50:35,599 --> 00:50:36,233 IT'S ENGAGING WITH CITY 1301 00:50:36,233 --> 00:50:38,068 DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE THAT WE 1302 00:50:38,068 --> 00:50:40,704 ARE USING OUR RESOURCES WELL AND 1303 00:50:40,704 --> 00:50:42,172 DOING IT IN A WAY THAT IS 1304 00:50:42,172 --> 00:50:44,908 STRATEGIC. A LOT OF SHOUT OUTS 1305 00:50:44,908 --> 00:50:46,276 TO EVERYONE IN THE CITY THAT 1306 00:50:46,276 --> 00:50:47,778 ENGAGES WITH OUR LANGUAGE ACCESS 1307 00:50:47,778 --> 00:50:56,153 PROGRAM. 1308 00:50:56,153 --> 00:50:57,020 >> THE WASHINGTON PROGRAM 1309 00:50:57,020 --> 00:50:58,455 ASYLUM-SEEKERS SUPPORT PROGRAM 1310 00:50:58,455 --> 00:51:02,159 IS PROVIDING EMERGENCY HOUSING 1311 00:51:02,159 --> 00:51:03,527 FOR NEWLY ARRIVING MIGRANTS AND 1312 00:51:03,527 --> 00:51:06,430 ASYLUM-SEEKERS WHO ARE NOT 1313 00:51:06,430 --> 00:51:07,097 ELIGIBLE FOR THE FEDERAL 1314 00:51:07,097 --> 00:51:10,167 RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMS IN PLACE . 1315 00:51:10,167 --> 00:51:13,703 YOU ALL MAY REMEMBER THIS WORK 1316 00:51:13,703 --> 00:51:14,805 WHERE WE ARE WORKING HARD TO 1317 00:51:14,805 --> 00:51:15,872 ESTABLISH THIS PROGRAM THROUGH 1318 00:51:15,872 --> 00:51:17,407 THE STATE AND IT HAS BEEN 1319 00:51:17,407 --> 00:51:21,311 ESTABLISHED AND FULLY IN EFFECT. 1320 00:51:21,311 --> 00:51:23,013 WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS 1321 00:51:23,013 --> 00:51:26,783 WORK TRULY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 1322 00:51:26,783 --> 00:51:27,951 HST IN OUR DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN 1323 00:51:27,951 --> 00:51:29,786 RESOURCES AND HIGH BLOOD ON THIS 1324 00:51:29,786 --> 00:51:32,756 AND COORDINATED WITH THE STATE 1325 00:51:32,756 --> 00:51:34,291 AND NOW THE WORK IS BEING 1326 00:51:34,291 --> 00:51:36,760 TRANSFERRED TO OUR OFFICE, SO WE 1327 00:51:36,760 --> 00:51:38,028 WILL DIRECTLY WORK WITH THE 1328 00:51:38,028 --> 00:51:41,364 STATE ON MAKING SURE THAT THE 1329 00:51:41,364 --> 00:51:44,434 PROGRAM IS SUCCESSFUL . SINCE 1330 00:51:44,434 --> 00:51:47,404 JULY 1, WE HAVE BEEN USING THE 1331 00:51:47,404 --> 00:51:51,241 STATE FUNDS AND IT HAS HELPED 1332 00:51:51,241 --> 00:51:52,809 HOUSE OVER 302 INDIVIDUALS , 1333 00:51:52,809 --> 00:51:56,713 OVER 100 FAMILIES AND EVERY 1334 00:51:56,713 --> 00:52:00,050 FAMILY THAT EXIT WITH SOME SORT 1335 00:52:00,050 --> 00:52:02,119 OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING , A LOT 1336 00:52:02,119 --> 00:52:05,589 OF THEM END UP HAVING RECEIVING 1337 00:52:05,589 --> 00:52:06,389 THEIR WORK AUTHORIZATION ARE 1338 00:52:06,389 --> 00:52:09,159 ABLE TO GET A JOB AND BECOME 1339 00:52:09,159 --> 00:52:17,567 SELF-SUFFICIENT , AS WELL. THIS 1340 00:52:17,567 --> 00:52:18,034 PROJECT SOWS REGIONAL 1341 00:52:18,034 --> 00:52:22,172 COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION 1342 00:52:22,172 --> 00:52:23,607 AND WE ARE ABLE TO LEVERAGE THE 1343 00:52:23,607 --> 00:52:24,541 CITY DOLLARS TO RESPOND TO SOME 1344 00:52:24,541 --> 00:52:26,143 NEEDS WERE VIEWING IN THE CITY 1345 00:52:26,143 --> 00:52:32,015 OF SEATTLE. THE SUPPORT FOR CITY 1346 00:52:32,015 --> 00:52:32,883 DEPARTMENTS, I SHARED A LITTLE 1347 00:52:32,883 --> 00:52:33,817 BIT EARLIER ABOUT THIS. WE 1348 00:52:33,817 --> 00:52:35,552 REALLY WANT TO BE A RESOURCE FOR 1349 00:52:35,552 --> 00:52:39,256 THE CITY DEPARTMENTS. WE'VE 1350 00:52:39,256 --> 00:52:40,357 BEEN DOING A LOT OF TRAIN THE 1351 00:52:40,357 --> 00:52:42,459 TRAINER WORK, AS WELL THIS YEAR 1352 00:52:42,459 --> 00:52:44,127 WE LED ON NINE TRAININGS ACROSS 1353 00:52:44,127 --> 00:52:46,863 DEPARTMENTS AND HOSTED TWO LARGE 1354 00:52:46,863 --> 00:52:49,866 COMMUNITY SESSIONS, AS WELL, 1355 00:52:49,866 --> 00:52:50,800 WHICH ELAPSED OF THE STAFF 1356 00:52:50,800 --> 00:52:52,669 MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE WITH SOME 1357 00:52:52,669 --> 00:52:55,705 LEGAL EXPERTS AND IT REACHED 1358 00:52:55,705 --> 00:52:57,774 OVER 1000 PARTICIPANTS WERE 1359 00:52:57,774 --> 00:52:59,509 TEENS SHUT DOWN AND IT WAS LIKE 1360 00:52:59,509 --> 00:53:03,146 A ZOOM LINK AND IT WAS A VERY 1361 00:53:03,146 --> 00:53:04,681 INTERESTING PROCESS EARLY ON IN 1362 00:53:04,681 --> 00:53:07,017 THE YEAR AND WE HELD YOUR RIGHTS 1363 00:53:07,017 --> 00:53:08,118 TRAININGS FOR BUSINESSES, AS 1364 00:53:08,118 --> 00:53:11,521 WELL AND MAKING SURE A LOT OF 1365 00:53:11,521 --> 00:53:12,622 SMALL BUSINESSES ALSO KNOW THERE 1366 00:53:12,622 --> 00:53:14,391 RIGHT AND THAT THEY K█NOW HOW T 1367 00:53:14,391 --> 00:53:16,960 BE SUPPORTIVE TO THEIR 1368 00:53:16,960 --> 00:53:19,629 DEPARTMENT AND WE'VE WORKED 1369 00:53:19,629 --> 00:53:26,536 WITH THE OFFICER . MAKING SURE 1370 00:53:26,536 --> 00:53:27,571 THAT THEY ARE PUSHING OUT IN 1371 00:53:27,571 --> 00:53:29,005 TRANSLATION IN OUR OFFICE TO 1372 00:53:29,005 --> 00:53:29,839 CITY DEPARTMENTS LISTENING AND 1373 00:53:29,839 --> 00:53:33,843 WE DO HAVE AN OFFICE HOURS 1374 00:53:33,843 --> 00:53:34,578 INTERNALLY FOR CITY EMPLOYEES 1375 00:53:34,578 --> 00:53:35,779 WHO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT 1376 00:53:35,779 --> 00:53:36,980 IMMIGRATION , HOW TO SUPPORT 1377 00:53:36,980 --> 00:53:39,649 STAFF AND SO FORTH AND WE HAVE 1378 00:53:39,649 --> 00:53:42,686 SHARED THAT NUMBER WIDELY . WE 1379 00:53:42,686 --> 00:53:45,589 ARE ALSO, JUST SO YOU KNOW, 1380 00:53:45,589 --> 00:53:47,090 WORKING ON TRAININGS THAT COULD 1381 00:53:47,090 --> 00:53:50,727 REACH CITYWIDE AND WE ARE 1382 00:53:50,727 --> 00:53:52,295 STANDING AT A SHAREPOINT SITE, 1383 00:53:52,295 --> 00:53:53,863 AS WELL . CITY EMPLOYEES CAN 1384 00:53:53,863 --> 00:53:56,299 ACCESS . JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT 1385 00:53:56,299 --> 00:53:58,568 WE ALL HAVE THE SAME INFORMATION 1386 00:53:58,568 --> 00:54:03,607 IN REAL TIME. AGAIN, WE ARE A 1387 00:54:03,607 --> 00:54:04,708 SMALL DEPARTMENT, SO WE RELY ON 1388 00:54:04,708 --> 00:54:05,342 THIS INFORMATION BEING 1389 00:54:05,342 --> 00:54:06,309 WIDESPREAD, SO WE ARE THINKING 1390 00:54:06,309 --> 00:54:10,614 ABOUT WAYS TO MAKE IT EASY FOR 1391 00:54:10,614 --> 00:54:11,548 US TO TOUCH AS MANY CITY 1392 00:54:11,548 --> 00:54:12,382 EMPLOYEES AND MAKE SURE THAT 1393 00:54:12,382 --> 00:54:16,219 THEY ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE RIGHT 1394 00:54:16,219 --> 00:54:17,621 RESOURCES AND INFORMATION TO 1395 00:54:17,621 --> 00:54:19,055 BEST RESPOND TO WHATEVER IT IS 1396 00:54:19,055 --> 00:54:20,423 THEIR DEPARTMENT MAY BE DEALING 1397 00:54:20,423 --> 00:54:26,429 WITH AND WE CONTINUE TO PUSH AND 1398 00:54:26,429 --> 00:54:27,998 SUPPORT THE DIRECTIVE THAT CAME 1399 00:54:27,998 --> 00:54:31,668 OUT ON'S ON FEDERAL IMMIGRATION 1400 00:54:31,668 --> 00:54:32,435 ENFORCEMENT AND WELCOMING CITY 1401 00:54:32,435 --> 00:54:33,937 RESOLUTION PASSED BY COUNSEL 1402 00:54:33,937 --> 00:54:43,413 MAKING SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND 1403 00:54:43,413 --> 00:54:44,214 WHAT THE POLICIES ARE SAYING. 1404 00:54:44,214 --> 00:54:45,415 WE'VE DONE A LOT OF TRAIN THE 1405 00:54:45,415 --> 00:54:46,149 TRAINER MAKING SURE THAT 1406 00:54:46,149 --> 00:54:46,916 SUPERVISORS AND DIRECTORS REALLY 1407 00:54:46,916 --> 00:54:47,817 UNDERSTAND THIS INFORMATION AND 1408 00:54:47,817 --> 00:54:48,284 DISSEMINATE IT ACROSS 1409 00:54:48,284 --> 00:54:49,686 DEPARTMENTS AS APPROPRIATELY POP 1410 00:54:49,686 --> 00:54:55,625 AS POSSIBLE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 1411 00:54:55,625 --> 00:54:56,593 WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE COMMUNITY 1412 00:54:56,593 --> 00:54:57,494 ENGAGEMENT WORK WE ARE DOING. 1413 00:54:57,494 --> 00:55:04,100 NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WHEN IT 1414 00:55:04,100 --> 00:55:05,302 COMES TO THE ENGAGEMENT, WE GOT 1415 00:55:05,302 --> 00:55:05,869 OURSELVES IN TRANSPARENCY, 1416 00:55:05,869 --> 00:55:09,339 ACCESSIBILITY AND PARTNERSHIP. 1417 00:55:09,339 --> 00:55:10,573 MEETING THE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY 1418 00:55:10,573 --> 00:55:11,641 ARE AT AND BEING RESPONSIVE IN 1419 00:55:11,641 --> 00:55:14,477 REAL TIME AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE . 1420 00:55:14,477 --> 00:55:15,679 SINCE JANUARY, WE HELD A VIRTUAL 1421 00:55:15,679 --> 00:55:16,413 POLICY SESSIONS, NO YOU'RE 1422 00:55:16,413 --> 00:55:17,747 RIGHT TRAININGS AND FOR SERVICE 1423 00:55:17,747 --> 00:55:21,217 PROVIDERS IN THE SEATTLE PUBLIC 1424 00:55:21,217 --> 00:55:24,254 LIBRARY WILL WERE THERE SUCH A 1425 00:55:24,254 --> 00:55:30,360 GREAT PARTNER TO OTHERS. OVER 1426 00:55:30,360 --> 00:55:31,361 100 PARTICIPANTS SHOWED UP AND 1427 00:55:31,361 --> 00:55:32,228 IT IS MAINTAINING A REGULAR 1428 00:55:32,228 --> 00:55:33,530 PRESENCE AND COMMUNITY IN 1429 00:55:33,530 --> 00:55:34,631 DEFENSE EVENTS AND STAYING CLOSE 1430 00:55:34,631 --> 00:55:37,000 AND IN COORDINATION WITH OUR 1431 00:55:37,000 --> 00:55:40,804 PARTNERS AND WE HAVE CONVENED 1432 00:55:40,804 --> 00:55:41,738 ROUNDTABLES WITH SERVICE 1433 00:55:41,738 --> 00:55:48,244 PROVIDERS WITH THE MAYOR AND 1434 00:55:48,244 --> 00:55:49,279 COMING UP SHORTLY TO MAKE SURE 1435 00:55:49,279 --> 00:55:50,046 THAT COUNCILMEMBERS ARE AWARE OF 1436 00:55:50,046 --> 00:55:55,685 THAT ONCE IT'S ON THE CALENDAR. 1437 00:55:55,685 --> 00:56:00,190 WE WANT TO SHARE ABOUT HOW TO 1438 00:56:00,190 --> 00:56:01,124 GET INVOLVED. I KNOW IT'S 1439 00:56:01,124 --> 00:56:02,559 IMPORTANT TO ALL OF YOU AS 1440 00:56:02,559 --> 00:56:03,493 COUNCILMEMBERS. THANK YOU, 1441 00:56:03,493 --> 00:56:06,396 RIVERA, FOR CONSISTENTLY THE 1442 00:56:06,396 --> 00:56:07,097 HOW-TO CONSTITUENTS OF GETTING 1443 00:56:07,097 --> 00:56:11,234 INVOLVED AND HOW DO WE GET PUSH 1444 00:56:11,234 --> 00:56:12,435 THAT INFORMATION? THAT'S THE 1445 00:56:12,435 --> 00:56:17,107 INFORMATION WE NEED AND WE WILL 1446 00:56:17,107 --> 00:56:18,241 MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW THE 1447 00:56:18,241 --> 00:56:19,175 OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE OUT 1448 00:56:19,175 --> 00:56:21,177 THERE . ONE OF THE MOST 1449 00:56:21,177 --> 00:56:24,481 IMPORTANT WAYS TO SUPPORT 1450 00:56:24,481 --> 00:56:25,281 IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE MIGRANT 1451 00:56:25,281 --> 00:56:27,517 COMMUNITIES RIGHT NOW IS BEING 1452 00:56:27,517 --> 00:56:29,519 ABLE TO EXPAND LEGAL SERVICES 1453 00:56:29,519 --> 00:56:33,223 AND HELP. IMMIGRATION LAW IS 1454 00:56:33,223 --> 00:56:36,459 VERY COMPLEX. AGAIN, MANY PEOPLE 1455 00:56:36,459 --> 00:56:40,463 GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS OF NOT 1456 00:56:40,463 --> 00:56:41,297 HAVING A GOVERNMENT REPRESENTED 1457 00:56:41,297 --> 00:56:47,637 ATTORNEY, SO OUR LOCAL LEGAL 1458 00:56:47,637 --> 00:56:48,338 COMMUNITY OF NONPROFITS HAVE 1459 00:56:48,338 --> 00:56:49,839 STEPPED UP WITH LEADING WAYS OF 1460 00:56:49,839 --> 00:56:54,177 THE LEADING EFFORTS AND MAKING 1461 00:56:54,177 --> 00:56:54,944 SURE THAT THEIR SUPPORTING 1462 00:56:54,944 --> 00:56:56,312 PEOPLE AND NAVIGATING THE SYSTEM 1463 00:56:56,312 --> 00:56:57,847 . THERE ARE A NUMBER OF 1464 00:56:57,847 --> 00:57:01,518 DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AVAILABLE , 1465 00:57:01,518 --> 00:57:07,891 SO IF THERE ARE ATTORNEYS OR IF 1466 00:57:07,891 --> 00:57:08,858 YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT THE 1467 00:57:08,858 --> 00:57:10,193 INFORMATION TO PUSH OUT INTO 1468 00:57:10,193 --> 00:57:12,929 COMMUNITY, THIS IS A VERY 1469 00:57:12,929 --> 00:57:14,230 CONCRETE WAY THAT YOU CAN MAKE A 1470 00:57:14,230 --> 00:57:16,399 DIFFERENCE AND FOR ATTORNEYS , 1471 00:57:16,399 --> 00:57:18,968 THOSE COULD GO TOWARDS HOURS AND 1472 00:57:18,968 --> 00:57:21,504 COUNTED TOWARDS SERVICE HOURS IN 1473 00:57:21,504 --> 00:57:24,974 REQUIREMENT . COUNCILMEMBER 1474 00:57:24,974 --> 00:57:27,844 RIVERA HAS A LEGAL BACKGROUND 1475 00:57:27,844 --> 00:57:31,314 AND WENT THROUGH LAW SCHOOL AND 1476 00:57:31,314 --> 00:57:32,982 YOU SHARE A LOT OF REALLY GREAT 1477 00:57:32,982 --> 00:57:34,384 RESOURCES ON WHO WE SHOULD 1478 00:57:34,384 --> 00:57:37,187 CONTACT IN SOME WAYS THAT WE CAN 1479 00:57:37,187 --> 00:57:38,354 PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE 1480 00:57:38,354 --> 00:57:42,792 ALL TO HAVE AN IMPACT HERE , SO 1481 00:57:42,792 --> 00:57:44,661 WE SAY TO AMPLIFY THIS AS MUCH 1482 00:57:44,661 --> 00:57:46,663 AS POSSIBLE. THESE ARE SOME 1483 00:57:46,663 --> 00:57:48,364 ORGANIZATIONS YOU CAN ENGAGE 1484 00:57:48,364 --> 00:57:51,534 WITH . THESE PARTNERSHIPS SHOW 1485 00:57:51,534 --> 00:57:55,638 WHAT IS POSSIBLE WITH LEGAL 1486 00:57:55,638 --> 00:57:56,306 EXPERTS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION 1487 00:57:56,306 --> 00:57:57,507 AND THEY WORK TOGETHER CLOSELY 1488 00:57:57,507 --> 00:57:59,876 TO SUPPORT AND CLOSE JUSTICE 1489 00:57:59,876 --> 00:58:08,651 GAPS WE ARE SEEING . NEXT SLIDE. 1490 00:58:08,651 --> 00:58:09,919 HERE ARE SOME ORGANIZATIONS WE 1491 00:58:09,919 --> 00:58:11,187 ARE IN CONTRACT WITH AND WE HEAR 1492 00:58:11,187 --> 00:58:12,489 FROM CONSTITUENTS. HOW CAN WE 1493 00:58:12,489 --> 00:58:15,592 HELP ? SOME ORGANIZATIONS YOU 1494 00:58:15,592 --> 00:58:19,329 CAN PARTNER WITH AND I COULD'VE 1495 00:58:19,329 --> 00:58:20,196 MADE THE WHOLE PRESENTATION 1496 00:58:20,196 --> 00:58:26,069 ABOUT THE SLIDE AND ADDED 1497 00:58:26,069 --> 00:58:26,803 HUNDREDS OF ORGANIZATIONS, BUT 1498 00:58:26,803 --> 00:58:27,871 WE NARROWED IT DOWN TO SOME 1499 00:58:27,871 --> 00:58:28,571 ORGANIZATIONS WE ARE IN 1500 00:58:28,571 --> 00:58:33,543 CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH. 1501 00:58:33,543 --> 00:58:34,277 THEY ALL OFFER VOLUNTEER 1502 00:58:34,277 --> 00:58:35,345 OPPORTUNITIES AND YOU CAN GO TO 1503 00:58:35,345 --> 00:58:36,312 THE WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA 1504 00:58:36,312 --> 00:58:38,047 PAGES. IT'S A GREAT WAY TO GET 1505 00:58:38,047 --> 00:58:40,984 STARTED. IF YOU ARE FOLLOWING 1506 00:58:40,984 --> 00:58:41,951 OUR OFFICE NEWSLETTERS OR SOCIAL 1507 00:58:41,951 --> 00:58:43,186 MEDIA PAGES, WE TRIED TO KEEP 1508 00:58:43,186 --> 00:58:48,091 YOU ALL CONNECTED AND MAKE IT 1509 00:58:48,091 --> 00:58:49,559 EASY FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO KNOW 1510 00:58:49,559 --> 00:58:50,793 ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OTHER 1511 00:58:50,793 --> 00:58:52,428 WAYS THAT WE CAN GET INVOLVED IN 1512 00:58:52,428 --> 00:58:53,630 THESE MOMENTS OF UNCERTAINTY, 1513 00:58:53,630 --> 00:58:54,697 ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL THINGS 1514 00:58:54,697 --> 00:58:57,300 WE CAN DO IS STEER ACCURATE 1515 00:58:57,300 --> 00:59:05,375 INFORMATION TO STAY UP-TO-DATE 1516 00:59:05,375 --> 00:59:06,175 AND AMPLIFY TRUSTED VOICES AND 1517 00:59:06,175 --> 00:59:07,210 THESE ARE SOME TWISTED VOICES IN 1518 00:59:07,210 --> 00:59:08,545 COMMUNITY, SO IF YOU WANT TO GET 1519 00:59:08,545 --> 00:59:09,512 INVOLVED, THIS IS ONE WAY THAT 1520 00:59:09,512 --> 00:59:10,980 YOU CAN DO THAT. I HOPE THIS WAS 1521 00:59:10,980 --> 00:59:12,048 HELPFUL AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER 1522 00:59:12,048 --> 00:59:15,018 ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE . I 1523 00:59:15,018 --> 00:59:16,185 THINK THIS CONCLUDES. NEXT 1524 00:59:16,185 --> 00:59:20,356 SLIDE. PAYMENT THANK YOU , 1525 00:59:20,356 --> 00:59:23,593 DIRECTOR. I ALWAYS APPRECIATE 1526 00:59:23,593 --> 00:59:27,630 YOU COMING TO CHAMBERS. A LOT OF 1527 00:59:27,630 --> 00:59:29,432 PEOPLE TALK ABOUT WHAT WE SHOULD 1528 00:59:29,432 --> 00:59:33,570 BE DOING , BUT THE CITY VIA OIRA 1529 00:59:33,570 --> 00:59:36,139 IS DOING . I WANT TO THANK YOU 1530 00:59:36,139 --> 00:59:44,314 UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP, DIRECTOR 1531 00:59:44,314 --> 00:59:45,515 , AND THE COMMITMENT OF YOUR 1532 00:59:45,515 --> 00:59:46,316 STAFF WHO ARE COMMITTED TO 1533 00:59:46,316 --> 00:59:47,617 HELPING OUR IMMIGRANT AND 1534 00:59:47,617 --> 00:59:49,185 REFUGEE COMMUNITIES. I REALLY 1535 00:59:49,185 --> 00:59:50,887 WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK YOU 1536 00:59:50,887 --> 00:59:54,791 ARE DOING . AS YOU CAN HERE, 1537 00:59:54,791 --> 00:59:56,626 YOUR TEAM IS SMALL BUT MIGHTY 1538 00:59:56,626 --> 00:59:58,795 AND IS HAVING A HUGE IMPACT IN 1539 00:59:58,795 --> 01:00:02,532 THE CITY. DO YOU WANT TO 1540 01:00:02,532 --> 01:00:03,499 RECOGNIZE A COUPLE STAFF MEMBERS 1541 01:00:03,499 --> 01:00:06,336 WHO ARE HERE WITH YOU TODAY? 1542 01:00:06,336 --> 01:00:07,637 >> I WOULD LOVE TO RECOGNIZE ALL 1543 01:00:07,637 --> 01:00:08,705 OF MY STAFF MEMBERS AND THIS 1544 01:00:08,705 --> 01:00:11,407 COULD NOT BE DONE WITHOUT THE 1545 01:00:11,407 --> 01:00:15,278 INCREDIBLE TEAM THAT LEADS THIS. 1546 01:00:15,278 --> 01:00:16,879 TO ALL OF THE STAFF AT THE 1547 01:00:16,879 --> 01:00:17,847 OFFICE OF AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS, 1548 01:00:17,847 --> 01:00:19,782 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LEADING 1549 01:00:19,782 --> 01:00:22,485 OUR CITY IN THIS MOMENT , AND 1550 01:00:22,485 --> 01:00:25,521 OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THE 1551 01:00:25,521 --> 01:00:27,023 RELATIONSHIP IS WHAT MAKES THE 1552 01:00:27,023 --> 01:00:29,859 WORK POSSIBLE. I DO HAVE OUR 1553 01:00:29,859 --> 01:00:35,531 COMMUNITY MANAGER WITH ME . IF 1554 01:00:35,531 --> 01:00:36,599 YOU SEE ANYTHING FROM OUR SOCIAL 1555 01:00:36,599 --> 01:00:38,534 MEDIA PAGES AND NEWSLETTER, 1556 01:00:38,534 --> 01:00:39,102 PROBABLY PUSHING NETWORK. 1557 01:00:39,102 --> 01:00:41,170 SHAWNEES IS HERE WITH ME WHO IS 1558 01:00:41,170 --> 01:00:44,207 A SPECIAL PROJECTS AND POLICIES 1559 01:00:44,207 --> 01:00:49,212 SPECIALLY WHO IS OFTEN WITH ME 1560 01:00:49,212 --> 01:00:50,713 WHEN I COME TO COUNCIL MEETINGS, 1561 01:00:50,713 --> 01:00:52,281 AS WELL. THEY ALL DO INCREDIBLE 1562 01:00:52,281 --> 01:00:55,151 WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR 1563 01:00:55,151 --> 01:00:59,789 COMMUNITY PARTNERS. 1564 01:00:59,789 --> 01:01:01,124 >> I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF 1565 01:01:01,124 --> 01:01:01,858 MEETING WITH YOUR TEAM OUTSIDE 1566 01:01:01,858 --> 01:01:04,227 OF CHAMBER TIME WHEN WE HAVE OUR 1567 01:01:04,227 --> 01:01:05,661 CHICKENS, SO I APPRECIATE YOUR 1568 01:01:05,661 --> 01:01:09,065 STAFF FOR ALL AMAZING WORK THAT 1569 01:01:09,065 --> 01:01:10,099 THEY'RE DOING . PLEASE THANK 1570 01:01:10,099 --> 01:01:14,704 THE ONES THAT ARE HERE TODAY. I 1571 01:01:14,704 --> 01:01:16,072 THOUGHT THIS PRESENTATION WAS 1572 01:01:16,072 --> 01:01:18,808 REALLY IMPORTANT , BECAUSE IT IS 1573 01:01:18,808 --> 01:01:20,176 IMPORTANT TO HAVE ACCURATE 1574 01:01:20,176 --> 01:01:24,814 INFORMATION. WHAT I DON'T WANT 1575 01:01:24,814 --> 01:01:25,748 THAT I'VE HEARD IS TO HAVE 1576 01:01:25,748 --> 01:01:26,649 FOLKS IN OUR IMMIGRANT AND 1577 01:01:26,649 --> 01:01:28,151 REFUGEE COMMUNITIES IN SEATTLE 1578 01:01:28,151 --> 01:01:29,552 NOT COMING OUT TO RECEIVE 1579 01:01:29,552 --> 01:01:31,454 SERVICE IS OR GET THE FOOD THEY 1580 01:01:31,454 --> 01:01:34,157 NEED OR SEND KIDS TO SCHOOL, 1581 01:01:34,157 --> 01:01:37,527 BECAUSE THERE IS FEAR AND THERE 1582 01:01:37,527 --> 01:01:40,096 IS A LOT OF FEAR MONGERING, 1583 01:01:40,096 --> 01:01:46,569 ESPECIALLY COMING FROM D.C. . 1584 01:01:46,569 --> 01:01:49,238 THAT IS EGREGIOUS , I'VE SAID 1585 01:01:49,238 --> 01:01:51,541 MANY TIMES. IT IS IMPORTANT TO 1586 01:01:51,541 --> 01:01:56,012 KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING IN 1587 01:01:56,012 --> 01:01:57,046 SEATTLE ON THE GROUND, SO THAT 1588 01:01:57,046 --> 01:01:58,715 FOLKS WHO ARE LIVING HERE, LIKE 1589 01:01:58,715 --> 01:02:02,018 I SAID, -- THE FEAR DOESN'T 1590 01:02:02,018 --> 01:02:03,019 HAVE A CHILLING EFFECT ON THEIR 1591 01:02:03,019 --> 01:02:04,821 ABILITY TO GET THE SERVICES THAT 1592 01:02:04,821 --> 01:02:06,355 THEY NEED TO GET THEIR NEEDS 1593 01:02:06,355 --> 01:02:10,126 MET. I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU 1594 01:02:10,126 --> 01:02:11,661 FOR BRINGING THIS INFORMATION. 1595 01:02:11,661 --> 01:02:12,728 IN THE ABSENCE OF THAT, WE 1596 01:02:12,728 --> 01:02:15,431 DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL THE AND 1597 01:02:15,431 --> 01:02:16,566 THEY WILL NOT LEAVE THEIR HOMES 1598 01:02:16,566 --> 01:02:19,802 AND NOT GET WHAT THEY NEED AND I 1599 01:02:19,802 --> 01:02:23,005 HAVE SAID THIS IN JANUARY , BUT 1600 01:02:23,005 --> 01:02:27,143 WE ARE A WELCOMING CITY AND ARE 1601 01:02:27,143 --> 01:02:28,111 A SANCTUARY CITY THAT TAKES CARE 1602 01:02:28,111 --> 01:02:30,179 OF ALL OF OUR PHONE'S , 1603 01:02:30,179 --> 01:02:31,614 INCLUDING IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE 1604 01:02:31,614 --> 01:02:33,382 COMMUNITIES AND WE WILL CONTINUE 1605 01:02:33,382 --> 01:02:40,990 TO DO SO . I DIDN'T KNOW BEFORE 1606 01:02:40,990 --> 01:02:41,757 THAT OIRA PRESENTED THIS 1607 01:02:41,757 --> 01:02:43,493 INFORMATION TO ME VIA OUR ONE ON 1608 01:02:43,493 --> 01:02:46,562 ONES , ABOUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING 1609 01:02:46,562 --> 01:02:53,102 ON THE GROUND AND THINGS ARE 1610 01:02:53,102 --> 01:02:56,939 BETTER HERE THAN OTHER CITIES. I 1611 01:02:56,939 --> 01:02:58,007 WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR 1612 01:02:58,007 --> 01:02:59,542 IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE FOLKS KNOW 1613 01:02:59,542 --> 01:03:04,180 NOT TO BE AFRAID. AS HE POINTED 1614 01:03:04,180 --> 01:03:05,815 OUT EARLIER, THINGS ARE EVOLVING 1615 01:03:05,815 --> 01:03:08,284 , SO WE WILL KEEP UPDATING 1616 01:03:08,284 --> 01:03:10,086 INFORMATION IF THAT SHOULD 1617 01:03:10,086 --> 01:03:12,889 CHANGE OR IF ANYTHING SHOULD 1618 01:03:12,889 --> 01:03:14,524 CHANGE IN SEATTLE, YOU WILL BE 1619 01:03:14,524 --> 01:03:16,225 OUT THERE LETTING THE COMMUNITY 1620 01:03:16,225 --> 01:03:20,730 KNOW , SO THAT WE ARE ACTING IN 1621 01:03:20,730 --> 01:03:25,301 REAL TIME ACCORDINGLY, BUT IT'S 1622 01:03:25,301 --> 01:03:26,235 REALLY IMPORTANT THAT OUR FOLKS 1623 01:03:26,235 --> 01:03:27,503 KNOW THAT THEY CAN COME GET THE 1624 01:03:27,503 --> 01:03:28,337 SERVICES THEY NEED AND HAVE 1625 01:03:28,337 --> 01:03:33,009 THEIR NEEDS MET. I APPRECIATE 1626 01:03:33,009 --> 01:03:34,710 OIRA'S WORK WITH ORIGINAL PART 1627 01:03:34,710 --> 01:03:37,980 IS THAT THE COUNTY AND OTHER 1628 01:03:37,980 --> 01:03:40,683 CITIES IN THE REGION , AND WITH 1629 01:03:40,683 --> 01:03:44,720 THE STATE SUPPORT OF OUR 1630 01:03:44,720 --> 01:03:45,388 IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE FAMILIES 1631 01:03:45,388 --> 01:03:47,523 HERE IN SEATTLE , SO I WANT TO 1632 01:03:47,523 --> 01:03:49,525 THANK YOU FOR THAT PARTNERSHIP 1633 01:03:49,525 --> 01:03:52,829 AND ALL OF THE GREAT WORK YOU DO 1634 01:03:52,829 --> 01:03:54,764 . THE KNOW YOUR RIGHTS EDUCATION 1635 01:03:54,764 --> 01:03:56,766 IS SOME THAT I KNOW IS SO VERY 1636 01:03:56,766 --> 01:04:00,970 IMPORTANT WHEN I MOVED HERE 1637 01:04:00,970 --> 01:04:03,172 RIGHT AFTER SEPTEMBER 11 , I 1638 01:04:03,172 --> 01:04:08,911 WORKED AFTER WITH THE MIDDLE 1639 01:04:08,911 --> 01:04:09,846 EASTERN COMMUNITIES THAT WERE 1640 01:04:09,846 --> 01:04:10,847 BEING TARGETED BY THE FBI THAT 1641 01:04:10,847 --> 01:04:11,581 THEN TURNED INTO ALSO TARGETING 1642 01:04:11,581 --> 01:04:16,385 OF HISPANIC COMMUNITIES , SO I 1643 01:04:16,385 --> 01:04:17,987 WAS DOING THE KNOW YOUR RIGHTS 1644 01:04:17,987 --> 01:04:21,457 EDUCATION. FOLKS DON'T KNOW 1645 01:04:21,457 --> 01:04:22,825 THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY 1646 01:04:22,825 --> 01:04:23,826 WHEN THE FBI REACHES OUT TO 1647 01:04:23,826 --> 01:04:25,328 THEM. THEY JUST DON'T KNOW IT. 1648 01:04:25,328 --> 01:04:27,630 THAT IS ALL REALLY IMPORTANT , 1649 01:04:27,630 --> 01:04:31,667 SO I WANT TO UPLIFT THE WORK YOU 1650 01:04:31,667 --> 01:04:34,036 ARE DOING JUST ACROSS THE BOARD. 1651 01:04:34,036 --> 01:04:40,309 COLLEAGUES, THE HUGE IMPACT THAT 1652 01:04:40,309 --> 01:04:43,446 OIRA IS HAVING IN THE CITY VIA 1653 01:04:43,446 --> 01:04:45,748 THE MANY, MANY FOLKS THAT THEY 1654 01:04:45,748 --> 01:04:47,750 TOUCH AS PART OF THIS WORK , 1655 01:04:47,750 --> 01:04:49,118 WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN DOING 1656 01:04:49,118 --> 01:04:53,756 BEFORE , THE EGREGIOUS ACTIONS 1657 01:04:53,756 --> 01:04:56,759 AND CONTINUING TO DO NOW EVEN 1658 01:04:56,759 --> 01:05:02,632 MORE SO . I APPRECIATE ALL OF 1659 01:05:02,632 --> 01:05:05,167 THE FUNDING AND UNDER YOUR 1660 01:05:05,167 --> 01:05:12,008 LEADERSHIP AND I CANNOT SAY 1661 01:05:12,008 --> 01:05:13,843 ENOUGH ABOUT DIRECTOR MOHAMMED 1662 01:05:13,843 --> 01:05:16,445 AND HER TEAM. I SEE FOLKS HAVE 1663 01:05:16,445 --> 01:05:20,116 THEIR HANDS UP . COUNCILMEMBER 1664 01:05:20,116 --> 01:05:20,383 SOLOMON? 1665 01:05:20,383 --> 01:05:25,154 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK 1666 01:05:25,154 --> 01:05:26,222 YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. A 1667 01:05:26,222 --> 01:05:27,590 COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS FOR 1668 01:05:27,590 --> 01:05:29,925 YOU. YOUR LANGUAGE ACCESS 1669 01:05:29,925 --> 01:05:35,431 PROGRAM . IF WE ARE DOING EVENTS 1670 01:05:35,431 --> 01:05:39,035 WHERE WE NEED INTERPRETERS IS 1671 01:05:39,035 --> 01:05:40,336 THAT WHAT YOU CAN PROVIDE OR 1672 01:05:40,336 --> 01:05:41,037 SHOULD WE GO THROUGH DEPARTMENT 1673 01:05:41,037 --> 01:05:42,672 AND NEIGHBORHOODS FOR THAT QUICK 1674 01:05:42,672 --> 01:05:43,372 I'M SURE THE DEPARTMENT OF 1675 01:05:43,372 --> 01:05:44,006 NEIGHBORHOODS ALSO HAS A 1676 01:05:44,006 --> 01:05:47,743 RESOURCE IS FOR THAT . WE HAVE 1677 01:05:47,743 --> 01:05:49,245 HAD COUNCILMEMBERS REACH OUT TO 1678 01:05:49,245 --> 01:05:53,082 OUR OFFICE AND WE HAVE BEEN ABLE 1679 01:05:53,082 --> 01:05:57,219 TO SUCCESSFULLY CONNECT TO ALL 1680 01:05:57,219 --> 01:05:58,387 TO A TRANSLATOR THAT HAS BEEN 1681 01:05:58,387 --> 01:05:59,722 ABLE TO COME TO THE CHAMBERS AND 1682 01:05:59,722 --> 01:06:00,423 PROVIDE TRANSLATION SERVICES, SO 1683 01:06:00,423 --> 01:06:04,560 I THINK IT'S A PREFERENCE. WE 1684 01:06:04,560 --> 01:06:05,494 HAVE TRAINED UP ALL CITY 1685 01:06:05,494 --> 01:06:06,529 DEPARTMENTS AND THEY KNOW HOW TO 1686 01:06:06,529 --> 01:06:08,097 USE LANGUAGE LINE AND CONNECT 1687 01:06:08,097 --> 01:06:11,867 WITH TRANSLATORS, AS WELL. IF 1688 01:06:11,867 --> 01:06:12,969 THERE IS A DEPARTMENT YOU 1689 01:06:12,969 --> 01:06:14,270 ALREADY COORDINATE WITH AS AN 1690 01:06:14,270 --> 01:06:14,971 OFFICE, YOU'RE WELCOME TO 1691 01:06:14,971 --> 01:06:17,273 CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM. IF 1692 01:06:17,273 --> 01:06:19,141 YOU REACH OUT TO US, WE WILL 1693 01:06:19,141 --> 01:06:21,010 CONNECT YOU. 1694 01:06:21,010 --> 01:06:21,944 >> AND THINKING ABOUT THE 1695 01:06:21,944 --> 01:06:23,145 MEETINGS I HAVE DONE IN 1696 01:06:23,145 --> 01:06:24,347 SOUTHEAST SEATTLE WHERE I HAVE A 1697 01:06:24,347 --> 01:06:25,548 LOT OF DIFFERENT LANGUAGES 1698 01:06:25,548 --> 01:06:26,449 SPOKEN WITH THEIR SOMETIMES ALL 1699 01:06:26,449 --> 01:06:32,254 IN THE SAME ROOM AND I DID A 1700 01:06:32,254 --> 01:06:33,055 MEETING WHERE I HAD SIX 1701 01:06:33,055 --> 01:06:33,723 DIFFERENT TRANSLATIONS HAPPENING 1702 01:06:33,723 --> 01:06:35,491 AT THE SAME TIME AND SIX 1703 01:06:35,491 --> 01:06:38,361 DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS. WHEN 1704 01:06:38,361 --> 01:06:39,495 I'M TALKING TO A COMMUNITY 1705 01:06:39,495 --> 01:06:40,629 GROUP WHO WANTS TO GET 1706 01:06:40,629 --> 01:06:44,266 INFORMATION , IF WE ARE SAYING 1707 01:06:44,266 --> 01:06:45,334 YOU'VE GOT TO GET THE 1708 01:06:45,334 --> 01:06:47,269 INTERPRETERS, THAT CAUSE CAN BE 1709 01:06:47,269 --> 01:06:53,075 OFFPUTTING OR THEY MAY SAY, WE 1710 01:06:53,075 --> 01:06:59,248 CAN COVER THE COST. DO YOU HAVE 1711 01:06:59,248 --> 01:07:01,584 A POOL THAT WE CAN DRAW FROM AT 1712 01:07:01,584 --> 01:07:03,352 NO COST TO BE ABLE TO DRAW FOR 1713 01:07:03,352 --> 01:07:05,421 THOSE KIND OF SERVICES? 1714 01:07:05,421 --> 01:07:10,760 >> NOT A POOL AT NO COST , BUT 1715 01:07:10,760 --> 01:07:17,433 WE TRY TO -- THERE ARE WAYS THAT 1716 01:07:17,433 --> 01:07:18,834 WE CAN BE NIMBLE IF WE KNOW AN 1717 01:07:18,834 --> 01:07:22,304 EVENT IS HAPPENING IN ADVANCE . 1718 01:07:22,304 --> 01:07:23,606 SOME OF THOSE DO COME DOWN AS 1719 01:07:23,606 --> 01:07:27,676 OPPOSED TO AN EMERGENCY MEETING 1720 01:07:27,676 --> 01:07:30,546 AND IT IS A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE 1721 01:07:30,546 --> 01:07:31,647 IF THE TURNAROUND TIME IS 1722 01:07:31,647 --> 01:07:35,451 SHORTER. WE TRIED TO BE AS 1723 01:07:35,451 --> 01:07:37,286 STRATEGIC AS POSSIBLE LIKE 1724 01:07:37,286 --> 01:07:38,954 MINIMIZING COSTS WITH SOME 1725 01:07:38,954 --> 01:07:41,023 INTERPRETERS THAT WE SECURE 1726 01:07:41,023 --> 01:07:41,957 WHERE THEY SPEAK MULTIPLE 1727 01:07:41,957 --> 01:07:44,860 LANGUAGES AND PROVIDE 1728 01:07:44,860 --> 01:07:47,930 TRANSLATIONS IN TWO LANGUAGES, 1729 01:07:47,930 --> 01:07:50,099 BUT IT'S ONE PERSON , SO IT 1730 01:07:50,099 --> 01:07:53,469 DEPENDS ON THE SITUATION . WE 1731 01:07:53,469 --> 01:07:54,904 HAVE SOME DOLLARS IN OUR 1732 01:07:54,904 --> 01:07:56,272 OFFICES. OUR BUDGET IS PRETTY 1733 01:07:56,272 --> 01:07:58,607 TIGHT . WE DO HAVE SOME DOLLARS 1734 01:07:58,607 --> 01:08:00,543 ALLOCATED TO TRANSLATION 1735 01:08:00,543 --> 01:08:04,680 SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE , BUT 1736 01:08:04,680 --> 01:08:05,648 MORE SO CITYWIDE TO DISSEMINATE 1737 01:08:05,648 --> 01:08:06,449 THAT INFORMATION AS WIDELY AS 1738 01:08:06,449 --> 01:08:07,950 POSSIBLE TO MAKE THOSE DOLLARS 1739 01:08:07,950 --> 01:08:10,219 GO FAR , BUT IT IT DEPENDS ON 1740 01:08:10,219 --> 01:08:13,355 WHAT PROJECT YOU ARE WORKING ON 1741 01:08:13,355 --> 01:08:14,757 AND IF IT'S A PROJECT IN 1742 01:08:14,757 --> 01:08:15,925 COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY 1743 01:08:15,925 --> 01:08:18,828 DEPARTMENT , A LOT OF CITY 1744 01:08:18,828 --> 01:08:19,595 DEPARTMENTS ARE INCLUDING IN 1745 01:08:19,595 --> 01:08:20,596 THEIR PROJECT PLAN AND BUDGETS 1746 01:08:20,596 --> 01:08:23,532 LINE ITEMS FOR TRANSLATION , SO 1747 01:08:23,532 --> 01:08:24,667 THAT IS ANOTHER THING THAT YOU 1748 01:08:24,667 --> 01:08:26,502 CAN DO. CHECK WITH WHATEVER 1749 01:08:26,502 --> 01:08:29,138 TOPIC MAY BE AND THERE IS A 1750 01:08:29,138 --> 01:08:32,842 PARTICULAR TOPIC INVOLVED, THEY 1751 01:08:32,842 --> 01:08:33,576 MIGHT ALREADY HAVE BUDGET 1752 01:08:33,576 --> 01:08:37,346 ALLOCATED FOR TRANSLATIONS AND 1753 01:08:37,346 --> 01:08:38,547 IT JUST MIGHT BE ASKING THEM THE 1754 01:08:38,547 --> 01:08:39,582 QUESTIONS AND SEEING WHAT THE 1755 01:08:39,582 --> 01:08:43,285 DOLLAR IS. WE ARE ENCOURAGING AS 1756 01:08:43,285 --> 01:08:44,253 DEPARTMENTS COME UP WITH THEIR 1757 01:08:44,253 --> 01:08:49,959 LANGUAGE ACCESS PLANS THAT THEY 1758 01:08:49,959 --> 01:08:50,659 BUDGET MONEY FOR TRANSLATION 1759 01:08:50,659 --> 01:08:51,594 SERVICES AND THEY KNOW WHAT 1760 01:08:51,594 --> 01:08:52,328 THOSE COSTS LOOK LIKE. 1761 01:08:52,328 --> 01:08:56,966 >> THANK YOU. ONE OTHER QUESTION 1762 01:08:56,966 --> 01:08:58,501 . I SEE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN 1763 01:08:58,501 --> 01:08:59,802 FEATURED ON A NUMBER OF YOUR 1764 01:08:59,802 --> 01:09:03,973 SLIDES. IT GETS TO SOMETHING 1765 01:09:03,973 --> 01:09:06,909 THAT I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT , 1766 01:09:06,909 --> 01:09:11,480 WHICH I CALLED ICEFISHING , 1767 01:09:11,480 --> 01:09:12,848 WHICH IS WHERE IMMIGRATION 1768 01:09:12,848 --> 01:09:14,383 ENFORCEMENT FOLKS ARE PRESENTING 1769 01:09:14,383 --> 01:09:18,821 SUPPOSE IT SUBPOENAS TO 1770 01:09:18,821 --> 01:09:19,555 LANDLORDS AND LOOKING FOR 1771 01:09:19,555 --> 01:09:20,222 INFORMATION ON WHO'S LIVING IN 1772 01:09:20,222 --> 01:09:21,957 THE PROPERTY AND TRYING TO FIND 1773 01:09:21,957 --> 01:09:23,492 OUT THOSE PERSONS LEGAL STATUS 1774 01:09:23,492 --> 01:09:31,967 TO HELP BOOT THEM OUT. PART OF 1775 01:09:31,967 --> 01:09:32,868 THE KNOW YOUR RIGHTS AND WHAT 1776 01:09:32,868 --> 01:09:34,670 YOU DO WHEN YOU COME ACROSS 1777 01:09:34,670 --> 01:09:36,071 SOMEONE WITH I.C.E. OR A WARRANT 1778 01:09:36,071 --> 01:09:45,314 , WHAT DO DO? FIRST OF ALL, FOR 1779 01:09:45,314 --> 01:09:45,848 LANDLORDS AND MANAGEMENT 1780 01:09:45,848 --> 01:09:47,449 COMPANIES, UNLESS IT IS A SIGN 1781 01:09:47,449 --> 01:09:49,985 BY A JUDGE, DO NOT COMPLY. 1782 01:09:49,985 --> 01:09:56,091 SECONDLY , NOTIFY THE TENANT 1783 01:09:56,091 --> 01:09:57,393 THAT SOMEBODY IS FISHING FOR 1784 01:09:57,393 --> 01:10:00,496 INFORMATION. IT HASN'T HAPPENED 1785 01:10:00,496 --> 01:10:03,365 IN SEATTLE , BUT I'M LOOKING AT 1786 01:10:03,365 --> 01:10:04,733 WHAT WE CAN DO TO HIT THAT OFF 1787 01:10:04,733 --> 01:10:08,304 BEFORE IT GETS HERE. GIVEN THE 1788 01:10:08,304 --> 01:10:09,905 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAINING THAT 1789 01:10:09,905 --> 01:10:15,611 YOU ARE DOING , IT SEEMS THAT IT 1790 01:10:15,611 --> 01:10:16,545 WOULD BE LOGICAL FOR US TO 1791 01:10:16,545 --> 01:10:18,314 PARTNER ON THIS OR LOGICAL FOR 1792 01:10:18,314 --> 01:10:22,818 YOU TO TAKE LEAD. EDUCATE 1793 01:10:22,818 --> 01:10:23,919 PROPERTY AND MANAGEMENT 1794 01:10:23,919 --> 01:10:26,422 LANDLORDS THAT THEY DON'T HAVE 1795 01:10:26,422 --> 01:10:29,725 TO COMPLY MUST IT IS A LEGIT 1796 01:10:29,725 --> 01:10:34,530 DOCUMENT INTO, YOU'VE GOT TO 1797 01:10:34,530 --> 01:10:35,331 NOTIFY THE PERSON THAT SOMEONE 1798 01:10:35,331 --> 01:10:36,298 IS LOOKING FOR THEIR INFORMATION 1799 01:10:36,298 --> 01:10:41,637 SO THAT THEY ARE AWARE. THOSE 1800 01:10:41,637 --> 01:10:42,371 RESIDENTS AREN'T BEING TOLD 1801 01:10:42,371 --> 01:10:43,672 THAT SOMEONE IS FISHING FOR 1802 01:10:43,672 --> 01:10:46,275 INFORMATION. I'M LOOKING AT 1803 01:10:46,275 --> 01:10:47,743 SOMETHING THAT WE CAN WORK ON 1804 01:10:47,743 --> 01:10:51,747 TOGETHER AND MAYBE THERE IS 1805 01:10:51,747 --> 01:10:52,548 SOMETHING YOU CAN DO THAT 1806 01:10:52,548 --> 01:10:53,649 DOESN'T REQUIRE US TO DO A 1807 01:10:53,649 --> 01:10:54,283 RESOLUTION OR LEGISLATION. I 1808 01:10:54,283 --> 01:10:55,584 JUST WANT TO PROTECT THE FOLKS 1809 01:10:55,584 --> 01:10:59,655 WHO ARE HERE FROM WHAT IS 1810 01:10:59,655 --> 01:11:00,923 HAPPENING IN OTHER CITIES. 1811 01:11:00,923 --> 01:11:02,257 THOUGHTS? 1812 01:11:02,257 --> 01:11:03,459 >> THAT IS HELPFUL AND IS 1813 01:11:03,459 --> 01:11:05,294 SIMILAR TO WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO 1814 01:11:05,294 --> 01:11:10,265 DO WITH PROVIDING THE KNOW YOUR 1815 01:11:10,265 --> 01:11:11,667 RIGHTS TRAINING FOR SOME 1816 01:11:11,667 --> 01:11:14,203 BUSINESS COMMUNITY. I HAVE A 1817 01:11:14,203 --> 01:11:15,137 PRESENTATION I WILL BE DOING 1818 01:11:15,137 --> 01:11:17,139 NEXT MONTH WITH THE SEATTLE 1819 01:11:17,139 --> 01:11:19,541 CHAMBER IS PRESENTING TO THEM ON 1820 01:11:19,541 --> 01:11:23,012 SOME OF THESE ISSUES AND HELPING 1821 01:11:23,012 --> 01:11:24,313 THEM KNOW WHAT TO DO IN THESE 1822 01:11:24,313 --> 01:11:27,916 TYPES OF EVENTS , SO SIMILARLY 1823 01:11:27,916 --> 01:11:32,921 FOR HOMEOWNERS OR LANDLORDS , 1824 01:11:32,921 --> 01:11:34,556 THE HOUSING COMPLEX THAT YOU ARE 1825 01:11:34,556 --> 01:11:35,624 TALKING ABOUT AND MAKING SURE 1826 01:11:35,624 --> 01:11:38,861 THAT IF THERE IS A PLACE THAT 1827 01:11:38,861 --> 01:11:39,561 THEY CAN BEING THAT YOU 1828 01:11:39,561 --> 01:11:40,996 SPECIFICALLY KNOW, I WOULD BE 1829 01:11:40,996 --> 01:11:43,966 HAPPY TO HAVE SOME OF OUR TEAM, 1830 01:11:43,966 --> 01:11:46,268 AND PRESENT TO THEM. WE CAN MAKE 1831 01:11:46,268 --> 01:11:48,437 SURE THAT THEY ARE CONNECTED AND 1832 01:11:48,437 --> 01:11:50,072 RECEIVING A LOT OF THAT ACCURATE 1833 01:11:50,072 --> 01:11:52,174 INFORMATION KNOWING THE 1834 01:11:52,174 --> 01:11:53,108 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 1835 01:11:53,108 --> 01:11:54,843 ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER AND AN 1836 01:11:54,843 --> 01:11:58,681 ACTUAL JUDICIAL SIGNED WARRANT 1837 01:11:58,681 --> 01:12:00,582 FROM A JUDGE AND BEING ABLE TO 1838 01:12:00,582 --> 01:12:01,850 IDENTIFY THAT AND A LOT OF THE 1839 01:12:01,850 --> 01:12:04,420 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAININGS HAVE 1840 01:12:04,420 --> 01:12:05,354 THOSE MATERIALS, SO THEY CAN 1841 01:12:05,354 --> 01:12:11,126 FEEL EMPOWERED AND RESPOND WELL 1842 01:12:11,126 --> 01:12:12,561 WHEN THEY ARE APPROACHED BY ICE 1843 01:12:12,561 --> 01:12:13,495 OR ANY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY, SO 1844 01:12:13,495 --> 01:12:14,863 I'M HAPPY TO BE A THOUGHT 1845 01:12:14,863 --> 01:12:16,332 PARTNER AND I THINK IT'S A 1846 01:12:16,332 --> 01:12:16,799 GREAT IDEA. 1847 01:12:16,799 --> 01:12:23,405 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER . 1848 01:12:23,405 --> 01:12:24,940 THANK YOU, CHAIR OF ERROR. I 1849 01:12:24,940 --> 01:12:28,277 WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING 1850 01:12:28,277 --> 01:12:29,745 TIME FOR THIS PRESENTATION ON 1851 01:12:29,745 --> 01:12:32,948 TODAY'S AGENDA. IT WAS AN 1852 01:12:32,948 --> 01:12:33,449 INCREDIBLY INFORMATIVE 1853 01:12:33,449 --> 01:12:34,950 PRESENTATION AND I WANT TO THANK 1854 01:12:34,950 --> 01:12:36,385 YOU, DIRECTOR , AND THE ENTIRE 1855 01:12:36,385 --> 01:12:38,153 TEAM FOR THE WORK YOU ARE DOING 1856 01:12:38,153 --> 01:12:40,989 EVERYDAY AND I AM ALMOST SURE 1857 01:12:40,989 --> 01:12:42,358 THAT WHEN YOU SIGN UP TO THIS 1858 01:12:42,358 --> 01:12:43,325 WORK THAT YOU DIDN'T EXPECT TO 1859 01:12:43,325 --> 01:12:44,827 DO IT IN THE MIDST OF WHAT I'VE 1860 01:12:44,827 --> 01:12:47,429 COME TO UNDERSTAND AS AMERICA'S 1861 01:12:47,429 --> 01:12:48,330 LARGE MASS DEPORTATION EFFORT IN 1862 01:12:48,330 --> 01:12:50,799 MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY. I KNOW 1863 01:12:50,799 --> 01:12:53,569 THAT IT IS HEAVY ON YOUR HEART 1864 01:12:53,569 --> 01:12:58,474 AND STOPS HEARTS. THIS IS HARD 1865 01:12:58,474 --> 01:12:59,441 WORK AND TRAUMATIZING WORK AND 1866 01:12:59,441 --> 01:13:04,246 DEVASTATING WORK, SO I HOPE YOU 1867 01:13:04,246 --> 01:13:05,447 ARE TAKING TIME TO TAKE CARE OF 1868 01:13:05,447 --> 01:13:06,615 YOURSELVES AND I WANT TO THANK 1869 01:13:06,615 --> 01:13:07,683 YOU FOR STANDING WHY ARE 1870 01:13:07,683 --> 01:13:08,250 IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORHOODS AND 1871 01:13:08,250 --> 01:13:08,917 SUPPORTING THEM WITH PROGRAMS. 1872 01:13:08,917 --> 01:13:10,219 JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR 1873 01:13:10,219 --> 01:13:12,988 TODAY , A FEW MONTHS AGO, WE HAD 1874 01:13:12,988 --> 01:13:18,560 SOME DISCUSSIONS AS A BODY WITH 1875 01:13:18,560 --> 01:13:19,628 THE ORGANIZATION KIDS IN NEED OF 1876 01:13:19,628 --> 01:13:20,963 DEFENSE, WHICH WE HAVE COME TO 1877 01:13:20,963 --> 01:13:21,563 UNDERSTAND WHERE THEY HAVE 1878 01:13:21,563 --> 01:13:23,165 CLOSED THEIR DOORS AND LOSS IN 1879 01:13:23,165 --> 01:13:24,466 FEDERAL FUNDING. CURIOUS FOR HOW 1880 01:13:24,466 --> 01:13:25,734 ALL OF THE PARTNERING 1881 01:13:25,734 --> 01:13:27,436 ORGANIZATIONS AND HOW THEY HAVE 1882 01:13:27,436 --> 01:13:31,206 COME TO UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE 1883 01:13:31,206 --> 01:13:32,040 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAY 1884 01:13:32,040 --> 01:13:33,675 ALSO BE IMPACTED BY FEDERAL CUTS 1885 01:13:33,675 --> 01:13:35,177 AND HOW IT MAY BE IMPACTING 1886 01:13:35,177 --> 01:13:36,412 THEIR ABILITY TO DELIVER 1887 01:13:36,412 --> 01:13:40,182 SERVICES . COMPARED WITH THAT, 1888 01:13:40,182 --> 01:13:41,049 UNDERSTANDING WHAT WE HAVE COME 1889 01:13:41,049 --> 01:13:42,184 TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT ANY IMPACTS 1890 01:13:42,184 --> 01:13:43,352 TO REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT EFFORTS 1891 01:13:43,352 --> 01:13:44,820 AND NOT STATE-FUNDED, BUT FROM 1892 01:13:44,820 --> 01:13:45,921 FEDERAL DOLLARS. 1893 01:13:45,921 --> 01:13:49,358 >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. 1894 01:13:49,358 --> 01:13:54,129 FOR KIDS IN NEEDS OF DEFENSE, 1895 01:13:54,129 --> 01:13:55,764 THEY CLOSED THEIR DOORS, AS WE 1896 01:13:55,764 --> 01:13:57,199 KNOW. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, WE 1897 01:13:57,199 --> 01:13:59,635 HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS A NUMBER 1898 01:13:59,635 --> 01:14:05,941 OF TIMES. HAS TAKEN OVER A 1899 01:14:05,941 --> 01:14:06,875 NUMBER OF THOSE CASES AND 1900 01:14:06,875 --> 01:14:08,310 ACTUALLY ALL OF THEM, ESPECIALLY 1901 01:14:08,310 --> 01:14:11,814 THE CASES AND KIDS THAT WERE 1902 01:14:11,814 --> 01:14:13,015 BEING REPRESENTED IN THE CITY OF 1903 01:14:13,015 --> 01:14:14,483 SEATTLE, SO IT HAS TRANSITIONED 1904 01:14:14,483 --> 01:14:17,186 OVER AND THEY ARE ALSO RECEIVING 1905 01:14:17,186 --> 01:14:20,022 SUPPORT FROM THE SEATTLE 1906 01:14:20,022 --> 01:14:22,424 UNIVERSITY'S LEGAL CLINIC, AS 1907 01:14:22,424 --> 01:14:26,428 WELL. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF 1908 01:14:26,428 --> 01:14:27,196 ATTORNEYS THAT ARE HELPING 1909 01:14:27,196 --> 01:14:28,130 SUPPORT THAT CASELOAD, SO THAT 1910 01:14:28,130 --> 01:14:31,099 IS REALLY GOOD NEWS. WHEN IT 1911 01:14:31,099 --> 01:14:35,571 COMES TO FEDERAL CUTS THAT 1912 01:14:35,571 --> 01:14:36,672 ORGANIZATIONS ARE FACING 1913 01:14:36,672 --> 01:14:39,708 ACROSS-THE-BOARD , IT IS A PAIN 1914 01:14:39,708 --> 01:14:42,377 POINT. THERE ARE SO MANY OF 1915 01:14:42,377 --> 01:14:43,545 THESE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS 1916 01:14:43,545 --> 01:14:45,814 HERE THAT ARE FACING FEDERAL 1917 01:14:45,814 --> 01:14:50,886 CUTS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT 70% 1918 01:14:50,886 --> 01:14:52,020 OF THEIR BUDGET, FOR EXAMPLE, 1919 01:14:52,020 --> 01:14:57,759 DEPENDS ON FEDERAL FUNDING AND 1920 01:14:57,759 --> 01:14:58,827 LEARNING PROGRAMS AND SO FORTH 1921 01:14:58,827 --> 01:15:00,162 HAVE BEEN CUT AT THE FEDERAL 1922 01:15:00,162 --> 01:15:03,131 LEVEL . SOME FOLKS ARE 1923 01:15:03,131 --> 01:15:06,935 CONSOLIDATING THE PROGRAMS AND 1924 01:15:06,935 --> 01:15:07,603 EMERGING PROGRAMS AND OTHERS 1925 01:15:07,603 --> 01:15:10,272 HAVE TO SHUT DOWN SOME PROGRAMS 1926 01:15:10,272 --> 01:15:11,673 . IT IS THE SAME THING FOR THE 1927 01:15:11,673 --> 01:15:12,708 REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT WERE 1928 01:15:12,708 --> 01:15:18,146 HAPPENING WITH THE CAP AND BLOCK 1929 01:15:18,146 --> 01:15:19,548 ON REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT FROM THE 1930 01:15:19,548 --> 01:15:22,751 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT IS NOT 1931 01:15:22,751 --> 01:15:23,552 ALLOWING ORGANIZATIONS TO BE 1932 01:15:23,552 --> 01:15:24,520 ABLE TO DO THAT RESETTLEMENT 1933 01:15:24,520 --> 01:15:26,021 WORK THAT WE KNOW IS NEEDED 1934 01:15:26,021 --> 01:15:30,158 LOCALLY . THEY ARE BEING NIMBLE 1935 01:15:30,158 --> 01:15:32,494 AND WE ARE TRYING TO BE A GOOD 1936 01:15:32,494 --> 01:15:33,295 THOUGHT PARTNER HELPING THEM 1937 01:15:33,295 --> 01:15:34,663 THINK ABOUT OTHER SOURCES OF 1938 01:15:34,663 --> 01:15:36,265 REVENUE , WHETHER IT'S 1939 01:15:36,265 --> 01:15:40,202 PHILANTHROPY OR OTHER AGENCIES 1940 01:15:40,202 --> 01:15:42,738 THAT ARE WILLING TO STEP UP IN 1941 01:15:42,738 --> 01:15:45,173 THESE MOMENTS AND FUND PROGRAMS. 1942 01:15:45,173 --> 01:15:46,975 WE KNOW THAT IN THE PAST WE HAVE 1943 01:15:46,975 --> 01:15:50,212 BEEN HERE BEFORE AND WE SAW THE 1944 01:15:50,212 --> 01:15:55,584 BUSINESS COMMUNITY ALSO STEP UP 1945 01:15:55,584 --> 01:15:56,852 . THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY THAT 1946 01:15:56,852 --> 01:15:58,420 HAD DEPENDED ON IMMIGRANTS TO 1947 01:15:58,420 --> 01:16:03,058 POWER THEIR WORKFORCE HAVE BEEN 1948 01:16:03,058 --> 01:16:03,992 ABLE TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICE 1949 01:16:03,992 --> 01:16:10,432 FUNDING AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE 1950 01:16:10,432 --> 01:16:11,600 ARE TRYING TO BE A THOUGHT 1951 01:16:11,600 --> 01:16:12,701 PARTNER TO ORGANIZATIONS AND 1952 01:16:12,701 --> 01:16:15,404 HELP WITH SOME OTHER RESOURCES 1953 01:16:15,404 --> 01:16:16,238 AVAILABLE, BUT IT IS LIMITED AND 1954 01:16:16,238 --> 01:16:17,973 OUR PROBLEM. WE DO CONTINUE TO 1955 01:16:17,973 --> 01:16:20,175 HEAR SIGNIFICANT CUTS THEY ARE 1956 01:16:20,175 --> 01:16:22,411 FACING BECAUSE OF THE FEDERAL 1957 01:16:22,411 --> 01:16:24,479 CUTS WE ARE SEEING. 1958 01:16:24,479 --> 01:16:26,648 >> I WILL JUST ADD REALLY QUICK 1959 01:16:26,648 --> 01:16:30,252 , FROM JANUARY UNTIL NOW, WE ARE 1960 01:16:30,252 --> 01:16:31,653 SEEING THE CUTS COMING FROM 1961 01:16:31,653 --> 01:16:33,355 EXECUTIVE ORDERS WITH POLICIES 1962 01:16:33,355 --> 01:16:34,590 AND DIRECTLY FROM THE 1963 01:16:34,590 --> 01:16:36,525 ADMINISTRATION AND NOW WITH THE 1964 01:16:36,525 --> 01:16:38,160 PASSAGE OF THE BILL, THAT IS A 1965 01:16:38,160 --> 01:16:41,363 DIFFERENT SET OF CUTS AND THINGS 1966 01:16:41,363 --> 01:16:42,965 WE ARE LOOKING AT AND TRYING, AS 1967 01:16:42,965 --> 01:16:49,471 WELL. IT WAS MORE INDIVIDUAL AND 1968 01:16:49,471 --> 01:16:50,472 DIRECTED, BUT THERE WAS A BIGGER 1969 01:16:50,472 --> 01:16:51,606 PACKAGE OF CUTS WE ARE EXPECTING 1970 01:16:51,606 --> 01:16:56,878 AND I THINK A BIG IMPACT TO 1971 01:16:56,878 --> 01:16:58,380 PARTNERS WHO ARE DOING THE WORK 1972 01:16:58,380 --> 01:17:00,482 READINESS AND ENGLISH AS A 1973 01:17:00,482 --> 01:17:01,383 SECOND LANGUAGE THAT THEY HAVE 1974 01:17:01,383 --> 01:17:04,586 ALREADY SEEN CUT AND IT'S A 1975 01:17:04,586 --> 01:17:05,887 STATED GOAL IN THIS 1976 01:17:05,887 --> 01:17:07,055 ADMINISTRATION TO CUT THAT KIND 1977 01:17:07,055 --> 01:17:07,823 OF WORK. 1978 01:17:07,823 --> 01:17:13,028 >> WE DON'T DEPEND ON A LOT OF 1979 01:17:13,028 --> 01:17:13,996 FEDERAL FUNDING, BUT WE DO HAVE 1980 01:17:13,996 --> 01:17:15,063 DOLLARS FOR THE READY TO WORK 1981 01:17:15,063 --> 01:17:16,765 PROGRAM AND THAT IS EXPECTED TO 1982 01:17:16,765 --> 01:17:20,202 BE CUT THIS COMING YEAR AND THEY 1983 01:17:20,202 --> 01:17:23,672 HAVE ALREADY SAID THAT. WE ARE 1984 01:17:23,672 --> 01:17:24,806 THINKING OUTSIDE OF THE BOX AND 1985 01:17:24,806 --> 01:17:25,941 LOOKING AT OTHER OPPORTUNITIES 1986 01:17:25,941 --> 01:17:29,111 AND SOURCES OF REVENUE. 1987 01:17:29,111 --> 01:17:30,612 >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANY KIND 1988 01:17:30,612 --> 01:17:32,447 OF LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS THAT YOU 1989 01:17:32,447 --> 01:17:35,017 HAVE AT THE READY SO OUR OFFICE 1990 01:17:35,017 --> 01:17:37,285 CAN UNDERSTAND ACROSS-THE-BOARD 1991 01:17:37,285 --> 01:17:38,887 WHERE THESE CUTS MAY BE HITTING 1992 01:17:38,887 --> 01:17:40,322 ACROSS THE ORGANIZATIONS? THAT 1993 01:17:40,322 --> 01:17:42,057 WILL BE HELPFUL AS A FOLLOW-UP 1994 01:17:42,057 --> 01:17:43,191 TO TODAY'S SESSION. PAIRED WITH 1995 01:17:43,191 --> 01:17:48,764 THAT, I WAS PLEASED TO SEE THE 1996 01:17:48,764 --> 01:17:49,731 UPDATE ON STAFF TRAININGS ACROSS 1997 01:17:49,731 --> 01:17:50,866 THE CITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 1998 01:17:50,866 --> 01:17:52,367 MAYOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER. IS 1999 01:17:52,367 --> 01:17:53,602 THERE INTENT AT THIS TIME FROM 2000 01:17:53,602 --> 01:17:54,903 THE EXECUTIVE TO CONTINUE THOSE? 2001 01:17:54,903 --> 01:17:56,605 I AM THINKING ABOUT IF WE HAVE A 2002 01:17:56,605 --> 01:18:02,577 LONG PRESIDENTIAL TERM AHEAD OF 2003 01:18:02,577 --> 01:18:03,712 US AND THERE ARE THINGS LIKE 2004 01:18:03,712 --> 01:18:04,579 STAFF TURNOVER. I'M WONDERING 2005 01:18:04,579 --> 01:18:05,714 IF WE ARE PLANNING SOME AMOUNT 2006 01:18:05,714 --> 01:18:06,248 OF REGULARITY WITH DOING 2007 01:18:06,248 --> 01:18:07,082 DEPARTMENT LEVEL TRAININGS AND 2008 01:18:07,082 --> 01:18:08,450 I'M HOPEFUL THAT THE OFFICE 2009 01:18:08,450 --> 01:18:11,186 HOURS THAT YOU ARE OFFERING ARE 2010 01:18:11,186 --> 01:18:14,189 WELL UTILIZED, AS WELL. 2011 01:18:14,189 --> 01:18:15,557 >> IT IS A PRIORITY OF THE 2012 01:18:15,557 --> 01:18:16,391 MAYOR'S OFFICE IN OUR OFFICE, 2013 01:18:16,391 --> 01:18:18,160 AS WELL, TO CONTINUE TO DO THOSE 2014 01:18:18,160 --> 01:18:21,997 TRAININGS. ONE OF THE THINGS WE 2015 01:18:21,997 --> 01:18:23,098 ARE SEEING AND WE CAN REACH 2016 01:18:23,098 --> 01:18:24,232 EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THE CITY 2017 01:18:24,232 --> 01:18:26,134 AND TO YOUR POINT , THERE ARE 2018 01:18:26,134 --> 01:18:27,202 STAFF TURNOVERS AND ONE OF THE 2019 01:18:27,202 --> 01:18:28,203 THINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT 2020 01:18:28,203 --> 01:18:29,805 NOW IS HOW CAN WE UTILIZE 2021 01:18:29,805 --> 01:18:32,074 CORNERSTONE, WHICH IS THE 2022 01:18:32,074 --> 01:18:36,945 PLATFORM THAT EVERYONE AND CITY 2023 01:18:36,945 --> 01:18:37,913 EMPLOYEES, WHETHER YOU ARE A NEW 2024 01:18:37,913 --> 01:18:39,514 EMPLOYEE BEING IN THE ASSIGNED 2025 01:18:39,514 --> 01:18:42,250 TRAININGS. WE WILL BE ABLE TO 2026 01:18:42,250 --> 01:18:43,685 USE CORNERSTONE AS A WAY TO HAVE 2027 01:18:43,685 --> 01:18:45,353 MANDATORY TRAINING OR JUST 2028 01:18:45,353 --> 01:18:50,759 TRAINING THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO 2029 01:18:50,759 --> 01:18:51,426 HAVE FOUNDATIONAL UNDERSTANDING 2030 01:18:51,426 --> 01:18:55,097 OF WHAT THE CITY POLICIES ARE , 2031 01:18:55,097 --> 01:18:56,364 SO THAT THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE 2032 01:18:56,364 --> 01:18:59,768 AND KNOW HOW TO RESPOND IN A 2033 01:18:59,768 --> 01:19:00,735 MOMENT WHERE THEY ARE DEALING 2034 01:19:00,735 --> 01:19:01,970 WITH A FEDERAL AGENT, FOR 2035 01:19:01,970 --> 01:19:08,910 EXAMPLE. WAITING WE CONTINUE TO 2036 01:19:08,910 --> 01:19:09,578 THINK ABOUT THE TRAINING CENTER 2037 01:19:09,578 --> 01:19:10,879 TRYING TO DISSEMINATE A CITYWIDE 2038 01:19:10,879 --> 01:19:13,448 TRAINING. WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO 2039 01:19:13,448 --> 01:19:17,352 DO THE WORK, AS WELL , WHICH 2040 01:19:17,352 --> 01:19:19,421 WILL BE CONTINUOUS. 2041 01:19:19,421 --> 01:19:25,994 >> FANTASTIC NEWS. THANK YOU. I 2042 01:19:25,994 --> 01:19:27,329 LOVE THE WORK YOU SHARED ON THE 2043 01:19:27,329 --> 01:19:28,130 LEGAL DEFENSE NETWORK AND THE 2044 01:19:28,130 --> 01:19:30,265 NEW CITIZENSHIP PROGRAM . DO YOU 2045 01:19:30,265 --> 01:19:31,666 HAVE A SENSE OF SCALE OF NEED OR 2046 01:19:31,666 --> 01:19:34,836 DEMAND FOR THESE PROGRAMS? 2047 01:19:34,836 --> 01:19:38,206 >> WE CAN BRING SOME OF THE 2048 01:19:38,206 --> 01:19:39,341 EXPERTS WHO CARRY THIS BODY OF 2049 01:19:39,341 --> 01:19:40,809 WORK. WHEN WE HEAR THE DEMAND 2050 01:19:40,809 --> 01:19:44,212 AND NEEDS, IT IS VERY CITY OF 2051 01:19:44,212 --> 01:19:46,448 SEATTLE FOCUSED. WE HEAR THAT 2052 01:19:46,448 --> 01:19:50,986 THERE ARE LIMITED RESOURCES , 2053 01:19:50,986 --> 01:19:52,020 BECAUSE THEY ARE DEALING WITH 2054 01:19:52,020 --> 01:19:56,758 FEDERAL CUTS AND HAVING TO TAKE 2055 01:19:56,758 --> 01:20:00,295 ON CASES AND THERE IS NOT ENOUGH 2056 01:20:00,295 --> 01:20:01,997 EMPLOYEES TO TAKE ON THE 2057 01:20:01,997 --> 01:20:04,032 WORKLOAD. THAT IS WHAT WE HEAR 2058 01:20:04,032 --> 01:20:07,636 FROM THEM. HAVING LIMITED 2059 01:20:07,636 --> 01:20:09,070 CAPACITY TO BE ABLE TO DO THE 2060 01:20:09,070 --> 01:20:11,173 WORK AND RESOURCES ARE LIMITED 2061 01:20:11,173 --> 01:20:15,310 AT THIS TIME. WE CAN SHARE AND 2062 01:20:15,310 --> 01:20:18,480 CAPTURE DATA AND GIVE YOU 2063 01:20:18,480 --> 01:20:19,881 ACCURATE INFORMATION ON WHAT WE 2064 01:20:19,881 --> 01:20:21,116 ARE HEARING FROM DIFFERENT 2065 01:20:21,116 --> 01:20:25,921 ORGANIZATIONS AND IN A 2066 01:20:25,921 --> 01:20:26,755 CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP, SO WE 2067 01:20:26,755 --> 01:20:28,123 CAN MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS 2068 01:20:28,123 --> 01:20:37,032 AROUND THAT. 2069 01:20:37,032 --> 01:20:38,233 >> CONNECTED TO THAT WITH THE 2070 01:20:38,233 --> 01:20:38,900 LIMITED LEGAL CONSULTATION SIDE 2071 01:20:38,900 --> 01:20:39,634 OF THE RAPID RESPONSE PROGRAM, 2072 01:20:39,634 --> 01:20:40,702 EVEN THOUGH IT IS SEPARATE FROM 2073 01:20:40,702 --> 01:20:42,170 THE LEGAL DEFENSE, IT SPEAKS 2074 01:20:42,170 --> 01:20:45,106 LITTLE TO WHERE THE NEEDS ARE IN 2075 01:20:45,106 --> 01:20:45,841 TERMS OF WHAT CONSULTATIONS 2076 01:20:45,841 --> 01:20:47,209 PEOPLE ARE SEEKING AROUND SOME 2077 01:20:47,209 --> 01:20:50,045 SHIFTING APPROACHES FROM THE 2078 01:20:50,045 --> 01:20:55,917 ADMINISTRATION, AS WELL. THAT IS 2079 01:20:55,917 --> 01:20:56,918 THE GOAL OF THE RAPID RESPONSE 2080 01:20:56,918 --> 01:20:59,554 PROGRAM, TO MEET NEW LEGAL NEEDS 2081 01:20:59,554 --> 01:21:03,525 AND PROVIDE THE BEST PATHWAY 2082 01:21:03,525 --> 01:21:04,259 POSSIBLE FOR IMMIGRANT AND 2083 01:21:04,259 --> 01:21:05,126 REFUGEE PARTNERS. 2084 01:21:05,126 --> 01:21:12,834 >> THIS IS WHY THE LIST OF PRO 2085 01:21:12,834 --> 01:21:20,642 BONO LEGAL SUPPORT OFFICE HAS 2086 01:21:20,642 --> 01:21:28,049 BEEN WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP AND 2087 01:21:28,049 --> 01:21:29,184 REACHING OUT TO MAKE SURE THAT 2088 01:21:29,184 --> 01:21:30,051 THE ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE KING 2089 01:21:30,051 --> 01:21:32,320 COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION AND 2090 01:21:32,320 --> 01:21:33,054 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL 2091 01:21:33,054 --> 01:21:33,989 OF LAW AND SEATTLE UNIVERSITY 2092 01:21:33,989 --> 01:21:36,591 HAVE STEPPED UP TO REALLY FILL A 2093 01:21:36,591 --> 01:21:41,529 NEED , WHICH HAS BEEN REALLY 2094 01:21:41,529 --> 01:21:43,164 HELPFUL IN THE CONTEXT OF ALL OF 2095 01:21:43,164 --> 01:21:47,602 THIS. WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD A GREAT 2096 01:21:47,602 --> 01:21:49,938 NEED FOR THIS PRIOR TO JANUARY, 2097 01:21:49,938 --> 01:21:53,275 SO IT'S ONGOING , BUT I KNOW 2098 01:21:53,275 --> 01:21:55,010 THAT THE OFFICE HAS DONE A GREAT 2099 01:21:55,010 --> 01:21:58,380 JOB OF PARTNERING AND FINDING 2100 01:21:58,380 --> 01:22:00,515 CREATIVE WAYS TO GET 2101 01:22:00,515 --> 01:22:09,991 ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED. THAT IS 2102 01:22:09,991 --> 01:22:16,298 SOMETHING THAT IS FILLING THAT 2103 01:22:16,298 --> 01:22:20,035 NEED. YOU MAKE ANY DATA TO 2104 01:22:20,035 --> 01:22:21,169 PROVIDE ON THE LEVEL OF NEED 2105 01:22:21,169 --> 01:22:27,909 WOULD BE HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND. 2106 01:22:27,909 --> 01:22:29,477 I WILL CLOSE TO THIS POINT, 2107 01:22:29,477 --> 01:22:30,412 BECAUSE I APPRECIATE DATA AND 2108 01:22:30,412 --> 01:22:31,146 INFORMATION ABOUT THE REALITIES 2109 01:22:31,146 --> 01:22:32,447 OF HOW MANY CALLS ARE COMING IN 2110 01:22:32,447 --> 01:22:34,249 AND THE REALITIES OF CALLS 2111 01:22:34,249 --> 01:22:35,183 WITHIN SEATTLE. IF I HEARD 2112 01:22:35,183 --> 01:22:36,851 CORRECTLY, 739 CALLS STATEWIDE 2113 01:22:36,851 --> 01:22:39,120 AND 109 CITY OF SEATTLE. EIGHT 2114 01:22:39,120 --> 01:22:45,493 OF THOSE WERE VERIFIED. THAT IS 2115 01:22:45,493 --> 01:22:54,469 HELPFUL TO KNOW , BECAUSE THERE 2116 01:22:54,469 --> 01:22:55,870 IS A SENTIMENT OF FEAR. SOME 2117 01:22:55,870 --> 01:22:57,105 CITIES ARE BEING HARDER HIT BY 2118 01:22:57,105 --> 01:22:58,306 ICE RAIDS AND ACTIVITY THAN OURS 2119 01:22:58,306 --> 01:23:03,712 AT THIS TIME. WE KNOW THAT 2120 01:23:03,712 --> 01:23:04,512 THINGS COULD BE CHANGING WITH 2121 01:23:04,512 --> 01:23:06,147 THE PASSAGE OF THE BIG BETRAYAL 2122 01:23:06,147 --> 01:23:10,518 BILL. FROM WHAT WE COME TO 2123 01:23:10,518 --> 01:23:11,820 UNDERSTAND THAT THE AMERICAN 2124 01:23:11,820 --> 01:23:19,761 IMMIGRATION COUNSEL , THIS BILL 2125 01:23:19,761 --> 01:23:20,795 INCLUDES A NUMBER OF CHANGES AND 2126 01:23:20,795 --> 01:23:21,396 INVESTMENT INTO DEPORTATION 2127 01:23:21,396 --> 01:23:22,230 EFFORTS. IT IS TURNING THE 2128 01:23:22,230 --> 01:23:23,264 IMMIGRATION SYSTEM INTO A PAY TO 2129 01:23:23,264 --> 01:23:24,766 PLAY SYSTEM BY IMPOSING AND 2130 01:23:24,766 --> 01:23:26,534 INCREASING FEES FOR ASYLUM 2131 01:23:26,534 --> 01:23:27,035 APPLICATIONS, TEMPORARY 2132 01:23:27,035 --> 01:23:29,804 PROTECTED STATUS APPLICATIONS 2133 01:23:29,804 --> 01:23:31,306 AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT A 2134 01:23:31,306 --> 01:23:34,275 SINGLE LUMP SUM OF 29.9 BILLION 2135 01:23:34,275 --> 01:23:38,446 TOWARDS ENFORCEMENT AND 2136 01:23:38,446 --> 01:23:39,047 DEPORTATION OFFICES INCLUDING 2137 01:23:39,047 --> 01:23:40,315 FUNDING TO HIRE AN ADDITIONAL 2138 01:23:40,315 --> 01:23:41,983 10,000 I.C.E. OFFICERS IN FIVE 2139 01:23:41,983 --> 01:23:43,585 YEARS WHILE MODERNIZING THEIR 2140 01:23:43,585 --> 01:23:45,020 FLEET AND OTHER TRANSPORTATION 2141 01:23:45,020 --> 01:23:48,690 COSTS , ATTORNEYS TO REPRESENT 2142 01:23:48,690 --> 01:23:50,325 GOVERNMENT COURT AND PAIRED WITH 2143 01:23:50,325 --> 01:23:54,896 THAT OF 45 BILLION FOR BUILDING 2144 01:23:54,896 --> 01:23:55,930 NEW IMMIGRATION DETENTION 2145 01:23:55,930 --> 01:24:02,437 CENTERS. THAT IS TO TRANSLATE TO 2146 01:24:02,437 --> 01:24:11,579 AT LEAST 116,000 NEW BATS . 2147 01:24:11,579 --> 01:24:12,747 IT'S HARD TO FATHOM WHAT THEY 2148 01:24:12,747 --> 01:24:13,515 WILL MEAN AND HOW THE 2149 01:24:13,515 --> 01:24:15,116 RESEARCHERS CAN SCALE UP AND HOW 2150 01:24:15,116 --> 01:24:18,887 QUICKLY . I WANT TO COMMEND THE 2151 01:24:18,887 --> 01:24:20,188 WORK THAT THE OFFICE HAS BEEN 2152 01:24:20,188 --> 01:24:24,993 DOING WITH THE RAPID RESPONSE 2153 01:24:24,993 --> 01:24:25,860 NETWORK AND BEING ABLE TO 2154 01:24:25,860 --> 01:24:28,997 COLLECT INFORMATION AND DATA . 2155 01:24:28,997 --> 01:24:30,432 THAT DATA WILL BE IMPORTANT TO 2156 01:24:30,432 --> 01:24:31,766 TRACK IN THE COMING MONTHS AS WE 2157 01:24:31,766 --> 01:24:32,634 BETTER UNDERSTAND THE 2158 01:24:32,634 --> 01:24:36,104 IMPLEMENTATION OF INVESTMENTS 2159 01:24:36,104 --> 01:24:37,072 UNDER THE BIG BETRAYAL BILL. 2160 01:24:37,072 --> 01:24:40,508 WITH THAT, THANK YOU FOR 2161 01:24:40,508 --> 01:24:41,309 ALLOWING ME THE TIME. 2162 01:24:41,309 --> 01:24:42,377 >> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. THIS 2163 01:24:42,377 --> 01:24:44,646 IS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO ME 2164 01:24:44,646 --> 01:24:46,147 THAT OIRA, AND GIVE ACCURATE 2165 01:24:46,147 --> 01:24:51,486 DATA . ALL OF THIS INSTILLS FEAR 2166 01:24:51,486 --> 01:24:53,555 IN FOLKS. THE MORE WE TALK ABOUT 2167 01:24:53,555 --> 01:24:56,157 IT AND THE MORE WE HIGHLIGHT IT, 2168 01:24:56,157 --> 01:25:00,361 WE JUST DON'T KNOW TODAY , BUT 2169 01:25:00,361 --> 01:25:01,429 WE NEED TO GO ON WHAT'S 2170 01:25:01,429 --> 01:25:03,765 HAPPENING IN SEATTLE TODAY, 2171 01:25:03,765 --> 01:25:04,766 WHICH IS BETTER THAN OTHER 2172 01:25:04,766 --> 01:25:07,135 CITIES, SO THAT FOLKS AND 2173 01:25:07,135 --> 01:25:08,570 CHILLING IMPACT ON COMMUNITY IS 2174 01:25:08,570 --> 01:25:10,939 REAL AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE 2175 01:25:10,939 --> 01:25:13,241 THAT FOLKS KNOW THAT THEY ARE 2176 01:25:13,241 --> 01:25:15,043 SAFE TO ACCESS SERVICES THEY 2177 01:25:15,043 --> 01:25:18,813 NEED , INCLUDING FOOD, SCHOOL 2178 01:25:18,813 --> 01:25:22,784 AND ALL THINGS AND GO TO WORK. 2179 01:25:22,784 --> 01:25:26,888 THAT IS CRITICAL. I JUST WANT TO 2180 01:25:26,888 --> 01:25:31,292 UNDERSCORE THAT. UNFORTUNATELY , 2181 01:25:31,292 --> 01:25:36,464 THAT IS A CONSEQUENCE OF FOLKS 2182 01:25:36,464 --> 01:25:37,265 OF NOT HAVING ACCURATE 2183 01:25:37,265 --> 01:25:38,399 INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT'S 2184 01:25:38,399 --> 01:25:41,436 HAPPENING ON THE GROUND AND I 2185 01:25:41,436 --> 01:25:45,073 FEEL FORTUNATE THAT SEATTLE, 2186 01:25:45,073 --> 01:25:47,775 THINGS ARE BETTER AT THE MOMENT 2187 01:25:47,775 --> 01:25:50,778 AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR 2188 01:25:50,778 --> 01:25:52,580 . THIS IS WHY I WANT TO 2189 01:25:52,580 --> 01:25:54,582 UNDERSCORE DIRECTOR MOHAMMED 2190 01:25:54,582 --> 01:25:56,251 LEADERSHIP AND THE COMMITMENT OF 2191 01:25:56,251 --> 01:25:59,320 HER TEAM , BECAUSE THEY ARE 2192 01:25:59,320 --> 01:26:00,622 GETTING THE INFORMATION IN 2193 01:26:00,622 --> 01:26:01,589 REAL-TIME QUICKLY , SO THEY CAN 2194 01:26:01,589 --> 01:26:03,925 TRANSLATE THAT INTO COMMUNITY , 2195 01:26:03,925 --> 01:26:08,863 WHICH IS CRITICAL. I SUSPECT ALL 2196 01:26:08,863 --> 01:26:10,532 CITIES HAVE OFFICE MIGHT LIKE 2197 01:26:10,532 --> 01:26:13,868 OIRA, SO I AM GRATEFUL TO YOU 2198 01:26:13,868 --> 01:26:17,138 ALL. I SEE YOU HAVE YOUR HAND 2199 01:26:17,138 --> 01:26:19,274 UP, COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. 2200 01:26:19,274 --> 01:26:21,676 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR. 2201 01:26:21,676 --> 01:26:24,646 THANK YOU, CHAIR, FOR HAVING 2202 01:26:24,646 --> 01:26:26,180 BROUGHT THIS ON THE AGENDA FOR 2203 01:26:26,180 --> 01:26:30,919 TODAY . THANK YOU, OFFICE OF 2204 01:26:30,919 --> 01:26:33,221 IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE SERVICES 2205 01:26:33,221 --> 01:26:35,890 , DIRECTOR MOHAMMED . IT'S GOOD 2206 01:26:35,890 --> 01:26:46,367 TO SEE YOU. I DON'T HAVE 2207 01:26:46,501 --> 01:26:47,468 QUESTIONS, BUT I JUST WANT TO 2208 01:26:47,468 --> 01:26:49,070 HIGHLIGHT TWO THINGS THAT ARE 2209 01:26:49,070 --> 01:26:50,905 INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. THE FIRST 2210 01:26:50,905 --> 01:26:51,973 THING IS HOW INCREDIBLE YOUR 2211 01:26:51,973 --> 01:26:55,910 OFFICE WAS LAST YEAR WHEN WE HAD 2212 01:26:55,910 --> 01:27:00,515 REFUGEES COME TO SEATTLE TO FIND 2213 01:27:00,515 --> 01:27:04,752 SERVICES. THEY WERE IN A COUPLE 2214 01:27:04,752 --> 01:27:06,054 OF PARTS PARTICULARLY IN MY 2215 01:27:06,054 --> 01:27:11,225 DISTRICT AND THE COMPASSION, 2216 01:27:11,225 --> 01:27:12,260 LOVE, CARING AND DIRECTION YOU 2217 01:27:12,260 --> 01:27:14,462 GAVE FROM YOUR OFFICE AND WITH 2218 01:27:14,462 --> 01:27:16,698 THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND HUMAN 2219 01:27:16,698 --> 01:27:19,667 SERVICES DEPARTMENT , THERE ARE 2220 01:27:19,667 --> 01:27:20,969 SO MANY DIFFERENT OFFICES 2221 01:27:20,969 --> 01:27:24,005 INVOLVED , BUT BEHIND THE SCENES 2222 01:27:24,005 --> 01:27:27,909 AND PEOPLE SAW STUFF HAPPEN IN 2223 01:27:27,909 --> 01:27:29,077 OUR COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND THEY 2224 01:27:29,077 --> 01:27:30,044 DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE INNER 2225 01:27:30,044 --> 01:27:31,446 WORKINGS OF WHAT THE CITY HAD TO 2226 01:27:31,446 --> 01:27:32,380 GO THROUGH AND CONNECT WITH 2227 01:27:32,380 --> 01:27:36,117 OTHER CITIES, STATE , COUNTY AND 2228 01:27:36,117 --> 01:27:37,719 DIFFERENT LEVELS BEHIND THE 2229 01:27:37,719 --> 01:27:44,192 SCENES. I JUST WANT TO SAY, 2230 01:27:44,192 --> 01:27:45,426 THANK YOU. A LOT OF PEOPLE DID 2231 01:27:45,426 --> 01:27:49,831 NOT SEE THAT, THE GOING OUT 2232 01:27:49,831 --> 01:27:51,332 THERE WITH FANS AND GOING TO THE 2233 01:27:51,332 --> 01:27:53,468 HOTEL AND TAKING PEOPLE BACK AND 2234 01:27:53,468 --> 01:27:54,936 FORTH OR THE COORDINATION. THAT 2235 01:27:54,936 --> 01:27:57,839 WAS HUGE AND OTHER SERVICE 2236 01:27:57,839 --> 01:28:01,275 PROVIDERS, AS WELL. I JUST WANT 2237 01:28:01,275 --> 01:28:03,778 TO HIGHLIGHT THAT , BECAUSE I 2238 01:28:03,778 --> 01:28:05,413 DON'T THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE 2239 01:28:05,413 --> 01:28:10,284 KNEW ABOUT YOUR INVOLVEMENT AND 2240 01:28:10,284 --> 01:28:10,985 HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND 2241 01:28:10,985 --> 01:28:11,919 THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND ALL OF 2242 01:28:11,919 --> 01:28:14,022 THESE FOLK, SO I JUST WANT TO 2243 01:28:14,022 --> 01:28:15,923 HIGHLIGHT THAT. NOW, WE HAVE 2244 01:28:15,923 --> 01:28:18,559 THIS PIECE. THAT WAS LAST YEAR 2245 01:28:18,559 --> 01:28:21,896 AND NOW WE HAVE THIS COMPONENT 2246 01:28:21,896 --> 01:28:23,197 OF WHAT IS GOING ON AT THE 2247 01:28:23,197 --> 01:28:24,866 FEDERAL LEVEL AND HOW IT'S 2248 01:28:24,866 --> 01:28:27,769 IMPACTING HERE, BUT I ALSO WANT 2249 01:28:27,769 --> 01:28:32,507 PEOPLE TO REMEMBER THE AMOUNT -- 2250 01:28:32,507 --> 01:28:34,075 EVEN THOUGH IT MIGHT NOT LIVE 2251 01:28:34,075 --> 01:28:39,580 UNDER OUR OIRA UMBRELLA , WE 2252 01:28:39,580 --> 01:28:40,982 STILL HAVE PROGRAMS WITHIN THE 2253 01:28:40,982 --> 01:28:43,584 CITY THAT ARE OPEN TO EVERYONE 2254 01:28:43,584 --> 01:28:47,889 NO MATTER IMMIGRATION STATUS OR 2255 01:28:47,889 --> 01:28:51,959 WHERE THEY ARE IN THE CITY , IN 2256 01:28:51,959 --> 01:28:52,960 THE CENTRAL DISTRICT AND NORTH 2257 01:28:52,960 --> 01:28:56,431 END. THEY CAN STILL GO TO THE 2258 01:28:56,431 --> 01:29:02,570 40+ LOCATIONS FOR FOOD AND PARTS 2259 01:29:02,570 --> 01:29:03,504 FOR THE SUMMER MEALS PROGRAM AND 2260 01:29:03,504 --> 01:29:04,972 BE ABLE TO GET FOOD IF YOU ARE 2261 01:29:04,972 --> 01:29:06,341 UNDER THE AGE OF 18. I THINK 2262 01:29:06,341 --> 01:29:07,875 IT'S IMPORTANT ALSO FOR US TO 2263 01:29:07,875 --> 01:29:09,677 REMEMBER ABOUT HOW OTHER CITY 2264 01:29:09,677 --> 01:29:15,016 DEPARTMENTS AND INCLUDE A 2265 01:29:15,016 --> 01:29:17,518 WELCOMING CITY AND ALL THE 2266 01:29:17,518 --> 01:29:21,456 PROGRAMS THAT WE HAD AND WE PUT 2267 01:29:21,456 --> 01:29:22,557 LAST YEAR FOR THE MAYOR'S OFFICE 2268 01:29:22,557 --> 01:29:26,594 TO SEND US A LIST OF PROGRAMS 2269 01:29:26,594 --> 01:29:29,931 AND FOCUSED IN OUR CITY. IT WAS 2270 01:29:29,931 --> 01:29:34,335 AN EXTENSIVE LIST THAT WE GOT 2271 01:29:34,335 --> 01:29:35,236 AND ALL OF THOSE PROGRAMS AND 2272 01:29:35,236 --> 01:29:36,471 HOW THEY IMPACT FAMILIES AND 2273 01:29:36,471 --> 01:29:39,173 CHILDREN AND KIDS NO MATTER 2274 01:29:39,173 --> 01:29:42,543 THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS, WE 2275 01:29:42,543 --> 01:29:44,178 ONLY LOOK AT THE OFFICE WHERE 2276 01:29:44,178 --> 01:29:47,915 THE TITLE AND WE ARE ONLY 2277 01:29:47,915 --> 01:29:49,317 SPENDING $6 MILLION FOR THIS 2278 01:29:49,317 --> 01:29:52,520 OFFICE , BUT IT IS SO INTEGRATED 2279 01:29:52,520 --> 01:29:57,125 IN OUR CITY AND HOW WE OPERATE 2280 01:29:57,125 --> 01:29:58,593 AND PROVIDE SERVICES AND WHO IS 2281 01:29:58,593 --> 01:30:01,596 IMPACTED . I JUST WANT TO 2282 01:30:01,596 --> 01:30:02,096 HIGHLIGHT THAT, BECAUSE 2283 01:30:02,096 --> 01:30:03,297 ADVOCATES IMPORTANT PART THANK 2284 01:30:03,297 --> 01:30:06,067 YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. IT IS 2285 01:30:06,067 --> 01:30:07,201 HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND THE 2286 01:30:07,201 --> 01:30:08,136 PROGRAMMING YOU OFFER AND 2287 01:30:08,136 --> 01:30:10,705 SERVICES YOU OFFER FOR AND THE 2288 01:30:10,705 --> 01:30:15,009 HUB. YOU ARE ABLE TO DIRECT THEM 2289 01:30:15,009 --> 01:30:16,344 TO DIFFERENT PLACES, SO I 2290 01:30:16,344 --> 01:30:20,214 APPRECIATE THAT OVERVIEW AND 2291 01:30:20,214 --> 01:30:22,083 WHERE WE ARE AT AND WE CONTINUE 2292 01:30:22,083 --> 01:30:26,521 TO MONITOR WHAT IS GOING ON. 2293 01:30:26,521 --> 01:30:27,088 THANK YOU, CHAIR. 2294 01:30:27,088 --> 01:30:28,289 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 2295 01:30:28,289 --> 01:30:29,757 HOLLINGSWORTH. THERE IS A LOT OF 2296 01:30:29,757 --> 01:30:33,828 OVERLAP ACROSS THE CITY AND IN 2297 01:30:33,828 --> 01:30:34,729 THIS COMMITTEE WITH THE 2298 01:30:34,729 --> 01:30:35,930 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND 2299 01:30:35,930 --> 01:30:36,998 EARLY LEARNING. IMMIGRANT 2300 01:30:36,998 --> 01:30:42,904 FAMILIES AND THEIR KIDS. UTILIZE 2301 01:30:42,904 --> 01:30:44,305 A LOT OF THE EDUCATION SPORTS 2302 01:30:44,305 --> 01:30:47,074 INCLUDING AND APPRENTICESHIP 2303 01:30:47,074 --> 01:30:49,677 OPPORTUNITIES AND PROMISES 2304 01:30:49,677 --> 01:30:51,145 PROGRAM THAT THE CITY AND 2305 01:30:51,145 --> 01:30:55,950 MINISTERS. AND ALL OF THE 2306 01:30:55,950 --> 01:30:57,351 APARTMENTS WORKING TOGETHER AS 2307 01:30:57,351 --> 01:31:00,655 ONE SEATTLE AND MAKE SURE THAT 2308 01:31:00,655 --> 01:31:05,359 OUR FOLKS HAVE SERVICES, WHICH 2309 01:31:05,359 --> 01:31:06,928 IS WHY IT IS SO CRITICAL THAT WE 2310 01:31:06,928 --> 01:31:07,628 HAVE THE ACCURATE INFORMATION SO 2311 01:31:07,628 --> 01:31:09,964 WE ARE ABLE TO TELL PEOPLE THAT 2312 01:31:09,964 --> 01:31:11,365 IT'S OKAY TO COME OUT AND IF 2313 01:31:11,365 --> 01:31:12,300 THERE COMES A POINT WHERE IT'S 2314 01:31:12,300 --> 01:31:13,835 NOT, WE WILL TELL THEM THAT, 2315 01:31:13,835 --> 01:31:16,871 TOO. I KNOW IT IS IMPORTANT TO 2316 01:31:16,871 --> 01:31:21,242 YOU THAT FOLKS ARE GETTING THEIR 2317 01:31:21,242 --> 01:31:22,677 FOOD AND ALL OF THEIR NEEDS MET. 2318 01:31:22,677 --> 01:31:25,780 THANK YOU SO MUCH, DIRECTOR , 2319 01:31:25,780 --> 01:31:26,781 AND HER TEAM FOR BEING HERE AND 2320 01:31:26,781 --> 01:31:31,752 YOUR TEAM WAS NOT HERE TODAY. 2321 01:31:31,752 --> 01:31:32,820 MEET REGULARLY AND ONCE WE ARE 2322 01:31:32,820 --> 01:31:34,655 TALKING ABOUT THE ISSUES AND 2323 01:31:34,655 --> 01:31:39,160 KEEP YOU APPRISED. THANK YOU FOR 2324 01:31:39,160 --> 01:31:39,994 ALL THAT YOU ARE DOING. 2325 01:31:39,994 --> 01:31:41,462 >> THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE 2326 01:31:41,462 --> 01:31:43,130 TIME. IF I CAN SAY QUICKLY TO 2327 01:31:43,130 --> 01:31:46,767 COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, 2328 01:31:46,767 --> 01:31:47,869 WHEN THE MIGRANTS WERE AT THE 2329 01:31:47,869 --> 01:31:50,071 PARK IN YOUR DISTRICT, THE 2330 01:31:50,071 --> 01:31:53,507 PROJECT I WAS JUST SHARING , A 2331 01:31:53,507 --> 01:31:54,642 LOT OF THE FAMILIES DID GET 2332 01:31:54,642 --> 01:31:57,144 MOVED INTO HOTELS AND SOME ARE 2333 01:31:57,144 --> 01:31:59,580 NOW SELF-SUFFICIENT AND ARE ABLE 2334 01:31:59,580 --> 01:32:02,750 TO USE THE WORK AUTHORIZATION . 2335 01:32:02,750 --> 01:32:03,751 THOSE DOLLARS CAME FROM THE 2336 01:32:03,751 --> 01:32:05,419 STATE, SO THAT WAS GOOD REGIONAL 2337 01:32:05,419 --> 01:32:07,121 PARTNERSHIP THAT WAS ABLE TO 2338 01:32:07,121 --> 01:32:08,489 HAPPEN IN COORDINATION ACROSS TO 2339 01:32:08,489 --> 01:32:12,093 YOUR CITY AND THERE WERE A LOT 2340 01:32:12,093 --> 01:32:12,927 OF DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED WITH A 2341 01:32:12,927 --> 01:32:15,429 HUGE SHOUT OUT TO HELP DO THAT 2342 01:32:15,429 --> 01:32:18,232 WORK. DEPARTMENT OF 2343 01:32:18,232 --> 01:32:19,267 NEIGHBORHOODS IS PRESENTING AND 2344 01:32:19,267 --> 01:32:23,671 DIRECTOR WAS HERE. SHE ALSO DOES 2345 01:32:23,671 --> 01:32:24,839 AN INCREDIBLE JOB IN KEEPING OUR 2346 01:32:24,839 --> 01:32:25,406 NEIGHBORHOODS TOGETHER AND 2347 01:32:25,406 --> 01:32:30,545 MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE -- 2348 01:32:30,545 --> 01:32:31,145 IMMIGRANT REFUGEE COMMUNITY 2349 01:32:31,145 --> 01:32:31,879 MEMBERS AND OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS 2350 01:32:31,879 --> 01:32:34,148 IN THE CITY ALSO KNOW THE 2351 01:32:34,148 --> 01:32:34,916 RESOURCES AND INFORMATION THAT 2352 01:32:34,916 --> 01:32:38,119 THEY NEED TO HAVE, SO THERE'S A 2353 01:32:38,119 --> 01:32:39,086 LOT OF GREAT WORK THAT HAPPENS 2354 01:32:39,086 --> 01:32:41,222 ACROSS THE CITY AND I FEEL VERY 2355 01:32:41,222 --> 01:32:42,890 PROUD TO BE ABLE TO SERVE. THANK 2356 01:32:42,890 --> 01:32:47,862 YOU , ALL COUNCILMEMBERS , FOR 2357 01:32:47,862 --> 01:32:49,163 YOUR LEADERSHIP AND CARING. 2358 01:32:49,163 --> 01:32:56,971 THANK YOU. 2359 01:32:56,971 --> 01:33:01,375 >> CLERK, CAN WE PLEASE MOVE ON 2360 01:33:01,375 --> 01:33:11,819 TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM? 2361 01:33:12,653 --> 01:33:13,621 >> AGENDA ITEM 13, DEPARTMENT OF 2362 01:33:13,621 --> 01:33:14,322 NEIGHBORHOODS WILL BE PRESENTING 2363 01:33:14,322 --> 01:33:15,056 ON ITS COMMUNITY SAFETY 2364 01:33:15,056 --> 01:33:16,157 PORTFOLIO FOR BRIEFING AND 2365 01:33:16,157 --> 01:33:16,857 DISCUSSION. 2366 01:33:16,857 --> 01:33:18,125 >> THANK YOU. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN 2367 01:33:18,125 --> 01:33:19,727 READ INTO THE RECORD. TODAY, WE 2368 01:33:19,727 --> 01:33:23,030 ARE JOINED BY DIRECTOR JENNIFER 2369 01:33:23,030 --> 01:33:26,400 AND DENISE , COMMUNITY CAPACITY 2370 01:33:26,400 --> 01:33:28,836 AND SAFETY MANAGER FOR THE 2371 01:33:28,836 --> 01:33:30,671 DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS. 2372 01:33:30,671 --> 01:33:32,173 THEY WILL BE GIVING US AN 2373 01:33:32,173 --> 01:33:35,409 UPDATE. IT IS ON THEIR COMMUNITY 2374 01:33:35,409 --> 01:33:38,546 SAFETY WORK. COLLEAGUES, PLEASE 2375 01:33:38,546 --> 01:33:40,314 HOLD QUESTIONS UNTIL THE END OF 2376 01:33:40,314 --> 01:33:44,085 THE PRESENTATION . IT IS 11:06 2377 01:33:44,085 --> 01:33:45,419 AND THIS GENERALLY GOES UNTIL 2378 01:33:45,419 --> 01:33:49,757 11:03 , BUT THIS IS QUICKER, SO 2379 01:33:49,757 --> 01:33:51,459 WE WILL GET TO IT AND BE ABLE TO 2380 01:33:51,459 --> 01:33:54,261 GET TO YOUR QUESTIONS. IF YOU 2381 01:33:54,261 --> 01:33:55,396 HOLD YOUR QUESTIONS, WE WILL BE 2382 01:33:55,396 --> 01:33:56,697 ABLE TO GET TO IT FASTER. 2383 01:33:56,697 --> 01:33:58,165 DIRECTOR, STATE YOUR NAME FOR 2384 01:33:58,165 --> 01:34:02,803 THE RECORD . DENISE, STATE YOUR 2385 01:34:02,803 --> 01:34:04,405 NAME FOR THE RECORD AND YOU MAY 2386 01:34:04,405 --> 01:34:05,773 BEGIN. 2387 01:34:05,773 --> 01:34:09,243 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT WILL BE 2388 01:34:09,243 --> 01:34:12,947 A PRETTY INFORMATIVE MEETING AND 2389 01:34:12,947 --> 01:34:14,148 WE PLAN TO SHARE IN PROGRESS. 2390 01:34:14,148 --> 01:34:15,349 THERE MAY NOT BE MANY QUESTIONS 2391 01:34:15,349 --> 01:34:17,018 AT FIRST AND THAT IS OKAY. MY 2392 01:34:17,018 --> 01:34:20,154 NAME IS JENIFER CHAO AND I AM 2393 01:34:20,154 --> 01:34:21,655 THE DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF 2394 01:34:21,655 --> 01:34:22,423 NEIGHBORHOODS. 2395 01:34:22,423 --> 01:34:22,990 >> GOOD MORNING. 2396 01:34:22,990 --> 01:34:26,427 >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS 2397 01:34:26,427 --> 01:34:27,428 DENISE AND I AM THE COMMUNITY 2398 01:34:27,428 --> 01:34:28,362 CAPACITY AND SAFETY MANAGER WITH 2399 01:34:28,362 --> 01:34:29,964 DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS. 2400 01:34:29,964 --> 01:34:35,036 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL CHAIR 2401 01:34:35,036 --> 01:34:35,836 RIVERA AND COUNCILMEMBERS FOR 2402 01:34:35,836 --> 01:34:38,906 HAVING US HERE TODAY. WE ARE 2403 01:34:38,906 --> 01:34:39,974 EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU AN 2404 01:34:39,974 --> 01:34:40,875 OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 2405 01:34:40,875 --> 01:34:41,876 NEIGHBORHOODS COMMUNITY SAFETY 2406 01:34:41,876 --> 01:34:43,177 PORTFOLIO. THE WORK OF THE 2407 01:34:43,177 --> 01:34:44,912 DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS HAS 2408 01:34:44,912 --> 01:34:48,149 ALWAYS INTERSECTED WITH 2409 01:34:48,149 --> 01:34:48,983 COMMUNITY SAFETY, BUT OUR FIRST 2410 01:34:48,983 --> 01:34:50,117 ENTRY POINT INTO WILL COMMUNITY 2411 01:34:50,117 --> 01:34:55,189 SAFETY WORK WE CAN BEGIN IN THE 2412 01:34:55,189 --> 01:34:56,257 CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL 2413 01:34:56,257 --> 01:35:00,895 DISTRICT. ON JULY 23, 2015, 2414 01:35:00,895 --> 01:35:01,996 INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT EMERGENCY 2415 01:35:01,996 --> 01:35:09,637 CENTER FOUNDER WAS MURDERED. HIS 2416 01:35:09,637 --> 01:35:10,871 DEATH AND LIFE HAD A TREMENDOUS 2417 01:35:10,871 --> 01:35:15,342 IMPACT ON THE CID COMMUNITY. 2418 01:35:15,342 --> 01:35:15,976 YESTERDAY, THE COMMUNITY 2419 01:35:15,976 --> 01:35:16,977 GATHERED ON THE 10th ANNIVERSARY 2420 01:35:16,977 --> 01:35:18,379 OF HIS DEATH TO HONOR HIS 2421 01:35:18,379 --> 01:35:21,348 LEGACY. THERE WERE OTHER CITY 2422 01:35:21,348 --> 01:35:22,016 DEPARTMENTS INVITED, INCLUDING 2423 01:35:22,016 --> 01:35:25,486 THE SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO 2424 01:35:25,486 --> 01:35:26,754 DONNIE WAS CLOSE TO AND OUR 2425 01:35:26,754 --> 01:35:31,392 CHIEF OF POLICE. ALSO, CHIEF . 2426 01:35:31,392 --> 01:35:33,494 HIS MOTHER SPARKED THE CID 2427 01:35:33,494 --> 01:35:40,301 COMMUNITIES ADVOCACY FOR PUBLIC 2428 01:35:40,301 --> 01:35:41,469 ISSUES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. 2429 01:35:41,469 --> 01:35:42,336 FOLLOWING THE RECOGNITIONS OF 2430 01:35:42,336 --> 01:35:43,170 THE COMMITTEE LED CID PUBLIC 2431 01:35:43,170 --> 01:35:44,472 TASK FORCE REPORT RELEASED IN 2432 01:35:44,472 --> 01:35:48,309 2016, THE CITY COUNCIL ADDED 2433 01:35:48,309 --> 01:35:51,679 FUNDING IN BOTH 2017 AND 2018 TO 2434 01:35:51,679 --> 01:35:52,446 HELP ADDRESS PUBLIC SAFETY 2435 01:35:52,446 --> 01:35:56,917 ISSUES IN CID. THE FIRST PUBLIC 2436 01:35:56,917 --> 01:35:58,052 SECTOR COORDINATOR STARTED IN 2437 01:35:58,052 --> 01:36:05,693 2019. THIS MODEL ESTABLISHED IN 2438 01:36:05,693 --> 01:36:06,560 THE CID RESONATED WITH COMMUNITY 2439 01:36:06,560 --> 01:36:07,461 AND SOON FOLLOWED BY THE 2440 01:36:07,461 --> 01:36:08,362 ADDITION OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY 2441 01:36:08,362 --> 01:36:10,698 COORDINATOR IN SOUTH PARK IN 2442 01:36:10,698 --> 01:36:11,832 2020 AND BALLARD IN 2024 IN 2443 01:36:11,832 --> 01:36:14,001 CAPITAL IN 2025. THANK YOU TO 2444 01:36:14,001 --> 01:36:18,873 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR 2445 01:36:18,873 --> 01:36:19,607 CHAMPIONING THE PUBLIC SAFETY 2446 01:36:19,607 --> 01:36:20,207 COORDINATORS AND INCREASING 2447 01:36:20,207 --> 01:36:25,713 CONTRACTS TO 125,000 IN 2025. 2448 01:36:25,713 --> 01:36:26,747 DEEP APPRECIATION TO THE FULL 2449 01:36:26,747 --> 01:36:28,315 CITY COUNCIL FOR THE SUPPORT OF 2450 01:36:28,315 --> 01:36:31,452 THESE INVESTMENTS. EIGHT PUBLIC 2451 01:36:31,452 --> 01:36:32,219 SAFETY COORDINATOR POSITION WAS 2452 01:36:32,219 --> 01:36:33,220 ESTABLISHED TO IMPROVE 2453 01:36:33,220 --> 01:36:37,458 COORDINATION AND CREATE A SYSTEM 2454 01:36:37,458 --> 01:36:37,992 OF CONNECTING RESIDENTS, 2455 01:36:37,992 --> 01:36:39,527 BUSINESSES AND CITY DEPARTMENTS 2456 01:36:39,527 --> 01:36:40,795 TO ADDRESS CRIME AND PERCEPTION 2457 01:36:40,795 --> 01:36:41,962 OF SAFETY IN THEIR 2458 01:36:41,962 --> 01:36:45,166 NEIGHBORHOODS. THE PUBLIC SECTOR 2459 01:36:45,166 --> 01:36:46,333 COORDINATORS ARE EMPLOYED BY 2460 01:36:46,333 --> 01:36:48,402 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION , 2461 01:36:48,402 --> 01:36:49,270 SO THAT IT'S ROOTED IN 2462 01:36:49,270 --> 01:36:50,571 COMMUNITY AND PARTNERED WITH THE 2463 01:36:50,571 --> 01:36:52,306 CITY. WITH WHOM DID THE 2464 01:36:52,306 --> 01:36:53,707 DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS 2465 01:36:53,707 --> 01:36:56,677 CONTRACTS WITH , THESE ARE THE 2466 01:36:56,677 --> 01:36:57,711 FOUR COMMUNITY-BASED 2467 01:36:57,711 --> 01:36:58,379 ORGANIZATIONS. CHINATOWN 2468 01:36:58,379 --> 01:36:59,580 INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT AND BEST 2469 01:36:59,580 --> 01:37:02,616 BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA, 2470 01:37:02,616 --> 01:37:03,951 SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP IN 2471 01:37:03,951 --> 01:37:06,487 SOUTH PARK , BALLARD ALLIANCE 2472 01:37:06,487 --> 01:37:07,388 AND THE GREATER SEATTLE BUSINESS 2473 01:37:07,388 --> 01:37:11,959 ASSOCIATION IN CAPITOL HILL. 2474 01:37:11,959 --> 01:37:13,294 NOW, I WILL HAND IT OVER TO 2475 01:37:13,294 --> 01:37:14,328 DENISE TO SHARE ABOUT THE PUBLIC 2476 01:37:14,328 --> 01:37:15,329 SAFETY COORDINATOR. YOU GET TO 2477 01:37:15,329 --> 01:37:18,732 BE INTRODUCED TO THEM. AND I 2478 01:37:18,732 --> 01:37:22,870 THANK YOU. THE ROLE OF THE CID 2479 01:37:22,870 --> 01:37:23,671 PUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATOR NOW 2480 01:37:23,671 --> 01:37:24,471 KNOWN AS THE CID COMMUNITY 2481 01:37:24,471 --> 01:37:25,973 SAFETY MANAGER HAS THREE FOCUS 2482 01:37:25,973 --> 01:37:30,144 AREAS. THEY CONNECT AND ENGAGE 2483 01:37:30,144 --> 01:37:30,778 COMMUNITY MEMBERS BY ATTENDING 2484 01:37:30,778 --> 01:37:32,780 COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND EVENTS 2485 01:37:32,780 --> 01:37:33,647 AND SHARING INFORMATION AND 2486 01:37:33,647 --> 01:37:37,218 RESOURCES FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. 2487 01:37:37,218 --> 01:37:38,018 THEY SURVEY BUSINESSES AND 2488 01:37:38,018 --> 01:37:39,486 RESIDENTS TO GATHER DATA ON 2489 01:37:39,486 --> 01:37:40,087 UNDERREPORTED HOTSPOTS, CRIME 2490 01:37:40,087 --> 01:37:41,956 TRENDS AND COMMUNITY BARRIERS 2491 01:37:41,956 --> 01:37:44,792 FOR REPORTING ACTIVITIES. THEY 2492 01:37:44,792 --> 01:37:46,060 SUPPORT THE PUBLIC SAFETY 2493 01:37:46,060 --> 01:37:50,364 COUNCIL BY PREPARING AGENDAS , 2494 01:37:50,364 --> 01:37:51,599 MANAGING NOTIFICATIONS AND 2495 01:37:51,599 --> 01:37:55,035 TAKING NOTES. THEY ALSO SUPPORT 2496 01:37:55,035 --> 01:37:56,270 COMMUNITY SAFETY EDUCATION AND 2497 01:37:56,270 --> 01:37:58,138 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BY 2498 01:37:58,138 --> 01:37:58,739 RESEARCHING AND ANALYZING 2499 01:37:58,739 --> 01:37:59,873 COMMUNITY SAFETY RESOURCE IS AND 2500 01:37:59,873 --> 01:38:04,345 INFORMATION AND SUPPORTING 2501 01:38:04,345 --> 01:38:04,912 LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2502 01:38:04,912 --> 01:38:10,517 RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS. 2503 01:38:10,517 --> 01:38:11,518 THE SOUTH PARK PUBLIC SAFETY 2504 01:38:11,518 --> 01:38:12,653 COORDINATOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 2505 01:38:12,653 --> 01:38:15,122 DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS WITH A 2506 01:38:15,122 --> 01:38:15,890 SPECIFIC GOAL OF ADDRESSING 2507 01:38:15,890 --> 01:38:16,957 CRIME AND COMMUNITY SAFETY 2508 01:38:16,957 --> 01:38:21,328 CONCERNS. THEY DO THIS BY 2509 01:38:21,328 --> 01:38:21,962 IDENTIFYING, COMMUNICATING AND 2510 01:38:21,962 --> 01:38:22,529 ADDRESSING PUBLIC SAFETY 2511 01:38:22,529 --> 01:38:24,899 CHALLENGES IN SOUTH PARK THROUGH 2512 01:38:24,899 --> 01:38:26,033 PARTNERSHIPS WITH NEIGHBORHOOD 2513 01:38:26,033 --> 01:38:27,635 ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, CITY 2514 01:38:27,635 --> 01:38:28,769 OF SEATTLE DEPARTMENTS AND 2515 01:38:28,769 --> 01:38:30,504 RESIDENTS. THEY ORGANIZE AND 2516 01:38:30,504 --> 01:38:32,640 MAINTAIN COMMUNITY LED COMMUNITY 2517 01:38:32,640 --> 01:38:36,911 SAFETY PROJECTS , IDENTIFY AND 2518 01:38:36,911 --> 01:38:37,645 TRACK SOUTH PARK COMMUNITY 2519 01:38:37,645 --> 01:38:41,315 PERCEPTIONS OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND 2520 01:38:41,315 --> 01:38:42,716 CRIME PATTERNS. THEY SUPPORT 2521 01:38:42,716 --> 01:38:43,717 ENHANCED TRANSPARENCY TO THE 2522 01:38:43,717 --> 01:38:45,085 COMMUNITY FOR THE SEATTLE POLICE 2523 01:38:45,085 --> 01:38:47,488 DEPARTMENT AND CITY SEATTLE 2524 01:38:47,488 --> 01:38:48,489 DEPARTMENTS AND ELECTED 2525 01:38:48,489 --> 01:38:54,762 OFFICIALS. THE SAFETY 2526 01:38:54,762 --> 01:38:55,729 COORDINATOR NOW KNOWN AS BALLARD 2527 01:38:55,729 --> 01:38:56,897 COMMUNITY HUB COORDINATOR 2528 01:38:56,897 --> 01:38:58,866 FACILITATES RELATIONSHIPS 2529 01:38:58,866 --> 01:39:02,269 OUTREACH COMMUNICATION AND 2530 01:39:02,269 --> 01:39:03,437 COMMUNITY BY IDENTIFYING AND 2531 01:39:03,437 --> 01:39:05,005 TRACKING CRIME PATTERNS AND 2532 01:39:05,005 --> 01:39:06,206 COMMUNITY CONCERNS OF PUBLIC 2533 01:39:06,206 --> 01:39:10,344 SAFETY , PROVIDING FOLLOW-UP 2534 01:39:10,344 --> 01:39:11,245 SUPPORT TO BUSINESS OWNERS AND 2535 01:39:11,245 --> 01:39:12,780 RESIDENTS WHO ARE IMPACTED BY 2536 01:39:12,780 --> 01:39:13,480 CRIMINAL ACTIVITY , INCLUDING 2537 01:39:13,480 --> 01:39:14,648 ASSISTANCE WITH CRIME REPORTING, 2538 01:39:14,648 --> 01:39:16,784 COORDINATION WITH SEATTLE POLICE 2539 01:39:16,784 --> 01:39:17,985 DEPARTMENT, SEATTLE CITY 2540 01:39:17,985 --> 01:39:20,954 ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND KING 2541 01:39:20,954 --> 01:39:22,089 COUNTY'S PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE. 2542 01:39:22,089 --> 01:39:24,692 THEY MANAGE THE SAFETY CHANNEL 2543 01:39:24,692 --> 01:39:26,260 AND TOOL THAT IS USED TO 2544 01:39:26,260 --> 01:39:33,467 COORDINATE SAFETY CHANNEL, A 2545 01:39:33,467 --> 01:39:35,636 TOOL USED TO COORDINATE ONLINE 2546 01:39:35,636 --> 01:39:37,104 WITH BUSINESS OWNERS AND CONDUCT 2547 01:39:37,104 --> 01:39:39,540 TWICE WEEKLY SAFETY WALKS AROUND 2548 01:39:39,540 --> 01:39:44,478 THE DISTRICT. FINALLY, NEWEST 2549 01:39:44,478 --> 01:39:45,946 PUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATOR IN 2550 01:39:45,946 --> 01:39:49,550 CAPITOL HILL , CAPITOL HILL 2551 01:39:49,550 --> 01:39:50,150 PUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATOR WHO 2552 01:39:50,150 --> 01:39:51,785 HAS JUST REACHED A SIX MONTH 2553 01:39:51,785 --> 01:39:54,221 MILESTONE FOR THIS CONTRACT IS 2554 01:39:54,221 --> 01:39:55,723 MANAGED BY THE GREATER SEATTLE 2555 01:39:55,723 --> 01:39:57,024 BUSINESS ASSOCIATION AND USING 2556 01:39:57,024 --> 01:39:58,258 PUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATOR MODEL 2557 01:39:58,258 --> 01:40:02,496 ESTABLISHED IN CID, SOUTH PARK 2558 01:40:02,496 --> 01:40:03,797 AS A BLUEPRINT TO BUILD A BODY 2559 01:40:03,797 --> 01:40:05,099 OF WORK THAT IS TAILORED TO THE 2560 01:40:05,099 --> 01:40:06,266 DISTINCT NEEDS OF THEIR 2561 01:40:06,266 --> 01:40:11,705 COMMUNITY. 2562 01:40:11,705 --> 01:40:14,341 >> THANK YOU. THE DEPARTMENT OF 2563 01:40:14,341 --> 01:40:18,278 NEIGHBORHOOD ALSO HOLDS TWO 2564 01:40:18,278 --> 01:40:19,179 BROADER CONTRACTS OUTSIDE OF THE 2565 01:40:19,179 --> 01:40:20,214 PUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATOR 2566 01:40:20,214 --> 01:40:22,750 CONTRACTS THAT SUPPORT COMMUNITY 2567 01:40:22,750 --> 01:40:23,784 LED SISTERHOOD INITIATIVES. THE 2568 01:40:23,784 --> 01:40:26,220 FIRST IS BEAUTIFUL SAFE PLACE 2569 01:40:26,220 --> 01:40:28,989 FOR YOU. THIS IS AN INNOVATIVE 2570 01:40:28,989 --> 01:40:30,724 COMMUNITY LED PLACED BASED YOUTH 2571 01:40:30,724 --> 01:40:32,893 CRIME INTERVENTION INITIATIVE 2572 01:40:32,893 --> 01:40:34,128 FOCUSED ON FIVE HOTSPOT 2573 01:40:34,128 --> 01:40:36,230 LOCATIONS IN THE BEACH 2574 01:40:36,230 --> 01:40:37,664 NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE GOAL IS TO 2575 01:40:37,664 --> 01:40:38,665 REDUCE YOUTH VICTIMIZATION AND 2576 01:40:38,665 --> 01:40:42,069 CRIME BY HOLISTICALLY AT THESE 2577 01:40:42,069 --> 01:40:44,004 HOTSPOTS THROUGH NON-ARREST 2578 01:40:44,004 --> 01:40:47,408 STRATEGIES. APPROACHES BASED ON 2579 01:40:47,408 --> 01:40:48,776 RESEARCH INDICATING THAT CRIME 2580 01:40:48,776 --> 01:40:50,377 INVOLVING YOUTH IS HIGHLY 2581 01:40:50,377 --> 01:40:51,145 CONCENTRATED IN SMALL GEOGRAPHIC 2582 01:40:51,145 --> 01:40:53,714 AREAS OR HOTSPOT SUCH AS STREET 2583 01:40:53,714 --> 01:40:56,583 SEGMENTS WITHIN LARGER AREAS. 2584 01:40:56,583 --> 01:40:57,518 THIS HAS RECEIVED ONGOING 2585 01:40:57,518 --> 01:41:01,255 FUNDING AND TRANSFERRED FROM THE 2586 01:41:01,255 --> 01:41:01,922 SEATTLE SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO 2587 01:41:01,922 --> 01:41:03,290 THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS 2588 01:41:03,290 --> 01:41:09,263 AND 2020. SAFE PLACE FOR YOUTH 2589 01:41:09,263 --> 01:41:14,501 COALITION A DEDICATED TEAM IN 2590 01:41:14,501 --> 01:41:15,102 COLLABORATION WITH THE 2591 01:41:15,102 --> 01:41:15,702 DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS, 2592 01:41:15,702 --> 01:41:16,303 SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP, 2593 01:41:16,303 --> 01:41:17,037 BEACH ACTION COALITION AND 2594 01:41:17,037 --> 01:41:18,439 RESEARCH PARTNERS SEATTLE 2595 01:41:18,439 --> 01:41:23,877 UNIVERSITY. THE OTHER COMMITTEE 2596 01:41:23,877 --> 01:41:24,912 SAFETY CONTRACT HELD BY THE 2597 01:41:24,912 --> 01:41:26,046 DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS IS 2598 01:41:26,046 --> 01:41:27,181 THE BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOOD 2599 01:41:27,181 --> 01:41:30,384 INITIATIVE . THE DEPARTMENT OF 2600 01:41:30,384 --> 01:41:31,752 NEIGHBORHOODS WAS CHOSEN BY 2601 01:41:31,752 --> 01:41:34,154 COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO WORK ON 2602 01:41:34,154 --> 01:41:35,088 THIS COMMITTEE LED EFFORT IN 2603 01:41:35,088 --> 01:41:35,689 PARTNERSHIP WITH FRIENDS OF 2604 01:41:35,689 --> 01:41:36,990 LITTLE SAIGON AND SEATTLE POLICE 2605 01:41:36,990 --> 01:41:38,425 DEPARTMENT. THE POLICE 2606 01:41:38,425 --> 01:41:43,263 FOUNDATION , SPD AND CARE WAS A 2607 01:41:43,263 --> 01:41:44,264 HUGE CONTRIBUTOR TO FUNDING THIS 2608 01:41:44,264 --> 01:41:46,700 INITIATIVE. MUCH LIKE BEACH, 2609 01:41:46,700 --> 01:41:47,701 BEAUTIFUL SAFE PLACE FOR YOUTH, 2610 01:41:47,701 --> 01:41:50,771 IT FOCUS ON A PLACE -BASED 2611 01:41:50,771 --> 01:41:54,508 PROBLEM-SOLVING APPROACH , WHICH 2612 01:41:54,508 --> 01:41:57,511 BOTH COMMUNITY RESOURCES . THE 2613 01:41:57,511 --> 01:42:03,884 FIRST PHASE OF DELIVERABLES ARE 2614 01:42:03,884 --> 01:42:04,685 CENTERED ON COMMUNITY OUTREACH 2615 01:42:04,685 --> 01:42:05,352 AND ENGAGEMENT, RESEARCH AND 2616 01:42:05,352 --> 01:42:06,220 DATA DRIVEN PROBLEM-SOLVING, 2617 01:42:06,220 --> 01:42:07,387 COMMUNITY TASK FORCE TRAINING 2618 01:42:07,387 --> 01:42:08,789 AND WORKSHOPS, DEVELOPMENT OF 2619 01:42:08,789 --> 01:42:11,258 LITTLE SAIGON IMPLEMENTATION 2620 01:42:11,258 --> 01:42:16,697 PLAN IN 2024. IN 2025 AS THEY GO 2621 01:42:16,697 --> 01:42:19,700 INTO THE SECOND PHASE, WE 2622 01:42:19,700 --> 01:42:20,501 SECURED ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDING 2623 01:42:20,501 --> 01:42:21,335 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SEATTLE 2624 01:42:21,335 --> 01:42:22,102 POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT WILL MOVE 2625 01:42:22,102 --> 01:42:24,571 PHO DEP INTO IMPLEMENTATION 2626 01:42:24,571 --> 01:42:28,175 PHASE IN COLLABORATION WITH 2627 01:42:28,175 --> 01:42:29,743 OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS AND LOCAL 2628 01:42:29,743 --> 01:42:36,617 COMMUNITY PARTNERS. IN ADDITION 2629 01:42:36,617 --> 01:42:40,521 TO THOSE PUBLIC SAFETY 2630 01:42:40,521 --> 01:42:41,221 COORDINATORS AND CONTRACTS IN 2631 01:42:41,221 --> 01:42:42,422 COLLABORATION WITH THE MAYOR'S 2632 01:42:42,422 --> 01:42:43,557 OFFICE, THE DEPARTMENT OF 2633 01:42:43,557 --> 01:42:44,691 NEIGHBORHOODS HAS BEEN THE 2634 01:42:44,691 --> 01:42:47,227 CONVENER OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT 2635 01:42:47,227 --> 01:42:47,961 DO OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT 2636 01:42:47,961 --> 01:42:50,464 FOCUSED ON SECURITY SAFETY AND 2637 01:42:50,464 --> 01:42:52,032 CRIME PREVENTION. WE ARE WORKING 2638 01:42:52,032 --> 01:42:57,070 TOGETHER TO BETTER COORDINATE 2639 01:42:57,070 --> 01:42:57,804 OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND 2640 01:42:57,804 --> 01:42:58,272 ENGAGEMENT ROLES AND 2641 01:42:58,272 --> 01:42:59,406 RESPONSIBILITY SOME OF THE 2642 01:42:59,406 --> 01:43:00,774 DEPARTMENTS IS SOMETHING THAT 2643 01:43:00,774 --> 01:43:01,708 COMMUNITIES ASK FOR IS THAT WE 2644 01:43:01,708 --> 01:43:03,210 ARE INTERNALLY COORDINATED IS SO 2645 01:43:03,210 --> 01:43:07,514 THAT THEY SEE US AS ONE AND A 2646 01:43:07,514 --> 01:43:08,282 MORE STREAMLINED AND OUR 2647 01:43:08,282 --> 01:43:09,216 SERVICES ARE SEAMLESS TO THEM. 2648 01:43:09,216 --> 01:43:10,517 THE COMMUNITY SAFETY AND 2649 01:43:10,517 --> 01:43:16,256 OUTREACH ENGAGEMENT IDT IS USING 2650 01:43:16,256 --> 01:43:17,124 THE CID AS THE FIRST 2651 01:43:17,124 --> 01:43:17,991 NEIGHBORHOOD TO ASSESS OUR 2652 01:43:17,991 --> 01:43:19,426 OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT TO DO 2653 01:43:19,426 --> 01:43:20,027 BETTER , COMMUNICATION, 2654 01:43:20,027 --> 01:43:20,627 COORDINATION AND LEVERAGE 2655 01:43:20,627 --> 01:43:27,768 MUCH-NEEDED RESOURCES. THIS GOAL 2656 01:43:27,768 --> 01:43:29,603 IS TO BE USED AS A MODEL FOR 2657 01:43:29,603 --> 01:43:30,337 EXPANDING APPROACH TO OTHER 2658 01:43:30,337 --> 01:43:31,104 COMMUNITIES AND CLARIFYING ROLES 2659 01:43:31,104 --> 01:43:31,872 AND RESPONSIBLE LADIES AMONG 2660 01:43:31,872 --> 01:43:32,472 CITY DEPARTMENTS. SOME CITY 2661 01:43:32,472 --> 01:43:33,774 DEPARTMENTS ARE LISTED THERE. 2662 01:43:33,774 --> 01:43:36,476 WILL CONTINUE THE IDT UNTIL WE 2663 01:43:36,476 --> 01:43:37,978 FIGURE OUT HOW TO COORDINATE 2664 01:43:37,978 --> 01:43:40,147 OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT FOR 2665 01:43:40,147 --> 01:43:47,054 COMMITTEE SAFETY. AS YOU CAN 2666 01:43:47,054 --> 01:43:47,821 SEE, DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS 2667 01:43:47,821 --> 01:43:48,455 COMMITTEE SAFETY WORK CONTINUES 2668 01:43:48,455 --> 01:43:49,489 TO EXPAND. IN 2024, WE BROUGHT 2669 01:43:49,489 --> 01:43:51,458 ON MAYOR'S FELLOW TO ANALYZE 2670 01:43:51,458 --> 01:43:52,225 AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 2671 01:43:52,225 --> 01:43:55,929 IMPROVING THIS WORK. ONE OF HIS 2672 01:43:55,929 --> 01:43:56,830 KEY RECOMMENDATIONS WAS THAT WE 2673 01:43:56,830 --> 01:43:58,599 INVEST IN A DEDICATED POSITION 2674 01:43:58,599 --> 01:44:00,100 TO OVERSEE OUR GROWING COMMUNITY 2675 01:44:00,100 --> 01:44:05,706 SAFETY PORTFOLIO. WE TOOK HIS 2676 01:44:05,706 --> 01:44:06,873 ADVICE AND IN 2025 MADE THE 2677 01:44:06,873 --> 01:44:07,474 DECISION TO REPURPOSE A 2678 01:44:07,474 --> 01:44:08,208 STRATEGIC ADVISER ROLE TO 2679 01:44:08,208 --> 01:44:10,277 SUPPORT THE WORK. THIS NEW 2680 01:44:10,277 --> 01:44:10,844 POSITION TITLED COMMUNITY 2681 01:44:10,844 --> 01:44:12,179 CAPACITY AND SAFETY MANAGER NOW 2682 01:44:12,179 --> 01:44:17,150 FILLED BY DENISE WILL BRING 2683 01:44:17,150 --> 01:44:17,751 STRATEGY, ALIGNMENT AND 2684 01:44:17,751 --> 01:44:18,719 INTERDEPARTMENTAL APPROACH TO 2685 01:44:18,719 --> 01:44:24,191 OUR COMMUNITY SAFETY PORTFOLIO. 2686 01:44:24,191 --> 01:44:25,025 WE RECOGNIZE STRONG COMMITMENT 2687 01:44:25,025 --> 01:44:25,859 AND TRUST THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS 2688 01:44:25,859 --> 01:44:26,526 GIVEN THE DEPARTMENT OF 2689 01:44:26,526 --> 01:44:27,394 NEIGHBORHOODS TO OVERSEE 2690 01:44:27,394 --> 01:44:28,829 COMMUNITY SAFETY WORK. THIS 2691 01:44:28,829 --> 01:44:29,863 POSITION WILL HELP CONTINUE TO 2692 01:44:29,863 --> 01:44:31,164 BUILD TRUST THROUGH INCREASED 2693 01:44:31,164 --> 01:44:34,735 ACCOUNT ABILITY AND ENGAGEMENT 2694 01:44:34,735 --> 01:44:36,136 WITH CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE 2695 01:44:36,136 --> 01:44:44,344 SERVICES . 2696 01:44:44,344 --> 01:44:45,646 >> IN MY NEW ROLE AS THE 2697 01:44:45,646 --> 01:44:46,380 COMMITTEE CAPACITY AND SAFETY 2698 01:44:46,380 --> 01:44:47,414 MANAGER, I WILL CREATE A UNIFIED 2699 01:44:47,414 --> 01:44:48,115 APPROACH TO COMMUNITY SAFETY 2700 01:44:48,115 --> 01:44:49,116 ACROSS INTERDEPENDENT MENTAL 2701 01:44:49,116 --> 01:44:51,752 TEAMS LEADING FRAMEWORK AND 2702 01:44:51,752 --> 01:44:55,122 STRATEGY COMMUNICATION PLAN AND 2703 01:44:55,122 --> 01:44:58,859 I WILL PROVIDE GUIDANCE , 2704 01:44:58,859 --> 01:45:02,329 STRATEGY AND LEADERSHIP IN THE 2705 01:45:02,329 --> 01:45:03,163 SAFETY CONTRACTS AND PARTNERS 2706 01:45:03,163 --> 01:45:04,865 BUT I WILL DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT 2707 01:45:04,865 --> 01:45:06,633 A MODEL THAT BUILDS COMMUNITY 2708 01:45:06,633 --> 01:45:07,200 CAPACITY TO IMPROVE PUBLIC 2709 01:45:07,200 --> 01:45:08,568 HEALTH AND SAFETY. OVERARCHING 2710 01:45:08,568 --> 01:45:12,639 GOAL WITH ALL OF THIS WORK IS TO 2711 01:45:12,639 --> 01:45:13,940 BE A STRATEGIC PARTNER WITH 2712 01:45:13,940 --> 01:45:19,746 COMMUNITY TO ENSURE THAT THEY 2713 01:45:19,746 --> 01:45:20,614 IDENTIFY DATA AND SOLUTIONS ARE 2714 01:45:20,614 --> 01:45:21,515 PART OF THE CITY'S LARGER 2715 01:45:21,515 --> 01:45:22,749 FRAMEWORK FOR ADDRESSING PUBLIC 2716 01:45:22,749 --> 01:45:24,751 SAFETY ISSUES. 2717 01:45:24,751 --> 01:45:25,819 >> BEFORE WE AND, SHE'S ONLY 2718 01:45:25,819 --> 01:45:27,721 BEEN HERE FOR A MONTH, SO WE 2719 01:45:27,721 --> 01:45:30,624 THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH ME AND 2720 01:45:30,624 --> 01:45:31,958 THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE OUR 2721 01:45:31,958 --> 01:45:35,495 PORTFOLIO. AS WE CONTINUE TO 2722 01:45:35,495 --> 01:45:36,697 BUILD FOR THE FUTURE AND FOCUS 2723 01:45:36,697 --> 01:45:39,132 ON 2026 PRIORITIES , WE WILL 2724 01:45:39,132 --> 01:45:40,434 CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN 2725 01:45:40,434 --> 01:45:41,068 INTERDEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION 2726 01:45:41,068 --> 01:45:42,502 AMONG CITY DEPARTMENTS, 2727 01:45:42,502 --> 01:45:44,337 IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY PASSIVELY 2728 01:45:44,337 --> 01:45:45,639 AND SAFETY MODEL IN OTHER 2729 01:45:45,639 --> 01:45:48,508 NEIGHBORHOODS, EXPAND REGIONAL 2730 01:45:48,508 --> 01:45:49,209 PARTNERSHIPS AND INVESTMENTS AND 2731 01:45:49,209 --> 01:45:53,747 DEVELOP AND TRACK CLEAR METRICS 2732 01:45:53,747 --> 01:45:54,715 OF SAFETY AND WELL-BEING IN 2733 01:45:54,715 --> 01:45:55,349 COLLABORATION WITH INNOVATION 2734 01:45:55,349 --> 01:45:57,117 AND PERFORMANCE TEAM TO MAKE 2735 01:45:57,117 --> 01:45:58,819 SURE AGAIN THAT WE HAVE A 2736 01:45:58,819 --> 01:46:00,320 CITYWIDE APPROACH AND THAT WE 2737 01:46:00,320 --> 01:46:03,123 ARE ALL ALIGNED AND COORDINATED. 2738 01:46:03,123 --> 01:46:04,725 I KNOW THIS IS A BROAD OVERVIEW 2739 01:46:04,725 --> 01:46:05,492 OF OUR COMMUNITY SAFETY 2740 01:46:05,492 --> 01:46:06,927 PORTFOLIO WITH MUCH WORK TO BE 2741 01:46:06,927 --> 01:46:09,629 DONE TO EXPAND EFFORTS INTO 2742 01:46:09,629 --> 01:46:12,699 OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS. WE 2743 01:46:12,699 --> 01:46:13,400 APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO 2744 01:46:13,400 --> 01:46:14,668 SHARE COLLECTIVE WORK AND 2745 01:46:14,668 --> 01:46:16,136 INVESTMENTS THAT WE ARE MAKING 2746 01:46:16,136 --> 01:46:18,238 TO CREATE A CITY WHERE EVERYONE 2747 01:46:18,238 --> 01:46:19,573 IS SAFE AND THRIVING. WE ALSO 2748 01:46:19,573 --> 01:46:22,609 LOOKED FORWARD TO RETURNING TO 2749 01:46:22,609 --> 01:46:23,677 COUNCIL IN THE FUTURE TO SHARE 2750 01:46:23,677 --> 01:46:26,213 PROGRESS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 2751 01:46:26,213 --> 01:46:31,451 >> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR. I REALLY 2752 01:46:31,451 --> 01:46:32,652 WANT TO GIVE DON AN OPPORTUNITY 2753 01:46:32,652 --> 01:46:33,754 TO SHOW ALL OF THEIR IMPORTANT 2754 01:46:33,754 --> 01:46:35,856 WORK THAT THEY DO IN PARTNERSHIP 2755 01:46:35,856 --> 01:46:37,290 WITH COMMUNITY TO KEEP 2756 01:46:37,290 --> 01:46:39,059 NEIGHBORHOODS , THEIR 2757 01:46:39,059 --> 01:46:43,897 NEIGHBORHOODS SAFE. THIS IS DON 2758 01:46:43,897 --> 01:46:44,598 PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY IN 2759 01:46:44,598 --> 01:46:45,632 THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS TO COME UP 2760 01:46:45,632 --> 01:46:47,834 WITH SOLUTIONS TOWARDS PUBLIC 2761 01:46:47,834 --> 01:46:50,971 SAFETY CHALLENGES AND IT'S BEEN 2762 01:46:50,971 --> 01:46:54,474 AN IMPORTANT PIECE TO THE 2763 01:46:54,474 --> 01:46:57,711 CITY'S PUBLIC SAFETY WORK AND 2764 01:46:57,711 --> 01:46:59,112 IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE 2765 01:46:59,112 --> 01:47:01,848 THEM POINTED OUT. COUNCILMEMBER 2766 01:47:01,848 --> 01:47:05,152 SOLOMON, YOU HAVE A QUESTION. 2767 01:47:05,152 --> 01:47:13,160 >> QUICKLY , THE SAFETY 2768 01:47:13,160 --> 01:47:14,294 COORDINATORS, ARE THOSE 2769 01:47:14,294 --> 01:47:14,861 FULL-TIME POSITIONS? 2770 01:47:14,861 --> 01:47:16,196 >> THEY ARE. 2771 01:47:16,196 --> 01:47:21,935 >> YOU POSTER AND THE SCHOOL 2772 01:47:21,935 --> 01:47:25,572 DISTRICT THEN, DIDN'T YOU? 2773 01:47:25,572 --> 01:47:28,842 >> I DIDN'T GET TO MEET HER, 2774 01:47:28,842 --> 01:47:30,444 BUT DENISE HAD A CHANCE TO MEET 2775 01:47:30,444 --> 01:47:31,912 WITH HER. SHE IS THE COMMUNITY 2776 01:47:31,912 --> 01:47:33,079 CAPITAL AREA AND YOU'RE 2777 01:47:33,079 --> 01:47:34,915 PROBABLY FAMILIAR OF WHO SHE IS. 2778 01:47:34,915 --> 01:47:41,521 >> YES. I'M LOOKING AT WHERE 2779 01:47:41,521 --> 01:47:42,622 YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT 2780 01:47:42,622 --> 01:47:45,792 PARTNERSHIPS AND KNOW THAT IN MY 2781 01:47:45,792 --> 01:47:48,261 PREVIOUS ROLE , OF COURSE, CLOSE 2782 01:47:48,261 --> 01:47:50,530 WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU 2783 01:47:50,530 --> 01:47:57,037 AND THE WHOLE CREW , SO ARE YOUR 2784 01:47:57,037 --> 01:47:58,004 PUBLIC SAFETY FOLKS COORDINATING 2785 01:47:58,004 --> 01:47:58,572 WITH THE CRIME PREVENTION 2786 01:47:58,572 --> 01:47:59,673 COORDINATORS, WHICH ARE PRECINCT 2787 01:47:59,673 --> 01:48:02,342 BASED OR ARE YOU LOOKING AT 2788 01:48:02,342 --> 01:48:07,914 COORDINATING A LEVEL ABOVE? 2789 01:48:07,914 --> 01:48:08,982 >> IT IS NEIGHBORHOOD BASED IN 2790 01:48:08,982 --> 01:48:09,916 PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OTHER CITY 2791 01:48:09,916 --> 01:48:11,218 DEPARTMENTS. SOME ARE MORE 2792 01:48:11,218 --> 01:48:12,219 CUNNING THAN AND SOME ARE 2793 01:48:12,219 --> 01:48:15,355 CONNECTED TO THE PRECEDING. 2794 01:48:15,355 --> 01:48:16,656 EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD HAS DIFFERENT 2795 01:48:16,656 --> 01:48:18,892 NEEDS. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY 2796 01:48:18,892 --> 01:48:20,493 COMMONALITY AND SAFETY, BUT IT 2797 01:48:20,493 --> 01:48:25,432 IS BASED ON NEIGHBORHOODS. 2798 01:48:25,432 --> 01:48:27,734 >> I'LL JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO 2799 01:48:27,734 --> 01:48:28,568 HAVE THAT PARTNERSHIP, BECAUSE 2800 01:48:28,568 --> 01:48:29,936 THEY ARE ON THE GROUND AND DOING 2801 01:48:29,936 --> 01:48:33,340 SIMILAR WORK AND IT MAKES SENSE 2802 01:48:33,340 --> 01:48:34,241 THAT THERE IS A PARTNERSHIP 2803 01:48:34,241 --> 01:48:36,843 BETWEEN YOU ALL. LASTLY, AS YOU 2804 01:48:36,843 --> 01:48:40,447 ARE LOOKING AT -- OVERSEEING 2805 01:48:40,447 --> 01:48:43,717 THIS BODY AND HAVING MADE 2806 01:48:43,717 --> 01:48:47,120 PARTNERSHIP WITH HIS PD , JUST 2807 01:48:47,120 --> 01:48:49,389 ENCOURAGING YOU TO REACH OUT TO 2808 01:48:49,389 --> 01:48:54,060 DR. LEE OVER SPD, BECAUSE HE'S 2809 01:48:54,060 --> 01:48:59,299 A BIG PROPONENT OF SAFE GROWTH , 2810 01:48:59,299 --> 01:49:00,834 WHICH INVOLVES, HOW DO YOU 2811 01:49:00,834 --> 01:49:02,168 EVOLVE NEIGHBORHOODS IN 2812 01:49:02,168 --> 01:49:07,374 PROMOTING SAFETY OVERALL , SO IT 2813 01:49:07,374 --> 01:49:08,875 MIGHT BE WORTH HAVING THAT 2814 01:49:08,875 --> 01:49:10,477 CONVERSATION. JUST OFFERING THAT 2815 01:49:10,477 --> 01:49:11,244 AS A SUGGESTION. 2816 01:49:11,244 --> 01:49:17,050 >> THAT'S A GREAT SUGGESTION, 2817 01:49:17,050 --> 01:49:17,984 COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON. I THINK 2818 01:49:17,984 --> 01:49:19,085 YOU WILL BE OKAY WITH ME SHARING 2819 01:49:19,085 --> 01:49:20,053 THE SNEAK PEEK OF OUR 2820 01:49:20,053 --> 01:49:24,224 PARTNERSHIP WITH STD IN 2821 01:49:24,224 --> 01:49:25,091 PARTNERSHIP WITH DR. HUNT. 2822 01:49:25,091 --> 01:49:25,859 DEPARTMENT NEIGHBORHOODS WILL BE 2823 01:49:25,859 --> 01:49:26,593 WORKING CLOSELY WITH SPD TO 2824 01:49:26,593 --> 01:49:27,294 PROVIDE COMMUNITY FORUMS THAT 2825 01:49:27,294 --> 01:49:28,261 WILL BE COMING UP. THAT'S A 2826 01:49:28,261 --> 01:49:31,331 SNEAK PEEK FOR YOU ALL FOR NOW 2827 01:49:31,331 --> 01:49:33,033 JUST ASSURE THAT IT WILL BE 2828 01:49:33,033 --> 01:49:38,204 COMING ABOARD. 2829 01:49:38,204 --> 01:49:39,706 >> DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT 2830 01:49:39,706 --> 01:49:45,178 YOU. THE DEPARTMENT DOES PARTNER 2831 01:49:45,178 --> 01:49:50,850 WITH SPD , SO I'M TRYING TO 2832 01:49:50,850 --> 01:49:52,352 HIGHLIGHT THE PIECE THEY DO WITH 2833 01:49:52,352 --> 01:49:54,354 COMMUNITY AND IDENTIFYING 2834 01:49:54,354 --> 01:49:56,423 TOGETHER WITH COMMUNITY NEEDS , 2835 01:49:56,423 --> 01:49:57,791 BUT THAT IS NOT THE EXCLUSION OF 2836 01:49:57,791 --> 01:50:01,861 THE WORK THAT SPD IS DOING AND I 2837 01:50:01,861 --> 01:50:05,165 KNOW YOU'LL PARTNER WITH THE 2838 01:50:05,165 --> 01:50:07,400 SEATTLE PIECE. COUNCILMEMBER 2839 01:50:07,400 --> 01:50:08,468 HOLLINGSWORTH, AS YOU HAVE A 2840 01:50:08,468 --> 01:50:09,202 QUESTION. 2841 01:50:09,202 --> 01:50:12,872 >> THANK YOU. YES, THANK YOU, 2842 01:50:12,872 --> 01:50:14,741 CHAIR. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING 2843 01:50:14,741 --> 01:50:17,510 HERE , THANK YOU, JENIFER CHAO 2844 01:50:17,510 --> 01:50:24,017 AND DENISE, FOR YOUR WORK. ALSO, 2845 01:50:24,017 --> 01:50:25,085 SHOWING US HOW YOU ALL HAVE 2846 01:50:25,085 --> 01:50:28,388 BUILDS UP AND CONTINUE WITH THIS 2847 01:50:28,388 --> 01:50:29,422 PROGRAM WITH SAFETY 2848 01:50:29,422 --> 01:50:35,061 COORDINATORS. I WAS HAPPY THAT 2849 01:50:35,061 --> 01:50:36,129 WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE THAT 2850 01:50:36,129 --> 01:50:37,030 THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS FOR 2851 01:50:37,030 --> 01:50:40,200 CAPITOL HILL LAST YEAR. I THINK 2852 01:50:40,200 --> 01:50:42,302 THEY HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB AND 2853 01:50:42,302 --> 01:50:44,971 YOU ALL HAVE BEEN PHENOMENAL ON 2854 01:50:44,971 --> 01:50:50,310 THE HILL AND I KNOW IT IS ONE OF 2855 01:50:50,310 --> 01:50:51,044 THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE ASKED 2856 01:50:51,044 --> 01:50:52,245 ABOUT AND ROLLOUT OF AMBASSADORS 2857 01:50:52,245 --> 01:50:53,380 , TOO. AND, YOU HELPING US 2858 01:50:53,380 --> 01:50:57,183 NAVIGATE A LOT IF THE 2859 01:50:57,183 --> 01:50:57,817 NEIGHBORHOOD DOESN'T HAVE A 2860 01:50:57,817 --> 01:51:00,587 DIA, WHERE DOES IT LIVE AND 2861 01:51:00,587 --> 01:51:01,921 WHICH GROUP WILL BE RESPONSIBLE? 2862 01:51:01,921 --> 01:51:04,224 JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE 2863 01:51:04,224 --> 01:51:10,930 ASSISTANCE WITH THAT. ALSO, 2864 01:51:10,930 --> 01:51:11,965 ARABIC A LOT OF PEOPLE 2865 01:51:11,965 --> 01:51:12,599 UNDERSTAND HOW INTEGRATED THE 2866 01:51:12,599 --> 01:51:13,266 DEPARTMENT NEIGHBORHOODS IS, 2867 01:51:13,266 --> 01:51:18,471 ESPECIALLY WITH SAFETY. A LOT OF 2868 01:51:18,471 --> 01:51:19,439 PEOPLE MIGHT NOT FILL OUT THE 2869 01:51:19,439 --> 01:51:20,340 POLICE REPORT OR DON'T KNOW 2870 01:51:20,340 --> 01:51:24,377 WHERE TO OR HOW TO CLIMB UP A 2871 01:51:24,377 --> 01:51:25,478 LANGUAGE BARRIER. US AT THE CITY 2872 01:51:25,478 --> 01:51:28,548 WE ALWAYS SAY, WE BLASTED IT OUT 2873 01:51:28,548 --> 01:51:30,183 ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR TWITTER 2874 01:51:30,183 --> 01:51:32,619 CERTAIN THINGS. THERE ARE LOTS 2875 01:51:32,619 --> 01:51:33,286 OF WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE WHO DO 2876 01:51:33,286 --> 01:51:34,721 NOT HAVE ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY 2877 01:51:34,721 --> 01:51:36,489 AND YOU WILL MEET PEOPLE WHERE 2878 01:51:36,489 --> 01:51:38,658 THEY ARE. I THINK THAT'S REALLY 2879 01:51:38,658 --> 01:51:40,627 IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND. THERE 2880 01:51:40,627 --> 01:51:41,761 ARE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF 2881 01:51:41,761 --> 01:51:44,898 ENGAGEMENT THAT YOU ALL DO. IT 2882 01:51:44,898 --> 01:51:47,300 CAN BE A SIMPLE PHONE CALL OR 2883 01:51:47,300 --> 01:51:48,535 COMMUNITY MEETING THAT YOU WILL 2884 01:51:48,535 --> 01:51:49,969 SHOW UP. IT COULD BE WHERE YOU 2885 01:51:49,969 --> 01:51:52,472 ALL ARE AT , PICKLEBALL 2886 01:51:52,472 --> 01:51:53,973 TOURNAMENT AND YOU ARE TALKING 2887 01:51:53,973 --> 01:51:55,575 TO FOLKS. I HAVE SEEN YOU 2888 01:51:55,575 --> 01:52:00,647 EVERYWHERE. I THINK IT IS 2889 01:52:00,647 --> 01:52:01,514 IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO 2890 01:52:01,514 --> 01:52:02,449 UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A FRONT 2891 01:52:02,449 --> 01:52:03,917 PORCH CITY GOVERNMENT AND 2892 01:52:03,917 --> 01:52:06,786 BESIDES COUNCIL, IT IS 2893 01:52:06,786 --> 01:52:07,520 DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND 2894 01:52:07,520 --> 01:52:10,156 YOU ARE ALL THE CONNECTIVE 2895 01:52:10,156 --> 01:52:14,461 TISSUE BETWEEN RESIDENTS WHEN IT 2896 01:52:14,461 --> 01:52:17,063 CAN SEEM SO CUMBERSOME OF THE 2897 01:52:17,063 --> 01:52:18,698 CITY GOVERNMENT AND WHAT WE DO. 2898 01:52:18,698 --> 01:52:22,669 YOU ARE ALL ABLE FOR PEOPLE TO 2899 01:52:22,669 --> 01:52:28,041 ITALICIZE AND DIGEST A LOT OF 2900 01:52:28,041 --> 01:52:28,975 CITY DEPARTMENTS AND NUMBERS AND 2901 01:52:28,975 --> 01:52:31,711 WE TALKED TO THIS PERSON AND 2902 01:52:31,711 --> 01:52:32,245 SOMETIMES PEOPLE DON'T 2903 01:52:32,245 --> 01:52:33,346 UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE 2904 01:52:33,346 --> 01:52:35,448 BETWEEN GARBAGE CAN AND ONE OF 2905 01:52:35,448 --> 01:52:37,851 THE METRO BUS STOP . I DIDN'T 2906 01:52:37,851 --> 01:52:38,785 UNDERSTAND THAT THOSE WERE 2907 01:52:38,785 --> 01:52:43,056 DIFFERENT. YOU ALL HELP WITH A 2908 01:52:43,056 --> 01:52:44,023 LOT OF THE SAFETY ISSUES GOING 2909 01:52:44,023 --> 01:52:46,159 ON, ESPECIALLY ON CAPITOL HILL 2910 01:52:46,159 --> 01:52:49,195 AND BEING THERE AND PRESENT. I 2911 01:52:49,195 --> 01:52:50,597 WAS GOING ALONG WITH MY 2912 01:52:50,597 --> 01:52:54,734 COMMENTS. LAST BUT NOT LEAST , I 2913 01:52:54,734 --> 01:52:56,402 THINK IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT THAT 2914 01:52:56,402 --> 01:52:59,439 SOMETIMES PEOPLE -- YOU WILL 2915 01:52:59,439 --> 01:53:01,875 ACTUALLY HELP LISTEN TO FOLKS ON 2916 01:53:01,875 --> 01:53:04,611 THAT RELATABLE LEVEL AND MIGHT 2917 01:53:04,611 --> 01:53:06,246 NOT GIVE THEM AN ANSWER THEN AND 2918 01:53:06,246 --> 01:53:09,849 THERE , BUT YOU ALSO RECOGNIZE 2919 01:53:09,849 --> 01:53:11,417 ESPECIALLY IF SOMEONE HAS A 2920 01:53:11,417 --> 01:53:14,053 SAFETY PROBLEM . WE FULLY 2921 01:53:14,053 --> 01:53:15,488 UNDERSTAND AND GIVE THEM THAT 2922 01:53:15,488 --> 01:53:17,924 CUSTOMER SERVICE. THANK YOU, 2923 01:53:17,924 --> 01:53:19,259 KUDOS AND APPRECIATE THE 2924 01:53:19,259 --> 01:53:20,960 PRESENTATIONS TODAY. 2925 01:53:20,960 --> 01:53:22,095 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 2926 01:53:22,095 --> 01:53:27,567 HOLLINGSWORTH. VICE CHAIR RINCK? 2927 01:53:27,700 --> 01:53:28,801 >> THANK YOU FOR TODAY'S 2928 01:53:28,801 --> 01:53:30,370 PRESENTATION. DENISE, WELCOME. I 2929 01:53:30,370 --> 01:53:33,206 HOPE IT'S BEEN A GOOD MONTH SO. 2930 01:53:33,206 --> 01:53:40,246 WELCOME TO COMMITTEE. I WANT TO 2931 01:53:40,246 --> 01:53:41,181 THANK YOU NOT JUST FOR THE WORK, 2932 01:53:41,181 --> 01:53:41,915 BUT BY STARTING UP TODAY'S 2933 01:53:41,915 --> 01:53:43,216 PRESENTATION AND RECOGNITION 2934 01:53:43,216 --> 01:53:43,983 UNDERSTANDING THE COMMUNITY HAD 2935 01:53:43,983 --> 01:53:47,720 A MEMORIAL YESTERDAY OUTSIDE AND 2936 01:53:47,720 --> 01:53:52,358 RECOGNIZING HIS TRAGIC DEATH , 2937 01:53:52,358 --> 01:53:53,560 SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR 2938 01:53:53,560 --> 01:53:54,828 STARTING OFF ON THAT IMPORTANT 2939 01:53:54,828 --> 01:53:55,628 NOTE. UNDERSTANDING WHAT IT 2940 01:53:55,628 --> 01:53:58,631 MEANS FOR COMMUNITY AND MY 2941 01:53:58,631 --> 01:54:00,233 SUPPORT FOR THIS BROAD PORTFOLIO 2942 01:54:00,233 --> 01:54:04,604 OF PORK AND THE IMPORTANCE OF 2943 01:54:04,604 --> 01:54:05,605 HAVING A MULTITUDE OF APPROACHES 2944 01:54:05,605 --> 01:54:08,541 TO COMMUNITY SAFETY. I KNOW I 2945 01:54:08,541 --> 01:54:10,009 HAD THE PLEASURE OF JOINING 2946 01:54:10,009 --> 01:54:11,711 ALONGSIDE THE NEIGHBORHOODS FOR 2947 01:54:11,711 --> 01:54:15,915 AN EVENT A COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK 2948 01:54:15,915 --> 01:54:17,417 AND MY ONLY QUESTION FOR TODAY 2949 01:54:17,417 --> 01:54:19,152 IS JUST WHAT COMES NEXT WITH THE 2950 01:54:19,152 --> 01:54:23,823 PROGRAM. THE FANTASTICALLY RUN 2951 01:54:23,823 --> 01:54:26,859 EVENT IN SOME WAYS BY BRINGING 2952 01:54:26,859 --> 01:54:27,827 -- NOT ONLY BRINGING THE 2953 01:54:27,827 --> 01:54:31,998 COMMUNITY, BUT TAKING TIME TO 2954 01:54:31,998 --> 01:54:32,832 HAVE TABLED CENTERED WITH 2955 01:54:32,832 --> 01:54:34,701 DIFFERENT KINDS OF GROUPS TO 2956 01:54:34,701 --> 01:54:35,735 FOCUS ON AND TALK THROUGH 2957 01:54:35,735 --> 01:54:38,271 SPECIFIC KINDS OF STRATEGIES FOR 2958 01:54:38,271 --> 01:54:39,639 ADDRESSING COMMUNITY NEEDS AND 2959 01:54:39,639 --> 01:54:44,077 THAT APPROACH WAS MEANINGFUL AND 2960 01:54:44,077 --> 01:54:47,280 ENGAGING TO HAVE COMMUNITY 2961 01:54:47,280 --> 01:54:48,147 MEMBERS WEIGH IN ON STRATEGIES 2962 01:54:48,147 --> 01:54:50,149 THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO WHILE 2963 01:54:50,149 --> 01:54:51,951 ALSO TAKING TIME TO USE STICKIES 2964 01:54:51,951 --> 01:54:54,387 TO ADD WEIGHT TO SPECIFIC 2965 01:54:54,387 --> 01:54:59,592 STRATEGIES THEY WANT TO SEE , SO 2966 01:54:59,592 --> 01:55:00,793 WHETHER YOU CAN ANSWER TODAY OR 2967 01:55:00,793 --> 01:55:01,728 OFF-LINE AS A FOLLOW-UP TO THE 2968 01:55:01,728 --> 01:55:03,429 SESSION, I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW 2969 01:55:03,429 --> 01:55:04,931 COMES NEXT . I SOUGHT A LOT OF 2970 01:55:04,931 --> 01:55:09,502 IDEAS FOR ACTION AND I KNOW SOME 2971 01:55:09,502 --> 01:55:10,637 OF THOSE ACTIONS WOULD NEED TO 2972 01:55:10,637 --> 01:55:16,442 BE TAKEN UP BY THIS BODY. I AM 2973 01:55:16,442 --> 01:55:17,343 EAGER TO KNOW, WHAT DOES THE 2974 01:55:17,343 --> 01:55:18,611 COMMUNITY WANT TO SEE THIS BODY 2975 01:55:18,611 --> 01:55:19,545 TAKE UP IN RESPONSE TO THE 2976 01:55:19,545 --> 01:55:20,546 FINDINGS OF THAT PHONE OBSESSION 2977 01:55:20,546 --> 01:55:22,115 -- PHO DEP SESSION? 2978 01:55:22,115 --> 01:55:25,885 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. 2979 01:55:25,885 --> 01:55:27,453 I KNOW THAT DENISE AND A COUPLE 2980 01:55:27,453 --> 01:55:28,521 OF TEAM MEMBERS WILL ATTEND THE 2981 01:55:28,521 --> 01:55:30,156 SESSION AND I KNOW THAT THEY ARE 2982 01:55:30,156 --> 01:55:32,926 LOOKING AT WHAT PRIORITIES THEY 2983 01:55:32,926 --> 01:55:35,428 WILL IMPLEMENT AND COMING BACK 2984 01:55:35,428 --> 01:55:36,896 TO ASK THE CITY WITH THEIR 2985 01:55:36,896 --> 01:55:39,299 REQUEST. WE WILL MAKE SURE WE 2986 01:55:39,299 --> 01:55:41,100 ARE CONNECTED TO THIS COMMITTEE 2987 01:55:41,100 --> 01:55:43,736 AND TO LET YOU KNOW IN ADVANCE 2988 01:55:43,736 --> 01:55:48,041 AS THEY ARE PREPARING TO ASK FOR 2989 01:55:48,041 --> 01:55:51,077 WHAT'S NEXT. 2990 01:55:51,077 --> 01:55:55,481 >> FABULOUS. I AM PLEASED TO 2991 01:55:55,481 --> 01:55:56,783 HEAR THAT AND WANT TO MAKE SURE 2992 01:55:56,783 --> 01:55:58,618 WE ARE TAKING OF AN ACTION AS A 2993 01:55:58,618 --> 01:56:01,254 RESPONSE TO THAT AMAZING 2994 01:56:01,254 --> 01:56:02,255 COMMUNITY EVENT. THANK YOU AND I 2995 01:56:02,255 --> 01:56:03,489 LOOK FORWARD TO IT AND THANK YOU 2996 01:56:03,489 --> 01:56:04,390 FOR YOUR TIME, CHAIR. 2997 01:56:04,390 --> 01:56:07,760 >> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR RINCK. 2998 01:56:07,760 --> 01:56:09,329 THIS IS ANOTHER INSTANCE AND I 2999 01:56:09,329 --> 01:56:11,230 SAID THIS ABOUT OIRA, BUT DON IS 3000 01:56:11,230 --> 01:56:16,035 ANOTHER EXAMPLE THAT PEOPLE TALK 3001 01:56:16,035 --> 01:56:21,574 ABOUT DOING AND DON IS DOING. 3002 01:56:21,574 --> 01:56:22,742 I'M SO HAPPY THAT DENISE IS 3003 01:56:22,742 --> 01:56:23,409 HERE WORKING WITH THE 3004 01:56:23,409 --> 01:56:25,044 COORDINATORS AND WE WILL FOLLOW 3005 01:56:25,044 --> 01:56:29,349 UP. I REALLY THOUGHT IT WAS 3006 01:56:29,349 --> 01:56:32,285 IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHAT DON WAS 3007 01:56:32,285 --> 01:56:35,021 WORKING ON IN THIS SPACE AND 3008 01:56:35,021 --> 01:56:36,222 THEY WILL AT A LATER POINT COME 3009 01:56:36,222 --> 01:56:38,191 BACK AND GIVE AN UPDATE AS PART 3010 01:56:38,191 --> 01:56:39,592 OF THAT WE CAN ADD TO THIS 3011 01:56:39,592 --> 01:56:41,394 PARTICULAR QUESTION YOU HAD, 3012 01:56:41,394 --> 01:56:47,967 VICE CHAIR. COUNCILMEMBER 3013 01:56:47,967 --> 01:56:49,102 SOLOMON, IS THAT A NEW HAND? 3014 01:56:49,102 --> 01:56:50,903 >> YES. NOT A QUESTION, BUT 3015 01:56:50,903 --> 01:56:51,971 OFFERING SOME HISTORICAL 3016 01:56:51,971 --> 01:56:56,509 PERSPECTIVE, THE CURRENT CRIME 3017 01:56:56,509 --> 01:56:57,910 PREVENTION COORDINATOR COHORT IS 3018 01:56:57,910 --> 01:57:03,916 IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WHEN 3019 01:57:03,916 --> 01:57:05,051 IT FIRST STARTED, IT WAS HOUSED 3020 01:57:05,051 --> 01:57:06,152 IN DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS 3021 01:57:06,152 --> 01:57:07,453 AND FOCUSED ON BURGLARY 3022 01:57:07,453 --> 01:57:11,524 PREVENTION . THERE WAS A LONG 3023 01:57:11,524 --> 01:57:12,492 HISTORY OF DEPARTMENT OF 3024 01:57:12,492 --> 01:57:14,227 NEIGHBORHOODS BEING IN THAT 3025 01:57:14,227 --> 01:57:19,499 PUBLIC SAFETY SPACE AGAIN, IN MY 3026 01:57:19,499 --> 01:57:26,472 FORMAL ROLE, I FIND IT COOL THAT 3027 01:57:26,472 --> 01:57:27,740 WE WERE IN NEIGHBORHOODS BEFORE 3028 01:57:27,740 --> 01:57:29,108 WE WERE IN THE POLICE 3029 01:57:29,108 --> 01:57:31,911 DEPARTMENT, SO THAT PARTNERSHIP 3030 01:57:31,911 --> 01:57:35,782 GOES BACK A LONG WAY . LET'S 3031 01:57:35,782 --> 01:57:37,550 SAY THAT WE ARE PART OF THE SAME 3032 01:57:37,550 --> 01:57:38,951 FAMILY TREE, SO I WANTED TO MAKE 3033 01:57:38,951 --> 01:57:40,920 THAT A KNOWLEDGE FOR FOLKS WHO 3034 01:57:40,920 --> 01:57:44,924 MAY NOT KNOW THAT THE EARLY 70s 3035 01:57:44,924 --> 01:57:46,859 AND THE WORK THAT I USED TO DO 3036 01:57:46,859 --> 01:57:47,994 ACTUALLY STARTED DEPARTMENT OF 3037 01:57:47,994 --> 01:57:53,699 NEIGHBORHOODS . 3038 01:57:53,699 --> 01:57:54,667 >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. 3039 01:57:54,667 --> 01:57:55,968 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 3040 01:57:55,968 --> 01:57:57,737 SOLOMON. BEFORE WE CONCLUDE 3041 01:57:57,737 --> 01:58:02,575 HERE, I DO WANT TO SAY , GIVE A 3042 01:58:02,575 --> 01:58:04,043 SHOUT OUT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF 3043 01:58:04,043 --> 01:58:07,146 NEIGHBORHOODS. THEY ARE THE 2025 3044 01:58:07,146 --> 01:58:09,816 ALL-AMERICA CITY AWARD WINNER , 3045 01:58:09,816 --> 01:58:11,651 SO I WANT TO GIVE THAT 3046 01:58:11,651 --> 01:58:15,221 RECOGNITION. THIS IS A BIG DEAL, 3047 01:58:15,221 --> 01:58:19,325 ACTUALLY , SO I REALLY WANT TO 3048 01:58:19,325 --> 01:58:20,493 THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR ALL 3049 01:58:20,493 --> 01:58:21,761 OF THE HARD WORK THAT THEY DO 3050 01:58:21,761 --> 01:58:22,995 AND IT SHOWS WHEN YOU GET THESE 3051 01:58:22,995 --> 01:58:24,997 TYPES OF AWARDS, THE RECOGNITION 3052 01:58:24,997 --> 01:58:28,468 IS THERE AND I AM SO PROUD OF 3053 01:58:28,468 --> 01:58:30,069 YOU, SO THANK YOU AND THANK YOU 3054 01:58:30,069 --> 01:58:34,140 FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, DIRECTOR . 3055 01:58:34,140 --> 01:58:35,208 I REALLY ENJOY WORKING WITH YOU 3056 01:58:35,208 --> 01:58:37,109 AND YOUR DEPARTMENT, SO THIS IS 3057 01:58:37,109 --> 01:58:40,146 A PROUD MOMENT FOR YOU ALL AND I 3058 01:58:40,146 --> 01:58:44,584 UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A 3059 01:58:44,584 --> 01:58:45,384 CELEBRATION ON JULY 29th, 3060 01:58:45,384 --> 01:58:46,419 COLLEAGUES IF YOU ARE ABLE TO 3061 01:58:46,419 --> 01:58:48,955 ATTEND AT 11 A.M. TO CELEBRATE 3062 01:58:48,955 --> 01:58:51,958 THIS GREAT ACHIEVEMENT FOR OUR 3063 01:58:51,958 --> 01:58:53,326 DEPARTMENT AND OUR FOLKS THAT 3064 01:58:53,326 --> 01:58:55,394 WORK THERE, SO I WANTED TO SAY 3065 01:58:55,394 --> 01:59:04,770 THAT. SEEING NO FURTHER 3066 01:59:04,770 --> 01:59:05,471 QUESTIONS. THIS CONCLUDES JULY 3067 01:59:05,471 --> 01:59:06,405 24, 2025 MEETING OF THE 3068 01:59:06,405 --> 01:59:07,507 LIBRARIES, EDUCATION AND 3069 01:59:07,507 --> 01:59:08,875 NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE. 3070 01:59:08,875 --> 01:59:11,511 COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, YOU 3071 01:59:11,511 --> 01:59:13,412 PROMISED A JOKE AT THE END OF 3072 01:59:13,412 --> 01:59:14,847 THE MEETING . WE ARE READY. 3073 01:59:14,847 --> 01:59:19,318 >> I DID . WHY DID THE TOMATO 3074 01:59:19,318 --> 01:59:24,891 BLUSH AND GO READ? IT SAW THE 3075 01:59:24,891 --> 01:59:30,363 SALAD DRESSING. LOVE IT. THANK 3076 01:59:30,363 --> 01:59:32,498 YOU . 3077 01:59:32,498 --> 01:59:37,737 >> DAD JOKES. COUNCILMEMBER 3078 01:59:37,737 --> 01:59:39,272 HOLLINGSWORTH SO DO WE AND SO DO 3079 01:59:39,272 --> 01:59:41,073 I. OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IS 3080 01:59:41,073 --> 01:59:42,642 SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, 3081 01:59:42,642 --> 01:59:51,217 SEPTEMBER 11 2025 AT 9:30 A.M. . 3082 01:59:51,217 --> 01:59:52,518 I THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. IF 3083 01:59:52,518 --> 01:59:53,185 THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS, 3084 01:59:53,185 --> 01:59:55,388 THE MEETING WILL ADJOURN. SEEING 3085 01:59:55,388 --> 01:59:56,889 NO FURTHER BUSINESS AND IT IS 3086 01:59:56,889 --> 01:59:58,190 11:32 A.M.