>>> GOOD MORNING.
TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2019.
IT IS 9:01 A.M.
THIS IS A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
GENDER EQUITY, SAFE COMMUNITIES,
NEW EDUCATION, AND COMMITTEE.
I'M LORENA GONZALEZ.
I AM THE CHAIR OF THIS
COMMITTEE.
I EXPECT OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS
WILL BE JOINING ME THROUGHOUT
THE MORNING.
THERE ARE THREE ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
WE HAD TO SHORTEN IT UP GIVEN
THE AMOUNT OF INTEREST WE EXPECT
IN BOTH OF THE TWO FIRST ITEMS.
AND OF COURSE, THAT IS NOT TO
NEGLECT OUR THIRD ITEM ABOUT
PAID FAMILY LEAVE.
SO THE FIRST ITEM WILL BE TO
CONSIDER AND TAKE A VOTE ON
ORDINANCE 119590 WHICH RELATES
TO THE MOBILE INTEGRATED PILOT
PROGRAM BY THE SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT.
AND THE SECOND WILL BE FROM A
VARIETY OF DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION REGARDING THE
RECENTLY ANNOUNCED EMPHASIS
PATROLS PROGRAM IN SEVEN
DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS
THROUGHOUT CITY.
LASTLY, WE WILL GET A BRIEFING
AND OVERVIEW OF WASHINGTON'S
PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE
PROGRAM FROM THE WASHINGTON
STATE EMPLOYEE SECURITY
DEPARTMENT.
VERY EXCITED ABOUT HOSTING FOLKS
FROM WASHINGTON STATE IN
COMMITTEE TODAY TO TALK TO US
ABOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
FOR THE BRAND NEW FAMILY AND
PAID MEDICAL LEAVE PROGRAM.
H OF EMPLOYEES SHOULD HAVE
NOTICED THAT THEY'RE RECEIVING
PAY DEDUCTIONS IN THEIR PAYROLL
CHECKS STARTING JANUARY 1, 2019
AND GERNING JANUARY 1, 2020
PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO BEGIN THE
PROCESS OF MAKING CLAIMS WITH
THE STATE FOR PURPOSES OF
RECEIVING THIS WONDERFUL
BENEFIT.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT HEARING MORE
ABOUT THAT GIVEN THAT WE ARE A
MAJOR EM EMPLOYER IN THE ENTIRE
STATE, EMPLOY THE MOST NUMBER OF
EMPLOYEES ACROSS THE STATE.
THIS IS PARTICULARLY RELEVANT TO
OUR WORK FORCE HERE IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE, REGARDLESS OF
WHETHER THESE WORKERS LIVE HERE
OR NOT.
VERY EXCITED ABOUT HEARING FROM
THE STATE ON THAT PARTICULAR
TOPIC AS WELL.
I'D LIKE TO WELCOME COUNCIL
MEMBER BAGSHAW TO THE DEMIT TEE.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND BEGIN OUR
AGENDA.
AS USUAL WE WILL BEGIN WITH
PUBLIC COMMENT.
SO EACH INDIVIDUAL WILL HAVE UP
TO TWO MINUTES TO PROVIDE US
WITH THEIR PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
WE HAVE 23 INDIVIDUALS SIGNED UP
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AFT TWO
MINUTES EACH.
SO I WILL CALL THE NAMES OF
THREE INDIVIDUALS.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T
BEEN HERE, YOU'LL HEAR YOUR NAME
CALLED.
BOTH OF THESE MICROPHONES WORK
UP HERE.
SO IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT
OF TIME CALLED, I WOULD ASK AS
YOU HEAR YOUR NAME CALLED YOU
COME UP TO ONE OF THE TWO
MICROPHONES AND BEGIN THE
PROCESS OF CUEING UP.
ONCE YOUR TWO MINUTES START,
PROVIDE US YOUR NAME TO REMIND
US WHO YOU ARE.
IF YOU HAVE AN AFFILIATION, WE'D
BE HAPPY TO KNOW THAT AS WELL.
WE'D REQUEST YOU SPEAK TO AN
ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
THERE'S ONLY THREE ITEMS.
AND THEN AT THE END OF YOUR TWO
MINUTES IF YOU'RE STILL GOING,
I WILL ASK YOU TO PLEASE WRAP
UP.
AND IF YOU DON'T WRAP UP THEN
WE'LL, UNFORTUNATELY, I'LL HAVE
TO NUDGE YOU A BIT MORE STRONGLY
TO END YOUR COMMENTS.
UNFORTUNATELY PUBLIC TESTIMONY
IS NOT THE MOST, YOU KNOW,
NATURAL WAY TO ENGAGE WITH EACH
OTHER.
BUT IT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TELL US MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE WHAT THEY THINK
ABOUT SOME OF THE ISSUES OUI
GOING BE DISCUSSING OR TAKING
ACTION ON NOW OR IN THE NEAR
FUTURE.
SO WE CERTAINLY WELCOME ALL OF
YOU WHO ARE HERE.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING A
REALLY PRODUCTIVE BRIEFING AND
COMMITTEE HEARING.
AND WE REALLY DO STAKE SERIOUSLY
ALL OF THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY THAT
IS PROVIDED TO US DURING THIS
PERIOD OF TIME.
SO REALLY GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE
A FULL HOUSE TODAY AND REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT HEARING PEOPLE'S
THOUGHTS ABOUT THE VARIOUS ITEMS
ON THE AGENDA.
SO ONCE AGAIN, I DON'T INTEND TO
BE RUDE IF I ASK YOU TO PLEASE
WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS AT THE END
OF THE TWO MINUTES.
IT'S FOR PURPOSES OF EFFICIENCY
AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERYBODY
WHO SIGNED UP HAS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO ALSO SHARE TWO MINUTE OF
THEIR THOUGHTS WITH US.
YOU'LL SEE THERE'S TIMERS
THROUGHOUT THE FRONT OF CHAMBERS
THAT GIVE YOU AN INDICATION OF
WHERE YOU'RE AT.
WITH THAT BEING
SAID, I WILL BEGIN THE PROCESS
OF CALLING OUT PEOPLE'S NAMES.
YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES.
WE ASK YOU START BY SAYING YOUR
NAME.
THE FIRST THREE INDIVIDUALS WHO
HAVE SIGNED UP ARE KAREN
FOLLOWED BY HEATHER CARNEY, AND
THEN MARTIN CORTEZ.
>> I'M KAREN.
IS THIS THE BEST?
>> YES.
>> I'M A RESIDENT OF DOWNTOWN
SEATTLE.
I'M TESTIFYING IN RESPONSE TO
YOUR LETTER TO THE MAYOR ON THE
INCREASED EMPHASIS PATROL
STRATEGY.
I BELIEVE THE QUESTIONS THAT
YOU'VE ASKED THE MAYOR ARE A
WASTE OF TIME AND THE WRONG
QUESTIONS.
AND THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE BOTH
HER OFFICE TIME AND THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT'S TIME TO ANSWER,
WHICH IS A WASTE OF OUR LIMITED
RESOURCES IN THE CITY.
I BELIEVE THAT THE IMPLICATION
IN THE QUESTIONS ARE THAT
ENFORCING OUR LAWS REQUIRE
SPECIAL JUSTIFICATION OR THAT
OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT
KNOW HOW TO DO THEIR JOBS.
THE QUESTION YOU SHOULD BE
ASKING, RATHER, IS HOW CAN WE
EXPAND THIS APPROACH TO
ADDITIONAL PROBLEM SPOTS IN THE
CITY AND EXTEND THE TIME PERIOD
IN WHICH WE DO THIS EMPHASIS.
IT'S ALWAYS BETTER WHEN WE HAVE
MORE POLICE, MORE PEOPLE ON THE
STREETS TO KEEP THINGS IN CHECK.
IT MIGHT STOP SOME OF THE THINGS
FROM HAPPENING THAT HAPPEN NOW.
SO THAT REALLY IS THE TRUE
QUESTION.
I WOULD ASK THAT YOU PLEASE
ATTEMPT TO PUT YOURSELF IN THE
SHOES OF THE VAST MAJORITY OF
YOUR CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE FED UP
WITH FEELING UNSAFE ON OUR
STREETS.
EVEN DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE
DAY OR WALKING THROUGH ONE OF
OUR PARKS AND RUNNING INTO ALL
KINDS OF UNSAVORY THINGS
HAPPENING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, KAREN.
OUR NEXT INDIVIDUAL IS HEATHER
FOLLOWED BY MARTIN CORTEZ AND
THEN GENE -- I BELIEVE IT'S
BURNS OR BURR RES.
BURR RES.
>> HI, MY NAME IS HEATHER
CARNEY.
>> COULD YOU LOWER IT JUST A
LITTLE BIT?
>> MY NAME IS HEATHER CARNEY,
AND I'M A RESIDENT IN JOURNTOWN.
I'M ON THE BOARD OF THE
GEORGETOWN COMMUNITY COUNCIL.
I'M REPRESENTING OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD SINCE I HAD THIS
WEEK OFF AND WE DON'T HAVE A
PAID REPRESENTATIVE.
I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WE SAW
THE LETTER THAT COUNCIL MEMBER
GONZALEZ HAD SENT AND I WANTED
TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I ACTUALLY
REALLY APPRECIATE THE QUESTIONS
THAT WERE ASKED.
I THINK THAT THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW
WHAT THE BACKGROUND IS.
I DO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT
THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY, I
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S
HEARD TOO.
SO WE HAVE SEEN THE POSITIVE
EFFECTS ALREADY OF THE EMPHASIS
PATROL.
MYSELF I WALK MY DOGS EVERY DAY
SEVERAL TIMES A DAY.
I DRIVE DOWNTOWN ALL THE TIME.
I WORK DOWNTOWN.
AND I'VE SEEN THE HOMELESS --
UNSANCTIONED HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT
CLEANED UP THAT I NEVER THOUGHT
WOULD BE CLEANED UP.
BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
NEW ELEMENT THAT'S BEING
INTRODUCED INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
IS UNDERSTOOD, WHICH IS KOUM IS
BRINGING IN A -- RELOCATING A
SOBER CENTER DOWNTOWN IN SOUTH
LAKE UNION.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WITH
THE POLICE EMPHASIS THAT THAT
WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE
THEY'RE PREPARED TO HANDLE ANY
ADDITIONAL NEEDS IN THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE HAVE SPOKEN TO KING COUNTY TO
LEO FLORES.
WE'VE TALKED TO PEOPLE AT THE
SOBERING CENTER.
WE'VE REQUESTED 911 TRANSCRIPTS.
AND WE'VE DISCOVERED THERE'S
OVER 200 EXTRA CALLS JUST FROM
THAT AREA.
SO WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE FOR
SMALL, LITTLE GEORGETOWN WITH NO
RESOURCES, NOTHING REALLY THERE
BUT AMAZING RESTAURANTS AND
BARS, WILL THAT SOBERING CENTER
BE ABLE TO -- WILL THE POLICE BE
ABLE TO HANDLE ADDITIONAL CALLS
FROM THE SOBERING CENTER?
SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DO
APPRECIATE THIS, WE JUST HAVE TO
MAKE SURE IT'S DONE THE RIGHT
WAY.
PLEASE DON'T LOSE FOCUS THAT OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD IS ONE OF THE
HIGHER CRIMES PER RESIDENT IN
THE CITY WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE
STATS BY NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> THANK YOU, HEATHER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP IS MARTIN CORTEZ
FOLLOWED BY GENE.
AND THEN WE WILL HEAR FROM KAREN
FILLI MARN.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME ALL RIGHT?
>> YES, WE CAN.
>> THANK YOU FOR HOSTING THIS
AND ALLOWING PUBLIC COMMENT.
I'M HERE TO COMMENT ON ITEM
NUMBER TWO.
MY NAME IS MARTY.
I WAS BORN AND RAISED ON THE
INNER CITY OF CHICAGO.
AND ONE THING IS THAT GROWING UP
WE WERE TAUGHT TO BE, NOT JUST
TAUGHT, WE JUST LEARNED TO BE
REALLY AFRAID OF POLICE.
AND THEM IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND LIVING IN GEORGETOWN NOW AND
READING THE NEWS LAST WEEK FOR
THE FIRST TIME I FELT REALLY
HAPPY THAT THERE'S MORE POLICE
IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO THE
MAYOR AND TO THE POLICE CHIEF
FOR DOING THIS.
IT'S INTERESTING HOW THAT CAME
FULL CIRCLE.
SO THANK YOU FOR THE LETTER.
IT'S PRETTY GOOD.
I LIKE THE QUESTION ABOUT HOW DO
WE MEASURE SUCCESS AT THE END.
WHAT ARE THE METRICS?
IF I COULD ADD TO THE LETTER I
MIGHT SAY WHAT ABOUT THE
SOBERING CENTER THAT HEATHER
MENTIONED, WHAT ABOUT THAT?
WE GOT ONE MONTH OF ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT.
IF THIS SOBERING CENTER COMES
IN, THAT'S 200 PLUS ADDITIONAL
911 CALLS INTO OUR TINY
NEIGHBORHOOD.
THEY'RE GOING TO OUTNUMBER THE
700 PEOPLE COMING OUT.
THERE'S 1,500 PEOPLE IN
GEORGETOWN.
WE'RE GOING TO BE OUTNUMBERED.
WE NEED HELP TO PREVENT THE
SOBERING CENTER.
BUT I THINK THE EMPHASIS PATROLS
ARE A GOOD FIRST STEP.
AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR HOSTING
THIS AND ALLOWING PUBLIC
COMMENT.
AND FOR HEARING ME.
I FEEL HEARD.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MARTIN.
WE WILL NOW HEAR FROM GENE AND
THEN KAREN AND THEN HARVEY
ALLISON.
>> HI, THANKS FOR HOSTING THIS
AND GIVING US SOME TIME TO SPEAK
ABOUT THIS.
MY NAME'S GENE BURRESS.
I'M A RESIDENT DOWNTOWN IN THE
PIKE/PINE, 3RD AVENUE AREA.
I WANT TO EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR
THIS INITIATIVE FOR THE SPECIAL
EMPHASIS.
MY ONLY QUESTION IS WHY THIS HAS
TO BE A SPECIAL EMPHASIS AND NOT
AN EVERYDAY ALL THE TIME KIND OF
THING.
FOR A LONGTIME WE'VE KIND OF
BEEN EXPECTED TO ACCEPT AS A
FACT OF LIFE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS AN OPEN
AIR DRUG MARKET AND A HAVEN FOR
ILLEGAL DRUG USE.
AND ALL OF THE VIOLENT CRIME
THAT COMES ALONG WITH THE
ACTIVITIES AROUND AN OPEN OUR
DRUG MARKET.
FOR TOO LONG WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO
ACCEPT AS A FACT OF LIFE THAT
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS AN OPEN AIR
SEWER AND THAT HE GET TO KNOW
WHEN WE'RE CLOSE TO HOME BY THE
SMELL OF THE URINE AND STEPPING
OVER FECES.
AND WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO ACCEPT
THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, A FACT OF
LIFE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, IS
THAT OUR HOMES, CARS, BICYCLES,
AND PROPERTY ARE NOT WORTHY OF
PROTECTION.
SO IF THIS IS SIGNALLING A
CHANGE TO THAT ATTITUDE AND THAT
WE NO LONGER HAVE TO ACCEPT THAT
AS A FACT OF LIFE, I'M FULLY IN
SUPPORT OF IT.
I HOPE IT'S AN ONGOING THING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, GENE.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO HEAR FROM
KAREN.
AND THEN HARVEY AND LOU.
>> HI, MY NAME IS KAREN
FILLIMAN.
I LIVED ALL OVER THE WORLD, THE
EAST COAST, NEW YORK, D.C.
I'VE NEVER SEEN A PLACE SO SAD
LIKE THIS PLACE.
BESIDES THE SADNESS I FIGURED
OUT I'M IN DANGER JUST RECENTLY.
I HAD SPINAL SURGERY AND I WAS
NOT IN THE BEST STAGE OF MY
LIFE.
AND I WAS STARTLED BY SOMEBODY
AND SOMEBODY TRIED TO GET MONEY
FROM ME AND DIDN'T LET ME GO.
IT WAS BROAD DAYLIGHT.
AND PEOPLE COULDN'T HELP ME OUT,
OF COURSE.
SO I THINK THIS INITIATIVE IS
REALLY VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE
SEATTLE IS A VERY NICE PLACE.
AND I THINK IT WILL GET WORSE
WHEN WE DON'T DO ANYTHING.
THANK YOU.
>> KAREN, CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE
YOU LIVE IN THE CITY?
>> RIGHT AT PIKE MARKET.
AND I LOVE IT.
STILL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ALL RIGHT.
NEXT WE WILL HEAR FROM HARVEY
ALLISON THEN LOU BOND AND THEN
CHELSEA NELSON.
>> MY NAME IS HARVEY ALLISON.
I LIVE DOWNTOWN.
I SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S INITIATIVE
TO REDUCE CRIME.
WOMEN, PROTECTED MINORITIES, AND
THE POOR ARE EVERYWHERE AND
ALWAYS DISPROPORTIONATELY
VICTIMS OF CRIME.
ANY AND EVERY PART OF SEATTLE'S
CITY GOVERNMENT THAT PREVENTS
CRIME ENFORCEMENT INTENTIONALLY
TARGETS WOMEN, PROTECTED
MINORITIES, AND IT'S CORE.
THIS HAS TO STOP.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SIR.
WE WILL NOW HEAR FROM LOU BOND
THEN CHELSEA NELSON AND ALI, I
CAN'T MAKE OUT YOUR LAST NAME.
WHAT IS IT?
GUMBARI.
THANK YOU.
OKAY.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS LOU BOND.
I'M THE PROPERTY MANAGER OF THE
MELBOURNE TOWER ON 3RD AND PIKE.
I'VE BEEN THERE FOR 32 YEARS.
I'M ALSO HERE TO SPEAK REGARDING
THE SPECIAL EMPHASIS THAT THE
MAYOR AND CHIEF BEST HAVE
SUBMITTED.
I'M ALL IN FAVOR OF IT.
SEEMS LIKE EVERY SUMMER ABOUT
TOURIST TIME THAT'S WHEN THE
CITY ACTUALLY BRINGS MORE
SPECIAL EMPHASIS, MORE POLICE ON
THE STREET.
IT DOES SEEM TO HELP.
I AGREE WITH AN EARLIER COMMENT.
I'M NOT SURE WHY THIS HAS TO BE
ONLY A SEASONAL TYPE OF AN
ATTITUDE OR AN ADJUSTMENT.
I THINK WE NEED THEM ON A
REGULAR BASIS.
MY LOBBY ATTENDANTS ARE DEALING
WITH FECES AND URINE AND NEEDLES
EVERY SINGLE DAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER BAGSHAW, WE
WALKED THE ALLEY WITH YOU AND WE
APPRECIATE YOU SEEING IT
FIRSTHAND WITH US.
IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE, THIS
NEGATIVE BAD BEHAVIOR.
WALGREENS IS OUR RETAILER.
THEY'RE LOSING THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS A WEEK IN STOLEN
MERCHANDISE.
THAT'S THEN PEDALLED ON THE
SIDEWALKS, THE VERY SIDEWALKS
FOR PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR.
THAT'S WITH THEM PAYING FOR
THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS AND
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF SECURITY
FOR THEIR STORES AND AREAS.
SO WE HAVE GOT TO STOP THAT.
I IMPLORE THE CITY COUNCIL AND
ALL OF YOU TO DO EVERYTHING IN
YOUR POWER THAT WE ARE GOING TO
SAY NO TO NEGATIVE BEHAVIOR.
THAT WE'RE GOING TO ENFORCE OUR
EXISTING LAWS.
THAT WE'RE GOING TO HELP THOSE
THAT CAN'T HELP THEMSELVES.
AND IT DOESN'T MEAN HELPING THEM
WITH A NEEDLE EXCHANGE OR SOME
OTHER KIND OF PROGRAM OF LETTING
THEM LIVE ON OUR SIDEWALKS AND
OUR PUBLIC SPACES.
THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE.
THAT'S NOT HELPING THEM.
WE'VE GOT TO DO MORE.
SO I IMPLORE YOU TO DO ALL YOU
CAN TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH
THE MAYOR, WITH CHIEF BEST, AND
ALL AGENCIES TO BE ABLE TO SOLVE
THESE PROBLEMS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, LOU.
WE WILL NOW HEAR FROM CHELSEA.
HI, CHELSEA.
>> HELLO, GOOD MORNING.
>> AND THEN ALI AND MIKE
STEWART.
>> I'M CHELSEA NELSON.
I WORK ON THE ADVOCACY TEAM AT
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION.
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION WE
HAVE MORE THAN 2,000 MEMBERS,
CORPORATE MEMBERS, SMALL
BUSINESS MEMBERS, SERVICE
PROVIDERS, AND RESIDENTS ALONG
WITH OTHERS.
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO LIVE, WORK,
AND PLAY DOWNTOWN AND ALL
THROUGHOUT SEATTLE.
AND AT DSA WE BELIEVE -- WE
STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT SEATTLE IS
A GREAT PLACE.
AND WE HAVE SOME SERIOUS
CONCERNS.
AND SOME ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO
WORK ON TOGETHER.
AND WE THINK THAT PUBLIC SAFETY
THROUGHOUT THIS CITY IS ONE OF
THOSE ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO
WORK TOGETHER.
AND SO WE STRONGLY SUPPORT THE
EMPHASIS PATROLS.
AND SUPPORT MAYOR MURRAY IN THIS
EFFORT.
WE THINK THIS CAN HELP.
IT CAN HELP -- OUR PEOPLE JUST
WANT TO DO WHAT THEY DO.
THEY JUST WANT TO WORK.
THEY WANT TO GET THEIR SAFELY.
THEY WANT TO TAKE THEIR KIDS TO
THE PARK.
AND THIS COULD HELP US DO THAT,
FEEL MORE SAFE.
AND SO WE ARE FULLY BEHIND THE
MAYOR IN THIS EFFORT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHELSEA.
WE WILL NOW HEAR FROM ALI.
WELCOME, SIR.
AND THEN MIKE STEWART.
AND THEN MADDIE BRIN DELL.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS
PROGRAM TOGETHER.
I'M HERE TO STAND WITH THE MAYOR
AND EMPHASIZING MORE POLICE
OFFICER.
DURING THE TOURIST SEASON AND
HOPEFULLY BEYOND.
I MEASURE EVERY PERSON'S
CHARACTER BY WHAT THEY DO FOR
THEIR COMMUNITY.
THAT'S WHY I CAN STAND HERE,
BECAUSE I'VE BEEN DOING THIS
SINCE 1985 DOING THE BUSINESS
FROM CAPITOL HILL TO DOWNTOWN IN
PIONEER SQUARE.
AND I'M NOT PLANNING TO LEAVE.
WE WANT TO BE PART OF THE
SOLUTION.
BUT ONE OF THE PROBLEM I HAVE
TODAY, LAST YEAR I HAVE TO CALL
MY BANK HERE TWICE TO DEF
PRINCIPAL ON THE LOAN I TOOK TO
CREATE THIS BEAUTIFUL SPACE FOR
ALL OF YOU AND MY COMMUNITY TO
COME AND RELAX AND ENJOY THE
COMMUNITY AND LOVE THAT MAKES
COMMUNITY MEANINGFUL.
AND I SHOULDN'T BE DOING THAT.
AND ANOTHER THING IS BESIDE
DOING THAT, I FEEL THAT ONE OF
THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES I HAVE
TODAY I USUALLY COULD HANDLE ALL
THE PROBLEM AROUND MY STORE, BUT
THIS DAYS IS NOT POSSIBLE.
I HAVE TO CALL 911, AND GET
SOMEONE TO TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE
THAT THEY COME IN MY STORE.
AT THE END OF THE DAY IF I HAVE
KID IN MY HOUSE THAT IS A
PROBLEM, I GET IT OUT OF MY
HOUSE.
OUR HAPPY COMMUNITY IS HAPPY
FAMILY.
OUR COMMUNITY IS NOT HAPPY, WE
GOING TO DO OUR BEST.
WE GOING TO BE PART OF THE
SOLUTION.
WE GOING TO HELP YOU GUYS.
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR WHAT
YOU DO, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET
SOMETHING DONE, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ALI.
WE WILL NOW HEAR FROM MIKE
STEWART AND THEN MIKE WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY MADDIE.
AND THEN MICHAEL TROYER.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WELL, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
GONZALEZ AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
I'M EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
BALLARD ALLIANCE.
WE ARE AN ORGANIZATION THAT
REPRESENTS MORE THAN 500
BUSINESSES AND THOUSANDS OF
RESIDENTS IN BALLARD.
THE ALLIANCE STRONGLY SUPPORTS
MAYOR DISTURB CAN AND POLICE
BEST'S INCREASED EMPHASIS
PATROLS IN NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS
THE CITY.
THIS IS A MUCH NEEDED FIRST STEP
TO BEGIN ADDRESSING THE CRIMINAL
ACTIVITY THAT IS EXPERIENCED BY
BUSINESS OWNERS AND RESIDENTS
ALIKE.
IT'S A VERY CHALLENGING
ENVIRONMENT RIGHT THOUSAND TO
OWN AND OPERATE A BUSINESS.
WE DIDN'T SEE THIS YEARS AGO.
WITH THIS STEP AND ADDITIONAL
ATTENTION IN THE FUTURE, WE HOPE
BUSINESSES WILL HAVE TO WORRY
LESS ABOUT SAFETY FROM THERMSS,
SAFETY FROM THEIR CUSTOMERS, AND
SAFETY FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES.
FURTHER, I ENCOURAGE THIS
COMMITTEE TO START EXAMINING
WAYS TO FUND A MORE SUSTAINED
POLICE PRESENCE IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD AND MAKE GOOD ON
THE PROMISE OF MORE POLICE
OFFICERS FUNDED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL IN 2016 THROUGH AN
INCREASE TO THE CITY B&OBJECTION
TAX AND THE BUSINESS LICENSE TAX
CERTIFICATE FEE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MIKE, FOR BEING
WITH US THIS MORNING.
MADDIE FOLLOWED BY MICHAEL
TROYER AND THEN LAUREN ROSS.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL, FOR
ALLOWING US TO MAKE OURSELVES
HEARD THIS MORNING.
I FIRST WANT TO SAY I FULLY
ENDORSE THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL,
HER INCREASED EMPHASIS PATROLS
TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT CRIME IN
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
THE ENABLING STANCE TAKEN TO
DATE BY THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY
ATTORNEY, AND KING COUNTY
PROSECUTORS, HAS CERTAINLY DONE
NOTHING TO DETER LET ALONE
REHABILITATE THE ADDICTED
OFFENDERS WHO ARE FUELLING THE
CRIME SURGE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
AND IT CERTAINLY HAS DONE
NOTHING TO REWARD THE
LAW-ABIDING TAXPAYERS FOOTING
THE BILL.
AND WHO VOTE YOU INTO AND, IN
FACT, OUT OF OFFICE AND DO PAY
YOUR SALARIES.
THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR
ARE THE ELECTED GOVERNING BODY
OF THIS CITY.
FOR GOD'S SAKE, START GOVERNING.
IT IS NECESSARY -- IF IT IS
NECESSARY TO AFFECT CHANGINGS IN
LAWS AND REGULATIONS TO EMPOWER
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TO GET
CRIMINALS OFF OUR STREETS ONCE
AND FOR ALL, THEN GET ON WITH
IT.
THAT IS YOUR JOB.
AND BEAR IN MIND THAT WHILE
ACTIVISM IS COMMENDABLE WHEN
COMMON SENSE IS APPLIED, IT IS
NO WAY TO GOVERN A MAJOR CITY.
AND FINALLY, PLEASE STOP
INSULTING OUR INTELLIGENCE WITH
YOUR TORTURED STATISTICS ON
CRIME.
WE ALL KNOW THE STATISTICS GAME.
WE LIVE HERE AND WE SEE WHAT IS
HAPPENING WITH OUR VERY OWN
EYES.
AND PLEASE LET US NOT HEAR ONE
MORE TIME WE CAN DO BETTER.
WE KNOW YOU CAN DO BETTER.
THE QUESTION IS WILL YOU DO
BETTER.
AND IF YOU WON'T, WE'RE ON THE
CUSP OF A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO
LOOK FOR PEOPLE WHO WILL DO
BETTER.
>> THANK YOU, MISS BRINDEL.
OUR NEXT PUBLIC COMMENTER IS
MICHAEL TROYER FOLLOWED BY
LAUREN ROSS AND THEN DAVE, I
BELIEVE IT'S CUTHILL.
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS MICHAEL TROYER AND
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME TO GIVE
SOME TESTIMONY TO THE EMPHASIS
PATROLS THAT ARE PROPOSED BY THE
MAYOR.
I'VE BEEN CEO OF THE RAINIER
CLUB FOR 30 SOME YEARS AND BEEN
PART OF THE DOWNTOWN CORE FOR
MORE THAN 40.
MY PUBLIC COMMENT TO THE COUNCIL
IS SOMETHING MUST BE DONE NOW
ABOUT ENFORCING THE LAW IN OUR
CITY AND PROSECUTE THOSE WHO
BREAK THE LAW.
SO AS YOU CONSIDER THE GENDER
EQUITY AND THE SAFE COMMUNITIES
AGENDA TODAY, I URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S APPROACH TO
EMPLOY THESE RESOURCES AS OTHER
COMMENTERS HAVE SAID TODAY.
IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
AND ANNUALLY IT WOULD BE SO
HELPFUL TO HAVE THAT CONTINUE.
PEOPLE WORKING DOWNTOWN CAN NO
LONGER WAIT FOR THE COUNCIL TO
TAKE DECISIVE ACTION TO
ELIMINATE THE CRIME THAT OCCURS
WITHOUT CONSEQUENCE BECAUSE OUR
CITY LAWS ARE UNENFORCED.
SO I REPRESENT A NUMBER OF MY
CONSTITUENTS WHO LIVE DOWNTOWN.
SOME OF THEM HERE TODAY.
AND THAT'S TRULY THE BIG
DIFFERENCE.
BUSINESSES HAD TO DEAL WITH A
VARIETY OF THINGS OVER THE
YEARS.
BUT THIS IS UNPRECEDENTED.
AND I REMEMBER WALKING DOWN FROM
O'DAY HIGH SCHOOL WONDERING WHAT
THAT BUILDING WAS THAT I WAS
GOING TO WORK IN FOR THE REST OF
MY LIFE.
STANDING IN FRONT OF ZALES,
WHICH NOW HAS MORE CRIME THERE
THAN WHEN THERE WAS A JEWELRY
STORE.
AND SO WITH THIS THEFT AND
SHOPLIFTING AND FENCING AND DRUG
DEALING, THESE PEOPLE WITH
ADDICTION AND MENTAL ILLNESS
NEED SOMETHING MORE THAN JUST
BEING IGNORED.
SO AS I REPRESENT MY
CONSTITUENTS DOWNTOWN, AND WE'RE
VOTERS, WE WANT TO HELP RESOLVE
THIS.
AND WE URGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT RULE OF LAW.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
MR. TROYER.
WE WILL NOW HEAR FROM LAUREN
ROSS FOLLOWED BY DAVE CUTHILL,
AND THEN GREG SMITH.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I AM LAUREN ROZ WITH ROSS IN
SUPPORT OF
THE MAYOR'S PROGRAM TO DEPLOY
RESOURCES TO IMPROVE PUBLIC
SAFETY IN MANY NEIGHBORHOODS
INCLUDING SODO.
OUR EMPLOYEES, VISITORS,
BUSINESSES ARE DEALING WITH
CONSTANT CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.
SOME BUSINESSES ARE GETTING
BROKEN INTO MULTIPLE TIMES A
WEEK.
AND OTHERS ARE HAVING TO PAY
THOUSANDS IN REPAIRS DUE TO
VANDALISM AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.
WE HAVE BUSINESSES LEAVING SODO
NOT BECAUSE THEY'RE CLOSING
SHOP, BUT DUE TO THE FEAR OVER
THE SAFETY FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES
AND CUSTOMERS.
WE NEED HELP AND THE C IS A
NECESSARY STEP.
>> THANK YOU, LAUREN.
JUST BEFORE WE PROCEED.
WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE'VE
BEEN JOINED BY SOME ADDITIONAL
COUNCIL MEMBERS.
SO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE COUNCIL
MEMBERS HERBOLD, PACHECO, AND
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HARRELL WHO
HAVE JOINED US AT THE TABLE THIS
MORNING.
HAVE BEEN SITTING HERE FOR AT
LEAST 10 OR 15 MINUTES.
SO I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT
RECOGNIZING THAT YOU JOINED US
AT THE TABLE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS
MORNING.
WE WILL GO AHEAD NOW AND PROCEED
WITH DAVE.
AND THEN WE WILL HEAR FROM GREG
SMITH AND THEN JILL DONNELLY.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> I'M DAVE CUTHILL WITH CLOOIS
PROPERTIES.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW
KLEIS, WE'VE BEEN IN SEATTLE FOR
OVER 130 YEARS AND IT'S PART OF
THE FABRIC OF THIS CITY.
WE'RE HERE PRIMARILY TODAY TO
ADDRESS SECURITY AND CRIME
ISSUES.
WE'VE HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS IN
OUR BUILDINGS THAT HAVE CAUSED
US TO REINVEST HUNDREDS AND
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN SECURITY
MEASURES TO PROTECT OUR TENANTS.
AND OUR CUSTOMERS.
SO WE SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSAL FOR EMPHASIS PATROLS IN
THE SEVEN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT
HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED.
WE WOULD SUPPORT ONGOING
EMPHASIS PATROLS IN THE ENTIRE
CITY.
MATTERS OF CRIME PREVENTION,
PUBLIC SAFETY, AND PUBLIC HEALTH
ARE OF PARAMOUNT CONCERN.
PIECES LIKE SYSTEM FAILURE BY
SCOTT LINDSEY IDENTIFY ACUTE
ISSUES THAT SHOULD SPUR ALL OF
YOU INTO ACTION.
NOT A CONVERSATION, A TASK
FORCE, NOT A DEFLECTION WITH A
DESCRIPTION OF SYSTEMIC ISSUES,
BUT RATHER WE CAN NO LONGER SIT
ON THE SIDELINES AND DEINVOLVE
OUR FINE CITY INTO FURTHER
DISMAY.
WE SUPPORT THE EMPHASIS PATROLS
IN THE ENTIRE CITY, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DAVE.
WE WILL NOW HEAR FROM GREG THEN
JILL DONNELLY AND WENDY NORMAL.
>> HI, MY NAME IS GREG SMITH,
AND I'M CEO OF URBAN VISIONS, A
REAL ESTATE COMPANY IN DOWNTOWN
SEATTLE.
WE OWN PROPERTY IN PIONEER
SQUARE AND ON THE PIKE/PINE
CORRIDOR.
I'M A RESIDENT OF SEATTLE.
I'M A PARTNER WITH CHERRY STREET
COFFEE SMALL BUSINESS AS WELL AS
ARTISTS AT GOOD ARTS.
I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE
MAYOR'S PLAN.
DOESN'T GO FAR ENOUGH.
AS A RESIDENT, AS EMPLOYEES
EMPLOYEES OUR TOURISTS SHOULD
NOT FEEL UNSAFE.
CHILDREN SHOULD NOT FEEL UNSAFE.
WOMEN SHOULD NOT BE CONCERNED
ABOUT BEING THROWN OFF BRIDGES
IN THE CITY.
THE IDEA THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING
NOT DOING MORE POLICE RIGHT NOW
IS -- JUST BLOWS MY MIND.
IT'S A PROBLEM THAT SPREAD
THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
NOT JUST DOWNTOWN.
BALLARD, GEORGETOWN, CAPITOL
HILL.
AND WE HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM
GOING ON HERE.
WE AS A COMMUNITY CAN ADDRESS
THE HOMELESSNESS ISSUE.
THIS IS NOT A HOMELESSNESS
PROBLEM WE'RE DEALING WITH RIGHT
NOW.
IT'S CRIME AND DRUGS AND DRUG
ADDICTS.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO FOCUS
ON.
AND SO I HOPE THAT YOU'LL
SUPPORT THE MAYOR IN THIS POLICE
EFFORT, THANKS.
>> THANK YOU, GREG.
NEXT UP IS JILL DONNELLY
FOLLOWED BY WENDY NORMAN AND
THEN JEFF GAO?
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS JILL DONNELLY AND
I'VE BEEN BEFORE THIS PANEL
SEVERAL TIMES.
I STARTED MY FIRST TIME IN 2010,
2014 WHEN THERE WAS A CRACK
PROBLEM, I HAVE A STORE WHICH
HAS BEEN IN THE DOWNTOWN
CORRIDOR SINCE 1976 ON THE
CORNER OF 1ST AND VIRGINIA.
HOW IS THIS FOR A PR HEADLINE
FOR ONE OF THE MOST PROMISING
CITIES IN THE COUNTRY AND MAYBE
THE WORLD, ALL EYES ARE ON US.
INSTEAD OF THE EMERALD CITY
SEATTLE IS DYING.
ANY ONE OF YOU PANELISTS CAN SIT
THERE AND BE PROUD THIS LABEL
HAS BEEN ATTACHED TO OUR CITY
BECAUSE OF THE INEPTUDE O
COUNCIL, OUR GOVERNMENT, THIS IS
NOT NEW.
WE HAD OPPORTUNITIES TO DO
SOMETHING ABOUT THIS TEN YEARS
AGO.
AND NOW WE'RE HANGING OUR HOPES
ON A 30 DAY PROGRAM TO HELP US
SHINE LIGHT ON SOMETHING THAT
SHOULD HAVE BEEN AMENDED AND
DEALT WITH.
THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM NOT
JUST IN SEATTLE BUT EVERY CITY.
AND I JUST CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW
EACH ONE OF YOU AND THIS MAYOR,
I'VE BEEN THROUGH THREE POLICE
CHIEFS.
I'VE BEEN HANGING MY HOPES ON
NOW THIS FOURTH MAYOR TO DO
SOMETHING, TO STOP THIS, TO TAKE
THAT CREATIVE EFFORT THAT HAS
MADE SEATTLE ONE OF THE MOST
SPECTACULAR CITIES IN THIS
COUNTRY A LEADER IN DOING
SOMETHING ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS,
ABOUT DRUG ADDICTION, AND ABOUT
SYSTEMIC CRIME THAT COMES FROM
THAT.
WE HOPE THAT THIS 30-DAY PROGRAM
WILL AT LEAST OPEN OUR EYES AND
JUST START A DIALOGUE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT UP IS WENDY NORMAN FOLLOWED
BY JEFF GAO, AND THEN WE WILL
HEAR FROM ROB NICHOLS.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> MY NAME IS WENDY NORMAN, AND
I HAVE LIVED AND WORKED AND
PLAYED AND SHOPPED AROUND
SEATTLE MY ENTIRE LIFE.
I'M A NORTHWEST NATIVE.
I CURRENTLY LIVE AT 4TH AND
UNION IN SEATTLE.
I'M HERE BECAUSE I ECHO THE
STATEMENTS MADE BY THIS
GENTLEMAN THAT IT WAS EXCITING
NEWS TO SEE THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF
THE SEASONAL EMPHASIS.
IT WAS DISAPPOINTING THAT THAT
WAS JUST A SEASONAL EMPHASIS.
I FEEL LIKE AS A RESIDENT, A
TAXPAYER, IT WOULD BE NICE TO
SEE THOSE EFFORTS REPRESENTING
MYSELF AND NOT JUST TOURISTS
OVER A TIME OF YEAR WHERE WE
KNOW THE CITY IS OBVIOUSLY
BUSIER.
I WANTED TO ASK YOU TO ALLOW US
TO BE PART OF PROGRAMS AND THIS
CONVERSATION TO CONTINUE
POTENTIALLY NOT IN THIS FORUM
BUT IN OTHER FORUMS WHERE WE'RE
ALLOWED TO BE PART OF THE
SOLUTION.
I THEN, AGAIN, THE SEASONAL
EMPHASIS IS GREAT.
IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE THAT THE
SAFETY CONCERNS, THE CONCERNS
AROUND CRIME ARE GOING TO BE
ADDRESSED.
BUT WE WANT TO BE A PART OF IT
AND THE SOLUTION.
AS OUR REPRESENTATIVES I'M
ASKING YOU TO COME WITH THE
IDEAS, WITH THE PROGRAM THAT IS
WE CAN SUPPORT.
SO WHEN I INVITE FRIENDS TO COME
VISIT ME THEY DON'T SAY TO ME,
WILL IT BE SAFE?
WHERE SHOULD I PARK?
WHERE WILL I BE SAFE?
EVERY JUNE I HAVE A LUNCHEON FOR
FRIENDS OF MINE AND THREE OF
THEM HAVE SAID THEY'RE NOT
COMING BECAUSE THEY'RE CONCERNED
ABOUT SAFETY IN SEATTLE.
THAT'S A SAD STATEMENT.
AND WE ALL KNOW ABOUT THE CRIME,
BUT WHAT I WIRETAPPED TO ASK YOU
TODAY IS LET US BE A PART OF IT.
THE SEASONAL EMPHASIS, AGAIN, I
FULLY SUPPORT.
I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL
PROGRAM.
WHAT ARE THE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT
WE CAN SUPPORT AND BE PART OF
CURING SEATTLE?
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, WENDY.
NEXT UP IS JEFF FOLLOWED BY ROB
NICHOLS AND THEN NATALIE BINER.
>> MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> MY NAME IS JEFF GAO, I'M A
RESIDENT OF SEATTLE.
IN THE SPIRIT OF BEING BRIEF, I
JUST WANT TO ECHO EVERYONE ELSE
THAT HAS ALREADY SAID BEFORE ME
THE POINTS THAT I THINK NEED TOO
BE REITERATED TO THE COUNCIL.
IT'S TIME FOR ACTION PERIOD.
THANK YOU.
>> YOU WERE REALLY TRUE TO YOUR
WORD ABOUT BEING BRIEF THERE,
JEFF.
THANK YOU.
OKAY, NEXT UP IS ROB NICHOLS.
AND THEN NATALIE BINER FOLLOWED
BY DON ERRS.
>> I'M ROB NICHOL.
I REPRESENT THE STATE HOTEL.
I'M THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE
NEWLY OPENED STATE HOTEL AND BEN
PARIS RESTAURANT ON 2ND AND
PIKE.
I LEAD THIS 91-ROOM HOTEL AND
BUILDING MOST PEOPLE KNOW IT'S
BEEN VACANT FOR THE BETTER PART
OF 37 YEARS.
OUR INVESTORS COMMITTED OVER $40
PLUS MILLION VENERATING THIS
BUILDING.
AND BRINGING BRINGING LIFE TO
THIS WONDERFUL NEIGHBORHOOD.
I'VE BEEN IN THE HOSPITALITY
BUSINESS OVER 17 YEARS ACROSS
SEVERAL CITIES IN OTHER STATES.
I'M NOW SEATTLE FOR A LITTLE
OVER THREE YEARS NOW, BUT I'LL
TELL YOU WHAT, IN THE SHORT TIME
I'VE BEEN HERE AND THE CITIES
I'VE WORKED IN, I'VE NEVER SEEN
CRIME THE WAY I DO OUTSIDE OUR
FRONT DOORS.
WHETHER IT'S DAYTIME OR
NIGHTTIME.
DOESN'T MATTER.
IT'S RIGHT THERE.
WE SEE IT.
WE ARE CONCERNED.
AND THAT'S WHY WE APPLAUD THE
EFFORTS OF THE FOCUSED POLICE
PRESENCE IN THE CITY AS WELL AS,
YOU KNOW, HOPING THIS IS AN
ONGOING SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.
AISLE HERE REPRESENTING OUR
INVESTORS, COLUMBIA HOSPITALITY.
WE'RE PRENTD IN 24 CITIES.
HERE IN SEATTLE AND WE HOPE THAT
THIS IS, AGAIN, NOT THE END OF
IT BUT THE BEGINNING OF SOLVING
THE PROBLEM ONCE AND FOR ALL,
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ROB.
NEXT UP IS NATALIA.
I WAS SAYING NATALIE BUT IT WAS
NATALIA FOLLOWED BY DON ERRS.
AND THEN JENNY CUVELCHECK.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE
PHONETIC WAY TO PRONOUNCE YOUR
LAST NAME.
IT'S REALLY HELPFUL.
>> THANK YOU, LORENA.
MY NAME IS NATALIA BINER
WHITKEY.
I'VE OWNED MY BUSINESS FOR SEVEN
YEARS.
AND I CAME HERE FROM PHOENIX,
ARIZONA.
AND I'M VERY PROUD TO BE A
SEATTLEITE AND A BUSINESS OWNER
AND A RESIDENT HERE IN SEATTLE.
I'VE SEEN A LOT OF CHANGES IN
THOSE SEVEN YEARS.
AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN MY
NEIGHBORHOOD.
I RELY ON TOURISM TO KEEP MY
BUSINESS THRIVING AS WELL AS
LOCAL BUSINESS.
MY CUSTOMERS HAVE STATED MANY
TIMES THAT THEY PREFER ME TO GO
TO THEIR HOUSE AND PICK UP THEIR
CLOTHING.
I OWN A CONSIGNMENT STORE.
RATHER THAN COME DOWNTOWN.
WE SEE A LOT OF FAMILIES COMING
THROUGH.
THEY COME FROM PIKES PLACE
MARKET AND GO DOWN 1ST AVENUE.
AND THERE ARE COUNTLESS HEROIN
NEEDLES THAT I FOUND.
I HAVE PICTURES ON MY PHONE.
RIGHT OUTSIDE OF OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD.
I PULL OUT OF MY GARAGE IN THE
EVENING AND PEOPLE ARE SHOOTING
UP OUTSIDE OF MY GARAGE.
SEVERAL TIMES I'VE CALLED THE
POLICE.
IT FEELS LIKE THEY'RE UNABLE TO
DO ANYTHING.
WE PAY SO MUCH MONEY NOT ONLY AS
TAXPAYERS, AS RESIDENTS, BUT
ALSO AS BUSINESS OWNERS.
WE -- MYSELF AND SOME OF THE
BUSINESS OWNERS AROUND ME, WE
ALL FEEL THAT OUR TAING
DOLLARS SHOULD PROVIDE SECURITY
AND THAT LAWS IN THIS CITY
SHOULD BE ENFORCED.
SO I AM HERE IN SUPPORT OF BOTH
INITIATIVES.
ECHOING THE WORDS OF ALL OF THE
PEOPLE THAT HAVE SPOKEN SO FAR.
THIS SHOULDN'T BE TEMPORARY.
THIS SOUB PERMANENT UNTIL THIS
PROBLEM IS RESOLVED.
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL CITY.
AND PEOPLE COME FROM ALL OVER
THE WORLD TO COME AND VISIT US.
AND THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FEEL
UNSAFE.
THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO STEP
OVER FECES.
THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE THE FIND
HEROIN NEEDLES AND EXPLAIN TO
THEIR CHILDREN WHY THEY NEED TO
STAY AWAY FROM THIS AREA.
THIS IS SHAMEFUL AND I'M URGING
YOU TO SUP IMPORTANT BOTH
INITIATIVES AND TAKE THE
EMPHASIS OUT AND MAKE IT
PERMANENT.
AND EMPOWER OUR POLICE TO
ACTUALLY GET CRIME OFF THE
STREETS.
>> THANK YOU, NATALIA.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
DON IS NEXT.
AND THEN DON WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
JENNY.
AND THEN DAVID HANES.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
THANKS FOR HEARING OUT.
WE AT AMERICAN LIFE WHERE I WORK
STRONGLY SUPPORT THE MAYOR AND
POLICE CHIEF'S INITIATIVE.
BUT I HAVE A FEW COMMENTS.
I'M THE PROPERTY MANAGER AT
AMERICAN LIFE.
WE HAVE SOME 60 ACRES HERE IN
SODO.
SOME 200 TENANTS.
AND WE ARE ALL BEING IMPACTED AS
EVERYBODY ELSE HAS DISCUSSED
THIS MORNING BY THE SAME ISSUES.
WE ARE COMMUNITY PARTNERS WITH
SEATTLE.
WE SERVE ON THE SPD BOARD AND
THE SFD BOARD.
I'M A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE
SODO BIA.
WE'RE PHILANTHROPIC TO THOSE
ORGANIZATIONS.
WE PARTNER WITH YOU IN EVERY WAY
WE CAN.
BUT WANT TO TELL YOU WE'RE BEING
OVERRUN.
I THINK YOU KNOW THAT.
AND IT'S A HARD JOB.
IT'S A SOCIETIAL PROBLEM, NOT
JUST YOURS, NOT JUST OURS.
SO WE RECOGNIZE THAT.
ONE OF THE THINGS YOU NEED TO
KNOW IS THAT THIS CITY HAS BEEN
VERY IMPACTFUL, BOTH
ECONOMICALLY AND FOR THE WELL
BEING AND SAFETY OF OUR TENANTS
AND GUESTS.
WE HAVE SPENT SEVERAL HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON
SECURITY MEASURES.
WE HIRED EMPHASIS PATROLS.
WE WORKED WITH SFD TO PROVIDE
VISUAL DETERRENTS.
WE ARE STILL BEING OVERRUN
DESPITE OUR EFFORTS.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS IS THAT WE
OBVIOUSLY KNOW THAT WE NEED TO
DO SOMETHING.
I KNOW THAT YOU NEED TO DO
SOMETHING.
AND WE WANT TO BE COMMUNITY
PARTNERS IN THAT RESPECT.
AND WE STRONGLY SUPPORT THE
MAYOR'S INITIATIVE.
WE NEED TO GO FURTHER.
WE'VE BEEN PLAYING DEFENSE FOR A
LONG TIME.
IT'S TIME TO GO ON OFFENSE.
WE NEED TO STRONGLY SUPPORT THE
LAWS AND STOP THE CRIMINAL
BEHAVIOR AND GET THE CRIMINALS
OFF THE STREET.
ONCE THAT'S DONE, I THINK WE CAN
THEN BEGIN TO WORK WITH THE
PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE BY CHANCE.
WE HAVE COMPASSION FOR THEM BUT
WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO
SEPARATE THE TWO.
SO WE STRONGLY SUPPORT THE
INITIATIVE.
WE NEED TO GO A LITTLE FARTHER
AND IMPLORE YOU TO ADOPT THE
POLICY THE MAYOR.
LET'S GET THESE PEOPLE OFF THE
STREET.
>> THANK YOU, DON FOR BEING WITH
US THIS MORNING.
WE'VE BEEN JOINED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US THIS
MORNING.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND PROCEED
WITH JENNY.
AND THEN WE WILL HEAR FROM DAVID
HANES AND THEN BRITNEY BALAY.
>> YOU WERE VERY CLOSE.
I HOPE MY PHONETIC HELPED YOU.
I'M REPRESENTING THE ALLIANCE
FOR PIONEER SQUARE.
WE HELP CONSTRUCT THE PROLIFIC
OFFENDERS REPORT ON THEIR
BEHALF.
I WANT TO THANK OUR STAKEHOLDERS
HERE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE
MAYOR'S EMPHASIS.
PIONEER SQUARE IS HOME TO A
DIVERSE GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS,
RESTAURANTS, SPORTS FANS, AND
ART GALLERIES, HUMAN SERVICES.
ONE OF THE HIGHEST
CONCENTRATIONS OF HUMAN SERVICES
IN THE STATE.
OUR STAKEHOLDERS WANT TO BE
SAFE, WHETHER IT'S GETTING INTO
THEIR OFFICE IN THE MORNING,
SERVING GUESTS, STROLLING
THROUGH ONE OF OUR PARKS OR
PUBLIC SPACES, OR STANDING IN
LINE FOR A SHELTER BED.
WE LOOK TO YOU TO CREATE AN
ENVIRONMENT WHERE PEOPLE ARE NOT
VICTIMIZED AS THEY GO ABOUT
THEIR DAILY BUSINESS.
WE APPRECIATE THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
MOVING FORWARD FOR A PLAN ON
NEIGHBORHOOD EMPHASIS AND ASK
YOU WORK TOGETHER TO SOLVE THE
REAL, CHALLENGING ISSUES WE FACE
TODAY.
THANK YOU THANK YOU, JENNY.
DAVID HANES IS NEXT FOLLOWED BY
BRITNEY BALAY.
>> MOST OF THE CRIME INCREASES
ARE FROM DRUG PUSHER EXEMPTIONS.
AND IF YOU KNOW US, THE THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT DOESN'T LIST
DRUG PUSHERS AS A CRIME.
THE MAYOR WHEN SHE WAS THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL SABOTAGED THE
INTEGRITY OF POLICE REFORM BY
SLIPPING A SENTENCE INTO THE
2012 REFORM THAT EXEMPTED DRUG
PUSHERS.
SEATTLE IS A SOCIETAL IMPLOSION,
A WICKED CORROSION DELIVERED BY
LIBERAL POLICIES THAT EXEMPT LOW
LEVEL DRUG PUSHERS DESTROYING
LIVES DAILY WHILE COPS ARE
GETTING RICH MOONLIGHTING AS
SECURITY GUARDS PROTECTING BAR
TENDERS OVERSERVING DRUNKS WHILE
COPS SHOW UP TO THEIR REAL JOB
TOO TIRED TO FIGHT CRIME.
EMPHASIS PATROLS ARE DESIGNED TO
FALSELY ASSURE LAW-ABIDING
CITIZENS THEY'RE SAFE BECAUSE
COPS ARE AROUND.
YET COPS ARE TASKED WITH COFFEE
OUTREACH HANGING OUT AT
STARBUCKS FOR AN HOUR.
HAS RESULTED IN CORRUPT LEADERS
AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
CREATING EXCUSES FOR MONEY WERE
A RIDICULOUS REQUEST FOR ANOTHER
NEW POLICE STATION AS IF THAT
WILL IMPROVE RESPONSE TIMES WHEN
THE REAL PROBLEM IS THE COPS
REFUSE TO EVEN BOTHER RESPONDING
TO LOW LEVEL DRUG PUSHERS WHO
ARE DESTROYING PEOPLE'S LIVES
DAILY AND WORKING THE STREET AND
CONTROLLING EVERYTHING.
SEATTLE'S AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
INFRACTIONS ARE EVIDENT IN THE
POLICE LEADERSHIP DEPARTMENT.
IT TRIPS PROGRESS AND IMMROEDZ
SOCIETY OVER THE LAST SEVEN
YEARS, START WITH, I HATE TO SAY
IT, BLACK COPS ARE HIRED
SPECIFICALLY TO PATROL BLACK
COMMUNITIES.
THEN THEY ROTATE OUT OF THAT
DIVISION AND START CONDUCTING
SPEED TRAPS ON THE WHITE
COMMUNITY DRIVING THROUGH.
WHILE THE CRACK OPERATIONS OF
BELLTOWN IMPLODE, THEY ACT LIKE
THEY DON'T SEE IT.
DON'T BE DECEIVED BY A POLICE
DEPARTMENT LOADED WITH
STATISTICAL DISTRACTIONS TO
JUSTIFY THE RICH SALARIES.
THE ROOT CAUSE IS THE EXEMPTIONS
OF CRACK, METH, AND HEROIN
LOW-LEVEL DRUG PUSHERS.
>> YOUR TIME IS UP.
>> HYPOCRITE AND RAIS.
>> YOUR TIME IS UP.
NEXT SPEAKER IS BRITNEY FOLLOWED
BY MARGUERITE RASHARD.
>> MY NAME IS BRITNEY.
I LIVE IN NORTH QUEEN ANNE AND
SPEND MUCH OF MY TIME IN BALLARD
AND FREMONT.
MY CHILD GOES TO SCHOOL IN
BALLARD.
I AM HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS
CONCERNS OVER THE NEWLY
ANNOUNCED EMPHASIS PATROLS.
THIS PROGRAM IS BASED NOT ON
ACTUAL CRIME INCREASES BUT ON
THE FEAR OF CRIME AND THE
INCREASED POLICING APPEARS TO BE
INTENDEDTO TARGET UNHOUSED
POPULATION.
THERE'S NO QUESTION WE HAVE A
CRISIS IN OUR CITY OF PEOPLE WHO
NEED HOMES.
AND THEY NEED THE STABILITY THAT
THAT PROVIDES.
HOWEVER, SORRY, MY PHONE TURNED
OFF.
OVER 80% OF UNHOUSED PEOPLE HAVE
ALREADY EXPERIENCED OR WITNESSED
POLICE HARASSMENT.
IF THESE INTERACTIONS GO BEYOND
HARASSMENT INTO CITATIONS OR
ARREST, PEOPLE IN ALREADY
VULNERABLE SITUATIONS CAN SEE
THEIR FINANCES STRETCHED
THINNER THEIR JOB PROSPECTS
FURTHER REDUCED, AND THE CHANCES
FOR FINDING HOUSING IN THE
FUTURE FURTHER IN DECLINE.
FURTHERMORE, ANY INTERACTION
WITH THE POLICE CARRIES THE RISK
OF VIOLENCE.
THE RISK IS HIGHER FOR THOSE WHO
ARE HOMELESS, PEOPLE OF COLOR,
AND EXPERIENCING MENTAL ILLNESS.
THE PATROLS ACTIVELY MAKE THESE
PEOPLE LESS SAFE.
AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, WE'RE
TAKING AN UNDISCLOSED AMOUNT OF
PUBLIC MONEY THAT COULD BE USED
TO HOUSE THESE PEOPLE, TO GET
THEM INTO THE PROGRAMS WHERE
THEIR LIVES COULD ACTUALLY
CHANGE AND FIND STABILITY.
AND DIRECTLY USE IT TO MAKE THE
PEOPLE IN SEATTLE WHO ALREADY
ARE THE SAFEST FEEL SAFER.
I THINK EVERYONE NEEDS TO FEEL
SAFE, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE
OUT ON THE STREETS, NOT IN
HOMES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, BRITNEY.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MARGUERITE.
AND MARGUERITE IS THE LAST
PERSON SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC
TESTIMONY.
SO I WILL DO A LAST CALL BEFORE
WE CLOSE OUT PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> YES, GOOD DAY, EVERYONE.
YEAH, PUBLIC SAFETY IS ALWAYS A
CONCERN OF MINE.
FIRST OF ALL, BECAUSE I'M BLACK.
AND SANDRA BLAND IS BACK IN THE
NEWS AGAIN.
SO WHEN YOU SAY SAFETY, ARE YOU
SAYING THAT THE BEHAVIOR OF THE
WORDS THAT I HEARD COMING BEFORE
ME THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE
PRIORITIES OVER US?
I DON'T EVEN HAVE TO MENTION
THEIR NAME.
THEY'RE ALWAYS IN THE NEWS.
EITHER A BLACK PERSON IS GETTING
KILLED OR THE POLICE IS GETTING
KILLED.
AND IT'S LIKE NONE OTHER I'VE
EVER SEEN IN MY LIFETIME.
AND I THANK GOD, YOU KNOW, THAT
I DON'T HAVE TO FEAR ANY EVIL
BECAUSE HE'S WITH ME AND HIS ROD
AND HIS STAFF COMFORTS ME.
NOT YOU.
BECAUSE WHEN I COME DOWN HERE, A
BLACK WOMAN SEEMS TO ALWAYS BE
DENIGRATED.
IS THAT A GOOD TERM FOR THE
NUMBER OF TIMES I'VE BEEN THROWN
OUT JUST FOR FREE SPEECH?
AND I KNOW IT'S FREE SPEECH
BECAUSE GOD GAVE ME MY SPEECH.
YOU DIDN'T TELL ME WHAT TO SAY.
I DON'T GET MY INSTRUCTION.
HE SAID I WILL INSTRUCT YOU AND
TEACH YOU IN THE WAY YOU SHOULD
GO.
AND IT'S GOING TO BE THAT FROM
NOW ON.
AND IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN.
SO ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF THAT IS
THE PERPETRATOR COMING AGAINST
US AS A BLACK COMMUNITY OF
PEOPLE AND DISRUPTING
EVERYTHING, EVEN THE GOOD.
THEY CALLING EVIL GOOD AND GOOD
EVIL.
AND I HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT THAT
BECAUSE THE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT
I'VE COME DOWN HERE IS, LIKE, A
REPEATED THING.
SO OKAY, YOU KNOW?
I CAN'T KILL THEM LIKE THAT,
BECAUSE I CAN'T KILL THEM LIKE
THAT.
SO I TRY TO DENIGRATE THEM, MAKE
THEM LOOK BAD.
IF YOU DON'T DO WHAT THEY SAY,
THEY CALL THESE FOLK ON THE
WALLS UP IN HERE.
AND IF YOU DON'T DO WHAT THEY
SAY, THEY GIVE YOU A LITTLE OLD
PINK SLIP.
KIND OF LIKE WHEN THEY GAVE YOU
IN GRADE SCHOOL WHEN YOU ACTED
UP.
SO IT'S SOMETHING REALLY WRONG
UP IN HERE.
>> THANK YOU, MISS RASHARD.
YOUR TIME IS UP.
SO THAT IS THE LAST PERSON
SIGNED UP ON THE SHEETS FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT.
IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE
WHO DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO SIGN UP WHO'D LIKE TO OFFER
US SOME PUBLIC TESTIMONY?
COME ON UP, GRETCHEN.
SO GOOD MORNING.
SO FOR THIS PART OF THE PUBLIC
TESTIMONY WE DO REQUIRE THAT
FOLKS SIGN IN.
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT RIGHT
NOW, GRETCHEN.
BUT AFTER YOU GIVE YOUR PUBLIC
TESTIMONY.
START WITH YOUR NAME, AND THEN
IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU'RE DONE
GIVING YOUR PUBLIC TESTIMONY IF
YOU COULD JOT YOUR NAME DOWN FOR
US ON THE LIST SO WE CAN HAVE
THAT AS PART OF THE PUBLIC
RECORD.
WOULD APPRECIATE THAT.
>> I'M ARE GRETCHEN TAYLOR WITH
THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY ALLIANCE
OF SEATTLE.
AND I'M SITTING HERE IN THE
AUDIENCE.
I WASN'T GOING TO SAY ANYTHING
TODAY.
HOWEVER, I'M LISTENING TO ALL
THESE HEARTFELT COMMENTS, AND IT
MAKES ME REALIZE HEARTFELT
VERSUS THE STATISTICS THAT WE'RE
GETTING FROM THE CITY.
THERE'S A MISMATCH GOING ON
HERE.
AND WE'VE BEEN SPEAKING THE
NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY ALLIANCE OF
SEATTLE HAS SPOKEN HERE OVER
FOUR AND A HALF YEARS.
AND CRIME AND SAFETY IS WHAT WE
TALK ABOUT.
AND HERE WE ARE AGAIN.
WE'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT IT.
AND SO POLICE EMPHASIS, ALL FOR
IT.
ACTUALLY THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY
ALLIANCE IS IN FAVOR OF ANY BOLD
LEADERSHIP THAT WILL PUT A STOP
TO THE CRIME AND GIVE SAFETY --
THE FEELINGS OF SAFETY TO THE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ALL OVER
SEATTLE.
THE IMPACT, THAT'S WHAT I
QUESTION.
IF THE STATISTICS ARE TELLING US
THAT CRIME IS DOWN 18%, HOW IS
IT THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET
STATISTICS WE CAN BELIEVE FROM
AN EMPHASIS?
AND MY QUESTION IS, IS THIS
LIPSTICK ON A PIG?
I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS.
DON'T HEAR ME THAT I'M NOT, I
AM.
BUT I'M WONDERING AN EMPHASIS
DURING TOURIST SEASON, ARE WE
TRYING TO MAKE IT LOOK GOOD SO
WE LOOK GOOD?
THAT'S WHAT IT FEELS LIKE
BECAUSE WE ARE DOING THE SAME
THING OVER AND OVER AND OVER.
WE CAN'T TRUST THE STATISTICS.
THAT'S JUST THE BOTTOM LINE.
THE COMMUNITY, ALL COMMUNITIES
OF SEATTLE, NEED RELIEF.
WE NEED TO KNOW THAT SOMEBODY IS
TAKING A LEADERSHIP ROLE AND
THEY'VE GOT OUR BACK BECAUSE I
DON'T KNOW THAT I FEEL THAT WAY.
THE ALLIANCE MEMBERS DON'T FEEL
THAT WAY.
MY OWN COMMUNITY
DOESN'T FEEL THAT WAY.
SO DO WE SUPPORT THIS?
YES, WE DO.
BUT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS
THAT WORD, TRANSPARENCY.
WE WANT STATISTICS THAT ARE
ACTUALLY SHOWING US THE IMPACT
OF WHAT AN EMPHASIS WOULD DO.
AND IF IN FACT, THERE'S AN
IMPACT, LET'S DO IT AGAIN AND
AGAIN AND KEEP IT GOING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, GRETCHEN.
OKAY.
NEXT PERSON, PLEASE JOIN US.
START WITH YOUR NAME.
>> MY NAME IS CURT SORENSON.
I LIVE IN THE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT.
AND I BELIEVE THE THE STATISTICS
FOR CRIME HAVE INCREASED BUT I
DO NOT -- I BELIEVE IT'S FAR
BEYOND WHAT IS REPORTED.
IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, CRIME IS SO
RAMPANT THAT PEOPLE STOPPED
REPORTING IT.
PEOPLE STOPPED MAKING REPORTS ON
IT.
IT IS A FEELING THAT IT IS OUR
OWN FAULT IF WE LEAVE OUR
BICYCLE UNCHECKED FOR FIVE
MINUTES OR DROP OUR BACKPACK FOR
A MINUTE AND TURN AROUND AND
IT'S GONE.
THE CHILDREN ACTUALLY FEEL LIKE
IT'S THEIR OWN FAULT THAT THEY
LOST THEIR BACKPACK.
IT IS HEROIN IS THE PROBLEM.
HEROIN WE ALLOW HEROIN ADDICTS
TO LIVE ON OUR STREETS WITHOUT
INTERVENTION.
A HEROIN ADDICT IS SORT OF LIKE
SAYING TO AN 8-YEAR-OLD DO YOU
NEED A BABYSITTER?
AN 8-YEAR-OLD WILL TELL YOU THEY
DO NOT NEED A BABYSITTER, BUT
THEY CANNOT SUSTAIN THEMSELVES.
A HEROIN ADDICT CANNOT SUSTAIN
THEMSELVES.
HE NEEDS INTERVENTION AND HELP.
THE CRIME WILL STOP WHEN THE
HEROIN GOES AWAY.
AND WE HAVE ALLOWED THE DEEP
CRIMINALSATION OF HEROIN DEALING
IN OUR STREETS.
THIS IS A CRIME IN ITSELF.
>> THANK YOU, CURT.
NEXT UP.
AND CURT, DON'T FORGET TO SIGN
THAT SHEET.
DON'T FORGET TO SIGN THAT SHEET.
>> HI, MY NAME IS MARK GEAR
HEART.
I WORK FOR A R
DEVELOPER CALLED RINE COMPANIES.
SINCE WE'VE ACQUIRED THE
BUILDING, IT'S BEEN EYE OPENING
TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING DOWN
THERE.
WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE BREAK-INS, A
PERSON CT A LIVE SERVICE FEED
FROM THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S POWER
GRID AND STEAL COPPER OUT OF THE
BUILDING.
SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC SAFETY THINGS
OCCURRING IN THE BUILDING.
THE REASON I CAME HERE THIS
MORNING IS WE HAVE SEVERAL OTHER
PROPERTIES UNDER CONTRACT IN THE
CITY.
WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS FOLKS WHO
WILL HELP SODO STAY INDUSTRIAL,
REDEVELOP THOSE BUILDINGS SO
THAT INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES CAN
STAY IN SOUTH SEATTLE, THE
INVESTORS WHO WILL COL TO DO
THAT FOR THE CITY, IT WILL NOT
HAPPEN UNLESS THE PERCEPTION IS
IT'S SAFE.
I CAN TELL YOU FOR A FACT, I
DEAL WITH THOSE FOLKS ALL THE
TIME.
THE PERCEPTION IS IT'S NOT SAFE.
THIS IS NOT A GOOD PLACE TO GO
PLACE OUR CAPITAL.
WHICH IS REALLY UNFORTUNATE FOR
THE CITY BECAUSE THERE'S A VERY
UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY RIGHT NOW FOR
INVESTORS TO CHANGE THE
FUNCTIONALLY OBSOLETE BUSINESS
IN SODO, AND KEEP THE BUSINESSES
IN SODO.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU WHILE
IS A GREAT FIRST STEP, THE BIA
FUNDS SHOULD BE IN THE FRONT
LINE TRYING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
PERMANENTLY.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
>> THANK YOU, MARK, FOR BEING
WITH US.
NEXT UP.
COME ON UP.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS OSWALD.
I'M THE GENERAL MANAGER AT THE
HILTON INN SEATTLE.
I KNOW I'M NOT A POPULAR GUY
BECAUSE I REPRESENT BUSINESS TO
A CERTAIN DEGREE.
I'M ALSO JUST A PERSON WHO LIVES
HERE.
THE STORY IS ABOUT ONE OF MY
EMPLOYEES.
I JUST HAPPENED TO TALK TO HER
ON MONDAY DURING LUNCH.
AND SHE'S ONE OF THOSE INTEREST
GROUP THAT IS YOU ON THE COUNCIL
ARE TYPICALLY, YOU KNOW, VERY
DRAWN TO AND RIGHTFULLY SO.
SO SHE'S IN HER 60s.
SHE'S OF CHINESE BACKGROUND.
SHE'S A MEMBER OF THE LOCAL
HOSPITALITY UNION.
AND SO SHE LIVES IN BEACON HILL.
AND SHE USED TO TAKE A LIGHT
RAIL TO WORK.
AND SHE NO LONGER DOES THAT
BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T FEEL SAFE
TAKING THE LIGHT RAIL AND THE
LIGHT RAIL ITSELF.
AND THEN THE THREE BLOCKS TO THE
HOTEL FROM THE LIGHT RAIL
STATION EITHER.
SO THEN SHE STARTED TAKING THE
BUS.
IT WAS A DIRECT BUS.
TOOK HER ABOUT HALF AN HOUR.
IT WAS THREE BLOCKS AWAY, SO SHE
DIDN'T FEEL SAFE TO DO THAT
EITHER.
SHE TOOK A DIFFERENT BUS, TOOK
HER TWO HOURS TO COME TO WORK.
AND THAT WAS ONLY A BLOCK FROM
THE HOTEL.
SHE STOPPED TAKING THAT BUS TOO.
SHE DOESN'T FEEL SAFE.
SO NOW SHE COMES TO CAR -- BY
CAR WHICH COSTS HER MORE MONEY
AND PARKS IN THE GARAGE THAT'S
ATTACHED TO THE HOTEL BECAUSE
SHE FEELS SAFER IN A PARKING
GARAGE THAT'S ON THE STREET.
WHAT'S SCARIER THAN A PARKING
GARAGE?
EVERYBODY HATES PARKING GARAGES,
YEAH?
BUT SHE FEELS SAFER IN OUR
PARKING GARAGE THAN ON THE
STREETS AND JUST ONE BLOCK FROM
THE HOTEL IT'S TOO MUCH FOR HER.
SO THAT'S KIND OF A STORY THAT,
YOU KNOW, OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE TO
DEAL WITH.
IT'S NOT ABOUT, YOU KNOW,
BUSINESS IS FOCUSSING ON PUTTING
MORE POLICE ON THE STREETS, YOU
KNOW, I'M NOT A POLICE GUY
MYSELF.
BUT IF IT'S NECESSARY TO SECURE
PUBLIC SAFETY A LITTLE BIT MORE,
THEN IT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
IT MAY NEED TO BE DONE
PERMANENTLY.
I WALKED BY THE HOTEL AND THERE
WAS A GENTLEMAN, HE WAS
URINATING AGAINST THE BUILDING.
SO I DID THIS.
I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.
I MAY HAVE LOOKED DISPLEASED.
SO HE CHARGES ME.
FORTUNATELY THERE WAS ANOTHER
PEDESTRIAN THAT KIND OF GOT IN
THE MIDDLE OF IT SO HE DIDN'T
PUNCH ME.
BUT I WOULD HAVE BEEN HAPPY IF
HE PUNCHED ME.
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE IF THERE
WAS SOMEBODY AROUND OF AUTHORITY
THAT COULD HAVE ASSISTED IN A
CASE LIKE THAT.
WE'RE NOT A DANGEROUS
NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT CERTAINLY
FEELS THAT WAY.
SO THESE THINGS WE'RE DOING IT
MAY BE NECESSARY TO DO THEM
PERMANENTLY AND INCREASE OUR
PUBLIC SAFETY.
IT'S NOT FUN.
NOBODY WANTS TO DO IT, BUT I
THINK WE'RE AT THAT STAGE.
>> THANK YOU, MR. OSWALD.
>> APPRECIATE IT.
>> WE HAVE ANOTHER PERSON IN THE
CUE AND MR. OSWALD PLEASE
REMEMBER TO SIGN THE SHEET.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
HI, GOOD MORNING.
>> I'M JULIA, I LIVE IN THE
STUDIO FISHER BUILDING AND I'M A
DOWNTOWN BUSINESS OWNER AS WELL.
I'M USUALLY RELUCTANT TO SHARE
AN EK DO TAL STORIES BUT I THINK
THIS ONE IS ILLUSTRATIVE.
AS RESIDENTS ON THE 3RD AVENUE
BETWEEN PIKE AND PINE WE'RE
UNFORTUNATELY VERY USED TO THE
DRUG TRAFFIC AND CRIME THAT'S
OCCURRING AND ARE VERY COGNIZANT
OF THAT AND NEEDING TO BE --
DEAL WITH THAT ON A REGULAR
BASIS.
HOWEVER, THIS HAS STARTED TO
COME INTO OUR BUILDING IN A NEW
AND DIFFERENT WAY.
RECENTLY WE'VE HAD THINGS STOLEN
OUT OF OUR BUILDING AS HIGH AS
THE SIXTH AND SEVENTH FLOOR.
OUR RESIDENTS HAVE NOW STARTED
FINDING DRUG-ADDICTED PEOPLE IN
OUR STAIRWELLS SHOOTING UP
INSIDE THE BUILDING.
WE ARE NOW HAVING TO TRAIN OUR
FACILITIES PERSON IN HAZARDOUS
WASTE DISPOSAL BECAUSE OF THE
NEEDLES IN OUR STAIRWELLS.
WE'RE ALSO HAVING TO UPGRADE OUR
SECURITY SYSTEM.
SO WE'RE GOING TO A VIDEO SYSTEM
HAVING TO INSTALL SECURITY
CAMERAS.
THIS IS ALREADY EXPENSES ON TOP
OF HAVING TO CARE FOR A LANDMARK
BUILDING.
AND THE LID TAX.
SO AGAIN, THIS IS JUST KIND OF
ESCALATING.
OUR PROTECTION IS BEING PUT MORE
AND MORE ON US AS OPPOSE TODAY
THE FINANCIAL BURDEN IS BEING
PUT MORE AND MORE ON US AS
OPPOSED TO THE POLICE FORCE AND
PROSECUTION SYSTEM AS IT SHOULD
BE.
SO.
>> THANK YOU, JULIA.
OKAY.
OH, AND THANKS FOR REMEMBERING
TO SIGN THAT SHEET.
APPRECIATE IT.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTED
TO OFFER US PUBLIC TESTIMONY
BEFORE I CLOSE OUT THE PUBLIC
TESTIMONY PERIOD?
OKAY.
I AM SEEING NO ONE.
SO WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE
OUT THE PERIOD FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
AND BEFORE I HAVE ROXANA READ
THE FIRST ITEM INTO THE RECORD,
I WANTED TO GIVE A FEW REMARKS
ABOUT THE ITEM THAT FOLKS SPOKE
TO THE MOST THIS MORNING.
AND REALLY JUST ALSO EXPRESS MY
THANKS AND GRATITUDE TO EACH OF
YOU FOR BEING HERE.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT MORE
FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE WHO ARE
HERE LISTENNG WITH INTEREST BUT
DIDN'T OFFER US PUBLIC
TESTIMONY.
AND I JUST REALLY WANT TO THANK
YOU ALL FOR YOUR INTEREST IN
ATTENDING COMMITTEE TODAY AND
BEING WITH US.
AND IN JUST GENERALLY CONTINUING
TO BE ENGAGED AND WANTING TO BE
INVOLVED IN HELPING THE CITY
COUNCIL IDENTIFY SOLUTIOS AND
HELPING THE ENTIRE CITY FIND
SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESSING THOSE
LIVABILITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
CONCERNS THAT ARE REASONABLE AND
LEGITIMATE WITHIN VARIOUS
NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE CITY.
I KNOW TODAY I'VE BEEN TAKING
NOTES OF EVERYBODY'S PUBLIC
COMMENT.
WE HAVE A STRONG CONTINGENT FROM
DOWNTOWN RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS
OWNERS.
WE HAVE SOME REPRESENTATIVES
FROM THE SODO NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND WE HAD A FEW FOLKS FROM
GEORGETOWN ALSO JOINING US AND
PIONEER SQUARE AS WELL.
AS WELL AS SOME NEIGHBORHOODS
THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THE SEVEN
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE BEEN
DESIGNATED FOR ADDITIONAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES IN THIS
PRESUMMER EMPHASIS THAT WILL
OCCUR OVER A PERIOD OF 30 DAYS.
I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT THE COMMON THEMES THAT I
HAVE HEARD ARE OVERWHELMING
NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE
AUDIENCE SUPPORT THE DEPLOYMENT
OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES AS
DESCRIBED BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
AND CHIEF BEST LAST WEEK.
I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
WHAT I HAVE HEARD FROM FOLKS IS
THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS MIGHT BE A
GOOD MEASURE NOW, THAT IT IS
CERTAINLY PERCEIVED AS A FIRST
STEP.
AND THERE IS STRONG INTEREST IN
IDENTIFYING LONG-TERM,
SUSTAINABLE WAYS TO ADDRESS THE
LIVABILITY AND SAFETY CONCERNS
THAT I KNOW I RECEIVE IN MY
INBOX AND HEAR FROM COMMUNITY
MEMBERS AS I MOVE ABOUT THE
CITY.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE HEAR THOSE
CONCERNS AND THOSE COMMENTS, NOT
JUST IN CHAMBERS TODAY, BUT I
THINK AS WE MOVE AROUND THE CITY
AS COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AND WE WANT TO, I THINK, WORK
COLLABORATIVELY, NOT JUST WITH
THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH BUT ALSO
WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS YOUR
REPRESENTATIVES TO ENSURE THAT
WE CAN IDENTIFY SOME SOLUTIONS
THAT WILL ACTUALLY BE, AGAIN,
LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS, EFFECTIVE,
SHOW MEASURABLE SUCCESS, NOT
JUST IN THE CRIME STATISTICS,
BUT IN THE FEELING OF BEING SAFE
AS YOU MOVE TARN CITY AND AS THE
CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE, IT'S CERTAINLY MY
COMMITMENT TO HAVE TOUGH
CONVERSATIONS AND TO REALLY
ALLOW US A SAFE AND RESPECTABLE
ENVIRONMENT AND VENUE AND
OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO
STRUGGLE TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY
WITH SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT
WE HEARD TODAY IN PUBLIC
TESTIMONY WHICH CERTAINLY ARE
REFLECTIVE OF SOME OF THE
COMMENTINGS I THINK A LOT OF US
HAVE BEEN HEARING OVER THE LAST
SEVERAL YEARS.
SO REALLY WANT TO, AGAIN, THANK
YOU ALL FOR JOINING US AND FOR
YOUR INTEREST.
AND I HOPE YOU WILL SEE THE
LETTER I SENT, AND THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A BRIEFING
HERE TODAY AS SORT OF A
WELCOMING TO THE CONVERSATION IN
THE CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT THAT COLLABORATION LOOKS
LIKE SO THAT WE CAN ADDRESS MANY
OF THE CONCERNS THAT WERE
EXPRESSED DURING PUBLIC
TESTIMONY THIS MORNING.
AND THEN BEFORE WE GO AHEAD AND
READ THE FIRST ITEM INTO THE
RECORD, JUST WANTED TO SEE IF MY
COLLEAGUES WHO SAT THROUGH
PUBLIC TESTIMONY WANTED TO MAKE
ANY INITIAL COMMENTS OR
REFLECTIONS AS TO SOME OF THE
TESTIMONY THAT WE HEARD FROM
FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE.
I KNOW FOLKS MIGHT NEED TO LEAVE
AND CAN'T SIT THROUGH THE ENTIRE
BRIEFING, SO WANTED TO PROVIDE
COUNCIL MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO REACT.
NO PRESSURE, BUT IF YOU WISH,
YOU MAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER BAGSHAW.
>> I REALLY WANT TO RECOGNIZE SO
MANY OF YOU THAT CAME TODAY AND
ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT
MANY ARE FROM DOWNTOWN, PIONEER
SQUARE, BELLTOWN.
THIS IS MY DISTRICT.
AND I'M PROUD THAT MOST OF YOU I
HAVE CONTACTED AND HAD
CONVERSATIONS WITH.
BUT WHAT I REALLY WANT TO
REFLECT ON IS SOMETHING I HEARD
A NUMB WERE OF YOU SAY, AND THAT
IS IT'S TIME FOR ACTION.
THESE CONVERSATIONS HAVE BEEN
GOING ON NOT JUST RECENTLY BUT
FOR THE TEN YEARS I'VE BEEN
SITTING AT THIS TABLE.
AND I WANT TO APPRECIATE THE
COMMUNITY WORK, ALI THAT YOU
HAVE DONE.
GREG, THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE
DONE HERE, DOWNTOWN.
WE CAN GO ROBY ROW AND WHAT DSA
HAS DONE FOR US.
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE WHAT WE ARE
ALL SEEING IS THAT INTERSECTION
OF THE NEED TO INVEST MORE FOR
MENTAL HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH.
OF COURSE, WE CONTINUE TO STRIVE
TO EXPAND OUR SHELTERS
TO 24/7 AND MORE HOUSING,
HOUSING, HOUSING.
WE KNOW WE NEED TO DO THIS.
I'VE TALKED WITH CHIEF SCOGGINS
THIS MORNING ABOUT OPTIONS WE
KNOW TO GET PEOPLE INSIDE AND
GET THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SERVICE THAT IS THEY NEED.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT I
COMPLETELY CONCUR AND APPRECIATE
WHAT THE MAYOR IS DOING WITH
HAVING POLICE ACTION TO ARREST
PEOPLE WHO ARE DAMAGING,
BREAKING IN, CAUSING TROUBLE FOR
THE COMMUNITY.
THAT THAT IS SOMETHING WHEN LAWS
ARE BROKEN, WE NEED TO ACT.
AND I THINK FOR TOO LONG THAT WE
HAVE DECIDED THAT THERE'S SOME
-- THERE'S NOT A LOT TO BE DONE.
IF SOMEBODY GOES TO JAIL AND IS
RELEASED ON THE STREET WITHOUT A
PLAN TO HELP THAT PERSON GET
BETTER.
THAT'S A PROBLEM WE ALL
RECOGNIZE.
AT THE SAME TIME WE CAN'T SHRUG
OUR SHOULDERS AND SAY IT'S TOO
BAD BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE BREAKING
IN AND WE DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION
TO THAT PROBLEM.
THE PERSON-CENTERED APPROACH TO
GET SOMEBODY INSIDE, GET THEM
SUPPORT, AND SAY IT IS NOT OKAY
TO BREAK INTO CAR, BUSINESSES.
TO LEAVE HUMAN FECES ON THE
BUSINESS'S DOORSTEP AND
RESIDENTS IN THE MORNING.
THAT HAS GOT TO STOP.
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU THAT THIS
COMMITTEE HAS BEEN OPENED UP
TODAY.
AND WE WERE ABLE TO HEAR FROM
YOU.
PLEASE KNOW THAT AT LEAST FOR
THE LAST SEVEN MONTH THAT IS I'M
GOING TO BE THE DISTRICT 7
REPRESENTATIVE.
I'M HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU.
AND AS ONE OF YOU HAD
ACKNOWLEDGED, SAYING YOU WANT TO
BE PART OF THE SOLUTION, I
AND WILL BE VERY MUCH AVAILABLE
AND IN YOUR COMMUNITY TO TALK
ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
BAGSHAW.
AND I DO THINK THAT THAT RAISES
A COUPLE OF OTHER THOUGHTS IN MY
HEAD.
ONE IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS
SOME PUBLIC TESTIMONY, AND I'VE
RECEIVED SOME CORRESPONDENCE
ABOUT THIS IN MY EMAIL ABOUT
SORT OF THIS BELIEF THAT AS
COUNCIL MEMBERS WE DON'T MOVE
AROUND THE CITY.
AND THAT WE DON'T -- THAT WE
MIGHT NOT SEE SOME OF THE ISSUES
PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT.
AND I REALLY WANT TO, YOU KNOW,
REITERATE THAT AS A COUNCIL
MEMBER WHO USES PUBLIC TRANSIT
AND WALKING AROUND THE CITY --
AROUND THE DOWNTOWN CORE, I SEE
MANY OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE
ARE TALKING ABOUT IN PUBLIC
TESTIMONY HERE TODAY.
I CATCH A BUS OVER ON 3RD AVENUE
BETWEEN PIKE AND PINE IN FRONT
OF THE WALGREENS.
I WALK ACROSS THE BRIDGE ON
MARION AFTER I GET OFF THE WATER
TAXI.
I SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN PIONEER
SQUARE.
I'VE DONE WALKING TOURS IN SODO
WITH THE BIA.
I'VE DONE A WALKING TOUR IN
BALLARD WITH THE BALLARD
ALLIANCE FOLKS.
AND I SPEND TIME IN THE U
DISTRICT AS WELL.
SO I CAN APPRECIATE THE
PERSPECTIVE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO
SEE THE CONDITION OF
NEIGHBORHOODS DETERIORATING.
AND I CAN UNDERSTAND THE
FRUSTRATION OF NOT SEEING FAST
AND EXPEDIENT ACTION TO ADDRESS
THOSE DETERIORATING
CIRCUMSTANCES.
I MOOISZ LIVE IN A CONDO IN THE
JUNCTIO.
I HAVE WOKEN UP TO PILES OF
SYRINGES IN AND NEAR THE
DUMPSTER RIGHT IN THE ALLEY NEXT
TO MY CONDO.
SO I AM NOT IMMUNE FROM THESE
SITUATIONS JUST BECAUSE I'M A
COUNCIL MEMBER.
AND IT'S PART AND PARCEL OF THE
REASON I FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT
TO SEND THE LETTER, BECAUSE I
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER
IT IS WE'RE DOING IS SUSTAINABLE
LONG-TERM ACTION.
AND THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING
TO SEE A MEASURABLE, POSITIVE
IMPACT AS A RESULT OF LIMITED
POLICE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE IN
THIS AREA OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND
INCREASING LIVABILITY FOR
NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO THAT IS MY MOTIVATION FOR
WANTING TO CUE UP THIS
CONVERSATION AND LOOKING FORWARD
TO LEADING US NOT JUST IN
CONVERSATION BUT HOPEFULLY IN
ACTION.
COUNCIL MEMBER, HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WANT TO FIRST SAY THAT I'M A
STRONG SUPPORTER OF USING LAW
ENFORCEMENT VISIBILITY TACTICS
TO DETER CRIME AND DO PROACTIVE
POLICING.
I'VE BEEN WORKING TO TRY TO GET
MORE POLICE RESOURCES FOR MY
NEIGHBORHOOD, THE NEIGHBORHOOD
IN MY DISTRICT MOST IN NEED,
SOUTH PARK.
FROM 2006 WORKING TO GET BIKE
PATROLS TO A MOBILE POLICE
PRECINCT DOWN IN SOUTH PARK TO
WORKING WITH COUNCIL MEMBER
GONZALEZ ON A PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN
WITH THE COMMUNITY.
AND THEN FUNDING AND
IMPLEMENTING IT OVER THE LAST
SEVERAL YEARS, I THINK REALLY
DOING SOME GAME CHANGING WORK
FOR THAT COMMUNITY.
BUT AGAIN, VISIBILITY AS IT
RELATES TO OUR OFFICERS BEING
SEEN IS A REALLY WELCOME
ADDITION.
I ALSO WANT TO MAKE NOTE THAT I
HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE BIA
DIRECTORS WHO HAVE COMMISSIONED
THE SYSTEMS FAILURE REPORT TO
BRING THEM IN TO THESE COUNCIL
CHAMBERS TOGETHER WITH SOME OF
MY COLLEAGUES ON THE COUNCIL WHO
HAVE, I THINK, AGREED TO
PARTICIPATE AND HEAR FROM THEM A
PRESENTATION ON THAT REPORT.
AND I'M GOING TO BE REALLY EAGER
TO SEE HOW THE EFFORTS OF THE
EXECUTIVE WILL ALIGN WITH THE
PROBLEM THAT IS WERE IDENTIFIED
IN THAT REPORT
SOME HIGH LEVEL POINTS FROM THE
REPORT, OVER A YEAR'S TIME THE
100 OFFENDERS IN THE REPORT WERE
CHARGED WITH A TOTAL OF 3,500
CRIMINAL OFFENSES, 1,600
MISDEMEANOR CASES, AND THEY WERE
RESPONSIBLE FOR 636 TOTAL
BOOKINGS INTO KING COUNTY JAIL.
THAT'S EVIDENCE THAT LAW
ENFORCEMENT IS TAKING ACTION AS
IT RELATES TO THIS POPULATION.
IT'S A LOT OF THE ISSUE THAT WE
HAVE TO DEAL WITH IS WHAT
HAPPENS AFTER.
I LEARNED YESTERDAY THAT SINCE
THAT REPORT WAS ISSUED IN
FEBRUARY, NEARLY 80% OF THE
POPULATION HAS BEEN ARRESTED
AGAIN.
SO I THINK THAT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR US TO CONSIDER AS
WE FIGURE OUT HOW TO RESPOND TO
THESE ISSUES BECAUSE, AGAIN, AS
IT RELATES TO THIS PARTICULAR
POPULATION OF PEOPLE, THE
PROBLEM ISN'T SIMPLY THAT LAW
ENFORCEMENT ISN'T TAKING ACTION.
100% OF THAT POPULATION WAS
HOMELESS.
AND 40% OF THEM HAVE SEVERE
MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS.
41% OF THE BOOKINGS WERE FOR
NONCOMPLIANCE, NOT FOR A NEW
CRIME.
MEANING THEY DIDN'T SHOW UP TO
COURT.
AND JUST OVERALL THIS PARTICULAR
POPULATION ASIDE, 45% OF TOTAL
ANNUAL BOOKINGS ACCORDING TO A
2017 KING COUNTY JAILS HEALTH
SERVICES REPORT ARE PEOPLE THAT
ARE HOMELESS.
SO THIS IS A REALLY MULTIFACETED
ISSUE THAT WE REALLY, I THINK,
IT'S PORP TO HAVE ALL THE
STAKEHOLDERS AT THE TABLE.
REALLY EXCITED TO LOOK AT SOME
-- THE OTHER JURISDICTION, KING
COUNTY, IS DOING AS IT RELATES
TO THEIR FAMILIAR FACES PROGRAM
AND SEEING WHAT SORT OF THINGS
WE CAN REPLICATE THERE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL
MEMBERS WHO'D LIKE TO GIVE SOME
REACTIONARY OR REFLECTIVE, NOT
REACTIONARY, REFLECTIVE --
ENGLISH IS SOMETIMES
EXTRAORDINARILY HARD FOR ME.
SOME REFLECTIVE COMMENTS ABOUT
PUBLIC TESTIMONY BEFORE WE DIG
INTO THE ITEMS OF BUSINESS.
>> SHARE A FEW THAUGS, IF I MAY.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT HARRELL?
>> I THINK I HEARD FROM A FEW OF
MY COLLEAGUES THEIR SHARED -- I
DON'T SAY DISGUST, BUT THEIR
SHARED CONCERN FOR THE SAME
ISSUES YOU'RE HAVING TO DEAL
WITH.
I ALMOST TAKE PERSONAL OFFENSE
TO THE FACT THAT PEOPLE DON'T
ASSUME WE FEEL THE SAME WAY.
AS HAVING A WIFE AND DAUGHTER
AND GRANDCHILDREN THAT PLAY IN
PARKS AND SEEING SYRINGES, MY
APPROACH HAS BEEN -- AND I THINK
SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES SHARE IT,
IS TO FIRST OF ALL FIGURE OUT
WHAT BEST STRATEGY WORKING IN
THIS COUNTRY.
THIS IS NOT UNIQUE TO SEATTLE.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE
REALIZES THAT, BECAUSE I DON'T
HEAR THAT PART OF THE
CONVERSATION.
THAT THERE IS, I THINK, A
CREATED NEW SUBCLASS OF POVERTY
AND PEOPLE THAT ARE SLIPPING
INTO THE CRACKS OF BOTH CRIME
AND POVERTY.
AND SO THERE IS ONE BOOK I READ
CALLED WHEN BRUTE FORCE FAILS,
WRITTEN BY A HARVARD-TRAINED
PROFESSOR, MARK KLIMAN.
AND WHAT HE TALKED ABOUT ARE
SOME OF THE BEST STRATEGIES IN
THIS COUNTRY THAT WORK.
IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS WE'VE
BEEN TRYING TO THE THAT.
I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU ALL OF
THE GREAT THINGS WE'RE DOING
BECAUSE IT WILL NOT CHANGE MANY
PERCEPTIONS.
BUT I WILL SAY THAT WE HAVE SOME
PRETTY COMMITTED COUNCIL MEMBERS
AND EXECUTIVES THAT HAVE REALLY
DUG DEEP ON THIS ISSUE.
IT IS A HUGE ISSUE.
AND WHILE WE ARE A LARGE TARGET
BECAUSE WE ARE THE POLICY
LEADERS OF THE SEATTLE, I DID
NOT HEAR ONE OF YOU ADVANCE A
NEW STRATEGY OR A NEW POLICY OR
A NEW LAW CHANGE.
WHAT I'M HEARING YOU SAYING IS
ENFORCE THE LAWS.
QUITE CANDIDLY, THAT'S ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF THE HOUSE.
THAT'S ON THE EXECUTIVE SIDE.
AND SO THIS PROPOSAL, AND I
DON'T THINK YOU'VE -- I THINK I
HEARD ONE PERSON TESTIFY THAT WE
ARE TRYING TO GET IN THE WAY OF
THE PROPOSAL.
COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ IS CHAIR
OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
ASKED SOME VERY INTELLIGENT
QUESTIONS.
THE SIMPLEST QUESTIONS, WILL
THIS WORK?
WILL THIS CHANGE ANYTHING?
HOW ARE WE TO MEASURE SUCCESS?
I'M VERY PLEASED AT THE
CONVERSATION.
AND I'M GLAD TO SEE SUCH AN
ENGAGEMENT AND HEAR FROM ALL OF
YOU.
I WENT TO A SODO MEETING I THINK
IT WAS A FEW MONTHS AGO.
AND THAT WAS A MEETING WHERE WE
WERE SUPPOSED TO PROVE TO MANY
OF YOU LIVING WITH THIS PROBLEM
EVERY SINGLE DAY AND EXPLAIN TO
YOU ALL THE GREAT WORK WE'RE
DOING.
I DIDN'T SAY A LOT BECAUSE I'M
NOT GOING TO DO THAT.
I WILL SAY THIS IS ONE OF MANY
CONVERSATIONS.
AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE THESE
CONVERSATIONS.
AND SO WE BEGIN HERE.
-- I SHOULDN'T SAY WE BEGIN, WE
HAVE HAD THESE CONVERSATIONS AND
WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THEM.
I HAVE TO TELL FOLKS, TRAVEL, I
TALK TO OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS,
MAYORS ACROSS THE CITY,
GRAPPLING WITH THESE SAME
ISSUES.
WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS
DISCUSSION UNDER COUNCIL MEMBER
GONZALEZ'S LEADERSHIP, WITH MY
COLLEAGUE'S COOPERATION, AND
WITH THE EXECUTIVE.
I WOULD SAY I WOULD DEFEND BOTH
OUR CHIEFS OF PUBLIC LICK
SAFETY.
OUR FIRE CHIEF AND OUR POLICE
CHIEF.
THEY ARE SOME OF THE BEST IN THE
COUNTRY.
AND THE MEN AND THE WOMEN WHO
SERVE IN THOSE GROUPS ARE SOME
OF THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY.
THIS IS DENIGRATION OF CITY
EMPLOYEES, I DON'T THINK THERE'S
A LOT OF ROOM FOR THAT.
CAN WE DO BETTER?
OF COURSE.
CAN WE BE MORE EFFECTIVE IN OF
COURSE.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THESE KINDS
OF CONVERSATION.
THIS BASELESS DENIGRATION, I
DON'T THINK THAT MOVES US ALONG.
WE SIGN UP FOR IT, BY THE WAY,
SO I DON'T TAKE THAT PERSONALLY.
IT'S PART OF THE JOB, BUT AGAIN,
WE ARE LOOKING AT BEST
PRACTICES, BEST STRATEGIES, WHAT
WORKS IN OTHER CITIES IN THE
CONTEXT MANY ARE DEALING WITH
THIS SAME ISSUE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO THIS DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU MAD DAM, CHAIR.
THERE'S A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS
IN OUR COMMUNITY.
IT'S A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS TO
THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SLEEPING
OUTSIDE.
IT IS TRAUMATIC AND BAD FOR THE
HELP OF INDIVIDUALS TO BE
SLEEPING OUTSIDE JUST AS MUCH AS
IT IS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS FOR
THOSE OF US LIVING AND SEEING
THE CONSEQUENCES OF PEOPLE
UNSHELTERED IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
WHEN PEOPLE ARE SLEEPING IN OUR
STREETS, IN OUR PARKS.
WHEN THEY'RE HAVING TO USE THE
BATHROOM OUTSIDE, THAT IS A
PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS IN ITS
DEFINITION.
THE PUBLIC HEALTH BOARD BROUGHT
UP CONVERSATIONS AROUND TREEING
HOMELESSNESS AND THE LACK OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS A PUBLIC
HEALTH CRISIS.
IT'S A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS TO
THE HEALTH AND PSYCHE OF THIS
COMMUNITY.
EITHER WALKING WITH OUR KIDS TO
SCHOOL OR COMING IN ON THE BUS
TO WORK OR GOING TO THE SENIOR
CENTER, WHEN WE SEE PEOPLE
OUTSIDE UNSHELTERED, IT IS A
CRISIS OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE
CRISIS TO THE HEALTH OF OUR
COMMUNITY.
I THINK THE SOLUTION IS TO LOOK
AT DATA-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS.
I WANT TO REINFORCE SOMETHING
THAT CARMEN BEST OR CHIEF BEST
HAS SAID TIME AND TIME AGAIN.
IT IS NOT A CRIME TO BE
HOMELESS.
AND MANY OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT
ARE EXPERIENCING CRISES IN OUR
STREET AND ARE CREATING
ADDITIONAL HEALTH CRISES FOR THE
BROADER COMMUNITY ARE OUT THERE
BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT OFFERED THE
HEALTH SERVICES THAT WE NEED.
I KNOW THAT OUR FIREFIGHTER
FRIENDS ARE IN THE AUDIENCE AND
MUCH OF THEIR TIME IS TAKEN UP
WITH HAVING TO RESPOND TO MUCH
OF THESE HEALTH CRISES.
PART OF THE SOLUTION IS WHAT
WE'LL TALK ABOUT.
THE MOBILE MEDIC UNIT, OR MEDIC
ONE PATROLLING AROUND.
WHEN I WANT ON THAT TOUR WITH
THE FIREFIGHTERS, THE ONLY FIVE
CALLS WE GOT WERE RESPONDING TO
PEOPLE DEALING WITH A CRISIS OF
BEING HOMELESS, CONSEQUENCES OF
BEING HOMELESS, AND LACK OF
ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE.
THIS IS A HEALTH ISSUE.
AND I THINK IT DESERVES A
HEALTH-RELATED RESPONSE.
ABSOLUTELY THERE SHOULD BE
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.
ABSOLUTELY WE SHOULD BE MAKING
SURE THAT THERE IS ADDITIONAL
PATROLS FOR THOSE WHO NEED
ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.
TO MAKE SURE CRIMES ARE NOT
BEING COMMITTED.
IT'S NOT A CRIME TO BE
UNSHELTERED.
IN FACT, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE
ARE NOT HAVING POLICY SOLUTION
THAT IS ARE DRIVEN BY
PERCEPTION.
WE ABSOLUTELY, JUST LIKE IN THE
PUBLIC HEALTH FIELD WHERE I CAME
FROM, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE
PUBLIC HEALTH, WE HAVE TO LOOK
AT THE DATA AND CREATE PUBLIC
POLICIES BASED IN SOUND DATA
THAT DRIVES WHAT WE SHOULD DO,
NOT ON THE PERCEPTION THAT CRIME
IS INCREASING IN CERTAIN AREAS.
I APPRECIATE THE QUESTIONS YOU
SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS
ANNOUNCEMENT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE DATA BEARS
OUT THE POLICY SOLUTIONS.
WE CANNOT JUST HAVE A CALL FOR
ACTION AND JUST RUSH TO PUT MORE
PEOPLE ON THE STREETS AND ACT AS
IF THIS IS A CRIMINAL ISSUE WHEN
IT IS TRULY AN ISSUE THAT
REQUIRES, AS COUNCIL MEMBER
BAGSHAW SAID, ADDITIONAL MENTAL
HEALTH COUNSELING.
ONE INDIVIDUAL MENTIONED ACCESS
TO OPIOID TREATMENTS, BUT ALSO
RECOGNIZING MANY INDIVIDUALS ARE
OUT THERE BECAUSE THEY DO NOT
HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE.
AND THEY DO NOT HAVE A PLACE TO
TAKE IS A SHOWER AND DO NOT HAVE
A PLACE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM.
WE ARE CREATING ADDITIONAL
CRISES THAT MANY IN THE
COMMUNITY HAVE COMMENTED ON.
WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS BE
RESPONSIBLE.
AND I THINK MUCH OF WHAT WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT DOING TODAY, WHAT
I'VE TALKED ABOUT LAST YEAR WITH
THE LARGE TENTS, THOSE ARE GOOD
FOR FOLK WHO IS DON'T HAVE A CAR
TO SLEEP IN, WHO ARE LITERALLY
SLEEPING IN OUR STREETS.
WHEN I TALKED ABOUT CREATING THE
STAND-UP TINY HOUSES THAT COULD
BE STOOD UP IN 20 MINUTES WITH
HEAT AND ELECTRICITY THAT HAVE A
DOOR AND WINDOW AND TWO BEDS AND
A DESK, THIS IS A RESPONSIBLE
WAY TO RESPOND TO GET MORE
PEOPLE INSIDE.
BUT WE HAVE TO ACT RESPONSIBLY
AS WE ARE BEING RESPONSIVE.
WE CANNOT JUST JUMP TO THE
QUICKEST SOLUTION, WHICH IS TO
GIVE THE PERCEPTION THAT WE'RE
FURTHER CRIMINALIZING
HOMELESSNESS.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND
THE REASON THAT WE CONTINUE TO
SEE MORE PEOPLE SLEEPING OUTSIDE
IS BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE THE
SHELTERS AND WE DO NOT HAVE THE
HOUSING TO EXIT PEOPLE FROM THE
SHELTERS.
OUR SHELTERS ARE AT CAPACITY.
IN NOVEMBER WE HEARD THERE WERE
THREE ENHANCED SHELTER BEDS OPEN
PER NIGHT.
THREE ENHANCED SHELTER BEDS OPEN
ON AVERAGE PER NIGHT IN THIS
CITY IN NOVEMBER.
LAST MONTH WE HEARD THAT THERE
WERE FOUR PER NIGHT ON AVERAGE
IN THE CITY.
UNITED NATIONS SAY THAT FOR
EVERY 20 PEOPLE WE SHOULD HAVE A
TOILET LIKE THEY DO IN MUCH OF
EUROPE, A PUBLIC TOILET.
GUESS HOW MANY WE HAVE IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE?
SIX PUBLIC TOILETS.
ONLY TWO IN GOOD CONDITION.
FOUR OF THEM ARE NOT FUNCTIONING
WELL.
AND NOT ALL OF THEM HAVE A
SHARPS CONTAINER.
IN ORDER FOR OUR CITY TO BE
RESPONSIVE TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH
NEEDS FOR THERE TO BL PUBLIC
FACILITIES, WE SHOULD HAVE 224
TOILETS IN THE CITY.
NOT TO MENTION THE TYPE OF
ENHANCED SHELTER BEDS SO
INDIVIDUALS CAN SLEEP INSIDE AND
NOT SLEEP ON THE STREETS, NOT
SLEEP IN THEIR CARS.
YES, THERE'S A CRISIS.
THERE'S A CRISIS OF
CONSCIOUSNESS THAT WE'RE NOT
ACTING QUICK ENOUGH.
THERE ARE THINGS I'VE BEEN
INTERESTED IN ADVANCING.
ONE OF WHICH IS THE MOBILE MEDIC
UNIT WHICH I WAS PROUD TO
COSPONSOR LAST YEAR.
AND YES, WE NEED TO ACT QUICKLY
TO GET FOLKS INSIDE.
THE SOLUTION TO HOMELESSNESS IS
ADDITIONAL HOMES AND SHELTERS.
THE SOLUTION TO PEOPLE
DEFECATING OUTSIDE IS ADDITIONAL
TOILETS, THE ABILITY TO MAKE
SURE PEOPLE CAN KEEP THEIR JOB.
20% TO 40% HAVE SOME FORM OF
LEGAL EMPLOYMENT.
THE SOLUTION TO HAVE THEM KEEP
THEIR JOBS IS ACCESS TO AN
ACTUAL SHOWER.
WE NEED TO MRIEK SURE WE'RE
CREATING EVIDENCE-BASED
SOLUTIONS TO TREAT THIS PUBLIC
HEALTH CRISIS AS THE CRISIS IT
IS.
THAT REQUIRES DATA-DRIVEN
SOLUTIONS.
I HOPE WE GET A CHANCE IN
FURTHER CONVERSATIONS TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION ABOUT THE MENTAL
HEALTH NEEDS, THE MEDICAL NEEDS,
AND NOT JUST THIS PERCEPTION
THAT SOLUTION TO THE CRIME IS
THE ONLY THING.
YES, WE HAVE TO RESPOND TO
CRIMINAL ISSUES, BUT WE HAVE TO
GET TO THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM.
PEOPLE ARE LIVING IN CRISIS AND
POVERTY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
>> JUST A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO
YOUR REMARKS, COUNCIL MEMBER
GONZALEZ.
I HEARD THE U DISTRICT, AND I'VE
RECEIVED OUTREACH ABOUT THE U
DISTRICT AS WELL.
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PUBLIC
HEALTH CRISIS THAT COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA HAS SPOKEN
ABOUT.
BUT ALSO WHAT I HEARD FROM
MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE, JUST
THE DESIRE FOR -- AND I THINK
FROM THE COLLECTIVE BODY --
WHICH IS THE DESIRE FOR SAFE
COMMUNITIES FOR FAMILIES AND
INDIVIDUALS TO THRIVE.
I WANT TO CAUTION.
NOT TO APPLAUD WHEN REMARKS ARE
MADE BY INDIVIDUALS REGARDING
ISSUES OF -- OR MAKING RACIST
REMARKS.
IN THESE CONVERSATIONS AS WE
HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS, NOT TO
DEMONIZE OR TO FAULT, I THINK
WHAT ARE SOME OF OUR WORST
INSTINCTS.
THANK YOU.
THOSE REMARKS HURT.
I KNOW WE ALL SIGNED UP FOR THIS
JOB WITH REGARDS TO THE
DIFFICULTIES AND THE REMARKS
THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE, BUT ALSO
UNDERSTAND THAT THOSE -- THAT'S
NOT APPEALING TO THE BEST OF ANY
ONE OF US.
SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
PACHECO.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF MY
COLLEAGUES FOR INDULGING MY
REQUEST TO SHARE REFLECTIONS
WITH THE AUDIENCE IMMEDIATELY
AFTER PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
THAT'S NOT IS SOMETHING THAT WE
ORDINARILY DO, AND JUST WANT TO
RECOGNIZE THAT I APPRECIATE YOUR
ALL'S WILLINGNESS TO LISTEN IN
THE AUDIENCE AND TO MY
COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS
TO SHARE YOUR INITIAL
REFLECTIONS.
I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR
MEMBERS OF THE VIEWING AUDIENCE
BOTH WHO ARE HERE IN PERSON, WHO
MIGHT BE WATCHING FROM HOME, OR
WHO MIGHT WATCH THIS VIDEO LATER
FOR THEM TO HEAR AT THE TOP OF
THE AGENDA, A REACTION OR
INITIAL THOUGHTS WE HAVE ABOUT
THIS OVERALL ISSUE.
AND I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
AS WELL THAT I AGREE WITH MANY
OF THE REMARKS MADE BY MY
COLLEAGUES AT THE TABLE HERE
TODAY.
I THINK IT'S CLEAR FROM THE
PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND FROM THE
REMARKS MADE BY COLLEAGUES AT
THE TABLE, THAT WHEN WE ARE
ADDRESSING PUBLIC SAFETY AND
PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES IT IS
INCREDIBLY COMPLEX AND
MULTIFACETED.
AND THERE IS NO SILVER BULLET OR
ONE SINGULAR ANSWER TO
ADDRESSING LIVABILITY AND SAFETY
CONCERNS THAT MIGHT BE
REASONABLE.
YES, WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION AS
THE CITY OF SEATTLE TO DELIVER
EFFECTIVE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT POLICING SERVICES TO
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
THAT IS A CORE FUNCTION OF WHAT
WE DO AS A CITY.
AND THIS CITY COUNCIL HAS TAKEN
MANY STEPS TO ACTUALLY SUPPORT
THAT, INCLUDING PASSING MANY
BUDGET ACTIONS TO INCREASE THE
AMOUNT OF DOLLARS AVAILABLE TO
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SO THAT
THEY CAN HIRE AND RETAIN
OFFICERS.
JUST RECENTLY WE ALL
COLLECTIVELY PASSED A BONUS,
HIRING BONUS, NOT JUST FOR
LATERALS AS PROPOSED BY THE
MAYOR, BUT I PASSED AN AMENDMENT
TO ALLOW NEW HIRES TO BE ALLOWED
TO BE PROVIDED A BONUS.
AND IN FACT, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE
SEEING A LOT OF THE SUCCESS IN
THE HIRING NOW, IS AROUND THAT
NEW RECRUITMENT OF POLICE
OFFICERS WHO ARE BRAND NEW TO
THE DEPARTMENT.
WE'VE ALSO PASSED THE NEW
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
WITH OUR SEATTLE POLICE OFFICERS
GUILD AND OUR SEATTLE POLICE
MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION.
NOT WITHOUT CONTROVERSY, BUT IT
WAS, IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, AN
8-1 VOTE BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO
SUPPORT THAT AS ANOTHER GESTURE
OF OUR SUPPORT FOR THOSE PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES THAT PROVIDE LAW
ENFORCEMENT SERVICES TO OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND I THINK WE ARE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO SEE MORE.
AND IN FACT, THE FIRST AGENDA
ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA IS AN
ITEM THAT WAS PRIMARILY
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
BAGSHAW THAT, AGAIN, IS A PIECE
OF THE OVERALL MULTIFACETED SET
OF SOLUTIONS THAT THIS CITY NEED
TO BE PROMOTING IN ORDER TO
ADDRESS THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO
MAY BE EXPERIENCING CRISIS ON
OUR STREETS AS DESCRIBED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
BUT THAT DOESN'T EXCUSE OUR DUTY
AND OBLIGATION TO ALSO ADDRESS
SOME OF THE LEGITIMATE CRIME AND
DISORDER ISSUES WE HEAR FROM
COMMUNITY MEMBERS BOTH IN
CHAMBERS AND AS WE MOVE AROUND
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, WE HEARD
PUBLIC TESTIMONY FOR ALMOST AN
HOUR.
AND WE'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO
HAVE REFLECTIONS FOR ABOUT 20
MINUTES.
SO WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
MOVE INTO OUR FIRST AGENDA ITEM
RELATED TO ONE OF THE STRATEGIES
RELATED TO ADDRESSING PEOPLE IN
CRISIS ON THE STREET.
WHICH MANY OF THE PUBLIC
TESTIFIERS DESCRIBED SEEING IN
THEIR DAY-TO-DAY MOVEMENTS
AROUND THE CITY.
ROXANA, IF YOU COULD READ THE
FIRST ITEM INTO THE RECORD.
>> 1199590.
AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO A MOBILE
INTEGRATED HEALTH PILOT FOR
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU.
OKAY.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND DO A ROUND
OF INTRODUCTIONS.
TELL US YOUR NAME AND WHO YOU'RE
WITH.
AND THEN WE WILL GO AHEAD AND
BEGIN THE PRESENTATION.
>> GREG DOSS COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF.
>> HAROLD SCOGGINS, FIRE CHIEF.
>> JON EHRENFELD, SEATTLE FIRE
LOW ACUITY PROGRAM.
>> LESLIE BRINSON, MAYOR'S
OFFICE.
>> JEFF SAKUMA, HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
WITH US THIS MORNING.
I THINK THE EXECUTIVE IS GOING
TO LEAD US THROUGH THEIR
PRESENTATION.
COUNCIL MEMBER BAGSHAW, DID YOU
WANT TO GIVE INTRODUCTORY
REMARKS TO CUE US UP?
>> BRIEFLY I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
AND THANK CHIEF SCOGGINS, ALSO I
THINK LIEUTENANT KENNY STEWART
IS BACK THERE.
HEAD OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS UNION
AND ALSO TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE,
LESLIE, I AM SO THANKFUL FOR
THIS REPORT.
AND JON EHRENFELD, YOU HAVE BEEN
SO HELPFUL TO US AND IDENTIFYING
WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WE'RE TRYING
TO SOLVE AND TO GET THAT CLEARLY
IDENTIFIED.
AND THE GOAL HERE IS TO BE ABLE
TO HAVE A UNIT THAT IS COMPRISED
WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, MAYBE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.
POSSIBLY IN THE FUTURE A NURSE.
BUT SOMEBODY WHO IS A GROUP THAT
IS OUT THERE FOR THOSE WITH LOW
ACUITY PROBLEMS.
AND THAT GENERALLY REFLECTS WITH
ADDICTION PROBLEMS OR
BEHAVIORALLY OR MENTALLY.
RATHER THAN HAVING FIREFIGHTERS
TRAINED FOR HIGH ACUITY
RESPONSES ON THE STREET EVERY
DAY.
I KNOW YOU'LL BRING US
STATISTICS.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE HOW HARD
YOU ALL WORKED.
IT'S SOMETHING I PUT A LOT OF
PRESSURE ON YOU.
I KNOW, THERE'S SMILES.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR FIRST
RESPONDERS AND FIREFIGHTERS
HELPING US EVERY DAY.
>> GREAT.
AND THEN LESLIE, ARE YOU GOING
TO KICK US OFF AND.
>> I WILL KICK US OFF.
IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW HOW
MUCH TIME WE HAVEBATIONED ON
SORT OF -- AND --
>> 30 MINUTES.
>> I WANT TO ECHO THE COMMENTS
ABOUT WORKING WITH THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT ON THIS.
IT HAS BEEN AN AMAZING
OPPORTUNITY.
I WILL TALK IN A MOMENT ABOUT
HOW WE BROUGHT TOGETHE SEVERAL
DEPARTMENTS TO WORK ON THIS.
WHICH FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY
FIVE YEARS HERE WAS REALLY A
GREAT CONVERSATION ABOUT NOT
ONLY SORT OF THE MEDICAL
RESPONSE BUT HOW WE INTEGRATE
THAT INTO OUR RESPONSE TO
HOMELESSNESS.
IT'S BEEN REALLY GREAT.
JON, I'M GOING TO LET YOU KICK
IT OFF AND THEN WE'LL MOVE INTO
THE ITD.
>> I'M GOING TO DEFER TO CHIEF
SCOGGINS.
>> HOW ABOUT THIS?
WE'LL HAVE JON GIVE YOU THE
PRESENTATION BECAUSE THERE'S
GREAT INFORMATION IN THERE, BUT
I WANT TO MAKE CLOSING COMMENTS.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU, CHIEF.
>> JON?
>> THANK YOU ALL.
I LOU ME TO OPEN WITH A FEW
BRIEF REMARKS OF THANKS.
I'D LIKE TO THANK CHIEF SCOGGINS
FOR HIS SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY OF
THIS PROGRAM AND INITIATIVE.
PARTICULAR THANKS TO COUNCIL
MEMBERS BAGSHAW, MAS MOSQUEDA
FOR
SUPPORTING THIS.
THANK YOU ALL.
AND THEN AS WELL TO OUR
OPERATIONS MEMBERS FOR HELPING
US.
WE, AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, ARE
COGNIZANT OF LARGER TRENDS
WITHIN THE FIRE SERVICE.
YOU KNOW, HISTORICALLY FIRE HAS
BEEN A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A
REACTIVE BRANCH THAN OUR
PARTNERS WITH THE POLICE WHO ARE
MORE PROACTIVE TYPICALLY,
USUALLY, WE HAVE WAITED FOR
CALLS TO COME IN.
WE GO OUT, RESPOND, MITIGATE THE
EMERGENCY.
AND I THINK IN THE BIG PICTURE,
THAT PICTURE IS STARTING TO
SLOWLY BUT SURELY CHANGE.
WE WANT TO ALIGN OUR FIRE
DEPARTMENT WITH SOME OF THESE
NATIONAL TRENDS.
WE NEED TO START GETTING OUT
AHEAD A LITTLE BIT OF SOME OF
THE PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES AND
CRISES THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS
BROUGHT UP AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE
AS A FIRE DEPARTMENT BREAK OUT
OF SOME OF OUR SILOS AND
INTEGRATE OURSELVES MORE
THOROUGHLY INTO THE PUBLIC
HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR
CITY AND COMMUNITIES.
AND SO OUR PROPOSAL LOOKS
ANOTHER ONE PARTICULAR FACET OF
THAT WHICH IS CALLS FOR SERVICE
THAT DON'T PROVIDE A LIFE
THREATENING EMERGENCY TO LIFE
HEALTH OR PROPERTY.
WE HAVE DEFINED THOSE AS LOWER
ACUITY RESPONSES WHERE THE
PATIENT DOES NOT NEED IMMEDIATE
HOSPITALIZATION.
AND SO I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT THE PRESENTATION ABOUT
OUR PROPOSAL FOR THIS ISSUE
WHICH IS OUR MOBILE INTEGRATED
HEALTH RESPONSE XRUNT.
AND I'M GOING TO COME BACK TO
THE SLIDE IN JUST A MOMENT.
BUT WHAT I'M LOOKING AT IS
SEVERAL INEFFICIENCIES WITHIN
THE FIRE SERVICE WE THINK WE ARE
WELL POSITIONED TO ADDRESS.
SO ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE ARE
SEEING IS A CERTAIN SUBSET OF
OUR CALLS FOR SERVICE IN THE
MEDICAL REALM ARE MEDIUM OR HIGH
ACUITY CALLS.
WE'RE WELL POSITIONED TO TAKE
CARE OF THOSE RIGHT NOW.
WHERE WE WANT TO IMPROVE AND
MOVE THE BALL FORWARD IS IN THE
LOWER ACUITY END OF THAT
SPECTRUM.
ASK SO AS PART OF THE
INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM WE LOOKED
AT WHERE WE'RE RESPONDING
FREQUENTLY FOR LOWER ACUITY
ALARMS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
AND WHAT WE SEE IS THE
PREPONDERANCE OF THESE
OPERATIONS ARE CORELATED WITH
PUBLIC HEALTH OR HOMELESS
SERVICES.
SO WHAT WE SEE IS HOMELESSNESS
SERVICES, SHELTER, AND PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
WE SEE PUBLIC LOCATIONS, LAW
ENFORCEMENT, AND CORRECTIONS.
AND THEN THE OTHER PLACE THAT WE
GO TO FREQUENTLY ARE LONG-TERM
CARE FACILITIES.
A LITTLE BIT OF A SEPARATE
CONVERSATION.
WHAT WE FOUND AS WELL WORKING
WITH SPD IS THERE'S A FAIR
AMOUNT OF OVERLAP IN THESE.
THESE LOCATIONS ARE ALSO
FREQUENTED BY SPD.
>> SO THE GREEN SHEET GAVE US AN
OPPORTUNITY TO BRING TOGETHER
NOT ONLY SORT OF LOOKING AT THIS
THROUGH THE LENS OF THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT, BUT ALSO THROUGH THE
LENS OF THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT.
BOTH THEIR HOMELESS STRATEGY
STAFF AND AGING DISABILITY STAFF
AS WELL AS A VERY INTENTIONAL
PARTNERSHIP WITH PUBLIC HEALTH
AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
SO THESE CONVERSATIONS WERE
REALLY ABOUT NOT ONLY HOW MIGHT
SFD RESPOND BETTER TO LOW ACUITY
CALLS AND MORE APPROPRIATELY,
AND HOW MIGHT WE BETTER SERVE
FOLKS?
BUT HOW MIGHT WE REDUCE THOSE
CALLS ON THE FRONT END?
HOW MIGHT WE WORK ON
RELATIONSHIPS WITH HOMELESS
SERVICE PROVIDERS AND PROVIDERS
OF HOUSING TO BETTER SUPPORT
THEM AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
>> AND SO IN DOING THAT WE HAD A
LOT OF VERY INTENTIONAL
CONVERSATIONS WITH EMERGENCY
SHELTER PROVIDERS AND THE
HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS
NETWORK.
AND THIS SHOULDN'T COME AS A
SURPRISE TO ANY OF US AS WE'VE
BEEN HAVING THIS CONVERSATION.
I THINK THAT FIRST AND FOREMOST
HIGHLIGHTING THE FACT THAT OUR
ADULT HOMELESS POPULATION IS
AGING.
AS IS OUR RESIDENTS WHO ARE
HOUSED IN PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING.
AND BECAUSE OF THAT INCREASING
AGE AND INCREASING ACUITY AND
MEDICAL ISSUES, WE ARE JUST
SEEING THE RESULTS OF THAT.
OR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS SEEING
THE RESULTS OF THAT.
ANOTHER PIECE THAT HAS HAPPENED
HERE IS THAT OVER THE LAST
SEVERAL YEARS, PERMANENT SUPPORT
COORDINATED ENTRY HAS BEEN
COORDINATED.
THAT'S A POSITIVE AND IMPORTANT
POLICY.
AS SUCH, WE ARE PRIORITIZING
PEOPLE WHO ARE THE MOST
VULNERABLE GETTING ACCESS TO
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
THAT IS AMAZING, AND WE NEED TO
DO THAT.
BUT WE HAVEN'T NECESSARILY
CHANGED THE STAFFING MODEL OR
THE STAFFING SUPPORT FOR
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AS
WE HAVE DONE THAT.
WE ARE SEEING INCREASING
CONCENTRATION OF HIGHLY
VULNERABLE FOLKS IN OUR
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
WE ALSO ARE DEALING WITH THE
FACT THAT WE HAVE A NUMBER OF
STATE OFFING CHALLENGES WITH
BOTH STAFFING AND STAFF
RETENTION AND TURNOVER, IN
REGARDS TO THE LOWER WAGES FOLKS
ARE MAKING.
SO TOGETHER THAT'S CREATING THIS
COMPOUNDING ISSUE OF PERMANENT
SUPPORTING HOUSING PROVIDERS,
AND PROVIDERS OF EMERGENCY
SHELTER NOT HAVING STAFF ON SITE
WHO CAN ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF
THEIR RESIDENTS OR CLIENTS.
AND THUS CALLING 911 BECOMES THE
DEFAULT.
WE ALSO IN LOOKING AT THE
HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, WE'RE LOOKING
AND CREATING AN INTENTIONAL
CONVERSATION BETWEEN HOMELESS
SERVICE PROVIDERS, OUR HOMELESS
SERVICES WE FUND, AND HELP CARE
IS NOT NECESSARILY HOW WE HAVE
THOUGHT ABOUT IT.
WE'VE THOUGHT HOUSING HOUSING
HOUSING, WHICH OF COURSE, IS
IMPORTANT.
BUT FIGURING OUT HOW WE BUILD
THOSE RELATIONSHIPS TO GET
HEALTHCARE INTO HOUSING AND
SHELTER SERVICES IS ALSO REALLY
IMPORTANT.
LOOKING AT OUR DOWNTOWN CORE
WHERE WE SEE THE MAJORITY OF
THESE CALLS COMING FROM, AND THE
FACT WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF
APPROPRIATE LOW BARRIER WALK-IN
CARE FOR FOLKS RNLT WE DON'T
HAVE MUCH URGENT CARE DOWNTOWN
AT ALL.
THERE AREN'T ALTERNATIVES FOR
FOLKS -- FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS
TO TRANSPORT PEOPLE TO ANYWHERE
BUT THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.
AND THEN THERE ARE SORT OF
BIGGER SYSTEMIC GAPS AROUND WHAT
SHOULD PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING BE THE ONLY OPTION FOR
FOLKS WHO HAVE SIGNIFICANT
MEDICAL NEEDS WHO ARE EXITING
HOMELESSNESS.
>> LESLIE, BEFORE YOU MOVE ON.
ON THIS -- ON SLIDE FIVE, BOTH
IN THE MEMO THAT RESPONDS TO THE
SLIDE AND ON THIS PRESENTATION,
YOU IDENTIFY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
GAPS.
WHAT IS NOT IDENTIFIED IN THE
REPORT IS WHO ARE THE OWNERS OF
THOSE SYSTEMS?
>> SO YES.
PUBLIC HEALTH OF SEATTLE KING
COUNTY OWNS A PORTION OF THIS.
THEY HAVE FUNDING FOR HEALTHCARE
FOR THE HOMELESS NETWORK.
AND I'M NOT SAYING THEY ARE THE
REASON FOR OUR GAP.
I'M JUST SAYING THEY ARE A
FILLER OF THAT GAP IN A LOT OF
WAYS.
THEY PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ON SITE
MEDICAL CARE IN PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND EMERGENCY
SHELT EVERIES.
THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE
-- JEFF IF YOU WANT TO?
>> YEAH, SO THE FIRST BULLET,
FOR INSTANCE, THE URGENT WALK-IN
PIECE OF IT.
WE KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF
HOSPITAL SYSTEMS IN THE CORE
AREA THAT HAVE EMERGENCY ROOMS.
SOME OF THEM DO URGENT CARE AS
WELL.
BRU THE BIG GROWTH IN URGENT
CARE IF YOU NOTICED ARE SORT OF
THESE LARGE ENTITIES AND
OFTENTIMES THEY ONLY TAKE
COMMERCIAL INSURANCE AND DON'T
TAKE MEDICAID.
OBVIOUSLY THERE HAVE BEEN A
COUPLE THAT HAVE BEEN OPENED UP
TO OTHER SYSTEM THAT IS WILL
TAKE MEDICAID, BUT WHAT WE'RE
FINDING IS A BIT OF A BY
FURCATION IN WHO CAN ACCESS.
>> THE SYSTEM GAPS AREN'T ALL
TIED TO FNDING.
SOME OF THEM ARE TIED TO
CONNECTIVITY.
SO WE HAVE A GREAT SYSTEM THAT
WE BUILT, THE 911 SYSTEM, AND
WHEN SOMEONE NEEDS HELP THEY
KNOW THE NUMBER TO CALL.
AND WE SHOW UP TO HELP THEM.
BUT WHAT WE HAVE NOT CONNECTED
VERY WELL IS OUR FIRST
RESPONDERS ON THE STREET TO
OTHER OPTIONS.
THAT'S ONE OF THE GAPS.
IN MY MIND, THAT'S ACTUALLY THE
BIGGEST GAPS.
OUR FIREFIGHTERS DO AN AMAZING
JOB EACH AND EVERY DAY
RESPONDING TO MANY EMERGENCIES
AROUND THE CITY.
BUT WE ARE BUILT ON A TURNOVER
SYSTEM.
WE NEED TO GET THERE, SOLVE THE
PROBLEM, GET THEM SOMEWHERE, AND
WE NEED TO BE AVAILABLE TO DO IT
AGAIN.
WHETHER IT'S A FIRE OR MEDICAL.
AND THERE'S VERY IMPORTANT
REASONS FOR THAT.
IF YOU'RE HAVING A CARDIAC
EVENT, A STROKE, EVERYTHING IS
BUILT ON TIME.
IF YOU'RING IS A FIRE IN YOUR
HOME, THERE'S A TIME
TEMPERATURE.
THESE CALLS TAKE MORE TIME.
THEY AREN'T THE CRITICAL
ALS-TYPE CALLS, BUT THEY STILL
NEED MORE TIME TO SOLVE THE
PROBLEM.
OTHERWISE WE ARE GOING TO GET
CALLED OUT AND WE'RE GOING TO DO
IT AGAIN.
WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AGAIN.
MANY TIMES OUR RESOURCES ARE
CALLED BACK TO HARBORVIEW AFTER
SOMEONE'S BEEN RELEASED BECAUSE
IT'S NOT A TRUE EMERGENCY.
AND THEY'RE AT THE BUS STOP
RIGHT OUTSIDE OF HARBORVIEW.
AND WE RESPOND BACK TO THE BUS
STOP.
AND THEY HAVE THE SAME BRACELET
ON.
A PART OF THAT IS THE
CONNECTIVITY ISSUE.
WE DON'T HAVE THAT RESOURCE TO
GET THEM TO WHERE THEY NEED TO
BE, WHICH IS WHY THIS IS SO
EXCITING.
AND WHEN JON GETS THERE, YOU'LL
SEE ALL OF THE NEW OPTIONS THAT
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE.
BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME TO
GET THEM THERE.
BUT WHAT WE SEE, THAT'S A PART
OF PREVENTION.
IF WE GET THEM TO WHERE THEY
NEED TO BE, IT'S GOING TO SAVE
US TIME BUTS THE GOING TO GET
THEM TO HELP THEY ACTUALLY NEED
TO HAVE A BETTER LIFE AND A
BETTER EXPERIENCE.
>> THANK YOU, CHIEF.
AND YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE THAT
PERSPECTIVE.
AND I THINK IT HIGHLIGHTS WHY I
WAS GOING DOWN THIS LINE OF
INQUIRY IS THAT I DON'T WANT THE
GENERAL PUBLIC TO WALK AWAY WITH
THE IMPRESSION WE SOMEHOW CAN
FIX THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM GAPS
THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE
RESPONSE TO THE STATEMENT OF
LEDGE LAYTIVE INTENT.
EVEN THOUGH I'M A STRONG
BELIEVER IN THIS PROGRAM IN
TERMS OF MEETING THE URGENT
NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE IN
CRISIS WHO DON'T HAVE IMMEDIATE
ACCESS TO OTHER TYPES OF PRIMARY
MEDICAL CARE THAT WE ARE DOING
SO WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF A
BROKEN FOR-PROFIT HEALTHCARE
SYSTEM THAT IS REALLY DESIGNED
TO DELIVER HEALTHCARE SERVICES
TO THOSE WHO HAVE THE PRIVILEGE
OF BEING ABLE TO AFFORD IT.
AND SO I JUST -- I WANT TO
REALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WITHOUT
SORT OF AN OVERARCHING SYSTEMIC
TRANSFORMATION OF HOW WE DELIVER
HEALTHCARE TO OUR MOST
VULNERABLE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO
BE PUT IN A POSITION AS A CITY
AND AS A PARTNER IN OUR PUBLIC
HEALTH SYSTEM, OUR COUNTY PUBLIC
HEALTH SYSTEM, WILL BE CONTINUED
TO BE PUT IN THE POSITION OF
STROG BITE AROUND THE EDGES.
AGAIN, IN AN IMPORTANT WAY.
IT IS STILL BITING AROUND THE
EDGES OF ADDRESSING THE
FUNDAMENTAL HELPCARE NEEDS OF
THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN
OUR POPULATION, WHICH ARE NOT
JUST PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
IT ALSO INCLUDES ELDERLY AND
AGEING AND ISOLATED PEOPLE
LIVING IN HOMES AND IN
MULTIF HOUSING.
I JUST WANTED TO LIFT UP YOU DID
A GOOD JOB OF IDENTIFYING.
I SUPPOSE THE FOOTNOTE THAT
WE'RE LEFT UNSATISFIED BECAUSE
WE HAVE VERY LITTLE MECHANISMS
BY WHICH WE CAN FUNDAMENTALLY
TRANSFORM THE GAPS YOU'VE
IDENTIFIED IN THE HEALTHCARE
SYSTEM.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AS IT RELATES TO THOSE GAPS AND
SPECIFICALLY TO THE BULLET
RELATED TO THE LACK OF RESPITE
BEDS, SPECIFICALLY THE LACK OF
RESPITE BEDS FOR, AGAIN, AN
AGING POPULATION.
AND SPECIFICALLY IN THE INSTANCE
THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE, AN
AGING POPULATION THAT IS
HOMELESS.
I RECENTLY RECEIVED
CORRESPONDENCE FROM STAFF AT ST.
MARTIN CENTER.
AND THEY EXERTED FOR ME ONE
DAY'S WORTH OF THEIR DAILY LOG.
AND OVER THE COURSE OF JUST ONE
DAY, 12 OF THEIR HOMELESS
RESIDENTS WHO SLEEP ON MATS IN
THEIR SHELTERS HAD TO GO BACK
AND FORTH FROM THE SHELTER TO
THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE OF MEDICAL
CONDITIONS, 12 SEPARATE PEOPLE.
THEY ALSO RECENTLY SHARED WITH
ME AN EXPERIENCE THEY HAD WITH A
GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY THAT IS PART
OF OUR RESPONSE SYSTEM ASKING
THEM WHY IT WAS THAT THEY WOULD
NOT ACCEPT AN ELDERLY MAN WITH
ACTIVE FLU ENSA -- INFLUENZA, IN
THEIR SHELTER.
AGAIN, THIS IS A SHELTER WITH
MATS ON THE FLOOR, PEOPLE
SLEEPING SIX INCHES AWAY FROM
ONE ANOTHER.
AND THEY WERE CRITICIZED,
BASICALLY, FOR NOT ACCEPTING
THAT INDIVIDUAL INTO THE
SHELTER.
SO JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT AS AN
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE OF HOW THE
LACK OF RESPITE BEDS AFFECTS NOT
JUST THE SYSTEM BUT PEOPLE AND
FOLKS, ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE
TRYING TO HELP FOLKS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> APPRECIATING BOTH OF THOSE
POINTS.
I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ,
YOU, AS I MOVE TO THE NEXT
SLIDE, THESE ARE NOT SOLUTIONS
TO THOSE GAPS THAT I'VE JUST
IDENTIFIED.
THESE ARE REALLY THINGS THAT I
WANT TO LET THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
FOCUS ON THE THINGS WE'RE
ACTUALLY DOING BECAUSE THERE WAS
BUDGET ALLOCATED TO IT.
THE THINGS ON THIS LIST ARE NOT
NECESSARILY THINGS WITH BUDGET.
SO WE ARE THINKING ABOUT
DIFFERENT WAYS WE MIGHT SUPPORT
MOVING FORWARD, BUT SORT OF THE
MEDICAID TRANSFORMATION IS AN
IMPORTANT PIECE OF THIS, SORT OF
ACCESSING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
OR FOLKS WHO ARE NOT PART OF
OUR -- YOU KNOW, WHO MIGHT NOT
HAVE THE KIND OF INSURANCE THAT
MANY PLACES WILL ACCEPT.
THINKING ABOUT HOW WE BETTER
HELP OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS AND
HOUSING PROVIDERS TO ADDRESS
THESE NEEDS FROM A STAFFING
PERSPECTIVE.
MAKING INTENTIONAL CONNECTIONS
BETWEEN THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AS
THEY FUND A PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING PROJECT, AND THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT.
SO THAT THE FIRE DEPAR
KNOWS WHEN THINGS ARE COMING
ONLINE.
THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT HAS
FUNDING FOR ON-SITE MEDICAL
CARE.
AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SORT OF
DATA TO MAKE SURE WE'RE LOCATING
THOSE SERVICES IN PLACES THAT
ARE HAVING IMPACTS ON OUR
SYSTEMS.
THOSE ARE THE CONNECTIVITY
PIECES WITH CAN DO WITHOUT
ADDITIONAL FUND.
AND THEN I THINK WE WILL LOOK TO
FIGURE OUT PIECES OF THIS OVER
TIME.
I'M GOING TO LET JON TAKE IT
AWAY, BECAUSE IT'S THE MOST
EXCITING PART OF THIS.
>> CAN YOU GO BACK TO THAT LAST
SLIDE.
MEDICAID TRANSFORMATION EFFORTS,
THAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW AT
CMS.
AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT
THAT'S TAKING PLACE.
SO THEY JUST MADE SOME CHANGES
IN WHAT THEY'RE CALLING ET3.
EMERGENCY TRIAGE TRANSPORT AND
TREATMENT.
THIS IS A BIG DEAL.
THEY'RE GOING TO ALLOW PAYMENTS
FOR OTHER THAN AN EMERGENCY ROOM
IF A PATIENT IS TRANSPORTED TO
AN URGENT CARE, CRISIS CENTER,
OR EVEN LEFT IN PLACE.
IN JUNE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN
IS THEY'RE GOING TO ACCEPT
APPLICATIONS NATIONALLY AND
THEY'RE GOING TO AWARD 40 PILOTS
AROUND THE COUNTRY TO STUDY
THIS.
SO THEY ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO
THIS.
THE FIRE SERVICE NATIONALLY HAS
BEEN ACTIVE IN MOVING THIS
FORWARD.
AND THIS IS ONE OF THE CHANGES
THAT'S GOING TO BE MOVING
FORWARD.
SO THAT'S IMPORTANT.
>> JUST A FOLLOW-UP.
THERE'S NO GUARANTEE WE'RE GOING
TO GET THAT, CITY OF SEATTLE,
BUT IT'S A GRANT FOR WHICH
YOU'RE APPLYING.
>> RIGHT.
YEAH, THERE'S NO GUARANTEE WE'RE
GOING TO GET THAT, BUT WE'RE
ADVOCATING THAT A CITY IN
WASHINGTON, IF NOT SEATTLE, GETS
THAT SO WE CAN BE A PART OF THE
PILOT.
>> SO IN TERMS OF OUR STATUS QUO
SYSTEM RIGHT NOW, ESSENTIALLY
WHAT WE'VE DONE IS IDENTIFY A
NUMBER OF INEFFICIENCIES.
THE WAY 911 WORKS IN SEATTLE IS
THE CALL GOES TO THE POLICE
FIRST.
IF IT IS AN OBVIOUS POLICE ISSUE
OR AN OBVIOUS PSYCHIATRIC ISSUE
THEY SEND POLICE ONLY.
IF IT'S ANYTHING ELSE THEY SEND
IT TO OUR 911 CENTER.
FOR EXTREMELY LOW ACUITY
COMPLAINTS WE REFER IT DIRECTLY
TO AMR FOR ED TRANSPORT ONLY.
SOMETIMES FOR A PERSON DOWN ON
THE STREET OR SUBSEQUENTLY
IDENTIFIED PSYCHIATRIC CALLS, WE
SEND IT BACK TO POLICE.
BUT EVERYTHING ELSE WE DISPATCH
ON.
THAT'S APPROXIMATELY 77,000
MEDICAL RESPONSES PER YEAR.
AND THE WAY THAT BRAKES DOWN IS
ABOUT HALF OF THE THEM GIVE OR
TAKE ARE ULTIMATELY A MEDIUM TO
HIGH ACUITY PATIENT.
SOMEBODY WHO NEEDS TO BE IN AN
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.
OUR SYSTEM IS WELL CON FIGURED
FOR THOSE.
THE INEFFICIENTS ARE FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE PATIENTS.
ONE IS TRANSPORT TO THE
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.
SO THESE ARE IDENTIFIED LOW
ACUITY CONDITIONS FOR WHICH WE
HAVE NO OTHER RECOURSE BUT TO
SEND THEM TO HARBORVIEW OR
ANOTHER HOSPITAL.
AND THEN THE OTHERS ARE THE
FOLKS WHO WE DO NOT REMOVE WHO
WE LEAVE ON THE SCENE AND REALLY
ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE'RE DOING
THERE IS RULING OUT MAJOR
MEDICAL ILLNESSES, PROVIDING
REASSURANCE, BUT NO OTHER
TREATMENT OR CONNECTIONS AT THAT
MOMENT.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, AT THE
BOTTOM YOU HAVE ALTERNATIVE
TRANSPORT AND REFERRALS.
THIS IS THE GROWTH AREA.
THIS IS WHERE WE WANT TO
IMPROVE.
SO IN TERMS OF THE PARENT
DISPOSITIONS TO PUT SOME NUMBERS
ON IT, RIGHT NOW EVERY YEAR WE
SEND ABOUT 9,000 PATIENTS TO A
HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
WHO WE HAVE IDENTIFIED AS HAVING
A LOW ACUITY COMPLAINT.
THAT'S MORE THAN ONCE AN HOUR
EVERY YEAR, WE'RE SENDING
SOMEONE TO THE ED THAT WOULD BE
BETTER SERVED SOMEWHERE ELSE.
A STAGGERINGLY LARGE NUMBER OF
PATIENTS WE'RE LEAVING AT THE
SCENE.
BUT NOT DOING ANYTHING
SUBSEQUENT WITH THEM.
IN TERMS OF THE TYPIFICATION OF
THESE PATIENTS, THERE'S A COUPLE
COMMONALITIES.
THE MOST COMMON IMPRESSION THAT
OUR RESPONDERS NOTE ARE NO
COMPLAINTS OR ILLNESSES NOTED.
IT COULD BE A SOCIAL CONDITION,
SOMEONE IS COLD, ANXIOUS, OR
NERVOUS.
BUT THAT IS THE MOST COMMON ONE.
YOU SEE SOME CLUSTERING AS WELL
AROUND SUBSTANCE ABUSE, OF
COURSE, ALCOHOL BY FAR LEADS THE
WAY IN TERMS OF THE PATIENTS
WE'RE SEEING WITH LOW ACUITY
MEDICAL COMPLAINTS.
AND THEN AROUND BEHAVIORAL
EMERGENCIES AS WELL.
THAT'S ALTERED MENTAL STATUS,
BEHAVIORAL EPISODE, AND THEN A
LOT OF THESE OVERLAP AS WELL.
THE PATIENT ASSIST ONLY, THAT'S
TYPICALLY WHEN WE'RE HELPING
PEOPLE OFF THE FLOOR FOR
NONMEDICAL CALLS.
I WANT TO BRIEFLY NOTE IN OUR
EARLIER DISCUSSION REGARDING
PERMANENT SUPPORT OF HOUSING,
LAST YEAR OUR TOP INDIVIDUAL WHO
ACCESSED 911 FOR EMS WAS A WOMAN
ABOUT 65 YEARS OLD.
RESIDES IN A PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING LOCATION.
WE SAW HER ABOUT 90 TIMES LAST
YEAR.
80 OF THOSE TIMES THE ONLY
SERVICE WAS CHECKING HER FOR
INJURIES, RETURNING HER TO HER
WHEELCHAIR FROM WHICH SHE HAD
FALLEN OUT.
I THINK IT NEED NOT BE SAID THIS
IS NOT AN IDEAL MATCH OF OUR
CORE SERVICES.
AND THAT'S STATION 25, ENGINE
25, AND LADDER 10.
ONE OF THE BUSIER COMPANIES IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
>> I JUST WANT TO PAUSE THERE
REALLY QUICKLY.
THANK YOU, JON, FOR SHARING THAT
PARTICULAR EXAMPLE.
AND I THINK IT'S A PERFECT
EXAMPLE OF WHY THIS PROGRAM IS
SO CRITICALLY IMPORTANT.
WANT TO EXTEND MY GRATITUDE TO
THAT COMPANY FOR THE WORK THAT
THEY HAVE BEEN DOING DILIGENTLY
AND FAITHFULLY IN THE ABSENCE OF
A PROGRAM LIKE THIS.
SO REALLY WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THE WORK THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING
IN THE ABSENCE OF THIS.
AND LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING
ABLE TO DEPLOY THESE RESOURCES
TO GET THEM BACK TO DOING THEIR
CORE SERVICES.
>> THANK YOU.
SO OUR PROPOSAL AROUND A HEALTH
VEHICLE, WE STARTED BY DOING
RESEARCH AROUND WHAT ARE SIMILAR
MODELS AROUND THE REGION, STATE,
AND NATIONALLY.
WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD ON BEST
PRACTICES, NOT REINVENT THE
WHEEL, AND SEE WHAT'S WORKING
WELL NATIONALLY.
AND REALLY WHAT WE THINK IS THAT
MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTH
CAPITALIZES ON WHAT WE AS A FIRE
DEPARTMENT DO WELL.
IMMEDIATE RESPONSE WE'RE GOOD
AT.
WE'RE FLEXIBLE, ADAPTABLE, WE'RE
USED TO PROBLEM SOLVING AND
WORKING IN TEAMS.
ONE ADDITIONAL ELEMENT I LEFT
OFF THE SLIDE IS WE ENJOY THE
TRUST OF THE COMMUNITY.
WHEN WE KNOCK ON THE DOOR PEOPLE
TEND TO OPEN UP.
COUNCIL MEMBER?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> I WANTED TO OFFER YOU A
REFRAME ON THE FIRST COMMENT YOU
MADE.
BECAUSE, YES I DO THINK YOU
LOOKED AT YOUR LOCAL, STATE, AND
NATIONAL PARTNERS, BUT THIS IS
COMING STRAIGHT FROM THE FOLKS
IN YOUR UNIT WITHIN IAF F 27.
WITHIN THE CONVERSATIONS WE'VE
HAD FROM YOU.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING YOU
STARTED AS SOON AS THE STATEMENT
OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT WAS
PASSED.
THIS CAME FROM YOUR MEMBERS AND
INCREDIBLE RESEARCH, YOUR
EDUCATION OF US OVER THE YEARS.
THIS COMES DIRECTLY FROM YOUR
LIVED EXPERIENCE OF SEEIN
RESOURCES ARE INADEQUATELY USED.
YOU'VE DONE A GOOD JOB WITH THE
DECREASING BUCKET OVER TIME.
I THINK YOU HAVE A LOT OF
CHAMPIONS ON COUNCIL.
I WANTED TO NOTE THAT, YOU KNOW,
THIS IS REALLY THANKS TO YOU AND
YOUR INCREDIBLE RESEARCH.
THE MEMBERS OF THE FIREFIGHTERS
AND LEADERSHIP TO IDENTIFY
EXISTING MODELS OUT THERE.
YES, WE PUT IT IN THE BUDGET
LAST YEAR, BUT THANK YOU FOR
PROMPTING US TO DO THAT, FOR
TAKING US ON THE RIDE ALONGS.
WHAT'S HAPPENING ON A DAILY
BASIS.
AND THANK YOU FOR EXPOSING THAT
MANY OTHER CITIES IN OUR REGION
ALREADY HAVE THIS AND YOU HELPED
BRING IT TO LIGHT SO.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> ON THAT NOTE SOME OF THE NOTE
THAT WAS PILOTED SEVERAL YEARS
AGO, I REMEMBER BEING SO EXCITED
TO SEE YOU, CHIEF SCOGGINS,
SPEAK AT DOWNTOWN EMERGENCY
SERVICE CENTER BREAKFAST ABOUT
THE INITIATIVE YOU WERE TAKING
AROUND LOW ACUITY CALLS.
AGAIN WORKING AND IDENTIFYING
SOLUTIONS BASED ON WHAT YOU WERE
-- YOU AND FIREFIGHTERS WHERE
ARE SEEING ON THE GROUND.
AND SPECIFICALLY WHAT HAPPENED
AS I UNDERSTAND IT IS THAT KING
COUNTY, EMS, AND SFD PILOTED
WITH A NURSE TRIAGE LINE?
AND IT WAS 24/7.
AND SO RATHER THAN 911 HANDLING
THOSE CALLS, AND THEM BEING
REFERRED TO YOU.
SOME OF THEM WERE SENT TO THE
DESC NURSE.
I'M REALLY INTERESTED TO FIND
OUT THAT -- FIND OUT WHAT YOU
LEARNED ABOUT THAT.
I DON'T SEE THAT AS PART OF THE
SPOONS BEFORE US TODAY AS AN
ELEMENT OF THIS NEW SYSTEM.
I WAS AROUND THE IMPRESSION IT
WAS WORKING REALLY WELL.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS JUST
FUNDING THAT RESULTED IN ITS
ENDING.
BUT IF YOU COULD JUST SHARE A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE LESSONS
LEARNED AND WHY WE'RE NOT
INCORPORATING IT NOW IN THIS
RESPONSE.
>> IFL COVER A FEW DIFFERENT
THINGS WE'VE DONE OVER THE YEARS
BECAUSE WE'VE MADE INTENGAL
STEPS.
I THINK THEY HAVE SHOWN SOME
VERY POSITIVE OUTCOMES.
SO SINCE JON'S COME ON BOARD,
WE'VE DONE A FEW THINGS.
WE BROUGHT ON A SOCIAL WORKER,
AND JON CAN TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT
THE WORK THAT ASHLEY DOES.
I GUESS I CAN, I KNOW A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT IT.
WHAT SHE DOES IS GOES THROUGH
OUR ESO REPORTS WHICH ARE
ELECTRONIC MEDICAL REPORTS.
AND SHE IDENTIFIES OUR HIGH
UTILIZERS.
SHE CIRCLES BACK AROUND AND
TOUCHES BASE WITH THEM TO FIND
OUT WHAT THEY NEED.
AND WHEN SHE FIND OUT WHAT THEY
NEED, SHE CONNECTS THEM WITH
SERVICES.
THAT STARTS TO DECREASE THAT
POPULATION OF CALLS.
BUT WE ONLY HAVE ONE.
AND SHE DOES AN AMAZING JOB.
SO THAT'S ONE THING WE DID.
WE DID PARTNER WITH KING COUNTY
EMS AND THEY GAVE US FUNDING FOR
A NURSE LINE.
WHAT JON DID, AND HE DID THE
HEAVY LIFT ON THIS, HE DESIGNED
A TRAINING PROGRAM.
HE WENT AROUND TO ALL OF THE
DESC FACILITIES, AND NOT JUST
DESC, OTHER FACILITIES.
TRAINED THEM UP.
BEFORE THEY CALLED 911 THEY
COULD CALL THE NURSE LINE.
THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT.
WE HAVE THE INFORMATION AND WE
SHOW THAT WAS EFFECTIVE.
AND WHEN THEY ACTUALLY CALLED
THAT NURSE LINE IT DECREASED OUR
RESPONSES FOR THOSE TYPES OF
CALLS BY, WHAT, # 0% OR SO?
>> IT WAS A LITTLE OVER 80%.
SO THAT WAS A BIG DEAL THAT.
SHOWED POSITIVE OUTCOMES.
THE OTHER THING WE PILOTED WAS A
TAXI VOUCHER PROGRAM OF WE GET
ON SCENE, WE DID THIS AT SEVERAL
STATIONS, AND IF A PERSON DID
NOT NEED AN AMBULANCE RIDE TO
THE HOSPITAL BUT NEEDED TO GO,
WE HAD A TAXI VOUCHER PROGRAM.
AND JON BUILT A RELATIONSHIP
TRYING TO WORK THROUGH THAT.
WE HAD TURBULENCE ALONG THE WAY.
SO ALL THOSE THINGS HAVE
HAPPENED.
THE NURSE PIECE IN PARTICULAR,
IT WAS ON ONE OF THE BULLETS OF
POTENTIAL THINGS WE CAN DO IN
THE FUTURE.
IT BECAME A FUNDING ISSUE.
KING COUNTY EMS ONLY HAD SO MUCH
FUNDING.
THERE WAS A DOLLAR VALUE TO
THAT.
WHAT WE DID OUT OF OUR BUDGET IS
WE FUNDED IT FOR A WHILE LONGER.
AND AS THINGS GOT TIGHTER, WE
HAD TO END IT.
BUT WHAT WE SAW WAS POSITIVE
OUTCOMES.
BUT WE CAN ACTUALLY DO MORE THAN
THAT.
BECAUSE WHAT YOU SAW ON THE
SLIDE WAS A NURSE AND OUR
DISPATCH CENTER.
THAT BECOMES THE INTERCEPTION
POINT.
NOT GOING TO A NURSE LINE, NOT
HAVING TO RETRAIN STAFF TO --
WHEN TO USE THIS NURSE LINE, BUT
IF WE HAD A NURSE IN OUR
DISPATCH CENTER WE CAN DO AN
INTERCEPTION, SPORTS ANALOGY
THERE, RIGHT AT THE DISPATCH
CENTER.
THEY WOULD GO THROUGH THE
PROTOCOLS.
IF THIS JUST DID NOT SEEM LIKE
THAT 911 RESPONSE, WE GIVE IT TO
THE NURSE.
THE NURSE NOW GOES THROUGH THEIR
CHECKS AND BALANCES IF THEY NEED
AN URGENT CARE.
IF THEY NEED A CASEWORKER, IF
THEY NEED ALL OF THOSE THINGS,
OR IF THEY NEED TO CALL HEALTH
ONE.
THAT NOW BECOMES A BETTER
RESOURCE.
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE FUTURE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR US.
WE SEE THAT AS IT COULD BE
EFFECTIVE IN THE FUTURE.
DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION?
>> IT DID, ABSOLUTELY.
JUST TO FOLLOW UP, THOUGH.
ARE YOU SAYING THAT THE FUNCTION
OF HAVING THE NURSE ON STAFF AT
DISPATCH IS SERVING THE EXACT
SAME FUNCTION AS THE NURSE
TRIAGE LINE DID?
>> IT WOULD BE A GREATER IMPACT
BECAUSE IT WOULD BE FOR ALL THE
911 CALLS.
THE NURSE LINE WAS VERY SPECIFIC
FOR DESC.
WE TRAINED THEIR STAFF.
WE GAVE THEM THE NUMBER.
AND IT WAS VERY INTENTIONAL.
NOW, THAT'S A POPULATION THAT
NEEDS A LOT OF SERVICES, SO IT
MADE A LOT OF SENSE.
BUT IF WE WANTED TO HAVE A
GREATER IMPACT, YOU WANT TO PUT
THAT RESOURCE IN THE PLACE WHERE
THE CALL ACTUALLY COMES IN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO THEY -- THE GOALS OF THE
MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTH UNIT IS
TWOFOLD.
ONE IS TO OUR CLIENTS AND
RESIDENTS IN SEATTLE PROVIDING
BETTER PATIENT EXPERIENCE OF
CARE AND BETTER OUTCOMES FOR
WHEN THEY CALL.
THE OTHER MORE INTERNALLY IS
WHEN THEY REDUCE THE IMPACTS OF
THESE RESPONSES ON OUR OPERATION
UNITS.
THIS IS KIND OF THE CRUX OF
WHERE WE THINK THAT WE CAN
INNOVATE AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
SOME INEFFICIENCIES SO.
THE IDEA
NOW IS THAT THE MOBILE
INTEGRATED HEALTH UNIT WILL BE
DIRECTLY DISPATCHED FROM OUR
911 CENTER, AVOIDING A CALL
ENTIRELY TO OPERATIONS.
OR IF OUR OPERATIONS UNIT ARE ON
THE SCENE AND IDENTIFY THE NEED,
THEY CAN CALL.
AND FUNDAMENTALLY WHAT THIS UNIT
IS ABOUT IS PROVIDING A REALTIME
CONNECTION WITH EXISTING
SERVICES.
WE ARE NOT PROPOSING TO BECOME A
FNDAMENTALLY NEW LINE OF
SERVICE IN TERMS OF CASE
MANAGEMENT, HEALTHCARE, ET
CETERA.
THAT'S HARD TO DO ON AN AD HOC,
EPISODIC BASIS.
AND FRANKLY, THERE ARE RESOURS
TO DO THAT.
WE WANT TO CONNECT PATIENTS WITH
EXISTING SERVICES.
I WANT TO ECHO WHAT LESLIE AND
JEFF SPOKE ABOUT ABOUT THE
CRITICAL NEED FOR LOW BARRIER
ALL PAIR PRIMARY CARE COMMUNITY
HEALTH CENTERS AND URGENT CARE
IN THE DOWNTOWN.
I THINK IT'S A HUGE GAP RIGHT
NOW.
THAT PG SAID, I THINK THERE ARE
ENOUGH SERVICES THAT WE CAN
START PROVIDING THIS TO OUR
PATIENTS WHO WE ENCOUNTER.
AND SO FUNDAMENTALLY I THINK
WHAT THIS UNIT IS GOING TO DO IS
IT'S GOING TO CONNECT PEOPLE
WITH A DESTINATION.
SO PRIMARY CARE, URGENT CARE,
CRISIS SOLUTIONS, SOBERING
SHELTER HOUSING.
IN THE IMMEDIATE TIMEFRAME.
OR WITHOUT THAT, PROVIDING A
CONNECTION WITH A CASE MANAGER
WITH A TELEPHONE NURSE WITH
AERER FERL WITH A NEXT DAY
APPOINTMENT OR WITH ONE OF 3 THE
SPECIALTY TEAM THAT IS EXIST
THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
FIREFIGHTERS ON THIS UNIT IF
THEY DO ENCOUNTER SOMEONE WITH A
MEDICAL NEED THEY'LL MITIGATE
THAT TO HANDLE THAT AND
FACILITATE TRANSPORTATION TO AN
ED.
IT IS A CONNECTOR YOUTUBE.
IT IS SORT OF A FORCE MULTIPLIER
FOR KING COUNTY, PROVIDERS, AND
THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR.
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT WE'RE
AT 11:01.
WE HAVE TO BE OUT OF HERE BY
NOON.
SO FEEL FREE TO ASK YOUR
QUESTION.
BUT IF WE CAN KEEP IT, LIKE,
REALLY SHORT.
>> VERY BRIEFLY.
SO IN THAT REFERRAL PROCESS,
HAVE WE ASSURED -- HAVE WE
GUARANTEED THERE IS GOING TO BE
SOMEBODY THERE FOR THAT WARM
HAND OFF, FOR THAT NEXT DAY
APPOINTMENT F FOR CASE MANAGER
TO BE ON THE LINE WHEN WE HAVE
30% TO 40% TURNOVER RATES AND
VACANCY RATES AT DESC AND YOUTH
CARE AND OUR HUMAN SERVICE
PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS?
IT SEEMS LIKE A REALLY GREAT
MODEL.
HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THERE'S
SOMEBODY TO ANSWER THE PHONE AND
PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT IF WE
HAVEN'T AS WELL BEEFED UP THE
FUNDING, THE WAGES, AND
STABILITY FOR THOSE
ORGANIZATIONS.
>> I THINK -- I'M LOOKING AT
COUNCIL MEMBER BAGSHAW, BECAUSE
THE FUNDING THAT WENT INTO THE
BUDGET FOR 2019 FOR CRISIS
CONNECTIONS FOR THE ONE CALL
PROGRAM IS A REALLY ESSENTIAL
PART OF THIS.
ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE IT WAS THE
LITTLE TELEPHONE.
THEY WEREN'T CALLED OUT BY NAME.
BUT THE IDEA IS THAT CRISIS
CONNECTIONS AS THE HEALTH ONE
WORKERS, FIREFIGHTERS CAN DAHL
AND GET THAT PERSON, THAT
PATIENT THEY'RE WORKING WITH
CONNECTED TO THE EXISTING
INFRASTRUCTURE.
SOMEBODY MIGHT HAVE A CASE
MANAGER.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DOESN'T KNOW
THAT.
THE FOLKS AT ONE CALL CAN HELP
MAKE THAT CONNECTION, MAINTAIN
HIPAA PRIVACY, AND GET THEIR
ALREADY SORT OF CONNECTED
SERVICES TO THEM AND DISPATCHED
SO.
THAT IS THE IDEA.
I BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL BE AN
ITERATIVE PROCESS BOTH AS WE
LEARN ON THE GROUND BUT ALSO AS
WE BUILD CAPACITY IN THE
INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO IT'S A YES AND.
THERE WILL NEED TO BE ADDITIONAL
KEKS MADE.
>> I THINK THE OTHER ELEMENT TO
YOUR QUESTION IS WE'RE GOING TO
START SMALL WITH A SMALL CAD RA
OF TRUSTED PARTNERS.
WE'VE BUILT THOSE RELATIONSHIPS.
THIS UNIT IS ALL ABOUT
RELATIONSHIPS AND THE STAFF ON
THAT RIG BEING TIEBL PICK UP
CELLPHONES AND CALL A PROVIDER
THEY KNOW OR CALL A RECOURSE
THEY KNOW AND BE ABLE TO GET
THAT IN.
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO
BUILD THAT OUT OVER TIME.
BUT REALLY START ON DAY ONE WITH
FIRM RELATIONSHIPS BUILT WHERE
WE KNOW THEY HAVE THE CAPACITY
AND WORK FLOW TO ACCEPT THESE
PATIENTS.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PACHECO?
>> THE THIRD SLIDE SHOWED KING
COUNTY JAIL WAS THE SEVENTH MOST
VISIT PLACE.
WITH EXPANSION OF THE PROGRAM
SPECIFICALLY AT THE JAIL --
WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING TO
EXPLORE DOWN THE ROAD?
>> I'M NOT SURE --
>> JUST LIKE FOR EXPANSION OF
THE PROGRAM IN FUTURE YEARS.
HAVING THAT ON SITE AT THE JAIL,
WOULD THAT BE POTENTIALLY
SOMETHING WORTH EXPLORING DOWN
THE ROAD?
>> WELL, IN THE FUTURE -- SO
WE'RE STARTING WITH ONE UNIT.
IN THE FUTURE THAT COULD BE A
PART OF THE CONVERSATION, BUT
WE'RE ALSO HAVING ADDITIONAL
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE JAIL.
SO THE JAIL HAS A PHYSICIAN ON
STAFF.
THEY HAVE NURSES ON STAFF.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH
THEM TO BETTER USE THEIR
RESOURCES TO GET THEIR PATIENTS
TO WHERE THEY NEED TO BE WITHOUT
CALLING 911.
IF YOU HAVE A PHYSICIAN ON STAFF
AND NURSES ON STAFF, YOU MAY
WANT TO USE THOSE RESOURCES
BEFORE YOU USE THE 911 SYSTEM
WHICH ARE FOR CRITICAL ALS
EVENTS.
>> TO BE FRANK, WE'VE IDENTIFIED
SOME WORK FLOW PROBLEMS WITH
JAIL HEALTH AND JHAD WHICH I
THINK WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR A
SEPARATE UPDATE.
BUT I THINK THERE ARE
OPPORTUNITIES TO LESSEN THAT
LOAD.
BRIEFLY IN TERMS OF THE
OPERATIONAL PROFILE, WE ARE
GOING TO HAVE A
MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM.
OUR RESEARCH HAS SHOWN OVER AND
OVER HAS THE MOST EFFECTIVENESS.
TWO FIREFIGHTERS RECEIVE SPECIAL
TRAINING AND A NONFIREFIGHTER
PHYSICIAN, LIKELY A SOCIAL
WORKER OR SIMILAR CERTIFICATION.
SOMEONE WITH EXTENSIVE
EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THIS
POPULATION.
SOMEONE WHO'S ADEPT AT
COMMUNICATING WITH THEM AND
FIGURING OUT WHAT THE NEEDS ARE
AND HAS A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF
THE SYSTEMS IN PLAY.
WE'RE GOING TO COVER, OFF THE
BAT, THE DOWNTOWN CORE.
AND WE WANT TO PROVIDE SERVICE
TO SOME OF THE ADJOINING
NEIGHBORHOODS, WHETHER THAT'S
CAPITOL HILL OR SOMEWHERE
SIMILAR TO SEE HOW THIS
FUNCTIONS IN SORT OF A MORE
DENSE URBAN AREA AS WELL AS A
RESIDENTIAL AREA.
THE HOURS,
I'M GOING TO WALK BACK THAT
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A LITTLE
BIT.
WE'RE FIGURING THAT OUT.
IT'LL BE ROUGHLY THAT.
AND WE WANT TO PROVIDE SERVICE
AT PEAK HOURS.
WHEN CASE MANAGERS ARE PICKING
UP THE PHONE, THAT'S WHEN WE
WANT TO PROVIDE THAT SERVICE.
WE'RE GOING START OFF PRIMARILY
WITH A RESPONSE-BASED MODEL.
DIRECTLY DISPATCHED FROM 911.
REQUESTED BY OPERATIONS ON THE
SCENE.
I THINK THERE'S OPPORTUNITY TO
BE MORE PROACTIVE AND WORK WITH
COMMUNITY PARTNERS AS WELL.
WE HAVE BUDGETED TO RUN THIS FOR
A MINIMUM OF ONE YEAR.
AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR
ALTERNATIVE FUNDING SOURS AS
WELL TO BOOST THAT OUT AS WELL.
AND THE EXPECTATION IS LATE IN
2019 WE WILL GET ROLLING.
I THINK WE'VE MOSTLY COVERED,
THIS FRANKLY, BUT YOU KNOW, THE
PATIENTS WE ARE PRIMARILY
EXPECTING TO SERVE FALL INTO
THREE CATEGORIES.
ONE IS LOW ACUITY MEDICAL
CONDITIONS.
CHRONIC COMPLAINTS OR ACUTE
FLARE UP OF CHRONIC COMPLAINTS
WHERE THEY DON'T NEED IMMEDIATE
HOSPITALIZATION.
ONE IS BEHAVIORAL AND SUBSTANCE
ABUSE.
AND THE OTHER IS THINGS LIKE
SHELTER AND WARMING.
I WOULD DIRECT THE COMMITTEE FOR
A MORE IN DEPTH OF OUR PARTNERS
TO THE WRITTEN SLIDE.
BUT I SEE US INTERACTING WITH
SPD, PARTICULARLY THE NAVIGATION
TEAM AND CRISIS RESPONSE UNIT,
WITH THE COUNTYWIDE MOBILE
CRISIS TEAM, WITH PRIMARY CARE,
THE HEALTH CENTERS, AND
HEALTHCARE FACILITIES.
THIS IS GOING TO BE ABOUT
RELATIONSHIPS AND PARTNERSHIPS.
AND SO LOOKING JUST AT OUR
SECOND BATTALION, DOWNTOWN CORE
AND CAPITOL HILL OUT TO THE
WATER, THE NEED IS CLEARLY
THERE, I THINK IS THE BOTTOM
LINE FOR US.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE CRISIS
OF PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING
UNSHELTERED WHICH OVERLAP WITH
ALL THE ABOVE CATEGORIES, IS
PRIMARILY FELT IN THE DOWNTOWN
CORE.
I THINK THAT IS THE TARGET OF
OPPORTUNITY FOR US.
AND IT'S GOING TO BE AN
ITERATIVE PROGRAM.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE WHAT WORKS,
WHERE WE GET THE MOST, YOU NOW,
WHERE WE HAVE THE COMPARATIVE
ADVANTAGE.
IF THERE ARE SPECIFIC SUB
CATEGORIES OR COHORTS OF THIS
PATIENT POPULATION, WE WILL
IDENTIFY THAT AND ADAPT THE TEAM
ACCORDINGLY.
AND WE ARE GOING TO -- WE'RE
PROMISING A ROBUST EVALUATION ON
THIS.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET A GRANT TO
DO A PHD LEVEL, BUT WE'RE GOING
TO DO AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION
ABOUT EVERYTHING WE SEE, THE
METRICS, PATIENT CON TABLGS,
PATIENT OUTCOMES, AND WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS BACK TO THIS
COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU.
IS THERE A LAST LINE?
OKAY.
GREAT.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
PRESENTATION.
AND FOR TAKING THE TIME TO
RESPOND TO SOME OF THE COUNCIL
MEMBER QUESTIONS AROUND THIS.
AT THIS POINT I'M GOING TO HAND
IT OVER TO GREG DOSS FROM
CENTRAL STAFF WHO IS GOING TO, I
THINK, WALK US THROUGH AN
AMENDMENT THAT I'M PROPOSING BE
MADE BEFORE WE CONSIDER THE
COUNCIL BILL THAT WILL
ULTIMATELY LIFT A PROVISO
ALLOWING THE FUNDING FOR THIS
PROGRAM TO BE UTILIZED BY THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, I THINK
ONE THING THAT I'VE NOTICED IS
THAT IN THE SLIDE INDICATES THAT
THE COST OF THE PROGRAM WOULD BE
$500,000.
THE PROVISO IS ON $475,000.
SO EXPLAIN TO US WHERE THE
$25,000 DELTA IS COMING FROM.
>> I THINK WE JUST ROUNDED UP.
UNLESS THERE'S -- THE
EXPECTATION IS THE LOW ACUITY
PROGRAM WITHIN FIRE HAS SOME
DISCRETIONARY FUNDS.
SO WE'RE GOING TO USE THAT TO
MAKE UP THAT $25,000 TO ROUND IT
UP TO $500,000.
>> THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL $25,000
AVAILABLE THAT WILL ROLL OVER
INTO THIS PROGRAM?
>> CORRECT.
>> GREAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE
EXECUTIVE BEFORE I HAND IT OVER
TO GREG?
NOPE?
OKAY.
GREG, TAKE IT OFF.
AND I'M HANDING OUT THE
AMENDMENT THAT I HAD GREG WORK
ON FOR ME.
>> THANK YOU.
AS YOU MENTIONED, THE BILL THAT
IS BEFORE YOU TODAY IS 119509.
AND IT DOES TWO THINGS.
IT RELEASED THE PROVISO ON THE
$475,000 THAT REQUIRED THIS
REPORT FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
AND IT ALSO MOVES INTO THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT $475,000 THAT YOU
MENTIONED.
THAT MONEY HAD BEEN HELD IN
FINANCE GENERAL PENDING THIS
REPORT AND THE PILOT PROPOSAL
FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THE AMENDMENT THAT YOU ASKED ME
TO PREPARE AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL
HAS TO DO WITH THE EVALUATION
THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND
EXECUTIVE ARE GOING TO CONDUCT
ON THIS PILOT PROPOSAL.
AS YOU SEE UP HERE, THEY'RE
GOING TO PERFORM A ROBUST
EVALUATION.
THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT ASKS
THEM TO LOOK AT WHETHER THE TEAM
OR THE PUBLIC WOULD BENEFIT FROM
THE SERVICES OF AN ADVANCED
PROVIDER ON THAT TEAM.
SO THAT WOULD BE SOMEONE WHO
MIGHT BE A NURSE PRACTITIONER OR
PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT OR A
NURSE.
SOMEONE WHO IS CAPABLE OF
HELPING WITH INFIELD TREATMENT.
úTHE CHIEF TALKED ABOUT HOW ONE
OF THE STRATEGIES FOR THIS PILOT
MIGHT BE TO BRING FOLKS WHO
DON'T NEED AN EMERGENCY ROOM TO
AN URGENT CARE CLINIC.
THIS WOULD BE SORT OF THE
OPPOSITE.
IF THERE WAS AN ADVANCE PROVIDER
ON THE TEAM, THEY COULD SORT OF
BRING THE URGENT CARE TO THE
PERSON.
AND WHETHER IT'S SOMETHING MINOR
LIKE BEING STITCHED UP OR IF A
PATIENT HAS BACK PAIN, THE
ADVANCE PROVIDER MIGHT BE ABLE
TO PROVIDE THEM WITH PAIN
RELIEF.
AN INJECTION, SO TO SAY.
SO THE IDEA HERE IS SOME MEDICAL
TREATMENT IN THE FIELD AND
WHETHER OR NOT THAT WOULD HAVE
BEEN BENEFICIAL.
SO THEN THE COUNCIL WILL KNOW IN
A YEAR WHETHER OR NOT THEY MIGHT
CONSIDER ADDING AN ADVANCE
PROVIDERER TO THIS TEAM.
>> THANK YOU, GREG.
I WANT TO EXTEND MY GRATITUDE TO
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR REVIEW
OF THE AMENDMENT AND MY
UNDERSTANDING BASE ON MY
CONVERSATION WITH GREG THIS
MORNING IS THAT WE'VE GOTTEN TO
A PLACE WHERE THERE'S CONSENSUS
HERE WITH THIS AMENDMENT.
AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO BE ABLE TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT THIS IS A PILOT PROGRAM SO
THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US
TO DEPLOY THIS PROGRAM IN A WAY
THAT IS SMALL ENOUGH FOR US TO
FEEL CONFIDENT THAT WE'VE GOTTEN
THE MODEL CORRECTLY DESIGNED,
BUT ALSO MY HOPE AND INTENT WITH
THIS AMENDMENT IS THAT IT'LL BE
IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT -- HOW WITH CAN MAKE THE
MODEL MORE ROBUST IF WE
DETERMINE TO TAKE THE PROGRAM TO
SCALE ONCE WE SEE THE INITIAL
DATA.
AND SO I'M LEVERAGING THE
OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU HAVE ALL
PRESENTED WITH THE ROBUST
EVALUATION AND METRICS ANALYSIS
THAT WILL ALREADY BE OCCURRING
WITH THE UNDERLYING PIE LOOT
PROGRAM TO ALSO CREATE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO EVALUATE
HOW MANY PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE
BENEFITTED FROM THESE TYPES OF
ADVANCED MEDICAL TREATMENT
SERVICES ON SITE IF THEY WERE,
OAR HAD BEEN, MADE AVAILABLE
DURING THE PILOT PHASE.
SO I THINK THIS IS MIDDLE GROUND
WAY AT GETTING THE INFORMATION
THAT WE NEED FOR FUTURE
BUDGETARY ACTIONS AND FOR FUTURE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEPARTMENT TO
LOOK AT HOW TO TWEAK THE MODEL
AS IT GOES FROM PILOT TO
SOMETHING THAT HOPEFULLY WILL BE
MUCH MORE SUSTAINABLE.
I'M HOPEFUL THIS WILL ACTUALLY
BE REALLY SUCCESSFUL FOR A LOT
OF REASONS.
SO THIS IS MY PROPOSED
AMENDMENT.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR HAVE
GREG DO THE SAME.
COUNCIL MEMBER BAGSHAW?
>> AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH
EVERYBODY FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL
WORK.
I THINK WE'RE MOVING IN A
DIRECTION AND I LIKE WHAT YOU'RE
PROPOSING.
COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ, I HAVE
ONE QUICK QUESTION.
WE'RE NOT AT THIS POINT PUTTING
A NURSE PRACTITIONER OR SOMEBODY
THAT CAN DO HEALTHCARE KINDS OF
THINGS LIKE -- AT THIS POINT WE
ARE NOT DOING THAT IN THIS
PROPOSAL.
SO WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR HERE,
AND THIS IS MY QUESTION, IS THAT
SHOULD WE DECIDE TO DO IT IN A
YEAR, IT WILL ONLY BE BASED UPON
SOLID DATA AND EVALUATION AND A
RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU WOULD
BRING FORWARD BASED UPON THIS
YEAR?
SO AM I CORRECT ON THAT?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER BAGSHAW, YES,
THAT'S HOW WE UNDERSTOOD THAT TO
MEAN, YES.
>> GOOD.
BECAUSE I'M UNDERSTANDING FROM
SOME OF THE PROVIDERS THAT -- OR
THE FIRST RESPONDERS THAT
THEY'VE GOT SOME CONCERN THAT
THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
PEOPLE CALL THIS ENTITY, AND I
LOVE THE HEALTH ONE NAME, AND
THAT THE RELATIONSHIPS ARE BUILT
AND THAT PEOPLE WILL GO AND GET
THE SERVICES THAT THEY NEED.
THAT THIS IS NOT JUST AN ON SITE
ON THE STREET, I'M GOING TO DO
WOUND CARE AND THEN THAT'S THE
END OF IT.
SO WE -- I'M JUST HEARING FROM
SOME OF OUR FIRST RESPONDER WHO
IS WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT
DOESN'T BECOME WA THEY ARE DOING
OR EXPECTED TO DO.
>> RIGHT.
THAT'S NOT THE INTENT.
>> SO AS LONG AS WE'VE GOT TIME
TO LOOK AT THAT AND CONSIDER IT
AND BE WORKING WITH OUR FIRST
RESPONDERS THIS YEAR, I'M GOING
TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF YOUR
AMENDMENT.
>> SO THE AMENDMENT ISN'T GOING
TO MODIFY THE PROPOSED MODEL AS
WE HEARD IN THE PRESENTATION
TODAY.
THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS AMENDMENT
DOES.
THIS AMENDMENT ESSENTIALLY ASKS
THE FOLKS WHO ARE GOING TO BE
STAFFING THE HEALTH ONE MOBILE
BUS TO TRACK ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION IN THEIR CONTACTS
WITH INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THE
EXISTING MODEL OF THE POLICEMAN.
PROGRAM.
THEY WILL ALLOW US AN
OPPORTUNITY TO IN THE FUTURE
REVISIT THE PILOT VERSION OF THE
DESIGN OF THIS MODEL TO REALLY
ASK THE QUESTION OF IS THERE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BETTER
SERVE THIS CLIENT BASE BY HAVING
SOMEBODY WHO CAN PROVIDE
AVANCED MEDICAL TREATMENT ON
BOARD AS PART OF THE
MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM.
SO THAT'S A QUESTION THAT WILL
NEED TO BE ANSWERED BY A FUTURE
CITY COUNCIL AND A FUTURE BUDGET
DELIBERATION PROCESS THAT ISN'T
GOING TO BE THIS FALL.
AND WE CERTAINLY WANT TO HAVE
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO COLLECT THE DATA
THAT WE'LL NEED TO BE ABLE TO
ADEQUATELY ANALYZE THE
INFORMATION NECESSARY TO BE ABLE
TO MAKE THAT POLICY
DETERMINATION AND OBVIOUSLY IT
WILL BE DONE SIMILARLY TO THE
PROCESS WE PURSUED HERE, WHICH
IS MAKING SURE THAT THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT IS ENGAGING WITH
RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING
FIRST RESPONDERS, TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE MODEL IS STILL GOING TO
FULFILL ITS INTENDED PURPOSE OF
NOT JUST BEING A CONNECTOR TO
SERVICES, BUT ALSO A MEETING
THAT SORT OF BASIC LOW ACUITY
NEEDS OF PEOPLE THAT THEY'RE
COMING INTO CONTAC WITH.
WHICH COULD INCLUDE SUTURING,
PAIN RELIEF, ET CETERA, ON SITE.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> I'M STRUGGLING TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT IS FUNDED AND WHAT IS
ASPIRATIONAL FOR THE FUTURE.
WHEN I -- WHEN YOU EXPLAINED,
CHIEF SKOG FINS, HOW THE DESC
TRIAGE LINE WASN'T BEING USE,
AND ONE OF THE THINGS YOU
LEARNED WAS HAVING A NURSE IN
DISPATCH WILL ACTUALLY HAVE EVEN
BETTER RESULTS THAN THE TRIAGE
LINE, I THOUGHT I HEARD THE
TENTS BEING USED AS THE
CONDITIONAL TENTS, THE FUTURE.
THIS WOULD BE GOOD.
SO IT'S NOT CLEAR TO ME WHETHER
OR NOT THERE IS FUNDING FOR US,
FOR A NURSE TO BE LOCATED IN
DISPATCH AS PART OF THIS
PROPOSAL.
>> SURE.
LET ME TRY TO PROVIDE CLARITY.
THERE WAS ONE OF THE SLIDES
EARLY ON THAT HAD FUTURE
OPPORTUNITIES.
AND ON THE FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES
SLIDE IT HAD A POTENTIAL FOR A
TRIAGE NURSE ON FUTURE
OPPORTUNITIES.
WHAT ACTUALLY IS FUNDED IS TWO
FIREFIGHTERS POSITION WITH A
SOCIAL WORKER NOR LACK OF A
BETTER TERM RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR
FUNDING FOR, THOSE POSITIONS.
>> SINCE WE SAW SUCH A HUGE 80%
OF PEOPLE DIVERTED WITH THE OLD
DESC LINE, WHY IS THAT NOT A
PRIORITY FOR THIS NEW SYSTEM?
>> CHIEF SCOGGINS, I CAN TAKE
THAT.
THERE IS SOME POLICY WORK THAT
NEEDS TO BE DONE.
THERE WAS A QUESTION OF WOULD IT
BE BETTER OR MORE IMPACTFUL TOO
HAVE A NURSE LINE SEPARATE AND
DISTINCT FROM 911 WHICH IS A
LOWER COST INTERVENTION BUT
CREATE AS TWO PATHWAYS
SITUATION.
OR DOES IT MAKE MORE SENSE TO
THINK ABOUT FUNDING A NURSE
POSITION AT THE DISPATCH CENTER?
I WOULD SAY THOSE TWO THINGS IN
A CONVERSATION, THAT POLICY WORK
IS UNDERWAY.
IN ADDITION, HOW DO WE BEST
LEVERAGE THIS NEW SYSTEM OF ONE
CALL WHO HAVE RIGHT NOW
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS.
BUT COULD WE THINK ABOUT HOW
THEY NAERT IN THIS WAY.
>> WE ARE RUNNING THE CLOCK
HERE.
SO I AM GOING TO MOVE US ALONG.
IS IT RIGHT INTO THE AMENDMENT?
>> I WANT TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP
THANK YOU.
I KNOW WE'RE RUNNING LATE.
I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING WE'RE
DOING HERE BECAUSE WE ARE MOVING
FORWARD.
THAT'S REALLY EXCITING.
I APPRECIATE YOUR AMENDMENT.
I HAVE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS.
I DID HAVE A CHANCE THIS MORNING
TO TOUCH BASE WITH SOME OF THE
FIREFIGHTER LOCAL MEMBERS AND
LEADERSHIP.
AND I THINK THERE'S JUST A
LITTLE BIT OF CONCERN, QUESTION
MARKS ABOUT HOW THIS DOES AFFECT
THE BUDGET THAT'S ALLOCATED.
I'M CONCERNED I DON'T KNOW HOW
THIS WOULD AFFECT THE ON THE
GROUND EXPERIENCE OF THOSE
SEEKING MEDICAL CARE, WHAT
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS WOULD BE
ASKED.
HAVING SEEN SOMEONE WHO HAD A
HUGE ABSCESS ON 1ST AVENUE WHEN
WE WENT IN OUR TOUR, I CAN
IMAGINE THAT IT'S REALLY TOUGH
TO THINK ABOUT WHAT ARE THE
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS WE HAVE TO
ANSWER AS WE TRY TO GET THIS
PERSON INTO MEDICAL CARE.
ASKING THESE QUESTIONS IS GOOD.
AT THIS POINT, GIVEN I HAVE
THESE LINGERING QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE IMPACT ON THE DELIVERY ON
SITE IN THE EXISTING PILOT, I'M
GOING TO ABSTAIN FROM THE
AMENDMENT AT THIS POINT AND LOOK
FORWARD TO FUTURE CONVERSATIONS
WITH YOU ALL AND MEMBERS OF IAFF
27.
>> AND JUST TO PROVIDE SOME
CLARITY.
ALL OF THE CALL THAT IS COME
INTO 911 CAN STILL BE DISPATCHED
TO DEAL WITH ALL OF THOSE THINGS
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
IF IT'S WOUND CARE AND WE NEED
TO WRAP THEM UP AND GET THEM TO
THE ER, WE DO THAT TODAY.
WE DO THAT ALL DAY, EVERY DAY.
THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT PATH.
ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE STILL IN
PLAY.
IF HEALTH ONE GOT ON SCENE AND
IT WAS MORE THAN THEY CAN
HANDLE, THEY CAN GET ON THE
RADIO AND CALL FOR THAT RESOURCE
úTO COME AND SUPPORT IT.
WHETHER IT'S AN AID RESPONSE OR
A MEDIC RESPONSE, ALL THOSE
THINGS ARE STILL IN PLAY.
THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL RESOURCE
TO DEAL WITH A LOWER LEVEL TYPE
OF A CALL.
BUT ALL THOSE OTHER RESOURCES WE
HAVE EVERY DAY ARE STILL IN PLAY
ALL DAY.
THIS DOES NOT REMOVE THAT.
>> AND CHIEF SCOGGINS, IN TERMS
OF THE CONCERN ABOUT THE, YOU
KNOW, SORT OF MAKING MY
AMENDMENT OPERATIONAL, MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE
SYSTEMS ARE ALREADY IN PLACE TO
BE ABLE TO DO THIS.
THIS IS NOT GOING TO CREATE SOME
INCREDIBLE ENCUMBRANCE OR
DETERRENCE OR INABILITY TO
ACTUALLY DELIVER THE CORE
FUNCTIONS OF HEALTH ONE IN THE
FIELD.
>> NO.
THIS WOULD NOT.
YOUR AMENDMENT WOULD NOT DO
THAT.
WHAT I THINK I RECEIVED FROM YOU
IS YOU ASKED US TO EVALUATE
WHETHER THOSE ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES COULD BE HELPFUL IN
THE FUTURE.
AND WE CAN DO THAT DURING THE
COURSE OF THE PILOT.
>> RIGHT.
CERTAINLY NOT MY INTENT TO
IMPACT THE OPERATIONAL
DEPLOYMENT OF HEALTH ONE AS YOU
ALL PROPOSED IT.
SO I DON'T PERCEIVE MY AMENDMENT
AS CREATING SOME SORT OF
DIFFICULTY AND BEING ABLE TO
DELIVER THE CORE SERVICES THAT
HEALTH ONE IS INTENDED TO
DELIVER.
THESE ARE JUST IN THE COURSE OF
THE WORK OF FIRST RESPONDERS
MAKING OBSERVATIONS AND
REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT AS PART
OF ITS INTENDED EVALUATION AND
METRICS AT THE END OF THE PILOT
TO CONSIDER THIS AS ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT YOU'RE EVALUATING AS
OPPOSED TO CREATING ANOTHER
LAYER OF BUREAUCRACY OR
REPORTING OR RECORDING ON THE
THREE INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL BE ON
THE HEALTH ONE BUS.
>> AND IF I MAY SAY, WE ARE
ALREADY INTENDING TO DO A ROBUST
DATA COLLECTION CONSIDERABLY FAR
BEYOND WHAT WE DO FOR EMS
CONTACTS.
I THINK AMENDMENT WOULD BE ABLE
TO BE DERIVED FROM THAT DATA
COLLECTION THEY WERE ALREADY
PLANNING TO DO.
SO I DON'T THINK IT'S AN
ADDITIONAL BURDEN.
>> THANK YOU, APPRECIATE THAT.
OKAY.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS
HERE?
OKAY.
SO I AM GOING TO MOVE TO AMEND
COUNCIL BILL 199509.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
ANY ABSTENTIONS.
SO THERE'S ONE ABSTENTION.
OKAY.
SO THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
BILL HAS BEEN AMENDED.
AND I WILL NOW MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND THE CITY
PASS COUNCIL BILL 119509 AS
AMEND.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS?
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL
MEMBER BAGSHAW FOR HER PASSION
AND LEADERSHIP OVER THE PAST FEW
YEARS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE
DEPARTMENT.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> YEAH.
CHIEF?
>> IF I MAY --
>> I ALMOST CALLED YOU COUNCIL
MEMBER.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO THE
THANKS OF COUNCIL MEMBER BAGSHAW
WHO HAS BEEN CHAMPIONING THIS
ITEM FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND
THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND
FIREFIGHTER.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MAYOR
DISTURB CAN FOR HER
DURKAN.
WE WOULDN'T BE HERE IF WE DIDN'T
HAVE A STRONG RELATIONSHIP TO
CREATE SOMETHING NEW AND DO
SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO BETTER
SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
AND THAT'S WHY THIS IS SO
IMPORTANT.
YOU KNOW, IN THE FIRE SERVICE,
WE HAVE TRULY BECOME A PART OF
THE AMERICAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ENTRY POINT
TO HEALTHCARE, FIRE
DEPARTMENTS AROUND THIS COUNTRY
ARE TIED IN TO IT.
>> WANT TO ECHO THOSE THANKS AND
THANK YOU CHIEF SCOGGINS.
I THINK SINCE YOU GOT SWORN IN
TO BE THE NEW CHIEF, I'VE BEEN
HEARING YOU TALK ABOUT THIS
PARTICULAR ISSUE OVER AND OVER
AND OVER AGAIN.
CERTAINLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP HERE IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE LOCALS.
SO REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE
WORK YOU'VE BEEN DOING HERE.
THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDING PASSAGE OF THE BILL
VOTE AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
NO ABSTENTIONS.
OKAY.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COMMITTEE WILL RECOMMEND THE
CITY COUNCIL PASS COUNCIL BILL
119509 AS AMENDED.
WE HOPE TO CONSIDER THAT AT FULL
COUNCIL THIS MONDAY.
GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
OKAY.
I AM NOW GOING TO INVITE THOSE
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HERE TO
TESTIFY AS TO AGENDA ITEM TWO TO
JOIN US AT THE TABLE WHILE
ROXANA READS THIS ITEM INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM TWO.
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
EMPHASIS PATROLS FOR BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU, ROXANA.
AND THEN JUST FOR PURPOSES OF
THE VIEWING PUBLIC AND MY
COLLEAGUES AT THE TABLE, GIVEN
THE DELAY IN OUR COMMITTEE
PRESENTATIONS TODAY, WE ARE --
WE HAVE DECIDED TO ALLOW THE
FOLKS FROM WASHINGTON STATE TO
GO AHEAD AND LEAVE.
SO WE HAVE TABLED THAT
DISCUSSION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION
ON PAID FAMILY LEAVE.
WE'LL WELCOME THEM BACK
HOPEFULLY SOMETIME LATER ON THIS
YEAR TO -- I WANT TO BE
RESPECTFUL OF EVERYBODY'S TIME
INCLUDING THEIRS.
I APOLOGIZE THAT WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE TO TABLE THAT LAST AGENDA
ITEM.
BUT IT WAS IMPORTANT I THINK,
FOR US TO SPEND EXTRA TIME ON
THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY PORTION AND
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I DON'T
RUSH THE EXECUTIVE THROUGH THIS
PRESENTATION EITHER.
SO OKAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
US.
I WILL GO AHEAD AND ASK EACH OF
YOU TO INTRODUCE YOURSELVES TO
US AND FOR THE RECORD.
AND THEN WE WILL GO AHEAD AND
KICK IT OFF.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> ERIC GREENING, CHIEF BUREAU
OPERATIONS, SEATTLE POLICE.
CHRISTOPHER FISHER, SEATTLE
POLICE.
>> MONZ, DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> SOLID WASTE DIREC FOR FOR
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES.
>> ATKINS, CHIEF OF STAFF,
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US
THIS MORNING.
I THINK MANY OF YOU, IF NOT ALL
OF YOU, WERE SITTING THROUGH THE
PUBLIC TESTIMONY PERIOD AND
THROUGH SOME OF THE REFLECTIONS
THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS MADE IN
RESPONSE TO THAT PUBLIC
TESTIMONY.
AND REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR ALL'S
WILLINGNESS TO BE REALLY
RESPONSE ITO MY REQUEST TO BE
WITH US IN COMMITTEE SHORTLY.
SO QUICKLY AFTER THE
ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE ABOUT THE
PRESUMMER EMPHASIS PROGRAM AND
REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING A
GOOD CONVERSATION WITH YOU ALL
AND TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
DETAILS OF THE PROPOSAL AND THE
PROGRAM THAT'S NOW BEING
ACTUALLY UTILIZED WITHIN THE
SEVEN NEIGHBORHOODS.
WANT TO CLARIFY FOR THE VIEWING
PUBLIC THAT THE FACT THAT WE'RE
HAVING A COMMITTEE DOESN'T DETER
OR PREVENT OR PROHIBIT THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
THE OTHER RELATED AGENCIES FROM
ACTUALLY DEPLOYING THE PRESUMMER
EMPHASIS.
THE EXECUTIVE AND POLICE
DEPARTMENT DO NOT NEED
LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY TO PURSUE
THIS STRATEGY AND THIS PROGRAM.
AND WE'RE NOT HERE TO CONSIDER
ANY LEGISLATION ONE WAY OR THE
OTHER.
WE ARE HERE TO HAVE A BRIEFING
ANDITION CUSHION ABOUT THE
PROPOSAL AROUND HAVING A 30-DAY
PERIOD OF ENHANCED PROACTIVE
POLICING IN SEVEN DISCREET
NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
SO I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME
CONFUSION ABOUT WHAT THE
COMMITTEE HEARING MEANS AND WHAT
OUR POWER AND AUTHORITY OVER THE
KINGDOM MAY BE.
AND I JUST WANT TO BE REALLY
HONEST WITH FOLKS THAT WE'RE
HERE TO HAVE A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
THE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT NEED OUR
LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY TO PURSUE
THIS PROPOSAL NOR DID IT ASK FOR
IT.
AND IN FACT, IN MY MOVING ABOUT
IN THESE SEVEN DIFFERENT
NEIGHBORHOODS, I HAVE, INDEED,
SEEN INCREASED PRESENCE BY
OFFICERS WITHIN THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
SO JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
FOLKS UNDERSTAND THAT THAT IS
THE PURPOSE OF TODAY'S MEETING.
AND REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL
BEING WITH US.
SO COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY SAID
THIS, BUT FOR THE VIEWING
PUBLIC, IN THE CHARTER, THE
CHIEF OF POLICE IS GRANTED
DEPLOYMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
THE CITY COUNCIL HAS NO ROLE IN
THAT DEPLOYMENT AUTHORITY IN
THOSE DECISIONS.
>> YEAH.
AND IT'S FOR GOOD REASON.
BECAUSE WE ARE NOT LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.
WE ARE POLICYMAKERS.
AND WE CERTAINLY WELCOME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO ASK
QUESTIONS ON BEHALF OF OUR
CONSTITUENTS TO GET A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF EXACTLY HOW
THIS IS GOING TO HELP
NEIGHBORHOODS AND TO ALSO
FULFILL OUR OVERSIGHT ROLE AS A
CITY COUNCIL TO MAKE SURE THAT
THE PROGRAM ISN'T GOING TO HAVE
HARMFUL UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
EITHER IN THE SHORT TERM OR THE
LONG TERM.
LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO
COLLABORATIVELY WORK WITH ALL OF
THE AGENCIES AT THE TABLE TODAY
AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO
CONTINUE, AGAIN, WORK TOGETHER
TO RESOLVE THE NEED AND THE
DESIRE FOR INCREASED LAW
ENFORCEMENT SERVICES ACROSS THE
CITY, NOT JUST THESE SEVEN
NEIGHBORHOODS.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'M GOING
TO HAND IT OVER AND ASSISTANT
CHIEF, ARE YOU GOING TO KICK US
OFF OR?
>> HOW WE'RE GOING TO DIVIDE
THIS UP, DR. FISH SER GOING TO
TALK ABOT THE NUMBERS AND I'LL
EXPLAIN AND SET THE CONTEXT FOR
HOW IT'S EXECUTED.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, CHIEF.
SO AGAIN, JUST TO BEGIN, THANK
YOU MADAME CHAIR AND OTHER
COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR HAVING US
HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE WAY WE'RE
EXECUTING THIS STRATEGY OF A
COMPREHENSIVE CITY APPROACH IN
THESE NEIGHBORHOODS.
WHERE WE WANTED TO START OFF
FROM, WAS OVERALL WHE LOOK
AT REPORTED CRIME STATISTICS,
WE'RE IN A LITTLE BIT OF A PAUSE
ON DATA.
THIS IS THROUGH MAY
6TH.
CRIME IS DOWN OVERALL 12%.
THE ONLY CATEGORY UP IS
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, BUT THE REAL
MESSAGE AND HOW IT RELATES IS
ACROSS THE CITY IN VARIOUS
NEIGHBORHOODS SOMETHING IS UP IN
EACH OF THEM.
WHILE OVERALL THINGS ARE DOWN
AND IT'S A VERY GOOD PICTURE,
THERE ARE POCKETS OF ISSUES THAT
WE ARE AWARE OF.
WE MEET EVERY TWO WEEKS AS A
FULL COMMAND STAFF OF ALL
PRECINCT CAPTAINS AND
INVESTIGATION CAPTAINS AND OTHER
SUPPORT FOLKS INCLUDING PUBLIC
HEALTH AND FIRE AND THE CITY
ATTORNEY AND COUNTY ATTORNEY.
TO GO OVER WHAT ARE WE SEEING
AND HEARING.
WE'RE CONSTANTLY ASISSING.
OVERALL THE STORY IS GOOD ON
CRIME.
BUT THERE ARE ISSUES ALWAYS TO
ADDRESS.
AS PRESIDENT HARRELL MENTIONED,
WE CAN ALWAYS DO BETTER IN ALL
THE WORK WE ALL DO.
THE OTHER POINT WAS THAT WAS
YEAR TO DATE, 2019 THROUGH 2018.
2018 VERSUS 2017, 2018 THERE WAS
A 2.3% INCREASE IN OVERALL
CRIME.
GENERALLY ACROSS THE BOARD THE
MAJOR CRIME TYPES WERE UP EXCEPT
FOR ARSON AND LARCENY/THEFT.
GENERALLY EVERYTHING WAS UP A
LITTLE BIT LAST YEAR.
WE DUG IN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
WE PUT OUT AN END OF YEAR CRIME
REPORT ON OUR PUBLIC DASHBOARD
THAT GOT INTO MORE DETAIL ON
EACH OF THESE AND LEVERAGED THE
DETAILS THAT PROVIDED CONTEXT TO
THE NUMBERS.
WE THINK ABOUT THE FACT THAT IN
THAT SAME TIME PERIOD POPULATION
GREW 2.3%.
OEN THAT YEAR END REPORT WE DID,
WE ALSO PROVIDE THE CRIME RATE
WHICH SHOWS AN INTERESTING
PICTURE OVER THE PAST FEW YEAR,
PROPERTY CRIME ESPECIALLY.
THE RATE HAS GONE DOWN.
PERSON RELATED CRIME GOES UP AND
DOWN, BUT HAS GENERALLY STAYED
IN A STABLE BANDWIDTH AS THE
CITY AS CONTINUED TO GROW, THE
RATE OF CRIME HAS STAYED FAIRLY
CONSISTENT.
BUT GENERALLY THE STORY IS CITY
FAIRLY STABLE OVER THE PAST TWO
YEARS.
LOOKING GOOD THE BEGINNING OF
THIS YEAR.
BUT THERE ARE CONCERNS IN
CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND THAT REALLY DROVE A LOT OF
THE CONVERSATION THAT WE'RE
GOING HAVE TODAY.
BOTH HISTORICALLY NEIGHBORHOODS
YOU SEE NEIGHBORHOODS RAMPING UP
AND WE CONTINUE TO HEAR FROM THE
NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH COMMUNITY
GROUPS, ADVISORY GROUPS FROM
YOUR OFFICES ABOUT CONCERNS IN
THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS.
THAT PLAYED INTO A LOT OF WHAT
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TODAY.
IT WASN'T JUST HOW ARE WE
LOOKING THIS YEAR?
IT'S ARE WE CONTINUOUSLY HEARING
ISSUES FROM SOME OF THESE PLAYS.
>> I'M DOING TO STOP YOU REALLY
QUICKLY.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS WE HEARD
DURING PUBLIC TESTIMONY IS THAT,
YOU KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE
BASICALLY SAYING THESE
STATISTICS CAN'T BE TRUSTED AND
THAT IT'S, YOU KNOW, SORT OF,
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE CALLING BOLL
LOX BASICALLY ON THESE
STATISTICS SAYING THEY DON'T
SQUARE WITH WHAT I FEEL WHEN I
AM MOVING ABOUT MY OWN
NEIGHBORHOOD OR A DIFFERENT
NEIGHBORHOOD.
HOW DOES THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
HANDLE THAT CRITICISM AND
CONCERN YOU KNOW, HOW DOES THIS
EMPHASIS PATROL IN PARTICULAR
ADDRESS THAT OR NOT?
>> I'LL START WITH THE ISSUE.
I THINK WE HEAR THAT.
WE'RE VERY AWARE THAT PERCEPTION
IS DIFFERENT THAN NUMBERS.
THOSE ARE REPORTED CRIMES WHERE
THERE WAS A 911 CALL OR AN
OFFICER ON VIEW.
AN OFFICER ARRIVED, THE VICTIM
OR COMPLAIN TANT WAS THERE AND
WILLING TO TALK.
AND THERE WAS ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO
WRITE A REPORT.
THAT'S WHY WE LOOK AT OTHER
THINGS TOO.
WE LOOK AT OUR 911 CALLS.
EVEN IF SOMETHING DOESN'T RAISE
UP TO BECOME AN ISSUE THAT GETS
COUNTED IN THESE NUMBERS, WE
LOOK AT THE TRENDS IN WHO'S
CALLING, NOT WHO, WHERE PEOPLE
ARE CALLING, FOR WHAT, WHAT TIME
OF DAY, WHAT NEIGHBORHOODS, WHAT
DAY OF THE WEEK.
WE LOOK AT THOSE TRENDS TOO.
WE HAVE A LOT OF THE DISCUSSIONS
AROUND REPEAT LOCATIONS, MUCH
LIKE FIRE, I THINK TOGETHER
WE'VE HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION
ABOUT HOW CAN WE WORK ON REPEAT
LOCATIONS.
AND THEN WE HAVE SUPPORTED FOR
HE PAST, I THINK, NOW TH
YEAR, THE PUBLIC SAFETY SURVEY
WITH SEATTLE UNIVERSITY DOING
THAT AND THE ANALYSIS AND
OUTREACH AND A LOT OF THE
COMMUNITY MEETINGS WHERE THEY
PULL FOLKS TOGETHER TO GET THE
MORE QUALITATIVE.
IN THE 57 MICROCOMMUNITY
POLICING NEIGHBORHOODS WHAT ARE
PEOPLE FEELING ON THE GROUND?
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE.
THERE ARE WHOLE FORMAL SCALES
ABOUT SOCIAL COHESION AND
NEIGHBORHOODS.
A HOLE BUNCH OF FACTORS THAT
PLAY INTO CRIME.
WE HAVE A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
SURVEY THAT HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE
CALL 911.
WE HAVE A RANDOM CALL BACK FOUR
TIMES A YEAR THAT WE'VE BEEN
DOING SINCE 2006.
IT INCLUDES BOTH HOW SATISFIED
ARE THEY WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND
RESPONSE.
THEY GOT OVERALL AND WITH THE
SPECIFIC OFFICER.
BUT WE LOOK AT HOW SAFE YOU FEEL
AT DAY AND NIGHT IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE CITY AT
LARGE.
WE ARE LOOKING AT HOW THOSE
NUMBERS ARE TRENDING.
NOW WE'RE RIGHT NOW DISCUSSING
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO DO
A MORE EXPANSIVE VERSION OF
THAT.
THAT IS A VERY INTENSIVE, THAT
RANDOM DIGIT CALL BACK OF A
PERSON ON A PHONE ANSWERING A
VUR VA TAKES RESOURCES AND TIME.
THERE'S INTERESTING TECHNOLOGY
OTHER DEPARTMENTS ARE USING TO
LET THE COMMUNITY TELL YOU HOW
ARE THEY FEELING, WHAT ARE THEIR
ISSUES, WHERE THEY VOLUNTEER TO
DO IT.
THIS ISN'T GOING OUT AND ASKING
QUESTIONS, IT'S THEM FINDING A
WAY TO LET THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
KNOW WHAT ARE THEY DOING, WHAT
ARE THEIR ISSUES?
THAT'S HOW WE HANDLE THE ISSUE.
THE NUMBERS DON'T TELL THE WHOLE
STORY.
I CAN GET INTO THE RESEARCH
AROUND CERTAIN THINGS LIKE MO OR
THE VEHICLE THEFT AND
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY AND
HOMICIDE.
IF YOU LOOK AT THOSE TREND,
THERE'S STATS YOU CAN DO ABOUT
HOW THAT SUPPORTS OTHER TRENDS.
THOSE ARE THINGS THAT ALMOST
UNIVERSALLY GET REPORTED.
YOU WANT TO DO YOUR INSURANCE
REPORT FOR YOUR CAR BEING
STOLEN.
IF SOMEONE IS KILLED, SOMEONE'S
AWARE OF IT.
AND MOST OF THE TIME PEOPLE
REPORT IF SOMEONE BROKE INTO
THEIR HOUSE.
THERE ARE THINGS WE CAN LOOK AT
IN TERMS OF NUMERICAL TRENDS.
THE NUMBERS ARE PRETTY ON POINT.
YEAH, MOST CRIME IS
UNDERREPORTED.
CERTAIN CRIMES ARE MORE
CONSISTENTLY REPORTED.
BUT OVERALL, I FEEL PRETTY
CONFIDENT THAT THE TREND, THE
STORY OF THE NUMBERS IS RIGHT.
THE SCALE IS PROBABLY LOWER.
BUT THAT'S THE CASE IN EVERY
CITY.
A LOT OF -- ABOUT 50% OF CRIME
DEPENDING ON THE CATEGORY
DOESN'T GET REPORTED.
SO WE KNOW THAT TOO.
WHICH IS ALSO JUST HEARING FROM
THE PUBLIC THROUGH THOSE OTHER
AVENUES.
>> CAN I COME IN ON THAT?
>> SURE.
>> THE SEATTLE U STUDY GOING
BACK SEVERAL YEARS NOW HAS
CONSISTENT THEMES BUBBLING TO
THE TOP.
NUMBER ONE THEME IN LAST YEAR'S
REPORT WAS LACK OF POLICE
PRESENCE.
>> MM-HMM.
>> THE SECOND ISSUE --
>> IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD.
SECOND ISSUE WAS THE ISSUE OF
HOMELESSNESS.
AND THEN ANOTHER THING THAT
POPPED UP LAST YEAR WAS THEY
WANT TO SEE BETTER COORDINATION
BETWEEN CITY AGENCIES.
SO I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE
RELEVANT TO WHERE WE GO SOON.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU.
AND DR. FISHER, YOU MAY HAVE
MADE THIS DISTINCTION, AND IF
YOU DID, I APOLOGIZE FOR
REPEATING IT, BUT I THINK IT
MERITS ELEVATION.
ALTHOUGH THE OVERALL CITYWIDE
CRIME INCREASE WAS 2.3% BY MY
MATH THE PERSON CRIME INCREASE
WAS ABOUT 9%.
>> CORRECT.
>> AND SO I THINK THAT IS
SIGNIFICANT AND I THINK WE
SHOULD RECOGNIZE THAT BECAUSE
WHEN THE COMMUNITY IS SAYING
THAT THEY DON'T BELIEVE THAT
THESE STATS REFLECT THEIR --
WHAT THEY BELIEVE, THEIR
PERCEPTIONS, BEARING THAT VERY
REAL INCREASE INTO A LARGER
OVERALL CRIME INCREASE.
I THINK FURTHER ACCELERATES SORT
OF THE MISTRUST OF THE DATA.
SO I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THAT IS AN AN
CREASE.
>> SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS SPREAD
BAD NEWS VERY QUICKLY.
ONE PERSON CAN HAVE A CAR
PROWLED AND THEY POST THAT, AND
IT GETS PEOPLE SPUN UP, SO TO
SPEAK.
WE HEAR ABOUT IT FACE-TO-FACE.
WE GET THE INPUT VIA EMAIL ON
911 VARIOUS ISSUES.
THAT HELPS GET PEOPLE UPSET.
>> I THINK THERE ARE A COUPLE OF
DIFFERENT SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT.
ONE WILL BE VERY QUICK TO
DISMISS PERCEPTIONS AS JUST
BEING PERCEPTIONS.
AND IF IT'S NOT SUPPORTED BY
REAL DATA AND REAL CRIME
STATISTICS, WE SHOULD JUST MOVE
ALONG AND DEAL WITH THE REAL
CRIME DATA.
THEN THERE'S THE OPPOSITE
PERSPECTIVE OF MY PERCEPTION IS
REFLECTED -- IS REFLECTIVE OF AN
EXPERIENCE I MAY HAVE RECENTLY
PERSONALLY HAD WHEN I WAS THE
VICTIM OF A CRIME OR THE WITNESS
OF A CRIME.
OR WHERE I KNOW SOMEBODY WHO'S
VERY CLOSE TO ME WHO WAS ALSO A
VICTIM OF A PERSON CRIME OR A
PROPERTY CRIME.
AND SO FOR ME, THE PERCEPTION IS
ACTUALLY ALL THE DATA AND
STATISTICS I NEED TO BE ABLE TO
UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE
IN OUR CITY BECAUSE IT MAY NOT
WITH SOMETHING THAT HAD IMPACTED
ME FIVE YEARS AGO OR FOUR YEARS
AGO OR THREE YEARS AGO BUT NOW
IT IS.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO BE REALLY
COGNIZANT OF THE FACT THAT THOSE
ARE -- I WOULD SAY TWO DIFFERENT
SPECTRUMS.
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR
US TO NOT BE IMMEDIATELY
DISMISIVE OF ONE PERSPECTIVE
OVER THE OTHER IN TERMS OF HOW
PEOPLE EXPERIENCE ISSUES RELATED
TO CRIME AND DISORDER WITHIN OUR
CITY.
AND SO I THINK THAT WHILE I
UNDERSTAND PEOPLE HAVE
SKEPTICISM ABOUT THE DATA, I
ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I
SIGNAL AND SAY THAT THE DATA IS
ACTUALLY AUTHENTIC AND VALIDATED
AND STATISTICALLY REPRESENTATIVE
OF THOSE CRIMES THAT ARE
REPORTED.
AND WE SHOULD HAVE TRUST AND
FAITH IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
WHO IS ACTUALLY RECEIVING THIS
DATA AND INFORMATION AND
PROCESSING IT THAT THEY ARE
ACCURATELY REPORTING OUT THOSE
CRIMES AND TRENDS THAT ARE
REPORTED FOR PURPOSES OF
SHEPHERDING CERTAIN LAW
ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES IN A
CERTAIN MANNER TO ADDRESS SOME
OF THOSE TRENDS AND CONCERNS.
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE DO
THAT AT THE EXPENSE OF
APPRECIATING THAT THERE ARE
NEIGHBORHOODS, IN MY EXPERIENCE,
I HAVE WORKED A LOT WITH MEMBERS
IN THE SOUTH PARK COMMUNITY WHO
CONTINUE TO STAY THAT THE
NUMBERS DON'T REFLECT WHAT
THEY'RE EXPERIENCING EVERY DAY.
AND THOSE ARE -- THAT'S AN
EXTREMELY DIVERSE COMMUNITY IN A
COMMUNITY THAT EXPERIENCES A LOT
OF POVERTY AND LACK OF ACCESS TO
OPPORTUNITY.
AND SO I APPRECIATE SORT OF THAT
THERE CAN BE A DISCONNECT OF
THAT AND THAT ONE DOESN'T TRUMP
THE OTHER.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> I'M SORRY.
I JUST WANT TO -- WHAT I'M
SAYING IS SOMETHING SLIGHTLY
DIFFERENT ALTHOUGH I APPRECIATE
THAT DISTINCTION.
>> I WASN'T TRYING TO BUILD ON
WHAT YOU WERE SAYING.
>> I JUST DON'T WANT TO LOSE THE
THREAD THAT I THINK AS IT
RELATES TO PERSON CRIME, THE
PERCEPTIONS MATCH THE DATA.
AND
PEOPLE WALKING AROUND SAYING I
FEEL LESS SAFE, 9% INCREASE IN
PERSON CRIME SUPPORTS THAT
ABSOLUTELY.
>> YEAH.
>> AND I FEEL LIKE IF WE BURY
THAT 9% NUMBER IN A HIGH LEVEL
NUMBER THAT SAYS 2.3% WE ARE
ENCOURAGING MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC TO MISTRUST UR DATA.
SO I THINK WE NEED TO
ACKNOWLEDGE WHERE THERE HAVE
BEEN SIGNIFICANT INCREASES AND
DO IT PUBLICLY.
>> NOT ALL CRIMES ARE THE SAME.
I WASN'T MAKING REMARKS TO
DISCOUNT THE HIGHLIGHT YOU WERE
MAKING.
I THINK THAT'S ABSOLUTELY TRUE
IN SOME CATEGORIES THAT WE SEE
IN THIS PRESENTATION.
AND THEN I'M SURE THAT THE
DEPARTMENT IS HAPPY TO TALK TO
US MORE ABOUT IT.
WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE AND
THAT HAS CONTRIBUTED TO NOT A
PERCEPTION BUT A REALITY OF AN
INCREASE OF PARTICULAR TYPES OF
CRIMES.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SO IF WE ARE GOING TO LOOP AT
THE SUBLAYERS HERE.
AND APPRECIATE YOU PROVIDING
THIS DATA.
DATA-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS
ARE DESIRED FOR CRAFTING PUBLIC
POLICY.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE PROPERTY
CRIME WHICH WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF
COVERAGE LATELY OF, YOU KNOW,
INCIDENTS OF ARSON AND THET.
ARSONS HAVE DECREASED FROM 2017
TO 2018.
LARS -- HELP ME SOMEONE.
>> LARCENY.
>> HAS DECREASED FROM 2017 TO
2018.
THE OVERALL PROPERTY CRIME
BUCKET IF WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS
SUBDIVISION HAS INCREASED BY
1.57%.
SO I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR
US TO RECOGNIZE YES, THERE HAS
BEEN AN OVERALL INCREASE IN
CRIME.
THAT IS NO DOUBT SOMETHING THAT
I KNOW YOU AND CHIEF BEST HAVE
BEEN ABSOLUTELY LOOKING INTO.
I WANT TO REITERATE SOMETHING I
SAID EARLIER TODAY THAT IS IN MY
THREE CONVERSATIONS WITH CHIEF
BEST OVER THE LAST MONTH AND A
HALF OR SO, PART OF WHAT SHE HAS
CONTINUED TO REITERATE IS THAT
EVERY OFFICER ABSOLUTELY HAS THE
TOOLS AND AUTHORITY TO PURSUE
CRIMES.
AND THAT INCLUDES THEFT AND
LARCENY.
AND BURGLARY.
BUT IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU
ARE GOING TO ARREST SOMEONE OR
PURSUE SOMEONE SIMPLY FOR
SLEEPING OUTSIDE.
TO REITERATE, ISSUES OF SELLING
DRUGS, STEALING, LIGHTING
DUMPSTERS OR RVs ON FIRE, ALL OF
THESE ARE THINGS THAT YOUR
OFFICERS STILL HAVE THE ABILITY
TO GO AFTER.
BUT IT IS, I THINK, IMPORTANT
FOR US TO NOTE THAT IN THE
PROPERTY CRIME SECTION WHICH HAS
GOTTEN A LOT OF ATTENTION, IT'S
1.5% INCREASE.
I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON ONE
ADDITIONAL COMMENT THAT YOU MADE
AND JUST DOUBLE CHECK HOW THESE
NUMBERS OVERLAP WITH WHERE WE'RE
GOING TO SEE INCREASE PAD TROLL
PRESENCE AND POTENTIALLY
ARRESTS.
IF THIS DATA IS NOT THE ONLY
DATA YOU'RE LOOKING AT, AND
YOU'RE LOOKING AT TREND FOR WHO
CALLS OR WHERE PEOPLE ARE
CALLING FROM, I THINK WE HAVE
ANOTHER ANALYSIS THAT NEED TO BE
DONE.
WHO IS MOST COMFORTABLE CALLING
THE POLICE?
WHERE ARE THOSE SITUATIONS?
AND IN WHAT SITUATIONS ARE
INDIVIDUALS CALLING FOR IF THE
INDIVIDUAL THAT THEY'RE CALLING
ABOUT IS NOT ACTUALLY COMMITTING
A CRIME?
HOW HAS THAT AFFECTED WHETHER OR
NOT YOU'RE INCREASING PA THOLS
IN THAT AREA.
BECAUSE I KNOW THERE ARE CERTAIN
NEIGHBORHOODS CERTAIN CALLS ARE
COMING IN, BUT THEY'RE NOT
ACTUALLY CRIME-RELATED CALLS.
AND SO ARE YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS
ALIGNING WITH WHERE YOU'RE
GETTING THE MOST CALLS OR ARE
YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD PATROLS
ALIGNING WITH WHERE WE'RE SEEING
OVERALL CRIME?
>> WE'LL GO INTO MORE DETAIL,
COUNCIL MEMBER, BUT THE -- THIS
WAS A COMBINATION OF A WHOLE LOT
OF -- THIS WASN'T JUST A POLICE
IDENTIFIED NEIGHBORHOODS.
THIS WAS, AS WE'LL SEE IN HERE,
THERE ARE OTHER THINGS WE'RE
HEARING ABOUT ISSUES THAT AREN'T
CRIMINAL IN NATURE.
IT WASN'T JUST POLICE DATA.
WE WANTED TO START THIS OUT FROM
THE CHAIR'S QUESTIONS AND SOME
OTHER ISSUES WITH THIS HIGH
LEVEL.
THIS IS WHERE THE CITY STANDS ON
CRIME.
WE'LL DIG INTO WHAT WE SAW IN
THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WERE
SELECTED.
BUT WE LOOK AT A WIDE VARIETY OF
THINGS.
I ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN IT UP IN MY
COMMENT, BUT I WILL DO IT AGAIN.
FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS WE
DON'T HAVE THE WHO CALLS.
I THINK I'M NOT GOING TO QUOTE
THE STATISTIC BECAUSE I DON'T
REMEMBER IT OFF THE TOP OF MY
HEAD, BUT IT'S A LOW PERCENT ON
WHERE WE HAVE DEMOGRAPHICS.
WE KNOW WHERE THE CALL CAME
FROM, BUT THE WHO'S CALLING,
THAT WE DON'T HAVE.
BUT YEAH, THIS IS A COMBINATION.
WE STARTED OUT WITH THE CRIME
JUST BECAUSE I THINK PEOPLE
FOCUSED THAT THIS WAS A POLICING
THING JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT
OF RESOURCES.
BUT THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE AND
SO OTHER INFORMATION WAS
FACTORED IN.
WHICH WE'LL GET INTO.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> OKAY.
I'LL TALK ABOUT EMPHASIS PATROLS
IN GENERAL.
SO I'VE BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT
ALMOST 25 YEARS.
AND EVEN BEFORE I CAME ON
DEPARTMENT EMPHASIS PATROLS ARE
ONE OF THE STRATEGIES THAT WE
USE TO GO DIRECTLY AT CRIME
SPIKES OR PROBLEM LOCATIONS.
EMPHASIS PATROLS CAN BE
COMPRISED OF ONDUTY RESOURCES,
BEING DIRECTED TO SPEND MORE
TIME IN A PARTICULAR PROBLEM
LOCATION.
YOU CAN SAY WE TAKE AWAY SOME OF
THE OFFICER'S DISCRETION TO
RANDOMLY PATROL.
AND WE SAY WE WANT YOU IN THIS
BLOCK OR THESE BLOCKS BECAUSE
THE DATA'S SAYING WE HAVE A
PROBLEM HERE.
OR WE CAN DO A COMBINATION LIKE
THIS EFFORT WILL BE BETWEEN
ON-DUTY RESOURCES BEING
REDIRECTED TO CERTAIN AREAS AND
THE EMPHASIS BEING SUPPLEMENTED
WITH OFFICERS OVER TIME.
SO IT'S A COMBINATION OF BOTH.
IT'S NOT ALL OVER TIME, IT'S NOT
ALL ON DUTY.
THE ON DUTY FOLKS WILL BE
DIRECTED TO PATROL IN THOSE
AREAS BETWEEN CALLS FOR SERVICE.
THE OVERTIME OFFICESERS WILL BE
PATROLLING THOSE AREAS, BUT
THEY'LL HAVE MORE LEEWAY TO STAY
PUT, BE OUT ON FOOT, CONNECT
WITH FOLKS ON THE STREET, AND
BUSINESS OWNERS AND COMMUNITY
MEMBERS.
WHAT I WANTED TO ADD TOO, IS
EMPHASIS PATROLS AREN'T NEW.
WE HAVE CSTAT EVERY TWO WEEKS
AND WE HAVE A MULTITUDE OF
PARTNERS AT THE TABLE FROM CITY
DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS SERVICE
PROVIDERS AND OTHER PEOPLE IN
THE AUDIENCE FROM OUR OVERSIGHT
PARTNERS HERE WITH THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WE TALK ABOUT EMPHASIS PATROLS
AND THE FACT IF YOU IMPLEMENT AN
EVERY SIS PATROL AND IT'S
SUCCESSFUL, YOU MIGHT WANT TO DO
MORE.
IF NOT, END IT AND DO SOMETHING
ELSE.
I ENCOURAGED PRI SINTH
COMMANDERS TO TRY TO BE
INNOVATIVE AND ADJUST WHEN
NEEDED.
ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO
POINT OUT TO THE COUNCIL IS --
AND I JUST KIND OF GET RIGHT TO
THE POINT HERE -- IS WHAT'S
DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS IS CHIEF
BEST HAS ALWAYS SAID A LOT OF
WHAT'S HAPPENED NOW WE'RE ASKING
OUR YOUNG OFFICERS TO DO SO MUCH
MORE.
IT'S A MULTIDISCIPLINARY
APPROACH TO A LOT OF THE
PROBLEMS.
OUR OFFICERS MANY TIMES GO TO
CALLS, AND I KNOW YOU GET THESE
CALLS SOMETIMES FROM
CONSTITUENTS THAT SAY THE
OFFICER SAID THEIR HANDS WERE
TIED.
WHEN I TOOK OVER PATROL, I MADE
IT VERY CLEAR YOUR HANDS ARE NOT
TIED, BUT WE NEED TO DO A BETTER
JOB OF EDUCATING YOU ABOUT
WHAT'S NOT UNDER OUR PURVIEW AND
DIRECT THE PERSON TO THE RIGHT
DEPARTMENT.
THIS EMPHASIS PROGRAM, WHAT'S
DIFFERENT HERE, IS WE'RE
MARRYING UP OTHER CITY HELP WITH
THE POLICE IN THESE
NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE OTHER EMPHASIS
PATROLS ACTIVE RIGHT NOW IN
OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY,
SOUTHEAST SEATTLE IS A STREET
ROBBERY IMP SIS THAT'S BEEN
GOING FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
AND SINCE THE FIRST OF THE YEAR,
WE'VE HAD EMPHASIS GOING IN
SODO, PIONEER SQUARE, IN
FREMONT.
THERE'S ALSO RAMPING UP, WE'RE
GOING INTO AL CHI WITH THE
WARMER WEATHER AND THEN WE'RE
STARTING ONE IN GOLDEN GARDENS.
SO EMPHASIS PATROLS ARE NOTHING
NEW.
THE ONLY THING HERE WE'RE TAKING
A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH.
AND THESE PARTICULAR
NEIGHBORHOODS, BECAUSE A LOT OF
TIMES WHEN WE GO OUT, THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT BEING THE MOST
VISIBLE ARM OF THE GOVERNMENT,
PEOPLE COME TO US TO TALK ABOUT
STREET LIGHTS, POTHOLE, AND
THINGS THAT ARE NOT UNDER OUR
PURVIEW.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS VERY
QUICK OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU
PROVIDED A GREAT SEGUE, ALTHOUGH
THE ADKI SUMMER EMPHASIS PATROL
IS NOT PART OF THIS DISCUSSION,
I APPRECIATE YOU HIGHLIGHTING
THE DIRECTION YOU GIVE TO
OFFICERS TO NOT CONTINUE THIS
NARRATIVE THAT SOMEHOW THE
COUNCIL HAS TIED HANDS.
YESTERDAY I SPOKE TO A
CONSTITUENT IN THE ALKI
NEIGHBORHOOD WORKING THE ISSUE
OF NOISE ENFORCEMENT FOR MANY
MANY YEARS.
WORKED WITH ME TO HELP THE
COUNCIL CHANGE THE LAW.
AND THIS CONSTITUENT JUST SPOKE
TO AN OFFICER ABOUT HOW NOISY IT
WAS LAST WEEKEND.
AND THAT OFFICER TOLD HER IT'S
THE CITY COUNCIL'S FAULT THAT
SPD DOESN'T ENFORCE THE NOISE
ORDINANCE.
DESPITE THE FACT WE MADE CHANGES
TO THE ORDINANCE SPECIFICALLY TO
RESPOND TO YOUR FEEDBACK TO US
ABOUT HOW TO IMPROVE THE LAW SO
THAT YOU COULD BETTER ENFORCE
IT.
OFFICERS ARE STILL GIVING
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT.
>> I'D BE WILLING TO FOLLOW UP
ON THAT.
>> ANOTHER TYPE, BUT YES.
>> IT'S DEFINITELY EDUCATION
PIECE.
AND I THINK DURING THIS PROGRAM,
NOT TO GET OFF TOO FAR INTO A
RABBIT HOLE HERE, IS WHAT I
WOULD LIKE TO SEE AS WE'RE OUT,
THE OFFICERS -- WE'RE GOING TO
TEACH OUR OFFICERS WHAT
DEPARTMENT HANDLES WHAT ISSUE.
AND WHEN WE'RE ON FOOT BEATS,
TRY TO DIRECT FOLKS TO THE FIND
IT, FIX IT APP.
OFFICERS HAVE CELLPHONES AND
MAYBE WE CAN ENTER THE
INFORMATION FOR A COMMUNITY
MEMBER IF THEY DON'T HAVE THAT
TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE.
AND WE WILL MAKE THOSE REFERRALS
TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SORRY.
>> THANK YOU.
I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU
BROUGHT THIS UP, COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
THE NUMBER OF TIMES I HEAR FROM
CONSTITUENTS DOWNTOWN THAT THEY
TALKED TO OFFICERS AND THE
OFFICERS SAY OUR HANDS ARE TIED.
IF WE CAN DO AWAY WITH THAT,
THAT WOULD BE THE SINGLE MOST
IMPORTANT THING WE CAN DO.
LET OUR OFFICERS KNOW THEY DO
HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
DECISIONS AND BE RESPONSIVE.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT
YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT OFFER THEM
THE FIND IT, FIX IT APP.
BUT I THINK IT'S A BIG DEAL.
AND I DON'T WANT TO UNDERPLAY
IT.
AND I DEFINITELY DON'T WANT US
TO DISMISS IT.
PEOPLE ARE FRUSTRATED THAT THEY
THINK THEIR OFFICERS ARE, LIKE,
JUST NOT VISIBLE OR THEY DON'T
FEEL LIKE THEY DO HAVE THE POWER
OR THE BACKING FROM YOU.
THEY HAVE THE BACKING FROM US.
WE WANT THEM TO DO THEIR JOBS.
AND IF THERE'S A PROBLEM, I WISH
YOU'D COME AND TELL ME
SPECIFICALLY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CHIEF
ABOUT THIS SUBJECT.
AND WITH CAPTAIN, PRECINCT
CAPTAINS AROUND THIS ISSUE AS
WELL.
AND WITH CONSTITUENTS.
AND I ALSO WANT TO REALLY BE
CLEAR THAT IT IS NOT JUST
SOMETHING I WANT OFFICERS TO DO,
IT IS MY EXPECTATION AS A
COUNCIL MEMBER THAT OFFICERS,
WHEN THEY SHOW UP TO WORK EVERY
DAY, SHOWED UP TO DO THE THING
THEY SAID THEY WANTED TO DO WHEN
THEY WENT TO ACADEMY, WHICH IS
ENFORCE THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON AND THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
I ALSO EXPECT THEM TO DO THAT IN
A WAY THAT IS CONSTITUTIONAL AND
FAIR AND EQUITABLE TO THE PEOPLE
THEY'RE COMING INTO CONTACT
WITH.
SO WE'RE NOT JUST GOING TO DO
DRAGNETS, SWEEPS OF PEOPLE INTO
OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM FOR
THE SAKE OF SATISFYING
INDIVIDUALS WHO FEEL LIKE THAT'S
THE ONLY TOOL LEFT IN OUR
TOOLBOX TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE
LIVABILITY CONCERNS BEING
IDENTIFIED.
BUT I DO WANT TO ECHO MY
EXPECTATION THAT OFFICERS WILL
CONTINUE TO DO THE JOBS THAT
THEY WERE HIRED TO DO, AND THAT
-- AND I BELIEVE THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL HAS TAKEN MANY STEPS IN
THE LAST THREE YEARS TO ADVANCE
IN SOME INSTANCES YOU KNOW,
LEGISLATION WITHOUT CONTROVERSY
WITH, YOU KNOW, WITH FAIR AMOUNT
OF FAIR CONTROVERSY.
WE HAVE ADVANCED LEGISLATION
BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN THE ABLTHD
OF PROVIDING RANK AND FILE
POLICE OFFICERS AND THEIR
SUPERVISORS THE ABILITY TO
FULFILL THEIR MANDATE OF
DELIVERING LAW ENFORCEMENT
PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES TO
NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
AND I BELIEVE THAT WE CONTINUE
TO WORK TOGETHER ON SORT OF WHAT
DOES THAT LOOK LIKE AND HOW CAN
WE CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER TO
MAKE SURE THAT THOSE SERVICES
ARE DELIVERED IN THE FAIR
EQUITABLE WAY, NOT JUST FOR THE
PEOPLE LIVING IN COMMUNITIES BUT
ALSO FOR THE OFFICERS WHO ARE
ASKING TO STEP INTO SOMETIMES
DANGEROUS SITUATIONS.
SO I APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD BRINGING THAT POINT UP.
AGAIN, I KNOW SHE AND I HAVE A
LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS
AS WELL IN OUR ONGOING CONCERN
ABOUT WANTING TO CORRECT THE
RECORD ON OUR BEHALF THAT THAT
IS NOT WHAT OUR INTENT IS.
AND IN FACT, THAT'S EXACTLY PART
OF WHAT IS MOTIVATING ME TO HAVE
THIS BRIEFING TODAY IS WANTING
TO HAVE THAT TRANSPARENT SHARING
OF INFORMATION SO YOU CAN HEAR
DIRECTLY FROM US.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I HEARD THE TERM USED EARLIER,
CORE SERVICE.
WHAT IS OUR CORE DELIVER ABLE?
AND AS LAW ENFORCEMENT, FOR US,
THIS PLAN TAKES PRESSURE OFF OUR
YOUNG OFFICERS IN THESE
NEIGHBORHOODS BECAUSE OFTEN WE
ARE CALLED TO SITUATIONS THAT
AREN'T QUITE AN ENFORCEMENT
SITUATION.
AND IT COULD BE SOCIAL SERVICE
OR SOME OTHER DEPARTMENT THAT
COULD ACTUALLY HELP WITH THAT
SITUATION.
I THINK THAT'S WHERE SOME OF
THIS FRUSTRATION IS WITH THE
OFFICERS.
THEY JUST WANT TO DO THEIR JOBS,
BUT IT'S ON ME AND THE REST OF
THE COMMAND STAFF TO EDUCATE
THEM AND GIVE THEM THE TOOLS
THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
AND DIRECT WHATEVER ELSE TO THE
OTHER DEPARTMENT THAT IS NEEDS
TO BE HANDLED.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
OKAY.
>> OKAY.
PART OF DEPLOYMENT WILL BE
INCREASED BICYCLE PRESENCE, SO
WE WILL REDISTRIBUTE OUR BICYCLE
OFFICERS IN PARTICULAR
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE LISTED
HERE TO BE MORE VISIBLE.
WE WANT FOOT BEAT OFFICERS IN
THE COMMUNITY, POLICE TEAM
OFFICERS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
WITH THEIR PRESENCE.
WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO HAVE A
DRAGNET.
WE WILL ADDRESS ANY CRIME THAT
WE SEE.
WE'RE NOT LOOKING FOR ANY
QUOTAS.
THERE'S NO STIPULATION ON A
PARTICULAR TYPE OF ARREST TO BE
MADE.
WE WANT TO JUST BE PRESENT, BE
ON SCENE TO PREVENT CRIME FROM
OCCURRING, AND BE MORE
ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITIES SO
WE CAN HAVE MORE CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT WHAT THEY THINK WILL HELP.
BUT IT'S BEEN PROVEN IN THE
PAST, ONCE YOU INCREASE
VISIBILITY, THOSE NUMBERS WILL
START TO MOVE DOWNWARD.
>> SO WITH REGARD TO THE COMMENT
YOU JUST MADE, IF YOU SEE CRIME
YOUR OFFICERS ARE GOING TO TAKE
ACTION.
SO --
>> WE WANT VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE
FIRST.
THEY HAVE DISCRETION.
>> I APPRECIATE THE DESIRE TO
HAVE VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE.
THAT'S ALWAYS GOOD.
SO WHAT ARE -- CAN YOU JUST TALK
A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE TYPE
OF ACTIVITIES THAT WE CAN SEE
OUR OFFICERS WILL BE ENGAGED IN?
ARE THEY GOING TO BE DOING
SOCIAL CONTACTS, STOPS?
ARE THEY GOING TO BE -- WALK US
THROUGH, SORT OF, YOU KNOW, IF
WE'RE AN OFFICER AND WE ARE OUT
ON 3RD AVENUE BETWEEN PIKE AND
PINE, WHAT AM I ACTUALLY BEING
TRAINED TO AND INSTRUCTED TO DO
AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM?
>> IT'S INTERESTING YOU SAY
THAT.
SO OUR DEPLOYMENT IS KIND OF
CHANGED.
WHEN I CAME ON IT WAS ALL ABOUT
GET OUT THERE AND MAKE A LOT OF
CONTACTS, BRING BACK PROOF YOU
ENFORCE SOME KIND OF LAW.
THAT'S NOT THE DEPLOYMENT MODEL
WE'RE GOING INTO.
WE WANT OFFICERS TO BE ON THE
STREET, TO BE THE EYES AND EARS
OF THE COMMUNITY.
WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE DON TACT
WITH FOLKS BEFORE THERE IS AN
ENFORCEMENT SITUATION.
SO THAT MEANS, ACTUALLY, I'LL
BRING UP LEAD.
OUR SOCIAL CONTACT REFERRALS FAR
OUTNUMBER OUR ARREST/DIVERSION
REFERRALS.
THESE ARE OFFICERS COMING ACROSS
FOLKS WHO MIGHT BE IN A
SITUATION THEY'VE BEEN IN
TROUBLE BEFORE, THEY'RE
VULNERABLE.
OFFICERS MAKE THOSE REFERRALS.
THERE'S ALSO THE MOBILE CRISIS
TEAM.
WE HAVE OUR OWN UNIT WHERE AN
OFFICER AND MENTAL HEALTH
PROFESSIONAL RIDE TOGETHER.
SO IF WE CAN SEE SOMEBODY ON THE
CORNER IN CRISIS OR MIGHT NOT BE
A THREAT TO THEMSELVES OR
SOMEONE ELSE YET, MAKE CONTACT.
TRY TO DIRECT THEM TO SOME TYPE
OF SERVICES.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
AND I THINK IT'S STILL -- THE
QUESTION STILL REMAINS IN MY
MIND, AND I'D LIKE TO HEAR YOU
ADDRESS IT, IS WHETHER YOU
EXPECT THAT THERE WILL BE SOME
ARRESTS AS A RESULT.
>> ANY TIME YOU INCREASE POLICE
PRESENCE IN A PARTICULAR
NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT POSSIBILITY
ALSO INCREASES.
WE HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS OUT THERE
THAT OFFICERS KNOW ON SIGHT WHO
MAY BE ON PROBATION.
AND IF THEY'RE IN A CERTAIN
AREA, THEY'RE VIOLATING THAT
PROBATION.
OFFICERS KNOW FOLKS THAT ARE
AWARE EVEN BEFORE THEY MAKE
CONTACT THEM THEY KNOW A PERSON,
THEY CAN CHECK THEIR NAME AND
KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE A
WARRANT.
WE ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO TAKE
ACTION ON ANY PREDATORY DRUG
DEALING, ASSAULTS, OR VIOLENT
BEHAVIOR.
JUST SO I CAN TRY TO BRING THE
ANGST DOWN, YOUR ACCOUNTABILITY
LEGISLATION IS PRETTY ROBUST.
THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IS
PRETTY ROBUST.
WE TRACK EVERYTHING.
IF YOU'RE NOT HAVING A
CONVERSATION ABOUT THE SEAHAWKS,
AND IT'S AN ENFORCEMENT, WE
TRACK IT.
WE AUDIT THE TERRY STOPS, THE
BIAS REVIEWS COME DIRECTLY TO
ME, AND THEN I'M AUDITED.
AND HE'S AUDITED BY THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL.
SO WE ARE CONSTANTLY MONITORING
ANY ABNORMALITIES THAT MIGHT BE
OCCURRING IN ANY NEIGHBORHOOD
NOT JUST THESE.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
WILL BE REPORTING UP THROUGH THE
EXECUTIVE ON A WEEKLY BASIS WHAT
KIND OF ACTIVITY WE HAVE OUT
THERE.
WE WANT TO ADDRESS LOW LEVEL
VIOLATIOS WITH WARNINGS AND
DOCUMENT THOSE, BUT ALSO WE
WILL, IN THE AREAS THERE'S DRUG
ISSUES, WE WANT TO MAKE
REFERRALS FIRST OF ALL.
IF WE FIND OUT THERE'S SOMETHING
GOING ON LIKE A PROLIFIC DEALER
IN THE AREA, WE'RE GOING TO GO
AFTER THAT PERSON.
>> AND AS IT RELATES TO ANY
ARRESTS THAT MIGHT BE MADE IN
THESE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS, YOU
KNOW, ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT
WE HEAR FROM MULTIPLE DIFFERENT
SOURCES IS THAT THERE ARE --
INCLUDING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
-- THAT THERE ARE, THERE'S WORK
DONE TO UNDERGO IN ARRESTS,
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, AND THEN
A REFERRAL TO A PROSECUTING
AUTHORITY EITHER THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OR THE KING
COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE DEPENDING ON THE CLASS OF
CRIME THE INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN
ARRESTED FOR.
HAS THERE -- AND SORT OF A
GENERAL CONCERN THAT THERE IS A
LACK OF FOLLOWTHROUGH IN SOME
INSTANCES FOR SOME OF THOSE
REFERRALS MADE BY THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT BY THOSE
PROSECUTING AUTHORITIES.
HAS THE DEPARTMENT COORDINATED
AND HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND OUR
KING COUNTY PROSECUTING
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE RELATED TO
REFERRALS MADE BY THIS PROGRAM
IN PARTICULAR AND BY REFERRALS I
MEAN ARRESTS, THAT HAVE BEEN
MADE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
INCREASED EMPHASIS IN THIS
PARTICULAR --
>> I'M GLAD YOU ASKED THAT
QUESTION.
I MET WITH KING COUNTY
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY SUPERVISOR
FOR FILING UNIT ABOUT TWO WEEKS
AGO.
I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TODAY WITH
KELLY HARRIS IN THE SEATTLE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
I MET WITH THEM TO GIVE THEM A
HEADS UP YOU MIGHT SEE AN
INCREASE IN CASES.
ALSO, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF
DISCUSSIONS AROUND CHRONIC
OFFENDERS.
AND IT'S QUITE CLEAR.
AND WE HAVE THE OPINION THAT
THERE'S NO HARD CORE BLANKET.
WE'RE JUST GOING TO SCOOP
EVERYONE UP.
IF WE HAVE A CHRONIC OFFENDER
WHO IS CAUSING A PROBLEM IN THE
COMMUNITY.
WE WILL CALL AHEAD AND SAY WE
HAVE THIS PERSON, THIS IS THE
SITUATION.
IT'S ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS TO
BRING ATTENTION TO SOMEONE WHO'S
A CHRONIC OFFENDER.
THEY ARE AWARE WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE THIS EMPHASIS GOING, AND
THERE WILL BE CONSTANT DIALOGUE
BACK AND FORTH IF THERE'S ANY
PROBLEMS.
>> GREAT.
COUNCIL MEMBER PACHECO?
>> JUST WANT TO PLUG YOUR WORK
ON THIS.
COUPLE WEEKS AGO WE HEARD FROM
REPRESENTATIVES FROM LEAD
REGARDING THE EXPANSION OF LEAD
IN THE U DISTRICT.
WE KNOW FROM DATA WITH REGARDS
TO CRIMES IN THE U DISTRICT THAT
IT'S HIGHER THAN TWO OF THE
NEIGHBORHOODS, NORTH SEATTLE,
THAT WERE SELECTED.
I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW WHY JUST
FROM, IF THE EXPANSION OF LEAD
IS BEING INCLUDED TO INCLUDE THE
U DISTRICT WHY THE U DISTRICT
ITSELF WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE
EMPHASIS PATROLS?
>> SO RIGHT NOW THERE WAS A
DECISION MADE FOR A NUMBER OF
FACTORS BASED UPON DATA,
COMMUNITY INPUT, TO GO WITH A
LIMIT NUMBER OF NEIGHBORHOODS TO
INVOLVE THE OTHER CITY
DEPARTMENT RIGHT AWAY.
HISTORICALLY FOR THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE DONE
EMPHASIS ON UA AND I'M NOT
SAYING WE WON'T.
IT'S PROBABLY LIKELY WITH THE
WARMER WEATHER.
SO BUT IN THIS PROGRAM WE'RE
GOING WITH THESE SEVEN
NEIGHBORHOODS FIRST BECAUSE WE
HAVE ONLY SO MUCH BANDWIDTH WITH
OUR PARTNERS AND I KNOW SOME OF
OUR OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS DON'T
OPERATE 24/7 /365 LIKE WE DO.
WE'RE A LITTLE MORE AGILE BUT WE
WANT TO START WITH SEVEN
NEIGHBORHOODS WITH THE OTHER
DEPARTMENTS.
>> GREAT.
0 CAY.
AND THEN BEFORE WE MOVE OFF THIS
SLIDE BECAUSE THE LAST COUPLE
BULLET POINTS ARE CONNECTING
PEOPLE WITH SERVICES.
YOU SPECIFICALLY NAME REACH AND
LEAD HERE.
I APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER
PACHECO BRINGING UP LEAD THIS
THE U DISTRICT CONTEXT IN
PARTICULAR.
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I ASKED IN
MY LETTER WAS TO NOT JUST -- TO
ALSO HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT
KIND OF EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE
IN THESE SEVEN DIFFERENT
NEIGHBORHOODS.
WHAT KIND OF EFFORTS ARE GOING
TO BE MADE BY THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND OTHERS TO
COORDINATE REFERRALS TO LEAD
BECAUSE I'M HEARING FROM YOU,
CHIEF, THAT THE FIRST PRIORITY
OR SORT OF THE FIRST COURSE OF
ACTION IS TO IDENTIFY THOSE WHO
MAY BE APPROPRIATE FOR DIVERSION
AND WANT TO BE COGNIZANT OF THE
FACT THAT LEAD HAS LIMBED
CAPACITY AS WELL.
AND SO WOULD LIKE TO HEAR A
LITTLE BIT MORE FROM YOU ABOUT
THAT COORDINATION.
>> SO THE GOOD NEWS IS OUR
OFFICERS HAVE COMPLETELY BOUGHT
INTO THE PROGRAM.
AND REFERRALS HAVE EXPLODED OVER
THE YEARS.
HOWEVER, I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK
FOR ANYONE BUT WE HAVE ASKED
THAT THEY PRIORITIZE THE ARREST
AVERSIONS, OF COURSE, AND THEN
THE SOCIAL CONTACTS WITH COME
AFTER THAT.
AND THEN THERE'S THE WEEKLY WORK
GROUP MEETINGS OUR OFFICERS
PARTICIPATE IN.
AND THOSE DISCUSSIONS ARE HAD ON
HOW TO PRIORITIZE REFERRALS.
I'VE SAT IN THOSE.
THEY'RE VERY THOUGHTFUL.
AND THEY GO THROUGH THE LIST OF
INDIVIDUALS TO TRY TO
PRIORITIZE.
AND SOME WERE KIND OF PUT ON THE
BACK BURNER IF THEIR ISSUES ARE
IN A CUE.
AND I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR
ANDRES.
HE HAS INPUT ON OUTREACH.
>> GREAT.
>> YEAH, AND IF WE CAN GO INTO
THE NEXT SLIDE, THERE'S A
PORTION OF THIS THAT STARTS TO
TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE OTHER
EFFORTS.
I THINK WE HEARD IN BOTH THE
PUBLIC COMMENT AND IN SOME OF
YOUR COMMENTS, COUNCIL MEMBERS,
AROUND A LOT OF SPECIFIC
FEEDBACK THAT STAFF IS HEARING
DAY AFTER DAY AROUND
COORDINATION OF CITY INVESTMENTS
AND SERVICES.
ALTHOUGH WE'VE TALKED A LOT
ABOUT SPD HERE, THERE ARE
CONSTANT COMMENTS AROUND, ISDOT,
SPU, CITY LIGHT, HSD, HOW
THEY'RE COMING TOGETHER AND
WORKING ACROSS AS WE KNOW.
AND HOW DO WE REALLY TAKE A LOOK
AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR THE
COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH TO
LEVERAGE AND COORDINATE
INVESTMENTS.
SO FOR DON THERE'S AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THAT TO
SCALE IN THESE SEVEN AREAS THAT
WE'VE IDENTIFIED HERE.
IT'S ALSO GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND
YOU'VE NOTED HERE SOME OF THE
WORK WE'VE BEEN DOING IN SOUTH
PARK.
SOME OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY TASK
FORCES AND HOW DO WE TAKE IT TO
THE NEXT STEP TO SHOW
IMPLEMENTATION.
I WANT TO TURN IT OVER TO, ISDOT
AND SPU TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF
THEIR INVESTMENTS AND COME BACK
AROUND SOME OF THE ONGOING
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ASPECTINGS
IF THAT'S OKAY.
>> YES.
I BELIEVE COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD
HAS A QUESTION THAT MIGHT HAVE
BEEN RELATED TO THE LAST SLIDE.
>> WE DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK.
>> TO INCLUDE THESE OTHER
ELEMENTS AND THE ROLE THAT THE
DEPARTMENT NEIGHBORHOOD HAS
PLAYED TO COORDINATE ALL OF THAT
HAS BEEN COMPLETELY INVALUABLE.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE THAT
REPLICATE IN THE OTHER
NEIGHBORHOODS, THAT'S FANTASTIC.
AS IT RELATES TO THE POLICING
QUESTION, AGAIN FOR SOUTH PARK,
I AM A HUGE FAN OF BIKE PATROLS,
ALWAYS HAVE BEEN.
I THINK IT'S JUST A REALLY
EFFECTIVE WAY TO BE PRESENT IN
THE COMMUNITY, NOT IN A CAR BUT
OUT THERE, BUT COVERING A LOT OF
DPROUNLD.
AND I THINK VISIBILITY IS A
REALLY REALLY USEFUL TOOL FOR
PREVENTION, RIGHT?
I DO HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE WITH
HOW BIKE PATROLS HAVE WORKED IN
SOUTH PARK IN THE PAST.
AND I'M JUST WONDERING HOW
OPERATIONALLY THAT'S GOING TO
WORK.
GIVEN THAT SOUTH PARK IS SO
REMOVED FROM THE SOUTHWEST
PRECINCT, THERE'S A HUGE
CHALLENGE FOR THE OFFICERS TO
GET FROM SOUTHWEST PRECINCT DOWN
TO SOUTH PARK.
THEY PUT THEIR CARS, I MEAN,
THEIR BIKES IN THE CARS AND
DRIVE THEM DOWN THE HILL, BACK
UP THE HILL.
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> AND THEN THE RESULT IS
THERE'S NOT THAT MUCH TIME SPENT
DOING THE BIKE PATROL IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
I'M JUST WONDERING HOW WE'RE
GOING TO LEARN FROM OUR USE OF
BIKE PATROLS IN THE PAST TO MAKE
SURE YOUR OFFICERS HAVE MORE
TIME.
>> THAT'S A CHALLENGE.
IT'S ALSO THE SAME OVER WITH THE
SOUTH PRECINCT TRYING TO GET THE
BIKES OVER INTO SODO AND
GEORGETOWN.
BUT WE HAVE TO LOAD THE BIKES UP
AND GET THEM DOWN.
THAT'S THE EXPECTATION TO MAKE
IT HAPPEN.
WE'LL BE SUPPLEMENTING SERVICES
DOWN THERE WITH A REGULAR POLICE
PATROL, ANTI-CRIME TEAM.
SOME OF THE OFFICERS ARE CROSS
TRAINED.
SO EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT IN THE
BIKE TEAM, THEY CAN GET SUITED
UP AND GET A BIKE AND GO DOWN.
WE'LL MAKE SURE WE HAVE A
CONSTANT PRESENCE THERE.
ONE THING I NEED TO CLARIFY
ABOUT THE EMPHASIS PATROLS, THEY
ARE NOT 24/7 /365.
THEY'RE BASED UPON TIME OF DAY,
DAY OF WEEK WHEN WE SEE THE MOST
COMPLAINTS OR ISSUES.
AND SO THERE WILL BE SOME PLAY
IN THERE WHEN YOU'LL SEE
OFFICERS UPSTAFFED IN CERTAIN
AREAS.
I WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR.
>> JUST BACK OF THE ENVELOPE
GUESS WHAT NUMBER OF HOURS IN A
DAY DO YOU THINK THAT OFFICERS
WILL BE DEPLOYED FOR AN EMPHASIS
PATROL IN THESE INDIVIDUAL
NEIGHBORHOODS?
OBVIOUSLY SPECIFICALLY SOUTH
PARK.
>> IT WILL VARY.
SOUTH PARK, I BELIEVE, AND I
HAVE THE PLAN, I CAN ANSWER YOU
OFFLINE ALSO, IT'S NOT AS MANY
HOURS AS SOME OF THE BIGGER
AREAS.
DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE LOOK AT
THE DATA, SOME OF THE AREAS ARE
VERY ACTIVE AT NIGHT.
PIONEER SQUARE IS ACTIVE 24/7,
SO THERE WILL BE A LOT OF HOURS
PUT IN THERE.
MOST OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS IT'LL
MOSELEY BE EARLY MORNING INTO
THE EVENING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I DO THINK THAT AS A FOLLOW
UP IT WOULD, YOU KNOW, SOME OF
THE QUESTIONS I ASKED IN MY
LETTER WERE RELATED TO OVERTIME
IN PARTICULAR.
AND THAT IS NOT COVERED THE THE
SLIDE DECK AS I SEE IT.
I HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK
ON THE COUNCIL SINCE I WAS
ELECTED IN 2015 AROUND THE
ISSUES OF OVERTIME AND CONTINUED
TO WANT TO SEE THE INFORMATION
SPECIFIC TO THE OVERJOOIFR TIME
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PARTICULAR
STRATEGY.
I REALIZE EFRP SIS PATROL IS
SOMETHING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
USES IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT
CIRCUMSTANCES THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR, DEPENDING ON THE NEEDS.
BUT I AM PARTICULARLY INTERESTED
IN UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE FISCAL
IMPACT IS OF THIS PARTICULAR
30-DAY PROGRAM IN THESE SEVEN
NEIGHBORHOODS IN ADDITION TO THE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE NUMBER OF
HOURS DEAD KATED TO THE VARIOUS
NEIGHBORHOODS TO ADDRESS THESE
PARTICULAR CONCERNS THAT YOU ALL
HAVE DESCRIBED.
I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART
OF TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY TO TAXPAYERS WHO
WHO>> THERE'S CROSS-DEPARTMENTAL
THINGS TAKING PLACE.
>>, ISDOT AS ONE OF OUR SERVICE
AND CAPITAL AGENCIES IS PLEASED
TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN
THIS COORDINATED EFFORT WITH THE
OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS.
AS YOU KNOW, SDOT PLAY ASCII
ROLE IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY
AND WHAT OUR -- SOME OF THE
BASIC FUNCTION THAT IS WE
PROVIDE ARE POTHOLE REPAIR,
EDUCATION MAINTENANCE, ALLEY
FLUSHING, AND STREET SWEEPING
WHICH IS A VERY SUCCESSFUL
PARTNERSHIP WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES.
AS I HEARD ON ONE OF THE WALKS
YESTERDAY IN THE COMMUNITY,
RESIDENTS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT
FEELING SAFE WHEN THEY'RE
WALKING, BIKING, AND DRIVING IN
VERY CONGESTED STREETS AND IN
TIGHT INTERSECTIONS.
WE ALSO DEPEND ON RESIDENTS AND
BUSINESSES TO LET US KNOW WHERE
THERE ARE SERVICE NEEDS.
WE'RE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY
CONSTANTLY, BUT WE CAN'T BE
EVERYWHERE EVERY MINUTE.
JUST YESTERDAY ON ONE OF THE
WALKS WE SAW AN ALLEY WITH A
VERY DETERIORATED CONDITION AND
WE WERE ABLE RIGHT THEN TO
DISPATCH SOME OF OUR CREWS OUT
TO QUICKLY FILL SOME POTHOLES
AROUND A STORM DRAIN.
NUMBER OF PROGRAMS ALREADY AT
PLAY IN MANY OF THESE NEIGHBOR
HOODS AND WHAT IS DUFF ABOUT
THIS ACTION IS WE ARE ALLOWED TO
ALIGN THOSE SERVICES SO THEY
HAVE SOMEONE TO TURN TO LITTER
AND ILLEGAL DUMPING THOSE KINDS
OF THINGS, AND WE DO KNOW THAT
LITTER PLAYS A MAJOR PART IN HOW
PEOPLE FEEL ABOUT THEIR
COMMUNITY, AND SO WE ARE VERY
MINDFUL OF THAT AND ESTABLISHED
QUITE A FEW PROGRAMS HERE TO
COMBAT SOME OF THAT.
AND A COUPLE I WOULD MENTION
IS, WE HAVE AN ENCAMPMENT TRASH
PILOT.
THAT HAS BEEN A VERY SUCCESSFUL
PROGRAM.
WE ESTABLISHED A NEEDLES AND
SHARPS PROGRAM COLLECTION
PROGRAM AS WELL.
WHICH IS ALSO AN EXTREMELY
SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM.
IT HAS BECOME A BENCHMARK
PROGRAM WE CONSULTED FOR THE
CITY OF NEW YORK, PHOENIX AND A
COUPLE OTHER CITIES ON HOW WELL
WE HAVE RUN AND THAT PROGRAM TO
SUCCESSFUL LEVELS.
THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF THING AS
WE WILL BRING TO THIS EFFORT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU HAVE
DONE AS IT RELATES SPECIFICALLY
TO THE TRASH PILOT.
I HAVE MADE INQUIRIES WITH HSD
THEIR NAVIGATION TEAM WORK AND
BARRIERS ON THE HSD SIDE.
ANOTHER CONVERSATION I KNOW WITH
SPU TO EXPANDING THAT PILOT
BEYOND THE 9 LOCATIONS.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS I
WOULD LIKE TO SEE TEAM MEMBERS
ACTUALLY DELIVERING THOSE BAGS
TO MORE LOCATIONS AND
ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO USE THE
BAGS SO THAT YOU GUYS CAN PICK
THEM UP AND I WANT TO FIND OUT
AGAIN MORE FROM THE HSD SIDE IF
THERE ARE BARRIERS.
PICKING UP THE GARBAGE IS
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO MITIGATE
SOME OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH
THREATS IN THETIMES TODAY THEY
TALKED
ABOUT THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE
BY THE SPU AND BASED ON
INFORMATION THAT THEY SAY THEY
RECEIVED FROM SPU THE ENCAMPMENT
CLEAN UPS ARE RESULTING IN A
SMALLER AMOUNT OF GARBAGE AND
EVEN THOUGH WE ARE ONLY A LITTLE
WAYS INTO THE AIR COMPARED TO A
FULL YEAR LAST YEAR.
2.23 MILLION POUNDS.
I WAS WONDERING IF YOU CAN
EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
HUGE DISPARITY THERE BECAUSE THE
THING I HEAR MOST ABOUT IS LESS
ABOUT THE PRESENCE OF PEOPLE AND
MORE ABOUT THE GARBAGE.
>> RIGHT, SO, YES, THE ANSWER
TO THAT IS USE REMEMBER EARLY ON
WHEN WE STARTED WITH THE
ENCAMPMENT WORK AND SOMETIMES 2
STORY WOODEN STRUCTURES AND
GARBAGE STOCK PILED OVER TIME
AND A LOT OF THE ENCAMPMENTS IN
DIFFICULT TO ACCESS AREAS AND
THOSE AREAS HAD NOT BEEN CLEAN
AND THE VOLUME OF THOSE
ENCAMPMENT AT THAT TIME WAS
SIGNIFICANT AND IN CONTRAST OF
WHAT WE SEE TODAY LARGELY WITH
THE ENCAMPMENT TRASH PILOT WE
SAW IMPROVED BY 106%.
SO 2017 WITH THAT PILOT WE WENT
FROM 240 THOUSAND POUNDS TO
190 --
>> THAT IS FOR THE BAG PILOT.
>> CORRECT.
>> THAT IS GOOD TO HERE, AND
THAT IS RIGHT THERE.
THANK YOU.
BUT I MEAN IT LOOKS LIKE GIVEN
THAT IN 2017 YOU REMOVED 6.4
MILLION POUNDS OF GARBAGE AND
THERE IS LESS WORK TO BE DONE IN
THE VERY, VERY, LARGE
ENCAMPMENTS BUT ANY GIVEN TIME
THERE IS 400 ENCAMPMENT
LOCATIONS, IT LOOKS TO ME GIVEN
THE ABILITY TO ADDRESS THE
OPERATION WITH THE NAVIGATION
TEAM YOU HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO
MORE BECAUSE YOU HAVE DONE MORE.
>> WE HAVE AND I CAN'T ANSWER
AT THAT QUESTION FULLY TODAY I
THINK WE CAN DO MORE BUT THE --
FROM OVER TIME THERE IS JUST
LESS GARBAGE THERE NOW COMPARED
TO WHAT WE SAW BEFORE.
WE WERE DEALING WITH STRUCTURES
AND BRINGING IN HEAVY EQUIPMENT
TO REMOVE A LOT OF THAT MATERIAL
AND WE ARE NOT SEEING THOSE
TYPES OF ACTIVITY RIGHT NOW.
>> AS IT RELATES TO PUT A BOW
ON THIS LINE OF QUESTIONING AT
LEAST I THINK IT IS A BOW.
I THINK AS IT RELATES TO THIS
PARTICULAR PROGRAM IN PARTICULAR
BECAUSE IT IS A
MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM APPROACH
I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT
FOR SPU AND S D.O.T.
TO IDENTIFY
WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT YOU 2
HAVE AGENCIES HAVE DONE IN THE
CONTEXT OF THIS
MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM EFFORT.
SO I DON'T WANT TO LOSE SIGHT OF
THE DETAILS OF THE WORK THAT YOU
ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO ACCOMPLISH
AS A RESULT OF THIS
MULTIDISCIPLINARY EMPHASIS
STRATEGY AND WOULD REQUEST THAT
YOU DOCUMENT EXACTLY THE THINGS
THAT YOU ARE ACCOMPLISHING IN
PART OF PARCEL OF THIS EFFORT.
>> AND SO DON WILL HELP TRACK
THAT WITH THE DEPARTMENTS AS WE
LOOK AT THE COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS
OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND THIS IS
AN INTENSIVE 30 DAY EFFORT AND
MAY CONTINUE DEPENDING ON
OPERATIONAL NEEDS.
FOR US IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
TO REALLY TAKE A LOOK AT THE
CITY COMMUNITY FEEDBACK LOOP AND
WHAT WE ARE HEARING AND HOW WE
ARE ADDRESSING AND COMMUNICATING
BACK IN TERMS OF THE SCALE OF
WHAT WE ARE DOING, AND SO WE ARE
GOING TO USE THIS AS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO RESOLIDIFY IN
SOME CASES AND EXPAN AT THE
COMMUNICATION WITH COMMUNITY WE
ARE WORKING IN THE AUDIENCE HERE
IS CATHERINE WITH FAS AND FIND
IT FIX IT AND HOW TO TAKE WHAT
WE DOING AND TAKE TO SCALE A
LITTLE BIT.
>> GREAT.
OH, SORRY THIS IS --
>> YEAH, AND WE ARE NOT GOING
CERTAINLY TURN COMMITTEE HEARING
INTO UTILITY HEARING.
BUT THIS PROGRAM WE HAVE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT HAS BEEN
CHARACTERIZED IN MANY WAYS AND
ONE OF THE WAYS IT HAS BEEN
CHARACTERIZE IS THAT WE ARE
GOING TO CLEAN UP SOME OF THE
NEIGHBORHOODS AS SORT OF
ADDITIONAL LAYER OF RESPONSE TO
THE FEELING AT THE MEMBERS IN
THESE NEIGHBORHOOD HAVE ABOUT
THE LACK OF SAFETY AND I THINK
IT IS IMPORTANT TO FOCUS ON SOME
OF THESE MORE GRANULAR DETAILS A
AROUND THE AMOUNT OF TRASH THAT
WE SEE IN A LOT OF THESE
NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> JUST ONE OTHER QUESTION I
HAVE WITH THE WORK SP -- THE
REMEDIATION I APPRECIATE THE
APPROACH AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH
IMPACTS AND RV ARE LOCATED IN
THE SAME PLACE FOR A VERY LONG
TIME AND MORE AN EMPHASIS ON
REMEDIATING THE HEALTH IMPACTS
AROUND THE AREA, BUT AS WE KNOW,
WE ARE ONLY DOING 7 LOCATIONS A
MONTH, WE WERE DOING 6, AND THE
COUNCIL PASSED A LITTLE ADDITION
MONEY TO GET YOU UP TO 7 AND I
AM WONDERING, ARE WE GOING TO
SEE THOSE 7 FOCUSSED EXCLUSIVELY
IN THESE 7 NEIGHBOR HOODS OR --
BECAUSE WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS
ASSESSING THE RV LOCATIONS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND SO, AND
YOUR FOCUS IS DOING THOSE --
DOING THE WORK FOR THOSE 7
REMEDIATION THAT YOU DO EVERY
MONTH ON THE AREAS THAT MOST
DESPERATELY NEED THE HELP.
I DON'T WANT -- IN OUR EMPHASIS
I DON'T WANT OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS
THAT MIGHT HAVE BIG PROBLEMS
WITH RVS TO LOSE OUT.
IF WE ARE ONLY DOING 7 AND
FOCUSING ON DOING THE 7
NEIGHBORHOOD AS WE IDENTIFIED.
>> THE RV PROGRAM AND WE ARE
NOT DISCUSSED IT OUTSIDE OF HERE
IT SUPPOSED TO STAY AS IS.
THAT PROGRAM FLEXES AS YOU KNOW
BECAUSE RVS DO MOVE AND THE
DESIGN OF THE PROGRAM WAS TO
MEET THE NEED WHENEVER IT IS,
AND WE COULD HAVE AN OVER LAP
WITH THE COMMUNITIES IN THIS
EFFORT.
BUT THE INTENT IS NOT TO REMOVE
THE EFFORTS THAT ARE ON GOING
WITH THE RV PILOT TO MOVE THEM
TO THIS EFFORT.
>> SO I GOT TO SAY I HAVE BEEN
SO IMPRESSED BY THE RV PILOT
THEY SO ORGANIZED AND COLLECT
DATA THAT INFORMS WHAT THEY ARE
DOING AND MOST OF THE CLEAN UPS
IN ONE OF THE IDENTIFIED
NEIGHBORHOODS THERE IS A SCORING
PROTOCOL WHERE THEY GET INPUT
FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
PARKING ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER
AGENCIES THAT BUMP A SITE UP OR
DOWN AND THE SAME THING WITH THE
NAVIGATION TEAM.
WE HAVE NOT MADE REQUEST FOR THE
PROTOCOLS I THINK THEY WERE IN
FAIRNESS AND EQUITY ACROSS THE
CITY.
I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE FAIR
IT REWIRE IT FOR THE.
>> THE NEXT AGENDA IS TO GO
THROUGH THE NEIGHBOR HOODS AND
ONE OF THE KEY MESSAGING POINTS
TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE
UNDERSTANDS HOW THIS WILL PLAY
OUT IS HOW THE SELECTION IS
BASED ON THE COLLECTION OF
INFORMATION WHERE IS THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT HEARING FOR FROM THE
COMMUNITY WHAT ARE WE HEARING
FROM OUR OFFICERS AND
NEIGHBORHOOD WALKS -- WHERE THIS
GOES WILL BE NEIGHBORHOOD
DRIVEN.
YESTERDAY THEY SAW SOMETHING ON
THE WALK AND THAT IS THE IDEA
HERE.
WE USE THE DATA AND THE
INFORMATION AND THE FEEDBACK WE
HAVE AND INTERACTION S WITH THE
COMMUNITY AND WHAT HAPPENS AND
HOW WORK IS PRIORITYIZED IS WHAT
IS HEARD IN THE WALK AS OFFICERS
ARE WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND
SHAKING HANDS WITH BUSINESS
OWNERS THEY WILL HEAR WHAT THE
ISSUES ARE AND A LOT OF THIS IS
NOT COMING IN FIXING THAT WE ARE
LOOKING AT THE COMMUNITY AND HOW
CAN WE ALL WORK TOGETHER TO DO
THAT AND YESTERDAY WAS THE SOUTH
BALLARD AND TELL THE STORIES AS
DISPLAYS NICELY ON THE COMPUTER
A LITTLE BLURRY UP TOP.
SO SOUTH BALLARD IS A MICRO
COMMUNITY POLICING PLAN AND THE
MAP IS THE BOUNDARIES AND COLORS
AND POLICE DEPARTMENT DATA
SHOWING THE CONCENTRATION OF THE
REPORTED CRIME IN THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD AND IF YOU CAN SEE
ON THIS MAP THIS IS ALONG
THOROUGHFARES AND ASSOCIATED
WITH SHOPPING WHERE THERE IS
ELEVATED CAR PROWL OR SHOP LIFT
SO GENERALLY WHAT WE SAW WHEN WE
FIGURED OUT AND HEARING IN
NEIGHBORHOOD WALKS AND E-MAILS
THE CHIEF RECEIVED AND THING AS
WE RECEIVED FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
O' BRIAN'S OFFICE IS WAS SOUTH
BALLARD FELT LIKE THERE WAS A
LOT GOING ON AND 2018 SAW AN
INCREASE AND IN 2019 SAW GOOD
PROGRESS AND THE WEATHER GETS
NICER AND IT VERY ACTIVE AND
GREAT FOR WALKING THE STREET AND
HANGING OUT AT THE PARK AND THAT
INCREASES ACTIVITY AND THAT IS
HOW FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
PERSPECTIVE THIS IS THE PLACE WE
WANT TO HOLD THE GROUND WE ARE
WINNING, AND IT MADE SENSE
LOOKING AT THE CSB INFORMATION
THEY GET A LOT OF COMPLAINTS AND
ASK FOR ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE
VARIOUS COMMUNITY SYSTEMS FOR
FIND IT FIX.
IN THIS AREA, AND SO, THAT WAS
SORT OF THE STORY WITH SOUTH
BALLARD AND WHY THAT IS ONE OF
THE FOCUS AREAS.
>> THANK YOU, SO CHRIS I AM A
LITTLE ASSTONISHED WE FOCUSSED
ON SOUTH BALLARD AND EARLIER WE
WERE TALKING ABOUT STATISTICS
AND 11% IS A PRETTY BIG JUMP AND
ONE THING I DON'T SEE HERE IS
YOUR DISCUSSION ABOUT SHOP
LIFTING.
BUSINESSES SAID TO US JUST
REPEATEDLY THEY SEE SOME SMASH
AND GRABS JUMPING AND STEALING
WHATEVER AND RUNNING OUTSIDE AND
CAN YOU TALK TO ME ABOUT WHAT IS
GOING ON WITH SHOP LIFTING.
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING IF LARCENY
THEFT IS GOING ON UP HERE BUT
OVER ALL IT IS COMING DOWN IT
MEANS THE BALLARD IS TAKING A
PRETTY BIG HIT.
>> IT IS INCLUDED IN THE 11%
THAT IS OVER ALL CRIME AND I CAN
GET THE SPECIFIC.
AND WE DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE THIS
A HUGE DATA PRESIDENTENTATION.
THERE ARE STORES THAT PEOPLE ARE
FREQUENTLY WALKING OUT AND -- SO
THAT IS WHERE WE HAVE SEEN AN
INCREASE IN THE
COMMERCIALLYDENTIAL AREA
COMMERCIALLYS.
WE HAVE SEEN SOME OF
THOSE INCREASES WHICH IS A LOT
OF WORKING WITH THE STORE OWNERS
AND SECURITY TEAMS ABOUT HOW TO
DO THIS.
CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN.
MAYBE NOT HAVE THE HIGHLY
DESIRABLE ITEM RIGHT NEXT TO THE
DOOR AND STORE DESIGN TO
DECREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF
SOMETHING STEALING FROM YOUR
STORE AND A LOT OF THAT IS THE
EDUCATION AND KNOWING THE FOLKS
TO TALK TO AND OFFICERS WALK TO
THE SIDE WALK AND SAY, WE ARE WE
ARE
HERE EVERY DAY.
>> THAT IS GREAT POINT YOU ARE
BRINGING UP AND HIGHLIGHTING.
I THINK -- WELL I APPRECIATE
UNDERSTANDING THE CITY WIDE
STATE OF AFFAIRS AS IT RELATES
TO CRIME RATES THE DANGER OF
JUST LOOKING AT IT FROM A CITY
WIDE PERSPECTIVE AND THERE ARE
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE VERY,
VERY, LOW CRIME RATES THAT
IMPACT THOSE NUMBERS BECAUSE OF
THE LOP SIDEDNESS.
SOME HAVE CRIME AND SOME HAVE
ALMOST NONE, AND THE STATISTICS
GIVE US A SENSE OF HOW WE ARE
DOING CITY WIDE BUT IT IS NOT A
GOOD LENS TO USE WHEN YOU THINK
ABOUT SPECIFIC HOT SPOTS BECAUSE
IT IS NOT A COMPLETELY ACCURATE
REFLECTION ON WHAT IS HAPPENING
IN DISCREET PARTS OF THE CITY.
>> THAT IS WHY WE HAVE HAD MICRO
COMMUNITY PLANS AND EVEN THE
SMALLEST IS PRETTY LARGE AND
HARD TO OPERATIONALLY DEPLOY
THAT WAY WE HAVE FUNCTIONAL
BELOW THAT.
BUT ADDRESSING IT THROUGH THE
NEIGHBORHOOD PERSPECTIVE IS AN
ASSET FOR THE DEPARTMENT.
IT ALLOWS FOR THIS COLLABORATION
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SOUTH BALLARD
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME
THING KNOW WHAT THE ISSUES ARE.
WE ARE TOTALLY AWARE WE HAVE BE
AWARE OF WHAT IS GOING ON IN
EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> A QUICK FOLLOW UP.
WHAT YOU MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT
THE OFFICERS VISIBLE ON THE
STREET ON BIKES OR FOOT PATROL.
THAT MATTERS SO MUCH TO ALL OF
US BUT BUSINESSES TELL ME HAVING
YOUR VISIBLE OFFICERS COME IN
AND SAY HELLO AND SHAKE HANDS
WITH HAD MANAGER, PEOPLE
RECOGNIZE WE ARE OUT THERE AND
DOING WHAT WE CAN AND WHAT YOUR
SAYING ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD
OUT REACH AS WELL.
THIS IS MAKING SUCH A HUGE
DIFFERENCE AND CLEANING UP THE
GARBAGE FROM WHAT I HERE FROM
FRIENDS IN BALLARD THEY SO
RESPECT THE FACT WE ARE THERE
AND CLEANING IT UP, AND EVEN IF
IT IS GOING UP 11%.
IT IS THE FACT IT LOOKS BETTER
AND MATTERS A LOT AND THE WORK
ABOUT BUSH TRIMMING AND SIDE
WALKS AND GETTING NEIGHBORS TO
DO THAT, THAT IS MAKING A
DIFFERENCE TOO.
I AM VERY APPRECIATE OF THE
EFFORTS AND I KNOW WE NEED TO DO
MORE AND I THINK WE ARE ON THE
RIGHT TRACK.
WE ARE LISTENING AND RESPONDING.
>> I KNOW WE HAVE GOT SEVERAL
MORE SLIDES TO GO THROUGH AND I
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THESE ARE
DESIGNED TO RESPONSE TO ONE OF
MY QUESTIONS A AROUND HOW ARE
THESE NEIGHBORHOODS CHOSEN I SO
I APPRECIATE THE ADDITIONAL DATA
AROUND THE WHY.
SO LET'S GO THROUGH THESE AS
QUICKLY AS WE CAN.
BECAUSE I AM COGNISANT OF THE
FACT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE IN A
POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING RIGHT
NOW THAT WE HAVE 7 MINUTES LATE
FOR SO IF WE CAN WRAP-UP IN 10
MINUTES THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
S
>>> FREMONT HAD A 52% INCREASE
IN THEIR CRIME THIS IS SOMETHING
THE DEPARTMENT WAS AWARE OF, A
SURGE IN ACTIVITY AROUND THE
PATROLS, THE AURORA BRIDGE PARK
RIGHT THERE AND AS I CONSTANTLY
REMIND CAUSATION IS NOT
CORRELATION.
THERE WAS A LARGE ENCAMPMENT OF
MANY, MANY TENTS, AND WE WORK
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO ADDRESS
SOME OF THE ISSUES AND HAVE
AGAIN, MUCH LIKE BALLARD THE
START OF 19 WE ARE SEEING THE
NUMBERS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
BUT WITH LOWER FREMONT AND YOU
SEE SOME OF THE RED SPOTS AND
THE DENSITY ARE AGAIN THOSE
COMMERCIAL AREAS WE HAVE A LOT
OF RESTAURANT AND BARS AND A LOT
OF ACTIVITY AND WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE WE HOLD THE PROGRESS -- THE
HIGHEST IN THE CSB SYSTEM AND A
LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE AND THE
POLICING PERSPECTIVE A LOT OF
THIS IS WE ARE BASED ON WE ARE
VERY AWARE OF THE RESEARCH
HAVING OFFICERS ESPECIALLY SOFT,
NOT DOING ENFORCEMENT.
JUST DOING WHAT THIS IS DESIGNED
TO DO.
BEING OUT THERE AND SHAKING
HANDS AND BEING PRESENT.
COMMUNICATING WITH FOLKS DOES
HAVE AND SPECIFICALLY ON THE
STREET LEVEL CRIME, AND IT
DOESN'T HAVE TO RESULT IN
ENFORCEMENT TO HAVE THAT AFFECT
THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BODY OF
RESEARCH AT THAT TALKS TO THAT
AND
THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS ARE SEEING
IT MAKES SENSE IN THESE
NEIGHBORHOOD AS ONE OF THOSE.
PIONEER SQUARE, NOW AT THE
COUNCIL MEMBER BAGSHAW HAS LEFT.
WE HAVE HAD DIFFERENT CHANGES
THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
LAST YEAR A 28% INCREASE
COMPARED TO 2017 AND UP TICKS IN
SHOTS FIRED.
IT IS A VERY BUSY NEIGHBORHOOD
IT IS HARD FOR PIONEER SQUARE
NOT TO BE IN THAT CONVERSATION
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY AND
TOURISM AND BUSINESS OWNERS AND
PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE AND WORK
THERE IT IS INEVITABLY ONE OF
THE BUSIER COMMUNIIES AND MADE
SENSE LOOKING AT THIS AND THE
TRENDS WE WERE SEEING AND LOT
OF -- I DON'T KNOW IF PARTNERS
WANT TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT THEY
HEAR FROM PIONEER SQUARE BUT I
KNOW DOLLAR IS THERE IS A LOT OF
INFRASTRUCTURE
WORK GOING AS WELL.
>> I THINK IN CONVERSATIONS
AROUND SOME OF THE VACANT
BUILDINGS AND ACTIVITY THAT
HAPPENED THERE WE ARE ACUTELY
AWARE AND THE RESIDENTS COUNSEL
AND OTHER PARTNERS.
>> CAN I QUICKLY ADD.
SO FOR PIONEER SQUARE AND
BALLARD.
WE WERE THERE LAST YEAR, AND WE
HAVE BEEN EMPHASIZING IN THOSE 2
AREAS.
FIRST OF THE YEAR, AND SO, THE
BUDGET BREAK DOWN THAT YOU WILL
GET FROM OUR STAFF WILL HAVE THE
BREAK DOWN WHERE WE HAVE BEEN
PRIOR TO THIS AND AFTER MAY
SECOND WE HAVE THE OTHER
DEPARTMENTS.
I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO S
D.O.T.
AS AN EXAMPLE, LAST YEAR
IN FRONT OF THE CHIEF CLUB THERE
WERE PLANNERS THERE AND WE GOT
NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF DRUG
DEALING.
FIGHTS PEOPLE STANDING IN THE
BIKE LANE.
SO I REACHED OUT TO MISS
ATKENSKIN S AND THEY REMOVED THE
PLANTERS AND I THINK THAT IS
MORE SIMPLER THAN A BUST OR
OPERATIONS THAT WILL NET, WHAT.
SO THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW WE
CAN WORK TOGETHER.
>> I APPRECIATE YOU
HIGHLIGHTING THAT AS AN EXAMPLE
HOW TO MODIFY THE ENVIRONMENT TO
REALLY DISRUPT NEGATIVE BEHAVIOR
THAT IS PLACE BASED, GEOGRAPHIC
IN NATURE.
I HAVE A LOT OF INTEREST AS WE
TALK ABOUT THIRD AVENUE IN
PARTICULAR.
HOW WE CAN TRANSFORM THE
ENVIRONMENT THERE WITH
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS THAT WILL
ACTUALLY CREATE AT THE LEVEL OF
OPPORTUNITY TO INVITE MORE
POSITIVE BEHAVIOR ON THOSE 4
CORNERS AND HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT THAT OFF LINE.
>> AND MADAM CHAIR WE HAVE
DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL THE WHOLE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE FOCUS IN
THIS PILOT PROGRAM IS REALLY THE
THIRD AVENUE CORE WHERE YOU SEE
MOST OF THE RED SPOTS AND I
THINK IF ANY FOLKS IF YOU ANY
FOLKS IF YOU WERE AWARE OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE BIKE
OFFICERS AND THEY WOULD KNOW
WITHOUT HAVING TO ZOOM IN WHAT
THOSE SPOTS ARE AND THE LARGER
COMMERCIAL STB ESTABLISHMENTS
AND OVER ALL CRIME IS DOWN IN
THE DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR
INCLUDING IF YOU DRILL DOWN EVEN
FURTHER.
BUT WE HAVE SEEN UP TICK IN
AGGRAVATED ASALTS, AND IT IS
ALSO JUST -- IT IS A BUSY AREA.
MUCH LIKE PIONEER SQUARE.
IF YOU ZOOMED OUT ON WHERE ALL
OF THE HOT SPOTS ARE AND YOU
MADE IT CITY WIDE.
IT WOULD BE IN DOWNTOWN
COMMERCIAL A LOT OF INTERACTION
AMONGST PEOPLE AND A PLACE WHERE
IN THIS CORRIDOR IF WE ARE GOING
TO LOOK TO ADDRESS THE CRIME
NUMBERS.
PERCEPTION AND FEAR OF
CRIME AND GENERAL EXPERIENCE
OF -- [INAUDIBLE]
WITH THE CITY
IT IS HARD NOT TO PUT RESOURCE
HERES AND WE SEE A LOT OF
DOWNTOWN AREAS AND CSB
COMPLAINTS.
AND THAT IS THE --
>> SO IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA
WE HAVE TRIED EMPHASIS PATROLS
IN THE PAST, THE VERSION OF THAT
WAS REFERRED AS THE HALF BLOCK
STRATEGY AND I APPRECIATE THERE
WAS A DIFFERENT FLAVOR WITH THAT
ONE BECAUSE THERE WAS
COORDINATION WITH FEDERAL
AGENCIES RELATED TO PARTICULAR
TYPE OF CRIME I WANT TO HEAR
FROM ANYONE ELSE WHY AND HOW
THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN THE 9 AND
A HALF BLOCK STRATEGY UTILIZED
IN 2016 AND I AM PRIMARY -- MY
QUESTIONS IS MOTIVATED BY THE
FACT THAT YOU KNOW WE DID THAT
STRATEGY IN 2016 AND IT IS FAIR
TO SAY THAT THE PUBLIC SAFETY
ISSUES IN THAT PARTICULAR FOOT
PRESENT HAVE NOT IMPROVED, AND
SO, ALTHOUGH I THINK THERE WAS
TEMPORARY SHORT TERM RELIEF
RELATED TO THE 9 AND A HALF
BLOCK STRATEGY ENFORCEMENT
ASPECTS YOU KNOW IT IS JUST THAT
IT IS A SHORT TERM SOLUTION AND
THOUGHT A LONG TERM SOLUTION AND
I AM REALLY INTERESTED IN
MOTIVATED TO MAKING SURE THAT WE
ARE CREATING PATHWAYS TO NOT
JUST MAKE SHORT TERM IMMEDIATE
PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS BUT CREATING
A PATHWAY TO MORE SUSTAINABLE
LONG TERM STRATEGIES THAT ARE
GOING TO PREVENT ENVIRONMENTS
LIKE THIRD AVENUE LIKE PIKE AND
PINE TO GET TO THE POINT THAT IT
IS CURRENTLY AT AGAIN.
>> I WILL JUST SPEAK TO -- AND
PREDATED MY TIME IN THIS ROLE.
MY PERCEPTION OF WHAT IS GOING
ON NOW IS THAT WEST LAKE IS A
SUCCESS.
>> A GOOD EXAMPLE OF LONG TERM
STRATEGY.
>> HOWEVER.
NOW WITH THE BUSES OUT OF THE
TUNNEL THIRD AVENUE HAS ALWAYS
BEEN A CHALLENGE BECAUSE YOU
HAVE AN ACROSS SECTION OF PEOPLE
THAT COME TOGETHER TO USE PUBLIC
TRANSIT AND THEY HAVE TO WAIT
FOR THE BUSES AND THEY COME
TOGETHER AND THERE IS THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR FRICTION SO TO
SPEAK THAT IS A CHALLENGE.
I WOULD LOVE TO GET INPUT FROM
VARIOUS FOLKS AND SO MANY PEOPLE
IT TRAVERSING THE CORRIDOR, AND
PIKE PINE, THAT MIX -- IT IS
HARD.
WE HAVE TO UP THE PRESENCES
THERE WITH OFFICERS.
IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE HAD A
STORE FRONT THERE BUT REAL
ESTATE IS EXPENSIVE.
>> WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT THAT --
>> YEAH, ANOTHER IDEA IS JUST
FOR LIKE THIS EMPHASIS YOU ARE
TALK ABOUT ACROSS DEPARTMENT AND
I KNOW S D.O.T.
HAS VISION ZERO.
OKAY, SO, TO RAISE OFFICER
PRESENCE WE HAVE THE BUSS ON
THIRD AVENUE AND RAISE OFFICER
RESENCE AND THE BUS LANE AND
THAT IS A MORE VISIBILITY
PRESENCE.
YOU ARE TAKE CARE OF TRAFFIC
SAFETY AND THE BLOCK THE BOX AND
THE BUS LANE ENFORCEMENT AND
MORE OFFICERS TO DETER CRIME AND
WE CAN STILL DO OUR UNDER COVER
NARCOTIC ENFORCEMENTS BUT I
WOULD LOVE TO GET SUGGESTIONS
AND HELP ON THIRD AVENUE.
>> YOU KNOW DURING THE LAST
BUDGET CYCLE WE HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY AS CITY COUNCIL TO
SUPPORT AN EFFORT ADVANCED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON AND O'
BRIAN AROUND INITIAL INVESTMENTS
TO RE-IMAGINEING THIRD AVENUE I
BELIEVE IT IS OPCD HAS BEEN
DOING COMMUNITY -- ROBUST
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AROUND
IDENTIFYING HOW TO TRANSFORM
THIRD AVENUE TO TAKE HEAD ON
SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT SOME OF
THE OBVR ZAGSAND REALLY RELEASED
A VERY
THICK REPORT OF THEIR IDEAS AND
SUGGESTIONS AROUND HOW WE CAN
CHANGE THE ENVIRONMENT AND
MOBILITY ON THIRD AVENUE THAT
WOULD, I BELIEVE HAVE
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO PUBLIC
SAFETY ISSUES SIMILARLY TO WHAT
WE DID IN WEST LAKE.
>> IN THE ACTIVATION OF PUBLIC
SPACES IS THE KEY PORTION TO
THAT.
ON GOING ACTIVATION.
>> JUST AGAIN I APPRECIATE THE
WORK AND THE DIFFICULT JOB SPD
DOES AND THE COLLABORATIVE
EFFORTS OF THIS STRATEGY.
WHAT I HEARD THROUGH PUBLIC
COMMENT WAS THE PERSON CRIME,
WHICH IS 8% INCREASE PRESENTED
IN SLIDE 3 AND NOT TO SKIP AHEAD
BUT ALSO REFLECT ON COUNCIL
MEMBER GONZALEZ'S LETTER HOW THE
NEIGHBORHOODS WERE SELECTED.
WHEN I LOOK AT THE DATA FROM
SEATTLE TIMES ARTICLE ON THE
28TH OF JUNE LAST YEAR.
THE FEAR OF CRIME AND NORTH
SEATTLE WAS HIGHEST IN THE
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT.
WHICH IS HIGHER THAN BALER AND
FREMONT.
THE CRIMES PER THOUSAND WAS ALSO
HIGHER IN THE U DISTRICT THAN
FREMONT.
I SAY THIS BECAUSE I THINK IT
IS -- THE DEMAND AND THE LONGER
TERM CONCERN IS OBVIOUSLY WITH
THE U DISTRICT WITH THE LIGHT
RAIL STATION OWNING UP IN A
COUPLE OF YEARS.
ALL THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, IF
THE U DISTRICT IS NOT SAFE I AM
NOT GOING TO GO THERE.
I WILL JUST NOT GO THERE THE
YOUNG PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE
EXPERIENCE IT EVERY DAY -- I
MENTION THIS BECAUSE I THINK
THAT THERE IS A NED TO CHANGE
THE PERCEPTION FOR THE U
DISTRICT WE WITH
REGARD TO THE SAFETY AND
UTILIZING THE LIGHT RAIL STATION
WHEN IT COMES ONLINE BUT ALSO
ENCOURAGE IF THERE IS
OPPORTUNITY TO REVISIT WHAT
NEIGHBORHOODS TO INCLUDE.
BECAUSE I THINK IT IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REALLY AS
YOU STATED EARLIER WEST LAKE HAS
BEEN A SUCCESS, AND AS I SAID
EARLIER.
GIVEN THE DATA IT IS HARD TO NOT
PUT THE RESOURCES THERE.
>> JUST A PILE ON TO DISTRICT
4, MY OFFICE DID A DIGGING INTO
THE CALLS AND WHAT THEY WERE
RECEIVED FOR AND SETTING ASIDE
CHARGES OR PROSECUTIONS AS A
RESULT THERE IS CALLS RELATED TO
PUBLIC SAFETY RECEIVED AND
SIGNIFICANT INCREASES AS WELL,
SO WHEN WE LOOK AT FOR EXAMPLE
CALLS RELATED TO NARCOTICS AND
CALLS WENT FROM 54 TO 76, 54 IN
2017 AND 76 IN 2018 AND ROBBERY
CALLS IN 2018 --
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AND 52 AND SHOTS FIRED WENT UP
TO 22 IN 2018 AND REPORTS OF
THREATS AND HARASSMENT WENT FROM
14 TO 2017 TO 24 IN 2018, AND
AGAIN, THE LINE OF QUESTIONING
IS PART OF THE OTHER COMMENTS WE
HAVE HEARD FROM FOLKS IN
DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS ABOUT
FEELING LIKE THEY WERE LEFT OUT
OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO ALSO
RECEIVE ADDITIONAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT SERVICES TO ADDRESS
THE PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS THAT
HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS AND
YEARS AND MAYBE YOU CAN TALK A
LITTLE BIT MORE IN THE CONTEXT
OF THE SELECTION IN THE NEIGHBOR
HOODS AND SORT OF WHAT YOU ARE
SAYING TO OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS
SAYING WHY WERE WE LEFT OOUT OF
THE EQUATION.
>> SPECIFICALLY FOR U DISTRICT.
UDUBPD ATTEND OUR C STATS, AND
WE HAVE A LOT OF COORDINATION WE
JUST WENT TO A MEETING A FEW
MONTHS GO WITH THE ENTIRE
EXECUTIVE STAFF TO TALK ABOUT
CRIME ISSUES AROUND THE SCHOOL
JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF 15
NORTH EAST AND PEOPLE WHO ARE
HOMELESS ARE BACK AND FORTH.
THERE IS PREDATORY DRUG DEALING
ON THE AVE AND WE ARE FAMILIAR
WITH THE CHALLENGES THERE.
OUR BICYCLE TEAM ROTATES THERE.
THE NIGHT LIFE IS A CHALLENGE,
AND WE WANT TO GET OUR STAFFING
THAT WE DON'T WANT TO EMPHASIZE
ALL OF THE AREAS BUT I WANT TO
MENTION LAST YEAR WE DID A
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT EMPHASIS AND
REGARDLESS OF THE MAYORS OFFICE
I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THE OTHER
DEPARTMENTS BUT HISTORY TELLS ME
WE WILL BE BACK IN THE U
DISTRICT IN 2019, AND AS FAR
AS --
>> I AM SURE COUNCIL MEMBER
WILL INSURE THAT IS THE CASE.
>> I APPRECIATE THE LOVE.
>> THE BIGGEST EXPENDITURE OF
OVER TIME HOURS WAS NIGHT LIFE,
AND ROBBERY EMPHASIS.
AURORA, NORTH, AND NORTH GATE,
THEY ARE IN THE TOP 10 LAST
YEAR.
I THINK AGAIN, LET ME REITERATE
WHAT IS SPECIFIC ABOUT THIS PLAN
IS WE WILL BE IN THE U-DISTRICT
BUT WE HAVE TO REASSESS AND THE
EXECUTIVE WILL MAKE A DECISION
ON WHETHER OR NOT THE OTHER DEDE
DEPARTMENTS WILL COME.
>> NEXT UP WAS SOTO.
IT IS BUSY LAST YEAR AND BUSY
THIS YEAR AND YOU CAN TALK TO
THE RESOURCES.
THE SOUTH PRISINK POURED INTO
SOTO, AND LOT OF THE REMEDIATION
PILOT WORK AND HITTING FOR THE
CITY METRICS AND HEARING FROM
BUSINESS OWNERS AND ALL SORTS OF
INDIVIDUAL ABOUT THE NEED FOR
MORE PRESENCE AND ACTIVITY IN
SOTO.
SO, SOTO -- EASY SELECTION.
GIVEN HOW IT HITS ON EVERYTHING
FROM EVERY ASPECT OF THE TEAM.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE WANT TO
SPEAK ABOUT -- OKAY.
>> I THINK THAT IS ACCURATE.
>> GEORGETOWN AGAIN, THEY HAD
AN INCREASE IN CRIME AND A LOT
OF THE RV ISSUES AND A LOT OF
ILLEGAL DUMPING REPORTS AND I
THINK THERE WAS PURPOSEFUL
SPEAKING TO THE EARLIER
QUESTION, IF WE HAVE DONE A
STRAIGHT RANKING BECAUSE WE
CAN'T DO IT LIKE THIS SORT OF
THING AT ONCE AND ALL 57
NEIGHBORHOODS.
IF WE HAD DONE A STRAIGHT
RANKING IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SMALL
NEIGHBORHOODS AND EASIER TO HAVE
A CHANGE MATHEMATICALLY, AND
VOLUME WOULD HAVE BEEN THE BIG
NEIGHBORHOODS AND SOME OF THIS
IS SPD DATA AND SOME OF IT IS
FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY AND
BIA'S AND NOT JUST PICKING THE
LARGE NEIGHBORHOODS.
GEORGETOWN MAKES SENSE ON THE
NUMBERS BUT IT IS ALSO A SMALLER
NEIGHBORHOOD THAT DOESN'T STAND
OUT AND THAT IS PART OF THE
SELECTION OF --
>> I WILL ADD SOUTH PARK IS A
GOOD EXAMPLE OF MANY YEARS OF
ORGANIZING COORDINATION AMONGST
PUBLIC SAFETY TASK FORCES AND
ACTION PLANS AND WE SAW THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SAY WE HAVE THIS
INTENT COMING AROUND BUT HOW DO
WE LEVERAGE INVESTMENTS
HAPPENING OVER THE LAST COUPLE
YEARS AND HOW DO WE CONTINUE THE
MOMENTUM IN THESE 2 EFFORTS.
>> THE SAME ISSUE AND WE TALKED
ABOUT THIS AND SOUTH PARK THERE
IS CONTINUED WORK THERE AND IT
DOES -- IT GOES UP AND DOWN IN
TERMS OF THE CRIME THAT WE ARE
RESPONDING TOO AND DIRECTLY
HEARD FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO
REACHED OUT BEFORE ABOUT THE
SENSE OF THINGS WERE SCALING UP
AND SHORT CIRCUS THAT IT CAN BE
VERY BUSY SMALL IN SOMEBODY AND
SIZE.
THEY CAN HAVE AN ELEVATED AMOUNT
OF ACTIVITY AND SOME FOLKS
TELLING US THEY SAW THE SIGNS
THEY HAD SEEN BEFORE, AND SO,
THAT WAS PART OF THAT DECISION.
>> SO SOUTH PARK UNLIKE SOME OF
THE OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS HAS
PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY DENSITY OF
VACANT OR ABANDONED BUILDINGS SO
WHEN YOU TRAVEL ON CLOVER DALE
YOU SEE A BUNCH OF HOUSES
BOARDED UP AND COUNCILMAN HAS
DONE A LOT OF EXCELLENT WORK IN
THE MONITORING OF THOSE VACANT
BUILDINGS AND PART OF THE
DISCIPLINARY TEAM DOESN'T
INCLUDE SDCI WITH EXPERIENCE.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHY THEY WERE
NOT INCLUDED?
>> WE ARE IN ACTIVE
CONVERSATIONS WITH SDCI AND SPD
AND OTHER INITIATIVES I TALKED
ABOUT AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY TASK
FORCES AND IN SOME CASES THE
ACTION VALLEY REPORT BUT IN VERY
ON GOING AND ACTIVE
CONVERSATIONS AROUND VACANT
BUILDINGS AS YOU KNOW THERE
ARE -- THERE IS QUITE THE
LANGUAGE BARRIER IN SOUTH PARK
AND THE COMMUNITY LIAISONS AND
SPD TO HAVE CONVERSATION WITH
THE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT ARE
SOMETIMES IS NOT IN ENGLISH.
>> IT CALLS OUT OUR SIT --AND
HE HAS BEEN PRETTY AFFECTIVE IN
THE PAST AT BRINGING THE
APPROPRIATE FOLKS TO THE TABLE
TO HANDLE THOSE ISSUES.
OKAY, GREAT.
I WOULD KEEP ASKING THAT WE
WOULD KEEP A CLOSE CONNECTION TO
THAT AND SOUTH PARK HAS BEEN A
TOP CONCERN FOR MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNITY AND REALLY APPRECIATE
THAT OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE
FURTHER.
I THINK THAT BRINGS US TO THE
END OF THE PRESENTATION.
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY ABOUT
NEXT UPS?
>> WE ARE IN THE WALKS THROUGH
THURSDAY AND WE ARE DOING THAT
NOW WORKING WITH STAFF AND IN
CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH THE
COMMUNITY THIS IS WHAT WE HEARD,
IS THIS WHAT YOU MEANT TO TELL
US AND STARTING TO BE AN ACTION
DRIVEN APPROACH.
FROM DON'S PERSPECTIVE AND
ACROSS THE TEAM, WE WANT TO USE
THIS AS A LAUNCH PAD AS BETTER
COMMUNITY COLLABORATION AND HOW
WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE
FEEDBACK LOOP.
WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE
DEPARTMENTS AND WORKING WITH THE
MAYORS OFFICE.
S.
>> ANDI WAS GOING A GO THROUGH
MY
CHECK MARK LIST.
YOU ALL KNEW THAT.
YOU KNOW ME WELL ENOUGH TO KNOW
I KEEP MY RECEIPTS.
FREEZE
THE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION OF THE
>> AND SO WE SPENT A LOT OF
TIME TALKING ABOUT THE BASIC
CONCEPTS AROUND THE REALITY OF
CRIME AND HOW CRIME HAS
INCREASED IN THESE SEVEN
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT YOU ALL --
THAT THE EXECUTIVE IDENTIFIED
AS INITIAL FOCUS.
AND YOU ALL ARE STILL WORKING
ON EVALUATING AND IDENTIFYING
WHAT THE METRICS WILL BE IN
ORDER TO DETERMINE THE
SUCCESSES.
WHAT I WOULD ASK AS PART OF
THAT IS THAT YOU ALL ALSO
CONSIDER CLEARLY ARTICULATING
WHAT YOU HOPE -- SORT OF WHAT
THE THEORY OF CHANGE IS AS A
RESULT OF DOING THIS
MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH.
THE BEDROCK AND THE FOUNDATION
SEEMS TO BE THE CONCEPT OF THE
EMPHASIS PATROL WHICH IS LED
AND ORDINARILY UTILIZED BY THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMET.
AND THE ADDITION OF OTHER
AGENCIES ON TOP OF THAT IN A
COORDINATED FASHION IS A BUILD
UPON THAT BEDROCK.
SO I WANT TO GET AN
UNDERSTANDING OF, WHAT IS THE
THEORY OF CHANGE AS IT RELATES
TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOW WE ARE
MEETING THE NEEDS OF PUBLIC
SAFETY IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS
AND I WANT TO GET AN
UNDERSTANDING OF WHETHER OR NOT
WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN
DEVELOPING THAT AND I WOULD
LIKE TO GET A SENSE FROM YOU OR
ANYBODY AT THE TABLE ABOUT WHEN
YOU ANTICIPATE HAVING THAT
AVAILABLE FOR US.
>> I WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
AND ADD ONE OTHER THING.
AS WAS MENTIONED, THESE WALKS
AND ISSUES HAVE BEEN COMMUNITY
LED.
SO ONE OF THE REASONS IS, WE
HAVE TO SEE WHAT IS IDENTIFIED.
AS WE GO THROUGH THE WALKS,
DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS AND
COMMUNITIES WILL IDENTIFY
DIFFERENT THINGS.
AS I MENTIONED, THURSDAY IS THE
LAST WALK.
WE WILL MEET AS A STAFF TO
DETERMINE WHAT THE LIST OF
REQUESTS ARE.
AND THEN WE CAN BE IN
CONVERSATIONS WITH COUNSEL
ABOUT WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE
AND TIMELINES.
AS WE HAVE SAID, OUR INTENT
HERE IS TO BE ACTION DRIVEN AND
COLLABORATIVE SO THAT WILL BE
REFLECTED IN THE ACTUAL PLAN.
>> AND I AM HAPPY TO MAKE
SOME ADDITIONAL TIME IN THE
COMMITTEE TO HEAR HOW THAT PLAN
HAS COME TO FRUITION AND WHAT
THE FEEDBACK LOOP HAS BEEN SO
THAT WE HAVE A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WILL
HAPPEN ON DAY 31 WHEN THIS
PARTICULAR APPROACH RUNS ITS
COURSE.
SO THE NEXT THING THAT I HEARD,
A COMMITMENT TO GIVE US
INFORMATION ABOUT OVER TIME AND
OTHER RESOURCES THAT WILL BE
USED.
SO I JUST WANT TO REITERATE
THAT, WHILE I DON'T YET HAVE AN
ANSWER AT THE TABLE ABOUT HOW
MUCH OVERTIME IS ESTIMATED TO
BE SPENT ON THIS PARTICULAR
PROGRAM, I AM ASKING THAT THE
INFORMATION BE PROVIDED TO
COUNSEL STAFF.
GREG DAWSON CAN BE THE
RECIPIENT OF THAT INFORMATION
AND HE WILL SHARE IT WITH OUR
OFFICE AND WOULD LIKE TO GET
THAT INFORMATION SOONER RATHER
THAN LATER.
DO YOU HAVE A SENSE OF WHEN YOU
CAN PROVIDE THAT?
>> I TOUCHED BASE WITH OUR
BUDGET PEOPLE.
MARK BAIRD, JUST TODAY.
THOSE RESULTS ARE PRETTY EASY
TO RUN.
WE HAVE SPECIFIC TRACKING
NUMBERS FROM EACH NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> I APPRECIATE KNOWING THAT
THERE ARE SPECIFIC NUMBERS
ATTACHED TO EACH OF THE
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE CAN BOOK
IN TEMPORARILY AND LOOK FORWARD
TO GETTING THAT INFORMATION
FROM YOU SOON.
WE WILL FOLLOW UP ACCORDINGLY.
AND I THINK THE LAST THING THAT
WE DID NOT DIRECTLY TOUCH ON
-- BUT I UNDERSTAND IS SORT OF
HAPPENING AS WE SPEAK, IS THE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO GET A
BETTER SENSE OF WHO IS BEING
ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY AND
WHETHER THE THREE WALKS OR FOUR
WALKS YOU ARE DOING AND SOME OF
THESE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE THE
EXTENT OF THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT.
>> THIS IS WHERE IT BUILDS
OFF A LOT OF THE CONVERSATIONS
THAT A LOT OF DEPARTMENTS ARE
HAVING DAY AFTER DAY.
SOME OF THE CONCERN WE HAVE
HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY --
AND WHY I THINK THIS IS SUCH A
BENEFICIAL DIFFERENT TYPE OF A
WAY OF LOOKING AT THE COMMUNITY
FOLLOW-THROUGH IS EACH OF THE
DEPARTMENTS MAY BE COMING IN,
DOING THE PROJECT, DOING THE
FIX AND THEN GOING AWAY UNTIL
THE NEXT FIX.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE
THAT CONTINUITY OF SERVICE AND
COMMUNICATION.
AND SO, AS WE ARE ENGAGING
THROUGHOUT THE CITY WITH
NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS, COMMUNITY
GROUPS, ADVOCACY GROUPS, CBO OR
ORGANIZATIONS, I SEE THIS AS AN
ONGOING CONVERSATION IN TERMS
OF HOW WE SHIFT THE WAY WE DO
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
HOLISTICALLY.
>> I THINK WHAT I WOULD ASK
IS, THAT WE KEEP TRACK OF WHO
WE ARE ENGAGING WITHIN
COMMUNITY.
AGAIN, THE CITY IS VAST AND
DIVERSE IN OPINIONS AND
CONSTITUENCIES AND I WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT, THAT YOUR
DEPARTMENT IS LEADING, IS
REFLECTIVE OF THAT, THAT
VARIATION WITHIN DIFFERENT
PERSPECTIVES, AS IT RELATES TO
THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE.
I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT
TO ELEVATE THE VOICES THAT ARE
NOT ORDINARILY ALLOWED TO BE
ELEVATED, PARTICULARLY IN THE
CONTEXT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
I THINK THERE ARE CERTAIN
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT I AM HEARING
FROM, PEOPLE WITHIN CERTAIN
NEIGHBORHOODS I AM HEARING FROM
THAT ARE FEELING REALLY
CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THEIR
NEIGHBORHOODS WERE NOT INCLUDED
IN THIS WHEN THERE ARE
NEIGHBORHOODS WHO HAVE HAD
CHRONIC ISSUES WITH GUN
VIOLENCE FOR EXAMPLE, AND OTHER
TYPES OF REALLY VIOLENT CRIME.
THAT THEY FEEL THAT THEY WERE
ALSO DESERVING OF THIS
ATTENTION.
AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THOSE CONCERNS ARE ADDRESSED AS
WELL.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING ELSE FROM
THE GOOD FOLKS AT THE TABLE
HERE.
>> I JUST WANT TO RESPOND TO
SOME OF THE CONCERNS FOLKS HAVE
HAD.
WE HAVE A NIGHTLIFE ASSIST
GOING ON RIGHT NOW IN THE EAST
PRECINCT.
AND A NUMBER OF SHOTS FIRED IN
THE EAST PRECINCT.
THERE IS A LIMITED EMPHASIS
GOING ON THERE.
AS I SAID, THERE IS EMPHASIS ON
GOING AND SOUTHEAST SEATTLE,
RAINIER VALLEY AND RAINIER
BEACH ON THE STREET ROBBERIES
WHERE WE HAVE HAD PATTERNS YEAR
AFTER YEAR OF VULNERABLE
VICTIMS.
USUALLY SENIOR ASIAN FOLKS WHO
ARE JUST TRYING TO GET TO WHERE
THEY ARE TRYING TO GO AND THEY
ARE GETTING ROBBED ON THE
STREET.
WE STILL HAVE THAT GOING.
WE ARE STILL WORKING THOSE
CASES.
WE HAVE NOT BACKED OFF THOSE
CASES.
AND AS FAR AS WEST SEATTLE, WE
WILL BE OUT THERE.
WE WILL BE IN GOLDEN GARDENS.
THAT IS ALL ONGOING.
AS FAR AS OUTREACH, WE HAVE
CHIEF DIAZ AND HIS BUREAU
ALWAYS MAKING CONTACT WITH
FOLKS.
ALSO MY PRECINCT ADVISORY
COUNCIL MEETINGS, WE ALSO
ATTEND THE DEMOGRAPHIC ADVISORY
COUNCIL MEETINGS.
SO WE WILL GET THAT FEEDBACK
AND WE WILL CHANNEL IT WHERE IT
NEEDS TO GO.
AND FROM WEEK TO WEEK, WE WILL
BE MONITORING THE ARRESTS AND
TRACKING EVERYTHING WE DO.
AND WE WILL LOOK AND SEE WHERE
WE ARE MOVING.
AND WE WILL GET ALL OF THE
INFORMATION TOGETHER AND
DELIVER IT.
>> THAT IS GREAT.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING
THAT INFORMATION EVENTUALLY
SHARED WITH US AS WELL.
THE LAST THING I WILL SAY
BEFORE CLOSING US OUT IS THAT
THERE HAS BEEN A TEMPTATION TO
TIE THIS BODY OF WORK WITH THE
PROLIFIC OFFENDERS REPORT OR
WITH THE REPEAT OFFENDERS --
WITHIN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM -- WHAT I HAVE HEARD
VERY CLEARLY AT THE TABLE TODAY
IS THAT THIS IS NOT A STRATEGY
TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES.
THIS IS A STRATEGY DESIGNED TO
TAKE A MUCH MORE DISCIPLINARY
APPROACH TO ADDRESSING SOME
MORE LOWER-LEVEL TYPES OF
CRIMINAL ACTIVITY OCCURRING
WITHIN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS.
I DON'T WANT FOLKS TO WALK AWAY
WITH THE IMPRESSION THAT THIS
IS THE CITY'S ANSWER TO THE
REALITY OF THE ISSUES RELATED
TO REPEAT OFFENDERS.
AND I WANTED TO GIVE THE CHIEF
AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAYBE JUST
SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT WHY THIS
IS NOT NECESSARILY A STRATEGY
TO ADDRESS A REPEAT OFFENDER.
>> IT IS NOT A REBUTTAL TO
THOSE COMPLAINTS.
AS I SAID BEFORE, WE HAVE
ALWAYS ADVOCATED WITH THE
PROSECUTION SIDE OF THE HOUSE.
WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT
GETTING THE MESSAGE SO TO
SPEAK.
SO NOTHING HAS CHANGED THERE.
WE WILL MAKE SURE WE ARE
TRACKING FOLKS THAT WE COME IN
CONTACT WITH.
AND IF IT IS A PARTICULAR
INDIVIDUAL THAT IS CONSIDERED A
CHRONIC OFFENDER, WE WILL HAVE
CONVERSATIONS WITH MR. HOLMES
OFFICE OR MR. SONDRA BERG'S
OFFICE JUST LIKE WE ALWAYS
HAVE.
>> AS THIS MEETING WAS
HAPPENING DOWN HERE, UPSTAIRS
ON THE SEVENTH FLOOR, THERE WAS
A MEETING HAPPENING WITH A
WORKGROUP THAT IS ACTUALLY
FOCUSING ON THE REPEAT
OFFENDERS ISSUE.
MY OFFICE AND COUNSEL HAS
REPRESENTATION AND THAT
WORKGROUP AS WELL AND REALLY
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
BE ABLE TO COLLABORATE IN YET
ANOTHER SPACE, OF PUBLIC SAFETY
TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES.
I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE ALL OF
THE WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE
DOING.
APPRECIATE YOU BEING PATIENT
WITH MY OFFICE AS WE WENT
THROUGH TODAY'S AGENDA.
AND REALLY WANTED TO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SHARE
INFORMATION IN A VERY TIMELY
AND RESPONSIVE WAY.
I'M SURE WE WILL STAY IN TOUCH
AND CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH
EACH OTHER TO MAKE SURE THAT
THIS PROGRAM DOES WHAT WE HOPE
IT WILL DO.
SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR
YOUR WORK AND YOUR SERVICE.
AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL SEND
GRATITUDE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
COUNCIL TO ALL OF YOUR
RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENT
EMPLOYEES.
WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR
EFFORT.
THIS IS THE LAST ITEM ON THE
AGENDA.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.