>> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
MEMBERS OF THE BUSINESS
COMMUNITY WHO HAVE ENGAGED WITH
THEIR SOLUTIONS.
THAT HAS HELPED ME CRAFT AN
IMPORTANT ADDITION TO OPEN
ACCESS FOR FOLKS HERE IN
SEATTLE.
SO YES, LET'S JUMP RIGHT INTO
THE AMENDMENTS IF WE COULD.
>> WOULD YOU PREFER THAT I WALK
THROUGH BEFORE?
>>
>> PERHAPS WE TAKE IT ONE AT A
TIME?
PROPOSED AMENDMENT 1, IT IS
BASICALLY JUST RESTRUCTURING A
PORTION OF THE ORDINANCE
SECTION WANTED TO PRINT ALL OF
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
ACTIVATION OF CLOSED CAPTIONING
IN ONE PART OF THE SUBSECTION.
SIMILARLY, TO COLLECT SOME OF
THE EXCEPTIONS TOGETHER IN ONE
PLACE.
>> SO THIS AMENDMENT AS YOU
SAID COLLECTS THE EXCEPTIONS
INTO ONE PLACE?
CAN YOU GO OVER THOSE
EXCEPTIONS?
>> YES.
THE FIRST EXCEPTION AS OF THIS
POINT IS PROVIDED FOR LOCATIONS
WHERE THERE IS NO TELEVISION OR
NO TELEVISION PROGRAMMING
PROVIDED OR IS AVAILABLE IN THE
PLACE OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION
AND THE SECOND IS FOR THOSE
INSTANCES WHERE THE ONLY
TELEVISION RECEIVER IS IN
CAPABLE OF CLOSED CAPTIONING.
THE TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS THAT
ARE COLLECTED TOGETHER FOR THE
USE OF BLACK BACKGROUND AND
WHITE TEXT WITH TEXT SIZE 24
POINT.
THE FUND SHALL ALSO BE AERIAL,
HELVETICA OR VERDANA.
>> THE TECHNICAL AMENDMENT IS
REARRANGING THAT?
>>> THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT 1. THOSE IN
FAVOR VOTE iMAC.
LET'S MOVE TO TO A.
>> THERE ARE TWO VERSIONS OF
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT 2. THE
IDEA BEING, WHETHER THE FIRST
AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED, THERE
NEEDED TO BE A DIFFERENT
VERSION.
>> IT WAS CONTROVERSIAL SO I'M
GLAD WE PLANNED THAT OUT.
>> WE LIKE TO BE CAUTIOUS.
OPTION TWO A, OR PROPOSED
AMENDMENT TO A PROVIDES A THIRD
EXEMPTION FOR THE REQUIREMENTS
THAT ARE PROVIDED UNDER THIS
ORDINANCE.
WHICH WOULD EXEMPT PARTIALLY
TELEVISIONS THAT ARE DISPLAYED
FOR SALE IN PUBLIC AREAS.
THIS WOULD REQUIRE RATHER THAN
REQUIRING THAT ALL TELEVISIONS
ON DISPLAY FOR SALE HAVE CLOSED
CAPTIONING ACTIVATED, THIS
WOULD LIMIT IT TO, IF THERE ARE
MULTIPLE SAMPLES OF THE SAME
MODEL, AT LEAST ONE OF EACH
MODEL MUST HAVE THE CLOSED
CAPTIONING ACTIVATED.
IF THERE ARE THREE TELEVISIONS
OF TYPE A AND ONE TYPE A, WE
HAVE TO HAVE ONE OF BOTH TYPES
ACTIVATED.
>> I APPRECIATE THIS.
I THINK IT IS REASONABLE.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I
UNDERSTAND IT FROM THE LINKAGE.
IF YOU WALK INTO A BEST BUY AND
THEY HAVE 40 TVS DISPLAYED,
INCLUDING THE 22 INCH SAMSUNG,
THE 25 INCH, THE 29 INCH, ETC.
THOSE ARE ALL DIFFERENT MODELS
AND WOULD ALL NEED TO HAVE
CLOSE CAPTIONING.
IF THEY HAVE THE 32 INCH MODEL
IN ONE AREA, AND ANOTHER ONE
OVER HERE, AT LEAST ONE HAS
CLOSE CAPTIONING.
SO IF SOMEONE WANTS TO SEE IT.
IF SOMEONE HAS 20 MODELS
DISPLAYED AND ALL 20 ARE
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT MODELS, ALL
20 HAVE TO BE SHOWN CLOSE
CAPTIONING.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> IF NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I
WILL MOVE THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT 2 A. THOSE IN FAVOR
SAY AYE.
>> PROPOSED AMENDMENT 3, AMENDS
THE RECITAL SECTION OF THE
BILL.
IT SETS THE BACK GROUND AND
MAKES STATEMENTS ABOUT WHY THE
LEGISLATION IS BEING ADOPTED.
THIS NOTES IN THE RECITALS THAT
THERE ARE KINDS OF PROGRAMMING
THAT ARE NOT REQUIRED TO
INCLUDE CLOSE CAPTIONING UNDER
STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS.
THAT BASICALLY THEY HAVE TO
DEVISE SOME OF THE TYPES OF
PROGRAMS THAT MIGHT BE
EXEMPTED, INCLUDING LOCALLY
PRODUCED IN DISTRIBUTED NON-
NEWS PROGRAMS.
IT IS DESCRIBED HERE AS REPEAT
VALUE.
I THINK THAT IS TEMPORARY
TRANSITORY.
PRIMARILY TEXTUAL PROGRAMMING.
SO IF WHAT IS BEING DISPLAYED
IS ALREADY WRITTEN WORDS, OTHER
VIDEO PROGRAMMING FOR WHICH THE
REQUIREMENT HAS BEEN WAIVED,
OTHER THAN US.
AND
ADOPTION OF CB 119487.
>> IS THERE A CHANCE FOR
FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT?
I WANT TO THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
I THINK YOU DID A GREAT JOB
SHEPHERDING THE THROUGH.
IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE
CONTROVERSIAL BECAUSE IT WILL
REQUIRE A FAIR AMOUNT OF
CHANGE.
A LOT OF PUBLIC PRESS ABOUT
THIS AND I HAVE ONLY HEARD
POSITIVE THINGS.
YOU HAVE DOING A GREAT JOB WITH
THAT.
I ALSO WANT TO THINK THE
LEADERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION ON
THE COMMISSION OF DISABILITIES
AND IN PARTICULAR, ERIK SUND
FOR HIS LEADERSHIP.
IT HAS BEEN AMAZING FOR ME TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE
CHALLENGES THAT PEOPLE FACE AND
HOW THERE IS A PATH FORWARD TO
MAKE OUR COMMUNITY WORK BETTER
FOR EVERYONE.
THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF
THAT.
THANK YOU, ERIK SUND.
>> FANTASTIC.
SO I AM APPRECIATIVE OF ALL OF
THE FOLKS WHO HAVE COME
TOGETHER.
IT WOULD BE GREAT POST ABOUT, I
THINK IT WOULD BE USEFUL FOR
BOTH FOLKS IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS
COMMUNITY AS WELL AS FOLKS WITH
BOTH THE RESTAURANT ALLIANT AND
HOTEL ASSOCIATION AND THE
RETAIL ASSOCIATION TO MAKE A
PUBLIC STATEMENT.
IT WILL HELP US WITH THE
OUTREACH THAT IS NECESSARY.
FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THIS
ORDINANCE.
I BELIEVE THERE ARE SIX MONTHS
OF PUBLIC OUTREACH THAT IS
CONTEMPLATED BY THE ORDINANCE
BEFORE IT GOES INTO EFFECT.
AND PERHAPS US JOINING TOGETHER
WITH THE PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
WOULD BE A GREAT WAY TO START
THAT.
THANKS AGAIN, EVERYONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR VOTING AYE.
NONE OPPOSED, NONE ABSTAINING.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO FULL
COUNCIL.
THANK YOU.
>> AGENDA ITEM 2, IT IS APPT
01274.
THE APPOINTMENT OF MARIKO
LOCKHART AS DIRECTOR , OFFICE
FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, FOR A TERM TO
DECEMBER 31, 2021.
>> GREETINGS.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
>> THANK YOU.
INTRODUCTIONS PLEASE.
>> HELLO, I AM MARIKO LOCKHART,
INTERIM DIRECTOR FOR THE
SEATTLE OFFICE FOR CIVIL
RIGHTS.
>> GOOD MORNING, I AM SHEFALI
RANGANATHAN.
I AM THE DEPUTY MAYOR.
>> DEPUTY MAYOR WOULD YOU LIKE
TO TAKE US OFF?
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT , IT GIVES ME GREAT
PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE, ALTHOUGH
SHE IS NOT A STRANGER,
INTRODUCE MARIKO LOCKHART.
MARIKO LOCKHART HAS BEEN
SERVING IN THE TASK OF THE
INTERIM DIRECTOR OF THE SEATTLE
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS SINCE
JANUARY 2018.
MARIKO LOCKHART BRINGS TO THIS
POSITION THE LEADERSHIP AND A
LONG TRACK RECORD IN THE
COMMUNITY AS YOU CAN SEE FROM
HER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PRIOR TO THIS.
SHE WORKED WITH THE 100,000
OPPORTUNITIES INITIATIVE WHERE
SHE WAS A NATIONAL COORDINATOR
HELPING TO BRING SUPPORT AND
UPLIFT PEOPLE.
BEFORE THAT, AS YOU HEARD WITH
THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY, SHE
MANAGED THE SEATTLE YOUTH
VIOLENCE PREVENTION INITIATIVE
AND THE SEEDS OF THAT PROGRAM
CONTINUE TO THRIVE.
WHAT SHEFALI RANGANATHAN ,
MARIKO LOCKHART HAS DONE, SHE
IS FOCUSED HER RELATIONSHIP ON
DEVELOPING THE DEPARTMENT AND
MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE
CONTINUING TO ADVANCE.
ESPECIALLY IN THESE TIMES WITH
THE VITAL WORK THEY ARE DOING
TO ADVANCE CIVIL RIGHTS IN
THESE IMMUNITIES.
I CANNOT SPEAK ENOUGH TO
SHEFALI RANGANATHAN'S , MARIKO
LOCKHART'S WILLINGNESS TO
BRING HARD ISSUES TO THE TABLE.
AND HAVE AND FACILITATE
DIALOGUE IN A WAY THAT IS
RESPECTFUL AND HER CONTINUED
PUSH TO ELEVATE COMMUNITY
VOICES IN OUR POLICY DEBATES
AND DISCUSSIONS.
WITH THAT EMMA I WILL HANDED
OVER TO MARIKO LOCKHART.
>> THANK YOU.
I HAVE A FEW REMARKS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> GOOD MORNING EMMA
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT AND
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN.
IT IS HUMBLING TO BE HERE AT
THIS HEARING.
I'M NOT NEW TO THE COMMUNITY
BUT THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE
OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO SERVE THE
SEATTLE COMMUNITY.
SOME OF YOU I KNOW AND HAVE
WORKED WITH IN MY PAST ROLE AT
THE SEATTLE YOUTH VIOLENCE
PREVENTION INITIATIVE.
WE FOCUSED ON YOUTH AND
COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY
VIOLENCE.
AND DISPROPORTIONALITY IN THE
CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM.
OTHERS I KNOW TO YOUR SUPPORT
OF THE CURRENT AND RECENT WORK,
SUCH AS THE FAIR CHANCE HOUSING
ORDINANCE, CRIMINAL JUSTICE
REFORM, AND SUPPORT OF PEOPLE'S
DAY.
YOU ALSO KNOW THAT I HAVE BEEN
IN MY CURRENT ROLE FOR A YEAR
NOW.
STARTING IN JANUARY OF LAST
YEAR WITH A RESET FOR US,
FOCUSING ON CIVILIZATION,
HEALING, STRENGTHENING THE
OFFICE TO CARRY OUT ITS CORE
FUNCTIONS, CIVIL RIGHTS
ENFORCEMENT, POLICY ANALYSIS
AND DEVELOPMENT AND THE RECENT
SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE.
IT CONTINUES TO BE A PRIVILEGE
TO LEAD AND OUR TEAM OF
DEDICATED LEADERS STRIVING FOR
RACIAL EQUITY AND THE AND OF
STRUCTURAL AND INSTITUTIONAL
RACISM.
EVEN WITH A NEED FOR
STABILIZATION AND HEALING OF
THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE
CONTINUED TO ACHIEVE RATE
STRIDES.
STARTING WITH THE MAYOR'S
EXECUTIVE ORDER 2017.
WE REVIEWED AND ASSESSED THE
STATE OF IT AND MADE
RECOGNITION TO STRENGTHEN IT.
WE HAVE BEEN MAKING PROGRESS.
WE DELIVERED FOUNDATIONAL RAISE
EQUITY AND IMPLICIT BIAS
TRAINING FOR ALL OF THE STAFF
AND EVERY DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR.
WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE NATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT IN LEADING WITH
RACIAL EQUITY TO THE CITY'S TOP
LEADERSHIP.
THAT IS A STRATEGIC LEVER TO
CHANGE INSTITUTIONAL CULTURE.
WE RELAUNCHED THE DIRECTORS
FORM, A PEER LEARNING AND
GROWTH FOR RACIALLY EQUITABLE
LEADERSHIP, ALONG WITH AS GHR,
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT FOR
HUMAN RESOURCES, I COCHAIRED
THE ANTI-HARASSMENT
DEVELOPMENTAL TEAM.
WE DEVELOPED A REPORT WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADDRESS RACE
AND GENDER BASED COMBINATION'S.
THIS RECOMMENDATIONS RESULTED
IN SPECIFIC ACTIONS CURRENTLY
BEING IMPLEMENTED.
THE CITYWIDE WORKFORCE RAISED
EXPECTATIONS, THAT CENTRAL
INVESTIGATIONS UNIT AND THE
OFFICE OF THE EMPLOYEE ON BUD
AND A SERIES OF TRAININGS WHICH
WILL BE ROLLING OUT.
ALBEIT WITH LIMITED RESOURCES,
WE SUPPORTED FOR COMMISSIONS
WHO REPRESENT A POWERFUL VOICE
FOR THEIR CONSTITUENTS.
THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION,
THE LGBTQ COMMISSION,
COMMISSION FOR PEOPLE'S WITH
DISABILITIES AND HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION.
WE JUST MOVED ON THE CLOSE
CAPTIONING ORDINANCE FOR PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES.
AN EXAMPLE OF THE POWER OF
THESE COMMISSIONS.
THE WOMEN'S COMMISSIONS
POWERFUL REPORT, FINDING HOME,
HAS SPARKED ACTION HERE AND AT
THE STATE LEVEL.
THERE NOW CHARGED WITH
RECORDING WORK AS A RESULT.
OF THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE
INCREASED FINES AND SETTLEMENTS
FOR CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT TO
GIVE OUR WORK MORE POWER.
INTERNALLY, WE BEGAN AT THE
DEEP WORK OF DEVELOPING A
STRATEGIC FOR THE OFFICE, TO
PROVIDE US WITH THE NORTHSTAR,
AN ENVIRONMENT THAT CAN BE
IMPACTED BY PRESSING, TIME
SENSITIVE DEMANDS.
WE ESTABLISHED VALUES AND
VISION.
IN A CITY THAT LIBERATED PEOPLE
WITH COMMUNITIES HISTORICALLY
BACKED BY RACISM, COLONIZATION,
HOLDS POWER AND FIVE.
THE MISSION TO AND STRUCTURAL
RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION
THROUGH ACCOUNTABLE COMMITTEE
RELATIONSHIPS AND ANTIRACIST
ORGANIZING, POLITICAL POLICY
DEVELOPMENT AND CIVIL RIGHTS
ENFORCEMENT.
ALL OF THIS IS ONLY POSSIBLE
WITH A REMARKABLE EFFORT OF A
TALENTED TEAM.
I HAVE HEARD NUMEROUS TIMES
SINCE TAKING THE POSITION THAT
OUR STAFF ARE STANDOUTS AS
ANTIRACIST ORGANIZERS, POLICY
THOUGHT LEADERS AND COMMITTEE
JIMMONS OF CIVIL RIGHTS.
IT IS AN HONOR TO SERVE AS
ACTING DIRECTOR AND NOW TO BE
CONSIDERED BY THIS COMMITTEE
TODAY FOR THIS POSITION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING
>> WE COMPLETED A PROCESS THAT
IS DESIGNED TO QUESTION, MAYBE
ANSWER SOME OF THE EXISTING
QUESTIONS AROUND THE STRUCTURE
OF THE ORGANIZATION.
THERE HAVE BEEN LONG-STANDING
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ABILITY
GIVEN THE STRUCTURE, NOT THE
INDIVIDUALS.
BUT THE STRUCTURE TO SERVE AS
AN INDEPENDENT VOICE, BOTH AS
IT RELATES TO POLICY ISSUES AS
WELL AS ENFORCEMENT ISSUES AND
ALSO JUST ACTING AS A CITY
WATCHDOG ON SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT THE CITY DOES IN THE
COURSE OF ITS BUSINESS.
AND SO THE COUNSEL FUNDED AND
ASKED FOR THIS RACIAL EQUITY
TOOLKIT AND ASKED FOR
RECOMMENDATIONS.
THIS IS REFERENCED IN THE
ORDINANCE I MENTIONED EARLIER.
WE DID NOT IN THAT ORDINANCE
REQUIRE THE RESULTS TO COME
BACK TO US BEFORE ACTING ON
THIS APPOINTMENT.
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE FACT
THAT THE MAYOR AND DIRECTOR
LOCKHART HAVE WORKED WITH ME IN
STAGING ACTION ON THIS
APPOINTMENT IN SUCH A WAY THAT
IT DOES NOT HAVE WHAT SOME
FEARED WOULD BE A CHILLING
EFFECT ON THE ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT
OF OF STAFF AND COMMUNITY
MEMBERS.
AND WE APPRECIATE THE
CONVERSATIONS THAT I HAVE HAD
WITH YOU, DIRECTOR LOCKHART FOR
WHAT YOU SEE AS YOUR ROLE IN
THE PROCESS NOW AS WELL AS WITH
WHAT COMES NEXT.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN BECAUSE
SOME OF THE QUESTIONS WE PUT
FORWARD OUR ONCE YOU AUTHORED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
THOUGHTFULNESS.
DID YOU HAVE PARTICULAR THINGS
THAT YOU WANTED TO TOUCH ON?
YES?
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN?
>> I DO.
I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH, I
DIDN'T REALIZE IT HAD BEEN A
YEAR AND A QUARTER ALREADY.
TIME FLIES.
I HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING
WITH YOU FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS
WITH THE CITY.
I AM REALLY THRILLED ABOUT THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO WORK
TOGETHER.
THAT IS GREAT.
I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS
FOLLOWING UP ON SOME OF THE
STUFF IN YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE.
YOU SAY THERE IS A QUESTION
ABOUT WHAT SOME OF THE
CHALLENGES THE DEPARTMENT FACES
BY DIVISION.
AND UNDER THE RACE AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE INITIATIVE TEAM,
HOLDING THE TENSION BETWEEN
LEADING ANTIRACIST WORK AND
BEING A PART OF A RACIST
INSTITUTION IS ONE OF THE
CHALLENGES.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
SOME OF THE TIME, IT IS A
CHALLENGE FOR A LOT OF US
TRYING TO DO THIS WORK.
SOME OF THE TIMES I GET THE
SENSE THAT FOLKS WHO HOLD POWER
WITHIN THE CITY, WHETHER
ELECTED OFFICIALS, DEPARTMENT
HEADS, OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE
POWER, THEY DON'T ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT THIS IS A RACIST
INSTITUTION.
I IMAGINE THAT YOU SEE THAT AND
RUN INTO IT MORE THAN I DO.
BUT I AM CURIOUS, HOW DO YOU
DEAL WITH THAT WITH FOLKS WHO
ARE IN POWER?
WHO DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW IS THAT
THIS IS A RACIST INSTITUTION.
IT IS HARD TO MAKE CHANGES TO
MAKE IT LESS RACIST IF YOU
DON'T ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT IT IS IN
THE FIRST PLACE.
>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
THANK YOU.
I THINK THERE'S A NUMBER OF
WAYS WE ADDRESSED THAT.
ONE OF COURSE IS THROUGH
TRAINING AND EDUCATION.
AND BRINGING FORWARD THE
HISTORY OF OUR CITY AND OUR
COUNTRY.
AND THE INSTITUTIONS THAT WERE
FOUNDED ON.
THE HISTORY OF RACISM AND CAUSE
IT, COLONIZATION IS CUTTER.
WE TALK ABOUT PEOPLE'S
RESISTANCE TO ACKNOWLEDGING THE
RACIST HISTORY, RACIST
OUTCOMES, IT IS THAT AS
INDIVIDUALS
>> I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE THIS
CONVERSATION FOR NOW AND BRING
IT BACK LATER IN SUPPORT OF
YOUR NOMINATION.
WE WOULD LIKE TO POSTPONE IT
UNTIL THE FIRST MONDAY OF MAY.
I APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA
IS AGENDA ITEM A 3. ONLY IN
SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS
DISTRICTS PROGRAM UPDATE.
>> GREETINGS.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
WE WILL START WITH
INSTRUCTIONS.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I AM THERESA BARRERAS FROM THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
DO WANT TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF?
>> I AM LEON GARNETT.
>> I AM FROM BYRD BARR PLACE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THE
ONLY IN SEATTLE PROGRAM.
I OFTEN GET ASKED HOW LONG THE
PROGRAM HAS BEEN AROUND.
OFFICIALLY SINCE 2011.
IN ITS CURRENT FORM.
HOWEVER, THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN SUPPORTING
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR MANY
YEARS.
OVER THE YEARS, WE HAVE LEARNED
ABOUT HOW TO DO THAT BETTER.
WE HAVE ADOPTED THE PROGRAM
OVER ALL OF THAT TIME.
>> BEFORE YOU MOVE ON, CAN YOU
JUST TELL US, THAT FLIGHT
REFERS TO A MAINSTREET
APPROACH.
I THINK THAT IS A PARTICULAR
FRAMEWORK
>> I WILL TALK ABOUT THAT IN
THE NEXT SLIDE.
CAN I WAIT TILL THEN?
THE VISION OF OUR PROGRAM IS TO
BUILD AN EQUITABLE AND VIBRANT
CITY BY FOSTERING A BIRD
DISTRICTS THAT ARE CENTERS OF
LOCAL COMMERCE, COMMUNITY AND
CULTURE.
AND WE DO THAT BY SUPPORTING
LOCAL BUSINESSES, PROPERTY
OWNERS AND RESIDENTS IN A
COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER,
DEVELOP A SHARED VISION AND
THEN WORK ON MAKING IT HAPPEN.
EACH BUSINESS DISTRICT SHARES
COMMON ISSUES AND NEEDS.
THESE ARE THE CORE AREAS THAT
ALL DISTRICTS THAT HELP ALL
DISTRICTS.
THIS IS BASED ON THE MAINSTREET
MODEL.
MAINSTREET HAD A CONFERENCE
HERE IN SEATTLE LAST MONTH.
THEY HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR
DECADES.
THEY HAVE ESTABLISHED THESE
AREAS AS THE CORE AREAS THAT ALL
BUSINESS DISTRICTS NEED.
OUR PROGRAM ORGANIZES DISTRICTS
TO ESTABLISH A VISION,
INCLUDING MANY OR ALL OF THESE
AREAS.
INCLUDING SUPPORTING
BUSINESSES, DOING MARKETING AND
EVENTS TO BRING CUSTOMERS TO
NEIGHBORHOODS, PLACE MAKING,
CLEANED AND SAFE AND THEN AN
ORGANIZATION THAT HOLDS IT ALL
TOGETHER.
A GREAT EXAMPLE IS THE MT.
BAKER ALLIANCE.
THEY ARE A RELATIVELY NEW
ORGANIZATION, OPERATING AROUND
THE BUSINESS DISTRICT AT THE
MT. BAKER LIGHT RAIL STATION.
THEY RECENTLY SENT OUT A
NEWSLETTER AND IT INCORPORATES
ALL INSTALLMENTS IN THE
NEWSLETTER.
WHERE THEY ARE WORKING ON PLACE
MAKING WITH SOME BEAUTIFUL
MURALS.
IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THEM, YOU
SHOULD CHECK THEM OUT.
THEY ARE SUPPORTING LOCAL
BUSINESSES BY GETTING ADDED TO
THE PLATE OF NATION EVENTS.
IT IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW IN
RAINIER VALLEY.
THEY ALSO DO VOLUNTEER CLEANUPS
TO PICK UP GARBAGE, REGULARLY.
SO THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A
CONFERENCE OF APPROACH WITHIN A
BUSINESS DISTRICT TO ADDRESS
ALL OF THE MANY NEEDS.
OUR PROGRAM PROVIDES BOTH
GRANTS AND SERVICES AND THE
GRANT GET MOST OF THE
ATTENTION.
BUT WE ALSO PROVIDE A LOT OF
SERVICES TO BUSINESS DISTRICTS.
WE HAVE GRANTS TO SUPPORT
ACTION PLANNING AND ALSO PUBLIC
SPACE PROJECTS.
BUT WE ALSO DO THIS IMPROVEMENT
AREA SUPPORT, RACIAL EQUITY
TRAINING AND OUTREACH FOR THE
BUSINESS DISTRICT, COMMERCIAL
AFFORDABILITY WORKSHOPS, THAT
IS NEW THIS YEAR.
WE ALSO DO PEER NETWORKS WILL
BE BRING TO BUSINESS DISTRICT
LEADERS TO LEARN FROM EACH
OTHER AND LEARN NEW STRATEGIES.
WE JUST ANNOUNCED ARE 2019
GRANTS AND THIS YEAR WE ARE
PROVIDING $1.3 MILLION IN 17
BUSINESS DISTRICTS.
THIS IS A LIST.
I WILL WORK THROUGH IT QUICKLY.
ONE EXAMPLE OF ACTION PLANS IS
IN RAINIER BEACH.
THE MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION, THAT
IS PART OF THE ACTION PLAN.
THEY DO AN EVENT EVERY YEAR
CALLED LIGHT UP THE BEACH.
THEY HAVE A CONTEST WITHIN THE
BUSINESSES TO PUT UP LIGHTS AND
THEY HAVE PHOTOS WITH SANTA AND
THEY ARE DRAWING FOLKS INTO THE
BUSINESSES DURING THE HOLIDAY
SEASON.
A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A PUBLIC
SPACE PROJECT IS IN CHINATOWN.
IT IS FUNDED, A NEIGHBORHOOD
IGHTING STUDY TO LOOK AT THE
LIGHTING LEVELS WITHIN THE
DISTRICT TO HELP IMPROVE SAFETY
AND THE ATTRACTIVE QUALITIES AT
NIGHT.
AND NOW THEY HAVE A GREAT PLAN
THAT THEY CAN USE TO FUND
RAISE.
AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA
PROGRAM IS ALSO PART OF OUR
WORK.
WE SUPPORT 10 BIAS IN SEATTLE
WHO RAISED $22 MILLION TO
PROVIDE ENHANCED SERVICES
WITHIN THOSE 10 AREAS.
AND ONE EXAMPLE OF THIS IS OUR
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA
ADVOCATE.
PHILLIPS IT, PHILLIP SIT,
SUPPORTED IT.
WE JUST HELD OUR FIFTH ANNUAL
ACIAL EQUITY IN BUSINESS
DISTRICTS TRAINING.
THIS IS THE COHORT FROM THIS
YEAR.
WE PROVIDE TRAINING TO LOCAL
VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF WITHIN
BUSINESS DISTRICTS, TO IMPROVE
THE ABILITY TO ADDRESS IMPLICIT
BIAS AND SERVE BUSINESS OWNERS
OF COLOR.
WITH THIS PROGRAM, WE ALSO
PROVIDE COMMUNITY LIAISONS FROM
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
TO HELP THE BUSINESS DISTRICTS
IMPROVE THEIR OUTREACH TO
BUSINESS OWNERS OF COLOR.
AND IMPROVE THEIR
RELATIONSHIPS.
NEW THIS YEAR, WE ADDED
COMMERCIAL AFFORDABILITY
WORKSHOPS, WHICH WE PILOTED IN
CHINATOWN LAST YEAR.
THEY WERE REALLY GOOD, TO
PROVIDE TRAINING TO LOCAL
BUSINESSES WHO ARE CHALLENGED
WITH PRESSURES TO MOVE.
WE ARE OFFERING THIS TO MORE
NEIGHBORHOODS THIS YEAR.
>>> CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT THE COMMERCIAL
AFFORDABILITY WORKSHOP'S?
WHAT DO BUSINESSES LEARN?
>> DEPENDING ON WHAT THEIR
NEEDS ARE, WE HAVE WORKSHOPS ON
COMMERCIAL LEASES, WE HAVE THEM
ON HOW TO BUILD OUT A NEW
SPACE.
HOW DO YOU FINANCE IT?
WHAT ARE THE COSTS?
AND HELPING THEM THINK THROUGH,
FOR MANY BUSINESSES WHO HAVE
BEEN IN PLACE FOR A LONG TIME,
THEY HAVE NEVER ACTUALLY HAD TO
DO THAT.
WHERE IT HAS BEEN A WHILE.
HELPING THEM LEARN ABOUT WHAT
THE LEASES ARE AND HOW TO
IMPROVE THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH
THE PROPERTY OWNER.
AS WELL AS A LOT OF THOSE
MOVING CHALLENGES THAT THEY
FACE.
>> DO THOSE TYPES OF TRAININGS
PRODUCE OUTCOMES AS IT RELATES
SPECIFICALLY TO THE LEAST
TRAINING?
>> DO YOU HAVE EVEN ANECDOTAL
STORIES OF HOW A LEAST TRAINING
MIGHT HAVE RESULTED IN A MORE
FAIR LEASE FOR A SMALL BUSINESS
OWNER?
>> WE PROBABLY DO HAVE SOME
DAA ON THAT.
THE TRAINING SO FAR WE HAVE HAD
IN THE ID, WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE
TRAININGS.
MANY BUSINESS OWNERS LEARNED
BOTH ABOUT THEIR LEASES AS WELL
AS MOVING COSTS.
I CAN PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION
ON THAT.
BUT THERE ARE MANY BUSINESSES
WHO HAVE BEEN FACED WITH A LOT
OF PRESSURES AND HAVE LEARNED.
I AM SORRY I DON'T HAVE AN
EXAMPLE FOR YOU.
>> IT IS A HOT ISSUE AS YOU
KNOW.
IF LEASE TRAINING ISN'T
PRODUCING THE KIND OF OUTCOMES
THAT ARE SUFFICIENT TO ADDRESS
THE CHALLENGES, WE AS
POLICYMAKERS NEED TO UNDERSTAND
THAT.
TO LOOK AT OTHER ALTERNATIVES
TO ASSIST SMALL BUSINESSES IN
THESE POWER IMBALANCED TYPE OF
DISCRETIONS WITH THE PROPERTY
OWNERS.
>> YES.
WE WILL HAVE MORE DATA AFTER
THIS YEAR.
AFTER WE PROVIDE MORE OF THE
TRAININGS IN A MORE
NEIGHBORHOODS.
BUT WE ARE ALSO IT IS NOT
MENTIONED IN THIS POWERPOINT
BUT WE ARE DOING COMMERCIAL
AFFORDABILITY TENANT
IMPROVEMENTS.
WE HAVE A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY
TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO BUSINESSES
WHO ARE HAVING TO BUILD OUT NEW
SPACE.
>> THIS SLIDE SHOWS OUR FUNDING
OVERTIME.
THE GREEN LINE HAS OUR OVERALL
GRANT FUNDING.
IT WENT UP IN 2014.
IT HAS BEEN COMING DOWN AND
LIKEWISE, WE HAVE INCREASED THE
NUMBER OF BUSINESS DISTRICTS IN
THE PROGRAM OVERTIME.
THIS YEAR IT IS A LITTLE BIT OF
A DROP.
>> THIS IS SPECIFICALLY FUNDING
FOR CL GRANTS?
>> CAN YOU TAKE A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT HOW YOU MAKE DECISIONS AS
TO WHO GETS FUNDING FOR THE
GRANTS?
WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH
FOLKS REPRESENTING BUSINESS
DISTRICTS BUT I THINK IT WOULD
BE USEFUL FOR THE PUBLIC TO
UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT MORE.
>> WE DO AN ANNUAL PROCESS FOR
APPLICATIONS.
AND BUSINESS DISTRICTS COME
FORWARD WITH THEIR REQUESTS
WITHIN ALL OF THESE AREAS.
OUR GRANTS AND SERVICES.
WE ASK FOR BUSINESS DISTRICTS
TO ORGANIZE AT ONE REQUEST.
SO THE POINT OF OUR PROGRAM IS
TO HELP DISTRICTS COME TOGETHER
AND HAVE A COMMON VISION, TO
WORK TOGETHER.
THAT IS PART OF THE APPLICATION
PROCESS AS WELL.
WE DO THAT EVERY YEAR.
THEY COME IN AND DO A
PRESENTATION TO A GRANTING
COMMITTEE.
IS MADE UP OF MOSTLY CITY STAFF
WORKING IN MULTIPLE
DEPARTMENTS.
AND THAT IS HOW WE MAKE OUR
GRANTING DECISIONS.
THIS YEAR, WE ARE ACTUALLY
LOOKING AT DOING A RACIAL
EQUITY TOOLKIT IN THE GRANTING
PROCESS.
WE HAVE BEEN DOING IT THIS WAY
FOR A WHILE.
WE THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE GOOD TO
TAKE A LOOK AND SEE IF ANY
CHANGES ARE NEEDED.
THIS SHOWS OUR FUNDING
OVERTIME.
WE HAVE MORE THAN HALF OF OUR
FUNDING THAT IS COMMUNITY LOT
GRANTS FEDERAL FUNDING.
T HAS BEEN FAIRLY STABLE.
THAT AT THE GREEN BAR AT THE
BOTTOM.
THEN WE HAVE IF YOU SOURCES OF
GENERAL FUNDS, A SMALL AMOUNT
OF GENERAL AND A SMALL AMOUNT
OF GENERAL FUND FOR OUR LOOK
SPACE IMPROVEMENT.
THIS IS ALSO COMING DOWN
OVERTIME.
JUST AS AN EXAMPLE, I WANT TO
POINT OUT THAT THE MAJORITY OF
OUR FUNDING GOES TO DISTRICTS
THAT HAVE LARGE NUMBERS OF
PEOPLE OF COLOR, BUSINESS
OWNERS OF COLOR IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
I CALL THAT EQUITY DISTRICTS,
THE YELLOW.
IN 2019, IT IS MORE THAN 75%.
ABOUT $1 MILLION GOING TO THE
NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND ALSO, OVERTIME, WE PROVIDE
SUSTAINED FUNDING IN THESE
NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE HAVE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE ARE
SUPPORTING OVERTIME.
SO MORE AND MORE OF OUR FUNDS
ARE DIRECTED TO THESE
NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE BELIEVE THAT IT TAKES
SUSTAINED FUNDING TO BUILD
ORGANIZATIONAL AND COMMUNITY
CAPACITY.
WE ARE PROVIDING THAT SUSTAINED
FUNDING OVER MANY YEARS.
>> HOW DO YOU DEFINE WHAT AN
EQUITY DISTRICT IS?
>> IT IS BASED ON THE
PERCENTAGES OF COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR.
LOW INCOME RESIDENTS.
AND BUSINESS OWNERS OF COLOR.
>> I SAT ONE IN THE PREVIOUS
SLIDE THAT IN MY MIND SHOULD
BE.
BUT MAYBE IT IS TOO SMALL OF A
BUSINESS DISTRICT.
SOUTH PARK?
>> IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE, IT
LOOKS LIKE, IT IS YELLOW.
GREAT.
AND THE GREEN ARE ESTABLISHED?
WHAT IS THAT DEFINITION?
>> BLUE IS ORGANIZED.
>> GREEN IS ESTABLISHED.
THOSE ARE DISTRICTS THAT HAVE
SUSTAINABLE FUNDING SOURCES OR
HAVE PRETTY STRONG
ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN
OPERATING OVER MANY YEARS.
>> AND SAID THE BLUE, THEY
HAVEN'T YET CREATED A BUSINESS
DISTRICT ORGANIZATION?
>> THE BLUE, I CALL IT
ORGANIZING DISTRICTS.
THOSE ARE EARLY IN THE STAGE OF
THAT ORGANIZING PROCESS.
DEVELOPING AN ACTION PLAN.
AND GETTING STARTED WITH THE
ACTION PLAN.
EARLIER IN OUR PROGRAM.
>>> GOT IT.
SO YOU ARE WORKING WITH FOLKS
AT THE BEGINNING TO GET
ORGANIZED SO THAT THEY
POTENTIALLY COULD APPLY FOR
OTHER FUNDING ONCE THEY HAVE
CREATED A VISION FOR
THEMSELVES.
>> RIGHT.
AND OFTENTIMES, IT IS THE
CREATION OF A BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT AREA.
BUT NOT ALWAYS.
IT IS ONE WAY OF DEVELOPING
THEIR OWN REVENUE BASE.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, I
DON'T KNOW THAT THIS APPLY ONLY
TO THE YELLOW.
JUST A THAN YELLOW
NEIGHBORHOODS BUT, AT THIS
POINT, IT IS THE ENTIRE REGION.
IT IS ALSO THE PLACE, THE
NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE YOU ARE
SEEING GENTRIFICATION AT ITS
MOST INTENSE.
IN SOME SENSE, THIS IS ALSO ONE
OF THE THINGS THAT THE CITY
NEEDS TO DO TO HELP STEM THAT
BECAUSE WE CALL THEM EQUITY
DISTRICTS BUT ALREADY, THE
CENTRAL AREA, SO MANY OF
IMMIGRANT OWNED BUSINESSES ARE
GETTING PUSHED OUT.
ONE OF THE THINGS, OBVIOUSLY
NOT SOMETHING THIS PROGRAM CAN
DO ABOUT IT DIRECTLY BUT JUST
TO ACKNOWLEDGE IN THE
DISCUSSION.
IN TERMS OF THE AFFORDABILITY,
RENT GOING UP, BUSINESSES BEING
TORN DOWN, THE NEW SPACE IS NOT
AFFORDABLE.
THERE IS NO PLAN FOR WHERE THE
BUSINESS CAN GO DURING
CONSTRUCTION.
EVEN IF THE NEW SPACE IS
AFFORDABLE.
ALL OF THAT IS CREATING SO MUCH
INSTABILITY IN FLUX.
WHERE MY OFFICE, THERE ARE SO
MANY BUSINESSES THAT ARE FACING
THAT KIND OF PRICE.
THERE ARE BUSINESSES THAT ARE
MAYBE NOT IN TERMS OF BEING
ALREADY QUALIFYING FOR THAT
PROGRAM, PARTICULARLY.
BUT IN GENERAL, FACING THE
BRUNT OF GENTRIFICATION.
LIKE ONE OF THE BUSINESSES WE
ARE WORKING WITH.
QUITE AN INTRODUCTION TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
EVERYONE LOVES THAT.
BUT IT IS NOW, UNLESS SOMETHING
IS DONE IMMEDIATELY, THE
BUILDING WHERE IT EXISTS WILL
BE DEMOLISHED.
THE QUESTION OF THEIR FUTURE
REMAINS.
SO I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT THESE ARE ALSO HIGH
GENTRIFICATION DISTRICTS.
>> THAT IS A GOOD POINT.
WE DO LOOK AT THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE
DISTRICTS THAT ARE AT HIGH RISK
OF DISPLACEMENT OF BUSINESS
OWNERS OF COLOR.
THAT IS ANOTHER ELEMENT THAT
HELPS US.
>> ON THE POINT THAT
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT MADE.
DOES THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT HAVE A ROLE IN
THOSE INSTANCES WHERE A
BUILDING WHERE A SMALL BUSINESS
IS BEING REDEVELOPED?
I KNOW WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD
EXAMPLE OF AT LEAST ONE SMALL
BUSINESS THAT HAPPENS TO BE IN
OUR ORGANIZATION THAT WAS
SUCCESSFUL IN RELOCATING IN THE
NEW STRUCTURE AFTER
REDEVELOPMENT.
IT WAS THAT RICHARD HUGO HOUSE.
THE QUESTION OF WHERE YOU GO
DURING THE CONSTRUCTION, IS
THERE A ROLE THAT THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAYS IN
BROKERING THOSE DISCUSSIONS WITH
THE PROPERTY OWNERS WHO ARE
INTENDING TO DEVELOP?
>> YES, DEFINITELY.
IF ANY BUSINESS OWNER OR
PROPERTY OWNER IS FACING THOSE
CHALLENGES, YOU CAN CONTACT OUR
OFFICE.
WE HAVE BOTH SMALL-BUSINESS
ADVOCATES AND OUR ONLY IN
SEATTLE TEAM.
YOU CAN CONTACT ANY OF US AND
WE WILL FIND THE RIGHT PERSON
TO HELP YOU.
WE DO PROVIDE SOME TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE, CONSULTANTS WHO CAN
HELP WORK WITH THE BUSINESS
OWNER AND HELP THEM LOOK AT THE
LEASE OR LOOK AT THE OPTIONS.
AND WE CAN ALSO HELP BROKER
SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS.
ESPECIALLY IF THERE ARE
CHALLENGES BEING FACED WITH
CITY DEPARTMENTS OR CITY
PERMITTING.
THAT SORT OF THING.
WE CAN PROVIDE SUPPORT TO
BUSINESS OWNERS.
>> MOVING ALONG, I THINK ONE OF
THE BIGGEST OUTCOMES OF OUR
PROGRAM IS JUST HARNESSING ALL
OF THE VOLUNTEER WORK.
WE DO PROVIDE STAFF, CAPACITY
AND SUPPORT FOR MANY DISTRICT
TO SOME EXTENT.
A SMALL AMOUNT.
BUT REALLY, IT TAKES A LOT OF
VOLUNTEER EFFORT FROM THE
BUSINESS OWNERS, PROPERTY
OWNERS, RESIDENTS, TO MAKE
THEIR COMMUNITIES BETTER AND TO
CARE FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES.
THAT IS ONE OF OUR BIGGEST
IMPACTS AS WELL AS PROVIDING
LOTS OF EVENTS AND LEVERAGING
OTHER RESOURCES.
>> HERE IS OUR TEAM.
PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR PROGRAM
OR HAVE CHALLENGES THAT YOU'RE
FACING.
WITH DISPLACEMENT, ESPECIALLY.
WE HAVE OUR NEWEST MEMBER,
PETER BLOCH-GARCIA IS HERE.
I ALSO MENTIONED 1030.
HE IS HERE.
OUR BUSINESS AREA IMPROVEMENT
ADVOCATE.
THERE ARE FIVE OF US.
WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO LEON GARNETT TO TALK ABOUT
THE CENTRAL AREA
COLLABORATIVE.
>> THANK YOU, TERESA FOR
INVITING ME TO SPEAK ABOUT OUR
NEIGHBOR.
THE ONLY IN SEATTLE GRANT HAS
BEEN REALLY TRANSFORMATIVE FOR
THE WAY WE APPROACH OUR WORK IN
THE CENTRAL AREA.
BACK IN 2015, WE ARE ONE OF
THOSE ORGANIZING NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE WEREN'T USED TO WORKING
TOGETHER AS COMMUNITY GROUPS.
AND INSTITUTIONS.
OED SPONSORED SIX COMMUNITY
MEETINGS ABOUT TOGETHER 130
NEIGHBORHOOD AND STAKEHOLDERS
FROM THE SERVICE AND NONPROFIT
COMMUNITY.
INSTITUTIONS AND BUSINESSES.
WE DEVELOPED THE CENTRAL AREA
REVITALIZATION PLAN.
FIVE INITIATIVES.
IT IS AROUND ALIGNING NEW
DEVELOPMENT WITH COMMUNITY
INPUT.
ESTABLISHING GROWING AND
RETAINING MICRO BUSINESSES.
INCREASING SERVICES FOR LOW
INCOME POPULATIONS.
DEVELOPING HIGH QUALITY FOOD
ECOSYSTEMS AND EMPHASIZING THE
IMPORTANCE
>>> LOOKING AT THOSE IMPORTANT
ISSUES WITH A FOCUS ON
DEVELOPMENT, AND LINE WITH THE
ARTS COMMISSION AND THE EQUITY
LENS.
THINGS LIKE SUPPORTING AND
HELPING TO GUIDE THE PUBLIC
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND THE
BASE, THE EQUITABLE EQUITY
PROJECTS.
CONTINUED ATTENTION AROUND
CULTURAL DISTRICTS AND MAKING
SURE THAT THAT IS BEING
REPRESENTED AND SUPPORTED AND
THEN POLICY ADVOCACY AROUND
AREAS OF COMMERCIAL
AFFORDABILITY.
TRANSPORTATION AND THINGS OF
THAT.
WE ARE LOOPED IN.
WE ARE REALLY I THINK
INCREASINGLY. WE ARE HAVING
THESE AMAZING CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT CREATIVE ECONOMY AND
INCREASING THE WORK.
>> WE ARE DEALING WITH THE FILM
COMMUNITY, THE NIGHTLIFE, THE
EARLY STAGES OF THE PROCESS.
WE ARE WORKING WITH MS.
BARRERAS SEVEN.
SHE PULLED A QUOTE WHEN SHE
PRESENTED THIS TO THE
COMMISSION A FEW WEEKS AGO .
SHE PULLED THIS FROM FORCED
WHITAKER.
HE SAID A CREATIVE ECONOMY IS
THE ONE WHERE SKILL IS THE MAIN
INFRASTRUCTURE.
HOW ARE WE IMAGINING THE FUTURE
OF WORK FOR OUR CITY THROUGH A
LENS OF CREATIVITY AND WHAT
DOES THAT MEAN FOR THE
INDUSTRIES AND OCCUPATION IN
THE FUTURE.
REALLY, OUR JOB FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL MONTHS IS TO LISTEN, TO
CONVENE PEOPLE AND FIND OUT
WHAT WE NEED AND WHAT IS
POSSIBLE.
WE ARE GROUNDING THAT PROCESS
IN THE PRINCIPLES OF
AFFORDABILITY, ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY AND RACIAL EQUITY.
AND WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO
HAVE THE ARTS COMMISSION AS
PARTNERS BECAUSE THEY ARE
STEWARDS OF OUR WORK AS THE
COMMISSION IS INCREASINGLY THE
FILM AND NIGHTLIFE COMMUNITY AS
WELL.
>> I CAN UNDERSTAND
STRUCTURALLY HOW IT WILL WORK
AROUND THE CONVERSATIONS
RELATED TO THE OFFICE OF FILM
AND MUSIC.
THIS IS A TOPIC IN THE ARTS
COMMISSIONS WORKPLAN.
YOU DO HAVE A ROLE IN DOING THE
CONVENING.
IS IT, IS THE CONVENING AROUND
THE ALL-ENCOMPASSING TOPIC OF
CREATIVE ECONOMY?
OR IS IT, IS THAT A QUESTION?
OR IS IT FLIPPED THE OTHER WAY
AROUND?
IS IT A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE
FUTURE OF THE OFFICE OF FILM
AND MUSIC AND HOW THEY
CONTRIBUTE TO THE CREATIVE
ECONOMY?
>> IT IS A CONVERSATION ABOUT
WHAT THE FUTURE OF CREATIVE
INDUSTRIES LOOKS LIKE.
WHAT INFRASTRUCTURE BEST
SUPPORTS THAT.
I DON'T KNEW THAT WE HAVE
WEIGHED IN ON ONE STRUCTURAL
MODEL.
THE ARTS COMMISSION AND FILM
WORKS, THE NIGHTLIFE COMMUNITY,
THESE ARE ALL PARTNERS WE HAVE
TO GET AROUND THE TABLE.
WE HAVE BEEN DOING THAT WITH
CTY EMPLOYEES AND OUR
COWORKERS HERE AROUND VARIOUS
DEPARTMENTS, THE COUNCIL CBO
AND AS WELL AS WITH THE
COMMISSIONS AND COMMUNITY.
THIS SUMMER WILL BE THE BALANCE
OF THE BROADER EXTERNAL
OUTREACH.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THE ARTS
MISSION, TO IDENTIFY, IT IS NOT
REALLY ABOUT THE ARTS OFFICE.
IT IS ALL ABOUT WHERE WE WANT
TO GO TOGETHER.
>> IT WAS GREAT BECAUSE AT OUR
RETREAT, WE WERE ABLE TO REALLY
THINK THROUGH AND WE GOT INTO
GROUPS WITHIN THE COMMITTEES.
WE ARE REALLY THINKING ABOUT
THE WORK WE ARE ALREADY DOING
AROUND THAT.
KIND OF THINKING THROUGH IT
WITH THIS LENS OF CREATIVE
ECONOMY AND ENGAGEMENT AND
ACCURACY.
TO BE BE ABLE TO CALL OUT THE
WORK THAT IS ALREADY BEING
DONE.
HOW WE CAN REFLECT ON WHAT THAT
CAN LOOK LIKE AND THE GOALS FOR
THE FUTURE.
>> I HAVE EXPRESSED MY CONCERN
FOR THE FUTURE OF THE OFFICE OF
FILM AND MUSIC.
IT HAS HISTORICALLY IN THE CITY
BEEN THAT AREA OF THE CREATIVE
ECONOMY.
IT HAS STRICTLY BEEN AN
AFTERTHOUGHT.
WE HAVE ONLY RECENTLY HAD AN
OFFICE OF FILM AND MUSIC.
I JUST THINK IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT
HISTORY, BUT ALSO RECOGNIZE
THAT BECAUSE OF THAT HISTORY,
WE HAVE NOT ADEQUATELY I THINK
ACKNOWLEDGED THE VALUE OF FILM
AND MUSIC IN OUR CREATIVE
ECONOMY.
I AM HOPING THAT THE STRUCTURE
DOESN'T CONTINUE TO SORT OF
TREAT THAT SEGMENT OF THE
CREATIVE ECONOMY AS AN ADD-ON,
BUT RATHER I THINK IT WOULD BE
USEFUL TO CENTER THE
CONVERSATION AROUND HOW FILM
AND MUSIC FITS INTO THE
CREATIVE ECONOMY.
>> I AGREE.
TODAY WE ARE PRESENTING THE
ARTS COMMISSIONS WORKPLAN.
WE ARE NOT PRESENT IN STRATEGY.
THE ARTS COMMISSION WILL BE
HELPING TO INFORM THAT.
THEY ARE A CRITICAL
STAKEHOLDER,
>> IN A SENSE, THEY WILL BE
CRITICAL IN INFORMING THAT.
I WANTED TO TAKE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO LET FOLKS KNOW
ABOUT WHAT MY CONCERNS ARE.
>>> I THINK THAT IS ALL FAIR
AND WHAT EXCITES ME ABOUT THE
PROCESS, I AM A FILMMAKER AND I
DO POETRY AND STORIES TO MUSIC.
I AM ALSO STRADDLING THAT LINE.
AND WE CAME TO THE TABLE FOR
THE FIRST TIME, LAST WEEK EMMA
CORRECT?
WE WERE ALL THERE AND IT WAS
ALL IN AGREEMENT THAT WE WERE
FIGHTING FOR THESE DIFFERENT
THINGS WE WANTED TO MAKE A
BETTER PLACE FOR SEATTLE AS A
WHOLE.
AND THE THING THAT GIVES ME
HOPE WITH THIS IS HOW THE
OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE
HANDLES THE KING STREET
STATION.
ALL OF THE RESEARCH AND FOCUS
GROUPS AND THINGS OF THAT
NATURE.
THAT THEY CONVENE IN ORDER TO
GET WHAT WE BELIEVE IS THE
RIGHT OUTPUT AS WELL AS GOING
TO THE PROCESS FOR THE LANGSTON
HUGHES ARTS COMMISSION.
I WAS ON FOR 5 DIFFERENT TASKS
FORCE LEADING UP TO THE
PROCESS.
THE FOCUS GROUPS WE HAD AND THE
CARE OF GETTING EVERYONE AT THE
TABLE TO EXPRESS THEIR
OPINIONS.
WHEN WE DID REVIEW WITH THE
PLAN WAS, THE COMMUNITY WAS
ALREADY BOUGHT IN.
WE STRESSED THAT AT THE TABLE
AS WELL.
IN KNOWING THAT WE HAVE A MUSIC
COMMISSIONER.
WE HAVE AN ARTS COMMISSION.
WE KNOW WE DON'T HAVE A FILM
COMMISSION.
ONE OF THE FIRST QUESTIONS AT
THE TABLE WAS, HOW DO WE MAKE
SURE THAT THE BODY IS
REPRESENTED?
>> ANY MORE QUESTIONS?
>> COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN?
DO YOU HAVE THOUGHTS OR
QUESTIONS?
>> YOU TO CERTAINLY BRING A
LOT OF ENERGY TO THE TABLE.
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE.
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> WE DO.
>> I REALLY APPRECIATE HOW THE
COMMISSION AND THE DEPARTMENT
HAS CENTERED EQUITY IN THE WORK
AROUND ARTS.
I APPRECIATE HOW THAT IS BEING
INTEGRATED IN WAYS THROUGHOUT
THE CITY.
IT IS GREAT TO SEE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE ENERGY
YOU BRING TO THIS.
AND THE TIME COMMITMENT AND
PASSION TO THIS WORK.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT
HAPPENS IN THE COMING YEAR.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT
THE ARTS COMMISSION TYPICALLY
DOES EVERY YEAR, IT IS YOU SEND
TO THE COUNCIL YOUR OWN BUDGET
RECOMMENDATIONS LETTER.
AND THAT IS I THINK A UNIQUE
STRUCTURE FOR THE COMMISSIONS
THAT FALL UNDER THE
JURISDICTION OF OTHER
DEPARTMENTS.
I THINK MY RECOLLECTION,
ALTHOUGH I DID NOT STAFF IT AT
THE TIME. WHEN THAT WAS
CONCEIVED, MY RECOLLECTION IS
THAT IT WAS INTENDED TO CREATE
SOME INDEPENDENCE ON THE PART
OF THE COMMISSION TO MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU FELT
REFLECT THE ARTS COMMITTEE
WITHOUT IT HAVING TO GO THROUGH
THE FILTER, THE POLITICAL
FILTER.
AND LIMITED RESOURCES FILTER
THAT WE ALL HAVE TO DEAL WITH
HERE AT THE CITY.
IN EARLIER CONVERSATIONS THAT
WE HAD TODAY, WITH THE OFFICE
OF CIVIL RIGHTS, IT RELATES TO
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY
ARE DOING TO EXPLORE HOW TO
BECOME A MORE INDEPENDENT
DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY.
IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT ONE OF
THE THINGS THEY STRUGGLE WITH
IS BUDGETING.
THAT COMMISSION AND THAT
DEPARTMENT HAS FOUR OF ITS OWN
COMMISSIONS.
AND KNOWING THAT YOU FOLKS ARE
GOING TO BE COMING UP HERE, IT
MADE ME WONDER, I WANTED TO ASK
YOU, WHETHER OR NOT YOU FIND
THAT OPPORTUNITY TO COMMUNICATE
DIRECTLY WITH THE COUNCIL ON
WHAT YOUR BUDGET ALREADY IS
ARE.
DO YOU FEEL LIKE THAT ENHANCES
YOUR ABILITY TO REPRESENT THE
COMMUNITIES THAT YOU ARE ON THE
COMMITTEE TO SPEAK FOR?
BECAUSE IT MIGHT BE A USEFUL
THING FOR US TO CONSIDER DOING
WITH THOSE COMMISSIONS AS WELL.
>> I MEAN, I THINK FOR ME,
GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF
WRITING THE LETTER AND PUTTING
THAT TOGETHER, COLLABORATING ON
THAT.
IT REALLY ALLOWS US TO
REITERATE WHAT OUR FOCUSES ARE
AND ALLOWS US TO TAILOR IT.
HERE IS OUR PRIORITIES.
HERE, AS ADVOCATES, THIS IS OUR
RESPONSIBILITY.
AND I THINK IT IS SOMETHING
THAT FEELS LIKE IT COMES PRETTY
NATURALLY.
IN PART OF WHAT WE CONSIDER TO
BE OUR JOBS.
THE BUDGET LETTER IS AN EXAMPLE
OF THAT.
I DO?
HAVE DONE OTHER THINGS AS WELL
TO PUT FORWARD WHAT WE ARE
HEARING.
WE ARE THE EYES AND EARS ON THE
GROUND, DOING THIS WORK.
BEING ARTIST.
THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO WE DO FEEL LIKE IT IS OUR
RESPONSIBILITY AND PART OF OUR
JOBS TO DO THAT.
>> RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOR SURE.
>> SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THE
YEAR, I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING
MORE ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF YOUR WORKPLAN
AS IT RELATES TO THE PUBLIC
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
THE CULTURAL INVESTMENT
COMMITTEE AND THE FED.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> EVERYBODY SAID THAT.
>> SO IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE
YOU COME IN.
>> ONE OTHER THING, I NOTICED
IN YOUR COMMENTS WILL MOVE ARE
TALKING ABOUT FUNDING, HELP
MEN'S PROFESSIONAL SPORTS ARE
YOU READING TO THE ADMISSIONS
FEES.
I HAVE DONE A LITTLE BIT OF
LOOKING INTO THAT.
I AM NOT SURE WITH THAT PATH
WOULD BE BUT CERTAINLY I AM
INTERESTED IN MY TIME LEFT ON
THE COUNCIL AND WORKING WITH
THE COMMISSION TO SEE IF THERE
IS A WAY TO MAKE THAT MORE
EQUITABLE.
>> AWESOME.
>> BY ELIMINATING ALL FUNDING,
NOT BY THAT.
THAT IS NOT VERY EQUITABLE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> IF YOU HAVE THOUGHTS ON
THAT, I CERTAINLY WOULD BE
RECEPTIVE TO STRATEGIES.
>> AWESOME.
THANK YOU.
THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> YELLOW ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO
ATTEND THE COMMISSION MEETINGS.
THEY ARE ON THE SECOND TUESDAY
AT THE KING STREET STATION.
>> THANK YOU.
THE BIRTHDAY BOY.
>> NUMBER FIVE.
>> BE GENTLE.
>> THIS IS THE ARTS AND
CULTURAL THE STRICT UPDATE.
>> WE BROUGHT YOU SOMETHING.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> I AM NOT GOING TO EMBARRASS
US BY MAKING EVERYONE SING.
I WILL JUST TAKE A MOMENT OF
SILENCE.
WE WILL HEAR THE SONG IN OUR
HEADS.
>> HELLO.
THANK YOU BOTH FOR JOINING US.
>> GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU.
INTRODUCTIONS FOR THE DOING
AUDIENCE?
>> TRANSFER 25, 25.
>> VIVIAN PHILLIPS.
THE FORMER CHAIR OF THE SEATTLE
ARTS COMMISSION AND
SPECIFICALLY HERE TO TALK ABOUT
THE ARTS AND CULTURAL DISTRICTS.
>> KIND OF A ROCK STAR FROM THE
FOLKS WHO ARE HERE A MOMENT
AGO.
>>> I AM SO PROUD.
HONESTLY.
TO HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SERVE ON THE ARTS COMMISSION,
TO LEAD THE ARTS COMMISSION AND
TO LEAVE THE ARTS COMMISSION
AND SET CAPABLE HANDS.
IT MAKES ME INCREDIBLY PROUD.
IT IS ALL OF THAT VOLUNTEER
WORK.
YOU KNOW?
IT ALL PAYS OFF.
>> STRUCTURE AND LEADERSHIP TO
FILL THAT STRUCTURE.
>> I LOVE IT.
>> THAT IS AN AMAZING POINT.
BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF
AMAZING PEOPLE WHO DO AMAZING
úTHINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND TO DO THAT AND PEOPLE TO
MOVE ON FROM NETWORK AND THE
WORK CONTINUES TO GROW, THAT IS
OFTEN A PLACE WHERE IT DOESN'T
WORK OUT WELL.
>> THAT IS ALWAYS MY GOAL.
>> IT IS ALWAYS MICHAEL.
IT FEELS GOOD TO SEE THAT
HAPPENING.
THANK YOU.
>> I'M GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO
HAVE YOU BOTH HERE AT THE SAME
TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> FOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS YOU
MADE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU WOULD LIKE TO START?
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
>> IT IS A RUNNING JOKE.
I AM SO SHOCKED ABOUT IT TOO.
WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE
EVOLUTION OF THE ARTS AND
CULTURAL DISTRICT PROGRAM IN
SEATTLE.
AND THE BIRTH OF A NEW THING WE
ARE CALLING THE CHAMBER OF
CULTURE.
AVIAN, WOULD YOU MIND
FORWARDING THIS ONE SLIDE?
>> I LIKE IT.
>> GREAT.
THE PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED IN
2014.
IT LAUNCHED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE
ARTS WHICH HELPED US FUND THE
CREATIVE PLACE THEY SEEING
TOOLKIT.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT A
SECOND.
SIX OR EIGHT TOOLS THAT THE
DISTRICTS COULD HAVE ACCESS TO
THAT WE COULD FUND ON THEIR
BEHALF.
THE FIRST DISTRICT WE CREATED
WITH A CAPITOL HILL ARTS
DISTRICT FOLLOWED VERY CLOSELY
BY THE HISTORIC CENTRAL AREA
ARTS AND CULTURAL DISTRICT IN
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT.
HELD BY THE UPTOWN ART AND
CULTURAL COALITION.
IN UPTOWN.
AND THE COLOMBIAN HELLMAN ARTS
DISTRICT, THE MOST RECENT TO BE
ADDED THE THE PROGRAM.
WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS
OF ALMOST ALWAYS IN THE PROCESS
OF CONVERSATIONS WITH DIFFERENT
NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE ARE INTERESTED IN THE
PROGRAM.
AND WE WOULD EXPECT THAT AT
SOME POINT THIS YEAR OR NEXT
WILL BE ADDING THE NEXT
DISTRICT TO THE PROGRAM.
THANK YOU.
THE TOOLKIT HAS REALLY EVOLVED.
THE PROGRAM HAS EVOLVED AROUND
THIS WHOLE IDEA OF THE TOOLKIT.
WE FIRST LAUNCHED IT, WE WERE
ABLE TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS AROUND
POP-UP SPACE ACTIVATIONS.
RIGHT-OF-WAY DISTRICT
IDENTIFIERS, WHICH IS CUSTOM
STREET THAT YOU SAW IN THE
PREVIOUS SLIDE.
WAYFINDING CULTURAL SPACE
MARKERS, WHICH ARE ANALOGOUS TO
A BARBER POLE.
IT IS UNIFIED OR REPEATED
MEDALLIONS, THE CULTURAL SPACES
MOUNT ON THE OUTSIDE THE
BUILDING'S.
SUPPORT FOR BUSKING IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, HISTORIC MARKERS,
BUT WE FOUND WAS THAT NOT ALL
OF THESE PROGRAMS WERE OF
INTEREST TO THE DISTRICT.
THE DISTRICT HAD THEIR OWN SELF
AND RELATED IDEAS OF HOW THEY
WOULD LIKE TO FORM IT AND WHAT
THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE SUPPORT
OF.
ONE IS DESIGNED GUIDELINES.
YOU HEARD ABOUT THAT IN THE
PRESENTATION, WE SUPPORTED THE
CREATION OF DESIGN GUIDELINES
FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE
PROCESS OF REACHING OUT INTO
THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND CREATING
THAT AFFORDABLE ARTWORK.
HOUSING HAS BEEN A PRIORITY IN
THE UPTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD.
CULTURAL SPACE INCENTIVES HAVE
BEEN A HIGH PRIORITY IN THE
COLUMBIA HELLMAN AND CAPITOL
HILL.
A LOT OF ADVOCACY AROUND
DIFFERENT IDEAS IN THE CAP
REPORT HAS RESULTED FROM THE
DISTRICT.
THAT HAS RESULTED IN THIS BODY
FOR DIFFERENT IDEAS IN THE
PROGRAM.
PUBLIC SAFETY WAS AN ISSUE ON
CAPITOL HILL.
AS WE SAW, THE RISING CRIME.
ONE OF THE ISSUES WE WERE
CURIOUS ABOUT IN THE PREVIOUS
PRESENTATION WAS AROUND LEASING
SUPPORT.
THAT IS ONE THING WE HAVE
GOTTEN INTO IN SUPPORT OF
DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE
DISTRICTS.
WE HAVE HELPED TO WRITE
EXTENDED LEASES AND LEVERAGE
OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH PROPERTY
OWNERS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS.
IT IS GOING WELL.
FOR EXAMPLE, I WAS THINKING
ABOUT THE LEADER, ESSENTIALLY A
MONTH-TO-MONTH RELATIONSHIP IN
THE BUILDING.
IN ORDER TO MAKE THEM ELIGIBLE
FOR CAPITAL FUNDING TO IMPROVE
THE BUILDING.
THEY HAD TO HAVE IT CERTAIN
LENGTH OF SITE CONTROL.
WE WERE ABLE TO INITIATE THAT
WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER.
THE NEXT SLIDE?
BACKUP ONE.
>> THOSE NEGOTIATIONS,
OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A TOPIC I AM
INTERESTED IN.
ARE YOU ABLE TO MAKE THE
PROPERTY OWNER SEE THAT THERE
IS A BENEFIT FROM THOSE
NEGOTIATIONS TO THEM?
OR ARE THEY MOSTLY DOING IT
BECAUSE IT IS THE RIGHT THING
TO DO?
>> OFTEN IT IS THE LATTER.
WE ARE READY TO MAKE THE CASE
FOR THE PRESENCE OF ARTS AND
CULTURE BEING A GENERATOR OF
VALUE.
BOTH TO BUILDINGS AND
NEIGHBORHOODS.
THAT IS A CASE WE MAKE
REGULARLY.
THE SPECIFIC CASES I AM
THINKING OF WHERE WE JUMPED IN,
HONESTLY IT WAS MORE A MATTER
OF MAKING THE CASE IN THE RIGHT
LANGUAGE.
TAKING SURE THAT BOTH PARTIES
WERE ABLE TO SHARE THE
PRIORITIES AND THE NEEDS.
AND IT TURNED OUT THAT THEY FIT
TOGETHER IN A WAY THAT NEITHER
ASSUMED IT WOULD.
THEY REALIZE THAT THEY BOTH
HAVE THE SAME GOALS.
>> THIS IS A QUICK IT CAME FROM
A MEETING UP IN UPTOWN.
THE FORMER COUNCILMEMBER LICATA
SAID.
WE HAD REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
OPERA WHO HAPPENED TO BE
SITTING NEXT TO THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR, WHICH IS A YOUTH
MUSIC AND DANCE ORGANIZATION.
AND THE COUNCILMEMBER MADE THE
POINT THAT OFTEN HE HEARS ABOUT
DIFFERENT PRIORITIES AND ARTS
ORGANIZATIONS.
THEY HARDLY EVER OVERLAP.
IT IS HARD TO DEAL WITH THE
PRIORITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION
BUT THE OPERA AND THAT VERA
PROJECT CAN AGREE ON A
PRIORITY.
THAT IS A NO-BRAINER.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS EASY
FOR THE CITY TO SUPPORT.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE HOSTED A
ANNUAL CULTURAL SPACE
CONFERENCE AND INVITE THE
PUBLIC TO GENERATE IDEAS THAT
WE WILL THEN SUPPORT.
ONE OF THE IDEAS GENERATED
YEARS AGO WITH THE IDEA OF A
CHAMBER OF CULTURE.
A CITYWIDE ORGANIZATION THAT
COULD CREATE AND SUPPORT A
CULTURAL PLATFORM FOR THE CITY.
THE NEXT SLIDE?
JUST IN THE LAST YEAR, WE HAVE
BEGUN TO EXPLORE THAT AND IT IS
THE SOME TOTAL OF WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN THE LEADERSHIP OF EACH
DISTRICTS NOW SIT TOGETHER AT
THE TABLE.
NOT ONLY DO HAVE A ALIGNED
PLATFORM BUT YOU ALSO HAVE AN
ALIGNED FROM CITYWIDE, BASED IN
CULTURALLY RICH GEOGRAPHY.
WE BEGAN A RELATIONSHIP AND ARE
CONTINUING THE RELATIONSHIP
WITH VIVIAN PHILLIPS TO HELP US
FOR WHAT THIS CHAMBER OF
CULTURE IS.
HOW THEY ARE BOTH GENERATED
FROM THE DISTRICT AND ALSO
PERMEABLE ENOUGH SO THAT THEY
COULD BE PART OF THE PLATFORM
AS WELL.
IDENTIFYING THE SHARED
PRIORITIES AND AGAIN, THOSE
NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT
OFTEN, PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE HOW
EASILY SOME OF THEM PUT
TOGETHER.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL HANDED
OVER TO THE VM TO TALK ABOUT
WHERE SHE IS THAT IN HER WORK,
CREATING THE CHAMBER OF
CULTURE.
>> THE BEAUTY OF THIS FOR ME IS
THAT I'VE GOT TO WORK WITH NOT
JUST MY OWN ARTS AND CULTURAL
DISTRICT BUT WITH ALL FOUR OF
THE EXISTING ARTS AND CULTURAL
DISTRICTS.
AND THERE ARE A LOT OF POINTS
OF SYNERGY ACROSS THOSE
DISTRICTS.
I THINK THAT WE ARE WORKING
TOWARDS IS ESTABLISHING A BODY
THAT IS A REPOSITORY AND THEN
ALSO CAN EXPORT THOSE SHARED
PRIORITIES AND ALIGNMENTS.
ONE OF THE . IN ADDITION TO HOW
THEY ARE CENTERING THE WORK IN
EQUITY, THE AREAS THAT ARE
FOCUSED ON PRESERVATION, ETHNIC
LEGACIES, THEY ARE A PRIORITY
IN THE CENTRAL AREA AS YOU
WOULD IMAGINE.
IDENTIFYING EXISTING
OPPORTUNITIES WHERE THEY CAN
EMBRACE GREATER EQUITY.
MOVING FROM ASSUMPTION TO
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK
DOESN'T NECESSARILY IT COVERED
IN THE EQUITY TOOLKIT.
BUT THERE ARE SO MANY
STEREOTYPES ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE
CAN AND CANNOT DO.
IT FLOWS INTO THE ASSUMPTIONS
OF THE WORK WHEN YOU ARE TRYING
TO EXPRESS YOURSELF OR INVOLVE
MORE PEOPLE.
SO I AM ENCOURAGING FOLKS TO
COME OUT LET'S DO SOME
EMPIRICAL DATA AROUND THAT.
LET'S TEST YOUR ASSUMPTIONS AND
REALLY REACH OUT TO COMMUNITIES
IN A WHOLEHEARTED WAY.
NAMING THOSE THAT ARE NOT
PRESENT IN DEVELOPING
STRATEGIES FOR CONNECTING.
THAT IS AN EQUITABLE STRATEGY,
OBVIOUSLY.
BUT SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO
SIT AROUND THE TABLE AND LOOK
AT THE TABLE AND SAY WHO IS NOT
HERE?
AND THEN ACTUALLY DEVELOP
STRATEGIES AROUND HOW TO GET
FOLKS THERE.
SO THAT IS HAPPENING IN EACH
DISTRICT AS WELL.
SOME OF THE FUNCTIONS I THINK
ARE OF MOST SIGNIFICANCE TO THE
ARTS AND CULTURAL DISTRICT HAVE
TO DO WITH THE CITYWIDE
ADVOCACY.
MATTHEW IS OBVIOUSLY ONLY ONE
PERSON EVEN AS HE GROWS IN
YEARS.
HE IS STILL ONLY ONE PERSON.
>> DIVIDING AND REFORMING.
>> SO, WHAT I THINK IS A POINT
OF SYNERGY ACROSS DISTRICTS IS
A DESIRE TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO
SHARE RESEARCH AND RESOURCES.
AND AN INTENTIONAL FOCUS ON THE
CREATIVE ECONOMY WHICH HAS COME
UP IN THE PRIOR PRESENTATION.
THE BEAUTY OF GETTING TO WORK
ONBOTH OF THOSE THINGS IS THAT
WE CAN IN BED THAT WORK IN WHAT
WE ARE DOING WITH BRINGING ALL
THE ARTS AND CULTURAL DISTRICTS
TOGETHER AND USING THOSE AS A
RESOURCE FOR FURTHER INFORMING
THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING
AROUND JOBS CREATION AND
AFFORDABILITY AND LIVABILITY.
OBVIOUSLY SUSTAINING ARTS AND
CULTURAL SPACES IS A HUGE
ELEMENT BECAUSE IN EVERY SINGLE
DISTRICT WE HAVE GOTTEN THE
PRESENCE OF HIGHER DEVELOPMENT
AND THE REDUCTION OF CULTURAL
SPACES.
SO THAT IS A SHARED IDENTITY
THAT EVERYONE CAN WORK TOGETHER
ON.
AND JUST TO BULLET POINT ALL OF
THE SHARED PRIORITIES, THIS
GOES BACK TO WHAT I SAID
PREVIOUSLY.
INCREASING THE CAPACITY BY
HAVING A CENTRALIZED WAY OF
WORKING TOGETHER.
THE CENTRALIZED ADMINISTRATION.
EVERYBODY IS TRYING TO DO THE
WORK ON THEIR OWN.
ALL OF THE ARTS AND CULTURAL
DISTRICTS ARE VOLUNTEER LED.
IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT
THEY HAVE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.
RELATIONSHIP BUILDING ACROSS
DISTRICTS IS SOMETHING I AM
EXCITED ABOUT BECAUSE PEOPLE
GET TO COME TOGETHER AND MEET
ONE ANOTHER AND TALK.
OSO ON APRIL 17, WE WILL HAVE
ONE OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
ALL FOUR DISTRICTS TO COME
TOGETHER AND DO SOME CROSS
VISIONING.
SHAPING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
IS OBVIOUSLY OF INTEREST IN ALL
FOUR OF THE DISTRICTS.
IN THE CENTRAL AREA.
OF COURSE WE KNOW ABOUT ALL OF
THE UP ZONING THAT IS TAKING
PLACE.
HOW CAN THE ARTS AND CULTURAL
DITRICT INFORMED THAT?
NOT JUST THROUGH THE DESIGN
REVIEW PROCESS BUT THROUGH
CONTINUED ADVOCACY AS AN
EXAMPLE.
DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE MODEL
FOR GROWTH AND EFFECTIVENESS.
ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK WE
HAVE AS A GOAL IS TO CREATE A
NATIONAL MODEL.
FOR HOW WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER
ACROSS THE CITY TO ELEVATE THE
ARTS AND CULTURAL INFLUENCES
THROUGH THE DISTRICT'S.
AND THIS IS THE PROCESS.
SO I MENTIONED ON APRIL 17 WE
HAVE OUR FIRST, MAYBE IT IS NOT
THE FIRST, BUT THIS WOULD BE
THE FIRST ALL DISTRICT MEETING
WITH A VISIONING AGENDA.
SO WE CAN ALL COME TOGETHER AND
REALLY TALK ABOUT WHAT THE BIG
VISION IS FOR A SEATTLE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE CULTURE.
THAT GENERATES COMMERCE.
>> I WILL BE ASSESSING ALL THE
NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS
THE DISTRICT, ENGAGING IN A
SHARED VISION AS I MENTIONED.
AND THEN OUR INTENTION IS TO
DEVELOP A SHARED PROPOSAL THAT
COMES TO CITY COUNCIL BY
NOVEMBER.
>> THAT IS FANTASTIC.
I HAVE OFTEN THOUGHT ALLOWED TO
VARIOUS FOLKS ABOUT HOW THE
ARTS DISTRICT CAN MENTOR THE
NEW ARTS DISTRICT.
IT IS BRILLIANT THAT YOU HAVE
COME UP WITH THE FRAMEWORK TO
DO THAT AND MUCH MORE.
THAT IS FANTASTIC.
>> WE THINK IT WILL REALLY LIFT
THE WORK THAT VOLUNTEERS ARE
DOING IN ALL OF THE
COMMUNITIES.
TO EMBRACE AND GROW ARTS AND
CULTURAL IDENTITIES AND
INFLUENCES.
SO BY CREATING A CENTRAL POINT
WHERE ALL OF THAT CAN MOVE
THROUGH, IT HELPS NOT JUST ONE
DISTRICT.
IT HELPS ALL DISTRICTS.
IT HELPS DISTRICTS THAT COME
ALONG THE FUTURE AND ULTIMATELY
AS AN ASSET TO THE CITY.
>> IT ANSWERS THE QUESTION I
HAVE HEARD PEOPLE ASK ALLOWED.
WELL IF WE KEEP, IF WE HAVE FOR
ARTS DISTRICTS, IF WE KEEP
ADDING ARTS DISTRICTS, IS THAT
MONIKER OF BEING IN ARTS
DISTRICT SOMEHOW GOING TO LOSE
MEANING?
I THINK YOU HAVE FLIPPED IT.
>> EXACTLY.
>> IT WILL NOT LOSE MEANING IF
YOU HAVE FOUND A WAY TO AMPLIFY
IT.
>>> RECOGNIZING THAT EVERY
DISTRICT HAS DIFFERENT NEEDS
AND POPULATIONS AND THE PEOPLE
THEY SERVE.
BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT
ARE UNIVERSAL ACROSS ALL
DISTRICTS.
TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN
CREATE GREATER TOOLS TO HELP
PEOPLE GO BACK IN THE
COMMUNITIES, TO REALLY BE
FOCUSED ON THE ASSETS IN THE
NEEDS IS OUR GOAL.
>> AND I ALSO APPRECIATE THE
FACT THAT THIS IS A BODY THAT
IS GOING TO BE FOUNDED OR
GROUNDED IN THE FOUNDATION OF
EQUITY.
ALSO OTHER CHAMBERS THAT THE
GREATER CHAMBER, THE GREATER
SEATTLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WAS
ORIGINALLY FOUNDED TO BE AN
UMBRELLA FOR THE SMALLER
NEIGHBORHOOD CHAMBERS BUT IT
HAS NOW BECOME MORE LESS
FOCUSED ON SMALL BUSINESS,
RIGHT?
AND IF THE WAY YOU ARE
STARTING, I THINK YOU WILL
ALWAYS BE THINKING ABOUT SMALL
ARTS AS OPPOSED TO FOCUSING
YOUR EFFORTS AND RESOURCES AND
ADVOCACY ON THE BIG ARTS
ORGANIZATIONS.
>> I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS WE
ARE ABLE TO DO IS TO, WHILE
FOCUSING ON THE SMALL ARTS OR
THE SMALL AND MIDSIZED ARTS
úENTITIES, ARTISTS AND EFFORTS.
WE CAN CREATE A MORE DIRECT
CONNECTION TO LARGER ARTS
ORGANIZATIONS AND HELP THEM TO
SEE WAYS IN WHICH THEY CAN WORK
WITH THE SMALLER ONES.
IT IS KIND OF THIS BIG
UNIVERSAL WIN-WIN.
IT IS A WAY IN WHICH WE HAVE
BEEN LOOKING TO WORK IN ARTS
AND CULTURE ACROSS THE CITY FOR
A NUMBER OF YEARS.
PERSONALLY, IN MY EXPERIENCE,
WITH THE ARTS COMMISSION AND
WORKING IN ORGANIZATIONS THERE
IS A LOT OF DUPLICITY THAT
HAPPENS.
SO NOW WE CAN STREAMLINE IT SO
IT MAKES EVERYTHING MORE
EFFECTIVE.
>> I THINK THAT FRAMING OF
SMALL AND LARGE IS ALSO
REFRAMED ALONG THE SPECTRUM OF
THE SPEED OF GROWTH.
THERE IS THE QUICKLY GROWING
PERIOD WHERE GROWTH SLOWS DOWN
AS YOU INSTITUTIONALIZE.
THE ABILITY TO SHARE ACROSS THE
SPECTRUM IS IMPORTANT.
THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO
SAY, TO MAKE A POINT, THE
PROGRAM STARTED WITH WHAT IN
RETROSPECT MIGHT BE A PROGRAM
OF THE SIX TOOLS THAT WILL BE
GOOD FOR YOU.
IT MORPHED OVER THE YEARS TO
EVOLVE TO A PROGRAM THAT IS
MUCH MORE ABOUT FOLLOWING THE
PRIORITIES OF THE
NEIGHBORHOODS.
11 DOES PRIORITIES TO EMERGE IN
THE GROUPS AND PUTTING
RESOURCES BEHIND THEM.
>> WOW.
WAVE TO NOT GET STUCK IN A WAY
OF DOING THINGS BECAUSE IT IS
THE WAY YOU HAVE DONE THEM.
>> I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO
LEARNING MORE.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER
FIGURING OUT A WAY TO GIVE US A
PREVIEW BEFORE NOVEMBER?
>> SEPTEMBER?
SHOULD ANY OF YOUR
RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BUDGET
IMPLICATIONS.
>> YOU CAN BE ASSURED THAT THEY
WILL PROBABLY HAVE SOME LEVEL
OF BUDGET APPLICATIONS.
I CAN'T IMAGINE BRINGING
FORWARD A PROPOSAL TO DO
SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND IT NOT
HAVING SOME FINANCIAL
IMPLICATIONS.
WE NEEDED TO HAVE BLOOD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
>> WE WILL ALL TAKE; CATES.
>> YES.
WE WILL GIVE THEM TO THE
AUDIENCE AS WELL.
>> WITH THAT, IT IS 11:38 AM
AND THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.